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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

MP USES
By Winifred Harriss

Cool winds whispering through the tai trees ana low bushes,
waving slightly the turning red and gold leaves, announce EN-
phatically the formal introduction Of the fall season a. Oyer the
TaroIina campuses the Young college folks don stylish TALL apparel,
new fashion trend being towards heightened skirts and gay
neckerchiefs. Naturally the skirt -and-sweater lad fingers on, ana
The wide belts wool blouses and straight skirts live on IN the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
MEETING TIME CHANGED

The time Of meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of St. Johns
church has been changed from
4 pm. Monday 3 pm. Mon
day. The meeting will take place
in the Parish house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

Switzerland has about twice
the area of Massachusetts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
AlASkA'5 CARGO TO BE LIGhTERED
 TO HELP DIVERS
Passengers and Grew Still Aboard-Former May Be
 Taken Off al Cordoyd

CORDOVA. Alaska, Feb. 4. The freighter Terminal Knot is due here this afternoon to take part of the cargo of the steamship Alaska, damaged when she grounded near here early Sunday
 Alaska Steamship Company off cials said cargo would be discharg- ed to tighten the Alaska so Navy divers fr2m Kodiak could survey the damage and determine if tenn porary repairs could be made to tho vessels hull. The divers were due from Kodiak today.
 The 90 passengers and 100 crew members still are aboard the Alas ka today, because of insufficient housing accommodations in Cor dova. The steamship company con sidered sending ship here to re- move the passengers.
 The Alaskas crew encountered difficulty in obtaining fresh water for the ship because water pipes A the dock are frozen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
AFL STUDIES LABOR BILLS, MAY SUPPORT
Pres. Green. Says Changes OK f Union Freedoms '
 NOt Endangered
y HAROLD w. WARD

MIAMI. Fla, Feb. 4,-The AFL executive council indicated today it might support some changes in labor laws which would not inter- fere with union liberties and free dcms.'
 AFL President William Green told newsmen the l5-member council would consider today and tomor- row proposed legislation dealing with labor questions, and he told reporters that if ariy of the bills did not interfere with liberties and freedoms of lahor unions, they would be supported by the AF'L.
 Tie first bill analysed by Green and General Counsel Joseph A. Pad way led to a condemnation of the Ball-Taft Smith bill, which Green described as having objectives which are largely hypocritical."
 The measure, sponsored by Re- publican Senators Ball of Mime sota, Taft of Ohio, and Smith of New Jersey. was described by Green "as a modified version of the Case Bill" which was vetoed by President Truman during the last session of Congress on the grounds that it would not prevent strikes and would inflict punitive sanctions Ja ,t,aiOrNc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
ONE DEATH IN VALDEZ
 DISASTER
100 Homeless When Fire Destroys Hospital and
 Three Other Buildings
fpY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

One person is dead and 100 are homeless in Valdez. Alaska, where a spreading fire at midnight Sunday destroyed the Community Hospital and three adjoining houses.
 At least 30 of the homeless are believed to be orphans housed in a building next door to the hos pital.
 Mrs. William Schmidt, the lone nurse on duty at the hospital, risk ed her life to carry bed-ridden patients from the lower floor of the burning hospital Others had to flee in sub1ero temperatures. The name of the elderly patient who was fatally burned was not immed- lately available.
 The freezing temperatures added to the hazards of fighting the fire and total damage is estimated to be at least $50,000
 An army barge loaded with medi- cal supplies is now enroute to Valdez, and at Anchorage the army has alerted medical personnel of its Tenth Rescue Squad to send further aid if the residents of the community sound an alarm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
STABLER, T0ASTMASIER AT LINCOLN DAY DINNER
 GIVEN ON FEBRUARY 12

Howard D. Staoler, former U. s. Attorney of the First Division and Republican Committeeman, will be the toastmaster at the Lincoln Day Dinner to be given at the Salmon Creek Country Club on February 12. Dinners on this date are being given throughout the states by the Republicans under instructions from the Republican National Committee.
 The speaker of the evening will be Henry Benson, Labor Commis- sioner
 The remainder of the program will be varied and interesting and will be announced later.
 Tickets for the event may be se- cured at Garnick's Grocery and all Republicans are urged to make re- seryations early
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
President Seeking Continuation or Authority

the Relief and Care of Sick and Disabled Commercial Fishermen. The bill carries an appropriation Of s2000o. Identical bills have been introduced in past sessions.
 Another measure which made it's appearance this morning under the authorship of Rep. Maurice Jchn- son would require the election of municipal magistrates in incorpor- ated cities of the first class having more than 1900 population. Mini mum salaries, duties and jurisdic- tions of the office and officers of the Municipal Court and prescribed in the till
 Rep. Steve Vukovich introduced bill to appropriate S2,500 to buy l3 new tyepwriters and two mimeo- graph machines for the use of the Legislature.
 Committee Reports
 Senate Bill 6, to appropriate $5 900 for payment of old age assist ance benefits during the remainder of the biennium came out of the House Ways and Means Committee this morning marked do pass" The same committee also recommende> > passage of H. B. 25, to appropriate $500 to buy medals for the Terri torial Guard, and geturned H. B. 24, relating to the collection of wages claims. without recommen- dation except that it be referred to the Committee on Labor for fur ther consideration
 Rep. Gill's measure, H. B. 29, to re-district the Third Division, was given a do not pass" tag by the Elections Committee, which also re- turned H. B II, the Blanket Pri- mary Bill, with recommended amendments.
 The House recessed at noon until 2 p. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
SCOTT PUTS IN
 BILL 10 RAISE
 LIQUOR LEvIES
Two Measures 10 Trim Powers of Governor
 Received by Senate

The first liquor tax measure to hit the hopper in either house of the Alaska Legislature at the pres ent session was laid before the Senate this morning by Tolhert Scott. Tagged Senate Bill No. l5, it would increase the Territorial tax on malt beverages from five cents to ten cents ger gallon, on wine. and ether liquor of 23 percent of less alcohol by volume from l5 cents to 25 cents. and would hoist the levy on hard liquors from s2 to $3 per gallon.
 The measure provides an effective date of May IS, l947 It was re- ferred to the Taxation Committee.
 Three other new Senate bills were introduced by Senator N. R. Walker.
 S. B. l6 would relieve the Gov ernor Of Alaska of the duty of appointing the territorial Tax Commissioner and instead would call for appointment of that offi- cial by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House Of the Legislature with confirmation by the two houses of the Legisla ture in joint session. The bill would also raise the Tax Commissioner salary from S6,250 per year to S7,500 and declares an emergency to the Judiciary and the Finance Committees
 S. B. IT would supplant the Gov ernor upon the Beard of Admins tration by the Commissioner of La bor and would make the Attorney General chairman of the Board ir place of the Governor, also al emergency measure; referred to Ju' dietary
 1 s. B. 18 would appropriate Sl5,0o' for construction of a float for us' 1 of small boats in Thomas Basin, a Ketchikan; to Finance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
TRUMAN ASKS WAR-p0WER5 ExTE N SI0 N
Wants Control Over Sugar, Coal and Electricity
 Beyond March 31
By FRANCIS J. KELLY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4-President Truman's plea for extension oi some of his war powers brought common reaction from Democratic as well as Republican senators to- day:
 Let's get rid of all of them as socn as possible.
 Although his message to the law makers yesterday asked that only three of the remaining seven titles of the Second War Powers Act be extended beyond tteir March 3l expiration date, the only one ap- bearing to win anything like gem eral approval was his plea for power to continue controls over sugar.
 Senator Russell CD-Ga). told the newsmen that one would have to stand, and Senator Taft tOhiol chairman of the Republican steer ing committee. said he favors its continuation too.
 Taft said there may have to be extension of the control power ovei some other commodities, but that the necessity will have to be proved.
 But l won't go aiong with any grant of powers to mee. a national emergency that we do not forsee he added.
 Tn his message MT. Truman saic that although I do not anticipate 1 that such an emergency will occur, it is imperative that the govern ment should have the power, during ] the remainder of the reconversion period to deal with major unfore- seen contingencies of this charact- | CT"
 | The specific powers he asked would permit him to keep priorities | in existence and order the alloca- tion of such things as coal, gas and electricity-a was done during last falls coal strike. | Russell, saying he thought MT. ] Truman had a possible new coal strike in mind declared the na- ton will need some protection if John L. Lewis calls his miners out of the pits again April l, Otherwise, the Georgia Democrat said he wants to end the special , wartime executive powers as rapid | ly as possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
AFL DELEGATE E
 GUEST SPEAKER
 AT ROTARY MEET

Guest speaker at todays Rotary | luncheon meet ill the Gold Room was w. D. Wilson, visiting AFL re- presentative from Vancouver, B. c. He sketched the history of the AFL from the early beginnings in England and touched on the re- markable strides gained since that period under labor and manage ment unity. The AFL delegate said that the whole world is looking toward the North American contin- ent to set the pace for improved labor relations.
 Wilson touched off a controver- sial subject at his mention of pro- gressive socialism and was called upon by members Of his audience to clarify the issue. He answered the queries by explaining the type of socialism referred to was the adoption of any measures needed for the common good of all the people and this is to be carried out in orderly manner and brought. about by the intelligent vote of the people ! themselves.
 Wilson also spoke on apprentice ship and training in all trades, re- conversion problems, development of natural resources for the gooG of all and not for individual pro- fiteering, and touched briefly on the disruption that has taken place in production and assembly lines due to strikes
 ! Other guests attending todays { luncheon were Miss Pearl Gibson also of the ATFL, Miss Charlotte Dunlap, Ron Milligan and Robert Mckinley, all of Ketchikan; Neil Taylor of Hayfield, Iowa, and Bill Rechman and Gene Hawkins, of Portland, Oregon. Visiting Rotar- ians present were Freeman Shultz of Fishbay, Oregon and E. B. Col lins of Fairbanks.
 Correspondence read by Presi- dent Ed Keithahn during the busi- ness session included telegram from the district governor on funds to be raised for the two million dollar Paul Harris Foundation a letter from the Juneau BPW con- corning proposed forming of a Ju- neau-Douglas chapter of the AL aska Crippled Children's Associa- tion. Bob AckerYick and Harold Foss will represent the Rotary at the no-host luncheon which will be held to discuss plans for the new chapter.
 J. B. Burford took charge of the ticket selling today on the Chrysler car as per request of the Anchorage Rotary Club to lend helping hand on the sponsoring of queen at the coming Fur Rendezvous in that city. Each ticket purchased boosts the Rotary candidate for queen by 1000 votes.
 The guest speaker was introduced by Rev. Herbert Hillerman, chair man for this months program committee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
SENATE DEBATES
 ACT DIRECTED AT
 LARGER SCHOOLS
Memorial Calling for Fight Against Ship Rdfe h.
 crease Passes

The Alaska Senate this morning followed up the action decided yes terday by the two Houses Of the Legislature, in joint meeting upon the shipping controversy by passing Senate Joint Memorial No. l, by Munz-calling for fight to the finish against any increase in water freight rates. Only dissenter was Senator Don Carlos Brownell.
 The memorial was advanced and passed under suspended rules after minor amendment in second read ing.
 In connection with the shipping issue, the Senate received from the Governor a copy of wire from Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, advising legislative action up- on the measure now in the House to create an Alaska Transportation Authority to operate ships.
 A brief interchange between Sen- ators Gunnard Engebreth and Ed ward c. Coffey flared up in the Senate this morning as the body turned to consideration of school matters. It was precipitated by Engebreths motion to jerk Senate Bill 8 out of the Finance Com mittee. Coffey objected strongly to the general principle of taking bills out of committee before expiration of the allotted ten days for consid- eration He was supported by Sen ator O. D. Cochran.
 Deficiency Bill
 The measure in question is de- ficiency appropriation bill totalli2s nearly S300,00O for support of schools the remainder of the cur rent school biennium. Engebreth stressed a need for it's early enac- tion if possible school closure is not to be faced.
 The remainder of the Senates forenoon session today was devoted to Senate Bill II, by the Education Committee. which was up in second reading Before the morning was over the measure went on to the third reading and passage stage reverted to second reading for amendment, then ended up back in committee for revision.
 "RuraP' School
 s. B. II, as written, would em- power the Territorial Board of Ed ucation. in it's discretion, to order the closure of "rural' schools in communities where there are 10C or more pupils enrolled. It would be required that before any such school is closed by the Board, suffi- cient notice would be given the community concerned so that il might either incorporate as city or as a school district, and thus come under the Territorial school refund system. The effect would be to force larger communities to pay directly a part of the cost of edu- eating their children rather than
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - If Soviet Am bassador Novikov is as blundering in his diplomatic relations as in his press relations, he ought to be recalled from the all-important post of Russian Envoy to the Unit ed States.
 The other day the Ambassador denied a conversation published in this column in which be was re- ported as stating that the American people should not put too much re- lance on the atomic bomb, and hinted that Russia might have adeuuate defense against the bomb or else a bomb of her own.
 Indignantly. the Ambassador de- nied that he had said any such thing.
 ''The usual distortion by MT Pearson" he claimed
 Then he complained that his talk with Robert Gros (the California lecturer whom this column quoted had been off -the-record" and he
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb, 4. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5ss. American Can 96, Anaconda 40as, Curtiss-W Wright 6, International Harvester 79ls, Ken necott 485s, New York Central 2l i.. Northern Pacific 207s, U. s. Steel TITS, Pound S4.027s.
 Sales today were l,340.000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows. industrials l822S. rails 5l 80, utilities 3692
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-04
S0L0NS WANT HEARING ON
 RATE DEMAND
Joint Committee of Whole Hears Two Sides
 of Problem

After sitting as JOlnt senate and House Committee of the Whole yesterday afternoon to hear the pros and cons of freight rates and the probable cost of increases, the committee adopted tEe following recommendation, with one dissent ing vote, from Senator Brownell: That rate hearing be held be- fore the Maritime Commission and that the Legislature does not agree to a raise in rates before it is jus tified by such hearing and that Delegate Bartlett be informed of cur action by wire"
 The Committee hearing and the recommendation came as the result of telegrams from Delegate Bart lett requesting an expression from the Legislature as to it's position regarding the proposed freight rate increases.
 Appearing before the Joint Com- mittee session yesterday afternoon were the Governor of Alaska, Alex Mcdonald, Assistant Vice-PreSident and General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company; Attorney General Ralph Rivers, and George Rogers, accountant and statistician for the Department of the Interior. The Governor, who was the first witness, said that the problem was for the Legislature to express it's attitude so as to help Delegate Bart lett in negotiations with the ship operators
 The Governor said that he would be glad to express his own opinion and to lend any assistance. He also read a letter from Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug, in which Krug expressed the willing ness of his Department to assist Alaska. The Krug letter mentioned the possibility of lifting the re- strictive clause of the Jones Act to permit Canadian vessels to carry American cargo to Alaska from
 
 action might be taken so that the Canadian vessels could carry freight and passengers between Alaskan ports.
 Claims Cost Not Great
 Alex Mcdonald, of the Alaska Steamship Company, told the com- mittee that the cash cost of the subsidy offered by the government would actually not be nearly as great as claimed by Delegate Bart lett.
 The Delegate had wired that ships which would be chartered to the carriers at probably S1 a year would have a charter value of ap- proximately s2,5O0,000 year.
 Mcdonald said that might be true if all of the vessels owned by the government could be chart cred out. He pointed out, however that hundreds of these ships are now laid up and that they would probably Ee kept in better condi- tion by being operated than they are by being laid up.
 Delegate Bartlett's statement as to the cost of hull insurance was also attacked by Mcdonald, who said that While this subsidy would te valuable to the companies, the government does not buy insurance but carries its own and would thus be out nothing unless a ship were
Evening star., 1947-08-13

Rodney Van Devanter and Mr.. Pau
Wedding
After trip to Bermuda the cou.
pie will make their home in st
Louis.
The bridegroom attended Cath.
olic University and his bride at.
tended st. Cecelia's, and is a grad.
uate of Jenkins Memorial Hospita
in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
In the Neus

Mrs. Hal Cushman Castle has left
for Newport to meet her husband 1t
Castle, U s. NJ, who is returning
from seyen-month tour of duty in
the Mediterranean. The Castles
young sons, Hal, jr.. and William
Austin are remaining with their
grandparents, MIR. and Mrs. Watson
B. Shelton in Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Castles sister, Mrs. Frederick
H. E. Vose, the former Miss Vivian
Shelton, Is also in Newport where
Ensign Vose, U. S. N, is now sta
toned
Mrs. G. Elliott Peck Of this city is
at Highland Falls, N. Y, where she
went to make the acquaintance OF
her grandson, born August 8 to
Capt. and Mrs. Richard c. Snyder
of West Point.
Mrs. Snyder is the former Miss
Mary Frances Peck. Her husband
is the son of Maj. Gen. and Mrs
Howard M. Snyder also Of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Senator Ste1Vart's
Dangbter Engaged
To Mr.. !. W. Dunn

OF interest in congressional cir
cles is the announcement made by
Senator and Mrs. Tom Stewart OF
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Betty Ann Stewart to Mr.. John
Wathall Dunn of Washington and
Fredericksburg, Va.
The bridegroom -elect is the son
Of Mrs. Thomas Burton Dunn OF
Fredericksburg, Va.
Miss Stewart is a graduate OF
Agnes Scott College and is a grand
daughter of Chancellor and Mrs. T
L. Stewart of Winchester, Tenn.
Mr.. Dunn attended Bridgewater
College in Bridgewater, Va. He was
lieutenant in the Navy serving
in both theaters of war. He now is
practicing law in Washington.
The wedding will take place in
the late fall.
Evening star., 1947-08-13

the work about the conference
tables more successful
At present a mission from Great
Britain is here for talks on the coal
situation and four of the delegates
are from the British occupied zone
Of Germany and have a thorough
knowledge of the coal mines in the
Ruhr Valley. These are Sir william
Strang, MIR. Duncan Anderson, Mr..
Frederick Harrison and Mr.. Harry
Collins. Sir Mark Turner, another
member of the committee, and Mr..
Andrew Gilchrist, secretary of the
delegation, came from England.
The acting Secretary of State, Mr..
Robert A. Lovett, will be host at a
luncheon tomorrow at the May
flower entertaining in honor of Sir
William Strang who heads the dele
CATION. The party will be stag as
will be the cocktail party which the
acting Secretary will give Friday
afternoon in the Carlton.
The guests at both fetes probably
will include the United States dele
gates, the Secretary of War, Mr..
Kenneth c. Royal. who heads the
delegation; Maj. Gen. William H.
Draper, jr.. chief economic adviser
IN the United States zone of Ger
many, and the assistant Secretary
OF State, Mr.. Charles Eskridge
SaltZman.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Shirley Schubert
and Mr.. KIgore
Set Wedding Day

Miss Shirley Ann Schubert has re.
turned from short visit with
Senator and Mrs Harley M. Kilgore
and their son, Mr.. Robert M. Kill
gore. The marriage of Miss Schu-
bert and Mr.. Kilgore will take place
Sunday, August 81 in Bethlehem
Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Their engagement was announced
yesterday by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter v. Schubert of Halsted.
MINI.
Miss Schubert and her sister, Miss
Beverley Schubert have lived in
Washington for some time the for
mer serving as a conference re-
porter for the State Department,
She was graduated from the Wood
row Wilson High School in WASH
ington and Stephens College in Co.
lumbia, Mo.
Mr.. Kilgore also is a graduate of
woodrow Wilson High School, and
the school in Beckley, w. Va. He
attended Riverside Military Aca-
DENY in Gainesville, Ga, and
served as a first lieutenant in the
infantry. He went overseas with the
86th Infantry Division. Mr.. Kileore
was graduated in the spring from
Georgetown University and in the
autumn will enter the law school at
Columbia University
Evening star., 1947-08-13

Another festivity of midsummer
was the delightful farewell fete
given yesterday for the retiring First
Secretary of the Indian Embassy
and Mrs. Natarajan who will leave
today preparatory to returning to
their homeland. The party was
given by the Indian Government
Information Services at 2342 Massa-
chusettS avenue. Mr.. Natarajan has
served, not only as First Secretary
Of the Embassy, but also as public
relations officer and chief of the IN
formation Services.
DR.. Anup Singh, who was ap-
pointed to succeed Mr.. Natarajan
already has arrived in Washington
and assumed his new duties. Yes
terday he acted as host at the party
for which a hundred or more in
vitations were issued. The guests
included his colleagues at the EN-
bassy and at the Information Serv-
ices as well as news writer's with
whom Mr.. Natarajan has had close
contact during his service in the
Capital.
DR.. Singh is no stranger in this
country having lived here for some
years, but this Is his first assign
ment to Washington. He Is a bache-
lor and has taken an apartment in
Hotel 2400.