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Laurel outlook., 1946-02-27

Laurel Leaves, high school paper
received commentator and con
gratulations on a number of out
standing features when a recent
edition of Montana u~niversity's
monthly publication devoted a page
to school papers. The Leaves re-
ceived favorable comments son its
use of feature material, personal
interviews and names in the news
MI. and Mrs. H. M. Larson spent
the week end in Livingston with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Grant Miller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07

Florence Mary Akervick, all of Ju- near and originally from Canada.
 Others were Nadejda N. Kardan- off of Juneau, from Great Britain, name changed to Nadia Ka~lanof1; ; Howard Smith Mudiman of Juneau, from Great Britain; Folke Konstan- tine Roman of Sitka, from Sweden, name changed to Fred K. Roman; John Viktor Holmberg of Juneau, from Sweden, name changed to John " HolmEerg.
 Rolfe Hansen of Juneau, from Norway, name changed to Rolfe H. Slaamoth; Mary Hendrickson of Ju- neau, originally from Great Brit ain; Alfred John Buckingham of Douglas, from Great Britain; Rene Edouard Irenes Laurin of Juneau, from Great Britain, name changed to Rene E. Laurin.
 Lawrence Mihail Bolyan of Ju- neau, originally from Jugoslavia; :; and Hadzigmurza Mollovich Bigaeff of Skagway, from Russia, name changed to Harry M Bigoff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07

Empire Want Ads bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
Margaret Clark Is
 Honored, Shower

Honoring Miss Margaret Clark whose engagement to Roberti Will of Ketchikan was recently an- nounced, a miscellaneous shower was given by Miss Emma Nielsen lat 8 o'clock last evening at the home of Mrs Dora Sweeney.
 Entertainment was provided in the form ot one game carrying out the bridal theme and other games Prizes consisted of useful kitchen articles were presented to the winners of these games.
 Later in the evening inviting re- treatments were served by Mrs Sweeney. Assisting with the serving were Miss Nielsen and Miss Doris Clark, sister of tEa bride-elect. The refreshments consisted of ice cream fruit pudding and cake.
 i Those present for the shower were Misses Merton Cass, Eileer Hellan, Beverly Leivers, Marilyn Merritt, Doris Cahill. Mary Sperl- ing, Evelyn Spain, Pat Shaffer Mary Margaret Vending, Norma Burford, Nadine Metcalfe, Doris Clark and Margaret Femmer.
 Also present were Mesdames Col lsen Buoy, Bonnie Randall, Ad- rienne Cooley and Marvel Mathisen i
 Empire Want Ads bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
ASSOCIATION OF MERCHANTS K
 ORGANIZED HERE
Officers Chosen, Consfifu- lion and Bylaws Are
 Adopted Last Night

The Juneau Merchants Associa- ton was organized and temporary officers elected by over 30 merch- ants at a meeting held last night in the Legion Dugout
 It was agreed by all present that the problems of business which face the individual merchant such as shipping, credit, solicitation, and taxes could te more efficiently and conveniently handled through a collective group. A plan was pro- posed whereby the Association would maintain a central office with a paid Executive Secretary and assistant to handle all matters which affect the group.
 The constitution and bylaws which were used by a similar or canization in 194o were unanimous ly adopted by the members pres cnt
 Last nights meeting was called to order by Ernest Parsons, who was elected temporary chairman at a meeting of the merchants held on July 12 Also at that time a committee composed of Marshall Erwin. Fred Henning and Bud Nance was appointed to draw up a constitution.
 MT. David Scoll, attorney for the Alaska Development Board, spoke to the group reviewing the history of the shipping problem and the accomplishments of former rate investigations. Scoll expressed the view that Alaska needs more mod ern ships and the application of ef- ficient means of shipping, but the major problem is one of financing a fleet. "Collectively, you can do a great deal" Scon said comment ing on the merchants role in the shipping problem.
 A temporary Board of Directors was elected and include Homer Garvin, J. A. Thibodeau, Fred Hen ming. Ernest Parsons, Tom Hutch ings, Lester Linehan, Marshall Er- win and Bud Nance. From this group Ernest Parsons was elected President, Homer Garvin, Vice President; Fred Henning, Secretary, and Joe Thibodeau, Treasurer. These officers will serve until a group which will be representative of all the merchants can meet to elect permanent officers
 The Board has scheduled a meeting for next Tuesday evening in MT. Garvin's office in the First National Bank Building at which time they will discuss the appoint ment of an Executive Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
 PARALYSIS
 GASES RISE
CBY THE ASSOCIATED PREss)


 Infantile paralysis reached epi- demic proportions in scattered sec tions of the nation today as health authorities took further steps to combat spread of the disease.
 Epidemics were reported at Min neapolis; in Pulaski County, Ar kansas, and in Jones, Forrest and Lowndes Counties, Mississippi.
 In Ohio the state health director predicted an epidemic year unless there is a sharp drop within the next 10 days
 Many states throughout the south, west and middlewest report ed the number of polio cases Tor the year already higher than last years totals. New England and middle Atlantic states apeared only slightly affected.
 Precautions taken included can cellation of some boys and girls conventions in Louisiana and Miss issippi and closing of some swim ming pools in Nebraska state parks. Ohios health director told parents to keep children away from crowds, allow them plenty of rest and pre- vent over-eXerciSe.
 This was the situation in the west.
 California-total to date AT, re- ported above normal.
 Idaho with five cases reported so far this year was 50 percent lower than last year. Washington had 89 compared with 76 in 1945. Colorado had 279 cases, with 120 in Denver
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
LABOR WINkS OFF CHARGES OF pILFERING
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(Continued from Page One) management's. lie stated lapor's view that contracts are more often broken by management than by labor; laboring men in Alaska try to keep expenses down for them- selves as well as for all the rest of the Territory.
 Inferring that the ship operators have welcomed labor disputes, with their ship tie-ups and increased costs, as an aid in justifying theil requests for big rate increases Hennings pointed out as significant that the big part of labor troubles appear to have started at about the time the ship companies saw fiji to ask for 100 percent increase ir freight rates. There was little trouble until then, he held
 He opposed any rate increase or the basis of statistics showing liv- ing costs in Alaska far in excess of these in the States, while wages are little higher, and in some cases, lower. Alaska labor is pen alized for living here, he claimed
 Asked by Rep. Christian A Hsrter (R-Mass) as to the causc of tha complained of many work stoppages, Hennings laid them if most instances to failure of tho ship operators to live up to theil contracts.
 roo Much "Bcss Trouble"
 Ford opened his testimony by putting his finger on the hasic fac tor in all Of Alaska's shipping diff culties, in his view:
 1 It's toe much boss trouble" h flatly declared.
 Stating that Alaska longshore men did not go on strike las April. that ships were tied Up fo three weeks then by a work stop page Ford-at the request 0 Rep. Herter-defined the differ ence between the two terms:
 A strike" he said, is not work ing because of contract rogctia tions CT bargaining for wages ye i to be earned. A work stoppage" l not working to force payment 0 wages already earned. There hav' 1 been no strikes" by Alaska long shoreman this year, he claimed.
 He related circumstances leadini up to the two major periods of non working of Alaska ships this sum mer That in April he laid to loca
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
MIETTINEkS SELL; TO
 GO SOUTH TO LIVE

Toms been here 40 years and I've been he.e -5 years. We're really sorry to leave" said Mrs. Thomas Miettinen who will leave socn with her husband for Seattle.
 The MIetUlnens have sold their property recently and plan to make their home somewhere in the Western States.
 While in Seattle they will visit their daughter, Mrs. Doris Lee and her small son. Mrs. Lee has writ ten several articles on --.iaska which have been published in national magazines.
 Their many Juneau friends wish them every success in their new pioneering adventure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
Twenty Are
 NaturaIized

Twenty persons rec,:yed their citizenship papers in the neturali- zation class held by Judge J. w. Kehoe in the District Court here.
 After the hearings a program was presented with Judge Kehoe de- livering the opening remarks. Fol lowing this the Oath of Allegiance was administered by the Clerk of Court. An address on citizenship was given by F H. P. Rogers, and before adjournment of court, clos ing remarks were made by Judge Kehoe.
 Those receiving their naturaliza- ton papers some of whom had their names changed, were as follows Giovanni Demaestri of HaineS, whose country of origin is Italy, name changed to John DemaestIi; Arthur Evelyn Tunley of Skagway, originally from Great Britain; Fri dolph Valdemar Erickson of Skag- way, originally from Sweden, name changed the Freedolph V. Brick son; Giaccma Dominica Liva of Juneau, from Italy, name changed to James Liva; Bigiy Ramanoff of Juneau, from Russia, name chang ed to Nick Ramanoff; Bernhoff Theodore Barntzen of Sitka; from Great Britain, name changed to Ben Benson.
 Sivia Malvina Dalrymple of Ju- neau, from Finland, name changed to Sylvia M. Dalrymple; Mabel Lot ta Singer, Verna Sylvia Haro and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07

dock operators and Canadian lines not meeting a six and one-half cent raise the VILE had directed the three big American lines to pay. The second, he said, occurred af- ter operators had been given a two week opportunity to abide by this summers "Ketchikan Agree ment" and extend to Alaska p cent raise given on the Coast. The oEcrators also, he claimed, refused to pay retroactive wages that had been awarded. We stopped work until they changed their minds , he concluded.
 In regard to the recent S455 work stoppage." Ford agreed with the operators-though from a diff farent angle-that a contract pre- cedent involving far more than that amount was at stake.
 Under Old Agreement
 Explaining that loligshoremen are working under an agreement that technically expired in 1942, Ford charged the operators with having refused to open negotiations for a new contract until they have re- ceived a 103 percent rate increase; '' though later they changed their minds.
 In reply to charges of slow downs" Ford blamed management for "upside-down cargoes," back leads and mixed cargoes. These. he said, combine with lack of "jitreys' on Juneau docks and congestion in Juneau warehouses to hamper longshcremen here in their work, with a result that the tonnage per hour record is held down.
 There are about 35 men in the Juneau longshore local, Ford said There is no limit on membership, but we can't get the class of men we want" New men are tested by being put first to work as extras. Requirements are that they be good workers. ncn- -bcozers, honest and "gccd union men," Initiation fee i is $10.
 Ford estimated the average wage of Juneau longshoremen for the i year l945 at $2,500
 Machinery Has Failed
 Following the labor testimony Attorney General Rivers returned to state what he called "one con clusion to be drawn" from the tcS- timony, that:
 There has been complete fail urc Of the machinery for resolving disputes without stoppage of work. ! Mrs Doris Barnes, Mayor oi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07

Wrangell, keyed a final note to the shipping inquiry, declaring herself terrified" at thought of a 65 per cent rate increase.
 The problem is yours," she told the CongresSmen.
 She put forward two proposals the people of Wrangell would like to see achieved:
 1-Renewed waiver of the Coast wise Shipping Law provision bar ring Alaska inter-port passenger travel on Canadian ships.
 -Subsidization, if necessary, of small-vessell service providing quick turn-around trips out of Prince Rupert to the smaller com mlnities of Southeast Alaska.
 The hearing on the Alaska trans portation problem was finally con- cluded yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Immediately afterward, the Subcommittee opened the hear ing on regulation of fisheries
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
THOUSANDS OF GI
 BRIDES, CHILDREN
 HAVE ARRIvED,U.S

WASHINGTON, Aug '. - The Justice Department said today 46,- coo CT brides plus 12,000 of their children have entered the United States.
 The largest number-over 22,000- come from England.
 An additional 16000-odd immi- grant aliens were admitted during the first five months of this year a. department official told a re- porter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-07
Says Howard Hughes
 "Gefting Along Fine"

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 7.-Although Howard Hughes is getting along fine" says his doctor, there's still no telling when he'll be able to leave the hospital.
 The movie r-airpane manu- sportsman was critically injured @ month ago in the crash of his experimental photo recon naissance plane, and for time it was feared he would not recover.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
New Chief Justice
Outside Court Seen
BY the Associated Press

President Truman, according to
close associates on Capitol Hill, has
about made up his mind to go out
side the Supreme Court for a new
Chief Justice.
Although the President was rep
resented as still short of a final
decision, lawmakers talking to him
recently said they got the impress
sion he hopes to find a man with
no ties to any of the present fac
tions in the court.
In this connection serious White
House consideration repeatedly is
being given to the name of Phil
Sheridan Gibson, the comparatively
youthful chief justice of the Cali
fornia State Supreme Court. Judge
Gibson is a Democrat and native
Missourian.
Such an appointment would put
eight Democrats and only one Re-
publican on the court, a politically
unbalanced lineup which the Presi-
dent previously was represented as
wishing to avoid.
But any action of the President
to fill the top court position with
a Republican might arouse some
antagonism among the more vigor-
ously partisan members of his party
although President Roosevelt follow
ed that course in naming the late
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
Britain Defers Decision
On Palestine Probe Report
BY the Assoeiofed Press


LONDON, May 15-The British
Government announced today that
it would defer decision on the
Anglo american Palestine Commit
tees report until it had conferred
with leaders of both Arabs and
Jews and consulted with the United
States.
This procedure is in accordance
with pledges given by his majesty's
government when the formation of
the committee was announced" the
Foreign Office said.
Its statement added that Britain
took note that the United States
also had promised to defer action
until it had consulted Arab and
Jewish leaders
The committees report, commend
ing among other things immediate
authorization for the admission of
100, 1000 Jews to Palestine. has stirred
protests throughout the Arab world.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
8 American Trucks
Take Refugees Out
Of DuppeI Center
By Edword P. Moreon
Foreign Correspondent OF The stor and
the Chicago Daily News

BERLIN, May 15.-On a weird
journey, which officially never even
took place, 900 Polish Jews, includ-
ing theatrical troupe and 80 Justify
singing children, left Berlin today
in a truck caravan, bound-they
hoped-for Palestine.
This trip is probably the biggest
single movement of Jews since trains
to Nazi concentration camps stopped
running. This time, however, it was
no journey into fear, even though
the refugees did not know how, or
when, they would be able to continue
to the Holy Land from Hanover,
their immediate destination, zoo
miles away in the British zone
At the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Administration
"Duppel Center" Jewish tran
sient camp in the American sector
of Berlin where the trek started
men, women and children clamereo
to be allowed to pile aboard one
Evening star., 1946-05-15
Soviet GetsU. S. DemondtoDrop
Charge Against Embassy Clerk
Case Held Possible
Sequel to Arrest
Of Russian as Spy
BY the Associated Press

The United States has de-
manded that Russia drop a
charge of 'Hooliganism" against
an American Embassy clerk in
Moscow and allow him to leave
the country Immediately. Rus
sia has refused.
This was learned today from
American diplomatic officials. They
indicated that the case of Waldo
Ruess is becoming a full-blown dip
lomatic incident involving the State
Department, the Embassy in Moscow
and the Kremlin all to the tune of
a furious exchange of reports and
instructions.
The State Department is drafting
new set of instructions to the
Embassy. Inside information is that
the American representatives in
Moscow will now be formally advised
not to bulge an inch in the case.
American officials privately ex-
press the suspicion that the Russians
brought charges against Mr.. Ruess
Evening star., 1946-05-15
5 Naval Officers Suspended
In Black Market Inquiry
BY the Assoeioted Press

MANILA. May 15.-Five naval
officers, up to the rank of COM
mander, have been suspended from
duty at Subic Bay submarine base
pending completion of an investiga-
ton of suspected black market ac-
tivities, Vice Admiral j. L. Kauff-
man, Philippine Sea Frontier COM
mander, announced today.
preliminary investigation indi-
Gates black market activity involv-
ing the illegal use of Government
property amounting to a relatively
few thousand dollars" Admiral
Kaufman stated.
No charges have been filed against
the officers, he said. pending COM
pletion of the inquiry.
Admiral Kaufman said earlier
reports of diversions of Government
property valued at $4,000, 900 were a
gross exaggeration." Some errone-
GUS stories had placed the suspected
theft ring at the Olongapo Naval
Base instead of at the Subic Bay
station.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
Pogue and Capt. MacauIey
Resiqn From j. 5. Posts

The White House today announced
the designations of L. Welch Pogue
as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics
Board and Capt. Edward Macauley,
U. s. N, retired, as acting chairman
of the Maritime Commission.
President Truman accepted both
designations with regret.
Mr.. Pogue, who is returning to the
private practice of law, will be a
delegate to the first annual assembly
of the provisional international civil
aviation organization to be held in
Montreal, Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said.
Capt. Macauley is leaving the
Maritime Commission Tuesday be-
cause Of his health and his wife's
health.
The Pogue resignation will be
effective whenever his successor has
qualified.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
Foes of FEPC in House Force
Adjournment to Block Action

ton on Wednesdays when they have
approved the bill involved.
In this case, the FEPc bill was
approved months ago by the Labor
Committee, but has been stymied ir
the Rules Committee. The tenn.
porary FEPC setup has been forced
to close shop because Congress re.
fused to give it funds.
representatives Marca ntonio
American Labor, New York; Hook
Democrat, of Michigan; SABBATH
Democrat OF Illinois; and others
protested the House saction ano
sought unsuccessfully to get a roll
call vote on the adjournment mo.
ton.
The Labor Committee can max,
further attempts on Wednesdays Il
bring up the measure. if it desires
Evening star., 1946-05-15
|OPA Extension
lFor Year Voted
| By Senate Group
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Senate Banking Committee
voted today to extend the life Of the
price control law full year beyond
the June 80 expiration date.
The House previously had voted
only a nine-month extension and
had hedged its approval with nu-
merous restrictions.
Senator Barkley, Democrat, of
Kentucky said the vote for the years
extension was about II to So
Earlier, the committee had rejected,
10 to z, a motion by Senator Butler,
Republican, of Nebraska for a nine
month extension.
Senator Barkley said there was
discussion Of various plans for re-
moving controls as the supply of
commodities comes into line with
demand, but no action was taken.
Evening star., 1946-05-15
Vast Food Loss Seen
By Anderson if Coal
Strike Is Resumed
Secretary Tells Snyder
Most Of Industry Will
Be Close to StondstiII
By MoIeotm Lomborne, Jr.

Secretary of Agriculture An
derson reported to Reconversion
Director Snyder today that most
Of the Nations food industries
would be "cloSe to a standst1ll
within a few days" if the coal
strike should be resumed.
Lacking coal for power, refriger-
alton and transportation, vast
quantities" Of food would spoil, thus
"imperiling not only United States
shipments of food overseas, but also
the domestic supply during the COM
ing winter" Mr.. Anderson warned.
II consider the effect of the coal
shortages on food alone a national
calamity. Without coal, our food
industry cannot process our 1916
farm output, which is just now be-
ginning to come into harvest" the
Secretary informed MI. Snyder.
Cites Alarm for Milk Industry.
Mr.. Anderson cited the alarming
situation" facing the milk industry
at time when production is at its
peak. Should the coal shortage
continue, the Secretary predicted
that deficit milk areas, particularly
in the Southeast, will be without
milk much of the rest of this year.
Much of the Nations food re-
serve is in cold storage" he con-
tinued. "Seventy-one hundre d
freezer lockers alone hold an esti-
mated 616,000,000 pounds of meat
If power is cut off for even a few
days, 1t will be impossible to avoid
loss of this food through spoilage."
Meanwhile, the department was
expected to release a report on this
country's shipments of cereals to
famine areas during the first 10
days of May. Oficials also were
working on an order requiring sale
to the Government of a least IS per
cent of the new wheat crop about to
be harvested.
Hopes for Increased Loadings.
The department was hopeful that
its present wheat bonus plan would
be reflected in increased loadings
of grain during the May lilo Pc
riod. At the end of April, the
United States was about 731 ,00(
tons behind schedule Earlier, Act
ing Secretary of State Acheson re-
ported further lag in shipments
in the first part of May.
With civilians facing continued
cut in flour supplies for at least a
year and livestock producers with
less grain, the House Agriculture
Committee announced it would open
an extensive investigation of the do
mestic and world food situation.
The first session will be held to-
morrow, Chairman Flanagan said
He added that if evidence warranted
the committee also would con-
slider the necessity for renewed
food rationing.
Also to come under committee
investigation is the long-range
program for distribution of the new