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on q Nation wide basis for the first
time in 1888, however, when the first
Boys State" programs were ar
ranged.
The Girls State" idea followed
in 1898.
Americanism officers Of the Legion
and auxiliary found the plans &C
cepted with enthusiasm by school
officials and high school students.
A,eo0 Boys Take Part.
Last year. it was decided to hold
a boys forum Of National Govern
ment here, bringing together Boys
State" leaders and other outstand-
ing students for a first-hand obser-
vation of their Federal Government
at work. It was repeated last week.
During the last school year, 43 of
the Legion's 40 departments, cover
ing the District and the States, held
Boys State" programs, and $4,000
boys took part.
Growing fast. the newer Girls
State" plan reached into A States
this year. as against oniy 81 in 1s46,
and 1t was decided to arrange a
Girls Nation" schedule.
The rules are strict. and Mrs.
Campbell's home State of Louisiana
is unrepresented here, since the
Girls State" program there is yet
to be held.
Onhcials of the Legion and its
auxiliary consider the two programs
among the most worthwhile projects
Of their Americanism committees.
To Hear WAVES Director.
After finishing their practice of
Senate procedure today. the girls
heard talks by Mrs. John Davis
Lodge, wife of the Connecticut Re-
publican Representative, and Capt.
Joy Bright Hancock, u. s. N. r., di-
rector Of the WAVES.
American women, Mrs. Lodge told
the group, play a dual role in pol
itics. They maintain the home
the most important political unit
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Of all,s and they bring. into politics
. much needed idealism" through
their own political status and
through their influence on men, she
declared.
There are l,l72,o0o more women
Of voting age than men in the
United States today, she pointed
out.
The girls will attend a dance to-
night on the American University
campus, where they are being
housed, and will complete their stay
tomorrow at final conference with
auxiliary leaders.
Last night Arthur s. Flemming
of the United States Civil Service
Commission told the girls of the
functions of the Government In the
capacity Of an employer. He ad-
dressed them at a dinner with the
National Education Association at
the university.
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States have been touring Washing
ton with their counselors, bent on
making this approach. They have
heard Secretary of State Marshall
and other officials. They have held
mock political convention and
elected q president and vice presi-
dent.
Today they are trying to COM
plete action on a bill in their moot
Senate.
Who are these 50 girls?
AS explained by Mrs. e. A. Camp
bell, national Girls State chairman
of the auxiliary, they were chosen
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for leadership. character, courage,
honesty, scholarship and co-opera-
tiveness."
Prominent In Girls State"
All 50 were prominent in Girls
State" programs held by units OF
the auxiliary. Participation in such
programs. In which they served "a
State legislators, governors, attor.
neys general and other officials
was prerequisite to consideration
for the Capital trip, Mrs. Campbell
said.
Study of government became an
important part of Legion and Auxil-
iary youth programs many years ago,
ofhcials recalled. It was organized
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cruise with midshipmen Of the
Naval Academy.
The submarines. which are based
at New London, Conn. will arrive
at Norfolk. Va, Saturday and take
aboard midshipmen who are now
on their annual summer cruise,
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Glasgow on visit to Scotland.
The Betty Cradle and Bing Crosby
type OF picture is discouraged" he
said. British Aims, which he votes
the best in the world, are very
popular, and his favorite actors are
Laurence Olivier and James Mason.
They are true artists. while the
American pinup stars are just-how
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CzechosIoyakia Selects
Films for Cultural Value

Czechoslovakia takes its films
seriously and pictures to be shown
are carefully sifted by a special
committee and chosen for their
cultural value, said Ladislav Struna,
Czech screen star. interviewed In
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Girls Nation Pursues
Practical Approach 10
National Government

"A practical approach to the sub
ject of national Government.
That Is how the American Legion
Auxiliary describes Its. Girls Ma
ton" program.
Since Saturday 81 girls from Al
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By the Assoeioisd Press
The Navy announced today it is
sending 10 submarines Of the At
lantic Fleet on q weeks training
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do you say it?-dummies out Of the
hairdressers' shop"
Evening star., 1947-02-25
After Dark
Those Public Opinion Polls
Turn Up in Strangest Places
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

One of the things you can not
escape in this land of the free is
the public opinion poll. In other
lands this isn't so. If King zog
wants all bicycles painted white so
he will not stumble over them at
night, nobody goes around asking
his subjects how they feel about
white bicycles. The bicycles get
painted white. If Premier Stain
decides all dance music must be
played in "a time, there are no
busy men knocking on doors the
next day asking how many people
like to waltz.
But things are different here. The
public opinion poll is truly democ-
racy at work. A man wouldn't think
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Sale Of Ice Cream
By Weight Opposed

The North Capitol Citizens Asso-
citation last night opposed the plan
to sell ice cream by weight.
Ford E. Young, a local attorney
representing the ice cream section
of the Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' Association, pointed out a re-
cent survey made by sly Of the ice
cream manufacturers in the Dis
trict disclosed that SO per cent of
the ice cream they sold was in
the form of prepacked containers
rather than in bulk form.
weighing the ice cream" he said,
"as it would be required by law un-
der the proposed arrangement,
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of putting a new breakfast food on
the market without first having the
public polled to determine if the
majority prefers its breakfast food
to crackle as If shot from a gun or
tinkle like chimes. If a movie star
dyes her hair, the busy men go
around asking questions about that.
Do you like it red as it is, brown
as it was or do you have no opinion?
Radio executives spend much of
their time pondering public opinion
polls. You become a statistic to
worry them shortly after you an
swer your telephone to be grilled.
Is your radio turned on, to what
program is it tuned, what is being
advertised, would you buy the junk
if the announcer told you to often
enough?
Well, We want you to know today
that the public opinion poll has
reached its ultimate, right here in
our midst. And if it seems to you
more a nadir than a zenith, don't
feel that you have grown too cynical.
1t started with a mild feud between
Bob and BERTHE Hellman, the twin
piano team al the Neptune Room
In a weak moment, Bob bought him.
self a neat toupee to hide the fact
that his forehead is growing higher
With the years. BERTHE, his wife,
admired it as a handsome thing.
Bob, however, soon adopted the nom
chalant attitude toward sparse hair
Of Bing Crosby and Charles Boyer.
They go happily through life, grow
ing. bars on top. wearing their fur
divots only when some movie studio
CLUES them on for them.
The matter now has been put up
to the Hellmans' public at the Nep-
tune Room. If the vote sides with
BERTHE, Bob will wear the toupee; if
not, he'll just forget the whole thing,
happily.
Sheilah Barrett, the impressionist,
whose satire is keen-edged and more
effective than any bludgeon you
ever saw swung, will headline the
new Club Cairo show, starting Fri
day night. Miss Barrett's support
ing cast, according to a telegram
from Producer Harry Anger, will
Bedell and Mattson, a.
comedy act new to the East but
well established in California;" ="
Dancers Jerry and Jane Brandow,
and the Hollywood Models, held
over. Mr.. Anger says he thinks he
has a "sure fire comedy act" in
Bedell and Mattson. OF Jerry and
Jane BrandoW, he manages only to
report in his wire that they are
"excellent."
X X X X
Mischa Berseneff, the maitre
d'hotel without a hoteD at Sacha
Lucas Coral Club, still is intrigued
by the very thought of that Paga-
mini Witches Dance" M. Bersen-
eff first became musical when he
took up the cello at the same time
a neighbor of his, a young fellow
named JaScha HeifetZ, was studying
the cello. He prides himself on his
VI AlA0oiS, "AAASiA 40 "a
tensive, we can tell you. He has a
record library large enough that the
of it is major problem.
He can't understand why he did not
Immediately recognize -Paganini's
Witches Dance" which we heard
played by Stanley Weiner, at
1t must have some other
name, Mischa insists.
Gives us a chance to sound mighty
glib right now. The title of the
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Paganini work to test a mans skill
with a violin Is lie Streghe, !"
Witches Dance on an Air by Simone
Mayr." Witches Dance, that is.
M. Berseneff still contends that
only Heifetz and Szigetti can play
really play-"Dance of the COLLINS. !"
Some others can play it, maybe, but
howl" says Mischa, full of disdain.
y y II
There are a number of rumors
floating about as to the future of
Delmonico's. We can not, however,
give you any word today as to what
is going on there. We called the
place yesterday-or rather tried to
and had quite a shock. Instead
of ringing, the telephone made a
noise like man brushing his teeth
with steel wool. We doubt If any
one really was.
1t sounded, too, something like
that Geiger counter checking neu-
trons at large IN "The Beginning or
the End" If that's what it was,
it's tool late. Too late for what?
just too late.
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would necessitate passing on the
unavoidable expense entailed to the
buying public"
The group voted IS donation to
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club
Fund, Six new members were ad-
mitted to the association. =
John j. McCauley was appointed
chairman of a newly formed Youth
Problems Committee.
The meeting, conducted by John
F. Hardie, president, was held in
the Atonement Lutheran Church,
North Capitol street and Rhode Is
land avenue, and was attended by
SIS members.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
JUNEAU, DOUGLAS HItH SCHOOLS 10
 MEET ON FRIDAY

This Friday evening at ' o'clock Juneau and Douglas High Schools will meet for their third basket ball game of the season. The game will be played in the Douglas High School gymnasium, and those who plan to attend are asked to note the time, half an hour earlier than usual.
 The second game will be a play off between Mikes Night Owls and Darnells. This game was played earlier in the season but appealed by Darnells, who believed at the time that incorrect timing pre- vented them rom winning in the final minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
losing
 Scoring Raee

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Jim Lacy, of Baltimore Loyola. lost ground last week in his attempt to catch up with Gift McNeely, of Texas Wesleyan, in the national cole giate basketball individual high scoring race.
 Lacy, runnerup by only 29 points the previous week, tailed 46 points, but McNeeley trimmed GA for a gain oi 18 points. The southwest star now has crossed the 500-point mark at 509 and boasts a lead of 47 over Lacys 462 points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
AGENT IN JUNEAU
 SELLING LUKE BOX
 RADIO FOR HOTELS

Richard Fal..aS. sa.esman WHO has worked in Alaska over the past IT years has arrived in Juneau from Fairbanks as representative of a firm which supplies coin op- erated radios for hotel rooms.
 Farkas reports that radios have been contracted fir and a local operating franchise granted in both Anchoraee end Fairbanks. and he hopes to make similar arrange mcn's in Juneau,
 Installed ir igans.en. rocms n a hotel. the radios work like restaurant julse box. Twenty five cents will keep the machine play ing fer che hour cn whatever p:o- gram is desired.
 Farkas states the 9 cent rate is the sane as is prevalent for coin-orerated radios in ho.els in the states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
EDGDaJenAAS
 EE sWS
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE

Ben See, BoGe.as nome owner and boat man, left on yesterdays PAA plane for Seattle where he will begin his new duties in the employ of the Alaska Native Ser vice. See. a qualified veteran boat man in Alaska, will remain in Se- attle five e. six weeks assisting to outfit a vessel for the ANS and on it's completion will be the en- gineer of the craft, which will then return to Juneau or Sitka, which ever is designated as headquarters.
 Previous to his new duties, See has been engineer on tugs for the USED and other branches of the Army during the war
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
 PLANNING CARD PARTY
 FOR FRIDAY EVENING

Plans for a public card party, to be held in the Parish Hall on February l4, at D, m, were com plst-d last night at well attend- ed business meeting of the Catho- lie Daughters of America.
 Finochle, bridge and whist will be featured at the card party, with prizes and refreshments. There will be a door prize and following the card games, dancing may be en- joyed 10 the music of Leo Navarro and his Merry Makers. Members of the committee are working hard cn the plans for the party and are locking forward to having large crowd.
 Rev. James Conwell, S. J., spoke rriefly to the Catholic Daughters at last nights meeting on his visit to Sitka during the recent cold spell. Coclkies and coffee were served af- ter the meeting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
VA LOSES 10
 j-HI;; MOOSE
 BEAT DOUGLAS
SCORES LAST NIGHT Juneau High 61; VA 32 Moose A; Douglas High g

Last night the Juneau High School cagers took care Of the Vet erans tc the tune of 61 to 32.
 The Vets were doing fine in the fist quarter, but then they began to fire. The score at the end of tke first period of play was 10 to v with tle Vets on the short end of the count At the half, Juneau High gained a little more on the Vets, the score being B to 12.
 The Vets scored 15 points in the third quarter to the High Schools IF, making the soo.c read 40 to 27. The Vets used only one substitu- ton. while the High School used two complete teams This wore the Vets down in the third quarter. With the Vets defense slowed in the last period of the game, Juneau High scored 20 points to the Vets 5, making the final score of the game, 6l for Juneau High and 32 for the Veterans.
 SECOND GAME Douglas High hit some rather tough opposition last night and was defeated by the Moose A to 3. The Moose fellows were too tall for the Douglas boys.
 Th2 Douglas team played hard all the way and were trailing by only eight points at the end of the third quarter. The Moose got hot in the last quarter and sank plenty shote
 The score at the end of the first period of play was to in favor of the Moose. At the half they hadn't gained much, and were lead ing IT to 13. At the end of the third quarter the Moose were lead ing 2 to 19
 In the fourth period, the Doug las boys couldn't get many shots at the basket, while the Moose took almost complete control Of the ball. The Moose scored IT points to fer Douglas, making the final total A to 23.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12

Federal Works Agency, Pubic Roads Administration. February l2.
 l947 Sealed bids will be received at
 the office of the Public Roads Ad-
 ministlaticn, 419, Federal and Ter
 ritcrial Building Juneau, Alaska.
 until goo A. M. on March l947, and then publicly opened for iurn- ishing the materials and performing
 the work fer constructing Project
 Alaska 2-D4, E3, Fl. E2, Glacier Highway. Duck Creek Aux Bay Mendenhall River Section. First
 Judicial Division, Territory of AL asks The length Of the project is 6.6s0 miles and the principal items
 of work are approximately as fol- lows. Extra 6x Misc. Force Account
 Work. All Reqd, Clearing Il acres, l Grubbing % acres, UnclGssified e,x- cavaticn 89,C09 GU vds., Unclassified Excavation for Structures 23j0 GU. yds, Unolass- Exeav for Borrow. Case 2. 10j,0o9 GU. yds., Overhaul 1 (1c10' free haun 59.360 Sta. yds.,
 Crushed Gravel or Crushed Stone
 Surface Course. Class ?. Grading B.
 3l.G11 cu vds, Concrete TOO GU. yds.,
 Reinforcing Steel 670O0 lbs, Struc-
 tul sl Steel Erected. 274 0o0 lbs. Cul- vet Pire 2,730 lin. 1t Timber 'ilin2
 2C60 lin it. Treated Timber Crib
 bin2 1860 s1. ft, Beam Guard Rail i l6C5 lin it. The minimum wage raid labor emploved on this project
 shall be in accordance with the classified labor rates set forth in 1he l Special Provisions. Plans and Speci- ! fications may be examined by pros i pectiye bidders at Public Roads Ad-
 ministration, 4l9 Federal and Terri [ torial Building, Juneau, Alaska
 Public Roads Administration, 2o9 Broadway oak Building, Portland i Oregon, and Associated General Contractors of America, Benjamin ! Franklin Ectel, Seattle, Washingt H. : Where co7ies of plans and specified ticns are requested. a deposit Of i Sl001 will be required to insure
 their return. If these are not re-
 turned within Is days after opening
 of bids the deposit will be forfeited l to the Government Checks should
 be made payable to the Treasurer l of the United States. Plans md | Specifications may be obtained at i the cfficc of Public Roads Admin istraticn, 4i9 Federal and Territorial i Building, Juneau, Alaska, and Pub ] lie Works Administration. 206 Boad- Way-Cak Building, Portland. Ore gon. c. F. WELLER. Acting District
 Tn9ineer.
 First publication, Feb 12, 1947
 Last publication, Feb. 14, 1947
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
THREE ESKIM0S
 ARE SWEPT AWAY
 ON DRIFT FL0E

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 12- Three Eskimo seal huntsrs, who braved Q breaking ice pack in an effort tc rescue their 2l dogs and equipment only to be swept out to sea in a thick Bering Sea fog, have been given up as drowned. the Rey. Paul c. O'Connor. head Of the Little Flower Mission of Hooper Bay, revealed here today.
 The three natives, residents of the tiny community of Kashunak in the Yukon River delta, were swept into the Bering Sea Dec. 26 when a huge ice cake broke loose from the shore while they were hunting seals with two companions.
 The Rev. O'Connor said the men returned to shore in two kayaks hut the trio. hoping to rescue dogs and equipment. returned to the cake later They were enyeloped in @ quickly-rising fog.
 Four days later the dogs were heard bowling on the pack, the mission leader said, but the heavy fog denied possible rescue efforts.
 Natives, mindful of reports that ether hunters in similar circun- stances had survived by killing their dogs for food, held out hope for several weeks. The passage Of more than a month, however, has eliminated that chance, Rev. O'Connar said.
 Wives and dependents of the three men total 13 of the less than 200 population last reported fer the village.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
SKI CLUBBERS 10
 BREAkFAST SUNDAY

Juneau Ski Clubbers are planning on ancthcr ski breakfast to be held Sunday r-orning beginning at 9:30 o'clock. All interested skiers are re- quested to call Bill Hummer, l22 or Bonnie Randall, Blue 494 not later than Saturday evening.
 Several important announcements concerning plans for the tourna- ment weekend of February 22-23 will be brought out at this time.
 The Outdoor Committee will take over after the breakfast with plans for all skiers to leave in a group to proceed up the ski trail packing important areas to prepare for race activity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
COASTAL kiRLMES MAKES TWO TRIPS
 OUT; CARRIES t5

Alaska Coastal Airllnts yestal day made flights to Sitka, Hoonah Warm Springs and to Tulsequah, B c. The following passengers were carried;
 Tc SitKa, MT. and Mrs. 6. " Clark and Charles Wright; to Hoo- nah. Ole Pequan; to Warm Springs Th-lma Benson: from Sitka to Jul neau, Arthur Roberts, Grant p Kelly, Harold Foss and Glenn Green; from Hoonah, Mrs. Louise Kane.
 Passengers to Tulsequah were Frank MacPherson, Axel Eld, Art Nelson, Art Wilen, s. W. BarageI and J. Malmin. There were no re- turn passengers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
SCORING RECORD
 IS MADE

CORVALLIS, Ore, Feb. l2.-A record 38-point scoring perform ance went into the Northern Divi- sion Pacific Coast Conference bas- ketball tally books for Red Rocha, oregon State College center, as team marked up IT to 40 victory over last-place Idaho.
 Dropping in 16 field goals and six successful four tries Of six attempts last night, Rocha from the Hawai- ian Islands, upset the previous ol- vision 34-point scoring record held j3intly by Vince Hanson of Wash ington State College and Don Mo Milan of the University Of Wash iagton
 With the league-leading Oregon otaters far in front, 64 to 32, coach slats Gill pulled Rocha and Lew Beck, only remaining regular, out cf the game with six and half minutes to 60. the word was passed to Gill that Rocha, already with 50 points, was near the record and he went back in. He was fouled vice as Idaho tried to stop him, but he sank both and also three field goals.
 The win was the Beavers ninth If 10 conference games and 2lst of 8 games for the season. The only defeats were to Long Island Uni- versity on an early-season eastern lip and to Washington in confer cnce play. Idaho, last seasons di- visicn champions, has lost 10 and wen none. The teams meet again tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
TOWNSEND CLUB HAS
 PROGRAM FOR KIDDIE5

A program by group of chil- dren was a feature of last nights meeting of the Townsend Club at the CIO Hall Included on the pro- gram were a guitar solo and tap dance by Joyce Hope, School Days acted and sung by Pat Ar mour, Christy Crondahl, Bernetta West, Betty Jean West, Elaine Bland and Bruce Casperson; "A Sailor Has A Date in pantomime by Joyce Hope, LaRee Armour and Caroline Isaacs, and several songs by the children.
 Following the program there was dancing to old tine music until Il o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12
FIGHT DOPE

Here are results of fights last night:
 At Los Angeles-Fahela Chavez, l32, Los Angeles, and Bobby Jack son, l30, Los Angeles, drew, 10. The bout was as fierce as it was close.
 At Trenton, N. J.,-Al Mobley' IA, Newark, outpointed Joey Per alta, 142, Tamaqua, Pa. 8.
 In London-Marcel Cerdan, 16l 2 France, knocked out Bert Gilroy, l73. Scotland, 1.
 At San Jose, Calif.-Al Medrano, 132, Los Angeles, outpointed Leroy Willis, 132. Detroit, TO-