any western country.
As a result of her intrasigeance
Russia has now been thrown back
farther on her own inadequate re-,
sources. At the same time her po
litical isolation is more complete
than ever.
Unpleaiant as this situation
must be to the men of the Krem
lin, the alternative appeared to
them even more so. The alterna
tive was and is a policy of econo
mic and political collaboration
with the west, the abandonment
of fifth column tactics, the lifting
of the iron curtain.
To do that, however, would
mean revealing to the Russian
people the true state of their eco
nomic backwardness, the failures
of the regime—after thirty years
—to provide them with even ele-1
mentary necessaries after prom- i
ising them the moon, and giving
the Russians a chance to see how
other peoples live.
The very grave risks of pursu
ing such a course are greater than
the men in the Kremlin are pre
pared to take. Instead, they seem
determined to continue the cold
war against the west, even though
it means making it hotter and
hotter for their own people.
The earliest tax-supported li
brary in the United States is sup
posed to have been the town li
braby of Salisburg, Conn., estab
lished in 1803. The oldest existing
library of this kind is said to be
one at Petersborough, New Hamp
shire, which dates from 1833.
A person’s liver is “plastic,” in
that it moulds itself to neighbor
ing viscera.
Storms Cover
Northeastern
U. S. With Ice
<By The Associated Press)
The season’s worst storm, which
left a crippling cover of ice and
snow over the eastern half of the
country, died out Saturday.
Only a few light snow flurries
in Maine remained of the tempest
which silenced communications,
halted business and industry and
disrupted transportation in com
munities from the Panhandle to
North Atlantic seaboard.
The section east of the Appala
chians faced a weekend of clear
ing weather, but several days of
considerable cloudiness were in
prospect for the Great Lakes le
gion.
Temperatures mild enough to
soften the snow, but not warm
enough to melt it, were predicted
for the storm belt. No further rain
or snow is in sight however.
In Indiana, two days of heavy
rains brought the threat of floods
on the Wabash and White rive-s.
Six families were evacuated in
Anderson.
Highways in the path of the
storm remained hazardous, and
ice continued to strain tree^ and
overhead wires.
The storm brought death to at
least 16 persons in the New Eng
land states and the New York
metropolitan area. Other fatalities
attributed to it were reported in
the midwest region.
Property damage was expected
to total millions of dollars.
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MODERN LAUNDRY
and DRY CLEANERS
Marines Sent To I
i
Strengthen Forces
In Mediterranean
_
WASHINGTON, </P)—A group j
of marines whose number the
navy declines to disclose will sail
Tuesday to strengthen U. S. forces
aboard the aircraft carrier Mid-'
way, three light cruisers and ten
destroyers now stationed in the
Mediterranean Sea.
The cruiser Little Rock and two
of the destroyers are based at
ports in Greece, which this coun-1
try has been trying to bolster!
against Communist encroachment, j
The other craft are in Italian wa- j
ters.
The only clue to the size of the
marine force given in the navy;
announcement last night was that
the men, all from the second divi
sion, will make the trip on a “nor
mal size transport of 12,000 to
15,000 tons fully loaded.” They
will leave from Morehead City,
N. C.
The men are being gent, the |
navy said, for shipboard training!
and to “restore the total person
nel on board to approximately the
normal over-all complement” of
the carriers and three cruisers.
Carriers in the Midway class
normally carry 2,200 men, includ
ing 100 marines, and cruisers
1.000 men, of whom 50 are ma
rines.
However, the navy said Ameri
can navy ships have been under-;
manned for some time, apparent- j
ly a hint that it would take more
than the ordinary number of ma
rines to bring the four ships up to
their “normal over-all comple
ment.”
The navy turned aside questions
whether it has plans to send addi
tional marines or ships to the
Mediterranean later.
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Many Guerrillas
Killed At Konitsa :
i
—
ATHENS, UP)—The Greek warj
ministry said Saturday guerrilla
forces suffered more than 2,000
casualties during their siege of
the government garrison at Ko
nitsa, as opposed to 349 for nation- (
al forces.
War minister George Stratos
said some 500 Communist rebels
were killed, 1,500 wounded and
100 captured in the fighting which
began on Christmas day.
Greek army losses, he said,
were eight officers and 51 men
killed, 27 officers and 193 mem
wounded and 70 missing. The
army lifted the siege New Year’s
Eve.
A reliable source said Queen
Frederika went to the Konitsa
area Saturday, where press dis
patches said sporadic firing by
guerrillas continued in the heights
around the city, which the rebels
wanted as the capital for a Greek
Communist State.
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Students Protest
Ban On Pickets
> PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, (i«P)—
Students rioted with the police re
cently in a campaign to get a 50
per cent reduction in the prices of
movies.
After the students received a
warning from the chief of police
not to try to organize picket lines
in front of the movie houses and
theaters, they paraded on the
streets withtheir mouths tied up
to demonstrate against what they
termed a “restriction” on their
freedom of opinion.
TH 2 SHEPHERD
<By Albert Mygatt, from “The War Cry”*
Some year ago at a drawing-room function, one of Eng
land’s leading actors was asked to recite for the pleasure of
his fellow-guests. He consented and asked if there were any
thing special that his audience would like to hear. After a
moment’s pause, an old clergyman present said, “Could you,
sir, recite the Twenty-Third Psalm?” A strange look passed
over the actor’s face; he hesitated a moment, then said, “I can,
and will, upon on condition; that if that after I have recited
it, you, my friend, will do the same.” "I?” said the clergyman
in surprise. “But I am not an elocutionist. However, if you
wish it, I will do so.”
Impressively, the great actor began the psalm. His voice
and intonation were perfect. He held the audience spellbound,
and as he finished, a great burst of applause broke from the
guests. Then, as it died away, the old clergyman arose and be
gan the psalm. His voice was not remarkable; his intonation
was not faultless. When he had finished, no sound of applause
broke the silence—but there was not a dry eye in the room,
and many heads were bowed.
Then the actor rose to his feet again. His voice shook as
he laid his hand upon the shoulder of the old clergyman and
said, “I reached your eyes and ears, my friends; he reached
your hearts. The difference is just this—I know the Twenty
Third Psalm, but he knows the Shepherd!”
Stevedoring Co.
Buys Shipyard
SEATTLE, (/Pi — The Alaska
Terminal and Stevedoring com
pany announced Saturday that it
had purchased the Lake Washing
ton shipyard at Houghton for use
as a winter tie-up and storage
area.
George F. Kachlein, Jr., attor
ney for the company, said the
purchase price was “around $100,
000.” He pointed out that dock fa
cilities at the yard will help alle
viate the present acute shortage
of winter “lay up” space for large
vessels, particularly those on the
Alaska run.
The Terminal and Stevedoring
company was organized during
1947 with Seattle headquarters. It
engages in a business of providing
warehouse and stevedoring facili
ties. It does not operate ships of
its own and does not have facili
ties at present in Alaska, the at
torney said.
PIONEER WATER DELIVERY
Phone Main 94
ERIC NELSON
NORTHERN
LIGHT & POWER CO.
“BETTER LIGHT - BETTER SIGHT”
G.-E. Mazda Lamps Refrigerators
Electrical Appliances Washing Machines
Wiring Material
Phone MAIN 105
S AW FILING
HAND SAWS—$1.00 to $2.00 each
1-MAN CROSS CUT—$2.00 to $4.00 each
Get Isaac to Put In Teeth That Will Cut
Leave Orders at Main 100
Or See ISAAC EBEN
SALE
TROMMERS BEER
$2.00 per case
Polar Liquor Store
BLACK Phone Your
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