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President Gives Message to Nation
By Alice A. Dunnigan
WASHINGTON— (ANP) —Pres
ident Truman appealed to Amer
ica and the world, on Christmas
Eve, to try “to do all things in
that spirit of brotherly love that
was revealed to mankind at Beth
lehem on the first Christmas day.”
A small, quiet group of special
invited Negro and white guests
assembled around the Christmas
tree on the White House lawn,
heard the President’s sad but
hopeful Christmas message deliv
ered by radio from his home in
Independence, Mo.
“At this Christmas time, the
world is distracted by doubt and
despair, tornb y anger, envy and
ill will,” declared the President.
“But our lesson should still be the
same message of love symbolized
by the birth of the Redeemer of
the World . . .•
Mr. Truman spoke of the hearts
which were saddened on this
Christmas Eve by the suffering
and the sacrifice of American
troops in Korea. But, he reminded
the audience that these brave men
and women “are protecting us, and
all men, from aggression. They
arfe trying to prevent another
World war. I honor them for the
great job they are doing. We pray
to the Prince of Peace for their
success^ and safety.”
The President’s message was re
sounded from loud speakers on the
south lawn of the White House
immediately following the lighting
of the giant Christmas tree. The
40-foot Norway spruce was deco
rated with 900 electric bulbs and
more than 1,200 ornaments.
The glow of Christmas colored
lights gleamed forth at exactly
5:15 when Mr. Truman lighted the
tree by remote control from his
Missouri home. When the Presi
dent touched the gold key in In
dependence as a signal to light the
tree, the message was relayed to
a telegrapher beside the tree, and
a 14-year-old boy at the scene
actually flicked the light switch.
All during the ceremony the
tree was encircled with a group
of young people representing the
Girl Scouts of America, the Boy
Scouts and the Campfire Girls.
Five Negro girls were included
In the tree encirclement. They
were under the supervision of Mrs.
Mildred F. Welker, Girl Scout
leader of troop 34. The girls were
Scarlet Nelson, Marva Marshall,
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The program got under way at
4:30 when the U.S. Marine Band
gave a half-hour concert under
the leadership of Lt. Col. William
F. Santelmann. At 5 the Rev. Dr.
Lucian Lauerman of Catholic uni
versity delivered the invocation.
This was followed by an address
from John A. Remon of the Na
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Greetings from the people of
Washington were sent to Mrs.
Truman by Camp Fire Girl Nancy
Van Arnam; and to the President
by Eagle Scout Edward H. Defan
dorf. Immediately following the
carol singing by the McKinley
high school band, the President
gave the signal to light the tree.
Then he began his Christmas
message to the nation. Mr. Tru
man concluded his message by
wishing a Merry Christmas “to all
my countrymen, and to the world.”
Newcombe May Be Drafted
NEW YORK (ANP)—Big Don
Newcombe, ace of the Brooklyn
pitching staff is physically fit for
induction into the army, it was
announced Friday by the public
relations department of the army.
During the 1951 season, New
combe won 20 games, and lost 9
'for the Dodgers. His loss to the
service would be a big blow to the
Brooklyn nine’s pennant hopes in
1952.
This announcement ended two
months of speculation about New
combe’s draft status following a
pre-induction physical. New
combe is married and is 25 years
old.
When he will be drafted will be
up to his draft board, local 42 in
Union County, N. J. Newcombe
lives in Colonial, N. J.
He is 6 feet 4 inches tall and
weighs 220 pounds.
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The winter of 1819-20 saw lots
of activity around the Council
Bluff, that eminence in Washing
ton County where Lewis and
Clark conferred with the In
dians in the summer of 1804. Two
expeditions, both part of a larger
plan for extending United States
influence over the trans-Missouri
West, halted there for the win
ter. One was destined to remain
to build the first permanent mili
tary post in the Nebraska country;
the other was to go on the next
year to explore the Platte Valley.
The one which stayed was the
so-called Yellowstone Expedition
under the leadership of Col.
Henry M. Atkinson, the other was
a scientific and exploring party
commanded by Major Stephen H.
Long. Both left St. Louis at the
same time, and both wintered
near the Council Bluff.
Both expeditions were to
ascend the Missouri in steamboats.
Only Major Long was successful
in this venture, however. The
two steamboats carrying the mili
tary party all had to be aban
doned on the lower Missiouri, and
only Major Long’s “Western En
gineer” reached the Platte—in so
doing, incidentally, it was the first
steamboat to ascend the Missouri
to that point.
Major Long’s party reached
Manuel Lisa’s trading post, a few
miles below the Council Bluff, on
September 17. There they went
into Winter Quarters, called “En
gineer Cantonment." After estab
lishing his men in theri camp,
Major Long returned to Wash
ington for the winter.
Meanwhile, the Sixth Infantry
and other troops under Colonel
Atkinson, making their way up
river in keelboats, arrived at the
Council Bluff on September 29
Here they prepared to build a
military post. In accordance with
their instructions, this was to be
but one of two posts built along
the Missouri—the other was to be
at the Mandan villages or possibly
even farther upstream.
Back in Washington, however,
Congress, impatient with the re
sults of the expedition and fear
ful of its cost, decided that the
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'BOOKER WASHINGTON
BIRTHPLACE, Va.—“To enter
this world a slave . • . and to
become a practical chemist whose
achievements were recognized by
many honors—such was the ca
reer of George Washington Car
ver. A material age hailed him
Yet unlike these materialists
he was touched not only by
something like genius but by a
noble spirituality . . .
“He regarded himself an instru
ment in the hands of Providence
. . . He might have died rich. In
stead he gave his discoveries
freely to the world . . . All Ameri
cans have reason to be proud of
the dauntless spirit that tri-1
umphed over every handicap.”
The New York Times carried
the above editorial January 6,
1943, the day after Dr. Carver
died.
George Washington Carver was
more than a mere practical chem
ist—he was the reincarnation of
the spiritual concept of the divin
ity. He was a living example of
the great Samaritan giving suc
cor to those who needed it. When
he heard about a missionary who
had died with tuberculosis, a
Great Voice told him to find
something that will help other
missionaries suffering from this
fort at the Council Bluff would
have to do. When Major Long re
turned in the spring of 1820, it
was with instructions to explore
the Platte River to its source, re
turning to the Mississippi by way
of the Arkansas and the Red.
The Sixth Infantry remained
at Council Bluff to develop Fort
Atkinson, which instead of being
simply an intermediate post be
came the post of the far frontier
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dread disease. He went to his
laboratory and from some pea
nuts he made a creosote emulsion
which he used himself to cure a
cough. He discovered both food
and medicine in the lowly peanut.
As a matter of fact over 300
products were developed by him
from this one source. Carver was
more than a chemist—he was a
genius with a consuming passion
for the Almighty. The Bible was
his guide to service. His favorite
passages, spoken often to students
were:
“Ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge
Him and He shall direct thy
paths.”
“Study to show thyself ap
proved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.”
“I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me.”
“Where there is no vision, the
people perish.”
Truly his was a rich and re
warding life. Although he died
poor, millions benefitted from his
contributions to humanity. His
reward was found in the relief
of the oppressed people in his own
area, and the rehabilitation and
industrialization of an impover
ished Southland.
We have dedicated a new coin
to the memory of Dr. Carver, and
it is both fitting and proper that
January 5th, which is National
Carver Day, inaugurate this his
torical event.
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