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Kodiak mirror., 1950-10-21
NOTICE

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Land Office Anchorage, Alaska.
 July ', 1850. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Kadiak Fisheries have made application for s soldiers ad- ditional homestead, Anchor age Serial O8990, for a tract of land embraced in Plat of U. S. Survey No. PAPA, situated on the south shore of Dry Spruce Bay, west side of Kodiak Is- land, approximately 34 chains ! N. w. from U. &. Survey No. 2292, containing 5.42 acres. latitude 57o 55' 57" N. longi- tude 1850 O3' 52" w. filed under Sections 2306-23O7, R. IS. U. s. and it is now in the files of the land office, An chOrage. Alaska.
 Any and all persons claim ing adversely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the local land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be bar red by the provisions of the statutes.
 Chester w. McNalley,
 Acting Manager. Date First Publication 9-9-5O Date Last Publication 1l-4-5O
Kodiak mirror., 1950-10-21

MT. and Mrs. Joe Frost, en- ployes of CAA who terminated there last week, left on the Funston Saturday for Seattle. They plan to remain in the States. Joe is the son of MT. and Mrs. Tom Frost, Sr., of his city.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-10-21

MT. and Mrs. Eugene Cou- ture, Lazy Mountain Child ren's Home, near Palmer, are the parents of a baby boy. their first child. The 9 pound IA ounce youngster arrived Oct. 1 and has been named David Eugene.
 The Coutures were formerly engaged in missionary work at Afognak.
 John Holland went to Anch- orage on business this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1950-10-21

Roy Snyder, owner of the Mecca, and Mrs. Snyder, left this week for Fairbanks, Se- attle and Phoenix, Ariz.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
District Air Guard Starts
Intensive Training Saturday

Station. The 113th Fighter
Group, parent organization of the
121st Squadron, will train at Byrd
Field, along with the 213th Air
Service Group Headquarters.
Four Fighter Squadrons.
Col. Mackall will have opera
tional control of four fighter
squadronS from the Byrd Field
location. They are the 121st. to
be based at Andrews; the 148th
of Delaware, to be based at New
Castle Air Force Base. just south
of Wilmington; and the 104th of
Baltimore and 149th of Richmond,
both of which will be stationed at
Byrd Field.
Col. Mackall said the training
will be more intensive than any
held in the three years since the
District Air Guard was re-organ-
lied following World War II. He
said there will be at least three
group missions involving all four
squadrons and two missions on a
wing scale, which will be directed
from 53rd Air National Guard
Wing Headquarters at Dover Air
Force Base. Del.
Cross Country Flights.
The District jet-equipped 121st
Squadron will schedule maxi
mum effort cross-country navi-
gational training flight and
ground and air gunnery when not
participating in large-scale oper-
ations involving group and wing
activity.
AS an aid to the squadron's
training, the 1801st Aviation En-
gineer Company, Of the Massa-
chusetts National Guard has built
an addition to the aircraft park
ing area at Andrews to permit
wider dispersal of airplaneS and
eliminate congestion.
Col. Mackall pointed out that
there still are a few vacancies for
airmen interested in maintenance
in the District Air National Guard.
They can be enlisted before Sat-
urday by calling in person at
Andrews Air Force Base head
quarters, or by telephoning.
Evening star., 1950-08-08

Sparked by the war situation.
training more intensive than any
held in the last three years will
start Saturday for the District Air
National Guard.
Col. Ladder B. MacKall, 4434
Garfield street NV, District Air
Guard commander, said the an
nual 15-day training period will
take place in two locations, An
drews Air Force Base here, and
Byrd Field at Richmond.
The 121st White House Fighter
Squadron. commanded by 1t. Col.
Willard w. Millikan, 3346 Martha
Curtis drive, Alexandria. Va, will
train at Andrews, along with De-
tachment A of the 213th Air
Service Group, the 12lst Utility
Flight and the l2lst Weather
Evening star., 1950-08-08

No food shortages. The Presi-
dent has stated that neither food
shortages or rationing are IN
prospect, despite the fighting in
Korea. Don't hoard.
Evening star., 1950-08-08
British Food Costs High

LONDON.-Of the money Brit
ain spent in 1949 on imports
from dollar-area countries, SO
per cent went for food, "a per
cent for raw materials, 10 per
cent for petroleum, 8 per cent
for machinery, 6 per cent for
tobacco, and 3 per cent for other
items.
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Bv Charles E. TroceweII

too cold, and a sudden warm spell ar
riveS.
We can recall a Radiance (not even
mentioned today throwing four perfect
blooms on Christmas Eve, and how the
ot-weary canvasser stood in amaze
ment her selling message forgotten.
IF I could have one Of thoSe!' she
breathed almost to herself.
She received two blossoms almost in
tears.
The householder never learned what
gadget she was trying to sell, for she
trudged away holding the two Christmas
roses --real roses-as if they were pre-
clous chalice.
Perhaps they were.
Lei lis put in the order enough for
half d dozen er-giant violets to cover
the last resting place of our friend.
Leggy, the tiger cat.
A fllend of man, more truly than any
dog, he breathed his last. his clear green
eyes closed in death, which comes to all
living things
Gou fools us for time with life.
Perhaps in the end He will reward US
with life everlasting.
Evening star., 1950-10-14

have been friends for some years, their
friendship having developed through the
WadSworth family of Geneseo, N. Y, less
than an hours drive from Rochester.
James w. WadsWorth recently retired
after long career in the House and
Senate. Mrs. Symington is his daughter.
The "What-sort- Of man" question is
harder to answer, after it is agreed that
Mr.. Valentine is one of ability Most of
the ECA people who served with him in
Holland are still in Europe. Mr. Valen-
tine himself left Washington after con-
ferring with the President on Saturday.
The initial holder of position such
as Economic Sterilization Administrator
should be regarded as expendable, in the
opinion of some who remember the fate
of Leon Henderson, who guided OPA
through its early days. When Mr.. VAL
entine left town, some opined that he
must have suddenly become aghast at
the realization of the nature of the job
he had accepted and wanted to get away
from it all.
That doesn't jibe with the statements
of Mr.. Valentines friends in Rochester
as quoted in a newspaper story in the
Rochester Times Union after word of
Mr. Valentines new job came out. Those
friends said that President Truman got
man who doesn't duck issues" The
story went on:
Just before leaving the city in June,
Valentine told an associate that he was
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Arlington Bonds
Laura X. Pollock.

In his recent letter, George c. Upde-
graft, writing about the proposed school
bonds for Arlington County, expressed
the fear that there is serious threat
to the security of homes and business
properties by the indscriminate issue of
long-term bonds"
Having been associated with Mr.. Up
degraff in civic groups for several years.
I realize that he becomes sincerely wor-
ried over public affairs. I'm glad, there
fore, to try to reassure his alarm by
calling his attention to Dun and Brad
streets Municipal Service Report for
July 10, 1850 This report states that
Arlington County's debt load is con
spicuously low" and that the ratio of
debt to the estimated full value of prop
erty for Arlington is also very low 96
per cent compared to a median of Al per
cent for IS comparable metropolitan
counties.
Mr. Updegraf should be comforted,
too, by the fact that the school bonds,
sold Immediately after the above report
in the Bible of American business" sold
at per cent rate of interest. This is
a very practical proof that Arlington's
bonds are a sound credit risk.
Paul Netzer.
Arlington,
Evening star., 1950-10-14
This and That.

plants named varieties registered with
Government Offices.
AS far as the customer is concerned,
all this seems to be to increase the price.
HeIe again, no doubt, he is living in
the past, when dollar really bought a
dollars worth.
Climbers, too, have changed
Old things, such as Paul's Scarlet, are
not even given the praise of a colored
Illustration. -
Blaze, the ever blooming climber is
here in all its glory, but Paul's Scarlet
its wonderful iorerunner, Is labeled Not
Illustrated"
AS for Radiance, and Red Radiance,
they are not even mentioned.
Snail we try some Christmas roses
this fall?
Not really roses, Heleborus niger, but
enough like them to be so called.
They grow low in the cold and are
said to come up with white flowers with
yellow centers even in the snow.
Hence the popular name of Christmas
rose.
In and around Washington, some of
the old roses give a few flowers at the
festive season, provided it has not been
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Human Factor in Accidents

The National Safety Council after review
of traffic c-accdent figures since July, says that
only motoring miracle" can keep the Nations
highway death toll from reaching $4,000 this
year This would be the largest number of traffic
deaths since the record year of 1941, when 37,5Oo
persons were killed.
That the miracle can be achieved without
supernatural aid is indicated by an analysis of
traffic accidents presented recently to the fourth
annual Virginia Highway Conference. The study
showed that 80 per cent of all automobile acci-
dents are man -made-that is, caused by human
error rather than mechanical failures or road
defects Each of the latter two causes accounted
for 10 per cent of the accidents tabulated.
breakdown of accidents caused by human
error has shown that speeding is far ahead OF
all other driver faults in the annual highway
slaughter Excessive speed is blamed for nearly
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Students and the Draft

If draft deferment restrictions are tightened
up as recommended by'an advisory committee OF
professional leaders, the ALLEGATION of young men
to the military services, to industry and to
professional fields will follow formula designed
to meet the needs in each area. The plan rules
out preferential treatment for science students
or any other claSS-eXcept those whose high
academic standing gives real promise of "Scien-
tific, professional or specialized competence" In
it's major essentials, therefore, the program meets
the objections which Draft Director Hershey has
made to any blanket deferment of science STU
dents or scientists as such.
Although General Hershey may have stated
his objections too bluntly in his off-the-cuff
remarks recently to personnel officials, there is
much to be said for his view that the scientist
classification should be narrow one. AS he
pointed out many students seeking degrees in
science never become scientists in a sense that
would justify their having been deferred. And
some not enrolled in scientific or professional
courses become key men in Government or
industry. To defer the science students while
drafting the others would be not only unfair
discrimination but against the public interest.
To say that the scholarship method of rating
students eligible for deferment is unfair to the
majority who are not outstanding in their studies
is to overlook the fact that the primary consid-
Grafton in this manpoWer emergency must be
the welfare of the country-not of particular
individuals or groups. The obligation of service
must fall on all-and if it is to the advantage
of the Nation to have some men serve in non-
military but nonetheleSs essential work. there
must be a realistic system of arranging this
ALLEGATION The deferred students, the advisory
group explained would be civilian counterpart
!, of the ROTC, maintained to insure the needed
flow of scientific, professional and specialized
personnel in war economy.
But the plan would contemplate no defer
ment of graduates who failed to take essential
jobs for which they were educated. College
deferments would continue for four months after
graduation, but would be revocable if after that
period the graduates were not employed in
work essential to the national health, safety
or interest" Passing of an aptitude test would
be prerequisite to any student deferment
It is unfo-. ate, of course that it should
have become necessary to go into the country's
classrooms to secure enough young men for our
planned 3,OO0000-man defense establishment
But there are simply not enough volunteers with
which to build up the forces needed for national
safety. And since Selective service is our only
recourse the selection of those who are to serve
must be on a broad basis, SO that what General
Hershey calls the 'tax', of military duty will be
distributed as eQuitably as possible.
Evening star., 1950-10-14

One suddenly realizes, in a gardening
way. chat one is terribly out OF date.
Floribundas, eh?
The well Illustrated catalog strikes one
fairly In the face.
Floribunda roses, and one didn't even
know they existed!
It was tea roses, when the home gar
den was thing of real interest, when
one vas, alas. younger.
Now it is f1oribundas, and strange
named roses.
The old favorites are nowhere in exist
ence, at least in this catalog.
They live in old yards, and in the
hearts of old growers.
Fall is the best time to plant roses"
says the book
1t wasn't so. in the old days. Then
they said spring was the best time.
Times change, and with them people
and roses. ..
Popular tastes change, too.
Not only in popular songs, which seem
to grow sillier and sillier, or more silly,
as one likes, but also plants.
Today the rose growers have patented
Evening star., 1950-10-14

as per cent of all motoring deaths. Next, in order,
come driving on the wrong side of the road,
reckless driving of other types, failure to give
right of way, failure to signal properly and pass
ing other cars on hill or curve
All of these factors would shrink in i'm
portance if motorists could be induced to give
more than passing attention to the grim statistics
regularly released by the National Safety Council
and other groups striving to make the highways
safer. Statistics are dry and impersonal, but
every accident included in the tabulation was
very personal for somebody. If every driver took
the time to appraise his own driving habits in
the light of the principal causes of fatal acci-
dents, the motoring miracle" hoped for by the
National Safety Council could really occur
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Dietition's Complaint

I was dietitian before the word ap-
peared in the dictionary and remember
very clearly being instructed on the
proper spelling of the word. It is now
in the dictionary, and if you will ask
your reporter who wrote the recent arti-
Gle on Feeding Problems in Atomic
Warfare" to consult the dictionary I am
sure he will be able to use the correct
spelling of the word often this next
month during the annual convention of
the American Dietetic Association which
will meet here.
Seeing "dietitian" spelled "dietician"
five times in one article cannot be chalked
up to a typographical error. and sticks
out as badly as seeing Judgment" spelled
judgement"
V. Ritter.
Editors Note: According to Web
ster's both "dietician" and Judge
ment' are acceptable as alternate
spellings. although "dietitian" and
Judgment" are preferred.)
Evening star., 1950-10-14
BY Francis P. DoueIos

A Ian VALENTINE, who is to head
N the Economic Sterilization Admin
istration, has been the subject of much
speculation in Washington since his
selection for the job week ago.
Apparently no man with a Government
job that may affect so many is known
to so few in the Capital.
Mr. Valentine. of course, is well-known
elsewhere-in Rochester, N. Y, for in
stance, where he headed the University
of Rochester for Is of his 49 years. Also
in certain business groups, for he is a
director of four companies.
His name had not figured in any of
the speculation as to who might be
chosen for the job. Practically all
those who had been mentioned were
economists, most of whom had served
in Government before. 1t was assumed
the job called for an economist, for it
involves riding herd on the Nations
booming economy and, if necessary, con-
= trolling prices and wages.
Under the administrator will be
price control director and wage Stabi-
lization board. Cyrus S. Ching. Federal
mediation director, has been appointed
chairman of the wage board.
After President Truman announced
that he had chosen Mr.. Valentine for
the job of administrator, two questions
were raised. One was, "Why?" 1t was
assumed the method of selection had
not been by pulling a name out of hat
or some game similar to pinning the tail
on the donkey The other question was,
What sort of man is Mr.. Valentine?"
Being the president Of a university
after teaching English at Swarthmore
College and being professor and chair
man of the Board of Admissions at Yale
would not ordinarily disclose abilities to
cope with the economic stabilization
task
Mr.. Valentine, however, had left
academic halls in mid1948 to be chief
of ECA's mission to the Netherlands for
a year He directed the $500 million pro-
gram for Holland, and from all accounts
did a good job
1t is said that as result of this his
name was placed on a list of prospects.
the White House keeps and consults
when Mr.. Truman has important jobs to
fill.
Mr. Valentines abilities also were
known to w. Stuart Symington, chair
man of the National Security Resources
Board, who conducts talent hunts for
able men to fill emergency positions. Mr..
Valentine and Mr.. Symington are said to
Evening star., 1950-10-14

In his recent book THE Man of Inde-
pendence,' Jonathan Daniels quoted
President Truman as saying of Stain at
Potsdam in 1945: He is as near like Tom
Pendergast as any man ever knew
On June II, 1948, almost three years
later Mr. Truman told an audience at
Eugene Ore, in referring to Stain, Il
like old Joe, he is decent fellow"
We now know why Mr.. Truman likes
Joe Stain. This good old Joe" is so
much like Tom Pendergast, the boss of
the political machine that made Mr..
Truman! The President is probably
right in that there is great similarity
between Boss Pendergast and Dictator
Stain, but is that a justification for
liking Stain?
George E. Stringfellow.
East Orange, N. j.
Evening star., 1950-10-14
What the Bourd Suid

The Arlington School Board has re-
Gently estimated that the cost of the
proposed school bonds to the individual
taxpayer will be approximately 81 on
tax bill of $100, or two cents day"
At recent meeting of the Barefoot
School and Civic League, John Locke
Green, County Treasurer. misquoted the
statement by declaring the Board had
said that there would be a tax rate of
81 on every 500 of assessed property
valuation.
There is big difference between a ST
increase on total tax bill of 500 and
a rate of taxation which would levy 81
on every 500 of property valuation. Ac-
tually, the increase for the proposed
bonds would amount to about 25 cents
which, added to our present tax levy of
1888, would produce total of 1888.
Lance G. Hooks.
Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Come-Upponce For The Reds

As result of their recent three-day effort to
organize a general strike and take over the coun-
try In kind of putsch, the Austrian Communists
now find themselves looking almost weak and
stupid enough to be beneath contempt. At any
rate, what was supposed to have demonstrated
their power with big bang-a bang resoundlng
eyerywhere-turned out to be such a ridiculous
little f1zzle that today, with their never-hlgh
prestige hitting new low they must be brooding
deeply over their loss of face and wondering
what to do about it.
Several factors account for this Red diScom-
future In the first place, as our State Department
has pointed out the failure of the whole trouble
making enterprise must be credited in large part
to the prompt and courageous action taken by
the Austrian government, whose police forces
moved swiftly and firmly to maintain law and
order Beyond that, even in the Russian zone
the people of the country-houSeWlveS CLERKS
factory workers, etc.-are openly and over
whelmingly opposed to the Communists, and In
this instance they did not hesitate to make hash
of the obviously subversive plan for putsch-like
paralysis of their land,
There is evidence, moreover, that the Rus
slams were uncertain as to how far they wanted
their stooges to CO. Though they inspired and
gave direct aid to the rioters they were so
confused at one point that they momentarily
permitted the Austrian police in their zone to
restore order Then, although they quickly cor
rected themselves in that respect, they apparently
concluded later on, that the situation was
boomeranging against them. whereupon the
Communist shenanigans came to sudden end
"a fact that may be attributable in part to
Soviet fear of armed intervention by British and
American occupying forces.
In separate notes, both Britain and the
United States have just been at pains to assure
the Vienna government that they will resort to
such intervention when and if needed to MAIN
tain order. That fact will not be overlooked by
the Russians. Coupling it with the latest failure
of the Communists in Austria and with the
similar fiasco that took place in Germany little
more than fortnight ago. the strategists in the
Kremlin may now feel sobered enough to realize
that neither the Germans nor Austrians, with
Western Allied power available to help them, are
push-overs for subversion and violence Accord
ingly having suffered come-uppance of Sorts
1t may we'll be that the Reds in the two countries
will be considerably less troublesome for some
time to come, at least until they have recovered
from their present wounds and figured out new
methods of attack. 1
Evening star., 1950-10-14
House Numbers

The recent discussion in your Letters
to The Star" column about having ad-
ditional wording on the Districts auto
license plates reminds me that a large
number of the people in the Washington
area are ashamed to have adequate num-
bers on their houses. If there is number
it is hidden behind screen or storm doors,
shrubbery, awnings, and several other
surprising objects. The number may be
posted anywhere from the tree lawn to
the side porch and then may be coated
over with the last paint job that they
had done two years ago.
So please fix your house number now
and save poor delivery man from being
impounded in the BOBBY hatch. The bill
collectors will find you anyhow
Homer c. Whiting.
Evening star., 1950-10-14
Comparing City Crime Totals

District Court Judge Holtzoff has cited a
very good reason for avoiding crime comparisons
among cities. He pointed out to the Society of
Natives that local police classify as aggravated
assaults" many minor cutting affrays which do
not rate this ma jor status in crime reports from
other cities. Thus it is unfair to infer from
comparative study of crime statistics reported
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that
Washington is more lawless than some city with
a smaller crime total.
The Washington Police Department cannot
be criticized however, for Jumping the relatively
unimportant dice-game cuttings and the like
with serious stabbings, shootings and other major
assaults with dangerous weapons AS Judge
Holtzoh indicated, the criticism should be di-
rected at cities which tolerate loose or actually
dishonest reporting systems. 1t has been dis
closed, for example that until the recent shakeup
the New York police pocketed numerous cases
which, under the FBI Uniform Crime Reports
rules, should have been reported.
The police can ill afford to ignore to
treat lightly the minor offenses which clog the
precinct blotters nearly every week end. Minor
lawlessness, if not suppressed, soon spreads and
grows in seriousness But there is lot of merit
to Judge Holtzoff's suggestion that many of these
minor cases might better be disposed OF IN
Municipal Court as miSdemeanorS, than in Dis
trict Court as felonies. Such change in prose-
eution policy would not, however, involve any
change in police reporting procedures, Whlch
are based on primary arrests rather than nan
ding Of cases by. the courts. person arrested
for inf1icting only superficial wound with
razor or brickbat has committed an aggravated
assault" by national crime-reporting standards.
The police are right in so reporting 1t.