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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-23
The Beloved Bces of the North May Become Just Beautiful Memory

the major forest tree species in the
Northeast, birches probably are the
most exacting In their soil, moisture
and temperature requirements
With that nice choice of words
characteristic of our natural scien-
lists today the pamphlet says:
"Birches are highly susceptible to
deterioration subsequent to any pro-
nounced environmental change and
decadence of birch following logging
operations usually has been attributed
to undue exposure resulting In in
creased light and higher soil temper
atures."
For this reason recommended
good management is to cut whole
stand of mature birch trees instead
Of cropping them with thinning
operation. Birch is a crop that man
can't wait for It takes $50 years
before yellow birch becomes of saw
timber size and IS years for white
birch. Consequently, if the birch
goes, no living generation will see
1t come back to maturity.
Everybody's Loss
Growth conditions throughout the
Northern forest have been unfavor-
able to all trees during the last two
decades. Stumps left by recent timber
operations show that the annual
rings have not added to the caliber
Of the trees as did those Of decades
before.
Search for the cause of the die
back" has led to examination of
fungus on birches and viruses In
birch tissue. Healthy trees are in
oculated but the experimenters have
been unable to transfer the dieback
conditions to a healthy stand.
Attacks Of insects on the birch,
especially the bronze birch borer.
beetle whose larvae tunnels
through the bark, have been studied.
The conclusion of these studies is
that insects alone in their usual
numbers cannot kill the birches.
Briefly" the pamphlet concludes,
present information on the causes
Of excessive birch mortality indi-
Gates that 1t may be the result Of
adverse weather conditions, Of in
sect attack, or an infectious fungus
or virus disease, or of q combina-
ton Of two or more Of these factors.
All possibilities are being investi-
gated"
It looks ~ though the time has
come to have the children pray for
the birch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-23

tally Of birch has occurred in North
eastern North America. not only in
cut-over or otherwise disturbed areas
but also In undisturbed stands where
birch normally would be growing I'm
der favorable conditions.
This excessive mortality Of birch
was first observed In New Brunswick
and later appeared over an ever
widening area eastward and north
ward into Nova Scotia and Quebec
and westward across Maine. In the
interior Of this enormous area it has
been estimated that S5 per cent Of
the merchantable birch IL dead or In
a dying condition"
The pamphlet notes that "of all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-23

base for CLUES and cold-water paints.
Eut the scientists discoveries In
crease the usefulness of this waste"
material.
Costor Oil
Among the potentially useful crops
for industry is the castor bean. This
can be the domestic source Of oil for
many industrial uses. 1t is now i'm
ported for the most part, but SCI
entists are trying to interest American
farmers In this new crop to make the
United States more self sufficient.
War-ridden Korea can be thanked
for adding to the fertility of the
United States. 1t was back in
1919 that the Agriculture Department
received small package of lespedeza
seed from Korea. The scientists
nurtured it and now lespedeza, which
improves poor soils and is an excel
lent cattle feed, is grown on 40 mil
lion acres in the South and East.
This deep-rocted leg dme now is
5000 million crop.
Safnower is new crop that will
produce vegetable oils and food for
livestock. thanks to the work of the
Agriculture Department.
A plant named canaigre, native to
our Southwest, has been found to
have a high percentage of tannin.
which is needed by the leather in
dustry. Officials believe canaigre will
become an important source of farm
income.
Ruth is a new drug derived from
tuckWheat plants. This strengthens
weakened blood vessels and helps pre-
vent cerebral hemorrhage, frostbite
injury and tissue damage from radia-
ton.
Brineless Pickles
Scientists have devised new
method of picking cucumbers by
pasteurization In one day instead
of months and without the long and
troublesome brining process, fresh
pickle" is turned out now.
AS part of the program OF using
waste materials produced on farms,
chicken feathers are being turned
into high-grade nitrogen fertilizer.
Soft grit blasting material for clean
ing carbon from auto pistons and
cylinders is being made from corn
cobs and rice hulls. Chicken feed is
being made by cutting up carrot tops,
pea and bean vines and hullS into
fine pieces.
Did you ever wonder how high
speed presses can print four colors on
slick wax paper, when you can't even
write in ink on such paper without
smearing your writing? It's done with
allyl starch, new compound that is
unusually resistant to marring. heat
and liquids. Printers ink containing
so per cent of this starch by weight
can print the fanciest designs on the
glassiest paper, such as the wrapper
on your loaf of bread.
A new absorbable sponge for sur
gical use, also made from starch,
promises grades of turpentine and
rosin are being developed through re-
search. And chemists are attempting
to find new uses for the chemical
items that go to make up gum rosin
and turpentine. These include plas-
les. synthetic rubber and otheA
Qducts.
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the surrender, and one of the worlds
most capable tank generals.
From the point Of view Of anti
Nazis, many of these men are danger
Gus. But in their own view they do
not share in what they call the Urea
son" Of Gems. Speidel and Heusinger,
who belonged to the group that
staged the abortive assassination in
1914.
The Association of German Soldiers
pays lip service to the Bonn govern
ment. But the presence Of large
handful of Hitler's henchmen at the
helm of huge pressure group does
little to presage tranquility in West
Germany after the peace contract"
is signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-23

spruce and white pine. There are no
real birch forests but sometimes
pure stands of birch will occupy sew
eral acres.
The forests of the upper Penobscot,
the st. Croix and the st. Johns
Rivers today are streaked with white
the bare branches Of birches. The
mysterious disease Is called the die
back" disease because 1t starts Mt
the tip Of the twigs Of the crown Of
the tree and progresses down.
The New England Section Of the
Society of American Foresters has
published a pamphlet on the situa-
ton. It says:
In the last Is years extensive NOR
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
Kings Return From Winter Tour Outside Buy Coiif. Home

Back Monday from a winter outside are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde V. King of Palmer.
 Said he: Our habits are to go south with the ducks in the fall, back with the geese in the spring"
 They left Oct. IT, flew to Se- attle, bought a car and started driving. Visited Kings mother and sister in Long Beach, then bought a 7-room home in Santa Barbara overlooking the ocean. Visited Mexico, paying 2 cents to cross the bridge, buying 7-course steak dinners for SIPS then back across the border. Took in the Texas rodeos, the wonders of Arizona (''they raised produce worth $90,O00,0OO there last year. 9 said King). Saw the, Carlsbad caves in New Mexico, the Painted Desert, the Grand Canyon, the Sultan Sea.
 Everywhere they took pictures which they showed at the various Sportsmans Clubs. They return ed through Oregon and up the Alacan Highway. Driving condi- tions were good until they neared Palmer, said King. Then a rock punctured the gas tank and they had to be lowed home.
 King anticipates a busy sum- mer in his concrete and cement business.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
WOMEN OF MOOSE TO BE HONORED AT DINNER PARTY

Members of Moose Lodge will entertain Women of the Moose at a dinner party at Moose Hut Sat urday night, April 2, after the senior class play. The party is Tn appreciation of the cooperation and assistance given by the Wo- men of the Moose at the conven- tion last fall.
 The first conference of Wo- men of the Moose will be held in Ketchikan in October when the LOOM. holds it's conclave, Mrs. Gertie Berggren of Juneau, dep- uty grand regent of the Women of the Moose, announced in Pal Tner last weekend.
 Mrs. Berggren was here on an official visit, meeting with the executive board Sunday night, and honored at the social hour following. She was entertained Saturday afternoon and at din ner Saturday night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Steve Ward. Among honorary degrees she has an award from the Academy of Friendship, College of Regents.
 Other Anchorage guests were Mrs. Valborg Elm, senior regent, Mrs, Hattie Fireovid, graduate and Mrs. Rabea.
 Mrs. Fern Leek of Palmer has received a call to the Academy of Friendship to be held at Sitka May 6.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06

Mommsen formerly of Mckinley Park now living at Wasilla, and William Reid of Palmer. p
 Pictures of African Safari by Gren Collins and Bill Renfrew were shown. Refreshments were served by MT. and Mrs. John Harris. ,.
 National Riflemen's Association dues now are payable and must be in Washington by May l. All sportsmen who wish to continue should contact R. B. Graham, secretary, before April 20.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
~. V. Sportsmen's Club Plans Big Events: Dues Payable Now

Looking ahead, the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen's Club is plan ming a fish fry July Is and a game dinner, Oct. 6 both big events.
 At the last meeting, it was de- cided the fish derby would be limited to members only.
 Three new members have been admitted: MT. and Mrs. L.. w.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
BARTLETT APPOINTED
 TO THREE COMMITTEES

Delegate Bob Bartlett has been assigned to three subcommittees of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries committee. He will serve on the Coast Guard, fish cries and wildlife conservation, and Alaskan problems commit tees.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
WARNING ISSUED ON RIFLE FIRING RANGE

Civilian and military personnel were warned to stay out of Fort Richardson's firing range areas this week. >
 On the Palmer road ranger rifle firing will be in progress from am. to 5 pm. through Saturday, April T.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06
Proceeds For Incubator

Mrs. Violet "Vi" Cebula won the beautiful quilt made by Mrs. Carl Meier and her daughters for the American Legion. Pro- ceeds from the benefit will be used to buy an incubator for the Hospital.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-06

About 12,500,OOo US. families subscribe to a weekly newspaper. Its a fact that the weekly news papers are the best read medium on earth.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Truman Backs Wilson in Dispute With Labor Leaders Over Policy

Mr.. Green and Mr.. Murray them
selves are quitting several Govern
ment advisory jobs.
: A chief target of their attack
was Mr.. Wilson. accused of run
ming a big business show and ex-
cluding labor.
Going further, the committee
evidently sought the scalps of
present members of the nine
member Wage Sterilization Board.
Until Mr.. Truman entirely "re-
constitutes" the board, the union
lists decreed, labor's three repre-
sentatives will boycott the board
which formulated the disputed 10
per cent wage increase formula
by the vote of the public and in
dustry members. That percentage
would be allowed above January
is. 1850, levels.
One Loophole Is Left.
The committee left only one
small apparent loophole. Is said
labor stands ready to meet with
responsible representatives" of
the Government to seek a remedy.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

the wage ceiling isn't opened up,
officials fear trouble.
Mr., Johnston recommended that
the wage board authorize such IN
creaseS up to June 80.
The Policy Committee said this
and Mr.. Johnston's other proposed
amendments are inadequate. -
Members called on Mr.. Johnston
himself to order revisions-better
ones. Mr.. Johnston sat tight,
and mum.
Denunciation of the Govern
ment's price policy was threaded
through the committees flve-page
statement. It charged that the
retail markup regulation issued
Tuesday, '1egalizes every illegal
price markup since the January
% freeze order"
Manpower Draft Denied.
Picking another bone with Mr.
Wilson, the labor group renewed
its demand that he yield control
over manpower to Secretary of
Labor Tobin.
so long as the control of man.
power rests in the ODM, no Amer
Evening star., 1951-03-01
CONTINUED From First Page J


cies was ordered by the United
Labor Policy Committee, repre-
|senting Is million members of the
AFL, CIO and railroad unions.
The committee accompanied the
action by releasing an angry
statement condemning virtually
every part of the mobilization ef-
fort.
1t described administration ef-
forts to control prices as legal
lied robbery" said wage ceilings
were unjust" and hit hard at
"big business" domination of the
defense effort.
Wage Board Crippled.
The boycott left the Govern
ment. for the moment at least,
without a Wage Sterilization
Board and most of the Federal
agencies without labor representa-
ton. The executive order Great
ing the board states it must be a
tripartite agency with equal rep
resentation of the public, indus
try and labor. 1t cannot there
fore transact business unless all
three elements participate.
Despite that situation it was
disclosed that Economic Sta
bilizer Eric Johnston, whose wage
control plan precipitated the
break. was going ahead with plans
for expanding the wage board
from the present nine to probably
Is members.
1t was learned also that Mr..
Johnston has gained the consent
of two persons well known here
to serve as public members of
the expanded board. They are
William H. Davis. who in the last
war served both as economic
stabilizer and chairman of the
War Labor Board and DR.. Frank
Graham, former Senator from
North Carolina who also was a
public member of the War Labor
Board.
However, Mr.. Johnston has not
Evening star., 1951-03-01

consented to go along With one OF
labor's demands. That is to re-
constitute the board with author
ity to handle disputes as well as
wage control matters. Industry
objects to that setup which is
similar to that of the War Labor
Board.
One of the union officials said
Mr.. Johnston "dangled Davis and
Graham in front of us" late yes
terday in last minute effort to
avert the breakup.
Two congressional investiga-
tions loomed. Senator Bricker,
Republican. of Ohio said he will
ask the House Watchdog
Committee on Mobilization to start
an inquiry. Senator Humphrey.
Democrat, of Minnesota promised
quick action from the Labor Com
mittee, of which he is a member.
Bricker Hits Labor Leaders.
Senator Bricker said the labor
leaders made a fatal" mistake.
He added:
Public opinion is certain to be
against fellows who walk out Just
because they can't get everything
they demand"
One of the union officials was
asked if the boycott action was
aimed at the possible custer of
Mobilization Director Wilson.
who was criticized several times
in the committee statement.
He said that it was intended to
impress not only Mr.. Wilson, but
President Truman and Mr.. john
ston as well. He added that the
President had made few appoint
ments to high Office in recent
months that were acceptable to
labor.
Top Leaders Ind0rse Move.
The instructions to union officers
to resign immediately from de-
fense posts bore the unanimous
Endorsement of some of labor's
biggest names. These included
AFL President William Green, CIO
President Philip Murray and IL
other Policy Committee members.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Aurio| Asks Bidau|t
To Form Cabinet in
French Election Crisis
BY the Assoeicied Press

PARIS, Mar. President Vim
cent Auriol called on former
Premier Georges Bidault today to
try to form new French govern
ment.
Auriol chose the suave, dapper
experienced politician for the job
after Rene Pleven, who quit with
his coalition cabinet yesterday in
a dispute over a new election law,
had turned down an offer to try
again.
Bidault was Frances first post
war Foreign Minister and was
Premier twice-for five months in
1916 and again from October, 1949.
to June, 1850. He said he would
confer with leaders of other par
ties to see if he stood any chance
of forming new cabinet. He is
a leader OF the Catholic, Popular
Republican movement (MRP).
Al-Party Cabinet Possible.
Earlier reports said Auriol had
In mind the possible formation of
an all-party national union cabi-
net to pave the way for elections
next June.
The elections are scheduled
new for next autumn, but Auriol
was said to be planning to ask
Parliament to move up the date.
Auriol asked Pleven to try to
reform a cabinet. but the premier
declined.
Emmanuel Temple, independent
deputy. said he told the president
of the need for a quick solution of
the crisis to avoid letting France
make "a spectacle of incoherence
and division at the moment when
the president is due to leave for
the United States"
Auriol To Come Here.
Auriol plans to visit President
Truman at the end of March.
A group of middle Of -the-road
deputies. headed by Vincent de
Moro Giaferri already is backing
constitutional amendment in
Parliament calling for national
referendum to let the voters de-
eide for themselves on their elec-
toral system.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Truman

Continued From First Page.)
ing up to Key West tomorrow for
a three-week stay.
He told the reporter who asked
that he could pack his clothes
The President refused to offer
any criticism of labor but said
emphatically he had full conf
dence in Charles E. Wilson, the
mobilization chief, who is under
attack by labor leaders.
Silent on RFC Charges.
The President also had a good
word for the settlement of the
wage negotiations between the
railroads and incorporating en-
ployes today. He said rather
tartly that a President should not
interfere in collective bargaining
when told that the head of one of
the rail operating brotherhoods
had said that groups long battle
with the carriers would have been
settled if Franklin D. Roosevelt
had been in the White House.
The President refused to COM
ment when reporter wanted to
know If he had changed his ap-
praisal of the Senate report on
the RFC. He also refused to COM
ment on several other questions.
One reporter wanted to know how
he felt about the necessity for
testimony by Donald Dawson,
White House administrative as
sistant, on charges that he had
exercised influence on RFC oper-
ations. Another was whether
there had been any change in the
status of Mrs. Merl Young, a
White House stenographer whose
husband is one of the key figures
in the RFC inquiry.
Dropping into the third person,
the President said that the new
amendment does not affect Pres
ident Truman when asked to COM
ment on the constitutional amend
ment just adopted which limits
the President to two terms.
Frankfort is one of Germany's
Oldest cities. about 1900 years old.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

1nefe was no lmmedlate ofnclal
response.
The boycott Of the Wage Board
raised an indirect threat-strikes
in industry, perhaps not far
ahead. While the board is dis
membered and non-functioning, 1t
cannot solve the immediate prob
lem of "escalator" wage increase
clauses falling due in the auto
electric and other major in
dustries.
Chrysler and Ford employees
have cost-of Living increases due
as of today. But if the next price
index-already overdue in ap-
pearance - shows these workers
entitled to more than a scent
hourly increase under their slid
ing-scale contracts, they could not
collect under the present wage
formula.
Trouble Is Feared.
The same is true for thousands
of workers at international Har-
vester and in many other plants
in coming weeks and months. If
Evening star., 1951-03-01

lean wage or salary Garner may
feel safe that the big business
clique in control Of that agency
may not suddenly seek to achieve
a compulsory draft of the Nations
workers" the statement charged.
An ODM spokesman "a hours
earlier had denied that any re-
sponsible ODM official had pro
posed or even discussed" a man.
power draft as part of this mobili-
zation plan.
In response to the committees
instructions these and possibly
other labor men were in process
Evening star., 1951-03-01

Of severing their Federal connec.
tions today:
George M. Harrison, an AFL
vice president, from. his post as
special assistant to Mr.. Johnston.
A. j. Hayes, Machinists' presi-
dent. from the job of special as
sistant to Anna, Rosenberg. Assist
ant Secretary of Defense for Man.
power.
Joseph D. keenan, of AFL and
Ted Silvey of CIO, from posts as
consultants in the Defense Pro-
duction Administration.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
; Writers and Producer
Chosen for Awards
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA Mar. 1.-Three
famous writers and a motion pic
ture producer today will receive
the 1851 Human Relations Awards
Of the Philadelphia Fellowship
Commission.
The awards go to John Hersey,
author of "a Bell for Adano,"
Hiroshima" and THE Wall;
Arthur Koestler, author of Dark
ness at Noon; Willard Motley,
who wrote KNOCK on Any Door,"
a story of Chicago's slums, and
Spyros Skouras. president of goth
Century-Fox Film Corp.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-08-23

l deeply appreciate the thous-
ands of Mississippians whose votes
and influence placed me in the
second primary, and | shall ever
be grateful to those of my first
primary opponents and their sup
porters who have now, and will
laWr, join my campaign and assist
ND in becoming victorious on
August 18th.
1t is evident that my first cam
paign was sabotaged by base and
false rumors concerning my heal
tn. Pernicious political prevarica-
tors peddled these untruths ove
Cne STATE, and ! here and now
challenge my opponent in this
lrun-off to a comparative physical
examination.
Not only am I confident that l
can meet any physical test, but !
am anxious to stand the test of the
issues of this campaign as defined
by the candidates for governor.
/ come from, and understand the
ordinary people of Mississippi and
their problems. / neither inherit
ed MOI married into wealth, but
through hard work and determin-
alton, earned, by the sweat of my
brow, that which / now possess.
Having earned that which |
have, under the free enterprise
system, l will fight for its contin-
uance, and because l belong to
the people, I will represent them
and will forever be their cham
pion and defender against exploit
tations.
My stand and record on States
Rights is beyond question, and my
devotion to the principles of that
cause, and my contribution in it's
behalf is a matter of record.
Having gained a place in the
second primary with only the help
of the people, and not the poll
ticians, / likewise will, with the
continued help of the people, be-
come Mississippi's next Lieutenant
Governor.
Jimmy Arlington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-08-23

Atlanta, Georgia, and in various
offices of assistant inspectors of
Naval material and Naval inspec-
tors in charge, in the states of
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee. Veter-
ans will be given preference in
filling these positions. No writ
ten test is required. Instructions
for filing for examinations can be
obtained from the Recorder, Joint
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex-
aminers, Office of Supervising
Inspector of Naval Material, no
Spring Street, N. W., Atlanta, Ga,
the Information Office of the 5th
U. S. Civil Service Region located