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Evening star., 1952-04-23
Grain Dealer Swears
WAA Official Asked
kickback on Lease
BY jones {. Roper

V. M. Harris. a Kansas grain
dealer, swore today that an off,
cial of the War Assets Admins
tration asked him for a kickback
on the profits of leasing Govern
ment buildings.
Mr.. Harris told his story to the
Senate Agriculture Committee
which is investigating irregulari-
ties in the farm storage program
I Mr.. Harris related that he
rented old Army buildings at
Camp Crowder, Mo. He said he
used them to store $4,000 bushels
Of grain for the Agriculture De-
partment.
Difficulties arose. he said, when
he tried to get the War Assets
Administration to renew his orig
inal one-year lease on the build
ings. He said WAA at first ig-
nored his plea for renewal of the
lease in January, 1850.
Dramatic Conference.
Then there followed, he said. a
dramatic Kansas City hotel con-
ference that brought the shake
down attempt, "deal''-and
prompt renewal of the lease.
Attending the conference in
April of 1850, Mr.. Harris testi-
fled, were William B. Smith of
the WAA's Kansas City Office,
Glen Yancey, one of Mr.. Harris
previous business associates; Mr..
Harris son and daughter-in-law.
When I asked about the re-
newal of the lease" Mr.. Harris
testified. Smith and Yancey
asked: What's in it for us?'
Il realized I was in a pickle
with Government grain in the
buildings and my lease about to
expire. They asked how about
giving. them 40 per cent of the
profits.
Settled for IS Per Cent.
L said that's pretty high
how about 80 per cent We final
ly settled on 35 per cent of net
profits.
"Mr. Bill Smith said we'd get
the lease"
Mr.. Harris testified he under
stood Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Yancey
were acting together. He said
that during the exchange the
name of E. v. Turney of the Kan
sas City WAA Office came up. Mr..
Harris said he got the impress
sion that Mr.. Turney also was
to share in the profits.
After this conference, Mr.. Har-
ris said, he returned to his Scott
City. Kans.. headquarters and on
May 10. 1850. received a renewal
of his lease on the Camp Crowder
buildings.
Closely Cross-Questioned.
The story came out under ques-
tioning by Senator KEN. Repub-
lican. of Missouri. Committee
Chairman Ellender of Louisiana
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Boy, 9, Held for Setting
$500, 900 Lumber Fire
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April ga g.
|year-old boy was blamed today
for starting a fire which caused
100000 damages to a lumber
yard on the Washington boule-
ward Sunday.
The boy had been picked up at
the scene of the fire and ques-
toned by police. He is being
held for a juvenile court hearing
on a charge of being a delinquent
minor.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Reudinq Habits Chunoe

PITTSBURGH. - The modern
schoolchild reads Is times as
much as his grandfather did, the
American Optometric Association
says.
Evening star., 1952-01-16
what thrift, and fun to paint your own
FURNITURE
-. here are three pieces
savings priced, too

Even rank omoteur decorators and pointers find little
difficulty in transforming unpointed furniture into
highly attractive pieces. For each piece is high quoy
pine, sonded smooth, ready for paint vornish, stain,
decol whatever your fancy demands The beauty of
Imprinted furniture is that you will have no difficulty
when you have occasion to add pieces even to port-
cuIor ensemble, for you decorate to motch and
the pieces themselves are correlated Note these con-
structon features: tops screwed joints ore glued
and screwed pIywood backs and bottoms ore set-in,
knobs are hardwood
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
Proposed Military WithdruwuI of Neighboring Area Unpopular in Valley

Just how the proposed military withdrawal of 86,000 acres in the Susitna area would affect the westward expansion of agricul- ture from the Matanuska Valley and interests of sportsmen in the Valley and Anchorage areas has reached climax of interest with in the past few weeks.
 This climax followed military announcement that the land should be withdrawn immediate ly without further hearings, an announcement that highlighted d growing resentment against fur ther large-scale land withdrawals in Alaska by the military, parti- cularly without giving Alaskans an opportunity to be heard in a public hearing held in the area most affected.
 Last week Lowell Puckett, re- gional administrator of the Bur eau of Land Management, aSSur- ed the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce that such a public hearing would be held. ELM of- ficials noted that hearings of this nature must be preceded by notices advertised in the Federal Register preceding the hearing by at least 30 days. Puckett said announcement concerning time and place of the hearing could be expected within a few days. Ap- parently the military itself is now in complete agreement with the need for hearing to clarify its need for the land in view of op- position of the part of the local population
 It is very possible that clarifi-
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
Local G of 6 Invited
 To Butte Barbecue for World Premiere Cast

The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce has invited the Matan- uska Valley Chamber to partici- pate in a barbecue to be held at the Butte farm home of Dr. Lee Mckinley next week Friday noon, June 20, in connection with the Anchorage world premiere of the motion picture World in His Arms"
 The movie, which will be shown in Anchorage for the first time Thursday, June 19, is Univer- sal-International film based on the Rex Beach story of sealing days in early Alaska on the Prib- ilof Islands.
 Although the male star, Greg ory Peck, will not be member of the Hollywood troupe which will perfom at the premiere, Ann Blythe and Anthony Quinn, also stars of the movie cast, top the list of the all-star troupe. They will be present at the barbecue along with other Hollywood dig nitaries and press and radio rep resentatives. Tickets for the affair can be purchased for $3, C of c President William T. Zahradnicek announced.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPART MENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management.
 Land Office
 Anchorage, Alaska
 March 4, 1852
Notice for Publication

Notice is hereby given that John Stump, has made applica- tion for a homesite, under the Act of May 2, 1884 GAS Stat. 809) An chorage Serial O16170, for the N F NEA NE NEA, sec. g. T 17 N.R. 2 w. S.M. containing 5 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above men, toned land should file their ad- verse claim in the local land of- flee, Anchorage, within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or trey will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 CHESTER w. McNALLY,
 Acting Manager Published: May Is, 22, 29 and June 5, 12, 1852.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
POTATO GROWERS
 NOTICE

Potato Growers who plan to weed their potatoes with chemicals should be watching their fields closely this week, according to Dr. Curtis Dear , born of the Experiment Sta tion horticulture department.
 A dinitro spray should be applied just before the potato sprouts break through the ground. Chick weed, lambs quarter and mustard are usual ly controlled with two gallons of premerge per acre mixed in sufficient water (20-100 gal Ions, depending on size of spraying nozzle) applied to each acre, the horticulturist said.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
Exact Area Unknown

cation of the exact area that this 86,OO0 acres would encompass would eliminate-With reserva- tions-some of the objections to a limited withdrawal. In none of the publicity concerning the withdrawal area, have the geo. graphical limits of the 86,000 acres been described. The area has described loosely as the Susitna area west of Anchorage. Presum- ably the acreage would be located in triangular area flaming out from the point of the firing range at Fort Richardson. If the range were directly west or west northwest, the segment encom- passing the 86,000 acres or l34 square miles would miss Goose Bay by at least five or six miles, and would also bypass Big Lake entirely. A more northwest range might not do so.
 Agricultural Potentialities
 The above information was gained from perusal of maps in the Soil Conservation Service headquarters in Palmer. The charge has been made that the withdrawal would remove from possible settlement some of the best agricultural land in the Ter ritory, land which represents the only possible extension of the rich Matanuska Valley agricul- tural area. Actually the only available detailed land-use infor- nation concerning the area is limited to an area that starts about six miles south of Goose Bay and extends north to the westward limits of Big Lake. This detailed land-use survey was made by SCS in 1889 A map showing the extent of the diff ferent types of land is in the SCS office It reveals, particular ly around the Goose Bay-Knik area, several rather large areas suitable for cultivation. Charles Wilson, Soil Conservationist for Alaska, believed that in the un- surveyed area between the Little Susitna River and Cook Inlet ex- elusive of the surveyed area de- scribed above, there could easily be 10000 acres of land suitable for cultivation and another 10000 acres suitable for grazing. Wilson has been asked by the city man. ager of Anchorage to make an estimate of the land in the with drawal area which would be suit able for agricultural and forest expansion.
 The military has stated that the range would be used only | part of the year-after freeZe-up | and before breakup. Whether or not the area would be open to Sportsmen when the range were not in use has not been indicated.
 Last fall when the proposed withdrawal was first aired, the Matanuska Valley Sportsmen and the local Chamber of Commerce sent protests to the Department of Interior. Protests have been re- ceived from almost all interested groups in the Anchorage-Matan- uska Valley area. Last week the appointed Bruce Ora ham, Clair Stock, and Glenn
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12

cessor. With the appointment ol a new Clerk it will be necessary for the city to provide office space. The Council will also have to decide whether or not the Job
 will be set up on a full time basis. The Council met in executive ses- sion yesterday to consider this problem. Any decisions will be given official sanction at the regu lar meeting next week.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
RePoES@rs-
 Na6Iook

SAAX oAuuk was Tn Tanner
 10 attend inc Stock -SteuvaTl
 wedding Saturday night. and
 expected 10 larry in inc Valley
 this week before returninq to
 her job in Fairbanks.
 Coach Robert Critics expects to leave next week for Columbus Ohio, where he will visit his family and attend summer school at Ohio State. Mrs. Critics and the children will join him at Colum- bus next month.
 Kirk Stone who was seen in
 the Machetanz movie Tuesday
 night has returned 10 his home
 Tn Madison. Wisconsin, after at-
 tending an international con-
 veu&1on of Seographers in Paris.
 His Alaska travels this summer,
 if is reported. will take him 10
 Barrow.
 H. J. Hodgson and Allan Mick, enroute to Homer last week, spotted the George Crowther car parked near a cottage. Deciding to pay their respects to the honey mooners, they advanced only a few yards before catching sight of the groom in the river. With all his strength he was trying to land a giant king salmon. With out hesitation, Hodgson jumped into the water with his shoes on and helped Crowther land his 35- pound prize.
 Extension Service Agricul- tural Agent Richard Blue and
 his wife and small son returned to inc Valley last Thursday
 after a several weeks in the States. where Mrs. Blue recup- erated from a serious illness. Early this week the agricultur- al agent left inc Valley again for short trip 10 Fairbanks.
 Mrs. Owen Butcher of Seward was a visitor for few days last week. Her husband is building the Seward airport.
 The road connecting the Mat Experiment Station with Four Corners is experiencing spurt of building activity. Houses are being put up by Bill and a MT. McDaniels, and rather large tract of land is being cleared.
 Weekend motorists reported that the beautiful pink shooting stars are in full bloom on the Eklutna flats.
 Leon Petit of North Dakota, father of Robert Petit of the Lazy Mountain area, is here in the Valley on a two-week baby sitting mission while Mrs. Robert Petit makes a quick trip to the States. With him came another son, Richard, who also owns land on Lazy Mountain. Richard Pet tit plans to spend the summer here.
 It's old home week at the A. A. Rempel house with their two daughters and their families visit ng from California. From Dinu- pa are MT. and Mrs. Henry Berg nan and their three sons-Rudy, Ernest, and Walter. Henry and Rudy are working at the Experi- nent Station in town. From Berkeley are MT. and Mrs. Le- and Wolfenden and son, Allan. Mother and son are here for an indefinite visit, but MT. Wolfen- len has to get back to his con- truction business in Berkeley.
 John Wisenberger returned this week from a business trip 10 the States.
 Ann Mrs. Vance) Shepherd |
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for their assistance, kind expressions of sympathy and floral offerings during our bereavement in the loss of our beloved husband and brother.
 Mrs. Grant KenSer
 MT. and Mrs. George Meacham
 MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Kenser
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Schultz
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12

is the new clerk in inc Eklutna Project personnel office. Her husband has been working for Palmer Constructors since Feb ruarY. Since she arrived in Alaska in late April, inc couple has been living in North Pal mer.
 Charles w. Wilson. Territorial Soil Conservationist. returns to- night after two days in Fair banks and leaves Saturday for a two-week trip to the SCS regional office in Portland.
 Like any proud father, Bob Peterson was passing out cigars last weekend to celebrate the of four boys and two girls, canine offspring of the Peterson's black cocker, Smokey.
 Better still. SEE BILL!
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12

Woods to represent them in any hearing regarding the withdraw al.
 Limited Withdrawal
 Asked what he thought about the proposed withdrawal, SCS's Wilson stated that if such with drawal is found necessary through a hearing, he would favor it's being granted for five-year period with the stipu- lation that any extension of this period would be allowed only after another hearing held local ly. His letter to Robert Sharp, Anchorage City manager is re- produced in letters to the Editor.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12
REWARD OFFERED

$50 REWARD for information leading to recovery of 13' Alu- minum canoe stolen from Jim Creek around May 21. One gunwhale worn thru. Contact P. Munsey, Coop Creamery C-65-tf.
The frontiersman., 1952-06-12

Better still. SEE BILL! Insure today. see Ray.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Jeanette Glotfelty
WEEDS Jesse Skipper


Miss jeanette GlotfeIty. daughter
Of Mrs. George GIottelty, became the
bride of Jesse skipper, son Of Jlr and
Mrs. Henry skipper. at wedding
Saturday afternoon June 81, at $50
O'Clock at the assembly of God
Church, Sand Fiat. Both parties are
from Deer Park.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. \. +. Haupt, pastor.
The church was decorated with ferns
and mock orange blossoms.
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rrnd cl,tfoltv or Oakland ina mid
vae oovnod in white satin ard lace.
DESIGNED with = fitted bodice bipb
neck line. long sleeves pointed at the
wrists and a short train. She wore a
finger-tip veil of nylon edged with
lace. fitted to a snug-fittng cap. and
carried an orchid upon a white Bible
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

Miss Joyce ANN Williams, daugh-
ter of MI ard Mrs. John S. Williams,
Flicndsyille. became the bride of
Norman Friend, son of Mrs Grace
Friend, Of IIazcton W. VA, on Tues
day, June 10. The double ring cere-
mony was performed 10y Rev. J. f.
Johnson. retired minister, at his home
i'm Oakland.
The bride wore dress Of Navy
blue with white accessories and a
corsage Of pink rosebudS.
The bride was a member Of the
graduating class Of Friendsvilc High
School, class of 1851. She is active i'm
church work and is president of
the Friendsville Methodist Youth
Fellowship. She is also president Of
the Methodist sub-district Youth
Fellowship.
The groom is member Of the
graduating class of Bruceton High
High school, Bruceton, W. Va, Of
1917 He is now in the lumber bust
ness in West Virginia.
The couple is residing at the home
of his mother at present, but plan to
make their home in Mt. Lake Park
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

for the Immediate families was held
in the lower auditorium Of the church.
Assisting were Mrs. Randall Wilburn,
Betty Wilburn, JOY Ann HamiIl and
Dorothy Glotfelty.
The couple left for southern we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing a navy
blue dress with white accessories and
a corsagr Of white rosebuds.
Mrs. Skipper was graduated from
the Accident HHgh school in 1898. Mr.
skipper is a graduate Of Oakland
High school, class Of 1899, and served
four years in the armed forces. At
present he is employed as a well drill
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26
Local Nepvs


Richard were visiting in Fairmont
Harry 4. Rasche and Carl White
UuiouIovn Pa, were business WIS.,
hons n Oakland on Wednesday.
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a lazy Saturday, June u.s.
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.....r .i.,l,t,-r,u. MARYLAND tcacbors
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July D.
Nh. and Mr.. Robert Notbken and
d,..bto,. Ann of Baltimore. former.
residents here. are spending several
da. tai, week m Oakland The latter.
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Polort Ctrnplc. ! Edward Helbig.
Mrs Lewis L. Jones. Dorsey Guard.
NH. Robert Murphy and Mrs. Rob
,s Huffman Of the county welfare
l.,rd wo,.. in Uapcrstovn Monday
ATTENDING REGIONAL meeting.
a win moot ~ tbo n G. Loiuhton
cot..,~o am Dnao creek lake Wednce-
l,. ruI, D at y o'rlocl, Mrs. Icioh-
,,iu Ina tb,. Io,de, Circles , = and
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anronocod
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Porter and fam
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inc 1T West Virginia university. Mr..
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Jack yelling and Donald Coleback,
Of Baltimore, visited with the for
oy,, tba ,,.ol..onl
Mrs. Arnold Stherr and Miss Floss
Shatfcr spent the weekend at the
home Of MIR. and Mrs. Thurman Sci
dcrs near Aurora, ". Va.
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several days last week attending an
all-statc personnel conference.
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Mr. Harry Snyder. Of Martinsburg.
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MS son ana ""UE Il'si '''-i''"' ~ anu
WI = D. '''S''' guy '''i "''" fanny
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Breedlove. Deer
Park. announced the birth Of twins
at Garrett County Memorial hospital.
Oakland. on Wednesday. June %. a
bow and a girl.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sukow and
children. of Warm Springs. Calf. are
VISITING Mrs Sukow's palcn+s Mr. and
Mrs Ralnb + Weber. Mrs eukow is
fine former. Bctsv Weber
Mrs Ellwood Offutt, who had spent
the winter months IN Syracuse y, T.,
and Mrs FroJ Cbesiov has ,eturna5
to Oakland ro, tho snn,no, months
Olonzo P. Fike, Of Accident, presi-
dent Of the Maryland Association Of
Sanitarians, spoke on "A Clean City
/ aud Won" a+ q u1aptipC of u Civic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-26

The Pythan Sisters will have a
food sale in the Dewitt and DeBerry
Store on Thursday, July Bird
Evening star., 1952-07-01
Another Draft Physical
For Mantle Is Possible
BY the Assoeiaied Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, July IA
new Army regulation opening
military service to men recovered
from osteomyelitis may result ir
new draft physical examination
for Mickey Mantle. New York
Yankees star centerf1elder.
Mantle, a resident of Com.
merce, Okla, has been rejected
three times for military: service
because of osteomyelitis, a bone
disease resulting from a high
school football injury.
Col. Give Murray, State direc.
tor OF Selective Service, says the
new regulation written last month
removes osteomyelitis as a dis.
qualification for service if the per.
son has been successfully treatec
Tor at least two years.
Col. Murray said Nantes draft
board at Miami, Okla, now coulc
reopen his case, determine
whether he is qualified for a de.
terment or order him to submi
to another physical examination
Joe Peyton. chairman of tn,
Ottawa County Draft board wher,
Mantle is registered, however
said at Miami there is nothing
new on Mantle's case now" H,
added the board hasn't received
the new regulation yet.
Evening star., 1952-07-01
MusiaI and Al Rosen
Top Majors Hiters;
Jensen Fourth in A. |.
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 1.-stan
Musial. an old hand at winning
batting titles, tops the National
Leagues hitters for the second
straight week, while AL RoSen OF
Cleveland continues to set the
pace in the American League.
MuSlal boaSted batting mark
of 1886 through games of last
night. The st. Louis ace, seeking
his sixth championship and third
straight, has collected 86 hits in
256 trips to the plate and enjoys
a nine-point lead over Brooklyn's
Jackie Robinson.
RoSen, who never has batted
800 in his major league career, is
out in front in the American
League with 1892 average. Ferris
Fain, last years title winner, is
second with 1923. The Athletics
frst baseman has risen rapidly
after a poor start.
Boston's George Kell, also a
former batting champion, is right
behind Fain at .320. Jackie Jen-
sen of Washington, who has hit
safely in his last Is games. is
fourth at 1913 and Billy Good
man Of Boston Fifth at .314.
Rounding out the top 10 in the
American League are Dom Di-
Maggie, Boston, .307; Ed Robin
son, Chicago, and Dale Mitchell.
Cleveland. .306; Mickey Mantle.
New York, 300. and Hank Bauer
New York, .295.
Willard Marshall of Cincinnati
enjoying one of his best years, is
third in the National League with
.321. Rookie Catcher Toby Atwell
OF Chicago is Fourth at .316, and
Whitley Lockman of New York
and Ted Kluszewski of Cincin-
natl are tied for fifth with 1903,
The rest of the top 10 includes
Enos Slaughter. st. Louis, .3O4
Hank Sauer. Chicago, 1903 and
Duke Snider, Brooklyn, .297.
Evening star., 1952-07-01
Al Cardozo for July II

A second annual championship
track and field meet will be spon-
Isored by the District Recreation
Departments City-wide Division
Iat Cardozo High School Stadium
July IL.
For men, there will be the 100,
220 and 440 yard dashes, the $50
and mile runs. hurdle and relay
races, high and broad jumps, a
pole vault and shot put. Women
will compete in so and 100 yard
dasheS, a basketball throw and a
high jump. The meet is sane
toned by the District AAU.
Entries should be filed with the
Recreation Department, 3149 Six
teenth street NV. before 4:30
pm. July 9, although post entries
will be accepted up to $3.50 pm.
the day of the meet. The entry
fee is IS cents per contestant for
each event.