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Evening star., 1951-07-05

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN" a Warner
Brothers picture, produced by Alfred
Hitchcock, directed by Hitchcock. screen
play by RAYMOND Chandler and CzenZi
Ormonde, adaptation by Whitfield Cook
from the novel by Patricia Highsmith. At
the Ambassador and the Warner.
Tka
Evening star., 1951-07-05

big production featuring the or
|chestra. soloists and an octette.
The theme is "Show Boat" and it
fits July 4 as well as any roman
candle ever made.
Other acts on the bill include
Steve Evans and his impressions of
well known Hollywoodites, the
singing team of Betty Jane Wat
son and Jerry Austin and the
novelty skating number by the
MackS. j. C.
Evening star., 1951-07-05

Loew's Capitol. wise old host
of movie house, poured It's guests
IA large slug OF Americana yester-
day with the opening Of Red Skel-
toms latest, Excuse My Dust"
With Shelton, Technicolor and
appropriate music, the film is a
|nostalgic recall of how it was In
this tranquil country back in the
early goth century. The machine
age was in the air then, especially
the gasomobile which is now so
popular and hazardous. and the
IM-G-M film is more of an inno-
cent than an exciting reminder
of what life was like.
It may we'll have been the as
sumption of Director Roy Row.
land that it would be absurd to
make an exciting movie of how
quiet life used to be- In Excuse
My Dust" he chooses to sneak up
on the customers with the insinu-
alton that it was better to be dull
like grandpop than neurotic as we
are now.
Excuse My Dust" is otherwise
a musical comedy rather obviously
designed to fit Shelton and his
public. It pins its complete faith
on Skeletons slapstick artistry and
his mimicry Of a small town boy
who becomes a laughing stock by
trying to invent horseless car
riage. This has been done a num-
ber of times before. 1t also has
been done better, but seldom bet
ter natured.
While the past is being thus
taken care of on the screen, the
sophisticated present is being ex-
pertly handled on the stage by
this weeks headline dancers
Mario and Floria. Young as they
are, this team is an old favorite
with Washington audiences. This
is as IL Snould De.
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Indiana, which sometimes must
get the feeling it is the most
typical Of the States. is the back
ground of the story George Wells
wrote for Shelton and his well
chosen associates in Excuse My
Dust" Here. in a typical small
town, Shelton goes about whipping
up a pioneer automobile while the
neighbors amiably scott at his
madness.
| Chief scoffer, naturally, is the
livery stable owner (William De-
marest) whose daughter (Sally
Forrest) is Skeletons fiancee. Most
Iof the town is behind Demarest
and his horses. but the fued is an
affair with charm. AS all small
towns do in musical comedies. this
one seems constantly to be having
moonlight hayrides, daylight pic
MICS and box socials.
These provide the occasion fol
a considerable variety of seasona.
songs and dances, one Of the
latter of which is quite pleasing
ballet dealing with q forecast o1
Women,s styles for the first 5(
years of the goth century. In this
Miss Forrest proves that she !;
quite a lovely and talented gir
dancing down the decades from
Ipetticoats to practically nothing
/ The climax of the films action
lis a 20-mile road race in which
Metro pulls the miracle of putting
la flock of ancient automobiles inte
running condition. These include
gas, electric and steam-driyer
Icrudities which stage a fairly in
Iteresting competition despite the
Ifact that it must be the longest
Islowest race ever photographed.
! The stage show headed by Mario
land Floria also features an ap-
Ipropriate seasonal overture, great
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Evening star., 1951-07-05
Films Counsel Youth

Use of vocational counseling
films i'm helping students to choose
a vocation is a recent innovation
in Finland and thus far Is re-
ported very successful.
, 1951-01-12
AT THE R|NGSIDE
BY LUX VIRGIL OVERBEA FOR AMP

man in the ring because of this
lighting effect.
y But there is other more con-
crete evidence of Joe's faltering
efforts in the ring. He failed to
knock down Beshore, a stationary
punching bag, even once although
he hit him at will. The power still
is not there. Beshore has been not
only floored, but kayoed.
Beshore pushed Joe around sew
eral times during the short en-
counter. In the old days nobody
pushed Joe around, not without
paying for it.
Yet, Joe looked pretty good on
television against Beshore, but af-
ter all, Beshore is no Ezzard
Charles. Before facing Joe, Fred
dy had lost two starlight fights,
n to Charles and the other to
some fellow whose name I can't
recall.
Yep, if I were old Joe, I would
take to the good old rocking chair
and ringside seat for future fights
see thin on television or as a
spectator-and let the in-the-ring
chores be done by younger fell
lows.
, 1951-01-12
sports Review
Ru MMIE NJ ZONES
By JIMMIE N. JONES

a chance at the title and don't in
tend to muff it,. My legs are in
great shape, and I am going to do
a lot Of fighting"
According to the records, Oma
has never went the Is round
distance, but predicts he can
make the limit if necessary and
will come out of the ring with
the championship. However, the
champion is rated to stop the chal-
lenger at the odds of 1 to 2 be-
fore the 18th canter.
According to the fighting re-
cords Oma is credited with having
lost 26 fights out of 90 including
two draws and one no-contest,
while Charles has lost but five out
of rs with Ia Kos. A crowd of
$4,000 is expected at the fight
which will be televised and broad
cast over WHO and WING start
ing at about 10 o'clock tonight.
, 1951-01-12

Sharp shooting Ezzard Charles,
heavyweight champion is favored
a 1 to 6 choice in his sixth title
defense against the rugged and
revamped Lee Oma, Of Buffalo,
N. Y. when they climb through
the ropes at Madison Square Gar
den tonight. The 20 year old
champion told reporters. "I'm
going for a quick win and if l can
knock him out in the early rounds,
so much the better. Fighting
experts expect Oma to hit the
deck long before the 18th round
gets to its end.
Oma on the other hand had
something to say about the re-
suits by saying 81 am in the best
shape of my career despite my "a
years.. | have trained hard for
this fight and have a surprise for
Charles and his supporters. | have
looked forword to this opportunity,
, 1951-01-12
LOUIS MUCH SHARPER
AGAINST BESHORE

Joe Louis is back.
This would seem to the ma
tural cry after the aging Brown
Bomber unleashed his right for
the first time to break Freddy
Beshore's nose and score a four
tn round TKO victory owe the
trial horse.
This was by far Louis most i'm
pressive showing Of his short
comeback career, but it still left
much to be desired.
On the credit side, Joe proved
at last that he has o. than one
hand. He also proved that he can
be streamlined down to his past
top fighting weight. He also il
Illustrated that he is determined to
do a good job, the best he can, in
his comeback efforts.
Joe weighed slightly nor than
210 pounds, the smallest since the
second Billy Conn fight. He was
faster and sharper in his punch
ing.
All these and a few more points
are good, but when you compare
them to the Joe Louis of old, you
realize that he will never be the
same. He is now a very good
fighter, just above the rank of
trial horse material.
Probably nothing does more to
illustrate Joe's aging than tele-
vision. By some quick, the light
ing in stadium make the ~television
cameras accentuate the small ball
spot in the top Of Joe's head and
to make it appear a bit CHASTITY
and gretesque.
Watching Joe fight from tele-
vision, you think Of Joe as a
ghost of his old self and an old
, 1951-01-12
Killed
As Gun Goes Off

JACKSON, Miss. Jan. IL. "a
NP)- Ted Irwin, 16, found out
too late that it doesn't pay to
"show off" with a loaded shotgun.
Ted shot and killed himself here
last week while pointing a shot
at his face and body.
The tragedy occurred at the
tenant farm house of Jimmie Lee
Champion, Ted's playmate. Ac-
~cidentally pulled the trigger. A
, 1951-01-12
Atom Dog Tags
May Influence
Civilian Use

The Navy has developed two
types of atomic radiation "dog
tags" that appear to fill the re-
quirements for the protection of
Navy personnel, which may in flu
enc civilian use.
Both detector devices were de-
scribed as simple, rugged and in
expensive, retaining their sensiti-
witty in storage and under extreme
heat.
} One type uses critals that nor
mally are transparent but turn
blue when exposed to gamma rays
generated by a nuclear explosion.
A doctor can determine the de-
gree Of a patients exposure to ra-
diation by comparing the shade of
blue Of the dog tag" with a color
chart.
Silver-activated phosphate glass
is the sensitive element in the
full blast Of No. 8 shot plowed
into his neck, severing his head
from his body. The other barrel,
cooked and loaded, was not fired.
A coroner's jury returned a ver-
dict Of suicide.
, 1951-01-12

second type. Gamma rays turn the
glass to an orange color under
ultraviolet light. The Navy said
that a quick measure of radiation
intensity could be determined by
a simple and compact photo elect
rio reader"
, 1951-01-12

DON'T HANG freshly Numbered
clothes outdoors in very cold
weather. Freezing tends to shrink
woolens and to weaken cottons
and linens. What's more, fibers
may. crack or break when frozen
clothes are folded.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
WASHINGTON, R-The U. s

WASHINGTON, R-The U. s. Board on Geographic Names has rejected "Bilgewater" and 'eThe Pub" as names for a creek and a hill in Alaska.
 In place of Bilgewater, the board approved Bilge Creek for the Identification of a stream in Imuruk Lake area of the Seward Peninsula, north of Nome.
 The geological survey had sug- gested Bilge as more acceptable than the longer name, by which the creek has been. identified in the past.
 Maps of the western Aleutians have listed 585-foot hill on Sem- isoponchnoi Island, west of Center Lake, as The Pub.
 The board ruled that this eleva- ton be Known henceforth as Lake shone Cone.
 The Board also reluctantly ap- proved Ragged Top" as the name of another peak on Semisopochnoi Island. At an earlier meeting the unit deferred action on the peaks name. Ragged Top" finally was approved, members explained, only because no satisfactory sub- Stitute was available.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
Shishmaref
 Postmaster Has Narrow Escape

Continued from Page One) and ropes and they were pulled back to the solid ice while he pad dled himself back.
 When Verne tried the same method of "iceboating," it is re- ported that he stepped too close to the edge of his "boat", which capsized, throwing him into the water.
 Fortunately he was able to grasp his seal hook before he went under. His companions quickly pulled him to. the surface on the thin ice which gave way under his weight, and he went down the sec ond time. Still clinging to his hook and kicking his feet he came to the surface again in the freezing water, but found himself under the fresh ice which he was able to break and keep breathing as his friends pulled him to shore.
 His companions quickly strip ped him of his freezing clothing and each gave him part of theirs. He thanks his lucky stars that his rope was new and strong. All ex- cept Arthur are members of the National Guard unit at Shish- maref.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
ARSONIST PLEADS GUILTY TO S4,50o,o0o FIRE

LANSING, Mich. tP)-Richard C. Shay, the 'teen-aged father who set the $4,5OO,000 state office building fire Feb. 8, pleaded guilty to arson Monday.
 Shay, 19, former state highway department employee, faces pos sible maximum prison term of ten years.
 Married and father of a seven month-old daughter, Shay said he set the fire in hopes of escaping the army draft by acquiring a criminal record. He said he meant to start only a small blaze.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
''Threat," Not
 Troops, Will Deter Russia From War
(By Oliver w. De Wolf)

WASHINGTON, R-Lt. Gen. Curtis E. Le May, who commands the U. s. fleet of long-range atom bomb planes, sadi today their threat, rather than any ground forces in Europe probably will de- ter Russia from starting a general war in the next two or three years.
 But Le May said he favors the administrations plans to send U. s. army troops to serve in com bined European defense force.
 Specifically, he opposed at Sen ator hearings a resolution by Sen ator Wherry R.-Neb0 whi h would declare the Senate opposed to sending any troops without pri- or Congressional approval.
 Le May explained he did not think the hands of the military should be tied by Congress.
 Under such restriction, he said "I would be handicapped very much in where I could place my wings and groups after war start ed"
 Le May, head of the Strategic Air Command, testified at Senator Wherry's request at Senate hear ings on the troops-to-Europe issue. The hearings are being held by the Senate foreign relations and armed services committees.
 Le May called his big bombers the "only effective weapon" this
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
Govt. Pegs Sale Price of New Cars

WASHINGTON, P)-The gov- ernment today banned the sale of new cars at inflated prices in the used car market and set dollars and-cents ceiling prices on all used cars..
 The action was announced by the office of price stabilization. The new regulations are effective March 2.
 Bruce Morris, chief of the agen- cy's automobile pricing division, said the move was designed to halt a widespread" flow of new cars into the used car market and to prevent used cars from selling above new car prices.
 Both practices occurred during the last war.
 The price schedule of used cars, under the ceiling, will be based on prices listed in guide books em- ployed by used car dealers as a yardstick of values.
 OPS listed the five standard books used in this connection and said that they will be recognized as the official source of dollars and-cents prices for used automo- piles.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
EASTERN STARS OBSERVE FRIENDSHIP NIGHT

Friendship Night was observed last Monday at the Order of East ern Star meeting with visiting Stars being paid special tribute by the Worthy Matron, Eda Dewey.
 Visitors who have been in at- tendance here have their home chapters in interesting places all over the States. They were pre- sented with individual gifts.
 Officers were also surprised by the Worthy Matron with artistic nosegays which she had made. Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
Forecast And
 Weather Report; Nome and Vicinity

Forecast Nome: Continued clou- dy and warm with occasional snow this afternoon continuing late tonight. Moderate southeast erly winds increasing to 25- 30 miles per hour tonight. Lowest temperature tonight 25, highest temperature Thursday 30.
 Nome data last A hours as of zoo am. today:
 Precipitation O.22 inch. (Total this month O:57 inch).
 Temperatures: highest 30, low est 5.
 Maximum wind fl miles an hour from the ZINE.
 Sunrise at TAP a.m., sunset at 4:51 pm.
 Temperatures one year ago to- day: highest 10, lowest -16.
 Extreme temperatures on this date since 1907: Highest 36 in 1924, lowest -34 in 1915.
 Data for other selected stations nc of 8.OO m tOdav.
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21

country now has for dealing with Russia in event of war. When Wherry asked if they could knock out Russia by long-range bom- bardment, the general replied: ''I don't know. That's my job to try and achieve. that end"
The Nome nugget., 1951-02-21
AIRL.INEs
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYs

There were no inbound passen- gers on Pan American today. De- parting were B. P. Gerard for Fairbanks, Nick Simeon and MT. and Mrs. Jim Mclean for Seattle.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

perd and Sadie Carter.
BOOnsbOro - George II. Seigman,
Scott Battenfeld, D. II. Staley, Har-
lam ]. Smith, Harry Davis, Amanda
Barr, Fife Grossnickle, c. A. New
ton, T. H. Smith and George M.
Slower.
CavetOwn-L. L. Grossnickle, S. B.
Shoop, George Pearson, J. D. Seig-
man, Haidee Poe, Maggie Bingham,
Dillon Weagley, d. H. Carver, EN-
ma Bachtell and L. A. r. Rohrer.
ROhrersviIle - Eugene Brown, d.
M. Snyder, A. w. Leslie, Thalia
Boteler, W. c. Zahn, A. w. Reeder
and Jacob Smith.
Petersburg Frank Letter, Emma
Barnhart, Lima Bell, Orville Long,
r. F. Diffendal, Robert Lamar, John
F. Kehoe, Harry T. Davis and Pres
ton Vogle.
FunkstOwn-James p. Harter, EN-
NETT M. Cullen, Charles w. McDade,
Sallie Cover and Martha D. Stuart.
Sandy HOOk-M L. Keedy, Mavene
Lamar, Ambrose Reed, Anna Carter
and James Smith.
TilghmantOn - D. NJ. Younkins,
Emma M. Writ, Lind f. Currie,
Amanda Shoop and Laura Gross
nickle.
CearfOss-M. L. Schmicker, Peter
Schamel Alfred Belts, T. j. Farhney,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29
Horse and Buggy Days
BY OLDTLMER

Most of us know the teachers in
the schools where our children are
taught today, but l wonder how
many of you "oldtimers" can remem-
Der who taught in the Washington
County schools back in 1881.
To refresh your memory here is
the list:
Sharpsburg-John f. Kelly, Sue
d. Johnson, John p. Smith, Alice ".
Cover, Lizzie Alder A. d. War
field and r. E. Borden
WilIiamspOrt-J. T. Beard, E. w.
Byers, Cora Shawen, Mamie Haw-
ken and Ella HOLMAN.
HagerstOwn High SCHOOL,. l..
King, S. A. Poffenberger, A. M
Lynch, George A. Harter, J. A. Zeig-
Ter, F. j. Hahn, Bette Braly, Annie
Cook, Nettie Baker, Mary Bundel,
Ella Taggart, George B. Cummings,
D. F. Newcomer, S. J. Baker and
Isaac Sprecher.
Clear Spring S. Richardson,
Katie Slaughenhaupt, A. E. Snyder,
John Miller, George S. Fockler, John
Kreps, B. F, Angle, Cora Seiss, Will
liam H. Angle, Joshua Phillips and
John M. Smith.
HancOck-George c. Pearson, Mil
ton Spessard, Pleasant johnson, Mary
B. Staurt, NJ Mckinley, James S.
Grant, Annie Ambrose, Clara Shep-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

The following officers were elected
at a recent meeting of the Letters
burg Grange: Van Itnyre, grand
master (re-elected); Charles Barn
hart, overseer; Mildred Itnyer, lee
turer; Stephen Mellott, steward;
Howard Strock, assistant steward;
Frances Banner, lady assistant stew
ard; Harry Sheiss, treasurer; Betty
Hammond, secretary; Kenneth Ham
mond, gate keeper; Mrs Victor Crist,
Ceres; Dorothy Myers, Ramona; Mrs.
Pauline Stouffer, Flora; Charlene
Kline, pianist; Elmer Kline, execu-
tive committeeman; and Mrs. Clara
Banner, juvenile matron.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29
Leitersburg News

Pvt. Edward r. Working, son of
Mr. and Mrs. II. r. Working, Lett
efsburg- Hagerstown Highway, who
is now stationed in Houston, Texas,
has been promoted to Private First
Class. His parents will be glad to
furnish his address to any of his
friends who would like to write to
him.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

George w. Hicks, Samuel Hicks,
George II. Uhler, Thomas B. Rice,
Joseph F. Keeny and u. S. Pittinger.
Ringgold-J. E. S. Pryor, Wilfred
Rice, L. r. Benchof, J. v. Shank,
John Masters, Maggie Machtell and
A. Diffendal.
Indian Spring-W F. Humbert, M.
L. Bachtell, A. w. Cutler, Rebecca
Boyd, A. Shaffer, E. G.. Kinsell,
George M. Draper, H. S. Smith and
o. j. Zitts.
Beaver Creek. L. V. Cook,
Cyrus Harp, John Wagaman, j. M.
Kreidler and A. G.. Irwin.
Hagerstown, ia. j. Harsh, M.
Newcomer, William D. Piper, Mary
Rowland, Mary Dunlap, Mary Hur-
ley, D. A. Thomas, Blanche Wagner,
Mary Rouskulp, Margaret Newcom-
er, Emily Walsh, Cyrus Simmons,
William Anthony, A. Huntsberger
and Thomas Farmer.
Chewsville- Charles A. Santee,
John p. Fockler, Rebecca E. Brown,
Fred K. Sykes and j, H. Brewer.
KeedysviIIe - A. M. Wolfnger,
Ezra Schildknecht, E. D. Hertzell,
Ella Kelsey, Agnes Stevenson, D. w.
Wyand, S. W. Reichard and Asa
Lamar.
DOwnsville-C. A. Waynant, Geary
S. Belts, d F.. Wolf, d. v. Middle
kauff and William H. King.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Robert Neikirk, four-year- old
grandson of Mrs. Victor Neikirk,
teacher at the Ringgold School, is
recovering from a serious kidney OPP
Grafton in the John Hopkins Hos
pital in Baltimore. This is the sec
ond operation the young lad has I'M
dergone in the past year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Donna Rinehart, student at Tow
son Teachers College, spent the
Thanksgiving holiday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Rinehart.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

ager of the Leitersburg School, spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with her
sister in Washington, D. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

The Maryland State Cookie Con-
test will be conducted in Frederick
on Friday, December ID, in conjunc-
ton with the State Grange Conveh-
ton which will be held in that city.
The annual Christmas party for
Grange members will be held on
December IS.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Edward Ford, of the u S Navy,
who has spent the past few months
in foreign waters, but is now sta
toned at Norfolk, recently spent
week end with his wife and daugh-
tiers.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

a number of friends of Pvt. Paul
Stevens, son Of Mrs. Rachel Stevens,
who is stationed in Japan, have re-
ceived cards or letters from him re-
Gently.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Miss Mary Poe spent her Thanks
giving vacation with friends in West
minister and during her stay there
she also visited York, Pa.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

child plant three weeks ago, is still
in serious condition at the Wash
lngton County Hospital
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Mrs. Jesse Higman, cafeteria man
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29

Arnold Burkhart, who was badly
hurt in an accident near the Fair
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-11-29
RUBBER STAMPS

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The Nome nugget., 1951-03-12
HANCOCK NEWS
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 the children went home a few adults gathered to dance and play muck. Charlie Atmik had just returned from the Haycocks where he was cutting wood, so small celebration was necessary.
 To some of us, Haycock seems to be a poor place in which to EXIST. A series of bad storms and a low wood supply is not a morale booster. Then, Alaska Air lin es seemed to forget us for twelve days and expected mail was delayed. Essential freight (gas and foo0 is due in via Munz Airlines but even they seem to have forsaken their patrons. And or loyal Art Johnson is now lower Yukon and Kuskokwim pi- lot for Alaska Airlines. However. spring is nearly around the corner. Skies are bright, temperatures are higher, days are longer, and con- ference time is here.
 Lillian Porter has made a fine record at Mt. Edgecumbe Voca- tional School, so her principal re- ports. She seems to have over come her homesickness and is en- toying her surroundings. We all hope that Lillian will continue on with her high school education.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-12
Sen. Chapman, el Kentucky, Killed Ri

WASHINGTON, R = Senator Virgil Chapman, 55-year-old vet eran member of Congress from Kentucky, was injured fatally early today in collision of his automobile and a trailer-truck. He was a Democrat.
 Although Chapman was serving his first term as a Senator, he had been member of the House for g years before he moved up to the Senate in 1948. He succeeded Vice President Barkley when Barkley was elected Vice-Presi- dent.
 His death cuts the Democratic majority in the Senate to one, leaving a 48-47 margin.
 The Senate arranged to recess for the day shortly after Chap mans death was announced.