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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29
RAINBOW GIRLS
 SPONSOR CONCERT

The Order of Rainbow Girls has announced that their organization will sponsor a group of Juneau ar lists in a concert of Chamber Mu- sic on Thursday and Friday nights, February IA and Is at SIS o'clock in the Northern Light Presbyterian church.
 The homecoming of a former Ju- neau Rainbow girl, Miss Sylvia Da- wis, furnished the inspiration for the coming event. Miss Davis has only recently returned from an extended entertainment tour with a USO troupe for the Army. They covered many points in the Pacific war area. where they played in hospit- als and open G. I. Theatres.
 After graduation from Juneau High School, Miss Davis entered the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and received her degree in 1944. She then went to New York City to study with Galamian, one of the foremost violin teachers of the coun- try. During her stay in New York she was with the National Symphony Orchestra at City Center and Car Inegie Hall
 Other artists on the program will be Mrs. Phyllis Langdon, violin; Miss Alberta Jean Smith, viola; and MT. Arthur Braendel, cello. MT J. Wallace Downs will be heard in an arrangement of flute selections with string quartet accompani- ment.
 Music lovers of Juneau may look forward to two evenings of unusual entertainment.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday were the following pa- tients: Robert Kessenich and Mas ter Peter Wood, medical; Warren Martin, surgical
 Dismissed during the day were :: Frank s. Farnan, medical; and Master Larry Fitzpatrick, surgical.
 Percy Hope from Sitka has been admitted to the Government Hos pital for medical treatment.
 Discharged from that hospital yesterday were: Peter Kushnick, Wallace Dick, John Mckinley, AL bert Brown, Joe Tassell and Math- CIV Wanamaker, all of whom left for Skagway immediately following their dismissal.
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ALASKA AIRLINE5
 HERE FROM WEST

Arriving on the Alaska Airlines Starliner Fairbanks. with Captain Flahart, Flight Officer Currie and Stewardess Sharp yesterday were the following passengers from An chorage: c. Franzan, Mrs. c. Fran gan, c. L. Baker and P. w. Stimson; {; from Yakutat: Ken Wood.
 On the return flight the follow ing departed for the Westward city: Sgt. Patrick Madonna, Robert D. Totten, Mrs. Robert Totten and two infants. Major Wiles, Nyard Idesta, Joseph Harrington, Helen Raines and infant.
 To Yakutat. G. A. McMurray, Mike Pavlik and Ken Wood.
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GIRLS IN CHAINS FEATURE TONIGHT
 AT 20TH CENTURY

An emotionally moving and thrill ing drama of wayward girls in a county reform school is presented in the picture, Girls in Chains" at the 20th Century.
 Airline Judge is featured as Q teacher who takes job at the in- stitution in the hope of employing her knowledge of psychology to arouse desire in the girls to make something useful of their lives when they are released. She is assisted by a young juvenile officer. Roger Clark, who hopes to oust the city's gangster ruler, Allan Byron, from his sinister influence on the reform school.
 The school is in charge of a racketeering superintendent appoint ed by the gangster chief, and his stooge matrons who have been mis- handling the girls in the place, start to make things tough for the new teacher.
 With the help Of the inmates, Miss Judge starts to institute her reform program, and at the same time get evidence that will help her friend. the investigator, to oust the racketeer from control of the home and city government Robin Raymond, one of the girls, is ready to give damaging testimony against the thug leader when she is brutally murdered
 How the teacher and the young investigator finally clean out the school and finish the career of the political thug makes for some very tense and suspenseful drama.
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Surprise Party for
 Mr., Mrs. E. Hdrter


 MT and Mrs. Joe George enter tained at surprise party at their home Saturday evening in honor of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Harter, who have been guests at the George home since the Coliseum fire.
 The guests of honor were the re- cipients of many personal gifts from their friends. Present for the oc- casion, in addition to the honored couple, were Mir and Mrs. Joe Woodford, MT. and Mrs. Buster An- sell, MT. and Mrs. Horace Adams, MT. and Mrs. Roy Thomas. MT. and Mrs. Tony Reiss. MT. and Mrs Wm. Beck and the host and hostess.
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PA BRINGS IN 5;
 GOES OUT WITH 3

Pan American Airways yesterday flew the following passengers to and from Juneau: To Seattle-Lorraine Becker, Knut Knutsen, Virginia Murphy and Ellen Rife
 To Fairbanks Reese Mur- ry, Violet Butler, Kathleen Butler, Florence Bacon; to Nome-Violet Endres.
 From Seattle-Joseph Harrington, James Raines, Helen Raines, Nyard Idesta; from Fairbanks-Richard Miller.
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TO JOIN HUSBAND

Mrs. Fred Endres, left yesterday via PAA, for Nome, where she will join her husband Sgt. Fred Endres, who is stationed there. Mrs. Endres has been visiting here with her mother and relations for the past fall and winter months.
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COUNCIL, FIREMEN MEET

Last evening in the City Hall, the Douglas City Council and the Douglas Fire Department held a joint meeting for the purpose of working out a cooperative agree ment between the two organiza- tions in the matter of property jurisdiction on the Natatorium Hall which has been under the Fire Departments jurisdiction for the past several years. The Fire Department members voted to re- linquish their rights to the Hall. in favor of the City of Douglas, providing the City reimburse the Department according to the ori- ginal agreement, and providing the City will use the Hall or cause it to be used to the betterment of the community.
 Mayor Marcus Jensen, appoint ed Irving Fleek, local business man, to fill vacancy on the Council formerly held by William 0. An derson who is now employed at Pelican, in the sawmill business The appointment of Fleek was un- animously acclaimed by the Coun- cil and the new councilman was seated for the evenings meeting.
 Also, Mayor Jensen appointed Thomas Cashen, oldest Councilman, to fill the Mayors place, while the Mayor is absent, during the next few weeks on business in the states. Cashen has been on the Council continuously for more than ten years.
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Rooney Palmer, IOImSrly an eIn- ployee of the Beach Plumbing Shop. has purchased the 32foot troller Stormy from Earl Willet and plans to fish this coming season.
 Ole Dye purchased the troller Hicks from Sam Christy.
 w. H. Green has. purchased new Chrysler Crown engine from the Marine Supply Company for in- stallation in his troller, Virginia II. Frank Price, Frank Sutherland and Charlie Pinkston all have new Kermath engines arriving on the Tongass, ordered through and to be installed by the Webb Forbes Machine Shop.
 Coed Tidings, boat from Angoon, was launched Tuesday after under going an overhauling at the Sitka Marine Ways. It returned to An goon on Wednesday.
 The Chlkoot, work boat owned by the Westfall Brothers and used at the logging camp at Fish Bay was put on the ways at the Sitka Marine Ways Tuesday for com plete overhaul and repair work.
 The Astrid, combination troller and halibut boat, is in Scotty Jen- nings boat shop for complete re- modelling. The deck will be raised and a new house built.
 The latest report on results of the fur trapping season, just closed, brings total value of furs sold to To- cal buyers to the sum of an esti- mated $100,000 Included in the catch were approximately 5000 mink and 400 otter.
 The next joint meeting and mix CT of the American Legion and Le- zion Auxiliary has been scheduled for February T. The Legion an- nounced that their new club rooms will be open for public inspection at an Open House which is plan- ned for the near future.
 
 The Fur Trappers' Ball held at the Moose Club Wednesday evening was pronounced huge success by the large crowd which attended. The dance hall was decorated with clever caricature murals of mem bers, done by Mrs. George Wander grift. Committee in charge of the ball included Ernie Simms. Bill Bands and Jim Brightman. Music was by Bands Orchestra.
 Plans for the Rotary Anniversary dinner dance next Tuesday evening are complete, with reservations hav- in been made for 100 members, their ladies and guests. Special acts have been arranged for the eve- ning's entertainment and dancing will be to juke box.
 MT. and Mrs. E. M Goddard have received word that their son Jack has arrived in San Diego where he will receive his discharge within a few days, after long service in the Aleutians and the South Pacific with the Navy. MT. and Mrs. Goddard plan to go south as soon as possible to visit their son.
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Keys are now being made of colored aluminium To date, the keys have stood up to 50,000 in- sertions in tests.
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SITKA NEWS

SITKA, Aalaska, Jan. 25-(Special Colrespondence) = The hunt for Cliff Hedges, missing in his boat, the Remy, since December 27, was continued Monday when the first break in weather allowed the small Aeronca plane from Juneau to be chartered for survey of the west shore of Kruzoff Islands and the lower part of Chichagof Island. However, within two hours the plane was driven back by strong winds, before having progressed beyond Feels Passage.
 All small boats leaving Sitka Har- bor have continued a search for wreckage and finding no trace, the hope that Hedges might be picked up at sea persists.
 At a joint meeting of the Public Utilities Board and the City Coun- cil Tuesday evening, the financing of the Herring Bay power project was discussed and decision reach ed to request Federal aid for 60 per cent of the cost of the project and to float bond issue or obtain a Federal loan for the remaining 40 per cent.
 There was also a joint decision made to offer reciprocal power agreement and free water for an agreed period to any government agency taking over Japonski Island
 On adjournment Of tne joint meeting of the Public Utilities and City Council a regular council meet ing was called. A letter from Att torney Monagle was read stating that: Oscar Sirstad had filed pro- test against the annexation of the boundary territory voted on in a recent election because Gus Brick son had been permitted to vote while others equally eligible had not; that the protest was signed by 27 people, eight of whom had not registered and were therefore ineligible to vote.
 Sirstad was present to explain that he had not been allowed to vote while Erickson had. On reading the minutes of the special Council meeting held for counting votes of the election it was found that Ericksons vote, which was signed, had been thrown out because it was cast in the wrong precinct. Sis stad stated that his protest was signed by himself alone and that a separate protest must have been filed by the others. The Clerk was instructed by the Council to ob- tain affidavits from the election judges and clerks to asce.tain how many persons were refused a vote and the reasons.
 Local 300, Teamsters Union. ask ed that present city and utilities employees be replaced by returning servicemen Mayor Goddard ap- pointed Councilmen Price and Me- Donald to represent Council at meeting of other local representa- tives to draw up policies to assist returning servicemen in obtaining employment.
 Council voted approval of res- olution submitted by the United Trollers Union No. 58, requesting
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DOUGLAS
 NEWS
SUPPORT MARCH OF DIMES

SUPPORT MARCH OF DIMES
 Zach Gordon, director of the Ju- neau USO has deposited a mechan- ical dime" salesman in the Doug las Service Store for the conven- fence of those who wish to pick out and deposit in the Home State" receptacle. The dimes or other monies collected go to the Infan- tile Paralysis fund for afflicted children, which was originated by the late President Franklin Roose- velt
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that a permanent and adequate Coast Guard base be established in Sitka.
 Gordon Whitcomb appeared to protest receipt of tax blanks by residents of the territory to be an- nexed before legal completion of annexation, and to protest present valuations of property as excessive.
 Council adopted a resolution to request Delegate Bartlett to intro duce bill in Congress permitting the city to buy the USO building for community use for the sum of $1.
 Mayor Goddard read and Council accepted the resignation of Tal Guppy as City Clerk and Tax Col lector. Mayor then appointed and Council approved Frank Calvin to the position.
 Price moved, Bands seconded that an ordinance be drawn up allowing Councilmen $250 per hour, with $5 minimum, for all regular or special meetings, to be effective next April when the new Councilmen take of- flee, the ordinance to have it's first reading at the next meeting
 The J-Hi team with Coach Bar ney Anderson and manager arrived on the Princeton Hall Thursday noon and were met and escorted up- town by SHS students. Games have been scheduled for Friday, Sat,lr- day and Monday evenings and sev- eral entertainments and amusements arranged. Friday noon the Home Ec class gave a luncheon for the visiting team, the local team and officers of the SGA. Saturday eve ming. after the games, party was given at the Elks Club rooms; Sum- day afternoon from to 9 the stu dents were guests at an open house at the Moose Club. Several pri- vate parties at students homes were planned as well.
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A daughter, Marcia Elaine, was born to MT and Mrs. Patrick Gar row on January IT at the SJS Hos pital. Mrs. Garrow is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Andrew Hope.
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DRINK KING DLACK LABEL!
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hdtltl ulo I1uliJ dllQ ocllldI u Reckerson were married December Is at the home of the brides fath- CT, Robert L. Hunt, at Montgomery, Alabama. MT. Beckerson, brother of Mrs. Wallace Mcdonald and form CT resident of Sitka, was recently discharged from the Army Air Corps and returned to Sitka with his bride on the North Sea to resume his position as butcher at the Sitka Mercantile.
 At ceremony performed by Com- missioner w. w. Knight in the courtrooms Tuesday, Mrs. Mary E. VanBuren became the wife of Don Martin with Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Hodgins as witnesses. Mrs. Van- Buren arrived on the Alaska with her sons Phillip and Donald from their home in Akron, Ohio. Don Martin is an employee of the Sitka Cold Storage Company.
 Miss Louise Holt, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Bill Holt, former res- iGents of Sitka. became the bride of Charles Groth, recently discharg- ed from the Army on December IA, at Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Groth is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lu- cile Reinke.
 Martha Benson and John Joseph were united in marriage January 19, at a ceremony performed in the courtrooms by Commissioner w. w. Knight. Witnesses were Esther Kit ka and James D. Williams.
 Mrs. Herman Kitka entered the Pioneers Hospital Monday and un- derwent surgery Tuesday morning. Mrs. Robert Hagen entered the hos pital Wednesday for an operation on Thursday morning. Her condition is satisfactory.
 Richard EliaSon left Friday en- route to the States for his discharge from the Navy after spending two weeks with his parents, MT. and Mrs. George Eliason.
 T-5 Cpl. Marvin Troutman, son of MT. and Mrs. Sam Troutman, left Friday enroute to Anchorage where he expects to be assigned to the Army Medical Corps, after spending two weeks vacationing with his par ents.
 Robert Collette, son of George Collette, arrived Friday after receiv- ing his discharge from the Army.
 c. w. Kaiser, representative of the Matanuska Cooperative, left by plane Saturday after spending sev- eral days in Sitka arranging for the sale of Matanuska farm products,
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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Rodney Palmer, formerly an em- ployee of the Beach Plumbing Shop. has purchased the 32-foot troller Stormy from Earl Willet and plans to fish this coming season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-29

Ole Dye purchased the troller Hicks from Sam Christy.
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which are to be had at Seattle prices.
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Plans for the Rotary Anniversary dinner dance next Tuesday evening are complete, with reservations hav- in been made for 100 members, their ladies and guests. Special acts have been arranged for the eve- ning's entertainment and dancing will be to juke box.
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w. H. Green has purchased new Chrysler Crown engine from the Marine Supply Company for in- stallation in his troller, Virginia II.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Manila Businessman
Slain by 7 Armed Men
By III. Associofed Press

MANILA, Sept 18. - Cornelius
Stanley Fisher, prominent London
born businessman. was shot to
death today by seven armed men
who broke into his home.
Mr.. Fisher, whose home is mid
way between the United States EN-
baSSy and Ambassador Paul V. NC
Nuts residence, was shot to death
before the eyes of his wife when
the robbers entered the bedroom.
The PaSay District, where the
slain man lived has been the scene
Of a wave of bold robberies. Mr..
Fisher, who came to Manila only
recently, also is survived by five
Young children
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Congressional Probe
OF AMG Held Unlikely
By the Associated Press


Prospects of any immediate con-
gressional inquiry into American
Military Government operations in
Germany dWindled close TO the van
lshlng point today.
II had been projected by the Sen
ate war Investigating Committee,
but members have become unusually
cautious IN discussing it since Sen
ator Brewster, Republican, of Maine
told reporters last week that Chair
man Mead apparently was trying to
make the committee "a one-man
SHOW" Senator Brewster protested
reputed decision to put off the
investigation until after the election.
However, another committee mem
ber who would not permit use of his
name. said any worthwhile investi-
cation would require months of field
work by investigators. There has
been no indication, public or private.
mat such project has been
launched.
The question will come up for de-
cision September 26, when the COM
mittee holds its first meeting in
weeks.
Senator Thomas, Democrat. Of
Oklahoma, not a member of the
Investigating Committee. threw cold
water on the idea when interviewed
yesterday in Berlin.
The Oklahoman, in Europe for a
food and agriculture conference. said
he doubted whether any Senate
committee could be selected that
would be qualified to pass on the
effclency Of the occupation army.
The United States, Senator Thomas
declared, should rely on trusted
leaders developed during the war
10 handle occupa ton matters
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Libel Is Filed Against
Gambling Ship After
Coast Guard Seizure
b. the Associated Press

I LOS ANGELES. Sept. 18-Tony
Cornero StrallaS gambling shir
Bunker Hill, also known as the
Lux, rode at anchor today a mile
off Long Beach with Government
officers in charge.
The floating casino was boarded
Yesterday by detail of Coast
Guarosmen under Comdr. Chester
NJ. Anderson, who informed Stralla
that the ship was being impounded
by order of the Justice Department
under admiralty laws.
United States Attorney James NJ.
Garter said the Bunker Hill would
be turned over to the collector of
custom for the port of Los Angeles,
William jennings Bryan, iT., and a
libel filed against the ship on the
ground that it was engaged in
operations other than those for
which it was licensed -coastWise
trade.
Customs officers boarded the vessel
SlIOI lly dlttI ~ CdIlit W dIlCIlOl well
inside the 3-mile limit. Passengers
broke for the landing platform, but
were ordered back into the gaming
rooms where they had been held
during the trip toward land.
All games were closed when the
Coast GuardSmen went aboard and
shortly afterWard the 125-foot bar
was padloCked. Patrons spent the
rest of the DAY dancing. eating and
waiting to get ashore, They were re-
moved III water taXiS but Stralla
and his lawyer. together with some
20 employees and concessionaireS re-
malned aboard.
Impounding of the gambling ship
followed yb day at Municipal Court
hearing in which Stralla and three
associates were held for Superior
Court on charges of conspiring to
violate the State law bv| soliciting
patronage for gambling games.
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Reds d0penForum
In Berlin 10 Explain
Policy Toward Reich
By the Associoied Pres.

BERLIN, Sept. 18.-Nearly 5000
Germans filled the Palast Theater
In the Soviet sector of Berlin last
night for the first of a series of
open forums arranged by the Rus
slams to explain their policy toward
Germany.
The series was inaugurated with
q talk by Capt. Senelnikov of the
Red Army, who is also a special
lecturer at the Soviet controlled
University of Berlin.
Capt, Senelnikov, who discussed d
the necessity for demilitarization
and democratization of Germany
and the delivery of reparations.
concluded his address by answering
questions from his audience
One Kind of Democracy"
questioned by a listener as to
what sort of democracy" the Rus
slams intended for Germany, Capt.
Senelnikov said:
There is only one kind of democ-
racy-when all rights are handed
over to the people and the freedom
of the personality is guaranteed. ="
Freedom Of the personality" he
added, was that state wherein
everybody can have a job according
10 his talents
The captain was roundly ap-
plauded when he scored Naziism
as "ah invention of lmperialistS and
the German general staff" and ad-
Vocated that punishment be levied
against prominent Nazis and war
criminals. but self evidently not on
small party members
Powers TO Decide Borders.
Asked about Germany's eastern
borders and the future of German
territories Professionally given to
Poland to administer, Capt. Senel-
nikov said:
The eastern borders will be de-
cided definitely by the big powers
at the peace conference. But if some
territories are lost to Poland, my
dear Germans. YOU must under
stand that it is the result of lost
war"
Touching on the subject of de-
mllltarization, the captain said:
If really serious measures are
intended to prevent future aggres-
sion, the important thing is to elm
mate all monopolies, trusts and
great capltalStic organizations"
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Blind Man AWAITING
Sentence in Staying
~ the Associoted Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 10
Orole T. Guthrie, the first blind
person known to be tried bv Okla
homa on a charge OF murder. awaited
sentencing today for the killing of
his former mother -in-law.
A jury convicted the 42-vear-old
furniture dealer of frst-degree man
slaughter yesterday at the conclu-
SION OF a tWo-day trial in which his
blind ex-wife, Miss Katherine Hick-
man, was the chief prosecution wit
ness.
The jury left the penalty up to
District Judge LuciuS Babcock. who
set September 26 for the sentencing
Under Oklahoma law, Guthrie NAV
be sentenced to from four wears to
LIE in prison. He remained free
today under a $4,000 bond.
The prosecution contended the
former mother-in law. Mrs. Eliza
beth Kinds, was shot by the blind
man last March after he had pro-
VOked a quarrel
Evening star., 1946-09-18
Record Snow in Butte

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. l8 IP).-
Trees were shattered and telephone
and power lines were broken YES
terday beneath the weight of the
heaviest 24-hour snowfall ever re-
corded here for September. The
Weather Bureau reported 106 inches
OF snow fell between 11::30 o'clock
Monday night and II am. yester
day. The total compared with the
previous September record of SO
inches, measured September "a.
1920