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Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
JONESBORO
Freddye Sue Turner

A beautiful serenade was pre-.
scented Sunday evening at the First
Baptist church by Mrs. Willie S.
Brown of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Brown
was formerly of Jonesboro. Her
program varied from light opera
to spiritualS She was accompanied
by Miss Turner. The young peo-
pie of st. John Baptist church
went on a delightful outing Thurs
day to Memphis.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
BArESVlllE

Prof A. M. Miller, Yancey Mont
gomery and r. d. Smith went to
ST Louis Friday TO attend a ball
game series Miss Rose Marie
MsSpadden, a student at AM&N
college, spent the week end with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie
McSpadden Mrs. Willie Marie
Anthony Of Albuquerque, N NJ. Is
spending her vacation with her
mother Mrs. Essie Lexicon. and
sister, Mrs. Louise Wilson X. S.
q D club met at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs Clarence Watkins Friday
night Gene Mack Brown enter
tanned a number Of girls and boys
at his home with a wiener roast
Friday evening .. Mrs. Willie
Flcmings and Noble Smiley are
i'll Mrs Cynthia Taylors new
home will soon be completed,
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

in Hot Springs Mrs. Herman
Guy will be hostess to the Gospel
Voices Sunday afternoon at the
Cattrell Chapel CINE church where
they will sing at 3 o'clock. The
public is invited.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
DUMAS
Eugene Thomas

Mrs. Sam Williams has as her
house guest Mrs. Little Scott of
Oakland, Calif.aJoe Willie WASH
ington of Detroit is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs, Mamie Nc
Donald Prof. John Taylor of
Hollygrove visited relatives and
friends last week Rallies were
held at Union Baptist and Mt
Marian church last Sunday Rev
II. Y, Gordon gave the eulogy for
Mrs. Mary Duncan at st. Peters
Rock church.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
wiIIllar

Mrs, Bessie Jackson left for
Chicago last week to visit her
brothereavA watermelon party was
given in the home of Mrs. Della
Eatmon Thursday night sponsored
by the juniors. Mrs, JULIA Kemp
of Little Rock was q visitor in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Jackson. She also visited the Mt
Tabor Baptist church Sunday, Ju-
" oath.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
STEPHENS


Theodis Blake has opened a
cafe near st. James AME church.
"A weeks meeting was held at
st James AME church starting
July .5th. Services were conduct
ed by a minister from Hope-....St.
stephens Baptist church has be-
gun construction of a new church
Building. Mrs. Marie Hicks re-
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
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turned home after visiting three
weeks in Houston, Texas 20. d.
Valdez is spending his vacation in
Hot Springs.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Russian School Kids
 Being Taught AIaska Was Moi Sold 10 U. ].

SEATTLE, Aug. 8.-lR- Russian school children are being taught that the United States payment oi $7,200,O00 in 1867 was not for AL aska, a special Washington dis patch to the Seattle -Intelli- gencer said today.
 The payment, the article said, is described by the Russians as com pensation to the Czar for bracine the Unions civil war forces against the Southern sympathies of Brit ain and France by sending the Rus sian fleet to New York and Sar Francisco in 1863.
 The article quoted Rep Henry D Larcade, Jr., (D-La) as saying that the best reply to the Russian posi- tion is to make Alaska state.
 We have knowledge of the Rus sian propaganda-which the Krem. lin may follow some day with ar actual demand that we surrender Alaska and we know the effec- tive reply" he said.
 Let us make Alaska state ir this session and give this Congress the honor of asking Russia where she gets that stuff"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Set. A(|1eson
 Turns Down
 5fopgapAid

WASHINGTON. Aug. 8.-tR- Secretary of State Acheson flatly rejected today proposal by Sena- tor vandenberg R-Mich) that Con- gress provide only stop-gap arms aid to Western Europe until next year.
 Acheson told the Michigan Sen- ator who has been leading sup porter of the bipartisan foreign policy, that such course would be little more than gesture.
 In an obvious reference to Rus sia, Acheson told the Senate For eign Relations and Armed Services committees:
 Tn dealing with the forces with which we are dealing. you gain no advantage by assuming such an at titude. We must deal in realities. The sooner we fill the vacuum of military weakness in Europe, the better it will he for our own se- curity."
 Vandenberg contended that the Administrations $1,450, ,0000 00O arms program sets a pattern for the mili- tary defense of Western Europe be- fore the council to be formed under the North Atlantic treaty has come into being and set up a defense committee to make military plans. He complained that the United States is going ahead without con- sulting its North Atlantic allies.
 In prepared statement Ache son told the Senators that the Western European allies of the United States are now so weak m military power that their situation is an invitation to any would-b aggressor to strike.
 The first line O. defense is still in Europe" Acl1eson said.
 The Secretary said that Russia is maintaining the largest armed for ces in the peacetime history of any country. And. he added, Mos- COW has used or attempted to use it's obvious military superiority to intimidate and coerce smaller na- tions."
 Acheson turned thumbs down on proposed military aid for China's Nationalist government. We do not feel justified in ask ing arms for China or for the Far East as a whole,' the Secretary said in reply to a question by Senator Smith (R-ND. A group of 12 Senators has in- troduced an amendment to the arms bill to earmark $l75,OO0, 900 for aid to China.
 Acheson said small amount" which could te used in the Far East at the discretion of the Presi- dent would be helpful.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Air Resfue Men
 Bail Out and Have To Be Restued

DENVER, Aug 8.--lR- Five Ali Force men bailed out of limping amphibious plane 32 miles north west of Cheyenne, Wyo., early to- day.
 En route from Alaska to Biggs Air Force Base at Fl Paso, Texas they had left Great Falls, Mont, al g p. m. last night. The plane, Ar my version of the Navy's famed Catalina flying boat, developed en- zine trouble and the men parachut- ed to safety near the Offat Ranch shortly before the plane crashed
 One of three CLASS which went out to search for them met the men at Cheyenne and brought them to Lowry Air Force Base ir Denver They were hospitalized fol treatment of numerous cuts and fo1 physical checkups.
 The base public relations office which told the story. said the men are members of the 2l51st Rescue Unit. It identified them as 1st. It Ronald w. Sidebottom, Lowry, and 1st It. Kenneth A. Ehmke, M-Sgt William T. Brooks, S-Sgt. James C. Harpole and Cpl. William A Crook, all of Riggs. (Home towns unavailable.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Secretary Of State Rejects Nandenberg O4e1
Ford Workers Begin vofeon
 Strike Issue

DETROIT, Aug. 8.-lR- Fore workers damned polling areas anc temporarily blocked traffic near the Dearborn Rouge plant as state conducted strike vote began today
 Officials of the State Labor Mediation Board estimated 4,000 out of 60.000 Rouge employees voted within the first two hours.
 Ford Local 600 ran a shuttle ser- vice from the Rouge plant to the polls, using six buses.
 Voters will decide whether they'll authorize their officers in the GIG United Auto Workers to call a strike. Authorization does not necessarily mean a strike will oc, cur
 Michigan's Bonnie -Tripp labca law requires the balloting, which State Labor Mediation Board Chair man Noel P. Fox said would take three days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
THOUSANDS DEAD,
 ECUADOR QUAKE
By JORGE MANTILLA

QUlIO, EcuadOr, Aug. 6.-tH1- The unofficial death toll in earth quake ravaged Ecuador scared above 4,600 today as damage estimates from some 29 mountain towns reached $2O,00O.OO0 Countless thousands were reported hurt.
 The Ecuadorian Cabinet voted in emergency session last night to take immediate action on President Galo Plaza Lassos plans to re- build the stricken areas-most pop ulous in Ecuador.
 Communications were being re- stored slowly as the Ecuador'an Air Force ferried doctors, nurses and medical aid to thousands of in- jured.
 Three U. s. Caribbean Air Con- mand planes from Balboa took six tons of relief supplies to Quito yesterday. They included blood plasma. serums and drugs.
 The President, back from a tour of the ravaged areas, said some of the scenes of suffering rivalled even the most Dantesque" imagination.
 Four town which virtually disap- peared from the map were Guano, Patate, Pelileo and Pillaro.
 Eyewitnesses returning from Am bato, largest city to receive the full force of the shocks. said the num- Der of dead and injured undoubted- ly had been underestimated. r
 These witnesses said the ravag- ed area now is only cemetery where the odor of death is almost unbearable.
 They said the number of persons buried along the slopes of Tungur- ahua volcano may never be known. They reported that when the quakes struck masses of earth slid away from the mountainsides and the volcano erupted.
 The Ecuador earthquakes is South Americas worst tragedy of this kind since 1939.
 In that year, 3O,000 were killed In earthquakes in Chile
 Only other recent quakes on the Southern continent were last April when A were killed in south cen- tral Chile, and in November, l947, when 60 were killed in south Peru.
 Other major earthquake catas- trophes of the last two decades:
 l948-3,238 killed at Fukui, Japan; more than 1000 killed at Lihwa, sikang Province China.
 1939-Erzingan, Turkey, 23,OO0 killed.
 1935-Quetta. India, 60,0OO killed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
INFERIOR DEpARTMENT
 OFFERS NEW IDEAS ON
 LEMkE HOMESTEAD BILL

Secretary Krug has sent to Congress a draft of legislation de- signed to correct what the Inter for Department apparently feels are serious defects in the so-called Lemke bill providing veterans homestead claims in Alaska, ac- cording to word received here from Delegate E. L., Bartlett.
 The Lemke bill was reported fav- orably to the House in June ant is now pending before the Rules Committee. It has met with con- siderable opposition from organiza- tions and individuals in Alaska.
 The major provisions of the bill sponsored by Congressman Lemke of North Dakota and the depart ment draft sent to the Senate and House this week are compared be- low:
 The departments legislation would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and mair- tain settlement areas in the Terri tory, the total not to exceed two million acres of unpatented land at any one time. The Lemke bill opens approximately 243,000 square miles, or l55,52oOOO acres, to settle ment.
 The Lemke bill allows home- steads no less than 32O acres in size and up to and including 2,56O acres, classified as farming, graz ing, timber or raising claims, with no claim containing more than 160 acres of arabic agricultural land. Land in the national forests would be available for settlement. In the case of this kind of claim, only 1-10 of the timber can be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Kan Leader Jailed After Gun BaHIe And Automobile Chase

IRON CITY, Ga. Aug. 8-tR A one-armed Georgia mayor and some of his friends renewed a shooting war against robed, night-riding Ku Klux Klansmen yesterday. To top 1t off. the mayor chased a Klan official into Alabama at Manifestations pace and had him jailed.
 The shooting spree started. said Mayor c. L. Drake of Iron City. when 12 or IS carloads of robbed Klansn1en rolled into this little Southwest Georgia hamlet in the dark. early Sunday morning hours. One unidentified Klansmen re- ceived a flesh wound Drake re- ported none of his fighters was hurt.
 The mayor, a Klan foe of long standing, declared some of the bullets whizzed by within five feet of me" while he hastily scribbled down the robed figures auto tag numbers.
 Several hours elapsed between the shooting and the daredevil automobile chase to Dothan. Ala, 38 miles away.
 The Klan official. booked as Bill Hendrix of Tallahassee, Fla, said he is an organizer for new hooded order, the Southern Ku Klux Klan. The mayor had him jailed on warrant charging assault with in tent to murder.
 Iron City, on the mayors insis- tence. has banned wearing of masks in putlic. Klan leader Hendrix said none of his men wore masks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT
 HEREIN U. S,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.4R- President Truman welcomed Philip pine President Elpidio Quirino to the United States today with the declaration that their countries are on the same side in new world struggle of ideas that ignores na- tional. boundaries and even national royalties"
 In a brief address prepared foi delivery on Quirinos arrival al Washingtons National Airport, MT Truman said:
 With pride in our common tra- ditions. strength in our beliefs ano faith in our future. we dedicate ourselves anew to the cause of all free men,"
 The President went to the airport with members of his cabinet, con. gressional foreign affairs leaders and members of the Philippine Elm bassy staff to greet the Philippine chief executive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
MRS. 5. WELLES DIES AT HOTEL
 IN SWITZERLAND

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug. 8.-tR-Mrs. Sumner Welles, wife of the former U. s. Undersecretary of State, died in her hotel here last night, hotel officials disclosed today.
 Mrs. Welles, the former Mathilde Townsend, was Welles second wife. His first marriage, to Miss Esther Slater, was dissolved by divorce in 1923. Welles had two sons, Ben- jamin and Arnold by his first mar riage. ts's
 The former Undersecretary and his wife sailed to Europe a month ago on a trip planned to restore his health, which was damaged by ex- posture when he fell unconscious last Christmas night in snow- covered field near his Maryland es- tate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08

cleared and the balance must be maintained on sustained-yield basis, The departments suggested bill would leave the size of the homestead tract within settle ment area up to the determination of the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. The department $ bill would allow no homestead or timber claims in the national for ests as does the Lemke bill.
 Veterans Preference
 Veterans would be given one year preference for entering settlement areas designated under the Lemke bill, with the land open to natural born and naturalized citizens af- ter that time. The department measure, which provides for settle ment by individuals or groups of individuals, gives a veterans pre- ference of 90 days under certain conditions.
 The departments proposed legis- lation would allow the leasing or sale of grazing land outside the settlement areas up to 1.280 acres. while the Lemke bill allows a vet terans homestead grazing claim up to 2,560 acres.
 Both versions spell out govern ment aids in the way of loans and assistance in land clearing and grading and construction of public facilities such as roads and docks the latter to be made available at actual cost to be repaid over a 40- year period.
 Legislation similar to the pres- ent Lemke bill passed the House in the 80th Congress but died in the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
- ---sAB07Ss2r MANUFACTURER
 TESTIFIES ON
 FIVE PER CENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8-R- Manufacturer Paul Grindle today quoted James " Hunt, key figure in the Senate's five percenter" inquiry, as having said. T have only one thing to sell and that is influence"
 Grindle, head oI a Birmingham, Mass, furniture company, also told the Senate's investigating sub- committee that Hunt (a) claimed Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Trumans military aide. was "one of his closest friends and (b) he could and did go to the White House at any time"
 Grindle's statements to a New York newspaper last June touched off the subcommittee's inquiry into claims of influence in the award ing of government contracts.
 Hunt, now a management coun- selor in Washington, once was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Quarter master Corps and worked for a while for the War Assets Admini- stration. WAA was assigned the task of selling billions of dollars worth of war surplus goods.
 Grindle said he engaged Hunt to help him land a government contract. During the course of their talks, the furniture maker testified Hunt told him:
 Y have only one thing to sell and that is influence. My influence is based on my reputation and that IS impeccable."
 Hunt has denied that he ever attempted to sell influence. and he has said he knows no one in government who could be in- fluenced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
INCREASE
 OF POLIO REPORTED
(By the Associated Press)

NDy tAlC hccOSAdtCQ IACooj
 More than half again as many polio cases have broken out so far this year as during similar period last year.
 An Associated Press survey showed, however, that there are signs that the peak has passed in some of the hardest hit areas.
 During the last four days of the week past-an AP state by state tally showed-1,400 new cases were reported.
 This brought the 1949 total to 9,400 cases. The figure was more than half again as high as for the same period in 1948. That year was the second worst infantilc paralysis year on record.
 In Washington, DC, the US Public Health Service said it noted evidence of a slackening of the upward pace in the country as a whole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
COAST GUARD HAS
 BUSY WEEKEND IN
 NORTHERN WATERS

$ SEATTLE. Aug. o.--tA-- Ten dis tress calls two involving sick or injured seamen, kept the Coast Guard hopping in Pacific North west and Alaska waters over the weekend.
 They included. A hospital corps man aboard the Coast Guard cut ter Citrus treated John Wick, mas ter of the fishing vessel California Rose, for a gashed leg last night Wick received a 5-inch cut from a rusty gaffhook while fishing in Te- benkof Bay, northwest of Ketchi- kan. Alaska. After treatment he stayed with the ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Twelve Persons Die In Washington Stafe Weekend Accidents
(By The Associated Press)

An automobile coasted the length of cross-river ferry at Entiat Wash. snapped a guard chain teetered momentarily and ther plunged into the swift Columbia River yesterday, carrying four per- sons to their deaths.
 It was the major tragedy of a weekend that saw at least 12 per sons die violent and accidental deaths in Washington state. Sever of the victims perished in traffic mishaps.
 A flagman on the Entiat ferry, F miles north of Wenatchee, saic the driver seemed frozen at the wheel when the car began its roll
 Two persons-Frederick A. Petry 28, of Lewisville, Ind, and Mrs Inez Slater. 60, Pontiac. Mich. crawled through car windows and were hauled to safety.
 Four other passengers were trapped. They were MT. and Mrs Oscar R. Wiker of Manson, Wash. and two visiting friends, Mrs. Har- vey Petry, 57, of Lewisville, Ind. and Clementine Petry, 35, Rich mond, Ind.
 Dragging operations started i'm mediately but failed to recover either the car or any of the foul bodies in the swift current.
 Near Aberdeen, a skiddinig cal crashed into a large tree stump killing two persons and injuring 2 third. The dead were Robert D Mack, 26, of Tacoma, and Charles McCloud, 66, of Oakville.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
B ARE KILLED
 FIGHTING FIRE IN
 MONT FOREST

HELENA, Mont. Aug. 8.-R- Wind sent flames boiling up Willow Mountain this morning as weary men strained desperately to trap the mammoth gates of the mount aims fire.
 About 400 men worked through out last night building fire lines to encircle the killer of 12 Forest Service parachutists and another fire fighter.
 They hoped to complete the fin- al three miles of fire line, bottling the, wilderness area blaze on 7,500- foot Willow Peak today.
 The battlers were given a good chance to gain control during the day by Forest Service observer who flew over the area. Boh Stermitz said that it looks better this morning than at any other time"
 The fire devastated from 800 to 1900 acres yesterday.
 Willow Mountain is east of Mann Gulch. where the lightning blaze started Friday. The fire has moved four miles east of where the Missouri River winds picturesquely through mountain peaks.
 The Forest Service has not sent any of its parachuting fire lighters to the blaze since Friday-when the smokejumping program suffer- ed it's worst tragedy in it's To- year history.
 Fifteen smokejumpers, mostly col lege students, were trapped by fire when the wind shifted suddenly after they were safely on the ground at Mann Gulch. Only three escaped.
 In addition to the 12 smoke jumpers, the fire killed proven tion guard from nearby Canyon Ferry ranger station.
 A helicopter brought the char red bodies to a Helena morgue where fellow fire-fighters identified them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Corsair in port.
 Princess Kathleen due to arrive at 3 pm. tomorrow from Van- couver.
 Baranof due to arrive tomorrow from Seattle.
 Prince George scheduled to leave tomorrow from Vancouver.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail Wednesday from Vancouver.
 Denali scheduled to sail Thursday from Seattle.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Diamond Cement scheduled to sail from Seattle August IT,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
BOARD AUTHORIZES PAYMENTS OF DEBTS FROM 5EATTLEL0 Two Signators Con p ete
 Group Guaranteeing
 Interest Payments

Payment of the Territory's out standing warrants amounting to approximately sl l,O0c, ,OOO awaits only the preparation of the warrants by the Auditors office, according to Treasurer Henry Roden.
 Their payment was authorized this morning at a meeting of the Board of Administration, which also ratified Roden's actions in ne- gotiating a million dollar loan last week in Seattle to make up the deficit in the Territory's general fund.
 Fifteen guarantors of 1000 each have now been secured for payment of interest, pending expected legis- lative action to provide interest at three percent. Roden expects the loan to be repaid not later than January 3l.
 Additional signators are Dr. James c. Ryan. Territorial Com missioner of Education, and Dr. William c. Charteris, medical offi- cer of the Alaska Pioneers Home, and mayor of Sitka.
 The necessary final papers are being prepared, said Roden today
 The Treasurer points out that the loan is to be used to pay obli- gations already incurred by the Territory, and that 1t in no way affects appropriations frozen sy the Board of Administration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
The w ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

Copyright. ls4s. by Bell syndicate. Incl WASHINGTON -- It has now been exactly one year since this column first exposed both the kick back skulduggery of Congressman Parnell Thomas of New Jersey and the. fact that he had had soldiers transferred away from the war front in return for political con- tributions Since then, Thomas has been. indicted, but pied sick ness and has never faced trial.
 The other day, however, he was seen driving up to the Statler Ho- tel in a sleek green Cadillac con- vertible looking in better health than ever.
 Despite his good health and prosperity, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have quietly gone to Democratic leaders to ask that the indictments against Thomas be dropped. Congressmen stick together, and Democratic leaders are planning to pass this
 (Continped on Page Four)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-08
Many Are Killed In Oregon 5tate Auto Accidents
(By the Associated Press)

The worst highway toll in re- cent years was recorded in oregon this weekend, when IA persons died in traffic accidents.
 A head-on collision on the Pa cific highway north of Canyonville killed two persons and injured eight others yesterday. The dead are Francis Joe Schneider, Grants Pass, and Mrs. Hazel Martin, 33. Ashland.