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Milford chronicle., 1947-06-27
CEDAR NECK

"Do you realize that living with
out joy is failing to live? So be
joyful"
Methodist Church
Rev. L. n. Wright, Pastor
Sunday, June 20
IL a. m.-Sunday school.
Plan to come to Sunday school
this Sunday morning.
The Children's Day exercises
were we'll attended last Sunday
the children all doing their parts
splendidly. Many thanks to all who
helped in any way to make the
program a success. The program
follows in. its entirety:
Prelude, Mrs. Vesta Mills
Song, America
Responsive Reading, "The Good
Shepherd" Mrs. F. Davis Watson
Prayer, Rev. E. N. Wright
Welcome, Irma Shockley
First Children's Day, Shirley
Potter
The Saviour's Voice, Ruth Nit,
chell
Room for Boys, James Mitchell
For You, Jackie Clark
Song by Choir, Serving Faith
fully"
Find My Heavenly Father
Dorothy Roberts
Be Grateful to God, Gladys Car
roll
o Silver Lamp of Mercy, Sylvia
Carroll
A Wish for You, John Shockley
Solo by Rev. E. N. Wright
Very Happy, Doris Roberts
Start Early, Marie Shockley
Our Day. Dorothy Mitchell
A Good Example, Horace Potter
Songs by Primary, Everybody
Ought to Love Jesus" and Jesus
Loves Me"
Sharing Our Day, Everett Rob
erts
Remarks by pastor, Rev. E. N
Wright
Baptism of baby daughter, Di
ann, of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wat
son
Offering, generous
Children's Day Hopes, Wilson
Shockley
His Blessings, Glenwood Pase
Say Yes, Alvin Mitchell
Song, God Be With You Till w
Meet Again
BenedictiOn.
Corporal John Hayes of New
ark, N. j., has enjoyed a two-da
leave with his wife and parents
Mrs. Kathryn Hayes and Mr.. an
Mrs. Robert Hayes.
Jackie Clark, who has been hos
pitalized for a tonsilectomy oper
alton, is now at home and doin
very nicely.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thoma
Clark and son Jackie on Sunda
were Rev. and Mrs. E. N. Wrigh
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Watson an
grandson, Jay, Jr., Mrs. RobeI
Hayes, Mrs. John Hayes and MI
and Mrs. F. Davis Watson.
Miss Margaret Webb assiste
the personnel at the Short Cours
sessions and spent the week-en
in Philadelphia.
The Misses Ida Milbourne an
Orpha Webb attended the Farr
Loan dinner at Georgetown Of
Monday evening. ee-.le. 1-. q
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Milford chronicle., 1947-06-27

The tobacco plant was brought to
Europe in 1858 by Fransico Fern
andes, sent by Phillip II of Spain
to investigate the products of Mex
leo.
Milford chronicle., 1947-06-27

See us now. You can buy right from
stock without waiting. Don't be sat
is6ed with ordinary tires when you
can easily get B. F. Goodrich, the
tires that O~ttVear PresVar tires!
Evening star., 1947-01-28

| and his own obvious enjoyment are
combining to increase the personal
regard for him.
It is true that even amid his in
epititudes and political misfortunes,
the President was never personally
unpopular in Washington. A new
post-election wave Of friendship for
him started at the Gridiron dinner
when he gracefully bore the ribbing
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|
did not list the objects of his pride
but all of his recent appointments
nave been universally praised in
contrast to the furore when earlier
selections such as the famous Paul
ey-Vardaman-Allen triple play went
| to the hill.
These include the fateful Atomic
Energy Commission, Avereu Harri-
man as Secretary of Commerce, O..
Max Gardner to the Court of st,
James, and, blindingly, the appoint
ment of Gen. Marshall as Secretary
of State. (Mr. Truman is constantly
praising Marshall to his callers and
while he does not mention Gen.
Marshall's no-draft ukase, he would
be less than human if he didn't feel
pleased about it,
The President also is understood
to feel that getting Herbert Hoover
to undertake the economic mission
to Germany was ten-strike. This
is particularly important because
economic inJernationalism Is slowly
coming under attack on Capitol Hill
from Mr.. Hoover's fe1low-Republi-
cans.
The new Truman mood contrasts
strikingly with the months before
election when in public and private,
with individual callers and before
large groups, the President COM
planned he could not get good people
Evening star., 1947-01-28

Big talk on the subject OF budget
slashing continues, but it is still only
talk. Just where to lop of the bill
lions is the problem. And nobody
has yet found any place to make a
stable dent in the total appropri-
ations except in the amount spent
for. national defense. A certain sad
istic satisfaction could be obtained
by cutting the heart out OF other
Government operations, but the act
ual money saving would be small.
Some of the new Congress members
and some of the old ones, for that
matter-are surprised to discover
how relatively little of the total bud
get goes to the bureaus and bureau
Gratis outside the defense depart
ments.
Plan Appears to be Dead
All of which has contributed to
the slowing UP of Mr.. Knutson's plan
to cut everybody's income tax 20
per cent and call 1t a day. That
plan appears to be dead. Not even
the Endorsement of Senator Taft,
with his penchant for rushing in
where angels fear to tread, is likely
to resuscitate it. For the taxpayers
are being heard from. Not the tax
payers in the $500, 900 income class
the highest class to whom Mr. Knut-
son actually proposes to give the big
cut. These are mostly disposed to
lay low and accept the suggested
$4,000 windfall with a smile, If 1t
should come their way. The same
is true Of these in the $4,000 class,
who would benefit by about $4,000.
Nor is the man in the lowest in
come brackets being heard from in
any great number. He Is entirely OF
the income tax list already, through
increased exemptions and credits for
dependents provided by the 1946 law.
That's true, at least, Of man earn
ing less than $4,000 If he has a wife
and two children, and there are
about 10000 in that fix. He Is
right back where he was in 1889,
paying no income tax, and the Knut-
son proposal would do nothing for
him.
A little relief would be given the
man in the $2,500 class-about s19-
and the man in the $1,000 class
about $38. Neither paid anything
in 1899, but would pay, respectively,
s76 and s152 under the Knutson
plan. Both naturally would like to
return to the before-the-war pattern.
- Man in $4,000 Class .-...
Curiously, 1t is easier to see the
unevenness of the Knutson relief in
the case Of persons who paid some
income taxes before the war. The
$4,000 income man, for example,
paid $12 in 1899. This was stepped
up to $505 in 1945 and brought down
to $3.50 last year. The Knutson rate
would be $304. This man would
therefore still be required to pay 25
times as much as he paid in 1889.
This is the man that is being
heard from, along with others in
somewhat higher brackets, such as
the $4,000 man who would still be
required to pay four times what he
paid in 1889.
What gripes these good citizens
Evening star., 1947-01-28

Woman" "The Silver Horde" and
the book that got me into more
trouble than any book ever has or
ever will.
One of my uncles came back from
the San Francisco Exposition, !
think it was, and as a present
brought my family a book of pic
lures of the exposition's art ex-
hibit. Many of the pictures were
of naked statues. 7 was told not
to look at the book as I was too
young. Well. you can imagine what
happened after that warning. Let
me be left alone in the house. and
1 went for that book like Latin
to his gourd.
Caught Many Times.
was caught looking at the book
at least Is times, and each time
some poor peach tree lost another
switch. Before I wore out that book
admiring those statues I was
switched so much it's wonder I
don't put out peach blossoms in
the spring and sign my name
"Freestone McLemore."
But to get back to mystery stories,
which is what I intend to discuss
today. The time has come, If writers
of these stories want to hold their
vast public, to eliminate plots in
which the victim, or victims are
killed in big mansions owned by
wealthy men. Here's the reason:
Big mansions owned by wealthy men
are always stated by anywhere
from 6 to 20 servants, including
gardeners, gardeners q. g., cooks,
maids upstairs and belowstairs) +,
buffers, chauffeurs and house.
keepers.
Every confounded one Of these
domestics has to be interviewed by
the detective. Worse still, each one
has to be described physically, in
cluding the honest look in his eyes
or the shifty look in his eyes. AS
the reader wades through page after
page of servant interrogations he
isn't made any happier by the knowl-
edge that none of them committed
the crime.
They're Never Guilty
No class of workers on earth is
more law abiding and honest than
mystery story servants. They may
all look like thugs, and carry guns
poisoned darts. blackjacks, thumb
oI~ 4f ra
may wander around the murder
house at all hours of the night
peeking through drapes and acting
suspicious as all get-out, but they're
never guilty of anything. But the
smartest of detectives or the bright
est chief of inspectors have never
caught on to this: They continue
to haul Bridget (nearly always tear
fuD into the drawing room for
questioning, and persist in summon
ing Jarvis (nearly always tall, taci-
turn, and superior) for a going over.
While we're about it, let's suggest
that there be no more interviewing
of the nieces of the victim. Nephews
are all right, because they are natu-
raj killers, but for every guilty niece,
10000 900 have been suspected in
vain. From what I have learned
about mystery story nieces, a fellow
would be crazy not to marry a girl
whose aunt or uncle had been the
victim of foul play. They are pretty
have great figures, stand to inherit
a lot of dough, and are down n-the-line
little square shooters. g..
Enough about mystery stories. I
think I'll look oyer my bookshelves
and see if we haven't got book
with pictures of pretty statues in it.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1947-01-28
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Do any birds spend the win.
ter in Canada?-L. E. r.
A. A great many do. Ducks
hawks, gulls, owls, woodpeckers
cardinals and song sparrows often
are seen in Southern Canada, anG
occasionally members of many other
species.
@. Who owned the Gutenberg
Bible before the Library of Con-
gress acquired it?-J. L. G.
A. This valuable Book had only
two previous owners. One was Otto
Vollbehr,. who acquired 1t from the
monks of st. Blasius in Austria, in
whose possession it had been for
nearly 400 years.
@. When was the first formal
baseball game played?-G. B.
A. The first game on a regula-
ton field was played June 10, 1916
at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, New
Jersey, a summer picnic ground,
@. Did Gen. Tom Thumb have a
church wedding?-L. T. w.
A. Lavinia Warren and Gen. Tom
Thumb (Charles s. Stratton) were
married at Grace Church, New York
City in 1868. Both were dwarfs.
@. Is there a descendant of Will
liam Wordsworth who bears the
poets name?-R. B.
A. A great-great-grandson of the
poet bears his name, William Words
worth.
@. How many active volcanoes are
there in the world?-C. OBJ.
A. There are about 66 In active
eruption.
@. Does any one landscapist OF
the English school have first rank ?
B. B.
A. Critics usually give 1t to John
Constable. He and his pupil, Bon
ington, won their first acclaim In
France. They long were unappreci-
ated in England.
@. At the time of the birth of
Christ, how long a journey was it
from Jerusalem to Bethlehem
H. G. r.
A. The journey took two hours.
@. When did Gershwin compose
the Rhapsody in Blue"?- D. B.
A. The Rhapsody in Blue was
composed in 1924 for Paul White
mans concert of ll-American
music In Aeolian Hall on February
IL of that year.
Q. What is the smallest planet'
L. o.
A. Mercury Is the smallest of the
major planets.
@. Where is the Forbidden City?
*. A. L.
A. One Forbidden City is Lhasa,
the capital of Tibet. Because of the
inaccessibility of Tibet and the po-
litical and religious exclusiveness of
the lamas, the priests or monks of
the country, Lhasa long was closed
to European travellers. The name
Forbidden City has been applied
also to the section of Peiping,
China, containing the Imperial
Palace.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

is that the same thing is not true
of taxpayers in the top brackets.
They have learned that the 20 per
cent cut If applied to the $1,000, ,00o
income class would leave less to be
paid than was the case in 1899. Even
in the $250,000 class, the required
payment would be only 20 per cent
more than in 1899 and in the $780,
600 class only 26 per cent more.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

to work for him. 1t was at once hts
principal grievance and alibi.
The social barometer reflects the
SUMMER temper of the administra-
ton. The party-giving has bounded
upward and Mr.. Truman, to the de-
light of Washington which never sees
enough of the President who lives
among them, has taken to dropping
in on even the largest affairs given
by his associates. No sophistication
is proof against the pleasure of hav-
ing the President of the United
States strcll into the party one is
attending. His habit of doing it
Evening star., 1947-01-28

ments that his
S p irits have
reached a new
high after many
rebufS. Recent
ly Mr.. Truman
w.r e an old
K a n S a S Cit y
friend a cheer
full, kidding let
ter in which he
boasted of the
good m e n he
W a S ge t t ! n 6
these d Us to
help him carry
the load.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

front bookcase,
the key of which
was always lost
and the doors OF
which we're al
ways stuck. The
b o ok h a d a
b r g h t green
cover and stood
a m ng uc h
I r ! e n d S a S
Through Dark
est Africa, y The
Inside of the
Cup" Evil d
Animals I Have
Known, /" "V. VS.
ru1. - xs,TsL Yro,,
Evening star., 1947-01-28

for the 20 per
C e n t C u t +,
straight across
the board" " but
he agreed to put
off its consider
alton until the
committee h a d
obtained som e
notion Of just
how much mon
ey the govern
ment would re-
quire to meet its
bills.
D e t erm ! n
ing this will
take some time.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
|McLen1ore
Bores Woy Into.
Mystery Shelf
b. Henry McLemore

The first mystery story / ever
read was "The House Next Door,
by Anna Katherine Green. can
still see that book in the old glass;
Evening star., 1947-01-28
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question. of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 316 street
close cents for return postaKe.
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Lowell Mellen
On the Other Hand
Middle Income Taxpayers Find
Unfairness in 20 Per Cent Cut

going have to wait awhile for that 20 cent
idea of making the first order of business
Congress- went the window after
the members assembled Too of them had to Wash
ington with the conviction that and of balancing the
should have precedence everything else and they made
Evening star., 1947-01-28
Doris Fleeson
New Truman Mood
President Enjoys Watching the 6. O.P.
Take Confused Soundings on Budget

President Truan facing his Republican Congress in excellent
spirits confident that he making it difficult for them to harass
him.
President enjoying watching the Republicans take their
somewhat confused soundngs budget which he sincerely
feels has been cut to the limit that
the defensive with his
help work Tor him. 1t was at once his
o-folIou odie
Evening star., 1947-01-28

of the clubashow and overlooked with
a jest the clumsy taunts Of Senator
Bricker. Since that time his for
tunes have looked up with CORES
ponding increase In his own good
cheer.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

this understood to the chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee.
Representative Knutson, said chair
man, had been the loudest advocate
Evening star., 1947-01-28

But it is in the field of appoint.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

There are big things ahead for the South!
How do we know?
Because the Southern Railway Serves the South
Because our $4,000 officers and employees get around
and talk to Southerners. Because our trains carry
Southern products in ever-increasng volume and
variety.
Ali signs point ahead to an era OF tremendous growth
and prosperity. Factories are going up everywhere
and many more are being planned. Towns and cities
are thriving. Best of all Southerners facing the
future with optimism and confidence.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

270i N St. NV.
Evening star., 1947-01-28

to work for him. 1t was at once hi
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
Many Dead In Los Angeles Chemical Explosion

LOS ANGELES, (P) - After a night spent probing beneath glar- ing searchlights, police today fiXeo the death toll from the city'S wors. explosion in 37 years at Is. Of the l58 injured sufficiently to require hospitalization, several were fear ed dying.
 The scene, as police and firemen shifted the blasted rubble of an electroplating plant, resembled somewhat a garishly-lit night-t;m? movie set. Except that there was nothing fictional about the car mage.
 The one-story brick plant of thc J. J. O'Connor Corp. at 932 East Pico bldv., a mile from the center of downtown Los Angeles, blew apart in a blinding flash of chem icals at 9:45 am. Thursday. But i; was hours before a clear picture of the disaster could be pieced to- gether.
 Police and fire officials finally agreed that it was caused by the detonation of perchloric acid, an extremely unstable substance kept under pressure in refrigeration be- cause at room temperature it is a seething, heavy liquid. But how he acid was set off remained mystery.
 O'Connor told reporters i've were doing something for the gov ernment" This, he later amplified, was the aluminum-p plating of hos
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21

days flight.
 Helen Williams was an out bound passenger Wednesday to An chorage.
 Pat Bliss and Don Travis eGc took a load of freight to Mo C. Point on Wednesday.
 Thursday Pat Bliss took Ere Topkok to Shishmaref.
 Don Travis took the Dee"ing Candle and Kotzebue mail.
 Don made a trip to Moses Pom with a load of freight.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
ROTARY CLUB LADIES NIGHT GREAT SUCCESS

The Rotary Club entertained their wives last Wednesday with a dinner party given at the Boring Sea Club, fololwed by dancing to he music of Bobby Whitten and NOodoury Abbey.
 Tle dinner prepared and served by MT. and Mrs. BinkS Seiffert, won the praise of all the guests, many of whom were surprised that BinkS' hobby was cooking, an avocation which showed the skill of a real chef.
 The party was given in celebra- ton of the Rotary anniversary.
 President Bud Harper turned part of the business meeting over to the women giving the gavel to his wife, Rita Harper, who pre- sided in her usual efficient man. ner.
 The committee in charge of the party, Wilfred Boucher and Chris Roust, prepared a program of songs and study of Rotary and state that the party was a success because of the fine cooperation of all the members.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving with the Pan American Airways last Wednesday were Mrs. Frances Shoemaker and two children also MT. Harvey Starling of Juneau.
 Departing were Garnet Martin for Juneau; Harvey Gilbertson, Rev. Ben Morgan, Mrs. Louise Crabbe for Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Dave Bronaugh returned to Nome from Fairbanks bringing a new StinSon to be used in Nome and outlying communities. The plane will carry five passengers.
 Mir. A. Bentley, Oa' nlg7" from Barrow, was brought in from Kotzebue yesterday ana taken on to Fairbanks.
 ToSca Jones who came to Nome with the C.A.A. from Galena re- turned to Galena yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21

ASHTON, Idaho. (P)-The cry of "mush" and the cracking Of whips will send a dozen teams Of dogs racing around a snow packe" course tomorrow in Ashtons', 27th renewal of its famous American day derby.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

Tosca Jones, Galena. June Gadd McGrath. Ed EgroSs, McGrath Aubrey J. Bentley, Pt. Barrow Sam Troutman, Juneau. J. C. Pfei fer, Anchorage. B. L. Grinner, J L. Hurst, Phillip Stern, H. ". Startling, Juneau.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
Snow Delays
 Albanian Case

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. R)- Heavy snow which swept the east ern seaboard today forced post ponement of the United Nations security council session on the AL banian case.
 The United Nations announced the council would meet Monday to continue debate on the British charges against Albania.
 The announcement came as Great Britain made it clear she would oppose Columbia proposal to refer to the international court of justice her complaint that Al bania is responsible for the deaths of A seamen in two royal navy de stroyers blasted by mines in Corfu channel last Oct. 22.
 British delegate Sir Alexander Cadoman remarked tartly that the international court of justice is mot a police court"
 pital beds and chairs under a Se- cret trade process. Not in the plant at the time, he was reported in collapse at his home last night.
 Four houses were almost com plete WreckS, windows were brok- en within a miles radius, glass shattered as far distant as 70 blocks, the entire downtown dis trict was jolted as if by earth quake, sending terrorized citizens to telephones, quickly tanning po- lice and newspaper lines.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21
ALASKA AIRLINES

Vincent Moder and MT. Johnson were incoming passengers on to-
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-21

photostat your Discharge Pape"s.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-13
Group Discusses
Future Planning

The Montana Study Group held
meeting at the Lincoln County Lii
brary Wednesday evening of last
week and Tuesday of this week,
spending both evenings on the sub
iect The Future of Our Community
in Relation to It's People" under
the leadership of Paul Church.
A lively discussion was enjoyed
by those present and many ideas
were brought forth in industrial,
educational, cultural and social
lines. In order to survive a com
munity must have a stable economy
and solid basis for future plan
ring A diVersification of agri-
cultural and industrial production
is beneficial to communities in some
cases but other communities have
little choice because of geographical
conditions.
A good educational system is an
important function of a good COM
munity as are an adequate amount
of civic, fraternal, professional, and
social organizations.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-03-13
State Income
Tax DeddIine

It is again time to file your state
income tax return. The dead line
is April 18TH Penalties are i'm
posed on all delinquent returns.
The fact that no blank form was
received does not relieve this pen
atty. These blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the Clerk and Record
er's, Office, any bank or by writing
direct to the State Board of Equali-
cation at Helena If you are single
and your net income is more than
100000 or if you are married and
your net income is more than $1,000.
you must file a return.
The personal exemption credit for
a single person is 100000 and for
a married person 100000. A credit
IF $4,000 may be claimed for each
dependent under 18 years of age
Unless mentally or physically in
capable of self-support.
Twenty percent of the 1916 re-
urns have already been filed and
wenty per cent of the tax collected.
Returns are being filed more rapid (.
y than in prior years.
1t is anticipated that more than
'ne-half of all the returns will have
'een filed by the end of this week.