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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
FoRTNIcHTLY CLUB PARTY
HELD AT DINNER BELL

Members of Fortnightly Club
and their guests enjoyed the an
nual Christmas dinner and party
Sunday evening in the banquet
room of the Dinner Bell. Seated
for the dinner were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Loren Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. w. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Rob
inson, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Riser,
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Park, Mr..
and Mrs. Ellsworth Ohnsman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McAllister,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hatton, Mr..
Mrs. George Graf, Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. James Evans, Mr.. and
H. J. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
lin Greeneisen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Gerard, Mr.. and Mrs. Walt
er Cody, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Horn, Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Shaw,
Mrs. Effie Tossey, Mrs. Mildred
Cassidy, Mrs. Belle Anderson,
Miss Roxanne Trussler, Miss
Elizabeth Green, and Miss Mel
lie Taylor.
The program, which was in
charge of the executive COM
mittee, Mr.. Park, Mrs. Riser, Mrs.
Greeneisen, Mrs. Robinson and
Mrs. Sawyer, included group
singing of Christmas carols, a
gift exchange, and color slides,
shown by Mr.. Weldon Shaw, a
guest of the club.
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB
Miss Helen Wood entertained
her bridge club and several guests
Friday evening at dinner, served
in the Dinner Bell, followed by
bridge, in her home on N. Court
st. Guests who were present in
cluded Mrs. William Wood, of
Delaware, Mrs. Agnes Copeland,
of Detroit, Mrs. Edith SchWenke,
Mrs. William Snodgrass, Mrs.
Robert Crothers, and Mrs. Fred
Wilcox.
Members included: Miss nellie
Pearse, Miss Phyllis Pearse, Miss
Clarice Winget, Mrs. Mary Boyd,
Mrs. Olive Southland, Miss nellie
Kloepfer, Miss Lulu Morse, Miss
Mary Mills, Miss Ferne Mills, and
Miss Wood.
MARY MARTHA CLASS
The Mary Martha class of the
Methodist Church of Magnetic
Springs held their annual Christ
mas party at the home of Mrs,
Lola Gray Thursday Dec. 8.
Eighteen members were present.
A delicious dinner was served
at the noon hour, after which
gifts were exchanged. Program
was very good. Mrs. George, Mrs.
Frank Smith and Mrs. Leah Fox
had charge of program.
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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
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BY MRS. CLAIR THOMPSON. Phone 1921

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magsig left
Saturday for a winter vacation
in Arizona and California. In
Yuma they will visit their son,
Fred, and daughter, Mrs. Eldro
Munk, and their families. In
Brawley Calf, they will be
guests of Eldro Munk, and their
fanatics. In Brawley, Calf, they
will be guests of their daughter
Mrs. Lawrence Schwartz, and
her family. Mr.. and Mrs. Magsig
will also visit the latter's sister
Mrs. Matte Blawsey, at RedondC
Beach, Calf, during their two
months stay in the west.
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Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Belt, Marys-
vile Rt. 3, entertained with a
birthday dinner Sunday honoring
Mrs. Donna l.. Belt. Those pres
ent besides the hosts and guest
of honor were: Mrs. Iva Miracle
DR.. R. Floyd Belt, Mr.. Elvin Belt
and Mr.. Floyd F. Belt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Rausch left
Sunday for a months vacation in
Florida and other places of in
tereSt.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
SPANISH WAR VETS
HOLD TURKEY DINNER

United Spanish War Veterans
entertained members of the Aux
iliary and several out-of-town
guests at turkey dinner Thurs
day evening in Buffers Grill.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rakestraw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Korns, Mrs. Bess e
O'Brien, Miss Sara Runkles, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Mills, and Mr.. Will
liam Rausch, of Columbus; Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Johnson, of To-
ledo; Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. johnson,
of West Mansfield; Mr.. Holly
Brake, and niece, Mrs. Mary
Brake, of Lakeview.
Members present included:
Mrs. Minnie Cunningham, Mrs.
Edward Randall, Mrs. Charles
Green, Mrs. James Beck, Mrs. c.
B. Haggard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Otte, Mr.. Louis Otte, Mr.. Fred
Donohue, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Harrington, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
McCamey, Mr. and Mrs. Okie
Dillon, Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
Jones, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schlegel.
Following the dinner, several
talks were given by the visitors,
and the remainder of the evening
spent socially.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
Trinity Mission
Bond Holds Meeting

Annual Christmas party, pro-
gram, and gift exchange for the
Trinity Lutheran Junior Mis-
sion Band, their parents and
friends, was held Friday evening
in the church parlors. Readings,
recitations, accordion and piano
solos, songs, and Christmas car
OILS by the group were presented
by the following members: Mar
gerylou Fladt, Mary 10 Rupright,
Harold Horch, Rebecca Elk, Bob
Baker, David Coleman, Jimmy
Parr, Bernard RauSch, John Graf
ty, Joann Huffman, Jon Heinman,
Judy Coleman, Sharon Groome,
Frank Reams and Jimmy Moder,
closing with a story by their
leader, Mrs. Charles Heineman
song, Joy To The World, and
prayer, by Rev. E. j. Goedeking
Each member received a treat
and special gifts were awarded
to Nancilee Fladt and Phil HERE
for perfect attendance during the
past year. Additional children
present were: Donald Huffman
John Groome, Donny Baker, Ma,
ry Jane, and Suzanne Chalfin
Margery Marine, Rohalyn Dasher
Walter Asman, Suzanne Here
Glenn Scheiderer, Paul Rausch
David and Danny Behrens, Kay
Thompson, Michael Rupri g h t
Marvin and Marjory Gilbert.
Following the gift exchange
refreshments were served to all
from a table beautifully decorated
in red and green Christmas orna
mentS. Mrs. Heineman was as
sisted by Mrs. Emmett Fladt, anc
Mrs. John Parr.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
Goings. Comings
Around
MorYSville
Whatsoever Circle
Hos Christmas Meet
In Kennedy Home

Annual Christmas meeting of
the What Solver Circle was
held Sunday afternoon, in the
hospitable home of the leader,
Mrs. Matthew Kennedy. Mrs.
Kennedy opened the meeting
with an original poem, "F'riends"
and conducted the devotionals,
Make Way. Quotations for roll
call were prepared by Miss Jo-
sephine Cody Business included
reports of the Thanksgiving
work, plans for the spreading OF
Christmas cheer, and the pur-
chase of health bond.
A program Of deVotlons,
Christmas poems and story, the
history and singing of carols,
was conducted by Mrs. Joseph
Dutton, and the following mem
bers of the Methodist Senior
Youth Fellowship: Mary Beth
Turner, Eddie Lowe, Nancy Kir-
by, Connie Wall, Jim Dayton,
Jon Greeneisen and Nancy Var
rington.
Other guests were Mrs. Will
liam Wilson, of Tucson, Ariz.,
Mrs. Elizabeth Shearer, and Mrs.
Mary NJ. Whitney. Members pre-
sent were Miss Clarice Winget,
Miss Belle Orahood, Miss Helen
Wood, Mrs. James N. Snider, Mrs.
r. w. Bigler, Mrs. Ivan Southland,
Miss Florence McCann, Mrs. Ed
gar Holycross, Miss Mary Ora
hood, Miss Nellie Taylor, Mrs,
Claire Thompson, Miss Nellie
Kloepfer, Mrs. Walter Graham,
Mrs. James Evans, Miss Mary
Mills, Mrs. Madge Huffman, Mrs
Luther Liggett, Mrs. Blanche
Morelock, Mrs. Horace Martin
Miss Josephine Cody, Mrs. Frank
HolycrosS, Mrs. Frances Thorpe,
Mrs. E. K. White, Miss Verge
Kerr, Mrs. Elwood Sawyer, Mrs
Matilda RoSette, Mrs. Mary Boyd,
! Mrs. Russell Banks, ana MISS
Ferne Mills.
All were invited to the dining
room, where the table was at
tractive in holiday attire of green
cloth, tinsel balls and red candles
Mrs. Kennedy was assisted IN
/ serving delicious refreshments by
| Mrs. Banks and Mrs. Sawyer
while Mrs. Wilson, former mem
Der of the circle, presided at the
coffee service.
Before leaving for their homes
the genial hostess invited heI
i guests to autograph a space or
her kitchen wall, a novel idea, OF
which all took advantage.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
Legion Auxiliary
Holds Xmas Meet

Yuletide decorations greeted
the group of 68 women who gath
cred in the beautiful new country
home of Mrs. l.. M. Fairbanks on
Thursday evening for the Christ
mas program and gift exchange
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Edgar HolycrosS, presi-
dent, conducted a short business
session, which included reports
of committees and officers; the
appointment of a calling COM
mittee for December, Miss Phyl-
lis PearSe and Mrs. Fred Wilcox;
and the hostess committee for
January: Miss Ethel Anderson,
Mrs. l.. G.. Thrall, Mrs. Jesse Nc
Allister, and Mrs. Helen Bishop.
The program was in charge OF
h e rehabilitation committee.
Mrs. Elwood Sawyer, chairman,
gave some interesting facts and
figures of the work and need for
rehabilitation. Mrs. Thrall read
the Presidents Message, from Ma
tional News, and Mrs. Dale Over
ly, accompanied by Mrs. j. d,
PullinS, contributed two vocal
solos. Following the singing OF
Christmas carols by the group,
Miss Barbara Hamilton, assisted
by Carolyn Holycross and Barbara
Griffith, conducted the gift eX-
change.
Mrs. Fairbanks was assisted
in serving refreshments by Mrs
Frank Fox, Mrs. Overly, Mrs
| SAWYER. and Barbara Hamilton
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
MARY MARTHA MARTHA CLASS

READ TIE JOURNAE
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
ANNOUNCE ENLIGHTENMENT.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Jolliff, of
Marysville Rt. 4, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Anna Lu, to Mr. Joseph E. Det-
wiler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
EFT Detwiler of near Broadway.
Miss Jolliff is a graduate of
Raymond high school, and at
tended Ohio State University.
Mr.. Detwiler graduated from the
high school at Broadway, and is
engaged in farming with his
father.
The wedding will be Solemniz-
ed at 7 o'clock, Sunday evening,
Dec. 18, in the Methodist Church
at Raymond, with the pastor,
Rev. Edward Finlinson, officiat-
ing at the closed church cere-
mony.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
BIRTHDAY PART !

Mrs. Glenda Croy entertained
"a group of girls Saturday after
noon for the pleasure. of her
daughter, Betty's, IL birthday.
Games, contests, the opening of
gifts, and refreshments provided
diversion for the following guests
Sally Price, Barbara Hamilton,
Barbara Griffith, Patty and Betty
Simpson, Sue Bl@on, Mary
Davidson, Carolyn Holycross,
Wanda and Virginia Barry, the
guest of honor, Betty, and her
sister, Claire.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
WEDDING PLANS SET

Plans have been completed by
Miss Ruth Smith, of Marysville,
and Mr.. Paul Kinney, of Middle
burg, for their marriage which
will take place in the Methodist
Church, Thursday evening at 7
o'clock.
DR.. K. B. Alexander will Of
ficiate at the closed church cere-
mony. The bride elect is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
Smith of Second ST., and Mr..
Kinney's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Kinney, of Mid
dleburg.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
SUPPER CLUB

Miss Phyllis Pcarse will bc
hostess in her home on n. Main
st. Thursday evening to the Sup
per Club. A gift exchange will
be included.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
NEIGHBORS HONOR
MRS. SAYGROVER

In honor of her 80th birthday
anniversary, Mrs. Rose Saygrov-
er, well known and highly re-
spected resident of Marysville
received several neighbors in her
h ome Friday evening, who
brought ice cream and a birth
day cake for the occasion. The
pleasant evening was enjoyed by
Miss Gertrude Coridan, Mrs. Otto
Moder, Mrs. Frank RauSch, Mrs.
Harry Palmer, Mrs. Jack Sewell,
Mrs. Floyd Hamilton, daughter
Barbara and son Michael.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
PROGRESS CLUB

Progress Club will meet at $50
p. m. for dinner in the Dinner
Bell, and in the home of Mrs.
Russell Banks for the program
and gift exchange.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-12-12
Club Calendar

MONDAY
Kiwanis Club-Dinner Bell, 6
p. m.
Mayflower Circle - hostess,
Miss Elizabeth Green, $50 p. m.
Girl Scouts, Troop II - 1880
p. m.
American Legion - Memorial
Building, 8 p. m.
! st. Anthony's Benevolent So
ciety hostess, Mrs. Russell
Rohr, $50 p. m.
TUESDAY,
Woman'S Parliament-hoStess,
Mrs. Lloyd Smallman, 2 p. m.
Mary Chapter No. 8, O.E.S. -
7:30 p. m.
Girl Scouts, Troop III - 7 p.
m.
Boy Scouts, Troop 1O1-7 p. m.
Town and Country Club-host-
eSS, Mrs. James Stephens, 8 p. m.
WEDNESDAY,
Mary Baldwin Circle-hostess,
Mrs. Scott Worthington, 2 p. m.
Congregational Missionary So
ciety-hoSteSs, Mrs. L. c.. Thrall,
2 p. m.
Missionary Guild - hostess,
Mrs. Robert Gordon, $50 d. m.
Presbyterian Woman's Associ-
alton - Group One, hostess, Mrs.
Russell Noble, 2:30; Group Two,
hostess, Mrs. Exerett MohIer,
2:3O; Group Three, hostess, Mrs.
H. E. Stricken, 8 p. m.
E. L. c. Club-hostess, Mrs.
Murrel Stephens, $50 p. m.
W.S.C.S. - Methodist Church,
IS p. m.
Advisory Council, No. q.
THURSDAY
Palestine Lodge, No. 1853 -
f. & A. NJ, 1880 p. IN.
Supper Club - hostess, Miss
Phyllis Pearse, $50 p. m.
Trinity Brotherhood supper -
Parish House, p. m.
Boy Scouts, Troop 1l9 - Me-
mortal Bldg, 7:30 p. m.
Youth Council.
Bridgette Club - hostess, Mrs
John Craig.
FRIDAY
Trinity Lutheran Women's
Christmas Party-church parlors
7:30 p. m
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-26
Don Payne Is Considering Hospital Job

Mrs. Don Payne's opinion of Alaska will have a lot to do with whether the Valley Hospital has a new manager in the very near future. MT. Payne arrived last Wednesday, to hold a series of lengthy conferences with mem berS of the board of directors of the Valley Hospital Association.
 He returned to Hood River, Ore, on Friday with the prom ise to wire definite answer to the board as soon as he's dis cussed the matter with Mrs. Payne. There's a small problem of housing which also will bear weight in the family's ultimate decision.
 If MT. Payne does accept the offer made to him by board members, he will not be able to return to the Valley before July 1. Since Mrs. Ruth Callison ex- poets to leave on June 1, it was decided to employ Mrs. Alvin Kopperud for the months in- terim management.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-26
Will Marry Soon

Another of the Palmer gradu- ates of the class of 1949 will be a bride in the very near future. Miss Dorothy Plunley and Mel yin NeWby are planning an early wedding, probably in the first week of June.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-26
HARVEY'S HAVE SON

A big 10-pound-plus baby son was born to MT. and Mrs. Wen- ter Harvey at the Valley Hospi- tai last Thursday. The boy is the second child for the Harveys. Mir. Harvey is a Wasilla minister.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-26
CLASS FEED
FOR SALE

Used records. Your choice popu- lar numbers, polkas, Westerns. B & c Supply. TWO FARMALL Cub Tractors, with blows, cultivators, mow- CT; also one Farmall H. Inq Coop Garage. ARM. House with bath; electric stove; automatic coal furnace. See Bill Curtis. CERTIFIED seed potatoes; Arc tic Seeding, Blue Tag; a sack or carload. See Glen Woods, miles south of Palmer. TWO INTERNATIONAL STAKE trucks, K-3 and K-2. Ina. Co., op Garage. THREE INTERNATIONAL pick ups, all brand new. Ina. Coop Garage.
 TURKEYS and settings of tur- key eggs. Oscar Beylund.
 FOR RENT OFFICE space, Koslosky Bldg.
 WANTED TO RENT TWO or THREE-Bedroom mod ern home; with or without option to buy. Call A. w. Torn, Alaska Road Commission, Pal mer.
 HELP WANTED hDnDEpC nc-A.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-26

for line conStruc-
 tion. Apply at MEA office.
Evening star., 1949-04-17
esss IS

Picture of the Week at
the Notionol Gollery Of
Art is THE Return OF the
Prodiool Son.. by MuriIIo
tAvolon FoundotiooD. 1t
will be the subject Of O
brief tolk at the gallery.
tomorrow through Sotur-
doy at 1870 and 2:3O
pm. and next Sundoy at
2::3O and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1949-04-17

Dressy enough for q porty,
this little dress con double for
school weor If mode in O wosh-
oble fobsic. Morrow loce is used
to trim the peter pon colior,
puffed sleeves ond midriff. Pic
ture Pottern Of the Week No.
3lOl is for sizes 3. 4. 5. s, 7,
and 8 yeors. Size 4 requires
2N yords Of 3o-inch moterioi.
with 4 yords OF loce.
The spring issue Of STYllST,
filled with ideos for the wonon
who sews. oIso is ovoilobie for
2Sc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16
Hiding The Cash

Here are some of the things the T-men charged Mitchell and his brcther-in-law, Sam Ripps, with doing.
 Ix selling jewelry to army's PX's, checks would come in to them from all over the country. For instance, Camp Shelby, Miss, bought S15,000 worth of jewelry on July Is, 1922, another S4,000 on July 23, 1942: and another $3,453 on Dec. 4, 1922.
 In handling this money, Michell and Ripps followed a system of letting their small checks and cash accumulate. Then, when a large check came in, they deposited the accumulated small checks and cash to the same amount as the big check, in order to make it appear that the big check had been cashed- Actually the big check was convert ed into a cashiers check, then sent by roundabout way through the Jefferson Investment Go, of St Louis, controlled by Mitchell, to the Paramount Check Cashing Ser vice i'll New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16
DO CHRISTMAS BUYING

With Christmas very, very near, Juneauites are warned rather asked, to do their buying Along this line the Fairbanks News-Miner recently said Buying Early Pays" and bore this out with the fol- lowing editorial:
 "Once again Fairbanksans are doing their Christi mas buying and the merchants of the city busily engaged in wing with another to attract shop pers glance at store windows and counters leaves no doubt that practically anything required to de- light the heart of a child make each family's Christmas more complete be obtained right here in Fairbanks
 Buying at home has been repeatedly urged and with reason. It promotes the commerce of the com nunity and aids in building up business enterprises which better their customers throughout the rest of the year. In the matter of selection and making exchanges after Christmas, home purchases have the unquestionabe advantage.
 Meanwhile all shoppers are urged to start their buying early and make their purchases far ahead of time convenient. Beside the comfort of being
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16
20 YEARS AGO f{TE TIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 16, 1929

The Douglas marriage there Decemper of Miss Myrtle Worobec They nad re- peaed their Charles Sey m h resi- den MT Arthur oDa attenoeo the couple Juneau MT Woooec was n ployed at Mill.
 Eeson and Mechaniclan Earl boao three Farcnc
 nes and six Canadian niers Seward The planes to be nned v rail to Fairbanks and the flight to Nome Tn Edmonton Rutege Airways offered CWiss Sooh arpane Rutledge to be one of the pilots.
 ep Doplas Hi baketeers their Skagway they bring the bacon The lode won their eameand brought fine bacon Cathca invited girls teams and their coaches Mis- penon and MT King the baconwhich turned out to h inst starter in the department Music and were enjoyed v 24 eests with prizes going Fife Fleek MT King Rose Ariel and Kronqust.
 D and Mrs R to leave the Princess Moral
 the Pacific Coast After spending
 Christmas in San Clements Caf for New Years Dav with expected spend some time Tacoma Wash, returning January 26
 The first concrete Alaska Capitol Building WAS poured at Curtis in charge or consuc for Company began work on the pie foundation
 C. R. Wrangell fish in Juneau on pusiness
 MT and Suy Sitka on the Queen to spend the holidays Sulys mother
 Weather High 35; low 3 clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16
Weep for the Nickel Java
est. Louis Star -Times)

tSt LOUIS SuaT- llIneS) Restaurant operators of St. Louis have decided that the rising cost the coffee bean will make the standard price of cup of coffee from ' to 10 cents
 At this sad moment, let us not deal in either Justification or remonstrance. Let simply bow our head in sorrow at the passing of the Scent cup of coffee
 It was great institution. Somehow nickel and a cup of coffee seemed to go together like ham and eggs kraut and cabbage, meat and potatoes The 5- cent cup of coffee was the indulgence that the frugal of all sorts-from the penny pinching student to the money-erubbing mser-felt they could permit themselves Down went the nickel And up came the steaming cup.
 And then-really to be nostalgic-there were all those many places where the second, the third the fourth the nth cup of coffee was free The nckel was more of a symbol than recompense It was kind of low -order charge for taking up space in cafe or restaurant And the fragrant java was poured so flowed the good conversation Ana as
 coffee was spped so were tasted the casual and good natured remarks
 As one lone landmark--a tall tree mountain sailor long after the land mass of continent has dropped over the watery horizon, does the nickel cup of coffee finally disappear It the last land mark of that bygone age that maybe wasn't so happy at the time but that seems so happy in retrospect Tn that lost continent of the past to which there no return were other pleasant and wonderful things: the dollar watch the dollar shirt the 10cent plug of chewing tobacco; the good scent cigar the 35-cent haircut the 15-cent shave the large-sze 5-cent candy hor Gone gone irrecoveraby gone
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16
Books Disappear

This devious method of cashing checks was aimed to throw T-Men off the track and cover up large amounts of income.
 When this financial juggling was detected on one set of Mitchell Ripps books, however, the books nlysteriously disappeared. T-Men had got out a subpoena for them, but when they came back with the subpoena, no books could be found.
 Mitchell, himself former Rev. enue agent, knew how discriminating books could be.
 The Mitchell-Ripps defense is that they had to buy jewelry on the black market, had to pay in cash, and at high prices. It was on the basis of this plea, made by his former law partner, that U s. At torney Hill opposed prosecution. However, Treasury and Justice Department tax men in Washing ton, when questioned by this col umnist, said they had decided to reopen the case and hoped, in the end, to prosecute.
 Ed Note-another Pearson column on tax frauds will follow soon)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16

been so eager to pay their taxes and Treasury agents claimed they owed minimum of $700,0o0; per haps as much as $1,200,000
 Ripps and Mitchell immediately began to pull every political wire south or north of the Mason-DiXon Line. First they tried to hire Jo- seph Nunan, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Then they ne- gotiated with Martin Sweaber, a good friend of Nunans. Then they retained William Nicholson of Charlotte, N. C., former law part ner of Lamar Caudle, Assistant At- torney General in charge of the tax division
 Scrupulous Caudle, conscientious public servant, phoned his former partner, asked him to withdraw from the case. He did so.
 Finally, however, Mitchell and Ripps approached Will Walter Bankhead of Alabama's political powerful Bankhead family, and through him retained Ben Leader. former law partner of the US. At- torney in Birmingham, John Hill. Significantly it was Hill who was to try the case.
 That case, however, has never been tried. It was sent by the Jus tice Department to Hill for prose- cution, but that was as far as # got. U. S. Attorney Hill held a conference with Justice and Trea sury men in Birmingham at which he contended he did not have suf- ficient evidence. In the end. and with their concurrence, the prose- cution of jewelry profiteers Rippss and Mitchell was sent back to Washington and closed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-16

prosecution. He even got back $500 of his $1,000 bond
 In 1945, Mitchell was convicted of violating the election laws, and sen- tenced to 60 days hard labor. How ever, the Supreme Court threw out the case on the ground of an improperly drawn indictment. While the case was up for appeal, two witnesses disappeared, and, when picked up in Pensacola, swore that Mitchell had paid them $100 a week to stay out of Mobile
 This is the man who, when charged by the Treasury with in- come tax fraud to the tune of STOOL 000 minimum, managed to squirm out of prosecution.