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Evening star., 1950-05-06
Librarians Report

The annual report of the Librarian OF
Congress invariably is document OF great inter-
est But it cannot be read-and pondered-in just
a few days. The issue for the twelve-month
period ending June 80, 1949, contains 234 pages
of closely printed text. 1t literally covers the
universe Every conceivable concern of man Is
reflected in it. To study it as 1t deserves would
require more time than the average citizen can
spare But it does not follow that the report
should be neglected by people to whom the
cultural and social progress of humanity is
important. No other book has superior value
as an index to intellectual advancement
Specifically the Librarian himself wants to
know what the Library has become in the
century and half of It's existence. "The
answers" he says, were exclusive; they were
scattered through the lives of men and women
who for year after year, decade after decade,
generation after generation had used and served
It," And they likewise were scattered through
the lives of other millions who, unknowingly,
imperceptibly, tenuously had been variously
affected by it," The Library, as its admins
trative head visualizes it, has functioned in
lessons learned, through knowledge gained,
through imaginations stirred
It is obvious enough that the Nation and the
world beyond need such powerhouSe for the
production and distribution of light The cost
TO taxpayers OF the united STATES is nickel apiece
a year. With the investment made annually by
Congress for the people the Librarian and his
staff provide day-to-day supply of illumination
for the mind, the heart and the spirit of each
individual beneficiary of this largest biblio
graphic institution on earth. 1.-THE Library was,
after all, fact, indeed it was series of facts"
It would be fair to suggest that it was-and is
a beacon against the darkness of ignorance and
tyranny wherever they prevail. Page by page
the Librarian proves the worth of the Library
in terms of the dynamic of light. Thus he
answers the last cry of Goethe for more of the
sun, more of the stars. Granted, the occasional
cynic finds the Library merely "a monument
to the utilities of bumbling men," the bumbler
still is man; and he still is strivng-and that
Is circumstance in itself deserving of construc-
tive notice Perhaps the worst fate that could
befall humanity would be for it to lose the
desire to struggle against the forces that
threaten 1t. The Librarians report affirms the
continuance of the fight. 1t merits careful
reading no matter how long such reading may
require.
Evening star., 1950-05-06
Col. Didot-French Hero, or Traitor?

But other resistance workers closely
connected with the Calluire meeting.
particularly the two other survivors and
the sister of Jean Moulin. still believed
that Hardy had betrayed the cause.
Investigations were continued. and in
the archives of the sleeping-car COM
pany the attendants report for the
night of June 7. l943. was found. This
noted that two men in the compartment
occupied by Hardy and Cressol had been
arrested. and the vacated places given
to other passengers.
Confronted with this evidence. Hardy
is said to have admitted lying at his
trial, and to have confessed that he had
been arrested by the Gestapo and could
no longer live on q lie" He still MAIN
tanned that he had betrayed nobody.
But he claimed that he had succeeded
in fooling the GeStapo into releasing
him. He had not warned his comrades
OF his arrest. he declared. because he
was afraid that he would at once have
been sent out of France for safety and
would have been unable to continue with
his underground work.
AS a result of this admission he was
re-arreSted. Since then the prosecution
has built up further case against him.
based on the examination of the Gestapo
files and the evidence of former GeStapo
chiefs.
In the present trial. the prosecution
alleges that when he was arrested by the
Gestapo. Hardy-either through fear Of
torture or through the desire TO see
Lydie Bastien again-gave information
to the Gestapo and agreed to work for
them. The prosecution claims that
Hardy betrayed the Calluire meeting and
made pre- arranged escape. later shoot
ing himself in the arm to make the
escape look more genuine. Hardys jacket
is an exhibit in the trial. Burn marks
around the bullet hole in the sleeve. says
the prosecution, prove that the shot was
fired at very close range.
Hardy. a TALL haggard man of 80. still
f1ercely denies that he was a traitor.
Against great weight of circumstantial
evidence, there Is his own word, his own
authentic acts of courage and patriotism
and the suspect sources of some of
the accusations made against him.
Whether the present trial shows that
Hardy has been the innocent victim of
a sad confusion of circumstances, typical
OF the tangled intrigues and uncertain
ties Of the wartime underground - or
whether fear or passion drove him, until
then a hero, to perform one Of the worst
acts Of treachery Of the war-the case
remains human tragedy still.
Uondon Observer Foregn News servies)
Evening star., 1950-05-06
This Exception Should Be the Last

Exceptional circumstances persuaded PreSl-
dent Truman that he should make an exception
to the strict secrecy rule in the case of Senator
McCarthy's "S1 cases" of alleged communism in
the State Department. But the rule protecting
the integrity of loyalty files-and especially of
Federal Bureau of Investigation data-is a sound
one that should be adhered to in the future, how
ever strong the pressure from congressional or
other sources for further just-this-once eXcep-
tionS.
The Presidents stand against release of any
of the records undoubtedly was weakened by the
disclosure that the specific Mccarthy cases
previously had been examined by four other
congressional groups. This occurred prior to
establishment of the present loyalty program and
before the adoption of the security regulations
now in force. Why this departure from ira
ditional policy governing the inviolability of con-
fdential inveStigative records was allowed has
not been explained. That it was unwise is evident
from the publicity which has resulted from the
original "confdential" disclosures to legislators
who, presumably, were pledged not to violate the
condolences. But the Tydings committee men,
bers cannot be blamed for asking for themselves
the same privileges which had been accorded
other committees In view of the furor which has
been raised over the "81 cases" and the un-
certainty in the public mind aroused by Senator
McCarthy's charges of whitewash in the max
ing, it is likely that more good than harm will
result from the Presidents decision in this
particular instance.
Already, however, Senator Mccarthy has an
nounced his dissatisfaction with the concession
made by the White House. He insists that all
of the FBI files bearing on these cases should be
made available to the committee. This is de-
mand that should be rejected. 1t is demand
that cannot be reconced with Senator McCar-
thys interest in maintaining strong and effective
safeguards against subversive infiltration of the
Federal establishment. For the chief bulwark
against such inf1ltration Is the FB1-and its
strength and effectiveness depend in large meas
ure on the security of its files and, hence, of its
sources of information, Congress no less than
the President should be on guard against any
move tending to undermine this vital agency.
Evening star., 1950-05-06
Dondelions

HON. prodiDdl the touch OF Midas hand
That pays the t0tnter's debt q thou
sdndfoLd
By fingin0 careless crot0ns and forms
on the latcH.
Doubloons OF bright neD-minted gold.
And new each morning is the nstYdcls
OF gold heads making one bv one
That tollotps far across the Uorld
The passage OF the r1outno sun.
And beautiful these foioers In their age
When erenirc OF their day has come to
pass,
From radiant golden heads OF youth
TO fragile lovely skeletons OF glass.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT
Evening star., 1950-05-06
Pv THE HASKIN SERVICE

Nv IHE HASNkN
@. Are there any vitamins In honey7
j. F.
A. Years ago 1t was assumed that the
vitanin content Of honey was practically
nil. Later, it was discovered that this
opinion had been based on tests made
with honeys that had been strained. MI
tered or overheated Since many house
wives assumed that honey that had q
cloudy appearance must be INFERIOR
some producers attempted filtering hon
eys to remove the grains Of pollen that
created this cloudiness. thereby remoV-
ing the valuable vitamin c content. En-
lightened producers have since aoan-
doned this practice. One batch OF honey
from the same farm will have higher
vitamin C content at one time than at
another.
O. How much difference would there
be in the average temperature of the
ocean in the winter time and the av-
erage temperature in the summer time.
at about As degrees north latitude In
the Atlantic?-D. M.
A. The photographic Once says that
the surface temperature at IS degrees
N. IS degrees w. In the North Atlantic
averages about IS degrees r. In Febru-
ary and so degrees F. in September.
Thus there Is an annual change In tenn
perature Of about 20 degrees r.
O. Who first produced the American
Beauty rose?-F. McB.
A. This is a matter Of dispute. The
honor was claimed by James Brady.
Scottish gardener at the White House
during President Grants second term OF
ofice. Later, two brothers named Fields
claimed to have originated the rose. 1t
is known that they developed 1t and made
thousands of cuttings which they propa-
gated. The name was suggested BY
George Bancroft, the historian.
Evening star., 1950-05-06

union case, wherein an employe was
fined and debarred from employment for
several months because he dared to
speak his mind and assert himself as be-
comes a red-blooded American citizen
living under Bill Of Rights.
No car or despot could have acted
more arbitrarily and unjustly than John
L. Lewis did. 1t indicates plainly what
our Nation is up against in dealing with
these labor moguls and autocrats. Not
the good of the Nation or even the worker
Is their first consideration. but personal
power and aggrandizement.
Evening star., 1950-05-06
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The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
.N.E.A. Plans For
 1851 Alaska Tour

SEATTLE, H-T The National Editorial Association sent its pres ident and general manager to Alaska yesterday to prepare for the associations tour of the Ter ritory in 1851.
 J. Clifford Kaynor, publisher of the Ellensburg, Wash, Record and president of the association, and Don Eek, N.E.A. general man. ager, left on the SyS. Denal to visit Ketchikan, Sitka, Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Cordova, Valdez, Juneau and Wrangell.
 The N. E. A. plans to charter the Alaska Steamship Co.'s S.S. Aleutian to take some 300 or 400 members to Alaska the first week in June. The members will repre- sent the associations $500 daily and weekly members. The tour will be part of the annual conven- ton to be held in Seattle.
 Kaynor said he and Eek will visit newspapers, radio stations, chambers of commerce and Terri torial officials in Alaska to make plans for the 1851 tour.
 They will be in Ketchikan Sat- urday; Sitka, Sunday, and Sew ard, Tuesday. From Seward they will go to Anchorage and Fair banks and then return via Cor ova, Valdez, Juneau and Wran- gell.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
PA May Cancel Some Flights

SEATTLE, (P)-No major de- duction of services to or in Alaska is presently contemplated by Pan American Airways, spokesmen for the airline said today. Despite increasing military airlift de- mands, none of the Alaska Clip pers has been sent to the Pacific.
 "So far. we have been able to handle our airlift commitments with aircraft transferred from the Atlantic and Latin America" PAA officials sai.
 ,"While it has been necessary to cancel some individual Pacific flights and occasional cancella- tions in Alaska may become ne cessary, there is no general over all reduction of regular service in sight. Passengers booked for can- celled flights are merely rerouted and they will be handled with the least possible delay on alternate f1iohtcD
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR MONTH OF JUNE

No storms of marked violence occurred during June, the strong est wind recorded being 34 on the 11th. Excessive loudines S throughout the entire period largely accounted for the below normal temperatures. Though snow fell during the month, melt ing was instantaneous and at no time was a trace apparent on the ground. No records were ap- preached in any element.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14

OTTAWA, (P-A Canada-U. s. treaty for the exchange of port privileges for halibut-fishing yes sels on the Pacific coast became effective yesterday.
 Under the agreement, each country grants the others halibut boats the right to land catches and obtain supplies, repairs and equipment in it's Pacific ports. Can ada gets these privileges in Alas ka as well as the Continental U. s.
 The treaty, signed here March 24, became effective when the in- struments of ratification by Con- gress and Parliament were ex- changed here today by external affairs minister l.. B. Pearson and U. s. ambassador Stanley Wood ward.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
'AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINEs

Wednesday Joe Firenze was a passenger from Candle to Hannun Creek. Billy Hogendorn was a passenger from Utica to Nome and Jack Allen and MT. Floss were taken from Nome to Candle.
 Thursday Billy Mitchell, was brought in from Candle to Nome. Sammy Ballot, William Sheldon were passengers from Candle to Selawik, and Joseph Jessup was taken from Candle to Kotzebue.
 Departing on the Douglas for Kotzebue were John A. Kakaruk, Ella Frankson. For Fairbanks were Thomas Kingmayuk, Will liam Feick, Jr., William Feick, Ed ward F. Haman.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14

WASHINGTON, (P)-A bill to increase funds for Wildlife restor- ation in Alaska and Hawaii was approved by the Senate commerce committee Wednesday.
 The bill would increase funds for Alaska from $25,O00 to SIS, 1000, and for Hawaii from $10,000 to $25,00O. The bill, passed by the House Monday, now goes to the Senate floor.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14

MIAMI, Fla. (P), The Elks' 86th national convention voted unapi- mously Wednesday to raise more than $1,OOO,OOO year to support the nation in the event of all-out war.
 More than 5000 delegates cheer ed the decision.
 The vote was on a resolution which gave the Grand Lodge au- thority to levy a tax of $1 per year on each of the organizations $1,O28,OOO members to support the nation Sin the event that the in- ternational situation required it."
 The Alaska Elks Association took first prize in the parade We'd nesday night with float featur- ing huge Polar Bear surrounded by lovely girls.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Friday, July IA, 1850

Forecast Nome: Partly cloudy this afternoon and Saturday with occasional patchy fog tonight. Gentle variable winds decreasing to light tonight. Lowest tempera- ture tonight AT, highest tempera- ture Saturday 60.
 Nome data last 24 hours as of zoo am. today:
 Precipitation, trace. (Total this month O.O2 incheS).
 Temperatures: highest 59, low est A.
 Maximum wind II miles an hour from the W.S.W.
 Sunrise at 2:08 a.m., sunset at 10:O7 pm.
 Comparative data:
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest 60, lowest 45.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907:
 Highest 72 in 1887, lowest 35 in 1884.
 Data for other selected stations
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
NEWS IN BRIEF

Continued from Page One) without appeal.
 There are about 800, ,000 federal employees in the agencies affect ed.
 While some House members raised the cry of dictatorship" an overwhelming majority shout ed approval of giving most gov- ernment department chiefs "abso- lute discretion" to fire civilian employees they consider danger ous to the national security.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14

JUNEAU, (P)-Fire of undeter- mined origin completely destroy ed the Alaska Cedar Company lumber mill at Thane yesterday. Loss was set at $20,O00.
 The plant, in operation less than year, was owned by Jack Martin and Norman Durocher. They said they intended to re- build.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving from Anchorage yes terday were Peggy Spurlock, Col. Garretson, w. Atch, Willie Foster, Stone King.
 Arriving from Lost River, H. F. Furey.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
Hospital News

Admitted to the hospital are Richard Mclean of Nome and Nora Stanley of Deering
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14

The Street Department of the City of Nome began oiling the streets this morning.
 Keith Hedreen, chairman of the street committee stated that Front Street and B Street as far as the school would be oiled.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL

H. Ainsworth, H. B. Friele, Seattle. C. Wose, Big Timber Mont. MT. Dahlberg, Unalakleet, Joe Kelly, Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
Failure to Register For Draft May
 Bring $lo,ooo Fine

A~A AAAS ~AOSOOO A AAAO Calling attention to the fact that failure to register is a violation of law and makes the delinquent li- able to penalty, John L. McCor- mick, Alaska Territorial Director of Selective Service outlined reg istration requirements under the Selective Service Act of 1548, which he said he believed were not thoroughly understood by all of the general public.
 "The obligation to register" MT. Mccormick said, ''is a continuing obligation and must be fulfilled regardless of whether men are be- ing inducted into the armed forces under the Selective Service Act. The obligation to register is imposed by the Act on every male, citizen or resident, in the United States between the ages of Is and 26, with only the general exceptions of members in the armed forces on active duty and certain aliens"
 The young man who becomes IS is required to register at a local board office within five days of the date of his eighteenth birth day, Mccormick explained, but if he happens to be away from home he need not return. he may regis ter at the nearest local board con- venient to him and the record will be sent to the local board having jurisdiction, even though it is in another State. After he reg isters, it is mandatory that a reg istrant keep his local board in- formed of any change in his ad- dress or change in status, the di- rector pointed out. This applies after he becomes 26 as we'll as be- fore.
 Questioned concerning the men who did not register during the designated registration days-Au- gust 30 to September IS, 1948- because he was then on active duty in the armed forces,, MT. Mo- Cormick explained that he is re- quired to register within 30 days of the time he was separated from the armed forces.
 "Any person who changes from a status which did not require his registration to a status which does require it must register promptly to be within the law" MT. McCor- mick said, adding that those who were out of the country on the registration days must register within five days following the date they reenter the United States, which includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Vir- gin Islands.
 MT. Mccormick said that non- citizens entering the United States for the first time are required to register at local board within six months following the date of their entry.
 The maximum penalty for vio- lation of any of the provisions of the Selective Service Act of 1948, MT. Mccormick pointed out, is five years in prison or fine of $1O,000 or both.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-14
POLARIS HOTEL

John Schulkie, Nome. Fay Beemis, Anchorage. Walt Taylor, Nome. Frank Campbell.
Evening star., 1950-02-26

nN THE morning of May %, 1884, two
~ hours after extras and radio had flashed
the miracle of the Dionne quintuplets to
sleepy world, Harold F. Shaw, crack de-
signer of baby carriages, received orders to
embark on Operation Fullhouse."
Operation Fullhouse, unveiled three weeks
later, was streamlined, six-wheeled jumbo
baby carriage capable of accommodating the
new Dionne arrivals. Shortly thereafter,
Shaw's employers, the F. A. Whitney Baby
Carriage Company, of Leominster, Mass.
offered this super baby buggy as gift to
the Dionne family.
If and when the stork ever presents you
with five-star flock, it is safe to expect a free
'quintmobile" from the Whitney factory.
Parents of quadruplets may also look forward
to receiving complimentary king sized prams.
But fathers of triplets are just plain out of
luck. 'Triplets are so common these days,
Evening star., 1950-02-26
by Mort Weisinger
Drawing by Carl Rose

we'd 60 broke if we built free carriage for
every set," says Paul r. Holman, president
of Whitney.
The baby-carriage business is big business.
It's the one family bus' every father must
buy sooner or later if he wants to give his
heir the air. According to the 'Perambulator
Gazette" the sidewalks of the U. S. hustle
with some 100000 of these junior jalopies.
In thickly populated cities like New York and
Chicago, baby y-cariage garage is an adjunct
of every big apartment house.
Jealous Of the SquAws
l loDAY we take baby carriages for granted,
but they didn't always exist The Mayfower
mothers who landed at Plymouth Rock were
quite envious of Indian squaws who had
solved the problem of baby transportation
with the bassinet- -on-the he-back gimmick, but
it didn't help their own papooses. Besides,
Evening star., 1950-02-26

even if someone had invented the baby car
riage in Colonial times, there wouldn't have
been any sidewalks for it to perambulate
on.
The first baby carriage to appear in America
was invented by Charles Burton. litho-
graphic artist. Mrs. Burton created mild
sensation in New York when she appeared
one Easter Sunday in 1848 on the promenade
at the Battery, efortlessly pushing her infant
ahead of her in the bizarre three-wheeled
vehicle her husband had devised. The Burton
barouche was simply high chair on roller
skates to which handle bar had been at
tached. But it was destined to do for children
what the Model T Ford did for the farmer.
Burton was summoned to England, to
construct similar carriages for the nobility.
He disrnantled the carriage on the, trans
oceanic trip, for fear someone might steal the
secret of its mobility.
One Every Two Minutes
QUEEN VICTORIA ordered three of his peram-
bulators for the children of the palace, and
other royal orders followed. Queen Isabella
of Spain ordered one for her son, later destined
to be Alfonso XII. Even the Pasha of Egypt
had Burton design one for his heir.
In 1858, just three years after Burton's
creation had vowed them in England, F. A.
Whitney. young Massachusetts, wheel
wright and mechanic, decided to help out
American motherhood - and his own purse
by manufacturing baby carriages in this
country. The first year only rs carriages were
made. Today the firm employs 800 men.
turns out approximately one carriage every
two minutes of the working week.
While most pram manufacturers, like
Bilt-Rite and Welsh, turn out standard
models, many of Whitney four-wheelers
arc cusiomed to various eccentric and
expensive tastes. One Indian princess Or
dered carriage with the handle bars carved
of tusks of ivory appropriated from her hus-
bands trophy room. Another princess or
dered an electrically operated perfume spray
installed in the carriage to deodorize Junior at
necessary intervals.
The Gaekwar of Baroda had the interior of
his sons pram upholstered in hand-embroi-
dered silk which cost SAG yard, while his
wife sent sample of her nail polish from
India to Leominster asking that the carriage
be painted the same color. When Hirohito
was an infant, his dad, Emperor Yoshihito of
Japan. ordered special carriage. 1t was
painted cherry red and black, with the i'm
perial chrysanthemum in gold on both Sides
Lined with Cold
ACCORDING to Shaw, Whitneys veteran de-
signer, the most luxurious carriage the COM
pany ever turned out was sold to Texan who
had simultaneously come into possession Of
Evening star., 1950-02-26

u S. sidewalks And
tedwth in
a two-wa
by Mort Weisinger
Ddnsby vi Rose