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Evening star., 1946-12-11
Is in Foreign Service
Get Medal Of Freedom
For Wartime Deeds

Eight men and woman who
risked their lives beyond the call Of
duty in the United States Foreign
Service during the war were award
ed Medals Of Freedom by the State
Department today.
Acting Secretary Of State Acheson
presented medals to the following
persons in brief noon ceremony In
the State Department:
Llewellyn e. Thompson, jr. now
chief of the departments Eastern
European Affairs Division, for his
services of great Importance re-
gardleSs of frequent risks to his life"
| in Moscow when the Soviet capital
was in imminent danger of German
capture in the winter Of 1912. He
voluntarily remained behind in
charge of the American Embassy
there when the Soviet government
and the diplomatic corps were
evacuated to Kuibyshev.
French Clerk Decorated.
Nine. Paulette Petra, French
clerk in the American Consulate at
Saigon, Indochina, for her great
loyalty, courage and initiative" in
aiding interned members OF the
/ consulate staff and saving valuable
American records during Japanese
occupation Of the city. She Is re-
turning to her duties at Saigon
after leave in France.
Mr.. Acheson announced other
medals would be presented abroad
to:
Nathaniel p. Davis, now Minister
Counselor Of the American Embassy
in Manila, for his exceptionally
meritorious services" in Manila
while he and other Americans were
interned by the japanese there.
Ha Kun Cheong, a Chinese em-
ploye OF the American Consulate at
Canton, China. for his Invaluable"
services at Canton, Kweilin and
Chungking during the war.
Ex-Consul at Malta Honored.
Frank Anderson Henry, retired
Foreign Service officer now living In
Sussex, England, for his "outstand-
ing courage" in voluntarily remain
ing on duty as American Consul at
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Ex-cob Drivers Deoth
By Gas Ruled Suicide

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
has issued q certificate of suicide In
the gas death early yesterday Of
James M. Utterback, Sd, 36, in his
home at 1912 Fairmont street NV.
The dead n1en.a frr.-- er ''1'> +-,-sc, ',
driver, had quarreled with his wife,
Hilda, Monoay, night, police ia.a.
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Malta during two years Of intensive
bombardment OF that British is
land.
walter w. Orebaugh, now Amer
ican Consul at Florence, Italy, for
his courage and resourcefulness In
gathering military and political in
formation behind the German lines
during the Italian campaign Of
.1943. Captured at his post in Monte
Carlo in 1942 and interned, he es-
saped to become leader of q Par
tisan band In Northern Italy.
Harold N. Waddell, now Vice Conf
sui at Brussels: John F. Morgan,
Vice Consul at Budapest, and John
Leino, building superintendent at
the American Embassy in Moscow,
for their "conspicious" service in
voluntarily remaining In Moscow
with Mr.. Thompson during the Pc
riod of intense bombardment and
imminent danger Of German cap-
ttlre.
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Aircraft

Navy's Catalina Patrol Bomb CT, "The PBY" which was used so successfully as a combat air. plane during the past war and for search and rescue missions.
 Douglas Twin Engine Trans port, same type as used exten- sively by the airlines.
 Grumman Goose" twin en zine amphibian used by the Navy and Coast Guard for all types search and rescue missions
 Grumman Duck single en- zine amphibian utility aircraft.
 Privateer Patrol Bomber used by the Navy's patrol bomber will be on display for external inspection only.
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3 Vehicles In Wreck

A quonset hut lowed by a tractor, a Navy ton and a half truck and a taxi were involved in an accident near the south end of Lake Louise on the base highway about 3 pm Thursday.
 Operator of the tractor was John Chase, who WAS towing a quonset hut to town, when a Navy truck, driven by P. A. Patnoude, USN, colIided with the tractor head on.
 Next a taxi owned by Jake LaFollette and driven by Nor man Spencer crashed into the back of the Navy truck, demol- ishing the front of the taxl. Spencer was unhurt.
 It was reported Patnoude re- ceived a cut in one leg, the only casualty of the accident.
 Spencer reported that as he was driving before the accident he was blinded by the sun, and had slowed down because he could not see clearly, when his taXl struck the truck.
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The CarnivaE's A-Coming

dance program at 8:30. Adults are urged to get there early at S:30 so they can see this dance presentation.
 There will be a Wheel of For tune with gobs of prlzes, coun- try store, Beano, and guessing games in which those who guess the right number of articles or weight of certain objects will win more worthwhile prizes.
 Madame Zatara, premier for tune teller, will be on hand to look into the mystic future of the merrymakers.
 All the traditional refresh ments will be dispensed during the evening.
 Fees for concessions will be 10 and 25 cents, and there is no ad : mission charge.
 The affair is sponsored by the Kodiak Business and Profession al Women's Club to raise money for the Community Center.
 Mark Halloween, Thursday, on your date calender now, and be on hand to get your share of the prizes and funl
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Shipment Relieves Money Shortage

Lack of ships affected even the money supply in Kodiak, and a serious shortage of nickels, dimes and quarters was relieved yester- day when $500 in coins of those wanted sizes arrived by air for the Bank of Kodiak.
 Food shortages are not yet ser- ious, but many canned items and other staples are beginning to disappear despite strict ra- tionlng. A PIMA freight plane Thursday brought a load of fruit from Anchorage, including grapes, pears, apples and oran- ges. Eggs brought by plane are selling at $l 50 a dozen.
 Christy's Bakery obtained some flour from military surplus es that were going to be shipped to Anchorage for sale and is still able to make only bread for town
 A local fountain also obtained some surplus ice cream mix
 A boat from Chlgnik, to the Westward, and calls from can nery points running out of sup plies, has proved a further drain on local stocks.
 With Bells dairy out of stock feed the town milk supply has been cut off.
 Ben Kraft, local merchant, flew to Seattle the first of the week to expedite shipment of food to his store.
 Meat, including beef, butter and eggs are still available,
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Owner Burned in Laundry Fire

Amanda Price, laundry opera tor and owner of the Dinner Nook, is in the hospital receiving treatment for first and second degree burns on the arms and face, received in a fire Tuesday evening at 7:13 at her laundry on s. Brooklyn.
 She was washing pair of ov- erals in @ tub, and added Cleaning fluid" to the tub from a 5-gallon can. The "cleaning fluid" was highly volatile Blazo. Fumes from the tub carried across the room and on reaching the stove huge puff of flame enveloped the room, blowing out one front window, and set fire to the tub
 Amanda was caught between the tub and awashing machine and the wall.
 George Bamber, employe of the base, who was talking to her a minute before and had just walked to the door, ducked through the flames to grab Am anda and shove her to the door. He then grabbed armfuls of laundry and threw them in the flaming tub and got the flames diminished.
 A woman passing in an auto had seen the flames and turned in the alarm ID a matter of sec onds and the fire department ap- rived promptly Separate fires in the floor and walls and in var- ous piles of laundry throughout the room had 10 be extinguished
 Amapda's S worse burns were O.. her arms. Bamper was singed ca the face and bapds-
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Everything is being arranged so Kodiak people will have the time of their lives at the big, festive Carnival in a Country Town" to be held next Thurs day, Oct. 31, on Halloween, at the Kodiak Community Center.
 Features are being added dail- y ana no expense IS being spared to make the Carnival one of the biggest fun events of the year.
 Hundreds of prizes have al. ready been arranged, headed by the $50 in cash which will be awarded to some lucky person as a door prize. The winner must be on the scene at the drawing at midnight.
 Hams, bacon and turkeys were set aside weeks ago as ad- ditional prIzes, and white ele- phant parties have brought in an amazing array of articles to be given away during the even- Ing.
 The gala night will start with the children's program from z to S:30, ending with a colorful, costumed Russian and Gypsy
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Mir Mail
 On

The week of October 27 to November 2nd has been desig- ated as National AIT Mail Week y the Post Office Department. This National Air Mail Week, hich has been indorsed by busi- ess and civic leaders, is for the urDose of commemorating and ringing to the attention of the ublic the inauguration of the ew ive-cent United States flag 'te on Oct. 1.
 In 1918 the first air mail route as established between New ork and Washington, via Phil elphla.
 Many readers will recall the auguration of the Pasco to lko flight, April 6, 1926, to meet with the transcontinent- route. Air mail originating in attle was sent by train to Pas l, thence by air Compare that tn today, originating in Seat-
 are l5 flights east, II flights nth, 3 north to Canada, two fth to Alaska on of which is hrst leg of a transpaci6c lte
 Effective Nov. l, 1946, air Ill rates to foreign countries u be materially reduced, in el- st every instance at least by percent and in some instances re than 50 percent.
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Buses Provided For Children

120 Kodiak youngsters will be the guests of the Navy, the Kodiak Community Center and the Rotary club on free trip to the Navy Base this afternoon for the official Navy Day observ- ance.
 The children, three bus loads under the chaperonage of Ken Wade, Center director, will leave the center at l:30 pm.
 At the base they will be taken on a tour of the installation, through airDlanes and on board ship. The latter pat of the after noon will be spent at the Com munity Chest carnival. The re- turn trip will start at 5 pm.
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Vessel Released

Seattle (P)-The CIO Con-
 hittee for Maritime Unity an- |ounced Wednesday the clear |nce of one or more large cargo |essels to sail for Alaska with bod, clothing and stock feed. The vessel will head first for |orthern and western Alaska |orts and work back down the he along central and southeast |n.
 Committee Chairman Burt Felson said: "Every time we've |lrned a ship loose for relief pur- |pses we've been double crossed. Fe're giving one more try and |e'd better not get fouled up bis time or we'll hang our hook bd leave it hung" Concerning attempts of varl- bs outfits to get everything
 pared from furniture to whisk- 
 because "Alaskans are uncom- |rtable without it'' he said:
 We're uncomfortable too and
 Il remain so until the shipown- Is get off the dime and agree to Fld negotiations to settle this |rike."
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Open House M arks Day

Special transportation, exhib- it's, games, prizes and other feat ures will mark the celebration of Navy Day, beginning today at the naval base, with the public invited to participate.
 A detail schedule of event is as follows: Exhibits open 200 pm Oct. 26 and close at 500 pm Oct. 26.
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Two Men Rescued; Sailor Missing Now

After a 2-day search two men were rescued from Shuyak island north of Kodisk this week, and a land and air search is now be- ing conducted fol a member Of the searching party who got lost from the rescue party.
 As reported by the Navy, a MT. Hamilton of the CAA, and Navy man from the YMS ASA, J. s. Post of Grande Ronde, Ore. were put ashore, at Port Williams last Saturday morning from the boat with the intentions of trav- cling overland across the island to Point Banks to be picked up by the boat Saturday evening. The men were surveying for the CAA.
 When the 2 men failed to ar rive by Sunday morning a search party was put ashore by their ship but failed to find them
 MAS. Kodiak, dispatched a plane at noon Sunday which re- turned late Sunday with nega- tive results. At daybreak Mon- day another land search party was put ashore at Point Banks,
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OPA On Sugar, Rice Diet

The local OPA office received the following wire from Juneau headquarters Thursday:
 Effective i2:01 Oct. "A price controls are removed on all foods and beverages except rice, sugar and sugar solution. Ceilings are lifted on all sales food, restaur- ants and other sellers"
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Bars Will Close

All bars and liquor stores in Kodiak will remain closed on Sunday, Navy Day, until 5 pm.
 The closing observance was announced by the Kodiak Retail Liquor Dealers Association.
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Floating Drydock

U. $. s. ARD.22, This vessel is capable of drydocking and re- pairing ships up to $500 tons. in- cluding; Destroyers, submarines, and landing ships, tank.
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Ships

All navy shlps in port will hold open house from 2 pm to 5 pm.
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There were 8 drunk and disor- 'rly arrests this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15

ELKS - ELKS - ELkS
 Regular meeting tonight-lnitia- tion and lunch. (27l-t)
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1. GEORGE BACH, SS, DIES LAST EVENING;
 FUNERAL THURSDAY

Leonhardt George Bach, we'll known pioneer mining man of Southeast Alaska, died early last evening at St. Ann's Hospital, at the age of 88 years.
 Born at Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 5, 1858, he came to the United States in the late 1880s. A graduate of Heidelberg School of Mines in Germany, Bach follow ed mining in Peru, Mexico, Ariz- ona, Colorado. New Mexico, and California before coming to Alas ka in 1892 to join his brother Frank Bach, who had preceded him here. He was actively engaged in mining until 1915, when he settled at Taku Harbor, making his home there until about two years ago. At that time he moved to Douglas where he lived in the Buckingham Apart ments.
 The deceased was the father of Mrs. Ludwig Nelson of Juneau, J. Edward Bach of Douglas, and L. George Bach of Portland, Ore.
 Also surviving are sister, Mrs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
WASHINGTON NOW MECCA FOR MANY
 ALASkA OFFICERS
Governor to Hop Saturday 10 Attend Two Import
 ant Hearings

The Governor is to leave Juneau Saturday enroute to Washington, D. C.. his office disclosed today. His stay in the National Capital is indefinite, but he anticipates re- turning to Alaska fairly soon.
 The Governor plans to be on the ground when the Senate Appro- priaticns Committee opens hearings on Interior Department and other Alaska appropriations on May 2l; also for the Alaska freight and passenger shipping rate hearing to open in Washington on May 22. Attorney General Ralph J. Rivers is already standing by in Wash ington for the latter hearing.
 Also presently in the Capital Tor the Senate hearing is pr. c. Earl Albrecht. Commissioner of Health, and Dr. James Ryan, Commissioner of Education is expected to leave here next week to appear before the committee regarding tuition for native pupils in Ter ritcrial schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
TED JONES NEW HARB0RMASTER;;
 BIxBY RESIGNS

New Harbor Master Ted Jones will take over his duties at the Small Boat Harbor tomorrow. He replaces A. F. Bixby, who resigned
 Jones, Juneau resident for many years, is originally from Washington state. He came to AL aska in 1914 employed in various canneries from Squaw Harbor to KetchiRan.
 He bought troller in 1884 and has ffshed from Sitka, Ketchikan and Juneau. Two of his trollers, the Sea Foam and the 31B231 are still with the fishing fleet; the Sea Foam, a 36-footer is anchored in Sitka at present.
 For the last eight years Jones has worked on J. V. Coles pile driver
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upon as a national problem and not as one relating to the coal in- dustry alone.
 The chief of the United Mine Workers vowed yesterday he would not negotiate contract for the 100000 miners now or later" that failed to include his demands for the welfare fund.
 Last ditch efforts to avert a na- tionwide railroad strike at 4 p. m. tESTO Saturday continued, mean while, as management and rail- road operating union representa- lives resumed negotiations that started last night. Reports of some progress toward averting the walkout of 25O000 trainmen and engineers came of last nights meet ing. The disputants will give Pres ident Truman a report of their pro- gress Friday.
 The railroad disputants recessed after a brief mo progress" session this morning and called another conference for later in the day.
 While the coal operators did not reject the idea of a fund, their stand apparently erased any possi- bility of a settlement of the dispute by today as requested by President Truman.
 As a counter proposal, the oper- ators suggested the possibility of setting up a jointly financed fund for hardship cases under admins
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grid for preliminary repairs.

grid for preliminary repairs. Capt. Walter Johns. who esti-
 mated damage at $500, said the boat will be lowed either to Doug las or Petersburg for a complete overhauling and patchwork. His
 gear is temporarily stored aboard the Tenakee, a troller owned by his brother Ronald Johns. R. Johns will clear port either today or to- morrow. The Tenakee is an Angoon boat.
 Three Tenakee boats in at II 80 last night were the Ada May, Os- car Lundstroms Finn Finn and Jim Hills 31A394. Arriving with the Tenakee trio was the It Is No 1, a Sitka boat owned and skippered by w. D. Doane.
 The It Is No. l will go outside trolling in five days after minor repair work here. Aboard also are' Mrs. Doane and dog Terry.
 Doane reported that the first tagged halibut of the season was brought to Sitka recently and turn ed over to Ben Larsen, Sitka cus- toms officer.
 Kendall Williams of Hoonah will take his troller to Lynn Canal, Deer Harbor and various outside points Saturday morning. Williams will ice up Friday. He is here to have a leaking exhaust pipe re- placed.
 George Davis YuandI left to- day for the Icy Straits Ealibut banks.
 Harold Hoffman is remodeling his troller It and installing a new motor There is another troller named It in the Small Boat Har- Dor owned ty MT. and Mrs. H. D. Finch. Hoffman bought his troller from Tom Running last April and recently brought it in from Sitka, where it is registered. He expects to leave for the salmon banks next week.
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tration of an independent agency such as the Red Cross.
 In rejecting Lewis health and welfare fund proposal, the opera tors said it did not go into the matter of wages, hours or working conditions; that the plan constituted double taxation" on the industry in view of the current social well fare payments and that the demand was problem for public legislative bodies.
 Asked for comment, Lewis said, Tt seems that for coal miner there is no balm in Gilead'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
NORTH STAR DELAYS
 LOADING FOR ALASKA

Motorship f,~.th Star, Alaska Ma tive Service supply ship, is post poning loading and sailing approxi- n.ately three weeks, according to information received today by ANS from the Alaska Purchasing and Shipping offices in Seattle.
 The ship will begin loading at the Seattle dock May 27 and will leave for Alaska approximately June 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15

Paulina Dahlgren of Long Branch, N. J.; four grandchildren and one Igreat-grandchild, and two nieces, Mrs. Alice Bach-Coughlin and Mrs. Lauren McKechnie.
 Funeral service will be held to- morrow afternoon at o'clock from the Chapel of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary. pr. Homer 0. Murphy will conduct the services. and Ernest Ehler will sing appro-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
7o BOYS SIGN Up, SOAP BOX DERBY
 AT MEETING HERE

An enthusiastic meeting of pros- pective drivers in the coming Daily Fmpire-Rotar Soap Box Derby was held last night at the High School Shop with Manager Don Skuse explaining to the boys some of the rules and regulations of the contest and how the cars should be built. Some 29 boys signed up for the race and have received their rule books and are now ready to begin construction.
 All drivers who haven't yet ob- tained sponsors should do so at once and those who have not been able to contact a sponsor can do so by informing Manager Skuse' who will see to it that proper spon- sorship is provided.
 Any merchant, businessman or professional man who wishes to spcnsor a driver and car in this race may do so by notifying MT Gkuse.
 The following drivers have al- ready signed up:
 Leonard Matthews, Dan Clark, Marvin Rhodes, Eddie Dull. Frank Hughes, Lee Nance, James Rout- sala.
 Billy Converse, Kenneth Hildreth, Jerry Hill, Hayes Miller, Jack Bod dy Milt Furness, Jimmy O'Connor-
 Lowell Mcclellan, Mason Beach, Robert Rhodes, Sandy Blanton, Albert Dobers, Donald Dull, Frank Oliver. Edwin Heiser, Gordon OakeS.
 Dick Forrest, Frank Maier, Dick Keithahn, Rolf Sherwood, Fred Swink, Jim Swink.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
BOUND FOR BETHEL

MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Hilder- brand have arrived in Juneau from Oklahoma. The couple will go to Bethel where MT. Hilderbrand has been employed as an Operating En- gineer in the Bethel Indian Hospi- tai.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-15
NEWS

The halibuter Flying Cloud, which piled up on Favorite Reef early Sunday morning when Pilot Joe Brady of Douglas apparently fell overheard and drowned, today was on the Small Boat Harbor
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priate selections. Interment will be in the Douglas Cemetery.
 Relatives have requested friends not to sent flowers.
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 Regular meeting tonight-Initia- tion and lunch. (271-tD Friction matches were invented in 1927.
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 Regular meeting tonight-Initia- ton and lunch. (271-tD
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PAYROLL LIE V Y IS
 REJECTED

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Evening star., 1946-06-02

secreted within the germs. Injected
into human tissues. they start the
growth of opposing substances called
antibodies, which defeat the germs
if they attack later on.
These scientists took a magnc-
tized nickel tube, set it to vibrating
by means of an alternating flow of
electricity. Then they dipped 1t into
a test tube filed with fluid con-
tanning billions of germs. The vibra-
tions shattered the germs, shook out
the antigens.
Meanwhile, scientists at the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University, have found
that supersounds can cook" or de-
stroy liver and other animal tissues.
This discovery may lead to super
sonic destruction Of BRAIN tumors,
doing away with the danger of open
surgery.
Aging wine, producing artif-
ciaI fever, freeing engines from
bacteria - these are just a few
of the many new uses now being
found for supcrsounds.
So far scientists have handled
ghost sounds with vibrations of
100000 a second. That's 5000
times higher than you can hear. Can
these vibrations be stepped up even
higher? No one can say definitely.
But should such super supersounds
be produced, new wonders will
appear, dwarhng by comparison the
miracles already achieved.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

enemy airplanes. Sent out from the
bottoms of seagoing vessels, they
collided with submerged mines.
warning the ship to steer clear.
Navy men swear by this story:
A Nazi U-boat lay submerged near
lighthouse off the coast of Scotland
1t would never have been discovered
if this particular lighthouse had not
been equipped with a supersonic
sounding device. The keeper called
for help. Divers went below, tapped
on the sides of the submarine in
Morse code ordering the crew to
come up or be depth-bombed. The
surprised Nazi personnel gave up
without struggle.