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Evening star., 1948-10-07
District Court Begins Term
With 1000 Cases for Trial

District Court is beginning its fall
term with more than 1000 cases
awaiting trial.
This was shown yesterday in sta
tistics compiled by John Henry Sui
livan, the courts assignment COM
missioner.
There were 3,788 civil cases ready
for trial on October l, and 278 GRIM
inal cases. Another A criminal
cases We're not available for trial
for various reasons.
OF the total number of civil cases
awaiting trial, 972 are more than a
year old. and 2,09i are more than
six months old. OF the latter, 935
are divorce suits.
Only 80 criminal cases are more
than six months old.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
EVA Sees Chance Of School Funds

The Federal Works Agency belle yes the next congress will pass some legislation providing aid to the local district school for school building construction This aid may be expected where Federal activities have had all impact upon the school stated Dr. James Ryan, commissioner of education i'll etter to Mrs Mark Meyer, clerk of the pres ent school board.
 The letter included form re- questing data on the present population, school facilities, equipment and financial data
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
Mrs. Tessrik Reports On ACCA Convention

It costs $7.5o 8 day for each child cared for at the Mt.p Edge. cumbe Orthopedic Hospital in Sitka, and without the aid of the Alaska Crippled Children's Association there would be no hospital, Mrs. Reuben Tesarik president of the local ACCA chapter, said on her return from the Anchorage meeting.
 Mrs. Tesarik was also present for the dedication of the associa- tlon's own building in Anchorage
 Governor Ernest Gruening spoke of the significance of the ACCA and its work and Dr.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
KODIAK MIRROR

The department also wants sE'~ formation on the school facilities needed, bonding capacity &Rd cash on hand
 The letter and form will h.e presented to the first joint meet : ing of the present board and tse newly elected board for Es~ dependent School District, Mysr Meyer said.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

Minus the services of most os its first string, the Kodiak tewa volleyball team got another Ies- son in fine points of the game as the Fasron hangar Tuesday night. The sailors whipped eae towDles n , straight games. ou(g one oi which was close.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
Mcdonald Won't Withdraw Protest

H F. Macdonald this week
 refused to withdraw his protes.
 to tho construction of break water in St. Pauls harbor.
 A request to MT. Macdonald
 was made at the regular council meeting Monday night by Mayor Lee BettiDger in which the mayor asked MT. MacDon- aid if he cared to remove the false impression" he had created wish the army engineers, since everyone else in Kodiak wanted i the breakwater for small boat protection
 i Mir. Macdonald refused Talmage L Smith, attorney, representing the Tagura Transit ] Co. asked the council to grant a franchise to the company to permit them to make a charge for the two trips da,ly from the Mission to town in connection with their tegular runs to the base. The matter was referred to a committee Mir Smith added the company did not meaa to compete with the Kodiak Shop per
 Last years delinquent tax roll sent earlier this year to the District Court with a request fer an order to sell the property listed thereon for taxes, has been returnd to the city for re filing, the council learned. It is expected that the court will con- sider the question when 1t con. venes here this month.
 The Kodiak Telephone Go will be given ten days to resume construction on its Brooklyn Ave building or penalties of the building ordinance will be in- voked, the council voted The years permit to construct the building has expired The action was prompted by the fact that insurance rates on the block may go up If the canvas covered wooden structure remains. Other business conducted by the council included the issuing of building permits to Eugene Lightfeot to build a house on Lot 2 Block l9 and to Jess Blinn to add an orchestra pit to the B and B Bar.
 The agreement between the city and the Territory in which the latter ailocates $50,0OO, for the breakwater was given to attorney John Hughes fo, re. drafting and the mayor and city clerk were authorized to sign for the city.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

c. Earl Albrecht discussed tue value of it's program in conjuc. tion with the health program of the territory.
 Mrs Tesarik will give a talk stressing the importance of the work. and report on the con- vention at a meeting of the local ACCA chapter at the school building, Wednesday, at 7:3O. Everyone is invited to attend.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

Mrs. Bessie Spracher has joined the Donnelley and Ache son women's department staff.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18

Mrs Evelyn Rumple has re- turned to Knudsen's Fountain and is selling curios.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-10

fish. 1 favor 8 general propsr ty tax as being a method of re- storing idle land to public do- main l am vigorously opposed to the sales tax. 1 am opposed to fish traps. ... I am very much in favor of statehood" "
 KENNETH o HARRA, Rep. rep favors general property, net income taxes, against sales tax in any form";; believe fish traps should be "decreascd in number and eventually removed entirely" favor of statehood "lOl per cent :"
 A. A. OWEN, IT,, Dem., rep : "The enactment of a general property tax and net territorial income tax are long overdue. . . 1 am a commercial fisherman, and quite naturally opposed to the use of fish traps. l most heartily favor statehood for Alaska. :"
 C W. POLLARD, Dem rep: favors small property tax, in- come tax, tax on cigarets; is fer control or elimination of fish traps, favors statehood.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-10
Statements Again;
 Territorial This Time

LEO M. DOUGLAS, Dem.. rep: favors general property tax, abolition of fish traps "be- cause they are 8 menace to in. dlvldual enterprise on which the future of Alaska depends. " MT Douglas favors ultimate statehood for Alaska but I do not believe we are quite ready for it There are many things to
 be adjusted before, with any sense of security, we can assume that great responsibility"
 JOSEPH A LOVER, Den , rep favors general property and l per cent territorial income tax. abolishment of fish traps, statehood.
 STANLEY McCUTCHEON
 Dem., rep.: "It is my personal opinion that the most desirable tax for Alaska is modest net income tax Next most desirable method of taxation is @ tax on
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-10

Statements by primary candi dates for territorial office have been gathered by the Valdez Chamber of Commerce and dis 4ributed throughout the terri sory Tn mimeographed form.
 Candidates were asked to comment on territorial taxes, fish traps, health measures, ald so veterans, educational meas. ures, statehood and transporta- sion problems. Portions of re. marks by Third Division legis- tatnre aspirants follow:
 STEVE McCUTCHRON, Dem senate: favors income, general property, general licens- nng taxes, as well as luxury tax on eigarets; favors statehood; i; has Consistently opposed fish eraps."
 WILLIAM H. OLSEN, Rep., se enate: "On the controversial question of statehood, I am for 1t but not at any cost" He makes no comment on fish traps and reports h. has not yet com- pleted a study of taxes currently being made by the Anchorage Republican club
 c. CHESTER CARLSON, Dem rep: favors general pro. perty and income taxes as we'll as tax on fish traps, favors a. aolikhment of the traps, state. hood.
 JACK CONRIGHT. Dem. aep.: favors flair and just gen. eral property and territorial in. come tax; feels that regarding fish traps, "it would be for the best interests of all Alaska to re- move all of them <" Statehood sor Alaska would do more for she people than any one thing he adds.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-10

NJ. D. SNODGRASS, I,ep., rep Property tax tends to re
 tard and discourage general im- provements and substantial con. struction. .. A luxury tax. is more desirable" Is for income tax from property earnings and on salaries above that necessary to insure a comfortable living standard, property tax on land or mining claims without opera.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-04-10

tion or development; fish traps, should be abolished; for state' hood.
 Candidates whose statements are not included in the above failed to send them to the Val deg group before April 1.
 Sample ballots fer the Third Division election to be on April 27, may be seen at the Commis- sioner's Offcs.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18
Second-CIoss Citizens

Absolute equality is not had anywhere in society
of But American ideal that all qualified citizens
should equal weight in their ballots The rich and the poor
the ignorant and the wise the farmer and the cweer al
should be counted alike
aren't There is inequality of voting in the
officials for states The inequality OF re
presentation until it threatens to undermine the very
principles of democratic government .
Of this countrys total population, SO cent today live
cities al per in rural But the SO cent cleo
only 25 cent of the membership Of state legislatures while the
II elect rs cent of the legislators The United States
Conference of Mayors which has just published statistical study
of maapporoment those figures represent bad govern
ment 1t is right.
Alabama which has reapporioned its Legislature since
1901 has examples Of that kind of bad government effer
County has 1863 cent of the states population but only
sc of the House membership voter in rural owndes
County has five times the the State Legislature voter
the urban Etowah County Bullock County voter 0utWegns
six Culman County voters.
There is equality at the polls in like these and
other similar There equality when in Georgia
in the lower House. the 5000 people in Echos County have one
representative and the $4,000 in Fulton have three
tves when in Oregon there 22O2 urban people per
representative and only 572 rural people, when in Ohio
Cleveland with 16 of the population has only cent
of the representation in the lower House.
But there is misrepresentation in than in num-
per cent the live urban areas
cent of its taxes The rural that have Is of the
presentation in State Legislature only 10 of the
taxes Equality of taxation would call for that produce 2
cent of the wealth to their full share of taxes
With these facts in the record Americans
themselves before the world excellent example and
just They should face the fact of this tyranny
They cannot point with complete pride
their own way of doing things.
There need for strengthening the Voice America
broad But the Voice of America will
democracy forceuly it should long the
OF more than half Of its voters only secondass citizens
birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18
GMe4t G&1ana1
Taking America For Granted
From the Readers Digest
Condensed from an editorial in Vogue

There was time, in this country when a whole
OF LIE was not taken for granted much less water shelter
nights sleep Now by of uniquely bonfu heritage
take for granted much We Expect Insist Nowhere
else in the world is this possible
minimizing, accept not only the great ugencies
shelter and clothes but the whole spate things that make
up way OF life pattern of security We take granted
protection OF locked front door; roof to living
neat lights We expect children bursting vitality
Vtamn to knock hats askew with the vgor
come AS breathing take for granted hot BATH penc
lin, sodas at the drug store.
We assume that young husbands will successful
future for themselves that older retire on what
over the long they have put We expect daughters
men will get voted into public office We veterans
get u loan and assume that with it, of them will
future u s. Steel Another will and produce
Jefferson Carver We take for granted that
or have Everything conscated that our child
will live to grow up. " 49, ~
What we forget every day. moment own his
tory mat was not entirely to give these Injuries
that stayed Valley 90 cents
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18
Veterans News
Veterans Increases
Explained BY Official

An explanation of recent increases
in subsistence allowance for World
War II veterans taking full-time
courses in schools, colleges and uni
versities under the CT Bill is being
mailed to veterans in Texas. Louis
lana and Mississippi with their
March checks, the Veterans Admins
tration reports.
The enclosure states that only vet
Grams taking full-time courses of
education in schools will be entitled
to the increased allowances. The new
payments, effective after April l,
will be at the monthly rate of SIS
for a veteran without dependents,
$l05 for a veteran with one depend
ent, and $120 for veteran with
more than one dependent.
The message explains that eligible
veterans who are entitled to SIS or
have to apply for the increased al
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

From louisiana | like to read
about New York. Have never been
there but my Uncle Silas was and
he talked SO much about it just after
he got back, l got tired of listening
and turned against it for awhile. But
intend to 60 there next summer
when my school is out-I'm a tea
cher, you see, and don't have too
much money to spend travelling. If
interpret what you and other news
paper writers say correctly, New
York must be composed of all kinds
Of people, most of them thinking a
lot like l do. want to know more
different kinds of people and would
like for them to know me better.
That way, we'll all get along and
have happier, fuller life"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

that Lincoln did the fine unpopular thing unwaverngy that
$4,000 died between 81 and 64 that
later half million men lay in their blood foreign SOIL 1t
not to guarantee radios that child
during Indian attacks partners in the pioneering
sweep to the West.
1t is good to remember what simple right to cost
other human beings Perhaps they had thought they
concerned with making their America What they made what
have To take this heritage unhnkngy for granted
first losing it.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18
School Transfers

Bring your PRINTING PROB
LENS to The Duront News. We can
print anything and do it quick! We
appreciate your patronage. Phone
Lexington ll6, collect.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

sos under the new rates will not
lowances. Existing applications will
supply all the information needed
to pay the new benefits. These vet
Grams, therefore, need not write VA,
since their increases will be paid au-
tomatically.
The note also includes instructions
to veteran-trainees who are entitled
to $120 because they have more than
one dependent. 1t directs them to
submit the information about their
additional dependents needed be-
fore payments at the new rate can
be made.
School Transfers
Student-veterans planning to
transfer to other schools are advised
by the Veterans Administration to
give at least 80 days notice of their
plans, if they wish to avoid possible
delay in payment of subsistence
Tn enroll at new school, the vet
eran will need a supplemental certi-
ficate of eligibility from the VA re-
gional office. This requires both a
notice to the VA and a statement
from the present school showing sat
isfactory progress in studies.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

time ! go to New York, l have to
fight the Civil War over again. Folks
up there think we still use the Con-
federate flag down here. And the
food-they never heard of hot bis
cults. The hard rolls they've got
must have been left over from the
field artillery. They squawk about
the race question. We have more
fun down here between the white
and colored folks than all their trou-
bles l read about. Yes sub, that's
where / draw the line-the Mason
Dixon Line"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18
lIi1ihblllgrilal.Aj
II Il; ; !! y! Is! !!!!!!!!

| spend a good deal of time and
space telling readers of this column
what ! think of New York City. Now
/ am going to let others say what
they think about it. This column will
be devoted to the opinions of visit
ors and residents.
We may as well begin with re-
cent statement from a prominent
man who passed away the other
day. He was Gordon S. Rensselaer,,
president of the National City Bank
of New York. Said he: Standing at
the crossroads of the world and
watching everything that goes by,
this is an amazing city. All a man
could want is here and what isn't
here can nevertheless be observed
from here. The commerce of the
world, you know, flows through the
offices of great bank. From No. SIS
Wall Street (his office studying
people in their reactions to a great
variety of conditions, I have a tele-
scope which comes pretty near
sweeping the world.
From lady in Texas whose hus-
band was once drama critic of the
New York World; During the 80 odd
years l was part of New York no
matter what was my problem, if ]
could get on 5th Avenue l could al
most solve it in a turn. There was
always a zest and a push in me from
the city which is not to be explained
away. l have heard folks say they
! could get so lonely in New Rork
never could. There are too many
stimulating things to ever be lonely
A visitor from New Jersey: 81 like
to live just far enough out of New
York to be able to visit it when ]
please, to see the shows, to stroll
along Broadway, and down around
the Battery, and see Radio City once
in awhile. Then when | am tired
and my money is all gone-Which
isn't long-I dearly love to get on
| the train and come back to my little
Jersey town where my neighbors
are waiting to hear me do lot of
Dragging about what | did in the
big town"
From a Pennsylvania: You can
have that big lousy place. Oh yes, l
know some of the things you say in
| your column must be true. There are
glamor and bigness and excitement
and fascinating people. But there is
too much of it all to suit little me.
Give me Philly or Easton or Bethle-
hem anytime. Say-your New York
isn't city-its bunch of them
all thrown together and you never
know when you're at the beginning
Or ending of one. Too many foreign
ers there to suit me too. Sounds like
a town in Europe. Listen bud, if !
never see New York again it'll be
soon enough.
II commute from Connecticut, live
in Rhode Island in the summer. It's
nice to live in New York, l suppose
but there are no apartments avail
able now if person wanted to move
r re. I'd like to write a book, but
after reading how little money is
made off the average book-one sold
only IA copies-I think I'll spend my
leisure time down at the corner
drug store here in Darien, We've got
more literary people up here anyway
nd III" don't have to live in thai
Greenwich Village-which is neither
green nor village"
From reader in Georgia: 81 live
right near the Tennessee line. Every
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

| spend a good deal of time and
space telling readers of this column
what ! think of New York City. Now
am going to let others say what
they think about it. This column will
be devoted to the opinions of visit
ors and residents.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-03-18

From reader in Georgia: 81 live
right near the Tennessee line. Every
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-07-15

cut in halt. Total production Of milk
will remain smaller than a year ago
because of reduced COW herds.
Butter prices have been low COM
pared with other dairy products, di-
verting milk and cream from
creameries.
EGG prices will trend upward
during the next three or four months
when production probably will drop
80 to 40 percent. Because of reduced
pullet flocks, the pickup in produc-
ton in late fall and early winter is
likely to be less than usual. Top
grades will show most strength.
POULTRY prices probably will
work moderately lower as market
supplies increase in late summer
and fall. Declines are not likely to
be severe because of the reduction
in number of chickens raised, strong
storage demand and high prices for
heavy meats. Record high prices for
the sharply reduced turkey crop are
probable next fall.
POTATO prices probably will be
rather weak in late summer unless
growing weather turns unfavorable.
Supplies are likely to be excessive
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-07-15
Continued from page 23)

SiGdt1y liiSl SdSCu Gull supply LII IS-
lation to livestock numbers will
mean a strong stocker and feeder
demand in early fall.
HOG supplies in the next IL
months will be about the same as
or slightly smaller than in the past
year. Hog prices probably will
fluctuate rather widely on a high
level during the next two months
when receipts will be seasonally
small. High average weights and
rather large stocks in storage will
more than make up for any decrease
in hog numbers compared with last
year.
LAMB prices probably will follow
the usual down trend during late
summer, due to an increasing sup
ply of fat spring lambs from western
ranges, the cornbelt and the south
east. The decline will be retarded to
some extent by the light crop, by
holding eve lambs for requirements,
by high prices for beef and pork
and by strong demand for feeding
lambs. and breeding ewes. Sharp
rallies, which will provide good
selling spots, probably will occur
from time to time.
WOOL prices are steady but trad
ing activity is small. Most of the
desirable new clip woods have been
sold to mills and those still in the
hands of dealers are strongly held.
Civilian demand for goods and cloth
ing pea to be slower, with
wholesale orders for mems suits Is
to 20 percent below last year, but
military orders are being placed, so
that mill running time will be well
maintained.
WHEAT prices probably will re-
main near the loan value for the
next few weeks. Price support for
the 1948 crop will be at a national
farm average of So a bushel, COM
pared with $1.84 a year ago, with
terminal market rates for No. l
grades at 1929 at Chicago and st.
Louis, 1924 at Omaha and Kansas
City, $2.26 at Minneapolis and $2.19
at Portland and Seattle.
Winter wheat is turning out bet
ter than expected in nearly all sec
lions and spring wheat prospects are
favorable, so that the total crop
probably will exceed 1900, 900, 900
bushels. Movement of wheat will be
extremely heavy and market stocks
will mount rapidly in the next few
weeks. Large quantities are being
warehoused for the account of
growers or held on farms. Govern
ment and commercial buying for ex-
port will continue relatively large.
ECA officials expect 5000, 900 to
$50, 900, 900 bushels to be shipped in
the coming season. Mill and specu-
lative buying will be rather extern
sive and an increasing proportion of
the crop will be stored when prices
are at or below the loan value.
These factors will prevent any ex-
treme price weakness. European
crop reports continue quite Opt
mistic, but the Canadian crop needs
considerably more rain. A small part
of the acreage has already been seri-
ously damaged.
FLAXSEED prices probably will
continue near the government sup.
port level. Old crop stocks are hold
ing out well and the new crop will