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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-17
Friday. December l7. l948

more than the poll tax of $500, that four times that amount (as quoted by one of the speakers) would not be such a heavy tax burden in his belief,
 MT. Sundborg said the survey would answer manifold purpose when put in pamphlet form, serv- ing the Chamber as a source of important information as we'll as the only informative publication on this Division, which is in such demand all over the country.
 He requested a meeting of the department heads to discuss the plan of having the important needs of the Division recorded on records to be broadcast in other Divisions so they also will know our needs.
 Donald Lyle, roads chairman, stated that he could name many Vitally needed roads in the DiVi- sion but that he felt the road to Fairbanks was our most import ant and crying need as a means of constant lifeline to the world.
 Ted Duffield of the Housing committee stated that next to the road we must have adequate hous-
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-17
THE NOME NUGGET

ing for those who will come to us over that road; along with a zon- ing plan which can only be done by city organization with careful thought to sanitation and fire laws, which must be rigidly en- forced. He also reported on the shameful way that people, anx- iOus to cooperate and be cured of active T.B., are forced to wait from months to a year for hos pitalization, having no livelihood in the interim. He urged a pro- gram demanding more hospital fa- CilitieS.
 Paul Vaudeville of the Health Committee felt that we were at a standstill on housing until the transportation costs could be brought to normal level, through the road to Fairbanks, upon which housing and sanitation hinged, and he also brought hope that there was a solution to sanitation problems even with our perma- frost problems.
 Councilman Hedreen called at tention to facts gleaned at meet ing which he attended in Seattle
 Continued on Page Six)
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-17

of the Territory and Onyl by phys ical cOnnection-road or rail-can this be overcome.
 MT. Sundborg is confident that the Statehood bill will be passed. and he explained that this will have to be followed by a Constitu- tional convention which will draw up the plan for the future state. This will have to be submitted to the national government for care full study before an election can be held, which he assumes will take until about 1850.
 He stated that the survey was held through the suggestion of A.. POlet of the Alaska Development Board, as the Second Division has not received sufficient recognition Also because the Division had voted against Statehood, there was sufficient feeling in other parts of the Territory to consider a split-up of the Territory for a State, leav- ing the Second Division out en- tirely, which would be a definite step backward.
 In response to a question on the high cost of maintaining a State, he explained that the individual would be taxed, but as most peo- pie pay the Territory nothing
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-17
Girl Scout News

Last Wednesday the Girl Scouts broke up into two groups, the Sen for Scouts and the Intermediate Scouts. Both groups held elections with the following girls now hold ing office in the Senior troop: President, Joan Longley: secre- tary, Kitty BjOrnstad; treasurer, Mary Louise Lyle; and scribe, June Dunbar.
 Itermediate Scout officers are: President, Dorothea Hudert; sec retary, Donna Miller; and, treas urec, Jerry FagerstrOm.
 Three new girls: Dianne Bou cher, Edith Morton and Lucy Ann Fagerstrom, will join the Interme- diate Scouts.
 The Officers Wives Club of Marks Air Base are sponsoring the Girl Scouts. This is the first time since the beginning of the tropo in 1945 that we have had a sponsor. Three of the officers wives will join the present Scout committee.
 Our first tap dancing lesson was held last Wednesday and we ap- preciate these lessons very much.
 The Girl and Boy Scout party
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-17
Chamber Dinner Forum We'll Attended
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) recently elected Senator, and only Legislator present, for his fine work in the last Legislature and stated that the Second Division can be proud of his record at a Legislature which did so much harm.
 He prophesied that the coming year would go down in history as a year of destiny" for the Terri tory of Alaska for many reasons, including big government pro- jectS as we'll as the much needed private investment which must go hand in hand with progress. He showed how the Second Division has been left out of the many war profits which advanced other parts will be held in the Scout hall, Wednesday, Dec. P, from ' to 9:30 p.m., and all parents are in- vited. The Christmas tree will be give mt ca needy family after inc party as is the Girl Scout custom.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Palestine Cancellation
FaiIing;U. .5.Continues
To Back Partition
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-THE big
power talks on Palestine were re-
sumed today amid increasing indi-
cations that American moves for
Jewish-Arab conciliation were fail
ing.
The United States delegation was
not yet ready to concede failure, but
top Arab leaders indicated there was
little likelihood that the Arab High
er Committee for Palestine would
accept the American bid to take
part in the big power consultations
Farris Bey Ell Khoury of Syria,
leading Arab spokesman in the
United Nations, said there can be
no Cancellation involving the Arabs"
as long as the 1947 U. N. Assembly's
partition plan stands.
U. S. Still Backs Partition.
His statement came as a spokes-
man for the United States delega-
ton issued a statement saying the
United States still was backing the
partition plan.
The American statement denied
reports published here this morning
that the United States might sup
port federalized government for
Palestine-instead of partition-if
the Jewish Agency for Palestine
agreed. 1t said the American policy
has not changed" Representatives
of the United States, Russia, France
and China met in secret session in
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Czechs Reach u. ).
To Serve al Embassy
By the Associated Press

Joseph Hanc, chief of the Czecho-
slovak Embassy here, said today that
two Czech diplomats who have just
arrived in New York will serve as
counselors on the Embassy staff.
The two are DR.. Erwin Munk, who
arrived last night in the liner Queen
Elizabeth, and Vladimir Houdek, who
came in today by plane
Mr.. Hanc said neither of the men
had been assigned to the Embassy
as Minister Counselor, but that both
were designated by the Prague gov
ernment simply as Counselors.
Mr.. Hanc himself is Minister
Counselor and in that position has
been in charge of the Embassy since
the protest resignation last week of
Ambassador Juraj Slavik.
Mr.. Hanc branded as false pub
lished reports that Mr.. Munk had
been sent here by the new Com
munist regime in Prague to take
over the Embassy from him. How
ever, other responsible diplomatic
authorities said 1t was their under
standing that Mr.. Hanc was under
orders to 60 home next month and
that Mr.. Munk was Pragues choice
to become Embassy chief pending
selection of new Ambassador.
Mr. Hanc himself would only say
that as government official he is
always under orders
Mr.. Houdek has been an Embassy
Counselor for some time He went
to Prague on leave and is now re-N
turning to his Job here.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Buzuur at Glen Echo

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Glen
Echo Md Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will hold a bazaar from 2 to 8
pm. Saturday at the firehouse. A
ham dinner will be served between
4 and pm.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
LOST

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in taxi. Monday night between 5 and II
pm; great sentimental value. Reward
MI. 9742. ANDERSON: Il.
lost in taxi from Chamber of Comniercs
to 31st st. NV, pm. Finder please
call and receive reward. CO. 1878. Ill
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Quick Passage Of ERF
Is Urged in Petition
By 723 Churchmen

A petition signed by 723 leading
American churchmen urging i'm
mediate passage by Congress of the
European Recovery Program bill
was presented to Senate President
Vandenberg and Speaker Martin
today by DR.. Edwin E. Aubrey,
chairman of the department of in
ternational justice and good will of
the Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America.
The petition. declared the ERP
can be one of history's most mo-
mentous affirmations of faith in the
curative power of freedom and in
the creative capacity of free men. ("
Asserting that the motives and OBJ
jectives behind the program should
be essentially moral and spiritual
and above political partisanship,'
the statement urged that "the right
of European nations to choose their
own way of life should be safe
guarded"
Increased U. N. Share Urged.
petition included
That these nations should carry
out their expressed purpose to work
comparatively, establish and main
tain monetary stability and reduce
trade barriers;
The relevent agencies of the
United Nations should be encouraged
to undertake an increasingly i'm
portant role in the recovery effort;
That, if required to assure a fair
allocation of needed goods neces-
sary, government controls should
be adopted"
Among those signing the petition
were DR.. John A. Mackay, president
of Princeton Theological Seminary;
Dean Luther A. Weigle of Yale Di-
vinity School, New Haven, Conn;
DR.. Edwin T. Dahlberg, president of
the Northern Baptist Convention;
the Right Rev. Charles K. Gilbert,
Episcopal Bishop of. New York;
Bishop Arthur J. Moore
Of Atlanta; DR.. Reinhold Niebuhr
Of Union Theological Seminary, Dr..
Paul F. Douglass, president OF
University; DR.. John w.
Beardslee. jr., president of the Gen.
eral Synod, Reformed Church in
and the Right Rev. Bishop
ruling bishop of the
Orthodox Church.
Truman to Attend Meeting.
Clergymen in the delegation are
here attending a one-day meeting
on The Churches and the Euro
pean Recovery Program" being held
today at Washington Cathedral. It
Is sponsored by the Federal Council
of Churches in cooperation with
the Washington Federation of
Churches.
President Truman will be present
at the open meeting at 8 o'clock to-
night. Secretary of State Marshall,
John Foster Dulles Of the American
delegation to the United Nations
and the Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Bishop of Washington, will be the
speakers.
Evening star., 1948-03-11

the lower Park avenue Offices OF
Warren r. Austin, chief United
States delegate to the U. N.
The United States has been bank
ing on acceptance of direct Amer
ican appeals to Middle East govern
ments for Arab participation. Arab
rejection of the invitation would be
a major blow to American hopes for
q peaceful settlement of the Holy
Land problem.
Faris Bey said the Arabs, who
have boycotted partition discus
sionS, might be willing to sit down
and try to settle differences with
the Jews. should the partition plan
be dropped. The Jews oppose any
further talks with the Arabs on the
ground such conversations would
only delay partition.
British Data Studied.
Under the U. N. Assembly's de-
cision of last November 20, the Holy
Land would be split into Jewish and
Arab nations by next October l.
The U. N. is due to take over Pal
estine when the British give UP
their mandate May Is.
The big powers are expected to
devote part of the session to con-
sideration of data on Palestine sup
piled by the British as mandatory
power. Britain was expected to stay
away, in keeping with her policy of
not taking part in any discussions
designed to carry out partition.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Mrs. Charles H. Merryman
Buried in Harrisonburq

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles
H. Merryman, former area resident,
were held yesterday in Harrison
burg, Va, with burial in Woodbine
Cemetery there.
She died Monday at the Gordons-
vile Hospital.
Mrs. Merryman, the former Mar
garet Stuart Roller-swas born in
Harrisonburg. She and her hus-
band lived at the Weathered Oak
Herb Farm, Bethesda, for several
years. About four months ago they
moved to Barboursville, where they
lived in the home of former Gov.
Barbour of Virginia, which was de-
signed by Thomas Jefferson.
Mrs. Merryman was a former
member of the Garden Club of West
Virginia and the National Society
of Magma Charta Danes.
Besides her husband. landscape
architect, she is survived by a son
by a former marriage, John Egerton
Cannaday, jr, of Charleston, w.
Va; four sisters, Mrs. George Gilmer
Grattan III, Harrisonburg: Miss
Lucy Cabell Roller and Mrs. Wilfrid
Pyle, both of Richmond, and Mrs.
William Gordon Bottimore. Glens
Falls, N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Mihoi to Attend
Sunday Concert
ySymphony

Former King Mihai of Romania,
who landed late yesterday in New
York, is expected to attend a Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra concert
here Sunday afternoon, it was
learned today from former Ro-
manian Minister Charles Davila.
Mr., Davils said the 26-year -old
ex-monarch, his mother, Queen
Helen, and other members of the
royal party will come to Constitu-
ton Hall to hear a performance
conducted by Georges Enesco, Ro-
manian composer.
They are expected to arrive by
train shortly before the concert,
scheduled at pm, and have been
invited to share box with Mrs.
Charles Carroll Glover, jr., chair
man of the Women's Committee of
the National Symphony. and Mrs.
Walter Bruce Howe, Women'S Com
mlttee council chairman.
The visit. Mr.. Davila said. will be
unofficial" The former King may
return Immediately to New York
but will be in Washington for quite
a few days later on according to
Mr.. Davila.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
National Center Urged
For Dental Research
BY the A..oeiat.d Pres.

Congress was urged today to ap-
propriate $2,730,000 for a national
institute of dental research.
Spokesman for the American Den
tai Association and other dental and
public health groups appeared be-
fore the House Commerce Commit
tee as it opened hearings on the
proposal.
Dr.. Harold Hillenbrand of Chi
cago said in prepared statement
that more than 95 per cent of the
people now have dental decay" The
secretary Of the American Dental
Association told the committee pres
ent dental research is financed in a
primitive fashion"
Frankly, the total problem of
dental health in this country lies
beyond the resources which can be
provided by members of the dental
profession themselves" he said.
DR.. Harold c. Hodge, president of
the International Association of
Dental Research. stressed two ma jor
advantages to be gained from the
research institute program. He said
1t would speed production of tech
nical information and the training
OF scientists for teaching careers in
dental schools.
Or. Walter H. Wright, dean of the
College OF Dentistry, New York
University, said that to "rehabilitate
the mouths of adults" with dental
diseases it would require an esti-
mated IS 1000, 100000 and the services
OF almost half million dentists for
one year.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Drastic Curbs SOUGHT
BY u. 5. on Big Five
Veto Powers in u. n.
By the As.oeioted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 1.-THE
United States today proposed drastic
restrictions on the big power veto
in the United Nations.
The proposal would exclude all
the issues on which Russia used the
veto % times in the last two years.
1t was laid before the Little AS
sembly as the first move toward
carrying out a declaration made by
Secretary of State Marshall before
the U. N. Assembly last September.
Gen, Marshall said at that time
the United States was willing to
limit the veto to questions of prime
Importance if the other big powers
would agree. The Assembly re-
ferred the entire veto question to
the Little Assembly.
Reds Approval Doubted.
In advancing its specific proposals
today, the United States delegation
conceded through spokesman that
there still was no evidence that Rus
sia would agree to any modification
of the Security Council voting pro-
cedure.
The United States spokesman
said, however, the issue was so i'm
portant 1t was worth trying even
though there was no definite indi-
cation Russia would agree.
Russia, along with the other Slav
countries, is boycotting the Little
Assembly. ANY changes in the veto
use, however, would have to 60 be-
fore the regular Assembly and then
would have to be agreed on by the
Security Council, including all the
five great powers.
81 Categories Listed.
The United States program listed
81 specific categories of questions
which would be excluded from the
veto, either as procedural matters
or through mutual agreement
among the big powers.
These categorieS include all the
issues on which Russia used her %
vetoes during the last two years.
1liCy WOulu, III ldCG, lllIllJ Uf1e veto
almost exclusively to enforcement
measures such as economic sane
tions and the use of military force.
Under the United States proposal,
the General Assembly would be
asked to call on the big powers to
accept these categories and def
nitely exclude them from the veto.
Among the issues the United
States proposed to place outside the
veto threat were the admission of
new members to the U. N. and
Council decisions on whether speci-
fled questions are subject to the
veto.
The American spokesman said
the United States hoped the veto
changes could be brought about
without changing the U. N. charter,
but he said, I'VE aren't closing the
door to possible amendments to the
charter"
Evening star., 1948-03-11

South Africa has appointed seven
additional experts on farming costs.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Rites Held in Saigon
For Slain u. S. Women
By the AssoeioteJ Press

SAIGON, Indochina, Mar. IL
Simple services were held today for
the two American women shot to
death on a jeep ride near Saigon
Sunday Both worked for the United
States State Department.
The body of Lydia Ruth James
of Hillsdale, Ind. is being returned
to the United States for burial.
Word still is awaited from the family
of Mrs. Jeanne r. Sleeves in Phoe-
nix, Ariz
Members of the American colony,
French officials and many Anna
mites attended the brief Protestant
services.
The American consulate and
French police both said they had
no further information on identity
OF the killers, who used q machine
gun.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
$50 Chicago Printers
Loid OFF by Job Shops
By the Assoc;oted Press

CHICAGO, Mar 11.-Eight job
printing firms laid off about $50
printers yesterday because of what
they termed showdown operations. +"
C. L. McKinnon. general manager
Of the Franklin Association, an Or
ganization of commercial printing
concerns, said the layoffs brought to
80 the number of Chicago shops now
shut down for the same reason. He
estimated the number of job printers
involved at 1900.
The workers are members of Local
16 of the AFL International Typo
graphical Union, which has been on
strike against the city's six major
daily newspapers since November "a.
Evening star., 1948-03-11
hADDock's
BEEN ADDED

D Our Hot Shoppe Mariners
Platter, a Lenten favorite,
y has taken on a new mate!
n Haddock's been added !
That means fresh, savory,
= direct from the deep
Haddock fllet -. only the
J best. This, of course, is
in addition to those won.
y derful Gulf Shrimp and
n Chesapeake Bay Oysters.
We're finding new friends
D every day because of dishes
just like this. Won't you
, join our shore-bound gang
= with the deep-sea attitude?
. Tomorrow night.
D HOT sHoppE
D MARINERS PLATTER
FRIED GULF SHRIMP
y CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTERS
n FIllET or HADDoeK
DINNER Sl.45
y Choice Of Appetizer Two
n Vegetables. Dessert, Beverage
Serred Friday Night
Hot . shappes
- Fomovs Drive-In Resfouronss
Evening star., 1948-03-11
Drive to Aid School Opened

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 1l.-A drive to
raise funds for playground equip
ment for the Germantown School
has been opened under the direction
OF DR.. Newton Buerger Of the Naval
Postgraduate School, and James D.
Hicks, president. the Germantown
Homewood improvement Associa-
tiOn.
Evening star., 1948-03-11

WRIST WATCH, platinum, diamond,
hamilton. Liberal reward. FIR. 2s11,
III
Evening star., 1948-03-11
School to Join Festival

George Washington High School
at Alexandria will send it's orches-
ira, concert band and group of
soloists to the Northern Virginia
District Music Festival at Mary
Washington College, Fredericksburg,
Saturday.
Marion progress., 1948-11-04
Rexau Meeting
To Be Held Here
Next Wednesday

The first district Rexall conven-
tion to be held in Marion will as
semble at the Community Building
at 7:30 p. M, Wednesday, Novem-
Der 10, J. E. Evans, manager of
the Mcdowell Cut Rate Drug Store
announced this week.
An area within a 60-mile radius
of Marion is embraced in this dis
trict. Evans said he anticipates ar
attendance of between 40-50.
J. S. Mcmahon, Of Atlanta, divis
ional sales manager of the south
east, will be guest speaker A dinner
will be served at 7:3O o'clock anC
McMahon's address will follow.
The Mcdowell Cut Rate Drug
Store will close at 6 o'clock the
night of this meeting to per-
NIT all members of the staff
to attend.
Marion progress., 1948-11-04
DIR. D, NJ. M'INTOSH,
|SR, PASSES AT Home
FUNERAL SUNDAY

Dr.. Donald Munro Mcintosh, ST.,
Sc, physician and surgeon Of Nc
Dowell County, died suddenly Fri
day morning at his residence at Old
Fort.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at Old Fort Presbyterian
Church. of which he was an elder.
The Rev. E. J. Spense Of Montreal,
DR.. Henry Walden and the Rev. N
S. Ogburn of Old Fort and DR.. Carl
w. McMurray Of Marion officiated
Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery
here.
The body lay in state at the
chruch in state for an hour prior te
the funeral.
Honorary palbearers were Mason:
and members of the Mcdowell Coun
ty Medical Society.
Dr.. Mcintosh, a native of Scot
land, moved with his family to tn
United States at the age OF three
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1948-11-04
Achievement Day
Program Friday
At Court House

Preparations have been underway
for several weeks to make the 1948
observance of Achievement Day one
of the most outstanding and enjoy
able occasions the Mcdowell County
Home Demonstration clubs have
ever held.
The observance will be held in the
office of Miss Jean Steele, county
home demonstration agent, from 2
until 4 p. M, Friday, November 5.
Achievement Day is one of the
semi-annual meetings where mem
bers of Home Demonstration club
members throughout the county
meet to review plishments of
clubs as a whole and of individual
members.
The program this year will fea-
ture a Fair theme. Mrs. George
Apperson, state president of Home
Demonstration clubs, will be guest
speaker l. L. Caplan, chairman of
the Board of County Commission
ers, will award reading certificates
and perfect attendance certificates.
Instead of the usual exhibits, Miss
Steele has planned surprise dis
play.
Mrs. j. W. McCurry, president,
will preside, Mrs. O. G. Lonon, vice
president, will give the devotional.
! More than hundred club mem
bers are expected to attend and all
interested persons have cordial
invitation.
The program will be as follows:
Song, devotional, roll call, minutes
and reports 2:00-2:1; Address by
Mrs. George Apperson, state home
demonstration president 2:15-2:46;
Awarding of certificates, l. L. Cap
Ian, 2:45-3 :OO; Laundry demonstra-
ton, by Miss Della Copley 300
3:45, and refreshments 3:45-4:OO.
Marion progress., 1948-11-04
SCOTT, BULWlNKLE
RALLY SPEAKERS
SATURDAY NIGHT

W. Kerr Scott, Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, and Congressman
A. L. Bulwinkle, Democratic candi-
date for reelection, spoke to an en-
thusiastic crowd which filled the
court house at a Democratic rally
here Saturday night, bringing to an
end the campaign in DcDowell coun-
ty.
Scott appealed to citizens of the
state to get ready for the Atomic
age" He told of the Importance of
developing industry and agriculture
for a balanced area of progress.
zone of our greatest needs are
all-weather roads for school Buses
he said. He showed how improved
rural roads would not only help ed
ucation but improve farm conditions
and travel which would also be of
great advantage for the towns and
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