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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-04-26
Expect Return
Of Ross Mann
This Week

Ross B. Mann, who is in Wash
ington, DC, representing Seward
on the railroad rehabilitation ques-
ton, wrote that he will leave
Washington April q. On his ar
rival in Seward he will make a
complete report on his visit and
answer all questions concerning his
efforts in Washington.
He reports that he has been able
to meet and talk with all members
of the Interior Department, the
Army, Navy and appropriations
committees who should be inter
ested and could be of assistance.
Delegate E. l.. Bartlett, he re-
ports, has given a great deal of his
time and assistance in behalf of
Seward. The following letter to
General Heileman is only an ex-
ample Of Bartlett's attitude and
interest in the railroad question.
Burtlett's Letter
Major General Frank A. Heilman
Chief of Transportation
Dept. of the Army
Washington, DC.
Dear General Heilman:
II am told that the last few days
you have discussed with Mr.. Ross
B. Mann the subject of rehabilita-
ton and maintenance of the south
ern end of the Alaska Railroad.
II merely want to indicate here
that is a subject in which l have
a lively interest. That interest has
extended over a number of years.
The suggestion that the southern
section be abandoned has always
seemed to me to be completely
frivolous and devoid of merit. That
statement could be made emphat-
ically and truthfully even in a CT
william economy. 1t has infinitely
greater weight now that a first
class railroad extending to Interior
Alaska is considered essential for
national defense purposes. 1t would
prompt a search for a desirable
port to supplement Whittier when
in Resurrection Bay there is one of
the great natural harbors of the
world. And the argument that the
terrain north from Seward is I'M
usually difficult for railroad con-
struction and maintenance has lit
tie to commend it.
GAS noted above, l write this
only to let you know that for my
part l am not only enthusiastically
but firmly for every reason in favor
of building up and maintaining the
southern section of the Alaska
Railroad as it exists today.
"Sincerely yours,
"E. L. BARTLETT
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-04-26
PLANNING TO BUILD UNDER AHA?
Send in This QUESTIONABLE

A preliminary housing survey is
being made by the newly formed
joint housing committee of Sew
ard.
The committee, consisting of one
councilman, two contractors and a
member of the Chamber of Com
merce, is making this preliminary
survey to determine the number of
people in Seward interested in
building in this community as the
housing program progresses.
The program will be under the
direction of the existing Federal
Housing Authority and of the new
Alaska Housing Authority.
The Alaska Housing Authority
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

itself three weeks behind in de-
liveries and its dealers shelves
bare. Koroseal wading pools for
children also have been a popu-
lar item all through the past few
weeks. Electric fans have been
whirring off the counters in the
northeast just about as fast as
merchants could get them into
their stores.
1t is pleasant and cooling too,
to note the continued sales rise
in deep-freeze units. Last year
SOC, 900 units were sold. This year
the industry expects to top the
million mark. One enterprising
! publishing house has recently is
sued a cook book devoted ex-
clusively to frozen food receipts.
CHEER PAYS OFF - Provid-
ing the right words for people who
want to be friendly and say so
has spawned an industry that
produces some three billion greet
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

proof For those who like to
lie coolly in bathtubs during heat
spells, a gadget can be attached
to the back of a bathtub where it
serves as a comfortable headrest.
I. A new cocktail glass has a
tinkling bell in its base. The
manufacturers announcement
doesn't say whether this added
feature is a warning bell or just
for fun d. The British have come
up with a good idea to promote
additional use of natural rubber,
namely the addition of rubber Ia
tex to cement to produce a strong
err material for flooring and NOR
tar-making purposes Gadget
of the week: a tool that looks
like a hoe but can be adjusted to
serve as an edger, a trencher, a
sickle and an axe
BITS o BUSINESS - Eng
land, where the system of central
banking was originated and
where It's operations we're refined
to a science, is undergoing a Sc
we're test of some of its cherished
Keynesian theories. British gov
eminent bond prices continue to
sag lower and lower despite Off
cal price-support policies :. Isn't
the depression terrible? Total in
dustrial production is only SO per
cent above the 1859 average,
there was a pickup in employ
ment during June, and consum-
ers' incomes are running at a
rate far ahead of 1929, symbol OF
boom years. -. Rubber manufac-
turers have been told by the gov
eminent that they now can use
more crude rubber in tires. This
is an effort to send more dollars
to the British zones which pro-
duce the crude = which now Is
lower in price than man-maoe
rubber. At the same time, CUBA
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
w. Ben Wilkes

A wide circle Of friends in Holmes county will be in
terested in the editorial tribute paid the late w. Ben Wilkes,
widely known Greenville attorney, which appeared In the
Tuesday, August End edition of the Delta DemociatllmeS'
published daily in Greenvine.
Mr.. Wilkes died suddenly of a heart attack on August
list at Pocono Manor, Pa. where he and his wife, the form
er Mary Lincoln, had gone on vacation. He was a native
citizen of Durant and received his early education In the
Durant schools.
The editorial follows:
He came to Greenvine, nearly thirty years ago, in
the wake of World War / and dollar cotton. We were a
small town then, and the story of Ben Wilkes struggle to
establish himself is not vastly different from that of many
another young man who selects a field SO competitive as
that of law.
Clients were few, and fees were small, and the weak
ones drifted elsewhere. But Ben TOUCHED it out, through
flood, ans drouth, and depression, and saw his practice grow
even as he himself increased in stature.
He was a master in the art of human contacts, and
possessed a second sight which enabled him to read the
other fellows mind and intent. These, however, were not
God-given talents, but belonged to Ben by virtue of his per-
sonal charm and his power of concentration.
ben Wilkes was good company, and good copy,
wherever he happened to be. He had host of friends and
loved them all. He loved his Mary, and his home, and the
guest beneath his roof could be certain always of his kind
Iy interest and his understanding heart
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
Dickerson Should Resign

Mr.. Thad Dickerson, assistant game warden for this
alsfrlct, i under $1,000 bond and awaiting the action of
Ene Holmes county grand jury in October on a charge of
shooting with intent to kill a 16-year-old- negro boy, Tom
my Lee Teddy" Dodson.
Whether he is guilty or not in the Dodson case has
no bearing on what we are about to say.
The record shows that on several occasions before
VIZ. Dlckerson has been involved in a number of alterations
including shootings, and in the death of at least one young
negro boy.
Common sense dictates that he should not be allow
se :, ~ carry a gun.
1t wifi Be remembered that in the shooting of the
Young negro boy at Pickens in this county the white people
of that community felt so strongly they raised money 10
aid the state in the prosecution of Mr.. Dickerson.
But he went free.
In view of the record Mr.. Dickerson should resign
from this office immediately-in the public interest as well
as his own.
He has no business carrying a gun.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
Juckson Daily News Tribute

Sundays edition of the Jackson Daily News carried
n full-page feature story on the fair city of Lexington with
n number of illustrated pictures to add interest.
Lexington's citizens appreciate this nice tribute paid
Qur self described community as "just a good place to live.
The Advertiser has been telling the people of Holmes
county that Lexington is a fine place for liz years and
We want to take this opportunity to thank Frances Baker,
HE Daily News staff writer, for her story and to tell her
chat we are glad and flattered that "Mississippis Greatest
Newspaper" has taken time and space to advise the world
shout the many advantages of Lexington. Her story was
read with a great deal of interest here.
We personally want to thank Frances for the nice
things she said about "The Advertiser and it's editor. To
be described as "a candid fearless editor is the highest
form of praise to any writer-even if not deserved. At least
we'd like to live up to it.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

ing cards annually. Behind the
amazing success of the industry
lies a simple philosophy which,
asys the current issue of Coronet
magazine, is probably best re-
Elected in the policies of its pace
setter. the Hallmark greeting
card firm. Of Kansas City, Mo. BY
infusing greeting cards with
Spontaneous friendliness" and
adjoining them with pleasant IL
Illustrations ranging from comic
animals to priceless Old Masters,
Hallmark has turned the cards
into a major means of social COM
munication. The handful of card
publishers who blanket the coun-
try with good cheer and friend
ship have to know their market.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
Behind The Scenes In
American Business
by Reynolds Knight

SuwEy-ss
NEW YORK, August 3 - Like
everything else, business is at
1ected by the heat. And all over
the country the heat and humidity
have been keeping people out Of
some stores, sending them into
others.
A big metropolitan department
store staged a major promotion
that ordinarily would have pack
ed the place. But the heat kept
people away, On the other hand,
The temperature and the drought
have doomed the sale of garden
hose. One company which re-
Gently introduced a new and col
orful type of hose suddenly found
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

Each year they must unerringly
anticipate what millions of people
want to say to friends on any sort
of occasion. Long words, involv-
ed sentences r taboo. They
must watch group prejudices,
keep abreast of changing public
tastes. Despite such difficulties,
the greeting card industry has
passed through its adolescent
stage and today is big busin-
ess."
THINGS TO CONE - Some
body's doing something about the
weather. A manufacturer announ-
ces a new plastic-covered outdoor
chair which, because of the low
heat-conductivity of the plastic,
will not absorb the heat of the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

sun, but will remain cool to the
touch While you cool off in
new aluminium shower stalls you
Fan also take comfort in the
thought that they're corrosion-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

sells 70 million gallons of molasses
to Britain at three cents a gallon,
while Uncle Sam pays three and
one-half cents for the same arti-
Gle.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

-(Clyde Anderson, Salt Lake City, PhOto)
AN-MADE WONDER-This, the largest open-cut copper
mine in North America, is the major mining operation OF Utah.
The Utah Copper Division mine of Kennecott Copper corporation
at Bingham Canyon, Utah. provides about 81 percent OF meENca
newly mined copper in normal times. The excavation covers
anproxjmateIy SIS acres, from which a total OF 1,l1S,31I,4IS
tons of both waste and ore have been removed. henneCoN
operations constitute a substantial factor toward Utans prosperity
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

Try the Classified Ads - II P0Ys!
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Pianist Held Without Bail
In Assault on Girl, "a

A church pianist was held with
out bond in Municipal Court yes
terday charged with raping a a.
year-old congregation member.
John Percy Freeman. 26, col
ored. Of the 400 block of M street
Sc. was led sobbing from the
courtroom at the end Of testi-
mony by the complaining witness
who also Is colored.
The girl testified she was as
saulted In Freeman's automobile
last May when he gave her a lift
from the Logan School, Third anc
G streets NE. Judge Almond
Scott agreed with the recommen'
dation of Assistant United States
Attorney Thomas Walden who
favored no bail for Freeman.
Evening star., 1949-12-11

Army trucks doled out water from
door to door.
Mrs. Estelle Bach. a housewife
told how her family's life changed
I'VE flush the toilet with a pan
of water, and only when absolutely
necessary.
Safe Water for Coffee.
"We drink almost no water, but
save it for our coffee.
Il don't bathe my little girl. !
only sponge her with olive oil or
alcohol.
1--WE use paper cups and cook
the vegetables in the can to save
dish-washing.
Tonight we're invited out and,
believe. me. we're going-not for
the food but for the chance to
take a shower!"
This week New Jerseys Gov
Alfred E. Driscoll proclaimed a
state of emergency in the six
northern counties. Jersey City
population SOC, ,000-plus-and other
places cut water pressure. Hastily
lrationing plans were drawn up.
Could New York City avoid
rationing, with all its expense
confusion and hardship?
City officials hoped they could
if the public would save enough
water voluntarily. Out went ap-
peals by newspapers, gaudy sub
way poster. radio and television
Station WOR said it with music
to the tune Of Turkey in the
Straw:
Turn off the hot tap. turn of
the cold:
Water is precious, scarcer than
T Remember the supply is very
very short.
Don't use gallon when you can
use a quart"
These things helped. New York
had been using 1.200,000.000 gal
Ions q day. The drain was cut to
1.117, 900. 600 gallons. But Com
missioner Carney said this was
far from enough:
I'VE need the cooperation OF
every New Yorker to keep water
use below 1000, 600. 900 gallons q
day, not only in the present
emergency but for three years al
| least"
So the police routed out the
wartime air raid wardens, gave
them armbands and sent then
from house to house. Their CHIEF
job was to ask for cooperation
They couldn't make arrests but
they could report water-wasters
to the police.
Washing Of automobiles anc
railroad cars was banned. Sub.
way station walls went un.
scrubbed. A Times Square adver-
tising sign using $4,000 gallons OF
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Choral Society Plans
Christmas Proqrum

The American University Choral
Society will present program OF
Christmas music at 8:45 pm
Tuesday in the Leonard Student
Center, Massachusetts, and Ne
braska avenues NV.
The society OF so students Is
under the direction OF James
McClain of the university's music
department. The concert Is open
TO the public.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
| McCarran' Accuses Canada
In Action on j. 5. Airline
Nv the Assoejofed Press

Senator McCarran, Democrat.
Of Nevada, yesterday accused
Canada OF taking "retaliatory ac-
ton" against Colonial Air Lines in
its threat to suspend Colonial's
license for the New York Montreal
run.
Colonial has attempted through
the courts to block American IL
censing of a competing Canadian
air line.
The State Department has
taken 4 hand in the dispute in
an attempt to iron 1t out under
terms Of the air transport agree
ment, signed earlier this year by
the United States and Canada.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York also has sent a request to
Evening star., 1949-12-11
PTA to See Minstrel Show

Students Of the Academy of the
Holy Names will entertain with a
minstrel show at meeting of the
academy's Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
auditorium, I'll Pershing drive,
Silver Spring,
Evening star., 1949-12-11
FHE SUNDAY STAR Washington, D. c. A.


the State Department to ask Can
ada to withdraw what he called
it's arbitrary" action against Co.
lonial.
A department spokesman said
today Gov. Dewey's request was
under study.
Senator McCarran, chairman of
the Senate Judiciary Committee
said he is sending IAN observer
to attend proceedings being
brought by Canada against the
air line Monday.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
New Workers ANNOYED
By Wafer Wardens'
Checking on Leaks
Nv fhs Assoeiotsd Prsss

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-The thin
man with police" on his armband
looked a little self-conscious, a
little as though he wished he'd
stayed home, when he rang the
bell of apartment sc.
"Well?" The woman who opened
the door was big. with flushed
face and sharp lines Of irritation
tugging at the corners Of her
mouth.
Water warden" the thin man
said. He cleared his throat. "We're
supposed to-maybe you read
about in in the paper-we're
checking for leaky faucets and
things like that"
Whats this about?" the woman
demanded. II got no leaky fau-
Gets. What's 1t to you. anyhow?
Who are you?"
Identifies Himself.
The thin man looked as il he
wanted to run. But he stood his
ground and held out an identi-
f1cation card.
"It's all right" he soothed her.
I'm from the city. We're doing
like the air raid wardens during
the war. Going around and
good, you know. The water
shortage :"
It was happening all over New
York this week, and for 40 miles
around. It was going to 60 on
happening for months and years
to comes - a hard, bothersome
campaign to lick something
scarcely anybody thought about
until now:
Water famine.
The hard fact was that the
nations population core - more
than 100000 people crammed
into a space too small for them
- had outgrown its water supply.
It had the choice between get
ting along with less or seeing
what 1t was like to get along
with none at all.
People couldn't believe 1t at
first.
Scarcity Sounds Silly.
Water scarce? That sounded
silly. Water was something you
took for granted - like air. It
was part of the American heritage
of plenty. You washed the streets
with it - opened the hydrants
so children could frolc in it on
the sitting summer days.
But last summer, in the dry
months when hardly any one was
paying attention, the trouble
started. The reservoirs began to
go down.
The 'long dry spell" continued.
Down, down went the water level.
This week it hit a dangerous low
of 34.4 per cent Of what 1t should
be.
In the Catskill Mountains and
the broad valleys of the Croton
watershed-the two great sources
of New York's supply-vast ex-
panses Of cracked, frozen mud
stretched In the wake Of the re-
ceding water. levels.
The reservoirs should hold 253,-
900, 100000 gallons. Yesterday
they held 86,982. 100000. Today
they held S6,l18.000. 900. The
drain In the last 48 hours alone
has been 1.735 100000 gallons.
Crisis Is Explained.
City Water Com missioner
Stephen j. Carney told what 1t
meant:
Never before have our reser-
voirs been so low or water con-
sumption so high.
New York City is faced with
a recurring crisis until 1856, when
the Delaware water system will
be completed.
"The rate of consumption must
be reduced on a permanent basis
until new sources are developed
Scare talk? Some people
thought so. Then, like an object
lesson, the worst that could hap
pen did happen. for a week. across
the Hudson River q few miles
away. The water supply failed
completely in Roosevelt, N. J.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Rev. DR.. Stafford to Speak

The Rev. DR.. John w. Stafford
C. S. ", head Of the department
Of psychology at the Catholic
University, will speak at the
Study Guild Catholic Library,
1725 Rhode Island avenue NV,
at 8:15 pm. Tuesday. His subject
will be: Clinical Psychology
TODAY"
Evening star., 1949-12-11
A Most Useful
Christmos Gift

Called the Model IS, this
all-in-o -one instrument Is the
smallest ever made by West
ern Electric. 1t weighs only
six ounces, including batteries,
yet is amazingly efficient. 1t
can be worn all the time or
only when needed. Its small
size makes it easy to slip into
q handbag or pocket when
not in use. Those interested
in getting more details on
Model IS should write for =
free booklet to
Evening star., 1949-12-11

recirculating water a minute
so as to look like Niagara Falls
was turned off "for the dura-
ton" Every day brings new
restrictions.
Evening star., 1949-12-11
Slightly Deafened?
Thousands Now Helped
by Small Hearing Aid

People who hear ordinary
conversation, but who have
difficulty hearing in church,
at meetings, in the movies
and other public places, do
not want to be burdened with
bulky, cumbersome hearing
aids. Thousands of such peo-
pie are now being helped by
a small, compact hearing aid
manufactured by Western
Electric.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
By Dr.. Paul Popenoe

Mrs. D. has two daughters ir
high school. above ALL" she
writes me, II want them to marry
and have homes and families OF
their own. They won't have the
advantage of wealth or social po-
sition. They'll have to make theil
way into matrimony by their own
merits.
I'm appalled, when I look
around among my friends. and
my parents friends, and see how
many women have remained un-
married. made a list and found
that nearly half of them had
failed to wed. Most of these wom-
en- are leading useful lives, but
they'll never know the greatest
and most durable satisfactions
that life has to offer. I simply
must prevent my own daughters
from adding to that number
What's the matter with all these
unmarried women?"
OF course, no two are alike. Mrs
D., but Psychologist Clifford r.
Adams suggests these as the five
most important reasons why
Women-or men-fail to marry,
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Officers Chosen
By Women Pilots

Miss Mary Jane Livingston has
been reelected chairman of the
washington Chapter of the
Ninety-Nin International Wom-
en- Pilots.
Other new officers are Miss
Rosemary Lane, vice chairman,
and Miss Marjorie Harrison, Sec
retary-treasurer.
Miss Mary K. Willis will serve
as the chapters delegate to the
10th anniversary convention of
the 99's to be held October 3-8 in
New York. Mrs. Blanche Moves,
q member Of the WASHINGTON
chapter. is national president of
the organization.
Three members of the chapter.
Miss Lane, Miss Vera Pravett and
Miss Harrison will participate in
the Powder Puff Derby from
Cleveland to New York October
2-3. Contestants will fly from
Cleveland to Albany, N. Y, the
nrst day and from Albany to Teter-
boro Airport, N. j., on October 2.
Evening star., 1949-09-21

chairman Of the leadership train
ing course
Participants in the program
will include officers of the Wash
irgton Council. Mrs. Wallace. N,
Streeter is the council president
and other officers are Mrs. w. w,
SWEET, first vice president; Mrs.
Edith Allen. corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. R. j. Jorolemon. treas
urer; Mrs. Archibald Smith, as
sistant treasurer, and Mrs. j. B.
Bronson. recording secretary.
Departmental and committee
chairman of the council include
Mrs. Clarence T. Nelson, Mrs.
John Elbert Chase, Mrs. Kenneth
Barnes. Mrs. Robert E. Cahill,
Miss Harriet M. Howey. Mrs. T. G.
Carr, Mrs. Theodore o. Wcdel.
Mrs. Joseph E. Beard, Mrs. w. A.
Roberts and Miss A. Barbara Vie
gand.
Miss Eta Mai Russell is the
executive secretary of the council
and Mrs. Marilyn Toriye is the
Office secretary.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Modern MARRIAGE
Sees Marriage as Goal for Daughters;
Five Reasons for Failure Are Cited

| /. Inability to get along with
people. You can help them easily
in that. Get them into organiza.
tions of all kinds. Give them
practice.
2. Failure to make the most o1
ones strong points. Ask the high
school counselor to give them per.
sonality tests. Ask your public
library for some books on this
topic.
3. Objectionable habits or traits
4. Poorly developed social skills
This is close to No. l. See that
they learn how to dance, how te
swim. how to play as many games
as possible.
5. Diffidence. inertia or pro-
Icrastination. Many parents con-
tribute to this by discouraging
girls from beginning social life
at a normal age (Which is about
IA, so far as dates" are con-
cerneO. Do all you can to make
your home a pleasant meeting
place for their friends.
DR., Popenoe will answer queries about
marriage rela tionships without charge
a Aadss1s esTs al II feFs m eaq
dressed, stamped envelope; tAll CORE
lspondence strictly confldential.)