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The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04
Dam Will Plug Water Needs I'm Montana

KALISPELL, Mont. Hungry Horse dam is begun. When dirt flew at ceremonies conducted by the United States Bureau of Re- clamation in July, it marked the beginning of construction.
 As described by Micheal w.. Straus, U. s. commissioner of re- clamation, Hungry Horse dam is one of the great water control pro jects not only of the United States, but of the world. Finished 1t will be the fourth largest concrete dam ever built by men, exceeded only by Grand Coulee, Boulder, and Shasta dams"
 The dam plugs" the canyon of the south fork of the Flathead river tributary of the Columbia, in the northwestern part of this state. It is to be of arch type construction, 520 feet high and 2,100 feet long. It will form a storage reservoir of $500, ,0O0-acre feet which will give Montana a new 40-mile lake. Main Purpose: Power
 The purpose of the dam is power irrigation, water storage, and flood control. Eventually it will irrigate more than 80,O00 acres in the Flat head valley south of the dam. But he main purpose is power.
 Not only will it generate 300,C00 kilowatts, but also it will become a part of the vast, integrated, and unified Columbia river power sys- tenn complementing and making more productive Grand Coulee, Bonneville, and other downstream dams.
 What happens here," said Vii. liam E. warne, asst. secretary C. the interior department, speak;n, q at the recent ceremonies, "WilI mesh cleanly with requifrsments clear to the ocean. Hun Hungry Horse dam will fit well inxo the ultimate plan for Columbia. It will serve with power and i Irrigation the com munlties or Montana, near at hand, ana mix us bower with that of other dams to, serve best this and other sections of the Pacific North west: -.s---(
 Through plannel releases of water from its reservoir, Hungry Horse dam will contribute addi- tional flows that are needed at Grand Coulee, Bonneville and other dams downstream to firm up the power. outputs there. In addi- ton water stored here when some future disaster threatens to sweep the valleys below will reduce flood heights all the way down to the Pacific"
 To Pay Own Way
 It is expected that the dam will be completed in June, 1852. Con- gress has appropriated $2O, O,OOO ,0O0 for the initial construction. Like other projects in the Columbia sys- tenn, Hungry Horse will eventually pay its own cost of construction. As it is a unit in the structural unity of the Columbia system, so it is a unit in which MT. Warne describes as the financial unity" of the sys- tenn where the costs will be allo- cated and repayment divided on a basin-wide basis, and irrigation development through the whole Columbia river basin will be as- | sisted in repaynent hv a ,,ort;o,, <f
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-04

If there will be fewer canned salmon in Eastern mar kets higher prces under the plan stop the trap ping the Fastener will wish he could vote in the Alas kan election.
Evening star., 1948-10-08

Guatemala is now making more
than twice as much beer as five
years ago.
Evening star., 1948-10-08
Citizen Group Elects
Grove for 18Th Year

Harry c. Grove last night was
elected president of the Connecti-
cut Avenue Citizens Association for
the 10Th consecutive year and Miss
Elizabeth r. Groves was elected
treasurer for the 31st year.
Other new officers are: John D.
Babbage, Mrs. Joseph L. Miller and
Mrs. Annie D. Simpson, vice presi-
dents; A. j. Driscoll, honorary vice
president; Mrs. John D. Babbage,
secretary; Mrs. William B. Sinnott,
assistant secretary; David Babp and
M. Douglas Clarke, delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
and Mr.. Grove and Col. Adelno Glib
son, delegates to the Northwest
Council of Citizens Associations.
A resolution was adopted asking
that stop signs be erected at Wood
ley road and Woodley place NV.
Another resolution, offered by Harry
M. Sieber, chairman Of the police
and fire committee, asking that the
association donate $100 for 20 boys
In the area to become members of
the YMCA and thus keep them out
Of trouble" was referred to the well
fare committee for study.
Miss Groves reported the associa-
ton 20 far has a $2912 fund to
buy books for the Cleveland Park
Library, which Is scheduled to be
completed In two years on Connec-
ticut avenue between Macomb and
Newark streets NV.
Last nights meeting was held In
the All Souls Memorial Episcopal
Church, Cathedral avenue and
Woodley place NV.
Evening star., 1948-10-08
Mexican Author Heads
Pom American Division

Ermilo Abreu Gomez, Mexican
author and professor, has been
named chief Of the Division Of
Philosophy, Letters and Sciences Of
the Pan American Unions Depart
ment Of Cultural Affairs, DR.. Jorge
Basadre, director, announced.
Before assuming his new post, Mr..
Abreu Gomez served as chief of the
Society Of Nations and the Pan
American Union section of the
Mexican Governments Office of
Foreign Affairs.
A specialist in literary criticism,
he has many of his books translat-
ed into German, French and Eng
1iSh.
, 1948-06-29
NOTICE

The American Legion will
sponsor a Day of Sports on
July 5th. in coordination with
the Freedom Centennial Com
mittee.
Outstanding participants
will be The Christiansted
High School and The Alex
ander Hamilton Post No. IS.
The attention of the general
public is invited to the fact
that it is a Day of Sports for
St. Croix, and all interested
parties can be on the program
by giving their names to Will
a. Thurland or Lionel II.
Emanuel.
The Alexander Hamilton Post
Nc. IS
, 1948-06-29
DUPLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that Trademark No.
381, 100 which was registered
in the United States Patent
Office, Washington D. c., on
September 10, 1910, in the
name Of Alba Pharmaceutical
Company. Inc, Of New York,
and which was registered in
the Office of the Government
Secretary Of the Virgin Is
lands on September Z, 1945, in
the name Of Winthrop Chemi-
cal Company, Inc, a New
York corporation by console
dalton, has been assigned to
Winthrop-Stearns Inc. 81 New
York. N. X. a corporation of
Delaware, by instrument dat
ed September 10, 1947, and re-
corded in the United States
Patent Office at Washington
d. G, on September 10, 1947,
and that the said assignment
has this date been registered
in the Office of the Govern
ment Secretary Of the Virgin
Islands Of the United States
at st. Thomas, in accordance
with the provisions in the re-
gulations governing the regis
tration Of Patents and Trade
marks in the Virgin Islands,
approved April |, 1916.
Government Of the Virgin
Islands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, st. Thomas,
Virgin Islands
May n, 1913
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1948-06-29
A Distinguished Native Son Returns

a distinguished Native Son Returns
THE arrival of Frederick c. Mac Farlane here Yesterday
to be the featured speaker at the opening Of the Freedom
Centennial celebration program here is welcome news indeed.
Mr. Mac Farlane is a distinguished citizen in his own right.
Early recognized as one of the most brilliant minds the Islands
ever produced, he was quickly drafted to teach in the high
schools, which maintained a commendable standard, compar-
able to any, anywhere. Many Of the outstanding citizens who
today hold responsible positions sat at the feet Of MI. Mac
Farlane, and received not only precious knowledge, but the
inspiration which has sent them to positions Of respect and
admiration among their fellow citizens.
HEADING out from these Islands MANY wears apo MIR.
Mac Farane continued his studies at Columbia University
and other institutions, and made a name for himself as one of
the outstanding educators Of his race. He served as principal
OF a high school in Gary, Indiana, and resigning that position
took an even more significant one in Dayton, Ohio, where he
heads the first million-dolar school for Negroes in that city.
with over 1900 students and so teachers. Such schools main
tain the highest standards, being members Of regional asso-
Citations, and a school such as Mr.. Mao Farlane heads boasts
the most modern equipment in classrooms, laboratories, gym
nasium and also a IS piece band. 1t is a credit to the Virgin
Islands that one Of its sons has climbed the heights, and is
fully recognized in the finest educational circles.
NO NOR ft citizen could have been selected to Gl an
assignment given him. He is intimately acquainted with the
history Of these Islands, and a Inguist, who deIved into the
earliest records and could gain the most from them because
Of his knowledge Of the language.
Mr.. Mac FARLANE'S brother is the weIEnown Mr..
Mac, an instructor in the Frederiksted Junior High School
ST Croix will be host to this distinguished visitor and son, his
wife and one Of his younger sons, both of whom accompanied
him here. He could give valuable information and his parti
cipation on any Centennial program (since three days are to-
be cooered) will be an inspiration to young and old alike. 1t
is an opportunity which we should not allow to 60 BY.
, 1948-06-29

commencement Exercises by Miss
Josephine Braffith:
It is a great pleasure to have
you here with US tonight. On be-
half Of the faculty and Gradual
ing class of the Frederiksted jun
ior High School I bid you welcome
to our Commencement Exercises.
| must thank our teachers first
Of all for the time and patience
they have spent in helping us to.
achieve this goal. Then l must
also express our thanks to the gov
eminent for providing us t h e.
means of acquiring an education.
And last, but by no means least,
our parents and guardians who de
serve far more credit than they
usually receive. My subject to-
night is: Where there's vision
there's hope" Throughout the
world and at all times men have
achieved great heights by having
vision. However, they had not
only the vision but the courage
and determination to make that
dream a reality. George Washing
ton Carver would have been an
other unknown Negro without it;
Booker T. Washington; Harriet
Tubman and a long list of others
would have been unknown and
unhonored. Coming closer to
home the late D. Hamilton Jack
son might have been perhaps but
a successful lawyer or newspaper
man had he not seen his greater
service in life to help his people
and done it.
Tonight we have attained a goal
and many of us may still think of
it as graduation rather than COM
mencement. Yet graduation is
something more than merely TAX
ing an academic degree. It is emo
tional, inspiring and urging. Ora
duation is a dream, but it must be
a dream with a vision and hope.
A dream which helps a citizens
ideas to be developed and also
the citizen to enrich the land
In which he was born and bred.
Tonight we have the honor of be-
ing misunderstanding that
was impossible in the days gone
by. It is less than one generation
since we've had a senior high
school on our island. That again
is the result of the islands leaders
vision for the future. Now, hav-
ing this opportunity each and
every one of us should make an
effort to show the use of this won
'derful opportunity granted to us.
We are the citizens of tomorrow,
~
, 1948-06-29

sTREAern
~
Unity
, 1948-06-29

The following is the s~alusatOrY
address given at the Frederiksted
Junior High School during their
Commencement Exercises By Miss
Josephine Braffith:
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Hertford County
Sheriff Appeals
His Conviction

Winton, Nov. "a -(P)-Hert-
ford county sheriff c. W. Parker
has given notice of appeal to
superior court from his convic-
ton in recorders court here on
a charge of simple assault.
Judge Dare Boone yesterday in
recorders court ordered the
sheriff to pay court costs on the
charge, bought by Albert Law
renee, Negro, who accused the
officer of slapping him.
Sheriff Parker was convicted
two weeks before, but Judge
Boone had deferred sentence. The
officer posted a $25 bond for ap-
pearance in superior court, pro-
badly in FEBRUARY.
Judge Boone yesterday found
Lawrence guilty of using abus-
i've language on a public highway
and fined him S25 and costs,
which he paid.
The two trials resulted from
incidents of more than month
ago when Sheriff Parker and 9th
er officers closed Casa Maya
ma, Negro night spot near Ahos
kie, for the alleged sale of beer
on Sunday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
By Janet Schnitxer

Weldon - When the harvest
was nearly gathered, the leaves
of summer had fallen from the
trees; and the days were be-
ginning to feel wintry, the
townspeople of old Weldon be-
gan preparing for a big Thanks
giving. 1t was not a Thanks
giving as we have today in
Weldon when almost every fam
lily attends a football game or
takes a trip out of town. No
indeed, even all the children
were busy helping mother and
dad prepare for big Thanks
giving day. They were quite
anxious to go to the Thanks
giving services at church. At
that time the little Methodist
Church in Weldon was located
on Third Street, across the rail-
road tracks. The services on old
Thanksgiving were thankful
messages, a time of giving
thanks to God for both the old
and young.
In the old days it was an oys-
forgetting town, for a Thanks
giving Day dinner without oys-
ter soup and fried oysters was
just not complete. And Of course
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Gen. Macarthur
Denies Appeal
For Japanese

(. Tokyo, Nov. 24-(AP)-Gener-
al Douglas Macarthur today de-
MED clemency for Japan's Is top
war criminals and ordered the
execution of Hideki TOTO and six
others who dreamed of conquest
but lost an empire.
As sole reviewing officer, he
declined to use his power to
tighten any of the sentences de-
terrnined by the international
military tribunal - seven to die
son the gallows; 16 to spend the
rest Of their lives in prison, two
to lesser prison terms. s..ss.--
The supreme commander cal
led his task utterly repugnant"
to him. He closed his review Of
the war guilt case with a plea
to people Of all creeds in Japan
to pray on execution day-yet to
be made public-to help the world
keep the peace, 'lest the human
race perish"
. Attorneys for five defendants
planned to appeal to the Sup
RENE Court of the United States
which has never yet interviewed
in international war crimes cases
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Scribe Recalls That Observance
OF Thanksgiving In Old Weldon
Was Different Than That OF Today

there was the noted turkey, with
all the dressing and a delicious
baked ham with sweet potatoes.
Pies were made in great num-
bers. Usually they had pumpkin,
huckleberry, cherry, cranberry
and mince meat pies-pies with
crusts and pies without-pies de-
corated with all kinds of flut-
ings and artistic strips laid across
and around. A pie was a holi-
day special and a pleasure for
all the housekeepers to make.
After at least a week of pre-
paration, at last Thanksgiving
day arrived. Early in the morn
ing you could hear the bell from
the Episcopal church peel forth.
Very soon you would see moth
eys and fathers and all the chill
dren walking toward church. At
that time there was no overhead
railroad track on Third Street
only the ground track. All but
the families who lived near the
Methodist Church had to cross
this track. It was not unusual
on Thanksgiving Day to see the
congregation waiting for the
train to pass by in order that
they might continue their jour-
ney to church.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Reports On
Suchow Battle
Fail To Agree

Nanking, Nov. "a -(AP)-The
Government continued to win the
Battle OF Suchow on paper to-
day, but neutral sources believ-
ed it was steadily losing vital
ground to hard-pressing Com.
rnunist troops.
Not even the pro-government
newspaper reports agreed or
what was happening. It was GER
tain only that major fighting rag
ed on the plains commanding the
capital, less than 200 miles south
Of Suchow.
The weather, a key factor, tur-
ned against the Suchow defend
ers. Increasing cloudiness ham
pered air support such as help
ed Nationalist ground troops blum
the Communists offensive last
week.
Chinese officials discussed Ito
tai war" plans. British authori-
ties set up three safety zones for
their women and children. U. S.
Army planes evacuated Ameri-
can school children from Kuling,
China's summer capital 460 miles
of Shanghai. Other aircraft eva
cuated 20 americans from Han
koW, 585 miles west.
The main fighting appeared to
have erupted on the eastern
flank of the Suchow battle.
Neutral observers doubted gov
ernment reports of successes in
this area.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24

A couple days ago, I told a.
bout the fast talking 1 had to
do to get this columning job. My
big ambition, however, is to get
my present (fourth) wife elected
President. Then I can change the
name of this column to IN y
Day."
My wife, the first woman pres
ident; me, the first man to write
"My Day." That would be sum-
pin, wouldn't it?
AS things are now, my wife
hounds me to come home a t
night. How different it would be
if she were in the White House.
She being such an admirer Of
Eleanor's, she couldn't kick on
my doing what Eleanor has. The
couple times a year that I'd be
sat home" for a couple days,
would be front page news.
In ''My Day." I'd write all the
chit-chat about what people say
to "The First Man of the Land"
and the bright cracks I made in
reply.
But this isn't really what !
want to write about today {.
Times aflyin' and Leap Year
will soon be gone. "Only 81 Days
before the End of Leap Year"
should be hammered across the
top of the Herald. If quick re-
suits cannot be obtained, New
Years Day will be a day of
weepin' and wailin' for Roanoke
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24

Rapids. It will be a town full
of frustrated females with four
dreary, wearisome years to kill.
That would not be good for Roam
oke Rapids.
One company Of smart gals
will use the next 81 days for
flank maneuvers against t h e
common enemy. The more des-
perate brigade will 60 in for an
all-out attack. The latter have
asked the Herald to publish the
picture of all recalcitrant males
and give the phone number of
each. Okay, I'll 60 along. Mail
me the pictures. Mebbe I can
get the boss to print a special
Man Hunt Edition"
Let me close with this warn
ing. Unless you girls do a right
slick job in the next 81 days,
Roanoke Rapids isn't going to
grow as fast hereafter as it did
during my younger and more ac-
tive years.
I won't be around tomorrow.
Something important is going to
happen to me, something that
any other 82-year old in the state
of North Carolina would be proud
to have happen to him. My place
as a writin' man will be taken
by one Of my many great-grand-
sons, Old Father Roanoke w.
I told "The Fourth" that he can
say anything he wants about me
just so long as he doesn't tell
the truth.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Russian Says
U. S. England
Wrecked Plans

Paris, Nov. 24-(AP)-A. So
Wet bloc delegate said today
British-American oil and mill
tary interests wrecked the
United Nations partition plan
for Palestine.
Andrew A. Galagan of the So
Wet Ukraine told the general as
sembly's no. l political commit
tee that it should order troops
from the neighboring Arab states
Of Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Syria,
Lebanon and Irao out of Pales-
tine.
He said an independent Arab
state should be set up alongside
the new Jewish State of Israel
and opposed giving the Arab sec
ton of the Holy Land to "the
British Puppet of Trans-Jordan. -
British and American oil in
terests, Galagan said, have plan
ned pipe lines in the middle east
that would be carrying 1000, 0OO
barrels of oil daily by 1852.
SIT is essential for them to get
middle east OIL" he said. "This
may hold up a Palestine settle
ment. They have taken steps
tantamount to wrecking the Nov.
20, 1947, partition plan"
''Who are the genuine authors
of the bernadotte report?" h e
asked. 4
The Ukrainian read reports he
said weresfrom American maga-
zines and newspapers. These.
he said, claimed that Robert M.
McClntock of the U. S. State
Department and Sir John Trout
beck of the British middle east
office in Cairo visited Count
Folke Bernadotte ON Rhodes a
few days before the late U. N.
mediator was assacsinated in
Jerusalem in September.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Man Out Runs Car
And Grabs Thief

Greensboro, Nov. 24-(AP)-
r. C.. Edwards ran faster than
his automobile and nabbed an
alleged thief who was driving
the machine away yesterday.
The car had just started mov-
ing when Edwards spotted it a
couple of doors from his home,
chased it few blocks, and held
the driver.
Lawrence Gentry, 81, of CAT
fney, S. c., a Negro, was book
fney, S. c., a Negro, was book
ed on a charge of theft of an
auto and held without bond for
further investigation. Gentry
was barefooted when caught, po-
lice said.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Slight Dip ? in Living Costs
Seen As Possibility Truman
Nav Not Seek Price Controls
Auxiliary To County Medical Group
Is Reorganized At Meeting Here

The wives of the Halifax Coun-
ty doctors met with the Halifax
County Medical Society Friday
evening at the Roanoke Rapids
hospital where they were guests
at turkey dinner and re-organi-
zed the auxiliary to the Halifax
County Medical Society and
heard DR.. Mildred Schrom, field
director Of cancer research for
the state, who talked on the
cancer setup in the state its aims
and controls.
The wives of all county doctors
are eligible for the Auxiliary
which would call for an enroll
ment of approximately twenty
five. Eleven members were pre-
sent and dues were sent in to
the State Auxiliary.
Mrs. E. Cotter Murray was ell
ected president, Mrs. R. B. Blow,
vice-president, Mrs. w. D. Hall,
secretary and Mrs. W. G. Suiter,
reelected treasurer.
Mrs. T. ]. Taylor reported the
aim of the Auxiliary is to work
with the doctors wherever they
can, but as yet they have no
special program or plans.
A telegram from ]. w. Rose
councillor for the Fourth Medi-
cal District Auxiliary from
Pikesville was read, congratu-
lating local members on their
organization.
Present were Mesdames E.
Cotter Murray, R. B. Blow and
W. G. Suite of Weldon; C. H.
'Woodburn from Littleton; C. B.
Robertson of Jackson; Robert
F. Young and F. w. M. White
from Halifax; Matthew Broun,
J. H. Cutchin, F. G. Kroncke,
R. P. Beckwith, M. C. Maddrey,
T. Js Taylor, and w. w. Farley.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-24
Religious Services To Highlight
Observance OF Thanksgiving Here

Roanoke Rapids residents ap-
parently will spend a quiet
Thanksgiving Day, with religious
services holding the spotlight of
the days activity.
Many OF the churches will hold
special services of praise for the
benefit of those who wish to ex-
press their thanks through wor-
ship.
Business houses and govern
ment offices will all be closed
for the day, and a general holi-
day will be held throughout this
section. The rainy weather Of the
past week, and expected bad
weather which will probably con-
tinue until the weekend will limit
sportsmen to whom Thanksgiv-
ing Day has always been day
for hunting. Football fans will
have a chance to see two top
high school teams in this section
in action in Enfield tomorrow af-
ternoon, when Enfield High
School and Scotland Neck High
clash in the first annual Goober
Bowl game at three o'clock.
Other football fans will attend
games in Virginia and other
parts of the state.
Some of the special Thanks
giving Day church services which
have been announced are the
following:
A joint Thanksgiving service
will be held at All Saints Epis-
copal Church at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, when the con-
gregatiois of the First Presby-
terian Church and All Saints
Episcopal Church will gather to
worship. The Rev. Edmund
Berkeley rector of the Episcopal
Church and the Rev. John M.
Walker, Jr., pastor of the Pres
byterian Church will be in
charge Of the joint service, and