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Evening star., 1949-12-18
Communists Wrote
Sentence in Advance
OF Trial, Ward Says
By Keyes Beech j.,
Foreign Correspondent OF The stor end
the Chicago Dolly News

PUSAN, Korea. Dec. 1.-THE
Communist court In Mukden
that sentenced Angus Ward ap-
parently wrote its verdict before
the trial even started.
This was disclosed today by the
American counsul general himself
as the freighter Lakeland Victory
sailed for Japan on the last lap
of the 2,5O0-mile voyage to evacu-
ate Mr.. Ward and his consulate
staff from Red China.
"The trial itself was a mockery
enough" said Mr.. Ward, but
the most damning thing was that
the verdict obviously had been
prepared in advance"
Time for Draft Too Short.
The bearded six-foot diplomat
and Vice Consul William Stokes,
who attended the trial as observer.
said the court couldn't possibly
have prepared its lengthy Judg-
ment in the brief interval between
the trials end and the passing
Of sentence.
"They even had an English
translation ready" said Mr.. Ward
in a first-hand account of the
trial. 1T would have taken a
good interpreter at least four
hours to translate the Judgment
and yet the court read it less
than two hours after the recess.
Moreover, there was a power
failure and no lights during the
time the court presumably was
preparing its decision.
Despite the fact that all the
cards were stacked against him
Mr.. Ward frequently challenged
the court, Mr.. Stokes said. On
more than one occasion Mr.. Ward
referred to that man up there
meaning the Communist prose
cutor who sat with the judges.
Treatment Not Too Severe.
After six days aboard the Lake
land Victory with Mr.. Wards
party 1t is now apparent that
they weren't treated quite as badly
by the Communists as at first in
dicated.
During the first two days no
mention was made Of the fact
that Mr.. Ward and four others
imprisoned with him were al
lowed to supplement their bread
and water prison fare with food
stocks from the consulate COM
missary.
Their biggest problem was
keeping warm.
One member of the party said
that while the guards were most
businesslike. they were not un-
friendly. And no member Of the
group reported being struck OF
beaten. All are in good health
Montevideo, Uruguay. reports
that Britain has agreed to pay
higher meat import prices.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Parents Face Penalties for Children Acts

was gained by convictions, Chief
Church said.
1t occurred to him to try punish
ing the boys parents, instead
Backed by Mayor Menzie McKin
an ordinance was passed August
II, 1947, providing up to 5000 fine
and 100 days in jail for parents
whose children commit misde-
meanorS.
The Panther Gang" broke up
Bakers delinquency rate dropped
sharply; some estimates were as
much as 80 per cent.
It worked so we'll that the ordi-
nance has been invoked only six
times in the two years since.
No parents have ever been
jailed. Twice the maximum fine
was levied, but suspended later
and the parents put on probation
instead.
One father paid so because his
son caused continual trouble. A
mother paid $25 after her boy was
found drinking on the street. And
some other parents were fined the
same amount because their young
sters were tossing beer bottles
from a car.
The town Of LakevieW, Ore,
copied Bakers ordinance this
summer. Other towns are con-
sidering it.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
BY the Assoeioted Press

EUGENE. Ore. Dec. 17.-Wher
a child turns into a budding bur-
glar, whose fault is it?
1.-THE parents" decided Eu-
genes city councilmen this week
And they backed up their deci-
sion by passing an ordinance
that the parents-not the child
should be punished.
"It's fairly stiff punishment
too: Up to 5000 fine or 100 days
in jail for a parent judged re-
sponsible for conditions which
have led his child into delin-
quency.
Eugene, with population OF
$4,000, is the largest Oregon city
to base penalties on the growing
sociological theory that a child
takes the criminal path because
his parents, unwittingly or not
have showed him that way.
In a Gallup Poll taken last
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
CIO Electrical Workers Rebel

CLEVELAND, (P)-The United Electrical Workers, spearhead of the COS rebellious left wing, yes terday announced it was withhold ing any further dues to the CIO- certain first step toward its custer.
 In a defiant statement accusing program of raiding, union-bust- CIO leadership of following a ing and Red-baiting hypocracy," the president Albert J. Fitzgerald said the next step lis up to the CIO."
 U. E. delegates walked off the convention floor shortly after wards. Fitzgerald said they were going home. U. E. officers have not been attending the convention although delegates Weer there.
 There was little doubt that pres ident Philip Murray of the CIO would accept the challenge quick ly. The groundwork for removing the U. E. with approximately 375.- GOO members, was laid by consti- tutional changes approved Mon day night for action by the C1O convention yesterday or today.
 Eleven other so-called left wing unions also face custer by the CIO, but Fitzgerald said it would be up to them whether they fol- lowed the example of withholding the per capita tax to the CIO.
 Fitzgerald said that al a meeting with Murray and other CIO lead CTS on Sunday the U. E. was given plainly to understand that the main business of the CIO cOnVen- tion would be a Red batting spree for the qualification of the anti labor commercial press and the politicians to whom the CIO now subordinates itself"
 "This can benefit no one but the employers" Fitzgerald said.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
DELEGATE BARTLETT RECEIVES TOTEM POLE

A four-foot Raven Flood To- tenn" has been presented to Dele gate E. l. Bartlett by the students of the Edgecumbe Vocational School. It is a replica of the one in Ketchikan depicting the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark.
 The totem which was made un- der the direction of wood carving instructor Horace Marks is on dis play in Bartlett's Washington, D.. C. office
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
SuitOr Kills Loved One, Self

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (P)- Death: in the person of a rejected Suitor, brought a sudden end Mon day night to the reunion of a young mother with her divorced husband.
 Prosecutor Dana E. Harper said the woman, Mrs. Winona B. Med ley, "A, was shot and killed by Ted Bishop, about 40. Bishop then killed himself.
 The tragic ending took place in the woman's home only few hours after she and her estranged hus- band, Henry R. Medley, had been remarried by a justice of inc peace.
 Mrs. Medley's four-year-old son gave neighbors their first news of the shooting. Harper said, when he came running to their trailer crying:
 Bishops shot mother"
 The shooting occurred several hours after Medley had gone to work on a paper mill. Their IT. months old daughter was in an other room.
 The prosecutor said the Med ley's were married in 1915, separ- ated less than six months ago. ob tained divorce which became fi- nal Oct. 10, then had r2married.
 Bishop, a part-time lOngShore- man, cOurted Mrs. Medley during the separation, Harper said.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
Adm. Sherman New Navy Head

WASHINGTON, (P)-A shake up from the military policy row and aiming at harmony in the high command put Vice-admiral Forrest P. Sherman in as top of ficer on the Navy today.
 It was too early to tell whether the replacement by Sherman of the busted Admiral Louis E. Den field would bring a smooth and easy teamwork to the top level job of working out the strategy for war.
 Sherman and Denfeld met for IS minutes early this forenoon with secretary of Navy Matthews at the Pentagon.
 Presumably, Matthews called in Denfeld to formally notify him of his removal as chief of Naval Operations. Aides said he had not been told officially he was out. He had reported as usual at his old office today.
 He and Sherman left Matthews office, smiling and chatting chum- mily. They went down the hall, entered the office marked "Chief of Naval Operations" and shut the door.
 It wasn't until late yesterday that the WhiteHOuse announced President Truman h d tapped Sherman to become, at 53, the youngestChief of Naval Opera tions in history and the formal commissioning was held over un- til today.
 But Sherman was one of the or !. iginal architects for the Armed Services unification plan. And he told reporters after his new ap- pOintment came through:
 He is still 100 per cent for uni fication, expects no difficulty ir getting along with other members of the policy-making joint chiefs of staff and is sure the Navy will give me the support and loyalty they have given all my prede- cessorS."
 Yet within the Navy and Con-
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
Cebu Devastated By Typhoon

MANILA, CP)-The Red Cross reported today so per cent Of the homes in Cebu City, with a pOpu- lation of l40,00 were damaged or destroyed today by a typhoon with winds up to 100 miles an hour.
 There were Il known deaths. Damage was estimated unofficial VI at above S10,000,000 in Cebu City and II other towns on Cebu Island, in the central Philippines.
 Most homes in the area are of bamboo.
 The typhoon sidesWiped north ern Negros Island, crossed the is land of Panay and late today was 130 miles north of Puerto Prin- cesa on the Island of PalaWan. It was expected to continue into the South China Sea southwest of Mindoro Island.
 A small coastal craft with 70 aboard was lowed to safety at Iloilo Harbor after sending dis treSs signals.
 The typhoon was the worst to hit the area since 1912.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02

India grows most of the worlds supply of jute.
 gresS there still is a certain bitter ness over the busting of Denfeld and over the way the whole de fense set up is working.
 Denfeld was given the boot af- ter summing up Navy complaints when the House Armed Services Committee gave them an airing. The Navy, he said, doesn't have rfull partnership" in defense planning.
 And before the denialS were recorded by Secretary of Defense Johnson and the top men of the Army and Air Force, other top admirals stood up and were cou- ted on Denfeld's side.
 Now Sherman is vaulting over the heads of til of them, and over some vice-admirals with longer service.
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02

explain the wiring situation nthe gym. The wire was badly burned and in some instances actually varbonized especially in the cell ing lights in the gym and most of them so badly charred back into the BX armOr as to be irrepair- able. At this meeting also a report was submitted as to the general conditions of the lights and wiring in the school (this is filed with the clerk, the highlights of which are: type of wire used too small; wire badly burned; steam pipes are energiZed and will show 220 volts to ground; fixtures in the clasSroomS are installed in an un- Workmanlike manner; switches are installed in an haphazard way, some upside down; the meter loop in the new addition is improperly inStalled-WireS are brought out of the switch box without the slightest attempt to inSulate wire from mechanical damage, and the entrance conduit is not properly sealed; wiring under the stage is open knob and tube and is broken loose. and in some cases, fixtures have been removed and the lamp cord attached and run as an ex- tension. In all cases the insulation on existing wiring is old and does not have much resiliency.
 1t was the unanimous opinion of the board that this extra electrical work must be done in the gym as a fire precaution, not to mention the hazard to children's lives. It was so decided that the gym lights were not to be used-except in case of necessity and then inspect ed-until it was safely reWired. The Fixit Shop....................$l231.20 20 t60T6 of payment of "A Fluor-
 escent Light Fixtures)
 The Fixit Shop ................. 393.80 Fuse boXeS-4/12'S
 1/16
 The FiXit Shop. 600.00 Payment on wire ordered for
 gym.
 The FiXit Shop .S459. .29 Wiring boiler room
 Installing bell
 Wiring stage lights
 Installing service for boiler room
 Respectfully submitted
 Board of Education.
 John D. Hudert, President
 C. F.. Fagerstrom, Treasurer
 Ip1a,, T O1coy C1prL
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02
Report of Board Of Education

. Continued from Page One) the building.
 Contract .............................. $500 .00 Treasurer of U. S............... 240.00
 Furnace controls obtained
 from army)
 C. B. Hyndman ..............-. 450.00
 Valves for heating appar-
 atus-ordered from States)
 A small fire started in a fuse box in the hallway of the school last spring which could have been very serious fire if it had oc- cured at night. Present at the school board meeting of May 10th was MT. McAlee to explain what should be done as to the existing fuse boxes which were very poor ly made and greatly overloaded. MT. McAlee stated that he would write to his company for types of and prices on fuse boxes. We also believed it necessary to check the wiring in the school as a fire pre- caution.
 At our June 14th meeting a mo- ton was made and seconded that MT. McAlee purchase the best fuse boxes, four of 12 and one of 16, and that he install same. At this meeting the school lighting was discussed and found to be very, very poor The rooms are also in need of painting, many never haV- ing had any paint at all on them.
 At the July l2th meeting MT. McAlee was present to give data on school lighting. He had also brought along his light meter which was tried in a number of the rooms, the lighting being so poor as to barely bring the needle out of the red. MT. McAlee left with the board a catalog on fluor- escent lighting. After study of the catalog the board decided to pur- chase 24 fluorescent light fixtures for the grade rooms. The lighting situation has been discussed for years and nothing ever done. It had been found that too great a percentage of pupils were needing glasses by the time they entered high school.
 About the middle of August Mir. McAlee started work installing the new switch boxes. The old one in which the fire had occurred was so carbonized that it fell to the floor in pieces.
 On August 29 a special meeting was called that Mir. McAlee might
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02

India grows most of the worlds supply of jute
The Nome nugget., 1949-11-02

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Evening star., 1949-10-25

The idea Of "self-service"
seems to be the coming thing.
One Of the most popular eat
ing-places in town is a new
cafeteria that just opened
here. I had lunch there the
other day and was amazed
how many people were served
in ~ short time I was there.
j reminded me Of another
knd d service most of US use
today party line telephone
service. / was talking with
Cy Stubbs, who works for the
telephone company, and he
told me if it weren't for party
lines, thousands of folks
would stin be waiting for tele-
phone service. He said that
party lines mean more service
for more people sooner. That's
one reason why it's so impor-
tant that folks continue to use
their party lines "sharingly."
The Chesapeake 4 Potomac
Telephone Company.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
seemed "surly." Mr.. Friesner said

seemed "surly." Mr.. Friesner said.
II told him I could see he had
something on his mind, but said
I was sure everything would work
out all right. After we talked a
while, he cried" Mr.. Friesner said.
1t was soon afterward that Run
yon left the bar and returned with
a shotgun blazing.
Also wounded at the Zurawski
bar were Howard Sites, 26, Or
tonville. shot in the face and neck; :;
Dale Palm. %, Ferndale. shot in
the face and eyes, and Harold
Meston, %, wounded in right arm
and chest.
State police said Mr.. Palm
might lose his vision from his
wounds.
At the hotel bar Ben Prunty,
40, a hotel employe, was shot in
the neck, and James Grant, 60,
of Waterford. in the arm and
chest. Thomas Hudson of Dear
born was slightly wounded.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
jap Officer Doomed

MANILA, Oct. 25.-B-The
japanese wartime commander OF
notorious Fort Santiago, 1t. jim
taro Shirota, today was sentenced
to death by hanging. The Nationa,
War Crimes Commission convicted
him of ordering the beheading OF
20 Filipino civilians and of NAL
treating guerrilla leaders.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

Harper, secretary treasurer, and
Thomas L. Bigham, financial Sec
retary.
Mr.. Hardie conducted the meet
ing in the Atonement Lutheran
Church, Rhode Island avenue and
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
Deaths Reported

From D. c. Bureau of Vital Statistics +,
Marion Portney, S5, Hebrew Home
Katie Fletcher, 81, sos c ST. ne.
Thomas E. Hume, II. Takoma Park, Md.
Edward S. Purse. 76. 1880 17th st. NV
Katherine B. Cole, IS, 641S 7th st. NV.
Joseph Alley, 81, 500 18th st. NV.
Lille M. Wilson. "a. Eckhardt Mines, Md
Henry Van Costing, 5S Takoma Park. Md
Lawrence E. Fisher. 81, 1915 o st. NV.
Infant Warmover, Arlington. Va.
Elizabeth Whatley, ~. Richmond.
Mary johnson, So 913 9th e. sW
Annie Bowman, 52, 1909 1st st. NV.
Charles H. Scott, ~, Rockville, Md.
Evening star., 1949-10-25
North Capitol Citizens
Favor Radios on Buses

The North Capitol Citizens As
sociation last night voted in favor
of radios on buses and streetcars.
John F. Hardie was reelected
president of the association. Other
officers include: William R. Shee-
han, vice president; Hazel L.
Evening star., 1949-10-25

DELIvERED 70 YOUR DOOR
for the 1880 Nash Statesman Business
Coupe. Stats and local taxes, if any, extra.
Weather Eye System, whits sidewail tires.
Airliner Reclining Sest optional At extra
cost Prices may vary slightly in adjoining
communities due to transportation charges.
Laurel outlook., 1949-03-02
Twp. L N, Rye. 26E.

All of the above acreage will be sold subject to Rights-of-Way
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
Inc sale Will be held under the provisions of CHAPTER 165 of the
POLITICAL Codes, Il. {. M. 1895, and all acts amendatory thereof. No.
land shall be sold for less than the appraised value, and in no case,
and $1,000 per acre for agricultural lands.
Every bidder upon State land shall accompany his bid with a
certified check for not less than 1919 of the total appraised sales
price a. shown above. The purchaser is required to pay in cash on
case the balance OF the purchase price is not a n exact multiple of
$500, then he shall pay such additional sum S is necessary to
reduce the balance to an even multiple of $500. He may at mis-
option pay a larger portion of the purchase price. He is also re-
quired to pay the sum of $500 as a fee for each certificate OF,
purchase to be issued to him.
The entire balance of the purchase price draws interest at tn.
plan in 33 annual installments. If any successful bidder at such
sale refuses or neglects to make the initial payment required to
be made on the land purchased by him, he shall forfeit to the
state not less than $4,000, nor more than 81 100000, to be deter
mined by the State Board of Land Commissioners according to
the circumstances of the case. (Sec. 1S0575, R. c. M. 1885,
All sales are made subject to the approval and confirmation of
deemed completed until after such approval and the issue of the
certificate of purchase.
The State reserves all minerals in the lands sold. The State
Will have a lien on all crops on all lands sold for instalments on
principal and interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price.
The lands will, be sold subject to any rights-of-way easements OBJ.
tanned in the land prior to the date of sale.
Lands located within three miles of any town or city which are
not laid off int blocks and lots will be sold in alternate lots of
not more than five acres each.
A person holding n agricultural or grazing lease in good stand
ing on State lands has the right to purchase the land at the highest
bid made by any other person, if he attends the sale and actually
bids while the bidding on such land is in progress. Every purchaser
must IN addition. to making the other payments make settlement
In the case of lands under lease, the purchaser shall be given
possession by the State on March LIST next succeeding the date of
sale and not before, unless the lease expires prior to that date,
except through special agreement between the purchaser and the
lessee, The State will refund to the lessee any rentals paid by him
beyond March l, 1850.
J. W. WALKER, Commissioner of State
Lands and Investments of the State
First Pub. Feb. %, 1e494t) |
Laurel outlook., 1949-03-02

Shay. M. H.
Shay, V. E.
Sheets, Glenn A.
Shoop. Glenn and Elsie
Siemsen. Cora D..
Smith. L. L.
Spear. Edwin
Spurgin, Chas.
Stewart, Anna B.
Stief, Chris and Eva
90 j. j. Krug
Story, Mrs. Laura
Sullivan, Ira and Lydia
Swords, George and Violet
Teeters. Walter w. and Edyth
Thacker. S. w. trustee
Thompson, Thomas G..
Vaught. Nancy
Warner. C. A.
Webster. Loren
Weipert. Mrs. John M.
Westover. Maude Danford
Whitman. Lillian
Williams. R. j. and Alma,
R. M. G. Thelma
Void. ]. o.
Yegen. Peter Jr.
Zahn, Adam and Annie
And that a Public Hearing
will be held in the office of
the said Board. at the Court
House in Billings, Montana, on
Wednesday, March 16, 1949, at
1920 A. M. of said day for the
purpose of creating said Dis
trict. when and where any land
owner may file his written OBJ
iections to the creation of said
District.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONE YELLOW
STONE COUNTY.
By BEN HAGERMAN,
Chairman.
(Date Pub. March 2, 1949-1t)
Laurel outlook., 1949-03-02
BIDS FOR AN AIR COMPRESS.
SOR ASSEMBLY AND


Sealed bids for a New or Used
Air Compressor Assembly and ac-
cessories will be received by the
City Council of the City of Lau-
rel, Montana, until 1880 o'clock P.
M. Tuesday, March 18th, 1949,
and at 1880 o'clock P. M. of said
day the City Council will in reg
ular session open and consider
such bids.
The Air Compressor Assembly
shall meet the specifications on
file with the City Clerk, and
prices shall be FOB. Laurel,
Montana.
Each bid shall be sealed and
endorsed "Bid for an Air Com
pressor Assembly and Accessor-
ies." and delivered to the City
Clerk not later than 1880 o'clock
z. M. of said day.
The City Council hereby re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated at Laurel. Montana, this
LIST day of March 1949.
By order of the City Council.
TILLIE H~OHENDORF,
City Clerk
First Pub. March 2, 1949-2t)
Laurel outlook., 1949-03-02
LEGAL NOTICES
RESOLUTION AND NOTICE

RESOLUTION AND NOTICE
WHEREAS, in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter SO OF
1887 Session Laws of Montana,
the Board of County Commits
sioners of Yellowstone County,
Montana, restricted the expendi-
lures to be made in the 1947-48
budget to a sum not to exceed
by ten per cent the expenditures
for the previous year, and
WHEREAS, the amount for
the items of Elections and Care
of the Insane having been ex-
pended by reason of unforeseen
expenses being repeatedly in
Cured during the year in excess
of the sum contemplated and al
lowed by said budget, and
WHEREAS. it is estimated
that the sums of 100000 and
$4,000 respectively will be re-
quired for said items until the
end of the fiscal year, June 80,
1949
NOW. THEREFORE, BE 1T
RESOLVED BY THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
of Yellowstone County, Montana,
that the said sums as hereinbe-
fore shown is hereby appropriate
ed and added to said budgets and
that notice is hereby given that
a public hearing will be held on
March 10th, 1949, at ten thirty
o'clock A. M. in the office of
the said Board in the Courthouse
at Billings, Montana, at which
time any taxpayer may be heard
for or against the increase as
contemplated by this resolution
and that a copy of same be pub
lished in the Laurel Outlook, the
official newspaper of Yellowstone
County, Montana, on March End,
1949.
The foregoing resolution was
read and unanimously passed by
the Board on this Oath day of
February, 1949.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS, YELLOW
STONE co MON
TANA.
BEN B. HAGERMAN,
Chairman.
C. E. WICKS,
Commissioner.
C. H. BARNEY,
Commissioner.
First Pub. March 2, 1949-1t)