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The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
Larry Calvin Convalescing

Friends of Larry Calvin will be
glad to learn that he is improved
in health. 1t is reported, however,
that he will be convalescing for
several weeks yet.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20

Ethel Vogan. pioneer business
woman of Teller, is visiting in
town for a few days and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hagen.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20

ATTENTION ALL MASONS
The Third Degree will be given
Thursday evening at $500 pm.
Boyd HARDWOOD. WIN.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
ALASKA AIRLINES

To Anchorage: Doris Veoker,
Capt. Wright, Capt. Koder, Mr.,
and Mrs. zimmerman.
To Unalakleet: Ray Klemon-
son.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20

Norvin Lewis left for the States
where he will attend meeting Of
the Grand Lodge F and A M Of
Washington, which is being held
at Spokane.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20

Mrs. Pete Olson. well-known in
Nome, is now the night cook at
the Arctic Lunch.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
N O r I G E

Members of the Good Joes are
are notified Bar B a on Bessie
Road will be open on Saturday,
May 20, ar pm.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-20
! MIMI HOSPITAL

Discharged: Mrs. Bill ellis and
infant daughter, Michael Burke,
S. Pushruk.'
Evening star., 1953-07-20
By Charles E. TroceweN

to my unframed eye to be essentially
was enchanted when first saw them
over here, for they seemed like old
friends
ITO that list one could add the gar
den thrush that one sees in the leaf
ler suburbs, some owls, magpies, crows
(no rocks in this country?) sparrows,
pigeons and StarlingS.
Yours truly, H. F."
X X
Such spleen as there is against COM
mon sparrows is based in the conten-
ton that they drive the native Amer
lean wildbirds away from nesting sites.
It is no wonder that the common Eu-
ropean house sparrow is called English,
since it was brought here from Eng
land.
Cardinals and sparrows belong to the
same great bird family and hence get
along with each other very well.
The jay is not shy. but is so full Of
life that he cannot stand STILL" as it
were.
He takes sunf1ower seeds away and
hides them in crevices of bark and so
helps smaller birds, which see him hide
them.
Our mourning, or turtle, dove is a
fine fighter and often will not tolerate
a Jay near a feeding station, but drives
it away with upraised wings.
An interesting point about the dove
is that it looks amazingly like the now
extinct passenger pigeon, except 1t is
about half the size.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
"THIRTY-NINTH STREET.

Dear Sir:
I cannot understand the objection of
many persons toward the nisnamed
English sparrow lit should really be
called the European).
II think they are amusing and in
teresting birds and the most devoted
parents. My son and put out wild
bird seed on an upstairs window sill
and also the husks from our parakeet's
food dish.
This we do all the year around and
even in high summer the birds still
flock to this feeding station. Today. as
usual, at this time of year, a mother
sparrow was buSily feeding her two
young ones-fully fledged birds, which
appeared fully capable of feeding them
selves.
"She never ate a morse1 herself, as
far as could tell - was watching
from my work table by the window. less
than yard away - and she fed them
with absolute fairness, first one and
then the other.
IT have also seen father sparrows do
the same.
Cardinals often come and feed more
or less peacefully with the sparrows,
each species keeping to his own part of
the sill.
Lately, the handsomest blue jays
have been coming fleetingly; oddly, they
are the Shyest of all the birds.
THE rest don't mind any continuous
noise, such as the typewriter. or people
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Toft-HurtIey Provision

90 not crlClclZe Gould Lincoln for
not digging into the dull intricacies
OF the Taft Hartley Act. However, lets
take a brief look at a provision re-
terred to in two of his recent stories.
He says that the President will GER
tainly try "to strike out of the law the
prohibition against workers on strike
voting in elections . to determine
the unions to represent the work.
erS :"
The Act only disqualifies strikers
"who are not entitled to reinstate-
ments" public Law 101, Sec. 9 (c)
CD }. This does not disqualify work
ers" but only applies to former
workers, or as the Senate report says
those permanently replaced" It
only applies to those who have no right
to reinstatement because of the nature
of the strickland did not have even
under the Wagner Act! A worker on
strike has right to vote so long as
he is worker" entitled to reinstate-
ment-and he cannot be refused REIN
statement because of union activity
or where he strikes against an unfair
labor practice" The Senate report
on the Act followed by the courts)
explains this. Certainly former en-
ployes who, for various reasons do not
intend to return to work, or are found
by the Labor Board not entitled to
reinstatement by reason of their con-
duct. should not vote to determine who
will represent the workers themselves.
Few strikers are permanently re-
placed"-the unions see to that-and
in the important industries there are
no replacements to be had during a
strike. There is no evidence whatever
that this provision ever hurt a union.
How about story applying your
usual objectivity to this situation. 1t
might save Ike another blunder -
which he surely will make if he seri-
ously tries to put this one over!
Like Ike.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
This and That .

talking, so long as it had been going on
before their arrival; these fly off at
once if you start to type or to speak.
However, they soon come back.
But the jays can't bear the type
writer. Also they have curious habit
of taking one sunfower seed at time
(they don't seen to like the millet) and
flying away with it, coming back few
minutes later for another.
MY favorite bird of all is also the
boldest.
HE is beautiful, slender -necked,
pale brown dove with slightly darker
brown spots on his wings.
X X
HE is afraid only of sudden move
ments, as all birds are, but otherwise
one can move around in the room,
start to type or to talk and he doesn't
stir.
He pauses sometimes briefly to look
into the room through the screen, head
on one side.
HE is not a symbol of peace. ex-
actly and the wistaria vines outside are
filled with Scolding sparrows that
darent come too near to him.
This wild dove (would be a mourn
ing dove; do you think?) is fairly re-
cent arrival at the sill, although have
heard doves for recent years among the
trees.
IT am fascinated by wild birds of all
countries and love to compare the dlt-
ferent species. &
Doves, chickadees. some warblers,
kinglets or golden-crowned wrens seem
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Recognizing Red Chino
Waco, Texas

1.-THE recent editorial, "Sir Winston
and Uncertainty" The Star said that
as result of the temporary retirement
of Prime Minister Churchill from the
councils of the Western alliance "the
free world at large is likely to feel an
element of uncertainty as regards the
direction of British policy"
However, Sir winston is not so IN
capacitated that his hand would not
still be on the helm and there Is no
uncertainty as to his direction Of Brit
ish policy, which, since Britain's recog-
milton of the Peiping regime OF Mao
Tse-tung on January 6. 1850, has been
one of appeasement of Soviet China
and Russia He has tried to convince
President Eisenhower that Red China
should be admitted to the United Ma
tions, although the Chinese Reds re-
fused to recognize British "recogn1-
ton" of them. After the formal recog-
milton, John c. Hutchinson was sent as
British charge d'affaires ad interim TO
Peiping and was ignored by the Red
government.
Eventually Sir Maberly Esler Dening
was sent as prospective ambassador to
Peiping and got as far as Hong Kong
where he stayed. He was not even OF
fered visitors visa to Soviet China.
Finally, in April, 1852, it was announced
that Sir Maberly would become British
ambassador to Japan instead.
The Chinese Reds also showed their
contempt for the recognition" by
forcibly seizing the military compound
connected with the British Embassy in
Peiping; expelling the British consul
in Mukden; invading the British con-
sulate at Tihwa and badgering the con-
sui general, George Fox Holmes, into
a heart attack, after which he was de-
ported for "espionage." BY February.
1852, all British consulates in China had
been closed down, except those in Pei
ping Shanghai and Tientsin, and the
latter was abandoned in December of
that year.
In 1887 there were some 10000
Britons in China. In mid-1952 less
than 200 remained and they were pre-
pairing to get out and leave behind as
sets estimated at over 81 billion to the
"mercies" of the Reds in August, 1852,
the Peiping radio reported seizure of
the British-owned Shanghai dockyardS
Evening star., 1953-07-20

Will Reporter Alex r. Preston please
explain to me the status of an Eisen-
hover Democrat?
In the old days there was very little
difference in the fundamental princi-
pies of Government between the two
major political parties. The Democrats
advocated free trade, the Republicans
high tariff. They were two separate
and distinct parties.
Now it seems Democrats vote for
Republicans and vice versa. Where is
the line drawn? What puzzles me is
the statement of Mr.. Preston on the
recent Virginia Democratic primary. and
I quote: I'm Richmond, 16 wards used
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Women Who Irked CIO

note in your letters column that
the CIO is panied over David Law
rence's column about "CIO Book Burn
ing" and the "martyrdom" of State
Department employe who drew the
wrath of the union bosses by debunking
the term "slave labor law" as applied
to the Taft-Hartley Act.
Seeking to correct the extravagances
of labor union Technology for the en-
lightenment of foreign journalists. this
employe got suspension or forced an
nual leave" for her very worthy effort
and forthwith resigned from the De-
partment Of State, as who wouldn't
under the circumstances?
Her wish in the matter is to let
sleeping dogs lie and having known this
woman for 20 years, respect her
wishes as honorable. But the CIO letter
writer added insult to grave injury by
referring to her work as "shoddy'' and
I happen to know that she has never
done a "shoddy" piece Of work in her
life and would be incapable of so doing.
r. p. DuDree.
Waco. Texas
Evening star., 1953-07-20
The President and the Atom

Your editorial on 1.-THE President and
the Atom" forecasts sensible decision
that information about the defenses of
the country. atomic weapons here and
abroad, and the scientific progress of
the Atomic Energy Commission will be
made available to our people.
People in or out of the Government
who are careless or reckless of the
fortunes of America and who traffic
with the enemies of the country must.
of course, be dealt with on the merits.
We all hope this may be done without
destroying the Constitution. But the
hush-hush world in which certain OF
our public officials lately would have us
live is, to use the Presidents words.
ALLEN to America"
No small part of the strength of our
country lies in complete knowledge at
home and abroad of it's power and pur-
pose. Those who are responsible for
our military defense present false
service when they withhold from the
least of us full information about the
dangers that face us and the measures
that we are taking to meet them.
Free government cannot live behind
ClOSeu OOOlS, 1lOT Cali It's 4cdOcAS14A NC
safely entrusted to those who claim a
knowledge or wisdom above the gen.
eral. A free people will not live on
fear, nor will they long permit their
government to practice turbulence or
belligerency in secret councils.
The leadership of the great combat
officer who is now serving as President
could find no higher expression than
to share his confidence with the people
of this country and with its friends
abroad and to speak in open language
to those who would challenge our right
to live In peace. Alan JOhnstone.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Moude Adams

Relatively few American theater-goers can
remember Maude Adams personally. She was
born In 1872 and her career on the stage
began when she still was an infant. Her New
York debut occurred in 1885, and she became
an acknowledged star in 1897 From that date
until her manager, Charles Frohman was lost
on the Lusitania in 1915, she was the busiest,
the richest and the most popular of actresses
on this side of the Atlantic. Her only rival
among European players was Sarah Bernhardt.
Like the famous French artistic, she was per-
fectionist. Nature gave her beauty, grace, charm
of manner, fine voice, keen intelligence and
peculiar earnestness of spirit which she car
ried into her work with compelling effect.
Peter Pan was Miss Adams most successful
part, but she also won unqualified praise as
Lady Babbie in "The Little Minister" as Napo-
Icons son in "LAiglon" and as "Chantecler."
Her repertoire included Juliet and Portia, Joan
of Arc and the leads in Quality Street." What
Every Woman Knows" 1.-THE Legend of Leo
nora" "The Pretty Sister of Jose," "a Kiss for
Cinderella" and "The Masked Ball" The last
recorded production in which she appeared
was radio program in 1884. After that she
pursued researches in lighting and taught at
Stephens College at Columbia, Missouri.
Sensitive, shy and modest, Miss Adams
avoided the public on its side of the footlights
In retirement she spent most of her time at
converts and in secluded country cottages,
maintaining correspondence with only a few
intimate friends. She never married, and it
may be that she never had any authentic
happiness of her own But there can be no
question about the joy she gave to thousands
Of people who loved her when they were chill
dren and grew up to convey her legend to new
generations of boys and girls Both peter
Pan" and "Wendy" in the recent Walt Disney
movie were reflections of Maude Adams In her
golden days.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Truce Terms
III. l.. HI.

I am confident that the American
public Is not aware of what we, as part
OF the U. NJ, are doing in Korea. If
we knew, every American who really
believes in freedom and justice for
all'' would rise up in anger and reject
the Panmunjom truce terms. They
spell probable death for Korea, the
strengthening Of the power of Commu-
mist aggression, and tragic danger for
the democratic cause in all Asia, and
ultimately for the United States.
To leave half of Korea in the pos
session of the Red Chinese (where there
were none in 195O) is victory for COM
munism and serious defeat for democ-
racy. The Panmunjom truce terms,
forbidding allied aerial reconnaissance
over North Korea, permitting the build
ing OF Red air bases down to the line of
division dn some places below the 38th
PARALLEL, and requiring the withdrawal
OF allied troops and radar equipment
from friendly islands north OF the 38th
Parallel on the east and west coasts,
will give "shot in the arm to world
communism just at the time it has
begun to show signs of internal sickness.
No wonder the Communists are eager
to sign the truce and are furiously
angry at DR.. Syngman Rhee for causing
any delay!
Korea has had 1900 of her $500
villages and SO of her SIS cities damaged
or destroyed; million of her civilians
have been killed and another million
wounded or ravaged by disease She
has 100000 war orphans, 100000 war
widows and $4,000 amputees. The truce
terms give her enemy security to build
up for another, and doubtless more ef-
fective, attack in the future Those
uncertain Asiatic nations which have
been watching will decide that commu-
nism is too strong to resist and the
democratic powers and the U. N. are
too weak to be trusted.
Our statesmen are surely honorable
men. But wonder if they have read
those terms?
Edward L. Junkin.
Mill Hall, Pa.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
With Fingers Crossed

The world at large has very properly re-
Sponded in non -jubilant mood with extremely
cautious optimism, to the news that the Com
munistS at Panmunjom have agreed to go ahead
with preparations for signing Korean armi-
stice at an early date. perhaps within matter
OF days. Once burnt, twice shy. Hopes for this
development have so often been lifted up and
then knocked down that it is only natural, and
altogether wise, to keep fingers crossed until
the event itself is actually consummated.
Nevertheless, in the opinion of General Mark
Clark, commander of United Nations forces, the
outlook at Panmunjom, even though some
points" still need to be settled, is "most en-
couraging so to indicate that truce
may be signed and effectuated in the very near
future. At any rate, reserving the right to raise
the issue at the projected post-armistice con-
ference, the Communists have abandoned their
demand for the immediate recapture of the
$4,000 war prisoners liberated by President Rhee,
and they appear to have accepted the u. MS
assurances regarding the possibility that the
South Koreans might refuse to abide by a cease
fire.
These assurances as set forth in an enemy
statement, affirm that DR.. Rhee and the Repub-
lie Of Korea will not obstruct the implementa-
tion of a truce; that ROK troops will withdraw
from the present battle line to the points agreed
upon at Panmunjom; and that if those troops
violate the cease-fire, or otherwise engage in
clearly illegitimate aggressive action, the Com
muniSts will be free to take appropriate coun-
ter-measures without interference from the
United Nations Command. In other words, if
the ROkS undertake to fight on despite the ar
mistice, our American and allied U. N. forces
will stand aside, refusing to support them in
any imbroglio with the Reds.
This latter assurance presumably is subject
to strict U. N. qualifications, but it seems to
have persuaded the Communists to stop their
haggling and get down to the concrete business
OF signing truce. But the word Seems" needs
to be emphasized. For bitter experience has
shown that their acceptance" of such under
standings turns out, all too frequently, to be
more apparent than real Accordingly, until
their names are plainly affixed to an armistice,
and until the armistice itself is in force, there
will be reason to hold optimism in check and
to give serious thought to launching an all-out
attack against them if they once again blast
the worlds hopes at Panmunjom.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Horpers Ferry Monument

West Virginia has made possible the preser-
vation of Harpers Ferry as national monu-
ment" under the management of the National
Park Service. Citizens of the Mountain State
have raised money enough to purchase SIS acres
of hitherto privately owned land for incorpora-
ton in the reserve. The people of Maryland
have been asked to contribute TOO acres on their
side of the Potomac. When this has been done,
another of the Nations historic and scenic
places will have been saved against every cur
rently discernible threat of destruction.
Harpers Ferry got its name from Robert
Harper, who settled in the neighborhood about
1747. The boat he operated for the convenience
of travellers between the East and the West may
have been of service to George Washington on
several occasions. In any case the Father of
His Country recommended that the water power
of the streams breaking through the Blue Ridge
be utilized industrially It was at his urging
that the Nations second Federal arsenal was
built nearby. John Brown of Osawatomie "di-
rect-action" Abolitionist led a band of %
partisans in an assault on portion of the
structure referred to on October Is, 1859. The
1nSurrectionists wanted arms and ammunition.
When their attack failed and Brown was
hanged, Harpers Ferry became symbol of the
oncoming struggle between the North and the
South. The place changed hands repeatedly in
the War Between the States.
But the confluence of the Shenandoah and
the Potomac was important ages before that
conflict The Shawnee Indians had a camp
there in re-Columbian times Thomas Jeffer-
son compared the scenery with vistas of Europe
to Europe's disadvantage Visitors in 1853
agree with his opinion. From Bolivar Heights
the view still is unspoiled. Harpers Ferry in
deed has the physical attributes as we'll as the
traditions which are necessary to such ma
tional monument" as Is intended.
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Effective Police Work

Police Chief Murray and his men, by their
quick solution of the vicious murder OF Alyce
Taggart have demonstrated again the effective
ness of that tested police combination, science
and hard work Fingerprint identification and
tireleSs intelligent routine" police checking OF
suspects led to the undoing of 19-year-old Clar-
ence Watson. 1t is combination that criminals
flnd hard to beat. The arrest and confession
of Watson not only afford a sense of relief to
the whole community but tends to Offset the
bad publicity which Washington has gotten as
Q result of unfavorable crime-rate statistics.
Police say that by his own admissions, Wat
son, well known to police and juvenile authori-
ties for sundry types of delinquency in recent
years, has cleared up a rape mystery and two
cases of assault and robbery of women, in addi-
ton to the Taggart killing. During painstak
ing investigation of these cases palm print on
q window sill of the raped woman was found to
match that of Negro youth who had been ar
rested last January in the parked automobile
of woman A fragmentary f1ngerprint also was
found at the scene Of the Taggart crime, but
q search of thousands of prints of criminals and
possible suspects failed to turn up definite
lead. However, when the palm print of Watson
was identified as that of the man in the rape
case, questioning of the prisoner about other
cases, including the Taggart murder, brought,
police said, quiet admissions of guilt from the
Pentagon shoeshine boy. Inevitably, he has be-
come q suspect also in the recent Pentagon
parking-lot murder case.
AS long as Miss Taggart's killer remained
at large there was bound to be a sense Of unease
in the community at large and especially in the
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Letters to The Star

by a newspaperman to check on the
rate Of balloting there led to the predic-
tion Of between 10000 and $4,000 votes
when polls close. This would be very
light, considering a 13-way race for
seven House of Delegates seats and
strong bid by Eisenhower Democrats to
win control of the City Democratic
Committee" Is he referring to Presi-
dent Eisenhower? Every one knows the
President of the United States is a
Republican.
What has happened to the people in
Richmond. the capital of the State of
Virginia? If they want to vote the
Republican ticket then let them get
out of the Democratic Party. A real
Democrat stands back of his party and
no other. Ami. r Saith
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Uncle Sugar

Just for the "heck" of it, of course.
wouldn't it be rather interesting and
Illuminating, for one of the numerous
investigating committees to take poll
of the number of emaciated. starving.
homeless, jobless. and in some cases
almost clothesless persons there are in
the United States, who would profit by
Uncle Sans Cor Uncle Sucker's) dis
continuance Of supporting the world?
A world that accepts all and gives
nothing-even to lives-and for the
most part makes no attempt to even
help themselves?
It is 10 years since World War II and
way past the 1852 demarcation line of
the Marshall Plan, and yet we are
Evening star., 1953-07-20
Rent Control

Twice recently I have read in The
Star that rent control is not necessary
here because the long list of available
apartments in the classified section
attests to the fact that housing is not
tight" in this locale.
From my own experience I know
that assumption is not so. The large
majority Of apartments have only one
bedroom and so are not suited for
families needing two bedroom units.
Many are advertised for adults only
and some permit only one child. A few
do not have private baths. OF those
that are left, very few are in the Dis
trict and these have prohibitive rentals.
A nice two-bedroom apartment, in a
nice neighborhood, at a rental parents
can afford. is still at a premium and.
as far as I am concerned, is still i'm
possible to get. d, s.