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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
MRS. ARAL BROWN PASSES AWAY HERE

Mrs. Aral D. Brown, wife of Robert R. Brown Of Juneau, pass ed away at St. Anns Hospital yes terday. Mrs. Brown was born September 3, 1891, in Seattle. She was married to MT Brown in Se- attle June 9, 1918 and the couple came to Alaska in 1928, and lived in Douglas for number of years.
 In 1943 Mrs. Brown moved to Elfin Cove to teach school and for the past five years has taught the first seven grades there.
 Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs Erwin Hagerup, son Leroy Brown, and a grandson, three months old Er- win Leroy Hagerup, all of Juneau; three sisters, Mrs. Thomas Hughes of Juneau, Mrs. o. E. Holmdahl of Seattle and Mrs. Ann Von Schrad- CT Of Los Angeles, Calf.
 Funeral arrangements are await ing word from the sisters. The re- mains are at the Charles w. Cart CT Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
DILLINGHAM; TRAGEDY IS
 NOT SOLVED

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 15.- tRl-A strong possibility exists that the unexplained deaths of two AL aska men in the isolated Bristol Bay area were caused by exposure, Clin- ton Stein, FBI Agent in charge here said today.
 He made the statement after re- turning from Dillingham; where the bodies of Harold w Griffen, trad ing past manager and Martin Er- nestus, 42. fisherman and cannery worker, were found Jan. 3. Stein said interviews with Mrs. Gritfen and Maxine Harris, who attended a party at the Ernestus home New Years Eve, failed to clarify the mys- tery.
 A dislocated wrist and cheek ahra- sions received by Mrs, Griffen might have been caused by fall, he said.
 Belief that death may have been caused by exposure was prompted by discovery that the fire in the house had gone out and that the temperature fell to around 10 be- low that night, Stein said The or gans of the two men have been sent to Washington, D. C., for analysis by the FBI laboratory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
REYNOLDS IS FLYING
 10 ALASKA
Prominent Manufacturer Enroute to Western
 China on Expedition

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-lR-Milton Reynolds, prominent manufacturer and famed around-the world flier, will leave by Northwest Airlines for the Orient tomorrow to make plans for a Reynolds Boston Museum Aer- ial Expedition to western China to determine whether mountains there rival 29,141-foot Mount Everest He is scheduled to be in Anchorage Saturday.
 . Chief interest in the proposed ex- petition, which originally was sched- luled for the first week in January, is the little known Anne Machin mountain range.
 Nobody has ever been in there to, make accurate findings" said Bradford Washburn, Director of the Boston Museum of Science and a leader of mountain expeditions in the United States and Alaska. we are almost certain to find the worlds n highest unmapped range of noun tains"
 . Members of the projected l0-man expedition team said recently that available reports on the area are skimpy, but some reports indicated t.ie lowest of three peaks in the mountain range is 28,000 feet Richard Coldthwait, Ohio State University geologist, said the plan also calls for study of rocks that might indicate oil, metab deposits or Uranium.
 The party, after Reynolds makes st suitable arrangements, is scheduled to fly in a C-87 Consolidated Vultee plane piloted by Bill Odom, who flew around the world twice last year, once with Reynolds. The base of the expedition would be at Lam chow, about l ,25o miles from Shang- hai.
 They also will watch for any evil dence of U. S. Airforce personnel who might have landed in the wild area during the war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
Says European Recovery pIan Must Be Accepted or
 Drafting 10 Be Positive

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--lR- Secretary Of the Army Royal told Senators today that the alternative to a European recovery plan may be drafting men for military ser vice.
 Royall made the statement to the Senate Foreign Relations commit tee today in response to questions from Chairman Vandenberg (R- Mich) and Senator Lodge R- Mass).
 The Army Secretary testified yesterday that unless the recovery plan is accepted, the Army and it's budget will have to be ''measurably and immediately" increased.
 Asked how this can be accom- plished Royall said either through an increase in voluntary enlist ments, which he said is doubt iul, or some method of selective service
 Il we assume that voluntary en- listments have not produced as many men as necessary, that leaves only the draft, Lodge comment ed.
 Royal replied that this is cor rect
 In other words, Lodge said, we have the alternative of the Eu- 1opean recovery plan, or "else go- ing back to the draft
 Royal said this is the logical conclusion" unless some ways can be found through increased com pensation or some other means.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
New Construction
 Work at Hanford 10
 Call Many Workers

SEATTLE, Jan. l5.-R-- From 10000 to 16000 workers will soon be employed in new construction work at the Hanford, Wash, plu- tonium producing plant, David H. Lauder, plant manager for the General Electric Company, told the Rotary Club here.
 Lauder said the construction city of North Richland will soon have population of about 23,000 per- sons, including workers and their families. The population at pres ent is about 4,30O, he said.
 Workers from all parts of the United States are being brought in by contractors to take part in the expansion program he said
 Lauder also announced a reyer- sal in government policy that will permit operators of commercial en- terprises in Richland to construct their own buildings on ground leased by the government Pre- viCusly all buildings have been built by the government and leas- ed to business concerns.
 The Hanford plant produces plu- tcnium which is nuclear fuel used as fissionable material for military and research purposes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
2-ENGINED NAVAL
 AIR TRANpORT IN
 CRASH; MAN DEAD

WHIDBY ISLAND, Wash, Jan. 15.-tR-Officials today were con- ducting an investigation into the crash of a twin engined Naval air transport in which one person was ! killed and three others injured here last night.
 The plane was coming down for a landing in a low overcast when 1t and burned near the end of the runway. The dead mana Naval mechanic-Was trapped in the wreckage of the craft. The three injured were thrown clear of the wreckage by the force of the inn pact, Naval officials said.
 Thirteenth Naval District offic- 'ials said the plane was enroute from Medford, Ore, to its home base at the Whidby Island Air Base when the accident occurred.
 The injured were removed to the Air Base dispensary and treated for b,lrns and severe bruises.
 The names of the victim and in iured could not be obtained immed- lately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
CONTROL OF RENTS WILL
 BE TAKEN UP

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-tR- Senate Committee hearings on leg islation to extend rent controls, now due to expire Feb. 29. will begin Saturday.
 Senator Cain (R-Wash), Chair man of a banking subcommittee on rents, today announced plans for the hearings. He said Rent Admin istrator Tighe Woods will be among the first days witnesses.
 Extension of these controls is cal- led for in one section of President Truman's 10-point cost-of living program. It is one of the points he appears to have the best chance of getting from Congress although there is opposition.
 It has not drawn the fire, however, that has been leveled at the Pre- sident's request for price-wage con- trols. Sharp opposition to that crop ped out in Democratic ranks today with Senator Maybank (D-SC) as- serting that "all this talk about ra- tioning and price control is only serving to frighten people and will do more harm than good
 Cain told a news conference that other witnesses scheduled to appear Saturday include Secretary of Com merce Hartman and Senator Myers (D-PA) sponsor of a rent control bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
FUEL OIL TANK ExpL0DE5, PLANT
 OF BC NEWSpApEQ

Port Alberni, B. c. Jan. 15.-R- A 600-gallon fuel oil tank exploded and burst into flames in the press room of the Daily West Coast Advo- cate here today causing an estimat- ed damage of $5,000.
 Publisher Irving Wilson said the explosion occurred before pressmen reported for work and that no one was injured in the blast.
 Wilson said preliminary investi- gation indicated the fire started by a blowback from the oil furnace.
 He said it was possible the press was damaged by the explosion and fire and he could not say whether today's editions of the newspaper would be published.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
MEEkS GOES ON TRIAL, MURDER CASE
Faces Jury for Second Time Charged with Death of
 Clarence Campbell

The re-trial of George Harrison Meeks, convicted of the murder of Clarence J Campbell on March 9, l946, opened at 10 o'clock this morn ing in the U. S. District Court, with Judge George w. Folta pre- siding
 The defense counsel is Attorney William Paul, Jr, and Attorney M E. Monagle. U s. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore is the prosecuting att torney, assisted by Robert Booch- ever.
 Meeks, who was brought here last week from the Federal Penitentiary at McNeill Island, was present dur ing the selection of a jury. this morning.
 Up to the time the court reces- sed at l2 o'clock, eleven jurors were disqualified, chiefly on the grounds of objection to capital punishment on circumstantial evidence. They were excused from the court until 10 am. Monday, January 26.
 In answer to the query of Judge Folta, who expressed his desire to expedite the selection of a jury, the counsel stated that the selection might be completed by the end of the days court session
 Judge Folta conducted the prelim- mary questioning of the prospective jurors, followed by examinations by both Gilmore and Paul.
 At the outset of the proceedings. two persons were dismissed from the Petit Jury because of the inability to read in English and understand the Constitution of the United Stat es.
 Court reconvened at l.30 in the afternoon in the Meeks case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
TWO BATTLE5HIp5
 ARE LAID UP BY
 SHORTAGE OF MEN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-R-The Navy announced today it had laid up two battleships, the 45,000-ton New Jersey and Wisconsin, because of a manpower shortage Naval of ficials pointed out that this leaves only two battleships in the active fleet.
 The officials disclosed that the battlewagons were put in the re- serve force on January first. The new Jersey, which now is at the Ma val shipyard in New York, will be kept at Bayonne, New Jersey, af- ter decommissioning. The Wisconsin will be at Norfolk, Virginia.
 In wartime the vessels carry a complement of 2,700 men each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
New Plan io Be Submitted
 To Congress for Solving Of
 Alaska Shipping Problems

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-IR- The Maritime Commission expects to be able to submit to Congress shortly plan for solving the trans portation problems of Alaska.
 Richard Parkhurst, Commission member tcld two members of the House Special Committee on Alaska transportation he would let them know shortly just when the pro- gram for needed legislation will be sent to the Committee.
 Parkhurst conferred with Rep John J. Allen tR-Calito Chairman and Rep. Tollefson tR-Wash) ot the Committee and gave them new data.
 "Parkhurst told us,e Tolleison told a reporter that he would give us a suggested outline for legisla- tion to solve the Alaskan transpor- tatioa problem in a short time.
 Chairman Allen and myself arc anxious to get this material so that the people of the Northwest and AL aska will know just what is plan ned. We feel the question should be settled just as quickly as possible
 The Alaska transportation prob- lems came to a head last February when Seattle companies operating shipping service to tffe Territory as agents for the Maritime Commission rotified the Commission and Con- eress they would not continue the operation independently after their ships were returned to them by tn. Government at the end of February
 The House merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and the Com mission worked out an interim plan under which the Government fur nishes vessels to the companies at nominal charter hire until June 30
 Before the plan was put into ef- feet the Commission granted the shipping companies an increase in rates which they said averaged 50 percent but which Alaskans insist ed averaged 60 percent. The increase is being contested by the Territory
 Recently examiners of the Com mission reported the rates were not exhorbitant but the Commission has not acted upon those findings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
LLOYD CAMPBELL, MURDER VICTIMS
 FATHER, E DEAD

Lloyd J. Campbell, father of the late Clarence J. Campbell. was found dead from heart trouble at a. m. today in his room at Hannah's Boarding House. Camp bell arrived here Tuesday on the Aleutian from, Seattle to attend the trial of George Harrison Meeks who is accused of murdering the younger Campbell here Dec. 10, l945.
 The elder Campbell registered at Hannahs Boarding House for sen- timental reasons as that was his sons former residence. He shared a room with Steve Chutuk, a wit ness in the Meek's trial. Chutuk, who came home about 5:l5 a. m. fetched a glass of water for Camp bell before going to sleep.
 At 6.10 a. m, Charles Dinsdale, husband of the boarding house pro- prietor, entered the bedroom to check up on Campbell as he had been ill for some time. Dinsdale found him dead, and telephoned pr. J. o. Rude. who had been treating him since his arrival in Juneau. Campbell had been ill of a heart ailment for several months.
 Apparently. Campbell had some premonition of his forthcoming death because he called in Attor- ney Joseph A. Mclean on Tues day night and asked him to draw up a Will leaving everything to his widow and only survivor He also checked most of his personal effects with Gordon Gray at the Hotel Juneau, a personal friend.
 He was approximately 60 years cid at the time of his death. US. Commissioner Felix Gray telephon- ed Mrs. Campbell in Seattle this morning and notified her of her husbands demise He was in- structed to ship the remains to Se- attle.
 The body is at the Charles w. Carter Mortuary awaiting trans portation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
LI5LE HEBERT TO ATTEND FURNITURE
 MART, CALIFORNIA

Lisle Hebert of the Juneau- Young Hardware left this morning via PAA for Seattle and the Pac- fife Coast on buying trip. While he is in California, he will attend the Furniture Mart show at San Francisco the first week of Feb ruary.
 Hebert stated that he hoped to obtain the latest and best in mod ern hardware and furniture to keep up the standard of one of Alaska's finest stores
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
TAX BILL
 WILL GET
 HEARING
Discussion Starts Tomor- row with Treasury Seere-
 tary Snyder as Witness

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-lR- Republicans today pasted file and forget" tag on President Tru- mans proposal for cost of liv- ing" cut in income taxes balanced by a new excess profits levy on corporations.
 With even key congressional Democrats showing little enthus- iasm fer the White House plan, the majority leadership signaled irl- stead for action on a measure by Rep. Knutson tR-Minm to reduce income taxes $5,600,000,000 year, mainly on a percentage basis.
 The House Ways and Means committee which Knutson heads was summoned to take up his bill tomorrow. Secretary of the Treas ury Snyder was invited as the first witness.
 The White House plan would:
 l. Give each taxpayer flat $40 year reduction for himself and each dependent dated back to Jan. IT, Thus a man with a wife and , two children would pay $l60 less in 1948. This would remove 10,- 3CO.0OO persons from the tax rolls and reduce the taxes of 54,500,0 900 others.
 3. Recoup the $3,2O0,000,000 loss oi federal revenue by a new 75 percent excess profits tax on cor pc-ations. Corporations with pro- fits of $50,000 or less would be ex- empt. Others would receive an ex- emption of 135 percent of their average 1935-39 profit plus $50,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
Tanker, in Dock, Is
 Ripped by Explosion

HOBOKEN, N. J. Jan. 15.-tR--An empty tanker was ripped by an ex- plosion today at the Todd Ship yards Drydock, but workmefi who were repairing her were not in jured.
 The blast tore a 50-foot gash in the ocean-going vessel and started a fire that brought out eight fire companies. The fire was brought under control quickly, with major damage confined to the drydock itself.
 The tanker, the Elks Hills, is own ed by the Grastos Brothers Corpor- ation of New York City
 Shipyards officials said the cause of the blast was still undetermined
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
U. S. AirEieId Is
 Opened, So. Africa

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-tR- The e-opening of wartime American airfield base in North Africa fits into strategy of ex- banding American strength in the turbulent Mediterranean area where Greece, Palestine and Trieste are focal spots for trouble.
 The field, Mellaha Air Port, near Tripoli, is calculated to increase substantially the ability of the Air Force to operate the North African ferry route to the middle East and keep American supplies and key personnel moving in and out of the troubled areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Steve Williams, Mrs Ray Rhoades and Gardner Sullivan were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes terday for medical treatment.
 Joseph Echmitt, Richard Stein, R Pekovich and Mrs. Ansonio De Min quo and baby boy were discharged
 At the Government Hospital June Borbridge was admitted for medical treatment.
 Katherine Zacher was discharged this morning and sent to Sitka to the Orthopedic Hospital at Mt. Edgecumbe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.--lR-Clos- ing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 39s, American Can 7TA, Anaconda 33ss, Curtiss- Wright 5, International Harvester 89, Kennecott 47h, New York Central l4h Northern Pacific 19%. U. s. Steel 75ss, Pound s403h
 Sales today were 78O,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows :: lndustrials 17704, rails 5l.11, util- ities 33l2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
John Batk, Yukon
 Terr. Sourdough, Is Dead in Seattle

SEATTLE, Jan. 15.- R John Black. TO, Yukon Territory sour dough who helped build Canada's first continental highway through the Rockies at Crews Nest Pass, B. C., died Tuesday.
 He went to the Yukon during the ~ pold rush and stayed about eight wears, and had lived here 25 years working as an accountant until his retirement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
Band pratiite Al 8 Tonight

The Juneau City Band will hold a practice tonight at o'clock in the Grade School auditorium. Director Alfred Ventur says at tendance will decide whether to call off rehearsals during the re- mainder of the winter months and resume them in the spring or con tinue them weekly and work up programs for coming events.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
EXPEDITION DETAILS

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-lR- A spokesman for the Milton Rey- holds Boston Museum of Science Aerial Expedition to Western Chi ma said today that Reynolds and Bradford Washburn, representing the Boston Museum, will leave by plane from Chicago for China to- morrow night to make preliminary arrangements for the aerial par ty.
 I The two will make final arrange ments in Ranking, the spokesman .said, Washburn remaining there and Reynolds returning in about a week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
MRS. CARRIGAN TRAVELS

Mrs. Roy Carrigan has left for Anchorage by plane where she will be the house guest of MT. and Mrs. Lu Liston, former we'll known residents of Juneau. She will probably remain on her visit for a week or ten days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
STEAMER MOvEMtkTS

Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle January 20
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver January 23.
 Coastal Rambler scheduled to sail from Seattle January 23.
 Aleutian, from west, scheduled southbound Sunday
 An acre-inch of top soil weighs. on the average, l50 tons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-15
FROM GUSTAvUS

Richard w. Stein of Gustavus is registered at the Hotel Juneau.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-30
Miss Joyce Nelson
Honors Miss Terry
Crawford With Purty

Miss Hattie Terry Crawford of
Washington. D. c., who is enjoy
ing a round of informal gather
ings during her visit as the guest
of Mrs. Hermes Gautier and her
son, John, was guest of honor
at a morning party or Monday at
the home of Miss Joyce Nelson.
The reception rooms were fill
ed with quantities of summer
flowers and Miss Nelson present
ed the honor guest with a lovely
corsage.
Delicious canapes, cookies. and
iced drinks were enjoyed. Be-
sides Miss Crawford. Miss Mel
sons guests were Misses Ann
Gulley, Elaine Avara. Billie Bragg
Herring, Irene Virgins, Rita
Krebs, Kathleen Simmons, Jeanne
Barnes, Joan and Jackie Nelson,
Shirley Elkin. Dorothy Mitchell,
Joan Newton, Joyce Armistead
and Barbara Watts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-30
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Miss Doris Jone
To Lecture On
Physical TheropY

Miss Doris Jane, who is a grad
uate in Physical Therapy work,
will lecture before the Jackson
George County Nurses Associa-
ton on Monday evening at 8
p. m. at the Jackson County hos
pital.
Miss Jane will also demon
strate the use of various machines
such as the infrared light and
the diathermy machine.
Miss Jane, who did graduate
work at the Hospital of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania at Phila-
delphia and at Warm Springs,
Ga, is experienced in the treat
ment of crippled children. She
also did graduate work at the
Children Rehabilitation Insti-
tute at Baltimore and for the
past two years has worked with
crippled children in. a jackson
hospital.
All nurses and doctors who are
interested in physical therapy
and the public are invited to at
tend the lecture.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-30
Lucy Wright Circle
Hos Mission Study
At Weekly Meeting

The Lucy Wright circle of the
Woman's Missionary Society Of
Calvary Baptist church held q
meeting at the home of Mrs. c
L. Broom at 2 p. m. Tuesday.
The chairman, Mrs. Oliver
Shepherd opened the meeting
after which the time was given
to the continuation of the mission
study held the previous Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Shepherd.
Mrs. William Mayo led an in
teresting program built on ar
ticles from the mission and
Commission" and VIVA Open
Window" magazines.
At the close of the meeting
the nine members went in a body
to call on a member, Mrs. Joe
Browne, who has just returned
from the hospital.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-30
Brock tewort
Engagement Is
Announced Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Pinson volep-
tine Brock of Moorhead. Missis-
sippi, announce the engagement
and approaching marriage Of
their daughter, Miss Annie Pearl,
to Mr.. William Griffin. Stewart,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Stewart of Moss Point.
The wedding will be an event
of September 18th at $50 p. m.
at the Ashland Place Methodist
church of Mobile.
Miss Book, who has been one of
Mobiles young business girls for
the past several years, attended
Sunflower Junior College at
Moorhead.
Mr.. Stewart is a graduate OF
the department Of Engineering of
Mississippi Safe college and a
member of the Sigma Chi frat
ernity. AT present, he Is en-
ployed by the copolymer COM
pany in Baton Rouge.
Mr.. Stewart, better known to
his friends as Buster gradu-
ated from the Moss Point high
school in the class of 1884 where
he had been a member of. Ahe
football team and an outstanding
student.
This marriage unifes two o.
Mississippi's oldest families. The
Brooks are well known in the
Delta section and the Stewart
family is one of Moss Points
oldest families.