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Evening star., 1949-07-24

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The Eternal Light: Novelist Irving
Fineman discusses Chapter 10 from
the Book of Leviticus in new
series, The Words We Live By"
100, WARL-Georgetown Univer'
sity Radio Forum: Guest Speaker
C. Girard Davidson, Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior, talks about
the Columbia Valley project.
1:15, WBCC-It's Time to Plant
DR.. H. C. Parker tells how to dis.
bud, spray and fertilize dahlias fol
exhibition.
1:25, WWDC-Baseball: Arch Nc
Donald and Bob Wolff describe
the Washington Cleveland double
header.
1870, WRC-Chicago Round Ia
BILE: will Business Get Better OF
Worse?" is discussed by Senator
Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, Charles
Sawyer, Secretary OF Commerce
and Theodore o. Yntema, former
professor of business and economic
policy, school of business, Univer-
sity of Chicago.
200, WTOP-The Choraliers: So
loist Percival Dove, jr., offers "A
Dream" and "Old Man River"
2:30, WPIK-Parmer From Wash.
ington: Charles Farmer interview!
Senator Millard Tydings of Mary
land on Americas New Defense.
800, WTOP-CBS Symphony
Bernard Hermann conducts the or.
chestra in excerpts from Mendels'
sohns "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" and the "Lenore Symphony
by Joachim Raft.
3:15, WMAL-Chautauqua Sym.
phony: Violinist Frances Magnes Il
guest soloist.
$3.50, WRC-Who Said That?
Buddy Rogers and Columnist Rob-
ert Ruark are guest panelists.
400, WRC-Living, 1919: "Bie
Top and Midway" traces the history
of circuses.
4:35, WRC-Boston Symphony
DR.. Serge Kousevitzky conducts the
Boston Symphony Orchestra ir
Mozart's Paris Symphony" and the
"E Flat Major Symphony"
500, WMAL-Drew Pearson: Sen
ator Robert A. Taft substitutes fol
Drew Pearson.
500, WTOP-Family Hour Of
Stars: Audrey Totter stars in Re
becca."
$50, WRC-Hollywood Calling:
Ava Gardner and Frank Morgan
talk to contestants on the telephone
1880, WMAL-Carnegie Hall
italian Baritone Italo Tajo sings
with DR.. Frank Blacks orchestra.
500, WRC-Four-Sta Playhouse
Robert Cummings stars in "Thirc
Girl From the Right" Robert Car.
sons story of gold digger.
$3.50, WRC-NBC Symphony
Guest Soloist Artur Rubenstein aro
Conductor Wilfred Pelletier offei
selections from Sibelius, Rossini and
Rachmaninoff.
$3.50, WMAL-Water Gate Con-
cert: Lee Fairfax, baritone. anc
Hazel Arth, contralto, with the Ca
thedral Choir of Men directed by
Richard Dirksen.
9:45, WWDC-Civil Rights Inven.
tory: Moss H. HENDRIX interviews
DR.. Charles S. johnson, president
of Fiske University, on the loyalty
of American Negroes.
TelevisiOn.
4:30, WNBW-American Televi-
sion Forum: Are We Headed
Toward a Welfare State?" is de-
bated by Senator Claude Pepper OF
Florida and Representative Clar-
ence Brown of Ohio.
$3.50, WMAL - Singing Lady;
Evening star., 1949-07-24
FEATURES ON THE
AIR TODAY
Radio.

1900, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Nunnally johnson, author
and screen writer, and DR.. Frank
Baxter, professor of English Ian
Evening star., 1949-07-24
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts and tele-
tickets phone the station or, in the
case of WTOP and WMAL, write.
WOL-Metropolitan O013. Meet
the Press" 10 pm. Friday.
Time Revue 1890 am. Saturday;
Lunch at 1850" 1915 pm. Mon
day-Friday; Bible Quiz" pm.
Saturday. No tickets necessary.
WEAM-Owens ZOO. Songs OF
the Saddle pm. Sunday; Dave
Dennis. II noon Monday-Saturday;
Childrens Hour, 10 am. SATURDAY;
others. No tickets necessary.
WOL-"American Forum OF the
Air" 10 pm Monday at the Shore-
ham. No tickets necessary.
WTOP-"You're the Top 1:1S
pm. Monday Friday.
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U n iv e RS ity Of
Southern c a l.
fornia, disc uss
Sinclair L e W | s.
Rabbit"
1890, WMAL
p no Play
h o u Sc: j ZZ
Pianist T e d d Y
wilson a n d
Concert Pianists
Whittemore and
Lowe are guests
Of Cy w a l t e r
and Stan Free
man.
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lWEAM-AirIane Tri,
Evening star., 1949-07-24

Ire ne Wickery
tells the story of
1T h e G e e n
Monkey"
500, WOIC-
T oa S t OF the
T ow n: Charles
Buddy" Rogers
substitutes for
Ed Sullivan.
900, WNBW-
Summer Pl y
h Gus e: Dennis
King s tars in
Tennessee w il
III a m s. you
Touched Me"
10.M WMAT,
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WWDC-Gospel Wigs
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iWWDC- -Serenade
lWEAM-Pris. Vespers
15lWINX-Kostelanetz
IWWDC-Spirituals
WEAM-Prison Yes.
30lWINX- Bible Tone
lWWDC-Spirituals
WEAM-Ch'ch Of God
As WINK Marine Story
WWDC-Martin
WEAM-Ch'ch Of God
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29
Top Ten Spot News
Stories of 1o49

These are the 10, biggest
news stories of the past year, as
selected by O representative
group of weekly newspaper edi-
tors speaking through an an
nuol poll conducted by The
Publishers Auxiliary.
]. Announcement that the
Soviet Union possesses atom
bomb.
2. Sweeping victories of
Communist armies in China.
3. Trial of II top Commu-
nists in the U.s..
4. Coal and steel strikes and
subsequent events in nation.
5. Marshal Tito,s successful
defiance of Russia and Comm
form.
g.. Story of Kothy Fiseus fall
isg into well and subsequent
rescue efforts.
7. Failure of congress to re-
zeal the Toft-Hortley labor
Iow.
6. Ending of the Berlin
blockade BY the Russians.
9. Bitter inter-seNice dispute
between the army and navy.
10. DeyoIuotion of pound in
Great Britain.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29

l4-Chinese Reds take Canton.
15-Wholesale arrest conducted by Com
munists continue in Czechoslovakia.
20-YugosIavia elected to U.N. security
council over Soviet protests.
28-George Bidault becomes French
premier. ending crisis.
29-United States consul and staff
seized by Reds at Mukden.
November
for sovereign Indonesian state.
7-France and Canada team UP to urge
nations A-bomb pact.
14-lndian extremists hanged for assas-
sination of Gandhi. Britain delays
date for Matchmaking steel. Chinese
Nationalists shell US. merchant
ship. Chinese Reds ask U.N. to oust
Nationalist delegates
16-Washington refuses to recognize con-
troll body created for Danube by
Russia.
20-President Chants of Panama ousted
by coup.
rested by Chinese Reds lies with
peoples's court in Mukden. Ousted
Panama president leads demonstra-
ton in Panama City. West imple-
ments Paris plan to ease controls on
West German republic.
23-chinese Reds release US. consul
general Angus Ward on suspended
sentence.
A-Panama supreme court re-seatS
President Chants, but police chief
forces him out again. DR.. Arnulfo
Arias becomes president. eetr =.
26-Chinese Reds arrest us. vice-con-
sui. william Stokes. in Mukden.
2e-Cominform asks unseating of Yugo-
so-chinese Reds take chunking. nation
alist capital.
December
1-Western defense area divided into
five groups In Paris meeting.
2-Nationalist China warned by US.
upon ship attacks. G$#
7-U.N. declares Jerusalem an inter.
national holy city. US. will meet
Reds terms for release of two
Americans held in North Korea.
s-Chinese Nationalists abandon capital
at Chengtu and flee to Formosa.
lo-Labor party defeated In Australia
elections.
1i-North Korea Reds free two Yanks
after 81 days detention. -
l2-Angus Ward and staff. freed by
Chinese Reds. board ship for U. 5.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29

ti-Morid weIterweight Champion sugar
.s.y ROBINSON successfully defends
:. ute from Havana's Kid Gavilan.
MMmerlean Mn.ean league All-stars defeat
o., Nauonal League team, III,
Si-Sam SI1s1d takes Western Open golf
championship at st. Paul
August
lo-Ezzard Charles successfuIIv defends
heavyweight championship by de-
- Leaung Gus Lesyenich
is-hlronoshin Furiihashi. Japan. sets
@orlo swimming records of 1878
1888 minutes in 400 meter free style
style. ee
2o-coaltown. Steve Brooks I'D. sets
world record of 1:34.4 In winning
""e-r""e Whirlaway Stakes.
September
Il -; .etains Davis Cup. defeating
australia four matches to one item
aGharies coe. Oklahoma City, WINS
S.S. amateur golf championship In
Rochester, NY. Joseph De Bona,
Hollywood. wins Bendix air trophy.
Sill 9dom. speed record holder for
a house in Berea. Ohio. during Ma
tional Air Races in Cleveland. Kills
self, two others. Silver Cup Trophy
IN motorboat racing goes to Bill Can
Sweetie.
2S-Louise Suggs. carrollton, Ca, takes
US: women's open golf title in Land
October
5-9-New York Yankees defeat BROOKLYN
Dodgers in World Series. four games
to one.
28-capot beats coaltown to win Bai,,.
more's Pimlico Special.
November
l-l949 major league aIl-star AP base.
ball team team announced.
15-Eddie vann scores fastest heavy
weight knockout on record In Lon
don bout with George Stern III sec.
onds. first roundI.
21-Cleveland indians sold to q syndi-
cate Of Cleveland business men.
24-Ted Williams. Red Sox. named
American Leagues most valuable
player.
December
3-Notre Dame defeats Southern Meth
odist to end season undefeated and
lead football pack. Army. Oklahoma
and California remain undefeated.
l2-Kcntucky and Oklahoma bid for ma
t'"~ r""e leadership.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29

July
1-Justice department files ANTITRUST
suit in US. district court In Chicago
aimed at breaking UP du Pont en-
i5-Charles Lucky, Luciano. ex-New
York vice king. barred from Rome
after being questioned about mar
cotics ring.
for literature In first visit to native
Germany In is years.
August
3LPhotometer. which accurately meas
demonstrated at Columbia univer.
: sity. ... ,....
4-Dispute over federal aid to religious
schools between Cardinal Spellman
and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt ends.
l9-FCC announces a ban on radio and
television quiz programs.
September >z ~~
General AIRY vaughan defends
keeps White House Job. Defense
Secretary johnson wants to abolish
= senator's world trips at government
s-American expedition to find Noah's
1s-u.s. district Judge restrains Fec
from enforcing prohibition Of give
away programs
29-Tokyo Rose found guilty OF treason.
October
3-Agriculture department reports
Americans spending per cent less
Of their incomes for food than last
year. Vatican. reports 423 million
17-Ilse Koch. convicted as murderess
Of Buchenwald concentration camp
In Germany, formally released from
military prison after her life sen
tence Is commuted.
Antonio Moniz, Lisbon, divide Nobel
prize for medicine for work on brain
function.
November
4-Dealers urge no boarding Of coffee
during shortage.
1e-shah of Iran arrives for American
ls-Vice-President Alben Barkley mar
ries Mrs. Carleton Hadley OF st.
le-Eighteens of 20 who went down on
B-29 near Bermuda rescued.
2s-New drug. neomycih. works wonders
in ending kidney infections.
December
AUS. may have booster" bomb to
set off more powerful bomb. Mt
Etna eruptions threaten Sicili n
5-Former Rep. Andrew J. May ID,
Ky.i enters federal prison on fraud
sentence. Census bureau says erl-
ployment is up. Shirley Temple gets
divorce on "liquor and lipstick"
plea.
s-New Jersey citizens told to curtail
use of water. G.I. found hiding in
tent In Germany with fraulein and
baby. New German drug reported
as promising" treatment for cam
Ger.
lo-Vice-President Barkley satirizes self
AZ Grid'ron club banquet.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29
CHRONOLOGY
OF 7o4o
- "sE EEEaF 80


JuHuury
- ~ I-Three.foo, snowfall in
Teheran and other
lranian towns causes
earthen houses to collapse, killing so.
eTornado demolishes Warren, Ark.
killing 5l2. injuring r275. High gales.
floods. cold wave kills 80 In western
Europe.
l+coIo waves on West coast kills citrus
crop. Billiards roar through Rock.
les. causing l2l deaths - -.'. - -
27-At least 600 Chinese missing follow
ing collision Of o steamers off
Shanghai coast.
February
SBlizzards In western and mountain
states cause 500 deaths and property
damage of $500 million.
eTwenty-eight die when scandinavian
plane crashes off Swedish coast.
plunges down 4o-foot embankment.
killing 80.
9+crash of cathay Pacific plane from
Manila on northern Hong Kong is
land kills %. Twenty-Five die In air
crash at Cuzco, Peru.
57-Nine students die in fire destroying
dormitory at Kenyon college. Gam
bier. Ohio
Morch
a-Tornadoes kill 2s In south and SOUTH
west Arkansas. Oklahoma, Texas,
Mississippi and Louisiana.
April
seventy-four die in Effingham. III.
19-Sixty-two persons are killed in earth
quake that rocks ntral Chile.
2-Crash In South Africa Of three elec-
trio trains kills "a
Muy
+1taly's entire world champion soccer
team dies in plane crash at Turin.
21-Tornadoes kill 46 persons in Mis-
Kentucky.
6Twenty-two killed in Greek air crash
rear Athens. Crack-up of plone near
FIorianopolis, Brazil, kills 81.
7-Fifty-tour persons killed in crash Of
plane San Juan. Puerto Rico.
July
2-Eighteen persons killed In air crash
near Perth, Australia.
H-Thirteen American correspondents
killed in air crash near Bomb@y Air
crash near Los Angeles kills SO.
30-Sixteen persons killed when navy
Hellcat hits Eastern Air Lines plane
near Fort Dix. N. J.
August
kBetween 5000 and 1000 persons
killed by Ecuador earthquake.
s--Western states forest fires take 10
lives.
fs-Manchester. England. air crash
takes lives of "a.
September
6-crazed war veteran slays IS in
Camden, NJ.
p-Airline crash near ST. Joachim. Que
bee, kills %. Nine die as cabin
cruiser Is swamped In Nantucket
Sound.
l7-Steamship Noronic burns In Toronto
pier taking $50 lives.
October
1s-one thousand die, 10000 left home
less In Guatemala floods.
2SNForty-eight die In air crash In
Azores. including boxer Marcel
cerdan.
November ...-
1-Fifty-five killed at Washington. DC,
airport as P-38 hits airliner.
t7-Eighteen killed as two B-29's collide
near Stockton, Calf.
99-Airiiner crash at Dallas kills 28.
December
2-Dormitory blaze at University Of
Oklahoma kills three.
1l-Nine killed by tornadoes In Missouri
and Arkansas. Seventy-ton slab of
granite falls off cliff near Victor
v'''e. caItf.. killing four.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29
Hordin Tribune-Heruld.
Thursday. Dec. 29. ls49s
Fifield. Kelly
Ndned To Posts

The state water conservation
board has named Ralph H.
Fifield as chief engineer tore
place Fred E. Buck and desig-.
mated r. j. Kelly in charge of
administrative activities. Fifield
is former chief construction
engineer and Kelly is assis-
tant secretary. -zzze1A>---;-s~ @e.~.ss-
Gov. John w. Bonner, board
chairman, said the changes are
necessary to keep pace with an
expanding program. IL
I Fred Buck will remain state
engineer and continue in his
work with river compacts and
international and Interstate
stream problems, including Ca
rey land act work.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29

II January
IT, I-Needy children in
China total 20 million,
Is million o. whom
were made homeless by war with
1-Air Force submits to Defense secre-
tary James Forrestal proposed pol
icy to discontinue racial segregation
In ranks. .,,
House open the building TO reporters
who found parts of II near collapse.
February
s-Film star Robert Mitchum and ac-s
tress Lila Leeds sentenced to so-day
prison terms In Los Angeles court
on marijuana charges.
23-Grady. inquisitive cow OF Yukon.
okla, plunged into silo. achieved
bovine fa~- while nation lacked
brains for four days over problem
25-General Motors announces wages
of 341 900 employees will be reduced
under cost-of-living contract with
2s-Axis Sally begins defense at treason
trial by saying treason cannot be
committed by mere words
Murch
--latest get-rich-quick' scheme to
which works on order OF chain letter.
2-U.S. births reported by Public
Health Service to number 3.55s0oo
In 1913.
2e-Axis Sally sentenced from 10 to 20
wears In prison for treason.
April IL. u. .
6-President Truman says he would not
/ hesitate to use atom bomb under the
same circumstance was used on
~ Japan. 4 -,
le-r,ureau OF Agricultural Economies
predicts slight drop In prices. In
= comes, production for 194a.
28-Russia completely jams voice OF
America" broadcasts to the U.S.S.R.
containing accounts OF negotiations
ending Berlin blockade. ~
Muy @ 9.E.. ......s.,r7.s j..
ATLANTA city council bans public
wearing of masks except for festive
occasions. This Is blow to Ku klux
1o-Frank Hague's s2-year rule as boss
of Jersey City ends when Hague ma.
chine Is swept out of office.
27-Movie star Rita Hayworth Is mar
ried to Prince Ally Khan.
June
2-"Wall Street Journal survey re-
yeaIs used car prices s'.melting like
snow under hot spring sum-.
6-Amcrican Medical association gags
its chief spokesman and comedies
u s. needs adequate public health
plan.
F.B.I. investigation OF terrorism In
Alabama where several have been
beaten or intimidated BY hooded
night riders.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29
pesM

AA JdnuuTy
A i-Sir Malcolm Camp
bell. first man to ex-
4a.a w. ceed 800 mph on
s-Robert Ingerson Aitken. sculptor.
DIR. August Herman Pfund. author.
fly on infra-red and other rays and
s-Joseph % Il. McNabb. Bell and Howell
1l-Nelson Doubleday. book and masa-
zine publisher.
February
lo-Isoo Abe, who introduced baseball to
12-Battling Levinsky. former light
heavyweight boxing champ.
2s-FEaneis Edwin MsMHrtrie. aI,nt editor OF
28-John Sanburn Phillips. co-founder Of
Mcclure's Magazine and founder of
American Magazine. Charles Han
son Towne. author. poet. editor
March
4-Arthur Atwater Kent, inventor, phil
anthropist, famous host.
6-Sen. Joseph Melville Broughton.
Democrat. NC. former governor of
7-Rep. Sol Bloom. chairman of house
foreign affairs committee.
1i-Gen Henri-Honore Giraud. French
hero of both world wars.
April
l5-wallace Beery. veteran screen star.
27-Frederic c. Wallcott. Republican
senator from Connecticut. l929-34.
author. of RFC bill.
May
a-Joseph Peter DiMaggio. father of
sLcount Maurice Maeterlinck. Belgian
poet and dramatist. author Of 1.-THE
Blue Bird
10-Sam Breadon, ex-president of St.
Louis Cardinals Neysa McMein, por-
trait painter, illustrator, writer
18-Dr James Truslow Adams. histor-
ian, Pulitzer prize winner.
22-JameS v. Forrestal, former secre-
tary of defense, by suicide.
June
1o-Sigrid Undset, Danish-born Norweg.
ian novelist.
1tcharles B. Uncle charlie' Moran,
Russell Doubleday, retired publisher
2e-Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur. interior Sec
retary in Hoover cabinet.
July
2-Georgi Dimitrov, Communist premier
of Bulgaria.
s-Harold H. Knerr. cartoonist who
drew Katzenjammer Kids.
1e-Frank Murphy, associate justice OF
the supreme court.
August 81.
1-George Moran tsearcy,. survivor Of
Moran and Mack. the two black
ia-Al shean, survivor of Gallagher and
Shean. comedy team. ",
le-Margaret Mitchell, author Of "Gone
ls-Dr. Samuel Green, imperial wizard
\ Of Association of Georgia Kians
tK.K.K.I
September "a.
3-Maj. Gen. Walter Short. army com.
mander at Pearl Harbor when Japan
attacked - + #% &5 Z
s-Richard Strauss, German composer,
10-Wiley Blount Rutledge, associate fus.
tice of supreme court.
15-Ernest Edward Bonham, Pittsburgh
Pirate pitcher. former Yankee star,
18-Frank Morgan, film star.
is-Will cuppy. author. critic and humor:
October ...
6-Robert Emmett Hannegan,g ex-post.
master general and Democratic ma.
tional chairman. Col. Matt j. Winn,
who made Kentucky Derby famous.
November >z... n.
s-Rex Mays. leading auto racing
sclyde N. Reed. senator from
2s-asst angles" Bin Robinson. dancer.
27- william H. King. fonr-tsrm Demo.
cratic senator from Utah. . I.
December
ii-Clifford Bergman, editorial cartoon
ist for Washington Star.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1949-12-29
SasAs
Junuury

A January
J l-Barbara Ann Scott
wins Lou E. Marsh
memorial trophy as
canada.s outstanding 1913 athlete.
f-Joe DiMaggio signs 1919 contract
with Yankees for $4,000. a..
e-U.S. court reverses lower court dis
missal of Danny Gardella's damage
suit against New York Giants.
l+Calumet's Coaltown ties record for
mile and 1I8 at l:57.6.
Murch
Joe Louis retires as heavyweight
champion. turns promoter
of Denver for National Assn. of In
tercollegiate Basketball champion
ship.
2s-Kentucky wins National Collegiate
"A basketball tournament in Seattle.
Russian Hero wins Grand National
Steeplechase at Aintree. England.
April
23-olympia. Eddie Arcaro up. wins
Wood Memorial.
26-Tony Zale. ex-middleweight champ
retires from boxing.
3o-coaltown. Steve Brooks up. wins Gal
liant Fox handicap.
Mny
e-Rocky Graziano, ex-niddleweight
reinstated by Y. athletic commis-
sion after suspension for failure 10
report bribery offer. W.T.
7-Ponder, Calumets 1871 shot. Steve
Brooks up, wins Kentucky Derby.
2S-Joey Maxim defeats Gus Lesnevich
for US. lightheavyweight title.
30-Indianapolis motor speedway Memor
ial classic won by Bill Holland In
record average speed OF III .327.
.tune IL
io-Frank Frisch, New York coach. be-
comes Chicago Cub manager.
ii-U.S. open golf championship goes 10
DR.. Cary Middlecoff. Capot. Ted
Atkinson UP. wins Belmont Stakes.
The l8 players suspended from US
pro baseball because they jumped 10
Mexican league re-instated by Com
missioner Chandler.
i4-Jake LaMotta wins world middle
weight title from Marcel cerdan.
12-Ezzard Charles win world heavy
weight title by defeating Jersey Joe
WaIcott. New York and England re-
fuse TO recognize title.
July
z-Tec Schroeder takes mems singles
10 Wimbledon, England, tennis
championships, Louise Brnugh takes
vomeri's singles: Frank Parker
Richard Gonzales take mems doub-
les: Mrs. Margaret Dupont and Miss
Brough take women's doubles.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-06-02
Coop Is Awarded Most of Army's Alaskan Produce Contracts

The Matanuska Valley Farm CTS Cooperating Association has secured the bulk of this years produce contracts for the armed forces in Alaska, it was an- nounced last week by James Wilson, coop manager. MT. Will son said the Coop has contract ed to supply about the same quantity of produce as in 1948, but for a generally increased price over that of last year.
 Contracts this year were let on a quarterly basis, which result ed in the splitting of awards for some types of produce. For in- stance, although the MVFCA was successful bidder for most of the potatoes needed by the Army, both the Alaska Growers
 Pippel interests) and the Tana- na Valley Farmers Cooperative were awarded some potato bids for delivery at a stated period of time during the year.
 Bids this year, for the first time, were quoted on produce needed for all Alaskan installa- tions, rather than for Fort Rich ardson only, as in past years. Fort Richardson prices were basic, however, with prices for other posts including only the freight charge above the Fort Richardson quotation.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-06-02
Pound

The Alaska Growers were suc- cessful bidders for most of the carrot and cauliflower require ments, and for small potato con- tracts for posts at Twenty-Six Mile and Big Delta. The Tana- na Coop was awarded one pota- to contract for Ladd Field. There were no other bidders.
 First delivery dates for MVFCA farmers will be in August, the Coop manager stated. Coop members will have priority in marketing their produce, but in-
Valley frontiersman., 1949-06-02

The potato contract, of pri- mary interest to Valley farmers, calls for delivery of about 2,000 tons throughout the year. The overall price quoted by the Co., op was $5.39.
 MT. Wilson quoted the follow ing pound prices on produce, for which the Coop was the suc- cessful bidder for the major DOT tion of the supply needed:
Valley frontiersman., 1949-06-02
JOIN THE UNION

Dick and Agnes Brooks of the Frontier Cafe this week an- nounced that their restaurant has been unionized, and that they now employ only union help.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-06-02

dependent farmers may sell through the Coop when mem Der farmers are unable to SUD- ply the quantity needed.
Evening star., 1949-01-09
BUSINESS SERVICES
BUSINESS MEN-ProfessionaI

BUSINESS MEN-Professional men,
why pay Office rent? For lew
cents a day you can have complete
mail and phone service by conpe-
tent. experienced secretaries. Make
our address and telephone number
yours. Room 3O2, l424 K ST. NV.
RE O696
FILE TAX RETURNS early for prompt
refunds. Income tax. Bookkeeping,
payroll and business analysis, small
or large; - yrs. experience Call
any time. Randolph 1926.
SECRETARIAL SERVICE. typlng
mail and telephone service. enve-
lopes. address. public stenoeraphers.
WORTHINGTON SERVICES, S421
Ga ave ST.. 1900