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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
|IsIt!
 Isn'tIf! April Fools!

It may be April Fools Day to some folks-but to Territorial em- ployees, it's red letter day of the year-it's pay raise day.
 But then, that pay raise was al- most April Fool, at that.
 Nice salary boosts for department heads and chief assistants, along with general 14 percent pay in- crease for other employees of the Territory, were written into Sem ate Bill 61, which staggered past the two houses of the Legislature at the just concluded session, to be- come law. That act provided that the pay increases should become effective April l, 1947
 But-S. B. 61 did not receive the two- o-thirds vote in both houses that is required by the Organic Act to become effective in less than 90 days after passage and approval. If s. B. 61 were the only factor, there would be no pay raises for nearly three months yet.
 However, Attorney General Ralph J. Rivers today was earning his higher salary by writing an opinion in which he holds that passage of the general appropriations bill providing the higher pay for jobs specified in it, also makes those pay rates effective today, the bien- nium beginning. The emergency clause on the general approprias tions bill did receive a two-thirds vote in both houses.
 Certain departments receiving lump-sum appropriations do not have the higher salaries directly authorized by the appropriations bill, the Attorney General says. But in those departments the setting of salaries is within the discretion i Of the head of the department, un- i, less some other law says different Iy. So, they can get their raises to- day too. Most of the employees in those departments have already i been drawing more under the latest Federal raise, anyway, as those de- partments nearly all operate on a matching-fund basis; the Attorney General said.
 Yet, it's still April Fools Day af- ter all. Just ask
 The Director of Public Welfare;
 The Unemployment Compensa- ton Director;
 The Commissioner of Taxation;
 The Commissioner of Agriculture.
 Their rate of pay is set under old laws and won't be upped by s. B. 61 until the 90 days have elapsed There's no provision in the appro- priation bill that comes to their aid, either.
 Also, you might ask the General Manager of the Alaska Develop ment Board He should give you a big grin along with his answer Senate Bill 61 cuts his pay, from $12,000 a year to $6,6OO-but not for 90 days.
 Wonderful are the ways of legis- lators, sometimes, anyway.
 Wonder what they'll think up for April Fools Day, two years from now?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
WALLACE DEGREES
 PROGRAM FOR AID
 AGAINST RUSSIANS

NEW YORK. April 1.--tR-Henry A. Wallace, former vice president and cabinet member, told a cheer ing audience last night that "soon- CT or later Truman's program of unconditional aid to anti-Soviet governments will unite the world against America and divide Amer ica against herself"
 Declaring that The President and his Republican packers are less concerned with the need of the Greek people for food than with the need of the American Navy for oil," Wallace said that "the plan to contain Communism is really secondary to that push for oil"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
GREEK KING
 DEAD, TIME
 IS HATEFUL
Prime Paul Is ( aIIed 10 hFone = Monarch Su(-
 tumbs, Heart AiIment
By DIMITRI TRAYLOS

ATHENS, April 1.-tR-King George II died unexpectedly today of a heart ailment at a critical period in his nations history. His 45-year- old brother Prince Paul was called to the throne.
 The 56-year-old King had been complaining recently of pain from angina pectoris, an ailment arising from a disease of the coronarv ar teries, former Premier George Pap- andreou said. Papandreou said the Monarch died at 1855 pm. (3:55 am, Pacific Standard Time).
 Prince Paul was to take the Roy al oath at 7:30 pm. It was an- nounced that the government and Paul later would issue messages to the people.
 The death of the king came six months after his return to his throne from London after a plebis- cite favoring the monarchy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
CONFIRMATION E GIVEN MAYOR ON
 NATL. CEMETERY

Mayor Waino Hendrickson today received letter from Delegate E L. Bartlett confirming War De- partment plans for National Cemetery at Juneau.
 Major General T. B. Larkin the Quartermaster General, has ad- vised me that budget estimates are now being prepared for submission to Congress the letter stated. T have given Gen. Larkin assurances of my desire to cooperate in every day when this matter comes be- fore Congress"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
COL. JOHNSON SEES VERY FAVORABLE
 SHIPPING PICTURE
ARR Head Says Road Has Cleared Up Winter Jam-
 Back to Anchorage

SEATTLE, April 1-lR-Col. J. P. Johnson general manager of the Alaska Railroad, left for Anchor age on a. m. plane today af- ter conferences here with Maritime Commission and steamship line officials to coordinate service on ship and rail movements to AL aska.
 The government owned road has completely caught up with the backlog caused by the shipping strike and the severe winter weather which slowed operations, he said. February was the road s peak month.
 The railway is prepared to handle all the goods needed at Interior points and the shipping picture now looks very favorable he added. He was here also to re- cruit workers for the railroads re- mobilization program.
 Meantime, major shippers to Alaska reported various amounts of freight, ranging from 500 to 2,000 tons, currently being held up at their respective warehouses, but all seemed to feel the situation is clearing up,' a spokesman said.
 Capt. A. E. Lathrop, Fairbanks business man, also was here.
 A Fairbanks Chamber of Com merce delegation was scheduled to leave Anchorage today to fly to Washington, D. C., to protest as serted Seattle delays" in Alaska shipping service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Lucidor in port loading fish.
 Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at 10 o'clock tonight and sails westward at 5:45 o'clock to- morrow morning, calling at Sitka Cordova, Valdez and Seward
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle 10 a. m., April 3.
 Northern Voyager scheduled to sail from Seattle, April 3.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle April g, calling at Ketchi- kan, Juneau, Yakutat, Cordova Valdez and Seward.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive from Skagway at g o'clock to- morrow and sails south two hours later at II o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
NEW C0A5TWI5E SHIP SERVICE TO
 ALASKA PLANNED

PORTLAND, Ore, April 1.-tR-- A new coastwise steamship service linking Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles with Alaska is to be announced shortly, George Tender son, Assistant Manager of the Portland Chamber of Commerce's foreign trade department reported today.
 Henderson did not diselesa the company beyond saying a promin- ent steamship line was making the preparations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
Marines Are Now
 Withdrawing from
 North China Area

SHANGHAI, April l-tR-Five thousand American Marines have been withdrawn from North China to Guam since Feb 1, Adm. Charles M Cooke, Jr., Commander of U. s. Naval Forces in the Western Pacific, said today.
 U s. forces began to withdraw after the State Department an- nounced January 29 that the Uni ted States had decided to end it's connection with Executive Truce) Headquarters at Peiping.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
Canadian Dollar Takes Another
 Downward Trend

NEW YORK, April 1.-tR-The Canadian dollar (free rate) contin- ued it's downward trend today, sell ing at discount of 7A percent. or 92.75 cents to the American dollar. decline of Is of a cent from Monday.
 At this level the Dominion cur rency reached the lowest point since last July when Canada peg ged it's dollar at par with the Am erican.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
DILLINGHAM; MAN DIES IN
 PLANE

ANCHORAGE, Alas.>a, April l. R-Injuries received two days earl fer in the crash of his light plane proved fatal last night to Lowell Harris, B, of Dillingham;.
 The plane crashed Saturday on a takeoff from Lake Hoot enroute to Dillingham;, where Harris and his wife were to open business next week. Mrs. Harris, also in the crash, was said by hospital at tendants to be in fair condition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April l. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5, American Can 93h, Anaconda 40, Curtiss- Wright 5A, International Harvester 87 Kennecott 47as, New York Central IFS, Northern Pacific 19, U. S. Steel 73ss, Pound $4.021s.
 Sales today were 770,00O shares.
 Merrill-Lynch averages today are as follows: industrials 17743, rails 4867, utilities 35.83.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
wsCs MEETING POSTPONED

The regular monthly business meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will not be held this coming Wednesday it has been announced, but has been postponed to the evening of April g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
FROM SIENNA

It. Col Charles F. Scott, Mrs. Scott and their two children, from Shemya, arrived in Juneau yester- day and are registered at the Bar anof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
BPM TOTAL LESS THAN
 LAST YEAR

Election interest thought to be at fever pitch because of the utility purchase issue, was not talk ing voters to the polls today in nearly the numbers expected.
 Heavier registration figures had forecasts that today's turnout might set new records, but at 3 o'clock this afternoon the total of ballots cast was IS short of the number cast at that hour in the l946 City Election.
 The Empires poll of the polls, at 3 p. m, showed the following to- tals of ballots cast at the three precincts:
 No. 1 City Hall .............4..'. 24a
 No. 2 (Gastineau HoteD ...229
 No. 3 (Juneau Dairies) ....222
 Iotal .-....-.s...-.-................... 694
 Mid-afternoon totals in the l94c City Election were: No. l--264: No. 2-214; No 3-234; total-712. For the 1946 election, 1852 voters were registered and the final vote totalled 1,281.
 For todays election, 1894 vot- CTS are registered and with the heavy voting hours still ahead. last years total may yet be surpass- ed when the polls finally close at V o'clock this evening. However. far heavier turnout was expected to show in the afternoon checkup.
 No excitement or unusual oc- ouience marked the early part of the day at any of the three poll ing places. It was deported, at No. ? precinct, that today's long ballot had slowed down tho marking of ballots and caused fre- quent line ups of voters waiting to enter the booths.
 No challenges were reported any where and "spotters' were con- spicious mostly by their absence.
 Voting today was upon candi- dates for the office of Mayor and for three City Council vacancies. for school Board post. and for the job of City Magistrate Also to be voted upon were three off, cial propositions for purchase of utility operations. and three un- official, advisory propositions re- garding City policies.
 Both this year and last voters had their choice of two complete Mayor-Council tickets, with one independent candidate in the field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
PRINCE TAKES OATH

ATHENS, April 1-lR-Prince Paul took the oath as Greece's $ King at pm. tonight Government members and officials stood in a semicircle about a table on which were the crucifix and candles as the ceremony was performed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
SNIDERS ARE LEAVING

Representative Gerrit Snider and wife are leaving on the Alaska to- night for their home in the Third Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
MRS. WARNER RETURNS

Mrs. Charles G. Warner returned on the steamer Princess Norah from business and pleasure trip in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-01
 WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:ov O'Clock This Morning.

, In Juneau Maximum, 37; . minimum, 29.
 . At Airport-Maximum, 39; , minimum, 30.
 . WEATHER FORECAST } tJuneau and Vicinity , Variable cloudiness with
 , occasional snow flurries to- , night and Wednesday. Con-
 tinued cool.
 D PRECIPITATION , tPast 24 hours ending 7:30 am. today) } In Juneau 01 inches;
 , since April 1, .01 inches; } since July 1, 78.49 inches. At Airport = trace, since } April l, trace; since July l, } 50.08 inches.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Government Must Finance Airports

SEATTLE, (P)-Alaska now is a first line of defense in name only" Clyde R. Ellis, Anchorage attorney and member of the Amer ican Legion's national defense committee, told interviewers here after he attended a meeting of the committee in Washington, D. C.
 The Alaska Railroad, which is vital to the defense of the Terri tory, is in bad state of repair" |" Ellis said. Highways and port fa- cilities are wholly inadequate for its defense, and a pipeline from the coast to the interior of Alaska is Sorely needed. And the mer- chant Marine is entirely made quate to transport personnel and supplies for the defense of the Territory"
 Ellis said the Legion committee adopted a resolution demanding that the government improve and maintain adequate railroads, high ways, port facilities and the mer- chant marine and that a pipeline be constructed. It also urged con- StructiOn of "adequate airfieldS" in Alaska as government projects without matching funds by Alaska communities.
 Right at Anchorage" Ellis said i've have an example of how bad ly civil aviation needs federal aid. Commercial airlines have been landing at Elmendorf Field, the army base and the army wants them to discontinue use of the field. But Anchorage's civil air field is wholly inadequate for use by such planes"
 Ellis said an adequate airport would cost $1O,OOO,OOO, and that Anchorage was unable to provide matching funds. Because civil aviation occupies an important po- sition in national defense" he added, i've feel that the govern
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Lilienthal Denies
 He's A Communist

WASHINGTON, (P David E. Lilienthal, nominated by President Truman to head the new atomic energy control commission, denied before Senators today that he is a Communist.
 His denial in testimony before the Senate atomic committee came in response to a question from Senator McKellar D.-TennD who has described Lilienthal as "the head Communist of my state."
 Are you Communist" Mo Kellar demanded.
 "No, Lilienthal replied firmly.
 Are you a Democrat"
 "No."
 Are you a Republican,"
 "No," Lilienthal said. "I am like a great many other people, I am not affiliated with any party. am an independent voter"
 Lilienthal now is acting head of the atomic energy commission, but cannot continue unless the Senate approves his selection for the post. He resigned as head of the Ten nessee Valley Authority to accept nomination to the committee.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Murray Cites
 Alaska As Answer: Newsprint Needs

Continued From Page One neWSprint in the United States by one-fourth.
 He recommended legislation ere ating a regional Alaska authority modelled after the Tennessee Val ley Authority.
 Rapid expansion of Alaskan power through such an authority would provide strong roots in the Territory for both the newsprint industy and diversified economic expansion" he observed.
 Should the Alaskan forests be used for neWsprint, Murray added, the products should be made avail able first to those most in need of it, thus removing from the spot newsprint market the pressure of some of the myriad small consum- CT.
 He suggested that some arrange ment might be made for really broad-based financing of one of the mills by small papers and pa pers with no alternative sources of supply"
 Urging that special interest and jealous concern with preroga- tive" be set aside, Murray said the Interior, Agriculture Army and Navy departments should welcome immediate action to establish an Alaskan authority, with "local au- tonomy as broad as possible"
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Flashes of Life
LINKED JOURNEY

SOUTH BEND, Wash, R1 - Driving a truck loaded with dyna- mite, Tom Evans ran into little trouble. The rear spring broke, locking the wheels, and the truck overturned. But nothing blew up.
 He reloaded on another truck and four miles along a defective steering wheel locked and that truck turned over. Still nothing blew up.
 But the third try was a success. That is, he got to his destination safely.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
SUIT SHORTAGE

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (P}-Mayor H. D. Allison has trouble finding suits to fit his five-foot frame.
 He ordered a new wardrobe for the United States conference of mayors at Washington.
 Wednesday the Plymouth Cloth ing company notified him of re- ceipt of his suit and coat.
 That night fire destroyed the company'S entire stock.
 He'll attend the conference in his old clothes.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
OUR FRED STAR" IN KOREA

The 9th or Red Star" Infantry Division, now doing occupation duty in Korea, is one of six Pa cific divisions just opened to direct enlistment for three-year volun- teers. This division saw bitter fighting in Dutch New Guinea, the Netherlands East Indies and play ed an important role in the libera- tion of Luzon. In the latter cam paign, it split Japanese forces on Luzon in two by reaching the is lands east coast after little more than a month of peak-to- peak mountain fighting.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Marines To Train On Kodiak

With Task Force Williwaw, Adak, Alaska, (P-Officers here have heard that next month the Marine Corps, which has won its fame in tropical or temperate climes, is planning experiment with an amphibious landing in the far north, on Kodiak Island.
 The Marine Corps wants to learn about operations in areas near the pole, they hear, just as the Army has three task forces to- day making tests of mems endur- ance and the performance of equipment under extreme winter conditions. There is a task force here studying "cold wet" condi- tions; another one, at Fairbanks, working in a dry frigid climate, and third at Camp Mccoy, Wis consin, is testing in heavy winter weather.
 The ''polar concept" has stirred the armed forces. This is the the ory that if there is another war, it is likely to be fought in the Arc tic or sub-arctic, because aerial routes between northern land masses are so much shorter across the polar regions than in lower attitudes.
 The report here is that the Ma rines will use a regiment to make landing on Kodiak Island. Ii would involve using cold weathe' clothing, equipment and other gear to which the Corps has been unac- customed.
 The Marines experience in cold climates has been limited. They now have detachmentS guarding naval bases at Kodiak and Am chitka. Early in the war they had forces on Iceland.
 They have fought in compara- lively cold climates in North China. They worked with the Coast Guard in 1904-19O5 in com batting seal smuggling operations in the North Pacific and they had barracks in Nome, until 1914.
 They won some of their most spectacular victories in bad wea- ther in France in the first world war. But they have never tried their speciality, an amphibious landing, in a region as far north as Kodiak.
 Marine officers are among the observers with the army task force both here and at Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
Rep. Mason Wants Straight 2O% Tax Slash

WASHINGTON, (P)-Rep. Ma son, R.-IllD took up the fight today for 20 per cent acrosS-the-board tax slashing bill. and objected wig orously to proposals to drop mil lions of small income persons from the tax rolls.
 These millions are becoming "tax conscious" and constitute the greatest bulWark against federal squandering," Mason declared. Their votes, he continued, were cast last November against deficit spending and for tax reductions. |"
 Mason prepared his House speech after Chairman Knutson R.-MinnD of the House ways ana means committee announced he is standing firm on his measure pro- posing 20 per cent slash for each tax payer.
 The measure has been under an attack led by Rep. Engel R.- MlchO who told the House last week it would give small taxpay- CTS slight relief, but benefit per sons with high incomes. Engers own measure proposes larger benefits for small incomes, by raising individual exemptions from $500 to $1,OOO.
 Mason said that Engel proposes to remove 20,000,OOO of the ap- proximately 36,OOO,OOO taxpayers from the rolls. He pointed out that the reduction of 1946 erased 12,- 100000 small income persons from the rolls, and declared:
 'I opposed the removal of those taxpayers names from Uncle Sam's tax list; and today 5 am op- posing the removal of any more names from the list. I am con- Vinced that we must make the American public tax conscious if we ever expect to get public ap- proval for the reduction of federal spending"
 Mason said EngePs measure would cause $5,OOO,OOO,OOO an- nual loss to the treasury as com pared to a tax reduction in Knut- sons bill of $3,5OO,OOO, ,OOO.
 On the other side of the Capitol, Senator Lucas D.-IllO spearhead- ed new attack on COP tax poli- cies with an assertion that Repub- licans plans thus far offer no hope for the $10 taxpayer to get off the government rolls.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
MRS BEN HYNDEMAN IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Ben Hyndeman was taken to the hospital yesterday for med ical treatment.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
GALLANT FIREMEN

PEORIA, III. (P)-Firemen sum moned to the home of Mrs. Roy Huston found the house filled with smoke-the result of a clogged pipe from the furnace to the chim- ney.
 Mrs. Houston said her husband was in the hospital, and she was unable to clean the pipe. The fire men cleaned the pipe for her. Then the firemen made the supreme eff fort-they helped scrub the house of smoke and Soot.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

ment should finance the building of the fields"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-09
ROY BUFFklN

Row Buffkin has accepted a pc
sition with a mems shop in Will
mineton and assumed his duties
Monday morning. Mr.. Buffkin
was formerly associated with the
Cameron Drug store here.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-09
Loris Stores
Start Closing
On Wednesday

In compliance with an agree.
ment worked out at a joint meet
inc of the presidents of the Cham
berS of Commerce in the towns of
Whiteville, Tabor City, Fair Bluff,
Chadbourn, and Loris, local stores
initiate Wednesday afternoon clo-
sing today. J. R. Suggs, president
of the Chamber of Commerce an
nounced here this week.
Mr.. Su%gs stated that at the
Joint meeting held some time ago
it was decided that towns in the
area would ask that all local stores
tart half-holldayS on Wednesday
ra"@;nnin@ May l, and that the
.,-a..edure would continue until the
middle of July.
This arrangement has been
worked out in order that employees
f local stores will be given some
i've off now while farmers are
busy in The field.
NJ. Suggs said no long period
# closing on Wednesday would be
nacticed - it was last season bu'
hat local stores are expected to
axe the half-holiday until the
middle of July.