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Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Tragic Death Ends Cay Evening
Victim Removes Weapon, Drives
Self To Hospital Before COllapSing

The icepick stabbing of Reuben
Harris, AZ, by Robert Gerton, 81,
early Saturday morning at 7th
Ave. and Tonto, ended in Harris
death and climaxed earlier hours
of drinking and pleasure.
According to reports it all start
ed like this: Gerton and his wife
first met Harris in the early part
of the evening, Friday at the Sou
thern Pacific Station where Harris
was employed. They had gone
there to get Mrs. Gerton'S luggage
left there on her return from San
Francisco. Harris, upon meeting
the Gertons' suggested that he
take them home in his car, within
few minutes. This suggestion was
agreed upon by Gerton and his
wife and Harris, upon checking off
of his job also suggested that they
get ga bottle" which also was ap-
proved by the Gertons. Harris
went and secured the "bottle" af-
ter which the three went to the
home of the GertonS where they
had more drinks. It was later sug-
gested by Harris that the party go
over to the Elks Club and take a
few more drinks which met the
approval of the Gertons. While in
the Elks Club the party with the
exception of Gerton who had gone
to the poolroom, remained in the
cocktail lounge. Upon leaving the
club dispute between Harris and
Gerton enSued. An alteration be-
tween the two men developed on
the streets. After being separated
by a by-stander, Gerton secured an
ice-pick and upon returning to the
car in which Reuben Harris was
sitting stabbed Harris in the back
of the head.
Harris pulled the icepick out of
his head and drove himself to st.
Monica's Hospital before losing
consciousness and died eight hours
later.
A coroner's inquest was held
Monday afternoon in West Side
precinct court. AS yet, no charges
have been filed and until such
time, Gerton will not be held.
The body of Reuben Harris was
accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Me-
atha Harris, back to their home
town, Ardmore, Okla, for burial
rites.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Local EIlks Return From
Successful MeetinQ
EXALTED RULER OF LOCAL LODGE UNANI-
MOIICIIX ECTED PRESIDENT

The 4O-odd Elks of VIM. H. Pat
terson Lodge and Grand Canyon
Temple of Phoenix who attended
the Pacific States Association
which was held in San Francisco
from July 1920 have returned and
are very happy over their achieve
ments. They missed bringing home
only one honor and that was the
arotorical contest award.
The opinion of many who heard
the speaking was that Phoenix's
student, Joseph Patton, was enti-
tied to first prize; the Phoenix
delegation was not surprised at
losing the first place to the Berke-
ley student, but contend that the
least the judges could have done
was to give our boy second place
which was given to a "squeaky
voiced" student from Birmingham,
Washington.
The Susie Oby Drill Team under
the direction of Sgt. G.. c. Kicks
out-stripped their competitors in
every respect-looks, neatness of
uniforms and performances. The
team put on an excellent exhibit
ton on the night of the Grand Ball
which was witnessed by the Grand
Exalted Ruler, J. Finley Wilson.
Tuesday, the last day of the con-
vention was "a red-letter day for
the Phoenix delegation which
was the day of the elections. The
Phoenicians. were there with elev-
en- votes of their own and pledges
of many more, but were alert to
every move so there would not be
any last minute slipup which would
defeat their candidate, Exalted
Ruler Chas. N. Patterson.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Santa Fe Railroad
Settles With Ave.
Property Owners

Over a year ago the Santa Fe
Railroad applied to the City Com
mission and the Board of Super
visors and got permission to build
a spud track to South 18th Ave-
nue. through Hurley Packing Plant
and down to the Salt River. The
Santa Fe played smart politics in
securing this permission. Nobody
paid any attention to it until they
had the track layed and built, and
then some property owners along
the track employed Terrence A
Carson, a Phoenix attorney, who
brought a suit for an injunction.
After the suit was filed, the case
was moved to the Federal Court
where it is now pending.
In the meantime the Santa Fe
has settled up all the claims of the
property owners along the right of
way, knowing full we'll that the
building of the track in front Of
peoples houses without first secur-
ing permission under the right OF
eminent domain was in violation
of the State Constitution.
The Santa F'e has sent a special
claim agent here who is settling up
the claims, but in the meantime
the property has become very val
liable as warehouse property, as
this is the only suitable location
where vast warehouse property is
available in Phoenix at reasonable
prices. One man, Abe Salcido, has
been offered $4,000 for his prop
erty, which is very good ware
house site.
While the building of the road
damaged the residential property
to some extent, it has increased the
value of the property very much in
other ways. Various business
groups are buying up warehouse
sites and most of the property is
becoming very valuable, but the
Santa Fe used good judgment in
settling these claims. They know
that the good will of the people is
far better than animosity.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30

Gordon Smith is a native of the
State of Arizona, and has main
tanned his interests here since boy
hood. He received the major part
of his education in Arizona, and at
tended the Montezuma Baptist Col
lege at Las Vegas, New Mexico and
the University of Southern, Cali
fornia. After graduation he re-
turned to Arizona and has been &C
tive in the affairs of his commun-
ity and the State ever since. He
was connected with the State
Highway Patrol for some time and
with the u. S. Department of JUS
tice for many years.
When the war broke out in Eu-
rope he was one of the first to ten
der his services to his country, and
after more than three years in the
Counter Intelligence Corps, which
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Arizona sun., 1948-07-30

The gavel was turned over to
the Grand Exalted Ruler, ]. Finley
Wilson, who conducted the elec-
ton. Patterson's name was placed
in nomination by the retiring pres
ident, J. Bentley Strathers, and by
their being no other candidate
"Pat" was elected unanimously.
VIM. H. Patterson's Secretary,
Glenn Mallory's name was placed
in nomination for Secretary of the
Association, against the incumbent,
Preston Green, but was nosed out
by very small margin by Green.
Mallory asked that the vote be un-
animous in favor of Green. The
Grand Exalted Ruler then appoint
ed Mallory as Assistant Secretary
of the organization.
The convention closed to meet in
Los Angeles next year. It is report
ed that the Grand Lodge is con-
tempIating holding its Grand Lodge
session in Frisco next year.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Goodson Flags
Professional
Politicians

Professional politicians and pro-
fessional office-holders who seek
to perpetuate themselves in office
were targets of a blast fired in
northern Maricopa county this
week by J. Melvin Goodson, candi-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor as he carried the
fight directly into the camps of his
opponents.
At Wickenburg Goodson declar-
ed:
cat least three of my opponents
for the nomination have spent the
major portion of their adult lives
in public office"
Goodson's campaign is beginning
to heat up and by the end of the
week should be boiling steadily as
the race settles down to the last
laps.
It was pointed out by supporters
of the Goodson banner that while
he was a willing worker during his
service in the Legislature, one
term of which was spent as Speak
er of the House, he has always dis
played a decided contempt for the
professional politicians. Every
move they made, he asserts, were
made with an eye to future cleo
tions and their actions were based
on political expediency rather than
a whole-hearted desire to be OF
genuine service to the state or the
voters who elected them.
"Too many departments OF gov
ernment in the state house are
running now without a directing
head" Goodson told his listeners
in the north end of the county,
"while the elected officers are con-
tinuing their efforts to perpetuate
themselves in office. Much of the
work of the administration is left
in the hands of assistants and cler-
ical workers with the result that
there is little attention paid to
current problems of administra-
ton in many departments.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Major Sandridge in
Charge Large Unit

With the Eighth Army in Tokyo,
Japan.-Major Henry r. Sand
ridge, Boston, Massachusetts,, has
the largest unit commanded by a
Negro officer in the Far East Com
mand.
He is commanding officer of De-
tachment "B," Tokyo Quartermas-
ter Depot, which includes the fol-
lowing units: 533rd Transportation
Truck Company; 54Oth Transpor-
tation Truck Company, 551st
Transportation Truck Platoon
18th Army Band; and Section g.
Tokyo Quartermaster Depot.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Knife Wound
Proves Fatal

Preston Jones, 46 years old, met
sudden death last Saturday about
1:30 p m. when he answered the
call of A. D. Douglas who was
standing near by as Jones and a
companion started westward at
the intersection of 18th Avenue
and Buckeye Road.
Douglas, practically unnoticed,
struck Jones over the heart with
a pocket knife, thereby causing
death.
No clear details were given at
the inquest which would in any
way throw light on the cause of
the tragedy.
Funeral services were held today
at Ragsdale Mortuary with Rev.
]. H. Payton, officiating.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Mountain View
Grocery Expands

Mr.. Jesse Davis of Mt. View
Drive-In Grocery Store is going all
out to make his grocery store Sec
ond to none for the benefit and
convenience of the Br oadway set
tlement.
There have been 81 feet of floor
space added to accommodate more
equipment such as frozen food and
ice cream boxes, which Mr.. Davis
said will bring his store up-to-date
with most modern neighborhood
stores.
Not only is the proprietor mod
ernizing the grocery store but also
building a barber shop joining the
store, which he claims will be
modern throughout and ready for
business, shortly.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
CALIFORNIA CRACKING?

Governor Earl Warren issued a
statement last week that he be-
lieves there is no basis for contro-
versy between California and the
Upper Basin States over Colorado
River waters.
Warren said ALLEGATION of waters
was determined years ago by the
Santa Fe Compact and that no set
tlement of any kind was necessary
because it was solemn agreement
by all states to be bound by the
provisions of the Compact.
If Governor Warren is sincere in
this statement, and we don't pro-
pose to challenge his word at this
time, it would indicate a change
of heart on the part of California.
AS Arizona and California are
bound. by the same instrument that
Governor Warren says is binding
upon California and the Upper
Basin states, the position Califor-
mia takes in opposing Arizona is
Illogical, in the extreme.
ARIZONA
Water at All-Time Low
San Carlos Lake (behind Cool
idge Damp is barely damp-only
1872 acre-feet at last accounts. The
flow of the Salt River is near an
all-time low, with only 80 second
feet coming downstream. Time to
get some Colorado River water?
NATIONAL
Water Shortage Hits Air Base Plan
The Reclamation Bureau has
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Multiplying of City
Law. Wins Case

BY the fact that the City OF
Phoenix was robbed by the State
of two of it's traffic ordinances, ).
D. Holmes of 1923 So. 9Th Ave. was
freed of paying a $40 fine which
was imposed on him in Police
Court last year on a charge OF
driving a car with defective breaks
and making an illegal turn.
Judge M. T. Phelps was the pre-
siding Judge.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30

Miss Lewis is a native Phoeni-
clan and. lives with her family at
1922 South 1st Ave. She is a grad
uate of University of Arizona Law
School.
She is very active in civic affairs
in the community; an active men,
Der of Arizona and Maricopa Co.
Bar Associations, Maricopa Coun-
ty Women's Democratic Club and
president of American Legion Aux
iliary.
Miss Lewis says if elected she
will serve the people of her District
where Negroes and Whites are
about equal in number. Their prob
lens will be her problems.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Delegate Takes Ill
On Way Home

Mrs. Catherine Bass of 904 South
7th Ave. returned home last Sat
urday from Riverside, California
where she was confined in the hos
pital for three or four days, as a
result of having taken ill on her
way home from the Elks Conven-
ton which was held in San Fran
cisco, last week.
She is a member of the Susie
Oby Drill Team which participat-
ed in drill contests at the conven-
ton and won all honors.
Mrs. Bass is reported to be re-
covering satisfactorily at her
home.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
PROGRESS OF ARIZONA'S
WATER FIGHTTOD DATE

halted consideration of the Color
ado River Basin for a big engin-
eering center for the Air Force,
because there is not enough water
in the Colorado to supply irriga-
ton needs and at the same time
to fulfill Air Force requirements
of a firm 100000 horsepower of
installed electrical capacity. The
Columbia Basin probably will be
used.
BITTER FIGHT AHEAD
William E. Warne, Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior in charge of
Reclamation, says in Washington
that the Interior Department is
squarely behind the Central Ari-
zona Project but that "there is a
bitter fight ahead" because of
California opposition. 'I personally
favor the Central Arizona Prof
ect," Warne added.
CAPSULED COMMENT
Do you know the Upper Basin
States are required to deliver at
Lee Ferry 100000 acre feet of
water each continuous ten-year
period, and are further precluded
from Withholding any water over
and above this which they cannot
beneficially use? To meet this
commitment, these states must
either provide substantial storage
in the upper basin or refrain from
full use of their water for fear of
inability to meet the Compact re-
quirements.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
SING WHILE YOU DRIVE

At As miles per hour you sing
Highways are Happy Ways"
At IS miles, sing-T'm But a
Stranger Here, Heaven Is My
Home"
At 65 miles, sing Nearer My God
To Thee"
At IS miles, sing-"When the Roll
is Called Up Yonder, I'll Be
There"
At IS miles, sing-"Lord I'm Com
ing Home"
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Important To All Citizens of Maricopa
County

Are you registered voter?
Did you vote in the last election?
Have you moved from precinct to another?
any of the above questions apply to you go by the
Court House today and REGISTER?
If your hours at work you are not able to reg
lister at the Court House you not able to find
parking space in walking distance of the Court House,
GO by the RAGSDALE MORTUARY, located at
of Jefferson at 18th Street. at any hour and they
will be glad to register you.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
A Candidate For
State Legislature

Anita Lewis, Phoenix Attorney,
announced her candidacy on the
Democratic ticket for Legislature
from District 16, comprising pre-
cincts Alkire 1 and 2, Roosevelt
and Broadway.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30
Gordon Smith
Announces For
Tax Commission

Gordon Smith, widely known Ar
izonan, formally announced his
candidacy for the office of State
Tax Commissioner today.
Arizona sun., 1948-07-30

AN AID IN THE SUN
WILL GET THE JOB DONE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-12-26
Pattern of
The Week

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Velvet ribbon is used for the
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els the dress. Picture Pottern
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Size 4 requires 5Ms yords of
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alone.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27
End of Lend!Lease Started Events
 Leading to Marshall Plan Remedy

No arrangements had been made by Europe to pick up where lend-lease left off. Those coun- tries, along with the U. S.. ex- pected the Japanese war to last at least another year. Lend-lease was 10 continue until Japan sur rendered.
 Thus there was mad scramble to improvise plans for keeping the supply lines filled. The only possible supplier of necessities was the United States But dol lars in Europe were scarce and the prospect was that it would be months before such nations as Britain could revert to production for export-her only way of ac- quiring dollars to buy food
 Congress Reb>ls
 The UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Admin istration) was in operation. Brit ain was not eligible for such re- lief. not having been invaded The United States, which foot ed about 70 percent of UNRRA's S bill, was extremely dissatisfied with that organization. Congress didn't like it, feeling the United States was no t getting enough credit for it's contributions. Fur thermOre it was an international organization and the U. Sal though contributing three-fourths of the money-only had one vote as did each of the other mem- bers. On United States initiative UNRRA was abolished in Decem- Der. l946
 The first immediate result of the termination of lend-lease was a British sos. After months of Wrangling, controversial S3. 75O,0O0,000 loan was negotiated to last from three to five years. The British drew the last Sl00000 900 of it in March-nineteen and one half months after it was signed
 The United States pursued this policy--the end of international relief and help projects, loans to individual countries as needs a.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27

rose, and single-handed United States relief in small amounts to prevent actual starvaion-until the spring of 1947.
 That program had cost the U- nited States 2,OOO,OOO,OOO But it didn't bring results. Neither wartime lend-lease nor UNRRA nor the postwar piece-meal pro- grams was adequate or designed to meet the problem that event ually developed in Europe.
 Russia Partly Blamed
 Some of the defenders of the administration policies in those years place all the blame for fail ure on Soviet obstructionism. It certainly made it worse. But Sec retarY of State Marshall told the Senate:
 The present economic problem would exist even though it were not complicated by the theology struggles in Europe between those who want to live as free men and those small groups who aspire to dominate by the method of police states"
 Thus two and one-half years after MT. Truman's lend-lease de- cision, the United States had to reverse it's policy. It had to aban- don the idea that Europe could recover if mere starvation was a. verted
 Just as the United States at the beginning of the war decided that all allied resources had to be pooled to defeat the enemy and devis d lend-leose to do if. It had now been forced to devise comparable postwar program. It calls for maximum cooperative selfhelp by Europeans, with the United States providing marginal help to prime the pump.
 MT. and Mrs. James Fails are the parents of a 5-lb daughter, Margaret Ann, born Saturday morning.
 &2
 James Toloff, young longshore- man here was surprised by the unexpected visit from his sister Vera, who returned on the Aleu- tian. She halls from Ballentine. Texas and expects to remain here week and will then visit her
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27
NEW FRIGID FREEZE AT WERNERS

Werners Market is first in Seward with the new modern, Dynamic. Frozen Food Salesman, with both frozen fruits and vege- tables. Also the most up-to- date and latest designed fresh vege- table display case. Vegetables can be kept in this case for days and be as fresh and appetizing as they were the morning they were picked from the garden.
 You people who are out stroll ling around and want to get a real eyeful of the most up-to- date Frigid Freezer and Refriger- ated vegetable stand in Alaska. stop in and take a look at Wer- nerS display cases. Seward is for tunate. You don't have to go out side anymore to see how things are done because the so-called outside has started moving to Seward
 lSt It. John Kitzer ,The Rug Sed Irishman) Commanding Of- ficer of Military Police in Seward has had his retirement rejected zJ 1850
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27
By R. Fl. SHACKFORD

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Es
 WASHINGTON UP) - Seven days after Japan surrendered in l945, President Truman stunned an allied world still nursing Vic tory Day hang-overs. He announ- ced that all lend-lease would cease immediately"
 From then on, everything was to be on "cash-and- d-carry" basis. Those who couldn't pay cash could borrow. The United Nations was to take care of starvation. Eventually the World Bank was to supply reconstruction loans. If any one decision started a train of events ultimately leading two and one-half years later to the need for new many-billion dollar recovery program, MT. Tru- mans announcement on Aug. 21, 1945 probably was it.
 Lend-leaSe was wartime mea- sure and had to end. But when it ended. there was no interim plan to take care of world de vastated by six years of war Civilians Aided
 Lend-leaSe is most often con sidered in terms of military equip ment But only half of the S5O,- GOO 100000 spent by the United States for lend-lease was for strictly military supplies, The bal ance was for food. raw materials. essential civilian supplies. indus trial equipment-many of which were for civilian populations For example, much of Britain $ food supply during the last years of the war was lend-leaSe
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27
Frank A. MetcaIf
Candidate for TERRITORIAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER

Frank A. Mtcaf of Junaau who is seeking the Demo- cratic nomination of Territorial Highway Engineer has been resident of the Territory continuously since 1913 holds Masters Degree in Civil Engineering and has License No of the Territory registered engineers.
 Upon coming to Alaska he worked for the Bradley interests until the First World War when he missioned 20th Engineers In the of 1919 Mir. Metcalf into business for himself following General Engineering and making mineral and non mineral patent surveys. He served four times City Engineer of Juneau. At the outbreak of World War II he appointed Director of Civilian Defense and Sec retary Local Draft Board In 1922 Mr. Metcalf joined the engineering of SemsDrake and had charge of the dredging of Sitkas harbor In 1945 he went to Adak Chief Party In the fall of 1947 he appointed fill out the term of the late Leonard Smith Terri toria Highway Engineer the office he seeks Few in the Territory better equipped by education. experience and professional ability to handle the work of Territorial Highway Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works PD ADV.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27
CITY ELECTION

You cannot sign a petition un- less you have registe1ed-Regis- tratiop Closing Date April 3rd aH 10 PM.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27

International LOngshOremen's and Warehousemen's Union
 Local 30 Meets First and Third Tuesday al
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-03-27

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