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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-31
PASSENGER AGENT
 AT sEATTlE NAMED
 FOR kLASkAT. %,

SEATTLE, March 3l-Appoint- ment of J. H. tJack) du Ecu, veter- an steamship passenger transporta- tion Company, is announced by $. J. Swanson, Vice President, at the com .pany's main office here.
 The company plans to enter the Puget Sound Southeast Alaska pas .senger service in May, with the former New York Caribbean cruise liner George Washington, now un- dergoing overhaul and alterations.
 Du Ecu began his career in steam ship passenger transportation in 1911 as a youthful purser aboard ships of the United Fruit Company in the Caribbean and Central South Am erican service on the east coast. He went to Vancouver, B. C., n 1920 as passenger agent for the Royal Mail Lines in British Columbia and AL berta Provinces. He later was ap- pointed assistant Pacific Coast man ager for the line, in San Francisco.
 In 1926 he bacaine travelling pas Isenger agent for the International Mercantile Marine Go, after it's purchase of the White Star Line, later being tranferred to Seattle and Portland and assistant general passengers agent.
 He was a member of the passen- ger department of the Alaska Steam ship Go, here from 1941 to l947.
 In addition, du Ecu was assistant lcruse director on New York-West In- dies cruises for the Royal Mail Lines and assistant cruise director aboard the International Mercantile Marine Co.'S s. s. Belgenland dur ing it's de luxe world cruise in 1928- 29.
 He is married and lives at 1420 Warren Ave.
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Mrs. Hearst Receives Divorce on Grounds
 Of Mental Cruelty

COOLING, Idaho, March 3l.-tR Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., was granted a divorce yesterday on grounds of mental cruelty
 District Judge Doran H. Sutphen awarded the decree which confirmed a property settlement previously agreed upon by the principals. Ali ter the hearing the divorce action papers were sealed from public in- spection by a court order.
 Mrs Hearst, who writes newspaper and magazine articles under the name of Lorelle Hearst, took up re- sidence at Sun Valley, Idaho, Feb '
 Hearst, publisher of the New York Journal American and son of the founder of the Hearst Newspaper chain. did not contest the divorce action but did file general denial of Mrs. Hearst's allegations.
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THREE SOLDIERS
 BURNED 10 DEATH
 IN KOREA BLAZE


 PUSHAN, Korea, March 31.-tR- Flames destroyed an American Army barracks here today, and three United States soldiers were burned to death Another is missing and presumed dead, and a fifth has been hospitalized with a broken leg. No names have been released.
 Fifty members of a Signal Corps detachment were routed out just before dawn 5y the fire It des- troyed a two-socry barracks and an orderly room. Officers estimate the damage at one-half million dollars.
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FRED DUNN, GUEST SPEAKER, KIWANIS
 CLUB WEEKLY MEET

Fred Dunn, District Traffic Manager for Pan American. was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Clubs regular weekly meeting to- day nocn. He gave short resume cf his recent trip to Hawaii He stated that they left San Fran cisco and 12k hours later arrived in Honolulu, 8:30 o'clock ill the evening, and were met at the air port by hula girls with orchid leis and a Hawaiian orchestra.
 At 3:30 o'clock the following morning they went swimming in the surf at Waikiki, near Honolu- lu. He. remarked that the av- craze temperature is "A degrees the year around. Honolulu has re- covered considerably from the crushing blow she received from the Japs at Pearl Harbor and the residential districts have been repaired for the winter tourists. The streets are lined with cocoa nut palms and banana trees.
 There is an air service between the islands and it was the good fortune of several to take an ex- culsion across the area by air and view the many pineapple groves and sugar cane fields. At Hilo, where they landed on the excur- sion trip and where the Pan American conference was held, they were again met by Hawaiian reception committee
 Dunn stated that this was the first conference that the PAA has held and that they have four flights day out of San Francisco carrying over 50 percent of the air freight. and passengers to the Islands.
 All business firms and managers in Honolulu go all out to be polite and are more like friends in assist ing in suggestions in sightseeing tours about the Islands.
 Dunn said people on the outside should be made Alaska conscious, and all Service Clubs, Chambers of Commerce and the people of Ju- neau and Alaska as a whole, should make a combined effort to adver- tise Alaska, especially the South east section, that is easily reach ed by the various means of trans portation. Alaska has the future of an exciting summer vacation land and the progress should be pushed to the fullest extent while the time is ripe.
 | Bill Feero was introduced to the club as new member and the following were visitors: Stanley i B. Baskin, Assistant District At torney; Lorin T. Oldroyd, Profes- sor of Agriculture at the Univer- sity of Alaska, and Ed Ellis of the State Steamship Co. in Se- attle
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SEVEN TO BE TRIED
 FOR ATOMIC COLD
 SCHEME ON JUNE i

SPOKANE, March 31.-IR-Trial of seven persons on charges that they used the mails to blk North west investors of more than S200,- eco in an atomic gold recovery scheme" will begin June l.
 Federal Judge Sam s. Driver set the new hearing date yesterday af- ter denying q motion by Attorney Thor Ulvestad to dismiss charges against five of the seven defendants
 Previously the trial date had been set for May IT, The additional time is to permit preparation of the case by attorneys
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Two Dehts 10 Pay
 Before Completely
 Free. Says Judge

NEW YORK, March 31.-IR-In addition to paying his debt to society by serving time in prison, a safe- cracker must pay an insurance com pany for damage he did to a vault and safe, a State Supreme Court jury ruled yesterday.
 The amount is $8l2-including in- terest-and it will be easy for the convict, 33-year-old Stanley Patrek, to pay. He has $15,000 in bank ac- counts, Justice James B. M. McNal- ly noted
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Baby Walks al Age Of Nine Days; Put Ad in Newspaper

LEWISTON, Me, March 31.-tR Baby Robert Normand Kolreg, who walked at the age of nine days-with supports showing off.
 An advertisement in the Lewis ton Daily Sun today announced visiting hours for people wanting to see walking 10-day-old baby Robert is 12 days old today1
 The ad was placed after many persons had come to see the in- fant, members of the family said, adding that everyone left a little something for the baby.
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ADEAD, 6f HURT
 WHEN TRAIN BLOWS
 up NEAR PALESTINE

JERUSALEM, March 31-tR- Cairo-Haifa train was blown up on tn Palestine coastal plain today and A persons were killed, the Govern ment announced.
 Sixty-one persons were injured.
 The blast occurred at Binyamina, 20 miles south of Tiaifa. The engine and four coaches of the train were derailed The train was enroute to Haifa, major Palestine port.
 A Government spokesman said he believed there were few if any Brit ish among the casualties.
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JUMPER HITCH NOW
 SCHEDULED TO SAIL

SEATTLE. March 31-lREThe motor vessel Jumper Hitch is sched- uled to sail April 8, the Alaska Steamship Company announces.
 General cargo will be received at Pier 42 up to pm, April 6 for ,Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Pillar Bay, Ellamar, Seward, and Alaska Rail- road points
 Laid up since March p for annual inspection and minor repairs, the Bumper Hitch is expected to be re- commissioned April 2.
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Return 10 Gold Money System Is
 Now Being Urged

NEW YORK, March 31.-tRl-Re- turn to gold money system is urged by 42 members of an econ cmists group who contend the pres ent system in this country tends to lessen the purchasing power of the dollar
 The group, members of the Econ omists' National Committee on monetary policy, issued a state- ment yesterday supporting a con- gressional bill to allow citizens to own gold coins and to make paper money redeemable in gold coin.
 The committee was formed in 1888 after the dollar had been devaluated and other new fiscal measures put into effect by the Roosevelt administration. It is de- scribed by Arthur w. Crawford, a member of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce, as being of the more or less orthodox school, of conser- vative tendencies"
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week from a two months visit with her parents in Philadelphia. MT. Brown is manager of the First Bank of Sitka.
 E. E. Rottluff returned by plane Thursday from brief visit with his wife. in Seattle. where she nas been undergoing a complete ,nedi- cal checkup, for several weeks. He reports Ruby is tiU as a fiddle and will be returning very soon.
 If Community doings don't slow down pretty soon, halt will have to be called so we can start from scratch before we become a psycno- pathic town. With all the Lodges and organizations of large City, in town of perhaps 5000 people, everyone has something or other he has to go to practically every afternoon and night of the week. We see our friends at Lodge or Club meetings and parties or in church; our families at meals or bedtime. And maybe not then,-as they might belong to another lodge or church.
 If all the organizations could com bine, with only one meeting week to take care of all community business-peace- wouldn't it be wonderful
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ASKS FORECLOSURE

Theresa Hartley, of Sitka, filed suit in U. s. District Court here today requesting foreclosure of a mortgage against Katherine Bilo- deau, also of Sitka. The suit, plac- ed by Attorney Hubert A. Gilbert, states the mortgage amounts to $2,3oO plus six percent interest.
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WASHINGTON-A bill putting a 37 1-2 percent tax on platinum fox furs was passed by the Senate and sent to the House today When the l930 Tariff Act was written, there were no such furs and no duty was imposed on them.
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for Council; Chuck Pearl for Pub- lie Utilities Board; Bill Bands and Fred Easley for School Board.
 On the Progressive Party ticket those filing were: Dr. w. c. Char teris for Mayor; Russ Clithero, Harvey Brown, E. M Goddard and Andrew Hope for Council; Leslie Yaw for Utilities Board; Keit h Snowden and Wally Mcdonald for school Board.
 Independent Charlotte Nor an for Council.
 Plans for the Community House Circus are pereolating. The circus posters. obtain d through the Chamber or Commerce, are expected to arrive this week. Renearsals for the square dances are under way, under the direction of Jim Reeder the finest caller in these parts.
 Individual acts and shows are in practice by various organizations. The High School Band will play during the dinner hour. Dinner is being served by the Presbyterian Women. Pop and ice cream will be sold by the Teenagers. The Alaska Native Service is planning a group of northern native dances. The Le- zion Auxiliary will sell balloons and handle the Fish Pond. The Alaska Crippled Childrens Association Chapter will handle the fortune telling booth. The Altar Society is putting on a tumbling act.
 These are only a few of the at fractions that are being offered be- tween the hours of 5 and II on Saturday, April 10, to raise money for the maintenance of Community Huse which was officially acquired only this week.
 Mrs Charles Wortman, chairman of the Easter Lily sale for the AoCA Chapter, announced that about S20O was taken in today through street and house to house sales.
 Results of the Easter seals drive have not yet been announced, as the returns are not yet all in. How ever, the newly organized local ACCA Chapter can take pride in its first project to raise money for the Association.
 The high school students are busy practicing a play to be pre- sented sometime next month, under the direction of Mrs. Joe Barnas, at the High School Gym. The name of the play has not been announced but has a cast of eight characters.
 Meeting at the Soley residence on Marine Street, Tuesday, tn e Presbyterian Ladies Aid elected the following officers for the new year; President, Mrs. George Baggen; vice president, Mrs. Jessie Price; secretray, Mrs. Kate Robertson; treasurer, Mrs. Roy Avrit.
 Mir. and Mrs Harold Smith have purchased Melands Lunch Roo m and have changed the name to Smitty's Grill. Mir Smith, butcher at the Cold Storage Store, plans to continue at his job for the present.
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EIfin Cove
 News Noies

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE ELFIN COVE, Alaska, March 25--- Mrs. Marguerite Butts gave din- lner Sunday evening guests invited were Mrs. Ernest Swanson, Mrs. Mary Graves, Mrs. Charles Hub bard and Mrs. Del Winner. Skipper Jim Daly on the boat
 Patrica is in for supplies and with him is his partner and family.
 Skipper Gus Maci on the boat St. James is on his way to Hoonah
 with messages from here as XII is
 out of order. Messages can be re- ceived blind but not transmitted.
 Mrs. Del Winner is a passenger on
 the mail boat Forester for Juneau She is flying to Seattle where she will meet MT. Winner and the cou-
 pie will go to Wallowa, Oregon to
 visit MT. Winners Mother who is i'll. Mrs. Winner expected to be gone two or three weeks.
 Skipper Ray Hammer on the boat Sea flag with his two sons are in
 the Cove awaiting the northwest
 gale to calm before sailing. The Sewing Club was to have
 met Saturday, but it was cancelled
 and the ladies called on Mrs. Del Winner, with all sorts of good eats It was really a surprise on Mrs. Wi mer. The ladies presented her with
 a blouse for her trip south and an enjoyable evening was had. MT. and Mrs. Walter Larson gave a dinner Sunday Guests invited were MT. and Mrs. Carl Strum Mrs. Marguerite Butts and Mrs. Del Winner.
 Nels Bjkerness is installing a new Universal engine in his boat Amor !new tanks and making other re- pairs. c. A. Mortensen is assisting Mrs. Ernest Swanson gave a din ner Monday evening and guests invited were, MT. and Mrs. Car Strum, Mrs. Marguerite Butts, anc Mrs. Del Winner.
 Roy Clements is a passenger or the mail boat Forester for Juneau Mrs. Pete Brunger is taking cart of Mrs. Winners Cocker-spaniel dos Pug while she is away. Pug will havt Ia good home.
 Skipper Dick Fitzgibbons on th' coat Violet, who lives in Cordova lis here awaiting weather before leavng for home.
 Mrs. Mary Graves is slightly il with a cold but has continued t' teach school.
 Mrs. Charles Hubbard is ill witt chest cold. She was having troub 1 le with her stoves, she called Jin ILngard and las them workini again. It is IS degrees above zer' here and clear.
 Mrs. Don D. Foster entertained Mrs. Marguerite Butts and Mrs lDel Winner at dinner Wednesda, evening.
 The boats Dixie and the Josi stopped in the Cove from Pelical City on their way to Juneau. Mrs. Mary Graves held the Sew | ing Club in the school room Frida, evening. The room was very beauti l full with Easter Decorations tn children made of paper and cray ons. There were hen and D a D. chickens, bunnies and Easter Lilies The paper window curtains wer
 blue. The table setting was yer, colorful and unique. The place card were Easter Lilies. In the cente was a real bird nest with Easte Eggs. The candle holders wer small green paper holders. A frui salad, brown nut-bread and butte
 sandwiches, deviled eggs and gin ger cake chews and coffee wa served for lunch. Everyone enyoye'
 the evening.
 PELICAN VISITOR
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PELICAN VISITOR

Capt. A. J. Raatikinen, from Pelican, is in Juneau and staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
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ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 ELFIN COVE, Alaska, March 25-- Mrs. Marguerite Butts gave din- ner Sunday evening guests invited were Mrs. Ernest Swanson, Mrs. Mary Graves, Mrs. Charles Hub bard and Mrs. Del Winner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-31

Skipper Jim Daly on the boat Patrica is in for supplies and with him is his partner and family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-31

About two-thirds of the people in the United States who obtain divorces have no children.
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crashed the party. The unexpected visitors wre promptly put to work playing games for the ladies a. musement.
 On April The Betas are giving style show and Silver Tea at the Moose Hall. Special attraction will i be modelling of the Jantzen col- lection Of bathing suits dating from the gay nineties to the pres sent day.
 1 Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Van Sandt were hosts at dinner party in their home last weekend, honoring Miss Pauline Meredith, superinten- dent of the Orthopedic Hospital, who is retiring April l.
 Guests included Dr. an d Mrs. Philip Moore, Dr. David Schulman and p of the nurses from the Hospital
 Miss Meredith has done a super lative job of helping start and or ganize the hospital and her retire ment is deeply regretted not only by the Hospital staff but by the townspeople as well.
 Mrs. Ray Elliott, Mrs. William Wyres and Mrs Bill Hollywood were hostesses at a late buffet supper Monday evening, to celebrate the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Nick Lindquist. Before supper, the guests played games and enjoyed some barbershop harmony singing. Places were ar ranged for Is.
 Mrs. Ralph Weeks was honor guest at a stork shower last Sat- urday afternoon at the home of Mrs Leslie Yaw. Co-hostesses at the affair were Mrs. Roland Woos- ted and Mrs. Caroline Schultz.
 Twenty-seven friends were pre- sent, each with poem about bates or mothers.
 The Alaska Crippled Childrens Association Chapter met Wednes- day evening at Community House. Bylaws were read and accepted; the resignation of vice president Mrs. Frank Calvin due to illness, was accepted with regret and Mrs. Carl Nelson elected to the position; the Treasurer's report was read, moving a bank balance of $623.82. Committee chairmen were announ- ced as follows: Membership, Mrs. Jack Calvin Hospital birthday parties, Mrs. Earl Shennett; Pubh- city, Mrs. Gay Holland; Jar collec- tions, Joe Eisenstein; Junior Guild, Glenn Nelson; Annual Lily Sale, Mrs. Charles Wortman; Cook Book sale, Mrs Jim Ladely.
 It was announced that the ACCA cook books were on sale in several local stores, entire proceeds to be turned over to the ACCA head quarters. Also that Easter baskets were being filled and would be placed on each patients tray Easter morning. It was also learned that several birthday visits had been made to the hospital with four cakes for each party, enough to provide a serving for each in the Hospital
 The members voted to serve sim pie refreshments at each monthly meeting and collection of Is cents per member for the cost was made. Hostesses for each meeting will be chosen alphabetically from the memb bership list. Serving at the next meeting will be Mrs. Neill Andersen, Mrs. Leonard Allen Mrs. Roy Avrit and Mrs. Harry Bell. Mrs Frank Calvin, who has been confined to her home the past three weeks is oonvaleseing satisfactorily Mrs. Harvey Brown and infant son returned by Totem plane this
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 struction, for a few weeks.
 Gcrdy Meyers brought over a barge load of oil the other day for the airfield, but so far has been unable to unload it because of the low tides. It will be a couple more days before the tides are large enough, and of course the dock is now cond e mn e d, so it can't be brought ill that way
 Uncle Pearl Haynes went to Ju- neau on the mailboat and returned last mailboat after a pleasant holi- day in town
 The songbirds are arriving from the South in great numbers and they express themselves, on the whole, quite disgusted with the fact that spring has not begun to show up, here, yet. For several days the grove around Ye Olde Reporters home echoed with plaintive peeps and cries. When we began putting out grains and cereals for them they rewarded us with real summer trills and warbles. Robins, Wrens, song sparrows and even the meadow larks are here in numbers. A mea- dow lark put on quite show yes terday. There was puddle in the path and he got into it over his leg feathers and up to his body and how he splashed and washed himself in that puddle, paying no attention at all to the fact that the snow was foot deep all around his puddle We shivered as we watched but he continued washing and splashing for more than five minutes.
 MT. and Mrs. Pete James and little Larry returned from Juneau last Friday MT. James was in towr for medical care and expects to re- turn there for another operation in the near future.
 Mrs. Jess Jones returned Thurs day after a trip to Seattle where she was called by the death of relative.
 Quilting has b m the fac among the ladies here during these wintry days. The quilts are beau tiful with really old fashioned quilt ing and not merely comforter tack, ing for finishing Mrs. Archie Chase has just finished a gorgeous quilted Star of Texas" Mrs. Nell Parker has also completed star designed one. Mrs. Betty Bonn is making the Dutch Windmill and you car almost see the windmills turning Miss Alice White is making the lot cabin pattern Mrs. Fred Matson i making one of a small block desigf with background of sun yellow and Mrs. Alice Johnson is puttins together beautiful applique pat. tern of bunnies for little Camille the top of which was appliqued b, l drc Peta Moe
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The Grill will be managed by Mrs. Smith and their daughter Mrs. Stan Westover.
 MT. Meland will help the Smiths in starting their new venture ana hopes to be able to remain in Sitka if he can find a less arduous and time consuming business.
 Officers elected by Beta Sigma Phi at their regular meeting last week were: President, Mrs. Harvey Brown; vice president, Mrs. Ken Nordby; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Lloyd Tilson; recording secre- tsry. Mrs. Frank Cashel; treasurer, Ms. Robert Hagen.
 The group decided to hold future meetings at the Community House on the second and fourth Thursday of each month Founders Day B Banquet will he at Community House on April 30.
 First rushing event of the season was a Come as you are" party at Moose Hall Thursday evening. An Easter egg hunt and pinning the tail on the bunny were in progress when husbands and boy friends crashed the party. The unexpected visitors wre promptly put to work playing games for the ladies a. musement.
 On April 3 The Betas are giving a style show and Silver Tea at the Moose Hall. Special attraction will be modelling of the Jantzen col- lection Of bathing suits dating from the gay nineties to the pres sent day.
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EVENTS AT
 GUSTAvUS

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 GUSTAVAS, Alaska, March 20- Representatives of the Park Board were in Gustavus this week to nail sign on our dock stating that they were condemning it as unfit for use and that anyone using it would do so at their own risk. It seems to Ye Olde Reporter that our Government Of the People, By the People, For the People" has turned out to be Warnings to the People" instead.
 That the Park Board has assumed even this much responsibility or rather lack of responsibility, calls to mind little data regarding this locality. Gustavus Dock is the Gate way to the Glacier Bay National Monument. With exception of the proved up homesteads, it contains almost all the land of this area, to be more exact, 2,464,00 acres. To quote from Outdoor Life Magazine of September, 1889, it is Adjacent to the main lines of steamer travel and accessible for large and small craft, it contains some of the H. nest scenery in Alaska.
 This 2,464,O0O acres one would think was sufficient area for a Ma tional monument without trying to drive out the few persons who live here permanently and love to call Alaska their home. So far, the Park Beard has not built one trail nor one shelter in this Great Park, merely hung 6 sign on the dock saying It is unfit for usel
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Skipper Gus Maci on the boat St. James is on his way to Hoonah with messages from here as XII is out of order. Messages can be re- ceived blind but not transmitted.