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The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-23
ALASKAN MINERAL PRODUCTION WEARS BILLI0N-D0LLAR MARK

Returns on the S7,200.00O pur- chase price of Alaska derived from minerals alone since 1880 are like Iy to pass the billion-donar mark during 1851, according to Depart ment Of the Interior, Bureau of Mines figures on mineral produc- ton. At the end of l949. the cumu- latiYe value Of minerals produced was $972,025.00O, more than two- thirds Of which came from gold, the Bureau reports.
 Gold mining perennially has been the backbone of the Alaskan mining industry, but gold produe- tion along with all other mineral activities suffered heavily during World WarII and none has regain ed preWaF prosperity. The peak year fer gold production was 194o when 755,970 ounces valued al S26,458,950 were produced. Gold output dropped to a low of 1926 ounces worth $1.725,36O in 1944 when Alaska's total mineral pro duetion amounted to only $6,9O3- 900. Between 1880 and 1949, All aska produced gold valued at $652,- 457,547.
 Ranking next to gold in dollar value is coal Other minerals pro duced in Alaska include silver. mer- cury, copper, antimony. lead plat mum, tin, tungsen. zinc, clay and pumice.
 With the exception of 1914. each year since 1900 the value of Al aska's mineral production has ex- ceeded the original purchase price paid Russia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-23
NEWS oFTHe
 ELKS

The local Elks lodge voted at its meeting last Wednesday to endorse w c. Stump. Ketchikan attorney. as District Deputy for the Elks in Southeastern Alaska. The vote was cast after a letter was read from the Petersburg lodge stating they were withdrawing the name oS their candidate, Ed Locken
 A letter from the Ketchikan Elks lodge was read inquiring as to when they could expect their rou- lette wheel back Don House and Al R3tehie were appointed to locate and return the wheel.
 House, chairman of the entertain ment committee. announced plans were under way for another casino party----minus the Ketehikan rou- lette wheel. Also House expects to contact the Emblem Club to ar range for another joint pot luck dinner. Both parties will be before Houses term as entertainment committee chairman runs out in two months.
 The bowling alleys are now down so the willing volunteers" who boosted them into place can take it easy. All that's needed now are volunteers to level them and com plete the pits.
 Dr. E. J. Wheeler donated s25 to the building fund at the last meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-23
FOUR FORMER WRANGELL BASKETBALL STARS ON SAME COLLEGE TEAM

Marion and Martin Newman. Cary Gundsrsen and Felix Villar- ma, all of who played basketball for Wrangell High School unti their graduation last year, are now playing together on the same intra- mural team at Southern Idaho Col lege of Education. Word of this was received here this week by the boys families. They lost their first two games getting rolling but have cleaned up the last four.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-23
PAUL PETERSON, FORMER WRANGELL TEACHER MARRIED IN UTAH

Of interest to his Wrangell friends was word received here this week of the marriage of Paul A. Peterson to Mary Ella Robison at Meadow. Utah, on February fl.
 Peterson was a teacher in the local high school for several years and since leaving has been teach ing music in Utah high schools.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-23
NOTICE

The 194s-1s49 newspaper files are missing from The Sen tinel office. It would be ap- preoiated if anyone who bor- rowed them would please re- turn them to The Sentinel of- flee. (We understand, we for get, ourselves.)
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Woman Takes Life
After Phoning Friend

A former British Embassy EN-.
ploye died this morning from an
overdose of sleeping pills after
telling a friend she intended to
take her own life. police said.
The victim, a native of Sydney.
Australia, was Miss Hope Thurbon
King, AZ, of the 2400 block of
Calvert street NV.
Miss King, police said, was talk
ing on the telephone with a wom-
an friend. and indicated during
the conversation that she planned
to take her life.
The friend, not identified by po-
lice, called No. 8 precinct and
officers sent to the scene found
Miss King unconscious on q bed
in her room. A note addressed to
police read:
Send my body to the medical
school, and give all of my pos
sessions to crippled children.
Don't notify my friends. No one
will miss me-"
She died at 1927 am. in Emer-
Igency Hospital. Police said Miss
King came here from Sydney
about four years ago, and had
worked as a secretary at the Brit
tish Embassy. Her last employ
Iment was not known, they said.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Old Lody Who Slapped Officer
Found Lying Duzed in Street

She was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital for observation.
The shock of her troubles with
police and in Night Court Thurs
day apparently had set her wan
dering in daze.
Miss Hayelock's difficulties start
ed in a Brooklyn branch of the
National City Bank Thursday
After casning a $40 check for her
the teller realized it was drawn
on the Brooklyn Trust Co., where
Miss Havelock had an account.
Apparently unknown to her,
the Brooklyn Trust Co. recently
had merged with the Manufac-
turers Trust Co.
The teller stopped the former
teacher, and asked for the mon
ey, telling her to go to the other
bank down the street. She re-
fused, he said.
A passing patrolman, Louis De
Lucia, intervened. She slapped
him. He arrested her on an as
sault charge, loaded her into a
patrol wagon, and took her to
Night Court. There. she was pa
rolled until next day.
Miss Havelock was found many
miles from where she was re-
leased - across the East River
and near midtown Manhattan.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Sept. Mrs
Goldie Queen, 81, wife of Me-
Queen, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher
tried to end her life today because
she's sick and tired of baseball, ;
according to Police Sergt. Car
Hillenbrand.
The officer said Mrs. Queen was
found semiconscious in the living
room of her home shortly after
Queen had telephoned a neighbol
from st. Louis to "see that every
thing is all right"
The couples three small chill
dren were not overcome by the
gas which flowed full blast from
a living room stove. Sergt. Hillen-
brand declared.
Mrs. Queen was revived quickly
and is reported in satisfactory
Evening star., 1951-09-01

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Trem-
bling and distraught, an 84-year-
old retired school teacher was
found today after a run-in with a
cop had sent her wandering for
two days on the streets of New
York.
A businessman, on the way to
work, spotted the old woman ly-
ing on the ground on Fifty-eighth
street near the Hudson River. She
was muddy and bedraggled after
her two-day disappearance.
The woman. Miss Reba May
Havelock, who taught in city
schools for. 80 years, dropped
from sight Thursday after a mis-
understanding about cashing a
check and her subsequent arrest
for slapping policeman.
Instead of returning to her lit
tie apartment in Brooklyn after
she was arraigned and paroled for
a later nearing. the slim. white
haired woman had strayed off
into the night.
Police had searched for her in
vain ever since. After she was
found, she muttered and sobbed
about her church and her bank
account.
God will judge them" she
cried. They don't know"
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Eclipse Rated as Grade B Show,
With Clouds in Role of Villain
Even So, Astronomers Are Able to Get
Some Photographs in the Late Stages

Clouds blotted out everything
at the time of sunrise. At about
$50 the eclipse could be seen. but
generally from then on it was be-
hind clouds. Only at a few min
'utes after 81near the end-could
the phenomenon be seen clearly
enough behind clouds for pictures.
The eclipse generally was visible
everywhere on the East Coast. but
viewers slightly to the south of
Washington got a better look.
Norfolk, for example, was reward
ed with an "annular" eclipse, in
which the smaller moon was
within the sun ring, leaving only
a narrow circle of light.
Many teur astronomers
went south to get a better view
of the 90 per cent obstruction.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
! Hurt by Explosions
In Butadiene Plant
By the Associated Pres.

BORGER, Tex. Sept. L. A
series of earth-shaking explosions
followed by a fire erupted in a
sprawling butadiene plant three
and a fourth miles west of here to-
day. Eight men were injured as
the blasts triggered through the
big plant, operated by the Phillips
Chemical Co.
The explosions began at 7 am.
(EDT) and three hours later were
still going.
The injured are Kay H. Elzey,
F. H. Newton, Bill Medler, P. l..
Jones, L. v. Conner, D. D. Brown,
"A. c. Lloyd and Harry Lasater.
All suffered burns and abrasions
but hospital attendants reported
none was in critical condition.
Apparently the men had some
warning. A full crew was at work
on the IL to 8 am. shift when
the explosions started.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
KaesongR Raid Possible
But Not by U. N. Craft,
Allied Probers Report
'Cruters' Could Have Been
Caused by Ground BIost
Or Bomb, Kinney Says
BY the Associated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, Sept. AL
lied investigators said today thai
if any plane bombed the neutra
Korean armistice site this morn
ing-as the Reds claim-it was ar
aircraft other than United Ma
tions aircraft"
The implication was that the
Reds staged the bombing them
selves, for propaganda purposes.
Air Force Col. Andrew j. Kinney
senior United Nations liaison Of
ficer, told a Red liaison officer ir
the conference city of Kaesong il
was possible that a plane had
bombed the Kaesong area early
today.
But. Col. Kinney said, there was
no evidence to show that the plane
involved was an aircraft under
United Nations control.
Red Charges Kinney Lied.
The Red officer, Col. Chang
Chun-san accused Col. Kinney OF
'ulterior motives" and "lying."
Col. Kinney said, II can see NJ
point in continuing to discuss the
matter further"
Col. Kinney told newsmen ir
Munsan the bomb craters" HI
saw could have been caused by {
planted ground blast or by explo
sives dropped from the air. HI
Evening star., 1951-09-01
.S354, 300 Fee Asked
For Aiding Marriage
TO $50 Million Heiress
New Workers. Suit Soys
He Served as Social
Guide for Truman Friend
BY she Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. l.. C.
Blevins Davis, a friend of Presi-
dent Truman, is being sued for
1854, 800 by a New York importer
who says he promoted Mr.. Davis
marriage to a railroad heiresS.
| The New Yorker, Joseph Will
liams Collins, started suit in State
Supreme Court yesterday He
claims he promoted Davis socially
and set up the Iatter's 1946 mar
riage to the former Mrs. Margaret
Hill. She died in 1948, leaving
Mr.. Davis the bulk of an $50 mil
lion estate.
Mr.. Davis entered general de-
NAL of the charges and asked that
the suit be dismissed.
Mr.. Collins charges Mr.. Davis
promised him-but never gave
him-a. 100000 ranch for his
marriage broker work.
Last night, at his Colorado
Springs (Colo.) estate, Mr.. Davis
said Mr.. Collins story was not
true. He said he doubted whether
Mr.. Collins ever had known his
wife. His only contact with Mr.
Collins, Mr.. Davis added, was
many years ago In New York when
Mr.. Collins did some work for him
with the National Broadcasting
Co.
After his wife's death, Mr.. Davis
fell heir to an estate just outside
independence, Mo-, President
Truman's home town. He has
played host to the Trumans there,
has been a frequent escort OF
Margaret Truman, and in return
has been a White House visitor.
Mr.. Collins has filed three suits
against Mr.. Davis.
First, he claims $4,000 wages
due him for public relations and
other services.
Second, he claims $250.00O for
services to Mr.. Davis between
1943 and 1916. including his meet
ing Mrs. Hill and promoting the
marriage between her and Mr..
Davis. The $250,000 figure in
cludes compensation for the
ranch. Mr.. Collins says he was
promised.
Third, Mr.. Collins wants an
other 100000 for two assaults on
which he says Mr.. Davis admin
istered IN moments of pique."
Evening star., 1951-09-01
U.N. GroupC Condemns
Arbitrary Punishment
OF Foreign Newsmen
Economic c-SociuI Council
Adopts U. S. Resolution
Bosed on Outis Case
BY the Associated Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept.
The United Nations Economic
and Social Council gave final ap-
proval today to a United States
resolution condemning arbitrary
punishment by governments ol
foreign correspondents because oi
their attempts faithfully to per-
form their duties.
The resolution was introduced
as a result of the trial and i'm
Iprisonment for 10 years of Asso-
Iciated Press Correspondent Will
liam N. Oats in Prague.
Walter Kotschnig, deputy Amer
ican delegate to the council. said.
II hope that as one result oi
this resolution the Czech govern
ment will free an innocent man
who faithfully and Loyalty pur-
sued his calling as a foreign COR
respondent"
Reds Term 1t "Blah Blah."
The resolution, which earlier
had been approved by the Social
Committee, was accepted by the
Council by a vote of IA to 3, with
one abstention. The Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia and Poland votec
against it and Pakistan abstained
Soviet Delegate N. M. Zonov saio
it was "blah blah" resolution.
Mr.. zonov said the resolution
concerning the Oats case was de-
signed Ito protect certain COR
respondents in carrying out Their
subverSive activities.
Most of the resolution is just
hot air" he said, because if g
correspondent is doing what i,
proper no government would expe
him. If, however, he is spying
naturally every government would
want to take action against him.
The Czechoslovak delegate, Ar.
most Tauber, said, "All the agita.
ton around Oats has no Other
aim but to change a real and true
spy into a victim of Czech jus.
tice."
Henry Birecki, Poland's new
permanent delegate to the Unitec
Nations, in what was more or les.
his debut as head of the Polish
delegation here, said that ever
President Truman approved 9Th,
+ law of Snrea ding lieSD
The United States, he said
wants to give protection to per.
sons who use their correspond
ent's credentials for other pur,
poses" Mr.. Truman has ex
pressed determination to tax,
lSee OATIS PAGE A-ol
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Arlington Boy, ;, Dies
After Fall on Broken Bottle

A 3-year-old Arlington boy fell
on a milk bottle yesterday and
died in a hospital two hours later.
The boy, Stevens Ralph Perry,
cut the artery in his thigh when
he fell on the bottle which broke
at his grandmother's home in
Potomac. Md.
Doctors at Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, tried blood transfusions
and other emergency methods but
could not save the boy.
He was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph c. Perry Of 1929 North
Washington boulevard, Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Benton Asks Opinion
On Grand Jury Probe
.0f Mccarthy Charges
Letter to McGroth Ruises
Question of Possible
DereIiction of Duty

Senator Benton, Democrat. Of
Connecticut today asked the JUS
tice Department for an opinion on
whether a Federal grand jury
coeld investigate the Mccarthy
charges of diSloyalty in the State
Department.
He made the request in letter
to Attorney General McGrath i'll
a renewal of running feud with
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, OF
Wisconsin who has charged re-
peatedly that Communists and
Communist sympathizers have in.
flltrated the State Department.
Senator Benton, a former AS
sistant Secretary Of State, notec
that the Wisconsin Republican
had proposed a jury trial Of hi
charges, and asked:
rs it or is it not an indicated
procedure for Senator Mccarthy
to present his evidence to United
States Attorney George Morri;
Fay of the District of Columbia
for presentation to any grand
jury in the District?
Proposal Made in Speech.
"And are not these grand juries
empowered, even without advance
knowledge that the witnesses pos
sess any evidence, to subpoena
witnesses in order to determine
whether an indictment should be
returned? Aren't they even en-
powered to subpoena Secretary
AcheSon or Senator Mccarthy
Senator Mccarthy was not i'm
Imediately available for comment
on the Benton letter. His pro-
posal for a jury trial was made
earlier this week in speech be-
fore the Veterans of Foreign Wars
convention in New York.
At the time the Wisconsin Re-
publican added that IF a Jury
finds me wrong. I'll resign from
the Senate" He added a condi-
ton, however, that "if the jury
tinds my charges true, that whole
motley crowd will resign"
Senator Benton charged that
Senator Mccarthy has made him
self a one-man grand jury. witt
power to indict," and ADDED in his
Ilette rto Attorney General Nc
Grath:
"Now that Senator McCarth!
has brought up the question of {
jury, want to raise questions with
you about judicial procedure"
Duty in Evidence Cited.
He pointed out that the 1876,
General Appropriations Act pro
videS fines and prison sentences fo
any employe of the Government
who is a member of a party o.
organization advocating the over
throw of this Government to &C
(See BENTON Page A-2O
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Sick and Tired of Baseball,
Pitchers Wife Tries Suicide

condition at Pittsburgh's South
Side Hospital.
Her husband, who has lost
eight and won five with the Pirates
this season, is reported flying
here from st. Louis. Queen, who
lis 33 and a native of Maxwell,
Pa, is in his third season with
the Pirates. Once considered an
outstanding prospect, he was with
the New York Yankees for four
years but failed to live up to his
early promise.
Sergt. Hillenbrand gave this
version of the suicide attempt:
Late last night Queen called
his wife from st. Louis where
the Pirates are scheduled to play
the Cardinals today. Mrs. Queen
! (See QUEEN. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1951-09-01

said there was no evidence to bach
up either possibility.
He led an investigation team
into Kaesong to look into charge:
made by the Reds earlier in the
day. He was accompanied by
Marine Col. j. c. Murray, three
Air Force experts, staff assistants
and four newsmen. The investi-
cation lasted 3 hours and 81
minutes.
The Reds had charged a United
Nations warplane bombed the city
Iat 1890 am. today. They saio
the bombs fell near the residence
of North Korean 1t. Gen. Nam II
senior Red delegate to the cease.
fire talks.
Just before the group left Mum.
(See TRUCE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-09-01
II Firms File $734 ,8O8 Suit
In Dupont Circle Tube Delay
D. c. Government, Builders Named
In Damage Action by Businessmen

Owners of II business concerns
along Connecticut avenue today
brought a $734,808 damage suit ir
District Court against the District
Government and a construction
company charging business losses
during construction of the Dupont
Circle underpaSS.
The suit contends that an "un-
reasonable length of time" was
taken in construction of the un-
Iderpass.
Besides the District, the suit
names as defendant the conStruc-
Ition firm of John McShain, Inc,
which built the underpasS.
Damages asked range from
$3.50 by owners of one concern
up to $4,000 by another, The
Evening star., 1951-09-01

latter sum lis asked by Horace
j. and RoSalie Meyers, interior
decorators, located at 1853 Con-
Inecticut avenue and formerly at
1881 Connecticut avenue. Mr..
Meyers is president of the Con-
Inecticut Avenue Association, Inc,
Ia group including merchants and
property owners.
Filed by Attorneys Joseph A.
Kaufman and Abraham S. Gold
stein, the suit contends that the
District failed in its duty to the
public and to the plaintiffs in
particular in knowingly or negli-
gently" permitting the McShain
company to continue its work on
(Sse DUPONT. Page A-3,Q
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Unidentified Plane
Drops Flares Over
Allies Truce Camp
BY the Assoeioted Press

MUNSAN, Korea. Sept. /.
An unidentified aircraft to-
night dropped IL flares over
the advance United Nations
camp here.
A pooled dispatch said
flares also were dropped over
the peace train" where AL
lied correspondents live while
covering the now-suspended
truce talks.
The dispatch said a two
engined plane could be heard
in the area but the plane did
not follow up the flare drop
ping with further action.
Officials at the advance
U. N. camp could give no i'm
mediate explanation of the
flare incident.
Evening star., 1951-09-01
U. N. Coils on Egyptians
To Remove Suez Curbs
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The
United Nations Security Council
today formally called on Egypt to
lift her restrictions on Suez Canal
shipping.
The vote on the resolution
sponsored by the United States
Britain and France was 30 with
three abstentions.
A threatened Russian veto failed
to materialize when the Soviet
Delegate Sepyon Tsarapkin alb
stained. The two other abstainers
were India and Nationalist China
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Foreign Aid Bill,
Again, Goes
To Conferees
Measure Trimmed to
$7.2 Billion Before
Senate Passage =.
By J. A. O'Leory

The administrations foreign
aid program is awaiting final ac-
ton by Joint conference COM
mittee. after being cut to new
low point of $7.2 billion before
passing the Senate last night.
The House already had cut
President Truman's request for
$8.5 billion down to SIS billion,
which means that the conference
agreement between the two
houses will be at least 81 billion
under the amount the administra-
tion believes essential.
Even when this authorizing
measure has been signed by the
President, however. the fight will
not be over. The actual funds will
have to be voted in a later appro-
Ipriation bill, and the House and
Senate Appropriations Committees
are not bound to allot the full
amount authorized. On some oc-
casions in the past they have ap-
piled their own cutting knives.
The trimmed down foreign aid
bill, designed to strengthen other
nations opposing Communism
passed by vote of 81 to 5 at the
end of the second 12-hour Senate
session in two days.
The most significant roll call,
however. was the So to "a vote
by which another $3.50 million
was chopped from economic help
for Western Europe. after the
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees al
ready had followed the example
of the House by eliminating near
ly 81 billion.
An effort to apply similar $3.50
million cut to the military funds
for Europe failed.
The only increase the Senate
made was to add SGT 500 900 for
economic assistance to Africa and
the Near East.
Senator Dworshak. Republican,
Iof Idaho persuaded the Senate to
cut $37 million from the European
military aid allotment, to offset
the increase voted for Africa and
the Near East.
$500 Million Cut Rejected.
Early in the day the admins
tration beat of the most serious
opposition drive-a motion to cut
$500 million. which would have
brought the program down to 81
billion. This lost Al to 81.
But the administration failed by
vote of 56 to II in a move to
raise the bill back to the Presi-
dents $8.5 billion total.
The five who voted against the
bill on final passage were ali Re-
publicans-Senators Capehart OF
Indiana. Ecton of Montana, KEN
of Missouri, LANCER of North
Dakota and Schoeppel of Kansas.
Senator Schoeppel said later
that the 81 billion tax increase
bill will have to get through the
Senate before the Appropriations
Committee brings out the money
for the foreign aid program, and
he predicted the new tax burden
will result in an even stronger
fight for economy cuts in foreign
aid.
Bulk for Western Europe.
Although the bill extends some
help to free nations in all parts oi
the world, the bulk of the total i:
for Western Europe. AS the bill
now stands. the North Atlantic
defense area would get about S.
billion in military assistance, ano
about $3.50 million in economic
help.N
Most of the cutting was done ir
| (See FOREIGN ATn page A-2)
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Shrimp overwheIm Ship
Off Lower California
RY &c As.oeia,eol Pres,

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 1.-The
l0,000-ton Liberty tanker John
Goode found itself at the mercy of
"a huge school of shrimp off the
southern tip of Lower California,
Mexico, the skipper reports.
Capt. Edward Small, arriving in
port yesterday, said his vessel was
disabled for two and one-half
hours because shrimp were sucked
through intake water ports and
clogged condenser tubes.
Crew members finally cleaned
the condensers. the captain said
'and We had enough boiled shrimp
to last for three meals"
Evening star., 1951-09-01
Vishinsky Back at Desk

LONDON, Sept. / (P).-Quali2
fled diplomats said yesterday that
Russian Foreign Minister Andrei
Vishinsky is back at his Kremlin
desk, at least temporarily, after
"a long and serious illness. Mr..
Vishinsky, 68. has been suffering
from heart trouble.