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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-10
FARM PROGRAM BECOMES
 POLITICAL

Carl V. Rice, Democratic national committeeman from Kansas, also reported to Truman that TOT the first time in Is years" there is definite cleavage between Demo- crats and Republicans in my part of the country on the question of agriculture.
 Tn Kansas, folks have always considered the Governments agri- culture program as nonpartisan," Rice explained. Democrats and Republicans of the west have had no major quarrels on farm issues for a long time But people are now beginning to realize that there is a big difference in what the two parties are doing for agriculture.
 The Republican drive to scuttle the school-lunch and reclamation programs, among otber things, has
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Truman's indication that he would hand Senator Talt veto came after E. c. Bevin, Democratic na- tienal committeeman from Michi- gan, assailed the Republican labor bill as an "onerous and punitive slur on the American workingman.
 "The rank and file of organized labor in Michigan would not be offended by this legislation if the restrictions Congress wants to adopt were at all reasonable" Rev. in told the President Tn fact, Michigan labor would favor a req sonable bill They understand some restrictions are necessary. But they bitterly resent the punitive bill now before Congress.
 Tt will do you nor the Demo- cratic party no good il you sign the bill, MT. President" continued Bev- in. You would only be upholding the enemies of labor"
 Well, of course, I can't tell what kind of bill it will be until I get it." Truman replied. But I can tell you this-I intend to stand pat on the labor program I have already recommended to Congress I think it's sound program and adequate.
 T won't be influenced by threats" |" he added crisply. T won't be scar ed into dolng anything I don't think is right And I won't sign any bill that is unsound."
 Note-The Presidents own labor program is confined largely to a ban on jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. This fact left no doubts in the minds of his callers that he would veto the much tougher bill Congress is almost cer- tain to send him.
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brought the cleavage between the two parties clearly into the open
 This brought echoes of agreement from other midwestern leaders, es- pecially James Quigley, Nebraska national committeeman; G. G. Jeck, Iowa national committeeman; Jake Moore, Iowa Democratic Chairman; and D. c. Hill, Kansas Democratic chairman.
 Warming to his subject, Rice continued:
 "Mr President, what you ought to do is come out west and do some talking about this. You ought to point out the differences in the farm programs of the Democrats and Republicans. I don't mean a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-10
LOOK and LEARN Ss :, GORDON

Are born Virgin 
 a B. What commoner ruled
 What called who skilled of animals?
 In what is a day in June"?
 ANSWERS:
 All those born in these islands subject of citizens 2 For about a marriage
 3. Olivlr Cromwell F A taxdermst.
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statesmanlike speech. mean a Democratic. political speech, pull ing no punches :"
 Truman said this might be a good idea and promised to give the Sug- gestion some thought.
 A good time for such speaking tour, remarked Iowas Jake Moore with a grin, would be when the national blowing contest is held in Iowa next September
 You know" quipped Truman, T might take. you up on that il you used Missouri mules for the blow ing"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-10
UNDER THE DOME

When COP colleagues learned that Republican Rep. Charles Ker- sten of Milwaukee recently order ed to pay up three years back state income taxes had his son working as a House pageboy, the comment was Poor Charley. He must te in tough shape if he had to make his boy go to work so he can pay up his S280 back taxes. , .Ex- Governor Stassen will name handsome Newbold Morris to manage his Presidential cam paign in New York State.
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TRUMAN GOES WEST

ri the Republicans continue what they are doing, they won't be able to elect constable west Of the Mississippi" Magnuson told Tru- man. Nothing in years has caused so much public resentment in the West as this reclamation issue know. just returned from there. y
 Truman reported that he planned to make a trip to the west coast, probably in August, at which time he would make an important speech on foreign affairs, dealing with Far Eastern questions. The talk will be made at the University of Washington, where he will re- ceive an honorary degree.
 This was welcome news to Jo- seph Drumheller, president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, a Democrat and regent of the Uni versity of Washington, who accom- panied Magnuson to the White House. He assured the President  that the business people of the northwest were united behind Tru- mans efforts to save reclamation
 I'm delighted to hear that, smiled the President, I'm also hap py to make your acquaintance, Dr Drumheller I don't recall evel meeting a Democratic chamber oi commerce resident before-from the north, at least.
 LABOR BILL VETO
 Closest intimation so far giver that President Truman vii defin- itely veto the labor bill came during the recent White House conference with Democratic chieftains from Iowa, Michigan, Kansas and Ne braska.
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Daily Lessons in English v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do about starved
  OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Arid A AT, syllable.
 OFTEN MISSPELLED Sapphire; the SYNONYMS Play WORD STUDY: Use word three times yours Let vocabulary PERENNIAL neveang long
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IIVDLNN LIIVUL L ROBERTA LEE

C. When giving and proper conduct around the necessary thing to 10
 O. What kinds of gifts girl accept friends? A. candy
 When receives wedding obligatory? A. is received
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tSOHLhucu IfOHE foSc gress on this subject while the In terior Departments appropriation is before the Senate or later when the Interior deficiency appropria- tion is debated.
 Meantime, he requested Senator Magnuson to keep up the fight" and urge other western Senators to do likewise.
 T intend to take the floor soon On this matter and will have plen- ty to say promised the dynamic young Washington Senator He also predicted that eastern COP recla- maticn-slashers would wake up to find they had political bear by the tail
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-10

Although tin melts at 450 de- grees fahrenheit, it does not boil until it reaches 4,100 degrees fahrenheit.
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FURNITURE Clearance continues on Young's Mezzanine.
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5559

Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew . ard St Visiting Com rades Welcome.
 II. s. GRUENING, Com mander; r. H. FORBES, Adjutant.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round

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winifred Jones of the Fashion Shop in eturned Alaska Seattle become | the Gordons Apparel shop
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-05-10
Readers mobilize for
Stor Doy-MoY II

moblizing one-day, city-wide Star
day Sunday, May III
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nunity. between 1880 and pm. 81
may community
subscriptions have expired.
S 800 answer to those
VIII break labors back labor's pressl
Renewals obtained May IL win valuable
prizes n drive.
Join neighbors in the fight to build press page
IL for details on Star stations in neighborhood
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Western Roles Come Easy
ToMcC rea, ARanchO wner

he said. But I finally got in four
Western epics, beginning with
Wells Fargo"
He feels at home in those kind
of pictures and, by gum, that's
where he's gonna stay.
McCrea's pal, the late Will
Rogers, kept after him to buy that
dream ranch.
HE always told NE, Get your.
self a piece of land and you'll
never have to worry " McCrea
said.
At first, ranching was a sideline
and McCrea just hoped to break
even.
"But you know a Scctchman -
can't get into anything without
making money he srinned. nov
l have a regular business selling
cattle to meat packers around Cal
it:ornia."
See? He's no drugstore cowboy.
He doesn't fill his ranch house with
city visitors nor his barn with
phony fireproof hay. During the
filming of 'Ramrod" he tripped
the director more than once.
HE wanted the horses to have
shorn names, but they didn't in the
old days" McCrea explained.
And he didn't think cowboys
wore high-heeled boots then, but
they did"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TIDE WATER COMPANY
STOCKHOLDERS WILL
MEET FEBRUARY Ia

Stockholders of the Tide Water
Power company will be asked to
attend a special meeting Feb. IA.
to approve the private sale Of TO-.
Ooo shares of preferred stock, W. &.
Bell, president. reported.
The sale will enable the utility
to refund ST. 600, 900 of outstanding
Sinking Fund Debentures, and will
pave the way for proposed i'm.
provements Of the company's facili.
ties.
The sale, if approved, will also
permit the TDWC to take prompt
action in declaring the first
dividend since March 1888, permit.
ting stockholders to receive a re.
turn on their investments.
Bell also commented on the pro.
posed merger Of TDWC n the
Tldebel company. which will in 10
way affect the assets or liabilities
Of the Wilmington power firm. he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Late Will Rogers Advised
Him To Buy Land; Now
Reaping Profits
BY ANNE MOSBY
United Press Hollywood
CORRESPONDENT

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. a. WH -
This village is full of cowboy actors
who started their film careers i:
sagebrush sagas and are trying
like sixty to graduate into death
less Drah-ma.
Now we have a guy who got
famous as a city slicker but could
hardly wait to get out of his store.
bought clothes into boots and spurs
for good.
The gent we speak of is joe
McCrea. With the finishing oil
"Ramrod'' for Enterprise studio,
he's a full fledged Western star,
definitely typed as same, and
that's the way he likes it.
Il don't know why these Holly
wood writers quote me as beefing
that I'm typed as a Western STAR"
he told us. Those are the parts
l like"
OF course, he added, if somebody
showed an academy-award winning
sophisticated role under his nose
he wouldn't turn it down.
But, otherwise, it's the hayburn-
ers for McCrea. Not cheap West
erns, he emphasized, but excitin'
pioneer sagas.
This makes McCrea a 24-hour
boots and saddle man.
For he's one Of the movie colo
ny's gen-u-Wine ranchers.
Il guess you'd call me a part
time actor" he drawled. 1.-The other
half of my career is ranching. !
take that just as seriously as act.
ing" =
McCrea has a 3,00O-acre spread
in the Santa Rosa valley, north. Of
Hollywood. There he and his wife
former actress Frances Dee, raise
It W o children and 800 Hereford
cattle.
Joel's been hankerin' to be a
Western star and rancher for quite
a spell.
I've wanted to own a ranch
slnce l was nine" he said. 81
worked on ranches during the sum.
mer while I was going to high
school and college"
But ranches cost money. 100000
Joel, when he was a senior A
Pomona college, decided to become
a cowboy star. That way he'd have
fun riding an artificial range anc
collect enough dough to buy a rea
one
In 10 years in the movies
never got to be a cowboy actor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Henry E. Boyd Addresses
Exchange Club AT
Luncheon Here

Exchange Club members heafe
the statistical story Of the Vita
Importance Of the Railroads II
TRANSPORTATION During The War
when Henry E. Boyd of the Will
minetoa Port Traffic Association
spoke to them yesterday.
Two former members, John Wef-
berg and Jack Black, were We
coined back to the club and Dale
Spencer was indicted as the
baby" member by r. A. Dunlea.
DR.. r. T. Ronner announced that
| an oyster roast had been arranged
for the members next Wednesday
night at Trails End and members
would leave from the ESQ Serv-
icenter at 7:15 o'clock.
Dwight McEwen reported on the
! progress Of the model plane &C
Invites and invited the public to
see them on Sunday afternoon al
Twelfth and Orange streets.
Leo Sykes, a project chairman
announced the plans for an Easter
Dance Benefit for Crippled Child
rem as being perfected for release
| soon.
Program Chairman Dowdy in
troduced speaker Boyd.
The text of his speech follows:
The vital Importance of railway
transportation in time of war has
been demo lstrated time and time
again in countless ways. just afte:
the sneak attack on Pear, Harbo,
the railroads again demonstrated
their ability to handle the military
situation in transportation by trans
porting troops, equipment and sup.
/ plies in World War II emergency
Out of $500, 900 troops handled
in organized movements by all
agencies of transportation, %. 300.
900 Or more than 81 per cent, were
moved by rail.
These operations involved 1856, 900
coach trips, 1874, 900 sleeping car
trips, 1O3, 900 baggage car ana
kitchen a trips and 148, 900 re
f%rigerator, box, gondola, and flat
a trips, not to mention the use
Of thousands of locomtives. Thirty
four cars. on the average, we're re
quired for each 1000 men moved.
During this period, from the time
the United States entered the wal
to June 1915, the railroads moved
172, 300, 900 tons of freight and 6OO.-
600 tons of express for the Wa1
Department alone.
The transportation of troops and
military supplies to the seaports
was an important part - though
only part Of the wartime job OF
the railroads. Five ship tons OF
supplies were required for each
soldier going overseas. In addition
to supplies which accompanied the
troops, one ship ton each month
wa required to maintain a soldier
overseas.
Daily Schedule
During the first thirty-two weeks
OF 1914, from January l TO August
u, the railroads delivered more
than 785, 900 carloads of oil to dis.
tributing, consuming and export
points in Eastern Seaboard area.
This was an average Of 3,508 car
loads a day.
Many American railroads hao
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Railroads. Role In War
OutlinedAt Club Meet

thousands of stars in their service
! flags, representing employees Wnt
we're in military service. Altogeta
er, approximately 270, 900 railroad
! men and women were in uniforms
Thousands of these rai-roaders
we're serving the Army Transpor
tation Corps, which had a total
military personnel strength of 277,
0C0; in addition, the Army Trans
portation Corps had $4,000 civil
lians.
Approximately 900 different
Transportation Corps units, includ
ing 157. 900 men and women served
overseas.
Size OF Operations
What protected this vast move.
ment? There is 420, 118 miles OF
railroad track in the United States.
1t is interesting to know ,ths
shortest railroad in the United
States is the Valley Railroad a,
Westline. Pa, which is one mile
The longest railroad is the New
York Central which operates "a,
383 miles of track.
Sixteen million tons of ice are
used by railroads annually in the
United States.
The railroad systems consume
seven hundred billion gallons of
water annually. This would be suf
ficient to fill a canal 800 feet wide
and 9 feet deep reaching from
New York to San Francisco.
The railroads consume 77.155.
900 tons OF coal ana $500, 900, O0o
gallons of fue. oil annually.
From experience. | can say that
our railroads PLAYED a major par
in bringing World War II to an
end. For without this great trans.
portstion system, the war;, in my
opinion, would have been prolong
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
NO pLACEM
:~: ;;~s .. :@:ss GN% TOM GILL
Copyright 1915. By Tom Gill
Diadb0isd by King feuiv'es syrdit Of

SYNo Sis
Cliff Bogard risks his capital By
accepting the U. S. Rubber Dlvi'
sion's dangerous assignment to
open up virgin rubber plantations
in New Dixie, South America, a
kind of feudal colony which had
been founded by Americans before
the Civil War. When its present
head, domineering. old Clarlbel
Florian, had refused Cliff an op-
ton, fearing it would stir up trou'
BILE with the Blacklanders. a group
of rebell)ous natives. Washington
had sent down attractive Janet
Norman to straighten things OUT
Janet knew the territory, having
been brought up there by her late
father, beloved doctor of the COM
munity, whose death mad occurred
during a recent flood. Janet had
her own reason for coming back,
and it was sufficiently important
TO have caused her to forge the ere
6entials she presented to Cliff. Ell
route 10 New Dixie from the coast,
their plane is forced down near the
jungle home Of elderly VIDE Car
roll, hunter of Wild animals. Wade
d~iscloses that no one knows the
identity of the Blacklanders' new
leader, whom the New Dixie va
queros have sworn to capture, to-
gether with Vicente, his lieutenant.
Lilli, attractive young native girl
whom Wade adopted when her par
ents died, has known the latter
since childhood. While Wade pre-
pares horses, Vicente rides out of
the jungle md warns Cliff TO give
the rubber project. However.
following q talk with Janet, he per
mits them to continue their jour
aey, with the proviso they tell no
one of having seer him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Battle Stations

Thanks to the March of Dimes
OF the National Foundation for In
fantile PARALYSIS >
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TOBACCO MARKl1
.SAOW INCREAIS
Advances a Noted On ~.
Grades a a Of Leaf o. I''''
Old Belt Mart,

! Ave. Average prices on Ii.
srsdes Of offerings on t5 ii. ''Hs
FRIDAY showed i~ncres,.,f ''as
prices for mos; grades ' ot ut
me old bs't continued n ~ on
decliTes' the Federal,s,.s.. ,,os
ketln,s service said. MAJ
The advances on the Mids,
coming or the heels Of . Sst
season were from 50 cent, s' !, I
were up and fair and GOOD I, ,n.s
from 81 to s.. Lugs hefSd Jumped
but nondescript reported Io' a''g,
81 to $3.50. 'O''t' d
sc G ro sa'es Thursday ,,,,.,,
Iso,34o pounds for an sysr. "'''t
~ "S0oN IhlS %2s,n.
of u cents from wedns,!a.t' e'
record low for the season,
Henderson and Oxford n..,.
ended sales for the year Frs.a
Durham is the only MiddI. y,
market scheduled for M
week the marketing servic. n
GRADES were off from q ' as
on the Old Belt. LUIS dr, "s
from 81 to $3.50, and pord d.'sp'
fell from IS cents 10 ST.; ~,
We're light in volume viii. "a
lower qualities Of leaf 10y
mating. '''u'T'
Gross sales Thursday tot,,.,,
o63, l44 pounds for an sv.r..
$32.oo, a new low for tn. ,..,..
The marketing service s,is .s.,,
markets closed FRIDAY. c s.s
City, Kenbridge, p.tsr, Sr,.
Mount Airy, Martinsvil. ~,
Stoneville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
:tILINC PERIOD
ENDS IN IS DAYS
local Social Security OFF,
cial Issues A Remind
er To Dependents

Survivors Of World Wal II vet
Grams who are qualified for soclal
security benefits. on the deceased
veterans service record have only
Is days TO file their claims to re-
.~.eive benefits payable back to the
lime of the veterans death. N. A.
Avers, manager OF the Wilmington
a.social Security administration Of
49, ice warned yesterday.
Survivors Of eX-servicemen who
died before enactment of the
Social Security amendment of
August 10, 1916, which provides
monthly cash benefits for depend
.nts, were given six months in
which to apply for benefits payable
-"oack to the date of the veterans
(. ieath. That six month period e%-
a~,oires February 10, 1877, Avera
warned. and application should be
made before that time to avoid loss
If money.
Social Security benefits generally
are payable retroactlvely for a
maximum period of three months
prior to the time claim is filed.
"Applications under the veter-
ans amendment have been far
fewer in this area and nationally
than was expected" Avera said.
1T is possible that a number Of eli
gible persons have failed TO apply,
!. and they should seek information
at once on their possible benefits
1.-THE Wilmington office is located in
Room 130, Customhouse.
Benefits may be payable to
= . children under 10 and widows TAX
ing care of them, TO widows IS
years of age or older, or, in some
cases, to aged dependent parents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
JULIA HORRELL
SENDS DONATION
TO POLIO DRIVE

A simple letter, written on chill
dren's stationery. in a youngsters
handwriting with just these words:
Il am sending a Roosevelt dime
for the polio drive was received
late. yesterday afternoon by Ben
Mcdonald.
The appeal that the dimes be
sent in was made yesterday morn
ing by Mcdonald on the WMFD
radio program, Top o The Morn
irg".
The dine received yesterday
afternoon t,om ~7-year-old Julia
Horrell, of % North Monroe street,
Sunset Park, was the first.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25

funds, they see to
it that no infantile paralysis VIC
tim in their area need 60 without
the best possible medical care
and treatment, regardless of age.
race, creed o. color.
Your dimes and dollars, con-
tributed to the 1947 March OF
Dimes. enables your chapter to
properly serve your community
when polio strikes. Join the March
Of Dimes today!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Not In Pairs

ATLANTA, Jan. 24-H)-O. B.
Andrews, Negro charged with
bigamy threw himself on the
mercy Of the court Friday with
the plea:
Judge, I'm guilty. I admits
that. But I can't see where IFS
wrong for a man to have two
wives, when it's all right for the
state to have two governors"
Superior Judge Virlyn B. Moore
didn't see it exactly that way ano
sentenced Andrews 10 IL months