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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
HOUSE STEERING
 COMMITTEE OKAYS
 TRADE ACT TODAY


 WASHINGTON, May 13. - lR = The House Republican Steering Committee today approved a one year extension of the reciprocal trade act. The COP leaders said the act should be revised, however, to give Congress veto powers over any trade treaty exceeding tariff rates set by the Federal Tariff Con- mission.
 Speaker Martin (R-Mass) told reporters there was general agree ment among Republican House leaders to press the bill to House passage immediately.
 The House Ways and Means Con- mittee was called to vote on the bill tomorrow.
 President Truman has asked for a three-year extension of the trade act which is due to expire June 12
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
ONE HUNDRED HERE
 BY PAN AMERICAN

More than 100 passengers, the majority of whom were going through to Naknek and Kodiak, arrived in Juneau yesterday via Pan American flights from Seattle.
 From Annette: Russel Collar.
 From Fairbanks: William White, M. J. DeCoite, Grover Reamer, o. T. Finney, Dr. Huck, Della Fields and child, and Bertha FL finger.
 To Seattle: Ralph Mize, Jack McDaniels, Del Winner Jack Man ley and Catherine Freiman.
 To Annette: Aaron Wise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
TRUMAN ASKS FOR 7h BILLION MORE
 FOR U. S. DEFENSE

WASHINGTON, May 13. = R Y President Truman today asked Con- gress for $2,434, Al 900 for defense.
 The request was made in letter to Speaker Martin (R.-Mass) MT Truman said this money is in addi- tion to $725,OO0,0O0 asked for air planes and to the military budget estimates submitted earlier. The money, he said, is needed because of increased military requirements contemplated in his -.lessage to Congress March r.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
Jap Bull Fight Is Off; Too Dressy An Affair

TOKYO, May 13.-tR-Scratch one bull fight.
 Tokyo police today cancelled Saturdays scheduled battle royal involving four big bulls dressed in brccade and silk sashes.
 The reason: The cops feared the bulls might get hurt.
 Japanese hull fights are differ ent from those in Spain. Over here the bulls lock horns and fight each ether.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13

customs officers who failed to put up resistance, although they were armed with machine guns. Police refused to confirm reports that three of the bandits were cap tured
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
YAKUTAT VISITORS

Mrs. Mark A. Graham and Fred V. Schraeder from Yakutat are in Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
, 1948-07-09

The reception you have given
me has been most friendly and
very heartwarming. My first
words / feel ought to be a word
of thanks. I want you to know
how much / appreciate the invita-
ton extended to me by your Gov
ernor to share your celebration. I
want you to know how happy I
am to be with you on this mem
orable occasion. Even if the Vir-
gin Islands are no longer Danish
and have not been so for over 80
years. your past is intimately con-
nected with our past and we in
Denmark still often think of the
days when the Islands were under
the Danish flag.
Since 1917 the Stars and Stripes
have replaced the Dannebrog. but
we still take a very warm inter
est in your fate, sharing in your
joys and in your sorrows, and we
cherish the hope that you always
will consider us old and trusted
friends.
There are many things a Dane
might talk amout when his
thoughts dwell on our past. Our
history goes back for more than
a thousand years. Our flag, the
Dannebrog, is the oldest flag in
the world. It flew in these parts
for more than $40 years.
But today / would like to dwell
on the part that one single man
played in the events we are eel
ebrating today. / am thinking Of
Peter Won Scholten, the man who
was Danish Governor General
over the Islands in 1848.
On the evening of July End,
1848, Peter Won Scholten arrived
at st. Croix on board the good
ship 'Vigilant" from an official
visit to st. Thomas. He went to
, 1948-07-09

his estate, "Bulowsminde"", out
side Christiansted, where he lived
with the beautiful Anna Elizabeth
Regard, who was his companion
for many years on the Island. Miss
Heegaard's mother was born on
the Islands, her father was a
Dane She was one of the free
colored', to use the expression of
a hundred years ago.
Shortly after midnight he was
awakened by a messenger bring
ing him a letter from the officer
in command of the fort in Fred
eriksted. The letter said:
In this section of the country,
the Negroes are in a state of COM
plete revolution, the church bells
are ringing to warn the people.
We r making the necessary ar
engagements in the Fort. The ru-
mors in circulation are SO varied
that there is no use repeating
them"
At 2 o'clock in the morning of
the 3rd of July, Peter Won Schol-
ten was On his way on horseback
from his estate to Christiansted.
He arrived a little before 8 o.
clock at Government House and
sent a message to all military and
civilian officials to join him at
once. For more than IL hours Pc
ter Won Scholten discussed the
serious situation that had arisen
with his men and then he order
ed his carriage to take him to
Frederiksted where the trouble
had occurred. Between six and
eight thousand Negroes were in
front of the fort in Frederiksted
and at noon the crowd started to
shout that if the Governor Cen
eral didn't show up pretty soon,
they would burn the town. It.
was believed that the leaders of
the rebellion had given IL o'clock
as the deadline, but, as a matter
of fact, nothing serious happened
and at about 4 o'clock Peter Won
Scholten arrived. That bloodshed
was avoided in Frederiksted was
probably due to the leader of the
revolt, a young, bright Negro
from a nearby farm. They called
him General Buddo and it is
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SAAC OAAy LANGUAGE the negroes
would understand.
Peter Won Scholten was usually
not afraid of opposition. He had
shown on many occasions that ne
was willing to fight for what he
believed in, but it seems that the
lack of understanding and the
violent opposition he. met with
from other officials and the white
population was too much for him.
It was as if the great decision
he had taken on his w to eman-
cipate the slaves immediately
the Danish Government had only
authorized a gradual emancipa-
ton to be completed within IL
years-had sapped his last
strength.
The following days showed that
he was a seriously sick man..
In those days you could not do
what all officials can do now.
cable lengthy reports to the gov
eminent explaining everything in
detail. Scholten felt he had to 20
home to Denmark and try to per
suade his King and the Danish
Cabinet to see things in the light
he saw them.
A few days later he left the Is
lands, perhaps not only a sick
man, but to some extent a broken
man.
When he reached Denmark, he
met with severe criticism at first.
He was tried for having exceeded
his powers and his case had to be
taken to the Supreme Court be-
fore he was acquitted. What he
had done was not fully appreciat-
ed by any of his contemporaries.
He was put on the retired list
and never came back to his be-
loved Islands and his only friends,
whose cause he championed all
his life.
From a personnel point of view,
Scholten's last years-he died in
l854-Were probably somewhat
sad years, but what he had done,
nobody could undo, and today, a
hundred years later, all Danes
know that Peter Won Seholten was
q brave man and va right.
If he could e us here TODAY.
he would forget all the difficult
ties he had gone through. He
would feel he had not lived in
vain.
In the spirit that motivated
Peter Won Scholten's action a
hundred years ago, in the name of
our King and Government and of
all Danes, ! ask you all to accept
a warm greeting from Denmark
and every good wish.
, 1948-07-09

AAROW4A It1dt lie Was d SOOQ ITl6nQ
of the Governor General. In Den
mark it was even said that Schol-
ten and Buddo had planned the
whole uprising together, but there
is no justification for this. On his
way to Frederiksted, Scholten had
spoken to quite a few of the Ne
groes ard had tried to calm them
down. They answered that they
would be calm but that they want
ed their freedom.
Upon his arrival in Frederik-
sted, his carriage was immediate
ly surrounded by crowds shout
ing, I'VE must be free this very
moment" To which Scholten re-
Piled, yes, yes, but you must go
home and behave yourselves
When he came to the square in
front of the fort, he stepped out
of his carriage and shouted to the
thousands around him, "You are
free" "You are hereby emanci-
pated." After those historic words,
the crowds separated peacefully
and went home. 1t was A o'clock
IN the afternoon on July 3rd, 1848
and Scholten had only been about
an hour in Frederiksted when he
was informed that the Negroes
were now rioting in Christiansted.
He left hurriedly and returned
to Christiansted at about z o'clock
in the evening. Against Scholten's
orders a shot was fired. "A young
lieutenant of the militia named
McCutcheon gave the order. Some
We're killed and a few were
wounded. This shooting was prob
ably the reason for plundering
and burning that took place on
several plantations the following
days. It was Scholten's belief that
bloodshed could have been avoid
ed if the young lieutenant had
not opened fire on the Negroes
against his orders. Others thought
1t was the shooting that saved
christiansted from being burned
down.
That same evening Scholten put
in print the promise he had made
to the Negroes on the square in
Frederiksted a few hours earlier.
After this proclamation Of eman-
cipation there was still some I'M
rest on st. Croix, less on st. John.
and st. Thomas where there had
been no bloodshed. Trouble on St.
Croix continued for several days,
not only among the freed, but also
amongst the planters, who did not
approve at all of Scholten's atti-
tude.
On July 9th Scholten got into
a violent argument with some of
the planters who accused him of
having left the Islands open for
the Negroes to plumber They told
, 1948-07-09
ADDRESS
Made by Ambassador
Henrik de Kaufman

July Ord. ls4s on the Centennial
Celebration in commemoration of
the Emancipation of the Slaves
Oh the Virgin Islands
, 1948-07-09

sTREHeTH
IN
Unity
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-08-27
AMERIKOS LIETU-
VIII DARBAS BUS
PER AMZIUS DE-
kINGAI MINIMAS

Americas Lietuviq Taryba
gavo is Schweinfurte, Vokieti-
joje, esamos Lietuviu stovyk..
los toxic turinio sveikinima:
"Schweinfurto Lietuviu sto-
vyklos Vokietijoje 1900 EMO
niu vardu 1948 m. Liepos 20
dienos visuotinis susirinkimas,
ypatingai ivertindamas ir bran
gindamas JAW Lietuviu ir ju
garbingu organizaciju pasiau-
kojancias ir nenuilstancias pa
stangas kovoje uz Lietuvos is
laisvinima ir vykdant nesiliau-
janti tremtiniu salpos darba, O
taip pat labai sekminga akcija
uz Pabaltieciams DIP palankaus
JAW imigracijos biliaus pri-
emima, siuncia per Americas
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-08-27

Lietuviu Taryba savo gilia Sc
seriska ir broliska padeka ir
nuosirdziausius sveikinimus.
"Amerikos Lietuviq, ypac
Amerikos Lietuviu Tarybos ir
kitty ju garbingu organizacijQ
darbas atskleidzia viena ispu-
dingiausiq lapu Lietuvos isto-
rijoje, ir per amzius bus dekin-
gai minimas issilaisvinancios
Lietuviu tautos. Mes busime
laimingi praneati apie Jusu dl-
dzias pastangas nuo bolsevlkl-
nio jungo islaisvintai Tevynel.
''Tegyvuoja seses ir brolial,
Americas Lietl'viai"
susirinkimo igalioti
(sefa parasaD.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-08-27

PRANCUZIJA, Xxi prizes 10
metu atgal, pristate Amerikos
cigaretu gamintojams visa ci-
garetu popieri, kuri dirbo is Ii
niniu skarmalq surenkamq vi
sole Europoje. Dabar Amerl-
ka pasidaro cigaretams popie-
ri is savo paciu auginamu linq.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-08-27

JURU pauksciai-zuvedros is
sklenda toll ir sauszemi, ir
jie yra naudingi tuo kad su-
gaudo daugybes kenksmingu
vabalu.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-08-27

PIETU Afrikoje, Johannes
burgo nanny pardavimo agentai
pasiskeibe jog stengsis apsau-
goti ten atvykstancius apsigy-
venti migrants nuo apgavys-
ciu namais.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24
GoYnell Mqnuel Is
Honoree AT PurtY
On Her Birthday

A happy event among the
young friends of Gaynell Manuel
was a party given Friday at 4 p,
m. by Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Man
uel at their home on the Old Mo-
bile highway in honor Of her sew
enth birthday.
Games were played until the
lighting of the candles on the
ornate birthday cake when the
small guests all gathered around
Gaynell as she blew out the
flames.
Mrs. Manuel was assisted by
Mrs. Eugene Ladnier in serving
the cake with punch.
The guest list included Janice
and Judy Slade. Elsie Richards,
Jerry Lou Bodden, James, Jr.
and Marcia Dowdle, Norma Sue,
Tommy and Hugh Bodden, Mere
dith Jordon and Marshlee Naples.
Young members of the family
present were Doris, Betty, jean
cite and Margaret Manuel. Adults
were Mr.. and Mrs. James Dow
die and Mrs. Austin Jordon of
and Messrs Eugene Lad
nier and Joe Manuel.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24
Chopter c. PEG
Pluns
For Book Review

AT a meeting Of Chapter c,
PEG at the home of Mrs. M. E.
Wigington Tuesday at 8 p. m.
plans were completed for tn c
wishing Well tea which the
chapter is to sponsor in the SUBJ
story of First Methodist church,
September 80 at 2:45 p. m, a
feature of which will be a book
review to be given by Mrs. ]. T.
Thompson of Moss Point.
The chair was occupied by Mrs.
C. Price who at the conclusion of
business turned the meeting over
to Mrs. E. L. Brantley, who pre-
sented the program.
The subject was Period Fur
niture' and Mrs. Brantley read
excerpts from a book dealing
with furniture of different eras.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, Mrs. Wigington served a
salad course.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24
Vital Statistics

White births in Jackson coun-
ty during the first week in Sep
TENDER registered with the
vital statistician are: Claud Shelf
ford and Yvonne Mae Lopine
Scism, boy; j. d. and Irma Elmer
Hinton Cauley, boy; jacob
Thompson and Annie Mae Muir
ply Lockard, girl; Richard Hen
derson and LA Mae Conway Dahl
gren, boy; john William and Lois
Marie Kirkwood johnson, boy;
James Roland and Gertrude Ce-
celia Faciane WEIGH, girl; Bert
and Martha Odessa Devers Med
lin, boy; James Wilson and Euna
Scott Rogers, boy; Elmer Vernon
and Lille Partain Smith. girl;
Andrew Ellis and Helen Marie
Floore Dunn, boy; Owen Lamar
and Willie Skehan DeAngelo,
boy; Durward Keith and Ruth
Alene Grierson Forehand, girl;
and Luther Field and Maxine
Virginia Alberson Easterling, boy.
Colored births registered are:
Willie and Miriam Williams Ash
ford, girl; Edward and Teddie Lee
Hayes Wells, boy; Noah and Will
lie Elven Dread Robertson, girl;
George and Gladys Edward Will
liams, girl; Will and Doris M.
Wright Davis. girl; Herman f. and
Bernice Watson Claude, girl; Ir-
vim and Octavia payton Davis,
girl.
White deaths: Robert Louis Nc
GOWN, John Victor Johnston and
John o. Grant, Sr.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24
News From Voncleove -.
New Prospect Camp Meeting TO
Start Next Week; Annual Affair

The New Prospect Camp Meet
ing of the Vancleave charge OPP
ems at 1880 p. m. Tuesday, Sep
TENDER %, and closes on Sunday
night, October 3. The Rev. X. E.
Alsworth has as helpers the Rev.
Wadell Roberts of Tracey City,
Tenn, to do the preaching and
Lawrence Lindhart, director OF
music at the First Methodist
church of Pascagoula, to take
charge of the singing. This IS an
annual affair and large crowds
are expected. Many Of the tent
ers will begin moving to tn
grounds on Saturday before the
start of the services.
Friday night the Agriculture
boys under the supervision OF
their director, Ira T. Ravens, Sr.
enjoyed a chicken-spaghetti sup
per at their class building. Sew
enteen boys and two guests were
present besides their leader, to
enjoy the supper.
The regular yearly election OF
library officers took place on FRI
day evening in the school audi
torium. The following were elect
ed, T. L. Murphy, Jr., president;
Mrs. Otis Wilson, vice president;
Mrs. Jacob Lockard, secretary
and corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Eta Ramsay, treasurer; Mes
danes Jack Fletcher, Otis VIII
son, H. L. McCleskey, Roscoe
Fletcher, J. c. Harris, ST., Jacob
Lockard and Roy FURRY, pro-
gram committee.
New officers of the WMU
elected on Thursday r Mrs. j.
Murphy, president; Mrs. Ora
dy Patrick, first vice president;
Mrs. Ada Davis second vice pres
ident; Mrs. w. A. Scott, secre-
tary treasurer; Mrs. w. w. Moore
community chairman; Mrs. L. E.
Daniels mission study chairman.
Ezell Lodge No. 426 held a
meeting on Friday evening, OBJ
serving Constitution Day. Their
guest speaker was Mr.. Bicker-
staff of Gulfport.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson of
Pascagoula and Mr.. and Mrs.
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ridian, Maben, West Point and
Starkville. In Starville they were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Coy Allen
and family, who were former
residents of this community.
MI. and Mrs. Vernon Jones
and family spent Sunday with
their parents and grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones.
Miss Peggy Dees, who is at
tending Whitworth college in
Brookhaven, is at home for a few
days on account of illness.
Miss Joyce Graves left Satur-
day for New Orleans where she
will be the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Clifford Pittman.
Mrs. Rupert Roberts and chill
dren and Mrs. Bertha Roberts
spent Sunday with the latter's
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Leather
bury and family in LaComb, La.
Mrs. Chandler Ravens from Mt.
Pleasant and Mrs. Bob Browder
and little daughter from New
Orleans visited Mesdames Aga
line Havens and Alyce Bourgeois
Saturday.
The many friends of A. c. Tew
are happy to learn that he is able
to be up and out again.
Mrs. A. E. East is expected
home the last of the week from
Hattiesburg where she has been
guest in the home of her son and
his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ravens spent
Sunday night at the bedside of
their critically i'll father, Art
Ravens, in Pascagoula.
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Gene Seaman of Kreole were din
ner guests on Saturday of MI.
and Mrs. Roscoe Fletcher and
family.
Joe McCleskey entertained the
fifth and sixth grades at a birth
day party on Friday afternoon
in the school cafeteria. Games
were played under the leader
ship of Mrs. Cammie Wilson, his
teacher. Afterwards ice cream
and cake were served the young
guests by Joe's mother, assisted
by Miss Maude Roberts, Mrs.
Cats and Mrs. Dryden Walker.
Mrs. Howard Furry and daugh-
ter, Ona May, from Hattiesburg
visited friends here on Saturday.
Wallace Roberts from Gulfport
visited Miss Lizzie Ware Sunday.
DR.. Lenore Bajda, county health
doctor, and her staff of nurses
were at the school on Thursday
giving all who wished a free
physical examination.
r. E. Bryan, a member of the
faculty, spent the weekend with
his home folks at Basin.
Mrs. w. A. Cock of Ford City,
Penn, arrived Thursday to visit
in the Woodman home. She will
be remembered here as Miss
Billie Woodman.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Stage and son
have returned from a trip to me-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24
P0sc0gouIn Womon's Club Begins
Meetings For The 1948-D Club Year

If the meeting of the Woman's
Club of Pascagoula Thursday
afternoon Of last week be any in
dication of future meetings, a
high standard of attendance and
interest will prevail throughout
the l948-49 club year.
The session was held at the
18th street Community Activities
building at 3 p. m. and was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Henry Gau-
tier who was formally assuming
her duties for the first time as
head of the club.
The theme for study this year
Is These United States" and dis
tribution of the new year books
was cleverly brought about by an
amusing take off Of a meeting of
the year book committee which
was presented by Mesdames c.
M. Bush, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, and members
Of her committee, Mesdames J..
o. Cole, E. C. Buckley, John
Cole, Henry Gautier, ]. E. Brent
and z. q Wright.
Miss Vela Mckinley told the
history of the creed which is used
not only in this club but every
other woman's organization
throughout the country. It's au-
thor. Mary Stewart, she ex-
planned. changed the spelling of
her last name from Stuart after
many ascribed the writing of the
creed to Mary Stuart, Queen of
Scotland.
Reports were heard from Mrs.
N. L. Hatten, treasurer; Mrs. j. f.
Brent, general chairman, who e
ported on work done since the
new officers took office; Mrs. S.
B. McIlwain Of the legislation
committee who stressed the i'm
portance Of keeping informed on
political events in these very crit
ical times; and several other de-
partment heads. Mrs. ]. S. Abbey,
membership committee member,
reported that new names are to
be added to the club roster.
Mrs. McIlwain, acting for Mrs.
T. T. Justice, who is representa-
tive to the Civic Council, report
ed on the recent meeting at which
the securing of the Community
Activities building for a club
room to be used by all women's
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organizations was discussed.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing the hostesses, Mesdames
Justice, McIlwain. Hermes eau
tier, A. M. Tins, and Buckley,
served an ice course with indi-
vidual cake squares iced in yell
low and decorated with autumn
leaves in brown, yellow and red.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24

For fast travel on ice, a pen
gum slides on its stomach, pro-
polling itself with its feet and
flippers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-24

The forest industry is the Sec
ond largest primary industry in
Canada.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15

With Portland's growth in popu-
lation during the war years there
was also a growth in business
enterprises: more barbershops,
restaurants, beauty shops, hotels,
recreational parlors, etc. Churches
along with other organizations in
creased in memberships and fin
ances.
One fthe more recent bust
ness ventures which has grown
by leaps and bounds is the Savoy
Smoke Shop 4O5-4O7 N. w. Srd
Avenue. Mr.. Joseph Reed owner
and manager.
Observers, have with in a few
months. seen this recreational spot
expand take on more room
space = grow from one billiard
table to three = two employees
to five; beer on tap has been ad-
Diet to other concessions.
The Savoy Smoke Shop caters
to railroad men and the better
class of citizens who enjoy clean
recreation. Women are welcomed
at all time. With the increase of
business, Mrs. Reed gave up her
Job as stock clerk at the Meier
& Frank Store to assist her hus-
band in this lucratiee business.
Another, with marked improve
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15

ments and growth which speaks
for itself lie this Dunbar Hotel,
N. W. 9th Avenue which Mr..
James Braggs took over about
four years ago. at that time the
Dunbar was rated along with sew
eral others in that industrial dis
trict. But, today, after persever-
ance. spending Of a couple thou
sand dollars in renovating, adding
new bed room furniture and fix
lures new furnishings in the lob
by and other attractive features,
all of which automatically appeals
to better class of guests.
The Dunbar has helped imme-
asurably to relieve the acute hous-
ing problem, as the management
caters to permanent guests as well
as transients.