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The Nome nugget., 1949-12-16
NOME HIGH RESTS NOME BEVERAGE TEAM

Last evening the first game in a series of benefit basketball games to send the Nome High team to Anchorage for the all school meet was played in the school gym.
 The Nome High School team and the Nome Beverage team, who are tied in the Marks Air Force tournament as top teams, played a 52-28 game in favor of the Nome High School.
 It is reported as a game well played with splendid team work on both sides.
 The Nome High team consisted of Joe Fielder, center, Clarence Willoya and Vincent Ahkolik as guards, John Hudert and Harold Bell as forwards.
 The Nome Beverage had War neke at center; Rose and Fletcher forwards; Shepard and Emmons as guards.
 Another game will be announc- ed for next week sometime.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-16

Travelling Man: Waitress, all I want for breakfast this morning is two soft boiled eggs, cup of cof- fee and a few kind words"
 The waitress returned with his order whereupon the travelling man said: "Well, here are the eggs and the coffee, but where are the kind words?"
 Waitress: Don't eat them eggs."
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-16
Friday. December Is. l949

Nationalist Chinese hopes Of holding far west Sikang province as their only remaining mainland base for guerrilla action against the communists were blasted to- day. An uprising was reported in Sikang and it looked as if it would go over to the Reds.
 The government struggled to restore the situation. The Sikang defection followed closely the re- volt in Yunnan province.
 NationaliSts now are confined pretty well to the Island of For mosa, where they hope to hold out awaiting weaknesses to develop inside communist China before re- suming the offensive.
 A veteran observer of China. Associated Press correspondent Fred Hampson, said these weak neSseS are already apparent. Hampson, enroute to Hong Kong, said the communist New China News Agency has admitted the communists are in serious econo- mic and financial difficulties.
 The dispatch quoted Red leader Mao Tze-Tung as saying: "Our sit uation can be generalized as fol- lows: There are difficulties but there are ways and means and there is hope"
 There was another uproar in the West German Parliament at Bonn today, when communist leader Max Reimann charged that Chancellor Konrad Adenau- CTS government is a puppet of the Western Allies.
 Reimann said that Adenauer planned German rearm a m n { "backed by German and Ameri- can imperialism"
 This incident followed a similar uproar in November when Social ist leader Kurt Schumacher was expelled from Parliament for a time after he called Adenauer "ChanCellOr of the Allies"
 No disciplinary action was taken against Reimann for his hot words.
 In Hong Kong. police said they were holding a person suspected of attempting to sabotage the Civil Air transport plane in which Mai. Gen. Claire Chennault was about to leave for Taipeh, Formosa.
 The serious diplomatic feud be- tween France and Poland contin- ued. In WroclaW, French diplo- mats wer eaccused of plotting to sabotage Polish mines and mills. The charges weer made in a trial of four Frenchmen and two others accuse dof spying and anti-state
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-16

L. C. Ferguson. manager of the Traeger Store at Unalakleet dur ing the illness of Charles Traeger, who is here in the hospital ar rived yesterday for a few days visit.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Nv Word for 1t
Fronk Colby

Oceanside: On Nesbit's The Pass
ing Parade" was surprised TO hear
him accent chimpanzee on the last
syllable. as chim-pan-ZEE. My die
tionary shows chin -PAN-zee. Which
Is correct?-S. G. S.
A. Both are correct. The nrst
choice OF most dictionaries is: CHM
pan-ZEE. Mr.. Nesbit used the pre-
yailing American pronunciation.
m Won have difaculty in using the
words CAN-COUID and MAY-MIGHT7
II so, Mr.. colbys leafet, cal. VIII help
you For q copy. send cents In coin an1
4 stamped self addressed envelope TO him
care of THE STAR. p. o. Box 90. station
O. New York 10. n Y.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
? Readers Want TO Know.


Springfield: What is the meaning
of "grousing" in the following ques-
ton heard on the radio: Can you
file your income tax statement with
out grousing about it?"-Mrs. M. B.
A. The word grouse means to
crouch, grumble, complain. 1t origi-
nally was British slang. The origin
Is unknown. and it has no connec-
ton with the bird, the grouse.
Waverly: I'd like to learn the
meaning and use Of the word smor-
gasbord-J. w. M.
A. In Scandinavia, the smorgas-
bord is the array Of hors d'oeuvres
at a dinner. In recent American
usage, a smorgasbord is long table
bearing numerous dishes of fish, ap-
petizers. hors d'oeuvres, etc, from
which the diners help themselves.
Also such q meal is called a smor-
gasbord. The American pronuncia-
ton is: SMUR-guss-board; or:
SMOR-guss-board.
Aside to radio announcers. Not
long ago I gave the pronunciation OF
the surname of the famous violin1st
Joseph Szigeti as: SIG-eh-tee dnis
is the pronunciation that appears In
Webster's Biographical Dictionary.
Readers tell me that they hear the
name on the radio as 'sig-EH-tee
to rhyme with spaghetti.
Here Is what Mr.. Sziget's New
York agent, Herbert Barrett, tells
me:
with regard to the pronunciation
OF Sxgeti. the accent should be
evenly distributed among the three
syllables tsig-eh-teeD. but he has
practically .condoned' the version
used by most radio broadcasters.
stressing the second syllable. The
'Sz' should sound Like the C. In
cigar
fNote. "Condone" means TO par
don or overlook an ofense.
Correct pronunciation: dg-eh-tee.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
As.v., 10 GRArHoLoGY.
Natures Children
BY LilIion Cox Athey

The amber harvested to-day was
formed 30 million or more years ago.
Since 1875 to 1886 more than 80 mil
lion pounds OF amber have been re-
covered.
Great si1ovels OF blue earth packed
with precious amber are subjected
to strong Jets OF water 70 remove the
mud. Then the amber Is washed
and sorted.
The mine on the Samland coast
of the Baltic Sea In East Prussia
where the Oligocence layers OF blue
earth are rich In amber Is q busy
place. one most interesting TO visit
and watch operations 70 find some
thing new imprisoned within the
clear, beautiful resin produced BY
pine trees millions Of years In the
past.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Myth Of Atom Bomb
Believed by Many,
ILiIienthaI Warns
Seseiot pisoe,eh 70 TIE S,or

SEATTLE, Wash. April IS
David z. Lilienthal. chairman Of
the Atomic Energy Commission.
last night warned Of the myth
of the atomic bomb"
Mr.. Lilienthal, speaking under
the auspices Of the University Of
Washington. said the myth, which
is widely believed. Is this: That
atomic energy is useful only in a
bomb, q weapon-and nothing
else; that talk about peace
full use is nonsense"
Nothing could be farther from
the truth. he insisted.
He said this myth represents
the pendulum swing Of thinking
from the initial reaction after
Hiroshima when there arose "a
kind of cult of doom" Neither
extreme is correct. he asserted.
I'VE are not dealing here merely
with a new explosive. with Just
another bomb however powerful, +"
Mr.. Lilienthal declared. You and
I are witnesses. here in our time.
of the unfolding of new knowledge
that goes to the very heart Of all
things physical"
If the myth persists, he went
on, we will drift into the belief
that we are safe in the world be-
cause we have this devastating
weapon. 1t will cause us to fall
into an even deeper pit Of error
he said and we will forget the true
source of Americas strength. He
concluded:
I'VE are a people with q faith
in each other-and when we lose
that faith we are weak, however
heavily armed. We are people
with faith in reason and the un-
ending pursuit Of new knowledge;
and II we lose that faith we are
insecure, however heavily armed.
I'VE are a people with a faith in
God. with a deep sense Of steward
ship to our Creator. the Father Of
us all; and when that is no longer
strong within us we are weak and
we are lost. however heavily
armed with weapons-even atomic
weapons-we may be-"
Evening star., 1949-04-23
AMBER

Amber is a valuable aid TO modern
science in connecting the past with
the present. To many it is semi
precious because it Is used in fash
ioning beautiful objects for personal
wear. But few realize that amber
Is the resin of certain pine trees
which grew in q primeyal forest
millions Of years ago.
Amber was first found On the
sands of the Baltic coast Of East
Prussia. Imprisoned within the clear
resin were bits of flowers. pine nee
dies. ants, flies and bees. Some were
complete. Amber, when rubbed. gives
of q pine odor and when burned
ignites like torch pine with the same
fragrance.
The beauty of amber was 50 ap-
pealing, men known as amber fish
ers worked In the waters after
storm to harvest as much as they
could.
Later. when scientists began piec-
ing facts together. it was discoy-
cred that primary deposits were laid
down and the erosion swept them
to o quiet place In the sea- Here
they settled TO form Q secondary
mass, the great mines that are be-
Ing worked with modern tools socay.
Evening star., 1949-04-23

Score one for n correct solution 70
the frst Ave problems, The last
counts five.
/. The word "Aehiiles" suggests
which part OF the body?
Head Finger Heel Back
IA copperhead should make one
think OF which characteristic soand7
Hiss Bang Splash Chirp
.. The symbol 20 20 should make
one think Of which doctor7
Physician Osteopsth
Chiropodist Optometrist
4. A solution Of which one os the
following win produce the alkaline
reaction OF turning red litEnus paper
blue?
Aspirin In water Vinegar
SoapsudS Sour milk
s. Field trials involve a creature
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Policeman Fined $50
In Assault Report Cuse

Pvt. Talbert E. Bowling. colored,
Of No. II Precinct. was nned $50
yesterday by a Police Trial Board.
which found him guilty Of failing
to make an assault report and
disobeying the order Of his su-
perior officer.
Police said Pvt. Dowling was in
volved In an incident March Al,
when q man he was arresting
struck q third man. but no report
was made. A third charge Of ne
glect Of duty was dismissed by the
board.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Boafsmen Warned 10 Use
Virainia Side Of Channel

The Army Engineers today
warned boats planning to navigate
after Sunday in the vicinity of the
Fourteenth Street Bridge to use
the Virginia side Of the channel.
Starting Monday. the channel
span of the new bridge adjacent
to the Fourteenth Street Bridge
will be closed to navigation for in
stallation of submarine cables and
construction Of the bascule span.
the engineers explained.
Accordingly, all vessels are
warned to reduce speed and pro-
ceed with caution while passing
the new bridge.
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Exuerienced Advertisers Prefer The Star
Goren on Bridge

At risk of stressing the obvious, I
take this occasion to point out that
one trick does not beat slam. 1t
Is for this reason that ace leads
against slams are not, in the long
run, apt to be nearly as effective as
is commonly believed. It is my
own policy to shy away from the
lead Of an ace in such cases unless
there appears to be some prospect
of an additional trick, either In my
own hand or one that can be in
ferred as probably to be found In
partners. An exception Is to be
noted in the cases where one is per-
suaded that dummy has q solid suit
which will provide discards. There
fore, time Is of the essence and the
casl1ing of an ace Is recommended
as beng nice work If you can get it.
This principle was well understood
by West in today's hand. He COM
bined his knowledge with little bit
of fortitude and succeeded in de-
feating what might ordinarily have
been an invincible contract. The
slam bid was unimpeachable. When
the dummy was spread declarer was
an outstanding favorite to win. If
clubs were divided 3-3 there would
be no problem, which would also be
the case If the jack Of clubs ap-
peared on the second round, or II
East happened to show out on the
second round 50 that the 10 could
be safely fineSsed. In the absence
of q favorable club situation there
was still the chance Of holding the
heart loss to one trick.
South's leap to six spades was
actually on the conservative side. He
held considerably better than an
opening bid and partner had opened
and jumped in an agreeable sort OF
way. He might have given f1eeting
thought to the possibilities OF
grand slam. While there is no pos
sible question as to the propriety OF
North's Jump to three spades, never
theless it will be observed that on
the basis of high cards alone North's
leap was a slight overbid.
The jack Of diamonds was opened
and taken by the ace. Trumps were
drawn and declarer tried the heart
play at once. After losing q trick
he still retained the hope that clubs
would break favorably or that a
squeeze would develop. While trumps
were being drawn West did some
thinking. There was obviously no
spade or diamond trick for his side
and South surely had the ace Of
clubs and possibly the queen as well.
It appeared that the only hope was
to take two heart tricks. When de-
clarer led a heart West promptly
played low. South played the nine
from dummy (this is the correct
percentage play and East won with
the ten. From this point on there
was nothing declarer could do.
II 1t Is argued that West might
have lost his heart trick by playing
low, the answer is, What is SO
points more or less when there Is SO
much at stalker"
(copyright, 1e4e, By Charles II. Gcren3
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Points for Parents
BY Eoysh Themes WaIloes

Jealousv lessened Mhen rs poaaeaao htpfa 70 Aaas-
stand taken from one pTsoH Z" ora 10
ctr another
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Test Your Horse Sense "O' Nv e''''

usually linked with which ore OF the
following?
Corral Coop sty Kennel
q. Link the I've NAMES shown in
the left-hand column bel0w ~1th
specific creatures whose character"
lstic sounds are given In the riElIt-
hand column Yot are entitled 20
orr point for eacsa correct judgment,
"a Rsynard fyl Roar
fbi Doboin IA Crow
fe, Tabby "a WfilrffiJ
ID Leo ty' BARK
leI Teddy ~ As1w
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poor; 3-6. avessgs. To. superior.
9-io. very superior
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nva4saftsT4ts 5Eesmsi FsttaF s%af.
Isl 4 - Ilass.a~ sSn}@Eg tsSs 80
Tshsxy 9swR - a. tss~~g&aF- tSs'
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Evening star., 1949-04-23
Wolf Kept Inside Door
BRUNSWICK. Ge

BRUNSWICK. Germany Pf.-
A would-be burglar put his hand
through the window OF q circus
caravan and had IT severely bitten
by a Siberian wolf. The proprietor
had left the wolf In the caravan
rs WATCHDOG. The thief was
traced by the police when he
sought medical aid
Evening star., 1949-04-23
Word Come
Find % or more words in
MONACHISM.

meaning, the monastlc llle. hF-
eraqe is %: limit, 20 minutes.
RuIss-i. words must be Of four OF
p,ore letters =, Words which acquire four
letters by the addition Of 3" such as
"batx," cats" are not used. 3. Only one
form Of q word is used. 4. Proper names
are not used A list viii be published
Evening star., 1949-04-23

sweden recently had Its first
postwar drop In cost Of living In
dexes-1 point.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Baltimore City Day
Slated al State Fair;
Mayor 10 Give Prizes
BY the Assoeioied Press

TIMON1UM, Md, Sept. g.
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore
takes up today at the Timonium
State Fair where Gov. Lane left
off yesterday.
It was Governors day yesterday,
and Mr.. Lane was busy man. Wis
iting the livestock judging rings.
inspecting the All boys living
quarters and taking in fashion
show.
Today is Baltimore City day and
Mayor D'Alesandro will be on
hand to make the rounds and give
out the prizes.
Competition is scheduled in All
Club beef cattle, tractor operating
and horse fitting and showing.
The 68th annuar fair winds up
tomorrow when Baltimore County
day will be observed.
The Governor heard himself
praised yesterday as a friend of
agriculture by DR.. H. c. Byrd,
president of the University of
Maryland. = At a luncheon in the
Governors honor, DR.. Byrd de-
clared:
HE has given every possible
consideration to the Maryland
farmer and in the last two ses-
sions of the legislature has given
to DR.. Thomas B. Symons (direc-
tor of the university's Agricultural
Extension Service) every red nickel
he's asked for"
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Town Commissioner
Elected in Record Vote

A record number of Upper MarI-
boro voters using scraps of paper
as ballots yesterday elected a town
commissioner although there were
no candidates for the post.
A tally of write-in votes cast at
the town f1rehouse between and
6 pm, showed So for Roland R.
Ryon, 80 for w. G. Banks, 10 for
George T. Burroughs and 7 for
Morris Zilber.
None had openly expressed will
ingness to accept the post. MIR.
Ryon, a 53-year-old ice plant
owner and former member of the
County Board of Election Super
visors, said, however, he would
take the oath of Office Tuesday.
He will fill a vacancy created by
the resignation Of Charles L.
Wood.
Montgomery Morrow, one Of the
election judges, said the turnout
was the heaviest he could remem-
ber. The lit tallies, he said, rep
resented half of those qualified to
vote.
Upper Marlboro, like other small
municipalities in Maryland, has
never had an official ballot for q
town election. Voters simply
write the name of their candidate
On any handy scrap Of paper and
drop 1t in the ballot box.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Park Group Studying
Three New Recreation
Sites in Montgomery

Plans for three new recrea-
tional areas and additional facil-
tiles at six existing sites in
suburban Montgomery County are
being studied by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
The necessary funds would
come from a 100000 bond issue,
according to Park Commissioner
E. Brooke Lee, vice chairman of
the planning agency.
He said the need for the pro-
gram has resulted from "continu-
alton of the large volume of home
construction.
New recreational sites are pro-
posed north of Takoma. in Rock
Creek Valley west of Viers Mill
Village and along Little Falls
Branch Valley.
Present facilities which would
be expanded are at the Long
Branch, Woodacres, North -Four
Corners, North Bethesda and Ia
koma Park recreation centers and
in Little Falls Branch Park near
Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr.. Lee also announced the
commission has purchased and
improved a recreation center
south of Plyers Mill road to serve
the East Kensington- Capitol View
communities and another at the
University View Elementary School
east of Viers Mill road.
He said the program would
supersede "for the present" pro-
posals he made last August for the
construction of swimming pools at
various park centers.
1.-THE commissions first obliga-
tion," he declared, "is to continue
to acquire adequate park and rec
reation sites ahead of actual de-
velopment while land costs are
relatively low and to continue to
improve these sites for general
public use as soon as actual resi-
Dental populations justify it,
He added that the swimming
pools can be built "at any time in
the future that the people of sub
urban Montgomery County are
willing to support additional ap-
propriations for that purpose"
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Paint on New Toys Not Harmful.
MARYLAND Health Experts Say

been gnawing on the repainted
furniture for several months. was
treated last month for chronic lead
poisoning at Children's Hospital.
The department wrote the
council-Interim Committee Of
the Legislature-that:
"It (the lawg has caused con-
fusion among manufacturers, re-
tailers and parents, and it will not
prevent a single case Of sickness
or DEATH"
j. Davis Donovan, legal repre-
sentative of the Health Depart
ment, summarized the agency's
stand this way:
This act should be repealed as
there are no cases of record where
children have been injuriously
affected by new articles. All the
cases investigated show that the
poisoning has resulted from eating
paint from interior surfaces Of
houses or repainted fu1oiture."
Evening star., 1949-09-09
NeeIy Planning Par|eys
With Citizens Next Week

Chairman Nicely of the Senate
District Committee was working
today on definite plans for a
meeting with citizens group
spokesmen to find out what the
people want in the way of city
legislation.
He said last night he probably
will schedule the get-together for
next Monday or Tuesday. He said
his Office already has received well
over a score of requests for time
from group spokesmen.
Senator Neely announced plans
for such a conference as his first
act after being designated chair
man of the committee succeeding
Senator j. Howard McGrath' when
the latter became Attorney Gen.
ora1
Evening star., 1949-09-09
By the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-There
is no case on record where a child
has gotten a serious case of lead
poisoning from chewing paint on
a new toy, the State Health De-
partment said today.
It is the repainted piece OF fur
niture that can lead to trouble,
the department said in letter to
the Maryland Legislative Council.
It urged repeal of a 1949 State
law requiring toys and children's
furniture coated with materials
which may be injurious to child
to carry a warning label.
A 4-year-old Hyattsville girl,
Carver, who had been
eating paint off secondhand fur
niture for the last year, died OF
lead poisoning August 18 in Prince
Georges General Hospital. Her
sister. Elizabeth. 3. who also had
Evening star., 1949-09-09

The air show will begin at 1:30
pm. and last until $50, with is
spectacular events on the program.
Proceeds will go into welfare fund
sponsored by the Legion here, it
was announced.
The show at Hybla, near United
States highway /. about three
miles south of Alexandria, will in
clude the "Bat Man" and other
parachute jumps, acrobatics with
smoke, a display of formation fly
ing by the 121st Fighter Squadron
of the District Air National Guard
and rescue procedures of Marine
Corps helicopters.
The program will be announced
by Rex English, who acted in the
same capacity at the Cleveland
Air Races. Free parking space will
be available, it was announced.
Evening star., 1949-09-09

A stunt flyer who will crash his
biplane through a wooden wall is
to climax three hours of aero
battles, wing walking, parachute
jumps and the like Sunday after
noon at a benefit air show to be
staged by the District Department
of the American Legion at Hybla
Valley Airport.
Capt. Tommy Walker. veteran
of four air forces during the war,
is scheduled to dive heavy train
er into the wall while in full flight.
It will be his 10th demonstration
of the stunt. Capt. Walker, now
"a, flew with the Chinese Air Force
before joining the RAF, RCAF and
AF, is described as the only stunt
flyer now alive who will deliberate
ly crack up his airplane in flight.
Evening star., 1949-09-09
More Used-Cor Values
In The Star

Beginning today The Star
publishes a weekly used-car
bargain page in the classified
section. The page highlights
the special used-car offerings
of 16 of Metropolitan Wash
ington's best-known used-car
dealers.
This feature is in addition to
the hundreds of used-car clas-
sified ads which appear daily
in The Star.
For used-car bargains con-
suit The Star classified section
first, because The Stars clas-
sified section Is first in Wash
1ngton.