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The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
POSITION OPEN FOR
 ESTATE TAX EXAMINER

Federal Civil Service announces an examination for probational ap- pointment to the position of Estate Tax Examiner, $46O0 a year, in the sBureau of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department, in the States .of Oregon and Washington and the Territory of Alaska.
 Further information and appliea- tion forms may be obtained from the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, at any first or seeond-class post office, or from the Director, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service Region, 3O2 Federal Office Building. Seattle f, Washington
 Applications must be on file with the Director, Eleventh U. S. Civil Service Region, 3O2 Federal Office Building, Seattle 4, Washington. not later than June 26, 1850.
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he also fully intends to develop ol Caps bank account There are hundreds of rich people in the states but We don't recall single instance when anybody said Good old So-and-so is certainly a nice guy. He put all his money back into the United States Cap is currently bucking statehood because he knows his various enterprises may be nicked for few more dollars to help pay expenses and he's not having any part of it.
 It has been said Gruening is stubborn and a difficult man to get along with. This may be true but it is also good thing. The governor of Alaska at the present time should certainly not be Wishy-washy, -push-around Gruening regardless of his motives shows a record of try ing to put the territory on the same footing as the states in regard to competition thus bringing down the cost of living.
 If that's politics then, brother, let's have more of it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
HOW AROuT IT. sAM2

With log rafts being lowed from Wrangell as far away Sitka and Whittier, it kind of makes one wonder why defunct sawmill can't be put to work. Wrangelltea have way of knowing what goes on backstage in the mill setup but it doesn't take mathematical wizard to figure out that if logs be lowed several hundred miles and processed at a profit there should be a bigger profit in processing them right here at home.
 Meanwhile, mill gets rustier and rustier.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
A WORD TO THE WISE.

Last weeks Sentinel carried letter from a Wrangen woman bringing up the matter of street markings children may learn the rules of safety
 This points up problem prevalent in most Alaskan communities. There is so little traffic in the majority of Alaska's towns that automobile drivers are prone to get careless They forget how quickly a small child dart suddenly in front of his vehicle.
 Most drivers here are careful but there few-especally among the youngsters-who have possession of more horsepower than they have good judgement. They don't realize what happen when a chunk of fast-moving steel hits human body
 word of caution might life right here in WrangeI,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
LACKS INFLUENCE

Neither does the governor have the power or the influence to per suade a grand jury composed wholly of Alaska citizens to bring in in- dictments.
 Actually, I have had no contact whatever with the grand jury pro- ceedings; Do not know what the charges were; was not among the 263 witnesses reportedly called on to testify; and know only what I have read in the newspapers.
 ''Whatever may be the merits of the charges for which certain all legged violators have been indicted, will in due course be determined by the courts, and it would be high ly improper for me to make any comment while court action is pend ing. We must assume that follow ing that time-honored American principle, people are innocent un- til proven guilty. On the other hand if it is demonstrated that laws have been violated, it is fitting and proper that justice take it's course"
 ERNEST GRUENING, Governor
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
AIaska Steam, Gruening
 Exchange Words on Charges

Seattle, June 10-"The alleged charges and the Justice Department inquiries have been instigated and sponsored by Governor Gruening,' , G. W. Skinner of the Alaska SS Go, said this week. We have been so informed by representatives of the Department of Justice, and others"
 "This indictment is our penalty for my refusal to make deal" on the statehood issue. l neither came out for nor against state hood, since this matter is one for the people of the Territory and the Congresss.to determine.
 "The government from the out set of this investigation has refused to advise the company of the nature of any charges against it. How ever, the moment the company learned that an investigation of it's service was in progress we promtly Mdue dfd1ldule lO CuS DepdIlueHl of Justice all of the records and files of the Alaska Steamship Com pany. We are confident that the Department of Justices extensive examination of these voluminous records and files, as well as the examination of witnesses before the Grand Jury, could disclose no basis whatever on which this indictment can be legally jutified..
 Furthermore, officials of the Department of Justice have admit ted that their Grand Jury investi- gations at Anchorage have revealed violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act on the parts of various other industries and businesses in the Territory, and because those con- cerns must be indicted, the Depart ment would be accused of being liked unless they also indicted the Alaska Steamship Company, the largest company under investiga- tion."
 Juneau (AP)-Governor Ernest
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16

Juneau (AP)-Governor Ernest Gruening Monday released the fol lowing statement on the antitrust indictments:
 "Mr. Gilbert Skinner, owner of the Alaska Steamship company, has issued statement charging me with responibility for the indict- ments reported in the press against the Alaska Steamship company and others.
 "Mr. Skinner does me far too ---.-..ss->-assA rro l. oaaarootIy ,ot
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
MRS. BAKKE ELECTED
 PRESIDENT OF EMBLEM CLUB

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 Gerry Bakke was elected presi- dent of the Emblem Club for the next term at the clubs regular meeting Monday evening. She sue ceeds Betty Biorge, past president.
 Other officers elected were:
 Elouise Harding, first vice presi- dent; LaDonna Castle, second vice president; Betty Bjorge, junior past president; Emogene Thorburn, fi- nancial secretary Bertrace Denny, treasurer; Dorothy Newman. three year trustee; Peggy Bigelow, cor responding secretary; Ruth John on, recording secretary: Dorothy Roberts, press correspondent; Win nifred Nolan, historian Nettie zepp, organist; Dorothy Ottesen. chaplain; Helena Wickman. mar hall; Jean Nelson, first assistant marshal; Goldie sivertsen, second assistant marshal; Peggy Prescott, first guard; Eleanor Barnell, sec .ond guard.
 The new officers will be installed September 23, as the Emblem Club suspends meetings during the sum mer.
 Popular feature of Monday meeting was the parcel post sale This is a "grab bag" affair, with parcels being chosen by size and postmark.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16

fully aware of the method by which the federal government operates. The governor of Alaska has no pow CT of influence to persuade the de- partment of justice to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of the antitrust laws.
 My first information that the federal authorities were interested in checking on alleged violations of these laws came little over a year ago when I learned that in response to complaints from Alas kans the antitrust division of the department of justice was investi- gating these complaint. I neither sponsored nor instigated the pro- ceedings which have followed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
PORTERS 1EAyE

Mrs. John Porter and five child. ren left on the Princess Noraf Tuesday to make their hom in Michigan.
 Thy will dismbark at Prince Ru- pert, taking the Canadian Nationa Railway across country. Michigan was their former home. MT. Porter will remain here until the end of the logging season before joining his family. He intends to return next year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
MRS. GRANT, MIR. DEWITT
 MARRIED IN SATURDAY RITES

Mrs Marian Paul Grant, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs Louis Paul.
 became the bride of John Dewitt of Petersburg in a ceremony at the Presbyterian Church last Saturday evening. The Rev Paul F. Evans
The Wrangell sentinel., 1950-06-16
the ceremony.

the ceremony.
 After the wedding, a reception was held at the ANB Hall at which a large, three-tiered cake was cut but the bride
 Mrs. Dewitt was honored Jure 1 lat shower given by Glenora Bar. lw. Mrs. Marcus Daley and Margaret Gross
Evening star., 1950-03-10
PawIey TO Operate
Havana Bus System
BY the Assoeioied Press

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar. 10.-The
Cuban government last night
awarded William Pawley of Miami
a franchise to operate 720 busses
replacing Havanas claptrap
streetcar system.
The deal involves about $40
million and calls for purchase of
$40 buses in England and 100
In the United States.
Mr.. Pawley operates city bus
systems in Miami and Miami
Beach. He is former United
States Ambassador to Peru and
Brazil. and for some years ope-
rated aviation lines in China,
Cuba and elsewhere.
The Cuban cabinet accepted
Mr.. Pawley's proposal to pay SIS
million to bondholders Of the
Havana Electric Railway Co.. put
up $1.2 million in cash for operat-
ing capital and furnish manage
ment and equipment for the COM
pany.
The street railway, once owned
by Electric Bond and Share OF
New York, was taken in at public
auction by the Cuban govern
ment two years ago when 1t was
unable to finance its operations
1t owes about 81 million to the
Cuban Electric Co., another aff1li-
ate of Electric Bond and Share.
Evening star., 1950-03-10
Frederick Man Convicted
OF Murder in Florida
By the Associosed Press

EVERGLADES, Fla, Mar. TO-
Merlin j. Leiby, convicted of kill
ing Leonard Applebaum and stuff
ing his body under a Tamiami
Trail bridge last March, faces
death in the electric chair.
A Circuit Court jury took only
40 minutes yesterday to return its
verdict and Judge Lynn Gerald
promptly passed sentence. The
defense said it would appeal.
The defense offered no witnesses
Attorney Harold Smith argued tc
the jury that the State failed tc
show premeditation or that Apple.
baum was killed in this (Collier)
county.
The State maintained Leiby, %
a barber of Frederick, Md, slew
Mr.. Applebaum to rob him. Mr.
Applebaum, 27, was a Baltimore
pharmacist.
Evening star., 1950-03-10
Bergmon-RosseIIini
WEDDING Not Yet Set
BY the Associoted Press

ROME, Mar. 10.-The date for
the wedding of Ingrid Bergman
and Roberto Rossellini is yet to
be set. the Italian movie directors S
lawyer said today.
Likewise, said the attorney,
Gino Sotis, as far as he knows
the Swedish film stars 5-week- old
son, Renato Roberto, has not been
baptized. The. baby. born Febru-
airy 2, is to be baptized in the
Catholic faith, according to Ros-
sellini, who officially registered
the child as his son.
Evening star., 1950-03-10
Lizard Goes by MuiI

CENTERVILLE, Md. P.-In-
coming mail bags at this village
postofflce the other week con-
tanned one green. 3-inch. very
dead lizard. There was no tag
on it,
Evening star., 1950-03-10

DOESN'T WAIT FOR sRICHARD-Portand, oreg-Richard
Steiner and his family stumped for months the
Of the front door Then they
female Siamese unframed had discovered how to get
She Jumps grabs the handle with and depresses
the latch with other female cats friend male and
believer in hard work. always waits for the female to
the for him. -AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1950-03-10

FEDERAL TAX INCLUDED
All Items Subject to Prior Sale
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Show's Own Will
Brought Death to
His COTTAGE Door
BY the Associoted Press

AYOT, ST. LAWRENCE. Eng
land, Nov. 3.-Close, friends and
nurses who saw George Bernard
Shaw in the closing days Of his
life agreed today the old sage
willed himself to die.
Last Tuesday he turned to
Gwendoline Howell, one Of his
two nurses. and said: You are
only trying to keep me alive to
preserve me as a curiosity. I've
finished. I am going to die"
Then he lapsed into coma. And
at dawn yesterday he did die.
Several times in his last months
he had shown that death would
be a welcome visitor to his cot
tage.
After he returned to his home
from a hospital five weeks ago, he
begged to be allowed to die.
Il am weary-utterly weary Of
everything" he said to a nurse.
Il want most intensely to die"
He asked doctors and nurses to
do nothing to prolong his days.
saying, "it is not worth doing. Let
me die"
1t was disclosed today that the
great playwright had written one
last book to be published in De-
cember-"Bernard Shaw's Rhym-
ing Picture Guide to Ayot st.
Lawrence"
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Pace Says Korean Lesson
Is U. 5. Preparedness
BY the Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov. s.
Army secretary Pace said today
the lesson of Korea is that the
United States never again can
afford to depend on 80 narrow
margin of safety"
Few are willing to trust our
way of life to a repetition of such
miracles of courage, leadership
and supply" he said in a speech
at the Arkansas Congressional
Forum.
Mr.. Pace said the Korean war
also had taught that the United
States is faced by an enemy who
"stockpiles" men and material on
borders throughout the world.
These forces, he said, will move
swiftly and ruthlessly across those
borders on one or two days
secret notice"
Mr.. Pace noted that the Com
munists have succeeded in de-
veloping effective fighting forces
from relatively unframed and I'M
educated people who had little
experience with mechanization.
This is a SOLDERING thought for
all of u.s." he commented.
Evening star., 1950-11-03


officials emphasized, however
that. for the most part, they
want Federal agencies to grade
employees in one of the three
new grades. It was indicated
that very few exceptions will be
granted.
The commissions new regula-
tions also contained the follow
ing highlights:
/. Outstanding" ratings must
be justified in writing by the
rating officer and must be ap-
proved by the efficiency awards
committee or other similar review
body in the agency.
Efficiency award committees
already have been established in
most agencies to review recon-
mendations for cash awards and
for additional step-increases as
a reward for superior accomplish
ment. These boards now will
have the additional duties of re-
viewing all outstanding" ratings
given to employees to determine if
they are justified.
2. Unsatisfactory" ratings also
must be justified by the rating of =
flcer and may not be assigned un-
less warnings were given at least
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Samuel Lynn, 80, Dies;
Retired Mill Executive

Samuel Lynn, 80, retired head
agent for the Whitinsville (MasS.)
Cotton Mills Co., who lived here
for the past 80 years. died yester-
day at Suburban Hospital. Be-
thesda.
Mr.. Lynn came to Washington
after his retirement to live with
his daughter, Mrs. R. Harvey
Stacy, 1924 Tilden street NV,
who survives him.
He was member of several civic
and religious organizations in
Whitinsville. After coming to
Washington he joined the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian
Church, Randolph street and New
Hampshire avenue NV.
In addition to Mrs. Stacy, Mr..
Lynn is survived by his grand
daughter, Mrs. Lynn A. Daniels,
$500 Fairfax road, Bethesda. and
two great-grandchildren. Michael
A. and Dana A. Daniels. His wife,
Mrs. Maude M. Lynn, died several
years ago.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow in the Wallace
Memorial Church. Burial will be
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Another Psychiatrist Calls
Three Fingers Brown Sane

A second Government psychia-
trist today testified that he be-
lieves that Charlie H. (Three
Fingers) Brown, SIS, on trial on
a charge of first degree murder.
is of sound mind.
The psychiatrist placed on the
stand today was DR.. Amino Per-
retti of Gallinger Hospital. His
testimony was similar to that given
earlier by DR.. Joseph L. Gilbert,
chief psychiatrist at Gallinger.
Browns trial was resumed today
before a District Court jury of 10
men and two women, after a recess
since Wednesday. The defendant
is accused of killing Raymond E.
Lewis with a baseball bat on the
Mall near the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition on June 80.
DR.. Perretti under cross -exami-
nation by Defense Attorney John
M. Webster admitted that swing
ing a baseball bat at a mans face
would come under the heading of
an abnormal act.
The defense contends that
Brown acted under irresistible
impulse" in slugging Lewis with
the bat. Attorney Webster has
argued that due to long periods
of drinking his client was not
conscious of what he was doing.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Herbert F. Stoehr Dies;
Was With Lumber Firm

Herbert F. Stoehr, 81, office
manager Of the Libbey Lumber
Co., 625 New York avenue NV.
died Wednesday at Garfield Hos
pital, where he had been a patient
for two weeks.
Mr.. Stoehr. who lived at 5325
Chesapeake road. Hyattsville. was
born in Wheeling. w. Va. He had
lived in the Washington area for
20 years and during that time had
been associated with Libbey's.
Mr.. Stoehr was a member of
St. Jerome's Catholic Church,
Hyattsville.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Annie Laurie Stoehr; a daughter,
Mary Ann Stoehr, 10: his parents,
c. H. Stoehr, 10151 Sutherland
road, Silver Spring, an accountant
with the Red Cross, and Mrs.
Frances Stoehr, Meridian, Miss:
q sister, Mrs. Ruth Holbrook of
Meridian, and a brother, Henry
w. Stoehr of the Sutherland road
address, a real estate broker.
Funeral services will be held
ut 10 am. tomorrow at st.
Jerome's Church. Burial will be
In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
MRS. Villa Hammond
Dies at Valley Stream

Mrs. Villa Drummer Hammond,
|81, Washington resident for
many years, died Wednesday at
the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Robert E. Burns, in Valley Stream,
N. Y.
Mrs. Hammond was born in
Easton, Pa. AS child, she moved
with her parents to farm near
Rising Sun. Nebr.. where she lived
until 1896. Her husband, the late
Fred D. Hammond, an attorney,
practiced law in Casper, Lander
and Douglas, Wyo.
Mrs. Hammond came to Wash
ington in 1920. In recent years
she had resided with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burns. Her address here
was 1929 Thirty-seventh street
NV.
Mrs. Hammond was member
of the P. E. o. Sisterhood, Chap
ter B. of Washington; a member
of st. Albans Episcopal Church
here and belonged to the Fort
Casper, Wyo., Chapter Of the
OAR. She was also member of
the Cathedral of the Incarnation
at Garden City, N. Y.
Besides her daughter, she is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Fred E.
Read, Douglass, Wyo., and a
grandson, Robin Burns.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow in the chapel of
st. Joseph Of Arimathea, Wash
ington Cathedral. Burial will be
| in Rising Sun, Nebr.
Evening star., 1950-11-03

80 days in advance of the ratings
and a full opportunity provided to
each employe to bring up his per-
formance.
3. Rating forms are not required
by the commission, but each en-
ploye must be given a Written
statement Of the performance re-
quirements Of his job. Agencies
are allowed one year after Decem-
ber % (the date on which all
agencies must have their perform
ance rating programs approved by
the commission) in which to pro-
vide such statements to all en-
ployes covered by the rating plans.
This means that. in most cases,
it will be almost another year be-
fore Federal employees get their
new performance ratings under
the new system.
4. Each employe who wishes to
appeal an unsatisfactory" rating
first must obtain one impartial re-
view of the rating within his
agency before appeal to a per-
formance rating board of review
under commission Craftsmanship.
This latter board is the same i'm
partial setup contained under the
old efficiency rating system. An
employe who wishes to appeal a
satisfactory" rating may elect to
appeal either within his agency
or to the commission board of
review, but not to both.
S. In the event of reductions in
force after performance ratings
have been made under the new
law, one additional point credit
for retention purposes will be
granted for a satisfactory" rating
and five points for an "outstand-
ing" rating. If an intermediate
rating level between these two
ratings has been authorized, it
will carry three points additional
credit.
6. A transitional procedure is
provided for use between opera.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Area Institutions Receive
Mental Health Grants

The United States Public Health
Service has announced grants to
nine Washington area institutions
for mental health training for psy-
chiatrists. psychologists. nurses,
social workers and medical stu
dents.
They are Georgetown Univer-
sity, $12,500; George Washington
University, $19.412; Catholic Uni
versity. $90,920; Howard Univer-
sity, $42,905; American Psycholog-
ical Association, $4,000; St. Eliza
beths Hospital, $4,000; University
of Maryland, $4,000; Washing
ton-Baltimore Psychoanalytic So
ciety. $6,480. and Chestnut Lodge
Sanitarium in Rockville, $4,000.
The grants are among 166
awards throughout the country
with a total valuation OF ST.
915,708.
Evening star., 1950-11-03
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, seven miles per
hour; direction, northeast.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, November 3-S.
Considerably cooler weather as
compared with last week, but
temperature expected to average
normal which for this time Of
year which is So in the after
noon and 40 at night in Washing
ton. Fair Sunday and Monday
with some rain about Tuesday or
Wednesday,
Evening star., 1950-11-03
Truman Sums Up Assassination
ATTEMPT as All So Unnecessary

! connection now with the Puerto
Rican government-the Justice
Department, and the Treasury,
which directs Secret Service
operations.
| When the press conference
questioning turned to politics, the
President said that he had no
reason to change his Tuesday pre-
diction of Democratic sweep,
and said he was sure everything
would work out all right.
Plugs Douglas Candidacy.
He also came in strongly with
a plug for the senatorial candi-
dacy of Representative Helen Ga
hagan Douglas of California, who,
he declared, was the victim Of
Misrepresentation by California
misrepresentation they didn't
boycott her.
It is being charged, the Presi-
dent said, that Mrs. Douglas is
not supporting the administra-
tion's foreign policy.
He stressed that as a member of
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee she is relied on heavily by
the administration.
Mrs. Douglas is running against
Republican Representative Nixon
for the seat being vacated by Sen
ator Downey, Democrat.
The President also tartly told a
questioner that nothing was going
to be done about a request from
the Los Angeles City Council for
removal of rent control. The con-
trolls are needed there, he said.
Mr.. Truman said he still had
reached no decision on the plan
to call Congress back a few days
IN advance of the scheduled re-
convening date of November 27.
He has been talking to leaders Of
both parties, he said.
Mr.. Truman said that Nelson
Rockefeller, chairman Of Rookie
feller Center, may be named to
a high post for the Point -Four
program of aid to undeveloped
countries. He is being considered
for the Craftsmanship of the Ad-
visory Board. Mr.. Rockefeller
formerly was co-ordinator for
ter-American Affairs.