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Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

 ext Saturday

Cowboys, princesses, clowns, heinz girls, sourdoughs, and ! Ter colorful characters of the |rld will appear in make believe Ehe first annual Kodiak Sum- F Masquerade Ball to be held the Kodiak Community Cent Saturday, August "A.
 The affair, first costume party be held in this city in many |nths, is expected to be a gala |asion Prizes will be awarded
 the most original, most at |ctive and funniest costumes. Music will be furnished by Four Hits and A Miss and
 Icing will start at g pm. The
 ir IS limited to 60 couples
 tickets will be on sale Mon- on a frst-come, first-serve Is.
 pOnsors for the ball are MT.
 Mrs Charles Madsen, MT.
 Mrs. O A Torgerson, MT.
 Mrs. A A Owen, and Dr.
 Mrs. A Holmes Johnson. Chairman of the committee in |Fge is Robert Johnson, assist by Bud Owen, promotion and lets; William Taylor, music; r Wade and Patsy Mae Hel- program; Kathleen Flood
 Joy Wade, decor ations; re- |hments, Blanche Brillon.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17
To Build
 New Garage

A building permit for a new garage, to be located on the north 68 feet of the Thompson estate lot on Brooklyn avenue, was applied for this week by Basil Clark, operator of CIark's garage.
 MT. Clark plans a 60x58 foot frame structure, to be built at an estimated cost of $7000.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17
Vessels Due

The Cordova is due next We'd nesday and the Denali on Thurs day, the local office of the Alaska Steamship company announced today.
 The Lakina, which was not supposed to call here southbound has been changed and is due at Kodiak tonight or Sunday morn- ing.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

The Warren A Taylor office on Brooklyn avenue is now clos ed, Mrs. Bette De Young an nounced today, and G W Buben- dorf is now handling the insur- ance business formerly carried on there,
 Mrs. De Young is temporarily employed ill the Commissioners office.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17
inferior Party, Delegate Hear Problems

The Department of the Inter for party, accompanied by Dele gate E. L. Bob" Bartlett. arriv- ed at Kodiak yesterday afternoon and after a brief tour about town met at the Community Center, where problems of concein local ly were presented and discussed.
 Besides Delegate Bartlett the party consisted of;
 Warner Gardner, assistant Secretary of the Interior
 William Zimmerman, IT,, as- sistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs
 Joel Wolfsohn, acting associate director, Bureau of Land Man agement
 Felix Cohen, associate solIcl- tor, Department of the Interior Carlton Skinner, director of information, Department of the Interior
 Robert Sanford, represen a. tive in charge of Alaska for the US. Blu. eau of Mines George Sundborg. of the Bon neville Power Administration, investigator foI the Alaska Statehood association. Delegate Bartlett int oduced the members of the party to the 40 people gathered at the center, and Mayer Bettlnger led the problem presentation with a dis cusslon on acquisition of the city dock.
 Giving a history of the city's efforts in connection with the dock and describing 1t as "neces- sary to develop the future pros perity of the community, May or Bettinger asked for aid in hastening the process by which the dock could be acquired Sec retary Gardner promised a de termination will be made in Washington of the true status of the dock and an effort made, on its becoming surplus, to see that it is quickly appraised and offer. ed for sale
 Councilman James Martz told of the unavailability of any land and of it's hampering effectsssn
 (cOntinued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17
Name New
 Superintendent

Mill Vokacsk, city superlnten- dent, submitted his resignation to the council Monday, take ef- feet August i5, to engage in pri- vate business. MT. Vokacek has purchased the Mulford sheet metal shop on Brooklyn avenue from Hollis Mulford
 Paul H. Slower, formerly with the Army Engineers in the AL eutians, who has been on the city street department the past 2 weeks, has been named to the post vacated by Mir. Vokacek.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

The Shopper Service station wagon, formerly owned and op. erated by the Teamster's Union, has been purchased by Tom Gal laGher, of the Polar Bear cafe, and will be maintained on the same schedule.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

Building permits have been is- sued to the following:
 Ray Sears remodel porch, lot 34, Block 5, estimated cost, $500.
 Mrs. Bea Nachtweih, fireplace and garage at her home, Lot 8a Erskine subdivision, $700.
 Baptist church frewall around furnace of church, $250.
 Jeff Norman, remodeling and roof on store, $200.
 Charles B. Johnson, move & remodel 2 skid shacks in Ieite addition, story and a half, $4000.
 Chester Clark, remodel and build addition to home in Leite addition, $l200.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

A Russian church benefit dance, sponsored by the Russian Women's club, will be held Fri day, Sept. 6, at Blinn's hall. Ad- mission will be $2 per couple with dancing from 8 pm to I am.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17
|hissi0nites
 becrySpeed

A petition with 2 pages of sig btures of residents of the Mis- Dn road area was presented to b council Monday, asking that
 e council do something about Ee speeding on Mission road. be petition said speeding was |tOlerable, creating a bad dust |tuation and being a hazard to
 e residents in this area. Lack proper muff1ers on some cars as also reported by the petition, hich asked for strict enforce ent of the 25 mile speed limit.
 The council promised that a ktrol will be instigated to rem- ly the situation and the viola |rs will be picked up.
 The council at the same meet authorized purchase of a new bdge panel truck from Basil
 lark, for the police department,
 ich will be used on the patrol.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-08-17

Five fines, from $25 to $1OO, re levied by U s Commission |G W Bubendorf for false ap- cations for fishing or hunting
 Bnses. Named on complaints de by Frank Beals, Fish & |ldlife official, were Burney |wson, William Merwin, Jack |lliams, Perry Conrad and |nes D Rasmussen.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Air Freight Terminal
AT BeItsviIIe, 10 Serve
D. {. Area, Studied

officials of the Civil Aeronautics
Administration are studying possi-
bilities of developing an air freight
terminal at Beltsville, Md, to serve
the Washington area, it was re-
vealed yesterday.
The plan is being investigated be-
cause of growing air freight business
and estimates that National Airport
will reach its traffic saturation point
in five years.
To meet the growth of passenger
service here, construction of five ad-
dltional hangers is under way at
National Airport. $
Publication OF hearings on the
Commerce Department budget for
the next fiscal year brought out
that the Beltsville plan is being
studied by c. l.. Stanton, deputy
CAA administrator, and Hervey
Law, manager of National Airport
Cargo planes landing at the port
here now are being charged $3.50
per landing. A new system is under
study for revised dockage fees which
would encourage the unloading and
departure of cargo planes as fast as
possible to keep the port available
for the maximum number of planes
Mr.. Law said.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Two Convicted Of Gambling
In Trojan Case RetriaI

A District Court jury late yester-
day found Joseph B. Walling, 40, OF
the 100 block of Massachusetts
avenue NV, and Charles r. Warde
So, of the 2100 block of Massachu-
setts avenue NV, guilty of setting
up gaming table for dice and
roulette at the Trojan Club, 17OC
block of Massachusetts, avenue NV
The jurors acquitted Byron M
Jones, "a, colored, doorman of the
club.
Attorney Richard Merrick, rep
resenting Walling and Warde, said
he will ask for a new trial. The
case already been tried twice, the
previous jury having disagreed on
a verdict.
Jones was represented by David
A. Hart, former assistant United
States attorney, who used to be in
charge of Police Court cases. Prose-
cutting was Assistant United States
Attorney Charles B. Murray. The
trial began last week.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Wage Sterilization Board
Gets Gas Workers Plea

Union negotiators for a new con.
tract with the Washington Gas
Light Co. are presenting their case
to the regional Wage Sterilization
Board in an effort to obtain 81
cent hourly increases.
This is the latest move in ar
attempt to reach a settlement be-
fore May S, when the 1,5OO union
employees may strike. Notice OF
strike intent has been filed under
the Smith Connally Act, but the
unions must take a secret strike
ballot to authorize the walkout
under American Federation of Labor
provisions.
After a meeting Monday, both
company and union officials were
optimistic about a settlement,
though the unions clung to their
original 31-cent demands and the
company refused to increase its
14-cent-an-hour counterproposaI
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Conferees 10 Start
Work Tomorrow on
New Federal Pay Bill

Conferees from the House ano
Senate are scheduled to hold Their
first meeting at 10:30 am. tomor-
row to work out revised Federal
pay bill to be substituted for the
widely different measures passed by
the two houses.
The session will be held in the
Offices of the House Civil Service
Committee. Arrangements for the
session were made today at a con-
ference between Chairman Ran
dolph and Chairman Downey of the
House and Senate Civil Service
Committees.
1t has been suggested that practi-
cally a new bill will have to be
written, since the Senate adopted q
measure providing for graded in
creases in pay for the classified
workers here and elsewhere, calling
for an overall average increase OF
II per cent, whereas the House bill
substituted fat s4O0 pay boost, and
added to this the Dirksen amend
ment directing that the cost of the
pay increase be absorbed by the
departments through reduction ir
personnel.
In addition to Chairman Ran
doiph, the House conferees are Rep
resentatives jackson, Democrat, Of
Washington; Miller, Democrat, oi
California Rees, Republican, Of
Kansas, and Byrnes, Republican, Of
Wisconsin.
The Senate has named only foul
conferees. Chairman Downey, Sen.
ator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
Senator LANCER, Republican, o1
North Dakota and Senator Hicken.
looper, Republican, Of Iowa.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Four Youths Are Held
In Burning of Auto

Arrest of six nearby Maryland
and Washington youths, two Of
whom later were released here. was
announced by police today in COLI
nection with recent theft and
burning of Boiling Field Army
officers car.
Prince Georges County police are
holding in the Upper Marlboro Jail
Paul M. Underwood, 81, of the 5000
block of Allentown road, near Clin-
ton, on a charge of receiving stolen
goods and tampering with an auto
mobile, and a 16-year-old Oxon
Hill High Schol student on charge
of arson.
Washington police are holding on
a charge of grand larceny Reginald
Kearn, 18, of the 400 block of New
ton street Sc, and George Rob-
ertson, 10, of the 100 block of Ridge
place Sc. They are to be ar
ra1gned today. Police questioned
and released two other 17-year-old
Washington youths in connection
with the alleged car theft.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
More Housing Units
For Veterans Due
In District Area

| More temporary war housing
units for veterans are due to be
made available in the District area
as the result of appropriation BY
Congress this week of an additional
1888, ,727 900 under the increased
Lanham Act authorization allowing
reconversions of war barracks, DOR
mltories and other structures.
Oliver c. Winston, director of the
Federal Public Housing Authority's
general field Office, which includes
the District area, said today there
will be prompt reconsideration of
requests from universities and pcIit-
lcal subdivisions that need housing
units.
Units sought in applications re-
ceived by FPHA from this locality
totaled 5000. of which 1,343 were
allocated, with the remaining 1857
deferred, owing to exhaustion of
the first 100000 units provided for
by a previous appropriation of
S190, 100000.
ALLEGATIONS Made.
Applications and ALLEGATIONS here
were as follows:
George Washington University
Requested 100 family dwelling units
and 300 dormitories; allocated IS
family units and 325 dornitories.
Howard University-Requested, so
family units and $50 dormitory
units; allocated 100 dormitory units.
American University - Requested
100 family units and 100 dormitory
units, aliocated 48 family units.
Georgetown Observation-Disclosures
ed $50 dormitory units; allocated
University of Maryland-Request-
ed 100 family units and 800 dormi-
tory units: allocated none.
800 Units for d. c. Government.
District government - Requested
600 family units; allocated 600 fami-
ly units.
Montgomery County, Md.-Re-
quested $50 family units; allocated
125 family units and so trailers.
The additional funds voted by
Congress will be used primarily to
dismantle, convert and move sur
plus military barracks to areas of
critical need, FPHA explained. A
total of 100000 units will be avail
able under the new program.
The reuse program was started
by FPHA late last year and now is
embraced in the housing program
of Housing Administrator Wilson w.
Wyatt.
For the first program of 100000
units requests for more than 3S9 1000
units were received. Additional
applications from local political sub
divisions and colleges will be re-
ceived, Philip M. Klutznick, FPHA
commissioner, said today.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Dutch Tulips Placed
On Tomb of Unknown

A bouquet of tulips, picked from
among 100000. presented last autumn
to the United States as a token OF
the Dutch peoples gratitude for
their liberation, were placed on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington Cemetery yesterday BY
Nine. Alexander Loudon, wife of the
Netherlands Ambassador.
Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Larkin
Army quartermaster general, pre-
sented the bouquet to Nine. Loudon
at the simple ceremony attended by
the Ambassador and highranking
members of Gen. Larkin'S staff.
The tulip bulbs were sent from
Holland in boxes which had con-
tanned food when they were para
chuted into that country by United
States Air Forces during the war
Many of them were planted on the
slope below the Unknown Soldiers
shrine, and these are now blooming
in variety of gay colors.
Evening star., 1946-04-10

Elmo S. Springmann, So, Naval
Gun Factory mechanic who wrestleo
with an infuriated. 360-pound Rus
sian bear to save the life of a girl
trapeze artist at the Shrine Circus
yesterday, was stiff today but other
wise none the worse for the ex-
perience.
Mr.. Springmann, large, muscu-
lar man, grappled with the animal
when it rushed Miss Marjorie Baker
in the animal runway.
L was only a few feet behind the
girl when it happened" he said.
The girl had on a bright rec
dress and the bear suddenly rushed
toward the girl. Somehow, I started
forward, too. I wanted to throw
her out of the animals way, but the
bear got there first.
"F'ritzie was muzzled or the girl
would have been chewed to death
but the bear grabbed her in a
crushing bear-hug.
Il don't know what I did then
I guess I punched. slugged, pulled
and tugged on Fritzie from behind
for several moments trying to keep
the bear from kicking the girl with
its hind legs.
Finally, attendants mana ged to
beat Fritzie off with clubs and I
carried Miss Baker outside the tent.
Mr.. Springmann. a life member of
Almas Temple, has taken the week
off to help out with the Shrine's
administration of the Hamid-M Nor
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Nursemaid Wins STAY
In Extradition Fiqht

Miss Rosemary johnson, 19-year-
old nursemaid, charged in North
Carolina with kidnapping Terry Tay-
lor, S, daughter of a Charlotte phys
ician, today looked forward to re-
naming in the District for several
weeks, until the United States Court
OF Appeals disposes of her habeas
corpus plea. The accused says her
real name is Loretta Frances Brock.
Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws of
District Court yesterday signed ex-
tradition papers for her removal to
North Carolina. The Chief Justice,
however, permitted the defense a
couple of hours in which to file a
petition for a writ of habeas corpus,
which was later denied by Justice
Jennings Bailey in District Court.
Defense Counsel James j. Laugh
lin said that on Monday, Justice
Bailey will sign findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the habeas
corpus case. At that time, the law
yer proposed to ask the jurist to
allow his client freedom on bail. If
denied, Mr.. Laughlin plans to re-
quest the United States Court of
Appeals to fix bail for her.
The child, it was charged, was
taken from her home February 26 by
the nursemaid, brought to Washing
ton and Annapolis, Md, where Miss
johnson was arrested. She testified
yesterday she was not given an ex-
tradition hearing at Annapolis but
was told by Capt. F. N. Littlejohn,
Charlotte chief of police, that she
must return with him. When they
stopped off here, Mr.. Laughlin began
legal proceedings to prevent her re-
turn to North Carolina.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Red Cross Fund
Drive Tops Goal
By 18 Pei. Here
All Campaign Units
Ahead Of Quotas,
V-Luncheon Told

The Washington Metropolitan
Area Red Cross Campaign today
was recorded as a success following
final reports yesterday which show
ed collection of ST $50, ,842, or 1927
per cent of the 81 ,573 400 local quota
Figures reported by all campaign
units at victory" luncheon in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce Building represented 348,261
gifts.
All units finished ahead of their
individual quotas, as follows: Mont
gomery County, Md, 1919 per
cent; Arlington County, Va, 14O.51
per cent; Alexandria, Va, 140.31 per
cent; Residential, 1923 per cent
City, 1873 per cent; Government
111.65 per cent; Fairfax County
Va, 110.4 per cent; General Busi-
ness, 108.47 per cent; Prince Georges
County, Md, 106.19 per cent.
Col. Wilmer Honored.
After reports were read, National
Chairman Basil O'Connor of the
RED Cross presented a certificate of
recognition to Campaign Chairman
Richard H. Wilmer. In accepting
Col. Wilmer said success of the drive
was the result of energetic team
work by all volunteers and paid staff
members.
Addressing the workers, MI
OConnor called the Red Cross
throughout the world "a great in
strumentality, great force" for un-
derstanding.
Chairman j. Clifford Folger Of
the District Red Cross Chapter pre-
sented testimonial certificates tc
Bruce Baird, Alfred G. Neal and
Lloyd B. Wilson, all wartime cam
paign chairmen. Mr.. Folger an
nounced Samuel H. Kaufman
drive leader last year, was out OF
the city, but would be given a
similar award upon his return.
Campaign Manager Randolph @
Bishop reported the Canteen Corps
served 4,500 luncheonS to workers
during the drive report meetings
for which the workers paid. The
ANAOVoi WI Po uldQc G,oUU ucllftIleS
during the campaign, he added.
Final Audit April %.
Mr.. Bishop said late reports woulc
be received until April %, when g
final audit will be made.
Capt. John A. Kennedy. U. S
N. R., reporting for Secretary of the
Navy Forrestal, chairman of the
Government Division, revealed the
Soldiers Home led all agencies with
274 per cent of quota reported. Capt
Kennedy said he lost a tobacco bel
with Col. Wilmer when the Navy
finished with 103 per cent of quota
to the War Departments 106 PEI
cent.
Mrs. A. Peter Dewey, booth chair.
man, announced these collection
points in the downtown area, fol
which no quota was set, added S25,.
824 to the grand total.
Carter T. Barron, theater chair
man, said his workers reached lO4. 4
per cent of quota. Its $39, ,184 col
lection was turned over to the Gen
eral Business Division.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Break Is Expected
In Garrotinq Case .

AS police today discounted q
lead" connecting a Walter Reec
Hospital soldier with the Staying OF
l9-year -old Betty Jane Kennedy OF
Hagerstown, Md. authorities in that
town predicted an early break in the
case.
Capt. Walter H. Peters Of the
Hagerstown police, said some per-
sons questioned in the strangling OF
the young woman had changed
their statements since lie detectol
was put into use.
Those questioned in the case have
included a HagerStoWn taxi driver
Capt. Peters said several residents
reported seeing the taxi driver with
the young woman last wednesday
night, but that the man said he was
working that night. No charges
have been filed against him.
The soldier was classified as q
suspect because he was AWOL from
the hospital between last Wednes-
day and Saturday, and had visited
his home near Hagerstown. When
he voluntarily returned to the hos
pital, officials placed him under
guard for leaving the post without
permission and notified police work
ing on the Kennedy case.
Detective Sergt. Carl Hartman of
the Pennsylvania State Police talked
to the soldier yesterday and later
said he did not believe the man was
involved in the murder. Hospital
officials said the soldier was a mill
tary policeman.
The body of the girl was found
Thursday in a clump of bushes 4
miles east of Waynesboro, Pa. She
had been strangled.
One clue was a piece of new rope,
found with the girls purse about a
mile and a quarter from the body.
Believed to have been used in
strangling the girl, the rope was
being analyzed at the State police
laboratory in Harrisburg
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Arlington Again Honored
In Traffic Safety Contest

Arlington County has been awarded
honorable mention in the 1945 Ma
tional Traffic Safety Contest, it was
reported today.
Clifton G. Stoneburner, Safety
Council director, said he has been
notified that the county was in sixth
place on merit points in the $4,000
!: to 100000 population group.
A competitor in the last four an
inual contests, Arlington has re-
@eived three awards, honorable men
ton in 1912, first place in 1943 and
the current award.
During 1945, Mr.. Stoneburner said,
the county's traffic fatalities were
reduced to five from seven the previ-
Gus year. No deaths were recorded
after VI day, he added, although
in most communities the toll mount
ed after that date.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
Attorney Probing Discharge
Of White House Policeman

William H. McGrath, attorney for
the Policemen's Association. said
today he is investigating the dis
charge of Frank K. Mclaughlin
from the White House police force
by Frank j. Wilson, head Of the
Secret Service. The White House
police are the uniformed branch
of the Secret Service.
The association-whose member
ship includes White House and
Park Police as well as Metropolitan
pollcemen-is not concerned with
the merits of the charges but with
the fact that Mr. Mclaughlin did
not get trial board hearing.
According to Secret Service
spokesman Mr. Mclaughlin was dis
charged under civil service pro-
cedure-charges were served on him
and he was given an opportunity
to answer them.
The charges included one that
Mr.. Mclaughlin was in a drinking
party in st. Matthews court NV.
in April, 1943, fired his gun and
failed to report it to his superior
officers. The charges ran back to
1894