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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19

tember. Those who knew had noth- ing but praise and admiration for the brave boys who were taking their planes and ships out into the og-banks, and for their many successes under most adverse weather conditions.
 But, it is not the discovery that we have come to talk of today but another important date in AL aska's history-October Is, 1867- just seventy-five years ago. On this day Russian America Gas the Rus sians called iD was turned over to the United States, consumating its purchase few months earlier, and became Alaska.
 Make Preparations
 General Rosseau, who had been commissioned by the President to receive the country on behalf of the United States, arrived at Sitka at II am. on the morning of the 18th and promptly notified tn e Russian Commander that he would come ashore at 330 the same af- ternoon to formally take over the Territory.
 'The services were simple. Ros- seau came ashore accompanied by General Jefferson Davis, who was to command the troops after the transfer was completed, together with a military guard of honor. Marching smartly up to the Square in front of the barracks, they found that the Russian troops had preceded them and were already drawn up on one side of the Square. Davis placed his troops on the opposite side.
 "The two Commissioners stepped forward and the Russian Comman- der, Captain Pestchourov, address ing General Rousseau, said, On behalf of His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of all the Russians, I turn over to you the Territory of Alaska
 Accepts New Land
 General Rosseau replied, On behalf of the President and the People of the United States of Am erica, I accept from you as the emissary of the Emperor of Rus sia, the Territory of Alaska
 Then, as they shook hands, the Russian band played the nationa lanthem of their country as it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19
CHARLES G0LDSTEIN
 BACK FROM SOUTH

Charles Goldstein, pioneer Ju- neau fur merchant, arrived home Saturday night after months trip to the south, during which he and Mrs. Goldstein visited in Se- attle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Goldstein did not return with her husband, but will spend another month in the States, visit ing in Los Angeles with her daugh- ter.
 MT. Goldstein reported that while things are certainly humming" in the States, he had no trouble tra- yelling, making most of his trips by air. The people in the States, he reported, are far more consci- ous of the war than we in Alaska.
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When peace comes again, go for yourself-view it all-and I know when you come home you will admit that Hartman was right.
 Many have tried to tell of the majesty of the Northland, but to me it is best expressed by Robert Service in his Songs of the Yu- kon,' when he says: Its the great big broad land way
 up wonder, It's the forest where silence has
 lease;
 It's the beauty that thrills me
 with wonder, It's the stiffness that fills me
 with peace The strong life that never knows
 harness,
 The wilds where the Caibou call, The freshness, the feedom, tho
 farness,
 O God! how I'm stuck on it all.
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earlier in the siege
 Some observers here questioned whether this was due to exhaustion of Naz forces, CT to a shift of their strength to the west to face the possible second front danger
 The threat to Stalingrad still re- mained acute, however. The Ger man attack is concentrated in mar row salients in a desperate effort to achieve final break through.
 Earlier reports placed the most ferotious fighting in the northern factory area From this it is as- sumed that a new German gain is registered there.
 The monday communique said {; Hundreds of enemy dead piled up in the streets and are left there. Eighteen enemy tanks have been knocked out of commission"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19
 Are Urged
 To Resist
Direet Appeal to Those in Viehy, Other German
 Occupied Zones

LONDON, Octb 19.-The Fighting French have been famed into more growing discontent by direct radio appeal to the people of France occupied by Vichy" as well as as those of the German Occupied Zone and to offer organized resistance against the attempts of the "Vichy Gang" to supply French workers for Nazi war industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19

Brazil's sales to Japan dropped 45 per cent in 1941, and those to Germany 25.5 per cent.
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RAT ISLANDS APPROPRIATE
 FOR N|pp0NS
Archie ShieIs Gives Alaska Day Speech in
 BeI|inghdm

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B. D. STEWART K
 BACK FROM TRIP
 TO WASHINGTON

Territorial Commissioner ot Mines B. D. Stewart returned over the weekend from trip to Wash ington, DC, to which he was called by the Federal Government for a discussion sof the coal situa- tion in Alaska.
 MT. Stewart conferred with the War Production Board and the Coal Leasing Division of the US. Geological Survey office regarding the mining and processing of coal ill Alaska. and also met with the Bureau of Mines officials in the nations capital.
 He said that intensive studies will be made for the purpose of stepping up the recovery of coal m Alaska in washing operations.
 During his stay in Washingt ton, Mfr stewart also conferred with the Metals Reserve Company. a subsidiary of the REC, on matters pertaining to strategic metals n Alaska.
 He said that while in Washington he was not informed of the pend- ing shutdown of most gold mines in Alaska, that he did not hear of the order until he was on his way to Seattle.
 Mrs. Stewart accompanied her husband, and also returned.
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It costs as much to build one Liberty cargo vessel as 16 heavy tanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19
Mrs. Hdgmeier and
 Twins Return Here

Mrs. John Hagmeier and her twin sons, John and Lee, born last April, returned to Juneau yester- day after visit in the south, where the grandparents had a chance to see the twins for the first time.
 Mrs. Hagmeier visited in Sea- side, Oregon, with Dr. and Mrs Q. c. Hagmeier, paternal grand parents of the boys, and her mother came up from Eugene, Ore, to enjoy the thrill of seeing the babies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19
MIR. AND MRS. LEMIEUX
 RETURN TO JUNEAU

Mir and Mrs. L. c. Lemieux re- turned to Juneau yesterday after noon from the south via Wrangell, where they stopped for a visit after a trip to the south. MT. Lemieux is building superintendent for Gross enterprises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-19
HAROLD BATES HERE

Harold H. Bates, City. Attorney of Sitka, arrived in Juneau yester- day and is staying at the Baranof Hotel for few days while conduct ing business here
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NAzIS GAIN OVER DEAD,
 STAE.INCRAD
Hundreds of German Bod ies Liter Fatfory
 Area Sic

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to cast the toy aside
 There was to have been an- other celebration this year in the Danish city of Horsens, the birth place of Vitus Boring. This city was to have celebrated its 500th anniversary as such, and the out standing feature of the affair was to have been the unveiling of the statue of Boring in the City Mu- scum, commemorating his discov- cry of Alaska.
 How has our investment turned out? We paid $7,2O0,OOO as a pur- chase price, and what did we get for it? Well, in material things we have taken $2,000000,000 in fish, gold and other precious met als, furs, lumber, and many other items.
 Outside of material benefits, we | became the owners of the worlds greatest storehouse of majestic mountains, scenic grandeur, and inland waterways, that are unsur- passed anywhere.
 Until this awful war came to us, the Northland was fast be- coming a great tourist mecca, and when the days of peace come agin, i it will be more so than ever. No where else can one find what is to be seen in this great Northland of ours.
 Harriman's Comment
 I am reminded of a speech made by the late E. H. Hartman who, in 1898, spent some two months cruis- ing along the vast coastline of the Territory. On his return, speaking of what he had seen, he said, TO those of you who are getting along in life, and approaching old age, by all means see this grandeur be- fore you die To those of you who are still young, take my advice andssee the rest of the world first, for after you have viewed this scenic wonderland, no other will interest or attract you
 Tt is said that these expressions were formed in his mind while he was making what he called the climax of all the scenic wonders the trip through Peril Straits and Whitestone and Sergius Narrows, that takes one from Chatham Straits to Sitka. He made it, as I have done, in the soft evening lights of a perfect day, and am not surprised that he called it the climax.
 However, one should not con- fine his trip to the coastline-beau- tiful as it is-but proceed into the interior of the country, and see there how lavish nature has been in bestowing her wonders upon us. Go into Fairbanks, and then to Mount Mckinley National Park (by the way, the second largest in our country, and see for yourself, mountain ranges of which you have never dreamed, including Mo- Kinley itself, Americas highest peak.
 Hartman Was Right
 Go there in the fall of the year, about the end of August, and see the vast herds of game coming down from their summer feeding ranges to the lower levels of the park for the winter; moose, cari- bou, and white mountain sheep literally by the thousands. It was our privilege to see one herd of caribou that was estimated by the Superintendent of the park to be between ten and fourteen thou sand. You will also see bear, in- . cluding the immense tundra breed and many other species.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
By FRANCIS FOSNIGHT

Each day sees more and more
ceilings or roofs put on the prices
of various commodities we use in
our everyday lives due to the
pressing needs Of war, or what is
felt to be unwanted infationary
increases in those prices.
We have noted, with interest,
that to date the ajority of those
ceilings have been placed on the
manufacturers, professors, or
wholesalers sale prices, which
leads US to wonder why this con-
dition exists. 1t seems apparent
from this procedure that the con-
sumer is entirely at the mercy of
the retailer. Prices that the retail
er pays for, his merchandise do
not necessarily reflect or deter
mine the prices he may charge.
We feel, that this is of utmost
Importance to Greenbelt, as CO.
operative community founded and
growing on the basis of consumer
organization. We feel that this
community would be an ideal
sounding board for sentiment
along the lines of price control
or some type of protection control
on retail prices.
Do you feel that your govern
ment is doing as much as it could
to protect you from profiteering
on the part of unscrupulous and
greedy retailers? Do you feel that
your government should take an
active part in our protection by
establishing retail price ceilings?
We feel so strongly on this sub
ject that we are willing to offer a
prize of $40 in defense stamps to
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Defense Corps Gets
$1,000 Rally Funds

, David R. Steinlie, on behalf of
the Defense Rally finance commit
tee, has presented the Greenbelt
Defense Corps with $1,014.38 to
be used by the Greenbelt Corps
to obtain the necessary equipment
for local defense needs.
Acceptance of the money was
accompanied by vote of thanks
to Mrs. Leon Benefiel, chairman
of the Defense Rally Committee,
and to all members and organiza-
tions who helped raise the money
needed for local defense facilities.
Greenbelt's response to it's first
defense rally was described as
magnificent. The Defense Rally
money will be turned over to the
Defense Corps finance committee
which, in turn, will issue monthly
reports to the Town Council and
to the Defense Corps to indicate
how all funds in the defense
treasury are being spent. All re-
quests for appropriations will be
made by the unit chiefs and will
be subject to approval by the De-
fense Corps finance committee.
Orders for materials will be placed
through this committee. Requests
for funds are expected to start
pouring in soon, according to the
latest advice.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Blackout Ordinance
Gives "A. R.P. Power

Powerful teeth were placed in
blackout and air-raid restrictions
by the Town Council in it's meet
ing of last Monday when it passed
drastic new blackout ordinance
providing fines Of from So to 500
and Imprisonment for from 10 to
80 days for violators.
Auxiliary police and AFRAID
wardens are given power to use
necessary authority to enforce
blackouts. Automobiles are requlr-
ed to stop Immediately after the
warning and extinguish then
lights. The ordinance further pro-
vides that it is the duty of regu-
lar and auxiliary police to arrest
violators, and wardens are requir
ed to swear out warrants against
violators.
The effectiveness of the blackoUt
ordinance will be tested for The
first time tonight, as this will be
the first blackout since the ordin-
aHce was passed.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Lovejoy Leaves Greenbelt
For Greener Pastures

Allen Lovejoy, of the food
store staff, left Greenbelt last
week to accept another position
in New England. AS educational
director for a cooperative feder-
alton, he will work with individual
co-ops on their educational pro-
grams.
Coming to Greenbelt last Sep
tember, Mr.. Lovejoy became a
part time clerk in the food store.
Having had experience and train
ing in educational and promotional
work, he actively aided the men,
bership committee in it's drive for
new members.
In this work he prepared liter
ature, arranged neighborhood
night meetings, and called on the
newcomers to Greenbelt. During
recent months his time was di-
vided between these activities and
the food store.
His new work "takes him back
home," it was stated. He is mar
ried and has two children.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Garden Club Offers Help
For Local Growers

Although the Administration
has not announced plans/ for The
allotment of gardens to local resi-
dents, the Garden Club has be
gun its seasonal activities, accord
ing to Oscar Zoellner, club prcsi-
dent. Their only difficulty, said
MIR. Zoellner, is that only 10 plots.
each so by so, are available for
the use of the Garden Club, which
has 80 members. Seventeen plots
will be retained by those members
who had them last year, leaving
only two for the balance of the
club.
Mr.. Zoellner offered the advice
of the club to anyone who desires
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Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
G.C.S. Announces
Tentative Plans
For New Stores

Greenbelt will get new stores
if the volume of business demands
it, according to George Hodsdon,
general manager of Greenbeit
Consumers Services.
The present shopping center can
handle the majority of the expect
ed increase, said Mr.. Hodsdon.
with the exception of the food
store and gas station. ConGidera-
ton has been given plans to eli
large both the drug and food store
explained Mr.. Hodsdon, but fur
ther action is awaiting a decision
by government agencies handling
applications for added construc-
ton. Plans to enlarge the drug
store include taking over the pre-
sent bus station, increasing the
seating capacity from 100 to $50.
However, the bus station will not
be available until anoSher location
is provided for public phones and
rest rooms. Actually, said Mi :.
Hodsdon, the crowded condition OF
the drug store is due, not to the
increased population, but to the
large number of construction
workers who eat lunch there.
By employing a night shift the
food store could handle much
larger volume of business, eX-
planned Mr.. Hodsdon. The night
shift would handle stock, allowing
the day shift to confne their dut-
les to aiding customers in then
purchases. A new butcher is be
ing employed, in addition to the
three full-time and one part-tlme
butchers now working in the food
store. and in the event of sufficient
increase in business, additional
personnel will be procured.
The original plans for construc-
ton Of the new homes provide a
space in which to build shopping
center, However, further action
will be delayed until decision mas
been made regarding the necessity
of such construction.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Can We Curb Rising Prices9
Win 10 Dollars Telling Us How

the person who writes the best
letter on the subject "What |
Feel My Government Should Do
To Protect the Consumer.
The rules are simple: No limit
on the length of the letter, sex or
age of writer, and no limitation on
the contents expressed in the
letter. AS a matter of fact, we
hope to receive every imaginable
type of expression and we cannot
over-emphasize the Importance of
wide participation in this contest.
We feel that the answers we re-
ceive in this contest will have
more far-reaching effect than
merely Greenbelt expression.
The judges will be chosen from
the board of editors of the Co
operator, from the board of di-
rectors of another local coopera-
tive, and one representative of a
national cooperative organization.
The names Of these persons will
be announced later. All letters
received become the property of
the Cooperator and may be used
as the Cooperator sees fit within
reasonable limits. Full credit will
be given to the ideas and thoughts
as expressed by the writer. In no
event will it be used for any COM
mercial or proft-making purpose.
The contest will close Satur-
day, March %, and all letters must
be post-marked or in the hands
of the Cooperator on or before
that date.
Further ideas and thoughts will
be expressed next week editorially
and in the meantime, start your
letters rolling. You may write
more than one, if you wish.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Victory Book Drive
Passes Quota Here

In spite of the fact that the Vic
tory Book campaign was scheduled
to close February IL, the over
whelming response of those at
home to the plea for books to
send to the boys in army camps
has resulted in extension of the
campaign until the flow of literary
contributions is over, Mrs. Reba
Harris, Greenbelt librarian, told
the Cooperator this week.
Prince Georges County's quota
of 5000 books has already been
exceeded, Greenbelt having con-
tributed BIT of the total, Mrs.
Harris stated. The Maryland
state quota of $4,000 has also
been reached.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Over Income Families IS .' 70
Teachers To Get
$500 Salary Bonus

Teachers in Prince Georges
County were voted special bonus
Of 5000 at a meeting of the County
commissioners at Upper Marlboro,
Tue lay. A delegation from
Greenbelt joined other Prince
Georges County groups who 1T
tended the session to urge ac-
ceptance of the bonus resolution
The bonus, it was stressed, was
limited to 1912 and would be PAID
in September. According to spon-
sors of the measure, the sum was
intended to augment the low sal
aries of county teachers until the
wage scale is revised by legisla-
ton.
Among the County groups who
participated in the successful move
to secure the teachers bonus were
the Teachers Association, Fedora
ton of Parent-Teachers Assocla
ton, Affiliated Mothers Clubs,
and the Prince Georges County
Federation of Civic Associations.
Local delegates attending the
Upper Marlboro meeting of Coun-
ty commissioners were: Miss Bet
ty Strainer, Mrs. Catherine Reed.
Mrs. Louis Dilman, president OF
Greenbelt's P.-T.A., Mrs. Edwin
Welsh, Mrs. Jack Martone, Mrs
Ed Kaighn, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs
Frank Lastner, Mrs. S. L. Per
chick, Mrs. Tavenner and Mrs
Krupian.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Nurses, Please Notice!
Here Is Work To Do p

Asking that any nurse, practlcaI
or graduate, who is interested
in doing local work contact her,
Mrs. Mary Jane Kinzer, tenant
selection head for Greenbelt, ex-
plains that although register of
nurses and domestic helpers has
always been kept in her office, the
list is at present depleted, and
complete revision is now necessary.
Always in demand by conval-
escing maternity cases, requests
for nurses have increased recently,
according to Mrs. Kinzer, because
of the measles epidemic.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Library Wins Praise
Of State Commission

The State Library Planning
Commission visited the Greenbelt
Library in February as part of a
survey of state Libraries to deter
mine plans to be formulated in an
effort to obtain state aid for
libraries.
According to Greenbelt librar-
ian, Reba Harris, favorable com
ments were made by members of
the commission about the local
library's facilities and its refer
ence and reading efforts.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Inventory Limited


Preliminary negotiations for the
agreement had been carried on by
Ar. Braden, DR.. Joseph Silagy and
Sherrod East, and terms of the
lease aroused little argument
among the councilmen.
The X-ray machine, sterillzer.
and laboratory facilities are
among the items included for
Health Association use, but beds,
linens and furniture of the now
defunct Greenbelt hospital are not
part of the $4,000 inventory. One
bed, however, will be made avail
able so that minor operations such
as tonsilectomies can be perform
cd.
The negotiators expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
agreement as means of preserv
ing for Greenbelt at least some
semblance Of hospital equipment
as nucleus ksor meeting local
health needs. Arne.,-
MI. East u March hc Health
900; Z 5ss;S; me- ft here ssastAa ,rrt3,,. 4.
81 the Cour}d, an aiKing this
equipment asorgia, bunder these
equitable terri. 'e
Councilman Curt F. Barker
stressed his belief that residents
who are not members of the
Health Association will also bene-
fit by the availability of this
equipment.
Mail Delivery Sought
Positive steps to bring home
delivery of mail to the residents
of Greenbelt were taken at the
Council meeting, after the fact
CT easy attainment of the service
was established. Acting upor
Councilman George F. Bauer's
suggestion the Conncil resolved tt
constitute itself committee tc
push the sales of stamps, cards
envelopes and box rentals. This
measure, it was felt, would help
achieve the necessary volume of
business by July 1, 1912 so that
mail delivery direct to the homes
would be assured. Councilman ir-
cicated that they hope to enlist
the support of town organizations
IN the drive for increased postal
revenue at the local station.
George J. Panagoulis, Director
of Public Safety recommended the
provision of air raid warden post.
and pointed out unsatisfactory
aspects Of the present use of pri.
vate homes.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Further Study Needed

Referring to former instruc-
tions that all over-income families
in Greenbelt would be required
to move from the project by
March 81, 1912, Mr.. Barr advised
that because of the "many varied
problems brought out in the re-
cent income survey which need to
be given further study" it had
been decided to change the remov-
al date from March 81 to some
later date. Unable, he said, to ad-
wise the exact date, and promising
to do so as soon as a decision was
made, Mr.. Barr gave assurance
that families with children IN
school can plan to continue in resi-
dence at least until the close oil
the present school year.
Further action is being delayed
until complete study has been
made of the situation by Mr..
Barr's office, at which time those
families affected will be notified.
According to the returns from
ouestionnaires sent out in Janu-
airy, Mr.. Braden advised that aP-
rroximately 100 or ITO families
we're above the income limit.
Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-03-13
Health Association To Take Over
Emergency Hospital Equipment
From Town On Rental Basis

Improved emergency medical facilities for Greenbelt
assured by April 1, with the Greenbet Health
Association taking equipment of the municipal hos
pital Monday night the Town Council passed motion
instructing Town Manager Roy S. Braden to draw up
lease which will provide for the lending of approximately
$4,000 worth of hospital equipment to the Association for
SIS month.