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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
Hubbell at ave Convention

Charles H. Hubbell of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is representing the
Chapel Hill and University chap
ter of the American Veterans
Committee at the fourth annual
AVG convention this weekend
at the Congress hotel in Chi
cago. He is a University grad
uate student in mathematical
statistics.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25

are thrown away. The same
policy applies to matches.
Matches should also be kept
away from the reach of small
children. Il is hy such simple
precautions that individuals like
you and me can help prevent
fires that no one else can"
When he announced the offer
of the prize Vic Huggins, pro-
prietor of the hardware store,
said there were many serious
fire hazards in Chapel Hill and
that he would like to see a
real fire prevention campaign
launched here. what we ought
to have" he said, lis a thorough
fire inspection of the town by a
task force of experts. Such a
force could be secured from a
fire prevention association or
an organization of fire insurance
company representatives if our
fire department, civic clubs, and
property owners would sponsor
the inspection"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
Concert Here Wednesday

The University Symphony Or
chestra will give a concert at
$3.50 Pm. Wednesday, Novem-
Der 80, at Hill hall. Admission
lis free. Miss Dulcie Dimmette
Barlow, harpist, Of Durham,
will be a sOIOist.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
Community Club Meeting

The Community Club will
meet at $50 next Friday after
noon, December 2, at the Epis-
copal parish house. There will be
a Christmas party and Christ
mas program. Mrs. John C.
Watson of Lynchburg, Va, will
give a Christmas monologue.
Mrs. Thomas Stanback, Jr., will
sing.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
Neighborhood Notes

nlnger. Guests of the Henningers
for the Carolina-Duke weekend
were Mrs. Henninger's brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Tilson Of Bluefield, West
Virginia, and the Henningers'
son and daughter-in-law and
granddaughter, DR.. and Mrs.
Baylor Henninger and Judith
Henninger of Charlotte.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
w. E. Thompson's Father Dies

Isaac David Thompson, rs,
father of w. e. Thompson of
the Bank of Chapel Hill, died
Sunday at the family's old home
place near Matthews in Mecklen-
burg county. He is survived by
IL children.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25
Mrs. Cobb Home from Hospital

Mrs. William Cobb has re-
turned from Watts hospital and
is at her home in the Graham
Court apartments. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dan Hamilton. and her
GRANDSON, MIX, VI LeXlIIg TOIIS
KY, are here with her.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25

. M&S1E.N ~
This picture shows Nat Spar
row receiving the $40 prize he
won for his essay on fire pre-
vention. The check is being
handed To him by Mrs. Violet
'Timberlake, secretary of the
Higgins Hardware store, which
offered the prize during National
Fire Prevention Week to the
Chapel Hill high school student
writing the best essay on the
subject. Nat is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Sparrow of Route 8.
Avery Russell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Russell,
won the $5 prize given by the
Jaycees for the best essay by
an elementary school pupil. The
$3.50 second prize was won by
Carolyn Davis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Davis. The
judges were Chief Bud Perry,
Ed Vashaw, and ]. S. Boone of
the fire department and Herbert
Wentworth, president of the
Jaycees.
Here ja Nat Sparrow's essay:
Every year millions of homes
are burned, and millions of foA
est fires strip the nation of one
Of it's most valuable resources.
Why is this true? Can II be be-
cause the individual does not
fully realize his responsibility
in fire prevention? No other rea-
son is so apparent. Fire depart
ments cannot serve to prevent
fires, only to cure them. In
surance cannot stop the waste
OF property by fire, only re-
place in a financial way what is
lost. Therefore it is up to the
individual to do what he can to
prevent this Unsuitable monster
from again taking his toll in
lives and property lost.
1T is characteristic of Amer
leans to shift responsibility
from their shoulders to the
shoulders of the indefinite they.
Yet, who is they? They are
made up of you and me. There
is no they, other than you. So
1t follows that it is my RESPONSE
bility and yours to prevent fires.
Yet, how can this be done? BY
exercising a little common
thought.
There is no set formula for
preventing fires; it is in the
common everyday things that
we do every day that we can
build or prevent fires. When
burning leaves, the safe thing
to do is not to burn them on a
windy day or near anything that
might catch fire from them.
This is so simple to do, yet how
many fires are caused by neg
Letting to follow this simple pre-
caution.
THE same care should be used
to place rags with oil or shoe
polish on them where there is
no danger Of heat causing spon-
taneous combustion, or better
still, to promptly destroy these
rags Immediately after use,
This thoughtfulness would be
responsible for preventing many
fires. Cigarettes should be thor
OughIy extin9uished before thev
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-11-25

Troy were here last weekend
as guests of Mrs. w. E. Pell.
They attended the Carolina
Duke football game.
Mrs. j. A. Warren accompa-
MED Miss Mary Spurgeon back
to Hillsboro Sunday afternoon
and was there till Monday eve
ming.
Miss Evelyn Barnes of Dur
ham was here last week on a
visit to Mrs. Hope S. Chamber
lain.
Mrs. J. D. Spiers and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Lyon of Smithfeld,
Miss Mary Spurgeon of Hills
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Palmer
of Durham, Mrs. S. J. Smither-
man of Troy, and Mrs. w. E.
Pell were guests of the j. A.
Warrens and w. M. Pughs last
Sunday at the home of the War
rens.
DR.. and Mrs. CASTOR Rogers,
Miss Alice Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Pugh, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Donnen, and Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
H. Fowle were among the
guests at a buffet supper given
by Mrs. w. E. Pell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mangum Pickett last Sat-
urday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickett in Dur
ham. Out-of-town guests were
Mrs. w. H. Lyon Of Smithfield,
Mrs. S. J. Smitherman of Troy,
Miss Annette Robinson of Wal
lace, and Miss Beale of Pitts
boro.
Miss 1mogene White and Miss
Geraldine White of Shawmut,
Alabama, are here Tor the Vir-
Iginia game and to visit their
brother, King d. White.
DR.. and Mrs. William Sitter
of Baltimore and their three
sons, Billy, Bobby and David
are with Mrs. Augustus Rose
for the weekend.
Miss Hilda Sharkey came
from Washington Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trafford Hill
and their son Trafford Of Rich
mond, Va, are here for the
weekend.
DR.. and Mrs. Duncan Get
singer will have Graham Smith
and Miss Mary Anne Won Gem
mingen as their weekend guests
for the Carolina Virginia game.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Waller Bar
rett of Garden City. N. Y, are
here for the weekend with Mrs.
Barrett's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Meade Prince.
DR.. and Mrs. Lee Howard Of
Savannah, Ga, will be with
Mrs. j. M. Booker until Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Jones spent Thanks
giving with her mother, Mrs.
Michael Keogh of Woodhaven,
Long Island, N. Y.
Miss Ruby Ross will return
Sunday from st. Petersburg,
Florida, where she has been
visiting Mrs. George Logan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Me-
bane and their daughter Lindsay
are with Mrs. C. A. Mebane until
Sunday.
Miss Margaret Barnwell of
Columbia, s. c.. was a recent
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen A.
Emery of 750 East Franklin
street.
Mrs. J. A. Baylor Of Lake
Junaluska is here for the winter
with her son-in-law and daugh-
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
Berlin Blockade Lifted With Hollywood Fanfare

Continued from Page One) lift, which had made the blockade a useless Soviet weapon by flying in the food, fuel and raw materi- als needed by West Berlin's 2,OOO,- 900 residents, continued flying. It is to continue at least 30 days.
 Today's flights kept supplies coming in at about 500-ton per hour level.
 Allied military trains, followed by food and fuel trains, were the first into Berlin after the barriers went down one minute after mid n g ht. Foreign correspondents, racing down Hitler's famous su- perhighway, were the first into Berlin from the west.
 The vehicles had big send-off at the old barrier points, which had been sheared of steel and con- crete Instructions by work crews.
 The people, who had been slow to respond for days, really got into the mood. >
 So they closed the schools yes- terday, business houses planned to suspend work early, and the peo- pie thumped each other and swapped congratulations in public and informal oaths.
 The first allied train into Der lin was halted only four minutes to get its clearance from the Rus sians. The Russian army officers did not even step aboard, or ask for Identification papers of the passengers. They asked only for assurances that it carried no Ger mans, other than the train-crew, which it did not.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
WALRUS CLUB

The weekly Walrus Club Milk Fund bonus" was presented to Gunnard Langhaus, of the U. s. Smelling Go.
 The next boxing matches, ac- cording to Ernie Kling chairman, will be held on June llth. It is hoped to have navy participation in the events.
 An announcement was made that the Walrus Club has been au- thorized to have a special cancel lation stamp to be used on all mails going through the Nome Postoffice during the period of the Nome Golden Anniversary cele- bration of the Gold Rush, this summer.
 Chuck West, owner of the Arc tic Alaska Travel Service inform ed members of the Walrus Club that he will be bringing into Nome at least 20 tourists per week during the summer.
 The next free matinee at the Dream Theater, sponsored by the Walrus Club for the children of Nome will be held Saturday after noon, May 2lst.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
Bendix Tickets Defy Court Order

SOUTH BEND, Ind, lP)-Pick- cts stopped an attempt today by the Packard Motor company to re- move seven brake dies and a mil lion auto parts from the strike bound Bendix aviation plant.
 Sheriff Stephen c. Hipsak and two deputies read to sixty pickets in front of the Bendix gates a cir cult court order allowing Packard to remove its equipment from the Bendix plant.
 The pickets replied that they would refuse to move. Six semi trailers started to move into the plant through the pickets. The sher- if said the pickets shouted: We win wreck your trucks" and the first driver stopped. He said he could go no farther and the at- tempt was called off by the sher- if.
 About 7,500 CIO-UAW have been on strike at the Bendix plant since April 20.
 The union has demanded rein statement of AT workers dismissed for an alleged showdown, elimin- ation of an alleged speedup and dismissal of a $1,500,000 damage suit filed against it by Bendix.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
Papers Carrying Ice Pool Stories Barred From Mails
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-{Continued from Page One) ei copies of both newspapers to Washington with a request for a ruling whether they can be placed in the mails.
 Editor Bob Atwood of the An chOrage Times said he was caught completely by surprise by the de- velepment. He said results of the Cinema and Nenana guessing con- tests have been published annual ly for many years without com plaints from any source.
 Because the postoffice expressed concern this year for the first time since the prize contests start ed, the Times carried two separ- ate stories. One told of the move ment of the Cinema River ice with ont telling about the prize win ming, The other story told of Will lard looking for bonanza from Heaven" to pay off mortgages. The story did not say where Will lard expected the $6,800 bonanza to come from.
 Publisher Atwood commented that neither story is a violation
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
Girl Scout News

"A Girl Scouts duty is to be useful" This is the third law of the Girl Scouts of America. All of the Girl Scouts will be on hand the evening of May 20th to make themselves useful and to help you have a really good time. That is the night of our big Girl Scout Musical Revue and Bazaar. The time is eight in the evening. The place is the Nome High School auditorium. You can count on an evening of fun and laughter. Don't miss the Girl Scout Musical Revue and Bazaar. Buy your ticket from any Girl Scout or from any Nome merchant displaying our Girl Scout poster. Remember the day the 20th of May!
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13

Mrs. Paul Ivanoff and son Glenn who have been in town for medi- cal attention left yesterday for their home at St. MichaelS.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13
MT. and Mrs. Dick Cornwall and

daughters are enjoying visit from Hazel Clyde, mother of Mrs. Cornwall, who has come from Seattle to stay for about a month and get acquainted with her two young granddaughters.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-13

of postal regulations, as far as we can see. We hope the postoffice will so rule.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Flower Mart
.Will Feature
MANY Booths

Mrs. Frederick M. Bradley, one
Of Mrs. David 8. Barry's co-chair-
men for the flower mart on the
Pilgrim Steps at the Washington
Cathedral next Friday, promises
young mothers a carefree day at
the fete. Come and Bring Your
Babies" Is the slogan of the baby
sitting booth. where, without
charge. babies and small children
will be amused, read to and fed
during the day. Under sponsor
ship Of the Camp Fire Girls. the
booth will be In charge of Mrs. o.
Eugene Penny. a graduate nurse.
who is donating the day for the
mart. Assisting her will be senior
Camp Fire Girls who have had
both training and experience In
baby sitting.
Mrs. Robert Ash. president Of
the Garden Club Of Chevy Chase.
Nd, and members of her commit
tee. Mrs. Conway p. Coe. Mrs.
Robert E. Burks. Mrs. William I.
Deming, Mrs. James M. Johnston.
jr.; Mrs. Charles w. Lowry and
Mrs. Harry H. Semmes. are plan
ming an attractive booth with
decoupage decor. They will fea-
ture hand-painted boxes for trim
kets or matches. driftwood for
flower arrangements. gay painted
trays and accessories.
Still another attractive booth is
planned by the National Cathe-
dral School Alumnae Association
Of which Miss Mary Key Lewis is
the local president. She and her
committee members. Mrs. Eugene
Roberts. Miss Lucy Mackall. Mrs,
Benjamin D. Hill, jr.;; Miss Lucia
Hollerith, Mrs. Norman Munster,
Mrs. Howard r. Prince and Mrs.
Charles E. Phillips, will operate q
fishpond. where they promise the
fishing will be good. In addition
they will have hundreds Of grab
bags, peppermint sticks and spe-
cial sweets.
A feature Of their booth will be
the European relief section, where
clean clothing, sturdy shoes. can
dies and remnants Of knitting
wool will be accepted. all Of which
are vitality needed in Europe and
Asia.
There's to be a lost and found
and information booth. with Mrs.
James Spear Taylor in charge.
During the day she will be assist
ed by the wives of canons at the
Cathedral, Mrs. Theodore o. We
del. Mrs. Crawford w. Brown and
Mrs. George ]. Cleveland. Mrs.
Charles A. r. Gibb. Mrs. Barry
Wilson. whose husband is with the
British mission: Mrs. Allen Breed
and Mrs. Crenshaw Briggs will
also assist during the afternoon.
Mrs. Barry, mart chairman. is
loath to mention rain. However,
should next Friday be rainy, the
mart will be held on Saturday
from II in the morning until 6 at
night.
Evening star., 1949-05-01

B2ocock. Mrx- c. z CaAcnLrg
Mrs James e. Dalglessa. Ma Hk-
~ r. Dansei. Mrs. John J. D&rey
tr.. Mrs. George II. Foster. Mrs.
Benjamin 8. Garsx. Mrs Julian c
Hammack. Ars Leonard l. Har
ter. Mrs. T. II Hedrscx. Mrs WI,
liam r. Eellnush. Mrs. D. Tgrne1
Het,tn. Mrx Gary Z Hughes. Mrs
Harold II. Rowland and Ms
Arthur J. Ia Porte.
Also. Miss Margaret Lindsay
Mrs David II. ktnehe!oe. Mrs. r
Stevens Pencexter. Mrs, George
NJ Quirk. Mrs Harry Y. Schnaoel
Mrs Edward c. Shields. Mrs. W
w. Sloan. Mrs. Arthur c. Smith
U.: Mrs. Helen T, Weldon. Mrs
Estelle Whiting. Mrs stuart f.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Mrs. lines Hostess
At Luncheon Fete

Mrs. Hollis Lines entertained o,
luncheon yesterday In the hlue
room Of the ahoreham In honor O.
Mrs. Theo J. Morgan. retsrtng
president Of the Political Study
Club. and Mrs. Prank B. Appellee
president-elect Of the club.
Guests included Mrs. Harry A
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Weds Miss Scheibach

The wedding Of Miss Betty
Pauline Scheibach. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Louis Schei-
bach. and Mr.. Kenneth Leroy Fin
negan. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Finnegan Of Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio.
took place last evening In the Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church.
the Rev. Edward B. Willingham
onlciating. A reception was held at
the Admiral Club.
The bride was given In marriage
by her father and attended by
Miss Ethel Stubbs as maid Of hon
or and by Mrs. Danner Sitton and
Miss Jeanne Stephan.
Serving as best man for his
Evening star., 1949-05-01

hrother vas Ny. Donald Ennegan
and q uAhers. Nr. DeIoegf Fsnne-
ran and AEr. John Francisco.
Altar o hcnsymoon In New York
and Boston. the couple Win 1--we In
WsShtngton.
Evening star., 1949-05-01

wosrslao-pa Ms Es1-y vaa A.
ca2e ard Ms .ioha J. Tasas&a-r.Ae
, 1949-11-26
congressman See
Present Governors
Departure Loss TO VI.

Republicans and Democrats
on the Subj Committee of the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee who visited the Islands
recently were in complete
agreement on warm praise for
Governor HASTE. Congress
man Lynch of New York
phrasing the statement to the
press said theC Congressman are
sorry in a way that the Vir-
gin Islands are going to lose
Governor HASTE but what will
be a loss to the people of the
Virgin Islands will be a gain
for the people of the judicial
district where HASTE will be-
come a member of the circuit
court.
Representative Young add
ed, that he holds the highest
admiration for Governor Has
tie and he is confident that
his record on the bench will be
outstanding. Minority Leader
John Byrnes jovially added
"This is one instance l concur
with the majority.
, 1949-11-26
Miss Nice ormuck,
Pom Amer. AirWuYs
Writer, Visits Islund

Miss Carmen Nc Cormack,
a writer with the Public Re
lations section of Pan Ameri-
can Always arrived here by
Caribair plane yesterday to
spend the weekend in St.
Croix. She plans to return on
Monday morning to her head
quarters.
During her stay Miss Nc
Cormack will prepare stories
related to St. Croix, in connec-
ton with literature being pre-
pared by Pan American, in con
nection with their air routes.
Miss Nc Cormack visited
here four years ago but events
have moved rapidly since and
thus she will be able to bring
former articles up to date.
, 1949-11-26
DR.. r. Fl. Gerberdinq,
Lutheran DigniturY,
Peaches Sunday

DIR. 4. H. Gerberding, one of
the most distinguished minis
tiers of the Lutheran Church,
is scheduled to preach the SER
mon at II Am. service which
will be held in the new Pa
riSh Hall, after which the de-
dicatory service will be held.
DR.. Gerberding will journey
to Frederiksted where he is
scheduled to dedicate t h e
Queen Louise Home at 4 PM
He will preach at the Vespers
at TAO in the Frederiksted
church.
AS Executive Secretary of
the United Lutheran Churches
DR.. Gerberding will meet with
the councils of both the Chris
tiansted & Frederiksted Con-
gregations in Frederiksted on
Monday night and will be TAX
en- on a tour of the Island on
Tuesday.
, 1949-11-26
Funds Avuiluble
When Local Council
Posses Housing Bill

An ordinance approving the
application of the Virgin Is
lands Housing Authority for a
preliminary housing loan has
been approved by the Munich
pal Council of St. Thomas and
st. John.
AS soon as a similar ordi-
nance is passed by the ST. roix
Council, a government press
release states, the Housing
Authority will receive several
thousand dollars to assist in
completing plans for the hous-
ing project.
, 1949-11-26
P. r. FIRM WINS
BID TO RESURFACE
ST. CROIX AIRFIELD

Bids for improvement of
Alexander Hamilton Airport
were opened in St. Croix on
November Is. The lowest of
three bids received was from
the Caribbean Enterprises Cor
poration of Santurce in the
amount of $4,000.
Construction of the airport
will be undertaken under the
Federal Airport Act using
funds from both federal and
local governments.
, 1949-11-26
Citizens Call for CurbingL A
OF 7hunderboits in TolDns

Hundreds of irate citizens
nave been sending in com
plants about the fragrant use
OF thunderbolts in the towns
within the last few days, by
children and grownups. And
unless the local Council takes
immediate steps to curb the
sale of these noisemakers. re-
sldents can expect sleepless
nights from now until we'll
past the New Year.
Police officers made several
attempts to prosecute boys
caught but even the hands of
the Police Judge are tied by
the law.
A group of boys threw thun-
derboltS that fell and exploded
directly behind guests who
were preparing to step into a
boat for a trip to the Hotel-on
the-Cay. Later a thunderbolt
was thrown into the boat it.
self. From $50 in the morning
until past midnight explosions
can be heard.
Acting Director Matthias, as
a result of the hundreds of
complaints conferred with Ad-
ministrator Tayolr, and also
several members of the NUM-
cipal Council.
In virtually all well-gov-
erned towns the sale and use
of fire-crackers and similar ex
Continued on Page A
, 1949-11-26
Hustie Believes New
Gov. Will Continue
Press Conferences

Commenting on the press
conferences which were inau-
gurated and held regularly dur
ing his administration, Govern
or HASTE said they afforded
the Administration an oppor-
tunity to give regular and fire.
quent information to the press
and afforded the press an OPP
portunity to question the Ad-
ministration at regular intervals
on matters which is believe as
public interest.
Governor HASTE expressed
the belief that his successor,
whomever he may be, will con
tinue to make Information
readily and frequently avail
able to the press.
, 1949-11-26
Lutheruns Plun
Modern Operettu for
Perish Hull Opening

Members of the Luther
League are busy completing
plans for the presentation Of a
modern operetta on Wednes-.
day evening, November 80, at
$50 in the new Lutheran Pa
rish Hall in Christiansted.
It was announced also that
on that evening there will be
ice cream and cakes for sale
during the period of intermis-
sion.
, 1949-11-26
Outbreak of Hoo
Choleru Reported
In St. Thornus

For several weeks past there
has been an outbreak of hog
cholera in st. Thomas. Over
SO have died from the disease
and many more are i'll. Thus
far DR.. Rikki Won Decken-
Luers has treated over 1874.
Many cases of swine fever
are reported in all parts of st.
Thomas. There are no cases of
sickness reported from neigh
boring islands.
The disease which is conta-
gious in hogs is caused by feed
ing the animal on unclean
swin. Dampness and unsani-
tary conditions helps tn e
spread of the hog ailment.
, 1949-11-26
Testimony Given by
Bornn to be Published

What is considered to be one
of the most important testi-
monies given the Ways and
Means Committee during the
hearings held early this week,
will be published in part in
another issue for the benefit
of the readers.
Mr.. Bornn's testimony, which
covers the entire Virgin Is
lands, was very impressive.
, 1949-11-26
u. S. Civil Service to
Hold Examination

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces
an open competitive examina-
ton for the position Of substi-
tute clerk for the Post Office
, 1949-11-26
n Frederiksted.

in Frederiksted.
Application blanks and in
formation may be secured
from the Civil Service Board
in Christiansted and Frederik-
sted.