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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
EDUCATION IS N0W| BIG BUSINESS, SAYS PRESIDENT OF BOARD l

Explaining that Senate Bill 92, which would change the require ments for Territorial Commissioner of Education to require less of a background in education, is design ed to permit the Board of Educa- ton to secure the services of a per son with administrative background to replace Dr. James c. Ryan. who recently resigned as commissioner, Mrs. LaDessa Nordale. president of the board, said objections to Senate Bill 92 are ridiculous"
 Mrs. Nordale, who arrived Thurs day from her home in Fairbanks, came to consult with Dr. William A. Whitehead, Juneau member of the Board of Education, and with members of the Legislature, explain ed her position in this manner:
 'It is ridiculous to assume that if the restriction requiring the Com missioner of Education to have the same qualifications as those of a high school teacher be deleted from the present law, that the Board of Education would select a person without any educational qualifica- tions or with educational qualifica- tions inferior to those of a high school teacher.
 That is definitely not the intent of the proposed amendment to the present law" Mrs. Nordale said.
 Rather, the removal of such re- strictions opens the way to ap- pointment of person with greater educational qualifications, since many persons holding Masters and Doctors Degrees and qualified to teach in universities and colleges, or to serve as president of such in- stitutions need not have the same number of hours of education as re- quired of high school teacher in high schools"
 Mrs. Nordale explained that the Board of Education, in appointing Dr. Ryan as commissioner, quite likely did not appoint him because he had qualifications of high school teacher, but because he had been professor in university and had demonstrated ability superior to that of the average high school teacher, and because he held Ph. D. degree.
 "The demands on the department of education have grown enormous ly since 1929 when this educational requirement. was written into the law. Today, the commissioner should be a trained administrator as well as educator Mrs. Nordale said and called attention to the fact that there are now three education super visors in the Department of Educa- tion with degrees ranging from Bachelor of Arts to Doctor of Edu- cation.
 "A good administrator should se- lect qualified persons to provide the necessary specialized services re- uuired," she said.
 Actually what is needed in gov ernment, which is growing to be big business, is good sound business judgment. It takes lot more than the education of high school teacher to administer the spending of over 10 million dollars of Terri torial money.
 Tt is the duty of the members of the Board of Education, for they are charged with the responsibility to select person who is capable of handling the job, regardless of educational qualifications" Mrs Nordale maintained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
TELEPHONE RATEI CHANGE ORDINANCE HAS FIRST READING

A good deal of business was ac- complished in a three-hour session of the Juneau City Council last evening, including the passage, or first reading, of an ordinance ad- iusting monthly rates of service by the Juneau-Douglas Telephone Go Rates are based on type of service given instead of type of instru- ment installed
 Monthly Rate Schedule
 Rates set for one and two-party business phones, $6; one and two- party residence, $4; four-party re- sidence, $2.82; business extensions, S2.75 each; residence extensions, $1.5O each; PBX rental, $5; PBX line, S5.
 Rates were based on the need to raise s2O,17985 annually to meet operating costs, depreciation, utility taxes and a fair return on invested capital and to make necessary plant improvements.
 The company is required to make a yearly report of operations to the Council
 L. A. Sturm Agreement
 A resolution was read regarding an agreement with L. A. Sturm to pay damages for breaking his lease on the basement of the AB Hall, where he has his lockers. Provisions were that the City pay S14,50O to Sturm, plus a $500 option on the Hanson lots Nos. and ' in Block 225 which the city took for a new locker site, and to refund 5000 ad- vance rental This is to be placed in escrow until the premises are vacated by Sturm within 45 days and not more than 60 days after notice to move is given.
 A letter was read from the Alaska Public Works indicating that the low bidder on the Alaska Office Building would be prepared to begin construction May 1.
 There was some discussion or types of bids to be called for on the demolishing of the present buildings on the future site of the Territorial Building by May l.
 Garbage Scattering
 A petition signed by IS residents of Thane requested the enforce ment of city ordinance requiring covered vehicles for garbage haul ing. Protest was made against the scattering of refuse along the road to the city dump resulting in many flat tires for the residents of Thane ; from nails and broken glass. Dan Livie was present and reinforced the argument.
 The Council directed the City Clerk to write the garbage disposal companies regarding the matter and to publish warning to in- dividuals hauling their own refuse and to those who might be hauling debris from demolished buildings.
 The Council discovered that il paid to call for bids on 12 kegs of nails. Low and successful bidder who promised immediate delivery was Nick Rocovich of the Juneau Linoleum and Hardware Store for S1'2.35. Other bidders ranged up to $210.7O
 On garbage disposal of IA cans twice weekly for a year contract Acme Disposal Service was low with $16.80 as against S39.2O by Peterson Refuse Co.
 Ed Chester, representing tn e
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
EUGENE BAND TO BE ENTERTAINED WHILE
 SHIP IN PORT HERE

The high school band from Eu- gene, Ore, enroute to Shagway, will visit in Juneau tonight while the Princess Norah is in port.
 Juneau Teen Age Club Director Zack Gordon reminds members of the Teen Age club that entertain ment is planned for the visitors at the club. A dance also will be given by the Rainbow Girls in the Scot tish Rite temple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
uTAH VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. E. T. McGill Of Og- den. Utah are guests at the Bar anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
WITH Brk

Paul E. Davis of Camp Cooke, Calif.. has arrived here to be With the Bureau of Public Roads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
G. E. MUNGER HERE

G. E. Munger of Seattle is stop ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
SON FOR HERyINs

A son was born to MT. and Mrs. E. D. Hervin at 2:28 this morning at St. Anns hospital. The young man weighed pounds IA ounces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
AT THE GAsTINEAu

Fred Omar of Ketchikan is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
FROM KETCHIKAN

James G. Pinkerton of the ket- chikan Cold Storage Go. is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17

o. R. Rutherford of Sitka is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
WEATHER REPORT

Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau Maximum, 34; minimum, 20.
 At Airport Maximum, 33; minimum, 8.
 F o R F c A s T
 Mostly cloudy with inter- mittent light snow occassion- ally mixed with rain tonight and Sunday. Lowest tempera- ture tonight about 30, high est Sunday about 36. PRE CIPIT TION (Past 24 hours ending 7;30 am. today City of Juneau .26 inches; Since March 1 = 132 inches; Since July l 52.2l inches. At Airport = IT inches; Since March l = .98 inches; , Since July 1 = 33.26 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
The W Washinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

(Copyrignt. i951. oy Bell Syndicate. Inc.
 (Ed. Note: Drew Pearson is on a flying tour of Europe and the Middle East, surveying the world situation.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17
EncEcuMBE VISITOR

Reece H. Murray of Mt. Edge cumbe is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-17

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Temperature for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
Evening star., 1951-10-06
One Dead, Two Injured
In Restaurant SHOOTING

One man was shot to death, an
other was critically wounded and
a woman was struck by a stray
bullet during fight last night
in a restaurant in the 500 block
of Fourth street S.W.
Mitchell Diggs, colored, "a, of
the 700 block of Third street S,W.
was killed instantly. Dallas Boyd.
colored, Is. of the 1000 block of
Maryland avenue S.W.. is in crit
ical condition in Freedmen's Hos
pital. Mrs. Alberta Dorsey. col
ored, 81, of the 400 block of Fourth
street S.W., also was admitted to
Freedmen's with a bullet wound
in her leg.
Walter Braxton, colored, 26, of
the 1900 block of Sixth street
NV, is being held on a charge of
murder.
Homicide squad detectives said
Braxton told them he opened fire
with a mail-order .22-caliber
pistol after Boyd drew a knife.
Mrs. Dorsey was seated at an
adjoining table when she was
struck by a wild shot.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Minnesota U. 10 Honor
Nurse Pearl McIver

MissrPearl McIver, chief of the
nursing division of the United
States Public Health Service, will
receive an outstanding achieve
ment award from the University
of Minnesota at a ceremony ir
Minneapolis Monday.
Miss McIver, 5412 Harwooc
road Bethesda, is one of Is grad
yates of the university's college
of medical sciences to be cited
The awards will be presented by
University President DR.. j. L
Morril!
She was the first director o
public health nursing for tn,
State of Missouri, and in 1913;
became the first public health
nursing consultant for the Publ,
Health Service. She also was tn,
first public health nurse electet
president of the American Nurses
Association
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Transit RATE Plea
Continues Monday

| The Public Utilities Commission
will continue its hearing into Cap
ital Transit Co.'S plea for a bus
and streetcar fare increase at 10
am. Monday, with more slowly
moving cross examination Of
transit witnesses scheduled.
Yesterdays hearing was con-
sumed by cross-examination of a
guest expert, w. c. Gilman, finan-
cial expert from New York City.
Mr.. Gilman was called by the
transit firm to present analyses to
show that not less than a per
cent Geturn on the rate base is
reasonable.
PUG Counsel Lloyd Harrison
concluded his questioning of Mr..
Gilman late in the afternoon. Miss
Josephine H. Klein, representing
the Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton, then took over. The ADA is
an interVenor opposed to the fare
increase.
Mr.. Harrison went over Mr..
Gilman's figures in great detail.
The PUG counsel pointed his
questions to show that the trans
lit company is in sound financial
condition with only the per cent
return it received in the II months
ended June 80.
j. E. Heberle; retired vice presi-
dent and controller of Capital
Transit, will take the stand Mon
day for cross-examination. In the
first phase of the hearing last
month. he called for a 10 per cent
return on the rate base. Mr.. Gill
man will return to the stand in
the afternoon.
The company is seeking elimina-
tion of tokens. now selling three
for 40 cents and an increase in
the cost of the weekly pass from
So to $2.25. The 15-cent straight
cash fare would be retained.
Although the PUG never has set
a definite rate of return for the
transit firm. in 1945 it indicated a
I7H2 per cent return on the rate
base was reasonable. and a year
later said 61a per cent was fair.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Youth, Shot as He Fled
Stolen Car, Is Improving

Robert E. Wechsler, 20, of the
$500 block of First street NV,
who was shot and critically
wounded early yesterday after he
fled from police in stolen auto
mobile, is improving at Emer-
gency Hospital, it was reported
today. He underwent an opera
ton yesterday for removal of the
bullet that tore through his stom-
ach and lodged in his right side.
Pvt. Kermit A. Hooper fired the
shot that stopped Wechsler as he
fled from the automobile in the
|7700 block of Sixteenth street
NV. after a mile-long chase.
Goldie Ahearn, fight promoter,
had reported the car stolen earlier
in the evening, police said.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Arlington Asks
Milk Monopoly
Inquiry by U. 5.
Board Pushes Fight
For Agriculture
Department Control

An Agriculture Department in
vestigation into the "monopolis-
tic practices" of the MARYLAND
and Virginia Milk Producers As
soclation was asked today by the
Arlington County Board.
The action was taken on recon-
of the County's Public
Utilities Commissioner and NAL
colin D. Miller. attorney retained
by the board in number of util-
ity matters.
Also on their recommendation,
the board voted to continue it's
case against State regulation of
milk subject to interstate COM
merce.
Hearing Called Tuesday.
Mr.. Miller was instructed to an
pear at hearing of the Virginia
MIX Commission in Alexandra
Tuesday to support the Arling-
ton boards contention that the
milk commission has no jurisdic-
ton over milk coming into Arling-
ton through the channels of in
terstate commerce.
The interstate commerce issue
was raised by the Arlington board
in suit filed with the Richmond
Circuit Court contesting a price
order OF the milk commission.
The court upheld the price order
but withheld a decision on the in
terstate commerce angle until fur
ther testimony is taken on that
point.
U. S. Control Ultimate Aim.
The same day that the court
remanded the interstate COM
merce question for further evil
dence, according to Mr.. Miller,
the Maryland Virginia Milk Pro-
ducers Association announced an
increase in the wholesale price of
milk.
Mr.. Miller said the ultimate aim
OF the Arlington County Board
should be Department of Agricul-
ture control of milk in this area.
He said if the court decides the
Virginia Milk Commission does
not have control over interstate
commerce, it is likely the pro-
.ducers themselves will ask for De-
.partment of Agriculture control.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Wholesale Prices Rise
O.3 Per Cent in Week

The Bureau of Labor Statistics
says wholesale prices edged up
again during the week ended Oc-
tober 2.
Advances in farm and food
prices were the major factors in
a rise of 0.3 (three- -tenths) per
cent during the week. the bureau
said.
The announcement said that
left the wholesale price index last
Tuesday at 177.2 per cent of the
1926 average. That was AZ per
cenN above year ago. and 1879
percent over the pre-Korea index.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Capital Transit Receives
Ninth Efficiency Award

Capital Transit Co. yesterda,
received its ninth consecutive
Maintenance Efficiency Award
at the annual convention of the
American Transit Association in
Cincinnati.
The award has been given an
nually since 1880 by the trade
publication. BUS Transportation. >
Capital Transit led in it's class in
a Nationwide mechanical main-
tenance competition among bus
companies representing more than
80 States and Canada.
Hyman Feldman, Capital
Transit's supervisor of automotive
maintenance. accepted the award.
He praised the efforts of the me-
chanical department employees for
the part they played in winning
the honor.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
U.S. Pays Tribute Today to 500 900 Newspaper Bows

Today is National Newspaper
boy Day.
It's the one day in the year
when the entire newspaper in
duStry pays tribute to the 500,-
600 boys who contribute so
much to the record-breaking
circulation Of United States and
Canadian newspapers.
About 80 per cent of the
more than 52-million news
papers read every day by the
American public are delivered or
sold by newsboys. 1t takes about
$4,000 reporters, editors. printers
and others to produce the
Nations newspapers, but it
takes the 100000 boys to deliver
the finished product to the
reader.
Besides acquiring business ex-
perience and performing a serv-
ice to the community, the news
boy also is learning lessons that
will be of benefit to him all his
life. indulging in the principles
Of free enterprise in his youth,
and knowing how to use the
money he saves in providing
for a college education, cloth
ing, entertainment, books and
movies.
Typical of boys who have
made good this way is Dwight
E. Avis. jr.. 16. of 1926 Locust
road NV. the son of the as
sistant deputy commissioner Of
Internal Revenue and Mrs. Avis.
Star Carrier Of Year.
Dwight has been named ''The
Star Carrier of the Year" for his
outstanding service in delivering
this newspaper for the past
seven years on the Kalmia road
NV, route in the Shepherd
Park area.
Already he has saved about
$500 from his route. which has
about IS customers. He has
earned more than that but has
bought a bicycle and has given
his mother several presents.
Dwight has been presented
an original cartoon Of recogni-
ton by Jim Bergman, The
Stars Pulitzer Prize cartoonist.
1t is signed by him and E. j.
De Wore, circulation director of
The Star. and conveys the
thanks of the public and the
newspaper for a good delivery
job over the years.
Dwight said he probably will
use the money he has saved
toward his college education.
He has this to say to prospec-
tive newsboys: 1T gives you
something to do after school.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

|acity and that the questions were
pertinent to the suit.
The Senator was quizzed at
some length about the duties of
George Waters. another defend
ant named by the suit, when
tn former Washington and Miami
newspaper man was a member
of his staff from January to
March of 1850.
Work Included Research.
He said Mr.. Waters did general
staff work, including research,
checking on mail. consulting with
constituents and the like. The
Senator denied Mr.. Waters had
been loaned" to him by the
Times-Hearld. 1t was his under
standing. he said that Mr.. Waters
was no longer employed by the
newspaper when he hired him.
did Mr.. Waters prepare for
you an elaborate memorandum
and drafts of speechs bearing
on alleged infilteration of Com
into the Government"
The Senator replied Mr.. War;
ters probably did some research
along this line but he could not
recall such production.
Mr.. Waters is now in public
relations work in Washington.
Senator Mccarthy was asked
it, he knew of the relationship
between, the Times-Hearld, the
Chicago Tribune and the Mutual
BroadcaSting Co, which carries
the news broadcasts of Mr..
Lewis.
The Senator replied he knew of
it only in a general way. Mr..
Caldwell then volunteered the
information for the record that
the Chicago Tribune Co. owns 19
per cent of the stock of Mutual.
'Mr. Lewis" he added, sis not
an employee Of Mutual, how
ever"
Evening star., 1951-10-06
100 Mayors Will Tour
Penfagon, Defense Bases
By the Assoeiafed Press

More than 100 mayors are ex-
.pected to get first hand informa-
ton on the defense program ano
its problems during a Today tour
'of the Pentagon and military in
istallations November 11-20.
Mayor Lawrence of Pittsburgh
who suggested the program tc
President Truman recently. talked
over final plans with the Defense
Department yesterday.
The mayors will spend two days
in the Pentagon receiving military
briefings. and then will visit the
Quantico (Va.) Marine base, Eglir
Air Force Base, Fla. Fort Ben
ming, Ga, and Pensacola Fla.)
Naval Air Station.
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Three Little Kittens
Get Lost at Home;
Police Search Futile

Three Siamese kittens - $135
worth Of them-got lost in their
masters house last night and
eluded police for half an hour.
Raymond Hazebroek, an interi-
or decorator of 1910 Thirty
fourth street NV, said the kit
tens wandered off at 9 O'Clock
last night SO he called police.
The search, from top to bottom
OF the house, ended with nothing
found but some skeptical police
men and an inscrutable feline ma
tron.
The kittens showed up this
morning, playing in the living
room.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

the business today make about
$50 million a year which they
save or spend in their own COM
naunities.
A statement recently made
by the joint newspaperboy COM
mittee of the International Cir
culation Managers Association
and the American Newspaper
Publishers Association, best de-
scribed the object of News
paperboy Day. as follows:
Believing explicitly in the
premise that busy boys are bet
ter boys, we reiterate our
faith in the institution of news
paper route management as a
worthwhile, character-building,
healthful and profitable en-
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Free Public Parkind
AT Airport Ends; lis
50 Cents a Day Now
Free public parking at National

Free public parking at National
Airport ended today.
| Under new program, a con-
Icessionaire, Parking Associates
Corp. of Los Angeles, Cal, put its
overall control into effect. The
public will pay 10 cents the first
hour, five cents each additional
hour or fraction and a maximum
of so cents for "a hours.
| Congressional, diplomatic and
official Government cars are ad-
mitted to the parking space free
One entrance and one exit are
the key to the control plan.
Prices Low Comparatively.
Joseph A. Webber, supervisor of
Parking Associates Corp, ex-
planned that customers pay when
they leave.
Our prices here are really low
comparatively" said Mr.. Webber
I'm other parts of the country
where we have concessions, the
cost is 25 cents for six hours and
81 per day.
Our system is a matter of con-
Itrol-paying when you leave, so
as not to clutter up the entrance
We have set routine for the flow
of trafflc-in one entrance and
out the other-and it makes it a
lot easier"
On arrival the customer gets a
claim check, which is in triplicate
The gateman keeps a stub, puts
another stub beneath the wind
shield wiper and the third part
is retained by the motorist. The
time of arrival and date are
stamped on it.
Capacity Is 428 Cars.
The new system was launched
lat midnight and there were zoe
cars parked up to 7 am. At mid
morning, there were around 15C
cars, but Saturday is admittedly
a slow day. That, Mr.. Webbe1
said, was why the program was
put into effect. so the public coulo
become accustomed to it.
The parking lot can handle 42s
cars. Automobiles of employees at
the airport are now parked across
the street on the upper level. This
has a 1,500-car capacity. But to
keep tab on the situation and in
sure that no unauthorized persons
Iare parking there. Parking Associ-
Iates Corp. has issued special stick
ers to employees.
Mr.. Webber said his corporation
has the concessions at LaGuardia
and International Airport at Idle
wild in New York, the Bus Ter
minal in New ork City and also
lat the Chicago and Los Angeles
Iairports. It holds a contract with
the Civil Aeronautics Authority fo1
National Airport parking.
Tenants, Employees Agree.
rev opJecLlOnS TO the new paid
parking program were heard to-
day. but what the Sunday rush
will bring forth is something else,
officials said.
Airport Director Bennett H.
Griffin said that the new arrange
ment was agreed to by airport
tenants, employe representatives
and the unions affected. {
Previously, commuters parked
their cars on the airport lots and
then took public transportation
into Washington, thus causing
congestion and lack of adequate
parking facilities at the airport,
officials pointed out.
Evening star., 1951-10-06

deavor for youth outside of
school hours"
Howard w. Stodghill, chair
man of the committee, also is
sued statement. through the
Treasury Department. in con-
nection with newspaperboy's
efforts in behalf of the bond
drive:
For 10 years." he said, "our
carrier boys have been stead
fast in support of the bond
program, which once again is
vital to our existence as a free
people. Only last spring, news
paperboys from 78l daily news
papers contacted millions of
homes as a great spearhead for
the current Defense Bond
drive"
Evening star., 1951-10-06
Senator Byrd's Wife
Suffers Heart Attacks
BY the Associated Press

Aides to Senator Byrd, Demo.
crat, Of Virginia said the wife oi
the Virginia Senator has suffered
a second heart attack yesterday
and is a patient at a Winchester
Va, hospital.
They said the Senator was
called to her bedside following q
heart attack Thursday night.
"She is quite ILL.," they added