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Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

ability to retain needles and, Of
course. price are factors.
Best seller on the Christmas
tree market today is the balsam
fir, a product Of New England
and Northeastern United States.
About six and one-half million Of
these are sold in an average year.
Douglas frs, products Of the
Pacific Coast, are the second most
popular. Black spruce, red cedar
and white spruce follow in that
order. Together these make up 80
percent Of all Christmas trees sold
In the United States. Scotch pine,
Southern pine, red spruce, vir-
ginia pine, white fir, Norway
spruce, hemlock, cypress, juniper
and Engleman spruce also are
marketed in commercial quanti-
ties.
Historians disagree over how
Md when this Christmas tree busi-
hess started In America. Home
sick Hessian soldiers, brought
over from Germany by the British
to fight George Washington's
Continental Army, probably In.
troduced the custom.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Another German, the sixteenth
century religious leader Martin
Luther, generally is credited with
originating the custom Of decorat.
ing Christmas trees with lights
Noting how snowflakes on the
boughs of evergreen trees reflect
ed moonlight, Martin Luther de.
termined TO capture the same
effect in his home by placing
lighted candles on the tree. The
idea spread through the centuries
This Christmas eve, Just as they
have since 1923, people will gather
around an evergreen tree on the
White House lawn to participate
In a tree lighting ceremony dedi.
Gated by the President and broad.
cast nationally.
Forestry-wise the United States
has Travelled q full circle since
Theodore Roosevelt's day. Christ.
mas trees, like sawlogs and pulp.
wood, have become q crop In
America. This country's forests,
II protected and wisely managed.
can produce both wood and
Christmas trees in quantities sui.
ficient to meet present ~ well ~
futu~a ~asds
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Royce, former Asst U. S. Attor-
ney General, Solomon Golat,
Emanuel H. Bloch and William l..
Patterson. national executive sec
rotary of the Civil Rights Con-
gress, asked the governor of New
Jersey to exercise the same
powers he used when he ordered
his Attorney General TO take over
the office of Boss Frank Hague's
Hudson County prosecutor.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
Florists Attend
School Of Methods
And Designing

Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Dawson. OPP
orators of the Dawson Florist shop.
of Pine Bluff were among the in
yited guests of the Vestal Whole
sale Florist Company, to sttend
a school of methods III designing
which was held in the skyroom
Of the Lafayette hotel. Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Dawson were ac-
eompanied by Mrs c l. Lamberts.
designer for the Dawson shop
Boston Terrence and son. Hershel,
operators of Terrence Flower
shoppe in this city were lso in
Yited guests.
The school was conducted by
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Principal E. H. Hunter and Coach A. b. Calvin Of Jones
high school attended meeting of the Athletic Association
Football Division at Arkansas State college Saturday While there
Coach Calvin had charge Of the discussion of girls Basketball
rules during the Basketball rules clinic They reported an
interesting and instructive meeting.
Tonight Jones boys and girls Basketball team will play
Searcy's teams in the Jones hi gym.
recent addition to the faculty at Jones r high
F. Fda who is graduate of Arkansas State former in
tsructor at Hope Mrs Frida will have charge the third
division of the 9Th grade =,
Thursday morning students of the " Vi division of Jones
elementary school presented the am with Jessie
L. Collins in charge The theme of tiny eiei was Christ
and its Meaning" Two short pfe ere presented a.
long with Christmas carols and po ohal L. ~ Jamerson is
the instructor. - 'apD
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
There viii Always Se Christmas Trees

WASHINGTON, D. C. (Spe-
ciaD Fifty years ago a Presi-
dent of the United States
banned the use Of Christmas
trees in the White House be-
cause he thought the practice
of cutting young eyergreens
was wasteful.
That order, issued by Theodore
Roosevelt, went unehallenged I'M
I'll two Of his young sons were
caught in the act Of smuggling a
Christmas tree into the Executive
Mansion. To escape their fathers
presidential wrath they appealed
to Americas first professional for
ester and Theodore Roosevelt's
good friend, Clifford Pinchot, TO in
tercede for them.
Pinchot did, pointing out that
proper cutting Of small eyergreens
for Christmas use is not harmful
and frequently actually helps a
forest.
That advice, good enough 30
years ago 10 lift a White House
ban and convince n strong minded
president, is echoed this year by
no less an authority than the
American Forest Products Indus
tries.
Don't worry about the plight
OF the poor Christmas tree" says
this wood-industry sponsored or
SANITATION, "it's as replaceable as
the Thanksgiving turkey and just
as indispensable TO the American
scene"
Nearly half Of the 81 million
evergreens that make up Ameri.
cas- lDi9 Christmas tree harvest
were farm produced, Nearly nine.
tenths Of the entire crop was cut
on privately owned timberland. To
augment this domestic Christmas
tree harvest, about five million
evergreens are imported annually,
most of them from Canada.
Besides bringing fragrant
freshness Of the forest into two
out Of every three American
homes this December. the three.
month Christmas tree harvest
pours an estimated 80 million dol.
lars into the Nations economic
bloodstream.
Most American Christmas trees
are thinned from natural growth
forests. An original stand Of from
five to ten thousand trees per acre
Will actually mature only . few
hundred lawlog-sizs trees. Most
OF the 6SIll evergreens, selectively
cut for Christmas sale, would
sooner or later have been elm
mated by Nature In the life and
death struggle for forest space.
When II comes 10 selecting q
christmas tree, most Americans
have ~ many individual likes and
dislikes a. they have In motor cars
orshats. Color, limb strength,
shape. compactness. fragrance. an
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Tuesday afternoon Ronald Miohal Fields Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Fields celebrated their birthday with Joint
party More than 20 small guests helped them celebrate They
played games and looked several afteich re-
fres1ments served Each child received souvenir
Miss Ramona Worlds daughter of Mrs Ovia Worlds was
surprised with birthday party last week Guests present
were Misses Beye Nelson Lois Thape. Reva Hill and
Jeneva Worlds Herbert Tyson Charles Porch L. c. Adams
Robert Bolin and Tom Bur.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

lneSe purchases are MADE from
the post office through the organi-
cation, The account is in the stu
dents name and at any time, whea
it is necessary. this money can
be drawn from the account. Err
courage your children, II they at
tend Gibbs, to become a member
of this club, 1t is fun to save in
this manner Persons purchasing
stamps this week were John Eddie
Hill, Jaunita Robinson, June Bet
ton, Lonnie Pondexter, Herbert
Watkins, Cornelius Daley, Allen
Joe, Leon Richardson, E. Guiden,
Walton Amos, Bertha Singleton,
Velma Rump, Clyde Gipson, Pa
tricia Evans, Juereta Roberts, A
lice Davis, Thelma Davis, Alice
Brown, Merinel Randolph, Jacque-
lin Powell, James Arts Thomas,
Melvin Zigler, Sammie Tony, Y
vonne Evans. Samuel Mays.
James Morgan, Alvin Cook and
Robert House. Let us encourage
these young persons to save.
We are in the midst of the
Christmas season and on doubt
you are in the midst of the an
nual job of addressing and mail
ing Christmas cards, Don't for-
get to put the various Christmas
seals you have purchased. Don't
let them lay around the house,
they help add the spirit of Christ.
TO the mailing.
The Zetas put over another very
successful and interesting program
Friday night when they presented
the Blue Revue. This was a very
unique affair and was we'll a.
tended.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The
law may give you the right OF
way, but it makes no provision
for hospital bills and funeral e.
penses.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
Card Of Thanks

We wish TO thank the many
friends and neighbors for h e
kindness and beautiful flowers
shown US during the death of
our husband and father. Isaac
3 Bolden.
Mrs Bell Bolden. wife
Mrs Katie b. Moore, daughter.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
Gre Asks Removal
The Trenton Six"
Prosecutor

Removal by Governor Driscoll
of Mario volpe. who engineered
the frame-up and conviction Of the
innocent Trenton Six. from his
office as prosecutor Of Mercer
County, New Jersey has been ask
ed in formal l4-page petition
submitted TO the governors office
by Civil Rights Congress attorneys
IN the Northern Scottsboro' case.
The petition, signed by o. John
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
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Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Hill Baptist church. Mrs. Williams
recalls the day when her home
was surrounded by the city dump
and a cemetery, and how it has
been built and rebuilt so that
one of the city's most Travelled
boulevards runs pass her door.
Mrs. Williams is the mother of
three children. two of whom are
living, Mrs. Alma Reeves of Cali
fornia and Miss Marie Williams
who lives at home with her mo-
Their She also has five grand
children. Mrs. Williams has work.
ed hard and is an outstanding
church worker.
This column is paying special
tribute to the Thrift Club organiz-
ed at Gibbs grammer school. This
is a worthwhile organization that
has not received much publicity.
This organization, the Benjamin
Franklin Thrift club, was organiz-
ed to help teach the children the
art of caxyipu When a pnap,lar hoe
saved 10 pennies he may then
purchase a postal saving stamp.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Al de Nero, nationally known flo
raj designer. Dinner was served
in the hotel to all attending the
session.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Attention Veterans, members and members of the A.
merican Legion American Legion meetings held
first and third Tuesday nights in the office the Little Rock
Home Appliance 10th and Victory 500 o'clock John NJ
Reed, No. AIS temporary post
The Arkansas Baptist college choir will be heard in its
Annual preChrstmas vespers Sunday 500 D. M The pub
lie is cordially invited.
The Dramatic Guild of Behal church will hold its annual
Twilight services Sunday $3.50 D. m The public is invited
Mrs Fay Scoggns president, Miss E. NJ Moncef reporter
Rev. Marcus Taylor, NAACP president announced that
there will be NAACP meeting Sunday 400 D. M at the
Phyllis Wheatley 4WCA He is requesting that all members
be present for the election of officers ensuing year
The East End Civic League Ward q will meet Monday at
500 at Coleman Chapel AME church. 18th and Parker
This meeting opens drive to educate our people toward
greater ideas Both men and invited attend j.
L. Hawkins chairman; A. Nckerson viceoharman and A.
Scott, reporter.
Mrs. X q. Venson was in the city business this week
Mrs Venson is the wife of Dr. R. @ Venson prominent
OF Memphis, Mrs Venson spent while in PRESS office
Womanless Wedding: Frank Mason will become the beaut
full bushng bride of NJ Porter the Metropolitan Baptist
church, 10th and Commerce, Tuesday night 500 o'clock
This wedding sponsored by the Ever Mrs E. M
MeCloud, president; Rev. j. Fl. Gain pastor.
The No l South End Garden club will meet Sunday at
300 at the home of Mr. and Mrs j. B. Blackman 261s
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

By 1--WE"
This week begins our series of
articles on old settlers of Little
Rock. Today we have in the lime
light Mrs. Sara Williams, 2423
Spring. Mrs. Williams was born in
Barbara County, Alabama 70 years
ago. She has been resident of
this city for the past SO years and
told some very interesting things
about the development of our
City of Roses" Mrs Williams is
the wife of the late Hansome Will
liams. She is a member of Liberty
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Poahee MIS- lola carter PRESIDENT MIS- IN blackman re-
porter
Miss Doris Lowe lovely daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lowe, 2101 W. 2st street who is exchange student
Cedar Crest all girls school in Allentown Pennsylvania
given surprise birthday party December Z by her roommate
She received many beautiful and useful gifts Miss Lowe
the only Negro attending the school, She plans to spend the
Christmas holidays at home with her parents.
The Tuskegee club has been eorganzed after period
several Of inactivity All graduates and former students
are urged to participate in this organization The November
meeting held at the home of Mrs E. d. Anthony 1907
be with Mr. and Mrs. Mclane Birch, I'LL Wolfe Sunday
$50 calling all Tuskegeans this organization needs
YOU Mrs B. E. d. Anthony president; Mrs. S. B. Bakely
retary Mrs. N. G. Coulter reporter
The Gay-ees held social meeting December S. at the
home of Mrs. Wlhemna Walls. After the business lovely
dinner served by the hostess Progressive whist played
with Mrs. Alene Bailey winning first prize Mrs Lucille Will
liams second and Mrs. Erma Henderson, BOBBY The
meeting will be held with Mrs. Camille Warren Mrs. Billy
Jean Thomas president Mrs Lucille Williams secretary Mrs
Wihelmina Walls, reporter
Among the guests stopping at the lovely Wherspoon Ho
Tel recently were the nationally famous Angelic Gospel singers
VINO rendered a program in city last week.
The junior choir of Miles Chapel 5h Bender will render
musical program entitled prelude Christmas Sunday night
December 49, at eight o'clock The public is invited to
attend the musical
Bullock Temple choir No. 2 is presenting the christmas
Story in musical starting promptly D. M Sunday
come and enjoy an evening of entertainment.
:: NORTH LITTLE ROCK BRIEFS :
Rev. O. Sherman president the North Little Rock Civic
League requesting that all members of the League be pre-
sent at the next meeting to be held Wednesday night A. R.
Nash, secretary =.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
Jones HI

| Jones HI
Continued from page four
1l-2 Grade
Francica Scroggins
Annie Williams
Eddie Carter
l0-l Grade
Benjamin Marshall
Helen Gholston
Lavada johnson
Mary Lou Neeley
Willie Mae Terry
Julia Mae Tyler
1912 Grade
Emma Armstrong
Thelma r. Lindley
Esther Sims
Alvin Black
Johnnie Bond sds..
Eddie Burns
Clement Smith
Monitor Roll B.
18th Grade
Clarence Brown
Willis Cato
Robert Owens
Otto Love
Raymond Webb
Mary Eta Carrot
Dorothy Olivia
Oracle Higgins
Sevella Jones
18th Grade
Robert l.. Thompson
Susie NJ Brown
Hazel Bowers
Eva NJ. Downs
Annie l.. Jordan
Elliot r. Moore
Shirley Person -
Vernon Tyler
li.2 Grade
Queeneleyn Jordan 49,
Louise Parks .-v.-~"
Francis Crook
Charles McClcver
Morgan Enoeh .-
Clarice Patterson
Betty Jean Brown
Hattie Marie Birts
Aliner Williams o.
Odessa Martin
Bessie Ruth Hall 80
Ora Jean Jordan
Hosea Poplar
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Hosea Popular
l0-1 Grade
Ernestine Cotes
Glossie Mae Withers
1912 Grade
Mary L. Smith
Flossie Giles
Thurman Allen
Herbert Fair
Ralph Spencer
news and VIEWS
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

Spring All members asked to be Business Of i'm
porance Mrs. lola Carter, president Mrs. N Backman,
porter.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The
law may give you the right of
way, but it makes no provision
for hospital bills and funeral e.
penses.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

There may be opening your community for IN agent
FILL OUT THE COUPON BELOW AND MAIL IT TO MR.
CAMPBELL. Circulation Manager
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

The Arkansas Baptist college choir will b
Annual pre-Christmas vespers Sunday at 500
lie is cordially invited.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16
:: NORTH LITTLE ROCK BRIEFS :.

Rev. O. Sherman president the North Little Rock Civic
League requesting that members of the League he nre
sent at the next meeting to be held Wednesday night R.
Nash secretary. -
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-16

The Dramatic Guild of Bethal church will
Twilight services Sunday at $3.50 p. m. The r
Mrs. Fay Scoggins, president, Miss E, M. No
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Mutineers' Bible to Be Returned
To Pitcairn After 11OYeors

patriarch of the colony of mixed
English and Tahitian blood estab-
lished by the mutineers when fleeing
to the island in 1888.
The society acceded to a plea by
the British government to return
the volume the Bounty descendants
today seek as their most impor-
.tant relic"
After the society voted the action,
Librarian Thompson R. Harlow yes
terday wrote to Sir Oliver S. Franks,
British Ambassador, asking that he
assume responsibility for the Bibles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

Government Association at Mary
land in 1887 and also q member Of
the Executive Council. He was a
member of Phi Delta Theta Fra
ternity and was graduated from
Maryland's School of Business Ad-
ministration in 1887.
During the war he was with
tank outfit in Europe. He was
wounded and lost part of one foot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Thomas Birmingham,
Ex-M. u. Boxer, Dies
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. Thomas j
Birmingham, 80, former feather.
weight boxing champion of the
Southern Conference, died after
an operation at Mercy Hospital
Wednesday night.
One of the University of Mary
lands outstanding athletes of the
sos, he took part in the national
intercollegiate boxing tournament
before he graduated in 1887.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. Hospital officials
refused to say for what illness Bir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

mingham had been hospitalized.
Survivors include his widow, the
former Barbara Bassett of FL Paso,
Tex, and two-year-old daughter.
Mr.. Birmingham was a member
Of the Maryland varsity boxing
team for three years and in his
senior year, 1887, developed into
quite puncher for a featherweight.
He won nine bouts that season,
seven by knockouts. He won the
Southern Conference featherweight
championship and lost by a split
decision in the final of the national
intercollegiate tourney at Sacra-
mento.
He was president of the Student
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07

transportation and delivery to the
Pacific island which is off the beaten
track of communications.
1--WE are happy" the librarian
commented, ito have preserved it
for So years so the Bible can be
returned in as good condition as
when we received it. This is one of
the primary functions of a histori-
cal society,""
The request came from A. w.
Moverley, the education officer of
the British Colonial Service on
Pitcairn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
BY the Assoeiofed Press

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. latter
no years, the "Mutineers' Bible" is
returning home to Pitcairn Island
where, from its pages, children of
the Bounty mutineers learned to
read English.
For 50 years the Bible, originally
belonging to H. M. S. Bounty, has
lain in Connecticut Historical So
ciety vault. A whaling sailor from
near Hartford, touching at Pitcairn
IN 1889, obtained the sacred book
from a grandson of John Adams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-07
Rain Closes School

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. 7 R.-
About 100 students at nearby
Maugansville School got an emer-
gency vacation yesterday after rain
waters flooded the basement to a
depth of 2 feet.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Two Historical Rocks Found
By Naval Hospital Wreckers

Two historical stones have
been found as expected b
workers tearing down the old Ma
val Hospital at Twenty = third
street and Constitution avenue.
One is circular shaped and is
inscribed key of All Keys" 1t
was the central point from which
Alexander Beall. clerk of the
town. began his original survey of
Georgetown.
The other is a section of rock
formation known as "Braddock' S
Rock" Its name comes from a
story, not proved as historically
accurate. that Gen. Edward Brad
dock started from the rock in
1755 with his troops from Alex
andria on his disastrous expedi-
ton against the French and In
dians at Fort Duquesne, now
Pittsburgh.
The rock at that time jutted
into the Potomac River and was
much larger than the present sec
ton. The Potomac now follows a
slightly different course from its
original one because of land re-
claiming work.
Both of the rocks were covered
Evening star., 1949-09-23
DrathB

WILSON, MARY. On Thursday, Sep
tember 22, 1949. MARY WILSON of t64
18th st; ne. She. leaves to mourn their
loss devoted husband. James r. Wilson;
mother. Clara Collier; three brothers,
friends Mrs. Wilson's remains n may she be
a., at George B. Clark's Funeral ParIor.
I4l6 Fla. ave. ne. where services will
De held on Saturday night. September "a,
at o'clock. Rev. Spottswood oficiating.
intermsnt Int, Monday. September 20. Abbe-
w Woo9FoRK, EMMETT WILLIS. JR.
MEf7 RsG f ls4a WILLIS Is MsS1 Moobr6KR 6sP g
Emmete ontario sad Matte d nW Ss9yed son q
leave leaves to mourn their loss two sisters
host b, It. Of other relatives and friends. Re-
Der !, @S; sun. at his late residence. after 3
znnn.v Zion oE9ye roy Baptist Church, Caroline
at at pm Relatives and friends in
ransements BY W. Ernest Jarvis C.. 25
WALLACE, JULIUS c. On Friday, Sep.
tember %, 1949, at his residence, 2S3O
st. NV. JULIUS c. WALLACE. beloved
husband OF Mrs. Laura Wallace and broth
er OF Mrs. Sally Gaskins and Mrs Alice
Wills. Also surviving are other relatives
and many friends. Notice Of funeral
later. Arrangements by Mcclure. Inc. "a
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Emil Diebitsch, 81,
Engineer Once With
Peary in Arctic, Dies

Emil Diebitsch, 81, engineer and
builder, one-t1me member of the
Peary Expedition to Greenland
and former mayor of Nutley, N. j.,
died yesterday in NAley after a
long illness.
His survivors include two sis
tiers, Miss Marie F. Diebitsch,
Commodore Apartments, 1921 G
street NV. and Mrs. Robert Ed
win Peary, widow of Read Ad-
miral Peary, discoverer of the
North Pole. A niece, Mrs. Edward
Stafford. 1905 Allison street NV,
is the daughter of Admiral Peary.
Mr.. Diebitsch was born in For
estville, Md, October II, 1867. He
was educated in the Washington
public schools and was graduated
from Lehigh University in 1889
with a civil engineering degree.
In 1894-95, he was a member
OF the Peary Expedition to Green
land. He later was vice president
for many years of the John Pierce
Engineering and Contracting Co.
in New York City. Resigning from
this firm. he founded Emil Die
bitsch, Inc. and continued ac-
lively in engineering and building
operations for years. He was one
of the engineers who helped in
the construction of Grand Central
Terminal in New York.
During World War I Mr.. Die
bitsch served as mayor of Nutley
and was for several terms presi-
dent of its Social Services Bureau
He was president emeritus of that
organization at the time of his
death. 4
He was past president of the
Lehigh Alumni Association and
member of Sigma XII. honorary
scientific society. Last year he
received a special citation from
Lehigh, which it confers each year
on it's oldest and most dis
tinguished graduates.
His wife. the former Miss
Roberta F. Watterson, died in 1881.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at the Grace
Episcopal Church in Nutley. Burial
will be in that city.