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The Republican., 1947-08-28
loving Amish.

loving Amish.
There is little to remind us here of
the long ago when Braddock's whole
army camped at Little Meadows, and
marched so grandly westward over
the ridge, or when, few weeks later,
his defeated troops struggled back
from the battle, hauling hundreds of
their wounded on wagons. Many of
his soldiers who died of wounds or
disease are buried here in unmarked
graves. Gen. Braddock was buried in
the road so the Indians cound not
find his body. in 1884 Washington
tried without success to locate his
grave, but in 1924 some men repair
ing the old road discovered the Gen
erals remains, which were reburied
by the road side, where a monument
now stands about two miles west Of
the Great Meadows.
Due to the dangerous situation of
Fort Cumberland Washington favored
the construction of another fort farth-
er westward, A council of war, called
by him, met at Fort Cumberland on
October 80, 1856. This council recon-
mended that strong garrison be
kept at Fort Cumberland or cat q
place further to the westward" On
the bacl, Of this report Washington
wrote:
The situation of Ft. Cumberland is
extremely unsuitable for defence
and a fort somewhere in that neigh
borhood rather more advanced to the
westward, well fortified and strongly
garrisoned would contribute much to
the mutual safety and interest of
three colonies Because it secures the
only gap of the Allegheny at present
made passable for wheeled carriages
and which would forward an expe-
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THE LITTLE MEADOWS

We are inclined to forget the i'm
portance of Little Meadows in colonial
history. Travelling east two miles
from Grantsville on U. S. 40, in the
valley of Meadow Run we may stop
at State road sign which informs
us that this is the site of Braddock's
4th Camp.
Nearby is the Tomlinson Stone
House Inn, now farm house, and
across the meadow, where the old
Braddock Road came down the noun
tain, is the Tomlinson graveyard,
doubtless also the last resting place
of many soldiers and travellers over
the old road. The "Stone House" farm
is now owned and operated by peace
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Presidential Testimonial
Available For Reserves In War

The Maryland Military District has
announced that all officers and en-
listed men of the Organized Reserve
Corps who served between Septem-
Der Is, 1910 and December 81 1916
and have not previously been awarded
the Presidential Testimonial for ser
vice during the national emergency
will receive this testimonial from
their reserve organizations.
Veterans who are not in the Or
ganized Reserve Corps may get thei.
testimonials at the Recruiting Office
Army Recruiting Sub-Station Post
Office Building, Oakland or at the
208th Composite Headquarters, Ill
Union ST., Cumberland, by presenting
in person or through the mail a Ger
tificate of Service or a Certificate Of
Discharge
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WASHINGTON'S

Bear Camp he was too i'll
there for Dunbar's army.
thence with supplies and
the battle.
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WOMEN WITH BRADDOCK'S
ARMY

INDIAN Geo. Croghan brought
WOMEN a party of Indians and
their families to Ft. Cumberland, The
squaws where attractive and spent
most Of their time in and about the
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The Braddock Road and General Braddock's
Expedition Against Fort Duquesne

Geprinted from The Gad Star Issue of June 3d. l9l)
FRENCH INDIAN may be said have begun in
Washington killed captured JumOnvile party
Meadows The openly waged on land and sea-
prime British Fort Duquesne
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and drive the French from the ONO
Valley
Gen. Edward Braddock was ap-
pointed to command the British
troops, and in March, 1888, he ar
rived at Alexandria, Virginia, with
two regular regiments of infantry,
artillery and some sailors. Colonial
soldiers augmented this force. The
army marched from Alexandria on
April 20 and arrived at Fort Cum
berland on May 10. Due to lack of
supplies here, and to a shortage Of
horses and wagons to transport them,
there was a long delay at Ft. Cum
berland. The question of road to
the Ohio arose. Col. Washington, who
served as an aid-de-camp ON the
generals staff, advised the use of
pack horses instead of wagon train.
By so doing the army could have
utilized Nemacolin's Path, over which
Washington had marched his army
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vispd n Of
By so doing the army could have
utilized Nemaeolms Path over which
Washington had marched his army
he previous year. but was decided to build only
available building soldiers under engineers; they were
promised six day addition to their regular pay
following of the building the road and the march the
army the Crossings of the Youghogeny
largely Sargens story Expedition Against Fort Du
quesne published IN 1856. , g c,. :, NJ. r, , coo
men set out to clear distant
where they were to erect fortified camp The army followed IN % (e & d.
visions: aeS on June Cages on the 0h Dunbar on the Vh Inc
route followed IN gg Nenafos P3th ] wnn had M een ] o } W
% m oct ra vor M onntains for tb arv y,acons much Of the
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D''tuvN T' @ o was was "t w ss ,? 1:+t @ % 2Ioi ; m +1 ,.,
Grove
Soopea among the 's0'' caused p 'S' 's S','e ''s
OF DEATH Mountain Bladdo Road passed through the Shades
about 1861 hundred Years after Bddocl but while much of this noted
forest wa: still intact ,,..,,u. ,.
twntyour miles from Cumberland passing with line sometimes four
enormous White pines that Shadow the region beyond the Great Savage
The loneliness perfect such eadi
N to be o more resembles the me qfs f snS m d GI ne & % m @ @
mfnaf I % @ no d @ crcatU has has it's ar beatb its sfy gioom
Like dark nave endless deambom cathedral the tall columns
rise before behind every side in uncouned and bewing mutpGy
and are lost in the thick mantle that shuts out the light Of heen h
hod forms to people its rcsses At every Step the traveller
a bloody skeleton murdered
man lying acG his pathway through these woods SO apy named the
~ " ~
COUNCIL. OF WAR COL Washngtons rank not entite
AT LITTLE MEADOWS him to seat in the important council of
held May before Bradlock consulted him
the advbi of pushing rapidly
ing the heavy follow marches, the Colonel
warmly anpoyed.
decided that St. Clair Gage
Baddocl with 800 of the best should
Iaflo ookvi Meadow
ootzars 4 twelve rnnoe - ta - artillery wagons and II am
'"N i'''N-'' ' N9 -,
mu'n" Wagons was % a c"""qt ana wen o0eu army ' I ~
passed just present Of camped
'0' ]" "' i'''' ''' VI e"'', -"''''e ' i'"i ' " ~
III the NooS on l protected le army from surprise alIch' ENEMY
scouting parties watched every move OF the army from the time 1t mache
from Iot CQm6en and eod to the 3e IRE IaenGh Cqmano ] at ro
DuueSe river fora just above NftSVe was long known TIec-
mars Ford Baddoc crossed the Little Yougogey the Cassena
cd the
Col Dnnlr With tr ,oroaiod Of tbo army, STAYED at M Little
C0' DuIf'l "iH "e ieH''p"el n amy soy" " i'1
On the 20 fired
nado Of fJI7d free. and branches
William A. Parr District Forester, writes:
have had opportunity do research on this matter but
o.1Ve Sargent was probably correct IN saying at the forest was COM
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HINFBAUGH AND RICHTER
TANNERIES

Adam J. Richter has presented to
the society for the county museum a
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dition to the Ohio.-I should think
it highly eXpedient to maintain that
pass by erecting a Fortress of
strength towards the Little Meadows,
in advance of the Eenmy which would
give US yet more advantages and
Fort Cumberland would still answer
its present purposes without attempt
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Evening star., 1947-09-19
Hurricane Sweeping
Inland, Due to Hit
Arkansas Tonight

Communications at New Or
leans failed during the hurri-
cane today and for a time the
city was isolated. The Wash
ington Weather Bureau then
took over the task of issuing all
hurricane advisorieS.
The advisory at 1890 pm.
said:
The severe hurricane is CEN
tered at 1890 pm. about 20
miles northwest of New Orleans
moving northWard about IS
miles per hour. 1t is still at
tended by winds 80 to 100 miles
per hour within so miles of cen
ter and gales as far as 200 miles
north and east of center.
The storm will continue its
northwestward movement prob
ably reaching Southern Arkan-
sas by midnight tonight with
hurricane winds extending in
land about 100 miles from the
Gulf Coast and gales over re-
mainder of area within 200
miles of center"
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Indo-Chinese Parties
Reject French Offer
BY the Associated Press

HONG KONG, Sept. 1e.-Repre-
sentatives of the seven political
parties of the Viet-Nam republic
today rejected French proposals for
the restoration of peace in Indo-
China, and appealed their case to
world leaders.
The representatives, calling them
selves the Viet-Nam United Front,
were called here by Bao Dai, de-
posed Emporer of AMMAN.
The leaders said in news con-
ference that the French proposals
outlined September 10 by Emile
Bollaert, high commissioner for the
French colony, "disregarded the
principles of the Atlantic Charter. "
Mr.. Bollaert had urged the Wet
Namese to accept independence
within the French Union, with the
provision that France retain con-
troll of the coiony's army and for
eign policy.
A telegram was sent by the group
to the French government, the
United Nations Security Council,
President Truman, Prime Minister
Attlee Of Britain, Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek of China and the
Premiers of India and Pakistan, urg-
ing them to bring about lasting
peace on the basis of justice and
equality" in Indo-China. They said
they wanted real independence"
within the framework of the French
Union.
Evening star., 1947-09-19
By George Beveridee

The Veterans Administration
has received complaints from
about 270 Washington area vet
Grams that homes they have
bought under the CT bill were
not completed or are shoddily
built, it was learned today.
One official said the complaints
have poured in at such rate re-
Gently that the agency's Washing
ton regional office has begun to
index them, according to the hous-
ing developments involved. About
$500 home loans have been ap-
proved for veterans here.
Here are a few excerpts, typical
gripes in the volume of letters on
file at the Washington Office:
Pools Of water seep under the
warped kitchen door and form on
the floor every time it rains"
Our floor boards are loose"
THE plaster is in sad shape"
I'VE feel the contractor has short
changed us In upstairs space, and
Evening star., 1947-09-19
What theRussiuns
Are Saying of Us:

The MoScOU radio, broldcGStin
in English to the United Kingdom
this 1Ueek, said
"The pressure which United
states diplomacy is bringing to
bear on the Paris Committee of
European Economic Co-opera-
ton reveals the underside of the
Marshall plan, on the basis of
which certain political circles in
Western Europe are building
castles in the air. Today is as
clear as daylight, even to the
most fervent admirers of the
dollar, that the Marshall plan of
aiding Europe is actually a plan
for establishing the domination
of United States capital over the
economic life of Western Europe
and it is this plan that Wall
Street is in a hurry to put into
practice.
THE capitalists of the United
States cannot ignore the opposi-
ton which the Marshall plan has
met with, both in the United
States and Western Europe.
That Is why they are in such a
hurry to carry out their plans.
1t is their purpose to tie Euro
pean economy to the chariot Of
United States expansion before
the countries Of Western Europe
come out of their dollar trance
altogether"
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Chicago Grain Prices
Slump; Meat, Butter,
Egg Demand Drops
Retailers Fear Food Cost
Might Force Slash in
Sale of Other Goods
By the Associated Press

Grain prices broke sharply on
the Chicago Board of Trade
again today as some retailers
expressed fears that the cost of
food-at the highest level in the
Nations history-might force a
sudden slump in sales of non
food items.
Dun & Bradstreet, meanwhile, re-
ported that retail sales generally
increased very slightly in the week
ended Wednesday and were l to
per cent ahead of year ago, but
added that resistance to soaring
food prices was stiffening.
There was some drop in demand
across the country for meat, butter
and eggs. Calls for oleomargarine
we're more frequent and high priced
liquors were neglected in favor of
beers and ales.
Moderate Upturn Started.
A rush of selling orders shortly
after the Chicago grain pits opened
pushed both wheat and corn down
S to cents below yesterdays close.
The slump was checked, however,
and moderate upturn started.
Near the end of the first hour, wheat
was 3R-4A cents lower than Thurs
days close, September, S267; corn
was 37s-47s lower, September, $3.50,
and oats were unchanged to ~
lower, September, $1.16A.
Yesterday wheat and corn prices
were down on news that foreign
grain shipments would be curtailed
lCaa pRICES Pape AZ
Evening star., 1947-09-19
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

PALM BEACH, Fla, Sept. 1S
Delayed) This IS the morning
after. The people of this famed
resort are picking their inquisi-
tive way through the streets,
trying to figure out how they
came through yesterdays big
blow so relatively unscathed.
One death by electrocution and a
handful of minor accident cases
that was the toll in Palm Beach and
West Palm Beach. They told me
at the Good Samaritan Hospital,
where went to be patched up, that
from the accident point of view,
yesterday was quieter than the aver
age day. By all available reports,
however, what happened here was
typical of what happened to all COM
munities in the path of the hurri-
cane as it cut its giant swath across
South Florida between noon and
midnight. And this community has
been hit hard.
Nobody knows exactly how hard
the wind blew here yesterday. 1t
blew away the instruments which
were supposed to record it's velocity
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Wreckoge StrewsPoIm Beaches
In Wake of Florida Hurricane
Only One Death Is Reported and Injuries
Are Few, but Property Damage Is Heavy

at the airport. 1t has left behind
tangled trees, tangled wires, tangled
signs, roofs and tempers. And it is
still coming up with an occasional
50-mile- an-hour gust.
1t looks at a glance as if half the
palms and ornamental rubber trees
in the deserted millionaire row" are
down. Probably that will turn out
to be a pessimistic estimate.
Damage in Millions.
But the financial loss in paintings,
in damage to homes, store fronts
and goods, seems certain to amount
to several millions for the two cities.
In one of the heaviest casualty
categories were small pleasure craft
moored at the yacht club.
They were supposed to ride out
the Storm" I was told. they rode
it out all right out of sight. A bunch
of them were tied to the float for
safety"
Neither they nor the float has been
seen since.
Big estates nearby took a severe
beating. Coconut palms over the
grounds at Averell Harriman's
estate at Hobe Sound, 1S miles to
the north. The Joseph Widener
(See MOVES, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1947-09-19
U.S.. Urged to Make Up Losses
To Home Buyers if Costs Drop

management and administration at
the State and local level.
Mr.. Justement emphasized that
his proposal for a Federal guarantee
against loss was recommendation
only Of his committee and has not
been approved by the Board of Di-
rectors Of the American Institute
of Architects.
The guarantee would be extended
to purchasers of new homes costing
less than $4,000 and to investors in
new rental housing. 1t would pro-
tect them against "loss exclusively
due to falling construction prices
during the period ending December
81. 1852"
Explaining his proposal for such
a guarantee, Mr.. Justement listed
three cardinal points:
Il. Construction of dwelling units
must be started prior to December
81, 1949.
q. The extent of the loss, if any,
would be computed by multiplying
the amount of the mortgage by the
difference between the construction
cost index on the date of recording
(See HOUSING, Page A-6J
Evening star., 1947-09-19
BY Harold B. ROGERS

A Washington architect today
proposed that the Government
guarantee purchasers of new homes
of moderate cost and investors in
new rental housing against loss due
to possible drop in construction
prices to stimulate home construc-
ton.
The proposal was presented to
the joint congressional committee
investigating housing by Louis
Justement in his capacity as chair
man of the Committee on Urban
Planning of the American Institute
of Architects.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin, vice chairman of the
committee. commented that such a
plan would Stimulate a lot of con-
troversy and our flow of mail"
High lights of the committee
hearing included proposals by
group of six architects and engi-
neers for a uniform building code
for both private industry and Gov
ernment agencies and a public
housing plan in which the Govern
ment should act as banker, with
Evening star., 1947-09-19

ordered all National Guard units in
New Orleans modified in Jackson
barracks.
The entire Gulf Coast, from
Pensacola westward, was raked by
cyclonic winds. More than 1000
residents of Alabama fishing villages
raced for high ground from coastal
areas, where two giant storms took
hundreds of lives in 1916. Water 3
feet deep was reported in the settle
ment of Heron.
Waves Over Biloxi Seawall.
Near Biloxi, Miss, stout timber
piers were snapped like matchSticks
and roofs were torn from many
homes. A tide 10 feet above normal
flooded residential areas and gi-
gantic waves broke over the city's
$3,50O,000 seawall built 20 years ago
against storms. Highway 80 was
impossible and was studded with
stalled automobiles.
The steamship Empire State
snapped its hawsers and reeled
away from the Congress street
wharf in New Orleans, but the mas
ter succeeded in reaching midstream
and both anchors were dropped. A
destroyer escort broke loose and
rammed the Algiers ferry.
Moisant International Airport IA
miles west of New Orleans, reported
the roof torn off it's main building.
The field itself was under foot of
water.
The 130-foot smokestack atop
the Hotel Monte1eone, in the French
quarter of New Orleans, collapsed
across two buildings but no one was
hurt.
A banana conveyor was slammed
against the top of a shed at Erato
street, causing unestimated damage.
Health Center Wrecked.
A three-story health clinic on
Rampant street, on the edge of the
business district, was unroofed and
one wall caved in under the storms
impact. A residence on North Broad
street collapsed but no injuries were
reported
There was no estimate as possible
casualties along the Gulf Coast, but
it was feared that injuries and
property damage would greatly
exceed the toll in Florida. Where
the storm struck two days ago only
five lives were lost in Florida
although property damage scared
to many millions.
Sixty per cent of the houses in
the Rene housing project for
(see HURRICANE, Page A-3.J
Evening star., 1947-09-19
City-Wide Hunt On for Killer
OF Mother at Door of Home
Slayer Escapes After
Victim Of Shooting
Fires Two Shots

A city-Wide police search was
under way today for a prowler
who shot a 62-year-old rooming
house landlady to death last
night at the rear basement en-
trance to her home at 1928 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
The victim, Mrs. Adele Gentry
Johnson, mother of two, had fired
two shots at the slayer through her
cellar screen door, police said, after
the man wounded her in the chest
when she tried to stop him. Police
said she may have wounded her
slayer.
Mrs. johnson was killed at about
1890 o'clock last night after she
heard the prowler leaving her ROOM
ing house. Fifteen minutes before
the shooting, police were told, Mrs.
Johnson had gone off switchboard
duty at the house next door-1726
New Hampshire avenue N.W.-tell-
ing her friend, Mrs. Elizabeth Sam
pie, I'll see you tomorrow"
Evening star., 1947-09-19
Rail and Air Express
To New York Stopped
In Teamsters' Strike
Compony's Move Follows
Plea to End WoIkout;
1900 Trucks Tied Up
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The
Railway Express Agency today
placed an embargo on all air
and rail express traffic bound in
and out of New York City except
for full carloads as a result of
the strike of an AFL teamsters'
union last night.
An agency spokesman who an
nounced the embargo said the
agency had appealed to Daniel j.
Tobin, president of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters,
to attempt to end the strike of two
locals of the union whose members
demand higher wages and shorter
hours.
The spokesman said the embargo
was placed in effect ito forestall
further congestion in local terminals
caused by this stoppage of service"
and would remain in force until
further notice" The agency claim
ed a complete tieup of its 1900 We
hicles in New York.
Officer Denies Strike Agreement.
Thomas j. Murphy, secretary
treasurer of Local 459, International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, said that
local had not agreed to strike and
considered the walkout a grand
stand, spectacular play" by officers
of Local 808 to aid them in forth
coming union elections
Local 459 has headquarters in
Jersey City, N. j., and claims 100
members in New York and Hudson
County, N. j.
Local 808 said Local 459 had
backed out" at the last minute and
that individual members of 459 were
remaining away from their jobs.
Local 808 claims 5000 members.
Local Claims Full Effect.
Frank MCGOWAN, president OF
Local 808, said the strike of drivers,
helpers and garage employees was
100 per cent effective" and that
various branches of the agency were
being picketed.
Company officials refused to COM
ment Immediately on the effect of
the strike on it's operations or its
effect on negotiations involving
other locals in Chicago, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, Cleveland and San
Francisco.
Police were alerted to prevent any
disorders.
The teamsters' two-year contract
expired June 26 and negotiations for
renewal were begun September 9.
The issues were not made public,
but union spokesman said the en-
ployes sought wage increases and a
reduction of the 44-hour work week
to 40 hours. The present scale was
ppt anpoypced
Evening star., 1947-09-19
27OD.C. Area Veterans Protest
Poor Construction of Homes

in few years we will have to look
for a larger house"
These complaints also are fair
examples Of thousands that have
been received from all over the
country. They prompted the Vet
erans' Administration last week to
warn that it will take disciplinary
measures" against lenders and build
ers who fail to live up to agreements
of the veterans housing program.
The complaints range from miss
ing soap dishes in bathrooms to
entire heating systems that will not
work. The letters report unfinished
landscaping, unpainted sections OF
houses and poor workmanship.
Probably the most universal COM
plant is about the lack OF water
proodng, and Easements that be-
come flooded after every hard rain.
The number of these cases is so
high, officials said, that Veterans
Administration appraisers recently
were told to inspect newly built
homes only after heavy rains.
One former serviceman wrote that
(See VETERANS, Page A-6)