.-' 4 The Statesman, Salem, Oregon. Tuwdar. April 19. 1947 "No Favor Sway$ Ut, No Fear Shall Awe" rrw First SUtesaua. March tt, US1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher j t the Ta Asoelate4 Preae Is exclusively entitled U the ase for publication ef all stews tuspatcbes credited U It er not atherwtse credited la this Project Require Completion The northwest isn't alone in its fight for adequate appropra tions to permit orderly construction of its irrigation and power projects. The .whole west is aroused to its vital needs for similar development In California for instance the great Central Valley project is threatened with slowdown if the appropriation cuts in the committee bill are allowed to stand. The great Friant Kern canal is not half compleled. The Delta-Mendota canal is in the same state, and the Tracy pumping plant is not yet built These are parts of the project to provide more water for the San Joaquin valley. In the Sacramento valley the Keswick dam be low the Shasta is not finished, and the five-place power plant lit Shasta dam needs three more generators to complete it. The San Francisco Chronicle drives home the point that un til these installations are completed the government cannot recoup on its investment; nor can farmers benefit In the measure intended until the jobs are done. From the standpoint of the federal treasury it therefore is wise to complete the project to make it productive, also to stimulate new industry and ex pand agriculture which will return more in tax dollars to the federal treasury. The narrow-minoVd congressmen who are throttling down appropriations to the interior department claim there is still money appropriated which can be expended. True, but approp riations must be continuous to permit completion. These are not one-year or two-year jobs. They require continuing investment over a long term of years. The war and the temporary freeze on spending have held up construction to the country's detri ment. Now construction should be accelerated to catch up not only with schedules but with Heeds and demands. National in terest as well as regional justifies the expenditure. Empire Builders - Robert Ormond Case, Portland author, has had published in book form the script of a radio continuity he prepared for KOIN a few years ago. It dealt with the history of the Oregon country,-using ' individuals to dramatize thai history. The title of the book is "The Empire Builders' rather trite for a book which otherwise shows real imagination. The effort is successfully made to portray history in the mood of the period in which events occurred and in the lang uage of the principals. The dialogue is the author's own "filling" and at times his imagination strains at the episodes, but the stories have a readability beyond that of the ordinary radio script. , . j '' As a matter of fact the book might well be made supple mentary reading in school courses on Oregon or northwest his tory. For just as much of the history which adults recall of Greece and Rome and colonial America cam out of story books, students who read these narratives will get a good introduction to Oregon history. In the pages of this book live again the men and women who blazed the trails and laid, foundations of a commonwealth on the shores of the Pacific. They take speaking parts in the radio drama. Many of the episodes are the result of dredging in less familiar soil, not the reworking of material already exhausted of color. . . The series won for Case a special Peabody award in 1844 for its type of radio program. It merits preserving in print, : as now is done and a title more original than the one chosen. Many of the "empire builders' had cricks in their backs, j Frowning on FwhDerbies The opening of the fishing season makes it appropriate to comment on the action of the Oregon Wildlife Federation dist rict convention at The Dalles in expressing disapproval of fish ing derbies. Presumably what it was frowning at was the adver tised and promoted competition staged by Cities or communi ties, like the salmon derby at Astoria, and similar events else where. Probably no criticism was intended for the sporting goods store which offers a fishing rod for the biggest trout caught in a season. , - These derbies are wasteful of fish; and so is an event like the Newport crab festival when the city on Yaquina bay feeds all comers crab caught by its fishermen. The take of crab for such a crowd runs into hundreds and hundreds, with inevitable waste of crabmeat. Just what'good purpose is served by gour mandizing we do not know. - ! Our natural resources like fish and game are exhaustible. This applies to offshore fisheries as well as those in inland waters. The derbies draw many for a holiday, for whom the fish ing is just a stunt, a thrill neither fishing for food nor fishing for fun. Some other .form of entertainment should be divised to draw the crowds, even though renters of boats and vendors of fishing tackle should lose some patronage by cancelling the fish derbies. . - ! Phone Company Asks Rate Increase As was intimated in this paper some weeks ago the tele phone company has filed application for a rate increase with the state public utilities commissioner. It evidently expects some increase in expenses when the present strike is settled, which on top of previous increases in expenses will justify "a rate boost, the first locally since 1921. j - The phone company is one concern which Is embarrassed by its business expansion. It has had to pour tens of millions of dollars into its pkmt to keep up with demand for service and to improve the quality of its service. Both Pacific and American TeL and TeL have borrowed huge sums to finance expansion. Because of the stability of the companies they have obtained money at low rates of interest; but their earnings have not gone up accordingly because expenses have risen faster than income. The public utilities commissioner -will have to review the application, hold hearings and make his decision. 'The public doesn't relish an increase in its telephone bills, but can well understand that the telephone industry is not immune to Ian elemental rule of business bookkeeping, namely that it must show some earnings Jto stay in business and meet demands for service. - In the last Saturday Evening Post Duncan Hines lists some good eating places. Only Oregon places mentioned are Pilot Butte Inn, Bend, featuring Pacific ocean seafood, and Columbia Gorge hotel. Hood River, featuring "Calumet" ' river salmon. Both are good eating places, though not particularly for the items mentioned. The "Calumet", it may be noted, is a sluggish waste-filled stream near Chicago, which never saw a salmon. "Columbia' was the name' intended.. The management of Hollywood Bowl has denied its use to Henry Wallace for speech-making. How silly. Wallace's speech will not contaminate the precincts or' cause much of a ripple in the political breeze because his . views are already well ad vertised. Portland's city council shows more sense in letting him speak at the auditorium. Well be surprised if the place is filled. It was newspaper habit to identify Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mc Lean as owner of the Hope diamond and to hang to the diamond the legend of ill luck. Now that she is dead reporters are watch ing to see its disposition. The "ill luck" is a silly myth. Every family has its deaths and tragedies. Mrs. McLean had her share of good fortune as well as ilL. j Associate Press Gunmen Stage ?Raid,9 Escape With $10,000 FREEWATER, April 28 Four gunmen tied up 40 patrons of what Police Chief George Hays said .was a .gambling-club near here and escaped early yesterday with approximately $10,000 in cash and jewelry. Hays said patrons told him this story: The gunmen entered the club, an old house about three miles from town, about 11 p. m. Saturday, broke up a crap game, tied every one up and robbed them of mon ey and jewelry. Then they waited outside for more patrons to arrive. They stayed there five hours, tying up the new customers on arrival. Finally the club operators ar rived and the gunmen forced them to open a safe, from which they took $2500 in cash. From one operator they also' took what he said was an $1800 diamond ring. ' They checked the ropes on their victims, let air from one tire on each parked automobile and went away. Hays said he had no description of the gunmen. Each time a vic tim tried to look at one of the captors, he was tapped over the head with a revolver and told to keep his eyes elsewhere. Hays said. TWO LEAVE OSTS Two boys; who escaped from Oregon state training school at Woodburn Sunday are Harold Al den Hayes and Joseph Thomas Hardy, both IS, officials there re ported to city and state police. VICTORY CLUB TO MEET A meeUng at t o'clock tonight has been called by Townsend Vic tory club 17, in Deaconess hall on Oak street west of .Salem Deacon ess hospital. Ubllccry CA.DY At Pasadena. California, April f, Hai ti B. Busick Cady. formerly of Sa lem and a late resident of Pasadena. Mother of Edwin Busick with US. army In Germany. She was a member of Chadwtck chapter No. S7. OES. Wil lamette ahrine No. S. WS of J, Hanna Rosa court No. S. O. of A-, and Re bekaa lodge. Salem No. 1. Announce ment of services will bo made later by the W. T. Rigdoa company. SHOKTtlX Tom Shorten, late resident of Salem, in this city. April 1. Brother of Kath arine Shortell of New York. Announce ment of services later by W. T. lug doa company. EVANS ' ' Louts Evans. St. at the residence. SSU Lee St., Friday, April 25. Surviv ing are the wife. Lulu M. Evans of Sa lem; four daughters. Mrs. S. J. Bice of Salem, Mrs. Forrest Wilson of Port land, Mrs. Fred Boyce of Portland and Mrs. Floyd Houghton of Beaver Creek; eight grandchildren and six. great- Srandchtldren. Services will be held at im Holman-Hanklns-Ritance chapel in Oregon City.' Tuesday. April 29. at 1030 a.m. under the direction of the Howell-Edwards chapel. Concluding services at Lincoln Memorial park m Portland. -, SfTLBKETT - Guitar Carl Milbrett. 81. at the resi dence, route S, box 287. Salem. Friday. April tt. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. W. Hillway. Eugene; Mrs. George Onnen, Salem; four sons, William of New London. Otto of Buffalo Lake, Wan tar of New Ulm and Arthur Mil brett of Madison Lake, all Minnesota; one sister, Mrs. Marie Sperling of Al bany. Ore, and two sisters in Germany. Services will be at the Howell-Edwards chapel Wednesday, April 30, at 130 pm, the Rev. H. W. Gross of ficiating. Shipment will bo mad to New Vim. Minn, for final services and Interment. KLOSTERMAN Mlnette E. Klosterman, at the real, denoe. route t, box 330, Salem. April 2S. Wife of W. E. Klosterman of Sa irm; mother of Elliot Klosterman. jr, Mt. Vernon. Wash.: Edward and Rob ert Klosterman of Salem; sister of Russell Sabor, Minneapolis. Minn.; Sam Sabor of Los Angeles and Chawncey Sabor of Phoenix, Ariz.; niece of Ma thilda Hohn of St. Louis. Mo. Services will be held Tuesday. April 2, at 3 pjn. in the W. T. Rlgdon chapel with concluding services at Belcrest Memor ial park. The Rev. Walter Frederick will officiate. DAVIS EstelU F. Davis. TO. wife of MerrHt Davis, at her home, 74S N. Capitol st Saturday, April 26. Survived by her husband; two sisters, Ida - Smith of Portland and Myrtle Orr of Salem: a brother, 8herman Heckman of Salem; and a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the HowcU Edwards chapel Tuesday, April SS. at S p.m. with the Rev. F. B. Culver of Portland officiating. Interment in Bel crest Memorial park. Ritualistic serv ices under the auspices of Salem Re bekah lodge No. 1. DeSART Schuyler T. DeSart. late resident of SSO Locust st, at a local hospital April ZS. Survived by six sisters, Mrs. Par thena Morris of Florence, Mr. Anna Brooks of Everett, Wash, Mrs. Maude Pooler of Pratum, Mrs. Elizabeth Tur ner of Raymond. Wash, Mrs. Marie McAllister of Portland and Mrs. Echo Bowen; a brother, Ralph DeSart of Sa lem. Services will be Thursday, May 1. at 130 p.m, the Cloueh-Barrick chapel, with Interment at I OOF cemetery .- Mcdowell " " - Oren C. McDowell. late resident of 171 S. Commercial st, Sunday. April 27. at the veterans hospital in Port land, at the age of 65 years. Survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah McDowell of Salem, a son. Oren McDowell, jr., of Salem' and three brothers, Roy Mc Dowell of Long Beach, Calif.. Ralph and Clay McDowell of Salem. Member of the Salem Elks lodge, the Eagles and VFW. Private services will be Wed nesday. April 30. at the Clough-Barrlck chapel, with interment at Be krrert .Me morial park. I AMAIN ' r -- . ; ;- - i'" Mrs. Katie Sanaa in, at her homo at 2S Falrview . ave Sunday, April ST. Survived by her husband. Charles O. Samain of Salem: a niece. Alma Hu ber of St. Paul, Minn.; and two neph ews. Wayne Huber of New Mexico and Roy Huber of Lyons. Oregon. An nouncement of services later by Clough-Barrlck company. GRAHAM In this city April 27, Minnie Theo dora Graham, late resident of 461 S. High st, at the age of S4 years: moth er of Mrs! Leona Johnson of Salem and grandmother of ' Julia Graham Johnson of Chicago. Funeral sen ices will be held Wednesday. April 30. st S p.m. in the W. T. Rigdoa chapel with concluding sei sices at Hubbard ceme tery. Dr. Joseph M. Adams will offici ate. . HAVEKSOX Rosamond Jane Haverson, late resi dent of S30 N. 20th st, at a local hos pital. Monday. April 28. at the aee of SO years. Survived by seven children. Ernest F. Haverson and Mrs. Beatrice Welch, both of Portland. Mrs. Edith Strange, Mrs. Rosa J. -Hammer, Mrs. Mary O'Brien and Walter Haverson. aU of Salem, and Mrs. Louise Miles of Fresno. Calif.; 11 grandchildren: and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at the Howell-Edwards chapel Thursday. May 1. at 1 30 p.m. with con cluding services in the Bethany ceme tery at Silverton. GRIN AND BEAR "The folks want mm to stay la fair of thee monopolise Public Records PROBATE COURT Lucy A. Gilbert estate: Final or der. CIRCUIT COURT. Ere in Wilson and Dortheaa Wil son vs. EUa Blair and others: Decree quiets title to real property in favor of plaintiffs. H. C Murphy and others vs. Rei ms nn Furniture Manufacturing Co. and others: Suit to collect on SI. 758 promissory allegedly owed plaintiffs. Fred Larson vs. Mabel Larsen: Butt dismissed on motion of plaintiff. Patricia J. Coleman vs. George M. Coleman: Order of 'default. Helen Marie Taylor vs. Bruce Edgar Taylor: Order of default. Berniece L. Hllke vs. Bert O. Hilke: Defendant files motion to make com plaint more definite and certain. : Mae H. Smith vs. Theodore E. Smith: Decree of divorce restores plaintiffs former name of Mae H. Bolton, and affirms property settlement. - Marion Bright vs. Robert S. Bright: Order of default. MUNICIPAL. COURT J. R. Keyes. Bend, charsed with reckless driving, liquor involved, post ad S100 ball. Norman H. BetheU. Monmouth, driv ing without lights, posted sa bau. Melvin R. Case, box SO, Adams ave. violation of anU-noise ordinance, post' ad SS baiL William Hecht. Albany, violation of anU-noise ordinance, no sounding de vice, fined SS on each charge. William L. Bouffleur, route 4. Salem, violation of anti-noise ordinance, post ed SS bail. - Paul Bennett, 32S Rural ave, vio lation of basic rule, fined $7.40. '. Leland W. Spring. Detroit, assault and battery, fined sso. . John Forbes Glatt. Corvallis. charged with reckless driving, posted 150 bail. Carmen Clark. 2460 w. Nob HUl st, reckless driving, fined SSO. - Ruth G. Paulden, Corvallis. running red light, posted- S2 50 bail. , Ralph L. VanBlericom. 1935 Broad way st, violation of baste rule, fined Max Spencer. 1S73 N. Capitol at, shooting fireworks in business sons, fined $5. Ellen Walker, transient, charged with disorderly conduct, posted g7i ball. Pascual M. Ramas, Salem, charged with disorderly conduct, potted SM bail. Calvin C. Lehman. Beaverton. vio lation of basic rule, posted SIS bad. J. J. Kuachnick. Salem. Illegal re verse turn, posted szO bau. Phil Diamond, disorderly conduct, fined S3S. W. B. Spence. route 2. Salem, fail ure to atop, posted S3 SO bail. Haxel L. MUlington. Portland, vio lation of basic rule, posted 87.50 baiL MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Russell A. Mohney, 28. welder, and Mazie Maxine Duncan. 22, telephone operator, both of Salem. CaU W. Gardner. 22. butcher. West Salem, and Joe Ann Ltbby, SO. clerk, route 3. Salem. Raymond J. Sherman. 34. truck driv er, Aumsvilie. and Helen F. Bartoez, 22. clerk. Salem. Glenn E. Staats, SO. apprentice stereo- typer. ana stable M. cupp. 17, wait ress, both of Salem. Kenneth William Anderson. 29. far mer, Salem, -and Nadine Eleta King. ELECTBIC T7ATEQ n E ATE D .S ffl Several Well-Known Makes from Which to Choose Appliance Dent, Lower near 41 Ceart St. Ph. mi 5 , San Fiasco 0.C5 Lcs ilngeles 12.60 AUcijnerqne 26.15 PLCS TAX DEPOT TICKfT OniCt 17S S. Ulcn Phone 3S15 IT By Lichtj night of the week I think it's an so Battels of a girl's Urne!" 21. domestic. Oregon City. JUSTICE COURT Raymond Wilbur Walker. 321 S, 24th St., violation of the basic rule, fined $10 and costs Harvey Gib bens. Paul Kuhnly. My ron G. Merrell, Roy Walker, L. E. Jackson. Frank Jepper and Norman B. Seely. Woodburn. parking In a re stricted area, $2.50 fines each; sus pended on payment of court costs. Frank Vogl. route S. box 3S3C. drunk on a public highway, fined $10 and costs. George Raamussen. disorderly con duct, continued for sentence to April 28, held in lieu of $300 bad. Kruger Nelson Boden. Portland, driving 'while intoxicated, continued for plea to April 29. held in lieu of $379 bail Vern William Harms. Willamina. vi olation of the basic rule, fined S3 and costs. Births SCHNEIDER To Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Schneider, route 4, Salem, a son, Monday, April 28, at Salem General hosoital. WTMORE To Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wymore, route 2, Salem, a son, Monday, April 28, at Salem General hosDital. ; - SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Dean R. Smith, Independence, a son, Monday, April 28, at Salem Gen eral nospitai. DUNCKEL To Mr. and Mrs Edward J. Dunckel. Inderjendence. a daughter, Monday, April 28, at saiem ienerai nospitai. GRIEPENTROC To Mr, and Mrs. Earl T. Griepentrot;. 2420 xiazel ave, a daughter, Sunday, April 27, at Salem General hos pital. CUTLER To Mr, and Mrr. R. C. Cutler. 423 Wavne dr.. a son. Sunday, April 27, at Salem Gen eral hospital. . ' HASKINS To Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Haskins, 115 Parte ave, a son, Sunday, April 27, at Salem uenerai nospitai. COOK To Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard E. Cook, Independence. daughter, Sunday, April 27. at Salem General hospital. RICE To Mr. and Mrs. H. J Rice. 3360 Portland rd.. a daurh ter. Sunday, April 27, at Salem iienerai nospitai. HOLWEGER To Mr anrt Mr, Robert W. Holweger, 1347 Waller sl, a aaugnter, Sunday, April 27 at Salem General hospital. MeDERMETT To Mr. and Mrs Elden McDermeit 200 S. 22nd st a daughter, Monday, April 28, at osiem ueaconess nospitai. BALLEU To Mr. and Mrs 155 N. Libert mm WOIIEII SHOULDER DAGS Her. 1.S8 Dag ... . . Reg. 2.98 Dag .... Now Re. 3.93 Bag . . , . How Reg. 4.98 Dag .... How Reg. 7.50 SI Dag ... . Now First Aiders Busy; Schools Provide Cases Salem's first aid crew answered six calls in and near the city Mon day. School days' mishaps were reflected in the reports. Vernon Paul's "wrist required about 10 stitches at noon after he tried to stop a swinging door at Salem high school, where he is a student, and found that the door continued its course, his hand go ing through the glass, first aid men report. He was taken to a doctor. ' . 1 . . , ; i . J slim v lime earner m me uay Bush school pupil Marilyn Hair's arm was broken for the second time in about two months in an accident at the school. Shortly after noon, Elaine Van Tassel, an other Bush student, injured her ankle in a fall at school and was taken to a physician after being given first aid. Lydia Wooten, 631 S. Commer cial st, incurred a broken left shoulder in the Liberty district at about 9 p.m. and was taken to Salem General hospital for X-rays. Other afternoon cases attended were Herb Harrison, 933 Jeffer son it., who cut a finger off with an axe, and Elmer Stutz of Port land, who incurred a broken ankle when he fell while working at the state fairgrounds. Schools View Film of Camps Washington and McKinley ele mentary schools were shown a full-length camp film Monday in connection with this week's local observance of . national camping week. John Gardner, boys' work sec retary at the YMCA, is in charge of showing the movie to all of Salem's grade schools. Accom panying him Monday were Mrs. Leon Lasser, representing the Girl Scouts; Mrs. Esther Little. YWCA director, and Lyle Leighton, Boy Scout executive. On the schedule for the film are Grant school this morning and Richmond this afternoon; High land and Englewood, Wednesday afternoon, and Bush and Garfield, Friday afternoon. Wreck Hurts Grid Start, Hood River HOOD RIVER, April 28-P)-John Bannister, 17, of Hood River, was in a hospital today with con cussion, the result of an automo bile accident in which two others were hurt. The automobile crashed into a parked truck at 3 a.m. Sunday. Police said it was driven by Ar thur W. Gratiot, Portland, who pleaded guilty to a drunken driv ing charge today. Bannister was an outstanding tackle on the 1948 Hood River high school football team. Noble Ballew, Portland, a daugh ter, Monday. April 28, at Salem Deaconess hospital. ALLEN To Mr. and Mrs., Mi nard Allen, 1180 Smith ave., a son, Monday. April 28, at Salem Deaconess hospital. INGRAM To Mr. and Mrs Troy Ingram, 900 N. Commercial st., a son, Monday, April 23, at Salem Deaconess hospital. BARNES To Mr. and Mrs. Wood row Barnes, 639 Center st, a daughter, Sunday, April 27, at Salem Deaconess hospital. MeALUSTER To Mr. and Mrs. Leo McAllister, 2410 Mission st., a son, Sunday, April 27, at Salem Deaconess hospital. G A RING To Mr. and Mrs James Caring. 1523 State ft., i daughter, Sunday, April 27, at Sa lem Deaconess hospital. Phone 3194 in n n n REDUCED! (fl j7 How lLnVQ)Z 27-Year Employe Enters Retirement E. M. McKee, employed with. the Valley Packing company for more than 27 years and sec retary of the firm for the past 20, retired to his 120-acre farm southeast of Salem near, the Cot tage farm this week. He is succeeded by A. R. Tar ter, newly elected secretary who has been with the Valley pack for 20 years, the company re vealed. McKee is prominent , in local Masonic circles and is a past master of Pacific lodge 30. . - Angler Drowns In Hood River; Body Found HOOD RIVER. April 28-yP) Three violent deaths were report ed here today, one of them a trout fisherman. A man believed to be Frank Leland Johnson, 23. of Hood Riv er, slipped while fishing in Hood river and was swept away. The bbdy was recovered. fvAn unidentified body was taken from the Columbia river two miles west of Lyle. Wash. Oscar F. Gardner, White Salmon funeral director, said It had been in the water about a year. The sex could not be determined immedi alely. Edward M. Hawkins, Jr, 39, of Bingen, was fatally injured in a -sawmill accident at Bingen. Mrs. Haverson Dies at Home Rosamond Jane Haverson. ftn an Oregon resident since 1912, aiea Monday at her home, 630 N. 20th st Funeral services will be at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at n Howell-Edwards chapel, with eon- ciuaing services at Bethany ceme- iery, ouverton. Born in Knox. IlL. March is 1867, Mrs. Haverson was married ICE GDEAII Quarts . 330 SAVING CEHTED Sales. A West Salera HARD OF HEARING! Fresh Batteries to Fit All i Hearing Aids James Taft &. Associates BELTONE OF SALEM 211 Oregon Bid. 155 N. Liberty TO! ROOM LOT Dcg. 3.E9 Ooom Reg. 4.20 Room Reg. 1.44 Room Reg. 4.76 Room Reg. 2.59 Room Re-do that room at these low Ward Week prices. For your convenience use Ward Time Payment Plan to James Haverson in South Dak ota In 1889. They moved to How ell Prairie 35 years ago. Her hus band died in 1923 and she moved to Salera a few years ago. Surviving are seven children. a trice Welch and Ernest F. Ha verson, both of Portland; Edith . Strange, Rosa J. Hammer, Mary O'Brien and Walter Haverson, all of Salem and Louise Miles of Fresno, Calif.; 11 grandchildren. and one great-grandchild. v Many snakes estivate. that is. suspend their activities during the hottest part of the summer,. Convert Your DIAIIOIIDS Into Cash We ara Salem's largest buyers from the public of Diamonds and Diamond adorned Jewelry. Also Diamond estates pur chased. An established firm. Bank reference fur nished. 2i Maaafacttnlaic Jewelers 184 N. Liberty SC 429 Ceart SL lifts HE ONLY MAS TWO TEETH ONE O1 THOSE HtTGOT WHEN HE JOINED THE EUC5 '"t-.'--l Phone 3194 VMM Lot AT? Lot . . Lot . . Lot . . Lot . . H; 97 a mm 277