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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
Writesof 1894
Libby Flood

Following is a letter from T. l.
Mccullough, 1898 Cedar st. River
side, California. Mr.. MCCULLOUGH
visited Libby about a year ago re-
newing old acquaintance and
viewing landmarks. He writes as
follows under date of June |:
Mr. W. R. Littell
Libby, Montana
Dear Editor: Today-Primary /
am busy taking voters to the polls
in my car. You'll find inclosed some
editorials, mining news and our
weather reports.
When l went to Libby in '98 they
were talking about the big flood
that washed away Old Town in
1894; in which Andy Swanson'S log
hotel went down the river. Andy's
safe (they told) was an "augur
hole" where he banked his $40 gold
pieces. That part of the wall was
also carried away He built a new
hotel down town. However bis
afternoons were generally spent
trying to unearth that treasure.
The present rampage of the
Kootenai now causing such havoc
along lower reaches of the Column
bia, cause me to wonder which
floods were the greatest. Perhaps
Frank Wagner may know.
Please enter me for a short sub
scription to The Western News.
dating back a couple of weeks or SO.
Very truly, T. L. Mccullough.
An interesting article written by
Mr. Mccullough and published in
the Riverside Daily Press, May %,
is reprinted below:
Gold Mines of the Incas
Editor Press and Enterprise:
The Mining Association of the |
had a treat in store for |
members who attended its luncheon
meeting on May 81 in the Los
Chamber of Commerce |
where Clarence Woods |
showed motion pictures taken in |
that fabulous region, southeast !,
Peru.
President Woods of the Santo
Domingo gold mine in the Imam
oara district, east of Cuzo on Anna
zon slope, took US along from his
landing at Mollendo, where men
and cargo were lowered by crane
from ship to shore boats.
The 326mile rail climb led |
through miles and miles of terraced
farms. Crucero Alto was crossed AT
| 1906 feet on the way to the inland
basin that surrounds Lake Titicaca
where a great civilization flour |
shed even before that of the Incas
Wagons, then pack trains. were
used to complete the journey.
Llamas, mules and burros are de-
oendable means of transportation.
Another 15,OO0-foot pass was cross
ed, then the trail led down the IN
(Cn,aA;r,rn.l -. ~
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE COMING

Cecil Cook, Field Representative,
Social Security Administration, will
be in Libby on Tuesday, July 10.
l948, at the office of the Dept of
Public Welfare from 100 to 400
p. m, and in Eureka on Wednesday.
July a. l948 at the office of the
Dept. of Public Welfare from 100
to 800 p. m. He will take applica-
tions for benefits under the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
law and conduct other business con-
nected with the federal insurance
system
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENTS OFFICE

Miss Harriette Cuchman, poultry
specialist for the Montana Exten-
sion Service. will be in Lincoln Co.
next Monday and Tuesday. She
will discuss feeds and feeding,
poultry housing and diseases and
parasites of poultry and their con-
troll.
Meetings will be held as follows
and the public is invited to attend:
Libby, July II, 800 p m, at the
Library.
Eureka, July 10, 300 p. m. at the
High School
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
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AND THE BIG 'UN
GOT AWAY AGAIN

The biggest "utthroat I ever tied
into. is the way Gus Delzer re
ported losing a fight with a big
trout IN lower Libby Greek.
When the fisherman saw what a
"walloper he had hooked. his usual
expert technique deserted him and
ne made a break for the bank. pull
ing the trout behind him. Delzer
succeeded in landing the cutthroat
on a sand bar and then his dog
rushed in to help. BY the time The
fight was over the big fish had
gotten off the hook and was az
liberty again in the creek.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
Fungus Attacks
Forest Timber

If you have wondered what has
made the needles on the larch trees
turn yellow, you will be interested
to know that its Meria Laricis. This
fungus, which attacks the needles
of the larch, is caused by extremely
wet spring weather, Forest Super
visor w. G. Guernsey announced.
The fungus has been noticeable
on the larches in the Inland En-
pire region for several years as
Stunning epidemic proportions this
year. It is possible that we might
have several years of these cpl
denies until we enter another dry
circle, Mr.. Guernsey added.
The fungus will probably kill the
more seriously infected tres he said,
and parts of those trees that are
less seriously affected.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
FORMER RESIDENT SENDS
NEfpS ITEMS

Mrs. Robert F. Griffith. nee An
ME Stuhlreiter, now of Seattle, sent
US the following items
Bob was graduated on June II
from the University of Washing
ton with a bachelor Of science de-
gree in mining engineering. He is
now in the Cascade Mountains for
the summer on a University of
Washington geological field trip.
my sister, Ellen. is with me for
the summer and is attending the
summer session at the University
We are both enjoying visit from
our mother. Mrs. NJ. Stuhlreiter, who
plans to be with US for short
time"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
NATIVE OF PERU AT LOCAL
METHODIST CHURCH

Miss Ella Velasquez, a native of
Lima, Peru. will be the guest of
the Libby Methodist Sunday School
next Sunday morning, July 18th,
at GAS a. m. She will also speak
at the morning worship at 1l:00
a. m. She is a student at Ohio
Wesleyan University on Methodist
Crusade for Christ" Scholarship.
Miss Velasquez is currently attend
ing Methodist Youth Camps at Roll
Inns on Flathead Lake.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
TO RESUME GRAIN DOOR
PRODUCTION NEXT WEEK

According to Elmer Switzer. Sr..
personnel director, the ]. Neils
Lumber Mill expects to resume pro
duction next week of grain doors
which they have not been making
since the 18th of last November.
About 40 men are employed on
work during the vaca-
ton shutdown The mill will open
on schedule next Monday morning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

The Mill Workers Union, No.
1881, will hold their installation of
officers next Tuesday evening. Those
being installed are-William Shawl,
president; Ruben Hamann, vice
president; John Mass, financial sec
rotary; and Harry Moe, recording
secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
SEALED PROPOSALS ASKED

Sealed Proposals for carrying the
United States Mails (including par
cel-post mails) on Mail Messenger
Route between the Post Office at
Libby, Montana, and C. N. Rv. will
be accepted at the Libby Post Of
flee until closing hour, july l8.
I948.-F. L. DeRosia. Postmaster.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
LIBBY DEFEATS
COLUMBIA FALLS

= Libby took an easy game last
Sunday from Columbia Falls, win
nlng the long end of a is to 2 score.
The game was played at Libby with
Gehring on the mound for Libby
and Christianson catching. Burpee
umpired.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
TWO FINED FOR
DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Henry Herps and Herb BEECH
man of Jennings were arrested
Tor drunken disorderly conduct by
Chief Of Police George Bryant and
fined $40 each in Police Court con-
Quoted by Police Magistrate Tom
BrindIey.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
ATTENTION.
ALL GIRL SCOUTS

All Girl Scouts who plan to at
tend Scout Camp this summer: A
special meeting is being called for
you and your mothers Friday night
at 7:3O in the community room If
you want to go to camp remember
to come to the meeting.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
D. A. BoIIinoer
Opens Office

D. A Bollinger has opened his
office as consulting forester in this
area. Mr. Bollinger is a graduate
of the University of Minnesota
school of forestry, taking two quar-
tiers of graduate work. He received
his degree in 1916.
The only consulting forester in
this district, Mr. Bollinger has ser
we'd with the United States Forest
Service and is a member of the So
ciety of American Foresters. He
was superintendent of a rubber
plantation in Liberia, west Africa
for a year and half and has work
ed as timber estimator for the J..
Neils Lumber Co..
His professional card is now ap-
pearing in The Western News.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Miss Bette Rubard who is en-
ployed by the Retail Credit Co. of
Spokane came Sunday to spend the
week visiting her mother, Mrs. John
Rubard. She also visited at the
home of her brother, Raymond Ru-
bard, in Seattle.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Walter R. Talsma came in from
Seattle last Saturday. He was hon
orably discharged from the Navy,
having served three years on the
U.S.S. Osbourn, as a radar man. He
plans to stay at home for some
time.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
HOSPITAL NOTES

Births:-July 2, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Beaulieu, a boy.
Admitted:-June 80, Betty Webb,
Rexford, surgical; July Z, William
Wallace, medical.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dale and
Kenneth Binion Of Fort Benton
spent a couple days visiting at the
Fred Carter home this week.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

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Evening star., 1948-05-16
Salvation Army Drive
For S350,0OO District
Fund Opens tuesday

A Salvation Army campaign to
raise s350,00o for new buildings and
the expansion and renovation of
"out-moded" existing facilities will
get under way at luncheon at
1890 pm, Tuesday, in the Hamil-
ton Hotel. Eric A. Johnston, presi-
dent Of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers Association, who has ac-
cepted the honorary chairmanship
of the campaign, will be the princi-
pal speaker.
Frank A. Birgfeld, general chair
man Of the campaign, which has
the blessing of the Washington
Community Chest, said last night it
was the first time In Is years the
Army has made such local appeal.
The funds, he said, will go to the
following projects:
/. Establishment Of a Downtown
Center, to be an alcoholic rehabili-
tstion clinic; somewhere in the
general vicinity OF Ninth and D
streets NV" Cost is estimated at
$4,000.
2. Renovation of the Negro Gen.
ter, Seventh and P streets NV.
which is used as a center for family
activities. Conditions in the present
building are described as almost
intolerable." Estimated cost, SOS, 900.
8. Renovation Of the Evangeline
Residence, 1880 L street NV, used
as a home for lower income en-
ployed girls. Estimated cast: $50,-
900.
4. Sale Of the Emergency home
for Homeless and Friendless Women
and Children, 622 Fifth street NV,
and purchase of a new home ION
New Hampshire avenue between @
and R streets NV" The old prop
erty, it was explained. can be sold
at an advantageous price which will
be applied to purchase Of the pro-
posed home. Estimated net cost:
$50,000 (additionaD.
5. Enlargement and modernization
Of the Army's camps at Patuxent
and Triangle, Md. Estimated cost:
$50 900.
6. Enlargement and renovation Of
the Northeast Youth Center, tbs I
street NE, to take care Of so per
cent more youths than can presently
be cared for. Estimated cost: $25,-
600.
Scheduled to attend the luncheon
are Postmaster General Jesse M.
Donaldson, who heads the Govern
ment division of the campaign;
Commissioner ]. Russell Young, who
heads the division for District en-
ployes and key officials from more
than go other Government depart
ments and agencies.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
CoIors Ceremony Is Set
For Today at Cathedral

The Military Order OF the World
Wars will hold its 21st annual mass
ing of the colors ceremony IN the
amphitheater on The Washington
Cathedral grounds at $3.50 pm. to-
day, with Veterans Administrator
Carl Gray as principal speaker.
Flags and banners of more than
200 veterans and other patriotic Or
ganizations in this area are to be
displayed, 1t. Col. Bertram H.
White, master of ceremonies, an
nounced. .........-..-.
The Rt. Rev. Angus Dun, Episco-
pal Bishop OF Washington, will well
come the groups, Dean John w.
Suter will conduct service, and
Vice Admiral Earle w. Mills, COM
mander Of Washington Chapter OF
Military Order of the World Wars,
will introduce Mr.. Gray.
The United States Marine Band,
conducted by Maj. Edward Santel-
man, will take part in the program
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Bishop Ireton TO Dedicate
Arlington Mission Crypt

Bishop Peter L.. Ireton Of Rich
mond will dedicate a crypt at Mis-
sionhurst, 1851 North Twenty-fifth
street, Arlington, Va, at IL am.
June 3, it was announced yesterday.
The crypt, in the American Gen.
tral House of the Immaculate Heart
Missions, includes a statue Of Our
Lady of Fatima,a modelled from the
original statue at Fatima, Portugal
After the formal opening Of the
crypt, regular masses will be said
there on Saturdays and on the 18th
of each month. Benediction Of the
Blessed Sacrament will be given
each Sunday at pm. In the gar
den at Missionhurst.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

tional Executive committeeman from
South Carolina, I cannot permit my
name to be placed In nomination
at the State convention.
Other South Carolinians here ex-
planned custom would make Gov.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

as will the Washington High School
Cadet Band. Division marshals for
the procession are 1t. Col. George
o. Weber of the University of Mary
land, 1t. Col. Paul M. Fisher of the
Office of the Chief of Chaplains,
1t. Col. Horace R. Higgins, of the
Ordnance Reserve and Commander
Ralph S. Parr of the Military Order
of World Wars.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Senator Johnston Quits
Democratic Party Post
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senator Johnston, Democrat, Of
South Carolina, said yesterday he
will not seek reelection as Demo-
cratic National Committeeman from
South Carolina.
In a statement, Senator johnson
said: Although deeply appreciative
of the many offerings of support
for reelection as Democratic Ma
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Thurmond the nominee TO succeed
Johnston.
Recently Senator Johnston turned
down plea from Democratic Ma
tional Chairman McGrath to help
raise funds for the party. He told
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Senator McGrath he couldn't raise
a Confederate dollar toward re-
election of President Truman.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting q room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising In The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
an. to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Senator Johnston has spoken
often and vehemently against Mrs
Trumans racial legislation program.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

several key sectors of the economy.
Without them, he says, the situa-
tiOn undoubtedly would have been
worse.
There is no doubt" he says,
that they have been of substantial
benefit in sustaining public morale,
in preventing widespread starva-
tiOn and unrest and in keeping es-
sential economic functions and pub
lie services going"
AS long as the war continues, we
can hardly hope to do any more
than help the government ease the
economic pressures. If we want to
end the war, one State Department
spokesman says, it might cost $5,-
90O,0O0,0OO. OBJ
If the war were to end, however,
the expert on China believes that
American dollars and technical
/ help could bring about a true re-
/ Mobilization. Even if the lines were
stabilized in their present posi-
tiOns, with Manchuria permanently
in Red territory, South and Central
China have uneXplOited resources
which could be developed sufficient
ly to put Nationalist China on heI
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

the. war, and still being spent, on
military aid.
What has been the result up to
now?
An ECA spokesman says "the eC-
OnOmic position of nOn-COmmunist
China is continually deteriOrating,"
imitation getting worse all the
time. Lately, he adds, the volume Of
exports and the flow of goods from
the countryside into the major
cities have fallen off sharply. There
is a growing reluctance of farmers
to sell fOOdstuffs for depreciating
paper money.
The Chinese governments deficit
amounts to IS to 20 percent of total
expenditures, he says. That means
/ that the government collects in
revenue only 80 to 35 percent of the
money it needs to keep going. To
pay it's bills, it can only print more
paper currency.
The immediate cause of China's
acute economic troubles is, of
course, the civil war, eating up
government revenues, diverting
lnanpOWer from constructive work,
disrupting essential services and
preventing the increase of prOduc-
tion.
The latest disaster has been the
loss of Manchuria, which is richer
in resources than any other region
of the country. The Communists, in
finally looping eff the province
took away the NatiOnalists' most
valuable asset.
Ii it had not been for the Civil
War, in the opinion of one ECA ex
pert on China, the UNRRA program
alone would have been sufficient L
restore China at least to the eco
. nOmic position she held before
! World War H.
: Leaving the civil war out oil con
{ sideratiOn, however, what would
: cost t. put China on her fee
9 economically? The ECA spokesman
8 says the $275,OOOyOOO his agency i
spending is not enough to "stem tn
tide of economic deterioration.
. And that's all anybody ever hope
3 it would do. No one expected tn
sum to start the work of recovery.
President Truman, in asKin
9 Congress for ECA funds for Chin
9 last February, said only that tn
9 assistance he proposed "can assis
9 in rCtarding the current ecOnOmi
9 deterioration and thus give til
9 Chinese government a further OF
. pOrtunity to initiate the measure
9 necessary to the establishment {
9 more stable economic conditions. -
9 Secretary of State MARSHALL /
his plea to Congress for the &c.
9 funds for China said only that the
9 would help retard the preseI
9 rapid rate of economic deteriOra
ton"
The ECA spokesman says that tn
$98,000,000 worth of supplies whic
were delivered by ECA to China i
9 the first six months of the prOgral
- had made a vital contribution.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
What 1t Means
MORE HELP FOR CHINA
By CLARKE BEACH

WASHINGTON - What do they
mean when they talk about more
help for China?
Will any amount of American as
sistance ever put China on her feet?
How much would it cost to produce
in China the kind of economic Ie-
habilitatiOn we hope to achieve in
the Marshall Plan nations of
Europe?
According to the Chinese gov
ernment's own records, we have
spent since the wars end $518,3OO,-
900 in Chinese civilian relief, near
ly all of it a gift. In addition we
have loaned China $152,9O0,0OO for
TecOnstructiOn.
Now in the Economic COOpera-
tiOn Administration (ECA) pro-
gram for China, we are spending
$275, 100000 additional for ecOnOm-
ic assistance. None of these figures
includes the large sums spent since
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

feet. If Manchuria were regained
and peace came, the job would be
much easier. He reckOns that ST.
500,OO0,0OO (B) to $3,OOO,OOO,OOO OBJ
could start China on the road to
prosperity.
It would have to be spent over a
period of years, he said. In China
you couldn't bring about rehabili-
tatiOI on a massive scale as in Eu-
rope China has barely started her
industrial revolution. Labor would
have to be trained, especially fore
men. Each plant and industry
would have to be mOdernized one at
a time.
But, eventually, he believes, a new
and stable China could be created
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

Sam Crawford of Detroit twice
was the American League home run
leader-in 1908 and 1914-and both
times he recorded the lowest total
-seven-ever needed to win the
crown.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10

Whole blood for transfusiOns can
be preserved for three weeks or
more.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

LET"-yours for the asking-that
contains all OF this information. In
addition-it offers over 1900 sug-
gestions for naming the baby
(boy or girD-and it is filled with
other interesting data like BIRTH
stones, flowers and infants needs.
The BABY BOOKLET" will be
sent free of charge to any expect
ant mother who lives in Washing
ton-or its suburb. Simply mail
q post card with your name, ad-
dress, telephone number, and date
Of expectancy (the latter to insure
correct horoscope)-send it to Box
1872, Main Post Ofdce-and a copy
will be mailed to you promptly. Do
1t today.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

rebuilt Singer sewing machines-
Singer Consoles at $S9.50-Sinser
Portables at $3.50. Brand new
sewing machines are priced from
sl29.50. And do ask to see the new
"NECCHI," considered the worlds
finest machine. Without any spe-
cial attachments-it does prach-
cally everything but talk. 1t mono
grams! It embroiders! It makes
buttonholes! 1t does cording! It
sews On buttons! It ng-zags
stitches! It sews backward and for
wardl You'll ind CAPITOL 10
Gated across from woodward and
Lothrop North Bldg.-7l6 l1th 6T.
NV. Phone RE. 1900.
Evening star., 1948-09-26
Brink Bride

Miss Barbara Ann Brink, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. wellington Brink
Of Falls Church, was married yes
terday to Mr.. Stuart Glover White
hurst, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Whitehurst of Portsmouth, Va, the
wedding taking place in the Pres
byterian Church at Falls Church.
The Rev. Alton B. Altfather ON
ciated at the ceremony and the
bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. Miss Mar
iorie Griffin of Norfolk was her
maid of honor.
Mr.. Kenwood Wright was best
Evening star., 1948-09-26

bride to the sanctuary, where she
Twas awaited BY the bridegroom and
, his brothers Mr.: Lewis w. Britton,
fjr., who acted as his best man.
Miss Nancy Wiley was maid Of
honor for her sister. and the ushers
were Messrs. James r. Brewer, Ed
ward Gates, John O'Brien and
Charles Hurrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Britton temporarily
win make their home here.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

man for his brother and the ushefs
we're Mr.. Leon Whitshurst, uncle Of
the bridegroom. and Mr.. Clark NJ.
Brink, brother Of the bride.
The reception was held in the
home Of the brides parents, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehurst
left for trip to the Pocono Noun
tains before going to Portsmouth to
make their home.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

er hair. They give modern science
based treatments, under the direc-
ton of r. w. Farrell, Trichologist,
They analyze ard rejuvenate the
complete cycle of hair growth-so
that the lost~llair will be replaced
naturally by strong, virile and OBJ
vious hair growth. Go in for q
free examination. Private treatment
rooms for both men and women.
Suite 1850 Shoreham Bldg, 18th
and H SITS. NV. Phone Ma. 6ool.
Evening star., 1948-09-26

problem under your
hat? A problem-like
thinning hair. II your
scalp is not replacing
hair as fast as it is
lost-you CAN avoid
baldness-if you start
in time. Let THE
HAIR EXPERTS, INC.
"normalize" your scalp
to helm produce thick
Evening star., 1948-09-26

mgt0n s MB.
est sew n q
machine store
&C A PI r A L
8 e w I N g
c e N r g r.
They h . v e
both new and
used m o Is
They also have
q 1arre xt0rk Of
Evening star., 1948-09-26

t n e b a D y 8
traits before
hand by know
ing its horo-
scope, accord
ing to the sign
Of the Zodiac.
There Is an en-
chanting little
an nAnun00D
Evening star., 1948-09-26

anu everything ID
baked fresh daily.
Stop in and get
some delicious d
Ere h pastries,
Croissants, Napo-
Icons, Cream Pufs.
Brioche and Pal
mier. Cakes for
W e d d gs a n q
h;rthdavs made to
Evening star., 1948-09-26

Miss Maxine Grace Wiley, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Wilbur Chapline Wiley,
and Mr.. Keith George Britton, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis william Brit
ton, were married yesterday after
noon. The ceremony took place at
the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sac
lrament, the Rev. Father Lyon OFF,
ciating.
Mr.. Louis e. Matcalf escorted the
Evening star., 1948-09-26


silver S e r W
ice when it
needs repair
ing, refniSh-
ing or replat-
ing. Skilled
s | lversnithS
"o- LAaNrr
Evening star., 1948-09-26

quadruple plate that is guaranteed.
Telephone DU. 27s8-and a repre-
sentative will call on you. Or
stop In at 361l M ST. NV.