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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
WILL PROBE HOUSING FOR
 AIR FORCES
Stops al Seattle, then Joins Chief of Staff for
 Trip North

DENVER. Sept 6-tR-Air Sec retary w. Stuart Symington de- clared here today that current re- auctions in defense spending will hot impair the efficiency of the US. Air Forces.
 En route to Seattle. Wash. and thence to Alaska, ISymington stop red off briefly in Denver.
 The reductions will reduce the Air Force in size, but not in eff ciency.' he said. We intend to meet the reductions with careful planning which will enable us to maintain the high efficiency of the Air Force"
 The Secretary said he will meet the Joint Chiefs of Staff for an in- spection tour of air defenses in Alaska. Symington said one of the principal reasons for his Alaskan trip is to look into the housing situation for Air Force personnel, which he described as acute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
Air Secretary Symington Coming 10 Alask
SHIRLEY FAILS TO SWIM CHANNELS
 PULLED INTO BOAT

{ IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, Sept. 6.-tR-Shirley May France failed in a gallant attempt to swim the English Channel today after battling her way through swirling tides to within less than six miles of her goal-the White Cliffs of Dover.
 Robbed of all her strength by the icy water and swift currents of the Channel, the Somerset, Mass, school girl was dragged moaning from the water. She strug- gled to keep from being pulr,d into the boat. In tears she pleaded for a chance to keep on.
 The end came at 4:05 p. m. (8:05 a. m. PDT) after she had been in the icy waters l0lh hours. Ob- servers estimated she swam more than 30 miles on a zig-zagging course.
 "Please-rlease-leaye me in,' the pretty 17-year-old swimmer pleaded with her coach, Harry Boudakian.
 It is 19 miles across the Eng lish Channel, but the flow of tides force swimmers to travel a much greater distance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
TRUMAN TO
 CAMPAIGN
 NEXT YEAR
Will Spedrhedd Democrat. = it Congressional EI-
 eetions, Is Report

INDEPENDENCE, Mo, Sept. G. R-Top ranking advisers said to- day President Truman will spear head the Democratic campaign in next years Congressional elections by personal appearances in key states.
 These Presidential associates, un- quotable by name, said MT. Tru- mans Labor Day speeches yester- day were just a sample of the tech- nique he will use in a rear platform stumping tour in 1850.
 Most of them agreed that MT Truman is undecided whether he will seek reelection in 1852. They also felt that he will make no de- cision until after the returns are in from next Novem.er's voting on Senators and Representatives.
 The President started his 195C campaigning early by flashing "or- ganized special interests" in speeches at Pittsburgh and Des MoineS.
 He sought to drum up support for enactment of the Grammar Pro- duction Payment Plan and for re- peal of the Taft Hartley Act.
 He defended the Democratic con- trolled 81st Congress for repairing most of the damage" he said the GOP-dominated 80th did, but he added:
 There are still many reactionary Senators and Representatives in Congress, but they are no longer in control as they were last year and the year before"
 The President flew into Missouri last night immediately after his address to the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS at Des MoineS.
 He is flying back to Washington today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
TAkU LODGE MECCA FOR MANY, HOLIDAY

One of the largest number of guests to visit Taku Lodge this sea- son is announced during the Labor Day holiday by Royal and Eleanor O'Reilly. Everyone went fishing and made good catches, and en- joyed water trips, etc.
 Among those at the lodge were Ethel Finleson, Chris Hopkins, Eleanor Mentor, Eileen Uttech Kenneth Waller, Mir. and Mrs Frank Hermann, MT. and Mrs. T. Whiteside, MT. and Mrs. Fred Bond and Joy, Lorraine Merritt, Lois Smith, Jack Campbell, MT. and Mrs. Bob Druxman, MT. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson, Dr. and Mrs. Car ter of Seattle, Hazel Forde, Olive Trower.
 Gertrude Wetzel, Opal Sherman, Mildred Kelly, Jean Walsh, Louise Walsh, Don Abel and Walter Field.
 Lennie Lempke is the chef at the Lodge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
BIG DISPLAY
 OF MIL|TAR OF U. 5. OPENS
America 5 Fighting Strength UnIedshed To-
 day in Germany

NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept. 6 fighting strength was unleashed- at dawn today in the greatest postwar display of military power against mythi- cal foe from the east.
 It was the first maneuver under the unified command of the three services with more than 10000 U. s. soldiers, sailors and air. men taking part.
 Tn "aggressor army" launched an attack at daybreak from the east with a striking force of 180O0 men bent on blowing through the First Division to the Rhine River. The offensive forces are made up of U. s. Constabulary.
 The maneuvers, known as "Exer- else Harvest" were planned tc simulate actual wartime conditions with planes strafing the ground forces and artillery and infantry following through.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
Governor
 k Flying 10 Seaiile

SEATTLE, Sept. 6.-R- Civic leaders said today Governor Gruen- ing of Alaska had accepted an in- vitation to attend conference here tomorrow with Air Secretary w. Stuart Synnington.
 Local interests marshalled forces to try to convince the Air Chief that Boeing bomber production should continue at the Seattle plant. Their plan of attack is to emphasize that if the Pacific North west is considered too vulnerable, it's defenses and Alaska's should be strengthened That theory was em- phasized last week in resolution of the Alaska Statehood Commit tee.
 Civic leaders said Gov, Gruening considered the Seattle conference of sufficient importance to bring him from Alaska despite the pres ence there of the joint military Chiefs of Staff. He is to fly to Seattle tonight.
 Gov. Gruening is in Anchorage today, but in telephoning to his Juneau office said he will leave Anchorage tonight at 6 o'clock, fly direct to Seattle and return north on Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
R0TARIAN5 SEE
 SHORT FILM ON
 DEATH BY SHOCK

The Shocking Truth" a motion picture with a life-saving moral, was today's program at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room. Such slogans as these are emphasized: Plug the switch before it plugs you and Kill the circuit before it kills you"
 Using low-voltage home ap- pliances and commercial tools. the movie depicts the work of the deadly double'-defect and posi- tion--using a robot that lights up to illustrate the tragedy of care- less current. The film closes with reminders of protection for equip ment, which may be worth lives.
 Stan Grummett was program chairman, and Malcolm Creamy ran the projector
 President Bob Ackervick re- minded the club that October pro- grams will be planned by Jerry Mckinley, James w. McNaughton, Henry Green and Malcolm Greany
 Guests were Roy w. Ferguson, lumber manufacturer and memfer of the Fairbanks Rotary Club. and Charles Raatikainen of Pelican
 The regular meeting of the Board tonight will be in Henry Harmon's office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
DEATH TOLL E HIGH ON
 THREE DAYS
Hundreds Lose Lives in Traffic Mishdps on
 Highways
(By The Associated Press)


 The nation today grimly counted a record-breaking accidental death toll for the three-day Labor Day holiday.
 The full count of fatalities was not yet tabulated, but the more than 500 persons who lost their lives in accidents over the extend ed holiday was the largest for any Labor Day weekend in his tory.
 The highways took the heaviest toll. Of the 505 persons killed in violent accidents, 379 lost their lives in automobile mishaps. The traffic total was nearly 100 above the estimated 280 probable death toll made by the National Safety Council. Forty five persons drown ed and died in accidents of mis- cellaneous causes.
 This years Labor Day total com pared with the previous high tot 428 over the 1887 Labor Day total
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
The W ashington Merry Go Round
icopyrisht l94s, by Bell Syndicate. Incl
 BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-About the mid dle of August I finally succumbed to Mrs. P's erroneous and unrea- sonable idea that Washington is hot in the summertime and we went out to California on an alleg- ed vacation.
 Usually I have the excuse of filling the silo to stay right on the farm which is the best place in the world to relax. But by August my resistance against Mrs. P's ar- guments had completely broken down. In the first place we filled the silo early, using alfalfa instead of corn. In the second place l wanted to see my grandson, who lives in California. and who either because of the California sunshine or the fact that his mother re- uuires a lot of 3-cornered acouter- ments and trappings for him when he travels, was not inclined to come to see me. So we departed.
 Well, we had nice time in California. I spoiled the baby only a little bit, we met a lot of nice folks, I didn't get too lonesome for the constant ringing of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
Auto Misses Bridge; Die
 Al Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 65R The U. s. Marshal reported two people drowned Sunday when a car missed Gcridge as the driver turned her head to speak to persons in the rear seat.
 The marshal said he was told of the mishap by Mrs. James Ham, whom he identified as the driver and wife of one of the victims. The other person who died was Mrs, Charlotte Slater, former Seattle business woman.
 The car plunged into Moves Slough about one mile north of Fairbanks before dawn. Passing motorists noticed it's tracks leading off the road and investigated They found the car upside down, its headlights still burning.
 Ham, superintendent of the Slater Construction Company former lived ln Everett, Wash. Mrs. Slater operated a floral and novelty shop in Seattle before coming to Fairbanks Her husband was George Slater, whose brother. Robert, is one of the owners of the Slater Construction Company.
 Officials of the fire and police departments tried without success to revive the victims by artificial respiration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
FINAL EMULATION SALMON WORKERS
 VOTE UNFINISHED

The final tabulation of ballots in the representation election for salmon industry workers in South east Alaska has not been complet- ed.
 "The majority was not obtained by the AFL due to the fact that the challenged ballots have yet to be determined" said Russell Miller National Labor Relations Board representative of Washington, D. c.
 The ballots are to be sent tC the Regional Office of the NLRH in Seattle for further investigation Where or when the status of the challenged ballots will be determin- ed is unknown.
 The counting of the ballots Sat- urday afternoon here in Juneau showed 485 for AFL, 395 against AFL, and 161 challenged ballots The void ballots numbered five The total valid ballots plus chal- lenged ballots numbered 1,O41. The approximate number oi eligible voters was 1,474.
 Eligible to vote in the election were all resident cannery workers employed by members of the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc, in Southeast Alaska who worked at least five days in the 1948 season or three days in the 1949 season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
JUNEAU WOMEN RETURN
 FROM TRIP TO INTERIOR

Four Juneau women are talking today about the White Ghosts of Chitina.
 Mrs. E. J. White, assistant Cura- tor Alaska Museum; Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, wife of a Juneau attor- ney; Mrs. Edna Lomen, city libra rian and Mrs. Hector Mclean, re- turned yesterday by Haines from a two week auto tour of the in- teriOr.
 They touched at Haines, White horse, Marsh Lake, Valdez, Anchor age, and Fairbanks on their trip.
 But the place whichh stands out in their memory, now that the journey is over. is the town of Chitina in the Copper River Dis- trict. where the town is decorated as ghost town.
 There are white ghosts painted on the old buildings Mrs. White said today. And the old settler, who's postmaster, is waiting for the town to boom again."
 Mrs. White said you'd never be able to tell it was ghost town by the hotel. She called it a very good hotel"
 About the rest of the trip: Best roads. 50 miles of paved highway outside Palmer. General condition of roads, good. except for rough srots. The highway commission is doing a wonderful job" Best seem cry. between Haines and the 1unc- tion.
 And the people along the high way were wonderful when we had car trouble" Mrs. White said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
pLANE(RA5H
 VICTIMS ARE
 IDENTIFIED l

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. G. R-The Air Force at Elmendorf Air Base has identified the seven men who lost their lives Friday in a CAT transport plane crash in Cook Inlet.
 Shortly after announcement of the names, recovery of three bodies was reported unofficially from the scene, 10 miles southeast of here.
 Those aboard were:
 Capt. Brian K. Movers, 28, Orem, Utah. the pilot; Capt. Erwin R. Stevenson, 32, Audubon, N.J.; 1st It. Roy E. Bailey. 29, Evanston, Ind; 1st Ut. John J. Morel, 29. Hammond, La, navigator; Master Sgt. Robert G. Dunphy, 32, Or lando, Fla, radio operator; Staff Sgt. Raymond w. Conklin, 27, Clarion, Iowa, crew chief; Corp George H. Marquis, 19, Elgin, H., assistant radio operator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
.(AA OFFICIALS
 HERE ENRouTE TO
 WASHINGTON, DC.

Completing tour of Civil Aero nautics Administration facilities in the Territory, CAA group arrived in Juneau Saturday afternoon and proceeded to Annette island and Seattle the next day.
 Donald Myrop, Deputy CAA Ad- ministrator, headed the party, which included IS Washington, D. c. staff members.
 They made the trip in a CAA NC-62 piloted by Jim Hurst.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
OF
 BULLETS
ArmYV Veteran on Mdniala| Rampage on Busy
 Camden Street

CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. 6.-LH-A A 28-year-old army veteran on a maniacal rampage today killed l2 persons on busy Camden street.
 Five others were wounded.
 Detective Marshall Thompson identified the killed as Harold Unruh of Camden. A quiet, we'll dressed young man, his neighbors said they knew little about him.
 The street looked like battle field,' Thompson said He (Un- ruh) turned that German Luger loose on those people like ducks in pond"
 Killed in the 45-minute hail of bullets were five men, five women and two boys, aged two and five.
 Mass Slaughter
 Police authorities here said they believe it was the worst mass slaughter on city street in the nations history.
 It all began quietly enough. "
 Unruh walked out of his house, nattily dressed in light suit and white shirt with bow tie.
 Without warning he whipped out his gun and began firing. Before he was finished, he had raced in and out of half a dozen business establishments, cutting down men women and children right and left Then he barricaded himself in the second floor room where he lived. Shot It Out For time he shot it out with 50 policemen while men and wo- men milled in the street. They gave us hell of a time, Thompson said. '"They wouldn't get out of the way"
 Men would stop for a traffic light" Thompson added, then they got out"
 Failing to win the gun battle police cut loose with tear gas barrage.
 Coughing and choking, Unruh emerged from his room. He was unhurt.
 Police threw up a shoulder-to l shoulder cordon to convoy Unruf from the building. HEINcCo CRIME Three hours later police learned Unruh had been wounded in tht bullock. He was hustled off to 2 hospital for an operation. Mitchell H. Cohen. Camder county prosecutor, told newsmer after grilling Unruh for two anc one-half hours that "this was the most heinous crime in Camden po- lice history"
 He said Unruh told him the shootings were part of "a precon- ceived plan" and that the wal veteran could clearly remember every detail of every shooting"
 He said murder charges has beer lodged against Unruh.
 Cohen quoted the killer as saying in an oral statement: They (the neighbors) had beer talking about me for some time and making derogatory remarks about my character. I had beer thinking about killing them fol some time."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-RLClos- ing quotation today of Alaska Juneau mine stock is SIS, American Can 93, Anaeonda 26B, Curtiss- Wright 7N, International Harvest CT 26%, Kennecott 45A, New York Central 10. Northern Pacific l4%, U. s. Steel 22h. Pound $4.03.
 Sales today were 640.000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 17920, rails 45.40. util-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
BOLIVIA REVOLT

The To-day rightist revolt in Bolivia against the middle-o the road government appears to be fast collapsing The government radio said Carlos Torres, leader of the uprising, had been captured in Sucre. That town and Potosi, seiz- ed by rebels last week. have been retaken by government forces. An army communique said loyal troops and planes are pursuing remnants of fleeing rebel forces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
MERLE RHODES GOES
 SOUTH, TUNA FISHING

Merle Rhodes left Monday for the south aboard his halibuter, the Jeanette. He intends to engage in tuna fishing off the Oregon coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
STEAMER MOyEMFn'Is

Princess Louise from Vancouver due to arrive at 8:30 tonight.
 Baranof from Seattle due to ar rive at 8:l5 tonight.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
WEATHER REPORT
tU. 8. WEATHER BUREAu)


 (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 a.m., PST) s Iu Juneau-Maximum, Il; minimum, AS.
 At Airport-Maximum, 72; minimum, AZ. 20 RE c A T tJunesu and Vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight about 50; high est Wednesday near 67. } P R E.C IPIT A T I ON N Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today. In Juneau 01 inches; since Sept. l. 1.93 inches; since July l, 12.94 inches. At the Airport = Trace; since Sept. l, 50 inches; since July 1, 7.99 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
IN CHINA

In Canton. the Chinese National ist government and the Compunists are probing the government defen- ses for weak points on the Canton perimeter. The Nationalists claim ed their forces are holding their own against the Communist drives to cut the Canton Hankow railway, ITO miles from Canton.
 Reports from Running described that southwestern China city as quiet but tense after bloodless seizure of power by Gov. Lu Han of Yunnan province Saturday. Earl fer reports said the governor had proclaimed the independence of Yunnan from the Nationalist ad- ministration. Today's reports said no Nationalist officials have been molested and all government banks were open.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06
CONFER ON FINANCES
 FOR BRITAIN
Two Cabinet Ministers Due in U. 5. Toddy-1dlks
 Start Tomorrow
(By The Associated rress)

Two key British Cabinet Minist- CTS are expected to arrive in New York tonight enroute to Washing ton for three nation talks on Brit aims economic plight.
 Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Ernest Bevin Foreign Secretary. are arriving by ship for the British-Canadian- American talks opening tomorrow.
 Diplomatic authorities in Wash ington said Britain will ask per mission to spend Marshall Plar dcllars anywhere she likes-not just in the United States--as one way out of her financial crisis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-06

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SCHWINN BICYCLES q. MAD
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HOLD OPEN HOUSE AT
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL

In recognition of National Hos
pital Day, open house was held at
the Government Hospital yester-
Gay with more than 100 persons
visiting the institution.
Tea was served in the dining
room and visitors were taken on a
tour of the hospital Pouring at
the tacles were Mrs. Jennie Hoist,
Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Walter
SoLoleff and Mrs. Peter Oswald.
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Now is the time to put your fur
coats in storage We have the only
cold fur vault in Juneau. Come IN
to our office. Chas. Goldstein
and Co. s<sss 81 If
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NOTICE

All dogs must be licensed by
June first. Licenses available at
City Clerks office, sl.00. l9l st
C. L. Popejoy. City Clerk
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PIONEERS PINOCHLE PARTY
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-01-03

kindness so prevalent during
the brief holiday period, become
genuinely interested in the wei
fare of others as we'll as our
selves, we can realize as never
before the Happy" year we so
glibly shout about on the stroke
of the mystic hour.
If we carry into the New Year
the same hate and tolerance, the
same greed and selfishneSS, then
it will just be another year" as
far as we are concerned. And
probably not as happy year as
the one just past.
If we face the New Year with
hearts that arc burdcncd with
fears AMI doubts We viii spread
these destructive forces t. SO in
flucncc others that we will aCtu-
ally bring upon ourselves and the
world the dire results those
doubts IN fears h we imaged in
our troubled minds.
During these last few days of
tho old year is a good time to stop
and count our change. AS bad as
situations are, they could still be
worse. Worrying won't improve
them any. Their solution can only
be found through the exercise of
Faith and Courage. Peace of
mind cannot be bought over the
counter, nor can it be achieved