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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Grandma
- and the Bubble Gum Contest
A Short Story Complete in This Issue
By SANDRA MEIGHAN
BY SANDRA MEIGHAN

especially WlieH uIC 5oHS SN0
gether and starts to brag about
whose father can jump the farthest
or catch the biggest fish, etc.
The reason I was at a disadvan-
tage was my father was killed over-
seas during the early part OF the
war. and after awhile the stories l
told about how brave he was sort
of lost their punch, without him
around to vouch for what I said. 1t
got so that the kids just looked at
me with a sort of "don't believe 1t"
look when I started to say anything
about dad, so I got so I just sat and
listened to the rest of them boast.
That is, I did until I discovered l
had something they didn't. That
was grandma.
Grandma was really my great
grandmother, being dads grandma,
but saying great-grandma takes too
much time. Grandma lived with
MON and me after dad went away.
She was 80, but no one took her
to be that old. She was as spry as a
cricket and as much fun as anyone
I knew. When things got tough for
me, I could go to grandma, and
she'd have me Strengthened out IN
nothing flat.
Grandma and I got to be real
good friends after dad left and nom
went to work, and the winter nights
were long and there wasn't much
of anything to do. Boy, she could
tell some stories that'd make a
feller's hair curl.
But after awhile grandma noticed
I was spending an awful lot OF time
with her, and not much with the
gang and she jumped me about 1t.
I hemmed and hawed, not wanting
to tell her, but she kept at me It'll
give in.
"Well, I declare" said grandma
her eyes swapping. "Next time they
start talking, you tell them about
the time I held off that band o.
Indians, single-handed!" she or
dered.
NOW of course, l had heard tina
~ story a good many times, ant
while l knew grandma had been
pioneer, I still didn't swallow ever,
bit of what she said IS being true
though 1 wouldn't dast say so. S
I sort of hesitated now, not want
ing to commit myself.
But grandma caught on rigf
away. "You do as I say, son." sh
snapped. "And don't worry that
can't prove what I say!"
Well, / really didn't aim to So
anything to the gang, but the vel
next time they got together, blame
if I didn't spill it before l cou
). stop myself. And it was just as
expected. They didn't believe a wo.
of it.
you'll have to prove it" So
Patty Ennis, who was leader of t
gang right then.
WELL" I said recklessly. "Coi
on home and ask grandma. Sht
tell you it's true all right"
So we went home. Grandma v
sitting on the porch Smelling p
for supper.
Grandma" I said, 'the b.
don't believe you ever held of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

I knew the gun all right. / had
seen it a good many times. But for
the life of me / couldn't see what
that old gun had to do with wheth-
er she had held off a band of Indians
singlehanded. I got the gun though,
like she told me, and took it back
to her.
She took it and looked to see if it
was loaded. Satisfied, she stood up,
shaking the pea pods out of her lap
into the tub at her feet. son." she
said then calmly. "See that can out
there in the yard? Toss it up in the
air."
r did as she said, and she whaled
4 away at it, bang, bang, five times,
almost as fast as / could count. Well
sir, you can believe me or not just
as you like, but I swear it's as true
as I am a standing here, there was
four holes in that can when it came
down, and I knew there wasn't one
when I tossed it up in the air.
The kids never said a word, just
looked at grandma with awe and
admiration on their faces. Then
they turned and walked away, ST.
1ently.
Well from that day on l never
had any more trouble. | guess l
could have made the fellers believe
anything l wanted to about grand
ma. I think l could have said she
could fly to the moon in one hop,
and got away with it.
Things went on this way for
quite a while, and I was ~undisputed
champion. / had more, pres pres,
well anyway, / was more popular
than I had ever been, until nj day
I went just a step too far. / figured
my goose was cooked then.
The kids got to talking about
bubble gum. OF course first n and
then another told about how big
they could blow bubbles, and then
how big their big brothers could
blow bubbles, and finally how big
their dads could blow bubbles.
was stumped, but like a sap, | said,
cav shucks, grandma can blow a
bubble as big as her head and never
bat an eye!"
> Right away / knew l had said toe
much, for Fatty looked at me grim
ly. you're gonna have to prove it!
he said.
{ "Come on up to the house Satur
{ day and see," / challenged. "Pe
L ask you now, but grandma's ava.
visiting"
y I didn't tell too much of a whop
} per. Grandma was away visitini
u all right, but she was supposed to b
q back that night. ] had to do some
thing to gain a little time.
q When 1 got home after schoC
grandma was there too. l didn
q waste any time.
he Did, did you, that is hay
you ever tried to chew bubble gul
grandma?" 1 blurted out.
II
CHE didn't even bat an eye. | que
as ~ she had lived long enough tn
as nothing surprised her anymol
Cant say as I ever did," she sd
'ys thoughtfully. Why?"
a So I told her the whole story.
"We11" she said when 7 finiShe
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11

WANTED-Night Telephone Oper- ator-Either man or woman. No experience necessary. Alaska Telephone & Telegraph Co.
 122-3tc
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
AIRLINES
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving on the Sunday flight were Wm. Beltz Donald G. Bryan, Adrian Wood, Russell E. Wells, M. J. Walsh, Melvin Trowbridge.
 Passengers departing on the re- turn trip were Mrs. Ben Dahl, Chester Milligan, Charles E. Rung, John A. Hull, A. E. Hanson, Mrs. Linda Hansen, Mrs. Esther Kron- finger, Ralph E. Brady, Walter West, Arthur E. Nessett, MT. and Mrs. E. K. Johansen, MT. and Mrs. Henry Wuhrman, Lynn Wuhrman, MT. and Mrs. E. H. Mahan, Morris Mercer, Mel Trowbridge.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. of Weather Bureau.
Monday. October II, l948)

Monday, October II, l948) Forecast Nome: Cloudy tonight and Intermittent snow. Lowest ! temperature tonight 26 highest temperature Tuesday 36.
 Noma data last 24 hours as of 7:30 am. today: precipitation, trace. Temperatures: highest 34, low est 29.
 Maximum wind 27 miles an hour from the S.S.E.
 Sunrise at SAP am, sunset at 4:54 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest 3l, lowest 19.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: highest 48 in 1926, lowest 13 in 1922.
 Data for other stations as of FOO
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving Saturday was Miss Rem frew, organist for the Northwest Fair.
 Departing Sunday were Mike Acheff for McGarity, Mrs. Don Cross for Everett and Washington.
 Arriving today was Mrs. C. S. Huckaby.
 Departing on the return plane today were: Ralph Browne, B. Easley, MT. adn Mrs. R. H. Whit more, Margaret Renfrew, John Larsen, Houston Morton, Vern Eckhard, A. C. Carlson, D. E. Ho- vey, Joe Clam, Ralph Meyer, Mrs. K. Kenoe.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
NoUNcES WINTER SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER II

The Nome office of Alaska Air lines is glad to announce that they will continue their schedule of four times week service between Anchorage and Nome. People now will have the opportunity to travel between Nome, Moses Point, Una lakleet, McGrath, Farewell and Anchorage every Monday, We'd nesday, Friday and Saturday. Pas sengers, mail and express will be carried between all of these points. In the future, as in the past, it will be our pleasure to serve the mer- chants and people of Nome to the best of our ability, stated w. S.. Nay local agent for the airline.
 The arrival and departure times have been changed. Anyone desir- ing information regarding these times may have it by coming into the Alaska Airlines office or call ing Main 66.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving from Deering on Friday were MT. and Mrs. Savok. From Kleary Creek to Nome were Carl Rylander, c. w. Biggins, Harold Brown, and Edwin Burko.
 On Saturday John Hull was brought to Nome from Teller.
 Fairbanks to Nome on Saturday were Ross Kimball, Bill Norton, and from Kotzebue to Nome Nancy George and Mrs Edward Ward.
 Sunday Isaac Okleasik was taken to Teller and Charles O. Leary and Gus Steinwandle were passengers from Teller to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
RUMMAGE SALE

Ladies of the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission Church will hold a sale of good used clothing and household articles in the Mission Club House on Saturday. Oct. 18th. beginning at l2 o'clock noon. Con- tributions are solicited and may be left at the Club House on Friday from 2 10 1 p.m.
 Mrs. "A. H. Nerland Sponsor
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11

TANNING-Send us your skins
 and furs to be tanned. Quick, eff
 ficient, reliable. Valcauda Fur Co.,, National Bank Bldg, Seat tie, Washn. 103-tf
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11

FOR SALE-Completely furnished
 modern 5-room house, hardwood
 floors, warm storage room, man. gle, refrigerator and garage. Call Nugget. 119-tfc
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

Margaret Renfrew, Anchorage. MT. and Mrs. Archie Hanson, Mrs. J. M. Kroninger, Candle. Ross Kimball Fairbanks. w. K. Norton, Los Angeles. R. K. Wells, Wash ington, D.. C. Roy Roberts Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
NOTICE
ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT SCHEDULE

Alaska Airlines now oper ating daily schedules Anchorage 10 Everett. Washington. connecting with flight 10 Spokane. Great Falls. Minneapolis and Chicago. Douglas DC-4 equipment. Inquire at the local office. Telephone Main s6. Winthrop S. Nay. Manager.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, SECOND DIVISION, TERRI TORY OF ALASKA. In the Matter of the Estate of AL BERT MILLER, Deceased.
 No. 790
 Notice To Creditors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by Order of the Judge of Pro- bate aforesaid, Ole Hay, of Nome, Alaska, has been duly appointed Administrator of the estate of Al bert Miller, deceased.
 All persons having cl m S against said estate should present them with proper vouchers at tached within six months from he date of this Notice to the said Administrator, whose address is Nome, Alaska.
 Dated the 2Oth day of Septem- Der 1948.
 OLE HAY,
 Administrator. Pub. Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, II, 1948.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
531SE
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT

NOTE OF APPRECIATION The 7S2nd Air Force Band wish 10 express appreciation 10 the peo- pie of Nome and the Northwestern Alaska Fair Assn. for their gen. erous hospitality.
 We have enjoyed our stay and hope to be back soon.
 CWO ARTHUR JASON
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-11
Classified Ads

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Fights Last Night
BY the Assoeiossd Press

eian mE% o HASfn sasmSTe rne
Reynolds. $50, Fairfield, Conn. 1o).
100. Pittsburgh, stopped Gene Boland,
1859. Scranton, Pa CD.
-, MIAMI. Fla.-Billy spansler, 147.
15OHa, Macon, Ga, drew (5). bout
stopped when both suffered facial
ciNc1NNAr1-walter Hater. 2os.
MsIa,yYsvills; n Ky stopped 10 Weidin'
SCRANTON Pa.-Nick Kashuba,
144, Brooklyn, decisioned Chet Vinci.
159. Rome, N. Y. GM.
BOSTON.-Timothy (Buedy) Hayes.
1901; Boston, decisioned Tony Riccio.
132. Gloucester. Mass. 1O.
BROOKLYN;-Jake Lamotta,- 1856.
New York. decisioned Vern Lester.
,olsIE1 oSEw seSsflsR oRfEARNs:Mksith Ns Hamilton.
iaTo s7H M,Ntgez Nsg orssPs ss Se.ae Cha:
PRoVIDENcE. R. 1.mFreddy Russo.
1864, Railway. NJ j.. Knocked out
Humberto Sierra. 133. Cuba ~.
140R, NIAGARA Falls, N. Y, decisioned
Sammy Mastrean. 141. Pittsburgh tSl.
CHICAGO.-Al Johnson, 172, In
dianapolis, stopped Ringo Harris. 176.
DeEfois HoIYokE. Mass.-Billy Grant, 17s.
Orange. N. j.. decisioned George Ko-
chan, 1s5. Akron, Ohio G0I.
STOCKTON, Calif.-Bernard Docu-
sen. 14S, New Orleans, knocked out
AL Robinson, 144. Fresno. Calf. (2).
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Lions, Bears Seeking
First Win Of Season
Al UIine's Tonight

Lou Crowds. new goal tender OBJ
tanned from the Oshawa Juniors,
will strive to end the Washington
Lions losing streak at three matches
tonight when his club faces the
Hershey Bears in an American
Hockey League match at Uline
Arena at $50.
1t will be duel Of winless COM
binations.
The Bears are rebuilding with
mostly new talent. but among vet
Grams still with them are: Mark
Marques, Rolly McLenahan, Andy
Branigan, Herb Cain, Frank Mario
and Gordie Bruce.
The local pros will make use OF
three revised lines. Dan Porteous
will be centered between Larry
Archambeault and brother Frank
Porteous on one. Lenny Schultz
will toll between Dave Mcclure and
Win Mousseau on another and
George Hayes between Joe Ciuman
and Walter Babey on third.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
OUTDOORS

Chesapeake Bay anglers over the
week end met with Indifferent sue
cess, mainly because of high winds.
The fish are there, but when the sea
kicks up bait fish seem to swim in
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Thompson Of Eagles
Not Seriously Injured
ey the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.-The
Philadelphia. Eagles were cheered
today by news that their passing
ace, Tommy Thompson, will be back
in the lineup in a week or so.
DIR. Lloyd Stevens, team physician,
said yesterday that X-rays showed
no fracture or bone chip, but only
minor shoulder separation"
Thompson, leading passer in the
National Football League this sea-
son. hurt his right shoulder on the
final play of the first half of last
Sundays game with the Washing
ton Redskins in Washington.
Stevens said Thompson might
possibly play against the Chicago
Bears here Sunday. But he said he
would be able to do little more than
hand off the ball from his quarter
backing spot. Stevens said he
should be able to start passing
against Pittsburgh a week from
Sunday at Pittsburgh.
Bill Mackrides, who handled the
Eagles in the second half of the
Redskin game while Thompson sat
on the sidelines in street clothes,
will take over the Eagles quarter
backing chores for the Bears game.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Kid GaviIan Is Booked
For New York Scrap

Thursday nights boxing match at
Uline Arena between Welterweights
Kid Gavilan of Cuba. and Winnie
Rossano Of New York assumed added
importance today with the an
nouncement from New York that
Gavilan is booked for another Madi-
son Square Garden scrap on No.
vember H.,
Gavilan has been matched against
Tony Janiro Of Youngstown. Ohio,
for the New York date, and If he
loses to Rossano here on Thursday
night, it figures to harm his Garden
box office appeal.
Yesterday while getting in his
training licks at Liberty A. c.,
Gavilan said that he thought his
Thursday fight here also rated a
place in the Garden. "It,s a natural
for a New York buildup," he said.
There Is, for instance, no hokum
about Winnie being burned up about
the way I knocked out his kid
brother Rocco in IS seconds in the
Garden couple of months ago.
I'VE could make it a real good
fight in the Garden, but somehow
Ahearn promoter Goldie Ahearn)
got the fight, and we'll make it just
as good here"
Gavilan went through four rounds
Of hard sparring yesterday at Lib
erty, working two each against Nor
val Gaddis and Emmet Harris. He's
scheduled for more of the same
against those boys today. Rossano
also was on hand at Liberty yester-
day, but confined his training to
calisthenics and bag work.
Evening star., 1948-10-19

bi1 Leetch. tomac, Wh n
practically has been barren insofar
as rockfish Is concerned, is begin
ming to show signs of better condi-
tions. Perhaps fish are moving in
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Two-Bit Cotton Stockings Irked Old Ball Players
Clerks Thought They Were for Wives So jack Bentley Former Gon Ace
lev, Former Giunt Ace

a row and walked him." Jack re-
piled. Few players can hold back
on that 3-and-2 pitch-it's a great
temptation to swing If it's close.
Bishop was great judge of balls
and strikes and if he let 1t go by;
well, guess the umpire figured
it had to be a ball."
When q Redskin pulled up
limping the conversation veered
to the kind. Of stockings worn by
athletes. Baseball players wear
a long, white cotton stocking, in
ner socks they call them, under
the footless wool hose.
And what a job it was to find
them," Bentley recalled. I'VE
bought them at the 5 and 10 cent
store and the clerks, thought we
were tightwads buying stockings
for our wives"
Bentley always will be remem-
bered as the losing pitcher in the
seventh and final game of the
1924 World Series, which was de-
cided on Earl McNeely's hit,
which struck pebble and
bounded over Freddy Lindstrom's
head at third base.
IT played on the same team
with Walter johnson, played
against him in that World Sc
ries, and later played for him at
Newark" laughed Jack. But the
one thing everybody remembers
about me is that he was the win
ming pitcher in the twelfth inning
of that game and I was the loser.
Even though I lost I'll always
be remembered for it."
Evening star., 1948-10-19
By Lewis F. Atchison


Whats wrong with me COM
ing out here to watch the Red
skins practice?" demanded Jack
Bentley, one-time major and
minor league mound star. I'm
still sports fan and I like foot
ball. When a man can't indulge
in a little hero-wosshipping like
this he's in a bad way"
Almost as trim as the day he
walked into Griffith Stadium to.
launch his colorful career with
Washington IS years ago, Jack
was picture of health. He
wanted to talk football with
George Marshall, but the Red
skin owner was a Baltimore the
I ater manager in the days when
Bentley was helping Jack Dunn's
Orioles burn up the International
League, and the conversation in
evitably drifted around to base
ball.
Marshall thought John Nc
Graw. who bought Jack for the
New York Giants for s65 900 and
three players, chose Bentley over
the great Lefty Grove, but Jack
said no.
Il told McGraw he bought the
wrong pitcher when reported"
he said. But Dunn had a $lOO, 1000
price tag on Lefty and McGraw
wouldn't have him after watch
ing him walk eight batters against
Kansas City in a Little World
Series game"
Bentley started his diamond
career with Washington, was
loaned" to Minneapolis in 1915
and '16, then was sold to Balti-
more where he really hit his
stride. He was key member of
the famed Oriole team that
chalked up a 27-game winning
streak in 1921, a record never
equaled.
But Bentley was as noted for
his hitting as anything else at
Baltimore, where he played first
base when not on the mound. In
1921 he hung up the Inter-
national League batting record
that still stands, 246 hits for 397
bases and .412 average. In 14l
games he knocked "a homers and
drove in 122 runs.
A southpaw. Jack was a good
pitcher, too. In six International
League seasons he won 64 games
and lost only II, counting Little
World Series. The figures are
sufficient evidence McGraw knew
what he was getting when he
bought the boy from Sandy
Spring, Md. His first year in
New York Bentley won 10 games
and lost 7 for the Giants and
batted a neat .427.
1t was at Baltimore that Jack
discovered his batting average
fell off on days he pitched. In
1921, when he worked 10 games
on the mound and won Is, Jack
batted only .249 in games he
pitched. And that was the year,
remember, he set the record with
a scorching .412.
Condition is the answer"
Jack said. Pitching takes a lot
out of you and makes it harder
to get that bat around a little
sooner. I don't know why pitch
ers don't hit as well as any other
players, except that pitching
simply wears you down."
Jack also owns a couple Of rec
ords that should stand for years
in baseball. Against Rochester
he twice got two hits in one in
ming. Hesalso had the distinction
of pitching two 2-hit games in
three days, winning both by 10
margins.
"I beat Jack Sharkey Of the
AS Labor Day morning in the
first game of a double-header,"
he recalled, then came back two
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Lincoln, Howard Teums Meet

Lincoln University and Howard
University meet tomorrow in two
sports, soccer and cross country,
both starting at 2 o'clock at Howard
Stadium.
Evening star., 1948-10-19

days later and won over Jack
Warhop of the Yankees.
Either would be quite tyick for
the modern ballplayer's sacroiliac.
Marshall remarked about the
trouble Eddie Stanky of the Braves
had given Cleveland's pitchers in
the recent World Series and
wanted to know if Jack had any
theory about that.
Ted Lyons told me he once
threw Max Bishop six strikes in
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Midget Cars TO Race
In Uine's Weekly

Tom Lane, director of Majestic
Raceways, declares that midget rae
ing indoors at Uline Arena here is
feasible and his outfit will hold races
there weekly on Thursday nights,
starting November 4.
The layout has been tested by
Dutch Schaefer and Len Duncan, he
said, and the tests show that the
little cars work up plenty of speed
on the tenth-mile track that can be
laid on the concrete floor. The track
will be IS feet wide in the straight
aways and As feet at the turns
It will not be banked.
Addition of midget auto racing
puts regular schedule of activities
into Uline Arena every night except
Sunday during the winter season.
Monday it's rassling, Tuesday pro
hockey, Wednesday pro basketball,
Thursday midget autos, Friday pro
hockey and Saturday pro basket ball.
Under the plans worked out by
Lane and his brother Tom, the little
machines will compete in seven
races each week. Six cars will COM
pete in three qualifying heats Of
10 laps and in two semi-finals of
IS. Then will go in the consolation
of 20 laps and in the final of 80
laps. The Lane brothers insist
that there will be plenty of action
and that the new ventilation fans
at Uline Arena are adequate to keep
the plant free of exhaust fumes.
"Everybody's telling me what's
possible and what isn't, and I'm 60
ing ahead with the job all the
time" said Tom Lane. I'm in busi-
ness here and 1 wouldn't be con-
nected with this midget racing un-
less I knew what was doing. We're
going 70 give the fans great show.
Dontssympathize with us. Come
out and see u.s.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Groziono Back in Ring
For Exhibition TONIGHT
BY the Associated Press

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Oct. 19.-
Former Middleweight Champion
Rocky Graziano returns to the fistic
wars in an exhibition bout with Dom
Youvella of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, as
an added feature at the Jersey City
Garden tonight.
The ex-champ, idle since being
stripped of the crown by Tony Zale
last June in the Newark ball park
is scheduled to 60 five rounds with
his Poughkeepsie rival.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Bill Leetch

to take the place of the many
netted from these waters earlier in
the season.
Evening star., 1948-10-19
Hudkins Faces Sentencing

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (R.-
Sentencing of Ace Hudkins, 43, for
mer middleweight boxer, on a
charge of bookmaking in his Bur-
bank poolroom is set for Novem-
ber IL in Superior Court. The ex-
Nebraska wildcat pleaded guilty yes
terday and asked for probation.