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car travelled on it. The War De- pertinent officially named this the Steese Highway. The general trav- eled on it early this month, after the President Emeritus Day cere- monies in Fairbanks, which honor ed his friend of 29 years, Dr Charles E. Bunnell
 General Steese came to Alaska this time for those ceremonies making almost the same trip he did two years ago, although. this time, he skipped the motor jaunt to Dawson Creek He did go to Nome, Point Barrow, Anchorage and Whitehorse, Y. T.
 He was in Paris in May, mak- ing the round trip in his favorite way-going on a slow Dutch boat, returning on a slow French one He was in London, Paris, Monte Carlo and other European cen ters.
 To South Africa
 When he sails from Juneau Fri day on the Princess Louise, he will go to Washington, D. C., then leave for South Africa. He has been in West Africa, has crossed the Sahara and traveled up the Nile.
 On his active duty during World War II, General Steese was with the Corps of Engineers in Pan anna, where ne was assistant gov ernor for the Canal Zone; in South America, the Galapagos Is lands and just about every place in the western hemisphere" He has travelled in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand. Japan, Siberia-and to Pitcairn Island.
 General Steese owns chestful of medals, and a six-inch section is devoted to his biography in Who's Who"
 Is there a family waiting for him, after various jaunts?
 (Now for the bull, General)
 NO. still single he said this i I've never been fast enough to catch young woman, l nor clever enough to tool an old i one"
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L U or
 Aground,
 RefIoais

SEATTLE, July 26.-Ts-Tne mo- tor vessel Lucidor, which ran aground in Wrangen Narrows late yesterday, floated free today and was enroute to Ketchikan under her own power.
 A message from the Coast Guard cutter Hemlock said the Lucidor apparently floated free at high tide. The 3,809-ton vessel was not talk ing water, the message said, but asked that the Heinlock escort her into Ketchikan
 An Associated Press dispatch from Petersburg said the Lucidor
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went aground shortly after leav- ing that Southeast Alaska fishing port, while negotiating tricky turn near the south end of Wran- gell Narrows. The ships stern swung onto the rock.
 Two tugs of the nearby Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge Com pany operations stood by during the night. They helped pull the ship free shortly after midnight. The tug Henry radioed that damage to the ship was slight.
 The Lucidor ran aground yester- day on Spike Rock. It was enroute to Seattle, under charter to the AL aska Steamship Company. The ves- sel carries crew of 38
 Part of the cargo aboard the Lucidor is lumber from the Juneau Spruce Corporation.
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GENERAL 5TEE5E, '0lDIlME ALA5kAN,
 K JUNEAU VISITOR

Gen. James Gordon Steese (retO would have you believe that he is true dilettante, interested chief ly in the niceties of gracious living and preferring modern comfort to travel in a kayak under a blister ing sun, or night on wet tundra under a tarpaulin.
 Since the first of three times that the Army has retired him, General Steese has revelled in such pleasures of the cosmopolite as world travel and fine food served with distinction.
 But the Army has way of call ing him back for service when a top-notch engineer is needed.
 They say I'm physically unfit for active duty" said the general today in Juneau. Maybe l can't stand the rigors of peace, but oh, how I'm expected to fight when there's a war"
 As meticulously groomed in multi as ever he was in uniform. General Steese looks the picture of the retired general. His conversation is colorful, as hundreds oi cld- timers in Alaska know.
 Be sure to put in plenty of 'bull,'" he said to reporter, then people here will know you really talked to me" E
 The Alaska bug first bit him in 1913. when he came to the Terri tory on the Chisana( pronounced Shushana) Stampede in the White River country. He did not make fortune, so went hack the same year
 WITH ARC
 After making a report on the proposed Alaska Railroad, Steese returned to Alaska in 1920. He reorganized the Alaska Road Com mission, of which he was president from 1920 to 1927 During that time, he also was Division En- gineer for Rivers and Harbors, rep resented the National Park Service and was a member of the Terri torial Public Works Board.
 While chairman of the Alaska Railroad and its chief engineer, in 1923 and 24, Steese was in charge of President Harding's Alaska tour. He took the President over the new line to Nenana, where Hard ing drove the golden spike at the Panama River bridge to open the railroad. General Steese noticed the tablet on the bridge just the other day, and noted that the oc- casicn was July 15, 1923.
 With ARC
 As Division Engineer. he dredged Wrangell Narrows, built breakwat- CTS at Ketchikan, Wrangell and Nome, blasted for Port Alexander dock facilities, built the Govern ment Dock here, and a number of small boat harbors, including that at Seward. For 7h years, he had an apartment in the old Zynda Hotel in Juneau.
 Road Builder
 He built the military road from Fairbanks to the Yukon River at Circle, a highway completed by Ike Taylor in 1927, when the first
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FOR SALE

PRACTICALLY NEW FOUR BED- ROOM HOUSE, furnished, Way nor Addition. Al heating system. View window overlooking Channel. Near bus line.
 COME IN and look over detailed plans for new houses. These will be ready for occupancy this Fall. Make choice now, plan color scheme and make one of them YOUR home.
 TWO BEDROOM furnished house. Close in. $500 down and s1o0 per month. 7~sh THREE BEDROOM furnis e d house. Wonderful view. New elec- tric refrigerator and range. A good buy at $6,500. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Among others, Machine shop. Very best location. Price reduced; we'll equipped cafe doing good business; an excellent opportunity in ladies specially shop.
 -DOUGLAS- WE HAVE several homes in Douglas. Furnished or unfurnished. Priced from $42OO to $l5,000. Some ready for immediate occupancy.
 FRITZ COVE 5A ACRES of patented land. Large house. Excellent water supply. BEAUTIFUL year-round home with hardwood floors. One bedroom on ground floor with another to be finished. Arrange to see this at tractive place and discuss terms with owner.
 TWO BEDROOM log house on Auke Lake. Close to bus line and stores. This home has many unusual fea- lures including large stone fire place.
 SEVERAL summer cabins in good locations and wide price range. MURPHY & MURPHY REALTORS ACCOUNTANTS Phone 676 over First National Bank
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From Spain has come neWs of catastrophe and at least Is per sons were killed and 27 injured when an army munitions dump ex- p,oded last midnight. The dump was at Tarancon, 50 miles southeast of Madrid.
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Meteor Crater just west of Win slow, Ariz., is big enough to provide playing space for 20 football games at one time, while 100000 watch from the sloping sides.
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MEN, Must we leave our wives alone in Haines while we are in Juneau from Aug. second to Aug. I5? A letter, telephone call or telegram to Cordes or MacCam- mond at Haines, Alaska, telling of any available house or apt may prevent breaking up of two
 harry homes. 55 2t
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WANTED . . ., . . . . .

BOAT OWNERS { Do you have room for one or more fisherman during any day of the derby? Or, do you have an extra skiff or small boat available?
 FISHERMEN Do you need seat in a boat during the Golden North Salmon Derby?
 Call Ralph Wright (Ph. 96D who is stationed in the Alaska Coastal Airlines Baranof Hotel office. Wright is acting for the Boat Committee. Several skiffs can be lowed to Tee Harbor if arrangements are made with Ralph Wright by 10:O0 a. m. Thursday, July 28.
 SEE OR CALL RALPH WRIGHT IMMEDIATELY IN THE ALASKA COASTAL BARANOF OFFICE (TEL. 96l IF YOU HAVE ROOM FOR A DERBY FISHERMAN OR
 NEED ROOM FOR ONE
 OR MORE.
 Territorial Sportsmen, Inc, Sponsor.
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WANTED

WILL SAW and sell by contract one M.B.F. of spruce lumber to anyone willing to finance saw mill and logging equipment
 Money repaid at good interest. Write cl 6105 care Empire. 55 At
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QUICK accurate woman bookkeep- CT, permanent, part or full time
 Give phone number and eXper- fence. Write Box AK, care of Empire. 55 u
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The word Viking" means those who Turk in bays and come ou' for plunder."
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FOR SALE

DROP Leaf Dinette Size Dining Table, Walnut finish. Ph. Black
 245. 55 If
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TABLE SAW and jointer with mo-
 tor; will trade for gun or other outdoor equipment. Phone Green
 752 54 St
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FOR YACATI0NERS

T A K U l. D D G E For those who enjoy comfort while
 "Roughing It"
 Special weekend excursion for Lu. neau residents including transporta- tion via plane or water taxi, and river boat for fishing trip, $30.0J Contact Ralph Wright at the Chamber of Commerce Travel h. formation booth in Alaska Coastal office, Baranof Hotel PIP tf
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Al PONTIAC Club Coupe, original
 owner, perfect condition. Will trade for pickup. Ph. BIT. 54 3t
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William Winn-phone 23A

$850 House on raft, furnished. s2500 l bd, furn. near harbor. S30o0 Five houses furn., bd. $3500 Apt, modern, 2 story unfin. S4500 bd furn., piano, radio-comb. $475O bd. furn, fireplace, view. $5500 bd. furn., close in. $7,000 bed furn., $1350 down, S85
 month.
 5000 bd furn., fireplace, garage S10,5C0 bd. furn., bath. S13,000 10 cabins Willoughby, terms. S12,6O0 Two l bd apts, furn. 18th st. $13,100 4 bd unfurn., fireplace, yard. s13,500 bd furn. Behrends Ave. S13,650 3 bd uufurn., garage. Gla-
 cier Highway.
 S15,500 bd. full bsmt., fireplace,
 view, good nbrhood. Terms. S18,500 2 bd. furn. apt over shop, $90 month income. Terms. s21,000 apt bldg front Willoughby s2l,0 ,000 apt. house inc. bldg. lot. S5,000 down to right buyer. s21, ,000 3 apt furn. East St. Terms. 2 two bd, enc 1 bd. AUX BAY-HIGHWAY LISTINGS $900 Broom cabin, acre homesite. S2500 nice cabin, Lena Cove. $3600 2 bd., 3 acres pat. Fritz Cove S4500 3 bd part furn., acres pat, Loop Rd. Will lease. $4900 bd conc basement, Aux Bay $5,0o0 acres pat, inc beach, old
 house.
 $6500 bd unfin New, Aux Bay $2l, ,000 10 acres pat, residences,
 ? docks, Army road. Terms.
 DOUGLAS LISTINGS $500 I'd modern, beach. S5500 bd, large yard, bsmt. S8000 New bd., 2 lots.
 BUILDING LOTS 40 on good road, Airport. 30 along Highway.
 $4200 100x100 filled Small Boat
 Harbor.
 $42oO 60x15o filled. SBHrbr.
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST: Heart pin with picture in it; personal value. Box 2248. 4 k
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WANT TO SUBLET 2 or 3 bed- room furnished house or apt. for
 August. Red 643 54 St
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MACHINERY and other equipment in small machine shop. 327 w. 11th St. 53 tt
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NEED a boat for the Salmon Der
 by? 18-ft. cabin cruiser. Inquire at End house, Thane. 53 St
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CABIN Cruiser Toby for sale req
 sonable. Can be seen in the Small Boat Harbor 55 St
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HERE'S your Derby boat! 16-ft. Packard built boat with new TO- hp Johnson Outboard with re-
 verse and separate gas tank. Will slow down and troll all day long. Beth beat ana motor have only a few hours service. Will sacri-
 flee. Call Black 791. 5 2t
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.E4t4.sass.l..ss--s.s.aass4s.is.s-ii-s-si-sss-s-i WA t l
 t.-t.t.s-s-i..s..i-.i..i.i-
 FOR SALE
 DROP Leaf Dinette Size Dining Table, Walnut finish. Ph. Black 245. 55 If HERE'S your Derby boat! 16-ft. Packard built boat with new 10- hp Johnson outboard with re- verse and separate gas tank. Will slow down and troll all day long. Beth boat ana motor have only a few hours service. Will sacri- flee. Call Black 791. 5 2t OUR first fall fashion. Hartford's National Famous Fabrics, Park CT, Wilder, Ameritex, Dan River. All sizes, junior to women's 55. Phone O374. 55 At YOUR Choice, either 1947 DeSoto 4-door sedan or 1949 Dodge A. door sedan. Phone Red 270. 55tf FRENCH HAVILAND CHINA Oi- moges) dinner set for eight. h. cludes turkey platter, two oval (open), one round (covered) vegetable dishes, chop platter, dinner, luncheon, butter plates; cups, saucers, sauce dishes, soup plates. Appraised value. Call 892 after six D. m. 55 St CABIN Cruiser Toby for sale req sonable. Can be seen in the Small Boat Harbor. 55 St TABLE SAW and jointer with mo- tor; will trade for gun or other outdoor equipment. Phone Green 752. 54 St Al PONTIAC Club Coupe, original owner, perfect condition. Will trade for pickup. Ph. BIT. 54 St NEED boat for the Salmon Der by? 18-ft cabin cruiser. Inquire at End house, Thane. 53 St MACHINERY and other equipment in small machine shop. 327 w. 11th St. 53 If FURNISHED three apartment house, with small machine shop in rear. Will consider selling ma chinery separate. 327 w.. 11th Street. 53 If CUT-down Ford V-8 racer-every thing completely new including body Has been run only few hours Call double between 8 and A. $500. 4S If BURCHCRAFT, 16 it. new, $500. Madsen's Cycle and Fishing Sup ply. 40 If CRECENr APT, centrally located; good investment. Call 429. 39 tf THREE room house trailer; alum mum exterior, spung glass insu- lated, gasoline or butane range with oven, oil heater, fluorescents, venetian blinds, ice box, sleeps four. Beautifully furnished. Rea- sonable. Ph. Douglas TIP eve nings. 236 tt SEVERAL Large anc Small Dia- monds. Perfect stones. Bargain prices at the First National Bank. 35 If FOR SALE: Welding and body re- pair shop suitable for general re- pairs and machine shop work; priced for quick sale far below value. See Stan Perry, 109 Will loughby Ave, after 4:30 pm. 28 If ALMOST New, excellent condition, baby Whirldry Washing Machine, $60. Call 035 five rings. "A tf LONG Established business, liquor store, grocery and meat market with living quarters. Must settle estate. Ph. 103 or 20. Box 2596.
 168 tf LOG CABIN 28x16 1t inside. Hawk Inlet. Call 143. POP If
 WANTED
 =. si BOAT OWNERS sH Do you have room for one or more fisherman during any day of the derby? Or, do you have an extra skiff or small boat available?
 FISHERMEN
 Do you need a seat in a boat
 dlIrinp thn Golden North
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OUR first fall fashion. Hartford's National Famous Fabrics, Park
 CT, Wilder, Ameritex, Dan River. All sizes, junior to women'S 55. Phone 0374. 55 At
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LADTESi Must VIC LOW our hus- bands to traipse off to Juneau ALONE for the first two weeks of August? If you are planning to be absent from your apartment during that period, we promise to take care of it AND our hus-
 bands. Write care Box 62, Haines, Alaska. 55 2t
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YOUR Choice, either 1947 DeSoto 4-door sedan or 1949 Dodge A.
 door sedan. Phone Red 270. 55tf
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FRENCH HAVILAND CHINA Gi- moges) dinner set for eight. h. cludes turkey platter, two oval
 (open), one. round (covered)
 vegetable dishes, chop platter, dinner, luncheon, butter plates;
 cups, saucers, sauce dishes, soup plates. Appraised value. Call 892 after six D. m. 55 St
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CUT-down Ford V-8 racer-every thing completely new including body Has been run only a few
 hours. Call double ' between and 4. $600 4S If
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BURCHCRAFT, l6 it. new, $500
 Madsen's Cycle and Fishing Sup ply. 40 tt
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WANTED to buy old Russian tea
 chest, red or green. Ph. 374. 1S c
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for evening work. In-
 quire Terr. Employment Office
 at once. AT If
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WAITRESS wanted. Apply at Percys. AZ tf
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TWO Level Lets, center of Doug
 las. Ph. Douglas 464. 54 If
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WE HAVE several homes in Douglas. Furnished or unfurnished. Priced from $4200 to $15,000. Some ready for immediate occupancy.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02

Crown of Tnorns" to the veterans
at Foster General Hospital on
very early dates.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02

lican Party because of Lincoln
and the Emancipation.
Editor Greene asserted that Ne
groes are now thinking in terms
of the present.
He pointed out that government
starts at the local level, and stat
ed that until the Republican par
ty was willing to pay the price Of
two-party system in the South
the only way that Negroes can
get any of the benefits of govern
ment aoca llelevheltt TAOI FF
ment at the local level is by
getting into the Democrat party
What may well be regarded as
the final part of the Presidents
annual address, was the address
OF Governor Fielding L. Wright
Friday afternoon, which was fol.
lowed by a response from Presi-
dent Davis in his usual theme
Open the Door, Richard thai
was easily the highlight and high
point of the convention.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02
Teachers Make
Little Comment On
Governors Speech

The members of the Mississippi
Association of Teachers in Colored
Schools had little or no comment
following the address of Cover
nor Fielding L. Wright, delivered
to the 10th Annual Session of the
Association at Lanier High Sch
DOL hehe Friday afternoon.
Of the teachers who commented
most said that they recognized
the right of the governor to hold
to his own personal beliefs and
opinion, and stated that his speech
was good demonstration of the
American right of Freedom OF
Speech.
Most of the officials as Well as
rank and file members called up.
on for comment said theirs was
expressed in the response Of
President w. Milan Davis.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02
TougaIoo College
Organizes Red
Cross Unit

Tougaloo College recently or
ganized the first college unit of
the American Red Cross in a Ne.
gro college in Mississippi This
is in keeping with olan by the
National organization to estab-
lish units in colleges throughout
the nation.
The officers for ,ce unit are:
Simmie Blakeney, Jr, chairman
Gage Johnosn junior, chair
man campus activities; Hubert L.
Wallace Sophomore, chairman
publicity; Cecilia Williamx -
Sophomore, chairman campus
workers; Verma Weathersby -
Senior, secretary; and T. C. AL
more Junior, Freshman chairman
finance. Miss Dorothy D. Gordon
is campus coordinator.
AL present the unit is going all
out for the Red Cross Fund Drive,
Favorable Roadway is being made
on this project
The proposed activities include:
first aid classes, a blood bank,
entertainment and instruction SER
vice, public information service,
and fund raising.
AS a part Of it's entertainment
service the unit presents the Tou.
galoo College Choir and the Rob-
erson Dramatic Club of Tougaloc
with its largest production 1.-The
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02
Knight And
Daughters Of
Tabor To
Celebrate Found
er's Birthday

Mound Bayou, Miss April 9Th
yill be a national holiday for men,
bers OF the knights and Daughters
of Tabor. The founder of this
great organization was born April
5, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The
Mississippi Jurisdiction with
more than 5000 representatives
of it's $4,000 members, will meet
in Greenville Mississippi, Tues.
day, April 5th, at the Mt. Horeb
BAPTIST Church. The g, est speak
er on this occasion viii be Mr..
J. R. Buck, executive Secretary
Of the Jackson Street Branch Y.
M. c. A., Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The group, meeting in Green
vile has been asked to raise
$4,000 to buy a Diathermy and a
portable X-ray for the Taboriar
Hospital. Mound Bayou, Mississip.
pi. The Taborian Hospital il
owned and operated by the Mis-
sissippi Jurisdiction of the
Knights and Daughters of Tabor
The hospital is claimed by the
| Mississippi health authorities t
be one of the most modern anC
best managed hospitals in tn.
state among white or colored.
Taborians in California, Arizo
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02
Presidents Annual
Address Unique In
Teachers Associa-
ton History
DAVIS CAPTIVATES CONVEN.
TIN WITH HEME. "OPEN
THE DOOR, RrcHARD".

The annual address of Prof. w.
Milan Davis, president of the
Mississippi Association of Teach
ers in Colored Schools, delivered
at Lanier High School, here last
Thursday morning, at the opening
session of the associations 49th
annual convention, will remain for
a long time both unique and out
standing in the organization his
tory.
President Davis captivated the
teachers with his selection and
application as the theme of his
annual address, the subject of the
popular novelty song, "Open the
Door, Richard, which was out
standing because of the fact that
it was delivered in parts by sew
eral different persons, including
Governor Fielding l.. Wright, who
spoke on a different subject
The first part was delivered by
Mrs. Gladys Noel Bates who filed
the suit for equalization of Teach.
ars' salaries, now in court. Mrs
Bates, who was given a rousine
ovation by the teachers, in yell
| chosen words assured the teach
ers that everything was going ac-
cording to plan. Commenting or
presenting her, she was followed
| by comment from President Davis
| built around his theme, "Oper
the Door, Richard"
The second and third part pre-
coded and followed by comments
from President Davis, was civ.
cred by S. w. Miller, of Jackson
prominent Republican leader O.
the state in the Parry Howard
faction, who spoke on the Negro
in the Republican party; an(
Percw Greene, editor and publish
er of the Jackson Advocate, who
spoke of the future of the Negro
in the Democratic Party.
Mr. Miller held that the Negr
still owes allegiance to the Repub
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-02
2,5oo,ooo
Africans In
nyasaland Face
Starvation
FAMINE CAUSED BY WORSE
DROUGHT IN HISTORY OF
AREA.

New York.-Death from starv-
alton faces 100000 Africans in
Nyasaland, British colony in
Southeast Africa, according to
the lead article in the current
issue of New Africa, monthly pub
LEGATION of the Council on African
Affairs.
The article points out that this
worst droughts in Nyasaland' S
history, occurs at the very time
when the white rulers are seeking
to tighten their political control
of Nyasaland and neighboring
northern and southern Rhodesia
by uniting these territories into
a British dominion like the Union
of South Africa.
The drought in Nyasaland has
destroyed the root and maize
(corn) crops upon which the
Observation-Disclosures Afri-
cans are forced to subsist. New
Africa reports stating that Gin
some districts the Africans are
said to have been making meal of
grass seed and the bulbs of wa
ter lilies"
For long time" the article
continues, 'the government ig-
nored pleas to hold a years SUD-
ply Q fgrain in reserve; now,
when H. is almost too late, it has
orde ID the planting of quick
gro ing mandioc root and pota-
toes. The government has meal
and grain at a pound day per
person.
In the Blantyre and Limbre
areas. where conditions are mar.
tlcularly grave, employers have
been asked to reduce their Afri.
can staffs to a minimum" re-
tanning only those necessary fol
operation of essential services.
The rest of the population is be.
ing moved to other areas.
No concern for this grave fam.
inc condition New Africa notes
was manifest by the white lead.
ers of Southern Rhodesia, North.
ern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a