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Evening star., 1947-10-05
By Jessie Font Eyons

A twentieth century repetition of
the Dark Ages may well descend
upon Europe unless help is given
in advance of winter, according to
Novelist Inglis Fletcher, who with
her husband. John G. Fletcher. has
just returned from a six months
trip in which they visited nine
countries.
Grim as the picture is, she said
England and the subjugated nations
will not fall easy prey to COM
munism. "They have too much
moral fiber and stamina she said.
Mrs. Fletcher was delegate to the
international Congress of Writers in
Zurich and is an internationally
known student of American Colonial
history. The Fletchers live at Ban
don on the Chowan River near
Edenton, N. c., in the Albemarle
Sound country, locale of such Of her
historical novels as "Raleigh's Eden" "
Men of Albemarle." Lusty Wind for
Carolina" and Toll of the Brave" "
Mrs. Fletcher would give Europe
help subject to the proper checks
and balances" but said this help
must be extended in advance of the
winter ahead when people will have
to cope with greatly accelerated
lacks of every kind, including food,
clothing, fuel and the day-to-day
necessities of existence.
A Mission to Gather Material.
One of the objectives of Inglis
Fletcher's visit to England links up
with Sir Richard Grenville, the sea
captain immortalized in Tennyson's
Battle of the Revenge" At the
command of his first cousin, Sir
Walter Raleigh, he headed an ex-
pedition to the new world prior to
Raleighs Inflated Roanoke Island
colonization experiment. According
to one of Sir Richards reports, with
100 brave men and true from
Cornwall and Devon" he came up
the Chowan to the Indian village of
Chowanoke, then upon the edge of
the Fletcher's present holdings. 1t is
with this expedition that Inglis
Fletcher's forthcoming novel will
deal.
The England headquarters Of the
Fletchers were in the town of Bide-
ford, North Devon, where members
of Sir Richard Granvilles family
were overlords. In a historic coun-
tryside, scene Of the foregathering
of King Arthur and his Knights
of the Round Table and background
for such literary classic as Lorna
Doone," and westward Ho," Inglis
Fletcher with her husband saw the
Stove Farm" house in which Sir
Richard lived.
Near the base of the Allied head
quarters for the invasion of France
during World War II, and in sight
of the precipitous Hariland Point
cliffs where the Commands were
trained, they visited with the de-
scendants Of the families of Gren-
ville's company of 100. the same
Evening star., 1947-10-05

intricate mazes of the traffic of this
city of over 100000 souls. they
report. They are also enthusiastic
over the taxicab drivers with their
little four cylinder cabs which are
literally falling to pieces but still
going. It takes a London cabby
three years to learn the vehicular
geography of his city with all of
the myriad regulations as to its
turns and twists. Every year he has
to pass new one, too.
Their enthusiasm is unbounded
also over what Denmark and Nor
way have accomplished in their self
sacrificing comeback based on long
hours of grueling work. Both
countries are practicing every form
of self-denial so as again to be
factors in an expanding export
market" Mrs. Fletcher said.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Women of the Moose

Those admitted to membership
et the last meeting were: Ralph w.
Arnold, David B. Davis, Jonn
Macaboy, Jack B. Hobbs, Edwin
.1ohnkencht, Virgil Johnson, G. B.
Koradill, Harold j. Laffrey, Russell
C. Lanhart. Charles E. Mautz, John
e McAuliff, Harry E. Meme, w.
r. Reed, Wesley E. Rogers, Louis
A. Schaefer, Albert Sakol, Robert
solam, Peter Stepanopoulos and
Benjamin Walz.
Senior Regent Ann Rogers was
presented with a life membership
In the Friendship Degree OF the
Women of the Moose. The presen-
tation was made by. Trustee Will
Liam B. Hubbs. Our governor, Maui
Evening star., 1947-10-05
By Jesse c. Suter

rice A. Cooper, presented her with
basket of flowers in behalf OF
Columbia Lodge.
Evening star., 1947-10-05

The government of Burma is
seeking an American market Tor
iland-woven bags.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

Iare nov about l5o. 900 doctors ii tha
|countryas compared to 1900 BE-
fore the revolution and about hall
of them are wumez1.
We peeked Iii at d public health
class Ia i, room which looked like Z
surgical amphitheater with = lee
turer where the operating table
should have been. OF about 40
students there, only two were boys.
DR.. Lihachey apparently felt
apoiogetic about the presence In the
class OF even this lonely pair Of
males. They are war cripples," he
explained.
Training Takes SIX Years.
Students come TO the institute
after graduating from high school,
and six years later they emerge as
physicians. They pay 400 rubles q
year In tuition, but receive scholar
ships from the state worth from 225
to $50 rubles a month during their
years of study.
The average graduate OF the t1-
Istitute is 23 years old. He takes up
practice In a rural area where q
doctor is needed, because there are
few vacancies In the big cities.
DR.. Lihachev said everybody in
Moscow, high or low, gets the same
medical care as everybody else in
his section Of the city. There is q
special Krenlin clinic for high gov
ernment officials.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Food Prices
Continued From First Page.)

la check of wholesale meat prices
showed aD average decline Of about
10 per cent from prices prevailing a
month ago and about 90 per cent
below the price peak reached after
the removal of OPA price controls
last October.
The institute said various beef and
pork cuts were now good buys al
most anywhere"
Evening star., 1947-04-13
New York Firm Cuts Price!
To Avert Depression

BUFFALO, N. Y, April IL R.-
E. w. Edwards & Son announced
today it would slash prices Monday
in its three upstate department
stores and urged other firms to take
similar action to avert a depres-
sion."
James r. Tobin, vice president
and general manager of the Ed
wards store here, said in a state
ment he was convinced the public
has stopped buying and that, to
avert a depression, business gen.
orally must make price cuts"
He said merchandise was being
marked down "in the most drastic
cut in the history Of our stores
and expressed belief prices would
have to level of on an overall basis
of between 20 and Is per cent.
Mr.. Tobin said Mr.. Edwards,
which also has stores in Rochester
and Syracuse, "has the largest re-
tail sales volume of any group of
independent stores in the State out
side Of New York City"
His announcement followed by
less than a week similar appeal
for lower prices made in New York
City by Jack I. Straus, president
of Macv'S.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
u. S. Is Overcoming Peril
OF Initiation, SNYDER Saws

NEW ORLEANS, April IL tP.-
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
expressed confidence here today
that imitation dangers are being
overcome in the United States, and
that business stability will be made
secure.
He was the principal speaker at
the annual Jefferson Day dinner, al
which he referred to Thomas JET
ferson, Andrew Jackson and Presi-
dent Truman as champions Of
democratic ideals"
On imitation, Mr.. Snyder said:
"Our struggle for economic sta
bility is not entirely won. But the
dangers of ruinous imitation have
been minimized, annd we may have
confidence that with the exercise OF
moderation and good sense, the
soaring national production will re-
suit in true and lasting stability
Mr.. Snyder also said he was
proud to say that the Federal bud
get would be In balance at the end
of the fiscal year 1947 and that
moreover, we are going to have
surplus"
Evening star., 1947-04-13
By Wheeler Johnson
stur Stuff Correspondent

ARDMORE, Okla. April i2.-One
of the most extensive commercial
aviation training programs ever
undertaken Is underway at the
former Army Air Forces heavy
bomber base near here.
II has been instituted by Ameri-
can Airlines to keep pace with de-
#velopments In the commercial field,
and with the delivery OF the new
900 miles hour DC-6s the train
ing center ultimately will turn out
$50 pilots and an equal number OF
#co-pilots for the first postwar air.
liner.
| Iii addition, the American Air
lines Training Center Is schooling
personnel In every branch of avia-
tion from ground agents to ground
crews.
The base was taken over by the
airline on June II last year and up
to December 81 had turned out 935
students including pilots, dispatch
ers, mechanics and passenger and
cargo agents. Approximately 200
steWardesses also have finished a
course in fire lighting, first aid and
other emergency work.
Regular stewardess training is not
now given at the training school.
Their school at present Is q former
hotel in Tulsa, Okla, but eventually
the stewardesses also>may be trained
at the Ardmore, base.
Airfield Has Four Runways.
Facilities at the school include an
airfield with four runways 1920 feet
long, two completely equipped hang
ars, Is modern classrooms and a
separate building for link or instru-
ment flight trainers. There is a
modern hospital, nine dormitories
and complete cafeteria. The school
can accommodate 200 students.
Ardmore was selected as the site
Of the school because 1t is not on a
civil airway and for that reason
traffic problems which delay pilot
training are eliminated. After a
survey Of many other sections it was
found that this section Of Oklahoma
also offered a maximum OF flying
time unhampered by adverse
weather conditions.
In the deg pilot and co-pilot
program now underway, officers with
the greatest experience on the New
York Los Angeles route are receiv-
| ing first call because the new luxury
sleeper planes are to be used pri-
narily in service between those cities
AS more of the new planes are re-
ceiyed, they will go into service be-
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Sons of Revolution
10 Observe Founding
By Rededicaiion

The founding OF the General So
Iciety OF the Sons Of the Revolution
win be observed here Saturday by
the rededication Of the tablet which
marked the site Of the society'i
Organization IN the old Chamberlin
Club. now the Bowen Building at
lS23 Fifteenth street NV.
The re-erection of the tablet will
take place at l0:30 am. w. Hal
Harris, jr., Of Baltimore, general
president Of the society, will make
the rededication address. He Is this
last survivor Of the group that wit
messed the tablets first dedication
In 1928.
President Truman and Senator
lSaltonstall, Republican, of Massa-
lchusetts, both members Of the Sons
|of the Revolution, have been invited
to attend.
The society was founded 81 years
tago, on April 10, 1890, In what was
then Chamberlin's, a famous Wash
ington landmark In the '80s and '90s.
It was organized by the union Of the
New York, Pennsylvania and District
societies. The District Society was
founded In March, 1889. John Lee
Carroll, former Maryland governor.
was its first president.
The ceremonies will be led by
members Of the Sons Of the Revo-
luton In the District and Mary
land societies.
The tablet had been removed q
number Of years ago from its for
mer site when the addition to the
Bowen Building was constructed.
Members of the special commit
tee in charge of the rededicatior
ceremonies are John B. Gordon
chairman; G. L. Denmeade, presi.
dent of the Maryland Society Of
| the Sons of the Revolution; William
r. Chapline, president of the Dis
trict Society, and Landra B. Plat
and Charles Colfax Long, past pres
idents of the District society.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Moves
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tically nobody was found unfit for
military service in 1941, he said.
The maternity ward, where Rus
sia's spartan mothers were lined
up five or six to room, seemed a
clean, orderly and efficient place.
One reason for the efficiency, which
dawned on us suddenly after we
had spent half an hour inspecting
the place. was that there were no
fathers gawking around.
NO." we were told, "the fathers
can see their wives and children
after they get out OF the clinic.
Nine days is not a long wait after
all.
sFrown on Anasthesia.
Mine days In the hospital with q
baby is, believed, a comparatively
long time by present American
standards. This, aside from the
fact that all treatment in govern
ment institutions Is free, is how
ever the only luxurious aspect OF
Russian child birth. Except in the
case OF extremely difficult deliveries,
Soviet doctors frown on administer
ing any anesthesia to the mother,
DR.. Lihachev said.
His figures on the institutes
death rate for mothers and babies
was as astonishingly low as those
for cases of war nerves. The clinic
loses; about 10 per cent of its pre-
mature babies, but less than one
twentieth of Il per cent of nine-
month babies horn there fail to
survive, DR.. Lihachev said. The
clinic also claims this latter figure
as It's mortality rate for mothers.
The hardy Russians, moreover,
are accustomed to breast feeding
their offspring for at least q year,
some times two years, after birth.
"The mother should feed her
child through two summers" DR..
Lihachev said. Unless there is
something wrong with the baby,
bottles are no good"
Birth Rate 80 Per 1000.
Russians, incidentally, produce q
lot of babies. For every 1000 Rus
slams, 80 babies now are born each
year. That figure was only "a in
Czarist times. But before the war
it was 80, and DR.. Lihachev said
the nation hopes to boost 1t to IS
within the next few years.
To surprising degree, medicine
is woman's profession here. Sew
enty per cent of the 1000 students
now attending the Moscow Institute
are girls. Even for Russia, however.
this is a high percentage. There
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Mont ntoonely Bloir PA
To Act on Constitution.

Election OF o1ncerS and AduptioIa
|of . new constitution win feature i
meeting Of Montgomery Blair
Parent Teacher Association at Z
pm. Wednesday at the school IN
Silver Spring.
A nominating committee headed
by Mrs. Wesley Spangenberg has
selected the following slate Of Of
|ficers: For president, Guy s. Gale;
for first vice president, 9. Dewey
Gardner: for second vice president,
Daryl w. Shaw; for treasurer Mrs.
u. w. Greenlief; for recording secre-
Itary, Mrs. r. B. Mcneil; for COR
responding secretary, Miss Frances
Higgins.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Grew Agrees 70 Lead
Red Cross Campaign
For Funds in 1913

Joseph c. Grew. general chair
man of the District Red Cross
campaign organization, has ac-
cepted the same volunteer post for
1913. it was announced last night.
The group recently reported . plus
eoal that topped the 10 other big
cities Of the country.
I John c. Folger, chairman Of the
district Red Cross Chapter, In an
nouncing the appointment. said
tlnat Mr.. Crews consent to serve
i second term In the top campaign
post establishes that nucleus OF
strong volunteer leadership which
is fundamental to the conduct Of
any appeal for community sup
port"
The most recent audit Of con-
tributor response in the nearly con-
GUIDED 1947 Red Cross drive shows
that the Metropolitan Area givers
have subscribed q total of $1,255,-
400, or 1854 per cent Of the Met
ropolitan Area total.
"Citizens OF this community have
demonstrated conclusiyely their
confidence in the necessity for the
peacetime services of the Red
Cross" commented Mr.. Grew. "I
am humbly grateful for the oppor-
tunity of having had part in their
venture. I regard it as a great
honor to be asked to serve again"
Mr.. Grew added that he consid-
cred the. Red Cross "a going con-
Germ with purposeful and flexible
program for future welfare and
an enormous influence on the peace
of the world"
"our six Red Cross chapters in
the Metropolitan Area of the Ma
tion's Capital have set an enviable
pattern for voluntary financial sup
port of the important web of Red
Cross services" he continued. Il
am proud to be associated with the
extraordinary group Of men and
women who conduct the annual
fund drive"
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Sothoron to Address
!. Democratic Women

State Senator L. Harold Sothoron
of Prince Georges County will speak
at the quarterly meeting OF the
United Democratic Women's Clubs
Of Maryland Thursday at the Emer-
son Hotel, Baltimore. Mrs. Gene
We've n. Wells of Silver Spring, pres
ident, will preside at the meeting
and luncheon. Hostesses Will be the
Southern Maryland District clubs.
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Visit Your Nearest Store

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Evening star., 1947-04-13
Airline Operates Flying School
lat Former Army Bomber Base

tween other cities on the airline's
route.
50 Planes Ordered.
American has ordered so Of the
planes at q cost Of about $40 0,000, 900
Fifteen will be sleeper planes and
the other IS will be for day service
only. The first DC-6s are expected
to begin regular scheduled service
this month.
Each DC-6 trainee win receive two
weeks instruction including 5 to 1G
hours Of flying and 10 days Of ground
school. All Of the trainees are
thoroughly experienced with the old
type of transport, the De-, so the
school is able to turn the students
out In faster time than ordinarily
would be the case. There are enough
differences between the two planes
however, to warrant painstakine
study OF the newer type.
In ground school the deg trainee
Is required to learn everything
about the new ships pressurized
cabin, ventilating and heated-wine
systems; It's power plant, instru-
ments and the location Of Its
multiple cockpit controls. Intensive
classroom courses also are being
given In emergency procedures such
as IRE prevention and fire control
Besides training men for American
the school also is certified by the
Civil Aeronautics Authority to give
primary, advanced, instructor, COM
mercial and air transport rating in
struction and basic and advanced
ground school instruction for out
side fight students.
Designated as Check Pilots.
1t has furnished instruction for
pilots of airlines operating overseas
service, pilots of foreign government
airlines and those of private indus
trial concerns.
All of the fight instructors are
former American Airlines captains
who hold the rating of assistant
chief pilot. AL are designated by
the CAA as check pilots, and eight
are CAA examiners.
The flying equipment consists Of
BT- lbs, DC-3s, DC-4s, and DC-6s.
The 81 ground instructors also al
are certified by the CAA to instruct
in their particular fields and the
seven Link trainer instructors have
CAA certification to teach all types
of flight procedures, instrument
landing system, air traffic control
and ground control approach.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

Center by Robert Davis Of the NBC
public relations staff.
Returning to washington she will
play a weeks engagement at the
Club Cairo where she will be fea-
tured as Miss Nartu." After that
she will return to her job in the
War DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1947-04-13

| Reserve Train
ing Unit at the
Anacostia Naval
Air Base.
Miss Herring
will be the guest
at tn e Stork
| Club in New
York of Harry
| Conoyer and his
W II e, G a n d y
Jones, operators
Oh u III y u Z !
| agency, and will
b e gut d e d
rough the
NBC studios in
"
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Naval Air Unit Names
D. C. Girl Miss Nurtu'

Miss Ruby Herring 6139 Thirty
first street NV, has been named
Miss Nartu' winner Of a beauty
contest conducted by the Naval Air
Evening star., 1947-04-13
Fire AuxiIiory to Meet

A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Maryland State Firemen's
Association will be held at 10 am.
Thursday at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel, Baltimore.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08

ton and All clubs are response
BILE for an annual community
fair which far excels our county
fair. Rural communities are ask
ing the county home demonstra-
ton agent how to go about secur
ing telephone system.
An all-day housing clinic this
spring was attended by relative
ly few club members but we find
that the information is being
spread and believe the results
will show in the housing prog
ram, our federation goal for the
year.
A number Of homes are show
ing the results of last years de-
monstrations in the rebuilding
and upholstering of furniture;
more efficient arrangement and
buying of kitchen equipment. Ru
raj sections have profited from
demonstrations in landry short
cuts and dry cleaning.
The women have enjoyed MAX
ing rugs during the winter
months and many of these are on
exhibit in store windows of the
various communities this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08
HAZEL NEWS

Viola Rasnick and son, Neil,
from Watauga, Tenn, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Rasnick.
Tex Witt and family have NOV
ed to Kingsport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Cochran
and Patton Owens were Satur-
night guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sutherland.
Ella and Phoebe Phillips were
shopping in St. Paul Monday.
Hobert Kiser and family were
dinner guests of c. w. Bailey on
Sunday.
Jack Hill, Robert Dunn and
Charley White spent Saturday
night with MFR. and Mrs. Charles
Phillips.
Bill Newebrry has been moved
back to his old home on Big
Ridge, but doesn't seem to be i'm
proving.
Bonnie Martin and jamie Suth-
erland were dinner guests at the
home of Edison lessee Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Cochran
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holly Kiser Sunday.
Guy and j. C. Sutherland were
business visitors in Clintwood on
Friday.
Dan Phillips is spending few
days with his daughter in Dante.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Sutherland
spent Sunday evening with Or
lena Kiser.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08
Hospital Notes

Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Mullins
have new boy, born May s.
Berlin Childress, who was in
jured in the mines Saturday, is
improving nicely.
Harold Kiser, in the hospital
with influenza, is improving.
Mrs. Maude Bray is in the hos
pital for treatment.
Mrs. Alvin Mullins was admit
ted to the hospital Tuesday.
Mrs. Lou Mullins is very i'll at
this time. :.
Robert Curely, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis, is
doing we'll.
Grover Anderson, injured in
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08
MULLINS RIDGE

Mr. and Mrs. K. c. Rose and
little son called on General Sluss
and family Sunday evening.
Jass Artrip bought a cow from
Oscar Farmer Sunday evening.
MFR. and Mrs. Clarence Mullins
and baby visited Mont Mullins
and family at Skeetrock Sunday.
Several people of this section
attended the Love Feast at the
Cumberland church Saturday
night and Sunday.
Auty Rose has added another
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
HOME DEMONSTRATION
CLUB MAKES REPORT
Contributed

The Home Demonstration pro-
gram in Dickenosn county is still
in its infancy, being only two
years old in July. We feel that it
is a growing organization. In
fact, there is a demand for more
clubs than the agent can cover.
Being new in demonstration
work, we have not developed
leadership as the older counties
have. When this is done we can
organize more clubs and cover
the county with a larger pro-
gram.
Outstanding accomplishments
of the clubs are the community
projects such as assisting to Sc
cure elictrification; advice as to
adequate wiring of homes; get
ting school houses wired, thus
bringing to many rural schools
audio4visual education; organiz-
ing and sponsoring lunch rooms;
identifying school grounds; bet
ter sanitation in the schools and
better wall5-ways; sponsoring and
helping with All clubs. In one
community the Home Demonstra
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08

the mines is improving.
Miss frankie Mullins was adj
mitted to the hospital Wednes-
day.
The following patients were
discharged this week:
Feddie Deel, Viers, Va.
Miss Maggie Colley, Clintwood
Mrs. Lee Stanley, Omaha.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-05-08

room to his house in the past
few weeks
Earle Sluss and family spent
Saturday night with J. Q. Null
ms at Skeetrock.
Ernest Mullins. of Clinchco Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. Cline Sluss,
one day last week.
Virginia Rose and Hattie and
Alene SluSS were visiting on