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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-08
Fourteen Huskies Pull Truck In Seattle

SEATTLE, (P)- Fourteen dogs ran up the road at the edge Of town yesterday pulling a truck. Bystanders gaped, but E. L. Sno- die, boss of the Bow Lake kennels, stood calmly on the running board and gave the dogs instructions and Leonard Seppala, the famed Alas ka dog-team racer, sat behind the wheel and called for more power.
 They are Siberian husky sled dogs o ia new strain being devel- oped by Seppala and Snodie. These truck-toWing brutes have pure white fur, blue eyes and pink noses and weigh about 49 pounds
 Their trainers take them out for a six-mile exercise jaunt three times week, but the dogs con- sider that a mere breather.
 The name of Seppala is associ- ated with dog teams like the shout of ''mush". He won the 408-mile Alaskan Sweepstakes in 19l5-16 and IT, and drove the team that delivered diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925.
 Sled-dog statisticians say Sep pala has won more sled dog races than any other man in North America-about 35 in all, includ- ing some in New England anc | Quebec.
 ! Seppala says he thinks the Si- berian huskieS are a crossbreeo of fox and dog, without any wolf strain. No one seems to know their exact origin, but Seppala says run on the trail with a bounc- ing lope like that of a fox. ! They have been raised for cen turies by the natives of eastern Siberia and were fight brought to Alaska by an English nobleman. Snodie said the Siberian husky makes good pet because he is so friendly-He is known as the "biteless" dog.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-08
SHISHMAREF NATIVES BAG NINE POLAR BEARS

From ShiShmaref comes the news that the village has been lucky in catching nine polar bear. SiN of the bear Weer caught by five hunters on the first day, with in sight of the village, and the fol- lowing day three more were caught. Five of the bears are re- ported to be yearling cubs.
 On the third day the hunters were cut off from the mainland when the ice moved out from shore and had to be ferried home.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-08
Henry Muller.

Henry Muller. of Teller, and To- cal plumber, and Carita O'Connor were united in marriage Monday evening by the U. s. Commission CT. Meto Muller and Frances Wal ker were attendants at the cere- mony.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Publishers Attorneys
Plan Lengthy 0uizzing
81 TU Head Today
by the Associated Press

Attorneys for newspaper publish
srS readied a long list of questions
today for Woodruff Randolph, presi-
dent Of the International Typo
graphical Union, at a hearing on
their charges that the AFL union
has violated the Taft-Hartley Labor
Act.
Lawyers for the National Labor
Relations Board said they expected
to have only few questions to put
to Mr.. Randolph on oss-examina-
ton.
Charges that the union insisted on
retaining the now-banned closed
shop and on debating collective bar
gaining moves of union locals were
brought by the American News
paper Publishers Association.
Lengthy Questioning Planned.
ANPA Counsel Elisha Hanson told
NLRB Hearing Examiner Arthur
Left he expected to take a day and
half questioning Mr. Randolph.
Thurman Arnold, attorney for the
Southern Newspaper Publishers AS
Sociation, and Gerard Reilly, at
torney for the Inland Daily Press
Association, likewise indicated they
want to question Mr.. Randolph at
length.
More than 900 pages of Mr.. Ran
oOlph'S testimony at a separate
NLRB examiners hearing at Balti-
more and at Indianapolis injunction
proceedings against the union have
been placed in the ANPA case rec
ord.
In the Baltimore case the
examiner held the ITU and its local
u guilty of Taft-Hartley law viola
tiOns in dealing with the Baltimore
Graphic Arts League, an organiza-
ton Of Baltimore commercial print
ing firms.
ITU Under Injunction.
The ITU is under Federal court
injunction, issued after the Indiana
polls hearings, not to employ any of
the practices alleged as Taft
Hartley violations in the ANPA
case pending the outcome of that
proceeding.
Mr.. Randolph testified yesterday
that the ITU intends to continue
insisting that its locals negotiate
contracts containing the unions.
reproduction rule"
This is requirement that news
papers pay printers for type set
for local advertisements when the
type actually is unnecessary for
publication. This occurs when an
outside print shop sets the type
and makes impressions, or matrices,
which can be used in many news
papers.
Would Lose Jobs.
Mr.. Randolph said that If pub
fishers drop their policy of paying
printers for equivalent type-setting
when matrice is used, many print
ers would lose their jobs.
The ANPA has classed this as
'featherbedding" practice for
hidden by the Taft-Hartley Act.
Mr.. Randolph said the ITU has
agreed to 1872 wage settlements in
the publishing and printing indus
tries since the August %, l947, ef-
fectlve date of the Taft-Hartley
Act.
Questioned by Allen Sinsheimer.
NLRB attorney, Mr.. Randolph said
the 1TU still insists that its union
rules be incorporated in contracts
with newspapers except where the
rules conflict with the Taft-Hart-
ley Act.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Congress Conferees
Agree on $4,000 10
Repair White House

Funds to plan repair of the White
House so it no longer will be fire.
trap and structurally unsafe vir-
tually were assured today, as $4,000
was included in the conference re-
port on the first deficiency bill
headed for House and Senate
approval.
The money was asked recently by
the Public Buildings Administration
after President Truman had asked
for survey of the second-foo liv-
ing quarters of the mansion.
w. E. Reynolds, Commissioner of
public buildings, estimates it will
take three or four months to prepare
plans and additional time to let a
Evening star., 1948-04-29
estinghouse Bars Raises
AS Peril 10 Price Cuts
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 29.-The West
inghouse Electric Corp. said yester-
day it is opposing wage increases
for its employees at this time because
they would be the only obstacle "to
general price reductions" and would
start the price spiral upward once
again"
A similar position has been taken
recently by leading steel companies
and several other big firms.
The company reported its price
reductions in the last four months
totaled nearly S14,500,0O0.
The United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers of America (CIO)
which bargains for Westinghouse
$4,000 production workers, did not
comment Immediately on the COM
pany'S statement,
Evening star., 1948-04-29

contract and get materials fabri-
Gated.
The President and his family will
have to move out of the White
House for about six months while
the work is being done. They prob
ably will use Blair House across the
street.
The conferees late yesterday also
agreed on the Senate figure of ST.
500 for the District National Guard,
which had been cut from the $40, 900
allowed by the House. Guard Off
clals were under fire from Appro-
priationS Committees on both sides
Evening star., 1948-04-29

Of the Capitol for alleged violation
of the Antideflciency Act.
District Rent Administrator Rob-
ert F. Cogswell was granted the s1O,-
2l0 inserted in the bill by the Senate
for the remainder of the fiscal year
ending July /.
No effort was made in the con-
ference to restore 5000 denied by
the Senate for the National Capital
Sesquicentennial Commission.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
U. S. Plane Reported
In Crash in BruziI
By the Associated Press

RIO DE JANE1RO, April 20
Press dispatches from Belem re-
ported today a fatal crash near
Bclem yesterday of an American
plane en- route to Buenos Aires from
Miami. Fla.
Civil Aeronautics officials here
said the number indicated the craft
vas a tWo-seat monoplane being fer
red for the South Florida Aviation
supply Co. for sale in Buenos Aires.
Evening star., 1948-04-29
Church Group PIuns Dinner

The Parsonage Committee of the
Women's Association of the Metro
politan Memorial Methodist Church
will hold a turkey dinner from
$50 to 8 o'clock tonight in the
church, Nebraska and New Mexico
avenues NV.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

Porcupines have been known to
nlbble on dynamite for the small
amount of salt it contains.
Evening star., 1948-04-29

ouve seen lot of "new models"
Once in a long, long time you see new car
Today is one of those times The 1949
Mecury on our floor is the car
With your very first look you'll knov
Mercury is new, all.new. From the front?
Mercury is wider, with strikinely handsome
srillwork, and exciting new fender treatment
completely enclosed in sleek, graceful,
curved-arch silhouette. From the side?
Mercury is longer and lower with poised.
for.hight look that gives an illusion of
motion even when the car is standing STILL
From the back? Mercury has all the
luxurious styling you expect to find only
in car far above Mercury's price class.
This 1949 Mercury is product of 1949.plus
engineering. 1t has a big rugged frame-with
safety, stamina and down.to.earth roadability
in every inch of it. There's all.new spring
suspension, with lullaby ride above it.
New safer, scider rims-with new, bisser
Evening star., 1948-05-06

that his mother had worked night
and day for the company for many
years. Mr.. Conley said he knew
that was true.
Seek To End 10-Cent Fare.
The company seeks to raise its
present 10-cent rate for rides be-
teen the District and nearby Vir-
ginia points to the equivalent of
l21a cents. at two tokens for Is
cents. This would not affect fares
between the District and nearby
Virginia Government installations
which are included under another
proceeding before the ICC. Straight
cash fares on the present 10-cent
rides would become 15-cents.
In addition, the company proposes
to abolish the sale of tokens on its
present 15-cent cash fare routes,
and to increase the fare to AMMAN
dale from 20 to Is cents.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
"A. B. & ". Bus Official
Quizzed on Expenses
Al Fare Rise Hearinq

Hearings were resumed before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
today on proposed fare increases for
the Alexandria, Bancroft & Wash
ington Transit Co.
Lester r. Conley of the Arlington
Public Utilities Commission asked
the company to give monthly ac-
counting of bus drivers for this year,
compared with last year. He said
it was well-known practice for a
carrier to hire drivers and raise ex-
penses when fare increase is being
sought, and then to fire them after
the increase is granted.
A. B. & w. Attorney Harrison
Kahn said Mr.. Conley had no foun-
dation to make such ridiculous
and absurd" statements.
Mr.. Conley replied he was not
making any charges, but merely
wanted to have the facts available
so they can speak for themselves.
Records to Be introduced.
The company agreed on request of
Hearing Officer Henry Lawton to
introduce bus driver employment
records. Mr.. Lawton denied a re-
quest by Mr.. Conley, however, for an
analysis of hours and wages of the
drivers.
Mr.. Conley asked B. c. May,
secretary treasurer and general
manager Of the company, how the
company's president, R. L. May
earned his S20,000-a-year salary.
The reply was that the president
directs the company's policies,
makes all major decisions and sub
ordinates are responsible to him
Mr.. Conley asked the general man
ager if it were true that the presi-
dent spends most of his time in
Florida. The witness, who is the
presidents son, said his father spent
some time there, but not most of it
Mr.. Conley also brought out on
cross-examination that Mrs. r. L.
May was paid an annual salary OF
$5, 900 as an officer of the COM
pany.
B. c. May said this was in effect
retirement" salary and declared
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Cumberland Pushes Fight
Against Bus Fare Increase
BY the Assoeiofed Press

by me AsSociofed Press
BALTIMORE, May 6.-The city
Of Cumberland has asked the
Maryland Public Service Commits
sion to require the Potomac Edison
Co. to continue operation with its
present bus fares to determine If
it will suffer a loss as claimed.
The company requested authority
to raise its communication fares to
meet higher operating costs. After
hearing City Solicitor Thomas Finan
of Cumberland oppose the increase,
the commission yesterday took the
case under consideration.
Gen. Traffic Agent E. H. Koors
testified the company faces a deficit
OF $4,000 for the year. Mr.. Koons
said 2-cent hourly wage increase
granted company employees on
March l will amount to S31,785 and
that higher costs of such materials
as fuel will add $17,356 to 1948
operations.
Mr.. Finan submitted in rebuttal
Evening star., 1948-05-06
County Traffic Accidents
TotuI 102 in Month

A total of 102 traffic accidents, in
which At persons were injured and
one was killed, occurred last month
in Montgomery County.
This compares with II accidents
in March in which AZ persons were
injured and one was killed and 81
accidents, with so persons injured
and one killed in April, 1947.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

a brief which stated "the company
argues, as though it were a foregone
conclusion, that it is going to end
up with a net loss for 1948. We
submit that this contention Is en-
tirely speculative and conjectural."
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

Mr.. MegginsOn, who was wire chief
in Georgetown from 1885 to 1916,
started with the company in Will
mingtOn and came to Georgetown
in 1884 as plant service foreman.
He was made field engineer in
1946. He is member of the Odd
Fellows and Mrs. MegginsOn is a
former telephone employee of New
Castle.
The Sussex County Chapter of
the National Foundation met in the
Sussex County Court Room on
Wednesday. evening of last week.
Colonel Ralph S. Baker, chairman
of the chapter, presided over an in
fOrpal discussion of reports of
expenditures and receipts and Of
new plans, which included the par
entail partial payment plan. Action
on the latter plan was deferred to
a later meeting, the date for which
will be set by the chairman and
probably will be held in about
two weeks.
reports discussed at the meeting
revealed that the Sussex County
Chapter received contributions of
$15,095 during the recent campaign
for funds. 500 of this sum. after
the deduction of necessary cam
paign expenses, was sent to the
National Foundation and the other
500 retained in the treasury of the
Sussex Chapter. On a per capita
basis, Sussex County ranked first
in the state in amounts collected.
with over 28c per capita. New
Castle had 19c and Kent County
slightly over lie on a per capita
basis.
The report of expenditures for
the fiscal year beginning June 1,
1947, and ending May 80, 1948, re-
vealed a total expenditure of So
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

5O6.99 while from January up to
and including June of this year,
the chapter has expended $3,770.51
on nine cases.
The Georgetown Peach Blossoms
Girls All Club held their annual
picnic at Trappe Pond last Satur-
day. Under the leadership of club
leaders, Marjorie SammOns and
Doris Elliott, the Alters enjoyed
swimming, sOftball and other games
and topped off the day with a COW
cred dish picnic supper and "hOt-
dOggie" roast.
The Sunday school of McCOlley's
Chapel picnicked at Trappe Pond
on Saturday and on the day prev
iOus, members of the. Georgetown
Home Demonstration Club held
their annual picnic at Trappe, serv-
ing a covered dish supper for men,
bers and their guests. On Wednes-
day, the 11th, members of Midland
Grange of Georgetown, held their
annual picnic at Trappe, beginning
at p. m, with a supper served at
8 o'clock. Howard Belts was chair-
man for, the affair for the Grang-
ers.
. MILTON FIREMEN'S PARADE,
August 23rd. 8-13-1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13
SELBYVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Webster Berry and
son Bill spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Waller and
daughter CarOle at their cottage
near Ocean City.
Elmer West returned homo from
the Milford Memorial Hospital on
Friday, after spending the mast
week there under observation
Mrs. W. B. Derrickson. Jr.. and
children. w. B., III, Eva and ROb-
ert OF Newark, left Thursday for
San Francisco, Calf. where tbov
will sail for Okinawa and ioin their
husband and father, Major w. b
Derrickson. They expect to be
there indefinitely
Louise Browne was a weekend
guest OF Bill and Ginnv Law and
sons, Kenny and Kay at Fenwick
Island
Ellen and Anne Bunting and
Donald Pepper were the guests Of
Julian Anne Pepper at Fenwick's
last week.
Willis Davis of Schenectady. N
Y.' is spending his vacation with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Brasure
and other friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul SEWERS and
daughters, Shirley, Marilyn and
Sally have returned to their home
in ROxborOugh after vacationing
at Fenwick Island.
Mrs. Nettie West was a dinner
guest OF Mrs. Marian Dukes and
daughter, Betty Jean and A. N
Lynch on Saturday at Bethany
Beach.
Mrs. Ida Lukins of Wilmington
is visiting her daughter and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Evans and
children, and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Lukins and children, Barbara and
Carolyn of Wilmington were week
end guests.
James Wilgus, Jr.. of the IT G
Navy is home with his wife and
baby and parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wilgus, Sr., and Gene Will
gus for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wirrie Long and
daughter, Miss Hannah Long were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hooker and son Jimmy in Reho-
both on Sunday.
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. George
Marvin Nichols and Miss Mary Ell
len Van Ripper of San Antonio.
Texas, are the guests of Mr.. Mich
OILS parents and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Earl Nichols and Joan. this
week and James Kyle of Philadel-
phia was a weekend guest. Staff
Sergeant Nichols is enrOute to Nit
chell Field, N. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

Pa, and Harvey J. Walls, Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. WilfOrd Britting-
ham of MillsbOrO have announced
the marriage of their daughter, AL
meta Joan to Millard F. Murray,
Srd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Millard F.
Murray, JT., also of MillsbOrO.
They were married Friday evening,
July %, in Pittsville, Md, the Rev.
Guy H. McWilliams, pastor Of the
Methodist Church, officiating. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Burton of MillsborO.
The groom graduated from the
Georgetown High School, class of
AS, and is an engineer in the mar
itime service.
The young couple will make their
home in MillsbOrO.
Mrs. C. Linden McIlvaine, pres
ident of the Georgetown New Cen
tury Club, has announced the
names of members selected as
chairmen of club committees for
the term, as follows:
American Homes, Mrs. Henry
Isaac Short; citizenship, Mrs. Will
bur MumfOrd; education, Mrs. Will
liam Ratledge; fine arts, Mrs.
James B. Carey; library and liter
ature, Miss Anne B. Moore; inter-
national relations, Mrs. Charles r.
Cannon; legislative, Mrs. John
Williams; public welfare, Mrs. An
thOny A. RacaniellO; historian,
Mrs. ]. Paul Pepper; safety, Mrs.
F. Thaddeus Warrington; public
institutions, Mrs. John A. Jones;
press and publicity, Mrs. Edward
B. Green; building committee, Mrs
Albert Farley.
In addition to Mrs. McIlvaine as
president, the other officers of the
club are: First vice president, Mrs.
John cambridge; second vice pres
ident, Miss Anne B. Moore; third
vice president, Mrs. John A. Jones ;
corresponding secretary, Miss Lila
Carey; treasurer, Mrs. w. Virden
Macklin; state director, Mrs. JOS
eph L. MegginsOn. The position of
recording secretary, vacant due to
"a resignation since election of Off
GERS, will be filled at a meeting to
be held at a later date.
Joseph L. MegginsOn of George
town, field engineer for the Dia-
mOnd State Telephone Company
last week completed 40 years OF
service in the telephone industry
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13
GEORGETOWN

A committee meeting of the Eas-
tern States Farmers Exchange was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Vaughn, Milton, last Tues
day evening to plan for a Regional
Membership meeting in the area
comprised of Georgetown, Selby-
vile, FrankfOrd, COOlspring, Green
wood and Bridgeville. The meeting
viii be held at 1880 o'clock on Tues
day evening, October 12, in Midland
Grange Hall, in Georgetown, with
HylOn G. Smith of HarbesOn, pre-
siding chairman for the evening.
The theme for the Regional
Membership meeting will be "Eas-
tern States is as useful as it's mem
beFs make it." An outstanding fea-
ture Of the program will be a panel
discussion similar to one held at
the annual 194S meeting in Spring
field. The panel will be comprised
Of Alden p. Short, Georgetown,
chairman; Fieldman F. Thaddeus
Warrington, also of Georgetown :;
Edward L. McCabe, Selbyqville rep
resentatiVe; Raymond V. West,
MillsbOro; County Agent William
II. Henderson; an agricultural tea
cher, B. X. HOrner, and warehouse
manager, Francis M. Gum, 3rd, of
FrankfOrd. Questions for panel
discussion will be gathered and
presented to the panel chairman
by October 1 by John R. Lyons,
Vaughn Taylor, Harold B. Short
and Coulter PasswRters, represen-
tatives of Greenwood, CoOlspring,
Georgetown and Bridgeville sta
tiOns, respectively.
Committee chairmen were named
as follows: Entertainment, John R.
Lyons and Taylor Vaughn; hall,
Harold B. Short; movies, F. Thad-
deus Warrington. Mrs Anna b.
Short, Georgetown, will head the
Tefreshment committee and will be
assisted by Mrs. Edward L. Nc
Cabe of SelbyVille; Mrs. John r.
Lyons, Greenwood; Mrs. HylOn
Smith, HarbesOn, and Mrs. Taylor
Vaughn, Milton.
Final plans will be completed for
the panel discussion at a meeting
on October 4 at 1880 o. m, at the
home of the chairman, Alden P.
Short.
Funeral services for Clifford NJ
Walls, age 40 years, of Milton,
were held in Slaughter Neck Meth
Odist Church at two o'clock Mon
day afternoon with the Rev. En-
nest Wright of Lincoln City Off
eiating. Full military rites were
accorded the veteran by members
Of the American Legion Post of
Milton Interment was made in
the cemetery adjoining Slaughter
Neck Church
He was the son of Mrs. Annie
Vincent Walls and the late John
H. Walls, of Milton. In addition
to his mother he is survived by
the following sisters and brothers
Mrs. Myrtle A. Jones, Milton; Mrs
Flossie Dickerson and Mrs. Lillian
Vernon of Marcus Hook, Pa; Mrs
Beatrice Murphy, LinwOOd, Pa;
Mrs. Elizabeth Trader, Chester, Pa.
Harold B. White, Marcus Hook
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

The life span of an American
patent is II years.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13
HerscheI Billings
With New Concern

It has been announced by the
Kent-Sussex Service Company, dis
tributOrs in Sussex County for the
United States Rubber Co, that Her
schel Billings is now connected
with the firm
Mr.. Billing has had long and
varied experience in the sale and
servicing of passenger, truck and
farm tractor tires. His many
friends will be pleased to know
that he will have at his disposal
one of the largest stocks of tires
on the Eastern Shore, as we'll as
complete and modern equipment
for the balancing of passenger and
truck wheels and the rapid mounts
ing of tires.
Mr.. Billings will make his head
quarters at the Kent-Sussex Ser
vice Comany station located at the
intersection of North Walnut st.
and the Rehoboth Cutoff.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

The new 6eyndsr z i with hts its six forward speeds gives
binatOn you want-at peak engine efficiency.
Take the new direct drive power takeOF of the "77-
these advanced features increase tractor utility and cut down
operating choice of three engines IN for Gasoline
(2) for fuel and % diesel to be available later
metered oil system Oil Miser transmission coso hat
terry ignition choice of interchangeable cast iron or
stamped steel wheels and basic inerchangeabv f mounted
tools with all other Row Crop models.
The new No p Mower rides on two ;..5 ..ter
wheels -, is protected . from rom damage by safety spring
making easier get around square corners Jnsigbt
Olbath chain-drive transmission with safety slipcTtch
the Pitman.