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Evening star., 1947-05-27
Duncan K. Major, r.,
Dies; General Served
Jas Pershinu's 5 Aide

Brig. Gen. Duncan x. Major, jr.
II, veteran of Al years in the
Army, died yesterday at Walter Reed
Hospital after an illness of several
months.
The New York-born officer had
served in the Boxer Rebellion, the
Philippine Insurrection and World
War I. In 1928 he was aide to Gen
John ]. Pershing. His last post
before retiring in 1910 was as COM
manding general at the San Fran
cisco Port of Embarkation.
A graduate Of the Military Acad-
emy in 1899, he also attended the
Infantry Cavalry School, the Army
staff College, the Army War Col
lege and the Infantry School. Twice
a student at French Army colleges
he attended L'Echole de LTntend-
ance in Paris in 1912 and the staff
School in Langres in 1918.
During World War /, Gen. Major
served as chief of staff of the 26th
Division of the AEF and later served
in the same capacity at the Amer
ican Embarkation Center, La Mans
France. He was stationed in Wash
ington with the War Department
General Staff from 1921 to 1924 and
from 1882 to 1886.
The Army veteran had been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal and the Purple Heart. He
was a member of the Chevy Chase
Club and the Army-Navy Club. Gen
Major lived at Barkley Crest. Sem
mary road, Alexandria.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth
Barkley Major, and two brothers
Kenneth O. Major, New York City
and Malcolm Major of Colorado.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Judge Thomas Rites
Today in Frederick
Special Dispatch 10 Ths star

FREDERICK, Md. May 27.-Fu-
neral services for C. Newton Thomas
former judge of the Frederick
County Orphans Court. who died
Sunday at his home here, were tc
be held today at the M. r. Etchison
funeral home. Burial was to fol-
low in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Judge Thomas, whose oath BIRTH
day was May 7, was elected three
times to the Orphans Court, serving
from 1926 to 1888. He did not seek
a fourth term.
A native OF Buckeystown, Judge
Thomas was the son OF the late
Christian and Mary Elizabeth
Thomas. Before assuming his judi
cial duties, he travelled widely as
a representative of a silo company
His wife, Mrs. Susan Matthias
Thomas, died in March.
Survivors include a son, DIR. Ed
ward P. Thomas, Frederick surgeon;
a daughter, Miss Grace A. Thomas
of Elmira, N. Y, and three grand
children.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Body Of Bradley Flown
10 Michigan for Burial
By the Associated Press

NEW LONDON, Conn, May 27.--
A Coat Guard plane bearing thu
body of Representative Fred Brad.
ley, Republican, OF Michigan left
the Groton Airport this morning
and was due to reach the Alpens
(Mich.) Airport this afternoon.
Representative Bradley Gied Of q
heart attack Saturday during q visit
to the Coast Guard Academy here
Mrs. Bradley, Admiral Joseph r
Farley, commandant of the Coast
Guard, and House Sergeant at Arms
william F. Russell accompanied the
body.
The funeral will be held at Rogers
City at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
w. John Kenney Due
To Ieuye HospituI Soon

Assistant Secretary of the Nav,
w. John Kenney. taken Ill Friday
with "fainting attack" while re.
turning by air from Bayonne, N. J.
will be discharged in q few day,
from the Bethesda Naval Hospital
authorities, said today.
Mr.. Kenney's condition this morn.
ing was reported good. He was
taken to the hospital fora checkur
after the attack.
Evening star., 1947-05-27

yesterday. He died here Saturday,
|Mr. Beard. prominent farmer and
church leader, was ai1 instructor In
augusta County schools for eight
years before his election 10 ths
General Assembly.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
Tibbett Kin Dies in Siam

BANGKOK, Siam, May 27 tR.-
John Clark Burgard, jr., "A, stepson
of Lawrence Tibbett, Metropolitan
Opera baritone, and a representa-
tive of the China Corp, an import
export firm, died here yesterday.
He was born in Burlingame, Calf.
Evening star., 1947-05-27

Rites for w. {. Beord Held
sTAUNToN. Va. May n R.
Funeral services for walter Z. Beard,
member Of the House OF Delegates
from 1927 to 1893. were conducted
Evening star., 1947-05-27

Traffic In the port of Boston is
second only to New York, In the
United States, in value Of imports
and sea-borne passenger trade.
Evening star., 1947-05-27
CEMETERY LOTS.

CHOICE SITE in front Of Chapel at Fort
Lincoln $500 value for S135 LU. 1888.
Evening star., 1947-05-27

CHARLES ]. QUANDER, President.
ERNEST L. BROWN, Secretary. 2s'
FUCHS, JOHN On Tuesday, May 81
1947, JOHN. FUCHS of 30 Evarts st. ne,
husband of Elsie H Fuchs, father of Louis
F. and George Carlton Fuchs, brother OF
William and Frederick Fuchs. Services at
the S. Fl. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 29O1
14th st. NV, on Thursday. May 80, at j
pm. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 2s
Evening star., 1947-05-27

ANDERSON, TISERGT. THOMPSON
LEVI. Fond memories of our son
G and brother, TLSerst, THOMP-
SON LEVI ANDERSON, who gave
@ his life for his country two years
ago today, May Fl. 1945' In
Evening star., 1947-05-27

JANENDA, JOHN. Col John Jacob Asto
gRAN Camp, No 6, Department o
D. c., u 8. W. ", deeply re
7TH Rrets to announce the death o
our late comrade, JOHN ia
NENDA, at United States Sol
diers' Home, d. c.. May 26
1947 Funeral, with militar,
Evening star., 1947-05-27

day, May Is, I947. at wildwood. N. j..
JOSEPH SAMUEL MUsHER. beloved ius-
band Of Elizabeth Musher, and, devoted
father OF Arthur. Mildred and Jerome
Musher He also is survived by q broth
er. Nathan Musher Funeral services at
the Bernard Danzansky g. Son Funeral
May 2s. at l pm. Interment Adas Israel
Cemetery
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
st. g., Mu.

Sbon mdbreno Ser &riegsiabre
Iino aus Wangel an 3obmoterial ei=
ne Heibe griasltoffe entoeft 1poroen,
uno oblpobl piele berielben borldufig
nod '8egenltano ser Spefulation unt
Ser 5orldung iino, baben ii6 nanhe
oils brall6bar unO pielperlpre6eno er.
mieIen, mie 8epebe aus @las uno aus
alerlei 5aieritoffen. Sogar aus 8ea,
nuts, glut, ano6en min man nah=
friegiide Stoffe berlteuen, nament,
lid aus aluminium. 9ieies tpertpoue
Ofetaa loa 10 fein ipinnbar lein, oab
es 81 &leioungsitoffen peripenbei
Deroen fann, pel6e @aIier uno aller
flimatllhen einfliiiien tpioerIteber
fonnen. Gie @elt ma6t grobe Sort
i6ritte auf Dem rein materiellen Sc.
biet, aber geiltig sebt iie beit6noie
abDdrts. Sros Der i6tperen Seim.
Iu6ungen, Die our6 @ottes 3ulaiiune
als Strufe iiber Die Wenidbeit ber.
einbraden, baben &eligionss uni
-Dtorolloligfeit lpeite golfsI6i6ten er
grtffen. @enn Die Staatenfiibrer mid.
cine getitige Reform unb einen neuen
Infbau ser @elt 5uItanoe bringen
tperoen ale &onferen5en 5u ni9ts
fiibren. @enn 8ott Der Serr ben Srie
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
q. st., Nb.

es lit Satiade, oaB bereits tp1b-
reno oes &rieges oeuti6en gbemifern
erfolgreide Seriude selunsen iino,
lpntbetil6e Butter unb gitpeiBItoffe
aus &oble ber5uiteaen. @ie Brofelior
9rigalsfi IN @iesbaben erflarte, iii
oas Sroblem Ser fiinItli6en Speiie.
fett- uno 9utterer5eugung i'm sabris
tationspro5eB in 0eutI6lano beretts
geloIt. SIM 8l1br.@ebiet eraeugt ihon
iebt cine Sabrif aus 4oble ief)sbun-
bert Sonnen Butter monatlih. Tie
fiinItlide Butter fann ser Naturbut.
ter glei6geIest peroen; ibre SerItsl.
lungsfoIten iino eber geringer als
bober. slls slusgangspunft fir Sic
SerIteaung oer ipntbetiiGen gu;Ier
Tonne Ser BEL Ser NuBfoblenforoerEna
geponnene slbfaa bon &lbr=aots be-
nutt meroen. Gin Smport BON 5irto
5ebntouieno Sonnen &ofs monati;f
piiroe geniiserL Inn 100000 Gin,
pobnern cine Sett5ulase bon bunoert.
odtlnooretBig @ramm no6entlid) 81
ermoglicben. gbenio groB Die hie
Moelidfeit Ser ipntbetilden Butter.
6eritellung ieien oie Ser ipntbetiiden
giDeiBberltellung. Ser tGaltd,e Min-
oeitbeoarf an Gipeib betr1st etpo
oier5ig bis ied5ig @ramm, tp1bren<
bie 5llr 3eit ouf aarten ausgegebeneu
SebenSn1ittel MIR 25,S @ra,nm III.
ipeiB entbalten. 9ieier Mansel farm
ourd Sic ermeiterte SerIteauns bon
fiinitlidem GipeiB auseegIi6en per.
oen.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

tuuroen 6ie Minilterien fir 2anomirt.
If)aft, grntetebnif uno Biebaubt per-
idmol5en. Die Itaatliden 1inb Die aol-
leftinfarmen tpuroen llnter eine 2ei-
tllng geitellt. - Gin uebereinfommen
orpiiben 4egppten unb Der Tlhe6o-
llonafei ii6ert Der 8 9i6e6oilotpatei ei.
men areoit bon $4,128,OO0 fir ben
anfauf bon lansfaieriser Baumpoae.
- Die in Snoien nit 3uderrobr be-
pflanate Sld6e miro auf 100000
acres geidast, segen 3,988,O00
@cres i'm pergangenen Sabr. 0ie
3uferproouftion miro infolge giin-
Itigerer @itterung allf 100000
1onnen gei6ast, runo bunoerttan-
ieno Sonnen mebr als lestes Ssabr.
- slus Mrgentinien miro berihtet,
Dab Die nit aorn bepflan5te Sldhe
lid alf nur 9,533,000 Mcres bel1uft
nno Die geringite ieit 1924 lit. SIM
Sabre 1888 betrug Die Jl1he 15,-
521,O 900 acres unb i'm Sabre 1914
1O,9O3, 700 Icres. Manherorts tpmr-
De Dos aorn erbebli6 bon &euidref-
fen bei6aoigt. = Sn 8rniilien lit
man beltrebt, mebr Sabaf 3u eraeu-
gen, Inn ben einbeimii9en 8eoarf an
oeden. Sic grnte miro auf runb atpei-
bunoertunopier5ig Miaionen Yfuno
selhatt. Ser Anbau lit oieies sSabr
ungefabr 5pan5ig Ero5ent GROCER oils
I'M Boriabr. Sir MuItralien uno
seeuleelano ltebt cine geringere Mpfel-
ernte als Die lebtiabrige in glusiiht.
Gie lettiabrige grnte belief li9 auf
unsefabr orei5ebn Miaionen 8uibel.
Ser gr0Bte Cell Der oiesidbrigen
Grnte miro mabribeinlid BON gng-
lanoern aufgefauft tperoen. ssn
RuBlano loa oie Broouftion bon 81
trusfriidten erbobt llnb Bis gum Sab
re 1850 meitere fiinf1nolieb5igtauleno
acres 2ano nit Sbitbdumen 6epflan3t
peroen. - Sn aaen beieeten @ebie.
ten Seuti6lan6s par bie ssleilhpro-
BUTTON lebtes Sabr geringer als i'm
Sabre 1915, als tie idon einen 3ief-
ltano erreibte. IS lit tpenig Muglidt
Oorbanoen, Dob oieles Sabr mebr
5leiif proou5iert miro, neil es an
ShladtOieb uno 5utter feblt. slus
China fommt Die Nahribt, ooB Elm
|groBer Seil Ser 2ebensmitteI, bie bort.
bin gel6idt tpuroen, beroorben lit,
neil Die 8erteilung au mangelbaft
mar. Columbia, Siio-Mmerifo,
fiibrte lettes Sabr 100000 eide
&affe aus: Die grobte ausfubr in Ser
@ei6ibte.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
Iarnt-Rnnhfdtal,
@on 5. N. senenid, ebemali.
ger 8eSaftemr bes ,Ganbmann'

6 m m enbe e greigniiie
perfen itets ibren Sdotten boraus.
Sor einem Sabr ipuroe an oieIer
Stelle oarauf bingepieien, BOB Die
8erteuerung ioiuie bie &ationiernng
Ser Butter 5u elmer 8eipegung Iiib-
rem peroe, Die Sleomargarinelteuern
ob5uidaffen. @iber grlparten lit oies
in Benniplpania auf seridtlidem,
nidt geietli6em @ege geiheben. Das
itaatlide Sbergeridt BON 8enniplpa-
mia bot etnItimmig entIhieoen, oab
oas bort ieit ohtrnopier5ig Sabren
beitebenbe Sleomargorinegeieb per-
faiiunssmiorig lit. Sbenorein beItebt
Die Mogliffeit, baB ser Staat =
uno oieier bat feline berfiigbaren
5onos oa5u - an oie 5ipei Miuionen
Collar, oie ~ungeieelid" foaeftiert
puroen, 5uriidbe5oblen muB. Gie
alaee uuroe bon Sanolern onge=
Itrengt. 9iele madten gelteno, Dob
oie Si5ens fir 8roBb1nbler, $500
pro Sabr, uno fiir aleinbdnbler,
500, probi6itip iei. Sn ser geri6t=
liden @nti6eioung beiBt es, DOB Dos
@eles ytpiqfiirlif, 1lnperniinftig, fon=
ftsfatoriif unb probibitio" ltnb Sleo-
margarine Elm rgeiunoes" 8robuft
uno als lolhes fem griat fir anbere
Nabrrng Cgutter) it, Serporgeboben
miro, oaB sic Si5enien iibertriebetl
bod tparen uno tpeit mebr eitltrugell
als 5ur 0urdfiibrung bes 8eietes
notig mar. go 3. g. nobm gennIpl=
oania in BEN Sobren 1943 /1945 ST.
121, 1,763 on SleolpeIen elm nnb pers
aussabte fir Die 0urhfiibruns bes
Sleogeletes uno lid auf iiebenuno=
oreiBig anoere 1,iftperipanbte Geab=
rungsmittelgeIebe nur $239, ,902 aus.
Cine Ippeuation on bas 8unbes-
Sbergeridt lit 10 gut 1pie ausgei61oi=
len, oenn Die Wolfereis isSrganilationen
uno Die Wildipirte baben oa5u faunl
Ole notisen Mtttel. Die Eenniplpania=
gntldeioung lit cine Grnlltigrng fir
Sic Sleo- o-Sntereiien, auf in anoeren
Staaten por5ugeben llno iih babel auf
oie in 8eoe itebenoe gntideiouns gu
berufen.
Sie 3u ferra 10 terun @
gebt, fans iie nidt berldngert miro,
5u gnoe. gs liegen orei 8orlagen
Dor, bon oenen 6tpei Die 8erlangerung
befiirmorten. Gos 9lufbeben Ser &a=
tionierung permebrt Sen 3uderporrat
nidt, mag a6er 5lt bOberen 8reiien
uno Samltern fiibren.
Or. SEQ gbrtfen ! e n, e9 e.
molieer Gireftor bes bemursiIden
9eportements Der Hebrasfa- Qilipers
litGt, ertlarte, oaB Die 8erpenoung
bon peiteren breibunoert Wiaionen
8uibel @etreioe 5ur Seritellung bon
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

8auen llnb @eben. Sn unlerer Weli
bat oieIes @ottesgeies aue @iiltigfeit
berloren. Oas Qeben oes mo6ernen
Weniden 8eigt penigltens niht mebr,
bob mir Seutisen nod oaran glau-
ben, tpie iebr unler 3aiein llnb unler
@liid i'm Siefiten uno 2esten bod
abbanstg lit bonn gottli6en @eies ser
Site. = Mit abnliden @ebanfen III
ieoer Wtonot oes Sabres angefiiat -
8eoanfen, Die Seib ,sno @eilt erfri-
Ihen.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
MuAkunN
Son Erpf. 5. W. 9Ibreu
@eSafteur bes ,8atienfreunb'
. aarl g., DO. =

Sbre 4nfraee, ooer pielmebr 9itte,
iautet: .sSn elmer sSbrer lesten STUNT
n1ern oes bios8aiienfreuno' baber,
Sic Elm 8u6lein, ,Wonote @ottes
e,npfoblen nit Der 8emerfung, oas-
ielbe eisene ith gang beionoers fir
sen Sarmer, ser nit Ser Ratur inni=
ger in 8erbinoung Itebt als Der Stao=
ter. aonnten sic mir etlide 8roben
bapon geben?" - @ir fonnen leioer
nur nit fur5en Broben bienen 1lno
eeben bier etlihe @eoonfen fiir sen
Monat Sebruar 1pieber: ,S6neebe=
oedt iino bic Seloer uno tiefes
Shueisen itredt ii6 iiber sic @eiten.
gs lit aber ntdt bie Stiae oes Sobes,
mas oa iiber oen gedern lieet. Slei
,lnter Ser bartgefrorenen, 1pinteriueis
Ben &ruIte bes 0hlterbooens atmen
Die Seine oes 2ebens. Wit ieber
Stltnoe, bie Der lrnIer Sabrbunbert
ourhbrauIenoe Seitenlauf Dem Sc.
brrar entreiBt, riidt ser Sag nGber,
an Dem oiele Seine erDa6en iperoell
1lno oie araft ibrer epigen Susenb
miro binuegfegen oie itarre eiiige
Wadt oes Binters, @dloer uno 6lu.
rem nit 2eben 1,no 8liiben iibergies
beno. l1eber bas ihneebeoedte 2unb
fdbrt Elm Bauer. Son Ieinem Sdlit=
ten aus ihaut er redtS uno lints
iiber oie Seloer, abu6geno, mus er
i'm tommenoen Sriibling ipobl bier
uno bort anbauen lperoe. gr trirb
ernit BEL ieinem @blpdgen. Ser Bauer
lit ia ni6t tpie ser StGoter. gr lebt
nidt nod ser llbr, na6 Wai6ine,
nad Gertebrsparagrapben uno nad)
Den fitnitliden @inoe Ger Brograms
me unb Mooen, sic uniere StGote
ourdbeulen. Ger Bauer lebt na6 ser
Sonne, nab oen ,lrolten 8eiesen bes
Sebens, ole i'm, iein 8irfen uno
iein S6affen, iein Sinnen nit Sen
gebeimnispollen Naturfr1ften Der.
bunoen balten, oeren 5riidte er ie=
oes Sabr erntet, oeren Stiirme er
itber leine 5elber brauien iiebt unb
oeren Sdopfer er in ieinem 8uls uno
in ieoem 8rasbalm ipiirt. 9esbol6
miro Der Bauer ernlt, penn ct iiber
ietne Ieder fabrt. gr fiiblt, baB bier
anf letnen SelSern bod gon5 anbere
@elese berrl6en ols oort in ben Stdo,
ten, bon mo- man i'm 81 belebren iudt
8on5 anoere Saragrapben, als in oer
aopfen ser 9beoretifer uno Bolitifer
fir oeren gntIdeioungen man ibu
ein5utreten nit geripredungen uni
Grobungen ouiforoert. Sier orouBer
IN Der freien 8ottesnutur gibt es nod
ettpos, bas peoer SaB fennt nod
9osbeit, ous alien glttun min, BEN
glrmen genau 10 lpie Dem &eiden
Dem S6tpa6en uno Dem M66tigen
StiI uno gut liegt Iie bn, Die treut
Wltter groe. 81brenb Die Menider
aerltoren uno 5ertriimmern, balt III
nnerldiitterlid felt an iener slufgabe
Die ibr bonn Shopfer segeben: 9ln
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

- Inter gepiiien llmltdnoen lit es
beifer 81 idspeisen als au ipreden.
@enn Die Wabrbeit iid ieIbit genua
radt, branft Tie nidt berteioigt 5u
neroen.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
: 1ram s.. g., Sans.

@elbe Giiben fms am geiiinoeIten
uno nabrbafteiten, tpen,l man lie rob
iBt ODER fein aerreibt.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

oensbnu nidt auffiibrt, tperoen oie
6rieoensbauIeute ,imlonlt arbeiten.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01
WurUnn
Ieiden Sic an
u&@ vsed
. Verdauungsst0rung
. Case und Blshungen
. verstimrntern Magen
. Kopfschrnerzen
. Schlaflosigkeit
. Nervositat
hervorgerufen durch
. funktionale
Hartleibigkeit ?

Besorgen Sic sich Forni's zeiterprob.
tes Alpenkriiuter. Mehr ais elm Alb.
fihrmittel, es list auch cine Magenta.
tigkeit anregende Medixin, hergestelli
aus l8 der Natur eigenen medizini-
schen Wurxeln, Krautern und Paan.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

keitsbeschwerden wieder wissen vol.
len und eur selben Zeit Ihrem Magen
guttun wollen, besorgen Sic sich noch
heute Alpenkrauter. Vorsicht: Nur
zu gebrauchcn vie angewiesen.
Falls Sic es in lhrer Nachbarschaft
NIGHT kaufen k6nnen, senden Sic fur uneer
AlpenkrSutsr Einflhruns und
erhalten Size
MTTCTED 6Oc Wert--Pro-
MOOA LN beflaschen Won
FORMS HEIL-oEL LININaENT - anti
septisch-bringt schnelle Linderun9 Won
rheumatischen und ncuralgischen Schmer.
zens muskulosen Rtickenschmerxen. stei-
fen oder schmerxenden Muskein, Verstau.
chunsen und Verrenkungen.
FORMS MAGOIO - alkalisch - linders
gewisse voriibergehende Masenst6rungen
wae Sodbrennen und Verdauung sstorun-
gen. hervorgerufen dureh Elm Uebermass
an Skurs.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1947-03-01

GCAs AARCAnAa00'
trige Dsrme xu
ten und hilft, We
Abfall sanft N
auszuscheiden, .
durch Hartlei.
bigkeit verur.
sachten Case zu
vertreibaen und
gibt dem Ma.
gen das ange.
n Q b m Q Co.
fihl Won Wirme.
Wenn Sic die
Frcuden gliickli.
cher Linderung
von HnrtIashi0.
Evening star., 1947-05-18
A Washingtonian's Report
VOU WOULD NEED very

VOU WOULD NEED very
1 sharp eyes to locate Lake
Minchumina ON an ordinary
map Of Alaska. but Z pilot or
navigator would have little
trouble finding It on an aero
nautical chart. On this type
map, he would ind that MIN
chumina Is the site Of. q Civil
Aeronautics Administration
airway communication sta
ton with directional radio
range, two landing strips and
weather. collection facilities
equal TO or better than those
Of many United States towns
whose population figures run
into the thousands.
Directly astride the inland
arvay from Fairbanks to
Bethel, Minchumina lies in q
vide plain about 70 miles
west Of Mount Mckinley.
With the exception Of an
abandoned trail which was
used In the days when dog
teams carried the mail, there
y no surface transportation
INTO this area. When the sta
acn was being constructed
and the landing strips hacked
out Of the woods, every build
ING, radio tranxmitter and
can Of beans had to be hauled
10 BY caterpillar tractor train
over the hundred frozen miles
itom Nenana.
Il was to this small station
/ S0s ne came last summer
Sa man -and-Wife communi-
usor team, after having been
aauoned on the lower Kus-
so4Wtm at Aniak and at
Some on the Seward Penin-
WA Originally. we had been
Mmed for six months at
@vernment expense at the
aalning center In Seattle,
'@ We started out as COM
a0nications greenhorns. my
aaaoand, Norman. being right
w Of the Army (Glider
Evening star., 1947-05-18

what new furs he has taken
or sitting in his cabin listen
ing to stories Of his 81 years
In Alaska. All the Minchu-
nina trappers have llne dog
sleds and there Is nothing 20
thrilling as hitching q ride ON
one Of them hack across the
lake.
The other communication
couple. Vincent and Nan Mad
den, also from Washington.
ran . small trapline this year,
concentrating on beaver,
which brought 80 to $50 per
skin. Next season they expect
to trap mink. marten, fox and
otter. in addition to beaver.
In summer, when the mos
quitoes are out in dive
bomber formations, We spend
considerable time boating
and llshing offshore. where
there Is usually . little breeze
to keep the pests away. The
lake II about 10 miles long
but. disappointtngly, filled
only With pike and whitefish.
For the trappers. this Is q
blessing. as they put their
nets out Ill summer and dry
the lish for dog food. Thus,
in q way, every mink coat
proudly walking down Con-
necticut avenue started with
the lowiy fish.
Game Is plentiful, and last
season three moose were
taken by the station person
mel. In fact. Chief Aircraft
Communication Roy Delaney
shot his moose right from the
front door of the stationl
All In all, 1t is q pleasant
life, but. of course. there
are drawbacks. At times, you
can't get away from the feel
ing Of real isolation. and you
have to face the fact that
the nearest doctor is $50 miles
away. Supplies are flown In
by CAA planes for the most
Evening star., 1947-05-18
BY RoMAYke [. PoTosKY

Corps) and I a veteran of a
very routine Government Job
In Warrington. Editors Note:
Since writing this article,
Mrs. Potosky and her hus-
band have been transferred
to 0ambell.)
When an aircraft calls In
over Ninchumina, q position
report Is sent to all stations
along the proposed route of
flight and also to the base
station where the original
flight plan Is held In an
open" lile until IN arrival
message Is received. In this
way . close check Is MAIN
tanned on all flights. and cir
cults are alerted ~ soon as
4 plane Is overdue and un-
reported.
There Is q planned same
ness" to all the CAA Alaskan
stations, and equipment and
furnishings are identical, for
the most part. There are two
styles Of bungalows at Min
chumina. but both have red
and-white kitchens and large
living rooms OF which lie two
bedrooms and q bath. There
Is q pulldown stairway to the
attic. which Is large enough
to be finished OF into two
more bedrooms. The houses
are well furnished and have
automatic oil furnaces.
I am often asked by friends
outside" how we keep our
selves amused, and when I
try to reply in detail. I am
surprised that such simple
pleasures seem to f1ll our lives.
Our own particular interest
lies In collecting primitive
Eskimo relics, Of which We
have about 1000. We also
spend q lot of time skiing.
snowshoeing and walking
across the lake to visit one
of our trapper friends. I never
tire of going with him to see
Evening star., 1947-05-18

part, but the fresh foods that
they bring do not last very
long, and then We revert to
our old diet of canned foods,
powdered milk and bread
which We have to make our
selves.
Evening star., 1947-10-15

ties last week-but alone. That's
news in this town of more women
than men!
June Allyson did not make that
certain picture at Columbia, because
(See GRAHAM, Page B-15.)