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The Scientist and E'acifist

The Scientist and nacifist
Alfred Nobel was at the same
time a great inventor and a great
man of business. The giant COM
panies by means of which he him
self carried his inventions through
out the civilized world, and the
fortune of many millions which
he acquired in the course of twenty
years, bear abundant witness to
his energy and capability in the
latter field. Nevertheless he lack
ed that love of money and profit
for their own sakes which is said
to be necessary characteristic of
the genuine man of business. In
a letter to his brother before
whom he had surely no reason to
strike an attitude = he said that
his greatest sin was that he
he was fifty years old he wrote
loved not Mammon"; and when
that he would like to wind up his
business affairs and live like an
old maiden lady on the income
from securities Not that he
wished to be inactive, but he want
ed to devote himself to his work
as an inventor. In fact his bust
ness was task to which he was
driven by his inventions and which
he carried through by sheer will
power.
To a certain extent his inven-
lions were also done as a task.
There is an innate contradiction
between the pacifism which he
professed early in life and his eff
forts to find a more deadly gun
powder. AS the philosopher is
driven to perfect his system, so
Alfred Nobel was driven to per-
feet his discoveries with ever new
inventions. His father had devoted
many years of his life to expert
ments for the improvement of
gunpowder. His own thoughts
were, naturally, directed towards
the same goal, and he could not
cease to think of he problems
that had occupied him from his
youth. He once said to the pacifist
Bertha Won Suttner: MY factor
les will make an end to war sooner
than your congresses. On the day
when two armies can anpihilate
each other in one second, all civil
lied nations will shrink with hor-
ror from beginning war, and
will disband cir troops But
this oft-quoted remark must be
considered only as an attempt to
bridge in his own mind the gap
between the opposing sides of his
nature.
Alfred Nobel was really not in
full accord with his role either as
business man or as inventor. He
was, in fact. a contemplative ma
ture, a little of philosopher in
terested in the higher problems OF
life, and even a little of a poet.
In his youth he wrote poems and
began a novel In his later years
he wrote a drama. None of these
have any literary value, but it is
quite possible that if he had grown
up in a different environment and
received a different kind of edu-
cation, he might have become a
writer. At all events these literary
productions reveal his emotional
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

The 1947 collection of scrap
paper, which covered the whole
country, yielded a total of more
than 100000 tons. This year it is
expected to reach 100000 tons,
or 10000 tons a month.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01
ALFRED NOBEL F Sara1 G Of the

ed work of an idealistic tendency
and one to the person who had
most or best promoted the fra
ternity of nations and the abolish
ment or diminution of standing
armies and the formation and in
crease of peace congresses.
The prize in physics and chem
fistry were to be awarded by the
Swedish Academy of Sciences;
that in medicine or physiology, by
karolipska Institute in Stockholm;
that in literature, by the Swedish
Academy, and the peace prize by
the Norwegian Storthing.
Nobel paid tribute to his
mother country when he said to
one of those who witnessed the
will that he was leaving the great
er part of the prizes to be distri-
buted by Swedish institutions be-
cause he had met the greatest
! percentage of honest persons III
Sweden, and consequently thought
his instructions would be followed
more conscientiously there than
anywhere else. At the same time
his broad cosmopolitan outlook is
expressed by the paragraph in the
will where he speaks of it as his
definite desire that no attention
should be paid to nationality, but
the worthiest should be chosen re-
CARELESS of whether or not he was
Scandinavian.
Alfred Nobel died of heart dis
ease at the age of sixty-three, in
his villa at San Reno by the Med
iterranean, December 10, 1896.
1t is a far cry from the aut-
umn months in 1863 when the poor
engineer, without his diploma, and
regarded with suspician by the
public, was making his dangerous
experiments in a barge on Lake
Malaren and the November day
in 1898 when he signed his fam
Gus will. Within these three de-
cades a lonely mans lifework is
contained.
1t would seem as though there
was not much connection between
Nobel's invention of explosives and
his idealistic foundation for the
advancement of science, litera-
ture, and peace. And yet there
is a parallel Alfred Nobel was
fully convinced that even by his
invention of dynamite he served
the interests of humanity. Every
where his explosives have broken
down barriers, leveled roadways.
and opened up the depths of the
earth to the enterprises of man.
kind His endowment has done the
same in the moral and intellectual
world. 1t has broken down inhibi-
tions and smoothed the ways OF
human intercourse. He united in
his person the technical and the
idealistic and found no inconsis-
tency between them. He is a rep
resentative of that high faith in
culture which was characteristic
of some of the best men in the
nineteenth century.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-02-01

Fire losses set new high rec
ord in Sweden in 1947, when rea
property, merchandise, crops, an
forest land valued at lis million
kronor went UP in flames. In 1946
the figure was 65 million kronor
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
MT. LAKE PARK



A shower was given in the honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin L. Calls ON
Friday evening at the T.. b. Aid hall
at Loeb Lynn About IS were present.
Refreshments were served after the
opening Of the gifts Out Of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. c. V,
Harvey, Nj. ANA Mrs. Arthur Hum
bertson, Mrs. Lawrence Schmidt and
son, Larry, Mrs. Lcnuel Friend and
son, Alvin, Mr. and Mrs Chester
Friend and two sons, Arveda Friend,
and Mn. and Mrs. Mike Frantz.
Rev and Mrs. Hitler left on Tues
day for Parkersburg to attend the am
nual WSCS conference.
y miscellaneous shower was given
last Friday night in the Aid Hall in
honor Of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Calls.
\ large crowd was present and the
couple received many useful gifts
The cub. will meet Friday after
noon at p. m. in the Aid Hall. The
hostesses will be Mrs. Eva Mickey
and Mrs. Mosser
Mrs Stanley Ellie and daughter,
Of Corinth, spent Thursday here
visiting relatives
Mrs William Fulmcr entertained
a number of ladies at her home hele
last Thursday night
Mrs Clara Bittinger entertained
with q birthday dinner ON Sunday IN
honor Of her daughters birthday am
niversary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Rotary Club Plans
Community Forum

A community forum on Domestic
and international affairs will be pre-
scented in Oakland by the Oakland
Rotary club on consecutive Monday
beginning March lst This was an
nounced today by Dr. f. l. Baum
gartner chairman of the committee
ON arrangements. Four speakers whc
are outstanding in their respective
fields will be featured during the
series, he said.
The forum participants have been
obtained Independently by the local
club and the committee believes they
will be superior to any presented at
similar affairs in the past.
The forum is being presented BY
the local club as a community service.
This year the net proceeds Of the
series viii be donated to the local
hospital building fund
Further details regarding names
Of speakers and subjects they Will
discuss win be found in next week $
paper.
The place of the meetings will be
the Assembly Hall at St. Paul.
Methodist church.
Ladies' Night Planned
Plans were also made this week for
the annual Ladies Night, to be held
ON March Is, at which time Cover
nor W. Preston Lane will be the
speaker.
This weeks meeting is in charge OF
the classification committee, and
Prentice DeBeny, chairman of the
committee, will be the speaker
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Replanting Program
May Restore Chestnuts
I'm Fifty Years

A replanting program to make
chestnuts again available is being
conducted by the State Forestry De
partment, it was revealed by II. G..
Buckingham, district forester, at the
meeting Of the personnel Of the West
ern Maryland District, department oi
State Forests and Parks, in Cumbpr-
land, on Tuesday
Mr. Buckingham related how eX-
periments have been conducted in the
production Of a chestnut tree which
is believed to be blight resistant and
outlined huge planting program as
getting underway.
If successful, in a half century
from now in the fall Of the year,
youngsters may go again into tn.
forests Of Maryland to gather chest
nuts as was done until a blight Dc
stroyed the groves in 1920.
The Chinese or Asiatic chestnut
and the American chestnut have be.l
cross bred into what appears to be 4
blight-resistant chestnut Thousands
Of seedlings are being raised for
transplanting and some Of these have
been planted in the New Germany
area. Much of the experimental worA
has been conducted at Beltsville
A huge tree planting program with
100000 seedlings, to be trans
planted in the next few years, is the
goal Of the department. The program
is designed to reforest waste land,
prevent soil erosion. help in the
flood prevention program and to
beautify forests, parks and highways.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Baltimore Cleric To
Preach at Frankville

The Rev G.. Warfeld Hobbs. DID,
will conduct the service and preach
on Evangelism next Sunday. ) p. N.
at the Frankville School House whore
the Episcopal Church has been con-
Quoting services for several months.
DR.. Hobbs. who was formerly editor
of the Baltimore Sunday Sun and
several Church periodicals is now re
tired from active service but he still
maintains heavy schedule Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
To Observe Anniversary

Members Of Oakland Scout Troop
are observing the 38th anniversary
of the birth of scouting in America,
February to II, with various activl-
ties They will attend the Methodist
church ON Sunday morning in a
group, and have skiing party at
the golf course, west Of town, on Sun
day afternoon
During the week basketball game
has been planned.
A board Of review is scheduled for
next Thursday evening following the
regular scout meeting There will be
a service Of rcdedication at this time,
according to William Fife, scout
master.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Independents Lose

The Oakland Independents lost Al
league game on Monday night at
Bruccton, 81 to 90 Oakland led at
the half b to 27, but Bruceton put ON
squirt that gathered in 25 points in
the last half while the locals made
only II.
Joe Kahl's - points and Sharps II.
kept Oakland in the running, while
Gibson and Stewart added Is each and
Lyons > to complete the scoring.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Z. s. EVANS STOCK YARD
Terra Alta. West Virginia
Market Report, January 30, 1913

Today'a receipts were fair Market
was active and prices were higher on
most grades. Hogs were some lower.
Hogs, Choice weights, $4,000 to
$27.75; Heavy weights and sows,
$3.50 to $25.70; Males, $1,000 to
$140O; Pigs, $3.50 to $1,000 per head.
Calves, Good to choice, $3150 to
$3.50; Medium, $500 to $30l0;
Common. $3.50 to $3.50
Bulls, $3.50 to SD so; Cows. S13.2O
to S15.30; Steers. $3.50 to S26.75;
LETTERS, $1,000 to $26.4O; Heiferettes.
$1,000 to $3.50.
Lambs, $20.25; Ewes, $6.75 to 1910;
Horses, $500 to $4,000 per head
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
DIED
MRS. FRANKLIN GLOTFELTY

NRS. FRANZ LIN GLOlFELI4
Mrs. Clara May Glotfelty. of Spo-
kane. Washington, wife of Franklin
O. Glotfelty, died last Friday, Janu
any 30, in Spokane hospital, follow
ing an attacl, Of pneumonia She was
aged So
Deceased was daughter of the
late Nh and Mrs Thomas Tmney.
of Oakland and was born at Accident
September 8, 1873. She joined the
Lutheran church at Accident when a
young girl, remaining an active mem
Der throughout her lifetime. She lefe
Oakland in 1920.
Surviving are the following chill
dren Mrs Ellery Plots, of Park
ridge, H.; Harry and Carl GIotfelty.
both Of Spokane; Ray Glotfelty o.
Seattle; four grandchildren, Janis
K, jeanne and Alfred Ray Glot-
felty, and Frederick G. Schoch;
also the following sisters and
brother: Mrs. james GIotfelty, Nc
Henry; Mrs. Alma Hansen and Mrs.
James Fazzalari, and Oscar Tulney.
Oakland.
Funeral selviccs We're conducted on
Monday, February >, at 1880 a. M.
from d funeral home in Spokane,
with Rev. r. c. Wheatley. Lutheran
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
Firemen Out Twice

Oakland filemen were called out
twice during the week on account of
tlue fires The damage was negligi-
Bile in both cases.
The first call came from the home
of Bernard Bean, in the old Echard
home in Mt. Lake Park, on Friday,
January 30.
The second call was from the home
Of Andrew Wolfe. on Fourth street,
On January 81, about 1870 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

andcr, died at his home near Nj.
Lake Park on Friday afternoon,
January 30. He was born January 3,
1913, and was aged -four weeks
Surviving are the parents, two sis
tiers and one brother, Patricia Ann,
Opel Arlene and James Robcrt.
Funeral services were conducted Sun
day afternoon from the home in
charge Of Rev Dan McAllister. In
termeul was in the Deer Park Genie
terry.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

Oakland High school basketball
teams will meet Grantsville High
quints on the local court Thursday
evening.
The local boys team won at Acct
dent last Thursday night 80 to 25,
while the Accident girls were vie
torious over the Oakland girls.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05
DIR. Copeland Succumbs

DR.. Gary Leonard Copeland, 73,
physician, died Wednesday in Tucker
county hospital at Parsons where he
had been patient for seven weeks.
He accepted position as COM
pany physician with a local mining
company in Kitzmiller in 1907 ami
continued with the company until
1928.
\ funeral service is being con-
Quoted today in Faso
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

The curtains up = the show is on =
and square in the spotlight of public
favor is this fashion-platc Buick.
This bonnie, brawny beauty is tax
ing bows for the eye-apPeaI Of its
ten stunningly-smart models -.
Catching bouquets on the utter bril-
lance of Hi-Poised Fireball power.
Getting applause for Safety-Ride
rims, pillow-soft tires, all-coil
springing - for bodies newly shell
tered against disturbing noise -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

preaching cnga@emants in and
around Baltimore. lie viii conduct
the II O'Clock service ia Wcatcnpot.
for the Boy Scouts who are cole-
bratinr National Scout Week The
public is invited.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-02-05

William Clarence Alexander, infan
son OF Mr., and Mr.. Benton Alex
, 1948-01-17
Gov. HASTE Recommends
St. Thomas Borrow
100000

Governor HASTE has recon
mended to the Municipal
Council of St. Thomas and St.
John that it adopt an ordi-
nance authorizing the Dor
rowing of 500, 900 from any
source available within or
without the Virgin Islands to
be made available to the Pow
er Authority, for. use in con-
nection with the conversion
of the electrical system.
It is suggested that the
obligation of repayment shall
be a charge upon the Real
Property Taxes to the extent
of $4,000 plus interest each
fiscal year. Also, that with
CONTINUED on page q
F EfL
, 1948-01-17
March Of Dimes Campaign
Now uOder Way

As the campaign for the
March Of Dimes gets under
way for the purpose of rails
ing funds to aid those affliet-
ed with the dreaded infantile
paralysis, announcement has
been made that the tickets
for the annual Roosevelt
BALI to be held at Govern
ment House on January 80,
are now available.
Similar drives are now on
in the United States and all
its territories and possessions
for this worthy cause.
Ralph de Chabert, Tax As
SCISSOR and Recorder of Deeds
is the chairman.
, 1948-01-17
Suggests Organizing
Campaign To Aid Children

The Virgin Islands Govern
ment has been approached by
the National Chairman Of the
American Overseas Aid of
the United Nations Appeal
for Children, with the request
that a campaign be. organized
in the Virgin Islands for vol
untary funds for foreign re-
lief, including the United Ma
tons Appeal for Children.
This campaign will be pre-
sented throughout the United
States in February. President
Truman has stated that Anne
rican Overseas Aid and Uni
ted Nations Appeal for Child
rem have his official endorse
Continued on page y
aHE& EMEME EHA FE
, 1948-01-17
Administrator ongratnates
New Council Secretary

administrator Harry E. Tay-
lor congratulated the new
secretary for the st. Croix
Municipal Council, Canute A.
Brodhurst, Second Member
for Christiansted Town, who
was elected at the extra-or-
binary session held on Tues
day last.
In his Letter Mr.. Taylor
wrote: please accept my con
gratulations on your election
as Secretary of the Municipal
Council of st. Croix. / shall
be happy to be of any posi-
bic service that may facilitate
your work and hope that you
will not hesitate to call on me
if the occasion arises"
, 1948-01-17
Permits
TOland Al Benedict Field


Five airlines have been
sranted permits to land at
Virgin Islands Airports. They
re: American Air Export
md Import Company, Willis
Air Service, Inc, Continental
Charters, Inc, Argonaut Ma
ionwide Air Corporation and
Nationwide Air Corporation.
The permit to Nationwide
IS for one landing pending APP
2lication for spermanent per-
, 1948-01-17
Football Schedule 70 Be
Resumed Tomorrow

After a lapse of a few
weeks, due primarily to the
series of cricket games that
came to an end recently, the
second half of the football
schedule will be resumed to-
morrow afternoon on Parade
Ground when the Sports,
captained by Walter Roebuck
is scheduled to meet the
Alert, Piloted by L. Martin,
at 3:45 P, M.
These two clubs are consi.
Continued On page a.
, 1948-01-17
Wins Air Service 70
TraRspIt Deer To Y. |.

Twenty-Five deer for re
stocking in st. Thomas will
Ne delivered to the Willis Air
service in Miami on the af-
ernoon of January23 by the
Georgia State Game and Fish
Commission. The order was
given by the Came Commits
Continued on page A
, 1948-01-17
Governor Due Here
Monday

Acting Governor Morris F.
de Castro is due to arrive
here on Monday morning
January 10. He will be &C.
companied by District Al
torney Francisco Corneiro.
Mr.. de Castro will remain
until the following day if il
is found necessary.
, 1948-01-17
Clerk Of District Count 70
Handle hi. Rev. Stamps

Jpon the recommendation
/ the Clerk of the District
Court, the office of the Clerk
in the District Court in st.
Thomas, was designated on
January IA as an authorized
vendor Of Internal Revenue
Stamps for the Municipality
Continued on page ~
, 1948-01-17
Holy Cross A.C. Winds %
Christmas Program

On Tuesday night last, the
Holy Cross Anglican Church
brought it's Christmas pro
grom "The Nativity Of our
Lord to q close with the pre-
sentation Of it at the Leper
Colony. The previous week
it was shown at the Kings
Continued on page 4,
, 1948-01-17
Internal Rev. Agent Sargent
Due h Y. |. February z

Internal Revenue Agent
Elon G. Sargent will arrive
in St. Thomas on February 2
in the Virgin Islands to assist
the Government Of the Virgin
Islands in the audit and coll
lection Of Income Taxes for
the calendar year 1947.
, 1948-01-17
Parents Health Assoc. 70
Hold Meeting Monday

The Parents Hetalh AS
ISOLATION will hold a meeting
on Monday night, January 10
at s, in the Annex Building
Of the Public Grammar
School in Christiansted.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Anniversary Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wilkins were
given a surprise party for their
43rd wedding anniversary on June
l at their home in Prime Hook.
Those participating in the sur
prise party were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Davis and son Joe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Wilkins and chill
dren, Kenneth, Margie and David,
Hirschel Wilkins, Donald Wilkins,
Norman Wilkins, Kathryn Wilkins
Roberta Wilkins of Milford, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Kersey and
daughter Bernice of Dover, Mr.
and Mrs. John PleasantOn of Bow
ers Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ken
ton and children, Elmer, Robert
Darts, Audrey and Eddie of Har-
rington, Mr.. apd Mrs. ElwOod Viii.
kins and children Betty, Alice anC
Eugene of Milford Neck.
A lovely set of silverware was
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Wilkins by their children and many
other lovely gifts Eyere received.
After refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served everyone de
parted at a late hour wishing Mr.
and Mrs. wilkins many more an
niVerSarieS.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Summer Theatre
Announces Program

The HenlOpen Playhouse on the
boardwalk, in RehObOth, will pre-
sent a series of five farce comedies
this summer They will open on
June % at 8:45 p. m, with William
Prince in the new Broadway hit,
John Loves Mary" Mr.. Prince
created the role of John in the New
York production and has just left
the company that did the show in
Chicago. He has also appeared in
many movies, including go Sec
Ons Over Tokyo" The play will
run from June % through July 10.
John Loves Mary" will be fol-
lowed by Ann COriO, starring in
Separate Rooms" Separate
Rooms" is the hilarious story of a
wOman-hater who tries to save his
brother from the clutches of a de-
signing actress. 1t enjoyed an eX-
ceptiOnally long run in New York.
Miss COrio is one of Americas fore
most glamour girls and is a great
favorite in the established summer
theatre. She has appeared at the
OgOnquit Playhouse at Fairhaven,
and the Red Mill Theatre. "Sepa-
rate Rooms" will be performed
from July II through July 26.
On July 26 the HenlOpen Play
house will present the famous ac-
tor Neil Hamilton, starring for the
first time in "Blithe Spirit.
"Blithe Spirit is one of the great
est modern comedies. Hans ROthe
director of the HenlOpen Play
house, is at the moment CORE
spending with his friend, Noe
Coward about several changes he
wants to make in the third act
Mr.. Hamilton has been q favOritt
in the movies and on the stage fol
many years. He has recently beer
appearing in the play state Of the
Union" and will take off for the
West Coast after his appearance a.
RehobOth Beach. He will be seer
at the Henlopen Playhouse from
July 26 through August Z.
On August 8, John Carradine vii
open at the HenlOpen Playhouse il
new version of the "Imaginar!
Invalid" written by Hans Rother
director of HenlOpen Playhouse
Mr.. Carradine will be starred witt
his wife, Miss Sonia SOrel. Tn
whole theatre world will be look
ing toward this production. l
i, should be one of the most popula
= and distinguished productions seel
on the summer circuit this year.
runs from August 8 through Au
gust 81.
The fifth production of the Hen
:, lOpen Playhouse will be announce
! shortly. It is scheduled for Angus
% and will close September 4.