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Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
LIGHTS OUT!

Thanksgiving Day came in like a lion as icy winds swept across the Valley and went out in a flood of moonlight when electricity for the town failed at about 6::30 p. m. Thursday night. Candlelight twinkled all over the town to light Palmer homes where most people were just beginning to breathe cas- fly from too much turkey.
 A tree fallen across the line between here and MatanuSka was the cause of the trouble, the Matanuska Electric Associ- ation reported this morning. For some homes and stores, the service disrupted until almost II p. m., meant no lights and no heat. And that brings us around to the Frontiersman. It was not exactly "too much tur- key" that made us late this week. We can honestly say that we were slowed up some by the electricity being off.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
OLD-FASHlONED MILK BOTTLE GIVES WAY TO MODERN METHODS

The old-fashioned milk bottle Is on its way out here and will soon be replaced by modern paper carton containers. Milk from the Valley will be delivered in the paper carton containers that will be filled from a big Pure-Pak machine that does everything from pasteurizing the milk to stapllng the carton all in a mini mum of minutes.
 The installation of the Pure
 Pax machine in the Coop
 creamery here will make ii one
 of the most modern plants in
 the territory. Ten tons is the
 shipping weight of the machine.
 which has a net of l4.933 pounds. is ls4 inches long. s4 ,- inches wide and stands 89 inch
 es high in one complete unit.
 Without the aid of human hand the machine will take the milk through complete process which will start with pasteurization. The temperature automatically dropped to cool the milk before it goes into the containers, is the next step. Then in rapid success sion the machine takes the flat carton, opens it up, glues the bot tom, waxes it inside and out, fills it with milk and staples the top of the carton, almost faster than 1t can be told.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
Epidemic at ChiIdren's
 Home Here Is Diagnosed

An epidemic of illness which has been recurring among chil- dren of the Valley Christian Chil- dren's Home for the past two months, was diagnosed last week as bacillary dysentery, Miss Mar jorie Myren, Public Health Nurse, announced here this week. Forty four cases of the illness were re- ported at the home during the two-month period, Miss Myren said.
 The epidemic is now under control with none of the children acutely ill at this time, the nurse stated. Examinations and treat ment will be continued by Dr. Arthur Colberg, local physician, with the cooperation of the Alas ka Department until all the chill dren have completely recovered, she added.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
Local Artists Film Sponsored by Palmer Library Association Here

Seegooruk, Eskimo Winter" colored movie by Fred Machetanz, will be shown by MT. Machetanz at the Valley theater Tuesday, November 28, under the auspices of the Palmer Library Associa- tion. Two showings for the eve ming will be held with the first at 7:15 p.m., and the second at g pm. Proceeds from both show ings will go toward paying out standing bills for the construc- ton of the new library building, members of the Palmer library board said in making the an
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24

nouncement.
 The colorful film includes sled dog races, ice fishing, primitive Eskimo dances, ana seal hunting. Critics in the states, where MT. Machetanz has also shown the film and lectured, acclaimed "Es- kimo Winter" as one of the out standing films on Alaska.
 So that members of the Moose Lodge and Women of the Moose may attend the film, their regular meeting, scheduled for Tuesday night also, has been set at g pm.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
ALFSEN'S HAVE DAUGHTER

Mrs. Victor Alfsen and new daughter left the hospital for their home last week end. The lit tie girl was born to the Reverend and Mrs. Alfsen at Valley hospital on November 12 at 8:29 a. m. She weighed eight pounds, three ounces on arrival. Karen Liv is the name chosen for her by her parents.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
Construction Bids 10 Be Called Early This Spring for EkIutna

. 'A NS @AoAA oAdIcO 1OE Sd1Inef to get under way as early in the spring as possible will include a nigh voltage transmission line and the building of a 5000 KVA here as a part of the Eklutna Project.
 Eklutna Project officials said
 here this week that bids to be
 called early this spring are 10
 include a ll5.000 volt tPans-
 mission line 10 be built between
 the old Eklutna power plant
 and Palmer. Bids will also be
 called under separate specifi-
 cations. for 5000 KVA sub
 station in Palmer which ii is
 expected will go into operation In November of next year.
 The construction program at the site of the power plant, on
 which bids will also be called,
 will include installation of com plete water and sewage systems
 tor a permanent camp where fen permanent and six Transa-
 Houses will be located. Also bids will be called for the cree tlon of steel warehouse and laboratory building al the prof. ect. Other construction which will also be awarded next spring will include the reloca- tlon of a section of the Anchor age 10 Palmer highway which IS to be routed around the
 power plant site.
 Work at the project site will be n progress all winter, according 70 $. s. Westgate, field engineer on the project and acting con engineer during the ab- 'ence of Byron Felkner, who is 1oW7 in Denver, Colo, on a busi- 1ess trip. Specifications based on exploratory work will be written his winter and will be issued his spring when calls for bids Ire made. The Alaska Road Com mission will keep the road open o the site so that work may be continued all during the winter, Ar. Westgate explained.
 Drilling at Eklutna lake start ed on Tuesday of fi1is week. Four drills. consisting of three diamond and one churn type. are now in operation 10 follow up exploratory work done by geophYsicists in determining the best location for a four and one-half mile tunnel 10 drop lake waters 10 a power plant 300 feet below on the shores of Knik Arm. Drillers and their helpers now al work total 3l men.
 Triangulation at the Eklutna project has also been completed, 1r. Westgate said, explaining that hat is the survey work which tied together the two ends of he tunnel for the 30,000 KVA lydro-electric plant"
 The calls for bids on the various obstruction jobs will be made as oon as specifications are issued HAVE DAUGHTER
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24
RAY ADAMS HAVE SON

Mir. and Mrs. Ral Adams have new baby son. The little boy was born at Valley hospital November p at sos p. m., weighing seven pounds three ounces. MT. Adams is employed at the hotel coffee shop.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-11-24

Colored film at Valley Theater. Tuesday. Nov. 26. 7:l5 p. m. and g p. m. Sponsored by Li- brarY Association.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Wonder Drugs May Stimulate
New Diseases, Scientist Says

cell build-up and breakdown that
roughly constitutes the act Of Hv-
ing.
DR.. TerZian says he believes that
in this particular mosquito, eff
cient use of the acid is necessary
to protect the insect from inva-
sion by the malaria parasite.
Body Chemistry Altered.
He told a reporter he reasons
further that in cases where the
sulfas give aid to an animal or a
human being infected by some
germ, the drugs do so by altering
the body's chemistry in some way.
That is. in cases where the drugs
have beneficial effect, they may
stimulate the animal or human
body to generate or more Efficient
ly utilize chemicals capable of
combating specific germs.
Finally. DR.. Terzian speculates
that the "antibiotic" drugs like
Ipenicillin and streptomycin may
produce their beneficial effects in
the same way-that is, by bring
ing the body's own chemistry to
bear against certain germs, rather
than acting on the germs them
selves,
If that Is so, he said, it might
well be that these drugs can also
interfere with chemical processes
which ordinarily give persons s
body measure of protection
against other germs.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
By Fronk Corey
A,,eeioted Press Science Writer

The possibility that widespread
use Of the wonder drugs" like
penicillin may constitute a new
disease threat to man was sug-
gested yesterday by Navy scien-
tist.
DR.. Levon A. Terzian said there
are grounds for speculation as
to whether such drugs, in COM
batting certain actual infections
in an individual. may at the same
time be increasing his suScepti-
bility to other diseases he might
not otherwise contract.
A scientist with the Naval Med
ical Research Institute, DR.. Ter
zian said this question suggests
itself on the basis Of experiments
he has done with mosquitoes and
drugs of the "sulfa" class.
The "sulfas" predate penicil-
lin, streptomycin, aureomycin.
chloromycetin and others In the
wonder drug" class.
DR.. Terzian declared in Navy
report that the administration Of
certain "sulfa" drugs at spe-
cific concentration to a partic-
ular kind of mosquito had made
the insects more susceptible than
usual to infection by a certain
kind Of malaria parasite.
Natural Immunity" Cited.
He said the work offered a pos
sible clue to the solution of one
of the major problems of science.
This Is the riddle of the mecha-
nism involved in natural immu-
nity"-that is, the mechanism
which sometimes makes one per-
son immune to a disease while
his neighbor gets 1t. Natural i'm
munity is distinguished from ac-
quired immunity-the protection
which develops from repeated ex-
posure to mild attacks of a dis
ease.
DR.. Terzian says there is some
indication that the reason the
mosquitoes became more suscep-
tible to malarial infection after
being "fed" sulfa drugs was this:
The sulfa drugs may have inter-
fered with the mosquitoes use of
q chemical called para -aminoben-
Eoic acid generated in the insects
own body during the process of
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Two Washington Women
Honored by Smith COLLEGE

Two Washington women were
honored yesterday by Smith Col
lege In Northampton, Mass, with
the award Of honorary degrees for
outstanding service. .
They were Miss Margaret Arm
stein, associate chief of the Divi-
sion Of Nursing of the United
States Public Health Service. and
Miss Otelia Cromwell. retired head
Of the English department at
Miner Teachers College. They
were among 10 Smith alumnae
given honorary degrees at the
Smith commencement exercises.
Evening star., 1950-06-04
Public Relations Is Topic

The National Capital Forge
American Public Relations Asso.
citation, will meet at 1915 pm. to-
morrow. at the Lee House, Fiji
teenth and L streets NV. Sub
tect Of the meeting will be Tech
niques Of Handling the Largest
Peacetime Public Relations Job. -
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Man Who Says He SET
Fires Which Killed 1853
Gets A 10 40 Years
BY the Associated Press

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio, Nov. s.
Robert Dale Segee-a quiet youth
who says he burned 1853 persons
to death in fires he set at the
order of a flaming red Indian
was sentenced today to two terms
of 2-to-20 years in prison to run
consecutively.
Common Pleas Judge William
D. Radcliff of Pickaway County
passed sentence on the 21-year-
old roustabout, who pleaded guilty
to two minor fires in Circleville.
Segee, who also told authorities
he killed four other persons in a
pattern of arson and Staying dat
ing back to his sixth year, has
admitted setting the 1914 Ring
ling Bros. .-Barnum & Bailey circus
fire in Hartford, Conn, in which
1853 persons died and $50 others
were injured.
The consecutive terms mean
that Segee faces a maximum of 40
years in Ohio penitentiary or a
minimum of four years. With time
off for good behavior. this could
mean a parole for Segee in about
40 months.
Segee took the sentence calmly,
without visible display of the
nervousness that made original
questioning of the Circleville youth
difficult for psychiatrists.
II have never been in trouble
before" Segee said in quiet tones
to Judge Radcliff before the SEN
fencing. II would like to ask the
court to grant me leniency."
Judge Radcliff, without COM
ment, then passed the maximum
sentence under Ohio law.
Segee stood erect before the
judge, dressed in a blue suit and
light blue sport shirt without a
tie.
Judge Radcliff said after leav-
ing the courtrc om that Segee
probably will be taken to Ohio
penitentiary at Columbus later to-
day.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
India Hints Tibefans
|Wi|| Not Go 10 Peiping
Unless Invasion Stops
By the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, India, Nov. g.
India limited today that a Tibetan
delegation may not proceed to
Pieping after all to negotiate with
Red China unless the Communist
invasion of the priest-ruled coun-
try is stopped.
The government released the
texts of a three-note exchange
with the Chinese Communist gov
eminent at Pieping. India ac-
cused the Chinese Reds of greatly
increasing the drift" toward
general war" by their attempt to
impose a decision by military
force.
India's latest note, dated Octo-
ber 81, charged the Chinese Com
munists with resorting to force
against a peaceful people" with
out provocation or justification
and declared:
I'm view of these developments,
the government of India is no
longer in position to advise the
Tibetan delegation to proceed to
Peiping unless the Chinese govern
ment thinks it f1t to order its
troops to halt their advance into
Tibet and thus give a chance
for peaceful negotiations"
(Pravda, the Communist Par
ty newspaper in Moscow, re-
ported in a dispatch from it's
correspondent in China that the
Chinese Communist armies had
captured two British and two
Indian officers with the garrison
at Chamdo, major commune
cations center $50 airline miles
east Of Lhasa on a main cara
van route between Tibet and
China.
(The Pravda dispatch said the
garrison-previously reported to
include 5000 of Tibet's best
troops-had been surrounded
and captured.)
Evening star., 1950-11-03

The new cabinet is scheduled
to be sworn in today.
The Populists were blamed fol-
scandals involving millions of dol
lars at Piraeus, Athens port. Mr.
Tsaldaris' refusal to withdraw
from the government brought Mr.
Venizelos' resignation yesterday
Later King Paul asked the p1S-
mier to form a new cabinet.
Mr.. Venizelos, in addition to
being premier and foreign min
lister, will be minister of national
defense. Mr.. Papandreou will be
minister of coordination, as well
as vice-premier.
The shakeup Gusts seven Popu-
lists from the cabinet, leaving in
it seven Liberals and five Social
Democrats. The previous govern
ment was sworn in September 13
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Manning of Hartman Held Sign
Marshall Plans Stay in Cabinet
General Indicated
He Had Not Intended
To Remain at Pentuqon

Appointment of E. Roland Har-
riman of New York as president
of the American Red Cross was
regarded in some quarters today
as indicating that Defense Secre-
tary Marshall will remain in the
Pentagon post for an indefinite
period.
Mr.. Hartman, brother of w
Averell Hartman, special con-
Sultant to President Truman on
foreign affairs. will succeed Gen
Marshall in the $25,50O a year
position as head of the Red Cross
the President announced late yes
terday.
Gen. Marshall, who became
Defense Secretary last September,
has resigned the Red Cross Office.
He has not taken salary from
that organization since assuming
his present position. He continues
to receive his approximately $18,-
600 a year pay as a five-star gen.
eral and the difference between
that sum and the $4,000 salary
as o Cabinet member, Defense
Department officials explained.
At the time of his confirma-
ton by the Senate following con-
gressional enactment of a spe-
cial bill permitting appointment
of the military man as Defense
Secretary, Gen. Marshall indi-
Gated he did not expect to re-
main for cny Considerable time
at the Pentagon. The delay in
filling the vacancy at the Red
Cross had teen tckc-1 e fv.rther
indication that he eventually
might return there.
Mr.. Hartman kc5 t----l vice
chairman of the Red Cross Board
of Governors and a former chair
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Moscow Still Silent
On U. 5. Proposal for
japanese Peace Pact
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Arnerican
sources said today there has been
no answer yet from Moscow in re-
gard to an American memoran-
dunn on the proposed Japanese
peace treaty. The note was hand
ed to Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister Jacob A. Malik by American
Delegate John Foster Dulles
week ago.
Mr.. Malik was said by an Amer
lean spokesman to have agreed to
send the memorandum to Moscow
for consideration by his govern
ment. The meeting took place in
Mr.. Dulles apartment.
BY agreeing to talk with Mr..
Dulles on the Japanese peace
treaty, the Russians were said by
American sources to have changed
their minds in one detail on the
treaty talks. Americans pointed
out that the Soviet Union for
years has maintained that the
Japanese peace treaty must be
written by the Council of Foreign
Ministers, in which the Russians
have veto.
The Americans have insisted
that the majority rule must pre-
vail in writing the treaty and that
every member of the Far Eastern
Commission of 13 nations must
have part in any treaty confer
ence.
Mr.. Dulles was reported to have
approached Mr.. Malik in regard
to an American memorandum on
the question which Mr.. Dulles
circulated to every member of the
commission. American sources
pointed out that Mr.. Malik then
agreed to talk with Mr.. Dulles
and send the memorandum to
Moscow.
1t was acknowledged, however,
that the Russians still might an
swer that the treaty must be
written by the Council of Foreign
Ministers but so far there is no
indication of their stand on the
memorandum.
Evening star., 1950-11-03

man of it's Reorganization Com
mittee. He is SIS years old, a
son of the late T. T.. Hartman,
railroad financie... He graduated
from Yale University in 1917,
served as lieutenant in ordnance
in the World War, and since 1922
has been the banking business in
New York City. He is a partner
in Brown Bros, Hartman & Co.,
chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, and a director in numerous
other corporations.
Long active in the Red Cross
and other organizations, he was
president of the Boys Club of
New York, a trustee of Tuskegee
Institute and treasurer of the
American Museum of Natural
History. He is married and has
two daughters. The family lives
in Arden, N. Y. Who's Who lists
him as Republican.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Green to Conclude ToIks

Arlington Treasurer John Locke
Green will conclude a series of
talks on the cost Of school con-
struction at 8 o'clock tonight over
Radio Station WEAM. Mr.. Green,
an opponent of a proposed SIS
million school bond issue, has been
critical of the School Boards
administration of construction
money.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Fourth Greek Cabinet
In II Months Formed
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 3.-Pre-
mier Sophocles Venizelos formed
his fourth Greek government in
II months today, dropping Con-
stantin Tsaldar1s and members OF
his Populist Royalist) Party
from the coalition cabinet.
All other members of Mr.. Veni-
zelos' last government - repre-
sentatives of the Premier's Lib
eral Party and Of Vice Premier
George Papandreou's Social Dem
ocratic faction-were retained
They take over portfolios held by
the Populists.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
900 Plane Spoilers
To Practice in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 3.-Mary-
lands 1000 volunteer civil defense
aircraft spoilers will man the
States so ground observation posts
tomorrow for a training exercise
involving 26 other States.
The operation will be directed
from Steward Air Force Base at
NeWburg, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-11-03

Panama's lottery ticket sales
are slumping.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
.Goren on Bridoe

The void suit is the delight as
well as the bane Of the slam bid
der's existence. Where the void is
held in a suit by the enemy, it is
a most valuable ingredient, easily
communicated to partner. Where,
however. it is in the suit in which
partner has opened the bidding, it
Is usually a cause for concern and
is almost inevitably a psychological
barrier to the attainment Of the
ultimate.
The holder Of the void must ex-
ercise delicacy in the choice Of the
methods to be employed for de-
termining the possibilities Of the
hand. 1t is rarely indeed that the
Blackwood convention is available
to him. Blackwood is an asking
bid and I think it will be agreed
that it is pointless to ask a ques-
ton when one does not know what
to do with the answer. The num-
ber of aces held by partner Is not
the issue. Specific information as
to which ones he holds is required.
North chose to open with one
club, though his hand Just about con-
tanned the essentials of a no-trump
bid. South flashed the immediate
slam signal by making q jump shift
to two diamonds and North rebid
two no-trump to show near
minimum holding with balanced
distribution. South's rebid of three
diamonds was proper. There was no
necessity for jumping again. The
slam signal had already been sound
ed and South should act on the
assumption that it was heard by
partner.
This call had the merit Of econ
omy and permitted North to show
the ace of spades inexpensively.
South again made things easy for
partner by bidding only four dia-
monds. This served a dual pur-
pose. It established, beyond doubt,
Evening star., 1950-05-26
New Gold Mines Opened

Fifteen mines soon will be pro-
ducing In South Africa's newly
developed Orange Free State gold
fields.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Uncle Ruy's Corner
The actors and animals of a sma

The actors and animals of small
circus boarded steamer-the
Royal Tar"-114 years ago. The
circus had performed in the pro-
vince of New Brunswick, and now
was on its way to Portland, Me.
Probably that little circus would
have been lost to history except for
one thing-an accident took place
Leaving the, port Of Saint John,
the vessel steamed southwark. On
board were two lions, two camels
one tiger, several horses and an
elephant. There were 90 human
beings on the Royal Tar" that
day, including the crew and men,
bers Of the circus brass band.
A youth, the son of the pilot
came close to saving the vessel
He tested one Of the boiler taps
and found it dry. This he reported
to his father and his father told
the second engineer. The second
engineer said he was sure every
thing was all right.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
BY Romon coffmon

Soon after the youth made his
report, a fire broke out near the
empty boiler, which had become
red hot. The blaze spread rapidly,
and soon Capt. Thomas Reed gave
the order to lower the nfeboats.
Capt. Reed took charge Of the
Jolly boat, and he and his COM
panions were picked up by a rev.
enue cutter which came toward the
burning vessel from a distance of
several miles. Another boat, with
16 men on it, was rowed away and
reached shore safety four hours
later.
Meanwhile there were cries of
horror on the Royal Tar" The
passengers got as far from the
flames as possible. Some jumped
into the water, but other feared
to do so, lest they drown. Several
men tore up planks from the deck
and made q raft. This was launched.
with about Is persons aboard, but
before 1t could be pushed away
the elephant jumped down and
broke the raft to pieces. The big
Evening star., 1950-05-26

the solidity Of the diamonds and
made 1t clear that South intended
to play the final contract in that
suit. Secondly, it made it easy for
North to infer that his partner was
affording him the opportunity to
show another ace If he had one.
This he did by bidding four hearts,
and the seven n-diamond bid followed
as q matter of course.
On the surface it may appear that
North was overly aggressive in
opening the bidding and then show
ing two aces with a hand contain
ing only slightly more than three
honor tricks. BY his first rebid of
two no-trulnp he had designated
that he had Q more or less limited
opening. His subsequent ace
showing bids could not, therefore,
be construed as disclosing added
values, but merely as identifying his
aces. After all, one of his aces might
have been in clubs, for which South
would have no use.
tcopyright, 1850. BY Charles II. aoren)