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The Nome nugget., 1949-05-16

approved a measure affecting fees paid to judges in general cleo tions in the Territory and bill re- lating to license taxes in Alaska.
 Judges and clerks of general elections in Alaska would be com pensated for their services at a rate to be fixed by the Governor of Alaska under the terms of the first bill. For 43 years, these off cials have been paid $500 for all services as compared with com pensation of $500 a day paid to judges and clerks in primary cleo tions through Territorial law and appropriation Fees to newspapers for publishing notices of elections, fees for posting election notices and charges for rental of proper polling places would also be fixed by the Governor in accordance with present-day conditions.
 The second Bartlett measure sanctioned by the House this week would repeal federal law on the books since 1899, which establish ed a system of business license taxes collected and placed in the federal treasury for disbursement for specific Alaska purposes. The 1949 Territorial legislature enact ed a system of license taxes to take the place of the federal taxes which would become effective with the passage of this bill. Hydroelectric Power Tn Alaska
 The full House committee on public lands has received from subcommittee recommendat o n that Delegate Bartlett's bill de- signed to afford expansive devel- opment of hydroelectric power in Alaska be reported favorably to the House.
 The bill, upon which a number of Alaskans were heard, would al low the secretary of the interior to construct, operate and maintain hydroelectric power facil itles s throughout the Territory.
 Native Hunting. Fishing and
 Trapping Licenses
 Amendments to the Alaska Game Law requiring Indians and Eskimos to obtain resident fishing, hunting and trapping licenses have been incorporated in a bill introduced in the upper house by Senator Joseph C. OMahoney, chairman of the Senate committee on interior and insular affairs. The legislation introduced at the request of the department of in- terior would also restore a method of issuing licenses by U. s. Com missioners and Alaska Native Service teachers in effect before 1943.
 Postmasters
 Action has been taken to fill four post office vacancies in Alas ka.
 Delegate Bartlett recommended the appointment of Orrin A. Sco- vile as postmaster at Igloo and James E. Evans as acting postmas- ter at Metlakatla.
 A. V. Cordavado of Deering, was a recent visitor to Washing ton. MT. Cordavado operates min ing properties in the Deering area.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-16

Gas has more than 10000 in dustrial uses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-12-01

and This New Bufton
Whenever Need
Commercial Refrigeration
You'll This
Economically; Store Where
Will Marshall BireI
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Corning Tells Schools
PUPILS Invited 10 Join
In Welcoming Shah

School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing has notified school officers
that students particularly are In
vited to view ceremonies welcom-
ing the young Shah of Iran to
Washington on Wednesday.
DR.. Corning said the visit
should offer many excellent and
stimulating opportunities for the
study Of Iran, its history, culture
and importance in international
affairs.
Particularly desirable would
be careful study of the country
In relation to the foreign policy
Of our own country" he added.
The schools superintendent
said students should have the ap-
proval Of their parents to attend
the parade, that schools will not
be dismissed early and that the
schools will not be responsible for
transportation or safety Of the
pupils.
The citizens committee arrang-
ing the welcome In front of the
Veterans Service Center, Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, at 4:35 pm. has
been loaned q valuable Persian
rug for display on the Commits
sioners' stand.
The handmade rug. . product
Of Isfohan. the old capital of Iran,
was obtained specially by the
1ranian Embassy for the event.
The Shah will arrive at Ma
tional Airport at 4 pm. where he
will be met by President Truman
and other dignitaries. His motor
cade will proceed by way Of Me-
mortal Bridge, Lincoln Memorial,
Constitution avenue, Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
He will receive the key to the
city from Commissioner John
Russell Young at the special
stand to be erected at the Vet
erAnS' Center,
Evening star., 1949-11-11
SesquI Urged 10 Build
Permanent Bundinq

The Southeast Citizens Asso-
citation last night asked the Ses-
quicentennial Commission to in
clude a permanent building among
those to be erected for the cele-
bration.
In this way. the group felt, the
Recreation Department would
have q ady-built field house in
the play area when the Freedom
Fair ends.
Robert D. Southwick, deputy
superintendent Of Gallinger Hos
pital, addressed the association,
explaining the vital role the hos
pital plays In the city. despite in
adequate stating and insufficient
funds.
The group passed q motion ask
ing the House committee investi-
eating crime in the District to
find out why operators of rooming
houses and tenements with sub
standard conditions do not have
their licenses revoked.
William Maio, president, con-
Quoted the meeting in the Hine
Junior High School, Seventh, and
c streets Sc.
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Rabbi Lobovitz to Speak

Rabbi Jerome Labovitz. execu-
tive director Of the United Syna-
gogue Of the Philadelphia region,
viii deliver the sermon at $3.50
o'clock tonight in the B'nai Israel
Synagogue, Fourteenth and Emer-
son streets NV. After the serv-
ice. Mr.. and Mrs. Max Kassan
will be hosts to the congregation,
Evening star., 1949-11-11

Australia expects 23o 900 Brit.
ish emigrants by the end Of 1851
Is sufficient shipping space fol-
that number has been guaran-
teed.
Evening star., 1949-11-11

The Supreme Court Building is
believed to contain more marble
than any other structure.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
Committee
For Banquet
Are Named

Committees who will be in
charge of arrangements for the
Employer-Employee banquet were
xnnounced this week by the Marion
Merchants association. They are:
Program committee: Marshall
Dark, chairman; W. I. Haithcock
and Ed Rowe.
Food arrangements: S. R. Per.
Hns, chm; Roy Rabb, Roy Nor
1ow.
Tables and Chairs: Forney Bris.
zoe, chm; J. R. Jimeson and Paul
Owenby.
Decoration: Mrs. Raymond Rob
mson, chm; Mrs. Rena Sisk, Miss
Lula Yount.
Mrs. Ethel Crisp, executive sec
retary, will have charge of ticket
sales. For those businesses outside
Of Marion, tickets will be available
at the office of the Association in
the city hall.
The date of the banquet is Octob-
er 20. There will be square dance
and a program of entertainment.
No tickets will be sold for the
Banquet after IL o'clock noon on
Tuesday, October 49,
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
Lutheran Laymen
OF Asheville Guests
OF St. Matthews

The Lutheran Laymen's League
Of Marion were hosts on Monday
night to the league Of First Luther
IN Church of Asheville, at which a
senior speaker discussed the topic
Of "The Duties of Church Offic-
ers." Rev. w. H. Lindemyer of
Newton was the speaker. He said
that in the new testament there is
a great deal of Christian liberty al
lowed the new testament church in
its arranging of offices of the
church. But, he pointed out, that
til scriptures speak of the high
qualifications of the men who hold
xhe offices.
Refreshments were served and
The Asheville League then invited
the Marion league to seminar to
BE held in November on the topic
Of "Lodge Membership" Rev. Ed
gar Runge is pastor of the AsheviIle
church; Moser is president of the
league. Rev. Frenzel is pastor of
the Marion church; and Francis
Nichols is president of the league:
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
MCDOWELL INCLUDED

CONTINUED from first page)
consecrate Immediately on launch
ing their stabilization program in
order that mainline dirt road
school bus routes and other heavily
travelled roads can be kept open
this winter.
Highway officials conferred with
boards of county commissioners in
each county, held number of pub
lie meetings and reviewed numer
Gus petitions from citizens of the
ten counties In addition, they COM
piled information as to traffic
count, the number of houses,
churches, schools and stores along
each road considered, the number
of houses within one-mile of each
road, side and connecting roads,
milk and mail routes and other fac
tors Advisory committees were al
so appointed to assist in the selec-
ton of roads.
Roads chosen for hard-surfacing
in Mcdowell county are as follows:
BOND MONEY ROADS
Description: From Route 221
south of Glenwood to Rutherford
county line via Eugar Hill, 8.5;
miles; from Route 221 to Glenwood
Post Office, 0.4 miles; Yancey
Road from Airport Road toward
Yancey Bridge, 0.6 miles; Airport
Road from city limits of Marion to
Route 70 at Intersection Route 22l,
FL miles; from Route 221 toward
Hankins, 22 miles; School Bus Ga
rage Road, Marion city limits west,
O.5 miles; Clear Creek Road from
route 70 north, 20 miles; Route
221 to North Cove School, 0.4 miles
making a total of 1877 miles.
FEDERAL AID
SECONDARY ROADS
Providence Church Road from Mar
ion-Sugar Hill Road to Old Fort
Sugar Hill Road, 3.4 miles.
GRAND TOTAL, 20.1 miles.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
Marion Hi Seniors
To Sell Tickets
For Mars Hill Game

The Senior class of Marion High
School will sponsor the sale of tick.
cts to the Mars -McRae
football game which will be played
in Spruce Pine at Deyton Field
Saturday night, October 22, at 7:3(
Several Marion boys should see
action in this game: Notably, Don
aid "Fuzz" England, who was citee
last week as playing outstanding
defensive ball in the backfield fol
Mars Hill College, in their game
against the W. C. T. C. ''B" Kitty
mounts.
Anyone planning to see this game
should contact Ralph Fender at the
Mcdowell Cut Rate Drug Store, o1
buy tickets from any member o1
the Senior class.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
BAUCOM ADDRESSES

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make friends for America" He
said he hopes that Mcdowell county
will contribute to Friendship Food
Train to be moved through North
Carolina at Thanksgiving time.
The officers thus far for the 10
cal drive are: S. J. Westmoreland,
chairman; l. A. McLain and Grady
Walker, co-chairman; Hugh Beam,
publicity; and Rev. C. Frenzel, Sc
cretary.
The next step will be to obtain
volunteer canvassers who will take
pledges. The final step will be the
gathering of the pledge of money
and food to be sent to relieve the
underprivileged overseas.
A twenty-minute movie is made
available by CROP which explains
the purpose and the results of this
work. This film is now in Marion
under the care of Rev. C. Frenzel,
pastor of the Lutheran Church. The
film is available for all civic or
ganizations, all church organiza-
tions, all school organizations, all
farm organizations. Any interested
Organization may make arrange
ments for the showing of the film
by calling Rev. Frenzel-135 Y.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
Nebo School Mews

There will be box supper at
Nebo School Friday evening, Oc-
tober IA at 1880. The ladies of all
ages are planning beautiful and
bountiful boxes, and various gentle
men are planning to get certain
of the boxes without fail. Another
feature of the evening will be a
floor show, with pupils from almost
every room taking part. A prize is
to be awarded the winner of a
modelling contest by the high school
boys. All pupils, patrons, and
friends of the school are urged to
be on hand Friday evening. Free
admission.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13

Monday to take memberships:
Miss Marie Jarrett, Mrs. Thur
man Richie, Mrs. Clyde Cannon, A.
c. Hewitt, Jr., Rev. M. o. Owens;
Jr., Mrs. W. H. Britt, Jr., Mrs. E.
W. Parker, Jr., S. R. Cross, Bernard
Hirsch, Mrs. Virginia James.
Mrs. George Ross, Miss Elise Van
Landingham, Mrs. William Conley
Mrs. S. R. Cross, Mrs Pat Davis
Mrs. Willie Truesdale, Mrs. Carl
McMurray, Oliver Cross, E. P. Dam
eron, Mrs. Morgan Baldwin.
Mrs. Eric Heers, Mrs. Eugene
Cross, Jr., Wayne Jarrett, Rev. A
P. Mack, Mrs. J. E. Evans, Vernon
Eckerds Mrs. Carl Stokes, Miss Viii.
ma Snoddy, Miss Elizabeth Conley
Mrs. Walter Patton.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
Gospel Meetings

A series of Gospel Meetings will
be held in Lavender's Store Build
ing on Baldwin Avenue, one block
from Gray's Corner. Beginning
Thursday night, October 13 at 7
o'clock and continuing each night.
All welcome.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
STILL DESTROYED

Sheriff c. M. Pool reported cap
ture of SO gallon capacity steam
still in Brackets township last
Thursday. He said $50 gallons of
beer and about 700 gallons of mash
were poured out. No arrests were
made.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
ATTENDS CLINICS
IN HAIR STYLING

Mrs. B. NJ Swanson attended
clinics in hair styling, permanent
waving and makeup at the South
eastern Beauty Trade Show in At
hnta this week.
Marion progress., 1949-10-13
SYMPHONY

CONTINUED from hrst page)
certs for children.
performances are not limited to
an exclusive few in community"
she said, "When the orchestra COM
es to Marion next spring, the audi
torium doors will be wide open to
non-members and Symphony So
ciety members alike.
"Should you be nonmember,
however, you will have to buy a
ticket at the box office. For each
performance you must buy a sep
arate ticket. Not so with the SYM
phony Society member. His mem
bership entities him to attend every
concert given by the Society
throughout the State"
The following committee mem,
bers were appointed at the meeting
The Valley settler., 1949-10-14
LEGION INSTALLS

Matenuska Valley Post IFS Of the
ceremonies at their last meeting on
Thursday October 9Th. Alaska Dept.
Command or; Perry McL1in Of Anchorage,
conducted the ceremony and was as
sisted by Post Commander Sims. Those
present for inst allation wore:
Palmer Ickes, Post Commander; Dick
Deming, A6 jutant; John Swidelski,
Finance OFFICER; Elmer lie Due Chap
lain; Bob Mielke, Historian. Tho
First Vice Commander, John Dunlap,
and Second Vice Commando r, Bob Pet
erson, were unable to be present.
A lunch consisting Of Hot Dogs end
coffee was served by the L i one Tres
Memb ers Of the Legion are all .eppco
up since the new basement h. Icon
completed and are making plans to
start the second floor.
New members ere being enrolled every
meeting and the Legion hopes to meet
their quota by the first Of the year.
'Legionaires ere reminded that under
new order any member who has not
paid his dues by Dec embor 3lst will
be Ineligible for memb ership for one
year. Ali. veterans who wi sh to en-
roll will please get in touch Nth
the noWly elected offic ors or other
Legi onoires.
Mr.. and rs dwight Hill Of Palmer
l aapqnqqppnncf fh9 birth; Of q girl Oct 9th
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
BURNED RANGE

First year big sagebrush seedlings on
the burned range developed vigorous
root systems and aerial parts. On adj
jacent unburned range competition
greatly retarded Seeding development.
by the fire, sagebrush will nor
than likely again take control of the
area in the near future. Without re-
seeding after burning, similar results
were obtained in Idaho.
Although not conclusive, results
of this study provide specific evil
dence that burning sagebrush in
southwestern Montana is inadvisable
unless followed Immediately by re-
seeding. The ultimate effect of fire
in this case depends largely on the
ability of the remaining grass plants
to gain control of the site before
the sagebrush seedlings develop into
another dense stand. Good range
management on the area will gov
ern the degree of success obtained.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
Price Trends

WHAT is and has been happening
to prices of farm commodities the
past few years is shown by the fol-
lowing figures on buying power.
Twenty-four ~2-year-old steers
were needed to pay $1,000 debt in
1882. In 1948 only four were need
ed, and in February, 1949, five were
required.
In 1892 also, 2,618 bushels of
wheat wer needed to pay a similar
debt. In 1913, it took 206, and ia
February, 1949, 231 bushels were
required.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
TO INSURE SUCCESS in the

TO INSURE SUCCESS in the
use of fire as a tool for range inn
provement, the wise operator
should carefully follow the guides
set forth in Farmers Bulletin No.
1948 and which were tested last
year on the Whitwerth ranch.
These guides are:
/. Plan to burn only where
grazing is the primary use of the
land.
2. In mountainous or rough
country, burn only gentle slopes
(not over 80 percent), and then
only when the soils are firm.
8. Burn only where one-half or
more of the plant cover is sage
brush.
4. Re-seed to grass when native
perennial grasses and weeds form
less than 20 percent of the total
plant cover.
S. Plan to burn when native
grass seed is ripe and scattered
and sagebrush is beginning to
bloom.
6. Never burn in a drouth year,
as existing forage plants are more
susceptible to injury because of
the drouth conditions.
Z. Maintain proper control of
the fire at all times.
8. Use proper management
practices after burning. Good
management includes complete
protection from grazing and
trailing for one year after burn
ing, light grazing the second year,
and conservative use thereafter
coupled with all other i'm
proved management practices
that further good use of range
lands.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

joining unburned range, embedded
within the soil before the fire and
escaping injury, or carried in by
sheep were in a favored position
to terminate and establish seed
lings relatively free of severe compe-
tition with other. plants. Had the
area been re-seeded as originally
planned, the fe-seeded species would
probably have provided sufficient
competition to prevent or at least
limit the re-invasion of sagebrush.
Since this was not possible and
half of the native grasses were killed
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

tablish a basis for future compari-
sons. At that time approximately 20
percent of the soil surface was oc-
cupied by vegetation. Half was sage
brush and the other half mostly
grasses and weeds of minor import
ance. 1t was estimated that only
about one-third of the grasses and
weeds were available to sheep.
Fire lines were constructed with
a dozer around the area to be burned
and in many spots where the sage
brush was very dense, backfiring
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

SHEEPMEN RUNNING their
bands on sagebrush ranges have
little affection for the bush roman
ticized in many western songs. In
creased lamb losses through separa-
ton and probation, wool losses by
snagging, loss of soil moisture and
nutrients to sagebrush plants, de-
creased forage production through
crowding out of palatable species,
and unavailability of forage grasses
and weeds-all are evils of dense
sagebrush stands on range lands.
Many Montana ranges are occu-
pied in varying degrees by big sage
brush (Artemisia tridentata). Prob
ably the heaviest stands occur in
the southwestern part of the state
and extend into Idaho. A practical
method of eradicating or reducing
sagebrush has long been sought to
make these lands more disable and
productive.
In 1882, study of sagebrush burn
ing was initiated by the intermoun-
tain experiment station of the for
est service in cooperation with the
Fremont County Woolgrowers' as
ISOLATION and the state of Idaho on
spring-fall ranges in southeastern
Idaho. Results of this study, pub
lished in Farmers Bulletin No. 1948,
"~Sagebrush Burning, Good and
Bad" have shown that sagebrush
can be economically removed and
forage production increased by
burning provided practices are care
fully followed and good manage
ment is given the range after burn
ing.
Montana TESTS
Prescribed burning has gained
popularity with stockmen in Bea-
Verhead county as a result of this
pioneer work in Idaho. The Whit
worth Bros, operating IN Sheep
Creek basin, 80 miles west of Dell,
Mont, are endeavoring to improve
their sheep ranges by removing the
sagebrush.
The Whitworth ranges differ
somewhat from those studied in
Idaho. Consequently, a study was
started in the fall of 1947 on the
Whitworth ranch to determine the
effects of burning on their range and
to test the applicability of the meth
DDS developed in Idaho. The bureau
of land management, the Beaver.
head national forest, and the North,
ern Rocky Mountain forest ane
range experiment station are CO
operating with the Whitworths.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

Estimates of density and compost
ton of the range vegetation were
made and soil and litter conditions
were observed before burning to es-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

was done to insure complete con-
troll. In addition, a jeep loaded with
barrels of water was kept on hand
for emergency use. Such precau-
tionary control measures must be
taken in every case to confine the
fire to the area to be burned. Fail
ure to do so may result in wild fires
which frequently aus untold loss
of forage and property.
so Percent Burn
Actual burning of the area was
done in early September. The per-
ennial grasses had ripened and scat
tered their seed and the sagebrush
was just beginning to bloom. The
range was dry and a rapidly NOV
ing fire was assured. The burn was
considered as 80 percent successful,
although islands of unburned sage
remained where the stand was thin.
One year later, in the fall of 1948,
the area was examined for changes
In the range vegetation resulting
from the fire. The Sheepmen were
well pleased with the almost COM
plete removal of the once thrifty
sagebrush bushes but alarmed by
the large amount of bare soil still
evident a year after burning.
Ninety percent of the sagebrush
had been eliminated but so percent
of the grass cover had also been de-
stroyed by the fire. This is one of
the many dangers in using fire to
eradicate sagebrush. Most forage
grasses are not fire-resistant and are
easily killed by excessive heat.
Idaho fescue, the most important
grass on the Whitworth area, was
seriously reduced in density. Of the
total plant v present after the
burn, in 1913, one-half was weeds
of low grazing value. Surface litter,
all important to the absorptive abil-
ity of the soil and as a source of
plant nutrients, was almost complet-
ly removed thus exposing the top
soil to the erosive forces of the wind
and water.
New Growth Sage
First-year sagebrush seedlings, es-
tablished after burning, were 20 to
80 times taller and considerably
more vigorous on burned than on
nearby unburned range. The sage
brush seedlings from the burned
area developed vigorous root sys-
TENS in one season which appeared
adequate to withstand drouth con-
ditions.
In contrast, seedlings from the un-
burned area had poorly developed
root systems and consequent stunt
ed aerial parts. Their survival
seemed doubtful at best. Remova
of the plant cover Opened up" the
area, thus reducing competition fol
light and soil moisture and nu
trients between the various types O.
vegetation.
Sagebrush seed blown in from ad
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15
There's Many an / in
Burning Sagebrush
BY 4. B. EVANKO

Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
u. S. Forest Service
Evening star., 1949-03-25
Plastic Tableware Reaction
Tested al GSI Cafeferias

Government Services, Inc, is
trying out plastic tableware at two
Government building cafeterias
in search for possible economies
in the cost of serving food to Fed
eral workers. r. r. Ayers, GS1
general manager, announced to-
day.
The tests are being made at the
Federal Trade Commission and
State Annex Buildings. he .said.
He said careful checks are pe-
ing made of the breakage rate and
ease of cleaning, as compared
with GSI's experience with china
ware. Reaction Of patrons to the
light tan plastic ware also is be-
ing observed.
In recent years replacement of
tableware has added about $42,-
$50 annually to the cost Of oper-
ating the cafeterias. which now
number A." Mr.. Ayers said.
About so per cent Of the supply
has had to be replaced each year
because of loss through breakage
and other causes"
He reported that in l948. the
corporation had to replace 48,500
plates, 43,200 cups and 23,700
SaucerS.