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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
FUNERAL SERVICES
 FOR RUDY TUESDAY

Funeral services for Charles E Rudy, pioneer Alaskan who pass ed away last week will be held tomorrow at ? o'clock in the af- ternoon at the chapel of the Char les w. Carter Mortuary
 The Rev Walter Soboleff will con duct the services, and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Pall- bearers will be Herbert Knutson, L. Stich, Jackson Marsh. Ed Shafer, Roy Cox and Ralph Beistline.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
DIWC MEETING

The Douglas Island Woman's $ Club will be hosts Saturday eve ming with an evening of entertain ing games and dancing at the Eagles Hall in Douglas. The party 10 which everyone is invited, will begin at 8:30 o'clock and at 10 o'clock there will be dancing on the upper floor Refreshments of cake and coffee will also be served There will be a small charge for admission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
THREE hCCIDENTS ON
 SKI TRkiL ON SUNDAY

Three accidents occurred Sunday on the ski trail Robert MaskinSky high school student, suffered 8 broken leg. Cecelia Thibodeau sui tered g broken ankle, and Tom Moore a sprained ankle The first two are in St Anns Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
INFORMAL PARTY FOR
 WA(HUSETT OFFICERS

Officers of the Wachusett and their wives will be entertained on Thursday evening at an informal party in the Governors home. Also invited to attend are all members of the AWVS and their husbands. The affair will commence at 9 o'clock and is being held to well come back the Wachusett on her return to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
HOME BOANO TO MEET

w. w. k-lgnt, superintendent Of the Alaska Pioneers Home, and Jack Conway, member of the Board of trustees of the Home, arrived from Sitka by plane on Saturday to attend a meeting of the Board. Other members are Charles w. Car ter of Juneau and Henry Roden, who was expected to arrive on the Princess Norah thi1 afternoon from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
VISITING FRIENDS

Mrs Edwin c. Johnson arrived over the weekend from Pelican, to spend week on the channel visit ing friends before continuing on to the States for a several months visit with parents and friends. While on the channel Mrs. John sen is a house guest of MT and Mrs. John Klingbeil in Juneau MT. Johnson, flshbuyer ct Pelican, for mer Douglas Councilman. will join her in the States before the fishing season opens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
EDDIE JACKSON DIES

Eddie Jackson, 50 years old, pass ed away on Sunday at the Govern ment Hospital He was from Hoo nah, and has a son, Tom Jackson, living there. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Charles w. Car ter Mortuary.
 Arrangements are made to hold funeral services for George Ward who passed away last week at the Government Hospital, on Thursday at the Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17

a
 SYNOPSIS: high center located moving slowly souheastward An extensive Island Bering dominates the entire North Pacific During the past AS hours producing outhery flow of warm southeast The by widespread coudiness and all of Alaska 32 Canada the northwestern 
 the brought generally the 2i although and low stratus have  the middle thrties with the temperatures falling to slightly below freezing
 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
 Reports or at 1:30 P. today
 Height of Waves Weather Temp. Dir and Vel Sea Condion Spencer Cloudy 34 FINE feet Finger Light SnowFog B Calm MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING TUESDAY AFTER Southeast Alaska and outside Dxcn
 
 southeastey winds 15 25 miles disappearing along the vicinity spreading Southeast Alaska by Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
SPECIAL F & AM

Gastineau Lodge No l24, F & AM vii hold a special meeting this evening in the Eagles Hall for the purpose of initiation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17

Ecffman; to Anchorage. Floyd Gil man, Mrs. Bullock, Vincent Moder Mrs V Moder, Mrs Parks, M. Wilcox, M. Sauko. Ed Ohlsoa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17

GASSER IN TOWN c. M GaSser Of Fairbanks is in Juneau and is registered at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
EDe9aJGsEAS
 N'ESVS g
OEs MEETING TUES.

A regular meeting of Nugget Chapter No ?, Order of Eastern Star will be held tomorrow, Tues day evening in the Eagles Hall. Ac- cording tc w M. Helen Carlyle, in- itiation ceremones are postponed until a further date because of the halls condition. This Tuesdays meeting will be ill short form, with baloting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-17
LADIES ALrAK ovoiETY MEETS

The Ladies Altar Society of Douglas will meet tonight at the home of Mrs. E P. McCarron at 8 o'clock. An invitation is extended 10 those interested, to attend
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
ONE STORY FIREHOUSE

NEW ORLEANS U.D-First the
smoke eating fire horses vanish
ed, then firemen's red sus-
penders. The latest sentimental
casualty around two local fire
houses is the traditional brass
pole.
The buildings, both outmoded,
will be replaced by ones tory,
up-to-date structure which even
will contain blowers to dry the
wet garb Of fire-fighters.
The absence of a second floor
will eliminate the need for poles
| to slide down.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
SANTA LEGEND
REACHES PEAK
Professional Actor Finds
Kids Are Not His
Gig Problem
BY SAUL PETT
AP NeWsfeatures Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. rs Up -
The Santa Claus legend was be-
ing carried to new heights this
year by Dave Ballard, a king
sized Kris Kringle, who stands
feet 7 inches, weighs $50 pounds
and has dark thoughts about the
state of American wit.
+ Ballard, a professional Broad
way giant, played Claus at a
Merry Christmas land exposition
in New York and, since the show
attracted mostly kids, it offered
no special problems.
But adults. were something else
again.
At AZ, Dave has accumulated
considerable patience, but his re-
sistance was a little thin after a
lifetime of hearing such original
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

happy at times, mostly wher he's
not working; yes, he's been alb
normally large most of his life
he was almost six feet at 10; no,
really, honest he says, there are
no deep psychic scars, absolutely.
Dave Ballard was born in Com
merce, Texas, weighing 10
pounds. None of his family is alb
normally large. He went through
high school, had couple Of years
at Austin college until lack OF
money forced his departure and
then went to work.
All of his employers have hired
him for his size. Fave doesn't
mind as long as the pay is good.
He's been a haberdashery clerk,
film extra, movie doorman, part
of a vaudeville act, a gaint in
Billy Roses "Jumbo," blue ge-
ME in an ill-fated musical, and
for various promotional and pub
licity stunts he's circulated in
public places and at cocktail
parties, keystone cop, as Gulll-
van and an American indian.
Dave shares Manhattan
apartment with a married couple.
Whenever possible, he cooks his
meals. not because his needs are
peculiar but because he likes to
cook. He likes the movies, some
radio programs, all sports Ito
watch) and an occasional book.
He says he has about three dates
a month. He takes a drink now
and then and once he had seven
cocktails and they didn't even
create a buzz, so he figured it
would be too expensive to carry
the research futher.
Drunks make Dave Nervous.
They're always trying to pick
fights or get a rise out of him
some way to prop ul their own
complexes. Recently a bar fly
started swinging at him.
IT held him off at arms length, -
Dave recalls. "He just swung
himself out"
Bal ard would like to earn
living as an actor but he's reals
tic. "There aren't many parts fo1
a fellow my size," he says, cal
though guys are always threat
ening to write plays just for me
| you know, deep psychological
studies of the tragedy of being
a giant"
| AS far as he knows, there art
| only two men in the Unitet
States bigger than he is: Jacl
Earle, 8 feet, 6 inches, a liquo
| salesman, and Harry Hite, Z feet
| II inches, a vaudeville perform
er.
II Dave Billiards. chief concer
in life is prosaic-he worrie
| about money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

gems as Raining up there, Bud?"
or: "H'ya, Shorty" or: "Where'd
va get the stills, Mac?"
Nobody is ever original" says
Dave.
On the street or in an elevator,
a complete stranger will edge up
to the blond, ruddy giant, breathe
in deeply and ask a series OF
questions with the hushed excite
ment of man about to discover
the secret of life. Such inquiries
elicit this data on Ballard.
Neck size, Is IL; shoe, Is; chest
So; waist, 48; no, he doesn't eat
an extraordinary amount -
breakfast is usually two glasses
of milk and a sweet lunch
is light or skipped and dinner
is frequently a good-sized steak;
yes, his bed is custom-built, 10
feet long; yes, his health is good;
no, he's not especially athletic;
yes, in the movies, he always
tries to get the last row back and
a seat on the aisle so nobody's
view will be blocked and he'll
have room for his legs.
And then there's the parlor
psychologist who, at every party
or gathering, approaches Dave
with a solemn expression of the
deepest kind of understanding,
maneuvers him into a corner and
then sends forth prying fingers
into the Ballard subconscious.
This usually brings the following:
Yes, he enjoys life, maybe
more than most, judging by all
the unhappy faces around; no.
he's not married; yes, he'd like to
be; of course, he hopes she's tall;
no, he doesn't feel especially
cheated by fate; sure, he's un.
The future outlook., 1947-05-24

who gave reviews of books read
this year from the Carnegie Lii
brary. The booklet, written en-
tirely by the pupil, was dedi-
Gated to Mrs. Sebastian, who had
made it possible for pupils of
Poplar Grove school to read Ii
brary books. Mrs. Sebastian in
turn presented oher a lovely
book for having shown such
great interest in the books.
Mrs. Anne Reynolds, one of
our primary teachers, has been
confined in l.. Richardson hos
pital for some time. We hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, wife
of editor j. F. Johnson, of the
Future Outlook, is substituting
for Mrs. Reynolds while she is
i'll, and is doing quite a nice job
of it.
The teachers of the school
had a very pleasant surprise
when several of the parents
brought dinner to the school
and served them most sumptu-
ously. The dinner consisted of
fried chicken, baked ham, string
beans, potato salad, fruit jello,
cake, pie, and lemonade. The
teachers were all very grateful
to them for their thougtfulness.
The community regrets the
loss of Mrs. Milton, who was
buried last Wednesday. Funeral
was held at White Oak Grove
church.
The Gospel Spreaders of the
community, under the direction
of Mrs. B. R. Jones, will sing at
Bass Chapel church Sunday, May
rs, at 8:15 p. m. The public is
invited.
The future outlook., 1947-05-24
PQbayGy0ve

The Poplar Grove school has
had a very active week with
Operettas being presented by the
primary and grammar grades.
On May 9 the grammar grades
presented an Operetta, "Cinder-
ella" under the direction of
Mrs. Alvarada Irwin and Miss
Lucille Dean. The characters
were very fittingly selected for
each part and showed superb
training on the part of each
teacher. On May I6. the primary
grades also presented the Oper-
eta, Fairies Are Really True"
under the direction of Mrs. Anne
Reynolds, Miss Viola Boone, and
Miss Ruth V. Conner. The audi
torium was filled to capacity,
and the little ones were at their
best, which also showed dramatic
technique on the part of the
teachers.
Mrs. Martha Sebastian was
the very outstanding guest at
our program Friday night, and
while there was presented
booklet of book reviews by one
of the pupils, Virginia Waugh,
The future outlook., 1947-05-24

Plans are now underway for
beautifying the school grounds
for next year. Parents are spon-
soring this program.
The PIT. A of Bass Chapel
is functioning nicely, and is in
deed a very active organization,
under the leadership Of Mrs.
Mary Sue Napier, president.
The teachers had another
pleasant surprise Wednesday,
May %, when a group of parents
from Bass Chapel served a very
consisting of brOiled chicken,
deliciaus and tasteful dinner:
green peas, creamed potaties,
green mixed salad, strawberry
shortcale and Russian tea.
The teachers were again CRATE
full to the parents for their kind
ness.
The future outlook., 1947-05-24
L. RICHARDSON HOSPITAL
CONIAIEN CEMENT EXERCISES
TO BE HELD TUESDAY NIGHT

The commencement exercises
of the Training School Depart
ment of l.. Richardson Memorial
Hospital will be held at Trinity
A. M. E. Zion church, corner E.
Washington and Gilmer streets.
Tuesday evening, May 27, 1947,
at $50 o'clock.
CLASS ROLL
Miss Mary Adams, Danville, Va.
Miss Aretha Allen, Burlington.
Miss Doris Artis, Statonsburg.
Miss Evelyn Jenkins, Gatesville.
Miss Pauline Perkins, Spray,
Commencement Program
Invocation and Benediction, Rev.
M. P. Sawyer; Music will be fur
nished by the Nurses Chorus,
under the supervision of Mr.. Da-
vid Morse.
Student Address, "The Women
of Today" Miss Evelyn Jenkins;
Principal address by Mrs. H. A.
F. Mebane, Health Educator, =
Greensboro tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
Presentation of Diplomas
DR.. w. M. Hampton.
Prosecution of School Pins, -
Miss Charlotte Hunter, matron,
graduate of 1897; presentation
Alumnae Medal-Mrs. Hannah
Burton Matthews, graduate of
1886.
Master of Ceremonies, Mr.. F.
A. Mayfield.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
The individual cannot leave
every question to Congress; there
are cert ain Drnh1oync ho ,ouc+
The future outlook., 1947-05-24

The individual cannot leave
every question to Congress; there
are certain problems he must
solve for himself.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Rites for Mrs. |. 5. Cannon
To Be Held This Afternoon

The funeral services will be held
Monday for Mrs. Minna A. Cannon,
rs, a resident of Washington since
1892, who died Tuesday at the home
of her daughter in Haddonfield,
N. j.
The services will be held at
2 p. m. at her home, 1927 Piney
Branch road, Takoma Park, Md,
followed by burial in Rock Greek
Cemetery. The Rev. Walter Plumley
Of Buffalo, N Y, formerly Of Ia
koma Park, was to officiate.
Mrs. Cannon was born in Selma,
N. c., the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Atkinson. She taught
school for several years. before COM
ing to Washington at the age of 23
to work in the Agriculture Depart
ment.
In 1893 she was married to Luther
S. Cannon, assistant general coun-
sci of the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue.. They moved to the Takoma
Park area in 1918. Mr.. Cannon died
in 1910.
Surviving Mrs. Cannon are four
daughters, Mrs. Susan C. Harris OF
Haddonfield, N. j.; Mrs. Minna c.
Wilson, Fairfax, Va; Miss Mary E
Cannon of Takoma Park and Mrs
Martha C. Edwards Of Bethesda,
now in Berlin, and two brothers,
Robert L. Atkinson of New Orleans
and Thomas H. Atkinson, jr.. OF
Florida.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Radar for Landings
Perfected by Bendix
BY the Assoeiotad Press

BALTIMORE, June THE Ben
dix Corp. radio division announced
yesterday it has perfected refine
ments In two radar systems for
guiding planes to landings on
weather-bound airports.
The company said changes in It's
ground-controlled approach landing
system would eliminate most of the
objections made by the Civil Aero
nautics Administration to wartime
equipment used by the armed forces
and now installed in some CONNER
cial planes.
Bendix said its new GOA system.
with greater range and power, costs
$4,000, $25, 900 reduction, and that
two or three operators can handle 1t
instead of the five to eight required
by the military sets.
Controls of the new equipment
can be installed in airport towers.
The old system was controlled from
trucks placed near the runways.
Bendix also announced 1t has i'm
proved its radar search system 90 1t
gives operators the direction, dis
tance, and height of all planes with
In a 30-mile radius. The height
computation Is an addition.
Bendix said the Navy Is installing
a new set at Quonset, r, I,
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Catholic War Veteran Post
To Hold Memorial Mass

The annual memorial mass of the
James Cardinal Gibbons Post, Cath
olic War Veterans, and the Holy
Name Societies of Washington will
be celebrated at am. tomorrow
in Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
Thirty-sixth and o streets NV.
The Rev. Hugh A. McCarrom will
be eelebrant at the mass. Speaker
at a breakfast in the church hall
after the mass will be the Rev.
Arthur A. OJeary, new pastor of
holy Trinity Church. Attorney
John F. Donelan will be POSTMASTER
David Bowman. departmental COM
mander OF the Catholic Veterans,
will make awards to the following:
William Hickey, ST., 81. oldest liv-
ing member of the CWv, for ser
vices in the Spanish American War
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry ]. Trilling,
parents of Victor A. Trilling, only
member of Our Lady of Victory
Parish killed In action in World
War II.
James Murphy, another Spanish
American War veteran, who has re-
cruited the greatest number Of
members for the CWV.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Hail and Wind SnorI Traffic,
Uproot Trees in Northwest

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
summoned emergency crews that
answered more than a score of calls
on fallen power lines, which were
quickly repaired.
Part Of sheet metal roof was
blown from q residence in the 900
block of Westminster street NV.
Girl Killed by Lightning.
At Brookneal, Va, near Lynch
burg, lightning struck and killed
Lois Connell White, Is, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Thomas
White, the Associated Press re-
ported. The girl was standing in a
field near her farm home with her
brother when the bolt hit her
causing instant death. The brother
was not hurt.
The fury of the storm was almost
exceeded by its sound. The loud
thunder. pounding hail and screech-
ing wind making conversation al
most impossible.
The weatherman said moist
heated air rising through the atmos-
phere until it cooled and ice crystals
formed caused the hail. At the air
port only 05 of an inch of rain fell
but the airport was beyond the
brunt of the storm. In Chevy
Chase between a quarter and half
an inch was believed to have fallen,
the weatherman said.
Today he predicted the weather
would be warm and humid with
considerable cloudiness and occa-
sional showers. The high tempera-
ture is expected to be 8S degrees.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Dewey Talks With Warren
On Politics in General
a, N. A,soe;o,,d Pres,

ALBANY, N. Y, June 7.-Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey said today he had
had q satisfactory" conversation
with Gov. Earl Warren Of California
in a discussion of what Gov. Warren
called politics in general" Gov.
Warren, reiterating that he was not
candidate for any national office,
has been mentioned recently as a
possible vice-presidential nominee
on a 1e48 Republican ticket headed
by the New York governor.
There was no talk of personal
politics." Gov. Warren said at a
news conference in the Executive
Mansion, where he was Gov. Dew
ey's overnight guest before going to
Schenectady to participate in Union
Colleges pre-commencement day
exercises.
I'VE didn't discuss that" Gov.
Warren replied when asked whether
the 1913 national Republican ticket
had been mentioned.
Earlier in the day Gov. Dewey
talked In New York with Harold z.
Stassen, former Minnesota governor
and only announced candidate for
the Republican Presidential NOM
ination In 1913.
MIR. Stassen said they talked only
about his recent European trip
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Ulcer Patient Kills Doctor
And Self During Dispute
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LOS ANGELES, June 7.-Police
wrote off as murder and suicide
today the fatal shooting OF a S.
year-old physician by a patient he
had been treating for stomach
ulcers. o.
A former professor. OF pathology
and bacteriology at Rockefeller In
stitute, New York, DR.. George Wade
Wilson was found dead in his home,
three bullet wounds in his body.
Nearby lay the body OF Raymond
Wesley Howbert, 81, a bullet through
his heart. Beside him was a So
raliber revolver.
Detective Sergts. William G. Tilden
and Henry G. Wild said that shortly
before the shooting, HoWbert re-
turned from sanitarium where DR..
Wilson recently had sent him for
treatment.
They quoted the physicians
widow, Stella, as saying she did not
know what caused the shooting but
that she heard her husband exclaim
get out" The shots followed.
Mrs. Anna Drees, the physicians
mother-in-law, told the officers she
reached the scene in time to see
Howbert fire bullet into his chest,
then fall mortally wounded near
DR.. Wilson's body.
DR.. Wilson had taught and done
research work at Loyola University,
Chicago, and Barnes Hospital,
Washington University, St. Louis,
and had also done research work
at the University of Southern Cali
fornia.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
First German Witness
Tesfifies Against Chandler
BY the kssoeiaied Press

BOSTON, June THE testimony
of the first of ID German witnesses
called to aid the Governments case
against Douglas Chandler, charged
with treason, was In the Federal
Court record today.
Edward Sitter, testifying briefly
before adjournment yesterday, said
Chandler, a former American news
man, prepared a radio talk for
broadcast at his home in Germany
He identified a signature on a pass
port as that of the defendant.
The Government charges that
Chandler broadcast Nazi propa-
ganda from Germany to the United
States during the war as Paul
Revere" and that he operated un-
der the direction of DR.. Joseph
Goebbels and others high in the
Nazi government.
Oscar r. Ewing, special assistant
to the Attorney General, told the
court that the 58-year old defend
ant received $500 German reichs-
marks month-approximately
$3,200-for his broadcasts.
Chandler sat cross-armed during
most OF the days proceedings,
showing no signs Of emotion until
the first German witness was called
Then he shifted slightly in his
straight backed chair. His daugh-
ter Lauretta, 81, sat nearby.
Evening star., 1947-06-07
George ". Hess Dies at 81;
Botanic Garden Head 23 Years
Georgetown Native
Storted Career at Is
With Florist Here

George w. Hess, 80. director Of
the Botanic Garden in Washing
ton for 23 years, died yesterday at
his home, 4s1s Rugby avenue,
Bethesda; after . long illness.
Born in Georgetown of an old Vir-
ginia family, he was educated in
schools here, starting his agricuI-
tural career at Is with the John
Saul Floral 81 Nursery Co.
After serving with the Agricul-
ture Department and In Boston at
the Public Gardens there, he was
appointed director of the Botanic
Garden here in 1912. In the course
Of his career he more than trebled
the capacity of the garden, using as
his slogan, 'the greatest Botanic
Garden In the world for the great
est country in the world" He re-
tired in 1885.
1t was once said Of Mr.. Hess that
he was addressed by his first name
by more members of Congress than
any other man. He was frequently
a member of congressional parties
on foreign tours and had made trips
to China, Japan, the Philippines and
the Hawaiian Islands to study ma
tive plant life.
II he had hobby outside his gar
den, it was the study Of Chinese
vegetables. His interest stemmed
from the time when, as very young
man, he grew the exotic plants for
the benefit of Washington's Chinese
community. The information which
he acquired In years of travel and
study could have filled a large book.
His hospitality to visitors at the
garden was proverbial. He never
lost his original enthusiasm for de-
scribing the wonders Of the rare
plants to any one who came to see
him. His small, neat, white. house
on the garden grounds he named
Liberty Hall, explaining that his
Evening star., 1947-06-07
Bishop Robinson Dies
In HimoIuyon Hospital
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, June bishop
John Wesley Robinson, 81, mission
airy and bishop of the Methodist
Church in India for IS years, died OF
a heart attack in the Ramsey Hos
pitsl, in the Himalayas, on May 80,
the board of missions and church
extension of the Methodist Church
announced yesterday.
A native of Moulton, Iowa, Bishop
Robinson went to India as a mis-
sionary in 1882. following pastorates
In Iowa and Illinois.
He was elected bishop of the
Methodist church for service in
India in 1912, and retained that
ofice until retirement in 1920.