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Evening star., 1950-06-11
TRAVELLING ALONE
by Richard Joseph
AUTHOR 0F'-v0UR TRIP aBR0AD"

DEAR MIR. JOSEPH: Do you think a person taking
a vacation alone can have a good time?
ANSWER Many people are afraid of travelling alone par
tcuary in foreign country. They fear they'll be caught
up the details of travel - struggling with foreign Ian
guage, finding porter, checking their baggage. Most
important is the fear of loneliness.
And yet travelling alone is probably the ideal way,
except for close friends who sufficiently welLacquanted
to be they won't rritate each other long trip
married couples who stand in need of vacation
away from each other.
Most people travel for change and travelling alone is
the best way to get the most change.
erary with other people, since only your desires and
preferences have to be considered If you're generally
selreliant and sesufcent sort of person, you have
fun going off on your planning your trip entirely
according to your wishes
IT, on the other hand you tend to be shy and don't
strike acquaintanceshps easily yet enjoy having people
about, then group escorted tour is your best bet
As for some specific tips getting the out of your
solo vacation trip:
]. Hold back awhile before teamng up with anybody
you meet. First impressions likely to be somewhat
tricky and bore grow extremely boring when you're
stuck with him on long journey.
2. Be to take along letters of introduction from
anybody who has friends relatives along your route
letter from mutual friend or relative is the best ice
breaker south of the Arctic Ocean,
J. Travel as light you Porters are sometimes
hard to find, and you might have to wrestle with your
own luggage.
4. Buy good guidebook and give it quick reading
before you leave home. knowing something about place
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Evening star., 1950-02-03
Uncle Rows Corner By so"o" co'f"o"

New Zealand, Australia and
South Africa were reached by the
Beagle" during its voyage around
the world. The journey took five
years to finish.
When he got back to England,
Charles Darwin was 27 years old.
He now had background of
knowledge which was to help him
greatly In his work as scientist.
Magic tricks and games appear In the
new Uncle Ray leafiet entitled Puzzles,
Tricks and Fun. This Is mailed without
charge to any reader who sends q
stamped, seh-addreSsed envelope to
Uncle Ray In care Of The Star.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Keating's Pet Peeve.

Richard j. Keating Of Oakland,
Calf, comes forward with q pet
speech peeve in rhyme for which
he will receive an autographed copy
of my Practical Handbook OF Better
English" His peeye is homonyms-
words which sound alike, but which
have different spellings, origins and
meanings, such as rite, right, wright,
write; rain. rein, reign; air, heir, ere.
The word homonym is from the
Greek homos, "the same" plus
noma, name" Reader Keating,s
plaintive verse follows:
HOMoNYMS.
My strong dislike for homonyms,
You now will understand.
As soon as you have read the few,
Examples here ut hand.
He through the bawl from hear to
their.
TO mention just few.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

Twelve days after he felt the
earthquake shock, Charles Darwin
reached the harbor of the little
city of Conception. This place was
225 miles to the north.
What a scene was there for him
to see! All the houses in Concep-
cion had been. shaken down!
The earthquake had caused many
shocks, but the worst one had come
just before noon. The people had
rushed out of their houses, and
most of them had escaped with
their lives.
Following the quaking Of the
earth, huge waves had rushed In
from the ocean and had swept
through the streets. Falling back,
the water had carried all manner
of objects-chairs, tables, beds and
so Onto the coast. Scores of per-
sons died, but the loss of life was
less than If the houses had beer,
shaken down at night.
Natives of the area told Darwin
that the bottom of the sea had
risen. This interested him q great
deal. Near an island 80 miles from
the coast, there were rocks with
mussel shells clinging to them at
places 10 feet above the high-water
mark. In past times men had diyed
for mussels at the spot. and it was
plain that the rocks had been raised
20 or 80 feet.
The Beagle kept sailing north
ward. Parts of Northern Chile and
Southern Peru were visited. During
this part OF his journey, Darwin
learned something about the an
cient Incas, and saw famous
bridge which had served the Incas
hundreds of years before.
Leaving Peru, the Beagle" made
its way to the Galapagos Islands.
Onrthese islands Darwin gave special
study. to. the large lizards and
turtles which he found there.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Goren on Bridqe

There are few fields in which
patience Is so well rewarded as it
is at the card table. I have little
sympathy for declarer who, half
way through the hand, tosses in his
cards and comedies defeat with
some such attendant remark as Il
can't eat the two diamonds" He
may well eat his words.
Even hopeless hands should be
played out by declarer in the
vague hope that the opponents
may commit an indiscretion. Simi-
larly on the defense, when there
is no conceivable way to defeat a
contract, If you keep plugging
away, a decIarer will occasionally
defeat himself. Working on that
theory, East and West in today's
hand defeated contract that was
absolutely ironclad.
The very logical contract of four
spades was reached on normal bid
ding and West opened the two of
hearts, the fourth best of his part
ner's suit. East won with the
queen. 1t was quite apparent to
East that the contract was Gin the
bag" but there was no harm in try
ing. 1t was clear that declarer did
not have very many entries back to
his own hand and to make them
fewer East returned the King Of
hearts, compelling dummy to ruff.
This gave declarer the impress
sion that East held the king OF
spades and was trying to prevent
its being picked up on repeated
illnesses. Declarer, thereupon, led
the ten of spades and let it ride.
West was in no hurry to win the
trick and promptly played the five.
Things were going along smoothly
for declarer, who at this point an
nounced to his partner, "We have
been robbed" His statement was
premature, it would have been
more appropriate a few tricks hence.
The spade finesse was repeated and
this time West took the trick and
shifted to diamond
1t didn't matter now what de-
clarer did. His goose was cooked.
If he f1nessed, East would win with
the king and cash the high heart.
If he went up with the ace and
tried to discard his losing heart on
the third club, West would make
his small trump, with the king of
diamonds still to be cashed.
copyright, 1850, by Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1950-02-03
! axe NV Word for 1t
Not This
By Frank Colby

And then, of course, there's all and
awl,
And to, and too, and two.
These words that have phonetic
twins,
Serve only to confuse me.
Until learn their outs and ins.
They never will amuse me.
Compare the words pair, pare and
pear;
Which do you use, and when?
Apd would you pare g. pair OF pears,
And vice versa then?
Oh, I could keep this up for days,
This list of words that rhyme,
Yet have a different meaning,
And spell! aneW each. time.
But I have other things to dew,
And this is not . lye.
And so, my friend, 7 say TO eve
"Good-buy-T mean good-by!"
Homonyms are also known %
homophones, from honos, "ths
same" plus phone, sound" Homos
nym Is pronounced: HOM-uh-siim,
Homophone is: HOM-uh-tons.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Word Game
Find A or more words In
RTHING,

meaning, "a minor coin Of Great
Britain" Average Is ~; limit, 80
minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of "s." such IS bats,
word is used. Proper names are not used.
list will be published tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Rail Strike Ends Satisfactorily To All Parties

CHICAGO, (P) - The nations worst railroad strike in four years was settled yesterday and striking firemen on five major rail sys- tems were ordered back to their jobs immediately.
 The struck carriers-their pas senger and freight service disrup- ted by the siX-day-old walkout- planned to resume normal service "as rapidly as possible"
 The striking Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Engine men recalled picket lines and or dered the strikers to return to work.
 Both sides expressed satisfac- tion over the settlement terms.
 The carriers said they won the fight on the principal issue-not to hire a second fireman on null
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Arguments for The Property Tax

Arguments for the property Tax Law, which has been chal- lenged in the U. s. District Court in Fairbanks, were concluded yes terday and Judge Pratt has the case under adviSement.
 Attorney H. L. Faulkner of Jun eau, representing Luther Hess of Fairbanks, plaintiff and the Jun eau Gold Mining Company, asked a permanent injunction to declare the Territorial property tax law null and void and to restrain fur ther tax collections.
 Assistant Attorney General Di- mond based his contention that the property tax law passed by the last session of the Territorial Legislature is legal on three main assumptions:
 That the Territory basically has full power of taxation.
 2-That this full power of tax ation is limited only by the provi- sion that equal protection under
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Joe NashOalOOk
 Straddles Fence Twixt 2CIOUniOns

FAIRBANKS, (P)-Joe Nashoa- look, an Eskimo Fishermen's Un- ion representative, was reported under pressure from third side today in the tug-of-war over his Far North union.
 Reports here today were that the pressure this time was from member Sof his union-Local 46, International Fishermen and AL lied Workers. They want him to come home.
 Nashoalook is in Seattle. He has been for several weeks.
 He has been the center of bit tercontest between two powerful CIO union groups for utilization of his unions members, along the Arctic Coast and the Bering Sea.
 His union voted overwhelming ly to affiliate with the CIO long Shoremen's union.
 Then last week in Seattle he an-
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Wednesday. May l7. 1850

The 12 North Atlantic Treaty nations today weighed the possi- bility. of creating an international army to contain communism.
 In what might be the last day of their London conference, the foreign ministers of the pact coum- tries heard an American proposal to set up a super command. It would weld together their mili- tary power and strengthen politi- cal and economic ties as well.
 Under this plan the continental countries would supply most of
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
DAILY VACATION BIBLE
 SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY

Will your children be in Daily Vacation Bible School, Monday morning, May 22nd?
 The first meeting will be at the Federated Methodist church at 9 am. All children from the little four-year-olds to those through high school are invited to come. A token of enrolment will be given to each one at this meeting.
 All children who are four years old and older, who have not been in public school are admitted to the Beginners Department under the direction of Mrs. Earl Town CT and Miss Vernice Osborn. MT. and Mrs. Robert F. Treat will di- rect the Primary Department, while MT. and Mrs. Paul B. F. Carlson will have charge of the Juniors. Miss Esther Mccoy and MT Lewis I. Hudgins will super wise the Intermediates.
 Each of these groups has a very able corps of assistants who will be present to greet the children on Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Chinese Reds Free Two Yank Airmen

MANILA, (P) Two American airmen freed after Is months inn prisonment by the Chinese com munists arrived in Manila by plane from Hong Kong Monday night.
 They were Marine master sgt. Elmer c. Bender of Cincinnati and navy chief electrician Will liam C. Smith of Long Beach, Cal.
 The two were brought here in navy flying boat after medical examinations in Hong Kong where they were landed earlier in the day by a destroyer.
 Both seemed happy to be free of the communists. They were not permitted by the navy to relate their experiences in the various Chinese villages where they were held by the Reds.
 Original plans call for the pair to be flown to Guam and then
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Nationalist Chinese Give Up Chushans

TAIPEI, [P)-Nationalist China Monday night announced the abandonment of the Chushan is- lands.
 The official announcem n | !, coming on the heels of VOWS by Nationalists to defend the islands to the death, said 15O,OOO troops were evacuated.
 Only yesterday Nationalist general from there, who insisted that he not be named, said the battle for the Chushans had not started.
 The Chushans were extremely important to the Nationalists. From that base 100 miles south east of Shanghai an effective air and naval blockade of the big communist port had been affected.
 Earlier yesterday, Chiang Kai- Shek pledged to die defending
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

WASHINGTON, (P), The House Ways and Means Committee yes terday approved a 10 per cent withholding tax on corporation dividends.
 This withholding, if it finally becomes law, would put no new tax obligation on any taxpayer. But it is designed to get taxes from persons who now fail to re- port their dividends in their per Sonal income tax returns.
 The committee had received es- inmates that the plan would bring S15O,0O0,000 more a year into the federal treasury.
 The vote was taken behind closed doors. The committee sent both treasury and it's own staff ex- perts from the committee room.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
NEWS IN BRIEF

PRINCE RUPERT .(P) Trav- elers report that Russia may be planning to put military installa- lions on Big Diomede Island closest Russian soil 10 Alaska.
 The arriving travellers said yes terdaY that Russia has been evac- uating civilians from inc Bering Sea island. The island is only a mile from Little Diomede Island. owned by inc United States.
 Persons making the reports asked anonymity but were de scribed as reliable informants.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
Fairbanks Elec- tricaI Workers Reject Agreement

FAIRBANKS, (P) - Strik n g electrical workers rejected a ten tative agreement Monday night to keep the city supplied with power and gave Fairbanks officials five days to set up emergency service.
 The striking workers, members of Local 1850 International Bro- therhood of Electrical Workers CAFL), voted 83-32 against the tentative agreement reached Sun- day between union officials and the Fairbanks Exploration depart ment of the United States Smelt- ing, Refining and Mining Go.
 The agreement sought to keep the company's power plant oper- ating during the course of a strike which opened Monday in support of demands for a union shop.
 The company supplies about two-thirds of the city's power.
 Frank Angerman, union busi- ness agent, said the men operating the power plant did not want to go through the picket lines and
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

JUNEAU, (PO - Glen Carl of Marysville, Wash, was fined $75 by U. s. Commissioner Gordon Gray yesterday after pleading guilty to non-payment of Alaska's nonresident fishermen's tax. It was the first such case since the law was held constitutional.
 Carl paid the $50 tax after he was arrested while fishing in Chatham Straits.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17
News of the World Al X Glance ---
Tuesday, May Is. 1850
(By The Associated Press)


 The 12-nation Atlantic Alliance in London today attempted to bridge the gap between what their generals ask for defense against communism and what their treas uries can afford
 The committee of experts face this dilemma: If they build and pay for a safe number of guns. will be gunmaking bring on eco homie misery and provide fertile soil for the seeds of communism?
 Their generals and defense min isters, meting last month, laid plans for a large-sca1e rearma- ment which diplomatic sources say includes a total ground force of 30 divisions backed by the Bri- tish and United States air power.
 II is the second day of the con ference which yesterday heard U. s. Secretary of State Dan Ache son outline the findings of the Big Three foreign ministers confer ence last week.
 Tn Moscow, U. N. secretary general Trygve Lies mission is to solve the crisis in the United Ma tions, now boycotted by the Sov- jet Union because communist Chi ma has not been seated in the world body Before talking with Stalin, Lie consulted President Truman, and government leaders in Britain and France.
 Present at the Lie-Stalin talk were viCe-premier V. M Molotov adn foreign minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky. Because of the length of the interview, Moscow observ- CTS said they must have talked over other basic points of east west tensions beside the China question.
 Russia has sent a note to the Tehran government accusing 1t of using American experts to make air surveys of military signifi- canoe" along the Soviet-Iranian border.
 The note, made public last night, said that the Iranian Oil Go. Ltd, had ben organized to seek oil in northern Iran and was making aerial photographs, topo- graphical surveys and geological studies near the Russian border. The Soviet Union told Iran this work should be carried out by Iranians and warned the move is incompatible with good neigh borly relations between Iran and the U. s. s. R.
 The communists whooped up a big propaganda campaign in Ger many, using as their ammunition a Russian announcement that she has cut sharply East Germany's war reparationS bill.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

BALTIMORE. (P) - General Omar N. Bradley is dissatisfied with inc present state of Alaskan defenses, but he says that install 1ations on that "most exposed part of U S. soil" will be rushed 10 completion.
 The chairman of inc Joint Chiefs of Staff made these re- marks is a brief speech before inc Association of Commerce here Monday. in opening air forces week.
 The general also observed that American defenses in any future war would require total mobil- ization." and added that such an effort also is needed "even 10 win fhe cold war;"
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

JUNEAU, P)-A five-year-old boy shot and fatally wounded his baby sister Monday while playing with a 32-20 caliber rifle.
 The victim was Yvonne La
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The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

EDMONTON, Alta. (P)-A tiny Casket was lowered into the ground here yesterday. Tn it to- gether-as they had lived-were Brenda and Beverly Townsend.
 Joined face to face at the abdo- men, the twins died Sunday in an operation to separate them.
The Nome nugget., 1950-05-17

JUNEAU, (P)-yoters approved verw h elmingly yesterday school construction program to be financed by bonded indebtedness not to exceed $75O,000.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Scout Fund Campaign
Ends Here Shortly
TheadOre Aber, Chairman Sets
February eth Deadline

Mr.. Theodore Aber, Chairman of
our Scouting Drive in Milford, has
set Feb. q, 1850, as the closing date
of the Milford Boy Scout Finance
Campaign. He urges all workers to
make their solicitations so that
their report can be turned in to
their team prior to the end of this
week.
Members of the New Century
Club, Lions Club, Kiwanis Club and
the Rotary Club of Milford have
been participating in this Scout
drive as workers during the past
two (2) weeks in an effort to give
each citizen of Milford an Oppor-
tunity to contribute to the support
of the youth movement. The team
captains of each club has selected
a number of workers to complete
the portion of the campaign for
their club.
Mr.. Aber stressed the importance
of making the contacts as soon as
possible so that the termination OF
the Scout drive may be complete at
an early date.
Many Scouts of Troop 1O2 receiv.
ed their Second Glass First Glass
and Merit Badge Awards at the Dis.
trict Court of Honor held in Middle.
town on February Is.
Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Delaware OAR
Chapter Names
New Officers
Mrs. George R. Miller Of
Frederica, Is Elected
Reg ent For The Or
ganiZatiOn.

Election of officers was a feature
Of the 1850 conference of the Della
ware Daughters of the American
Revolution Saturday at the Dupont
County Club, in Wilmington. Mrs.
George r. Miller of Frederica, a
member of Colonel Haslet Chapter,
Dover, was elected state regent sue
ceeding Mrs. Glenn s. Skinner of
Cooch's Pvidge Chapter, Newark.
Other new officers are: Vice state
regent, Mrs. E. F. Seimes, organ
izing regent at Rehoboth; for
chaplain, Mrs. J. E. Dutton, Jr.,
Mary Vining Chapter, Seaford; for
recording secretary, Miss Elizabeth
Elliott, Mary Vining Chapter, Sea-
ford; for treasurer, Mrs. Dallett FL
LoOmis, Caesar Rodney Chapter
Wilmington; for registrar, Mrs
Warren Lamborn, Cooch's Bridge
Chapter, Newark; for historian,
Mrs. T. Clarence Marshall, Capt
William McKennan Chapter, Hoe
! kessin; for librarian, Mrs. Austin
V. Myers, Caesar Rodney Chapter
Wilmington.
Principal speakers at the confer
ence luncheon were Mrs. Edwin
hammers of Texas, recording sec
retary general of the National So
ciety, OAR, and a candidate FOL
/ president general in the annua
4 Continental Congress in Washing
ton, d. c., this spring; U. S. Rep. ]
Caleb Boggs, and Mr. TheOdor,
Marvin, president of the Delawar,
Sons Of the American Revolution
who was accompanied by Mrs. Mar
win. Mrs. Raymond Bennett of Mil
ford gave vocal solos.
! Congressman BOggs pointed t
the serious problems faced by tn
United States, both of a domesti
and foreign nature, and includ
ing the national debt, tax burden
an ever increasing Capitalization Q
power in the federal government
managed by currency, and finally
/ the threat of Communism With
and without our own borders.
. It is timeR for all Americans a
/ individuals and as members loys
: and patriotic organizations to re
/ evaluate and re-learn the virtues G
loyalty, duty, and pride in accom-
t plishment. he continued. 1t is tim
= for all of us to put aside sue
( minor differences as we may nat
2 urally be expected to have, and t
' work instead in a united, cohesiv
= manner, to guarantee that ther
will be continued growth and pros
= perity and improvement in the we
fare of our neighbOrs. and at tn
! sSme time to safeguard our form {
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Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Three Indicted For
Murder In Kent Co.
Two Men He'd BY Grand Jury OF
First Degree Charges

Three men were indicted by the
Kent County Grand Jury on Mon
day on murder charges.
Sell Hatch, Jr., is charged with
flrst-degree murder of Payton AL
len with shotgun on a farm near
Magnolia on Dec. 30. Edward Sam
uel Benson faces a second degree
murder charge on allegations he
killed Berlin Kenneth Benson, no
relation, on Dec. %. The third de-
fendant, Edward William Williams,
is charged with first-degree murder
of Beatrice Brown at Milford on
Jan. %.
James Albert Elijah Flamer, serv-
ing time for an ofiense committed
in Florida, was indicted on a charge
of escape from the Kent County
Jail. Heis alleged to have walked
away from outside Jail work las
October while under a three-yeal
sentence imposed on March IS
1949, on a grand larceny charge. 4
detainer has been filed for his re.
turn here when he completes hi,
sentence for the Florida Offense.
James Masten. charged with lar
ceny Of a pocketbook and $50 from
Olden Clark, was the fifth defend
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Milford chronicle., 1950-02-24
Vote Registry Dates
Are Fixed In Kent
Supplemental Period Is Set
For April May, And
June

The Kent County Department of
Elections has fixed dates in April.
May, and June for supplemental
registration, for which the DEPART
ment members will sit in their Off
ice in the Court House in Dover to
accommodate the registering voters
at the designated times.
The department, of which Earle
N. Faulkner, Rising Sun, is presi-
dent, will set from to 8 D. m. on
April 5, II, 10, and 26; from 1 to 4
p. m. on May 8, 10, II, "a, and 81:
from z to 8 p. m. on June Z and 81; !;
and from l to 4 p. m. on June Id
and %.
The department has ordered
stricken from the voting books the
names of 65S voters of the 10 cleo
ton districts comprising the Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Repre-
sentative Districts. These are in
addition to 597 previously ordered
from the books for the same reason
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