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Evening star., 1950-03-18

period during which builders
started dwellings at an 80,000-a-
month clip-an unusually high
wintertine record.
Housing construction in 1949
topped the 1000. dwelling fig
ure for the first time-yet the
winter construction rate a year
ago was only at a 0,000-a-month
mark.
In spite of this mammoth con-
struction, housing demand con-
tinues virtually unabated," Mr..
Clague said, adding that this de-
1mand is "buoyed by high consumer
income and the continuing high
marriage and birth rates"
In the 192Os, Mr.. Clague said,
housing construction spurted we'll
ahead of the increase in the num-
Der of the Nations households.
The story was different during the
193Os and the war-punctuated
1940s.
The increase in households out
distanced new housing volume by
$4,000 in the '30s and by
100000 in the '40s. he said.
The country will have to con-
tinue it's all-time record Of
1,025.00 dwelling units started
in 1949 for several years" to
come, Mr.. Clague predicted. II
this housing deficit is to be elimi,
mated.
He said a general belief that
building costs will remain stable
in 1850 is probably one reason
for the big wintertime housing
boom. Favorable weather was
orotk1,
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05
OLEOMARGARINE NOW TAX FREE

dget-minded homemakers enjoy mild cele- bration At 12:G1 the morning of July 1, the law re- moving federal taxes and license fees yellow margar- ing went into effect This substantial reduction in the price to consumers.
 Although this may seem relatively inconsequential to some it is major victory for free enterprise The unfair margarine restrictions blot the federal statute books They direct violation of concept of free enterprise They the only federal laws de- signed to handicap industry solely to protect com petitive industry. ft .''
 The fight for competitive equality must be carried on in the 15 states that still forbid sale of yellow garine. But major victory has been gained Every consumer should be thankful. t+i 1
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05

2nd-Sam Mogg, Nome. 3rd-Pete Asuna, King Islander. Blanket Tossing
 Steve Luke (men).
 Unidentified (women. Rope Contest-Floyd Singyke.
 Chairman of the Fourth of July committee, Jim Mclean, wishes to express appreciation to the va rious organizations, bus n ess houses and individuals who CO., operated so whole-heartedly in making the celebration success, including the Pioneers who loan ed the loudspeaker system, John McNees for his truck and Lomen's for the loan of ropes.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05

KOREA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOUGHT BY OTHERS
 Korea was an ancient kingdom with history extend ing bac kto the twelfth century, B. C.; and was long known as the Hermit Kingdom" Due to it's strategic location it the goal of Russian and Japanese abi tons and the immediate cause of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 i." G<s< .' ~t>' s5-< -F '"t-*+
 Prior to this struggle the complete independence of Korea had been recognized in the treaty following the Sino-Japanese War in 189495, which was also fought for control of Korea. Following the Russo-Japanese War Russia recognized Japans paramount interest in Korea and the Japanese annexed Korea outright Au gust p, 1910. <t"' '>f '' t1.rS' >'>f
 Following the termination of World War II, the inde pendence of Korea restored The northern part of the country, with population of about nine million. temporarily under the control of Russia and the southern half, with approximately twentyone million population, supervised by the United States This explains the division of the country the thirty parallel. ...'f .s
 The northern part of Korea, under Russian control, steadfasty refused to permit the United Nations com mttee to function and did not participate in the election held under the observation of the United Nations in 1948 The result of the election permitted the proclama tion of the Republic which received formal recognition from the United States and from many other nations n cuding the United Nations organization
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05
Communication
June 27, 1850

Mir. Clarke Beach, a d The Associated Press,
 Washington, D. C..efE
 Dear MT. Beach:
 a tTshave read with gerat interest the article you wrote on the eighth anniversary of the Japan ese bombing of Dutch Harbor, an article which appeared in several Alaska newspapers. In that article you gave factual report on milf tary thinking of today in connec- tion with the virtual abandonment in 1850 of. the Aleutian Island Chain. ~i Just to keep the record straight, I think, it+might be well to present a viewpoint contrary to that ex- pressed ito you by military men which formed the basis for your article.
 's The statement in your article that, Tn ~1042 neither the Navy nor Army could spare the ships or,men- to guard the ;Aleutians, be- cause Americas very limited fore es were more urgently needed elsewhere" is undoubtedly true. But I wonder if the military peo- pie with whom you talked gave you some required background on this? From the time he come to Congress in 1883 Delegate An thony Diamond of Alaska sounded a warning against what he be- 1ieved was the inevitable Japan ese attack. Subsequently (about 1886 or 193O he introduced bill in Congress to authorize an appro- priation of $1OO,0OoOOO for mili- tary installations in the Aleutians. This proposal was rejected scorn- fully by inc Navy Department which submitted a report 10 inc effect that any such expenditure would be grossly in excess of the needs and that $l0.000.000 would be ample. Actually. no authoriza- ion was made at all. and no ap- propriation followed. Had install lations costing sl00.000.o00- been
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05

July 4 Celebration Great Success i~&-a -
 Continued from Page one) Nershalk.ss s'ssa fsz&
 (12 years and under) 1st-Robert Herman and Robert 7 Dunbar. 1&-T--- t~- 'sa--.-se'' 2nd- -Chas. Fagerstrom and Jack Muller. Srd-Wm. Willoya and Robbie Bahnke.
 Girls 3-Lsggsd Race
 (13 to 164years) 1st-Jerryt Fagerstroms and Donna Miller.t Ns3 @.- J. .o..3a-s 2nd- Christine Blatchford and Caroline SBeltz.s t.e~'4, %-<; ....~ 3rd-Thelma Cobb and Joan Eng T. nStrom: ,fsex <s s s-te +2 ;. - +s
 (12 years and under) 1st-Wanda Beltz and @Elva An 4 masuk.f4 sses.e' ~,-5 sss ,, ,St, 2nd-Ehzabeth Fricke and Edith f' Martin. 5v HA s@,eFt .'s~at,@ 3rd-Susanne Fagerstrom and Arleen Muller. ~s '.2 sr
 Shoe Scramble All Boys and Girls under 13 years lst-Margaret Jane Willoya.ss 2nd-Betty Savok. ".*&it> 3rd-Eloise Oxereok. Boys Bicycle Race-2oo Yardss @'s i'N3 to l6 years, .,i5I 1st-Pete Larsen. 2nd-Darryl Trigg. 3rd-Lawrence Amarok.
 6 to 12 years-100 yards) 1st-Jack Muller. 2nd-Robert Herman. 3rd-William Willoya. c years and under-50 yards) 1st-Billy Muller. 2nd-Allan c. Doyle, Jr. 3rd-Carl Tveter.
 Girls Bicycle Race-7s yards
 Q3 to 16 years) 1st-Dorothea Hudert. 2nd-Caroline Beltz. 3rd-Jerry Fagertsrom.
 (8 to 12 years-50 yards) 1st-Suzanne Galloway. 2nd-Starlette Hunt. 3rd-Lucy Ann Fagerstrom. c years and under-40 yards) 1st-Gale Gottschalk. 2nd-Edna Christine Johnson ,3rd-Dorothy Russell.
 Tricycle. Race-25 yards Children years and under) 1st-Sherrill Calvin. 2nd-Sonny Greene. 3rd-Lee Coulthard.
 Eskimo Sports High Kicking-Floyd Singyke.
  Kyak Race 1st-Pete Asuna, King Islander. 2nd-Chayruna, King Islander. Omiak Race 1st - Harold Ahmasuk, Cape Prince of Wales.
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built in the Alsutians in the ls30's win what inc dollar would have bought then. there is sound rea- con 10 believe thSrs would have been no attack whatsoever from thssJspansss in fslz or any o8hsr lime for far as Alaska is con- ce1ned.
 Your article indicates that it was a simple matter, indeed, to- disIodge the tJaps from Kisia and their other sA1euEian holdings, but we masfr femsmbsr@ thar 5000 American soldisrs died or were *sxAdsf or~ssilfsrsds seonS s*pos- tttsssE'46u 1sp6Ff,' inf9he pfocsss Of sthas dfslodgsnSnt. rWs rmiust rs- aAeiAbsffsAas6 pfhaf. thss Jsp smaA- srvsfs awSrS Highly 7s0ccsssfuanin aAx4zlhsYsBroagAfT asSavY Issnf6tesu1saf 6fs thSaSatife Alas ka garrison at . lime when Aboso troops lwsfe urgently nsSded sSlss- ktlte9e. lasfe4ttisedl inc s4SUesnbling ofAesvasf fleet i6 mlaks fl possible. fl rsqairta ins asgfSsate s1lss Sx- penditure of probably sortfc bil- lions of dollars on our part. So wlsile 7the--viciorY Twas ultimately ours itltnust-be conceded that inc Japansss strategy in seizing these Islands was highly successful in that ii caused us 10 divert 10 Alas ka men and materials which otherwise could have been used on other major battlefronts.
 " Of course, the United States, strong as it is, cannot be all pow erful at all points in this troubled world yet, nevertheless, layman such as myself mirht be inclined to believe that the policy. of aban- doning the Aleutians now is cer- tainly penny wise and pound fool ish Could any one of us believe for a moment that were war with Russia to come about the United States would not move with all possible rapidity to build up the Aleutian air fields? Certainly they would command high or der of priority for aiI'planes scouting against submarines, if for no other reason, and suspect there would be plenty of other reasons. Likewise, I have never been able to reconcile myself to the idea that the decision of the Department of Defense to close Marks Field at Nome made logic. That is our only defense establish ment in all of northwestern Alas ka. It is small, it costs little, and yet its maintenance is required for psychological reasons if for no other.
 Your article goes on to say that Weather conditions are 90 bad that the Air Force says the Aleu- fan fields can be used only three days a month. Even IS days is considered unacceptable" Ir-sug- gest that in this the Air Force ought 10 talk 10 the Air Force recall having been at one of the main Alaska bases a few years back when the major generalcom- inanding fold me that the- usual concept of inc Aleutian weather being so bad that aircraft could not be employed was, nonsense and no less.s In fact, he astounded
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-05

ConS10efe0 '10dCCeP1dOle. Su9- gest that in tiais the Air Force ought 10 talk 10 the Air Force I recall having been at one of the main Alaska bases a few years back when the major generalcom- tnanding fold me, that the usual concept. of the Aleutian weather being so bad that aircraft could not be employed was, nonsense and no less.' In fact. he astounded me by informing me that out of inc past year ihere had been only nine days in which aircraft could not operate from that base. Only last spring three officials of North west Airlines (which flies the Aleutians, on inc way 10 the Ori- ent) fold me that they found wea- finer conditions for flying during the winter months better than on inc Minneapolis Chicago route.
 Re hope the lime will never come when my prediction may have 10 be put 10 the fest but do desire to record if here+ if war should come with Russia we'll move heaven and earth to build up installations in ther A3eutians, and. in northwest Alaska. And we won't count the cost then nor will they claim that
 Sincerely yours. !.
 E. L. BARTLETT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
AuRoRa Drops Raies
 For Westward Haul

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, April II < lR-New freight rates. expected to save Alaska shippers $l8o,o0o year will go into effect on the Alaska Railroad this Saturday.
 The rates apply on carload ship ments of various items ranging from canned goods to building sup plies, drugs and medicine. In it's an nouncement, the railroad said it had secured the cooperation of steam ship companies operating between the United States and Alaska i,' bringing about some of the reduc- tion.
 Also credited with the decrease was the railroads progress with its S75 100000 rehabilitation program particularly the addition of larger more modern boxcars.
 J. P. Johnson. General Manager said that while the current reduc- lions apply only to carload lots. it t anticipated that other rates will bt lowered as the rehabilitation pro- gram continues.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
p(L SWINGS INTO THIRD
 WEEK TODAY
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press)
 The Pacific Coast League swings into the third week of the season to- night, with games scheduled at Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco.
 The top games of the week will probably involve the league leading Hollywood Stars and the Portland Beavers; second place San Diego and the San Francisco Seals.
 The Beavers moved into tie with San Francisco for third place last night by trouncing Oakland, 12 to 6. The game was makeup of a con- test postponed last week because of rain Portland took the series, five games to one.
 Red Adams went all nine innings for the Beavers. Although the Seals nicked him for 12 hits, they never had him in serious trouble.
 The Beavers will send Lyman Linde against Hollywood's Ben Wade tonight. Other probable starters:
 Oakland Charley Gassaway) at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
PERSONNEL CHANGES
 ON ST0RIS ANNOUNCED

The following personnel changes on the Coast Guard cutter Storis have been announced:
 It. c. J. Calvin has reported to replace It. John R. Macleod as engineer. It. Macleod has been assigned to duty in Boston, Mass.
 Miles Davis, and chief radioman, and Richard P. Sakal. a seaman, have reported for duty aboard the cutter.
 Norman F. Tyler, a seaman, has departed for yeoman training at Groton, Conn.
 Suell Grimm, payclerk, has re- ported from Ketchikan for assign ment to duty Robert Rose, fire man, has also reported for duty.
 It. G.gD Charles w. Perkman has reported for duty aboard the Storis from the Sitka-based cutter Ca- hoone.
 George E. Stein, chief radio man, has departed for duty in San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
FORMER FAIRBANKS WOMAN TAXI 0WN NEp |IS HELD FOR MURDER

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April II = R-A Good, Strong Case" has been built up against a 39-year-old blonde charged with murdering an elderly missionary, an officer re- ports.
 Detective R. A. McMurdo made the statement after two days of questioning Mrs. Cathrin Bystromp former Fairbanks, Alaska, cab com- pany and sightseeing tour oper- ator.
 Mrs. Bystrom and James Lee McGraw, 29, who drove for her in Alaska, are accused of shooting to death Mrs. Lillian Euphemia Schliefer. Both deny any connec- ton with the staying.
 The 70-year-old church workers nearly nude body was found float ing in a shallow lake at Alex ander City, Ala, Feb. 25.
 Mrs. Bystrom admitted to police that she drove Mrs Schliefer from Waco, Texas, to Birmingham. She
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
FAIRBANKS NIGHT
 CLUB OWNERS In
 SHOOTING FEUD

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April Il = 1.-Two night club owners were mixed up in a shooting affary Fri day night. One was wounded. The other was released on S1.000 bail after being arrested.
 Marshal Stanley Nichols said Raymond Wright, 36, Negro, owner of the Cotton Club, was arrested and subsequently, released after posting s1,0OO bail after shooting Tom Crabtree, owner of the Ranch night club, with a .45 caliber auto matic.
 Wright told the marshal he shot Crabtree in self defense after Crab tree drove up to Wright's house and got out of his automobile with a gun in his hand.
 Marshal Nichols said that cus- toners had told him that earlier Crabtree had shot a bullet through the floor of the Savoy Bar.
 Crabtree's wound was not con- sidered serious.
 Nichols said the shooting re- suited from a feud between the two men of long standing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
B ARRIVE FROM
 SOUTH ON DENIAL!

The northbound Denali docked here at II am today and was scheduled to leave for Sitka and Seward at pm.
 Disembarking here from south- ern ports were 33 passengers.
 From Seattle; It. James A. An derson, Louise Avrit, Mrs. Ruth Bell, Rodland Bell, Deroyce Bell, Ralph S. Dow, Dolores Erickson, K. Kohbevik, MT. and Mrs. sam Levine, Stanley Levine, MT. and Mrs. R. D. Peterman, w. A. Peter son, Raymond L. Reed, Mrs. Ches- ter Stevens, Daryl Stevens, V. K. Velek, John Well, Tom Well, and Emma Waltonen.
 From Ketchikan: Alex Gair, ?. J. Gilmore Jr., Caryl Martin, Dan Noonan. Mrs. Grace Treffers, and Mrs. Myrtle Wood; and from Petersburg: Charles c. Burdick Knox Marshall, MT and Mrs. Will jam c. Walters, Connie Walters nd Bill Walters. .........-..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11

essertcd, however, that the mis- sionary left her here Feb. 22 when her car developed motor trouble.
 State toxicologists at Auburn, Ala, are making microscopic ex- animation of evidence taken from Mrs. Bystrom's automobile in an effort to produce clues to Mrs. Schliefer's savage killing.
 Her body was bound hand and foot when located She had been shot to death while eating, an autopsy showed.
 Mrs. Schliefer was a missionary for the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She had been visiting at religious community near Waco for several months when she en- gagged ride with Mrs. Bystrom to Miami, police said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
SLAIN GANGsTE0S
 BURIED; CASKETS
 FLOWER COVERED

KANSAS CITY, April 10- R - Monday they came to bury Charles Binaggio, himself pallbearer IT years ago for another Kansas City Northside political boss wiped out by gangland gunfire.
 Flowers banked the caslet of Bi- naggio, who with his top henchman, Charles Gargotta, was shot down in their Democratic ward club rooms here early Thursday.
 More than 800 floral pieces were in the little funeral home chapel where the two bodies lay until they were taken to different Catholic churches for their funeral services.
 Scores of the police's plain cloth esmen mingled with the crowd gath cred to bid farewell to the two men. both of whom were pallbearers F years ago for John Lazia, whose po- litical throne on the Northside Bi- naggio inherited.
 Floral pieces, which banked the caskets, had been sent from many places: from Miami, Fla. Reno Nev., Chicago, Detroit, Dallas. Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and New York.
 Both caskets were copper, with a bronze finish and cost $2.500 each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
Charles May Meet beshore
 During June

BUFFALO, NY, April 11-R-- Ezzard Charles will defend his NBA heavyweight title against Freddie Beshore in June-if heart specialists say the champion is fit. M
 The twice-postponed bout was re- scheduled last night by the Fair view Athletic Club.
 But it will be up to the New YorE State Athletic Commission to de- eide, on the basis of doctors reports whether the clubs third attempt te stage the fight in Memorial Audi torium will be successful.
 If the bout goes on, and Ii Charles wins, the champion vii meet Lee Oma in an outdoor title bout in Civic Stadium in July matchmaker Charley Pinto said.
 No definite. date was set fol either fight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
FUTURE FOR YANk5N0W
 DISMAL ONE
(By the Associated Press)

(By the ASSOclaJ6Q PTeSS)
 With both Tommy Heinrich and Allie Reynolds on the ailing list, the future looked dismal. indeed, for the New York Yankees today. The defending American League champions. who weathered 72 in juries last year, open the season against Boston week from today and no one knows if Heinrich will be in the starting lineup.
 Tommy is in Baltimore consulting with pr. George Bennett of Johns Hopkins over his bad left knee. Rey- holds, who did good pitching job for Manager Casey Stengel against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, stopped off in St. Louis last night for diathermic treatment in the aching arch of his left foot.
 Reynolds should be able to pitch when he stops favoring the arch, Dr. Robert F. Hyland said. But the Heinrich case is more alarming. It goes back to 1940 when he had an operation for removal of cartridges. Then last summer, Tommy injured the knee twice.
 The Tanks were rained out yes- terday, and will play at Indianapolis today.
 Other League Action
 In other grapefruit league action, Walker Cooper and Bob Usher each tagged Warren Spahn for two home runs as the Cincinnati Reds trim- med the Boston Braves, 9-7. Ken Raffensberger, Redleg hurler, also hit one off Spahn.
 Robin Roberts tossed the Phila- delphia Phillies to a 9-1 decision over Little Rock, while Gae Scar borough, ace of the Washington pitcher corps, became the first Nat elbower to go the distance in tossing a 7-2 victory over Charlotte.
 Pee Wee Reese hit a grand slam home run and catcher Roy Cam- panella connected with one on to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to l0-l triumph over the Macon Peaches.
 The New York Giants outlasted Cleveland, 15-8; Austin turned bacg the St. Louis Browns, 3-1; the Bos- ton Red Sox whipped Nashville, 7-6i the Philadelphia As downed Sa- vannah, 6-1; the Chicago Cubs edged the St. Louis Cards, 4-3; the New Orleans Pelicans tripped the Chicago White Sox, 87; and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped Atlanta GA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
BIG FAIR BA N K $ APARTMENT TO GET
 GOING THIS WEEK

FAIRBANKS, April 11-R-Prc- liminary work was scheduled to be- gin this week on the 256-unit, S3,- 500000 Fairview Manor apartment project in the city's newly-annexed area on the southern outskirts.
 Frank Henderson, general super intendent of the Nels Mortenson Construction Co.,, Seattle. and w. S Farr. superintendent of the Fair view project for the firm, arrived yesterday from Seattle and said q contract for land clearing would be let shortly and excavating would start as soon as the ground thaws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
FiaIa, Who invented
 Sleeping Bag, Dead

NEW YORK, April 11--tR-Fun- eral services will be held today for Anthony Fiala, 80-year old ex- plorer and inventor.
 Fiala, who spent his later years in writing, featuring and equipping expeditions, died Saturday at his Brooklyn home.
 Tn 19l2-13. Fiala accompanied Theodore Roosevelt on his trip through the Brazilian jungles searching for the river of doubt The expedition charted the stream as a tributary of the Amazon river.
 Fiala, who invented the sleeping bag, also made two expeditions to the Arctic regions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
WESTERN HURLER MAY PITCH GAME
 OPENER, PIRATES

ATLANTA, Ga. April l1-lR-- Cliff Chambers is expected to be on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates when they open their Ma tional League season against St. Louis a week from tonight.
 The Bellingham, Wash, southpaw who won 13 and lost seven for the Bucs last year has starred in spring training. Last night he allowed only three hits and one run in a six inning chore against Atlanta of the Southern Association. The Pirates won GA, snapping two-game losing streak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
ONLY CHILD OF
 SPANS FRANCO
 WED IN SpLEND0R

MADRID, Spain, April 11-4R-- Carmen Franco, only child of Gen. eralissimo Francisco Franco, be- came the Marquesa de Villaverde Monday in a wedding whose royal splendor has not been matched in Spain for more than 40 years.
 The willowy brunette bride, all in white, wore faille dress designed by Balenciaga. Two footmen in l7th century livery carried her five-yard train down the aisle of the royal chapel of Pardo Palace. The Mar ques, an aristocratic Madrid physi- elan, wore the uniform of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, in which he was knighted recently.
 She is 23, he is %.
 SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-11
MONDAY NIGHTERS
 NOW IN pLAY0FFS

Gus George and Ludwig Nelson tied with two points each last night on the play-offs of the Monday Night League for second and third place. One final game will be played next Monday night at ' between these two teams to determine the team in second place for the season.
 Scores for last night are as fol- lows: