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The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
ALASKA DEVELOPMENT BOARD

JUNEAU-A private contribu- ton of money toward the work of the Alaska Development Board was received this week from Ray mond M. Wilson of Anchorage and credited to the Boards ac- count by the Territorial Treasure CT. Spenard Realty, the company with which MT. Wilson is connect ed has been receiving some as- sistance from the Board in the development of an industrial site area near Anchorage.
 In his letter accompanying his check Wilson wrote "I wish that I could make it a thousand dol lars! I believe that we are going to get some new blood in the legislature next election and get adequate appropriations for work such as yours.'
 The act of the 1945 legislature which created the Alaska Devel- opmcnt Board empowered it ito accept donations from public a. gencies, civic groups, trade as- sociations. corporations, and in- dividuals. toward any class of work conducted by the Board
 Although an attempt in the 1947 legislature to abolish the AL aska Board was defeated, the ses- sion ended with no appriopriation for the Board having been made for this biennium. A small ball ance left from the original ap- propriation made in l945 has en- abled the Board, under consider able handicaps and with only part-time professional assistance, to carry on it's work of fostering
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31

for no less than 30 new features. And it's winning curtain calls on two major advances no other car offers.
 One is the fabulous new Dvnolow Driyc* where Mcrc M DO gra,shjn- Wg, r,'rn auf0matCa'lY. You ust step on the gas = and motoring dose to ma9lc IS yours.
 Other star feature is the Nibra- Shielded ride. Here for the first time you're shielded against vibration
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
RAINBOW NEW

Come one, come all! The Rain bow Girls are having a party on April 10th at 800 PM. The party will be held at the Masonic Tenn pie. The proceeds will go to the School Library Fund. There will be Folk Dances, card games and refreshments Candy and cookies will be sold Admission price fif- ty cents Door prizes will be pre- sented. Bring your family and have good time.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
TRAVEL FUNDS PROTECTED AGAINST LOSS
 OR THEFT

Safeuarding money against loss when one travels is as important as protecting it by deposit when at homeland is just as easy. You merely convert your travel funds here, before you start, into American Express Travellers Cheques. They are readily spendable as cash, and if lost or stolen, the amount in- volved is refunded to you. The cost of the protection is but 75c on each $100. Minimum 40c. There is no time limit on use. Thous- ands of people carry these protective Cheques when away from home, and find them invaluable. This is one of the banks services to the travelling public.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
Wed. Mar. 31, 1948 Seward, Alas,

ton of the proposed regulation indicates that there may be a need for additional cargo service by the named carriers over their presently certificated routes be- tween Alaska and the United States and that a formal investi- gation was necessary.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
MRS. MARY HAFEMEISTER HERE ON BUSINESS

Mrs. Mary Hafemeister. District Worker, Department of Public Work is here on her first regular visit since last summer, due to the serious lack of funds in the Welfare Department. She is here chiefly on matters pertaining to matters of Child Welfare and will
 visit both the Home-in- the Woods
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31

The curtains up - the show is on = and square in the spotlight of public favo: is this fashion-platc Buick.
 This bonnie, braWnv beauty is talk ing bows for the cye-appcal of it's ten stunnin@ly-srlart models -.
 Catching bouquets on the utter bril- liancc of iiPoiscd I'ilcball powcr... Getting applause for SafctvRide rims, piIIowsoft tires, all-coil springing for bodies newly shel- tered against disturbing noise -
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31

industry, business and vocational development in the Territory.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
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buiId-up that brings on fatigue, Here no tiny trcmnl> can hnrm0nlc into big ones. Here is livlng-room comfort and quiet.
 Your Buick dealer is showing this fashion platc that's touched with magic See it. Check 1t for spacious ness. for soIid-lcc,ic3 , stcadincss. for supelIativc finish, fittings and fabrics.
 Then = to get one into vour garage at the earliest possible date - get yOur order in uO7r.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-31
SLOGAN
 WANTED $. % Cash Prize

to the person who writes the slogan for the reorganized Seward Chamber of Commerce. Mail your entries to-
 Father Turner, Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-22
BY STANLEY BATE

Waterford Chorus of more than so voices
|gives recitals
All in all it is quite an event in the life of
the little hamlet which is thus reminded
that once upon time Waterford was
thriving community, repository of highly
skilled artisans, a beehive of business enter
prise.
That was more than a century ago, when
the flourishing village, then already hun
dred years old, contained 70 dwelling houses.
six stores flour MILL saw, grist and
plaster mill, two cotton mills, bank (Which
was patronized by people as far away as
Pennsylvania, WOODEN factory and four
|taverns.
In an effort to stimulate community inter-
est in recreating the town that was, group
|of inhabitants united six years ago under
the name of the Waterford Foundation, Inc,
and began doing something about it. They
organized the yearly exhibit of local arts
and crafts and set up informal classes to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-22
| aterford of 100 Years Ago

teach hand crafts to those who wanted to
learn.
Important in the scheme was the restora-
ton of all the old buildings. Under the
foundations encouragement inhabitants be-
gan structural face-lifting to such an extent
that Waterford soon was dubbed Little
Williamsburg" It is a continuing thing, and
today the town resounds with the noise of
hammers and the scraping of the stone
mason's trowel. Brick and sand piles are
fleeing landmarks, and scaffolding envelops
quite few houses.
Typical Of these busy home owners are Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Brock who recently bought
a small house built in pre- Revolution days by
one of the Quakers who founded Waterford.
They made minor repairs and installed
fireplace before moving in The Brooks are
now in Austria where he Is employed by the
United States Government
On another street Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mattusch are renovating house, once
owned by former Secretary of War Harry
Woodring, which they bought about four
years ago. The paneled and finely carved
doorway of their house is considered one of
the things to see" in Waterford
you'd have thought this was bombed
out house when we bought It," says Mrs.
ASAoVVuoSA. AAC Walls WCAC DuAS1l6 6uu tllC
floor boards were gone"
1.-THE local artisans are wonderful" OBJ
serves Mr.. Mattusch. If you call them for
a job, they don't accept right away. They
look you over first II they like you they'll
work all hours to get the job DONE"
The Brooks fireplace was installed by Sam
Beach, a stonemason, who decided that the
house, uninhabited at that time, was pretty
grim and forbidding. So he made an artificial
log with red lights and installed it in order to
cheer the Brooks up and show them how
cozy the room could look.
The Mattusches recently returned from
Germany, where he served for two years
with the military government. Mrs. Mat
tusch formerly was employed in the Office
of War Information. During their absence
the house was closed and untenanted.
MIR. MattuSch is an amateur painter and
has had some of his work displayed in the
yearly arts exhibition. However, Mrs. Mat
tusch is beginning to have qualms about
the festival. She feels that the influx of too
many people into Waterford might spoil
its tranquility and charm.
Maybe" she says with a laugh, "the
foundation is succeeding too WELL"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
kIWAkIS CLUB HAS MUSICAL TREAT AT
 Nn0NDAY LUNCHEON

The Kiwanis Club was entertained at their regular meeting today with musical program presented by Al Ventur, musical director at the Ju- neau High School The entertainers were Miss Joan. VI amsoa who gave a flute solo lg 'Lie5es- traum" arrange sine YVES accCmpaniss lolta. Dick Wm~ern90 s&8- phone solo T @a.e2 arr ransea by C. t. ~ a44 gave an encore Nc-a Aerd-. He was also acccrle uaa Clara Fol and tie Flo who n ac- compIshed must ian ia Ter -iaid
 Ere Dunn lcaj au invitation from the Eiwan.s club i'd horse iu- yitine any CT aI mCuless to Jte Annual WtllaHo.a Carnival to be held in the yukon Tc,r3cry on Fetrusr5 2 tc go. Dunn also stated tha Pan American Wtu have spec ial pcs here for the purpose of the special tc5n porati1n to tle Carn- iva. and that the round trip rates are s23 At this point of the an- nouncement Dunn was fined for ad- yer tisiue his company within the club meeting.
 J. s. Mcclellan reported on his attendance at the Lions Club meet ing on Monday in regard to the com ing Gold Medal Tournament, ex- blaming the Kiwanis Clubs part in the entertainment program for the visitors.
 A committee was appointed to as- sist in the Memorial Library drive. Those on the committee are Wallis George and Archie Betts. It was al- so announced that the Inner Club Relation Committee of the Kiwanis will assit any organization in plan ming entertainment for the Navy Des- troyer arriving in Juneau tomorrow, also sny entertainment for the visit ing skiers. Cluts and organizations planning entertainment are asked to contact pr. John Clements and Jim Mcclellan.
 Others fined at today's meeting were the President Gene Vuine for being late and Archie Betts for calling Kiwanian Shaffer, Mister.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
LOCAL AFL UNION
 OFFICIALS GO 10
 ATFL CONVENTION

Thomas J. Moore, Executive Se- cretary of the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor, left here today for Mount Mckinley National Park where he will attend the annual ATFI Convention from Feb. 23-28.
 Harry McCrea, Business Agent Of the International Brotherhood ci Electrical Workers Union in Ju- neau, left here yesterday. Leaving later this week Erwin s. Hill, Presi- dent of the Juneau AFL Central La For Council; Richard T. Harris, ATFL Vice President and Secretary of the Juneau Building Trades Council; and Dan Doyle, ATFL Vice President and Business Agent of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Un- ion at Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
DRAW STh2T.NG TEAAlS IN GOLD
 MEDAL TOURNEY

T1e Lions Clus Gold Medal Bask- etLall Tournament Committee met in the Boy Scout office last night to hold a drawing to determine the starting game brackets for the tour rament which will be held here next week.
 Four of the twelve teams drew byes in the first round. There are eight starting brackets.
 The schedule of the first round is as follows
 Sitka ANB-bye.
 Wasviok and Torwick, Petersburg, vs Metlakatla Vets.
 Juneau High School-bye.
 Mikes Night Owls vs Imperials.
 Columbia Lumber vs Wrangell Town team.
 Sheldon Jackson Junior College bye.
 Petersburg Trading Union vs Ket- chikan All Stars.
 Mount Edgecumbe-bye.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
TO ANCHORAGE

Mrs. Thomas Jensen and two sons were PIMA passengers yester- day for Anchorage, where they will join MT. Jensen and make their future home. MT. Jensen has bought home for his family and will headquarter there in his trav- els as a salesman for hardware finn Yesterdays flight west also included Alfred Bennett of Doug las, who was enroute to Cordova to do some work for the CAA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
U. S. NAVY SHIP
 WILL SPEND TWO
 DAY VISIT HERE

The U. s. s. Diachenko. a U. s. Navy destroyer transport, will arrive here at 3 pm tomorrow for a two cay visit in the Gastineau Chan nel area Ire vessel which is 306 feet long, win bring l6 officers and l35 cniis,e1 mca here.
 Iha DiaceGnk7 $ commented by con ander q 3 Pm5ie and will be
 e4ea a Alaska po-k during its stay. According to the telegram
 eei Cd reo Jha morning by It.. .orrs-scr Ilw r5 p Chester IT, officially designated as ;se ADD l23
 F aa being copaiaered today for enter.ailinf the Sips crew
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18

gymnasium at Il o'clock a. m. Friday, Feb. 20:
 Act One
 Reader, Jerry Rogers; MacDow- els Indian Suite, danced by Vadra Fleek, Mary Ann Buchanan. Jo- anne Maker, Bentley Wagner. Jim mic Swift and Richard Pusich; Love Song (dance), Stuart John- son, Patricia Isaak, Barbara Jean Smith, Molly Estrada and Sandra Boehl
 Act Two
 Tn Memory of George Washing .ons Birthday" a pantomime de- aicting the making Of the first U. $. flag with George Bullard as George Washington and Anne Pu- sich as Betsy Ross.
 Spirit Of 1776," accompanied by Yankee Doodle, and dramatized by Dee Duncan, Feliverto Estrada, Harry Robinson, and Howard Lam- mers.
 Act Three
 Tn Memory of Abraham Lin ccln," living portraits, represented by Howard Hayes, Sam Wagner and Jimmie Buchanan.
 The program is under the di- rection of Miss Lancaster, Third and Fourth Grade teacher. Every enc is welcome to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
MRS. scHLEGEL IGNORED

Last Sunday evening, Mrs. H. B. Schlegel local Sunday School teacher, was the honored guest at a surprise birthday party given at her home. The party was compos- ed of members of the Sunday School teen-agers, composed of Arden Vinson, Gloria Anderson, Marilyn Isaak, Moni Vinson, Rex and Ray Hermann, Beth Fleek, Mary Cuthbert, Beverly Black, Dem his Anderson, Terry Snethen, Shir- ley Edwards, Richard Isaak and the honored guest. The evening was spent in playing games and singing and was appropriately topped off with a large birthday cake, punch and plenty of ice cream, after which Mrs. Schlegel was present. ca with a lovely hand-painted kerchief, painted by Mrs. Greta VinSon.
 SITKA HIGH HERE
 The Si ka High School team ar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
BOTH IN BED

Both Empire paper carriers, Patrick Wellington and Thomas Cashen. Jr,, are down with the flu, probably the result of faith fully making deliveries even dur ing the severest of the recent cold windy wea her. Beth boys. who have been delivering steady for sev- eral years now, are finally in bed,
 nd have substitutes taking over heir routes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18

rived in Douglas yesterday by plane by way of Petersburg. They are scheduled to play two games here, the first on Friday night. the second Saturday night. During their say in Douglas, the boys are lodging in various homes of local students. The team and their coach, MT. Rhodes, plan to return to Sitka next Sunday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
CHAMBER TO HAVE
 BUSINESS SESSION

Tonorrow's Chamber of Com mere session will be devoted al- most entirely to business discus sions of pending matters, President Burr Johnson reported today.
 A number of legislative proposals will be asked to ke a stand on vii be asked to take stand on several important bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
O.E.s. MEETS

Nugget Chapter No. ?, Order of Eastern Star, met last evening n the Eagles Hall for a regular monthly meeting. There was ball. ing on one candidate for affil.a- Ion besides regular business after which refreshments were served by Mrs. Milford Marshall and Mrs. Val Poor in the banquet hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
HOME YESTERDAY

Mrs. Allan Mackenzie returned home on yesterday afternoons flight of PAA from Seattle, where she received a health check-up at
 he Virginia Mason Clinic and oth- CT treatment Feeling much inn proved from painful back cordi- tion, she is on the job at the Douglas Grocery again today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
FROM EDNA BAY

II. D. Smith, Jr., returned on the Baranof from Edna Bay, where he has been employed for several weeks with the Juneau Spruce corporation. He will now be con- nec,ed with the Spruce Corporation at the Juneau plant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
DIVORCE GRANTED

Mary Irene Townsend was granted a divorce in U. s. District Court here yesterday rom Robert Patrick Townsend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
SALESMAN HERE

Gil Rich, of the Black Manu- featuring Co.,, of Seattle, is regis tered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
IrsCG INSPECTOR HERE

J. L. McLaughton, USCG Ma rine Inspector from Ketchikan, IS re2istered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
CALIFORNIA VISITOv 2

George Nicholson of SaI. Diego is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
SEATTLE VISITORS

Corporal and Mrs Charles A.. Hale, Jr., of Seattle, are register ed at the Hotel Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18

GEO. WASHINGTON PROGRAM
 The Third and Fourth Grades of ne Douglas Public School VII pre- ent the following program in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-18
oREGoN VISITOR

Eugene Falk of Portland, Oregon, is staying at the Hotel Juneau.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
The Spy Documents

Those who find the published espionage
documents something less than sensational
should keep two things in mind.
One Is that those which have been
made public constitute but small por-
ton of the material surrendered by Whit
taker Chambers. The other documents
are being withheld from publication on
the contention of official spokesmen that
1t would be preiudicial to the national
interest to release them even at this late
date. Presumably they are important,
although at that they might not be SEN
sational from the public viewpoint.
The other point is that the published
documents, whether sensational in content
or not, were turned over to Communist
agent in the expectation that they would
be helpful to Russia and in a spirit of
willingness to betray the interests of the
United States. Some of the information
In the published documents would have
been of value to our potential enemies
ten years ago. Furthermore, 1t has been
stated officially that a foreign govern
ment in possession of these originals could
break at least one Of our then secret codes.
These facts, If they show nothing else,
establish that some one In the State De-
partment in 1887 and 1888 was up to his
neck in treachery. The people of this
country have every right to know who 1t
was and how it was done.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Wants Help for China

To the Editor Of The Star:
have read with interest the letter by
Henry c. Parker regarding Chinas plight. We
surely are failing China in her hour Of great
est need
have lived few years among that fine
people and know how they have loved the
United States. In their name for it, pro-
nounced May Gwoah, they dub us the Beauti-
full Country.
But we are most unbeautifully apathetic at
this time Mr.. Parker is a little too strong in
his charges against Gen. Marshall, but I do
believe our growing Indifference does date
from the return of Gen. Marshall, who in q
way shrugged his shoulders at China and her
people. Truly since then little has been done
to help an army which has been in the field
for over 10 years. Worn and without NUM-
tions, what little spirit these soldiers must
have for continued struggle!
Do we not overlook the large part China
had in the recent Pacific campaign in keeping
many divisions of Japanese employed which
otherwise would have been used in the Pacific?
Some one writes that If we send men and
officers we are in for war with Russia That
could be- but are we, who frequently boast Of
being the strongest nation in the world, to
continue to give Russia the green light in her
aggressions? Or can 1t be that we know the
Pacific is much broader than the Atlantic?
The charge is made that Of the millions we
have sent to China far too large portion has
Evening star., 1948-12-13

thirty centuries Evidence has been dis
covered showing consistent ebb and dow
of agrarian prosperity in relation to cycles
of rainfall and drought. The Indians
apparently were farmers wherever and
whenever farming was easy. They turned
to hunting-and conceivably to war-when
the crops failed.
In that respect they conformed to the
pattern of Asia and Europe, staying put"
where life was congenial, migrating when
it proved tough. How high their civiliza-
ton reached at its best is not yet known
with certainty. Much work remains to be
done in the excavation of important sites
along the Missouri and its tributaries;
much will be necessary when the contents
OF those sites have BEEN assembled for
classification and appraisal. Some of the
material undoubtedly will come to Wash
ington, some will stay in Montana,
Wyoming, the Dakotas and other States.
But the major point in which the gen.
eral public is interested Is that the valley
will not be flooded until its archaeological
and ethnographic treasures have been
salyaged. There will be no repetition in
America of the tragedy of the island of
Philae in the Nile, submerged when the
ASwan Damiwa completed in.1902.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
MicheIonqeIo to Wushinoton

One OF the greatest works of sculpture
to come from the hands of Michelangelo
is being shipped to Washington for exhibi-
ton at the National Gallery 1t is a life
size statue of boy, called a David by
some historians and an Apollo by others.
The loan Of it first was suggested by David
E. Finley, director Of the gallery, about
two years ago. It was requested by the
State Department as a matter of cultural
exchange, and approved by the Foreign
Office of the new Republic Of Italy in the
same spirit. The statue will be displayed
here at the time of President Truman's
Inauguration.
spokesman for the gallery yesterday
expressed the hope that the statue may
not be confused with the colossal David
In the Florentine Academy. It represents
much later period of Michelangelos
genius. Some portions of it are only
roughly blocked out none of it is polished.
It probably was done about 1925, when
the master was executing the Medici tomb
decorations in the Chapel of San Lorenzo.
An inventory of the Medici collections in
1858 shows the name of the work as David.
But Vasari, the biographer of artists, said
that 1t depicted Apollo drawing an arrow
from his quiver. Modern opinion inclines
to the view that the figure was started as
a David and modified to be an Apollo. In
any case, it still Is a beautiful example
of Michelangelo's power at its best. Amer
leans who already have seen it in the
Bargello Palace in Florence will be glad
to see it again in Washington. Many other
people also, of course, will wish to take
advantage of an opportunity to inspect
the statue here just as they did the Kaiser
Friedrich pictures from Berlin a few
months ago.
The gesture of the Italian commonwealth
in lending the treasure is appreciated, and
there is good chance that it may lead to
other mutual courtesies of the same
| character.
Evening star., 1948-12-13
Missouri System Archaeology

The Missouri River Basin Archaeological
Survey, sponsored by the Smithsonian
Institution, the National Park Service, the
Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps of
Engineers, already has examined $40 sites
of Indian villages and hunting camps.
About $4,000 articles worth preserving have
been collected and catalogued at the field
office at the University of Nebraska. The
search is being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible because of the prospective inunda-
ton of many areas when reservoirs now
under construction are finished
What makes the Missouri system fasci-
mating to the student of the evolution of
human culture is the fact that 1t was
inhabited by a number of different peoples
through perhaps as much as twenty or