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Hagerstown.
Jimmy Shultz, Frazee Ridge, spent
the weekend with his grandmother
and sister, Mrs Jane King.
Thursday evening dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Durham were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Wade, Weston,
W. Va, Mrs. Emma Haenftling and
daughter, Frances, of Cumberland.
7 Capt. Carroll NJ. Forsythe stationed
with the 88th infantry division at
Trieste, Yugoslava, which is a divi-
sion controlling the Morgan Line be-
tween Yugoslavia and Italy, arrived
home Thursday on account of illness
of his father, Mr.. Milton Forsythe.
Capt. Forsyth2 came by plane leaving
Pisa, Italy, then to Frankfort, Ger
many; to Paris, France; then to the
Azores, off the coast of Portugal and
north to Newfoundland, to Westover
Field, Mass, and on to Washington,
taking 32 hours to make the trip. He
had been in Europe just one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lefevre re-
turned to their home in Aberdeen,
after visiting the latter's father,
Dorsey Guard and family, for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Skinner, Mill
Run, Pa, and friends spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. BAIL Garetts,
celebrating Mr.. Garletts Goth birth
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care for her Gaughtcr-in-law, who i,
; ILL.,
Mrs. John Dye spent Thursday il
Oakland on business.
Teachers spending the weekend a
their homes were: Mr.. James Cross
Barton; Mr. Vernon Robenson, Avil
ton; and Mrs. Mary s. Jackson, Crel
lin
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Friend and the
latter's father, w. W. Savage, were
Sunday visitors of Allison, Pa. rela-
tives.
William Rose, who is employed at
Braddock, Pa, spent the weekend
with his wife and daughter.
Miss Jessie Guard attended the
Navy-Duke football game in Balti-
more on Saturday.
Pastor Robert Johns and Wilbur
Fox attended the Lutheran Confer
ence Of the West Virginia Synod,
held in Clarksburg, w. Va, on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Frederick Guard, Baltimore, spent
few days with his father, Dorsey
Guard, and family. His brother, John
ny Guard, returned home with him
for a visit.
Rev. and Mrs. W. f. Wade and
daughter, Patsy. and Mr.. and Mrs. L.
l.. Friend were Sunday evening visit
ors of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jamison, of
Waynesburg, Pa, were Sunday din
ner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Arnold
Fox and son, Wilbur, of Friendsville,
at Pickwick Inn, in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Schroyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Murphy spent
Friday in Cumberland on business.
Mrs. Sadie Wade and her sister,
Mrs. H. l.. Shoemaker, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrlle Shultz and fam
lily on Frazee Ridge several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wallace of West
Union, W. Va, were guests of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Friend, over the weekend.
Gene Friend, Pittsburgh, Pa, was
here with his wife for several days.
Mr.. Thomas Wade, of Weston, w.
Va, spent several days here with
relatives. His wife returned home
with him after visit here with her
sister, Mrs. H. L. Shoemaker and
other relatives, for ten days.
Orland Durham left Tuesday for
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here Wednesday, October 8th. She
was formerly Miss Ruth Riley, of
Cove.
Firemen attend Festival
Members of the Community Fire
Company and their truck took part
in the Buckwheat Festival at King
wood on Thursday evening.
Celebrate Birthday
Mrs. George Dunham celebrated her
S8th birthday at her home here on
Wednesday. Her son and family, Mr.,
and Mrs. Everett Dunham, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Kennedy and Miss Minnie
! Durham, all of Uniontown, Pa, were
visitors. Ice cream and cake were
served. Mr.. George Dunham cele-
brated his Goth birthday in June.
| They have been married 6S years last
July. Two children passed away many
years ago. There are three living
children, Everett Dunham, of Union
town; William and Orland Friends
vile. They have resided in their
present home which they built in
1900. They are believed to be the old
est living married couple in this Vi
cinity.
community oHOW success
The Community Show, sponsored
by the F. F. A, last Thursday and
Friday, was a successful affair. Many
prizes were awarded in all kinds of
farm products.
Ball Game
The Grantsville High school soccer
team was victorious over the local
team at Grantsville, by a score of
1870, while the Friendsville girls field
ball team won over the Grantsville
girls team by score of 1913.
Personals
Mrs. Henrietta Lininger was a Sun
day dinner guest of her brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
George, Accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Gross, Park
ton, Nd, were Sunday guests Of Mrs.
Elma Friend.
Mr. and Mrs j. F. burst and fam
lily of McClellandtown, Pa, were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
R. Lytle.
Miss Lucille Fike, Cumberland,
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
her mother, Mrs. D. L. Fike
Mrs. Clyde Frantz and sisters,
Frieda and Virginia, Meyersdale, Pa,
visited their uncle, Mr. John Dye, re-
Gently.
Harry Black visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Beachley and son, at Elkton,
several days last week
Mr., and Mrs. Daley Groves, Con-
nellsville, Pa, spent the weekend
here with home folks.
Mr.. Clarencp Friend Allison Pa
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and Miss Nina Mae Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. A. Murphy ant
iMr. and Mrs. Ralph Murphy visited
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Greynolds il
Ridgeley, W. Va, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster King and Mrs
Ezra King were Sunday dinner
guests of the latter's daughter ant
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Jenkins
Pennington, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Durham. Mr.
and Mrs. W. f. Shoemaker and chill
dren were Sunday evening guests ot
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Spear, Oak.
land.
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
John Dye Were Mr.. and Mrs. SherC
Berringer, Of Greensburg, Pa, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen King, Dixonville, Pa.
Mrs. Roy Dye of McClellandtown, Pa
Jimmy Oliver, Jr., of Covington
Va, is guest of his uncle and aunt
Dr. and Mrs. II. J. Glover. They also
had as their guest the latter's
mother, Mrs. Oliver, of Covington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Everly who re-
sided in the Neil apartment, have
moved to Oakland, where the former
is an instructor in the high school
there. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Griffin.
who resided in the Frazee Home, are
occupying the apartment vacated by
the Everlys, Mr.. Griffin is the math
teacher here.
Mrs. w. F. Warthen, Terra Alta.
W. Va, is visiting her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. War
then.
Mr. and Mrs John Sweeney, Oak
land were Sunday afternoon guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Dunham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dye, Connells-
vile, Pa, spent the weekend with
formers brother, John Dye and fam
lily.
Sunday visitors of NJ. J. Forsythe
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Goodwin, of
Uniontown, Pa. Ed. burst, McClel-
landtown, Pa, Ray Lytle. C. O. Ross,
of Friendsville and Mr. and Mrs.
Emmons Warwick and daughter, of
Grantsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Miller, Acct
dent, were Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fike.
Mr.. and Ms. C. A. Fike visited
their son and daughter-in-law in
Swissville, Md, last week Mrs. Fike
remained for an extended visit to
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KITZMILLER

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harvey, Mr..
and Mrs Edward Bray were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Bray, Front
Royal, Va
Mr.. and Ms. Robert Davis, Akron,
Ohio, are visiting Mrs. c. R. Harvey.
Mrs. Lulu Kinkead, FIintstone, is
visiting here.
Mr. Harry Hershberger, ST., is re-
covering from pneumonia at the
Newton D. Baker hospital, Martins
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Green, Morgan
town, visited here over the Weekend
Mrs. Paul kitzmiller is i'll.
Charles Stiachan, Washington,
visited here.
The Republican., 1947-10-16
AVILTON

A surprise party was given in honor
Of Mrs Fannie Weitzel1 by her grand
children and several great grand
children at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Linnie Fike, on Friday evening,
it being her 87th birthday. Those
and Mrs. Robert Robson, of North
Carolina, James Robson, Anna Ruth
Robson, Paul Winfield, Ina Lee, Rose
Mary Robson, Mrs. Oscar CLANCY
and children, Donna and Coy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Fike and sons, Of Finzel
Mr. and Mrs. George Fike and daugh-
ter, judy Ann, Mrs. Kenneth Bell and
son, Dale, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Fike,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fike and daugh-
ters. Mrs. Weitzell received presents
and number of cards from her many
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friends. Refreshments were served.
Henry Duckworth of Homecoming,
was visiting relatives here on Sun
day
Mrs. Stewart Grove and son, Tom
my, spent Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. Leonard Wilhelm, and family.
Mrs. Olen Wilhelm is still patient
in Memorial Hospital and is somewhat
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Fike and
daughters spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. julius Wilhelm, Long Stretch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Wilhelm and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fike spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Lin
ME Fike.
The Republican., 1947-10-16
Former Shallmar Man
Convicted of Murder
Andre Broeckey Begins Life
Sentence in Pennsylvania
Institution

Andre Broeckey, 52-year-old former
ShalImar coal miner, was convicted
in Montgomery County Court, Norris
town, Pa, last Thursday by jury Of
seven men and five women Of the
first degree murder Of John Jack
anyics, IS, Oaks, Pa, last September
s.
The jury. which reached its verdict
after dcliberating eight and half
hours, recommended life imprison-
mcnt, according to Pennsylvania State
Policeman H. L. Aster, one of the in
vestigating officers, who said the
Commonwealth did not ask for a
death penalty.
Begins Sentence
Pvt. Aster said Broeckey will not
again face Judge George C. Corson,
who presided at the trial, but will be-
gin serving his term at once, probably
in Eastern Penitentiary, Philadelphia.
Broeckey admitted on a witness
stand last Wednesday that he struck
Jackanyics with piece Of wood dur
ing d fight in house in the woods
near SchuylkilI River in the vicinity
Of Oaks.
A Russian, Broeckey confessed the
Staying Of Jackanyics, Pvt. Aster said.
"Gentlemen," the officer quoted
Broeckey as saying, 81 killed John.
He steal my woman. look for him
for five days. He no steal anybody
elsc's woman"
Broeckey had entered plea Of
innocent to the charge, claiming he
killed Jackanyics in self-defense,
authorities reported, explaining that
he first made a statement declaring
two men in a taxi came to the house
in the woods, beat Jackanyics and
took his money.
The examiner, who left Garrett
County last year, was on the stand
for several hours Wednesday but
showed very little, if any emotion,
during the trial, the officer said. He
added that d daughter and two sons
in-law were present at the trial.
Pennsylvania authorities related
these events leading to the crime:
After Broeckey moved to the
PhoeniXville section, he met a woman
identified as Esther Hayes, At, and
the pair lived together as man and
wife at Phoenixville for about six
months.
The latter part Of July, the woman
left with a man described by District
Attorney Fred SmiIlie as "beau
brummel who gave her more to drink"
than Broeckey. The beau brummel''
was identified as Jackanyics.
Broeckey then began a search for
the couple and found them in the
house near the Schuylkill River where
the Staying took place.
Pvt. Aster extended his appreci-
alton to State Trooper Milton G..
Hart, Maryland State Police, and
residents Of Kitzmiller for their CO.
operation in the investigation.
The Republican., 1947-10-16
FRIENDSVILIE
Week of Prayer Service

Week of Prayer Service will be OBJ
served in the Methodist church Thurs
day evening, October 80, at o'clock.
The public is invited.
Youth Fellowship Met
Member of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship met Sunday. The business
meeting was held by President Mary
I. Murphy. Reports were given. A
song service was given of various
hymns.
WSCS Holds Meeting
The WSCS met Tuesday evening,
October 7th Miss Bernadine Devine
led the devotionals, with Mrs. Howard
Skidmore taking part in the program.
Miss Inez Friend, Selbysport, was a
guest speaker. Circle | served re-
freshments.
Rummage And Bake Sale
The Women's Missionary Society Of
the Accident Lutheran Parish will
hold a Rummage and Bake Sale, on
Saturday, October IS, in the Health
room.
Attend Legion Banquet
On Wednesday evening, Miss Jane
Guard and her cousin, WILDER Fox,
ATTENDED an American Legion Ban
quet instituting the James Maxon
Post 992 at Mt Morris, Pa. The post
was named in memory of James Max
on, World War II casualty, and
buddy Of Mr.. Fox during the war.
Semi Annual Sale
The semi-annual rummage and
bake sale by the WSCS will be held
Saturday, October %, in the Murphy
building
Birth
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayden Wolf an
nounce the birth of their first child,
son, Gary Edward, at their home
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day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne Mason, Mt
Lake Park, were Saturday evening
guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Schroyer and
children and Mrs Matte Kamp spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Roy Fike
at Star Junction, Pa.
Mrs. Helen Evans and sons, of
Homecoming, were here last Thursday
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. +. Guard
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...our costs have gone up, too!

SOME PEOPLE get along under higher
prices by using less or doing without. Some
have more income to help meet higher costs.
All can adjust outgo to income, to large
extent.
But railroad cannot skimp or do with
out and still provide good, efficient and safe
service adequate to the needs and desires
of the public.
The chart at left shows why the Eastern
Railroads have had to ask for an increase in
freight rates. The simple reason is that the
increases allowed since 1889 are nowhere
near enough to meet today's costs. The rev.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

Interracial Council Of Springfield
council which through broad
casts, mixed dinners, and etc.
strives to bring the peoples of
America together.
Rabbi Jacob was released in
1888 from the Dachau German
Concentration Camp, on condition
that he leave Germany immedi-
ately. Upon release, Rabbi Jacob
came to America, to which he re-
fers as "the land of opportunity"
The prime objective of his lecture
is to combat prejudice, and to en-
courage the people to get-to-geth-
er ae much as possible just to
learn more Of each other. In his
opinion, the more we are togeth-
er, and the more we know of each
other, the less prejudice will pre-
vail.
Rabbi Jacob who speaks Eng
lish fluently due to previous study
abroad, informed the Journal that
he is quite favorably impressed
wit hthe city of Little Rock.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01
Rabbi Jacobs
Speaks at Shorter

Rabbi Earnest I. Jacob, OF
Springfield, Missouri, spoke to the
faculty and students of Shorter
College at noon on Monday, jan
uary 10th in the college chapel.
His subject for address was, Jew
In America On Tuesday, jan
uary 81, at ten o'clock a. m.
Rabbi Jacob addressed Jackson
Theological Seminary of Shorter
on the subject, Common Ground
Between Christianity and Juda-
ISM" Following this address the
Rabbi again addressed the entire
college on Chow to Make Democ-
racy Work"
Rabbi Jacob is a representative
of the Chautauqua Society, an
organization whose purpose is to
bring information regarding the
Jewish religion and the Jewish
people to the universities and col
leges. both white and cOlOred. The
organization, which is nationwide
in scope, has it's headquarters in
Cincinnati, with Mr.. Arthur l..
Renhart, executive.
Rabbi Jacob, a Phi. D. of the
University of Breslaw, is at pres
ent instructor at Druri College,
Springfield, Missouri. He is parti-
cularly interested in interracial
problems, and is president of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

Take Part In
Experiments

Fort Bragg, North Carolina =
Members of the 555th Parachute
Infantry Battalion stationed here
under thecommand of Major James
H. Porter of New York City, in
conjunction with the Army Air
Forces and the Airbourne Test
Section on the Army Ground Forces
are carrying on extensive expert
ments with the Army Air Forces
"Globemaster, prosaically referred
to as Type GA. Capable of trans
porting $50 fully equipped combat
soldiers to any part Of the shrink
ing world, it is one of the Air
Forces latest answers to the specu-
Iations on moving the Army of
the future.
With no doors to enter through,
the soldiers are lifted into the
plane by an elevator which drops
from the belly and lifts twenty
four men at time into it's inter
ior. The Paratroopers are work
ing out the most efficient methods
for loading and unloading person
mel and equipment, the latter
ranging from Il ton jeeps to heavy
Artillery and 81 ton trucks.
The 555th Parachute Infantry
Battalion. a unit of the Regular
Army and part of the Sind Air
borne Division, is accustomed to
doing things first. They are the
first Army unit ever to be used
to jump as forest fire fighters in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

Scouts and Senior Scouts VIII
the Boy Scouts of America during
Bow Scout Week Through their World Friendship
Fund of voluntary America have given
4636 TO help Boy rebuild their
more
than 400 twenty Scout Uniforms and equip
contributed to Scouts
Scouting always been active force IN promqng
mutual poVe
is the official poster marking the event.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

Rev. J. n. Harrison, pastor of
Union Baptist Church and Rev.
Coleman. pastor of Cottrell Chapel
CINE Church.
The campaign was conducted
in a joint and friendly manner,
service being held jointly at each
of the churches of the pastors in
the contest. Reverend Tucker is
president of the Inter-denomina-
tional Ministers Alliance and the
successful pastor of Eureka Bap-
fist Church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

If you know any thing that will
darken the joy,
Of a wan or woman, girl or boy
That will wipe out a smile or the
least way annoy
4 fellow, or cause any gladness
to cloy,
It's pretty good plan to for
get it.
If you know a thing, just a lit
tie sin,
Whose telling would cork up a
laugh or a grin,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

Hot Springs - In a popularity
contest which ended Sunday aft
ernoon, January 26, at Visitors
Chapel AME Church, the Reverend
M. T. Tucker, above, pastor Of
Eureka Baptist Church, was de-
clared the winner and pronounced
the most popular minister in the
contest.
Taking part in the contest
along with Reverend Tucker, were
the Rev. G. N. Collins, pastor Of
Visitors Chapel AME Church,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01
A Pretty Good
Plan to Forget 1t
BY Judd Martinez Lewis

If you see a tall fellow ahead
of the crowd,
A leader of men marching fear
less and proud,
And you know of a tale whose
mere telling aloud
Would cause his proud head in
anguish to be bowed,
It's a pretty good plan to forget
it.
If you know of a skeleton hid
den away,
In a closet, and guarded and kept
from the day,
In the dark, whose showing,
whose sudden display,
Would cause grief and sorrow and
life long dismay,
It's a pretty good plan to for
get it.
If YOU know of spot in the life
of a friend,
We all have such spots concealed,
world without end,
Whose touching, his heartstring
would play and rend,
Till shame of it's showing no frief
could mend,
It's a pretty good plan to for
get it.
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Fined on Charge
OF Aggravated
Assault

George Bennett, 107, Glover, was
fined a total of S166.S0 and given
3O-day Jail sentence OIL charges
of aggravated assault and assault
and battery when the cases were
heard yesterday before Municipal
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01
Bernie Goldberg (E,qaire) Photograph

Judge Milton McLees. Bennett
is charged with a knife attack of
George Scott, 2614 Gribble, sew
eraI weeks ago.
Bennett also faces a murder
charge IN Little Rock for the
knitting of another person several
weeks ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01
John Terry Is
Back With
Journal

Mr.. John T. Terry, Junior at
Philander Smith College, is back
on the job as circulation manager
of the Southern Mediator Journal,
announces Editor G. H. Jones,
Editor-Publisher
Mr.. Terry is a very conscienti-
Gus worker and is promising to
do his utmost to entend greatly
the circulation of the Journal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

To keep that garden hose In good
condition. keep it out of the hot sun.
Drain it after using 1t and coil 1t
In a shady spot or put 1t away Ia
q cool. dry place. 1t is best to keep
1t away from gasoline or oil for they
rot the rubber.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-02-01

the Northwest to extinguish fires
set by Japanese Balloon-Bombs
during the war, or fires started
from other sources which threat
ened to destroy our valuable tim
Der land.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Hitler Ordered Death
OF Todt, Widow Says
By the Associated pre.s

BERCHTESGADEN, many
Aug. 27.-Adolf Hitler ordered the
"accidental' plane crash in i941
which resulted in the death of Maj
Gen. Fritz Todt, Nazi Minister OF
Munitions and builder of the Sieg-
fried Line, the engineers widow as
serted yesterday.
Mrs. Elsbeth Todt, 64, made the
claim in an interview as a German
denazification court placed her on
trial for relationship with the Nazi
Party and its leaders. She also
made her assertion to military gov
eminent officers
She said Hitler had been jealous
of Todt's growing popularity" with
the German people and had in
structed the Gestapo to do some
thing about it. A time bomb planted
in a plane assigned for Todt's official
use exploded while the aircraft was
in flight, she said.
Todt was regarded as Germany's
leading engineer. When the Ger
man Army invaded the Lowlands
and France in 1910, Organization
Todt, which was in complete COM
mand of Germany's building indus
try. adopted a lightning technique
for repairing roads, laying out air
fields and building defense positions
in the occupied countries.
Speaking at Todt's state funeral
in Berlin. Hitler described him as
"one of my truest colleagues and
friends the greatest road
builder the world has known"
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Pharmacy Dean Warns
OF Shortage in Scientists
BY the Associated Press

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 27.-An acute
shortage of scientifically trained
men can be made up only by grad
uate training of every f1rst-class
interested mind that can be found
In the next 10 years." Dean Glenn
L. jenkins of Purdue University
School Of Pharmacy asserted yester-
day.
DR.. Jenkins spoke at session OF
the American Association of Col
leges Of Pharmancy, meeting here in
conjunction with the 93d convention
Of the American Pharmaceutical
Association.
The present dearth of scientific
ally trained men is acute and has
definite implications pertinent to the
national welfare" DR.. jenkins de-
clared.
The educator said only 219 men
with doctors degrees had been
trained in pharmacy colleges in
nearly Is years and that many more
were needed for research on new
drugs and other branches of
pharmancy. He estimated 1000
properly distributed" pharmacists
could find placement today, but that
pharmacy colleges are poorly
prepared to meet the challenge"