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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-10-08
OLSON REVEALS
 TREASURY IN THE RED

! JUNEAU - Clarifying conflict ing reports which have been made as to the state of the Territorial treasury Treasurer Oscar G. Ol- son today released the following statement on the condition of the treasury as of September 30, 194S. 1 The Territory's general fund wal short s227,52423 of being able to meet its obligations as of the end of September There was $44,- 179.86 in the general fund as the books were closed. Against this amount, due to delay in vouchers being presented, a sum of s37,- 59S.98 was paid the following day , in rural teachers salaries, leaving $6,5SO.8S. Vouchers in the amount of S234,105.11 chargeable against the general fund are being held up in the Auditors office. This a. mount less the $6,580.8S remain ing in the general fund. leaves the fund S227,524.23 short of being able to meet all obligations.
 
 clude s49, 9,931.9O to the Teachers Retirement System; $80,750.00 for school refunds to incorporated towns for the month of Septem- Der; S64,750.00 for the University of Alaska and S41,673.21 in mis- cellaneous items. total of $234,- 105.11.
 af hA year it is estimated there will be approximately s400,O00 coming to the Treasury in tax money avail able for general fund purposes The largest part of this will be in liquor taxes. Actual moneys due will just about meet the payroll for the next three months which runs s120,0OO Fer month, or for the three months period $360,000.
 School refunds to incorporated towns will run an average of $100.0O0 per month through next April There is no prospect at this time that any school refunds will be paid at least until after the first of the year.
 ht ItCdSui bdhh DdAohtC oo of September 30, was $2,063,- 956.68. Against this is deducted $357,328.07 in outstanding war rants. leaving a balance of S1,- 7O6,62S.61 Of this latter amount $1,662,448.75 is in special funos and funds incorporated in the gen. eral fund which are not available for the general operation of the Territory, leaving cash balance in the general fund of s44.179.s6. The rural teachers salaries in the amount of s37,59S.98 paid just after the closing of the books leaves a balance in the general fund of s6,58O.8S on this date. October 4, 1948.
 The present crisis in Territorial finances would have arrived soon- CT. MT. Olson said, had 1t not been for prompt action by the Board of Administration immediately after the 1947 legislative session in freezing spending of $1,038,0O0 in appropriations for construction and in requesting repayment to the general fund of s350,000 from the World War II veterans fund.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-10-08
WARNING = REMOVE POLES

All poles must be removed from the harbor by ONE WEEK FROM THIS DATE Or the City will re- move them and assess the expense of moving against the poles.
 TOWN COUNCIL
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-10-08
BOY FOR BINKLEYS

A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Hnul Binkley last Monday, October 4, at Bishop Rowe hospital. The baby weighed eight pounds, two ounces and has been named Rob- ert Paul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-10-08
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

Being next Tuesday is general election day and every good Al- askan is going to heed the call of his Territory and cast a ballot, it seems only proper that we should give the candidates .one free ride in the Periseope. After the ora tory, the advertising, the cam paign posters. the radio speeches and street-corner button-holing he average voter is probably a little confused as to just who is on the ticket, let alone why. Well, here are the names you will find Oil the ballot and the number to vote for:
 Delegate (vote for one) E. L. Bob" Bartlett, Juneau, Democrat.
 R. H. Stock, Anchorage, Repub- lican.
 Attorney General (vote for one) J. Gerald Williams, Anchorage. Democrat.
 Almer J. Peterson, Anchorage, Republican.
 Highway Engineer (vote for one) Frank A. Metcalf, Juneau, Dem ocrat.
 Donald Macdonald Fairbanks, Republican.
 Auditor (vote for one) Frank A. Boyle. Juneau, Demo- crat.
 Albert E. Goetz, Douglas, Re- publican.
 First Division Senators
 (vote for two)
 Dr. R. M Mackenzie, Ketchil1an Democrat.
 Anita Garnick, Juneau, Repub- lican.
 Norman R. (Doc) Walker, Ket- chikan, Democrat.
 Mrs. Elton Engstrom. Juneau. Republican.
 First Division Representatives
 (yote for eight)
 Andrew Hope, Sitka, Democrat Doris M Barnes. Wrangell, Re publican. G. E. Almquist, Juneau, Demo- Frank A. Johnson, Rake. Repub. lican.
 James Nolan, Wrangell, Demo crat.
 J. S. MacKinnon, Juneau. Re- publican.
 Abel Anderson, Juneau. Demo- crat
 Ed Locken. Petersburg, Republi can.
 Amelia A. Gundersen, Ketchi kan, Democrat.
 Frank S. Shelton, Ketehikan, Republican.
 Marcus F. Jensen. Douglas, Democrat
 William E. Feero, Jr.. Skagway. Republican.
 Robert E. Coughlin, Juneau Democrat.
 William A. winn, Juneau. Re- publican.
 Eugene Lockridge, Juneau. Dem- oerat.
 Helmi A. Bach. Douglas, Repub- lican.
 At the polls you also will get a separate ballot which asks two questions: Whether you favor a. polishing fish traps over a period of 10 years or favor continuing their use. You will not have done your complete civic duty unless you declare yourself on this issue. It may have a bearing on the sur vfval of the fishing industry 1T Southeast Alaska.
 On page one of this rnper you will find a statement from Terri torial Treasurer Oscar c. Olson or the condition of Territorial financ es as of the beginning Of thi: month. It reveals the Territory i short something over $200,000 il its general fund of being able tt meet its obligations, a condition which may grow worse before tho next Legislature meets the fourtl Monday in January. Best estimat at this time Is that the Territory will be short around half a mil lion by Legislature time. Balanc ing the Territorial budget an getting it back nits financia feet by means of adequate revenu measures will be the No. tas before the new Legislature. w,
 frouffnnad ou papa Tan1
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-10-08
MAD 2-s-2

Mad? Because your story was crowded out by fish traps and pol itical candidates? So was the World Series (and s9.45 worth of Associated Press news.) Cheer up. we'll get you next week.
 P!S. Cleveland won today. 20
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30

of CORE are encouraged to fol-
low the leading of their con-
science whether it leads them to
register or refuse to register, as
an organization the Minneapolis
CORE believes that refusal to CO.
operate with a program of con-
scription into a segregated army
is a vital aspect Of the effort TO
further the cause Of racial equal
ity. The full moral support Of
the Minneapolis CORE will ac-
cordingly be given to such mem
bers Of CORE and others who
support or adhere to the program
of non-violent civil disobedience
lead by A. Phillip Randolph
against segregation in the armed
forces"
Follows National Pattern
This resolution follows a SINH
lar indication of support for the
civil disobedience movement IS
sued by the national convention
Of CORE at Cleveland several
weeks ago.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
Testimonial Banquet
Held for /. S. Joseph

The Minneapolis Jewish FEEDER
alton sponsored a testimonial din
ner for l. S. Joseph, Minneapolis
grain man and community leader
at the Nicolet Hotel Monday
night.
A crowd of $50 persons heard
speakers extol Mr.. Joseph for his
great service to the Jewish COM
munity and to the city at large.
Mr.. Joseph served as a mem
Der of the Minneapolis board Of
Public Welfare during the trying
depression days. He has spear
headed the various Embarrassing
drives which have been held by
the Jewish communities for jew
ish World Relief.
For years he was president of
Temple Israel and of the Mime
apolis Federation for Jewish
Service. No cause has been too
small to engage his attention,
speakers pointed out. 4
On the program was Rabbi Ma
hum SchuIman, Arthur c. Mel
AIMED, Mayor Hubert H. Hum
phrey, Charles l. Cooper, execu-
tive secretary of the federation
sponsoring the banquet; Rabbi
Albert l. Gordon, executive di-
rector, United Synagogue of
America; Jay Phillips, member of
federation board; DR.. Louis R.
Weiss, who recently succeeded
Joseph as president of the fedora
ton and Rabbi Albert G. Minda
of Temple Israel.
During Mr.. Joseph's impressive
response to the eulogies bestowed
upon him he introduced to the
audience several special guests
who had come to pay tribute to
him. Included in that group
were: Gideon Seymour, executive
editor of the STAR & TRIBUNE,
and Cecil Newman, editor of the
SPOKESMAN & RECORDER
newspapers.
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he called Truman's gesture"
THE presidents order on
equality Of treatment in the
armed services says nothing, does
nothing, promises nothing and
leaves segregation intact" his
statement said in part. He APP
points another commission to in
vestigate discrimination In the
armed services with no time limit
set for action and no promise
that its recommendations viii be
binding"
Asks Truman's Impeachment
1t was a South carolinian,
State Senator r. M. Kennedy,
who asked that the President be
impeached. This is no wild and
radical idea" he exclaimed, in
arguing that the President Is
guilty Of petty politics, and would
throw the nation into another
war in order to save himself
from defeat.
No Reply TO Youngdahl
According to Gov. Youngdahl's
Office, no reply had been received
from the President to the request
that the Governor be allowed
to integrate Negroes into the
states armed guard. rrs
1t was not clear as to whether
the executive order issued Mon
day opened the way for such q
move. No word was given as TO
whether % not a new appeal
would be made to Army Score
tary Royal, in view Of the sup
posedly new policy.
Commenting on this question
editorially Wednesday, the Min
neapolis Tribune stated that The
language is necessarily broad
Nevertheless, the way would be
open for federal approval Of nom
segregation in national guard
units as Gov. Youngdahl repeat
edly urged"
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very good advice for young men
wishing to get ahead.
Mr.. Cruising, one Of a family
of seven children, was born on
a farm near Clara City, Mime
sofa. His father died when Bon
Cruising was ten years old.
Cruising said this left him to
make it the hard way or not at
all"
Working on the farm and at
various other jobs, he says he
received only 81 months of grade
school education.
Cruising always wanted a col
lege education so he managed
to get into Carleton College.
He worked his way through
school at various jobs including,
selling groceries to farmers. Mr..
Cruising says he has owed as
much as $1,000 in tuition.
In a sincere convincing man
ner,, Mr.. Cruising says he be-
lieves that being realistic about
problems by trying to: First,
determine why you have to face
them, what you yourself can do
about them, and then proceed TO
convince the other fellow what
he should do. BY such a course
mutual understanding will DE
gained and you will have made
a step forward.
This he feels should be done
even to the extent Of listing these
probable obstacles on paper and
striking them off as you conquer
them.
Bon D. Cruising believes that
the greatest right in America is
the right to fight for the right
which we justly deserve. How
ever, he emphasized that the
right to earn a livelihood and the
right to the ballot box, If not
available to all will greatly jeo-
pordize all freedoms.
He back up his beliefs with
a quotation from Theodore Roos-
evelt. 1.-THE law Of worthy life
is fundamentally the law Of strife.
It is only through strife and
painful effort by grim energy,
by resolute courage that we move
on to better things"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
Minneapolis CORE
Endorses Randolph Civil
Disobedience in Resolution

The Minneapolis Committee of
Racial Equality, meeting in its
summer conference session at
Camp Tipi Wakan on Lake Min
netonka, last Saturday declared
its sympathy with the civil dis
obedience movement lead by A.
Phillip Randolph and pledged to
give its full moral support to
those who refuse to register for
service in a Jim crow army.
At the same time CORE called
upon existing community organ
izations to survey their member
ship to determine the extent Of
popular support for the civil dis
obedience program in the Twin
Cities area.
Resolution
The text Of the resolution
passed by CORE follows:
''The Minneapolis Committee
of Racial Equality recognizes that
civil disobedience is one Of the
legitimate non-violent means for
combating segregation and dis
elimination. Although members
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
Arkansas Governor
Predicts Truman
Custer of Royal

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. CAMP
In order to end segregation in
the army, Secy. of the Army
Kenneth Royal will be fired, /"
Gov. Ben Laney predicted here
last week.
Speaking before the Arkansas
Game and Fish commission, he
said that Royal would be fred
because he would not order ian
end to segregation to the army"
He added that the NAACP had
more influence over the Demo-
cratic party than the solid
south" Speaking of President
Truman and Republican candi-
date Thomas z. Dewey, he said,
Both will be advocating social
equality before the November
election"
The aim Of the states rights
group is to prevent civil
rights legislation. Defeating
Dewey or Truman is second
ary," he added.
The south was read out of the
Democratic party "by a bunch
of radicals" he said. They'll
never unite the party again." He
was referring to the big cities
and states where the so-called
liberals have gone to the extreme
left"
The aim OF the Dixie Demo-
Gratis, he said, was to get more
electoral votes than Truman so
that they would control the mi
nority party in congress and pre-
vent civil rights legislation.
Whether the "Dixiecrats" could
get on the state ballot or not,
Gov. Laney could not say. He
said that he would have to study
the state law a bit more.
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Mrs. J. c. Sleet,
st. Paul Resident
40 Years, Dead

Mrs. ]. c. (Bertha) Sleet Of
859 Aurora Ave, died July %, al
home after a two-years' illness
Mrs. Sleet was 63 years old. She
was born near Louisville, Ky.
and was a pioneer resident of 4C
years in the city.
Survivors are her husband, J
c. Sleet and daughter, Miss 70
zell Sleet, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
. Funeral services were held
Monday, July 20, 200 pm, at the
home, with Rev. Floyd Massey
officiating. Interment, Oakland
Brooks Funeral home in charge.
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The Army and Social Reforms"
Edifnrin

Speaking Of Mr. Trumans executive order Equality Of
treatment and opportunity in forces
Army chief Of STAFF Omar Bradley stated that the Army
mo intention of ending segregation" Army not make
social reforms" he said.
Certainly Gen Bradley naive he would have
believe. 1t Is secret why the American Army in Ewope
there make reforms and back contradictory reforms
both social and political The Army there along with billions
dollars to help reform" the world to Democracy.
Gen. Bradley stated that the Army win segregation
until the country whole segregation This Of course
cannot be- The Army supposed representative
the Souhhe portion of country which maintains and attempts
to extend segregation Supposedly representative of those
ideals which attempting impress upon other nations Of the
world Time II and belief in moral well
verbal democracy will convince Mr. Bradley that the
American Army the great purveyor Of Democracy
with freedom talk while exists hafave and half
free
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30
DePriest Asks
Dewey to Urge
Civil Rights

CHICAGO CAMP - Excon-
gresham Oscar DePriest of Chi
cago asked Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey of New York to use his influ-
ence to ask congress to pass
civil rights laws in a special tele-
gram sent to the Republican can
didate for President last week.
DePriest wrote:
4 Spokesman 29336 Lew July 26
Because of your record in
New York in sponsoring legisla-
ton to cover similar problems
to those now proposed at the
special congress, l earnestly urge
that you use your good influence
to the end that congress shall
become more alert to the chang
ing times and assume a courage
GUS and unequivocal position as
to civil rights, which are now
and have been the basic part Of
our constitution.
Such leadership on your part
would not only further assure
your election in November but
likewise would serve to rekindle
new hope and warrant our conf
dence in the belief that the Re
publican party may still be
trusted as the party of the consti-
tuition and that it stands for all
men up and no men down
Promising his aid in the COM
ing campaign, the excongressman
said, Il still have thousands Of
friends and admirers over the
nation and with my health con-
tinuing to improve I shall leave
no stone unturned in your be-
half"
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and Samuel W. Rucker, Okla
hOma City.

In the local government race,
Thomas M. Clarke and Ulysses
S. Keys, attorney, are running for
municipal court judge. Atty.
Keys was executive editor of the
Chicago Bee. He was admitted
to the bar in 1886.
DR.. Clifford Doyle seeks the
Cook County coroner's post and
Sam Parks is campaigning for
sanitary district trustee in Chi
cago.
The only Negro woman to be
president of a UAW-CIO local,
Mrs. Edna Lee Johnson, is cam
paigning for the Indiana state
authorship. She declined the
nomination to the presidency of
Local 761 to run for state Office.
MeSdames Eslanda (Cardoza)
Goode Robson, Enfield, Conn,
and Rebecca Stiles Taylor, Chi
cago, are in the race for secretary
of state for Connecticut and I'LL
7 Spokesman 20336 Lew July 26
nois, respectively. Mrs. Robson
is the wife of Paul Robson,
noted singer-actor and is also
the author of AFRICAN Journey
and other works. Her maternal
grandmother, Francis L. Cardoza,
was secretary of state in South
Carolina during Reconstruction.
Mrs. Taylor is one Of the found
ers of the National Council OF
Negro women. In addition, she
is co-chairman, Chicago Women
for Wallace; a newspaper column
mist and leader in women's and
civic movements.
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bined to form larger organiza-
tons.
Dixiecrat leaders felt that Mr..
Truman's order did mean an end
to armed forces segregation, and
they attacked the order on that
assumption.
Il think this suggestion for
ending segregation in the Army
win cause more disunity than
anything else" Sen. Stewart CD
Of Tennessee.
NothIn' DOln'-Wallace
Henry Wallace, Progressive
party candidate for president,
also had some comments on what
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Myrtle Oliver Dies Few
DAYS before 10th Birthday

Myrtle Oliver Of 400 st. An
thony Ave, who would have OBJ
served her 10th birthday July 81,
died at Ancker hospital Wednes-
day, July 81, after suffering a
stroke. Mrs. Oliver was born in
Macon, Mo, 1878, and had made
her home in the city for the past
IS or SO years. She was a dea.
coness at Pilgrim church.
Survivors include a son, Leon
ard Oliver; two grandchildren
and a niece, Mrs. Corinne Few.
Funeral services were held
July "a, 200 pm, at Pilgrim
Baptist church, with Rev. FLOYD
Massey officiating. Burial was ir
Oakland cemetery. Brooks Fun
eral home in charge.
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treatment and opportunity" In
the armed forces. This policy
was TO be put into effect as soon
as possible without impalring
efficiency or morale"
Immediate reactions to the &C.
ton were:
"a cry of politics" by COP
congressman, and q threat to open
the special session with anti-poll
tax legislation and let the Dixie
crsts filibuster them into read
journment.
. An assertion by Army Chief
of Staff Omar N. Bradley at Fort
Knox, Ky. that "the Army has no
intention Of ending segregation
until the nation ends it as a
whole"
. A contention by Dixiecrat
leader Senator Richard Russell Of
Georgia that Truman made "un-
conditional surrender" TO the Hen
ry Wallace convention and to
Negro leaders who threatened
civil disobedience.
Randolph Says Truman Evasive
. A claim by A. Philip Ran
delphi that Mr.. Truman's Army
order was evasive, misleading and
political, and that it is not aimed
at the ending Of segregation.
. An announcement by Her
bert L. Bruce, Harlem political
leader, that he will try to raise a
million dollars among Negroes to
aid the Truman campaign.
Mr.. Truman had given priority
in his speech to demands for linn
tied wage and price controls, and
excess profits tax and low cost
housing.
To Avert Depression
He said that such legislation
was vital to check the rising cost
Of living and to avert another
great depression" which would
scuttle "the worlds hope for q
lasting peace"
It appears that COP and Dix
ieerat strategy Is to lose these
pleas In civil rights debate"
Some southern senators have
promised to talk forever"
The House has already passed
the anti-poll tax bill.
Gen. Bradley's statement came
after Army Sec'y. Kenneth Roy
all had refused to comment. HI
said that the Army was not ou'
to make any social reforms" anC
thus had no intention Of ending
segregation.
Bradley said that an ending o
segregation would not be nee
essary to comply with Mr.. Tru
mans order.
i Bradley did indicate that h
favored segregation only in tn
lower levels" He thought sepa
rate smaller units could be com
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Carroll, LOUISVILLE; ana willard
B. Ransom, Indianapolis.
Dickerson, who began law
practice in 1920, is seeking nom
nation from the first congress
sional district, Chicago. He was
assistant corporation counsel
from 1887; assistant states at
torney, 1933-38; alternate U. S.
court of appeals and supreme
court, l939-1943; and member of
the first FEPC commission in
Illinois.
Long identified with the strug-
gle for racial democracy in his
state is Carroll, well-known civic
leader. He is the first Negro ever
to run for national Office from
Kentucky.
Another to be the first Negro
to run for congress from his
state is Atty. Ransom. Holder
of a law degree from Harvard
university, he was deputy-attor-
ney-general in 1913; and ran for
city council in l947 on the United
Labor ticket. His father was city
councilman during the war.
Other congressional candidates
are Drs. Ulysses Campbell,
Orange, N. j.; and John E. T.
Camper, Baltimore; Miss Ada B.
Johnson, Brooklyn; Larkin Mar
shall, editor, Macon World, Ma
con, Ga, and the first Negro to
be nominated for the senate by
a major party since Reconstruc-
ton days; Sidney Moore, Los
Angeles; Mrs. Margaret Bush
Wilson, St. Louis; and Joseph H.
Rainey, Philadelphia magistrate.
Mrs. Wilson is vice-chairman of
the Progressive party of Missouri.
She and her husband co-authored
the St. Louis Rent Control bill
which is to appear on the ballot
in the August primaries. Judge
Rainey, educated at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, was former
ly coach of Lincoln university
track team, newspaperman with
the Philadelphia Record and
state athletic commissioner. He
was appointed magistrate in
1888.
On the state level, there are
James T. Allen, Los Angeles; Os-
car Brown, Jr., Chicago; Mrs. Dor
othy Smith Daley, Roxbury,
Mass; Rev. F. D. Gholston, Har-
risburg, Pa; Allan freedom, Phil
adelphia; Augustus F. Hawkins,
seeking reelection, Los Angeles;
Robert A. Henson, Philadelphia;
Albert Janney, st. Louis; Atty.
Sidney A. Jones, Jr., Chicago;
Charles A. Melton, West Chester,
Pa; Dorothy Pearson and Book
er T. Washington Rowe, Phila-
delphia; Donald H. Smith, Jamai-
ca, L. l.; Milas S. Stephens, Chi
cago; Arthur P. Townsend, San
Bernardino, Cal; Edward Wash
ington, Jamaica, L. l.; and Miss
Frances Williams, Los Angeles,
All seek election as state repre-
sentatives.
Miss Williams is a graduate OF
University of Finlandia, Helsinki
and Western Reserve. She polled
IS per cent of the votes when
she first ran for the assembly,
from a mixed constituency which
includes Jews, Javanese, Koreans
Japanese, Mexicans and Negroes
Those seeking nomination
as presidential electors are
Mrs. Pauline Kigh Reed and
Nelson M. Willis, Chicago;