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Evening star., 1949-09-18

farmhouse, provided Mrs. Coolidge
is not occupying it, and here re-
capture the scene that occurred
on August 3, 1882, as across the
handicapped table in a lamp-lit
room Calvin Coolidge faced his
78-year-old father, Col. John
Coolidge. and repeated after him
the solemn words prescribed for
! the oath.
Sayings Still Applicable.
In these days when individuals
ARE more and more casting their
burdens and responsibilities upon
governments, these words of CAL
win Coolidge are meaningful:
THE people have to bear their re-
sponsibilities. There is no method
by which they can be shifted to
the Government"
In simple Vermont language he
said what others have taken VOL
umes to say: THE Constitution
represents government of law.
There is only one other form of
authority and that is government
by force. Americans must make
their choice between these two.
One signifies justice and liberty,
the other tyranny and oppres-
sion"
Our unexpected visit at Ply
mouth with Mrs. Coolidge, John
Coolidge's attractive wife and
their two delightful daughters,
was a genuine pleasure and privi-
lege. Mrs. Coolidge received us in
the inviting, pine-paneled, book
lined room. and said very simply,
"Mr, Coolidge added this on
The high backed leather chair
Immediately in front of the fire.
place is the chair used by Pres
ident Coolidge during his cabinet
Evening star., 1949-03-11
|Wife's Rebuffs Led
To Triple Killings,
Man S Diary Shows
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-THE
diary of a deeply disturbed hus-
band gave a fairly clear picture
today of the triangle gunshot kill
ings that echoed across a trans
continental telephone wire.
Dead are Emory Holt, IS. a mer-
chant marine officer; his pretty,
brunette wife Norma. a., and the
"other man." David Whitaker, 80,
an executive of the Universal
Camera Co.. where Mrs. Holt was
employed as an executive secre-
tary to the firms president.
An autopsy bore out police
claims that Holt killed his wife
and Whitaker Wednesday night
while his mother n-law, Mrs
Elsie Thomas, listened in by phone
from her home in Hollywood
Calf. Then he shot himself.
F. Mrs. Thomas heard Holt tell
her, I'm sorry for what I am
going to do"
Then she heard her daughter
plead for mercy.
Finally she heard the shots that
snuffed out three lives.
Mrs. Thomas "cried herself out
during the night on a plane that
brought her here from California.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

afterward she called Dave" anc
that they waited together for the
husbands return.
Apparently. Holt did not return
and Mrs. Holt wrote:
Well, I'm certain you did not
go and do what you should fol
you're too curious. It all goes tc
prove that you refuse to meet the
situation face to face. So thanks
for the slap and don't forget you
shall pay for that"
Holt apparently permitted his
wife to call her mother in Cali
fornia from Whittaker's apart
ment just before the shootings.
Mrs. Thomas still was on the line
when the gunfire ended her
daughters life.
It was her frantic call to police
afterward which led to discovery
of the bodies.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

first denied 1t. but. after severa,
drinks. gave a hedging admission
that he might be in love with her
On March 2, the News said, the
diary contained this remark:
She met w. again at the Ter
race CThe London Terrace Apart
ments where Whitaker lived)."
Whitaker was married to a
blond ex-model, the former Dor
othy Boyett of Houston, Tex. She
was at Great Darlington, Mass.
when informed of the tragedy.
Mrs. Whitaker sobbed that
Everything was fine between U.s.
and said she could not understand
the tragedy, according to the
News.
II was going to New York to see
David today" she was quoted as
saying. He was going to meet
me. We were happy. He had no
romance except with me-"
Mrs. Holt, in a note written
early Wednesday, about 20 hours
before the shootings, told of heI
husband leaving her in a restau-
rant near her home. She said
Evening star., 1949-03-11

She refused to talk to newsmen
after it landed.
Police reconstructed from pen
ciled notes the brooding resent
ment that led Holt to kill in Whit
takers West Side New York apart
ment.
The diary, on onion skin paper.
told in Hollis words how his wife
grew cold toward him.
In their Brooklyn apartment,
she rebuffed him completely in
recent days. his notes read, and
would pot let me fondle her any
more"
The diary also told how Holt
shadowed his wife and Whitaker
between his trips to sea as chief
engineer on a ship.
He hired a private detective
"S12"-to watch his wife and the
dark, handsome Whitaker when
he was away.
The detective. In written res
ports, told Of watching trysts be-
tween Mrs. Holt and Whitaker
at New York hotels and clubs.
In February. Holt's diary re-
counted, the three met to discuss
the triangle into which appar-
emily they had fallen. Holt said
he forcibly carried his wife from
Whittaker's apartment after that
meeting.
The New York Daily News. in
a copyrighted story. quoted Holt
as writing in his diary afterward:
After much discussion of the
triangular problem. Norma said
she was in love with Whitaker
and had been for years. He at
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Robbi LeIyveId to Speak

Rabbi Arthur j. Lelyveld Of New
York, national director Of the
B'nai Birth Hillel Foundations,
will address the Wilmer Aleph
zadek Aleph group during the
annual sabbath service at 8:15
o'clock tonight in the Adas Israel
Synagogue. Sixth and I streets
NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Tunisio Olive Crop Up

Tunisia will have $4,000 tons o.
olive oil to sell in 1949, afte,
three consecutive years of poor
Yields.
The echo., 1949-04-15
A(iEMT2' Be CAREFUL

The office h a received several
complaints on the part of local pres
idents to the effect that some Of our
Agents are misleading our members
Of II. B. A We are trusting that
all of the Agents will be careful in
their Instructions to local Presidents
and local members. I am sure our
Agents would not knowingly mis-
lead any members Of H. B. A, and
yet, there is a possibility of this
happening If all concerned will a
bide by the Constitution, reading
the articles and sections closely and
with understanding, we will have
less trouble in the entire Associa-
ton. Agents are to make engage
ments with the local lodge before
visiting the various lodges through
out the State. The local President
is the head of the local lodge and
the only way an Agent can get into
that local lodge, is through the local
President, or if he and his members
ARE violating. the office has the
power to send an Agent to make an
investigation and still, an engage
ment has to be made, with the To-
cal lodge, as to the best time to
make the visit.
We are asking all of the Agents
to please bear in mind that there is
a certain amount Of respect due the
head Of local lodges and the local
presidents are to remember that
here is a certain ar2ount of respect
iue the Agent. Peace and Har-
nony should prevail among the To-
cal Presidents and Agents, in toto
The echo., 1949-04-15

The Pleasant Grove B Baptist
Church IS planning to celebrate
Easter with a short program. The
Lords Supper viii also be admins
tered. The public is invited to
come and worship with us on that
day. Rev W. c. Clark is the pas
tor.
On Sunday, April Bird, the Plea
SAINT Grove Church was invited to
participate in the anniversary SER
vices of the Kemper Springs Bap-
fist Church celebration in honor of
Rev. w. M. Witherspoon. This was
his 18th anniversary as pastor. A
soul stirring sermon was delivered
by Rev. F. S. Smith.
Sunday, April 10th, worship SER
vice was held with the Shady Grove
Baptist Church. Rev. j, R. Boyd,
pastor, and Christer Belle Rush, Re-
porter.
The echo., 1949-04-15
FIVE POLIO PRECAUTIONS
4 ARE LISTED FOR PARENTS

tightly covered and safe from flies
or other insects. Garbage should be
tightly covered and, If other dis
posal facilities are lacking, 1t
should be buried or burned.
The National Foundation also
listed the following symptoms OF
infantile paralysis: headache, nau-
sea or upset stomach, muscle sore
ness or stiffness, and unexplained
fever. Should polio Strike in your
family, call doctor Immediately.
Early diagnosis and prompt treat
ment by qualified medical personnel
often prevent serious crippling, the
National Foundation pointed out.
The organization emphasized
that fear and anxiety should be
I'D to a minimum. A calm, conf
dent attitude is conducive to health
and recovery. Parents, it said,
srcQld remember that of all those
stricken, SO per cent OF more re-
c4"er completely, while another rs
Pc. cent are left with only slight
after effects.
If polio is actually diagnosed.
contact the chapter of the Nation
FL Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
SIS serving your community. The
chapter will pay that part of tho
cost of care and treatment which
patient or family cannot meet.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Circles No. and of Pleasant
Valley Baptist Church held their
Joint Meeting Wednesday evening,
Anril 6th at the Church Devotional
Service, which was conducted by
the fourth and fifth grade pupils of
West Side School, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. S. S. Price of Gulfport,
Miss.
For the opening, the group sang
Canaan Land" accompanied by
Siberia Nell McGrew. For Scrip
ture they recited the 23rd Psalm,
then chanted a prayer hymn, fol-
lowed by the Lords Prayer. Next
they sang, Touch me Lord Jesus"
The topic for discussion was: Dis
positions that are fit to live with.
This lesson was taught by Mrs. Car
RE Rich. Mrs. Julia Smith, who is
President of the Home Missionary
Society, was in charge of the bust
ness of the meeting. The financial
report for the evening was $90.47.
The echo., 1949-04-15
MRS. ALLER TURNER
SUCCUMBS
WAYNESBORO

Mrs. Allie Turner, a member of
H. B. A. Lodge No. 2l5 for 20 years
passed to the great beyond. She
was loyal and faithful member of
this lodge She did not shirk any
responsibility that was thrust upon
her. She knew how to m k e
friends and whenever she met you
she met you with a smile.
Her survivors are: one sister, one
son, one daughter, six grandchildren
and a host of other relatives and
friends. We hope our loss is Hea-
ven's gain. Lena McDougal, repor-
ter. J. c. Jordan, president.
The echo., 1949-04-15
MRS. LULA HORNE
LAID TO REST
WAYNESBCRO

Lodge NO. 119 has lost faithful
member in the person of Mrs. Lula
Horne. She leaves to mourn two
DAUGHTERS, two sons, five grand
children and a host of other rela-
tives and friends.
Interment followed il - Luy
Cemetery with "ur0"~ Funeral
Home in charge. rev erend Gains,
pastor and Rev, James, assistant.
The echo., 1949-04-15
ELLISVTLLE NEWS
Dear Secretarv:

Lodge No. SIS is On II way az the
hill. We are gaining al cur5 ano
good members. We know tnat the
young people ere strong. We are
old, although we know the way,
but they are able to do the work.
Our president, Mr. Floyd Coins, is
really going out after members. We
are hoping that our lodge will con-
tinue to grow stronger and be at
tractive to those who are not mem
bers. We are sticking together for
:he growth 6 the lodge We be
|''7~f lleD -~i &c
know Tat lie u. l.. 4. wiz pay off.
Watch Lodge No. 55.
Leona Roberts, Vice-Pres.
and Reporter
The echo., 1949-04-15

contact with other persons is ii.clH.
2. Avoid over-fatigue caused by
too active play or exercise, or A.
regular hours.
8. Avoid swimming in pl3t'eG
water. Use only beaches g. =.
pools declared safe by loc2. ne. ~
authorities.
a. Avoid sudden chilling. Il -iav2
wet shoes and clothing Al &c = 4
keep extra blankets and hear e.
clothing handy for sudden wea ser
changes.
S. Observe the golden rule q
personal cleanliness. Keep food
The echo., 1949-04-15
Mr.. Joe Stewart Passes

Lodge No. rs, with 1Ir Duke Nor
rel as president located at Laurel,
has lost a member in the person of
Brother Joe Stewart. He departed
this lie April f. 1919 Ills surviv-
ors are: one son, two sisters, two
brothers, a host of grandchildren
anG relatives.
The echo., 1949-04-15

j Warning that the 1949 polio sea-
son is "just around the corner" the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis today issued list of pre-
stationary measures to be observed
by those in charge of children
during tho epidemic danger period
The echo., 1949-04-15
PICAYUNE NEWS

In a recent survey of B e u y
Shops in this city, it was stated
that the Browns Beauty Shop is the
most modern shop in town. 1t has
all necessary equipment. Mrs. Pru-
dence Brown is Propritress. When
you want an excellent hair style,
call at Browns Beauty Shop, All
Weems Street.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Dear Secretary:
We were only able to report II
OF our member in the Board, hcw-
ever, since then, We s"r h~0DV T..
port that we have N0oa .-"s
in getting eight OF ou4 c-a-cr1 to
renew. We now have 20 members
in good standing.
The echo., 1949-04-15
EXECUTIVE BOARD
REPORT

The date set for the June Board
by the Executive Board is Tuesday,
June 7, however, all reports are to
be in the office on or before Wed
nesday, June 1st.
The echo., 1949-04-15

..lr. and Mrs. Willie Stricklend are
me proud parents of daughter,
weighing S lbs. and 8 ounces, whom
they have named Willoett. She ar
rived April 9Th at Martin Sanator-
Jun.
The echo., 1949-04-15

which usually runs
from May through
October, reaching its
peak during the hot,
midsummer months.
The five easy-to-fol-
low health rules for
children are:
| 1.~AyOid crowds and
nlaces where close
The echo., 1949-04-15

H. B. A. Lodge No. 1913 is still
moving along Two new members
ave been added since the March
3oard, and one renewal. The loca
.reasury stands $1,356.36
The echo., 1949-04-15
Professor W. A. Pickett

The office is happy to state that
Professor w. A. Pickett of Shubuta,
has added six new members to his
lodge. We wish to congratulate
Professor Pickett and his co-work-
ers for this addition.
The echo., 1949-04-15

President G. D. Cotton of Enter
prise was pleasant visitor in the
Home Office Of the H. 3. A. recent
ly.
The echo., 1949-04-15

ReVaccnd R. w. Radcliffe, General
Treasurer Of the H. B. A. and Presi-
dent of two Local Lodges was in
the office last Saturday. Brother
Radcliffe frequents the office in or
der to keep abreast with the doings
and workings of the H. B. A.
The echo., 1949-04-15
LAUDERDALE NEWS

Mrs. Lizzie Clark is on the sick
list. We are honing for her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Onnie Mobley, Reporter
The echo., 1949-04-15
JUNE ASSESSMENT

The June assessment is $1.35 per
,member. The presidents will re
tain their usual amount of commits
sion.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Agent j. c. Williams, recently
came to the office to transact bust
ness pertaining to the H. B. A.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mrs. Marshall Clark, the lovely
wifi Of President Marshall Clark,
brought one new member to the Of
flee for their Lodge last week.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mrs. Viola Parker, Mrs. Hattie
Kelly and Mrs. Viola Griffin are on
the sick list.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mrs. A. NJ Tatum of 705 Rosa St.
Picayune, was the llcuse guest o.
Mrs. F. S. Tingle, recording secIe-
tary of Southside H. B. A. Lodge
No. 260
The echo., 1949-04-15
DISPENSATION

The joining fee is $1.00 until the
convening of the June Board. The
presidents will keep soc and for
ward soc to the office.
The echo., 1949-04-15
LAUREL NEWS

st. Joseph Court No. l, H, of j.,
held its regular meeting Saturday.
April 2, 1919, with Mrs. A. M. Ta1r
M. A. M
The echo., 1949-04-15

Reverend S. S. Bonnett of St
Paul Methodist Church has on a
thousand dollar drive for Easter and
he is working hard to pull over. He
is hard worker and a wonderful,
speaker.
The echo., 1949-04-15

The c. L. and c. Clue is celebrat-
ing its 18th Anniversary On the 4th
Sunday in April at the Community
Center on Jefferson Street DR.. T.
j. Barnes, E. F. Howe and O. G.
Vaughn will be the guest speakers
for the occasion
The c. L. and c. Club is headed
by Mr., Frank Spann, president
of Lodge No. 260
The club is doing good work I'M
der the leadership of Brother Spann.
Ice Cream and cake will be served
on the eve of the anniversary.
Frank Spann, Reporter.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mr.. Rich Pearson, a member Of
South Side edge, who mas beon il
for sometime, ic doinS fairly veil.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Preei1ie1, y. J. Andersen.
heads Lodge No 30 located at Leu
derdale. brought one renewal 10 III.
office recently.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Packer has just
'eturned from a two weeks vaca-
n. Her many friends were glad
t. &c h." heck in town.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mrs. Mary Austin is on the sick
/, list, however, she is able to be up
bit.
The echo., 1949-04-15
Mrs. Willie L. MCLain
Passes

Lodge No. so has lost faithful
member in the person Of Sister Will
lie L. McLain. She has been af-
filiated with this lodge for more
than 10 years.
John Scott, President.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Mr.. M. A. DUR, of Toomsuba,
made a visit to the H. B. A. Office.
The echo., 1949-04-15

well-known essayist and poet, has
just written a profile of New York
City which will be published in
pooE'ar book form.
The echo., 1949-04-15

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
launched a six weeks drive for $500
to terminate on the 4th Sunday in
March and when the drive was held
a total of $1100 was raised. This
was sponsored under the leadership
of the pastor Rev. c. 0. Inge.
The echo., 1949-04-15

President Marshall Ci~rk was in
re Office a fe wdays ago 20 report
ne death OF one of his members in
ne person of Irene Spinks.
The echo., 1949-04-15
LODGE NO. 400
CLIFTONvILLE

Three members of this lodge, in
the persons of Frank Lowery, Char
ley Gavin, and Frank Stewart have
passed.
Claud Gavin, President.
The echo., 1949-04-15

President Frank Johnson of New
Ton made trip to the H. B. A. Of
flee on business.
The echo., 1949-04-15

President Joe Hussey, recently
brought an application for a new
member to the office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16

AOOUulIueu ITCul rage OIet tion for sea lions because of their predatory activities against salmon talso by Carlson and Owen).
 Urging that the Copper River highway route be given first con- sideration on the list of new Feder- al highway projects for the terri tory (by Taylor.
 Asking for a canal across horseshoe bend of the Panama Riv- CT to relieve the annual ice breakup flood threat at Nenana (hy Frank lin).
 Asking allccation of funds for a highway through Chugach National Forest to link Seward with Turn aGain Arm, to which a highway is heing built from Anchorage. It asks fer work to start on the project before the end of the 1850 con- struction season (by Keating).
 Asking Congress to make rules of ciyil procedure applicable to AL aska ill order to simplify court pro- cedures (by Taylor.
 All of the measures were amend ed into straight House memorials to eliminate the necessity of send ing them down the corridor for senate approval
 Drug Bill Trouble
 A Scnats-approved bill by Sena- tor Dawes to tighten up the sale of many drugs without prescriptions ran into trouble in the House It was described as bringing Territor- ial regulations into conformity with Federal acts for certain drugs des- crined as ~habit-forming."
 II was put over until this after noon after Rep Warren Taylor criticized it sharply and Speaker sran McCutcheon raised numerous questions about drugs on the list, sl ch as penioillin and others omit ted.
 Taylor said it looks like a boon- oasgling bill to me We've been sell ing these drugs for years without any damage we've heard of. Nov l f some one thinks they need one of them, they'll probably have 10 i SO to doctor, and if it's after hours he will probably charge them s70 for writing the prescription. Ii there is Federal law against sale i of such drugs without prescription let's let the Federal law take care Of it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
EMBLEM CLUB TO INSTALL OFFICERS
 SATURDAY NIGHT

Juneau Emblem Club No. 90 will hold Installation of Officers Satur- day evening, Feb. 19, at 9 o'clock in the Elks Ballroom. Supreme Dis trict Deputy Daisy Fagerson will be the Installing Officer, assisted by the following Supreme Officers Florence IIolmquist, Chaplain; Jo Jensen, Secretary; Marian Hedges, A1alshal, and Beulah Lee, Organ ist.
 Betty Casperson will be installed as President for the ensuing year; Lillian Uggen, Past President; Mary Westfall, First Vice President; Jen- nie Rusher, Second Vice President; Tnelma George, Corresponding Sec retary Margaret Woodford, Record ing Secretary Eva Clark, Historian, Grace Wiley, Press Correspondent; Jo Jenson, Chaplain; Mary Jane Stringer, Organist; Jeanne Ray, Treasurer; Dorothy Spence, Finan- cial Secretary; Ada Winther, Mar sial; Birdie Peterson and Jerdis Baxter, Assistant Marshals; Marian Hedges, Three-year Trustee; Cor rine Sheldon and Claudia G.ssberg Guards.
 All Elks and their ladies are cordially invited to attend the h. stallation Services, which will be followed by a dance and refresh ments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
CHRIS R0UST, FORMER LEGISLATOR, VISITS HERE
 ENROUTE WESTWARD

Bound for their home in Anchor age aboard the Baranof, MT. and Mrs. Chris A. Roust and their son Tommy Tucker were visitors in Juneau Tuesday.
 Roust, former legislator from the Second Division, and Nome city councilman before he moved to An chorage where he maintains head quarters as district manager for Glenn Darlington and Company said there is no evidence of any possible letup to the building boom in Anchorage and vicinity. h e town and it's immediate vicinity has population of 20,000 to 30,000 people. not including the military, he said. The army is constructing three-family and five-family hous- ing units and three 500-men bar racks are being built.
 Information he gathered while in Seattle indicates that a large hous- ing project, financed by private cap ital will be kuilt on Government Hill In Anchorage, the former legis- lator said. Road construction this year will include the blacktopping of the Anchorage-Palme road, already well on its way to completion, and asart of work on the Seward to An chorage road.
 In addition to these projects this
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
LADIES' CONTEST ON SHUfFLEB0ARD
 OPENS AT BAILEY'l

Tonight will witness a new typc O. recreation, according to Ear forsythe at Bailey's Bar, when a contest will be staged for the ladies Of the community. The equipment was recently installed at Bailey $ and at other places, and Earl says he looks for weekly event in which various teams will participate.
 The snuffleboard is game ot skill, and according to reports, il has taken the Pacific Coast by stoim Forsythe pointed out Chat those who wish to go to the ladies competition as spec5atrs are wei come.
 Efe added that there is plenty of fun to be had in watching the con tesSsn5s perform The event starts at T o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
pIL0TLE55 PLANE
 LANDED, HILLSIDE

FORT LEWIS, Wash, Feb. 16.- Military authorities pondered two solutions today to the problem of bringing back the pilotless plane which flew itself across the Cascade mountains:
 Should they send a truck, or just a man with a bucket of gas?
 The little L-16 liaison plane with a mind of it's own needed only 9 slight shove to begin an unguided odyssey Monday that carried it on a lazy flight over the Fort Lewis Tacoma area, through sweeping snowstorm in the towering Cascades and to better landing than many guided planes have made on a hill side near Ellensburg, Wash.
 An enlisted man started the plane on it's way when he accidentally jogeed the throttle. As the shir started down the runway, he jumped out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16

year will see the building Of the s5,000,G00 airport in Anchorage contract for which has been let to Lytle and Greene.
 In Juneau the Rousts were din- ner guests on the Baranof Terrace of Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Williams With them were MT. and Mrs. Leon- ard Holmquist and their son, John Mrs Roust is the former Belva Will Hams, sister of Dr Williams and Mrs. Holmquist, and who formerly made her home here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-16
SOUTHEAST klAXA
 GUIDES MEET HERE

The Southeast Alaska Guides Association annual meeting was held Monday night at the H and c Sporting Goods Store, and decid- ed to recommend to the Game Commission that the season on black, brown, and grizzly bears should remain as at present.
 A discussion was held on guides wages. There were nine guides pres ent, with Lee Ellis representing Wrangell and Petersburg guides.