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The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14

with one another = ae he =e8.. board Th# Legion score book naa the game in farar of the Institute while the /nsdtut hook gave he game to che Legion When obvious mistake@ were found ln I3tb uaa.= team member and coaches want d to declare it a 39-49 lie and pIsg an overtime period but same af. fieials declared thz game disputed and maintained # had ta bs played again at a later date.
 If Was fast rough zane uHa Lloyd Rinehart and Barney Iear- sen Of the Legion eo#ne ont m i3uls and Eugene Sa4uaI-aH. Y. Williams and -au5 ot fh. nHH. ute goias adt < total aI 4l nss- sonal fouls Were committed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14

lon rates could not be enacted as sate-fixing is a Commission duty. Be said he expected that there would be some adjustments oul added he did now know what the Commission planned.
 Alaskans have notified The Com mission that they will oppose aeF rate increase.
 Jackson said that under tna a= greement if there is loss in oaar. ating the service 1t win have 10 h= shouldered by the operators. atd ing there was 41a million dalIar loss to the government last year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
CANNERY WORKERs To RE
FLOWN NORTH THIS YEAR

SEATTLE - Facing critical shipping after February 2S when the War Shipping Administration scheduled to go out of existence. the Alaska Salmon Industries. Inc. aims at the mass moyemens by airplanes. of 10000 fisheries employees to Alaska this season.
 Negotiations for the project. one of the largest mass movements Of civilians by air. were started early this winter between the Alaska salmon packing interests and maj or atrlines
 They were revealed by ". C. Arnold. Managing Director Of tbe industries, after conferences with U. s. Senator Harry p. Cain.
 The mass flights were broachcd when no private steamship oper- ators were found willing to take over the Alaskan operations. They contemplate air lines forming pool to transport workers.
 IL has been the industries prae- tice for several years to send it's mechanics and early suson key men north by air to prepare for the seasons operations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
CLYDE ELLIS, WIDELY
PASSES

SEATTLE - Clyde ElIls, 5I, widely known Anchorage attor- hey, died here early sunuay morn Ing of heart attack.
 Ellis was a former District At torney at Anchorage anu was prominent in veterans and civic affairs. He is survived by his wife Nancy, who is ln Seattle; a daugn- ter, Mabel Wilson, Seattle; d son., Clyde, Jr., Spokane; father, Homer Ellis, Seattle, a sister, AIrs. Agnzs Hon, Ontario, Oregon and three brothers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
uIO UNION GEES NLRB
 CERIkICATE FOR SE ALASKA

JUNEAU AIS. puUu nayes, DusIuess Agent for the UnIfeo -annery N workers, has received word rom N -ndel Philips, North "e est RsslouaI Director ana Inter national Representative Tor the oA4ted Caunery Workers, CIO, that tue United CanneTy Workers nay 0een designated to act as bargain Ing agents Tor the cannery workers OI Southeast Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
AMERICAN LEGION AND
 INSTITUF IN TIE BIB GAME

When the final gun sounded last Friday night ending the game here between the Wrangell Institute and the American Legion, the score board showed d tie: 49-49. On checking their score books, it was found that they did not coincide
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14

WRANGELL HIGH AND
 AM. LEGION BATTLE 33-45 When ll# Ian giaaH Legion a.a
Evening star., 1947-10-10

AFL file the non-Communist papers.
Then followed the proposal to
change the constitution to circum-
vent his opposition.
The mine workers boss defended
his position eloquently, declaring
that only towards" would give in
before the dictation of Government
bureaucracy and to a law CTaft-
Hartley AcD which would reduce
American workers to a state OF
slavery"
Lewis Reiterates Position.
Mr.. Lewis reiterated his position
that labor should recognize no part
of the Taft-Hartley slave labor
law" and that to give in on one
point weakened labor's determina-
ton to wipe this monstrous law
from the statute books" He said
everyone knows he is not a Com
munist, that the United Mine Work.
ers constitution bars Communists
and that the affidavit "is an insult
ing thing"
On the Hollywood question, Mr..
Lewis moved that the convention be
asked to suspend the charter Of the
stagehands unless they complied
within 30 days with an earlier direc-
tive of the executive council for
settlement of the dispute.
After voting that down, the coun-
Gil approved resolution to the con-
vention calling on "all parties to
the dispute to comply with the direc-
tive and giving the executive coun-
Gil authority" to do everything pos
sible to bring about a settlement" "
The substitute was inocuous and
lacked any enforcement teeth.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
AVG Challenges WV
On School Program

The District Department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars announced
today it will form a permanent COM
mittee with 10 other patriotic Or
ganizations to oppose communism
and "subversive influences in the
schools" But it's program met an
immediate challenge from the Amer
ican Veterans Committee.
Charles S. Sullivan, jr., Judge ad-
vocate Of VFW department, said the
organizations met this week to in
dorse unanimously the program of
his groups Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities.
Organizations which approved the
program, he said, included the Am
vets, Irish War Veterans, Spanish
American War Veterans, Colonial
Danes Of America, Daughters of
America, Daughters of the American
Revolution, Gold Star Mothers, Navy
Mothers Club, Patriotic Women OF
America and the Daughters of
Union Veterans Of the Civil War.
Meanwhile, a hearing to answer
VFW charges about un-American
school books was sought by the
Greater Washington Area Council
of the AVG.
The request was made in a letter
sent by Maynard B. Dewitt, local
affairs chairman, to Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, Board of Education
president.
Mr.. Dewitt also said. that the
AVG would oppose the proposal for
$4,000 school censor" job by
A. w. Lee, a member of the School
Board.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Palestine
Continued From First Page

League action. The Jewish Agency
spokesman called it obviously
propaganda threat" timed to CO.
incide with United Nations delib-
erations on the problem Of the
Holy Lands future.
british sources said the Arab
countries would not be able to
muster any major military force
unless given considerable time.
Hector Mcneil, the British Min
lister of State, declared Il can't
believe that these responsible gov
ernments are permitting such ir-
responsible BEHAVIOR
The resolution, presented to the
Council by a subcommittee through
Premier Riad Bey es Solh Of Leb'
anon, was adopted unanimously. I
said:
81. The Bludan secret agreement!
which should have been fulfilled i
the Anglo-American committee
recommendations had been adopted
are still in effect and should b,
fulfilled If a solution is applied tt
the Palestine case which shoule
effect the right Of Palestine to b,
an independent Arab state.
CA British-American commit
tee studied the Palestine problem
in 1916 and recommended, among
other things, that 100000 Jews be
admitted to the Holy Land.
"a United Nations committee
majority recently recommended
partition of Palestine into sep
arate Jewish and Arab states.
That report now is pending be-
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Chinese Hail Aid Plan
Offered by Buhitt
By the Assoeiatsd Press

NANKING, Oct. 10-China' S lead
ers generally acclaimed today a
81 $50, ,000, 900 American aid program
for China proposed by William C.
Bullitt, former Ambassador to Rus
sia and France.
Government Information Director
Hollington Tong said Mr.. Bullitt's
article in Life Magazine "is most
timely and thought-provoking.
1T is certain to help clear away
many prevailing misconceptions con-
cerning China Mr.. Tong added.
Mr.. Bullitt also proposed that
Gen. Macarthur be given the added
job Of organizing with General
issimo Chang Kai-shek a joint plan
ito prevent spbjugation of China by
the Soviet Union" Representative
Cole, Republican, of New York, OF
a congressional committee touring
the Far East, urged that Gen. Mac
Arthur head up the proposed aid
program.
Qn Tokyo, Gen. Macarthur
was silent on the proposals. He
talked at some length with both
Mr.. Bullitt and Mr.. Cole during
their recent visits to Tokyo, but
no details of the conversations
have been revealed)
Mr.. Cole told newsmen in com.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Woman Put on Probation
S|appine Neighbor sChi|d

Mrs. Herman R. Seibold, 219 o
street S.W., began six months of
probation today after a Municipal
Court jury found her guilty yester-
day of slapping the 7-year-old child
of a neighbor.
Mrs. Seibold, mother of four, also
received from Judge George D.
Nelson a suspended sentence Of $25
or 80 days in jail as the result of
the incident which began with a
quarrel between her children and
the neighbor's child at Hoover Play
ground IN August. -.
r. Several witnesses related how
Mrs. Seibold came out of her home
and slapped Herman Fixsen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman D. Fixen, jr.
215 o street S.W.
Mrs. SeiboliA asserted that she
only told Herman to stop teasing
her 5-year-old daughter Jean Marie
and threatened to hit him, but did
not do so.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Gov. Folsom Gets
Date With Texas
'Prettiest Girl
BY the Assceiotsd Press

AUSTIN, Tex. Oct. l0.-"Big
Jim" Folsom, 6-foot, 8-inch Cover
nor of Alabama, will have date
with the 5-foot, 7-inch sweetheart
of the University of Texas, Miss Del
Bradford, %, at Harlingen, Tex.
October 26.
Miss Bradford, a strawberry blond
was named by Gov. Beauford H
Jester as his personal choice yes.
terday to attend the second annua
Air Day IN Texas celebration Oc.
tooer 24-26 with Gov. Folsom.
The Alabama Governor agreed tt
visit the air show if he could "get g
date with the prettiest girl il
Texas"
Miss Bradford, of Rock Springs
who was graduated from the uni.
versity in 1914 and returned las
year to study law, said she wa.
looking forward to the date with {
great deal Of interest,"
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Food
Continued From First Page.

man declared he had heard of the
cabinet members remarks but had
not read them.
Permitting direct quotation, the
President said the observances are
of vital. Importance.
He continued:
when you save meat and save
poultry products you save grain and
grain is what is necessary to meet
the hunger situation in Europe. II
is the most economical way to meet
it."
It is known that rumbles of criti.
ciSm from within the Government
directed specifically at the poultry
and egg saving, have reached the
Luckman committee.
The complaints were based on the
theory that a drop in demand fol
chickens simply would induce farm
ers to delay killing them-and te
keep on feeding them grain. Mr.
Luckman said definitely no." how
ever, when asked whether he was
considering abandoning his plan.
The Virginia State Poultry Fed.
Grafton, in wire to Mr.. Truman
asked such action on grounds thai
poultryless Thursdays would cause
undue hardship" on poultry grow
ers without bringing immediate
savings Of grain.
Sees Race Against Hunger.
In brief radio speech last night
Mr.. Luckman declared the Ameri-
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Hartford Democrats Pick
Baldwin as Nominee
y the Associated Press

BEL AIR, Md, Oct. 10.-The
Democratic State Central Committee
for Hartford County has named J.
Rush Baldwin, prominent farmer
living at Street, to become one Of
the county's four representatives in
the Maryland House of Delegates.
He was nominated to succeed John
E. Clark, Democrat, of Hartford, who
was named chairman of the Mary
land Tidewater Fisheries Commis-
sion and chairman of the Board of
Natural Resources.
Mr.. Baldwin's nomination must be
acted on by the State Central Com
mittee and Gov. Lane but nomina-
tlon by the county committee
usually is tantamount to appoint
ment.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Rents
Continued From First Page.

balance" No further nominations
were forthcoming, Mr.. Creedon said.
This was disputed by the Amer
leans for Democratic Action whose
national leaders include Leon Hen
derson and Chester Bowles, former
OPA chiefs, and Wilson Wyatt, for
mer Housing Expediter, a one-time
Louisville Mayor. They said the
Governor had sent Mr. Creedon
list of 10 additional nominees.
"Veto Power" Asserted.
A spokesman for the expedition
said the Louisville board is made
up of two read estate men, two
lawyers, and the vice president of a
bank in charge of the banks real
estate department.
Mr.. Brown wrote Mr.. Creedon on
September % asserting that the
Housing Expediter has veto power
over the boards and asked that
hearings be held to receive testi-
mony for or against recommends
tions for removal or increase Of rent
ceilings. A union spokesman said nc
answer has been received.
In his statement yesterday, Mr.
Creedon virtually diSowned any veto
power, noting that under the law
he must approve any board rec
ommendation which Is appropri-
ately substantiated and in accord
ance with applicable law and regu-
lations."
The Federal expediter emphasized
that the newly-approved blanket
increases do not apply to landlords
and tenants who have already en-
tered into voluntary written agree
ments providing for increases under
the 1947 rent-control law.
Mutual Consent" Clause Cited.
Such leases, according to the
law, must continue at the agreed
upon rent at least until December
81, 1948," he said.
This referred to a section Of the
law permitting so-called mutual
consent" rent increases up to II
per cent in leases running through
1948.
The present rent-control law ex-
pires next February %, unless Con.
gress acts to extend it. The act
provides for the creation of loca.
advisory boards in some 600 heavily
populated areas, with the boards
empowered to recommend rent in
creases, discontinuance of controls
or continued controls without in.
creaSeS.
BY law, the housing expediter is
required to act within 80 days or
any recommendations made by the
local boards.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
AFI-
CONTINUED From First Page.

Daniel ]. Tobin, head of the team
sters, and Secretary Treasurer
George Meany.
After an executive session of near
ly four hours, Mr.. Green told re-
porters the council would recon-
mend to the convention abolition of
the vice presidential positions, and
have "the council members classi-
fled solely as members of the Ex-
ecutive Council rather than as vice
presidents"
Green Ready to Sign.
Asked if he and Mr.. Meany were
ready to sign the non-Communist
affidavits, Mr.. Green replied, 1--WE
certainly are"
The action will require change
in the AFL constitution and two
thirds vote of the convention is nec-
essary to approve it.
Mr.. Green explained that while
the recent National Labor Rela-
tions Board reversal of General
Counsel Robert N. Denham on his
ruling requiring AFL officers to file
the papers disavowing communism
if any affiliated union were to be
recognized by the NLRB, released
the big autonomous unions SO they
could determine the matter fol
themselves, the 1,500 "federals' were
still on the spot. "The "federals'
are small groups of workers who are
attached directly to the AFT. rather
than to a parent international.
Mr.. Lewis was first defeated wher
it was moved that all officers of the
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Czech National Seized
In PeekskiII, n. Y,
Called Red Leader

A Czechoslovak national known
under six aliases has been arrested
IN a Peekskill IN. " hideout that
for years has served as a link in
the Comintern's worldwide under
ground organization, Government
officials said today.
The immigration Service an
nounced the man arrested was
Alexander Stevens and that he was
detained on a charge of entering
the United States illegally.
At the time of his arrest, Stevens
was being sought by subpoena
servers for the House Un-American
Activities Committee, which wanted
him to appear in Washington for
questioning.
Remained in Background.
Peekskill Is said to have been a
Communist Party message drop"
for years.
Stevens, who was born in Romania
in 1895, has successfully remained in
the background of Communist activ-
tiles for years and recently has been
living in Queens, N. Y, where
another top Red agent, Gerhard
Eisler. was living before his con-
viction of contempt of Congress.
Stevens has been a member of
the Communist Party's Central
Committee since 1884, when he was
described by John L. Lewis as the
''ringleader of the Communist I'M
derground." That was the year the
Communists were attempting to
move in on Mr.. Lewis United Mine
Workers.
Taken to Ellis Island.
w. Frank Watkins, district di-
rector of the immigration and
Naturalization Service in New York,
said Stevens was arrested Wednes-
day and was taken to Ellis Island in
default of $4,000. bond to await de-
portation proceedings.
Stevens did not have a valid i'm
migration visa when he entered this
country August 3, 1882, Mr. Watkins
said. The district director added
that Stevens also was known as
Alexander Goldberger, j. Peters,
Steve Lapin, Pete Stevens, Steve
Miller and Steve Bernstein.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Syrian Troops CHARTERED
On Palestine Frontier

DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 10 P).-
Ahmad Sharabati, Syria's Defense
Minister, said today that Syrian
troops are quartered along the
Syrian-Palestine border to protect
this country against possible terror
ist movements and Zionist espio-
mage.
It was learned from other sources
that the Syrian Army is planning
large-scale maneuvers near the bor-
der beginning tomorrow.
Sharabati said the troops were at
the disposal of the Arab League
which voted in Beirut last night a
resolution calling on Syria, Lebanon
Trans-Jordan and Egypt to take
military precautions .on Palestine
boundaries"
The defense minister declared
that Zionist~espionage and terrorist
activity had increased greatly in
recent weeks.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
2 Accused Of Stealing
And Stripping Autos
Held for Grand Jury

Two men accused of stealing cars
here and taking them to Maryland
to strip them OF parts were ordered
held for the grand jury under bond
in Municipal Court today. Both
pleaded not guilty and waived pre-
liminary hearing.
The men are Harry M. Stilwell,
81, of 1901 Plyers Mill road, Kensing-
ton, Md, held under 50 900 bond, and
John Peay, %, OF 1403 Maryland ave-
nue. NE, held under 81 900 bond. A
thumbprint found on one of the
automobiles resulted in a hit-and-
run driving charge against Stilwell.
Both men were arraigned on a
charge of grand larceny in the theft
of 1947 Dodge owned by Martin
Bernstein, 1925 Rhode Island avenue
NE. Police said the car was taken
from Eastern and Rhode Island ave-
nues NE. October and was re-
covered in Ritchie, Md, stripped to
the ground"
Auto squad detectives said charges
against them in three more cases OF
| u d1lO AdACCAly AltO2f1A6 duGO C4ACAG GS
will be presented to the grand jury
Stillwell also is charged with
reckless driving, leaving after col
liding and having no permit in con-
nection with an accident which oc-
CURED September "a on Massachu-
sets avenue at Fourteenth street
|S.E. Injured in the accident was
Robert E. Davis, 16, of 223 Fifteenth
street Sc, who is still in casualty
Hospital with a fractured arm and
leg.
The car involved. police said, was
stolen the day of the accident from
Violet A. Quinn of AIT Thirty-sixth
street NE. and was found about an
hour after the accident. The only
clue on the car was the thumbprint
Police said it matched Stilwell's.
Detectives Charles Smith and
John Williams of the Auto Squad
went to Peay's home yesterday to
arrest Stilwell after a tip that he
had been stealing and stripping cars
and selling the parts, and might be
found at that address. Stilwell was
not there but the police arrested
Peay. Stilwell was arrested later.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Palestine Denies knowledge
Of Troop Concentrations

JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 R.-The
Palestine government declared to-
day that it has no knowledge OF
Arab troop concentrations on Pales-
tines borders.
In view of persistent rumors OF
Arab troop concentrations on Pales-
tines northern and southern bor-
ders we are asked to state en-
phatically that the Palestine gov
ernment has no knowledge of such
troop concentrations" the govern.
ment's public information Officer
said.
The statement was in response
to reports from Beirut that Arat
troops were being moved up to the
frontiers of the Holy Land. New.
stories to that effect were censored
by the government. Publication o1
such news in Palestine newspapers
and broadcast over Palestine radio
stations was prohibited.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
Arab Forces Total
More Than 100000
By the kssoeiotsd Press


BEIRUT, Oct. 10-Reliable but
unofficial sources today estimated
the military strength of the Arab
world at more than 100000, dis
tributed as follows:
Lebanon-5,000 soldiers, partly
mechanical, most of them trained
by the French and most of them
veterans of the Syrian campaign
and the Lebanese uprising which
ousted the French during World
War II.
Syria-15 900 troops with modern
mobility and an air force of 10 fight
er planes. The Syrian Army also is
mostly we'll trained and well armed
ns-Jordan-An Arab legion OF
10000 to $4,000 fighters, including
camel cavalry and mechanical
columns, mostly commanded by
British officers under Brig. Glubh
Pasha.
! Iraq-4e 600 troops, poorly mech
anized but with some air power
The troops are mostly British
trained desert fighters.
Egypt-Approximately 100, 900 men
we'll mechanical, with a considerable
air force.
Saudi Notwithstanding fighting
force limited to small palace
army" but virtually the entire male
population is armed, mounted and
trained in desert warfare.
Yemen-No standing army, but
the populace is all armed.
In addition to the above forces
approximately 10000 guerrilla fight
ers are reported recruited in Syria
and Lebanon under veterans of the
Palestine revolt in the late 193Ts
In addition there are, possibly armed
and mounted 5000 Syrian and
I,ebaneSe DrllZe tribeSmen.
Evening star., 1947-10-10
PTA Plans Reception

Faculty members will be given a .
reception at meeting of the Wash-r
ington-Lee High School PARENT
Teacher Association at 8 pm. Tues,
day in the school auditorium. School
Supt. Fletcher Kemp and Assistant
School Supt. Charles J. Walsh will
attend.