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The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
Russia and Britain Plan Supersonic
 Transport Planes

WASHINGTON, LR - The Civil Aeronautics Board told Congress Monday that the Russians and British are reported planning for an operating supersonic air trans port between 1865 and 1868.
 If the giant, faster -than-sound planes are built elsewhere in the world, the CAB said, "the favored position enjoyed by American civil aircraft manufacturers might be lost for decades"
 Describing his agency as in- creasingly concerned about such plane being developed by for eign nation, CAB chairman James R. Durfee sent it's evaluation to Sen. Warren Magnuson D-Wash), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.
 Magnuson said the letter "con- firms my worst fears that Amer ica's leadership in commercial jet passenger and cargo planes is in great jeopardy"
 America must not lose the race for a supersonic cargo and pas senger plane, nor lag as badly as it does in the race for space" Magnuson said.
 He added that he had asked the aviation subcommittee to arrange for a meeting with the CAB.
 If the supersonic transport comes into being in the next dec ade, Durfee said, between 100 and 200 such planes could meet all requirements for the long distance routes.
 Such an aircraft, travelling at 2,000 miles an hour, carrying 30 to 160 passengers, could hop from New York to Rome, Paris or Frankfurt in about two hours, the CAB said. Their cost was esti- mated at 12 to 25 million dollars each.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
Bartlett Tells Senate Alaska Needs 71st Air Rescue Squadron

WASHINGTON, lR - Senator Bartlett told the Senate yesterday Alaskans are apprehensive con- corning an Air Force decision to de-activate the 71st Air Rescue Squadron at Elmendorf Air Base in the spring.
 Perhaps no area in the world has greater need of air rescue and search operations than Alaska" 7" Bartlett said. He added he doubted the Civil Air Patrol and Alaska National Guard can offset loss of the 71St.
 He noted the Squadron per formed 267 search and rescue missions in the last two years.
 'FRisk for risk" Bartlett said, "We believe that the cause of air safety and human lives has unquestionable priority over the cause of budgetary savings"
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
FOR DAUGHER'S PRIVACY

HANOVER, Mass, R = A spe- cial town meeting voted 440 to 40 Monday night to provide in- dividual shower booths and dress ing compartments for girls attend ing Hanover's new high school.
 After the school opened De- cember 2, parents protested when they learned there were no parti- tions in the shower section re- served for their daughters.
 Funds for the alterations must be obtained at the annual town meeting in March.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
Stamp Commemorating Hawaii Statehood to be Issued Next July 4

WASHINGTON, R - A special four-cent stamp commemorating Hawaii statehood will be placed on sale first at the Honolulu Post Office on July 4, the day the 50- star flag becomes official.
 Sen. Hiram Fong R-HawaiD said 11a million of the 50-star flag stamps have been allocated for sale in Hawaii and the Homo lulu Postmaster, Ernest T. Hara, may request more from the 120- million issue.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
WEATHER FORECAST

Variable cloudiness with light snow. Little change in tempera- ture.
 Nome data in the past "A hours: highest temp. IT, lowest -12. Max. wind 32 mph from the south. Sun rise at 8::38 am. sunset 3:54 pm.
 A year ago today: highest temp. g, lowest 6. Extremes on this date since 1907: highest 38 in 1913, lowest -37 in 1947.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
NEW LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT RAZED BY FIRE

LAS VEGAS, New, R - An expensively furnished restaurant that opened less than a week ago was wrecked by fire an an explo- sion Monday night. Damage was estimated by the operators at a million dollars. No one was injured.
 The restaurant, named the Aku Aku, was next door to the Star dust Hotel.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
PERFECT ATTENDANCE

for the second Six-Week PeriOO
 Fifth Grade, MT. Woodiel - Douglas Doyle, George Eningo- wuk, Billy Leight, Richard Paul wok, Theresa Walsh, Myra Takak, Rosy Atuk, Gloria Buchanan, Nancy Gray, Betty Hoogendorn, Dolores Johanson.
 Sixth Grade, Mrs. Dunbar = Ernest Dimmick, James Gillis, Lloyd Hardy, Pat Straub, John Towner, George Tucker, Susan Conklin, Patsy Longley, Laura Walker, Floyd Pauwok.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
HOPES ARE DIM FOR PASSAGE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
 FUND REPAYMENT MEASURE

JUNEAU, R - Prospects were regarded as dim today for new bill on the question of Alaska's employment security fund, intro duced yesterday by Rep. Bruce Kendall, House Minority Leader.
 The bill calls for an appro- priation of $8,750,OOO to reimburse the federal government for loans made to the fund. Kendall said it is necessary to repay an obligation incurred by the territory and state in trying to keep the fund func- tioning.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
TOTAL STATE LAND FILINGS REACH L788.00O ACRES

ANCHORAGE, R - A 19,OO0- acre selection in the Big Delta area yesterday brought total state land filings to more than 1,788,OOO acres since the state be- gan it's land acquisition program nearly year ago.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03

Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1960-02-03
BUTTING IN

HOLLYWOOD, Fla, R - The sign over the store said Smiths Drive-In Drugs"
 So Sol Stavis drove in yester- day, smack through the drug store's plate glass display win dow. Stavis, AT, was attempting to park when his foot slipped off the brake and hit the accelerator.
 Three customers suffered cuts from flying glass. Merchandise got a good scrambling.
 Fine Job Printino At The Nuqqet.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

perhaps the only women in the entire
system who are full-fledged members
of the Brotherhood of Trainmen.
Mrs Roby had an argument about
her membership one day in local
restaurant
Someone doubted that l am a
member" she says. HE suggested
that l might be member Of the aux
Hilary. and so l had to pull out my
card and show him."
Mrs. Roby also is deputy sheriff
for Frederick County. During 10
year period when she was furloughed
from the yards. she worked at num-
ber of jobs, and finally was made
deputy just so a woman would be on
hand in the Brunswick area in case
law officers had to deal with women
prisoners.
Mrs. Meter. who has about two
months seniority over Mrs. Roby.
works from to II pm. Then Mrs.
Roby comes on and works until am.
How do the grandmothers like
their jobs?
Well" says Mrs. Meter, maybe
no job ever is perfect, but this one is
a lot of fun. doubt if I'd swap it for
another. Jim BIRCHFIELD
Evening star., 1960-11-06

various tracks in the operation of
making up freight train.
All day and all night, the speeder
keeps running. AS cars from an incom-
ing freight train are marked for their
future designation, they are gently
nudged by huge diesel locomotive to
the top ofthe hump, whence they coast
down into the yard and are shunted
onto different tracks.
Each car or group of cars is under
control of brakeman who must stop
them when they reach their place in
the yard and who then must be brought
back to the hump for another car or
group.
The yardmaster, who sits in the
control tower near the hump, says
where the different cars are to 60,
and a switchman, who sits before
panel of buttons, operates by remote
control the switches that determine
the placing of the cars.
AS the speeder moves along the
track, brakemen swing aboard and
ride back up the track to the hump.
Then the speeder goes back down
again for another load.
Mrs. Meter, who became grand
Evening star., 1960-11-06

THE old-fashioned picture of
IL Grandmother as a sweet, gray
haired lady sitting quietly with her
knitting is fading one.
Today Grandmotherusually drives
her own car, and may fly her own air
plane. And in the cases of Mrs. Nellie
Roby and Mrs Martha Meter of
Brunswick, Md, she holds down mems
jobs.
You wouldn't think of Mrs. Roby
and Mrs. Meter as being grand
mothers. They simply don't look old
enough. And the grandmother pic
-ture fades further when you see them
at their jobs.
For Mrs. Roby and Mrs. Meter
operate motor car called 'speeder'
in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
yards at Brunswick. And they are
fondly referred to by the men who
ride with them as Nellie" and
"Petey."
But. first, you'll want to know just
what "speeder" is and what it does
in the yards. In brief, it runs along
track called the Brownie" hauling
brakemen back to the hump after
they have ridden freight cars onto
Evening star., 1960-11-06

mother just few months ago. has
been a speeder operator for l6 years.
Mrs. Roby, three times grand
mother, is two months junior to Mrs.
Meter as a speeder operator. When
she first went to work in theyards, she
was given job marking cars.
After that first day." she says.
Il realized couldn't take the walk
ing. | went to Lawrence Nelson, now
the general yard master, and asked
if he couldn't find something with
out SO much walking
He got big kick out of my walk
ing, and said l shouldn't have kept
at it for eight hours that first day.
But he did find something else. He
called me in few days and asked if
could handle motor car.
Il said l could if anybody else
could, so got the job. And I've been
with it ever since"
In winter. the grandmothers wear
insulated clothing.
The only heat in the cab is from
the exhaust pipe" Mrs. Meter ex-
plains. Thank goodness that pipe is
taken out in the summer"
The grandmothers are the only
women in the Brunswick yards, and
Y n n NovrMpEp q ioRo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18
DEAR ABBY
'Dropper-Inner' Ignores Hint
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

aren't as easily hurt as you
think.
DEAR ABBY: There are six
Of US children (all married)
in the family and every
Christmas we go through the
same thing. We have always
pitched in to buy our parents
one nice gift from all of US.
One sister is behind three
years for her share and
one brother has never put in
his share. We would rather
buy one nice gift than six
cheaper ones. None of us are
poor. What do you suggest?
TREASURER.
Six less expensive gifts
would be Just as much ap-
preciated as one large ex-
pensive one. Next time, each
select his own.
- 50
DEAR ABBY: May I give
AFRAID OF THE DARK" a
word of announcement?
There were nine of us chill
dren and I was the only one
who was afraid of the dark.
I was frightened so bad that
cold sweat would run down
my back. No one would con-
vince me that there was
nothing to be afraid Of. I
was fortunate in that my par
ents never laughed at me. In
stead, they let me sleep with
a small light in my bedroom.
I am "a and still do.
MRS. T. F.
For Abby'S pamphlet, What
Teen-Agers Want to Know,"
send rs cents and a large.
Selt-GddreSsed, stamped en-
uelope In care of The Euening
Star. II you want a personal
reply. inclose a stamped, self
addressed envelope. She
ANSWERS ALL letters.
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he cupped his hands under it,
waiting for the water to run.
For moments he waited.
Then. in disgust. he turned
of the light and muttered.
"Of all the nights for the
water to be turned off"
VISION: One afternoon,
when Birdie Tebbetts was
managing Cincinnati, he
came out Of the dugout to
dispute the plate uEnpire's
call.
Get back to your bench,
Birdie" said the umpire.
You couldn't see the pitch
from where you were sitting,
and I was watching 1t
through my mask"
Through the holes or the
bars?" asked Tebbetts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

DEAR ABBY: Since I
moved near my sister-in-law
my life has been a nightmare.
I pack three lunches and say
goodby to my family at $40
am, aand before I can turn
around. here she comes with
her two boys, ) and 4. She
sits down and starts yakking
while the boys amuse them
selves skating on my flors
and arranging the furniture so
they can Jump from one piece
to another.
This morning I had to call
a plumber to fix the toilet
after they flushed a rubber
doll, some plastic boats and
four wash cloths down there.
They also pulled the ther-
mostat of the wall and cut
up some patterns I was saw
ing. The only time their
mother shows any sign of
disciplining them is when
they fight. Then she just hits
them over the head with her
purse.
I've asked her many times
please to phone before she
comes $50 I can hide but she
says. II only stay a minute"
then she stays until the IL
o'clock whistle blows and I'm
stuck with them for lunch.
How can I get rid of these
visits? ! don't want her mad
at me. When she has it in
for someone, she makes up
lies and ruins their reputa-
tions.
NEED HELP.
Don't worry about your
reputation-it's your sanity
that's important now. Tell
her In a friendly way that
you can't have morning visi-
tors because you have work
to do. II this fails, keep your
door locked and put cotton in
your ears. 'Dr0pper-inners"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

The trouble is Florence does
MT know what she likes. All
she knows is what she doesn't
like-me! She's always tear
ing me down.
My husband is satisfied
with the way I slave over a
show. The whole process,
from beginning to end, is a
JOY to me and the members.
1t builds me up inside, the
way a stiff highball builds
Florence UP.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Florence feels better, evil
IDENTIFY, when she takes Lorna
down a peg. Never departing
from the beaten track her.
self, she finds release for her
envy Of Lorna who HAS VEN
tured forth, in ridiculing the
end-product. We are accus-
toned to hearing those who
never dare. trying to dis
courage those who DO. It's a
transparent form of self
defense.
Instead Of casting green
eyes in Lorna's direction,
Florence would do we'll to
take stock Of her own talents
and tastes and see whether
they are being realized. Per-
hapS she is a rare artist as
a homemaker and is recog-
nized as such by her ,hus-
band and in-laws, but in her
own confused eyes she down.
grades the Importance of this
achievement.
Florence won't find con-
stentment BY finding fault
with Lorna. She can't build
up her own ego by tearing at
Lorna's. Her best bet is to
decide where her own fulfill
ment lies and if it's right
there at the family parties,
well. hats off to the hostess
with the mostest!
Copyright 1860. General Features Corr
Monday: Won't diet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18
FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. e. EDGAR

OPENING: Like every other
playwright, Moss Hart suffers
from opening night filters.
One evening, before the
opening of one of his plays,
Hart was in his apartment,
preparing to go to the
theatre. He stepped into the
bathroom to wash.
Preoccupied with the ordeal
that awaited him, he switched
on the light over the medicine
cabinet. Absent mindedly
confusing it with the faucet,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18

casions when the family likes
to be together. I'm always
the one who must make the
dinner, be the hostess. My
husband and all the in-laws
take this for granted. No one
would think Of expecting
Lorna to take over the job.
She has them all bull
dozed with her creative
talent" She's organized an
amateur Little ,Theater and
she makes sure it takes up
all her spare time. But she
manages to favor us all with
the honor Of her presence
after the dishes are done.
She gets away with this
because her husband pam
pers her. He thinks she's a
genius. But nobody else does.
The other night we all went
to see one Of her produc-
tions. Well, you never saw
such tripe. She'd do better
to learn to cook a square
meal.
Lorna P.-I don't criticize
how Florence spends her
spare time and she shouldn't
criticize me. If she doesn't
want to give family parties.
why take IL out on me. Let
her speak, up. The family
would find some other way to
meet.
I'm doing something I like.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-18
FAMILY COUNCIL
'Arty' One
Stirs Envy
OF Drudge
THE PROBLEM

Florence P.-She begs of
family jobs because of her
art"
Lorna P.-Nobody forces
her to have the crowd for
dinner.
THE DETAILS
Florence P.-Lorna and I
are married to brothers. On
Thanksgiving and other &C.
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Monday: Won't diet.
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THE DETAILS

The FomiIy Council consists Of q
Judge, o psychiotrist. three clergy
men. three editors and q women's
editor. Eoeh orticle is O summary
Of fomily disagreement pre-
scented to the council. The council
deoIs with problems. major and
minor. encountered by guidance
eounseiors and social workers.
Evening star., 1960-11-04
This Pen Pal Proved Costly

DEAR ABBY: I was happy
to see you state In your coll
umn that writing to strangers
was "for the birds" At first
glance you might have
appeared heartless because
there are so many deserving
people who want pen pals.
But you were right. Abby: it
is much safer to develop a
pen pal through q third party
who knows both parties fairly
well.
My sister. a widow. 53,.
found o "pen pal" through
q magazine. Before she was
through, 1t cost her $500
and attorney fees. Her "pen
pal" posed as a retired
farmer. widower. and church.
going Lutheran. He turned
out to be q married man with
q long record for embezzle-
ments, no Lutheran, and all
he had was a flair of writing
and o good imagination.
WITH YOU.
= = = 4
ApEAR ABBY: I am the
isother Of 1ive grown chill
dren. Each has made me a
grandma many times. My son
had four children. His wife
got involved with another
man (married) and bore him
a child. but my son continues
to live with her because of
their other children. She says
she is ashamed and sorry.
but we are heartbroken. My
problem is that my income is
small. I always remember my
grandchildren on Christmas
and their birthdays. Should
I, knowing this child is moth
ing to me. give him a birth
day and Christmas gift?
NOT HIS GRANDMA.
Certainly. Why punish the
child for his mothers mis-
take?
DEAR ABBY: Do people
REALLY get gray hair from
worrying or is it just q nat
ural phenomenon?
NOT GRAY YET
It's . combination Of the
hereditary factors, . natural
phenomenon. Some people
have been known to "turn
gray" from a shattering
emotional experience.
Evening star., 1960-11-04

effects Of stronearm treat
ment and Mr.. H. might not
want them. In the punish
ment package.
We suggest that Mr.. H try
the quieter methods first Of
calling Donald up short-a
warning, a reminder, even a
look. This brings Donald fur
ther along the road to self
discipline than physical as
sault. And self-discipline is
the ultimate goal. A parent
must gradually relinquish the
job and trust that the child
can recognize right from
wrong himself.
Mrs. H. must do her share
as a guide. Children don't
always just "get over" things
miraculously. A bad habit
may get deeply entrenched
merely because q mother
laughs it of as smart or cute.
Donald is entitled to clear
cut signals from both par
ents. Such direction is a form
Of love.
A slap is no substitute for
patient and calm explana-
tions Of the WHY Of rules.
Copyright 1860, General Features
Corp.)
Monday: Dod's worry.
Evening star., 1960-11-04

and he better learn where to
use 1t. He thinks when we're
out In q crowd he can say
any old thing. ! want to nip
that fast.
And I don't believe in long
speeches and explanations, or
in waiting a few hours to tell
him he shouldn't have talked
like that before. One quick
swat is better than all that.
I'm sorry If this upsets my
wife. She gets him all mixed
up with her soft ideas. She
says he'll be grow out Of 1t,
no matter what he smashes
and what tricks he pulls.
With her he's never sure
about what's right and
what's wrong. ! leave him no
doubt.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Mr.. H. Is defending one Of
the basic laws Of learning,
that is, associating cause and
effect. But, in view Of the
fact that Donald is learning
a few other things from the
quick public slap, his father
might do well to consider
some alternatives for correct
ing a young boy.
Donald may be learning
that it's OK. to say things
as long as Dad isn't around.
And Dads extra mean be-
cause none of the other
fathers slap children in front
Of their friends. And any
thing Dad hits you for Is
wrong and whatever he
doesn't hit you for Is right.
Those are some of the fringe
Evening star., 1960-11-04

couple and their two children,
a boy Donald's age and a
little girl Of 4. AS we walked
along the boardwalk, a strong
wind came up and we stopped
to put sweaters on the chill
dren. Then I remembered I
had left Donald's sweater in
the car. Just showing of,
Donald said to me, you're
one big dopeI" My husband
slapped him instantly. Dom
aid yelled and sulked a while.
But then we all had frozen
custards and he forgot about
1t, I hope.
But this kind of thing
shouldn't continue. It's en-
barrassing. Other parents
wait to discipline their chill
dren at home.
MA. HIT win be more
embarrassing If Donald
gets punched In the nose
some day by somebody else,
for blurting out something
insulting. My wife says she
hopes he forgot the slap. I
hope he didn't.
Z AL ] know Is that he's
picked up a lot Of fresh talk
Evening star., 1960-11-04
. . .

DEAR ABBY: My next
door neighbor is the best
hearted person in the world.
She's always doing some
thing nice for people, and
everyone likes her. But she
can't get through two SEN
tences without using half a
dozen swear words. When
she comes over ! send my
youngsters outside so they
won't pick UP any Of the
terrible words she uses. Some
say to ignore it. Others say
to tell her OF. What do you
say?
GOOD NEIGHBOR
Don't tell her off-tell her.
A practical solution for
chronic cursers is to substi-
tute some homemade COB
bledyg0ok for some Of the
stronger epithets. Il may not
convert a mule skinner into
. choir boy overnight-but it
will help.
HH
II you tDGnt q personal reply
from Abbey, trite her in
care OF The Euening Star and
inclose q stamped. self
addressed enUelope. She
ANSWERS ALL letters.
distributed by
McNausht Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1960-11-04
USELESS
INFORMATION
BY PAUL STEINER

BY PAUL STEINER
North American Newspaper Alliance
The following items are all
new, all exclusive. all useless
and mostly amusing.
One of the best ways to
boost ones ego is to repeat
ones own name over and
over again CT am John Doe,
I am John Doe" etc., psy-
biologists have found.
A husband-and-wife team
broadcasters on a New York
station tried to find q good
home for q tame vulture.
A scientist reported clock
ing the speed Of a squirrel at
l1s miles per hour.
No gooseberry bushes may
be sent to the Netherlands
via the mails, postal regula-
tions say.
Evening star., 1960-11-04

The Family Council consists Of q
Judge. . psyehiotrist. three clergy
men, three editors and q women's
editor. Eech ortiele Is q sum
mary Of O fomiy disagreement
presented to the council. The
council deols with problems, n,ojcr
ond minor. encountered BY guild
once eounselors ond soeicl
workers.
Evening star., 1960-11-04
FAMILY COUNCIL
Quick Swot
Falls Short
As Troininq
THE PROBLEM

Mrs. A. H.-My husband
slaps our son anywhere. any
time.
Mr.. A. H.-She leaves the
dirty work to me. :.
THE DETAILS
Mrs. A. live have O z
year-old son and ! worry
about what my husband is
doing to him. My husband
believes In instant correction
to make an impression.
Last Sunday we went to
Atlantic City with another
Evening star., 1960-11-04
PRIVATE
Co Women

Thousands Of women and speedy 70.
lief from the physical distress Of irreg.
ular. scanty, or painful menses due
20 functional disorders By taking
HUMPHREYS 'ii"-a gentle. non-hor.
monal, homeopathic remedy. At all
drug stores. No prescription needed.
Evening star., 1960-11-04
Youth Service Study

Methods for expanding
youth services win be studied
by the B'nai Birth Youth Com
mission at a three-day annual
meeting beginning tomorrow
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Evening star., 1960-11-04

Monday: Dod's worry.