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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
B JILL E ! l N 5

MANILA-The Manila commodi- ties market reacted today in the face of a maritime work stoppage threat in the United States. Cigarettes jumped 25 cents a carton before 1t was known what action would be taken ny American maritime work CTS. Prices on canned goods, flour anl rice were expected to soar.
 WASHINGTON - White House Secretary Charles Ross has hinted that President Truman may wait until the eleventh hour before act ing on the Taft Hartley labor biii. Ross say it's possible that action may be held up until just before the deadline Friday.
 STOCKHOLM. Sweden-This is a very special day for King Gustave. It is his 89th birthday. There was no official celebration. But the King received a mountainous cake, with a crown on top.
 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused today to rule on whether the war profits renegotiation act is constitutional This law gives the government authority to recover excessive profits from war contract ors, and Chicago firm the Aircraft and Diesel Equipment Corporation has challenged it's validity. By vote of eight to one, the high court re- fused to consider the challenge. The Government is seeking to recover $270,Og9 in alleged excess profits from the Chicago concern.
 WASHINGTON Senate has put time limit on the effect of the CT Bill of Rights. Under legislation passed today, persons who enlist after August 31st this year will not be entitled to the veterans benefits extended under the CT bill.
 WASHINGTON-The House has voted to strike from the record a protest from the Southern Confer ence for Human Welfare. The con- ference has been accused of being a Communist front And the pro- test was a message from it's chair man, Dr. Clark Foreman, who said it is not Communist. The message was read in the House, but the mem bers approved a motion to strike it from the record.
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TRAIL CREW LEAVES

A trail crew. from the Admiralty Division of the U. s. Forest Ser vice, left here today for Lake Has, selborg where they will spend two and a half weeks cleaning and re- pairing cabins and trails in the orea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
GOVERNOR RETURNS

Accompanied by Mrs. Gruening, the Governor of Alaska returned to Juneau Saturday via PAA. He has been absent in Washington, D. C. for several weeks on matters Of Territorial affairs.
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STEAMER MOvEMENTs

Aleutian, from Seattle, due to arrive at 7:3O o'clock tonight ana sails for westward at 10 o'clock. Princess Louise, from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive tomorrow al ternoon or evening.
 Sword Knot, from Seattle, due Wednesday.
 Southeastern, from Prince Rupert, due Thursday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Se- attle June IT on Southeast Alaska route.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver June IS.
 Baranof scheduled to san from Seattle Friday.
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PLANE BUILDER
 B0EING IN CITY

W. E. Boeing, founder of Seat ties famed Boeing Aircraft Co.,, maker of the wellknown B-17 and B-29 bombers of World War II, has been Juneau visitor over the weekend. MT, Boeing's yacht, the Taconite, is anchored in Aux Bay and his private plane is at the Juneau airport.
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MISS NORMAN HERE

Mrs. James Workman, daughter of Leonard Smith, Territorial Highway Commissioner and Engin- ger, is due to arrive this evening from Seattle on board the Aleutian. Mrs. Workman intends to make her residence here.
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REGISTERED AT BARANOF

Anna Rohrer, Evert Rodenhouse, Sidney Pinch. c. N Nullaney, M. H. Kcss's, o. Bergseth, Fred c. Canine, Eldon B. Davis, Ike Alhadeff, w. Jones and A. L. Vaughn have all arrived from Seattle over the week end and are registered at the Bar ancf.
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AlA5kA (oA5TAL
 CARRIES IT ON
 WEEKEND FLIGHTS

Alaska Coastal flew total of nineteen flights over the weekend and carried 177 passengers on trips to Sitka, Hoonah, Pelican City, Hood Bay, Tenakee Springs Gus tavus, Hawk Inlet Excursion Inlet, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan and TuIsequah.
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JACK CONWAY IN TOWN

Jack Conway, Wellkncwn business man of Sitka for many years and owner of the Conway Dock, arrived from Sitka. over the weekend and is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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SOPHIA SELLS CATCH

The Sophia, explained by Jim Sharp, was the only boat bringing i'll fish today. The packer unloaded 4,O00 pounds of halibut and 5000 pounds Of king salmon here and scld to Sebastian Stuart Company
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the west coast waterfront other than the yet indirect effect of the cooks petition.
 Men off Job All longshore and waterfront workers continued on the job, and there was no picketing in support of Joe Currans east coast National Maritime Union, which walked off ships at midnight.
 On the west coast, deck sailors are members of the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific, unaffected by the CIO walkout.
 A CIO spokesman declared:
 There is no strike and no picket lines. Unions with contracts are working The other two unions which have not received contracts are still negotiating. Anything can happen-there may be a settlement or lockout"
 Union leaders said that ships anroute to or from Alaska would not be tied up until they reach port in the United States, in event he strike action is taken |
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FROM NEBRASKA

M. M. Weidemeier, Commodore E. Beaver and Gerald E. Beaver of Omaha, Neb., arrived in Juneau Saturday and are registered as guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
HOPES GO SOUTH

J. Raymond Hope, wellknown painting contractor, and Mrs. Hope left during the week via PA for Seattle and will return in about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
MRS. pEGANAHL HERE

Mrs. Josephine DeGanahl and Virginia and Charles, arrived via PAA during the weekend from the east and will spend the summer in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
FROM VANCOUVER

Mrs. U. G. and Janice Woolley arrived from Vancouver, B. c. over the weekend and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
FROM BIG DELTA

Joel Wing, an employee of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, arrivesi in Juneau Saturday from Big Delta, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
HERE FROM SEATTLE

Mir. and Mrs. W. S. Clarke of Se- attle arrived in Juneau Sunday and are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
FROM KETCHrKAN

Mrs. J. O. Whaley, J. s. Cooper and Mrs E. Arthur arrived from Ketcnikan over the weekend and are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
VIRGINIA MILL HERE

Virginia Mill has arrived in the Capital city from Los Angeles. She is at the Baranof during her stay here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
FRANK JOHNSON HERE

Frank Johnson, Territorial Repre- sentative arrived from Fake and is registered at the Gastineau Hotel during his stay here.
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FROM FAIRBANKS

Orville Tosch Of Fairbanks is in Juneau and is registered at the Baranof while here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-16
LOCGER FROM sITKA

Lowell L. Colby of Sitka is re- gistered at the Gastineau Hotel. He has been logging in the vicinity Of Sitka for the past year.
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LIP FROM WRANGELL

Mrs. Charles A. West and Alora Petticrew of Wrangell are registered as guests at the Gastineau Hotel
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HERE FROM KAKE

Mir. and Mrs. c. L. Crutcher of Rake, are visiting Juneau for few days and are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
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Cape Agulhas, and not Good Hope, is the southernmost tip of Africa.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01
Colored Boy Scout
From Key West Is
Drowning Victim

Glenwood Manuel, ST Fort
Village, 16-year-o colored Boy
Scout, drowned yesterday morn
ing at a Scout camp at Prince
ton, Fla. Manuel was a Scout
First Glass in Troop 100, spon-
sored by the Cornish Chapel
AME. Church.
The Key West youth and two
other Scouts, all from the same
troop, left here Sunday morning
to spend a week at the camp.
which has been operating for
about one month, as a project of
the Dade County Council. E. N,
Taylor, supervisor of Negro
Scouts in Dade, Broward and
Monroe counties, is in charge of
the camp.
Roosevelt Sands, Jr., one of the
other scouts who went from Key
West, reports that they were
swimming in a fresh water lake
on the camp site, when his
friend said he was tired. and i'm
mediately began to show signs of
extreme weakness. He tried to
help him, keeping him afloat
while calling for help, but the
nearest person, who was about
three hundred feet, away was
unable to reach them before the
lad went down. His body was re-
covered about three-quarterS OF
an hour later, when it was be-
You'd resuscitation.
The news was telephOne1 to
the Rev. Sigismund A. Laing.
chairman of the Monroe County
Divisional Committee, who, &C.
companied by the Rev. c. C..
Higgs, the youths pastor; l.. A.
Gabriel, committeeman. and
Charles Major, scoutmaster,
Troop 100. went to Princeton to
confer with A. S. Macfarlane,
Scout executive, and E. N. Tay-
lor. the camp director.
The body is expected to be re-
turned to Key West today or to-
morrow. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

kHan this town. You notice I said.
II. Now get with it" y.
4ghen Pedrick had gone Rush
sat at the writing desk and COW
cred several sheets of Padgett
House stationery with closely
written instructions. An hour
later the material came from
Prime and almost simultaneously
Robin Twist returned to us room.
Rush put his own sheets Of pa
per in the envelope with Primes
material and handed it to Robin.
From his wallet he took some
money.
Take this 10 Pappy Daley in
Chicago. Tell him to print it ex.
actly as I've written it there. You
can charter a plane at the air.
port. I'll call Pappy and have the
press rooms ready. It'll take you
two hours to get there and two
hours back with an hour and a
half to and from the airports.
That gives Pappy about three
hours to print. You should get
back here by three or three-thirty
at the latest. Now, blow, SON.
You're carrying the bali for the
next nine or ten hours" 4
.nALEY phoned. Rush at mid
- night that Robin was on his
way back to Forge City. Rush
called Prime to send a truck to
the airport. Then he left the ho-
tel the way he had come and by
more back streets and alleys
made his way to the back door
of the Chronicle. He slipped in
side without having been noticed.
Hello. fugitive" said Prime.
Did anyone see you come in
here? I'd hate to have Hacker
close my paper up because l was
an accessory after some fact or
other"
I'm Clean" said Rush. He
looked at his watch. Its two
o'clock. Robin should be in with
in thirty minutes. When will YOU
be ready to deliver?"
The carrier boys come in: at
four. The trucks start for the
neWSstands at five"
rs everybody all set?"
They'll be here"
Ito be continued) ~.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01
THE CLEANUP
~ Joe Berry

stuff to send them all over. He's
been in the department long
enough"
| At four o'clock Matt Pedrick
knocked on the door and came i'll
after Rush had surveyed him
through the transom.
Rush grinned at him. "Have
you got anything Bill can use in
his first edition tomorrow morn
ing? We're blasting the lid off of
this town. I want him to print
everything Patrick Gum, Mark
Carver or Tom Hacker ever did
that missed the straight and mar
row by even an inch. What have
you got?"
I'll dig in ny files" said Ped
rick. "One w ay or another
eventually find out everything
that goes on in this town. I've
picked up lot of stuff I've never
dared to use before. Maybe I can
clean out my files on tomorrow's
first edition"
CUDDENLY the sound Of a blast
- poured into the room. The
two men looked at each other
and as one man turned and ran
to the window. Two blocks away
and to their right column of
smoke rose slowly into the air,
lazily drifting north on a slight
breeze.
snow that could be the Chron-
icle Building" said Pedrick. He
dove for the phone but it rang
before he could reach it. Rush
pushed past him and picked up
the receiver.
"Yes." he said.
prime here, Rush. I'm afraid
your election morning edition is
out. Some one just dropped a
pineapple in the press room. We
won't get to press for a couple of
days, I'm afraid"
"Okay, we've got to work fast.
Get the pics wanted and all the
dope you were going to use. Send
me mats and a. masthead for a
small special edition. I'll get them
printed"
But how can"
Don't ask questions. Wen
send out an edition of the Chron-
icle that1l really fix the mob that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

In the face Of this great world.
wide shortage of fats and oils. 1t
is obviously most necessary to
conserve every possible pound OF
fat. American women can make a
real contribution to the welfare
of their own country and to the
recovery of the rest of the world
by saving and turning in their
used cooking fat. DR.. FITZGERALD
concluded
Short Supply Continues
These three statements amount
to a concerted appeal from our
government to keep household fat
salvage at its wartime level OF
efficiency" Roy w. Peet. Chair.
man of the American Fat Salvage
Committee. comments. "Conscien-
tious kitchen fat salvage is q sure
way to increase supplies for indus
trial uses such as the making OF
electricalappliances. fabrics. paints
and varnisheS. soaps. automo-
biles and other consumer goods.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01
Chapter 20

Chapter 70
p USH left the hotel by tn
~ service door at the rear. B,
back streets and alleys he CAM
to the back door of the Padget
House, Robins hotel. There h
did a bit of lock picking Of hi
own and entered the room lock
ing it behind him. He picked vi
the phone and gave the numbel
of the Chronicle. He asked fol
Bill Prime.
where are your" asked tn,
editor.
"At the Padgett, where cant
be found" said Rush. HAS any,
thing come in on me from tn,
law"
where I can't be found" sale
Rush. "Has anything come in or
me from the law"
"Yeah, they've got a genera
order out to pick you up on sight
The warning says that you may
be armed and to shoot at the first
sign of trouble"
"I'll fix Hackers wagon later
I've got nominee for Chief oil
Police who'll run him out OF
town."
Anybody I know"
'No. Just an honest cop I ran
into in my hotel room. Look, take
notes on this. will you? I've got
an idea for an election morning
edition." Rush said.
"Shoot."
"Two column pictures of Gum,
Carver and Hacker on the front
page. Then in bold face type print
a list of every shooting, every act
of violence that happened in the
last ten years plus every mistake
they've ever made below the pic
turS. Phen in headline type at the
bottom of the page say DO YOU
WANT THESE MEN TO RUN
YOUR TOWN."
That's dynamite"
eff they lose the election I'll
have the new Chief put them in
the jug If they even open their
mouths. He can dig up enough
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

6. p. Anderson Ayerell Harri,
man. secretary (, 81 Commerce Hssssss: and
d. A. FITZGERALD, Secretary
General of the International
Emergency Food Council point
out in statements to the Amer
lean Fat Salvage Committee. that
the United States still lacks ade-
Quate supplies of fats and oils.
and that every drop of used cook
ing fat Is still vitality needed to
relieve national and international
shortages.
Anderson Praises Women
Praise for American women's
salvage efforts came from Secre-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

tdTy ANDERSON
who announced
that Americas
h m e m a kers
have saved and
turned i'm over
500 iIlion
pounds of used
cooking fats
since 1912. This
Is an average
OF early 20
pounds for each
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

and oils. Secretary Hartman
says. I'VE are particularly short
of industrial fats. Many, II not
most. Of the things we all use and
wear require industrial fats. or
the products of industrial fats.
such AZ soaps. and glycerine. in
their manufacture" 1i
- World Scarcity Of Fats
DR.. FITZGERALD explains that
total world production of fats and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

OILS In lS4I VIII
be one-sixth less
than In prewAr
sxeasasssaX E1fkAsAt.
the same time."
he points out.
there are many
more mouths to
feed and q tire.
mendous job Of
reconstruction
and rehabilita-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

family in the w. A. Hartman
United States. and a record of
which every woman can be proud"
he stated.
emphasizing the deficit in sup.
pies OF inedihle or Industrial fats
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01
MEETINGS
NIIIIlIIIIIIliIllIlIInlIIIuIIIllIlllIlilIlllIl
Colored WV To Meet

Walter r. MickenS VIEW Post
6021 will hold its regular meet
ing tonight at the post home on
Whitehead street. All members
and veterans desiring to become
members are urged to be pres
ent. The meeting will be under
the direction of the Senior Vice
Commander, l. J. Carey, in the
place of Comm. Jose H. Planas,
who has left the city for a month
to attend the Army Reserve
Training Center in New Jersey.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

tinued salvage
of all used cook
1 n G I a 8
stressed BY top
government off,
Gals and inter.
national author.
titles.
ClintonyP.
Anderson. Sec
rotary Of Agri-
culture: w
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

Susan Glaspell of Province
town, Mass, novelist, born at
Davenport, Iowa, IS years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

Some cases of heart trouble and
arthritis may be caused by vita
min shortage.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

The Tiber River is 253 miles
long and its deepest point is only
20 feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01

Inc throne is the ancestor of
all chairs, which originally were
symbols of authority and rule.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-01
l947 FATS. AND OILS CROPS
TO BE LESS THAN PRE-WAR, :.
TOP AUTHORITIES DECL ARE
Secretaries of Agriculture and Commerce Join With
Secretary General of International Emergency
Food Council to Urge Continued
....- -... Kitchen Fat Salvage

:, Critical shortage OF fats and
oils and the necessity for con-
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The Skyland post., 1947-07-03
Shower Is Given
For Recent Bride

Mrs. Jones Weaver, who was
before her recent marriage, Miss
Elizabeth Oliver, was honored at
a shower on Monday night by
Mrs. Ed M. Anderson at her
home here, when tWenty-four
guests were present. Summer
flowers were used in the dining
room and livingroom with the
bridal colors of green and white
predominating.
Mrs. Tom McEwen was the
winner in a contest and Mrs. j.
G. Gambill. as the oldest bride
gave some timely suggestions.
The honoree received a number
of pieces of silver. china and lin
en- as we'll as othar gifts.
At the conclusion the hostess.
assisted by Miss Nancy Kenn-
ickeIl and Mrs. P. G.. Wright ser
we'd punch and desert course also
carrying out the nuptial colOrs
Of green and white.
The Skyland post., 1947-07-03

ciated using the double ring cere-
mony.
A program of pre-nuptial mu-
sic was presented by Mrs. w.
B. Bond, pianist, and Mrs. David
Edmisten, soloist. The traditional
wedding marches were used.
The church was beautifully de-
corated with the bridal colors Of
green and white.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown Of
white chiffon with lace yoke.
Her hat was white with shoul-
der length veil. She carried a
white Bible shoWered with rib
bons and topped with three white
gardenias surrounded by pink
sweet peas
Mrs. Willard Trivette, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor
and wore a blue chiffon gown
with a nosegay Of pink sweet peas.
matching headdress and carried
Mr.. r. F. Green, uncle Of the
groom, was best man and ushers
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were Grant Ayers and Fred MI
Ter, of Boone, Kent Miller, Of
Deep Gap, and Richard LemlE
of Fleetwood.
The brides mother wore a
black suit with white accessories
and a corsage of pink rosebuds-
The groom's mother wore a grey
dress with grey and black &C.
cessories and a corsage Of pink
rosebuds.
After the ceremony, an infor-
NAL reception was given al tse
home of the brides parents, at
ter which the couple left for
short wedding trip. For travea
the bride wore a suit of powdeZ
blue with navy and white acceS~,
sories and her corsage was G
white gardenias.