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The Nome nugget., 1948-08-18
Russian Blockade Brings Trouble I'm Russian Zone

Continued from Page One) lack of supplies which formerly were obtained from wes ern Ger many.
 The supplies, chiefly coal and steel from the Ruhr, were shut off when the western powers stopped trains from entering or leaving the Russian zone. This was counter measure to the Soviet land blockade of Berlin, started late in June.
 The newspaper said the Madge- burg strike protested Russian re- quisitioning of occupation zone foods for Berlin.
 The Russians have not denied persistent reports of food short ages in their part of Germany. Shortages were said to be aggra- vated by seizures of stocks to sup port the Russian promise to feed the entire city of Berlin, including blockaded western areas.
 The American zone of Germany had food trouble also. A crowd of 10000 demonstrated at Hof in Ba- varia against high food prices and shouted approval of a resolution calling for a buyers strike.
 American and British planes supplying the 2,O5O,OOO Germans in western Berlin started freight ing in shoes and cigarettes, as well as food and coal. They took in 9.790 pairs of shoes made in western Germany, and 1,620,000 cigarettes from surplus U. s. army stores.
 The BritiSh-Licensed neWspa- per Telegraf said the Russians have sealed off an area of the Soviet-British border near Salz- Wedel and erected rocket guns there.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-18
U. $. Denied
 Soviet Charges
 About Witnesses
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) school teacher cases, Marshall said available evidence does moi bear out the Soviet protests.
 The secretary said this is true especially since one of the teach CTS, Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Ko- senkina, by her own actions re- flutes the charges.
 Mrs .Kosenkina jumped from a third floor window of the Soviet consulate in New York last Thurs day to escape from her hosts. She now is in a New York hos pital under treatment for serious injuries. Marshall has said previ- ously she and the other teachers involved MT. and Mrs. Michael Samarin, would be given asylum in this country.
 The Russians have demanded that the U. s. hand the three over to the Soviets. Among other ] things the Russians have accused American authorities of conniv- ing in "kidnaping" the teachers, whose own claims are that they prefer to live here rather than go back to Russia.
 l Marshall said a note answering the Soviets is in preparation, based on reports from authorities ] in New York City.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-18
Irregular Carriers Fight For Life

SEATTLE, (4) - Members of the Independent Air Carrier Con- ference are meeting here to map what thy say will be a fight on a national scale to keep the non- scheduled air transport industry from extinction.
 John J. Klak, general counsel for the IACC, said the meeting was precipitated by a recent civil aeronautics board order calling for an investigation of all large irregular air carriers" to check on violations of federal air commerce rules"
 The meeting was called for Seattle, he said, because two non- scheduled airlines operating from Seattle to Alaska have been ac- cused by the board with violating the federal regularity" ruling.
 He explained that the most inn portant charge in the CAB order for calling an investigation was that irregular" carriers have conducted their operations so as to set up a pattern of regular ity."
 The two Alaska-Seattle firms are Golden North AirWays, Inc, and Mount Mckinley Airlines Both use Anchorage as their main Alaska base.
 Klak said IT nOn-Scheduled air lines are represented here.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-18
Sourdoughs Talk Of Steaks And Possible "Rush''

NCOU YER, B. C., (P) - Steaks and stakes were the topic of talk yesterday among the 600- odd chechakos and sourdOughs here as they hitched packs to leave leave the scene of the 50th anniversary of their gold rush along the Klondike trail of '98.
 The first topic was the Canadi- an governments lifting of the em- bargo of beef to the United States.
 The price of steaks was on the rise here, but that, said the old timers, lis just old stuff to us"
 Steers I bought in Calgary in July, 1897 for $425 per hundred weight fetched nN SIPS in Daw- son Creek, said oldster Stan Cameron, now living here.
 "I cleared S25,OOO on 54 head of cattle and 15 horses"
 The second topic was the re- port that a uranium deposit was discovered in the Bridge River area, 120 miles north of here.
 The old-timers wound up a three-day international sourdough reunion during the weekend. They came from all over Canada, the United States and even from Europe, to swap yarns with the boys who rushed to the end of a golden rainbow.
 When Thomas Elliott of the B. C. and Yukon chamber of mines declared yesterday There. is a small scale rush into the Bridge River area already" some sour doughs wondered if there might be another glorious trek.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-18

Conductor-How old is this boy?
 Mother-Four.
 Conductor-How old are you sonny?
 Boy-Four.
 Conductor-Well, I'll let him ride free, but when he grows up, he'll either be a liar or a giant.
Evening star., 1948-11-05

Sheer soresry. in .whisper-weieht
royon flannel its clear white,
poIest blue or gentle beige
background etched with faint
coIored stripes :. and punetu-
oted with eoId-col-
ored belt. Sizes 9 to IS. Io''
Warrington; second Floor, SAusr Spri,s
Evening star., 1948-11-05

Love Of q Juniors life-the dress
that acts like q suit! Two piece,
with q $50 royon, 45qo wool
skirt in startling black ;. and
an oil wool jacket checked in
gay red, green blue or - os
beige. Sizes 9 to IS 70
Evening star., 1948-08-08

TIE ROLLED the ball towards us, walked from
LII the pitchers mound and announced:
I'm going over to the fountain to get drink.
Meanwhile" he casually suggested, "Fungo,
Mommy. Fungo.'
struggled for self-composure and stared
at my l0-year-old son. Then, with all the
innocence of child inquiring about the birds
and the bees, I asked my frst-born: George,
what does that mean?"
waited calmly and determinedly for his
answer. For if could learn what Moo Goo
Cal Pan" means on Stork Club menu. and
to translate "Noisette D'Agneau aux Pri-
meurs'' chalked on the slate-board of Paris
cafe, and how to say Tack sa mycket' in
stead of Thank you" to helpful shop-clerks
in Stockholm. felt could absorb the terify-
ing significance of 'Fungo."
suspected - and subsequent check
through our book shelves confirmed the sus-
picion - that the word could not be found in
Webster's Dictionary or in the Information
Please Almanac. Nor did it appear on any of
the 2,5O7 pages of those two vast volumes
called, for some perplexing reason, The
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary" Shorter?
The cast still hasn't been removed from the
arm of one of our friends who made fool
hardy effort to lift this dictionary with copy
of the Sunday paper rampant. My search
was in vain although looked both under the
''F's" and the 'PH's."
Evening star., 1948-08-08
by Sylvia II. Lyons
Photograph BY Joseph Heppner

brother, Warren, have been playing baseball
They play on weekend and holiday after
moons, when their father is free of his column
writing responsibilities and can supervise and
participate in their sports programs.
Their team, composed of schoolmates and
neighborhood boys, is called The West slst
Street Princetons" They selected this unique
designation few years ago, after they had
permanently emerged from the lisping stage
= for a lisp would have made another name
imperative. They selected it to distinguish
them from the '74th Street Princetons," the
18th Street Princetons." the ''83rd Street
Princetons." and all the other teams in the
vicinity who had availed themselves of their
favorite sports-shops clearance sale on orange
and black pullovers on which were emblazoned
the letter "P.'
Because of the shortage of non-toddling
players, l was drafted and assigned to the
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If there are any amongst you who shared
this Ignorance with me. prepare to shed it
here and now. Fungo, George explained by
fierce illustration, is the process of throwing
a ball into the air with your right hand,
quickly joining that hand to the left hand
which is already on the bat, and then swing
ing at the descending ball.
Introduction
If YOU are left-handed, substitute right
hand" for left hand and vice versa, and
do not intend to complicate this matter any
further. Just you remember who taught you
what "Fungo" means, when you get asked
about it on quiz program. It's not only the
best things in life that are free.
My introduction to "Fungo" occurred in a
small patch of grass in Central Park, across
the street from our house. There, for the past
few seasons George and his eight-yea
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position of catcher. Until then my baseball
experience was limited to casual introduc-
tions to sundry gentlemen addressed as
Lefty" "Bobo" and Hank" at Toots Shors
restaurant, and to having once observed
George Jessel sliding safely into first base on
the ball field at the Grossinger Country Club
Mr.. Jessel then was carried off the field by
two interns who allowed him time to pause
and announce triumphantly: This is my first
hit since The Jazz Singer"
Unoxthodox Stance
l SERVED faithfully behind the plate until
the day their teammates complained to
George and Warren about my unoEthodox
catching stance. My sons explained that
the fact that the new baby would arrive in a
few weeks made it somewhat difficult for me
to ape the peculiar crouch of Walker Cooper.
The youngsters nodded understandingly and
agreed that it would be unwise to endanger
the health and welfare not only of a current
player but also of potential member of the
West 8lst Street Princetons. therefore was
relieved of my duties as catcher - and
sent to right field, where the inactivity
would reduce the possibility of injury.
l had to promise, however, to phone Lane
Bryant's and order maternity dress with
"P" on it.
After Jeff was born was restored to my
normal position behind the plate. And when,
two years later they waved me out to right
field again. knew they had been reading
Walter Winchell
On the day it dawned on me that the "DP"
problem to which my sons were devoting a
half hour each night in their room, had moth
ing to do with the homeless people of Europe
but involved only the matter of getting the
Continued on page 10
Evening star., 1948-08-08
= did YOU EVER SEE A FUNC0?"

Learning a new language is the least
of a mothers worries when she tries
to keep up with the knee-pants set
Evening star., 1948-04-15
|Redwoods That Grew
In u. 5. Aeons Ago
Brought From China
By Milton SiIvermon
Ier,h American Newspaper AIliones

!
SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
Dawn redwoods are growing ir
America again-after an absence o.
about 25,000,00o years.
Four OF them, young seeding!
ranging from 6 to Is inches II
height, have been planted in Ber'
kelley, Calf, by DR.. Ralph w
CLANCY University of California
fossil hunter, who recently flew
them from China.
They are probably the most pre-
cious botanical specimens in Amer
lea today.
Until about a month ago, mos
scientists had considered that thei1
existence, anywhere in the world
was about as unlikely as the exist
ence Of dinosaurs.
Seedlings Survive Trip.
The four seedlings apparently
survived their 10,000-mile flight
from China without major damage
Some of their new green needles
however, seem to have wilted.
The race Of dawn redwoods is ex.
tremely ancient. 1t goes back tt
the age of reptiles, perhaps 100000
900 years ago, when the Arctic was
warm and balmy, when tropica
seas covered California, Switzerland
and South China, and when dino
saurS were common.
In those remote times, dawn red
woods fourished all over the North
ern Hemisphere, from Iceland ano
Spitzbergen to Siberia, and from
Alaska to New Jersey.
Later the climate changed. The
Arctic became cold, the tropica
seas shrank and disappeared in the
north and grew farther and farther
south. Finally, 1t seemed, the dawn
redwoods disappeared entirely, leav-
ing behind only their fossil traces
-fossilized needles, stems and cones
preserved in the rocks.
Known From Fossils.
Until 1945, scientists studied dawn
redwoods only from these fossils.
Then two Chinese professors sent
a couple of young plant collectors
into the little-knoWn border region
between Szechuan and Hupeh Prov
inces, east of the wartime capital
Chungking. The collectors came
out with hundreds of plant speci-
mems, among them were the needles
and cones of a strange new" tree
At Nanking and Peking, the pro-
fessors looked at these specimens
and-without ever seeing the three
itself-decided they belonged to q
living dawn redwood. 1t was a bril-
linat guess-but not universally &C
cepted.
When their reports reached the
University of California, Mr.. Chaney
decided to head for China.
This" he said. 1--WE got to see
for myself"
Waited Weeks at Marking.
He saw it. Accompanied by this
reporter, he flew to Shanghai ano
then to Nanking, where he out
lined his plans before United States
Ambassador j. Leighton Stuart. Mr.
Stuart was enthusiastic and offered
his full cooperation.
For the better part Of week we
waited at Marking for plane tc
Chungking. Each day the airline
manager explained to us that WE
couldn't fly.
When we finally left for Chung
ling, we brought along additional
equipment provided by 1t. Col. Otto
r. Haney, United States military
attache.
Also we were accompanied by one
of the plant collectors who had vis-
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tied the dawn redwood area a
year ago.
At Chungking the United States
staff helped us get the services of
Wilson Chen, remarkably efficient
interpreter, coolie director and deal
er-with local officials.
Sedan Chair Uncomfortable.
From Chungking the route led
down the YangtZe to Wan-Hsien-
a day and a half by slow river boat.
At Wan-Hsien the Rev. Joseph
Matson of the Pittsburgh mission
got us our cadre of coolies-seven
bearer coolies to carry our baggage
and 10 chair coolies to support us
in sedan chairs. Dr.. CLANCY man
aged to ride reasonably comfortably
in these chairs. This reporter
couldn't take it; walking was inf
uitely less uncomfortable.
BY this time it had become pain
fully obvious that our original plans
must be somewhat modified.
Back in America We had been led
to believe that the trees-if they
really existed-were only few
miles from Wan-Hsien."
The "few miles" turned out to be
more nearly lis, each way.
Trek Takes 10 Days.
We found ourselves making a To-
day round trip over an endless sue
cession of mountain ranges, each
fabricated with mud, slime, slop,
sleet and rain.
And our small party increased
finally to is chair coolies, II bearer
coolies and % armed guards. The
exact number of guards-which
ranged from four to 22-was de-
termined each night by Wilson
Chen in long, rambling conferences
with the local magistrate.
Travelling from 20 to % miles a
day, starting before what would
have been daylight if it ever stopped
raining, we reached the first stand
of trees at MoTao-Chi in three
days. There were only three trees
there, but one was giant-nearly
100 feet high and II feet in di-
ameter.
Two days later, we arrived at
Shut Pa, where there were
many neutrality-suspicious. 10000
the dawn redwoods.
Best Stand in Valley.
These dawn redWoods look like
their modern descendants. the red
woods of California and Oregon,
but there are many differences. The
dawn redwoods have pale red wood,
their wood is light in weight, their
bark is thin, and their branches
are relatively enormous. Further
more, unlike their modern offspring,
the dawn redwoods lose their
needles in winter.
The best stand Of the trees was
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In a little area called the Valley
of the Tiger, where the ancient
race has apparently made its last
stand for survival.
On both sides are mile-high
mountains, created in relatively re-
cent geological times, which have
aided in that struggle by keeping
the valley warm and moist and pro-
tected.
Growing with the dawn redwoods
are ancient species OF oak, sassa-
fras, sweet gum and katsura trees,
and azaleas, rhodendrons, hydran-
geas and wild iris. Nearby are
Towering pear, cherry and peach
trees.
The Valley Of the Tiger is one
Of the most fertile regions in the
world-it is a Shangri-La.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Chilean Fishermen Warned

Chilean fishermen have been
warned by the Maritime Governor
of Valparaiso that the use of dyna-
mite for fishing is prohibited and
must stop.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

Jobs don't just grow. Jobs are made.
For when you're talking about jobs,
you're talking about the equipment, ma
chinery, buildings and materials that fit
together to make a job. The cost aver
ages about $6, 400 per job.
And that's where the pinch comes!
Like every other dollar, the profit dol
lar has taken licking. It's purchasing
power the ''real profit" .. has been
seriously reduced.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
and PROFITS to protect jobs

When a steel company sets out today
to buy coke oven, this years profit
dollar buys only 40 cents worth of oven
compared with 1893.
Steel profits on sales averaged 6.3
cents on the dollar last year.
Steel profits on investment averaged
9.4 cents on the dollar last year.
Steel profits are dangerously low meas
ured against the cost of the things that
create new jobs and support old ones.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Sewers and
daughter, Eleanor, of CrookesVllle'
o.. are spending the week visiting
with the Frank McClains. Mr.. and
Mrs McClain and their guests spent
Monday in Glacier Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Preston left
yesterday for Poison where they
will visit with Ray Mills this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Rowe,
Mrs Susan Carleton, Miss Isabel
McGrade, Mrs. Grace Miller, and
Mr. and Mrs. Eames of Butte were
guests of the Dexter Shaurettes at
their cabin on Bull Lake over the
Fouth Mr. and Mrs. Eames are
Mrs. Shaurette's parents. Mrs. Dex-
ter Shaurette and son, Dale, re-
turned to Butte with the Eames
for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Clough and
daughter Verdelle returned last
Wednesday from a months trip
east. Verdelle stayed at Williston,
N. D., with an aunt and other rela-
tives while Mr.. and Mrs. Clough
went on to Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin to visit with relatives and
friends. They reported very en-
joyable trip.
". F. w. Meetings the LIST and 3rd
"Wednesday OF each month at the
club.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Donald Wagner of Kalispell spent
a few days last week visiting at
the Clay Parker home.
Clay Parker flew to Kalispell on
business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tarbert
and sons, Raymond and Benny of
Wilbur, Wash, came Friday to visit
over the holiday weekend with Mrs.
Tarberts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Johnson.
Cassius Duncan, Sr. was found
guilty of drunken driving Monday
in Justice Hepner's Court. He was
fined $50, costs of damage to the
other drivers car and given five
days in jail.
Chef Hall was tried by jury
Tuesday night before Justice F. H.
Maurer. Hall pleaded not guilty
to the charge and was acquitted by
the jury
Sheriff J. R. Livengood was a
business visitor yesterday in Eur
eka.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Connolly of
Finley Point on Flathead Lake are
in Libby on vacation. They ex-
pressed surprise at the great a
mount of building that is under
way in and around Libby.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

DR.. II. II. Anderson, who returned
last week from attending Chiro-
practic conventions in Montana.
Idaho and Wyoming, was elected TO
the board Of directors Of the Mon
tana Chiropractic Association dur
ing the Lewistown Convention
which was June IS 10 90 The Wyo-
ming convention was at Sheridan
where the doctor spent a day. as he
also did at Caldwell attending the
Idaho convention. He also visited
friends in Weiser, Ida, and cared
for business matters in Spokane be-
fore returning home to Libby.
II will vote for AIr. BFindIey.
Mrs. H. L. Arson of Great Falls.
relief manager for the Western IN
ION, has been here for the past two
weeks in charge of the local office
while Mrs Theo Graham was en-
toying her annual vacation.
Theo Graham left Monday for
Frazee, MINI, where he is visiting
relatives this week.
John McRell was taken to the hos
pital in Kaispell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Delzer visit
ed over the Fourth with the Gus
Delzer and John Ledum families.
They returned home Monday. Don
aid Thomson accompanied them to
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
, A Westby. Mrs. Westby is Don
ads aunt
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mrs NJ. r. Peters and three child
rem. Patricia. Donald and Juddy of
San Francisco. came Friday for a
months visit at the home of Mrs.
Peters father. L. J. Olson Mrs
Peters expects to be joined by her
husband. Capt Peters of the Madi-
son Steamship Co, as soon as he
IS able to leave his ship at San
Francisco. The Captain was a pris-
Toner to the Japenese from January
l. 1912 till the close of the war
Mr. and Mrs. Vim. Heise spent
the Fourth in Spokane They also
stopped over in Newport where they
visited with Mr. and Mrs James
Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Max Sturm spent
the weekend in Glacier and Water
ton National Parks
II will vote for Mr.. BrindIey.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w Doxtater and
family visited over the holidays with
relatives in Whitefish.
Ernie Roberts and family and the
Paul Thomas family enioved the
weekend holiday at Bull Lake
where they combined swimming and
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Adkins and
family returned tins week from
months vacation. They visited in
Cleveland, o., and Washington. D /
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08
i will vote for Mr.. BrindIey.

Mr.. and Mrs. Magyar Ronning
from Bozeman, were guests at the
home of Mr.. Ronning's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ingvar Ronning, during
the holiday weekend.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

i win vote for Mr.. BrindIey.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Robertson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson
spent the weekend at Hamilton
with Mr.. and Mrs Art Worth
III -. e.. NJ. n-ln
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mrs. Malcolm Peter and family
of California are visiting at the
home of L. J. Olson. Mr.. Olson is
Mrs. Peters father.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Tennison and
Mrs. John Ponikver of Great Falls
came Sunday evening to spend a
few days visiting at the homes Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Appelgren and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Raliga.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
FOUND.

COCKER SPANIEL. female, white with tan
ireckies' in Arlington, Va. Call CH.
1855.
COLLIE SHEPHERD PUP, black and
brown female, about months, likes chill
dren. Call VI 5232.
KEY CASE, containing gold Miraculous
Medal Yale key and trunk key and
Corbin key: owner may have by identify
ing. 1SI0 Calvert st. NV, basement apt
DE. sos.
PUPPY, part collie, fawn color. 5 mos.
peake SITS. NV. Can WI, s145.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Nicaragua Forces Reported
Pursuing 'Sandino' Rebels
By the Associoted Press

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Aug. 2l.-
Reports received here today from
Nicaragua said the national guard
is now pursuing rebel groups which,
it says, are remnants of the fol-
lowers of the late Gen. Augusta
Cesar Sandino.
Sandino, who led antigovern-
ment forces for years, was slain in
1884.
Usually ell-informed sources In
Panama said last night they had
received unconfrmed reports that
an armed revolt had broken out
in northwestern Nicaragua. The
informants said they were disposed
to credit the reports in view of
the announcement from Managua,
Nicaragua, Thursday that Gen.
Anastasio Somoza had resigned as
minister of war. Gen. Somoza
overthrew the government of Leo
nardo Arguello March &c. l947, in
a bloodleSS coup.
Reports of sporadic fighting in
Nicaragua also were current in Mex
leo City. Travellers returning from
Nicaragua were unable to say
whether the fighting there had
developed into strong revolt or was
another in a series of uprisings
which have occurred since the coup