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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
By MEL POST

PARIS. Nov. 12.-R-The Lon don correspondent of the news paper Aurore wrote today that cer- tain British military circles, with whom he claimed close contact, had information which made them place credence in another Paris paper s report yesterday of Soviet atom bomb test last June Is in Siberia
 The correspondent, J. R. Pech- eral, asserted that his sources re- garded the story, which appeared in the evening LIntransigeant, as something practically certain
 Their attitude, Pecheral, con- trasted sharply with the skeptic- ism of scientific circles in Great Britain" with which, he declared, the military sources were obliged | to associate themselves publicly. L'Arore, a probe Gaulle organ, published articles last July insist ing that Russia had the atomic bomb
 Pecheral located the Siberian fac- tory city of "Atomgrad,' mentioned in L1ntransigeants story yesterday as beng at Oukhto in Arctic Siberia, where he said 200 German scientists were at work in powerful labor atories.
 He said this information had been established by investigations under taken in Germany to determine the destination of German scientists departing for Russia.
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scales, and will share in the profits of the enterprise.
 Plans Not Disclosed
 Mrs. Bronson said the contracting company has not disclosed its plans for mill construction. Watts esti- mated it would cost $30,000,000 or S35 .OOO, eco to establish a southeast Alaska pulp timber plant on a com mercially profitable scale.
 Mrs. Bronson said other Indian municipalities in Alaska are nego- tiating agreements similar to those of Rake and Kasaan. There are II villages in the area, but the Inter- for Department has ruled on the rights of only three.
 Ruling By Ickes
 Darcy McNickle, attorney for the Office of Indian Affairs, said for mer Secretary of the Interior Ickes ruled in 1945 that the neighborlng tribal villages of Rake, Hydaburg and KlaWock owned slightly less than 100000 acres in the area out of 3,00O,O00 which they had claim ed by right of aboriginal use and occupancy.
 The Alaskan Indians wired Sec retary of the Interior Krug month ago that they intended to go ahead with the sale McNickle said.
 The department wired back ask ing them to withhold action while we tried to work out reasonable degree of protection of Indian rights under the Tongass Act"
 McNickle said the Interior De- partment has not yet seen the con- tracts nor been informed of the sale. He said Indian villages have negotiated contracts for canneries and other developments, in the past hut have never before ventur- ed to sell timber on a large scale
 Rake and Kasaan have about 400 Native inhabitants each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS
 LAWMAKERS
Will Ask for Stop- Gap in European Relief, Curb
 Home Initiation

WASHINGTON, Nov l2-tR- President Truman will deliver joint session of Congress in person Monday message calling for stop-gap European relief aid and tor imitation curbs at home.
 The White House said MT. Tru- man will speak to members of the House and Senate in the House of Representatives Chamber at l:30 p. m (EST
 MT. Truman is continuing round of conferences with repre- sentative of industry. agriculture and labor as he and his staff work on the special message.
 The President called iii M. w. Thatcher of St. Paul. Minn., the president of the National Fedora ton of Grain Cooperatives, and other representatives of this group including James Hill of Pendleton, Oregon He also had an appoint ment with Earl o. Shreve, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and Philip Murray, CIO president.
 He talked earlier in the week with William Green, president oi the American Federation of Labor and on Monday with Earl Bunting president of the National Associa- { ton of Manufacturers. ! Presidential Secretary Charles G.. Ross said the discussions hays been concerned with the whole food situation and aid to Europe.
 Ross said he has no idea of the length of the Presidents speech to Congress Monday. that it is still in the early draft stages.
 The decision to address the i joint session Monday was announce ed after an agreement with Con- gressional leaders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
TERRITORIAL
 SHIP PROBLEM
 HEARING E SET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-lR- A special House committee to in- vestigate transportation problems of Alaska will hold a public hear ing here November 20.
 Rep Tollefson (R-Wash) an- nounced today Rep. Allen tR-Calif) chairman of the committee, had called the hearing.
 Tollefson asked that the hearings be arranged so that witnesses for shipping companies serving Alaska and representatives of the Terri tory here for Maritime Con- mission hearing Nov. l9 could tes- tify.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

Aboard the Friendship Train Some intersting people are aboard the Friendship Train and one of them is Mayor George Welsh of Grand Rapids, Mich, chairman of the Conference of Mayors. Most people don't realize it, but the may ors of the United States have their own "union," end George Welsh is the head of it.
 This unioh has quite a gilt-edged membership list including Mayors William O'Dwyer of New York, Martin Kennedy of Chicago, Jo- seph Smith of Oakland and all the others. I have been kidding Mayor Welsh that his organization is real ly for the purpose of getting higher wages and preventing the electorate from kicking mayors out of office, but he claims it's merely to discuss the perennial headaches of city problems and see if something can't be done about them
 
 Mayor Welsh is the only mem Der of the five original founders of this union still endorsed by his electorate and ahle to do business at the same old stand.
 The mayors union" was founded during the depression when most cities of the USA found themselves with breadlines, empty treasuries, and desperation down almost every street
 At that time, Mayor Welsh, Re- publican, teamed up with several Democratic mayors and went to Washington to get help from. Pres ident Herbert Hoover. They ex- --------------------------
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Nov. Enclosing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stcck today is 4is. American Can S8sl. Anaconda 35ii. Curtiss- Wright 5i2, International Harvester STA Kennecott 48aS, New York Central l39s. Northern Pacific l83s. U. S Steel "A, Pound S4.03.
 Sales today were 900,000 shares
 Averages today are as follows industrials 18l04, rails 47l9, utili- ties 3455.
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WARTIME BOND DEAL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-tR- Gen. Bennett E. Meyers told Senate investigators today of making a S4,O00,0OO wartime bond deal, and said he once bought aircarft stock for a superior officer.
 Under oath before the Senate War Investigating Committee, the retired Air Force officer said he and his wife bought government bonds on speculation after he had talked with then Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau He quoted the Secretary as saying he didn't see how I could go wrong"
 (Morgenthau, asked about Mey- CTS testimony, labelled it an out right lie.")
 As for the aircraft stock, Meyers said he purchased 100 shares of Republic Aviation Corp, stock at roughly around S1,000' in his name for Lt Gen. Ira c. Baker, former Deputy Chief of the Air Force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
Alaska Army
 Is Renamed

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-lRl-- The Army announces changes in names-but not in functions of four of it's overseas branches, effective Nov. 15
 The Alaskan Department, is re- named Headquarters, U. s. Army Alaska in charge of all Army troops and installations in Alaska including the Aleutians.
 The changes, the Army said, are to standardize the naming of ground elements outside the U. s, The new names do not change ex- isting unified commands.
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Wm. Cleveland Dies
 Suddenly at 5itka

SITKA, Alaska. Nov. l2.-iR- William Cleveland, 65-year-old Sit ka business man. died suddenly on the street in front of his store here today.
 Cleveland, who was born in Kansas. came to Alaska prior to the gold rush and mined in the interior for many years, operated the Russian Bell Curio Shop.
 He came here about 20 years ago.
 He is survived by his widow; a sister. Mrs Hazel Kirmse of Skag- way.
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STEAMER MOvEMtNT5

Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive Friday, then sails for Sitka, Haines and Skagway, chang ing order of port calls.
 Princess Louise, from Vancouver, due Friday afternoon or evening.
 Square Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle Nov IA.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Nov. 15.
 Ring Splice scheduled to sail from Seattle Nov 20.
 Baranof, from west, scheduled to arrive southbound on Sunday.
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ALASKA PACKERS DECLARE NEW s
 STOCK DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, Nov. l2.-lR-Di- rector of Alaska Packers Associa- tion. San Francisco, declared a dividend of S8 on common stock, payable Dec 10 to stock of record Dec l. This brings the l947 total to $ll, compared with $5 for 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
HUGHES TAXES
 SEVERE SWAT. .AT WILLIAMS.
Declares Senator Needing InternaFR Revenue 10 CoI-
 IeCf Tax Not Due.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-iR- Howard Hughes yesterday accused Senate investigators of putting pressure" on Federal tax officials to assess about $6,OOo,O0O in addl- tional taxes against him.
 Bitterly, the California movie producer and plane designer told the Senate committee inquiring into his wartime plane contracts that Senator Williams (R-DeD has said publicly the Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue has recommended the tax be assessed.
 That is not true, Williams de- clared.
 Looking straight at Williams, he added:
 No doubt under your needing he is going to act and is going to try to collect the tax"
 Hughes asserted the tax matter never should have been brought into the committees inquiry into his S40,000,000 of wartime plane contracts. He said it was not rele- want, and he declared:
 T consider it is outside pressure when a Senator tries to force the Treasury Department to make a de- cision contrary to what its dec1- sicn would normally be-"
 Hughes sad Williams had stated he (Hughes, made s15,0Oo,o00 in profits on which taxes were due.
 Denying that was true, Hughes, said he was prepared to prove he lost money on his war contracts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
FROM PELICAN

Edith Person and son and F. M. Lorentzen of Pelican City are stay ing at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
OREGON VISITORS

Albert Firchau and James Cubic of Lebanon. Ore, are at the Ju- neau.
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EDMONTON GUEST

Leo c. DeMers of Edmonton, AL berta is stopping at the Gastineau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-12
HERE FROM KopIAK

George Evans of Kcdiak is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
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ANNOUNCE CHANGE IN
 ROUTE OF SS ALASKA

Northland Transportation Com pany has announced that beginning with this voyage, the Alaska will call at Sitka first after Juneau rather than Haines.
 The ship will go directly from Juneau to Sitka, then up to Haines from there to Skagway and then back to Juneau.
 ATLANTIC CITY Vice -Presi- dent R. J. Thomas of the United Automobile Workers was defeated In his bid for reelection today at the unions Atlantic City conven- tion. A follower of JAW President Walter Reuther, Dick Gosser, was elected to the union post by a con- siderable majority.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-16
BISH0p'S CLUB PLANS LAYMEN'S RETREAT AT
 SHRINE OF ST. TERESE

Plans for a laymen's retreat at Shrine of St. Terese were formul- ated last evening at the regular monthly meeting of the Bishops Club in the Catholic Rectory.
 The retreat has been set for July 5 and 6, and all men of Ju- neau are invited to attend Those who plan to be present should register at the rectory.
 The retreat will be two days of spiritual recollection, with confer ences by the retreat director and varied religious exercises
 The retreat house at the Shrine of St. Terese is now ready for oc- cupancy, and the seclusion oi the shrine makes an ideal setting for these days of recollection.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-16
pR0UTY LEAVES FOR WRANGELL;;T0 CONDUCT
 SERVICES ON SUNDAY

Presbyterian Mission boat Prin- ceton- Hall sailed from Juneau this morning at o'clock for Rake. Petersburg and Wrangell Rev. Paul Prouty, general missionary on the boat, is scheduled to give the Sunday services in the Presbyter- ian church at Wrangell.
 The Princeton Hall is next sche- duled to proceed to Sitka, where she will pick up students return ing to their homes from Sheldon Jackson Junior College.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-16
YOUNG COUPLE MISSING

No trace nas been found of MT. and Mrs. Baslor Housel, both vet erans, who left Anchorage recently in boat for Seskitich Island, which they had purchased for the purpose of establishing a fox farm. Their overturned boat has been found near Moose Point.
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H0SPETkL NOTES

St. Ann's Hospital admitted no new patients yesterday. Dismiss ed were Mrs Carl Bergstrom and baby Barbara Vosotros.
 Government Hospital admitted Jce John from Ketchikan, made no discharges.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-16
LINCOLN ON VACATION

Ernest E. Lincoln, Manager of the Veterans Administration in Juneau, left via PAA this morning for a two weeks vacation in Seattle and Kelso, Wash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-16
RAINBOW INITIATION
 ON SATURDAY NIGHT

Rainbow For Girls will hold an initiation tomorrow night at 730 o'clock at the Scottish Rite Tem- pie. All Rainbow Girls are asked to be in attendance.
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YOU'LL FIND THE WIDEST SELECTION of furniture or Ju- neau Young's Mezzanine floor.
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RUM CAKES, "Yum Yuml" a Purity Bakery. adv. 58l-t1
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

with electric lights and other pa
per, wood, and plastic decora-
tons they made themselves, and
sent them all to another chill
dren's village in Europe.
The unadjusted and underpriv-
legged boys who live at the
Children's village here got their
Christmas idea after they heard
about Europ's Children's vii
lage in Trogen, Switzerland.
where 200 war orphans-boys
and girls who belong to a gene
ration which has never seen an
old-fashioned Christmas tree
are getting a fresh start in
life.
Orrin Plumb, 16-year-old may
or of the American village, said
he and the other boys were will
ling to forego their own decora-
TOMS because neither they nor the
village had money to spare
for any other presents to send
abroad.
But to the children's village at
Trogen, the gift will mean more
than decorative Christmas. At
New York headquarters of the
Pestalozzi Foundation, sponsors
of the Swiss village, officials
pointed out that the physical need
of the Trogen children were so
demanding that all priority was
being given to food and clothing
in the foundation own relief
shipments.
'These American children
have reminded us that there are
other priorities to consider
when giving to Europe's dispos-
sessed childhood this winter"
said H. G. Honegger, president
of the foundation.
The Dobbs Ferry boys figured
tinsel should be one of the other
prlorltles. Not just to spruce up
the Christmas trees of 200
youngsters discarded by war,
Out TO spruce up their lives, too
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

Miss Mary Elizabeth Toms ar
rived home S a urday from
Durham to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. R. Toms.
Bryan D. Marshburn, student
at George Washington universi-
ty, Washington, D. c., will ar
rive today to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Marshburn, and brother
DR.. E. T. Marshburn, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r. Wat
son will arrive Monday from
Milton, Mass, to spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Watson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hon
net at their home on South Front
street
Miss Emma Kingoff, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B e n Kingoff
who is attending Smith college,
Northampton, Mass, is home
for the holidays.
Friends of Mrs. M. T. Ri
dau ght of Carolina Beach will be
glad to know she is recuperat-
ing after an operation at the
ACL hospital in Rocky Mount
DR.. Albert David Warshauer
left today for Knigstree, S. c.
to visit relatives en- route to
Houston, Texas after spending
his vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ma x Warshauer
at Wrightsvi]le Beach. DR..
Warshauer is an inferno at JET
ferson Davis hospital in Houston
and is a brother, of DR.. Samuel
E. Warshauer of this city.
A. W. Land. ministerial stu
dent at Campbell college, has
arrived in the city to spend the
holidays with his wife. Mrs.
Land will return to Buies Creek
with her husband following his
vacation here.
Jack F. Canady, law student
at Wake Fore st college, is
spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Jack
Canady on Market street.
Miss Helen Hart of Washing
ton, D. c., will arrive Wednes-
day to spend the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Hart,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
SUNDAY, DECEMpr,

Fourth street. Mrs. Conlin is the
former Miss Madeline Corbett
of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NOEL
and two children, Douglas and
Placide, of Durham are visiting
Mrs. Noell's parents, Mr.. an d
Mrs. J. Douglas Taylor at their
home $40 Market street for
Christmas and New Years. Mrs.
NOEL is the former Lossie Tay-
lor of Wilmington.
If only had the time or space
to tell you of the many persons
who cheerfully travel innumer-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
laude Gibson.
Mrs. w. B. Savage left Satur-
day for Tampa, where she will
spend some time with her step
son and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur r. Savage.
Miss Donny Musse1man, stu
dent at the Woman's college,
Greensboro, is, spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs.
George w. Musselman, 210 Mar
ket street.
Misses Mary G.. and Kathryn
Craig of Washington, D. c., will
arrive Wednesday to spend
a few days with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.. Craig at
their home on North Third
street.
Miss Lucille Comfy, student at
Trinity college, Washington, D.
c., has arrived to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. V. Conley at their home
in Oleander.
Mrs. Roy Kenneth Orrock of
London, England, Mss Vivian
HERS of the Baptist Theological
school, Louisville, KY, and Jack
HERS of the Baptist Theological
school, Louisville, KY, and Jack
Hers, student at George Wash
ington university, Washing
ton, D. c., will spend the holi-
days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. HERS.
Mrs. J. A. McDougall has re-
turned to the city after a visit
to Hickory with Mrs. O. H. Furr,
the former Miss Louise McDou-
gall of Wilmington.
John McDougall, student at
Lenoir Rhyme, Hickory, is
spending the holidays with his
mother, Mrs. ]. A. McDougall at
her home in the city.
MIR. and Mrs. John S. Davis
and daughter Beth of Maiden,
Mo-, will arrive Monday to spend
the holidays with Mrs. Davis,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Nc
Lamb. Mrs. Davis is the former
Marjories McLamb.
Sgt. Howell E. Sharpe, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Sharpe, 1904
Perry avenue, is expected to ar
rive from Kyshu, Japan where
he is stationed with the Gath
Medical battalion. He recently
arrived in Seattle, Wash.
1o,,y, -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
CHILD'S VILLAGE
HELPS OTHERS
Ships All Its Christmas
Decorations To Euro
peans

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y., (NEA)
If there are any fancy-trim-
med Christmas trees in the cot
tage living rooms of the Chill
dren's Village this year, it will
be a big surprise to its 400 stu
dent citizens.
They have packed up their
cherished collection of spun-glass,
pre-war ornaments andtlnsel.
The Christmas star that
customa arily tops the tree in the
village assembly hall, along
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

aesr aele miles mile just just to be with y.
sometimes only for ona '' as,
this blessed Cbrirle Gle day \,
Their ej willingness ~ ~ alS'm3as'tits1
strikes a PARTICULAR 10 do M
chord chord in me and was. wsaess.poasiV1
cookies e, of my heart warns Va d
that, after an, such is is !, I rsae]
Christmas spirit, 10 'Ae sl
May every happines,
you desire completeirs hI,sSs s., ,EhSI
neart TN; TINS Christmas, is ~. y yo|
GINIA. 1iiend, NsI
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HIGH CRIME COPS
PRIZE FOR COP
When A Prize Is Not A
Prize To Ma
tionals

YOKOSUKA, Japan, tNEA).-
In the dingy little japanese Jail,
police Chief Suzuki Yaru sat
beaming.
His oversize gold badge shone
brightly on his chest in the semi
darkness, matching the glow on
his face.
In his hand Chief Yaru held
a paper notifying him that his
police station had been selected
as the third best police station in
all the Yokohama and Yokosuka
area during "National Felonious
Crime Sweeping Week.
An honor? By American stand
{ ards, no; but in Japan, oh, yes.
For Chief Yaru had the third
highest amount of crime in the
area during that week-rather
than the third least.
Capt. Benton Decker, USN,
commanding officer of the Yok-
osuka Naval base and head OF
the naval occupation forces OF
Observation-Disclosures the chief has
his station-took a dim view OF
Yaru's shining award.
National Felonious Crime
Sweeping Week was a farclcal
thing by American police stand
ards, for the man who caught
the most criminals was judged
the best policeman instead of the
one who worked hardest at
crime prevention" said c apt.
Decker.
Here's how the awards were
figured:
100 points for catching a muir
derer.
80 points for catching a rapi-
10 points for catching an en-
bezZler.
60 points for catching q big
thief.
40 points for catching little
crook.
No points were awarded for
catching black markeUeer.
The police station with the
most points-and thus the most
crime-was picked as the best.
If a police chief was good at
crime prevention a n d kept his
command free of crime, he
didn't get points. Thus he was
a failure by japanese reasoning.
Chief Yaru, the model of a
successful and satisfied man,
just polished his badge with his
sleeve and waited for more busi-
ness.