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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
S0MMERS LOW BIDDER,
 NEW DUCK GREEK ROAD

Chris Wyller Superintendent Of the Public Roads Commission, an- nounced that bids on construction of the new Duck Creek road were opened yesterday. Low bidder was R. J. Sommers, local contractor, who offered a bid of S486,0l2.89, which was recommended to Wash ington, D. c. immediately for awarding
 Five other bids were made; by Morrison -Knutson, L. J. Dowell, c. s. Lytle and Green Court, M, P. Hunter, and Stock and Grove, Inc.
 If Sommers' bid is accepted by Washington, construction is ex- pected to begin on the new roal within the next month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
HOT EXCHANGES IN CONGRESS ABOUT
 LABOR MEASURES

WASHINGTON. March 5.-R- Van Bittner, chairman of the GIG organizing committee, told House Labor Committee members today their minds are closed and they will mot give labor a fair break.
 Rep McCowen, (R-Ohio) asked .
 You mean our minds are closed and we will not give labor fair break?"
 That's right" Bittner shot back
 That shows how narrow you are" McCowen commented.
 There are no labor men on this committee" Bittner replied.
 Just a minute" McCowen ex- claimed. There are men here who have done manual labor l was a member of two different unions"
 The exchange came after Bitt- ner had testified opposing any changes in labor laws.
 McCowen asked him if the Wagner Act was perfect" Bittne1 said nothing is perfect. Me Cowen asked him if, therefore this committee of 25 men might possibly arrive at some improve ments in the act"
 Bittner said, Well, they might but I doubt it very much. doubt if the 25 men on this con- mittee who know very little about labor relations could write a good labor bill"
 Chairman Hartley CR-N O broke in to demand whether Bitt- ner meant this committee in par ticular or any committee of 25.'
 Bittner: twenty-five black smiths would be poor crowd to deal with medical and health problems. Twenty-Five doctors might do a good job
 Hartley snapped, T think the inference is plain"
 The inference is that men who know nothing about a proposition shouldn't deal with it. That's not an inference. That's statement Bittner declared. Ae ssts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
MIDWEEK SERVICES AT
 HOLY TRINITY TONIGHT

This evening at o'clock the Rev w. Robert Webb will give the third in a series of addresses on the Lords Prayer on the topic Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven" The address will be at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, Fourth and Gold, and is part of the regular Mid Week Lenten Service schedul- ed for tonight. The Lenten choir will sing for this service and the public is cordially invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
SCOUTS MESSERSCHMIDT, PERATROVICH AWARDED
 CASH FOR DUCAT SALES

George Messerschmidt, of Troop 613, won the first prize, $l0 of fered by Jim Orme, to the Scout that sold the most tickets for the Gold Medal Basketball Tourney. Messerschmidt sold $71 worth of tickets.
 Roy Peratrovich Jr, of Troop 613, won the second prize award, offered by George Schmidt, by sell ing $59.75 worth of tickets.
 Over $50 was earned by the few Scouts who sold tickets. All money earned through these ticket sales are deposited in the Troop fund, to the boys credit, and must be used for Scouting purposes, pri- marily to go to Summer Camp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
The W ashingt ion Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = T he current teagic tie-up of the nations econ- omy because of the freight-car shortage might have been saved if the railroads had taken the advice of Washington experts.
 It was never published at the time, but, two years before the war, J. Leonard Replogle, former Republican National Committee man from Florida and expert on the Baruch Board during the last war, gave the railroads blunt pre- diction of things to come.
 Testifying before the Stettinius Board on National Resources ne- cessary for the impending war, Re- plogle warned that the country would need 100000 new freight cars to handle wartime economy. He told the Board that many of the cars now in use were old and would not bear up under the wear and tear of war. He urged a Govern ment loan to finance 100000 new cars.
 This brought loud and vigorous protests from the American Rail- way Association. Their spokesman the late J. J. Policy, replied that the railroads were in good shape and needed no new cars. Nothing was done. Result: Critical steel had to be diverted from building freight cars during the war. And today with equipment getting older
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
B JULIE I l N }

GTON-Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug says that Gen. Douglas Macarthur has endorsed proposals for statehood for Hawaii and the creation of civil adminis- trations for other Pacific islands.
 LONDON-Sir Stafford Cripps- a member of the l946 British Cab inet Mission to India-opened a tWo-day debate today on the Labor Governments plan to leave India by June, l948
 WASHINGTON-The Senate was asked today to approve a nine-year limit on a Presidents time in of flee without discussing the late President Roosevelt.
 WASHINGTON = Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey was retired from the Naval service March because of physical disability. Halsey, who was GA last October, has been on inactive duty since the first of the year.
 WASHINGTON Commerce Departments lumber survey com mittee predicted today there will be enough lumber this year to meet demands for new housing. WASHINGTON-The House Pub lie Lands Subcommittee put its approval on a bill to give Alaskan miners until July of next year be- lore they will be required to dc assessment work on their claims WASHINGTON-The State De partment will be asked to give serious consideration to the pleas of the fisheries industry that tariffs not be reduced on imported fish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
TRUMAN SEES VOLCANO IN
 HOT ACTON
By ERNEST B. VACCARO

MEAlCo Cll I, MdiCIl o.-h - President Truman saw Mexico's four-year-old volcano, Paricutin, from tte air today in quick trip followed at noon by fast drive to Tettihuacan Pyramids to the Sun and the Moon, 28 miles north of here.
 The Sacred Cow left at l0:07 a. m. EST and landed here at 12:3l p. m. EST.
 The Presidents plane was pre- ceded by two planes with news papermen and photographers which landed five minutes ahead of his.
 The President saw Paricutin in angy eruption, one of the biggest thrills of his visit to Mexico. The volcano started on new ram page today few hours before the Sacred Cow flew at 10,500 feet around and over the spouting cone. From the cabin of the big ship the U. s. Chief Executive saw tongues of lava course down the sides of the 2,000 foot mound The day was clear and warm with excellent visibility over the scene of devastation made by the great spread of lava.
 President Truman's State visit to Mexico will end tonight when he attends a State dinner tender ed by Mexican President Miguel Aleman. Tomorrow. the Pres ident will fly to Waco, Texas where he is to deliver 25-minute foreign economic policy address at ! Baylor University
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Sailors Splice in port.
 Tongass in port from Seattle Posted to saa out at 10 tonight.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle March 6, calling at South east Alaska ports, to Sitka. return to Juneau and then westward, in cluding Kodiak.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle March :.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver March T.
 Aleutian scheduled southbound evening of March 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
BILL TO REPEAL
 VETS WHOLESALE
 TAX I5 KILLED

AIC IlONASe Ol UtpltStlltdtiNCo
 this morning killed Senator Walk CTS bill to exempt Alaskan whole
 salers from payment of the half
 of-one percent veterans tax when
 the goods sold by them are to
 be sold at retail in Alaska and
 the one percent tax is to be col
 lected at retail.
 The vote on the bill when it 1 came 10 final passage in the House
 was 10 yeas. 12 nays and absent, and came after considerable argu-
 ment on the merits of the mea- sure. It was pointed out that col 1, lection of the tax by wholesalers
 causes pyramiding so that the
 final consumer may pay two per
 cent or more The present law
 also is said to create a hard ship on Alaskan wholesalers in
 competition with outside firms, who are exempt from the tax. i Rep. Steve McCutcheon, who campaigned on a program of re-
 pealing the veterans tax entire Fly, was against repeating this portion of it and attempted to in
 ject personalities into the debate 1, by insinuating that Rep. Newell,
 a veteran who is in the wholesale { business, had benefited by the
 Veterans Loan Act to the extent
 Of $l0,o00 and selfishly wished to
 exclude others from such bene-
 fits.
 /, "If Rep McCutcheon can show from the records that I received a 1 lean of anywhere near $l0,000, I
 will pay him exactly double the
 amount of that loan Newell said, and McCutcheon was silenced. Other Bills Passed 1 The House also passed Rep
 Huntley's bill to create an Alaska
 Soil Conservation Commission, Rep
 Ost's bill to require public utilities ] to pay the legal rate of interest
 on meter deposits, and Rep. Mau- !! rice Johnsons bill to simplify the ! procedure for proof of title to l lands being taken into an incor- porated town by annexation.
 A bill introduced by Rep. Egan , would provide for appropriations
 of up to $2500 for each Chamber
 of Commerce in Alaska for the purpose of the dissemination of
 information pertinent to the de- velopment of resources and busi- ness opportunities within the Ter
 ritory of Alaska" :"
 i Such appropriations could be used
 for newspaper advertising, print
 ing pamphlets, booklets and bulle- , tins, purchase of stamps and sta- | tionery and similar expenses, but , not for salaries.
 [ Two other bills were introduced ! by Rep. Egan this morning One would appropriate S46410 to pay | the expenses of two Highway Pa i trol officers who went to Wash 1 ington, D. C., to attend the FBI
 School and drove new automo-
 piles back to Alaska for the use of the Highway Patrol. The sec
 ond bill would amend the present laws relating to insurance by de-
 lining the term Annual Resident as a person who has resided in
 the Territory for at least one f year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
PRECfPITATION
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Mar. 5.-CloSing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 57i. American Can STA, Anaconda 41$i, Curtiss- Wright 57s, International Harves- ter 81si, Kennecott 47$,, New York Central 20li, Northern Pacific 20A U. s. Steel 75M, Pound $402a4.
 Sales today were 990,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 18ll7, rails 5101, utilities 36.73.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
BLANKET
 PRIMARY
 PASSED
Senate Puts Approval on Net Mines Tax This
 Morning

The Blanket Primary Election, which carried through to re- sounding referendum mandate at last Octobel's General Election, became a practical actuality this morning when the Alaska Senate passed House Bill II, with out amendment. Only the Gov ernor's signature is now required. Amendments were proposed which would have freed can didates hands of a number of par ty ties, but all were defeated. The first of them, offered by Senator Don Carlos Brownell, was ruled down by the President, even though it mustered a majority of those present. President Ner- land held that amending requires a majority of the full membership or votes. That ruling stood up under attack by Brownell and Sen. Edward D. Coffey.
 Senator Joe Green attempted to repeal an old election law by amending the title of the blanket primary law, but that move lost when it was pointed out that 1t would destroy the present bill. De- struction of H. B. II was all right with Senator Leo Rogge-he fav- ored repeating the whole primary system.
 Jones Has Plans
 When the measure was advanced to passage, Senator Charles D. Jones forewarned that he will be back two years from now with a new measure which he thinks will preserve the integrity of political parties. He figures there's too much work before the Legislature to bring out his ideas now.
 Vote on passage of H. B. Il was interrupted by a Call of the Sen ate" for Coffey and Butrovich. The bill finally carried by a 12-4 mar gin Voting against it were Sen- ators Brownell, Coffey, Dawes and Rogge.
 Also passed by the Senate this morning was s. B. 32, which pro- vides a net income tax on mining graduated from 4 to 8 percent as a substitute for the present 3 percent gross tax on valuable min eral production.
 Three minor amendments were written into the bill yesterday. Today, it went right to the top of the calendar and was passed without debate. The vote was l5 to Brownell.
 Senator O. D. Cochran followed up its passage by declaring he had voted for the net mines tax with many misgivings.' He feared it would make the tax on mining a football for every succeeding Legislature.
 Another bill was put on the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
BRUNSKILL RETURNS

George Brunskill, special office of the Alaska Native Service, has returned to Juneau from a two months trip through the Upper Yukon and as far north as Nome. He was on routine field trip for the ANS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
FORMER ACS MAN HERE

Elmer L. Jones, formerly with the Alaska Communications System Tn Juneau, arrived here from Skag- way last night on the Estebeth and registered at the Baranof Hotel Also from Skagway on the mail boat, was George w. Hooker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
FAMILY FROM NOME

MT and Mrs. c. A. Roust and son Thomas, from Nome, arrived in Juneau yesterday by Pan Am erican Airways and are registered at the Baranof Hotel MT. Roust is former legislator from the Sec ond Division and Mrs. Roust is the former Belva Williams of Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
REGINA MENDEL HERE

Regina Mendel, Medical Social consultant with the Territorial De- partnient of Health has arrived to assume her new duties with the local Health Department. She was formerly connected with the De- partment of Health in Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
TONGASS IN PORT

Alaska Transportation Company's Tongass arrived in Juneau this morning at o'clock. She is un- loading approximately 150 tons of general cargo, and will sail about 10 o'clock this evening for Haines, Skagway, Hoonah and Pelican.
 Arriving on the Tongass from Seattle were MT and Mrs. J. P. Mattoon and Mrs. Elaine Ross. Dr. Dwight L. Cramer came in from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
MRS. {. BAKER HERE
 FOR } M0NTH5' VISIT

, Mrs. F. c. Baker has arrived here from her home in St. Louis for a visit with her son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert O. Faulkner She expects to remain about three months.
 Mir Faulkner is on the staff of the Smith-Kaser dental offices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
TWELVE BILLS OF BARTLETT WILL BE
 DISGUISED Al C

Announcement is made that at the regular meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce tomorrow noon, twelve bills introduced by Delegate Bartlett in the present Congress will be discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
sALEsMEN ON ALEUTIAN

William Warner and Herbert Lawrence. both salesmen and both from Seattle headquarters. arrived in Juneau on the Aleutian and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
OREGON WOMAN HERE

Mrs. Vivian Deremo, from Her miston, Ore, has arrived in Juneau yesterday and is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
WEATHER FORECAST tJuneau and yicin.ty)

3 Cloudy with. rain and southeasterly winds l5-20 , m.p.h. tonight and Thursday. , Slowly rising temperatures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
. . . WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 O'Clock
 This Morning.

In Juneau-MaXimum, 37; minimum, 29.
 At Airport Maximum, 37; minimum, 30.
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Evening star., 1947-09-26

P. J. Nee Furniture Co.
745 Seventh st., NV, Washington, d. c.
New York JeweIry Co.
71s Seventh St., NV, Washington, d. c.
Normondie Radio & Appliance Co.
2441 Good Hope Rd., S. E., Wash- d. c.
Poromount Co.
215o Georgia Ave. NV, Washington, d. c.
Peerless Furniture
s1s eth ST., NV, Washington, d. c.
Peoples Radio 6 Television
1882 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Md.
Phillips Radio & Appliance Co.
s17 II St., NE, Washington, D. c.
Porter Engineering
5311 Georgia Ave-, NV, Washington, d. c.
Power Machine & Radio Co.
1889 II St., NE, Washington, d. c.
Proctor 8 Hutchinson
3714 14th St. NV, Washington, DC.
Horold Sugar Radio Mart
s25 st., NV, Washington, D. c.
Redmon & Brown Furniture Co.
1929 14th ST.. NV, Washington, d. c.
M. T. Rust Hdwe.
1o4s w. Broad St., Falls Church, Va.
MoIeolm Seotes, Inc.
4121 I3th st. NV. Washington, d. c.
Winn Scott TeIevision
41o Bond Building
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Now on the Air

Julius Lonsbursh Furniture Co.
9Th and Sts. NV, Washington, ID. c.
Livingston Appliance 3 Radio Co.
441S s. Capitol st., Washington, d. c.
Loekhart's
1924 wisconsin Ave-, Bethesda, Md.
Manhotton Auto & Rodio
1906 7th st., NV, Washington. D. C.
Morvin's Credit
734 7th Street NV.
Master Appliance Co.
2443 18th St., NV, Washington, d. c.
Fronk Michelboeh
s14 King St, Alexandria, Va
Monarch Radio Shop
1873 12th St., NV, Washington, d. c.
M. Morris G Son
sos Georgia Ave-, NV, Washington, d. c.
Fronk P. Mulsonnon
1920 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, Md.
Moior Appliance Co.
1243 Good Hope Rd., Sc, Washington d. c.
Mayer 8 Co.
AL 7th St., NV, Washington, D. c.
Notional Furniture Co.
7th and Fl Sts., NV, Washington, d. c.
NayIor Radio
2232 Pa, Sc, Washington, d. G.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Alfred Scott
2se7 14th st., NV, Washington, d. c.
Service Tire e. Appliance CO.
1899 King St.. Alexandria, Va.
SIattery Radio Co.
442s Wisconsin Ave. NV, Washington, d. @.
Smiths Inc.
1881 Columbia Rd., NV, Washington, d. c.
chos. Sehwortx r Son
7os 7th St., NV, Washington. d. G.
Spring voIIey Electric Shop
1895 Massachusetts, Ave, NV, Wash, d. @.
STANDARD Tire & Battery Co.
10th and Sts., Me-, Washington, DC.
Star Radio Co.
4os 11th St., NV, Washington, d. G.
Sun Radio Co.
18th and Sts., NV, Washington, ID. G.
Sun Radio Co.
sss r st. NV, Washington, ID. C.
Virginia Electric Supply
917 King St., Alexandria, Va
Ward Radio Co.
s5s5 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, Md
Yeotman Hordwore
1921 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Va
Yost Eleetropies
1884 Wisconsin Ave, BethtA1a, MD.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Georges Radio
YinU CT A1eyarfria. We

Georges Radio
SOL King St., Alexandria, Va
Georges Radio
141o Good Hope Rd. Sc, Washington, d. G.
Georges Radio
s2s Penna. Ave, Sc, Washington, d. c.
GIodney e. Osborn
a411 Mt. Vernon Ave, Del Ray, Va.
Glenn Radio Co.
1905 Wisconsin Ave, NV, Washington, DC.
GoIdenbers's
7th and X sts, NV, Washington, D. G.
J. G. Harding Co.
zoos wisconsin Ave-, Bethesda, Md.
The Hearth Co.
$3.50 M Sts. NV, Washington, d. c.
The Heeht Co.
7th and r sts., NV, Washington. D. c.
Herson's Auto
ia o St., NV, Washington, ID. C..
Hoffmon Home Appliance Co.
5o34 Rhode Island Ave. Hyattsville, Md.
Home Appliance Co.
451s Wisconsin Ave, NV Wash. d. c.
Home Appliance Co.
1921 sts, NE, Washington d. c.
House e. Hermann
7th and Eye Sts., NV, Washington, ID. q.
Hub Furniture Co.
7th and ID Sts., NV, Washington ID. G..
A. s. Johnson Co.
124O eth St., NV, Washington, ID. c.
The s. Kann Sons Co.
sth and Pa. Ave, NV, Washington, ID. c.
Kensinston Radio
Connecticut Ave-, Kensington, Md.
Laeys, Inc.
500 St., NV, Washington, d. c.
Laeys, Inc.
310o N. Wash. Blvd, Clarendon -Arl, Va
Lansbursh G Bros.
sth and Sts., NV, Washington, ID. c.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

DeII's Appliance
ABB 10th St., NV, Washington, D. c.
District Hardwore Radio & AppI.
2146 St., NV, Washington, d. C.
District Line Hordwore
6029 Dix st., NE, Washington, ID. c.
District Tire Sales
3oss M Street NV, Washington, D. C.
Dobkin's Dept. Store
2324 Pa. Ave, Sc, washington, d. c.
Dowd's Chevy Chase Radio & EIee.
441s Conn. Ave, NV, Washington, d. c.
Eastern Appliance Co.
514 8th St. Sc, washington, ID. c.
Electrical Center
514 10th st. NV, Washington, d. G.
Ellis Radio
$3.50 Lee Highway, Arlington, Va.
FolIs Church Radio Service
ss72 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Va.
Furniture, Inc.
a731 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Vs.
Cory Appliance Co.
2s75 Rhode Island Ave-, NE, Wash d. C..
Gem Appliance Co.
SIT St., NV, Washington, ID. G.
General Home Appliance
3433 Benning Rd, NE, Washington, d. G.
Georges Radio
s1e St., NV, Washington, d. c.
Georges Radio
I'LL Il St., NE, Washington, d. c.
Georges Rodio
1928 Minnesota Ave, NE, Wash. DC.
Georges Radio
5614 Baltimore Ave-, Hyattsville, Md.
Georges Radio
7217 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Automatic EIettronic Control

Another development of Phco research makes tevon
tuning easy radio tuning Automatic Elaconic Control
performs all functions which control the focus and steadness
of the picture automatically, without attention from the
All you adjust the picture brightness and sound prefer
snoe Manual controls reduced minimum sirpllfed
nne! Get the full story sensational Phco evon rcevsr
Evening star., 1947-09-26

n. Abromson r. Co.
7th and sts., NV, Washington, ID. c.
Allied EIeetronies
Thomas Circle, Washington, ID. @.
Ambassador Co.
1878 Columbia Rd., NV, Washington, d. c.
Arcade Pontiac
14s7 Irving St., NV, Washington ID. c.
W. M. BalIard
1900 G st., NV, Washington, D. c.
Boron G. Meltx
440 q. Wash Blvd, Falls Church, Va.
Bell Electric Co.
Kensngton, Md.
,1ss Mt. Pleasant ST., NV, Washington, D. c.
Brinson Furniture Co.
1888 14th St., NV, Washington, d. c.
Brown Bros.
1927 St., NE, Washington, ID. G.
cumee Appliance
B11 4th St.. S.W, Washington, ID. c.
Colony Radio
6l1s Georgia Ave-, NV, Washington, ID. c.
Columbia Appliance Co.
31o2 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va.
Community Gosh Market
Camp Springs, Md.
cromer, Inc.
215e Wisconsin Ave, NV, Washington, d. c.
croekett's Auto Service
ID A-l.~. w.
Crown Co.
ss7 7th St., NV, Washington, ID. G.
Corl w. Dauber
1920 18th St.. NV, Washington, ID. C.
Damoseus Electric Company
Damaskas Md.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

ates with a few years experience
In addition, veterans looking for
summer work while on vacation
from school get the nod from en-
ployers ahead of nonveterans, Mr.
Hetzel said. " .-~ -
In the race for summer Jobs, the
USES director added college stu
dents went on vacation about two
weeks ahead Of high school youths
and used that fortnight to get
the only summer work available.
Mr.. Hetoel pointed out that more
jobs would have opened up If the
expected construction, boom had
nateriaHzed. He also expressed
belief that Government personnel
cuts had affected all activities here
which serve Government workers
department stores, restaurants
hotels, laundries and grocery stores
Hiring At Minimum.
Hotels and restaurants were cited
particularly as establishments which
always had open job orders but
which now are keeping new hiring
at q minimum.
Until this summer, teen-agers
found work as grocery clerks, gas
station attendants, soda fountain
clerks, salespeople and construction
workers. Now, Mr.. Hetzel said, they
are willing to take anything-and
they're not getting 1t.
They are among the 17,4os job
seekers now registered for work
with the USES.
Evening star., 1947-07-13
Juvenile Turtle Collectors Busy
After Bethesda Lane Is Invaded

The turtles were rated Is unsat-
sfactory racers. However, when
stimulated by the handlers almost
treading on their tails, they travelled
. bit faster than the one Aesop
wrote about. An entry named
Silver" owned by Tommy Davis,
won.
One Moorland lane theory held
the turtles had come into the back
yards to eat the Japanese beetles.
Others thought they had showed up
to race the wild rabbits that often
feed on Bethesda lawns.
Mrs. M. e. Gilmore, mother Of
George and Mary Elizabeth, had
another idea. She suggested the
turtles had escaped from the back
yard Of Johnny Gurke, 13, of 7112
Denton road, which adjoins the
Moorland lane properties.
Johnny, she said, has been COL
lecting turtles for years and has Z
shallow concrete pool for them.
Johnny and his parents are away
on . vacation trip.
Mrs. Gilmore is ordering extra
meat to keep the turtles alive until
Johnny returns.