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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
PROPERTY TAX CHALLENGED HIN FAIRBANKS
Fourth Tax Law Under Fire -Suit Charges Dis
 elimination

' FAIRBANKS, Dec. 7--tR--Alaska' $ new Territorial Property Tax law has been challenged in the district court here.
 Luther Hess of Fairbanks has filed the challenge against the law enacted by the 1949 Legislature His attorneys disputed the legality Of the law on numerous grounds.
 The law is the fourth by the l949 Legislature to come under fire ill courts. Those previously chal- lenged were the income tax, fish trap tax and fishermen's licensing acts.
 A large slice of anticipated reve- nue for the financially hard pressed Territory will be at stake in the court battle. The Territorial Senate Finance Committee esti- mated, at the time of enactment that the General Property Tax law -Alaska's first on a Territory-wide scope-would yield about $2,500,00t curing the biennium.
 The suit asks preliminary in- junction to restrain at once the further collections of the property tax. It asks for permanent in- junction after a final ruling on the validity of the act.
 Named as defendants in the suit are Territorial Tax Officials headed by Commissioner M. P Mullaney, who are responsible for collecting the tax in the Fourth Division and in the city and school district of Fairbanks.
 ASKS TO VOID
 The suit asks the court to hold the tax law null and void.
 It is the first test of tax law to be initiated in Fairbanks.
 The suit contends the tax is dis criminatory. It attacks the provi- sions as vague, uncertain, indefi- mite and impossible of reconcilia- tion."
 It also assails the law on ths ground it fails, to provide for g uniform levy due to differences ir assessments, valuations and meth eds of making payments between the various taxing units covered under the act.
 It charges the assessments can not be capitalized for those living in different municipalities and school districts, and that differences con .inue to exist as to liabilities anc penalties for taxpayers living IT and those living outside of muni- cipalities and regular taxing dis tricts.
 It alleges that until the tax is paid there is a cloud on the tax payers property. subject to provi- sions which place them in danger of a levy on personal property until the obligation is met. (Conunued o1 Page 9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
R0UND-W0RLD
 SPEED RECORD
 CUT B MINUTES

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-R-Tom Lanphier, Jr., today finished wing ing his way around the world by scheduled airline flights in B min utes less than five days. He estab- lished a new passenger speed re- cord for commercial planes.
 Lanphier made the last lap of lis trip on an American Airlines plane. His landing at LaGuardia field came four days, B hours and 47 minutes after his takeoff last Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
NEW ANGLE,
 TRIAL OF
 BRIDGES
Witness Being 0uizzed- Defense Claiming
 He Is Liar

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7--R-- Defense counsel promised to delve further today into the similarity
 CT difference. between naturaliza- ton of Harry Bridges and govern
 rnent witness Henry Schrimpf The comparison began yesterday during the third day of cross-
 examination of Schrimpf at the perjury trial of Bridges, President of the C1O Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Bridges, native of Australia, is accused of perjury for swearing during his naturalization proceed ings in 1945 that he was never a Communist.
 Schrimpf, also native of Aus tralia, was naturalized in l943. He Is an admitted ex-Communist. He volunteered the information yes- terday that he was not asked if he had ever heen a Communist; only whether he was a Communist at the time of his naturalization. He said he was not.
 Records of Schrimpf's naturaliza- tion did not list any question con corning Communism. The records were produced yesterday only after
 the government unexpectedly drop ped it's objections to producing ]; them.
 Throughout the morning session
 Federal Judge George Harris up
 held government objections when defense attorney James MacInnis
 demanded the records to show "this witness is liar"
 Harris, who has already sentenced ! Hallinan to jail for contempt ol
 court, repeatedly cautioned Mac. Innis about his remarks. There was no explanation as te the difference in questions about Communism put to Schrimpf ane Bridges at the naturalization hear ings. Government Prosecutor F Joseph Donohue said the form sub
 mitted to Schrimpf in 1943 hac been changed in 1941. Donohue said
 Bridges received the 194l form al
 his 1945 hearing. He suggested some
 old forms were probably still used when Schrimpf became an Ameri- can citizen.
 Schrimpf, a longshore walking
 loss, has testified Bridges attended
 a number of high Communist coun- cils during 1884 Pacific Coast mari
 time strike. He has not testified
 Bridges was a Communist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Copyright. l94s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl

Copyright. ls4s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl UASHINGTON-Two men with bristling eyebrows glowered, snorted and shouted at each other last week when the Miners Welfare Fund Trustees met behind closed doors. They were John L. Lewis and Charles Dawson, ex-federai judge of Louisville, Ky, represent- ing the operators.
 In the middle sat Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, neutral trustee.
 Calling the meeting to order, Lewis announced: 'The people pre- sent today are Trustee Bridges, Trustee Lewis and Interloper Daw- son."
 Then Dawson tried to present his credentials, and Bridges moved to accept them. But Lewis rapped the table and called the roll. He spat out a surly mo-. Bridges voted "Yes."
 Dawson also clamored to vote, but Lewis cut him off.
 This same routine was repeated over every question that came up. Each time Dawson demanded to vote, and each time Lewis refused to recognize him.
 Lewis called him rank out sider," present only by 'sufferance. :" Dawson shouted back his right to be heard. Finally the meeting ad- journed. Nothing was accomplished except that the two bushy-browed trustees were still sputtering at each other.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Dec. 7-Closing quo- tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3S, American Can 98% Anaconda 28A. Cutriss-W Wright '. International Harvester 277s, Ken- necott 50Ss. New York Central 1Oia. Northern Pacific 1878, U. s. Steel 26, Pound $280A.
 Sales today were l.360, 900 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials l94.2l. rails 50.88. util. itieS 40.24
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
COL. (A5TNER PASSES AWAY
Leader of Famed Cast. ner's Cutthrodfs" of
 AIeutidns Dies

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Dec. T. R-The leader of the famed Cast ner's Cutthroats" of the Aleutians campaign died last night.
 Col. Lawrence V. Castner, 47- year-old West Point graduate, died at the home of his mother in Oak land, Calf. He had been in ill health for some time.
 Castner gained his widest re- nown as head of the Alaska De- partment Combat Intelligence pla- toon during World War II, also known as the Alaska Scouts.
 It was composed of miners, fish, ermen, Natives and others who knew Alaska well, and picked up the nickname "Castner's Cut threats" He never liked the nick name, insisting that the name be- lied the character of his we'll trained. unit.
 His Alaska Scouts were scattered throughout the vast areas of west ern Alaska and the Aleutians as the eyes and ears of the Army intelli- gence branch.
 Castner once commanded the Chilkoot Barracks in southeast AL aska when it was the U. s. Army's northernmost post.
 As a West Point undergraduate, Castner was a member of the Uni ted States Olympic Games dueline team.
 Castner was President of whole sale produce, seafood and cold storage business here.
 He is survived by his widow Rachel, and two daughters by a former marriage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
ATOMS SENT RUSS IN 1943, GROVES TELLS
Movies Shot as General Talks" "Ledkdge" May
 Have Happened

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-tR-Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves testified to- day that Russia got some atomic material from this country during the war, but he doesn't know how many shipments, because we don't know how many leaked through"
 Groves told the House Un-Ameri- can Activities Committee that within month after he took charge of the atomic bomb pro- ject in l942 he knew personally that the Russians were engaged in espionage on that project"
 The committee is trying to find out about wartime atomic deals with the Russians and whether they were influenced by former Vice President Henry A. Wallace and the late Harry Hopkins. close friend and advisor to President Roosevelt
 On the point of Soviet espionage, Groves said the approach always Was made through my subordi- nates."
 Groves said the spying efforts he knew about were here in Washing ton and not at Oak Ridge, Tenn, one of the main centers of the big atomic project.
 Wallace has denied that he aided the Russians in getting any atomic materials. Friends of Hopkins also have declared they feel rcftain he did not
 RULES LINKED
 The hearing got underway nearly i5 minutes late with only two com mitteemen present. Reps. Walter tD-Pa) and Harrison (D-Va).
 The committee junked all it's rules against movies, still pictures and radio coverage of it's hearings. So the chamber was a hub-bub of cameramen, spectators and work ing reporters.
 People were hanging everywhere out on the chandeliers.
 Groves, now retired from the Army, was wearing a powder blue suit.
 < He told at the outset of taking charge of the Manhattan (atom ,omb) project in September, 1942 and running it until January 1, l947, when 1t was turned over to the Atomic Energy Commission.
 Groves said there was a great deal of influence" and pressure put on the lend-lease administration to give the "Soviets everything they sought"
 ATOMS SHIPPED IN '43
 But he said he didn't know who applied the pressure.
 Hopkins was the lend lease ad- niinistrator.
 Groves said the only shipment of atomic material about which he knows was made in the late winter
  or early spring of 1943.
 He said he was unable to stop it ol didn't do so because at the time fl might have attracted undue att tention."
 At that time, even the fact that the United States was working on atomic fission was a deep secret.
 The committee has received testimony from it's own investiga- tors that there were at least three war time shipments of atomic ma- terials to the Soviets.
 As to the spying, the Genergl said the espionage efforts were di- rected by the Russian Embassy to- ward American laboratories.
 Efforts were made to get the atomic secret, he said, at Berkeley, Calf. Chicago and New York City.
 We had enough evidence of espionage" Groves said. to con- vince any prudent man that espion- age was going on, that it was di- lected by the Russian embassy"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
DOUBTS JORDAN STORY

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 7-R A man who was assigned to the Soviet purchasing commission dur ing world War II said today he doubts if George Racey Jordan lever saw the inside of" Russian diplomatic baggage.
 B. w. Burkhardt, Commander of the local American Legion Post hopped on statement by Jordan that he examined contents of bag pape bound to members of the Rus sian lend-lease and publishing commission.
 Burkhardt, assigned to the Soviet
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah due in port Fr1- day 7.30 am. and sails south at 8:30 am.
 Denali due southbound early Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
Illegal Air Treaties

It was buried in the financial sections of the big city newspapers, but one of the most important court decisions affecting the treaty-mak- ing power of the State Department was handed down last week. As a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07

VANCOUVER GUEST M. Roach of Vancouver is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT
 . tThi3 data is for 24-hour pe-
 riod ending 7.30 am. PSTD
 . Tn Juneau--M Maximum 39;
 . minimum 33.
 . At Airport--Maximum 36; . minimum 32.
 F o R F C AS T . tJuneau and vicinityI . Cloudy with mixed snow . and rain tonight and Thurs . day. Southeasterly winds as . high as 25 miles per hour to- . night decreasing Thursday. . Lowest temperature tonight . about 35. Highest Thursday . near 38.
 . P K E c PIT "A TT ON
 . Past 24 hours ending 7:30 m. today . City of Juneau-Trace; . since Dec. 1--.11 inches; . since July 1--48.88 inches. : At Airport-Trace: . since Dec. i--.43 inches: . since July 1--33.55 inches. . . . . c . oo
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
HOT WORDS SPOKEN

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7--lR- An angry government witness in the Harry Bridges perjury trial shouted today that the defense at torney ought to be behind bars" and the court immediately ordered recess to clear the atmosphere"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
FROM VANCOUVER

T. Millos of Vancouver is re- gistered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-07
HAYNES VISITOR

Steve Homer of the NV Chilkoot of Haines is stopping at the Cas- tineau Hotel
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
JUNE LEADS FOR WEDDINGS

No one believes the old chestnut about two
living as cheapIy as one. But smart, thrifty
June brides still find ways of stretching the
family food dollar.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
Bayou Cusotte All
Clubs Receive
Banner For Record

A banner was presented to the
junior boys and girls All clubs
of Bayou Casotte at the close of
the school year by the All club
directors in recognition of their
record of achievement.
Organized two years ago these
clubs are the only ones in the
county who are 100 per cent with
uniforms. At the All club Rally
the Bayou Casotte juniors were
the only group in the parade who
we're each dressed in uniform.
The junior girls club which
has a membership of % has a high
record in their achievements in
the Food and Clothing projects
including the making of their
own uniforms. In addition they
have the highest record in the
making of biscuits and corn meal
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

ems clubs was used by Miss Burke
who explained that was an adap-
tation of one that had been writ
ten by a Jackson club woman.
Mrs. Gautier Relinquishes Gavel
Following the installation, Mrs.
Henry Gautier, the retiring presi-
dent made a brief talk in which
she thanked the members for
their unfailing cooperation, and
members of the press and the
papers they represent for assist
ing in every way possible in pub
licity for the club during her ten
ure Of office. Mrs. Gautier then
presented the club gavel to Mrs.
Bacot and pinned on her the pres
ident's pin which will be her
mark of office during the coming
year.
Mrs. Bacot assumed office and
at the end of a clever and anus
ing speech announced her stand
ing committees for the year.
Three new members were well
coined into the club and intro
duced by the president. They are
Mesdames Robert Fl. Chain, Up
ton David and +. j. Lacoste. Mrs,
Ben Burke, who had accompanied
her daughter, Miss Caro- Louise
Burke from Waynesboro, Mrs,
Ralph Farrell and Mrs. l.. A. Tan
lunson were introduced as guests.
Mesdames Charles Lander and E..
l.. Brantley, other new members,
were not present.
Mrs. John Cole, acting for the
club presented Mrs. Gautier with
handsome piece of chinaware
as a gift Of appreciation of her
work as president.
Mrs. Gautier Gives Address
The outstanding event of the
luncheon was the address given by
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

Mrs. Hermes Gautier, who told Of
past and future endeavors of the
federated clubs and gave a lengthy
description of the national con-
vention recently held in Florida.
Mrs. Gautier closed her talk with
an urgent appeal to all women to
keep vlgilant touch with world
happenings, warning them that
ostrich-like they should not close
their eyes to present dangers to
the United States and the world.
The luncheon was opened with
an invocation by Mrs. S. b. Me
Twain and this was followed with
a song, who'll Buy My Violets",
by Padilla, sung by Mrs. David
who was accompanied by Mrs.
Ralph Farrell.
The floral arrangements in the
lounge and OF the U-shaped table
were carried out mainly with
oleanders, the club flower, and in
the club c%olors, red, white and
blue. The speakers table held a
long, low arrangement of Queen
Anne's lace, blue hydrangeas and
crimson oleanders. Similar ar
rangements of white oleanders
and other flowers carried out the
same scheme on the two sides of
the U-shaped table.
A gardenia corsage was placed
beside each cover.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
State And District Presidents
Attend Womun.s Club Luncheon

The annual luncheon with
which the Pascagoula Woman's
club closes its activities for the
year was marked by a practically
full attendance on the part OF its
more than flfty members. Thurs
day at ] p. m. at the Country club.
This meeting was notable in
that it was attended by the pres
ident Of the Mississippi Fedora
ton of Women's clubs, Mrs. Her
mes Gautier Of Pascagoula, who
is one of the organizers of the
Woman's club and its first presi-
dent. and of Miss Caro- Louise
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

Burke of Waynesboro, president
Of the First district. Miss Burke
was the installing officer when
the new executive staff took over
for the 1949-50 year.
These are Mesdames +. II. Ba-
cot. president; M. f. Wigington,
vice president; f. d. Wright, re-
cording secretary; N. l.. Hatten,
treasurer; S. J. Russell. corre-
spending secretary; F. L. Fisher,
historian and Travis Avara, par
Humanitarian.
The installation procedure Of
the General Federation of Wom-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
FAMILY OF 10 is PROBLEM

ST. NEUTS, England, = tAPl
Ernest Gale, 43-year-old fac
tory worker, told the ST. Neot's
Rural Council he wanted to rent
a house in the councils develop
ment for his family.
The council counted noses and
told him it would let him have
two adjoining houses--and knock
out the wall between.
Gales family consists of him
self, his wife and eight children
from seven to 16.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

mullins, cup towels and aprons
and sewing baskets of any group
of junior Abs.
The boys club numbers IA with
the members being engaged in
the following projects, gardening,
poultry raising, raising of pigs
and a beef calf.
The formal meeting of the club
each month has been held at the
school under the leadership of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Lopez and Mrs.
H. E. Nelson, local All club
leaders.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
PAscAcoU1A cHRoMc1E-sTAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER
Meeting Of Lena
Memorio Circle With
Mrs. Louis Stouter

The meeting of the Lena Me-
moria circle of the East Moss
Point Baptist church was held
Monday at 2 p m. at the home
of Mrs. Louis Stauter.
After the opening prayer by
Mrs. Stauter, an interesting pro-
gram was given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Richard Perkins.
The subject was THE World
Must Have the Bible" and it was
developed by Mrs. ]. B. Carpen-
ter, Mrs. Leroy Toups and Mrs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

Stauter.
Homemade pineapple cake was
served with coffee.
Besides the foregoing. others
present we're Mesdames Clarence
Smith and Eloise Westfaul.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
RIDES FOR l N

MIAMI ZAP Contract for
the riding services of Logan
Bachelor, apprentice sensation of
Florida racing, has been leased
to Gustav Ring of Washington,
C.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

Thomas Paine's famous pam
phlet, Common Sense, was pub
lished Jan. 10, l776.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

A suit of armor in the Metro
politan Museum of Art is made
of 219 plates held together by
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
N. ". Classic
Set Jan. 27-29

Bowling stars from throughout the
Pacific Northwest, California and
possibly Utah and Colorado. are ex-
pected to participate in the fourth
annual Northwest Nisei Classic
which will be held on Jan. 81, % and
20 next year in Main Bowl.
Fred Takagi, Main Bowl manager
announced today that the classic
will not only embrace the usual
team, doubles and singles events but
also will feature a six-game sweep
stakes across twelve alleys for the
men.
Entry fee will be five dollars per
man per event except in the sweep
stakes which will cost seven dollars
.. per man. In the womens division
the fee will be $3.50 per woman per
event. One dollar extra will be
assessed for the mems all-events.
Takagi at present is pushing plans
to sponsor a tournament dance to
climax the three-day tenpin affair
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
Knights Lead
Area Loop
by JOE CANDIOTTI

Knights club of Neighborhood
House took over undisputed possess
sion of first place in the Jackson
st. Community Council basketball
league last Thursday night in the
Garfield high school gym by virtue
of a 81 % victory over a surprisingly
tough Japanese Presbyterian church
quintet. Leo Candiotti with IA points
and Bob Derso with Is were the
Knights big guns.
In one of the hardest-fought con-
tests seen In league play to date.
Rev Paul Hagiya's Methodist "A"
team STAYED off late Methodist
"B" rally TO win A to 80. The "a"
squad jumped TO 1922 halftime
lead and coasted in for the triumph.
Jim Nakamura d7 points, kept the
"B" outfit in the ball game. Roy
ranagi and Mich Shimomura spark
Ell the victors with 10 points apiece.
In the only other contest. Phalanx
club moved into second-place tie
with Methodist "A" and "B" with
"A 32-19 win over Fey Crusaders.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
TOkuda'S Win
But Cavaliers
Scare Them

Indicated Tokuda Drug. Glass
"A championship team had 10 buc-
kle down in the second half to de-
feat an improved Cavaliers quintet
SO to %, last Friday night on the
local Buddhist floor. Sci Adachi
Mote Yasuda and Shobo Full led
the druggists in the last-half push.
At half-time, the Cavaliers trailed
the champions by but single point,
the score standing at II to 16. Sal
DelFierro big Cavalier center, hit
he hoop for 8 points in the initial
half of the game.
Second-place Cathay Post 1876
kept close to high-flying Tokuda
Drug by showing aside the Old I'll
mers, 40 to 90 The Old-Timers were
behind 1921 at the half but faltered
in the final phase of the tilt when
Ray 500 and Eddie Wong began to
lind their range.
In a Glass AA game. Gyokko Ken
Grows nosed out the Monarchs. Is
O 10.
Scoring follows:
TOKUDA DRUG 1861 = Full 10,
Adachi 9, Fujino, Yasuda 10, Otani
2, Heyamoto 8, Y. Takeuchi 2, S.
Takeuchi; CAVALIERS (22) = R.
Cantil l. L. Mamon 2. DelFierro 13.
Murray 2, Beltran 2. B. Mamon. Fa-
Der 2, B. Cantil, Santos. Caasi.
CATHAY POST (49) = R. Lee 6,
Yaplee IL, 500 Ia, E. Wong IL, H.
Wong 6, Louie, Chin. Mar Hing;
OLD TIMERS 600 =. Fujii 5. Mu-
rotani l, Tanagi 5, Yamada, Kubota
4. Kawaguchi 2, Yagi 2. Funai l.
Egashira.
GYOKKOKEN CROWS Q5) -
Ooka 7, Fukuma. Komorita, Otani
4, Shioyama, Otsuka, Oyabe 2, Oki-
ysma 2, Shimada; MONARCHS 13)
-Teramoto, Yutani l, Kitano
Furugori 2, Inouye 6. Kono. Furu-
motto, Sasaki, Nomiyama.