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The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19
Defense Dept. Issues Last Casualty Summary

WASHINGTON, R - The De- fense Department today announ- ced preliminary battle casualty total of 142,277 Americans killed, wounded and missing for the whole Korean war.
 The tentative total was given in what the Pentagon said would be the last regular weekly summary of battle casualties. It showed a net decrease of IT from last week, reflecting the addition of 19 kill ed, a decrease of g missing and a transfer of 19 wounded to a non-battle classification.
 Auditing of casualty figures will continue for months, possibly years, before a final figure can be reached to tell the full story of the cost of the Korean con- flict in terms of dead, wounded and missing.
 The revision process will in- evitably raise the tentative death toll of 25,6O4, as confirmation is obtained on American deaths in enemy prison camps. The num- Der of missing will decrease grad ually as the death toll rises. The missing figure will eventually reach a theoretical zero when, after all the checks and investi- gations are completed, men re- maining on the missing list will be declared dead.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19
Stanley McCutcheon Resigns AS Dem. National Committeeman

ANCHORAGE, R-Stanley Mo Cutcheon, Anchorage lawyer, re- signed Tuesday as Democratic National Committeeman from AL aska. He has held the post since January, 1949.
 The names of Henry Roden, Ralph Rivers and J. Earl Cooper have been submitted by local Democrats as possible successors to McCutcheon, whose resigna- tion has been expected.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19
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meetings last weekend to discuss sorority activities and procedures.
 Miss Vetter is visiting the Is Alaska chapters of the sorority and Friday evening told the Nome members that last year Beta Sig ma Phi spent $29,O00 on cancer research and is currently support ing work of two outstanding scientists in cancer research at the University of Colorado. A paper on their finding was pre- sented to the International Cancer Congress in Paris in 1852 in the name of the sorority.
 The international objectives and projects of the organization in clude donation of $15,000 to Girls Town, USA, each year, lib- eral arts contest, and conducted tours to Europe, Hawaii and other fascinating places for large groups of the members.
 Sorority members participate in these projects, as well as activities in their own communities, and also follow a cultural program of self development each year in their semi-monthly meetings. Miss Vetter stated that a sorority mem Der enjoys the same privileges and advantages she would have in her own chapter, no matter where she goes. These include transfer of membership to any of the $500 chapters in the English speaking countries of the world, assistance in establishing a residence or of obtaining a job in any part of the country.
 On Sunday afternoon Miss Vet ter met with sorority members for a discussion of program plan ming. On Saturday evening the members and guests drove to the Dexter summer home of Mrs. Beverly Morgan for a picnic sup per. Saturday afternoons the visit or shopped in Nome's curio stores and took a short trip up the rail road, and on Friday afternoon she took the conducted tour of the town and surrounding area. She left Sunday evening for Fair banks to continue her visit in the territory.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19
James Chadwick Resigns As Director of AVA.

JUNEAU, Aug. 13-James w. Chadwick, who has been Execu- tive Director of the Alaska Visit ors Association since it first set up offices here two years ago, has resigned effective August 31, he revealed here today.
 Chadwick, with his wife John sic, will leave for New York where he will return to television production work in which he was engaged before taking over AVA here.
 The Board of Directors of the Visitors Association will meet on Sept. 2 to chose a successor.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19

Personal and Legal Size File Folders on Sale at the Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19

Air travel in the Nome area was pioneered by Noel Wien.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19

Alyce Vetter, Beta Sigma Phi Representative, Meets With Nome Chapter
 Beta Sigma Phi members met with Aylce Vetter, international representative in two special
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-19

Inventory Blanks al Nome Nugget
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
Heart Attack Takes
Margaret Basinger

Final rites we've held Wednesday
afternoon at the Diller funeral home
for Mrs. Margaret Augusta Basinger,
81, of Bluffton, who died at her resi-
dence at 1:55 p. N. Sunday of heart
attack.
Born October 81, 1886 in Allen
county, near Cairo, she was a daugh-
ter of John and Elizabeth (Euller)
Naus. She married Walter Basinger
September 8, zoos, and he survives.
Also surviving are daughters,
Treva, at home; Mrs. Odessa Augs-
burger, near Mts> Cory; Mrs. Geneva
Fett, Bluffton; Mrs. Dorothy Roush,
near Rawson; Mrs. Violet Moser,
Route 8, Ada; sons, Harmon, Find
lay; Orville and Ffeeman, both of
Bluffton; Floyd, Pandora; foster
son, Richard Esmond; sister, Mrs.
Minnie Ferrell, Confluence, Pa;
brothers, Chris, Lakeside and John,
Lima; and 26 grand hildren.
The Rev. V. C. OgNermann, pastor
of st. Johns Evangelical and Reform
ed church officiated at the services.
Burial was in Maple Grove cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
The Charles Co.
Realigns IStaff
Of MdseI Buyers

AL realignment of several buying
posi- ions has Abeen made by The
Ch&les Goa ddring the past year, it
was Il annoyffiee2 BYE. S. Charles,
Richard Hasselschwert of Wauseon,
and Russell Rimund of Montpelier
were appointedaas shoe buyers. Henry
Schuette, who opened the Bluffton
store more than year ago and now
manages the Defiance store. is pres
emily buying the housewares and
toys, while Frank. Hobenbrink of
Holgate is handling the floor cover
ings.
Mrs. Jane Bernicke was appointed
buyer for ladies' reaay-to-wear and
Mrs. Matilda Bockelnahn is handling
all cotton dresses andsrobes.
Other buyers who continue as in
the past are: Otto Hurst, mems and
boys clothing; Mel King, domestics
and piece goods; MS. Mary Greiser,
ladies' and children8 accessories.
In addition, Da3e Mcfarland of
Defiance was appointed manager of
the Ada store, and Jerry Sawicki of
Toledo has taken the managers posi-
ton in the Sylvania store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31

Bluffton friends of Hiram Welty,
who may have wondered what Hiram
has been doing since he left here
back in 1909 for Southern Texas
during the land boom there, will
be interested to know that well
digging has been one of his principal
occupations and he is known as
the dean of South Texas water well
drillers.
A feature article appearing in
Better Ranches & Farms" tabloid
Esize newspaper dated December IL,
bites Mr.. Welty as an authority on
water well drilling in Nueces county
and dlotes tie former Blufftonite
as estlmatine The has drilled 2,1O0
rslls ssns. Anss'hs 'ss'f = call Texas
Hiram, now living in Robstown,
Texas, and his brother, the late
Cyrus Welty, began drilling wells
| shortly after stepping off land
con. ?any excursion train back in
1909. Now Hiram is aided by his
son, Ben, who works part time even
while attending school. He has
helped his father since the i930's
except for a Short time while he
served in the army during World
War H. a
An interesting sidelig1lt of the
item was the fact that welty still
charges the same fee for well drillF
| ing now as he did back il 1909
81 per foot.
Improvements in equipment allow
speedier drilling than back in 1909
when a putt-putting gasoline engine
furnished the power, and this per-
mits the drilling of more feet of
we'll in a shorter time which has
offset the declining value of the
dollar over the years.
Welty figures he has averaged
about so wells a. year since going
into the business #in Texas.
The Blufftonitk was % years old
when he arrived in Nueces county
but had begu1 to work when he
was IS. He gained some of his
early experience in old fields near
Bluffton.
Welty is qpoted as saving that
industrial plants related to the
petroleum industry have pumped 50
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
NatiUe OF BIufftOn KnOlUn As The Dean
OF Water Well Drillers In South Texas

much water that the water table for
deep wells hasEfallen 40 to so feet
since he went into the business.
Greatest trbuble with water wells
in South Texas is salt water. Layers
of salt water in the ground eorrode
the well casing on the way down.
Some modern wells are being COM
pleted with concrete pumped down
to surround the outside of the casing
to prevern this corrosion.
While the average. life of a well
in Weltys territory is Is years
some are still in operation after &c
years of use.
Hiram is a brother of Elam Welty
of Bluffton, who helped his brother
in the we'll business prior to World
War |. Hiram was last in Bluff.
ton about five years ago when ht
paid visit here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31

Regis Sullivans, Charles Dowells, Don
Smith and families. They also had
gift exchange and showed pictures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young and family also
were guests, celebrating Regis Sui
livan, Jr., birthday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Everette Crumrine
were Christmas dinner guests of Lena
Crumrine of Alma.
Adah HaE returned home after
few weekf visit with her sister IN
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westphal, Sr.
had dinnek Saturday at their sons
home. ss'ssz~saes.s
Mrs. Emma Adams Of Harrod Wis
tied Sunday Afternoon with Verns
Wollett and Mrs. Loretta Clum.
Mrs. Nora Long Jas been on the
sick list the last # Nv days.
Mrs. Eta Skinrer called on Mrs
Mabel Hawk, Sunday evening.
Fred Feldner Fho has been in Lima
hospital for eyeral weeks with polio
spent Christmas at home with his
family.
Mr.. and Ms. Lester Bierley, Mrs
Belle Heath, Dennis Rex of Columbus
had Christmas dinner at Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Rex.
Mr. and Mrs, Melvin Wilkins of It
Wayne were Tuesday and Saturda.
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
cite Crumrine.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Skinner had
dinner Christmas. Eve with son Joe
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. f1ra Klingler spent
Christmas witty the Ben Stump
family.
Mr.. and Mr.. Fred Westphal had
as Christmas Hge< <Afnner guests, son
Fred and family.
Mrs. Daisy Arnoldfwas Christmas
dinner guest of tie Frank Pringle
family of Lima.
Mrs. Mabel Hewk had as dinner
guests Saturday Ievening the follow
ing three sons, Dwight, Mike and
Junior and families. three daughters
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
C.. Y. StOnehiH Heads
NeU Bldg. Committee

In an item appearing in The Bluff
ton News last weEk concerning the
reorganization of fhe Bluffton Com
munity Sportsmenf club for the new
year, the name of Aldine Weiss ap-
peared Incorrectly as supervisor of the
new clubhouse building committee.
Instead, Weiss is supervisor of the
club room and equipmsht department
and C. V. Stonehill is chairman of the
new building commikee.
Others on Weissl leommittee include
Charles d. HauenJtein, Russell Mont
gomery, Robert Hlrsey and William
J. Burkholder. Wdiss is club room
custodian and Maynard Geiger is
equipment custodian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
LAFAYETTE News

Callers at thshome of Mrs. Ethel
Helser were MI fina and Gail Sandy of
Pan Tex, Texk, Kay Mike and Barry
limerick and MEss>Blafche Helser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt& Arnold called
on Mrs. Daisy Arnolf on Wednesday.
Mrs. Jesse WolleN returned home
from Columbus Hobital on Tuesday
Carlton Emeric# had as dinner
and supper guests Christmas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Sand and children Of
Pan Tex, Texas. M. and Mrs. Edsel
Downing and family. Mrs. Edit
Downey and Mrs. Ethel Helser.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31
DR.. HoUardl Raid Fills
Presbyteriah Pulpit

DR.. Howard !. Raid, assistant
professor of colonies and business
at Bluffton co,lsg gave the sermon
last Sunday rnSrning at worship
services of TIE Bluffton Presbyterian
church. He led the pulpit in the
absence of ths Rev. Leonard W.
McIntire, who lis on a visit with
family and relafyes in North Caro-
lima.
Evening star., 1953-11-29
Want a Loan?
Your Moneys
Worth
BY Sylvia Porter

IF YOU WE'RE turned down on a loan
i this past spring or summer-and lots of
borrowers the Nation over were given fiat
refusals-now is the time to try again. In
stead of f1guratively having the door closed
in your face, you may we'll be greeted with
a warm smile. And this applies whether
Evening star., 1953-11-29

you are a business
man, a home buyer or
builder, or a buyer of
a big appliance on-the-
cuff - assuming, of
course, you're conSid-
cred financially able to
manage whatever deal
you have in mind.
Both banks and saw
ings and loan aSsocia-
tionS have more money
available to lend than
in m a n y months.
Which means that if
Evening star., 1953-11-29


you can meet the down payment -repayment
requirements, you can get your mortgage. If
you have the credit record, you can get the
cash to expand your business, or the price of
that appliance. The interest charge probably
won't be lower than few months ago, but
getting loan will be easier. And that, to
most borrowers. is the crucial point.
Why is the pinch" on borrowers being so
markedly softened? What's behind this major
reversal? This
Cd Last May. when the money harden
ing" policy of the administration started to
show alarming signs of leading to money
panic. the Federal Reserve System began a
major modification Of policy. It retreated
from its early-1953 concept of hands off"
the money markets, began to pump billions
of dollars into the commercial banks. In
effect. it began creating" money for the
banks to lend. It's still pumping in new
money to the banks.
60 AS a result, the bond markets have
pulled out of a sharp slump Since summer
bond prices have been in sensational up
surge. Many lending institutions which had
heSitated last spring to sell bonds to get cash
to make loans. because of the losses they'd
be forced to take, now have profits on their
securities. They can sell happily if they want
to get cash to make loans. The freeze" in
the bond markets is over.
80 The expansion in bank loans which
always marks this season hasn't been as great
as in previous years. InduStrialiStS, retailers
homebuilders, consumers just haven't been
borrowing as much as Washington antici-
pated. Thus, while the banks have more
money to lend, they have less demand for
loans-and they're building up backlogs.
This is the basic background explaining
the switch. The administration is determined
that its money policy is not to be blamed
for any business decline. On money policy,
the backtrack is unmistakable.
The big borrowers are getting the warm
smiles now Investors again are Scrambling
to lend the Treasury cash at declining interest.
The giant finance companies-General Motors
Acceptance Corp, CIT Financial Corp,
Commercial Credit Co.-are reducing the
interest they pay banks for money. Corpora
tionS are borrowing freely in the market at
decreasing costs.
This is the signal that the welcome is
coming out for you. too-although not on
the nothing down take lifetime -to-pay
terms of a few years back.
In past months, many of you have been
caught in money pinch beyond your control.
Now the pendulum is shifting back in favor
of you, the borrower. So now go back, try for
a loan again.
(CouvP Ohf pccf- Hall SupAI
Evening star., 1953-07-19
Burmese Shrug off Reports of Red Invasion

to create unity among her
diverse peoples. bring educa-
Jion to the majority of ker
population and create wealth
to alleviate the poverty Of her
citizens.
The $4,000 Chinese NATIONAL
lists are Burma's largest in
ternational problem. They can
be classified roughly into two
oups-brigands living or the
land, and organized, equipped
units operating under the Ma
tionalists on Formosa. Perhaps
six to eight thousand of these
troops fed into Burma from
southern Yunnan Province
with the fall of China. The
others have been drifting into
Burma for the past few years.
About two years ago Burma set
out to rid itself of these rem
nant Nationalists living along
her northeast border, a region
thick with rain forests, torn by
mountains and gorges and
crossed by only one road-the
famed Burma road of World
War II. But the Burmese
made a surprising and dis
turbing discovery. The Chi
nese closest to the Thai border
were operating as military
units. They were getting new
supplies and equipment. It
looked suspiciously as though
the equipment had come from
Formosa in American-type
Evening star., 1953-07-19

department. heads and also to
the Commissioners.
BY following the budget in
which they are interested from
the department to the Com.
missioners and to the Capitol,
civic groups will be able bet
ter to place responsibility for
deleted projects and to mar
shall continuous support for
desired items.
OF course. some Of the tech
nical departments won't have
to call hearings. But it will be
interesting to see whether the
key ones-Welfare, Health,
the Library Board. etc.-follow
the school board lead.
4 y
Morse Proposal
Oregon's Independent Sem
ator Morse decided the other
day that the odor assailing his
nostrils came not from Repub-
lican corruption but rather
from Potomac pollution.
His solution: Building a vast
regional treatment plan to
handle sewage from the Metro
politan area. Cost would be
borne by the District. Virginia.
Maryland and the Federal
Government.
The Senator's interest is
welcome and the subject
worthy Of attention. But not
quite in this form.
In the first place, there's no
chance of his bill being con-
sidered or acted upon this ses-
sion.
Secondly, five States, includ-
ing the District, Maryland and
Virginia already are Cooper
ating by compact in a commits
sion fighting the river pollu.
ton and have been efecting
continuing improvements since
1889.
Thirdly, Virginia is never
going to go in on any joint
treatment plant where the esti-
mated cost could exceed SIS
million. The State already has
refused to tie into the District
system under a plan suggested
by the late Harold Kemp. for
mer District Sanitary engineer.
What is needed is for the
Federal Government to assume
more actual and financial re-
sponsibility for the condition
of the river. The vast Federal
establishment contributes to
the sewage problem. At this
point Uncle Sam pays $1,000
annually to the expenses Of
the Interstate Commission
and-if you will-indirectly
through the annual Federal
payment to the District in the
District sewage control activi-
ties. This is by no means a fair
share Anything Senator
Morse can do to improve Fed
eral participation In the pres
ent program will be much
more useful than his proposal.
X X
Rent Control
The Citizens Advisory
Council got a cold shoulder
from the District Commission
ers when it recommended ex-
tension of rent control here.
The controls expire July 81.
Evening star., 1953-07-19
Metropolitan Scene:
Rule Moy Lift Secrecy
From Agency Budgets
By John W Thompson. Jr.

For years the city's depart
ments and boards have sub
mitted their annual budget
estimates to the Commissioners
without making them public.
1t was the feeling that they
were required by law to main
tain secrecy.
The Commissioners then
have released the estimates
and held their own public
hearings to sample public SEN
timent before making their
cuts. Following this hearing.
budget details again were
cloaked in secrecy until sent
to the Capitol by the President.
A month or so ago, the Board
Of Education's legislation COM
mittee asked Corporation
Counsel Vernon West whether
law did in fact require secrecy
about school estimates before
they reached the Commits
sioners. The committee wanted
to know II it would be legal
to hold a public hearing on
the estimates after the board
had drawn them up. Tradi-
tionally the board has held
hearings beforehand. Could
the public be given a chance
to voice its opinion on the
finance program when it was
completed?
VESTS Ruling
Said Mr.. West, in effect:
You can If you want to. And
he went on to point up the
implications in his ruling with
this observation:
Consideration, however.
should be given to the advis-
ability Of holding such hear
ings prior to the submission
Of budget requests to the
Commissioners, inasmuch as a
precedent may be established
whereby organized citizenry
would expect the same pro-
cedure to be followed by the
heads Of other departments,
agencies and boards"
There is here the clear sug-
gestion that other departments
and agencies can do the same
thing If they wish.
The school board already
has announced intent to hold
such hearings and it would be
no surprise If the Recreation
Board followed suit.
The Significance
What's so important about
this ruling if the city heads
release the estimates after
they get them anyway? Just
this:
If other departments follow
suit. citizens will be able to
voice their opinions at sep
arate hearings on the items in
which they are interested in
stead Of having to testify
hurriedly during consideration
of the budget as a whole. They
will have time to tackle the
agencies and departments sep
arately and make their opinion
felt before the estimates reach
the Commissioners.
Such procedure should re-
suit in a better informed cit
izenry whose testimony would
be of greater assistance to the
Evening star., 1953-07-19

airplanes. which Were landing
at . remote airstrip in upper
Tllailand.
Burmese Deduction
To the Burmese this meant
that American military aid to.
Formosa was being diverted by
Gen. Chang Kai-shek to equip
these troops.
Why? Many an informed
quarter had reason to believe
Gen. Chang might have been
planning eventually to use
these troops as part Of an all
out attack against the Com
munist mainland. The Burmese
also charge that Americas
super-secret Central Intelli-
gence Agency had some contact
with these Nationalists.
Burma redoubled it's efforts
to destroy these forces mili-
tarily. But the effort was
ragged and inconclusive. The
here-again gone-again jungle
warfare produced little actual
fighting at.any time or place.
One Eye on Reds
The constant fear in the
minds of the Burmese was that
the Communist Chinese might
find the presence of the Ma
tionalists so close to their
border a convenient excuse to
invade Burma.
This fear grew and the Ma
tionalist groups continued to
expand until early this spring
when Burma finally threw the
problem at the United Nations
in a charge that came close to
accusing the United States
and Formosa of aiding and
abetting potential source Of
war within Burma'S borders.
The U. N. promptly passed a
resolution calling for the with
drawal Of the Chinese troops to
Formosa. Burma, meanwhile,
refused to accept any more
United States point four aid,
The upshot of it all was the
first concrete step by the
United States to "do some-
thing" Under American leader
ship, a four-way parley-the
United States, Burma, Chiang's
China and Thailand parti-
cipating-reached a decision
on eradicating this stubborn
problem.
Burma agreed to set up