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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Two more bills, one having to do with the profession of nursing, the other proposing to establish a Pub lie Employees Retirement System, were introduced in the Senate dur ing the short afternoon session yes- terday.
 The nursing till. s.B. 3, intro duced by Senator Frank Barr, is designed to strengthen the Terri torial laws regarding the hiring oi nurses and to impose penalties fol violations.
 The bill would make it unlawful for any person to practice profess sional nursing in Alaska unless first registered as nurse. although tenn rorary permits could be issued by the Board of Nurses. It would also be unlawful for any hospital to em- pioy any person as a professional nurse unless the person registered as such.
 All Territorial employees would come under the provisions of S.B. 4, introduced by Senator Anita Gar nick 10 create retirement system, and municipal employees could also participate.
 The bill appropriates 10000 for the creat ion of the retirement fund and participating employees would contribute five percent of their salaries to it, with the employer providing whatever balance is ne- cessary to keep it in operation. STARTS NEXT YEAR
 The proposed fund would be es- tablished next July and would become operative next January l. All employees of the Territory would become members of the Fund and persons who are employees of a municipality would become mem- bers at such time as the employing municipality commences participa- tion in the retirement system.
 Any member who had completed at least 20 years of service and reached the age of 55 would be en- titled to receive a retirement bene- fit and retirement would be com pulsory at the age of 65 except for elected officials.
 The Bill provides for Board oi Trustees of seven members for the administration of the fund. The Board would include the Attorney General, Auditor, Commissioner Of Labor, Welfare Director and Treas urer, together with two members appointed by the Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
Pension Increase Stirs House Debate To-day
PROPERTY TAX I5 PROTESTED
 BY kETCHIKAN

A protest against proposed prop erty taxes on the grounds that they may hinder pulp and other indus trial development in Southeast AL aska was received by the Territorial Senate this morn ng in the form of a resolution adopted by the Board of Control of the Ketchikan Public Utilities. Senator R. M. MacKen- zie is a member of this board in Ketchikan.
 The resolution asks the Legisla- ture not to enact measures which may hinder development of Alas ka.
 Also received in the hrief morning session was Senate Joint Memorial No. l, by Senator Edward Ander- son, of Nome. Addressed to the Sec retary of the Interior, the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Delegate from Alaska, the memorial seeks the opening of certain areas in Boring Sea now closed to commercial salmon fish, ing.
 The areas named in the Memorial. all north of Bristol Bay, are: From Cape Newenham to Goodnews Bay; from Cape Avinof to 62 degrees north latitude; from 63 degrees IS minutes north latitude to Cape Douglas, and from Cape York to 66 degrees north latitude.
 The Senate recessed at 10:30 to permit committees to meet and was to reconvene at pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
GREATEST POWER
 SITE DISCOVERED
 IN NORTH AMERICA
Is Potentially in Heart of 1 Alaska Is Report Made
 by Asst. Sec. Wdrne

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. -R-- A power site described as "poten- tially the greatest in North Amer ica," has been discovered on the Yu- kon River in the heart of Alaska It would require dam only 25( feet high, says Assistant Secretary of the Interior William E. Warne. Hoover Dam, across the Cobra do River, is 726 feet high and there are at least IT American dams more than 300 feet high.
 And the Alaskan project could produce more than 12,000 O00, ,00C kilowatt-hours of power each year it was estimated. The largest pro- ducer in the United States, Grand Coulee (WashD dam, will have g top capacity of only 8,000000, DOC when all units have been installed some years hence.
 Warne, writing in "The Reclama- tion Era publication of the Bu- reau of Reclamation. says another site, involving diversion of head waters of the Yukon, if developed, would be the second largest power project in Alaska.
 Since that site is at Miles Can yon, in Canada's Yukon Territory the dam could be built only through an international agreement, Warne says.
 Water, backed up through a se- ries of interconnected Canadian lakes now covering 500 square miles, could be diverted through a l5-mile tunnel to the Pacific slope, he adds. The annual power output, much of it for Alaska consumers, would be 5000 100000 kilowatt-hours.
 Warne's article adds: The site, which may prove to have the greatest potentiality in North America" is at a sudden mar rowing of the Yukon known as the Ramparts, almost in the geographic center of Alaska.
 The proposed dam would flood the so-called Yukon flat with a reser- voir 40 to 100 miles wide and 200 miles long.
 This is in contrast to the Co., lumbia River, which hes scarcely enough storage sites for complete regulation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
PROMINENT kIWANIAN
 E DEAD IN FLORIDA

Known to most Kiwanians was Roe Fulkerson, editorial writer for The Kiwanis Magazine, who died January II at his home in Holly wood, Florida, according to letter received by Gene Vuille, secretary treasurer of the Alaska Yukon Territory District of Kiwanis.
 MT. Fulkerson, who had been associated with Kiwanis almost since its inception, was charter member and first president of the Kiwanis Club of Washington, D. O., and had been editor and writer for the clubs magazine for many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
SPRAYS OFF HIS RANCE,
 CATCHES GOLD

MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. Jan. 26.-- tR-Most Americans think of Alaska as a cold country--but it wasn't until Patrick Joseph< <"Pat" Collins, originally from Connecticut, re- turned to the United States from Alaska after an absence of 38 years that he caught a cold.
 The 69-year-old Hartford native returned here for his second visit since he went to seek his fortune in the Alaskan gold fields 40 years ago. His first trip was about 1910.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
r. B. ERI(k5EN, 5E(RETARY
 |OF ATFL ARRIVES JUNEAU

i, T. B. Ericksen of Anchorage has arrived to assume his duties as Executive Secretary for the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor Ericksen was elected to the post at the recent ATFL Convention in Sitka. He succeeds Thomas Moore in the position.
 Ericksen a member of the Inter-
 national Brotherhood of Electrical
 Workers, was president of the An
 chcrage Central Labor Council. He
 has lived in Alaska for 20 years
 and was reared in Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
PLAYING WITH MATCHES
 BELIEVED CAUSE OF FRI

A fire believed to originate from children playing with matches was put out by firemen answering the Az alarm that sounded at 2:25 o'clock this afternoon.
 Damage was small to the two- room cabin of Lillie Edwards, at TIP Willoughby Avenue (next Gold Creek and the bridge), but the burned mattress will have to be replaced, and the part of the wall that burned will need new plaster and paint. Other minor damage was in the loss of clothes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. Clos ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3as, American Can 87A, Anaconda 33N. Curtiss- Wright 8A, International Harvest CT 25%, Kennecott 52A, New York Central 12A, Northern Pacific 16A U. s. Steel 77A, Pound $4.03A.
 Sales today were 100000 shares
 Averages today are as follows industrials 179.68, rails 52.88, util- itieS 3422.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
ARMY SEC. R0YALL
 LEAVES FRIDAY FOR ORIENT, ALASKA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.@R- Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royal previewed with President Truman yesterday his coming trip to Japan.
 He leaves Friday to discuss mili- tary and economic problems with Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Before returning next month, he also will visit Alaska, Okinawa and Guam.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
CHESTERS WILL RETURN
 TO JUNEAU IN MARCH

Word has been received that It. Comdr. E. w. Chester has enter ed the Coast Guard Academy Hos pital at New London, Conn, for medical attention. It. Comdr. and Mrs Chester were expecting to re- turn to Juneau this month, but their journey will now be delayed until March. It. Comdr. Chester is aide to the Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
PA PLANE IN TO-DAY

The Pan American Airways plane landed at the Juneau Municipal Airport this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock. A second plane is schedul- ed to arrive late this afternoon from Seattle. There have been no planes from Seattle since Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
MRS. WILLIAMs HERE

Mrs. Lew M. Williams, wife of the Secretary of Alaska, arrived on the Baranof from Wrangell and is visiting her many friends during her stay here. She expects to re- turn home on the southbound Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
HALEY LOANS
 REVEALED IN REPORT MADE
Three Man Committee Makes Public |nvesti-
 Qation Into VA Affairs
By JAMES HUTCHINSON


 A special House Investigating committee reported today that Norman Haley, suspended Territor- ial Administrator of Veterans Af- fairs, had made $2,500 loan to himself and that similar loan to another veteran had reverted to Haley under a verbal agreement.
 The preliminary report was made in the House today by Rep. Glen Franklin, Fairbanks Democrat, the chairman of a three-man commit tee set up during closed executive sessions of the House last week
 The report concluded:
 ''The committee has recommend ed to the Territorial Board of Vet ans Affairs that amendments must be made in the veterans law. The board has been aware of necessary amendments and when they meet again in February they will make definite proposals for amendments to the act"
 Loan Case Reviewed
 The committee reviewed at length one loan case for two vet erans in the bar business who "could not satisfy the administrator on their ability to carry on sat- isfactorily." The report said a relative stranger to the administra- tor was allowed to take over the business from the two veterans and get a series of loans totaling $10,000, and that he was finally instructed and advised by the ad- ministrator to get out of town"
 This action was condoned," the report added, "by the statement that the administrator felt he could run up additional debts against the business if he remained in Juneau. It is hard for this com- mittee to reconcile the facts at hand.
 Misled By Loan
 Haley has proven that he has definite ability in running a bank ing operation and he has many satisfactory loans to prove this. On the other hand he was misled for IA months and ended up by adding $10o00 of veterans money in a proposition that must have been obviously going bad"
 The bar business reverted to the Veterans Administration under a bill of sale from the operator.
 Of the loan which the commit tee said reverted from another vet eran to Haley, the report said there was definite verbal agree ment before the loan was made that the money was to go to MT. Haley covered only by a verbal agreement that it was a personal loan between the two"
 Special Loan
 There was no explanation given in the one-sentence reference to the loan the committee said Haley made to himself except that it was one of several in Alaska's First Division 'of long standing"
 Most of the long standing notes are of an on demand nature," it added. One of $2,5O0 was made to Haley himself"
 The report added:
 'The overall picture as to the condition of records has not been determined. At insistence of MT Haley and the Veterans Board, a complete audit of the Veterans Ad- ministration is to be made. A further report will be made"
 Haley could not be reached for comment.
 Other committeeman are Repre- sentatives Marcus Jensen of Doug last and Warren Taylor of Fair banks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
STEAMER tloVI VtlltNT5

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver g p. m. tomorrow. Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle January 29.
 Baranof scheduled southbound Sunday or Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
FROM WRANGELL

F. G. Hanford, former Territor- ial Representative, arrived on the Baranof from his home in Wran- gell. He is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
. . . . . . .
 WEATHER REPORT
(U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU

(U. s. WEATHER BUREAU This data is s,r 24-hour per- iod ending sac am. PSF. In Juneau Maximum, 33; minimum. 25.
 At Airport Maximum, 3l; minimum, 24.
 F Q R E C A s T
 (Juneau and Vicinity
 Partly cloudy with an oc- casional snow furry tonight and Thursday. Coldest to- night near 15 degrees. F R E c lPI T A T o N , (Past 24 hours ending 7;3o am. today Tn Juneau .01 inches; since Jan. 1, l4.89 inches; since July l, 88.85 inches. At Airport or inches; since Jan. l, TIA inches; since July l, 55.92 inches. . q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26

A memorial asking the CAB to exempt Alaska's non-scheduled car- riers from the proposed regulations was introduced in the Territorial House at Juneau yesterday by Rep. Stan McCutcheon. His memorial said the proposed changes would drive the independent operators from the field where they are bad ly needed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26

'i About 58 per cent of an egg is the yolk, 32 per cent is the white and 10 per cent is the shell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26
CAB EXTENDS FILING TIME
 FOR pR0TE5T5

SEATTLE, Jan. 26-tR-Attorney John F. Dore, Jr., said today the Civil Aeronautics Board has grant, ed an extension to February 1 for letters of protest against proposed new regulations limiting operations of non- scheduled carriers.
 The independent, scheduled air carriers contend they would be regulated out of business by the proposed changes, Dore said.
 A hearing on the proposed reg ulations has been set for Febru- ary Is in Washington, D. c. Dore and Attorney John Klak of Wash ington will represent air carriers of Alaska and the Northwest at this hearing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-26

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Evening star., 1949-04-15
Lake Geneva Nearing
Record Low Level in
European Drought

Europe's drought has hit Lake
Geneva, dropping the water level
near the lowest mark recorded In
q century and exposing shore edge
rocks unseen for decades. Swiss
observers report.
As long az the River Rhone
flows. however. observes the Ma
tional Geographic Society. the
As -mile-long crescent lake on the
Swiss-French border Is unlikely
to shrink more than, tiny frac-
ton of its total volume.
Renowned for its rugged Alpine
backdrop and for international
conferences, the lake fills a vast
rock canyon. Deepest holes in
the canyon go down more than
/ 900 feet. Even at record low
water, Paris's Eiffel Tower 1884
feet) would stand In Lake Gene
vas deepest spot with its top far
submerged.
Lake Catches Silt.
The Rhone. born in the melting
ice of a massive glacier In the
Swiss Alps 5000 feet above sea
level. drops almost one mile in its
110-mile course to Lake Geneva.
Cascading down steep valleys, 1t
becomes gray with silt as tributa-
ries add to it's size. The Rhone's
flow normally provides about two
thirds of the lakes water supply.
AS the waters move the curving
length of central Europe's largest
lake. all silt settles to the bottom.
Flowing out under the seven
bridges of the city Of Geneva at
Evening star., 1949-04-15

the lakes southwestern tip. the
River Rfone is clear.
Geneva, Lausanne -Ouchy, Mon
treus. and Nyon. celebrated as
conference cities. all perch along
the edges of the lake. At Mon
treux, Chillon Castle. whose dun
geon held Byron's Prisoner of
Chillon in durance vile. rises from
a rocky island offshore. Role.
Morges. Vevey. and other towns
on both Swiss and French shores
Of the lake likewise have their
picturesque old castles,
Interests Scientists.
Referred to by Caesar as Lacus
Lemanus. and known to the mod
ern French on its south shore as
Lac Leman. Geneva, like many
smaller Swiss lakes. has revealed
some of its ancient history at
times Of low water. For 35 GEN.
turies in the age Of polished stone
and bronze. men lived in dwellings
built on piles along the edge Of
these lakes. Close to Geneva city.
such piles have been preserved
underwater despite passage of
time.
Lake Geneva interests scientists
because of its occasional seiches.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Arlington Lions Present
Bottom TO School Bond

The Arlington lsons Club res
,erdsv presented q drum ra sor .
baton TO trs wssNtnrtcr Lee HIgT
School Band
Al the presentation. club one
tais expressed the hcpe TIA. ths
new baton viii bring good luck
10 the band when !; marches FOR .
priKe in the Shenandoah Arrls
Blossom Festival parade fffss
month.
The Lions Club Is sendsrx TIRE
hand 10 the festival.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

A seacne ts o stationary wsTs.
or see-ssw Motion cf the body OF
water as o whole
Seicnes are most often observed
In near-iandlocked ccean bodies
such as San Francisco Bay and
Honolulu harbcr. They may oe
initiated by heavy winds or dis
tant seismic action. but their con
tinuance and period Of oscillation
depends on the length. width. and
depth OF water IN the oay.
In Lake Geneva. seicfes cause
tides OF as much rs SIX feet,
sometimes lengthwise. sometimes
crossvise. They are believed 10
be started by sudden variations
in atmospheric pressure on parts
OF the surface OF the lake
Evening star., 1949-04-15

OMAHA, NEBR.-BUTCH GETS MAIL-Butch the dog which
had reset in delicate operation shown with
5-yearod master Jerry Tegtmee they check over
received from all the country
Jerry destroyed after the dog struck
by a veterinarian who operated the dogs shattered
with stainless steel pins AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1949-04-15

kodak Iovriss comsee ff6.a.
Ne~.syps shutter releose. } speeds
wliloo. ff6. J lens. SS37S. Cshsf
model, from S2o 10 Sl.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21
Didn't Pan Out

TAMPA, Fla.-The Navy has
described an attempted weapon Of
the Pacific war which didn't pan
Out-garlic.
Capt. A. R. Behnke, a naval
doctor, said garlic was fed to GER
tain gobs in large quantities" as
a possible repellent for mosqui-
toes which plagued the Nays
lighters.
But Bchnke said the shelters
showed "colnplet2 Indifference"
10 the aroma-and kept right on
boring in.
lie offered no comment on how
the garilcy guinea-pig sailors got
along with the rest of the fleet.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21
LEGAL NOTICES
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Having qualified as executor of
he will of D. F. McGougan, de-
leased, late of Columbus County,
North Carolina, this is 10 notify
all persons having claims against
he estate of said deceased to ex-
.ibit then to the undersigned al
Tabor Cit, n. c., on or before the
End day Of November, 1859, .:
his notice will be pleaded in BAR
Of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 2nd day Of No"emlel
l949.
X. B. MALLARD
Executor CT D. F. Nco0us"''
Estate.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21

explanation OF the custom Of hang
ing stockings on Christmas Eve
recalls the baronial halls of England
where huge fireplaces were con.
stantly In use Each Christmas
special log, the Yule log, was
thrown on the fire This log
burned steadily as long as the feast.
ing and celebrating continued. Nat.
urally, It burned with a pungent
odor and stockings were hung over
the fireplace to absorb some OF this
odor aud to protect the owners from
evil spirits Christmas Eve, 1853,
Nevada >. Two friends celebrated
Just as dawn was breaking, they
Ie over the towns rooftops A
liars, drew his revolver and prepared
i'm Had he fired and the bullets
have been deprived of two great
, Farrar Browne) and Mark Twain
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21


dvatne daily would be fined five hngs The
they acting wisefor how could
origin Christmas? Did not
holiday eating and drinking? was years
before that law repealed, ~
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21
>%x}..
..A@T "
::CKhAN4F

SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS Throughout world
celebrated is customary place lighted
window legend that candles originally light
the Christ his children One
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21


Samuel Clemens) Mince pies,
SO long a part Of our Christmas
tradition. originally had a deeply
symbolic significance The first
'mince pies were patterned in oblong
shape, after the manger In which
Christ was born . The crust rep
resented the gold brought by the
Three Wise Men; the many spices.
the frankincense and myrrh On
May II, 1859, the general court OF
Massachusetts Bay outlawed Christ
mas Anyone celebrating, stop
Il e. Az.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21
SPRING TONIC

The first horse to win at Long
acres this spring was Spring
Tonic.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21
ANCE's FIRST POR..

FRANCES FIRST POR.
The first port of France was
ancient Norman capital OF
ouen, on the Seine River about
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-12-21

saw a near tragedy in Virginia City
with a terrific round Of festivity .
embarked on a perilous promenad
policeman, mistaking them for burg
to shoot-but a passerby stopped hi
found the mark, the world would
manifestations Ward (Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. IA British
scientist, working delicately with
blackened wads of ancient parch-
ment, is making progress toward
solving what might be one Of the
worlds most priceless jig-saw
puzzles.
The scraps Of brittle paper he
is striving to separate may con-
tain words and sentences OF the
first written Hebrew texts OF the
Old Testament books.
Asked at news conference how
valuable the bits of parchment
are, the scientist, DR.. Harold j
Plenderleith. said yesterday:
How do know their value il
money? How valuable is thu
Bible?"
DR.. Plenderleith, a chemist whe
heads the research laboratory al
the British Museum, has beer
working for three months trying
to separate the decomposed page
without destroying them 81
scholars can read them.
The blackened scrolls were
scraped and sifted from the flool
of a cave near the Dead Sea
They are what was left to British
archaeologists after an Arat
shepherd boy two years ago lee
other explorers to the discovery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Prince Georges Draft Units
Put on 2-Day-a-Week Basis

Draft Boards in Prince Georges
County will be open only two days
a week starting next week.
Draft Board No. IS, with head
quarters at the County Service
Building, Hyattsville, will be open
only on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Boards No. Sc and 81, both of
whom share Offices in the Pollock
Building. Upper Marlboro. will
open Thursdays and Fridays only.
Both places will be open from 8
am. to 4 pm. Neither Office has
phone service.
The change is due to a cut In
funds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
0ne-Armed Man Is Held
For Action in Fatal BEATING

Herbert F. Wilkins, 34-year- old
one-armed truck driver, was Or
dered held for action of the grand
jury, after an inquest at the
morgue yesterday into the death
of his father n-law.
He is charged with the fatal
beating of William Benezette, 70,
who lived at 1923 Fourth street
NE. with Wilkins and his wife.
Mrs. wilkins said her 2l6-pound
husband was Infatuated when she
told him she wanted a divorce to
marry another man. During an
argument which followed, she tes-
titled, he beat her father, Mr..
Benezette, about the head until
he was unconscious.
The victim was admitted to
Casualty Hospital after the beat
ing last Friday. He died Wednes-
day,