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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Library Opening Planned Within
 keYi Two Weeks

It is probable that the dedication of the new Memorial Library of Juneau will be held in from 10 days to two weeks, according to Frank Heintzleman, chairman of the lib- rary board.
 It may be 60 days before the new furniture for the building is received Heintzleman said, and the dedicatory services will be held without wait ing for the complete furnishing of the building. A few things still need to be finished inside the building, then it will be turned over to the city by the Alaska Public Works Agency.
 Shelves are in, Heintzleman said. and books are being moved into their new home. Heintzleman said the board had wanted to delay the opening until the city painted the basement walls in readying that part of the building for temporary quarters for the mayors and city clerks office. The city council okay- cd this work at its last meeting.
 Because of the weather" the chairman said, i've may have to hold the dedicatory services inside the building instead of outside as we planned.
 Heintzleman expects to make a quick trip to Seattle within the next few days and will appoint a committee to plan the opening ser vices before he leaves. The opening will be held on his return.
 The library board chairman once again called attention to the need for from S3,00O to $4,000 to meet the communitys obligation" on the new building.
 'We would like very much to pay it off in full at the dedication" Heintzleman said. We appreciate the hundreds of firms and individ- uals who have already contributed, but there are many who have not yet done so"
 He also pointed out that many pledges have not been paid in full, and that interest on the unpaid bal ance on the building will start as soon as the building is turned over to ihe city.
 ''f consider us very fortunate to have received federal assistance on our fine structure. It was necessary for the board to apply when it did, even though the pledged money was not definitely in hand We simply had to take the chance at that time that pledges would be paid. I am confident that we would not have had further opportunity to receive a federal grant to assist us in building the library
 Heintzleman said that a special effort had been made to get grant from some foundation for certain types of new books, but that the board has not yet been successful in getting such a contribution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
14ih Person Taken By FBI on Charges 0f Embedding

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27-tR-FBI agents held the 14th person today on embezzlement charges which cover more than $3,030,000 in the past 13 months.
 The latest arrested is Paul J. Staitiff, 52-year-old cashier and d. rector of the First National Bank of Indiana (Pa). He is charged by the FBI with embedding $30,256 in bank funds.
 Special Agent Fred Hallford said the balding Straitiff admitted talk ing the money. Straitiff said he knew he was misapplying the funds but said he had always intended to make the shortage good.
 Hallford said Straitiff is the se- cond employee of the First National Bank to be arrested since Sept. 9.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Land Reserves
 To Be Examined By Inferior

That sweeping clean-up would be made by the Interior Depart ment on the land withdrawal situa- tion in Alaska with as many reser- vations as possible being eliminat- ed was stated by Dale E. Doty as- sistant secretary of the Interior, who addressed the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce last week.
 Secretary Doty said, Tt is pol icy of the Interior Department to discourage land withdrawals" In an effort to eliminate unneces- sary withdrawals, Doty said that the Department is going to make com- plete inventory of every withdrawal in Alaska and will then initiate pro- ceedings to eliminate them.
 Doty said, There is no reason for many of the withdrawals to continue. There is an area near Fairbanks that was withdrawn from settlement as a musk OK reserve there haven't been any musk OK near Fairbanks for more than ten years Not long ago a rabbit reserve was discovered in Kodiak, but nobody knew how long 1t had been since rabbit had been on it.
 Field Committee Meets
 Secretary Doty was in Anchorage to attend the quarterly meeting of the Alaska Field Committee. He in- troduced the new field committed chairman, George Rogers of Juneau to the committee members, who are directors of Interior agencies in AL aska. Doty outlined plans for re- actiyating the committees program designed to coordinate the activit- ies of the separate agencies.
 Speaking at the meeting on pro- grams of individual agencies were Joseph Morgan, Bureau of Reclam- ation; Clarence Rhode, Fish and Wildlife Service; Lowell Puckett Bureau of Land Management; Hugh Wade, Alaska Native Service; An- drew Herdlik. U. S. Bureau of Mines.
 Interior Tour Taken
 Secretary Doty, accompanied by George Rogers toured the Interior and Railbelt area so that Doty could become acquainted again with the Territory.
 After attending the official open ing of the Anchorage-Seward high way at Girdwood. party of Interior officials travelled over the Alaska Railroad in gasmobile to Seward and inspected the port and rail fac ilities at both Anchorage and Sew ard.
 From Seward the group flew to the lakes area of the Renal Penin- sula. Agricultural lands that have been classified and will soon be re- lased to homesteaders were visited by the Secretary, who was accom- panied by Lowell Puckett, Alaska director of the Bureau of Land Management.
 From Kenai the group flew in 6 Fish and Wildlife plane to Palmer where Doty interviewed Don Irwin head of the experimental farm ol
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Price Curb
 Tools No Good 5aysETunlan

WASHINGTON. Oct 27 = tF = President Truman said today that "the tools Congress has given us, to curb imitation are not good enough to do the job as 1t should be done"
 But he pledged bis administration to do "its best" with the tools at hand.
 MT. Truman's latest attack on the price control law was in speech prepared for the dedication of a small triangular parkway here to the memory of Samuel Gompers, pioneer American labor leader.
 Scores of special interests have ganged up together for the purpose of securing special short-run ad- vantages for themselves at the ey- pense of all of us" MT. Truman said. He added:
 These special interests have adopted the principle that price control is all right if 1t does not require them to absorb a penny more in costs, or forego a penny of profit, no matter how high their profits may be. This is the main idea behind the terrible Capehart amendment. which tried to have removed from the price control law"
 This referred to a provision writ ten into the law tosallow certain in- creases in ceiling prices in propor- ton to the production cost increases since the original price-freeze.
 MT. Truman always refers to the provision as the Capehart amend ment, although Senator Capehart (R-Ind) insists he was only one of several Senators sponsoring the measure. The administration failed in efforts to eliminate the provision before Congress adjourned last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Sleepy Sailor Has Long Ride Home 10 His Waiting Bride

SEATTLE, Oct. 27-iR-The arms of Morpheus outwrestled those of his bride-to-be, so slumberins young sailor out of San Diego boot camp had to take the long way around-by way of Chicago-to get married in Ketchikan.
 Pan American World Airways told the story Friday.
 The sailor, Alfred Berry, 20, board- ed a United Air Lines plane in San Diego to start his l4-day leave, Then he went to sleep. When the plane got to Los Angeles, where he was to transfer to a northbound plane, Berry still slept.
 The plane was two hours along the way to Chicago before a stew ardess awakened him for his ticket. He handed it to her. It was a Pan Am ticket to Ketchikan.
 So on he went to Chicago. Two hours after arriving there United put him on San Francisco-bound plane with a gratis ticket marked involuntary rerouting due to pas senger being over-carried."
 He arrived in Seattle Friday mid night and told the Seattle Tacoma airport clerk about it. She sighed I've heard enough"-then got him free accommodation in down. town hotel for the night.
 He caught a Pan Am plane at 8 o'clock (PST) Friday for Ketchi- kan.
 There he is to be married to his childhood sweetheart, Nancy Col lins, IT, of Ketchikan. He'll be two days late but-he guaranteed wide awake.
 Berry's troubles are not over. Due to fog at Annette yesterday he was overcarried to Juneau and is hoping to get to Annette and Ketchikan today weather permitting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Small A-Weapon Test Run Again Delayed, Weather

LAS VEGAS, New, Oct. 27-R- Stymied by weather conditions, the Atomic Energy Commission today delayed the rescheduling of small A-weapon test run.
 Following yesterdays postpone ment of slated atomic aerial sortie at the Nevada test site, AEC scientists decided to wait for strong 90 to 40-mile per hour northerly winds to sweep the area clean of clouds and fog.
 The AEC is expected to resume the test tomorrow or Monday, as weather dictates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
 Takes Over In Britain
Appoints Himself De- fense Minister; Eden, Others Named 10 Cabinet

LONDON, Oct. 27 = tR = Prime Minister Winston Churchill ap- pointed himself Britain's Defense Minister today and assigned to dapper Anthony Eden the jobs of Foreign Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the House of Commons.
 In so doing, Churchill restored the leadership which piloted Brit ain through World War III. The
 Defense Ministry will run the nations three-year S13,O00. .OO0, 900 defense program and thus Is of the utmost importance to Churc- hill.
 filling King George VI approved eight appointments by the new Prime Minister this morning at a special session of the Privy Coun- cil at Buckingham Palace. More appointments will be made later, probably early next week.
 Downing Street sources said Churchill named the men to his key posts only few hours after taking over as Prime Minister because of the critical foreign and economic situation"
 The new government, elected by minority vote. faces many critical situations, including the persistent failure of the nation to pay it's way in the world trade by which 1t lives, the threat of Communism and the defiant tweaking of the British Lions tail by segments of the declining empire.
 The sharp division which splits the nation as Churchill takes over was demonstrated by the fact that although his Conservative party got more parliamentary sc%ts Ii Thursdays election than ;. the Laboritcs, they did 50 on less of the popular vote. In other words. more people--some 100000 - voted Labor than Conservative, but not in the right places.
 In addition to handsome, 54- year-old Eden, today's appointments included three peers, two business men and two lawyers, The average age of the eight and Churchill is GO 1/9 years. Clement Attlees Labor government cabinet averaged 50 TIT.
 Other cabinet appointments in the new Conservative government:
 Lord Woolton. 68, Lord President of the Council with resp ,nsibil.ty for Food and Agriculture.
 Richard Austen Butler, 4s, Chan cellor of the Exchequer.
 Oliver Lyttlston, 58, Colonial Sec- retary.
 Siy Waltcr Monckton, 60 Minister of Labor.
 Sir David Maxwell Fyfe. 51. Home Secretary and Minister for Welsh Affairs.
 Marguess tf Salisbury. 58, Lord Privy Se--' srd leader of the House of Lords.
 Lord lslnay. 68, Ser. 'tary for Commonwealth Relations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
SIMPKINS RETURN FROM STATESIDE TRIP

MT. and Mrs. George Simpkins returned on the Princess Louise from six weeks trip in the states. MT. Simpkins said that he at tended one of the World Series games and the the rest of them on television. The Simpkins visited their three daughters living in Bel lingham, Wash, Moscow, Idaho and New York City.
 But they are glad to be back as they claim that there are no friendlier people than in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
British Elections
 Mean LitfIe, Says Red News Agency
!. By the Associated Press

Moscow has commented on the British elections. The Soviet News Agency Tass tells the Russian peo- pie that the replacement of the Socialist by a Tory government means little or nothing. According to the agency, both Laborites and Conservatives in Britain are war mongers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Son of Seward Man Wounded in Korea

WASHINGTON, oct. 27 = R - Cpl Ronald E. Carlson, son of George w. Carlson of Seward. Alaska, was listed by the Defense Department today among the Armys wounded in Korea. There were no details.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Air Force Plane
 0vernights Here

An Air Force CAT from Elmen- dorf Field at Anchorage overnighted in Juneau on Friday. The plane was on reconnaissance flight to the air fields at Annette Island and Gustavus. The plane was sched- uled to take off from Juneau today at II am.
 Members of the Army group re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel were :: Col. Malcomb Harwell, Col. L. K. Tarrant, It. Col. Harry D. Easton, Jr., Maj. James Greene. Maj. Steve Donegan, Maj James Reynolds Capt. Bill Coombs, Capt. Charles Gault, Capt. w. E. Oberholtzer, Jr., It. Darrell E. Griffin, Sgt, William Henderson, R. E. Bates, and Ken meth Hunt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
Ship Movements

Baranof scheduled to arrive southbound Sunday at pm.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver, Oct. 31.
 Denali scheduled to arrive north bound Monday.
 Freighter Square Sinnet in port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27

Richard Desmond of Long Beach Calf, is registered at the Baranct Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
FROM ELFIN COVE

Ernest Swanson of Elfin Cove is staying at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27

T Minimum. 32 F O R E c A s T (Juneau and Vicinity Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain showers tonight and Sunday. Lowest tenn perature tonight near 3 de- grees. highest Sunday around 4l.
 PRE- CIPIT ION Past 24 hours ending TAO am. today } At Airport - 0.0l inches: , since July 1-1264 inches. . q .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
JUNEAU VISITOR

E. o. Mccarthy of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-10-27
WEATHER REPORT GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU

At Airport; Maximum, 39; Minimum. 32.
Evening star., 1951-12-29
By Robert J. Lewis
Reel Esiote Editor Of The Stor.

Two weeks ago a modern house
was discussed on this page which
suggested a composition in cubes.
Today's house was built at the
same time and on an adjoining
lot.
Both houses were designed to
complement one another. AS a
consequence, they share a certain
emphasis on geometrical figures
as a source of architectural inspi-
ration.
Today'S house, like the one dis
cussed here two weeks ago, was
designed by Architects Collabora-
tive headed by Walter Gropius,
who has an unassailable reputa-
tion as one of the worlds greatest
architects. He founded a notable
architectural school in Germany
many years ago and, for more
than a decade, has been chairman
of Harvard University's School of
Architecture.
Few architects find themselves
Fundamentally in agreement with
any of their colleagues works, so
layman is always free to have
his own untrammeled opinions.
In architecture as in politics,
there appears to be broad basis
for differences and there are &C
tually as many different opinions
almost as there are people willing
to express them. That is one thing
that makes architects like their
profession, and it, likewise, makes
the architectural field of deep
general interest to the public.
On Chain Bridge Road.
The house discussed today is
located at 1882 Chain Bridge road
NV. and is owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard England. 1t has
three floors and maximum dimen-
sions of 36 by 43 feet. The ar
rangement of rectangular win
dows, balcony and a covered first
f1oor porch on the garden side
suggest a painting by the late
Piet Mondrian, a non-objective
Dutch painter credited with hav-
ing an important effect on modern
architecture. A characteristic of
his work is that it has no curves
and consists chiefly of rectangles.
r. On the top floor of the England
house are four bedrooms and two
: bathrooms. The bathrooms have
counter-top sinks and there are
Evening star., 1951-12-29
PreIIef Fears Rise
In Jobless Owing 10
Materials Controls

Serious unemployment in the
construction trades may be ahead
in 1852 in the Washington area
unless materials control regula-
ItionS are modified, or lifted" in
the opinion of Clem F. Preller,
president of the AFL Washington
Building and Construction Trades
Council.
The American Federation of La
lbor officials concern over the i'm
pact of the regulations on build
ing wasi expressed in a r-end
statement prepared for The Stars
real estate section.
Unless substantial volume of
the proposed projects now before
the National Production Authority
lis allowed to proceed. the skilled
ImechnicS necessary to the defense
construction program planned for
Washington and vicinity will suf-
fer unemployment or will migrate
ito other parts of the country" he
said.
I'VE hope the responsible off,
Icials will take into consideration
the seriousness of this situation
which could curtail our contribu-
ton to the defense program"
Points to Federal Projects.
Mr.. Preller pointed out that
many construction workers who
are members of unions affiliated
with the council he heads were
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Evening star., 1951-12-29

floor and top floor is paneled in
vertical redwood siding. placed
like clapboarding. The stair rail
is of walnut. and the balusters are
of half-inch pipe, painted white
TreadS are of walnut and riSers
are painted white.
Lighting Is Recessed.
Lighting is recessed and rheo-
stat-controlled.
The lot is IS feet wide and $50
feet deep.
The third floor has a balcony
recessed into the garden-side IA
cade. This balcony provides an
emphatic horizontal area tending
to keep the three-story house
from seeming as high as it is.
The dining room has a large
window and roof-overhang to keep
out the summer sun.
None of the windows of the
England house, or of the adjacent
house owned by Mr.. and Mrs
John w. Hechinger discussed two
weeks ago in this section) faces
SO as to interfere with the privacy
of either residence.
The fenced-in terrace off the
dining room is accessible to the
garden by an ornamental iron
stairway.
The dining room is separated
from the living room by differ
ence in level and by a planting
box the length of the dining room.
Adds to Spaciousness.
Open planning on the entrance
floor adds spaciousness to the en-
tire floor through the elimination
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School, Store Design
Set Pace Here in 81,
Architects Head Says

Viewing the year from its
closing days, the president of the
Washington Chapter, American
Institute of Architects, says con-
|struction during the year shows,
as a whole, that not many steps
forward were taken here in 1851.
Generally speaking" said
Branch D. Elam in a year-end
statement prepared for The Stars
real estate section, there seems
to be a need for continuing efforts
towards greater structural re-
flnement and design progress In
all building, and especially in the
housing field"
Schools, stores and commercial
structures seem to have set the
architectural pace during the
year, Mr.. Elam said. Church
buildings and much housing left
a great deal to be desired in the
way OF design, he concluded.
Viewpoint of Architects.
Mr. EIamS brief statement fol-
lows:
"As we review, from an archi-
ltect's viewpoint, the construction
field in the Washington area for
1851, we do so with mixed feelings
about what has been done and
what may done in the future.
In spite of shortages of certain
materials, Government regula-
tions, ALLEGATIONS, etc, due to the
defense effort and attempts to
slow imitation, the volume of con-
struction has been high. The
needs of the armed forces have.
Continued on Page b.. Col. ~
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construction would feel the pinch.
First hit was commercial work re-
lated to amusements, but rapidly
other types of construction suf-
fered from restrictions.
"As permission to proceed was
withheld from many projects
rated as non-essential in the
emergency, restrictions on certain
materials and on credit stopped
many others. A rapid succession
of restrictive orders, followed by
amendments before the ink dried
on the orders, bred uncertainty at
all levels of the industry.
Drafting Boards Idle.
Some projects were pressed for
ward in panic-like haste. Others
were postponed or cancelled be-
cause owners were loath to buck
the dangers of being stopped, or of
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Locroft Sees 'DisIocotions' Ahead

The new year will be marked
by dislocations in the construc-
ton industry throughout the
country, but the Washington. area
is not likely to suffer quite so
badly in contrast.
That is the opinion of Thomas
H. Locraft. president of the Wash
ington Building Congress. who
prepared a year-end statement for
The Stars real estate section.
Mr.. Locraft, an architect who
heads the broad-based congress of
construction men, said defense
preparations have halted much
planned private work. Up to now,
military and defense building have
not taken up the slack.
Calls Situation "Jittery."
Mr.. Locraft's statement follows.
"Jittery' seems to be the word
which best describes the situation
Evening star., 1951-12-29

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RectonqIes Dominant in This Desiqn

two basins in the children's bath
room.
The second floor is level with
the street side of the house, and
the front entrance is on this floor.
Besides entrance hall. this floor
has a kitchen. dining room with
Ioutdoor terrace, storage room and
coat closet. Down four steps on
this floor are also the living room
and study. Both study and living
room front on the garden, and
have a glass wall. 35 feet long.
The two rooms can be separated
by floor to-ceiling sliding wall
panels.
Living Room and Study.
The living room, which over
looks the garden, has dimensions
of 25 by Is feet. The study is 10
feet long and Is feet wide. The
fireplace wall in the living room
is panele in walnut plywood.
The lower floor, which opens
directly to the garden on grade
owing to the slope-down of the
lot, contains maids room and
bath, laundry, heater room. work
shop and a covered porch having
its own barbecue unit built into
the chimney.
Exterior walls are chiefly of
redwood siding and brick, painted
white. The roof is fiat and has an
interior drain. Interior walls are
Iplastered, except for paneling at
one end of the living room and a
walnut wall in the dining room
containing a pass-through between
kitchen and dining room.
Other features:
The stairway between entrance
Evening star., 1951-12-29

of the construction industry in
the Washington area at this time.
Early 1851 saw a continuation
of the high level of the previous
year. All trades were busy with
work under way, and there was
still a great backlog Of work
needed.
"The supply Of labor was in
sufficient to meet the demand in
many trades. The flow of ma
terials was pretty good. Owners
had come to grips with high costs.
and were raising additional funds
or trimming their programs to be
able to get things in motion.
"But the picture changed quickly
as the year advanced. News head
lines brought realization that the
military program would require
both materials and manpower,
and it was obvious that private
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-30
King of (ambodia Sends What Many Would Like 10

SINGAPORE, July 30-lR-The King of Cambodia's royal good will gift to President Truman--a live eIephant-arrived here today to be loaded aboard freighter bound for the United States.
 Tha elephant, sent by King NorOdcm Sianh0uk Varmen, will be shipped aboard the Isthmian Lines vessel Stee! Surveyor, which is expected to arrive in New York about Sept. 8.
 The King announced last March that he would send the elephant as a good will gesture following accreditation of the first Cam bodian Minister to Washington.
 At Washington, President Tru- man awaited with apparent calm the arrival of another weighty problem.
 The only information available is that the President plans to turn the gift over to the big Washing ton Zoo, there being no room for 1t around Blair House.