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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Boy, Fatally Injured
While Crossing Street.;
10Th Victim Of Year

A 7-year-old boy became the
Districts 10th traffic victim of
the year today after he was fatally
injured yesterday afternoon at
Oklahoma avenue and E street
NE.
Willis. Odell Battle, colored, of
633 Eighteenth street NE, was
admitted to Casualty Hospital
where he died early this morning
of skull fracture.
There also were 10 traffic ia
talities at this time last year.
The driver of the car, Giacomo
Mariani. 80. of 1882 Addison road,
District Heights, Md, was charged
with unreasonable speed and was
released under $1,000 bond, police
said. The boy was struck as he
was crossing Oklahoma avenue.
Two Belvoir GIs Injured.
Two Fort Belvoir men were in
serious condition after a three
car collision last night on Route l,
about a half-mile south of Alex
andria.
Corpl. Charles Benton Blazier,
%, and Corpl. Leonard Weddle,
10, were taken to Fort Belvoir
Hospital after their northbound
car hit the rear of another car
and then swerved over for a head
on collision with a southbound
vehicle, police said.
Police said they believed Corpl.
Weddle was hurled through the
windshield in the accident but
the men were in too serious con-
dition last night for questioning.
The rear end of a car driven by
Alfred Harvey Hummel, 81. of
lO15 Jefferson drive, Alexandria,
was slightly damaged. police said.
Injured in the Southbound car
was the driver, Robert Irving Hall,
S., of 318 Jefferson drive. Police
described his forehead cuts as not
serious.
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Another youth, Richard Per-
singer, Is. of "a Eighth street NE.
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
IN undetermined condition with a
possible brain conclusion after a
three-car accident at West Vir-
glnla avenue and Oates street NE.
yesterday afternoon.
The car, driven by his brother.
Cecil Persinger, 20, who lives at
I'll Indiana avenue NV, struck
the rear of a car driven by Jerome
A. Cecchini, "a, of 1921 D street
Sc, police said. 1t then collided
with third car driven by Norman
L. Luskey, 43, of 1905 Forty-third
avenue, Colmar Manor, Md, they
said.
Cecil Persinger, who was treated
and released for minor injuries.
was charged with reckless driving
and driving after permit revoca-
ton.
In another accident, Sergt
Wally T. Baker was critically in
Jured last night when the car in
which he was passenger crashed
INTO a tree and hit utility pole
in the 5000 block of Branch ave-
nue., Camp Springs, Md.
Suffers Head Injuries.
Sergt. Baker, 81, of Andrews
Air Force Base, was given emer-
|gency treatment at Casualty Hos
pltal and transferred to Walter
Reed Hospital with head injuries.
Charles Sellner, 20, of Clinton,
Md. who police said was driving
the car, was treated at Casualty
for minor head injuries.
Prince Georges County police
said Mr.. Sellner's car ran off the
road, uprooted tree and dragged
it Is feet before hitting the pole
Pvt. John Wise, 20, Arlington
police, suffered a broken ankle
this morning when an automobile
struck his motorcycle, Arlington
I1 ~- SA1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Oil Lands Extensive

Only about one-half of the
United States area believed to
contain oil has so far been ex-
plored for it.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
Strandberg, of Fairbanks, Dies

SEATTLE, (P)- Charles J, Strandberg, 72, well-known Fair banks building contractor, died yesterday He came here in De- cember, 1949, after suffering a stroke earlier that yeat.
 Strandberg, native of Sweden, joined the gold rush to the Klon- dike in 1900. Five years later he went to, Fairbanks, and then in 1909 he headed for the, Iditarod country of southWestern. Alaska for nine-year stay.
 He engaged in mining until 1913 when he came to Seattle, making his home here until 1882. Then he returned to Fairbanks where he was in the building contracting business until his stroke.
 Strandberg was a past president of Igloo No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska, and member of the Elks Lodge 1852, both in Fairbanks.
 Survivors include his widow, Seminar Sonmole, and three sons, Herbert V. and Arthur F., Seattle, and Charles J., Fairbanks; and 6 grandchildren.
 Funeral services and burial will be here tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
ZONE 3 REPORTS
 AT CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING

Zone 3, under John Fults, War den, with his staff of workers, re- ported in full at the regular meet ing of Civilian Defense last We'd nesday. .
 Dr. Holland was introduced by pr, Langsam to take over the work on defense during his ab- sence.
 Director Carl Glayinovich ..ap- pointed Frank Johnson as a spec ial liaison officer. for the group and Les Bronson reported the CAP Cadets would soon be ready with their walkie-talkies.
 The next meeting is. scheduled at call of the Chair, as the organi- zation is now we'll in hand and weekly meetings were not consid- cred necessary.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

SEATTLE, tR-. Army engin- eers will open bids here March 27 on .Alaska's largest, building; an ss million Army housing and recreation center at Whittier:
 The Composite building was designed by architect John Malo: ney of Seattle, whose office de- .scribes it as the Territory's larg- est structure.
 It will house Army personnel and offices at the Army port of Whittier, where more than 15 it. of annual precipitation is record ed. The building will be of rein forced concrete.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
P. Rican Assassin To be ElectrOcuted

WASHINGTON, R)-The little Puerto Rican Oscar Collazo has been doomed to death in the cleo trie chair following conviction for murder during. an attempt to as sassinate. President Truman.
 It took a federal court jury only an hour and 42 minutes. yesterday to convict the .s7-year-old Collazo on two lst7degree murder counts: Each, carries, a mandatory sentence of death, although the formal sen tencing was delayed. e.
 Collazo's companion in an at- tempt to storm Blair House last Nov. 1 paid with his life on the spot.
 Grixelio Torresola, like Collazo a Puerto Rican nationalist, was shot to death by Leslie Coffelt, a member of the Presidents body guard, after Torresola fatally wounded Coffelt.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
NEWS IN BRIEF

ANCHORAGE, (R-Seven new buildings are scheduled to rise in Alaska railroad yards here in a $4,500,O00 construction program to replace losses in a fire which destroyed major mechanical in- stallations this winter. '
 John, P. Johnson, ARR general manager, announced the program yesterday on his return from a trip which took him across the United States in search of mach inery and equipment. =.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
Special
 Price Ceilings For Territories

WASHINGTON, AP, Goods sold in US. territories and possessions but not actually produced or man. ufactured in those areas were talk en out from under the general price ceiling regulation today by Price Director Michael V. Disalle.
 Instead, goods shipped into the areas for sale are being placed under actual dollars and cents markups.
 The Office of Price Stabilization said the action was taken because of the long time lag in making deliveries to the territories and possessions. As a result, OPS off cials said, many commodities are being delivered to sellers at prices above the sellers ceiling prices under the general freeze order, or at prices which would show a loss.
 Prices are being quoted for future delivery of some essential commodities to sellers in the ter ritories and possessions substan- tially above the sellers ceiling under the general price control regulation,"D ,"Disalle said." Theflow of many commodities has almost stopped"
 He mentioned as an example that practically no rice is now being shipped to Puerto Rico. Rice is a basic mood of Puerto Rico and, with the exception of an in- consequential amount grown on the island, all of the. rice con- sumed there is shipped from the United States.
 The new regulation establishes ceiling prices on goods brought into Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands.
 Goods manufactured or pro- duced in the territories or posses sions remain under the general price control regulation.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
FOUR RESCUED AFTER IT FOODLESS DAYS

ANCHORAGE, (P-Four Eski- mos, stranded for IT virtually foodless days after their isolated Alaska peninsula cabin burned down, were rescued Wednesday by plane, it was learned today.
 Their plight was discovered when a single-engine sixth radar calibration unit plane on a routine mission spotted an sos on the ground. :..a- - The pilot, Maj. Herbert Kent, and two crewmen landed the ski equipped plane after seeing the group signal them to land.
 They reported the Eskimos near starvation as all their food and belongings had been destroyed in the fire.
 Since Kent's plane was too small for the whole group, he left rations and notified the 10th Rescue Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base and the CAA.
 Within 90 minutes bush pilot picked up the four Eskimos and flew them into Nondalton, north of lake Iliamna on the peninsula.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

ABINGDON, (P)-The Burmese court of appeal today ordered the release of Dr. Gordon Seagrave, famed Burma Surgeon" who was sentenced Feb. IT to six years in prison on a charge of aiding reb- els in this country.
 The appeals court confirmed the forced labor sentence against Sea grave, but reduced the term to the nearly six months he already has spent in jail. The reduction in sentence was made in view of his age and in gratitude, for the, ser vices he had rendered to Burma.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

SEATTLE, (P)-- Ships of the Alaska Steamship Go. will serve the Good News bay and Kuskok- vim river districts of Alaska this year, the Santa Ana Steamship Go. announced today. It will act as agent for the Alaska line in the Good News bay district and at Bethel.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
l7,OOO Communist Casualties on 7O-Mle Front
By the Associated Press Thursday. March 8. 1881

Troops of seven US. divisions and seven allied nations drove hard today in their new general assault along 70-mile front, in- flicting a reported 17,000 Chinese Communist and North Korean cas- ualties.
 The surprise offensive, in which the US. 25th Division crossed the Han river with tanks in three pla- ces, caught the Reds flatfooted. A fake crossing attempt by South Koreans near Seoul diverted the enemy attention while the main bridgeheads were being effected.
 South Korean Troops on the eastern end of the line near Ami dong recovered some of the ground they lost yesterday to some 13,000 counterattacking North Koreans.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON. P-The Sen. ate today passed Administrators big manpoweT bill providing for the draft of all ls-Yea1-olds.
 The eventual program calls for
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

PITTSBURGH PA-Newy perfected methods for curng and qualities mparted to autonove glass technically possible to create the designers bubble type with all glass enclosure according to Dr. Hervey Ser product development director of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company the strength of the heat tempered glass This has of plate glass of the thickness retains crystal clarity to provide maximum vision
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
Lifting The Lid. At Juneau
Thursday. March 8. 1851 By Jim HutcheSon

0y ~JlIIl 11utC1ICSOO
 JUNEAU, (P)-Bills poured in- to the Alaska legislature at rec ord pace yesterday as the 20th session reached its 45th day.
 Yesterday was the deadline for introduction of all but revenue measures.
 More than three dozen bills and memorials flooded the Senate and House of Representatives to raise the number of bills intro duced far above the last session. Some legislative observers said it was an all-time high.
 Some bills were introduced by title only to get under the wire. Their bodies will be added later. House bills ran to 161 compared with 119 on thes same day in the 1949 session. Senate bills totaled 101 compared with 79 two years ago. The 46 memorials offered in the House doubled the number in- troduced in the last session.
 On the legislative front, the Senate passed five bills and three memorials, while the House pushed through two bills, both re- vising banking laws.
 One bill clearing the House was a small loans act allowing sharp increase in interest rates on loans under $4OO. Proponents said the present law allows only a few cents interest on a $25 short term loan and banks won't offer them. Sponsors said the new act would allow as much as 36% in maxi mum cases.
 The vote was 20 to 3.
 The second banking measure al- lows interest to be collected in ad- vance. Sponsors said this would facilitate automobile loans.
 The Senate voted 14-1 for a bill to enable the Veterans Affairs Board to boost the commissioner salary from s8,0OO to S10,O0O.
 Other bills winning Senate ap- proval were routine. The chamber unanimously approved a memori- al by Sen. Ed Anderson D-Nome) asking federal authorities to sur vey strategic mineral resources and the water power potential of the Second Division.
 The Senate also approved memorial by Sen. Gerrit Heinie) Snider R-Anchorage) asking the Territory to improve the Wasilla airport, and another by all Third Division Senators for territorial l Improvement of Wasilla streets | and connecting road links. -:
 The House had a furry of de bate oyer Senate amendments that !, cut the heart from the 40-hour week bill by inserting numerous exemptions. By a 12-12 deadlock, the House refused to concur in the | Senate amendments. ~>..
 Rep. C.. Chester Carlson O. Cordova), original sponsor of the bill, labeled it "only a skeleton" Rep. Wendell P. Kay said it was worthless.
 The House action means the bill | probably will go to a conference committee.
 All bills approved today still 1 must go to the other chamber.
 The Senate rejected bill to al- low the attorney general to quali-
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The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

compulsory training of all young men. The roll call vote was 7a-S.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09
Friday. March g. 1851

Allied troops ripped gaping holes in Communist lines as they drove ahead as much as miles today in their big new Korean of fensive. 4%
 Thousands of ssR e d casualties were added Friday to the more than 17,Qo0 killed or. wounded in the firsts two days. of the Allied .northward push
 AUS. Ninth Corps spokesman said .;the enemy seems Itoahe high tailing it' along the entire, west central front. i
 With air and artillery support, the 25th Division doughb9ys drove small pockets of enemy. from high ground five miles north of | the river crossings. Red desistance, was, described as moderate. Am erican casualties were slight.
 Thirty prisoners captured Fri day said they were short of food and ammunition. They said also that other Chinese soldiers were eager to surrender, mainly be- cause their officers almost invari- ably fled when artillery barrages hit their defense positions.
The Nome nugget., 1951-03-09

Minute Pool Cards at Npggst
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10
SEN. MAGNUSON PLEDGES AID FOR ALASKA STATEHOOD

Palmerites who converged on Anchorage to hear Sen. Warren G. Magnuson's Washington, D. Jeffersonian day speech, returned with vigorous reports. Among them were Sen. and Mrs. Walter Huntley, Mrs. Betty Mears and D. T. McMahon. Highlights of Mag nuson's talk included:
 His pledge to achieve state hood for Alaska. Congressional Democrats will bring the bill to a vote sometime next session." he prophesied. He rapped Southern Democrats and Republicans for delaying the bill and said that if Alaska wants statehood she must elect progress sive Democrats.
 On the national picture, he praised the Administrations for eign policy and defended Secre- ary of State Dean Acheson as one "Who called his shots as he saw them.
 Magnuson-who long has been
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10
PRICE CEILING DEADLINE SET FOR APRIL 30

Palmer and other Alaskan mer- chants have until April 30 to pre- pare their base period records for complying with the ceiling price regulation, the Office of Price Stabilization announced this week
 Former deadline was April l, but the territorial office at Ju- neau asked for an extension to give Alaska businessmen more time
 The regulation says retailers must prepare and keep available in their stores sufficient records to establish the dollar-and-cents markup of articles they had for sale for the base period of Decem- Der 19, 1950-January 25, 1851.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10
POTATO CLINIC LEADS WAY TO NEW PROFITABLE CROP
"A Potato Clinic

Could be a very important fac tor in the economic development of the Matanuska Valley.
 Seriously, the general results of the competitive potato clinic were given Thursday at a meeting in the Palmer Grange hall under auspices of the Alaska Certified Seed Growers Assn.
 Individual (and confidentiaD reports on samples submitted for examination will be mailed by the Association secretary, Irving Ab- bolt of Fairbanks, to each grow CT.
 Dr. D. M. Coe, experimental station pathologist at Palmer, said he would prepare instruc- tions and recommendations for raising present seed stocks to cer- tified quality.
 The Seed Association is being registered and meeting of the board of directors will be held soon when memberships, certifi- cation fees and crop standards will be discussed. Abbott said.
 The potato clinics are viewed as a major step ahead in making Matanuska Valley crops an inn portant factor both in income to the growers and in defense food production.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10
LOW VOLTAGE DUE TO LOW WATER

Answering many complaints of low voltage, the Matanuska FL ectric Assn. Inc, has made this statement:
 Many of our customers blame it on service to the Evan Jones mine. Evan Jones did not come on the line until Monday, March 12. They are still operating their own steam generating plant, as we'll as the Farmers Coop. Both of these plants will help on our low power supply.
 Low voltage has been caused by the fact that the Eklutna pow CT plant is low on water and they are only able to run one hydro generator, therefore, they are pumping in our lines only IA volts.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10
KIWANTS CLUB
 HEARS SPEAKER

A realistic account of his. ex- periences in China, where he lived and worked many years, was given by the Rev. Dr. A. J. Colberg, Lutheran minister at An chorage, at the meeting of the Kiwanis Club in Palmer, Monday night.
 Ladies Kiwanis night has been set for April 30; surprise details and a world renowned speaker" was all the committee in charge would admit.
 A Kiwanis committee is hard at work on the Firemen's Ball which will be held early in May to help pay for the Palmer Fire Associations new truck.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-04-10

known as friend of Alaska was introduced by Gov. Ernest Gruening. He spoke at various Anchorage meetings before talk ing off for Tokyo Thursday.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Procedure Established For Placing of Names On Ballots In Election

Judge Anthony J, Diamond of the Third District Court estab- lished last Wednesday, by written order, the procedure by which residents of Palmer may run for council seats in the coming April 10 election. Palmer folk will vote on the incorporation of their city on that day, and at the same time will mark their ballots for seven councilmen, should the necessary two-thirds of the voters record their approval of municipal in- corporation.
 In order to have his name plac- ed on the ballot, prospective city father must file a petition, accompanied by an affidavit of residence, with U. s. Commission CT Dorothy Saxton. The petition may be dropped in the mail, or delivered in person. Deadline for that filing has been fixed for March 31. Copies of the peti- ton and accompanying affidavit may be obtained from the office of Mrs. Saxton. ...
 Three copies of the order esta- blishing the procedure for plac- ing names on the ballot have been posted in Palmer, according to Harold J. Butcher, attorney for the group of businessmen peti- tioning for the incorporation of Palmer. ,.s..
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Community Chest Annual Meeting And Election Tuesday, Mureh 27

The Palmer Community Chest will hold its annual meeting and election of Board Members Tues day evening, March 27 at 800 p.m., in the Coop club room. The public is invited, but only mem berS, l. e. those who. contributed to the 1950-51 campaign, are en- titled to vote, Miss Louise Kel- logg, local chairman announced this week.
 Voting will be held to fill three vacancies on the board of dir ectors. The board consists of nine members, rotating so that three are elected each year for a term of three years. A prepared slate will be presented at the meet ing but nominations may also be made from the floor, Miss Kel- logg added.
 In addition to the annual report of the Community Chest, reports and descriptions of the years ac- tivities will be given by member agencies including the ACCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Public Library, Welfare Council and the Health Council.
 In urging a good attendance at the meeting, Miss Kellogg said if the Community Chest is to be a truly useful community enter prise, it must have the interest and support of the community. All residents of the Valley, es- pecially the newcomers, who are unfamiliar with the operation and services of the above organiz- ations should attend the meet ing. These services are for the use of everyone in the communi- ty, Miss Kellogg added. /
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Mrs. w. Smith Hostess
 For Homemokers Club

;. Mrs w. Smith will be hostess for the 12:30 Homemakers club March 28 when the next night meeting will be held. This is to be a social meeting, Mrs. Will aim Bouwens, reporter for the club announced. ,~ Mrs. Mary Cullisen was the surprised recipient of many love- ly gifts at stork shower given in her honor at the March A meet ing of the 12:30 club. Mrs. Rev. erly Grover was also presented a baby blanket.
 At this meeting it was voted to attend the Nurses Aid Glasses, the first scheduled to be held at Mrs. Oliver Onkka's home, March 2l, Mrs. Bowens reported.
 Mrs. Nina Stock was hostess for the meeting and a pot-luck luncheon was enjoyed by the members attending.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Former Morshol Dies In California

James Patterson, former U. s. Marshal who died recently while visiting in California, was buried at Seattle, Wash, March 21.
 MT. Patterson retired as U. S. Marshal of the Third Division, about two years ago after nearly fifty years residence in Alaska, most of which he spent at Valdez.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Great Books Group Meet Al Charles Wilson Home

The Great Books Discussion group will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson Sun- day evening at 7:30 pm.
 Current discussion is Sophocles and the group cordially invites everyone interested to attend the meeting.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23
Charles Wilson In Fairbanks

MT. Charles Wilson of the Soil Conservation office here, is in Fairbanks on business. MT. Will son expects to return to Palmer Saturday. ....
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-23

Too much celebrating is apt to keep a man from becoming cele- brated.
Evening star., 1951-09-08
Senators Oppose
Recall of Veterans
BY the Associaied Press

The Senate Appropriations
Committee recommended yester-
day that World War II veterans
with more than a years service
mot be called back to active duty,
short of all-out war.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat,
of Wyoming, said the committee
knocked out two House provisions
dealing with veterans and retire
ment of officers.
The House had approved a rider
directing that any veteran of the
last war recalled since start of the
Korean war for active duty while
Ia voluntary or inactive reservist
be dismissed after II months duty.
Present law requires their re-
lease after II months and Senator
IO'Mahoney said Senators knocked
out the quicker release provision
because it would upset present
rotation plan for Korean veterans
and impair combat effectiveness
Iof all the armed services"
The other House amendment
eliminated would have prevented
retirement of officers earlier than
the period fixed by law. 1t was
dropped to permit f1exibility in
promotions and retention of Of
hcers. Senator O'Mahoney said.