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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
|pAA CARRIES II ON
THURSDAY FLIGHTS

Pan American Always carried
81 passengers yesterday with Is
arriving here and 9 departing as
follows:
From Seattle: d. P. Newman, r..
T. Kyser, Herb Larson, Albert
Larson, Marie Boyd, Fred Chase,
w. H. Scates, Eleanor O'Reilly and
Danny O'Reilly, Lee Holmes, Mrs.
Frank Mosher, Mrs. Carl Sims, in
FAINT Danny, Carlene and Bonnie
Sims, Marion Williamson, Stanley
Soho, Jerry Dean, Lucille Dean and
infant Larry.
From Annette: Richard A. Page
To Seattle: M. j. Lynch, DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lisiak, Howell Hough
Catherine Hough. George Kippola
J, H. wakefield. w. G. Arnold
Oscar Bergseth.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
GRUENING SEEKS
PRESIDENTS AID
ON STATEHOOD Bill

WASHINGTON, April 20 III
Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska
sought President Humans aid to-
Gay in speeding the Alaskan State
hood bill through Congress.
The legislation, the Governor
said, is now awaiting action by the
House Rules committee.
He told reporters after a White
House call that the President was
very sympathetic and eager to see
the legislation passed.
Sentiment in Alaska, the Gov
ernor said is Overwhelmingly" for
statehood.
If referendum we're held today,
he added, the vote would be nine
to one in favor OF statehood.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
5NAG5 IN
BLOCKADE
PROPOSAL
Russia Must Make Radical
Policy Changes Before
Any Agreement
tBy The associated Press

Washington diplomats said today
plenty of snags still lie in tie
path OF East-West agreement on
the thorny German issue.
Observers said, despite hope for
an early end to the Berlin block
AIDE, statements by Secretary OF
State Dean Acheson and other top
officials indicate Russia must make
radical policy changes before any
agreement can be reached.
One Issue Dismissed
The talks held to date by Amer
lean Ambassador Philip c. Jessup
and Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister
Jakoh Malik are reported to have
dealt only with the blockade and
arranging foreign ministers
m.eeting-but not with what the
four powers might accomplish in
such talks.
Acheson, in a New York speech
last night, pledged that the United
States will do its utmost If four
power talks with Russia are re-
sumed, to work out German set
Element that is fair to all.
No Bargaining
The Secretary promised there
will be no bargaining away OF
rights OF 100000 Germans in
| the West zones or the rest of Eu-
rope.
| Acheson made it clear that it is
up to Russia to decide whether
! they want to unity Germany along
the lines laid down by the Western
powers.
| If not, he said, the u. s. is pre-
pared to Continue to lend vigor-
Gus support to the Western Ger
man program"-a separate state
which would ignore Russia and the
! Russian occupied zone.
/ Merger Proposed
/ (The New York Times said an
! authoritative source has disclosed
that, if four power talks resume
the United States and Britain will
propose merger of the Soviet zone
and the West German Republic
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29

Hawkins GIVES
FIRST TESTIMONY
FOR SPRUCE co,

With the weekly motion calen-
dar occupying this afternoon in
District Court, the million dollar
damage case of the Juneau. Spruce
Corporation VS.. ILWU was con-
tinued from this noon to Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
After obtaining a jury at 2:55
o'clock yesterday afternoon, both
sides made their opening state
ments. The plaintiff called Eu-
gene S. Hawkins to the stand, and
his direct testimony continued
through the opening of court this
morning.
Hawkins, the first manager of
Juneau Spruce, was questioned on
foundation of the corporation which
took over at midnight April 80,
l947, and on the ccmpany's agree
ment with the International Wood
workers of America, Local M-27l.
The suit is against the Inter-
national Longshoremens and Ware
housemen's Union. both the inter-
national organization and Local 16,
Juneau. Under the Labor Manage
ment Relations Act of 1947, better
AnoWn as the Taft-Hartley law,
which places financial responsible
ity on labor unions. the Spruce
Corporation seeks $l,025 600 dam
ages as result of longshoremen's
picketing the mill and refusing to
handle lumber for the company
resulting in the closure of the mill
INJUNCTION CASE CHANGED
SEATTLE, April 29.--tR-A court
move against the N.L.R.B. in the
Juneau Spruce Corporation contro-
versy sifted down today to a Jul
leau local union action.
Inclusion of an international Off
Ger of the CLIO Longshoremen's
union as a plaintiff was described
as a mistake
The Federal Court suit attempts
80 block Thomas Graham, region
al director of the National Labor
Relations Board, from seeking an
injunction in Alaska courts against
continued picketing of the Juneau
mill by the International Long
shoremens and Warehousemen's un-
ion.
U. S. District Judge Lloyd l..
Black issued an order late yester-
day to delete the name of Ger
main Bulcke, second vice president
OF the international, as PLAINTIFF
3ulcke is attached to the unions
San Francisco office.
1t leaves Erland Pearson, presi-
dent of Juneau Local No. l6. as
The lone plaintiff. The court or
der was issued on petition OF Merle
D. Cohn, Pearson's attorney. He
old the court that Bulcke, as ar
International officer, had been in
cluded by mistake.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
PACT MUST
BE BACKED
With ARMS
Secretary Of Defense John
SON Urges Ratification
Of Alliance

WASHINGTON, April % IN -
Secretary of Defense johnson says
the North Atlantic Pact cannot
be relied upon to attain its goals
unless the United States backs 1t
I'D with arms for treaty partners.
He told the Senate Foreign Re-
lations committee the treaty goes
far towards making available man
power and strategic positions "for
common defense.
1.-The main lack in this great
partnership" he said, will be ma
terials-the materials required for
defense"
Johnson urged Senate approval
o. the pact. but cautioned:
Unless its terms are vigorously
supplemented its force for peace
will lie vitiated and, If there should
be a war, we should have to pay
an inordinate price"
The administration has proposed
a s1,150,Oo0,000 program for the
alliance members. ~
Johnson. in referring to "stra-
tegic positions" did not make clear
whether he meant this country
would obtain new bases abroad i'm
mediately.
johnson went before the COM
mittee after it heard plea from
Warren R. Austin, Chief us. Dele
gate to the United Nations, fol
ratification of the treaty.
Austin said that Russia Is losing
the cold war" and Soviet rulers
are finding it out.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
Unemployment Compensation
Code Case Ordered Dismissed

SAN FRANCISCO. April 9.-H
The Ninth Federal Court of APP
reals today ordered the dismissal
of a taxpayers suit brought in
Alaska which challenged the valid
ity of an amendment to the Unen-
ploymant Compensation Code Of the
Territory.
The amendment, adopted by the
Territorial Legislature in 194I
changed the waiting period for UNI
employment compensation from two
weeks to one week. 1t also set up
a system of credits for employers
on an experience merit basis
FELTON, H. Griffin. identified as
"a citizen and taxpayer" OBJ
tanned an injunction to prevent the
Unemployment Commission OF Al
aska from enforcing the amend
ment.
On the appeal of eight employers
representing mining, fishing, lum-
Der, laundry. and cab companies,
the circuit court reversed the de-
cision of the lower court
The circuit court said that Grit
fin had not suffered any injury. 1t
added.
ITO entitle himself to be heard.
Griffin is obliged to demonstrate
that the statute he attacked is void
and that he suffers and is in inn
minent danger OF sustaining d.
rect injury as a result of its en-
forcement."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON

(copyrisht. lo4e. By Bell syndicate. Incl
WASHINGTON- While it's diff
ficult to get the right man to I'LL
top government jobs, the propos-
ed appointment Of Curtis Calder,
head OF Electric Bond and Share,
as Secretary Of the Army is going
to cause q lot Of eyebrow lifting
among farmers.
In the first place, Electric Bond
and Share was one of the power
trusters whose abuses led to pas
sage of the Holding Corporation
Act and the records of the Federal
Trade Commission regarding its OPP
erations make juicy reading.
Second, and more recently. Elec-
trio Bond and Share has been one
of the most effective and ruthless
members of the power-trust gang
in fighting the Governments pro-
gram for public power and rural
identification.
Nevertheless, it is now proposed
to take the head Of this giant
corporation which has bitterly OPP
posed the Government, and en-
brace him in the bosom OF the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
JAMES MAKRIS TUESDAY

Funeral services for James Max
ris, 81, who died early yesterday
morning. will be held Tuesday al
ternoon at o'clock at the Chari-
es w. Carter Mortuary.
Services will be conducted by the
Royal Order OF Moose, Lodge NO.
TOO. with interment in the Moose
Plot in the Evergreen cemetery
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
Sale Of Surplus
Properly Shows
Tremendous Loss

WASHINGTON. April 20 IA
Secretary Of State Dean Acheson
told Congress today the vast job
OF disposing OF American World
War Two surplus property overseas
is more than SO percent completed.
The state Departments office OF
Foreign Liquidation Commissioner
is due to close down June 30 Its
operations will be absorbed by per-
manent government departments.
Acheson submitted quarterly
report on surplus sales to date
which showed that up to March 81,
property which originally cost
rine- billion 236-million dollars has
seen sold for. 1872 cents on the
collar.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denali from Seattle scheduled to
arrive sometime Sunday.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle tomorrow.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver 8 pm. tomorrow
Alaska scheduled southbound
early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
Word War Il Vets
Government Checks
lBy Associated Press

Thousands Of World War Two
veterans have been receiving gov
eminent checks in recent weeks for
overpaying. on their CT. life in
surance. The surprise bonuses are
ar unexpected by-product OF the
Veterans Administrators efforts
to start insurance dividend checks
rolling by the end Of this year.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
ARCHERS HERE VISITING
DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW

Arriving on the Alaska, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Archer OF Walla Walla,
Wash, are here visiting their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Alstead, and to await
the arrival of new grandchild.
This is the first trip to Alaska
for the Archers
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
WEATHER REPORT
III. g. WEATHER BUREAU


D u. 8. WEATHER BUREAU
, This data is for 24-hour Pc
} Rod ending $50 am. psf.
, In Juneau Maximum, 81;
} minimum, 81.
. At Airport Maximum, 81;
} minimum, 38.
. F q r. + & A 5 L
, duncan and Vicinity
} Mostly cloudy with inter-
, mittent rain tonight and
} Saturday. Not much change
; in temperature with the low
} tonight near 40 and the high
. Saturday around Al. South
} easterly winds as high as 20
} miles per hour.
} PR E IPI T A r % N
, tPast ~ hours ending 7:3o am. today
, In Juneau - 20 inches;
, since April 1, 9.33 inches;
; since July l, 106.67 inches.
D At Airport .05 inches;
; since April l, 4.l0 inches;
; since July l, $3.50 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
ANCHORAGE MAN HERE

S. r. Hottie, CAA man from An.
chorage, Is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29

Coffee Is the most widely culti-
waited beverage plant.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
AT BARANOF

J. L. Connor and Jim Pfeffer
of Anchorage are at the BaranoflI
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
new LABOR
Bill. NOW.
PUT FORTH
Makes Three Proposals
Before House-PoIiticdI
Plum Issue Resented

WASHINGTON, April 29-R-
Rep. Marcantonio tAL-NY) sought
to force straight out House vote
today on simply repeating the Taft
Hartley law and returning to the
old Wagner Labor Relations Act.
He offered a bill which would do
that as the House argued away in
its fourth day on debate on
new labor law.
Off the floor, there was continued
rumbling over President Humans
broad hint that Democrats who do
rot support the administration on
this issue need not look for any
political plums.
One House leader said privately
that the President lost votes" for
the administrations Gill by tying
it in with political patronage. But
he still predicted the administra-
tons measure would be passed.
Marcantonio's move put three
principal choices before the House:
ID the administration bill to re-
peal the Taft Hartley act and re-
instate the Wagner act with several
revisions, 90 a substitute, offered
by Rep. Wood tD-Ga) which
would keep large part Of the
Taft Hartley law, and 80 Mar
cantonios bill.
Marcantonio said his bill @brings
before the House for the first
time the issue Of the debate.
Turning toward the Democratic
side Of the chamber. he said:
"A vote for this is vote on
your campaign promises. II you
vote against it, you are weaseling
on your promises. This is It,"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
MRS. O'REILLY RETURNS

Mrs. Royal OReilly and son
Danny returned yesterday BY PAA
from a. several day stay in Sc
attic.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
FIRST VOTE. LABOR BILL

WASHINGTON. April 29.--th-
The House refused emphatically to-
day simply to repeal the Taft
Hartley law and go back to the
original Wagner Labor Relations
Act.
The proposal was made by Rep.
Marcantonio tAL-NY). but was vot-
ed down. The roll call count
against 1t was 275 to 81.
The House got around to its first
votes after four days OF dabate
on a new labor law.
Still ahead was the big test
whether substitute offered by
Rep. Wood (D-Ga) would be TAX
en- instead OF the Administrators
bill.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29
Dewey Reported as
Having His Eyes on
White House Again
CBy Associated Press

Governor Dewey Is said to have
his eye on the White House. despite
his two defeats. A source close to
the New York Governor says that
Dewey still has the presidential
bug
Dewey himself has gone on
record against running for third
time, but Dewey's associates say
he longs for political "vindication."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-29

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Continued on Page Four,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13

bors who were also homestead
ing, and thus it was that he be-
came acquainted with Miss
Beulah Ames. Elmer and Miss
Ames were united in marriage
February %, 1914 at Armour,
South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. N. Richards
ST., heard of Zion around 1896,
when neighboring family re-
ceived a copy of the Leaves of
Healing. The neighbors not
being interested, handed the
paper to G.. N. Richards. Ell
mer's father made a couple of
trips to Chicago and Zion City;
then in 1912 sold their hold
ings in South Dakota and pur-
chased a 300-acre farm on west
21st Street in Zion.
The C. E. Richards family
came to Zion in 1924 and fin
ally located at 3105 Gideon
Avenue. Here he reared his
family, which consists of seven
children, the last two of whom.
were born in Zion.
Mrs. Harold J. Hosken (nee
Mildred Richards) and family
of 5 children live in Denver,
Colorado.
Mrs. Joe Mole (nee Lucille
Richards) and family of 3 chill
dren reside here in Zion.
Mrs. Roy Burgstrom (nee To-
ma Richards) and family of 2
children live in Phoenix, Ari-
IONA.
Mrs. Kurt Johnson (nee Ver-
ma Richards) and family of l
child live in Zion, Illinois.
Floyd and family of 2 chill
dren live in San Diego, Calf
ornia.
Ivan and family of 2 chill
dren reside in Phoenix, Ari-
IONA.
Donald (Donny) a graduate
of Zion-Benton Township High
School lives at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Richards
are the proud grandparents of
Is grandchildren.
He is an active member of
the Zion Chamber of Com
merce and of it's Retail Divi-
sion. The family are members
of the Christian Catholic
Church.
This is the 10th article spon-
sored by Zion State Bank to
present to our readers the in
teresting life story of local
business and professional men.
These articles are prepared by
Dan Loblaw and Carl HUH for
the Theocrat and Community
News under the auspices of the
Zion State Bank.
Nearly all of the pictures in
these articles are by the
Toomey Studio, Zion.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13
LIONS FEED AND
SUPPLY MAN
Continued from Page ~

was employed as yardman in
Zion Building Industry, check
ing in and out the materials
handled by that institution.
When in the spring of 1885
a Feed and Supply store was
opened by them, Mr.. Richards,
on account of his previous wide
and extensive farm experience,
was appointed it's manager.
In 1887 he severed his con-
nection with the Zion Indus
tries, and opened a Feed and
Supply store with his brother
John, in part of the barn on
the Chas. Fulton place located
on Sheridan Road and 33rd
Street.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13


to the United States in 1847,
settling as a pioneer in Platte
Vile, Wisconsin. His grand
fathers fair and honest deal
ings made him a great favorite
with the Indians and so they
brought their joys and their
troubles to him. He was a stu
dent of the Bible and used it's
teachings and examples in his
talks with the Indians that
on January 7th, 1860, he was
ordained a local minister by
the Methodist Episcopal church.
The Richards raised a family
of 16 children.
In 1881 G.. N. Richards, one
of the children went west and
-homesteaded in southeastern S.
Dakota, in Charles Mix Coun-
ty near the town of Platte, SD.
On one occasion his neighbor,
Will Doty, invited him for Sun
day dinner and after dinner
they looked at family pictures
from Willis home town, Clarks-
vile, Iowa. One picture of a
young lady took Elmer's faith
er's eye and soon thereafter a
correspondence was started,
which eliminated in the mar
riage of Miss Nellie Doty and
Mr.. c.. N. Richards on Novem-
Der oath, 1884 at GAINESVILLE,
Iowa.
Our C. E. (Elmer) Richards
was born November 2, 1885.
He grew up a real farm boy
and attended the local school,
staying at home until he was
23 years old. He is the oldest
of 16 children.
Off To His New Homestead
On the wagon was enough
lumber, doors, etc., to build his
new house 10x12 feet. At the
very top can be seen a cot and
pillow, while underneath was
horse feed. A lantern can be
seen hanging at the side of the
wagon and a can with kero-
sene.
It was a bright April day in
1909, when he left home all
loaded up for his homestead
destination rs miles away. He
had gone a few hours when a
severe blizzard blew up. The
next day he arrived at his mare
160-acre tract.
His main crops on this new
home-site consisted of oats,
wheat and alfalfa. He also
raised cattle.
He was successful in his
farming project, and was the
only one in his neighborhood
who built large barns and had
shelter for all his stock. His
neighbors let their cattle run.
Elmer "batched" it for four
years. He was frequently in
vited to the homes of his neigh
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13
ZION STATE BANK AIDS
LOCAL HOUSING WITH


State Bank since 1914.
The housing chairman was
gratified to obtain statistics
from R. A. Burgess, Vice Presi-
dent and Cashier which show
how our community has devel-
oped in this brief period. A to-
tai of S1,543,341.40 was loan
ed. This figure does not in
clude numerous personal loans
to home owners for the pur-
pose of minor repairs and re-;
modelling. !
1916 was the peak year with
S65O,0O0.O0 being loaned on
real estate. The majority OF
this amount was used for build
ing construction and the pur-
chase of homes. Nearly 40 per
cent of the banks real estate
loans that year were to veter-
ans.
Analysis of the banks Stats
tics shows that approximately
500 loans make up the million
and a half dollar total. This
would indicate an average loan
of 100000. However, Mr..
Burgess stated that several
mortgages for business con-
struction were for more than
$4,000. and some home loans
were for less than 100000.
The amount borrowed for
new residence construction was
$286,350, but the largest sim
gle purpose of borrowers was
to purchase existing homes,
$533,122 went for this use. An
other 1921, 422.90 went into
remodeling and repairs.
On the business side of the
real estate picture the results
of the survey show that $244,-
$50 was loaned for new const-
ruction. $73,75O for purchase
of existing business properties,
$56,539.50 to contractors and
real estate brokers, and S117,-
9O7 for miscellaneous business
purposes.
When interviewed following
the release of these figures,
neither Mr.. Burgess, nor James
Hotham, Assistant Cashier
would estimate the number Of
additional dwelling units of all
kinds created in Zion during re-
cent years by remodeling and
new construction.
The present mortgage loan
policy of our local bank is con-
sistant with sound lending
practices of other financial in
stitutions in this area. Your re-
porter found that the board of
directors has established
maximum loan percentage on
real estate loans of approx
mately SO per cent of apprai-
sal value. Terms are on a
monthly payment basis up to
ten years, and the prevailing
interest rate is 5 per cent.
Mr.. Burgess stated that the
officers and directors have al
ways maintained borrower re-
lationships on a friendly indiv-
idual basis and also feel that
a basic need of the community
is housing on the hundreds of
individual lots in Zion that are
now vacant. In most cases lots
carry a considerable amount of
delinquent taxes and assess
ments and the progress of Zion
can best be assured by the e.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-13

the new quarters of Zion State
Bank, 2612 Sheridan Road.
Harley Mccormack introduced
Mr.. l.. L. Freeman who deliver
ed a very interesting address
devoted largely to home fin
ancing.