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but also because of pressing diff
culties of administration, financ-
ing and overcrowding.
Court action is in prospect in
at least three instances. Such
litigation moves are in line with
a pronouncement by the District
branch of the National Associa-
ton for Advancement of Colored
People that its No. l aim here is
to end segregation.
In connection with a con-
troversial suggestion that Central
High School be used to relieve
overcrowding of Negro students at
Cardozo High School. suit was
filed in District Court this month
in behalf of four Cardozo stu
dents claiming violation of con-
stitutional rights and asking
1926, 1000 damages.
The petitioners seek an injunc-
ton to prevent alleged inferior
facilities at Cardozo. They charge
that the Board of Education has
refused to turn over surplus white
schools. such as Central, to
Negroes.
Earlier this fall a suit was
brought in District Court in be-
half of a 4-year-old colored boy
denied admission to the Richard
son Elementary School kinder
garten because of overcrowding.
The petition called attention to
official statements that $500
Negro children of kindergarten
age are not in school because of
lack of facilities.
A third District Court proceed
ing is planned by the Consolidated
Parents Group. This, the group
stated recently, would be to re-
open suit started in 1947 but
later withdrawn. 1t was in be-
half of a Browne Junior High
School girl challenging legality of
the segregated school system and
the so-called separate but equal
facilities" practice.
Swimming Pool Trouble
In the private school field, Con-
zaga High School has two colored
students this year for the first
time. The school, however, has
never stipulated a segregation
policy. Members of the Catholic
clergy disclosed recently that the.
official archdiocesan policy here is
to admit Negroes to parochial
schools.
Segregation at Fairgrounds,
swimming pools and other public
recreation centers provoked per-
haps the most bitter and COM
plicated struggle this year. While
it involved mainly the Interior De-
partment and the District Recrea-
tion Board, it has aroused wide
spread discussion and several
demonstrations such as picketing
and one outbreak of violence. The
fundamental question eventually
may be taken to the courts.
The Board OF Education an
nually allows the Recreation Board
to use certain school buildings
and some 81 school Fairgrounds.
This year it told the Recreation
(See PROGRESS, Page CD
Evening star., 1949-10-23

oCCf CCNfg y VI tftC NuCH rfu
Naval Operations, during congr
Democratic Party worker and con.
tributor, does not recall having
met Mr.. johnson. who raised Mr.
Truman's campaign fund during
the last election, before coming
to Washington to discuss the
Navy secretaryship.
The Navy Secretary exudes SIM
pie honesty and a sense of pa
triotism that is as basic and as
automatic as his religious sense
He realizes that he is now caught
in furious short-term crisis
dominated by bold personalities
His civilian colleagues-Mr. John
son and Air Force Secretary Sym
ington-are fast, thick skinned and
equipped with political instincts
necessary for the present battle
Mr.. Matthews appears by action
and words to be amazed by the
show, but also shows signs of
learning fast.
Has Truman's Backing
But. no matter how fast or
what he learns from his new ex-
perience, he will not take pre-
cipitate action during or as a
result of the House committee s
hearing.
THE way I view the current
hearings is that the Navy is the
plaintiff and others the defend
ants" he said. In other words,
it is court case-in a lawyers
language-and I'll draw my con-
clusions when the evidence is all
in. And I might add that the
sooner the issues are determined
and the case is brought to a .on-
clusion the better it will be for
the defense of the country"
The presentation of Admiral
Arthur w. Radford, Pacific Fleet
commander-first of long line
of admirals, captains and COM
manders who Supported the Rad
ford thesis-Was given in public
against the express advice of the
Secretary and he has not changed
his opinion that revelation of the
basic service differences revealed
in the Radford paper was bad for
national security.
Il have all the confidence in the
world in the Armed Services Com
mittee of the House and feel that
Evening star., 1949-10-23

of the people. But the real test
is yet to come. The crucial ques-
ton is not SO much whether the
Europeans can organize an ade-
quate military force for them
selves with the aid of American
arms, but whether they can get
together and harmonic their
efforts in complete good faith and
trust.
While most military leaders in
continental Europe believe firmly
that once arms begin to come
across the Atlantic in satisfactory
quantities, the men will not re-
fuse to make good use of them,
they doubt whether the European
general staffs can work in har-
mOny.
The consensus of most leaders
with whom this reporter has
talked recently was that unless
there is an American at the head
OF the overall military organiza-
ton in Europe there will be fric-
ton, due to national pride, jeal-
ousy and other disruptive factors,
which will impede the prompt and
effective organization of the mill
tary forces.
Favor American Head
The trouble with Americans, ac-
cording to high-ranking French
military men, is that we do not
know our strength and our po-
tential prestige. If we wished to
do SO we could knock some heads
together" to make the MAP real
contribution to the defense of
Western civilization. Unless we
decide to assert ourselves without
mincing words and without too
much regard for sensibiIities,
neither the economic, political or
military recovery of Europe will be
a lasting reality.
French military men, like our
own, are muzzled by their govern
ment. In order to get them to ex-
press themselves frankly it is nee
essary that they remain anony-
nous. 1t was with this under
standing that this reporter had a
lengthy and frank talk with one
very high military leader.
"The chair in which you are
sitting, this room and the building
you are in are, older than the
United States" philosophical this
gentleman. "You have made the
most amazing progress OF any
nation in the world. You are
younger than most buildings which
are still in full use in Paris.
In less than $50 years you have
risen from a wilderness and
conglomeration of loosely tied
States into the most powerful
democracy in the world. You can,
if you wish, bring order and hap
piness to a world which not only
is hungering for peace but des-
perately seeks leadership, which
it cannot find among it's own
people. What prevents you from
becoming our real benefactors is
an inferiority complex which is
translated into a reluctance to tell
those who depend on you what to
do. You now are providing the
means to prevent Europe from
Evening star., 1949-10-23
The Nays Secretary Walks Alone
Sits With AdmiroIs
but Obviously Not
One of Them
By John A. Giles

For the past two weeks a long,
black Government limousine has
pulled up in front of the old House
Office Building each morning and
out has popped a solemn-faced,
spectacled. inconspicuous man.
The chances are that he will
have walked briskly all the way
down the long corridor to the
House Armed Services Committee
hearing room before any one
would have recognized the Secre-
tary of the Navy-a central figure
in the Navy's appeal of its case to
the public.
None of the galaxy of admirals
who have brought the Navy's case
into glaring front-page headlines
ever seem to be in his company
and, in fact, there is even one in
stance in which their bitter and
sardonic laughter greeted his re-
marks. He sits in the front row
with his admirals but is pretty
plainly not one of them.
For Francis Patrick Matthews
walks very much alone today
perhaps for the first time in his
62 years as lawyer. banker,
prominent civic leader and out
standing Catholic layman.
There are times when the civil
ian leader of the Nations sea arm
appears bewildered and-at times
he is, no doubt. lonely. His
friends say that his job is the
second toughest in Washington
second only to that of Defense
Secretary johnson, his immediate
superior. And in many respects it
is much tougher.
Position Difficult
Regular Navy officers are able,
determined, professionally Injured
and united like a phalanx in time
of trouble-and the word has gone
out that there is trouble. They
are the technicians-of perhaps
the most technical of the services
and civilian secretaries are
never technicians.
It is a wickedly difficult position
at any time. but for the quiet Ne
braska native it is particularly
difficult largely because of his own
personality and life experience.
Mr.. Matthews is conservative
and cautious-he wants to wait
until all the evidence is in and "in
at the proper FORUM" as he puts
it. He is accustomed to respect.
TO quiet, orderly methods of pro-
cedure.
Throughout his whole life, from
the time his father died in Mis-
sissippi leaving a family of seven
and on through the time he
worked his way through Creighton
and Marquette Universities and to
a high position in business and
society. Mr.. Matthews has moved
o4o"AS, db1lO4 1lS III dlAldt1CS, pas
sion and trickery.
1--WE got tough job" he says
with a poker face.
'I'll bet he wishes he was back
in Omaha" the uniformed naval
personnel will tell you without the
asking.
But, much to the surprise of
many, Mr.. Matthews doesn't ap-
pear to, wish he was back in
Omaha and his lucrative law
practice. investment companies.
radio station and civic and church
duties.
For one thing, he probably
knows that he has the full back
ing of President Truman, who al
ways stands behind any appointee
under fire. incidentally, Mr..
Matthews, who has long been a
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Some She's Pushed

IF there were more Of them in
policy making POSITIONS" she de-
clares stoutly, there would be a.
better chance of settling world
problems amicably rather than by
war"
In seeking women to fill admin
istrative vacancies, Mrs. Edwards
first looks for competence, then
for sympathy with the broad aims
of the Truman program. If a
woman has worked actively in the
party, all the better, but this is
not a prime requisite.
Two former national commit
teewomen are among Mrs. Ed
wards recent successful candi-
dates. They are Georgia Neese
Clark of Kansas, the new treasurer
of the United States, and Eugene
Anderson of Minnesota, recently
named Ambassador to Denmark.
Mrs. Edwards also was response
Bile for the naming Of Frieda
Hennock of New York to the FEC.
She backed Mrs. Burnita Shelton
Andrews, who last week was made
the first. woman Federal judge in
the United States District Court
of the District, of Columbia. Mrs.
Edwards also suggested Mrs.
George Mesta as Minister to Lux
embourg.
Viewing with self contained
satisfaction these examples of her
skill in pushing women to the
fore. Mrs. Edwards says deprecat-
ingly that it is just question Of
knowing my job and not being
difficult to get along. with"
Besides" she declares. there's
really nothing to it, with a Presi-
dent and . national chairman
Evening star., 1949-10-23
D.C.SegregationStruggle
Strikes Note of Progress
Capitals Chief Human Relations Problem
Makes Few Landmarks in Postwar
Development Period
By Robert K. Walsh

Racial discrimination has been the mosttakedof subject
Washington Unlike that other conversation
weather. something is being done about it.
relations struggle have turned
settle issues.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Europe Wants American
For Its Defense Marshal
Continents Leaders Believe That One of
Our Men Best Bet for Military Unity;
Danger of Friction Is Cited
By Constantine Brown

PARIS Airmail)-The has acted as shot in
the arm of Eropes economic life.
What its longrange will
mined They depend number of other factors including
willingness role of real leadership which, occasions
may make harsh before the European
The Atlantic pact and the military have
Evening star., 1949-10-23

of a woman just because Of her
sex. Only qualified women claim
her consideration.
Qualified women are needed in
public life, she maintains, to give
better-balanced and more
rounded approach to world prob
lens. Not that they are neces-
sarily better balanced, she hastens
to add. but that their point of view
assures another needed quality.
The, attributes that women have
traditionally brought to home
making are useful. not to say in
dispensable in making a peaceful
world. in the view of Mrs. Ed
wards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
WHAM DUO PLAYS
 FOR ROTARY CLUB

Harry and Toni Wham, instru- mental. singing and fishing" duo, gave out with program of noon- time music for Rotary Club mem bers meeting for luncheon at the Baranof.
 Toni aided and abetted by hus- band Harry, came to the podium fresh from weekend triumph near the north end of Shelter Island, where she hooked 52- pound red king, almost half as big as herself.
 Program chairman for the day. Bill Hughes, introduced the rluslz clans.
 A letter of appreciation for hay ing heen selected Fourth of July candidate for queen from Martha Newbould was read to the group by Secretary Samuel McPhetres, who also introduced the resignation from the club of Edwin c. Clark, former superintendent of schools.
 The Rotary board of directors will meet tonight at Keith Wildes office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26

GENERAL SERVICES ADMIN ISTRATION, BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS July 26, l949. SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, AL aska, until 800 AM on August IS, 1949, and then publicly opened fo- furnishing the material and per forming the work for constructing Alaska Forest Highway Project 31- A7,B2, Grading and Surfacing, Doug las Highway, Tongass National For est, First Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska. The project, 1905 miles in length extends from the Douglas Bridge to the City of Douglas. The principal items of work are approxi- mately as follows: Extra and Mis- cellaneous Force Account Work, All Req'd.; Clearing 10 Acres; GruDbing 8 Acres; Unclassified Excavation 15,- GOO Cu.Yd.; Unclassified Excavation for Structures $50 Cu.Yd.; Unclassi- fled Excavation for Borrow, 30,00o Cu.Yd.; Overhaul 215,000 Sta. Yds.; Special Overhaul of Borrow 95,000 Gu. I'd. Mi; Crushed Gravel pr Crushed Stone Base Course 5000 Gu
 I'd; Bituminous Coated Corrugated Sheet Metal Culvert Pipe 2,160 Lin. Ft. Plans and specifications may be examined by prospective bidders at Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, AL aska Bureau of Public Roads, POS Broadway-O Building, Portland, Oregon; Associated General Con- tractors of America, Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Seattle, Washington; Associated General Contractors of America, Multnomah Hotel, Port land, Oregon; Associated General Contractors of America, 3O4-306 Gen. tral Building, Anchorage, Alaska. Where copies of plans and specified tions are requested, deposit of 5000 will be required to insure their return. If these are not returned within Is days after opening of bids, the deposit will be forfeited to the Government. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Plans and specified tions may be obtained at the office of Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Fed eral and Territorial Building, Ju- neau, Alaska and Bureau of Public Roads, POS Broadway Oak Building, Portland, Oregon. H. A. Stoddart, Division Engineer.
 First publication, July 26, 1949.
 Last publication, July 28, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
CENSUS BUREAU DIVISION HEADS
 NAMED BY HEATING

On his return from a short visit through Southeast Alaska, Clarence P. Heating, Territorial Supervisor for the Bureau of Census, received confirmation from Washington DC. for engaging key personnel in Alaska branch offices.
 Mrs. Bonnie Jo Gronroos will be Assistant Territorial Supervisor in charge of the First Division. She has been on the staff of the Vet erans' Affairs Commission office since adjournment of the 1949 Legislature, during which she was secretary of the Senate. In previous sessions, she served as clerk of the House. Mrs, Gronroos resigned the first of the year as executive secre- tary of the Juneau Chapter, Ameri- can Red Cross.
 Mrs. Edith Little has teen em- ployed as Supervisors Clerk. She too, will be in the headquarters office in Juneau.
 Both Second and Fourth Divi- sions will be served by one office that in Fairbanks-where Paul M. Solka, Jr., well known Alaska news paperman, is to be in charge. Solka, . war veteran and member of the Territorial Board of Veterans Affairs, has been associated with Jessen's Weekly, Fairbanks, for about six years.
 The Third Division office at An- chorage will be in charge of E. D. T. McMahon who, like Solka and Mrs. Oronroos, will have the title of Assistant Territorial Supervisor.
 Most recently McMahon has been a civilian auditor for the US. Army at Fort Richardson He is World War II veteran, and served three years in the Aleutians. McMahon, who has been in the Territory five years, had good experience Tn training personnel and in organi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26


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 DIAL 1460-JUNEAU
 Tuesday, July 26 ,1949 6:00-News. 6:15-Music. 6:20-Sports Scene. 6:30-Dinner Mus,c. 6:45-Empire News. 7.00-STRIKE IT RICH-CBS. 7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY-CBS 8.00-Weather. 8:05-Music to Read By. 8:3O-LIFE WITH LUIGI-CBS. 9:00-Alaska News. 9:15-Viking Varieties. 9:30-PHILIP MARLOWE-CBS. 10:00-News. l0:15-Drifting on a Cloud. 0:30-Weather. 10:35-Sign Off.
 Wednesday, July 27, I949
 Sign on. TOO -Dunking with Druxman. 7:30-News by Druxman. 7:45-Dunking with Druxman. 8:15-News by D:uxman. 8:20-Morning Thought. 8:25-Weather. 8.30-Cote Glee Club. 8:45-Lenny Herman Quintette. 9:00-Music for the Missus. 9:3O-Weather. 9:35-Airlane Trio. 9:45-YOU AND GADGETS- -CBS. 10:00-News. 10:05-Vocal Varieties. 10:15-Piano Playhouse. I0:30-Mila6y's Memo. 11:OO-ROBT. Q. LEWIS-CBS. 11:30-Listeners Digest-ABS. 11:45-Pipes of Melody. 11:55-Weather. lZ.UU-SalOn SerenaQe. 12:15-News at Noon. 12.30-Luncheon Date. 1:0O-BEAT THE CLOCK-CBS. 1.30-Meet the Band 2:OO-FRONT PAGE FEATURES
 CBS. 215-Bing Sings. 2:30-Light Classics. 3:00-Recorded Auditions-ABC. 3:15-Organ Music. 3:3O-Parade of Hits. 4:3O-BARNYARD FOLLIES-
 CBS. 4:45-Western Serenade. 5:00-Blue Barron Orchestra. 5:15-Excursions in Science. :3O-NICK STUART ORGIES
 TRACES. All programs subject to change iue to ceLditions beyond our con- trol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Fairbanks School District, an independent school district corpora ton, acting by and through the President and Clerk of the Board of Directors, will receive sealed bids at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Fairbanks School Building, Fairbanks, Alaska, until 800 o'clock PM, August IS, 1949, at which time said bids will be publicly op.ned. Said bids are to be for the con- struction of a new high school build ing and civic center according to plans and specifications heretofore prepared by Manley & Mayer, Archi- tects, Anchorage, Alaska, which plans and specifications may be seen and examined in the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the Fairbanks Public School Building, Fairbanks, Alaska, or copies thereof may be obtained from the architects upon deposit of $50.00. Prospective bidders are hereby directed to read carefully and consider the plans and specifications and to visit the site of the work so that they may thor oughly familiarize themselves with the conditions, particularly the diff ficulties, existing at the site; no consideration will be given to any claim that bid was made without full comprehension of the conditions to be encountered. The Board of Directors of the Fairbanks School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids
 DATED at Fairbanks, Alaska, this 7th day of July, 1949.
 FAIRBANKS SCHOOL DISTRICT By FRANK CONWAY
 Clerk of the Board of Directors. First publication, July 12, 1949.
 Last publication, August 2. 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26

rational background, according to Heating. He is a graduate of South ern Methodist University.
 McMahon was to arrive in Ju- 'neau today and solka is due to- morrow. The three assistant super visors will be indoctrinated within the next few days and commence the Territorial business census i'm mediately on completion of their training.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned was, on the 18th day of July. 1949, duly appoint ed Administrator of the estate of Henry Homann, deceased.
 All persons having claims against the estate of deceased are required to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to the under signed at Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice, at the office of Joseph A. Mclean, Attorney.
 Dated this 18th day of July, 1949.
 WILLIAM J. FEATHERSTONE,
 Administrator of the estate
 of Henry Homann, deceased. First publication, July 26, 1949. Last publication, Aug. 16, 1949.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-21
FOUR DROWN WHEN
 CAR PLUNGES FROM DOCK

CORD0VA Four person drowned last night when a car plunged from dock here into 30 feet of icy water. Victims were Mrs. Genevieve Means, L. B Townsend, Seattle salesman, ant Mrs. Phyllis Davis and smal daughter, Lynn
 Brakes of the machine apparent ly failed to hold as the car ap- preached the steamship flask which Townsend was to board.
 Two fishermen, Otto Tiedemar and Fred Johnson worked two hours from skiff with grappline hooks to try and recover the car and bodies. The Alaska delayed it's departure and hoisted the car to the dock.
 Mrs. Davis was the wife of form CT Mayor Richard Davis and leaves one other daughter Mrs. Means was a member of a pioneer family and wife of Earl Means. She also leaves two daughters and son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-21
ISAhSON BOAT HITS
 IUE ANU SlNhS; TOTAL LOSS

The trolling boat oI Adolph [. Isakson 3IA25l, nit a chunk of ice off Thom's Creek in Thomas Bay last Sunday morning and sank ln matter or two minutes
 Isakson, who was alone aboard the boat, was on his way to Nib lick Island with Slo0.00 worth of groceries and supplies for residents o1 tne island. He said he was pro ceeding about six miles an hour through slush ice when the bow suddenly hit a solid ice chunk. The bow was stove in and Isakson bare ly had time to launch the skiff and get over the side. He rowed eight miles to Niblick Island from where he was brought to town by Albert Carlson.
 Besides a sum of money, Isakson lost all his possessions, including his citizenship papers. He is desir ous oI getting in touch with some one in Wrangell who can take pictures suitable for use on new citizenship papers.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-01-21
FISH TRAP TAX BILL
 APPROVED BY COMMITTEE RV Jamas dutchaSou
J ames uutcheSQn

JUNEAU - A Diu, Wnicn would impose the highest taxes ever levied against ush traps, cleared its first Senate hurdle late Thurs day. senator Victor Rivers report ed the taxation committee, which he heads, reported teh pill out with two members recommending its passage and one agalnst. One other member made no recommendation.
 The bill would quadruple the present trap taxes and would levy heavy additional tax per fish for large catches. Rivers said the bill probably would be referred. to the fisheues committee, which has three Democratic and one Republi- can member. lie predicted it might have a chance o1 passing the spe- cial session but he tavors push Ing the general property tax Dill ahead of the fish trap bill as part ot basic revenue program.
 The taxation committee was just beginning consideration of the general property tax bill