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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15
Miss Burgess,
Mr.. Walden Marry

Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Burgess, OF
Wagner, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Opal Mae, tC
Carl Eugene Walden on May II
at the home of the brides par
ents, with Rev. Hoyt Wood Of
ficiating.
Prenuptial music was presen-
ted by Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL, or
ganist and Mrs. Sharpe Shoe
maker, soloist.
For her nuptials, the bride
wore a light blue wool travelling
suit with black accessories. She
had a pink orchid corsage. The
brides attendant was Mrs. Paul
Tilley, of Charlotte. Paul Tilley
served as best man.
Mrs. Walden is a graduate OF
West jefferson high school and
the Presbyterian Hospital School
Of Nursing, Charlotte, where she
has been doing private duty
work. She formerly served Sc
months in the Army Nurse Corps
and since that time she has made
her home in Charlotte.
Mr.. Walden is the son of Mrs
Harry NJ. Walden and the late
Mr.. Walden, Of Nashville, Tenn
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15
Your Tri-County
Health Dept.
BY Robert r. King, Jr.
District Health Officer

AS these articles have recently
been rather impersonal l think
it would be we'll to give you a
few facts about the personnel
of the Health Department. DR..
King has just attended the State
Medical Society meeting as a
delegate of the Ashe-Watauga
Medical Society. Two weeks ago
Wade E. Eller, who has been
district sanitarian for the past
three years attended the South
ern Section of the American
Public Health Association which
met in Memphis, Tenn. Jack
D. Cobb, after three months
training in a school of Public
Health Sanitation at Savannah,
Ga, and a months field training
in Buncombe and CataWba count
les, has joined the staff as As
sistant District Sanitarian. 1t is
He has been connected with the
McEWen Cherry Company, Of
Nashville, since his discharge
from the navy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

Sen. James E. Murray, Mon
tana, picked a time during de-
bate on the approval of the NOM
NATION OF Gordon Clapp as head
Of IVA to introduce his 1947 YER
sion of the Missouri Valley Au-
thority bill, modelled after the
lines of IVA.
In discussing his new bill, SEN
ator Murray declared that it is
constructed upon the experience
gained from the extensive hear
lngs and the numerous discus
sions and events which have
transpired in the ten Missouri
valley states since he introduced
the original Missouri Valley Au-
thority bill in 1914. He further
declared that the piecemeal and
lll-conceived plan under which
the army engineers and the bu-
reau of reclamation had been
working for the past two years
had resulted Gin utter failure and
reputation of the present piece
meal method of treating the prob
lens of the Missouri River Val
ley"
Introduction of the measure
was the signal for the private
power lobby to start the same
pressure tactics which kept the
1916 version of the bill bottled
up in committee. That the power
lobby has not been inactive is
seen in the report of the house
appropriations committee on the
department of interior budgets
where the public power division
was all but eliminated, appro-
priations for reclamation projects
slashed some Al per cent and a
provision set up whereby inter-
est charges must be included in
public power costs to consumers
thereby raising the price to con-
sumers.
One of the measures which !
claimed the spotlight in the con-
gress during the more or less
uninteresting debate on the sem
ate labor measure which goes on !
and on, is that, in spite of the
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

planned that Mr.. Cobb will start
his work in the eating establish
ments of Ashe and Allegheny
Counties while Mr.. Eller will re-
tain supervision of the milk pro-
gram. They will divide other
work between them as the oppOr-
tunity DEVELOPS.
In spite Of every effort, nurses
have not been obtained for Ashe
and Allegheny counties since the
resignation of Mrs. MCNEIL and
Miss Gambill in October 1876.
Mrs. ,ClaWson, Public Health
Nurse for Watauga County, is
spending part of her time in the
other counties until a nurse can
be found for them. The clerks
carry on their work in the three
district offices and assist them
in conducting clinics and school
examinations.
On May % there will be a
meeting at Lake Lure, N. C. Of
the public health workers in the
western part of North Carolina.
These meetings are designed for
the instruction of public health
workers in the latest and best
methods of doing their jobs and
for the purpose of getting &C
quainted.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15
REV. G.. L. NELSON
is TO PREACH SUNDAY

Rev. Clarence L. Nelson, Of
Butler, Tenn, will conduct the
service at Valley Home Baptist
church on Sunday night at 1870
o'clock, it was announced this
week.
Special music will be rendered
by the Lewis quartet.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

Presidents appeal for lower
prices, the senators and repre-
sentatives of the wool growing
states have just about put over a
proposition which prices Amer
lean wool out of the market but
at the same time forces the con-
sumner taxpayers to pay for ire
mendous subsidy and also to pay
a $38,00O,000 loss on the commod-
lty credit corporation sale of sur
plus wool. It's one of those ar
bitrary and artificial scarcity
measures which bring about price
jumping, whereby the CCC pays
the wool growers support price
of AZ cents a pound for unclean-
ed domestic wool which makes
it come out in fabrics at $1.2O a
pound. At the same time foreign
wool, after paying "a cents a
pound tariff, can be sold at 10 to
II cents a pound under domestic
wool so in its wool operations
CCC has built up a surplus of
some 400,00O,OOO pounds which it
is bound to hold off the market
creating the artificial scarcity and
it is not permitted to dispose of
the wool at below the so-called
parity price. Despite this it has
disposed of some wool taking a
38 million dollar loss on it which
the taxpayers must pay.
And in addition, the house ag-
ricultural committee has added
this to the confusion it says
that the secretary of agriculture
shall, whenever he finds proper
cause, levy an additional import
fee on foreign wool despite the al
ready heavy tariff. He would do
this whenever he finds that inn
ported woods interfere with do
mestic wool price support pro-
gram.
This would add to the cost of |
wool and at the same time is in
contradiction of our established |
reciprocal trade practices. Thus
the so-called wool boys" are
up an embargo on foreign
wool. fixing their own domestic
wool prices at prices no one can
pay and making the taxpayers Of
the country pay the cost. Wheth-
er this wool gathering bill will
pass remains to be seen.
In the meantime. the senate
civil service committee is hold
ing UP confirmation Of several
thousand patronage jobs, Include
ing $4,000 postmasters. pending
an investigation of political &C
tjvities in the post office depart
mGnt.
It appears that both Republican
and Democratic congressional
policy on farm produce prices
will be 10 support the attitude
of Sec. Anderson of the depart
metn Of agriculture. to the effect
that tbs government support
prices are not responsible for the
high current food prices. On the
contrary. Secretary Anderson
says price support has actually
held off higher food prices by
encouraging farmers to produce
at new all-time record rates. Only
four farm products are getting
direct government price support
at this time wool, dry milk,
potatoes and turkeys. But ap-
proximately two thirds of the
farm crops are entitled to sup
port and this floor under these
crops will remain until l949 when
the guarantee expires unless con-
gress reneWs them in the mean
time.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

FOR SALE-Large quantity Of
ladies slightly used dresses in
late styles and colors, assorted
materials, $3.50 each. Also other
used clothing for men and Wo-
men. DAVE NELSON, Smeth-
port, end of block above church.
5-I5-4tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

FOR SALE-One 1897 2-door
Chevrolet sedan. Good condition
and priced reasonable. r. L.
Austin, Laurel Springs, N. c.
5-15-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

LOST: Last week, one black
pig. Will weigh about 18 or 20
pounds Finder please return to
Melvin Campbell, West jefferson,
and receive reward. 5-l5-1tp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

FOR SALE-NcW ~ ton GMC
truck. See Bill Dcnncy, near
Dog Creek Garage, on Sparta
highway. 5-l5-ltp
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-05-15

IN OBSERVING NATIONAL
PRICE REDUCTION WEEK, VIZ
are offering special reduction
100 on Davis high speed rayOn
truck tires. 700-20 regular S4485
less SAB, totals $40,37, plus tax
Western Auto Associate Store.
5-15-1tE
Evening star., 1947-08-31
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman leaves Ma
tional Airport at 9 am. today
for the 4,900-mile flight to Rio
de Janeiro and Associated Press
dispatches said the Brazilian
capital was preparing one of its
biggest celebrations for the
presidential party.
On this fifth trip away from the
United States since he entered the
White House, President Truman will
participate in ceremonies incident
to completion of the inter- american
defense pact and the 125th anniver-
sary celebration of Brazilian inde-
pendence. He is scheduled to arrive
in Rio at 3 pm. tomorrow e pm.
EDIT.
Making his first trip in the new
presidential plane, the Independ-
ence, the President will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Truman and Miss
Margaret Truman on this third
goodwill visit to an American neigh
Dor this year-Mexico and Canada
having received him earlier. The
Potsdam Conference in 1945 and the
Bermuda vacation last Summer,
were the occasions of Mr.. Truman's
first travels out of the country.
The return from Rio will be aboard
the battleShip Missouri. but it has
Evening star., 1947-08-31
50 Dead, 200 Injured
In Paris Movie Fire
BY the A.sccioted Press

PARIS. Sunday. Aug. 31.-More
than so persons were believed
burned to death and approximately
200 injured when a motion picture
theater in the Paris suburb of Reui
was destroyed by fire last night.
Shortly after midnight, police hao
taken 38 bodies from the fire.
hlackened wreckage of the select
theater and they said they expected
to find Is or 20 more.
One Paris newspaper estimated
that the death toll would reach 100
A short circuit in the wiring o.
the second balcony started the fire
police said. Balcony supports col.
lapsed and members of the audience
seated there we're pitched onto. those
below. About 800 were in the
theater.
A witness said both balconies col.
lapsed, the second falling on the
first and the two plunging to the
orchestra floor Only the business
Office at the front of the building
was intact when firemen finally
brought the fire under control
In the panic that followed the
falling of the balconies, witnesses
said, persons in boxes along the
sides of the theater were thrown
into the melee on the floor below
and many spectators were trampled
and trapped in the path of the fire,
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Motor Policeman Now to Walk
After Dispute With Contractor

to allow him time to get money to
post collateral and knocked him
down after he cut off the telephone
connection when the officer tried
to call the precinct.
Pvt. Blankenship's story was that
Mr.. Kolb knocked the telephone
from his hand while he was trying
to call No. 8 Precinct. The police
mans transfer came from Supt.
Robert F. Barrett. who prior to his
departure on vacation several weeks
ago announced a police courtesy
move, with special emphasis on the
Traffic Division.
Pvt. Blankenship, who lives at
57l9 Ninth street NV, said he fol-
lowed the motorist to his place OF
business nearby, and told him to
come to No. 8 Precinct where he
was to be charged with disobeying
signal device.
The officer said Mr.. Kolb replied
(See TRAFFIC, Page A-s9
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Heat Wave Expected
To Welcome Holiday
Crowds 10 District
Thousands Leave City
For Week End Trips;
Hotels Are Jummed

A heat wave" was scheduled to
move into the Washington area
today to harass thousands OF
sightseers and drive more Dis
trict residents to seek cooler
climes.
The Weather Bureau, which re-
corded high of 86 degrees at pm
yesterday, predicted that it would
be mostly sunny, rather humid and
hot today with the highest tenn
perature about 81 degrees in Wash
ington.
In Virginia and Maryland, an
overcast in the early morning was
predicted with a partly cloudy,
hot and humid afternoon.
The Capital has attracted thou
sands of tourists from far and near,
as about an equal number of resi-
dents left for home towns, beaches
and mountain resorts over the Labor
Day week end.
An exodus of 100000 persons from
the city for the weekend was esti-
mated with about an equal number
arriving.
The scenes at Union Station and
National Airport late Friday and
early Saturday, were reminiscent
of the war years as thousands of
Government workers rushed to
board trains and planes. The situa-
ton heared normal last night, but
officials we're preparing for re-
peat performance tomorrow.
Police reported unusually heavy
traffic on roads leading into the
Capital.
The major hotels reported they
we're booked solid through tomorrow
and one manager said his hotel
would be damned to the rafters
even through next weekend
Safety experts. predicting the
heaviest weekend of automobile
travel in history. and consequent
increase in accidents, asked all
drivers to use the utmost caution
Stricter highway law enforce
ment was in prospect. In Virginia
and Maryland every State patrol
(See HOLIDAY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-08-31
7 School Post Choices
Expected This Week;
Clash May |mpend'
Out-of- own Aspironts
Appear to Have Edge
For Top Vacancies
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

Two recommendations for top
vacancies in the school system
are expected to be made to the
Board of Education this week by
School Supt. Hobart M. Corning
with indications that a contro-
versy will result if the appoint
ments 60 to out-of town persons.
The vacancies are music director
of the white schools and executive
assistant to the school superinten-
dent.
Competition for the music di-
rector's job is heated, some IL local
and 18 out-of town candidates hav-
ing applied for the job. From in
formation available, it appears local
candidates have been eliminated.
The retirement of DR.. Edwin N. C.
Barnes today after Is years as head
of the music department created
one vacancy while the recent pro-
motion of DR.. Carl F. Hansen from
executive assistant to associate sup
erintendent made the other.
During the last few weeks, board
membershave been visited by groups
of teachers and citizens interested
in the school system. Their stand
has been that the vacancies should
go to qualified local persons who
have worked up through the school
system rather than persons from
other cities.
One board member has said he
would be laying for the recon-
mendations," indicating support of
local candidates.
After the appointment Of DR..
Hansen as associate superintendent
recently, teachers were disturbed
over what they claimed was a BY
Evening star., 1947-08-31
l9 Nations Of America Agree
To Rio Pact in Unanimous Vote:
Mutual Defense Aid IS P|edoed
Treaty Establishes
Zone of Security
From Pole to Pole
(Tert on Page A-f1.)
By the Associoted Press


PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug. 80
"A mutual defense treaty pro-
viding collective action to block
aggression against the territory
of any American State was
unanimously approved today by
the 10 North and South Ameri-
can republics participating in
the inter-American conference.
The accord was approved by q
standing vote of the chief delegates
assembled at the 'semicircular con-
ference table in the chamber that
once was the night club of the Quit
andinha resort hotel.
1t followed article-by- y-article vot-
ing in which all 10 delegations were
consistently unanimous in approval.
The last articles to be so adopted
were those defining aggression to
which the pact will apply and speci-
flying enforcement measures.
Nicaragua, unrepresented because
her government was unrecognized at
the conference opening, and Ecua-
dor, whose delegation withdrew
after it's president was deposed in a
coup d'etat a week ago, are the only
American republics not participating
in the creation of the history-mak-
ing pact, but they may become
parties to it later
Canada also may adhere to the
mutual defense pact if she chooses.
Establishes Security Zone.
The treaty, written in two weeks
of comprehensive negotiation, es-
tablishes a Western Hemisphere Sc
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Druggist Is Shot 10 Death
In Strasburg; Wife Held
BY the Associoisd Press

STRASBURG. Va. Aug. 3d.
George Allen Emmart, 43-year-old
Strasburg druggist. was shot and
killed tonight in the Office of his
crowded store and his wife, Julia,
was taken to the Woodstock Jail.
Raymond Borden, lumber dealer
said that as he and DR.. Emmart
were talking over plans for the
druggists new house. Mrs. Emmart
walked in, carrying a small cosmetic
case. She walked past the two men
and into smaller anteroom off the
Office, he said.
A short time later, Mrs. yEmmart
appeared carrying .22-caliber tar
get pistol and said, "I told him I
was going to kill him." Police Chief
Frank Tangle said. Two shots rang
out in quick succession and DR.. En-
mart staggered into the front of
the drugstore which was filled with
last minute shoppers. Mrs. Emmart
tainted and remained in half-con-
scious condition for some time at the
Jail.
DR.. Emmert came here from Alex
andria six years agosas manager OF
the Peoples Drug Store. Both he
and his wife had been married pre-
viously.
He, is survived by his father,
George Emmart of 62oS New Hamp-
shire avenue NE, Washington; a
sister, Mrs. Irwin Orndorff of stras-
burg, and two brothers. Clyde En-
mart of 1850 Erie street Sc. Wash
ington and Harry Emmart OF Stras-
hllrQ
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Senator McCarran Quite
A Bit Better Doctor Saws
BY Ale Assoeioisd Press

RENO, New, Aug. Ex-senator
tMcCarran, Nevada's veteran Demo-
cratic leader of the Western silver
bloc, is feeling quite a bit better"
and out of immediate danger, his
physician said late today.
Dr. A. L. Stadther said an X-ray
examination of the 71-year-old
Senator, who has been hospitalized
since heart attack last Saturday,
revealed nothing serious.
Senator McCarran, however, was
to receive another blood trans
fusion tonight.
He suffered internal hemorrhages
yesterday apparently as complica-
tion of the heart attack, according
to his doctor.
Senator McCarran's administra-
tive secretary, Miss Eva B. Adams.
said last night that his of1ce here
had received word from the Senator
that he is much improved" and
will be going strong again.
The Senator is former chairman
of the Senate Distric: Committee.
Evening star., 1947-08-31
| What theRussions
| Are Saying of Us:

The MoscoW radio, broadcast
i'm in Korean to Korea last
uce''c., said.
THE insistence for freedom OF
the press and freedom of infor-
nation (for democratic public
o-irion) implies that first of all,
t.-c press and information must
re utilized for the promotion OF
raace and good will between the
recples of the world. Yet reac-
tioaaries the world over are
widely utilizing the newspapers
in order to obstr9ct establishment
of everlasting peace and to Gre
s4e antagonism within the United
Nations.
such is possible because IN
those countries the majority of
the information organs, that Is,
>large-sized newspapers, wire serv-
ices. radio broadcasting stations,
moving picture companies and
the like are held in the hands of
monopclists, who desire to publi-
cize reactionary, undemocratic
ideologies to the whole world.
Under such circumstances,
overseas newspapers, particularly
those of the Anglo-Saxon powers,
have no freedom; that is, Anglo
Saxon newspapers cannot achieve
a high level. In other words, they
cannot fight for the democratic
political principles. annihilation
of fascism, for peace and good
will between the people of the
world, based on respective inde-
Inendence and equality"
Evening star., 1947-08-31

Motorcycle Policeman Eugene r
Blankenship of the Traffic Division
was under orders to start walking
beat tomorrow following dis
pute about traffic violation Friday
afternoon with Walter G. Kolb
electrical contractor and former
president of the Washington Rotary
Club. ..-...
The versions of Mr.. Kolb and Pvt
Blankenship differ sharply as tc
what happened when the officer
followed the motorist to his place OF
business at 3919 Window place, NV.
after Mr.. Kolb admittedly cut a
traffic signal change too short and
turned right into Wisconsin avenue
from Tenley Circle on a red light
Mr.. Kolb, who lives at 1901 Abe
marie street NV, and has been in
business at the Window place ad-
dress for the last 20 years, told re-
porters last night that the officer
followed him into his office, refused
Evening star., 1947-08-31
By Don S. Warren

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities last night
denounced the Civil Rights Con-
gress as a Communist-front Or
ganization set up to protect
Communists who run afoul of
the law"
The committee also charged that
the Congress, organized in Detroit
in April, 1916. is engaging in "a cam
paign of vilification" of the Ameri-
can Government.
Listing "a "key individuals it
found were guiding the policies OF
the Congress, the committee identi-
fed II of them as outright leading
members" of the Communist party
Twenty-Five of the list have aided
one or more leading Communists on
occasion, it added. Fourteen were
said to have signed statements In
support or defense of the Commun-
ist party.
"It should be clear" the commit
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Civil Rights Congress Labeled
AS Red Front by House Probers
Report Declares II Of Its 81 Leaders
Are Communist StoIwurts; Sponsors Listed

tee concluded, that the Civil Rights
Congress is an organization dedi-
Gated not to the broader issues of
civil liberties, but specifically to the
defense of individual Communists
and the Communist party, that the
organization controlled by individu-
ais who are either members of the
Communist party or openly loyal to
it, and that in carrying out its de-
fense aims the organization has at
the same time engaged in CAM
paign of vilification against the
American Government"
In addition to officers and organ
izers, the committee published what
it identified as list of the orgapi-
zation's original sponsors This
included the names of Senator Tay-
lor, Democrat, Idaho, several present
and past members of the House and
numerous persons in arts, profess
sional and labor groups.
In listing the purported sponsors,
the committee made no. effort to
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Truman Leaves for Rio Today:
Brazil Plans Big Celebration
President to Join in Ceremonies on Poet
125th independence Anniversary Rites

not been decided what-if any
stops will be made enroute The
one certainty about the voyage in
tnat the chief executive, who will be
crossing the Equator for the first
time, will become "shellback" in
the traditional crossing the line
ceremony.
The first jump of the Independ-
ence will be 2,l50 miles to Waller
Field, an American base in Trini-
dad, where the presidential party
will arrive late this afternoon for an
overnight stop.
Getting under way again at 3 or 4
o'clock tomorrow morning, the Sec
ond water hop will be 1900 miles tc
Belem, fueling stop on the north
ern coast of Brazil near the mouth
of the Amazon. The remainder OF
the trip viii be over Brazilian
jungles, and in the latter stages
planes of the Brazilian Air Force
will fly with the Independence
which also is being accompanied by
press plane.
Parade to U. s. Embassy.
The official welcoming party
headed by President Dutra, of Brazil
will meet Mr.. Truman at Galeao
Airport, across the bay from Rio
Then there will be parade to the
American Embassy residence, where