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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-04-05

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1946-04-05

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Printing Needs.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
Ceilings Lifted On Fresh and Canned Fruits, Vegetables

JUNEAU, Sept. 6, -OPA-UntiI October 1st, ceiling prices have been lifted both in Alaska and in the States, on certain fresh, frog en and canned fruits and vege- tables also on a varied list of less important food and general agri- cultural nature.
 These commodities were speci- fiCally suspended from control un- til October by the department of agriCulture's September 1, listing of agricultural products found to be in plentiful supply at that time. under the terms of the new Act such a listing will be made by agriculture each month, the Alas ka OPA explained, with contin- ued suspension of items previous ly listed also being reviewed each month. This monthly check-up amounts to a constant and accur- ate view of the pulse of supply and demand, it was further ex- plained.
 Out from under control at least until October l, as a direct res ult of the September l listing, are the following: fresh apples, cant aloupe, grapefruit, lemons, peach es, and tangerines; fresh snap beans, carrots, lettuce, onions, spinach, sweet potatoes, and to- matoes; canned peas, lima beans, asparagus and mixed vegetables; frozen lima beans, corn, green peas and asparagus; canned apricOtS, plums and prunes.
 Some of the other less import ant foods and general products also suspended from control un- til Oct. l, because of plentiful supply are: peanut products ex- cept peanut oil and meal, tobacco, wool, edible tree nuts, popcorn, and gum.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
Fisherman Lost Overheard In High Seas

KETCHIKAN, Sept. 6, -(PI-One man was lost overheard near Kod- iak from the Seattle haiibuter BETTY JANE in rough weather, Coast Guard headquarters here notified yesterday. His name was not given.
 Two 50-foot, former Coast Guard boats, owned by E. O. Pet CTS, Los Angeles, were beached near Yakutat but the crews es- caped safely ashore, another re- port to the Coast Guard said. One man suffered leg injury.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
U. $. Should Keep
 Atom Bomb Secret Say DAV Delegates

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 6, -(P) The U. s. should keep the sec ret of the atom bomb, adopt com pulsory military training and uni fly it's armed forces, delegates to the National Convention of the Disabled American Veterans vot- ed yesterday.
 Principal business remaining before the group today was sell ection of new officers and the l947 convention city.
 In other resolutions recommend ed by the National Defense com mittee the veterans asked ban- ming shipment of strategic sup plies to belligerent or aggressive nations, National Guard expan- sion, maintenance of strong mer- chant marine, and inclusion of a disabled veteran with combat ex- perience in the U. s. Peace Con- ference delegation.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06

tions KTKN Ketchikan, KINY Juneau, KFQD Anchorage and plans tie-ins with smaller Alas kan communities for the airing of programs originating through out the Territory.
 The system was incorporated for S100,000 to bring popular ra- dio programs to Alaska by direct hook-up.
 Associated in the venture with Wagner is Edwin Kraft, owner of the Ketchikan and Juneau sta- tions.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
B-29 Will Fly Over North Pole From HonOllu To Cairo

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. G. (P)-If far northern weather re- ports are favorable, the B-29 "Pac- usan Dreamboat" probably will take off Saturday morning on it's nonstop flight from Honolulu to Cairo across the top of the world.
 The gasoline supply will deter mine whether the plane lands at Cairo or goes on to Wadi Haifa, south of the Egyptian capital.
 If we've got enough gasoline left, we'll go to Wadi Haifa and probably won't even see the pyra- mids," Col. Beverly Warren, one of the pilots said.
 Warren will be at the controls when the plane takes off. He is one of the army's experts at get ting overloaded planes into the air. The "Pacusan Dreamboat" will weigh l47, 7,000-making it 27,000 pounds overweight.
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06

of perishable food"
 In telegrams to heads of the two maritime unions involved in the strike, vice Admiral ". ". Smith, Chairman of the Commis- sion, said:
 In view of the worldwide shortage of food, We requesS your union to give immediate assur- ance that provisions will be made for such operation as may be rec essary to protect valuable re- frigerated food stuffs which would have to be replaced from civilian stores already critically short"
 Various sources, mostly union. reported more than 600 vessels were tied up at U. S. ports.
 Nearly 100000 workers. in- cluding dock employees, tugDoat operators and CIO seamen, said they would honor picket lines.
 The Pacific American Ship owners Association sent a tele- gram to President Truman, call ing upon him for action.
 J. B. Bryant, President of the Pacific American Shipowner's Association, declared that a few days of the strike would result in a major disaster" for the ship ping industry.
 Other shipping owners said i'm ports of scarce items such e sug- ar and bananas would end. They predicted the strike would have far-reaching effects on American industry by choking off raw ma terial imports and the expor. of finished products.
 One of the first results of the strike of members of the Sailors
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
Alaska Broadcast System Formed Radio Network

ANCHORAGE, Sept. 6-(P)-For- nation of the Alaska Broadcast ing System, the first Territorial network, was disclosed yesterday by William J. Wagner of Anchor age.
 The network will include sta
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06
STRIKE UP ID SCHWH|. .l.E|:NbACH

UNDATED - MARITIME STRIKE-(P)-The great est maritime strike in his tory spread through the nations coastal ports today, freezing the port of New York, the country's busi- est harbor into complete paralysis" the U. s. Mari time Commission announce ed.
 The Commissions state ment came about three shours after the striking AFL Seafarers InternatiOn- al Union and the Sailors Union of the Pacific estab- lished picket lines along the extensive waterfront.
 The Commission listed 344 vessels of all nations tied up in New York by the strike. This varied ' with the union claim that 534 craft of all types were stranded in New York and 2,534 on three coasts.
 A Commission survey said 705 ships of all flags were immobilized in ports ! from Portland, Me-, to Saw annah, Ga. Of these, the Commission said 548 were American and 157 were of foreign registry.
 Spokesmen for the strik- ing AFL Seafarers Inter- national Union and the Sai- lors Union of the Pacific in New York said 534 ships were tied up at New York, $50 in other Atlantic coast 1, ports, 450 in Gulf ports and 1,2OO in West coast ports.
 A possibility of an international tie-up was hinted in a bulletin issued from strike headquarters in New York. It said express ions of support" had been receiv- ed from '"all over the world" in cluding British, Danish Swedish. Morse and Greek seamen.
 An estimated 90,000 sailors packed their gear and walked off ships yesterday to protest a Wage Stabilization Board Order denying them full wage increase won in recent contract negotia- tions.
 The action was followed by an appeal by the Maritime Ccmmis- sion to participants in the strike to keep refrigerating machinery aboard ships in operation "to pre- vent spoilage of thousands of tons
The Nome nugget., 1946-09-06

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18
HAWAII MAY BEAT
 ALASKA TO STATEHOOD

WAILUKU, Maui, T. H.-Mem- bers of the House Territories sub committee hae boosted Hawaiian hopes for statehood with strong en- dorsements of the islands fitness for that responsibility.
 At the end of the subcommittee s firstweek of hearings, Representa- tive Henry D. Larcade, jr. D-La) told Maui county officials that Hawaii "is just as ready for state hood as any of the states now in the union"
 Larcade said he was far more impressed with what he found on the islands than what a similar committee of which he was a mem Der found in Alaska a year ago.
 Representative Homer D. Angel (R-0re), said he hoped the islands would soon assume an outstand- ing place in the union of states" and Rep. James J. Delaney (D- N. Y0, addressed a group as "cit- izens of the 18th state.y
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18

1914. only 2S4 homestead claims were recorded.
 All in all, the publie's land holdings, exclusive or forest re- serves and parks. have been whit ted down to mere 16S,2S6.447 acres, an area approximately the size of the state of Texas. For the most part it is now used for graz ing, or leased for mineral rights.
 After the Civil War and again after the first World War large numbers of soldiers homesteaded on the public domain. but the Gen eral and office doesn't expect any such rush this time.
 At the same time, another public lands question appeared to be shaping up in COngresss
 The Senate Public ands commit tee has before it a bill to transfer IO.0O0,000 acres of public domain in New Mexico to the state for the benefit of certain of it's institu- tions. Indications are that the committee will act upon the maa- sure shortly after the holiday re-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18
GOOD NEWS FOR
 ALASKA GOLD MINERS
WASHINGTON - Here's gool

WASHINGTON - Here's good news for Alaska miners.
 The Interior Department reports that the Army will speed the re- lease of equipment needed by the mining industry and full produe- ton is expected by next summer. An estimated S2,000.0O0 in equip ment will be available to the min CTS. It will include buldozers. tractors, dredges, cranes and other equipment
 The Department says the Army vii declare such items as surplus as soon as possible so that Alaska mining may resume it's prewar sta tus.
 Before hostilities began, the mining industry was second only To fisheries in economic import ance. The war. however, cut the output of more than 2O-million dol lars annually to about one-third,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18
Vets Told To Go To
 Alaska

WASHINGTON - Ex- service men who are bent on homesteading are being advised to try their hand iu Alaska.
 General land office records show that while Alaska still has public land galore, the day of good. free land for farming in the eontinen- tai United States apparently Is gone. Virtually all the land for farming-exeept that which may be included in reclamation pro jects-has been taken. During the fiscal year that ended June 30,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18

cess. with prospects that 1t will be amended to allow for similar transfers in other states.
 Demands are even being made by some western interests that all public domain lands be turned over by the Federal government to the various states.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18

strike. which left the city without daily papers for nearly two months. ended last Saturday when linotype operators and printers went back on their jobs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18
CATHOLIC DEvOTIONS

Sunday. January 20
 Servers Felix Villarma n James Schwartz.
 Mrs. John Everson will decorate the altar for next Sunday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-01-18

owing to manpower shortage. The mining industry employs over G. .O0O persons.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Johnson 10 Succeed
HastieasHowardDean

George M. Johnson will succeed
William H. Hastie as dean of
Howard University's law school, the
Board of Trustees announced today.
Mr.. HASTE resigned when he was
appointed Governor of the Virgin
Islands.
Mr. johnson has been on the
faculty of the law school and for
merly was executive secretary of
the Fair Employment Practices
Committee.
DR.. Joseph L. Johnson, professor
of physiology, will become dean of
medicine, succeeding DR.. John w.
Lawlah, who will continue as clin-
ical professor of radiology.
These teachers were promoted to
professors: w. Robert Ming, ir..
law: Bernard S. jefferson. law:
James V. Herring, art; Frank M
Snowden, jr., classics; Martin D.
jenkins, education; Maryrose r.
Allen, physical education, and How
ard N. Fitzhugh, commerce and
finance.
Announcement was made of q
gift of $4,000 from George M. Light
foot, professor emeritus in Latin
TO establish scholarship fund in
his name.
Judge Myles A. Paige of the Court
of Special Sessions, New York, was
reelected alumni trustee.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Jewish Women Propose
Resumption Of Rationinq
BY the Associoted Press


ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 1O.-The
Mid-Atlantic Conference of the Ma
tional Council of Jewish Women to-
day was on record as urging "the
immediate establishment of ra-
tioning and the continuance of the
OPA without crippling amend
mentS."
In conference resolution, the
council declared that price control
is essential to permit purchase of
foodstuffs by the UNRRA and for
elgn governments as an insurance
against mass starvation"
The group also expressed opposi-
ton to Senate flibustering and
called for continuation of present
immigration quotas and the Fair
Employment Practice Committee as
"a permanent safeguard against
discrimination because of race, COL
or or creed"
The council, with representatives.
present from Maryland, North Caro-
lima, Virginia and Washington,
elected Mrs. Sam Tobias. High
Point, N. c., president Other off,
GERS named include: Recording Sec
retary, Mrs. Bernard Legum, An
napolis; treasurer, Mrs. Morris
Gewirz, Washington, and directors,
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, Washington,
and Mrs. Albert Goodman, Annapo-
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Oil Hunt 10 Continue
In North Carolina
SPecioi Dispoteh TO The Stor

CAPE HATTERAS, April 10-At.
tempts to locate oil in this north.
east region of North Carolina vii
be continued despite the failure o.
the first test drilling, r. N. Keppel
vice president of the Standard Oi
Co. of New Jersey. announced to.
day.
Mr.. Keppel explained that ever
though the first well failed to en-.
counter signs of oil or gas, the
geological findings justify additiona
exploration. Two sands which pro.
duce oil in the Gulf Coast area were
found to be present at Hatteras anc
to have favorable qualities.
These sands were identified as tn,
Lower Black Creek and the Massive
Tuscaloosa, and we're found at ap-
proximately 1000 and $500 feet re.
spectively, in association with ma.
rine-type shales--the type geologist!
consider to be possible source beds O,
oil.
Additional seismograph work fol
the purpose of attempting to locate
definite structure capable of con.
tanning Oil is justified, according tt
Mr.. Keppel, and work in Pamlice
Sound will be started in the i'm.
mediate future and will continue fol
number of months
Evening star., 1946-04-10

The girl left Salisbury last Wed
neSday and was found yesterday by
police at the st. Paul Hotel in mid
Manhattan.
Detective John Letter quoted her
as saving she left her husband, War
rem H. Poston, after finding he lived
in one-room cabin with few con-
veniences. She told police she did
not want to return to her old home
in Cricklewood. near London, where
she was married last October 20
Rather she said, she wanted to get
a divorce and find a job and stay
here.
Detective Letter said Mrs. Poston
told him she had been under the
impression when she was married
that her husband was a wealthy
man. She said she had known Pos
ton, a former ground crew corporal
with an 9Th Air Force bomber
group, for a year before they were
married. She was turned over to
immigration authorities who ruled
they had no ground for deporting
her to England and released her.
In Salisbury, her husband tele-
phoned her yesterday. She told
him she was all right" and that
she left him in Salisbury because
she couldn't stand" that part OF
the country. In reply to her query
PoSton said, mo, I amt mad yet"
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Food and Wine Destroyed
In Baltimore Cafe Fire
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 10.-Destruc-
ton of large stocks of food and a
complete wine cellar resulted from
a tnree-alarm fire in Miller Broth
ers restaurant which tied up traf-
flc for more than an hour on main
streets Of the city yesterday.
John Henry Miller, proprietor of
The restaurant, said the wine cellar,
adjoining basement room in which
the fire started, was flooded, and
that destruction of food stores had
forced the closing Of the restaurant
Tor an indefinite period
The fire started in the basement
under the kitchen. Paul Painter.
head chef, said workmen were in
stalling refrigeration equipment
there, and Is employees were at work
in the kitchen when the workmen
rushed up and told them about the
fire.
No patrons were in the restaurant
at the time, and all the staff escaped
uninjured. A fremen was overcome
by illuminating gas escaping from
broken connection. No estimate
of property damage was made.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Lloyd Files as Candidate
For House in MARYLAND
Speeiol Dispotch 10 The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, April 10-William
H. Lloyd, Dorchester County farmer
and former member of the House OF
Delegates has filed a certificate oi
candidacy with the secretary OF
State for the Republican nomina-
ton for the House of Representa-
tives in the 1st congressional dis
trict.
Mr.. Lloyd, who has recently re-
turned from overseas duty as a non-
commissioned officer, serving in the
European theater, sought the nomi-
nation and election in 1912 to a seat
in Congress, losing to Congressman
David j. Ward of Salisbury.
Mr.. Lloyd's battalion recon-
mended him for the Silver Stal
Medal for "gallantry in action ir
Normandy and he was awarded the
Bronze Star Medal later for heroic
achievement" during the Battle OF
st. LO.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Students al Hearst
Adopt War Orphan

Phoebe Hearst School at Thirty
sixth and Tilden streets NV, has
become the eighth school to adopt a
European war orphan as part of
The Evening Star-PTA Wastepaper
Salvage Campaign, pledging $3.50
out of the earnings of the schools
Papertroopers to care for one of the
young victims of the war for one
year.
Another school, Langdon, has
launched a special drive during the
first half of this month to raise
additional funds which will be do
mated toward the purchase of med
ical supplies for Philippine relief.
Langdon expects to realize sizable
amount from the increased activity
of its Papertroopers.
Collections yesterday totaled 2S,O20
pounds. Among individual collec-
tions of half ton or more were
Sherwood High School, 1000; Sher-
wood Elementary, $3.50; Woodbridge,
3,6l0; Emery, 1880; Langdon, 1902;
Brookland, 1888; Bunker Hill. 1926;
Taft, 5000, and Burroughs, 1880.
Schedules for tomorrow's collec-
tionS, together with the leaders,
follows:
Evening star., 1946-04-10
House Seat Is Sought
By John M. Goldsmith
9, the Associated Pres,

RADFORD, Va, April 10.-Johr
M. Goldsmith, Commonwealth's at.
torney for the city of Radford, yes
terday announced his candidacy fol
Congress from the 9Th district OF
Virginia subject to the Democratic
primary.
Representative Almond, Democrat
Of Virginia, who lived in Roanoke
previously. had announced he will
seek reelection to Congress from
the 9th in the August primary.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Admiral Fetch Urges
Airport Site Purchase
For Naval Academy
Specioi Dispotch TO The Stor

ANNAPOLIS, April 10.-A site fol
flying field has been found within
five miles of the Naval Academy
Vice Admiral Aubrey w. Fitch
superintendent, said in his state
ment to the Board of Visitors re-
leased today, as he urged I'M
mediate acquisition and develop.
ment" of the property.
At the same time, Admiral Fitch
revealed that plan is under con-
slderatlon whereby some 1000
enSlgns ordered to active duty in.
"olvlng flying electing to remain in
the regular Navy and selected to dc
so, will be sent to the NavaI
Academy for two years for further
professional education"
Discussing the newly created
Department of Aviation at the
academy, Admiral Fitch said thai
every naval officer should be fami-
liar with the fundamentals OF
aviation in a modern, inte-
grated Navy"
Will Cruise on Aircraft.
In this connection he revealed
that midshlpmen this summer will
be given flve-Week cruise on the
carrier, U. S. S, Randolph Other
mldShipmen will cruise on the
U. S. S, Washington and the U. S. S
North Carolina, he added.
This year and next, he said. the
graduating class will 60 to Jack
sonville, Fla, for postgraduate study
In aviation. He indicated, however
that the new field might be In
operation by sometime late next
year as he added thereafter the
instruction will be given as an in.
tegral part of the course at the
academy"
Admiral Fitch also alluded to the
shortage of space at the academy
but at the same time was careful
to avoid the controversial st. Johns
College acquisition topic.
Only the minimum essentials ir
buildings have been provided TO ac.
commodate the brigade, which cur.
rently averages nearly 5000 mid
Shipmen, he said. The entir,
academy is in need of extra space
for laboratories. clasSrooms, store.
rooms, shops and offices.
Cites Need for Space.
Congress has before il the Navy!
plan for the peacetime education ot
naval officers Under this plan, tht
output of the Naval Academy woulc
he approximately 1900 annually
Studies made over the past few year.
show clearly that with the acquisi
tion of adjoining land the facilitie,
of the academy can be expanded
to accommodate up to as many a!
$500 midshipmen.'
He added that although Congress!
has authorized a new auditorium, {
field house and sufficient extra lane
for them it has yet to make fund
available
The curriculum of the academy
Admiral Fitch pointed out, has beer
altered so that an officers educa
tion will be more fundamental ane
less detailed in strictly naval ma
terial and techniques.'
1t follows, he said, the ideals Sc
out in Harvard report of last yea
IN which it was stated that the ain
of education should be to prepar'
an individual to become an expert il
some particular vocation or art ant
in the general art of the free maj
and the citizen"
DR.. Frederick A. Middlebrush, pres
ident of the University of Missouri
was elected chairman of the Boart
of Visitors
Evening star., 1946-04-10
McNerney Elected Head
OF Br0okIand Citizens

Arthur B. McNerney was elected
president of the Brookland Citizens
Association at last nights meeting
held in the Brookland Masonic
Temple, Twelfth and Monroe streets
NE.
Other officers elected were H. G.
Wolfgram, vice president; DR.. S. F..
Hilderbrand, secretary, and j. Fen
dali Cain, treasurer. Mr.. McNerney
ano Mr.. Wolfgram were also named
delegates to the Washington Fedora
ton of Citizens
Jerry Lynch of the North East
Citizens Conference, speaking as an
observer, emphasized continued CO.
operation among Washington asso-
iclations and M. NJ Mclean, past
president of the Brookland group,
commented briefly on the associa-
tions' future plans.
The next meeting will be held
May IA, at the Masonic Temple.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Kite Competitors to Test
SkilIs Next Saturday

Ten kite flying contests will bs
held from 10 am. to l pm. Sstur-
day at neighborhood centers under
sponsorship of the District Recres- :
ton Department.
There will be three classes for
those under II. under Is and under
l8 years of age. Points will be
awarded for workmanship and de-
sign, appearance and performance.
The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club also will hold kite flying
contest Saturday.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Lyle Saxon, Author,
Dies in New Orleans
BY the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, April 10.-Lyle
Saxon, 50, author, who wrote about
the history and legend of his native
Louisiana, died last night of pneu-
monia after undergoing an op-
Grafton.
His better known books were
Father Mississippi" Fabulous New
Orleans" "Old Louisiana" 'Lafitte
the Pirate" and Children of
Strangers.
His most recent work was "Gumbo
Ya-Ya," a collection of Louisiana
folk tales which he and two others
compiled. From his book. "Lafitte
the Pirate . the motion picture The
Buccaneer" was made.