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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
WITNESSES BLAST HAND GRABS" AT
 PUBLIC HEARING
Withdrawal of } 10, 900 Acres Rouses Ire at
 Anchorage Session

Witnesses in the land withdrawal hearing at Anchorage lined up against the Interior Department s "land-grab" policy which. they protested had closed a total of 310,0o0 acres to settlement in the past year.
 The public hearing Tuesday, at which Gov. Ernest Gruening was one of some Is persons who ap- peared, was conducted by Marion Clawson, head of the U. g. Bureau of Land Management. It had been requested by a committee of the Anchorage Junior Chamber of Commerce, which presented group of witnesses.
 Persons heard later reflected the sentiments of Carl Rentschler, Jay cee committee chairman, and Har- old Pomeroy, Homer homesteader who led the parade of protests.
 Rentschler accused "bureaucrats" at Washington of hamstringing the Alaska settlement program. Point ing to a large marked map of the Territory, Rentschler listed areas from 25,0O0,0O0 to few acres in extent, all withdrawn from the public domain during the past. He demanded the immediate return of Kenai, Homer and Ninilchik with drawals for the benefit of pros pective homesteaders.
 He testified that the Interior Department would accomplish more by building access roads and mak- ing tractors available for use by homesteaders.
 Lowell M. Puckett, regional Land Management director, and Robert c. Coote told the reasons of land withdrawals, saying they were tenn porary, and for the purpose of enabling the Department to plan for their orderly settlement by classification and survey. Coote maintained that, despite a fairly free hand given homesteaders, agricultural development in Alaska has Jagged, and has been, for all practical purposes, non-existent
 Coote outlined factors which he said surveys had shown stood in the way of successful farming in Alaska Among these, he cited lack of roads, high expense of clearing, lack of markets and absence of community. facilities in farming areas.
 The issue pertained directly to the recent withdrawal of 17000 acres near Homer, 14,000 near Ninilchik and 86000 at Cinema. Indirectly in- yolved were withdrawals of 160.000 acres at Renal and 330,000 acres at Dunbar, near Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
TO CONFER ON EARLY OPENING
 IN FISHING HERE

With all interested parties ap- parently satisfied to await the regu- lar opening August Is of salmon fishing in the southern district Of Southeast Alaska, group will meet tonight concerning the possibility of simultaneous opening for the district north of Sumner Strait. This is scheduled for August g.
 Interested fishermen and repre- sentatives of the salmon industry will meet with U. s. Fish and Wild life Service officials at o'clock in the office of Clarence J. Rhode, Alaska FWS director.
 If the showing of fish warrants it." said Rhode today, both dis tricts will be opened Monday. It is only a question of whether pre- viously unseeded areas will be seeded by then. Runs are still very spotty; in some areas, the showing is in exceedingly small numbers if at all.
 up to the last few days" he continued, there has been a very poor showing on the west coast of Chichagof Island from the entrance of Icy Strait to Salisbury Sound" "
 An aerial survey was to be made today, to augment local reports.
 Both the FWS and members of the industry are making daily surveys. the operators doing so with their own and chartered airplanes In most cases, representatives ot both groups make up the parties Daily reports are also received from FWS agents and stream guards.
 Those at tonight's meeting will study reports by all three interested groups
 The approach" said Rhode, "is much better than in past years Moreover, the Service has bette, check on the situation. than ever before.
 'The whole reason for sched- uling late openings was to con- serve the supply of fish. We are attempting to rebuild the early run because that has the best chance of survival Previously there was no chance of escapement until after the commercial season
 Openings in 1949 are far later than in other years. The. latest opening date previously was Au- gust g, last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
Gold Rush Member, Now Renion Resident Wants Statehood

SEATTLE, Aug. 11+R-"Alaska won't grow up until it reaches statehood and quits hanging onto it's mothers apron strings"
 So declares w. O. Peterson. sourdough and Washington pioneer
 Tn the early days, we in Wash ington had difficulties and we never overcame them until he had state hood" said Peterson. Washington had greater difficulties than Alaska does now. Alaska has greater na- tural resources than Washington had when it became a state"
 Peterson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Sour dough Club, Inc, was born in 1881 on Chambers Creek named for his grandfather, Judge Thomas Chamcers, who came to Oregon Territory in 1845) near Fort Stella coom
 At IT, he went to Yukon Terri tory during the gold rush and re- mained in the north six years. He now lives near Benton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
INTERIOR DEPT. OFFICIAL ENDS
 ALASKA TOUR

H. Rex Lee today declined tc say what his recommendation will be concerning the possibility ot continued operation of Yukon and Panama river boats, but did say that study of their operations was one reason for his visit to Alaska.
 Lee, who is Assistant Director of the Division of Territories and Is- land Possessions of the Depart ment of the Interior, will end his three-week tour of the Territory when he leaves tomorrow for Wash ington, DC. It is his third trip to Alaska.
 Regarding road and railroad pro- grams, Lee said today, Both the program of railroad rehabilitation and the highway program are moving nicely. We are pleased with the progress of work on both."
 Lee accompanied Col. J. P. John son, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, on investigations to deter mine what should be done on rive, boat operations. With Col. John R. Moves, Alaska Road Commissioner he went over most of the ARC roads.
 The Washington official arrived from Anchorage yesterday as a guest of Rear Admiral Frank D Wagner aboard Navy RAD.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
President Truman Names General Bradley 10 Head Joint Chiefs

WASHINGTON. Aug. l1.-R- President Truman announced today he is nominating Gen. Omar Brad- ley for promotion to chairman Of the joint Chiefs of Staff This would make Bradley the nation highest ranking military officer.
 The President said he was not ready to announce successor to Bradley as Army Chief of Staff.
 He made public letter to Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower thanking him for serving temporarily as pre- siding officer of the joint Chiefs of Staff pending enactment of the new unification law.
 MT. Truman also announced that he will nominate Admiral Louis Denfeld for another two year term as Chief of Naval Operations.
 Bradley, 56, the "GI's General" succeeded Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff last year after hav- ing served nearly three years as Veterans Administrator.
 The war in Europe had been over only three months when MT. Tru- man called upon Bradley to take over the VA post.
 During the war, he was corps commander in North Africa and later in Sicily. Then he took the First Army across the Normandy beachhead and when the war end- ed in Germany he was in command of the 18th U. s. Army Group the largest body of American sol- diers ever to serve under single field commander.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
SENATOR CLAIMS
 GOVT. EMPLOYEE
 INVITED BRIBERY
President Truman Says In. vesiigation Hash tChang-
 ed Opinion on Vaughan

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. -lR-- Senator Mundt (R-SD) heatedly charged today that letter written by War Assets Administration employee to James V. Hunt, in August, 1947, was blatant invita- ton for bribery or connivance of some kind"
 ,Mundt, a member of the Senate Investigations subcommittee, spoke out after committee investigator had read the contents of letter which he said was written by Clar- ence w Oehler to Hunt.
 Another letter told of Oehler obtaining for Hunt match covers with White House." I'll. H. "" and I'll. S. T." printed on them.
 Hunt, now a Washington busi- ness counselor, has been prime figure in the committees inquiry into activities of five percenters' individuals who seek out govern ment contracts for others for a fee
 The committee investigation pre- viously has developed that Hunt or dered books of match folders bear ing the imprint 'Swiped from Harry s. Truman" Hunt said then that he was acting at the request of the White House.
 HI. H. w." are the initials of Maj Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Truman's military aide. whose name has figured in the inquiry.
 Francis D. Flanagan, committed investigator, said that Oehler was a warehouse specialist for the WAA in the western area at the time he wrote letters to Hunt, formerly a $50-a-day consultant for WAA in Washington.
 Oehler, now with the American Industrial Development Corporation of St. Louis, was in the room dur ing Flanagan's testimony.
 The committee also planned to take the lid off evidence that led to suspension of the Army's Chem ical Corps chief Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt, last July Is.
 President Truman said today his opinion of Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan, his Army Aide, has not been changed by testimony brought out in the Senate committee in- vestigation of five percenters.
 MT. Truman also told news conference that the Secretary of the Army is not free to relieve Vaughan from active duty in the way two other major generals have been suspended temporarily.
 Secretary of the Army Gray sus- pended Maj. Gen. Alden H. Wait and Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman after their names were brought out in the Senate investigation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
SHOWDOWN IS NEAR IN HAWAII
By DOUGLAS LOvELACE

HONOLULU, Aug. 11-R-Hawaii extended government seizure to all seven of the islands struck steve doring companies today. CIO Long shore Leader Harry Bridges said the Territory's effort to reopen its strike-plugged ports will fail.
 Gov. Ingram M. Stainback signed orders late yesterday to bring five firms in the outer islands under Territorial control. He had done the same Tuesday for Honolulus two companies Actual takeover or all seven was expected to be com- pleted today.
 Striking stevedores of the CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union announced mainland support in their avowed attempt to defy government dock operation.
 Bridges, President of the ILWU, told a meeting of high Territorial officials: I'm here to tell you the Territory is not going to break this strike" It has gone on for 103 days.
 Stainback warned. anyone inter- fering with the Territorys dock operation will be dealt with swiftly with all the force of the govern ment."
 The dock seizure law, passed by special session of the Hawaiian Legislature. prohibits any con certed activity" interfering with government operation. Penalties are $500 fines and three months in jail
 In special appearance before the legislature yesterday, the Gov ernor asked it to determine if the law needs more strength Pointedly, he mentioned criminal laws"
 On the union side, the ILWU asked all Maritime Union offices in Honolulu to support the strike in the same manner as the CIO Marine Engineers. The Engineers Executive Board in Washington ordered members not to work any ship picketed by the ILWU.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
STEEL GO. SPOKESMAN
 A55AIL5 FACT BOARDS
 AS END OF BARGAINING

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-tR-Inland Steel Company President Clarence B. Randall, said today that Presi- dent Truman's creation of the steel fact-finding board was an indus trial revolution" which would lead to permanent government wage fixing.
 The attack on the Presidents action was the first made by an industry spokesman as the com- panies began presentation of their case before the board. Randall is from Chicago
 Last week the CIO Steelworkers Union argued before the board for a 30-cents-an-hour package includ- ing wage, pension and insurance benefits.
 Randall who spoke for his own company but also was the keynoter for the entire industry, not only re- jected all the unions demands, but oAoO aSAiohASCO OliC NCly plOCCSS OA a fact-finding board itself.
 When the President announced the formation of this board he was in fact announcing an industrial revolution in America" Randall asserted.
 By doing so, he has declared himself as favoring a new social order, and one so different from that under which our magnificent production record has been achieved that unless the process is stopped, and stopped at once, there will be no possibility of turning back
 Through this means, whether he knew it or not, he has proclaimed that wages shall be fixed by the government. ."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
5eveniy-five-(ent
 Minimum Hourly Pay Passes House Today

WASHINGTON, Aug, 11--tR-The House passed today bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 cents an hour to 75, as asked by President Truman. The roll call vote was 361 to 35.
 The measure went to the Senate, where a similar minimum wage bill is pending. The Senate has set the measure aside repeatedly for other legislation, however, and it is uncertain when the bill may be called up for debate there.
 The House action was, in a sense, a victory for the administra- ton. The bill carried the 75-cent minimum advocated by the Presi- dent, Secretary of Labor Tobin, and representatives of major labor organizations
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
'Ex-president ASsaiIs Cost
 Of Government

PALO ALTO, Calf, Aug. 11-tR The nation today had the sober warning of it's only living former President that it's spending policies if unchecked, will rob posterity o1 its inheritance.
 Former President Herbert Hoover in significant address, asserted last night that the United States is blissfully driving down the back road to collectivism at top speed
 We have not had great SOC ialization of property he said, but we are on the last mile to collec- tivism through governmental col lection and spending of the savings of the people"
 In his talk, broadcast by the four major networks, he assailed the cost of government.
 Along this road of spending, the government either takes over, which is socialism, or dictates in- stitutional and economic life, which is fascism," he said.
 Truman Laughs
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-lR- President Truman laughingly ob- served today that he does not be- lieve this nation is driving down the road on "the last mile TO collectivism.
 MT. Truman gave this view when reporter brought up the fears expressed by former President Her. bert Hoover last night about gov- ernment spending and taxes. MT. Hoover's name was not men, toned at the news conference eith- CT by the reporter or the President l The reporter wanted to know If MT. Truman thought i've are on the last mile on the back road to ccllectivism."
 The President laughed, said he thought it was funny, but didn't know what that meant. Then he said he didn't think so
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.--R-Clos- ing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3h. American Can 93, Anaconda 294s. Curtiss- Wright 8h, International Harvest CT 26, Kennecott 49h, New York Central 10%, Northern Pacific l4%, U. s. Steel B, Pound $4.03.
 Sales today were l,030,000 shares
 Averages today were as follows industrials 180.02, rails 47.38. util- ities 3665.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
STEAMER MOVEMFl'IS

Prince George scheduled to arrive from Vancouver tomorrow. < Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive from Vacouver Saturday.
 Denali scheduled to sail today from Seattle.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Baranof due to arrive southbound Sunday.
 Princess Louise sails from Van couver Saturday.
 Diamond Cement scheduled tc sail from Seattle August IT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By ROBERT s. ALLEN, Substi- tuting for Drew Pearson, Who
 Is On Annual Vacation. iul.t hu Cux, ta Isaa
Copyright. ls4s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl

WASHINGTON Maj. Gen. Ly- man D. Lemnitzer encountered rough going in his closed door testimony before the House Foreign Affair committee on the $1,450, ,000,- 900 European Arms bill.
 The working-over was administ- cred by Rep. James G. Fulton, R., a plain talking Navy veteran.
 Lemnitzer is one of the principal authors of the giant armament measure. A 50-year-old West Pointer, he is deputy commandant of the National War College and was chairman of the Foreign Assis- tance Coordinating Committee. In this latter position, he has played an important behind-the-scenes role in foreign policy.
 Lemnitzer appeared before the committee flanked by score of senior army officers. They were so numerous they filled all the front seats. As result, the ECA and State Department delegations had
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
NIEMI-ELLERs RITES

Double funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon for Oscar (Chum Niemi, Jr., and Ronald Ellers, who were drowned early this week at the Douglas log raft.
 Services will be at 2 o'clock in the Charles w. Carter Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman officiating.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
WEATHER REPORT
GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU

. GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU) . (Thi3 data is for 24-hour pe-
 . riod ending 7:30 am. PSTD . In Juneau-Maximum, 63; . minimum, 46. . At Airport-Maximum, 62; . minimum, 40.
 . F o R EC IS T . tJuneau and Vicinity . Fair with lowest tempera- . ture near 45 degrees tonight . with slowly increasing cloud
 . mess Friday. Highest temp . erature Friday about 67 de- . grees.
 . P K E c IP I T A T o N
 . (Past "A hours ending 7:30 am. today . City of Juneau None; . since Aug. 1, 3.74 inches;
 . since July 1, sos inches.
 . At the Airport None; . since Aug. 1, 1855 inches; . since July l, 5.87 inches. . e y
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
BELGIAN TO LEAD
 COUNCIL
U. 5. and Britain 10 Discuss Coordinated Policy
 on China
SUMMARY OF rODAY'S INTER-
 NATIONAL NEWS
tBy The Associated Press)

tBy The Associated ,Press)
 The European councils consulta- tive assembly elected Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium it's first president by exclamation today
 Sponsors hope the assembly, meet ing in Strasbourg, France, may be- come Europe's first international parliament It has 191 members from 12 countries.
 Spaak was nominated by Winston Churchill. one of 18 delegates from Britain. He resigned as acting Bel gian Premier and Foreign Minister to be eligible for the post.
 Spaak's resignation marked the end of government crisis in Bell gium since elections six weeks ago. in which his Socialist party lost ground. A new coalition cabinet of Social Christians and Liberals. headed by Social Christian Gaston Eskens, was being sworn in today. NN uTtckS luCTcdSc OIItnSlVc
 Greece's general staff announced stepping up of the new offensive against Communist Guerrillas in mountains near the Albanian from tier.
 A coinmunique said four fortified heights in the vitsi triangle were stormed during the night.
 The Ministry of War labelled as fantastic charges broadcast from Tirana last night that the gov- ernment troops had invaded Albar- ian territory,
 Johnson In Canada
 Louis Johnson, United States De- fense Secretary. travelled to Otta- wa for talks with Canadian mili- tary chiefs. The conferences are believed likely to cover both U. S. and Canadian planning for defense of North America and close military cooperation of the two countries under the North Atlantic pact.
 Latest word on China in Wash- ington was that U s. Ambassador J. Leighton Stuart may not re- turn to his post with the hard pressed Chinese Nationalist govern ment at Canton. It was also re- ported that Secretary of State Dean Acheson and British Foreign Sec- retary Ernest Bevin will seek to CO., ordinate U.S.-British policies tow- ard China at meetings next month.
 May Abandon Canton
 In Canton there were indications Nationalist armies may not defend the provisional capital against the Communist forces now only 2l5 miles away. The Nationalist cen- tral China commander, Gen. Hai Chung-hsi, was reported moving his headquarters inland to Kwangsi province
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11

SEATTLE = R- Northwest Air lines reported today it's Alaska cargo volume for the first half of 1949 increased 809 percent over last year. The line flies into Anchorage from Seattle and from St. Paul. It reported 200 percent jump in total cargo on domestic and inter- national routes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11
MORRIS UP TAKU

MT. and Mrs. L. F. Morris have gone up the Taku River to spend a few days at their ledge. They left here in a large boat, and were to continue to their lodge in their river boat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11

WASHINGTON-t Senate and House members came out of con- ference today completely deadlocked on any agreement over the multi billion dollar foreign aid program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11

The American black bear once ranged from the Atlantic to the Pacific. and from Northern Alaska to Central Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-11

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Evening star., 1949-10-09

Slight irregulars of fine
quality pinwale corduroy.
Double bib. suspenders,
gripper and button sides
and one pocket. Small,
medium and large. Sizes 2
to 8.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-01-24
Game Between
High s., Alumni
To Feature Night
Banquet Proceeding
Contest. Homecoming
Queen Also on Slate
by Smitty's Studio

Citizens of York Township will
dedicate their schools new gym
nasium Friday night with a we'll
planned program at the school
house. Features will include a
chicken dinner which will be
served from 6:3O to 7 p. m, two
basketball games, and the crown
ing of the homecoming queen.
The basketball game will be
between a star-studded alumni
team and this years York varsity,
As a preliminary TO this contest
there will be a feature game be-
tween the fats" and the leans.
The alumni team will be COM
posed of some of the best basket
ball players to come out of York
in recent years, according to Supt.
James Diley,
Miss Marybelle Cornwell will
be crowned homecoming queen.
Her attendants will be Shirley
Brooks, Norma McGinniS, and
Barbara Dewitt
Continued on Page 2. Col -
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-01-24
PoroIee's Joy Ride
In Stolen Cor Ends
Abruptly in Kenton

Wanda Knox, Toledo, a parolee
from the Womens' Reformatory
near here, was captured in Ken
ton by police there and State
Highway Patrolmen after she
stole an automobile belonging to
Marvin Heron of Ostrander, to
whose custody she had been re-
leased on parole.
According to Sheriff Walter
Galloway, the woman took the car
in. Milford Center at about l0:45
p. m. Friday. She was appre-
hended at 3 q. m. Saturday in
Kenton after short drive. She
apparently intended to drive to
her home in Toledo.
She was returned'to the Union
County Jail early Saturday. Ac-
cording to Sheriff Galloway, auto
theft charges have been filed a.
gainst her by Heron, and she
will be arraigned in local courts.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-01-24
VOLUME LXXVIII. NO. is
BY B. B. GAUMER

Brownsville, Texas-At long
last, ! am on real vacation, the
first in eight years. This is
Brownsville, Texas, a winter va
cation spot that few of the winter
tourists from the North haven't
yet discovered. 1t is the southern
most city in Texas and of the
United States, except Key West,
Fla. This first letter, however, is
MT to be about Brownsville, but
rather, about the trip down from
Marysville.
l chose Brownsville, Texas, as
it was the place where my son,
Tom, spent much of his time in
the Army He didn't like the Ar
my, but he did like his trips
into Brownsville. His father-in-
law and mother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Huffman, who came
here to visit him, liked it well
enough to spend second winter
vacation in Brownsville, going on