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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-25
SINGER LANDS 81 I.
52-p0UND KING
/ week EARLY
Good Weekend Catches
Good News for Salmon
Derby Fishermen

A 52-pound red king salmon
took the hook just one week toe
early to put novice fisherman Ton
Wham into pay dirt" for next
weekend's 1949 Golden North Sal
mon Derby
Toni Wham of the Harry and
Toni Wham Bubble Room duo
reeled in the whopping big fish
all by herself, but with plenty OF
talking help" from her husband
Harry and boat operator Ernie
Whitehead
The fish was caught yesterday
morning at the north end OF Shell
ter Island Toni was using one CT
Seatons alaskan" plugs, given
to her by Harry because it had
a dent in it.. She was using a 20
pound test Monel wire line, a pin
l49 reel and a copper rod.
The big kind which dressed out
at IS pounds is on display in front
of Quilico's Sporting Goods store,
The fishing party, which in
Guided Miss Helen Amos, took six
fish all together with two kings
and four cohoes in the catch.
Fisherman DR.. John Clements
might have had king on the hook
that would have topped the 81
pound take, but the DOC" will
never know. Fishing from aboard
SIN MacKinnon's Hyak yesterday
near Marmion Island, Dr.. Clements
hooked Zig one So big, in fact
was the fish, that the tug pulled
Clements off the boat and into the
icy channel waters with a splash.
The wet and shivering doctor was
pulled out of the water . the fish
got away
Fishermen aboard the Hyak
landed 10 cohoes and kings, how
ever Aboard were Mr. and Mrs.
Monty Grisham, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Mac
Kinnon, Mr.. and Mrs. Skip Mac
Knnon and DR. and Mrs Clements.
LAND l25-POUND IEALIBUT
A ,l25-pound halibut was landed
by fishermen aboard the Barbara
v yesterday. In the salmon depart
ment-good news for next week.
ends Salmon Derby entrants-Tom
Parks, skipper, reports a catch OF
IA kings and cohoes with kings
running to about rs pounds. They
were fishing near Aaron Island ana
around the north end of Shelter
Island.
PLENTY OF SALMON
According to John Quilico OF
Quilico Sporting Goods store, there
were plenty of salmon around
Aaron Island yesterday with all the
boats in the area having luck with
cohoes and hooking some big kings.
Quilico reports an unorthodox
but effective way of catching n
coho. Returning to his coat in II
skiff after getting drinking water
ashore, he let out 80 feet of line
A strike ran out about 100 yards
of line. After a AZ minute fight,
Quilico reeled in a coho-hooked
by the tail. The l4-pound salmon
was landed by hand.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-25
ANTI-p0LL TAX
BILL TAKEN up
IN HOUSE TODAY
CBy TIE Associated Press

The House today is expected to
pass an anti-poll tax bill for the
fifth time in less than ten year..
Representative Mary Norton l...
dicted vote on the measure would
come late today, with less than 100
Representatives against it. But al
ready Washington observers antici-
pate the bill will die on Senate
shelf or in a Senate filibuster
just as it has in previous years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-25
Ket(hikdn Queen
On Juneau Visit

Attractive Miss Betty Lien, Ket-
chikan's Fourth of July queen, IS
in Juneau on a three-day trip to
the Territorial capital as part OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-25
SEATTLE VISITORS

Sigurd Wallstadt OF the Garland
Co., and H. B. Crewson, both of Sc
attic, are registered at the Gastin-
eau Hotel.
, 1949-03-09
Governor Pldns To
Remuin AT His
Post in v. /.

In a'statement issued yester-
day Governor HASTE said: ut
las come to my attention since
/ have come back that there
have been various rumors
about the community to the eff
feet that I am planning to
leave the post of Governor at
some time in the near future.
Ordinarily I would merely ig-
more such rumors. However, l
think it is important to set
them at rest since they tend
to affect the continuity of the
work of Government.
Il have no plans for leaving
my post as Governor. In my
conference with the President
/ received no indication from
him that he had plans of that
sort. AS a matter of fact the
Continued on Page A.
, 1949-03-09
Food Commission
Hold Meeting
Tomorrow Night

The st. Croix Food Commits
sion will hold a meeting tomor
row night in the Police Court
Room at Christiansted for the
purpose of establishing a seal
ing on the price of Holsters.
The meeting is scheduled to
convene at $3.50.
All persons engaged in this
industry are invited to attend
the meeting.
Members of the Commission
are: Darnley Petersen, the Hon
Ludwig Harrigan, Attorney
Almeric Christian, Cyprian
Caroline and Daniel Joseph.
Mr.. Petersen is chairman
, 1949-03-09
New Long Distance
Record For Light
Plunes Set

A new long distance record
for light planes was set by
Bill Odum who flew from Hon
olulu to New Jersey in almost
exactly SO hours. He landed at
Teteboro airport where he
was met by a crowd of about
500 persons. He beat his own
record.
The 5000 mile flight was
made with SIS worth of gaso-
line. The flyer wore a grey
business suit and a grey hon.
burg hat, explaining to news-
papermen that businessmen
will be making weekend
flights in the near future.
, 1949-03-09
Roy Bornn To Talk
With Members of
Congressional Comm,

Roy Bornn, Superintendent
of Social Welfare, has sent
word to Governor HASTE that
he testified on March z before
the Ways and Means Commit
tee of the House of Represen-
tatives on the proposed amend
ments to the Social Security
Act.
The Bill which is being spon
sored by the Administration
proposes a new public assis-
lance title to be added to the
Social Security Act under
which the Federal Govern
ment would supplement the as
sistance which the State, ter
ritorial and local governments
provide to the needy and dis
abled of their communities.
Continued on Page A.
, 1949-03-09
Full Text Of Western
Alliunce Pact
To be Mode Public

Senator Tom Connally said
that as far as the Senate Fo-
reign Relations committee is
concerned all the work on the
proposed draft of the Western
Alliance pact is complete. The
several governments that took
part in the negotiations are
now examining the text and it
is predicted will receive ap-
prevail within two weeks, aftel.
which it will be submitted to
the Senate for ratification.
The full text will be made
public in advance of its sign
ing, Senator Connally said, SO
that there will be ample OPP
portunity for public discus
sion. Once the final draft is
published the resolution will
tConlnlued on Page A.
IL
, 1949-03-09
Locul Council POSSES
Eight Yeur Tax
Exemption Bill

Approval was given Bill No.
II, an Ordinance to encourage
the establishment of new In
dustries and the promotion of
Tourism in the Virgin Islands
through the granting of ex-
emption from the payment of
certain taxes and fees and the.
granting Of special industrial
subsidies, and for other pur-
poses. The term decided ON is
eight years. An identical bill
was passed in ST. Thomas re-
Gently. .
The bill was sponsored by
the Honorables S. Christian,
Chase and Walter l. M. Hodge.
Continued on page ~
, 1949-03-09
Stork Visit

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Thomp-
son are the proud parents Of a
little baby girl which arrived
at 10 o'clock last night. The
little one weighed 6 pounds
three ounces. both mother and
baby are doing well.
Mrs. Thompson is a graduate
nurse at the Christiansted Hos
, 1949-03-09
Sec. Krug Approves
TTonsfer of Hotel
Leuse To Burnett

Secreatry of the Interior Ju-
Illus Krug has given his approx
al to the assignment of the re-
mainder of the term of lease
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Brew
er Of Bluebeard at the expira-
iton of the term Of the Brew
ers.
Mr.. Barnett & the Brewers
have negotiated an agreement
whereby the balance Of their
term would be assigned to Mr..
Barnett. Such an agreement
required the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior,
which becomes effective ON
March IS.
, 1949-03-09
Bulgur Court Convicts
Fifteen Protestant
ClergYmen

A Bulgarian Court has con-
victed the fifteen Protestant
ministers that were on trial for
the past several weeks on
charges of treason and "runor
-mongering". Four were given
life sentences; the rest were
given from ! to IS years in pr
son. The loss of political and
civil rights. None of those con-
victed appealed SO the senten-
ces took effect Immediately.
The Moscow-trained prose
cutor had demanded hanging
for the four but the Court dis
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-03-09
KING GEORGE WILL
UNDERGO OPERATION

King George of England will
undergo an operation soon in
an effort to get more blood to
flow into his right foot, it was
announced today. Six physi-
clans will take part in the OPP
Grafton which, it is claimed, is
not serious.
The operation will be per-
formed at Buckingham Palace,
, 1949-03-09
ISRAELI LIAM
TO MEET IN lei v |

The new Israeli Parliament
opened its first working SEES
sion in Tel Aviv yesterday. At
that time Premier Ben Gurion
said that his country would
seek n~on-military alliances
with the neighboring Arab
States.
, 1949-03-09
st. Tho. Public Works
Supt.to Attend Confub

Donald S. Boreham, Superin
tendet of Public Works for St.
Thomas is on a weeks leave of
absence during which time he
will go to Cuba to attend Ger
tain conferences of the Btu
mulus Company, suppliers Of
road building materials.
Wilson D. Loubriel has been
designated Acting Superinten-
dent during Mr.. Boreham's alb
sence.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06

would increase the Valleys popu- lation by an estimated 1900, tMr Hagen neglected to cite the source for his figures.
 Charles Wilson asked what the plan would do to the white chill dren, who are residents of Palmer. School means just one thing he said, and that is the education of our children. More money Tn the bank, or in the movie house, or in the beer houses doesn't mean much when you compare 1t With the education of our children.
 Clare Stock cited as disad- vantage, according to his opinion, a lowered standard in the Palmer School. Il don't think you are go- ing to get a desirable group Of teachers in here if they know they must face this problem, he de- clared.
 Robert Klem called for construc-
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06
Valley Ironticrsman
b7 Percent ---
tContinued from Page D


 It was stated that probably the majority of eighth grade gradu- atcS from the home would desire to continue into high school, Ii IS expected that a large group of these students will enroll in Pal mer High School.
 Housing for the added teachers required by the plan might be con- Structed. but the wire recommend cd that the community attempt to supply the housing units needed. Population figures quoted for the home reported 400 native children and 100 nOn-nativeS.
 Following the briefing by Chair man AlfScn the meeting was thrown open to discussion. Argu- mcntS. pro and con, Vcercd from charges O frace prejudice to coun- -accuSatlonS of plans for inter- marriage as one simple solution to Alaska s native problem
 Jack Maze, school board mem- Der, listed these advantages for Palmer:
 1-The satisfaction that is gain ed from helping someone else the native).
 2-It will bring a larger single payroll into Palmer than any now here.
 3-It will allow Palmer School to more than double it's present teaching staff.
 4-It will greatly increase and improve the existing school buildings.
 Alfred Hagen, theatre owner, quoted figures which purported 70 show that the proposed plan would bring from three to five million dollars in new construc- ton to the Valley. would cause 200 new homes to be built, and
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06
Dairy Industry Official Here On Inspection

pr. Ralph Hodgson, assistant chief of the Bureau of Dairy h. dustries at Washington, D. C., ar rived in the Valley last week to inspect the Matanuska dairy in- dustry. Dr. Hodgson will confer with Matanuska station dairy heads concerning the artificial breeding project now in progress here.
 Next week Dr. Hodgson expects to go to Fairbanks in company with Dr. Alan Mick, Harlow Hodgson, his brother Paul Martin, Dr. Sam uel Litzenberger and Dr. William SWeetman. The party will inspect the progress of the several agri- cultural projects in the Fairbanks area.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06
ACS OFFICE GOES ON NEW HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Sunday and holiday working hours at the ACS office on Sun been switched from a split morning and afternoon shift, to straight tWo-hour afternoon shift, accord- ing to Sgt. Wayne Wheeler. New hours a tthe ACS office on Sun days and holidays are from ? to I pm. Heretofore the office has been open from 9 to 10 am. and from 3 to 4 pm. on those days.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06

ton of added school facilities ln native villages rather than for such vast expenditure for cen tral school which will remove the children from a familiar environ ment.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-10-06

COFFEY INSURES EVERY THING - REMEMBER?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
Baseball To Be
Resumed Sunday
AtStadium

Baseball games will be- resumed
Sunday 90 the Municipal Wick
crs Field Stadium
Key West Clowns and the
Atomic Bombcrs VIII begin a
three-gamc series. Tn, series
viii determine the winner of the
frst-half schedule of the Island
City Baseball League. Victor IN
two games a. the series will be
declared champs
Raiders NN play the first
game each Sunday with club
yet to bee entered into the league
or with one of the other clubs.
which will have 90 play a double
header.
Decision viii be- made al a
meeting in the home of Pedro
Aruildr Friday night as Ia allow
lng another club to enter the
league and just how the series
viii be- played
ANY team wishing 20 enter the
league is invited 90 attend the
meeting Friday night
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09

points, and Valdez score II points
against them.
Junior Varsity also is PLAYING
better and Coach Jones will be
around to help them. Curry,
Nunez, Castillo and Kerr are all
playing good for the Elks. Oro-
pesa, Cooper and Shepherd.
Doughty and Fernandez are do
ing good, for the Junior Varsity.
Beachcombers have Osterhoudt.
Saunders, Villareal, Hernandez,
Griffen.
Billie's Drive-Ins have Bazo.
and Freeman, who are doing their
best work.
Leading scores:
Class A: Skaggs II, Boyan 16,
G. Barber IA, Meador II, Castillo
10, w. Herrick 8, Newlan 8, r.
Barber 6, Demeritt 8, Schoneck 6.
Class B: c. Valdez 81, Nunez
20, Wyatt 20, Robinson 10, Peter
son 18, Curry Is, Oropesa 10,
Cooper Is, Bazo II, Freeman 8.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
keN West Golf
Course Seen of
Fourth Annual
Tournament

The Key West Golf Course
viii be- the scene of the fourth
annual Jaycee City Championship
and Handicap Tournament this
coming Saturday and SUNDAY
IL Is expected that this year the
largest field that has ever entered
O tournament Will participate.
Last year there were - players
which almost filled the course
and Tins year even more are eN-
pocied The headline for entrance
is Thursday ~ Is p W
The Handicap Tournament is
divided into five fields Zero thru
five handicap. six thru ten, clev-
en- thru fifteen. sixteen thru
twenty twenty one thru twenty
five There Will be- three prizes IN
each division, low net, second
low net and low gross
OF course the two low gross
VIII Dee City Champion and Run
utf up
the event rs 36-hole affair,
10 holes ou saturday and 10 holes
un Sunday or SO holes Ola sun
daS
The defending champion Hum
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
US. Cyclists Stage Comeback
But Still Trail Other Nations
Up Wirephoto
NEW YORK--(P)-

NEW YORK-Q-Bcycle racing enjoyed its biggest year
than decade
The Amateur Bicycle League of America had very successful
sanctlonng of events holding Olympic
trials state and national championships
Ted Smith, 90 of Buffalo, N Y the big operator gaining
the No berth the u S. Olympic cycling and
ing of with the l948 senior national amateur Following his
championship win at kenosha Wis., Smith turned professional and
rode three sixday events.
Besides Smith, the Olympic road cycling team included Ed
ward Lynch of Compton Calf Wendell Rollins of Salt Lake City
Utah. Chester Neen Jr of ST. Louis No. and Frank Orlando
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
Mail The Citizen to Relatives
JAYCEE CITY CHAMPION
IN GOLF TO BE CHOSEN
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

bert Mira will run into stiff COM
petition from former city cham
pion James Mira, former Club
Champion Harry Knight, George
Valdez, Greenskeeper Ike Parks,
Andy Parks, Comdr. Al. BartheS,
SPO Dave Sweeney, Norman Art
man. DR.. Jack Hayes and Col.
Bob SpottSwood.
The course is in fine shape
with the green's being in the fin
est possible condition and you
can rest assured that the cups
will be in hardest possible places.
The entry fee is $500 with all
money being put back into pri-
res. The JayceeS contribute the
Championship and Runner-up
Cups.
The public is cordially invited
10 witness this Tournament be-
ginning al IL a. m. on Saturday
and at 3 a. nj. on Sunday.
The Key West Golf Clubs
Tournament Committee with
Chairman Fred Mathews is run
nlng the affair for the Jaycees
with help from Club Pro Joe
Lopez.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
Big Boxing Meet

COLUMBIA. S. c.-tP)-The
boxing teams of Maryland,
Georgetown, American Univer-
slty, South Carolina, The Citadel,
miami University, Louisiana
State University, and very proba-
bly, the Universities of Virginia
and Georgia viii participate in a
gigantic collegiate boxing tour
nament, with the University of
South Carolina playing host.
March "a, rs and &c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09

On the track cycling team to
London were Jack Held of West
wood, N. j., Robert Travani of
Detroit, Tom Montemage of Buff
falo, Marvin Thomson and Alfred
Stiller of Chicago.
Other national amateur honorS
were won by attractice Doris
Travani of Detroit. She captured
the 'women's championship for
the second consecutive year.
A new American mark was
credited to Norma Jean Belloff of
San Jose, Calf, who set a Wo-
mems amateur coats-to-coast rec
ord of So days.
Things really buZZed on the
professional front, too, as the bike
battle ragged between rival con-
trolling bodies, the Professional
Bicycle League of America and
the National Cycling Association.
No American pro championships
were held but SiX-day bike racing
doomed
The PBL sanctioned four six
day races promoted by Cycling
Enterprises. Angelo De Bacco of
Newark, N. j., and Alvaro Gior-
getti of Italy won the March New
York event. Cesare MOretti of
Italy and Rene Cyr of Montreal
took top honors in the October
Buffalo race, the Swiss duet of
Walter Diggelman and Hugo
Koblet captured the November
Chicago whirl, and Giorgetti and
Moretti won the November New
York grind. The NCA sanctioned
two U. S. Bicycle Corp. promoted
six-day events. Louis J. Saen and
Emile Bruneau of Belgium cap
tured the October New York
six-day marathon. Arne Petersen
of Denmark and Emile Bruneau
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
Your Horoscope

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,
le4s-You will have patient,
plodding disposition, wise in q
simple way and moderately fort
innate in life's work. Success will
come through patient application,
and a long life is indicated, even
to very great age, when a deep
ly philosophical nature will be
developed, content with simple
life and enjoying the esteem of
friends.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09

of Belgium won the Washington
grind.
U. S. cycling representatives at
the Olympics and world cham
pionships were completely out
classed. Mario Ghella of Italy had
a double win, annexing the
1,000-meter scratch event at Lon
don and gaining the worlds anna
teur sprint title in Holland. Italy
scored another Olympic win in
the 2,000-meter tandem sprint
with spectacular riding by F. Ter
ruzZi and r. Perena.
France won three Olympic cy-
cling crowns. J. Beyaert won the
203- kilometer Q20-mile 9l4
yards road race in hours, Is
minutes 1876 seconds; J. Dupont
captured the l,000-meter time
trial in l minute, 1875 seconds,
and the four-man team of p
Adam, S. BluSson, c. Coste and
I OSCdlldll IOOh 10y liOIlOIS III
the 4,000-meter team pursuit
event.
Besides Ghella other amateur
world title winners were Guido
Messina of Italy in the 4,000-me-
ter amateur pursuit event, and
Harry Smell of Sweden in the
l80-kilometer road champion
ship.
In professional world title
events, Arie VHet of Holland cor
rallied the. l,000-meter sprint to-
tie, G.. B. NJ. Schultz of Holland
captured the 5,000-meter pursuit
crown, J. j. Lamboley of France
annexed the 100-kilometer motor
paced championship, and A.
Schotte of Belgium was home
first in the 265-kilometer road
title chase.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
BY PEDRO AcUILAR

Bob's Sport Shop won the first
half of the basketball Glass a.
League and it seems they are go
ing to- have a hard time to win the
second half with half of their
stars either on the sidelines or
away for q short spell.
They started with Roberts,
Meador, Sweeting. Villareal, G..
Barbers and Fleener. Villareal
went in for refereeing and Fleen-
er is working. Sweeting went
away and then they signed. De
merritt, Walker and Sawyer.
The writer believes that with
Roberts, G. Barber, Sweeting and
Meador back in harness they will
get going.
Sonar School has well-bal-
apced club with Mckee, Glen
dening, Burkweitz, Boyan, Ra-
tunHo are playing a great game
and that is the team to beat.
Morales Cleaners are playing
an in-and-out game. One day
they are unbeatable and the next
they are not good enough for the
Class ''B" League. l do not know
what is wrong but there is some
thing wrong.
For the Jewels, they have
some of the best and tallest play
ers in the league and should be a
team hard to beat, but they are
getting no where. Skaggs
brothers are good. Smith is hot
the league in points, Herrick
on that floor, Ketchings has
played we'll and Ben Schoneck
has good nights. Grove is a
we'll balanced player but still they
cannot get into the winning col
umff
In the Class B" League the
Sound School has won II straight
games and are the class of the
league but in the second half the
writer believes they are going to
get more competition for in the
first game the Elks gave them d
scare and Sonar won but by two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
Calendar

BASKETBALL
High School Gymnasium
mighty

y
might
WEDNESDAY. FEB. g.
7:00-Junior Varsity VS.. Sonar
School "B".
8:00-Pollock's Jewels VS.. Mo-
rales Cleaners.
9:OO-Sonar School "a" VS..
Bob's Sport Shop.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10
7:O0-Sonar School "B" VS..
Billie'S Drive-Ins.
8;00-Elks Club VS.. Beach
comber jewelers..
9:00-Pollock's Jewels VS.. Son
ar School "a.
TUESDAY, FEB. IS
7:00-Junior Varsity VS.. Beach
comber Jewellers.
8;00-Bob's Sport Shop VS..
Pollock's Jewels.
9:00-Sonar School "a" VS..
Morales Cleaners.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
7:00-Sonar School B" VS..
Beachcomber jewelers..
8:00-Elks Club VS.. Billie's
Drive-Ins.
9:00-Sonar School "A" VS..
Pollock's Jewels.
THURSDAY, FEB. II
7:00-Sonar School b" VS..
ElkS Club.
8:00-Bob's Sport Shop VS..
Morales Cleaners.
9:00-Junior Varsity VS.. Billie's
Drive-InS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-09
One-Minute
SPORTS QUIZ

!. Name the middleWeight box
er that has been barred from
fighting in the state of N, Y?
.. Name the first negro base
ball player to reach the big
league
3. Name the player who had
the highest batting average
in the American League in
1916.
4. Name the horse that won
the Knetucky Derby in l947.
5. Was there a Triple Crown
winner on the turf in l947?