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Evening star., 1947-09-18
Wheat, Corn Prices
Drop Limit on News
Of Export S|ashes
Some Losses Regoined;
Wholesale Butter, Eggs
Decline at Chicago
BY the Associated Press

Announcement of a sharp re-
duction in November grain ex-
port ALLEGATION resulted today in
a price plunge of the Chicago
Board of Trade, with wheat and
corn declining the limit in the
first few minutes of trading.
All wheat contracts dropped 10
cents, the daily limit for wheat, and
all corn contracts were off 8 cents,
the limit for that grain. Oats
dropped around 4 to cents, with
cents the limit.
The low on September wheat was
$S.67, on September corn $2.53%
and on September oats sl.15A.
Some Losses Cut.
Some of the losses were cut later.
At the end of the first hour wheat
was ia to 9 cents lower, corn was
down 5h to 634 and oats was off
az to 81 cents.
The sharp price break followed an
announcement by the Agriculture
Department last night that Novem-
Der exports would be held to 29,514,-
900 bushels of grain, compared with
an October quota of 45,695, 900
bushels.
Meanwhile. proposals by Govern
ment officials to curb the recent up
ward trend in prices were sounded
throughout the Nation
President Truman's Cabinet Com
mittee on Food appeared headed for
a decision to reduce grain exports
for the months Immediately ahead
after the Agriculture Departments
disclosure of its cut in November
grain export allocations.
Eggs and Butter Down.
Declines were reported in the Chi
cago wholesale egg and butter mar
kets and in New York cotton dropped
81 bale under heavy selling pressure
rejecting the weakness in the grain
market. Eggs were off as much as
1.25. cents a dozen in Chicago and
butter declined u to 9/10 cents a
pound.
In Baltimore, the wholesale price
of butter dropped 2 to 3 cents a
pound and dealers attributed the
drop to buyers resistance. At least
one major retail chain cut its retail
price on butter overnight from 90
and SO cents to SO and 81.
On the New York wholesale mar
ket. the best grade of butter dropped
cent and half for total decline
of 4 cents in two days. Grade AA
was selling at 821z cents.
Speculation Curb Urged.
In Washington Chairman Hope
of the House Agriculture Committee,
called for showdown in grain spec
ulation. He said that unless the
country's commodity markets acted
to stem the kind Of trading blamed
for soaring food prices, Congress
Should and must" impose its own
restraints
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
was to submit a report to a meet
ing of the Cabinet Food Committee
on Monday showing that chiefly be-
cause of the prospective short corn
crop the United States can not
possibly meet all foreign demands
being made upon it.
While there has been no outward
indications of a conflict, it is pos
sible that Mondays meeting of the
cabinet committee may see the State
Evening star., 1947-09-18
BY the Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. 18.-
Frightened residents boarded up
homes and business buildings
along the Gulf Coast of Western
Florida before an advancing
hurricane, and Gov. Millard
Caldwell's office announced that
President Truman had declared
a state of emergency in Florida
> The announcement came few
hours after the Weather Bureau dis
closed that the treacherous tropical
storm had curved sharply after in
f1icting multi-million dollar damage
on Southern Florida, and was head
ed back toward the western main
land from the Gulf of Mexico.
Yesterday the hurricane ripped a
path of destruction across Florida S
most famous playground and farm
ing section. 1t roared inland with
l20-lnile winds between Miami and
Palm Beach and emerged into the
Gulf near Fort Myers with scarcely
diminished velocity.
60 Miles Off Tampa Bay.
Weather advisories placed the
storm roughly so miles off the mouth
of Tampa Bay at 1890 pm. (EDT)
and forecasts indicated it would
slam into the low-lying Western
Florida about midnight, between
Pensacola and Apalachicola. Hur-
ricane flags flew from Pensacola
to st. Marks, and winds up to 100
m.p.h. we're anticipated.
Civilians in the danger area were
being moved to reinforced buildings
and beach residents fled to town.
Seven Cuban fishing boats landed at
Alligator Point as their crews sought
shelter. Tallahassee residents with
beach homes rushed from the capi-
tai to batten down their cottages.
Mr.. Truman's emergency procla-
mation enables the Federal Works
Administration to distribute relief
supplies in all hurricane areas.
Hurricane winds which mauled
the lower west coast of Florida last
night diminished to gale strength
today, but continued to hamper
transportation and communication.
Alabama Offers Aid.
In Atlanta, the Federal Reserve
Baak announced that credits would
be extended to finance replacement
Of storm damaged property and
would be exempt from usual con-
sumer-credit controls.
AT Montgomery Ala, Gov. James
Folsom offered aid to Florida. and
ordered II Alabama highway patrol
men into the threatened storm area
for disaster duty. The Red Cross
and other agencies braced for the
newest blow.
Storm warnings flew from Pensa-
cola west to Mobile, and heavy
weather was expected east of Apal-
achee Bay.
The damaging hurricane, which
yesterday whipped the rich resort
and agricultural areas of South
Florida with 120-mile gales, altered
its course abruptly after entering
the gulf near Fort Myers last night.
Early reports indicated it might
move westward without further
menace to land, but it began to wal
low northwestward during the night
with accelerated speed.
The tropical disturbance, the
worst experienced by Florida in a
decade. left at least two dead
thousands of emergency sheltered
refugees, and II stranded or missing
persons, as well as immense property
damage.
Ripping into the wealthy GOLD
Coast" playground between Miami
and Palm Beach at noon yesterday
the savage storm pounded vacation
See HIIRRICANE Page Al
Evening star., 1947-09-18
MaryIander Who Said Wife
Fell in Well Is Held in Death
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. l9.-Jo-
seph H. Holland, 43-year-old Oden-
ton carpenter who told police his
wife was fatally injured when she
fell down a we'll last Thursday night,
was In Anne Arundel County jail
today. charged with murder
State Police at Waterloo said they
had investigated what Holland de-
scribed as an accident after Mrs
Mary E. Holland, Al. was pronounced
dead of fractured skull at Fort
George G. Meade Hospital.
Corpl. w. r. May yesterday
ywore out the murder warrant.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Hurricane Curves Suddenly,
Threatens to Hit West Florida;
Truman ProcIoims E Emerqency
Losses High in South;
Citrus and Vegetable
Farms Damaged
BULLETIN

MOBILE, Ala. tPl.--The Mo-
bile Weather Bureau reported
that an Army plane had
spotted the center of the hur-
ricane 180 miles due south Of
Apalachicola, Fla, at l pm.
(EST) today, moving in a
northWesterly direction. The
storm apparently had shifted
60 miles due west of its pre-
vious location. If it contin-
ued its new direction, it ap-
parently would hit the Pensa-
cola Mobile area.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Floods Rout japanese SYmington Is Sworn In
From Tokyo sSuburbs; As Chief Of Air Force;
Casualties ; ,564 Sullivan Heads Navy
RoyoII Gets New Army Post
Under ForrestuI as
Defense Setup Is Born

WORLD AND DOMESTIC problems
face Truman on return home.
Page AS
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Price Of Meat
Increases Again
In Stores Here
Pork Up 6 to 8 Cents;
Beef, Veal and Lamb
Also Cost More

SURVEY SHOWS LESS MEAT is
being sold to District housewives
now. Page AS
Evening star., 1947-09-18

(See U. N, Page A-4D
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(See DEFENSE, Page A-4.D
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(See STORES, Page A-5D
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(See FLANDERS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-09-18

Mostly sunny today. Highest, 81. Clear TO-
night Lowest, "a. Tomorrow cloudy and
rather warm and more humid. (Full report
on page A-2O
Evening star., 1947-09-18
G Guide for Readers

IN Associated Press Newspaper
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

: DR.. Sun finally established a sep
arate govern e n t in Cantor
South China, which began to en-
list considerable support. DR.. Sur
himself died in 1925, but he left
his followers a simple, clear pro.
gram. The year after his death,
the new nationalist forces started
a spectacular advance under
young Marshal Chang Kai-shek
By the end of the year, Chang
controlled most of China south OF
the Yangtze. A few months later,
Shanghai and Marking were taken
by his men, and Picking followed
in June.
The seat o. government moved
to Marking, the ancient southern
capital, much to the distress OF
Picking, which was given the name
Of Peiping meaning City of
Northern Peace" Chiang's newly
established government was still
far from controlling all China, but
it set about the task Of recon
~structing the ravaged nation. A
complicated new constitution was
adopted, and recognition was OBJ
tanned from many Western
powers.
However, trouble continued with
Japan, which steadily strengthen
ed its hold on China. In 1881, the
Japanese began to occupy
rich Manchuria where they had
valuable interests. They also land
ed troops in Shanghai, and during
the fighting much Of the native
city was burned. Despite Chiaa's
show Of resistance, despite the
Nine-Power Treaty, the Japanese
occupied Mukden. The three pro-
vinces Of Manchuria, together
with some territory in Mongolia
and northern China, were formed
into a new state called Manchu.
kuo. This was under Japan's in
fuence, though it was supposed
to be independent.
In 1887, the japanese suddenly
launched an undeclared war n
China. In the months that followed
the Chinese lost their seaports one
by one; their capital, Marking,
was captured and sacked; other
important districts were captured.
The Japanee expected the Chi.
nese' to give up. But China con
tinued fighting for eight years,
throughout World War II, until ia
pan was finally defeated by the
Allies in 1915.
Copyright, 1916, by the Grolier
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
MUNICIPAL TAX
RATE INCREASED
Budget Adopted By Coun'
ell; Two New Firemen
Added To Force

Wilmington's municipal tax rate
today has been increased As cents
to $3.50 and the city is shouldering
a record-breaking budget of ST.
SOB, 252. .
In addition, water rates were in
creased about Is per cent with a
water department budget of $751;
BOB on the books. There will be an
assistant city manager at a salary
of $4,000 annually but no wage
increases for city employees.
The city will continue with its
present fire department. personnel
with the exception that two men
were added to the force.
Those actions highlighted the
weekly meeting of the city council
yesterday in adopting the budget
six weeks late.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
The Book OF knowledge
THE CHINESE REPUBLIC

After the ancient empire of
China became a republic in 1912,
President Yuan Shih-kai tried to
rule with a firm hand. Indeed, he
believed in a limited monarchy;
but even before his death in 1916,
serious civil war had broken out.
Different provincial rulers,
tuchuns or war lords, raised
armies Of their own. They fought
among themselves, frequently
changed sides, and were not
above playing the game of foreign
interest, especially with the Japa-
nese. Hundreds Of thousands o.
men were constantly under arms.
During the first World War,
China finally took the side Of the
Allies. Afterward the Western
powers began to show more good
will. In 1922, nine Of the powers,
including Japan, agreed to see to
it that China should continue as a
nation and that nc one should
take any Of her land.
Some concessions which had
been made to foreign countries
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

were actually returned. During
all this time the Picking govern
ment, though it made treaties and
undertook some constructive
work, was very weak.
The real Father Of the Chinese
Revolution" was DR.. Sun Yat-sen,
a highly educated and intelligent
man. He was, in fact, the first
president of the young republic
but gave way to Yuan Shih-kai
for the sake Of harmony. DR.. Sun
formed a party called the Kuom-
intang -. which literally means
"Country-People Association" It
was a patriotic party that wanted
to restore China to the Chinese.
call such a movement nation
alism.
The Chinese nationalist under
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
MAN FREED
BY GOV. CHERRY

L. A. Rivenbark of Wilmington.
today again is a free man. Cover
nor R. Gregg Cherry yesterday
placed Rivenbark on parole.
He was convicted here in 1915
On a charge of manslaughter in
the connection of the death of his
wife, Clara. A jury, specifically,
found him guilty of negligently
striking his wife with his auto
mobile on the Castle Hayne road
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

Many towns in the United States
have names indicating that they
are state lines, such as Arkana,
La, Calexico, Calf, Arizona,
Okla, Tennga, Ca, Texhoma,
Okla, Kenova, ". Va, Texico, N.
M, Texarkana, Ark, and many
others.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
DEMONSTRATION
CLUB PICNIC. TODAY

The County Home Demonstra-
ton club and families will have a
picnic this afternoon at Kures
Beach, it was reported yesterday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

More than three times. as many
people died from burns and scalds
in the United States during 1914
san died in the eight NOSE disas-
trous fire %castropres since 1871.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

Society Inc, based upon the Book
OF knowledge
distributed by United Feature
Syndicate 1nc.)
TOMORROW: - New Flowers,
Fruits and Vegetables.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

by Miss Anne Mason, county home
demonstration agent.
The families Of the club women
are looking forward to the picnci
at which there will be swimming,
fishing, and games, as the faatur-
ed activities of the evening.
A picnic supper will be given at
$50 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

In May of 1915. He va,
to five to seven years ''''
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
June Clouds Shower
Out Rain Record

Showers Friday were to wei
out the Flathead valleys ALL
time rain record for June. Pre-
vious high mark was Alb in
ches in June, 1912 with the av-
erage for the month over SO
year period being 2.O6 inches.
At 1870 p. m. Friday the to-
tai at the Kalispell weather sta
ton for the month was Az in
ches, and the forecast is con-
tinued showers.
Rainfall in the Flathead that
was reported to total up to eight
inches on some of the mountain
slopes is part of national coast
to coast wetting. However the
Flathead valley is escaping flood
damage land pleasant days have
followed most of the showers.
Normal June rainfall in the val
ley is 2.O6 inches; for July it is
Ito inches and in August .87;
it's good weather for golf with
the average summer having just
five days with temperatures alb
ove 80 degrees.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27

For some months the unofficial
report has been that Hungry Horse
, dam would be a 500-foot high in
stead of a 3OO-foot dam, and that
the reservoir would be increased
from 100000 acre-feet to $780,
900 acre-feet.
The following story released
from Boise, the bureau frecla-
nation regional headquarters, ma
kes it official. 1t is new officially
recognized that the Hungry Horse
dam will be the worlds third or
fourth largest concrete dam. Shas-
ia is considered the present third
largest.
Boise, June 26-To meet rapidly
growing power needs in the Pacific
Northwest, the bureau of recla-
nation has changed it's plans for
Hungry Horse dam in northwest
ern Montana, which will make it
the third or fourth highest dam in
the world, R. J. Newell, regional
director, said today.
The bureau, after consultation
with Bonneville Power admins
tration, has decided to provide a
reservoir on the South Fork of the
Flathead river capable of storing
100000 acre-feet of water in
stead of 100000 acre-feet or less,
as originally scheduled
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Glacier Anticipates
Banner Weekend
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS PHOTO

With Glacier national park ira
vel already running II per cent
ahead of last year, Park Supt. j.
w. Emmert expects the biggest
three days in Glacier history, July
4, and 6.
Last year 201,145 vacationers
entered the park.
On opening day this year (June
15), 1888 persons were in the
million acre vacationland to make
it the biggest opening day since
the alpine area became a nation
al park in 1910. Last Sundays
entries exceeded the opening day,
totaling $3.50.
Traffic through the West gate
last Sunday totaled 465 cars and
1,611 persons while at the East
gate it was 414 cars and LAOS
persons. Entering through Pole
bridge were "a cars and at Many
Glacier 85 cars.
Last year on July 4 entering
park was a record 4,752. Indica-
tions are that figure will be ex-
ceeded next week.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Commissioners Enlarge
County Herd District

Action by the Flathead county
commissioners Monday enlarged
the herd district to include practi-
cally all of the valley.
Latest area to be included was
the Sparks, Bald Rock, Prospect
Park and Spring Creek districts.
Under provisions of the herd dis
trict, it is illegal for stock to be
off the owners land unless there
is a herder along. The owner Of
the stock is liable for accidents cau-
sed to persons or vehicles by UNI
herded stock on the highway. The
responsibility for the animals ex-
tends to those that might enter
and damage the fields of a neigh
Dor.
The Bad Rock to Bolton section
is not included in a herd district.
Procedure is for residents to pc
tition the county commissioners
asking that such action be taken.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Assign Glacier Park
Lookouts to Mt. Tops

Assignments were announced
Thursday for Glacier national
parks IL summer lookout sta
tions.
First to go to their post ,on APP
gar mountain overlooking Lake
Mcdonald, were Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wort, on Monday. Mr.,
and Mrs. Doyle Kincaid will re-
port on top of Mt. Brown, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hays have
been assigned Porcupine ridge
overlooking Waterton lake; Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Grow, Swift
Current; Mr.. and Mrs. James E..
Wall. Lone Man; Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Murphy, Curley Bear; MIR.
and Mrs. Harris Wiltzen, Scalp
lock: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gunzel,
Huckleberry, and newlyweds, MIR.
and Mrs. William Elliott, Rey-
nolds, near Logan pass.
Adrian Durant will be stationed
on Heavens peak; old-timer Scotty
Beaton on Numa ridge, and Robert
Alander on Bear mountain over
looking the Belly river.
One or both of the married
lookouts are World War II veter-
ans as are Durant and Alander.
This will be Scotty's oath sum-
mer as a lookout.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Sam, Billie Bring
Home 100 Perch

With Flathead streams return
ing to early summer flows, fly fl
shing in the county is reported i'm
| proved.
Limit catches and 10-pound OF
larger Dolly Vardens are not I'M
usual.
The Ellmans, Thoromans, Jensens
Christmas and Leonards are
perch-tired. Sam and Billie came
home fom Lake Five Tuesday
with SO pech each (the limit
and on Sunday, Lake Five yielded
almost similar quantities to Henry,
Jim and Stanley. Even the family
cats have lost interest.
The over-eager fishermen are Ii
able for justice court appearance,
if they thow hooks int ohte water
before 5 a. m. Violations have been
reported to state game wardens.
Somewhat confusing is the state
and Glacier national park limits.
The state allows Is fish and 10
pounds (not including perch) and
the park 10 fish and Is pounds.
Regulations permit possession OF
one large fish, a rs FOUNDER if you
are lucky, is the limit. You can't
legally catch and possess for ex-
ample two 15-pound Dolly Var
denS.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27

downstream as Lake PEND Orellle,
Idaho.
1t is anticipated that the struc-
ture will be either gravity or arch
gravity type. Until the Bureaus
Denver office, under Chief Engin-
eer Walker R. Young, completes
specifications, the exact cubic con-
tent of the structure will not be
known. Several million cubic yards
of, concrete will be required.
The dam will constitute a key
unit in comprehensive, long
range program to insure full util-
ization of the Columbia river and
tributaries for maximum agracul-
tural and industrial development
of the Pacific Northwest.
Pre- construction operations
have been under way on the pro-
ject for approximately two years.
Access roads and most of the tenn
porary section of a government
TOWNSHIP have been built, extensive
geological explorations, including
demonstrating have been made,
and other work necessary as a pre-
to construction is in pro-
gress.
The bureau hopes to initiate ac-
tual construction of the huge dam
this fall, Mr.. Newell said. This
implies that the prime contract
nlau be let this fdH).
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Cupid Joins Showers In
Setting June Record

With so marriage licenses grant
ed by Thursday p. M, June is
already the record month for Flat
head county marriages.
Fallen is the record set by June
1916 when the boys newly home
from the service brought the to-
tai number of licenses to 81.
The ordinary month in Flathead
county sees ,28 marriages and
nine divorces. In addition to more
marriages, June has fewer di-
vorces, only five granted so far
this month.
June ordinarily is the county's
"marrying-est" month";. but this
year the figure is being boosted
by the new Montana blood test
law that goes into effect July l.
The law will require all couples
to show physicians certificates
to the effect that they have had
blood tests. Marriages will be de-
layed several days.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Larger Hungry Horse Dam Now Official

To store 100000 acre-feet of
water, about 100000 of which
would be active disable storage, a
concrete dam approximately 535
feet high, or higher, will be requir-
ed, Newell said. The final height
cannot be determined, he added,
until exploration Of bedrock, now
in progress, and final designs for
the structure have been completed
The three highest dams in the
world are Boulder, 726 feet; Shas-
ia, 6O2 feet; and Grand Coulee,
$50 feet
Anticipated insttlled capacity
of the power plant to be erected
at the dam will be $4,000 kilo-
watts. Water storage of 100000
acre-feet also would increase, by
some $4,000 kilowatts, the firm
power capacities of existing down.
stream power plants at Kerr dam
and Thompson Falls, Montana, and
at Grand Coulee, Rock Island, and
Bonneville dams on the main Col
umbia 1t would add ALTO kilo-
watts to the firm power capacities
of power plants likely to be install
led downstream as part of the I'LL
innate development of the vast ri
yer system.
The dam also would increase the
water supply for irrigation of land
in the Flathead valley and pro-
vide flood control benefits as far
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-27
Gertie Picks Spot
Where Travellers
Slow Down

Glacier national park ranger,
are concerned. It's Gertie, the hon.
ey-colored two year-old CHINA.
mon bear again. She's caused ur
to 80 traffic jams day on Going
to-the-Sun highway, and now
has appropriated the only spot in
SO miles between the West ent-
rance and Logan pass where red
flags are used to indicate din in
the road.
Travellers see the red flags and
then Gertie. Most of them stop.
Many vacationers believe the red
flags are national park service
markers to indicate the favored
spot of Glaciers best known
"bum" bear of 1947. Going slow,
few notice the dip in the pave
ment.
Meanwhile the rangers are wait
ing for the day when a vacation
er reports that naughty" Gertie
doesn't know where chocolate ends
and flesh begins. Rangers al
ready know that Gertie doesn't
care.