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Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-28
Soil Board Plans Work

The work of the Soil Conser- vation Service, which has only recently been inaugurated in the territory with the coming of Charles Wilson, soil conserva- tionist, to Palmer, was this week being roughed out in a long term program, through the ef- forts of MT. Wilson and the new ly organized Soil Conservation Board.
 The board met last week to outline broad objectives and general plan of operation for the territory. The program, which developed from two sessions of board meetings, is now being re- viewed and whipped into shape in preparation for final accep- tance, according to MT. Wilson.
 The first and principal project of the board in Alaska will be the location of land suitable for agriculture and the determina-
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Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-28

secretary, as defined by the group, will be to handle all in- coming and outgoing correspon- dence of the Valley Chamber of Commerce. The recording secre- tary-treasurer will continue to handle all bookwork, keep min- utes of all regular and special meetings, and will be responsible for the notification of members for all special meetings.
 The Chamber membership con- cured with board recommenda- ton that board membership be increased to seven. A special election, held at the close of the bylaw adoption meeting, named three new board members and a corresponding secretary.
 Mrs. Dorothy Henke was unan-
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-28

imously named the correspond ing secretary for the Chamber. New board members elected were Ed Christensen, Mrs. Elsie Brown and Ava Brooks. These three, elected in an even cal endar year, will serve as direc- tors for a tWo-year term.
 Only the most pressing of bus mess matters were discussed at the Tuesday meeting. Al Hagen, secretary-treasurer for the Cham Der, reported that he had drafted and mailed a letter, acting in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, to Alaska Native Service heads in Juneau.
 The letter was occasioned by a
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Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-28
Need $20,0o0 ToStart Work On Hospital

Money may be the root of all evil, but there's been no satis- factory substitute discovered with which to build a hospital, shareholders in the Valley Hos pital Association learned at the annual meeting last Monday. Members at that meeting, which was called to order only to be adjourned and then reconvened at 1O:30 in the evening, learned that the Association must have $20,000 bank account before it can begin even to think of plans for the construction of badly needed hospital facilities here.
 Mondays meeting, which proved to be no meeting for two hours because of a lack of the majority of shareholders needed to provide a quorum, as pro- vided in the bylaws, was legal ized into proper session, after study of the articles of incorpor- ation.
 Articles of incorporation pro- vide that for a quorum a major ity of shares of capital stock shall be represented. Those pres ent voted to abide by the latter provision, rather than that set forth in the bylaws, and then hastily amended the bylaws to set new figure of 40 sharehold- CTS as the necessary quorum.
 Miss Ethel Dale, hospital man. ager, reported that the $5,000 deficit on record last September now has been reduced to $950. That figure represents the amount owed the Seventh Day Adventist mission for drugs.
 Miss Dale further reported that the sum of $3,000 is now due the hospital. Much of that money represents funds which will be paid by the Alaska Ma tive Servcie, Veterans Admins tration, and through compensa- tion plans. She ended her report by stating, q believe that at the present time the hospital can now carry itself, as far as day to day management is con- cerned."
 The group then moved to a consideration of how to build a permanent hospital structure to replace the present temporary quarters. Temporary measures need no longer be considered, it was stated, since the present 18- bed hospital is adequate to take care of all immediate Valley needs.
 Stockholders learned that ap- proximately S80,0O0 worth of equipment will be ready for in- stallation in the new hospital, as soon as the building can be erec- ted. Six Pacific huts are avail able for use as hospital quarters.
 No estimate was given of the total fund needed for construc- ton of a permanent hospital, but $2O,O00 was quoted as the min- imum figure at which to begin.
 Members of the Association advanced number of plans through which that sum might be realized. It was suggested h t Anchorage businessmen would help, both through the purchase of Association stock and through assistance with fur niture and equipment for rooms, once the structure is completed.
 It was learned that $1,200 of the S3,00O given to the Hospital Association by the Red Cross
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Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-28

Money may be the root of all evil, but there's been no satis- factory substitute discovered with which to build hospital, Sha rah h 0lderS in tho Mallo1r IIoc-
, 1948-03-23
Police Officer Celeb.
18th Anniversary

Sergeant William A. Rich
ards, who is attached to the
Frederiksted Branch of the St.
Croix Police Force, celebrates
his 18th Anniversary as a
member of the body today.
Borrowing a phrase used by
New Workers to describe their
Policemen, Sergeant Richards
is truly one of st. Croix's fin
est; always courteous, he ears
the respect of everone with
whom he comes in contact.
Acting Director Matthias has
nothing but praise for Ser
geant Richards and the excep-
tionally fine manner in which
he cooperates with both him
and also the men under him.
, 1948-03-23
Consumption MayNot Be
Necessary AVG Says

Consumption may not be
necessary, officials 0 the Amer
lean Veterans Committee told
President Truman, if the
Army would take certain
steps.
Among the suggestions men
toned were: lift the quota on
Negro e~nlistments, change the
court martial system and end
segregation in the Armed ser
vices.
, 1948-03-23
Naval Ships Gary Atom
Bombs, Rep. NJ Ner SAYS

Representative Arthur Mil
Ter Of Nebraska, who visited
these islands recently, said in
a speech yesterday that the
United States fleet in the Med
iterranean is standing by most
of the ships are equipped with
atomic bombs.
Naval officers, however,
quickly denied this and stated
that only fifteen vessels are
now in Mediterranean waters
and not one Of them is carry
ing atomic bombs. They said
he was probably misinformed.
Representative Miller, a
physician, visited the islands
recently with Senator Hugh
Butler.
, 1948-03-23
Vets Picket Ship With
Machinery for Russia

A group of veterans of the
last war formed a picket line
around the dock in New York
where a boat was being load
ed with machinery for Soviet
Russia. The sixty-two long
shoremen refused to cross the
picket line. The men said that
the machinery might be used
to make weapons to be used
against them.
The longshoremen conferr-
ed later in the day and decided
to return to work. The vet
Grams withdrew.
, 1948-03-23
WILFRED HATCHETTE.
v. /. POET. HERE

Wilfred H. Hatchette, Vir-
gin Islands poet, who some
years ago published a book Of
poems called youths Flight,
arrived here this morning with
a supply Of his newest book
entitled BLOOD, Sweat and
Tears"
Mr.. Hatchette was here in
1888. He went to New York
shortly after and returned
to St. Thomas in 1916. He has
since travelled between that
island and the surrounding
islands gathering facts for
short stories.
He plans to spend about two
weeks here between Frederik-
sted and Christiansted, while
introducing his book to the
public.
, 1948-03-23
FLOOD WATERS
ENDANGER IL STATES

Flood waters have endan-
gered eleven eastern states on
the mainland, also Canada,
and has resulted in the death
81 persons, property dam
age worth millions of dollars,
q nnn
O,UUU IdIe ana I,UUU homeless.
Among the states that were
reported to have been hard hit
are Iowa, Ohio, Arizona, Mich
igan, Pennsylvania and New
York.
, 1948-03-23
March Of Communism
Must Be Stopped
Csdoesn Says

British delegate to the. Uni
TED Nations Cadogan said yes
terday that the advance Of
communists must be blocked
even at the risk of war. There
are limits beyond which com
munlsts must not advance, he
said, Almost everyone knows
can be done by peaceful means
however, Britain knows what
IS being done in Italy and com
pared it to the previous COM
munist coupe as in Czecho-Slo-
vakla. In all cases it took place
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, 1948-03-23
cASLE coBLE
BASEBALL TEAMS
SPLIT: Zig. l4-2

Two games Sunday between
the Coble baseball team and a
team from Castle Coakley,
might mark the revival Of base
ball in St. Croix.
In the morning game. Coble
won 21-6 with "Menchoo on
the mound and Basilio receiv-
ing for the winners.
The tables turned III the af-
ternoon, when the Castle Coax
ley team, with 'Nando" pitch
ing to Carlos Brignoni, ran
away with the game, 14-2.
, 1948-03-23
FEATURE
WEISS

Bonnie Benjamin and Geo.
Weiss will be featured by the
students Of the Junior Class at
the Christiansted High Cchool
in a musical program now
being directed by their home
room teacher Miss Gertrude
James.
, 1948-03-23
MISS RUTH K
RETURNS R o ST. TINS

Miss Ruth jackson, Assist
tant Chief Of the Child Wei
fare Division returned from
St. Thomas today after confer
ing with Mrs. Helen Cathcart,
Chief Of the Division, who is
leaving for the mainland for
conferences.
Miss Jackson left on Sunday
afternoon.
, 1948-03-23
ADMINISTRATOR TAYLOR
GOES TO ST. THOMAS
TOMORROW

Administrator Harry E. Tay-
lor plans to leave for st Thorn
as tomorrow afternoon to par
ticipate in final discussions on
budgetary matters with Acting
Governor Morris f. de- Castro.
Mr.. Taylor made a similar
trip between planes on Satu-
day last.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Three generations of descendants
and about $50 guests honored Mrs.
Henrietta Maria Wheat on her 96th
birthday last night at 1920 Cathedral
avenue NV, the home of Mrs.
Charles D. Sager, one of her daugh-
ters.
White-haired and in remarkably
good health, Mrs. Wheat sat on a
sofa banked high with pillows in
one of the parlors and was one of
the gayest members of the throng.
She saw color movies of her 1947
birthday celebration.
= Her five daughters and one SCR
ioined in giving the birthday party
last night. Attending were some OF
the II grandchildren and eight
at-grandchildren of Mrs. Wheat.
native of Dumfries, Va, Mrs.
Wheat came to Washington about
five years ago to make her home
with Mrs. Sager after the latter
husband. real estate man, was
killed accidentally on his southern
Maryland farm.
Her son. Randolph Klonlan
wheat, is vice president OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Co. The other four daughters OF
Mrs. Wheat, in addition to MRS.
saeer, are Mrs. Rachel May. Mrs.
Rhea Covington, Mrs. Rose Bell and
Mrs. Ruth Merchant. All are
widows except Mrs. Merchant.
Mrs. Whests husband, j. =.
Wheat. a Confederate veteran and
prominent farmer, died at thelr
Virginia estate in 1908.
At 96, the great-grandmother
keeps we'll posted on current events
With many of her grandchildren IN
the armed services, she followed
closely the progress of the war.
Another of her hobbies is knitting,
She also delights in young people
and parties, and once IN great
while she smokes a cigarette.
She is seldom i'll and her friends
feel certain she will live to be 100
years old.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

that step is considered unlikely.
The Rivers bill, passed by the
House, 260 to LOG. already has re-
ceived what amounts to vote OF
approval from the Senate. The
Senate's presiding oficer, Senator
vandenberg, Republican, OF Michi-
gan ruled the bill should go to the
Agriculture Committee, but the
Senate reversed him in Al to 80
vote and sent it to the more friendly
Finance Committee
The Rivers bill would end the
present 1O-cent- pound tax on col
ored margarine and the quarter
cent tax on the uncolored type. Also
repealed would be the following
Federal license fees: $500 for manu-
facturers, S480 for wholesalers OF
colored margarine and 5000 for un-
colored, $48 for retailers Of colored
and $6 for retailers of uncolored.
The bill would end the taxes as
soon as it is signed by the Presl-
dent. License fees would end at
the end of the fiscal year, June 80.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Senate. Finance Group
"Opens Hearings on
'0Ieo Bill Tomorrow
By ChoImers M. Roberts

Two days of hearings on the
House approved oleomargine tax re-
peal bill will open before the Senate
Finance Committee tomorrow.
Committee APPROVAL is considered
certain by margarine hackers, al
though the dairy-butter interests are
expected to put up stiff fight to
convince the committee otherwise.
Ultimate approval by the Senate 1t.
self is considered virtually certain.
providing the bill is acted on
promptly by the committee and is
scheduled for early floor debate.
Tomorrow's hearings will be de-
voted to tax repeal advocates, with
Senator Fulbright, Democrat. OF
Arkansas, in charge of the time.
Tuesday will bring oponents to the
witness stand. Dairy hackers are ex-
pected to ask for an extension OF
the hearings beyond Tuesday, but
Evening star., 1948-05-16
DR.. Boyd Takes Office
As G. w. Society Head

DR.. James I. Boyd took Office as
president for the coming year OF
the George Washington University
Medical Society last night at the
annual business meeting at 1885 H
street NV.
Other new officers include DR..
Herbert S. Gates, president-elect
DR.. Russell McNitt, first vice presi-
dent; DR.. Florence E. Grady, second
vice president, and DR.. Oscar B.
Hunter, secretary treasurer. DR..
Gates will take Office as president
next wear.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Z CoIIeoe Girls Honored

Two Washington girls have been
elected to the Hood College chapter
of Mortar Board, national honorary
fraternity. the school announced
Yesterday. They are: Miss Anne
CLANCY, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Chaney. 5316 Dorsett place
NV, and Miss Mary Ellen Eppley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Epplev. 1904 Laurel street NV.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
PouIu Stone Has DAUGHTER

HOLLYWOOD, May Is. (P>.-A
daughter was born today to the
former Paula Stone, wife of Michael
Sloane. stage producer. She is the
daughter of Fred Stone, noted actor.
The youngster weighed 5 pounds
and IS ounces.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
4 Hurt Near Woodbridge
As Automobile Overturns

Four persons were injured when
an automobile left the road and
overturned on Route l near Wood
Evening star., 1948-05-16

bridge. Va. last night, police re-
ported.
Admitted to Alexandra Hospital
with broken ribs and bruises was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
JUNEAU KIWANIS CLUB IN BATTLE
 ON COMMUNISM

The Kiwanis Club ot Juneau IS starting fight or communism and has adopted the following resolu- ton:
 WHEREAS, Kiwanls International has begun a campaign to inform the citizens of the United States and Canada that the price of our continued freedom is eternal vigil lance against the menace of com munism, and
 WHEREAS, Kiwanis Intenation- al has called upon all member clubs to request their respective legisla- tive bodies to enact adequate laws to protect the citizens of each state and province from subversive com munistic activities and influences, therefore
 BE IT RESOLVED, that Kiwanis Cluc of Juneau, Alaska calls upon the Legislature Of the Territory of Alaska to enact an adequate law which will protect the citizens Of Alaska from subversive activities and influences of any and all per- sons who knowingly or wilfully ad- vocate. advise or teach the duty, desirability, or propriety of destroy ing the government of the United States, the government of the Terri tory of Alaska, or the government of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
FOR SALE

5 BEDROOMS-Full concrete base ment partially furnished; very large yard with central town To- cation.
 FOR Occupancy before first of year, ? new houses now under construction, Full concrete base ments, garage, two bedrooms, tile Kitchen and bath, hardwood floors, automatic oil heat. By buying before completion, owner can have wide choice of decor ation plans, etc.
 S550o. Two bedroom residence in good view location, Furnished. Electric range and refrigerator, 5-BEDROOM House, well furnish- ed. SITS month income as room ing house, plus owners quarters 3 BEDROOM Residence. 2-3-4 UNIT Apartment houses. CHOICE building lots. COMMERCIAL property, warehouse space. RESIDENTIAL property, Glacier Highway and Auke Bay. LlSTINGS needed on upper bracket residential property. Listings &C., rp0tfd op opproicn1
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
sEhLsKIN pRICES
 DROP AT AUCTION

Although spirited bidding by a good attendance of fur buyers at the ! annual fall auction held by the Fouke Fur Company in St Louis resulted in the sale of the entire lot of Government-owned fur-seal skins the average price declined 16.5 per cent, the Fish and Wildlife Service announces.
 of the sealsk ns amounted to $1,- 363, ,5o3.25 while an additional $1,377 was realized from Pribilof Islands fox belts At the last auction, held on April 19, 1948, a total of 29,362 fur seal skins brought $2,058,787 50 while S2,250 was received for 497 blue fox pelts.
 A total of 22,964 dressed, dyed machined and fin s h e d fur-seal skins from the Pribilof Islands were offered by the Government at the September 27 auction through it's agents the Fouke Fur Company of St. Louis. The average price for the entire offering was S59,038; at the spring auction it was S7o1o. The av- craze at the October, 1947, auction was S5792.
 Of the skins sold, 13,314 were dyed matara brown, 7,574 were safari brown, and 2076 were black. The average for all matara finished skins was S6324, a decline of 179 percent. Safaris averaged s55.35,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
CIvI. SERVICE
 EXAN!NAII0N

The Civil Service Commission an- nounces a Mathematician exami- nation for filling positions in Wash .ngton, D. C., and vicinity. The sal aries range from s3,727 to s6,235 a year.
 Examinations are also announced by the U. s. Civil Service Comnlis- sion for metallurgist, s3,727 to S6,- 23j a year, Radar Instructor, s3, ,727 to $7,432 a year, and Radar Instruc- tor tTrainee), s2,974 a year.
 Additional information and ap- rlication forms may be obtained from the Comm ssion's Local Secre- tary, Mrs. Ethel c. Hockman, located at Post Office. Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
SCOUT CAMPAIGN GETS GOOD START;
 $2,296.5o fST DAY

A total of $2,296.50 in cash and subscriptions was turned in yes- terday by 42 of the 64 volunteer workers ill the annual Boy Scout finance campaign, according to Chairman Charles Goldstein. Work CTS are continuing to make their calls today, and further reports of progress will be made today and tomorrow, the chairman said.
 Team 1, explained by Howard simmons, was high in yesterdays check in, accounting for S405 of the total. W. 5. Pullen of team 5 was high man, having collected $160 by the end of the day.
 Eight teams are at work, plus the executive committee of 10 men, and special teams for each of the government offices.
 Gcldstein and his committee are well satisfied with the first days work, noting that many contribu- tors had chosen to increase their donations. The committee is hop ng to top the $5,o00 mark in their money-raising effort, Goldstein said. lie believes this can be done if team members having calls yet to do, make 9. special effort to make contacts this week and get .he drive cleaned up by Saturday ncrning. Government offices will make their first reports Friday, ac- ,ording to the chairman.
 Workers are asked to leave their 'eport envelopes at the Boy Scout office, room 302 in the Goldstein where the audit com- nittee will check their contents and record the totals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
HDebEGL4AS
 NEWS
MINER HERE

Glen D. Franklin, Fairbanks mine owner and operator, and candi- date to tie Territorial Legislature for the Fourth Division, arrived here yesterday after completion Of the mine operations for this year. Franklin and g partner own the K-uskokwirn Mining Co.,, and the Yukon Placer Mining Co, which IS several miles out of Fairbanks. He will spend the winter with hls family here, enrolling the eldest daughter at school.
 According to press reports yes terday from Fairbanks, before the final tabt.lation, Franklin was the leading candidate on the Demo- erat ticket III that area for a seat in the Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
WANT ADS FOR SALE FOR SALE
FOR SALE

ITS ON THE LEVEL! NEAR 18th St., Z bdrs,, completely furnished, basement, furnace, electric kitchen, near school and Federal bldg.
 INCOME $265 monthly, apts., best location, well furnished; terms.
 2 BDR. Hemlock, immediate pos session, hardwood floors, furnace, furnished, view, basement, Spin dry washer, double plumbing, cleo. kitchen. Terms. 4-BDR. near school and Fed. bldg. compl. furn., new carpeting, drapes, etc.
 DUPLEX, Gastineau Ave, pile driving equip, Titan pwr. saws, power barge, good trolling boats, 2 cafes center Juneau, 10-room home South Franklin, terms. Also smaller house South Frank lin. Business lot near Juneau Cold Storage. HALE and Schneider property near Auke Lake, both furnished, water in and patented. 150 it. frontage building lot 3 mi Glacier High way. 2 houses acre patented land Lemon Creek. Immediate possession all TERMS, ALL. 2-BDR. Home, terms, Douglas Beach 200 it. beach, lights, etc. good lots, Douglas, Ju- fanail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
 OF pEpN-(0lA ENDED

John M. stalnaker, Director of the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Board. an nouneed the temporary termination of the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Pro- gram, in a letter addressed to MT. Avrit, principal of the local high school.
 MT Stalnaker said, The Pepsi Cola Scholarship Board regrets that
 t is necessary to suspend the Se- lection Program planned for 1948- 1949 in the schools of Alaska, Hs- waii and Puerto Rico. Pepsi-Cola hopes to be able to reopen this pro gram at some future date. Thus far twelve full four-year college scholar ships, one of which is honorary, have been awarded to pupils from the schools in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Pepsi-Cola is pleased to have been able to identify these able youths and to help tkem with their education.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14

any political subdivision therein by
 force or violence, and
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
 that Kiwanis Club of Juneau, Alas
 ka calls upon the Legislature oi the
 Territory of Alaska to include in proper appropriation acts, provis- ions prohibiting the use of taxes received by the Territory of Alaska, or money appropriated by the Leg islature, in payment of salaries or wages of any person who engages in striks against the Government or the Territory of Alaska, or ahy political subdivision thereof, or who is a member of an organization that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the Un it q States, Government of the Territory of Alaska, or any political subdi- vision thereof, or who advocates or is member of any organization that advocates the destruction of the Government of t he United States, Government of the Territory 1f Alaska, or any political subdi- Jis on thereof by force or violence, md
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, hat a copy of this resolution be ent to the Governor of Alaska, all administrative officials of the Terri ory of Alaska, all candidates for Territorial offices, all Xxi m is -lues in Alaska, and all newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14

down 17.9 percent; tlacks average $4928, an advance of percent. The average for blue fox was S3.81, de- cline of 15.9 percent.
 The South African Governments Cape of Good Hope skins averaged $3l.19, an advance of AS percent. Sealskins sold for the account of other shippers averaged $27.98, an advance of 15.3 percent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-14
TRUMAN ELECTED The Douglas High School held a

n4Le-- O-~-44~.- --- ----eAeAls e.IiN
 Delegate to Congress Tuesday.
 There was 300 percent attend ance at the polls and the results
 were as follows: For President Thomas E. Dewey, IS; Harry Tru- man, 19; Strom Thurmond, l; Henry Wallace, l. For Delegate to Congress-E. L. Bartlett, 25; R. H. Stock, 9. This activity. was sponsored by the Civics Class, to illustrate the method of electing public officials.