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The Nome nugget., 1958-06-13
Six Boat Loads Arrive From
 King Island

Six boats of King Island Es- kimos arrived at intervals during the night from their isolated winter home. They report that no one was left on the island this year, only the dogs who will forage for themselves and grow fat on birds during the summer.
 This has been a bountiful year for the islanders who have had several years of poor hunting They have plenty of walrus meat cached away in their natural cold storage on the island to last them through next winter.
The Nome nugget., 1958-06-13
Two Children SuffOcate

VENICE, IT., R - A seven hour search for two children ended Thursday with the discov- cry of their bodies in an aban- doned refrigerator.
 Police said Bobby Lee Loving, ', and Sandra Wagner, 5, died of suffocation, adding the young sters apparently crawled into the refrigerator while playing.
The Nome nugget., 1958-06-13

tival Queen contest is well under way with six contestants al ready entered.
 First to enter was Bunny Doyle, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Allen Doyle and recent high school graduate, sponsored by Polar Bar and Curio. She was soon fol lowed by Honey" Scott, daughter of Sgt. and Mrs. Douglas Scott, high school student sponsored by Nomerama theater and KNOM TV; Suzanne Faberstrom, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Fa- gerstrom, sponsored by Boring Sea Club and Wallace Hotel; Mary Jo Swanberg, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Nels Swanberg, high school student, sponsored by North Star Bakery and Breakers Bar; and Jeannie Mogg, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Sam Mogg, recent high school grad uate sponsored by Trading Post and Music Box.
 Nancy Davis, daughter of MT. and Mrs Bryan Davis is spon- sored by the U. s. Mercantile.
 The contest is open to any single girls over 16 years of age, properly sponsored. Blanks are available at the Music Box.
 The crowning of the queen will be following the masked ball on June 21st at midnight. If weather is favorable the dance and coronation will be held out doors east of the Alaska Steam ship Co. office.
 The Midnight Sun Festival will officially open on Friday June 2Oth at 200 in the after noon at which time the Story Book Costume parade will be held for children and the toy and pet parade.
 This will have musical ac- compartment by many tiny music boxes which are being provided by Dorothy's Shop said Johnnie Stephenson directing the activities. Assisting in the children's day events are Rev. Bibb, Rev. E. Bachelder, Spencer Strand, Father Nevue, Pauline Witner, Dave Walsh, Nelda and Carl Liebig.
 Early in the evening of Fri day, probably about eight o'clock Eskimo games will be played on Front Street which will be fol- lowed by the midnight baseball game under the management of Keith Hedreen of the Polar Bar. This event is scheduled to be held at Nome Field. Good teams have been lined up it is reported.
 Saturday starting at noon, early day costumes will mingle with the ultra modern for the Street Carnival being planned. Start ing a 5:3O a progressive smorgas- bord will be held at the North Star, Boring Sea Club and the Polaris. Tickets will soon be available.
 At eight o'clock the masked ball gets under way by the Alaska Steamship Co. office il weather is good and indoors il weather does not cooperate Coronation of the queen will be Saturday night at 11:3O fol. lowed by the giving away of z poke of real Nome nuggets a Midnight.
 \ Sunday is Marine Picnic Day of the Festival. Sunday morn ing from 800 to 1000 am. the Chamber of Commerce will bt host to the Anchorage Chambel of Commerce party arriving here to participate in this event witt a breakfast at the Boring Sc; Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23

ConfereeS on the tax legislation
which now has cleared both House and
Senate will be facing a real dilemma
when they meet this week. Basic pur-
pose of the legislation is to extend for
one more year present rates on certain
excise taxes and the So per cent corpo-
ration income tax rate. Both branches
are in agreement on these provisions
and they will not be at issue in confer
ence. What will be at issue, however,
are separate amendments added to the
bill in the Senate-one providing for
repeal of the 3 per cent tax on freight
charges and the other for repeal of the
10 per cent levy on passenger fares.
Both of these amendments were APP
proved by wide margins in the Senate.
Both have received strong support from
all major segments of the hard-preSsed
transportation industry-land, air and
sea. Both have been Endorsed as de-
sirable tax relief by influential House
members, although not attached to the
bill in that chamber. Senator SmatherS,
Florida Democrat and sponsor of the
amendments, told the Senate that no
other tax relief could give more of a
Stimulant and restorative treatment to
our economy" and that the proposed
repeal would help to arrest further
deterioration of our essential transport
tation industries"
On the other side of the question
are the revenue considerations at a time
when new Federal deficits are assured.
BY one measurement, the two taxes in
volve total yearly revenue of about $700
million. Advocates of repeal point out,
however, that the freight tax is deduct
ible as a business expense for income
tax purposes and that much of the pas
senger travel likewise is for business
purposes, also permitting income tax
deduction. AS consequence, they esti-
mate net revenue loss at only about half
the $500 million figure. In addition,
they point out that both excuses date
back to World War II and were imposed
originally not so much as revenue meas
ureS as to discourage noneSsential haul
ing Of freight and passengers.
1t has been reported that the repeal
amendments might be eliminated from
the bill in conference, but included in
other tax legislation If such an agree
ment could be made with assurance that
Congress will implement it in this SEES
sion, the deserving purpose would be
served. 1t should not be accepted, how
ever, as a maneuver to set aside COM
pletely measure Of tax relief that
might bring wide benefit to the economy
and, in the long run, relatively little
loss in revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
Moscow Trdnsposes

1t Is interesting to read that the
Central Committee of the Soviet Com
muniSt Party has now acknowledged 1t
was out of tune in denouncing the "for-
maliSm" of some of RussiaS most emf
nent composers Of music decade ago.
Well, it seems now that we and the
composers we're not completely wrong
at feeling appalled, by the denunciations.
For after deep and comprehensive
analysis" the Central Committee has
decided that the late Josef Stains per-
sonal conviction of infallibility had led
in large part to this mis-evaluation.
Furthermore, even Mr.. Stain was not
wholly to blame for this unfortunate
judgment. He was, it seems, miSled by
such other influential music critics"
as Mr.. Molotov, Mr.. Malenkov and the
late Mr.. Beria. They we're, we suppose,
hearing things that escaped us at the
time.
OF course, the Central Committee
is not turning in its credentials at this
point. 1t has no intention of "indis-
criminately" resuscitating all the con-
demned works of art or letting down its
guard against bourgeois culture. Too
bad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
Herbert Boyord Swope

For most of the past three decades
the dynamic and colorful Herbert Bay
ard Swope. man with real zest for
life, was active in many fields, including
business and public service. His career
In that respect embraced such widely
varied posts as adviser to Federal off,
Gals chairman of the New York Racing
Commission and member, along with
his old friend Bernard NJ Baruch, of the
1916 American delegation that sought
so eloquently, but futilely, to persuade
the Russians in the United Nations to
Cooperate for effective atomic control.
But it is not chiefly for roles of this
sort that Mr.. Swope himself, dead now
at rs, would most like to be remembered.
For his fondeSt recollections were Of
those days, which extended over period
Of almost 80 years. when he was one Of
the Nations great newSpapermen. He
began on the st. Louis PoSt-Dispatch,
and he went on from there to Chicago
and then to the New York World, where
he won the Pulitzer Prize-the first of
its kind-for his war reporting in 1917.
Later, after some service as one of Mr..
Baruch'S associates in President wilson's
administration, he became the Worlds
executive editor from 1920 to 1929.
Those were the Worlds great days
the days when it won three Pulitzer
awards (including one for It's exposure
Of the Ku Klux Klan)-and all who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
A Friend Speaks

President Garcia Of the Philippines
made an eloquent appeal 10 the soft
spot" In Americas heart In his address
before our Congress last weeh. For the
dominant theme of his message was a
restatement of the uniquely close ties
that have existed between his people
and ourselves for more than q half CEN
fury, ties that were cemented by COM
radeship in arms during World War II,
that we're given a new dignity when we
freely granted the island republic It's
independence IL years ago. and that
have given literal meaning TO the term
mutual assistance" In the years since.
In those years. our economic, as well as
military. aid to the young republic has
been substantial. But comparably sub
stantial has been the return received
from the Philippines in the Joint en-
deavor to strengthen freedom and lib
erty and TO prove that the democratic
process Is mans best hope for the future.
Mr.. Garcia was not exaggerating
In his description of the vast natural
resources of his country. He was not
overstating its problem in his frank ac-
acknowledgement that there Is much TO be
done, and at great cost in terms of
capital investment. He was not mis-
interpreting the wide impact which the
Philippine American relationship, and
its results, are bound to have upon the
many other underdeveloped nations of
Asia and Africa. Mr.. Garcia and his
government are seeking new and greater
economic aid here. The precise nature
and the extent Of such assistance quite
properly are subjects for technical con-
sideration in the appropriate agencies.
The Export-Import Bank already has
established a new credit of SIS million.
Other possibilities, including $50 million
credit from the Development Loan Fund,
are under study. The atmosphere for
such consideration hardly could have
been created more favorably than by the
visiting Presidents reminder of the
unusual bonds that exist in this case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
Crates His Teeth

Reference is made to the
article in The Star. June 10,
captioned Mrs. McElroy
Gets Free Dental Care"
1t Is not understandable
why the wife of an official of
the Government whose salary
is in the five-digit class could
be authorized free dental
care when an enlisted man
like myself. who struggles to
remain in the four digit
bracket. has TO pay for all
dental care with the excep-
ton of extraction in emer-
gency only. Maybe I could
appeal to the Secretary Of the
Army and he could grant a
waiver so that l might also
receive fringe benefits.
Why can't Congress amend
the original Medical Act for
military personnel depend
ents to include dental treat
ment?
Disgruntled Enlisted Man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
McEIroy to Burke

Defense Secretary McElroys dis
claimer OF any intention to "rebuke"
Admiral Burke comes little late in the
day.
1t is clear that Mr.. McElroy, talking
to reporters on Saturday, said he was
disappointed" in Admiral Burke and
regarded the latter's testimony in OPP
position to two amendments to the de-,
tense reorganization bill as regret
table" Mr.. McElroy, 1t is true, described
Admiral Burke as fine officer" But
1t is also true that he intimated that the
Admiral might have preiudiced his
future in the Navy by giving this tes-
timony.
Call this what you will-rebuke,
reproach, threat-it was unwise and I'M
fortunate. In considering such matters
as the defense reorganization bill, Con-
gresS has every right to receive full and
frank testimony from responsible serv-
ice officers In fact, it would not be
possible for Congress to weigh the merits
of such legislation without getting such
testimony, both pro and con.
Whatever his intent may have been,
Mr.. McElroys comments will be inter-
preted as an attempt to gag the service
chiefs and discourage frank testimony
in the future. This will hurt the De-
tense SecretaryS relations with Con-
greSs. And it will prove more harmful
than Admiral Burke's testimony to the
Presidents chances of pushing through
the legislation he wants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
Justice Showdown

Attorney General Rogers used strong
language in criticizing Congress for its
apathetic attitude toward legislation to
create additional Federal judgeShips. He
told the Conference on Court Congestion
for As more judges was "disgraceful."
However, in the light of disclosures at
the conference concerning the appall-
ing-and steadily increasing-backlog
of cases awaiting trial in most United
States courts, Mr.. Rogers strong criti-
ciSm was warranted.
More than a hundred judges and
bar leaders in the conference heard a
depressing report on the general docket
situation. Warren Olney Sd, director Of
the Administrative ONCE of the United
States Courts, said that untried cases
are piling up at the rate of more than
5000 year. AS the accumulation rises,
the gap between filing and trial increases
correspondingly. In New York'S Eastern
District the average delay in reaching
trial has grown to AZ months. Such in
ordinate delays, said the Attorney Gen.
eral, defeat justice and present 1.-The
most serious problem facing our profess
sion today"
Yet Congress has been dilly- dallying
for several years with administration
proposals for adding more judges to the
Federal bench. The proposed legiSla-
ton has rested in committee pigeon
holes at this session, with no indication
that action is near Congress cannot be
assigned all the blame for the Judge
shortage, however. The administration
itself has been slow to fill current va
cancieS, numbering about l0-including
the local one left by the death last Feb
ruary of District Court Judge James r.
Kirkland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23

@. Which colors of paint.
used on the walls Of rooms.
will reflect the most Light
Y. M.
A. White has the highest
rejecting power, giving back
80 per cent Of the light that
falls on it. In descending
order. paint colors rank as
follows: Light ivory and
cream, about 70 per cent:
apricot, beige and lemon yell
low. about IS per cent; ivory
and light buff. SIS to 60 per
cent; peach, salmon and
light pearl gray. SO per cent:
pale apple green, so to As
per cent: medium gray. light
green and pale blue. 40 to
As per cent: deep rose, about
IL per cent; dark green and
dark blue. 8 to 9 per cent;
black rates close TO zero.
For good lighting in a room.
side walls and ceiling should
reflect from SO TO so per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

think Of my idea. I think 1t
is grand.
"Eternally. ANGELINE
MARY LIZ
It might be a good idea,
Angelina. if it were worked
out carefully.
1t would take a deal Of
doing, however.
We can't 60 back to the
old days as simply as all that.
Foundation paintings are
here to stay. and If any one
doesn't think so, let him come
look at some OF the suburban
houses without them.
They look pretty bare.
There is no real reason,
though. why the old and the
new can't be combined a bit.
AS people grow older, they
find that lawn care is diff
cult work. AS you go around
town. you see places here and
there where you can tell at a
glance that the owners are
too old to handle mowers any
more.
And, this being 1858. 1t is
almost impossible to find any
one TO do the work for you.
even il you pay fantastic
wages.
Too many people are being
educated" out Of doing good
honest manual work. A man
with a doctors degree doesn't
cut grass. Of course; or does
he? Maybe.
The flower garden yard"
has an appealing sound, and
the real thing would have its
charms. no doubt Of it
at all.
For-in an age Of bombs and
threats Of bombs, the ethereal
beauty Of soft petals and
subtle colors somehow has a
relevancy unknown before.
1t is here something as 1t is
with Jules Verne's "A Trip
to the Moon" written in
1865. and just republished.
The passage of nearly a
hundred years has given the
story a special something 1t
did not have on first publica =
ton. There is an entirely
new dimension with over
tones brought into being by
time and the sputniks.
It would be the same with
a real flower garden in the
front yard. rambling around
the sides and completely fill
ing the back yard.
We hope somebody tries II,
and it might as well be you,
Angelina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
la By THOMAS r. HENRY as


exterpolations Of experiments
with female guinea pigs.
80
A chemical compound
known as AET-whose chem
zeal name Is jaw-cracklng
Observation-Disclosures -
has shown remarkable ef-
fects In preventing death OF
monkeys from killing doses
Of X-radiation.
This has Just been re-
ported 10 the American As
ISOLATION for the Advance
ment Of Science here by
Drs. B. q. Crouch and r. r.
Overman Of the University
OF Tennessee. Similar life
saving effects previously had
been shown In mice. but It
Is much more valid 10 inter-
polate from primates TO
humans.
Doses Of the drug based
on body weight were given
by injection before irradia-
ton. Then the animals were
subjected TO whole body ra-
diation which hitherto had
proved 100 per cent fatal.
One of the two treated
monkeys has survived for $50
days and appears to be in
perfect health. The other was
killed after three months for
study Of its tissues.
The major effect seems to
be protection Of the blood.
Just after irradiation the
total amount Of circulating
blood sank to a very low
level. This was 10 be ex-
pected. But by the 18th day
there was q sharp increase
in the numbers OF both red
and white blood cells. In four
to six more days the total
blood picture was very close
to normal. In no case, how
ever, did the total blood sink
as low as in the case Of I'M
treated monkeys.
The drug must be admin
istered. however, before the
irradiation. the report says.
When 1t is given afterwards
there is no observable effect.
Presumably the results with
humans would be very much
the same as with monkeys.
The discovery. 1t is pointed
out. might be Of considerable
value for protection of per-
sonnet in plants where they
run the risk of overexposure.
Also, there is little question
but that the effects would
be the same for exposure to
gamma radiation Cshorter
and more powerful X-rays)
such as would come from an
atomic explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
School BUDGET


The outcome of the dis
pute between the Commits
sioners and school authors
ties about teachers pay will
seriously affect the educa-
tional opportunities of ID. c.
school children.
They are entitled to the
best preparation for life, re-
gardleSs Of monetary con-
siderations, and If the testi-
mony is true that the pres
ent salaries do not attract
p the best teachers to WASH
ington, they should be ad-
juSted in order to do so. A
careful observer can under
stand why the Commissioners
do not favor the amount
which school authorities have
suggested. The city budget Is
limited, all the possible taxes
have been imposed on the
citizens. appropriations by
Congress have been mig
gardly and the Capital, show
place Of the Nation, is liv-
ing from hand to mouth,
putting its best front on for
visitors. The funds for ade-
quate teachers pay are just
not there. / am sure that.
as fathers Of families, the
Commissioners would be
happy to provide adequate
pay for teachers.
For IL years / was chair
man of the finance commit
tee of the Board of Educa-
ton. Each year we would
carefully consider the needs
Of the school system and
submit them to the Com
missioners for Endorsement.
We never received the
amount Of money we asked
for. One year our estimate
was cut Sl2 million. This
was not because the Com
n1issioners were ignorant of
our needs. They just could
not fit our estimate into the
inadequate budget they had
for conducting city govern
ment.
The Board of Education is
an autonomous body, with one
important exception: They
cannot spend any money with
out the permission Of the
Commissioners. This reduces
the boards autonomy con-
siderably.
I have suggested repeatedly
that Congress appropriate the
school board funds sepa-
rately and directly to them
thereby making the schoo'
board really autonomous and
independent. Their needs car
be placed before Congress
by representatives who are
acquainted with the circum-
stances and who understand
the details.
The largest single item ir
the city budget is for the
public school system. which
Is big business with l78 build.
ings. 1000 teachers anc
10000 students. If this item
could be removed, the amount
required by the city for III
support would be markedly
reduced and more easily
obtained.
A school system which Il
visualized by the school au.
thorities would not only
supply more and BETTE
teachers, but 1t would tenc
to lessen the exodus Of citi'
zens from the city to thu
suburbs in search of bettel
education for their children
Iarnes A Gannnn MD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
ARLINGTON, Va

ANL1NG1ON, va.
Dear Sir:
what has become of the
old fashioned flower garden?
II remember when I was
a child there was a musical
comedy song about Dolly
Warden. who, the song said.
was just like a flower garden.
To-day we have founda-
ton planting, nowadays filled
with azaleas, and some flower
borders, but seldom a real
flower garden Of the old type.
walt Whitman, the poet,
spoke Of lilacS blooming in
dooryards. and even that
word has been dropped.
II am wondering why some
one couldn't revive the door,
yard garden, especially, the
whole of the front being COW
cred by Towering plants.
y
1T seems to me that this
would get rid of that worst
of all chores, cutting the
lawn.
Even those roaring mon
sters, the power mowers. do
not add a thing to the task.
Task it is. whether done
by hand. and quietly. or by
motor-and noisily.
something ought to be
done about lawns: they liter
ally are not worth the trouble
they cause. and the gasoline
they demand.
II am thinking that a nice
flower garden all around
would solve the problem. and
rid our suburban communi-
ties Of the weekly uproar now
caused by everybody coming
out on Saturday and Sunday
and cutting the blooming
grass.
Flowers in their hundreds
would look nice, and would
make a house look ever
better than foundation
planting.
''If it is said that nothing
would look well in winter
I reply that nothing look,
well. then, anyway. A few
dead annual plants. perhaps
but who would care? People
hustle in and out Of theil
homes in winter and nobody
stops to look. In fact, WI
all expect lawns to look gra!
and dead, who cares Anymore
whether there is a lawI
or not?
Let me know what YoI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
Doqs' Best Friend

The stars interview with
Frank Marks. retiring Pound
master. was most interesting.
particularly to those who
have known of his fine work
through the years.
However, we cannot I'M
derstand why, with so many
oldsters in Congress. on the
bench. etc, a fine Pound
master who wishes to con-
tinue his work must give way
TO a younger man.
When Mr.. Marks leaves en-
July /. the dogs and other
animals Of the District viii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

indeed have lost their best
friend.
Elizabeth c. Roberts.
Executive Secretary. D. c.
Anti-Vivisection Society,".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-23

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