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Laurel outlook., 1949-07-13
Locomotive Whistle Gives
Way to Diesel Train Hoot

PHlLADELPHIA.-The nostalgia
wall of the steam locomotive, which
stirs the imagination of many a
farm boy, is gradually giving way
to the modern but less romantic
boot of the diesel-electric.
Though still far from extinction,
the famed Mikados, Pacifics, Hud-
sons and Mountaineers of Ameri-
can song and story are heading for
the last roundhouse in a steadily
increasing ratio.
Yards that scrap giant steam To-
comotives are doing a thriving
business these days, reports R. R.
Zisette, general sales manager of
ski Industries, Inc, which
pioneered anti-friction equipment
for both types of locomotives. It
takes 80,0 0 man-hours to design
and build a locomotive-but less
than eight hours to scrap one.
I'm the last two years, 1890
steam locomotives were retired,
while only 1873 were ordered" he
says. I'm 1948 alone, 2,678 diesel
electric units were ordered as COM
pared to only SO for steam-a rate
Of more than 38 to one. Since 1912, |
the number of steam locomotives
in service has declined by more
than $500 while the number of
diesel-electrics has increased by
nearly 1000.
Steam locomotives still account
or nearly IS per cent of all rail-
'oad motive power, he says, but
he swing to diesel-electrics in
,reases in momentum each year.
Costs of diesel-electric locomo-
range from $1OO, 900 for a 1000
horsepower switcher to more than
600, 900 for a 6,000-horsepower
unit.
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Items of Local Interest

Mrs. C.. B. Rathbun has just
returned from a visit in Crook
ston, Mimi, where she attended
the wedding of her niece and al
so in Minneapolis where she was
a guest of Miss Pat Rathbun.
Miss Pat Rathbun was a gradu-
ate from Laurel high school with
the class of 1913 and is now en-
ployed as a stenographer for a
contracting firm in Minneapolis.
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Boy Scouts Pick
Historic Site
For Jamboree

NEW YORK.-The Boy Scouts Of
America has selected Valley Forge,
Pa, for its second national scout
jamboree in 1850, DR.. Arthur
Schuck, chief scout executive Of the
organization, announces.
Over 10000 Boy Scouts from
every state and all U. S. territories
will camp together from June 80
to July 6, 1850 on the site notable
as the winter encampment Of
George Washington and his con-
tinental army from Dec. 10, 1777 to
June 10, 1873.
Valley Forge park is owned,
maintained and preserved by the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. An
invitation to hold the jamboree
there was received from Governor
James H. Duff by the Boy Scouts
of America and accepted by its
national executive board, DR..
Schuck announced.
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Wedding Of Beverly
Stevens and Melvin
Lackman Is July 5

A ceremony July 5 in st
Johns Lutheran church united in
marriage Miss Beverly Stevens
of Billings and Melvin Lackman.
sol of Mrs. Margaret Lackman.
Rev. Martin Juengel read the
service at 7 o'clock in the eve
ming.
The bride, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Stevens of Bill
Gngs, was dressed in an after
noon frock of aqua with white
accessories and her corsage was
of pink rosebuds and blue del
phinium.
Matron of honor, Mrs. A.
Billings, wore a brown street
dress and a corsage of pink glad
ioli.
Ralph Lackman was his
brothers best man.
The brides mother wore green
with white accessories and the
bridegroom's mother wore laven-
der with green. Both had SINH
lar corsages of gladioli.
Mrs. Lackman is a Billings
high school graduate and is en-
ployed at the Montana Electric
of Billings. Mr.. Lackman served
IS months in the navy in the
Pacific and is a graduate of the
Laurel high school and a student
at Eastern Montana College of
Education at Billings.
Following a tour of Yellow
stone park, Mr.. and Mrs. Lack
man returned to Billings where
they will reside.
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Speech Praeticer Embarrassed
As Law Fails TO Comprehend

MILWAUKEE.-The next time
Whitley Berghofer practices speech
making, he'll choose a place less
public than a downtown street.
While waiting for his wife to
shop, Berghofer decided to re-
hearse a speech he had to make.
So he gave his a a talking to-"
complete with arm waving and
finger shaking.
A policeman witnessed the exhi.
bition Tor a while, then walked up
to Berghofer's car and demanded
how many drinks he'd had. Berg
hofer embarrassedly explained.
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Professor Declares Music
Now Lacking Originality

PITTSBURGH.-Dr. Curt Sachs
OF New York university says to-
days popular music lacks original
ity.
."An the song writer's use the
same old clinches over and over
again." the ~67-year-old music his
torian said when he came here to
speak at Carnegie Tech.
But DR.. Sachs added that the fault
doesn't lie completely with the
songwriters.
People prefer what's familiar
because it's easier" he said.
Song writer's cater to that common
human preference"
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Fire Enthusiast Keeps
Fire Alarm in Bathroom

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS M. Ellis,
who claims to be the nations No. l
spark" even has a fare-alarm
gong in his bathroom.
The 56-year-old fire-appliance-
company executive says he has wit
messed 43,202 fires from Alaska to
Florida since 1901. They involved
total damage of around 10 million
dollars.
Ellis five-story home on Beacon
Street has a fire alarm gong on
each floor.
Laurel outlook., 1949-07-13

The other night a bunch of us
we're over at Judge Cunningham's
watching a. swell vaudeville pro-
gram on his new televisiOn set. 1t
came in fine, but just once, the
screen got a little streaky.
Before the Judge could touch
the knob to bring it into focus,
old Windy Taylor starts fooling
around with the antenna connec-
ton. 81 can fix that!" he says.
Windy fixed it all right. He
stopped the show" for us, and
Buzz Ellis had to come over and do
a $40 repair job. ] understand
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Homework May Set Off
Sudden Asthma Trouble

ATLANTIC CITY.-The endless
routine of homework can some
times be the trigger setting off sud-
den asthma >affliction in the har-
raised housewife, the American
medical association was told.
As DR.. Francis M. Rackemann Of
Boston explained it, she just be-
comes worn out and begins
wheeling.
Often difficult relatives can be a
precipitating factor, too, he said.
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Gold" In Carrots

Gold color of carrots is due to
carotene. Our bodies convert caro-
tene in part to Vitamin A, the vita
min which promotes growth and
builds up the body's resistance to
infections in the nose. throat and
eyes.
Laurel outlook., 1949-07-13
Care of Towels

The way to prevent long cor-
ners" on towels and an aid to
folding them when dry, fold all
towels lengthwise before hanging
on the line.
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Will Climax Crusade

The national jamboree will be
the climax of the Boy Scouts two
year crusade TO Strengthen the
arm of liberty"
Gov. Duff's invitation to the Boy
Scouts was accepted after a dozen
sites in all sections of the United
States were inspected by the
engineering service of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Gov. Duff's invitation addressed
to DR.. Schuck follows:
ION behalf of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania and the Valley
Forge park commission, I wish to
extend to the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca a cordial invitation to hold their
1amboree at Valley Forge park
during the summer Of 1850 at such
time as their executives may elect.
II am fully acquainted with the
Boy Scouts program for the year
1950-to crusade to strengthen the
arm Of liberty and it was my
privilege last February in an ad-
dress at Gettysburg to sponsor this
crusade for the commonwealth of
pennsylvania. / a visualize no
more appropriate location for its
climax than Valley Forge where
the sacrifice and training were I'M
dergone on the basis of which our
heritage of liberty was won.
"You may be assured of the full
of the commonwealth
and its agencies. The Valley Forge
park commission will make avail
able the facilities it has at its dis
posal during the period of prepara-
ton. Should your national executive
board accept this invitation, the
Valley Forge park commission will
De designated as the coordinating
agency of the commonwealth with
which you should develop your de-
allied plans insofar as they in
'olve the commonwealth"
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Indian Antelope

Indian antelope is sometimes re-
ferred TO as the BLACK buck"
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To Occupy 600 Acres

Boy Scout officials announced
that the jamboree camp will proba-
bly, occupy 600 Of the 2,033 acres
In Valley Forge park. This would
provide 80 sectional camps for a
maximum of 40,320 scouts and adult
leaders and a headquarters camp
for 46O leaders. Valley Forge park
is 20 miles northwest of Phila-
delphia and eve miles west of
Norristown.
The first national scout jamboree
was held in a 480-acre tent city on
both sides of the Potomac river at
Washington, DC, from June 30 to
July 9, 1887 at the invitation of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. II
brought together 27,232 scouts and
leaders whose fees paid for the ex-
penses Of the entire jamboree.
President Roosevelt not only visited
the huge jamboree camp but took
part in the stand still parade" in
his honor on Constitution avenue.
The scout campers lined the entire
length of the historic avenue and
were reviewed by the President as
he drove between their lines.
Boy Scouts of twenty-four other
nations were guests at the n
campment
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From where | sit 80. by Joe Marsh.
Windy Sure "stopped
The Show!

Windy feels SO bad, that he's pay
ing the bill and has apologized to
the Judge for acting so smart.
From where 1 sit, it pays to
practice a little restraint when
ever we get the urge to NEEDLE.
Whether it's television or a per-
sons right to enjoy a. temperate
glass of sparkling beer now and
then-let's get a good clear "pic-
ture" of the real situation before
we cause more harm than good.
Laurel outlook., 1949-07-13

USE OUTLOOK WANT ADS.
Laurel outlook., 1949-07-13

Copyright, 1919, United States Brewers Foundation
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AIRS NOT FULLY FREE

General comment throughout the nations press
seems agreed that the Federal Communications Com
mission adopted the right principle in relaxing the
rule banning editorial comment by radio stations.
The practical results of the new policy, however, evil
IDENTIFY are difficult to discern.
The New York Times describes the commissions
ruling as "a welcome step toward the recognition OF
radio as an adult American institution" The Times
points out however that this entails responsibilities
not the least of them being 1.-THE duty of preserving
for the public generally radio as a medium Of free
expression and fair presentation stipulated by the
commission.
The really incongruous situation which existed
prior to this modification has relieved to mark
ed extent Heretofore, for instance news commen-
tators on commercial programs could voice almost any
opinion under the sun. They could and many OF
them did, make their time the air a very per-
sonalized and "slanted" exposition of views on all
manner of topics, private well as puec. Even the
lowest disk jockey the smallest 250-watter coula
spend an intermnable time each day evening edi-
toriazng anything from beer to bebop. Yet radlo
stations as SUCH remained only mute instrument
taty as unable to express opinion of their own as
long distance telephone company is to interpoate
its own comment on conversation along its wires.
This was the previous policy set up under the so-caed
"Mayflower" decision eight years ago.
AS matter of fact, we think the previous policy
was worse in principle than it was in practice. Most
we-run radio stations have been more concerned
with selling their time and in providing well-baanced
program fare than they have been with getting across
editorial messages to the public. AS matter of fact,
despite the handicaps of the Mayower decision some
radio stations have managed quite well to do some
really effective editoralizing through dramatic pro-
gram fare.
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No. 6096-A.
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Division Number
One, at Juneau.
RALPH YOUNG, JR., Plaintiff vs.
CHRYSSILA BYRNE YOUNG,
Defendant.
The President of the United States
of America, to the above-named
defendant, GREETING:
You are hereby commanded to APP
pear in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, First Division,
within thirty days after the last pub
lication of this summons, namely,
within thirty days after the 20 day
Of July, 1949,, in case this summons
is published, or within forty days
after the date of it's service upon
YOU, in case this summons is served
on you personally, and answer the
complaint of the above-named
plaintiff on file in the said Court
in the above-entitled action.
The said plaintiff in said action
demands the following relief; Dis
solution of the bonds of matrimony
now existing between plaintiff and
you.
And in the event you fail to so
appear and answer, the plalntlff
will take judgment against you for
want thereof, and will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in his
complaint and as hereinabove stated
WITH ESS, the II IN o 7 b e
GEORGE w. FOLTA, Judge of the
above Court, and the seal of said
Court hereunto affixed on the 10
day of June, 1949.
(SEAL) j. w. LEVERS, Clerk.
BY LOIS P. ESTEPP,
Deputy Clerk.
First publication, July l, le49.
Last publication, July CO. 1919.
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Daily Lessons in English W. l. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN
he" Saw better than he"
OFTEN NSPRONOUNCED: Vacuum Pronounce THREE
OFTEN MISSPEILED a preserve Jamb part of
doorway.
SYNONYMS Near, contiguous adjoining,
a is yours" Let
Today
dsconcert There
persons could
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JUST GOOD BUSINESS

There is little doubt that the late w. A. Julian
intended to leave $4,000 to a half dozen relatives
and business associates. He said in his WILL but
these persons will get the money because Mr.
Julian did not leave valid will
It is amazing that man like W. A. Julian an
enormously successful businessman and Treasurer of
the United States for than Is years, should not
have known that will is valid in Ohio unless it is
signed by the maker and two witnesses and that no
codicn can addition change is valid unless 1t is
similarly signed and witnessed. But apparently, Mr.
Julian did not know this, and he has plenty OF COM
panv In some States unwitnessed wills in the hand
writing Of the maker (holographs) are valid but not
in Ohio.
Whether man has a few thousand dollars or
whether he has millions, he owes an obligation to his
heirs and beneficaries to leave valid Will Inc
average will is a simple document that can be drawn
in a few minutes and almost any lawyer will do the
lob for $40 And there is certainly nothing morbid
about making will. 1t is just good business
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That on July LIST. 1949, in the United
States Commissioners Court for Jul
neau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska,
Clarence v. Foster, of Juneau, AL
aska, was appointed executor of the
estate of JOHN T. FOSTER, de-
ceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to
present them, with verified vouchers
as required by law, to said executor
at the office of his attorney Howard
d. Stabler, in the Shattuck Building,
at Juneau, Alaska, within six months
from the date of the first publica-
ton of this notice.
CLARENCE v. FOSTER,
Executor.
First publication, July 2, 1949.
Last publication, July %, 1919.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the City Clerk, Juneau
Alaska, until eight O'Clock P. M. July
18th, 1949 for the exclusive use of
the space in the Juneau Airport
Building provided for a taxi cab
office. Further information and
terms of the lease may be obtained
from the City Clerks Office for
those interested in leasing this Of
flee space.
The City of Juneau reserves the
right to reject any or all bids and
to waive informalities.
CITY OF JUNEAU
c. L. POPEJOY,
City Clerk
First publication, July 5, 1949.
Last publication July 9, 194s.
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INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids will be received by the
Alaska Department of Health, Jul
neau, Alaska, until 200 pm, July
II, 1949 for furnishing various items
of laboratory equipment, fob. An
chorage, Alaska.
Bid forms and specifications may
be obtained at Room 203, Territorial
Building, Juneau, Alaska.
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH.
First publication, June 25, 1919.
Last publication, July 9, 1949.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE R By LEE

obligatory that black garments when attend
a funeral?
unless she be with the bereaVed
She should however
wear darkor
c. his initials when signing
correspondence?
A. his full
the cob at the table?
A. only thing
the knife the be used
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REQUEST FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received by the Juneau indie
pendent School District, in the Of
flee of the Superintendent, until 4
Pm. August 8, 1949, for furnishing
of transportation of oil to the Ju-
neau Schools as specified below:
4. Transportation of crude oil from
the source of supply in Juneau
to the Juneau Elementary School.
u. Transportation of diesel fuel
from a source of supply in the
City of Juneau to the WilloUgh-
by Avenue School.
g. Transportation of stove oil from
a source of supply in the City of
Juneau to the Tee Harbor School,
Tee Harbor, Alaska.
Bidders must bid separately on
each of the above services. Bids
will be opened in the office of the
Superintendent of Schools at 1870
PM. on August 8, 1919.
The Board of Directors of the Ju-
neau Independent School District
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Board of Directors
JUNEAU INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
For the Board
EDWIN C. CLARK,
Superintendent
First publication, July 8, 1949.
Last publication, July IL, 1949.
Oklahoma is known as the Soon
er State"
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MosCoW,s LONG MEMORY

The story can now be told OF
aow the Soviet government schem-
ed to dismember Czechsolvakia fol-
lowing the war.
1t can be told because General
Helicdor 2ika is dead, executed last
week by a Communist government
firing squad. But the story was
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In the final analysis, there is no way to charge
anything the future for the reason that it is I'M
possible to spend dollar that somebody hasn't al
ready earned.
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1t was surprising to read that Brooklyn man
had spent 10 years as recluse. We had been under
the impression that there wasn't an introvert in the
whole town.
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Chicago cutist says universal nudism would
bring about permanent peace. Maybe So Perhaps
half the people would laugh themselves to death and
the other half die of embarrassment.
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Keeping abreast of the news of the world some
times gives one the impression that there are con-
siderable number of highly unreliable people scattered
about on this mundane globe.
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vICE-pREsIDENTIAL HUMoR

Here is one story which Vice
President Alben Barley doesn't tell,
but which his friends tell on him.
1t goes back to World War l
when Barley, then member OF
the House of Representatives from
Kentucky, was touring the Allied
battle front with a group Of Con-
gressmen. The party included Rep.
Marvin jones OF Texas, now Chief
Justice of the US. Court of Claims,
Rep. Charles H. Randall of Cali
fornia, Rep. Martin yelling OF
Utah, and Barley himself.
Arriving in London, the Congress
ional committee found itself booked
by the us. Embassy for trip in
to the British countryside early the
next morning. So, placing then
shoes outside the door to be shineo
according to standard British Gus
tom, the party went to bed, leaving
calls for $50 am.
But about 3 am, the irrepressible
Barley got up, telephoned Con-
gresham Welling's room and IN a
broad English accent announced
THE carriage awaits without
Hastily, yelling dressed, couldn't
find his shoes, but rushed down five
flights OF stairs Of the swank Sa-
voy Hotel in his stocking feet &c
ask the sleepy night clerk to fine
his shoes and meanwhile to hold
the carriage.
The joke furnished London much
merriment and even yelling en-
joyed it. To this day when Bark
ley and Marvin Jones, Randall OF
yelling meet, their greeting is:
1.-The carriage awaits without"
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atCr Vernon Bull met similar re-
Bluffs. Wilmington is a militant
fee Of the Columbia Valley Author
ity, though IS Mississippi counties
benefit from the similar Tennessee
Valley Authority So, as Bull took
the stand, Wilmington asked if he
had testified before the Senate. Bull
replied that he had not.
Wilmington: Ito clerk recording
testimony This is off the rec
ord" (Then to Vernon Bulb Good,
then well get rid Of you fast. Are
you in favor OF this proposed eva
legislation?"
Bull: Yes, sir, am. l believe
that the people OF the northwest
Wilmington: drritably) Yes, yes,
we're heard all that Now give us
your reasons-one, two, three"
-Whittington's curt treat
ment of these witnesses probably
won't show up in the official rec
ord. AS chairman, he has COM
plete censorship over testimony, can
revise or delete his own remarks
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. Ia
SECOND and FOURTH a
Monday of each month tX\
in Scottish Rite Temple ~
beginning at 7:30 p. m. WYW
GLENN o. ABRAHAM, W.
Worshipful Master;
JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
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CONDITIONS
OF WEATHER
ALASKA PTS.

Weather conulJlons and temper
stures at various Alaska points,
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4.30
a. m. 10th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau,
Juneau follow.
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LIONS AND LIONEsSES

Meet at Salmon Creek Country
Club, 600 pm. Monday, July IL, for
softball. Installation and hot dog
dinner 800 pm. Informal. AZ 1t
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head of the Sisters
of ST. Phillip of St Vncens Home Seattle
arrived Fairbanks They met here
bv sister Mary of St AIMS Hospital