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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
SOAP BOX DERBY !.
PRIZES AWARDED
AT ROTARY meet
Special Awards for Jerry
MeNevin, Bill White and
Eddy Dyer Of Haines

Three special prizes, besides those
of the race itself, were presented
this noon at the Soap Box Derby
program of the Juneau Rotary Club,
co-sponsor with The Daily Alaska
Empire, for the annual Chevrolet
sponsored event.
The judges. who must remain
anonymous, said that selection of
the winner for the best sportsmari-
ship award was the most diffi-
cult. 1T looked as though all Is
drivers were eligible" said one COM
mittee member. However, the judge.
were observing individual boys be-
fore, during and after the race Sun
day afternoon, and agreed on one
boy.
For his craftsmanship, Jerry Nc
Nevin was given fine set of tools
in handsome metal kit.
Bill White of Douglas won the
surprise prize of tools in a plastic
kit, because his car was found tc
have the best upholstering. Few
Derby cars have any, and the judges
said his was exceptional.
Eddy Dyer, the only entrant from
Haines, won the third tool set-a
regular window display of equip
ment. mounted on a large board.
This was for his car having the
best all-around construction.
Gerald Jerry) Taylor already
knew he had won the trip to Ak
ron, Ohio. to compete in the Ma
tionai Soap Box Derby August 10.
As his fast Blue Bantam" racer
had to be rushed to the steamship
Aleutian within hours OF the race
here, it will be lettered Daily
Alaska Empire" after arrival in Ak
ron. Each racer must be sponsored
by newspaper.
Watching Jerry receive his prizes
and the cheers of Rotarians and
guests was his father, George Tay-
lor, chief storekeeper with the us.
Coast Guard Headquarters here.
All Is racers in the 1850 event
were guests of the Rotary Club to-
day in the Baranof Gold Room, as
was Rudy Maier, Juneaus 1949
champion.
Jerry was given the handsome
gold trophy, and later photographed
with it. His other Soap Box Derby
awards were a % rifle, skis and
binders, baseball bat and fielder's
glove, pocket watch and a pocket
knife like those given all Derby en-
trantS.
Asked to say something, Jerry
turned to the two dozen red-hel-
melted racing drivers and said.
Gee, it's SWELL just wish all of
you could have won. too. and go
back there with me-"
He also won" the company of
Rotarian Milton Daniel, with whom
he will leave August 6.
Jack Rhode, WIZ almost won the
championship was given his choice
of a 20-gauge shotgun, an cupboard
motor or a bicycle. He chose the
shotgun. His other prizes were a
% rifle for winning in Glass A; a
complete fishing outfit, a pair of
skates and a pocket watch.
Leroy West, runner-up in Glass
A, won complete fishing outfit, a
basketball. ice skates and watch.
Donald Dull, third, won hunting
knife and axe with sheath; skates
and watch. n. p 4rs.
Bruce Brown of Sitka, runner-up
in Glass B, won a bolt-action single
Shot 20, and a camera.
Jimmie Butcher of Sitka, third,
won a camera and hobby kit.
Angus Foss, winner in Glass C,
won chemistry set: Jimmie Har-
mon, secondr hobby kit; and
Bobby Dig, third, ball and bat.
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
Apparent Trouble
In Red Ranks Brings
Death Decree, Spies

LONDON, July 25-R-Moscow
radio reported that the Chinese
Communist government has or
dered drastic campaign against
spies, saboteurs and traitors, in
dicating the Chinese Reds were
having trouble with counter-revol-
utionary forces. Any caught in
such activities were threatened with
death.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
THREE MORE AWARDS
MADE, SALMON DERBY

To the already large list of
awards for the Golden North Sal
mon Derby, the committee today
announces three more donations
Moose Lodge s25, Triangle Clean
ers $25 in trade and by so binoc-
ulars by the Salmon Derby Com
mittee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
LACKEYS PLAN TO
BECOME ALASKANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Lackey ar
rived Sunday on the Alaska, plan
ming to be in Juneau month be-
fore establishing their home in
Ketchikan. There, Lackey will take
over the management Of the Rev.
lila Theatre. They will be joined
there later by their l7-year-old
daughter, Jacqueline.
While here, Lackey will manage
the Capitol Theatre during the abb
sence of Manager Ted Heyder, who
is going outside Friday on bust
ness and vacation trip. The Lack
eys are guests at the Baranof
Hotel
Sewing machines for rent at the
White Sewing Machine Center
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
ATTENTION TOURISTS

Ride the Mailboat Yakobi for an
intimate acquaintance with Sc AL
aska. Leaving every Wednesday,
arrive Juneau Saturday night
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
PAN AM GUESTS

Among Pan American passengers
delayed overnight in Juneau were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Otte and
baby, of Sitka; Victor L. Bellerne
and D. M. Checkley Of Anchorage,
all stopping at the Juneau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25
ON FIELD TRIP

i Here on a field trip for the
Bureau of Reclamation. Percy Cros-
ley is registered at the Juneau
Hotel, expecting to be here several
days. From the Washington, D. c.,
office, Crosley lives in Chevy Chase,
Md ff
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-25

I AT GAsTINEAU HOTEL
G.. L. Hughes of Anchorage Is
registered at the Gastineau Hotel
The Arizona post., 1950-04-07

This annual custom began IN
1910 at the instigation of Rabbi
Breger when a group of members
of the then Hebrew Ladies Aid
would cook for days and deliver
cooked meals including soup with
knaedlach and chicken to the pa
tients. The original group con-
sisted of Mines. Minnie Dubeller,
Jessie Pearlman, Jack Fruchtman,
Minnie Meyer and Bea Berner.
They would gather at the home
of Mrs. Nellie Giamakos. The pa
tients who were able, came to her
home for the Seders.
Cooperating in this years pro-
The Arizona post., 1950-04-07
AE Phi-ZBT WIN
Scholarship Cups

Announcement by the UniverS-
ity of Arizona of scholarship rat
ings for fraternities and sorori-
ties for the fall semester reveal
that Zeta Beta Tau led the mems
groups with an average of 2.5O14
grade. Highest scholastic group
rating among the women students
90 was won by Alpha Epsilon
Phi. Each has received a Schol-
arship Cup to be retained for this
semester.
The Arizona post., 1950-04-07

ject were Cong. Young Israel and
the Jewish War Vets. Patients at
the Medical Center, st. Mary's
County Hospital, Veterans Hos
pital, San Xavier, Barfield San
atorium and the men at the Pris-
on Camp received Passover gifts.
The Arizona post., 1950-04-07
MANY WINNERS

OF 40 high school students who
won the highly coveted annual
Westinghouse science scholarships,
for which 1885 students cOmpet-
ed, 20 were Jewish.
The Arizona post., 1950-04-07

Arizona Post, April Z, 1850
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11
NOTICE

The Annual Meeting of the
members of Kodiak Electric
Association will be held at
8 pm, Monday, March 6, 1850
at the Community Center, Ko-
diak, Alaska.
The purpose of this meeting
is for the election of a new
board Of nine directors to serve
until others are chosen and
qualified in their stead; to a.
mend various sections of the
existing bylaws; and for the
transaction of such other bus
mess as may properly come
tesore the meeting.
Dated the LIST day of Feb
ruary, 1850, at Kodiak, Alaska.
Marshall Crutcher
Secretary
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11
KODIAK. ALASKA FEBRUARY II, 1850
for filling excess plane seats.

for filling excess plane seats.
Alma Nelson
Word received from Gordon
S. Guffey, Anchorage high
school principal, announced
that the Fur Rendezvous com-
mittee would endeaver to
underwrite transportation
costs Of each high school
teams trip to Anchorage this
year.
This would leave only food
and housing costs to be borne
by the basketball boys.
Rooming costs range from
$2.50-$3.00 a person and food
is available at the school cafe
terra at a reasonable price.
Mrs. P. J. Kerrigan is work
ing at LaLande's Kodiak
Bakery.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11
School Notes

Donald Clark, a member of
the public speaking class, has
been asked to speak at the
Rotary luncheon Tuesday on,
my Trip to Mt. Rainier.
lone Norton
Governor Ernest Gruening
will speak to the student body
Monday morning. Due to lack
of sufficient space for an all
school assembly in the school
building, arrangements have
been made with James Martz
for use Of the Orpheum.
Marlene Pearl
The Kodiak Bears and the
MOB Hornets are making
plans to travel together on
their trip to Anchorage, Feb
ruary 20, where they will both
be contenders for the Alaska
''B" Championship.
Plans for chartering a plane
for the trip are incomplete at
this time. The two teams have
each agreed to be responsible
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11
PAGE 8
Coast Guard RoafS
Stop Here
PAGE s

Three Coast Guard vessels
were in port this week. The
CGC Storis, Ketchikan-b based
cutter, stopped here to unload
freight and cargo for the
Cedar and Clover.
The Storis continued to the
westward on a routine run
after unloading operations,
The Clover will be Ia port
for the next two weeks and
will be available for duty.
The Cedar will leave KODIAK.
Tuesday for a trip to the west
ward.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11
KODIAK MIRROR

The annual election o
officers for WV, Katmai Post
TOSS will be held March z.
At a recent meeting John
Morrissey was ramed to the
Craftsmanship of the poppy
committee. Sales of peoples
are made annually to gather
funds for disabled veterans.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11

Ray Martin returned home
Sunday from Tacoma, Wash
ington. He went outside to-
visit his mother.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-02-11

L. L. Folsom, father of Max
Folsom, local electrician, left
Sunday for his home in Salem,
Ore, after a ten day visit
here.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

officers authorized to enforce or
assist in enforcing" any Federal
law.
Description Is Clarified.
The Lewis Headquarters" were
sufficiently described in the war
rants. The warrants listed the
43l0 address as on Forty-sixth
avenue" in "Colmar Manor" Md.
Colmar Manor and Bladensburg
are adjoining suburbs, and there
IS no such thoroughfare as Forty
sixth avenue" in either. Identity
of the owner of the premises as IS.
Stanton" was sufficient, too, since,
IS. =. Stanton" has mo other
premises than the one searched"
It 4310 Forty-sixth street, Bla-
|densburg.
The search warrant adequately
described the property to be seized
there as gaming tables, numbers
slips and gambling paraphernalia."
The Government further con-
tended that there was no "vari-
ance between the allegation and
proof" of the Indictment, as
charged by the defense. The in
dictment charged each defendant
aided and abetted the other in
operating lottery, the Govern
ment asserted, adding:
Thus they were principals in
joint enterprise. 1t was the Gov
ernment's theory and the uncon-
tradicted evidence that Lewis was
the banker and backer, Billeci his
runner and pickup man. who used
an account number at Lewis,
headquarters, and Acalotti con-
yeyed numbers plays to Lewis by
telephone" 1'+
While the formal reply was
drafted too late to be filed In
the Appeals Court by noon yester-
day, Mr.. Fay's Office nevertheless
served copies to the three defense
lawyers in the case. They are
William H. Collins, Bernard Mar
golius and Myron Ehrlich.
The Goyernmer : asked the ap-
pellate bench to grant an ex-
tension of their time to file until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Fay's assistants in yester-
days action were William Hitz, |
Edward L. Carey and L. Clark |
Ewing.
Lewis and his co-defendants
in this case-as well as 80 others
originally indicted on gambling
charges-were charged as a re-
suit OF Mr.. Fay's gambling
drive clirnaxed last March by
series of raids here and in Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Young Woman in White
To Be Picture Of Week

Henri's Young Woman in
White" is the picture of the week
this week at the National Gallery
of Art.
Miss Elisabeth Puckett, of the
gallery staff. will lecture on the
painting at 2:30 and pm, today
and at 1890 and 2:30 pm. during
the week.
The National Gallery Orchestra
will give concert at 8 pm. next
Sunday in the East Garden Court
at the gallery. Also next Sunday,
Miss Puckett will lecture at pm.
in the lecture hall on Puvis de
Chavannes' "Repos" and the Ar
cadian Theme.
An exhibition of American
paintings from the National GAL
lery collections begins today and
lasts through April 2. Gallery
hours are 10 am. to pm. week
days and 2 pm. to 10 pm. Sun
days.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

opinion that all mines in Illinois,
and possibly throughout the Ma
ton, will be closed Monday"
The hard coal industry may not
be affected by the strike. Michael
y. Kosik, president of the anthra-
cite district at Scranton, Pa, said
his miners will work Monday.
Limited production over an g.
month period and the strikes Of
the last five weeks have brought
rationing of coal and electric
power in several cities. A full
fledged shutdown of the mines
could bring empty fuel bins and
suffering to the country in
short time
Lewis Refuses Three Strangers.
Mr.. Lewis, rejecting President
Truman's proposal for a fact
board empowered to recommend
settlement of the coal dispute, said
the mine workers were dead set
against placing their wages, work.
ing conditions land such power
over their lives" in the hands of
three strangers The reference
was to the three-member fact
board the President offered to set
up.
The mine workers believe" Mr..
Lewis wrote the President, that
as free, citizens in a free country
they have an inherent right to
pass upon these vital considera-
tions themselves, and that no
stranger. however situate, should
be Civ such powers over their
lives"
He said it did not help that
the President had said either side
would be free to reject the con-
tract recommendations of the
board, because the miners knew
Mr.. Truman would use a Taft
Hartley Act Injunction to force
them to work if they turned down
the fact boards suggestions.
"The mine workers know also,
Mr.. President" Mr.. Lewis con-
tinued. that the heavy hand of
Government would not be laid
coneurrently on the coal opera
tors as they make wassan in the
privacy of their exclusive clubs"
The old mine contract expired
last June 80 and the time since
has been interspersed with strikes,
three-day work weeks, and unsuc-
cesstul efforts to reach agree
ment on new pact. Mr.. Lewis
said the miners have suffered
much in the past seven months
ito insure the country sufficient
coal" but that greedy, grasping"
Evening star., 1950-02-05

operators have refused to make
new contract.
1T is a travesty on justice that
they should now be slugged by
a legal blackjack" he added, to
satisfy the overwhelming avarice
of their reactionary employers. -
Able and Willing Clause Fought.
Contract negotiations were re-
sumed here last Wednesday after
a lapse of three months, but the
operators walked out Thursday.
saying Mr.. Lewis refused to re-
linquish Ibis control over coal
production.
The operators insist that a
clause which says the miners will
work only when "able and willing
should be dropped from a new
contract, along with other pro-
visions which they say enables
the union to control their pro-
pertieS.
Mr.. Lewis wants new contract
providing a 95-cent per day wage
increase. a boost in operator pav-
ments to the union welfare fund
of Is cents per ton-to 35 cents.
He said that 1,700 companies,
producing about one tenth of the
country's soft coal, have signed the
new contract. Presumably those
companies will be permitted to
work their mines if the widespread
strike comes.
After Mr.. Lewis had turned
down the President. the Southern
Coal Producers Association ac-
cepted the proposal for a mine
truce and fact-f1nding board.
The other two major seglnents
of the industry-the Northern
Western operators and the United
States Steel Corp.-had agreed
earlier.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Coal
fcontinued From First Page.)

were gravely concerned over the
possibility that the miners would
not work even should the UNIV
and Mr.. Lewis be put under in
junction to end a strike. They
point out that in the current
strike of 100000 miners for five
days work a week or none" case
has been built up against enforce
nent of an injunction through
contempt proceedings against the
union and its leaders. The strikers
ignored a work "sugges-
ton" of Mr.. Lewis and defied ef
forts of UNIV field officers to get
them back.
Truman Recourse Uncertain.
Mr.. Lewis and his union twice
have been fined heavily for ignor-
ing court back-to-work orders.
In the last case, in April 1913,
Judge T. Alan Goldsborough held
that Mr.. Lewis used "a wink. a
nod or code" to call strikes, and
that the men would obey him
without formal instructions. But
In both instances there was no
accompanying order from Mr..
Lewis to return to work.
What recourse the President
would have should the miners
disobey orders of the court and
Mr.. Lewis to end strike is some
thing Federal officials were unpre-
pared to answer. Most of the
miners are angry over the long
delay in getting a new work con-
tract. Many of them are hungry,
having taken part in strikes and
three-day work weeks for eight
months.
In his letter to Mr.. Truman, MIR.
Lewis said nothing about the
question of work in the mines to-.
morrow. But it was an angry,
fighting letter and worded with
unusual care. UNIV headquar-
tiers said there would jbe nothing
more from Mr.. Lewis over the
week end.
Unanimous Outlook on Strike.
Mine operators, union officials
and the miners themselves were
virtually unanimous that there
will be little coal dug this week.
John D. Battle. executive vice
president of the National Coal
Association, said field report in
dicated that Mr.. Lewis had given
the word for a full walkout. It
was not held likely that he had
done that in any formal way. The
miners do not need it.
The most significant of the coal
field comments came from Will
liam Blizzard, president of the
UNIV district at Charleston, w.
Va, which has been little affected
BY the current wildcat" strikes,
confined largely to Northern West
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Men Sore At Operators.
Mr.. Blizzard said: From what
the miners tell me they are not
going to work a lick Monday" /"
he added that the men were
s.sore" at the operators for walk
ing out on the contract negotia-
tions here last Thursday.
AT Canton, Ill, Bernard j.
Beasley, q UNIV district board
member, said "It Is my personal
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Gambling
(Continued From First Page. J


sought to protect the defendants
rights, "but refused to lose, sight
of the Importance of maintaining
the integrity of our jury system.
Judge Holtzof. moreover, had
a right to cite the Horning case
because the evidence against Lewis
was much of the. same charac-
ter" as in the Horning case. the
Government declared. The de-
fense has contended that the cir
of the two cases differ.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay, who drafted the Gov
reply with three of his
assistants, countered that indi-
cations of the defendants guilt
Evening star., 1950-02-05

were such as to permit Judge
Holtzoff to quote from the Horn
ing case.
"The exceptionally strong evi-
dence offered by the Government
as to the guilt of the defendants,
supplemented by the inference
(of guilt, due to their failure to
contradict prosecution testimony -,
makes the case fall within the
exceptional circumstances required
by this court and the Supreme
Court for application of this
charge to the jury" the Govern
ment stated.
Dealing with a convicted per-
sons right to go free on bond
pending an appeal, the Govern
ment declared such right is not
absolute"
The language of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure was
cited. The rules say that bail
may" be allowed pending appeal.
The word may" can be construed
as must" only when necessary to
carry out legislative intent of a
statute. the Government said.
Other Charges Answered.
Mr.. Fay's lawyers recalled that
Judge Holtzof refused Lewis and
Billeci bonds after getting the
prosecutions assurance that the
men had engaged in gambling
activities between the time of
their arrest last March and the
conclusion of their trial.
Because of the appellants de-
fiance of the law, the Govern
ment submits that there is strong
likelihood, as found by Judge
Holtzoff, that they will continue
their illegal activities if this court
should assume the responsibility
of granting bail pending appeal"
the United States Attorney
warned.
In answer to other alleged
"errors" made by the trial court,
the Government made these
claims:
The affidavit of Bernice Frank
lin, its chief witness, gave suffi-
cient probable cause for the
issuance of search warrants for
Lewis reputed headquarters, 4310
Forty sixth street, Bladensburg,
Md.
United States Commissioner
Archie Meatyard, In Bethesda,
properly issued the warrants to
be served by United States deputy
marshalS. The marshals were civil
Evening star., 1950-02-05
More Fish Melted in '49
But Cutch-VuIue Drops
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

The Nation caught more fish
last year than in 1948 but the
value was less, the Fish and Wild
life Service said yesterday.
The agency estimated the 1949
catch at 4,70o,000000 pounds of
fishery products, valued at almost
$350,000,000 to the fishermen.
This was about 00,O0O.0 900 pounds
greater than the 1948 volume, the
service said.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Boy Scouts President
To Speak Wednesday

Amory Houghton, president of
the Boy Scouts of America, will
speak at a National Capital Area
Council dinner commemorating
the 40th anniversary of the scout
movement at GAS pm. Wednesday
at the National Press Club.
Arthur A. Schuck, chief scout
executive of the national scout
organization, also will talk.