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Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12
Christmas Decorations
 Promotes Holiday Cheer

i Kodiak climbed into Christ. mas garb this week with many decorated store windows, street lights and home decora- i tions.
 Lights were strung across Alaska Way from the theatre to the clothing store and most stores in town decorated the interior of the buildings and the windows.
 A huge Santa Claus was set up on the roof of Norman Sut- liff's home on Pillar Mountain and is visible from many parts of town.
 The Kodiak Rotary Club announced plans for the an- nual Christmas Riddles Party. It will be held at the 0rpheum Theatre at Il am,on December "A. John Fletcher, theatre manager, has donated the use of the building for the party.
 Every child attending the II am party will get to see Santa Claus and will receive a Christmas gift stocking or gift.
 Kodiak churches will hold 1 special services for Christmas eve and Christmas. A com plete calendar of church &C., tivities will be printed in next ] weeks Mirror. .
 The annual Navy party for Navy and civilian personnel will again be held this year.
 School will be dismissed the evening of December 2S and will convene Monday, January 4, for the High School. Tenta. tive plans for the elementary
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

grades are that the students will be dismissed December 23, but will return to school on December 28. They will at- tend school the 28, 29, 30 and 3l and then be dismissed un- til Monday, January 4, Super intendent Ivor Schott said Thursday.
 Prospects for a white" Christmas was good Thursday as many inches of snow set tied on Kodiak and the sur rounding vicinity.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12
Janet k0mesu Married

Miss Janet K. Komesu and Harold R. Soleim of the navy were married last evening at the Community Baptist Church by the Rev. John Molietti.
 The bride is the. daughter of Seiji Komesu of Honolulu. T. H., and Soleim is the son of Ole Soleim of Eugene. Ore. Both work in the supply off, flee at the naval station.
 Attendants at the ceremony were Mrs. Harriett Haslett, sister of the bride. and Jack Henderson.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

Juneau { (R)-The Japanese owned Alaska pulp and lum- Der company Thursday filed incorporation papers for one million dollars at the Terri torial Auditors office. The papers stipulate the firm will purchase leases on land for operation of the firm and to acquire timber on the lands. The firms headquarters is Juneau. #
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12
Hospital Ne.Os
BIRTHS:

BIRTHS;
 To Mir. and Mrs. Al King, a son, Dec. z, weight. 2. lbs., { oz., name, Alexander Cecil. ].
 To Mr. and Mrs. Al Crafty. a daughter, Dec. 4. weight. 7 lbs., name, Mary Jean.>
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

Miss Ella Hobbs of the A. laska Native Service went to Old Harbor Wednesday on business of her office. She was scheduled to return yesterday.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

School students entertained the Parent Teachers Associa- tion with a musical program Thursday night at the USO.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

Application for a marriage license has been made by AL len E. Strelow and Mildred M. Dennison.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12

Owners of Reai property in Kodiak will be ''nicked" fora five dollar penalty January l. unless they have registered their property with the u Recorder GU. S. Commissioned
 virtually unnotced law passed by the 1853 Session of the Territorial Legislature provides for the penalty The law is known as the Alaska Registration Law.
 The new registration requirement. only came to light here recently when the u S. Commissioner copy the 1853 Session Laws of Alaska The affects all Alaskan property owners.
 The Kodiak Commissioner has wired the clerk of the fird District court for additional information and nstrc- tons
 We wonder how many Aaskans pay taxes yet do not know why when the tax laws were made.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-12-12
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by calling 2011 and asking for Vickery.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Dare, Hitler Minister,
Dies Of Heart AiIment
BY the Assoeioted Press

MUNICH, Germany, Sep, T.
Walther Darre, So. who was Hit
ler's food and agriculture minis
ter for nine years, died of a heart
ailment Saturday night at priv
ate clinic here, physicians an
nounced yesterday.
Dare applied Hitler's anti-Se-
metic policies to German agri-
culture and was sentenced by an
American court in Germany in
April, 1949, to seven years i'm
priSonment for war crimes. He
was convicted of participation in
the Nazi governments conf1sca-
ton of land from Jews and of
helping send slave laborers from
Poland to Germany during the
war
A little more than a year later,
in August, 1850, Darre was one
of a group of ex-Nazi prisoners
released before their sentences
had been completed.
During his service in the cab
met, Dare fell out with Hjalmar
Sehacht, long Hitler'S top eco
nomic adviser, over Darre's pol
icies for marketing German pro-
duce. In 1886 the Nazi secret po-
lice suppressed a speech by
Schacht, attacking Darre's views
During the war, in 1912, Darre
and Hitler fell out. The agricul-
tural leaderswas required to take
a long leave of absence and later
was replaced as food chief. He
was captured by American troops
in Germany in April, 1945.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Stephenson
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said at one point Representative
peddlers under the Truman ad-
ministration-who said they got
Hardy, Democrat. of Virginia
called him lone of the biggest
liars that I have ever listened
to-"
The sources said Representa-
tive Hardy suggested turning
the case over to the Justice De-
partment for possible prosecu-
ton. but there was no indica-
ton the subcommittee would do
so.
Admiral T. S. Combs, chief
of the Navy's Bureau of Aero
nautics, testified that diScip-
linary action would be taken
against any one in the Navy
Department found responsible
for revealing the information.
There was no implication that
Mr.. Stephenson faced action on
this count.
Sold Patents to Navy.
The informantS said nine days
OF hearings revealed this story:
Century engineers developed a
process for making rocket
launchers from plastic instead of
metal. The Navy bought the
patents. then directed Century
to share it's knowledge with other
companies to broaden the source
of supply. Bids we're solicited as
the prelude to negotiated con-
tracts.
Mr.. Stephenson was put into
contact with Robert @. Parsons,
a Century executive. by the pres
ident of Drayer-Hanson, George
j. Morton. During long tele-
phone conversation, Mr.. Ste
phenson quoted the bid figures
submitted by Century and its
main competitors and told Mr.
Parsons his company needed a
Washington representative to get
more than $4,000 units of the
contract.
At one point. Mr.. Stephenson
Evening star., 1953-09-07

failed to win a single seat in
Parliament.
The winning faction in VIC
tory statement said that Mr.
Adenauer's government "can
now act with authority to carry
on and strengthen projects for
European co-operation"-the pro-
posed European army to include
half a million German troops
and the long -talked-of United
States of Europe.
Mr.. Adenauer himself awoke
from sound nights sleep today
and said he was happy but not
surprised at his smashing elec-
ton victory.
II am very happy at the result
which completely indorsed our
policy" he commented at his
home in Rhoendorf, across the
Rhine from Bonn. He added
Il was never worried about the
outcome. 1 slept well all night. "
The old warrior had listened to
election returns only until 1870
am. before retiring.
Boomerang Fails.
His chief opponent, Socialist
Erich Ollenhauer, said that the
Christian Democrats had prof
tied from the big turnout of
voters" He observed that his
party "held it's own very we'll" "
Mr.. Ollenhauer in the cam
paign's closing days had made
a desperate attempt to turn Mr..
Dulles Endorsement of Mr..
Adenauer into a boomerang,
assailing it as insulting" inter
ference in German domestic
affairs.
East Berlin's Communist radio
at once began laying the ground
work for Red alibis. 1t said re
ports are coming in of terror
istic acts by Adenauer fascists"
and charged the Roman Catholic
Church-Mr. Adenauer's faith
was influencing the voters"
Evening star., 1953-09-07
German
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their one-seat majority in a late
morning announcement chang
ing a previous statement that the
chancellor'S party had won only
243 seats. The later announce
ment said recalculation of the
proportional representation fig
ures had taken away a seat pre-
viously given to the CentriSt
Party and given it instead to the
Christian Democrats.
Despite Communist plots to
wreck the voting with riots and
sabotage. the election went off
quietly and without a whisper
of Red violence. West German
police had arrested $500 Com
munist thugs sent over the bor-
der in the past week from East
Germany. They also mobilized
civilian army of four million
to help guard the polls.
Those Communist agents who
got past the border quit cold.
The Reds failure to win a
single parliamentary seat wiped
out the Communist Party as a
national political force. Even
tough Max Reimann. the party
boss, ran a poor fourth in the
republics "Reddest" district.
The neo-NaziS took an even
worse whipping.
The German Reich Party,
which had been feared as the
spearhead of a Fascist revival,
got only half as many votes as
the Communists. Likewise, they
Evening star., 1953-09-07

has stressed that this is only one
of many tax proposals getting an
equal amount of study-and that
no decisions have been made yet.
Variations Attacked.
Gen. Eisenhower has attacked
the present system of sharply
varying sales or excise on some
items-with many items not
taxed at alias one that dis
eliminates against some pro-
ducers and consumers and
makes little economic sense"
He has said he will propose a
modified system. but has given
no details.
The National Association Of
Manufacturers recently proposed
replacing the present system
with a uniform tax of about As
per cent on all products at the
manufacturing level, except food.
The NAM said this would raise
only the same amount of reve-
nue. as the present systerno
Evening star., 1953-09-07
u. ). Officials Hail
Adenauer Victory as
Red Diplomatic Loss
BY the Associafed Press

American officials joyfully
hailed Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer's German election victory
as a massive diplomatic defeat
for Russia and powerful gain
for Western unity.
President Eisenhower, vaca-
tioning in Denver, was expected
to send a message of congratu-
lation to the West German lead
er, rejecting the keen satisfac-
tion felt by his entire admins
tration.
Secretary of State Dulles, who
warned Thursday that an Ade-
nauer defeat would be a disaster
said I'm not surprised" when
informed DR.. Adenauer's pro-
Western forces had won a sweep
ing victory.
Mr.. Dulles made this comment
at the airport in Denver after
arriving by plane for a round of
secret foreign policy talks with
the President.
Dulles Aides Surprised.
If Mr.. Dulles was not sur
prised, most of his aides were.
DR.. Adenauer's smashing tri-
umph far eXceede> the most op-
timistic prediction of key off,
cials who nervously awaited re-
turns last night wondering
whether Mr.. Dulles last minute
Endorsement of DR.. Adenauer
might boomerang. DR.. Ade-
nauer's opponents had de-
nounced Mr.. Dulles action as
meddling in West Germany's in
ternal affairs.
AS the vote for the chancellor
coalition swelled to landslide pro-
| portions, however, officials here
grew progressively more certain
Mr.. Dulles unscheduled support
did not cost DR.. Adenauer votes
and, if anything, helped.
The crushing defeat dealt the
Communists and the right-wing
German political parties especi-
ally pleased diplomatic experts
on Germany.
That's wonderful" said one
official when he learned the chief
of the German Communists. Max
Reimann. had been toppled in
the pro-Adenauer election tide.
May Accelerate Unification.
Mr.. Dulles chief aides saw the
Adenauer election victory as do
ing far more than averting the
disaster Mr.. Dulles cautioned
against. Even more important,
they said, the overwhelming
scope of the victory will serve as
a powerful. almost unexpected
stimulant to pep up the faltering
drive toward Western European
unity.
The most far reaching reper-
cusSionS should be in France,
they said.
The reelection of DR.. Ade-
nauer's moderate government,
plus the resounding defeat suf-
fered by the neo-Nazi parties,
should ease the French fear of a
Evening star., 1953-09-07

described his activities and his
contacts as putting" in order to
get the job.
Admiral Combs testified that
revealing the number of launch
ers at that time involved mill
tary security, and quoting bid
prices prejudiced the Govern
ment's chances to negotiate fair
contracts. The information was
declassified in late July when
the contract was divided equally
between Century, Spray Con Co.,
Cincinnati, and Radiant Manu-
featuring Co., Chicago.
Mr.. Stephenson told the sub
committee he had no Navy con-
tracts, and said the information
was given to him on a slip of
paper by Stanley L. Bishop. a
self-styled business tipster.
Mr.. Bishop testified that he did
not know the detailed informa-
ton, that he gave no slips OF
paper to Mr.. Stephenson and
only passed along word that a
big contract was pending. He
said he got this information by
listening in coffee bars at the
Pentagon.
Inquiry Initiated.
Mr.. Parsons testified Mr..
Stephenson told him the fee
could be included in the con-
tract price. Mr.. Parsons said he
decided not to hire Mr.. Stephen
son and relayed the story of the
telephone call to Charles
Thomas, Undersecretary of the
Navy, on a subsequent Washing
ton trip. This started the Gov
ernment probe that Mr.. Ste
phenson said included a visit to
him from the FBI.
Mr.. Morton testified that Mr..
Stephenson gave the impress
sion of having high naval con-
facts. He also said Mr.. Ste
phenson was expecting an i'm
portant political appointment.
Mr.. Morton said his company
continues to employ Mr.. Ste
phenson at $500 monthly and
will keep him on the payroll un-
less it is shown his activities
prejudiced the company'S repu-
tation.
Evening star., 1953-09-07

must decide whether these work.
ers should remain under social
security or whether provisions
should be made for bringing
them under the civil service re-
tirement system Another diff
cult problem confronting the
committee is whether liberal
benefits for Federal workers can
be financed without increasing
employees contributions to the
retirement system.
Il u
VA-Federal unemployment
prospects do not appear overly
bright for many of the 1000 en-
ployes in the Veterans Ad-
ministration's insurance opera
ton unit who will get their dis
missal notices this month.
Many of the employees have
grade 2 or 3 jobs. with the result
they don't have much humping
rights over other workers in VA.
Also. a goodly number do not
have career status, and conse-
quently are not entitled to bump
ing rights nor participation in
the Cirvil Service Commissions
displaced career employees pro-
gram.
* X
GAO-The dismissal of 100 en-
ployeS in the General Account
ing Offices claims division and
the downgrading of some others
has once again stirred apprehen-
sion among GAO employees that
another round of widespread
layoffs is in the offing.
During the past seven years
the GAO has reduced from / 900
employees to about $500, and the
workers are naturally a little
gun-shy about their jobs. How
ever, GAO officials say the claims
division layoffs will not be fol-
lowed by other dismissals. They
say the claims unit reductions
resulted from a reduced work.
load and a reorganization of ac-
tivities. No other personnel cuts
in the agency are contemplated,
they say.
DOWNGRADING AVERTED
The Civil Service Commission
has upheld the appeals of IS
employees in the Army Finance
Office at Gravelly Point whose
jobs were downgraded by the
agency.
The employees. who are voucher
clerks, had been downgraded
from GS-4 to GS-3, a cut of
several hundred dollars in SAL
ary. The AFL American Fedora
ton of Government Employees
Lodge 692 appealed the agency's
action and the csc ruled in the
employees favor. In 54 Of the
cases, the downgrades were i'm
mediately Cancelled. In the other
II cases, extra duties are being
added to the positions and they
will also remain in grade 4.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Miss America Contest
Draws 81 Girls TO Resort
By the Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. T.
Fifty-two young women, ready
to compete with one another in
looks and talents, gather here
today for the annual Miss Amer
lea beauty pageant.
The pretty competitors will
get together as group for the
first time tonight to rehearSe for
a big parade tomorrow. The
competition starts Wednesday,
with the finals Saturday night.
A $4,000 jackpot will go to
the new Miss America. The
prize includes a $4,000 scholar
ship. an automobile, $4,000 in
advertising Endorsements, a ward
robe, personal appearance tour
worth $4,000 and trophy.
Evening star., 1953-09-07

revival of Hitler-type militarism,
they reasoned.
This should re-awaken the in
tereSt of France and other coun-
tries in approving the proposed
European army which would link
France. Germany. Italy, Belgium,
Holland and Luxembourg into a
single uniform force.
Saar Issue May Be Settled.
DR.. Adenauer's big margin
they said, was in effect a vote of
confidence in the European army
too, since West Germany under
the Adenauer leadership was the
only nation to complete ratifica-
ton of membership.
Since DR.. Adenauer is an
exponent of Franco-German
friendship, these officials said
new German French talks
should be possible shortly to
solve the border dispute involv-
ing the industrial Saar.
What MoScow'S reaction will
be to the humiliating defeat suf-
fered by the Communists in West
Germany is impossible to say.
The Russians probably were
banking more on victory by
the Socialists, who were op-
posed to German rearmament,
rather on gains by the dwindling
Communist Party in the West
ern zone.
Now that both the Socialists
and Communists have lost sub
stantially along with the red
tinged all-German Peoples Party,
at the very least Moscow will
review its German policy to de-
wise new tactics to block Ger
many's return as a. military
mower.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Former D. c. Man Wins
New York Chess Match

A former WaShingtonian,
Hans Berliner, "a, won the New
York State Chess Association
contest today at Cazenovia, N. Y.
Mr.. Berliner has taken the
semif1nal round of the tourna-
ment for eight consecutive times.
He defeated DR.. Bruno Schmidt
of Homer, N. Y, in a queen
gamit declined, and won in 48
moves.
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Democrat Predicts
Drive bye. 0. P. 10
Pass Sales Tax Bill

Representative E b er h a II r
Democrat, Pennsylvania, said
yesterday "it is almost a sure
thing that President EisenhoW-
er will propose a national sales
tax and Congress will be pushed
mercilessly to put it into ef-
feet"
Mr.. Eberharter, a member of
the tax-writing House Ways and
Means Committee for 10 years,
said the result will be "a tre-
mendous boon for the return to
power of the Democratic Party. -
The Pennsylvania reported
that Democrats in his home
State are banking on recent i'm
position of a State sales tax
there to return them to office
The same thing could happen
nationally, he said.
Cites Humphrey Talk.
Evidence is becoming clearer
every day, Mr. Eberharter added,
that the Eisenhower administra-
ton "cherishes the hope of SELL
ing a sales tax-perhaps dis
guised under some other name
to the American people"
He based his prediction, he
said, on the manner in which
Treasury Secretary Humphrey
discussed the issue before the tax
committee at the past session of
Congress. and Mr.. Humphreys
statements since then.
The secretary has said a sales
tax is being considered. But he
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Civiton Boys Bond

The Washington Civitan Club
will present a check to finance
the Civitan Boys Band of the
Boys Club of Washington to
Paul E. Cassessa, executive di-
rector of the Boys Club, at a
luncheon meeting tomorrow in
the Mayf1ower Hotel. . -
Evening star., 1953-09-07
Pans Due Early in s54.

FlaHS DuE Larry III OA.
Originally supposed to submit
its findings and recommends
tionS to Congress by December
81 this year, the committee ask
ed for and received a six-months
extension of time. However
committee members say they feel
that most of the proposals can
be sent to Congress the early part
of next year.
Some of the employe groups
are apprehensive that the COM
mittee might propose merging
the civil service retirement sys-
tenn with the more limited social
security system. They fear this
would cause eventual disintegra-
ton of the civil service system.
However, it's considered more
likely the committee will pro-
pose supplementing present civil
service retirement benefits with
SOS4oA OCN0lA Ivy P4ONAo4O1Ao INV
now enjoyed by Federal workers
In other words, the committee is
not likely to favor supplanting
civil service retirement in favor
of social security, but augment
ing it by social security.
Benefits Differ.
Under the present systems
Federal ng-time career workers
get more generous retirement
benefits than the social security
system offers. But in most cases
social security offers more gen.
erous survivorship benefits to the
families of deceased Federal
workers.
Complicating the committee s
work is the fact the Govern
ment's 100000 temporary-indef-
mite workers are now under So
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