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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
WEATHER REPORT

. (U. s. WEATHER BUREAU) . Temperatures for 24-Hour Period . Ending 8:30 O'Clock This Morning . In Juneau Maximum, 3l, . minimum, 27
 . At Airport Maximum, 3l; minimum. 26.
 . WEATHER FORECAST . tJuneau and Vicinity
 Variable cloudiness with . snow flurries this afternoon and mostly cloudy with oc- . casional snow tonight and Sunday, changing to snow . or rain Sunday afternoon. . Warmer with southeasterly . winds Is to 20 miles per . hour Sunday
 . PRECIPITATION . Past 24 hours ending 730 am. today . In Juneau 0.l6 inches, . since Jan. l, 0.45 inches; . since July l, 62.17 inches. . At Airport 0,05 inches; . since Jan. l, 0.50 inches;
 since July |, 36.8l inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
HERE FROM sITKA

Dick Avrit of Sitka is staying at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03

Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Industrial Production
Rises 1917 in Germany
BY the A,,oeioted Press

BERLIN, Aug. 23.-Industrial pro-
duction in the combined British
American zones of Germany scored
q 10 per cent gain to reach a new
postwar record in July, the American
Military Government reported to-
day in its semimonthly review of
occupation affairs.
The report said overall produc-
ton now stands at go per cent of the
1895 base level and that all indus
trial groups showed increases during
the month, with all but two setting
occupation highs.
The brightest spot was the new
postwar record reached by iron and
steel production in he Ruhr, which
Is a cornerstone of German partici-
patton in the European Recovery
Program.
Pig iron output rose to 401 ,903
metric tons, 20 per cent gain over
June. Ingot steel production rose
81 per cent, to 457,623 tons and hot
rolled products increased u per cent
to 321 ,974 tons.
Ingot steel was II per cent above
the July target of 100000 tons and
now is coming from the mills at an
annual rate of 5500,000 tons. Under
the revised level of industry plan
adopted year ago to make western
Germany self-sustaining, produc-
ton Of ingot steel is permitted to
reach 10,700,000 tons annually.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Motorist Dragging
Policeman Is Shot

A motorist was in Gallinger Hos
pital today with a gunshot wound
inflicted by a policeman who said
he was forced to shoot to avoid be-
ing dragged along the street by
the automobile.
The policeman. Pvt. H. H. Smith,
IS, colored, of No. Is precinct, re-
ported he shot the motorist, Eddie
Franklin, "a, colored, of the TOO
block Barnes street NE, about 8:15
pm. yesterday near Fourteenth and
" streets NV.
Franklin was shot in the left
chest, but his condition was not
regarded as serious.
While questioning Franklin about
speeding, Pvt. Smith stuck his left
arm through the window of the car
and asked to see the drivers per-
NIT.
At that time the motorist stepped
on the starter and attempted to
drive away, the policeman said.
While hanging on the car with one
hand, he pulled his pistol with the
other and fired once.
Franklin was charged with as
sault with dangerous weapon (the
automobile), carrying an expired
permit and driving at an unrea-
sonable speed.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Greek Army Routs
Rebels From Vitsi
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Aug. 23-The Greek
Army, tourning north and east from
the Grammos Mountains, today
routed guerrillas who were moving
toward the Vitsi area with the ap-
parent aim of finding new home
for Communist Free Greece"
A communique said the rebels en-
tered Greece from Albania directly
west of kastoria. Government troops
blunted their advance and sent
them Scurrying toward the south
east. A spokesman said this stopped
their march toward VitSi.
The Vitsi area consists of some 20
to Is square miles. 1t is directly
north of Lake Kastoria in the tri-
angle formed by the juncture of the
Greek. Albanian and Yugeslav bor-
der at Lake Presba Kastoria is
about 13 miles northeast of Nesoti-
rion, northeastern anchor OF the old
GrammoS front.
The vitsi sector would offer the
guerrillas supply lines into both AL
bania and. Yugoslavsas but; the tef-
:ain is not nearly so rugged as the
Grammos Mountains and thus of :
fers fewer natural defenses.
Gen. Steilos Kitrdilakis, deputy
chief of staff. said earlier that
Guerrilla .Chieftain Markos Vafiades
is whipped and Communist Free
Greece" is no more. American
sources said that up to late last
week the Greek Army had killed
about 1000 rebels and captured an
other 1000 in the Gammos fighting
Guerilla wounded were estimated at
5000 to 5000. Most of them were
evacuated from Greece and the fig
llres are uncertain.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Named to Law Group

Two District lawyers, George M.
Morris and William H. Pauling-
Enrich, have been named members
of the International and Compare .
tive Law Committee of the Illinois
State Bar Association, it was an
nounced by the association.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Man Held in Assault
On Woman in Park

Park police held a man on charges
of rape and robbery today after
hearing woman's story that she
was pursued, rescued from the Tidal
Basin by her assailant and then at
tackled and held prisoner by him.
The accused is Raymond v. John
son, 10, colored, of the 1900 block
of Thirteenth street NV, and the
accuser 22-year-old colored
woman.
Park police said she informed
them that Johnson, golf caddie
threatened her with q knife early
yesterday morning at Fifteen and
U streets NV. Then this sequence
of events occurred, according to the
story she told police:
Johnson forced her to go with
him to the Tidal Basin and robbed
her of 81. She broke away and
dashed toward the water. Forget
ting she could not swim, she jumped
in, and shouted for help.
johnson dived in and rescued her
and afterwards, according to the
woman's story, assaulted her twice.
! He then compelled her to go with
him to an abandoned icehouse in
the 100 block of North Henry
street, Alexandria, and forced her
to remove her shoes and skirt 80
sshe could not escape.
Another man in the icehouse got
word to the police and johnson
was arrested
Evening star., 1948-08-23
.7o Jap Trains Tied Up
As Strikers Defy Ban
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Aug. 23.-Seventy-nine
trains were tied up in Northern
Japan today by a walkout of gov
ernment railroad workers in de-
fiance Of a government ordinance
against strikes.
Sixty-eight of the trains were in
the Sapporo, Hokkaido, area and
II were in the Aomori prefecture
of Northern Honshu.
The newspaper Asahi said that
authorities estimated 956 railway
workers walked out in the Sapporc
area alone.
The transportation ministry Or
dered the dismissal of workers leav-
ing their jobs after midnight.
Kyodo news agency reported sc
postal workers at Hidachi and Tags
had walked off their jobs. This was
the first report of postal workers
joining in the strike.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Air Force. Navy Buying
Rudio Turget Planes

The Air Force and Navy are buy
ing a few high-speed radio-con-
trclled CLAY pigeons for their gun
ners to practice up their sharp
shooting.
A contract with Ryan Aeronauti.
cal Co. calls for a service test
quantity" of target planes which
an Air Force official explained il
usually about 10. If the early models
hold up under test, more are ordered
he said.
How much the jet-powered
pilotless targets will cost is a secret
The closest estimate that could bt
obtained was "under 500, 600 each.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Gen. Wheeler Gets Film
OF Project He Directed

A moving picture film in techni-
color recording tremendous earth
moving project was presented today
to Gen. r. A. Wheeler, Army chief
of engineers, at his offices at Gra-
velly Point, The presentation was
made by Roy E. McCluskey, vice
president in charge of sales of r. G.
Letourneau, Inc, at Peoria, Ill.
The film records what is described
as the worlds fastest man-made
earth-moving project" In 40ia
hours $50 machines moved 25000O
cubic yards of dirt under super
vision of Gen. Wheeler. The project
resulted In the leveling of the 100.
acre future home of a Peoria COM
munity project for recreation and
agricultural attractions.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Birmingham Strike Closes
Four Blast Furnaces
BY the kssoeioied Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. GA
strike of coke oven workers yester-
day shut down four of this indus
trial districts blast furnaces and
left approximately 1000 persons idle.
The oven workers, members of the
United Mine Workers of America,
District So. went sont at midnight
when then contract with Sloss-
Sheffield Steel IL Iron Co., expired
Joe Morris, UNIV assistant re-
gional director, said the strikers
wanted a pay increase. They num-
ber approximately 800.
Mr.. Morris said the men were
getting from 90 cents to $1.54 an
hour under the expired contract
They were asking an increase in
both minimum and maximum rates
The union Official did not list
union demands, but said Woodward
Iron Co., had signed q new contract
with pay rates of $l,084 to $l.7l
an hour,
Evening star., 1948-08-23
High Operating Costs
Caused Postal Deficit,
| Donaldson Declares
By The Asseeiotsd Press

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 23.-Postmaster
General Donaldson said today the
Post Once Departments $345, ,000, 600
deficit last year was caused by in
creased operating costs and not by
mismanagement.
Addressing the opening convention
session of the National Federation
Of Postal Clerks, Mr.. Donaldson told
the $500 delegates that in the fiscal
year just ended the deficit was
greater than the total postal re-
ceipts for the year 1917.
THE postal deficit is not some
thing new" Mr.. Donaldson said,
because in the last hundred years
there has been an operation deficit
every year-except II years where
surpluses were shown 1t has
been charged that there is misman-
agement and inefhciency whenever
We wind up year with 4 deficit" !"
Salary Increases Cited.
Mr.. Donaldson, = career man,
pointed to the salary increases of
l945, 1916 and 1s48 for postal en-
ployes, which increased operating
costs $625 ,000, ,000-equal to the en-
tire revenue in 1885.
Costs Of transportation have risen,
too, the Postmaster General de-
clared. He said the Interstate Com
merce Commission has applications
for increases up to IS per cent over
present rates. Building rentals,
airline rates and star route costs
also have increased, he said.
Mr.. Donaldson said he recon-
mended changes to Congress which
would increase postal revenues
s245, 100000 year, but they had not
been acted on.
Backs Postal Rate Boost.
He said he recommended an in
crease in postal rates on domestic
classes of mail-except first class
and on special services.
Il feel that this should be done
in order to put the postal estab-
lishment on sound business basis, !"
he said. II also feel that the gen.
eral public would be behind such q
program"
New officers OF the Postal Press
Association, meeting in conjunction
with the postal clerks, were elected
yesterday. They are Robert C..
Ryan, San Francisco, president:
Marvin Ackerman, Memphis, Tenn,
first vice president; Richard Bo-
chime, Portland. Greg, second vice
president; Pat Penny, Los Angeles,
secretary, and Adam Jaso, Long
Beach, Calf, treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
|Heiress to Enter
Convent Shortly,
| Mother Reveals
BY the Associofsd Press
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y. Aug.

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. %
Murray, whose grand
father left his family $4,000 900
will 60 into a Roman Catholic con-
vent next month.
The l9-year- old, pretty blond
debutante's decision to become a
nun was revealed by her widowed
mother, Mrs. John F. Murray, last
night after the girl returned by
plane from tour of Europe.
Mrs. Murray said her daughter
will enter the Convent of the Holy
Child at Sharon Hill, Pa, Septem-
Der l5-three days after she acts
as bridesmaid at her sister Cath
crimes wedding here.
Daughter of a one-time stock
exchange member, Miss Murray is
one of the heirs to the huge for
tune of the late Thomas Edward
Murray, electrical inventor and off,
cial of the New York Edison Co.
One of her four sisters Is mar.
ried to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Alexandra Hospital Names
Il More Doctors 10 Sfaffs

The Alexandria Hospital has
named seven additional doctors to
its associate and courtesy staffs
it was announced today.
Named to the associate staff were
DR.. Edward D. Risdon, dental sur
gerry, and DR.. Edward Tannenbaum
exodontia, both of Alexandria.
Appointed to the courtesy staff
Of doctors permitted to practice at
the hospital were DR.. Charles Rob-
len, jr.. pediatrics, Dumfries: DIR.
Charles F.. Stiegler. pediatrics,
Washington: DR.. Francis L. zinzi,
pediatrics, Alexandria; DR.. Walter
s. Nicklin, jr, general practice,
Warrenton; DR.. Samuel M. Becker,
traumatic extra abdominal surgery
and minor surgery, Washington
Evening star., 1948-08-23
3,000.Lot Subdivision
Planned Near Ocean CITY
By the Associoted Press

OCEAN CITY. Md, Aug. ga
3,000-lot subdivision is being mapped
near here which will offer competi-
tion to this resort town.
1t is to be located four miles from
here and Is being backed by group
of Eastern Shore businessmen. The
development is to be known as
Ocean Bay City.
The agent for the hackers, Ray
mond B. Jarvis. said grading and
laying of streets is underway. He
said home and business construction
is to begin next year.
The proposed community, the
agent said, will be situated on either
side of Ocean highway, between the
Atlantic Ocean and Assawomar
Raw
Evening star., 1948-08-23
|'47 Per Capita Income
Reaches $i,624 Here,
Rise Of S7S Over As

If all individual incomes in Wash
ington last year had been divided
equally on . per capita basis. youl
share would have been 1854, ar
increase of $7S over the 1s46 aver
age.
These figures were disclosed
yesterday in . Commerce Depart
ment report, which showed that
individual incomes in the United
States scared in 1947 to q record
breaking total Of $lo0, ,oo0, 600, 900.
That made the National per
capita average 81, 1923, or . per cent
more than the ls46 average OF
$1,213.
The rise was general, but the
Commerce Department said the
Northwest farm belt led the Nation
with 20 per cent increase.
D. C. Incomes Up 3 Per Cent.
In the District the total of all
individual incomes last year was )
per cent higher than in 1916. The
total figures for Washington were
In 1947, $1,795, ,000, 600, as against
81, ,739, ,000, 900 in 1916.
Nationwide income was Is per
cent above the war peak year of
1914. But 1s47 per capita figures
disclosed a concentration of low
income States below the Mason
Dixon line where Is Southern
States were among the l6 with the
lowest averages.
More than one-third of the Ma
tion's income was in the Eastern
States. centers of population and
production. A total of $67, ,0OO. 600 900
was reported from this region.
Nevada Leads Nation.
Nevada's per capita 1892 aver
age topped the States: Mississippi's
$659 was the countrys lowest. The
District of Columbia was tied with
Illinois for eighth place.
About 28 per cent of all United
States income was in the large Gen.
trail States area, and the 13 States
In the Southwest and Northwest
regions accounted for more than 10
per cent.
The Far West showed last years
smallest relative increase of any
region. Decline OF war industry after
VI day was cited as the principal
reason.
But the Commerce Department
said the Vests wartime two-fold
income growth had substantially ex-
ceeded the National increase of one
and one-half.
The figures were based On in
come received from all sources.
Meanwhile, the Commerce De-
partmen also reported signs of a
showdown in the steady postwar
climb of American industrial pro-
duction.
While price increases gained rap
idity, the departments monthly
publication, Survey Of Current BUSH
ness, reported that industrial out
put was moderately lower" In June
and July than in the early part of
the year.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Man, 81, Held In Wicomico
In Assault on Girl, Il
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, Aug. 23.-Po-
lice said today they are holding
Walter Taylor, 81, Whaleysville, in
Wicomico County Jail, on a charge
OF raping a 12-year- -old Williards,
Md. girl. ..., j.
State police said the girl told
them she was at the home of a
sister in Whaleysville Thursday. A
man came to the house and asked
If she wanted to go riding.
They said the man attacked her,
struck her once and threatened
twice to kill her If she told what
had happened. police said. She said
he assaulted her in both Wicomico
and Worcester Counties.
States Attorney Rex. A. Taylor
said the complaint against the de-
fendant was made by the girls
father. a
Evening star., 1948-08-23
Spanish War Veteran.
Hear 0mer Clark on
Activities Of VA

A total of 2,2s2,873 veterans of
American wars and 603, ,286 de-
pendents of deceased veterans are
receiving monthly pensions, Omer
w. Clark, Veterans Administration
assistant administrator, today told
joint session of the United Spanish
War Veterans and its auxiliaries
ut Constitution Hall.
Mr.. Clark said that 103,57e vet
erans now are receiving hospital
treatment and an additional 14,275
are receiving home care. He added
that veterans of all wars are carry
ing approximately $4,000, ,0O0, 900
worth of Government insurance.
To carry on these and other func-
tions, the VA requires a full time
staff Of 202, 900 employees, Mr.. Clark
explained.
The meeting is the 50th ami
versary of the Spanish war veterans
and auxiliaries. The convention,
which opened officially yesterday
will continue through Thursday
morning when elections and in
stallation of officers will take place.
Approximately $500 are attending.
Plaque for District.
Today's meeting was highlighted
by the acceptance of plaque for
the District by Commissioner Guy
Mason. In accepting it Mr.. Mason
said this will be an inspiration
that anything We have is worth
fighting for"
The plaque was presented by Ma
tional Patriotic Instructor Ruby
Lyons.
In welcoming the delegates, Mr..
Mason referred to the Communist
investigations now going on and
said:
Il hope the delegates will 60 along
feeling the city Is not all Red. Let
us not be led to hysteria in investiga-
ton of the charges, but use judg
ment and wisdom with it. Let us
not accuse unjustly."
A gift of 81, 800 was given by the
auxiliary to the Gen. Leonard Wood
Memorial Foundation 1t was re-
ceived by DR.. Henry Burgess, presi-
dent OF the foundation which aims
to help and seek a, cure for leprosy.
The check was presented to DR..
Burgess by Auxiliary National Presi-
dent Cansy DeNunzio.
Military Ball Tonight.
Among those speaking at the
meeting this morning was Barto-
lone A. Umayam, second secretary
of the Philippine Embassy. He eX-
pressed gratitude for liberation of
his country from Spain in 1898.
At pm. today a military ball,
featuring a Parade of States"
will be held at the National Guard
Armory, 2001 East Capitol street.
Comdr Horace M. Havner of Des
Moines, Iowa, who presided at the
session this morning, announced
that 1t Gov, Joseph Hanley of
New York would speak at the meet
ing at the Sylvan Theater at 7;30
pm.
Evening star., 1948-08-23
3-County Droft Boord
Named in West Virginia
BY the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug: %
Formation of three-man selec
tive service board for Morgan, Jef
ferson and Berkeley Counties has
been completed here ...
The board members include Gracen
B. Heare, Berkeley Springs. who
will represent Morgan County;
Arthur l.. Glover, Charles Town, who
will represent Jefferson County. and
G.. c. McKoWn, Martinsburg, who
will represent Berkeley County. All
served on county boards during
World War II. Headquarters will
Evening star., 1948-10-14

from trees cross-brsd like prize rosebushss
literally pedisrsed. But to produce the
richest favored coffee beans, these trees
must grow under shade trees
Evening star., 1948-10-14
British Movie Men
Boycott Ben Hecht
RY tho Asseeiatsd Press


LONDON, Oct. 14.-British Aim
exhibitors have decided to boycott
the work of Ben Hecht, American
writer-producer, because Of what
they term his anti-British attitude
on the Palestine question.
The Cinema Exhibitors Associa-
ton. representing nearly 5000 movie
houses, adopted a resolution yes
terday, asking film distributors to
withdraw from circulation in Brit
ain any films with which Hecht
was associated"
Association members will be told
to cancel future bookings Of pic
lures In which Mr.. Hecht has had
q hand.
Mr.. Hecht has been under crit
icism In Britain for q long time.
His quoted comments on Britain
and British policy concerning Pal
estine have been condemned by
several newspapers.
The exhibitors action was played
under front-page headlines in three
papers this morning.
Evening star., 1948-10-14

:, Of atomic energy. Their chief ain,
Is to create under the banner OF
international control a supertrust
with whose help the United States
could bring to hand the atomic raw
material throughout the world
necessary to America for an atomic
ornaments race and establish its
control over the economy Of other
nations"
The Soviet press also hit at the
United States for refusing to- with
draw American armies from Korea.
The criticism was contained in
editorials in Pravda, Communist
Party newspaper, and Izvestia, off,
cial government newspaper, which
hailed establishment Of diplomatic
relations between the Soviet Union
and the Korean Peoples-Democratic
Republic.
The editorials accused the United
States Of breaking up the work Of
the joint Soviet-American Commits
sion on Korea and bringing the
Korean case to the United Nations
'in violation of the statutes Of the
United Nations"
The press also carried prominently
Evening star., 1948-10-14
II. ). Tries 10 Corner
Atomic Raw Material, ,
Moscow Press Says
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Oct. 1.-THE Russian
people were told in dispatches from
Paris today that the United States,
aided by Britain, seeks to corner
the worlds atomic raw material
under the protection of interna-
tional control.
The dispatches from Tass, the
official Soviet news agency, were
displayed prominently in all morn
ing newspapers and broadcast to
regional newspapers throughout the
U. s. s. r. The report said:
"The whole course Of debate and
results Of the voting Tin the United
Nations) show the United States
and England do not desire aboli-
ton of atomic weapons and control
Evening star., 1948-10-14
Red Cross to Increase
Personnel for Miiitury

Additional Red Cross personnel
will be assigned to domestic military
installations to care for the ex-
panding armed forces, Defense Sec
retary Forrestal announced today.
Mr.. Forrestal said he had been
notified of this change by President
Basil O'Connor of the American Ma
ttDnal Red Cross.
Three hundred additional paid
Red Cross personnel will be needed
by July in view Of the expansion,
Mr.. O'Connor estimated. Other
thousands of volunteers are being
recruited to assist the field program.
OF the 1,307 paid Red Cross work.
ers In the United States on August
l, total of 783 were assigned to
military hospitals.
Evening star., 1948-10-14
BY the Assoeioted Press

MADISON, Fla, Oct. 14.-Eightl
year-old Colin (Corky) Kelly III,
son of the Air Forces flyer who was
hailed as the first hero Of the
Pacific war, yesterday attended re-
burial services for his father in
this north Florida town.
The flag which draped the casket
was presented to young Corky by
Capt. William E. Frantz Of the 14th
Air Force. Among the hundreds
at the service were Capt. Kellys
parents and his young widow, who
has remarked.
Corky, recommended for 1856
West Point appointment by Presi-
dent Roosevelt a week after Capt
Kelly's death, has no doubts about
following in his fathers footsteps,
"I know what I want to be-" he said
yesterday. II want to be flyer"
Fully military honors marked the
Evening star., 1948-10-14

burial of the young flyer who was
killed when his bomber crashed soon
after it had attacked the Japanese
battleship Haruna on December 10,
1941. At Capt. Kelley's command,
the crew parachuted to safety.
Capt. Kelly's death won him per-
sonal praise from President Roose-
velt and he was posthumously
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross and the Distinguished Flying
Cross.
In presenting the nag to Corky
yesterday, Capt. Frantz said, cts q
small token Of appreciation from a
very grateful Nation for the supreme
sacrifice Of your father"