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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
RENAL HIGHWAY
 TO RE NAMED FOR
 PIONEER BUILDER

The new highway extending 120 miles down Kenai Peninsula from the western boundary of the Gnu zach National Forest to Homer has been officially designated the Ster- ling Highway.
 The highway, named by authority of the Secretary of the Interior and with the approval of the Gov ernor of Alaska, honors the memory Of Hawley w. Sterling, pioneer of eoad construction in Alaska, the Alaska Road Commission has an- nounced.
 Sterling has also been recom- mended for the Interior Depart ment's Distinguished Service Award.
 Sterling spent the greater por- ton of his active life in Alaska. For sixteen years he served as Assistant Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission. He was in charge of construction of the Steese Highway extending from Fairbanks northeastward to the Yukon River at Circle; he laid out and generally supervised the con- struotion of the Glenn Highway connecting Anchorage with the Alaska Highway and the United States; he laid out and commenced the construction of the highway named after him, which opens up some of the best land in Alaska to agricultural development, Alaska Road Commission officials said.
 MT. Sterling's contribution to road work in Alaska included the de- velopment of many methods of con- struction suited to the conditions found in Alaska, such as new methods of overcoming perma- nently frozen ground, of stabiliz- ing roads through sWampy areas, cheap methods of bridge erection in remote areas, and other similar i innovations, they pointed out. Sterling died in Seattle in Sep tember 1948. The road bearing his name is already open to limited traffic and will be completed during the summer of 1850.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
20 YEARS AGO fTr FIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 12, 1929


 Juneau Chapter No order or ne eastern Knnon Jessie Keller George Fanny l. Robinson Mrs Spckett Edith Elizabeth Nordng ana Mary C sutton Douglas 124 had elected sam Devon Thomas Hall Andrews Sy William R Spal A. Adoph Hrsch William Ott Rangnar hro ouis E. E Engstrom, and Alex Galr
 Gene Carlson classmates With theatre ana supper party celebrating December TO- Guests at the merry gathng Esther Niemi Barbara Wnn Dorothy Helen Torkso Margaret Hansen Grace Nelson Edith Bloomquis and Kathleen Carlson
 guests witnessed the qual marriage ceremony performed by the Rev Ahpriest of the Russian orthodox Church uniting Ceceia Alexandra Yakwan daphter of Jake Yakwan line of Chiefs who nromnent the Ska and Wangen Indians
 In added to his extensive holdings by the nchase of the former building from Chester z 
 nicre in the Spokane the first being Spokane the Presdio San boy at the key Mrs. B. of this city
 Northern Douglas elected these ocers Mrs Fanny Johnson Mrs Gertrude Laugh Adolph Hirsch Mrs Gertrude Jewell Weathe clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN not write We submit the above figures It is better wte ABOVE MENTIONED FOREGOING) figures"
 OFTEN Pronounce ada-shus first A as in ALL second A in second syllable.
 OFTEN MssPEIIED still the preferred spelling CIGARET is also correct
 SYNONYMS: well being, happiness affluence
 WORD STUDY: three times and it is yours Let us mastering word each day Iodays word komu- as in CUBE IT. as in DAY. accent las
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12

testimony of Lieut.. Gen. Leslie Groves, had the official OK. of the Manhattan Project. The license number was 164318O, given by the U. s. Government to Chemartar, 40 Exchange. Place, New York City, the official purchasing agent of the Soviet Government, for 500 pounds of black uranium oxide and 800 pounds of uranium nitrate.
 The fact that a Czarist Russian was at that time the only private individual able to sell uranium is in itself an interesting story.
 Pregel, whose wife was from a wealthy Russian family, fled from Moscow in 1917, just ahead of the Bolshevik purge. Living in France, he invested money in the Belgium uranium trust and was one of the first experts to predict that un- locking the secret of the atom would not only decide the outcome of the war, but the future control of the world.
 In an interview with the Miami News, Jan. 12, l941, Pregel made exactly this prediction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA fy LEE

writing note of thanks for gnt to close friend of herssh husband also sign the note?
 husband to sign it, but she should letter. Charles and poh thank you your thoughtfuness etc."
 provided for the various vegetables when giving a dinner at home?
 A. i only i restaurants
 in public place and strange is for him to rise?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
REBEKAHS BAZAAR

LOOP. Hall Dec. IT, afternoon l-5, evening I'll. adv. 69-2pl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
The Washington herrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
Continued from Page One)

ton. Chapman confessed: well, l do it this way. At Q cocktail party, for instance, never refuse a drink. I take the glass and just hold it in my hand Then, when the waiter come around with more, I pretend I've just had refill.
 If it's a State dinner, with toasts for the guest of honor, put the glass to my lips like every one else, but the champagne stays in the glass;"
 Then with a sad shake of his head the Secretary of the h. terior laments: T hate to think of all the liquor that has been poured out uselessly for mel"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
HAIRY TALE HOUSE TO JUkEAU-Y0UNG

A huge truck pulled up in front of the Baranof Coffee Shop Satur- day and two big strong men went inside to pick up the load.
 They emerged carrying fragile package, handled as carefully as a newborn babe.
 The load" was the miniature "Hansel and Gretel' house, made of thin ginger3read walls, sugar icing and candies, which Baranof patrons have admired for two days.
 The edible dwelling made by Mrs. Victor Johnson will be on display at the Juneau Young Hardware Company.
 Meantime, at least one enter prising baker is featuring smaller simplified versions of the festive fairy-tale house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12

time was on the warpath against him. More recently he has been in competition with the Vandad- ium Corporation in Colorado and New Mexico. He now has his own Caribou Mine in Colorado where he produces pitchblende and uranium. American interests have been trying to block him.
 Pregel is a member of the French
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
LOOK and LEARN %sy %y' c. GORDON

l. hat talking motion picture? named for it's geographical location? For Noah Webster noted? How many guns constitute Presidential salute? hat is a mnemonst?
 ANSWERS:
 JazzS starring Al Joson. 2 Ecuador because of Equator. 2. dictionary 4 Twenty-one 5 in the art of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12

Weather: High, 21; low, IS; clear.
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Supplied Uranium to US.

Long before the war, Pregel, a multimillionaire, had become the sole sales agent of the Belgian Dr. anium Trust, and came to this country permanently in 1940 after the Nazis overran France. He then organized the Canadian Radium and Uranium Corporation and ac- quiried an interest in the Fort Hope uranium mines in Canada Late in 1941, he became the sole sales agent for Canadian uranium and when the United States first began to experiment with the idea of splitting the atom, it was PregeI who delivered the first shipment of uranium to Columbia University five tons-on June ', 1941, ever before Pearl Harbor.
 Pregel got in wrong with the British because he opposed ship ments of urenium to England and Winston Churchill at ont
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-12
Weather af
 Alaska points

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at Juneau foIlom.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
FARM PRICE SUPPORT

The observation was made recently that
farm production is running a race with con-
gressional attempts to curb it-and is win
ning.' In other words, so long as Congress TAX
es tax money to support farm prices, farmers
bend every effort to increase production. This
is fine business for the farmer, but it will
eventually kill the goose which is laying the
golden eggs.
Only last Thursday, government authorities
announced that control of cotton acreage
would be established next year if given approv-
by the cotton farmers. This action was taken
as a result of prediction that cotton produc-
ton in 1949 will be the largest in IL years.
With cotton prices supported by the govern
ment is it any wonder that the cotton farmers
are going all out in their production efforts?
1t is shortsighted to do this, but one farmer
reasons that he might as we'll take advantage
of the situation if his neighbors want to be
shortsighted
Incidentally, the government now has $780,
100000 invested in cotton which was bought
to support the price.
There are other farm surpluses in the hands
of the government, and serious trouble is
brewing. For instance, the government owns
2,304,000,0O0 eggs in which it has invested
$85,000,000. And the eggs are beginning to
spoil.
It must be apparent even to the farmers that
some changes must be made in the farm price
support plan. Certainly it is not good sense to
support prices by buying surpluses, and chem
allowing farmers to produce just as much as
they can.
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan is advoi
eating a plan which would allow farm prices
to seek their own level, and then have the gov
ernment pay direct subsidy to the farmer,
the subsidy to represent the difference be-
tween what we have gotten. But there is strong
opposition to the plan.-Stanley News and
Press.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
"STORY OF THE CENTURY"

What may be the medical story of the CEN
tury" is ACTH, the harmone from the pituary
gland, which is being hailed by some medical
men as having opened new area in medicine.
The new drug is not yet available, except
for research purposes at selected medical in
sttutions, but reports are that it has scored
triumphs so far in controlling asthma, hay
fever, drug sensitivity and other allergic ills.
DR.. Walter Bauer of the Harvard Medical
School, is surprised at "the astonishing abil-
ity of ACTH apparently to turn diseases off
and on at will" which, he thinks, marks the
opening of new era in incidence
It seems that Dr. John R. Motto, medical di-
rector for Armour and Company Laboratories,
has directed the vast research program which
is being maintained. The Armour Company
concentrates and distributes the substance
free for clinical investigation
1t may be too early to assert that the drug
will cure the diseases mentioned or relieve pa
tients from the necessity of using penicilin and
insulin without grave danger. The drug coun-
teracts the sensitivity to these drugs which
may mean life or death. Present research will
be continued and, in time, no doubt, ACTH
will take it's place among the miracle drugs
OF the present century.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
HOME, HOSPITAL
CONSTRUCTION

President Truman has signed two
bills which are intended to spur
construction of hospitals and mod
erately-priced homes. The housing
bill provides s2,375, 100000 in new
Government authority to insure or
purchase home mortgages. The 9th
er measure provides $150,000,0o0
a year in Federal aid to the states
for hospital construction, extending
the, existing law from June 80, 1851
to June 80, 1855, and doubling the
present annual Federal authorize
ton for hospital-building.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
1T CAN HAPPEN HERE

The Newton train wreck happened only 65
miles from Marion.
The wreck could have happened right here.
If it had, what would have happened to the
many people who were injured?
The Marion General Hospital has room for
only ONE emergency case at time! The hos
pital, originally built for 80 patients is crowd
ed with an additional ten beds-in the hall
ways, in private and semi-private rooms-and
still, there is only bed that is available for
emergency patients. The hospital needs five
more beds to meet even the MINIMUM safety
requirement for emergency cases set by the
American Hospital Association.
Should Mcdowell county have a disaster
comparable to the Newton train wreck, the
injured would have to be taken over the noun
tain roads to Asheville or Morganton. Such de-
lays would be dangerous.
The people of Mcdowell county must have
adequate hospital facilities to take care of
emergency cases! If every citizen does his part
in the Hospital Drive, we can have modern
new 6O-bed hospital It will be a hspital. It
will be hospital large enough and near en-
pugh to mean perhaps the difference between
life and death-and it could be your own life
or death. For every dollar that the people of
this county give, the state and federal govern
ments will give two dollars
Do your part! the people of Mcdowell coun-
ty have already contributed $120,000 But this
lis not enough! Everyone must give again, to
assure the construction of new Marion Gen
eral Hospital It will be YOUR hospital. Every
contribution-no matter how small-will be
an investment in somebody's life. When you
are approached give-and give generously.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
THE STATES EARLY GROWTH

During the early part Of it's his
tory North Carolina grew slowly in
population and wealth. By 1715
there were three towns: Bath, Ed
enton and New Bern, with enough
people to entitle them to represen-
Itation in the assembly. Bath, the
oldest town in the colony, was in
corporated in 1905 but never be-
came large. Edenton, founded be-
fore ITO, was seat of govern
ment for number of years. New
Bern was founded by German and
Swiss Palatines in 1710.
i The Tuscarora War, which broke
out in III, was the most serious
uprising in the history of the col
ony. Hundreds of white settlers
were killed before the Indians were
subdued with the aid Of South Car
DINA troops.
Beaufort was established in 1922.
Brunswick, near the mouth of the
Cape Fear, was founded about 1925
by settlers from South Carolina.
Until the outbreak of the American
Revolution it was an important port
as we'll as a political center.
Wilmington, founded in 1870 as
New Liverpool, soon became the
colony's chief port.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
THE ROSE - Kinds and Classes
BY Mrs. M. w. Gordon, Jr.

The horticultural varieties have
been chiefly derived by repeated
hybridization of 80 wild species.
The varieties, numbering over four
thousand, are divided according to
habit or culture into 43 classes of
which the following are the most
important.
Hybrid teas are most popular.
Polyanthas dwarf - very small
flowers in clusters.
The Polyanthas is used to better
advantage for edging and accent Of
color groups. These need good soil,
sun part of the day and space them
Is inches apart. These roses are
supposed to be pest proof, and very
easy to grow.
Floribundas-This is a cross be-
tween hybrid teas and Polanthas
climbers. Floribundas are a mass
of color. They thrive almost any
where, and are resistant to disease
and neglect. You will need at least
six for start. Carillon-red,
Betty Prior-soft pink, Smiles
salmon pink, Summer Snow-white,
nnochias-corsage Worlds Fair
red.
Scotch roses - cushion like
shrubs for borders and low planting,
beautiful for mass planting to 4
feet wide along driveway.
Tea roses-these are the Brides
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

maid pink, Alexander Hill (yellow) ,
Maman Cochet 1898 (pink and cit
ron yellow).
Perpetual-These roses bloom
more than once and are more hardy
than hybrids, also very fragrant.
There are the Fran Karl Druschki,
Paul Neyron and the Mrs. John
Laing.
Shrub rose-these are the easiest
of all to grow. They need no special
soil, and are not subject to disease.
They bloom for weeks, even before
the hybrid teas.
Miniature roses-good for winter
growing in windows. Exact replcias
Of large kinds. Leave outdoors un-
til early January. Buds are the size
of a grain of wheat. Tom Thumb
semi-double, deep crimson with
white at base of petals. These are
considered the best.
Creeping roses-the DR.. Van
Fleet is an enduring rose of ram
pant habit. The Max Graf is a more
Hardy type, pink trailing mass
cover for terrace bank Climbers
any rose adapted to tying to a sup
port. Paul Scarlett, a climber which
grows we'll on a post. Crimson ram
bier, does not ramble. The Ameri-
can Pillar does ramble American
Pillar, Blaze and the DR.. Van Fleet
are considered among the best
climbers.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
FOR RURAL TELEPHONE SERVICE

The bill to expand telephone service in rur-
al areas provides for new and expanding
phone systems along the line of the Rural Elec-
trification Administration loans.
There is no good reason why the Govern
ment should not take whatever steps are ne
cessary to provide reasonable telephone SER
vice for those who live in rural areas. 1t is
spending millions of dollars every year to pro-
vide airplane service to larger cities and other
millions every year to provide steamship SER
vice between ports of the world
The Rural Electrifcation program, institut-
ed less than twenty years ago, has done much
to revolutionize life in rural areas. By making
electricity available to those who live our
farms, the agency has not only added conven-
fences to farm homes, but it has made avail
able the necessary power TO assist the farmer
in the mechanization of his various processes.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
ExECUTRIx' NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix Of
the Estate Of Archie H. Mitchem,
deceased, late Of Mcdowell county,
North Carolina, this is to notify ali
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned, at Marion,
N. c., on or before the 21st day Of
October, 1850, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 18th day of October,
1949
Maggie L. Mitchem,
Executrix Of the Estate Of
Archie H. Mitchem,
Deceased.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
RECOGNIZING RELIGION

The first official recognition of the worlds
religions in the proceedings of the United Ma
tions occurred the other day when the Cen
.eral Assembly decided, by vote of 45-to-0, to
open and close it's deliberations with minute
of silence devoted to prayer and meditation
In its earlier meetings, the United Nations
hesitated to make a gesture to the religions of
the world because of the difficulties associat-
ed with the conventional, oral prayer.
AS result, there was flood of protests
from persons throughout the world who insist
ed that the organization should take cogniz-
ance of mans religious heritage.
We think it quite fitting for the United Ma
tions to render an obeisance to the spiritual
power that moves the Universe. It is not ne
cessary for the organization to specifically ap-
prove any religious creed but the fact that it
pauses for silence and meditation acknowl-
edges the existence of a power far greater
than man.
The moment of silence is splendid device
to avoid the complications that would ensue
if the representatives of the various religions
of the world are not to be offended. Luckily,
the United Nations is not called upon to make
a declaration as to the faith Of the people of
its member nations and this is fortunate be-
cause any attempt to do would probably
break up the ambitious effort of the nations to
organize the world for peaceful procedure in
regard to material things.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

First school in North Carolina
was established in Pasquotank
county in 1705. It was a private
school taught by Charles Griffin.
The first public schools in the state
were opened in 1910.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

The Marion Progress has always opened it's
columns to the religious news of the county.
If your church is not represented in our news
columns it is not our fault.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
FARM INCOME

Gross farm income is expected to
total about $4,000, 100000 this
year, with actual cash income from
marketings of about 100000
600.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Forward-looking children are already look
ing forward ito the arrival of Santa Claus. 1t
won't be long now!
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Advertising is what newspaper has to sell
and it is rarely given away by any newspaper
in which it is any good.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

The hunting season, about to be ON in full
blast, will see number of hunters blasted by
shots intended for game.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Religion is getting to be $50 complicated i'm
this modern era, that the day-of-rest idea is
losing ground. a1,-
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Buy what>you need from the businesses in
Marion-this is good rule for building up
Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

The trouble with the American government
is that our people expect too much for too lit
tie performance.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Marion has it's faults, no doubt, but why not
talk about it's good points, which are many?
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

Read The Progress for local and
urrent events.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-08
Member Of Prominent
County Family Will
Be Ninety Sunday
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good hearing she likes to talk about
early days in the county.
Miss Daisy has planned no spe-
cial celebration for her aunt on
Sunday number of the family
connections will probably drop in to
offer birthday wishes but her aunt
has not been very well lately and
she thinks a party too much for
her
The Magruders, of sturdy Scot
fish Presbyterian stock were among
the early settlers of this area-long
before it was Montgomery County.
Miss Julia's grandfather Samuel
Wade Magruder 1728-1792 was a
Lieutenant of Volunteers in the
French and Indian War, a Major
IF Maryland Battalion in the Revo-
lutionary War and a magistrate of
the first county court held May 20,
1777 at the home of Leonard Davis,
the famous old Hungerford Tavern
before the first courthouse was
built.
Isaac Riley, Miss Julia's matern-
al grandfather died before she was
born, but many are the tales she
has heard about this red headed
giant on whose farm on the Old
Georgetown Road lived the slave,
Tom, who was later to run away
cup North" and become famous as
the hero of Harriet Beecher
Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Miss Julia was raised Presby-
terrain, but later became a Baptist.
Some of her family connections are
buried in the little old graveyard
back of Miss Daisy's place, adjoin-
ing the former site of the Baptist
Church. Most of them, however,
are buried at the Old Presbyterian
Burying Grounds near Bethesda.
During her long life, many
changes have come about in the
ways of living-even with no So
called modern conveniences Miss
Julia enjoyed her early life-but
comedies that existence is much
easier today than it was in her
grandfather's day. There is a rec
ord that he had twenty white people
in his household in 1783-his to-
bacco fields, his horse, dogs and
guns were described by Writ at
that time.
The Sentinel was four years ole
when Miss Julia was born-they
grew up together. 1t offers its very
best wishes to a contemporary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-08
Vivian Simpson To
Take Oath AS Secretary

Continued from Page u
1927. In April, 1928, she was adj
mitted to the Bar of the Maryland
Court of Appeals and was admit
ted to the District of Columbia bar
without examination because of her
standing in law school.
A native of Washington, Miss
Simpson resides at PAL Park ave-
nue., Takoma Park. She and her
brother, Joseph V. Simpson, former
States Attorney of Montgomery
County, with whom she practices
law, served from 1888 to 1910 as
counsel to the Board of County
Commissioners.
Miss Simpson now is serving as
vice chairman of the commission to
study and rewrite the workmen's
compensation law, which is to re-
port to the next full session of the
General Assembly. She is a mem
Der of the Maryland Traffic Safety
Committee.