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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
New Veterans ICountiI Holds
 First Meeting

Forming rules and regulations |governing procedures, and to dis 'cuss expenditure of money ap- propriated for veterans service
 and rehabilitation, was main or
 der of business Friday afternoon
 at the first meeting of the Veter- ans Service Council.
 {, The council was created by the
 last legislature to assist national veteran organizations in Alaska Ito employ full time service of
 ficer to aid veterans in prescott | tion of claims and solution Of problems arising out of military service.
 Members of the council are
 Floyd Guertin, Territorial com- missioner of veterans affairs, who was elected chairman of the coun- cil; Attorney General J. Gerald Williams; Territorial Commission
 CT of Education Everett R. Brick
 son; Norman Banfield, appointed by Governor Gruening to repre- sent the American Legion and
 Robert Stutte, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The meeting was held in the Senate Chamber of the Federal
 building.
 Will Handle Claims J. c. Dodd, full-time service officer for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will handle claims for all veterans in the Territory Ills oi- flee is in the U. s. Veterans Ad- I ministration, Goldstein Building. He will perform service work for any veteran, veteran dependent or beneficiary regardless Of what national organization the veter-
 an is, or was, affiliated with, ne
 explained.
 Out of an appropriation of sl2,-
 900 made by the legislature, the
 council will reimburse the vet ieranS' organization TOT expenses incurred in putting forth claims for any person.
 Through employment of a trained service officer" Guertln said, claims for insurance, disa-
 bility allowances, medical aid and any one of the many things to which a veteran is entitled can be expedited and presented to the headquarters of the Veterans Ad-
 ministration in Washington III proper form to receive prompt attention"
 Guertin said the council IS planning to meet every three months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
itaIio River
 Fishing Opens Next Monday

Because careful survey has shown adequate escapement of reds in the Italio River in the Yakutat area, commercial fishing will open there next Monday, July 23. This was announced today by c. Howard Baltzo, assistant regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. It was not scheduled to open until Aug. 10
 Nushagak District in Bristol Bay las been closed for the remainder )f the season, Baltzo added.
 Clarence Rhode, regional director who has been in the Cook Inlet dis .rict the past 10 days. is due to re- urn to Juneau by Monday.
 A wire received by Baitzo yes- terday from Rhode stated that the Service filed 130 complaints for fish ng violation with the U. s. Com missioner at Kenai. Charges were Or fishing too close together and fishing during the mid-week closed period. Rhode reported there were over 700 boats fishing in Cook Inlet
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21

day at the meeting with the Off, flee of Price Stabilization.
 Increased costs Of equipment, logging supplies and wages have disturbed the economy of the logging industry, and formal pe- tition to OPS is being considered to alleviate the situation," Vest fall said.
 "The higher wages paid on gov ernmylt construction projects, authorized under the Alaska As sociated General Contractors wage agreement, has made it es- pecially difficult for the logging industry to operate efficiently. Skilled loggers. timber fallers, buckers, choker settlers and me- chanics have turned to construc- tion work because of the higher scale of wages being paid" he pointed out.
 The Alaska Logging Associa- tion was formed this year and represents the industry in Ket- chikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sit- ka and Juneau, and was organ ized for the general welfare and beneficial interest of it's mem bers.
 Attending the meeting were: Abe Lokke, Arthur Almquist, Charles Marler, Harry Williams and Joseph Durgin, from Ketch- ikan; Reid Brothers, Petersburg, Colby Brothers, Wallace Westfall and Joe Werner, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
Esther Clad in
 Pareu (Tsk) Sunday Al Capitol Theatre

The sight of comedy Esther Will Hams clad in a pareu (Tahitian version of sarong), swimming against the Technicolor back grounds of a lush tropical isle, alone is worth the price of ad- mission to Pagan Love Song, M-G-M's latest musical romance, tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre Add to that the singing prowess of Howard Keel, who made an suspicious film debut as the hero of Annie Get Your Gun" and who now lends his fresh person. ality and fine singing voice to a hit parade of new songs by Harry Warren and Arthur Freed, and you have an idea of the enter tainment delights of this divert ing new tuner.
 Miss Williams has one of her most appealing and eye-filling roles as Mimi Bennett, part Polynesian girl who has spent her lie in Tahiti and who enlivens her life by shifting from the at t;tude of a typical smart and sophisticated American girl to that of the pareu- adorned, sun-expos- ed native maiden. It is in her latter role that she meets the
 
 naive and gullible Ohio school teacher Hap Endicott (Howard KeeD, who has come to Tahiti to claim his inherited plantation and who mistakes Mimi for a native domestic!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
US. Gypsum Co. Man Interested In Alaska Deposits

A Dallas Hagan, sales represen- tative for the US. Gypsum Co.,, from Seattle, arrived in Juneau yester- day to check on gypsum deposits in the Territory. He had been in the Interior where he looked at de- posit in Sheep Mountain near Palmer.
 That deposit is low grade and there is not much of it" Hagan said. Deposits on Chichagof 1s- land near Juneau are of better quality, but we have no immediate plans for mining. The company likes to know the location of future fields in case of increased demand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
Weekly Award Will Be Given in Junior Trout Derby

Additional incentive for Junior Trout Derby contestants was an- nounced today by the Derby con- mittee. A weekly $10 cash award has been contributed by Bob Druxman local businessman, for the biggest fish of the week.
 Winners will be determined each Monday and the prize awarded al that time. The new contest begins with this weeks entries and will con. tinue until the Derby ends Aug. 19
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
Loggers Caught in Price Control
 Squeeze: WesifalI

Representatives of the Alaska Logging Association completed a three day conference in Juneau today. Vital problems of the log ging program in relation to gov- ernnent controls and price ceil- ings were discussed, according to Wallace Westfall, president.
 The log price ceiling, controll- ed under general price ceiling regulations, was taken up yester-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
Salmon patk
 3S0,0k Gases Lower Than 1850

Poor fish runs in Central and Western districts were holding Alas ka's 1851 salmon pack to 380,Gld cases below 1850, according to fig ures through July IA, the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Service said today
 To the same period last year 1,055,866 cases had been put up com- pared to 675,850 this year.
 The Southeastern district was ur 21 500 cases over last year, with 3D. 878 cases as against 11,278.
 The pack by districts to July 14 show the following: Southeast Alaska Misunderstanding: Reds, 7,161 kings, PA; pinks. 3,345; chums, 153; echoes, 2,887; total, 13,760. Total last year, 2,890
 Eastern: Total last year, 1,109
 Western: Reds, 4,78O; pinks, 33; chums, IT; echoes, 1885; total, 12,- 215. Last year, 5,278.
 Icy Strait: Reds, 957; kings, 30; chums, IS; total, LOLA Last year, $50.
 Yakutat: Reds, 5,713; kings, ST; pinks, 87; chums 2, total, 5,889. Last year, 1,651.
 Totals for Southeast: Reds, 13,- ell; kings, $40; pinks, 3,465; chums, 190; echoes, 10,272; total, 32,873. Last year, 11.278.
 Central Alaska Copper River: Reds, 34,812; kings, 3,737; total, 38,549. Total last year, 74,914
 Resurrection Bay: Total last year, 79.
 Prince William Sound: Reds, g. 537; kings, 1,CO9; pinks, 5.660; chums, 18,129; echoes, 2,079; total, 36,414. None last year.
 Cook Inlet: Reds. 43,941; kings, 53,677; pinks, 2,681; chums. 2,o8s; cohoes, 1,737; total, 1O4,124. Last year, 8o,234.
 Kodiak: Reds, 35.187; kings. 5,925; pinks, 9,769; chums, 13,499; echoes, 700; total, 65,O80 Last year, 80,- 704.
 Chignik: Reds, 17,741; kings, 240; pinks, 4O7; chums. 3,266; echoes, 15; total, 21 ,669, Last year. 23,181.
 Alaska Peninsula: Reds, 19,077; kings, 85; pinks, 7,241; chums, 24,- 861; echoes, 403; total, 51 ,667. Last year, 1S1 ,969.
 Totals Central Alaska: Reds, 160,- 295; kings, 64,673; pinks, 25,758; chums, 6l ,843; echoes, 1884; total, 317,503. Last year, 449,081.
 Western District
 Port MoIler Reds, 15,362; kings, 194; chums, 3,397; total, 18,953. Last year, 17,250.
 Yukon: Kings, 1O,367. Last year, 9,865.
 Bristol Bay: Reds, 280,501; kings, 4,657; chums, 1O,991 total, 2s6,14e. Last year, 67,392.
 Total Western district: Reds, 295,- 863; kings, 15,218; chums, 14,388; total 325, ,469. Last year. 594,507.
 Total for Alaska: Reds, 474,769; kings, 8O,231; pinks, 29,223; chums, 76.421; echoes, l5,2o6; total, 675.- $50. Last year, 1,055,S66.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
FROM ELMENDORF

Nine members from the 10th Res cue Squadron from Elmendorf Field arrived here yesterday and are stop ping at the Gastineau hotel. They are: H. L. Jackson, It. Joseph Tine Jr., It. Fred Shultz, It. R. E. Weber, and Sergeants Forrest Shoup, Rob- ert Morris, Charles Matteson, J. R Reid, and Leroy J. Anderson. They are here in connection with the ice cap project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
ROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR ARRIVES; TO SPEAK MONDAY

James Lightbody, district gover nor of Rotary International iron Vancouver, B.C., is here to meet with the local club and officers He will be the main speaker at { regular Rotary meeting at the Bar anof hotel Monday noon, President Neil Friedman said today. He is stopping at the Baranof hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
BEG YOUR PARDON.

The photograph of last years Soap Box Derby winner, appear ing on Page 1 of the second sec- tion of today's Empire, was taken by Malcolm Creamy, of Juneau.
 Inadvef santly, the credit line was omitted We hasten to amend our oversight and offer MT. Creamy our apologies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
THREE HERE FROM IOWA

Three Newton, Iowa, visitors who are stopping at the Baranof hotel are Marie Van Gelet, Hazel Smith and Ardis A. Louper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
JUNEAU VISITOR

Lloyd T. Swanson of Petersburg is at the Baranof hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
FROM EVERETT

E. Felt and H. V. Davis of Everett, Wash. are at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

Don Kinkle of San Francisco is at the Baranof hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
Tet|lnitoIor Atiion Drama Starting |At 2Oth Century

"Barricade," a top rank vest ern action drama with color by Technicolor, is the offering at the goth Century Theatre starting to- night.
 Heading the important cast of the Warner Bros. film are Ruth Roman, rising young star, Dane Clark and Raymond Massey, vet eran stage and screen lumlnary A strong and colorful story centering about a lonely gold mining camp in the middle of a
 western desert "Rarricade" ap- pears thrilling cinema fare. Mas sey is the ruthless boss of the camp into which Ruth Roman and Clark, both fugitives from justice, stumble for protection from unexplained pasts.
 Robert Douglas, London stage actor, plays a lawyer who also turns up mysteriously, but he is tracking down the facts sur rounding Massey's legal possess sion of the property. The latter determines to keep the trio there against their wishes, the while preparing to stand off the right full owners who finally do appear to reclaim the mine, illd thrill ing siege and gun battle ensue, leading up to the climax of the film.
 Special Feature in March OF TIME"
 The alarming increase in the number of people in this country suffering from mental disorders and the work being done to com bat it proves the theme, and old fashioned ideas concerning men tai health and the horrible con- ditions found in some mental in- ititutions, arI illustrated in March of Time film showing with "Barricade Largely as a result of the recent war, modern meth ods and thinking are being ap- piled to the problem today, and many patients who would have been doomed are being cured, and returned to society. The short shows the different jobs done by psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers, and how commun- ities can set up effective health clinics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21

FROM HIGHWAY LODGE
 William J. Darlin. of the Scotty Creek Lodge on the Alaska High way, is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21
AT TIE BARANOF

MT. and Mrs. c. D. Jensen of Tulsa. Okla, are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-07-21

FROM DENVER Frances Wisnesky of Denver is stopping at the Baranof hotel.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Shea Reports Closing
NDay-Care Cenfers
Caused Little Hardship

Closing of the Districts child
day-care centers last December
failed to produce any evidence of
any great hardship, a House Ap-
preparations subcommittee was
advised recently by the District
welfare director, Gerard M. Shea.
Apparently this finding was one
OF the keys to the reported de-
cision by the subcommittee to re-
ject appeals for funds to reopen
the 500. .000-a-yeafs centers.
7 But there were other motives,
according to today's publication
OF the recent closed-door hear
ingS.
For one thing. Representative
Bates. Democrat. Of Kentucky. /
head Of the funds subcommittee,
raised questions as to how many
children in the District centers
are born illegitimate.
Sees Hitierism Taint.
When Mr.. Shea said he did not
know but would undertake to find
out, Chairman Bates said:
"tOf course, that has nothing to
do with this particular program,
but the idea of our paying $25 a
month for these illegitimate
children srnacks little bit of
Hitlerisn1 to me. 1t looks as if
we are encouraging immortality"
With last December's closing of
the centers, the hearing record
shows, District officials antic-
: ipated sizable increase in cases
going to the Aid to Dependent
Children welfare program.
But Welfare Director Shea
). testified that only four applica-
tions were made following the
closing of the centers, that one
was granted and that the other
casF were not pursued by the
apN ,antS.
Operation of the centers after
the war had been opposed by the
Commissioners, the welfare de-
partment and school officials.
ID. C. Heads Reverse Stand.
Recently. however, the Commits
SionerS reversed their stand and
proposed q fund to reopen the
centers. Publication of the hear
ings indicates this was done on
the ground that President Tru-
man had proclaimed an emer-
gency. owing to the Korean war
and the defense program.
The hearing also was marked
by clash of opinion between Dis
trict officials over the necessity of
new basic legislation for any re-
opening of the centers.
While Budget Officer Walter L.
Fowler and his, deputy, William G.
, Wilding, pleaded for an advance
of funds for a reopening of the
centers, Corporation Counsel Ver-
/. non E. West submitted an opinion
that a new law is needed.
Committee Chairman Bates in
dicated he agreed with Mr.. West.
Since then, Senate District off,
cials have announced that Senate
legal advisers have concluded that
new legislation is not necessary.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Hearing tomorrow includes
Teacher Pay, Leave Bills

A public hearing has been
scheduled for $3.50 am. tomorrow
before the Pastore Subcommittee
of the Senate District Committee
on several pending bills.
One of these is the Nicely bill
for the establishment of a Com
mission on Human Rights, some
times called "a cousin" of a civil
rights bill.
The other two measures relate
to school teachers. One would lib
eralize the wording OF the teacher
sick leave act. The other would
correct certain inequities in the
teacher pay scale and provide a
- new pay classification for con-
sultants and supervisors.
In 1910, Al 900 Americans died
of cancer. An estimated 100000
will die of cancer this year, the
American Cancer Society says.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

W. can tell you that all the fruits and vegetables in APP.
Produce Department harvested fresh delivered fresh and
sold fresh We can tell you that they're al eam-paeked will
flavor But cant begin to tell you how deeiousy fresh +he
at A&P soon You'll find them ghy s++ractvey priced e
day.
Evening star., 1951-04-27
May Cut
Silver Spring Service,
Capital Transit Warns

Capital Transit Co. today
threatened to abandon or curtail
service in the Silver Spring area
if newly-authorized competition
causes substantial revenue losses
That information was con-
tanned in a letter to the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which re-
Gently approved a request of the
Oriole Motor Coach Lines, Inc, to
compete with Capital Transit in a
hitherto restricted area of the
Maryland city.
The commission order was up
held Monday by a District Court
decision.
Reviewing Lines in Area.
Instead of fighting the decision
further in the courts, Capital
Transit 'is now engaged in a
review of all of it's lines in that
area to determine the extent its
services will be curtailed
or abandoned" the company
wrote.
officials explained that these
lines. serving the heart of Silver
Spring. included four routes run
ming from Georgia and Alaska
avenues to Forest Glen, Sligo
Creek. Kensington and -Four
Corners.
Contending that losses on these
lines already amount to 100000 a
year. Capital Transit officials said
the company will ask for abandon
ment or curtailment of some or all
should competition bring greater
losses than can be absorbed.
Await Certificate.
officials of the Oriole company
operating extensively in Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties. said three lines would start
picking up passengers within the
restricted area next week, or as
soon as.the ICC issues a certificate
The company now will be priv
ileged to pick up interstate pas
sengers or discharge them or
Georgia avenue south of Forest
Glen and on Colesville road south
of Four Corners. The company
also has asked the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission to set 9
hearing on an application to pick
up and discharge intra- state pas
sengers in the zone.
Capital Transit's threatened
service curtailment recalls that
the company this month dropped
seven lines in Prince Georges ano
Montgomery Counties despite pro-
tests of citizens.
Evening star., 1951-04-27
Fort Dupont Park Areas
To Get Asphalt Pavinq

A Washington contractor has
been directed to proceed with the
asphalt paving of the main road
and parking area in the 391-acre
Fort Dupont Park, one of the
largest in the city, it was an
nounced today.
Curtin johnson, contractors
were awarded the 74,584 contract
to complete the work within 18O
days. The 1.6 miles of driveway
leads to the parking area adjoin-
ing the new golf field house. The
entrance is from Massachusetts,
avenue at Randall Circle south
east.
The condition of the drive has
been a source of worry to the
National Capital Parks for some
time. The black asphalt paving
will give it neat appearance and
fill in the ruts that has incon-
venienced motorists.
Evening star., 1951-04-27
Psychiairic Examination
Ordered for Revens

District Court Judge F. Dickin-
son Let's today ordered a psy-
chiatric examination of Reuben
L. Revens, former Government
expert in psychology, convicted
last month on sex charges.
Examination of Revens by pSy-
chiatrists was sought by the Gov
eminent as first step in a move
seeking to have the defendant
adjudged sex psychopath.
Judge Let's granted Govern
ment motion in ordering the ex-
aminationS.
If Revens is finally adjudged to
be sex psychopath. he would be
committed to an institution until
cured. Meanwhile, sentence on
Revens' criminal conviction is ex-
pected to be postponed pending
results of the test.
Evening star., 1951-04-27
Defense Department
Puts Space Needs Here
Al is Million Feet

The Defense Department is seek
ing 100000 square feet OF Office
space and. like other Government
agencies, does not know where it
can find it.
The department now has about
SO 900 employees, both military and
Civilian, in the Washington area,
exclusive Of such military installa-
tions as the Naval Gun Factory,
Army Map Service and others.
These workers are described as
squeezed. up too tight to operate
efficiently" In addition. the de-
|partment is figuring on an in
crease of about 5000 employees.
Emergency Dispersal Plan.
Efforts are going ahead, mean
while. on an emergency dispersal
program to be ready in case of
attack or threatened attack. This
includes canvass of buildings in
Washington and within a 60-mile
radius which the Government
might commander. Another
angle to these plans is a de-
termination Of the agencies and
minimum personnel required to
carry on the Government and
wage war.
The building canvass is being
made by the General Services .Ad-
ministration and includes schools
in the District and adjacent ter
ritory. It has been in progress
for sometime, having been started
when it appeared that there would
be delay in congressional consid-
Grafton Of the dispersal bill which
was finally killed Monday.
A schedule Of agencies necessary
to carry on operations of the
Government in case of attack is
being worked on by the Budget
Bureau.
No Tempos Downtown.
While there has developed the
possibility that more temporary
buildings might have to be erected
to provide needed space, Raymond
y. Hayden, assistant administra-
ton director of the Defense De-
partment. agreed they should not
be in the downtown area.
Henry E. Dement,, Mr.. Hayden's
deputy, said that last January the
department was promised 1,038,-
900 square feet of space when it
became available. He said it re-
ceived 305.000 square feet, mostly
in converted barracks and ware
houses, plus $4,000 square feet
OF outright warehouse space.
There was a deficiency, there
fore, OF $4,000 square feet in pro-
viding the promised space. In
addition to that, Mr.. Dement, said.
the department needs about 9l1,-
900 additional square feet now.
Mr.. Hayden said there are now
more than $4,000 employees in the
Pentagon, or more than ever be-
fore on . cne-shift basis.
Evening star., 1951-04-27
Unconscious Man Is Rescued
From Fire by Police Private

the Hyattsville fire board. Pvts.
Duvall and Elmer Thompson ar
rived on the scene with firemen
and woke up the two families
asleep on the first floor.
Informed that Mr.. Kelly was
still on the second floor, Pvt. Du-
vail rushed upstairs through the
smoke and stumbled on Mr.. Kelly
unconscious near the door to his
apartment.
| The policeman carried the un-
conscious man to safety. He was
soon revived and taken to the
hospital.
Escaping from the house with
out injury were Austin Cullens
the owner, and Mr.. and Mrs. w
T. Frye and their nephew, Leonard
Leazer. They lived in two first
I floor apartments.
Firemen from the Hyattsville
and Brentwood departments sue
ceeded in conf1ning the blaze tc
the second floor.