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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE ADJ0URNS
CHILkOOT BARRACKS NOW ACC PROPERTY; DEED IS DELIVERED

WASHINGTON, March 28;-IR-- The Alaska Cooperative Company has paid the Bureau of Land Management S10,000 and received a deed to the Army's Surplus Chil- k k,ot Barracks in Alaska.
 The barracks area comprises 400 acres of land and 70 buildings, all but ten of them permanent. The buildings include barracks, hos pital and officers quarters, a dock and utility systems.
 The barracks, one mile south' of Haines in Southeast Alaska, were established as a military post in 1898 and occupied by the army un- til they became surplus in 1945. Steve Larson Homer, representing the Cooperative, said the area will be used for veterans housing.
 The company submitted an addi- tional $l0,500 with it's original bid of $105,00o, bringing the total al ready paid 0,500.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
TRUSTEES OF HOME
 ARE CONFIRMED BY
 LEGISLATIVE VOTE

Henry Roden, Chas. w. Carter and Jack Conway were confirmed last night as members of the Pioneers Home Board of Trustees when the Senate and House held what was probably their last joint session this year
 Confirming the three men was not in accordance with the recom- mendations of the Joint Committee on Territorial Institutions, headed by Senator Brownell and Rep. G. E. Almquist.
 A suggestion that an additional three names Ee considered at the same time was rejected after sev- eral had made strong pleas for the board, whose existence started last year.
 The vote in the Senate was l3 yeas, 2 nays, one absent; in the House it was 16-7-l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 28-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 941a, Anaconda 401s, Curtiss- Wright 59s, International Harvester 877s, Kennecott 48A, New York Central Is, Northern Pacific 1915, U s. Steel "A, Pound $4O2&.
 Sales today were 830,000 shares.
 Merrill-Lynch averages today are as follows: industrials 17866, rails 4924, utilities 36.05.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
''N0T GUILTY" PLEA BY
 ASHBY;; TRIAL APRIL }

Thomas H. Ashby today entered a plea of not guilty to charges of second degree murder in U. s. Dis trict Court here Ashby, who ap- peared unperturbed at the serious ness of the charges facing him, heard Federal Judge Harry E. Pratt set 10 am, Thursday, April 3, as the date for his trial.
 Ashby will be defended, in his trial for allegedly shooting Stan ley Planning in Juneau last Octo- her, by attorney Howard Stabler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
LAST DAY TO RICHTER
 FOR ELECTION TUESDAY

The City Clerks office in the City Hall will be open for the last time this evening, the last remain ing day for registration prior to the Municipal Election on April 1.
 Registration books will be open the regular hours today, until 4:30 o'clock this afternoon; then will re- open from ' until o'clock this evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
MARSHALL'S PROPOSAL

MOSCOW, March 28.-iR-U. s. Secretary of State Marshall pro- posed to the Council of Foreign Ministers tonight a drastic three poil1t streamlining of it's work on current German peace treaty prob lems with an April 3 deadline for completing the job.
 The speedup proposal met a gen. erally favorable response from the other three ministers.
 The Council, meanwhile, failed completely to break the deadlock on German assets in Austria, thus dimming the prospects for com pleting an Austrian treaty here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
Bonds vofed
 Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Mar. 28. approval was given by Anchorage voters yester- day to nine bond proposals for public works and improvements totaling $2,325,O ,O00.
 The propositions include sewer and water lines. a new electrical distribution system, street paw ing, construction of a repair shop building and two warming garages and the city's share of a new air port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
THANKS FOR THE CAKE

Mrs. Thomas A. Morgan came into the Empire office this after noon with delicious cake, compli- ments from the Martha Society of the Northern Light Presbyterian church. Did the bunch go to it. they did. Thanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
RIGLING FROM sITKA

Mark Rigling of Sitka flew to Ju- neau with Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday and is registered as guest of the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
FROM sITKA

Mrs. K. H. BanVard and Mrs J. H. Peterson from Sitka arrived in Juneau on Alaska Coastal Air lines and are at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
IN FROM GUSTAvUS

Edward L. Griffin, CAA employee at Gustavus Airfield, flew to Ju- neau and is registered at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Sailors Splice due from Ketch- ikan Sunday forenoon.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver, 9 tonight.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle March 29, calling at Ketch- ikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Sitka, Cordova, Valdez and Seward.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle 10 a. m. April |
 Northern Voyager scheduled to sail from Seattle, April 3.
 Aleutian, from west, scheduled to arrive Il a. m. Sunday and stalls south at D. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
FROM NAKNEK

H. Wristbands from Naknek, Bristol Bay town, registered as a guest of the Baranof Hotel yester- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
TACOMAN IN JUNEAU

s. Warburton, from Tacoma, Wash, arrived in Juneau yester- day and is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
PLANNED COMMUNITY"

WASHINGTON, March 28.-R- Alaska's new planned community at Chilkoot Barracks will have the welcome sign out for tourists as we'll as for war veteran settlers
 The Alaska Cooperative Company bought for $105,000 the town it values at Sl,oOOO0O, and expects 100 families to install themselves there by early summer.
 Already 25 members of the CO., operative are at Chilkoot, repairing leaky roofs, cleaning up the hospi- tai and fire-fighting equipment, and converting the barracks into family-size apartments, says Steve Larson Homer, one of the directors.
 Seventy-five others will go north this spring, most of them piling their household goods and families into trucks and cars as did the earlier party.
 Private Enterprise
 Although the community pur- chase was on cooperative basis, through the purchase of $100 in stock share by each member. the settlers will engage in private en- terprise as in a normal community. They will share in low-cost food purchases through a cooperative store.
 We have facilities for 100 famil- ies without putting in a nail, but the town will support many more than that number, and we have many more applications than we can handle" Homer told a reporter
 Our first job will be to get set tied, and our second will be to in corporate as city and to establish local government.
 Then we'll start out on our se- parate ventures. The fishing and hunting in that part of Alaska is wonderful, and we are counting up- on tourists and that includes sea- sonal laborers on their way to and from their Alaskan jobs-as our No. 1 source of revenue.
 We hope this will be only the first of several planned communi- ties to help Alaska develop it's tre- mendous resources"
 Cooperative members who al ready have moved to Chilkoot, Homer said, include MT and Mrs. Martin A. Cordes of Kodiak, AL aska.
 About 75 percent of the colon ists are World War II veterans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28
TWO FROM KETcHIKAN

Frank R. Clayton and w. Dury, from Ketchian, registered yesterday at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-28

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Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Agriculturists Hear Ad-
dress By Wilfred Shaw,
Director OF Dairy De-
partment.

The annual meeting of the Kent
County Farm Bureau held at the
Peoples Church. Dover, was at
tended by 1870 members
f-ts Wf4frcd Shaw, % directOrs4-Of the
Dairy Department of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. was the
principal speaker and told of the
help provided by the commodity
committees in advising with the
directors Of the Farm Bureau on
the problems confronting the
growers of each commodity. Della
ware has commodity committees on
poultry. dairy, fruit and vegetables.
and is setting up one on crops and
live stock. These committees keep
representatives on the national
committee informed on the needs
of each state.
In referring to the dairy indus
try Mr.. Shaw urged dairymen to
begin culling low producers and to
make plans for more economical
production. With feed supplies
plentiful Mr.. Shaw predicted heav-
ier feeding which will increase
fluid milk at time when the
market is tapering off Mr.. Shaw
also urged dairymen to pay more
attention to levcling off production
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Hon. G.. S. Williams
On Senators Staff
EX-Congrc>sman Declined Appoint
ment TO Civil Service Committee

Senator John J. Williams (R-
Deb has announced that George S.
Williams of Delaware had regret
fully declined the offer of a post on
the professional staff of the Senate
civil service committee" Senator
Williams added:
However, | am pleased to an
Eounce that Mr.. Williams will join
my office staff in the Capitol"
Mr.. Williams (no relative of the
scnatOr's) had been strongly en-
dOrsed by both Senator Williams
and Senator Buck for a staff post
on the civil service committee; with
the prOvisO. however. that Mr.. Will
liams be consulted first. At that
time Mr.. Williams was motor We
hicle commissioner of Delaware.
Senator LANCER (R-ND) commit
tee chairman, enthusiastic at the
prospect of having first-class ex.
ecutive on the committees staff
forgot that Mr.. Williams was to be
asked ii he would accept the post
He announced the appointment di
! rectly to the press.
No tender of the position hat
! ever been made to Mr.. Williams
! The latter, in the meanwhile, hai
resigned his Delaware commission
! CrShip
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Eagle Frosted Foods
Open New Plant
Huge Concern At Georgetown Will
Employ $50 Persons Daily

The worlds largest eviscerating
plant owned by the Eagel Frosted
Foods Corporation, began operation
here on Monday of last week. The
huge scope of the concern, which
definitely places Georgetown and
Sussex County at the top in the
poultry industry, can be realized By
the fact that when full operation is
attained, 10000 chickens, or total
of 10000 pounds of cut and packed
poultry can be made ready for the
consumer markets, in the course of
an eight-hour day.
Wayne p. LeVan of New York
City, who was the originator of the
eviscerating idea on a large scale
in that city, is the General Manager
of the Eagle Frosted Food Corp.
here. The owners of the corporation
who are we'll known on the Eastern
Shore in the poultry industry, are
Mr.. Lawrence Udell, Jack Udell and
Mrs. Leah Udell. They were former
ly associated with the Eagle POul-
try Company at Frankford. Prior tC
entering the eviscerating branch OF
the poultry industry in Georgetown
the Udells sold theirs drssing plant
at Frankford to John S. Isaacs OI
this town and Mr.. Harry Landis, O
DagsbOrO.
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Hospital Auxiliary
Plans Busy Year
Group Is Sponsoring HOstcsses
During Visiting Hours

The WOmen'S Auxiliary of the
Milford Memorial Hospital is about
to begin another year and it, pro
n.ises to be one of increased activity
as we'll as interest. This week finds
il sponsoring d new program OF
ovidinS hosteSses during visiting
hours. The crOwding and confusion
Of these hours has long been a prob
lem to the nurses and patients
alike. The recent campaign has
proven that the community is in
terestcd in the Hospital, and there
are many willing to contribute their
services.
The time required from any indi-
vidual wishing to help in this pro-
gram is but an hour for each single
session of afternoon or evening
Anyone interested may contact Mrs
Laurence t'itchett, Mrs. Edwin
Messick or Mrs. Raymond Masten
The hostesses who served anC
are serving this week follow: Jan
uary 10, Mrs. Russell Emory an(
Mrs. Laurence Fitchett; Januar!
20, Miss Dorothy DerricksOn; Jan
uary 81. Mrs. Raymond Masten
January %. Mrs. Leila Wall; Jan
uary 23, Mrs. Edwin Messick: Jan
uary "a, Mrs. Russell Emory; Jan
uary 25, Mrs. John Baker and Mrs
A. L. Carton.
mod
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Del-Mar-Va Council
B.S. of A. Meets Feb. l3
Session Will BE Held In Dover High
School Community Hall

ScOuters and friends of Scouting
and their wives will gather at the
Dover High School Community
Hall Thursday evening, February
13. at $50 p. m, for the Annual
Meeting of the Dover District of the
Del-Mar-Va Council. This an
nouncement was made by William
L. Matthews, Jr.. of Smyrna, who Is
serving as General Chairman. Other
appointments made by Dr.. o. A.
Eartley, President of the Wesley
Junior College, Dover. and District
Chairman of the Dover District
were as follows: Hon. j. Wallace
WoodfOrd, Chairman of Program
Arthur G.. Livingston, Chairman oil
Arrangements and George Ehinger
Chairman of Promotion and Attend
ance. Mr.. Matthews stated that az
rangements had been completed tC
serve dinner to 800 or more of the
interested citizens and their wives
of the Dover area on the occasion
which shall mark the 37th birthday
OF Scouting in America. Mayor
WOOdfOrd and his committee vii
endeavor to secure a speaker of Ma
tiOnal prominence to address The
gathering. An announcement will b'
made within a few days. Chairman
Fhinger has provided the fOllowin;
members of his committee with tic
kets throughout the Dover District
! L. r. Newman. Ellis X. LeCrOne an,
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Senate Passed Pay
Bill On Tuesday
State Employees Will Receive 5000 More Per
Year Under Rhodes Measure. Unemploy-
ment Compensation Bill, Repayment OF
Highway Funds Among Other Bills Passed

ed that the bill might be considered
discriminatory inasmuch as it pro-
Vides raises for school employees
during the remainder of this fiscal
Year only and, for all other state
employees concerned, during the
next two and half years. Majority
Floor leader L. Paul Burkholder of
Dover and secretary of State Will
liam J. Storey, pointed out that
other legislation has been or will be
introduced to take care of the
teachers salary increases during
the biennium beginning July /.
The vote on the measure was
unanimous, but Sen. Burkholder
had his vote changed to mot vot-
ing after it was pointed out that
persons affected by legislation may
not vote on it. Mr.. Burkholder is
superintendent of public schools il
Kent County
Senator j. Carl McGuigan Cd
Wilmington questioned sponsors O
the bill to amend the Delaware I'm
employment Compensation Act par
ticularly with regard to one of it,
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
U.S.D.A. Council Elects
New Officers
X. Harry Wilson Reelected Chair
man At Dover Session

AT the regular monthly meeting
held at Dover OIL Monday evening,
January Is. 1947. the Kent County
L. S. ID. A. Council reelected X.
Harry Wilson, Chairman and Will
liam +. Tarbell, Secretary.
L. S. ID. A. State and County
Councils were organized late in
1915, following memorandum
from Clinton p. Anderson, Secre-
tary of Agriculture. in which he
stated; "It shall be the function and
responsibility of each council 10
help the agencies of the Depart
ment to coordinate their activities.
In addition, the council shall pro-
vide d medium for the exchange of
information and discussion of the
problems of mutual interest to the
agencies represented and for carry
ing out such assignment as may be
made by the secretary from time tC
time. These councils shall work
closely with other groups in locali-
ties involved, and their activities
with respect to the programs of the
Department shall at all times be
such as to render maximum assist
Continued on page g.
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Newly Is
Killed When
Auto Crashes
Into Truck
Ralph Johnson Of Farm
ingtOn Dies On High
way Near Bridgeville
Three Hours After Be-
ing Married.

Ralph Johnson, Il years old, of
Pennington, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry J. Johnson of near Milford,
was killed last Wednesday evening
near Bridgeville, less than three
hours after he was married, when
the coupe which he was driving
crashed into the rear of a parked
trailer-truck on Route Is.
Johnson, veteran of World War
III. and Miss Gladys Messick daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Messick.
of near SeafOrd. had been married
in the parsonage of st. JohnstOwn
Methodist Church, the same church
from which he was buried last Fri
day afternoon. After the ceremony
the couple drove to Seaford to start
their honeymoon.
Unable to obtain room at hotel
Johnson drove his bride to her
parents home and then started fol
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry ]. Johnson. near Mil
ford. On his way home JohnsOn's
car struck the rear of a parked
truck on the north bound lane oi
the highway near Bridgeville.
An inquest was held at the Har
destry Funeral Home. Johnson is
survived by his wife. his parents
and a sister, Mrs Ruth Smith o
Greenwood,
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Grand Master
OF Masons To
Visit Milford
b. w. Almond Will Be
Received At Temple
Lodge This Evening;
Dinner To Be Served.

Temple Lodge No. . Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons of Milford,
will receive the Most WorShipful
Bayard w. Almond Grand Master
and his staff of the Most Worship
ful Grand Lodge of Delaware A. f..
a. A. NJ. at their annual visitation to
the Milford MasOns in their Temple
on ~ W. Front Street tonight, Fri
day, January "a, 1947 in due and an
cient form.
This is the night of nights in ma
sonic circles that is set aside to re-
ccive and honor the Grand Master
and his staff.
The visitation will begin with {
dinner at "DerrickSOnS" at six O.
/ clock, given by the Master and Of
+ ficers of Temple Lodge in honor o
the NJ. W. Grand Master and hi
staff.
; AT eight o'clock the Most Wor
shipful Grand Master and his Off
cial family will be received at tin
Masonic Temple and greeted by tn
entire membership.
NJ. w. Bayard w. Almond, is wei
known in masonic circles. He is /;
prominent attorney of Wilmington
and is held in very high regard b,
the Delaware Bar and his associ
ates. He is a speaker of note AM
will make the principal address o
the evening. 1t is expected tina
short addresses will be made b.
members of his staff.
continued on page So
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Farm Credit Group
Loaned $84l,000 in '46
l.. ID. Caulk Reelected Director At
Thirteenth Annual Meeting

The stockholders of the Della
ware Production Credit AssOcia
ton, at their 18th annual meeting,
reelected l.. ID. Caulk of Wyoming,
a director of the association from
Kent county to serve for a term of
three years.
Victor p. Kohl gave report
of the work of the board of dlrec-
tors and l.. ID. Caulk gave the re-
port of the executive committee
Mr.. Caulk introduced Earl L.
Sheats of Odessa, new tieldman for
the Delaware Production Credit
Association.
Albert o. Gray of ST. Georges
secretary and treasurer of the as
sOciatiOn. gave the financial re-
port in which he stated the assOci-
alton loaned to farmers of Della
ware $S41.000 last year.
Last year the association earned
$10.02O which was added to the
associations reserves.
II. &. Baker, representative o
the Production Credit Corporation
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
All Specialist Is
Named At University
Miss Jean Lee Will Have Charge
OF Girls Work

Expansion of the All Club pro-
gram in Delaware is noted, with the
appointment of Miss Jean Lee, as
State All Club specialist in charge
OF girls project work, announces
George l.. Schuster. director of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service.
Because the III club agents in
Delaware are men, the need has
been felt for a specialist to work
with the girls program, explains
Director Schuster. Miss Lee will be
in charge of leader training meet
ings for girls work, preparation for
dairy foods demonstrations and
style reviews, will be largely re-
sponsible for planning All events
such as the annual short course at
the University, and fair exhibits
and will maintain contacts with the
National All Committee in Chicago
Miss Lee, a native of LIE Mars
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Firemen Kept Busy
The Last Few Days
ii igh Winds Responsible For
Some OF The Fires

Beginning last Saturday, he
members of the Carlisle fire com
pany, this City. have answered
calls. mostly out-of-town. every
day with the exception of Monday.
The first blaze occurred last
Saturday afternoon, at about 1870
O'Clock. when the company was
called to Lincoln to- combat fire
at the home of Jean Watson. Upon
arrival the fircmen saw there was
little to be done except concentrate
on saving nearby property, because
of the headway made by the flames
before their discovery by the
Watson children, who were home
alone. The home was leveled with
a loss of approximately $1,000.
On Sunday the firemen were
called to the home of Jay Savage.
near Milford. where a defective oil
heating stove was threatening
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Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24

The bill calling for Il 5000 annual
increase for state employees earn
ing between $500 and $4,000 a year
was passed i'll the Senate last Tues
day, after some debate, by a unanl-
NOUS vote.
The senators voted on party lines,
but with some defectiOns in the De-
mOcratic ranks, on two other bills
proposing important amendments
to the Delaware Unemployment
Compensation Act and calling for
a special appropriation to repay
the State Highway Department
S2,000.000 borrowed from it in past
years for the use of the General
fund.
In one OF their busiest sessions to
date. the members Of the upper
chamber also: Passed five other
bills. unanimously and without de-
bate; introduced five new bills; re-
ported Is bills favorably and one
unfavOrably out of committees, and
adopted three resolutions.
In the debate on the state en-
plOyees pay raise measure, mem
bers of the minority party suggest
Milford chronicle., 1947-01-24
Kent Firemen Kent County
Held Meet AT Farm Bureau
Little Greek Holds Meet
Over 100 Were Present
For Session Last Week,
Fire Marshal Bill Was
Thoroughly Discussed.

The first meeting OF the year for
the Kent County Firemen's Asso-
citation was held at Little Creek
last week. mcidentiy. what is known
as the baby company in the county
association, is now full grown as
they have made great strides OF
progress since organization Il few
years ago. over 100 were present
with all companies being repre-
sented. The newly-elcctcd officers
were installed by President G.. w.
Johnson and Sergeant-at-Arms f.
e. ONcal Former President Burke
opened the meeting and Mr.. Achcn-
berg welcomed the firemen to his
town. 1t was probably the first
visit to Little Creek for many of
them. Vice President Charles Jes-
ter responded to the welcoming adj
dress. Mr.. Burke. member of the
law and Legislative committee. dis
cussed the bills that were coming
up in the Legislature. Another bill
that the firemcn particularly want
is the State Fire Marshal Bill This
was discussed by Mr.. O'Neal. Chic
Baker made his final fire record
er's report after serving the county
many years. He will be succeeded
by George Johnson of Harrington
One Of the first acts after takin;
office was to name three membe
law and Legislative committee, o
Burke Crpadick and Stevenson II,
also asked the company fire re
corders to be present and mos
of them were in attendance. Park
er urged them to carry on thei
jobs as nearly 100 per cent as pos
sible. He also defined what is con
sldercd man hours. and repOrte,
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