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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28

!. The first dancing class, organ
lied by Miss Atha Josey, will be
=. held this Wednesday at 4 O'Clock
. at the Community center. inns
: has really been the main topic
!. of conversation for the past two
. weeks and is sure to be a great
i. success.
. With all good news there must
/. be a little bad and this week 1t
: falls on Clifton Dixon, who has
. been in the hospital with bad
: sinus trouble. He is expected to
be up and out real soon though.
/. Mind the doctors, Clifton, and
. hurry back to school.
:. Good news has arrived about
, the fact that Jean Cross, one OF
+. our last year cheerleaders, has
!. been elected as new cheerleadr
: at High Point college. Coco
:. work, Jean, we knew you could
=. do it.
> Friday was marked as a great
i. day by five high school senior
; girls. For on Friday, the ROTC
d. officers announced their spon-
d. sors for this year. Cries OF ex-
: citement and startlement could
I. be heard throughout the day by
+. anyone of the five girls.
. Rosemary Sweeney has the
i. highest honor as sponsor for the
. battalion with Lieutenant Brad
!. ford Virgins at her side. Moving
+. next to Company ga" there is
i. Marilyn Costello with Fritz Stel-
=. lies as her proud captain. In
Company "B" none other than
!. Elizabeth Roe has the top slot
. sponsoring for Jim Gibson. Next,
in Company &c" there is Jean
i. Bobbitt with the proudest of all,
Poll Barefoot. And last, but GER
. tainly not the least excited, is
myself sponsoring for Blaney
Lee of Company "D". I can GER
.tainly say on behalf of all the
sponsors, Gee, isn't it wonder
full"
As the three fifteen bell rang
Friday, freeing everyone for a
fully planned weekend, all stu
dents headed for their decorated
car, the ROTC formation or the
post csSsce in which to join in
the wonderful parade sponsored
by the Junior Chamber of Com
.merce. The parade was lead by
the high school band followed by
the ROTC ballion and beautiful
.ly decorated cars. It continued
Through the city until it's final
destination had been reached,
tie post office. Here a pep rally
..as held, which helped to give
everyone that good ole school
spirit. This was the first ap-
pearance of the new cheerlead-
.ers in public, and although a
little scared, did mighty well for
the first time.
Yells, yells and more yells
were continued Friday night at
the very struggling battle be-
tween the Charleston Blue Dew
ills and the Wilmington Wildcats.
1T was a very exciting game
although Charleston best 2 6.
Each second was filled with en-
'joyment as the whole crowd
went wild during the last few
minutes with the score rs and
Wilmington having the ball on
sCharlestons one yard line. We
were, of course, all disappointed
about losing the game. but we
must all pull a little harder next
week when we have our first
conference game against Rocky
Mount.
. Jack Shytle, Captain of the
band, has perfect fight to be
proud. During the half the band
marched to the field and put on
a splendid showing. Dierdra
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28

the high school for a number of
years and is very well liked by
all the teachers and students. It
was a very enjoyable program
and one of great interest.
That about takes care of all
for now, but I'll see you all
Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Souther-
land, Jr., announce the birth OF
a daughter, Jeanne Marie, Sep
TENDER 10 at Marion Sprunt an
mex. Mrs. Switzerland is tn for
mer Margaret Calder Moody OF
this citv.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
Teen-Age
Tatt|er
BY Beth Harriss

For the past week, cold winds have . swept IS, over wv WI
+uharo neon1e are beginning to bundle up in bright plaid
skirts and saftly knitted sweaters. Some even appear in
+r;n, snort suits. No matter the dress, the cold weather
I'll. .;ob4 roOd
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-28
Board Of Managers
Oh Colonial Danes
To Meet October

The board of managers of the
North Carolina Society of Colo
NAL Danes of America will be
held ON Wednesday, October l,
at 3 o'clock in the headquarters
house,
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-13
Daniels the Lions Den

There has been much discussion than little crit cis of Valley recently their treatment released last weeks Chamber of Commerce meeting relative a possible Valley hospital
 We editors of the Valleys two feel that is that allowed present side Both of had pending negotiations for hospital buildings and for the Valley Both understood the matter to be off the but promised that the material would be leased to when ready for publication.
 The entire of the matter presented the Cham Der of Commerce when both editors were present without quest that be withheld from Both would have been glad with such request had been made
 editor of the Valley Settler double check her and told that the story ready for
 which transpred the Chamber was premature papers criticized their handling the story Both editors feel that this criticism unjust We expect hear from folks when remiss getting information when transformation
 be criticized for doing job way trained do it. Had either of overlooked that story undoubtedly have been severely cenured for failing to print such important
 The Valley Frontersman least has been criticized for material the front Its editor has been told that buried inside would have protested its publication
 The editor frontersman highly unjust An article which released for publication tainy anywhere that the editor chooses to put it. Page layout is of editors responsibilities, and what that front his problem and else
 mighty weakkneed who will let dic- him the in which story is be written where will in That's job readers and we're mighty jealous of it.
 just you folks know views. We do things that should get rouble without having you hair for doing something right
 thing for all of to do editors hospital board Chamber of Commerce and all the 1es to right working and plugging for the hospital need
 beore still needing hospital Last weeks probably pointed that need all done little good Let's get together and find is, and then let's make together.
 all the hospital conversations that have been going in Valley the week laid end to end surely hey whole lot further than Fort Richardson Let's if they
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-13
Chugiiak Comment

Last Monday the first school bus to serve the Chugiak area made its initial through run. Matanuska Valley Bus Lines was awarded the school contract, and owner Russell Swank made the first trip.
 The bus leaves Palmer each school morning at 6:3O, passing through the Peters creek, Eagle river area around 8 and arriv- ing in Anchorage at g. The re- turn trip leaves Anchorage at 4:30 p.m., reaching Palmer at 6:3O in the evening. This bus also carrier passengers other than school children, thus in- creasing Chugiak's total bus traffic to five each day, going either way.
 Much of the credit for the so- lution of Chugiak's school bus problem goes to Vernon Haik of Mile 20. Mir. Haik obtained the order from Juneau after several months of negotiations.
 The regular meeting of the Community Club will be held at 8 p m. in the Chugiak coffee shop, Friday, Dec. 12. C. C. Caldwell, superintendent of An chorage schools, will discuss the problems of setting up school district. Everyone living along the highway between Eagle river and the Knik bridge and interested in a school district should be on hand to hear MT. Caldwell.
 Mrs. Fred Hasekoester is home from Providence hospital, feel ing much improved.
 On Dec. 5, ladies of Chugiak surprised Mrs. Henning John son with stork shower at her home.
 Friends and relatives of Mrs. James McDowell had a birthday party for her recently, but Mrs. Mcdowell didn't attend. The reason wasn't Mrs McDoWelIs lack of knowledge of the rules of etiquette, though. The party was down in the states, and Mrs. Mcdowell was here in Chugiak all of the time.
 With great ceremony the pres ents were opened at this honor guest-less party, then were re- wrapped and mailed to Alaska where the Chugiak postmistress had parcel post party all her own.
 Little Gail Johnson celebrated her fifth birthday Sunday eve ming by inviting friends for a party. Mothers and fathers real ly had more fun than the wee folks, for they played all the children's games, too.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
(See BARUCH. Page Al
Bill i|IAsks$1,44o Exemption
On Government Pensions

Federal, State and local govern
ment employees would receive an
income tax exemption up to $1.440
a year on pensions or retirement
annuities under a bill introduced
today by Representative Gearhart,
Republican, of California.
Mr.. Gearhart said a similar ex-
emption was granted last year to
railway workers under the Railroad
Retirement Act, and the same
should be given all public employees.
His bill, he said, has been ap-
proved by the Fraternal Order of
Police, Government Employees Coun-
Gil, International Association of Fire
Fighters, Municipal finance OFF,
GERS Association, National Fedora
ton of Civil Service Employees and
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees. There is no such
income tax exemption now allowed
on pensions or retirement annuities
Of public employees
Evening star., 1947-02-03
VIGOROUSLY Tough Trio
FIees From San Quentin
BY the Associated Press

SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Feb. g.
Three State penitentiary convicts
were the objects of a Statewide
search started early today by War
den Clinton T. Duffy.
San Quentins s. acres of wall
inclosed prison buildings anG
grounds failed to yield the trio, who
were missing at yesterday after
Moons checkup.
The warden described the men
as ''notoriously tough" He said
he did not know whether they were
armed.
The three, all from Los Angeles,
are:
Joseph B. Callan, IS, who served
time in Leavenworth, Texas State
Penitentiary, Folsor. Prison in Cali
fornia and a previous term in San
Quentin. He had been completing
eight years of a grand theft sem
tence before beginning 1s years to
life on conviction at Salinas, Calf,
January %, of second degree mur-
der committed while on parole.
Charles A. Adams, ,26, who in 1914,
armed with submachine gun,
Sprung" a robbery suspect from
Inglewood (CalifD Jail and later at
tempted two unsuccessful escapes
himself. Adams was serving a 20
year term for robbery and SNUG
Cling firearms into a jail.
Gilbert Holmes, %, was serving IS
years for burglary and automobile
theft, returned to San Quentin as a
9arole violator.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
.26-Year-0Id Mother Dies
Under Denfa! Anesthetic

A 26-year-old mother of two chill
dren died this morning in an 1
street dental Office while under the
influence of gas administered as an
anesthetic for teeth extractions.
The woman, Mrs. Dorothy Nichol-
son, 612 Florence street NE, was
pronounced dead at 10:15 am. in
the office of Dr. Stanley Silverman,
638 I street NV, where she had
gone to have seven teeth removed.
DR.. Silverman told police he ad-
ministered artificial respiration in
an unsuccessful effort to revive Mrs.
Nicholson when she failed to emerge
normally from the anesthetic after
the extraction. He then called the
rescue squad, whose resuscltatlon
efforts with pulmotor also failed.
| Police are investigating and said
an autopsy would be made this
afternoon.
Mrs. Nicholson lived with her
stepfather and her mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Schandl Her husband,
George Nicholson, is employed at
the Naval Mine Base in Yorktown,
Va.
Their two children, Marilyn, 7,
and George, jr., 5, lived with Mrs.
Nicholson.
Mr.. Schandl arrived at DR.. Sill
verman's Office at about the time
of her death. He had come, he said,
to take her home following the eX--
fractions.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
President Again Confers
With Congress Leaders

President Truman conferred to-
Gay with Republican and Demo-
cratic congressional leaders in what
was described as a purely routine
meeting.
Members of the congressional
group said tax legislation, develop
ing as major controversial prob
lem, was not discussed.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan, president pro tenn of
the Senate and spokesman for the
group, said the conference was
largely a "desultory but genial con-
versation on the state of the Union" !"
He said the President renewed
emphasis on the need for extend
ing the Maritime \ Commission's s
ship operating authority.
Mr.. Truman also discussed at
some length, Senator Vandenberg
said, a message he is sending to
Congress regarding maintenance of
rubber controls.
Besides Senator Vandenberg the
group included Senate Majority
Leader White, Senate Minority
Leader Barkley, House Majority
Leader Halleck and House Minority
Leader Rayburn. Speaker Martin,
regularly member of the group,
was out of the city.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
II Nazi Camp Attendants
Receive Death Sentences
By the Associated Press

HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. "a
British military court today SEN
fenced to death II former Nazi at
tendants at Ravensbruck concen-
tration camp found guilty of kill
ing and mistreating Allied women
prisoners. Two others received Is
year sentences and two 10 years.
The 10th defendant, DR.. Adolf
Winkelman, whom witnesses had
described as "a devil doctor" who
selected prisoners for determination
died in his cell Saturday following a
heart attack. No verdict was an
nounced in his case.
The verdicts against the other Is
climaxed a nine-week trial during
which scores of witnesses testified to
the horrors perpetrated at Ravens
bruck.
The defendants took the verdicts
with apparent composure.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Supreme Court Should
Recall Portal Pay Suit,
House Group Is Told
'CIeor-Cut Yordstiek'
Is Needed on issue,
Walter Declares
BY the Asseeioied Press

Representative Walter, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania declared
today that the Supreme Court
ought to recall" the case on
which tal-to-portal pay suits
have been based and clay down
a clear-cut yardstick" to follow
in the issue.
The Pennsylvania, speaking to
a House Judiciary Subcommittee as
it began hearings on the portal pay
problem, said the Supreme Court
would ''be derelict in its duty to
the people generally" if it does not
recall the case.
Mr.. Walter said it is possible that
the decision in the Mount Clemens
case has been uninterrupted by
the court below"
He added that the District Court
judge is leaning over backward to
place an Interpretation on the case
the Supreme Court did not intend
to place on II"
Suit Called major Threat"
Mr.. Walter drew from Milton A..
Smith, assistant general counsel of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, an expression of
complete agreement. Mr.. Smith
was the first witness before the
subcommittee.
Declaring portal pay suits now
have passed the $5,000,0 100000 mark,
Mr. Smith said they pose a major
threat" to business and industry,
granting such claims, he said, would
bankrupt many firms and possibly
entire segments of industry"
The subcommittee has before 1t
two bills, one to forbid outright the
maintenance of a portal pay suit in
any court and the other to restrict
court jurisdiction and forbid collec-
ton of portal pay for more than a
year back.
Mr.. Walter, as member of the
subcommittee, said it seems to him
the Supreme Court has the power to
bring back the Mount Clemens
(Mich) pottery case and clay down
certain standards"
Supreme Court Trend" Cited.
Mr.. Smith cited what he called a
Supreme Court trend" in urging
Congress to act swiftly on the portal
pay problem. He proposed that the
lawmakers:
Investigate the whole background
of the suits.
Make a thorough study of the
entire Wage-Hour Act as a fresh
step to removing "a threat of bank
ruptcy to concerns which are the
backbone of the American econom-
1c system"
Mr.. Smith told the Judiciary
o (See PORTAL PAY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1947-02-03
ArgueIIo Reported Victor
BY 10 | in Nicaragua
BY the Assoeioied Press

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. g.
On the basis of still incomplete re-
turns from yesterdays presidential
election, retiring President Anas-
tasia Somoza today claimed 2-to-1
victory for his candidate, DR.. Leo
nardo Arguello.
President Somoza said partial re-
turns from IL of Is departments
gave Mr.. Arguello-the Liberal
Party ,523 votes to
1876 for his Conservative opponent,
DIR. Enoc Aguado Farfan, 63-year-
old former Vice President.
Mr.. Somoza acknowledged that
the opposition had polled a heavier
vote than he had anticipated, but
said that proved I'VE have had
democratic election"
The voting, which was conducted
under the supervision of the nation
al guard, generally was reported
orderly.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
GSI's $1,000 Cocktail Party
Draws Criticism at HEARING
By Joseph Young

Details of $1,000 Government
Services, Inc, cocktail party for its
officials and supervisory employees
were unfolded today before a special
Senate committee investigating the
operation of Federal cafeterias
here.
c. L. Hutchinson, manager of the
Hotel 2400. testified that the party
was held in his hotel a week ago
Saturday.
When Mr. Hutchinson said he
did not know how many guests
attended or what the cost was, GSI
officials at the hearing said 400
persons attended and the cost, in
cluding whiskey, wines and sand
wiches, was $1,012.
IF you people are running the
cafeterias at loss already, how do
you justify spending $1,000 for
wine and whiskey party?" asked
George d. Riley, staff director of
the Senate Civil Service Committee.
Frank w. Hoover, general man.
ager of the nonprofit corporation
which claimed $198, 900 net operat-
Evening star., 1947-02-03

ing loss last year, replied it was the
company's way of showing it's appre-
citation of the loyalty and hard
work" of officials and supervisory
employees who stayed on the job
during the recent strike.
Mr.. Riley announced after today
nearing that Attorney General Clark
had informed the committee that
he would have the FBI check GSI's
books in accordance with the COM
mittee's request.
Senator Baldwin, Republican, OF
Connecticut, chairman OF the SUBJ
committee, reiterated his belief at
today's hearing that the present
system of operating Federal cafe-
terias is unsatisfactory. GSI oper-
ates SO Federal cafeterias here and
is supposed to share its profits $3.50
with the Government
I'VE are here to determine two
things" Senator Baldwin said.
First, are our Government en-
ployes being served the best kind OF
food at the most reasonable prices
in an efficient operating system.
1see CAFETERIAS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Rising Mercury Bellies
Groundhoq's Forecast

Sunshine and rising temperature
today tended to cast doubt on the
grounding forecast of six weeks
more of winter.
However, the Weather Bureau
prediction of much colder" late to-
morrow, after moderate seasonal
temperatures until then, suggested
that Old Man Woodchuck, alias
Grounding, may know his stuff as a
weather prognosticator after all.
Tradition has it that if the
grounding sees his shadow on
grounding day, which was yester-
day, there'n be six weeks more OF
winter.
The temperature, ranging between
20 and 80. degrees yesterday, dipped
to % at 7::50 am. today and then
started rising. The / pm. read
ing was SO degrees. A low Of about
"a degrees is expected tonight.
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Judiciary Committee
Hears Two Experts on
D. {. Representation
To Question No More
Witnesses, Although
Copper May Appear
By Harold B. Rogers

The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee today decided against any
new hearings on the Capper
Joint resolution on national rep
resentation for the District, but
postponed any action on the
measure until next Monday.
Chairman Wiley of the committee
announced that two authorities on
the Districts history and its long
fight for suffrage presented objec-
tive statements in executive session
to serve as background for use of
the group.
The authorities were DR.. Laurence
F. Schmeckebier of the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
the Brookings Institution, and DR..
Meyer Jacobstein, economic special
ist of the Library of Congress and
former member of Congress from
New York.
Capper May Be Heard.
After today's hearing, Chairman
Wiley announced that if Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas, de-
sires to be heard next Monday he
will be given an opportunity to dis
cuss his bill.
In an earlier formal statement
issued before the committee met,
Senator Wiley had said that the
question of further hearings was
still open.
Senator Wiley raised one question
about the present language of the
Capper bill. He said that under the
present measure the District might
be given representation either in
the Senate or the House which
would extend beyond the represen-
tation now allowed a State.
No attempt is made in the pres
ent resolution, he explained, to limit
the number Of Senators from the
District to two or the number in the
House to a figure based on popula-
ton, as required of the States.
In previous measure for ma
tional representation, he said there
was. a stipulation limiting such
national representation from the
District to the same basis provided
for the States.
Discussion Is Exploratory.
In his formal statement, Senator
Wiley said the committee today
merely wanted a preliminary and
- L. ~lI
before any decision was to be
reached as to whether or not hear
(see REPRESENTATION, Pg. A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-02-03
Deputies Can't Finish
Peace Treaty Tasks
Before Moscow Talks
Foreign Ministers Aides,
Rushed for Time, Must
Leuve Issues to Chiefs
By the Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Deputies of
the four-power Foreign Minis
ters, working on German and
Austrian peace treaties, reported
today that many problems would
have to be left for the meeting
of their chiefs in Moscow next
month.
The deputies and stats, starting a
fourth week of work on recommen-
dations to be made to the Moscow
conference, said they were over
whelmed by tasks which could not
be finished by their February Is
deadline.
The hardest questions appeared to
be the many plans for control of
German industry, repatriation of
war prisoners, reparations, frontiers
and the political structure of the
new Germany. On none of these
major problems has there been any
thing like final agreement, but there
have been Qualifications and ex-
changes of opinion.
Soviet Views Awaited.
Hope that the Russians might dis
close this week their views on the
withdrawal of Allied occupation
troops from Austria was expressed
by Americans.
An American official said yester-
day that the Russians reluctance
to show their cards" with respect to
Austria had definitely slowed work
on that treaty. This source asserted
that the American, British and
French deputies could have COM
pleted tentative draft of the treaty
in two weeks, but he said it was un-
certain whether the work could be
completed by the February Is dead
line unless the Russians changed
their tactics.
60-Day Limit Suggested.
So far as the evacuation of occu-
patton troops from Austria is con-
cerned, the French and British have
let it be known they favor withdraw
ing within 60 days after ratification
of the treaty. The Americans we're
(See DEPUTIES. Page A-4)