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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
HARRI SHOP, WOOD SALES
 AGENCY HIT
Dentist Escapes After Sounding AIdrm-Adjd-
 cent Buildings Saved

Heavy smoke billowed into the gray dawn sky and shrouded Juneau early this morning when one build- ing was gutted and another dam- aged in a spectacular two-alarm fire.
 City fire fighters. some in smoke- masks, confined the blaze to the building housing the Harri Machine Shop and the Peter Wood Sales Agency, beating the flames back when they broke through into a grocery warehouse in the Juneau Young Hardware company's build ing.
 First alarm was sounded at 5.27 a.m. by Dr. Joyce D. Smith. Juneau dentist who occupied the apartment on the second floor of the ruined building. He said he was awakened oy the smell of fumes from the fire, apparently blazing between ceiling If the lower story and the second- story floor.
 Smoke drove him from the apart- nent when he had called the fire department, he said. He managed to find a suit of clothes before groping his way out, but his feet were bare.
 At first only smoke poured from the building, and red glow could be seen through the windows. At $40 am. flames ate through the roof of the building, driving the fire | fighters back.
 Second Alarm Second alarm was sounded at 5:47. and few minutes later the flames broke through the Twentieth Century Super Markets grocery warehouse in the Juneau-Young Hardware Company building. Bremen clambered from the roof at the east end of the burning building, dragging their hose behind them, and. ducking low in the door, way of the grocery warehouse, sent streams of water into the flames.
 Breeze Fans Blaze A breeze had been coming off the channel, flaming the blaze O. ward the Juneau Young building, but few minutes after the fire had made it's way into the grocery warehouse the wind direction chan ged, sending the smoke across South Seward Street.
 The fire fighters pressed their advantage and put out the blaze n the grocery warehouse.
 The fire was confined to the building on Marine Way and South Seward street after that. although the wind swung around to it's or lginal direction.
 At one time. the crowds lining the streets around the burning building were moved away from the Marine Way entrance in case acetylene tanks in the machine shop should explode.
 Several fire fighters suffered cuts on their hands from broken glass, but they returned to battle the blaze after receiving first aid.
 Drag Out Drums
 Volunteers, including pr. Smith, who had borrowed pair of shoes, dragged oil and gasoline drums out of the garages behind the burn- ing building and moved autos.
 The fire was defE.itely under control by 6:45, but the charred ruins were still smoldering at o'clock this afternoon.
 The spectators, numbering sev- eral hundred, began drifting home ward at T a.m., although the blaze
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
FROM ANCHORAGE

Here from Anchorage, and stop- ring at the Baranof Hotel, are John B. Greiner, Don Gretzer and A. E. Peterson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
SEaTTLEITES. HERE

Among Seattleites staying at the Baranof Hotel are MT. and Mrs D. G. Tanner, A. D. Nielsen, R. Kearns, R. s. McBeth and Nick ZelioS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
FROM MT. EDGECUMBE

Dr. B. E. McBrayer of Mt. Edge cumbe is stopping at the Baranoi Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
FROM PORTLAND

Mrs. Gertrude Sweet of Portland, Oregon, is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18
WEATHER REPORT

In Juneau-Maximum, 48; ) minimum, 43. At Airport-Maximum, 51; minimum, 42.
 F o R E c A S T
 Juneau and Vicinity
 } Variable cloudiness with occasional light rain tonight
 } and Friday. Little change in } temperature tonight with
 } lowest near 40 degrees. } Warmer Friday with high ) est temperature 55 degrees. } P R E CI IPI T A T o N ) Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today
 } City of Juneau-0.03 inches;
 since May 1 - 3.24 inches; ) since July 1-68.18 inches.
 At Airport 008 inches; since May l = 1.55 inches; since July 1-44.l8 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-18

FROM HOONAH B. F. Thompson of Hoonah Is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1950-04-18
Word Game
Find 27 or more words in
SnpuT TnTnCV

meaning, "the doctrine of ideas"
Average is 25; limit. 20 minutes.
Rules-Words must be of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS" such as bats
eats are not used. Only one form of q
word is used, Proper names are not used.
list will be published tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Take Ny Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby
lis.

I cannot think of another term in
English so often misused as the
contraction lets" First of all,
Tets" is simply short for "let us"
the literal meaning of which is,
permit us to ="
But in common usage. Tets" has
taken on rather vague meaning
that is equivalent to suppose
We -" or what do you say if
we %" And, in writing, the
apostrophe often is omitted, as lets
20 for a walk"
The most frequent misuses are,
lets don't" Tets us don't" and
"dont let's U.s." In fact, we are so
accustomed to such expressions as
Lets don't argue about it" that few
Of us realize that what we actually
are saying Is: Let us do not argue
about It,"
Indeed, in a recent magazine
serial, an unusually well-written and
enjoyable story, the author causes
his heroine TO say to her sweet
heart, Lets you take me home now
Get us you take me home now"
Such errors in speech and writing
will never occur If we keep in mind
that "let's" Is "let us" 1t will then
be quite natural TO use the term
correctly, thus: Let's not argue
about it; let's not quarrel; let's not
fail to go: etc.
It Is wrong to use leave" for "let,"
as, Leave us go; he left that one
go by baseball announcer; leave
us face it, we're in love radio's
Archie)."
Leave" should not be used in
making a proposal or in seeking
consent. The proper word is "let,"
as: Let us go; he let that one go
by: let us face it.
In asking permission, use may"
instead of can" as: May I help
you? May I speak with Mary? May
take you home?
But above all let's use lets" cor
rectly. And let's also understand
that "it's" is short for "it is" and
''its" is the possessive form of 'it,"
thus: It's raining; the snake is
shedding its skin.
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Goren on Bridqe

1t requires great restraint, at
times, to refuse partner an i'm
mediate ruff when he has opened
card that is an obvious singleton,
A broader view of the situation
may be called for and one must
set plan for the defeat Of the
contract rather than the gaining
of an immediate trick. If 1t is ap-
parent that the ruff alone is not
sufficient to defeat the contract,
1t behooves the partner of the
opening leader to formulate some
definite program to win the neces-
sary number of defensive tricks.
Against the final contract of
four spades, West elected to lead
the singleton diamond, though the
suit had been adversely bid. 1t was
evident to him that drastic meas
ures would be required to defeat
the hand, since he had so little in
the way of defensive strength and
the opposition had reached the
contract with such apparent con-
fidence. East won with the ace and
it was quite evident that the lead
was singleton, since it could not
have been a fourth best nor could
it have been a lead of a low card
from three to an honor.
He decided, therefore. to return
the suit and West ruffed. How
ever, the ace of trumps was the
only other trick now available to
the defense, since West had no
more trumps with which to ruff
another diamond. Declarers losing
hearts were subsequently dis
carded on the set-up suit in dunn
my. East, perhaps, should have
reached the conclusion that he
would not be able to give his part
ner two ruffs in the diamond suit.
After permitting partner to ruff
at trick two, he would have no
means of obtaining the lead quickly
enough except with the ace Of
spades, which would use up one of
his partners trumps. There was a
good chance that West had only
two trumps, for if he had three.
declarer would have only a mild
four-card suit and would likely
have carried on to three no-trump,
since he had shown a previous in
clination to play that contract. If
Easts side ace were in hearts or
Evening star., 1950-04-18

clubs, he should surely return
partners suit, expecting to be put
right back into the lead for an
other ruff.
1t was clear that one run would
not defeat the contract and an ef-
fort should be made to build up
heart trick before control OF the
hand was lost. The proper return
was a heart, in the hope that part
ner held the king. The beauty Of
the play is that the diamond ruff
is not lost. because partner can
be permitted to trump diamond
when East gets in with the ace Of
trumps. 1t is a reasonable expect
ancy that West has two trumps,
since If South had Six-card major
suit, it is not likely that his i'm
mediate rebid would have been
two no-trump.
Against a heart return, declarer
would find himself helpless, since
he would be obliged to lose heart,
a spade, a diamond and ruff.
Copyright 1850, BY Charles H. Goren)
Evening star., 1950-04-18
London TuiIors Speed Up

To cater to tourists with linn
tied time in London, Saville row
tailors now are delivering made
to-measure suits in a week or 10
days-even faster on special"
Evening star., 1950-04-18
Cherries n. Goren

Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
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WEST EAST
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The bidding:
South West North East
spade Pass 2 diamonds Pass
2NT Pass 3spades Pass
a shades Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, two of diamonds.
Evening star., 1950-10-03
A One-Minute Test OF Your
NeWs knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

/. TAXES-What per cent
is being withheld from our
pay checks, starting this week?
2. SMART-Why did Con-
gress adjourn" instead Of
recess" until November 27?
8. RESIGNED Who sue
ceeds Paul G. Hoffman as Eco
nomic Cooperation Admins
TRAITOR?
4. HURLER-What pitcher
became the National Leagues
first 21-game winner?
S. QUOTES-What United
States general said: g. the
real issue at stake is the
battle to give the world the
truth, and If the people every
where have access to the
truth, we can and will have a
peaceful world?"
Answers.
/. 1870 as compared with
15% before October /. 2. Ad-
tournament permits the men,
bers to collect 20 cents a mile
travel pay to and from home.
3. Deputy Administrator Will
liam c. Foster. 4. BoSton's
Warren SPAIN. S. Gen. Lu-
cius D. Clay.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1950-10-03

y kept Peekias OF the wash on
the Hne-to see what would hap
pen. Well, my blankets dried so
fluffy and smelled fresher than
if they'd been rinsed. All my
clothes were softer and colors
came out brighter and clearer
than ever beforew -
Evening star., 1950-08-04
LOST

LOST
BLACK OR NAVY COIN PURSE containing
about S2S. Reward. Cali WI. 3445.-
BRIEFCAsE, left in cab, Aug. 3. Reward
Call RE. $500, ExU. 3479. or MI. 1926.
CHAIN OF KEYS, between 7th and E SITS.
ReRarG: Rev rev Cali hSTl Mr.. M; MELToN. M ~
COCKER, large, black and white, 91z yrs.
old, name Nelson; vicinity Chevy Chase
Circle. Reward. WI. 1872.
DIAMOND PIN, platinum, with sapphires,
3 in. long; lost Friday, 4-I0 pm. Re-
ward. MAYFLoWER HOTEL. --6
EASTERN STAR AI ,rI pm Sost At Beverly Beach
ENGLISH SETTER, black and white. male.
Reward. TIE. 2435 I'D
GLASSES, horn rim, leather; Gath between
Garfield and Woodley rd. Reward. EN-.
4522, ST. 2300.
LADIES GO GOLD WRIST WATCH-Initials
LADY's DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING,
small diamond either side. platinum
July 20, 1850. Liberal reward. IA. 450S.
MANS WRIST WATCH, stainless steel
Rsnd Sard 6f 5fs' sSsl g goth St. So. Arl' Re-
PooKEIBooK;, white, vic: N Hampshire
money to buy wedding rings, mans
watch, etc. Reward 10. 3-4413. IS
roy FOX TERRIER, black and white,
named "Cappy''; in Wesley Heights. Re-
ward. WO. 0389 -
WATCH, lady's Longines; lost vic. Wis.
avs and Woodley ro. Reward. Wo.
WRIST WATCH, lady's, initials on back:
lost Friday. Reward. Phone RA. 1856.
-
EOST-Vicinity I'll Harvard st. NV
Boots" Black Cocker Spaniel. Please
call CO 1914 before 5 pm. -5
FOR LOST or nnwanted animals, call
THE WASHINGTON ANIMAL RESCUE
LEAGUE, II o st. NV. NO. $3.50.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

and two combat teams called to
duty only this week now may
apply.
The Labor Departments list of
48 critical occupations follows:
Agronomist, marine architect,
bacteriologist. biologist, botanist,
chemist, clinical psychologist, den-
tist, engineer, entomologist, geolo-
gist, ship master, mathematician,
metallurgist, professional nurse,
osteopath. parasitologist, physi-
clans and surgeons. physicist, plant
pathologist, teacher in critical oc-
cupations, tool and die designer
and veterinarian.
Skilled Trades Included.
The list also included the fol-
lowing skilled trades:
Aircraft and engine mechanic,
apprentice in critical occupations,
boilermaker. refractory bricklayer,
coremaker, petroleum driller. die
setter, airplane electrician, fore
men in critical occupations. lab
oratory apparatus glass blower,
instrument repairman, marine
layout man, loftsman, machinist,
maintenance mechanic, mill
wright. model maker, molder, pat
tern maker. precision lens grinder,
iron and steel roller, ship rigger,
petroleum stillman and tool and
die maker.
The Commerce Departments S
list of essential activities is very
broad and subject to revisions
from time to time" Here are the
activities listed last night:
Ordnance and accessories, food
and kindred products, tobacco
manufacture. textile bill products
excluding lace goods. apparel and
other finished goods made from
fabrics and other materials, lum-
ber and wood products, furniture
and fixtures, paper and allied
products, printing, publishing and
allied industries, chemicals, pc
troleume and coal products.
Others Are Listed.
Rubber products, leather and
leather products, stone. clay and
glass products. primary metal in
dustries. fabricated steel products,
machinery, transportation equip
ment, professional. scientific and
controlling instruments, miscel-
laneouS.
Farms. agricultural services,
forestry, fisheries. metal mining,
anthracite and bituminous coal
and Ignite mining, petroleum and
natural gas extraction, non
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Girl, a, Found Safe
After 7-Hour Hunt
Special Dispoieh TO The S,or

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. A T.
year-old girl was found safe early
today after a seven-hour search
|of woods and fields near the
private school from which she dis
appeared yesterday.
How she spent the seven hours
most of them after dark-res-
cuers do not know because the
child is unable to speak. She dis
appeared about 6 pm. from the
Corley School for backward chill
dren and was found about am.
cold and nearly asleep in a field
about three-quarters of a mile
away.
First to reach the child was
James Maddox of Leesburg, who
was among the 100 townspeople,
police and firemen who searched
the area around the school. The
child did not require hospital
treatment and was returned to
the school, which is about two
miles from Leesburg on the road
to Point of Rocks.
Virginia State police said the
girl had been at the school only a
few days. They withheld her
name at the request of her par
ents, who live in Philadelphia.
Fear for the child's safety was
aro,,coI xYyho,, 90 ,.Iyy ~, tho o1oy,ipo
searchers found her favorite dol
on the ground near the school
officials at the school told police
the child disappeared when an at
tendant left her momentarily tt
answer a telephone.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
FOUND.

IRISH SETTER, fun grown, found Aug. 8.
ST. 6709.
COCKER SPANIEL. tan color. full grown:
found Aug. 3. 81. 6709.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
) High MATS Officers
Nominated for Promotion

President Truman has signed
and sent to the Senate nominal
tions for the promotion of three
high officers of the Military Air
Transport Service.
They are Brig. Gen. James w.
Spry, commanding MATS Atlantic
Division, advanced to temporary
major general; Col. Wilford F.
Hall, air surgeon. and Col. David
o. Senter, deputy commander of
the Air Weather Service, advanced
to brigadier generals.
A native of Granville. Utah.
Gen. Spry assumed command Of
Atlantic Division last March. Col.
Hall, who was born at Mount Ver-
non. ILL.,, is an authority on aeroti-
tis, an ear malady which frequently
affects flyers. He is descendant
of Lyman Hall, third signer Of
the Declaration of Independence.
From Stanford, Tex, is Col.
Senter with the Air Forces Me-
neurological Service. He assumed
his duties as Avs chief July Is
Of last year.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Retailer Spokesman
Oppose Controls Now

Representatives of more than
100000 retail stores have told
Congress that they find no need
for price control and rationing at
this time.
Maury L. Nee, chairman of the
Planning Committee of the Retail
Industry Committee, said yester-
day that any price control legisla-
ton should recognize the neces-
sity of controlling the elements of
cost, including wages and trans
portation, raw materials and ag-
ricultural commodities.
He said public hearings should
be held on the legislation.
The committee also reported
that the wave of scare buying and
boarding of the last two weeks
has materially subsided.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Former Home of Germun
Will Be Sold by U. S.

A two-story brick row-type
house at 1881 New Jersey avenue
NV, formerly owned by a Ger
man national, is up for sale by
the Justice Department, Attorney
General McGrath said today.
Sealed bids will be opened at 10
o'clock Monday morning at the
department. Information can be
obtained at the Office of Alien
Property, Room 268. 101 Indiana
avenue NV, where part of the
department is located.
The property was seized by the
Federal Government under the
terms of the Trading with the
Enemy Act, officials said.
metallic minerals mining and
quarrying, construction, virtually
all means of transportation, tele-
communications. utilities and san
itary services, wholeSaling. retail
ing of all kinds, banking and
allied agencies. real estate, hotels,
etc. repair services, radio broad
casting, motion pictures, medical
legal and education services and
Government work.
The Commerce list, under
manufacturing and non-manu-
featuring headings, was based on
their relationship to munitions
production or to maintenance of
national safety. health and in
terest" which seemed to cover a
wide territory.
Listing Rule Not Favored.
A spokesman said that reservists
who are nov IN the Defense De-
partment as civilian workers
would have less chance of defer
ment than would a reservist in
private industry or in any other
Government department.
He made it clear that the mill
tary would not be bound solely by
any such tentative listing" as the
Commerce Department announced.
Deferments for dependency will
not be automatically available for
reserviSts, but consideration will
be given to hardship cases, he said.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Korea
Continued From First Page.)

NSO11tllluCO IIOII1 IL oI Z dSC.l
watch for troop trains bearing
down from the north. Some rail-
borne reinforcements sneaked out
of Chongjin, in North Korea, I'M
der a smoke screen covering the
marshalling yard.
Into this battle the 25th put
all it had after a quick shift from
the Kumchong area. to the north.
The battered Oath was sent to
another unidentified front when
the 25th took over with expected
Marine and other reinforcements.
The reinforcements were troops
of the American 1st Marines, the
I'd Infantry Division and the 5th
Regimental Combat Team from
Hawaii. The Marines have As
ton Pershing tanks, super
bazookas and f1ame-throwers
Tom Lambert, Associated Press
correspondent, said the Marines
made their first combat area con-
tact with what may have been
the enemy-visual contact, that is.
Marines Spot Koreans.
A small probing patrol led by
Capt. Kenneth Houghton of San
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Official Korea War Reports

successful attack on automotive
repair and maintenance shops.
Daylight B-26 attacks damaged
railroad installations at Sunchon
and dock facilities and railroad
yards at Yosu.
Fifth Air Force F-80s and F.
81s flew more than 275 close-sup-
port and armed-reconnaissance
sorties. hitting targets in many
areas south of the 37th parallel
The fighters damaged four 150-
foot boats in Yosu Harbor and
strafed and bombed vehicles,
troops and other military objec-
tives at Chinju, Sachon. Kosong
Hyopchon, Kumchon, Mokpo and
other points.
Locomotives Attacked.
Special efforts were made to cut
down the number of locomotives
available to the North Korean
forces, and 10 were reported as
being brought under attack and
damaged during the day. This was
the highest days total for this
category of materiel since the be-
ginning of the United Nations
action in Korea.
Incomplete reports on vehicu-
lar and ground materiel damage
suffered by the North Koreans in
fighter attacks included 40 We
hlcles and tanks, 38 boxcars and
two artillery pieces.
Two supply dumps were hit, one
at Chinju by F-80 jets and the
other at Andong by F-51s.
RAAF Mustangs fired a gasoline
and fuel dump at Chinju. Sec
ondary fires and explosions We're
seen in many sections of the town
as the result of the strike.
One F-51 was believed hit by
small arms ground fire and
crashed near Kumchon. No other
losses or damage from anti-air-
craft fire were reported and no
North Korean aircraft were en-
countered in the course of the
days operations.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Reserves
Continued From First Page.)

secret orders late yesterday on
the Gallup with instructions to
begin sending out orders to in
dividual reservists today.
The End Army Area head
quarters is at Fort Meade, Md
Reservists first will be tentative
Ily selected and ordered to their
nearest medical facilities for COM
plete physical examinations. They
then will return to their homes
and be ordered to active duty
from there If they pass their
physical examinations.
To close out personal affairs
they will be given 81 days from
the date of receipt of their orders
at their homes to the date on
which they are directed to report
to training divisions or reception
centerS.
Short Of Volunteers.
The call of the reserviSts with
out their consent follows period
of several weeks during which the
Army has depended upon volun-
tary applications for active duty.
Officials said that the number
! of those applications-especially
from enlisted men and company
grade officers-has been disap-
pointing and, with an Army des-
tined to climb from around 600,-
900 officers and men to approxi-
mately l million in short period
of time as a result of the Korean
war. the call for reserves has been
a foregone conclusion for some
time.
| At present the Army does not
need f1eld-grade officers-those
holding the rank of major and
above-except in certain technical
specialities.
Critical Jobs Listed.
Defense Secretary johnson an
nounced last night that the armed
services would be guided in defer
ring reservists by a list of 48 crit
ical occupations" prepared by the
Labor Department. and a list of
70 essential activities" Gndus-
tries), prepared by the Commerce
Department..
Thus the old tug of war between
industry and the military for the
country's manpower appears to
have started over again. only five
years after the end of World War
II.
Selective Service. now set to
supply 100000 men to the Army
in September and October, is not
affected by the new policy. But in
another manpower move, Draft
Director Lewis B. Hershey said
that each State would receive
credit against its draft quotas for
all men called to active duty. in
cluding National Guard, reserves
and enlistees. These credits will
be against future draft calls.
Delay May Be Cut.
Senator johnson made it clear
that when reservists and guards
men are called to active duty and
then deferred. they will be de-
ferred only for six months. and
the delay may be cut off at any
time because of "overriding mill
tary considerations"
No Guardsman or reservist will
be deferred unless he is engaged
in critical occupation necessary
to highly essential activity" and
unless he cannot be satisfactorily
replaced.
Either the man or his employer
can apply for deferment, but not
until he has actually received his
active duty orders. Members of
the four National Guard divisions