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The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
2I34 KILOS APPROVED
 FOB SMALL BOAT SIGNALS

SEATTLE = Word was received he this week from the chief sig nal officer of the Army that tae r deral Communications has fom- ally approved the use of 2134 kilo- e.eles by small boats in Alaskau waters without further authority pending modification of their h. censes al next renewals. This trs- qIency is 10 be used by small buats in contacting Alaska Commuuiea- .ions system. coastal radioteI.- pbe stations in Alaska. This au- thoH zation from the FCC permits b9at owners 10 us. .I34 Ike. immed- lately II is nat necessary to file an application for modification of .t- cansa to use this frequency ma. tlei current licenses expire Tsjs statement was released this week
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
TWO s.s. COMPANIES
 ANNOUNCES ASSIGNED SHIPS

SEATTLE - Two Seattle steam ship company officials. who arrlF- ed this week rom Washington. D. .C. after conferences with the Unit ed States Maritime Commission an nounce assignment of ships to tae companies for private operation in the SeattIe-Alaska trade under the new inserim shipping arrangement
 l.. ". Baker General Manager or 5he Alaska Steamship Company, said the Commission has aIloeated 16 ships to the company under the agreement signed in Washington recently.
 Tho vessels are the Alaska. Aleu- tan. Baran0f and DenaG, passeE ger ships. and the Victoria. now 9 freighter. which were commandear- cd by the Maritime Commission d May. 1922: the Coastal M0narer. Diamond Knot Jumper Hitch. Rect Knot. Rose Knot. Square Knot ant Terminal Knot all dry-eargo type freighters. the Victory ships liar old D. Whitehead Peter J Mr. Guire and Edmond Ballet, and lhe troop carrier Cape Victory.
 s. J. Swanson. General Manager of the Alaska Transportation Com pany said four shlps. the North ern Voyager. Sword Knot. glos- Hitch and full refrigerator shi3. the Grommet Reefer. will be de- livered to the company for private operation when they complete tG ir present voyages.
 j. D. Reagh, Secretary of taa santa Ana Steamship Company. a5- nOunced that the Coastal Rider L.d been chartered by his compaav from the Maritime Commission fu. operation between Seattle and the Kuskokwim River distFict The yes sel will arrive in Seattle from San Francisco May 26 and depart for Bethel on the Kuskokwim about June Reagh said that present plans call fa. two reIna trips ia this trade
 As announced by William Semar. General Manager of the North land Transportation Company re- oently, this company has been as signed four dry-cargo and two re frigerator vessels for private oper- ation in the Seattle-Alaska trade
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23

?. Total wages payable for serv-. ices rendered during the calendar year 1944; Gist only wages for services which would have been taxable had the employer had sui ficient employmentl This same rule applies to the first half Of 1945.
 Upon receipt Of the foregoing in- formation Mr. Sheldon said that employers who qualify will be is sued a credit memorandum usabIe as an offset against contributions due based on employment from July l, 1947 to June 30. 1948.
 Without this information ezperi- enee Rating for employers who first become liable under the Alas ka Unemployment Compensation law. as of the third quarter of .l945. cannot be computed. The em- rloyers will be considered as first having employment from the date contributions and wage reports were submitted
 The commission has furnished
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23

by Col r. j. Fully. commanding O.. ficer of the Alaska Communications System. The PISA kilocycle was procured for use of small boats oy the ACS in an effort to improve communication facilities for shIps in their transmission of messages 10 AcS shore stations. Considerable interference difficulties were ex- perienced last year on 273S kilo- cycles. the frequency used previous 10 2134. ACS coastal radioteie- phone stations in Alaska will lis ten for ships on PISA and 278s kiIoyeles and will answer them on 2g7U kiloeycles. ACS station per
 forming this service are at Anchor age. CordoYa and Craig.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
SOUTH ON PRINCESS

Passengers booked out of Wran- gell last Friday night on the south bound trip of the Princess Louise were:
 To Prince Rupert: Mrs. Stella L Burns, Patty Ann and Celilia Liy- ingston, Ivor Schott, D. Taylor
 To Vancouver: D. ". Moore
 To Seattle: Mrs. J. L. Webster Mary Ellen Webster, H. c. Doct 3r Mir. and Mrs. R. T. Hays, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Dick, Mrs G. Pear son and baby C. E. Brown, D. T Ealarie, Alice Frazier, Maybelle England. Vance Rich, D. Allan Dorr Alma and Doris Brooks, Mol ly Williams.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23

will be stationed Seward Kodiak and Kechkan during the for purchase and to answer all inquiries.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
BTNKLEY's CANNERY
 STARTS SEASONS OPERATION

Einkley's Cannery. owned by ;he Loyal Binkley family. Is now open and is engaged in canning smoked salmon
 The caunery a Wrangell special ,E fish processing plant employs five persons and during the busy salmon season works day and uIght sailts. Their product is dls- ueibated by fhe Whizz Fish Comp any of Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
TROLLERs FILE NOTICE
 OF INTENTION TO STRIKE
BEGINNING JUNE 2

KETCHIKAN = With negotia- tions between the United Troliers of Alaska and local fish buyers stalemated. Myron Dean, Interna- tionaI Representative of the Inter national Fishermen and Allied Workers of America. CIO, with which the UTA is affiliated, an nounced that the 3O-day notice of intention to strike expires June 2.
 The strike notice, he said. was filed with the '. s. Department Of Labor in Washington. D. C., under terms of the Smith-COnnally bill
 The filing of the notice. he add ed, does ont necessarily mean that CIO trollers will strike, but fl they do, 1t will be against all dealers handling trOll-caught fish.
 Dean said that a meeting of al UTA locals in Southeastern Alaska Is scheduled at Juneau this Satur- day Ray Pollack and Harold Gil- more will be Ketchikan represent atives at the meeting which may decide what action the CIO trollers will take at expiration of their strike notice.
 Seeks Recognition
 The United Trollers of Alaska is seeking recognition by fish buyers as the bargaining agent for troll CTS in Southeastern Alaska. Dean said. That is the sole point at is- sue. The UTA, under a proposed contract it wants buyers to sign, is not seeking minimum prices nor $ il demanding a closed shop, he add ed. The contract is based on the fisheries marketing act of 1891 and designed to be free of legal en- tanglements.
 Dean said that he has been try ing to negotiate with buyers here but that no progress has been made. The UTA, he said, claims so per cent of the trollers in South eastern Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23

employers who first reported as eE July 1s 1915. with copies of form UCA-ER l. This form provides for Inc computation of information necessary for the proper rating Of employers based on unemployment risk h is 0 the decided advantage e the employer 10 properly corr F ete and return this form. Mr sheldon said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
TELLER BUYS EAGLE

Otto Teller. well known Wran- gell pioneer fisherman this week announced that he had bought the tToller-seiner Eagle. formerly own ed by Charles Johnson. The Eagle is powered by a 95 h.p. Chrysler and will be operated by Albert Teller, son of Otto Teller.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-23
TO SEATTLE

Mir. and Mrs. Robert T. Hays were passengers aboard the Prln- cess Louise last Friday night for Seattle. MT. Hays, formerly sawyer for the local mill, will now be b. cated in Washington state.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
All Aouinst Sin

DESPITE all of Andrei vishinsky's thunder,
the Political Committee of the General
Assembly has killed of and buried the
Soviet proposal for an international curb
on "warmongering." AS substitute, by
a vote of Sc to 0, with Russia and the
United States concurring, it has adopted
a resolution condemning "all forms OF
propaganda" which would be "likely to
provoke or encourage any threat to the
peace" If the Kremlin had had its way,
the United Nations would have called upon
its members-on pain of committing
criminal offense-to employ police-state
methods to prevent anybody from think
ing out loud about military security in
dangerous world Under the substitute
however, the U. N. merely takes the posi-
ton that war talk is bad and that every
body ought to be against it, just as every
body is against sin and the man-eating
shark.
Thus Mr.. Vishinsky's sulphurous battle
with himself agreeing, has been brought
to an end by an action that amounts to
little more than an anticlimactic state
ment OF pious intent by all parties con-
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Library Anniversary

Fifty wears ago yesterday, precisely as the
;eue,Ied hands of its monumental reading
rom clock recorded nine o'clock" the
main building of the Library OF Congress
was opened to the public. The Star OF
November /, 1897, told the story IN detail
Rain fell on the visitors to the handsome
new edifice, but the report explained tna'
"the bookworms" did not mind getting wet
Inside the lofty walls, all departments
with the exception of fine arts ana music
were ready to function according 10 plan
"The only mishap which occurred was
that the fingers" of mechanical carrier
were bent accidentally. Otherwise, every
thing went on in excellent shape. Inc
arst book asked for about three minutes
after the door was opened was Roger
Williams Year Book of so recent oate
that it had not been received" A volume
entitled Martha Lambs History OF New
York City" was the first applied Tor ana
given out. The applicant was Max West'
"A lady next asked for Lady Eastlakes S
Memoirs which was furnished her.
The number of books in the stacks when
the quoted sentences originally were pup
ished was $4,000. Today, five decades
later. the totals Of bound volumes, manu-
scripts, pamphlets, maps, sheet music, en-
cravings, rare prints, etc., run to astro-
nomical extremes. Not simply as the
greatest photographic institution on eartn
but specifically as "a power house OF knoWl-
edge serving mankind everywhere the
Library has justified its cost In money and
labor far beyond the capacity Of any his
torian to explain. What the future holds
is an individuals guess but, If the globe
survives at all, 1t must be for construc-
tive purpose and "the peoples university
on the east slope OF Capitol Hill is an asset
of demonstrated utility toward that END.
Evening star., 1947-11-02

and an unremitting effort to promote
racial cooperation and intercultural
understanding for the building of a better
world. They are agencies Of philosophy
and religion whose followers abhor armed
conflict as immoral-peoplew who have been
prosecuted in the past for refusing mill
tary service but whose faith now Is re-
spected and admired in all civilized coun-
tries and whose valor under fire in non
combat humanitarian roles is celebrated
everywhere. They are still minority IN
their antiwar beliefs. but perhaps the
rest of us will think as they do some day.
If every human being in every corner OF
the globe thought that way, the attain
ment of a good and lasting peace would
be relatively easy. The Nobel Prize for
1947 has been fttingly bestowed.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Greet Pair Teuminq Up
By Gerard d. Reilly

From the ID Dorado (Kans) Times. --.
In the accounts of numerous fairs now being
held over Kansas and elsewhere an observant
reader notices mention being made of indus
trial exhibits" This phrase is not new in fair
language, but the industrial exhibits of old days
referred mostly to farming implements and
appliances. Today the list Of industrial prod
ucts and machinery Is much expanded. Manu-
featuring concerns of many lines in towns
where fairs are held are happy TO take booth
space and to display the products Of the enter
prises which they operate.
An observer taking note Of the trend, must
be persuaded to believe that this Is q good
sign Fairs are held mainly for farm people
and agricultural displays dominate these events
even as agriculture dominates business in
Kansas. But, more and more, farmers have
begun to see that agriculture alone will not
bring this State into true commercial dimen-
sion. Agriculture needs to be coupled with in
dustry in order for Kansas to realize its true
business greatness-and the solidif1cation of an
economy that will carry the State along
through thick and thin. There need be no
jealousy between agriculture and industry.
Each fills It's own place In the States cosmos
and each supplements the other. When farm
products move over at fairs to afford industries
room and place in the economic sun, one is
forced to conclude that Kansas Is looking for.
ward to Its future state and condition with
shrevd and calculating eye.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
A Merited Award

Although some quarters may have
favored other candidates, there will be
very little dissent from the Norwegian
decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize
to the, American Friends Service Com
mittee at Philadelphia and the London
Service Council of the British Society OF
Friends. These two Quaker groups have
served mankind wholly in keeping with
the fine Christian tenets of the great
organization George Fox founded in Eng
land three hundred years ago. Their aim
has been to labor at home and abroad ito
relieve human suffering caused by war and
tn ease tensions in human relations" F"
They have lived up to that aim through
the performance Of concrete deeds
corporal works of mercy in dozens OF lands
Evening star., 1947-11-02
-" Special Session Politics ~
Predicts Democratic Effort Maneuver Republicans Into
Disadvantageous Political Position
Bv Raynn ond Molev

Democratic politicians close to national
headquarters say privately that President
Truman's chances for reelection will depend
on what happens in the special session begin
ming November II. Every Democrat and every
Republican there will have one eye glued on
the 1948 election and the other on Europe
At the present writing the administrators
program is still in the making. Two schools
OF thought are active in Washington-each
seeking presidential approval of its scheme
to hold down prices and help Europe, too. Both,
however, are united in trying to support Pres
ident Truman's contention that high prices
are not wholly due to shipments to Europe
The one school includes most Of the REM
nants of the Henderson, -Bowles group. They
believe in RECOMMENDATION and more regimenta-
ton. They fought to the death for OPA and
realize that price control cannot be restored.
The 10000 who were working on price control
on July 1, 1S46, are scattered. It would be
impossible to remobilize this army with all
its forms, orders and directives in time to
save Europe, even If Congress could be induced
to approve 1t. Neither could any general
rationing program be imposed without vast
policing bureaucracy. The drift of thinking
among the regimenters now is to take a page
from Herbert Hoovers ideas expressed early
In the war. That is, to 60 back to price control
of basic commodities, such as grain, steel and
oil, at the source, leaving prices to processed
goods to the dictates of supply and demand.
Another school of thought Is represented by
the high command of the departments of State
and of Agriculture. This thought leans toward
giving the President power to allocate certain
commodities like grain, steel and some basic
Evening star., 1947-11-02

cerned. This can mean much or nothing.
It can mean much II 1t presages change
In the international atmosphere, as U. s.
Delegate Warren Austin hopes. But it will
mean nothing until some sign OF the
change itself is in evidence. It will mean
nothing until the Soviet Union shifts from
its policy of obstruction and vilification
to policy Of sincere cooperation for col
lective security and decent peace. Until
that happens nations will have to keep on
thinking in terms of protecting themselves
in a dangerous world, and the war talk
will continue. Just as when Mr.. Vishinsky
first made his basically ridiculous and fore
doomed proposal, the problems solution
still rests primarily with the Kremlin.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
ArIinqton Police Reform

The grand jury recommendations Tor
improvement of law enforcement in Airing
ton County are in accord with generally
prevailing standards for police in such
urban communities. The jury has rendered
a public service by calling attention to
some of the outstanding shortcomings Of
the Arlington force when measured by
such standards.
One of the weaknesses Of the county
police system lies In the confusion regard
ing its control A case in point was the
recent suspension Of an officer by the
county manager and the later restoration
to duty of the officer when the county
manager was advised that only the judge
of the Circuit Court has such disciplinary
authority This anomalous situation arises
from the fact that the power OF appointing
policemen in Arlington is vested in the
court, rather than the County Board or
the manager. Yet the board is held re-
sponsible for efficient administration OF
the police department. This peculiar
arrangement is a holdover from the old
days when Arlington County was rural
community and law enforcement was
cenLer6Q In the SQeflU b OulCe. AAls oH1-
sion Of police control makes 1t difficult
to enforce discipline and to institute
necessary reforms. The grand Jury would
clear up this question Of authority over
the police by appointment Of a director
of public safety who would have complete
control over police, fire and other public
safety activities in the county.
The grand jury also has exposed other
defects of the present police setup, includ-
ing an inadequate training program, need
for creation of a definite chain OF author
ity, lack of a police trial board and
most important from morale standpoint
the urgent need for merit system OF
advancement. All of these suggested re-
forms are basic requirements OF most
modern police organizations. It will sur
prise many county residents to learn that
such essentials of an efficient law enforce
ment establishment are still absent IN
Arlington The disclosures throw addi-
tional light on the neglect or inability OF
Arlington police force to function earlier
against so notorious professional gambler
as Peanuts" Scheele.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
The HOLLYWOOD Evidence

The House Committee on Un-American
Activities has concluded the first phase OF
it's investigation of communism in Holly
wood without living up in full to the
assurances given last month by Chairman
Thomas.
Mr.. Thomas said that in the course OF
| the hearings his committee would make
public a complete record, supported by
documented evidence, Of Communist activ-
tiles on the part of seventy nine persons
who are prominent in the motion picture
industry
When the committee recessed after nine
days of hearings it had produced docu-
mented evidence against ten Hollywood
personages and had started contempt pro-
ceedings against them for refusing to state
under oath whether they were or had been
members of the Communist Party.
There will be considerable difference
of opinion as to whether the documentary
evidence presented can be said to consti-
tute complete record Of Communist
activity on the part Of these individuals.
It is reasonable TO say, however, that the
committee has done better Job OF pro-
ducing creditable evidence against these
persons than has been the case with many
of It's former investigations. The evidence
was not conclusive against any OF the
individuals. 1t might have been over
balanced by evidence in behalf OF those
accused. But they elected not to present
defense, refusing especially to deny or
confirm in specific terms the charge OF
Communist afiliation. If most people
draw from that an unfavorable inference,
the accused persons have only themselves
to blame.
So far as these people are concerned, the
next phase of the case against them pre-
sumably will be developed in court. Their
contention is that they refused on GROUNDS
of principle to answer the question con-
corning Communist afhliation, because, IN
their opinion, 1t was an invasion OF their
constitutional rights. This Is matter 1or
judicial Interpretation. II the contention
of the accused witnesses is right, then there
is no reason to suppose that they Will not
be vindicated in the courts.
Meanwhile, the public will wonder about
the others in the group OF seventy-nlne
against whom Mr.. Thomas was going 10
make public a complete record. Perhaps
this will be done at future hearings But
II it Is not done the fair inference WILL pe
that the committee has not the evidence
It claimed to have, and Its stanolng IN
n,,hl,c estimation will suffer accordingly.
"Any length to attract attention said
Dora when last sounded on the hemllne
Evening star., 1947-11-02
Scientists in Diplomacy

The appointment OF mission OH sclehee
and technology to be attached to our En-
bassy in London is an interesting innoVa-
ton in the handling of our foreign rela-
tions. The group of scientists and tecn-
nologists, headed by Professor Evans OF
the University of Chicago, distinguished
figure in the field of biochemistry, will have
diplomatic status In the carrying out OF
their duties. This represents q significant
extension of the scope of the diplomatic
service.
The objective of this innovation Is set
forth in the letter written by John r.
Steelman. assistant to President Truman,
to Herbert Morrison, Lord President OF the
Council, announcing the missions estao-
lishment. AS Mr.. Steelman puts it: IAN
exchange of ideas and information, IN
accordance with the freedom that has
always characterized the relations between
scientists in our two countries, should re-
suit in substantial benefits not only to
SPECIALISTS in the field Of science, medicine,
and engineering, but to all citizens In both
our nations" The immediate fields to be
specifically covered by the mission will be
organic chemistry biochemistry, physics,
engineering, biology, and agronomy.
One of the methods of fulfilling the aims
of this mission will be the development OF
close personal contacts with British gov
ernmental agencies and research instltu-
tions. In particular, the members will be
asked to stimulate the exchange Of scien-
tific and technical reports not generally
available through usual channels. IN
formation of this nature from Great Brit
ain will be circulated in the United States
among interested agencies Of the Govern
ment and learned societies for such further
dissemination as they deem useful. The
mission will likewise be the medium
through which inquiries from the United
States on scientific developments in Brit
ain will be channeled.
It is interesting to observe that our Gov-
ernment was prompted to make this in
noyation largely by the successful opera
ton of an agency already set up here
Jointly by Britain and its Dominions, with
the title of the British Commonwealth
Scientific Office II the present expert
ment succeeds, our Government plans to
set up similar missions in other capitals
abroad
The whole idea of giving official recogni-
ton and status to the international ex-
change of scientific information and per-
sonnel appears to be sound one. Learned
societies and associations have already
done much in this field, but their efforts
have necessarily been limited and to a
certain extSnt unco-ordinated. The i'm
portance of science and technology in mod
ern life, together with It's international
character, is thus constructively empha-
sized.