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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

OF town.
Mrs. William p. Jackson left on
sunday with her son, Barratt lack
son, to spend the Christmas HOLIDAYS
with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson at their
nome In Lancaster, Pa. She will he
Joined later by her daughter. Miss
Mildred Jackson and will accomDa-
ny her home.
The Magnolia Fire Companv ra-
spOnded to an alarm on Fridav evo
ning when they were called to the
Rome OF Lawrence Carter to a Chin
ney fire.
George Reed, Jr., and sister. Miss
Roseann Reed, spent the weekend
with their parents. Mr.. and NIre
George Reed. Miss Roseann will re-
main home until after the holidays
George. Jr.. will go back to Riders
College, but will return home On
wednesday until after Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hart and
Nancy and Wayne were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Davis at the M
yer lea House on Monday evening
When Mr.and Mrs Davis entertained
Ihe employees Of Davis Auto Park
10 dinner and later at their home
Ihe Christmas Program. given bv
me departments of the Sundav /
SchoOl' which was to have been held |
Dh sunday evening, December 18TH /
was postponed due to the bad wea- I
.her Of the past Sunday. This pro- /
Z ram VIII be given on Sunday morn
ng, Dec. 26th, at 1890.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Only Good SawlOgs
Make Quality Lumber

Quality lumber is cut out of good
sawlogs, according to County Agent
William +. Tarbell. Ordinarily II is
lumber with a few or no knots. little
or no rot, and few shakes or other
defects.
Because of characteristics of
growth of tree the best lumber is
always found on the outside-near
the bark. AS a tree grows from a
sapling into a timber tree it sheds
It's lower limbs first, beginning near
the base and then farther and far
'her up the trunk as it grows older
As the limbs drop off, the tree he
gins to produce quality lumber II
puts on layers of wood in which no
IlmDs are present to cause knots
AS the tree becomes larger with age
these layers of clear wood becOme
thicker and thicker. The burt log
always has more high-qualitv Inn
Der IN 1t than a log taken higher nm
in the tree.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
MAGNOLIA

Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Lodge left on
thursday 70 spend the winter IN
Edgewater, Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wright viii
nave as Christmas guests their chill
useI, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds,
q Fullerton. Nd. Mrs. Wright's
niece, Miss Edith Bullock. Of Dover
and Miss Elsie Culver Of Philadel-
several tOwnsfOlks attended a
shower on Friday evening AT the
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Farr0v,
Lor their son. John and his bride.
VINO were married recently and have
!ust returned from a wedding trim
In Florida. ''iP
Lieut. and Mrs. James Smith and
son. James Allen, Of Fort Dix. n I
spent the weekend with her mar
ehts' Mr. and Mrs. William Storey
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris will snoDd
me christmas weekend with her
daughter Mrs. Floyd CULLEN and
FAMILY in Candy Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rash 70
Cently moved I'm town to the homo
formerly tenanted by Mrs. Minnie
hent0n, next door to Mr.. and NIrs
Aubrey Wheaton.
Mf. and MRS. William Orvis en-
Lertalned to dinner on Tuesday eve
nlng their children, Mr.. and Mrs
isaac Orvis and sons, Charles ana
Kenneth and Mr.. and Mrs Wulio,,,
Hlnsle yand son. Billy. The occaeioD
vas the birthdays Of both AR and
Mrs. Isaac Orvis. anu
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams
ana sonny. left Thursday to spend
Two weeks with friends in Crescent
Beach. Florida.
Inc community Christmas Tree
was set up and trimmed bv HazsI
noe and Laurence Jarrel on Mrs
.Hensch's lawn and the communitv
'Fuiy appreciates and eniOvs tbis
,,~,s.s., oosia IeStlVe touch which was made
possible by the N. Y.F
ne NJ. Y. F. held their animal
!, SH.istmas Party in the Community
ilali on Wednesday evening nee
l9ln. About twenty-five members
Y Y, ere present for the games under
me me direction Of Mrs. Margaret Ar
outts and the exchanging of gifts
\ ..hOng the members. Mrs. Edna Roe
lirected toy band with evervone
=, g5aylhg a toy instrument and Rev
1luerdice at the piano. Following
~ evening Of fun, ice cream. cake
-onee' nuts and candy were served
Mr and Mrs. A. B Smith moved
~ Monday to their new home west
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Yule Records For Junior
by SAUL PETIT
AP Newsfeatures Writer

w
If YOU can tear the kids away
from the teleyision set. you might
give them some new records for
christmas. After all. there's st;ll
ihuch to be said for reaching and
stimulating the imagination of
young minds through ears alone.
In this connection, you couldn't
40 better than to consider the ef-
Iorts of Young Peoples Records.
me- which started as an expert
heht two years ago and seems to
nave caught on.
American Almanac for December.
Tor example, is a very palatable way
Ior = to 11-year-Olds to take their
history. This latest in a series con-
lalns dlvertingly told tales of i'm
portant historical events which have
Iallen in December, including the
Boston Tea Party, 18th amendment
ana admission of Illinois to the
union.
Ihe same firm, has done an out
standing job on Jazz Band, featuring
Canada Lee, Teddy Wilson and
o.thers' In music and text. you fol-
low the story Of jazz. from its birth
among African slaves to its fusion
win New Orleans cafe music and
It's travels up the Mississippi and
eventually throughout the country.
RCA Victor also has done itself
proud with an ambitious album Of
AIlce IN Wonderland and Through
me Looking Glass, involving the tai
ents Of Eva LeGallienne and Mar
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

garet Webster. The acting is snlor
dld and superblv sunnorfed hI ~ -
chestral and choir effects
Other productions you might look
INTO this Christmas include.
The Eager Piano CoIumbia,
1"p.isalihg .a..' story of a piano which
suffers nervous breakdown and a
'ouCn oI DOogie-wOOgie. narrowly
escapes the scrap heap. fnaIly
reaches a lifelong goal. Carnegie
hhat Makes II Rain CDeccal rha
l.lo ln,po' '@uce' evolution and theme
song oil rain in terms Of three drons
IlisIIy amusing, educational
"p"Thy'S Magic Piano 1Caniton
ne case OF a young musician who
SLOWS weary and pessimistic ~ the
,housht OF practicing when sudden
~ he Is encouraged nv taILi1.
PAM. p II should help to revive the
uasgihg interests Of the voung ga-
mus IN your house.
hunGlhg a City young Peonla,s,
FoI the pre-school age grouo
calcily' simple tunes and Ivrics With
appropriate sound effects. includin%
'ne songs Of the steam shovel
er. anu paint
BOzo Under the Sea CCaniton
Contlnuing the very effective device
cI timing records with beautiful IL
iustratlons in the album. The child
III thIS case, is reminded to turn tba
page by the sound of bubbles from,
a diving suit "o'eS from
nahy Moons (Columbia). Drama
+, ,iIea ,i,l story of James Thurber's de-
llshtful Princess who grows III ON
100 many raspberry tarts tben
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
BlltZ Tragedy Still
Echoes

10 n d ON - (P) - One Of the
worst bombing disasters Of the Lon
9on 0Iltz was recalled when the ST
FancTas borough coroner, w. Bent
icy Purchase. held four inquests
A direct hit killed l54 persons in
q public shelter in 1910. Ten of the
NIctlms were unidentified. When
preparations for a memorial wora
- started recently relatives sent IN
me names of four presumed victims
Inc Home Office ordered an inquest
ne coroner ruled that the four died
IN the Wreckage as a result of war
operations. a
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Spartan Extremists

EAST LANSING. Mich. - Up -
Biggest man on Michigan State CoI
leses 1913 football team is SOPHIE
more tackle William AIiron from
Escanaba. He packs 235 pounds nm
SIX foot. three inch frame 'Tbn
midget is George little Dynamite1
Gnerre' senior tailback star from,
FIlnt' who stands only five feet. five
and weighs 157. ~ :
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

wishes for the moon and gets it. or
reasonable facsimile.
Little Black SambO's Jungle Band
'hCA Victor). Wherein the bear
plays the sax; the elephant the tu-
pa; the monkey, the piccolo; the big
Daboon, the big bassoon; and a long.
green snake plays his scales"
The Small One Decca(. Touching
story of how one small bows donkey
became kings donkey on that first
CHRISTMAS. Well told. we'll acted bv
Blng CrOsby and cnmnanv-
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

Will not interrupt their teaching
and will be partly correspondence
courses. Special attention. it IS
stated by Tass, will be given to BIZ
ology teaching. The decree provid-
ed that teachers with under 1s
years work must take the specified
courses while those with over X
years of work to their credit would
De expected to study by themselves
TO improve their qualifications
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24
Russia Plans Study For
Teachers

MOSCOW-P-The Ministry Of
education of the Russian Republic
mas ma; now decided that all school tea
cners who have not had pedagogi-
cal education must take special
courses. SP0Oial
me courses given the teachers
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

The word ton" is derived from
tun, the name Of a large cask in
winch wines were once shipped
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-24

About IS per cent of an egg is
lhe yoIk' - per cent is the white
and 10 per cent is the she'll
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
Economic Program
 For Japan

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17-lR-- The United States ordered into ef- feet today new economic program for Japan, designed to speed re- covery and put brakes on infla- tion.
 General Douglas Macarthur was told by the State and Army depart ments to direct the Japanese gov ernment to carry out series oi control measures aimed at achiev- ing stability and increasing exports "as rapidly as possible"
 Included are tighter controls on taxes. wages, prices, rationing and foreign trade The measures were described as similar to those which countries receiving American aid under the economic cooperation ad- already have adopted.
 The immediate purpose of the program, officials told reporters, is to strengthen the hands of Mac Arthur as supreme allied commander and of the Japanese government in carrying out a program of austerity which is expected to be unpalatable to the Japanese public.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
EVANS RETURNS
 FROM MEETINGS
 IN WASHINGTON

Attendance at the 18th Nationa Conference on Labor Legislation sitting in" on some of the ses. sions of the National Minimum Wage Conference, discussion ol Alaska needs with high official! in the Department of Labor, plu matters of routine business, kep Leonard E. Evans busy on his recent trip Outside.
 Evans, Alaska director for the U. s. Department of Labor, re- turned Monday after two weeks spent chiefly in Washington. D C.
 In the capital, Evans was partic- alarly gratified by his discussions with William F. Patterson, Bureau of Apprenticeship director for the Labor Department, concerning the possibility of getting representa- tive for Alaska.
 At the conferences, T was agree ably surprised" said Evans, "to : learn how many states have made big improvements in minimum wage, child labor. and workmen's compensation laws.
 Also" he continued, "it is heart ening to see that most states are going all out to prevent accidents
 The State of Washington has made notable gains in the past year in reduction of accidents in the logging industry, for instance through the accident prevention program"
 Within the Department, Evan, discussed many specific problem. such as this one:
 In Alaska, where many young people work in the summer, em- Lloyers often unintentionally vlo- late the Child Labor provisions o1 the Fair Labor Standards Act Ev- ans is interested in verifying ages of young people with the Chil- dren's Bureau.
 Copies of the proceedings of the Conference on Labor Legislation viii
 be available in Evans office some time in January.
 Total attendance was 250 persons, including 143 labor commissioners and union representatives ap- pointed by State governors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
COMPLETE SURVEY GROUND WAFER IN
 SIX (0MMUNIT!El

A survey of ground water supply in six Southeast Alaska towns was completed this week. The project aimed at securing ground water for Petersburg, Wrangell, Rake, Kla- wock, Craig and Hydaburg. was car ried on comparatively by the U. S Geological Survey and the Territor- ial Health Department.
 D. J. Cederstrom, ground water expert from Charlottesville, Va, and Victor Rivers. consultant engineer from Anchorage. have spent the past month surveying in the six communities.
 Cederstrom. who came into Ju- neau yesterday, will return to Vir- ginia for a month before returning to carry on ground water surveys in interior Alaska.
 A report on the work done in Southeast Alaska will be released within the next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
MEYERS ASKS THAT
 HIS CONVICTION BE THROWN OUT, COURT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-tR- Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers ask ca the Supreme Court today to throw out his conviction on charges of subornation to perjury -persuading another man to lie under oath.
 He told the high court in a peti- tion that he did not get fair trial and that the way he was treated is "disgraceful.
 Meyers, retired Air Force off cer, has been in jail here since last March IS, serving a sentence of 13 months to five years impos- ed in U s. District Court here.
 A jury in the District Court found Meyers guilty of inducing Bleriot H. Lamarre, wartime presi- dent of Dayton, Ohio, company to testify falsely before a Senate War Investigating subcommittee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
SPEAKER URGES J((
 INVESTIGATION OF
 UppED LIVING COSTS

Citing the fact that living costs ln Juneau are 26 per cent higher than those in Seattle and even higher than costs in other State side cities, Mrs. Mildred Hermann, speaking before the Junior Chamber |of Commerce today, urged the or ganlzation to dig up the reason for the big differential in costs.
 As long as Alaska must depend on one city's wholesale market and one transportation company for its supplies, any relief that might be gained from competitive market must be lost to the Territorial con- sumer, Mrs. Hermann said.
 The speaker, giving an overall re- view of the imitation picture in the U. s. and Alaska, said that little relief appears in sight for the con- sumer as long as the European and peaoe-time army spending is main- tained at it's present high level.
 Jaycees met this noon at the Bar anof with John Quilico, vice presi- dent, taking charge of the meeting. Quilico announced that the usual Monday night JCC meeting has been cancelled for Christmas week, but that the regular Friday luncheon meeting will be held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
BARTLETT WORKING |IN WASHINGTON ON
 DETRIMENTAL CASE

Milton J. Furness, president of Juneau Local No. 251, National Federation of Federal Employees, sees a ray of hope for the pay differential problem in a letter from E. L. (Bob) Bartlett.
 Bob Bartlett writes that he has met with several Civil Service Commission members said Fur ness, ''in an attempt to learn what is to happen in the way of a differential pattern.
 He presented arguments in fav- or of retaining the di1ferential at it's present level, ill view of the fact that no real study of the cost of living has been made recently"
 Our Delegate really is doing everything possible" said Furness. Bartlett asked to appear before the Commission prior to approval of a recommendation. He empha- sized to the Commission that the of the matter justifies his request Moveoyer, he said that, if any changes are contem- plated at all, he desired to be in on the conferences.
 The Commission, which is re- sronsible for bringing up regula- tions to govern the differential, will receive recommendations from the Juneau NFFE investigators.
 Federal employees are receiving instruction through their own de- partment, mo two of them the same" according to Furness.
 Tt seems unlikely that there will be any further information before the New Year" he added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
PVT. DANIEL JAMES 10 BE BURIED WITH
 MILITARY H0N0Rl

With full miiitary honors, Pvt Daniel George James, son of MT and Mrs. Frank James of Douglas will be laid to rest in the Ever green Cemetery tomorrow morning The funeral services will be held in the Chapel of the Charles w Carter Mortuary and will begin at 10 o'clock.
 Pvt. James was killed in Italy just two weeks before the end of the war. Besides his parents, he is survived hy the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Frank Mckinley Hoonah; David James, Douglas; Mrs. T. R. Mere, Petersburg; Mrs Joe Morolles, Juneau; Mrs. Ben Benson, Yakutat; Julia James Douglas; Albert Billy James, Mt Edgecumbe.
 Major Eric Newbould of the Sal vation Army will give the eulogy Chester Zenger, Post Commander of the Alfred John Bradford Post American Legion, and Raymond Beach, Chaplain, will participate in the service.
 Four Legionnaires will form a color guard at the cemetery. Pall- bearers will be Jimmie Fox, Will jam Kunz, David Wallace, Henry  Anderson. Willie Peters, and George Edwards. A graveside salute will be given by men from the USCG Storis with It. A. B. How in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
REVISION OF STATUTES TO
 BE DEMANDED
Top Agencies Working on Revision-T To Make Wire
 Tapping Legal

WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-tPl--
 Attorney General Clark said today
 that legalized w,re-tapping will be among the things which the Justice Department will recommend in ask Ing Congress to tighten the espion- age laws
 Clark told reporter that propos- ed espionage law revisions have been under study by his department and other top agencies in the Gov ernment for many months.
 He called attention to section of the present law requiring proof .of intention and motive in order to prosecute case successfully.
 Among other things" Clark said, we feel the law could be greatly strengthened by revision of that section. These things are very hard to prove and we feel changes could be made to aid prosecution"
 The Attorney General also said a change ill the statute of limita- tions will probably te requested, in- solar as it bars prosecutions for es- pionage activities after given time.
 He indicated he will also renew the recommendation he made last February for strengthening of the statutes dealing with alien regis- tratons and covering organizations and individuals accused of advocat- ing the violent overthrow of this government.
 Meanwhile, Rep. Mcdowell (R- Pal of the House Un-American Activities Committee reported from New York that he had picked up some highly important and highly valuable information in the Con- gressional spy hunt.
 He told Washington reporters over long distance telephone that he had heard two witnesses in New York today and had obtained some promising leads that will be pur- sued immed ately" there and in Washington. Mcdowell went to New York as a one-man subcommittee to hunt more evidence in the Alger Hiss case.
 Clark earlier had told reporters, alter attending a meeting of Presi- dent Truman's cabinet at the White House, that his department would make recommendations on esplon- age laws to the new Congress next month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
SERUM GOES TO
 CHILD STRICKEN
 BY MENINGITIS

Serum for a three -mcnth-old child stricken with influenza men- | ingitis at Skagway, went aboard the Princess Norah last night after attempts to seind the emergency medical supply by airplane were
 halted because of weather condi- tions.
 The child is the son of MT. and Mrs. c. L. Barney Ander-
 son. Anderson, now principal of schools at Skagway is a former coach at the Juneau High School, having been here in 1914 and sev-
 eral years later The serum. streptomycin. was put aboard the vessel by the Ter ritorial Health Department after long distance appeal yesterday
 from Dr. Fred Swanson, public
 health physician who is adminis-
 tering to the baby.
 The Norah was due to arrive in
 Skagway at 8 o'clock Jnis morn
 ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
REDS GAIN
 GR0UNDIN
 CHINA WAR
Large Nationalist Force Is Wiped Out . Chiang's
 Headquarters Moving
CBy The Associated Press)

Chiang Kai-shek's East c h n a command headquarters began pull ing out of Pengpu today after Com mun!sts claimed to have wiped out the trapped 18th Army Group of 10000 men.
 Gen, Flu Tso-yi, commander in North China, went through motions of fighting for Peiping, which he allowed the Communists to encircle with hardly battle He has been represented as trying to get an agreement with his foe A Commun- ist spokesman in Hong Kong said Flu is using Peiping as a bargain ing point and tha Communist troops can take the city at will
 Pengpu was anchor of the flimsy Hwai river defense line, 105 miles from the capital of Nanking The next and last line is the Yangtze river, on the south bark of which Nank,ng lies.
 It appeared likely the 18th Army Group was indeed wiped out. A larger trapped group of 250000 men whose commanders had bungled in staying too long in Suchow. was being compressed steadily by the Reds. Aside from these troops, little stood in front of the half million Communists pouring down toward Nankng.
 Chiang stayed in seclusion. His friends have been urging him to resign.
 Artillery fire echoed through Pei ping, the ancient and beautiful old capital of China. The Government said nationalist forces are counter attacking with some success, but Chinese government reports have been notably false. Only yesterday, for instance, government sources said the 18th Army Group had es- capped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
LIQUOR DRINKING
 OF ALASKA NATIVES
 DISCUSSED AT MEET
Beatty Says Irresponsible Whites Are Responsible
 Foster Wants No Bars
By VERN HAUGLAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-tR-Al. cohoiism among the 5000 Eskimos Aleuts and Indians is one of tht greatest problems in Alaska, Inter for Department experts on tht northern territory agree.
 But, one of them said, prohibition is by no means the answer.
 The subject of liquor drinking by the natives has been among topics discussed behind closed doors at the departments 10-day conference on Alaska, which ends today.
 Officials made these comments:
 Willard w. Beatty education di- rector for the Tn d ian Bureau There are many Americans who think it's fun to get an Eskimo or Indian drunk, to bait him as a Spaniard baits a bull. There are plenty Of natives in the Slums of Juneau or Ketchikan who got li- quor for the first time from friends among the irresponsible whites
 Don c. Foster, chief of the Alaska Native Service:
 Next to the District of Columbia. Alaska has the highest per capita rate of liquor consumption in the United States. The chief victim Of this is the native He doesn't buy a drink, he buys drunk.
 The Aleuts, particularly. cannot take alcohol. The natives are nat urally a good people, very fine people. know of no factor that is so devastating as. or will extermi- nate them more quickly than liquor.
 Tn all of Alaska liquor is the greatest single factor retarding tht development of the Indians, the Es- kimo and the Aleuts.'
 Foster, contend.ng prohibition is not the answer to the problem, said.
 Prohibition wasn't successful in the States.
 There should be no bars. no cock tail rooms in Alaska. A package store business, like those of Oregon and Washington, mieht provide bet ter control"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
Honeymooners 10
 Alaska Celebrate

SEATTLE, Dec. 1T.-IR-ChrlSt- mas Day will be double celebration for a pioneer Washington couple. It is their 5Oth wedding anniversary.
 The two, MT and Mrs. William c. Prater, met in the Yakima Valley in the sos. Mrs. Prather, the for mer Grace Darling Stephenson. had arrived there from Fort Scott, Kas., with her parents in 1877. Prather made the trip west from Missouri in 1885,
 The Praters were married on Christmas Day, 1898, at Yakima. Their wedding trip was to Alaska where Prater, representing packing companies, furnishing much of the meat for the gold rush camps. He numbered among his customers Skagway's famed bad man, Soapy Smith.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-17
TRUMAN HAS NO
 pLAkS NOW FOR
 VISIT TO ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-(R- President Truman was asked today about his plans to visit Alaska and he said he does not have any.
 The question was put to him at his news conference. A reporter said there have been stories from Alaska that MT. Truman plans to visit there. The questioner wanted to know whether the President could say anything about that.
 He replied he has no plans of that sort.