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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
GOV. GRUEN|NG AND |SUNDB0RG RETURN.
 FROM ADB MEETING
Housing Is Focal Point for Meeting Open
 Forum Held

Following a week of meetings in Anchorage, Governor Ernest Gruen- ing and George Sundborg, Consult tant for the Alaska Development Board, returned to Juneau yesterday. The Alaska Development Board and the Alaska Field Co-ordinating Committee of the Department of 1n- terior agencies both met in Anchor age this week. Assistant Secretary of the Interior William E. Warne was also present.
 At the AIDE meeting, housing needs were the focal point of the discussion. An open forum, attend ed by 25 citizens of Anchorage. was held to discuss the ways and means of launching a housing program in the Third Division. The manu- facture of building materials, such as cement. was one of the major is- sues aired at the forum. The meet ing was broadcast for two hours over all Anchorage radio stations.
 The Alaska Development Board issued protest to the Department of the Interior on land withdraw als at Renal and Dunbar The De- partment of the Interior have slated these two areas for land coloniza- ton. a M
 X forum meeting was held in Fairbanks last month, with Herb Hilscher Aiaska Development Board member as chairman, to discuss the road needs of the Fourth Division. "A forum meeting will be held in Ketchikan at the end of August and another in Nome in September. A forum win also be held in Juneau, at~the next meeting of the Board. ,
 The Board met with Assistant Secretary Warne and with the Alaska Field Co-ordinating Com mittee Members who were present at the meeting were J. A. Talbot, Ketchikan, A. Polet. Nome, Fred Axford, Anchorage and Herb Hils- cher, Fairbanks. Governor Gruen- ing is Chairman of the Board. Miss Catheryn Mack of Juneau was sec retary for the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
TENNIS FINALS SET FOR WEEKEND FOR
 | MEN AND CHILDREN

Boys and Girls Tennis Tourna- ment finals were to be held this afternoon, Supervisor Garrett said today.
 Tn the boys division, Elton Eng strom will meet Jerry Richardson In the semi finals, Engstrom de- Heated Jeff Pegues, so, 7-5 and 6-1 Jerry Richardson defeated Albert Carlson, .6-4, 6-3, 6-l and 9-7.
 Betty Mantyla meets Sandra Gar win today in the girls finals. In the mems division of the City Tournament, Bob Boochever will play Pastor Bigornia in the finals tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock. This game has been delayed because Bigornia has been suffering with a bad cold. The cup will be awarded to the winner.
 Prizes in the boys and girls tourney will be awarded to first, second, third and fourth places.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
GEO. WASHINGTON NORTH LAST NIGHT;
 TAXES THIRTY LONE

The Alaska Transportation pas- senger vessel George Washington left Juneau last night at 8 o'clock for Haines and Skagway with 3l passengers from here as follows:
 To Seattle: Margaret Brislawn Mrs. Mollie Davies, Ali Olsen and wife and son, MT. Boitano, Mrs flake, Mrs. R. P. Westover, Ruth Westover, Dr. R. P. Westover and Alms Wallace.
 To Skagway: Mrs. Prather and child, Mrs. Mario Sodini. Emil Maag Lou Jacobin, s. Vukovich.
 To Haines: Mrs. w. A. Johnson Gladys Wilson. MT. Hassen. R. A Broomhead. MT. Stanworth and wife Mi. and Mrs. owens, MT. and Mrs E. s. Hawkins and two children and Mrs. Jeff Thompson.
 To Ketchikan: Bill Vim.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
} More Land
 Withdrawals
 For Alaska
Development Board Pro. ests New Revelation of
 William E. Wdrne

{ ANCHORAGE. Aug. IA. = R =
 Three more land withdrawals for colonization projects in Alaska will
 be made in the near future, officials of the Alaska Development Board said today.
 George Sundborg, Consultant. Herbert Hilscher and other board officials said news of Interior De- partment plans for additional with drawals came from William E. Warne, Assistant Secretary. after the Development Board protested two previous withdrawals.
 The Alaskans said it was indi- cated additional withdrawals would be made under procedures similar to those on the Kenai Peninsula and at Dunbar. Locations of future settlement projects were not dis closed
 Sundborg and Hilscher said the Development Board presented Warne with resolutions requesting public hearings before land with drawals are made.
 Instead of getting assurance that Alaskans will be heard in connec- ton with colonization plans," Sund- borg said. we were told of three additional withdrawals to be forth coming
 A Development Board resolution said Secretary 0i Interior Krug had pledged publicly that no more such withdrawals would be made with out previous consultation with the people of Alaska. Despite such pledges. the resolution added, "the people of Alaska learned through announcements from Washington that large withdrawals of desirable lands would be made on the Kenai Peninsula and elsewhere for pur- poses not clarified and for objects which in all likelihood cannot be accomplished within a reasonable length of time"
 The resolution also asked that the Renal Peninsula and Dunbar with- drawals be restored for entry. and that future withdrawals be made only after proper hearings at which their purpose has been clarified and fully explained to the people of Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
The W Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
tcopyright. isls. by The Bell Syndicate,
 Incl

WASHINGTON President Tru- man has a hard time keeping his Thomases straight. There is Sem ator Elmer. Thomas of Oklahoma, Democrat: Senator Ebert Thom- as of Utah, also a Democrat; Rep. J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey, Republican,; and Rep. Albert Thomas of Texas, a Democrat. And the President sometimes gets them mixed up.
 The other day, for instance. he telephoned Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, famous for speculat- ing on the commodities market, and broke some good news.
 T just wanted you to know that I have appointed your son-in-law to that job, Elmer" said the Pres- ident.
 Senator Thomas was nnystified. He told Mir. Truman he had no son-in-law and implied he didn't know of any job in which his son. in-law would be interested even if he had one.
 The President, confused. apolog- ized, hung up,
 Later that day Senator Elmer Thomas mentioned the incident to Senator Ebert Thomas.
 You'll probably be getting a call from the Presidentr said FL mer to Ebert. telling you about your son-in-law"
 Sure enough, when Ebert Thom- as of Utah returned to his office. a call came in from the White
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
F4ws OFFICIALS BACK

Four officials of the Fish and wildlife Service arrived from An chorage yesterday in the F&Ws plane. Albert Day, PAWS Director from Washington, D. C., has been on an inspection trip in the Inter- for and met Clarence Rhode. Re- gional Director in Anchorage. Rhode has been attending the initial meet ing of the Alaska Field Committee in Anchorage. Earl Bright Super visor of Vessels and George Kelez' Fish Management Supervisor, who has been at Naknek also arrived The plane was piloted by Rhode and Tom Berg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
NEW AC5 OFFICER
 IN CHARGE HERE

Captain Svend M Hansen arrived on the George Washington yester- day afternoon. Capt. Hansen has been assigned to the Alaska Con- munications System as commanding officer and will replace Capt. Clark Telquist, who will leave Juneau on August 23. Capt. Hansen was ac- companied by his wife and two children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14

Summary: Two base hits: Cope and E. Nielsen; three base hits: Metcalfe 1; home runs: Brown; runs batted in: Magorty l, Phelps h. E. Nielsen l. Metcalfe 3, Ty- vol 2. Brown 2; double plays: O.; struck out by: Smithberg 2; Mac Donald 8; walked by Smithberg 3, Macdonald 6; hit batter: Mac Donald |; umpires: Erbland and Bill the Barber.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
BULLETINS

ANCHORAGE, Aug. 14-lR-Mu- nictpal and Territorial law enforce ment officers agreed at closed meeting yesterday on concerted campaign to rid Anchorage and vii cinity of "all forms of vice. the Anchorage Times reported.
 ANCHORAGE, Aug. l4-tR-Di- rectors of the Alaska Rural Rehabi- litation Corporation voted this week to recommend that the Farmers Home Loan Administration call i'm mediately it's loan to the Matanuska gs(4ley Cooperative Association.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. l4-tR-The States Rights Democrats can't chal- lenge President Truman in his home state of Missouri next November.
 The new party's headquarters was informed it can't qualify it's presi- dential ticket for the ballot by the Aug. 23 deadline.
 LOS ANGELES, Aug. l4--IR-- Race driver Jack Habermehl, 35, of Compton, Calf, was fatally in- jured last night in midget car ac- cident during the feature race on a board track at Memorial Coliseum
 NEW YORK, Aug. l4-lR-Soviet citizens are returning to Russia from the New York area in such numbers that it "savors of an execution, the New York Daily Mirrow said to- day.
 NEW DELHI, Aug. 14-tR-A United Nations Commission today proposed a cease fire agreement between the Dominions of India and Pakistan to open the way for a settlement of the fighting in Kash- mir.
 STOCKHOLM, Aug. l4-tR-The Egyptian Government notified Count Folke Bernadotte today that it had rejected Israel's proposal for direct Palestine peace talks between the Arabs and Jews.
 NEW YORK, Aug. l4--tR- Babe Ruth's pulmonary complications have cleared but baseball's ailine romerun king still is on the critical list. hospital attaches reported today
 SEATTLE, Aug. 14-lA-Hospital attendants said today that Howie Odell, University of Washington head football coach, is recovering satisfactorily from a kidney infec- ton drought on by tonsillitis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
(ANNERY EMPLOYEE
 DIES AT HOSPITAL

Felix Medrano, 4e-year-old Filf- pino cannery worker, died at 5 o'clock this morning at St. Ann's Hospital. Medrano. assistant to the Filipino forman at the Todd can- nery operated by Nick Beg, became i'll and was enroute to his home in Seattle when he became worse and was hospitalized here. Born in Washington, he is sur- vived by his widow, Seattle resident. Funeral arrangements are pending word from his relatives, Charles w.. Carter Chapel said today.
 JUNEAUITE
 John Kasko of Juneau is regis- tered at the Gastineau Hotel.
 FROM PETERSBURG
 Here from Petersburg. H. Oyama is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
 NEW YORK COUPLE
 Visitors from New York City, MT. and Mrs, L. M. Kohbe are in Juneau and registered at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
FROM PORT ANGELES

MT. and Mrs. A. L. Thomas of Port Angeles are stopping at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
PAA Dispatther Is
 Wed in Ket(hikan

Miss Jean Schumacher. Ketchi- kan music teacher. became the bride of MT. Charles H. McClelland. PAA dispatcher stationed at Juneau. in a double ring ceremony performed by the Rev George J. Beck in Ketchikan Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. Lou veerman. the brides cousin. served as matron of honor and Robert Morrow. PAA mechanic at Annette, was best man. The couple will honeymoon in California and will be at home in Juneau after September l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
FAIRBANKS MAN

A. A. Lyon with the Lytle and Green Construction CO, Fairbanks, is a new arrival at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
FT. RICHARDSON

Paul R. Lewis of Ft. Richard son is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
TWO FROM PORTLAND

Mary Downey Ai Elizabeth Gel ley of Portland. Ore. are new ar rivals at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
DENVER WOMEN

Vivian Trinarrow and Vera Win chester of Denver. Colo, are regis tered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
WITNESS
 TAKEN IN
 CUSTODY
Russian School Teacher Accepts Subpoena 10
 Appear, Hearings

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-tR-Mrs Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina, ser iously injured when she jumped from a window of the Soviet Con- sulate where she claimed she was imprisoned, was placed under the protective custody" of the Federal Government today.
 The 52-year-old Russian school teacher formally was granted pro- lection of the United States Gov ernment when she accepted sub poena to appear as witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
 The subpoena was served at her bedside in Roosevelt Hospital by Robert E. Stripling, the Committees chief investigator.
 The teacher, center of bizarre tug-of-war between top-level diplo- matic circles here and in Moscow was asked if she had any objection to appearing before the Committed and replied in the negative, Strip ling said.
 ! William Taraska, Russian -speak' ing New York City. Detective, ac- .companied Stripling and William Wheeler, another Committee investd- gator, to Mrs. Kosenkina's room.
 The investigators visit lasted less than 10 minutes.
 Meanwhile, federal and state law enforcement agencies were assemb- ling information in the case.
 Mayor William O'Dwyer said the police department was turning over details of it's investigation of the case to federal and state sprosecu- tors flor action"
 Last night, officials of the FBI the State Department and the city police met in an hour-long confer ence in the office of United States Attorney John F. X. McGohey.
 The meeting came after Mrs. Ko- senkina was visited by Soviet Vice. Consul Zot I. Chepurnykh in her hospital room. She told the Russian representative; You kept me pri- soner. You would not let me go."
 Chepurnykh's visit to the Russian teachers room yesterday was per- mitted by a heavy police guard which earlier had tarred his admit tancc.
 MOSCOW, Aug. 14-tR-Pravada charged today that American h. telligence agents wearing New York police uniforms violated Interna- tional Law by entering the Soviet Consulate in New York after the plunge of a Russian school teacher
 The Communist Party newspaper said the American Intelligence Ser vice is guilty of crude violation of the immunity of the Soviet Con-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
E. T. GROSS HERE

Tn from Seattle, Edwin T. Gross is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

EvaIyn M. Roe of San Francisco is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14

From New York City, Gene P. Ohlberg of Continental Can Co.,, is Juneau visitor, registered at the Barauof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
HERE FROM BERKELEY

Esthel Unkel of Berkeley, Calf, is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
NEW YORK COUPLE
FISH RAY MAN

Wallace Westfall of Fish Bay is guest at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14

fContinued on PAes Four)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-14
FROM PETERSBURG

Here from Petersburg. H. Oyama is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
Glacier Bay Given Boost As Biz National Area for
 Aiiratiion by US. Tourists

at Glacier Bay and more charter
 boats would partly fill this need. In
 addition, the Chamber should en- courage the establishment of more
 small resorts. These need not be large Family-operated resorts with | leg cabins but good beds, good food
 and chance to fish, hunt and ex- plore by boat or on foot in our finer
 scenic spots, would fill the need ' The following is a summary of conclusions and suggestions for ac- ton by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce made by Sperling Conclusion
 CD Glacier Bay is unique among the National Parks of the United States and will draw thousands of visitors annually when facilities are provided.
 CD Juneau could readily he by passed by the majority of these visitors unless they are induced to stop over, coming or going.
 (3) Charter boat travel to Gla- cier Bay and other interesting points in the Juneau area is one of our most effective attractions but is now hardly utilized. (4) We cannot expect any quan- tity of stop-over visitors until more facilities are available. Action CD Organize one or more trips to Glacier Bay for local people. CD Prepare illustrated prospectus Of area and distribute where it will do the most good in speeding up development by the National Park Service.
 t3) Help existing charter boats to keep busy the entire summer and encourage more such boats to oper- ate here.
 (4) Help the Alaska Travel Bu- reau andTaku Lodge as much as pos sible They are already in business and their success must be assured ! if others are to follow. (5) Begin a campaign for the establishment of small outlying re- sorts throughout the Juneau area.
 (6) Enlist the cooperation of the steamship companies to the end that stop-over visits are encouraged and southbound passage from Ju- neau can be assured without undue delay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
FOR SALE

$8000 takes Cole pile driving equip. Price reduced STOOD fol immediate sale. Steady work assured. $500 takes falling equip 2 $75o Titan power saws, etc. Lo- cal business $4,50o, nets appr. $500 monthly.
 THE FORESTER, 72-ft. packer 25-man crew floating cannery. INCOME prop. 9th St., McMullen estate, 2 houses, several cabins $3,000 four room house and 42x10O lot Pike St. Furnished. S11,000 Evergreen Ave, 3-bdr. house with l bdr. and bdr. apts. in separate house. Newly painted Ccmpl. furn., basement, etc. NEW 3-bdr. home, large basement, marine view etc, Behrends Ave. lst house Behrends Ave. 3 bdrs. compl. furn.;: Duplex Evergreen compl. furn., basement garage, etc. FOSTER 3-hdr. on 10th; POLLOCK 2-bdr. Star Hill. DOUGLAS-A. L. Johnson 2-bdr. compl. furn. large basement; c. E. Walters 2-bdr., furnace, part lurn.;, also 4-bdr home compl. furn., basement, furnace, electric kitchen, new roof, new siding, etc. SMALL part furn. cabin 313 mi. Glacier, terms, good bldg. lot; 2 houses, part. fmn., light plant, l acre pat. land, etc., terms, 5i5 mi.
 Floyd Edwards, Briggs, also beautiful log cabin several acres pat. land on Fritz Cove. Partly compl. 2 story home be- yond Thane, $700.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29

Harry Spernng mas made re- port to the Chamber of Commerce on Glacier Bay as a needed recreation and tourist area. He recently made the trip to the section and his re- rort is full and decisive.
 In his report Sperling says:
 The National Park Service has an- nounced development program for Glacier Bay National Monument but an appropriation for the construc- tion of suitable lodge and other fa- cilities is still lacking. Popular de- mand will help to speed up Con- gressional action and the Chamber is well placed to initiate this.
 Any facilities which would at tract visitors to the Juneau area, in cluding Glacier Bay, would benefit the town of Juneau. However, local business men are naturally interested in the direct benefits that can be expected if the National Park Ser vice is successful in obtaining an ap- prcpriatiCn from Congress for the erection of a large hotel in Glacier Bay. Such an establishment, in my cpinlon, would be filled to capacity throughout the summer months. Most of those coming by air who are primarily interested in visiting Gla- cier Bay could be taken to Gusta- vus by PAA and thus bypass Juneau. If traffic iustifies, the steamers could readily make the Glacier Bay hotel port Of call and here again Juneau would lose out. The solution is to induce Glacier Bay visitors to make a stop-over at Juneau. To accomplish this, certain facilities must first be provided and among the most important of these are charter boats.
 "All of Southeast Alaska is, of course, ideally suited for small boat travel. The Juneau area is particu- larly fortunate in also having many glaciers which are readily accessible ey small boats. In spite of these natural advantages, Juneau has only six or seven charter boats and most of these are idle for part Of the sum- mer. A reason for this may be that they have not combined their efforts to attract charters in advance, nor has the Chamber done enough in this respect. The existing boats and many more could be kept busy all summer if the owners were organ ized, if they properly advertised and had contacts with travel agencies. The Chamber should take an ag- gressive lead in fostering organiza- ton among the boat owners and in assisting them in the several ways that can be employed to attract persons interested in cruising.
 We have been told by prominent travel agencies such as the Ameri- can Express Company that thou sands of tourists want to come to Alaska and stay for some time but are discouraged from doing so be- cause of lack of facilities. A lodge
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
BUSINE NESSMEN 10 MAKE MASS FLIGHT
 TO ARCTIC CIRCLE

PORTLAND, June 29-tR-Ore- gon's flying businessmen are plan- ming a 1000 mile round trip to the Arctic Circle to better their mass flight distance set on trip to Mexico.
 A squadron of about 25 planes is scheduled to take off here July 31. The planes will stop at Spo- kane. Wash, Great Falls, Mont, and then over the Canadian bord- CT to Lethbridge and Edmonton. Then the group will wing over the Alcan Highway to Fairbanks They move across the Arctic Circle at the end of their northward travels at Fort Yukon.
 Side trips to Mt. Mckinley Ma tional Park and to Anchorage on the North Pacific coast of Alaska are also planned before the planes swing southward toward Oregon home ports.
 L. s. White, tour director, believes the air jaunt will take 12 days The group successfully completed mass flight of civilian single and two engine planes to the Mex ican State of Sonora last Febru- ary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29

playing the children of the neigh norhcod take over.
 MT. Englund and his son of Haines are in Skagway at present building a house for Mi. Harry Church at Seventh and Broadway.
 MT. and Mrs. William F. Muehe of Seattle .r.ade the round trip to Skagway on the Prince George ar irving Wednesday, June 23 MT Muehe is the cashier of the Pacific National Bank of Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
YOUTH RIDES HUGE WHALE, BAREBACK;
 IS THRILLING EVENT

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. June 29 -iR-A story worthy of competing with the top thrilling tales of the old whaling days was recorded today by a 7-year-old lobster fisherman who rode" a 60-foot mammal bare back.
 The strange story was told by Frank E. Cabral, Jr., after he was brought ashore by his father Sun day.
 Frank and his dad were hauling lobster pots in separate dories about 500 yards apart off Race Point when huge whale came to the surface and submerged.
 Suddenly, the whale came up again right under Franks small dory.
 Both Frank and the boat were thrown, he estimated, about IS feet into the air.
 When he came down, the young fisherman said, he landed on the whales back. He dug his fingers deep into the soft blubber.
 After a short ride of 20 knots or letter" Frank related. the whale sounded and he took long chance and dove off before the mammal submerged
 Young Cabral swam as fast as he could to his fathers dory and was pulled aboard
 Tt was funny feeling" Frank exclaimed as he examined his dory which had a large hole in the bot ion,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
EIfin Cove
 News Nofes
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 ELFIN COVE, Alaska, June a. Another land mark has passed Pen ny, Mrs. Marguerite Butts pet dog died Tuesday afternoon, June p Penny was bornNon Georges Island January 3, 1886. She was half bull dog and half fox terrier and for l2l2 years wherever you saw Penny you would know that Mrs. Butts was not far away, Penny was fine pet for every one in the Cove and is missed by all.
 Mrs. Jim Lingaard went to Ju- neau with her son Leray Clements Tuesday on the boat It.
 Col Hewitt, U. s. District Engl- neer of Seattle, and party were in the Cove today.
 Mrs. Clen Hodson received 50 Rhode Island red chicks on the plane Thursday.
 The Trollers, Hazel J. Linda, Edith, Selma, Congo, Reliable and Foxy are in for the evening. Ea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-29
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

APARTMENT Houses. 3, 3, 4 and 2 units. Priced according to age and condition for desirable in vestment.
 LARGE Waterfront Property, up- town, for commercial building only.
 NEW two bedroom house. Full basement, garage, automatic heat SUMMER and permanent resi- dences, Auke Bay and Fritz Cove, BOOMING House.