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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-08
Commissioners Not
Favorable To Any
Change in Time

The County Commissioners went
on record at their meeting this week
as not being favorable to any change
of time throughout the county.
Mayor Joseph w. limbaugh and
DR.. E. 1. Baumgartner, president of
the Oakland city council, appeared be-
fore the board with reference to the
possible adoption of daylight time
for the county.
The Commissioners declared that
quite a few farmers had expressed
themselves as opposing the change in
time and the Board stated it was mot
in favor of a change" No definite de-
cision was made for the records, the
| board requesting that the Oakland
council find out what was the attitude
of other Incorporated towns in the
county.
Arthur Lawton, clerk-collector for
the town of Oakland, said the council
had requested him to write to Kitz-
miller, Friendsville, GrantsvilIe, Ac-
cident, Deer Park, Mt Lake and Loeb
Lynn Heights.
Recommend Dusic
The Commissioners, at their meet
ing this week, recommended to the
State Department of Public Welfare
that Emeric Dusic be named to fill
the vacancy on the County Welfare
board, caused by the resignation re-
Gently of Stuart F. Hamill, Jr
The Board received a bill from the
Board Of Education for a planer for
| Oakland High school agriculture de-
partment, amounting to $255 The
Board agreed to contribute $500 of
i this amount from the capital outlay
! levy.
To Collect Dog Tax
The Board met with Dwight Slower,
States Attorney; J. S. Teats, sheriff
and Neil c. Fraley, attorney to the
Board relative to the question of col
, lection Of dog license taxes in the
county. Clerk J. ]. Ashby was ordered
to secure $500 dog tags.
! Several road delegations were be-
fore the board relative to improve
ment of roads in their particular To-
caiities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-08
To Confer Rank of Knight

The rank Of Knight will be con-
ferred upon a class Of seven candi-
dates at the regular meeting Of the
Knights of Pythias lodge in Oakland
tomorrow evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-08

Harold Z. Stassen won a smashing
victory in the Wisconsin primary,
defeating Macarthur and Dewey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
Fire Boys Hold Monthly Meet; Everything Happens, Even Fire

Last nights monthly meeting oi the Juneau Fire Department just about covered every phase of fire fighting procedure.
 The resignation of James Orme enc of the departments most able members, was accepted with sincere regret. Lee Lucas, son of a former Juneau fireman, was elected to fill the vacancy.
 The results of a recent exam na- ton by the toard Of underwriters was read. listing numerous recom- mendations and suggestions for the improvement of fire fighting fa- cilities and procedure The board also condemned fire truck No. 3, leaving the city With only two trucks. A further requisite by the toard is that two drills a month will. be required in the future.
 During the course of the business meeting the alarm sounded 5-3. Up- cn returning from the call, Chief Minard Mill noted that a number of the firemen wno were lightly clad, were suffering from the cold. Always conslderate of the welfare Of his firemen, he ordered all hands to replace the hose in the two trucks 8 total of 2800 feet of hose Needless to say, the individual tenn peratures mad risen considerably after completion of this assignment
 A report was made by Chief Mil listing the activities of the depart ment during the period April, l947, through March, lS48 During this time 101 calls were answered, con- sisting of II small and 9 major fires. Fires with a loss of $500 or more are in the latter class. There were five false alarms, five drills, five calls to rescue persons either last or from the bay, and six boat fires. The total loss was s30.63032, about one-half of which was covered by insurance The number of calls be- tween 6 pm. and am. were 43
 Frank Hermann was appointed chairman of the annual Fire Depart ment Ball to se held next February. Plans were completed for the an- nual Firemen's- Open House on Christmas Day in the Clubs quar- ters at the City Hall.
 Visitors were Dave Ramsay of the Alaska Steamship Company, and Tommy White, a former Sitka fireman.
 An excellent lunch completed the even ng's series of activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03

Continued from Page One, pan to China to help the beleaguer- ed Chinese Nationalists, MT. Tru- man had a hlunt answer Nope riod.
 REASONS FOR ELECTION
 In citing reasons for his elect on, MT. Truman said everybody in the Democratic set-up pitched in and helped. As soon as the people got the facts, he added, they voted right. He said they could not get them from newspaper opinion col- umns-one of several cracks he took at columnists.
 The President paid specific tri- bute for election help to farmers and la abor, Vice-President- elect Barkley, Secretary of Agriculture Rrannan and Secretary of Lator Tobin, He said there was a whole list of others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
VETS OF FOREIGN WARS 70 SUPPORT
 SWIMMING POOL

In their meeting last night the members of Taku Post 5559, Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, went on rec ord fayoring a steam heated, en- closed swimming pool for the city of Juneau
 A pool committee was formed to dunk" the citizens until such a time the pool is an actuality. A rumor is prevalent that the mem bers will refuse to shave until such a time that the pool plans are iolmed and the present dream" is a reality.
 Post Commander Vern Metcalfe designated Thursday night, Decem- Ter g, as initiation night and said that Department Commander John T. Mclaughlin would preside in the first Commanders Glass" in the history of the Post. Harold Fannel das advaucsed to ST. Vice Commander and nominations were opened for Junior Vice Commander, the office he vacated Gus George was appointed Acting Cuartermast- CT.
 Doctor" Jackson, club Steward, announced that he was formulating plans to handle the Christmas rush and was prepared to make the new Coast Guard personnel feel at home. A financial report of the "Jeep Club was rendered and it was announced that such report would be available to all members monthly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
T'Hsegt vVesS eDags' StOa'sD Ldssa Ckea'5s
 EtAS Ee,ess Better. TOsSMegS

It is better story and true one A year ago, when we were just starting to get the famous DUVAL ties for men in lots of two or three dozen at time, we thought that those precious pat terms were the last word in beauty. Tailored with exacting care and un- surpassed skill, we were unable to see how they could be improved
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
USC6 ST0RIS LEAVES SEATTLE FOR JUNEAU;
 DUE IN NEXT WEEK

The USCG Sto1.s, zee oreazer which is permanently stationed in Juneau, was scheduled to leave Se- attle today.
 The vessel will arrive here some time next week, according to the Coast Guard here. The USCG Storis will take the place of the Wachusett which was transferred to Seattle in September of this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
GRAND JURY FOR JOHNSON

Elliott J. Johnson of Sitka, charg- ed with felonious assault. yesterday waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to await action of the grand jury His bond was fixed at $2,500.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
REFER TO ANCHORAGE

J B. Reher. PRA design engineer, went to Anchorage Sunday for a two-week stay in connection with his studies on the Turnagain Arm project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03

But improved they were. And our supplies for THIS Christmas are more plentiful. The designs are new and rich looking. There is nothing that will enable you to give so much to the one you most desire to please, at so mod crate price. Come in today. Your judgment will tell you that here is your answer to what will make the man of good judgment very happy person, come Christmas morn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
E X q E. VJ SI E

Not only are these ties exclusive in quality, eXcelling in beauty, exceptional in value they
 are sold EXCLUSIVELY in Juneau by
 Graves, the Pioneer Mems Furnishing Mer- chant of the Gastineau Channel area. The artistry of these ties is exquisite, and done in fast colors, free hand. The designs include a range of patterns too numerous to describe. The figures range from futurist and geometric themes to delicately painted pastels The assortment is wide because we have been saving our monthly QUOTA" for weeks on end Now they are on display in time for Christmas mailing. Some of you are going to be disappointed when the supply is gone
 Hence we suggest that you come in NOW to see the famous Hollywood ties by DUVAI.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-03
NO CHANCES
 IN CABINET
 Al PRESENT

Continued from Page One,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
Weldon

Mr., and Mrs. Henry Grant OF
Rocky Mount visited Mrs. Haze
Sechler here, Sunday.
Mrs. W, H. Joyner, John W
Brown, and Gin" Brown S3ent
Sunday with Mrs, John w. brown
who is patient in Johnston
Willis Hospital, in Richmond.
Mrs. Phil Darden has returned
to her home in Suffolk, after a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Anthony.
Mrs. N. J. Shepherd and Mrs.
Helen Harrington spent Saturday
in Franklin, Va.
Edwin Powell of Ben Level
spent the weekend at his home
here.
John Carter visited his sister,
Mrs. N. NJ. Shearin who is i'll in
the Rex Hospital, Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Barnes,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Hamell and
Wick" Hamel spent Sunday il,
Waverly, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cakes
spent the weekend with Mr.. anc
Mrs. George Kelly Ellis in Have
lock, N. c.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
Institute Of Government Explains
Proposed Amendment Which Would
Increase Paw OF State legislators

81 per day for members and IS
per day for presiding officers for
sessions of sixty days, with like
pay for as many as twenty days
n extra sessions, and ten cents
= mile for ono round rip be-
tween home and capitol. The rise
n uN4le costs duIlng the past
twenty years has practically
doubled, and the proposed in
crease in pay will leave legl.la-
tors in l949 in little if any bet
ter situation than legislators in
1929.
Most if not all people Will
agree that the pay of legislators
should not Ue h!sA o..JusA II H.
duce candidates to run on the
profit motive. The pay increase
proposed will leave most if not
all legislators facing the question
their predecessors have faced be-
fore them-not how much mo-
ney they will make, but how
much money they will lose: in
paying for room, board, laun-
dry, tips and other incidental liv-
ing expenses; in paying for sta
tlonery and postage, telephone
calls and kilograms in the course
of dealings with constituents;
for regularly recurring trips
home on weekends to consult
With : Id. rr,,.-.7t ..t,.,-.. -f, ,+-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
Women Sign for
Siberia In Meat
Price Protests

BINGHAMTON, N. Y. (U.P.D
More than 100 housewives are
pledged to leave Immediately
for the Siberian steppes as a
protest against high meat prices
The women willingly signed
petitions offered as a test in
Binghamton by Binghamton
Press reporters. The documents
were represented as petitions
in protest of high meat prices. "
However, buried in the sixth
paragraph of legal jargon were
the words; eve the undersigned
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
Miss America Turns Out to Be Real American Cir

Fame In becoming Miss
America has not changed Bebe
Shopp Of Hopkins. MINI. This
ls.Year-old beauty. formally
known as Beatrice Bella
Shopp. Is as handy around
her parents four-acre place
near Minneapolis as she is in
beauty contests. With her
music studies and the fame of
being Miss America. Bebe will
be too busy TO carry out the
many tasks she undertook be-
fore going TO Atlantic City.
One Of these was a job as
baby sitter for neighbors.
Gayle Wolff. 10. an ace high
school basketball player. who
escorted Bebe to the senior
prom last May. says AFTER all.
she's Miss America now, but l
might ask her for date when
some Of the ezcste--7@~t has
died down."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
BY ALBERT COATES, Director
Institute of Government

Present Pay. Article II, Section
% of the North Carolina Con-
stitution allows members of the
General Assembly salary OF
$500 each for a regular session
every two years, and S. per day
for extra sessions-not exceeding
twenty days. 1t allows the
Speaker and the Lieutenant
Governor-presiding officers Of
The House and Senate, a salary
If $500 for regular sessions and
sl0 per day for extra sessions
not exceeding twenty days.
Proposed Pay. On Tuesday,
November 2, the people of North
Carolina will vote for or against
IN amendment to the Constltu-
ion allowing members OF the
General Assembly salary Of
1920 each for a regular session
If sixty days and a salary of
$50 for extra sessions; allowing
he Speaker and the Lieutenant
Iovernor-presiding officers of
he House and Senate, salary
# $1,000 each for regular SEES
ions and $500 for extra sessions.
Reasons cited for pay increase.
The present pay scale was voted
~ the people in 1928, changing
he pay scale in force since 1875
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30
Woodland News

Mrs. w. w. Carter, Mrs. Ned
Best, Miss Kathlyn Mcdaniel,
Mrs. Earl HELEN, and son, West
visited Paul Mcdaniel in Rich
mond, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Motzno
spent Thursday in Aberdeen.
Mrs. Motzno remained for sew
eral days TO be with her sister,
Mrs. Mclean, who is i'll in an
Aberdeen hospital.
Mrs. L. C. Copeland and Mrs.
w. c, Lassiter of Potecasi were
business visitors in Roanoke
Rapids, Friday.
David Dickie has gone to
Charleston, S. c., to resume his
studies at The Citadel.
Miss Kathlyn Mcdaniel will
90 this week to Erwin to teach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Den
spent Sunday afternoon in Scot
land Neck.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30

touch with their families, and
give a lick and promise 10 the
business they left behind them
A poll of legislators indicates
the common feeling that past
and present payments of less
than living wages to its legisla
tors is costing the State many
times its skimpy savings every
year: in losing the services of
many good men who cannot af-
ford to take the loss involved
such as men without continuing
incomes, little business men with
large families to support young
err veterans of the wars seeking
large families to support, young
footholds in their professions,
and many others with better
heads than pocket books.
1t may be argued that pay
ment of less than living wages
in fact as property qualifica-
ton for public offices nearly one
hundred years after this qualifl-
cation in theory was swept out
of the Constitution. In well
nigh every legislative session
some men who had not previous
ly counted the costs Involved
are forced to leave weeks hafol e
the session closes on account of
sheer financial stringencies-
leaving their localities and con-
stituer>s unrepresented in the all
closing days. One of
these legislators writes: Only
the following types of persons
can offer their services as law
makers: Cd men financially able
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30

If you fold straight pieces
straight as they come from the
washline and place them flat and
smooth in the basket to keep
them in shape and as unwrinkl-
ed as possible, you will save ex-
ira work in ironing.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30

Chives, grown in pot on a
window still, will add flavor to
many dishes. Use it in Russian
Dressing, in an omelet, in cot
tage cheese mixed with sour
cream, and in mixed vegetable
salad.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30

The housewives, even those
who stopped to read the docu
ment did not notice what they
were signing.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-30

housewives. ..are pledged to EN-
bark forthwith for the Siberian
steppes if such a measure is
not taken..."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-15
MAGID0FF DENOUNCED
 AZ U. 5. spy
Moscow Correspondent for NEG Is Turned in by
 Own Secretary

MOSCOW, April 15.-tR-Robert Magidoff, Moscow correspondent for the National Broadcasting Con- pany, was denounced as a spy for the United States today by his for mer secretary, native of Michi- gan
 In a long letter published in the Soviet government newspaper Iz- vestia, the secretary, Cecilia Nelson, accused Magidoff of using his posi- tion here to collect information for an American espionage service.
 She said Magidoff, also correspon- dent here for the British Exchange Telegraph Agency and recently for the McGraw-Hill Publishing Com pany, has been sending intelligence reports in U. s. diplomatic pouch eS.
 fMagidoff formerly was on the As sociated Press Staff in Moscow.
 The former secretary. who also is a former employee of the U. s. Elm bassy in Moscow, wrote Izvestia:
 Several days ago, while I was in Magidoff's office, I began to look at letter which needed and in voluntarily discovered in Magidoff $ papers many documents that Ma gidoff has been systematically re- ceiving from the United States as- signments for the collection of es- pionage information in the USSR and that in the McGraw-Hill Pub fishing House, whose official station cry was used for all these letters, there are some employees who are utilizing their employment in this publishing house for purposes of es- pionage"
 The writer said she went to work for Magidoff in 1944. She said he was married to Russian woman and she was sure The was progress sive person and had an objective at titude toward the Soviet Union. until he established close relations with "the personnel of American military and naval attaches"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-15
NINETEEN AMERICANS
 ARE DEAD
Ship Bound from Calcutta fo New York Goes Down
 in Landing in Fire

SHANNON AIRPORT, Fire, April l5.--tR--A Constellation flying from Calcutta to New York crashed today almost half mile short of it's land- ing runway here and all but one ot the 31 aboard perished.
 Pan American World Airways said the plane. Empress of the Skies" was making routine instru- ment approach. It crashed into flaming wreckage 2.400 feet from the runway. the air line added.
 The dead included 19 Americans and Sir Homi Mehta. wealthy In- dian industrialist. None of the Am orleans killed were from the Pacific coast.
 Marc Worst, 38, of Burbank, Cali fornia, was the sole survivor. He said the force of the crash threw him out through the baggage com partment. His wife. waiting at the airport to meet him, witnessed the tragedy. Worst is manager of Lock- heed Aviation Corporation base at shannon. Lockheed builds the Con- stellations, four-engined craft cost ing about sl 100000 each.
 tThe passenger list released in New York contained the name of George Henderson. care of the Am erican Legation in Damascus. In Wast ington. the State Department said it had no official word but as- sumed the dead man was George D. Henderson, recently transferred to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. as an American dilomatic official. Henderson formerly was second Secretary of the Embassy and Con- sul in Rome)
 Basil Warnock, American overseas airlines stationmaster at shannon, said weather observers reported three visibility at the time ot the crash-2:34 am. GMT t6:34 p. m. Wednesday PsT). Other sources said the ceiling was about 400 feet.
 Worst told reporters:
 We had come around once and we were making our second ap- proach when the crash occurred. Up to this everything appeared to be normal. was slung out through the baggage compartment but was only slightly injured on the righs hand"
 Witnesses said the plane appar- ently hit an obstruction, skidded along the ground for a ways and then burst into flame. The wreck age burned more than three hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-15
p-.51 PLANE CRASHES IN
 COOK INLET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 15-- 'R)-The pilot of an Air Force P-5l plane was missing today, more than "A hours after his craft plunged nto the water of Turnagain Arm, IA miles southwest of here.
 The plane was one of three from Elmendorf Field on routine flight. The flight leader said the pilot, whose name was withheld, radioed that his engine had cut out and hat he planned to parachute.
 Nothing was seen of the pilot after his report.
 It was the second Psi crash near here in four days. Memorial services were conducted yesterday for It. Garnet Johnson, Casa Grande, Ariz., killed last Friday when his plane fell into Cook Inlet waters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-15
No Warning, Bogota Riot;
 Make Inquiry

WASHINGTON, April l5.--lRl-- President Truman said today that he was as surprised as anyone else about the uprising in Bogota, Col ombia.
 MT. Truman told news con- ference he was very sorry that the rioting did happen but that he had no warn.ag or it.
 A Congressional inquiry already has been siarLeo 10 find out wheth- CT Uniteo 1tates intelligence agen- cies had advance word of the rev. olution and warned proper officials.
 A reporter asked MT. Truman whether he considered the revolt as a warning to the Americas Of the Communist danger in this hemisphere.
 MT. Truman replied that Secre- tary of State Marshall had com mented on that, adding he did so very well.
 Marshall. who is attending the Inter-American conference in Bo- gota, has blamed international Communism for the uprising.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-15
Plane Crashes Ln Planning Wreckage; 30 Die
A(S 10 Spend $27 Million on
 Civil Communications This
 Year; Construction Approved

SEATTLE, April 15.-R-The AL aska Communications System plans an expenditure for civil communi- cations during the coming fiscal year of $2,5oo,oo an increase of 25 percent over this year.
 The figure was supplied by Maj Gen. w. O. Reeder, Deputy Chiet Signal Officer for the United States Army. Gen. Reeder is in Seattle on a two-day official inspection trip ol Seattle installations.
 At the office of Col. J. T. Fully, Commanding Officer of the ACS, Gen. Reeder said communications in Alaska would keep up with in- creased army defense installations Total funds for all purposes will be.
 bout five million dollars.
 A new cable from Ketchikan to Petersburg will be laid this summer, ne said, using wartime" telegraph able that has been adapted at &c., attle shops of the system to tele- phone and teletype uses as we'll
 Other construction in the north, will include three new telephone repeater installations to cost $780, )C0 apiece. They will be located on the Alcan highway at Big Delta, Cathedral Bluffs and Northway. Materials will clear through Seattle.
 Gen. Reeder said the arrangement o provide land line telephone ser- rice along the Alcan is now perfect ed.
 Improved ship-shore telephone service terminals will be installed
 t Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Valdez, and Cordova this summer at cost of $6,000 affording improved service 70 canners and fishing vessels. he said
 Gen. Reeder, has been transferred 70 the General Staff as Deputy Di- 'ector of Logistics. He will return to Washington by train today