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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16
DON CONGDON'S BASE
MENT, SCENE OF LEGION
RUMMAGE SALE FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY

February 18th and 10Th are
the big "Need" days for the
people of Zion-Benton. You'll
need to attend the gigantic
rummage sale which is being
put on by the American Legion
at Don Congdon's store and
you'll need one or more of the
1000 values found there. Just
a few are mentioned here for
you to- check:
IA table and floor model ra-
dios; chairs, brand new cor
ner kitchen sink; baby clothes;
home canned foods; knick-
knacks for corner shelves, etc.;
canning jars; fire place sets;
scatter rugs; mems clothes; car
accessories; tires; ties; wo-
mems and girls clothes - fur
coats, etc.
Money collected from this
sale will be used to finish the
memorial park and for the new
Legion home. Help your Le-
gion home. Help your Legion
to help build Zion.
If you have anything to do
nate, call 1903, $50, and 341O.
A Legion member will pick up
your donations. Let's make this
the best and biggest rummage
sale Zion-Benton has ever seen.
Show your community spirit.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16
LAKE VIEW
AMATEUR NIGHT

The Annual Amateur Night
at Lake View will be held the
evening of February 22nd, at
the School, in the gymnasium.
AS usual good program may
be expected. Admission 35
cents for adults; Is cents for
children. Proceeds will go for
further equipment for the Hot
Lunch program. Founders Day
will also be observed. Every
one is invited.
Matinee at 8 80 p. m.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16
LETTER
From Our
MISSIONARIES IN AFRICA
Jan. 9. 1949

Dear Mother:
Happy New Year to you!
Well, we are off to a New
Year-trust it will be a pro-
fitable one to all of us. Some
folks count profit in money
ways, but thank God my only
profit is how many I can help
to find Him as their God and
Christ as their Savior.
Our New Years Watch Night
Service was simply super! |
can honestly say I have never
had the kind of a blessing l
had there-ever in my life.
The Spirit of God was fully
present and it was not hard to
realize it.
There was a group of 35
missionaries in one accord, as
it were. So many, many folks
mentioned that surely that
alone would please God. From
what we have heard-the last
term out here most of the mis-
sionaries were at each others
necks most of the time. That
condition is all gone now and
we really are as one great
family putting aside all doc
trinal differences and boun-
diaries with one goal in view
Continued on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16
CONSERVATORY RECITALS

The next Zion Conservatory
of Music Recitals will be on
Thursday, February 24th - 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and
8 o'clock in the evening, at the
Recital Hall, End floor, Admin
istration Building. Everybody
invited.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16
Off To Arizona

Mr.. and Mrs. Grover G.
Leech left last Friday evening
for Phoenix, Arizona, where
they. will spend a few weeks
with their daughter and family
the Lloyd Halls. Having made
the trip several times, they
chose to go by train.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-02-16

Frenchy D. Harrison, pro-
prietor of the Harrison Garage
and Service Station at 2301
Sheridan Road, is a descend
ant of early American pioneer
stock and can trace his fore
bearers back beyond his great
grandfather, Middleton Harri-
son, who was born in the Caro-
lima back country in the days
when the United States was
still largely confined to the At
lantic Ocean coastal areas.
"Frenchy", as he is familiar
ly known by his many friends
and patrons, first saw the light
of day on a farm near Fulton,
Mississippi, on August %,
1910, and was the fourth of
seven children born to Mr.. and
Mrs. N. C. Harrison. His father
operated a cotton farm there
and his parents still live on
the same farm, though young
er son, Duane, now operates
the farm. The farm had been
homesteaded by his grand
father.
Harrison attended grade
school at a consolidated rural
school called Tilden and was
graduated from the Fulton
township high school in 1880.
While attending high school
he gained some recognition
with the prep track squad, dis
tinguishing himself by placing
third in the state on the low
hurdles in 1929. He was vice
president of his class in his sem
ior year.
Following graduation from
high school, "Frenchy" work
ed with his father on the farm
for four years and then resum-
ed his education at the Tupelo
Military Institute and Junior
college, where he majored in
engineering and was gradual
ed in 1885.
With a friend he ventured
north in the fall of 1885. His
original plans were to go to
Detroit, Mich, where he had
several relatives employed in
some of the nations big auto
mobile plants. En- route to De-
troit, however, Frenchy stop
ped off at Zion with his friend
and he hasn't reached Detroit
Continued on page p
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
(ORSAIR MAkES TRIP
 INTO TRACY ARM MON.

The luxury cruiser S.S. Corsaif docked yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and sailed for Skagway last night at 11;30 o'clock Master ot the ship is Capt. H. Nedden.
 Yesterday morning the 343 foot cruiser sailed into Tracy Arm at minus three tide Drawing 2l feet, the Corsair had 16 feet of water under the keel. This was the first known time that ship as large as the Corsair had entered these waters. Because of the large amount of ice floating in the bay, the ship was able to approach to within only three miles of Sawyer Glacier.
 According to Capt. Nedden, the glacier was sight worth seeing and was more beautiful than Gla- cier Bay. When the cruiser left Tracy Arm, the buoy marking the channel was bobbing because of the strong tide running.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
FISHING EVENT
 ICpS IN k0RTh
 SAY Sp0RTS SMEN

Chas. G. Burdick. President of the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc, an- nounces that in his opinion the third Golden North Salmon Derby held July 20. 30 and 31 was the outstanding sporting event so far held in the north. There were more entries, more interest and more good, clean competition for the many prizes offered than in any other event of record.
 Final tapuIations shows that 360 entry tickets were sold for gross of $6300 900. Expenses including the Ford Sedan awarded as first prize and the canning of three thousand pounds of salmon entered for prizes totalled $3,25000 This net, together with the balance of S1,300 in the Sportsmens treasury prior to the Derby, gives them work ing fund toward the primary pur- pose of the organization: to in- crease the amount of fish and game available to the sportsmen in the vicinity Plans are being made for a fish planting program in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service.
 Burdick states that if more ol the sportsmen in this vicinity were members of the association that much more could be done There are numeer of men and women here who are not members but who should be affiliated with the asso- ciation Anyone wishing to join can send their 1949 dues to MT Burdick, Box 76l, Juneau. Dues are $500 per year for a single mem bership or $7 50 for man and wife.
 Tn reporting on the third Golden North Salmon Derby Burdick stated that the only reason it was suc- ocssful was the excellent organi- rational work of the co-chairmen-- Keith Wildes and Sim MacKinnon and the hard work of the chair men and members of the various committees plus the fine support of the local papers and the dona- ton of the worthwhile prizes by the merchants. The space for dis playing prizes in the window of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co., added materially to the in- terest in the Derby. The stores selling entry tickets added a big
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
CHARLES MEETS
 GUS LESNEvICH
 TOMORROW NIGHT
By JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-R- Ezzard Charles. heavyweight champion in AT of the 48 states, will try to win over a skeptical New York in his first NBA title defense tomorrow night against battle-scarred Gus Lesnevich at Yankee Stadium.
 This is the big one for the lean Negro from Cincinnati, who hasn't been overly impressive in his show ings here and who still is denied recognition by Col. Edward Eagan and his New York Athletic Com mission.
 An emphatic triumph over the former light heavyweight title holder from Cliffside Park, NJ. might change some minds.
 Charles is 5 to IS favorite over battle-scarred Gus, the former light heavyweight champ. Lesnevich is bordering on 35. He has been fighting for pay since 1884 and has been stopped three times by Freddie Steele, Lee Oma and Woodcock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
WILLIAMS TIED WITH DlLLENGER
 IN LEAGUE BAYS

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-R- Ted Williams of Boston has caught up with Bob Dillinger of St. Louis. They're tied for the American League batting lead at 345 each.
 Williams gained four points and Dillinger fell one during the last week. Dom DiMaggio of Boston held third place with .343, one point gain. Last week he was sec ond.
 Following them in games through Sunday were George Kell, Detroit, .339; Dale Mitchell, Cleveland and Roy Sievers, St. Louis, .322 each; Cass Michaels, Chicago, .313; Luke Appling, Chicago, .310; vern Steph- ems, Boston, BOT; and Don Kollo- way, Detroit, .305.
 Stephens. Red Sox shortstop, led in runs batted in with 112. He was tied with Williams in homers with 27 each.
 Williams had scored the most runs, 104 He had the most doub- les, 31. Dom DiMaggio had the most hits, 134. Mitchell led in triples with 15. Dillinger was high in stolen bases with 10.
 Allie Reynolds of New York top per the pitchers with an .846 av- craze for II wins and 2 losses. Mel Parnell had the most wins, 16
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
THREE CARDS IN
 15TF0UR SPOTS IN
 NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-tR-The odds are better than 100 to 1 against him, but at long last Stan Musial is making his belated bid to re- tain his National League batting crown.
 The slashing St. Louis Cardinal outfielder for the first time this season has made his way into the top ten hitters. Including games of Sunday, Aug. 2, Musial owned a 313 mark. While it was good for seventh place, it still left him exactly 49 points behind Jackie Robinson's league leading 1862.
 Robinson, who went into his 11th consecutive week in the top spot, dropped couple of points but still managed to maintain a 33- point edge over Enos Slaughter, an- other Cardinal flychaser. Slaugh- ter's runnerup figure was 1923.
 Still another Redbird, Al (Red) Echoendienst, rested in fourth place, his 1921 mark only point back of the 1922 figure posted by Willard Marshall of the New York Giants.
 The Giants Whitey Lockman and Bobby Thompson held fifth and sixth places, respectively, with marks of .317 and 316.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
EIGHT IN, B OUT ON
 PACIFIC NORTHERN

Pacific Northern Airlines carried 21 passengers yesterday with 8 arriving and 13 departing as fol- lows: -hM
 From Anchorage: Mrs. D. Fergu- sen and infant, Mrs. Bell, R. Leach. Mable Webb, s. c. Clatheroe. .
 From Cordova Norman Wigitoff c. L. Anderson.
 From Yakutat: R. N. Schoffner.
 To Yakutat: Peter Harry, Violet Sensmeir and infant, Harriet Mil ton.
 To Anchorage: Governor Gruen- ing, Gene and Marie Weschenfel- der, Doris Efler, Alex Young, Pvt Buster Young, Elmer Peterson, w T. Reagon, Neil c. Hanson, Johr Rothschild Jr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
pAA CARRIES B
 pA5SENGERS MON.

Fifty-three passengers were aboard Pan American flights yes terday as follows:
 From Whitehorse: John Pelle, Mrs. Florence Fish, Mrs. Elise Leggo, Miss Ernie Boardman, MT and Mrs. J. G. Ferguson, Mrs Sarah Shomate.
 To Ketchikan: c. H. Keil, Don Scott, Bert Davey.
 To Seattle: MT. and Mrs. D. Nell son, Tom Martin, Mabel Richey Edwina Beyer, Minnie Fassmenn B. E. Thompson, Darlene Becker Mrs. Mike Pusich, Ann and Louis Pusich, M R. Marker, Ethel Col win, Phyllis Smothers and infant Martha, Raymond Rice, Donald Craze, Jack Thompson, Frec Daugherty, Juanita Rutherford, MT and Mrs R. Hall, F. Noreen, l. Phelps, Harold Foss, w. L. Altmil- Ter, MT and Mrs. H. A. Prehl, Will liam Samel, J. O. Mcleod, Phi Bertholl, Mike Mathison, Olav Fir kenstad Ali Jacobson, Krist Peder- son, Carl Redman, HanniS Aad' lund, Eva Congdon, Mrs. Teresf Howson, Mrs. R. l. Congdon, Mike Eva and Marylee Congdon, Junf Ehman, Neil Mill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
Brooklyn,
 Cardinals
 Stay lied
By JOE REICHLER AP Sports Writer

Enos Country Slaughter, the St. Louis Cardinals Ball Player Ball Player" is living proof that easehall experts are a funny race
 In preseason polls, the majority of scribes ignored St. Louis as a pennant threat because the Cards were too old," thus, without say ing so, they pointed the finger at Slaughter, who at 3S, was the oldest regular on the club.
 Today, these same experts pre- dict that the Cards will win the National League flag. Why? Be- cause of the presence of this same Enos Slaughter.
 Slaughter's current batting aver age of .331 is exceeded only by Jackie Robinson's .364.
 Enos enjoyed one of his biggest days" last night when he walloped two home runs and drove in six runs to lead the Cards to a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
 The Redbirds needed the triumph to maintain their first place tic with Brooklyn, as the Dodgers al ready had nipped the New York Giants, 2-1
 Those were the only games played in the majors.
 Slaughter's one-man foray en- abled Howie Pollet to register his 18th victory although he was touched up for a dozen hits.
 Jackie Robinson was the big gun for the Dodgers. He slashed his 18th homer in the second and set the stage for the winning run in the eighth with single that sent Carl Furillo to third.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
Japanese Swimmers 10 Compete in U. ,.
 AAU Championships

.
 TOKYO, Aug. 9-R-Six free style swimmers leave tomorrow for the United States to put Japan back into international competition for the first time since the war. They expect to do all right in the AAU championships.
 Hironoshin Furuhashi & O. think they'll come out of the Los Angeles meet Aug 17-19 with three wins-maybe more. Furuhashi, the Japanese ace, will swim in the 4OO and 1,500 meter events and the 800 meter relay. So will Shiro Hashizume, the no. 2 man.
 One thing is sure-all six Japan csc will go all out to win.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
Mangrum Leads in Final Round At Tam 0'Shanier
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

by CHAILES CEtAMBEtLAlN
 CHICAGO, Aug. g. R - Lloyd Mangrum went after the $3,333 top Tam OShanter All-American golf prize today with four-stroke lead over the field.
 Most of promoter George s. Mays 5etting money was on Mangrum in today's final round, and it looked as if he had the jackpot.
 Mangrum blazed through the humid 95 degree heat and some 5000 followers for a 37-33-70 third round yesterday and three quarters mark of 204, twelve strokes under par
 Sam Snead, the years leading money winner with $23,560, faded to a two-over-par "A for a total 209 after being only one stroke Eehind Mangrum at the halfway mark
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09

mite.
 The highly efficient chairmen of the various committees were: Dean Williams, Rules; Ava Blackerby, Publicity; Dr. Whitehead, Prizes; Ed Peyton Keeper of the Prizes: w. A. Chipperfield, Judge, Weights and Entries; Irwin Curtis, Finance; Bob Boochever, Boats: and Ralph Wright, Reservations.
 The Coast Guard added their cit in promoting safety in a hazardous game. The cooperation of the Weather Bureau was splendid. They not only turned out a high grade of weather but also reported 1t to the Derby judges frequently. There
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
H0SplTAL NOTES

Thomas Newell was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday
 Discharged from St. Ann's were Mrs. E. Bryant, Jimmie Davis, Shir- ley Mae Long, Leonard Johns, June Sensmeier, George Burnett and Lee Charles.
 Lena Tom of Angoon was admit ted to the Government Hospital.
 Discharged from the Government Hospital were Rachel Kanosh of Angoon, Harriet Milton of Yakutat, Robert Donnely of. Klukwan, and Frederick George of Ketchikan. SCHWINN BIKES at MADSEN'S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
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SACRAMENTO MOVES INTO
 IND PLACE
(By the Associated Press)

Jim Tabor's big bat today had slammed the Sacramento Solons into undisputed second place in the Pacific Coast league
 Tabor poled two homers Monday night to drive in seven runs and lead his mates to IA to 2 win over the lowly Los Angeles Angels. II was the leagues only game.
 By winning, the Solons moved to a half-game ahead of Oakland. The Hollywood Stars league lead was sliced to five and half games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
LEADERS IN B. B.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Batting Robinson, Brooklyn .364; Slaughter, St. Louis, .331. Runs Batted In Robinson Brooklyn, 89; Hodges, Brooklyn, 83 Home Runs = Kiner, Pittsburgh 29; Gordon, New York and Sauer Chicago, 24.
 Pitching -Newcombe, 11-3, .786; Branca, Brooklyn, 12-4, .750.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE
 Batting = Dillinger, St. Louis .3450 Williams, Boston, .3447.
 Runs Batted In-Stephens, Bos- ton, 112; Williams, Boston, 109.
 Home Runs-Stephens and Will Hams, Boston, 27.
 Pitching = Reynolds, New York 11-2, .846; Kuzava, Chicago, 7-2 .778.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
MAKE PLANS FOR
 SCHOOL 0pENINC

Plans for opening Juneau Public Schools in September will be on the agenda when board members of the Independent School District board meet tonight in the offices of Superintendent of Schools Ster- ling Sears.
 Newly appointed superintendent Sears will be meeting for the first time with the board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09

-l935-
 oNEFoR BOOK: Tommy Bridges, pitching for the Detroit Tigers, allowed a home run, a triple, a double and a single in one inning and then struck out the side.
 ROSS REcovERS; Barney Ross de- feoied Jimmy MeLornin 10 regain his weI,erweight title. Barney won by decision in IS rounds and the verdict wus SO close ihat Pop Foster. Melurnin's monoger, appealed to the boxing com mission for e reversal of the decision. The appeal wus turned down.
 
 BABE ours: Babe Ruth quits Boston after } months due to a lift with Fuchs, president of the Boston Club. Ruth is looking for berth with another club but none of the Major League clubs seem interested in the Babe at the present time.
 |
 DARK HORSE WINS Samuel Parks, IT,, youthful Pittsburgh professional and comparatively unknown in golfng circles, won the U. s. Open with 29o. This is the first time Parks has ever won a major tournament.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
B. B. SEARS

Batting -Enos Slaughter, Cardi- nals Hammered two home runs and drove in six runs as the Cardi nals walloped the Reds, 9-3.
 Pitching-Don Newcombe, Dod- gers-Pitched a four-hitter for his 11th victory as the Dodgers nipped the Giants, 2-1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
GAMES TODAY

CHICAGO, Aug. R- The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs, to 3, today before crowd of 11,313 as Cliff Cham hers, despite failure to finish, vic- timized his former mates for his seventh victory. He was lifted in the eighth after Andy Pafko wal loped is 16th homer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
NOTICE

After this date I will not be re- sponsible for any debts unless auth
 orized by me. Porferio Tabein-
 fila. 67 2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
WILL BASEBALL

Games last night:
 Vancouver 4, Wenatchee 3. Victoria 6, Spokane 5 Q1 ln- nings).
 Only games scheduled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09
El2$SS$aSa

FREDDIE GROWS UP: Freddie Steele. Toeomu welierweight who hos grown uP to inc middleweight ranks, defeosed Al aossi, highly louied middIeweshi from Newark, N. j., by k.o. in the second of a scheduled 1o-round fight In se- onlc. Rossi was soved by the bell in the first round when he was f'ut on his back ot the end of the round.
 |
 NOT QUITE: The U. of ". after winning the Frosh and J. v. races at the Poughkeepsie Re- gatta, failed to sweep the river when they placed third in the Varsity race. California was first by an oars length over Cornell and Washington was third after leading up to the three-miie mark. ,ols
 ITEMS INVITED; # you ore fcmliior with Sport Short you would like to see included in this series plsoss send i, together with your auihoriiy, fe 2l2o So. "c" Street, Toeomu, Wcsh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09

was a slight mixing of signals in the play Sunday which allowed a little rain to creep through the iron curtain they put up.
 Mir Burdick states that he be- lieves the whole community joins him in an expression of appreci- ation to the many people who all generously gave of their time, without payment, to make this derby the best in the Territory and the best. even if not the biggest on the West Coast.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-09

The bow and arrow was used by ancient men on every continent except Australia.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-14
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Chamber of Commerce board of directors met Friday night at the home of vice-president Paul A. Vaudeville.
 Harold F. Harper, who with his wife Rita, is now in the States, was elected to retain the office of president which he held last year. It was decided he could do great service for the community in that capacity relative to the break water" for Nome Harbor.
 A committee was appointed to look into the prospectus for new Chamber Booklet" for l949, and that it should be bigger and better than before, with more pictures of the surrounding activities and scenery.
 Other business before the board included reports on legislative matters and letters to Congress- men in appreciation of support of the bills for the Nome BreakWa- ter"
 A letter was forwarded to the Alaska Development Board in reference to Alaska halibut fish cries and supporting the resolu- tion by the board in connection with a letter from the Alaska Fishing Industry.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-14
Giant B-36 Makes Record Run; Two Motors Out At End

(Contined from Page One) roared northwestWard, passi n g over Denver at TIP pm. Friday night.
 Great Falls, Mont, was sighted for the second time at 10:36 pm. Friday night and the plane made turn at Spokane, Wash, at 11:58 p.m.. heading homewardl
 Terrific headwinds were en- countered on the last lap back to Fort Worth. The bomber bucked into the headWinds at 3:56 am. Saturday over Casper, Wyo.
 On March 2, CarsWell Field sent a smaller, B-50 bomber on a non- stop trip around the world. Re- fueling four times in the air, the Lucky Lady II girdled the globe in 94 hours and one minutes and flew more than 23,000 miles.
 Because of engine trouble and because weather was closing in al Fort Worth, the B-36 landed with two more hours of fuel.
 The engines failed Saturday.
 Without engine trouble and the terrific headWinds encountered early Saturday over the Rocky Mountains officers were confident the plane could have exceeded lO,- 000miles.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-14
BROTHERHOOD DANCE WELL ATTENDED

The Arctic Native Brotherhood held another of their popular dances last Saturday evening al their clubhouse with capacity crowd.
 Entertainers were William Ok pealak who sang several songs and Holgar Jorgensen with his guitar, who sang and played for the dances as well. A violiniSt. whose name was not ascertained also contributed to the evenings entertainment.
 The door prize of two miniature billikens was won by Sarah War neke.