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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
RLACKLlSTEES' PICTURES MAY
 HANG IN BARS
Council Considers Asking CAB for Through Air
 Routes Past Seattle

Juneau City Council held its regular session last evening, and gave the third and final reading to Ordinance 309, which sets new rate schedule for electricity sold in the city by Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. With out further changes the ordinance was adopted by the Council.
 An amended option, in accord ance with the option from AEL&P, was received by the City from Ju- neau Water Company. It pro- yides that the City of Juneau will be given l80 days after the next election on April l, l947 in which to arrange for purchase, if 1t Is approved by the voters. The cost to the City, as of last June 8, was begged at s210,000
 A new ordinance was presented by Councilman Ed Nielsen TOT consideration. It would make man datory that all bars, package H. uuor stores and taxi offices would have posted in their places ul business the pictures and names of all habitual drunkards. These would be provided by the Police Department from it's records. Ha- bitual drunkards can be defined as those persons who have been ar rested for drunkenness more than three times during one year
 Other matters of business mclud- cd a report from Councilman James Larsen on compliments received for the City's work in resurfaclng the streets. It was reported that the objections on the footing for the pillar under the Calhoun street viaduct had been investi- gated, and that a new location had been lound The footing had been in the street, but the new one has been poured already, off the street, and the new pillar will be installed,
 The Mayor was authorized by the Council to purchase a new dump truck for the City to replace worn out equipment.
 Pan American Airways bid for endorsement by the City which had been approved at the meeting last Monay, came up for further discussion last night. Various angles of the case were considered.
 PAA has applied to the Civil Aeronautics Board for certification to carry passengers within the bor- ders of continental United States. It was agreed that if arrangements could be made, the City should attempt to intervene in the CAB hearing of the case on November 6, presenting facts and exhibits in support of regular flights under through schedules from Alaska to points in the States other than Se- attle. However, it was brought out, there are no provisions for paying the expenses of represen- tative of the City on any such mission. The matter will be taken up again and last night the Coun- cil agreed to pass a resolution which could be read at the hear ings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
ALASKA COASTAL
 AIRLINES FLIES $
 FARES ON FRIDAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines flew the following passengers in and out of Juneau and to various South east Alaska points yesterday: to Sitka, Mir and Mrs. Don Me Graw, H. E. Peterson, Mrs C. Lit tlefield. H. c. Stryker and Fred H. Shabo; to Tulsequah. B. C., R. H. Tupper, R. Fryer and T. MacPherson to Haines, Bessie Brown, Alice Hardy, Martin Koup-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
pAA FLIES 52 ON SCHEDULED
 TRIPS FRIDAY

Alaskan Division of Pan Ameri- can Airways carried the follow ing passengers in and out of Ju- neau yesterday on it's scheduled flights:
 From Seattle Vivian Wiltgen, Beatrice Lawrence, Richard Law renee, Wayne Jones, Tom Hutch ings, Martha Gent, Danny Bar Der, Floyd Barber
 Virginia Cronin, Cathaline Cron- in, Phil Smith, Mary Cushing, George Sundborg, Charles McDon- aid.
 Hazel Dahl, Ruth Eglsaer, Senna Powers, Robert Steele, Lyle Heb ert, Ann Stewart, John Barber, Carson Lawrence.
 From Fairbanks: Thomas Pull liam.
 To Seattle Donald. Stauter, Avis Davidson, Gordon Burnett, Jerry Aubrey, Ralph Mize, Walter Lee
 Stephen Sheldon, c. I. Phillips, Edward Piston, Margaret Rochelle, Alma Peterson, Susan Peterson, Biil Shelton.
 Virginia Houston, Ralph Ald- rich, Franklin Eachus, Helmi Bach, Norman Banfield.
 Einar Olson, Eunice Garrett Su- san Garrett, John Clausen, Betty Clausen, Lillian Owe, Curtis Hayes, Ben Inman, Burt Ohmert.
 To Whitehorse: Norman Haley, Ray Anderson.
 The first U s, patent was issued in l790 to Somuel Hopkins for a new method of making pot and pearl ashes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02

The first U s, patent was issued in l790 to Somuel Hopkins for a new method of making pot and pearl ashes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
TANNING RITES

Funeral services for Stanley Han ming, victim of the midnight shoot ing last Tuesday, will be held at the Charles ". Carter Mortuary chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
davs and econornic dlsaster.o

days and economic disaster"
 The JMA maintains e:.at unless the maritime strike is settled at once many Alaskan business establish ments will fail, and the growth and development of the Territory will be damaged beyond repair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
HOSPITAL NOTES

St. Anns hospital admitted Louis Kartsen and Anton Overgard for medical attention yesterday, and discharged Mrs. Gordon Cleveland and baby boy.
 Government hospital admitted no new patients, transferred eight pa- tients to Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-02
AMERICAN LEGION
 MEETS MONDAY NIGHT

The American Legion will hold their regular meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Dugout, and Commander Max Lewis urges all members, new and old, to be on hand.
 Refreshments will be served af- ter the business meeting, the com nlander added
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Frank Lerch Honored
For Labor Union Service

About 400 representatives of As
organizations paid homage last night
to Frank s. Lerch, secretary-treas-
urer of the Washington Union Label
League, for his So years service to
the labor movement. The dinner
meeting was held at the Willard
Hotel.
Members of Congress and the
Government also attended. Mr..
Lerch, one of the founders of the
Washington Central Labor Union in
1896, came to Washington in 1888
as a printer on the Washington
Post.
Mr.. Lerch was one of the founders
OF the old Washington Times and
later was editor of the Trades
Unionist, labor newspaper here.
He served 10 years in the Govern
ment Printing Office before retiring
recently.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Soldier With One Arm, One Leg
Conquers Fears to Swim

The youth in trunks edged out to
the end of the diving board, raised
himself to stand erect on his one
leg, threw up his one arm and
dived.
His soldier instructor shouted,
"Clean dive, John," and then added
in an aside, "you wouldn't believe
it. but he didn't even know how to
swim few days ago."
The swimmer, 19-year-old Pfc.
John Harold Humphreys of Oak
hurst, N. j., hauled himself out of
Walter Reed Hospitals new SWIM
ming pool and shook the water out
Of his eyes.
II never did like the water" he
confessed. Couldn't seem to stay
af1oat. I never was in the water
over my head in my life till I came
here"
Afraid at First.
The first time he went in the
pool, he said, an instructor swan
beside him and pulled me up every
time I went under" The inStruc-
tor, Pfc. Frank Romano, showed
him how he could cut through the
water with one arm and one leg
how he could stay af1oat by duck
ing his head under the water.
The water was cold and was
scared" he confessed. "I was never
SO scared in my life."
The second time he went in, he
improvised strokes but he still
Evening star., 1946-01-25

wasn't<very comfortable in the wa
ter. Then the third time, some
body suggested he go off the diving
board.
"They called me chicken" he
said. THAT really got me. So
took off,"
Today, his fourth time in the
pool, he was doing back dives. An
instructor had to hold him till he
got his balance, but from the mo-
ment he Strengthened up and tee
tered on the edge, he was on his
own-and loving 1t.
Roller Skating Next.
Pfc. Humphreys lost his left arm
and right leg two weeks after he
got into combat with the Sd Army
in Germany-and only a few days
before the shooting stopped. His
buddies told him the tank shell that
got him was fred from an Amer
ican tank.
Once he lost his arm and leg, his
first major triumph was managing
to walk with one crutch. SWIM
ming is his second. Despite his
fear Of the water-or maybe be-
cause Of it-he chose swimming.
ut seemed like a good obstacle to
try to overcome" he grinned. "I'm
going to take up roller skating now.
Then he slipped into the water to
see If he could swim the length OF
the 112-foot pool and back. He
could.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Gov. Tuck Urged
To Solve Problem
Of Sconty Ponties
Iy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.-A
Nelson County woman wants the
Governor of Virginia to know that
masculine panties are mighty scan-
ty IN Virginia. And what's more
she wants him or the United
States Congress-to do something
about it.
In a letter to Gov. Tuck, the
woman said: 1--WE want some BVDs
for our men," She even added the
size, So to Sc.
The correspondent added this re-
quest for additional service: please
ask Congress if they will have all
the BVDs mailed to us people who
voted them into their chairs"
Evening star., 1946-01-25
16to2OPer Cent Raise
In u. ). Workers PAY
Supported in House

Hopes of Government workers for
higher wage raises were frightened
today as Representative Jackson,
Democrat, of Washington, ranking
member of the House Civil Service
Committee, joined with Chairman
Randolph in announcing he would
support 16 to 20 per cent wage in
creases for Federal workers.
Co-sponsor of the Federal pay bill
passed last July, which granted Gov
ernment workers salary increases of
15.9 per cent, Mr.. jackson declared
additional wage boosts were needed
to enable them to meet increased
costs of living.
Earlier this week, Mr.. Randolph
announced he would support higher
increases. Both he and Mr.. Jackson
expressed the belief that the meas
ure passed in the Senate providing
overall wage increases of II per
cent was not sufficient.
Previously, Chairman Randolph
and Mr.. Jackson, while expressing
themselves in favor of some wage
increase, had not indicated how
much they would support.
The stand taken by the two top
members of the committee has
Federal employees unions
here, who are now engaged in COM
piling additional statistics and in
formation to be presented to the
group when hearings on the pay
bill are held. Tentative date for
the hearings has been set at Feb
ruary /.
Mr.. jackson was guest last night
at a banquet held by the Interna-
tional Federation of Technical Engi-
neers, Architects and Draftsmen's
Unions (AFL) at the Hotel 2400. He
discussed the need for higher ad-
justments in the higher brackets of
Navy employees.
Mr.. jackson also paid tribute to
Chairman Randolph, who has just
assumed his duties as head of the
House Civil Service Committee. He
described Mr.. Randolph as "a real
friend to all Federal workers."
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Tax Committee
Gives Program
1oCity Heads
Conferences With
Citizens Group Due
To Begin Soon

A special tax committee today
presented to the Commissioners q
tentative program of changes in the
District tax structure based on a two
wee'-s' investigation of additional
sources of revenue to meet the city's
mounting operational expenses.
No details Of the tentative pro-
gram were disclosed, but it is un-
derstood the committee made q thor
ough canvass of available sources
OF income and the probable amounts
the proposed changes would produce.
A the same time, Chairman Ver-
non E. West said the Commissioners,
as their next STEP. would appoint a
committee of citizens to confer with
his group and work out joint recon-
mendations, presumably in time for
the congressional hearings on the
Districts $81 ,000, 900 budget for the
fiscal year l947, expected to begin
next month.
Financed Smaller Budgets.
Similar action was taken in 1888,
1T was recalled, when citizens, in
Guiding several prominent bankers,
worked with District officials in their
study Of additional revenue sources.
Inc present tax structure, including
the personal income tax, the cor
poration tax and the inheritance
tax, were established the following
year. These taxes, it was pointed
out, were set UP to finance budgets
of about $4,000, 900 as compared
with the current $72,0Oo, 900 outlay
for 1916, and the proposed $8l ,OO0,-
600 expenditure in 1947.
While revenues from these leyies
have shown an increase during the
war years, due to the swelling pop-
ulation here, District officials indi-
Gated they felt Washington's popu-
lation now was stabilized and that
such increases could no longer be
expected.
While the Commissioners desip-
mated the special committee to ex-
plore additional sources of revenue
1t is known they hope to avoid tax
increases through a larger Federal
payment to the District. The pres
ent Federal share of $4,000, 900, 1t
was pointed out, has been unchanged
for more than a decade, and now
represents very small percentage
OF the city's income.
Study Made by Expert.
Before the present tax structure
was adopted, the city employed DR..
Chester Pond, New York tax spe-
cialist, to make a fiscal study. DR..
Pond recommended a combination
sales-income tax to meet the pc
culiar situation of the District. with
its large transient population which
contributes nothing to the city treas
ury. A per cent sales tax. not
applicable to necessities, and an in
come tax on incomes in excess of
$4,000 were included in his pro-
posals.
Congress, however, turned down
the sales levy and approved the
present personal income tax in
which domicile is the basis of paw
ment.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Civil Service Lets VA
Hire Personnel Direct

To speed handling of its prodigi.
Gus work volume, the Veterans Ad.
mlnistration today was authorized
to employ personnel without going
through the Civil Service Commits
sion.
G. H. Sweet, assistant veterans,
administrator for personnel, said
the authorization was given because
reduction in the commissions Der.
sonnel had slowed down examina-
ton OF job applicants. He explained.
however, that employment would be
under commission standards and
would be subject to "post-auditn
by the commission.
Disabled veterans will get ton
priority, he explained, with vet
Grams next and displaced Federal
workers third. All appointments
will be indefinite temporary and
those employed will not be eligible
for Within-grade salary raises. The
personnel official added, however
that those appointed will have full
opportunity to qualify for regular
civil service appointment whenever
the commission writes new regu.
lationS.
The Veterans Administration also
announced that the number of
patients in veterans hospitals and
Government homes reached an all
time peak of 90,104 in the week of
January 10, with World War II
veterans representing slightly less
than one-third of the veterans
under care.
OF all veterans under care during
the week Of January 10, 83,155 were
in Veterans Administration hos.
pitfalls or homes with the rest being
cared for in Federal Security
Agency, civil or State, Army or
Navy hospitals.
The Veterans Administration said
Mount Alto Hospital for the first
time In recent weeks did not report
that 1t was taking care of an over
capacity load. Mount Alto had been
using emergency beds to care for
some of its patients but recently
has been sending some cases to
nearby hospitals.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Truman Moves 10 Restore
General Rank for Brown
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Truman has recon-
mended that Col. Wyburn D. Brown
be restored to the temporary rank of
brigadier general from which he
was denoted more than year ago.
War Department officials said his
demotion followed the Battle of the
Bulge in 1914. This explanation
was in addition to the departments
formal announcement that IAN in
vestigation of his reduction in grade
disclosed that certain aspects of the
action were unfair and it is desired
to rectify this injustice"
Army records show Gen. Browns
demotion followed closely the Ar
dennes battle which began in mid
December, 1914. The records indi-
cate he was returned to the rank OF
colonel on January 6, 1945.
Gen. Brown was serving as deputy
corps artillery commander in the
Oise section of the communications
zone, European theater, when the
last German offensive was launched
He went to the European theater in
December, 1914, as a radar artillery
officer. He is now in the supply Sec
ton of Army Ground Forces.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Mrs. Alice M. Hurley
Dies at 6. U. Hospital

Mrs. Alice Martha Hurley, 81,
Of 3720 w street NV. died yester-
day in Georgetown Hospital.
Born in Forestville, Va, she came
here as a child and lived in the
District all her life.
She was member Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the United Spanish
American War Veterans.
Surviving are q daughter and
four sons by her first marriage.
They are Miss Amy B. Hunter and
j. Edwin, J. Ralph, Francis K. and
Thomas j. Hunter, all Of WASH
ington.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at her residence
Burial will be at Potomac, Md.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Red Cross Quote Set

Clarence R. Ahalt, chairman of
the Req Cross fund campaign for
Loudoun County, Va, announced
today that the county's quota is
$13,375. OF this amount, 52.3 per
cent. or $1,000, will be kept in the
county for local work. The cam
paign will open on March l. A
luncheon meeting to inaugurate the
drive will be held February 70 in
the Parish House in Leesburg.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Commissioners Study
Appeal 10 Open Gill
Hearings 10 Public

1He commissioners took under
adylsement today a request by a
three-man board of inquiry that
they admit the general public when
the board hears charges of incom-
potency and inef1ciency brought by
the Board Of Public Welfare against
Howard B. Gill, suspended general
superintendent of District penal in
stitutions.
Previously, the city heads had
asked the board to admit only news
papermen on the ground that the
hearing was administrative" rather
than court room" in character
They said they felt this would meet
Mr.. Gill's request for full publi-
city OF the testimony.
The board, consisting of Walter
F. Bastian and Francis w. Hill,
both former presidents of the Dis
trict Bar Association, and Alfred
H. Lawson, vice president of the
Washington Loan g. Trust Co.,
met with the Commissioners this
morning to request the change be-
cause of the number of prominent
organizations interested in the case.
Mr.. Gill also was granted an ad-
ditional 10 days, which he requested,
to prepare his defense against the 16
charges made by the Welfare Board.
Six of these have already been de-
clared insuficiently detailed to meet
civil service requirements by Civil
Service Commissioner Arthur S.
Flemming.
Mr.. Gill was suspended December
6 after the escape of five prisoners
from the District Jail November "a
and his dismissal was recommended
by the Welfare Board. He refused
to accept responsibility for the Jail
break and demanded specific charges
and public hearing. The Commits
sioners then asked Chief Justice
Bolitha J. Laws of District Court to
appoint an impartial three-man
board to hear the case.
Among the organizations asking
to attend the hearing, Mr.. Bastian
stated, are the Washington Taxpay-
ers' Association, Medico- Chirugical
Society Of the District, Washington
Criminal Justice Association, Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies, Women's Bar
Association and the Committee of
Service for First Offenders.
Mr.. Gill filed with the Commits
sioners and the board yesterday an
official document he had given in
formally to the press when the Wei
fare Board charges were announced
ten days ago. He denied any in
subordination or inef6ciency on his
part, and also denied that Jail en-
ployes dislike him so that returning
him to his post would be "impos-
sible."
Rather I aver that failure to
restore me to duty will seriously i'm
pair the morale of the great ma
jority Of the jail officers who labor
conscientiously to perform their
duty under severe handicaps, and
will give comfort and support to
that small number whose weakness,
dereliction or ignorance has been at
least partially responsible for the
present state Of affairs at the jail
Mr.. Gill said.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Miss Soroh Agar Dies
At Home of Sister Here

Miss Sarah Florence Agar died
yesterday at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. D. E. Whitman. 1887
Phelps place NV, after q long ILL
ness.
Miss Agar was born In Erie, Pa,
and came here about Is years ago
She was a member of the Cleveland
Park Congregational Church.
Her sister is the only survivor.
Funeral services will be held at
the Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV, at pm. Sum
day. Burial will be in Erie, Mon
day.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Dance to Aid Polio Fund

A March o. Dimes dance will be
held tonight in the auditorium of
the Poolesville High School to help
raise funds for the polio drive. The
affair Is sponsored by the American
Legion. Robert Gray and Mansfield
Daniels are in charge Of the dance.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
FuirIund PTA PIuns Donce

A dance will be held at the Fair
land. Md, School from pm. until
midnight tomorrow for the benefit
Of the Parent-Teacher Association.
Mrs. Lenwood Bestpitch is chair
man.
Evening star., 1946-01-25

Another effort to amend the ap-
preparations bill by slashing salary
funds of all agencies except the
Veterans Administration 10 per cent
was defeated. The amendment was
proposed by Representative Taber
Republican, of New York and turned
down by a vote of ITS to las.
The action, If successful, would
have had the effect of cutting the
Presidents $4,000 salary by $500
although Mr.. Taber said later he had
not aimed particularly at doing so
The President was also prevented
from using $4,000, 900 balance in
his emergency fund when Mr.. Taber
raised technicality that did not
permit vote.
Also rejected was an, amendment
by Representative Fulton, Repub-
lican, OF Pennsylvania to pay q
$10,000-a-year salary to the wife of
the President.
The Independent Offices supply bill
finally passed the House as amended
by vote of 299 to 6.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-03-09
Station 1l0DK Due This Summer

K diak sh Ould have it's own commercial broadcasting station in operation his summer ac- cording to Edwin 4. Kraft, own CT of KINY Juneau and KTKN Ketchikan and publisher of Alas ka Life, who has just been gran ted a construction permit for Kodiak.
 With the call letters KODk which were originally assigned to NJ. Kraft about the time of Pearl Harbor, and were held pending cessation of hostilitles. the Kodiak station will have an assigned frequency of l230 kilo- cycles and power of 250 watts.
 "We expect to have a well bal auced schedule of music, drama tic features and news," said MT. Kraft. "Ship arrivals, weather reports, fish prices and emergen- cy messages of al kinds will be regularly broadcast Local talent will be encouraged. School child ren, civic, fraternal and religious organizations will all have an op- portuGity to participate. We hope to make KODK an import ant factor in the growth and de- velopmept of this community"
 According to MT. Kraft, the manager for KODK has not yet been selected, but assurance IS given that he will be a man of long experience in all phases of radio broadcasting and will have an understanding of the peculiar of Alaskan towns.
 Location of the transmitter and studio will be announced af- ter military and CAA authorities have been consulted.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-03-09

Paul Bond, formerly stationed at Fort Greedy and recently re- turned after his discharge from the service, has rented the square 2-story house on Shelikof from Jack Altman and has opened a painting shop in it. He will do all kinds of sign, mural. and interior painting, and will carry a line of Neon signs.
 He will be assisted by his cou- sin, Wayne Barnes. Paul is the son of Mrs. Muriel Pratton, of this city.