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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
TWO VALEDITORIANS
IN TRENTON CLASS

For the first time N the history
Of the Trenton high school, this
years graduating class will have
two valedictorians, according to
William c. Taylor, high school
principal.
Ruth Newell and Shirley Phelan,
both commercial students, tied for
honorS when it was learned that
they carried an ALA average
throughout their school career.
Their average was 80.
James KlaeS, college preparatory
student, was named salutatorian
with an average of 1855. A total
Of 80 seniors will be presented di-
plomaS in June.
Even Macdonald is class pres
ident.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
Trenton Briefs.

Trenton Boy Scout Troop No. 4
will conduct a village-wide paper
drive this Saturday.
The Scouts will canvass house
toulouse during the days in COL
lecting the quota. All residents are
asked to cooperate and have all
papers and magazines ready when
Scouts call
Fire Chief Cameron Waldorf. who
was named chairman of the
CNRRA clothing drive in Trenton
announced that a total of 1000
pounds of clothing had been COL
lected In the recent campaign.
Chief Waldorf reported that the
clothing had been trucked to Wv
andotte and shipped with the wy
andotte collection.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
Build Nep Home With VIEW to
Fire Prevention, Says AnseIm

FIRE Chief Gustave Anselm is
convinced that many of the dwell
ing fires that occur every year In
our community could be prevented
If certain fire safety features were
incorporated in home construc-
ton. With the upswing in building
and remodeling. he feels that this is
the time to stress the Importance
OF these safety features.
Your basement walls should be
built Of solid brick or concrete and
the ceiling finished with plaster
or incombuStible lath or fire-re-
tardant wall-boards." says Chief
Anselm. All doors from the base
ment to the living quarters should
De Of solid wood or sheathed with
metal. Narrow spaces around pipes
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
Free Rides During Strikes

SHANGHAI - W.P) - ShanghaiS
commuters greet strikes in the street
car system with whoopS of JOY.
Chinese conductors frown on the
practice of enforcing their wage de-
mands with walkouts. Instead, they
have developed the technique Of
giving the public free rides for day
- or for as many days as it takes
to make the company settle the
strike"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21

should be tightly sealed, and OPEN
ings between inner and outer walls
and within partitions that run up
from the basement should be closed,
C prevent cellar fire from
spreading upstairs through these
passages. All pipes should be well
insulated, especially at the points
where they pass through the floors.
See that there is q clearance of
az least 3 feet between the furnace
and hot water heater and the wood
work" the Chief advises.
There should always be two
ways Of getting out Of each up
stairs ROOM" the Chief says, so
that one could always be used if
the other were cut off by fire.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
ASKS GAS UNIT LAW

Fire Chief Cameron Waldorf of
the Trenton fire department warn
ed village citizens against faulty
installations Of gas heating units.
Waldorf asked the council to draw
UP a resolution for village approval
and inspection of units. His re-
quest was referred to the ordinance
committee for further study.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
LaBeau, Curry Tie In Trenton BallOting

which will decide whether Trenton
will purchase property for q vii
lage park site.
March IL has been set as the
date for the general election.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21

eligible to vote.
The general election will be held
in March with two ballots for truS-
tees. Peoples and Citizens, and a
ballot on Proposal Number One,
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-21
Cooperate on Gil Bill

LINCOLN, Neb. = U.D - Nebras-
ka's larger banks at Lincoln and
Omaha have worked out plan to
give the states smaller institutions
the benefit of their experience in
handling veterans financial prob
lens.
Two teams of speakers from the
two cities will tour the state, meet
ing with officials of small banks.
The conferences will stress benefits
under the CT Bill of Rights and
installment loans.
A new thinking" machine solves
mathematical problems 100 times
faster than any man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
pEhuTY pkRAQ2,
 BOILER, INTEREST
 WahNCEIt. MAYOR

SEATTLE, Dec IA -Alaska's only woman mayer, grayiug, m otherly Mrs. Doris Barnes of WranGell was a visitor here yesterday Woman like. she made beeline for beauty parlor.
 But she soon got back to her busi- ness and demanded prompt action cn delivery of a new boiler for the heating system in Wrangells City Hall. She received tentative assur- ances that it would be shipped north next Tuesday
 There were two feet of snow on the ground and the temperature was only six above zero when I left Wrangell on a Canadian boat Dec. B." she said. All we had for heat in the City Hall was small oil stove"
 She will spend the holidays with friends and relatives here, at Pcrt- land and San Francisco. She is &C., comps lied by her daughter Dori- ann Of Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
DEATH TOLL ROW
 f9 FROM WRECK
 0F THREE TRAINS

MANSFIELD, O.. Dec Il The death toll in the Pennsylvania Railroad three-train collision rose to 19 today.
 The 18th was Edwin Gene Kraut- blatt, 19. soldier, of Chicago, who died in a Crestline hospital of in- juries received in yesterdays wreck, which caused heavy casualties among some l50 draftees headed home for a Christmas furlough be- fore leaving for Japan.
 The injured list totaled 50, also mostly soldiers. four of them in critical condition here. Eighteen others were transferred to the Fort Hayes Hospital in Columbus last night, eight by litter. Some were treated for minor injuries near the wreck scene.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
HE HADN'T HEARD
 OF RELIEF; WENT
 HUNGRY 43 DAYS

SEATTLE, Dec. 14-Seattle po- lice have hospitalized man identi- fled as Theodore Schon, native of Poland, while they investigate his story he went 43 days without food
 Officers say the man, described as a virtual skeleton, walked into headquarters yesterday and said he had not eaten since late in Oc- tober. Police Captain Robert Nor ris said Schon told him he'd run out of money this fall and seemed surprised when officers told him he could have obtained food from the police. Officers said Schon had heen living in a shack in the south end of Seattle. His only nourish- ment, during his 43-day fast was three drinks of water each day oci.oii was caKen to King County Hospital and placed under immeGi dte care.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
kURILES ARE UNDER STRICT
 SOVIET RULE
Russians Dominate Great Chain-Japanese Put
 Under Discipline

TOKYO, Dec. l4-Two Japanese repatriates today said Russian domination of Karafuto and the Kuriles-former Japanese fes;Itory
 converts the Seq of Okh ,sk, rich in fish, into yi'.aal Russian Lake.
 Russia occupied Karafuto and the Kuriles at wars end It previously held Sakhalin, the Kamchatka Peninsula and Siberia, the other Boundaries of the sea, in which Japanese fishermen formerly made some of their largest catches.
 The Soviet army rules from Kar- afuto to Paramushiro, including all of the Kuriles chain, said the re- patriates, Masaharu Shiraiwa, form CT Japanese policeman at Toyohara, Karafuto, and formed Cpl. Chokichi Usagami, who fought the Russians at Paramushiro.
 Both said the Russians mistreated the populace for a short period af- ter the surrender, then followed with a tight discipline under which treatment improved.
 Shiraiwa said he had seen 300 Russian fighter planes on Toyohara field and 80 fighters and bombers at Otomari, south of Toyohara.
 The Soviets maintain quite lot of troops at Karafuto, including officers who speak Japanese fluent ly and who read propaganda to Nipponese still there, he continued. He added that movies and radio reflect Russian views exclusively. Major industries are supervised by Soviet officials, and minor busi- nesses have teen taken over by Russian immigrants.
 Usagami said quite a number" of Japanese captured on Para mushiro were shipped immediately to Kamchatka but skilled workers were kept on Paramushiro to build homes for Russians arriving to colonize the island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT SCHEDULED ON THURSDAY NIGHT

The music department of the Juneau Public Schools is busily en- gagged in putting the finishing touches on the Christmas concert program. This program, origin ally planned for downtown thea ire, will be staged in the high school gymnasium as in the past. If it were given in theatre, an ad- mission would have to be charged and this would be an innovation for Juneau School Christmas pro- grams. It was decided to put it on in the gymnasium and charge no admission.
 The high school band. under the direction of Joseph Shofner. will present number of selections. This will be followed by the high school boys and girls glee clubs and Chor- us. directed by Miss Cordelia Kep- pinger, After this group presents it's numbers, the high school band will again take over.
 The public is invited to be guests at this Christmas Concert on De- cember 19 at p. m. The entire program will last a little over an hour and patrons are assured of an evening well spent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
SCOTLAND YkRD
 10 BE BLOWN UP
 x pHONE THREAT

LONDON, Dec. 14-A spokesman fer Scotland Yard reported that two threats to blow up the world famous police center had been made today.
 The threats, the spokesman said, were made by man with deep voice who called at midnight and again this morning The caller, he reported, said Scotland Yard and the marble arch at the en- trance to Hyde Park would be blasted.
 The yard immediately streng- thened it's own guard and dis patched extra police to the marble arch area.
 The spokesman would not say whether the caller gave reasons for the threats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
LONDON FOG BOUND FOR
 THIRD DAY
Thieves, Pilkpoekets Ride on Crime Wave -Mys-
 ferious Robberies

LONDON. Dec. fl Fog today dogged Britain for the third straight day. hopelessly snarling traffic, ty- ing up shipping, causing at least three deaths and giving ccmpara- lively free rein to thieves and pickpockets.
 Train and plane schedules were disrupted and motor traffic was at virtual standstill
 Scotland Yard operatives, already hard pressed by a series of new crimes, announced that the Ameri- canbon Marquise de Zahara was robbed last night of -2,000 w,rth of jewels md cash someo' who apparel ,ly cut h. hd1G. :,g from its shoulder str; ir 4 Jria Rail- road Station,
 The Marquise, the former Betty Byrne, widow of a Spanish Minis ter to Paris, was returning from Paris.
 She sketched pictures of the jew els for detectives. The jewels, which included a Russian emerald and diamond brooch and. dia- mond and ruby bracelet, were bought in the United States, she said. and were gifts from her late husband, former Counselor of the spanish Embassy in Washington.
 Police also sought a mysterious
 woman in slacks ks"--beiieve to be a skilled judge of fur. able to mingle in ilisn society, ana endowed with the agility of trapeze artist-in connection with recent buglaries. The officers disclosed that a wom- ans heel print was found outside bedroom near Bagshot. where Mrs. Irene c. Roberts was robbed Thursday night of $32,000 in jew elry. It also was understood that there was other evidence that a woman was a member of a gang suspected of a long string of rob- berries, including the theft last Oc- tober of $S0,0o0 worth of jewels from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
 The strangest crime sJ come out of the fog was the disappearance cf S3,600 worth of silver coins from a sealed express car of a train bound for Wales. Although the seals were intact when the car was opened at Cardiff, the coins were gone. The remainder of the ship ment, worth $40,000, was untouched.
 The U. s. liner America docked at Le Havre, France, this morning after cruising aimlessly for more than l2 hours because oi fog.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
LIMITATION 0FARMSUp
 ATUN MEET
Russia, However, Insisting on Knowing Where All
 Troops Are Abroad

NEW YORK, De-. IA - The worlds three mightiest military powers led the United Nations to- ward expected unanimous approval of an international arms limita- tion program today, but Russia threatened to press for a global troop inventory even after the United States and Great Britain had voluntarily disclosed some fig ures on their armed forces.
 While expressing complete accord with the United States and Britain in the arms slash program, Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov charged that Americas stockpile of atomic bombs had been built up for use against foreign territory and not for defense.
 Molotov's declaration was one highlight of pace-setting as- sembly session that included these decisive steps along the road to- ward peace and security:
 CD Secretary of State James F. Byrnes disclosed to the world the disposition of all American troops outside U. s. borders, setting the figure "au less than 100000, and thus became the first major pow CT to meet Russia's original de- maud for such data.
 ,(2). British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said his country was lN.>4y U sukYiy any information desired, reported that Britain had slashed It's forces from lover 6,0oO.- GOO to well below a million" and observed that after occupation com- mitments had been discharged the figure would go down even fur ther.
 (3) By vote of 36 to 6, with Russia dissenting, the Assembly adopted a watered-down resolution on the controversial Security Council veto which does little more than urge the Big Five to use their special voting privilege more spar ingly.
 (4) The way was paved for set ting up UN's last major body-the Trusteeship Council-with the ap- proval of eight trusteeship agree ments for League of Nations man. dated territories submitted by Great Britain, France, Belgium, New Zealand and Australia.
 The Assembly whipped through these issues in sessions beginning yesterday and ending at 1:22 am. (EST) today in a Speed-up cam paign aimed at final adjournment early tomorrow morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
Food BiII
 Going Up

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The Bureau of Labor Statistics said to- cay the food bill of the average mcderate-income city family rose almost AZ percent from mid October to mid-November.
 The average price rise for the month of goods and services i'm portant in the budgets of these families was two percent, the bur- eau added, as costs other than food and rent climbed less than one percent
 It said consumers prices on Mo- yember Is were l4 percent higher than on June 15--fiye month earl ier-and IT percent higher than on last January IS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
The W ashingto ion Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-J L. Lewis made one frantic effort to sign an agreement with the operators be- fore the union received the $3,500,- GOO fine in Federal Court.
 This took place during two se- cret conferences, one at dinner Monday and one at lunch Tues day, with Cleveland's financial ty- coon, Cyrus Eaton, at which Lewis backed down from his original de- maud for 54 hours pay for 40 hours work to only 45 hours pay for 40 hours work. Eaton promised to take up this latest proposal with the operators, and did so But the next day he reported to Lewis that the oper- ators flatly refused to make deal, believing they could lick Lew is if they held out.
 At this meeting, Lewis com plained bitterly that the Admin istration was fronting for industry.
 
 He said he had even tried to get some of the operators to sign an individual contract with the union without success.
 John L. especially denounced Sec retary of State Jimmy Byrnes who had been urging President Iru- man to end the strike. Byrnes, he said. was merely a tool of elder statesman Bernie Baruch.
 At times during the talks, Lewis was quite defiant. At others, he was almost melancholy. At least once he denounced Secretary of the Interior Cap Krug. charging that Krug was tool of Wall Street and was playing Wall Streets game. He told Eaton that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
ALASKA SHIP PROBLEMS 10
 BE PROGRAM
Senaior-E Cain Plans 10 Work on Shipping
 Situation

SEATTLE, Dec. 14.-Senator- elect Harry P. Cain plans to work for establishment of Puget sound-Alaska shipping program that will afford suitable and ade- quate ships and service.
 Returning from a California va cation, the States newly chosen Re- publican Senator said he will spend considerable time before assuming his seat in January studying the situation. He will leave for Wash ington the day after Christmas.
 There are grave problems to be met that directly affect the future of both Puget Sound cities and our Alaska neighbors, he told an inter viewer. "All of us must work for improved conditions and a friendly solution that will be of mutual benefit.
 Tt is now only a matter of weeks until the shipping situation will be really acute. When the Maritime Commission .withdraws from the Aiaska trade shortly, we face a cricis."
 On the matter of Senate com mittees, he said he had forward cd his desire to Republican Senate leaders to serve on six, Armed Forces, Foreign Relations. Labor and Education, Commerce and In- teroceanic Relations, Banking and Currency and Agriculture and For esfry He would prefer to serve on tle first three named.
 T have lived in Europe both as soldier and civilian" he said, and I know many Army and Navy lead CTS. A labor assignment would also be especially welcome, because of the great and important role labor plays in our state'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
FISHERMEN ESCAPE
 PEACOCK SPIT TRAP

ASTORIA, Dec. 14.-Peacock Spit, death trap for scores of mari ners, has lost a battle to two Col umbia River gillnet fishermen.
 Attendants said today that George Kangas and William B. Jones, both of Astoria, would re- cover from shock and exposure suf- fered after their craft was broken to pieces on the spit in a heavy gtorm Wednesday, night.
 They said their engine failed and huge waves carried them onto the spit. Somehow they managed to survive the waters, staggering ashore at the Coast Guard station, heir clothing soaked and torn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
NORTHWEST FLOOD THREATS INCREASE
King George
 Is51 Today

LONDON, Dec. liking George VI celebrated his 51st birthday quietly with his family today.
 Official celebrations of the Mon archs birth date are held in June.
 A 21-gun salute was fired at noon by the Royal Horse Artillery and a similar salute was planned at su- burban Windsor Castle, where the King and Queen planned to spend the weekend This was the first time for the Windsor salue since l93s
 Messages of congratulation ar rived from u's.ny places, ranging from WincS>, village to the farth- est flung portions of the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
ATROCITIES OF
 LAPS RELATED

TOKYO, Dec. 14-The prosecu- ton today introduced series of former Secretary of State Hull's protests to the Japanese govern ment to show that Hideki Tojo and his 26 fellow war crimes de- fendants knew of Japanese atroci- ties.
 Associate Prosecutor Pedro Lopez of the Philippines told the tribunal the Japanese government at no time took any action against the perpetrators of tortures and mur- ders in the Philippines. He said Japanese atrocities there caused 131,000 American and Filipino deaths.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
RUSSIANS HOLD
 550,000 LAPS IN
 SIBERIA, REPORT

TOKYO, Dec. 14-JapaneSe re- oatriates from Siteria were quoted in the newspaper Asahi today as saying that the Russians were holding 550,O0O Japan5ce internees in camps on the Manchurian-Si- berian border.
 The repatriates, Who were land ed at Maizuru on the west central Honshu coast, told Ashai there are about 10000 Japanese, including former department and section chiefs of the Manchurian govern ment, in the Khabarovsk area. The son of former Foreign Minister Ha- chiro Arita was reported among the 5000 held at Voroshilov.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
TWO MORE DEAD ARE TAKEN FROM
 TENEMENT RUINS

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The bod ies of two women were removed to- day from the rubble that marked the site of six-story upper Man hattan tenement, bringing the death toll to 34 and leaving rescue work CTS with no hope for the lives of three others believed still in the debris.
 Police identified one body as that of Mrs. Catherine Gaetani, 29, but were unable to identify the body of another woman about 35 years old. Mrs. Gaetani had lived in the building at 25i5 Amsterdam Avenue which housed 9 families
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
pNA E ANNOUNCING HOLIDAY EXCURSION
 ROUND TRIP FARES

Holiday excursion round trip fares; costing little more than regu- lar one-way fares are to go on sale at Pacific Northern Airlines offices daily beginning Dec. IS, and continuing until Jan. 29, l947. Tickets will bear the return limit of January 31. The excursion rates will be available between all points served by Pacific Northern.
 It is believed that this is the first time such an offer has been made to air travellers in Alaska, aifording an economical opportun- ity for the interchange of holiday visits among Alaskans served by Pacific Northern.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
MYSTERIES OF ALASKA
 TOLD BY kEITHAHN

Territorial Museum Curator Ed ward L. Keithahn, always an in teresting speaker, was perhaps nev- CT more intriguing than in his lec- ture yesterday afternoon to the World Service Circle of the North ern Light Presbyterian Church on Alaska, Land of Mystery"
 Though the audience may have felt there were some unsolved mysteries of the Territory's history, most had never dreamed of some of the fantastic and ancient mys- teries suggested to them by Keit- hahn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
LICEMSES ARE TAKEN Up AT
 CCUNCII SESSION

Juneau City Council met in a special ses sion last evening at the Council Chambers of the City Hall to consider applications for liquor licenses in Juneau. In addition to the list of applicants published previously, the Juneau Cold Storage Company put in an application for licensing as an importer and whole saler of malt.
 With one exception, all applica- tions were approved by the Council. Tie Imperial restaurant liquor li- cense, applied for by John P. and Katherine Pasquan, was denied.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
100 BUSY T0EAT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Santa Claus, who usually has all the answers ready for his youthful questioners, was stumped by one Springfield ycungster.
 You forgot something last year." he lad told a department store santa. You forgot the coffee and doughnuts I left for. you"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-14
P-TA MEETS MONDAY

Juneau Parent Teacher Associa- tion will hold it's monthly meeting Monday evening at o'clock with a special discussion led by Rev Walter Soboleff Music Teacher Cofdelia Keppinger will present a violin solo, and holiday refresh ments will be served.