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Valdez news., 1950-09-01
IgIoo-iies Fill
 Days With Plane, Train Construction

The Busy Igloo is fairly hop ping up and own on its founda- tions these days, there is such a quantity of activity bubbllng through it's interior. To date, the Igloo's tenantry is primarily of the tfousered class, but they're turning out such a variety of ln- teresting handicraft work that members of the fair sex momen- tarily are expected to snatch tools from their hands and begin a feminine craft session.
 AS might be expected with such masculine predominance in the classes, much of the early work turned out has been of the model plane and model train variety. However ivory work also is in teresting many craftsmen, and Rev. Richard Teeter, who spon- sored the project, is finding sev- eral clever Workmen among his ivory-carving students.
 In fact, the ivory jeWelry being fashioned at the Busy Igloo is of such fine craftsmanship, that heV0I6Ilu 16SlSI GApSCIS tO 11loIo1A a display counter at the Igloo, where boys may sell the ivory trinkets they do not wish to keep. - However there is much more than finished craftwork that can be credited to the hands of the boys who are registered in classes at the Busy Igloo. Stu dents constructed many of the work benches and tables in order to get the shop started. They're planning, right now, to fashion a sign for the buildings face. It will take it's theme from the shop name.
 Reverend Teeter is instructing all who use the shop in the prop CT manner of handling tools and facilities there. Valdez parents are united in their gratitude to him for his unselfish contribution of time, talent and labor. Rever- end Teeter personally assumed the responsibility for planning the shop, and he worked out the financial problems which made the Busy Igloo a reality. Valdez parents truly appreciate his ef- forts.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
OES GRAND MATRON FITTED BY VALDEZANS DURING VISIT HERE

Mrs. Abbie Hanson, Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, was entertained by members of the Valdez chap ter of that organization, when she visited here recently Mrs. Ha~ son has just completed a visit all Eastern Star chapters in the territory.
 The honor guest, who was ac- companied by her husband, ar rived in Valdez from Anchorage on Aug. 19 That evening she was entertained at a buffet din ner served at the home of Mrs B. D. Stewart, Jr. Members of the Valdez chapter of the East ern Star also were guests at the buffet dinner.
 A special meeting at the lodge room in Pioneer Hall followed the dinner. Several visiting mem bers participated in this meeting. At the conclusion of the evening session, Mrs. Stewart again was hostess to the visitors at sup per of coffee and cake served at the Stewart home
 The following day Mrs. Ray mond Huddleston and Mrs. Owen Meals drove Mrs. Hanson and her husband to Copper Center. There they joined several members of the travelling party for dinner at the Copper Center Roadhouse,
 Mrs. Hanson and her party left Valdez for CordoVa on Aug. 22.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Relentless Breakdown on Lawbreakers Continues
N o TIC E

In order 10 prepare inc school plant for the opening of inc fall term on Tuesday. Sept. 5. roller skating has been discontinued for the next two weeks. if was an- nounced this week.
 "A new schedule will be posted when skating can be resumed in the gymnasium.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Longshoremen Sponsor Labor Day Dance Here

The Labor Day holiday in Val dez will be marked by dance at Eagles Hall. The Valdez local of the Longshoremen's Union will sponsor the dance. A committee spokesman has announced that there will be a three-piece band to play for the evenings dancing. The dance is scheduled for Mon day, Sept. 4.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
GO TO CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Charles Pool of Visalia. Calif., and her grandson, Robert Dolan of Valdez, left on last weeks Alaska for California. Mrs. Pool returns to her Visalia home. Robert plans to enroll in the Uni versity of California at Berkeley.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
CITY CLERK WRITES FOR ADVENTURE"

City clerk Haley Gates is the author of short story appearing in the latest Adventure" maga- zine. The story is preceded by a short biographical sketch of MT. Gates life. ..=-=
 The magazine already has been sold out on Valdez neWsstands.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Files Return 10 Seattle

MT. and Mrs. Jim File and baby daughter left on last weeks Alas ka. They were going to Seattle, where they are students at the Seminary there.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
SUMMER VISITOR RETURNS TO STATES

Miss Agnes CIohessy. who has been the guest of Miss Helen Long of Valdez this summer, was passenger on the southbound Alaska last week. Miss Clohessy plans a trip 10 California. where she will visit friends before re- turning to her Chicago home.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Whole BdrgeIood
 Of Letters Arrives

The largest single shipment of mail ever to enter the port of Valdez arrived here last Thursday, Aug. IF, aboard the barge Elsol. The Elsol carried 100 tons of mail when she docked here.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Mrs. Kelsey Plans Visit
 With Parents at Lonq Beach

Mrs. John Kelsey and her daughter, Bonette, left on the Alaska last week. She plans an extended visit with her parents in Long Beach, Calf. MT. Kelsey expects to join his family in Long Beach, for a vacation, later this year.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
VISIT IN CORDOVA

Mrs. Stuart Starbuck and son. Stevle visited in Cordova for a week recently. They were guests of Mrs. Mildred Majors of that city.
Valdez news., 1950-09-01
Should You Be In the News?

that says everything there to soy we think about small town news reporting. We liked the Mirrors ideas SO much that we take the liberty of letting you read them, too, in the paragraphs below. Because we find the problems the Mirror meets are identical with those thot Mrs. Thatcher copes with in the Valdez News, we're using our own newspaper name, rather than thot of the Mirror.
 Here's what the Mirrors editor has to say about small town newsgotherng and small town newspapers:
 The purpose of the Valdez News, as it is of any newspaper, is to bring the news to it's readers.
 Sometimes the newspaper fails to do thot Prmor- fly because hasn't been informed of the news by per- sons involved or because it hasn't heard news tip bit of conversation to follow. (So many people think that reporter knows everything, just because he is reporter, forgetting that he knows only what someone tells him.
 Again, q newspaper sometimes fails to give the complete story because those who make the news won't cooperate with the necessary information.
 In a small town like Valdez, the same people fre quentIy make the news heir often popping up in print That's because those the cooperative people in our town. But often there others who say they "dont want it in the paper, or 'woit until next week and I'll tell you then"
 Possibly these persons forget thot they like to read the news made by others and that when the position is reversed others will want to read the news about them.
 Too, such an attitude puts the paper in the unfor- tunoe position of appearing to be ignorant o what's going on, when often it snt-it's just matter of hoIdinq something in confidence thot has been re- peoted "off the record" When everyone in town is talking about an event, and no mention or It IS n1ode in the poper readers apt to blame the paper first not thinking that perhaps the individuals involved have begged for "nothng in the paper this week.
 We try to bring you complete coveroge of Valdez events, but we can do it only with your heIP Before you refuse information to reporter, consider what the Valdez News would be- if everyone did so. Re- member that it's the people in town who make the news, that other townspeopIe want to read about.
 Again we'd like to emphasize the fact thot a news paper doesn't make the news-t only tells the things \uoi6 b1DD 0PY m 0Ct paper is honorbound to print account of that hap pening if there is proof of it's truth. No reputable newspaper will print unbiased accusations or half truths without foundation. But newspaper must report all the events, activities and incidents which come to it's ottention if it is to be good newspaper.
 Itis Chamber of Commerce function to broadcast the rosy-tinted facts about town Their job is to inspect only the bright side of life in Valdez. It's a newspapers job to look at every side and to make as
Valdez news., 1950-09-01

Goes to Cordova on Business
 Mrs. Melva Bollinger of Valdez spent a three-day business trip in COrdoVa last week.
Evening star., 1950-12-20
Eighth PhiIadeIphian
Wounded in Mystery
Attack by Gunman
By the Associated sress

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.-A
man walking with friends on a
South Philadelphia street early
today was mysteriously wounded
by a bullet his companions said
they did not hear fired.
Richard c. Lavery, 81, was ad-
mitted to st. Agnes Hospital in
critical condition. He was the
eighth target of an unexplained
shooting here in recent weeks. z
Detective Sergt. Harry McCann
said he had been unable to dis
cover any link between the
wounding Of Mr.. Layery and the
Staying of Mrs. Claire Cohen in
her West Oak Lane home last
Saturday night.
The two shootings took place in
opposite ends of the city, more
than 5 miles apart. Police have
said they believe Mrs. Cohen was
killed and several other persons
wounded in recent weeks by a
maniac sniper apparently firing
without motive at people whom
he may not even have known.
Mr.. Lavery was shot in the back,
the slug passing through his chest
and emerging near his heart. Po-
lice who recovered the bullet said
it appeared to be of 80 caliber
and could have been fired either
from a pistol or rifle. Earlier a
hospital source had reported Mr..
Lavery had been struck by shot
gun slug. Mrs. Cohen was killed
and at least two other persons
wounded by .22-caliber bullets.
Mr.. Lavery and two companions,
James J. burning and Roger Re-
gan. had just left the headquarters
of the Burning String Band. one
of the musical organizations which
marches each year in Philadel-
phia's famed New Years Day
mummers' parade. Mr.. burning
is president of the band associa-
ton.
The three men were walking
toward Mr.. Durning's car shortly
after am. when Mr.. Layery col
lapsed, mumbling I'm shot," Mr..
burning and Mr.. Regan told Mr..
McCann they did not see who fired
the shot, nor from what direction.
They said they recalled hearing
only q ping" before Mr.. Lavery
stumbled and fell.
Police quickly threw Gordon
around the area and made an in
tensive search, but said later they
had found no trace of the gunman.
The new shooting intensified
the widespread police search for
the sniper, termed officially a
maniac on the loose" Pursuing
admittedly skimpy clues, the po-
lice said their best lead so far had
been provided by two teen-age
boys who reported Monday night
that a prowler, carrying what
might have been/a rife, fright
ened them while they were hang
ing decorations on the porch of
their home. The boys told police
the man wore an unusually long
black coat and black derby, was
OF medium size and drove away
in a dark coupe.
Evening star., 1950-12-20
Registration Board Named For Professional Engineers

The Commissioners have ap-
pointed a five-member District
Board Of Registration for Profes:
sional Engineers to administer
the new act requiring registra-
ton Of engineers here.
Robert H. Davis, District direc-
tor Of inspections, said he will
announce later the details as to
where and when applications for
registration should be made.
Membership on the board was
announced as follows:
Daniel C. Walser. general con-
sulting engineer and official Of the
Charles B., Hawley Engineering
Corp, for a flve-year term as civil
engineer member Of the hoard.
Leo II. Cleary, consulting engi-
Evening star., 1950-12-20
Five Rules Offered
To Guard Against
Fires on Holiday

The District Fire Prevention
Council is distributing window
display cards and pamphlets urg-
ing fire precautions in connec-
ton with Christmas.
Five rules are suggested by the
council. They are:
l. Check Christmas tree light
ing, also mechanical and electri-
cal displays.
2. Use only f1ame-proof dec
orationS.
3. Do not use open flame.
4. Promptly remove discarded
Christmas wrappings.
S. Be careful in smoking around
the Christmas tree.
The council suggests this slo-
gan: Keep Christmas Cheerful
Mot fearful"
Evening star., 1950-12-20
Crosby's FomiIy to Join
Him on Radio Tonight
BY the Associoied Press

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 2o.-Bins
Crosby's family will be on his
CHS radio show tonight.
Mrs. Crosby, the former Dixie
Lee, decided to break her 15-year
retirement and appear in q spe-
.cial Christmas program with Bipg
and their four sons, Gary, Dennis,
Phillip and Lindsay.
The boys have appeared fre-
quently, sometimes giving pop q
run for his money in the quick
wise-crack department. But Mrs.
Crosby hasn't made q show bust
ness appearance since she did q
movie In 1885.
Evening star., 1950-12-20

neer, for a four-year term as elec-
trical engineer member.
M. x. Wilberding. consulting
engineer, for q three-year term
as mechanical engineer member.
Martin r. Bennett, consulting
engineer. for q two-year term as
chemical engineer member.
Lee j. P,irnell, electrical engi-
neer, for a one-year term as un-
classified member.
Evening star., 1950-12-20
Medicine Masks

Medicine men of many Indian
tribes put on masks to perform the
magic OF curing illness. inducing
lrain, and chasing away evil spirits.
Evening star., 1950-12-20

Full 1a-inch size! Zipper
fastener and twin
handles! Has dividers!
Double stitched! Russet,
scuffproof, and water
proof.
Evening star., 1950-12-20

Aniline dyed top grain leath-
suits ON hangers! Plus Tax.
Evening star., 1950-10-08

Oflnterest

Representative and Mrs. Rolla
c. McMillen have announced the
engagement of their daughter
Martha to Mr.. Norris c. Bake, jr.,
of Denver, Colos
Mr.. Bake is the son of Judge
and Mrs. N. c. Bake of this city.
He is a graduate of Colorado Col
lege, Colorado Springs, and of
George Washington University
Law School.
The bride elect is a graduate of
the Shipley School. Bryn Mawr,
Pa, and of Wheaton College. She
has been living in Aspen, Colo. for
the past three years. Represen-
tative McMillen is from Decatur
III.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1950-10-08
DeVereuux
Girl Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sinnott
Devereux of Chevy Chase, Md,
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Agnes Kemp, to Mr..
Clay Drewry Blair, jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Blair of Richmond, Va,
and Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Miss Detereux, who was edu-
Gated at Stoneridge Country Day
School of the Sacred Heart in
Bethesda, was presented to Balti-
more society at the Bachelors
Cotillion in December, 1948. The
following June, she was guest of
honor at garden party given by
her parents at their Bradley lane
home.
Mr.. Blair, a Navy veteran of
World War II, attended Tulane
and Columbia Universities. He is
a staff correspondent for Time
Magazine attached to Times
Washington news bureau.
Evening star., 1950-10-08
Leigh Wudes
Entertain
For Greeks

One of the incest places in
Washington to give a party-the
Sulgrave Club-lived up to its
reputation yesterday when Mrs.
Leigh Wade, wife of the United
States Air Force Attache in Athens
entertained at 6-to-8 O'Clock
party in honor of the Greek Am
bassador and Air Vice Marshall
Haralambos Potamianos, inspec-
tor general Of the Greek Air Force.
The spacious reception rooms
were abloom with autumn flowers.
Mrs. Wade wore a short black
taffeta dinner dress to receive her
more than two hundred guests
who were invited to meet the dis
tinguished visitors.
Assisting their sister during the
appointed hours were Mrs. James
O'Donnell Moran, Mrs. John Shu-
grue, Mrs. Stephen Burke and
Mrs. Oswald Schuette.
Among those who accepted the
invitation to the reception were
Mrs. Hoyt Vandenberg. wife of the
Chief Of Staff, United States Air
Force. who came without her dis
tinguished husband. He is not in
town at the moment. 1t. Gen.
and Mrs. Ewald Edwards, 1t. Gen.
and Mrs. Alfred M. Gruenther
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, the
Icelandic Minister and Nine.
Thors, Mrs. Gary Ackerson, wife
of the Charge d'Affaires, United
States Embassy, Poland; Mrs
Fred Britton. Mrs. A. Peter Drury
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Douglas A.
WeartS, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. James
B. Newman, Col. and Mrs. Harvey
Smith, Admiral. and Mrs. Walter
Moore, Nine. Vladimar Rybar,
Maj. Kemp Slaughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Biff1e, DR.. and Mrs.
Fred Sanderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodman Kenner, DR.. and Mrs.
Harry Beard, Gen. and Mrs. M.
Moore, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry
Saylor, Gen. and Mrs. Tex San
ders, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Edwin
Lyons, Admiral and Mrs. Clark
Woodward. Col and Mrs. James
Cassidy and Col. and Mrs. Rigley.
Evening star., 1950-10-08
Cathedral


In keeping with the air-borne
age will be the luncheon tomor-
row which will launch the month
long fund campaign for the Wash
ington Cathedral. The fund lead
ers in the metropolitan area are
considered to be the pilot group
and by their example, expected
to spur the progress of the Nation
wide fund appeal which also be-
gins this fall.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington, will de-
liver the address Of welcome. and
The theme of the event to be held
in the Chinese Room of the May
flower will be Washington Ca
thedral Looks Ahead"
The Very Rev. John Wallace
Suter, who has been so closely
associated with the fund raising
in the past. will deliver the in
vocation.
Presiding will be Mr.. A. Lloyd
Symington, the general chairman
under whose leadership the Ca
thedral campaign Of a year ago
reached such signal success. The
Cathedral fund quota assigned for
the metropolitan area this year is
$4,000.
Benjamin w. Thoron, treasurer
and business manager of the Ca
thedral, will also speak. He will
describe the current building and
landscaping progress of the Ca
thedral, as well as the need for
sustaining the numerous service
Of worship and other activities re-
lated to it's ministry.
Evening star., 1950-10-08
Ottawa Scene
.OfWeddinq

At the All Saints Church in
Ottawa, Canada, yesterday, Miss
Dulcie-Ann Steinhardt, daughter
of Mrs. Laurence A. Steinhardt
and the late Mr.. Steinhardt, for
mer Ambassador to Canada, be-
came the bride of Flight 1t. Allan
A. Sherlock of the Royal Cana
dian Air Force.
1t. Sherlock is aide de camp to
the Governor General of Canada,
Viscount Alexander of Tunis, and
the son of Mrs. George Sherlock
Of Toronto.
The ceremony was performed
by Flight 1t. E. w. S. Gilbert of
Air Force Headquarters, Ottawa,
and was followed by reception
at the Rockville Air Station Of
f1cers' Mess.
The brides father served as
Minister to Sweden and also as
Ambassador to Peru, Russia, Tur-
key and Czechoslovakia. Mrs.
Sherlock is a grandniece of the
late Mr.. Samuel Untermyer. She
was given in marriage by her
cousin, Judge Irwin Untermyer
of New York.
Mrs. Albert j. Erdmann, jr., of
New York was matron of honor
for her cousin. Other attendants
were the Misses Rose Alexander,
Helen Claxton, Elizabeth Abbott,
Madeleine Steen, Pauline Pillet
and Anne Bethune.
Flight 1t. Eric Sherlock served
as best man for his twin brother
and ushers were Wing Comdr.
ID. j. Jackson, Squadron Leader
D. MacWilliams, Flight Its. James
John, Eric Smith, H. Keane and
1t. Richard Rosenblatt, USAF, a
cousin of the bride.
Evening star., 1950-02-05

ship and cooperation. Is without
ecclesiastical authority"
Justice Steinbrink explained
that his decision did not pre-
vent individual members of the
General Council from afflliating
with the Evangelical and Re-
formed Church but, he stressed,
They speak for themselves and
not for the Congregation Chris
tian Churches"
In his ruling Justice Steinbrink
explained the role of the civil
court in ecclesiastical matters.
He said it was not the practice
of civil courts to review decisions
of church authorities in contro-
versies over theological questions.
But when theological controvers-
les involve civil or property rights
he added. it has been the rule fol
civil courts to take jurisdiction
and decide the merits of the case
Justice Steinbrink said the pro-
posed merger provides for ma
chinery which has in it the dan
gerous possibilities of a genera
overall body usurping the interest
and property rights of churche:
in all that they have created ir
the past, excepting their own i'm.
mediate and separate church
property"
Evening star., 1950-02-05

court testimony. These findings
declare that:
The General Council "has not
now, and never had power or
authority" to make any commit
ments binding upon the Congrega-
tional Churches.
No acts taken by the Council in
consummation or in attempted
consummation of the basis of
union "can or will affect in any
manner the several Congrega-
tional churches, except in so far
as individual churches shall, by
independent action" enter with
the new Church or religious body.
No acts taken by the council
"can or will control in any man
ner the plaintiffs, or the sev-
eral individual Congregational
churches, with respect to their
temporal or spiritual rights or
positions.
Churches Not Held to Votes.
Any act heretofore taken by a
separate church, in voting for or
Eagainst the proposals, will not
commit it as a member of or to
become a member of the United
Church of Christ
i Any act of the council cannot
and will not make the plaintiffs
; or the several separate Congrega-
; tional Christian churches mem.
bers of the proposed fellowship
developed by the proposed
union"
The policy of the Congrega.
5 tional churches lis that system o1
church organization which recog-
nizes the independence and auto.
nomy of the local church in al
, matters temporal or spiritual
! and the association of churches
through voluntary, independent
organizations devised for fellow
Evening star., 1950-02-05
American University
Appoints 3 10 Faculty

Appointment of % new faculty
members at American University
was announced yesterday by Dr.
Paul F. Douglass, president of the
university.
Three full-time faculty mem
bers named were John Hippen,
assistant professor of economics;
Paul I. Miller, visiting professor
of history from Hiram College,
and Howard H. Wilson, lecturer
in history.
Part time lecturers appointed
and their subjects were:
Ann Johnson Barry, William
Evening star., 1950-02-05
Protestonts Fear Injunction
May Styn1ie Unity Movement

vember by the Cadman Memorial
Congregational Society and the
Cadman Memorial Church of |
Brooklyn which oppose the pro-
posed merger. Miss Helen Ken
yon. moderator of the General
Council of the Congregations
Christian Churches, was named as
defendant.
Freedom Threat Cited.
In their testimony, the plain
tiffs charged that the proposed
merger was a threat" to the in
dependence and individual free
dom of congregational clergymen
and churches. They also held that
the merger would establish to-
tally different form of church gov
ernment, which will divert funds
from the uses and purposes for
which they have hitherto been
used"
In his decision, Justice Stein
brink listed seven findings, but
only one of these is regarded by
Congregational Christian sources
as a threat to the merger. 1t is
this finding, that many Protes-
tants see as threatening the
church unity movement.
1t states that the General Coun-
Gil, as representative body, has
no power or authority to merge or
unite itself with the Evangelical
and Reformed Church or the Gen
eral Synod of the denomination,
or with any other body or organv
iZation.
Revision of Finding Asked. :.
The defendants have asked
Justice Steinbrink to eliminate OF
: revise this finding. They have said
that if it is not included in the
declaratory judgment the merger
will be effected as proposed.
General Council sources stress
that the six other findings merely
reafirm the autonomy of indi.
vidual churches within the de.
nomination, a position maintained
/ by the defense throughout its