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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-15
Give Away
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 There plenty of reasons aside from the ap- plicablity of the Federal lottery law why an early end to tue radio gve-awav programs would be boon to suffering humanity Mir Paul Porter put it rather well the other day when he described them can cerous growth and envsioned the possibility unless something is done of new superduper jackpot en- titled You ain't nothing yeti"
 Many such programs about ntelluctual as the Irish Sweepstakes and their attraction pre- cisely that of the sweepstakes. As Chairman Wayne Coy of the Federal Communications Commission inti mated the criterion of skill participation is largely the ability to read The plain fact is that give-aways have become ill-conceaed attempts to buy or bribe audiences, not with quality entertainment but with the element of chance. The code of the National As- socation of Broadcasters frowns such pandering But the programs have a snowbaling effect Even though one station or chain may understand the debasement of radio art they entail it is forced by competition to invent something bigger and better At the present rate of progression, the master of ceremonies soon may be expected to offer not mere washing machine automobile, but fully equipped steam yacht annual pension The absurdity is illustrated by Mir Fred Aliens wry and ingenious endeavor to buy back the audience to his own program.
 Self discipline within the radio industry is prob- ably too much to expect considering the nature of the problem The question is whether the Federal Communications Commission has authority to curtal the give-aways 1t has proposed in regulations Opponents of such action contend that FCC inter- vention would be abridgment of free speech. The EGG has maintained with good deal of logic however that the programs constitute violations of the Federal lottery law, and that it has duty to stop such violations before a case has been tested legally.
 Whether such programs actually afou of the lottery law is something that must eventually be determined in court. Meanwhile it seems to us that the EGG is acting within it's mandate to protect the public interest by investigating the effects of this 1 type of program. Undoubtedly many broadcasters seriously concerned about where the mushrooming will end would welcome a definite EGG ruling So, we feel sure. would be the public. Indeed, probably the only real grpes would from the refrigerator manufacturers who haven't protested bit all the publicity they have been getting.
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Alaska Steamship Cornpanys position and the con- | dtions under which it would retire.
 We sincerely hope that satisfactory settlements will be reached with each union, but in the the final agreements basis whereby in opinion continued private operation could not be carried on to give good service to the Territory at be rates and at the time allow us a reasonable profit, undoubtedly shall decide to withdraw from the Alaska service. Should reach such a decision am quite the group to which you refer would be interested in obtaining certain rrepaceable equipment from us which certainly they would find necessary if they should decide to enter into the steamship busi ness in Alaska. ,"
 If the Alaska Steamship Company with its years of experience operating in Alaska cant make go of providing the Territory good service at reasonable rates and allowing the company reasonable profit, it is doubtful that another group would succeed.
 However The Empire wants to do what it can to stop the rumor that the Alaska Steamship Company is going out of business.
 Should the rumor become a fact, MT. Skinner no doubt will let Alaska know. We won't have pick the news up off the street or from Washington sources" the in the Anchorage News story.
 And in the meantime the Alaska Steam is not going to give up without a battle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-15
The Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

.Contirued from Page One,
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REV. ROBERT WHELAN

yer also predicted Truman i. The man who did the most for Truman in downstate Illinois was 5eteran editor of the Illinois State Register, Admiral V. Y. Dallman
 -. New York taxi driver Joe Mercurio bet his passengers gall on of wine each Truman would win He collected SO much wine ne could have remained drunk a year-but won't Ed Lagron, Florida chairman of the Democratic Veterans Affairs Committee, had hard time raising money for Tru- nan. He needed $500 for cam- paign expenses. So he borrowed s2C0 from friends, placed it at 7i& Q l in New York, and thus the Republicans paid the S1,500 for the veterans Democratic campaign in Florida U. s. Assistant Attorney General Vincent Quinn resigned a good job in the Justice Department to run for Congress in Queens Borough, New York. He won. The victory is especially significant because Quinn is the man accused by the Un-A American Activities Committee of failing to prosecute various alleged Commun- ists who worked in the Govern ment during the war While Quinn won, two leading Republi- can members of the Un-American Committee who criticized him were defeated.
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20 YEARS AGO TIT fTE EMPIRE
NOVEMBER Is. 1928

NOVEMBER y28
 Fhermen Ball affair given the local crowd the Moose Hall Pete Hdre his large tending Lndseh accordion orchestra made dancers Polka O n evenings entertainment
 The building be dedicated Robertson deliver the address of the evening deliver vocal violin solo
 Brotherhood left the convention Delegates William Bessie Willis Mrs Mary 
 Alaskas turned the after visiting Seattle.
 builder Scottish building his heres and Northwestern for Seattle
 27 low, 25
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A. The closed shop, banned un- der the Taft Hartley Act, will be restored
 B. The Federal Mediation and Consolidation Service, now an inde- pendent agency, will be returned to the Labor Department and giv- en greater latitude in dealing with labor disputes.
 c. Presidential fact finding boards, now limited to probing labors disputes, will be given the power to make recommendations for strike settlement.
 ANTI-JOHN l.. LEWIS
 There will be some restrictions on labor, yet to be worked out. The President is certain to ask for a ban on both jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. Also, a special section of the new law will deal with strikes that create na- tional emergencies, such as John L. Lewis's tieups of the coal-mining industry.
 An extended 'cooling-of period" probably as long as 90 days, dur ing which it would be unlawful to strike, may be written into the laws. Some of Truman's advisers, however, doubt that this will be enough to cope with Lewis and have been urging that the door be left open for recourse to the courts in national strike emergencies.
 President Truman is opposed to the injunction procedure of stop ping strikes. At the same time he realizes that court action may be the only means of hobbling un- scrupulous labor leaders who en- danger the public welfare. This is the toughest section of the bill to be written and the inside bet ting is that the wastebaskets will overflow with discarded drafts be- fore the White House comes up with the $64 answer.
 TIMID JUDGE
 U. s. District Judge Walter c. Lindley of Danyille, H., is one man who didn't bet on President Truman. And it may have cost him promotion to a coveted place on the U. s. Court of Appeals.
 Shortly before elections, Attorney General Tom Clark telephoned Judge Lindley, offering him pro- motion to the Court of Appeals. Judge Lindley was appointed by President Harding, and is Re- publican. He has an excellent rec ord, however, and was picked by the Truman Administration for promotion
 But when the Attorney General told him of the promotion, Judge Lindley hesitated.
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IT'S JUST ANOTHER RUMOR
How can one stop rumor? And what is the rumOr?

How can one stop rumor?
 And what is the rumor?
 The rumor in this case, is that the Alaska Steam ship Company suspending operations. Or is selling out The story about selling out in the Anchorage News Saturday Along with it the comment of Alaska Steamship Company's president G. w Skinner that it was news to me"
 Alaska Development Board consultant George Sundborg wrote to Mir Skinner earlier this month, referred to the Alaska Steamship Company presidents statement in The Empire that the company would be forced to liqudate if satisfactory strike settlement were not reached asked Mir Skinner to set forth the conditions which the Alaska Steamship Company would retire from the service.
 Tn his letter MT. Sundborg concluded, We have been in touch for sometime with group-in whose faith and intentions have considerable confidence which is interested in getting into the steamship business in Alaska at such time the Alaska Steam- ship Company should get out of it..
 Mir Skinner, who likes Alaska and the steamship business, is not going to give up without battle.
 His answer to MT. Sundborg states again the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-11-15
GIRL SCOUT DRIVE

Remember Girl Scout Camp last summer? And previous summers?
 It is time to start planning now for next summer s camp according to Girl Scout Commissioner Mrs. Scott l. Murphy.
 Under the direction of Finance Chairman Brooks Hanford committee members were canvassing bus- ness houses today starting weeks drive to raise the modest sum of 500 necessary the camp next summer to assure attendance of swimming director to assinre fun and healthy outdoor camping experience for approximately l5o Girl Scouts
 door-to- door canvass of residences will be part of the weeks drive. But it shouldn't take week to raise the Sl 500.
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TIDE TABLE
LEGION AUXILIARY WILL HAVE RUMMAGE
 SALE ON "WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER Is

The Ladies of the American Le- zion Auxiliary will meet at the Le- zion Dugout on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Initiation will be held and Hattie Peterman will be in charge Of the social meeting and refreshments.
 Auxiliary President Edith Shrenk asks that all members remember to bring articles for the rummage sale. Following the meeting, the lad ies will make preparations for the sale, which will be held at the Dug out on Wednesday.
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from the Government to pay sec retary, but used it instead to sub- sidize local politician. The sal- ary went to the Republican chair man in his fiome town, Albert E. Beech of Williamsburg. Pa.
 Beech also serves in the Penn- sylvania State Legislature which pays him another $3,000 each ses- sion. By profession. he is a com mercial photographer. About the only thing he doesn't do is secre- tarial work for Mcdowell
 Note: Though Mcdowell comes from predominantly Republican district, the voters got wise to him and sent a Democrat to Congress in his place on Nov. 2. More than anyone else, the man who defeat ed McDowell was Republican editor-Bert F. Kline, who cam paigned against Mcdowell in the homestead Messenger and Squirrel Hill News.
 TAFT-HARTLEY END
 It won't be announced for some time, but here is digest of back stage planning On the all-important question of banishing the Taft Hartley Act at the next Congress:
 l. After much discussion, the President and his labor advisers have decided that the T-H Act should be repealed en toto, rather than amended down" into a form acceptable to organized labor
 ?. Present plans are to. make I'll repeal first on the admins trations list of must" legislation for the new Congress In any event President Truman will re- quest very early action.
 3. Since repeal Of the Taft Hartley Act not only will eliminate many of the restrictive curbs on labor but also wipe out collective bargaining privileges and other vital sections of the old Wagner Labor Act embodied in it, com plete new bill will have to be draft cd for Congressional action.
 You can jot it down that this new legislation will, of course. guar antee the two main provisions Of the Wagner magma charta" Act labor's right to join unions Of its own choosing and to bargain col lectively with employers. It will also provide:
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COMMUNICATION
Juneau, November l3.

Juneau, November l3. To the Editor: May I publicly express my gratitude to all who helped in making the recent Catho- lie Church Bazaar successful. I am certainly grateful to the members of the parish who worked very dili- gently and unselfishly There were many who donated their time, O. gifts, or money, or equipment; to these and to all our friends in Ju- neau who generously patronized our bazaar, I offer my sincere appre- ciation and thanks.
 (Signed)
 REV. ROBERT WHELAN.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE RggprprA sg IRE

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Evening star., 1948-11-07

Miss Jean Carol Mann, daughter
Of Mrs. John william Mann Of ST.
YER Spring and the late DR.. Mann
was married last evening to Mr.
Rufus Irving Thomas, son Of Mrs.
M. z. Thomas Of High Springs, Fla,
and the late Mr.. Thomas. The we'd
ding took place in the Memorial
Chapel at Walter Reed, Chaplain
lie Roy w. Raley offlciating
DR.. Herbert H. Schoenfeld, the
brides guardian, gave her in mar
rage and she was attended by her
sister, Miss Shirley L. Mann, and
her sisters -in-law, Mrs. James P.
Mann and Mrs. Robert U. Mann.
1t. Comdr. George H. Rood was
best man and the ushers were Mr..
j. w. Thomas, DR.. James P. Mann,
Mr.. Robert U. Mann, Mr.. David l..
Mann and Mr.. Theodore Prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas will live in
the Mccormick Apartments in New
Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1948-11-07

Miss Margaret Richey Meredith,
daughter of Mrs. Aaron A. Meredith
and the late Mr.. Meredith, became
the bride yesterday Of Mr.. Howard
Bernard Aarington, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles D. Aarington. The
ceremony took place in the Lincoln
Road Methodist Church, the Rev.
Robert K. Nevitt officiating.
Miss Patricia Camp was the only
attendant for the bride, who was
given in marriage by Mr.. Walter
Norman. The best man was Mr..
Jack Kirk and the ushers were Mr..
Bonner Arlington and Mr.. Bernard
McKnew, cousin Of the bride.
Following the ceremony q re-
ception was held at the brides
home, after which the couple left
for a short trip. They will make
their home in this city.
Evening star., 1948-11-07
Miss Ha1Ukes We'd

AT q o'clock yesterday afternoon
In Trinity Episcopal Church, Miss
Patricia Hawkes., daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hawkes. of Takoms
Park. became the bride Of Mr.
Arthur John Williams, jr.. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. williams, also Of Ia.
kolna Park.
The Rev. Robert 8. Trenbath ofd.
ciated at the ceremony and the
couple left following the reception
Evening star., 1948-11-07

for honeymoon In New York
They will live In .Takoma Park go
The bride was given In marriage
by her father and attended by Miss
Frances Bolgiano. Mr.. James G.
Evening star., 1948-08-01

fishing business then. But don't
sue us or the Disc Shop if it turns
out to be THE Death of Custer" as
a couple or readers have suggested.
x # X x
The Local Scene: "The Boss
Pays new quiz show, makes its
debut tomorrow on WTOP as a reg
ular 1890 am. feature. produced
by Larry Beckerman. Contestants
will be three teams from local busi-
ness firms, who will vie for prizes
contributed by their employers. 4.
Meredith Young starts her vacation
tomorrow and a series of guest
editors will take over her Food
cast" (WOL-daily, $50 ann. g.. .
Stella Werner, Montgomery County
reporter, will devote her next three
WBCC programs to the subject, Are
the Three RS Taught in Montgom-
cry County Schools?" Educators
will discuss the question tomorrow,
Friday and the following Monday
at 6 pm. Tours and Trips"
(WOOK-Monday, 1890 p.mJ, a
travel program obviously, starts its
second year tomorrow. WWDC
station breaks are preceded by
Mother Goose rhymes now. AS Les
Sand says, Little Jack Horner
sat in a corner, eating his Christ
mas pie. He stuck in his thumb,
pulled out a plum, ai-yi-yi-yi-yi.'
Evening star., 1948-08-01

and Senator Richard Russell dis
cuss THE Southern Filibuster,"
2:80, WRC-The First Piano
Quartet offers Chopin's Harp
Etude," Rubinstein's "Kamenoi Os-
trow," Bach's "Sarabande and
Bouree.",
2:45, WGAY-The acceptance
speech Of Eugene s. Briggs, newly
elected president of Lions Interna-
tional.
800, WTOP-The Hollywood Bowl
Orchestra plays Dvorak's Sym
phony No. S" and Ravers "Daphnis
and Chloe Suite, No. g."
500, WBC6-A discussion from
London, Are the British and the
Americans Really Cousins?"
4:30, WINX-Ronald Colman in
Lost Horizon
4:30, WGAY-A program of ira
ditional Chinese folk songs sung by
George Kin Leung.
500, WRC-Sumner Welles' 1--WE
Need Not Fail" reviewed.
$50, WINX-"Should Congress
Adopt the Presidents Program"
Speakers are Senator's OMahoney
and Ferguson, Representatives Nix
on and Dingell.
$50, WRC-Lucille Ball intro
duces Marta loren, young Swedish
actress who stars in an original
radio playlet.
$3.50, WTOP-Singer Jane Froman
and Percy Faith resume their Sc
ries of musical programs after a
brief vacation.
100, WRC-Hollywood Quiz guests
are Douglas Fairbanks and Producer
Walter Wanger.
1880, WINX-A forum on "Prob-
lens of the District Budget and Pos
sible Sources of Increased Revenue" "
900, WMAL-Arlene Francis
guest is Comedian Jack Pearl.
Evening star., 1948-08-01

Back In its early days radio was
looked upon as, among other things,
a replacement for the family phono-
graph. Who was going to wind that
crank and replace those needles
with this magic device to bring mu-
sic into the living room at the
flick of a switch? Actually, num-
ber of phonograph and record trade
names disappeared during that in
dustry's slump of radios early years.
Then it became apparent that radio
was likely to be bringing you Bach
when you wanted Jan CARRIER or,
more likely, Guy Lombardo when
you wanted Beethoven. Records and
monographs began to come back
to their proper place in the enjoy
ment of life.
This comes to mind only because
a large segment of radio seems to
try in the summer to do no more
than, take. the place OF your record
player. And this is not something
to complain about. 1t is, in fact,
something of a relief. You can get
bored even with your favorite COM
edian or your favorite drama group
at some time during the winter
season. The people who talk on
radio, either in monologue or dia-
logue, use up a fabulous number
of words at the rate of 80 minutes
a week.
The blunt fact is that a melody,
like a picture, is worth thousand
words. You certainly don't tire of
an innocent tune, even if it's The
Woodpecker Song" as quickly as
you tire of repetitions Of the same
joke about pens that write under
water. These programs which con-
fine themselves to popular and semi
classical selections strictly for melo-
dy's sake always are welcome. On
Evening star., 1948-08-01
News Broudcusts oduy
Audience Shows

The following broadcasts and tele-
casts admit the general public: For
tickets phone the station or, in the
case of WTOP, write.
WOL-Metropolitan 0012. Meet
WWDc-National 1908. Teen
T.me Revue" 9:30 am. Saturday;
Lunch at 1850" 1918 pm. Mon
day-Friday; Bible Quiz" Z pm.
Saturday. No tickets necessary.
WARL-Owens 1900 Georgetown
Forum" pm. Sunday at George
town U. No tickets necessary.
WTOP-Warner Building. Lets
Play Baseball" 10 am. Saturday;
"ouiz of Two Cities" 1890 pm.
WMAL-Tv-National 5400. ION
Wings of Thought" $50 pm. Tues
WTTG-Republic 1918. Arnold
Fine Show 7:45 pm. Monday;
"Winning Bridge Made Easy" 9 pm.
Tuesday; Bob Wolf1 Show, 7:30 pm.
WRc@Rfepublic 1000. Man at a
Grand" 1880 pm. Wednesday;
Johnny Bradford, 1870 p I'm. Monday
WBUjz-FM-Hillside $500. "As-
signment Quiz" pm. Friday.
WASH -FM-District 1919. United
States Army Band. 8 pm. Wednesday
at Fort Myer. No tickets necessary.
Evening star., 1948-08-01

1V.oU, " 1OF
Rudyard K ip-
ling's THE Man
WHO Would Be
K j n g. drama
tized.
Television.
$3.50, WMAL-
! Actress Ellis S a
: L a n di appears
on Hollywood
!. Screen Test"
/ 500, WMAL-
: Miriam Hopkins
and Rex Har-
rison in Men
Are Not Gods" "
Evening star., 1948-08-01

M ! C h a lopoulos
participating.
12:15, WTOP-
DR.. Ross T. Nc
Intire, Arch Nc
d on aid an d
Hazel M ark e !
launch a drive
in behalf of Red
Gross blood re-
cruitment.
1880, WTOP-
- T q m q 7 j 2 Ing
r o b e r t Louis
Stevenson's THE
Black Arrow"
1:45, WEAM-
ChorIac porpnar
Evening star., 1948-08-01
HIGH LIGHTS TODAY

1880, WTOP-A discussion Of
Arabian Nights Entertainment"
with Arthur Upham Pope, director
of the Asia Institute, and Andre
Evening star., 1948-08-01

2:45.
and Music.
3:15.
WMAL-Polo Matches.
500.
WMAL-Dinner Music.
900.
WTTG-Concert Hall.
$3.50.
WMAL-Hollywood Screen Tests.
Evening star., 1948-08-01

MOVING is easier than you
think when you call Curtis
Brothers! With our large fleet
our corp of experienced, uni
formed movers: no Job is too
large! When you're ready. we'll
move your belongs and you'll
like the way we novel
Evening star., 1948-08-01

Stage and Film Actor Sam Wana-
maker in outstanding scenes from
great plays, including Shakespeare's
Henry the Fifth"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

Life would be much easier if we
would just take it easier.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Night School Program
For Montgomery Blair

William C. Feddeman, supervi-
sor of adult education and Daryl
w. Shaw, principal, announce the
opening of the night school pro-
gram for adults on Tuesday eve
ming, October 9Th at 7:30 P. M.
Glasses in Typing beginning,
intermediate, and Advanced)
Stenography, Conversational
Spanish, Sewing Programs, Health
Training for Men and Women,
Mechanical Drawing, Woodwork,
Art Metalcraft, Ceramics, Electric
Arc Welding, Acetylene Welding
will be offered. 1t may be possible
for us to offer other classes de-
pending on the interest of persons
in the community.
Registration fee is $1.00 for
either "a two hour sessions or 16
three hour sessions.
All interested persons are urged
to register at the school on Tues
day evening, October 9Th between
7:30 P. M. and 9 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

Two women sat on a porch one
day
And one to the other thus did say,
Let us organize woman's club
And be a center like the Boston
Hub"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Active Xmas
Seal Campaign
Being Planned

Steps toward the formation of
an active Christmas Seal cam
paign, to meet the demands occa-
stoned by an expanded tuberculosis
control program of the Montgom-
cry County tuberculosis Associa-
ton, were reported today by DR..
Norman c. Shoemaker, County
Seal Sale Chairman, following a
meeting of the campaign mapping
committee, consisting of DR.. Shoe
maker, Mr.. Malcolm Scates, Vice
Chairman, Mr.. John c. Metcalfe,
Mr.. Forte Sandison, and Mr.,
George V. Menke.
A goal of $4,000 has been set
for the 1948 Christmas Seal cam
paign, based on a study of the As
sociation's 1949 projects, as car
ried out by the Executive Commit
tee and the campaign mapping
committee, according to DR.. Shoe
maker. stMwJ