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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
LIONS ENTERTAIN
 MANY GUESTS AT
 REGULAR MEETING

The Lions were entertained at their regular weekly luncheon to- day by the Juneau Scouts and &C., companied by Mrs. Wilma Husted sang the Scout song. Flag Without A Stain" Miss Monica Farley of the Juneau High School is the Scouts musical instructor and deserves ere dit for a job well done. Jack Sorri assisted by Harry Sperling showed slides of the Scouts on the trail Of '98.
 Past President Little Taku Wind Barney Anderson, visiting from Skagway, presided over today's meet ing. He kept Tail Twister Chester busy collecting fines from the var ious members who insisted on com menting before addressing the floor floor in the correct manner.
 The following were appointed to committees for the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament to be held in Juneau February B to 28 Reserv- ations are in charge of Ed Chester and Bob Hooper will have charge of the entertainment; skating is in charge of Red" Mayo, Joe Sadlier will make the plans for the Victory Dance, Little Joe" Shofner will have charge of the Cub Tournament and the cheer leader for the tourna- ment will be Fritz Granere
 It was also announced that there will be banquet for the tournament teams on February 23, at the re- gular meeting time of the club. On the evening of the tournament all men participating and the Lions Club and other members will have group picture taken in the high school gym.
 Visitors at today's luncheon were the Scouts, Thorlief Sharing, F. D. Dull, Bill Orme, Bob Secrest, Bob Murray, Jack Goutel, Mrs. Husted Jim Church, Secretary of the Xii wanis Club; Ben Stewart of Valdez John Kelly and Delbert Hanks Jr. who has just recently joined the Cub Scouts.
 Today's meeting was truly Lions den and the roars emitted by the various members were due to Little Taku Wind" and the fact he got his chancl to be the Big Leo once again
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
REFUND TAXES FOR ALASkANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-LR-Re- funds of income excess profits. dis tiled spirits. estate and miscel- laneous taxes in the fiscal year ending June 30 were reported to Congress today by the Treasury.
 The Treasury is required by law to report all refunds of $500 or more to Congress each year.
 Following are refunds to Alaska residents:
 Alaska Airlines, Anchorage, $l0,- ITS; Columbia Lumber Co., of Alaska, Juneau, $3,966 and $3,794 income and $986 excess profits; L. s. Ferris, Ketchikan. $l2,l42; Ly- man B. Ferris, Ketchikan, $11,052; Slbyl T. Ferris. Ketchikan, $l1,887.
 J. w. Gucker, Juneau, $5,409; Alma Nicholson and Oscar Nichol- son, Petersburg, $5,449 each. Mar tin A. Pinska, Fairbanks, $7l16, Antcnia and Mary E. Polet. Nome, S21 ,031; Sommers Construction Co.,, Juneau $7,777 teXcess profits ; Vein Alaska Airlines, Fairbanks, l9,3O9.
 Lomen Commercial, Seattle, was listed for refunds of $49,817 (excess profits and S20,665 (income) 9th CTS included Pacific American Fisheries, $80,875 (excess profits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BUSY WEEKEND
 BUT NO BAD FIRES

The Juneau Volunteer Fire De- partment answered two fire alarms Saturday evening and one early this morning. None of the fires resulted in other than negligible damage
 At $40 pm, Saturday, the De- partment was called to the Glacier Cab Stand on s. Franklin by 1-6 alarm when stove backfired.
 At l0.35, the same light. they were called to the residence of Har- old Blanchard, in the rear of 71a Twelfth Street, on AT alarm where a small fire had been started by un- determined causes.
 At 12: l5 am, today, the Depart ment was called to 499 s. Franklin where another stove had backfired
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
M ERCUR Y
 SKID DIN C
 DOWNWARD
Gold Wave Centers in Mid west-CoId Rain Chills
 Gulf Coast States

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Subnormal temperatures gripped all the Eastern half of the United States today as gale which cost the lives of five seamen in battered shipping along the Pacific Northwest blew itself out
 The Weather Bureau said the worst of the gale had passed and that the wind, down to 25-30 miles an hour, would abate today. The Chicago Weather Bureau said the worst of the cold wave was cen tered in the Midwest where the mer- cury had skidded to l2 below zero early today at Rockford, H., 6 at Moline, H., 10 at Duluth, Minne- sota and zero at Des Moines, Iowa Chicago had 2 above zero, New York l2 and Washington Is.
 A light cold rain chilled the Gulf States eastward from Louisiana to South Carolina, with Birmingham Ala. reporting a low of 35, and Fl Paso, Tex, 28.
 In Southern Florida, where Miami and some other points reported a high of 82 yesterday, the tempera- ture held in the high eos during the night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
2,OOO RAIDERS OF MOSLEMS KILLED,
 2,O0O WOUNDED
Greatest Battle of Kashmir Campaign Reported
 Fought Friday

NEW DELHI, Feb. 9.-tR-The Indian Army said today 2,000 Mos lem raiders were killed Friday in the greatest battle of the Kashmir campaign.
 Another 2,0O0 were declared to have been wounCed in the engage ment near Naoshera, 50 miles to the northwest from Jammu, capital of the southern Kashmir Province of Jammu.
 The predominantly Hindu and Sikh forces of the Indian Army were led by Moslem. Brig. Gen Muhammad Usman.
 An official spokesman said H. 900 attackers struck in waves, using heavy automatic weapons. They were repulsed in daylight but came back at Nibmuaura Akuk later.
 The Army said it captured quantities of munitions and was heavily smelling Moslem positions Machinegun and mortar fire were returned.
 Indian and Kashmir- state forces have been fighting Moslem tribes men in Kashmir since last October India, in which the state now is included. has accused neighbor- ing Paistan Of supporting the tIibesmen. The dispute is before the United Nations Security coun- cil.
 In India, two rival Moslem or ganizations were under government ban today in the latest aftermath to the assassination of Mohandas K Gandhi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
NORTHWEST
 SHIPPING
 BATTERED
Five Fishermen Lose Lives -160 Men Aboard 8
 Vessels Imperi|ed
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

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 A gale that battered shipping off the Pacific Northwest Coast and
 took the lives of five seamen over the weekend was weakening fast to- day.
 Winds up to T5 miles an hour and mountainous seas had imperiled some l60 men aboard eight vessels
 in two days, had grounded a freigh-
 ter, swamped and sank fishing boat and damaged others. Injuries were numerous among fishermen and sailors in the storm area. The gale. born off the Aleutians in the North Pacific last Thursday. reached its full fury Saturday and early yesterday. Waves have now subsided and the Weather Bureau said the Southwestern would blow it. self out sometime today Winds were down to 25-30 miles an hour velocity. Six crewmen of the fishing toat
 Fearless were rescued by the Coast
 Guard Cutter Balsam early yester- day eight miles off Tillamook Rock, Ore. They had survived a night long
 battle with seas that swept away the pilot house. flooded the En- zine room and injured one of the crewmen. Their plight was expres- | sed by crewman Bill Lodwig, Port land, who said I've never been so 1 close to death"
 Four fishing vessels, small Pu- get Sound mail boat and the tankers Tidewater and J. L. Hanna were
 Lattefed by the storm. The freighter 1! Colorado grounded in Coos Bay, Ore. It was refloated at high tide yester- | day.
 | Three Canadians drowned when
 their fishing craft sank $50 miles
 north of Victoria, E. o.. Saturday.
 Tanker crewman Jack O'Brien, 55,
 Portland, was swept overheard from the Tidewater off Cape Flattery. The fifth victim was Peter Anderson, Astoria, drowned when a dinghy
 capsized at the mouth of the Col
 umbia. Anderson was one of two sea-
 men rowing to take pilot off the i freighter Overijsel. His companion was saved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
JUNEAU-D0UGLAS CHAPTER OF ACCA
 MEETS TUESDAY

The annual meeting of the Ju- neau-Douglas chapter of the Alaska Crippled Children's Association will meet Tuesday evening, February TO- at 8 o'clock in the Health Center.
 All members of the ACCA and ire terested persons are asked to at tend as election of new trustees for the year 1948 will te the main busi- ness and reports of the accomplish ments of the local group since or ganization one year ago.
 Organizations or persons having membership lists are urged to turn them in by Saturday, February IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
 PRICES IN
 NOSE DIVE

NEW YORK, Feb. 9-tR-Live- stock prices nose-dived today just as grain was getting on it's feet.
 Unexpectedly heavy receipts and reaction from last weeks commodity break sent hogs down to $22.50, the lowest price in more than year.
 Cattle slipped as much as $3 a hundredweight. Lambs were down about $1.
 The sharp declines in Chicago reacted in the wholesale meat mar ket at New York
 Merchants reported very little business in the New York meat mar ket-one said it was the quietest he ever had seen with not enough busi- ness to test price.
 Market sources attributed it to the lack of interest on the part of but chers. chain stores and restaurant operators in the face of the live stock declines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
SPRUCE MANAGER
 SAYS LUMBER E
 NOT TOO COSTLY
Arrangements Made to Ship local Lumber 10
 East via Rupert

Despite claims to the contrary. E.. s. Hawkins, Manager of the Juneau Spruce Corporation, says that lum- Der Is not high priced. He promised today that he can furnish. for $1 .O00 enough lumber to construct any av- craze home.
 Hawkins. in answering some com plaints that high priced lumber was the cause of soaring construction costs, declared that the actual blame for high priced building can be laid at the door of increased labor costs and higher prices for other building materials.
 He said that his offer, to furnish for $1 900 enough lumber for home, does not include millwork or castings which are separate items not manu- factured by Juneau Spruce.
 It was also revealed that the loca. lumber company has purchased a new tug and barge for use in it's op- erations. The tug Is a sister ship to the one now in use and has 450 hp. engine. It has been named the Henry F. Cheney in honor of the Juneau Spruce President.
 Arrangements have also been made, Hawkins announced. to ship Juneau Spruce lumber to Eastern U. s. via Prince Rupert instead of Seattle. He says that this will help reduce the final price of lumter for Eastern buyers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
ICE HOODS
 OHIO RIVER; GORGE FORMS.
Tied-up Shipping, Valued at Millions of Dollars,
 Is Endangered

CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-tR- The Ohio River rose three and hall feet between 5 and 8:30 a. m. to- day as mass of packed ice broke loose at dam OXV.
 Located at Coney Island just above Cincinnati, the ice moved slowly down stream, endangering tied-up shipping valued at mil lions of dollars.
 A spokesman for the navigation section of the Ohio River Division, Corps of Engineers, said:
 T looks like the river ice IS really on the march"
 The engineers said they had re ceived a report" at a. m, that a gorge was beginning to form in the river at Anderson's Ferry, just below the downtown section of Gin cinnati
 The engineers said they had scattered reports" of damage to beats and barges, tied up for more than two weeks because of the ice.
 The lockmaster at the Coney Island dam said the flow Of ice there lis the heaviest I've ever seen"
 Earlier, the engineers had des- cribed a shore-t -to-shore jam ex- tending from Addyston, O., 15 miles below Cincinnati, downstream to Madison, md, as the key to the situation
 Should that section gorge, they added, the river really would be damned"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
CABINET OF JAPAN
 QUITTING

TOKYO, Feb. 9.-Ri-Tired and downcast, Prime Minister Tetsu Ka- tayama said tonight he and his cab net-the first under Japan's new onstitution-would resign Tuesday morning accuse it has been riding whirlwind."
 He made his brief comment as he entered General MacArthur's office to report the circumstances. Later, after a two-hour confer ence, Macarthur said the reason be- hind the decision was lack "of leg islative support which Government should have to be truly representa- tive of the people"
 MacArthur said Japan was going through the natural throes of a na- tion caught in war and defeat but that decisive progress already has been made"
 He will not interfere with the re- signation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
TWO BA5kETBALL
 GAMES TOMORROW

Tomorrow night, February 10, be- ginning at 7:30 o'clock in the High School gym there will be two games played
 The first game will be between the Douglas Huskies of the Douglas High School and tho Columbias of the Columbia Lumber Go. The second game scheduled for the evening will be between the Juneau Crimson Bears and the Imperials. These games have been hard and fast played as this is the playoff in the round robin for the Gastineau Channel Championship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
ACS Corporal Weeds French Girl; Will
 Live in An(horaqe

SEATTLE, Feb. 9.-tR-Cpl. Da- vid E. Abston, Jr., and his French bride of day, the former Miss Yvonne Renaud, set up housekeep- ing" yesterday Sunday over a single matted milk at the Seattle Army-Navy YMC..A.
 Each with a straw deep in the malt, they laid plans for more permanent home they hope to es- tablish in the not too distant fu- ture at Anchorage, Alaska.
 The corporal must leave for the north in a week to serve with the ,Army's Alaska Communication System Meanwhile, his wife will return to Washington. D. C., where she is a secretary in the French Embassy. She has been in Amer ica eight months
 Eliminating romance which began four months ago when the corporal was in Washington, D. C., taking a special course at the War Department Communications Gen. ter, the two were married Satur- day afternoon.
 T like the Washington state, said brunette, brown eyed Mrs. Abston, her white teeth flashing i'll an attractive smile. Tt is much better here than in Wash ington, D. C."
 Washington's mountains, the bride said, are much like those around her home at Grenoble, in the south of France. She would like to live in the Pacific North west.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
NAVY REFRUITING BARGE ARR!vE5AT
 SUPPORT AT 6p.M,

USS Mataco, Navy recruiting barge will dock at the Support at 6 pm. today for the purpose of re- cruiting for the regular Navy and also organizing an inactive Naval Reserve There are 56 men and officers aboard, to aid those wishing to enlist in the Navy or join the inactive reserves.
 Commander Babb, in charge of the
 barge, reports they will be in Ju- neau until II o'clock Wednesday morning and anyone wishing in- formation on enlistment in either the regular Navy or reserves all in-
 formation will be available aboard the Mataco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
PRINCESS N0RAH
 HERE FROM SOUTH

The Princess Norah docked at l pm. today with the following pas sengers from Seattle:
 William Coffman, Erma L. Doug las, Axel Ed. James D. Giles, Will fred c. Esswein, Rahlen C. Hastings, Leslie T. Hill, William Jockola, Es- ther Jockola, William F Lewis.
 Betty Louden, Alex Mrycz, John D. MacEachern, James E. McNaugh- ton, George c. Patterson, Jack Pet erson, Ruby Swan, Willard Swan, Joseph A. Williams. { The Norah sailed for Skagway at 3 pm. and returns to Juneau south- bound Wednesday morning at sail ing at g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, l948
JEWISH CHARITY EFFORTS BLESSED
 BY POPE TODAY

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 9.--tRi- Pope Plus XII today invoked holy blessing on Jewish charity efforts
 The Pontiff received delegation of 28 American Jewish leaders in Europe to survey the problem of Jewish displaced persons.
 The survey is part of the United Jewish appeal, which this year seeks to raise $25 100000 to aid Jews in Europe and Palestine.
 The Pope, speaking in English said: We gladly invoke the bless ing of God most high on all chari- table endeavors you may under take in his ne me"
 In an address last night the Pope described the atom bomb as "the most terrible arm that the mind of man has yet devised" and urged scientists to turn atomic energy to works of peace.
 The Pontiff. in an address before the Pontifical Scientific Academy asked:
 What catastropne must human ity await from a future conflict, if it is shown impossible to halt or curb the use of always new and always more surprising scien- tific inventions?"
 Scientists from the United States, Italy, Fire, Austria, Belgium and Portugal heard the papal address. several cardinals and diplomatic representatives to the Holy See also were present at the ceremony in Consistorial Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
JUNEAU REPAIRS
 DAMAGES OF TWO
 DAY WIND STORM

Local residents and businessmen were busy today repairing the dam- age done over the weekend by this areas first Taku wind in many years The Taku, famous and particular tc the Juneau area, ragged for approxi- mately 48 hours beginning late Fri day and finally subsiding around 10 pm. yesterday.
 It wrecked considerable havoc tc telephone lines, power lines, signs street lights. home windows and plate glass windows. The Alaska FL ectric Light and Power Co. managed to keep up with the damage but the Juneau and Douglas Telephone Go. was kept busy all day today repair ing broken lines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON
fconvrieht, 194s. by The Bell Syndicate
 Incl

WASHINGTON-The Air Forces have carefully posted a notice on the instrument panels Of military planes, reminding pilots of the residents order to conserve gaso- line and oil. The Presidents edlct' however. apparently doesn't apply to free flights for certain privi- legged individuals, such as ex- heavyweight champ Gene Funny.
 An Army CAT, with three man crew, recently made double round trip to New York so that Tunney could deliver a lecture on asoortsmanship" at Boiling Fleio in Washington. In addition to other expenses, the trip cost the taxpayers about 65 gallons of scarce gasoline.
 It would have been simple nrocess for Tunney to have gone to Mitchell Field, Long Island bearded an Army plane for tne free ride to Washington, and then returned to New York on the same nlane after his talk. But the Army doesn't do things simply
 Instead, the CAT was dispatcneo all the way from Washington to a small airfield in Westchester Coun- tv. N. Y, where Tunney was DICK d up and flown to Washington. After regaling the officers and enlisted personnel at Boiling Field on the virtues of sportsmanshlp, the plane returned the former champ to LaGu4rcia Field, N. r.,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
INTERIOR DEPT. SELLS PRODUCES,
 PUBLIC DOMAIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.R-The Interior Department today went into the business of selling sand, gravel, cactus, yucca, mesquite and other assorted products of the pub lie domain.
 Persons who want to buy in lots of S1,000 or less must pay cash, but in some cases may not even have to enter a bid.
 For materials valued at more than $1 1,O0O, sealed bids will be re- quired and a bond of not less than 10 percent of the contract price must be provided.
 Congress passed general legisla- ton last July authorizing sale of common types of natural re- sources from public lands.
 Secretary of the Interior Krug said regulations have been complet- ed, after six months of prepara- tion, for the Bureau of Land Man agement to pispoSe of materlals including but not limited to sand stone, gravel, yucca, manzanita mesquite, cactus, common clay ant timber or other forest products v
 Still outside the provisions of public sale, however. are products of land in national forests, na- tional parks and monuments, or any Indian lands or lands set aside for the use of Indians.
 Timber sales in Alaska will be made under Alaskan statutes when ever applicable, Krug said, and dead and down" timber is not subject to disposal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
ACTON IN CASE AGAINST EYLAR
 BEING HELD UP

William J. Eylar may not be drought to trial here to face two Federal Grand Jury indictments against him, it was learned today. Eylar was scheduled to have gone on trial in U. s. District Court this morning to face counts of assault with intent to commit rape and of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested here last year for an alleged incident involving a l4-year-old local white girl.
 According to U. s. District At torney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., other dis position will be made in the case but he did not reveal what plans are in store for the former CT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
SONS OF NORWAY TO
 PLAY CARDS THURSDAY

The Sons of Norway will spon- sor public card party, to be held Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the IOOF Hall. Preceding the party there will be a business meet ing of Svalbard B at 2 pm.
 Those appointed for the arrange ment committee are Beatrice AL bigoff and Irene Aase. On the refreshment committee are Einor Lavold, MT. and Mrs. Frank Ol- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
TRUMAN TO
 TAKE TRIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-IR-Pre- sident Truman plans to visit Puerto Rico. the Virgin Islands and Cuba this month.
 The White House announced tooay the President will fly from Wash inpton on the islands tour Feb. 20. He is to address the Jefferson Jack son dinner here the night before.
 He will spend the night of Feb. 2o at the submarine base at Key west Fla, and fly the next day to San ,J,an where he is due at 9:30 am. (EST) Feb. 21.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
Eight Coal Miners Killed, Explosion

GREENWOOD, Arkansas. Feb. g. I-4R--An investigation opens today into the cause of an explosion that killed eight coal miners-three of them brothers.
 The blast occurred yesterday in the Sunshine Mine as the day and night crews were preparing to change All the dead were day work CTS.
 The bodies were recovered within six hours after the blast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 3&. American Can 78h, Anaconda 32si, Curtiss-W Wright AS, International Harvester 84, Kennecott 44A, New York Central l3S. Northern Pacific l8as, U $. Steel 7lhs, Pound s403A.
 Sales today were 600,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials l69.82, rails 50l3, util- ities 3225.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
ANB. ANS MEET TONIGHT

The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood will hold their regular meeting tonight in the ANB Hall on Willoughby Avenue. The meeting will be call- ed at 7:30 o'clock and all mem bers are urged to be on time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
CHAPELAIDES TO MEET

The Chapelaides will hold their regular meeting in the Chapel-by- The-Lake tomorrow night at 5 o'clock for further discussion of the baked bean dinner to be given February 2l at the Chapel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
NO BAND PRACTICE
 ON TUESDAY NIGHT

As Director Alfred Ventur will be in charge of the High School band playing at the basketball game tomorrow night the usual practice of the Juneau City Band for Tuesday night has been post poned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
WEATHER REPORT
(U. s. WEATHER BUREAU

(U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU . (Past 24 hours ending 7:2O am today In Juneau Maximum, 25; minimum, 12.
 At Airport Maximum, 24; minimum, 10.
 WEATHER FORECAST tJuneau and Vicinity Continued fair tonight and . Tuesday with lowest temper 0 ature near Is degrees Tues Q day morning.
 PRECIPITATION . (Past 24 hours ending 7:3O m. today . In City of Juneau-None; Q since Feb. l, 10 inches; ince July l, 72.91 inches. At the Airport None; since Feb. l, .08 inches; . since July l, 43.26 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09
G. s. COUNCIL MEETS

Girl Scout Council will meet to- night at 8 o'clock in the Lutheran Church for their regular monthly meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-09

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