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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Along The Cape Fear

lutions to tedious quandries, our
Sunset Park booster came forth
with this gem:
well, why don't you go ahead
and get the Seminole Alumni club
to sponsor the Feast Of the Pirates
next summer"
who should know more about
bringing a vessel up the Cape Fear
than the men who served aboard
a Coast Guard CUTTER" he was
anxious to learn.
After lavishing praise upon him
for this suggestion, we turned
slowly to our nightly task Of re-
telling happenings new and old
Along The Cape Fear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
STATE FAIR AID

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 up -
The Federal Works agency ad-
vanced $50, $50 Friday toward the
cost Of new state fair grounds
buildings and equipment at Ra-
leigh, N. c. The money will be
used by the State Board of agricul-
ture in planning construction to
cost 81 .425. 755.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

Canned foods prepared FOR
dogs. cats, AID other m~eat-eatins
animals may now be federally In.
spected, when packers REQUEST
and pay for this service, Accord
ing to the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
. P~osthumous Award

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 20. - up =
Army officials Friday announced
the posthumous award of the Silver
Star for gallantry in action on Cor
regidor to First 1t. Walter G..
Efird, Jr., of Albemarle.
1t. Efird was killed March rs,
1912, while disposing of burning
boxes Of artillery ammunition
which had been set afire by Japa-
nese planes.
Fcrty-eight per cent OF the PEG.
pie of the United States are be.
tween the ages of IS and "A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Continued From Page One

COntlnued From rage One
Morrill,, brought to our attention
by MI. Burriss.
+
THAT VOICE AGAIN-Our one
man champion of the return of the
Feast of the Pirates called from
Sunset Park last night to learn
what progress we had made to-
wards speeding the revival Of the
"event of events" as he calls it.
Sad to say, we had to confess
that in our efforts to locate the
candidates for the Seminole Alumni
club we had sadly neglected ours
and his pet project.
Never at a loss for quick so
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

As a result Of rigid conservation
practices, there are now five times
as many buffalo in the United
States as in the early 1905.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

Greenland was 80 named In 40,
by Eric the Red to attract SCI.
tiers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

representative and delivers "hom-
ogenized Hitlerism" pamphlets
along with his dairy products.
One such leaflet issued by the
Cook County Restriction Asso-
citation is Choose Your Neigh
bors," a four-page job which be-
gins by outlining the groups
purpose namely, the articles of
corporation extract quoted at the
beginning of this article and then
goes on to cite court victories
achieved by restrictive coven-
teers throughout the U. S.
The pamphlet points with
pride to the Corrigan VS.. Buck
ley case, favorite example" of
property owners bent on keeping
minority races penned in over
crowded, disease-ridden ghettos.
The association, w h c h
charges property owners $500
each for the privilege of sign
ing its covenants, boasts that
large property and business
interests have contributed
sum of $4,000 to get this pro-
gram under way and defray
the initial expenses"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
Bgoty Incorporated
New roee-hote ogeneyhits southfown

South and State st. East to Ash
land ave. West, the Association
calls the old blanket covenants"
covering four to IL blocks}
clumsy and expensive and is try
ing to sell the owners on mod
ern" block by block fascism.
Contacted by the STAR last
Friday, Joseph j. Sullivan Jr.,
general counsel and brains" of
the streamlined restrictive cove
nant group, refused to grant an
interview in connection with the
Southtown campaign 1T o 0
busy"
The attorneys "too busy"
claim is probably justified, for
Southtown residents state that
they are being constantly bonn
barded with the associations lit
erature, urging them to join in
the fight to keep non-white resi-
dents out of the community. Sui
livan's outfit utilities every avail
able medium for circulating the
fascist reading matter.
IN ONE neighborhood, the
milkman is the groups official
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

ITO cooperate in the
creation and maintenance
of any and all coming, build
ing and race restrictions
noo0 eIisting, or to erist IN
the future
If you think that this is an
excerpt from Adolf Hitler's
notorious Nuremberg Laws
sanctioning race hate, for
get it. This is an excerpt
from the articles of corpo-
ration of an agency operat-
ing right within the con-
fines of Chicago-the Cook
County Property owners
Restriction Association, Inc.
This corporation, with offices
at 100 w. Monroe ST., is present
ly attempting to sell streamlined
racism in the form of a "simpli-
fled" restrictive pact to South
town area property owners.
OPERATING between 55th st.
on the North to 18th st. on the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

THE ELECTION campaign
subscription drive is off to a slow
start because of some snags in
organization planning in a num-
Der of spots. High scorer in the
drive to date is District / of. the
United clearinghouse Workers
Union which has brought in $50
subs in the last 8 weeks.
n
TOTAL INCOME in the drive
thus far is HOO subs. Our over.
all goal is 5000 by November S.
With 9 weeks to go we've got
to have 900 subs coming in ev-
cry week to ensure fulfilIment of
the goal.
THE NEAREST THING to a
campaign for subs by unions
other than Packing is response
from Auto (loc. 453 in particularly.
They have netted 118 subs dur
ing the months. of August.
Though there has been some
planning, setting up of commit.
tees, etc. in some Farm Equip
ment and Electrical union locals,
there is very little to show for
it as yet. However, local lila
U.E. is out to get 400 subs dur
ing the drive and local 115O U.E.
says they'll get $50. Local los
FEE. is going to kick off their
campaign September Is with a
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
Building he STAR e.

lean. Those who get at least 8
yearly subs will get as pre-
MUM The Great Conspiracy
Against Russia. How about send
ing in your name as one who
will become a Star booster?
IF YOU haven't heard yet, this
is to inform one and all of the
New Years Eve affair to be held
under the auspices of our paper.
The Ashland Auditorium has
been rented along with the West
Room in the building. Organiza-
tons are requested to reserve
New Years Eve for the Star af-
fair and to cooperate in making
it success.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

June 30 rates, but the new OPA
law ties his hands on food prices.
OPA now does strictly a book
keeping job after original prices
are set by Anderson.
Immediately after the meat
price announcement, livestock
producers predicted a $3.50 day
famine caused by the 7-week
rush to get underfed animals to
slaughter after controls were
ended June 80.
AGRICULTURE Dept. figures
show that the week ending Aug.
"a was marked by a 1870 drop in
meat production from the pre-
vious weeks total of 260 million
pounds. The decline was traced
to the Aug. 20 recontrol decision
by the Price Decontrol Board,
making cattle spectators pull in
their reins.
Chairman Roy Thompson of
the decontrol group went on the
defensive a week after it decided
to leave dairy products without
price ceilings, saying his board
would make up its own mind on
recontrolling dairy products. He
was clearly referring to Porter's
urging recontrol, in view of ris-
ing milk and butter costs.
0 P A meanwhile announced
price rises in pancake mix, ma
pie syrup, canned salmon, canned
pineapple and canned tomatoes,
and removed from price control
baby foods, rubber footwear and
several kinds of polish. No price
ceiling will be put back on white
potatoes, OPA said, unless the
Sec. of Agriculture orders them
after Sept. l.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

special meeting Of the unions
best builders, their Committee of
100. Local 1874 of Food, Tobacco
and Allied Workers is now plug
ging for 300 subs by November
5.
JUST BEFORE this issue of
the Star went to press, we COM
pleted arrangements for the
placing of our paper on news
stands throughout the city. Plac-
ing the Star on stands will put
the paper within reach of many
people who may have heard
about the paper and didn't know
where they could get a copy.
Within. a short time we will
make known those stands which
handle the Star. Meanwhile, we
request that all our readers ask
news stands to handle the paper
and publicize the stands that will
sell them.
20 PEOPLE have volunteered
to get minimum of 25 subs or
more by November 5. We feel
that there are at least $50 Star
readers who would undertake to
get a minimum of Is subs. There
are prizes in the offing. All who
get 10 or more will receive How
ard Fast's latest book, The Amer
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
N. Y. COURT OF APPEALS SAYS NO TO
LANDLORDS 1919 RENT hike PLEA

NEW YORK = OPP = In major blow at rentboosting
landlords last week. the u of appeals
nounced rejection of landlords application for permission to
raise his rentals 1870.
In handing down its ruling the court pointed that
cording to OPA figures New York landlords getting 23c
profit under OPA control than they 1885,
cause of maximum apartment occupancy the decrease in
competitive costs
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
-. ..1,nTnN NIKE
S Trumon's OK on Anderson Priee-ism?

WASHINGTON - Chairman
Jack Thornton of the CIO Cost
of Living committee blasted Ag-
riculture Sec. Clinton Anderson's
decision boosting meat prices
above June 30 ceilings, and asked
Pres. Truman to intervene in the
cost of living battle.
A day earlier Anderson had or
dered livestock prices which will
bring beef UP an average of 5.5c
a pound and pork about Is. Elk
act retail prices are to be set by
OPA, going into effect Sept. 8.
"Sec. Anderson's concession to
the pressure of the livestock in
terests and the meat packers, F"
said Thornton, ''is a new and dis
astrous blow to the living stand
ards of the American people. The
country has a right to know
whether the President stands be-
hind Anderson's decision.
Il believe AndersOn'S reck-
less step demonstrates his I'M
fitness for office. 1t climaxes
a long series of incidents i'm
which Anderson has acted as
mouthpiece for profiteers.
"The CLIO cost of living COM
mittee vigorously supports Price
Administrator Porter in his bat
tie against Anderson. With milk
and dairy products uncontrolled,
the last semblance of price stab
ilization is now being destroyed
by the Sec. of Agriculture. 1t is
time for Mr.. Truman to fight for
price control or to concede
frankly that economic stabilize.
ton in the USA is dead"
Porter had been urging Ander-
son to set livestock prices nearer
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07

ROSE DAMON of Elyria, O.,
was crowned Miss CLIO of 1916
at the Lorain County CIO-day.
Immediately after her victory
she received three offers from
modelling agencies.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-07
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Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
STATEHOOD MOVE BEGAN IN 1915

The statehood movement in Alaska already has many years, and the long efforts of many good men, behind iL Cries for statehood began to be heard throughout the territory in 1915, as many people came Co realize Chat in no other way could they hope Co throw off the shacklps of coloniallsm with which Alas ka was continually being bur doned. The second Territorial Legislature saw introduction of a statehood bill by Senator O. P. Hubbard. who the following year became Inc first president of the first Alaska Statehood Club. organized at Valdez on February 16, l9l6
 A bill for statehood was also introduced in Congress by Dele gate Wiclxersham in 1916, caus- ing the newspapers of the Unit ed States to take up the ques- ton of admitting Alaska, while of course the press of the terri tory devoted much editorial space to the issue. Delegate Wickersham's bill came to naught. Far from being inter ested in giving Alaska more self-government, the federal gov ernment at that time was busily engaged in trying to take back what few privileges had been ac- corded the Territory by the Or ganic Act of 1912.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

many unique requirements, that it is almost fantastic to expect good local government in the Territory to stem from the na- tional capital. Yet, under the territorial system, that appar- ently is the expectation. It has never been fulfilled. The his tory, as someone has said, is one of
 how Congress occasionally
 and hastily fashioned few
 legislative garments for Alas
 ka how those clothes were
 never cut to fit, how Alaska
 tore them out in the seams
 and wore them out at the el-
 bows, with Congress too busy
 to mend.
 Aside from the relationship which it creates between the territory and Congress, in the one case, and between Alaska and the federal bureaus in the other. there are other and seri- ous disadvantages to territorial ism. One of these was discov- cred as long ago as 1921 by Alaska's then Attorney General, John Rustgard. He had sought to obtain for Alaska the same privileges afforded residents of the states in the matter of using foreign ships. In brief, the law provides that merchandise ship ped from one American point to another over the Canadian railroads may be shipped in a British bottom over the water part of the route, as oR the Great Lakes.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
MANY PRESIDENTS
 FAVORED STATEHOOD

The history of the territorial expansion and political develop ment of the United States Is one of the advance of area after area from territorial status to state hood This has been the logical development for any substantial American area.
 It would seem to be a logical development at this time for the two areas. Alaska and Hawaii. which have the advanced and special position of being "incor- porated territories and which have developed the general problems common Co American territories in their progression toward full sclf-govcrnment and inclusion in the family of states.
 There is no dogh. out what Secretary Seward had eventual statehood in mind when he con cluded the arrangements for A1askas annexation. In a lengthy and learned speech in support of ratification of the treaty of purchase of Alaska, Senator Charles Sumner also specifically dedicated Alaska to future statehood in the Union and made a prophetic appeal io the Senate on behalf of the tide of Americans to follow into Alaska in the future. Others prominent on the national scene since that time, including Pres idents T heodorc Roosevelt. Franklin D. Roosevelt. and liar ry s. Truman, have spoken of statehood as Alaska's destiny. The late James Wickersham, who was Alaska's Delegate to Congress longer than any other man. looked forward to the time when Alaska
 will emerge from the chrysa-
 lis of territorial darkness,
 adopt a state constitution and
 attain final home rule as the
 sovereign state of Alaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ECONOMIC GROWTH DELAYED BY STATUS

Alaska spent 45 years in pain ully acquiring the political sta tus commonly accorded. to our territories after a comparatively brief and uneventful noVitiate. Alaska belonged to the United States IT years before it had any legal government whatsoever. Sixteen more years passed be- fore Congress determined what laws should guide her people in their daily conduct. Another six years elapsed before the terri tory was permitted an official representative at the national capital, and an equal and addi- tional length of time before the people were permitted to take any part in making the local laws under which they were governed. Since the territory was given a legislature, 34 more years have passed into history with relatively little improve ment in Alaska's governmental status.
 That for which Alaskans have been struggling since 1912 has not been political recognition, as such. It has been economic de- Velopment. Yet. for economic de- velopment Alaska is almost to- tally dependent upon the action of Congress. And the favorable action of Congress has been found to be all but impossible without statehood. If this view be accepted and it is difficult 10 place any other interpretation on the events Alaska's politi- cal struggle must begin anew, thc fight for home rule must re- commence, and Alaska should begin now to equip herself for entrance into thc sistorhood of stdtcs as one of the greatest.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

goes to the municipalities ...
 or to the Alaska Fund the
 disbursement of the Alas
 ka Fund, under the law, by
 the US. Treasury, is absolute
 ly arbitrary The President
 is directed to submit territOri-
 al laws to Congress so that it
 may disapprOVe any law en-
 acted by the Territorial Legis-
 lature. This is a useless indig-
 nifty because Congress, with
 it's plenary power over terri
 tories, can pass special laws
 for Alaska in derogation of
 our local enactments at any
 time. All of these restrictions
 could be abolished by grant
 ing statehood.
 The faults of the territorial form of government were so glaringly revealed during the debates upon statehood for Ok lahoma, New Mexico and Ari- zona in the early l900's that Governor Brady of Alaska, for one, propo sed that Alaska should remain unorganized until ready for statehood. This, of course, was an extreme view, which not many flask a n s shared. Bad as it is, territorial status undoubtedly is justified as a temporary expedient, as a step toward statehood. No one ever intended it should continue as long as it has in Alaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
PEOPLE HOLD FATE IN THEIR OWN HANDS

Delegate Wickersham was sue ceeded by Delegate Dimond, who throughout his dozen years in Washington, while winning many new advantages for Alas ka as a territory, made state hood for Alaska a continuing and ultimate aim. Now Delegate Bartlett is continuing the long struggle to bring Alaska's state hood aspirations prominently to the attention of the Congress and the nation. Whether he, or whether some successor as Dele gate. will succeed in gaining ad- mission for Alaska depends pri- family upon how vigorously and insistently the people of the ter rit0ry show their desire for such a step.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

bill as amended by the Senate,
 the House c on ferees put
 through d joker, following
 the clause above referred to:
 Provided further, that this
 provision shall not operate to
 prevent the legislature from
 imposing other and additional
 taxes or licenses" The joker
 was in the bill to stay, and al
 though it is the only clause
 giving the legislature author
 ity over the fisheries, it has
 served to empower that body
 to use the industry as the
 chief mainstay of the terri
 torial treasury.
 The main question of debate when territorial government, and not statehood, was at stake was the old, old issue between home rule and big business. Their lobby was asking; Would big business be required to pay the costs of home rule, and to suffer under the jurisdiction of the local legislature?" The Or ganic Act, as presented to the 62nd Congress, was carefully drawn to quiet their concern. Expenditures and taxes were to be limited in the manner already described non-residents were to be taxed no higher than resi- dents; county organization was prohibited, n d indebtedness was carefully hedged about to preclude extravaganza. These restrictions were explained as due to the fact that it was not a question of what was right for Alaska 10 have, but, as Delegate Wickersham put it, of what the particular interests Twill let Congress pass for us, because they are in a position to defeat the bill if they determine to do so"
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
MANY KNEW LITTLE; MORE CARED LITTLE

On the other hand, there has been no lack of persons of oppo- site view, though it is fair to say these have always been the men who knew the least about Alaska. and cared even less than that. During the period of total national neglect of Alaska from 1867 to 1884, the Congressional attitude toward the new posses sion was expressed by Repre- sentative Price of Iowa, who said,
 Now that we have got it
 and cannot give ii away or
 lose if. hope we will keep if
 under military rule and get
 along with as little expense as
 possible.
 Every session of Congress from 1868 to 1884 saw at least one bill for providing tempo rary government for Alaska iH- troduced in the national legis- lstu-e. None was passed. Most
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

died in committee or were killed by objection. The difficulty was a lack of information and interest to pass legislation for a region which gave no congress man a constituency. The history since that time has been hardly less unhappy.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ALASKA WAS VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION

The Attorney General took the position that a section of the Jones Act which denies this same privilege 10 the people of Alaska in utilizing more eco nomical Canadian transporta- ton is unconstitutional in that it discriminates against Alaska in matters of interstate com merce. The court held that Con gross not only has the right Co discriminate against Alaska in this manner but could, if it saw fit, close every port in the terri tory. The Supreme Court sus- tained this position. Comment ing on the decision, Rustgard suggested a remedy.
 The blow is severe one, and there is no remedy for it except to give to Alaska state government in which event the people will have the same protection against discriminatory legislation as is accorded people of the states. The decision of the Su- preme Court is the best argu- ment in support of a demand for state government
 Alaska's presen Attorney General, Ralph Rivers, recently summed up some of the more important legal disadvantages of territorial status as follows:
 Alaskans cannot elect their Governor or Secretary The Alaska Legislature can not alter the number of Rep resentatives or Senators in the Territorial Legislature as in- creased population or shifts i'm population might warrant
 Alaskans cannot have a delegate in the United States Senate The legislature cannot create courts either with original jurisdiction or appellate powers Alaska cannot control it's fisheries and wildlife. excepting as in- cidental to taxation. The legis- 1ature cannot pass a local or special law no matter how necessary in a particular case. Municipal corporations cannot bond themselves in excess of 10 per cent of the taxable value of property end can not levy a tax in excess of two per cent The territory cannot levy a tax for terri torisl purposes in excess Of one per cent and assess ments for the purpose of taxa tioa on property must be ac- cording to the actual value thereof" which restriction im- poses an almost insurmount- able obstacle to any reason able property taxation pro gram within the usual consti- tutional restrictions. The ter riforv cannot bond itself no mater how great the need might become. unless Congress would pass a law allowing it. Although money from License taxes on trades ard Occupa- .so--. s~oDocod bv CrugreEg