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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
GULpS 167 CLAIMS IN
 8 MINUTES
Seattle Carpenter Wins Second Annual Inier-
 national Contest

SEATTLE, Feb. 23--tR-In eight hectic minutes, Toe Gagrco. 26- year-old carpenter, gulp ed l6i steamed little-neck clans to win the second annual international clam eating contest last night.
 The contest was shortened two minutes because officials, underesu- mating the capacities of the com petitors, failed to provide enough bivalves. Gagnon used to dig clans for a living in Warren, R. l.
 Dix Taylor, Seattle boat building superintendent. was second With l63
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
ROAD ExpEQTS
 TO ANCHORAGE
 FOR ARC, pRA

Four experts on roads, concerned with two separate projects, were aboard todays Pacific Northern flight to Anchorage.
 For the Alaska Road Commission George M. Tapley, chief of the en- gineering division, and Walter Daub, chief of the division of contracts, were going on matters concerning the tank farm there.
 Harry P. Hart, Public Roads Ad- ministration construction engineer and John E. Haapala went regard ing the Glenn Highway for which Haapala is in charge of construc- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
MRS. MILLER WITH FRA

Mrs. Inga Miller arrived on the Baranof from Washington, D. C., to take a position in the accounting department of the Public Roads Administrator.
 Three PR.A. staff members were in Juneau for the duration of the Baranof's step. They are E. A. Cowan, formerly of Denver, who is to be district construction engineer at Seward; R. M. Preshaw, from Ogden, Utah, and Virgil Cave, who has been in Central America and Washington, D. c. Preshaw and Cave will be resident engineers at Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
LEGION BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETS
 FRIDAY EVENING

The building committee of Ju- neau Post No. 4, The American Le- gion, will hold an important meet ing Friday evening at eight o'clock n the Dugout. Matters pertaining o the projection of plans for im- 3roved Legion facilities are to be aken under advisement, and com nittee chairman, John Parmenter aas announced that all members of his committee are urged to be present..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-tR-Clos- ng quotation of Alaska Juneau nine stock today is SIS, American can 885s, Anaconda 32h, Curtiss- Wright g. International Harvester 341s, Kennecott 48ls, New York Central 1C1a, Northern Pacific l4h, J. s. Steel 705s, Pound $4.03A.
 Sales today were 770,000 shares,
 Averages today are as follows: ndustrials 173.24, rails 48.37, util- ties 34.65.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
WEDDl.Su FRIDAY

Friday evening, Miss Noreen Pa- tricia Andrews, will become the bride of Cpl. Ross Bishop, in a ceremony at the Douglas Catholic Church The 8 o'clock ceremony will be conducted by the Rev. AL fred T. Brady, s. J., after which a reception will be held at the home. All friends of the couple are invited to attend the church ceremony and the recep- tion.
 The young couple are both en- pployees of the Juneau ACS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
pAA FLIGHT RECORD SEATTLE, FAIRBANKS E REPORTED BROKEN

SEATTLE, Feb. 23-4R--A Pan American Douglas DC-4 Clipper flew nonstop from Seattle to Fair banks, Alaska, in six hours, Is, minutes yesterday, shaving two hours off its scheduled time, a company official said today.
 Regional Operations Manager Emerson Bassett said the flight was record for any scheduled DC-4 trip northbound from Seattle to Fairbanks.
 Capt. James Steward, Seattle, was at the controls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
Chinese Lawmakers
 Threaten Trouble
(By The Associated Press,

By The Associated Press
 Strife continues in China. A group oI Chinese lawmakers threat ned tc unseat Premier Sun Flo be- cause he and his cabinet fled last month to Canton. The legislators want to look into financial deals.
 No progress was in sight in the peace sparring between the Chinese Communists and the Nationalist forces they have beaten i'll battle. The Communists moved nine min- istries to Peiping, their new capi- tal ill North China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
UNION PACIFIC MAIN
 LINE CLEARED IN WHO.

Main lines of the Union Pacific Railroad, including those through the Wyoming storm area. have been entirely cleared and through freight and passenger train service between the Pacific Coast and the East has been resumed, according to ad- vices received by the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
ii BOARD N0RAH
 SOUTHWARK BOUND

Southbound from Skagway, the Princess Norah docked here at 8 o'clock this morning and sailed at 10:30 taking on II passengers. Em- barking for Seattle were Mir. and Mrs. J. Elford.
 To Vancouver-Mr. and Mrs. D. Prov, w. Batute, MT. and Mrs. M. Villanueda and infant, and MT. and Mrs. F. Carrillo.
 To Prince Rupert: T. Geigonich.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
ROBERT l. MILLER
 DIES AT ST. ANN'S

Robert I. Miller, 66, died at St. Ann's hospital yesterday evening shortly before 6 o'clock.
 Miller, who had lived in Juneau for number of years, was the father of Mel Miller, formerly ot Douglas and now of Ketchikan. Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced tomorrow by the Charles w. Carter Mortuary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
FRED TURPI.s 4.s.CuPERATES
 FROM OPEEN ZION; ST. ANN's

Fred L. Iurpin is recuporating in St. Ann's Hospital from a serious bone operation performed Saturday morning by DT. Phillip Moore and pr. c. c. Garter. Turpin will be hosritalized for several weeks.
 During his recuperaticn his wife and son Billy Lee are making their home with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. J. Walker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
QUIET HOLIDAY

Washington's birthday was ob- served/ quietly yesterday Douglas, with the Gold Medal basketball series in Juneau being the attrac- ton for most residents, All busi- nesses observed holiday hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
rrS ENGINEER TUG HERE
 FOR RADAR EQUIPMENT

The LT-6O docked Monday morn ng at the U. s. Engineer dock or radar installation and voyage
 apair which will take approximate v two weeks to complete. Clifford c Bertiaux is master of the tug md there are IA in addition to him m the crew.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
PASSENGERS ABOARD
 pNA TUESDAY FLIGHTS

Passengers aboard Pacific North ern Airlines plane yesterday in cluded:
 From Anchorage-W. c. Richy, Walter Walsh.
 To Anchorage-Sophie Sandvik, Willard Swanson, Dolly Krause, Dean Williams, Bonnie Randall and Nick Rausch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
FEED DEER

Troop No. 610, Douglas Boy Scouts, accompanied by Leader Hank O'Sipga, Thomas Cashen ana Joe Maker, spent part of the last weekend cutting trees on the beach beyond the Treadwell foundry, so the deer in that area would have something for feeding.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
MRS. McCRARY LEAVES

Mrs. Jessie McCrary, Alaska field representative of Sears Roebuck and Company, was passenger of Alaska Coastal Airlines today, go- ing to Ketchikan.
 After two weeks there, Mrs. Mo- Crary plans a month in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
AT ST. ANN,S

Billy Fleek was taken to St. Ann's hospital in Juneau last week suf- fering from congested lungs and a kidney ailment. Billy. IA years ,oi age, is the son of MT. and Mrs. Eroy Fleek. Reports from the hospital are that he is quite ser iously ill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23

Ecuadorean hatmakers claim that a perfect Panama hat can be pull ed through an ordinary finger ring without damaging it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
COMES KSs1E

Gen Kirkham, ST., returned home saturday via PAA from an ex- tended visit in the States, where he visited with members of his family and friends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23

The Walkers just recently re- turned to Juneau from a four month stay at Fairbanks, where Mr. Walker took over management c the West Coass Grocery Co. during an extended vacation of Manager E. c Hodge. Mrs. Walker, while en.oying her stay at Fairbanks, says she is exceedingly glad to be back in Southeastern Alaska's mountains.
 --~--e--e-ep =
 FlsOM SlTKA
 Mrs. Ernest Somers of Sitka is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
STAYING WITH SON

Mrs Henry Stragier was dismiss ed from St. Ann's Hospital this week and is now resting at the Juneau home of her son, George Stragier and family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23
FOUR sTITCHEs

Miss Danna Jean Poor received lip injury from fall yesterday md four stitches were required.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23

Thomas Jefferson, in 1901, was the first President of the United States to be inaugurated in Wash ington, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-23

DODGE RooMiNEss IS ROOM All AROUND The new Dodge, shorter, narrower and lower gives you more elbow room leg room head room for todsy's bigger, taller Americans.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Il Medical Students
In D. {. Area Selected
For Army |nternships

Twelve Washington area med
ical students have been selected
for Army internships beginning
next July /. Maj. Gen. r. w. Bliss,
Army Surgeon General, an
nounced today.
All are fourth-year medical stu
dents and are among 245 success
full candidates out of LOLA in the
country who applied for such in
ternships.
Upon graduation, they will >be
commissioned first lieutenants in
the Army Medical Corps Reserve
and assigned to Armp general hos
pitfalls as lnternS.
The students, the medical
schools which they are now at
tending. and the Army hospital to
which they will be assigned, follow:
John r. Simmons. 1900 Chesa-
peake street NV, Boston Univer-
sity-Walter Reed Hospital; Don
aid A. Brooks, 847 Fifty-f first street
NE, Howard University-Percy
Jones General Hospital, Battle
Creek. Mich; John c. Rose, 1862
Twenty-f1rst street NV, George
town University - Valley Forge
General Hospital, Phoenixville,
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Institute Scheduled
To Aid Specialists in
Rehabi|itating Deaf .

Special workers for the deaf
and the hard of hearing will at
tend week-long institute begin
ming at 9 am. tomorrow at the
Federal Security Agency Audito-
rum, Oscar r. Ewing, FSA ad-
ministrator, announced yesterday.
The institute, organized by
Michael j. Shortley, director of
the agency's Office of vocational
rehabilitation. was set up to ex-
psnd State rehabilitation services.
TIE attending specialists will
establish standards for services,
including lip reading, speech cor
rection, counseling. psychological
diagnosis and auditory training.
"The end result will be to in
crease the numbre Of rehabilita-
tions of deaf and hard Of hearing
persons" Mr.. Shortley stated.
During the last fiscal year. 5,087
deaf or hard Of hearing persons
were rehabilitated into suitable
employment. In this country the
number of people with hearing
deficiencies has been placed as
high as 100000 persons. The
number of men and women in the
normal working force, whose diff
f1culty of hearing constitutes job
handicaps, can be placed at nearly
q quarter of a million"
Participants in the institute will
concentrate on these aspects of
vocational rehabilitation: Psyche
logical services for the deaf and
the severely hard of hearing;
planning for higher education Of
the deaf; personal adjustment and
prevocational service and counsel
ing.
Persons taking part in the in
stitute will include: DR.. Merle
Ansberry, professor Of speech at
the University Of Maryland; DR..
William G. Hardy. audiologist,
director of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity Speech and Hearing Clinic;
DR.. Aram Glorig, biologist, direc-
tor of the Army Aural Rehabilita-
ton Center at Forest Glen Divi-
sion, Walter Reed Hospital; Miss
Betty Wright, field director. Amer
ican Hearing Society, and Miss
Josephine Timberlake, executive
secretary of the Volta Bureau.
Discussions of psychological
services will be under the chair
manship of DR.. Salvatore G. Di-
Michael. consultant. psychological
services, Office Of Vocational Re-
habilitation, FSA. Contributors to
this subject include: DR.. Edna
Simon Levine, consultant on psy-
Geological testing of the deaf in
England, and Mrs. Tanya Mash,
director of the Society for the
Welfare of the Jewish Deaf.
Educators include DR.. Irving S.
Fusfeld, dean of Gallaudet Col
lege; William S. Mcclure. direc-
tor, Normal Training Department
Columbia Institution for the Deaf;
DR.. Leonard M. Elstad, president,
Gallaudet; Prof. Elizabeth Ben
= son, Gallaudet and DR.. William
Whitehead, educator Of Negro
deaf.
Other specialists will discuss
personal adjustment, prevoca-
tional training and special prob
lem areas.
Evening star., 1949-11-27

Pa; Kent Ellis, 1921 Montague
street NV. Yale University-Wal-
ter Reed; Walter Edwin Switzer,
2115 F street NV, George WASH
ington University-Gorgas Hos
pital, Panama Canal Zone.
Also Bertram l.. Pear, 3770
Twenty-ninth street NV, George
Washington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ons General Hospital, Denver
Colo; Norman H. Ruoenstein, 1882
Minnesota avenue Sc, George
Washington University - Oliver
General Hospital, Augusta. Ga;
Francis j. Hughes, jr.. 2225 N
street NV, George Washington
University-Walter Reed; Richard
H. Mott, jr.. 1903 v street Sc,
George Washington University
Walter Reed; Arthur j. Barnett,
1881 Quarles street NE, George
town University Percy Jones
General Hospital; Joseph F. Metz
ger, 1907 Seventy-second avenue.
Landover Hills. Nd, George WASH
ingtcn-Walter Reed and Bern
ard M. Dirzulaitis, 20l3 South
Twelfth street. Arlington, Va,
Georgetown-Walter Reed.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
D. c. Progressive Party
Plans Talks Tuesday

The Progressive Party of the
District will sponsor a round able
discussion on unemployment and
relief at 8:15 pm. Tuesday at the
Cafeteria Union Hall, 1015 M
street NV.
The party announced that the
principal speakers in the discus
sion will be Raymond F. Clapp Of
the Board of Public Welfare;
Frank T. Preston of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board, and B
&c. Upton of the Bureau Of Voca-
tional Rehabilitation.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
|sidore Hershfie|d, , 80,
Dies at Hospital Here

Isidore Hershfield, 80. one OF
Washington's best-known Jewish
leaders. died Unexpectedly Of q
heart attack last night at Emer-
gency Hospital. He lived at 1901
Columbia road NV. ,t.
Mr.. Hershfield had been for
many years active in Red Cross,
Community Chest and War Bond
drives. He also had been general
counsel and Washington repre-
sentative for the Hebrew Shelter
ing and Immigrant Aid Society of
America for 26 years before his
retirement two months ago.
His relief and charity work had
extended to Europe as we'll as
throughout the United States. He
had served on the Speakers Bu-
reau and the Budget Committee
Of the Community Chest for many
years. At the time Of his death
he was a member Of the Board of
Directors of the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center. In 1885 he received
a bronze plaque from Catholic
University for his outstanding re-
lief work.
Born in New York, he was edu-
Gated at the College of the City
Of New York and received his law
degree at New York Law School.
He had been a practicing lawyer
for so years. (,
His only survivor Is a son, Lar
ence II. Hershfield. who lived Niti,
him. az
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. &.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
St. Francis xavier's Arm
To Be Taken 10 Baltimore

The right arm and hand of st.
Francis Xavier, one Of the most
revered relics Of the Catholic
church, will be taken from Wash
ington tonight to Baltimore after
three days here. During this Pc
riod thousands Of District area
Catholics venerated the hand and
arm of the 10th century saint who
converted nearly a million ma
tives in Asia.
The relic will be at st. Aloysius
Church today. A special service
will be held at 8 o'clock tonight
after which the relic will be
taken to Baltimore by the Rev
Arthur r. McGratty, s. j.. Of New
York. From there it will even
tually 90 to New York, last stor
on Nation wide tour of three
months. The relic will then be
taken to its shrine in Gesu
Church at Rome.
Yesterday the relic was a,
Georgetown University for ven.
Grafton by Catholics of the schoo
and area. It later went to Holy
Trinity Church, Georgetown Visi-
tation Convent and Georgetown
University Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
World Drive on Poverty
Urged by FAC Head

A three-pronged international
attack on the present poverty o,
1900, 900, 900 of the worlds people
was urged last night by Norris e
Dodd. director general of the Fooc
and Agriculture Organization o1
the United Nations.
Speaking before the Chemica
Engineers Club Of Washington, the
former United States Undersecre.
tary Of Agriculture said the world.
population is increasing taste,
than its food production. To meet
this problem he advocated:
l. A great expansion Of FAC
technical assistance to under.
developed countries with increased
funds growing out of Presiden,
Truman's point four" program
now pending before Congress.
2. Increased foreign investment
In dams. irrigation systems, fer.
tilizer plants, railroads and othe,
economic developments in low in
come countries. .z~
3. Creation Of q clearing hous.
for commodities within the FAC
to bridge the currency gap" be.
tween. areas Of surplus and area
l4 need until technical assistanc,
land foreign investment have tim'
TO produce results. 4 se4 r4s~
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Prewor German Refugee, IS,
dies 24 Hours After His Wife

Life in the New World ended
with tragic suddenness within a
48-hour period for an elderly Ger
man couple who were reported to
be the last persons permitted to
flee Germany with their belong
ings before World War II broke
out. =.
Mrs. Clara Manner. 70, who
moved from Washington to St
Louis 20 months ago to join old
friends there. was stricken with
pneumonia last Friday and died
Tuesday morning.
Her husband, Berthold Manner
rs, too grief stricken to attend
his wife's funeral yesterday, died
of heart attack early this morn
ing. An inventor, he was actively
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Howard Session 10 Hear
Talk by DR.. Shepard

A three-day convention at
Howard University sponsored by
its School Of Religion was to close
today with an address on "The
Religious Foundations of Social
and Political Righteousness" by
Or. Marshal Shepard, recorde,
OF deeds for the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Last night DR.. Mordecai w
johnson, president of Howard
University, told a convocation
banquet that the only way to de-
feat Communism is through
bringing "a superior stream OF
tnteiligently directed moral en-
ergy" into the life Of the nation
In Communism this country
faces "the most passionate en-
thusiasm for establishment Of 8
just social order on earth since
the beginning Of Christianity, ,
the speaker declared.
Methodist Bishop G.. Bromley
Oman Of New York earlier tole
the convocation that the churche.
should get together for their com.
mon good. He said those church
bodies having no fundamental
doctrinal differences should re.
unite.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Stolen Wallet Contains
Combination 10 Safe

A wallet stolen yesterday from
an official of Hogate's seafood
restaurant contained, among 9TH
er things, the combination to the
restaurants safe, police reported
today.
The report of the theft was
made by Joseph X. Rulon, As, vice
president of Rulon-Henderson,
nc., operators Of the restaurant.
Mr.. Rulon, who lives at 1921
Upton street NV, reported the
wallet taken from a pair of pants
hanging in the restaurant Office
The police report of the theft lists
the following articles in the wal
let:
A IS gold piece, $50 In cash. q
birth certificate, automobile op-
orators permits from the District
Delaware and New Jersey : an
Eastern Air Line credt card-and
the, combination to the safe.oe~
Evening star., 1949-11-10
3 Officials of Electrical Union
Chased Out of Virginia Town

, had shifted allegiance. Rhine con-
tended that the UE contract with
the plant was still valid.
Max Miller, district representa-
tive of the new CIO union, said
he and "a number" Of other men,
bers decided the UE trio must
leave town because of their too
leftish" political views. He indi-
Gated the union feared they would
stir up trouble.
' There was no violence as Rhine
and his two associates were es-
corted from their hotel to the rail-
road station, where they boarded
a train bound for Washington.
Police stood on guard against any
outbreak.
Three uniformed officers and
several plainclothesmen were at
the station, but none of the trio
asked the police to halt the ex-
pulsion.
Rhine told reporters that RCA
had sought to mislead its workers
by placing paid agents" in their
ranks who failed the UE with
"the false cry Of communism"
RCA plant officials declined to
comment and said it was entirely
an employe matter.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
dispute on Manager
Blocks Blind School S
Charter, Court Hears
Efforts to get congressional ap-

Efforts to get congressional ap-
proval of a permanent charter for
the Columbia Polytechnic Insti-
tute for the Blind have been
blocked by a dispute over the
attempted removal of French
Hufty, elderly blind former man.
ager Of the school, a witness testi-
fed In District Court today.
The 50-year charter of the in
stitution at 1908 H street NV
expires next June. Daniel Par
fridge. school trustee, told Judge
Jennings Bailey that he has been
unable to arrange for a perpetual
renewal resolution because Of the
current controversy.
The institute has asked District
Court to prevent Mr.. Hufty from
continuing to carry on operations
at the school. The Board OF
Trustees voted him a pension OF
SIPS a month last June and desig-
mated him president emeritus on
condition that he terminate all
relations with the institution.
Mr.. Hufty has been associated
with the institute since 1911 ane
was its general manager as vel
as executive vice president fol
many years. The institute de.
clares that he has locked thu
doors to the front Office and re.
fuses to admit John j. Coughlin
who was named manager a veal
ago.
Miss Cora Fitton, a teacher al
the institute, testified that Mr.
Hufty tried to discharge her last
month because she turned schoo
money over to Mr.. Coughlin. Mis-.
Fitton, who is blind. explained
that II excused Mr.. Hufty on the
ground that he is not we'll"
The hearing before Judge Bailey
is expected to continue for severa,
days. Mr.. Hufty as we'll as hi.
nephew, Page Hufty. a schoo
trustee, who is opposing his uncle
are scheduled to testify. Attor.
ney Frederick A. Ballard is repre-.
senting the institute and Juliu.
Aranof and Jack N. Steinberg are
attorneys for Mr.. Hufty.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Polish Observer Quits
Trial Of yon Munstein
.n,sY .Ks A.sesiatsd Press

n zzass, - w fhe AssoSsafsd Press IN
. HAMBURG. Germany. Nov. W
The Polish observer to the Brit
ish court trying former Field
Marshal Erich Won Manstein d
war crimes charges today an
nounced his withdrawal in protest
against the conduct Of the trial.
The observer Is Maj. B. Acht. IL
In q letter to, the president 'o1
the court, 1t. Gen. Sir Franz
Simpson, he said the trial has been
used fUr the Qualification of Naad-
ism and Nazi methods. Manstein
Is accused on II counts for actions
by German troops in Poland and
Russia.
Evening star., 1949-11-10
Woman Intern HospitaIized
After Ambulance Crash

A 23-year-old woman intern al
Emergency Hospital today was in
undetermined condition at the
hospital, where she was taken
after suffering internal injuries
In an accident which occurred as
she was responding to an ambu-
lance call.
The intern, Mrs. Lunetta Men,
ming. was injured. police said
when the ambulance in which she
was riding collided at Twentieth
and E streets NV. with an auto
mobile driven by Lemuel j. En-
brey. 46, Of CAT Twenty-second
street, Arlington.
Driver of the ambulance was
listed as Frederick w. Smith, %
colored, Of 20 De Frees street NV
Both drivers were to appear at a
hearing in the corporation coun-
sells office today. The accident
occurred about / pm. yesterday
DR.. Memming was returned to
Emergency Hospital in a Health
Department ambulance.