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fish which the Commission thought was an evidence of "chiseling" on the part of fishermen.
 Speaking of the confidential ma terial, Aase said: Were asking for it again here and I think we're entitled to have it.
 The other member of the Com mission in Juneau for the hear ing is Charles Jackson of Wash ington, Assistant Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Victor H. Dunlop is a technical adviser with the Commission.
 After discussion of the proposed treaty, and the Juneau fleets re- jection of it's principle, the hearing proceeded to the 194l regulations.
 The Commission plans to leave on the Brant tonight and will dis cuss 1941 regulations while south bound. The regulations must be ap- proved by the Governor General Of Canada and the President of the United States.
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LUMBER
 STRIKE
 SPREADS
Camp Murray Base Pro- gram May Be Held Up
 Material Shortage

SEATTLE, Dec. '. = Two-score lumber operations in western Wash ington have been closed ill labor strike which affects national de- fense lumber contracts and threat ems to spread into Oregon.
 Contractors at the big Army base of Camp Murray indicated the lumber shortage is already being felt and might delay next months completion of the $6500,000 can tonment and hospital program.
 Close to 12,O00 workers are in- volved in the closures of Washing ton mills.
 Ten plants closed in Seattle yes terday as the AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers brought on the strike through demands for in- creased minimum wages from 62ls cents an hour to 10 cents and one weeks vacation with pay.
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NAzIS ATTACK DURING NIGHT DROP BOMBS
Royal Air Force Shell lfal- ian Forces af Albanian
 Port of VaIond
By ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In the Battle for Great Britain the British Air Ministry announc- ed this morning that Bristol, one of the chief ports on the west coast of England, bore the brunt of last nights German bombing attack.
 The cable facilities between Lon don and New York were uneXplaln- ably cut for six hours. It IS not known whether the shore base was bombed or communications cut for some other reason.
 The Royal Air Force bombers made a night and day attack on the ltal- ian forces at the Albanian port oi Valona and scored direct hits on the munition dmps. Great clouds of smoke billoWed up, the Ar Mn istry dispatches reveal.
 Bombs also dropped by the RhF' exploded on motor truck concen- tration and military buildings.
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NAzI5 HOLD
 U. CLERK
 IN CUSTODY
Woman Reported Ireafed WeII-Trdpped by Civ-
 iIidn Spy Police


 WASHINGTON, Dec. '. The State Department announced that the Paris Charge d'Affaires has reported Elizabeth Deegan, U. s Embassy clerk being held by the German authorities in small pri- vatc hotel is being well treated and is in good health.
 Maynard Barnes, Charge d'Af- faircs said he hopes she would be released shortly
 Mrs. Deegan is the granddaugh- ter of former North Carolina Sen ator Peter Pritchard and has been held without explanation since De- cember 1.
 At Huntsville. Alabama, her di- vorced husband John Deegan, said neither he nor his daughter Jane, 16, were worried, declaring. "She is quite competent. and I dare say she Is not worried either
 The State Department had await ed a further report before decid- ing whether or not to lodge a protest and said Mrs. Deegan had been detained after two civilians, presumably members of the Ger man secret police" called at her apartment and invited her for the second time in week to visit British prisoners at Cherche Midi prison
 Vichy reports indicated she was suspected of helping British off, cers to escape from France.
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No Plans Being Made To Bring US. Nationals Out
 0fGreete;; Were Warned
By JACK STINNETT

WAOhlN1 LIN, DeC. [. hll- swering the mail orders:
 M. B., Southampton, N. Y.-The State Department says that it is making no further plans to bring United States nationals out of Greece. This means that there aie no plans at all at present. The gov ernment points out that it gave adequate warning long ago fer Amreican citizens to get out of Greece and the complications of transportation are now such that they can do nothing about it. II your son and daughter are still there and (although they were born in this country and hence entitled to U. s. citizenship if you had not taken out naturaliza- ton papers until recently, they may be in form complications. Greece is one of the many coIn- tries where the dual citizenship problem arises. There are several countries that say children born of natives living abroad still are citizens of the country of their parents. This claim is re-eStah- lished when those children return to the land of their parents. It is even possible that your son, now close to maturity, had been called for service in the Greek army. If this has not happened, and you can afford an expensive transpor- tation. it is possible that the boy and girl can get out through Fur key and the East. One person here who recently returned from Europe teIs me that it still is pos sible to get out of Greece through Yugoslavia, northern Italy (by sealed express'D, occupied France, Spain, and Portugal, but I am unable to verify either of these routes
 CAP, Biloxi, Miss.-You are right, I did jump the gun bit on the Socialist Party candidates for President since 1900 and I'm glad to straighten out my record as we'll as that of my informant. Eu- gene V. Debbs was the candidate every four years from 1900 to 1912, inclusive, and again in 1920. Allan L. Benson was candidate in 1916 and resigned from the party two years later Frank T. Johns, a carpenter, was the candidate in 1924 and Norman Thomas has been the candidate in each suc- ceeding four years since then. This gives Debs a record of hav- ing been candidate for President on a national ticket five times and Thomas four two pretty re- markable political records and my only reason for bringing the mat ter up at all.
 T. C., Newark, N. J.-The United States Ambassador to Turkey is John Van Antwerp MacMurray, 59- year-old veteran of B years in the diplomatic service. He has served in Bangkok. Toyo, Peking and Russia, to mention only a
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Dec. T. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at today's short session of the New York Stock Exchange is SIS. American Can 88ts. Anaconda 2S, Bethlehem Steel 87. Commonwealth and Southern 1916, Curtiss Wright 9s, General Motors 455s. Interna~ tional Harvester 55A. Kennecott 34ss, New York Central 137s, North ern Pacific 6ls. United States Steel 69R. Pound $4.04.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: Industrials. 13129; rails, 2780; utilities, 20.14.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07
YOUTH E GIVEN SUSPENDED TERM
 IN WHNkEY CASE

For allegedly stealing two quart bottles of Martins Scotch from the Juneau Liquor Company, L. E. VanBuskirk. g year old new conner to Juneau, was today given a six months suspended sentence in U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray's Court.
 VanBuskirk reportedly took the whiskey while in the store early this morning.
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ANCHORAGE REALLY IS
 BOOM CAMP
Morqan Tells of Westward Town = New Homes.
 Playful Soldiers

Anchorage has just begun tC grow" in the opinion of Thomas A Morgan of Columbia Lumber who returned on the Mount Mckinley after several weeks in the Westward city.
 Morgan went up to close a deal for Columbia Lumber by which they took over the yard and busi- ness of the Anchorage Lumber and Construction Company owned by Larson and Bliss of Anchorage, first lumber yard in that Westward city. The new branch of Columbia Lum- Der is located at Fourth and K Streets in downtown Anchorage.
 Morgan, who last spent any time in Anchorage four years ago. was amazed as all returning travellers have been in finding Anchorage everything it was supposed to be- n the way of a booming town.
 Everyone Busy
 "Everyone is busy there" Morgan said, And it is apparent the town will soon have a 10000 population. The base, Fort Richardson. is def initely part of the Army defense scheme. and although nobody is sure how far the Army will &C., tually go in construction work, even present building plans will stagger the imagination"
 While Morgan was in Anchorage, he witnessed the arrival of over a thousand troops in three train- loads, and B car freight train loaded with artillery and supplies, including in the artillery load three dozen anti-aircraft guns.
 Housing Inadequate
 That town has just begun to grow" Morgan said. People are not leaving because there isn't any opportunity. They're leaving for few months because there are no housing accommodations"
 Principal building is being done at present in one and two room temporary houses, Morgan said, and declared that several times we sent out a whole house load of lumber on one truck
 As to the price kiting blamed on Anchorage by the Army and visit ors, Morgan said Its one of those things that can hardly be helped, explaining that if man is renting an apartment for, say $50, someone else comes along and offers $75 a month, six months in advance and naturally he gets it.
 Soldiers "Take Over
 And for night life, Morgan ad- mits "the soldiers have sort of ta- ken over"
 On one night, playful soldiers broke through three plate glass win dows, Morgan said.
 Next year will sec several new buildings going up and dozens oi residents,' Morgan said. Every where you go on the outskirts of town, there are subdivisions ano new homes springing up. Anchor age is really going to be big city
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07

WASHINGTON can put 1t down as certain that the President will not give the Walter-Logan bill a pocket veto; that is, let it die without comment. He will veto It with scorching blast.
 Some of Roosevelt's Congression- al chiefs want pocket veto so as not to stir up another battle. They argue that it is best to let sleep ing dogs lie. But Roosevelt doesn't see it that way.
 He considers the Walter-Logan bill an adroit scheme by big busi- ness to scuttle major. New Deal re- forms through legalistic obstruc- tions. after failing to lick them at the polls and in the Supreme Court. Among the brickbats Roosevelt VIII heaye at the bill will be these:
 1. That it will block the de- fense program by permitting manu- lecturers to tie the Governments hands in pushing production.
 2. That the bill. which professes to give hearings to complainants, actually was damned through Con- grcss without hearing on its mer- it's.
 3. That the bill was passed by a vote of less than one-third Of the Senate when only one-half of the chamber was present. The vote was 27 to 25.
 4. That the real purpose of the legslaticn is to destroy the National Labor Relations Board, Wage-Hour Division, and Securities and Ex- change Commission.
 5. That the bill was drafted by big business interests and put through by corps of lobbyists, sup
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-07
Gruening Dinner
 Honors Visitors

Governor and Mrs Ernest Gruen- ing entertained last evening with a dinner party in honor n visiting members of the International Fish cries Commission. A. J. Whitmore of Ottawa, Edward w. Allen of Seat tie and Charles E. Jackson of Wash jngton. and their advisers, J. H. Bell and Victor H. Dunlop.
 Following the dinner party there was a small dancing party in the ballroom.
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YUKON NOW
 BOUND HERE

SEATTLE, Dec. 7.-Steamer Yu- kon sailed at 9 o'clock this morning for Southeast and Southwest AL aska ports with l43 passengers in- cluding 29 steerage.
 Passengers for Juneau aboard the Alaska include George F. Hendricks, M. Carroll, Mrs. M. B. Berry, Mrs J. C. Morrison, Sybil Godfrey, Capt A c. Yelling
 w. Wilson, w. R. Hinckley, Mrs. Rod Hulse, Jack Smith. Miss Win nifred Sipprell, Milton Seidenverg, Mrs. Grace Rollins, MT. and Mrs. W. E. Hamilton, J. T. Petrich.
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HOOP CONTESTS
 TUESDAY NIGHT

Another pre- season basketball doubleheader will be held Tues day night in the High School gym nasium, it was announced today.
 The Haida squad will meet the High School, both teams hoping to avenge their defeats of last week from the Elks and the Bremen re- spectively.
 Tn the nightcap game, Bremen meet Jennings Clotheirs.
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WyIIers Party
 For Mrs. Nostrdnd

For Mrs Garrett w. Nostrand. who will leave on the southbound Yukon on December IS to make her home in the States, Mrs. Chris Wyller was hostess last evening with small farewell party. Close friends of Mrs. Nostrand were guests. The evening was spent informally.
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COUNCIL
 IS STILL AT WORK

The Alaska Planning Council con- tinued it's annual meeting here to- day. It was not known this morn ing whether the Council could fin ish it's business today or would have to meet again next week.
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NO EPIDEMIC
 IN JUNEAU

With only the few cases of in- fluenza usual at this time of year, Juneau seems to be in no danger of an influenza epidemic such aS reported from Cordova, according to local school and health authori- ties. Juneau and Douglas schools report no increase of absences.
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2DI5AppEAR
 FLYING TRIP
Army Aviators Abandon Search for Man, Wife
 on Oregon Flight

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 7 - De- claring that perfect weather in Southern Oregon failed to produce any traces, two Army fliers have abandoned search for MT. and Mrs. c. E. Walbert of Medford, Oregon, who headed for Portland last Fri day mint in a light plane and dis appeared.
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Mexico,
 In New Deal
Old Type Destroyers 10 Be Exchanged for Use of
 Naval Bases, Report
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

Authoritative sources in Mexico City said negotiations for the trans fer of six to twelve old type United States destroyers to Mexic oin return for use of Mexican facilities, are now under way.
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English Seaport of Bristol Is Air Raided
VICHY DECREE
 RE0RGAN|zE5
 FRENCH FARMS

VICHY, France, Dec. T. = The Vichy Government by decree today reorganized the nations agricultural structure on cooperative basis. Farm strikes and lockouts were pro- hibited. The peasants are to be organized by families.
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The Rev. John A. Chase will be leader for the 10 o'clock Bible Class at the Northern Light Presbyterian Church tomorrow and will continue to trace the story of the Bible un- til the return of H. L.Faulkner reg ular leader.
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Influenza
 Worse al
 ArnyBase

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 7.--In- fluenza epidemic at the Camp Murray Army Base construction project is still rampant today and holding social activities to a mini mum.
 It is reported over 1900 men are i'll with varying degrees of colds. The men are living in tents.
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FIVE FLY OUT
 FOR ISLANDS

Shell Simmons took the Lockheed out to the coast today with five passengers for Hirst and Sitka and was to bring five in on his return.
 Going out to Hirst were Melvin Ross and William McNabb, and going to Sitka were Andrew Pet erson. Mike Monagle and Vern GOrsIine.
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FoItas Entertain
 For Archie ShieIs

MT. and Mrs. George Folta are entertaining with small dinner tonight at 7::30 o'clock in honor of MT. and Mrs. Archie Shiels. The evening will be spent informally.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued to- day by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray to Arcino Villaneuva Credo and Amy Watson.
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PULLENs AT PALACE

Sojourning at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on November 30 were MT. and Mrs. w. s. Pullen of Juneau.
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CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

In celebration of his birthday Herman Beuker had a number of hls friends in Friday evening to snare his birthday cake. Later the fel- lows attended show.
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Stolen Fish?

Aasc said he won't say the fish buyers are stealing our fish, but a lot of it just disappears and we're not paid for it." He suggested that this accounted for the volume. of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
WESTSIDE DETROIT
BY BETTE ELLINGTON 524z Vinewood Avenue

made to the Hobby center class.
Games were played with prizes be.
ing awarded to Mesdsmes johnson,
first; Lottie Washington, second;
Mrs Summerville, and the grand
prize went to Clarence Burris. L.
Washington, reporter.
VISIT SHUT-INS
Mrs. Mary Hillman Of Vlncwood
visited Worthwhile, Sunday, with
Mrs. Elsie Frazier who has a daugh-
ter, Rose, confined to the institu-
ton with heart disease. Rose is
doing fine and is as jolly as can be
under the circumstances.
Mrs Hillman had the opportunity
to cheer up Alice Joiner. another
young inmate, II years Of age. Alice
is lonesome because Of not hav-
ing any visitors. Her mother is
not living and her father has not
visited her for a long time So
Mrs. Hillman has somewhat adopted
her, and carried her fruit and other
ARTICLES needed very much. Rose
Frazier is Is. Alice has a room
mate, Anna Thornton, age Is. All
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
Urge Citizens Support In Grant School Annex Plan
INKSTER

Spring is just around the corner
and many are now turning their
attention to summer sports. Mr.
John Manner announced that the
Yellow Jackets girls softh~.l team
will begin training during the
month Of March.
This team will be wearing caps,
long socks, and new bright sweaters.
A number OF local merchants and
professional men have pledged to
support the team this year. Mr..
Manner also offers to teach any high
school boy or girl to play golf with
out charges, He is a member Of the
Detroit Amateur Golfers association.
This association plans an amateur
tournament this spring. DR.. M. D,
Morton is president, Jeanette
Worlds, secretary. Mr.. Love, chair
man.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
COMING EVENTS:

The Black Cats, a club consist
ing of men in the neighborhood,
will give a party, Saturday, March
9, at pm, at 1860 Binder street.
The Cats are noted for their gay
parties and il you attend you are
assured OF a good time. Mr.. S.
-Iod N pue 1u9plseId S! su5A9lS
! lard secretary
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24

three of the girls are from Detroit.
ATTENDS COUNCIL
The Rev>J. D. Howell, minister
OF St. Stephens A.ME. church, left
last week to attepd the Bishops
Council held in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs.
Josie Brown, evangelist also at
tended the council.
GUEST SPEAKER
The Rev. H. H. Coleman was guest
speaker on the program with the
Flying Clouds in their third appear
ance on Sunday morning programs
at 9 am, Sunday morning, Febru-
airy IS.
In brief he spoke strikingly on the
subject, And when he came TO
himself" He exhorted the Prodi-
gal son, being given his portion and
applied it to 1910, bringing out the
point, that any portion Of goods,
but shoutd-be allowed to acquire a
portion OF all good. Mrs. Model
Robertson was guest soloist.
PLEASANT SUNDAY
Edward Locket baritone, will be
guest soloist on the pleasant Sunday
program at St. James CM. E.
church Sunday afternoon at pm.
Other outstanding talent to appear
on the program will include Willie
Mae Hairstone, soprano; Laurie
Scott, contralto; Henry S. Butler.
tenor; Mrs. Mamie Douglass will
render a select reading; Cephas
Striplin will appear and special mu-
sic WILDE presented by the second
choir Of Tabernacle Baptist church,
Mrs. Yolande Maddox will direct
the program.
OBITUARY
Funeral services OF Clark Baker
Of 1858 Roosevelt, were held at
Chapel Hill Baptist church on last
Saturday, the Reverend Willis
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-02-24
IMPROVEMENT
WILL COST CITY
ABOUT $4,000
Students Here Are Placed
On One-Half Day
Schedules

As the date Of the election ap-
proaches interest in the proposed
$4,000 Improvement to the now
Overcrowded Grant school IS re-
eeiving he approval OF citizens
throughout the city.
According TO Supt Edgar F. Down
the total cost Of the proposed i'm
proyement TO the school Will cos,
$4,000 and the raising Of This
amount will necessitate a tax in
crease OF l63 Ner thousand dollars
OF assessment
An expenditure Of s24 600, pending
government appropriation Of
$4,000 was approved las, year by
the taxpayers of this district but
the government for undisclosed
reasons failed to comply with its
agreement tee, eiii>-
trict collecting its first inStallment
OF $4,000.
Subtracting this sum tS240OO
from the total SCI. 900 leaves a bal
snce Of $4,000 to be repaid by tax
payers within a period OF five years
by means Of the tax increase and
the loan is being made by a bond
issue upon which the taxpayers Will
vote on March 4 Interest rate on
the bonds cannot exceed five per
cent.
Pupils On half Day Sessions
So crowded is the Grant school
that many pupils are allowed TO at
tend school only one half day. Much
sentiment is being aroused all over
the city in favor of the bond issue
and an emphasized pom; n the plan
is the five year elapse payment
scheme. It is generally believed
that the benefits derived from such
move viii more than justify the
slight tax increase.
Urge all Taxpayers To Register
All Ferndaie citizens are being
Urged to go to the poll March 4
and vote BUT before voting you
must register at she Board OF Edu-
Cation required bylaw ;he
election VII DC on two points: to
authorize the 1853 per cent increase
in taxes and tbl 10 approve the
bond issue.
To vote on the tax increase you
must be 81 years Of age, a citizen
OF the United States, and registered
at the Detroit Board Of Education
To vote on the bond issue you
must be property owner or the wife
or husband OF a property owner
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recipient OF many attractive and
useful gifts.
Among those present were: Henry
and Hazel Waddles, Helen and
Dorothy Miller, Charles Haskins,
Marjorie Holly and Lillian Kemp.
Ernestine is the daughter of the
c. A. Kemps.
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NORTHWEST DETROIT


fAooLo
Relatives and friends are MOURN
ing the passing OF Wiley Evans, II,
who has been a resident Of Detroit
since 1925. Mr.. Evans, a native Of
Birmbridge, Ga, was converted in
1909 during the administration OF
Rev. Bell at the Live Oak A.ME
church, Iron City, Ca and upon
coming to Detroit, he became
members OF the Oak Grove A.ME.
church, under Rev. NJ. Pearson. For
six years he was class leader in
Oak Grove, Detroit
He succumoed February 10, 1910,
as the result of a stroke he suffered
in 1923. Mourning his passing are
his wife, Susan, and five children.
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|Conant Gardens
! and About
BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER
YOU ARE"

YOU AXE
. by Requesp
II you can't be a pine on the top
OF the hill,
Be a scrub in the valley-but be
The best little scrub by the side
OF the rill;
Be bush-!f you can't be tree.
II you can't be a bush be a bit OF
the grass
And some highway happier make;
II you can't be a muskie then just
be a bass
But the liveliest bass in the lakel
We can't all be captains, we've got
10 be crew,
There is something for all OF US
here,
There's big work to do, and there's
lesser to do,
And the task you must do is the
near,
II you can't be highway then just
be trail,
II you can't be The sun be the
star;
It isn't by size that you win or fail
BE the best OF whatever you arel"
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Lovely Ernestine Kemp Of King
er street celebrated her birthday
with a gay party last week. The
home was gaily decorated and de-
lectable refreshments were served
| 10 her guests. Ernestine WAS the