MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1939.
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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
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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. McNeil of Portland,
Ore., presented a resolution in
which it protested discourage-1
The world contains 200 dis
tinct special of ducks. About
50 varieties are found in North
America.
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37 Plymouth 4-dr. Tr. Sedan 475
36 Buick 4-dr. Tr. Sedan 445
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Bowie,. Md., Dec. 2. (IP)
War Dog, three-year-old brown
colt owned by H. F. Guggen
heim's Falaise stable, splashed
ovpr a sloppy track with great
relish and in 1:47 2-5 today to
score a six-length triumph in
the $5,000-added Thomas K.
Lynch Memorial handicap, be
fore a crowd of 12,000 closing
day fans.
W. L. Brann's Challephen.
the favorite in the betting, fin
ished second, half a length
ahead of Bellair stud's Wise
Lady. H.-Frledberg's Bala Or
mont was fourth.
The winner picked up a purse
of $4,300 and paid $21.90, $7.70
and $5.20 for $2 mutuel tick
ets. Challephen returned $4.20
and $2.90 for $2 and Wise Lady
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