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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1939. Page seven TINY ISLAND IN PACIFIC BOASTS EIGHTEEN FORDS One of the smallest and most Inaccessible islands in the world, Niue lies In the vastness of the South Pacific ocean, "a dot on the horizon" to ships that raise her. Seventeen miles long and 11 miles wide. Niue Is an island of the "raised coral" type. Because of its configur ation and because it is entirely surrounded by a coral reef, Niue has no harbors. Passen gers and cargoes destined for the island must be taken in on surf boats through a nar row passage cut in the coral reef. Although the visitor reaching shore at Niue for the first time Is doubtless prepared to see many strange customs and queer sights in this little outpost of civilization, he is somewhat taken aback when one of the first things that meets his gaze is a modern automobile. Niue boasts a fleet of 18, all Fords. Ford trucks and commercial cars dating from 1931 to 1937 account for 11 vehicles, while Ford passenger cars dating from 1928 to 138 account for the remainder. The residents of Niue have constructed a system of roads which enable them to utilize modern motor transportation in carrying on their two principal occupations, the production of copra and the raising of ba nanas. Until recent years they de pended solely on the production of copra, the dried kernel of the cocoanut, for a livelihood. During that period the island was almost isolated from civ ilization, being visited only two or three times a yeaV by sailing vessels from Auckland, New Zealand. Then an unprecedent ed decline in the market value of copra forced the islanders to turn elsewhere for the prin cipal source of their livelihood. It was at this juncture that modern transportation, both ashore and afloat, came to the rescue. Although a coral isl and with an average soil depth of only six inches, uncertain rainfall and a complete absence of running streams, bananas and other tropical fruit have always grown well on Niue. Inauguration of a regular sched ule from Niue to the port of Wellington, N. Z., by the gov ernment motor vessel Maui Po mare provided frequent refrig erated cargo service, enabling the islanders to capitalize on the banana crop. Annual ship ments for the New Zealand market soon reached 30,000 cases, and Nieueans had a new source of income to replace the devalued copra. Improvement of land trans portation on the island was al most simultaneous with the y. coming of the steamer. The "Maui Pomare" was launched at Dublin in September, 1927. The first of the present fleet of 18 Ford cars appeared on Niue In 1928. THE SNOW CRUISER HOLDS THE ROAD if lite 1 . V"V -T'.TZ-i ""ST" - Compare the now famous Byrd snow cruiser with the Studebaker Champion shown In the fore ground. Then you'll hive a fair estimate of its size. It literally takes up the whole road. The ten foot high tires tower over the Champion, which has an overall height of 65 inches. This picture waj made near Elkhart, Indiana. HEAVY LOSS IN STUBBORN FIGHT (continued tnm page one) boxes and blockhouses, it was apparent that the Finns intend ed to make a stubborn stand. The embattled Finns' will to resist was reflected in their pub lic demeanor and statements of their leaders. Vaino Tanner, foreign min ister in the reorganized Finnish cabinet of Premier Risto Ryti, declared in a broadcast to the Scandinavia. meetings and decided to sub mit the problem of Finnish re lations to the League of Nations, of which Finland is a member. The Finnish-Russian conflict developed into bitter fighting on land. Refugees said the Finnish col umn which drove red army troops out of the Petsamo dis trict killed more than 150 in their bitter counter-attack. A military communique is sued at Helsinki said the Finns inflicted "heavy losses" on the Russians and Field Marshal Gustaf Mannerheim's orders of the day said the country would "fulfill its duty unto death" in the war that was "nothing but the final act in our war for lib erty." Scandla Fears Reverberations of the con flict in the north spread to Amity Wins Contest Corvallis, Dec. 2. (IP) The three man delegation from Amity won the Future Farmers of America corn judging con test at the annual state corn show at Oregon State college today. The trio included Edwin Hcinonen, Robert Shields and Alvin Asher. United States that the "indo pendence and integrity" of Fin land "cannot be destroyed by our eastern neighbor." Soviet Firm Soviet Russia, meanwhile, showed no weakening in her determination to batter down Finnish resistance and replace her government with one head ed by a communist and pro claimed by the Soviet Union. While Finnish officials In bomb-torn Helsinki heaped scgrn upon its members a "peo ples government organized at Terijokl and recognized by the Russian government, was re ported in a Moscow broadcast to have concluded a pact of mutual assistance and friendship with Russia. The broadcast said the "Dem ocratic Finnish Republic" gov ernment headed by communist leader Otto Kuusinen agreed to incorporation of Russian Karelia in Finland in return for Finnish islands, naval and air bases. These were items in the orig inal Finnish-rejected Russian de mands which led to hostilities. Kuusinen Scored A Finnish government spokes man at Helsinki called Kuusinen "the so-called prime minister who lived 20 years In Moscow as a traitor to the Finnish cause and now is seeking revenge." At Helsinki the government of Premier Risto Ryti held two Norway, uneasy over Russian troops a few miles from her border, sent more reservists for border patrol duty in Denmark, her most northern district. Speculation of the possibility of friction between Russia and England was aroused by an un confirmed report that British warships had been seen in the Arctic ocean near Petsamo. Sweden's government ordered further military preparedness but It did not appear that gen eral mobilization of her forces had begun. She was understood to have 100,000 troops under arms out of a maximum reserve power of 500,000. A Swedish official said Swe den's hope was to keep calm and preserve her neutrality be cause "we are small too small to be, of any great aid to Finland." MURPHY CONTENDS PORTLAND SEVERS STATE RELATIONS ANTI-TRUST M PRESIDENT ASKS 'MORAL EMBARGO' ON PLANE SALES (continued l rum page one) Triple Victim Rites Philadelphia, Dec. 2. (IP) A mother and two daughters principals in a triple murder were buried today, side by side. The world's smallest country is Vatican City, which com prises 108.7 acres. The world's largest country Is the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Re publics) with an area of 8,144, 228 square miles. Oregon Pioneer Passes Silverton, Dec. 2. (IP) Clo rinda Davis Ames, 81, pioneer Silverton resident, died today after a brief illness. Her parents settled in Oregon in 1846. Fu neral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday. Use Mall Tribune want ada. "moral embargo" might prove was a question for which offi cials here had no answer. There were reports in commercial cir cles, however, that the Soviets had discussed with airplane manufacturers in recent weeks the possible purchase of large numbers of all types of war planes. Despite the reports of neutral observers, such as Schoenfeld, Russian officials have not ad mitted the bombing of open Finnish cities. A statement from Premier Molotoff yesterday said that Mr. Roosevelt's appeal to I Finland and Russia to refrain , from bombing civilians was pointless because Russia was not bombing Finnish towns and did not intend to. Both Stephen T. Early, Mr. Roosevelt's secretary, and the state department officials said they did not consider Molotoff's statement an answer to the pres ident's message. Expressions of sympathy for Finland continued today, and some senators suggested that congress declare a moratorium on that nation's debt payments to the United States. The tiny Baltic republic has been the only European country to keep up its war debt payments. It has indicated that it intends to meet the regular installment of $243,693, due December 16. Fin land's aggregate debt to the United States is $8,233,157. Washington, Dec. 2. (IP) Attorney General Frank Mur phy today rejected the Ameri can Federation of Labor's con tention that unions were exempt from the anti-trust laws, and de clined to interfere with the pres ent anti-trust inquiry into "the building industry. In a letter to President Wil liam Green of the AFL, who had protested against indictment of unions and asked for a "frank statement" of policy, the attor ney general said that the su preme court had ruled in sever-; al decisions that the anti-trust laws applied to the activities of labor organizations and their members. "In the Chicago milk case now pending In the supreme court," the letter added, "your general counsel, Mr. Joseph Padway, conceded this to be true and frankly asked the supreme court to overrule its former holdings. "In the enforcement of crim inal statutes it Is the practice of the department to follow the construction placed on them by the supreme court. In doing so in this instance, the anti-trust division has followed the usual practice, and I would not be justified in interfering with that course." Murphy told Green, however, that he was "very glad to have the benefit of your views," and would be pleased to discuss the matter further with him, or re ceive any written statement which the AFL chief believed "might be helpful to the depart ment." Since the nation-wide build ing inquiry was begun in Octo ber, indictments have been re turned in five cities, and In four of these labor unions or members have been charged with violating the Sherman anti-trust act. Portland, Dec. 2. (P) Port land hiRh schools broke rela tions with the Oregon High School Athletic association to day. Eldon Jenne. Portland schools' athletic director, recommended the severance because of strain ed relations existing for some time over regulations, particu larly Portland's rule allowing ninth-term students to partici pate in sports. The severance was friendly, Jenne said, and Portland schools will continue to cooperate with the association. The break meant primarily that no more pre-season or post season contests would be held between Portland schools and association members, Including most of the other schools In Oregon. T merit of winter sports In the park areas by the federal ad ministration. The resolution also went on record as against any further acquisition of additional park areas by the federal government with McNeil contending such a move would only further elim inate winter sports sites from public use under present restric tions. The protest will be lodged with the federal government in Washington. Minneapolis, Dec. 2. (IP) A bitter attack on legislation tend ing to restrict winter sports ac tivities within national park areas developed at the annual convention of the National Ski association today. A western delegation headed by Fred H. 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