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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
NAVY DOESN'T USE
 SAU(ER5, THEY SAY

WASHINGTON, April 4-tR-The Navy says, in comment on the latest flying saucer report: CD It has not developed any pancake-shaped jel planes and CD it is not experiment. ng with any saucer-shaped missile.
 In fact, the department reported trough a spokesman. the nearest thing to flying saucer it ever de seloped has not flown since 19A7.
 The spokesman was commenting on an article in US. News ans World Report which said engineer have concluded that the oft-repcrtec aucers are jet-powered planes ot ! new design developed by the Navy The magazine said the saucers may have sprung from experiments b. Charles H. Zimmerman for ths National Advisory Committee foi Aeronautics (NACA).
 At Langley Air Force base in Vir- ginia, Zimmerman said he worked on an experimental pancake-shapec model plane during the war--this was the one the Navy said flew lasI in 1947-but he didn't regard it as . forerunner to the flying saucer.
 To conclude that it was, he said was obviously the wrong conclri sion."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

Commerce, of which both are mem bers. with Federal Judge George Folta making the presentations.
 Judge Folta spoke highly of the accomplishments of the scout work for boys under the leadership of the two men.
 Only other awards for this high est scouting honor were made in 1947, when five Alaska men were so honored. Previous recipients in- clude: Dr. Arthur N Wilson of Ket- chikan; C. L. Wingerson of Juneau; the Rev Victor I. Alfsen of Palmer; w. L. Lhamon of Fairbanks; and Alwyn Swetmann of Seward. All five of these men are currently ac- i've in scouting affairs, and they served as the nominating commit tee for this years awards of the Silver Beaver.
 Now that the Alaska Council has achieved its present membership ot over 1600 boys, two Silver Beaver awards may be made each year in connection with the annual meeting activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
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SCORES IN TURN0UT5,
 GRID FIELD
(By the Associated Press)

tBy the ASSOclateQ FreSS)
 Kip Taylor, whose Oregon State College football team topped the Northwest in the Pacific Coast con- ference standings last fall, was out in front again today.
 When TOT candidates greeted his spring training call yesterday, Tay- for found himself working with the largest turnout of the five North west schools. Whether he can cull out some unpublished nuggets from the mass to replace some of his lG departing lettermen remains to be seen.
 At Eugene, Coach Jim Aiken didn't have the numerical strength of his interstate rival but he got underway with bang. The 75-man quad warmed up for an hour, then banged away in scrimmage before calling it a day.
 Washington's Coach Howie Odell whose drills got underway last week, also opened the week with scrimmage. The days most note worthy development was the trans fer of Husky Gene Norton of Sno- homish, a reserve back last season into the right guard spot.
 Idaho also opened its spring drills yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
S0FTBALL LEAGUE SEEN FOR
 JUNEAU IN 1850

Organizations which are planning softball teams for the 1850 play ing season should choose team man. agers and prepare team rosters in time to submit them to Sgt. Ed Nichols of the Alaska Communica- tions System not later than Monday, it was announced today.
 The softball league is expected to include at least a half-dozen teams this year, according to Sgt. Nichols, who was chosen temporary league manager at meeting oi softball enthusiasts.
 He said preseason activities for softball players will include a get together April Is at which all teams will cooperate in setting up a new softball diamond in Evergreen Bowl. The diamond used last year had too-short left field.
 A meeting of team managers will be called for discussion of local ground rules, schedules and ar engagements for spectators some time next week, Nichols said
 He requested that all persons wishing to play on softball team phone him at 262.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
HAWAII HIT
 HARD IN '49

WASHINGTON, April = tR = Progress in Hawaii during the l949 fiscal year was overshadowed by delay in the enactment of state hood legislation and costly dock strike. the Territories division re- ported today.
 In his annual report to the Sec retary of Interior, Division Director James P. Davis recommended that the Federal government give i'm mediate attention" to means of pre- venting occurrences of shipping tie ups.
 During the 12 months ended last July l.. Davis said the number Of man-days lost due to labor-man- agement disputes in Hawaii rose to 192,816. against 81,535 in the pre- ceding year.
 He cited the five-month dock strike as evidence that the most crucial problem facing the Terri tory is the deterioration of labor management relations"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
ARCTIC INSTITUTE
 GIVES "A GRAMS
 FOR NORTH STUDY

BALTIMORE. April 4-R-The Arctic Institutee of North Ameri- ca announced yesterday, 24 grants maid for the study of physical biological and social problems of the North American Arctic.
 Dr. M. 0. Shelesnyak, Director of the Institutes research office at the Johns Hopkins Diversity, said the grants are for research rang ing from pollen analysis of peat sections along the Alaskan Highway to the language of the Nuniwaga- mutt Eskimo.
 The latter project is being con- ducted by the only foreign recipient of 1850 grant, Dr. Louis L. Ham, merich of the University of Cop enhagen.
 Other recipients include:
 Tommy J. Cabe, University of Alaska, College, Alaska; and Wen- dell Hillman Oswalt, University of Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
HAMMERS
 OPENING ]. AT HOME
Portland Also Playing on Home Grounds in
 DoubIeheader
(By the Associated Pressl


 Coast League baseball makes its bow in the Northwest today with both Seattle and Portland lowing into their home parks for the first time in 1850.
 Seattle, prematurely flushed with success over it's 4-3 series win at Oakland last week, greets the new RainierS and the touted Miracle Man of Baseball Manager Paul Richards-in a 2:30 clash with last years league champions, Hollywood. Portland pulls a new one-two openers the same day when it faces off with Oakland in an after noon tilt and then tangles with the same nine again under the lights.
 It also will be opening day for two clubs down south, Los Angeles en- tertaining San Diego and San Fran cisco hosting Sacramento. Both of these conflicts go on under arcs.
 The Seattle Hollywood fracas matches the two best pitching arms of the league-last season. Seattle's Guy Fletcher and the Stars Pinky Woods knotted atop the standings with 23 wins and 12 losses each. Neither has pitched to a decision this year.
 Despite an optimistic weather man, Hollywood isn't expected to trot out the scanties debuted last week in drubbing Portland five games to two. Governor Langlie and Seattle's Mayor Devin head the dig nitaries.
 In addition to it's day-night doubleheader, Portland also cops honors for uniqueness With it's fe- male hurling corps. The Rose City Mayor, Dorothy Mccullough Lee, was to toe the slab for the opening pitch.
 The Beavers planned to start Red Adams against Earl Jones in the opening game with either Jack Creel or Roy Helser opposing Al Gettel in the nightcap.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
lNE OUT 0E TWENTY hEAysANS INFECTED
 WITH TUBERCULOSIS

One person out Of every tweny y iii he Territory of Alaska is known o be infected with tuberculosis a. present, according to figures re- eased by the Territorial Depart nent of Health.
 The ratio is based on an estimated population of 100000 in Alaska and .he known number of tuberculosis eases-5,279, the highest number of ,ases ever on record in Alaska.
 Between January and February l the known number of cases was increased by 34, health department officials stated.
 They said that the present mum per of cases is particularly alarm ng in view of the fact that more han one-half of the victims are lying at home and, since most Of hem are not confined to bed, are lble to expose others to infection.
 There are only 439 hospital beds for tuberculosis patients in Alaska.
 Dr. c. Earl Albrecht, commissioner 0f health, does not believe the pre- sent figure means there is neces- sarily more tuberculosis now than ever before in the Territory.
 Tt is indicative of the results of X-rays, surveys. and other exami- nations conducted more strenuously during the past few years in order to search out the tuberculosis" he stated.
 He said it is because of the lack of facilities for hospitalizing known cases in the past that we have such widespread tuberculosis here at pre- sent"
 The number of deaths due to tu- berculosis from 1947 through 1949 is estimated at 698, but health de- partment officials indicated that this figure is believed incomplete due to previously incomplete re- porting of the cause of death on death certificates in the Territory and the fact that all figures from Alaskas vast outlying districts have not yet been reported for 1e49."
 The figures on tuberculosis in Alaska are from the mid-March re- port of Dr. Grace E. Field, acting director of the Division of Com municable and Preventable Disease Control of the department of health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
ACE SAIN
 LOOMS UP
 GOOD FORM
(By the Associated Pressl


 Johnny Sain, ace pitcher for the Boston Braves, no longer had a scoreless-inning streak to boast about today. But nevertheless the big righthander gives promise of regaining his brilliant 1943 form. The strapping 2O0-pounder sparked the Braves to the National League pennant two seasons ago when he won 24 games and lost 15, striking out 137 batters and walking 83.
 He couldn't maintain the pace last year. Hindered by a sore arm and seeing less action, the Arkansas moundsman had record of 10 and IT,
 With the same Braves in 1947, he had 21-12 mark and, in 1946, it was 20 and IA.
 Johnny stretched his string of scoreless innings to 18 yesterday by blanking the tough Tigers from De- troit in the first inning of game at Lakeland, Fla, won by the Braves, GA.
 Sain finally was nicked for run in the second inning.
 The Red Sox, Boston's highly re- spected American League represen- tatives, dropped their seventh game in their last eight starts by fin ishing on the wrong end of 5-i tussle with the St. Louis Cardinals. For the Cards, it meant the end of a six-game losing chain. They were outhit, 13 to g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
CRUISER JUNEAU WILL BE FLAGSHIp OF FAR EAST COMMAND

BREMERTON, Wash, April 4-lP The light cruiser USS Juneau will sail from here to lead Naval forces assigned to the Far East Command. Extensive repairs and overhaul in the past two months have just been completed on the powerful warship st the Puget Sound Naval ship yard.
 Dispatches from Washington, D. C., said the Juneau will be the flagship of Rear Adm. John II. Hig- gins, commander of Cruiser Divis- ion 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

9 Permit the Governor of Hawaii Instead of the President, to ap- point the adjutant general of the Territory National Guard.
 3 Authorize the Commission of Public Lands of Hawaii to issue land patents under 999-year homestead lease of public lands where the lands have been improved and occupied as a place of resi- dence by the lessee for 10 years or more
 The bills were sent to the Sen ate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
FIGHT DOPE

Here are results of fights las; night with one knockout.
 At. Philadelphia = Robert Vile main, 158l2, France, outpointed Otis Graham, 1856, Philadelphia d0).
 At Hartford, Conn.-Joey Carkido 144la, Youngstown, Ohio, outpointed Beau Jack, 142, Georgia Q0).
 At Pittsburgh = Laurent Dau- thuille, 157ia, Paris, knocked out Charley (zivic) Affif, 160, Pitts burgh, (9).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
B. 3. EXHIBITIONS

Final scores of exhibition base ball games yesterday are:
 Boston (N) 6, Detroit (A) 4. Springfield QL) ', Washington (A) 4.
 Cincinnati (N) 6, New York CAD 5 St. Louis (N) 5, Boston (A) 4. Cleveland (A) 5, New York (N) 8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
IGNORED BY UNION

Charles Skinner, outgoing finan- cial secretary of Carpenters Local 2l26, Kodiak, has been presented with an engraved gold watch by the Union, in appreciation of his l2 years service as financial se- cretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
MONDAY NIGNTERSy
 STAGE 1ST pLAYOFF

The s n T Clothing team won the three games from Gus George last night to take first place for the sea- son in the Monday Night League.
 Next Monday night the Gus George team will have play-oti game with Ludwig Nelson for sec ond and third place.
 Following are scores of last nights games:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
ROOKIE PITCHER
 E RANKING HIGH

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, April 4 -LR-For a fellow who has allowed seven runs on 10 walks and two hits in only three and 2/3 innings, rookie pitcher Bob Kelly ranks un- usually high with Manager Frankie Frisch of the Chicago Cubs.
 Kelly, up from Los Angeles where he compiled a 9-16 record last sea- son, has come up for consideration of the Cleveland Indians.
 Frisch, in a talk with the Tribe Chief Lou Boudreau, said ne thought the 22-year-old righthander was worth at least $175,000.
 If you can get him out of your league, you've got deal," snapped Boudreau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
S n T Clothing
Gus George

All Monday Night Leaguers in terested in a singles and doubles tournament may sign up this week end on a list posted on the bulletin board
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
Sporfs Briefs

ATLANTA-4H--Bill Tompkins, Is year old southpaw pitcher from An chorage, Alaska, has been farmed by Atlanta to Wilson, NC.
 Tompkins joined the Atlanta Southern Association club for spring training. after controversy because his high school class had not grad uated at that time. Wilson is in the Class D Coastal Plains League.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
HOUSE pA55E53 MEASURES GIVING
 HELP TO HAWAII

WASHINGTON, April 4-lR-The House passed three bills yesterday affecting Hawaii.
 The bills, all introduced by Dele gate Harrington (R-HawaiD would:
 l Permit women to serve on juries in the Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
l50 Low Rent Units Approved,

WASHINGTON, April 4-tP-The government today allotted Anchor age, Alaska, 150 low rent units under it's public housing probram.
 Anchorage authorities. the Pub lie Housing Administration said, asked for a loan of $55000 to pay for preliminary planning of their pro- ject.
 All planning loans must be ap- proved by the President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
ATTENTION

Women of the Moose Please have donations for Easter Food Sale at Sears, noebuck Order Office by II am. Good Friday, April T. 693t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

cowboys from Alpine, Tex, again rule the collegiate rodeo world
 The little state college, one of the smallest schools entered in the Ma tional Intercollegiate Rodeo Associ- ation, was declared team champion last night at the conclusion of the MIRA competition at the Cow Pal ace.
 Not only that, the Sul Ross cap tain, Harley May, made it clean sweep by winning the MIRA all around cowboy title.
 OLYMPIA, Wash.-Ira (Pete) Flag stead, l5-year-veteran of the ma Jor leagues, was named in Daily Olympian poll yesterday as the city's outstanding baseball player of the last century.
 Flagstead retired from pro ball in 1881.
 College baseball results yesterday were:
 Pacific U. 8, Oregon State 0.
 Oregon 6, Linfield 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04
Miller Is Sought by
 Cardinals
(By Associated Press)


 reveals that he would like to sign Eddie Miller, veteran infielder re- gently dropped by the Philadelphia Phillies.
 Stopping off in Atlanta, Ga., on his way to St. Louis, Saigh said, T hope we can get Miller. If he does come with us it will bolster our infield a great deal"
 Second baseman Joe Gordon has been performing for the Cleveland Indians on the grapefruit grind with the zeal of a rookie trying to make he team.
 The 35-year-old Gordon, who came into the bigtime 12 years ago, after starring at Oregon, clouted q 365-foot homer over the centerfield wall with a man aboard. He had 8 homer Sunday, too and his total of five is only two less than that of Luke Easter who's been at bat about twice as often.
 It looks now as though Hal New houser's mysterious arm trouble may prevent him from pitching the Detroit Tigers American League opener.
 The opener against Cleveland April Is this year-has been Hals private property in the past.
 However, Manager Red Rolfe is figuring on Freddie Hutchinson, former Seattle Rainier, or Art Houtteman. He says Tt looks like one or the other"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

PALMA COMPOUND IS BETTER
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-04

EASTER FOOD SALE
 By Women of the Moose on Good Friday April T at Sears, Roebuck Order Office. 69-3t
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Il Swim Titles at Stake
In Meet at Indian Sprinu

A dozen District AAU junior
outdoor swimming championships,
six each for men and women, will
be decided Sunday at Indian
Spring Country Club pool.
Each titular event will be an
open affair because under AAU
rules as soon as a contestant wins
a Junior championship he auto
matically moves into the senior
division in that particular event.
The crowns at stake in both
mems and womens divisions are
the so and 100-yard freestyles,
100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke,
150-yard medley relay and low
board diving. The mems 1850
senior diving will be contested
concurrently with the junior
battle. Irving Bridgers, of Am
baSsador, who recently gained his
sixth consecutive senior high
board crown, will defend the low
board honors.
In addition to the champion
ship races, 25-yard backstrokes
for boys and girls of 10 years and
under are on the program.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Comdr. Higgins Named
Navy Swimming Coach
SpecioI DisPGteh TO The Stor

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 18. - 1t.
Comdr. John H. Higgins of Provi-
dence, r. l.. has been named
swimming coach at the Naval
Academy, it was announced today
by Capt. Howard Caldwell, direc-
tor of athletics.
Comdr. Higgins. a graduate C
Ohio State University, succeeds
Henry Ortland, jr., a swimming
instructor at the Academy for 81
years.
The new coach was National
AAU outdoor and indoor champion
in the breaststroke and individual
medley from 1884 through 1887
a nd National intercollegiate
breaststroke champion in 1910. He
was a member of the United
States Olympic team in 1886. He
has held eight world and 20 Ma
tional breaststroke records.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

would appear that plenty OF char
ter boats will be available in spite
of the fair.
Just what the situation at Ocean
City will be is another matter
The marlin run down there is 60
ing great guns, with plenty of fish,
and in our opinion unless you've
already made connections you'll
be out of luck.
A talk with some of the boat
captains would indicate that the
fishing is generally fair this week
in the Chesapeake. and also in
the lower Potomac. Sad news of
another huge catch of hardheads
in the lower Potomac by haul
seiners using an illegal length
seine would indicate this species
will continue scarce.
Approximately 40 tons of the
fish. which are schooling up for
their trip out to sea, were taken
near st. Georges Island. 1t took
the seinerS all Tuesday night. all
Wednesday and Wednesday night
to load this one haul. The catch
is reported to have brought in the
neighborhood of $4,000 on the
market.
Unless hard rains appear before
this week end. the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers should be in
just about perfect shape. OF
course no one can foretell just
what a smallmouth bass will do in
the way of taking lures. They're
as tempermental a fish as you'll
find at times. But there are a lot
of smallmouthS to be caught in
both these rivers, and plenty of
bait to keep them fat and choosy.
The only odds an angler can ask
is that the water is right, and at
this writing, it is just that.
\ X X X
BluefiSh in the nearby CheSa-
peake are still running from small
to smaller, with the largest weigh
ing little better than a pound and
a half. Nevertheless a blue weigh
ing IA pounds liz ounces was
taken at Barnegat Inlet, N. J. the
past week. This big fellow was
caught on spinning tackle, con-
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Speedboats Take Over
Miles River Regatta
SpecioI Dispoieh to The Star

ST. MICHAELS, Md, Aug. 18.
-Speedboat drivers race off here
tomorrow and Sunday. unham-
pered by windjammers, when the
Miles River Yacht Club concludes
the second half of its split
regatta.
Sailing craft had their show
two weeks ago. Shippers re-
ported at that time that it was
fine regatta because, among other
things, there weren't any speed
boats racing around.
Now, it will be the speedsters
turn to take over Miles River
The show begins tomorrow at
1:20 pm. and Sunday at noon.
Service inboard runabouts
dominate tomorrow's program
There are heats for Glasses 3
through K. Major prize at stake
is the John Bramble Memorial
Trophy for H, I. j and K classes,
The Dodson Memorial Trophy for
cruisers also will be raced for.
Sundays program includes
heats for B through E racing
runabouts, 48-cubic-inch hydro
planes and runabouts, 1855, 225s
in divisions l and Pacific One
designs.
Drivers will have new pits to
operate from. Prizes will be
awarded at the clubhouse.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Little Known Bay Anchoroges
Disclosed in New Guide Book

Yachtsmen who think they
know the Chesapeake Bay country
like a book may be in for some
surprises.
The surprises are provided in
a book published this week by
Dodd, Mead g. Co. and titled "a
Cruising Guide to the Chesa-
|peake." The author is Fessenden
S. Blanchard, who with Robert
F. Duncan wrote another success
full cruise guide about the New
England coast.
A real cruising man, Author
Blanchard nosed his auxiliary Sea
Fever into out-of- -the-way creeks
up and down the bay.
He comes up with some fine
anchorages, some of which prob
ably are known to only a few
hardshell cruising shippers. The
gunkholes are described and listed
down the smallest branches of
the bays many rivers, bays and
creeks.
How many yachtsmen, for in
stance, know that the South River
Evening star., 1950-08-18
HarmsWorth Trials
To Start Next Friday

Four of the Nations top speed
boat drivers compete at Detroit
starting a week from today for
the right to represent the United
States in the Harmsworth Trophy
race September 1-2.
A three-boat United States
team will defend the trophy at
Detroit against the Canadian
challenge of E. A. Wilson's Miss
Canada w.
Sure to be on hand fer the
trials which will run through Au-
gust % are Ted Jones, Gesiener
of the world-record- holder Slo-
Mo-Shun "; Bill Cantrell. ace
driver of Horace Dodge's My
Sweetie; Band Leader Guy Lom-
bardo, who'll be driving his Tempo
VI, and Dan Arena, probably at
the controls of Jack Shafer's Such
Crust.
From this quartet, plus any
other contenders, will come the
American team.
Harmsworth officials have set
an 85-mile-an-hour qualifying
speed for the racers. It's signifi-
cant that the speed must be aver
aged for three laps and not just
one lap.
Meanwhile, Presidents Cup Re-
gatta officials were counting on all
four boats to compete here Sep
tember 1917 for the Eig gold
trophy which was won year
ago by Dodge's My Sweetie.
Heats of the Presidents Cup
race are slated at 5 pm. the
first day and 2:30 and 4 pm. on
Sunday.