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Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15

careful study in the drafting of regulations. The number permit ted has been reduced and it is possible that the use of fish traps may be further restricted from year to year. This department will do what it can to encourage the expansion and development of the fisheries of Alaska.
 Channel dredging-"Repre- sentatives of the herring indust- ry asked that Raspberry Straits be dredged to permit regular ac- cess to the canning plants. This request should be addressed to the War Department. We shall be glad to assist the War De- rartment in its efforts to obtain funds for this purpose.
 Steamship serviee-"I realize something of the diff ,ulties ex- periends by the people of Kodiak due to limited steamship service. {. Representatives of this depart ment have workel unremittlng- Iy with representatives of Labor, the Maritime commission, and other interested persons and agencies in efforts to prevent strikes, to limit their duration, and to have additional regular service made available to KodI- ak. We shall continue these ef- forts"
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15
New Superintendent

Richard Stockwell, resident of Kodiak for over 4 years, has been named as new city utilities superintendent, replacing Paul Stover, who resigned. Stock~eIl has been employed as g plumb ing foreman at the base
 The appointment was made by commi tee and IS subject to ratification by the council.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15
DenaH Calls

The Denali arrived at the city dock Thursday morning with a huge load of cargo, 770 tons and passengers for Kodiak and Wo- mems bay. (List on page ID
 Outgoing passengers were to get aboard at 8:30 thls morning with sailing set for 9:30
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15

The VFW Valentine dance will be held tonight at the VFW Club on Mil bay road, for mem- bers and guests.
 A door prize will be offered and Dorian Coogan, steward, promises good music and a good time for everyone.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15
Discontinues Dances

The series Of dances at Blinn's hal have been discontinued, Walt Muller, who has been put ting them on, announced today. The announcement came too late to remove the dance ad on page 5. There is no dance tonight
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15
;enterFund low $46OO

Kodiak Community Center sncial campaign workers, seek S6500 to assure operation ot sCenter for the balance of ,i7, had turned in over S46Oo the Bank of Kodiak yester- Y afternoon. All workers ex- essed the determination to ep at the job until they had .srviewed all prospects. Sever of the campaigners are expect
 to complete thelr assignments day. It is hoped that all per- ns who have not been contact-
 as yet will cooperate by cal- 2 at the Bank of Kodiak or Community Center and mak- ! their pledges. Pledges need } be paid in full unless desired. Since the Center is operated
 the benefit of the entire com unity it is expected that all .idents will join together to Try the financial load, Mir. O.
 Torgerson, Center finance airman, stated. This is parti- larly of families whose child b are daily users of the Center silitles, he added, and pointed { that 6 number of these fam $ have not as yet been heard m.
 Campaign workers have re- kted that, in many instances, ly have been unable to make htaets because all the adult Embers of a family were work
 and could not be reached at } home. It IS hoped these peo- twill cooperate by coming I'th voluntarily.
 Merchants and professional .n of the city have responded erslly, with very few excep- ms, Mir. Torgerson pointed t. The balance must be ob- ined from individuals. Small ntributions are as welcome as rge amounts. If necessary it is Anned to canvass individuals the fall-after the fishing sea- n-to complete the fund.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15

Wally GIeboff, son of Rev Grefory s, Giebotf of the Russ ian Orthodox church, arrived on the Denali
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15
Chamber Hears Krug Report

Twenty-twe members of the Chamber of Commerce met at the Victory cafe at noon Thurs day for a regular meeting, pre- sided over by President V. G.. Ellis.
 Among matters taken up was a resolution, which was passed unanimously, favoring continu- anse of the Territorial Develop ment Board; a communication from Delegate Bartlett, asking the chambers opinion of the steamship rate increase fight he has been waging in Washington, which the members voted to an- swer with a pledge to support Bartlett in his efforts; and the matter of local business houses closing on holidays. A committee will be appointed to recommend at the next meeting a list of days jfrr which closures will be consId- cred
 Mayor Lee Bettinger present. ! ed a detailed letter from Secret ary of the Interior Julius Krug, ih which he told of progress On points which were presented to his assistant secretary Warner Gardner on his trip to Kodiak 1 last August, when Krug was un- able to add Kodiak to his Alaska itinerary.
 Highspots O the letter are; Kraft dock-'The dock will be advertised for sale next spring. Tn the meantime, the town will have the use of the dock under the present lease,
 East addition-"An order has been prepared for the sale next spring of a part of the East addi- ton Some of the lots have been appraised for disposal under Sec ton 23S1, Revised Statutes, and will be sold in accordance with customary procedure.
 Restricted deeds-"The mat ter Is being studied by the or fee of Indian Affairs and by the Office of the Solicitor. 1 am in- clined to agree with the views expressed at the meeting in ko- diak that, Tn many cases, there Is no good reason to continue restrictions in deeds issued to residents who happen to have some Native blood It has been proposed that legislation be sec ured that would make it possi- ble. to conduct a general in- euiry into Native property own ership ID Kodiak and make 8 general determination covering the Native land in the entire community, under which 1t would be known promptly whe- ther each piece of Native prop erty was to be restricted or un- restricted We plan to ask the coming session of the Congress for remedial legislation which will permit this Department to take such action as may be
Kodiak mirror., 1947-02-15

2 J. Rulh, butcher at Kraft s, t by plane this week on a vac- jon trip to the Sta es.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PANROLLS MOUNT

CHICAGO.-W.D-Nearly 400, 900
persons were added to city, state
and school payrolls between Octo-
Der, 1916 and October, 1916, the
Civil Service Assembly reportc.
Because veterans preference OPP
crates in many states and cities,
most of the new employees are ex-
servicemen.
The assembly found that NUM-
cipal and public school employ
ment rose IA per cent and that
state government employe figures
were up 10 per cent. At the same
tim federal employment dropped
approximately 80 per cent.
The rise in state and local pay
rolls was attributed to the stump
ton and expansion of state and
local services curtailed during the
war.
The addition of IT'S, 900 teachers
to the staffs of public schools last
year also was a large factor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

resource, has been proved in lab
o~ratories, except the ability to
| market it at low cost to the COM
mon consumer.
But that bottleneck may be re-
moved soon by Standard Oil Co.
Of New Jersey and Pittsburgh
Consolidation Coal Co.
Their long-range research pro =
gram should result eventually in a
s120, 900, 900 commercial synthetic
fuels plant. The plant, as seen to-
day, will produce an estimated
SO, 900, 900. 600 cubic feet of gas an
nually, or equal the output of both
''inch'' lines.
The plant also will provide the
country with millions Of gallons OF
gasoline, fuel oil and alcohols.
Such plants will have far-reach-
ing effects in the fields of employ
ment, new chemical industries,
military strength, foreign trade
and consumer goods.
In Europe, high-grade coal has
been as precious as gold for
years. but cheap coal is plentiful
and excellent for converting into
gas and oil.
Far-visioned scientists see the
day when American enterprisers
will build synthetic fuels plants in
Germany, Rumania, England and
even South Africa.
Any effort along this road will
relieve the strain on exported Pc
troleum. and assure the country
Of an unending stream Of fuels to
bulwark our national security.
However, coal conversion plants
of the future will be comparative
" few in number. There are sew
eral reasons why.
Big Money Needed
The big reason is money. Such
a milti-million dollar industry
experts feel, could only attract the
biggest of private enterprisers.
Then its a foregone conclusion
to technicians that the plants
could be located only near proved
deposits OF soft coal. The plants
would also have to be built in
areas where the by-proaucts are
in high demand.
Therefore, most OF the plants
will be centered near big indus
trial centers. Likely sites are in
western Pennsylvania, West Viz .
ginia, Ohio, Illinois, and in the
midwest and west.
Some western states such as
Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma are
almost devoid of heavy industry.
But they hold vast deposits Of hg-
mite, a cheap but good type of coal
for converting.
In those regions, a liquid coal
plant could bring boom conGitlon,
according to men working on the
project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
LIQUID Coal Seen Boon
To Small Manufacturer

I stretch from Texas 10 California
and to the New Jersey seaboard.
The lines carry a total of more
than 80. 900, 900, 900 cubic feet OF
natural gas a year.
However. the small manufacture
er continually cries for more. HIS
chief complaint is that he either
must cut down or shut down pro-
duction during the winter months
because gas companies are faced
with an abnormally high demand
from home users.
Process Perfected
In recent weeks he has been
cheered. The age-old dream OF
breaking down a lump of coal into
more gas, gasoline and oil than
the nation will use in a thousand
years is reported to be just a
round the corner.
Everything about converting
coal. our most abundant natural
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23

by NORMAN A. CAFARELL
United Press Staff Correspondent
PITTSBURGHU.D - The "small
business" man who can't get
enough natural gas to keep his
manufacturing concern going the
wear around may find the answer
TO his problem in liquid coal.
Much of the country's natural
a now comes from the Big and
Tittle Inch pipelines, which
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-23
WATCHED COP TURNS
TABLES ON f

NEW CASTLE, Del. U,H-Slnce
New Castles night police force
consists of only one patrolman,
two burglars thought they had fig
ured out a perfect crime.
They broke into a grocery store
directly across the street from the
state police station, where they
could watch Patrolman Francis J..
Hewlett sitting at his weli-lighted
desk.
Hewlett saw the men and quiet
~ telephoned the state police bar
racks five miles away.
Two men just broke into Piatt's
grocery, right across the street."
he said. They al see me, so if l
make a move they'll scram.'
Ten minutes later, the burglars,
still watching Hewlett, were star
tied when state policemen pounced
on them.
Sale Of your used kitchen fat
to your meat dealer will help
meet the urgent need for fat in
manufacture of industrial prod
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
New Army Homing Pigeon
Unit Serves in Reserves

NEW YORK. - The war depart
ment has negotiated an agreement
with the International Federation of
American Homing Pigeon Fanciers
to form a pigeon company as part Of
the new program of affiliated units
of The organized corps, it was an
nounced by Gen. Courtney H.
Hodges. commanding general Of the
First army.
The program, designed for the ex-
pansion of ''on-the-spot" reserve
strength, recruited on a voluntary
basis from industrial organizations.
will fit into the reserve activities
now being put into operation, it was
said. Units will be organized.
maRned and trained by the industry
concerned, with assistance by the
war department limited to publicity
and technical guidance.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Judge Knows Mis- Trade,
And PeddIer Knows His

HOUSTON, TEX. A little
question and answer session be-
tween a banana peddler and a
federal judge ended in nothing
to nothing tie.
How many stars in the flag?"
the judge asked the peddler, who
wants to become a U. S. citizen.
The man thought hard for a
moment.
Don't know" he said.
"All right said the Judge.
"how many stripes in the fiag?"
Don't know" was the reply.
The judge started to dismiss
the peddler when he interrupted.
wait a minute, judge" he
said, How many bananas on a
stalk?"
I'm afraid l don't know" said
the puzzled Judge.
See" said the peddler trium.
| phantly, bananas is my busi.
ness. The flag is your business" /"
The judge. his dignity a BIT
ruftled. advised the peddler tc
study American history more
thoroughly.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
ELIMINATE RATS
DISEASE SPREADERS

Stressing that rats are known
carriers of both human and animal
diseases, II. r. Baker. poultry path
ologist for the State Board of Agri-
culture, endorses the current cam
raign to rid Delaware of its rat
population.
Human diseases such as Bubonic
plague, typhus fever and trichinosis
are spread by rats. Poultry patholo-
gists also consider it quite possible
that rats serve as carriers of sew
eral poultry diseases. Recent ex-
periments prove that rats may
spread coccidiosis and that they
can carry bronchitis from one
brOoder house to another as far as
oue-fOurth mile away
Rats may also act as carriers of
fowl typhoid, as demonstrated in
experiments at the University of
Delaware. Here, rats were allowed
to eat mash inoculated with germs
of fowl typhoid. then later had ac-
cess to unfnoculated mash. Chic
kens eating mash contaminated by
the rats became infected with the
disease.
The possibility that other poultry
diseases can be spread by rats is
also reasonable, reports DR.. Baker
To what extent rats are responsible
for the spread Of disease cannot bC
determined, but the knowledge tha'
they CAN spread disease is {
strong argument for the eradica
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
ATLANTIC FLEET SHIPS TO
CONDUCT EXERCISES FROM
BERMUDA TO NEWFOUNDLAND

Ships of the United States At
lantic Fleet will engage in tactical
exercises ranging from Bermuda to
Argentia, Newfoundland, from Oc-
tober 20 to November 26.
The exercises will include sur
face, air-surface and submarine
surface operations as well as an
amphibious landing. Exercises and
training in the supply of fleet units
on extended missions viii also be
conducted.
The exercises will be under the
immediate command of Vive Ad-
miral A. w. Radford, U. S. n, Com
mander, Second Task Fleet, whose
flag will be on the light cruiser,
USS FARGO.
One large aircraft carrier, the
USS MIDWAY, will participate, as
we'll as two light cruisers, one
light cruiser (anti-aircraft), sub
marines, destroyers, minesweep-
ers, minelayers, Auxiliaries and am
phibious ships. Six patrol squad
rons operating from the United
States and from advanced bases in
the western Atlantic will provide
practice air attacks on the ships.
The ships will leave their East
Coast ports Immediately after Navy
Day, October q, and rendezvous al
sea east of Cape Hatteras.
They will proceed TO an area
southeast of Bermuda, conducting
exercises en- route, then will re
turn to make a simulated attack OF
the U. s. Naval Operating Base
Bermuda, from the East.
After leaving Bermuda, they viii
proceed to the u s. Naval Opera
ting Base, Argentia, still conduct
ing varied exercises. An amphibiou:
landing at the Argentia base will b,
made by the First Battalion Land
ing Team of the Eighth Marines Oh
November 8. About 1900 Marines
viii be landed.
The purpose of the exercises i
to provide continuing training TO
personnel, especially in cold wea
ther operations.
Other major ships in the exer
cises besides the MIDWAY and tn
FARGO. will be the light cruisers
USS HUNTINGDON and the U.s.
SPOKANE.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
l1.Year.0Id Girl Walks
Home From AiFplane Ride

MINNEAPOLIS. - A l7-year-old
girl said that she had walked home
from an airplane ride.
She said her boy friend had made
an unscheduled landing at a town
about 30 miles from here, pleading
that his plane needed repairs.
After brief interlude. she got out
and started to walk. He started his
motor and flew away.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
whltewashins Coal

Spraying the top Of a carload os
coal with whitewash to enable deal
ers to detect thievery during transit
is practice being followed by Q
number Of coal companies. It is re-
ported that coal thieves have helped
themselves to as much as several
tons Of coal while the cars were in
the yards, with the result that deal
ers were certain the gondolas' car.
goes were not of the contents stated
in the way bill. The spraying meth.
cd is simple and economical. The
coal is given top coat Of lime
whitewash after loading and weigh
ing and the dealer notified to this
effect.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
NEW MOUNTAIN
GREW DURING
WAR IN JAPAN

T0KYO-A 1,500-foot mountain,
formed by volcanic action nearly
four years ago in a peaceful nor
thern Japan farming section, has
just begun to attract attention of
Japanese scientists, reports the Ky
odo news agency.
The reason the hill had not been
publicized earlier, Kyodo says, is
that the news of the development
was suppressed by the military.
The superstitions connected the
volcanic eruptions and quakes with
adverse war events of the period,
the news agency said.
The hill began to form on a
stretch of fiat farm lands in the
area bordering Uchiura bay, north
west of Muroran, on Hokkaido Is
land, in January, 1914.
A series of daily earthquakes
preceded the slow rise of the land
at rate of about one-eighth of an
inch daily during the early part of
the year. In June, 1914, the growth
was accelerated by the eruption of
a volcano in the east chain of the
Yazu mountains. Other eruptions
followed. The hill continued to grow
until December. 1945, it reached
its present height, Kyodo said
A railroad crossing the area was
tiled. farm houses tipped up and
farmland ruined by cracks and g
/ thick covering of volcanic ash.
Saemontaro Nakamura, terres.
tial physics professor at HokkaidC
University, was quoted as saying:
at is not amazing for an erup
tion to occur and a hill to be ere
ated, but 1 think this is the frs
time mountain actually has beer
born before ones eyes,"
! A Kyodo reporter who visited thu
hill said it was quiet and that tn,
the houses and VILLAGES on it
slopes were being rebuilt.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Lisbon Airport Crews
Get Anti-C Cholera Shots

LISBON - up All officials
working on Lisbon's Portela air.
port are to have anti-cholera vac
cinations because of the danger of
the plague spreading from Egypt
through airplanes arriving from
the Near East. All members of the
crew Of the Portuguese tanker,
Sam Braz, were also inoculated be-
fore leaving for Persia to take a
cargo of oil.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Berlin Reports Increase
In lnfantiIe Paralysis

BERLIN, GERMANY. - Forty
new cases Of infantile paralysis and
six deaths from the disease were re-
corded in Berlin. bringing the total
for the l947 outbreak-the worst in
many years-to 7l8 cases and 81
deaths. The outbreak is centered in
the Russian sector. where there
have been 470 cases and Al deaths.
The American sector has had 131
cases and IL deaths.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Brazil Plans
Army Of 10000

RIO DE JANEIRO = R) - The
Brazilian Chamber of Deputies is
studying bill which will fix the
military forces of the Brazilian
army for 1948 at total of 10000
men, which does not include the
unspecified number of officers Of
the land, air and naval armed for
ces.
The army will have $1,000 prl-
Yates, 10000 sergeants and 21,000
corporals. The Navy will have 21,-
900 privates and the Airforce will
have $4,000 privates, 1000 serge
ants and $500 corporals..
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
First Ferris wheel

The first ferris wheel was built
by George Washington Gale Ferris
for the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair.
1t had S6 cars, each holding 60 pas
sengers. passenger load Of $50
tons.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Light Boomerang

Many Greek thinkers believed
that in seeing some kind of rays
were emitted by the eyes. Emped-
ocles, a Greek savant. who lived
about 500 B. c. thought that rays left
the eye, hit an object. and like a
boomerang bounced back to the eye
to produce vision
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
SOybeans Increase

In 1924, the first year Of govern
ment estimates. five million bushels
Of soybeans were raised in the
United States. Today's crops are
nearly 30 times as large.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
This Kitchen
"A Dangerous Place

ALTON, III, - up Three cal
antilles occurring on successive days
were enough to send Mrs. Ella Rice,
"a, to a hospital On Monday a
heating stove exploded. Tuesday a
leg broke off kitchen table and
spilled her dishes on the floor.
Wednesday when the stove explod-
ed again Mrs. Rice went to the hos
pital for treatment for minor
burns.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

About 35 percent of the areas of
the "a U. S. National parks are
timbered, representing about 10
million acres of forest land.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Every housewife these days is
constantly looking for low-cost
meat dishes that are eye-appealing
enough for the most jaded appe-
titeo. Here's plain old H1mbnrOer
which can be shaped to look like q
STEAK. Mix well %. ground chuck
beef, with Il cup milk or aCater.
cup sehoIesohene cereal flakes, tsp.
salt. Y tsp. pepper and 2 tOsp.
minced onions. Put in 1O~ metal
pie plate shaping like a steak to
about IL thickness. Broil to IL
minis. underneath medium high
flame turning once with tongs. 5
servings.
4 good way to save gas is to bake
eggs under the broller rack in ba-
con dripplngs while the bacon is
brolling. Use medium fame.
II you find your broiIer and oven
lining heavily spattered with grease
try puttiAg a shallow dish filled
with ammonia in each compart.
Enent. close the doors and leave for
while. The ammonia fumes help
loosen the grease making the final
cleansing that much easier.
%
High prices today call for lower
cost use of cheaper meats. Frank
furters can be teamed with, colo
cuts. Try wrapping piece OF bo
iogna around frankfurter. fasten
with q toothpick. brown under me.
dium flame in your broiler.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

In 1885. the strength of the cadet
corps at West Point was set at L.
$50.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Almost every country used the
bow and arrow as a primitive wea-
pom.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

BUY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS AND
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-09-24
LETTER FROM
OUR AFRICAN MISSIONARY
ISABEL CAMPBELL.
Continued from Page 81

CONTINUED from Page 81
1t has been SO terribly rainy
and cool I can hardly imagine
we are in Africa. [ didn't fig
ure it would ever be this cool.
Honestly we wear sweaters
and Jackets all day long if
we're not in the sun. The house
is always chilly. Tell the girls
to save their F'hot-weather
sympathy and place it some
where else. Mrs. Lichty says
that November, December, and
perhaps October, will be pref
ty hot. You with your 1O1 de-
grees are much hotter than
I've ever been.
I've been getting your let
ters just fine. Got one from
Doris, one from Fran and Aunt
Flossie and two from you this
week. Eleanor's folks evidently
aren't sending Air Mail be-:
cause she doesn't get any. She
got one from you and L always
hand all of my letters right
over to her to read when I fin
ish them.
Thursday, Mr.. Lichty bought
some plaster board and ply
wood to fix up our house on
the inside. The floors are all
warped with big cracks be-
tween, etc., so he will put ply
wood on them. Then the walls
are just thin boards with a
mat of reeds lining them. (The
white ants get in the reeds and
eat them in a hurry. The plas-
ter board will be for the walls