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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-27
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Loses Valued
Citizen


Wednesday Wnen ZurI SwlnaalI,
VINO had but recently passed the
3otn milestone IN his Journey or
life, succombed to pulmonary
trouble.
He had been critically i'll for
several days and had been un-
conscious since last week, and the
end was not unexpected by those
who had by turns attended him
for days and nights.
Burial will be in the family
graveyard on the Swindall place
near Norland Friday
Zurl was a son Of Columbus
and Melvina Swindal and was
born and reared in the Swindall
neighborhood. He married Mrs.
Geneva Baker Hanover several
years ago and lived for time on
the Buckner Fork of Pine Creek.
He moved to Pound River, on the
site Of the old Billy McFall place,
about two years ago and had en-
gagged in the mercantile business
since.
He was severely injured while
working in coal mine at Seco,
KY, three or four years ago and
had been in poor health since.
A few weeks ago examination by
physician showed that he was
afflicted with lung trouble. A
short time later he secured adj
mission to CataWba Sanitarium
and entered there with high hope
of being benefited, but severe
and constant headache developed
that failed to yield to treatment
and he returned home almost de
lirious and continued to suffer
until he sank into a state of coma
and then death relieved him.
He is survived by the widow
and by three small sons, Clayton,
Otto and Bobbie Ray. Also by
his parents and two brothers and
two sisters: Egbert and Tenny
Swindall, Mrs. Clara Kelly and
Mrs. Delphia Potter.
Never bad fellow, Zurl was
always a friendly, obliging neigh
Dor. After his injury in the mine,
ne may nave mad premonttlon
that the end was in sight for him.
for he became more and more an
upright citizen, a church attend
ant and friendly neighbor. AS
such he will be remembered by
his acquaintance and family, in
Guiding the three little sons who
do not yet realize the great loss
they have sustained and upon
whom this death has made only
the light impression which all
things make on childhood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-27
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-27

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business man of Duty, was call
err at the Herald office one day
this week.
Evening star., 1947-08-17
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Evening star., 1947-08-17
Former Chang Aide
Hits Wedemeyer Trip
By the Assoeiatsd Press


HONG KONG, Aug. l6.-Li Chi
chen, dissident Chinese marshal liv-
ing in this British colony, issued a
press statement tonight asserting
that the Wedemeyer mission to
China was Ito seek more effective
ways of bringing more disasters to
the people"
Ii once was chief of staff and
close friend to Generalissimo Chang
Kai-snek. He broke with the Chang
regime and lately has been advocat-
ing what he calls a, democratic"
secession of South China.
Only 10 days ago the Kuomintang
government party General Exec
-utive Committee in Marking for
mally expelled him for statements
liable to incite revolt against the
Evening star., 1947-08-17
Greto Gorbo to Give
Legacy to Chority
BY the Associated Pres,

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Greta Garbo
has come to England to give to char
ity the $4,000 (s16,0OO willed to her
by Edgar Donne, an Englishman
who died in Michigan in October.
l945, the Daily Mail said today.
Her imagination was touched by
the idea of this mans devotion for
SO many years and she decided to
come to England to see some of his
relatives before deciding which
charity should benefit" the Mail
said. "She felt this was what Edgar
Donne would wish"
Mr.. Donne had seen Miss Garbo
only in the movies.
Evening star., 1947-08-17

earth. 1t is reliably estimated that
more than 100000 earthquakes,
weak and strong, occur somewhere
every year, he says, telling of what
earthquakes do and wnat causes
them. He describes, too, sea quakes
which make water hammer the bot
tom of ships in a sensation as
though they were hitting submerged
reefs, of tidal waves, earthquake
noises in the air, and OF the science
of seismology.
Evening star., 1947-08-17

government" Rightists in China
long had accused him Of favoring
the Communists.
In his statement tonight, Ii said
"the Chinese people hope the
United States will thoroughly
change her China policy, but there
is no sign of such change" At
another point he declared:
IF the United States refuses to
change its present policy and con-
Evening star., 1947-08-17

tinues to support the dictatorship
and civil war. Chinese will fight to
the. utmost"
He said that 1t. Gen. Albert c.
Wedemeyer, heading the. Anne, ican
mission of investigation in China
had made the Chinese government
council pass resolution" to enable
Japan to resume foreign trade. This,
he asserted, threatened China's ex-
istence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

here this morning. If the custo-
mary delays occur, the gas will
arrive here Saturday morning.
1.-The arrival of the gas will GER
tainly relieve the shortage in this
area" Ellington said, land will
put company employees to work
night and day."
Many homes in the suburban
and beach areas have been without
the heat-giving commodity for
several days causing housewives
to prepare meals on electrical
equipment. In many cases whole
families have been forced to take
their meals in restaurants.
They have also been endanger-
ed from a health standpoint with
many families having depended on
the fuel for heating their homes.
The situation exists along the en-
tire east Atlantic Coast, it was
learned.
The tank car required to ship
.Butane is the same type car as
needed for the shipment OF am
monia, it was learned. They are
of a special structure making ii
impossible for gasoline cars to
be used as requirements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
FARRELL PRAISES
NAVY'S PROGRAM
City Industrial Agent Wit
nesses Maneuvers In
Gulf Oh Mexico

Praise for the Nays efforts to
keep its fleet and air arm pro-
gram intact despite huge reductions
in the number of personnel was
sounded by City Industrial Agent
John H. Farrell yesterday follow
ing his return from a cruise with
naval units in the Gulf of Mexico.
He was the guest of the aircraft
carrier Saipan on a two day man
euver off Pensacola, Florida as
Fart Of the departments program
to acquaint civilians with the work
Of the Navy during peacetime
Representatives of II other KEY
cities in North Carolina accompani-
ed Farrell on the cruise.
The 12-man party left Green's
boro Monday on a naval air trans
port for Pensacola, where an in
spection tour OF the giant air base
there was conducted for the party.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

three Saturdays, March l, 8, and
Is. Election day is March Is.
Members of the club were remind
ed that they must register in or
der to vote for the special election.
Also speaking at the meeting
were Ray Galloway n w. L.
Farmer who asked members OF
the Lions club for their coopera-
ton in providing housing and hos
pitality for the 20, 900 Legionnaires
expected to attend the American
Legion convention at Carolina
Beach on June 14-17. Galloway
said that the delegates will spread
all over New Hanover county, as
this convention is expected to be
the largest ever held. Farmer said
that the coming of the convention
will bring three quarters of a mil
lion dollars into the county, and
told something Of the special Ma
rine show, beauty pageant, fire
works display and other entertain
ment planned for the Legion
naires.
Two new members, Bill Mckee
and, J. c. Parker, Jr. were induct-
ed into the. Lions club. Joe Hood,
president. a S in charge of the
gavel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
School Teachers Win Strong Sympathy
In Their Drive For Increased Wages
BY GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Institute
of Public Opinion

PRINCETON, N. j., February
17-The school teachers Of the ma
Non, many OF whom r fighting
at this time for increased income,
have the sympathy of the vas'
majority of the U. S. Citizens.
School teachers have done an
Impressive job during the past
xix months winning peoples sym
pathy to their cause.
Sixth months ago $50 of the peo-
Die in a nationwide poll thought
nat teachers salaries were too
low. Today the figure stands at
~ - a very sharp increase OF
500 among those who regard
teachers salaries as inadequate.
Moreover, among these people
more than three out of four say
they are willing to pay more taxes
70 that school teachers can be
given more pay.
The survey includes quesNen-
ng of voters in all walks of life.
n communities large and small
across the nation. The questions:
1. "Do you think that school
teachers pay in your community
too high, too low, or about
Tight?"
The replies to question one are
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Wholesale Prices

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-(P)-
Wholesale prices on all commodi-
ties jumped to an all-time peak
last week, the bureau of labor
statistics reported today.
This was the second consecutive
weekly rise to a record level-and
could mean higher prices later or
at the corner grocery and other
retail stores unless housewives balk
by paying them.
The BIS coupled it's wholesale
price report to news that its cos
of. living index-based on prices
paid by the consumer-declined ap
proximately L of one percent from
december, 1916, to INDIAN
uary this year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
DISCUSS
COLLEGE CENTER
Local Club To Urge Resi-
dents To Cast Ballot On
Project

Going all out for the proposed
establishment of a junlor college
In Wilmington, the Lions club yes.
terday devoted their program to a
discussion of plans to get residents
OF the community to register and
vote in the special election.
Wallace West, secretary of the
club, spoke to members yesterday
during their regular luncheon meet
ing in the Friendly cafeteria on
the need Of a junior college in
Wilmington and New Hanover
county.
Following his talk a committee
Of Charles DeVaun, chairman,
Emory Grubbs, Al Britt, John An
derson, and Bill Mckee were ap-
pointed to work on the proposed
project encouraging the public to
sign up during the special regis
tration and vote in the election.
It was pointed out at the meet
ing that the registration books Tor
the election will be open the next
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
UNE IN WMFD AT 1925 p. M. DAILY Ep1DAv

They went aboard the Saipan that
night.
Tuesday the group witnessed full
scale air maneuvers, complete with
simulated attacks. in the Gulf
stream. Included in the program
as designed by the Navy were night
attacks with the use of planes and
defensive measures adopted by sur
face craft, Farrell explained.
The group left the Pensacola sta
ton Wednesday for Greensboro,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

The second question in the sur
vey is limited to those people who
said they think school teachers
pay is too low at the present time.
Tax authorities cannot take
replies to the second question as
a "go-ahead" to levy a series OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

Denmark, famous for its butter,
is also M of the leading producers
Of margarine, although all ingredi-
ents for the latter product are i'm
ported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
|BUTANE SHIPMENT
TO ARRIVE HERE
Expected To Relieve Acute
Gas Shortage In New
Hanover County

The acute shortage of butane gas
in this area will be relieved today
OF tomorrow with the arrival Of
80, 900 gallons of the commodity
from Birmingham, Ala, to Will
mington.
E. S. Ellington, office manager
Of the Southern Butane Gas com
pany, said last night that Coast
Line officials had informed him
that eight cars of the heating fuel
left Birmingham for Wilmington
yesterday morning and if perfect
connections are made. will arrive
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

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t n''A v saFrsl. arriving in w. w.
~ H. Yesterday saf1 morning. "laa
praise as said t"e he he heard no,si,.
the units now manned db h. and n p'.
.s Addition Of about t5r.,
erste floor s'r'q miStu1 to 5; staad. q sf'' :
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06

single achievement he can point To.
When HASTE assumed Office,
there was comparatively only q
handful Of colored troops in the
Army, and they were restricted to
skeletOnized units Of infantry and
cavalry, performing chiefly mental
tasks, and quartermsster troops.
Before he resigned colored SOL
disrs were serving in every arm
and service, eOlored candidates were
being admitted 70 officer candidate
schools, procedures were set up for
handling grievances, and civilians
were employed, without regard 10
race, rs the Civil Service Commits
sion certified them as qualified.
Under Gibson, programs Of edu-
cation were initiated 10 lessen race
tensions In the Army, diseTimina-
ton against eolored soldiers in
transportation facilities, was at
tackled, and War Department policy
for postwar utilization Of eolored
soldiers was worked out by a board
Of officers.
In the light Of these per-
formAnees, Ray took over. He has
utilized none Of the channels set
up by HASTE and followed by Glib
son 20 investigate complaints and
grievances, nor has he done any
thing TO implement the policy laid
down for postwar utilization Of col
ored mRnpOweT.
On the other hand, IL he was not
instrumental in, he Aequiesced In.
the discharge from the Army Of
thousands Of cOlOFed soldiers, who
had served satisfactorily, because
they had not made u score Of 10 or
above on the Army general rlassi-
heatiOn test.
He recommended and had adopted
u discriminatory policy Of accept
ing no eolored men for enlistment
who lacked the equivalent Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06

In the Minneapolis elections Monday, will barring
oil Miracles reflect Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey Office
particularly Negro Minneapolis Jon the
thousands OF white citizens rolling big
The present have said before
In the mayors chair His Frank Collins
figure In politics and civic affairs but he imagna-
ton ~ well qualified 70 the incumbent
Unfortunately the solorsd Of this city all
TO vote hrHt Negroes candidates
and then this who
not be the best qualified In oil
Negroes should have the right other group
ease Of Hubert Humphrey fortunately have who only
qualified but who Ia also interested the
This has watched Frank Collins years Several
years ago the editor Of this publication spoke with
In our remarks which preceded his called
religious discrimination which growing Minneapolis
elimination In public places jobs Mr. Collins
followed the program that
he had not been able all Of this prejudice had referred
speech
To this and still typical attitude for we knew no
had represented the attorney generals Office
Fair when hamburger Joints charging Negro people
10 cent hamburger 10 discourage their trade.
Mr. Collins chief law enforcement official fair could
have stopped this unfair failed
this discrimination Ar hand and unless anti
ssmslam growing In Minneapolis. Some ago white
remark In the Of several people the Maryland
all right In their place"
Certainly Mr. Collins Ia entitled ha views but such views are
not those want In Of Minneapolis They Outmoded
day when the whole world watching
be made o work.
Humphrey has Negroes minority groups Jus,
like everybody Realistically and sourARsouSy fought
rid this city Of Of tho against
Of the minority racial and religious Eroupa
by his real leadership he has made the
hnneapoa sSsnTy realize that the community
that every tlssn soldier In the for city
by all this praise don't Humphrey
he has Today he rated
Of the 10 top chief American cities and he has
earned this prominence He deserves reelection to Office
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06
Courier Writer Says Race
Unwilling To Pay For,
First Class Citizenship

/ not give more for their own causes
than they do. somebody would
probably present the figures 10
show how poor the Negro Is. !
don't believe the Negro IL a. poor
~ his record Of giving makes out.
I don't believe he has suffered
enough and learned enough TO feel
the compulsion 70 give. Most Ne
gToes with means are trying 70
cushion themselves and let the
devil take the hindmoat.
Why should Negroes have 10 beg
whites for money for the educa-
ton Of Negroes Why should Ne
groes not give more than they do
TO the United Negro College Fund
This writer does not have the sta
tisties Of Negro giving before him,
but he would be willing 10 wager
that in no year have Negroes given
rs much rs 100000 to the round
sum Of about a million dollars that
has been raised.
That means that whites have
given four times AZ much 10 this
cause as Negroes. II Ave million
Jews can raise one hundred million
dollars one year and one hundred
seventy million dollars the next
year 10 help their people In Eu-
rope and Asia why can't fifteen
million Negroes raise n paltry one
million dollars TO help themselves
right here In Amsrica7
II you answer that some Of them
may not believe in the particular
cause, this writer can only reply
that he knows Of no cause, how
ever vital, which has made the Ne
gro turn loose one million dollars
In any one year.
II Is to be doubted that they
would act In concert II Uncle Sam
should tell them that he would sell
them actual. hrst-class, complete
citizenship across the board for one
million dollars. You would find some
Of them asking white folk TO help
them buy their freedom.
A Jew who does not give to help
his fellows feels ashamed. He suf-
ferS q sort Of voluntary ostraeism.
A Negro, his pockets bullying
with folding money who does not
give to the United Negro College
Fund, ought 10 be made TO feel
ashamed. He ought to be regarded
rs queer, selfish and stingy. He
should suffer social disdain.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06

Minneapolis Police Superintendent MAesans summary dismissal
Of rookie ParOmAn SpriEE the basis
daily pFesS, was In opinion too drastic
The fact that sprEEs Negro has nothing
tenon that the punishment Sprigg
white with less than police had been dis
charge dior what claimed to be spEES failure
about the affair
We have made claim that the
thing TO do with Chief MNssan Adamant stand
In this matter We don't believe In the hab,
Of firing officers rockies regulars outright good
Judgment In single incident
Few police officers, Mr. MAcISan, know what
under given situation Most Of they
to do under certain conditions just do the Of
We are In complete sympathy with chief police
operate his department efficiently and think he should allowed
to run Il with q minimum Of interference.
However police chiefs other human
beings and apt TO make Just big Officer
SpriEES presumably made
sprEES previous record the department bad
OFFICIAL investigation Of the incident for which
unfoFgvabe lack Of ability perform his
the police force However there nothing In the daily
or anything the chief has told anybody
anything except that the dismissal by Chief Maan pscps
and too drastic to be fair and just
We don't seek special vOrS for Negroes
country We just those rights the Constitution
Americans should enjoy
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06
~ Publishers g.
Corner r.
Nothinq to Be Obiective About

lot Of public officials referring Chief MeanD
take the position that this has right that
bias the picture when Negro involved
clashes with whites Such assumptions cockeyed for
per
tested racial prejudice and Of the situation.
We don't the white brother be alarmed about
directly socially
He shouldn't however be academic and objective about
for have o live with it,
Certainly would the RACE
PREJUDICE DISCRIMINATION this paper
going keep putting spotlight ugly
public officials
anybody else things, $ help God
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06
LETTERS
Baseball Fan Berates
ROwdy Negroes Who
Attended NicOllet Game

Editor: | love baseball, in fact
| love all clean sports. But as / sat
at Nieollet ball park last Sunday
to see a game between the House
Of David and the Bananas, / won
dered about something. The
weather was very chilly. the game
good but even IL the weather had
been perfect | could not have en-
joyed the day because Of the dis
gushing conduct Of our young Ne
gro men and women at this game.
There were some others who were
older who acted so bad, the major
ity Of the fans who were well be-
hRved, were terribly ashamed. This
condition exists each time we have
n Negro team playing at Nicollet.
Most Of the rowdiness comes
from the same apparently uncivi-
liLed individuals each time. I could
write their names in this letter
but " they read this they will know
that ! am talking about them, be-
cause | know them personally.
could have said something to them
at the park but most Of them were
in such a drunken condition that il
would have been useless and per-
haps caused additional disorder.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-06-06

high school education, while white
men, who were hardly high grade
mOrons, were accepted and sent 20
Europe for duty with occupation
forces.
Moreover, the office Of civilian
aide 10 the Secretary Of War has
lost insstimable prestige. HASTE
was held in high esteem throughout
the War Department--even by of
heers and civilian officials who
were opposed to the equality for
which he commended.
Gibson was generally respected
throughout the War Department.
His advice was sought and given
serious consideration.
Trained as a soldier TO obedience
to superior officers, Ray has not
established a reputation for stead
fastness.
Only crocodile tears will be shed
over Rays leading the War De-
partment. Il Is TO be regretted that
he h to be imposed upon eOlOFed
troops In the European theater. On
the basis Of his record in the War
Department, he will neither aid
them nor General Lueius ID. Clay,
commanding general Of the Euro
peaR occupation forces and mill
taTy governor Of the United States
rome in Germany. on whose stat
he hopes to be appointed.
There is danger that he will
further weaken and reduce the Of
fee Of civilian aide to the Secre-
tary Of War. Before he leaves he
intends to make recommendation
respecting the Office.
One Of his recommendations, and
1t shows the caliber Of his thinking,
will be that the civilian aide be
neither u civil service nor a po-
litical appointment. And to top it
all, he would have a committee
recommend his successor.