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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
THE INDIAN EDUCATION MESS

Things are beginning to get n little clearer al
the time in the matter of determining just who is
responsible and why for the abandonment of the
education of the Alaska Native the part of the
Department Of Interiors Office of Indian Affairs
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Warne stated
Yesterday that the Congress intends that Alaska take
over all education duties indicating that this move
was forced this year through insufficient appro-
priation That's only part of the story.
Earlier the Alaska Native Service issued releases
which indicated that some ANS schools would have
to close because of insufficient funds and although
that was the first the people up here heard about It,
that isn't all the story either.
The truth is that before the Congress had
determined what the ANS appropriation would be this
year General superintendent Don Foster had received
definite instructions to close all ANS schools in Alaska
within 10 years.
These instructions after meeting in Wash
ington attended by George Sundborg then manager
of the Alaska Development Board Sundborg, much
to the embarrassment Of Office of Indian Affairs Of
ficias spent some time in running down the ANS
schools in Alaska and Dragging about how much better
the Territory could do the job.
AS soon as the meeting over, Foster was told
that he was TO formulate program at once for
closing down every ANS school in Alaska within 10
years Foster, realizing what mess would result
from such program, protested that it couldn't be
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
LUCKENBACh line
TERMINAL IS Still
pICkETED AT 5. F.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27-M-
Walking bosses, who direct longshore
operations, remained on the picket
line at Luckenbach Terminals today
and longshoremen stayed off the
piers.
The Luckenbach Steamship Co.
had announced last night that I'M
less the deck foremen ended their
46-day strike by am, Pacific
Standard Time. the company would
discontinue its San Francisco Bay
area stevedoring operations wholly
and permanently
The company would continue to
operate it's steamship service. how
ever.
The deadline passed without
change in the picket situation. There
was no further statement from the
company or the union.
President Harry Bridges of The
Lonshoremen's Union ULWU) of
which the walking bosses are men,
bers commented the company's ac-
ton was lockout" and would be
SO recognized.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

self-penned biographical sketches
of members of Congress, is pub
lished twice yearly. The latest
issue contains very interesting
omission.
In the January, 1947, edition.
Nebraska's Senator Kenneth S.
Wherry detailed at length his
numerous business and professional
activities Among these was the
fact that he is the only under
taker in Congress and that he had
been "a licensed embalmer~ and
funeral director for 20 years in
Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Mis-
souri,"
Following the publication of
this information, Wherry was sub
jected to derisive potshots by var
ious commentators, colleagues and
particularly, Democratic critics. The
latter irrevcrently took to referring
to him as the Merry Mortician."
The latest edition of the Con-
gressional Directory gives these
elements no further cause for de-
iision. Whcrry deleted all men
ton Of his undertaking interests.
(CoPYRruHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
BUSH PILOT FINDS
REMAINS OF MINER
0NiS0LATED RIVER

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. IL
tR-In April, 1916, Frank Barr, vet
eran bush pilot, took Charles Bern
ard Lapanski, 30-year-old prospect
or, to a spot on the isolated Sheenjek
River, 1870 miles north of Fort
Yukon.
Barr said Lapanski told him he
planned to make a canvas boat and
paddle to Fort Yukon.
But when Lapanski failed to APP
pear at the Fort, Barr returned TO
the Sheenjek camp.
There he found Lapanski's re-
mains. A diary indicated, Barr said,
that Lapanski shot his only COM
panion, a dog, and then himself.
about November A. 1916. This was
the last date marked off on a cal
endar in a tippled tent beside the
river.
Lapanski's papers gave his home
town as Homokin, Pa. He had work
ed in West Coast shipyards before
coming to Alaska in 1915.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
LEGION BATTLE

The American Legion convention
in New York will see hot be-
hind the-scenes tattle over the
veteran housing issue.
The Legion's housing committee
is very much en- the spot with the
rank -and-file. The Committee is
charged with being dominated by
real estate interests, and failing
to procure G. l. housing legisla-
ton from Congress.
This rank and-file resentment
has already manifested itself in a
series of angry state crackdoWns.
1t is unknown outside of Legion
circles, but six state organizations
rejected the committees recon-
mendations and endorsed the Taft
Ellendcr- Wagner housing bill,
which was vigorously opposed last
Congress both by the committee
and the real estate lobby. The
revolving states were New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and South
Carolina.
In Pennsylvania, the Lcgionnaires
thumbcd their noses at the COM
mittce, despite pleas by National
Commander Paul Griffiths and
Senator Edward Martin. The fight
was led by Walter Alcssendroni,
executive director of the Phila-
delphia Housing Authority.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

STEELMAN RIDES AGAIN
Tall, genial Cyrus Ching is slated
to take over active rule of the
Federal Mediation and Cancellation
Service Immediately after Labor
Lay. FMCS is the former U. S
Conoiiiation Bureau which the
last Congress ripped out of the
Labor Department and made an
Independent agency.
Pending Chings arrival, FMCS
has been undergoing a convulsive
acknowledgements reorganization
A number of firings have taken
place, among them some of the
attest and most experienced medi-
ators They are w. Ellison CHAIN
els, head of the Program Divis-
ion; Carl Schneider, Chief of Ar
duration. and Fred Livingston,
maritime expert.
The headlopping has been done
by Howard Colvin, former 'Assis-
tant Director whom Ching has
made his Deputy Director.
This and the list of tirings is
highly significant. Colvin was
made Assistant Director by Dr.
John r. Steelman now White
House economic advisor, when he
was head of the Cancellation Bur-
eau in the Roosevelt administra-
ton. And all those let out by
Colvin were brought into the agen-
cy by Steelman's successor.
Big question in inner capital cir
Giles is who is running FMCS-
Ching or Steelman? On the basis
of what has transpired so far, it
looks like Steelman is riding again.
INTERESTING OMISSIONS
TIE Congressional Directory, with
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
MODERN ETIQUETTE Ry LEE

c. should the invitation act godparen be given?
given verbally The request
asked
to sponsor a child.
O. it permissible drinking unusually
O
A. No is o and it will
overnight visitor hostess?
all right for the TO make
stionif he she has had a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
Daily Lessons in English " L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN and Il shall send
you cooquial expressions Il shall TELEGRAPH YOU
and send a TELEGRAM"
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Student Pronounce the in USE,
stoo-dent
OFTEN A1ISSPEIIED: PA
speedy quick swift rapid, expeditions
WORD STUDY a and yours Let us
word each day Todas word
bodness mpudence THE
beggar's audacity entertaining
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
20 YEARS AGO fME EMPIRE
AUGUST 81, 1927


ownership Capt John faoee
Sunderland The Ida II had been operated
the seasons IN the hhs osuy
King Fairbanks avlators were passengers
the States purchase an
business in FAIRBANKS aho
were o with machine in 60 days
Bandes, in port from kechkal
wife and three children ofga
the family had north on their 4o-1oot poa INC
patrol during the summer
sailed from Seattle ON the Admiral rogers 'or
pracicing physician ana
completed arrangements with DE- w. a.
partnership and was to practice IN the
officesoc Borland
Council Juneau with very high reputation as ps
he located at Cordova where ne
Northwestern Railway
people that section OF the Territory TO get
the benefit O knowledge
Council was also prominent III CIVIC
Cordova President OF the Chamber
of Commerce many other capacities
Weather report: low, AZ; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

old Walker of the. Illinois State
Mining Board proclaimed that
nothing could have prevented the
explosion Hugh White, Illinois
UNIV president and top Lewis
lieutenant. GRATED, There will al
ways he few explosions that
could not be prevented. You can't
lcgislate mine safety"
The Bureau OF Mines rcpoi /
will tell an entirely different story
1t will declare the disaster could
have been averted had adequate
safety measures been taken. Also
that not only was the mine too
gas-laden, but that non-permis
sible" equipment, such as inferior
(spark-throwing' drills were used III
defiance of Federal mine safety
standards. Further that fine
bossing" inspections were wholly
inadequate
Note: Two highly pertinent facts
TIE report will not so into are:
that the unsafe conditions that
led to the explosion still largely
prevail in the mine since It's re-
opening; and that under botA the
new UNIV contract with the coal
operators and the Taft Hartley
law, Lewis could close down the
mine because it is unsafe Tac
Taft Hartley Act specifically au-
thorizes the union to pull its
members cut OF mine on that
ground.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
LOOK and LEARN q :. GORDON

following nicknames Golden State
b. Silver State, Copper State?
What the first steamship the Atlantic Ocean?
3. many inches there in meter?
4. Who succeeded Thomas Jefferson President?
5. What the capital city of Finand
ANSWERS:
/. California,
3
3. inches
a.
5. Helsngfors.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
LOVE FEAST


President Humans bestowal OF
the Medal of Merit on White
House Secretary David x. Niles
was two-fold sentimental event
Niles is the last of the Roose-
welt staff still on the White House
payroll, and the decorating cere-
mony afforded the genial bachelor
the opportunity to do some free
handed kissing.
At the Presidents invitation, a
number of women wera present
Among them were Civil Service
Commissioner Frances Perkins
former Secretary of Labor; Freda
Kirchway, publisher Of The Ma
ton: Mrs. Francis Kelly, one-time
WPA official; Mrs. Helen Altman
Census Bureau personnel director
Mrs. j. c. Capt, wife of the
Census Bureau director, and Mrs
David Bazelon, wife of the Alien
Property Custodian.
After the President pinned tn
decoration on Niles, to the great
amusement of the former, Niles
started bussing the assembled
ladies. There was much hilarity
but none of the ladies refused
Afterward Niles explained, Thi.
is what you might call reverse
French. The French always kis:
the recipient, of a decoration. so
gave. the practice a new twist"
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VETERANS or
FOREIGN WARS
Taku Past No 6r5Q

Meets first and third
Fridays. Post Hall, Sew
ard st. Visiting Com
rades Welcome.
II. S. GRUENING. Conn
mandcr; F. II. FORBES,
Adjutant.
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BOAT CHARTER

''Takan" for towing and genera
freight. Haines-Juneau Auto De-
livery. Call Juneau Marine Works
665 81
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TIDE TABLE
AUGUST %

. Low tide -. GA am, 90 feet
. High tide 1851 pm, 1877 feet .
, Low tide 1928 pm, so feet
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The Washington
Merry-Go-Round

fConttnued rum Page one :
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ownership capt Johh
The Ida II had been operated
the four seasons in the fshng INDUSTRY
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INTERESTING OMISSIONS
TIE Congressional Directory, with
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

Weather report: High, so; low, AZ; cloudy.
Evening star., 1947-04-29

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23

nouncement made during the past
week by Mrs. Virginia Taylor
Oliver of 1906 Market street, OF
the engagement of her daughter,
Virginia to Lieut.. Nduard G. A
Glazener of The Royal Neither
lands Marine Corps. Miss Oliver
flew to Rotterdam, Holland, sever.
al weeks ago for a visit with
Lieut.. Glazener's family.
Mrs. Robert M. Williams spent
the past ten days in Charlotte with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. William M. Parsley,
while Bob Williams was in F1ori.
da on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Hutchin-
son of Raleigh, are the weekend
guests of Mrs. Hutchinson's sister,
Miss Margaret Nash at her home,
1901 Market street. Prior to her
marriage Mrs. Hutchinson was
Dorothy Nash OF this city. \
Peg. my friend. we r having
some REAL winter weather here,
for a change, and although it
doesn't suit everybody, ever the
staunchest advocates of unseason-
ably warm days in February will
have to admit that the tempera-
ture for the past forty-eight hours
has been conducive to pep, me
gy, exhiliration, and, in the long
run, good health. A very old friend
of mine who possessed wisdom in
abundance, once said to ME: "a
warm winter is sure to be fol-
lowed by much illness in the COM
munity during the summer" and
1 have never seen her prophecy
fail, so I literally pray for cold
weather during that season when
we are intended to have cold
weather.
With warmest personal regards
and a lot of love thrown in FOR
good measure. Always, the same
old Sunday letter writer,
VIRGINIA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, N. c.
February %, 1917.

pear Peggy ma. nar, crow ,. Fl
.n formal and informal, continuing through Tuesday There W..
~ ,easons for this sudden squirt in social activities: an nrs,.1Iu
~ number of attractive out-oftown visitors being here VIII asa
lily ngI everyone wanting to honor them in one way or another -
~,srsl desire on the part OF most hostesses to return their soo;.1
~r other cities whom we had the pleasure of seeinsd urino ~ 49,.
H ~ we're: DR.. and Mrs. Dan Wright, Of Greenyule. Mr. ~ HIs
Min Cooper Jr. of Prattvile, Ala, and L. Paul Camnhen r.
..dent at Duke university Medical school, Durham. all q wbo, wa
rusts Of Mr.. and LIS u. faul Campbell at their home in Oleander:
E u.r Cramer of Charlotte, who spent the weekend with Hugh M.cpaa
. his home 6o2 Market street; Harry Brasseur, of Client Ro,o;rm
Az vas visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bergen at 1O4 rour+ru 60
"Jevard: Cummins Mebane Of Greensboro. who was ~ wso,s a1
~st Of Mr. and Mrs. J. Holmes Davis at their home in Forest III
SWam Erwin of Durham, who was visiting his aunt an ,noIo W.
W., Charles H. Ashford Of New Bern, who drove here for :. 49,
ILN with the formers cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. John q Dunr a. 80.
, me 3 South Country Club boulevard; Mrs. John E. Pettis If wash.
layton, D. c, a gracious and interesting visitor from the n.t;on,,
upNal who at present rs the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w, Davis
n their home on Market street. after spending several weeks with
sr devoted friend OF long years standing, Mrs. George p Janoas -.
h,r apartment in The Carolina; Mrs. John I. Hammer of Rriohtl
.ners, Long Island, a former beloved Wlmingtonian who ;s nnu
Ne guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Broadfoot in Forest Eirs .ftar
visiting for a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick WilleHs at the.
Tanham Co, who returned to his home on Thursday after snendine
nree days with Mr.. and Mrs. Rinaldo 3. Page at their home ;nn
osander; Mrs. Charles Parker and Mrs. Kenneth Crowther ~ NJ
York city who are the fascinating guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Iomis Orrau
t their home se orange street; and DR.. and Mrs. lack Newton of
Philadelphia, who arrived In the city by motor O Sunday from vii.
N.nsburg, Va, and returned to the north on Wednesday after VISITING
Or Newton's sister and brotherin-aw, MI and Mrs. p r Smith in
Forest Hills. DR.. lack Newton is a graduate of the University ~
Pennsylvania, with an envlable reputation in his profession sneci.Hz
hg In gynecoogy. Mrs. Newton is the possessor of an attractive
atty she warmly greeted by many friends whom she had me- bere
o. previous visits. The Newtons are planning to return this umm
with their two children for a vacation. Of several weeks at Wriebtsvi11e
Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23

gospel of proper food in many
ways.
During the pas war the local
chapter organized the volunteer
special service corps under Ms. ].
Buren, Sudbury as the first chair
man and Mrs. N. L. Foy as vice.
chairman. The Corps which were
active then were staff assistants.
nurses aids, canteen, gray ladies',
home service, motor corps ano
production. These corps today re-
main active with many services be-
ing rendered each month.
The junior Red Cross, Cred Cross
in the schools has been under the
leadership of Mrs. George L. Nit
chell. Every room in every school
both white and colored, public anc
parochial, has enrolled in the Jun
ior Red Cross. 1t was the money
sent by the Juniors through, the Ma
tional Children's Fund which
bought the shoes for the little boy
recently featured in a popular
magazine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
Doris Stanley
Mr.. Jones Marry

JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 22.-Miss
Doris S t a n ley and Thompson
Jones were united in marriage in
a candle light ceremony per-
formed Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy II, at 6 O'Clock in the Jack
sonvil1e Presbyterian church. The
Rev. Carl B. Craig, pastor. Of
ficiated, using the double ring
ceremony.
Mrs. Carl B. Craig, organist,
rendered a program of nuptia,
music including, Because" Il
Love You Truly" and the ira
ditional wedding march. 'To A
Wild Rose" was played softly dur
ing the ceremony.
The vows were spoken before an
altar arrangement of lilies and ca
thedral tapers.
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother, Wade Stanley, was at
tired in an aqua street length
dress with black accessories and
wore a shoulder corsage of pink
carnations.
Miss Elizabeth Caps. maid-of-
honor, wore a dress in ashes of
roses with black accessories. Her
corsage was of gardenias.
Talbert Jones was his brothers
best man.
Timmons Jones, brother OF the
bridegroom, and L. E.. Rudisill
were ushers.
The bride, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. r. Stanley of Smithfield,
is a graduate of Wilson Mills High
school and attended Atlantic
Christian college in Wilson.
The bridegroom, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Jones of Jackson
vile, is a graduate Of Jacksonville
High school and served in the
United States Navy for three
years, two years in the South Pa
cific theatre. He is now engaged
in business in Jacksonville.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, a reception was held at the
home of MI. and Mrs. L. E.. Rudi-
sill at 406 Brentwood avenue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23

Wilmington's chapter, American.
Red Cross, organized on November
10. 1908, has an outstanding and an
unbroken record from the date OF
its organization to the present. . .
twice the chapter has been placed
on a war basis and a point with
pride to its service and accomplish
ments during World War l. Between
the two wars the local chapter pro-
vided claims service to veterans
and their families and carried on
many of the other Red Cross &C.
tivities.
The local chapter was organized
in 1903, three years after President
Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill
creating the American National
Red Cross in its present form.
The first local chairman was Mrs.
Walter Parsley and its first work
was nursing tuberculosis patients.
Anna Bently, a Negro nurse, was
the first person employed by the
chapter.
At the outbreak of World War II
and the opening Of the military res
ervations in the area the Home
Service department had to expand
and additional workers wer en-
ployed and other space than the
offices in the customhouse, main
tanned from 1919 to December 5,
1916, had to be obtained in the
Trust building. Mrs. Herbert Blue
thenthal has been in charge of
Home Service volunteers since Au.
gust 1941. During this past month
the Home Service department rem.
dered some type Of service to 28z
persons. There r many thousands
of men still in service at home and
abroad and Red Cross will have
continued responsibility to them for
years to come.
The disaster corps working with
the chapter is an organized group
of business men of the city headed
by Gardner Greer, This group is
ready TO go into immediate action
for relief in the event of a disaster.
The Educational Services, of the
chapter are considered to be first
aid, water safety and accident pre-
vention, home nursing and nutri-
ton. In connection with this the
chapter has been holding water
safety classes since 1912, and first
aid classes since 1884. The accident
prevention branch is a new service
and the chapter has only n in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
ITALIAN Group
Plans Try-Outs
Monday Nigh:

Try-outs will be again held on
Monday evening at 8 o'clock for
parts in the Agatha Christie play,
Ten Little Indians" which is to
be produced by the ITALIAN asso-
citation under the direction of jim
my McKoy this spring.
The try-outs are to be held in
Lounge B of the Community build
ing. Second and Orange streets.
The cast includes nine men OF
the ages Is to so and has three fe-
male parts of the character type;
a spinster aged 43, the house
keeper around 10 and the secre-
tary around 80 years old. The
Thalians are prticularly interested
in finding new talent to present to
the Wilmington theatre-goers and
all persons interested in dramatics
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
The theme Of the play is writer
around the nursery rhume. "Ter
little Indians went out to dine, or
fell along the way and then there
were nine" and so on until the end.