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The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
CHARLES H. BURDICK AP- POINTED MAJOR OF
 INFANTRY, 297th BATTALION

Information reaching Juneau from headquarters of the Ninth Corps Area of the United States Army gives appointment of Re- cruiting Sergeant Hamilton H. Bond to the position of Master Sergeant in the United States Army. This appointment gives Sergeant Bond the highest rank he may obtain.
 Sergeant Bond, with Major Jesse E. Graham was present the night of the induction of the Juneau units of the Alaska Ma tional Guard. Both men officiated also at the induction of all units of the Alaska National Guard so far.
 Coming along with the promo tion of Sergeant Bond is the ap- pointment of Charles H. Burdick by Governor Ernest Gruening as Major of Infantry over the 197th Battalion composing all the Ma tional Guard companies in the Territory of Alaska.
 Major Jesse E. Graham will continue in his capacity as in- structor in Alaska National work. He is stationed in Juneau permanently.
 Burdick's appointement makes him the ranking field officer of the Alaska National Guard. The Forest Service Official, now 46 years old, was a Gunnery Ser geant with the Marines in France serving in six major engage ments during his g months over seas. He enlisted at the outbreak of the war and stayed on after ward for Ssven months with the army of occupation.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

The new GAIA station today re ported picking up the jingle of Santa's sleigh bells as he started this years trek from the North Pole to Nome with a load of stockings and gifts for everyone. He hopes to make Nome about 8 o'clock Friday night when all of us will gather at the School Gym to meet him. And this is one re- port that does not have the us- ual W P lacked onto the end of it.
 For the benefit of newcomers to Nome the Xmas Tree is a community affair made possible by donations and from funds de rived from the benefit games to- night. Everyone is welcome and there is no admission charge.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
Notice to Licensees of
 Radio Stations

A majority of the licensees of radio stations in Alaska will ex- pire on January 1st, 1941. unless renewal applications are filed prior to this date. 1t is urged that licensees apply for renewal immediately to avoid loss of ra- dio communication. Application forms are available on request at Juneau office of the Federal Com municatiOnS Commission.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

Art Martin, local PAA agent disclosed that Mrs. Cameron and Deputy Marshal Doe" Hinckley arrived in Fairbanks by plane from Juneau today enroute to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18
NEWS ITEMS

A PAA plane scheduled for Nome today from Fairbanks was cancelled out on account of wea- ther.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

rife between Bank and Native School. Finder re- turn same to Chief at Fire Department. Reward.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-18

Joe Newhauser passed away at the Maynard Columbus Hospital this morning at am. presum- ably from results of infection caused by the severe freezing of his hands and feet.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Moonlight Lures Deer

Wlldllfe censuses are interesting
details in the life of rangers of the
National Park service and often en-
phasize some trait in animal psy-
chology that indicates the acuteness
OF instinct and that should be studied
by hunters. Few deer, for example.
are visible under natural conditions
by day, IN comparison to those that
emerge about sunset from their well
protected haunts deep in the cover.
At Zion and Bryce Canyon National
parks, Utah, the deer count recently
completed was based upon the num-
bers seen after six p. m. Moon
light nights also bring the shy crea-
lures out to Craze. Deer have been
observed as late as one a. m. feed
ing along the highways. In fact, it
is because OF this known habit Of the
deer that automobiles are urged to
drive slowly at night in such areas.
Blinded by the headlights, many a
proud antlered head has been
brought low
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Modern Pied Piper

sutton Cooper of Evansville, Ind,
IS a modern Pied Piper, but he
doesn't carry flute. His implement
IS woven wire trap of his own
design and it will catch-and hold
up to five rats at time.
cooper developed the trap after,
as he said, the vermin began "hold-
ing conventions in my back yard"
i tried all sorts of tricks without
results. Then | determined to build
my own trap. | worked for 10
months before | had something that
would really catch them"
The trap is made of woven wire
with door set at a As degree angle
at one end. When the rats enter
they trip a valve which closes the
door. II another rat steps on the
runway the door opens to permit il
to enter and then closes again.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Overlay Glass Process
Was Used by Romans

Overlay or cased glass was
product OF the Nineteenth century.
But although different in technique
it stemmed back, artistieally at
least teHthe=e eleffai enameied glass
of the Romans which they first FASH
Toned some 1000 years ago. This
process the Arabs later perfected
and the Syrian glass of Damascus
and Aleppo presently found its way
to Europe, where Venetian and later
Bohemian glassmakers also learned
the process. BY the Fifteenth and
Sixteenth centuries the latter were
fashioning such elaborate and beau
tiful pieces as the Reichsadlerhum-
pen, large beaker enameled with
the double-headed eagle of the Holy
Roman empire and the coats of
arms OF its dependencies.
Glass enameling, however, in
volved not only the use of many
colors but several Processes of exc
cution, writes Richmond Huntley in
American Collector. So by 1920 tie
Bohemians found relatively simple
way to produce a decorative and
pleasing effect by substituting a sim
gle color for the many. The proc
ess was quite different. But briefly,
the steps IN its making were as fol-
lows; Over clear or colored glass
contrasting shell was applied while
the whole was white hot = Then the
glass was annealed, after which it
went through grinding and polish
ing process whereby pattern was
cut through the outer shell, thus re-
vealing the contrasting color be-
meath. Ruby red, blue, green.
canary and sometimes clear with
opaque. overlay were used.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Guantanamo Naval Base
Is Strategically Located

Guantanamo. one of Uncle Sans
most strategieally located naval
bases, lies on the south coast of
Cuba, only rs miles from the islands
eastern tip. To the United States
navy the Guantanamo base is espe-
cially significant. Situated on the
south shore of the far eastern end
OF Cuba, it controls the vital sea
lane between Cuba and Haiti, which
links north Atlantic and Caribbean
traffic.
In case of emergency ships OF
some European countries must trav-
ell for days to reach these waters.
United States vessels are not only
within easy access of base supplies
but also have the advantage of IA
mlliarity with the area, due to an
nual target practice maneuvers
Whereabouts. Guantanamo is, in
fact, a sort OF winter home for a
considerable part OF the United
States navy that is in the Atlantic.
Guantanamo bay came into Amer
lean hands after the Spanish-Ameri-
can war Of 1898, when United States
marines were landed there for ac-
ton against the Spaniards. Setting
up camp on a nearby hill, they
fought off Spanish siege for several
days, until reinforcements finally
gave them control Of the area. In
the early 1905 land on both sides
OF the bay was leased to the United
States by the Cuban government for
the purpose of establishing the pres
ent naval base. Under the jurisdic-
ton OF the American navy depart
ment this base is maintained solely
for the use of the fleet.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
FARM
Tories
MORTGAGE DEBT
SHOWS DECLINE
Farm Liens Are the Lowest
In Twenty Years.

The farm mortgage debt stands
at approximately 81, 600, 900, 900 1t is
reported by the bureau of agricul-
tural economics. This is the small
est figure in 20 years, and compares
with the high record of nearly
Sill ZOO. 000,0 900 in the early l920s.
Officials said the debt has been
reduced markedly during the cur
rent decade-from 1881 900, 900 IN
1880 to S7,07l 600, 900 in l939-but is
still much higher than in the years
Immediately preceding the World
war quarter century ago. Much
of the reduction during the early
1905 was the result of foreclosures
and distress transfers. In recent
years principal repayments have
been of increasing importance.
The way in which the debt in
creased and declined in the. last
three decades, and the conditions af-
fecting these movements are dis
cussed by Donald c. Horton in a
recent issue of the bureaus publica-
ton "The Agricultural Situation. :
The peak in farm mortgage debt
during the last 30 years was in 1922
%, about l72 per cent above the
19l0-l4 level. The debt has declined
in each subsequent year except 1927
The debt increased in all major
geographic divisions of the country
from 1910 to 1920, and there was a
further rise in all areas for some
time during the early l920s. For
all geographic decreases liquidation
or much retarded rate of growth
followed the increases of the early
1920s, and varying amounts Of debt
liquidation resulted from the post
1929 depression in all areas.
Marked regional differences in
debt trends occurred in the late
1920s and early l930s. The centin-
ued downward trend for the west
north central states, for example,
stood in sharp contrast with the con-
tinued upward trend for the Pacific
states during this period. In the
west south central states debt con-
tinued to increase from 1925 to 1890,
whereas in the south Atlantic and
east south central states the up
ward movement after 1925 continued
only to the middle of this five-year
period.
In four geographic divisions-NeW
England, Middle Atlantic, Mountain,
and Pacitic--farm mortgage debt
rose for time after 1880. In all
of these regions mortgage debt had
either risen or changed little during
the latter part of the 1920s.
During 1882 and 1888 the decline
was general for all areas, but in
the following two years there were
again widely divergent regional
movements. There was continued
rise in New England during the
years 1886, 1887 and 1888. Changes
were small during this period in the
middle Atlantic, east south central
and Pacific states. j
There was a considerable de-
crease, however, in the west north
central states. The largest decrease
for any state in 1888 was 9.4 per
cent for North Dakota, the largest
increase was 3 per cent for Massa-
chusetts.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Many Silo Accidents
Are Found AyOidable

Far too many serious accidents
occur in connection with silo filling,
most of which can be prevented by
exercising even a small amount of
care. Probably the most common
is that of falls from the silo in put
ting up or taking down. the filler
pipes or in putting in the doors.
Even 10-foot fall may be very
serious If one strikes on his head,
falls with leg or arm underneath,
or falls on the cutter or other ma
chine.
Also many lose a hand or an arm
by trying to crowd the corn into
cutter which is partly choked. Keep
the hands at least foot away from
the feed rolls; and if closer crowd
ing must he done,~.lse forknd
stick.
Be careful that the cutting knives
are properly adjusted and the ad-
justing bolts and hooking nuts prop
erly secured. Any clicking or tap
ping should at once be investigated
by stopping the cutter and testing
the knife adjustments and lock nuts,
and these should be gone over each
half day before the cutter is started
up.
Do not run the cutter faster than
called for in the manufacturers di-
rections. Experimental work shows
that excessive speed not only is
dangerous but that it wastes an
enormous amount of power and
that usually just as good results
will be obtained at the lower speeds.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Farm Relief and Farm Incomes

The same relationship that should
exist between private industry and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
WASHINGTON Relic

One OF the souvenir hatchets dis
trlbuted when George Washington
was elected President is a proud pos
session OF George Tosh, grocer and
gasoline-station owner OF Boards
town, Ill. Originally the Ratchet
was Tosh family possession, but
in 1889 it passed to the hands Of a
family named Jordan, which kept it
for more than 100 years, the last TO
own it being Louis Jordan, who put
it back In the Tosh family when he
gave it to the Beardstownita.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Australia Erosion

Farmers from all parts OF Austria
LA attended the country's first soil
erosion exhibition, held in Sydney
recently. Arranged by the new soil
conservation service, whose slogan
is Farm the soil---don't mine it, ;"
the exhibit included photographs IL
Illustrating that the best farming and
grazing districts in New South
Wales are becoming desert. Rem
edies suggested were checkerboard
and contour blowing and planting
the right trees and grasses.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Fine Foodstuffs

THE OASIS = Sandwiches,
cold drinks, ice cream. Lunch
with us. One try will con-
vince you that this is the bet
ter place in Libby to eat.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Widest AnteloDes

The St. Louis municipal zoo has
added pair of hartebeests of South
Africa. the second to be shown in
the United States, to its collection
of antelopes. The animals, widest
and swiftest of the antelopes, are
kept penned most of the time be-
cause of their wildness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Elk Ticks

Elk ticks killed about 100 moose
in the New Ireland section of Alber
county, New Brunswick, this year,
provincial game officials estimate.
The parasite, which grows to
length of half an inch, bores under
the ANNA skin and sucks its
blood -. ......-- -
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-01-04
Picture Gallery Village

At MittenWald. in Bavaria valu-
able paintings can be seen on the
outside walls of the houses. One OF
the finest is on barn, fresco OF
1.-The Flight From Egypt" painted
500 years ago, and the colors are
still vivid.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS!
See Page -Four

|. Is one, two, or three the least
number of solar eclipse that can &c
cur in any year? ,..o =
2. Can moving obJccl fcNciSe IT,
course without stopping! ,..,
3. The expression "puSSylootllls
meaning to make guarded S'alclI'tl ..'S
instead of taking Il strong Slai'u' W Va,
populariZcd by President Ll!,0oi'''
Theodore Roosevelt OF Hoover:
4. With which sport IS inc l''''c
OF Nathan Mann associated:
5. Is the South American DoN'l,
Arturo Gotloy, Chilean, Argentine or
Brazilian?
6. What is the F. b. l.?
7. Name the Territories anu o'-
sessions of the United States. $500
8. What countries arc a'soc'' "',G
with the names Ivan, Callule' '''N'
Cyrus? o+
9. Was John Dryden an ACTOR poe''
or statesman? ,,, :,
10. Which girls names nclo''s ~
the following titles or plays w., w.
80, the Sewing Machine ~ CIa,,.
|c) thc BcautIIu! Cloai'
-..odai?"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
6. Of G.. Will
Sponsor Series
OF Meetings

The Henderson Chamber Of Com
nercc will sponsor 4 series Of ten
u twelve education meetings
throughout the county in connection
With the tobacco control referendum
If July 20, it was announced today
olloWing meeting held Thursday
light at the office of j. w. Sanders,
Vance county farm agent
The civic organization will provide
presiding Officers and prlncIpal
peakcrs for the meetings and VIII
also be in charge of local prcpala-
tons for the meetings, it was said.
"Thcrc will be no attempt to cram
this control program down the
'hrnatf nf the farmers" MI. Sanders
said this morning, "but we arc very
anxious that every tobacco grower
in the county be fully informed
concerning the tobacco situation, inc
outlook fer the future. and the pro-
visions Of the control program.
Definite dates and places Tor the
meetings have not yet been arrang-
cd. but will be announced in the
near future, il was said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
B & L Loans
Setting Record

The May loans of the building aid
loan and Federal savings and loan
associations of North Carolina eX-
ceeded those of May last year by
more than 100000, according to r.
II. Gregory, Jrr of Rocky Mount,
Building and Loan League, who an
nounced that during the month Of
May these building and loan and
Federal savings and loan associations
of North Carolina had made TAG
loans, to the amount of S2,576,000.
This is the third successive month
that loans of these mountaineering
institutions have exceeded $780,
600, indicating that the first six
months of 1910 will be the best in
their history. OF these loans, 636
construction of new homes; 322 to
the amount of S4G6,000 were for the
purchase of homes; 208 homes were
repaired and reconditioned through
loans of $4,000. and the balance
of SOB loans, amounting to S75O,OOO
were for refinancing and other mis-
cellaneouS purposes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
Safety Sabbath
To Be Observed

Fifth in a series of annual Safety
Sabbaths" will be observed Sunday
June 80 in churches throughout the
Carolnas, it was announced today
by officials of the Carolina Motor
Club, sponsors of the safety plan.
Designed especially 10 curb the
July 4 accident toll, the observance
is a cooperative movement on tn.
part of ministers, the press and the
Carolina Motor Club safety depart
ment to focus attention on the alarm
ing fatality rate attendant upon In
dependence Day celebrations and to
urge the public to use especial cau-
ton during the holiday period.
Lets be alive on the 5th'' has
been adopted as slogan for the fifth
Safety Sabbath program and minis
tiers of all denominations have been
furnished statistical data and facts
relating to safety for use in their
Sunday sermons.
With d Weekend prolonging the
usual July holiday this year, Car
Dina citizens were urged by Cole
man w. Roberts, president of the
Carolina Motor Club, TO exercise par
ticular caution in taking contemplate
ed trips over the weekend period.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
MAYOR HAS TIME"
AND PASSES 1T OUT

Mayor Henry T. Powell had plenty
of "'lmC" in city court today, and he
divided it among several defendants
appearing before him.
William Johnston was guilty OF
theft of clothes from H. A. Morrison,
and was given 10 months on tho
roads.
Fred Harris, Negro, pleaded guilty
to being drunk, and was given 80
days.
Bcrnice Brown, Negro, was con-
victcd of assault with deadly Wea-
pom, a knife. on Eula Mae Gray, and
drew nine months term in the county
jail.
Barney Smolensky was given a
hearing before the mayor charged
with having given worthless check
in 1883 to J. II. Neathery. The state
took Il mol pros with leave when 1t
was shown that the check had been
made good.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
Middle Belt Opening Is
Week Nearer Fasteners
County Rate
Will Not Be
Fixed Monday

Fixing of the county tax rate Tor
,be l9+u-4l fiscal year will not be
dome IT the monthly meeting of the
Vance Board of County Commission
crS next Monday, Chairman S. b.
Rogers said today. He did not think
thr school budget would be ready for
final approval by that time, and that
must nr passed upon for inclusion
in the budget before the levy can be
dvt"rur -CI--
The general county budget eX-
elusive of schools has already been
tentatively approved. but may be al
tered slightly one way or another at
the Monday meeting. No great
ch.ugc, either up or down. by COM
parl<on with the fiscal year now
erding. is anticipated for either the
general county or the school budget.
Members of the board have said
that there was no likelihood of the
new rate being higher than the 80
cents levy of the past two years, nor
Is there much prospect for any re-
durtjo,, The board looks for the rate
~ remain al the same figure for the
third consecutive year.
Other than budgetary matters,
business to come before the commits
SionerS Monday is expected to be
LARGELY of L routine nature.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
Sir11rns Lauds
Civic Club
Detectives

Work of civic clubs generally mad
its benefit to Individual members
and TO communities was praised III
an address to the Henderson al
wants club at its weekly dinner meet
ing Friday evening by Rev. Albert
d. Simms, assistant pastor OF lhe
FIRST Baptist church.
Mr. Smms said contacts made IN
groups of this kind are more IMAM
mere acquaintance. The organlZa-
lions are more than mere meeting
to-cat clubs, and that imprints are
made on community life in this way
that cannot be achieved otherwise.
His subject was Am My Brothers
Kccpcr?" the theme being based on
the biblical account Of Cain and Abel.
The program for the evening was
in charge Of j. w. Beck, and, IN ad-
dition to the talk by the Ministers
included several readings by MISS
Lucille Finch.
President j. Harry Bryan, who pre-
sided, announced that w. r. Turner,
in charge Of the clubs arrangements
.o.' the undcrprivilcgcd boys camp at
Balance Rock early in August, is
completing plans for the event and
that provision would be made for
some 81 boys.
MIS- FIncn, Rev. Mr.. Simms and
:. +. Sadlcr, of San Diego, Cal, were
all quests of Mr.. Beck, and Mrs. S.
!. Lane was a guest of Mr.. Lane at
the meeting. Ed Davis, OF the Oxford
Kiwanis club, attended the meeting
making his attendance from his own
club.
Attendance was 80 percent of the
club membership
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-29
E.. O. Falkner Presi-
dent of State Associa-
ton; Mrs. Falkner
II e a d s Women's
Group; Gath err at
Elizabeth City.

Members of the Association OF ST.
perior Court Clerks Of North Caro-
lima will meet in Elizabeth City We'd
nesday through Saturday Of next
week, July SO, for their tWcnty-thlrd
annual convention, and the meeting
will be presided over by +. O. FaIk-
ncr, clerk of Vance Superior Court,
who is State president
Mrs. Falkncr is president of the
Women's auxiliary Of the association,
and will preside over that branch.
Officers of the clerks association,
in addition TO Mr.. Falkncr, arc: }. f.
Griffin, Monroe. first vicc~prcsIdcnt
Charles E. Hamilton, Gastonia sec
ond vice-prcsident, and A. l.. Hulk, OF
Halifax, secretary-trcasurcr
A number of social courtc$ieS have
been arranged by Elizabeth City Or
carnations for the entertainment OF
the visitors, including trip to Nag
Head and a presentation Of "Thc Lost
Colony" at MantcO, when members
of the association will have seats in
group. ,
The opening session is scheduled
for $50 p. m. Wednesday, when Pres
dent Faulkner will call the meeting
to order. The invocation will be by
Rev. E. D. Weathcrs, pastor OF City
Road Methodist church, Elizabeth
City. The welcome address will be
by Mayor J. B. Flora. and responded
10 by J. Lester Wolfe, of Charlotte,
former president of the clerks aSSo-
citation. The secretary will call the
roll, and announcements will be
made by N. Z. Aydlette, Of Elizabeth
City. Pasquotank clerk, and {. 5.
Mcekins, Dare court clerk, who are
official hosts to the convention.
The presidents address will be
given by Mr.. FalEncr at the morn
ing session Thursday, which con-
vcncs at 10 o'clock. The roll call,
reading Of minutes, collection OF
dues, will be in charge of Secretary
Hulk. A discussion will follow on
legislation that has been enacted and
proposed. This will be led by A. w.