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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
ADMINISTRATION HALF VA FUNDS
 STATES REPORT

The Regional Office of the Vet erans Administration paid out $l ,035, ,63745 during the past fiscal year according to it's annual re- port submitted to the Governors office. Of this sum, S302 ,384l5 went for disability compensation payments, $l34,245.54 was for sub sistence allowance, $4,800 for three automobiles to disabled veterans, and the balance of $594, ,20776 was charged to administrative expen- ses.
 Administrative expenses were re- ported as including salaries. as well as payments to training in- stitutions, participating doctors, dentists and contract hospitals.
 Ernest E. Lincoln, Regional Manager, reported that the VA made 27,540 contacts with veter- ans during the year. He said that personnel had increased from 25 to 70 for the VA in the Territory. He pointed out that the expansion of contact activities resulted in the rendition of service to many AL aska veterans who were ignorant of the benefits due to them This was especially true. he said, in the case of Native veterans.
 Few Loans Made
 The VA also reported that only 47 home loans and 20 business loans were made in Alaska under the provisions of the CT loan guarantees. Lincoln said: The Loan Guaranty program has been considerably hampered in the Territory due to several factors the. most important of which is the prevailing rate of interest for normal loans on homes and busi- nesses." He also said that "in addition, inflationary prices on homes and businesses in the Ter ritory have further deterred the program
 Only veterans received the benefits of the on-the-job train ing program. Lincoln said that this program was seriously hamp- cred by the ceilings placed on sub sistence allowances by Congress last August" He said: The ceil- ings of $200 for all intents and purposes prevented Alaska veter- ans from participating as these ceilings were not high enough to allow minimum living wage. :" Lincoln also mentioned that rapid and efficient medical care was provided for the first time to veterans residing in the Territory This care included arrangements with private hospitals for beds and with private doctors for mcdi- cal attention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
SHOCK 0;;OTA7i0Nl

NEW YORK, July 17.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 92ls, Anaconda 37as Curtiss- Wright 4A, International Harvester 89, Kennecott 46A, New York Central 16s, Northern Pacific 20, U. $. Steel "A, Pound S4.02%.
 Sales today were 1,ll0,000 shares.
 Averages today were follows industrials 1884, rails 49.27, util- ities 35.54
 Stocks declined irregularly today for the third consecutive day. A late rally by Chrysler failed to at tract buying attention. General Mo- tors and Stakeholder registered small losses. Leading steels receded flactionally. Rails were irregular There was nothing in today's news to sway prices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
Three World (irding Hops
 Planned; Will Cross Alaska

NEW YORK, July 17.--R Pre- parations for three world circling flights, two of them in Cub planes, were being made today, and the third. an attempt at a solo speed record, from Chicago.
 One flight, in a single engine Cub plane. is to be nonstop.
 Ted Thompson, 35 of Belle Glade. Fla. and Hunter c. Moody. 35, Decatur, Ill, plan to take off from New York about August IS.
 Thompson's refueling would be accomplished in the air by pick ing up five gallon plastic cans of fuel, 100 gallons at a time, with a special device they patented, sim liar to that used by mail pickup planes.
 Their 20,762 mile route will be via Gander, Newfoundland; Shan non, Fire, Athenio, the Aleutians, and Alaska and would take about 10 days.
 In Chicago, Capt. William Odom. of the Reynolds Bomtshell who laist April piloted the con verted B-26 around the world with Milton Reynolds, Chicago pen manufacturer, as navigator. and Tex Sallee as flight engineer, prepared for an August solo flight.
 Franklin Lamb, President of the Reynolds Pen Co.,. said the flight would be an attempt to cut in half Wiley Posts 1883 record of 187 hours. Lamb announced the flight plan routed the plane through Gander, Paris. Cairo, Karachi, Calcutti, Shanghai, To- kyo, Anchorage, Alaska and back to Chicago.
 The second flight planned from New York involved pair of Cub planes and the two pilots, Cliff Evans, 26, of Washington, D. O., and George w Truman, 39, of Los Angeles, announced a more leis- urely schedule for their two little planes of from 30 to 40 days. They plan to take off next week from New York, passing through Greenland, Iceland. the British Isles. Europe, North Africa, India, Burma, China. Japan, the Aleut- ians, and Alaska Each plane would carry sufficient fuel for about 26 hours flight, they said. The longest over-water flight fac ed is the 1850 mile hop from Japan to the Aleutians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17

The expressed wish of our fel- low-citizens of Alaska is merely for the fulfillment of the moder- ate understandable, traditional and legitimate aspiration to achieve full equality and responsibility in the family of states and for self government according to the estab- lished American pattern.
 Therefore, the Governors Con- ference hereby expresses it's sym- pathy with the recorded desire for statehood of the people of Alaska, and endorses the passage of suitable legislation by the Con- gross to achieve that end
 The conference adopted simil- ar resolution urging statehood for Hawaii,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
VESSEL SUNK BY 2 WAVES
 IN MONSOON
Dead Includes Both Pas sengers, Crewmen-
 15 10 20 Rescued

BOMBAY, July 17.--tR-The coas- tai steamship Ramdas sank today in monsoon storm II miles south of Bombay and Bombay shipping ex- ecutive said nearly 755 persons per- ished.
 c. A. Buch, General Manager of the Bombay Steam Navigation Company who assisted in rescue work, said mot more than Is to 20 persons have been saved" The dead included both passengers and crewmen.
 Survivors reported that two tre- mendous waves" capsized the Ram das, Bush said.
 The vessel, of about 400 tons, was making her regular daily trip to the fishing village of Rewas. l3 miles south of Bombay, when she went under.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON. = Republican leaders hushed it up, but seldom has so much oratorical vitriol been poured forth in session of the COP Policy Committee as was heaped on the head of fellow-Re- publican Bill Langer of North Da- kota last week for snafuing the probe of the Kansas City vote scandal.
 The two Republican Senators from Missouri were especially vit- riclic. Bricker of Ohio ranted and raved. But all they succeeded in doing was to make the tempestu- ous, cigar-chewing North Dakotan madder than usual.
 Langer, one of the most inde- pendent voters in the Senate, nev- CT hesitates to thumb his nose at the Republican leaders who once tried to prevent him from taking his Senate seat. Once prosecuted by the Justice Department on a political charge when he was Gov ernor of North Dakota, Langer contends that lot of unfair pol itics can creep into a vote inves- tigation. He even states in his self penned Biographical sketch that he is the "only person ever to be arrested in an English-speakine
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
} NEW MEMBERS
 NAMED FOR NlRB

WASHINGTON, July l7.--tR-- President Truman has named Rob- ert N. Denham of Maryland to be general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
 Denham. a republican. was ap- pointed along with two new mem bers of the Board, which is ex- banded under the new Taft-Hart- ley Labor Law.
 They are Abe Murdock. form or Democratic Senator from Utah and J. Copeland Gray of Buffalo. New York
 President Truman. in response to a news conference question, said the three men are in sym pathy with the Taft-Hartley law which Congress enacted over his veto.
 Denham succeeds Gerhard P. Van Arkel, who resigned as gen. eral counsel of the NLRB yester- day predicting that unions will boycott" the board
 MT Truman named the board members at his weekly news con- ference.
 He disclosed he was reappoint- ing the three present members of the board for new terms with Paul Herzog as chairman. Tho other two members are John Houston and James Reynolds.
 Gray, like Denham, is Repub- lican, the President said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
NEW METHODIST
 BISHOP E NAMED
 FOR ALA5KA AREA


 DIES MONIES, July l7.-lR- Methodist Bishop Francis J. Mc- Connell will assume administra- tion of the 570 churches of the Portland, Ore, area, Bishop Will bur E. Hammaker, Denver, Pres ident of Bishops of the Western Jurisdiction, announced today. Bishop Mcconnell, who prior to his retirement in 1944 was for l6 years resident bishop of the New York area, succeeds the late Bis hop Bruce R. Baxter.
 The territory which Bishop Me Connell will supervise includes Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
DEWEY STARTING ON THIRD LEG OF TRIP

SALT LAKE CITY, July l7-R Gov Thomas E. Dewey, his Presidential stock obviously boost ed during the National Governors Conference, leaves tonight on the third leg of his vacation-political tour of the west.
 The New York chief executive will confer with Republican lead CTS of Montana, Idaho and Wyo- ming during a weeks sightseeing tour of Yellowstone National Park and nearby scenic meccas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
STRIKE THREAT
 ON RAILROADS

SAN FRANCISCO, July l7.-tR- Threat of strike by the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers at pm. Monday hung today over the Pacific lines of the Southern Paci- fife, one of the nations major rail- ways.
 Unless 19 of "A demands for revi- sions of working rules are met be- fore the deadline, the union said, it's $500 members will halt traffic over the major portion of the com- pany's 16,000 miles of track.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
Bush pi|ots :. Ruled 0utby
 Order of(AA
Attorney John Hellentha| Announces Immediate
 Appeal fo Be Taken

ANCHORAGE, Alaska July iT- R-Atty John Hellenthal said to- day IS non-scheduled Alaskan air carriers would appeal recent Civil Aeronautics Authority order noti- flying them that unless they hold certificates of convenience and necessity, temporary authorization or an exempted order from the CAA they could no longer be grant, ed operators licenses.
 A total of 45 operators were at- fected by the order, Hellenthal said, but only the 18 had been notified to date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
JUNEAU PUTS UP FIGHT FOR
 TIMBER BILL
Attorney Norman Bdnfield Goes to Washington
 10 Present Faets

Taking direct action to meet what is felt to be crisis in the development of Alaska, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce today voted to send attorney Norman c. Ban- field to the National Capital to support actively the resolution now before the United States Senate which would unlock the timber re- sources of Southeast Alaska fol pulp and paper use.
 So that Banfield will be in a po- sition to speak not for the Juneau Chamber only, but for the entire community, the City Council is tc be asked also to endorse Banfield's appearance before the Congress and other Southeast Alaska com munities will be given opportunity to have him speak likewise for them.
 The Chambers vote at the week. ly noon luncheon meeting today endorsed a course of action inau- gurated last evening by the Cham ber's Executive Board.
 In view of what attorney H. L. Faulkner called "misstatements" ap- bearing in the Congressional Re- cord over the signatures of the four Southeast Alaska Indian spokesmen who recently testified on the matter before Congress, al- so in view of the short time re- maining in which to secure enact ment oi the legislation before Con- gress adjourns. one week from Sat- urday, the Executive Board decid- ed that it is imperative to have on the ground in Washington now a man familiar with the background of the entire aboriginal claims mat ter. Banfield who is now in Port land, Oregon, was wired by the Executive Board last evening and agreed to leave for Washington, D c. tomorrow morning
 Refute Misstatements
 The Executive Board also moved to refute the misstatements contain cd in the Indians statement in a wire dispatched last night to Sen ator Hugh Butler, Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands of the Senate That committee now has be- fore it Senate Joint Resolution 118, believed to be practically identical with House Joint Resolution 205, which last week was approved by the House of Representatives.
 The entire action of the Execu- tive Board was approved today by the full Chamber, after Faulkner had outlined the most recent de- velopments in the matter. The at torney said the statement of the four ndians-inserted in the Re- cord at the request of Senator Thomas or Oklahoma and signed also by N. B. Johnson, Judge of the District Court of Oklahoma . and President of the National Con- gross of American Indians, and by James E. Curry, counsel retained hy the Indians-could easily con- fuse Congressmen not fully famil-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
GOODWILL PARTY FROM TACOMA
 ARRIVES HERE

Executives and members of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce drove private automobiles to the airport this afternoon to greet Mayor Val FaWcett and his Ia coma goodwill party of l5 busi- neSsmen.
 The group was to be taken on a drive to Mendenhall Glacier and Aux Lake, then into Juneau.
 A cocktail party, given by the Tacoma group for the Juneau Chamber, is to be held at the Baranof Hotel at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
H.Freeman Matthews Is Nominated 10 Be Minister 10 Sweden

WASHINGTON, July 17.-R- H. Freeman Matthews of Mary land was nominated today by President Truman to be minister to Sweden.
 Matthews, a Foreign Service of ficer. is now director of European Affairs for the State Department with the rank of career minister
 He accompanied President Tru- man to Potsdam for the Big Three" meeting there and has long been a consultant on European matters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
FIREMAN KILLED,
 } ARE INJURED IN
 OAKLAND BLAZE


 OAKLAND, Calf. July l7.-lR --One fireman was killed and three others injured early today in a blaze that swept a half-block in West Oakland's warehouse area before being brought under con- trol. ;. 24al-r $ ts. ss-g-s.--s Assistant Fire Chief Manning Basch said damage would amount to $l00,000 at least.1 Owners of property consumed by the flames said the loss would run much higher.
 Fireman Louis Cetraro, 27 was killed. Spectators said they saw him fall into Burning building when the roof collapsed. His body was recovered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Northern voyager. from Seattle, scheduled to arrive Saturday.
 Princess Louise. from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive Saturday after noon or evening.
 Glove Hitch scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle 10 am Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 9 pm. Saturday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Se- attle July p.
 Aleutian, from west, scheduled sOuthbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
ROOF FIRE

A 1-7 lire alarm brought the Ju- neau Volunteer Fire Department out at TAO pm. yesterday to the Chief Johnson house at the rear of All South Franklin. The fire was a small roof blaze and was put out immediately with small loss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
FAIRBANKS MAN E
 HELD IN WASH. ON
 FORGERY CHARGE

PORT ORCHARD, Wash, July 17.-tREWilliam F. Boldt has been picked up by sheriff's officers at the Bangor Naval Magazine to be held for the U. s. Marshal at Fairbanks, Alaska, on charge Of forgery.
 Boldt was working as carpen- ter at Bangor when the sheriff's officers located him and he is be- ing held in the county jail here for further instructions from Fair banks. No details of the forgery charge were available here so the amounts and description of the case are not available.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
RsP LUNCHEON

There will not be a luncheon meeting of Beta Sigma Phi Soror- ity on Saturday The next lunch- con will be August g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
RED CROSS WORKER HERE

Helen Cass of the American Red Cross is at the Baranof Hotel. She came in via Pacific Northern Air lines from Anchorage,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-17
TRAVELLING MAN HERE

H. B. Crewson, veteran Alaskan travelling man. is guest at the Gastineau Hotel His home is in Seattle.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24

Bette Blue Gibson, mistress of
ceremonies, who also highlighted
the program with several blue
and rhythm numbers. Dick Balm,
from HaouPs Club floor show,
drew applause with colorful har-
monica numbers. Paul Barron
and Ruth Simone, in scintillating
costumes, performed a special
rumba dance, and Barron de-
lighted the crowd with his ''Voo-
doc" and other specialties. John
Pritchard's orchestra furnished
the music.
Arrangements for the benefit,
to which members of the club in
vited many civilians, were
handled by a committee of the
Officers Wives Club, including
Mrs. Georgetta K. Fadden, chair
man, and the Mesdames Jean
Lewis, Clare Vance, Kay Crutch-
field, and Thelma Kinney. They
were assisted by Comdr Worth
Scanland, chairman of the Fort
Taylor clubs house committee,
and Momdr. Leland H. Goddard,
representing the Key West Chap
ter, American Red Cross.
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Officers Vices Fete Brings
In $1,000 For Red Cross DriUe
At Fort Taylor Saturday

An even $1,000 was raised by
the Officers Wives Club at Sat
urday night benefit party of the
Key West Chapter, American
Red Cross, at the Fort Taylor Of
ficers Cluz. The fund campaign
of the local chapter also was
hiked $20.15 by contributions at
a benefit baseball game between
the Key West Pirates and the
Key West Clowns at the Naval
Base, the Pirates winning, z to 8.
Remaining two games of the pro-
posed series have been cancelled.
The Officers Wives Club party
featured a brilliant floor show,
Monte Carlo Night, a kissing
booth with time clock, Mrs.
Phoebe Hardwood Morse, sill
houette artist, Mrs. Hamilton,
numerologist, and Charles Wheel
er, caricaturist. All contributed
their services to help the Red
Cross raise its 1947 funds for aid
to veterans and servicemen and
their dependents stationed in Key
West.
The floor show was spanked by
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24
WiIIeta Cannon And X. G..
GrO,Ue Welded Here Saturday
BY NINA LESLIE cALLEJA

One of the prettiest brides of
the season was Willetta Cannon,
who, on Saturday, became the
wife of Robert Gerald Grove,
photographers mate, 3rd class,
USN, stationed at Boca Chica.
The ceremony took place at
1880 p. m. in the Naval Hospital,
with Chaplain Nichols officiating,
The matron of honor was Mrs.
Alma Bray. and the best man,
James D. Stayton. The bride was
charmingly attired in an aqua
crepe dress gracefully draped at
the hips, and carried corsage
of white carnations arranged
beautifully in a colonial pattern,
like an old-fashioned "nosegay."
AS a shoulder corsage she wore
pink carnations.
Mrs. Grove is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cannon,
of louisville, Indiana, and is a
graduate of the louisville. High
School. Robert Grove, the groom,
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard C. Grove, of Indianapolis,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24
Religious MOUie At
Parish Center To Be
ShOmn WedneSdG,

The religious movie, "A Voice
in the Wilderness" portraying
the life of St. John the Baptist,
will be shown at St. Mary's Par
iSh Center, under USO Noes WD
auspices, on Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock, following Lenten
services at ST. Mary's Star of the
Sea Catholic Church.
Gerald Pinder has volunteered
as projectionist and Antonio Mar
tinez will have charge of the
ushers, Admission is free, and
the public is invited.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24
Girl Scouts
sActiUity Day

The members of Troop S, Girl
Scouts, met on Saturday, at the
home of their leader, Mrs. Lee
Thompson, for another Activity
Day" Arriving at 10 a. M, the
girls were kept busy making
leather belts and sewing kits, un-
til noon, at which time the group
went over to Bayview Park and
enjoyed their lunch under the
shade trees.
This activity day was for the
purpose of making articles to be
placed on sale on Saturday, April
5, and the money obtained from
the sale will be used to help fl
nance an overnight camping trip
in the near future, but the urge
to help others was responsible for
them taking time out to lend a
helping hand when it was learned
that the Red Cross needed empty
coffee bottles. The girls cheerful
ly secured the neighborhood and
in short time returned with
more than enough bottles, and
happy in the thought that once
again they had put into practice
the third Girl Scout law, "a
Girl Scouts duty is to be useful
and help Others"
ReSuming their task of the
morning, the girls worked long
and hard at belt and sewing kit
making, and although there were
many tired fingers and paint
spots on the group, they each de-
clared they had grand time and
would like to have an activity
day every Saturday.
Here again is proof that adult
leadership is so badly needed for
our young people, and the third
Girl Scout law can equally be
carried out by adults as we'll as
the girls.
The following girls took part in
the Activity Day" affair;
Lynn Sellers, Teresa Bard
we'll, Betty Davis, Frances Meggs,
Eleanor Cato, Jackie Sheaffer,
Grace Fernandez, Jackie Della
ney, Joan Wood, Barbara Meggs,
lola Camus, June Yates, Edyth
Hampton. Lalah Tins, Elsie Lee
Thompson, Betsy Ramsay, Betty
Tins, Gale Curry, Patsy Yates,
Gloria Nunez, Josephine Con-
zalez.
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Indiana, and attended the Thorn
ton, Indiana. High School before
joining the u. S. Navy.
Following the ceremony a din
ner party took place at Del
monico'S. The table was decorat-
ed with bowls of magenta bou-
gainvillaea and silver pheaSantS.
There was also a three-tiered
wedding cake topped with the
traditional bride and groom
figurineS. Mrs. Grove made a
lovely picture cutting her we'd
ding cake, with the tall, good
looking young groom standing be-
side her, guiding her hand.
Members of the wedding party
included Mrs. Bray, Walter Pol
ley, James D. Stayton, Joseph
Bruscato, George Richards, Ed
ward Marsden and Stanley Ye-
kaliS. Guests joining the party
at a later hour included Chief
Petty Officer Robert Newton and
Mrs. Newton, Chief Petty Officer
Richard Paul Olson and Nina
Leslie Calleja.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-03-24
Rebekah Lodge Observed
2ISt ANNIVERSARY Friday

Sparkling Waters, Rebekah
Lodge, No. IA, celebrated the
twenty-firSt anniversary of its or
ganization at a meeting held Fri
day night.
Sparkling Waters was organic
ed in Knights of Pythias Hall, and
Mrs. Rose Hoffman was the first
noble grand, and Mrs. Leona Col
Inns the first vice grand. Each
was presented with a gift at Fri
days meeting.
Before the celebration, Mrs.
Emma Curry was reinstated as a
member, and Mrs. Irma BraX
BraXton was initiated
"Rebekah", a pageant arranged
and directed by Mrs. Hoffman,
was presented in observance of
the anniversary. Mrs. Collins
played the role of Rebekah.
The opening duet, Loves Old
Sweet Song, was sung by Mrs.
Julia Knight and Mrs. Camille
Robinson.
Noble Grand Kathleen Kelly
made the anniversary address.
"Rebekah" was read by Mrs.
Bernice Park, and Mrs. Gena Eel
ton and Mrs. Louise Thompson,
with lighted tapers, escorted Mrs.
Katie Logan and Mrs. Bloney
Valdez, colorbearers, Noble Grand
Katherine Kelly and Chaplain
Pearl Papy to their stations. Mrs.
Collins, as Rebekah, was then es-
corted into the hall as Mrs. knight
sang Lovely Rebekah".
Mrs. Annette Roberts, Mrs.
Minnie Brown and Mrs Myrtle
Sand formed the three links en-
blematic of Oddfellowship, as Mrs.
Robinson told the story of The
Three Links.