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Evening star., 1948-08-31
Gibson, Mann Sweep
|Pro-Am Golf Prizes.
|Af Kenwood Club

Andy Gibson and Rip Mann Of
Country Club of Maryland COM
bined for best ball 81 to win yes
terdays pro-amateur golf tourna-
ment at Kenwood. Gibson's SO
over the par-70 layout also was good
enough for the pro sweepstakes
prize.
Roger Peacock of Sligo Park fol-
lowed Gibson among the pros with
70, while third money was split
between AL Houghton, Prince
Georges, and Walter Romans, Bal
timore Country Club, with 71s. Fin
ishing the money payof were Harry
Greismer and Mus O'Linger Of Win
chester, Va, with 72s.
Ralph Bogart of Chevy Chase
took down the top individual anna
teur prize. his 70-2-6S getting him
low net. Spencer Overton, Rolling
Roads, and Billy Griffin, Prince
Georges, turned in a low gross tie
of II.
Bogart combined with Harold
Oatman of Norfolk, Va, to turn
in a best ball IS for second place
In the pro-am.
Second-round matches in the
Kenwood women's golf champion
ship tournament are being played
today. Defending Champion Mrs
Betty P. Meckley won her first
round match yesterday over Mrs
Rex Howard, 8 and 2, while also
advancing was Medalist Mrs. J. p
Trouchaud, who topped Mrs. Rich
ard kreuzburg, 2 and l. Other re.
suits:
Mrs r Z. Hunter ea and aa4iis I; Mrs MnsIe1sse Es
ward witmayer defeated Mrs. n. " Hoi M
,'ess5; ssscpa ! sIsht-nr.. aR' A. Howard de.
Rsaisk dst.st.d MIS- ID atveod ap a['' 5, s
fsEa Nj e f.. iRs Hsepsr a.ts.sse
l defeafed E AaSRkn'Sn a2s S ASIsoI. sD Mrs
t9s Reu:s g. N mrs s.I,ujIE P jIocEstt defeated Mrs
teated Mrs 4: seTiil, .nd hddeqa0qsf j. Mr,. ds )
Krestsberrg defeated Mrs B. Saunders. :: !:
MsE MMsFnfs, w.,'. ard & M. .: Bond defeated
Fifth fight-Mrs A. Braush defeatsd
Mrs. R: Hill 2 and l. Mrs. r WsrS
MSsleated Mrs M na Mrs. NJ GslloEay, and i:
and B. Mrs. J. Kreiger defeated Mrs
r. Molyneux. 4 and g.
Bill Newman scored a hole-in- l
at Anacostia, using a No. 8 iron
on the 123-yard sixth hole. Wit
nesses were Carroll O'Neill, Richard
Doerner and John Zitney.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Brudt Gets BOWLING Post

George CPinky) Bradt today was
named assistant manager of the
Spillway bowling alleys, Manager
H. P. Stone announced. Stone an
nounced that he has opening for his
Spillway $50 Commercial 8 PM
League on Tuesdays and 525 Com
mercial League at the same time
on Wednesdays.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Columbia, 1; Greenville. l tcalled 6th,
rain1.
Charleston, IL; Augusta, 9.
Macon. 8: Savannah, 8.
Columbus, 4-4; Jacksonville, Is.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
N. c. Stute Grid Aide
Returning to Navy Duty

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 31.-Back.
field Coach Walter (Babe) Wood
has confirmed reports that he Il
leaving N. G. State College to return
to active duty in the Navy.
Wood said he planned to leave
Just as soon as he received his orders
from the Navy.
Meanwhile, Athletic Director Roy.
Clogston confirmed reports that
State was attempting to obtain
Walter Slater. former backfield star
at the University of Tennessee, to
replace Wood.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

Bill Newman scored a hole-in- /
at Anacostia, using a No. 8 iron
on the 123-yard sixth hole. Wit
nesses were Carroll O'Neill, Richard
Doerner and John Zitney.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Jim Russell Of Braves
Probably Out for Yeur

CHARLEROI, Pa, Aug. 3l.--Mem-
bers of the Boston Braves who vis-
tied Jim Russell in the Charleroi-
Monessen Hospital learned yesterday
that Jim probably won't rejoin them
this season.
Officials of the hospital, who said
Russell was being treated for a
heart ailment, indicated he prob
ably would have to remain there at
least another month. Russell
traded to Boston last year by the
Pittsburgh Pirates, became i'll more
than three weeks ago.
Evening star., 1948-08-31

SnObS OIL LIE dill
nual fall bonn
bardment. T h c
season on rail-
birds in Mary
land opens at
one half hour
before sunrise,
and at noon, the
dove season gets
under way.
There is both
good a I'd bad
news for rail-
bird hunters in
Maryland t h | S
year. The daily
Limit on Sora
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
MAY 3RD TO 10TH CLEANUP WEEK

May 3rd to 10th has been set as the dates during which the citizens of Seward are sup. posud to make the Annual Clean Up.
 Between the 18th and the 24th of May the city will be host to some 300 or more yisi tors and it is the intention of the city council to have all in readiness.
 Free trucks will make the pickup on the final day.
 It was stated that unless cleanup was made especially on vacant lots that the job would be done by the city and the charges assessed against the property.
 It would be we'll not to wait until the last minute, it was said.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
WATCH YOUR SPEED

The Police Department has issued the following warning:
 That strict adherence to the law governing speed and the diving of automobiles within city limits and throuoh school areas is requested and that en- to.cement 10 the letter will be the rule of the Police Depart n,ent. Watch for the new siqns.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
BR0WNELL'S BITTER TO COhHha.
 OF C0ItGRESSMEN lS PUBLISHED

in the past. and is not bringing or stimulating. development and growth of Alaska from its own resources. and any showing of red as proof that it has. even if true. is very weak result. and failure. for the S75.00o.0o0 ex- pended on it's construction and maintenance during the past Is years. IT IS THEREF ORE. A WASTE OF MONEY TO CON- TINUE THIS RAILROADS opER- ATION. UNESS SOME METHOD CAN BE FOUND. AND IMMEDI- ATELY PUT INTO OPERATION. USING A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN AFFECTS.
 That is very harsh fact, but true, and the sooner it is brought into the light, the sooner will some successful remedy be found for the painful situation. The Congressional committees and the Pre- Sidential Investigators who can2 here in the past. failed ab" Solutely to find the cause or rem cdy. Each time there was much backslapping. gushing optimism, and prophecy: their advent her. aided as the start of the new era, "Watch Alaska Grow" boom. But what came of it all? ABSOLUTE LY NOTHING. but the waste Of expense money. What they see. what they hear. where and how
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21

openly criticizing anything that he may do, or policy that he for mulatcs. In fact, the people of the railroad belt are body of Yes, yes men"
 They cannot be blamed for this attitude. for too often in the past have they seen people and towns suffer for the displeasure of an official. The best illustration of this is the result coming from an tagonlzlng the most powerful member of the governments rail- road commission of three, who took over the old Alaska North ern RalWayi interest, and started extending the then 7O-mile road. on 10 it's present length. The re- suit of that antagonism was the building of q new town and an attempt to build deep water harbor, The tributary country and harbor possibilities of tn place he selected. had no attraction. or excuse, for even a small town. and yet this commission member spent millions of dollars creating the town of Anchorage. and at tempting To make an ocean har- Dor here. The railroad machine shops, executive offices. and all the activity connected with them. elllclently operated at Seward for could have been established and q 10th of the cost of AnchOrage lie accomplished his purpose, and seward dropped from its natural preenlnenCc as the ocean terml- nal. to third place in importance. This is no knock against the present town of Anchorage. and IS given only as an Illustration Of the painful results comine from offending a head of the Gov
 To hear any real complaint or ernment Railroad.
 real criticism. or remedial ideas. d committee. shauld grant inter , NleWS in strict privacy 10 one pe~. 1 son at q time without the pres eilce Of anyone connected with the railroad. That procedure is Uic only way Of getting at the real oplnlonS and if not followed all heard will b. hymns of praise TOT railroad officials and local me"os o1 other government work. lhere IS no complaint against the personality of any of these off. clalS, criticism is directed onlv 's.,ns, poiicleS and plans.
 Alaska did not need this rail- rood at the time it was started ana does not need it vet. for !oundotional development. If one fourth of the railroads cost had oeen spent constructing a nard surface trunk highway alone this route. if could have brouqht f r greater prosperity and urowth A4oska is long way off from tn point justifyinq d railroad of this s!ze. Since its completion, both me ocean terminal towns have oechned in population and pros perity. Anchorage itself. althouoh supported by th. payroll has de- clined also.
 The only large development (and this not permanent uood to A1oska) using the railroad. was the gold dredging installation of The Fairbanks Exploration Comp any the ehavy machinery for that plo)ecf is the only haulage show ing r-turnS the railrood boos+s mere was shipment. expensive installation of coal mininq ma chlnerY by the Government. Oth. CT fhan these mentioned. I do not heve any other major develop ment has occurred that could not nave been handled just cs easy on highway. However. the rnis- takes of the past cannot be un. oone. but should help in formu- lafing new policies.
 The railroad has not brouoht
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21

they spend their time, was care fully supervised by interested persons. Is it in human nature 10 show up it's own faults, or fail- ureS?
 General Manager after General Manager has come and gone; each has been heralded on arriv- al as the long hoped for magician who is going to transform the Alaska wilderness into a solid block of farms blossoming with factories and factories blossomir. with farms The Northland's Er1 pire Builder etc, etc. Each has run up and down the railroad a few times in a private car. told their plans to the Yes, yes men" gone to Congress for money to bring the wonderful change about. and then you hear no more e<- opt the annual cry for appropria- ton to feed the many people liv- ing off the operations of the road. Is 1t in human nature to say any thing adverse. or detrimental. that might stop the feeding of the cow that gives the milk? It's time all the camouflage was wiped off and the bare facts ex- amined, There is no stronger truth in the Bible than the state ment. "By their fruits Ye shall know them. No policy or plan of each succeeding management has borne any real fruit, and 10 years is sufficient time for at least the blossoming stage. There fore the strong statements, and the radical remedies and changes of policy advocated here are wholly justified and of merit.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
City Council Notes

project.
 A considerable amount was col lected from the 4th Ave. merch ants for the oiling or surfacing of the. Ave, asphalt in the unship- able barrels having been promised the city by those in charge. It is expected that the job will be well under way by June first.
 Bids or applications were asked for CD City Clerk, salary $350 per month; (2) Assessor. to bid on the job of visiting each home and assessing personal and real property: t3) Applications for city attorney at a salary of S100 per month.
 Three barges are to be rebuilt by a local concern The Renal ! Service Company, and the sue cessfu bidders have asked per mission to use the Small Boat llarbor. This was granted
 A letter asking permission to use the area in the vicinity of the tunnel mouth for display of fireworks during the VIEW Convention was read Fire Chief kieleheski whose appointment was confirmed for the coming year will be present.
 Chief Clark was asked to serve another year and he will make appointments of those who serve with him. subject of course. to the approval of Police Commis- sioner Seferovich. . The VIEW who have their con- vention May 18th to 24th here will hold their meetings in the U so. for the 5 days with a fin al night of enjoyment featuring the Grand Ball. lilc gal DdSe SllQdklOI was also discussed and Dr. Sellers stated he had not completed the prep aratOry work so as to arrive at proper rates to charge different i home owners and businessmen. therefore he asked more time which was granted He will be aidd in this by Councilman Paint CT who stated that in doing so he wished it understood that he was not planning on bidding on the garbage proposition
 Dr. Sellers was appointed the Health officer for the ensuing year and Aron Ericsson as Treas urer. The appointment of Engin ger was left open until the need | for one arose.
 The meeting adjourned about ll:30 Monday night. April l9. 1948.
 Jr. Class Play-High School Gym April 29
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
ASKS BIDS

The City Council asks toG bids on the job of Assessor. He will go to every house in Seward and ask for valuations on personal and real property
 \ report will be asked Of every resident and each prop erty owner, real or personal will be asked to sign his statement,
 The bid or application for City Assessor-7a job which can be finished in about 60 days-must be in before the May 3rd meeting, which is the date of the next regular meet ing.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
PIcKETING MODERNIZED

BOSTON (UP)-Motorboats and plane were used by striking shipyard workers to picket" the Ret"lehem Steel Co.'S East Bos- ton yards.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21

lar SeSSlOH OH lI1e lSln.
 The matter of the extention of the hours for business for the A merican Legion Club room from l AM to A M was brought up and after some discussion was dropped to be taken up later in the evening with reframing of an ordinance which would allow any clubs to operate after l am. until AM. The ordinance will eliminate any club from operat- ing on 4th Ave. after July l, 1948, but does not set the limits north and south except tentative ly between the RR. crossing and the Bank Building
 Bids are asked for filing cabi- nets for the Police Department who have no way of filing con- fidential papers.
 Dogs will be required to have and wear licenses with num- Der
 The tax on female dogs will be much larger than on male dogs. They will be picked up and held for three days and either sold or shot.
 
 The school housing came up for discussion and aside from the fact that Sl4,000 is badly needed to finance salaries etc. matter which is giving the mayor and council real "headache" it was decided to ask Architect Manley of Anchorage for detailed plans on the construction of a South wing of rooms This must ne- Cessarily call for bids by contract ors and will mean an issue of General Obligation Bonds of per haps as much as S6O,OOO or S75.- 00O
 No action can be taken on the situation regarding the money due the school district until word is received from MT. Swetmann who is in California.
 Indebtedness of the school a. mounts to Sl2,500 and S6,OOO on the gymnasium, a total of Sl8.- 500.
 Efforts are being made to work through the Public Works Ad- ministraton who put up two for one in cash for public appro- priations. If this does not go through, only Bonding is left for the city, as schools we must have
 The Veterans Project was dis cussed and the matter of who pays for the stoves came to the front once more.
 The members of the council, particularly the hold-over group, contend that the contractor. MT. Howard should pay the bill and are upheld in this by the govern ment bureau. However, the con- tract which is held by MT. How ard calls for labor and material only and does not provide for his furnishing any stoves or other equipment
 At the beginning of the Veter- ans Project, Ex-Mayor Harding turned over to Tex Brinkworth an amount in excess of $7OO0 which Clerk Howell informs us was over and above the cost of the contract on the Housing Project, and was the payment for services of a project engineer
 Before the job was finished two engineers in addition to Brink worth were hired, and doubtless were paid out of city or project funds.
 An effort will be made to get a representative from the Veter- ans Housing Bureau headquart-
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
HOWELL TO QUIT! EFFECTIVE JUNE lST-

1 Applications for City Clerk 1 will be entertained by the 1 Seward City Council at it's l May 3rd meeting. MT. Howell | plans on leaving the employ l of the city about June lSt. The position pays S350.0o 1 monthly. Applications for the place of City Attorney are also asked at this time
 MT. Baumgartner' appoint
 ment is temporary and for a
 30 day period. all appointments and bids being subject to the l approval of the council.
 and freight service to three i'm mense valleys, each ;.s large d, the State or Ohio. It was b,ui, and operated solely as T Stimu lant >C the couniry'c development The expected results HAVE NOT COME; in fact the railroad bell has declined. both ln population and developmen;. It is the Cleal Alaska Puzzle a:d Inc prrsen, Congre ressional Committee is an- other effort to find a solution.
 During the past lj years a number of Congressional commit tees have been sen: up here tC investigate. They Ire met al tach town oy Chamber of Com. merce appolntees, usually small merchants al.d lawyers, and rail. road officials. who herd them from place to place; a banquet here. a reception there. private dinners, etc. During their stay they are seldom out of hearing o1 the General Manager. or one ol his assistants. who are. although possibly unintcntionally. censors of all the committee sees and hears.
 The General Manager is almos, a Potentate from the influence and power he controls; by sim pie executive order, from which there is no appeal, he can make business good or bad in either one of the three towns, or car nullify any plan of commercial development in the railroad belt For this reason all business men town officials. and all railroad
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21
GENERAL NEEDING NEEDED. ALASKA RAILWAY: PLANT
 NEW CROP Published in the Seward Weekly Gateway. Seward. Alaska: Satur- day. September l3. 1880
By DON CARLOS BROWNELL.

By DON CARLOS BROWNELL Foreword:-The Author of the following article is Pioneer AL oskun. coming North as child with his parents in 1900. He has resided continuously at Seward since the town was founded. ex- cept for several trips 10 the States for study and pleasure. Born in California. he cume from covered wagon stock. q grand father fighting in the Mexican War on California soil. ls46
 MT. Brownell has always been interested in the study of effects and their causes. both commer- ciallY and socially. and this con tribution is the result of personal observation.
 The subject-mattc of this 4,'- tlCle. Slightly altered in wording only). was embraced in letter 10 the committee of Senators, Me sSrs. Robert E Howell John Thomas. John B. kendrick. deliv- cred to them upon their arrival in Seward. August 2l. to investi- gate operation, service and bcne- fits to Alaska Jl the Government Railroad. This 10 mile system leads from Seward on the south crn coast, due north 70 Fairbanks. a town in the reart of Alaska.
 For over ten years the system has provided regular passenger
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-21

(Continued in next issue)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
U. S. Dispatches Planes To
Near East To Evacuate
Americans In Case Of Need"

WASHINGTON (JTA) : TIL e
State Department announced that
about rs transport planes of the
Air Force have arrived in Cyprus
from Europe and that, Gin view of
the unsettled conditions in the
Near East" these planes are being
held at the Nicosia airport to
eVacuate American citizens from
that area "in case of need"
The planes are to stand by in
cyprus in case they are needed to
eVacuate U. S. citizens from any
spot in that area where trouble
exists or breaks out, including the
Jerusalem area, State Department
press officer Lincoln White said,
estimating the number of u. S.
cltlzens in Palestine at present at
1900.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
ISRAELI MINISTER WARNS
AGAINST PROLONGED
PALESTINE WAR

Eliahu Epstein, Israeli Minister
to the United States, told a dinner
sponsored by the Jewish War Vet
Grams that "if the fighting in Pal
estine is allowed to continue for
a long period, the consequences
may indeed be grave. Israel will
survive" he declared, "but a great
blow will be struck against the
peace-enforcing machinery of the
United Nations"
Asserting that 1--WE do not be-
lieve that the world will stand idly
by and approve these brutal acts
of aggression" Epstein said:
Israel will stand. This 1000
year-old dream, now brilliant
reality, will not be effaced by mere
force of arms. We will triumph
in our attempts to establish a
peace-loving, progressive, demo-
cratic state"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
A Bigger Family

The famous Yiddish playwright,
Jacob Gordon, once excused him
self to Israel Zangwell for failing
to call on the British novelist
when he first came to America.
"You see," said Gordon to
zangwell, "you should come to see
me, not 1 to see you. You see, I
am the father of eleven children"
whats that?" said Zangwill.
Eleven children, poof! poof! I
am the father of The Children of
the Ghetto"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
OVER $l.600.000 SPENT BY
GENERAL ZIONIST FUND
IN PAST YEAR

NEW YORK-A total of over
81 900, 900 has been expended by
the General Zionist Construction
Enterprises Fund in Palestine dur
ing the past IL months in con-
junction with the Jewish Agency
and other institutions in the con-
struction of housing and on voca-
tional training for thousands OF
new immigrants, according to an
announcement by DR.. Israel Gold
stein, chairman of the World Con-
federation of General Zionists.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
Uruguay Urges Nations
To Aid Jewish State

MONTEVIDEO (JTA)-A reso-
luton urging the governments of
the world to come to the aid of
the state of Israel was adopted
here by the Uruguayan parliament
by vote of 40 to two.
The resolution also greeted the
new Jewish state and drew atten-
ton to the fact that the Urugua-
yam Government has consistently
supported the establishment of
Israel.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-06-11
xxx. PLANS
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Undercover observers of the
Anti-Nazi League who attended
the Grand Dragons meeting re-
ported that the Khan chieftain has
arranged to send out half a million
fiery summonses" to Klansmen
all over the country He expressed
hope that there would be at least
1000 new members to be
"naturalized as citizens of the
Invisible Empire" at the mountain
ceremony.
To this end the Dragon said he
had instructed all active klaverns
to offer Khan membership at a
80 percent bargain discount" for
a limited time only, thus reducing
the "klectOken" CinitiatiOn) fee
frim $40 to SIS, according to the
inside reports.
At the same time, the Dragon is
urging all Klansmen to purchase
robes for the occasion-which he
sells for SIS.
Evidently in anticipation of
controversy over the Klan's re-
appearance on Stone Mountain
traditional gathering place of the
hooded order since 1915-Grand
Dragon Green said the xxx had
leased the mountain for the meet
ing, and so would be "free to do
what it pleased and admit whom
it pleased"
However, Drew Pearson and
Walter Winchell will be sent
Special invitations" the Dragon
said.
The Klan's postwar comeback
trail has re-established it as an
active factor in some Is states,
including such nOn-SOuthern states
as Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
and California, the Anti-Nazi
League asserted. Green claims, in
addition, to have established
embryonic groups in another Is
states.