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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
T. HI. VAN METER TRANSFERS
TO OGDEN, UTAH

Missoula, Dec. 22:-Thomas H.
Van Meter, Assistant Regional For
ester in charge of the Division of
Information and Education for the
Northern Region of the Forest Ser
vice, is being transferred to the In
termountain Region at Ogden, Utah,
as Chief of Operation, Regional For
ester P. D. Hanson announced to-
day. The move will be made in
February. In Ogden Mr.. Van Met
er succeeds John M. Kinney who re-
tires December 81 after 361z years
of service.
MIR. Van Meter is well known and
has many friends in Lincoln County
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
ADULT SEWING CLASSES
TO BEGIN JANUARY 6

The adult class this year will be
for those who wish to learn to sew
and who need little assistance in
doing so.
The classes will be held in the
evenings from 7:30 p. m. to $50 p. m.
If there is demand for it a class of
l hour could be given in the af-
ternoon at 200 o'clock.
Those who plan to attend the
classes please be at the High School
Home Economics Department jan
uary at 7:30. After the enroll
ment is known a schedule can be
completed.
Everyone is welcome and there
are no fees. The instructor will
be Mrs. Jean Price, Home Economics
teacher.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
FREE MATINEE COMING

On Thursday afternoon, Dec. %,
at 100 o'clock, all pre-school, grade,
and high school children will be
treated to a free matinee by the
Dome Theatre.
The title of the picture has not
been announced as yet, but the man
ayers, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Sahr
extend an invitation to all children
and promise a good afternoons en-
tertainment to the youngsters.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22

Alan Miller, chief announcer for
KVOS, Bellingham, Wn., visited last
Thursday and Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Coburn Of this city. Mr.
Miller expects to be located here
in the near future.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
A CORRECTION

Apologies from the Western
News to its friends, the Hepnersl
The final paragraph in last weeks
Winfrey Floral Shop Story, through
the omission Of several words, APP
parentIy moved the AID News from
the building. The statement that
formal opening could not be given
last Saturday "On account of the
Hepners being unable to move Ad-
News equipment in time, should
have read; On account of the Hep
ners being unable to move Ad-News
equipment from the sales room to
the press room
The Ad-News remains in another
room in the same building.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
STORES OPEN FRIDAY
EVENING TILL 900

The merchants committee of the
Libby Chamber of Commerce an
nounces that Libby stores will be
open Friday evening until 500 o.
clock d M.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22
PRESENTED WITH GIFT

Chef o. Hoisington of Troy, who
recently resigned from the board of
county commissioners. was pre-
scented Wednesday AFTERNOON with
a farewell gift by the court house
IN plovees and officers in the form
Of a Ronson lighter and smoking
stand
It is with much regret that the
court house group see him 60 from
his duties as a commissioner.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22

Harry Bivens, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Norton,
Kans., returned home last Friday.
He reports fine roads and that along
the route the streets of all towns
and cities he came through were
gayly decorated for Christmas.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-12-22

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
RADIO CIRCUIT FROM
SEATTLE TO ALASKA
Is 10 Be STEPPED up

WASHINGTON, May 2s-R-A
lew high-power radio circuit to
improve communications between
the strategic Alaskan area and the
United States Is planned, the Army
Signal Corps says.
The circuit will connect the
Seattle office OF the Alaskan Com
munications system and Anchor
age.
The Signal Corps also said it is
conducting research in the far
north directed at learning more
about the problems of radio COM
munication there. including inter-
ference produced by the so-called
Northern Lights.
In summary statement in con-
nection with the 49th anniversary
OF the Alaskan Communications
System. the Signal Corps noted
that the Territory Is connected
with the United States by three
types of transmission. radio. land
wire and submarine cable.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
SCOUTS 10 CAMP
TOMORROW P. N. :
FOR TWO weeks

Tomorrow afternoon at 1890
o'clock, approximately SO Juneau
and Douglas Boy Scouts will leave
for their two-week summer camp at
Eagle River.
Troop 6l3 sponsored by the Amer
lean Legion post has "a members
going. The Episcopal Church troop
% has 10 Scouts and the Lions
Club Troop 6l4 several Scouts.
Yesterday afternoon the bedrolls
of the Scouts were taken to camp
Transportation is furnished the
Scouts to the end of the road, but
each Scout must pack In his own
equipment for the two weeks per-
iod. The trail to the camp from the
road is a mile and a half long.
Maurice Powers, Boy Scout execu-
tive. reminds parents and friends
of the Scouts that the regular Wis
itors day is Sunday, June S.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
PLANE DOWN,
THREE MAKE
THEIR ESCAPE
CORDOvA, Alaska, May 2S-tR-

CORDOVA. Alaska. May 28-lR-
We're thankful we're alive!"
That was the 'front.' the
heart comment of William Beck
man, Eric Rosdail and Robin Ray
dal when they finally arrived here
yesterday.
The three men were flying in a
Stinson Ranger from Palmer to
Cordova Thursday evening. They
flew more than three hours in
an overcast before getting lost and
running out of gas.
Pilot Raydal set the plane down
Oh a tiny, rough strip of beach near
Ellamar at 2:30 am. Friday. The
plane flipped. over on it's back in
three feet of water.
Hanging upside down among a
cargo of duffle bags and luggage,
the three men managed to scramble
tc safety. Cannery owner Milt
Brown and the crew of the Ellamar
Packing Co., put them up the rest
OF the night.
They were brought here Friday
morning and later flown to An
chorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
RUSSIANS
TANNING
US. VOICE

NEW YORK, May 28.-tR- The
Voice OF America admits the Rus
slams have regained the upper hand
in the growing battle of the air.
ways.
A Voice spokesman said last night
that American broadcasts to Russia
virtually have been drowned out
by record 205 Soviet jamming sta
tons.
I'VE are getting through only for
brief and scattered periods" the
Voice spokesman said.
Working with the British Broad
casting Corp, the Voice has only 81
stations with which to beam Amer
lean information to Soviet listeners.
The Russians are using as many
as seven or eight jamming trans
mitters against a single Voice sta
ton, he added
Jamming first was stepped up BY
Russia last April "a until it virtual
ly blanketed the Voice broadcasts
under cloak of confusing noise.
The Voice threw more transmit
tiers into the contest and began
broadcasting around the clock. This
worked for a while until Russia
stepped up her jamming operations
again.
The spokesman SAID the Voice
broadcasts have been trimmed to
bare news essentials of major i'm
portance so that Russian listeners
who do pick up. the Voice briefly
will be interested enough to listen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
SALARIES, STEAM
OFFICIALS GIVEN

WASHINGTON, May 28.--lR--
Salaries of officials of the Alaska
Steamship Company and Northland
Transportation Company are made
public by Rep. Jackson tD-Wash).
He put in the Congressional Rec
ord statement from the Maritime
Commission.
1t said that Gilbert w. Skinner
president and partner in the two
shipping companies received $24. 900
year from Alaska Steam and
$22,5O0 year from Northland.
Other salaries it listed were
r. Anderson, vice president and
partner, $4,000 from Alaska Steam
and $22,500 from Northland. D. E.
Skinner. partner. $22.500 from
Northland; william Semar. general
manager. Northland, $31.249; Law
renee Boyle. vice president, Alaska
Steam, $4,000; J. w. Baker, vice
president and general manager Of
the same company! $4,000; and w.
p. Mccarthy, assistant treasurer
$4,000 from Alaska Steam.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28

NOW FACES
CHARGES
Inference Given # Eis|er
Returned He May Be
Witness at Trial

SAN FRANCISCO. May 28--tR--
Harry Bridges. stormy labor leader
charged with perjury and fraud In
connection with his citizenship
hearing, says the indictment is an
administration smoke screen"
The Australian Bridges, nat
uralized in l945, posted bail OF
$4,000 yesterday. Trial was set for
June 8. Federal Judge Louis Good
man refused to increase bail to $2O,-
COO nor would he release Bridges
on his own recoenizance.
Bridges, head OF the CLIO Long
shcremen's Union, twice defeated
government efforts to deport him, in
1899 and 104l
Wednesday, he and two top aides,
j. r.. Robertson and Henry Schmidt,
were indicted In connection with
his naturalization here In l945.
Bridges was accused OF swearing
falsely that he was not a Com
munist. He, Schmidt and Robert
son were accused of conspiring to
detraud the government.
Schmidt and Robertson also post
ed 5000 bail each. Schmidt cur
rently is directing the Hawaiian
waterfront strike at Honolulu.
Bridges said This Is the result
Of at least certain elements in the
administration connected with and
surrounding the President to silence
any criticism Of the administre :
ton"
The attempt to raise Bridges bail
was made by F. Joseph Donohue,
special assistant attorney general.
He cited Gerhart Eisler's jumping
a $23,500 bond and fleeing the
United States on Polish ship.
tEisler. taken off ship in England.
was freed yesterday by a London
court which rejected United
States demand for extradition.)
Donohue said that If Eisler could
be returned he might be witness
in the Bridges case HE has made
certain statements under oath
which may be pertinent in this
case" Donohue said. They estab-
fish fact that may be part o.
our argument
A former Bridges associate, Mer-
vyn Rathborne, disclosed ne had
reen a key witness In the grand
jury hearing leading to the indict-
ment. Rathborne said he broke
with Bridges over policy during the
war. He said he later decided that
the only real interest and objective
OF the Communists in our labor un-
ions is to promote the policies Of a
foreign power. the Soviet Union.v
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28

VISITING SHIP OF
NAVY HAS RECORD
/ IN PACIFIC WAR

Arriving on her first trip into
Alaskan waters the U.S.S. Maddox
pulled into Gastineau Channel last
night at o'clock and tied up at
the government dock for a week.
end stay in Juneau.
The ship which is on Naval
Reserve training cruise with her
sister ship the U.S.S. Moore. now
ir. Ketchikan. although new in con-
struction is old in war experience,
having been under fire numerous
times toward the end OF the war in
Japanese waters.
Based at San Diego the ship is
one of the fleet that has been kept
i'll commission for peace-time uses,
but which is ready to do her part
in any national emergency in a
hurry. she is flagship of Destroyer
Division No. 90. Her normal COM
plement during peace time is 257
men while at full complement dur
ing wsr time she has roster Of
800.
After a brief period of air-sea
rescue duty in the Philippine Sea
in october, 1914, the Maddox made
her battle debut as unit of Task
Force 38 during the November
strikes against LuzOn and the Vi
sayas. Combat air patrols under
her control shot down two Jap
planes
She functioned as strike picket
with another task group during the
carrier raids on Formosa and Luzon
early in January, following which
she entered the China Sea with
Task Force SO to participate in
the successful strikes on the China
coast. On January 81, while on
picket duty off Formosa, the
Maddox was hit by Kamikaze,
killing one officer and seven men,
wounding seven Officers and
twenty seven men, and causing
considerable damage.
While on picket station on
May IA, the Maddox was attacked
simultaneously by four planes. One
was shot down and the other three
turned back after dropping bombs
and torpedoes wide 'of the mark.
During her wartime tour in the
Pacific the Maddox. in addition to
the above activities, also rescued
seven pilots, two aircrewmen, and
one seaman from the sea, and de-
stroyed with gunfire 81 Japanese
mines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
DE Ms AIM
TO ADJOURN
IN AUGUST

WASHINGTON. May %. = R =
Democratic leaders were reported
today to be aiming for an August Is
adjournment of Congress-even If
several of President Truman's meas
ures are left untouched.
An influential Democrat who ask
ed not to be quoted by name told
reporter the Presidents assertion
Congress ought to stay in session
until it passes most of his program
doesn't mean that's going to hap
pen.
Despite Mr.. Truman's statement
that every one of score or more
of his deserves priority rating, there
were signs that he may have to be
satisfied with final action on a hall
dozen.
And Senator Taft CR.-Ohio) pre-
dicted that one of these-proposec
repeal of the Taft Hartley Act-may
reach the President in such form
that he will be tempted to veto it
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
1DAN(E5 TONIGHT
FOR Men ABOARD
NAVAL DESTROYER

Officers and enlisted men aboard
the U.S.S. Maddox will be enter
tanned at two parties in their honor
being sponsored by city officials
and local women's organizations.
A party at the Elks Hall. under
the co-sponsorship of the City OF
Juneau and the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club, with music
for dancing getting under way at 9
o'clock. All young people OF Ju-
neau are invited to attend.
The American Womens Voluntary
Service club will entertain for Off
GERS from the Maddox in the CLIO
union hall from 9 to midnight. Off,
GERS and wives from the Cutter
Storis have been invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
SUIT TO TEST
VALIDITY OF
FI5HTRAp TAX
Harris Company Asks In.
junction Restraining
Tax Collector

The first suit challenging the
validity of the fish trap tax passed
by the l949 Legislature has been
filed in US. District Court.
P. E. Harris and Company. a
Seattle corporation, seeks pre-
liminary injunction restraining M
p Mullaney, Alaska Tax Commits
sioner, from collecting $l32. 547.81
under the new act, rather than the
$21 $50 paid for licenses issued
January 81, 1949.
The complaint also asks judg'
ment and decree that the act !:
null and void.
The company owns three salmon
cannerseS, at False Pass, Hawk In
let and Rake, the majority Of fish
being supplied from floating pile
driven traps owned by it.
Holding currently valid War De-
partment permits and Territorial
fish trap licenses, the company APP
piled December 20. 1913, for 194s
Alicenses and received them January
81. The tax amounted to $21, 25(
computed on the basis of the grad
uated Alaska fish trap license tas
then in effect.
Based on 1913 operations, thu
company would be required to pay
$780,, 5478l for similar operations y
l949.
The Harris firm alleges Tile acl
to be invalid charging that, a!
the company engages exclusively
in interstate commerce, an unlaw.
full interstate commerce burden il
placed contrary to Article l.. Sec
ton OF the federal constitution
The complaint further charges
unreasonable discrimination against
fixed-type fishing gear and in favor
OF mobile types and discrimination
against some fish trap operations
III favor Of others.
It alleges that the tax would in
crease the cost of fishing to such
a level that the company would bt
forced to abandon traps and opera
tons, also that the retroactive
clause violates both the 5th ant
18th amendments, as well az Sec
ton of the Organic Act.
E. M. Brennan, Vice-Pfesident
and w. C. Arnold are signators fol
the company, which is represented
by Frank L. Mechem of the Seattle
law firm, Boyle, Boyle and Gates
and II. L. Faulkner Of Faulkner
Banfield and Boocfever, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
INVESTIGATION
OF ALASKA STEAM
TO BE WELCOMED
President Skinner Makes
Reply 10 Suggestion
by Rep. Jackson

SEATTLE. May 28-R-President
Gilbert W. Skinner of the Alaska
Steamship Company said today his
concern would welcome" the Con-
eressional investigation proposed at
Washington. DC, by Rep. Jackson
dD-Wash).
He commented on Rep. Jnekson's
statement in the House that its
Merchant Marine committee plans
to look into the financial affairs OF
the Alaska Steamship Company
the Northland Transportation Com
pany and all Alaska steamship
services.
jackson said there was diff
ference in the amount OF profit
reported by Alaska Steamship and
that found by the Maritime Com
mission in an audit.
I'VE submitted regular quarterly
reports to the Maritime Commits
sion for the period in question
May /, 1947 to Dec. 81, l948).' Skin
ner said.
FIGURES AVAILABLE
we went through a full rate
Investigation taking several months
and all of our figures and profits
we're available to the Commission
and to the public
OF Jackson's statement that the
Commission reported its audit
showed $4,000 of the company's
Erofits resulted from ship repairs
in its own yards, Skinner said
Our maintenance and repair di,
vision has seen operated by thu
company for the past 20 years. Dur.
ing the war this department savet
considerable money for the Wa
Shipping Administration. for which
we were operating agents"
DISCREPANCIES
The higher profit figure. men,
toned by Rep. Jackson included
profits obtained from the main
tenance and repair division, but
should not do SO under terms OF
the operating interim agreement
Skinner said.
The figure was also taken before
depreciation. which is always al
lowed by the Treasury Department
he added.
Jackson said that Alaska Steam
ship Company reported that May
!. 1947 and Dec. 81, 1913. Il made
profit Of $678.093 before taxes but
that the Maritime Commissions
audit set the profits at $l,348,716
Congressman Jackson obviously
il not in possession OF all of the
facts. which will be clearly brought
out at any investigation to be held
Skinner commented.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
GIRL SCOUTS 10 JOIN
IN MEMORIAL PARADE

Girl Scouts will join other organ
izations in the Memorial Day
parade observances, Scout leaders
announced today.
Scouts are asked to meet at the
side street by the Baranof Hotel
at HIS. The Mariner Troop will
be in charge. Every Girl Scout
Brownie and leader is asked to
participate, and all those who have
uniforms are urged to wear them
Troops are also asked to carry their
troop flags.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
The W Washington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON


tCopyright l94s, by Bell Syndicate. Inco
WASHINGTON The State De-
partment's Voice Of America" re-
Gently carried an unusual broadcast
to Europe. It told about q police
chief who was not feared and hat
ed, but who was so loved and re-
spected that the American people
were raising money voluntarily to
build a boys school in his honor.
That police chief is J. Edgar
Hoover.
From the State Departments
viewpoint this was excellent propa-
ganda. Furthermore, it was true.
And in Europe it was news.
In the United States it was not
especially considered news--for a
very good reason. We have come
to take the fair minded head of the
FBI so much for granted that we
don't realize that in many parts
of Europe. the head of the secret
police is a figure synonymous
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
SEVEN IN, II OUT ON
Pacific NORTHERN

Pacific Northern Airlines carried
10 passengers on Friday flights with
seven arriving and II departing as
follows:
From Anchorage: H. j. Collins,
Phyllis Ring, L. E. Allen, A. w.
lakewood, Felix Toner, David
Dorne, Ingyar Iverson.
To Yakutat: Michael Hickey, Carl
Christofferson.
To Cordova; Oswald Newman,
Fred Pasnow.
To Anchorage: Cecilia Cavanaugh,
Angie Grominoff, Mary Melovidov,
1t. B. Wingo. Fred Michels, Lyle
Andrews, Joe Mahoney.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
U. 5. NAVY UNITS
LEAVE SHANGHAI:
REDS CLOSING IN

SHANGHAI, May 28.-lR-- All
American naval units sailed this
morning from their anchorages at
the mouth of the Yangtze River.
The ships had been taken down the
Yangtze as the Communists drew
closer to Shanghai.
Shanghai appears to be returning
to normal under Communist rule,
but the absence of sufficient ship
ping means a food crisis Is almost
certain to come to the city OF six
million.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
lTEAMFR MOVEMENTS

Baran0f scheduled to sail from
Seattle today, due Tuesday
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver 8 tonight.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver June /.
Aleutian scheduled southbound
early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
STORES, OFFICES
TO CLOSE MONDAY

Housewives are tusy stocking up
for the long holiday weekend for
stores, as well as other business
firms, are scheduled to be closed
Memorial Day.
For Federal employees. the week
end extends from Friday to Tues
Gay, as US. Government offices are
closed today. Territorial and city
offices will also be closed Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
HOLIDAY TRAGEDIES
BEGIN 10 MOUNT up
(By The Associated Press,

by The Associated Press
The cost of lives of the nations
Memorial Day weekend began to
mount early today.
Sixteen accident deaths were re-
ported before noon Eastern STAN
dard Time. Fourteen resulted from
accidents on overworked highways.
The National Safety Council pre-
dicted total Of 2l5 traffic fatal
tiles, not including those who may
die later Of their injuries The
Council said 1t expects more than
100000 vehicles will move during
the three-day holiday, given good
weather.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
BRITT IN WITH BARGE

Expecting to be in port two or
three days. Capt. F. (Pat) Britt
brought in the Fish and Wildlife
Service power barge 1915 this
morning from Kodiak. The craft
recently was acquired from the
Army, for us off Ketchikan as sum-
mer operations base for. the FWS
stream improvement program.
After having the barge equipped
here. Britt and his crew of three
will take the 1915 to Ketchikan,
then fly to Seattle, where Britt is
skipper of the Pelican. The BSP
1915 is moored at the Alaska
Steamship Company dock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
WEATHER REPORT
~. 8. WEATHER BUREAU

} ~. 8. WEATHER BUREAU
, This data Is for 24-hour Pc
} Rod ending $50 am. psf.
} In Juneau Maximum, So;
minimum, 40.
At Airport Maximum, 70;
} minimum. 80.
, FORECAST
} tJsneas and vIcinityt
Increasing cloudiness this
afternoon and Sunday with
intermittent light rain by
Sunday evening. Highest
temperature today about 81
} degrees. Lowest tonight near
As degrees.
} r r E C IPI r A I'll ON
, Past ~ hours ending 100 am. today
In City of Juneau-None;
since May !, Alb inches;
since July l. 1ll.39 inches.
At the Airport None;
since May /. 1886 inches;
since July /. 1891 inches.
.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-28
ACS sOFrBALL RESULTS

ACS beat CYO by forfeit last
night ACS boys appeared on the
scene at 6 o'clock sharp for warm
up and were still warming up at
GAS p. m. when Father Sweeney
appeared and forfeited the game.
Most of the CYO boys are either
out of town or interested in SWIM
ming as a sport more or less. The
game will be counted an official
win for the ACS.