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Evening star., 1951-07-22
Puts AIIHis Bells
Into One Box
BY the Assoeioied Press
HOLLYWOOD.

f1oLA1 WoOD.
One of the duties of a movie
prop man is to keep lot of bells
handy. Then when the director
needs a door bell, telephone bell
or alarm clock bell, he has it
ready.
Thanks to his new invention,
prop man Reggie Smith is just
about the fastest man with bell
in Hollywood.
After years of fiddling around
with single bells, he's developed
box. about / Il feet square, that
contains 43 bells, all powered by
a single battery. They are rung
by push buttons. similar to door
bell buttons. that are set around
the edges of the box.
Evening star., 1951-07-22
HOLLYWOOD.

An ambitious young actor anx-
ious to make his mark in Holly
wood, earn q salary like Gables
and maybe even take bows some
night for an Academy Oscar,
Richard Basehart was frightened
half to death year ago last May
when called into a goth Century
Fox front Office and advised Of his
next assignment.
: Dick" said the producer, "all
you have to do in this movie is
stand on a ledge Is stories above
the street level. The picture will
run about 80 minutes on the
screen. But, my boy, you've got to
keep acting, keep holding audi
ence interest all the time"
Basehart gulped few times but
dutifully lugged the script of
Fourteen Hours" home with him
that night. He thought that was
the beginning of the end. 1t was
not. While Fourteen Hours" pat
termed after a real-life suspense
drama that kept New York street.
crowds in a state Of near-hysteria
over such a period, proved no
great shakes with moviegoers, the
actor who played the man on the
ledge did come forth with colors
flying.
Began as Reporter.
A sandy haired, blue-eyed fell
low who returned from a film
making trip to Germany a few
weeks ago to find the whole town
bidding for him, Basehart says he
never would have become an actor
III he hadn't started life as a news
paper reporter-and q most OBJ
Inoxious one. he confesses.
II worked on my fathers pa
per, the GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Times
Signal" Dick said, "and was a
reporter right out Of the Front
IPage'-in the best Charlie Mac
Arthur Ben Hecht tradition.
didn't know any better. I played
the job to the hilt in a fast-talking,
breezy Lee Tracy manner.
Il took a swing at the police
department one day in a news
story. uncovering a sordid mess
and limiting they were all liars.
The next day all thunder broke
loose. A detective resented it and
when he called me names. I threw
him a haymaker. I apologized
later-about hitting him, but not
about the facts.
Right there I saw I wasn't 60
ing to win any popularity contests
in GAINESVILLE and, If I wanted to
lplay Hildy in Front Page I'd bet
ter do it on the stage"
Married Miss Cortesa.
Basehart, who looks and sounds
about as unlike an actor as an
actor can, has been coming up
fast on the Hollywood scene. After
Fourteen Hours" he was sent to
Germany to 'co-star with Gary
Merrill, Oskar Werner and Hide
garde Neff in a tale of high sus-
penSe, Decision Before Dawn" He
played an intelligence agent who
parachuted into Germany during
the closing months of the war. He
succeeded not only In fulfilling
his spy mission but also para
chuted into a real-life marriage
while abroad with Valentino Cor
tesa. Italian actress.
Basehart returned from his as
signment abroad to find producers
and directors extremely cordial to
him. They like the way he OBJ
jliterates himself and comes up
with the character that's in the
script. If he plays a grease mon
key. he is one-and there's little
Of Dick Basehart left. In He
Walks by Night" moviegoers were
ready to swear he must have been
a burglar at some time in his life.
Basehart says he also picked up
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-30
Valley Fron4iersman
Incorporation - NO!

~@e@o~O8
 while trying to convince the court that Palmer should be allowed to vote for incorporation recent ly, testified that Palmer would be a city of 15,00O in the next five years. Offhand we would say that this would be a calamity: the only thing we can see for the citizens of Palmer is lot of trouble if this were to come true. We are not worried, however, be- cause Palmer's population has just about doubled in the last five years and while it may double again in the next five years it doesn't seem probable that it will amount to much more than this. A city of the size sug- gested would undoubtedly have to house people in tents and dug outs for some time due to the shortage of materials and labor. We might be able to furnish 15,000 people with liquor in that time but we doubt if a small fraction could be furnished with places to live.
 Then we hear the statement that Palmer can't get utilities, schools and hospitals unless it Is incorporated. Yet we have a good airfield and a good stretch of highway that would have been difficult to get it if the town had been incorporated. The Public Roads Administration doesn't | furnish money to build highways in incorporated towns. Just how Palmer would have raised the l money to build the highway through the proposed incorporat- ed district is still a mystery to us. Our schools may not be adequate but they are just as good as they are in most of the incorporated cities. As for hospitals non-incor- poration is no handicap.
 Public Utilities
 Now consider public utilities. How about Wrangell-an incor- porated city that had no water IL all for a long time last summer. Seldovia is just as limited as Palmer. Cordova has to pump water out of a glacial fed lake. They have been granted $140,00O to improve their system and can't get it because they can't raise $70,000 in matching funds. Homer is still using the town pump although a public utility
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-30

district was formed five years ago
 to install a water and sewer SyS- tenn.
 The biggest joke of the year is
 the idea that as soon as Palmer is
 incorporated some one is going to give the town lot of money to build lot of things they want. Sure, there may be some match ing funds available but don't for get that it won't be a total gift by any means. As we will show later on the entire tax receipts will have to be used entirely to just keep the city government going and it is very questionable if there will be enough to meet all of these expenses. How are we going to make the improvements without imposing a sales tax and adding to the tax bill of the ave- rage citizen?
 Budget and Taxes
 Now getting down to the bud get as proposed, we hear that there are two million dollars worth of assessable property. The writer learns that the four larg- est taxpayers pay a little over one-fourth of the real and per sonal property taxes. This leaves the small homeoWners and busi- ness men to pay the other three fourths. As the Agricultural Re search and Alaska Railroad won't be taxable it means that proper ty values will have to be raised to meet the demands of the tax 
 The budget maker counted more liquor stores and cocktail bars than there are so that makes less revenue than shown on the estimate. Who believes that there are or will be 300 car licences sold in Palmer next year; and how can anyone believe that the town can get rent from buildings and equipment that are non-exis- | tant? Who would pay for water or sewer services until the city has any with which to serve the citi- zenS?
 Police and Fire
 According to the proposed bud get two cops would be hired; but who would work 12 hour shift every day for less than $350 a month? Then may we ask who would act as a full-time fireman or $20000 a month as the budget How much of a jail ould the town build for $2,O0O lot to mention the other build ngs- enumerated? Where are the
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-30

two street department men com 1 ing from at $250 a month each in
 the light of the fact that common
 labor is asking $2.73 per hour?
 We would also like to know how
 much it is going to cost to get
 some of the revenue that is listed. Will the cops have to catch dogs I and perform the duties of several other departments?
 City Jobs
 That only job that looks like it might be filled is the city clerk and assistant at $8,0OO year. Ap- parently this is a special job for some lucky politician and if it is worked out as it is in our large neighboring city it might be only one of several jobs that might be worth $15,000 to the lucky win ner. This job is we'll worth in- vestigation by the taxpayers be- fore 1t becomes a chain around the city's neck.
 In conclusion, it seems like in- corporation at the present time is not going to be worth it's cost; that it will put high taxes in the community especially the small business man and the homeown- CT; it will not solve the principal immediate problems of the town and may retard it's growth by ad- ding to the present high costs of taxes and building. To incorpor- ate just so some politically mind ed citizens can have jobs so they can experiment with your tax money seems foolish Why not wait until we have sufficient pro- perty so that we can afford the cost of a city government. The desirability of incorporation is not questioned when the right time comes but that is not this year.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-30
Ski Club Takes To Shovels Tow-Cable Project Starts

Bring out those shovels Sunday and prepare to dig-well, for a few minutes anyway. That's the order of the Matanuska Valley Outing Club.
 Big project is to prepare the way for installing tow-cable braces and motor.
 Last Sunday several members had a day skiing at Little Susit- na; snow conditions were fine with tobogganing as a side sport.
 Next regular meeting of the club is April 3, at the Coop club room,
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Housing Is Important
|AsCoId-War Weapon, ,
Educator Tells Realtors
BY Robert J. Lewis
Reel Estafs Editor Of The Star

CINCINNATI. Nov. 13.-Hous-
ing is an important weapon in the
atomic age that could we'll be
made to play q major part in the
outcome of the cold war.
That view was expressed before
a session of the National Realtors
Convention here last night by an
Ohio educator and authority on
atomic research.
Population Pressure Effects.
Addressing meeting Of the In
Stitute Of Farm Brokers, held in
connection with the 44th annual
convention Of the National Asso-
citation Of Real Estate Boards
Prof. Alfred B. Garrett of the
Ohio State University chemistry
department said:
I'm q certain sense, atomic
bombs are already obsolete-for
they cannot be used in fighting q
cold war such as Russia is waging
One Of the elements in that wal
that Is dangerous to the stability
of a nation and to world order is
the problem Of population pres
sure.
Low living standards prepare
the seed bed for change. In the
face Of these facts we can take
a cue for the solution of the prob
lem from the Salvation Army,
whose sequence Of services to the
hungry is first soup then soap,
then salvation.
Soup is not enough. but you
cannot save q hungry. in-housed
people without first seeing to 1t
that they are fed and housed"
Sees Farm Land Price Rise.
About 5000 delegates are regis
tered for the sessions here, includ-
ing SO from the Washington Real
Estate Board, the Alexandria-Ar-
llington-Fairfax Board and the
Montgomery County Board.
At yesterdays farm brokers
meeting Earl L. Butz, head of
Purdue University's Department of
Agricultural Economics, said he
believed prices Of farm land would
continue upward into 1853. with
total mortgage debt continuing to
rise.
However. owing to increased
costs to farmers and other fac
tors. he said, the rate of loan
Ipayotfs probably would decline.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
Aide Al Clubs Get
| Achievement Bunners
Special pispateh 70 The Star

| SPeciui htSputeh TO tne Sfor
LEESBURG, Va. Nov. 13.-Al-
die Senior All Club and Aldie
Junior All Club have been
awarded banners as the outstand-
ling clubs of the year at the an
nual achievement night exercises
at the Lincoln School auditorium.
Members recognized for initia-
ton into the Honor Club were
Nancy Bodmer. Molly Bradshaw,
Janice Buck. Frances Carnes,
Nancy Everhart, Evelyn Florence
Barbara Graham. Ann Hansbarg-
er, Johnny kits and Lester
Schoene.
Also Dale Macknet, Sally Me.
geath, Jerry Payne, Ruth Payne
Russell Parks. Rosemary Rob-
inette, Curtis Shockley, Joar
|Sprague, Lola Mae Thompson,
Carlton Utterback, Edward Utter.
back. Mary Elizabeth Washing
ton, William Washington and
Billy Williams.
Evening star., 1951-11-13
NATO Forces Released
From Visu Regulations
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Nov. 13-North At
Ilantic treaty soldiers and civilians
travelling on duty in other NATO
lands can forget their passports.
The Atlantic Council OF De-
puties has decided to waive pass
port and visa requirements for
NATO armed forces and civilians
working In other NATO countries.
The idea is to cut down on ad-
ministrative work and travel de-
lays in the combined North
| Atlantic defense setup.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
Whipping Post Is Advocated for BeiraYing Trust

WA SHINGTON, Dec. 26-lR- Senator Tobey (R-NH suggests that the whipping post be revived to punish public officials who be- tray their trust.
 The sharp tongued senator told a reporter he is thinking seriously" of asking Congress to impose the penalty of flogging for gross mis- conduct in federal office
 Widespread irregularities disclo- sed by a Rouse investigation of in- come tax frauds and Senate in- quirics into government lending operations, he said, disclose need fer more drastic penalties.
 Tets revive the whipping post" Toby said "Lh7y'I fear that.'
 Meanwhile Geaatcr Wiley R- WN g.s a public airing of af- fairs cf the alicn property custo- dian's cffice, which he contends has been swayed by "big money to influence peddlers' in the past.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
kjwaais Club Sees WiIdEife PieiuTes

Two interesting wildlife films were shown at a regular Kiwanis luncheon meeting at the Baranof Hotel Wednesday noon. One pie tured wildlife in the Aleutian Is- lands with some rare views of sea otter. The other showed bison, elk, deer and other plains creatures on the Ft Niabrara refuge in north central Nebras ska.
 Ken Morgan, chairman of the youth services committee, reported that gifts had been distributed yesterday to the children in the chronic disease ward at St. Anns Hospital with Cliff Gardner serv- ing as Santa. It was voted to write Gardner a note of appreciation Morgan also reported that gro- clries for a Christmas, dinner had teon delivered to the Johnson ChildrenS Home.
 President Henry Leege announ- ced that installation of officers would take place next Wednesday, He said that visit from Harold s. Robinson, governor elect of the Northwest Kiwanis district could be expected before next March.
 A. L. zumwalt, president of the Alaska Mission was a guest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
pAA Christmas Traffic Stow

A small amount of passenger traffic moved over Pan American World Airways Monday and Tues day with two arriving from Seattle, five flying to Whitehorse, eight to Fairbanks and 12 to Seattle.
 From Seattle: Joan Potolicchio, Henry Wilde.
 To Whitehorse: P Andre, Pete Hamlin, MT. and Mrs. B. F. Dunn and daughter Lynn.
 To Fairbanks: MT. and Mrs. T. s. Batchelder, D. A. Thomas, A. Doyle, Carol and M. Drum, Bob Bruce, James Allen.
 To Seattle: Chris Ellinger, War ren Schmiel, L. Shearer, James Nicola, Sadie Siegel, II. T. Me Culgan, James Chadwict Ruth Bois, R. McCome, L. Miller, D. Burning, Mrs. Deborah Townc, Mrs. Art Kinnan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
AlfeY-Chris!lnas
 Calm Hits !Juaeau

Juneau was quiet today with near ly all grocery stofcs closed and Q number of other stores also. While Federal and Territorial offices were open there was little feverish actiy- ity. The Juneau city Clerks office was closed in the morning but open ed at 1 pm.
 Christmas traffic on all airlines was light and there were few regis tered at the hotels.
 Christmas over, a New Years theme showed up in a number of store windows. Bchrend's showed party dresses with confetti and the Triangle Cleaners window was bright with New Year favor3 and confetti.
 Police reported no activity of im- portance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
One Of Singing Andrew Sisters Welded Christmas

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26--tR-All three of the singing Andrews sis ters stood together when one of them was married yesterday and today all three are scheduled to go on the honeymoon trip.
 Patti Andrews is the bride of the trio's musical director and com- poser, Walter Weschler. In the civil ceremony yesterday Laverne and Maxine stood up with their sister.
 Weschler and the three sisters are going tQ Las Vegas, New, today because the musical team is open ing an engagement there.
 Patti formerly was married to t.1eatrica! agent Marty Melcher ard Weschler's first wife was s4nce- Src Wcschler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
Charge Filed In Wrang!eII
 Murder Case

First degree murder charges have heen filed against a former Wrang- ell logging camp worker in the mcnth-old staying of a Wrangell fisherman, Henry Bradley, the father of seven children.
 Oscar L. Larry" Butler, who was located in the Port Orchard coun- ty jail serving a 30-day sentence for contributing to the delinquen- cy of a minor, was charged with the murder in a complaint signed ty Jack Krepps, deputy U. s. Marshal at Wrangell
 U. g. Attorney P J. Gilmore, Jr said this was not the time" to Givulge details of the investigation which led to Butler being charged with Bradley's murder. Gilmore and Thompson said that Fred Bry- ant, deputy marshal from Ketchi- kan, and Krepps have been working together on facts which brought the long-awaited break in the case.
 Thompson said Bryant will prob ably go down to handle extradition of Butler before the jail term ex- pires. However, it was believed that Butler would waive extradition.
 Little was known about Butler, but Port Orchard deputy wired Thompson that his record shows several arrests in the Bremerton area on assault and other charges and said he is known to carry a knife in his boot" Butler is believ- cd to have attended a Wrangell rarty following which the murdered man was missing.
 Bradleys body was found on Thanksgiving Day in the water near Wrangell after his swamped toat was found earlier Some 40 to 50 persons who were said to have attended party at Wrangell home where the murdered man was last seen had been questioned dur ing the investigation. Butler was reported to have been one of those questioned, but, according to Thompson, he left Wrangell after the investigation started.
 Butler will be brought back to Wrangell for a preliminary hear ing, Thompson says. If bound over, the cr3o will be heard in Ketchi-, kan.
 Butler is serving his 30-day jail sentence for defacing currency and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
Turkey Reduced 10 Charcoal Eui $5,0OO is Saved

LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. 26-Rj While D. Cameron Paschall and his wife were visiting relatives Tues day the electric roaster cooking their turkey became overheated and set their hoG.e afire.
 A neighbor called the Paschalls and told them the bad news. Pasch- all dashed into the burning home and emerged triumphant, not with the turkey. but with paper bag. It contained $5,000 in cash Fascaall had secreted in his home. The turkey was reduced to charcoal.
 The Paschalls ate out, which cut an insignificant dent in the $5,000 Damage to the house was confined to the kitchen. K
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
Siale- Owned OH OE Iyag1 Offered For SaEe kcW

TERRAIN, Iran, Dec. 26-R- Communist Czeehoslovakia has stepped up as the first Iron Cur tain customer to dicker for Trans state-owned' oil.
 Iran needs the money badly. The government disclosed it is so broke it has called home 26 diplomats to save expenses abroad. They include ambassadors 10 Britain, Italy and India, the minister in Belgium, and P lesser officials.
 Britain, busted owner and oper- 'tor Of the Anglo-Iraniaa Oil Con- any, already has served firm nc- sice in a diplomatic note she will look on Iranian oil sales to out. siders as illegal
 Czech charge DAfsaires Jan Sa- backy discussed an oil purchase agreement with deputy Finance Minister Hossein Pirnia, Roads Minister Javad Eusheri told news conference.
 Pirna reported Sabacky prom ised the Czechs will send an off, cial delegation to Tehran soon to sign an agreement. Tn reply to questions, Pirnia said prices-and methods of transporting the oil to CzechosloVakia-will be discussed after the delegation arrives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
SPECIAL MEETING

The Emblem Club will hold its yearly roll call and Xmas party Thursday December 27, at the Elks Hall at o'clock All mem- bers are urgently requested to at tend. 998-3t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
VIRTUES REWARD

WADENA, Sask. -R-Because there was no damage reported from Halloween pranks this year, the Wadena Council has voted Sl0O for improvements at the town ska ting rink.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26
ATTENTION REBEKAHS

Social meeting of Rebekah Lodge tonight at p.rs. i,l I. O. o. F. Hall. Entertainment Gnd refreshments.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

SINGAPORE = Miss Alice Fay, IT, of Rallies Girls School has been named to represent school children of Singapore at the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum in New York in March, 1852. She was chosen from among competi- tors from eight schools who wrote essays on "The World We Want"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-26

having young persons pass the money for him.
 Much feeling has been aroused in the Wrangell area over the case. Petitions have been sent to various officials urging them to "do some thing" about solving the case.
Seward seaport record., 1951-12-28
Del. Barfie+f Reports All-T'ime High for '52 Appropriations

An all-timc record of S271.- 073 ,273 in congressional appro- priatiOnS for both civilian and military programs in Alaska was reached this month when a final determination was made by the Department of Defense on aIlo- cation of military public work funds for Alaska for the 1852 fiscal year.
 The total represents civilian approprlations of S115, 5,038,873 granted by Congress this year for federal activities in the Ter ritory, plus Sl55, ,979, 400 for Army, Navy, and Air Force con struction. Authorization for the military public works program for the Territory was granted during the first session of the 82nd Congress in the amount of S337, 7,717430 and the money made available to carry out the authorization represents a sum just short of half the authoriza ton With additional money to be sought in future years.
 The Interior Department re ceivsd the greatest amount of money from the total S115.098, 073 allowed for civilian projects in the sum of S52,079,070, with the Commerce Department al lotted S22,414,664.
 The road funds contemplate construction and or surfacing on the Eagle-40 MileAlaska High way road, Richardson Highway, Alaska Highway, the Richardson HighWay-Mt. Mckinley Road and the Tok Cutoff with recon struction funds for the Tok Cut off and improvement of existing roads and bridges. Reconstruc- tion and paving of the Seward Anchorage Highway is included, with new construction planned for the Naknek Airport-Naknek Village road. the Kodiak Kodiak Naval Station road and prelim- mary work on the COrdoVa- Richardson Highway.