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To hundreds of writers whom
she helped to get their first stor
ies in print, Daisy Bacon is
known as a “lucky” editor. Dur
ing 20 years as editor of Love
Story Magazine, the country’s
only women’s weekly, these writ
ers urged her to write a book on
fiction writing. Now drawing
upon the rich background of her
experience, she has written
“Love Story Writer" just pub
lished by Hermitage House, New
York.
Rated as one of the top-flight
editors in the nation, she has
been interviewed by leading
writers. Some of her trite say
ings include:
“Etiquette tops necking.”
“Resistance is a ‘must’.”
“There is no mental task in
which women cannot compete
with men.”
Miss Bacon explains that
“Love Story Writer” is a book
of practical advice—of the sort
which gave writers all over the
country their start. “I dished it
up in the same fireside chat way
1 always talked to authors in the
office,” she says. “So many books
on writing are discouraging and
writers today need all the en
couragement they can get with
editors making themselves so in
accessible.” She urges writers to
write of what they know and to
use backgrounds in their own
part of the country. “There is a
Painted Desert in your own front
yard," she says.
Love Story Writer has many
fascinating case histories of
writers and strikes out at stock
formulas. One chapter is entitled
“Cinderella Becomes a Stum
bling Block.” Although primarily
concerned with writing romantic
fiction for large circulation mag
azines, critics have pointed out
that much in the book applies to
other types of writing as well.
Miss Bacon herself is no
stranger to tougher types of fic
tion. During World War II, she
edited Detective Story Magazine
which was distributed by the
U. S. Army to our troops over
seas.
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Bill Bring Lasting Benefits
DENVER, OP)—President Eisen
hower today signed farm legisla
tion representing a major admin
istration yictory and, declared it
will “bring substantial, lasting
benefits to our farmers, our con
sumers and our entire economy.”
The President noted that the
“most publicized feature” of the
new law is “the flexible price
support system which it places
into effect” after this crop year,
in place of the present rigid sup
port program.
Hoards $4,527 In Worm Money
ODENSURG, N.Y., OP) — A 72
year - old mental patient at the
St. Lawrence State Hospital was
known for a peculiar penchant—
digging worms.
For 39 years he dug, carefully
and patiently. He would sell the
worms — fishing variety — for
small sums to employes and pass
.efsby.
A couple of days ago, it was dis
covered the man was carrying
$160. A search turned up $4,527
more, tucked away in worm cans
since 1915.
A hospital official . said the
money had been deposited for the
patient in a special account.
Developing Russian Sea
Strength Is Challenge
That U.S. Must Meet
WASHINGTON, UPl — Admiral
Robert B. Carney, chief of naval
operations, said todgy that Soviet
Russia’s developing strength at
sea is a challenge, and the United
States must exert itself to keep
ahead.
Carney, addressing the Nation
al Security Commission of the
American Legion, said the emerg
ence of Russia as “another power
on the seas, and one unfriendly
to us” is something about which
we cannot afford to be compla
cent.
The Navy leader said it is sig
nificant to note that 15 Russian
cruisers and destroyers—“a force
not to be laughed off” — have
moved from the Bering Sea into
the Baltic.
As he spoke, Legionnaires and
their families were pouring into
the capital for their 36th annual
convention opening Monday.
Carney told the Legoinnaires
some variation of Universal Mili
tarl Training along the lines that
have already been proposed is
the only answer to the personnel
problem of the armed services.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued cloudy with rain and
fog. Little change in temperature.
Southerly winds 15-20 mph. Low
est temperature expecetd tonight
46, high Tuesday 50.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation .64 in.
'Month total 7.63 ins.) Max. wind
29 mph from the south. Sunrise
at 4:40 a.m., sunset 7:25 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 53, low 37. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 67 in 1941,
low 23 in 1913.
Other stations as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 44 Drizzle
Kotzebue 47 Rain
Wales 45 Drizzle
Nome 48 Rain
Unalakleet 46 Rain
Bethel 48 Drizzle
McGrath 48 Rain
Anchorage 56 Cloudy
Fairbanks 48 Cloudy
Whitehorse 48 Part cloudy
Edmonton 70 Part cloudy
Juneau 58 Part cloudy
Ketchikan 59 Rain
Seattle 60 Rain Showers
San Francisco 63 Part cloudy
Covenant Navigators To
Hold Mission Tonight
The Covenant Navigator Young
People held a mission night on
Monday, Aug. 23. The offering is
to go to Dwight Milligrock, the
pastor at Scammon Bay. It is a
practice to send a set sum to' a
missionary each month.
Rev. Amundsen was the speak
er of the evening, with Acts 1:8
as his subject.
The next meeting will be to
night, Monday, at the Mission
Covenant Church at 8 p.m. The
program will include the showing
of slides of Alaska and the States.
Melting Glacier Washes
Out 150 Feet Of Highway
VALDEZ, U’l — Flood waters
from a melting glacier washed
out 150 feet of the Richardson
Highway near here yesterday,
stranding tourists and other Val
dez-bound travelers on the north
side of the damaged road.
A hastily rigged breeches buoy
was used to ferry some 40 trav
elers across the stream and others
were moved across in small boats.
The Alaska Steamship Co. held
its passenger steamer Baranof
here for several hours waiting 31
tourists to be lifted or rowed over
the damaged area.
Alaska Road Comission officials
said they hoped to have a Bailey
bridge erected early Saturday to
permit traffic to proceed north
and south.
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SOME GOLDEN DAYBREAK JESUS WILL COME
"Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn,
my Beloved, and Thou like a roe or a young hart
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