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Marion progress., 1947-02-27
FARM TRAINING VETS
REQUIRED TO ENROLL.
PRIOR TO MARCH 1ST

Winston-Salem - North Carolina
veterans Of World War II, who de-
sire to take cooperative farm train
ing under provisions of the G. l.
Bill, must be enrolled for instruc-
! ton by vocational agricultural
teacher prior to March 1 in order
to receive benefits under the Vet
erans Administration training pro-
gram.
VA regional office officials, in
making the announcement, said tu-
ition costs and subsistence allow
ances will not be paid in the case
of veterans who enroll for farm
training after the end of this month.
Enrolment each year hereafter,
they said, must be accomplished
during January and February Of
that year if they are to receive
financial assistance from the gov
eminent during their periods of
! training.
Farm training "a cooperative
program of organized instruction
! and actual on-farm training - will
therefore start at the beginning of
each crop year.
There are already 5000 veterans
in the state who take farm train
ing. They, and others entering be-
fore March 1 deadline this year,
will have their progress reviewed
on March l, 194S, by vocational
agricultural instructors and VA ag-
ricultural training officers. Evi-
dence of satisfactory accomplish
ments will be required to permit
continuance of subsistence allow
ances at that time.
Marion progress., 1947-02-27

To effect a striking Improvement
in the appearance of house, at
small expense, no better way can
be found than to decorate it with
window boxes full of flowers.
In congested city locations no less
than il garden suburbs, window
boxes can be used to grow heauti-
full flowers, and when they are
planned to harmonic with the
house, and accent its good points,
they will delight the owners as we'll
as all who pass.
Think of them as a decoration of
the house; make them Of a suitable
size and color to match the house
color or trim. The flowers should
yet harmonious color accent There
is a wealth of suitable varieties
from which to choose.
Construction of the boxes is SIM
pie and can be done this winter.
The diagram which accompanies
this article shows how to build
them. For a standard single Win
dow, box 315 feet long, inches
deep ard 10 inches wide is a good
size. But measure your windows
and make boxes to fit. Where larg-
er, or multiple, windows demand
greater length, the other dimensions
must be larger in proportion, or
single boxes may be provided for
each window in group.
'Rich soil, of the type which for
lists call potting soil, must be used
for window boxes. Because there
is so little of it to feed the flowers,
it should be well fertilized. A table
Marion progress., 1947-02-27

spoonful of chemical plant food for
each square foot of soil should be
used.
For the annual flowers, full sun
is best; at least six hours of sun
day is necessary. The best subjects
are those of dwarf or trailing habit,
the latter dropping festoons of
bloom from the boxes Petunias of
the balcony type are excellent, as
are the tall nasturtiums, the giant
morning glories. Dwarf petunias,
marigolds, ageratum, calliopsis, an
nual pinks, lobelia, dwarf morning
glories, phlox, and zinnias can be
grown. Petunias have a great ad-
vantage in the fact that faded flow
ers need not be picked off before
they make seed; since only small
proportion are pollinated and the
production of flowers continues.
Other ANIMALS must have theirffow-
ers removed, to keep others form
ing.
Boxes which spend most of the
day in shade offer a special prob
lem. If the shade is that Of a build
ing, perhaps only foliage plants can
be grown, such as ferns, fancy
leaved caladiums, crotons, rubber
plants and other florists subjects.
If there is some sun, begonias
will probably do we'll 1mpatiens,
the Zanzibar balsam, bearing flow
ers of salmon or rose on bushy
plants 18 inches tall, are excellent
in semi-shaded places. Violas
thrive in partial shade, and the list
of flowers which will do we'll in
creases as the amount of sun is en-
| lareed.
Marion progress., 1947-02-27

In 1945, the lumber cut in North
Carolina was IA billion board feet,
placing North Carolina fifth among
the states in lumber production.
Marion progress., 1947-02-27
BY ALICE BRYAN
County Librarian

tion of books from the Bookmobile
to leave at Kirksey's Station near
Dysartsville, little Sonny Dale en-
] tertained US with his "book talk"
about the books an aunt had given
him for Christmas. Standing on
the running board behind one of
the opened glass doors, he recited
"Georgie Porgie" for us, and then
ran away to play with his new red
wagon.
! Not only are our wee youngsters
eager to be read to, but also our
! first graders are beginning to select
books that they can read. Pre-
primers and primers are popular
with teachers and pupils.
Circulation is increasing at the
central library and on the Book
mobile. Last Saturday a total of
ninety-two books were circulated
for home use at the central library.
! At Cox's Service Station, Mrs.
Mabel Cox reported total of one
hundred and sixty y-eight books cir
culated to the thirty-fve readers in
her community during the month
of January.
! According to the New York
! Times Best Sellers List, the three
most popular books. are Lydia Bal
ley" by Roberts, "B. F.'s Daughter"
by Marquand, and "The Miracle of
the Bells" by Janney. The three
most -called-for books at Mcdowell
Public Library are "B. F.'s Daugh-
ter" by Marquand, "Green Grass of
Wyoming" by O'Hara, and "Pa-
vilion of Women" by Buck
. Among the readers registering
for the first time at the library
were Mrs. William Sprinkle, and
Mrs. Dorothy Bolick.
Among the New Books
Books for Adults)
-"Please No Paregoric" by Ethel
Hueston-a veterans readjustment
III dH dllllOSp pneie OI excessive SOIL
citude.
"Storm Before Daybreak" by Ma
rion Sims-a battle hardened, tough
Marine, returns to his hometown
after the war, only to find that the
familiar world is unrecognizable.
''No Time for Tears" by Lora
Wood Hughes autobiography of a
nurse; winner OF: the "Life In
America Award.
"The Small General by Robert
Standish-story of business scan
dal, of love and conflict and pa
triotism told in highly entertain
ing way and laid in contemporary
China.
Borrowed Night" by Oscar Ray
exciting story Of an Alsatian sol
dier who escaped the German Army,
walked a tightrope across occupied
Europe, and nearly lost himself in
the labyrinth of his own mind.
Books for Young People)
Iolludy w " eolcy DeuIllS -
horse begins to think it would be
fun to win a lot of Blue Ribbons.
"The Tengren Tell 1t Again
Book" by Katharine Gibson.
"The Tale of Tom Kitten" by
Beatrix Potter
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"
by Beatrix Potter.
"Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the
Gingerbread" by Maj Lindman.
"Winky, King of the Garden" by
Dorothy Childs Hogner.
"Westward the Course" by Hill
degarde Hawthorne - of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition and the young
men who were proteges of the two
leaders,
"Forest Patrol' by Jim Kjelgaard
"a forest ranger story
Marion progress., 1947-02-27
DROWNING RATE DROPS

Since the Red Cross Water Safe
ty Service was inaugurated in 1914,
the nations drowning rate ha been
cut in half.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31
PUTS 10c ACRE VALUE
 ON OREGON LAND IN 1855

PORTLAND - The United States Court of Claims. hearing on value of the lands of four Oregon coast Indian tribes if 1855 this week was advised by a witness that he considered 10 cents an acre the proper figure.
 Newell L. Wright. Portland. sand that .well-informed buyers. going on a simple method of discounting 1905 values would arrive at the 10 cent figure.
 He said lack of market in 1855 made transactions rare. hence 1904 figures provided a better base. He said that by compound interest 10 cents would be worth $5 in 50 years, hence since he found the lands "alue in 1905 to be S5 an acre. reversal of the compound in- terest procedure developed the To- cent estimate.
 Hearing were held here this week to arrive at a fair value for the 2.770,OO0 acres which the Su- preme Court ruled last year the government must pay.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31
TRUMAN ASKS PROMPT AND COURAGEOUS ACTION
 IN SPECIAL SESSION
AeHINETn

WASHINGTON President Truman confronted the Republican congress this week with a demand for prompt and courageous ac tion" Co halt runaway prices at home and snatch Europe back from the edge Of economic disaster.
 With this demand he coupled a sharp warning Of his conviction that failure to act would lead 10 a depression in America and "totali- tarian aggression" in Europe
 This winter. he said. is a de cisive time in history Those. he told a national rodio audience Sun day night. are the reasons why he summoned Congress into special session November IT
 Even before he spoke. and in comments immediately afterward, some Republican leaders made it clear that the Democratic admins tration will have a fight on its hands over measures to be taken.
 Representative Halleck lR-Indl House majority leader, and Re presentat3ve Woleott gR-MichD chairman of the House banking committee, accused the President of playing politics" by linking rising living costs with foreign aid.
 Senator Flanders (R-Vt.1 chair man Of a HouSe-Senate subcommit- tee Investigating the cost of living said the President has stated our problem on high prices but has ret given us much help on how the thing is to be solved"
 Suggestion from the Chief Ex. scutive now. he said. would have
 given a three weeks running start for Congressional committees. He
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31

A special survey of five basic food items lbread. fresh milk. meat. butter, eggsl was made in September. These five basic food items show an average increase of 55 per cent over July l944. and show an increase of 24 per cent between June and September, 1947.
 X comparison with Seattle prices on May 15. 1947, shows the five basic items in Alaska priced al- most 30 per cent above Seattle re- tail prices. The comparative sur yey for these five items shows Ju- neau 1S5 per cent. Anchorage 33.5 per cent. and Fairbanks 35.6 per cent above Seattle.
 IL is interesting to note that food costs in Seattle on May 15. I947 were approximately the same as Alaska costs three years prior.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31

Best place we can
 Al 12.27 be reported he had turned back for Bryce Canyon air port and said. May make it. Think We have a chance now Ap- preaching the strip.
 The next radio message came from the airport tower here at 12:32 D. m. ly said:
 Fire one mile east"
 The ship had just skinned a. cross the top of Tropic Canyon to the sloping top of long. sage brush-eovered plateau. seconds of flying time from the landing strip.
 Among prominent persons d. board the plane were:
 Jack Guenther. B. managing ed itOr of Look magazine; William A Calvin. Vice-President Of the Bak- cry and Confectionery Workers In 1ernatiOnal Union of America. C. b. Ryan. president of Whitney s Department Store. San Diego; Mrs. Dorothy Howard, Coronado Calif- ornia. wife of Maj. Gen. A. F Howard. USING. retired
 Samuel Lilienthal and Mike LiI- ienthal, wealthy Chicago brothers and their wives. Mir and Mrs. C. J. DeBrugh. an English industrial ist and wife. Jefferson Davis Bur kett. Chicago Cardinals profession sl football teams bunting star
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31
PLANE BURNS. 52 PERISH
 IN CRASH OF DC-6
 NEAR BRYCE CANYON

BRYCE CANYON. Utah - Six teams of experts probed carefully through charIed wreckage of a United Air Lines DC-6 plane this week in an effort to determine the cause Of a crash last Friday which took 52 lives.
 Representatives of United Al. Lines, Douglas Aircraft. the planes manufacturer. the Civil AeronaU- tics Board and other Federal az encies, teamed of according j5 their individual abilities
 Experts on electrical installa- tions, fuselage design. engines and ether features of airplane con- structiOn sought to learn the source Of the fire which caused the plane to plummet 10 earth just l. 900 yards from the emergency landing strip toward which the pilot was heading.
 The New York-bound ship, flight sos from Los Angeles, smashed near the rim Of Tropic Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park, and exploded. scattering wreckage and bodies over an area of several hun dred yards.
 Trailing smoke and flames for al least 22 miles before it crashed, the giant ship plowed a smoke blackened sWath for 500 yeards alongside State Highway 22 just east of the Bryce Canyon airport.
 Engines, scOrched and twisted, were thrown POO to 300 feet beyond the burned area. 4 piece of the tail, 15 to 20 feet long, was the largest part of the craft remaining.
 Bodies Horribly Torn
 The bodies, burned and unrecog- nizable for the most part. were horribly torn apart. Two infants and 21 or more women were a. mong the victims. One woman was an expectant mother.
 Reports Fire
 Capt E L. MeMillen, of Balboa Park, Calf, reported at 12:2l D m., that fire had broken out. prob ably in the planes baggage com pertinent and that the cabin wa, filling with smoke
 Five minutes later the veteran ot Is years of flying opened his mi cTophone and reported:
 The tail fire is going out w may get down and we may not
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31
FOOD PRICES SOAR
 43 PER CENT IN 3 YEARS


 Retail food prices in Alaska ad- vaneed approximately 43 per cen. between July 1944 and September. I947. according to the monthly price survey released by the Ter rttorial Department Of Labor in Juneau
 Increases were cratic among the seven cities surveyed. although the upward trend continued in all districts of Alaska. Increases dur ing the four months period. June te September, ranged from 6 per cent in Fairbanks 10 To per cent in Anchorage.
 If the present rate of increase continues. food prices in Alaska will be double the wartime base lJuly 1944 by June 194S.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31

added that he thought Republi- cans had better be working on some solution of their own"
 With hunger and cold threaten ing Europe and millions of fam flies here already victims of in- flation1 Mir Truman told the na- tion, there are only two courses to be taken.
 We could choose the course of inactiou," he said.
 We could wait until depression caught up with us. until our liv- ing standards sank. and our peo- pie tramped the streets looking for jobs. Other Democratic nations would lose hope. and become easy victims of totalitarian aggression. That would be the course Of de- featism and cowardice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-31
Aid Italy And France

The program he wants Congress eo enact will be laid down when it meets November r. The only details on this point that he gave out Sunday night were that France must have $357.00O.000 for es- Sential imports until next March and Italy must have s3S5,0O0.O0O
Evening star., 1947-11-03
u. n. Nears Decision
On Two Key Proposal,
Offered by Marshall
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-The Gen
eral Assembly headed into its
eighth week of meetings today
with decisions near on two of
Secretary of State Marshalls
key propos Aoverhauling
United Nations machinery and
Korean independence.
The U. N. already has approved a
third major United States proposal
for a watchdog commission in the
Balkans, and that body will begin
functioning November 81.
Gen. Marshalls plan for Korea
T and the addition of around
Little Assembly" to the list of U. N
organs top the agenda of the ST.
| nation Political Committee. There
were hopes that both programs would
be ready for final assembly action
by the end of the week.
"WarmOnger" Charge Out.
RusSias "Warmonger" charges,
Moscows top proposal of the 1s47
Assembly, we're expected to be Off
cially washed off the agenda in pie
nary session today. The Political
Committee rejected the Soviet reso-
luton and substituted an Austria
lian-French-Canadian version con-
demning all forms of propaganda,
/ either designed or likely to provoke
or encourage any threat to peace.
breach of the peace or act of aggres-
sion,' and requesting member gov
ernments to promote by all means
of publicity and propaganda friend
ly relations among nations"
Andrei Y. Vishinsky still had the
right to reintroduce his accusations
against "reactionary circles in the
United States, Turkey and Greece"
but was expected to stand behind
the substitute amendment which
was carried in committee, Sc to O.
The Soviet deputy foreign minister
planned to speak again, and OBJ
servers Surmised that he would
claim credit for the Soviet Union
for bringing about condemnation
OF propaganda threatening peace.
Trusteeship Plans Pending.
Also before todays plenary ses-
sions were several trusteeship pro-
posals. including one section calling
on governments administering non
self governing territories to submit
political information to the U. N.
The United States was lined up
with the colonial powers in opposi-
ton.
With U. N. officials shooting for
November Is adjournment, the AS
sembly's 14-nation Steering Com
mittee considered sidetracking de-
bate on the controversial big power
veto and several minor items in
efforts to meet the deadline. The
postponed issues then could be
raised in the Little Assembly,"
should that body finally be set up.
or at the 1948 meeting of the
Assembly. Another question before
the Steering Committee was wheth-
er next years Assembly session
should be shifted to Europe.
AS part of the speedup, officials
scheduled two plenary sessions at
Flushing Meadows today and COM
mittee meetings at U. N. headquar-
tiers at Lake Success. Several Off
cials predicted that a series of night
sessions would be necessary If the
Assembly was to finish in three
weeks.
Evening star., 1947-11-03
Early Action Urged
On Larger Pensions

Prompt passage of the LANCER
Chavez Stevenson omnibus retire
ment measure and legislation tax
eXempting the first ST, 400 of annual
annuity benefits was asked Satur-
day by officials of the National AS
sociation of Retired Civil Employees.
The officials discussed the organi.
zation's program at the associations S
regular monthly meeting at the Ma
tional Museum Building.
Elmer Johnson, association presi-
dent, said Congress will be asked to
give prompt attention to the omni-
bus measure which grants annual
annuity increases to retired Gov
ernment employees of $500 or Is per
cent. whichever is smaller. The
House has passed the measure and
it now awaits Senate action.
! Also, the association is urging the
House Ways and Means Committee
to take favorable action on legisla-
ton tax-exempting at least the first
$1,400 of annual annuity payments.
/ Mr.. johnson and other officials
STRESSED tnat present annuity pay
ments are "woefully inadequate" in
view of the sharp rise in living
costs.
+ William T. Sherwood, Assistant
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
was guest speaker and described
the various duties of his Office. Also
| featured on the program was a DEM
onstration by the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co. of the use
of ultra small radio waves in tele-
vision and frequency modulation
broadcasts.
Except for accidents, rheumatic
fever is the most common cause of
death among children.
Rheumatic fever usually strikes a
victim between the ages of and 10.
Evening star., 1947-11-03

DR.. Scott directed questioning BY
Use of psycho-detectometer, an
electric device which measures brain
waves.
Shortly after Lang's arrest, police
said that Harold Kraft, II, told them
the suspect had boasted to him of
cutting Lonnie's throat because he
called my mother bad name.'
Evening star., 1947-11-03

year-old girl Is implicated and will
be q states witness He did not
identify her or indicate her connec-
ton with the case.
Young Lang, who had been held
by police without charge, had been
quoted by Police Capt Daniel Healy
yesterday as saying he slashed Lon
MES throat and crushed his head
with large piece of paving con-
crete. Later, however, the officer
said his conclusions at that time
Evening star., 1947-11-03

were based on Inference only" He
added that Lang's admission was
only of "using a knife" on Lonnie
and then using a brick"
DR.. Orlando Scott, psychiatric di-
rector of the National Detection OF
Deception Laboratory of Chicago,
said shortly after midnight that dur
ing questioning Lang had involved
two other persons in the crime.
Evening star., 1947-11-03
Boy, Z, Confesses
Killing Another, 7, in
Forest Preserve
BY the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Coroner A. L
Brodie said today that 12-year-ole
Howard Lang had signed a state
ment admitting the knife-slaying o.
7-year- old Lonnie Fellick in subur'
ban forest preserve.
The coroner said the boys state
ment related that he stabbed Lon
ME during an argument over thief
by Lang of $40 from his widowed
mother. Mrs. Alma Lang.
The coroner added that "a IT.
Evening star., 1947-11-03
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. So As
J,

partly after he had dsap
found in the last We'd peared from his home
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
THE AIR SUNDAY

Are These Our Children-ABC.
The House of Mystery-MBS.
4:30-Chicago Patterns in Melody-NBC.
Phil Spitalny and His Girls-CBS.
This Week Around World-ABC.
Detective Mysteries Drama-MBS.
5:oO-NBC Symphony; Gold-NBC.
Family Time, Rise Stevens-CBS.
Quiz Time in Afternoon-ABC.
Shadows Mystery Drama-MBS
5:30-Hoagy Carmichael Songs-CBS.
David Harding, Counterspy-ABC.
Quick as a Flash, QuiZ-MBSB.
5:45-The Sunday Commentary-CBS.
EVENING
6:OO-Catholic Radio Service-NBC.
Ozzie & Harriet, Comedy-CBS.
Drew Pearson Commentary-ABC.
Those Websters, Drama-MBS.
6:15-News Summary for Is Min.-ABC.
6:30EBob Burns Comedy-NBC.
Kate Smith Singing-CBS.
Greatest Story Ever old-ABC.
Nick Carter, Detective-MBS.
7:O0-Jack Benny's Comedy-NBC.
The Gene Autry Show-CBS.
Court of Missing Heirs-ABC.
The Mysterious Traveler-MBS.
7:3O-Phil Harris and Alive Fay-NBC.
Blondie-Dagwood Comedy-CBS.
The Clock, Dramatic Series-ABC.
Melodies Out of California-MBS.
S:O0-Charlie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Sam Spade Adventures-CBS.
Detroit Symphony Hour-ABC.
Alexander Mediation Board-MBS.
8:30LFred Allen and Comedy-NBC.
Crime Doctor, D~rama-CBS.
Special Investigator, DETERMINES.
8:45-Detective Yarn in Is Mins.-MBS.
8:55-Five Minutes News Periodicals
9:O0-Sunday Merry-Go-Round-NBC.
Meet Corliss Archer, Skit-CBS.
Walter Winchell Comment-ABC.
Exploring the Unknown-MBS.
9:15tCommentary on Hollywood-ABC.
9:30-Album of Familiar Music-NBC.
The Tony Martin Show-CBS-
Jimmie Fidler's Hollywood-ABc.
Double or Nothing, Quiz-MBS.
9:45-Policewoman, Drama Show-ABC.
10:00-Don Ameche Variety Show-NBC'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
Doctors Must Wait
Year To Aid Child

PHILADELPHIA, April 5-PS
An eight-day old South Carolina
boy under treatment at Temple
University hospital may have to
wait a year before undergoing
surgery aimed at linking his
esophagus with his. stomach.
The hospital, reporting its sur
geons had performed a gastfos-
tony on the yet unnamed infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Hanley,
of Greenville, S. c., said additional
surgery which will attempt to link
the esophagus with the stomach
may not be undertaken "for a
year or So"
Meanwhile, he will continue to
be fed through a tube into the
stomach.