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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
ARMED FORCES TO HOLD HEARING IN
 JUNEAU ON LANDS
Assistant Interior Secretary William E. Warne 10
 Come Here May 4

William E. Warne, Assistant Sec retary of the Interior, will come to Juneau on May 4 for the purpose of conducting public hearing for the withdrawal of lands in the A laska Peninsula and Aleutian Is- land areas to be used by the Army Air Forces and Navy.
 The hearing will be open to the local officers and officers of Fede- ral and Territorial agencies, repre- sentatives of interested organiza- tions and all other interested per- sons.
 Lieutenant Commander c. T. Broaddus, from Washington D. C., will represent the Navy and Col. Carl Henry Brown, from Anchorage, will represent the Air Forces at the hearings. Lowell M. Puckett, Re- gional Administrator of the Bureau of Land Management from Ancho- rage, and George A. Parks, Regional Cadastral Engineer, from Juneau will also be present.
 Lands, in question, include all of the following islands: Adak, Great Sitkln, Shemya, Tanaga, Unalga Kagalaska, Little Tanaga, Umak Igitkin, Asukasak, Azak, Kanu Tanaklak, Tagadak, Amaknak. Ex- petition. Hog and Agattu. The request from the Armed For ces also includes portions in the Cold Bay area and portions of ths following islands Amchitka, Atka i Umnak. Unalaska, and Kodiak.
 Persons, desiring to be heard at the hearing, are requested to mo- tify Secretary Warne before April 24, Puckett before May l, or, Parks before May 4. Persons, desiring to submit written statements, are re- quested to follow the same sche- dule
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06

ernor. I immediately opposed that resolution and informed them that they were stultifying themselves and their own platform because the first plank was endorsing Harry Truman as President and the sec- ond plank was to make the office of Governor elective in the Terri tory. Therefore, no further action was taken on the resolution in question at this time, BUT at the conclusion of all business to come before the convention and just be- fore adjournment, the chairman of the convention, Ralph Rivers, read the resolution endorsing Gruening for the governorship of Alaska and made a motion that it be adopted. Those opposed to such a resolution made motion to amend the reso- lution by inserting the name of Tony Dimond in place of Ernest Gruening but such a motion was ruled out of order by the chair man. We appealed from the rul- ing of the chair but lost our ap- peal. The motion was then or dered put to vote and at this point we walked out.
 There will be more said of the actions behind the Iron Curtain" in Alaska in the near future.
 Respectfully submitted,
 tSignedD JOE GREEN, Senator,
 First Judicial Division,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
PITS IN TW0STATES DESERTED; MINERS
 NOT GOING BACK
Shutdown Will Force Steel Plants to Stop Produ1-
 lion 5 Per Cent

PITTSBURGH, April 6,--lR-Soft coal pits in West Virginia and Pennsylvania remained virtually deserted today as the pensions walk out of the United Mine Workers be- gan is fourth week, despite govern ment injunction.
 Among the silent mines were those of steel companies-including U. s. Steel and Jones and Laughlin- which had kept blast furnace op- erations going at full capacity here on the chance the coal stoppage might last only a few weeks.
 An early survey today yielded no reports of any major UNIV bitumi- nous mines operating in such big producing States as Pennsylvania West Virginia, and Kentucky. The union claims 100000 members across the nation.
 Pits of the H. c. Prick Coke Co.,, U. s. Steel subsidiary in the Union- town, Pa, coke area, were among these unworked Production will dror IS per cent.
 The miners apparent refusal to return to work came despite a gov ernment injunction ordering them to end the walkout.. A double-bar- reled injunction issued in Washing ton Saturday directed the miners to return to work immediately. The operators were told to try to settle the pension dispute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
MODEL MEETING OF
 BETA SIGMA PHI IS
 LOBE HELD TONIGHT

Beta Sigma Phi sorority will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Gold Room. This will be the model meet ing and all members are asked to take their pledges, A social pro- gram will follow the business meet ing.
 Among the various social events following the model meeting will be the annual. spring formal dance. for which tickets may be obtain ed from members of the sorority The dance will be held in the Gold Room of the Baranof at 9:30 on April IT. Tables will be arranged cabaret style as last year, and there will be an orchestra.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
COMMUNICATION
Daily Alaska Empire,

Daily Alaska Empire,
 Gentlemen:
 This communication is directed to you for the purpose Of giving information to the voters of this Territory at the coming Primary Election, April 27, as to just what took place behind the Iron Cur tain at the supposed Democratic Convention at Ketchikan.
 The expiration of the Governors term was very close, and it was his intention to get as many en- dorsements as possible from organ izaticns throughout the Territory. He had previously made a trip to Ketchikan to get the endorsement of a CIO Labor Convention, and shortly after made a trip over the Territory under the pretext of se- curing information as to whether or not a Special Session of the Legislature was necessary, and in so doing accomplished his purpose to gain control of the Democratic Convention at Ketchikan by lining up support in the other Divisions Of the Territory.
 l, together with several other members of the Democratic Party, arrived in Ketchikan to attend this Democratic Convention which turn ed out to be a "Gruening Con- vention." We had not been in Ketchikan a half hour until we were informed that we were there for the purpose of endorsing Err nest Gruening as Governor for the next ensuing four years and that a resolution carrying this endorse nent was going to be put through. We replied to the informants that we were not there for the purpose oi endorsing Gruening and we in- formed them that we were there for the endorsement Of an Alaskan for the office of Governor, that we were not interested in a "car- pet-bagger.
 Upon arrival of all the delegates, the Convention was called to order and the first thing after organiz- ing was the keynote speech by Gruening It was evident to the regular Democrats of the Territory that he had control of the entire convention and the platform adopted at the convention confirms this statement.
 I was on the Platform and Reso- lutions Committee, and at our first meeting I was informed that we were going to put in a resolu- tion endorsing Gruening for Gov-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
THE WEB SHOWING LAST TIMES, CAPITOL

The Web an action packed story of romance and murder, is at the Capitol Theatre for the last two showings tonight.
 There is a great cast in this pro- duction with Edmond O'Brien, Ella Raines, William Bendix and Vim cent Price in the leading roles.
 Besides the four stars, the cast includes Maria Palmer, as the daughter of one of the murder vic- tins, and John Abbott, as Prices butler -eonfidant, who is slain. Fritz Lieber, as Miss Palmer's father, and Rowland Chamberlin, as a reporter turned-novelist, also are in the cast.
 Based on an original story by Harry Kurnitz, The Web" screen play was done hy William Bowers and Bertram Millhauser.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
WS(S MEMBERS TO MEET
 ON WEDNESDAY, NIGHT


 First-nanc information on Meth odist hospitals and institutions in Alaska will be presented to the Woman's Society of the Christian Service of the Juneau Methodist Church at their business meeting Wednesday evening, by Miss Ger trude E. Wetzel, Hospital Adminis- trator for the Territory of Alaska
 The meeting will open at p. m. with a devotional meeting in the little chapel of the church, led by Mrs. Florence Leege. Hostesses for the social hour following the meeting are Mrs. Susan Kennedy and Mrs. Mildred Lister.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
WENDALL KAY VISITS

Wendall P. Kay. director of the Alaska Housing Authority, arrived here Sunday from Anchorage en- route to Ketchikan, where he is to attend a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Alaska Hous- ing Authority. Jake Cropley, mem- Der of the Board from Juneau, will also attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
EIGHT ARRIVE; il GO
 WITH ALASkA COASTAL

Alaska Coastal flights yesterday brought in eight and departed with II passengers from Juneau as follows:
 From Kimshan Cove, Leonard Bender; from Hoonah, Sadie White and c. Goldstein: From Sitka, David Hoffman; from Angoon, Mildred Jones; from Todd, Jack Lee.
 From Petersburg, c. Hoogen- dorn; from Ketchikan, R. F. John son; to Sitka, Ann Mooney and A. Barrett; to Hoonah, Emma Nave hu, Charles Goldstein and Mel Obergon; to Wrangell, David An- drus.
 To Ketchikan, A. H. Willis; to Petersburg, c. Finnegan. Other passengers were E. G. Willis and Emil Pasquan.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
NOTICE

After April 10, no teleph n e rentals for the month of April will be accepted at discount. All remittances must bear postmark of not later than discount date. Please be prompt.
 JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
 TELEPHONE co. --adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
BAND PRACTICE TONIGHT

The Juneau City Band will hold a practice tonight at o'clock in the Grade School Auditorium, and Director Alfred Ventur asks for large attendance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
TOWNSEND CLUB MEETS

The Townsend Club will meet tonight at o'clock in the Christ ian Church and all members are requested to attend as important subjects are to be discussed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
JOHN BADEN RETURNS

John Paden, Field Representative of the Alaska Native Service, has returned here from the States where he has spent the past two months
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
COLLEGE PLACE. WASH.

V. E. Hendershot of College Place, Wash, registered at the Baranof Hotel over the weekend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
ANS MAN RETURNS

Johnnie Paden of the Alaska Ma tive Service returned to Juneau over the weekend and is registered at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
HERE FROM PORTLAND

c. H. Keil and Stanley zuern both from Portland, are staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06
GUsTAvUs VISITOR

Albert James of Gustavus check ed in at the Baranof Hotel over the weekend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06

HAZEL MCLEOD OF JUNEAU
 Representative of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills for SEE Alaska. Will be calling in your city shortly. Ph. 514 tor appointment or write Box 2765. 855 1t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06

Vote for Helmi A. Bach, Alaskan Pioneer of Douglas, for Repubii- can Representative. 84s l mo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06

Open All Night! Every Night! Salmon Creek Country Club. 854 2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-06

Genuine Levls, now available at Casters. $40 tf
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Board Approves S105,752
PIavoround Shelter Bids

The District Recreation Board has
authorized acceptance of bid of
S105,752 for the construction Of
four shelter buildings TO be located
at the Kalorama. Ridge. Watts
Branch and Fort Greble Play
grounds.
Harry S. Wender, board president,
said the low bid was submitted by
Lee T. Turner, 3616 Fourteenth
street NV. The board recon-
mended to the National Capital
Parks that the bid be accepted.
This was the second set of bids
made for the work. Previous bids
submitted in october totaled sl18, 900
which the board felt was too high.
It ordered the contracts readver-
tised.
The shelter buildings will be Of
brick construction with large
recreation room, heating plant,
office and storage, sanitation and
first aid facilities.
The Fairgrounds are located as
follows: Kalorama, Columbia and
Kalorama roads NV; Ridge, Ridge
road and Burns street Sc; Watts
Branch, Watts Branch parkway
and Sixty-first street NE. and
Fort Greble, Second and Chesa-
peake streets NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Acc 10 Pay Scientists
Al Near Industry Scale
Under Merit System
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

The Atomic Energy Commission
said yesterday that after January
9 it will be able to pay its experts
salaries more In like with those paid
by private industry to scientists and
technicians.
The commission announced that
on that date all Acc employees will
be exempt from civil service and
work under an independent merit
system.
The new system, worked out with
the help of the Civil Service Com
mission, is designed to enable the
Government to compete with pri-
Evening star., 1948-12-03

vate industry in hiring scientific
and technical men.
In the past, industry. has been
able to pay far better wages, ON
cials said
Employees will receive all benefits
and projections of civil service. But
the Acc is given greater fiexibility
in personnel management, as well
as salary control.
The order applies to about 5000
Government employees. The approx
imately $4,000 atomic workers en-
ployed by private contractors are not
affected.
1.-The problems Of security. con-
tractor relationships, and continuity
of employment for trained personnel
were given particular consideration
in development OF tliis decision" "
the commission said.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
Chest Campaign Ends
Today; Collections
25% Short Of Goal

With a deficit of more than 2s
per cent in its campaign objectives
the twentieth annual Community
Chest drive in the Washington area
was to end today.
Final reports of progress in the
campaign to raise s4,566,790 were tt
be made at a Dutch-treat buffet
supper in the Washington Hotel al
pm. by Chauncy G. Parker, gen.
eral chairman.
Principal speaker will be Alex.
ander F. Jones, assistant to the
publisher of the Washington Post
AS of yesterday, the efforts of co.
600 men and women volunteers in
Washington, Alexandria and the
counties of Arlington. Fairfax
Montgomery and Prince Georges ap.
parently had raised S3,343,762. Con-
tributions were received from ap-
proximately 10000 persons.
Campaign leaders warned that II
appears the Chest-supported well
fare, health and other service
agencies will receive at best about
the same ALLEGATIONS for 1949 as
during the current year. although
operating costs and appeals for as
sistance have greatly increased.
In order to reach contributions
to previous campaigns who have not
responded this year, a series of let
ters from MIR. Parker will be mailed
But the person-to-person appeal by
volunteer solicitors will cease after
the meeting.
Forty-eight youth service agencies,
30 family and child welfare agencies,
10 health service and 7 special serv-
ice agencies will share in the pro-
ceeds of the campaign which unites
five Community Chests and the
United Community Service of
Washington in a single once-a-year
drive.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

In honor of the Maori Battalion
in the last war, a large memorial
house costing nearly $120,000 will be
built In New Zealand.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

A new Sudan stamp commence
rates the 50th anniversary of the
first of its stamps to bear q picture
OF camel and tbs rider.
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Thireen hundred Washington children benehtlng from
health counseng service of the Child Welfare
Society Chidrens Hospital Here typical mother is being
advised by Gilbert Oef psychologist her family
health problems Such is made possible
the Community Chest Fund Checks be sent
to the Community Federation, 1101 street NV.
Star Staff Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-15
Catholic Daughters Told
Of Threat 10 Education

PASADENA. Calf, July Is
Warning against what he termed
"the lurking danger Of legislation
regarding education" has been given
the Catholic Daughters of America
by the Rev. Edward H. Whelan. s. j.,
president of Loyola University Of
Los Angeles.
Addressing the national conven-
ton of the organization here Tues
day, Father Whelan declared the
recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court banning released
public school time for teaching OF
religion was contrary to the intent
OF the Nations founding fathers.
The trend OF educational circles Is
to make God out of education,
he added, and to keep God out Of
education.
He criticized features Of the report
Of the Presidents Committee on
Higher Education, which he said he
regarded as "a subtle attempt to
weaken the moral power Of private
colleges"
The Rev. Robert Brown, Wash
ington, national education moderator
for the Catholic Daughters, declared
1t is imperative that religious think
ing people make the church the
moral force responsible for bringing
about a united world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-15
Favoritism Is Charged
In Steel House Quota
BY the Asseciotsd Press

An Ohio manufacturer charged
yesterday there Is a smell Of ia
voritism" abouta Government pro-
posal to set aside $1,000 tons Of steel
for construction Of all-steel pre-
fabricated houses.
c. J. Redman, president Of the
Alliance Ware, Inc, Alliance. Ohio,
said the bulk Of this steel would 60
to the Lustron Corp, Columbus,
Ohio He said Lustron had been
financed almost entirely by $15,-
SOC, 900 loan from the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Mr.. Rodman expressed his OBJ
jections ut q hearing held by the
Commerce Departments ONCE of
Industry Cooperation. It Is spon-
soring a voluntary steel industry
agreement to set aside metal for
prefabricated housing.
The hearing, designed to record
public. views before any final action
is taken, drew a number of state
mer1ts favoring the arrangement, in
GLIDING one from Senator Flanders,
Republican, of Vermont.
Senator Flanders said steel
houses offer "a most hopeful means
Of introducing real mass production
techniques into housing . ." He
added that he felt mass-produced
homes were "a practical answer" to
the housing shortage.
But Mr.. Rodman said the proposed
ALLEGATION would be waste Of steel.
He said in his statement that $1,000
tons of steel would build only 5000
all steel prefabs while the same
amount Of metal would help con-
struct $1,000 ordinary houses.
Evening star., 1948-06-20
Round Table International
Will Convene This Week

More than 300 delegates Of the
Round Table International from the
United States and Canada will hold
their annual convention here Tues
day through Friday.
The Round Table in this country
stems from a like group in England.
Citizenship responsibility is its
prime objective.
Commissioner Gordon r. Young
will welcome the delegates at the
first business session Wednesday
morning at the Washington Hotel.
Dean Elmer Louis Kayser of George
Washington University will speak
on citizenship Responsibility" at
noon luncheon Wednesday and DR..
Reuben G. Steinmeyer, professor OF
political science at the University of
Maryland, will speak on Service to
Others" at 1890 pm. luncheon
Friday, both at the Washington
Hotel.
The women delegates will visit
Mrs. Truman at the White House
at 2::30 pm. Wednesday. The dele
gates will visit Mount Vernon
Thursday afternoon and the con-
vention will end with a banquet
Friday night in the Washington
Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-06-20
Courthouse
Continued From First Page,

in the second deficiency appropria-
ton bill which granted funds fol
the operation of wide variety Of
Federal and District agencies.
The Nevius tract veterans hospi-
tai measure was sent to the White
House in supplemental appropria-
ton bill for independent Offices ano
cleared the wat for the building
on the site which long had been il
controversy.
Congress yeserday finally removed
a ban on the use of the Nevius site
which had been included in an ap-
preparation bill last year The
Government already has bought
the location and has completed its
plan for the big institution. Fund;
already are available and, If the
President signs the measure as ex.
pected, the Veterans Administration
plans to proceed Immediately with
the preparation of working draw
ings.
To authorize immediate progres.
on the new courthouse building
Congress appropriated sl,000.00t
and gave the Public Buildings Ad.
! ministration of the Federal Work.
Agency authority to contract fol
the structure up to $l4875, 900.
/ District to Pay Half.
The structure is to be on sit,
now used for a parking lot, which
was bought by the District TO
its Municipal Center The Distric
is to be given credit for assessed
value of the land towards its sharl
of one-half the cost of the entir'
project.
The new Senate Office buildin
was authorized by Congress to cos
Evening star., 1948-06-20
200 D. 6. Civil Engineers Tour
Potomac Yards, See Engines

Most of Florida's oranges, lemons
and grapefruit and the vegetables
berries and peaches grown in the
Southeast States come through Po-
tomac yards to supply Pennsylvania
New York, New England and East
errl Canada.
There is an ice plant in the yards
which makes 50 tons of ice day
and stores 5000 tons for refriger
ator cars carrying this produce.
The engineers learned that the
yard handled 56,431 northbound cars
and 4S,139 southbound cars last
month and, in all, handled $4,000
cars.
The yard has about 1900 en-
ployes. The engineers were inter
ested in the Diesel locomotives. bu,
the children were most interested
in the big, old-fashioned steam loco
motives with six driving wheels or
each side.
Evening star., 1948-06-20

carries no limit of cost. Appropri.
ated for this job is 100000 to be
added to 100000 already available
for the job. Three years are ex.
pected to be required for completion
of this renovation because the work
can be done only during recesses OF
Congress.
For the General Accounting Office
building. Congress gave authority tc
the Public Buildings Administration
authority to let contracts up tc
s22 $4,000. But no new cash was
provided since s5.000.000 already Is
available from previous appropria
tions. The project was started be.
fore World War II but blocked by
the war.
The deficiency bill also carried ar
appropriation of S150,000 to operate
the Districts six day-care centers
for the children of working mothers
for one year only beginning July l
For the National Capital Sesqui-
centennial Commission, Congress
granted $4,000 to remain available
during the life of the commission
An item of $4,000. is inserted by
the Senate in the House-passed bill
for maintenance of buildings by the
National Capital Housing Authority
was striken by the House and Sen
ate conferees.
Braille pocket watches are now be-
ing made in Britain.
Evening star., 1948-06-20

up to $40, ,6O0, 600 and the architect
Of the Capitol was given the right
to let a contract as soon as plan
are ready for the entire job. The
appripriation bill carries 81, 100, 600
for the site and $3.50 900 to complete
plans and begin construction.
The first step. spokesmen for the
Architects Office said. will be to
acquire the site. This faces First
street. opposite the present office
Building. The land to be acquired
will run east from First street to a
line generally following the alley
running north and south through
the middle of the block.
Slums to be Removed.
The Government does not intend
to take the land now occupied by
large apartment house on C street
east of the alley. But a Christian
Science church and two of its
adjacent lots at the corner OF First
and c streets are in the area to be
acquired. The rest of the building
site is occupied mostly by resi-
dences.
A slum area in the middle of the
block will be eliminated by the new
project.
The new Senate Office building will
house the Is standing committees
of that body its chairmen and their
staffs. The structure will be con-
nected by tunnel with the present
Senate Office building across the
street.
The miniature electric railroad,
connecting the Capitol with the
present Office building. will be ex-
tended through a tunnel to the new
structure.
Three Years Required.
Contract for rebuilding the Sem
ate chamber can be let by the archi-
tect Of the Capitol as soon as pos
sible under contract authority in
the second deficiency bill which