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Evening star., 1950-02-26
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By Peter Boqqs

All dogs are not docile. Every
now and then one runs across a
savage one. 1t is only sensible to
be scared of a savage dog, but
here are few points which are
worth remembering: Most animals
have five offensive weapons -
their jaws and all four feet. You
have six weapons, should you care
to use them. You have your teeth,
your fists, your feet. and your
head.
I am not advising that you go
about butting all savage and
strange dogs you meet. However
if you can elude dogs bite. you
are safe from him. If you can
clutch him by the throat or just
behind the jaw as he attacks you,
he is harmless as long as you can
hold him thus. If your nerve and
eye are good and If you are fairly
swift and accurate in the use of
your hands. the stunt is much
simpler than you realize. But
agree with you I hope you don't
have to try it.
One of the fallacies regarding
dogs is that If they have cold
noses they are healthy; if a hot
dry one the dog is sick. The tenn
perature of your pets nose is not
a reliable index of his general
health. It is true that a sick
canine usually has a hot, dry nose
but, on the other hand, there are
thousands of dogs running about
in perfect health with noses that
are hot and dry. Some dogs that
consistently root and dig in the
ground with their noses gradually
thicken the exposed part of their
nostrils. When this happens, the
nose will be hot and dry even
though the animal is in the best
of health.
The other day I overheard one
woman tell another that she
didn't want dog in her house
because dogs transmitted diseases.
This is not true.
AS far as I have been able to
learn, there is practically no
canine disease which is trans
mitted to human beings with the
exception of rabies.
I have corresponded with prom
inent physicians and all tell me
that distemper and colds are not
communicable from a dog to a
human. Skin troubles are not
transmitted either except in rare
cases.
Evening star., 1950-02-26
This Week in the Garden

hasty in condemning or praising
a new material.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

The cat didn't know what to
make of him. She bristled up
and howled as If he might have
been some terrible enemy.
The lamb is quartered in the
stall next to the filly, and she
seems to be taking deep interest
in his well-being. In fact, I be-
lieve there may be developing a
fast friendship. which will bring
about complications later on.
The only trouble about a pet
lamb is that it invariably grows
Evening star., 1950-02-26

SOIL is JuSG UefrlDle. II neglected.
and not given reasonable care
most soils do become poor home
for all kinds of plants.
: A plant has need for air. mois-
ture and food. To secure the first
two we should examine the ohysi-
acal structure of the soil. If it Is
too finely divided-clay like-air is
apt to be deficient and many
plants will not thrive. A clay soil
on the other hand is a good source
'ot moisture, in fact so much SO
that it is commonly referred to
as cold soil, one that warns up
slowly in the spring. A sandy soil,
is we'll aerated, is warm and fen-
'erally lacking in moisture -hoiding
capacity.
To rework a clay soil so chat it
has a better physical structure,
cue in which the finely divided
c.ay particles are forced apart,
W. may employ any or all cf the
following steps: The addition of
small amounts of lime. 3 to
pounds per 100 square feet, helps
to prevent the soil particles from
"hocculating." The addition of
coarse sand. coal ashes, or ver-
miculite, when mixed with the soil,
open it up so that air circulates
more freely. We may add peat
moss, compost. leafmold, or grow
green manure crops such as rye
grass, crimson clover. soybeans,
ETC., on it for a season.
These materials not only open
up the soil but they provide a
home for beneficial soil bacteria
and the decaying vegetable matter
(humus) acts as sponge, holding
moisture until needed. In decay
ing. the humus releases a certain
amount Of plant food which will
be utilized by growing crops. Good
soil management may require
lime, sand and humus.
When Humus Is Needed.
Sandy soils, of course, do not
need the lime or sand to improve
the physical structure but they do
need humus. Unless we add peat
moss, compost. or some other form
Of vegetable matter rainfall will
rapidly pass through the soil,
plant food will leach out and the
growing plants suffer both for
moisture and for plant food.
If the humus is added to the
soil in the fall it will be in excel
lent shape by spring, but these
materials may be added to the
soil at any season when such work
does not interfere with plant
growth. If applied in the spring
or summer add 2 or pounds (per
100 square fee0 Of a complete
plant food. The fertilizer is
needed to feed the bacteria work.
ing on the humus. If they do not
have nitrogen in this form they
will take it from the soil and from
the growing plants.
Most of the soils in this area
are strongly acid and many of
the flowers and vegetables that
we commonly grow thrive best in
4 slightly acid soil. To correct
this condition we may add ground
limestone to the soil as we spade.
Limestone to be effective should
be mixed with the soil at the time
Of preparation, otherwise, its
value is limited to a thin layer of
topsoil. In addition to correcting
soil acidity, lime supplies the
small amounts of calcium needed
by plants.
So far, we have discussed i'm
proving soil textures. We have
assumed that there is ample
drainage, very important con-
alteration on the heavier clay
soils of the Washington area.
Drainage. if lacking naturally may
be supplied by installing tile
drains Is to 18 inches below the
surface, or by opening bitches
which are equivalent to raised
Evening star., 1950-02-26
PIMA MEETING Set

Maryland county and commu-
nifty committeeman in the States
Production & Marketing Admin
lstration program will meet March
9 and 10 at Baltimore, according
to Joseph H. Blandford, Maryland
PIMA chairman.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

The shrimp plant. beloperone
guttata, makes an interesting dis
play in the sunny window-ga garden
and is of comparatively easy cul-
ture. Each Of the many branches
are tipped with overlapping pink
bracts from which the small flow
ers emerge at this season.
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

a new material.
Gardeners who are greatly con-
cerned over the protection of a
few "precocious" plants might
well invest in some transparent
plant covers. They will not pre-
vent injury during periods when
the temperatures 60 well below
freezing but they will protect a
plant from a light freeze.
Transplanting Of trees and
shrubs from a woods to a sunny
lot is seldom done without a GER
tain amount of SUM- -burn-bark
injury. This may be prevented
by shading or by wrapping the
trunk with burlap. A thin wrap
ping Of rather open-meshed bur-
lap will serve the purpose and
permit the tree or shrub gradu-
ally to develop a tolerance or pro-
tective bark. Heavy wrappings do
not permit this adjustment. @
Many students insist that trees
should always be planted as they
grew-keeping the north side to
the north. This may be another
phase of the problem just de-
scribed-keeping the bark which is
adjusted to the suns rays to the
south.
With the increasing attention
being paid to camellias in the
South. it is interesting to note the
number of bushes in the Washing
ton area which have been brought
to our attention. Most of the
Washington nurserymen are busy
propagating from them and it
should not be long before garden
ers here will be enjoying this win
ter Towering shrub.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
Will Investigate Election Funds

WASHINGTON. (R- Senator Gillette D.-IaJ said last Friday Senate investigators will check numerous complaints of alleged huge expenditures" in at least four Senatorial primary races.
 He said the complaints involve campaigns in North Carolina, Flo rida, Pennsylvania and Illinois, and other undesignated states.
 Gillette is chairman of the Sen ate sub on privileges and elections, which has the duty of policing this years election of 36 Senators.
 Gillette noted that newspaper reports filed with the committee on the recent Republican primary election in Pennsylvania listed expenditures on between $l,500.- 900 and $2,OO0,00O in the Senate rial contest have been reported by the candidates to proper state authorities"
 Gov. James Duff won the Penn sylvania COP Senatorial nomina- ton in a bitter battle with Rep. Kunkel R.-PaJ.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
COP Senators Ask
 "Red Control" Bill

WASHINGTON. (P)-Republi- can Senators applied pressure yes terday for Congressional action on a communist control" bill before Congress adjourns. They claimed wide public support.
 The issue was one of many that might upset plans of Senate Dem- ocratic leader Lucas of Illinois adn other Congressional leaders to wind up law-making July 3l.
 A strategy session late Wednes- day of the Senate Republican pol icy committee produced the new move. apparently timed to the U. s. ultimatum against communism in the far Pacific.
 Chairman Taft R.-Ohio) of the Republican policy makers told re- porters that the proposal to re- quire the registration and restirc- ton of communists in this country is sufficiently important" to ask that 1t be added to the list of must legislation"
 Taft said Republicans would support a communist registration bill reported favorable more than two months ago by a 12to l vote of the Senate judiciary committee. They may oppose some changes, he added.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
CARL YAEGERs TO DEPART FOR THE STATES

MT. and Mrs. Carl Yaegar have sold their home on D Street and plan to leave soon for the States.
 MT. Yaeger has been in poor health for som time and it is hoped that a change of climate might be beneficial for him al- though they do not like to leave their many friends in Nome.
 MT. Yaeger has mined in the Kougarok for years and last year sold his mining property. Mrs. Yaeger has endeared herself to many with her kindliness and cheerfulness. They plan to return to the sunny south from whence they came. The good wishes of the community go with them.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
Navy Plans New
 Aircraft Carrier

WASHINGTON, (P)-The navy plans 70 start building a flush deck aircraft carrier in 1851 only a little smaller than the huge yes el which became a center of con trovery lat year after contraction on it was halted.
 A high navy official confirmed Friday night that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense Johnson had given a go-ahead on the new vessel. It will have a run way about 25 feet longer than the 986-foot deck on the largest U. S. carrier now in service.
 The projected "super carrier" which Johnson banned last year after the keel had been laid would have been l,090 feet long and would have cost an estimated SIPS, ,00O,O0 The new carrier is to cost somewhat less.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
FAIRBANKS APARTMENT GRANTED LARGE LOAN

NEW YORK, (P) - Two New York State savings banks have hade a s3,OS0.000 mortgage on a PIP apartment project in Fair banks, it was announced last week. The banks are the Com munity Savings Bank of Roches- ter and the Buffalo Savings Bank.
 The FILA. insured mortgage was issued under a trustee agree ment with International Securi- ties Corp, a wholly-owned mort gage affiliate of the New York State Savings Banks.
 It was believed to have been the first mortgage loan ever made in Alaska by any mutual savings banks.
 Frederick w. Walker, vice-pres- ident of International Securities Corp, visited Alaska to appraise the project and reported a critical
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
MAX BEBERMAN RECEIBES MASTER OF ARTS DECREE

Max Beberman of Nome, Alas ka, has been awarded the degree of Master of Arts by Teachers College, Columbia University, Dr. Milton C. Del Manzo, provost, has announced. The degree was con- ferred on Thursday, June 9th, at the l96th annual commencement exercises of Columbia University.
 The graduate is one of 31l1 re- ceiving the Easter of Arts degree from Teachers College this year. The college had students from ev- cry state and AS foreign countries during 1949-50. The Bachelor of Science degree was awarded to BOA students; the Master of Sci ence degree. to 2l. and the Doctor of Education degree. to l75.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Lacy Maynard was a passen- ger Wednesday from Candle to Nome.
 Arriving on the Douglas yester- day were T. Wasson. A. Ewald. Mrs Ina Walton, Mrs Gelding. F. Brold. A J. Bennett and C. Everts.
 Departing for Fairbanks were T. Wasson, A. Ewauld, Mrs. Ina Walton, F. Brold, A. J. Bennett, Mrs. J. Gelding, George Hoseph, Shirley Joseph. Departing for Kotzebue was Walter Dowd.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
House Approves Excise Tax Bill;
 Senate May Kill

WASHINGTON (P), The House yesterday approved the $1.OlO,- OOO, ,OOO excise tax-cutting bill, "veto- proofing" it with a S433,- 100000 a year boost in new lev ies on big corporations.
 But the ultimate fate of any tax reduction at all may be tied to the Korean war.
 The House action tossed the bill over to the Senate, which may take it, revise it, or kill it. depend ing on developments - whether more money for American fight ing equipment will be needed.
 Just ahead of its final vote the House rejected 238 to 147 a Re publican move to split the bill in two. Assailing the bill as "pho- ny" tax reduction. the Republi- cans tried to get separate votes on one bill reducing excises, and then on another dealing with the tax increasing and loophole plug ging provisions of the one-package measure.
 But failing in this effort many Republicans, committed to excise reduction, joined with Democrats in the final vote for the bill.
 The House, with this vote and with its work far ahead of the Senate, then made ready to begin today a 10-day July fourth recess.
 The tax bill would slash the ex- cises, many of them imposed in World War II, on jewelry, furs, pocketbooks, movies, baby bottle warmers and scores of other items.
 These cuts might become effec- tive September or October 1.
 While slashing the excises-- sometimes called nuisance or sales taxes-the measure would make up the revenue loss by the boost on big corporations, loop hole plugging and other tax law revisions.
 This is the "veto proofing" pro- cess, for President Truman warn ed Congress long ago he would approve no excise cutting bill that did not offset the revenue loss by higher taxes in other directions.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, June 30, 1850

Friday, June 50, 1850
 Forecast Nome: Cloudy with oc- casional light rain and fog tonight and Saturday. Light variable winds today becoming south westerly tomorrow. Lowest tenn perature tonight 40, highest tenn perature Saturday 46.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of 700 am. today:
 Precipitation, trace. Total this month l.93 inches).
 Temperatures: highest 46, low est 39.
 Maximum wind miles an hour from the south.
 Sunrise at l.27 a.m., sunset at 10:42 pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest Al, lowest 36
 Extreme temperatures on this date since 1907:
 Highest 76 in 2l, lowest g in 1924.
 Data fo rother selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30

housing shortage, especially in Fairbanks.
 The development will consist of four buildings on 12 acres of land fronting the Alcan Highway. It will contain PIP apartments with sos rooms.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
ATTENTION MASONS

You are directed to meet at the Masonic Temple Saturday. July l. 1850. at l p.m.. 10 attend the fun exal of Borther Alfred Carey. By Order of
 WILL M. GILLIS.
 Acting Master
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
NOTICE

The funeral of Al Carey has been announced for 2:0o o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Feder- ated Church under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
NOTICE

The quarterly Board meeting of the Federated Church will be held Sunday evening after the regular services. All members urged 10 at- tend.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
NOTICE

Members of the Order of East ern Star will meet at l:4s p.m. Saturday in the social rooms of inc Federated Church 10 attend the funeral of Al Carey in . group.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30

FOR SALE-Model A Ford Pick
 up. New Motor. Sl75.00. Call Red 157 or Main l. 76-3tc
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL.

Walter Eppel, Fairbanks. Sig Lanto, Nome. MT. and Mrs. B. R. Gam, O. V. Nelson of Bethel. MT. and Mrs. L. H. Hanson, Omaha, Nebraska.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
POLARIS HOTEL

POLARIS HOTEL
 Clyde Thomas, Charles Alexan- der and Charles Foss, Fairbanks. MT. and Mrs. Peter Shadura.
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30

FOR SALE Broom house. See F. c. Carlson, 119 C Street.
 65,tf
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30

FOUND-Key for Gas Tank on
 GMC Truck. Call at Nugget If
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30
WANT ADS

FOR -Windcharger, com plete with instructions. See Mrs. Arthur Cabinboy, Sandspit.
 76-3tc
The Nome nugget., 1950-06-30

FOR SALE--Dodge Military Am
 bulance and Chevrolet Pickup. Call Black 89. 77-3tc
, 1950-11-04

presenting AZ nationalities. Candi-
dates are given an intensive three
months course Of training at Head
quarters in police and security
training, first aid instruction,
speedwriting, shorthand and type
writing and special radio cornmu-
nications training. In addition,
, 1950-11-04

UNSCOB's observation team on
the northeastern frontier, and re-
lays it to the principal secretary
of the Balkans Committee for APP
propriate action.
The young Dane in the border
outpost and his Belgian colleague
in Athens are members Of the
United Nations Field Service,
which was organized to provide
U.N. missions in the field, such as
UNSCOB, with trained communi-
cations and transport experts and
guards for police duty.
In Greece, the Field Service
men make up an IL man team, of
nine radio operators and two me-
chanics, whose job has been to
set up and maintain a communi-
cations system between UNSCOB
headquarters in Athens and Sa-
lonika and the observation teams
in the mountainous frontier areas.
They are an indispensable link in
UNSCOB's chain Of watchdog
outposts in the Balkans.
If the U.N. observation teams in
the field are, as they have been
called, the seyes and ears Of
UNSCOB, the U.N. Field Service
radio men make up the nervous
system. carrying word Of what is
seen and heard in the frontier
areas direct to UNSCOB's brain
center in Athens and then carry
ing back the latter's Instructions.
The members of the UNSCOB
communications team are all
young men-the Oldest is so years
old-of five different rationale
ties: Belgian, Danish, Norwegian,
American and British. All were
qualified radio men before they
joined U.N.
Now that the fighting is at a
MINIMUM, the number Of U.N.
, 1950-11-04

field bases, each with its own
radio unit, has been reduced to
two: One at Alexandroupolis and
the other at Yannina, in the north
west toward Albania. Mobile radio
units, however, are still function
ing and may be sent anywhere in
case of emergency.
A year ago, the twenty-eight-
year-old Dane in Alexandroupolis
was a technician in a radio station
in his native Copenhagen. One day
at work he received a notice from
the Government of Denmark in
forming him that U.N. was look
ing for qualified technicians in
communications and transport as
well as young men who could be
trained to serve as guards at U.N.
Headquarters and with U.N. mis-
sions in the field. Men Of all ma
tionalities were eligible provided
they could quality.
Like his Belgian colleague in
Athens, the Danish radio opera
tor on duty in Alexandroupolis
was attracted by the idea Of a
career in U.N. service. TO him it
meant good pay, an opportunity
to work inforeign countries and
a broader area Of experience.
Even more, it meant an opportu-
nifty to use his skills and abilities
in an important job in a good
cause.-The cause of peace.
The radio technicians in Greece
are part Of a force Of some 200
young men from24 different coun-
tries already on duty in the U.N.
Field Service, either at U.N. Head
quarters in New York, the Euro
pean Headquarters in Geneva, or
with U.N. missions in Korea, Kash
mir, Palestine, and Somaliland, as
well as Greece: BY | March 1851,
the Field Service expects to have
a staff Of 800 qualified experts re-
, 1950-11-04
By : Special United Nations Correspondent
Radio Experts Help Keep
UNSCOB's Ear to Ground

ATHENS-A twenty-eightyear-od Dane in Alexandrou-
polls, in northern Greece not far from the frontiers Of Bulga-
ria and Turkey, radios a message to the Athens headquarters
OF the United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans
UNSCOB( In Anthems, a Belgian radio operator, just turned
Y, monitors the message. in this case. q report from
, 1950-11-04
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All persons (squatters, colOnOs) who delivered
sugarcane to the Bethlehem Sugar Factory, are entitled
to = gallons Of molasses for each ton Of cane. This is an
administrative decision since under the 1850 sugar act
the growers are not entitled to receive any molasses.
Growers should carry their own containers to the
StOreroom at Bethlehem any time from Monday to
Friday between the hours Of 900 AM. to Pm
All Growers should endeavor to remove their mo-
lasses by December 81, 1880.
NORMAN $. OLSON
President
Virgin Islands Corporation
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Competition Continues
In Recreation Tennis

Clara Bias. seeded No. 8, and
Mildred Smith were to face at
6 pm. today in the women's
singles of the District Recreation
Departments annual tennis tour
nament at Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets NV. 1t was the only
singles match scheduled.
Three mems doubles matches
were on tap with George Herbert
and Dick Leighton facing Jack
Potter and Stanley Haney and
Frank Cantwell and Merele GU
lick playing James Mercer and
Paul Cook at 6. At $50 Larry
and Ray Sherry were to square
of against Eddie Beale and Tom
Bradford.
At 7 Pearl Mccoy and Clair de
Freitas were to oppose Glenore
Hall and Barbara Lynch in wom-
ems doubles.
In the outstanding matches
yesterday second-seeded Ann Fen
nessey was erased by Rhoda
Thompson. 60; 3-6, So. and
Miss DeFreitas. seeded No. 4, bell
before Anne Bannick, 6-3, ST,
6-
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Form Reversal Gives
Savitt Tennis Crown
By the Associa,ed Pres.

HAVERFORD, Pa, July "a
There is just no explanation O,
the form reversal which gave DicI
Savitt the 51st annual Pennsyl.
vania State grass courts tenni,
championship.
And there was no inkling of ar
approaching turn-about as Eddi,
Moylan won the opening game O.
the third set with a service ace
But Savitt rebounded from tn,
loss Of the first two sets yester.
day to win the two-hour and one.
minute final at Merton Cricker
Club, 3-6, ell, 60, 6-1, 60
and forge the fifth link in hi.
chain of tournament triumphs be.
gun in May at Cornell Univer.
sity.
Savitt, six-foot three-inch re.
tiring captain of the big red ten
mis- team from Orange, N. j., win
ming his first grass courts title
OF the season, succeeds Richard
Pancho) Gonzales. now a pro, as
Pennsylvania champion.
The doubles crown was won by
tn Seattle pair of Jim Brink and
Fred Fisher, who upset the de-
tending champions and first
seeded combination of Vic Seixas
Cynwyd, Pa, and William Vogt
Haverford, Ga, 8-6, 3-6, So
In an all-California mixed
doubles final, Earl Cochell, San
Francisco, and Mrs. Helen Pas
tall Perez, Encino Park, beat
Jerry Dewitts, San Francisco. and
Maureen Connolly, 11-9, 1913.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
'An-Stars Far Ahead
In Grid Conditioning
BY the Assoeiated Press

DELAFIELD, Wis, July 24.-A
well-conditioned collegiate squae
today began buckling down ir
practice for the All-Star game
against the Philadelphia Eagles
at Chicago's Soldier Field Au-
gust IL.
Head Coach Eddie Anderson ot
Holy Cross has stressed funda-
mentals since the squad reported
last Friday and the hand-pickec
aggregation even drilled Sunday
Observers generally agree the
college unit is far in advance OF
previous conditioning attempts OF
All-Star teams. Anderson's prob
lem now is to avoid serious in
juries in scrimmage.
Anderson has not yet indicated
how his No. / eleven will line up
but with the squad at its smallest
size in history, 81 players, the
entire personnel may participate
in the tangle with the Eagles.