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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-01
Q. H. PERSONALS

Mrs. Frank Scholt attended the
commencement exercises at Port
Clinton Thursday evening, at
which her niece, Miss Betty Ann
Probel, was graduated. Mrs.
Scholt remained in Port Clinton
over the weekend where she Wis
tied other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron A. Roscn-
treter and Marcia Jane and Mrs.
Bertha RoSentreter we're Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. William
Huber in Sandusky.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Fillmore
have selected the name Danny for
their son born on May 18 at Ma
gruder Hospital Mrs. Fillmore
is the former Marjorie Hameister.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Hameister, the proud grandpar-
ents.
Charles Rahm spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Collier
near Fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. Peters,
Miss Marjorie Peters, Mrs. Chris
tina Wolter, Mrs. Eunice Below
and Mrs. George. l.. Peters at
tended the Aldersgate Day Com
memoration Service at st. Paul's
Methodist Church in Toledo Sun
day evening. The Rev. Louis R.
Wolter is pastor of the church.
MIR. and Mrs. John Fielder left
last weekend for a fishing trip in
Lake Nippissing in Canada. Mr..
and Mrs. James Taulker and Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Guntsch will
join them this weekend and will
remain for ten days.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-01

Williams, who was the flower girl,
wore a dress of white nylon over
green taffeta and carried pink
roses with lily of the valley. Her
gift from the bride was a dainty
pearl necklace.
The ring bearer was Gary Car
penter, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Carpenter of Toledo.
Mr.. Bender selected his room
mate, Edgar Boon of Oak Harbor,
as his best man. Richard Gerle
of Mill Neck, Long Island, N. Y,
fraternity brother of the groom,
and Robert Keim of McKeeSport,
Pa, friend of the groom, seated
the wedding guests in the pews
which were attractively decorated
with white satin ribbons.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Peters selected an aqua dress
with which she wore beige acces-
sories and a corsage of pink roses.
The groom's mother was in a blue
dresSmaker suit with blue acceS-
Sories and wore a pink rose cor
sage.
A reception for more than 800
guests was held in st. Johns Par
ish Hall after which the couple
left for a wedding trip through
the west. When she left on The
trip the bride wore a violet suit
with gray accessories and her
orchid corsage.
The bride, who has been active
in church and social groups in
Oak Harbor, was graduated from
Salem-Oak Harbor High School
and has been employed at the L.
l.. Christensen Insurance Agency.
The bridegroom is a pre-medical
student at DeniSon University,
Granville, Ohio, where the newly
weds plan to reside for the pre-
sent.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-01
%. Fl. SOCIETY
MISS DORIS PETERS WED
IN IMPRESSIVE DOUBLE RING
CEREMONY

st. Johns Lutheran Church in
Oak Harbor was the setting Sat-
urday evening May 26, at 7:30 for
the marriage of Miss Doris Peters,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
f. Peters, and Mr.. Robert L. Ben
der of McKeesport, Pa. The Rev.
H. F. Heidmann performed the
double ring ceremony before the
altar which was attractively de-
corated with candelabra, baskets
of white gladioli and palms. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold E. Bender of McKees-
port.
Mrs. Stanley Mylander, organist,
played appropriate nuptial music
preceding and during the cere-
mony, and accompanied Ted
Schwartz, soloist, when he sang
Because, o Lord Today, and The
Lords Prayer.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, was lovely
in her gown of white satin trim
med with lace and fashioned with
Queen Anne collar and long Sleev.
eS with full skirt ending in a
train. Her veil of net, satin and
lace was held in place with a
crown styled with a sweetheart
brim. Her flowers were white
gardenias centered with an or
child.
Mrs. Carroll Hetrick was matron
of honor, wearing a yellow gown
of net over taffeta, with yellow
net headdress and mitts and car
ried a bouquet of blue daisies.
The bridesmaids were Barbara
10 Bender, sister of the groom,
and Miss Shirley Peters, a cousin
of the bride. Miss Bender wore
an orchid taffeta and net gown,
with matching headdress and mitts
while Miss Peters was attired in a
similar gown and accessories in
green. They carried contrasting
bouquets, and all three attendants
wore a rhinestone necklace and
bracelet, gifts from the bride.
Little Carol Ann Williams
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Evening star., 1951-07-29
Radio Today.
VWDc 1850 WINK WEAM Ichc

1880, WMAL-C College Choirs
The Bethune Goodman combined
choir of Daytona Beach, Fla, pre-
sents familiar choral classics.
n:35, WTOP-Your Invitation to
Music: James Fassett interviews
Nine. Elisabeth Schumann. Music
from Richard Strauss Der Rosen-
kavalier" is heard.
100, WRC-Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow: The story of how four
of the country's biggest dope ped
dlers were trapped by Federal
agents is told.
2:3O, WOL-Georgetown Univer-
sity Forum: DR.. Charles Walsh,
Mrs. Rhea Eckel and Father Ben
jamin Masse discuss Imitation,
Domestic Enemy No. l."
400, WCFM-V Violet Heming:
Miss Heming reads Saki's '"The
Mouse" )" "Tobermory" and 1.-THE
Phantom Luncheon"
500, WTOP-Main Street Music
Hall: The h4usical show returns at
a new time. Nancy Evans and Russ
Emery are featured singers.
500, WMAL-Concert of Europe:
Mile. Lucienne Jourfier is soloist as
France is spotlighted as host ma
! tion.
$3.50, WRC-Pilgrimage to Ply
mouth: Senator Robert A. Taft,
Representative Joseph Martin, Basil
Brewer and Robert Bradford speak
at the annual outing of the Ply
mouth County Republican Club.
700, WGMS-Guest Artist: o.
Wendell Margrave, flutist, and
Angelo Eagon, pianist, play music
by Bach, Margrave and Hindemith.
200, TOP Guy Lombardo
Time: Janis Paige is singing guest.
1880, WR c. New Theater: The
dramatization is Goodbye, Mr..
Chips"
1880, WTOP-Peggy Lee Show:
Larry Douglas and Mel Powell are
featured on the show.
$500, WTOP-Mario LAMA Show
Gisele Mackenzie visits; music of
Jerome Kern is featured.
$3.50, WOL-Youth and the Draft:
Mr.. Henry Chauncey, DR.. Arthur
B. Fleming, Brig. Gen. Luis H. Ben
frow, DR.. N. H. Trytton and Mr..
Raymond H. House discuss the
recent draft deferment tests.
$3.50, WRC-NBC Symphony Or
chestra: Robert Merrill is guest
soloist as Milton Katims conducts.
Among Mr.. Merrills selections are
Deep River" and the "Toreador
Song"
500 WCFM-The Tempest: Ray
mond Massey stars in a presenta-
tion OF William Shakespeare's play.
--9:45, WASH-War Review: Mai.
George Fielding Elliot presents his
views on the military situation.
1000, VIVID C-District Round
table: George Morris F y is inter-
viewed.
1880, WRC-American Forum of
the Air: do We Need Price Control
to Fight Inflation?" is the question
discussed by Senator Blair Moody
and Senator Wallace Bennett.
1880, WTOP-People's Platform:
Senators Warren G. Magnuson and
Ralph E. Flanders debate Should
Spain Be in the Western Alliance?"
Evening star., 1951-07-29
FM Stutions

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$50 s.R. to an.
WToP-FM-ss.3 Me-, cAsnnaI 142.
$50 an. to . en-
WBU1FM-ss.l Me-. eAsRnsl "a.
pm. 70 9 pm.
WASH-FM-sI1 Me-, Channel 24S.
10 an to II p.m.
uoL-FM-s1.I Me-, Channel ~.
an to Midnight
WcFM-ss.a Me-, cAsAssl 1sl
pm. to II pm.
WFAN-10u.a Me-, Channel 2s7.
am. to Q pm.
MWDe-FM-1oi.I No., ChshRsl 1sG
1850 an. to Midnight
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am. to Midnight.
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WBcc-FM-1os.a Me-. CAsansI 2s1.
sam. to 9 pm.
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en-. TO Midnight.
Evening star., 1951-07-29
Other AM Stations

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WPlk-730 ke.-6 s.m.-S:30 pm.
WARL-1se ke.-7 s.ri.-S:30 pm.
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WBce-1,12o Ke.-s a.m.-s:3o pm.
WfAx-1,22e ke.-s a.m.-s:3o pm.
Nook-1,ss0 ke.-e a.m.-s:30 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
HUSkIES
CHAMPS,
NO DIV
BY Associated Press

The Washington Huskies held the
Northern Division Pacific Coast
Basketball crown today after clos
ing out their season with record
breaking scoring splurge.
The Huskies gained the title by
batting down Washington State
Saturday night 86-41. The SO points
was a record for the Northern Di-
vision.
The Southern Division ended in I.
tie between UCLA and Southern
California Southern Cal defeated
UCLA Saturday night 4341 to
deadlock the race. The teams will
play off for the Southern Division
title tonight.
The winner will come to Seattle
for a best two-of- three series for
The coast conference title, starting
Friday.
Oregon meanwhile finished the
Northern Division seasol N second
pace after defeating Oregon State
72-4S Saturday night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
N. s. HYGIENE DOCKS
FROM First MEDICAL
TRIP IN SOUTHEAST

The NJ. S. Hygiene. Territorial
Health Department floating clinic,
locked Saturday night from its first
run Of the season. The Hygiene,
left February 10 for Pelican, where
X-rays, blood testing and tipping,
medical examinations Of pre-school
and school children and meetings
on health education were COM
pleted.
The medical ship leaves Thursday
for Metlakatla and other towns in
southeast Alaska for the balance
of the season. The Hygiene will
90 into drydock at Seattle in Sep
TENDER and does not return to
Juneau until this fall.
Medical personnel aboard the
Hygiene are DR.. L. r. Rose, medical
officer in-charge, Mrs. Catherine
Gair, nurse, Dr.. and MRS. Bart La
Rue, dentist and dental technician,
Miss Evelyn Harris, laboratory and
X-ray technician, and Mrs. Bertha
Raatikainen, secretary.
Ships crew are Capt. Ed Ericsson,
Angus Gair, engineer, Harvey Allen,
assistant engineer, Cliff Mckay,
cook. Clell Eodson, assistant cook,
Ken Hansen and Elmer jacobsen.
deck hsnos.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
BRIBERY IN
BASKETBALL
ON C0AS I

LOS ANGELES. March S IN
Authorities are trying to learn to-
day whether the attempt to bride
University of Southern California
basketball player is connected with
the eastern basketball scandal.
In Jail in lieu of $4,000 bail is
Albert Scroggins. 81, who Identifies
himself as a former paratrooper
and Jockeys agent. He was arrested
Saturday night after Ken Flower,
19-year-old forward on the Trojan
team. told his coach, Forrest Two
good, that Scroggins offered hin
$500 to lose crucial game agains
the University Of California at 10
Angeles.
"Scroggins told me we we're og-
ing to lose anyway. so we might as
we'll lose by II points ard make
some money" Flower, not a first
stringer, told officers.
Just before game time the en-
tire Trojan team was told of the
alleged bride attempt. 1t apparent
ly aroused the players. They fought
furiously in a game marred by &C
tual fisticuffs and won, 43-41, to
gain a tie with UCLA for the South
err Division title Of the Pacific
Coast conference. A playoff game
s scheduled to-ight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
SCORES OF
BASKETBALL

Final scores OF Saturday nigh
games ore:
Wash. SO, Wash State A.
Oregon 70, oregon State IS.
So. Calf. 10, UCLA Al
Stanford 81, California SIS.
Brigham Young SO, Utah SO.
Wyoming SO, Utah State 49,
Colorado ARM SO, Denver 65.
Columbia SO. Penn So.
Niagara 81, Canisius as.
Harvard SO, Yale SIS.
NYU 81, Fordham 60.
Cornell SO, Princeton So.
Holy Cross 10. Providence SO.
Syracuse SO, Colgate 80.
Dartmouth SO, Brown SO.
Boston u 88, Tufts Sc.
Penn State "a, Pitt "A.
Kansas State 81, Iowa State At.
Illinois 80, Northwestern 76.
Indiana 81, Michigan ~.
Bradley II, Tulas 40.
Nebraska 46, Oklahoma "A.
Marquette SIS. Notre Dame so.
De Paul "a, Ohio State 81.
Iowa SIS, Michigan State So.
Purdue 81, Wisconsin 81.
BelioJ "A, Lawrence So.
Vanderbilt 81, Kentucky 81.
Kentucky 80, Georgia Tech SIS.
No. Carolina st 81, Duke SO.
Navy 81, Army So.
Texas Western 81, Hard.-Sim. CO
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
IS PASSENGERS FLY
Pacific NORTHERN

Twenty -four passengers flew via
Jacific Northern Airlines to Anch-
orage over the weekend and II ar
rived hero.
From Anchorage: Andy Harland,
Josephine White, Mrs. Hal Weld
ner, Ann Jones, Malcolm Creamy,
Major Armstrong, Dorothy Hervin,
Capt. Simpson, Mary Harris, Mrs
Martin Borlick, 1t Blake.
To anchorage: M. Flint E. H.
Cowan, Jerry Mason, A. Michael
son, Robert johnson, Ben Brown,
Mae Blatchford, Fern Carrigan, j.
S. Jeffrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Au-
buson, James Powers, Jeanette
Grant, James McAndrews, Harold
Anderson, Charles Wilson, Lynn
Hollist, j. L. Connors, Shirley Cole,
Bruce Kendall, Stan McCutcheon,
I. M. C. Anderson, Yvonne Taylor,
Mrs. Ray Olsen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
A NORTHERN NOTEBOOK
BY BOB DE ARMcND

race, and in the Territory of Alaska
for the past 80 years, human beings
have been something of an annoy
ance to wolves.
During these 35 years the Terri
torial Legislatures have appropriate
ed a total of $1.175,898.50 to pay
bounties on wolves and on their
lesser cousins, the coyotes.
Alaska's first wolf bounty law was
approved on March 81, 1915, and
went into effect 80 days later. 1t
provided a bounty of $40 on each
wolf. and the Legislature that year
appropriated $4,000 for the prr-
pose. or enough to pay the bounties
on 1000 wolves.
In 1917 the Legislature increased
The bounty to SIS but that year it
appropriated oily $1,000 for boun-
ties. Wolf bounty appropriations for
the years from 1917 to 1929 totaled
$50 $50, enough to compensate the
killers Of 6,633 wolves.
The Legislature in 1929 dropped
the wolf bounty back to $40 and
placed a IS bouT..; on coyotes, the
new Act becoming effective on May
,, 1929, and remaining on the books
ndl June 6, 1889.
For wolf and coyote bounties
during those 10 years there were
appropriations of $344,00O enough
to pay for the killing of 34,40o
wolves or 68,800 coyotes or an inter-
mediate number Of both
The 1899 Legislature raised the
price on both wolves and coyotes
TO $40 and provided funds for the
payment of another $3.50 bounties
/ In 1941 the Legislature set the coy
ote bounty at $3.50 leaving the
wolf bounty at $40. Appropriations
for this purpose in 1941, 1943 and
l945 amounted to 100000, sufficient
TO pay bounties on 5000 wolves or
l7142 coyotes.
The bounty on wolves was upped
TO $50 in 1876 and the bounty on
coyotes to $25 and appropriations
/ for 1946-1948 amounted to 1921, 1856
enough to pay for killing between
4.O39 and 4,547 of the critters.
Two years ago the bounties were
again increased, this time to $50 for
each wolf and $50 for each coyote,
with an appropriation of $125,00O
to pay $500 to 4,166 bounties.
On December 81, 1850, there was
still $66,8O5 in the wolf and coyote
account indicating that either the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05

Knives and scissors sharpened at
Nina's Mix Naks. 747-3t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
Twenty-Sixth of a Series

When this column recently re-
ported Territorial expenditures for
1949 and 1850. as shown by the re-
port of the Auditor, the figure OF
$12,392,174 for public welfare
caused some jaw-dropping among
the readers and some dismay in the
Department of Public Welfare.
This was, in actually, far more
than was expended by that depart
ment during the biennium. For
bookkeeping purposes, the Auditor
Jumps number of different de-
partments under the general head
ing of public welfare" and the sl2,-
1872 ,174.29 includes expenditures I'M
der the following headings:
Alaska Housing Authority, Alaska
National Guard; q number Of
boards, including Dental Examiners
Medical Examiners. Nurses Exam
ming, Pharmacy, Optometry, and
so forth; Employment Security
Commission, Department of Health,
Department of Labor and Industrial
Board; Pioneers Home, including
purchase of a building for the Wo-
mems Home; Department OF Pubic
Welfare, Rescue and Relief of Lost
Persons, Public Employees Retire
ment Fund, World War II Veterans
Fund and, for some reason, refunds
Of revenues from coin operated de-
vices, runcn board taxes, liquor Ii
censes and business licenses.
To further GEAR the Welfare De-
partment's record, the report of that
department shows that its total eX-
penditures from April / 1919 to
December 81. 1850, amounted TO S.
! GAS, 537.51 for relief programs and
S204. 1851 So for administration.
Relief of Destitution took S248,-
5000, all of which was put UP by
the Territory. The Juvenile Code
took S140,622.42, also entirely Ter
ritorial funds.
A total of S73o,29O was expended
for Aid to Dependent Children, the
Territory putting up s359,635.50 and
the Federal Government putting up
S370 ,65450. Old Age Assistance took
1887, 68s in Territorial and s942 ,4o9
in Federal funds, total of $780,
COS.
For a great many years, in one
way and another and in various
places, wolves have been coIsla-
cradle annoyance to the human
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
Fasf Time,
Track Meet

NEW YORK, March -R-The
pursuer finally caught the pursued
Fred Wilt, the FBI agent chased
his prey, Don Gehrmann, across the
tape in eight straight mile runs. On
the ninth, he collared him.
1t was the Columbian mile in the
Knight of Columbus games Satur-
day night in Madison Square Gar
den, the finale Of the big New York
meets. Wilt was clicked in 4.084,
his fastest time ever.
But Wits troubles are not over
by long shot He still has to tangle
with Gehrmann in Milwaukee this
Saturday before Don's home folks,
in Chicago March II and in Buffalo
March 81.
Wilt won in decisive fashion - he
had more than six yards on Gelr
mann at the tape.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
COLD WEATHER ELSEWHERE;
DEATHS ARE REPORTED

But Southeast Alaska is not the
only spots in the nation hit.
Here is what the Associated Press
dispatches to the Empire says:
A new blizzard which may be 4
"whopper" today was bearing down
on the northern Middlewest, which
still staggered from storm which
took a toll of at least II deaths
over the weekend.
Minnesota counted II dead over
the weekend from the last storm.
These included a 12-year-old news
boy killed at Candy when he was
struck by a snowplow, and Duluth
girl who died of carbon monoXide
while in a stalled auto. Other
deaths included traffic accidents
and heart attacks brought on by
battling the drifts.
There is some chanee-but only a
chance-that the intense cold or
the new storms will be pushed
northward into sea before it reaches
the Mississippi Valley or Great
Lakes region.
The National Geopraphic Sociei V
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
Here Is TRAGIC.
Story Of
This Day

CHICAGO, March 5 - Little Jim
mic CARGO, not quite four years old,
died Friday of brain tumor
Neighbors knew of the trying time
Jimmie's folks had during the six
months he was sick SO they helped
out by collecting S625 for funeral.
The parents, James CARGO, %, an
insurance salesman, and his wife,
Marietta, %, hid the money in
garment bag in a closet
Last night they were at the fu-
neral home, picpsring for the FL
neral services at Or Lazy Ct me
Angeles church tomorrow.
When they returned T. their
home in a West SIDE fscfory area,
they found the door ta..-..,--- ed with
and the $625 gone.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
hockey cAMES
By Associated Press

League-ieading New Westminster
and fourth place Portland ganged
up on Seattle last night and all but
knocked the Ironmen out of shot
at Pacific Coast Hockey league
playoffs.
The Royals downed Seattle As
at Seattle while the Eagles tripped
second-place Victoria GA at Port
land.
Victoria. opened a final period
scoring drive Saturday night TO gain
a "A tie with third place Tacoma.
New Westminster trounced Port
land 6-1 on the Royals home ice.
EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05

The National Geographic Sociei y
says Japan is probably the worlds
worst earthquake risk
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05

For a great many years, in one
wav and another and in various
places. wolves have been a consld-
cradle annoyance to the human
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
ROOSEVELT WAS
DYING WHEN WAS
NOMINATED IN IA

NEW YORK. March 5 III
James A. Farley, former Demo-
cratic National Chairman, said to-
day it YVES widely known among
political leaders that President
Roosevelt was dying man when
he was nominated in 1944 for a
fourth term.
Fariey's statement, in letter to
the editor of the New York Times,
was prompted by adoption Of the
22nd amendment setting limit OF
two terms in the presidential office.
He said he raised the issue "at
considerable political risk to myself
in 1940," and that ne still was glad
he took his stand then "even against
the advice of some of my closest
friends and sturdy supporters from
all over the world"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05
Sports Briefs

st. Petersburg, Fa. = Jim Terrier
of San Francisco won the $4,000
st. Petersburg open tournament
with a record 72-hole 1858, five
strokes ahead of AL Broshc, Garden
City, N. Y.
New Haven, Conn. Head Coach
Peahead Walker of Wake Forest col
lege appointed varsity assistant to
Herman Hickman at Yale.
Rumford Me. - Ted Garweli, Jr,
of Montague, Mass, scored 200
points to lead field of jumpers in
olympic sri team tryouts. His sec
ond in cross country Saturday gave
Farwen Nordic combined title
Champaign, I'll. - Illinois capt
ured the Big 10 indoor track meet
with an overwhelming 500 points.
Kansas City - The Big Seven
conference adopted a scholarship
plan for its athletes similar to those
n the Southeastern and Sruthwest-
ern conferences. and also declared
that freshmen would be eligible for
varsity competition III the next
school year if the national emerg-
ency continues.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-05

hunters have been staying close to
the fireside or that the predators
are getting wilier and harder to
bag.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
Associates Fete Mrs. Mason
At Surprise Birthday Party

glasses. noses and black mus
taches.
Amid much joking Mrs. Mason
was charged whit bootlegging
while her colleagues and news
papermen testified against her.
They took her case under ad-
visement and presented her with
gifts and good wishes during the
birthday party that followed. Red
and yellow roses and Christmas
trimmings decorated the room.
1T was wonderful party. Mrs.
Mason told her hosts in thanking
them. TITS one of the incest
tributes ever paid me-"
Mrs. Mason received an earlier
tribute in June when the District
Commissioners exempted her from
Civil Service Commission regula-
tlons which would have compelled
her to retire at the age of 20.
The city heads voted to allow
her to finish her present term
after recommendations were pre-
sented from Mr.. Payne and MIR.
Moran, lauding her work.
MIR. Payne told the Commits
Sioners that there was mo one
with greater familiarity or greater
mastery" Of the laws and regula-
tions OF the ABC Board, and re-
ferred to her record of perform
ance OF duty as Outstanding"
Mrs. Mason, the widow of DR..
William Beverley Mason, promi-
nent Washington ear. nose and
throat specialist is the only woman
ever to serve on the board.
Evening star., 1951-12-05
By Mary [. Vouehon

An Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board took under advisement
bootlegging charges against its
senior member yesterday, but the
occasion was all in the spirit of
fun.
Mrs. Agnes K. Mason bore the
brunt of the jokes as her asso-
ciates and the press gave her a
mock ABC Board trial and sur
prise birthday party in the boards
hearing room.
Now serving her fifth four-year
term on the board. Mrs.s Mason,
who will retire in February, 1858,
had expected yesterday to cele-
brate her 10th birthday quietly
at work.
Her associates had other ideas.
Board Chairman Alan w. Payne
and James OD. Moran, third
member of the board, told Mrs.
Mason of a serious hearing to be
presented before them in the
afternoon, and escorted her to the
hearing room.
I was never so surprised in
my life" gasped Mrs. Mason, once
inside the door.
She was faced with a mock trial
board made up of three news
papermen who cover the Munich
pal Center. They were garbed In
Judges robes and wore false