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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
BIG FLOOD THREAT ON
 BIG RIVER
Government Now Moving Equipment to "Fuze
 Plug" Sections
(By the Associated Press)

The Army ordered heavy earth moving equipment to critical "fuze plug" sections of the big Mississippi today in the biggest flood threat since 1887.
 The mayor of historic Vincennes, Inc, issued a special second call for volunteer flood fighters in his endangered city on the banks of the Wabash.
 The Army sent the bulldozers and earth movers to the levee tops of the Birds Point-New Madrid floodway. There the crews will await orders either to blast out sections of the levee, or set their machines chewing into the massive earthen floodwall.
 The idea is this: if a plug" is deliberately pulled out of the levee, the mighty Mississippis torrent will surge into the 13o,O00 acre floodway. This will lower the pressure on other walls, up and down the stream, such as that at Cairo, Ill. A leaking dike on the north side of Vincennes made Mayor William L. Betz' call at Vincennes neces- sary. He asked 400 or 500 fresh workers to bear hand at the levee near the mouth of Kelso creek.
 
 The tig Ohio and other raln- swollen streams in the lower Mis- sissippi and Ohio River valleys-as well as the Old Miss itself-con- tinued to rise at other points.
 There was a mass exodus some 5000 farmers and sharesroppers--in southeast Missouri, as the nations mighty Father of Waters welled up to it's highest mark in 13 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
ZERO
 IN PARTS OF
 WASH. STATE
Cold Spell Continues as Skies CIedr-High
 Wind Abates
CBv the Associated Press)


 Sub-zero temperatures moved into Western Washington today for the first time this winter as the cur rent cold spell continued its six day clampdown on the Pacific Northwest.
 The weather Bureau, blaming clear skies and an absence of wind, reported at 4:30 am. today the thermometer dropped to minus 6 degrees at Toledo, some 20 miles south of Chehalis. An hour later, the mercury had dropped another two degrees to minus 8.
 Farther south, at Kelso, it was three above. At Bellinghameon the states northern border, it was five above.
 Minus readings were again the order of the day in Eastern Wash ington with Ellensburg apparently the coldest at --19. Other sub-zero srots included Spokane at 10, and Omak at -. The continued cold brought in- creased fears for residents off the beaten paths.
 Elks Prairie, Ore, in Clackamas County, was reported isolated and running short of food, fuel and feed for animals.
 Spokane county authorities put two-ski-squipped planes on a stand-ey basis to answer possible distress calls throughout Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho More than a dozen calls day are being received, they said.
 In Seattle this morning it was l3 above zero. In Juneau at am. it was IA above zero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
Plays Races,
 Winner loo

OLDSMAR, Florida, Jan. 13-tR-- An unknown gentleman from Wash- ington, D. c who could have given midas cards and spades turned up with the only winning daily double tickets at Sunshine Park
 The winning ducat returned SS,2co fer $2-a new record at Sunshine The mutels window director said the winning gent was the same one who csshed in one of Mondays four winning double tickets, worth S729.70 each. s. Yesterdays combination was made up of Academic in the first race and Say Polly in the second. Ac- ademic paid s421o to win and Say Polly--a Mutuel field horse-was S12.10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
vAUG IS R RAPED B Y SEN. pR0BERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-IR-A Senate Investigating committee rap- ped Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughn today for accepting seven home freezers as gifts from perfume company.
 The freezer transaction was brought out by the Senate group last summer in its investigation of Washington five percenters s-per- sons who collect fees for helping others get Government contracts.
 The seven member Senate investi- gating group, headed by Sen. Hoey DINO, unanimously approved a report which criticized not only Vaughn, President Truman's mili- tary aide, but denounced John Margon, who for a time had free access to the White House and toasted to businessmen of his friendship with Vaughn.
 The committee said there is no doubt that Maragon's friendship with Vaughn made it possible for Maragon to carry on his business dealings with federal agencies.
 Vaughn said at the time of the he saw nothing wrong in accepting the home freezers from the Albert Verley Co.,, which form erly employed Maragon. Vaughn gave one of the freezers to Mrs. Truman.
 Maragon nov is under indictment on a charge oI lying to the Senate committee.
 The committee filed it's report with the Senate today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
REDS LOSE
 17,OO0 MEN,
 SAY CHINESE
Jessup Tells Communists They Need Outside Aid
 from Many Nations
(By the Associated Press)

toY tilC 1loDOSidtNo AN.'ef
 A Nationalist Chinese comman- der claimed today the Nationalist Navy and Air Force have made im- possible an early Communist in- vasion of Hainan Island
 The ground commander on Hai- nan said his forces are mopping up the remnants of 17000 Com munists who landed on the big South China island.
 He said Nationalist air and naval forces have sunk 2,000 Communist craft mostly junks) massed on Liuchow, the invasion peninsula opposite Hainan.
 Hainan and Formosa are the last two important strongholds left to Chang Kai-shek's Nationalists.
 Meanwhile the official Commun- ist voice, Peiping Radon, heard in Tokyo, gave it's first account of the Communist seizure of American. French and Dutch gov ernment properties in China.
 SEIZURE 'JUSTTFIED'
 The seizures pushed the United States into recalling all State De- rartment officials from Communist China.
 The Peiping radio accused the Western Powers Consuls of pro cfastinating and refusing" to hand over their governments properties in response to the Peiping regimes "justifiable demand"
 It said military necessity prompted the seizures. It called the government properties military establishments" protecting special interests based on unfair treaties" ]"
 A chief spokesman for American -oreign policy in the Far East talked turkey to Communist China, re- minding her she has long, hard economic road to travel.
 Rowing Ambassador Philip c Jessup, using Hong Kong as his rostrum, said.
 China will continue to require the technological and cultural aid of many countries-not merely one or two--if her development is not to be retarded"
 Again, with obvious references to Russia, Jessup said:
 We further believe that no single outside nation can supply all re- quirements or make all the con- tributions that country needs for it's fullest development in the family of nations"
 Jessup reaffirmed American sup port of a policy of equality, inde- pendence and integrity for China.
 A Nationalist Chinese air attack on Communist Canton yesterday was the biggest yet. The Nationalists also reported they stepped up their aerial pounding of Shanghai.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
Seattle Firm Is Low, WrangeiI Narfows
 Dredging Bidder

SEATTLE, Jan. 18-lR-The Pu- get Sound Bridge and Dredging Co.,, Seattle was the apparent low bidder for dredging and disposal o1 769,000 cubic yards of material at Wrangell Narrows, near Petersburg Alaska, the District Corps of En- gineers announced.
 Col. E c. Itschner, District En- gineer, said the company bid to do the job for $1,O34,305. The govern ment estimate of fair cost was $968, ,940.
 General Construction Co.,, Seattle, bid $1 ,422 ,e50 and Portland Tug and Barge, Portland, Ore, asked ST. 768, 700.
 Col Itschner said the bids will be studied before award is made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 18-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3A, American Can 1l3i4, Anaconda 297s, Curtiss- Wright 8A. International Harvester 27b, Kennecott 53ss. New York Central l2is, Northern Pacific l47s. U. s. Steel 277s, Pound $2.80B.
 Sales today wore l,570,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials l99.50. rails. 54.70. util- ities 4l.33.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
Soldiers in Alaska
 Told Families OK
 In Colorado Blaze

CHICAGO, Jan. 18- lR Fifth Army headquarters sent family re- assurances today to soldiers from Camp Carson, Colo, who are par ticipating in the Exercise Sweet briar" maneuvers in the Yukon.
 The men in the north were advis- ed that all their wives and children were safe after the fast-sweeping brush fire left two soldiers dead yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
Connors Confirmed,
 Collector of Customs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18-R- The Senate confirmed the Presi- dential appointment of James J Connors as Customs Collector fol District 31 with headquarters al Juneau, Alaska, last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
HOPE OF SITKA FILES
 FOR DEMO HOUSE SEAT

Andrew Hope, 53-year-old boat builder of Sitka, and member of the Territorial House of Represen- tatiyes since l945, filed today for reelection on the Democratic ticket. Hope was born in Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive Friday at am. and sail south one hour later at am.
 Denali from west scheduled southbound early Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
BANDITS GET
 $1,5oo,ooo
 IN ROBBERY
Pass Up Million Because Hands FuII-Seven Men
 Work 20 Minutes '','''

BOSTON, Jan. l8-tR-Crack FBI agents joined today in a man. hunt for a bandit gang that got away with 00,000-a million of it in cash-in one of the biggest roEberies in the nations history.
 A spokesman for Brinks, Inc, operators of the money transpor- tation firm robbed, said $lo0,0OO reward would be offered for cap ture of the bandits.
 We have not worked out the details of setting up the reward yet he said. But we will offer this reward"
 Working smoothly, the robbers escaped last night without leaving single clue. Hours later, Police Supt Edward J. Fallon said. we have little or nothing to work on"
 Eight suspects were being held but police officials indicated they had little to pin on them--at this time anyway. All except one are ex-convlcts- rounded up as types" for such holdup.
 LEAVE MILLION sFss
 The seven soft-shoed gunmen-- all wearing Hallowe'en-type masks and Navy peajackets--left behind them another million dollars in cash only because their hands were fup.
 Like movie thriller, they sneaked through six locked doors to reach the vaults of a money transportation firm, surprising five cashiers and guards before they could reach for their own shotguns.
 An alarm giving descriptions of the desperadoes was sounded along the entire eastern seaboard while this city's police Isegan one of the biggest roundups of underworld characters ever undertaken.
 FBI agents and state police joined local police who were under orders to break this thing up be- fore new outbreak develops
 FBI agents across the country were alerted because Federal Re- serve Bank funds were included in the loot.
 Ellis Hut, vice president of the Boston Federal Reserve, sad that the footed money transportation firm handles the delivery of funds of a number of member banks.
 Tn a special department order. Police Supt. Edward w. Fallon told his men:
 20 MINUTE HAUL
 Don't stop until you find thase men. want every available detec- tive to work on this case" s~
 The gunmen-in 20-minute pre- cision raid = snatched the money from an open vault in the sprawl ing waterfront garage of Brink's, Inc, money transportation firm, after gagging and trusting five en- pioyeeS last nlght. sM
 Along with the million in leash the gangsters grabbed $500.000 in checks.
 Shortly after the holdup, police chased at break-neck speed five clack Cadillac sedan thought to be the getaway car.
 Police believed the car, bearing stolen registration plates, headed for Providence, RI. The plates were stolen in Boston 'last week, police said.
 Its very obvious Fallon said, that these men used master key to open all those doors.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
The w ashingion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON


 Copyright. 1850. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.
 TIME GETS SCOOPED
 This week Time Magazine car ries two columns batting itself on the back for breaking the inside story on the backstage debate in the Truman Cabinet over For mesa. The scoop for which Time congratulated itself was published in the issue of JEnuary g.
 Time editors, however, obvious ly overlooked the consistent news beats of the Washington Merry Go-ROund on the same subject. On December 22, long before other Washington news hounds scented what was up over FOrmosa, Drew Pearson carried a lead story re- porting that the joint chiefs of s.rff had reversed their policy and recommended that Formosa be occupied by U. s. Marines. The clash between Secretary of Defense Johnson and Secretary of State AchesOn was described in de.nil.
 Then, on January l, Pearson followed with an immediate-re- lease story giving the details Of the historic National Security Council meeting presided owed by President Truman, which finally decided to reverse avie joint chiefs of staff i.nd let Formosa go un- defended. PearsOn's stories were published two weeks and one week respectively ahead of Times. WASHINGTON-A secret huddle of Russian and Hungarian generals nlotting an attack on Yugoslavia is the inside reason for the State
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18

The Senate Finance Committee will hear from Social Security Ad- ministrator Arthur Altmeyer again today. Altmeyer will give further details on proposals to boost tine amount of annual pay subject to the Social Security tax.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
TONY zITz HERE

Tony Zitz of Seattle arrived on the Denali yesterday, and is re- gistered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
ONE CLUE GIVEN

NEW YORK, Jan. 18-H-A black Cadillas bearing Massaehu- setts license plates and with black masks lying on the rear seat was sought in New York today in con- nection with the million dollar rob- bery in Boston last night. fe.4
 John Koziatek, a partner in a filling station, saiG the car droyc
 Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18
WEATHER REPORT

In Maximum 20; minimum IA.
 At Airport-Maximum 20; minimum 2.
 20 K E "A ST
 Duncan and vieinity)
 Fair tonight and Thurs day with occasional gusty northeasterly winds. Lowest temperature in Juneau to- night near IS degrees and as low as -6 in outlying dis tricts. Highest Thursday near A degrees.
 City of Juneau-09 inches; since Jan. 1-1.08 inches, since July l--55.02 inches. At Airport--.03 inches; since Jan. 1-.65 inches; since July 1--36.34 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-18

WASHINGTON-A secret huddle of Russian and Hungarian generals nlotting an attack on Yugoslavia is the inside reason for the State
Evening star., 1950-06-14

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Evening star., 1950-06-14

"Doric" White Shirts. Cleaning broad
cloth in two popular collar styles. The
Turf, regular point, non-wIt collar, and
the "SetIo," lower band soft collar with
stays. Sizes Ia to II, sleeve lengths 81
to IS. An ideal gift for Dod-------2.95
Evening star., 1950-06-14

AII-SiIk Neekweor. Even the silk worms
ore proud to have had hand in these beau
ties. Neat foulord patterns, ,>repp stripes
and woven checks in q wonderful seIec-
tion Of sure-to-pIeose coIors---------$2
Evening star., 1950-02-09

Nearly 2,500,000 telephones have
been installed in Britain since the
war.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Specialist Urges Normal Life
In Coronory Thrombosis Cases

A noted heart specialist last
night told doctors to "be more
optimistic" about allowing pa
tients who suffer coronary throm-
bosis to return Ito a perfectly
normal life"
The appeal for more optimism
was one of number of dos and
don'ts about coronary artery all
ments outlined by DR.. William D.
Stroud, professor of cardiology of
the University of Pennsylvania
Medical School. He addressed a
meeting sponsored by the Wash
ington Heart Association.
If no other heart or circulatory
ailments exist, DR.. Stroud said,
most victims of coronary throm-
bosis can return to the normal
routine of life after a period of
several weeks rest. Coronary
thrombosis is a condition in which
an artery to the heart is blocked
by blood clot.
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Sees Alcohol as Aid.

The authority also said he was
convinced alcohol is a definite aid
to patients with coronary heart
disease. The action of the alcohol
is thought to dilate the blood YES
sells.
II don't want to make an alco-
holic out of a patient" he de-
clared, but I think it can be very
helpful if it is used judiciously. I"
DR.. Stroud told the physicians
he thought they should advise pa
tients to use nitroglycerin tablets
much more freely than they do,
terming them "the greatest drug
We have in treatment of the all
ments."
''All nitroglycerin does is tenn
porarily dilate the vessels, but for
some reason doctors leave fear in
the minds of patients about it"
he asserted. 1--WE ought to teach
patients to use the tablets prophy-
lactically when they do something
they know from past experience
will cause chest pain"
DR.. Stroud stressed that such
medication should be taken only
under medical supervision, out
he urged doctors to be more lib
Ieral in prescribing it.
Scouts "Athlete's Heart"
The physician also debunked
the belief that there is any such
thing as an athletes heart"
II believe athletes who die at
the age of 40 or so of coronary
thrombosis would have died If
they hadn't been athletes" he
said.
When such a condition is known
to exist, he added, physical effort
may be dangerous.
But schoolboy athletics are
good for the boys" he said. II
don't believe that in the 20s and
Evening star., 1950-02-09
Two Men Held on Charges
OF Mailing Obscene Photos

Two persons were held for grand
jury action yesterday on charges of
mailing obscene pictures.
Held under $1,000 bond by
United States Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence was Antonio b.
Schery. 80. of the 1900 block of
Nineteenth street NV.
A $500 bond was set for Charles
v. George, %, of the $500 block
of Fourteenth street NV. Both
were arrested January 28. but the
cases were not connected.
Postal Inspector H. j. Simon
said he received the pictures by
writing to post Office boxes ad-
vertised in the names of Schery
and George.
Nearly 100000 telephones have
been installed in Britain since the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
SCHOOL PLAY TO BE
GIVEN NOV. 10, II;
LARGE CAST SELECTED

The three act comedy, Seventeen
Summer" adopted by Anne Mar
tens Coulter from the novel of the
same name by Maureen DAILY, was
chosen by high school dramatic di-
rector, Miss Rhoda Mae zwickey,
as the school play.
After a week of tryouts. the casts
includes the following jill stu
dents: Mary Nordale, Sandra Nc
Crea, Amelia Cesar, Karen Jones,
Donna Woods, Sylvia Davis, Sherry
Gray, Rudy Maier, Johnny Harris,
Bob Secrist, Dave Graves, Don
McKinnon, Ray Hegstad.
Seventeen Summer" will be pre-
scented November 10 and II at
8 pm. in the grade school audi
tOrium.
J-Hi students turned out in full
force for the organization meeting
of the production staff for the
play.
Chairmen for the various back
stage crews are: Don McKinnon is
stage manager, Joe MINIS is aSsis-
tant stage manager; George Hend-
rickSon is house manager and Mari
lyn Mcdonnell is the publicity
chairman. Connie Williams is as
sistant business manager.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
DOUBLE FEATURE
At CAPITOL FOR
TONIGHT, SATURDAY

Two features, both good ones,
open tonight at the Capitol Theatre
for the weekend. One of the features
is Madonna of the Desert" and
the other is Texas, Brooklyn and
Heaven"
Refreshingly different in plot is
the new Republic drama, Madonna
of the Desert" Starring Don Castle,
Lynn Roberts. Don Barry and Shell
don Leonard, the story revolves
around the priceless, centuries-old
statue which gives the film its title.
The action is laid in the northern
ranching area of California and
the script has new switch. The
writers have cleverly woven into
their plot some of the customs and
habits of the foreign-born citizens
who settled and developed that sec
ton of the state. Thus, there is an
intriguing and pleasant old-world
flavor, welcome and diverting, main
tanned throughout the film.
A polished, big-time thief reads
about a bejewelled madonna in an
art magazine and resolves to acquire
it.
Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven" is
the film treatment of Barry Bene-
fields best-selling Eddie and the
Archangel Mike" with Diana Lynn
and Guy Madison in the key roles.
The story itself, starting in the
city room of the Dallas, Texas,
News, moves rapidly to that area OF
legend and humor, Brooklyn, NY,
and the tale of the two Texas young
STEERS who can get in more scrapes
per minute than Leo Durocher winds
up in bit of heaven on earth for
them.
The film is filled with laughter
filled incidents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27

POLIO INSURANCE
See Floyd Fagerson, Tel. 81 or
764, Box 784. Juneau. 642-4t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
IA CARRIED THURS.
ON ALASKA COASTAL

Passengers carried on Alaska
Coastal Airlines flights yesterday
totaled IA with IL on Interpret, %
arriving and 40 departing
Departing for Sitka were: Geo.
Stragier, william Crawford, Otto
Ellison, Pete Mehland, Pat Verney,
Vaughn Blankenship, Dan and
Rose Blankenship, Mrs. Meland and
two children; Blanche Hunter, Win
ona Carter, Frances Thorias, Leo
Brown, Robert Kennedy, leslie
Burnette, Alfred Wood, Mary Tit
lik
For Haines: Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
s,chwamm; for Skagway: Mr.. Mum
ter, Robert Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Blanchard, Manvil Olson, Ed
Dull.
For Ketchikan Major Aldrich,
Ella and John Jackson, Paul john
ME, Elizabeth Vandal, Joseph
Heath; for Hoonah: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Austin, Bill Cook, Sophie Tarr;
for Pelican: Ian Ogg, F. G. Baxter;
for Funter Bay: Guy Russo, Har-
| ry johnson.
Arriving from Hoonah were: Art
Walker, Roy Peratrovich, Donald
Erickson, Adam Greenewald; from
Pelican: Oscar Dobers, John Silvia
From Skagway: Mr.. Munter;
from Sitka: w. w. Knight, j. Cush-
ing, Mrs. M. Jacobs, Serge Autumn
off, DR.. Mark Kochler, Robert
Mackay, June Wheeler, G. Taylor
Dan Jack.
! From Angoon: Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs. A
DeAsis; from Tenakee: c. H. Hoff-
man, Carl Ross.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
SEEG00RUk DRAWS
LARGE CROWD HERE

The showing of "Seegooruk
Eskimo Winter, a colored movie
by the artist photographer, Free
Machetanz, at the Catholic Parish
Hall last evening brought gooc
crowd for the double showing, ant
was well received.
The film is an outstanding docu-
mentary job Of winter from freeze
up to breakup in Unalakleet, ar
Eskimo village on the Boring Sea
1t is artistically recorded with a
fine running commentary by Mach
etanz and the type of film that
presents a true picture of Eskimo
life. Many of the shots were taken
under difficult circumstances OF
poor arctic light and extreme cold
The film is in a class with Seal
Island" filmed by AL and Elma
Millotte, formerly of Ketchikan
and other Alaskan towns.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-27
SATURDAY SHOW
FOR YOUNGSTERS
AT 20Tf; CENTURY

Another special kids matinee has
been scheduled for showing tomor-
row at the Gross Goth Century The
atre. The doors will open at 1890
and the first short subjects will
begin at pm. Regular prices will
prevail, all children under IL are
admitted for Is cents. The special
feature attraction to be presented
is the Academy Award winning film,
Sergeant York" starring Gary
Cooper
The current regular showing to-
night is THE Last Days of POM
peii" and She" These two spec
tacular motion pictures will end
their run tonight.
Starting Saturday for a special
one day engagement the manage
ment announces the Bling Crosby
Technicolor musical. Emperor
Waltz which is a lavish Para
mount production in which Bing
sings five tuneful song hits. 1t is a
rollicking, frolicking musical, rich
in romance.
Bill Liddle, organist will again be
presented Saturday evening from
| TOO to 7:20 pm, at the console of
the Kimball organ in the Goth
| Century Theatre.
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