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Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
WHAT DID HE ExPEcTP

great Ruhr- hr-Rhineland-Saar area into
the Marshall plan.
In Brussels, Britain, France and the
BeneluX countries belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg laid
the foundations for customs and eco
nomic union of western Europe. They
agreed on six articles in treaty de-
signed to bind the five nations to-
gether to resist further spread of COM
muniSm.
In France, Gen. Charles de Gaulle
said American aid to Europe must
extend to "the fields of defense" as
we'll as the economic support pro-
vided in the Marshall plan.
In Washington, House and Senate
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leaders conferred to step up the legis-
Iative program on the Marshall plan.
The Senate hopes for vote on the
81, OO.OOO,OOO bill by March Is. The bill
passed its first decisive test in the
Senate when restrictive amendment
was defeated by a vote of SO to 19.
The House Foreign Affairs commit
tee began writing its own bill after
hearing Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault.
Secretary of State Marshall ap-
pealed personally to House Speaker
Joseph Martin for quick action.
Secretary of Commerce Hartman
declared: Time is running against
us. Delay is causing serious roper
cuSsions.."
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Quotes

EamOn de Valera, former prime
minister of Fire, now in the
United States: 81 think that the
League of Nations showed more
promise at times than the United
Nations has at any time"
Premier Alcide de Gasperi.
warning Italy of the danger of a
Communist coup: "We do not
want to end up as another
CZechOSlovakia."
Mrs. Sarah Blakely, 80, of
Highland Park, Mich, who went
back to her native England to
spend her final years, changed
her mind and returned to this
country: 81 didn't want to die on
an empty stomach"
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
AERIAL: Planes & Missiles
The Soviet TU-7O

Russia has a 72-passenger plane ap-
parently copied from interned B-29
Superforts, according, to the Boeing
Aircraft Co. magazine.
The new Soviet TU-70 has at least
20 items that are exact duplicates of
Big parts, the magazine says. Boeing
designers recognized the parts in
neWsreel shown in London recently.
A Berlin newspaper, it was recalled
printed a rumOr on Armistice Day,
l946, that Russians were reproducing
the B-29 in factories in the Urals.
American observers in Moscow
were certain they saw several B-29s
during the 1947 Aviation Day cere-
monies. Whether these were TU-7Os,
converted B-29S or new bombers pat
termed after the B-29 is not clear.
The Boeing article said the Russian
passenger plane varied in some re-
spectS from the Superfort It's fuSelage
sits higher on the wing, the diameter
is larger and the plane is lighter. 1t is
reported 119 feet long as compared
with SO for the Boeing.
New us. Rocket
A new Navy rocket, the Aerobee,
reached a height of 78 miles and
speed of 5000 miles an hour in tests
at the White Sands, N. NJ, proving
ground.
This is the highest and fastest an
American missile is disclosed to have
gone. us. teChnicians sent a wartime
German w ia miles above the earth
in tests at White Sands a year ago.
The liquidfueled Aerobee far ex-
ceeds the 34-mile altitude and 2,1OO
mile speed of the only other Ameri-
can rocket so far announced. That
was the Army's Wac Corporal.
The Aerobee was developed for
Navy Ordnance by the Aerojet Corp.
and Douglas Aircraft Co. The Applied
Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Allies
Incident in Vienna

Since breakdown of the Big Four
parleys at London last fall, a steadily
increasing cold war; of words has
increased the differences between the
powers.
Slmmering down through the ranks
OF occupation troops, the conflict has
increased rather than decreased in
intensity.
This week in Vienna occurred one
more incident.
PFC. Jack Grunden, 18, of Portland.
Ore, two other American soldiers
and three Austrian girls were walking
IN front of the Grand Hotel. Russian
occupation headquarters.
A Russian sentry ordered them into
the gutter. They refused. A Russian
guard clubbed Grunden to his knees
with his gun, fired a shot into his
back, another into his arm.
The other two American soldiers
unarmed according to us. military
regulationS-and the three girls ran.
A Stars and Stripes reporter said 40
armed Russian soldiers formed a cor
don around the wounded American ON
the ground No attempt to give him
first aid was made until an ambulance
arrived As minutes later.
One OF the girls returned to tell
her story to international military
police. The reporter pulled her away
from a Russian captain who tried TO
force her into the hotel.
Before the reporter and girl had
gone 10 feet they were surrounded bv
10 Russian soldiers with bayonets.
The screaming girl was hustled into
the hotel.
The US. Provost Marshals Office
Sald Pic. Jack Grunden is recovering
but may lose his left arm.
The Provost MarshaPs Office was
unable to learn anything about the
Austrian girl.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Science
An Atomic Milestone

Mesons-atomic particles which
may open the door to more efficient
ways of converting matter into energy
have been produced by the giant
cyclotron at the University of Cali
fornia.
The achievement was announced
this week by Prof. Ernest o. Law
renee, cyclotron inventor, Nobel prize
winner and key figure in atomic bomb
development, with James B. Fish. re-
search director of the Atomic Energy
Commission.
Although there is no immediate
practicable application, it is, the scien-
fists agree, zone of the greatest mile
stones Of all time in fundamental
atomic research"
Inc mesons produced by the cyclo-
tron are somewhat different than
those observed in cosmic ravs. their
only previous source. Two kinds of
particles, heavy and light, are pro-
duced.
Scientists, racing to produce these
particles in laboratories, have pre-
dicted its accomplishment would rank
N nuclear research with the discovery
oI uranium hssion. That discovery in
1889 by Germans led to development
OF the atom bomb by Americans in
1945. 80
Actual realization that the big atom
smasher in California had produced
mesons came on February 81. Still
later it was learned the cyclotron
probably had been making them for
year.
The actual work was done by DR..
Eugene Gardner Of the Radiation
laboratory staff and DR.. C. M. G. Let
tes, a Brazilian scientist from the Uni
versity Of Sac Paulo.
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committeeman, said Gen. MacArthur's
name would be presented to the
: Democratic convention.
Politicians recognize that the Pa
clfic war commander and Allied oc-
cupation chief of Japan will be a
strong contender. AS a war hero his
public appeal is tremendous. He is a
brilliant military tactician and ad-
mlnlstrator. Under his fortnight rule
IN Japan, Communism has not pros
pered.
Rep. A. L. Miller (R-Neb), said the
Macarthur announcement sis the
green light American people have
been looking for . He is the one
man who can be nominated and GER
talnly elected on the Republican
ticket"
COvets No Office
Said the general in his statement:
While it seems unnecessary for
me to repeat that do not actively
seek or cOvet any Office and have
no plans for leaving my post in Japan.
l can say, with due humility, that |
would be recreant to all my ~concerpts
OF good citizenship were to shrink
because of the hazards and responsi-
bilities involved from accepting anv
public duty to which l might be
called by the American people"
New York's Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
showed he still packs strong po-
litical punch in the nations first pri-
mary showdown this week in New
Hampshire.
Dewey took six of eight Presi-
dental delegate votes Former Gov.
Harold E. StaSsen of Minnesota took
the remaining two.
Politicians regard the New Hamp-
shire result as pretty much of a
standoff. The next test is April 6 in
Wisconsin where Dewey and Stassen
take on Macarthur.
Four years ago Dewey won the
Wisconsin primary so decisively the
late Wendell Willkie dropped his
campaign for COP denomination.
James A. Farley, former Demo-
cratic national chairman, declared
that Henry A. Wallace is more of a
threat to the Democratic party than
leaders realize.
Wallace's Third Party bid for the
White House will poll some 5000. 900
votes, Farley predicted, adding that
from 100000 to 100000 will come
from New York.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
What Aid
For China?

CONGRESS is considering send
~ ing military as well as eco
nomic aid to China. That means
guns, tanks and planes as well as
food, medicine and tractors.
It may make China an arena
similar to Spain in the 1905 when
fascist and communist governments
practically took over the Spanish civil
war. Or it may stop, in the incubator
stage. an Asiatic prelude to World
War III
The United States already is send
ing military aid to Greece and Turkey
under the Truman doctrine to halt ag-
gression.
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee listened gravely this. week to dis
tinguished witnesses. They included
Gen. Claire Chennault, wartime chief
OF the Flying Tigers; Lit. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, commander during the
war OF American forces in China, and
Lowell w. Rocks, director general of
the United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administration.
What Kind Of Aid
Under consideration was a PROPOSAL
by the Administration to send $50
100000 aid to China for food, schools
and roads-but no military help or
money to buy weapons.
Economic aid is useless, said Rocks
the UNRRA chief, unless the Central
Government can win its war with the
Chinese Communists. One type of
help. without the other, is worthless,
me declared.
He urged the United States to send
American military men to China to
equip, train, organize and direct
Chinese forces "even down to tactics
and strategy"
Rocks said he had heard on good
authority that great amounts of Jana
nese military supplies taken over bv
the Russians had turned up in Chinese
Communist hands.
Gen. Wedemeyer said the commit
tee should vote funds for military aid
We are going to pay in blood" he
said, unless Communism is stopped"
Mai. Gen. G. E. Edgerton, former
chief Of the UNRRA China Office, was
asked if he thought it possible to ex-
tend military aid without following it
ultimately with American divisions.
Edgerton replied he would not like
70 answer that question in open ses-
sion.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Dentistry
Preventive Treatments

Decay in children's teeth NAV be
cut 40 per cent merely by brushing a
chemical (sodium fuoride) on the
enamel, DR.. Thomas Parran, retiring
surgeon general, told a House appro-
priation committee.
Every child in America said DR..
Parran, "ought to be receiving this
treatment"
There are two reasons why this pre-
ventive treatment isn't widespread. he
said. The treatment is new and there
Is a shortage Of dental manpower to
treat the entire child population.
Other health service experts told
the committee that four applications
in a child's life are sufficient-at 3, 2.
10 and l3 years. Each treatment takes
about one minute Except for clean
ing of teeth where necessary.
The series of four applications costs
approximately 80 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Britain
Stresses & Strains

III tSSSGS ~ Vii SAlItS
1t is getting so that the sun never
sets on the pangS Of the British en-
pire.
In recent weeks, the far-hung en-
pire has been challenged from within
and without in Africa, Asia and Latin
America. This restless stirring comes
at a crucial time for war-weakened
Britain.
Faced by an economic crisis at
home, the government will cut more
than 100000 from its armed forces
abroad this year. The fleet is being
reorganized and at the present time
no battleship or heavy carrier is
ready for immediate action.
Within the past year, Britain has
granted independence to Burma and
dominion status, with further choice
of ultimate freedom to India and
PakiStan. Ceylon has become a self
governing member of the Common
wealth. Britain is pulling stakes in
Palestine May Is.
Stiff Attitude
Dispatch of a cruiser to Antarctic
islands claimed by Argentina and
Chile and landing of troops in British
Honduras, claimed by Guatemala,
underline a new stiffened attitude by
the foreign ministry.
Said Whitehall spokesman: "Those
who think the time has come when
we can be ,appeaSed and chivvied and
kicked around with impuhity are
making the mistake of their lives"
Here are current trouble spots:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Chile
have naval expeditions in the Falk-
land Island dependencies. Both coun-
tries rejected British offers to have
the International Court of Justice de-
eide ownership of the islands, but
Britain said she had no intention of
arbitrating Argentina's claim to the
Falkland colony 300 miles east of
Cape Horn. The cruiser Nigeria was
sent to bolster the sloop that was
Britain's only warship in the district.
BRITISH HONDURAS - Charging
that irresponsible elements in neigh
boring Guatemala planned an inva-
sion, Britain landed troops in her lit
tie central American colony, which
has been claimed by Guatemala for
more than half a century.
BRITISH WEST AFRICA-A estate
of emergency" was proclaimed in the
Gold Coast colony after street riots
opened campaign for self govern
ment. Whitehall says the demonstra-
tions are Communist-inspired but ma
tive leaders deny this. Airborne troops
at Gibraltar have been alerted for use
as reinforcementS.
THE SUDAN-Egypt has turned
down the latest British offer to com
promise joint sovereignty over the
upper Nile, existing since 1899. Egypt's
demand for sole rule is unacceptable
to Whitehall, which says the Sudan
should be prepared for self-govern-
ment and eventual independence.
Nationalist demand that
British, withdraw from this strategic
island colony in the eastern Mediter-
ranean.
KASHMIR - Dispute over this
princely state led the new dominions.
India and Pakistan, into civil war.
The claims now are before the U.N.
Security Council.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS feeling
is high because of Chinese claims to
part of the walled city of Kowloon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
CzechosIovakia
PIynae Follows Rad Coun

CzechOslovakia's Communist gov
ernment reluctantly disclosed this
week that Foreign Minister Jan Mas
aryk, 81, had taken his life by Jump
ing out window.
The official announcement said that
he had been i'll. Masaryk was the son
of Thomas G. Masaryk, liberator,
founder and first president of modern
Czechoslovakia.
The Communists, by keeping him
in Office after their coup, tried to
capitalize on prestige of the Masaryk
name.
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seemed little doubt
on which side he
will be. Two weeks
ago he praised the
Young Republicans
and his statement
t his we elk was
prompted by Pc
titions bearing his
name in the Wis
consin Republican
primary.
Nevertheless, Bos-
toms Mayor James
M. Curley, a Dem
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
WEST: A Timetable for Peace

NHE western world has a time
4 table. It is being drafted in
London, Brussels and Washing
ton. Diplomats know they are
working against time, measured
by a huge clock marking Soviet
expansion.
In Washington, Sen. Lister Hill
(D.-Ala.) declared during debate on
the Marshall plan that the world is
being pushed toward war by a "gi-
gantic conspiracy dictated from Rus
sia."
"The pattern is clear" Hill said. "In
the two years since the end of the
second world war, every act by
Soviet Russia has been an act of cal
culated aggression, of greed for power
and ambition for new domain"
This week in the three capitals.
western diplomats achieved some
progress but the huge Soviet clock
hands were on the verge of moving
another notch.
Firms Bow to Pressure
Little Finland decided to accept
Premier Stalin's offer to negotiate a
treaty of friendship and mutual aid.
After week of debate, the Finnish
cabinet voted to send a delegation
to Moscow.
Security reasons prompted the
choice of Moscow for the conference.
II Russian delegation came to Hell
slnki, one government official said.
elaborate precautions would have to
be taken. That might mean secret
Soviet police.
Acceptance of the invitation to me-
gotiate is a dangerous first step" in
the opinion of many Firms, but it does
not place their country in the position
OF CzechoSlovakia. A majority of Fin
lands Parliamentary groups favor
negotiating but are against any far
reaching military alignment with
Russia.
In London, the Big Three (Britain.
France and United States) decided to
lnternatiOnalize. the Ruhr. The pro-
gram, which is to be worked out in
detail, would bring France into full
partnership with the us. and Britain
IN occupation of western Germany. It
also would gear production of the
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Dates
Monday, March Is
nIn,.n1 s.no.-.e


Federal income tax deadline.
Wednesday, March II
st. Patrick's Day.
President Truman to address
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick, New
York City.
Northwest conference, Rural
Life & Education, Portland, Ore.
Saturday, March 20
Spring begins.
Movie Oscar" awards.
Sunday, March 21
Palm Sunday.
National Wildlife Restoration
Week begins.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
MGcArthur ThrOlUs
His Campaign Hat

ZEN DOUGLAS MAcARTHURs availability for the Presidency
Was ne pig political news Of the week There was not much
speculation ABOUT who the Democratic candidate would he J
resident ITumans announcement that he run for full term
II nominated was taken almost of course qrrasd5
southern revolt civil righs
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

Tor Mr.. Truman before the national
convention in Philadelphia.
Macarthur made no mention Of
party IN his announcement but there
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

tAn Rights RESERVED. AP NelOsfeatures1
The theocrat., 1948-04-07
LOCAL BOY
RECEIVES HONORS

1t. COmdr. Richard c.. Bar
ton was awarded February 20,
1948, the Distinguished Flying
Cross, Air medal and two Gold
Stars at presentation exercis-
es held at the Pensacola Naval
Air Base, Florida, by Captain
Sinton for heroic action in the
late World War II.
1t. Comdr. Barton is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will A. Bar
ton, former residents of Zion,
but who now reside in Detroit,
The theocrat., 1948-04-07
THE TheOCrat

Michigan, which state is MIR.
Will Barton's sales territory
for Zion Baking Industry.
1t. Comdr. Barton is mar
ried and lives with his wife and
daughter at Warrington, Fla,
a suburb of Pensacola, which
was planned and built espe-
cially for the Air Base person
mel.
The theocrat., 1948-04-07
KIDS FOR CHRIST

The w. G. T. u. will conduct
the "Kids For Christ" meeting
honoring Boys and Girls week
Saturday, April 24th.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
ARRIVE ON ALEUTIAN

Passengers arriving in Wrangell Monday night aboard the Aleutian, of the Alaska Steamship Company were
 From Seattle: Mrs. Lawrence Bahovec, Mrs. l.. Broad and infant. V. I. Lanier. Mrs. c. l. Patterson, Betty Lou Patterson, James Patter- son, Patrick Patterson. John Tom mila. John Briskay, William Clark. R. J. Dawson.
 From Ketchikan: E. W. Chris tiansen, K B. Edwards. D. A. Hoff- man. Judy Paige.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
NOTICE INvITATION TO BTD

The Kodiak Electric Association, Inc, of Kodiak, Alaska, acting
 Homer Electric Association, Inc . of Homer, Alaska
 through the Administrator of the Rural Identification Administra tion, and designated as Rural Elec- trificatiOn Administration Project: Alaska SD Kodiak; Alaska 5A Homer will receive sealed bids at the office of Victor c. Rivers, Reg istered Engineer, Central Building Anchorage, Alaska for the furnish ing of 325 Poles (Alaska SD Kod- iak) TOO Poles (Alaska 5A Hom- err. These poles may be of unreate Alaska yellow cedar, untreated AL aska red cedar, incised butt treated Western red cedar, or full-length .pressure-treated Douglas fir timber All poles are to be trimmed, either by machine or by hand. Alaska yellow cedar and Alaska red cedar poles are to be furnished unframed and unbranded. Western red cedar and Douglas fir poles are to be fur nished unframed and unbranded Western red cedar and Douglas fir poles are to be furnished framed and branded in accordance with REA Specifications. The physica characteristics and dimensions, in- structions on inspection and gener- al procedure applying to all poles shall be in accordance with the American Standard Specifications
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
LEGAL NOTTCE

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. WRANGELL PRECINCT. FIRST DIVISION
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER or THE ES- ESTATE OF CHARLES DAHL GREN, DECEASED
 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ap- pointed administrator of the above entitled estate. All persons having claims against said etstate are hereby required to present them, with the necessary vouchers, to the undersigned. at Wrangell, Alaska.
 F. G. HANFORD
 Administrator of the estate
 of Charles Dahlgren
 Deceased First publication Mar. 26, 194S Last publication Apr. 16. 1948
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26

and REA Specifications. It is re- quired that all poles included in the proposal forms for these pro- iects be delivered on or before May 31, 194S Bids submitted hereunder will be opened al 2:0O P. M. March 27, 1948 at the office of the project engineer at Anchorage. Al- aska. For particulars and bid forms address Victor c. Rivers, Register ed Engineer, Central Building, An chorage, Alaska, Project Engineer for Alaska Sd Kodiak and Alaska 5A Homer.
 First publication Mar. 19, 1948 Last publication Mar. 26, 194S
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
ALAsKA's GAME SUPPLY
 ON DOWN GRADE. SAYS
 F&WS BIOLOGIST. GILLIAN

SEATTLE - AIaska5s game sup ply is on the down grade and needs additional protection, says Charles Gillham, who has spent 12 years in the Territory as a biologist with the Fish and WndIife Service.
 Gillham said there are only $ game agents to patro l26,OO0 miles of coastline and 59O,0O0 square miles of big game country.
 "The total money available for patrol is $175,OOO per year. which must be appropriated by Congress. % he added. Tn the district around Fairbanks, which is the size of Texas, We have one agent, and ne must cover his section by foot. boat and plane. We are hoping to get $4OO,OO0 from Congress this year and s15O,OOO to fighb predat- ors."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
ASSEMBLY, OF GOD MISSION
 TO HAVE EASTER SERVICE

Easter Sunrise Service VIII De held Sunday morning, o'clock at the Assembly of God Mission, ac- cording to Brother William Gum who extends a cordial invitation to all to attend
 Other services on Easter are a Sunday School program at 10:3O a. m.; Sunday morning service at 11:3O a. m. and an evening Evan gelistic Service at 7:30 p. m.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-03-26
ARRIVE ON NORAH

The following passengers arrived in Wrangell Monday morning on the Princess Norah from the south: Mr. and Mrs. B. Y. Grant, Mrs B. Carson. MT. and Mrs. Richard Kan erva, Mr. and Mrs William Moore. Andy Nielsen. Rosemary Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. John Voorhies. MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Westre.