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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
RI(kEY pREpS
 FLORIDA CAMP
 FOR ROBINSON
Negro Grid Cage Dia mond Star to Report 10
 Dodger Farm Unif

SANFORD, Fla, Mar 1.-Jackie Robinson, the first Negro to crash the gates or organized baseball in modern days, is scheduled to report here today for the first training drill of the Montreal Royals, Brook lyn's farm link in the International League
 The talented infialder, who was a football and basketball star at the University of California sat Los Angeles in 1889 and 1940. was re- ported enroute from Los Angeles with his bride of few days.
 President Branch Hickey, deliver ing his daily lecture to the Dodg CTS diamond school, had paved the way for Robinson's arrival yester- day. He asked the other players to, treat Robinson and pitcher John Wright, also a Negro, the same as any other athlete on the squad.
 As was the case last October when Robinson was signed, Hickey insisted that the action was not influenced in any way by any pres sure groups.
 My sole motive," said Hickey, was to help the Dodgers by sign- ing a prospect recommended by my scouts M eI
 If I thought an elephant could play center field better than the fellow We had out there, I'd sign the elephant" the Mahatma of Montague Street explained in his usual unique fashion.
 A late switch in training plans moved Montreal to Sanford from Daytona Beach, at least for week CT 10 days. St. Paul of the Amer ican Association also is quartered in this celery growing center.
 Robinson and Wright will be quartered with private families in the Negro section of this city The rest of the players live in a hotel on the lakefront.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
Panama exhibition games.

Panama exhibition games.
 For one thing, the men who were carrying guns and Tipping planes about this time a year ago, have thrown themselves into training with a studied seriousness that no other spring ever witnessed. They have worked harder than any other men in the camps. Many of them began preliminary training months ago.
 Some of them 2 specific eX- ample being Johnny Mize of the Giants - are. in as good or better physical shape already than they were when they entered the ser vice. Mize is about 25 pounds trim mer than he was in 1922 and looks great. Little Phil Rizzuto. the Tank shortstop, already is doing such a Dervish act that he will be made an honorary citizen of Panama any day now.
 If anything, the war experience is likely to add several years to lot of big league .careers, obsev- ed Buddy Hassett of the Yankees, himself a returnee. While they were in uniform they had plenty of time to realize how nice it was to play ball for living, and how important it was to keep them selves in shape From now on watch them obey the rules" he said.
 Manager Ott of the Giants fully agreed, saying he already had de- tected a difference.
 On the other handg many return ed servicemen aren't going to make the grade in the majors this sea son. There are a few individuals who can forsee the difficulties aDead
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
VETS SHOW THEY
 GAN STILL HOLD
 DOWN BALL JOBS
Many Major Stars Back ir Harness with More
 Serious Approach
BY GAYLE TALBOT

MIAMI, Fla. Mar. 1.-Those who have been worrying about whether ball players returning from the service would be able to resume their diamond careers without great loss of efficiency can begin to re- lax Most of the boys are going to do all right.
 The observation is a considered one, arrived at after fortnight of watching the veterans perspire un- der the Florida and Panama suns and talking with many of them and their managers. The latter, es- pecially Joe Mccarthy of the Yan- kees and Mel Ott of the Giants both of whom got exceptionally early starts, are about ready to concede that their fears were groundless.
 Every time Yankee Manager Joe Mccarthy watches Joe DiMageio in action he begins pinching him. self. Jolting Joe is clouting at a 500 pace and has driven in Il runs with II hits in the New York Tanks sweep of their first six
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01

and who are lowing out of the pie ture gracefully.
 One of these is Jim Trexler. He was under contract to pitch for the Boston Braves this year for $5,0oO. Although he is 36 years old, there are reasons to believe that he could remain in fast company for another year or SO The Braves acquired him from Indianapolis of the Amer ican Association after the 1943 sea- son. That year, he led the Asso- oiation in wins, strikeout and earn ed run average.
 However, Trexler decided to tear up his contract with the Braves when he had an opportunity to
 land a permanent job in the Rich mond, Virginia, police force
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
FINAL SCORES
 AT BASKETBALL

Rounds of basketball tournaments are now being played and here are results of games last night:
 First Round tat Raleigh, N. O. North Carolina 54, Maryland 27; Virginia Tech 39, George Washing ton 33; Duke A, North Carolina State 38 (overtimsl; Wake For set 42, William and Mary 31
 Southeastern Conference cat Louisville, Ky. first roundD U of Kentucky 6S. Auburn 24 Tennes- see 46, Vanderbilt 32; Louisiana State "A, Tulane 29; Georgia 36 Georgia Tech 90
 Kansas State 54; Nebraska 49
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
BALL CAMP
 HIGH SPOTS
(BY THE ASSOCIATED pREssl

(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
 No one should get lonely in the White Sox camp at Pasadena. Fifty-six players are in camp and nine others are due to report Among 12 newcomers are Wally Moses, Taft Wright, Thurman Tucker and Oris Hockett-an of them outfielders.
 Eighteen more players have ar rived at the Chicago Cub camp on Catalina Island, boosting the squad to 45 players. Among the new ar rivals was Eddie Waitkus, who just got out of the army after three year tour of duty.
 Manager Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees has denied rumors that he might trade holdout George Stirn- weiss to Philadelphia, saying You can bet all your dough that it
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
HOSPITAL NOTEs

Two patients were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. They were: Charles Goldstein, medical, and Mrs. F. A. Yanson, surgical,
 Dismissed were. Mike Roke, med ical, and Mrs. Sam Kito and baby girl.
 Dave Wallace of Juneau and Henry Kato of Klawock were ad- mitted to Government Hospital yes- terday. Discharged recently from that hospital were Paul White of Hoonah and Ralph Austin
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
sounds like something unlikely happen

sounds like something unlikely to happen
 At Anaheim, California, Manager Luke Sewell is all smiles. There E every indication that pitcher Jack Kramer might" end his holdout seen and join the rest of the St Louis squad. Kramer and Sewell talked terms yesterday.
 The Seattle Rainiers are at full strength at their San Bernadinc California, camp The squad of 6S includes 25 pitchers. and Manager Bill Skiff is wondering how hell boil the squad down.
 At West Palm Beach, Florida Manager Connie Mack of the Phil adelphia Athletics announced that iniielder Gene Handley and out iileder Frank DeMaree were hold cuts. Mack also cancelled the deal that would have brought pitcher Lew Carpenter from Atlanta foi $30O0O. Mack said he had offered Carpenter, who won g games ano lost two for the Crackers last year double his Atlanta salary, but Car pentsr rejected the offer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
HOCKEY GAMES

Results of hockey games played last night follow
 National League-Detroit 1. New York l.
 American League-New Haven 5, Providence 2; Buffalo 8, Indian apolis l.
 U S. League-TulSa l2, Dallas 1.
 Pacific Coast League-Seattle 6, Portland 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01

l3 more tomorrow and the 36-hole .windoup Sunday
 LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1.-The Chicago White Sox. training in Pasadena, are victims of the lat est raid by the Mexican baseball league. Pitcher Alejandrom Car rasquel signed a three-year con- tract with the South of the Border circuit at Mexico City.
 President Branch Hickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers called on Com missioner A. B. Chandler to punish Major leaguers who jump to the Latin loop. The Mexican league grabbed Carrasquel while he was enroute to Pasadena from his home in Venezuela.
 CHICAGO, Mar. l.-The leading scorer of the National Hockey league small, slippery Max Bentley will be out of action for the pest of the regular season. Bentley has serious knee injury, BlackhawE manager, Johnny Gottelig, said.
 Gottelig added that he hope, the tiny high-scorer will be ready to play when the Stanley Cup opens on -1arch 19.
 CHICAGO, Mar 1--Arturo Godoy South American heavyweight, anc Lee Savold of Paterson, N. J., meet tonight in the 10-round headlinel of light card in Chicago Stadium Godoy, making his Chicago fistit debut, is a slight favorite.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IA fast firing cage crew from Fort Lewis Washington, won the Ninth Ser vice Command basketball champion ship at Fort Ord, California, by de feating Fort Douglas, Utah, 78 tc 59. It is Fort Lewis second straight title in the eight t-state tournament SEATTLE, Mar. l.-Heavyweight Eddie Powell of Seattle knocked out Jack Wofford of San Francisco ir 19 seconds of the second round. The hout was scheduled for 10 rounds here last night,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
pR. R. N. HESTER

Eye Specialist from Ketchikan. will be at the Juneau Clinic about Mar. II for a few days. Appoint ments may be made by calling Clinic, No. 644. (206-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
Sporfs Briefs

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.--Willie Pep of Hartford Conn, the New York Pennsylvania featherweight cham pion, goes after his 93rd victory in 95 bouts tonight in a non-title 10- rounder against Baltimore's Jimmy McAllister at Madison Square Gar den. McAllister held Pep to a draw last December in Baltimore.
 NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-Two of the four teams in the Eastern Di- vision playoffs of the NCAA basket ball tournament have been named. They are NYU and Ohio State The tourney will get under way at Mad ison Garden in New York on March 21
 BALBOA, c. z., Mar LA 28- year old Canal Zone machinist, Eddie Curtis, knuckle- hailed the New York Yankees into defeat yes- lterday as the Canal Zone All-Stars trimmed the Tanks to l.
 | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Mar. l. l-Golfdom's money players were scheduled to start their quest today for prizes in the $10,000 St. Peters burg Open tournament after a days delay caused by rain which flooded the Sunset Course.
 Trimmed to a three-day affair, Is holes were on tap today with
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-01
FOOD SALE

By Lutheran Ladies Aid at Bert's on March 2--l1 am. (207-t1) since the last election. A map desig-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
Teachers Pay the Talk of the Day

Not only in Waterbury but out of every six school children this country will be the victim of incompetent teacher during the coming year. That is the estimate or Dr. Willard E. Gvens executive secretary ot the Natonal Education Association The average parent might feel that Dr. Gvens is conservative in his figure principal reason for the large and rapidly increasing proportion ot ncompe teachers Dr. Gvens says because refuse to pay enough to get and keep good teachers.
 School teaching has ceased to be an interim means ol support for high school graduates waiting to be married Today the low grades teaching demands profession training top of reasonably adequate general edca- tion The of becoming teacher in time and money is enough that the profession is adopted generally as career, not filler.
 faithful the schools often less than youngsters who have completed the grades get in fac tory.
 The situation is dramatized by the troubles of Norwak where only eight of the cys teachers reported for duty yesterday, Dr. Alonzo Grace finds emergency exists has ordered all NorWak schools closed until Monday pending investigation.
 The current scale ranges $ 700 up S32OO The teachers minimum of $2OO0 and chance to work up $45OO The Board of Education that this would cost $3O0OOO which for Norwak would require tax n- of around S7 per person. about SEQ for family of three.
 There are thousands small communities in which the present Norwak scale would represent big income With passing judgment the Connecticut situation even by inference be said that this is not true there Norwak is the New York suburban where living costs are hgh and small town scales cannot be applied
 Teaching not easy job Given the basic educaton the technical training the willingness to keep always learn ing herself the teacher must have that attribute the ability to pass what she knows; she must nave world Of patience perseverance, lmagnaon sympathy IacI
 Not all teachers have all these but all good teachers do The who lack of those qualities are part of the price pay for not attracting and keeping the best in schools.
 We have been buying teachers equipment training and ability for peanuts in communities because folks like to teach like to be with children like the working con- dtons enjoy the prestige that attaches to their job par ticularly in small communities.
 But when inflated living outstrip begged salaries when the teacher becomes convinced that he she can better factory than school salary lose our best teachers In justice to children it is time We de- cided what we going to do about the situation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
by Randolph ChnrchiU

to the merits of different countries horses fruit been the major for this lack of international competition in the past but with air travel developed to it's present standard such difficulties could be overcome. Only by international races can true comparison be made between British and American horses. Plans being worked out in London to attract both French and American entries for number of important races.
 There is an impression that of the stumbling blocks in the way of organizing such k the called Jersey Act" In spite of it's high-soundng name, this is no more than ruling by the English Jockey Club prohibiting entry in the English General Stud Book of any horse whose breeding cannot be ab Solutely checked This rule, made in 1913, has been a source of friction between English and American owners and breeders ever since The General Stud Book itself is simply record of the breeding of thoroughbred horses, and the fact that horse does not appear in the book in way debars 1t from ming in any race.
 The trouble arises from the fact that certain countries in particular Argentina, do not recognize thoroughbred any animal not entered in the Eng fish Stud Book This handicaps the sale of American bloodStock in many countries.
 The answer to the Jersey Act would seem to be that each country should keep it's stud book for domestic records, and that central authority keep an international record. The existence of central stud book would remove any imagined slur cast upon horses of other countries by virtue of the fact that they are not entered in the English book.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
Recreation Interlude

As the Summer draws to close and children in all parts of the city start in at respective schools look back at Summer that offered much in the of recreation for our city children The Superintendent of Parks announced this week that the attendance at paygrounds the ag est in years Not only this noted in the city proper but the neghborng towns where excellent programs were prepared from day to day for the young fry.
 With resorts and amusement parks, camps and picnic grounds going full blast again the possibilities for the pleasure and useful occupation of children And by and large children parents and guardians of children have appreciatve of these advantages None theess there is still that large proportion of juveniles who must vandalism and unseemly acts at all times
 glance at the daily headlines would indicate that juvenile vandalism the increase Certainly there is too much of it. That is why cities like Waterbury do their ut through their recreationa sysem their youth organ zaon offer good clean sports and entertainment for the young folks during the Summer months And is felt that the playground report of the city for the Summer of 196 is an indication that the local recreaonal system step in the right direction in the interests of children soon to reach the errant juvenile age, so-caled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
Bear Market-A Bare Market

The sharp break in the stock market during the past days has given justification for alarm but cer tany for the panic hnted at by amateur There many precedes of prior that parallel the current trend and which developed dsastrously
 Believers in the Dow theory tend to conclude however that in bear market. Yet responsible and pro- fessona Wall Street unable to determine any satisfactory justification for the break the sharpest since 1937 The to be made of numerous factors the principal one considered being the labor unrest.
 Unproductivty of labor at this time, work stoppages increasing for higher all accentuated as undersurface why may enjoy the much heraded postwar prosperity You can't have prosperity without profit!
 There are excellent business prospects ahead it would appear Yet whittle away at the incentive motive or business heavier and heavier cost demands plus harnessng regulations will produce fruitful market
 The current break may be no more than general psychological reaction Yet business opinion and all US component of purchasing productivity and general balance sharply influenced by the market and steady persistence of the current trend may well affect us all Business like anything ese must not be sted 1t IS to Ve
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
LARK TO THE HARVEST FAIR
Hartford TimeS)

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 This has been one of the best growing seasons Connecticut has known. Gardens have been a joy to the gardener and his family. As during the war years, The Times has been happy and eager to help promote the growing of more food. Something new has been introduced. The time has come to exhibit the splendid results growers have achiev- ed
 In conjunction with the Mayors Food Conservation and Garden Committee, The Times will sponsor a Harvest Fair, featuring canning, vegetables, fruit and flowers, on September and at Radio Center, 555 Asylum Street. The entry lists are now open and opportunity is offered the public to arrange for exhibits. There will be no charges but many prizes.
 Al competitive entries must be grown or prepared by the exhibitors. It will not be necessary to submit full baskets. A few vegetables and two or more cans of fruit will qual- ify for the show. A set of rules and regulations is available, specifying how each exhibit should be arrang- ed as to the number of specimens.
 The attractive quarters at Radio Center are likely to become a mec- ca for those who love to feast their eyes on those good things for the palate. Exhibitors will have occasion to feel joy and pride in their own products and compare their results with those of other growers and can ners. Something new in Hartford a Harvest Fair!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
by Sen. Glen H. Taylor

not fight two-front war against the Axis abroad and the big-business lobby at home. The monophes re- fused to accept warproducton orders until acceler- ated tax amortization laws were enacted. In several instances they refused contracts until they were paid their own prices; their patriotism was cost-pus Soon the familiar name faces were seen at the hel of Americas war production effort By the end of 1945 the 63 largest manufacturing corporations as listed by the Securities and Exchange Commission had increased their net working capital by $1O,OOO- 100000 of highly liquid asses-twice the net working capital of all manufacturing corporations In 1858 Mergers increased, government facilities were taken over and the concentration Of economic power reached heights.
 During the war there was much discussion in the newspapers about what was being done for small business The small business act and the smaller plants corporation received much publicity and Pre dent Roosevelt made genuine attempt to prevent the accumulation of war fortunes But the small from anti trust laws President Roosevelts proposal for 900 salary limitation was immediately iunked by Congress The smaller war plants corpora tion finally shut down, admitting that its effort was only drop in the bucket
 As final act of despair, SwPE issued report which described the concentration ot wealth that took place during World War II. During both world wars" the report states, "the importance of big business sharply War contracts were issued pre- domnantly to the large concerns. They accumulated huge profits and controlled the dest1n1eS Of great numbers of workers" When the second world war along, firms with 1000 or more employees had 30 percent of the total employment in all trades and industry and 36 percent of the total pay roll By 1943 these figures had risen to A and 53 percent" No less than twothirds of the total prime contracts, the report shows, went to the top 100 corporations.
 We need a thorough investigation that will show how restore real competitive economy which will make it possible for small business to survive, and which will avoid another depression. That be accomplished only by uncovering the whole story of profits and of wartime trends toward concentration of wealth and elimination of competition. In short, want the TNEC to take up where it left off, It doesn't have to make racy and lrid reading but it must be scholarly and thorough. don't just want to whip the pig for breaking into the corn shed want to bring him out to how fat he's grown and to find out whether he's getting too big for the rest of the animals in the barnyard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-05
NEW BRITAIN's FINE RECORD
(Hartford Times)

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 New Britain deserves congratu- lations on being the largest city in the country to report no traffic fatalities in 1946. It deserves not only eongratulation, but emulation.
 The street layout of the Hard ware City is not simple one. Its downtown, area is congested and the streets irregularly laid out. One would think it an ideal place in which to nave traffic accidents. The population is as cosmopolitan as that of any city, large or small, in the land. Yet New Britain con- sistently has kept free of traffic fatalities.
 There is a settlement of luck in this accomplishment, but there is also the fruit of intelligent safety work. The police of New Britain have installed traffic circles where they are needed, have created pedestrian aisles in the most con- gested area, and in general have brought about cooperation of the people in preserving life and prop erty. They have had the assistance of the press and of quasi-publlc bodies in this work.
 It may be said of other cities that equally good police work is done and equally effective cooperation is offered, but still death comes tc users of roads and streets. That New Britain has been able to keer itself free from fatalities is some- thing to cause rejoicing by the peo- ole of that city, and maybe to move safety authorities of other com munities to send delegations to see how 1t is done.