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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

Mrs. Dorothy M. Bell, an Alas kan-born housewife of Juneau. Is winner of the $1,000 first prize in the Territory Alaskagram con- test which was featured in six leading Alaska newspapers.
 Second prize of $500 was won by John F. Walsh, Jr, a carpenter at Fort Richardson near Anchor age.
 Bud Olson, fisherman of Peters, burg, is winner of the $250 third prize in the Alaskagram contest, and the fourth prize of $100 was won by Joseph L. Matthews, a master sergeant in the Air Force stationed at Elmendorf Field near Anchorage.
 Three prizes of $50 each will be awarded to T. O. Hansen, an air line pilot at Petersburg, to Mrs. Phyllis Helstrom. a 22-year old housewife whose husband is a pow CT lineman at Ladd Field near Fairbanks, and to Richard w. De- Veil soldier serving as radio technician with the, Alaska Con- municatio-. System in Juneau.
 Identical Scores
 The contest was decided by puzzle sent to hundreds of con- testants who tied in series of puzzles appearing in Territorial newspapers. In the tie-breaker puzzle contestants were asked to list as many Alaskan towns as possible from series of simple words containing 344 letters. Scor- ing was based on points and Mrs Bell in Juneau and Walsh in An chorage tied with an identical score of 826 points--but different solutions.
 To break the final tie betweer the two top contestants, they were required to list as many English words as possible from the 344 letters appearing on the first tie breaking puzzle. Both were ablt to complete the second tie-breakei l in the time allotted and Mrs. Bel e.eat Walsh with l53 words to ths carpenters 146 The second tie breaker was confined to those two contestants.
 Points made on the first t&- breaker were:
 Mrs. Bell and Walsh 826, Olsor 822, Matthews SIS, Hansen SIP, Mrs Helstrom 812 and DeWeil 808.
 Mrs. Bell, the $l,000 winner, | 36 years old. She was born al Panama where her father, the latt Rufus R. Stoddard. owned and op- erated trading post. During tn' war she was clerk on the Sei. ective Service Board in Sitka ant there she met and married hel husband in 1945. He is a master sergeant in the Alaska Communica- ton System at Juneau. They hav' no children.
 Walsh, winner of the $500 sec ond prize, was born in Kansas 1T 1907. He first came to Alaska 1T l 1884 to work in Ketchikan can' nery. He went to Palmer when thu Matanuska Valley colony was at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
Shop Robbers Kill
 Youth with AK

SEATTLE, June 24-tR-A young apprentice florist was Slashed te death with an ax last night whAe he worked alone in the rear of a Seattle flower shop.
 The slain youth, Thomas Edward Jones, 24, had been chopped re- peatedly about the head.
 The shop owners MT. and Mrs Charles E. Cole told police S48.5c was missing from the till. A Wo- man passerby also reported silt had seen two men fleeing from the back of the place shortly after the time coroners deputies estimate Jones died.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
Bv DREW PEARSON lCopyrisht. 1880. py Sell Syndicate. Incl

WASHINGTON = In fairness to Congressman John s. Wood of Georgia, here is the gist of his reply after I reported that his office had exacted $1,000 fee from a crippled boy hit by an Army truck after a bill was passed by Congress giving him relief for his injuries.
 Pearson is an archliar, scan- dalmonger, a character assassin a rogue, villain and slanderer,' the congressman told his colleagues on the floor of the House of Rep- resentatives.
 "Pearson's stock in trade con- sists of a wicked heart, a lying tongue and poisonous pen.
 ITO him there is nothing in the heavens that is sacred. He be- fouls and means to befoul every thing he touches. He occupies the unique and unenviable position to- day of standing alone at the very pinnacle of all slanderers and scandalmongers in all American history"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
PRESIDENT FLIES
 TWICE DURING DAY
(By Associated PreSS)

President Truman who's done more flying than any other Presi- dent-takes off again today. First he flew to Baltimore to dedicate an airport near that city. made brief address, and then the "Indepen- dence" took off again carrying the President out to his home in Missouri for the weekend.
 The statisticians have figured that the President already has flown more than 83,000 miles while holding his present office. This weekend jaunt will add couple of thousand miles more to his record.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
HUNTED MAN
 SHOT DOWN

INDIANAPOLIS, June 24-Rt- Two FBI agents shot down Henry Harland Shelton, one of the na- tions 10 most-wanted criminals. last night when the Michigan fugi- tive reached for a gun to avcid arrest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
Juneau Housewife Winner of $1,000Prizei AIaskagrams
 Contest; Here Are Six Other,

tracting national attention and, a gradute of the University of M,g- souri school of journlism, he sub mitted several magazine articles on the project. He is now employed as carpenter at Fort Richardson and his wife is a stenographer for the Army there.
 Third Prize
 Olson, winner of the third prize of $250, is a commercial fisherman who owns his own vessel operating out of Petersburg He and his family have lived several years in the Southeast Alaska fishing center.
 Fourth-prize winner for the s1oo award is Mrs. Phyllis Helstrom, a 22-year old housewife who came to Alaska from Minnesota exactly year ago with her husband, a power lineman at Ladd Field.
 Contestants were required to score their own solutions. Twelve points were deducted for each letter not used in the list of 344 letters, but contestants who included all 344 letters in their lists of towns were awarded an 80-point bonus in ad- dition to the total points earned by their solutions.
 There were 27 solutions-includ- ing the top seven-entitled to the 80-point bonus. Scores on them ranged from 752 points to the 826 top score rating.
 Actual awarding of prizes will be made by Miss Virginia Houston, public accountant in Anchorage. She will mail checks to contest ants upon her verification that they are uncontested winners. 1000 Contestants Nearly 2,000 contestants partici- pated in the contest sponsored as as publicity campaign for the AL aska Almanac of which David Tewkesbury is co-publisher, and hundreds throughout the Territory submitted the subsequent tie- breaker. Six Alaska newspapers ! sold advertising space for the con- test and none of them shared Al sponsoring of the contest. Each town-name listed on the tic breaking puzzle was worth 10 points. Additional points were al- lowed for certain letter combina- tions within each town name. The sequence of the letters LA" within a word was worth points. The combination of TO- earnd points, and each "CH" formation credited points.
 Point Scoring
 To illustrate, all three point scoring combinations are incluGed in the Alaskan name "Latouche.' To the 10 points allowed for the name itself, points were added for combination of the letters
 LA plus 6 for "TO' plus 4 for "CH" making the name "Latouche' worth a total of 28 points in the contest
 Mrs. Bell listed 55 towns in the tie breaker and although Walsh listed only 52. the Anchorage car penter tied the Juneau housewifc's { score because his shorter list in- cluded several names with higher point values.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
sEATTLEITEs HERE

MT. and Mrs. G. H. Watson and David. of Seattle, are at the Bara- nof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
FROM PORTLAND

Frank c. Binschus of Portland Ore, is registered at the Baranoi Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
Fee Was Satisfactory

Congressman Wood also admitted that his assistant, Carl Talent, did accept a fee of $l,000 from Ralph Stanfield. the boy who was hit by an Army truck. But in justi- fication, the congressman obtained an affidavit from the boys father stating that he was satisfied"
 The elder Stanfield gave this affidavit only after his employer,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
FROM SKAGWAY

Arthur E. Tunley of Skagway is a guest at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

Add to new mems fashions. phos- phorescent ties that glow in the dark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24
58 Missing When Big Plane Disappear
QUEEN CONTEST
 FIGURES REMAIN
 SAME AS THURSDAY

Thursdays tabulation in the Fourth of July Queens Contest remained unchanged last night for the three high contestants at the daily count at Juneau Drug. The only difference was 10000 vote sum for Shirley Casperson whose total had not been turned in Thurs day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

Figures stand as follows.
 Carmen Mantyla .................-... 31,500 Roberta Messerschmidt .......... 27,900 Nella Jermain .......-.................. 17,500 Shirley Casperson .......,......--..-. 10000
 With the four queen candidates serving as models, two fashion shows will be presented at local theatres over the weekend. The first show will be at 9:10 pm, at 20th Century Theatre tonight. and the second at the Capitol Thea..e tomorrow evening at 7:20. accord ing to Judy Greene.
 The Queen Contest closes June 30 and daily counts of votes for candidates will be made at Juneau Drug each afternoon at 5:30 until the final day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-24

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The Arizona post., 1950-02-17
State ADJ Will
Meet Sunday

A number of important state
matters will be discussed at the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
meeting comprising representa-
tives from ADJ committees of
Arizona in one-day session Sun
day, at the Westerner Hotel.
Milton Sem, regional ADJ di>
rector, and his assistant, Hy
Haves will be present.
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17
Few Sabbath SOdaS

JERUSALEM-The only bright
spot representatives of the Chief
Rabbinate could find to report to
an Orthodox meeting on the OBJ
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17

in
normally with
H
Dayi Franke,R COrn
erandi and ant
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17

servance of Jewish law in Haifa
was that the number of soda fOun-
tains open on the Sabbath has
decreased.
The Arizona post., 1950-02-17
February II, 1850
Dear friends: +:

1a,,ure would to take th1s meoN'
We ~ our Fri ends the overwhelming
a nave given the opening Of our new ca
1s 10y aasnonee we have received all Inc that
your response wi sh or have, the effort tna1
n wa nj eht have made to give you store eear+ % of
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mlen1 mle1i ~ epment situati may have ar1se. na s
be1e caused inconveni ences TO on! ~01S
as eor this we sincerely apo1og1ze'
MAY, we take this opportunity TO tnaha h eon1e TOO
Way oo+ore the many trades, and the PeopL.
,e coae to mentio on individually VINO oy y eda the
nume1 eePort and wonderful cooperat1on OH wae
untlrAne To our employees who gave %
store soPPe,es P to an unbeli evable extent we eAp
our gratitude
m 20 Lewis feel that task has JUS 49, uo1
We y! oon+ in,allv strive to live up " ~!
0neo+ati W. ons and give you store OF S0
CaT,,ae selection
wi tn our deep appreciation
Evening star., 1950-05-04
7 axe NV Word for 1t

Here is a graceful and valuable
word for your vocabulary: Criterion.
The word is from the Greek
kriterion, "a test: q means of
judging"
In English, criterion expresses the
idea of a standard by means of
which anything may be correctly
judged or evaluated. Pronounce it,:
kry-TEER-ee-u. The plural is
criteria, pronounced: kry-TEER-
ee-uh.
How to use it. A mans deeds are
the criteria Of his character. The
speakers opinion is interesting, but
! cannot accept 1t as q criterion.
Truth is the sole criterion Of knowl-
edge.
@. Will you please discuss for our
English class the origin Of the word
companion? One of the girls says
it comes from the word bread" !"
How can that bed. B.
A. The word does not derive from
the English word bread, but form
the Latin COM, together" plus
panis, bread; therefore, a taking
of bread (food together. The word
company has the same origin.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
By Frank Colby

Another familiar word from the
Latin panis is pantry. Originally the
word designated a place where bread
is made or stored. Later, bread
took on the extended meaning of
food in general" as, "our daily
bread; to. quarrel with ones bread
and butter means of livelihood; to
break bread with friend (compan-
ion)." Thus, pantry came to have
its present meaning: A room, closet,
or shelf where foodstuffs or dishes
and glassware are kept.
Strangely enough, the original
meaning of the Anglo-Saxon word
bread meant "a bit, morsel, or sop
Of any food" During the Norman
occupation, most food words in
English were replaced by words of
French origin, as, soup, stew.
fricassee, beef, pork, mutton, veal,
venison, poultry, etc. But the French
word for bread, pain" somehow
was not accepted by the English,
possibly because their Anglo-Saxon
tongues could not manage the
French pronunciation PAIN, which
has the fiat "a" and the nasal
sound.
Evening star., 1950-05-04

Mother-Play you're the bar
ber, daddy. Put Tom up on the
high chair and run your razor
over his neck to show him how it
tickles.
Evening star., 1950-05-04
Word Game
Find 40 or more words in
GLUTTONOUS,

meaning, "voracious; greedy" Av-
erage is SO; limit, 80 minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition of IS" such as bats,
cats" are not used. Only one form of a
word is used. Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow.
, 1950-08-10
AUDIENCE

by Gudrun Pretto; Pedro En-
carnacion was Howard Val.
dare, the radio crooner; War,
ren Christian, as Eddie Foster.
a traveller for his health; Viii,
ma, his wife was played by
Nora Mae Pretto and the I'M
known Carl Holden, played by
Roy Nielsen.
AS IN every amateur play
there are usually some per-
formers who did exceptionally
Well; these include Kathleen
Sheen as the mother; Miss vii
bekin, Miss Francis and Hazel
Motta, the latter's costume
was original.
Credit for the training, and
direction of the players goes
to Mr.. & Mrs. Anton Teytaud,
lr., tosthem Pastor Elmer Ole
sen paid high tribute to the
couple for their work.
During i~ntermission Pastor
Olesen rendered two cornet
solos, "Serenade" by Schubert,
TO An Evening STAR, Wag-
ner..
, 1950-08-10
NOTICE

The Office hours of the Sc
lective Service Office have
been changed. The Office in
Christiansted is now opened on
Tuesday and Wednesday from
800 am. to IL M, and from
Loo pm. to 500 pm.
The Office in Frederiksted is
now opened on Monday, Thurs
day and Friday from 800 am
to IL M, and from loo pm. to
800 pm.
All men are advised to reg
ister as soon as they attain the
age of IS years, in compliance
with the law.
eriksted, every TUESDAY for
the residents Of Frederiksted
Town District from 4 pm. un-
til 6 pm. beginning August 8,
1850.
, 1950-08-10

has this year advanced the sugar
industry of St. Croix beyond the
highest expectations. There is now
no known industry to replace the
sugar industry Of st. Croix. We
must work for an increase in our
sugar quota SO that we may make
the sugar industry a profitable
one. This years activities have
shown that it can be done by in
creasing the water table Of the is
land of st. Croix, by the use of fer
tilizers, and by modern methods
Of cultivation. We are depending
on the transfer Of our agricultural
program to the Department of
Agriculture for a balanced pro-
gram of agricultural development.
/ have had and will continue to
hold conferences with community
leaders in both municipalities on
the economic problems of the is
lands. / believe that we can de-
velop a program for the improve
ment of our economy by encour-
aging small industries to establish
in the islands. We must, by proper
training, develop the skills neces-
sary for such a program of indus
trial development.
A study is now being made of
our administrative departments,
boards, and commissions. We have
here in these islands a multipui-
city of such activities which badly
need Indignation and coordination.
AT the next session of the Legis1a-
tive Assembly / hope to present
proposals to reorganize and sim
pity our governmental structure.
Concluded tomorrow
, 1950-08-10

ing OF U.s., French, British, &
Dutch representatives of the
Caribbean Commission, Mr..
Canaday said: Il have never
come away as satisfied from
previous meetings as I did
from this one. That progress
had been made in all direc-
lions was clear-much pro-
gress."
The renewed attention
which is being given to the
peoples of the Caribbean"
stated Mr.. c%anaday, us pay
ing off in signs of advance
ment. There is news of an in
crease in industrial activities.
q petter system of hurricane
warnings in the area, a real
development in tourism, hotel
building, transport facilities,
and many other things which
l could mention"
Efforts of c Impressive
Mr.. Canaday added that the
efforts of the Virgin Islands
Corporation were equally i'm
pressiye. The improved meth
DDS Of cultivation, and the
new equipment brought in by
the Government, he said, had
helped to improve this years
sugar crop which should break
the previous record Of 5000
tons.
Mr., Canaday said that it was
due in large part to the efforts
OF the Administration Of Puer-
to Rico and Of the Caribbean
Commission that a us. Cham
Der Committee recently in
Guided in its recommendations
the abolition Of the 2O% Fed
eral tax on transportation.
, 1950-08-10
FOR SALE

La Sale touring sedan.
Fine condition. Inquire
E. G. Wood. Hamilton House,
Christiansted
, 1950-08-10
GOVERNORS ADDRESS

which has been confined to the is
land of st. Thomas should be ex-
tended to the island of st. Croix.
While on the subject of tourism,
l want to repeat what I said at my
inauguration: We w4nt tourists to
come to these Islands for their
Old World atmosphere, their sun
shine, their beaches and the hos
pitality Of their people. We want
no unwholesome influences, Be-
cause there has been some discus
sion here Of the possibility OF
bringing more monies into the is
lands by legalizing gambling, |
want to announce now that my adj
ministration will never approve
any bill which will provide for or
ganized gambling in the Virgin Is
lands. So long as / am Governor ]
shall never agree to balancing our
budget in that unWholesome
manner.
In the Municipality of St. Thorn
as and ST. John we are going
through a difficult period Of re-
trenchmeat. I repeat what ] have
said before that it will be the po-
Icy of my administration to at
tempt to find new sources OF rev.
en11e to maintain our essential ser
vices without adversely affecting
the economic development OF the
communities, to reduce our operat
ing expenses, to eliminate unne-
cessary and extravagant expendl-
lures, and to bring our budgets
into balance with our revenue to-
gether with such deficit approprta
ton as Congress may provide Tor
the islands, / know the feeling OF
Congress on this matter. ! know
that members of Congress will not
be sympathetic to continued defl-
cit appropriations unless we snow
that we are making every effort
to help ourselves. With the excep-
ton of requesting the return OF
the internal revenue taxes, as our
lust due, and with the further ex-
ception of unforeseen emergen-
cies, / shall not ask Congress for
any greater deficit appropriations
than we are now receiving. A sur
yey. of our financial management
will begin this week by an expert
from the Bureau Of the Budget.
We must-carefully study proposals
for the greater utilization of land
through the medium of taxation
of unused but potentially valuable
land. I shall continue to work to-
ward a complete survey Of our tax
system.
In the new school year we shall
have for the first time the benefit
Of federal aid for vocational edu-
cation. / have arranged for a
study of our program of elemen-
tary and secondary education to
see if they are meeting the needs
of the community. This survey, to
be conducted in September, will
be correlated with a survey of our
Evening star., 1950-02-03
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