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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-03
First Sergeant Smith of Battery B,

First Sergeant Smith of Battery B,
Hath Field Artillery, went from here
with the Battery that long ago NOR
ming when the balance of us watch
ed with tight Threats as the guns
rolled away, not to return for nearly
five eventful years. Besides keeping
official Battery records, with the in
stinct of historian he maintained
private record to refresh his me-
mory ever after as to what the Bat
terry did, where it went, its casual
ties, triumphs and reverses. And he
has the well worn record of those
years. Battery B had been so well
trained that its officers e. non-coms
were nearly all sent to train other
units. So only few of our own
men remained with it found its
front line service in the South Paci-
fic. When IL entered the war there
was no Battery in the National
Guard that excelled it, so well had
it been trained by Capt. Nelson,
Lieutenants Townsend, Thompson,
White and the efficient non-com
working with the high class men
they had.
pottery B Is Back in its old Ar
mory with its 155 nm Howitzers on
an improved type mount. including
split trail, demonstrated to be per-
haps the most useful field gun we
had. Capt. Ike King is slowly build
ing up the organization to make it
again the effective, harmonious COM
pany it was. The County is proud
of the men who make up the Bat
terry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-03

a Enthusiastically what the
Navy crew did-with every ounce of
strength of legs, back, arms and
lungs for four miles calls for tops in
endurance and coordination.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-03

Navy rons will be pleased to know
that the Annapolis Crew led all
others at the Poughkeepsie Regatta
last week being followed across the
finish line by the powerful crew OF
Cornell California, Washington
Minnesota and four more. Rowing
calls for more pure grit and staying
power than any other sport. To drive
a she'll through the water 38 strokes
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-07-03
Auto Drivers ore Polite. Recent

Auto Drivers ore Polite. Recently
as funeral procession travelled a.
long highway IL. every car met
with very few exceptions, pulled
to the side of the road and stopped
until the procession had passed
thus showing consideration for the
bereaved family and the many fri
ends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

timber would be placed in escrow later to be paid to the Indians if they established claims or to the government Federal and Territorial-n the claims were shown to be nonexistent.
 Even in the face of two Circuit Court of Appeals decisions which went sharply against the aboriginal claims, the Indians, through their attorneys con- tinued to block the pulp program until they forced such reprsals the legislation which Senator Butler has been forced to introduce for the good of the Territory as a whole.
 In attempt to off prospective investors who were to bid timber now up for sale the Indians attorney wrote letters to the companies known to be interested, warning them that the gov ernment had right to sell the timber and sug- gestiug they buy direct from the Indians They also set up what looks suspiciously like dummy" cor poration in New York which they reported was con tracting to buy the timber direct from the Indians Senator Butler also plans investigate this corpora tion We predict that the results will show that those behind 1t have connections with the old Ickes gang which started the whole aboriginal mess few years back.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
Weapons Against Imitation
Cincinnati Enquirer

Although the controversy anti-inflation ures has been turned into debate "otalitarian ism for the moment. there will time when Congress decide just which if any, of the Pres- dents 10 weapons against imitation it is willing to used in the months ahead When that time comes, will not be too difficult to distinguish between the practical and impractical
 One of MT. Trumans proposals, for example, is to restore controls consumer credit especially installment purchases. This power is not a totaitaran venture. It lapsed only few weeks ago. It was considered salutary among responsible mer- chants. This newspaper expressed the belief many times that curbs the abuse of installment sales ought to be continued.
 That is anti-inflationary technique Congress can accept with a clear conscience and with the tainy it will help.
 Rent controls a wartime measure continued in succeeding years Senator Taft among others, had said some controls rents would be necessary in view of the continued shortage of housing. So MT. Truman's proposal for strengthened rent controls hardly is reckless one
 Controls exports have continued since the war, and have been continued by express action of Congress. When Congress took that action, it was not heralded signal of the police state. And it would not be, if such controls strengthened, as weapon against nfation-
 The allocation of transportation facilities and equipment is another technique which has been used, not only in war, but in various other emergencies. It is a practical means of nsuring that essential commodities in short supply distributed equit- ably and efficiently possible It is no more 'tota- tarian' than the regulation in Ohio, that new gas furnaces may not be installed. These examples given to show that good deal of the Presidents ant-inflaon program can be adopted with fair hope of good results, and without inviting dictatorship police state or any similar dire end.
 This cannot be said of all of MT Trumans sug- gestions. Consumer ratoning is not practical in peacetme in this country It is not necessary to brand this proposal as alien ism It is necessary merely to show that it would not work in the period between and next July, when the present crop year ends
 It seems probable that some leaders in both parties thinking in terms of votes, instead of price levels But if the bulk of members of Congress keep their eyes the real problem they should not find too difficult to choose from the Presidents galaxy anti-inflation techniques, and to up i with workable program
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
THEY ASKED FOR TT

The Indians of Southeast Alaska and elsewhere who have blindly followed the advice of their glib attorneys from back East and have been taken Tn by the promises of few legal light underings lett over in the Interior Department from the Ickes regime, may soon find that their actions in blocking the immediate pulp and paper timber development Tn Alaska will them everything they have been awarded in reservations handed out so iberally by Ickes
 Senator Hugh Butler. chairman of the powerful Senate Public Lands Committee, has announced he will introduce during present special session of Congress legislation which destroys the Secretary of Interiors authority to establish reservations under the Wheeler Howard Act and to do away with those reservations already created under it-l54o00o acres for l420 natives.
 Senator Butler is making no bones about the fact that he going all defeat at the aboriginal rights theory which he sees the biggest block to development of Alaska.
 The legislation he has prepared points out that aboriginal titles land in Alaska wiped out by the Treaty of Cesson when Alaska was purchased by the United States saying exactly the same thing that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said earlier this year
 The resolution also recognizes the danger in an administrative officer having the wide powers to lb eray give away the public lands with practically nc limitations
 Had Indian leaders cooperated with the gov ernment and agreed to abide by the terms of HJR 205 under which timber the lands falsely claimed by the Indians would be sold for pulp through the government, they would have lost nothing and stood gain all This legislation absolutely fair to all concerned Recognizing tbat Alaska had chance to market the timber and several large pulp
 mills in Alaska the legislation provided that until the aboriginal claims settled, either by Congress the courts the money derived from the sale of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
DUTCH VS. IRISH

Dunn, however, had his Irish up. He wrote formal request to Gsn. Spaatz urging self-sealing gas tanks for paratroop-carrying planes. Spaatz. Pennsylvania Dutchman, just as stubborn as Dunn, returned this request with an abrupt veto
 Dunn then went over Spaatz's head and wrote a report direct to Washington urgently recom- mending protection for troop carrying planes. This report is dated May 13, l943.
 And it was on July l3-exactly two months later-that the first wave of U. s. transport planes carrying about 400 paratroopers was shot down over Sicily. The next night another wave of like number was shot down.
 And although trigger fingered gunners of the U. s. and British Navies got the blame, a board of inquiry, appointed to establish the cause of the tragedy, made the pointed recommendation that in the future self sealing gas tanks be installed in troop-carrying planes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
If PASSENGERS ARE FLOWN HERE BY pAA;;
 if ARE CARRIED OUT

Pan American Airways brought eleven from Seattle yesterday and carried nine passengers to Seattle and two to Ketchikan.
 Arrivals from Seattle were: Lena Gilmore and infant Ann, Marilyn Merritt, Dudley Reynolds, Steve Stanworth, Annie Stanworth, Mrs. Garrison Turner, Mrs. Verdie Sea- graves and infant Paul, Mrs. Regina Williams, John Hoover.
 Juneau to Seattle: Al Chaney, Tula Jackson, Wilbur Irving, Hal Windsor, Juaian Garcia, Alvin Aspe- lund, Fred Kraun, Eugene Hervin, Frank Boyle.
 Juneau to Ketchikan: Ed Herold, Curt HaXthausen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
Prices Up; Hem|ines Down; Shortages Are Prevalent Says Buyer

The fashion world is taking on some of the aspects of war and postwar days, when shortages pre- vailed and prices were steadily rising while hemlines rescended.
 This is the conclusion of Mrs. Jessie Stevens who has returned from a three weeks buying trip to New York and Chicago for the Stevens dress shop.
 Everyone predicts that prices will go higher and higher, and that there will be a sharp in crease around the first of the year" she said, although some manuacturers are of the opinion that prices may drop by mid summer"
 She said that the nylon short age is becoming severe, and that even large firms which have had plentiful supplies are faced with badly depleted stocks. Stocking counters are always crowded, and by the time she left the East, wholesale houses had no nylons available for purchase.
 Mrs. Stevens bought stockings wherever possible, and was fortun- ate in securing large supply from the Van Raalt firm when she first reached New York
 The Metropolitan cities have def initely accepted the longer skirts, she said, and both the full Bal lerina skirt and the very tightly fitted skirts are much in vogue.
 Scarves and pearls are the most
 popular accessories, now said Mrs. Stevens. T didn't see a single model whose suit or coat wasn't accented with a scarf, worn either in the front or back or tied in a big bow around the neck or arm.
 Pearl, which are alson on the scarcity list, are very long, from 50 to 120 inches, knotted many times, and sometimes roped around the waist
 Black and brown is one of the currently fashionable color com binations, she said, and navy and amber tones are also very popular,
 Mrs. Stevens encountered TO diff ficulty in procuring a good stock of merchandise, and said that while materials, particularly gab-' ardines, are very scarce, manuact- urers have bought up enough so that plenty of suits and coats are available.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
Miss Mdri|yn Merritt
 Is 10 Wed R. Morrow
 During Xmas Season

MT and Mrs. Kenneth G. Mer- ritt announce the betrothal of their daughter, Marilyn, to MT. Robert Morrow, son of MT. and Mrs. Claude Morrow of Yakima, Wash. The wedding will be an occasion of the holiday season and will be per- formed in the Holy Trinity Cathed- ral with Dean Charles E. Rice reading the VOWS.
 Miss Merritt returned to Ju- neau yesterday from Hawaii, where she has teen since last September. She is a member of the Class of '43, Juneau High School, and fol- lowing her graduation attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Previous to her stay in Hawaii, she was employed by the Alaska Communications System here.
 MT. Morrow is employed by the Pan American Airways at Boeing Field in Seattle. He was stationed on Annette Island last year.
 Following their wedding in Ju- neau, the young couple will return to Seattle to make their home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 5. 1927

S T. L. Whitam arrived in port the previous the Gulf AiaSa returning from he to Point Barrow
 forced to lay up at Aognak Island gales and cold weather Three attempts were reach the schooner and to await for warmer al proprietor and piano tuner re- from business trip to Petersburg St Ann Hospital since the previous hospital attendants today He was suffering from peural pneumonia
 arrival markets the the Alaska Meat This
 
 evangelist the Salvation Army to conduct his final night the Juneau with visit from Col Mclean evangelist Of the Salvation Army a record of 40 in this work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

for carrying paratroopers. GThe B. 24 had seld-sealing tanks and some armor)
 But Gen. Spaatz, the overall air commander, didn't agree. The persistent, sometimes disagreeable Dunn had several conference with him. urging at least self-sealing gas tanks, but Spaatz wouldn't budge He argued that there was not time to install self-Sealing tanks and that armor plate plus tanks would cut down the range of the troop transports. At one meeting, attended also by other Air Force officers, Spaatz bang ed the table and proclaimed:
 T don't want to hear any more about it. There will not be any change
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

Mike Dunn to protect paratroop- CTS.
 But it did not end the efforts of others, notably Col. David Laux and Col. Felix Dupont.
 And being reserve officers with no Army careers to jeopardize they had the nerve to go over the heads of a long barrier of brass hats straight to General Hap Arn- old, then head of the Air Forces Arnold, after some sputtering about divided opinion among his generals, finally wrote out an or der to the now-famous Gen. Benny Meyers to install self-sealing tanks in troop transports.
 What position Gen. Meyers took on the matter is not clear How ever, nothing happened. Meanwhile Gen. Barney Giles, one of the brass hats who opposed self-Seal- ing tanks, sent a telegram telling Gen. Spaatz what had happened. Gen. Spaatz was then in England preparing for D-Day when several thousand more paratroopers would cross the Channel and drop down on Normandy.
 Spaatz promptly wired back kill ing the order tor self-sealing gas tanks.
 It was the contention of Giles and Spaatz that the gasoline tanks could not be installed fast enough for the Normany operation, also that extra weight would cut the planes range. Other officers, how ever, claimed that enough tanks were already in England to equip most of the troop carriers, and that the flight across the Channel was very short, anyway.
 It was after this that Col. Laux brought the matter direct to the attention of Secretary of War Stimscn-and was promptly trans ierred to Alaska for his pains.
 This old Army habit of penaliz- ing anyone who dares differ with the top brass is one of the things the Army should straighten out be- fore it asks the nation to adopt peacetime military conscription for the first time in history. 'CCPYRIGHT, lY47 BELL SYNDICATE. rNc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
TWO GENERALS ARGUE

During the African campaign, Mike Dunn was in command O. the 5lst Carrier Wing of the North African Airforce where he first tangled with his top boss, able hardworking Gen. Carl "Toughy' Spaatz, now Commander of the Air Forces. Their first difference was ever using Dunn's paratroop- CT transport planes for freight haul age at a time when Dunn wanted to use his planes for training troops.
 Second and much more serious row was over adequate protection for troop-carrying planes. By that time. the top command was sold On airborne infantry and Dunn had been given the job of prepar- ing for large-scale operations over Italy.
 However, Dunn, even then. for saw the danger of having trans port planes shot down. With his paratroopers flying in CATS, they were protected by no armor plate around the pilots seat and no self sealing gasoline tanks. And because these planes had to fly low and slow. he feared they would be easy targets for enemy anti-aircraft And once a bullet pierced a gasoline tank-unlsss equipped with self-sealing lining the whole plane burst into flames. Paratroopers would have no time to bail out
 At that time-well before the Sicilian Campaign-Gen. F A. M. Browning, airborne adviser to General Eisenhower, wrote a re- port supporting Dunn. Browning reported that pilot morale was low due to the lack of armor around the pilots seat and the absence of self-sealing gasoline tanks. Ac- cordingly he recommended that the B-24 replace the CAT as vehicle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

MIsUsED: T EXPECT merey implying be- go peaure) having a time"
 MISPRONOUNCED Desperado Pronounce the as in principal follows the A.
 Eulogize; observe the EU and the
 collection diversity
 a yours" Let Todays a title Christianity with them graphical a descriptive appelaion "-Faber
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
MODERN ETIQUETTE 1g RgoRERrA LEE

When house party, orders the servants? unless assigned that required, guest hotes When you attending church seized sudden fit of coughing should
  relieved. When a travelling n a s to Ring prepare
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

save the terrific loss of beachhead landing by boat.
 However, Dunn made the mistake of being too vigorous about his ideas for protecting paratrooper5. Result: He was denoted from the rank of brigadier general to colonel and transferred to the then less active South Pacific.
 Here is the inside story. of his 6emotion:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
DUNN GETS DENOTED

After the Sicilian tragedy, Mike Dunn, then brigadier general, started back to Washington to make sure this tragedy was not He was met with a re- quest that he step down to the rank of colonel for reasons of health. Dunn went to Miami for a physical exam, was given an OK, hut despite that. was reduced in rank and sent to a quiet sector of the South Pacific.
 That ended the efforts of Col.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
LOOK and LEARN s (. GORDON

What given to the flag of the What South American the worlds highest 3 What the tons o Ameican cities during year? 4. What the for standard weights?
 5. Who the great "Bs"?
 ANSWERS:
 l. 2. La Paz Bolivia fee sea level 3. Seventy million 4.
 5. Bach, Beethoven Brahms
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
ATTENTION sHRINERs

Regular monthly meeting will be held in the Temple Friday, Dec. 5. We expect a big turnout.
 J. w. Leivers. (750 2t) Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
N o T I c E

will not be responsible for any hills contracted by any person other than myself.
 (748-Mar. D Steve FeiSt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

The worlds 10 largest islands cover one-eightieth of the total area of the earth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05
lhe Washington
 Nerry-Go-Round

tContinued from Page One,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

Weather High, 31; low, 30; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-05

Price, who had been in St Anns Hospital since u critically ill., according to hospital attendants tooa suffering from pleural pneumonia
The frontiersman., 1947-01-08

Ts RfpoR1to
 Still due some t ime in the near future.
 That was the last word on the est imated arrival time of the Reef Knot at press time today.
 Meat orders in large ouanti ity and a Shipment of parcel post are thought to be on this ship. Both the Lakina and the C1ar in6a, which dock- ed here recently carried only small mail shipments for Se1dovia.
 Much belated Chr s tmas mail, in c1uding both gift packages and orders shipped from Outs ide to con igners here, Is expec ted on the relief vessel.
 TRAPPeRS VISIT
 Pierre and G. Int Haut, bro thers who have been trapping on Martin River this :. winter, spent several days in Se1dovia this week. :,
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-13
Z4MY Of Revenge E.
J A Ck S q NJ. o L E

Tuesday. He can't sell tobacco ashes.
He reached for small file box. II
| contained the names and addresses of
people all over the country who were
interested in buying farms in the West.
Bartle wrote letters to several of them.
His writing completed, he got up and
stood by the window, running the
gummed envelope flaps over his moist
tongue.
Then, in the dimly lighted street, he
saw something that narrowed his eyes
and frightened his mouth. Chris Pringle !!
The old tobacco farmer was stopping
men, speaking to them briefly. Then
the farmer cut diagonally across the
street, heading straight for the bank.
Bartle opened the door to his knock.
But when the old man entered he
looked more angry then detected.
''You haven't seen Sheriff Lande
around anywhere, have you, Mr.. Bar
tle?" he blurted. 'I've been hunting
him all over town, but nobody knows
anything about him."
Bartle was unpleasantly surprised.
"He-he's not out at your farm?"
Pringle's shabby brows raised in
question. Gosh, no! Why would l be
here in town hunting for him if he
Was?"
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-13
Judnita Receives
Il ReDrieUe

But at the instant he was read,
to snuff out this life that threa tenoc
him, Bartle saw two horsemen an
preaching.
Juanita was struggling to shoot Rar
tie kicked away her weapon, leaned nr
and threw himself into his saddle
almost in one motion. He bolted. snnr.
ring his mount to furious gallon.
Juanita got up, shaking. Then sbe
too, was on her horse, and was afto,
Bartle at full stride.
At last she had seen the killer f.oo
to face-the man who was the solito ~
lone-handed fountainhead of all tbo
trouble in Deep Water Valley. His
face would live in her memory forever -,
Luridly Michael Valdez cursed n.
black night, for had there been moon
and stars. be might have found some
sign of Juanita. Ever since he loft
the Aldman farm he had been search
ing for her, for something had BETA lion
her since they had not met there q.
they had agreed.
Once more as he rode tie crv of
mountain cat came from his lips.
ITO BE CONT1NUED)
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-06-13

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