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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
PARKING METER
 SYSTEM CLEARS
 JUNEAU STREETS

Parking meters were put in oper- ation at g o'clock this morning, but there was little music of nickels and pennies on downtown Juneau streets.
 Blocks usually solid with parked cars, such as that including the Baranof Hotel, were deserted hour after hour, drivers having parked well out of the metered zones.
 A half dozen motorists were tag ged for violations, but according to Police Chief Bernie Hulk, the de- partment will go easy on early vio- lations except in fragrant cases.
 Hulk points out that improper parking is as much of a violation as failure to feed the meter or overtime parking. A car should be parked with the bumper flush with the meter, so that adjacent spaces are not used. The standard fine for first offenders in parking violations is $10O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
VETS TO RECEIVE DIVIDENDS ON NAT.
 SERVICE INSURANCE
Payments Are Expected to Give Shot in Arm" to
 General Business

WASHINGTON, June 20 -R- Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray, Jr.. today authorized pay ment next year of special $2,800,- o00,000 dividend on National Serv- ice Life Insurance policies.
 Gray said he hopes veterans will begin receiving checks some time in January, 1950,' with payment substantially completed in the first half of that year.
 The dividend payment has been hopefully anticipated by some economists as a stimulant to purchasing power which might Eelp offset declining business activity.
 Almost 16,0OO,OO0 veterans oi World War II will receive the divi- dends.
 This would average about $175 for each ex-serviceman, but the agency said individual calculations have not been completed.
 In general, every veteran who took out National Service Insur- ance and kept it in force at least three months will be eligible Where policy holders have died the beneficiaries will receive the funds, Gray said.
 Application tlanks for the divi- dends are being prepared and may be available in August in postof- fices, Veterans Service Organiza- tions and VA offices.
 Meantime the administrator asked veterans not to write now about their dividends because let ters will only cause the payment to be delayed"
 The special dividend will not be paid on policies issued after Janu- ary 1, 1948. But such policies may participate in some later dividend Gray said.
 The cutoff date-that is, the limit of time on which dividend accumulations will be allowed-is the anniversary date of the policy in 1948.
 Government officials expect the dividends to be spent promptly and to provide noticeable "shot ir the arm for business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
BpWC HAS MANY GUESTS FOR T0DAY'5 MEETING

The Business and Professional Women's Club held it's social meeting at noon today on the Ter race of the Baranof Hotel with Mrs. Helen Ehrendreich. President, presiding.
 A guest of the club, Pat Cham berlin, sang two songs, Some En- chanted Evening" and Its a Big, Wide Wonderful World" with club member Lillian Uggen as her ac- ccmpanist.
 Pat and her mother. Mrs. Bess Chamherlin, who were guests of Mrs. John Mccormick, are in Ju- neau on their way to Kotzebue. They have been in the East where Pat has been attending school.
 Mrs. Frances Paul, delegate from the Juneau club, gave a brief re- sume on the first territorial con- vention of the BPWC held at Mt. Mckinley Park last month.
 The BPWC's Fourth of July pro- ject, a hot dog stand on the mid way, still needs volunteers for assistance on Sunday and Monday, July 3 and 4, and club members are urged to call Miss Elizabeth Mosher and sign up for a shift on the Midway.
 pr. Evelyn Butler was recom- mended by the club for the position of End Vice President of the Terri torial Federation to fill recently created vacancy.
 Visitors introduced were Elinor Menter, Ruth Spooswood, Dorothy Henley, Betty Hayns. Margie J. Alger and Maria Quirk.
 The clubs committee for the 4th of July celebration will meet We'd resday night, June 29, at o'clock at the home of Natalie Gustafson 832 9th street.
 Next meeting of the club will be July II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
ADMINISTRATION BOARD MEETS TO
 WORK ON FINANCE

Which Territorial funds should be frozen next constituted the tough problem with which the Alaska Board of Administration was wrestling all day today.
 The Board met for morning and afternoon sessions in the office of Acting Governor Lew M. Williams and may continue the meeting tomorrow
 Other members are Treasurer Henry Roden, Auditor Frank A. Boyle, Attorney General J. Gerald Williams; Dr. James c. Ryan Commissioner of Education, and Highway Engineer Frank A. Met calf.
 All were present except Metcalf who is making his annual inspec- ton tour of the Interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
STATE5ARE
 GIVEN RAP,
 GOVT. (o5T5
Gov. Stevenson Tells Them 10 Make Cuts Before
 Advising Fed. Govt.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. June 20.-R-A freshman Demo- cratic Governor-Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois-said today that all gov- ernment costs too much and the states had better set their own houses in order before quarreling about Federal aid.
 Stevenson, who has gained men, tion as a Democratic presidential possibility in 1942, told reporter he doesn't agree with some of his Governors Conference colleagues in . demanding greater control over the spending of U. s. money.
 Government is too expensive at all levels" he said. We need econ- omy from the township up to Washington. But until we can dc a better job in government at To- cal and state levels we ought not to be damning federal interference at the same time we are asking for more federal funds"
 Sessions Start Today
 The 41st annual Governors Con- ference, beginning its official ses- Sions today, has before it a pro- posal for 30 per cent cut in Fed eral Aid grants to states-to be made up by increased state tax col lections from theater admissions, gasoline sales, electric and tele- phone service, if the federal gov ernment would withdraw from those fields.
 Gov. James H. Duff, Pennsyl- vania Republican, has complain ed about too much Washington in- terference in administering relief and other r~norars.
 Warren Gives Views
 Foy Earl Warren, California Re- publican, said he doesn't think fed eral aid can be cut until some definite agreement is reached to give the states bigger bite of tax collections.
 When you get down to cases and try to decide who is going to give up what in the way of taxes, that's when the difficulties begin," he told a news conference yesterday.
 Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York the 1948 COP Presidential nominee, will be head man when the governors get down to cases on the federal-state government ques- tions tomorrow. Dewey, who hasn't seen Warren since he and the Cali 1ornlan lost last years election, ar- rives from the east today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
Miners Ba(k
 To Work for
 Only 1 Week
Contract Talks Are Starting u. 5. Steel and Ford
 Motor Involved
(By the Associated Press)

A weeks walkout of John L. Lewis coal miners ended today and negotiations for a contract ap- preached showdown stage.
 Contract talks also occupied the attention of the steel industry and the Ford Motor Company and it's union workers
 Lewis United Mine Workers halted their "stabilizat.on' walk out on schedule but only weeks work is in. store for the 480,000 diggers. On Saturday their 10-day raid vacations begin.
 Whether they'll be back in the pits at the end of June depends on the outcome of talks about a new contract to replace that ex- piring June 30. As yet the opera tors don't know exactly what Lewis wants in his new pact. Miners now are paid an average of $l4.05 a day.
 It may be that he will ask for a cut in the work week from 40 to 35 or 30 hours at the same rate of pay as "stabilizing' influence against reduced consumption of coal
 US. Steel Corporation and the CIO United Steelworkers called an other contract negotiation meeting ! to try to settle their differences over whether pensions will te dis cussed. There was no sign either party would compromise on thu 1 issue.
 If the issue isn't disposed of, the steel industry may have it's first big strike since 1946.
 The contract does not expire until next year but it has a clause permitting reopening to dis cuss wages. The CIO wants to bargain on pensions as well as the hourly rate of pay US. Steel feels the reopening clause is limited to wage discussions only.
 In Detroit company and union negotiators took up the Ford pro- rosal to keep wages at the pre- sent levels. for the next l8 months The company on Saturday sug- gested to the CIO United Auto Workers that the cost of living should govern any wage increases for Ford's 106,000 production workers in the next IS months. At present, the company said wages should not be upped because the cost of living is down, unem- ployment is gaining and the auto- mobile market may hit a slump The union stamped the proposal as "uneconomically unsound and unrealistic and unacceptable"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
ELDER, GEOLOGICAL
 SURVEY BOAT HERE
 ENR0UTE TO AHU

The M " Elder, Geological Survey boat, arrived in port yes- terday afternoon enroute to Attu where geological and volcanic studies will be conducted until some time in September.
 The 78-foot vessel sails tomorrow afternoon and will stop at Seward before continuing for it's summer work. Aboard are two geologists and. four assistants under the sup ervision of Ray E. Wilcox of the Denver Geological Survey Office. Captain of the former Fish and Wildlife Service toat is Cal vevel- stad who has a crew of three under him.
 The Elder returns to Juneau late ir September.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
TRUMAN ASKS FOR ANOTHER
 CABINET MAN
Seven Plans Submitted 10 Congress in Reorgani-
 zation Scheme

WASHINGTON. June 20--tR- President Truman today asked Con- gree to create a tenth cabinet-rank departments Department of Well fare--and to put the Commerce De- partment in charge of public roads
 The plans-seven all told-were sent to Capitol Hill within half hour after MT. Truman signed the long-debated reorganization bill giv- ing him broad powers to merge and streamline government agencies, subject to congressional veto.
 The Public Roads Administration now is in the Federal Works Agen- cy. Welfare and social security mat. ters are handled by the Federal Security Agency.
 All the plans, If permitted to take effect, will carry out reform and economy proposals of the commits sion on government organization headed by former President Herbert Hoover.
 Five Other Plans
 The other five would (A) give the Bureau of Employment Security tjobless pay and job placement) to the Labor Department, tB) reor- ganize the Postoffice Department, co enlarge the scope of the execu- tive office of the President. (D) streamline the Civil Service Com mission. and tE) strengthen the authority of the chairman of the Maritime Commission.
 l All seven Of the plans were des- cribed by the White House as con- forming quite closely" to the Hoov- CT commission recommendation fti- ed with Congress this spring after two years of research.
 Up To Congress
 Under the new law, the plans will take effect in so days unless either house of Congress vetoes them within that time by a majority vote of the full memberships-49 no votes in the Senate or 2l8 in the House. Each plan is to be con- sidered separately.
 Congressional leaders. after talk ing with the President today, indi- cated Congress still will be in ses- sion when the SO days are up on August l9. They also predicted two more reorganization plans will be sent up by the President shortly.
 Welfare Department The proposal to create Welfare Department provides that it take over the duties now administered by Federal Security Administrator Os- car Ewing. Ewing, if he then holds the job. would become a Cabinet member as Secretary of Welfare.
 An undersecretary and three assistant secretaries of welfare would be created and the office of Federal Security Administrator would be abolished.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
DEPT. OF JUSTICE FILES TO INTERVENE
 IN ALASKA XCA5E

Authorized by tne Attorney Gen. eral of the United States at the request of the Department of the Interior, the US. Department of Justice seeks to intervene in the case of the Alaska Steamship Company vs. Alaska Tax Commis- sioner M. P. Mullaney
 U. s. Attorney P. J. Gilmore Jr., today filed a motion for leave to intervene and the intervening complaint signed by Theron L. Caudle, Assistant Attorney Gen. eral.
 Judge George w. Folta set 9:3O o'clock tomorrow morning foI hearing on the motion.
 This case, challenging the va lidity of the new net income tax law, was taken under advisement by the court about month ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
PAT ORME IS FOUR TODAY:
 CELEBRATES WITH PARTY

Neighbors and friends of young Pat Orme helped him celebrate his fourth birthday at the James Orme residence on D. Street.
 Sharing Pats birthday cake and ice cream with him were Judy, Johnny and Kenny Meek; Dennis Kristan, SueSue, Henry and Julie Hudson; Bonnie and Lynda Mac Lean, David Brown Darlene, Car man and Billie Joe Phelps; Bonnie Downing and Pats sister, Rather inc.
 Katherine, Bonnie, Julie and Judy are assisting Mrs. Orme who had planned the party for the Evergreen Bowl but, because of the misty weather entertained at home for the youngsters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
Decision n in tayoffs Made, Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, June 20 - R- Disagreeing Supreme Court Jus tices resorted to hot words and even wisecrack today in vain effort to clear the Tribunals doc- ket for this term.
 Still another decision day was set for next Monday. The court then hopes to adjourn until Oc- tober 3.
 Today's mass of opinions de- cided no momentous issues-al- though the Tribunal did rule unanimously that even under the CT Bill of Rights, veterans sen- iclity may be cut by new union contract.
 That opinion, delivered by Jus tice Frankfurter, upheld the lay offs of three veterans by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of California within the first year after they resumed their war-interrupted jobs A wartime contract provided that union chairmen of various com pany departments were to have seniority over other workers, re- gardless of length of service.
 In another action today the court split 5-4 in upholding the legality of a 194o law giving Dis trict of Columbia residents the right to sue and be sued in Federal Courts outside Washington, DC.
 The Justices used some 26,000 words in expounding their varying views on the act designed to over- come an 1904 Supreme Court de- cision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
INTERNATIONAL
 KIWANI5 OPENS

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., June 20 -(R-The 34th annual convention of Kiwanis International opens here today.
 More than 10000 delegates from the United States, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii-accompanied by their wives and guests-have assembled for the five-day meeting. They represent 100000 business and pro- fessional men in 5000 Kiwanis clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
lTEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Sailor Splice from Se- attle due tomorrow forenoon.
 Prince George from Vancouver due at 5:30 this afternoon.
 Aleutian from Seattle due tomor- row afternoon or evening.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive tomorrow after noon.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver June p.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Kathleen scheduled to said from Vancouver Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 2O.-R-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 89, Anaconda 26A, Curtiss- Wright 811, International Harvest CT 24%, Kennecott 44A, New York Central 10A, Northern Pacific 1872 U. s. Steel 22, Pound $4.03.
 Sales today were 78O,OOO shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials 165.49, rails 43.28, util- itieS 38.05.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
OF
 ALA5kAARE
 IN DEMAND
ReeIam alton Bureau Enumerdtes What Should
 Be Done With Them

WASHINGTON, June 20.---lR-- Timher-rich Alaska ought to be making it's own furniture, building its own boats, turning cut its own red cedar shingles, says the Reclam- ation Bureau.
 And there's a tremendous world demand for pulp for newsprint, for rayon and for plastics that the Territory could be-but is not helping to satisfy.
 Canadian efforts fall far short of supplying pulp and paper de- mands within the United States, the Bureaus report, in support of proposals to extend reclamation lAws to Alaska, said this week.
 Coastal Forests Rot
 Against this Canadian and U. S) fast-dwindling timber supply Alaska offers its huge coastal for ests, now rotting for want of use but capable of providing 100000 board feet of timber annually - now and forever.
 Once the hungry domestic mar ket is satisfied, there is the grow ing literacy of the Orient-which will demand more paper for books, magazines and newsprint.
 Alaska is closer-closer by hun dreds of miles--to the markets of the Orient than is the continental coast of the United States proper, including the paper-producing reg ions of British Columbia"
 The Forest Service estimates that the Tongass National forest, in Southeast Alaska. has enough tim Der and water power to supply half dozen pulp and paper mills of 500-ton daily capacity--for total output of 100000 tons of news print every year, in perpetuity.
 Pup NH Contracts
 The Reclamation report pointed out that the Forest Service has al- ready approved 2 contract for es- tablishment of pulp mill near Ketchikan. It said there is active interest. t, the building of similar mills at Sitka, Thomas Bay and other Southeast Alaska localities.
 Alaska's forests, it added, could be producing all sorts of woodenware, barrels for the fishing industry, prefabricated log houses, and ma terial for building or repairing the thousands of small boats used in the Territory.
 And power-line cedar poles, it said, are so much in demand in the middle-western and eastern states that they could profitably be ex- ported by boat to Prince Rupert, B. o., and then by rail to the lucrative markets.
 Power transmission lines now be- ing studied for construction in Alaska would require within the next few years more than 10000 poles with a total length exceeding 100000 feet" the report pointed out.
 By 1858, Alaska power transmits sion and distribution pole require ments should exceed 10000 each year.
 
 "Alaska's forest industries will be one of the foundation stones of the much-needed industrial develop ment of the Territory, providing a new and vital role for Alaska in the framework of world economy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FAIRBANKS VISITORS

Miss Maria Quirk, Veterans Af- fairs Commission regional director at Fairbanks, and her mother, Mrs Margaret Quirk, are guests at the Baranof Hotel. They arrived from Seattle where they were called be- cause of a death in the family They plan to gc to Fairbanks to- morrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
CLAYTON ON VACATION

Frank Clayton, who recently re- signed as Southeast Alaska region al director for the Commission of Veterans Affairs, has gone outside for vacation. With his two-year- old son John, he is enroute to Ok lahoma City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
(Ed. Note Part of Drew Pear sons column today takes the form of a letter to James Webb, Acting Secretary of State.)
MT. James Webb,

MT. James Webb,
 Acting Secretry of State
 Washington, D. c.
 Dear Jimmie:
 When your old chief, o. Max Gardner, was preparing to become Ambassador to England, he was working on an idea which you, who were not with him at that particu- lar time, may not have known about. And since Max is now where he can't put his own ideas across, it occurred to me that maybe you would consider helping to put them across for him.
 This is the season when thous- ands of American tourists are sail ing for Europe and when Max would have especially wanted his idea to be circulated.
 Though Max was departing for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
S. c. RANTA HERE

With week in Juneau before making several other stops in Southeast Alaska on his way back to Seattle, s. c. Ranta plans to he here until Thursday or Friday. He arrived Thursday, representing Moore Business Forms Company.
 Ranta will also go to Sitka, Wran- gell, Petersburg and Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
MRS. McCRARY RETURNS

Mrs. Jessie McCrary, Alaska sup ervisor for Sears, Roebuck and Co.,, has returned from a swing around the Interior in the interests of her firm. The annual spring trip has kept her on the go since March, with only three days at home. She plans to go to Ketchi- kan Wednesday, then hopes to stay in Juneau while.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
WEATHER REPORT

10. 8. WEATHER BUREAU (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PSTD In Juneau Maximum, 65; minimum, 49.
 At Airport--Maximum, 65; minimum, AS.
 FORECAST
 tJuneau and vicinttyl Cloudy with light rain to- night becoming variable cloudiness with showers on Tuesday. Lowest temperature tonight 46; highest tempera- ture Tuesday about 55. F R E c PIT ON Past 24 hours ending 7:30 | m. today Tn Juneau City None; since June l, 4.44 inches; since July l. 1883 inches. At the Airport None; since June l, 3.81 inches; since July l, 66:96 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
Alaska BpWC Group
 South for meeiinq

SEATTLE, June 20.-lR-A dele- gation of six Alaska women, head ed by Miss Margaret Whipple, An chorage, brought Alaska products and literature with them today to distribute to the Western Region al Conference of the National Fed eration of Business and Professional Women'S Clubs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20

Shanghai had an air raid today. At least three Chinese Nationalist fighter planes made bombing and strafing attacks on the Communist held city for about 20 minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
BID FOR PAVING

The only bid received by the Pub lie Roads Administration for sur facing of 49 miles of the Mitkof Highway near Peterburg, probably is a satisfactory one, that office re- ported today.
 Sole bid for the work was by Reed and Martin Company of Fair banks, for $113.20690. Bid-open- ing was at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM SKAGWAY

Mrs. Alice Wilcox of Skagway registered over the weekend at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
COLORADO VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. D. G. Hale of Col orado Springs. Colo, registered yes terday at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
SEATTLE VISITORS

Mrs. B. c. Johnson and Mrs. Grace Roberts of Seattle registered yesterday at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Charles L. Flatts, E. w. Tallman and T. P. Wooton of San Francisco are guests at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM HAYNES

Mrs. John Fox of Haines is a guest at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM ANCHORAGE

Frank Y. Swanson of Anchorage IS a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
PETERSBURG VISITOR

Jim Rhodes of Petersburg is g guest at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM KOTZEBUE

Mrs. E. M. Chamberlain of Kotze- bue is guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
FROM DENVER

Mrs. Cora A. Smith of Denver registered yesterday at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20

FROM SAN FRANCISCO Miss Dorothy Henley of San Francisco is registered at the Bara- nof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-20
The W Washingion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

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