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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
FIRST AIRLIFT
 GREW RETURN IN
 NEW OPERATION

MISSIONER AIRFORCE BASE. Mass, Aug 5.-tR- By two min utes, eight homehungry Airforce lads today won a three plane trans Atlantic race for the honor of being the first ship to return permanent ly from operation Vittles," the Berlin airlift.
 Capt. George Peabody of Seattle, Wash, set his C-54 down at 1016 a. m, Eastern Daylight Time. Two minutes later Capt. Gerald Pearson of Spokane, Wash, landed.
 The third contender, command ed by Capt. Warren H. Delker of Chapman, Kansas, came in at l0:40
 Westover Commandant Col. Jos eph E. Barzynski welcomed Capt Peabody and his crew as the first plane of operation Phase Out"
 The Colonel described Phase Out as the victorious conclusion of another tough but beautifully conducted operation"
 This base was takeoff point fo, many of the airlift crews in the cold war maneuver with the Rus. sians which started in June of l948
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
ALL SURRENDER
 IN TEN TO ONE
 ASSAULT CASE
Court Warrants Charge Rape of Former
 Mental Patient

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 5-LR-All of 10 men accused of raping an 18-year old Tacoma woman during the Il hours she was held captive last May 27 surrendered to the sheriff late yesterday.
 They gave themselves up less than a day after Superior Court warrants were issued for their ar rest by Judge W. A. Richmond.
 The woman, formerly a patient of the State hospital at Steilacoom and recommitted there after the alleged incident, was released nuda on Tacoma street at am. The men are accused of having picked up the young woman, driven with her to remote area and raped her repeatedly.
 Several of the defendants are in their late teens; the rest in their early 20's. All are of Tacoma.
 Those charged include finders Liljas, Lawrence H. Meyer, Eric Liljas, Robert c. OLeary, Eugene Wick, Arthur M Maidstone, Jack D. Kerth, Harry K. Christel, Donald w. Greco and Donald Phipps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
TREASURE
 STOLEN BY
 (0MM|ES

N.-LR-BurmeSe Com munists, occupying the sleepy village of Payabyo, 20 miles east of the rail junction of Pegu, hit what proved to be more than Pay dirt"
 The Reds faced the threat of government attack They decided to dig in"
 Accident rather tn n design guided their picks to spot where six years previously Pegu's wealth. jest citizen, U Sein Win, buried his riches when the Japanese overran Burma.
 The Communists uncovered two large chests. They pried one open and found it crammed with cur rency and jewelry.
 Government troops arriving at Payabyo found no sign of the Con- munists But Sein Win, who &C., companied them to investigate the safety of his hidden treasure, found plenty of evidence of their recent presence. The larger of the two chests, containing gold. jewelry and currency worth more than 130,000 pounds sterling, had disappeared. The Communists had decided that wealth was preferable to prestige.
 For Sein Win there was some con- solation. The smaller chest was un- touched. It contained approximate ly 10000 pounds sterling. Sein Win, learning the hard way, has removed its contents to a place of greater safety-a local bank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
BYitish Colony Asks Independence,
 U. S. Understanding

SINGAPORE. -tR- The United States, which in 1850 became the first foreign power to recognize Sarawak as a free nation, has been asked for sympathy and under standing" by native organizations campaigning to restore the little British colony's independence.
 Sarawak- of the White Ra-
 jahs''- is in Northwest Borneo. Gold, oil and rubber come from its 50.000 square miles. For a century Sarawak was an independent and sovercig,, state under British pro- lection. It was ruled by the fabu- ous Brooke family, the White Ra- jahs."
 In 1946 the last of the White Rajahs, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, oeded Sarawak to Britain. On July |, I546. 1t was annexed as a crown colony Controversy mas ragged over he annexation ever since. The heir presumptive to the throne, Capt. 8ertram Brooke, and his son, An- thony Brooke, claim the cession was Illegal and should be annuled. Their ease is in the courts of the Sultan ate of Brunei in Borneo. Eventu- ally it is expected to go to the Privy Council, Britain's highest judicial body.
 III Sarawak itself, the burden of he campaign for the return of the 7aternal Brooke rule has been car lied out by the Malay National Un- m of Sarawak, the Sarawak Dyak association Dyaks are former head hunting forest dwellers), the Sara wax Youth Movement and the Ma lay Youth Movement of Sarawak. Their joint appeal for sympathy rom the United States was made n message forwarded from Ku- hing, the capital of Sarawak, to The Associated Press at Singapore. Sent on the 98th anniversary of Americas original recognition ot SaraWak's independence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05

The earth is the fifth largest planet of the sun.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
ORAH DEE CLARK
 OUT OF HOSPITAL

Just four days Snort or six months from the date she entered the hos pital, Miss Orah Dee Clark, vic- tim of a traffic accident on Feb 2, was dismissed from St. Ann's hospital this week, and is again at the home of Mrs Mildred R. Her. mann, with whom she was visiting at the time of her accident.
 Miss clark, veteran school teacher of Alaska was injured in February when she was knocked down and run over by backing truck, sustaining several broken bones and serious internal injuries On crutches but able to move under her own power, she expects to spend several weeks recuperating at Mrs. Hermann's home.
 Miss Clark taught for more thar forty years in the schools of the Territory, her total experience cov- ering Territorial mission and In dian service schools, before she re- tired four years ago. For the past several years she has made hei home in Anchorage, where she has been actively identified with the work of the Alaska Crippled Child ren's Association. She has ire. quently visited in Juneau however and has a host of friends here.
 The earth is the filth larges1
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

 NOTICE IS HER EBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ap- pointed EXecutrix of the Last Will and Testament and of the Estate of HARRY IRWIN LUCAS, deceased All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned at Juneau Alaska within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska August 4th, 1949.
 INA PRIEST LUCAS,
 ExecutriX. First publication, August 5, 1949 Last publication, August 26, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
FRAUD AND WASTE FEATURED MARY
 GOVT. CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-tR- Comptroller General Lindsay War ren informed Congress today that fraud" and waste" on govern ment contracts have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
 In a blistering report on his aud its of some S1,165, 100000 worth of contracts, Warren said there were
 improper payments in excess of S6,280,G00" that were induced by fraud.''
 Of this, he added, only about S1C7,882 has been recovered" and the outlook for additional recovery is slim.
 He said the general accounting office had recovered $474,717, but that government agencies which made the overpayments generally refused to attempt recoveries but insist upon defending their actions.
 Warren blamed most of the waste and fraud" upon "con- tract resettlement act of 1944'' passed by Congress which he said allowed government agencies to set tie contracts in full before they had been properly audited by the general accounting office or any outside agency.
 The 1914 act, he said, paved the way for the improper payment of many millions of dollars of public funds through fraud, collision, ig- norance, inadvertence, or overliber- ality in effecting the termination settlements"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-05
OPERATORS,
 CONFER ON EARLY
 FISHERY OPENINGS

A round table meeting Tn Ju- neau late yesterday afternoon may have an important effect on the salmon industry in Southeast AL aska
 A committee of operators came here to exchange information and views with officials of the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service, in the hope of obtaining early openings for commercial fishing in certain specified areas.
 Because of the unusually early appearance of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska" said Judge w c. Arnold today, "the industry has been maintaining constant observa- tion and stream surveys. The Fish and Wildlife Service has been do- ing the same.
 we hope" he added @to work out a plan for joint observation and surveys during the next few critical days"
 Arnold is managing director of Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc, which has nearly 100 operator members.
 Dan H. Ralston, acting regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, said today, we had very nice two-hour meeting. The joint surveys are assured, and they will be made by plane and boat patrols
 "Th packers" he continued, sub mitted surveys showing their ob servations, and we talked over pos sible earlier dates if surveys be- tween now and August 15 show they are warranted"
 In this connection, Arnold said Our opinion is that the streams in Ernest Sound and Zimovia Straits near Wrangell are already adequately seeded, and further es- exponent there is not only not need ed but will do positive harm to the runs if the water levels should drop.
 "The main streams in Tenakee h. let and Port Frederick" he add ed, appear to be in excellent shape. In fact, the whole outlook is promising"
 Many Attend Meeting
 Yesterdays meeting in the FWS office was representative of both interested groups.
 Besides Judge Arnold, the indus try was represented by E. E. Mur- ray, ASI president and vice presi- dent of the Bristol Bay Packing Company; Nick Beg, president oi Intercoastal Packing Company and Todd Packing Company. and his assistant, William Lily; H. c. Hea- ton, district superintendent of Lib by, McNeill and Libby; Stanley G. Tarrant, vice president of Pacific American Fisheries; Mrs. Jeanice Welsh, president-general manager of Icy Straits Salmon Company and her son, Robert Welsh, who is associated with the company; Gene Rutherford, representing the fresh and frozen fish department of San Juan Fishing and Packing Con- pany, and Phil Carmichael, Tenakee superintendent of the Superior Packing Company.
 Besides Ralston, Fish and Wild life Service officials were c. H. Baltzo of Washington, D. C., assist ant chief of the Branch of Alaska Fisheries, and Frank w. Hynes, chief of Fishery Management. Louis Mcdonald. Territorial Supervisor of Fisheries, also attended the meet ing.
, 1949-04-22

heard in this area only in for
eign languages will now be
available for local consump-
ton.
The Virgin Islands broad
casts from Puerto Rico and
the plans for the establishment
of a local radio station late
this summer are both steps to-
wards the day when the Vir-
gin Islands will speak to the
world on radio waves: Limit
ed in power though the broad
casts may be at first, it should
not be very long before the Ia
lent of Virgin Islanders will
be beamed further abroad
over stations in this area. A
radio station here is growing
out of broadcasts over Puerto
Rican stations; having pro-
crossed thus far, greater things
may well be achieved.
Editorial in
The St. Thomas Daily News
, 1949-04-22
HUMAN RELS. AWARD
V MRS. ROOSEVELT

The first American Award
in Human Relations ..estab-
lished a few months ago by
the Bureau for Intorcultural
Education was recently pre-
sented to Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt at a testimonial din
ner at Z p. m. Monday at the
Hotel Pierre. John Foster
Dulles was the main speaker
err. Other guests included Der
nard Baruch, David Dubinsky,
representatives of the United
Nations, ambassadors and 9TH
er international figures.
The award is given annually
to the Individual who person
ifise the highest ideals in hui
man relations, and who, in the
bureaus opinion, has done
more through action, example
and leadership to cure the ills
of prejudice and discrimina-
ton,
, 1949-04-22
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF THE UNITED STATES
MATION
AM AN AMERICAN DAY.-ls-49

Stressing the need for intelligent and courageous accept
ance by each American of the responsibilities incident to his
citizenship, and for unselfish devotion to the principles upon
which this Nation is founded, the President of the United
States has proclaimed Sunday, May Is, 1949 as I Am An
American Day and has set aside that day as a public occasion
for the special recognition of those of our youth who have
become of age, and to those foreign-born who have been nat
uralized during the past year.
WHEREFORE, !, WILLIAM H. HASTE, Governor of the
Virgin Islands of the United States, do he>eoy proclaim Sun
day, May Is, 1949 as I AmAn American Day throughout
the Virgin Islands of the United States; and l urge the people
of the TVingin Islands on that day to reaffrm their faith in
democratc1 ideals
I call upon Federal and loca | officials, as well as patriotic,
civic, and educational organizations to conduct exercises on
or about that day in keeping with the solemnity and import
ance of the occasion; and I further urge participation of all
the people of the Virgin Islands in these exercises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set nv hand
and caused the Seal of the Government of the Virgin Islands
of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte Amalie, st.
Thomas, Y. l., this fourth day of April, A. D, 1949.
WILLIAM H. HASTE
Governor
, 1949-04-22
ToDAY's THOUGHT

There is an idea abroad among
moral people that they should
make their neighbors good. One
person / have to make good: my
self. But my duty TO my neighbor
is much more nearly expressed
by saying that 4 have to make
him happy if / may.
-R. G.. Stevenson
, 1949-04-22
INFL OF THE RADIO

Those who favor progress in
the Virgin Islands look with
pleasure on the increasing
number of programs on Puer-
to Rican stations utilizing Vir-
gin Islands talent, originating
in the Virgin Islands and deal.
ing with Virgin Islands affairs.
The plan for the establishment
of a radio station here also
gives substantial promise for
the development of local tai
ent and the other benefits de-
rived from these radio broad
casts,
A notable example of the eff
feet of radio stations may be
found in Puerto Rico, where
the field of entertainment has
been enhanced to a large ex-
tent through the. radio. The
latest and most important
manifestation of improvement
resulting from the radio sta
tons there is the. organization
of a small symphony orches-
ira in connection with radio
station WIPR. This orchestra
is probably the only, and de-.
finitely the outstanding or
chestra in its category in the
territories of the West. Indies.
Il Another very important
part that radio has played
wherever it's influence has
been extended and which it
can play in the Virgin Islands
is. in the field of information.
Through a radio station facts
concerning events from all
over the world and informa-
ton of a more timeless char
actor can be monitored into
practically every home. in the
Islands.
The special difference that
the Virgin Islands radio pro-
grams on Puerto Rican stat
ions is making and that the
radio station here will make
is in the local nature of the
broadcasts. Instead of the
voices heard over the air here
being mainly, by default, those
Of Spanish-speaking persons
and uhoD En0lich uc1Ia1lv
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Boy Scouts
iEBroH In
First Aid Glass

Twelve Boy Scouts enrolled in
ihsTed Cross First Aid Class Mon
day night in the rectory OF the
Catholic Church. f5sa
The instructor Is Darnell Carey,
chairman of the safety service
committee for the Key West
Chapter of the American Red
Gross. He will be assisted in con-
saaeling this class by Leonard
Curry, also an authorized Red
Cross instructor of First Aid and
Tony Martinez, q Boy Scout
leader.
Scouts attending last night
were Peter Hilton, Frank Hivas'
Freddie Frohock, Paul Braun,
Thomas Cornell, Edmund Sawyer.
Gene Lang and Burhl Knopp OF
Troop $50, Joseph Carboneil'
Richard Herrick and Homer Her
rick of Troop 81, and Parker
Mentzer, Troop $50,
Upon completion of the course
the Scouts will be presented win
their American Red Cross Junior
First Aid Certificates.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31

from here she starts nagging to
come back. ! don't know what
70 do about it, except to come
pack. or she'd give me no peace. T"
Mrs. Hawiey says she doesn't
quite know, either, why she is so
pleased with Key West, except
, tnat when she is here he feels
so healthy and fine. She is often
troubled with rheumatism, she
says, but here, she adds, she
feels like galloping around like
q colt.
There is really no reason they
cannot stay here indefinitely,
Mr.. Hawley explains, because, as
he says: Il have a business in
New York City. We deal in sta
tionery. and allied products, and
my partner is an energetic 60
getter whose only pleasure is to
work from early morning to late
at night. Whenever | show up at
the place, which is not too often
l have to keep moving out of his
way as he dashes around being
busy, so / mostly stay out of
/ there"
The Hawleys' children are all
grown up and married with chill
dren of their own. and, says Mrs.
Hawley: I'VE seldom see them
unless they want to park the
youngsters with us for a while
And of this l do not approve"
she adds darkly, because chill
dren aren't what they use to be.
1t appears now that they must
not be spanked when they are
| naughty, or even spoken to
harshly. | don't understand it,"
The Hawleys are a delightful
couple, and are always smiling
and in good humor. They get
great enjoyment from life. Ev-
erything new is interesting to
them, and they are extremely
frinedly and easy to talk to,
1t may be that we will have
them as permanent residents la
ter on. They seem almost to
have abandoned their original
plan of travelling over the United
States.
AT this rate" says Mr.. Haw-
ley, well never make it in a
year, as we first thought, nor in
two years, nor even in i've or
ten"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Aerovias 20"
Passenger List

AAAAAAA AAAAAA<AA
The following passengers left
for Havana on Aerovias u:
Benjamin Conf, Henry A
Arnold ST., Isabel Arnold, Henry
A.. Arnold Jr., Rhoda L. Arnold
E1nesto Vasseur, Berta Valdez
Herland Fabare, Luis BassoiS'
Secunda Felipe, Emilia bernal'
Angela del Castillo, Maria VI
maVa. Luis Ocampa, Maria Al
varez, Godoal Porro, Roy u.
Miner. Mary Talarico, Daisy
Fencheff. Nick Pencheff, Enrl-
que Walls, Robert Plummer, VII
liam McDermott, Joseph sing
Teton, Jack Graf, Joseph her-
rigan: Nth,
Adolph de Angels, Dorothy
de Angels, Zoila Tejero, Julla
Case. Roberto Medrano, Egian-
tina Acevedo, Elvira, Perez,
Randolph Phillips, Charles
Strause: William Malcolm, Flor
entino Delgado, Esther Perez
Emilio Balsels. Ramon lBustillo'
Antonio Busto, Phillip Topping
Madeline TOPPING. Louis carr
ton, Virginia Carlton, Al nCrs.
SON. Edna Boreson, Dorothy
Lawrence, Katherine Glase' Lu'S
A. Bosch. Carlos Gonzalez, Eel
ina Csmpos. IVA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
3 = ssssss ssseesssees

y Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hawley. of
Mt Vernon, N. Y, are visitine
! Key West for the third time n
less than three weeks, and Mr..
Hawkins explains why in an in
teresting anecdote.
S, The Hawleys closed up their
home in May Of this year unon
deciding to take an extended au-
tomobile trip all over the coun-
kfy, visiting each of the az
states, and planning TO consume
approximately one year for the
entire journey.
Travelling easily, and SLOWLY
ihey first drove through New
Jersey and then Pennsylvania.
including the Pocono mountain
section of that state; then they
came down through West Virgin
70. over to Maryland, through the
district of Columbia, into Vir-
ginla and on down the eastern
seaboard to Florida. &.
Arriving in Miami, they felt
no Florida trip would be COM
plete without driving over the
Overseas Highway, so they came
, to Key West, planning to stay
overnight and having decided to
'-tAen- go up the west coast of Flo
rida into Alabama and Georgia.
Instead, when they arrived here
they stayed four days before de-
Harting, and then they left re-
luetantly, because Mrs. Hawley
felt so well here. .tam
Early last week they. drove to
Miami and out into the Ever
glades National Park, which
they found most interesting, but
following which, instead of con-
tihhing on north, Mrs. Hawley
asked her husband to drive back
to Key West for another day or
two, ~
This they did. spending the
weekend here, and leaving Sun
day evening. This, time they
reached Fort Myers before turn.
inging back. butt thiRA morning
finds them here inae the Island
City once again, and very unde-
cided about future moves.
II don't know VWhat kind Of
magic this place has worked on
Mama" says "a Mr.. ~>--Hawley,
scratching his ear In perplexity,
''but the minute G Waget away
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Coming EUeats

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER L.
Teenage Dance Monroe County
Beach Patio, sponsored and
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Myrtland Gates.
Church Supper, sponsored by
the Women of the Presby-
terrain Church. Open to pub
lie. 6 to 8 p. M. at Church.
Benefit of Organ Fund.
Bunco Party, sponsored by Fern
Chapter No. Il, Order Of
Eastern Star, 8 p. M, st.
Paurs Parish Hall. Open to
public.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Pre-Labor Day Dance, 0 p. m.
to I a. M, sponsored by Coot-
iettes, at WV Hall on Eliza
beth st. Music by The Three
8 Shafps. Prizes.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Feenage Dance, Monroe County
Beach Patio. sponsored and
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Myrtland Gates,
Meeting, Key West Jr. Woman's
Club, 8 p. NJ. at Woman's
Clubhouse on Duval street.
Practice session. Key West
Community Singers. 7:45 P.
NJ, at Congregational Church.
Preparation for coming con-
cert.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER z
Meeting, La Coneha Navy
!. Wives Club No. 80, 10 A. M,
at Clubrooms in Building l78,
u. S. Naval Station,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER o
Luncheon Meeting, Officers
Wives Club, 1890 p. NJ, at Of
ficers Club, TT. Taylor, Pro-
gram to be announced later.
All FL Rsle-- a. n-Eks
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Russians Test
Electric Combine

MOSCOW-(P)-An electric
combine is being tested on Russi-
an grain fields this summer. 'Iz-
vestia", ''Pravda" and other pa
pers recently announced that this
experimental machine was now
being tried out on the fields OF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
IN MEMoRIAM

In loving memory Of our wife
and mother. Mrs. Amelia Lowe
johnson. who departed tn; life
four years ago. Aug. 81. ID45:
just beyond LIES gateway
Is a garden bright and fair,
Where again wen meet our
loved one
And there'l be no parting
there.
Pain and sorrow will be ban
ished-
Gone all heartaches and all
fears.
lust beyond life's gateway,
Where they count not time
by years.
HUSBAND AND
CHILDREN.
aug31. l949
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WV TOHOId
Pre-LabOr Day
Dance Friday

The Coolies, fun organization
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will on Friday night of this week,
September 2, sponsor dance at
their clubhouse on Elizabeth st.
The affair will begin at 8 p. m,
and continue To a. m, and music
will be furnished by The Three
Sharps. Prizes will be awarded.
and the dance is open to the pub
lie, il is announced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
WILL you SMILE?
Scented A Bird

When John Long of Fort Worth
took his hunting dog out last fall
TO show him off to several strang-
ers, to his amazement the dog
pointed at one of them.
He's smarter than you think,
said the man, my name is Part
fridge"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-08-31
Mrs. Robinson
Returns From
Visit To Sister

Mrs. Mirnie H. Robinson re-
turned on Sunday evening to
her home at Alt Sinonton street
after having been in Miami since
August Is, when she was called
to the bedside Of her sister, Mrs
C. w. Sanderson, who was dan
gerously i'll.
Mrs. Robinson reports that her
sister in now improving.