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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C.
GUARDIANS OF PAST
National Parks
Tenth
In a Series
Hallowed Sites Preserved
In National Park System
WNU Features.
National Park service has become one of the great trustees
of American history and tradition. In the system of national
parks today are more than 80 sites hallowed by the events that
have transpired there or by deeds which have been memorial
ized in marble and stone. Almost every phase of America’s
past finds expression in one or more of these sacred areas,
where National Park service is endeavoring to present Ameri
can history in a simple, straightforward manner in order that
it may be readily understood and <$>-
correctly interpreted by every vis
itor.
At most of the more important
sites a program of educational serv-
ice to the
public has
been estab
lished with
c o m p e tent
historians in
charge.
Guides will
be found in many of the areas as
well as museums with interpreta
tive and study collections. At other
ereas guide service has been sup
plemented or supplanted by self-ex
planatory maps, literature, outdoor
signs and traUside exhibits.
Historic sites in the national park
system fall roughly into six differ
ent groups or periods—Colonial,
Revolutionary, Era of the Early Re
public, War Between the States,
Winning of the West and the recent
Age of Industrial Expansion.
• • •
THE COLONIAL period is repre
sented by the Castillo de San Marcos
and Fort Matanzas national monu
ments at St. Augustine, Fla., Fort
Raleigh national historic site in
North Carolina, Colonial national
historical park in Virginia, Fort
Frederica national monument in
Georgia, George Washington birth
place national monument in Virgin
ia and Fort Necessity national bat
tlefield site in Pennsylvania.
The Castillo de San Marcos,
moated and bastioned, was be
gan in the 17th century to de
fend the oldest settlement made
by Europeans on land now in
cluded within the United States.
From the battlements of this fort
today one may look across Matan
zas inlet and out to sea. With a bit
of imagination one may see there
the proud galleons homeward bound
to Spain with the treasures of Peru,
or the Golden Hind, which brought
Sir Francis Drake in 1586 to plun
der the Spanish town, or the ships
of General Oglethorpe, who in 1740
laid siege to St. Augustine.
On Roanoke island to the north,
on what is now the coast of North
Carolina, is the site of Sir Walter
Raleigh’s “lost colony.” Here, each
summer, is presented in pageantry
the drama of the ill-fated first at
tempt of the English to plant a col
ony on the North American conti
nent.
Still further north on Jamestown
island in Virginia is the site of the
first permanent English settlement.
Fort Frederica national monument
on St. Simon’s island, Georgia, rep-
CASTILLO DE SAN MARCOS
Oldest U. S. Defense
resents the English struggle with
the Spanish for dominion of the
South Atlantic coast.
On the banks of the Potomac riv
er in Virginia is George Washing
ton’s birthplace national monument,
and in Pennsylvania, near Farming-
ton, a reconstructed pioneer fortifi
cation marks the site of Fort Neces
sity and the scene of the opening
battle of the French and Indian
war.
• • •
THE GREAT Revolutionary war
battlefields of Saratoga in New York
and Yorktown in Virginia are in
cluded in the national park system
as well as the site of Washington’s
winter encampments at Morristown,
N. J.
Other important Revolutionary
battlefield sites in the national park
system are: White Plains in New
York, Guilford courthouse and
Moore’s creek in North Carolina,
Kings mountain and Cowpens in
South Carolina.
• • •
LISTED AMONG the more in
teresting and significant sites which
belong to the first 75 years of the
republic are Fort McHenry na
tional monument and historic shrine
at Baltimore, Md., birthplace of the
“Star Spangled Banner,” the Lee
mansion national memorial at Ar
lington, Va., which was the home of
Gen. Robert E. Lee and is typical
of the plantation days of the old
South.
Of interest also is the birthplace
of Abraham Lincoln near Hodgen-
ville, Ky. Here at Abraham Lincoln
national historical park in a mag
nificent memorial building is pre
served what is thought to be the log
cabin in which Lincoln was bom.
• • •
NEARLY ALL of the great battle
fields of the War Between the States
are now under jurisdiction of Na
tional Park service.
By visiting them in chrono
logical succession one may ac
quire a thorough understanding
of the events of this vast inter
nal struggle.
The better known battles of this
war of which the sites are included
in the national park system are:
The first and second battles of
GETTYSBURG
Dedicated to Peace
Manassas in northern Virginia, An-
tietam in Maryland, Gettysburg in
Pennsylvania, Shiloh in Tennessee,
Vicksburg in Mississippi, Chicka-
mauga and the Atlanta campaign in
Georgia, Chattanooga in Tennessee,
and Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
ville, Spottsylvania, Richmond,
Petersburg and Appomattox in Vir
ginia.
* • *
THE GREAT WESTWARD move
ment began long before the War Be
tween the States and continued for
many decades after. In this phase
of history one finds in the national
park system the Jefferson national
expansion memorial at St. Louis,
Mo., the Meriwether Lewis national
monument in Tennessee, which con
tains the grave of the explorer who
led the Lewis and Clark expedition
through the northwest to the Pacific
coast, and the Scotts Bluff national
monument in Nebraska, a famous
landmark on the Oregon Trail.
There are also the frontier mili
tary posts of Fort Laramie in Wyo
ming and Pipe Springs in Arizona,
the site of the Whitman massacre
in Washington and the site of Cus
ter’s last stand in Montana.
In the West also, in the Black
Hills of South Dakota, is the amaz
ing memorial carved in the granite
of Mount Rushmore to the memory
of the four presidents, Washington,
Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore
Roosevelt.
• • •
REPRESENTING MORE recent
times are the Statue of Liberty na
tional monument in New York har
bor, the memorial at Kill Devil hill.
North Carolina, marking the site
of the first airplane flight by the
Wright brothers, the Vanderbilt
mansion and the home of Franklin
D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. Y.
Representing the world of to
morrow Is the proposed nation
al monument to mark the site
of the first atom bomb explo
sion in New Mexico.
The most recently acquired na
tional historic site is the Adams
mansion at Quincy, Mass. This
mansion, a part of which dates back
to 1739, has been the home of two
presidents and many statesmen and
writers, and its history flows con
tinuously through the whole Amer
ican scene from earliest days of the
republic to the present.
• • •
A complete list of national his
toric sites may be obtained by writ
ing the Director, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior,
Washington 25, D. C.
Accident Rate in Parks Soars
WASHINGTON.—Stressing the ne
cessity for better observance by the
public of safety regulations, Newton
B. Drury, National Park service di
rector, reported that the accident
rate among visitors to the national
park system jumped 28 per cent
during the first six months of the
present year.
Fatal accidents in all of the 169
areas of the national park system
during 1946 totaled 29, Drury re
vealed, adding that the figure rep
resents a rate of 0.131 per 100,000
visitors.
Contrary to popular belief, falls
from heights in the rugged country
characteristic of most of the na
tional parks accounted for only 14
per cent of the 1946 fatalities.
Drowning was responsible fcr 66
per cent of the fatal mishaps, and
in many instances the victims were
swimming alone.
CHILD PRODIGY . . . Paola Caf-
farella of Genoa, Italy, is only 10
years old, but already she has
distinguished herself as a concert
pianist. She will leave Italy soon
for a series of concerts in the
United States.
NO PRINCE CHARMING . . .
When Albert F. Lange of North
Arlington, N. J., stepped off plane
in London, he announced that he
had arrived in England to marry
Princess Elizabeth. Officials
promptly shipped him back to the
United States. Lange said he has
seen the princess in a mist in his
dreams ever since he was five.
DOESN’T LIKE CLOTHING . . .
Not a cloth eater is this royal
walnut moth, enlarged to about
three times its natural size. Just
emerged from its shell-like pupa,
this moth will have a wingspread
of five inches.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY . . .
Charles Saltzman, vice-president
of the New York stock exchange,
has been named by President Tru
man as assistant secretary of
state in charge of occupied areas
affairs. He succeeds John J. Hill-
dr ing.
ANOTHER WAR VETERAN . . .
An old campaigner from the
Spanish-American war, now a pa
tient of the Old Soldiers’ home,
William H. Robbins ate ice cream
and cake at garden party.
THEY STARTED THE WHOLE AFFAIR . . . Co-authors of the much-
debated labor bill which occasioned one of the hottest battles in mod
ern congressional history are Rep. Fred A. Hartley (Rep., N. J.)
(left) and Sen. Robert A. Taft (Rep., O.). Sponsors of the labor re
form measure are shown here as they met on the senate side of the
capitol to discuss the final showdown on the bill which took place in
the senate.
LOOK, GIRLS, A REAL ARABIAN PRINCE . . . Three girl students
at the Bayside, L. I., high school appear reasonably thrilled over
meeting a genuine Arabian prince. He is Prince Nawaf Ibn Abdul
Aziz (but what’s the initial?), the son of King Saudi of Arabia. Prince
Nawaf, all decked out in his regal raiment, visited the school in order
to get a rough idea as to how American youngsters receive their
education.
OPOSSUMS FOR PLAYMATES ... It isn’t every boy who has eight
•possum (or 'possum) pups for pets, possibly because it isn’t every
boy who would want that many. But Jimmy Harris, 12-year-old son
•I Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris of near Geneseo, HI., thinks it’s great
fun. gome of the eight are shown here as they cling to his clothing
aad perch on Ms bead. They were captured, with their mother.
ARM HEMISPHERE, MARSHALL URGES . . . Secretary of State
George C. Marshall was the first of a number of top-ranking civilian
and military officials called to t$;tify before the house foreign af
fairs committee on President Truman’s proposal to arm the nations
•f the western hemisphere.
Wildlife Fares
111 in Canada
Scant Soil Resources and
Bitter Cold in North Are
Among Adverse Factors.
QUEBEC, CANADA. — Although
Its huge territory embraces exten
sive wildlife resources, Canada has
not had particularly favorable wild
life conditions for centuries, it is
pointed out by Dr. Harrison F.
Lewis, superintendent of wildlife
protection in the dominion. Princi
pal factors affecting wildlife, how
ever, are in part favorable, he
added.
Of Canada’s total land area of
3,462,000 square miles, less than 8
per cent is occupied for agricultural
purposes, less than 3 per cent is
privately owned forest land, and
most of the remaining 89 per cent is
publicly owned land, either forested
or open.
Not Enough Heat.
A great deal of Canada, espe
cially the more northern part, has
not been favorable to wildlife since
it was uncovered by the recession
of its last great ice cap. This is
principally due to two things—insuf
ficient heat and extremely scanty
soil resources. Good crops, whether
of wildlife or of other produce, re
quire adequate warmth and fertile
soil, but northern Canada does not
receive enough heat from the sun
for such crops and, because of the
character of much of its bedrock
and the intensive scouring that the
great ice-sheets gave it, its areas of
good soil are relatively very small.
With the growth and extension of
settlement in Canada, especially
since development of the prairies,
other adverse factors have power
fully affected wildlife. One great
group of such influences, including
fires, agriculture and, in some
cases, the cutting of forests, has
produced environmental changes
unfavorable to wildlife, or to some
kinds of it.
One condition that, though a
negative one, has had much to do
with reduction of wildlife in Can
ada, as elsewhere, is a lack of gen
eral public awareness of the basic
value of wildlife and of what has
been happening and continues to
happen to this resource. This seri
ous flaw in man’s adjustment to an
Important part of his world seems
to be as prevalent in rural areas as
in the city.
Often Favorable.
However, both the cutting of for
ests and fire, if the latter is not too
severe and thoroughly destruc
tive, initiate a series of ecological
changes that are often very favor
able, for a number of years, to valu
able wild creatures.
The young growth, whether suck
ers or seedlings, that springs up
soon reaches a state of development
In which, it provides much more
browse for deer and moose than did
the mature forest that was re
moved. In»some places and at some
stages the second growth provides
excellent habitat for woodcock. The
extent of forest edge also may be
increased, to the benefit of ruffed
grouse and insectivorous birds.
It often is possible to control the
cutting of forests in such a way as
to produce these effects intention
ally. Fires in marshes may, if con
ditions are right, destroy vegetation
of little value to wildlife and permit
more useful plants to replace it.
Agriculture may be very helpful
to pheasants, mallards and some
other game birds if it is carried on
in such a way as to make available
much waste of rich foods, such as
grains and soy beans.
One of the important fools of the
government movement to maintain
adequate stocks of wildlife is the
setting aside of various kinds of
reserved areas, such as nature
parks, sanctuaries, game preserves
and native hunting preserves. Can
ada has more than a million square
miles in reserved areas.
Another tool that has been devel
oped to aid wildlife in recent years
is water manipulation by engineer
ing, in regions where the natural
water supply is often inadequate.
Travelers May Grouse—
But They Also Commend
CHICAGO. — American travelers
may be notorious grousers, but they
also are appreciative.
In the last year, more than 3,000
of them have taken the time at the
end of their trips to write letters of
commendation to the Pullman com
pany about its porters and conduc
tors.
And how do the porters and con
ductors react to the passengers’
praise? A New York porter recently
wrote:
"Since I’ve been a porter, very
nearly 26 years now, I have learned
many things about the American
people. Their almost consistent fair
ness is very enlightening.”
Metal Diet Is Fatal to
Park Seal, Autopsy Shows
SEATTLE. — Curator Gus Knud-
son reported after an autopsy that
Woodland park’s seal. Roly Poly,
apparently succumbed to metal poi
soning.
The autopsy showed the seal had
consumed more than 100 copper
pennies, 3 nickels, 84 aluminum
plastic and brass tax tokens, 1 brass
lapel insigne of the army’s 2d in
fantry division, 2 tiny pieces of steel
and a miscellaneous collection of
metal washers and buttons.
Decree New Penalty
For Crime in Russia
Heaviest Punishment Is loi
Embezzlement From State.
LONDON.—The presidium of the
Supreme Soviet has decreed new
penalties for crimes of violence in
Russia in order to “strengthen the
protection of private property,” the
Moscow radio says. An earlier de
cree recently abolished capital pun-r
ishment.
For only one of the crimes listed
in the new decree—embezzlement
of state property a second time, or
by a gang, or on a large scale—is
the maximum punishment fixed at
25 years in a labor camp. That
penalty previously was substituted
for the death sentence.
The decree listed the new penal,
ties as follows:
Theft—Five to six years in a la
bor correction camp; theft by a
gang or on second offense—six to
ten years.
Robbery—10 to 15 years, confisca
tion of property.
Robbery with violence, or by a
gang or on second offense—15 to 20
years, confiscation of property.
Failure to report a robbery—Loss
of freedom for one to two years or
banishment for four to five years.
Theft or embezzlement of state
property—Seven to ten years in a
labor correction camp.
Embezzlement of state property
a second time, or by a gang or on
a large scale—10 to 25 years, confis
cation of property.
Theft from a collective farm or
cooperative—Five to eight years;
second offense, or when committed
by a gang or on a large scale—eight
to ten years, confiscation of prop-
erty.
Failure to report theft of state
property—Loss of freedom for two
to three years or banishment for
five to seven years.
Russian sources in London said
that at the last session of the Su
preme Soviet complaints were
voiced that penalties for crimes
were not uniform throughout the
country.
They surmised the new decree
standardizes penalties.
Car Buyer Given $1,884
For a $561 Overcharee
CHICAGO. — U. S. District
Judge John P. Barnes awarded
f1,884 triple damages to Paul W.
EUey, 26, who bought an auto for
$561 over the price ceiling last
fall
Joseph and Albert Glasov,
owners of Glasov Motors, were
ordered to pay the damages,
plus $200 attorney's fees. Elley,
a marine veteran, said he used
his terminal leave pay to buy a
1939 Packard convertible coupe
for $1,400.
Two Elegant Doilies
In Pineapple Design
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pineapple design, makes these
charming doilies suitable for so
many uses. Easy to crochet.
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money. Pattern 550 contains directions
for doilies; stitches. Price of pattern ^
cents.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions, slightly more time iS;
required in filling orders for a few of thd
most popular patterns.
Send your order to:
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
564 W. Randolph St. Chicago 86, DL
Enclose 20 cents for pattern.
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Odd 12-F oot Alphorn Calls
Cows, Announces Worship
A quaint, deep-toned alphorn, ID
to 12 feet in length, is still in use
in certain parts of the Alps for
two purposes—to call the cattle
home at milking time and to an
nounce the evening worship hour.
This peculiar Swiss instrument,
of ancient origin, is mentioned in
chronicles as far back as the
Ninth century. It is made of wood,
bound with bark fiber, and its
wide mouth rests on the ground.
In appearance it is as a huge
smoking pipe.
Mentally Deficient Folks
Reported Helped by Drue
ST. PAUL. MINN.—Marked im
provement in mentally deficient
persons through use of a new drug—
glumatic acid—was reported by a
psychiatric expert. Dr. George A
Jervis, director of laboratories at
Letchworth Village, a New York
state mental institution.
The new drug, Jervis said, had
resulted in permanent improve,
ments ranging from 8 to 18 points
on the IQ scale of mental deficients.
This had been done, he said, with
a limited number of persons in sev
eral New York hospitals.
"Results already obtained are
sufficiently striking to permit some
consideration of the underlying
mechanism,” Jervis said. “It is
most likely that glumatic acid
serves to increase the rate of a bio
chemical process which is already
going on with considerable effi
ciency.
“We feel that the administration
of this acid does not create new in
tellectual tools, but enables the per
son to utilize his potential mental
capacity more effectively.”
Jervis warned, however, that the
process had not yet been developed
to its fullest extent and was no'
ready for universal use.
Jap Officer’s Good Deed
Repaid by Aid to Family
KUMAMOTO, JAPAN. — A sym
pathetic Japanese lieutenant kept
Judge Dean Sherry of San Diego,
Calif., and 14 other American offi
cers alive by smuggling food into a
prison camp, so the superior court
justice was repaying his debt.
U. S. 8th army officials reported
that while the former infantry colo
nel was a prisoner at Camp O’Don
nell after the fall of Bataan, a Lt.
Uemura brought him extra rations.
Uemura was later killed by Philip
pine guerillas.
When Judge Sherry learned
through an 8th army military gov
ernment team that Uemura’s wid
ow and five children were In dire
need, he began sending food pack
ages to ease the family’s distress.
Prisoners Contribute to Fund
To Help Fight on Cancer
TERRE HAUTE. IND.—The Vigo
county cancer control campaign
has received a check for $779.49 as
the gift of prisoners of the federal
penitentiary here and prison em
ployees.
This is the first time soUcitation
among the prisoners was permitted.
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