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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
Lauderdale News

On the third Su1day in October
there will be a hally held at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church. All members
are requested to pledge and pay.
Whatever the visitors pay will be ap-
preciated.
S. S. will open at 10 o'clock with
Supt. Rush in charge. 11;3O prayer
service conducted by the board. AT
IL o'clock the regular worship ser
vice. At o'clock the rally will get
underway. Dinner will be served on
the ground. Come and help us make
this a great day. Rev W. c.. Clark,
pastor
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01

:" fa,,7 a"7 Z. 9. tia FoRcE RECRUITING SERVICE
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
Good Neighbors Make Good Commuaities|

The 194S National Negro Health
Week theme is: Cooperate with
your health agencies and your
reighbors for better health and
sanitation in your community. i"
in 1948 the Health Week pro-
gram directed attention to the
fealth of myself and my fam
Ny"-learn what you ought to
Anow; do what you ought to do.
a'his year the members of the in
nividual household are asked to
look about their immediate neigh
borhoods and to find out more
ebout my community"-what it
offers for the health of the sew
eral parts Of the community
end what the citizens of the COM
rlunity individually and coIec-
sively can do to get more and
better health and sanitation.
Cooperation is the lay technic
for this approach-aEstag4rsaA 70
sourcefrh, active rvar1- wUrx the
one-for-au and all-for-one plan
of working together; the simple
arithmetic formula: if one alone
can do this or that in such a way
and such a time, how much more
ean many do in less time and
with greater results.
What about your community?
DO you know tits governrlert
;ts health and welfare facili.es.
its programs for keeping you1
neighborhood clean and prov.i-
ing good schools, recreatlJ1,
adult education?
What about your neighb-r-
hood? Are you a good neighbcr-
having pride in the CLOCKS" of
Jour block and section of the COM
rlrnity: clean streets and well
Kept premises? Are you and your
.6eighbors friendly and mutually
helpful? Is there friendly and
wholesome rivalry In having pass
srs-by say "Isn't that beautiful
home? That's the clean up-paint
'up-fix. up home improvement
plan"
I What about your health agen-
cies? Do you know where they
are, what they are, what they can
do for you, your family, and your
neighbors? Last year emphasis
was on the health of the family
sealth education, health check
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
PRINTING WANTED

Dear Presidents:
I am writing you this open letter
soliciting your printing. l am man.
ager of The Goodwill Printing Com
pany and will appreciate your bust
ness.
l wish to express MY appreciation
to those of you who have been send
ing me your work recently and I
am thanking you in advance for your
printing in the future.
Miss Lillian E. Larkin.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01

UP by your family physician and!
dentist. This year other useful
health services in the community
are stressed-those community
wide, all-inclusive services which
your doctor cannot render OF you
cannot provide for, though he can
and does assist you by good
counsel and direction, in fndin.
and using the community health
services: prenatal and Well-bahY
care; tuberculosis and venereai
disease control; cancer detectione
mental hygiene, nutrition and
others.
Health Week time Is more than
so many days In the week %
latch up on cleaning, trash re-
movai, identifying the premises.
lecturing, demonstrating. postcr-
making, radio broadcasting, health
preachiass u 10 also yeaE-goIoA
f'@'0'S3'7sa assaa egH - ~ "a
--0-1 7ere-- me rzearn v ccr,
should have 'foHow tr.rough" II
Keep Up beats catch up! And in .
neighborkood or community, yog
cannot DO this by yourself. It muse
oe an organized, objective, con-
structive effort - keeping cor
SANITY aicrt and blsy al the mos. !
mportagt BUSINESS cs the human
tamily-.-Eseping st Cor work ana |
for pleasure; 1o- success and f9r
progress: Tor good, ai--ound t;t. - |
zensAip IN good, a1.-giving-a1d.
snaring community.
One puoHc health axiom saw /
Public heath is parchasa3 e. {
Within ccrlaE limitations a~y
community caa determine It's ouI.
death rate" Lets transpose this
ana say: "Neighbcrhocd ard cor-
mur-'y i2s:.n are desirable. VIA =
few hTnit1Eors, aBy group ca
citizens 1c1 nave better hcaKt !
and bet.cr sanitation. l;1a lcngor !
and live better ry being gooe |
neiE1H27s, always e,trt tt trs
acaith needs IN ih+ c4ranou~; IT,.
Always active IL gei;.."g the mott
out IF what they ..a~e. ani al
ways at" work &c ge! ,ro!e OF -1n r
IL axes 70 max. gDod cnalr14s
nity batter" (
Your neiahborhcn1 - c9t9rls..
nifty; !tre II It; pork tor i, and
enjoy III 1
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01

- fobody seems to know Just
wnat Sue does to keep her hair SO beau
tiful. Ii always CLEANS like silk.
What Is the secret of her youthful-look-
ing hairs You could never guess Just
. simple application of Godefroy's
Larieuse. That's Sues secref, and you
may share IL, too.
just ask your dealer for bottle of
Larieuse pronounced LARRY-USE), the
hair colorine in the red box Apply with
. small brush see how quickly Ii gives
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
TRANSFER CARTS

We still have local Presidents
throughout the Association who do
not know what procedure to take
in transferring members. Any men,
Der who wishes to transfer to some
other H. B. A. Lodge is at liberty
to do so, however, the local lodge
cannot issue a transfer card until
he member forwards the number of
he lodge to whI,n he desires TO
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
Notice To Presidents

We have limited supply of pres
ident, vice president, secretary and
member badges in the office. Since
we did not know as to whether the
members would be interested in the
badges for the various officers in
the local lodges, we only ordered a
united number.
Secretary.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01

Mr. and Mrs. William Clark are
the proud grand parents of fine
baby boy. The mother, Mrs. Ivy
Lee Cole, is doing fine. The baby
has been named Virga B. Cole, Jr.
Mrs. Cole lis a graduate of Whisenton
High of Dekalb, 1949.
Mrs. c. B. Rush, Reporter.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
NOTICE

Presidents are respectfully request
ed to collect $500 Echo and Publica-
ton fee from their lodge to report in
the September Board
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01
WARTIME EXPERIENCE
PAYS OFF!

Ii you are a Veteran Of any of
tne armed Forces, and were
classified as q specialist N one
u the Job folds shc below,
you can enlist in ti.a Army
right now in a nome minis
stoned sr1de which corresponds
to your .rain.ng ana experience.
Coa>.I uction Technician
Game Operator
rpes'tar
Coo
I>sNCr
e c.rv;an
artJ 2 schauic
b. e. Isch-nic
In other words, if you were a
Cook, First Class, for 6 months
or more in the Navy or Coast
Guard chances are YOU can
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-10-01

qualify now as a Sergeant in the
Army! Yom nearest Army ard
Air Force Recruiting Officer Cen
let you know for sure.
Remember that Army pay IS
now much higher than in war
time. And SO many of your liv-
ing expenses are paid for by the
Army-a single man can sock
away almost every dollar lie
earns! Lots more Of interest is
yours for the asking at arg
u S. Army end U. S. Air Force
Recruiting Station.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
City Fathers Pleased With Annual Audit

Mayor Eugene N. Lanier told the City Council at it's meeting Mon- day evening that the annual audit showed the city operated entirely within it's income during the past year, and showed surplus for the year of about $29,000
 This surplus was used to pay off a debt of $2l ,O00 and various other bills inherited from the previous administration. At the moment the city has a number of unpaid bills amounting to about $8,000 but it is expected that these will be brought up to date in the very near future. Formal Report
 Mayor Lanier told the council that the auditors had told him the city had the sales tax to thank for bringing the city out of the red, in- asmuch as the sales tax relieved the city of much school expense. The city's boks are entirely up to date now, and the auditors will render a formal report within a couple of weeks.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
CITY BUSINESS LICENSES PROPOSED HERE

The City Clerk has been author ized to correspond with authorities in Anchorage concerning a city businese license. City Treasurer, Aaron Erickson, stated that local licenses would enable the city to assist the territory in collection of Territorial licenses. '-
 The city receives a major of all business license fees paid to the Territory, and it would be to the advantage of the city to see that all such license fees are collected by the Territory.
 Small Fee
 The amount of the fee for city business license would probably amount to only a dollar. The ob- ject is that the city would not authorize a local license to any one not previously licensed by the Territory -...
 Erickson said he knew of at least two firms who advertise as doing business in Seward but who have not secured licenses.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
COURT NEWS

Two divorce decrees were hand ed down in the special session of court in the Federal Building last week.
 Dorothy Delozier was awarded a divorce from John G. Delozier on the grounds of incompatibility, and Martin Goreson received divorce from Pauline Goreson.
 A judgement was awarded to Dr. R. O. Sellers against Donald Me Donald of Anchorage on a prom issory note. One naturalization case was heard in which Tom Bic was granted the right of U. s. citizenship.
 Two divorce cases were dis missed. The case of the city against the Seward Light and Power is ex- pected to be dismissed. It was an appeal from local court decision involving a $50 fine against the Light and Power Co.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
REAL ESTATE DEALER TO RETURN HERE

Word has been received here that Mrs. Mary Ann B. Brown, who was in the real estate business in Sew ard before going to Tulsa, Okla, last fall, will return to Seward in the near future.
 Mrs. Brown has been working with real estate in Tulsa this past winter, where she operated a suc- cessful business for a number of years before she came to Alaska. During the past several months she has been specializing in Alaska real estate. and invites listings from in the Territory.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
21 STATESIDERS ARRIVE FOR RENAL HUNT

A party of 2l hunters from Cleve- land, Ohio arrived in Seward by train Monday evening after having flown to Anchorage in a chartered plane.
 The group will split up into three separate parties, one going to Russian River, second to Kenai Lake, while the third group will be located at Skilak Lake.
 Bud Winkler, who served as a lieutenant in the Army at Seward during World War II, organized the party for Air Vacations, Inc, of Cleveland, Ohio.
 The party arrived in plane piloted by Cook Cleland of Will loughby, Ohio, who is also a veter- an of World War H. He is the pilot who won the Thompson Trophy at the Cleveland air races recently.
 The party is accompanied by a Cleveland journalist who is to give a running account of the groups activities, along with pictures, to Outside papers.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
RECEPTION FOR REV. TURNER TO BE SUNDAY AT CHURCH

There will be a reception in honor of the Rev. Edward M. Tur- her next Sunday at the St. Peters Episcopal Church. It will be the last time Father Turner will con- duct services here, since he is leav- ing for New York very soon.
 It was learned that the pastor to succeed Father Turner will be the Rev. F. Russell Clapp, who will come here from the States.
 Father Turner has been pastor of St. Pter's Church for about five years and he was well known here before that.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
CARIBOU DECREASE. MOOSE INCREASE

A seriously depleted caribou pop ulation was reported by Regional Director Clarence Rhode of the Fish and Wildlife Service upon his return to his headquarters follow ing a three weeks reconnaissance of the Brooks Range and the Arc tic Slope.
 Alaskans have long been accus- toned to talking in terms of mil lions of caribou. "Today,". said Rhode, we cannot speak in terms of even half a million not even in terms of hundred thousands
 SpOrtSmen and residents through the Territory have reported that caribou were down in numbers in many localities. But each locality has always been able to hope that the "big herd had migrated north or west or lover into Canada" The Wildlife officials have now re- moved the doubtful comfort of that wishful thinking by stating flatly that the caribou supply has dwin- dled all over Alaska.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
LIONS CLUB TOLD OF PUBLIC
 HEALTH SERVICE

At regular meeting of the Sew ard Lions Club held in the Metho- dist church basement on Friday noon, Mrs. LaPreal Bic spoke on the activities of the public health service.
 Mrs. Bic stated that patient must be under medical supervision before public health nurse can come into the home. The public health nurse cannot diagnose or treat but her duties include carry ing out instructions of the attend ing physician. Her duties also in- clude the teaching of isolation, care and technique in care of tub erculosis in the home. The public health nurse tries to see every ex- pectant mother.
 Mrs. Bic also stated that the De- partment of Health has monthly immuniZation clinics for smallpox, diptheria, whooping cough and ty- phoid There is on charge for this service.
 The public health program can secure glasses for patients and will arrange eye examination by re- liable opthalmologist.
 Anyone is eligible for an initial chest x-ray. Care is available for crippled children through the De- partment of Health regardless of financial status, and general sanitation inspection can be re- quested from the Department of Health at any time.
 Next Friday Dr. Frank Maresh, resident doctor at the Seward San atorium, who spent several days in Haiti will show slides and speak On Ten Days on Banana Planta- tion."
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
City Has Opportunity To Purchase
 New Garbage Truck

The City Council Monday night authorized Charles Lechner to ne- gotiate with the Glenn Darlington Company of Seattle for a garbage truck for the City of Seward.
 The new truck is big bargain, according to council members, and whereas the regular price is q thousand dollars more.
 The truck has an enclosed body, with device for lifting the gar bage into the box. The council members suggested that such a truck could be operated by one man, since it would eliminate lifting.
 Henry Horton, who is in charge of garbage collection for the city, said that one man could not very well dump a garbage can climb into the truck, drive it a few feet, and get out to dump another can with any kind of efficiency
 The truck now in use cost the city S4,000 and is being paid for at the rate of about $500 per month.
 The reason the truck is for sale at S1.0OO below the regular price is that it was damaged in ship ment, but council members were of the opinion that it is still good as new for practical operation, al though the city of Anchorage re- fused to accept it.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
BISHOP OF ALASKA HERE SUNDAY

The Most Reverend Francis D. Gleeson, bishop of Alaska, will be in Seward to administer the Sacra- ment of Confirmation at the Sac red Heart Catholic Church at 7:3O Thursday evening.
 This will be the second visit by Bishop Gleson to Seward since he became bishop of Alaska last year For many months he has been travelling throughout the Interior Last Sunday he was in Anchorage where he confirmed a class of one hundred candidates.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07

Woodrow (Red Snyder of Sew ard was found pinned beneath his overturned automobile Saturday morning byMerl Starr and Warren Goodwill at the intersection of the highway and the road to the Jesse Lee Home. Snyder was pulled from underneath the car and brought to the hospital in town. He was suf- flciently recovered to walk with a cane Monday afternoon.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07

D. P. Holbrook of the Northern Stevedoring Company has arrived to take up his duties with the com pany at the port of Seward. Hol- brook was in charge of the port of Anchorage last year, but it has not been opened this year. He intends to make Seward his residence and will have his family with him as soon as housing is available.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07

Superintendent for Schools, Carl R. Carlson, is expected to leave Tuesday morning for a trip out side. He expects to send some time in Astoria, Oregon, he said. Prior to departure he appeared before the city council to check progress on the installation of the heating system in the school.
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07
Adm. Wagner Appointed To Alaska Sea Frontier

Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner, USN, relieved Rear Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery, USN, as Com mandant, Seventeenth Naval Dis trict and Commander Alaskan Sea Frontier, in formal ceremonies at the Naval Operating Base, Kodiak, Alaska, in the presence of the Ma wy, Marine and Coast Guard per sonnel of the base and the Com mandantS staff.
 Rear Admiral Montgomery, who. assumed command of the Seven teenth Naval District on August 30, l947, has been ordered to duty with the Atlantic Fleet as Com mander. Naval Operating Base, Bermuda.
 Rear Admiral Wagner, who has served in the Navy for 34 years, is veteran naval aviator. He came to Kodiak from San Diego, Calif., where he was Commander, Fleet Air West Coast.
 When Japan attacked the United States Rear Admiral Wagner was Commander Aircraft, Asiatic Fleet, and Commander Patrol Wing Ten. In the retreat from the Philippines he directed the hazardous oper- ations of PatRon Ten in it's last ditch stand with Admiral Hart and General Macarthur in the Philip pines. In the spring of 1922 he was ordered to duty in the Navy De- partment where he served as the Director of Naval Air Transport Service under the Chief of Naval Operations. Following this duty he was ordered to Seattle; thence to duty as Assistant to the Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations for Air, and in April, 1914 Admiral Wagner became Commander of Carrier Di- vision Five and later Commander, Aircraft Seventh Fleet, during the New Guinea, Morotai, and Philip pine campaigns until the end of the war. On November 1, 1945, he reported for duty at Glenview, H., as Chief of Naval Air Reserve Training and on January 4, l946, he became Chief of Naval Air Training at Pensacola, Florida.
 Rear Admiral Wagner has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal with one gold star, the Le- zion of Merit, and Victory Medal of World War l with Escort Clasp, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, the Order of Oranje Nassau (Nether- lands) and is eligible for the Army Distinguished Unit Badge for serv- ice in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. He also holds the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Phil ippine Defense Ribbon, the Ameri- can Defense Service Medal and American Area Medal, World War II.
 Rear Admiral and Mrs. Mont gomery leave behind them a host of friends in the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as in civilian circles in Alaska. It. General Ma than C. Twining, USAF, Com mander in Chief, Alaskan Con- mand, forwarded the following message: Tt is with sincere re- gret of everyone in the Alaskan Command that your tour of duty has terminated, Our best wishes go with you and Mrs. Mont gomery."
Seward seaport record., 1949-06-07

the journey four persons on IR0 in less than two has found homes futures The road long, led through concentration hunger and fear to country with customs But the family together at hope again.
, 1949-05-12
Jedn Vulz, Brilliunt
French Piunist und
Composer Here

Jean Valz, a brilliant French
pianist and composer, arrived
here several days ago and has
been staying at the Hotel Co
manche, to recuperate from a
fractured leg, the result of a
fall in New York, just as he
was preparing to leave for
Hollywood to fill several en-
gagements for a coming Met
ro- Goldwyn Mayors produc-
ton Caribbean Cruise.
Mr.. Valz, whom New York
writers called Frances gift to
America following his debut
in Carnegie Hall, also made
appearances in Town Hall,
several states and Canada.
This is his second visit to st.
Croix.
Born in Marseilles, France,
he began playing the piano at
the age of 5; at 8 began serious
study, and later attended the
Conservatory at Marseilles for
, 1949-05-12
RECHARTER BILL
SURPRISED HIM,
PRES. OLSON SAYS

Passage of the re-charter
bill with the proviso surpris-
ed him also, President Norman
Olson told the press at a re-
cent conference. In his own
words it was like a bombshell.
Mr.. Olson, made it clear that
he is anxious to keep the dis
tillery and pointed to the fact
that in the re-charter bill
money had been requested
for a new distillery, as well as
a new sugar mill, which should
produce almost twice as much
from the same amount of cane.
He indicated however, that the
slump on rum on the mainland
has been so great with much
more being dumped on the
market, and millions Of gallons
in Puerto Rico in addition to a
year supply here, that discon-
tinuing the distilling of alcohol
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-05-12
DR.. RALPH BUNCHE
TO RECEIVE
SPINGARN MEDAL

DR.. Ralph j. Bunche, who
has become one of the most
popular UN officials, &SWhose
work on the Palestine prob-
lem has won him world fame,
will receive the ,Spingarn
Medal for distinguished achi-
evement,. The presentation
will be made at the 10th meet
ing of the NAACP Conference
to be held in hollywood Bowl,
Los Angeles, on July II. At
that conference DR.. Bunche
will be the principal speaker.
The Senate last week passed
the reorganization bill for the
State Department, making pos
sible' the appointment of addi-
tional Assistant Secretaries. It
is believed in circles close. to
the Department that DR.. Bun
che will be appointed to one Of
the Secretaryships, and will
be in charge of Near Eastern
Affairs.
, 1949-05-12
T T JOHN MERWIN
ADMITTED TO V. /. BAR

On motion of Attorney Geo.
H. Dudley, Attorney John
Merwin, was admitted to prac
tice at the Virgin Islands Bar
by the Honorable Herman E.
Moore, Judge of the United
States Court here, on Monday
morning.
Attorney R. H. Amphlett
Leader seconded the motion.
Attorney Merwin was admit
ed to practice in Connecticut
before returning hime.
, 1949-05-12
PERSONAL MENTION


The Hon. and Mrs. Alva
Mac Farlane are the proud
parents of a bouncing baby
boy. The little fellow arrived
on Tuesday in the Frederik-
sted Hospital. He weighed sew
en- pounds at birth. Mother &
baby are doing we'll
MI. Mac Farlane is at pre-
sent in st. Thomas attending
the Legislative Assembly ses-
sion.
, 1949-05-12
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Baseball League
To Stort Hour EdrlY:
Parade Sturts All

The Christiansted Baseball
League last night has changed
its schedule slightly in a spirit
OF cooperation, .thsts assisting
the work of the group sponsor
ing the program to be held in
the evening on the Christian
sted wharf, at which Cover
nor HASTE will be the princi-
pal speaker.
At | o'clock sharp the Base
ball teams and fans will start
their parade (instead of q at
the Christiansted Fort gate, &
up Company Street, through
Sunday Market and down
King Street and to Parade
Ground.
All are invited to join the
grand parade to. see the last
game of the first session in the
League.
, 1949-05-12
Mrs. Grdtsos. N. Y.
Sociulite. Likes
Suint Croix

Mrs. Audrey Holland Grati
SOS, prominent socialite of
New York and California, has
been staying here for the past
few weeks. Prior to coming
here she spent several weeks
in st. Thomas where she en-
tertained a large party of
guests at the Caribbean Hotel.
It was Mrs. Gratsos who had
engaged the popular Motta
Continued on Page Al
, 1949-05-12
TOTTEN SPEAKS TWICE
TONIGHT IN FRED'STED

Ashley Totten will speak
twice in Frederiksted tonight
at Bethesda Hall on the Ma
tional Hospital Day Program
and later from the Bandstand
in the Park.
Mr.. Totten will speak under
the auspices of Paul E. Joseph,
Editor and Publisher of the
West End News.