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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26

"REPORT ON FISHING JACK POT-JUNEAUp is the headline in l recent Tod Powell Woodman's Column in the San Francisco Chronicle. Nearly all of the column is given over to PAA Captain Steve Bancroft's fishing trip to Juneau earlier this month.
 By the time Tod gets to the end of the column he says, We know Steve, that September is the time oo go north for fun and fishing and we'll probably be on the flight with you in September"
 Bancroft's fishing trip is recoun- ted including midnight expedition on Rod Darnells cruiser when Steve took 21a hours to land a 35- pound salmon on very light line, hooking him one day and landing aim the next.
 He tells of Shell Simmons, the frenzied fisherman who took him to remote spots; of Royal and Ellie OReillys Taku Lodge and the marvellous scenery and fishing shere; of Juneau hospitality and describes it as a "hotbed of fish ermen."
 Tod Powell has been well Known ,or many years in outdoor writing circles, is a member of the Out door Writers of America and organ- .zed the Pacific Coast branch of t at the last Wildlife Institute meeting in San Francisco. Juneau will look forward to seeing him with rod in hand-come September
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
LOCAL OPS REPORT

Appearing before the Federal Maritime Board in opposition to freight rate increases sought by the Alaska Steamship Company, OPS representative declared that any advance in rates would be passed on to the consumer with resulting disruption of the price control pro- gram This is according to word received by the Territorial OPS in Juneau. @
 The steamship company, which has petitioned the board to vacate an rorder delaying scheduled in creases until September 21, con- tended that without the benefit of increased rates the carriers property will be subjected to public use with out compensation.
 Selected Rate Increases
 On behalf of the director of the Office of Price Ssabilization, Joseph Fitzmaurice of the Transportation Public Utilities and Fuel Division of the OPS declared while it is recog- nized that the Alaska Steamship Company has applied selected rate increases rather than an across-the- board increase, it is submitted that selected increases can be just as inflationary as an acrpss-the-board increase. le 3i ch dCey
 Edward J. Friedlander, price exec utiye of OPS Region IA, which has jurisdiction over territorial price control, pointed out that under Ceiling Price Regulation g, applic- able to the territories, the territorial sellers are authorized to pass on to their consumers any increases in freight charges gn
 Also opposing the proposed rate increase was Irwin Silvermann. chief attorney for the territories; A. J. Fuge. business analyist for OPS, Re- zion IA, and Edwin L. Davis, Re- zion IA attorney The steamship company was represented by Stan lev B. Long of Seattle and Ira Ewers of Washington.
 No date for decision was set but may be expected in a few weeks counsels said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
PRES. SEMINAR GROUP COMING
 HERE THIS WEEK

A group of 22 Presbyterians form ing a seminar under the leadership of the Rev. J. Earl Jackman. D.D,, Secretary of the Alaska Work for the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church, will visit Juneau on Thursday and Friday, June 28 and 29.
 The seminar will be joined by the Elders and Trustees and their wives and other officers of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church for din- ner at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, in the dining room of the church. Miss Frances E. Paul accompanied by Miss Lois Lawrence, will be the solo, ist. Speakers for the event will be Gov. Ernest Grucning. Dr. Grace Field, H. L. Faulkner and Ed Keit- hahn.
 The seminar arrived in Alaska on June 2l, and travelling on the MS Princeton Hall, will have visited Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Wrangell Petersburg, Sitka, Hoonah. Haines and Skagway They will have din- ner in the Northern Light Presby- terian Church on Thursday night at the Chapel by the Lake Friday noon and at the Memorial Presby- terian church on Friday night. They will fly from Juneau to Anchorage on Saturday.
 At pm, while the seminar con tinue their meeting in the dining room of the church, two members of the party will address the publle in the sanctuary of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. to which the public is cordially invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26

FROM WASHINGTON Robert Pollack of Snohomish, Wash. is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26

went south about a month ago on vacation. Daughter Linda remained in Inoianola, Washington. to visit her grandmother until the end of the summer.
 Mrs. MacLean and Bonnie were ,reeted here by their husband and father, A. K, MacLean, who had come down from Anchorage where he is on work for the Alaska Road Commission. He will remain here until after July Fourth and then return to the westward until end of the summer construction sea- son. 4t1f s,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
FROM KETcHIKANl

Bill Boardman of Ketchikan is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26

EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
RATEHIkET0
 UPSET PRICE
 (0NTR0L,0pS

WASHINGTON, June 26-R- Freight rate increases proposed for the Alaska Steamship Company would have a very great bearing upon the stabilization program in it's relation to Alaska the Office of Price Stabilization said yesterday.
 OPS representatives, appearing before the Federal Maritime Board, gave this as one of the two reasons the agency opposes the rate hike. The OPS also feels the increases would be passed on to the consumer, spokesmen said.
 The steamship company told the board rates must be increased to match increased wage and operat- ing costs.
 without the benefit of increased rates," the company said, "the car rier's property will be subjected to public use without compensation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
FOREST SERVICE ENGINEER TRANSFERRED
 JUNEAU FROM OGDEN

Milford M. Page, associate engin- eer from Inter Mountain 4. of the U. s. Forest Service, arrived in Ju- neau Sunday from Ogden, Utah.
 Page is being transferred to Ju- neau as regional engineer for the Alaska division. In that capacity he will be in charge of all road and trail construction and maintenance.
 Mrs. Page and their son will join him as soon as housing quarters are obtained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
MRS, CONNIE MacLEAN
 AND DAUGHTER HOME

Mrs. Connie MacLean, fiscal clerk in the Governors office, returned to Juneau Saturday via Pan Ameri- can plane with her daughter Bon nie.
 Mrs. MacLean and two daughters
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-26
CREDIT TO ALEXANDER

Owing to an oversight, the we'll snown photographer Joe Alexan- fer should have been credited with the excellent picture of the Nurses Aid group which appeared in Mon- days Empire.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Life in the Country
Hog-kiIIing Season Is Here;
New Horse Is q Lock-Picker

The hog-butchering season Isl
with us again, and all around me
great preparations are being
made.
As I leave home in the early
morning I can always spot the
farms along the road where
|butchering is in progress. There
is the curl Of white wood smoke
drifting away in the skies to mark
where men are busy getting inI
the yearly supply of meat.
Tweed Howser over next door
has been getting ready to butcher
for the last several days. ~he
|scalding tank Is carefully pulled
in place over q fire pit. a platform
lis made for scraping the hair off
the scalded hogs and posts are set
|up to hang up the carcasses.
There are other things, too.
that must be made ready for the
big day. 7 noticed that Tweed was
sharpening q pile of sticks -
spreaders. I suppose you might
cali them, to hold the legs apart
when the hogs are hung on the
pole.
Tweed said he expects to kill
Is hogs, not all his own. For hog
butchering usually is a neignborly
affair, a group going together to
get the work done.
The more people you have, the
quicker and easier the job is, and
usually in a days time, the job
is over and the mess cleared away.
There Is q certain beauty in
butchering. BY daylight the hogs
are on the pole. and the work of
grinding sausage and rendering
lard begins. If the hogs are
hung early enough, and the day
is cold enough, the meat may be
ready to cut up into hams. shoul-
ders and bacon before nightfall.
On The 40 Acres we have not
yet come to be hog people. In
spite of the fact that we have
so much milk we can't use it all.
and that milk is an ideal hog
feed. we haven't a pig to our
name.
The reason, of course. Is fences.
I just haven't fenced in a lot
for pigs.
/ At fairly regular intervals
am told that we must get a pig
or two. and that I simply must
get out and Ak up a place for
them. I agree, Of course. as I dc
to everything. but then. somehow
the lot never seems to get built.
| I am waiting awhile longer.
The scientists out at Beltsville
are doing a lot of work on pro-
ducing better pigs. They already
have crossed the Danish Landrace
with our native hog to produce a
pig that makes better hams and
bacon.
But, so far. they haven't bred
a pig without a jowl and that
Evening star., 1951-12-02
IF IFurmConnnodities
Expected to Bring
Better Prices 50

Increased cattle and calf slaugh-
ter in 1852, with hog production
remaining at about the same level
as in 1851. Is forecast by agricul-
tural economists at VPI.
Basing forecasts on the recent
annual outlook" conference in
Washington, the economists see
prices of milk and other dairy
products going UP as demand
continues to increase.
Continued high production of
eggs and broilers is expected, with
prices averaging about the same
as this year.
Record supplies of fats and oils
are in prospect, with prices likely
to average lower.
An increased demand is likely
for the smaller supply of feed
grains, particularly corn, which
will mean somewhat higher feed
prices in 1851.
Next years fruit crop may be
slightly smaller than this year if
weather is average, but stocks of
canned fruits are expected to be
larger and growers prices will
probably be about the same as in
1851.
Substantially larger supplies Of
fresh vegetables are expected in
early 1852. and prices may be low
Ier than the high prices Of early
1851.
Farmers are likely to produce
enough wheat next year to meet
estimated requirements and to in
crease stocks above the level ex-
Ipected at the end of the current
marketing year.
Evening star., 1951-12-02

oVOASA AA q SVoA kA0SC eAlCy hAC 41Ot
likely to deteriorate greatly. Seeds
as a rule do not cost a great deal
and few gardeners will care to
risk loss because Of old seed.
Now is the time to plant Dutch
iris. since the soil Is cold enough
to prevent top growth. A dozen OF
two of these bulbs planted in the
edge of the vegetable garden pro-
vide desirable flowers for cutting
in the spring.
In planting roses in this area
it is important to mix quantities
of compost or peatmoss in the soil
Also mix in both superphosphate
and bone meal. the first to supply
phosphate to the feeding roots
Immediately and the second te
provide plant food over a period
Of time. Bone meal is a source
Of both phosphate and calcium
Phosphate, one of the three pri-
mary food elements Of plants
travels very slowly through the
soil and should be mixed into the
soil at time Of bed preparation.
The brace roots of tall-growing
trees and shrubs are usually lost
in digging and the plants require
several years to grow new ones
In the meantime the gardener
should keep such plants we'll an
chored with stakes or braces to
prevent their blowing about.
Gather up corn stalks and
Idahlia plants for either burial, OF
ito be chopped up and incorporated
in compost pile. They are the
winter home Of the European corr
borer and other insect pests. Te
leave them standing or lying about
in the garden is to insure a cror
Iof these pests next spring.
Nursery stock received in q drieC
condition, should be soaked ovel
night in a tub Of water-tops anc
roots. The soaking should not con.
tinue for more than "a hours. II
the plants are to be held out o1
the ground for some time it /.
recommended that they be GOV.
cred with soil or peatmoss after
the soaking until planting time
Evening star., 1951-12-02
DOGS
By Peter Boees

more taxes, that I am prompted to
write this; but nevertheless dog
owners Of this country now pay
over SIS million in dog taxes. Now,
I am not complaining about the
taxes taken out of my pay-I get
something in return for them. But
our dogs really get nothing In re-
turn for the tremendous outlay.
They get permission to stay alive
sometimes. AS far as can
learn, that is all they get.
They derive no protective bene-
fits from the Government. as we
humans receive in return for the
taxes we pay. No police or fire
protection or schooling, etc.
@. We are buying a young Scot
tie pup for Christmas. He is a
well-born dog and will be 9 weeks
Iold when we get him. How long
will it be before we can enter him
in dog shows? H. L. D.
A. Your dog must be at least 6
months of age before he can be
Ientered in a regular dog show.
(Released by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1951-12-02

build the pig lot. Then. no
doubt, we will find ourselves
knee-deep in liver pudding. lard
and chitterlings each fall.
4 \ X r
We have had trouble with Ross,
our new horse. He opens gates.
Two mornings I went out to
find Ross. the f1lly and all of the
cows tramping about the yard
The latch on the wooden gate to
the barn lot had been slipped
back and the gate pushed open
Then when I would try and
drive them back, tails would &c
up and the morning exercise
period would begin. -lnimals.
find, like to have fun as well
as any one.
Down into the front field they
would go and after a wild gal
Ilop and few kicks into the all
they would be willing to follow
me back to the barn.
I finally fixed a hook on the
latch so it can't be pushed back
and now I find Ross and his
companions in the barn lot. He
seems a bit crestfallen but is
nevertheless. taking his defeat
| in good grace.
| I suppose I shouldn't talk toe
soon, for I'm sure by the time
I write this he will have thought
up some other trick.
Smart horse" his former mis-
| treSS said.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Looking Ahead to 1852
Home Gardener Should Review the Year
And Learn What to Do the Next Season
By VIII. Younemon

space and must decide for his par
ticular situation whether he wants
and can use more or less than
he grew in 1851. Will a shorter
row supply the vegetables or fiow-
ers needed? Was the crop fully
utilized? is another way of put
ting the question.
Then there is the problem Of
better timing-having the vege-
tables or flowers at the season
when wanted. Certainly the de-
sired goal of the vegetable gar
dener is to have a continuous sup
Iply of fresh vegetables throughout
the season. We should apply the
same criteria to our cutting flow-
ers.
Choice of Pest Controls.
| Before it is too late. the prob
lem OF insect and disease control
should be reviewed in full. Was
the material used effective? Are
there other products that would
do better job-and with less
effort? Most suppliers carry an
extensive line of insecticides and
fungicides and it will pay to take
the time to determine which ones
will best serve. Does a spray or q
dust serve best? Is a common
question. Actually either one may
be used effectively If applied reg
ularly and carefully. But, the
choice of a gardener should be
based upon his individual prob
lens.
This same approach or review
should be extended to each of the
plants and materials used in the
garden. We should be more criti-
cal of them if we are to have the
expected results. Now is the time
to review the results obtained in
1851 and, capitalizing on these
past experiences, prepare for 1852.
History in itself can be very inter-
Iesting but its greatest value comes
through supplying the lessons
learned. II the aphids ate up the
|nasturtiums in 1851, shall we plant
them again in 1852 without first
preparing to control these pests?
The best gardens come through
careful planning and then taking
all Of the steps necessary to carry
out the plans. Some will want to
lay in a part of their supplies and
equipment now while both time
and stocks are available. Some
gardeners will want to make a
plan and then study over it during
the winter until it has been de-
Iveloped to the satisfaction of the
entire family. Others will leave
everything to chance and the
stimulus Of the first warm day
next spring. You guess which will
have the best garden,
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Rose List Enlurued

The list of rose varieties rec.
commended for the beginner by
the Potomac Rose Society which
appeared on this page few weeks
ago has been brought up to dats
through the inclusion of some OF
the newer varieties. The current
list is:
Yellow-Eclipse. Sister Therese
Mrs. Pierre s. Dupont, Peace.
White-K. A. Victoria.
Red-Christopher Stone. Grim
son Glory. Etoile de Hollands
and Red Radiance.
Pink Good News. Radiance
Nine. Butterfly. Mrs. Chas. Bell
and Nine. Cochet-Cochet.
Other colors-Texas Centennial
Condesa de Sastago.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Chess
By Donald n. Muaridoe

Pvt. Hans Berliner of the Army
of the United States. as the for
mer chess champion of the Dis
trict and Of the Washington Chess
Divan is now called. reports that
he Is stationed at Bad Kreuznach
in Germany, and well pleased with
his situation. I'VE really live like
kings" he says. He had not, at
last accounts. matched wits with
the natives, but had demonstrated
his kill at the expense of the cap
Evening star., 1951-12-02

While we are winding up the
chores Of putting the garden to
bed for the winter. it is desirable
that we begin our planning for a
better. perhaps even larger gar
den in 1852. To do this effective
ly we should review the results of
1851. No doubt the prolonged
drought caused some plants to Suf-
fer. some were unproductive and
a few were lost. and these facts
should be taken into considera-
tion in making a review.
Perhaps the first problem to be
considered is what steps should be
taken to prevent future losses
from drought. Should more use
be made of mulches? Also, those
plants which seemed most subject
to loss should be scrutinized as to
desirability-are there suitable
substitutes? A few gardeners will,
no doubt. consider seriously the
installation of a sprinkling sys-
tenn.
The question Of new varieties
in place of old is a perennial
topic of discussion. Before max
ing a decision the outcome of the
years trials should be reviewed
and checked with other gardeners.
For example, Seneca Chief sweet
corn is a good new variety, but it
is not as drought resistant as
1ochief. Some gardeners reported
satisfactory results with the hy-
brid cucumber. Surecrop Hybrid,
others reported no improvement
over the standard varieties.
Question of Varieties.
The whole problem of best va
rieties cannot be answered in sim
pie terms. Generally. the recon-
mended lists put out by the spe-
cialized plant groups are best for
the beginner. Beyond that stage,
however, the gardener should look
to the results of the shows where
the specialist exhibits his best.
That hardly answers the gardener
who wants to try something new.
For him. it is suggested that he
study the reports of the trial gar
dens such as that conducted by
the American Seed Trade Asso-
eiation which labels the best new
varieties as "All-America Selec-
tions." A similar designation is
placed upon the best roses-"All-
America Rose Selections" Unless
the plant or variety comes within
the scope of these testing groups,
the gardner has very little to go
on unless he is acquainted with
some one who has already given
1t trial.
Beyond the question of variety,
the gardener has the problem of
Evening star., 1951-12-02

Freezing temperatures and cold
wet soil are not conducive to work
in the garden, although there are
still a number of chores to be
done. The sowing of seeds of the
hardy ANNALS can still be done.
Then there is the chore of check
ing plant labels to see that they
will be legible next spring, and to
push them firmly into the soil so
that they will not be lost from
"heaving." Other chores are:
Filling in low spots. bringing in
soil for next springs seed boxes, "
checking garden tools and giving
climbers and other vines a careful
inspection to make certain they
are securely anchored. The cold
frame should be made ready now
for next springs duty.
| 1t is not too late to put the
chrysanthemums in a good home
for the winter. A half-and-half
mixture of sand and garden loan
raised into a small ridge will keep
them comfortable over winter.
The clumpS can be lifted and put
into this soil mixture without too
great a disturbance Of the roots.
Pruning of deciduous trees and
shrubs can be started at any time,
although tender trees and shrubs
subject to winter injury should
not be pruned until spring. The
Abelia. crepe myrtle and roses fall
into this group. The others can
be pruned. Climbing roses are
normally pruned in the summer
Just after the spring bloom has
dropped, but it Is better to prune
them now than to let them be-
come a jungle. Remove a few of
the Oldest canes close to the
ground.
Check the remnants of seeds
still around. Unless they are diff
ficult to replace, it is better to dis
card them now rather than feed
mice during the winter. Seeds
unless properly stored. lose their
viability and hence are not likely
to be dependable when another
planting season rolls around. How.
ever, If they can be kept dry ano
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Refinishes Own Floors
BY the Associofed Press


EGGBORNSvILLE, Va. Mrs.
Walter Apperson, vice president
of the Culpeper County Home
Demonstration Committee, is a
pioneer in at least one phase of
homemaking.
She sanded and refinished her
own floors.
The Eggbornsville club member
was the first homemaker in Cul-
pepper County to learn operation
Of the floor sanding machine and
other techniques of refinishing
floors. home demonstration off,
Icials said.
The Warren County woman
learned the operation at a club
demonstration. After she rented
a sanding machine. she went to
work. Now the floors of six
rooms. a stairway and a hall have
been refinished in her home.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
BY james BirchfieId

doesn't produce at least twice as
much liver cheese and similar by
products as it has hams and
bacon and sausage.
OF course, what I really want
Is a hog that gives you nothing
but hams, bacon and sausage.
None of this liver pudding, If you
please. And as for chitterlings-
no thanks.
I suppose I'll have to compro-
mise and that the pressure will
get so great that / will eventually
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Black:
A. BAER

In the first two rounds Of the
|Divan Championship, Oscar Sha-
|piro has won from K. A. Baer and
Martin c. Stark from Michael
TILES. Edmund Nash has won
from John r. Rice and drawn
with Titles. Rice has beaten Baer.
The Shapiro-C -Cantwell game has
been postponed.