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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court for the Ter ritory of Alaska, First Division, Juneau Precinct, at Juneau. In the Matter of the Estate of ELIZABETH SEY, Deceased.
 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 7th day of March, 1946, the Probate Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Divi- sion, Juneau Precinct at Juneau, duly appointed the undersigned, a resident of Anchorage, Alaska, ad- ministratrix with the will annexed of the estate of Elizabeth c. Sey, deceased, with full power and auth Iority to administer the estate of said deceased according to law; and all persons having claims against said estate are required to present them with proper vouchers for ap- proval to me at Box 2493, Anchorage, Alaska, with six t6) months from the date hereof
 This notice is dated and the date of it's first publication is April 20, 1946.
 (signed) HARRIET A. WILLIAMS,
 Administrative. First publication, April 20, 1946 Last publication, May I8, l946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
HISTORIC Fl. CROOK 10 BE ABANDONED

HEADQUARTERS, Alaskan De- partment Historic It Crook Neb., located 12 miles from Omaha, and one of the chain of northern frontier posts set up shortly after the Civil War, is to be abandoned by the Army on June 30, 1946, at which time it will become surplus and be turned oyer to the proper agency for disposal. according tc advices received here.
 Ft. Crook is Lest remembered by the majority Of officers of the Army today as Headquarters of the Seventh Service Command form erly Corps Area), where many of them served on staff duty in the early twenties.
 The abandonment of Ft. Crook is part of the general Army reorgan- ization aimed at 9 concentration of peacetime training and maneuvel facilities in more southern climes whe,e field exercises can te car ried on throughout the year. Ft Smelling, Minn.. and Ft. Des Moin- es, Iowa, have already been de- activated in pursuance of this pol icy.
 The Ft. Crook reservation includ- es nearly $50 acres of land, AIS permanent dwelling units, and tenn porary prisoner of war dormitories to accommodate approximately 3,30C occupants.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
Gold Rush af
 YeIIOWknife
 Has Siaried
Prospeefors Land in Planes on Ice in Bay-Fey-
 erish Activity

YELLOWKNIFE, N w. T., April 27.-With spring breakup close at hand, this mining town only a couple of hundred miles south Of the Arctic Circle is the scene of feverish activity as mining men and companies rush prospectors and supplies to the rich staking areas surrounding it.
 Already hundreds of prospectors and tons of supplies have been flown into the bush by Is planes based on Yellowknife Bay.
 The ice still remains safe on the bay and planes take off or land every few minutes Air traffic is so heavy that the bay has been nicknamed Little LaGuardia'.
 Prcspectors now rely almost en- tirely on air transportation and the gold rush in this district is thoroughly modernized although the glamor and excitement of the Klondike days still are apparent
 With reports of rich strikes be- ing made in the district, the town has been gripped by gold fever
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
CurleW Restrictions
 Follow Up Disorder

TEL AVIV, April 27.- Parts of Southern Tel Aviy were placed un- der cuidew restrictions today as police conducted a city-wide search for members Of an armed band which killed seven British soldiers last night in an attack on mill tary car park.
 An official announcement said reads in the area had been mined by the attackers prior to the raid, in which F persons two British soldiers and 10 Jews-were injured. Accounts of the attack said the raiders, including a number of girls, made simultaneous assaults from several directions, hurting grenades and placing mines along the parked vehicles.
 During the confusion other groups raided an armory, seizing at least 12 rifles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
ORIENTAL
 CURSE IS
 REVEALED

VANCOUVER, B. C., April 27.- An Oriental curse on 10 agate cups and the disappearance o. three fabulously valuable jade neck faces spiced the mystery of French banker Henri Bar today as Roya Canadian Mounted Police anc Vancouver detectives, tight lippec about the whole affair, sought ar answer to the riddle.
 Henri Bar vanished while the s Samwater, carrying him and his 2; lockwood cases Of rare art anc antiques to Vancouver, still was three days at sea- Ships officers and passengers said they believed Bar fell overoosrG as the shir pitched in rough seas
 The story raighs nave enaee there had not the MoGnties an5 detectives descended suddenly up- on the Samwater yesterday and comber the vessel from stem tc stern and from top deck to bilge.
 Then came the report, from un- tiaced sources, that Bar had tolc passengers he had hidden in his cabin three precious necklaces oi rare white jade, worth more than all the treasure in his teakwood cases and that has boon valued at s250.oO
 Some said the officers also thought they might find the body of Henri Bar tucked away in some cdd cubbyhclo The officers finally left, apparently empty handed, cer- tainly without corpse.
 As for the curse. the Vancouver Daily Province said sailors on the vessel told passenger 10 agate cups in the. collection were relics of the footing of the Peking palace in the early l9o0s and %there had been a curse on them. There was no further explanation
 It was understood the French .consul-general here, Charles Clau- don, had demanded a full scale in- vestigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
Spain Makes
 Dire Threat;
 Bars'EneI1ly'

MADRID, April 27.-The con- trolled Spanish press. commenting on a proposal before the United Nations Security Council to send an investigating commission to Spain said today that representatives of enemy" nations would not be al- lowed to enter this country.
 The Monarchist ABC, in a front page editorial entitled "Investiga- tors and introuders." said that the vehement Gesire recently express ed fer an Investigation into the facts about Spain is incompatible with visit O. a committee oompos- ed of enemy personalities for whom we do not have hospitable considerations to.respcct.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
NAzI DEFENSE WITNESS WAS
 SERVING S.

NUREMBERG. April 27. - Hans Bernd Gisevius, mystery defense witness who proved a boomerang on the stand, testified today that he had been in contact during the war" with the American Intelli- gence services.
 Many abong the 22 German lead CTS on trial on war crimes charges appeared shocked, as if understand ing at last why his testimony had been among the most damaging of- fered against them during the five months of proceedings before the International Military Tribunal
 Outside the courtroom, a qualified American informant said Gisevius had been in the service of the U. S. Office of Strategic Services in Switzerland and Germany since l943.
 The disclosure of Gisevius' deal ings with the Americans came dramatically near the end of his third day of testimony Until then, he had been identified only as q veteran conspirator against Hitler and a participant in the bomb plot against the Fuehrer in July, 1914
 Dr. Alfred Seidl. counsel for Ru- colf Hess and Hans Frank, onca German governor of Poland, asked Gisevius the surprise question.
 During the war, were you ever in the intelligence service of q foreign pOwer?"
 The witness said No to this, but added that I was in the service Of a good. clean German power
 A member of the American prosecution staff said ill an inter- view later that during the last two years of the war Gsevius was ore of the American Intelligence Ser vices most valuable men of the continent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27

A crowd of French civilians jumped on Jcnes after he was cap- tured and beat him severely
 Jones and Pvts. eomer Black burn of Wheelwright, Ky, and Jchn Lee walked into an ambush prepared by French and American military police near Reaumur and Sentier streets shortly before noon. Jones recognized a French police official and opened fire.
 Jones, Lee, Blackburn and three others broke out of the Paris de- tention barracks April IS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: : That on April 5th, 1946, in the United States Commissioners Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, James Shell, of Juneau, Alaska. was appointed executor of the estate of EMMA c. MOVES, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with verified vouchers as required by law, to said executor, at the office of his attorney Howard D. Stabler, in the Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice.
 JAMES SMELL, Executor. First publication, April 6, 1946. Last publication. April 27. 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
Shanghai 10 Have
 Election Sunday

SHANGHAI, April 27-The first 61mccratic election in Shanghai's history is to be held tomorrow with an estimated 100000 per- sons expected to vote for J81 city councillors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
FUGITIVE SOLDIER K
 RECApTURED AFTER
 PARIS GUN FIGHT

PARIS, April 27. - Pvt. Eddy Jones, Jr, a Negro soldier from Cleveland a fugitive from mur- der charge, was captured with two companions today after a 45-minute gun fight near the opera in which a French civilian was killed and two persons were wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-STRAYED or left some where, one tan gabardine over coat. Finder please call Buddy Hunter at Alaska Music Supply
 (256-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27

FOR SALE-Buy a dollar ticket on the washing machine or frigidaire for the Bulkhead Fund. t229-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27

ONE KLINKER built round bottom skiff IA it. copper rastened, brass finished, and one Westinghouse freezer Al condition, 14 GU. it. Call l43 (232-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27

ACRE TRACTS 31a miles from town. Enquire at Snap Shoppe.
 (210-tD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27

GILLNET, ITS fathoms. See liar
 Dor Master. (244-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
FOR RENT

3 ROOM APT. for Rent. All So.
 Franklin. (253-t4)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
WANT ADS F.
FOR SALE

g FIT. BOAT with 12 h.p. Standard
 gas engine with trolling gear. 925 w 1lth St. (256-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-27
} Stewardess Service

Expertly trained stewardesses to make your trip completely pleasant and 10 serve you re- treatments aloft with the compliments of the company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
DR.. HoveH Gives Us Lo ok Backward
To BEGINNING of The Inland Waterway

1929, working through the shadows
to meet the Other coming toward
it. The old interest in the project
revived.
ut was not long before Shows
CUT through the mainland north
of Carolina Beach was completed,
and everything was ready for a
shout of triumph! The two dredges
met vis-a-vis on July %, 1880.
The work was done, connecting the
Cape Fear river with places far
to the north! The newspapers pro-
claimed the completion Of the
work.
THE young government District
Engineer stationed in Wilmington,
Major w. A. Snow, was ready to
join the people of Wilmington in a
generous enthusiasm over the great
achievement. There was one thing
he could do. He could give some of
the citizens the novelty of a trip
from the city to Wrightsville over
the new canal. The trip was made
on the government launch SAPONA
on July Is, 1880. It was certainly a
strange experience to 60 through
the sound on a sizeable steamer,
instead of in a row boat or a small
motor boat. Other parties were ar
ranged to traverse the new water
way, and wonder at the POSSIBLE
ties of the canal.
"Thus were opened the facilities
of the intra-coastal canal. There
has since been little doubt that
the large expenditures by the gov
eminent for its construction and
maintenance have bee justified.
The use of the waterway has been
constant and advantageous; and
its prospective service enters into
the plans of large business in
terests. Meantime private yachts
and launches make the canal a
continuous scene of light traffic
and pleasure. incidentally, amateur
fishermen are frequently in evil
dence to catch the many fine fish
Which have found their way through
the deeper passages from the
ocean. Ideas of national security,
also, no doubt enter into the
thoughts back of the canal.
"The government has kept this
seaside waterway in good condition
removing shoals when necessary to
maintain the proper depth. The
succession of U. S. engineers afte-
Major Snow have looked well to
that; and our present Colonel
Gillette, being to the manner
born knows intimately the value
OF the canal to our port and vicini-
ty.
my object in this sketch is to
keep In memory the first days of
the interesting government project,
and make us realize how much
more than We counted on has been
the commercial value of the inland
waterway canal"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
FavOritis1n

The strike paralysis that besets this
country was inevitable. 1t is largely the
result of deliberate legislative and judi
cial acts of the past decade. Mr.. Gilbert
Montague, a distinguished constitutional
lawyer, reviews the process ~categori-
cally:
"1n 1888, the Supreme Court held
that the Norris-LaGuardia Anti-In-
junction and Picketing Act protected
picketers even when they are not en-
ployes; also that the Labor Relations
Act authorizes the board (National La
Dor Relations Board) to make an I'm
ference from any evidence, even though
such Inference is contrary to the weight
of evidence. In 1910, the Supreme Court
held that picketers may publicize any
statement against an employer. This
right to publicize is the freedom of
speech guaranteed by the Constitution.
The employer, however, is subject to
punishment under the Wagner Labor
Relations Act, when there is any evil
dence from which the Board might in
fer that the employer interfered with
union activities.
again in 1910 the Supreme Court
reversed the decisions of 80 years and
held that labor was for the most part
immune from antitrust acts.
e.. In 1912, the Supreme Court
held that sums extorted from truck
drivers under threats of assault and
battery should be regarded as wages
of a bona fide employer to an employee
and the interference with such ex-
tortion would be Interference with
traditional labor union activities.'
"In 1912, in wartime, the National
War Labor Board required maintenance
of membership in labor contracts, con-
trary to the intent of the Wagner Act
when passed.
Next, the government took over
Montgomery Ward because it refused a
maintenance Of membership clause. But
in 1914 Petrillo refused the Presidents
request that he accept the directives
of the National War Labor Board. Moth
ing was done about it."
No wonder strikes have approached
the point of revolution in the United
States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
fsctive operation of local retirement
plans.
The Recreation Fund

The City Council has so many things
to do with the money to be available
through the new budget, including much
needed salary increases for employees,
it obviously cannot meet all requests
for support in full.
This was the case with Greenfield
Park, for which some $4,000 more than
has been earmarked by the Council was
asked but could not be granted without
sacrifice to some other department. The
complete program planned for develop
ing the park in all details, therefore,
will have to be curtailed but without
handicap to the general Identification
of the south lakefront.
This is cited merely to indicate the
Councils difficulties in stretching the
budget to do the greatest possible good
to the greatest possible number of
projects without increasing the tax bur-
den upon the people.
It is obvious that to carry out it's
commendable purpose other reductions
will also have to be made. For example,
the appropriation of $4,000 requested
for the Recreation Department is found
larger than the budget can stand with
out slicing another or several other
appropriations:
City Manager Benson proposed at
the prolonged afternoon Council meet
ing on Thursday that $39, 900 be sub
stituted. No final action was forth
coming, but inasmuch as Mr.. Benson
has given the budget in all its phases
careful consideration it must be ap-
parent that the lesser figure was Of
fered in the conviction the recreation
program would not be too heavily handi-
capped by the reduction. Obviously his
proposal did not represent snap judg-
ment. 1t parallels the cut in the ap-
preparation asked for Greenfield Park.
Supervised recreation has proved one
of the best means of combating juve-
nile delinquency. 1t must be continued.
There is no reason to doubt that a
satisfactory program can be conducted
on the financial backing City Manager
Benson proposes. 1t is to be hoped that
the Council will see the matter as he
does when it reassembles, probably on
Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
American Bonfire

France has her eternal flame when
tourists may visit, but that is nothing
compared to Americas perpetual bon
fire that roars along to the tune OF a
half billion dollars worth of property
annually.
In April alone the American bonfire
consumed $751; 00, 900 worth of homes
farms, hotels, restaurants, dance halls'
and heaven alone knows what else. 1t Is
getting hotter all the time. Currently
it is burning at a rate that has never
been equaled since the National BOARD
of Fire Underwriters began compiling
losses sixteen years ago.
One of the most effective ways to
ease the housing shortage would be
to use a little more care where lire IS
concerned. There are very few unavcld-
fires. Cigarettes and matches are the
great destroyers. Greater caution IN the
use of these two items alone would work
miracles.
Next to preventing destruction, the
most important consideration is the ris-
ing cost of the fuel that keeps the
American bonfire blazing. Property
values are rising rapidly-so rapidly
that contractors hesitate to commit
themselves on building costs. This
means that fire insurance policies can
become outdated. A fully insured home
of ten years ago would be only about
half insured now with the same dollar
coverage. Insurance companies are try
ing to impress upon the insuring public
the insidious menace of initiation to
yesterdays insurance policy.
Next month another forty or fifty
million dollars worth of property will
disappear in smoke and flame. Night
and day the awful pageant will go on,
until the American people realize their
bonfire is a disgrace to the nation
then maybe they will do something
about it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
Nick enney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One of u most enjoyable stop
overs on our flight to the Pa
cific coast was at Las Vegas, New,
where u entire group of 81 were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Moore Jr. of The Last Frontier
Hotel. AS long as we were in the
wild and woody west, Harry Fish
bein wanted to get into a saddle.
Mr.. Moore agreed to find the sad
die provided we would play a
few hands of rubber bridge after
dinner. Fishbein got into a saddle
all right, but it was on a wooden
horse in the lobby of the hotel.
At the start of the bridge game
Mrs. Moore was a bit nervous,
but what happened to us on one
hand vas really a crime. We
could have bid five diamonds and
gone down one, but when timid
Mrs. Moore got to four hearts,
both Fishbein and l wanted to
double it at the same time.
N1lS D NuOOIG NOOulllJ LruInpeQ
my opening lead and played a
S m a ii heart, which Fishbein
(East) won with the king. Fish
bein returned another diamond,
Mrs. Moore trumped, and led an
other heart which I won with
the ace. I led the third diamond,
Mrs. Moore trumped and cashed
the ace of spades. A small spade
was won with dummy's ten-spot
and the jack of hearts led, picking
UP Fishbein's last trump. Mrs.
Moore discarded her king of
spades, and all of the spades in
dummy we're good.
This line of play once again
brings out the importance of
counting your tricks. Mrs. Moore
saw that she had five spade tricks,
three diamond rufus, the ace of
clubs and a high trump. All she
had to do was to be careful to
handle the play so that none of
these winners dropped by the
WaySide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
BY JOHN SKIES

It has been some time now since
we've heard from DR.. Andrew j.
Howell, but the Boss handed me
a note from him yesterday and l
pass it along to you because OF its
peculiar interest in these parts.
Dr.. Howell:
"A 'streamer in big letters ap-
peared across the top of the WILL
MINGToN STAR of January IA,
1927. 1t proclaimed the passage OF
a bill by the House of Representa-
tives which had already passed the
Senate, and which provided for the
construction of the inland water
way canal from points north to the
Cape Fear river. The cost would
be S., 800, 900, and $3.50, 900 was pro-
vided for annual maintenance.
ut would be hard for US now
to realize the great interest shown
locally in anticipation of the pro-
ject. The whole outlook Of the
Atlantic seaboard areas would be
changed and frightened! So most
of the people felt; but a few
made discouraging prophecies.
Where would the expected traffic
come from? There were railroads
and ocean steamers to handle all
the business that might be offered.
And there could not possibly be
freight enough to justify the cost
of the big venture. Yet the canal
was certainly to be built.
Few persons knew just where
the waterway would be constructed
how far inland, or would it be
through the sounds? How would it
affect the lands along the way?
Soon, however, the sounds were
staked off, and everybody knew
where the canal would be.
THE dredges at a distance be-
gan their work promptly and slow
ly made progress in the direction
many months a long way off; and
of Wilmington. But they were for
other matters overshadowed the
interest in the canal. Lindbergh
flew the Atlantic in May, 1927; Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
TOP O. THE MORNING

Rocks are the q~uietest and most coz
slant Of friends; they are the most &C
cessible and wisest OF counseuors' anu
the most patient Of teachers.
Charles W.. Eliot
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
Actuary Helps

Municipalities are warned of financial
pitfalls in the operation of retirement
plans for public employees in a study
just published by the Municipal Finance
Officers Association.
The Association states that munich
palities cannot copy retirement plans in
use in other cities without making al
terations to fit their own particular
requirements. The hiring of a trained
actuary is recommended as a means of
gathering sound cost figures in advance.
Creation of separate retirement
funds for small municipalities with
fewer than 500 participants is not en-
couraged by the Association for several
reasons. Studies show that mortality
and disability data are not reliable when
applied to small groups. Also, admins
trative costs of retirement plans for
small communities are high in proper
ton to the number of participants.
Recommended solution to this small
community problem is adoption of state
wide retirement plans for public en-
ployees which include all political units
in the state except large cities having
enough public servants to permit eff