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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
PARACHUTE BOMB iS FOUND IN TREES
 NEAR PETERSBURG

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Sept. 26. -tR-An aerial bomb of an un- identified type was found by An drew Hanson Tuesday at Ideal Cove on the East Coast of Mitkof Island. brought in and turned over to authorities by the finder.
 Tfe lomb, weighing 30 to 50 pounds, was still attached to a parachute, it is reported, and had apparently never touched ground. Ire fabric was entangled in tree branches and the bomb was sus- pended about five feet atove the ground at a spot approximately 25 minutes inland from the beach.
 Hanson turned over the bomb to the Coast Guard who took pictures of the possibly missile, but nave released no report on it yet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
MRS. FRED (AMPEN AND
 GRANDDAUGHTER LEAVE
 FOR VISIT IN STATES

Mrs. Fred Campen, accompan- jed by her small granddaughter, Claire Wittanen, has left via Pan American Airways for Seattle. Af- ter a brief stop in that city, where little Claire will received medical check-ups, the two will continue to San Francisco, where Mrs. Camper will visit her sister and ether relatives and friends. She also plans to visit her grandson, Harold Camper. Jr., a student at Sanford University. Harold was awarded the Pepsi-Cola scholar ship this year, in contest that was territory wide.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
WaIeh Dog Didn't; S400 Is Stolen

PAssIAC, N, J., Sept. 26.-lR- Frank Folenkos watch dog wore a hang cog look as he went about lis business in his masters tavern.
 Tt- dog had been asleep on the job while thieves entered the tay- ern during the early morning hours and made off with more than s4oo from cigar box and drawer un- der the bar.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
JUNEAU PAR0lEk
 E ARRE5TED IN
 FLAGSTAFF, ARIz.

Joseph w Johnson, parolee rom the Juneau Federal Jail, has been arrested at Flagstaff, Arizona ac- cording to word received here to- day by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Johnson is being returned to the Chelan County Jail at Wenatchee, Wash, where he will face a felony charge.
 He was sentenced here Febru- arv l8. 1946, on a charge of es- caping from U S. officer. He received 2 year suspended jail sentence and was fined $500. He had escaped from Deputy U. S' Marshal Walter Hellan after be- ing arrested on a lesser count
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
WIFE TAkE5 LAW INTO OWN HANDS,
 SCA.D5 HUSBAND

OKLAHOatA CITY, Sept. 26.- prowler car officers has tened to the home of a woman who reported her husband was abusing her.
 She led them to a bedroom There lay her husband, painfully burned on face and shoulders.
 He got SO mean I poured scala ing water on him. she explained Now I want him arrested"
 Police told her to call a doctor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
CITY PRISONERS PAINT LOCAL JAIL
 INSTEAD OF TOWN

Future prisoners in the Juneau City Jail can look forward to a more pleasant atmosphere. That was a statement made by Acting Chief of Police Walter Sim, who said that the local clink is now being repainted and receiving a general cleaning. He promised that the work, which is being done by the jail's present occupants, will do much to dispense the usual gloom of the jail and will make the surroundings much more cheerful.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
Alaska Bush piIofs Do One More Stunt

FAIRBANKS, Sept 26.-R-Pl- lots Orville Tosh and Jerry Church have added another to the list or unique aerial missions of Al aska's bush pilots.
 Because the Kuskokwim River is encroaching on a cemetery at Bethel, Henry Dimentoff of Holy Cross worried about the grave of his mother there. So the two Northern Consolidated Airlines pilots flew to Bethel, eXhumed the casket and delivered it to Holy Cross for re-interment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
FUCKERS GO SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. Lynn Tucker have closed their cabin on the Eagle River Highway and left on the Princess Norah to winter in sunnier climes.
 After a brief visit with her brother in Seattle, the Fuckers, who are shipping their car, will drive to Cali fornia and probably to Texas.
 We like to get away from the rain" said Mrs. Tucker. We might even go as far as Florida
 MT. Tucker has been employed at the Juneau Motor Go.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
POLICE COURT NEWS

Ray Perkins forfeited $50 bail to- day in City Magistrates Court fol- lowing his arrest last night by City Police for being drunk and disord- erly.
 City Magistrate William A Holz- he.mer meted out fines of S25 each to two other men, both of whom had been boked on drunk charges. They were Danny Klanot and Victor Giguere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT

Albert Sharp was sentenced to serve 30 days in the Federal Jail by U s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Sharp was convicted of assault and battery as the result of fight with Vernon Horton in a downtown bar fast Saturday. Horton suffered 2 broken collar bone in the altercation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26

Dun and Bradstreet said that during the week ended Wednesday discrimination against high priced goods increased; resistance was sporadic but generally strong enough to halt the spiral in some lines
 The business research firm said retail sales for the week were slightly higher than the preceding week and three to seven percent ahead of year ago with a large proportion" of consumer income spent on food which increased substantially in volume.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
EMBLEM IS PLANNING
 TO HAVE DRILL TEAM

The Emblem Club has decided to form a drill team and any members who wish to be on the team are asked to attend the initial meeting which will be next Thursday eve ming at o'clock in the Elks Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
CASE CONTINUED

The case of the United States of America vs. 1895 acres of tidelands in Juneau has been continued over until the return of U. $. District Court here from the Ketchikan court term. The suit involves the gov ernment's attempt to claim ttide
 lands occupied by private citizens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
Turkeytheap;.
 HotDogs High

PITTSBURGH, Sept 26.-R- Turkey, regal adornment of many a holiday table, was advertised at one downtown market today for B cents a pound. Lowly hot dogs" in the same store cost 62 cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
MARRIED LAST NIGHT

Ned Albright and Mary Rhodes both of Juneau, were married at Douglas last night by U. s. Com missioner Felix Gray. Witnesses wore: Ernest o. Rude. Evelyn Rude and Mrs. Sven Stayeland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
CITY TO SELL PROPERTIES
 FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

The City of Juneau was authorized yesterday in U. S. District Court to sell property in the city on which taxes are delinquent. Federal Judge George w Folta signed an order of sale to furnish the authority.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
MARRIED AT DOUGLAS

George w. Stober and Martina Wickersham, both of Juneau were married at Douglas ast night by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Wit nesses were Carroll Wall and Mar garet George.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
MARRIED

Peter Vincent and Sally Martin were married here yesterday by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Wit nesses were Sid and Mary Bensen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
HERE FROM kETCHIKAN

Mrs John J. Reynolds and MT and Mrs. Glenn R. Taylor are registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
FROM HOONAH

Mrs. E. B. Fisbee, of Hoonah, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26

Frances Loplnsky, of Washington D. C., is staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
SEATTLE GUEST

H. w. Taylor, of Seattle, is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
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Nora M. Marco, of Portland, Ore is staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26

The constitution of Bahamas is largely the same as the one grant, ed the islands in 1920.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26

Ed Emang. of Hood Bay, is regi- stered at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
FROM FAIRBANKS

Edna Lundstrom. of Fairbanks, is staying at the Gastincau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-26
CREDIT BUYER RESISTANCE IN
 PRICE EASING

(Continued from Page Onei
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
THREE EXPLORERS
CONTINUED From Page One)

have marked out a suitable base
on the Weddell Sea side of Ora
ham Land peninsula. The Ameri-
cans, based at Stonington Island,
then were to have sent a larger
airplane with depot stores.
The governor of the Falkland
Islands dependency reported to
the Colonial office that the Brit
ish pilot may have landed to
await the American plane and
then had been caught by bad
weather.
The Americans and British,
members of the Falkland Islands
Dependency Survey are CO.
operating in the exploration of
Graham Land. The Americans
are furnishing most of the air
craft and the British are supply
ing dogs and sledges.
The area where the plane is
believed to have been lost is on
an ice shelf that slopes from
high spiny-ridged mountains to
the sea.
"This area is unmapped and ow-
to the similarity of land fea-
lures, it is thought probable that
the two parties may not have
arrived at the same spot" the an
nouncement said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
FEAR OF TYPHOID
Continued From Page One)

feared that some residents were
already eating contaminated
meat and other perishables.
Great swarms of mosquitoes
buzzed over the area, penetrating
every home. Windows knocked
out by the winds have not been
replaced.
Rep. William Colmer, Sen
James Eastland and Gov. Fielding
Wright, all of Mississippi, met in
an emergency session in Gulf
port today with the mayors of
Gulfport, Pass Christian, Biloxi
and Bay St. Louis to discuss
measures to combat disease and
remove mountains of debris.
(In Washington, President Tru-
man ordered that surplus war
equipment be turned over to the
use of Mississippi and Louisiana
flood and hurricane sufferers
without cost.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
EAST COAST
Continued From Page One)

tCOntlnued From rage One)
becoming a hurricane while in
the vicinity of Florida" tn e
Weather Bureau said. Ind;ca-
tons were for a slow turn from
North to Northeasterly early to-
night and gathering forward
speed.
Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana still were
counting up their material loss
es from last weeks crushing
storm and in the Northern Gulf
states an accurate check of the
dead still had not been made.
Scores were still missing but
were turning up safe in batch
es. Counting the known dead
was made difficult by the dup
locations in reporting from the
crowded together Mississippi
coast towns.
Orleans Parish, which in
cludes New Orleans, reported a
tally of II dead today, WHICH,
allowing for a few Implications,
pointed to a final total of be.
tween so and so when added to
the Mississippi coast fatalities.
Floodwaters in sections of
New Orleans and the surround
ing bayou country delayed res
cue of the marooned and re.
Mobilization of the homeless and
today the draining tides from
the Florida mucklands around
Lake Okeechobee threatened to
inundate Everglades towns.
Convict labor shoveled up
earthen barricades around the
town of Belle Glade, bedraggled
and washed out from the blow
that struck last Wednesday and
now threatened by a four-toot
flood as waters crept over the
Everglades levee system. The
big danger point was a 20-rile
break-through in the West Palm
Beach canal dixie extending
from the coast into the muck
lands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 2.-R-
Judge J. Hoyle Sink said today
the practice of some police Off
eials arresting and imprisoning
persons under the sole charge of
investigation is totally without
snd beyond any authority OF
law.
The jurist made his remarks
at the opening of the Mecklen-
burg County term of criminal
Superior Court.
He said that it is against the
Raw to keep a person in jail for
zone minute" unless that person
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
ARMY ROBOT
CONTINUED From Page One)

two years, computed the distance
and made allowances for head
winds and tailwinds.
"About 100 miles off the coast
of Ireland it had been set to pick
up a radio frequency on a pre-
viously arranged schedule with
the Royal Air Force, which had
a wing commander observer
aboard" Gillespie said. 1T did,
and that frequency guided it to
the perfect landing"
Gillespie, a resident of San An
tonic, Tex, commanded the crew
aboard the Skymaster. Maj.
James Weldon of Dayton, Ohio,
of the Army Air Forces flight
division, also made the trip with
the Raj observer as another
passenger"
Perfect Weather
I'VE had perfect weather for
the flight, but we don't believe
it would have made much diff
ference if the weather had been
fierce" Gillespie said. "This
mechanical brain leads us a long
way down the road to the wish
bility zero landing, but we still
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
TINY TOAD
Continued From Page One)

jumps around the Woodland gro
Gerry store swapping at flies and
other small insects.
Residents of the village noting
the ability of the toad to snare
the insects with little or no ef-
fort decided to try him out in
their respective houses.
The toad was placed in a
small paper sack and taken to
one of the houses and released
in the kitchen. The family re-
tired for the night and the next
morning they caught the toad,
placed him back in the paper
sack and returned him to the
groceryman.
And they say they have not
been worried with reaches, ants
or flies since that time. So the
neighbors caught on to the idea
and now the Woodland grocery
is having quite a time with his
adopted fly catcher.
Several of the residents have
tried the "toad treatment" for
flies, and each, upon his return
of the toad reported his premis-
es had been free1 of fho i~~0-~
One resident said the toad is
gaining weight and the houses
are losing their reaches and
flies.
The toad appears content to
lie around the grocery store I'm
til one of Mr.. Woodlands Gus
toners places him in the sack
and transports him to another
home to be freed of ordinary
house pests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
CAPE FEAR
(Continued From Page One)

most celebrated duels Of all
time had been fought on the
west side of another and much
bigger river. That duel die not
have such a happy ending, the
fatal results being far reaching
and affecting American history
for many years thereafter.
"The actual fighting on the
bank of the Cape Fear is said
to have been thrilling in the
extreme. While the big man had
the advantage of reach, his OPP
ponent was active and athletic.
Beng short, he dacted iE be-
tween the legs of the other man,
raining blows on him from be-
hind, and sped away again be-
fore the other could hit him.
"There could be but one re-
suit, which was that the big
man became exhausted and
had the stuffing licked out Of
him. thereby proving that the
race does sometimes 60 to the
swift, and brings to mind the
fmiliar story of David and
Goliath"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
ILLEGAL To Hold Person
For Investigation Only

has been properly charged with
some offense or crime by the
due process of law.
"You must have a 'arrant
before you put a man or woman
ir' Jail" he declared. "This bust
ness of picking people up and
placing them behind bars for
investigation, is illegal in any
state anywhere in this country"
The judge said he did not know
whether such practice was used
IL the Charlotte area, but added
that he did know it was used in
certain areas of North Carolina,
which he did not name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

bullying with tobacco in readi-
ness for the opening Of sales al
the 10 markets of the belt today.
Agriculture officials reported
that farmers of the belt have
grown slightly less tobacco this
year than they did last year
when a record breaking $4,000,
983 pounds were sold on the 10
markets.
However, according to these
officials. The tobacco this year
is of better quality with higher
percentage of cigarette leaf which
usually brings top prices.
The eight North Carolina Mid
die Belt markets are: Burling-
ton, Madison, Mebane, Mt. Airy,
Reidsville, Roxboro, Stoneville
and Winston-Salem. Last season
a total of 159,214,931 pounds
were sold on these markets and
bought an average price OF 94l.oo
per hundred pounds.
Virginia Market
The II Virginia markets are:
Brookneal, Chase City, Clarks-
vile, Danville, Kenbridge, Law
renceville, Martinsville, Peters,
burg, Rocky Mount, South Boston
and South Hill. A total of 49,
$3.50 pounds were sold on the
Virginia markets last year at an
average price of $44.71.
The markets will operate the
first week on a three and one
half hour daily schedule. On
Sept. 20, the daily schedule will
be upped to four hours and it
will be increased to five hours
of Oct. 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
BATTLE OF WORDS
CONTINUED From Page One)


United States was trying to use
the United Nations as a stool" in
a campaign for world mastery"
Referring to a proposal of Sec
rotary of State Marshall to re-
vamp United Nations peace
machinery, Manuilsky said Mar
shall wanted to create a second
security council, or, as many
fear, a branch of the State de-
partment."
Like Simic, he also attacked
the Marshall plan, saying that
attempts were being made by
the United States to establish a
colonial trusteeship" over Eu-
rope with American dollars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
TOBACCO PRICES
CONTINUED From Page One)

and 50 losses were felt by fair
lemon leaf at $40, good lemon
smoking leaf at $54, low orange
smoking leaf at 500 and good
orange Tugs at $50. Most sales
consisted of common to fair leaf,
low to fair smoking leaf and
nondescript.
An improvement was noted in
the quality of offerings on the
Eastern markets where most
grades registered gains of about
81 or remained fairly stable"
Less common leaf and monde
script was offered while there
were proportionate increases in
cutters, better leaf and smoking
leaf. The bulk of sales, however,
consisted of common to good
leaf, fair and good smoking
leaf, lowand fair cutters a n d
nondescript. The volume of sales
was heavy and much tobacco
remained of warehouses floors
when the day was over.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

Continued From Page One)

officially estimated IS high as
1000.
The flood, which began the
night of Sept. Is with a typhoon,
was subsiding slowly, but water
was several feet deep over
much of the Kanto plain North
of Tokyo and in three North
eastern wards of the capital it.
self.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
How To Hold
FALSE TEETH
More Firmly In Place

Do your false teeth annoy and en-
barrass by slipping, dropping or wab-
bling when you eat. laugh. or talk? Just
sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your
plates. This alkaline (non-acid powder
holds false teeth more firmly and more
comfortably. No gummy, gooey, pasty
taste or feeling. Does not sour. Checks
plate odor" (denture BREATH. Get
FASTEETH today ct any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
RETAIL FOOD
CONTINUED From Page One)

market with those products and
prices will come down."
Butter Drops
Guyton is selling butter at 81
cents a pound. 1t was costing
him 81 cents a pound last week,
he explained, but the wholesale
price is slightly lower now.
Fresh country eggs, grade A
large, are selling today at rs
cents a dozen, whereas they
were down to Y cents in the
weekend special. The profit, he
says, is 10 per cent.
Bacon of the double-A class is
selling for 70 cents a pound here
today after dropping to Y cents
in what Guyton termed an "ex-
ira special' over the weekend.
It was sold at below cost, he
said.
The local retailer quoted the
lowest prices on A and double
grade round steak at 70 cents.
His top grade ham was selling
at SO cents today after dropping
to IS in the weekend special.
Costs of the ham is IS to G6
cents.
At both Guyton's and the Open
Air Super Market at Fourth and
Chestnut streets the price of
Chapel Hill Farmers Coop milk
bounced a cent a quart to %
cents yesterday. At all places
checked the local Whites dairy
price was still at % cents, a
cent higher than it was until
last week.
The price of bread had risen
from 10 to Is cents a loaf at all
outlets with no prospects of any
reduction soon.
Eggs could be had for n cents
at the Open Air market. Bacon
was marked 80 cents, while T.
bone steak was quoted at 80
cents. Ham was SO, as was pork
sausage.
Pork chops were listed at SO.
Cheapest cuts were marked Is
and % cents. (This is the type
of meat recommended by Sena-
tor Robert Taft, Republican
presidential aspierant who says
Americans are living too high
and eating too-expensive foods.
His statement has since been re
futed by many retailers who say
you can actually save by buy
ing the more expensive meats
and getting all meat without fat,
gristle and, bone incumbent in
the cheaper cuts.
The Colonial Stores superular-
ket was listing tub butter at Cd
cents yesterday. They were out
of stick butter. Two grades of
bacon, one at 70 and one u, IS
cents were offered. Pork sau-
sage was listed at IS, SO and SO
cents for various brands and
grades. T-bone steak was IS
cents: round, IS cents; and sir
loin, 81 cents a pound. Pork
chops were listed at SO cents.
Grade A large eggs were 70
cents.
The A & P had chuck roast
for SO cents. It listed round
steak at SO cents and bacon at
IS cents with ham at SO cents.
Only fresh fruits and vege-
tables of the perishables were
holding fairly steady prices.
Typical prices were snap
beans at two pounds for 81
cents and two for 80 cents.
Choice Irish potatoes at five
pounds for q cents and yams
two pounds for 20 cents.
Among the canned goods,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23
The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 3
D. m.. in the principal cotton growing
oroos and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

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concerned except to oh lstng Vas
results. We Just pushed edSt t5. , the
ton on the takeoff and NE ne but,
work was done" oil The
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-23

OLD BELT MARKETS SET
FOR FIRST BREAKS
Warehouses of the North Caro-
Ina and Virginia Old Belt were
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