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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
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Ninnis tied the game, John Nelson sank one; Herb Martin came back to tie 1t ct the end of the thira quarter, 43 all
 Final Quarter
 Juneau took the tip in the final quarter and Martin tipped 1t in for the Bears. Gene Johnson shot good. Ninnis and Engstrom each sank one for the Bears. Paul Johnson and John Nelson tied the game at 49 ali. Graves made one more goal and Art Nelson one; 51 all.
 Graves tipped in ball after Min his missed free shot. Jump ball again; Edgecumbe ball out of bounds, resulting. in another jump ball. Ninnis tipped the ball in again making the score 55 to 51, Bears.
 John Nelson was fouled while at tempting a shot and made one free shot. Gene Johnson stole the 9an and dropped in a bucket. Joe Ninnis scored and Gene JoRnson pulled Mt. Edgecumbe within one oint of a tie.
 With 54 seconds left in the game he Crimson Bears froze the ball O run out the time. Dave Graves vas fouled and missed. Jump ball nd Edgecumbe recovered. John Eelson had a chance to put his cam in the lead when he was 0uled while attempting shot, but missed both free throws. Ninnis hot with practically no time on he clock scoreboard and swished it trough the hoop, making the score to 56, Crimson Bears.
 The two teams meet again to- tight.
 The frosh squad of Juneau High whipped the Junior Varsity 37 to q ! the preliminary game. The fresh nan team played like a veteran cam and looked like good prospects fer @ future Juneau High team. The rosh took the game in their own ands right from the beginning of
 lay to the finish.
 Casperson and Soley made 10 joints each for the frosh. Gregg ,ipke had end Kadow 6 fer the arsity,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
Snow White
MR. TRACK" OF OLD
 DAYS ON LAST PATE

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. B = tR - Lawson N. Robertson, MT. Track" of the first half of this century, died last night at the age of 67 He had been ill a long while.
 Robbie" as he was known af fectionately the world over, waG track and field coach at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania from 1916 to 1947.
 He competed or coached in every Olympic game from 1904 until hi retirement from the sport because of failing health as the end of the I947 season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
S! {! OF
 DA!SNsE.!: TBALl

Here are final scores of basket ball games played last night:
 Juneau High 59, Mt. Edgecunibe 5S Southern Oregon 68, Oregon Edu fl Bradley S2. Pittsburgh 59 Kentucky 82, Georgia Tech 61. Iowa 69, Minnesota AT. Indiana 69, Ohio State 59 Missouri 49, Iowa State 46. Ark. State Il, South. Illinois 45. Colo. A. and M. 60, Utah State 59. Utah 45, Wyoming 39. Rollins 63, FloIida Southern 58. Iowa Teach. 50 N. Dakota State 39
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FIGHT DOPE

Two knockouts last night in fistic circles as follows:
 At New Orleans = Chuck Taylor, 149, Coalport, Pa, stopped Joey Carkido, 1448i, Youngstown. O. (5).
 At Providence, R. I. - Ike Will Hams, 143h, Trenton, NJ, knocked put Ralph Zannelli, 147, Providence (5).
 At Baltimore Jimmy Bivins, l84. Cleveland. knocked out Harry Wills. 2OG. South Bend Ind. (4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
Sports Briefs

Long Beach, Calf. - Cary Mid dlecoff, former US. Open cham pion, shot a 13-under-par for a PIP total to win the 72 hole, $l0,000 Lakewood Park Open golf tourna- ment.
 Champaign, III. = Ray Eliot head coach at Illinois who was consid- cred for University of Southern California opening, decided to re- main at Illinois.
 Cleveland = Paul Brown, coach of champion Cleveland Browns of National Football League, said he would confer with Ohio State Uni versity officials about coaching job.
 Philadelphia - Philadelphia Ath- 'etics board of directors reelected Connie Mack, 88-year-old former manager, as president of the Aneri- can League club.
 Montreal - Frank Boucher, New York Rangers geaeral manager suggested National Hockey League le expanded from six to F teams 9 help boost attendance.
 Miami - Deluge ($2350) and the Poe. &1670) won divisions of the pit Allapattah purse at IIialeah Park.
 Baltimore - Henry A. Parr IT. nine years president of the Mary land Jockey Club which operates Pimlico, resigned. He was succeeded by Maj. Gen. Milton A. Rockford president of Havre de Grace track which is being sold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
1. P. HUTCHINSON HERE;
 DE RAYMOND ALSO ON JOE

Jim Hutcheson, wellknown Asso- ciated Press writer of the Pacific Coast who covered the Territorial Legislature for the AP and the Daily Alaska Empire two years ago, is back in Juneau again for the same job. Robert DeArmond is also on the Empires staff again, as he was two years ago, covering the Terri torial Legislature. With these two sparkplugs, the Empire will have the best coverage of the Legislature of any newspaper in the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
M!KAN KEEPS LEAD EN SCORING RACE
 IN HOCKEY PLAYS

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-sP-Eecrge Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers holds a fat 317-point lead over In- Annapolis Alex Groza in the Ma 5ional Basketball Association indi- vidual scoring race.
 Mikan has scored LOT points in l games. Groza, in 38 games, has 790 points.
 Among the playmakers, New York's Dick Mcclure is still the leader with 224 scoring assists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
B 0 WILING

The Monday Night Ladies League howled last night on the Elks Alleys with Barbara Mills of Needlecraft rolling high game of 19O and Doro- thy Oldham of Gus George rolling second high game of 183. High series went to Barbara Mills with 537.
 Gus George took three games after rolling an sos high single game fer the league.
 Team standings:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
Second Quarter


 Second quarter Edgecumhe tool the tip off and Gene Johnson scored for the Sitka team. Carlson wa fouled; free shot good to tie the game at 15 all. John Nelson was fouled; free shot good. Ninnis tip ped in one for the Bears. Nelson was fouled again: missed shot, bu Dundas tipped it in for Edgecumbe Score was 13 to IT; Edgecumbe.
 Ninnis tied it again with ire shot. John Nelson missed free sho, for the Sitka lads. Martin missed free shot for Juneau, but tipped i in the hoop. The score was % all
 Engstrom free shot was good. For rest was fouled after jump ball; free shot good. Nelson and Booth missed free shots, but ball was tip- ped in again.
 Herb Martin made lay-in shot making the score 25 to 9; Bears. Dundas made two free shots. Art NCloOll 1lilooCO 41CC S4IOb AOi OliC Sitka boys. Engstrom missed one and John Nelson tied the game again for Edgecumbe. John Nelson had the ball for Edgecumbe and was fouled while shooting. Missed the first, but made the second one. Mar tin was fouled and tied the game just before the half. Anderson swished a long shot before the horn sounded putting Edgecumbe in the lead at half time 28 to 26. The crowd was thrilled every moment of the game so far and never a let up in cheers for both teams.
 Third Quarter
 Third quarter, Ninnis took the tip off for the Bears tying the game. John Nelson was fouled and free shot good. Bears had possession of the ball. Graves tied it again, 30 all. Dundas scored for Edgecunbe. From jump ball Ninnis scored for the Bears. Gene Johnson put one in for EdgecElnbe. Graves was foUled; missed the free throw, but Engstrom tipped it through the hoop. Again the score was tied at 34 all.
 Graves and Martin scored in suc- cession for the Bears. Mt Edge cumbe came right back with three points. Juneau led 39 to 37 when Gene Johnson and A. Berg tailed goal putting Edgecumbe fl to 39.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
JUNEAU HIGH BEARS EDGECUMBE HIGH IN THRILL GAME g 56

Juneau High School Crimson Bears and Mount Edgecumbe High School basketball team gave the fans a real thrill in last nights basketball tilt. The Bears narrowly edged the Sitka boys 50 to 56. The lead switched back and forth sev- eral times during the game. The gym was packed to standing room only.
 The Sitka team was well repre- sented in the crowd with cheers, as well as the Bears. Shooting was ex- ceptionally accurate from botl squads. Gene Johnson was higl scorer for Mt. Edgecumbe with 2l points, and Ninnis scored % point for the Bears. Not more than four points separated the teams througl the game. The lead switched from one team to the other and kept the crowd on their feet most of the game.
 Play by play: Edgecumbe scorec first. Martin sank one for Juneau Jump ball resulted; Bears recoverec and Graves playing sleeper dropped one in the hoop Juneau got the ball on a call. but Edgecumbe stol, it and scored Herb Martin wa fouled; free shot good Juneau go the ball and Carlson was fouled, ane free shot no good. Graves score. on the rebound. Ninnis stole bal and put in another score for Jul neau. The ball switched hands thre, times in a ball stealing affair, bu' Edgecumbe recovered and scored.
 Graves was fouled and free sho good. Juneau got the ball again and Ninnis was fouled; shot good. Edge cumbe scored: stole ball and scorel again making the score B to II Bears.
 Edgecumbe tied the game 13 all then Nicnis got free shot making gooe ana putting Juneau ahead first quarter, II to I3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
HRS. BOOTH RETURNS
 FROM VISIT TO MISSOURI

Mrs. Willis R. Booth, wife of the pastor of the Presbyterian Church returned to Juneau on the Princess Norah after a two months visit with her aunt Miss Georgia Cas-
 ell in Belton. Missouri. Mrs. Booth was called to Belton by the ser ious illness of her aunt who is now convalescing satisfactorily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
AT HOTEL JUNEAU

James X. Wells, legislator fror- NoorWk is staying al the Hote. Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM sKAGWAY

MT. and Mrs. George Burgess and daughter of Skagway are stopping at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
CA MAN HERE

K Tillinghust with the CAA at Anchorage is registered at the Bara- nof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FRnM MRANGELL

Mrs N French and Corace Ludt- ke cf Wrangel are stopping at he Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM KorzEBuE

Percy Ipaloo&, Kotzehue legisla- tor, is staying at the Hotel Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM ANCHORAGE

James R. Tucker of Anchorage is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
HOOD BAY VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. Eugene Stout of Hood Bay are Gastineau Hotel guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23
FROM ANCHORAGE

o. M. Olson, who is with PIMA at Anchorage, is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-23

Richard T. Bedlington Of An chorage is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Northern Virginia Doctors
Favor Admitting Negroes
py ths Associoted pre.,

WOODSTOCK. Va. Dec. 90
Delegates from the Northern Vir-
ginia branch, Medical Society of
Virginia, will go to the society's
1852 convention under instruc-
tions to vote for the admission of
Negro physicians to membership
in the society.
At the State organizations 1851
meeting. local societies were re-
quested to decide whether they
wanted to admit well qualified
Negro physicians" to membership
and whether they wanted to delete
the word white from the State
groups constitution.
| A proposal to eliminate the
color line lost by five votes at the
society's meeting in Roanoke Ii
$780,. A favorable two-thrds vote
is necessary to change the con-
stitution.
/ A compromise proposal was
adopted providing for admission
of Negroes to the society's scien-
tific sessions.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
| I Hooded Bandits Rob
Bank al Fair Haven, VI.
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

FAIR HAVEN, VT. Dec. 90
Two hooded gunmen held up the
First, National Bank here today
and fled with a few thousand
dollars after firing a shot into
the ceiling.
Mrs. Joseph Sherman, onl,
teller on duty. said she had only
counter cash and some early de-
|posits when the bandits entered
Her first report was "a few thou.
sands" then bank officials de-
cided to withhold the exact
amount taken until FBI agents
arrived.
Alan Colville, about to deposit
$498. mostly cash, was forced tc
lie on the floor.
The pair. who had white cloth
hoods over their heads, headed
north in a 10-year-old dark coupe
with spurious. homemade num-
ber plates.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Patterson S Passport
Ordered Revoked
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

The State Department has in
structed the American Embassy
in Paris to revoke the passport OF
William Patterson. executive Sec
|retary Of the American Civil
Rights Congress, officials said to-
day.
Mr.. Patterson, who is in Paris,
charged in a statement on Monday
that the United States is following
Ia policy of "genocide" toward Ne
|groeS. He was reported planning
to seek hearing by the United
Nations General Assembly when 1t
Ireassembles next week.
Officials here gave no explana-
ton of the order to recall his
passport beyond saying the action
was taken in the interest of the
United States"
The Civil Rights Congress said
yesterday in New York that Mr.
Patterson told them he refused
to surrender his passport.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
World Christians End
|PrayerfuI Observance
|0f Christ's Birthday
BY the Asseeiefed Press

Christmas, 1851. belonged tc
the past today, but Christians the
world over attached the holiday
messages Of peace and good will
to their faith and hope in the
present and future.
With guns booming in Korea, q
cold war in Germany and an
armed truce In the Holy Land
men turned to prayer for the true
peace preached by the One whose
birthday they celebrated yester-
day.
| In Korea, weary American and
United Nations personnel knelt
for prayers in the snow or in tents
while artillery shells burst over
head and truce negotiators sought
to hammer out a truce.
In the Bethlehem birthplace of
1.-THE infant Jesus. pilgrims arrived
latter crossing Palestine war no
mans land. dotted with barbed
wire and armed guards.
President Truman was at his
home in Independence. Mo. He
spent the day quietly working on
his State of the Union and budget
messages.
Some 5000 persons went to the
Episcopal Cathedral of st. John
the Divine in New York, where the
Rev. Cannon Edward N. West said
that "He who is the Worlds Savior,
the world regarded as an enemy
worthy of DEATH"
At st. Patrick's Cathedral, 5000
worshipers heard the Rev. Timothy
j. Flynn say that "the Prince of
Peace seems more than ever to be
a human outcast :"
Travellers, including students and
servicemen, were home by the
thousands for the holiday.
Others, who were unable to
travel, telephoned relatives as the
day rang up an all-time peak in
long distance, interstate calls. The
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. estimated it handled 1,750,00C
iSuch calls.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Attempt to Swim Home
For Christmas Is FutuI
~ the Assoeio.ed Press

HULL. England Dec. ga
young fisherman who tried tc
swim home for Christmas after
weeks at sea was given up for lost
today.
He was Richard Hatch, 18. OIL
the trawler Borella, just in from
the North Sea. The boat arrived
here last night, but had to anchor
to await favorable time for dock
ling.
Informed of the prospective six
hour delay. the fisherman-who
had radioed his parents he would
be home for Christmas-jumped
overheard and started swimming
he failed to reach the shore sew
Ieral hundred yards away.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
) 10 6 Miners Injured
In Pennsylvania Blast
By the ASkociated Press

WAYNESBURG, Pa, Dec. 26.-
A gas explosion in the crucible
mine of the Crucible steel Co. OF
America injured three to six men
today.
Three men, described by a COM
pany spokesman as not seriously
burned, were rushed to hospital
In this Southwestern Pennsyl-
vania town. Two or three others
were treated at the mine.
The steel company called the
explosion minor and said there
were no spreading blasts or cave
ins. He said the three injured
men suffered head and shoulder
burns. The company did not have
the names of the men immedi-
ately. Cause of the blast was not
determined.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Glasgow Mayor Looks in Vain
For Fight With Libel Painter

bareheaded and brawny. walkee
into the square.
His unknown critic did not ap.
pear.
Sir Victor waited 10 minute.
and, amid cheers, left fuming.
The 48-year-old Mayor-his of.
ficlal title is Lord Provost-tolc
reporters he blamed the paint.
smearing on agitators for Scottish
independence who want a home
rule parliament like the one which
directs domestic affairs in North.
ern Ireland.
Sir Victor was critical Of thu
home-rule movement during a re.
cent speaking tour of Canada ane
America.
In addition to traitor" tht
anonymous painter decorated the
front of Sir Victor's house with
the words ''London's Office boy
Scotland's Quisling."
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Oracle Fields Plans
10 Marry Romanian
Radio Repairman
BY the Assoeisted Press

ISLE OF CAPRI, Italy, Dec. 26
Oracle Fields announced TODAY
she is going to marry Abraham
Morris Alberovich, a 48-year-old
Romanian radio repairman. He,
friends were so surprised you
could have knocked them over
with an aspidistra.
The popular British commedi-
enne made the announcement to
friends who went to wish her a
happy New Year at her villa on
the Marina Piccola, on the south
ern side of this island.
Oracle said she had met Mr.
Aioerovich when she sought some
one to repair her radio.
Il deliberately tampered with
the radio set, just to have Abra-
ham come up to the villa and
repair It," she said. This went
on until he saw that nothing was
wrong with the set and asked me
II 1 would marry him"
The marriage will take place in
Capri's Cathedral early in Febru-
ary. Oracle said she plans to be-
come a Catholic before marrying
Oracle, who will be 81 next
month. said the meeting with
Abraham was really casual but
love at first sight came immed-
lately after for that blond. sun
burned, blue-eyed, thin Romanian-
born man."
Oracle said she phoned the
news of her engagement to her
mother, who lives in Rochdale,
England.
She plans to visit the United
States soon after the marriage to
appear in several shows. Next
month she will perform before
American occupation troops in
Germany.
Monty Banks, Gracie's second
husband, died in January. 1850,
Her first husband was the late
Archie Pitt. London theatrical
manager.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
BY the Associofed Press


WEST FRANKFORT, H., Dec
I26.-" About 7::30 Friday night. all
at once there was a big crash
The power went off. My eyes were
full of coal dust. I knew it was
1T had to be an explosion"
It was Cecil Sanders talking
the one miner taken alive from
the blasted tunnels of Orient Mine
No. 2 after nearly so hours of en-
trapment. The blast claimed a
toll of 119. -
Mr.. Sanders, for II years dea-
con in the Baptist Church at near
by Benton. called his survival "the
work of Almighty God" in a brief
interview from his hospital bed
over st. Louis radio station last
night.
Retreat Into Passage.
Mr.. Sanders told how soon after
the blast he and three buddies
Ismeiled gas coming down the pass
Iageway. They retreated deeper
into the recesses of the 12-mile
mine. where they were joined by
six other miners.
"We knew the only thing to do
was find fresh air course" the
44-year-old miner related. There
were eight or nine men in my
bunch and we began to put UP
brattices canvas barriers on wood
frames. We tried to put up can
vas curtains so the gas would 60
iaround us.
But the gas current was so
strong it caught us between two
air courses. We knew the only
thing to do was find a hole and
hope the gas would go over US. We
ran back into the rocks just as
far as We could go.
Couldn't Stand Up.
"But it wasn't far enough. The
gas seemed to cover us. Then a
little while later-l don't know
Just when--I lost consciousness.
When I came to, I was on a big
pile of rocks. / tried to stand up
but all I could do was sit up.
How long had been in that
shape, / don't know but after a
ilong time I saw a beam Of light
and there were men coming
through the smoke.
Help me. boys. help me- ]
called. Somebody said. My God
there is a man alive"
"You Are Life Savers"
They didn't seem to believe 1t
at first. When they got up to me
II couldn't tell who they were be-
cause they had gas masks on. But
Evening star., 1951-12-26
Progress Reported
in Negotiations on
Virginia Bus Pact
by The Assec;u,ed pre..,

RICHMOND. Va. Dec. 20
The Virginia. Transit Co. and the
AFL Motor Coach Union were re-
ported today to have moved
closer toward an agreement In
their contract squabble.
But a union official quickly in
dicated that, whereas both sides
have made concessions. many
things remain. to be solved.
We're still miles apart" de-
clare Cecil Clarendon of Ports
mouth, president of the unions
tri-city council Of members from
Richmond, Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
Threaten to Strike January %.
Some 1.100 drivers and main
tenance men have voted to 60 on
strike January % if their de-
mands for new contract aren' t
fulfilled.
Yesterday, Transit President
Warren Pollard said the company
had offered the union a 7-cents-
an-hour increase during recent
second-round negotiations. The
union rejected the offer, Mr.. Pol
lard said.
The union repeatedly reduced
its demand for a 25-cent hourly
raise to Is cents.
Mr.. Clarendon yesterday listed
six major issues which Gov. Battle
might bring up in a conference he
has called for Friday morning to
try to break the stalemate.
Five Demands Face Rejection.
These are wages, increased hos
pitalization and insurance. a
minimum of 20 minutes for meals,
six holidays at half
pay. a third weeks vacation after
10 years and uniforms.
Regarding the last five demands
listed by the union leader, Mr..
Pollard said the VIC would not
agree to them because they would
amount to an equivalent of an ad-
ditional 5 cents an hour in costs.
Both sides have said they are
agreed on minor points not in
volving costs and both expressed
hope Fridays conference might
help avert a strike.
Evening star., 1951-12-26
.Dr. Lie Finds improvement
In Easf-W West Relations
BY the Assoeieted Press

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 26.-United
Nations Secretary General Trygve
Lie said tonight there has been
Ia slight improvement" in East
West relations and no worsening
of the general world situation
since the General Assembly opened
in Paris November 6.
In a Christmas-time broadcast
over sthe Danish. Norwegian and
Swedish radio system. DR.. Lie said
the tone Of speeches in the U. N.
this year had been more moder-
ate than usual.
The secretary general said the
long armistice discussions in Ko-
lrea showed how difficult the art
Iof negotiation is and how much
patience Is required.