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some university in the fall and Maydelle 7 George is planning to further her education at Scripps Girls College near Los Angeles.
 Gilbert Monroe hopes to attend the California Institute of Tech nology. Edward Nielsen will obtain work with the Juneau Diaries dur ing the summer and Clifford Furu- ness is anticipating attending the University, of Alaska in the fall. During the summer he will be em- ployed by the Kraft Manufactur- ing Company.
 Going to College
 In the fall, Sylvia Davis will enter the Cincinnati Conservatory or College to take a four-year mu- sic course. majoring in violin.
 Before entering a six-year course in the study of dietetics, at the University of Washington, Doris McEachraf will sail south next month to attend the Grand Assem- bly, of the Order of Rainbow Girls at Olympia, Wash.
 Lillian Olson will work in a cannery at Ketchikan during the summer with no plans for the fall. Laurel Martinsen plans to work during the summer either at cannery at Excursion Inlet or at the Pacific Alaska Airways airport and in. the fall will enter Washing
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VACATION PLANS FOR TEA(nER5A
 JUNEAU SCHOOLS
Varied Projetts for Sum mer Months Announced
 by Local Instructors

Summer plans for teachers of the Juneau High and Grade School show variety with sojcarns in the states or attendance Of summer school on the itinerary of several, while others will remain in Juneau fer the next three. months. And, too, there are three members of the To- cal staff who have chosen matri- mcny as their future occupation.
 Among those remaining "at home will be Supt. A. B. Phillips. High School Principal A. S. Dunham whose resignation became effective at the close of school. sailed for the Westward where he has accepted a position with the Alaska Road Con- mission at Anchorage.
 Bound for Rio
 Probably the longest trek is plan- ned by Miss Marjorie Tillotson, who will first visit in Portland, Oregon, with her parents. From there she will go to New Orleans, taking a Delta line steamer to Rio de Janeiro, with stops enroute.
 Instrumental music instructor, c. Robert White plans to attend sum- mer school at the University of Washington. Vocal music instructor, Miss Merle Janice Schroeder, plans to visit in Canada enroute to her home in Grand Forks, North Da- kota, where she will visit her par ents. Disembarking at Prince Rupert, she will make stops at Jasper Park and Winnipeg, and in the fall will return here via Texas and Califor- mia.
 Miss Gladys Barrowman will go to Salt Lake City from Juneau, and will then visit in Indiana. New York City, Indianapolis and Dallas, Texas, before returning here in the fall.
 School in Mexico
 The National University of Mex ico at Mexico City has been select ed for a summer course by Miss Helen Hendricks.
 Miss Irene Jones will sail south on the Princess Louise enroute to Port land, Oregon. to spend some time with her parents before going to San Francisco to attend summer school.
 Velma Bloom plans to visit in Ne braska for a month. then will jour ney to Cambridge, Mass for a sum
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sic at Cornish school and will later attend the University of Colorado. A post graduate course will occupy Axel Nielsen's time during the next winter and the summer months will be spent working at the sawmill.
 To Annapolis
 Hallie Rice anticipates entering the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. While awaiting re- turns from examinations, he will work for the Astoria Puget Sound Packing Company at Excursion In- let.
 Vernice Haffner hopes to work in Juneau for the next year, later planning to attend business school.
 Lee Lucas will spend the summer
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FUTURE PLANS OF GRADUATES
 ARE ANNOUNCED
Fifty-four Seniors Tell of Their Hopes and
 Ambitions

s-. Future plans, hopes and ambi- tions announced by 54 Juneau High School seniors, members of the graduating class of 194l:
 Marjorie Shell will spend the summer working in Juneau and in the fall hopes to attend secre- tarial school in Seattle.
 After summer in Sitka, Betty Reed will enter training for a nurse, first preparing herself for her new vocation by taking a course at Pacific Lutheran College.
 Alvin Larson will travel to the Westward shortly to work year on the air bases and salmon troll ing will be done by John Clauson during the summer. {
 Isabel Parsons plans to attend
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LeRoY ]. vestal Dorothy White Stanley DeLonq
 Stella Morris Bdrnesson Ben ]. Melvin Sylvia Ddvis

mer school course. .y. With indefinite plans, Mrs. Iva Tilden will go to Seattle. Miss Dal- ma Hanson will remain in Juneau. as will Mrs. Helen Webster and Miss Mabel Monson.
 Miss ineiIlin AKerldge plans to visit her mother in Neg Perce, Idaho, and Miss Margaret Abrahamson will spend some time in California.
 Miss Alice Johnson will spend some time at her home in Harmony, Minnesota, with the hopes of later visiting New Orleans, New York City and Washington, D. c.
 Summer School summer school at the University of Washington will occupy Thco- dofe Hcdwalker and a summer school ccurse at San Francisco will prob ably be taken by Miss Edna Har- pole.
 Mis- Pauline Monroe will go to Los Angeles and may attend sum- mer school at UCLA. She will remain l in that city during next winter as an exchange teacher with Miss Florence Gregory. tss
 Greeley. Colorado, will be Miss Ruth Mcvay's destination. She will study at summer school there and will later visit in South Dakota and Minnesota.
 Miss Jeanne VanderLeest has no definite plans. although she will go to Seattle early in June. No deft- mite plans are also on the calendar for Miss Elma olson, Gerald Mo- Laughlin and A. L. Dahl. Miss Margaret Maland will first visit Alaska's Historic City, then will trek south to -.iornia and Minnesota Fred Lindepmeyer may go to the Westward to- be employed during the summer and Henry Har- mon will remain in Juneau to work at the building trade.
 Harold Roth will again have charge of Juneau's Evergreen Play ground. Miss Phyllis Poulin is un- decided as to her plans and Grade School Principal, T. F. Dryden, ac- companied by Mrs. Dryden, will go to Idaho for the summer. Matrimonial Career Forsaking teaching career for that of matrimony, Mrs. Howard Case Margaret McFadden) will sail on the steamer Aleutian to join her husband at Platinum, Alaska. Mrs Edward Butler tMargaret ColwelD was married today and is at present honeymooning in Sitka. She and her husband will make their home in Juneau. Vows will be taken tomorrow morning by Miss Helen Harrell. who will become the bride of John T. Mclaughlin. They too, will remain in Juneau.
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ton State College for study of an animal husbandry course.
 Arlene Withey will spend por- ton of the summer at Mount Mo- Kinley National Park and hopes later to visit her, grandparents ranch in Oregon Her ambition. is to take course in nursing in con- temptation of securing a position as an airplane, hostess
 Keeping his job with the George Brothers Super Market. this sum- mer, Edward Saloum will either pursue his ambition to become a surveyor or will enroll in busi- ness administration course at some college in the fall.
 Mechanical Engineering
 Planning to enter the University of Washington or the University of Alaska, Alexander Miller will major in mechanical engineering. During the summer he will be em- ployed locally.
 Entering the Minneapolis North Central Bible Institute in Septem- Der, Stella Barnesson plans to take a three-year course in mis- sionary training. Mildred Render will spend the next four years att tending Oregon State College where she will take a course in dietetics. Prior to entering college she will
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Anna Lee Houk Hullie Rice Mdviso oNikulo Alexdilder Miller Gloriu White Junes Glosse
Robert "A. Paul
 Isobel Parsons
 Robert M. Scott BettYe Jane Kenmer Edwurd Suloum Lila Sinclair

visit with friends in Seattle.
 For a one-year course in mission ary techniques, policies and elemen-l tary social service work, Dorothy White will go to Seattle in the fall to enter the Northwest Bible Institute at Seattle.
 To enroll in a mining engineer ing course at the University of AL aska are Stanley Belongs plans for the fall. Beth Sherwood hopes , to obtain work as a switchboard operator, a job for which she was trained by the National Youth Ad- ministration.
 l Dorothy Tors will enter business school in Seattle this fall and dur ing the summer months will visit l friends in the Queen City
 Tn Air Work
 Beginning this summer, Charles Porter will work on the Anchor age Air Base. In January he will enter the Douglas Aircraft Con- pany, for preliminary training and will then be employed by the com- pany until the fall of next year when he will enroll in two-year course of aeronautical engineering at the University of California.
 Bettye Kemmer will continue her work at the Florence Beauty Shop. Gudmund Winter will con- tinue his work at Irving's Market on the delivery truck and later hopes to study architecture at the University of Washington.
 Lila Sinclair hopes to either ob- tain office work in Juneau or att tend business school in Seattle. After visit to Southern Califor- mia, Naomi Forrest will return to Seattle to enter business college.
 Gloria White will attend school in Washington to prepare herself i for, the nursing profession. Bernice Mead hopes to attend some school in preparation for career as an elementary school teacher. Leaving for Sitka, Bill Darlin will make his home in the His. toric City and hopes to obtain em- ployment on the airbase at Japon- ski. Anna Lee Houk will take a. short trip south this summer and in the fall hopes to obtain work as a secretary.
 Marian Dobson is undecided as to her future plans, although she is considering post graduate course at Juneau High School. Six months in an electrical trade school will occupy Robert Pauls time be- ginning this fall During the sum- mer he plans to work in can nery or on a fishing boat Frances Tucker has no plans for furthering her education and hopes to obtain employment as al stenographer. Frances Paul will re- main in Juneau and continue her study of voice under Marye Berne Ehler. m Lahore Kaufmann win study mu-
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working and in the fall will enter the University of California for a Business Administration course. Le- Roy vestal contemplates attending Oregon State College in the fall and John Garcias ambition IS to attend Ellensberg Normal School.
 To attend business school in Se- attle are Kay McAlister's plans. Mavis Nikula will enroll in Wash ington State College this fall and during the summer will visit in Washington and California. Jirdes WinUher has no specific plans.
 Jack McDaniel plans to attend the University of Iowa after worx- ing in Juneau or Anchorage this
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Juneau High School CYmnosium # Wednesday Evening. May 28. ls4l
 Eight O'Clock processionul- of Honor MuIcii Chenee
 High School Bond Invocotion . Rev ]. L. Ccllble My Heort Is a Silent Violin Fox xAndrews
 Girls Gee Club
 ION DEFENSE l. Defense ----.---Lee LuceiS < g. Defense of Our Nation Lila Sncoir g. Defense of Religious Freedom Dorothy White "Spanish Serenode Bofm
 Violin Solo, Sylvia Ddvs
 Accompanied by Curol Beery Davis ,Deanse of Educational Freedom -.. Isabel Parsons g. Defense of Freedom of the Press Hullie Rice G. Defense of Freedom of Speech Dorothy Tors g7 Our Port in Defense Bob Scott Schuberts SeIenode ...-..----..-.-Arr by Rix Reveries -Oley Speoks
 High School Singing Debs Presentation of Senior Gifts Lee Lucas Presentation of Class of l94l A. B. Phillips a Acceptance of Class of l94l R. E. Robertson Presentation of Diplomos P Scott
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Lon1ms,,csnlszt Ssezciaea

Juneau High School GYmnosiurn Wednesday Evening. May 28. l94l
 Eight O'Clock
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suontinued on Page Six,
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Puerto Rico has about HIS acres of land per capita compared with the Philippines 7.50 and Hawaii's fl577. aqa
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-02

The Americas Legion Auxiliary
Will meet Friday afternoon at $50
o'clock at the home of Mr.. J. J.
Edwards, or Andrews avenue. Mrs.
George Carver will be speaker for
Che afternoon. Al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-02
Expected Tomorrow

Mrs. Sol RaWls, of Philadelphia. Is
expected TO arrive tomorrow M1lu-
ing to visit her parents. Mr.. and Nil.
S. 7. Peace. at their home On An
dreWS aNenu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-02
NntenX,:'',>5
Rcm(n8ern}

He that Walketh uprightly WALK
eth surely: but he that perNertcth
his ways shall be knOWn.-ProV-
frhS 1879.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
French Nav Lose
Food Shipments


Washington Apr TIP Ar
engagements for the shtPmeat-of
American food into unoccupied
France through the British block
AIDE we're believed by informed
quarters today to be on the verge
Of collapse.
The British were said TO have
proof that war materials were being
sent into .unoccupied France. en-
route to Germany and this caused
a Franco. British naval engagement
off the Algerian coast Sunday
France had admitted that unoccu-
pied France was bartering food
stuffs with German-occupied
France, whereas II had first claimed
that the German occupation forces
were giving" food to unoccupied
France.
United States officials gave no
indication OF changing their policy
regarding food for war-involved ma
tions. which is complete sympathy
for the needy people OF the world.
but no action that conflicts with
Britain's prosecution OF the war.
The test shipment OF two car
goes OF flour from this country un-
der Red Cross control was expected
to pass the British blockade without
molestation because it had already
been authorized and the vessels
are making ready to sail.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
fragrant Violation of Merit
Act Alleged by State Auditor

state employe in this campaign.
2. Names Of state highway de
partment employees representing
complete campaign organiza-
ton among the field and main
tenance personnel, engineers,
superintendents and clerks of
county road commissions under
contract to the state.
3. Conclusive evidence not
only OF an attempt to force state
employees into campaign activities
but proof that in case the
employe does not follow instruc-
lions reprisals will follow
4. Instructions 10 employees for
campaign work, forms on which to
report WORKERS. activities and
character for the services.
5. Copy Of letter prepared on
state equipment presumably
somewhat at state expense" for n
candidate running for Hillsdale
county treasurer.
6. Campaign material prepared
for signature and mailing by en-
ploycs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
BY Wallace Mitchell

Lansing. Apr. l -- UP-Photo-
static copies OF records that Audi
tor General Vernon J. Brown said
Contained evidence OF fragrant
violations" of the merit system
today were in the hands OF the
state civil service commission.
Brown mailed letters to COM
mission members explaining the
material which he forwarded and
which he said he received from
employees of the state highway de-
partment who are incensed at the
political pressure which is placed
against them " The commission
was to hold an executive meeting
today at Ann Arbor.
The move by the Republican
administrative board member fol-
lowed his charges of last Thurs
day which were denied by Cover
nor Van Wagner, Ronald {.
Seeley, campaign manager for G.
Donald Kennedy. Van Wagoner's
successor as state highway COM
missioner, and other Democratic
officials. Brown s action was the
first presentation or records
charging alleged abuse of the new
Civil Service Act.
The auditor general explained
that he felt the public expected
the civil service system ito re-
move the public employe from the
realm OF partisan politics and to
prevent use of state employees in
promoting the political fortunes
Of any department or employing
head -
Because OF the general accept
ance OF this philosophy by the
public and the employees themsel-
yes Brown wrote, II was in
duced to point to some exceeding
~ fragrant violations by the
fact that | had been approached
by numerous employees o. the
highway department complaining
that they were being solicited
for campaign contributions based
upon an actual per centage Of
their annual salary and that
moreover. they we're being called
10 do certain things which they
individually did not desire to do,
and TO which, in fact. they OBJ
jected
Summarizing the material plac-
ed in commission hands, Brown
pointed out
!. Lists OF state employees names
which reflects their-tstate high
way department officials pur-
pose in enlisting every possible
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Battle of Beef Starts Once More
Legislation Likely to Bar
Purchase of Meat From
Argentine

Washington, Apr. 1-Administra-
ton Senate leaders found them
selves lighting the battle of Argen-
tine canned beef all over again
today.
For the second time in a week
their task was to upset tentative
legislation prohibiting Navy pur-
chase OF such supplies, and, as on
the previous occasion, it meant
reversing a Senate vote.
Technically the point at issue
was a comprehensive provision to
the S4,3S9,000,000 supplemental de-
Tense bill, barring Army or Navy
purchase OF foreign foodstuffs and
clothing. The conceded target OF
the restriction, however, was Ar
gentine canned corned beef.
The Administration received a
setback yesterday when the Senate
See CONGRESS-Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Germans, Italians
Leave Before
Deadline
YugoSlav Leaders
Cement National
Unity
tHy International Ncws srrvict)
Cairo, Egypt, Apr. '-lNS--
AsmAra. capital o. Italian Ell.
trea, has been captured BY the
British q was Officially an
nounced.

A semi,lrcle o. Maxi steel
pressed against tive northern and
eastern boundaries OF Nugosla,ia
today after thousands OF Germans
and Italians streamcd out OF tar
kugdom by train. plane. auto and
boat
German Minister .Niktor N1u
Hccron led uual group o. DIS
country leaving Belgrade eiEIf
minutes before tac uildulght dead.
line ho set for evacuation
A. word came from Belgrade Thar
Yugoslayia had cemeutcd national
unity last night ~ an agreement
between Croat leader Vladimir Ha-
COX. vice premier. and Premier iu-.
san SimoviC. German troops So Hul.
Faria were reported being shifted
10 the Nugoslay frontier and tita
divisions tahout $1,000 mem OF f1c
Nazi army suddenly TOOK up posi-
lions ia southern Hungary.
While Nugoslavia faced the gray.
est crisis IN her short history. TIE
Western Hemisphere busted itself
with an ofishoot Of the European
conflict
The German and Italian embas.
sizes In Washington protested 10 tho
United States over the govern.
ments weekend actlc Of taklns
So German. Italian and Dan sh
ships into protective custody
The Danish legation said, however
we haven't protested and are not
going to protest seizure OF 50 Dan
ish vessels.
As the State Department took
under consideration the Axis pro-
tests, reports came from other Aa-
erican republics saying AXIS ships
which have been in their ports
/ since the start OF the war ei-hEr
had been seized would be seized
or would be purchased from their
owners.
Two German merchantmen made
break for the open seas last
night from Callao Har5or. Peru.
and apparently got away. but two
others attempting to follow them
were turned back by five warning
. shots from a Peruvian cruiser.
The crews OF the two ships inter.
cepted, the session Leipzig and
the 5.57S-ton Monserrate, opened
the seacocks and set the vessels
afire.
Fire destroyed a German and an
Italian ship taken over late yester-
day by Costa Rica, and their 800
seamen and officers we're held at
San Jose on charges OF arson.
Activity in the air war picked
up overnight. British bombers raid
ed the port and industrial cities OF
Bremen and Emden. Germany
and the Germans reported "a mum.
Der OF persons were killed.
Considerable damage was caused
in a German raid on a city In
eastern England, but London had
its eleventh bomb-free might. Great
Yarmouth. the Germans said, was
one Of their detectives.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
United States,
Mexico Share
Fields, Bases
Reciprocal Pact on
Use Reached

Washington, Apr. 1-AP-The
United States and Mexico, it was
learned authoritatively today, have
concluded negotiations OF defense
agreement providing for reciprocal
use OF air fields and bases.
The agreement, qualified authofi-
ties stated would greatly strength
en- the aerial defenses of the Pana-
ma Canal by making it possible for
the United States to shift air
force reinforcement rapidly south
ward from this side of the Rio
Grande if danger threatened the
Canal Zone.
This new defense compact, Off
cials said. is now ready for formal
signing by representatives Of the
two governments, and will become
operative once it has been ratified
by Mexico's congress.
Under its terms, Army and Navy
planes would be permitted to fly
the length of Mexico, utilizing Mex
lean air fields en- route for refuel-
ing and repairs, and thus would be
able to reach Panama in the short
est possible time.
The air fields understanding ne
gotiated by Sumner WelleS. under.
secretary Of state. and Francisco
Castillo Najera, the Mexican am
bassador. was considered OF major
Importance since it puts teeth" in
the recently signed L. S.-Mexican
general mutual defense pact.
Notice Required
The terms of the convention, II
was learned, provide that:
The United States may utilize
the Mexican route by giving the
Mexican government due notice of
the flight and the route to lie taken:
American military planes may
stop-over at any OF the Mexican
fields for "a hours for refueling or
repairs.
The Mexican government will
provide any protection necessary
against enemy attacks at the air
fields in event of any emergency.
Longrange bombers may also be
ferried in short hops over Mexico.
rather than By the longer and more
See MEXICAN PACT-Page s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Congress Today

(By Associatef PFcs-t-
Senate
Administration leaders seek %
reverse yesterday vote forbiddinR
Army and Navy purchases OF for
eign food and clothing moon EST.
Leaders try for passage Of big
defense and farm bills.
House
Votes on bill requiring cotton %
be- sold on net weight basis meets
roonJ.
Rules Committee resumes hear
Ing on alien deportation bill G0.30
a. M.
oil Subcommittee resumes south
eastern pipeline study 90 a. M
Monday
Senate
Voted 50 20 % for the restric.
ton on food and clothing pur-
chases
House
Completed debate on cotton net
weight bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-01
Evidence Against
Bridges Piles UP

tkF A csOCtatcd PrcSs0
San Francisco, Apr l-AP-Gov-
eminent prosecutors. seeking the
deportation OF labor leader Harry
Bridges, proceeded on a triple line
Of attack today.
They promised 10 show that the
Australian leader Of waterfront un-
ions is or has been a member Of
not one. but three subyersiye or
ganizations the Communist party.
the Industrial Workers Of the
World and the Marine Workers m
dustrial Union
At the opening session yesterday.
II appeared strategy would be first
10 spread into the record testimony
intended to show the subyersive
and destructive aims OF these or.
CARNATIONS. and later 10 bring in
Witnesses 10 tell of Bridges CON
nections with them. Bridges flat
ly denies he ever has been a Com
munist.
Judge Clarence y. Goodwin, VINO
made the opening statement for the
immigration Department. dcscrib-
ed the Communist party As "a
fostering sofc-in the 1ody polite.
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