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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-19
FAREWELL DINNER
FOR NATIVE SERVICE
HEAD GIVES TRIBUTE.
Don {. Foster Ends Six
Years in Post : "a Of
ANS Gang Present

Don Foster needs no eulogy-
what he has done for the Alaska
Native Service speaks for itself.
one of his department heads said
last night at the end of the BAN
ouet given for Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
prior to their departure for MIN
neapo,is where the area director OF
service has been transferred to a
similar position in the States.
But the party was a eulogy IN
itself.
Sixty-four Native Service staff
workers gathered in the Baranof
Hotel Gold Room to say goodbye
to their chief, to hear his so
long" to present gifts to Mr.. and
Mrs Foster, to listen to a program
of violin and piano by Joe Tassen
and Miss Ethel Finlayson and to
enjoy the good fellowship that even
a stranger at the party felt among
the ANS Gang"
Martin Holm, service educational
director, was POSTMASTER.
Sam Troutman, with the service
and its preceding organizations Tor
&c years. told the group that their
chief has done swell job and
deserves a lot of credit. And above
all. it is his faculty for looking at
each employee as a human being
and not Just as a part OF an Of
ganizational machine that makes
us feel that we are losing a friend. >"
He presented to the Fosters carved
ivory carving set and a handsome
Chlkat blanket.
Not Easy to Leave
Foster, who said it was net easy
to leave zone of the finest crews
a department ever had" traced his
experiences in Alaska from the time
he came here in April 1914 and
found that he was being called the
new boy wonder of the ANS until
the present.
I'm the past Alaska has gone
through a period of exploitation OF
its resources and the native has
been a resource as much as a tree
in the forest or the salmon in the
sea. We have tried to be honest
about what is best for the people
and for Alaska.
1--WE have no reason to apologize
for our Alaska Native Service. You
are doing a good job and it is the
job, the program, the people vol
are working for. l know you viii
carry on with a good program
work for a minority people ant
bring to them standards of gov
eminent provided by our constitu
ton
Foster said he fully expects t
come back to Alaska. Alaska ha.
a challenge and a future. l hop'
to come back and participate IL
the development of Alaska as {
SIdC6, lie SdlO.
Points Out Needs
The job of those who remain
in the service here, he said. is tn,
"revitalizing and rebuilding of tn
villages. Especially in northern AL
aska, the people need protection
not as wards but as people VIII
need assistance in developing
leadership and self confidence
They need an organized program
that will keep them constructivel
and happily busy"
Fosters final word was announce
ment that Joe Tassell, the youn
violinist who earlier in the evening
had dedicated one of his selection
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-19
AT GAsTINEAU HOTEL

M. ]. Wilmington of Ogden,
Utah, and v. C. Forbes of Anchor
age. both representing the Utah
Tailoring Mills, are stopping at the
Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-19
PETERSBURG VISITORS

Among Petersburg residents stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel are Fred
W. Sudell, Patrick M. Ridley and
E. EScola.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-19
FILA MAN HERE

E. E. Eden of the Federal Hous-
ing Authority is staying at the Gas
tineau Hotel
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Coast Guardsman Lost
'Durinq Rescue at Sea
by the Asseeiotsd Press

OCEAN CITY, Md, April g.
Search was to be resumed today
for the body of a veteran Coast
Guardsman who was lost at sea
during a rescue effort.
The Coast Guard said Chief
Engineman Elliott of Townsend,
Va, was believed to have drowned
when a rescue boat capsized yes
terday while towing a disabled
fishing trawler to port.
The boat was a nonsinkable
type and quickly righted itself
The other three crewmen re-
boarded the vessel but Chief El-
lott was missing.
A second Coast Guard rescue
boat and three airplanes were
dispatched to help search for the
missing crewman. But as dusk
fell they reported finding only a
boathook which he apparently
had seized when he was spilled
into the water.
The Coast Guard did not give
Chief Elliott's age. but a spokes-
man said he was IAN old-timer
ready for retirement"
The trawler, the City of South
port. called for aid when it dam
aged its rudder.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Future Circus Openings
In New York Threatened
1y the Asseeiatsd Press

NEW YORK, April 8.-Negotia-
tions now under way will deter
mine whether the Ringing Broth
ers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Will open its 1851 season at Madi-
son Square Garden.
The circus seven-year contract
with the Garden ends with the
closing Of the shows New York
engagement May 7.
Ned Irish. executive vice presi-
dent Of the Garden. said the
circus had been offered a renewal
OF the contract at the old figure,
with few minor changes in con-
cessions where prices OF commodi-
ties have increased.
Mr.. Irish said the circus man
agement wants reduction in the
contract terms calling for $3.50, 900
rent for a 33-day run next spring.
Circus officials were unavailable
for comment.
The opening of the big show in
New York each year has been a
tradition since 1919.
Before that P. T. Barnum, in
1874, opened Barnum's Monster
Classical and Geographical Hip
podrome in Madison Square.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Michigan U. Bars Debate
Involving Defense Of Reds
By the Assoeioted Press

ANN ARBOR. Mich, April g.
An avowed Communist was de-
MED today the privilege OF de-
batting Communism versus Cap
italism" on the University OF
Michigan campus.
The university's Lecture Com
mittee refused to clear a debate
set for April Is between DR.. Her.
bert j. Phillips. dismissed Uni
versity Of Washington professor
and a Communist. and DR.. Phillip
Wernette OF the University OF
Michigan.
Carl Brandt, chairman Of the
Lecture Committee, cited a rule
OF the Board Of Regents barring
"subversive talks" on the univer-
sity campus in denying permis-
sion for the debate. He did not
comment further.
The Michigan Forum, a student
debating organization, arranged
the proposed debate at the re-
quest Of DR.. Phillips.
Originally the topic was
Should Communists Be Allowed
to Teach in Our Educational Sys-
tenn" The forum had difficulty
finding some one willing to de-
bate with DR.. Phillips on this
DR.. Wernette of the business ad-
ministration department agreed
to debate Communism versus
Capitalism.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Norfolk Newspapers
Make Editor Chances
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

NORFOLK, April 8.-Henry S.
Lewis, president of Norfolk News
papers. Inc, has announced
changes in the editorships of the
two newspapers published by the
company. The changes were
made because of the recent death
OF Louis I. Jatfe, who for 81 years
edited the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Lenoir Chambers, for the past
six years editor Of the Norfolk
Ledger-Dispatch. has been ap-
pointed editor of the Virginian-
Pilot.
Joseph A. Leslie, jr.. for the last
Is years associate editor of the
Ledger-Dispatch, has been ap-
pointed editor of the same paper.
William S. Meacham, associate
editor of the Virginian-Pilot for
two years. will continue in that
capacity and Harold G. Sugg has
ceen appointed an associate ed
itor.
A. T. Dill, jr., associate editor
Of the Virginian-Pilo moves over
to the Ledger-Dispatch in the
same capacity. Henry D. Perkins
stays on as Ledger-Dispatch as
sociate editor.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Dividend Withholding Tax
Studied by House Tax Unit
BY the Assoeioted Press

A 10 per cent Withholding tax
on dividends paid corporation
stockholders is being studied in
the House Ways and Means Com
mlttee as one possible way to
catch up with people who evade-
or forget to report-taxes on such
income.
No one can say now whether
this idea will be incorporated into
the new tax bill. The bill may
cut excise levies by about 81 bill
lion and try to make up the lost
revenue by larger collections from
other sources.
The dividend withholding levy
would not increase the present
legal tax burden either on the
corporation or the stockholder re-
ceiving the dividend. But it
would insure that present taxes
are paid on dividend income.
Under the proposal, the Gov
eminent would withhold 10 per
cent Of dividend income and the
individual receiving the dividend
income would get credit for the
tax payment just as individuals
now get credit for withholdings
from wages and salaries.
Evening star., 1950-04-08

About 40 guests attended yester-
days engagement party. They in
cluded John Roosevelt, youngest
son Of the late President, and his
wife: Buzzie's mother and Mrs.
Clara Edwards, grandmother of
the bride-elect. A place was set
also for the James Roosevelts, but
he wired that he couldn't break
away from campaigning for the
governorship Of California.
AS a child Buzzie and his sister,
Anna Eleanor (Sistie) Dali, were
familiar figures on the White
House premises. They would frolic
about the lawns and bring great
joy to their grandparents. No
Christmas was complete without
Buzzie and Sistie, known. as the
White House darlings."
Sistie. who now goes by the
grownup name of Eleanor, was
married two years ago to Van H.
Seagraves of Oregon City, Oreg.,
a Republican. Buzzie is the latest
OF the Roosevelt family to ap-
proach matrimony.
No plans have been made as yet
for the wedding, but Mrs. Edwards
indicated 1t may come off in June.
The Edwardses came to Califor-
MIA 20 years ago from Seattle,
Wash, longtime home of the
Boettigers. Mr.. Edwards is an
executive engineer at Douglas Air
craft Corp. here.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
ECA TO Stop Paying Costs
Of Shipping Gifts Abroad
BY the Axsociofad Pres.

The Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration said today it will stoI
paying shipping costs on American
gift packages to Britain. Germany
the Netherlands and France after
July !.
The recovery agency said Its
freight and parcel post subsidy
payments have dropped IA pei
cent in the past two years. reflect
ing a decline in gift shipments as
Europe's economy has improved
The arrangement has cut 8 cents
from the 14-cent parcel post rate
and up to 2.5 cents from ocean
freight.
The subsidy will continue for
supplies sent by non-profit relief
agencies and for all gifts bound
for Austria. Italy. Greece and
Trieste.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
India, Pakistan Conclude
Agreement 10 End Strife
BY the Associated Press

NEW DELHI. India, April g.
India and PakiStan concluded an
agreement today aimed at putting
an end to bitter strife between
Hindus and Moslems in the two
countries.
A communique announcing the
agreement was issued an hour
after Pakistan's Prime Minister,
Liaquat Ali Khan, departed for
his own capital at Karachi. The
agreement resulted from seven
days Of discussions between Lii
aquat and India's Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru.
Details of the agreement, aim
ing at ending the communal
violence which threatened to
bring war between the two
neighboring countries, were not
made known.
The communique said the de-
tails would not be released until
Monday. when they are to be
presented to the Parliaments OF
the two countries.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
| Stock Prices Reach
| New 34-Year Hiqh;
Chemicals Favored
~ the Asyo<iotsd Press

NEW YORK. April S.-The
stock market slowly poked its way
into new high ground for the
past 3l2 years today.
Selected chemicals made an
especially good showing. as they
did just before the Good Friday
recess yesterday.
Favored stocks moved up frac-
tions to a point or so and in a
few cases more.
The market started out at fast
clip and business was maintained
at a good rate through the two
hour session. Turnover ap-
preached 1,000. 900 shares.
Radio Corp. was an outstanding
spot following news yesterday
that the board had voted the first
extra dividend in the company's
history. The stock opened "a up
at 1914 on a 26,000- share deal
and retained most Of the gain.
Charles Pf1zer. q drug manu-
featuring concern, shot ahead of
the chemical group with a rise of
Z points to 72H at one time.
Also ahead were Commercial
Solvents, Heyden Chemic |,
American Cyanamid, Air Reduc-
ton. Du Pont, Eastman Kodak,
Zenith Radio. Chrysler, Stude-
baker, Goodrich. J. I. Case, Doug
las Aircraft, American Telephone,
Anaconda Copper, Santa Fe,
Southern Railway and United
States Gypsum.
Up in the Curb were Barium
Steel. Calgary 6s Edmonton, Cities
Service. Claude Neon, Imperial
OIL, Monogram Pictures, Royal
ite Oil. Technicolor. Sonotone,
Rotary Electric Steel. Raytheon
Manufacturing and New Haven
Clock.
Corporate bonds stuck to a mar
row price route.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
By the Assoeiofed Press

LOS ANGELES. April g.
Young Curtis (Buzzie) Roosevelt
a familiar figure around the
White House during the 1930s, Is
engaged today to the daughter OF
a Douglas Aircraft Corp. execu-
tive.
The bride-elect is 21-year-old
Robin Edwards, a brunette. The
engagement was announced yes
terday during a cocktail party al
the Brentwood home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Burton
Edwards.
Buzzie. grandson Of the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
is 20. blond, and a student at
Loyola University here. He is the
son of Anna Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents daughter, by her first hus-
band, Curtis Dali, Sr.
After his mothers divorce from
her second husband. Publisher
John Boettiger, Buzzie changed
his last name to Roosevelt. His
mother uses her maiden name OF
Roosevelt in her magazine and
radio work.
Miss Edwards was Schooled at
Stephens College. Columbia, Mo.
and at Marlborough, VT. Her
mother, prominent in Los Angeles
society, said Robin met young
Roosevelt last October at the home
of mutual friends.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
More Thon TOO, 900
Pilgrims Attending
Services in Rome.
BY the Associoted Press

VATICAN CITY. April 8.-The
bronze bells of st. Peters Basilica
rang out today to mark the end OF
lent and commemorate the resur-
rection of Christ.
From all quarters of Rome. the
bells of nearly 500 other churches
Joined in the glad ringing.
Holy Year pilgrims-now esti-
mated at well over 0.000-
poured in from many countries
and Italian cities. More than
10000 pilgrims and Romans visited
st. Peters today. Ancient Holy
Saturday rites of blessing fire and
water were celebrated.
Pope to Receive 10000.
At noon the Basilica was filled
with more than 10000 pilgrims
assembled to be received by Pope
Plus XII in another of his great
Holy Year general audiences.
An Easter throng OF more than
500, 900 is expected to fill the great
Basilica and the square before it
when Pope Plus at 10 am. a am,
EST tomorrow. celebrates pom
tiflcal mass. The service is to be
broadcast in many languages.
At the end Of the service the
Pope, from the central logsia of
the Basilica, will give his apostolic
blessing to the city and the world.
Though pilgrims from foreign
countries already had filled Rome
hotels and hostelries, trains and
buses continued to bring the
faithful for the Easter celebra-
ton.
Many from other sections OF
Italy arrived on foot, by bicycle
and in horse carts.
Visitors Fill Streets.
The visitors thronged Rome's
streets and shops yesterday. They
filled the city's churches to over
flowing for solemn Good Friday
services marking the death of
Christ nearly 1000 years ago.
Way of the Cross" professions,
eliminating the Good Friday OBJ
servances, drew thousands to the
Roman ruins of the Colosseum
and the Palatine Hill.
Atop the Palatine, overlooking
the ruins of the Roman forum,
10000 youths of Romes Catholic
Action led one procession. French
youths, some 5000, marched in
the Colosseum.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Girl Tells Of kidnapping
And Wild Ride in Hills
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres,

COV1NA, Calf, April ga IT.
year-old high school girl was kid
naped from her boy friend early
today by a gunman who drove
away with her for a wild ride
through the hills in her boy
friends car.
Five and one-half hours later
she was found, scared but safe.
A youth found with her was
booked on suspicion of kidnapping,
robbery and sexual perversion.
Sheriff's Sergt. William Wells
said the girl, Dulcy Nelson, told
him the gunman drove her to a
lonely spot in the La Puente hills
10 miles northeast of here. At
gunpoint Sergt Wells quoted the
girl, he forced her to submit to
improper relations but she was
not raped.
After driving back down from
the hills, the detective quoted the
girl as saying, the car went into
a ditch. Searching officers found
the two standing beside the car
trying to thumb a ride.
Jailed at the San Dimas sher-
if1's station near here was a youth
who gave his name as Vance
Smith, jr.. 20, of West Covina.
Detective H. F. Skouland said
Smith was paroled to his parents
last January from Patton State
(mentaD Hospital near San Ber-
nardino, Calf.
Sergt. Wells said the girl was
abducted as she sat in car in
front of her home in nearby Bald
win Park with Donald Oelrich, Is,
Covina high school student. She
told Sergt. Wells that Smith stuck
a pistol in the car, ordered Oel-
rich out and then drove away with
her.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
CrommeIin Says U. S.
Must Rely on Bruins
By the Associatsd Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April g.
America must depend on mass
brainpower while Russia can
count on mass manpower, says
Navy Capt. John j. Crommelin.
The outspoken critic of Defense
Department unification policies
yesterday made his first public
address since returning to Ala
bama on a disciplinary furloueh.
It was before civic club
He soft-pedaled the blunt talk
which cost him a high staff posi-
ton in the Pentaeon, and turned
for a time to this country's inter-
national position.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Alert Boy, 6, Lies
Between Tracks as
Train Passes By
lY the A..oeioted Rrsas

PITTSBURGH, April S.-Billy
Backus, 6. was playing on the rail.
road tracks with a pal when the
big diesel engine headed towarc
them.
The pal. David Cairns. 8, jumped
IS feet to a concrete highway
and suffered a skull fracture.
Little Billy-"I wasn't scared
Just lay down in the middle Of the
tracks.
The train engine and three
freight cars passed over him.
He was unhurt.
Newsmen Quizzed the youngster
yesterday as he read comic maya
zines and chewed gum. He said
he didn't Jump after David be-
cause "it was too deep"
What did you think about
when the train was going over
you?"
Nothing"
How did you know to lie down
between the rails?"
II just learned it myself" .
Evening star., 1950-04-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

IS. Tomorrow, considerable cloud
mess. windy and colder.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cloudi-
ness and becoming windy with
scattered showers east and north
portions tonight. Lowest about
IS north portion and around 40
south portion. Tomorrow, mostly
cloudy and colder.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per
hour: direction, west-northwest.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Western Allies Plan
Breakdown on ILLEGAL
Reich-Russian Trade
BY the Assseiosed Pres,

BERLIN, April 8.-The West
ern Allies are about to crack
down on q huge back door"
trade between West German
manufacturers and the Soviet
zone, American officials said
today.
The trade, said these sources,
involves the shipment outside
government controlled channels
Of coal and iron from the Ruhr
food from Bavaria and machinery
from Wuerttemberg- Baden.
In return the West German
shippers obtain finished machi-
merry from Eastern firms and
maintain a steady flow of COM
merce, at a good profit. with old
time customers in the Eastern
sector.
Controls to be Tightened.
Measures to tighten the con-
trolls are under consideration at
Allied headquarters in Frankfurt
now, it was reported. A vigorous
police inspection at zonal bor-
der points may be instituted. A
decision on this has not been
taken yet, because some quarters
repeatedly think that would lead
to a traffic tie-up similar to the
recent Russian instituted slow
downs.
If such q tieup occurred, these
circles believe, the entire Allied
position of demanding free COM
merce at the Soviet frontier would
be open to some jibes from the
Russians themselves.
American officials said the back
door" deals have been growing in
volume in recent months but the
total such commerce could only be
guessed at.
Reds Close Eyes to Trade.
The Soviet zone is grabbing
everything it can get from the
West to keep its sagging economy
from falling apart, the sources
here said. Eastern control bu-
reaus, including the police, close
their eyes to the illicit trade.
All the deals are contrived out
side the framework of the 500 mil
lion mark ($119 million) trade
agreement which expires this
June. In some cases Allied au-
thorities believe they can show
tax-dodging racket.
Allied intelligence discovered the
traffic in recent weeks by acci-
dentally spotting cargoes which
did not check with the type of
shipments scheduled for delivery
to the Soviet zone at that par
ticular time.
Evening star., 1950-04-08

District of Columbia-Rather
cloudy, highest go to IS this after
noon. Cloudy, windy and turning
colder, possibly a few showers to-
night. Lowest around 35. To-
morrow considerable cloudiness,
windy and much colder.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy, windy
and turning colder with a few
showers tonight. Lowest, 80 to
Evening star., 1950-04-08

Many school groups are stop
ping their visits to Washington
because of the segregation situa-
ton, according to Senator Benton,
Democrat, of Connecticut.
The Senator's statement was
part of a telegram sent yesterday
to a Connecticut official of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People. The
Senator had learned that because
of Jim Crow restrictions here the
only colored student !, among II
East Windsor. Conn. high schoo!
seniors will not accompany her
class here aon a trip next week
Senator Benton offered to see
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Counterproposa|s Made
In ChrysIer Deadlock
by the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, April Slopes for
settlement of the Chrysler pension
strike edged upward again today
after union and company counter
offers.
Both offers were on the table
in the 74th day of a walkout now
estimated in industry circles to be
nearing 81 billion in cost.
Yesterday Chrysler came up with
a counterproposal to Wednesday S
offer from the striking CIO-
United Auto Workers.
Negotiations resumed today.
No details of the Chrysler pro-
posal were revealed. However, it
was believed to cover many non-
economic issues as well as the
central point Of dispute-how
$l00-a-month pensions would be
financed.
The union. which for weeks in
sisted on a fixed hourly contribu-
tion to pension trust fund,
agreed to abandon that stand if
Chrysler would set up a fund that
would be actuarially sound.
Yesterday Assistant Secretary OF
Labor John w. Gibson, former
Michigan CIO official and known
as a strike trouble = shooter
stepped into the deadlock in what
he called a "semioff1cial" capacity
He conferred with union and COM
pany officials separately.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Cold War Propaganda
Topic Of Meetings Here
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The State Department scheduled
a series Of four closed door meet.
ings to bring employees up to dat.
on cold war propaganda.
The meetings will be held Mon.
day and Tuesday, sponsored by
the departments Foreign Service
Institute as part of the depart.
ment's educational service"
In addition to foreign propa.
ganda methods. there will be dis.
cussions of the United States over.
seas information program.
Evening star., 1950-04-08
Senator Says Segregation Here
Is HoIting Many School Tours

that the girl was accommodated
here in the home of his executive
assistant, Penn Kimball. This
offer was made public today by
employees in his Office since the
Senator is out Of town. In the
telegram Senator Benton ex-
planned he has no home in Wash
ington but lives in a hotel.
After pointing out that a test
case regarding segregation in the
District is now in the courts. Sen
ator Benton's message added:
Il hope this blot can somehow
be removed from the Nations Cap
ital so school children are INC
longer exposed to the humiliation
of prejudice" - u