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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
BAC(ALAUREATE EXERCISES HERE
 SUNDAY EVENING

The first event for the High School graduating class of 1850 will be the baccalaureate exercises in the High School gym at 8 o'clock Sunday night.
 The Rev. Samuel A. McPhetres will give the invocation, Major Eric Newbould the scripture lesson, the Rev. Paul Prouty will deliver the baccalaureate sermon and the bene- diction will be by the Rev. G. H. Hillerman.
 Musical numbers will be given by the girls trio, chorus. double quartet and the high school band.
 The public is welcome to these exercises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
OFFICIAL VISITATION BY LEVERS TO MA50NS
 NEXT MONDAY EVENING

Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock J. w. Leivers, District Deputy ot the Grand Master. of the Granc Lodge of Washington, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, is to make an off cial visitation to Mt. Juneau Lodge No. 147, in the Scottish Rite Temple This is to be the final visit by the District Deputy on account of this three year term expiring next month.
 Also scheduled to talk to the lodge is H. D. Stabler. Past Dis trict Deputy, and wire recording secured of an oration made recently by the Grand Master of the Califor- mia Jurisdiction will also be heard.
 All masons on Gastineau Channel are invited to attend this communi- cation. Gastineaux Lodge No. l24 ot Douglas is also to participate in the meeting. An oyster feed will be served in the Temple dining room after the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
TERRITORY PAYS $6o,oo0 FOR CITY
 HALL PROPERTY

The City of Juneau received a
 check for $60,0OO from the Territory
 yesterday afternoon, Mayor Waino
 Hendrickson announced at the City
 Council meeting last night. The money, already deposited in a special fund, is in payment for the property upon which the City Hall stands and the vacant lot adjacent on Fourth Street.
 Deed to the land is being held by
 a third party until the Territory fills the conditions laid down in the ordinance which provided for the sale of the property. The ordinance was approved by the voters of the
 city in special election last month. Under the provisions of the same ordinance, the city gave the Terri ory the Arctic Brotherhood Hall property. Arrangements for sale of the City Hall property were made when the Territory found more land would be needed upon which to build new Territorial building. The S60.0O0 will be used to pur- chase a site for new municipal building and cover the cost of rag ing the A. B. Hall and the City Hall, as well as to clear lease obligations on part of the A. B. Hall. After announcing receipt of the money, Mayor Hendrickson was authorized to investigate three pos sible sites for new municipal building and to find out the cost of each.
 He will report his findings to the Council at it's next meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
 |FDRAFTLAW
 IN: TRUMAN
Prepardeness 10 Point of Sacrifice Urged in
 Day. 'sSpeeehes
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, May 20-People
 were told today that preparedness to the point of sacrifice is their best insurance against possible Rus sian aggression. A call for mobilization of strength and resources sounded in major cities across the nation where key defense officials spoke in observ- ance of the first Armed Forces Day President Truman and Secretary of Defense Johnson led those whc urged preparedness by calling last
 night for extension of the draf,
 law.
 Speaking extemporaneously at ar
 armed forces dinner in Washington
 MT. Truman advocated a universal
 military training program for the
 welfare and defense of the nation
 He said there never would have
 been a cold war if Congress had
 voted a draft law in l945 wher he asked for it, instead of waiting three years.
 Appearing with the President Johnson said the defense depart
 ment is working to build up a
 defense "of such formidability as
 to convince a possible aggressor that we cannot be beaten quickly on a ni ,vL v-,,,, ko
 But, he said, there is most
 compelling" need to extend cne draft law, now due to expire June
 24, to bolster the morale of Europ-
 can countries who so far have
 "held Communism at bay" Gen. Omar Bradley, the nations top military man warned in San Francisco speech that Rus sian atomic attack is possible fir a few years" and called for z bold new program to bolster de lenses against the "two-headet monster" of Soviet Communism. Other top figures in planning the national defense. declared that s..t cold war is steadily getting hotter They warned of the possibility of
 global conflict and urged prepared ness.
 At home, the Army, Navy anc
 Air Force paraded their power al
 "open house" on ships and shore
 installations, and with military and
 naval exercises and aerial displays
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
AREA5I-B,|I,
 CLOSE JUNE 1

SEATTLE, May 20-Internationa Fishery Commission announced to- day that Areas 1-B and Two are closed to halibut fishing at mid night June 1.
 Area Two includes waters o1 Washington, British Columbia Southeast Alaska between Willapa Bay and Cape Spencer. Commis- sion anticipates quota of 25,500,00C pounds will be reached by that time
 Area 1-B extends from Cape Blanco in Oregon to Willapa Bay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
SPRING BREAKUP
 SQUARE DANCING
 TONIGHT AT DOUGLAS

Tonight it's Swing your partners and doce-do." for square dancers of the Gastineau Channel area when they hold their big spring breakup festival at the Douglas gym.
 Couples from all various clubs will participate. The general public is invited to watch the gay dancers from the balcony of the gym. Danc- ing is scheduled to start at g o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
500 TONS OF
 AMMUNITION !! BLAST JERSEY
Al Least 26 Dead, BIZ h. jured-ExpIosion Heard
 in Three States

SOUTH ANDY, NJ, May 20-IA A thunderous ammunition explo- sion that ripped this waterfron. city and was heard in three states left possibly 26 persons dead and al least 312 injured today
 The big blast of 600 tons of ann munition being loaded on barges shook the earth at 6:25 pm. (EST) last night
 Mayor John Leonard of this 10000 population city 2l miles south west of New York said every house in South Amboy was damaged by the shattering blast. It appeared to have showed glass in the streets of the city.
 The number of injured was an- nounced by the American Red Cross.
 Ten were in critical condition.
 Four bodies lay in an improvised morgue, two unidentified. One of the identified bodies was listed as among those loading ammunition There were 9 others still unac- counted for.
 | Among those listed as missing were three sons of the president oi the firm which was loading the barges, the James Healing Co.,, StevedoreS.
 In New York the Isbrandtsen Line said ammunition in South Amboy was destined for one Of its vessels, the Flying Clipper. But 6 spokesman said it was not known if that was the ammounition which exploded.
 Defense officials in Washington said they believed it was probably part of a commercial shipment Speculation that the shipment might have been bound for Pakis- tan was not confirmed at the Pax istan Embassy.
 South Amboy counted it's damage was running into the millions oi dollars. Normal life was interrupted Most of the injured were wounded by flying glass.
 Three miles across the Raritan River in Perth Arboy, Mayor James J. Flynn estimated that 300 persons were injured by flying glass in tha, city of 48,O0O. Hundreds of windows were smashed in the Perth Amboy business district.
 Marine Capt. William Geftman in charge of Marines at the scene, said hundreds of anti-personne. mines were strewn through the area by the explosion. Squads oi demolition experts were probing the waterfront area today.
 A sound truck patroled the city a hoarse voice warning residents: Do not handle any suspicious ob- jects. Notify state police at city hall"
 Rumors of an atomic attack spread through the community as the blast sent spout of black smoke towering over the town.
 T thought Stalin was over here, said Charles Bersin, coal barge worker who was an eyewitness tc the thunderous blast. Authorities said they had no ides what set off the blast. The Middle sex county prosecutors office saio it was starting an immediate inves- tigation.
 In Washington, defense officials said the munitions were probably part of commercial shipment, but the destination of the shipment wa! not immediately confirmed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Aleutian scheduled to sa;1 from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle May 25.
 Baranof scheduled southbound Sunday at pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
COUNCIL MOVES
 T0DRAW UP SALES
 TAX ORDINANCE
One Per Cent Tax Would
 ed Indebtedness Clear Up City's Bond-

First step toward the levying of a special-purpose one percent sales tax for Juneau was taken last night by the city council.
 A motion, presented by Council man J. P. Christensen and passed unanimously by the council after slight changes, instructed City At torney Howard Stabler to draw ur an ordinance providing for retail sales and services tax of one percent on all sales and services within the city.
 The ordinance is to provide that "the monies from this tax be placed in a special fund for the specific purpose of paying off the city of Juneau's present and future bonded indebtedness" including the city oi Juneau's share of any present ol future bond issue to which the city is committed.
 The motion also stated that the ordinance should be presented to the City Council at special meet ing Wednesday, and that a specia election be called as soon as legally possible to give the qualified voters of the city a chance to approve or reject the sales tax ordinance.
 Bonded Indebtedness
 Frl debtedness of $560,000. not includ- ing $5O,O00 in airport revenue bonds
 Councilman Christensen, when presenting the motion to the coun- cil, pointed out the necessity of added income for the city if i'm provements are to be carried out.
 "The city could get by on it's pre- sent income if it had some way to pay off it's bonded indebtedness" he said.
 He explained that he would want the ordinance to include provision for the termination of the sales tax when the bonded indebtedness of the city has been paid off.
 This would mean that the people of the city would hold within theii hand the means whereby they could terminate the sales tax: if they voted a bond issue in the future they would be voting for an exten- sion of the sales tax.
 This would not limit city lm- provements which could be carried out only through financing by means of bond issues, in Chr1sten- sens opinion.
 q believe that people would still vote bond issues if they knew thelr sales tax dollars would be going for improvements they want" he said.
 GAS I see it." Christensen con- tinued, "the people of Juneau now have the choice of paying off the city's bonded indebtedness by means of higher property tax or a sales tax"
 School Budget
 Need for additional income to pay off the city's bonds was under lined when Superintendent ot Schools Sterling s. Sears, speaking for the board of directors of the Juneau Independent School Dis trict, presented the proposed budget for the school districts l950-5l school year.
 As it was presented to the council last night, it called for expenditure of S600OO more than last year. Su- perintendent Sears said that the added funds would be needed be- cause more teachers would have to be hired and because we didn't have enough money this year"
 Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson ana the council, looking over the bud- get, found a $35,O00 item which would have meant the school dis-
 (Cortinued on Page SiX)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
The W ashington Merry Go Round
Bv DREW PEARSON iCopyright, 1850. py Bell Syndicate, Inc.1

VASHINTGON-A lot of mys- tery surrounds the income-tax case of a big eastern gambler-that of Vaughn Cannon, the slot-machine king of Buncombe County, North Carolina.
 Most people don't realize that North Carolina, despite it's record for progressive schools and more churchgoers than most states, also has a thriving gambling racket and has done little to clean it up. Center of the gambling business is Asheville, in the Western part of the state, and it's big-shot boss, Vaughn Cannon, now appears to have high-up friends not only in North Carolina but in Washington.
 More than one year ago. U. s. tax agents slapped a. lien of $1,451,- GOO on Cannon's property in North Carolina and sent a recommenda- ton to Washington that he be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
sPEEDER FINED $40

Wallace Deboff of Juneau was fined $40 yesterday in City Magis- trate F. o. Eastaugh's court after pleading guilty to charges of speed ing through the Highlands district. He was arrested by city police Tues day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
FROM ANNETTE ISLAND

Among Juneau-bound passengers boarding the Pan American Air ways flight yesterday at Annette Island were Richard Goldman. L. c. Thornton and Dr. H. s. Patun- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20

Harold Gronroos was a passen- ger yesterday on Pan Americans flight from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-20
WEATHER REPORT

In Maximum, 43; minimum, 37.
 At Airport-Maximum, A; minimum, 37.
 FO R E c A s T Juneau and Vicinity Mostly cloudy with an occa- sional light showers tonight and Sunday. Little change in temperature with lowest to- night 40 with highest Sunday near 50 degrees.
 P R E c IPIT A T I Q N Past "A hours ending 7:s0 am. today City of Juneau-O.62 inches; since May l 4.15 inches; since July 1-69.07 inches.
 At Airport = 0.19 inches; since May l = 1.85 inches; since July 1-44.48 inches.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10
Emily Post

It is generally a man who asks
this question: please tell us who
ends telephone conversation? Is
there any rule of politeness?"
She shouldn't times he has to!
Chopped Hands
Dear Mrs. Post: Could lotion
be considered an insult as a pres
emit? I have a relative who has
very chapped hands, and I'm 60
ing to spend the week end with
her, and thought some good hand
cream might be a nice weekend
gift to take her. But I want no
hurt feelings as a result.
Answer-If she ever has talked
about how easily her hands chap,
then taking something that you
know would help would surely
show special thought. Otherwise
it would seem better to choose
something else.
HotIess Women
Dear Mrs. Post: At a wedding
reception I found myself in the
midst of a completely hatless
group. Every woman guest had
taken her hat off. I hadn't ex-
pected to take mine off, never
having seen this done before. My
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10

Clothing Is costing nine times
as much in Finland as 1t did 10
years ago.
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Dance Tonight
For New Members

South Post, Fort Myer and the
18th Signal Corps are giving well
come dance to new members this
evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Eliza
beth VIM. recreational director
will be hostess at the party.
At 1880 o'clock Sunday evening
Mrs. Edith Dewey, recreational di-
rector of Fort Belvoir, will be
hostess at dance there at Club
No. l, while at the same hour over
at North Post, Fort Myer, Miss
Lillian Hunt will act as hostess te
a dance.
Fort McNair will be the scene
of tea dance Sunday afternoon
from to 6 under the supervision
Of Mrs. Max Livingston, and An.
drewS Air Base will have a music
festival that evening at 7:30 wher
Sergt. Lucia M. Gray will be IL
charge of arrangements. For FIRE,
transportation to these and othel
service dances taking place al
most nightly, call Columbia 0735
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10
By Betty BeoIe

An ambassador who doesn't
have to travel in state is the for.
mer Portuguese envoy to the
United States, Pedro Theotonie
Pereira. The tall, friendly dip
lomat who finally said reluctant
good-by to one of his favorite
countries. sailed out of New York
February IL on a Portuguese cargo
ship. Perhaps he didn't know what
course it would pursue, but he
wouldn't have objected in any
case. A yachtsman, fisherman
and avid devotee to the sea, Senior
Pereira was willing to spend days
and days on the Atlantic. He
started out, however, by spending
days and days-three Of them-in
a Maine port while his ship loaded
potatoes!
It is difficult to visualize this
elegant diplomat surrounded by
spuds, but he sent back to Wash
ington the picture that proves it
Some one presented him one OF
those one-minute cameras when
he sailed, and he snapped scenes
all along the way. A tremendous
reception-ball, no less-was given
In his honor when the cargo vessel
put In at the Azores, and Is days
after sailing, friends from over
there report. there was a veritable
congregation standing on the quay
to greet him on his return to his
native land. The Minister OF
Economy, the Minister of Public
Works, the Foreign Minister'S
representative and a United
States diplomat were among
them. 1t is obvious that the Por-
tuguese have no intention of let
ting this man retire to private
life. In the meantime his success
sor's name has been submitted to
this Government for approval but
will not be announced until
accepted.
*&A
Mrs. Richard Cowell, who gets
the credit for persuading Mitzi
Sims. one Of our fayorite former
CAPABILITIES, to come back for q
visit. is herself whipping OF to
Palm Beach on the 10th. Mitzi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10
To Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Miller
will entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening preceding the concert OF
the st. Louis Symphony Orches-
ira. They will take their guests
to their two boxes for the program
and in the company will be Mr..
Marx Leva, who won the award
for outstanding citizenship of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and Mrs. Leva: Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Friendly, Mr.. and Mrs. Gan
son Purcell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Seitz.
The concert tomorrow will be
the only appearance of the st.
Louis Symphonic group in the
Capital and at the close Of the
program the conductor. Mr.. Vladi-
mir Golschmann and Mrs. Col
schmann will receive the members
Of the Washington Sponsors Com
mittee back stage. An after con-
cert party was planned by Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Cafritz which has
been cancelled because of the ILL
ness of Mrs. Cafritz.
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Either
To Play

Entertainment during the buffet
supper which the American News
paper Women's Club will give
Sunday evening in honor of Mr.,
and Mrs. Alec Templeton will be
unusual. Anton Karas, famous
either player from Vienna, will
arrive in Washington tomorrow
by plane especially to play for
the distinguished composer-pi-
anist and the other guests of the
club Sunday.
The party will be given in the
recently expanded headquarters
Of the Club at 1904 goth street,
which were opened on Valentines
day by the luncheon in honor of
Mrs. Truman.
Mr.. Karas first gained his fame
through his records which now
are becoming equally popular in
this country. His unique feat OF
composing the music for the en-
tire picture 1.-THE Third Man
and playing the solo instrument
throughout has won him equal
acclaim in England. The either is,
according to the dictionary "a
stringed instrument popular in
Bavaria and the Tyrol, consisting
of box across which are
stretched 30 or 40 strings" In
sound it is something Of q cross
between a guitar and de luxe
barrel organ, and frequently re-
sembles q clavichord or . man.
dolin.
1.-THE Third Man" will have its
Washington premiere Wednesday
at the Playhouse.
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Exclusively Yours
Former Ambassador Travels With Potatoes to Portugal
Copitoites Return With Tall Tales, but No AIIgotors
-Glogau Photo.

who's been surrounded by friends
and cold germs ever since she
arrived, says she has to go back
Monday to sniff that healthful
Montreal air.
Margaret Cowell will be joined
in Palm Beach by her son Dick,
one of the most eligible young
bachelors in the country. The
latter recently invested some
money in digging for black gold
and has now struck oil in two
wells in Texas-an 80-barrel one
one day. a 100-barrel one the
next. Makes me wonder where ]
left that spade in the back yard
His mother has just bought an
other abode in Washington-a
house in the 2700 block on P
street. She plans to keep her
apartment as q study.
4 ~
The Robert Portners are Just
back from two weeks in Florida
when they ran into more reptiles
than can be found on the local
scene. 1--WE travelled, match, with
the gourmet's guide in one hand"
says Leslie. whose husband craved
to sample the best cookery in
that area. In the other hand
must have been a copy of Fish
and Wildlife. They motored to
Tampa, Sarasota. Punta Gorda,
Tarpon Springs, etc.
They spent most Of their time
in the Everglades country and
went up the Myakka River to
catch bass, sheepshead, redsnap-
per and something with the in
triguing name of snook. Water
moccasins. big swapping turtles
and alligators plowed around
them, festoons of Spanish moss
hung overhead and majestic,
ivory-colored Brahmin bulls poised
on the rivers edge to observe
them. The Indian variety of
cattle, imported for breeding pur-
poses because of their immunity
to various tropical diseases, add
a good deal of color to an already
richly painted scene. The Port
ners were anxious to shoot an
alligator (smart for shoes, bags,
belts, etc. but the law says no
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Kings Birthday
7oBe Celebrated

The SD birthday of Denmark's
King Frederick TX will be observed
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock by
the Danish Club of Washington
at the D. A. r. Chapter House,
1872 Massachusetts, avenue.
The Counselor Of the Danish
Embassy, Mr.. Aage Hessellund-
Jensen, will give a brief talk before
the showing of a two-hour sound
film depicting the King and his
family at work and at play. In ad-
dition to the club m nbers and
their guests, people interested In
Denmark may attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-10

sentative and Mrs. Hal Holmes,
Representative and Mrs. Thor C.
Tollefson. Representative and
Mrs. Russell v. Mack, Miss Peters
brother and sister-in law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Carnahan, Mr.. Hal
Oliver and of New York, Mr.. Scott
Kirkpatrick and Mr.. William S.
Royce.
Following the luncheon, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Koran accom-
panied Miss Peters on a visit to
the House of Representatives.
She and the Canadians will also
be their guests at the Congress
sional Clubs reception Sunday
honoring Vice President and Mrs.
Barkley.
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hair was not at it's best. Was I
wrong in not following suit of the
other ladies:
Answer think you we're quite
right not to do as the others did
under the circumstances you de-
scribe.
The Doormon
Dear Mrs. Post: How does a
doorman show respect in the mat
ter of tipping his hat0 He wears
uniform which includes a cap.
If lady speaks to him he'd nor
mally tip his hat, but does he in
uniform?
Answer-A doorman always
wears hat, and tips it by bring
ing his first two fingers to the
brim and then dropping them.
whenever lady-or gentleman
addresses him.
Midnight Refreshments
Dear Mrs. Post: Is it entirely
wrong 10 serve mldnlght refresh
ments after cards at the dining
table? Every one seems more
comfortable at the table. Would
I have to set the table as for q
real meal or just with necessities.
Answer-Dining table by all
means-set only with necessities.
MRS. Post has prepared leafet
E-25, Which giues a pariety of
party menus, including a sit
doUn Wedding breakfast or a
dinner. To obtain copy send
5 cents in coin and a stamped.
selt-addressed envelope to her.
care of The Epenino Star, p. o.
Boz 80. Station G, Ne,D York 10,
N. Y. Mrs. Post is sorry she
cannot unsWer personal MALL