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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
v0TE-AT-18
 BILL GIVEN
 FIRST BLOW

Senator Norman Walkers you can-vote- -at-13 bill, No. l from the upper house, was tossed the wet sponge this morning in the House Of Representatives.
 First Senate measure to come be- fore the House of Representatives, the bill received a do not pass re- port from the election laws commit tee, Shattuck not concurring.
 Peterson's House Bill Il, extending powers of the Department of Labor and defining workmen's pay per iods. came out of Labor Committee with two dissenting votes, Porter and Walsh, but was recommended do pass"
 Rep. Shattuck's blanket primary ballot bill, HB2, a politically pow der loaded measure, came out of committee without recommendation as did another political measure, Johnson's No. 8, to provide for dir ect election of national committee men.
 Calendar work had just begun at neon today, when the House was recessed until o'clock The House held a short session this afternoon and then adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to allow the House Ways and Means Committee to meet with the Senate Taxation Committee in conference with tax expert Albert Harsch on taxation legislation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31

sentative Mike Walsh drew a pic ture of healthy conditions in that district and pointed out There is no discrimination there" and questioned the need of the measure Walsh was supported by Rep Alaska Linen of the Fourth Division who declared there is no question of discrimination under the Ameri- can flag and pointed to the Four teenth Amendment which specifi- cally provides for the equality of all men.
 As the packed gallery warmed to the subject, Representative Bess Cross from Deering drew the first round of applause with a moving plea for equality of rights.
 A long list of determinations was recited from various quarters in the assembly. Representative An drew Hope said, My daughter has a college degree They would not let her join the Sitka U.S.O.'
 Senators Cochran and Walker spoke eloquently for the bill. Coch- ran revealed a Nome case where a fine outstanding lovely native girl was busted from a theatre forcibly because she did not sit lin the right section"
 Senator Walker blasted those who cry the color line. I'm tired of hearing the word "siwash'," he roared. Let's put an end to this"
 Representative Anderson of Nome, who introduced the bill gave his measure spirited support and de- claimed a vote against the bill would be vote against the American principle"
 Representative Stanley McCutch- cen of Anchorage presided over the hearing as chairman.
 Following the dissolution of the committee of the whole, the bill was placed on the calendar to come up in its regular second reading tomorrow morning.
 A similar equal-rights bill has been introduced by Senator Cochran in the Senate and will also be heard in committee of the whole sched- uled for Monday afternoon at three o'clock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
PACKED HOUSE HEARS DEBATE EQUAL RIGHTS
ANB Head Calls for New Deal for Native
 Groups or Else

The ghost of Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator, trod heav- ily through the halls of the House of Representative yesterday as that body convened in committee of the whole before jammed gallery on the non discrimination bill in- troduced by Anderson of Nome.
 After vigorous pleas from the gallery and spirited orations from the floor, the committee of the whole voted with but five nays to recommend the bill do pass.
 Leading the gallery testimony was Roy Peratrovich, Grand Presi- dent of the Alaska Native Brother hood who smilingly introduced him. self as having served five consecu- tive terms as the head of that na- tive body, "one better than our President"
 Declaring there are some un- scrupulous white men in our midst who discriminate against native trade, Peratrovich mentioned names and places. |.
 Such actions are a disgrace to the Democratic form of Govern ment," Peratrovich declared,
 In bringing up the subject of re- cent aboriginal rights hearings, Per atrovich declared the Indians have been offered tempting proposi- tions" from Department of Inter- for Secretary Harold Ickes.
 we have opposed reservations, nonetheless," Peratrovich said. We are opposed to accepting any form of special privilege. We want to take our chances with the white man."
 There was implied threat in Peratrovich's speech when he de- clared ominously, T dare not pro- pnesy what will happen if you folks do not pass this bill-we cannot stand beside you and aid you in your fight against Ickes unless you accept us as one of you"
 Representative Chris Jennings making his first floor speech, spoke vigorously in favor of the bill, point ing to l776 and the Declaration of Independence, the Civil War and Abraham Lincolns freeing of the slaves, the war of 1918 against a master race, and the current conflict against similar forces
 From the Second Division, Repre-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
NEW MEMORIALS INTRODUCED IN
 HOUSE SESSION

Two memorials and one bill were introduced in the House this morn ing.
 In House Joint Memorial No. 5, Shattuck, by request, urges Congress to appropriate funds for remedy of Alaska's tuberculosis problem seven times greater" in mortality rate than in the United States. a&
 Rep. Krause in House Joint Mem orial No. asks Congress to appro- priate S5,00O,000 for salmon spawn ing area development to be expended by the Fish and Wildlife Service over a four-year period after the war.
 House Bill No. 31 by Rep. Stanley McCutcheon asks certain appropria- tions to reimburse an Alaska woman for care of two wards of the Public Welfare Office.
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THE BOSS TELLS

NEW YORK-Wives oI sanitation employees in the borough of Queens wrote to Mayor F Ii. La Guardla to check on their husbands stories of working overtime. In his week ly radio talk, the mayor said: T am sorry to tell you this but l sent for the time sheets and find that your husbands are not work ing overtime. Therefore, you had better call for them when their day is up.0
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
MERCHANT
 HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Vernon Johnson, Anchorage mer- chant, was bound over to the grand jury on S2,0O0 bond following a hearing in the U. s. Commissioner s Court. Johnson is charged with the hit-and-run killing of 82-year-o old Charles A. Bryant on January 5.
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ROUTINE

LOS ANGELES-A dud aerial bomb in her front yard possibly a prank, police say) drew large crowd, but failed to excite 83-year old Mrs. Albertine Bohrmann.
 She appeared briefly on the front porch. Before re-entering her house she called to the throng: Please keep off the grass"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
CpL. DON WILLIAMS
 lS HOME ON LEAVE

Cpl. Donald G. Williams or the Second Division, United States Marine Corps, son of Col. and Mrs. U. P. Williams, is home on 30-day leave after 26 months in the Pacific area.
 Williams is veteran of the Tarawa, Tinian and Saipan cam paigns.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
By ALICE EYERSMAN.

s. To Piotr Ilyich Tschaikowsky goes
the distinction of drawing the larg-
est audience to the Water Gate
during the season of the National
symphony Orchestra. Rows Of
chairs on both sides up to the bridge
and the overpass, left vacant at
other record concerts, were filled,
hundreds stood wherever possible
and other hundreds sat on the grass
surrounding the site in every direc-
ton. 1t was an attendance exceed
ing even that of the Gershwin pro-
gram and was comeback, after
last weeks small numbers, Of
astonishing proportions.
There was no soloist, no intriguing
rhythms and no unique departures
in harmonies in the music played
last night by composer who died
over half q century ago. Instead,
there were heart-reaching melodies,
designated saccharine by some ultra
nnodernists, high drama, called emo
tionally excessive by the same
thinkers and a repetition of themes
and effects dismissed as cliches by
the advanced. How to explain the
fact that thousands sat enthralled
listening to this music except that
human nature seeks and needs the
uplift that comes through melody,
the voice that speaks with emo
tional understanding to the soul
through music and the solace of the
tender and familiar
Alexander Smallens, guest con-
ductor of the symphony for this
All-Tschaikowsky program, selected
the best known and most appealing
of the composers output. In his
choice he managed also to empha-
size different facets of Tschaikow-
sky's skill in composition from his
Symphony No. 5" to the Sleeping
Beauty Waltz" His directing of
this interesting selection was musi-
cally vivid and enriched with fine
appreciation of dynamics which the
orchestra members reproduced with
artistic fidelity.
Tschaikowsky's extraordinary dra-
matte feeling f1ourishes in the
Overture 1872" with which the pro-
gram opened, and the following tone
poem, Romeo and Juliet" His gift
for writing programmatic music has
been held against him, but how few
composers today sense the deScrip-
tive qualities of tone or see the fine
dimensions of drama. The Overture,
considered from one viewpoint, is
blatant, yet to the minds eye is re-
produced a peoples emotional re-
action to victory, beginning with the
beautiful prayer of the opening
measures to the exultant pealing of
bells at the end.
The moving story of the famous
lovers Is told in such beauty of tone
and with such musical skill that
step by step it unfolds as If enacted
on a stage. 1t grows with gripping
power and sentiment to the tragic
denouement and further, to its mu-
sical apotheosiS.
From these works, based on gen.
eral events, the program progressed
through the tender lyricism of the
"Andante Cantabile" from the
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Tschaikowsky Music Draws
Water Gates Biggest Throng

String Quartet In D major" and the
graceful f1ow of the Sleeping
Beauty Waltz" to the great Sym
phony No. In E minor" where the
personal emotional life Of the COM
poser finds expression. It's terror
and its radiance in the magnificent
struggle Tschaikowsky conceived in
this music are humanity understand
able and therein lies its continued
appeal.
Under Mr.. Smallens' inspirational
Evening star., 1945-07-26

Miss Temples early films-"Little
Miss Marker" - are incorporated
invited the actress to the projec-
tion room to see herself as others
used to see her. Shirley watched
the scenes without comment.
Afterward, her criticism was
brief but trenchant. "I was ter
rible as an actress" she said, "but
sure could dance"
Evening star., 1945-07-26

directing the orchestra gave itself
to the music in whole-hearted
fashion, playing with fire and senti-
ment. Especially fine work was done
by the wind section. on which rests
many of the most telling effects in
Tschaikowsky's music. The vast
crowd that formed sea of color in
the early evening applauded each
number In true appreciation.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Turns Commentator
rrDyy xxxry~Nrx

Claudette Colbert will take time
out from her new Internation-RKO
Radio production. Tomorrow Is
Forever" to assume a new role as
commentator at the Academy Of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
first concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Shirley Is Not
A Temple Fan

IlSbJx 4 WSJb.
Shirley Temple had the thrill re-
Gently OF seeing herself as a child
acress but was not very much i'm
pressed.
A producer. who Is making a pic
Iture in which scenes from one OF
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

rNL1ST every little red Schoolhousc
- and big city educational system in the
- country to help prevent crop OF psyche
neurotics as big as the nation has to-
day That's what a noted Army doctor is
urging.
One of the most dsconcerting disclosures
of the draft according to Col. Samuel j. Ko-
petzky chief medical officer of SeleCtive Service
in New York City, has been the discovery that
40 per cent of the men rejected as unfit for
military service victims of pSychoneurosis.
While many of these rejecteeS could carry on
in their civilian jobs without too much difficulty,
all of them were suffering from mental and per
sonalty disorders that made them emotionally
unfit for the strains of warfare. In general these
unstable men are the ones who become unempoy-
ableS and 90 relief the slightest proVoca.-
ton They are the victims of phobas, obsessions
to adjust TO normal living.
Since psychoneuroSiS is no respecter of sexes
it's safe guess, psychiarists say, that there
as many women victims of the disorder as men.
But threefourths of these chronically unhappy
and maladjusted persons need not have been the
misfts they are at present, Colonel Kopetzly
suggests, if only their childhood behavior prob
lens had been npped in the bud.
Although most personality troubles get their
start in the home-before Junior has reached
school age-they usually show up in particu-
larly glaring manner when he comes in contact
with other children in the classroom. His teachers
have a better opportunity TO guide the average
little Johnny, Colonel Kopctzky suspects than the
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

a New Boby Sister Gets All
fhe Attention ond Junior. Left
f0 Shift for Himself. Tokes
His Jealousy Out on O Little
Girl at School. That lair
Pulling Is q Danger SignoI His
Teacher Should Investigate.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

mother who sees her son only long enough to
feed him and send him to bed.
But in the past too many teachers" have been
too rigid and arbitrary Progressive" education
Notwithstanding, obedience and orderliness plus
a strict application to the 3 RS has been the goal
with too little expert attention being paid TO
Johnnys individuality
If children are to develop into wellbalanced
Illustrated by CARL MUELLER
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30
grown-ups, the colo

NIIS. IISTtdU OF SCOIuIIIB IIIt' dC-
tive small boy who always is Into
something" she would do h-ter, he ex
plains, TO pay attention TO the child one
likes or the who is no trouble at all.
Nineyear-od Richard was one OF these dream
ers who fortunately, was sent TO child guidance
clinic in time to do him some good.
The boy unusually smart but failed to be
promoted from the third grade because he didn't
do his work and was abscntmindcd.
THEN a social worker noticed that Richard rec
every story he could find that dealt with knights
and bravery. Here, the worker felt, clue.
Richard, who very slight OF build broodcd
his physical inferiority and felt sure ANY
lid in school" could lick him. Instead Of develop
ipO more prowcss this little boy was satisfying
September no. 1915
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M.-Sgt. James w. Shepherd,

M.-Sgt. James w. Shepherd,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Shep-
herd, of Crumpler, was honora-
bly, discharged from the Army of
the United States, November 26,
at the Portland Army Air Base,
Portland, Oregon. Before en-
tering the service in November,
1912, he was a construction super
visor in Baraboo, Wis.
1t. Joseph S. johnson will re-
ceive his honorable discharge at
the end of 30-day leave. He
arrived at his home in jefferson,
Saturday night, after spending
IA months in the Pacific. He
served in the Dutch East Indies,
the Philippines, Tokyo and Yoko-
homa. His wife Is the former
Miss Gage Badger,
Cpl. Claude Ashley, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Ashley, has
returned to the States and is now
taking treatment at Moore Gen
eral hospital, near Asheville. Cpl
Ashley served in Australia, New
Guinea, New Britain, the Philip
pines, and on into Japan. He
was flown from Tokyo to Seattle,
Wash.
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Ashland News

Mr.. w. H. GRAPHICAL has return
ed home from the Duke Hospital
where he has been undergoing
. treatment. He was accompanied
\faome by Mrs. GRAPHICAL.
The Rev. j. w. Mccoy filled
his regular appointment at Fair.
view and Tea Berry on Sunday.
Mr.. Dewitt GRAPHICAL and Mr.
Dale Hartsoe were Saturday Wis
ators of the Rev. J. w. Mccoy.
Gwyn Jones, while now or
Turlough, accidentally shot him.
self in the foot while rabbit hunt
tng.
Mrs. Otis Osborne, Mrs. Bruce
Osborne, Hazel Lee and Evelyr
Osborne were Sunday visitors Of
MIR. and Mrs. Geter Rotten.
MIR. Lillard Osborne is serious
Ay i'll.
Mrs. Lois Phillips and daugh.
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Mill Creek News

Miss Mary Howell is now Wis
iting friends in Asheville, where
she was employed for the past
three years.
Miss Ella Mae Grogan spent
the week end with Miss Opal
Scott.
Miss Kathleen Howell, who has
been employed in Norfolk, Va,
is now visiting her mother, Mrs
Kate Howell.
MIR. and Mrs. Basil Houck, Of
Boone, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
jScott this past week end.
Mrs. Noah Myers and Mrs
Steve Triplett and daughters are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Howell.
| Miss Venita Howell spent the
past week end at home.
! 1t. and Mrs. Charles Nelson
have been visiting Mrs. Nelson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Scott,
for the past week end.
/ 1t. Steward Scott was home for
the past week end after serving
in the European theatre for some
time.
! Sgt. Ashley Howell, stationed in
Manila, writes that he hopes to
be home soon.
Cpl. Hunter Miller, son of Mrs.
Laura Wilcox, is now stationed
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Glendale Springs

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Miller, of
Jefferson, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mash and
family. Mr.. Miller recently re-
ceived his discharge from the
army.
Misses Connie and Raye Mash
visited Misses Mary and Maye
Mash, Sunday.
Miss Mary Mash visited Miss
Pauline Miller and Mr.. and Mrs
Edd Miller and family, this past
week end.
T-5 Milt. H. Miller, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Miller, was recently
promoted to his present rank
from that of private first class.
He is now serving in Germany
and writes that he expects to be
home soon.
Bower B. Miller, A. S., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore Miller
writes that he expects to be home
for Christmas. He is stationed at
Camp Peary.
Pvt. Bill Miller is stationed at
Fort Sill, Okla, and hopes to be
home this month.
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Roar OF Sparta Lions Too
Much For Rotary Club Team
Comet News

Pfc. Clifford Miller spent the
week end with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. O. Miller.
Pfc. Walter Church has receiv-
ed his honorable discharge from
the U. S. Army.
Pvt. Ray Miller is now stationed
somewhere in Germany and
writes that he expects to be
home soon.
Mrs. Verna Church and daugh-
ter, Lena Mae, spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Howard
Miller, of Stages Creek.
Miss Gladys Miller and Junior
Miller spent the week end with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Q. Hartsoe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Church
were the dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Church, Sunday.
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Local Team Defeated By Wis
itors By A Score Of 4O-15;
w. ]. All-StarS Win

The Jeffersons Rotary club
proved to be very poor Lion tam
ers Friday night on the local
court, when the Sparta Lions
Club quint roared up and down
the court to trounce the Rotarians,
40 to Is.
Granville Lilies, fast-breaking
forward led the Lions with %
points while L. JONES Gagged 10
points. O. JONES, with 6 points,
and Allison, with 2 points, ac-
counted for the visitors score.
For the Rotary club, the scoring
honors were almost even, with
Captain Sharpe Shoemaker and
DR.. Dean Jones getting two bask-
cts each while DR.. Hunter and
Jim Story found the hoop for one
field goal and one free toss each.
Levern Johnson made good a free
toss to complete the scoring for
; the home quint.
GWyn Little, John Reeves and
Dean Mcmillan also saw action.
The younger Sparta five held the
lead throughout the game with a
II to 7 lead at intermission.
Although the weather was
cold and snowy, the large gather
ing of fans was kept warm by
the terrific pace set by the two
teams, which kept them yelling
and bowling with laughter at the
antics Of the players. The pro-
ceeds, which were turned over to
the United War Fund drive,
amounted to $4,000.
The basketball program was
opened with an all-star game be-
tween West jefferson and Ian
sing girls. The local sextet de-
feated the visitors. 80 to IL. Mary
Brown led the scorers with IL
points while Mary Sturdivant
Topped in 10 points and Vivian
Johnson Gagged 8 points. Lam
sings scoring was evenly divided
with Baldwin getting 3 points
and Blevins and Weaver each
getting 2 points. Weaver ac-
counted for the other points for
the visitors.
Line-ups for the Rotary-Lions
zane:
Pos. Rotary (15) (40) Lions
! F-Shoemaker az (22) Lilies
IF-Hunter (3) (2) Allison
!C-Jones az (1O) L. JONES
lG-Johnson (D (6) o. JONES
G-Story (3) Gambill
Subs: Rotary: Little, Reeves,
D. Mcmillan; Lions: Sprinkle.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
$Sananks and appreciation to oul
many friends and neighbors for
the sympathy and kindnes:
shown us during the death of our
husband and father. We alse
want to thank our friends and
saeighbors for the beautiful flow
ers. May God bless you all.
Mrs. L. M. Roark and
Family.
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The following boys who have
reported to the local draft board,
have been honorably discharged
from the army and navy during
$she past week:
ARMY: II I
Trade, Tenn. (Res. Of Ashe
county,: Ronald E. Barlow.
West Jefferson: James M. Good
man, Paul A. Hopkins William
B, Huddler. viii William J: B. Phil
lips.
Idlewild: John G: Mil1er, Lance
Owens. ~ t'ls''s*' co." -.
Ashland: Ray Osborne
Bina: Fred M. Barr ~.'.i.
Grassy Creek: Alvah B. Thomp-
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Sunday afternoon.
Cpl. Glenn Miller, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. v. Miller, who served
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S.-Sgt. Carl Roland, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w A. Roland, of Clifton,
received his honorable discharge
from the U. S. Army, after more
than four years of service, two of
which were spent overseas with
the Ninth Air Force in England,
France, Holland and Germany.
He landed in the states on No
vember IS.
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Ensign Frank Roland, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Roland, who
has for the past Is months serv-
ed as communications officer
aboard an Lei in the Pacific,
sailed for home on Nov. 20. He
participated in the invasions of
the Philippines, Tarakan, Balik-
papan on Borneo. He entered the
service in July, 1943.
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Following Ashe

Miss Laura Mcconnell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. V. V. Nc
Cornell, of jefferson, who served
In the Waves for the past 80
months, has recently received
her discharge and has accepted a
position as first grade teacher at
the Wiley School in Salisbury.
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son.
Creston: Odell Starnes.
Smethport: John L. Cockerham,
Walter M. Elliott.
Crumpler: Earl D. Severt.
Jefferson: Clarence Wyrick
Paul w. Pennington.
Clifton: Jones N. Richardson.
Todd: Willard r. Trivett.
Fleetwood: Edward N. Gentry.
Lansing: Thomas F. Sheets,
Oscar R. Blevins, Avery r. Ell
dreth.
Othello: Thomas McNeill.
NAVY:
Grassy Creek: John H. Davis,
James V. GRAPHICAL.
Crumpler: William B. Baker.
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ter are now visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lillard Osborne.
Miss June Ella Mccoy visited
her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt GRAPHICAL, Sunday.
MIR. Charles Roark, of Lenoir,
visited relatives here, Sunday.
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Gilbert A. Miller SC3C. left husband Of Helen Miller, of
Glendale Springs stationed in Norfolk Va after
ing tor the past Ii months in the u Navy Cpl Onis Miller
right of MR. and Mrs L. Miller of Glendale Springs
his back to the States after serving 80 months
on Guam Leyte lie Shma and Two Jma He expects to
ceve his honorable discharge soon.
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three years in the U. $. Army.
several months of which were
spent overseas, received his hon
orable discharge recently.