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Evening star., 1949-09-10
Rail Strike
Continued From First Page.)

chief of the locomotive engineers,
speaking for the brotherhoods,
said arbitration wouldn't end the
strike. The unions stand is that
the issues in dispute are not sub
ject to arbitration.
Mr.. Davidson said the brother
hoods are ready to resume nego-
tiations with the carrier at any
time. but that the strike will con-
tinue meanwhile.
282 Claims Submitted.
The cause of the strike is that
the road and the unions. after
years of negotiations. still can't
agree on how certain operating
rules for the men shall be inter-
preted. The unions have sub
mitted 282 claims for their men,
bers, based on their interpreta-
ton. These involve about $3,000.-
900 the railroad would have to
pay if it agreed to the claims,
which it doesn't.
A prolonged tieup would cripple
many industries in the area served
by the 7,200-mile system and lead
to shutdowns idling other thou
sands of workers. The MP. Is
the only line serving many fac
tories in the area. With an en-
barge placed on freight shipments
last Tuesday. the effects of the
strike already were being felt.
Among the larger cities affected
by the tieup are st. Louis, Kansas
City. Omaha. Memphis. Little
Rock and Jefferson City, Mo.
The Missouri Pacific has been
in reorganization under the Fed
eral Bankruptcy Act since 1888,
the Federal Court here has control
over the railroad, exercising its
power through a trustee, Guy A.
THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Girl, 13, Reported Missing,
Found With Grandparents

(Fron Yesterdays Late EditionsJ
A 13-year-old girl reported
missing here was found today at
the home of her grandparents in
Chester, Va.
Mrs. Opal Hickman, 1877 North
Carolina avenue NE, mother OF
the girl, Alice j. Hickman, became
worried when she failed to arrive
yesterday by bus from Richmond
as they had planned.
Telephone calls to the grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Harris, established that the girl
failed to catch the bus and re-
turned to the Harris home, where
she had been visiting.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
23-Hour FiIibuster Kills
Alabama Voter Bill
By the Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 10.
"A bitter 23-hour f1libuster ended
the 1949 Alabama Legislature at
midnight and spelled defeat for a
substitute for the outlawed Bos-
well amendment, a voter qualiflca-
ton law.
The Senate f1libuster, which
started at / am. Friday, was au-
tomatically ended when the clock
reached midnight. The stalling
tactics were largely supported by
only four Senators.
The Boswell amendments back
ers had the votes to pass it had
they been able to bring the bill to
a vote.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Page Tomato Crop
Hit Hard by Blight

LURAY, Va, Sept. 10.-One OF
Page County's largest commercial
crops, tomatoes, is on the verge OF
ruin, as the result of a widespread
blight.
County Agent George Allison
said the blight appears to have
struck all varieties. More than so
per cent of the crop may be de-
stroyed as a result of the increase
of the disease in the past few
weeks, he said.
The resignation OF Mrs. F'reda
Mccoy, Page County Health
Nurse, has been announced, effec-
tive October /.
Appointment of Miss Virginia
Brown Lester, of Stanley, to the
staff of Johns, Hopkins surgical
nurses has been announced.
Miss Lester, who is serving as
head nurse Of the neurological
surgery operating rooms, recently
resigned as superintendent OF
Page Memorial Hospital here.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Violence al Bell Plant
Believed Ended, but |
No Settlement Is Seen
L the Assoeioted Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 10
Tension eased today in the 13-
week-old strike against the Bell
Aircraft Corp. amid indications
of an end to violence but no sign
of settlement.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey stood
ready to order reinforcements for
local police, if necessary, to quell
violence between the striking local
Sol, CIO United Auto Workers,
and non-strikers.
The plant, in Niagara County
was closed for the week end.
Twenty-Five unionists were ar
rested yesterday in connection
with rioting Wednesday and
Thursday in which at least %
persons were injured.
There were no incidents yes
terday. Pickets paraded peace
fully, while law enforcement
authorities of Erie and Niagara
Counties conferred in Albany with
Gov. Dewey.
The Governor was advised by
the Right Rev. John P. Boland,
State mediator. that union officials
had promised there would be mo
further outbreaks of violence"
Gov. Dewey announced he would
call on local law-enforcement
agencies throughout the State to
help keep order, if necessary. But,
he said, those at the conference
agreed that it was not now
necessary under present condi-
tions."
Local SOL. representing 1,700
production workers, struck June
13 in support of demands for a
10-cent hourly pay boost and a
pension plan. Wages averaged
s1.78 an hour, according to the
ronnanV
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Marshal BuIgonin Speech
Published in Soviet Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 R.-All
Moscow papers today published
the speech Soviet Marshal N. A.
Bulganin made yesterday in Sofia,
Bulgaria, declaring the Tito re-
gime in Yugoslavia will answer
for their bloody crimes"
Tass news agency accounts of
Bulgarias S celebration of the fifth
anniversary of liberation report
ed demonstrators carried posters
reading: Shame to the Traitor
Tito"
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Acheson to Head u. S.
DELEGATION to u. N.

LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 10 (P).-
Secretary of State Acheson will
head the United States delegation
to the forthcoming session of the
United Nations General Assembly
informed quarters said yesterday.
The U. N. still has not received
the official list of delegates for
any of the five big countries.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

OAAS oSSASASAAtS tSSA
e x pl os ion of
t W o grenades
in Japan, t h e
Army reported
today.
1t. Van Deu-
sens d e a t h
came dur i n g
t i el d training
exercises at the
base Of Mount
Full, southwest
of Tokyo.
H e w a S a
g r a d ua t e of
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Atlantic City Scratches
(Clear and Fast.

(Clear and FaSt0
Pats Anne, File d'Lait. Pango
Pango.
2+Beggars Last.
3-Broad Margin.
flying Tartar. Short Reign.
5-Fugitive.
6-Idle Memory.
eIAdy Alice.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

1t. Edwin S. Van Deusen, jr.,
25, son of Col. and Mrs. Edwin
S. Van Deusen, 3711 Mckinley
street NV, has been killed by
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Dr.. Smith to Preach
At Wheaton Service

The Rev. DR.. Ralph D. Smith,
superintendent of the Methodist
Washington West District, will be
the speaker at the first annivers-
ary service of the Hughes Meth
odist Church. Wheaton, Md. at
II am. tomorrow. An open house
will be held from 3 to 5 pm.
Hughes Methodist Church,
named after Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes of Washington, retired,
was organized September IL, 1948,
with II charter members. The
pastor is the Rev. Harold r. Lam
man.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

Motion picture production in
Spain is in the doldrums for lack
Of capital, Madrid reports.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

Woodrow Will 1t. Van Deusen'
son High School, Staunton Mill
tary Academy and West Point and
Evening star., 1949-09-10

The fire season in American
forests normally extends from
June through mid-September.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

Dictated Biography.
He said he also dictated a fiat
tering biography of himself but
lost his nerve and did not send
that one to Gen. Vaughan.
Gen. Watt was frank to admit
he was trying to succeed himself
and considered himself the only
man qualified for the job.
He said he did not know how
another report low-rating the abil-
ity Of a number of fellow officers
happened to turn up in MIR. Hunts
files, but added that II must have
taken it there" That report, he
said was prepared by his personnel
Office.
The committee paralleled the
story of Gen. Waits personal
succession campaign with an ac-
count of his assistance to one of
Mr.. Hunts clients in obtaining
"a research contract with the
Chemical Corps. The investiga-
tion began, it was brought out,
before funds became available to
award the contract and it was
never let.
Feldman Quizzed on Hunt.
Gen. Watt admitted he was
discussing the contract with Mr..
Hunt at the same time as he was
talking to Mr.. Hunt about sue
ceeding himself, but he told the
committee:
"As far as that causing me to
Evening star., 1949-09-10

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1949-09-10
FOUND.

7RIsT WATCH, lady's, found last satur-
~, downtown parking lot. FA. 4771.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21
LIBBY GARDEN CLUB
MEETS APRIL IS

Libby Garden Club met at the
home of Mrs. Marion johnson
Tuesday, April 49, Roll call was
answered by telling where you pur-
chased your garden seeds. Nineteen
members and four guests were
present, two of the guests joining.
Committees were appointed for
the summer months to work as
Chairman's directed. Mrs. Eta
McCallum, chairman for garden
plot on Montana Ave, and Mrs.
Mabel Johnson for Highway plot.
Eta McCallum reported work
done on plot, and has been assured
that the ditch will be dug for water
by Connie Blackwell this week
which we need very badly to make
our plot a success.
Doris Chapman reported that
four loads of dirt were hauled on
the Highway plot to be Handicapped
for rock garden. Anyone having
some nice rock garden plants they
would like to donate, please leave
with Doris Chapman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21
STAYPAK, A NEW WOOD
PRODUCT, is PERFECTED

PORTLAND, Ore, April z - A
super Acknowledgements proof,
alcohol-proof and with its natural
wood grain intact-is the newest
product of lumber industry re-
search.
And it's made from softwoods.
The product, a compressed wood
called Staypak, was perfected by
the Western Pine association Re
search Laboratory in Portland, Ore,
and is now ready for commercial
manufacture. The process has been
made available to members of the
association.
Staypak differs from other hard
boards made of compressed wood
fibers in that it is the result of com
preston of a whole board down to
approximately one-third of its orig
inal thickness. The natural wood
grain is retained and the board
comes from the press with a natural
high gloss. Water will remove the
gloss but it can be maintained by
clear-coating the board either be-
fore or after pressing.
Tests show Staypak to be from
three to ten-fold stronger than the
original natural wood It is ten
times harder and is resistant to
chemical attack, abrasion and scuf
fling
The exceptional hardness of Stay
pak-its specific gravity of 1876
together with flame and moisture
resistant qualities, make it an ideal
material for flooring, paneling, bar
and table tops, tool and knife hand
les, bearings, shuttles, furniture,
bowling alleys and signs. A multi
tude of other uses are expected to
develop when commercial manu-
facture is started.
Staypak can be produced from
nearly any softwood of low resin |
content Experiments conducted
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

All men sooner or later must
face the Swallowed valley of death.
No matter how long life may seem,
il must be lived in terms of its
end. And so men have thought
and written much about death
They have cursed it and blessed
it; they have tried to close their
eyes to it; they have tried to defy
it; and they have welcomed 1t with
open, tired arms.
Only the Christian can exper-
fence the calm courage with which
David sang: yea, though l walk
through the valley of the shadow
of death, l will fear no evil; for
Thou are with me-" Only the
Christian can triumphantly say
with ST Paul: 20 death, where is
thy sting? o grave where is thy
victory? Thanks be to God
Which giveth US the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ"
David and Paul saw death as 1t
is, its shadow glorified by Christ's
Cross and its power broken by
Christ's Resurrection.
For the Christian the Swallowed
valley holds no fear. He knows
that MS saviour went GOWN mbO
it before him and built a road
through ia road that leads swift
~ and surely to the great heights
Of heaven. For Gods children alone
there is no tragedy in death. For
those who mourn here, death may
be sad, since it means parting for
a little while. But for those who
die in Christ it is joy. 1t is their
birthday in the everlasting life of
heaven. The Swallowed valley looks |
dark only from this side; from the
other side it is bright with eternal |
light
Do you have this faith? Now, be-
fore death comes, is the time to
have it, It changes ones whole per-
spective of life, and il pays eternal
iividends.-ST JOHN LUTHERAN |
CHURCH. adv.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

Mrs. Margaret Weydemeyer gave
a wonderful talk on seeds, telling
how various seeds scatter and re-
produce in many interesting ways.
She also gave a seed Identification
contest, each kind of seed in glass
bottles. Many were surprised how
little they knew their seeds. Mrs.
Florence Gamache won first prize
and Bessie Clowers second.
A very delightful lunch was ser
we'd by the hostesses, Marion John
son, Elizabeth Johnson and Mar
garet Weydemeyer. We meet with
Doris Chapman May II. Eta Nc
Callum. reporter.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

Stated in another way, it took
the total personal income OF all
people in II western states to equal
the l947 federal expenditures.
A further illustration Of the
magnitude of federal spending to-
day is found in this weeks issue
of the United States News. The
News notes the fact that the gov
eminent is planning to spend 40
billion dollars during the coming
fiscal year The statement is then
made that the value of all gold
mined throughout the entire world
since the time of Columbus per-
iod of 456 years-has been 40 bill
lion dollars. In other words, we
are spending in one year five bill
lion dollars more than the value
of all gold mined throughout the
world since the time of Columbus.
But that is far from being all
of this picture. The huge expen-
ditures we are talking about did
not include all governmental spend
ings. There were also the eXpen-
ditures of state, county and city
governments. The New England
Letter said that today federal,
state and local expenditures equal
about 30 per cent of the total ma
tional income Stated differently,
the American people devote about
one third of their working time and
effort to their various governments.
How this wild spending spree has
gradually grown is shown when we
that in 1929 federal spend
ing amounted to less than two
thirds of the personal income of
the inhabitants of the one state
of California. Today it equals ap-
the total personal in
come of the people of II western
states. In 1929 federal expendi-
lures were S121 per family; in 1888, |
$3.50 per family; in 1948 about 1894
per family
And thus the happy jamboree
keeps gaily sailing along.
Let's quote a paragraph from
Frank r. Kent's letter in the Sun
day press Said Kent:
Instead of being lightly taxed,
the tax burden is unprecedently |
high. 1t bears previously upon
rich and poor alike. It has reached
the point where to gain acutely
needed revenue, economists gener-
ally fear the result of adding to
It. Instead of a dependable sur
plus for nearly Is years, we have
run increasingly large
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

deficits. Under such conditions
any business, big or little. would
be marked insolvent, would be
branded as bankrupt In Other
words, our federal fiscal structure
is strained to the limit"
Kent was stressing the critical
need of putting into effect the saw
ings that would follow adoption of
the recommendations of the Hoo
yer commission. But he saw little
possibility of that highly desirable
thing being done. He said congress
men are too fearful of offending
voters by moving to reduce federal
Jobs. Which magnifies the state
ment above referred to about the
impossibility of ever stopping wide
spread hand-out expenditures were
they are started.
Of course, this is no new sub
ject. AS stated at the beginning
of this column, the person with his
pocket full of money and drawing
big wages is only tired and ex-
asperated by such warnings, all of
which sound silly to him.
It recalls to me statement re-
Gently made by Dorothy THOMPSON
in one of her columns in discus
sing world conditions and the
spread of unsound doctrines. She
said today zone might as well
whistle into the wind" as attempt
to stop it.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21
People Seldom Have
Time For Prophets
OF Disaster

When a mans pockets are full of
money, when jobs are plentiful.
when he is riding the top of the
wave, it is practically impossible to
convince him that the nation is
heading for financial destruction.
Such warnings simply do not
make sense to a man happy IN his
present prosperity. And yet there
are financial experts and students
of history who are telling us con-
stantly that the nation IS heading
for disaster unless we stop our mad
spending spree. Such warnings are
heard daily in the present congress.
So far they have made little i'm
preston. All of which recalls
statement once made by a student
of financial history to the effect
that whenever a nation has started
on the pathway of huge financial
handouts to large segments of its
population, never has it been able
to stop that spending until ulti-
mate destruction overlook it. To-
days record of continued and grow
ing spending seems to be right in
line with that statement.
Ills iAdLiOll lido BOt ICY OAtO tGAA-
ing in millions; today's eXpendi-
lures are in billions. And no one
can really comprehend what a bill
lion dollars means. Let's see if we
can put it in more understandable
way
In the March issue of the Readers
Digest there was copied an article
from the New England Letter, is
sued by the First National Bank of
Boston. The statement was there
made that in 1947 u. S. federal ex-
penditures were approximately equal
to the TOTAL PERSONAL income
of all people in California, Wash
ington, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho,
Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma and. about four
fifths of Texas In other words,
the federal expenditures in 1947
were approximately equal to the
total personal income of all people
living west of the Mississippi river
excluding those in the states of
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Louisiana
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

ingly successful Englemann Spruce
and Western Red Cedar can also
be used.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-04-21

] with White Fir, a lumber species
in plentiful supply throughout the
western states, have been outstand-
, 1949-09-19

Such experiences can be cost
ly and of great inconvenience.
And it is to avoid just these
that we endorse and urge so
strongly the installation of a
new, modern and adequate
telephone s~ystemfor1St Croix.
, 1949-09-19
MoDERN ETIQUETTE
by Roberta Lee

9. Is the double-ring ceremony
considered most proper these DAYS
A. Whether the man wears .
wedding ring or not is entirely >
matter of personal taste, and not
OF etiquette. He may or NAV not
wear a wedding ring, as he
chooses, and in either event. he
VIII be perfectly proper,
@. Is it proper for a man to ten
out OF an elevator before the wo-
man who is with him. if she han
pens to be standing behind him?
A. Yes; it will save time and
avoid pushing against some other
person.
Oils it proper to send out we'd
ding invitations and announce
ments in the name of the Of the
bride if their parents are dead?
A. Yes
, 1949-09-19
LESSON in ENGLISH
by w. L. Gordon
Words Often Misused

Words Often Misused
The expression, "a week or so
ago." is considered a vulgarism.
One should say, "about a week
ago"
Often Mispronounced
Basically. Pronounce bas-i-kal-f,
four syllables, and not bas-i-kl
Often Misspelled
Counterfeit; observe the felt.
Synonyms
Delight (verb), charm, enchant,
please, crafty.
Word Study
Use a word three times and it is
yours" Let us increase our Vocab-
ulary by mastering one word each
day. Today's word:
C~oMPLAIsANCE; disposition to
please or oblige. pronounce sec
ond syllable play. "The inward
complaisance we find in acting
reasonably and virtuously."
-AtterbuTY.
, 1949-09-19
A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM

A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM,
= rFfohI that funds have already been appropriat-
u nS'alldelo OF new telephone system here, was confirm
81 = Acun9 Governor de Castro, on Friday of this week. Colo
= DnOy VINO IS IN charge OF the project, had requested GER
an mat through quesdonaTes, pertaining to the teIe-
phone system; and so far as we know, much of it has been re-
oelVeu' NAT information was to be the basis for developing a
new ana more efficient system for this Island. For many wears
now we have been plagued with a system which is SO outworn
and outdated and has undergone such numerous and extensive
repairs that there is practically nothing left to be done. The
easiest and best solution is for an entirely new system to he
put in.
NJ ARGUMENT could be too strong for an efficient
and adequate telephone system. In this day and ageeit is
no longer a luxury, but an absolute necessity, and everything
should be done to see that once and for allathere is a system
which is dependable and suited to the needs of this place. I'm
der the present system all that is necessary to know what is 90
ing on throughout the island is to pick up a receiver, and 10
and behold, there is a juicy conversation going on between
two parties in distant parts of the Island. Or it could be that
calls are intercepted, and much delay encountered. Then there
is the problem which comes with the weather, and particular
~ rains during which the entire system seems to take for cover
and quits functoning. It has also been known that operators
experienced mild shocks during thunder and tightening.
% be well if those in whose charge the change
over has been put would give the public some information
upon which to go, so that it may be known what to expect of
the future.
WITH THE development of tourism another reason is
added for a modern telephone system. There will be calls from
the airport, between the towns and rural districts, and nothing
should prevent these from going through as they ought to. Not
long ago one citizen tried in vain to call from his home to one
Of the towns, and it was urgent, but nothing could be, had.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-14
U. S. SEEKS TWO BILLION

Some three years ago. the Govern
ment filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission claims against more than 900
railroads. alleging that they charged the
United States Government excessive
charges for hauling military and naval
supple, during the war
The long-delayed hearing Is finall
underway. after being postponed in the
interest ot national security The lCC s
being asked 10 review the rates e-t..-
lished and TO award the Government .e.
funds
The railroads contend that nn over
,harges were made against tho Govern
ment but that on the contrary. govern
mcnt freight was handled "a rate. -aa.fan
tally lower than those quoted tp private
hippers These special rates. according te
the railroads. saved millions Of dollar
iar the taxpayer.
The probability is that the arsrirv
Will continue Tor many month There V 4.
be difficult, in per-uadinE the l'' that
the railroad. should refund the mmen-r
.um claimed by the Government There
will bee much comment on thc trial wft
the bulk 80 the publicity antagonist. "a.
the idea that the Government has ar.
right a. auy refund We intend np lr aH
the ICC when We intimate that ths d,.-
sion all probably be against The Govern.
meut