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The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25
ALASKA GETS MONEY
 FOR HIGHWAYS AND R. R..

WASHINGTON - The vital inn portance of Alaskan highways and the Alaska Railroad to national security was emphasized this week by the House Appropriations com mittee
 I.,porung the Interior Depart ment appropriation bill to the mousse, the committee recommended expenditure of $3,353,OOO for road work in the Territory and S4,000,- GOO to bring it to a safe operating standard. The committee also re- commended that contract authoriz- ation be allowed for another $15,- 100000 worth of work.
 The report said the committed was advised that the highway con Istruction is necessary in 'connec- tion with development of new re- sources of strategic raw materials vital requirements to national de- lfense."
 The committee said it was ad- vised that the Alaska Railroad is row in such condition that it is difficult to operate without many serious derailments, delay in traf- fic and the always imminent dan ger of a serious accident which will result in loss of life"
 Maj. Gen. W. H. Arnold of the War Department general staff told the committee that in the opinion of the War Department the present condition of the road jeopardizes national defense.@
 Tn order to bring the railroad to a safe operating standard, the committee is advised that a re- mobilization program must be un- dertaken at an ultimate cost oi $34, 100000, the report continued
 The program would continue over a period of five years in view of the military necessity for the program as submitted to the cOmmittee, the total estimate of $4,- 100000 together with a contract Authorization in the sum of $15,- 100000 was included in the bill. Of the direct appropriation of $4,- 100000, $6OO,OO0 is required for operating cost during the fiscal year of 1948, the remaider - $3,- 100000 - being provided for the rehabilitation program"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25
PRESIDENT SAYS PRICES MUST COME DOWN
 IN AP LUNCHEON TALK


 NEW YORK-President Truman sounded a new alarm this week a. gainst rising living costs and cail- ed for a united effort by govern ment, industry, agriculture and labor to prevent a disastrous de- pression.
 He told the annual luncheon meeting of the Associated Press that prices must be brought down" by private enterprise and asked moderation" from labor. He also asked all-out farm production and resistance to tax cuts until the country is lover the hump of in- flation.
 Unless all cooperate. he said, an economic cloudburst" may weak len American resistance to "total- itarianism' and leave free peoples everywhere "easy targets for ex- ternal pressures and alien ideOlog- ies"
 The President praised the serv- ices of the American press in war time Then he said:
 We are now at stage in our national economic life when tn @ American press can render similar service.
 "The manner in which the Am erican press makes clear to our cit izens the problems that we face in maintaining our prosperity - and the reasons why it is essential to advance that prosperity can help determine the future welfare of every family in the United States.
 T take comfort in the know ledge" he concluded in his pre- pared address, that the press of this country will accept this re- sponsibility for service in the same high spirit with which 1t has al ways served this nation"
 Mr. Truman tied his proposals for bolstering the economy at home with his program of helping free people abroad maintain their free dom.
 Many of these (freel peoples arc confronted with the choice between totalitarianism and democracy This decision has been forced upon them by the devastation of war which has so impoverished them that they are easy targets for ex- ternal pressures and alien ideolo- gies."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25
SUES ANCHORAGE IN
 TEST TAX CLAIM ON CITY

JUNEAU-Frank L. Oliver, act ing Territorial Attorney General, this week instructed U. s. District Attorney Hummer at Anchorage, to file a test suit in U. S. District Court there against the City of An chorage in order to determine the legality of Territorial claims for non-payment of the Territorial Veterans tax by the municipally owned power and light company.
 The City of Anchorage claims that it is exempt from paying fhe tax because it is a branch of the Territorial government and that this also excuses the city owned power system from complying with the provisions of the tax law. The City also claims that the Veterans Act, itself, is in violation of the Territorial Organic Act.
 Oliver maintains that the power company is a proprietary business and not a normal governmental Junction and thus. comes under the provisions of the tax law. He said, that if the Territory's suit is sue cessful, the City will be forced to Fay an estimated tax of $1,0OO per month.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25

nurse and Mrs. Jack Krepps. Ba- bies up to two years of age should attend and immunization for small Dox. diphtheria and whoopiug cough will be given if necessary d. long with the examination, the public health nurse said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25
WE'LL BABY CONFERENCE

The regular We'll Baby Confer ence will be held Thursday, May at the Health Center from 10 to 12 a. m.
 Dr. Easterly will be assisted by Miss D. F. Bacon, public health
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that George J. Gardner, has made ap- plication for a homesite. under the act of May 26, 1884 GAS Stat. 8O9). Anchorage Serial O11O72, for a tract of land described as Tract G, embraced in U. S. Plat of Survey No. 2327 of the East Craig Group of Homesites, Sheet 1, containing 0.68 acres, situated on Shelter Cove and KIawock Inlet, opposite Craig, Alaska, latitude 55' 28' N. longitude 1889 O8' W. and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above men tioned land should file their ad- verse claims in the local land of flee at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO
 Acting Mgr. First publication March 21, 1947 Last publication May 16, 1947
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25

NOTICE - NOTICE - NOTICE All accounts due Dr. A. T. Nelson for services are now delinquent. Unless paid by May 1, 1947. it will be neees- sary that unpaid accounts be placed in the hands of an ate torney for collection.
 (Signed) Joyce c. Hay
 Administrator. Estate of
 Alvin T. Nelson, wWa
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-04-25

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Evening star., 1947-05-25

ing. Once they're in, you're
through with them. Enough of
them bloom all through the year
to assure continuous grazing.
The cost of planting an acre is
only about thirteen dollars. All
you have to do is disc the soil,
scatter the seed and add some fer
tilizer. Every one of these crops
reseeds itself. so you don't have to
plant a second time. And you
never have to buy any winter feed
for your cattle.
We asked him how these crops
would work in other parts of the
South and how other farmers
could make use of them.
They'll grow just about any
where" he said. And usually
they'll improve the land. These
clovers build up the soil and help
to hold it together. They put their
roots down deep. sometimes a
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mented with some 80 crops to
find a combination of grasses and
clovers that will grow the year
round.
Winter Blossoms
| HREE years ago he was pretty
sure he had it. Now he knows.
For three winters his fields have
been green, and dotted with fat,
sleek cattle. Hundreds of farmers,
county agents, bankers, agricul-
tural teachers, agronomists and
editors have visited Invershiel to
observe this near-miracle with
their own eyes.
When we paid our visit, Mac
Rae met us at the railroad station
at 7:30 am. Appearing to be late
sixtyish, he betrayed his age only
by introducing Hugh Morton, a
grandson of about 30, who drove
US to the farm.
Evening star., 1947-05-25

into the fields. Pres
emily we stopped
and got out.
"This one"
said NJ &C X ae.
has the perfect
combination. Six
crops: crimson clov-
er, white Dutch
clover, manganese
bur clover. Lespe-
deza, chess and
Johnson grass.
You can plant them
in late summer and
most of them will
be up for fall graz
Evening star., 1947-05-25

On the way out. MacRae talked
softly. steadily about his grazing
project. Il got the idea from a
mockingbird," he said. Il looked
out my window one winter day
and saw this bird eating green ber-
ries. | thought. That birds doing
all right. There should be some
way cattle could feed off the land
in winter Well, there is"
Evening star., 1947-05-25

And that means the
South can have a
great beef and dairy
industry.
MacRae owns
10000 acres of land
near Wilmington,
but for the past 40
years he has con-
centrated his atten-
ton on Invershiel, a
l,4O0-acre farm
named after his
clans erstwhile
home in Scotland.
Here, on SO broad
fields. he has expert
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Magic In The Fields
BY JAMES r. MILLER AND ANDREW H. HEPBURN

An 82-year-old farmer
got an idea from a
mockingbird. Now the
whole South's interested
"UGH MAcRAE. an erect, light
Ill footed man who has lived in
Wilmington, N. c., for 81 years,
recently made a discovery that
may pump new economic life into
our Southern states.
He has found a crop formula for
continuous grazing. 1t means that
cattle can be raised without the
heavy expense of winter feeding.
Evening star., 1947-05-25
Six Hardy Crops

1T WAS a cold, wet day, but when
the fields of Invershiel came into
view, their clovers and grasses
were a fresh light green. MacRae
directed his grandson to 60 right
Evening star., 1947-05-25
For Every Home Need!

WHETHER you want to paint single
" room or redecorate your entire
house inside and out, there's high
quality Pittsburgh Paint for every need.
Just as Pittsburgh's Color Dynamics en-
ables you to paint greater beauty, COM
fort and safety into your home, so the
lire -bainf protection of Pittsburgh Paints
makes these results extra long lasting.
Evening star., 1947-05-25

TW-5-25-47
Evening star., 1947-05-20
D. {. Teacher Shortage
Held Primary Handicap

A shortage of teachers is the
primary dificulty facing the Board
of Education, the Southeast Wash
ington Citizens Association was told
last night.
DR.. Carl Hansen, recently appoint
ed executive assistant to School
Supt Hobart M. Corning, pointed
out that, although there are now
3,608 teachers in the District school
system there have been more than
l 900 designations in the past 10
years. DR.. Hansen told the group
that, while the teacher pay bill will
help greatly to improve the schools,
more school buildings also arc
needed In Washington.
Music was furnished by loca
unit of the S. P. E. B. S. @. S. A., Inc
Society for the Preservation an
Encouragement of Barber Shor
Quartet Singing in America, Inc).
The meeting, held in Bryan
Elementary School. was conducted
by Frank Scrivener, president.
Evening star., 1947-05-20

Several months ago the Bureau
of Internal Revenue decided that
teleyision is not entertainment. The
bureau ruled that people who sit
in tap rooms and watch television
screens do not have to be charged
20 per cent amusement tax for
that privilege. At the risk of losing
our standing in the Association OF
Dissenters, we are forced to come
forth today standing firmly by the
side Of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue.. Anyone tabled 20 per cent
amusement tax watching the tele-
vision session we saw the other
night could be excused for pitching
olives at the cathode tube without
removing them from the martini
glasses.
For slightly less than $500. you
can discover in your own living
room how far mans technology has
outdistanced man himself. If you
don't want to lay out the cash for
your own television set, however,
you still can find out about it for
the price of a drink. Television
having entered the bistros, 1t has
entered the province Of this de-
partment. There is no little sad
ness upon us. we assure. you, when
we suggest that a bar Is perhaps
the best place to examine television.
The ABC Board, Of course, might
like to look into this business Of
teIevision in the tap rooms. The
ABC Board Is UNDERSTANDABLE OPP
posed to the giving away of food
stuffs or anything that will make
man thirst for another drink.
II what we saw the other nightawas
a fair sample, we can't think off
hand of anything more likely to
drive man to drink than watching
television.
O'Donnells Mems Grill seemed
an ideal place-what with no women
being allowed in to supply any form
of diversion-to give television a
fair trial. When we went in, shortly
after o'clock, a moderately silly
cartoon was In progress, awaiting
our full and undiverted attention.
This turned out to be part of pro-
gram called Small Fry" The film
was followed by session with an
announcer who called himself big
Brother" and showed us o seemingly
endless number OF snapshots OF
small fry" who have joined the
Small Fry" club. He told us their
names and addresses, their ages
and admired their smiles or the
gleam in their eyes.
II the Bureau of Standards is
seeking an absolute zero from which
to set up a new scale of entertain
ment values it might look into the
spectacle of man you don't know
fondly showing you snapshots of
some children neither one of you
know.
The children stayed with us even
after the Small Fry" went away.
Came nextsa birthday party affair.
involving Bill Slater as Uncle Bill
and a number of children from 6 to
IL. The kiddies' ,n1amas must have
loved it. A girl Of about 10 soulfully
sang "On the Other End OF a Kiss"
and a number of other young folk
went on for what must have been
Evening star., 1947-05-20

ting anywhere with its audience at
|oDonnells, television didn't linger
too long over this subject. II turned
quickly to, the sports scene to give
us golf lesson. There was this
girl, see, ana she talked about some
blouses she was hired to sell. Then
she watched the pro bat a few golf
balls around. He was called to the
telephone and, by coincidence, she
happened to have with her another
blouse she wanted to tell us about.
The pro came back when she f1n-
ished her sales talk, to teach her
how to swing a golf club, easily and
|relaxedly. to waltz music da- -da de
da, da-da-de-da.
Finally, video had something for
the sedentary sports fans. This was
guessing game consisting of a
series of sketches Of old-time ball
Evening star., 1947-05-20
After Dark
The Wonder of Television Still
Is the Fact 1t Can Be Done at All
Nv HARRY MACARTHUR.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

half an hour singing and tap dance
ing.
\ i 4 i
Advancing to another age group,
II not to another mental level. tele-
vision turned to those II and over.
Its attraction for them was a short
film tstill pictures, not moyies). urg-
ing them to rush out and join the
Naval Reserve. No one did, in spite
Of the fact that we were told we
could learn a good trade, like baking
or welding. and would be paid for
attending meetings.
Possibly aware that 1t wasn't get
Evening star., 1947-05-20

players and ! brief description Of
their careers. who played third
base with Tinker. Evers and
Chance?a the announcer wanted to
know at one point. A few minutes
later he was asking the video audi
ence to name the man who played
first base with Tinker and Evers.
ITS amazing said an obviously
amazed onlooker, shaking his head
in obvious amazement. They spend
Evening star., 1947-05-20

millions of dollars and years of
scientific research 10 develop that
wonderful thing and what do they
do with It'll"
oh, I dunno" said another. I
Evening star., 1947-05-20

learned something tonight. II
learned / not only gotta carry all Il
them clubs when play golf. but II
Evening star., 1947-05-20

have to take : phonograph along.
too. Da-da-de-dum!.
Evening star., 1947-05-20

Like it? "M.m.m!" Want one? ''M.m.m!"
Well, in that you're like lot of others = so
many, in fact, that measure of patience is
unavoidably part of the purchase price.
Well try to reward your patience with cour.
teous and friendly help in getting your Buick
to you just as fast as possible. And that goes
whether or not you have car to trade.
Evening star., 1947-05-20

wheel - and in Buick ample, jar.absorbing
roadweight.
Test the steering it's easy as a gesture.
Flip the gearshift : a few fingers do it, with.
out even taking your hand from the wheel.
Try the brakes, now. Soft, sure, smooth.
And don't bother to stretch for the parking.
brake handle = you set these brakes with
toe.touch on that handy little foot pedal.
Evening star., 1947-05-20

half an hour singing and tap dance
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Knockout Is Possible,
Patterson Writes in
Citing Training Need

A surprise knockout blow against |
this country is already scientific
possibility, Secretary of War Patter-
son writes In an article entitled s'We |
Must Have Military Training
Now" in the current issue OF the
Saturday Evening Post
The article reiterates his support |
of Universal Military Training |
(UMT).
'fIt will involve certain sacrifices"
Mr.. Patterson writes. "It will mean
that the grievous tax burden can
not be reduced as much as we all
wish"
Mr.. Patterson advances four prin-
cipal elements of military program
necessary for the protection Of the
Nation. He puts first an intelli-
gence service which will keep us In
formed Of hostile moves anywhere
in the world, whether these be mill
tary, economic, political or scien-
tific."
Research Second.
TT will cost money, year after
year." he says, without being able
to make its results visible to the
public; therefore its funds will be a
tempting target for the budget cut
ter"
He puts scientific research and
development activity second and an
industrial mobilization plan with
wide dispersal of plants third.
Fourth" he writes, =" and basic
TO all others. we must have the
trained military manpower to use
the weapons developed by our scien-
lists and produced by our factories"
The alternatives to achieving the
fourth element, he writes, are large
standing Army, Navy and Air Force.
or relatively small permanent units
of these backed by a well-trained
citizen reserve.
Under universal military training,
he writes, "every physically fit young
man would, somewhere between the
ages of II and 20, go to camp for
six months. This would complete
his Intensive training. Thereupon
number of options would be open
to him.
Could Join ROTC.
"He could stay in camp another
six months for advanced training.
Or enlist in his local National Guard
or Organized Reserve. Or sign up
for specialist training in an approved
technical or vocational school. Or
II he goes to college-enroll in the
ROTC, with the obligation to COM
pletesthe course and accept re-
serve officers commission If offered.
Or, If chosen, to go to the Military
or Naval Academy. Or enlist in the
regular armed services.
"The flow Of these trained men
will immensely strengthen and
transform the quality of the various
reserve organizations. For example,
in the National Guard the officers
must spend half their time and
energy in training raw recruits; the
units as a whole can hardly rise
above the ordinary armory routine.
But when, after few years, all the
guardsmen are graduates of UNIT,
the entire training will be on a
higher level and the summer en-
campments can be devoted to mas
tering the most modern military
techniques.'
Evening star., 1947-04-23
Magnetic Mine Huzord

Magnetic mines can be set to
permit several ships to 60 by and
explode under the next, thus in
creasing the difficulty of clearing
channels of mines.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Leakproof, foolproof. this
purse-size perfumer operates
on a simple capillary ac-
ton principle.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Lighter than perfume,
heavier than cologne :.
this superb blend of lovely
fragrances comes in a stun
ming cracked glass bottle.
Evening star., 1947-04-23

Matched fragrance in a duo
of toilet water and talcum
powder. Delightful for sum-
mer for gifts! Very
special!
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Ke|I Has )F|ashy Day
AT BAT as Benga|s
Trim Chisox, 8-4
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Aug. 9.-The hitting
of George Kell, sturdy third base.
man who got four hits in four times
up including a homer and two
doubles, helped the Detroit Tigers
whip the Chicago White Sox 8 tc
4 today to crack Pitcher Paul
Dizzy Trout's five-game losing
streak.
Kell's perfect day at bat lifted
his average to .343 and made things
much simpler for Trout, who was
batted out of the box in the seventh
inning but received credit for his
first victory in eight starts since
June 20.
Detroit collected II hits. all but
two off starter Orval Grove, who
retired after five innings to his sixth
defeat and gave way to Edgar Smith
who yielded two hits and two runs
the rest of the way.
Two three-run outbursts by the
Tigers gave Trout 6-2 lead after
the Sox had counted twice in the
opening inning but Dizzy weakened
in the seventh to issue pass and
three straight hits worth two runs
before Al Benton appeared to pro-
tect the edge.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Reds Bunt 10 Victory
After Cubs Slug Out
win in First Tilt
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 9-The Chicago
Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds split
a twin bill today, the Cubs taking
the first game, 8 to l. and the Reds
the second. S to 0, behind Rookie
Everett Lively's eight-hit pitching
The Cincinnati victory ended a
five-game losing streak.
Paul Erickson's four-hit relief
pitching for the final seven innings
assured the Cubs of victory in the
opener. Chicago took a 81 lead
off Ken Raffensberger in the first
and swelled it to the final 81 count
with a six-run fifth against Raffens-
berger and John Heth. Clyde
McCullough's double with the
bases loaded featured the big fifth.
Accompanied by the means of the
31,973 present, the Reds bunted
their way to all their runs in the
nightcap. Three inf1eld singles, two
of them bunts, a long fly and Bert
Haas double produced two runs off
Claude Passeau in the fourth.
The Reds loaded the bases again
in the fifth on a single and two
more misplayed bunts, after which
two runs scored on Babe Young's
double and the other came across
on an infield out.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Thomas, Tinkham StaI
lin Florida AAU Swim
By the Associated Press

SARASOTA, Fla, Aug. 9.-Leola
Thomas of Washington, D. c., con-
tined her record-breaking ways to-
day in the women's regional AAU
swim meet by hanging up a new
regional mark in the 100-meter
backstroke.
The Washington blond swan the
backstroke event in 1:216. It was
the second record broken and her
third win Of the meet.
Little June Walker of West Palm
Beach, 10, swan in her first COM
petition today, taking second place
in the girls 50-meter backstroke.
In the boys event, another Wash
ington swimmer, Stan Tinkham,
kept up his win record by taking the
5o-meter breaststroke. He won two
first yesterday.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Capital SandIot Mines
Open Championship
Series Tomorrow #

The District sandlot baseball title
series opens tomorrow with seven
league champions vieing for the
local crown and the right to rep
resent Washington in the national
tourney at Harrisburg, Pa, next
month.
The local series is a double knock
out affair, meaning that a team
must lose twice before being elimi-
mated. AL games this week start
at 4:l5 pm.
Opening the race tomorrow will
be FBI, champion of the Depart
mental League. and Underwood
Typewriters, from the Anacostia
League, playing on the South FL
lipse. Tuesday it will be Heurich
Brewers, Industrial League, against
District Fire Department, District
Recreation East League, on the
South Ellipse.
Two games are carded Wednes-
day. Costello Post. Metro Loop
winner. meets Merrick Boys Club,
District Recreation North League,
on the South Ellipse and on the
West Ellipse the Capital Transit
League winner. yet to be decided.
takes on winner of Mondays game.