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The Valley settler., 1947-05-15
NEW R.R. CCAC 4
 CROWD
ATTRACTED

The neu 42 pa sssnger: Kailroad Diesel Car pulled into Pelm3r on schedule last Sun- day--but the welcoming conrnit tee was not
 so prompt, Ho'Terar, in about a half hour a load or Valley re0plo wore taken aboard the car returned, the platform was fairly we'll crowded with iltere sJed spectators. The question now is--"Ehen will this car begin running between here and Anchorage?" Pc eople were very enthus siastic over it's aD- pearance.
The Valley settler., 1947-05-15
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We understand that the sna1le st guest at the Cormnenc ement Program last evening was a little mouse which was playing among the green branches used on the stage to make a garden.
 Mir. and Mrs. Neil Wright and family have returned from the States and Mexico. During the month of April, 3Ol vehicles arrived in Ala ska from over the highway, bearing 709 passengers ac cording to re- port from Deputy Collector of Customs at Tok.
 Mrs. Ell. .DaRand ,uho now lives in Lake Minchlmina, writ es that in spite of the fact that she has been away from Pa liner for over a year, she still enjoys reading the Valley 5ettl CT and gett ing news from the Valley.
 Mrs. I.M.6. Anderson of Anchorage was called to Portl and recently because Of the death of her father, who was nearing his ninetieth birthday.
 Mrs. Don L. Irwin really made the front page of tho Forty-Ninth Star in a big way this last week. She was pictured with her daughter Inabe11e and new granddaughter who arrived on May 3, in a lIother's Day picture.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20
Steel local
hits Jim crow

A resolution deploring "the
long-standing practice of segre-
eating Negro students in Wash
ington High School, was sent to
the councilmen, mayor and Board
of Education of East Chicago,
Ind, last week by the Anti-Dis-
elimination Committee, Local
1011, United Steelworkers of
America (CIO).
Local 1011's action grew out of
the refusal of Washington High
Schools principal, Frank Cash, to
permit Negro students to attend
a class festival and dance held
Nov. IA. Cash subsequently sus-
pended all future social events in
the school, when protest mounted.
Local 1011's resolution urged:
a policy of integrating all stu
dents in curricular and extra-cur-
ricular activities; hiring teachers
solely on the basis of qualification
without regard to creed or color,
use of text books which honestly
depict the part of the Negro
people in American history, and
an educational program for teach
ers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20
UE local 1854
oids ITU strikers

It is the duty of every unionist
to help see that the strike of the
Chicago printers is won, states a
resolution adopted last week by
Local 1854, United Electrical,
Radio & Machine Workers.
The local pledged aid TO the
strike against Chieago's big daily
newspapers. 4te
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20
'48 begins at
the Star KIub
Why cogitate. gate?
You've got a date
To celebrate
r. sAOR

You've got date
To celebrate
For '40!
Here's how:
The Chicago Star Committee
for Bigger and Better New Years
Eve celebrations announced this
week that tickets to the Stars
Cabaret Frolic, Dec. 81, at the
Ashland Auditorium, Ash1an d
and Van Buren,, are going like
hotcakes.
The committee urged early at
tendanc e to secure ring-side
table. The party begins at 9:30,
and will last-until everyone goes
home.
There'1l be horns to blow, bal
looms to bust, waltzes, rhumbas,
polkas and jitterbug numbers by
Lennie Biggott's orchestra, wan
dering troubadours to sing your
favorite song, fortune tellers,
night club photographers, food,
drinks and entertainment, even a
game room.
Tickets are on sale at The Chi
cago Star, 1855 w. Washington ST.,
for $1.20 Including taxi.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20

base period Of ls3s-l9sa -
standing at 203.s. The A svast-
September spurt was 50 per
cent ia one zsaonfh. with p~,cex
Of meat. dairy products and
eggs chiefly responsible.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20

Covering foods bought by
middle-income families In 10
large cities. the BIS survey re-
ported retail food prices had
zocned over the 400 per cent
mark I'm relation TO the prewAx
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-20

Sh oem a kers and printers
formed the first continuous or
CARNATIONS of wage earners in the
us.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
INDIANS FILE SUIT
 TO PROTECT ALASKA LANDS

WASHINGTON - Two Indian tribes went into court this week tc keep white men from exploit ing their ancestral domain Al- asza.
 The suit was filed in the court of claims by James E. Curry, Wash ington attorney, in. behalf of the Tlingit and Haida tribes made ID of 5000 natives of the Alaska pan handle
 They contend that lumber con panies fish canneries and mining interests have been stripping thelr land of resources which the Feder- al government promised by treaty to protect for their enjoyment
 The suit said the government has failed to enforce laws forbid ding outsiders to trespass on ln- dian lands. In fact, the Indians contend that the government has taken or encouraged others to take most of the property without compensation.
 About l5.OOO,OOO acres of a do- nan ui 4oBuUVuuVV aAAEo all GAN9 have been lost and the million other acres are being stripped Of resources and propert rights.
 Curry suggested that the suit might serve to clear up confusion over land ownership in the Alas kan development
 Filing of the suit was announc- ed by the National Congress of Am erican Indians, whose Secretary. Ruth M. Bronson, herself a mem Ter of the Cherokee tribe, said:
 This is a red-letter day in In dian history.'
 Curry said in a statement tEat the suit against the government was authorized by a congress that wanted to see justice done between the Great White Father and hIs helpless wards"
 This Act of Congress-" Curry
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
ALASKA HIGHWAY ENGINEER PASSES AWAY
 SUDDENLY IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE - W. Leonard Smith, 5S, Territorial Aviation and High way Engineer for Alaska died here Tuesday night.
 Smith, whose work of superyi,- irg all Territorial airfields and highways required him to fly thousands of miles a year. became i'll on an inspection trip in Aug ust. He was flown to Juneau, spending two weens in the hospital there, and then flown here three weeks ago. He was also chairman .og the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners and head of the AL aska Highway Patrol.
 His widow, Barbara, who came here last week, two sons. William ot Juneau and James, a student at Washington State College. and a daughter. Mrs. Jane Workman of Juneau. survive
 In a public statement Wednes- day morning Governor Ernest Gruening said the death of Mir Smith was a great loss to the Ter ritory as he had been a eonspicu- ously able and devoted public ser want"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
FOOD HANDLERS SCHOOL
 TO BE HELD HERE SOON

KETCHIKAN = The Territorial Department of Health with che CO operation of the Wrangtu Public Health Center. plans to conduct a Food Handlers School in Wran- gell during the early part Of Oct ober.
 Classes will be conducted for the purpose of familiarizing fOodhanu- lers, either professional or private, with high standards Of sanitatiou and cleanliness in preparing food for consumption. Subjects to be discussed will De Food Poisoning Food Preparation and Storage, Safe Service ana Personal Hygiene on the Job.
 Glasses will be held both in the afternoons and evenings to enable everyone to attend the session which Is most convenient.
 Students, housewives, bartenders, cooks and walters, and all others engaged Ill foodhandling are in- vited to attend.
 The time and place for holding the classes will be announced at a later date.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03

B. Y. Grant was a passenger to Seattle last week.
 < # $ # Arnold Roaming has been sari- .ously i'll the past two weeks.
  Mrs. Ed Kalklns and daughter Melba left on the Jefferson yestcr- day for ChilicOthe, Missouri, where .they will spend the winter.
 B Nellie, Myrtle and Juanita Rine- hart and Philip Hooker left on the Jefferson yesterday for Chemawa. Oregon, where they will attend school.
 aa aaa Frank Barnes. IT,, had his right wrist disloeated yesterday while
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03

said, was passed in 1885 and GOV cred only damage done before that uate For damages done in the fu- ture, We expect to sue not the gov ernment but the private ptrtiss that try to make away with native Iassessions"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
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 Charles Borch returned yester- day from a trip to Juneau.
 #N a
 Richard suratt returned on the Alameda this morning from Fair banks where he went to film the opening of the first Alaskan col .lege.
 liIlIIii iIlllil 1 ! l
 20 YEARS AGO .i 1 II i il1Ti l l | Carl Carlson. city building in- spector. issued a building permit this week to Loyal Binkley for er- ection of a cottage on Reid Street near Wrangell General Hospital.
 a#
 Joe Jackson entered Wrangell General Hospital last Saturday for injuries sustained while prospect ing on the Stikine.
 # # #
 The following passengers took passage on the Princess Louise for the south last Thursday night: d.. c. Calvin, H. J. Palmer. Miss Ray ena Elskamp, W. Hawthornetn- waite. Thomas Budge, John Sande- man, E. E. Bliss. A. c. Garpard, J. E. Pike, Mr. and Mrs. R. l. Stew art. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Fryer, D. N. Mcdonald. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Diven.
 # # #
 Mrs. L. B. Chisholm arrived this week from Ketchikan and Wall spend the winter here with her husband and son. Miss Dorothy Chisholm is attending the Univer-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
DR. EASTERLY LEAVING TO TEACH ANATOMY IN
 LA. STATE UNIVERSIT

Dr. c. k. Easterly. who has been 0racticing medine in Wrangell the past year. is leaving with his fam fly for the south on the Alaska next week. Dr. Easterly has accept ed a position at his alma mater. Louisia State University. as as sociate professor of anatomy.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03

sity of Washington.
  Mr. ands Mrs. George H. Barnes and Mrs. A. A. Brown left for Cal Hornia on the Yukon last night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-03
aa aaa aaoa e
 30 YEARS AGO

aa aesa e
 30 YEARS AGO
 uasss oaa#n na e lThe Sentinel, Oct. 4, 1917) pr. s. c. shuriek is leaving next week for San Francisco to enter the medical reserve in the U. S. Army.
 a# aa
 Master Peter Mccormack has re- covered from his recent operation in Seattle and is getting in fight ing condition. Mrs. Mccormack and Peter will remain in Seattle the greater part of the winter
 #&
 British Columbia went dry Sun day at midnight. EIIIfIflIlIIIllIII |
 25 YEARS AGO l lIlIlI IiIiiIl CThe sentinel, Oct. 5, i922)
Evening star., 1947-10-08

home, or can be used In some cases
to refinance q home.
Veterans should use sound judg-
ment In obtaining CT loans so that
they will be helpful rather than
hindrances in future years.
Guide For Veterans.
Asguide for veterans who purchase
real estate follows:
l. Don't permit yourself to be-
come obligated beyond your means;
keep the security of your family
foremost in your mind at all times.
2. Don't sign any papers or forms
that have not been completely filled
out. and make sure you understand
clearly the details presented.
: 3. Be sure the real estate firm
with which you deal is trustworthy
and reliable.
4. If your purchase involves new
construction, check carefully on the
integrity and ability of the con-
tractor. Get specific plans and
specifications outlining the house to
be built for you.
S. When you visit a lending in
stitution to apply for your CT loan,
ask for advice on the soundness of
your plans.
6. When an appraisal of the prop
erty is made, insist on seeing copy
Of the report and study the contents
carefully.
Z. When you use your guaranty
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Board Of Trade Study
Shows District Area
Needs $4,000 Homes
Continued From Page C-1.)

housing, the estimates Of the early
committee, as compared with later
estimates of need, were almost right
on the nose. For between 1916 and
1947 a total of 1000 or 5000 houses
are estimated to have been COM
pleted. Thus need of $4,000 be-
tween 1916 and 1850 has been re-
duced to $4,000 as of the beginning
of this year.
Now as to employment:
On July 81, according to the Civil
Service Commission, Federal en-
ployment had dropped to 198, 900
somewhat lower than the 100000
predicted for this year.
But this variance may well be
counterbalanced when q number OF
decentralized agencies soon move
back to Washington. Also, there
are other agencies, such as the
Atomic Energy Commission, whose
work will call for additional per-
sonnel just when other Federal
offices are curtailing stats.
Printed copies Of various commit
tee reports and research bulletins
covering the work Of the Board of
Trade In this work are available, in
limited numbers, at the board ofice,
Room 204, The Star Building, tele-
phone District $685.. e
As we face the future, 1t is re-
assuring to know that business and
professional men volunteers have
been able to gather reliable infor-
nation and deduce from it such
accurate forecasts for the guidance
and reinsurance of the community.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
and loans will average about $1,000.
600 dollars q week.

and loans will average about $1,000.
600 dollars q week.
Veterans are applying for loan
guaranty certificates, which show
proof of veterans eligibility and
give the amount of guaranty avail
able to him, at q rate better than
a 1000 a month at present.
AS of the end of August, more
than $1,000 veterans had received
these certificates through the local
Office, which gives an idea of the
increasing magnitude of the pro-
gram. Not all of these have, or will
be used for homes, but the VA esti-
mates that 1t will be about 30 per
cent for homes and the balance for
farms and small business.
81 Pay on In Full.
Thus far, 50 veterans have paid
their loans off in full, amounting
to s328,17O.
The record Of defaults on home
loans in the Washington area is low
in comparison to other areas. OF
106 loans reported in default, 81
have been restored to a satisfactory
status, 80 others are still pending
and only 10 resulted in claims by
lending institutions.
OF those 10 CT home loans that
resulted in claims, five were with
drawn, 4 were paid and there is
still one pending.
CT loans are not only made for
new homes or existing construction
but can be used for building a
home, to repair, alter or improve a
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Housing Accounts for Big Part
Of Total u. S. Construction
Greater Building Volume Needed to Keep
Motion Prosperous, Commerce Aide Says
By John 1. Haynes

obstruction Division. cemmsres Department
Evening star., 1947-10-08
Ex-GIs Here Borrow
100000 a Week
For Home Buying
Continued From Page C-1.)

institutions almost universally re-
quire that the veteran have sub
stantial cash equity at the start
when financing homes costing over
$4,000.
The fact that veteran may apply
for a loan to purchase house under
$4,000 would not preclude the re-
quirement of a cash down payment
by the lender under certain condi-
tionS.
Eligibility for Loan.
Obtaining a CT loan for a home
without cash down payment would
be at the discreation of the lending
institution, and the veterans eligi-
bility to make such a loan would
depend upon the ratio of his net in
come to the monthly payments of
principal, interest, taxes and in
surance over the life, of the mort
gage, together with a satisfactory
credit report.
Projected surveys OF the local
loan guaranty program reveal that
by December of this year, more than
1000 loans will be made monthly
Evening star., 1947-10-08
New Paint Woterproofs
Cinder, Concrete Blocks

Exterior and interior cinder blocks
and other lightweight aggregate
concrete blocks require only one pro-
tective coating when using q new
waterproofing which is now on sale.
Available in several light colors, it
Is waterproof, beauties the surface
and is readily applied with an ordi-
nary scrub brush. It penetrates open
pores, and when set, q positive seal
is established which will withstand
water, steam, alkali, sun, smoke and
cold,
Evening star., 1947-10-08

In physical Mr.. Haynes.
terms, the volume of new construc-
ton this year will be only about
three-fifths of the peak level MAIN
tanned for several years in the dec
ade of the 1920s and reached again
in 1912, and will be only some 10
per cent above the level in 1899, the
last normal prewar year.
Home Building Biggest Part.
During the first eight months of
the current year, home building has
been the largest single segment of
total new construction.
From January through August
new private residential construction
amounted to almost $4,000, 900 900, or
almost 36 per cent of the total of
s7,700, 100000 for all new construc-
ton during the same period.
On top of this private work, pub
licly owned residential building has
accounted for an additional $780,
100000.
Present indications are that total
expenditures on residential con-
struction in 1947, as a whole, will
be higher in terms of current prices
than in all but two years in the
past.
From January through July, some
439, 900 new private dwelling units
were placed under construction, an
increase Of about 10 per cent over
the total of nearly 100000 units
started in the first seven months of
last year.
In each Of the last several months,
the number OF new private units
started has approached the levels
reached in the best years of the
1920s The number of publicly
owned units started, however, has
decreased sharply this year, with the
substantial termination of the pro-
gram for temporary reuse of war
housing.
In consequence, the total number
of new family dwelling units of all
types started (private, public tenn
porary and public permanently has
reached only 443,000 in the first
seven months Of this year, in COM
parison with 4S5. 900 in the corre-
spending period Of 1916.
Importance of Construction.
Whether measured in current dol
lars or in physical volume, con-
struction holds its place as one of
our major industries. New con-
struction in 1947 will account for
over S per cent of the total product
of the Nations economic machine;
new construction and repair and
maintenance, together, for over 8
per cent.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

struction accounted for 8.4 per cent
in contrast to the figure of 5.4 PEI
cent for 1947.
In the depressed year of 1888, or
the other hand, construction repre-.
sented only 4 per cent. of total eco
nomic activity.
Historically, these shifts in rea.
tive Importance appear to have beer
characteristic of construction. The
fluctuations of construction from
high levels in boom periods to al
most complete inactivity in depres.
sion are far wider and more drastic
than for any other major industry
Thus, construction generally ac-
counts for a much higher proper
ton of total activity in periods OF
active building and general pros
perity than in periods when CON
struction volume and all business
activity are both at low levels.
Yet, despite this past experience,
it appears that the share which con-
struction has in the total ecnoomy
in the current year Of prosperity is
closer to the contribution which it
has made at the bottoms of past
depressions than to the contribu-
tions which it has made at the peaks
Of previous active periods.
Maintenance of prosperity at the
present time, with construction &C
counting for such an unusually small
proportion Of the total Of business
activity, is due in large measure to
special circumstances resulting from
the war.
Future Expansion.
1t seems probable that the exist
ing situation is impermanent, and
that the present rather special sup
ports for our high level of economic
will not continue at the
same level indefinitely.
The expansion Of construction
from very low levels of activity in
the latter months OF the war has
been notable accomplishment. At
least until late in 1946, the rate of
this expansion was faster than most
Of US had believed possible.
The lag that occurred during the
last month or two of 1916 and in
early 1947 has given place in the
last several months to q renewed
increase.
Continuation and acceleration Of
these increases, however. is neces-
sary If construction is to take its
proper place in the economy and
make the contribution which may
well prove essential to maintain the
present high levels Of employment
and income throughout our eco
nomic system.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

large as provider OF jobs. In Au-
gust Of this year. almost 1000, 900
persons were employed in contract
construction alone.
When allowance is made for the
large numbers Of men working on
force account construction and in
other construction done outside the
contract construction industry, and
for those employed in manufactur-
ing, transporting, warehousing and
selling construction materials, it is
probable that construction in 1947
accounts directly and indirectly for
the employment Of close to 5000, GOO
persons.
The Importance of construction is
manifold. It's immediate effects
upon the economy are measured by
these millions of persons employed
on construction work and in the
production and distribution of build
ing materials and by the billions of
dollars of annual income which
they receive.
Channel for New Investments.
In addition, construction is char
acteristically channel for new in
vestment of funds which would 9TH
erwise be idle. These funds are not
only spent initially for construction
wages and materials but are spent
again-perhaps several times over
by their successive recipients for
food, clothing and all the other
goods and services produced by our
Nations economy.
Thus, the effect of construction
expenditure upon the level Of all
employment and income throughout
the nation may be several times as
great as the direct effect through
enjoyment and income at construc-
ton sites.
Finally, the products Of construc-
ton include not only homes, but also
such structures as factories, stores.
Office buildings, telephone exchanges,
railroad roundhouses, city halls and
many other types Of buildings with
in which people are employed.
Provision Of new working spaces
by new construction of these types
makes possible the employment of
additional workers in these indus
tries and trades.
At the same time, the new build
ings, railroad lines, bridges, roads,
ETC., are generally more efficient
than the old. Thus, new construc-
ton both provides the expanding
working space necessary for contin-
ued full employment and, at the
same time, plays an important role
in increasing the productivity Of the
Nation.
Constructions Shade In Economy.
Despite the near-record levels for
the dollar value of Construction this
year, 1t Is still true that construc-
ton is making a proportionately
smaller contribution to national
employment and economic activity
than it has customarily done in the
other periods of active general busi-
ness for which records exist.
In the boom construction years
from 1924-1928, new construction
accounted for 11.4 per cent of the
total national product.
In 1912, in the peak period Of con-
struction the industrial plant and
military establishments needed for
the prosecution OF the war, new con- !
Evening star., 1947-10-08

benefit, remember that the Govern
ment is only lending you its credit
and that, at future date, II trou-
bic ensues and claims are paid under
terms Of the guarantee. you are still
liable to the Government for any
loss sustained.
Veterans are reminded that the
loan guaranty privilege is available
through July "a, 1857.
Evening star., 1947-10-08
SinqIe-ControI Foucet

Operating on the spherical valve
principle, a new type OF faucet for
kitchen sinks has only single con-
troll. Both water temperature and
volume are regulated by moving ths
lever from left to right and back to
front. Full left gives cold water
only, right, hot water, with varying
mixtures between. Moving the same
lever from back to front varies the
volume from closed to fully open.
Metal parts are chrome plated brass
and the lever knob is colored plastic.
Evening star., 1947-10-08

yearly total in
history. w h e n
the value of re-
pair and MAIN
t e ma nc e con-
struction is add
ed, the total for
all construction
will reach al
most 19 billion
dollars.
These hig h
dollar totals re-
fleet, of course,
the current high
levels of con-
struction costs
Evening star., 1947-10-08

The dollar
q
this undoubtedly will exceed gust