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Evening star., 1951-03-22
Henry McLenore:

AMSTERDAM-By accident
today I discovered what must be
the most unique reducing system
in all the world, and it's munic-
ipally-owned.
All you have to do to lose
weight like a missionary in a
cannibal's pot, is TO have a weak
ness for writing letters and a
fondness for mailing them your
self.
In an amazing burst of vigor
I didn't drop a letter in the box
in the hotel lobby, but decided
to go on the street and post 1t
myself.
After walking about eight
blocks without seeing hide nor
hair of a mailbox or anything
that resembled one. asked a
passing Dutchman Call of whom
seem to speak perfect English
where in the world I could find
a box in which to mail my letter.
He pointed to a streetcar that
was taking on passengers across
the street.
mo" I said, "you misunder-
stood me. I don't want to take
a streetcar ride. ! want to mail
this letter to the United States"
II understand perfectly" he
said. But there are no post
boxes on the street in Amster-
dam. They are fastened to the
outside at the end of all our
streetcars. And when the cars
pass the post Office or the rail-
road station the letters are col
lected."
I thanked him and started
for the streetcar and the bright
red letter box I could see fas-
tened to its rear end.
A few seconds before I reached
it, the motorman threw the
streetcar in high gear and, bell
changing, started down the
street. set out in pursuit, hot
footing in its wake.
Two times I almost caught
up with it in the first block. but
the motorman must have been
an old jockey because every time
I came within a hairbreadth of
being able to drop the letter in
the box, he would glance over
his shoulder and give it the
whip. The street car would
Evening star., 1951-03-22
Scott at Policy Of Expediency
Armed Forces Members Write From Korea
They Consider Themselves Forgotten Men,

ticians still adhere to that reso-
luton? It seems to us that If 1t
does. 1t certainly does not give
us the means to implement it.
And this is not only our (Ameri-
cans) feeling. but that of all
other foreign soldiers who are
fighting on our side. And be-
lieve me. they are damn good
fighters. all. But they. like our
selves. are puzzled by what the
diplomats and the political
windbags are doing to US here.
AS things stand at present We
won't lose, but we can't win
either"
The misgivings of the officers
and men in Korea are we'll
founded. There is no indica-
ton whatever that necessary
forces will be added by our Gov
ernment or those of our allies
to strengthen the police force"
which is fighting a full -hedged
war.
Since the world tension calls
for the maintenance Of available
combat troops in the sensitive
spots in Europe. only q COM
bined effort of bombardment Of
tho rhipeSe haSeS acroSS fhA
Yalu River and the intervention
of the 100000 Nationalist troops
from Formosa could give the
Allied fighting men the succor
they need.
These men have been hard
ened by nine months Of hell and
no longer believe In q policy
of expediency which has brought
the world to the brink Of dis
aster.
Evening star., 1951-03-22
Lowell MeHett:

Young Democrats and Young
Republicans, those organized as
such. are not always young
people. Some are middle-aged.
And they are not necessarily Of
young ideas. Rather they are
disposed to put their youthful
energy at the service Of the
tired old timers in their respec-
tive parties. The leaders among
them seem chiefly concerned
with the opportunity to train
themselves for careers in prac-
tical politics. Nothing really
wrong in all this. Of course. But
there are those who have q diff
ferent notion regarding these
young" organizations. They
look on them as offering to the
old parties an infusion Of fresh.
unsullied ideals as an Offset to
the Establishments that come
with age. Observing the Young
Democrats and Young Republi-
cans in action does not encour-
age this view.
If starry-eyed idealism is not
conspicuous among the Y.D.s
and YRS. where then is it to
be found? Among the politically
minded boys and girls still in
school. you might think.
Well, I've been reading re-
ports of the Eastern College
Conference of Young Republic
cans. Delegates from 81 schools
met at the University of Vir-
ginia. as part perhaps of the
COP. plan to develop a stronger
party in the South. At any rate,
much of the discussion was de-
voted to that project. And what
did the eager young college poll
ticians decide? They decided
that the best hope of breaking
up the solid South and promot-
ing a real two-party system in
those parts lay in an alignment
with the conservative Democrats
or Dixiecrats. They would take
advantage Of the wrath Presi-
dent Truman has aroused within
the latter element by his liberal
approach toward civil rights.
So the conference voted down
a proposed platform plank fav-
oring a modified" F. E. P. c.,
as well as all other civil rights
suggestions except the repeal OF
the poll tax.
The young disciples Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, indeed, did all they
could to persuade the South
that so far as their party is con-
cerned its immortal founder
really is dead.
There was considerable talk
about political morality, to be
sure. The principal guest
speaker. Senator Robert A Taft,
talked about it. The morality
or lack of same. that bothered
him was the sort recently re-
vealed by the Fulbright commit
ee in connection with the opera
tions of the RFC. He gave the
budding young politicians an
excellent demonstration of how
to pin the opposition party
down In matters of that kind.
Nobody could dispute his as
sertion that there has been "a
dangerous decline In POLITICAL
morality" Nobody could when
he proceeded to indicate the
Evening star., 1951-03-22
Constantine Brown:

Letters received recently from
friends in the armed forces in
Korea, particularly from young
er men at the front, show that
they consider themselves for
gotten men and stepchildren.
One writes specifically.
I'VE all feel that we can lick
the enemy If we could fight the
war according to the old rules
hit the enemy with whatever we
have and wherever he is. But we
all feel strongly that we are
fighting a phony war under the
overall strategic command Of
strip e d-pants diplomats in
Washington and New York who
look at the situation through
rose -colored glasses or through
an alcoholic haze.
1--WE hear, here, that every
body at home is concerned ex-
clusively with saving Europe
from a Connie aggression which
may take place two or three
years hence. What about us,
who are not exactly playing
canasta here now? Aren't we
worth saving?
1--WE could smash up the
Commies' Eastern prong with
out much trouble, if we were
given the wherewithal to do so.
But you fellows in Washington
are concerned only with a po-
tential war in Europe and over
look the real war in the Far
East. I would give much to have
Mr.. Truman, Acheson, Dewey.
ETC.. for only two weeks with us
in the front out here. They may
return to Washington with q
Evening star., 1951-03-22
Lowell MeIett:
South Assured Lincoln Is Dead
Student Conference Votes Down Civil Rights
Progrom-Heors Toft on Political Morality

reckless and baseless ACCUSE
tions. In saying what he said
Senator Taft could only have
been moved by a belief that his
young listeners did not know the
truth. Either that or he wanted
them to understand that his
remarks regarding political
morality were not to be taken
seriously.
Evening star., 1951-03-22
Mrs. Gene Autry
Compares Blue Bonnet
Loves Its Taste!

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
TAFT ACCUSES
 PRESIDENT OF
 STOP ACTON

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-lR-Sen- ator Taft (R-Ohio) today accused President Truman of holding up work of the new Congress flor per- haps two weeks" by delaying major messages to the lawmakers.
 Taft, Senate Republican policy chief, spoke out after Senate Demo- cratic Leader Mcfarland D-Ariz) asked the Senate to follow it's GUS tom of dispensing with business until the President has delivered his State of the Union message.
 Objecting to this. Taft said that in the past the Presidential mess ages usually had arrived within a day or two after the opening of a new session.
 McFarland finally had his way and the Se nate quit until Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03


 " WASHINGTON Putting big business to work on important government projects has not been as easy as the public might sup pose. Manufacturers are delighted to have government contracts all right. but lot of them want to operate on their own terms.
 Take, for instance the problem of stepping up vitally needed alum mum. The public already has had aluminium for civilian uses cut back 35 percent, but on top of this, more than two months were wasted while aluminium companies haggled over increasing production.
 Periodically two of the com- panies which General Services Ad- ministrator Jess Larson had the most trouble with were two that Uncle Sam helped put in business Reynolds Metals and Henry Kali ser.
 Reynolds was urged by Secretary of the Interior Ickes to manufac- ture aluminium in competition with the giant Aluminium Corporation of America during the war, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
DELEGATE INTRODUCES l2 BILLS INCLUDING TRANSFER OF ALASKA
 FISHERIES, FED. 10 TERR. GOVT
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 aP--A bill to transfer control of the Alaska fisheries from the federal govern ment to the territory was introduced in the House today by Delegate Bartlett as the 82nd Congress con- vened
 The bill would exempt fur-seal i and sea-otter from the transfer and leave them in federal control be cause of international treaties cov- ering handling of those fisheries
 The bill also provides that one half of the revenues from the sale of seal skins be paid to the terri tory to aid in defraying the cost of protecting and conserving the Alas | kan fisheries
 The bill was one of l2 Bartlett introduced. Many of them were passed by the House last session but did not get through the Senate
 One bill would allow national banks in the territory to retain in their vaults one-fifth Of the Is per cent legal reserve on deposits and allow the deposit of the balance in Federal Reserve banks.
 National banks in Alaska are pre- sently required to retain two-fifths of the h percent reserve in their vaults and are permitted to deposit three-fifths with a national bank ing association in any of the Fed eral Reserve centers.
 Another bill would apply the Workmen's Compensation Laws Of Alaska to those working on federal projects.
 Lifetime appointments for federal judges in the territory would be pro- vided under another. The lurists now serve four-year terms. Other legislation would
 Ferniir Canadian vessels fo carry passengers between ports in Alaska and to carry freight and passen- gers between some Alaskan ports and points in the United States nn- til June 30 l952.
 Exempt the 25 percent cost-of- living allowance paid federal em- ployees outside continental United States from income tax levies.
 Repeal the Alaska Railroad tax which applies to a single short line; add an additional federal judge in the Third Judicial Division, permit the sale of 24 acres of land on the Chena river to the Tanana Valley Sportsmen's Association of Fair banks
 Bartlett also introduced resolu- ton to authorize the Bureau of Labor Statistics to report to Con- gress every two years on labor con- ditions in Alaska with particular reference to wages, working condi- tions, jobs, prices of commodities cost of living and housing condi- tions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
JANUARY COURT TERM
 OPENED THIS MORNING

The January term 1- She U. S District Court was opened at 1C o'clock this morning by Judge George w. Folta.
 First case before the court was continued at the request of the at- torney for the plaintiff due to ill., ness. It is a suit by the Womens Division of Christian Service of the Board of Missions and Church Ex- tension of the Methodist Church operating the Seward Sanatoriun at Bartlett, Alaska, and the Hart ford Accident and Industry Go. a corporation versus the Alaska h. dustrial Board, and concerns g compensation for disability alleged due to temporary total illness grant ed Wilbur Silva, then an employee at the Sanatorium.
 In further business before the court this morning Judge Folta granted a judgment for the amount of $4,000 for the plaintiff in the case of the First National Bank versus Fred Ferbose and the gas screw vessel Vondja D.
 A divorce was granted to Eliza beth Dick from Peter Dick.
 The case of Robert E. Coughlin, administrator in the estate of Art Gamble, deceased versus z. Haven and Cliff Richmond of the firm Richmond Lumber Co.,, was set to be heard before Judge Folta at this afternoons session of court. Plaintiff asks for judgment in the amount of $450, claimed due the estate of Gamble and court costs. The plaintiff is represented by William Paul, Jr., and the defend ant is represented by the law firm of Faulkner, Banfield and Booch- ever.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
NEW OFFICERS TO BE
 INTRODUCED AT C
 MEETING THURSDAY

Introduction of new officers and committee appointments will be the main business on the agenda for the regular Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at noon tomorrow in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, it was announced today by Fred Eastaugh, 1ecratary.
 Invited guests of the Chamber luncheon meeting will include out of town visitors who are here to attend the U. s. Coast Guard hearing regarding loading and dis charge of explosives at Alaskan ports, scheduled to be held tomor- row afternoon in the Senate Cham Der.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
GET AUTO TAGS
 BEFORE JAN. 31

Due to delay in receiving ship rnents of auto license plates. the deadllne for obtaining them has been extended to January 3l. M. P Mullaney, Director of the Depart ment of Taxation, announced to- day.
 With approximately 3l,000 auto tags being sold in the Territory normally, it is obvious that the later deadIine is necessary. About l2,000 are usually sold in Anchor age alone and some 2,000 are taken in the Gastineau Channel area. he said. The licenses are sold through the Juneau City Clerks office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
STOCK Qu0TAyI0Ny

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2&. American Can 96, American Tel. and Tel. l5l 7s, Ana conda 4034 Douglas Aircraft e6A General Electric 499s, General Mo- tors 46al, Goodyear 66&. Kennecott 75i2, Libby McNeill and Libby o% Northern Pacific 32ls, Standard Oil of California 92A Twentieth Cen- tury Fox 219s, US. Steel 43is, Pound s2.sO, Canadian Exchange 95.
 Sales today were 3370,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 238.99, rails 73.36, utilities 4148.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
NURSES AID COURSE AT
 MRS. OVERS ON JAN. 8

Those taking the nurses aid course meet at the home of Mrs. Tom Dyer, 957 Gold Belt, the eve ming of January 8 at o'clock. Those interested in the course may contact her at phone 434. Dr. I. J. Montgomery will give a lecture on basic information.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
0WLIN0
THURSDAY NIGHT LEAGUE
 OPENS SECOND HALF PLAY

Tomorrow night, Thursday, Jam uary 4, the Thursday Night Mems League will begin play on the sec ond half of their season on the Elks Alleys.
 Teams opening play are as fol- lows:
 At 7:15 p.m.-Casler's ys Caro Transfer and Alaska Coastal vs Alaska Light and Power Go.
 At 9:15 p.m.-Pacific Northern ys Sweeney's Bar and Juneau Drug vs Pan American Airways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
LOUIS, BESH0RE TO BATTLE TONIGHT; 10
 ROUNDS SCHEDULED

DETROIT, Jan. 3-tR-Former heavyweight champion Joe Louls takes another step in his comeback campaign tonight when he goes looking for a quick knockout over durable Freddie Beshore in l0- rounder here.
 Louis ruled a solid Al favorlte over the Harrisburg, Pa, Navy vet eran. Beshore claims he has not been knocked off his feet in 45 pro fights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
ANNUAL MEETING

Members of t,>e Alaska Federal Savings and Loan Association ot Juneau will hold their annual meet ing in the office of the Alaska Fed eral Savings and Loan Association of Juneau at ll9 Seward Street Juneau Alaska, on Wednesday. January IT, l95l, at 200 PM
 First Publication. Jan. 3, 1851 Last Publication: Jan 10. 1851
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
HERE FOR MEETINGS

Two officials of the Coastwise Line of San Francisco, arrived in Juneau yesterday to attend meet ings being held today and tomor- TOW in regard to handling of ex- plosives in Alaska. They are Ben H. Parkinson, executive vice presi- dent and Harold M. Kelly, vice pre- sident of the Line. They are stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
Bloody Daylight Battle for Seoul Ls U1derwa,
EXPECT STEP UP ROAD BUILDING
 IN }. E. ALASKA

An accelerated road construction program is anticipated for the next two years in southeast Alaska to be financed by an expected appropria- ton of the $7,000000 authorized by Congress under the Federal High way bill, according to Hugh A. Stoddart, District Engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads in AL aska. Stoddart returned to Juneau on the Princess Norah after be- ing away from the territory since the middle of last November to at- tend conferences regarding road work in the territory.
 It is hoped that an appropriation of at least one half the authorized amount for road work will be made available this coming fiscal year.
 The proposed roads program is chiefly for reconstruction to bring up to modern standards roads and highways in the Tongass National Forest, chiefly in the Juneau, Ket- chikan and Sitka areas, Stoddart said
 Plans are also included in the program for extension of certain roads from funds of the appropria- tion under the. regular roads auth orization for all roads in the Ma tional Forest area in Alaska. The authorization for these regular an- nual appropriations is now $1,750.- 900.
 In Washington, D. C., Stoddart conferred with Bureau Of Public Roads officials and other interested agencies regarding the plans for the road construction program.
 In Miami, Florida, Stoddart at tended the annual conference of Bureau of Public Roads District Engineers, and the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway officials.
 Elnoute from the east he spent several days in San Francisco to confer with BPR officials of the western headquarters there.
 Stoddart was preceded to the states last November by Mrs. Stod- dart and their little daughter Jean who went to St. Paul, Minn., for visit with Mrs. Stoddart's family. They met Stoddart at Lansing, ! Mich, where the family took over delivery of a new Oldsmobile sedan purchased in Juneau through the Jorgenson Motor Go. and from there they rnotored east.
 Mrs. Stoddart and Jean accom- panied Stoddart to Washington and Florida and they returned west through the southern states to Santa Fe, N. M, where they were joined by the son of the family of Hugh F. Stoddart, who is phys icist with the Atomic Research Energy at Los Alamos, N. M. In Los Angeles, Calif., the family was Joined by daughter Donna who had gone there from Salem, Ore, where she is a student at Willamette University. The Stoddarts, now with family complete motored north to San Francisco and to Portland where they spent Christmas. Miss Stoddart returned to her school and son Hugh continued north with his family to Seattle, returning by plane to New Mexico.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
STEAMER MOvEhEXTS

Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive at 10 am Friday and sails south one hour later at Il a.m.
 Baranof scheduled to arrive from westward at 10 am. Sunday south bound.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Se- attle Friday,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
CABLE SHIP TO SEATTLE

The Lenoir, Alaska Communica- tions System cable ship, leaves to-
 morrow for it's home port of Seattle after making repairs to cables in Gastineau Channel. The cable ship, under the command of Capt. Nal colm Armstrong, arrived here Janu- ary from Kodiak. First Lieutenant Russell Dragoo is officer-i charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
BOWLING CHANGE

Announcement is made today that the Tuesday night bowling league will not bowl next Tuesday night. because of the big basketball game, but will hit the alleys Sun- day, January T.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
"ExCESS PROFITS" TAX sEGISLATI0M
 SIGNED, TRUMAN
Lifts Collections fo Highest Dollar Figure in Na-
 ion 5 History

WASHINGTON, Jan. tP - President Truman signed today the new S3,3o0 100000 tax bill skipping 77 percent super-levy on corpo- ration excess profits"
 It lifts the nations tax collectors to the highest dollar figure in his- tory, but MT Truman said the task ahead of us will require more and much heavier taxes"
 He added in statement:
 T shall in due course, submit to the Congress recommendations for substantial tax increases
 Even before Congress completed action on this bill. MT Truman had made known he would ask still fur ther revenue-r raising measures from the new Congress.
 Heavier Tax Levies Loom
 Treasury experts are studying various possibilities. They have given out no details but individuals, whose income taxes were raised last Oct l may be called on to pay still larger levies.
 The administration aim is to put Americas resistance to Com munist aggression as near as pos sible on a pay-as- -yourgo basis
 Tine bill signed today raises tax collections to S45, ,0oo 0oo, GOO or more a year-well above the record s43.- 900000,000 set ill 1g45 during World War IT
 Tax Hike Necessary
 MT. Truman, who had asked that this bill hike taxes by $4,000,0 GOO was critical of some of it's proyi- sions.
 He said some features of the new measure will probably give an undue advantage to some corporations especially in relation to the tax burdens necessarily borne by oth- CTS"
 But MT. Truman also had praise for Congress. He said it acted with commendable speed in completing what he described as complex piece of legislation. It thus pro vided evidence, he stated. that the nation is determined to finance it's huge defense program without jeopardy to the stability of the economic system.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
REDS ARE BREAKING
 UN LINES
Allied fortes Withdrawing Surprise Move His
 Like ThunderCIap
lBy the Assoclated pressl

Communist forces. making 2 bloody daylight thrust regardless of casualties. hammered towards the dying South Korean capital of Seoul today The third battle fer Seoul in seven months had begun
 United Nations forces were with drawing all along the blazing l50- mile defense lines in the face of dangerous Com munist break throughs.
 President Syngman Rhee and his cabinet fled virtually deserted Seoul. Most of it's 900 GOO citizens had al- ready moved south to escape the onconing Chinese and North Ko- rean Communists
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-03
RoTzLER BACK

Bob Rotzler returned yesterday from his home in San Diego where he had been to spend Christmas.