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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
BOY FIGHTS SHARKS IN HEROIC ATTEMPT
 TO SAVE C0MQADE

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Dec. 23.-R-A 13-year-old cabin boy who fought off sharks for nearly two days in coastal Cuban waters, was reported getting along fine" today in a United States naval hos pital.
 The boy--Russell Anthony Latona, of Sacramento, Calif-told author ities he had leaped overheard to try and save Bent Jeppsen, his l4-year- old Danish fellow catin boy aboard the ship Crete Maersk
 T tried to save Bent" Russell said, but the sharks got after him, and the spot where we were was soon red with blood, and the sharks got after me too.' Finally, the sharks killed Bent. and moved away from there, but they kept after me. I don't know how l kept them off, but I splash
 ed at them, screamed and pulled away as fast as I could"
 Russell jumped overheard off the ,coast of Cape Maisi, on Dec IA. He
 finally reached shore near Taco, on
 the north Cuban coast, apout 10
 miles from where he leaped into the
 sea. He wore life belt
 i Adm. w. K. Phillips, commandant of the U. S. Naval operations base, said Russell lis in remarkably good condition" Phillips said what saved the boys life was his foresight in pitching life belt into the sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
Seattle Port Remains Idle Because Of Strike
ExDetiant Mother Rescued From Forced Down Plane on
 Frozen Lake 10 Westward

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 23- R-A helicopter flew through a raging blizzard yesterday to rescue an expectant mother from an air plane forced down on a frozen AL aska lake.
 Winds filled with binding snow blew TO miles an hour, but >he 10th Rescue Squadron helieopter flew 10 feet above Cook Inlet waters, set down and brought Mrs. Frieda John son out again.
 Three other rescue ships had tried and failed.
 One was turned back ty zero visibility. The other two, C-6A Norseman and a second helicopter, landed but were unable to take off Their occupants are being sheltered in nearby trappers' cabins
 Mrs. Johnson. wife of a Kenai homesteader, was being flown to Anchorage aboard a Pacific North ern Airlines plane when it was forced down on the lake 2la miles southeast of Point Possession, Cook Inlet.
 Ut. Charles Weir piloted the suc- cessful rescue ship. It carried Capt. Don Brown. flight surgeon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
AMERICAN SHIPS TO |GET HALF MARSHALL PLAN CARG0E5 NOW

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-tR- American ships will be guaranteed at least half of all Marshall Plan bulk cargoes for another month. A decision by the Economic Coop eration Administration to drop this 50-50 provision effective January l was modified yesterday on the re- commendation of a 12-member pub lie watchdog" committee.
 The previous action, designed to take advantage of lower shipping costs on foreign-flag vessels, had aroused storm of protest in mari time circles, in Congress and else where.
 Tn announcing the delay, ECA Administrator Paul c. Hoffman said
 Tn recent weeks, as result of the French Coal Strike and other circumstances, the demand for bulk cargo vessels has continued at a high level while during the same period rate differentials have de- creased"
 Hoffman added that the post ponement takes these factors into account and also will permit ap- praisal of the underlying problem by the new Congress-
 Bulk cargoes consist chiefly of coal and grain.
 There had been no plan, ECA said; to divert higher percentage of packaged goods, such as process ed food. medicine and industrial equ ,pment, to foreign ships.
 The foreign aid sets forth the 50-50 provision tut gives Hoffman authority to alter it under certain circumstances,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
The W ashington Merry -Go- Round
Rv DREW PEARSON fCopyright, I948, by The Bell Syndicate,
 Incl

WASHINGTON - When the Ku Klux Klan met recently in Macon Grand Dragon Green held press conference at which someone ask ed if he had caught Drew Pear sons spy"
 Hes within ten feet of me now" replied the Grand Dragon, staring straight ahead, and we're going to get him Monday night"
 Last Monday night the Grand Dragon presided as usual over the meeting of Klavern No. l. Atlanta, and one klansman asked him about Pearson's spy.
 You don't have to worry about him any more" replied the Grand Dragon. T have attended to this man."
 If the Grand Dragon continues to banish klansmen suspected of being ''Pearson's spies" he may soon be short of members. It also looks as if the Grand Dragon will have to do some more house.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
SECRET PAPERS
 STOLEN
Francis Sayre, Former As- sisfdnt Secretary of State,
 Tesfifies in Spy Case

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-R- Francis Sayre, former assistant sec- retary of state, said today he is convinced three secret documents in the Communist spy case, were stolen from his office.
 Sayre said so to reporters after a three hour session with the House Un- American Activities Committee, behind closed doors.
 The papers the committee ob- tained from former courier Whit taker Chambers bore the stamp of Sayre's office.
 Chambers identified tn m as among a long series of secret gov ernment papers Communist spy ring secured in 1887 and 1888.
 Sayre said the documents are genuine and that he is sure these three were stolen from my office" " But he would not say they were stolen by anybody who worked in the office.
 Only four persons in his office had access to those particular doc uments, he said. They were him. self, his secretaries-M ss Eunice Lincoln and Miss Anna Belle New comb-and Alger Hiss.
 Hiss, an aide to Sayre 10 years ago, has been indicted by New York grand jury on charges he lied when he denied to it that he gave the papers to Chambers.
 In recent years, Hiss has been president of the Carnegie Endow- ment for International Peace. He is on leave from that post.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
DELEBECQUE IS HERE
 ON WAY TO SEATTLE

Louis A. Delebecque, sales mana ger, Pacific Northern Airlines, Inc, arrived in Juneau Thursday by PIMA from his headquarters in An- chorage and will continue south by Pan American to spend the holidays with his family in Seattle.
 For many years resident of Ju- neau and formerly in the traffic department of PAA, Delebecque has made his home in Seattle for several years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-lR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 31as, Anaconda 327s, Curtiss- Wright 7as, International Harvest CT 26a., Kennecott 55A. New York Central 12la, Northern Pacific 189s U. s. Steel 70A Pound $403A.
 Sales today were l,080,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials l7649. rails 53l2, util- ities 33l3
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
GIVE PARTY FOR
 HOTEL EMPLOYEES

A Christmas party for more than 100 Hotel Baranof and Gastineau employees and their guests was given in the Gold Room of the Baranof last night from to 10 o'clock
 Dancing to the music of the O'Rielly.s, buffet lunch and an exchange of gifts with Wallis George as the white whiskered man in the red suit. highlighted the evenings program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
AL NEWBOULD HERE

Al Newbould, son of Major and Mrs. Eric Newbould, is spending the Christmas holidays visiting with his family. Young Newbould is a pse-law students at the Uni versity of Washington and this is the first visit with his family in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
HOSPITAL NOTES

Arthur McKinnon, Jr., was ad- mitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes- terday Earl McEldoon was dis charged.
 Albert Matthews was discharged from the Government Hospital and transferred to the Seward Sana- torium.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
Buying Of
 Government
 Shown n Up
Red Faced Military Pur- chasing Agents Inspeet-
 ing Odd Exhibit

WASHlNGION, Dec. 23.-iR1- Out in long warehouse in near by Virginia is a dollars-and cents exhibit of the high cost of in dependence buying by the Army, Navy and Air Force
 Some 400 items of clothing and personal equipment things the three services are paying $247 ,0O0, 900 for this year-are laid out on coun- ters for the edification of red-faced military buyers.
 The Munitions Board-an advisory group in the defense establishment got the exhibit together to con- vince the three services that many items should be the same for every body, and cost less. The Board emphasized that it has no intention of trying to standard ize such things as uniforms, but tons, insignia or distinctive items of outer clothing which show to which service the wearer belongs.
 OlN4 IlSAb OOoO llN1 But blankets, undershirts, belts, fatigue uniforms and host of oth- CT articles have come under critical scrutiny.
 Newsmen are barred from the warehouse at the Army quarter master depot in Arlington, just O procc tho Dotorooo fro,,, IHocl;,,o ton. The Munitions Board ruled that detailed public report of the exhibit would embarrass the armed services.
 Despite the Boards ban, how ever, a reporter recently walked through the exhibit and examined every item.
 STARTS WITH BLANKETS
 The variety gets into full swing with blankets.
 The Navy officers blanket Cat $825 each in 1945) is a few inches wider and has a blue "USN". on its white surface, whereas the sailors number ($7.30, also 1945) is solid white.
 The Marines blanket ($8 in 1948) is green and has a special stripe which an accompanying card says forces the manufacturer to weave it straight, even though this slows production.
 The Army-Air Force blanke t (S755 in 1947) is khaki
 The Navy medical blanket ($895 in 1945) is white with blue stripe, the Army medical number ($7.95 in 1946) is white with a maroon stripe and the one for field service ($8.O4 in 1946D is olive draL.
 FOLDING CANVAS COTS
 Here are three folding canvas cots. The Navy paid $3.20, the Ma rines S7.50 for the same. weight of canvas. The Army, with a $6.34 price tag, points to a heavier material which it says means twice the life of the navy cot.
 Pillows come in five sizes. The Marines pay $2.50 for the same size the Army gets for $1.77.
 Here are white sneakers for the Navy and Marines t97 cents) and brown sneakers for the Army and Air Force l$l.67.
 Here are tan shoes for the Navy at $773, tan shoes for the Army and Air Force at $507.
 Here are electrically heated flying suits. The Air Force model at $121.78 is good down to -65 de- grees. The Navy's at $122.47 only down to 20 F.
 Exposure suits for surviving long periods of soaking in the ocean cost the Navy $25.91, the Air Force $47.13. The Navy's is black with a yellow dye package; the Air Forces is bright yellow. The Air Force has a Zipper on the case the suit comes in; the Navy uses snap but ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
ADB TO MEET

A meeting of the Alaska Develop ment Board, which all members arc planning to attend, has been call ed by it's chairman. Governor Err nest Gruening, for January and 8 in Juneau, according to George Sundborg, AIDE consultant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
sKAGwAY TEACHER TO WE'D

Helen Grace Wallace, a school teacher of Skagway, and Harry R. Beeler, Bellingham logger, have ap- piled in the U. s. Commissioners office for a marriage license.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
ENROUTE TO TACOMA

MT. and Mrs. c. Trowbridge and baby daughter of Whittier are
 stopping at the Baranof enroute to Tacoma to spend the holidays.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
HOLIDAYS IN SEATTLE

Ade Jaskar, geologist with the Bureau of Reclamation, is spend- ing the Christmas holidays with his family in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
ON ALASKA TRIP

J. w. Oakley, Standard Oil rep resentative from Seattle, has ar rived on a riutine trip throughout the Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
FROM KETCHIKAN

Walter a Nehel of Ellis Air Lines, Ketchikan, registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFT RECEIVED

The Empire reporterial staff re- ceived their first Christmas pres ent Of the season today. The Wo- men of the Moose presented them with nice. big box of candy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
WEATHER REPORT
tU, s. WEATHER BUREAul

'U- b' WEATHER BUREAU) This data is s,r 24-hour per- iod ending 6:3c am. PSF. In Juneau Maximum, 36; minimum, 27. At Airport Maximum, 34: minimum, 28.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
F o K E c A s T Juneau and Icinity)

Mostly cloudy with light snow flurries tonight and Friday. with lowest tenn perature below freezing to- night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-23
, PRE- IPITA ITO

In Juneau 50 inches, . since Dec. 1, 4.43 inches; . since July 1, Fl inches.
 At Airport .06 inches; since July l, 2.28 inches; since July 1, 48,15 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
BASkETBALL

Final scores of basketball games played last night follow.
 Duquesne 54; Arizona 5l. Utah 49 Westminster (PaD 36. Tulane GA; Vanderbilt 56. Western Kentucky 58; George town University 37.
 Kentucky 65; Creighton B. Pennsylvania 53; Miami (Fla) 46. Notre Dame 42; Purdue 40 St. Louis 61; Holy Cross 46. Western Reserve 63; Brown 32. Miami tOhio) 50 Southwest Missouri State 46.
 South Dakota State Fl; St. Johns Minm 55
 Seton Hall 63; Wal lace 54.
 Yale 70; Wayne (Michl 65. Butler GA; Indiana 51.
 Colorado College 54; Omaha 45. Oklahoma City Univ 56; Hast ings 39.
 Colorado Mines GA: College Of Emporia 32
 Arkansas "A; San Francisco 98, San Diego State 51 Marshall (W. Va.) 23
 St. Marys CcanO 55. Fresno State 38. Nevada 45 Brigham Young A. Pepperdine ST; Whittier 50. Nebraska 58; Colorado State 54. San Jose State 62; San Francis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
FUTILE MISTER
 JIM" iS SUNDAY
 BILL AT CAPITOL

A touching and straight-to-the- heart story of youngSter who loses his mother at an early age and fights to sustain the courage of his heartbroken father is brought to the Capitol Theatre Sunday in Little Mister Jim" with Butch Jenkins, James Craig and Frances Clifford heading a discerning cast oi M-G-M players
 With the action taking place on an Oklahoma Army post ln the pre-war era, Butch" plays little Jim, infectious, sturdy and fun loving son of Captain and Mrs. Jim Tukker. The heartwarming adventures Of the intrepid young ster when he and his little dog get lost; the birthday party at which his guests have been "bribed to bring exactly the presents that he wants; typical childhood scrapes and an amusing romantic interlude in which Jim promises to marry his girl in twenty years, are brought to an end when his mother dies i'll childbirth and little Jim is brought face to face with tragic reality
 A March of Time short is also added to this feature bill titled, Russians Nobody Knows"
 The Fabulous Dorseys" ends the run with two showings tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
R. F. KR0NQUIST ATTENDS FISHERIES CONFERENCE

R. F. Kronquist is aboard the Norah bound for Seattle where he will attend a conference of the International Fisheries Commission which will begin on January 2.
 Kronquist was chosen as a dele gate to the conference representing the halibut fleet of Juneau. He was elected by members of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union and the Juneau Vessel Owners Associa- tion. He is expected to return within the next two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03

co State fl.
 Compton (Calif) 75; Mexico Uni versity 42.
 Santa Barbara 5S; New Mexico 39
 Washington 54; California 5l. Stanford 52; oregon 45.
 Oregon State AS, Portland A. British Columbia AS Pacific Lu- theran AT.
 Montana State 69 Whitworth 59. St. Martins 46; Pacific Col. 33. S. Oregon 65; Chico State 57. Boise J. c. ST; E. oregon 49.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
FIGHT DOPE

Two knockou.5 were registered last night in the fight game, and here they are
 At New York, Jackie Crawford, 191, Washington, D. C., knocked out Bernie Reynolds, IFS, of Fair field, Conn, in the second round.
 At San Diego, Calf, Chick Mus grove, 1858, of San Diego, knocked cut Spencer Coleman, 1855, of Los Angeles, in the ninth round
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03
FREDERICK SHEAkLEY
 DIES IN SAN DIEGO

Frederick E. Sheakley, son of former Alaska Governor Sheakley, and who was his fathers secretary for 10 years at Sitka, died at San Diego on December 27, according to advices received by Secretary w. H. Biggs of the local Elks Lodge. Sheakley was 80 years old at the time of his death and had been a member of the Ju- neau Lodge for over 25 years. He had been in i'll health for number of years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-03

SEATTLE VISITORS Mrs. Lucille Laycock and family of Seattle are stopping at the Bar anof.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
Book Of Wisdom

CD ELIGION cannot be taught,
IN it can only be caught" is an
old saying. It is partly true. for you
cannot set any dozen people at ran
dom down on bench and teach
them into faith. If teaching religion
were as simple as that, then every
Sunday school could guarantee that
every one of its graduates would
become a saint Nevertheless, re-
ligion can partly be taught, for in
book there may be crystallized
the. faith of many generation. A
book may concentrate and preserve
the insight, the inspiration, the as
surance of men and women who
though dead yet speak
Living with books of faith is like
living with many families Of faith
at the same timee Such book is
the Bible. And it was the Bible, or
so much of it as had been written.
the Old Testament, which was the
one Book in Timothy's boyhood
home. Through the Scriptures, the
boys mother taught her son not
merely her own faith but that Of
many generation before her time
In our own days parents may
feel that they come too far short
of being saints, SO they hesitate
about urging their perhaps dim
ly-felt religion on their children.
Yet in. our Bible there is open to
all fathers and mothers q means
of placing their children in an
atmosphere of intense faith.
Personal religious genius is rare;
but even though you may be any
thing but genius, you still can
bring to your child the treasures Of
the Bible, product of the highest
inspiration and insight the world
has known.
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
Faith at Home

COME MEN have to leave home to
~ find faith. But perhaps the hap
piest Christians, certainly the most
fortunate, are those who cannot re-
member what it was not to have
faith. 1t was the atmosphere they
breathed as children. The first
people they knew were Christians,
prayer and faith were taken for
granted. the name Of Christ was
heard only in reverence and love.
never in jest or anger
Timothy grew up in such a home.
When he became, mature, work
ing Christian he had no wasted
years to regret, no wild oats to pull
up. The faith of his adult mind
was not SCARED by the acid re-
mains Of earlier doubt. Timothy's
life was all of one piece. He was
born to faith, he grew up in it.
Homes can do a great deal for
the children who live in them.
But nothing else - physical
health, poise, culture, friends,
ambiti0n-nOthing else is quite
so valuable gift or quite so
lasting, as faith.
In later years faith may have to
be pounded into person or shocked
into him; but in childhood faith is
woven in, welded in. and that is as
it should be. Happy the Christian
who does not have to turn his back
on his childhood when he turns his
face to Christ!
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24

! SCRIPTURE: Acts. 10 :I-6 n 1915:
Corinthians 4:14-21: l6 :l0-11 Philippians
2:19; Thessalonians 3:l-1O: II Timothy
! l :3-14; 3:14-15.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalms
119 :129-136
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24

he knew? w h e n
Paul needed a man
to present his ideas
to a problem
church whom did
he send? When Paul
wanted reliable in
formation about a
church, on whose
report did he de-
pend? Whom did
pal1l call ''cOp'
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24

more often than any one else? The
answer to all these questions is the
same: Timothy
Certainly man whom the great
Saint Paul found so congenial so
reliable, so unselfish and effective
a Christian, is a man worth our
careful attention We ask this ques-
ton about him: What made him
what he was?
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
Women Of the Family

TIMOTHY'S FATHER wa S
1 Greek, probably not Christian.
He and Timothy may never have
understood each other, It was the
women Of the family who nodded
the boys mind and heart. his
mother. Eunice. and his grand.
mother, Lois.
It is always so. It is the women
of a family who have most influ.
ence for faith or against it. The
boy knows his mother before he
knows anyone else. She teaches
him to talk, he absorbs her atti-
tudes and ideas even before he un.
derstands them If father and
mother differ in religion. it is likely
that childen. will follow mother
rather than father.
(CopYriqht by the International Council
OF Religious Education On heAah of q
Protestant denominations. Released D
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
Woman,s World
Proper Technique Eliminates
Traditional Ironing Day Blues
R G,tta Haley

IRONING day blues are a COM
L mon complaint even with all the
modern aids for providing ease and
saving time. Perhaps one OF the
contributing reasons for this is that
not all women have learned how to
use equipment or know shortcuts
that will make the ironing easier.
If you want to save time ironing.
start preparing for it while doing
the washing. If, for example, you
have a fiat wringer, then fold sheets.
towels and other fat work. so there
won't be millions Of wrinkles when
ironing time comes along.
You also will find that shaking
out the clothes before they are
put on the line will save more time
later than it takes to do this little
task.
In fact, on nice windy day, the
tiny wrinkles left in the clothes will
all be blown out and many things.
if neatly folded right off the line,
will not need ironing.
Folding before wringing and shak-
ing out turkish towels, washcloths
and mats gives them what CONNER
cial laundries mean by fluff dry"
and this cannot be improved by
ironing.
Youngsters clothing, when shak-
en- as described above. rarely will
need ironing.
Even though clothing is to be
ironed, it should be removed from
lines and folded neatly so that ex-
ira wrinkles are not made in it.
Some Clothes Need
Only Little Pressing
Some fabrics, which need only a
light touch with the iron, should be
set aside in separate piles. If you
finish washing early, these can be
lightly pressed immediately you re-
move them from the line. thus max
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24

Copyright by the international Council
Of Religious Education On behalf of q
Protestant denominations. Relo@eoA D
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
V1Al|!I(
Az1EzzNzl z1zIzl2ZzzlzIH

The juice of a lemon in a glass of
water, when taken first thing on aris-
ing, is all that most people need to
insure prompt, normal elimination.
No more harsh Ioxafives that irritate
the digestive tract and impair nutri-
ton! Lemon in water is good for you!
Generations Of Anne rieons have taken
lemons for health-and generations
of doctors have recommended them.
They are rich in vitamin C; supply
valuable amounts of Bl and P. They
alkalinize; aid digestion
Not too sharp or sour, lemon in water
has a refreshing tang - clears the
mouth, wakes you up. It's not a
purgative = simply helps your sys-
TEN regulate ItseG Try it 20 days
USE CALIFORNIA sUNKIsT LEMONS
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24
Faith: A Fumily Tradition
Lesson for September 26. I948

ERE is a brief Bible quiz:
! What Christian man did Paul
recommend to the Philippians as
the one completely unselfish person
Arizona sun., 1948-09-24

Watcb tewberatHres for ironing
ing the day when you do regular
ironing much lighter.
ersucke corduroy play
clothes, crinkle crepe clothing, jer-
sey slips and underwear, woolen or
cotton blankets, and curtains will
need to be touched up lightly with
the iron. When these are removed
from the list of clothing to be ironed,
you can easily see this does not
leave too much of the hard work.
Dampening Clothes Properly
Saves Time and Work
Moisture makes fabrics easier to
iron because they are made more
pliable. Linens and cottons, which
are relatively brittle fibers. require
more moisture than rayons.
Many women have not yet learned
the trick of using hot instead OF
w u
~
89INgg
Done by band or by machine.
cold water for sprinkling Hot wa
ter, however, penetrates the fibers
more easily and evenly, and this
makes the fabric slide more evenly
under the iron.
Garments should be folded neat
ly so no more wrinkles than neces-
sary are introduced in them. Heavy