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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
vandegriffIs
 Fighting for
 Marine(orps
Four-Star General Says Force Knocked Out in
 Merger Bill

WASHINGTON, May s. = Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift came out fighting today to save his Marine Corps from the extinction he said is threatened for it in the pending Army Navy Merger Bill.
 The four-star Marine General contended that the army lis de- termined to reduce the Marine Corps to a position of studied mil itary ineffectiveness.'
 And the merger bill in its pre- sent form makes this objective readily attainable," Vandegrift de- clared in testimony prepared for closed session of the Senate Ma val Committee. The text of his statement was made available by the Navy
 A member of President Truman's informal Council of Military Elder Statesmen, the Marine Corps Con- mandant underlined the reminder that "the Marines are ready"
 If it came to fight today" lie added, T do not know who could replace them"
 At time when the responsible heads of other services are com- plaining of disintegration of fight ing power accompanied by problems of low morale and deterioration of discipline, vandegrift declared, T can assure you that these condi- tions are not existent in the Mar inc Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
SUPPLIES OF COAL SHRINK
 OVER NATION
Strike of 100000 Miners Force Over 10000
 Into IdIeness
(By THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

As the strike of 100000 soft coal miners entered its sixth week today CMonday). the number of idle across the nation in coal-related industries exceeded 71,000.
 Shrinkage of coal supplies fore ed millions to realize the import ance of the fuel in their daily lives. In Chicago, industries, business and shops were restricted to four hours operation daily, and the city's en- tertainment spots were placked out, except for restaurants, after 6 pm.
 In Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp, U. s. Steels biggest subsidiary, slated operations this week at nine percent of capacity, lower than at any point during the bottom depression year of 1882.
 Blow At Lewis
 Meanwhile, Congressional tenn pers mounted. A House Judiciary Subcommittee scheduled hearings on a bill to outlaw any form Of special production payments to un- ions. Such a bill, if passed, would eliminate John L. Lewis chief de- mand, which would provide a health and welfare fund for his miners through royalties paid on each ton of coal mined.
 Earlier, several Senators public ly demanded government action to reopen the mines.
 Persons who attended the last four days of contract negotiations between the cGal operators and Lewis AFL United Mine Workers said the miners chief has not said 8 word in the meetings, leaving all discussion to his subordinates.
 Transportation Troubles
 Meanwhile, three communities in
 /C0nf5uned O,1 pd0o Cj01Jfl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
30 FAMILIES BURNED0UT,
 TOWN BLAZE
Mid Columbia River VdI- ley Village Swept by
 Fire on Sunday

UNDERWOOD, Wash, May 6.-- The task of finding new homes for 30 families and rebuilding every business faced this mid Columbia River Valley village this morning as townspeople returned to salvage 2 few belongings from the still smoldering embers of the commun- ity,
 There were no reports of injuries among the evacuated men, women and children, but volunteer Red Gross aides at White Salmon, Wash, and Hood River, Ore, across the river. said almost every family had lost their belongings in the swift moving fire which wiped out this village yesterday afternoon.
 Fire companies of four neighbor- ing towns joined crews of the Washington State Forestry Depart ment yesterday in saving score of outlying Underwood homes and preventing brush fires from reach- ing White Salmon, Wash. three les east of here. veral farm buildings inside the brush fire zone, set by sparks from Un- derwood buildings. were leveled but three farm homes surrounded by burning grass and brush were sav- cd. The fire jumped the White Salmon River as strong west wind whipped through the narrow Columbia River gorge here.
 There was sio official estimate of damage. but Hood River firemen said totally damaged properties and belongings were valued at about s85, ,000 to $l00,000. A dozen homes were partially damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
The w ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Ed N0te-This is the first of a series of revealing columns by Drew Pearson giving the inside story of the lobbies now bat ting against price control.)

WASHINGTON back-stage story of how certain key industries .obbied to cut the heart out of price control is one of the most amazing in the long and turbulent life of the nations Capital. Months ago the campaign was carefully charted and thousands of dollars have been spent in carrying it out.
 Three industries spearheaded the campaign - Cotton and Woolen Textiles: The National Association of Automobile Dealers; and The National Retail Dry Goods = Asso- eiation. A lot of other organizations including The National Association of Real Estate Board did some ex- tremely helpful roofing, but the above three chiefly carried the ball.
 The Congressmen who acted as their main spokesmen Cor in some cases, puppets were:
 1. Senators Thomas of Oklahoma and Bankhead of Alabama who worked hand in glove with the raw cotton bloc and incidentally did some cotton speculating of their own on the side Eastland of Mis- sissippi also did his part, though not so effectively.
 2. Rep. Fred Hartley, New Jersey Republican, who was the unofficial spokesman for The National Retail Dry Goods Association.
 3. Rep. Fred Crawford. Michigan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
PRISON RIOT TAXES LIVES
 OF FIVE MEN
Fifteen Are Wounded al AI(dtrdz = FBI Moves
 Into Scene Today

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-The FBI moved into Alcatraz today to collect evidence against three sur vivors of the half-dozen convicts whose deperate. vain break for free dom brought bloody, 36-hour siege of their cell-block and left five dead men and 15 wounded.
 Not a single prisoner escaped.
 The three may yet die - in San Quentins Green painted gas cham ber.
 There is a good chance that evil dence will be sufficient to indict the surviving participants for mur- der" asserted U. S. Attorney Dan iel O. Deasy and if it is, he said the the death penalty will be demanded.
 TiDO Guns InpolDed
 Despite the fact there were only two guns in the entire group in- vclved in the furious battle, he added, Where one of more par ticipants Gin a conspiracy to es- care) actually killed someone, the others would be part of that con- spiracy, and could be charged with murder"
 The three surviving participants, said Warden James A. Johnston, were Sam Shockley, 36, serving a life term for Kidnapping and rob hery in Oklahoma; Miran Edgar Thompson, 29, serving 30 years for Kidnapping and life for killing a Texas policeman and Clarence Carnes, 19, Oklahoma desperado serving 99 years for kidnapping and murder.
 Three BCdies Found
 Guards broke into the last dark utility corridor of the embattled prison wing Saturday to find the bodies of three others:
 Bernard Coy, AS, Louisville. Ky, bank robber who started the upris- ing by clambering up to third tier guards gallery and forcing his way into it to slug and disarm Guard Bert Burch, was defiant to the last. Death caught him with arms extended as though still grip ping the rifle he had seized from the guard.
 Also dead in the narrow, pipe filled passageway were:
 Joseph Paul Cretzer, 35, Los An- geles bank robber who assumed command and carried on the fight furiously, despite his quick con- clusion that the break had failed and we're as far from San Francisco as ever"
 Marvin F. Hubbard, 36, Tennessee kidnaper, who had lived until Sat- urday morning-outlasting Coy and Cretzer by one night.
 The rifle and pistol which Coy had wrested from Burch were found beside the convicts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
LEGION AUXILIARY
 MEETING TUESDAY
 NIGHT AT DUG0UT

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold the regular business meet ing tomorrow night at o'clock in the Legion Dugout, and all mem bers are urged to attend.
 Plans for the annual Poppy Day will be completed. according to Mrs James Sofoulis, Poppy Chair man. at this meeting There will also be nomination of officers, with election to take place at the June meeting. Mrs. Olaf Bedding, Presi- cent, has announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
BREAKUP AT 4:4O O'CLOCK INAFTERN00N
Three Companies, One h. dividudI Share Award
 of St08, 900


 The ice broke in the Panama Riv- CT in front of Nenana Sunday af- ternoon, May at 440 o'clock ac- cording to bulletin received by the Empire from Pegge Parker oi the Ncws-Miner, Fairbanks.
 The fortunate guessers are as fol- lows:
 c. R. Forsseld Co.,. of Fairbanks
 Lila Links, Co. of Anchorage.
 The Federal Eleven O.. of An chorage
 Mike Johnson of Sitka. He is the sole claimant to 1000 of the award which totals $lo8,00o.
 Fairbanks radio KFAR reporter, Ed Stevens, eyewitness, in broadcast described the ice jam, formed Saturday night. A great force of water jammed up behind the ice jam and finally broke through the great chunks of leo that swirled fin muddy water in a torrent, moving the tripod down stream.
 l33,00o Make Gucsses
 One hundred and thirty three thousand guesses were made this year on the date of the Panama breakup
 The greatest number of g,aesses were made on May when hours and minutes for the breakup were stamped on more than o,200 tick cts. The most popiiisr period fur guesses was April 90. May ?. 2. 4 5. s and T. Those dates were select cd by approximately 5000 guesscrs.
 The. earliest guesa was made by the Charley Goebef Co. for Feb- ruary 2 and the latest by the Mary Jerde O., for November IT.
 One hundred and two tickets were rejected by the judges due to omission of names fl were marked April 3l; 5s were not marked with either am, or pm, 53 were improperly marked 24 were without designated months; B failed to show time; IS were with cut day; l4 were blanks and |three were void. A total of 343 tickets were rejected. Ncnana Workers All work of sorting the tickets. filing, typing, .stencilins, mimeo- graphing, compiling and binding the books of guesses. was done by the towns people of Nenana. The present committee is composed of Hugo Frederick. George Ball, Hen " Madden, Arthur Wright. George Adams, Tom Jones and William Williams, Manager.
 The guessing classic was, first established in 1917 by members of the Alaska Engineers Commission. The sale of tickets was limited to Nenana residents for several years and later sold to adjoining com munities. No tickets may now be purchased outside ef Alaska ap>' the Yukon Territory. Since 1917. the earliest date the breakup has occurred was April 28. 1926. and the latest date was May l6 of last year. Here Is Reference Now, paste this in your hat for reference next year on Nenana ice movements:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
TWO KALIBUT MEN SWEpT 0vERB0ARD;; BOTH LOSE LIVES

PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., May 6. Two Prince Rupert fishermen were washed overheard when a giant comber struck their 45-foot halibut boat Saturday off the Queen Charlotte Islands. It is presumed they drowned.
 The two rewmen-Andrew Sor- ensen 59, and Ragnar Frederick sen, 36, were swept off the boat af- ter sudden squall flew up. A third member of the crew, Gilbert Eroick, saved his own life when he managed to grasp trailing fish nets as he was carried over the side.
 A dead engine prevented the boat from going to the rescue of Sorensen and Fredericksen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
GAMES TODAY

There were no games scheduled in the National League today.
 In the American League, scores of games played up to press time, are as follows:
 Boston T; St. Louis 5.
 Chicago 2; New York l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
pRE5IDENT-ELE(T R0xAS IS COMING
 TO US. VIA ALASKA

MANILA, May 6-President-elect Manuel, Roxas and High Commis- sioner Paul McNutt will visit To- kyo, Adak ard Seattle enroute to Washington, D C., the official itin- erary disclosed today. They will leave Manila by plane Wednesday afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
B JULIE I 1 N S

WASHINGTON - The office of Defense Transportation today pro- hibited the movement of circus and carnival trains effective May 10, as coal conservation measure.
 TERRAIN, Iran = Prince Firouz, Minister of Propaganda, said today that the Iranian government was completely satisfied that the Rus sian evacuation would be completed ny midnight tonight.
 NEW YORK-Directors of Gen. eral Motors Corp. today cut the dividend on the common stock to 50 cents a share from 75 cents previously paid. The dividend is payable June 20 to holders of re- cord May IT,
 WASHINGTON-The "brownout' is in effect at the White House on President Truman's order, and if the coal crisis gets worse the air conditioning system there will be turned off.
 WASHINGTON-President Tru- man asked Congress today for leg islation authorizing program of military collaboration with other American countries, including the training, organization and equip ment of the armed forces of those countries He transmitted the draft of bill entitled the Inter-Ameri- can Military Cooperation Act" and asked its enactment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
WAYNE WIITA ARRESTED

Wayne Wiita, arrested on a charge of discrderly conduct today, is being held by Federal authori- ties for observation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06

Commercial butter was first made in the United States in 1856 in Orange County, N r.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06

Richard Rineharr, resident of Sitka, has arrived in Juneau. He IS staying at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06

FROM SEATTLE Arthur H. Riebau of Seattle is here and Is at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-06
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May 6. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 8h, Alleghany Cor poraticn 6A, American Can 92, An aconda 459s, Commonwealth and Southern 4, Curtiss- Wright T, h. ternational Harvester 9Oss, Kenne- colt 56ss, New York Central 257s, Northern Pacific 291s. United Cor poration SIS, U. s. Steel 82h Pound $4.03ia.
 Sales today were 100000 shares
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 20065, rails 63.06, utilities 42.55.
 PRICES SATURDAY
 Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock last Saturday was 81a, Alleghany Corporation 6ss American Can 94, Anaconda 46A Commonwealth and Southern As Curtiss- Wright 7B, International Harvester 92, Kennecott 56%, New York Central 257s, Northern Pacific 291s, United Corporation SIS, Unit ed States Steel 82A, Pound $4.031a
 Sales Saturday were 460,O0( shares.
 Dow. Jones averages Saturday were as follows: industrials POP .52 rails 63.ll5, utilities 42.75.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Versatile Boy
BY JACK GAVER

New York, Feb. l6 - CUP -
asked siX-going- on-seven- year-old
Clifford Sales how 1t felt to be III
show business. He just grinned, a
remarkable toothful grin that split a
freckled map under q thatch Of red
hair. He was in favor Of 1t.
A few minutes before Clifford
hadn't been in show business. He
had been just one Of % boys rang
ing from six through eight years
lined up on the stage Of the Ziegfeld
Theater while lot Of important
show people looked over them and
anxious parents waited In the wings.
BY various processes of elimination,
in which size figured prominently,
the list was cut to three, then two
and Clifford finally won the nod.
The affair was the outgrowth OF
the failure Of oscar Hammerstein
and Richard Rodgers to find q not
too-large seven-year-old Of what Is
popularity regarded as the typical
American boy type - preferably
plenty Of freckles, someone like
Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer. They
had scanned the boys In the Pro-
fessional Children's School, as well
as Q number of public, parochial and
private schools without seeing sat-
isfactory youngster.
To Play Meat Role
Clifford, who has done nothing
more than recite a piece in school,
will play the role of Jake, kid bro
Their Of sharpShooter Annie Oakley
In the forthcoming Hammerstein-
Rodgers musical comedy production,
Annie Get Your Gun" It's fairly
meaty part for youngster.
Julius Sales, post office CLERK,
brought his son to the addition from
their home in Brooklyn.
Nobody in the family has ever
been connected with show business, ="
he said. Funny thing how we came
over here. A neighbor Of ours read
in the paper that they were looking
for freckle-faced boy Of seven and
got to wondering II there was any
body she knew who answered the
description. Then she thought Of
Clifford, next door. She told me
about 1t and we came over Just to
see what would happen"
First TO Volunteer
Clifford is in grade 2B OF public
school. He was the first of the line
up to volunteer to step forward
when asked by Director Josh Logan
for recitation samples. He got a
laugh right away from his rendition
Of parody on Jack and Jill" in
which the two went after a pail Of
beer, Joel Gekow, 8, OF the Bronx,
and Warren Berlinger Of Brooklyn
were the others in the running for
q time, then Warren was dropped,
Both Of them were dark-haired and
freckleless.
| loci who said he had haeY deter
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
STRAND

Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and
Henry Fonda head the galaxy Of
stars who will be on the screen
on the same program when Goth
Century-Fox's encore triumphs,
Jesse James" and THE Return of
Frank James" now at the Strand
Theater.
Power appears in the title role
Of "Jesse James," with Fonda as
Frank, his equally notorious
brother, Nancy Kelly IS the roman
tic lead opposite Power, Randolph
Scott leads the supporting cast Of
the Aim with Henry Hill, the late
Slim Summerville, J. Edward
Bromberg and Brian Donlevy fea-
tured in important roles.
The Return Of Frank James"
stars Miss Tierney as Eleanor
Stone, who attempts to get the
desperate, whom she loves, to give
himself up, and Henry Fonda in
the title role. Featured in the cast
Of the hit are Jackie Cooper, Henry
Hull, John Carradine and Donald
Meek.
The unprecedented show, Boosting
the two hits acclaimed as among
the greatest, Westerns ever filmed,
fills the screen with unforgettable
thrills, fast moving action and
romance. Jesse James" tells the
epic story Of a lawless era and the
man who was to become known as
the most famous outlaw Of the
West. It relates JeSse's story from
the time he was driven into hiding
after having avenged his mothers
murder at the hands Of unscrupul-
GUS railroad spectators, through
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
POLL

Today is the last day for movie
goers to see on the screen at the
Loew-Poli Theater the new comedy,
up Goes Maisie," and "A Letter
for EVE" Ann Sothern gets a new
man and a new job In her latest
adventure as the Incompatible
Maisie in up Goes Maisie." The
new man Is George Murphy, play
ing the inventor of a modernized,
postwar helicopter, and Maisie's
new Job Is helping in its construc-
ton.
Ann has established a trademark
for herself in the colorful "Maisie"
roles, and her current characterize
ton Is again filled with robust hui
NOR, wit and down-to-earth
warmth. Murphy is attractively cast
as her latest romantic decoy, and
Hillary Brooke. Horace Mentally and
Ray Collins stand out In support
ing roles.
A fine cast, headed by Marsha
Hunt. John Carroll and Hume
Cronyn help make "A Letter for
Evie' an appealing and tender pic
ture punctuated with many laugh.
Starting tomorrow is the dramatic
story, Vacation from Marriage"
starring Robert Donat and Deborah
Kerr, brilliant English actress
HON American audiences applaud
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
JIMMIE FIDLER
In Hollywood

H0kLxW0OD-seiect any ten
studio executives at random, ask
them what they consider the most
essential ingredient IN The making
q box-ofiice pictures, and It's an
Odds-on bet that they win be almost
unanimous In answering love in-
terest." They believe Ia that tenet
IS devoutly, and as unQuestlonlngly,
rs good Musselmen believe In the
hours Of Paradise.
And now, Just for your own amuse-
ment (And ama1ement), check the
box-office polls which have deter
mined the popularity OF the indus
try's stars for the past IA years. The
No. money maker In 1899 and 1888
was Marie Dressler, an elderly COM
adienne who had no truck whatever
with Dan Cupid. VIII Rogers, man
who absolutely refused to play In
kissing scenes, was the box-office
champ In 1894. A little girl named
Shirley Temple sat In the tinsel
throne in 1895, SO, 81 and SO and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
Versatile Boy
Tom Sawyer. Character
Found for NetU Musical

mined to be an actor ever since he
could remember, was the most as
sured of the lot. He would have re-
cited q dozen times, had the judges
let him, and, at that, he slipped in
a few extras before anyone could
stop him. He even knew exactly how
TO handle interviewers.
Where Is this going TO appearp"
he wanted to know When? can
also be very funny when I want to"
Dances BOOgle- WoOgie
After the matter was all settled
and some other additions we're go
ing on Joel suddenly announced he
could dance "boogie-woogie' and
proceeded to do so.
The two boys read from the play
srript q passage where the brother
Is trying to teach illiterate big Sister
Annie how to read. They had quite
q time forgetting their schooling to
say such words as 'larn," ''iffen,
and CANT"
Joel will be Cliffords understudy
and play walkon part regularly sc
he'll always be on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-16
The Truth About
Hosiery Shortage
Women Falsely MisIed About Nylons;
Only "a Pair Per Month for Each
Woman In 1916 tn
Woman in 1916

Refuting the recent statement Of
John D. small, Civilian Production
Administrator, that Nylon hosiery
would be on dealers shelves within
the next few months, Col. Stanton
D. Samson, President OF Aircraft
Hosiery Co, took issue with Mr..
Small and predicted that at least
two years must elapSe before the
sale and distribution Of Nylons can
approximate normal conditions"
As President of one Of the larg-
est manufacturers Of fine Nylon
hosiery, Col Samson, in replying
to the CPA official, asserted that
It Is important 70 correct the false
impression created In the mind
of the public about the Nylon
hosiery situation, which has caused
unreasonable and unwarranted de-
mands upon legitimate manufae-
turers and retailers for merchandise
that simply is not and cannot be
made available.
Col. Samson, taking issue with the
CPA officials recent statements, In
dlcates that "the greatest produce
ton that can be obtained with the
present supply of Nylon yarn will
not exceed 80 million pair Of Nylon
per month" This means little more
than Ia pair of Nylon per month
for each consumer. And TO attain
this rate, he says, will take the In
dustry at least ninety days"
THE normal inventory of hosiery
In the hands of the public, whole
salers, retailers and manufacturers,
in order to provide q working In
ventory at all levels, Is In excess
of IL months full production at
this rate" Col. Samson continues.
Normal consumption in Amer
lea pre-war was in excess Of IS mil
lion pair per month Of silk and
Nylon. To this must be added a
considerable increase to reflect the
higher present and anticipated pur-
chasing power Of the American
public" he declared.
AT least so per cent Of the
Nylon hosiery being produced (due
to the fact that more than so per
cent OF the machinery to place in
industry Is antiquated-more than
is years old will not be Of quail
ity satisfactory to the American
public and will serve only as q tenn
porary stop-gap.'
The women receiving this in
ferior hosiery, Col. Samson con"
tinued, will stin aggresSively de-