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The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26
Judge Cooper Among IA Witnesses
 Testifying For Alaska Statehood
 At First Hearing In Anchorage

signatures of greater Anchorage residents asking immediate state hood.
 We are tired of living in a boarding house," he said. 'This is our country, our home and our lives and hearts are here. We want statehood"
 Dr. James O'MalleY. city physi- clan, and pr. Charles Anderson. physchiatrist for the Alaska Health Department, said statehood seemed the only way to get an immediate change in the law for treating the mentally i'll like pa tients instead of criminals.
 They pointed out Congress has been asked to change the law since 1912 but Alaska's mentally i'll are still "charged with the crime of being insane" by a jury and sent to jail with criminals.
 Mrs. Edwin Crittenden. wife of an architect, invited senators to visit local enterprises because seeing is believing" She said they would believe in what Alas kans can do if given the chance.
 Sen. Hugh Butler R-Neb) com mittee chairman, cautioned Alas kans not to grab statehood for it's congressman and senators and let the federal government retain 99 percent of the land. Drive as hard a bargain as you can," he said.
 Butler opened the hearing with what he termed some thought provoking statements for Alaska to consider.
 One was the loss of the 25 per cent cost-of-living differential if statehood is granted.
 Butler estimated the differential meant a difference of $15 million to 16,000 federal employees in Alaska.
 The senator said most Alaskans see statehood as a means of asking
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26
Elective Governor Bill Would Defer 1st Election From 1854 to 1856

The bill for an elective govern or for Alaska will, when and if it comes before Congress, be amen ded so as to defer the first cleo ton of territorial chief execu- tive from 1854 to 1856, Sen. Hugh Butler announced during the statehood hearing at Ketchikan last week.
 Sen. Butler said he would offer the amendment in view of the fact that Gov. Heintzleman only recently took office and should have an opportunity to work out his program through the term to which he was appointed by Presi- dent Eisenhower.
 Sen. Butler pushed, without success, for elective governor leg islation during the last, years of Gov. Gruening's incumbency.
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26

| chOrage hearings on statehood TOT Alaska opened Monday before a subcommittee of the Senate Terri tory and Insular Affairs Commit tee with IA witnesses testifying in favor of statehood.
 Margaret Rutledge, Third Div ision Republican committeewo- man, said she was humiliated in being cleared for entry into the United States under the McCar- ran- Walter Immigration Act when she went to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President Els enhower.
 She complained that in contrast to the treatment received by Al askans, the new immigration act will admit thousands of aliens "who within five years will be able to vote for President and for congressmen to represent them from whatever state they choose to live in"
 Mrs. Rutledge pleaded for full citizenship for Alaskans, who, she said, "are born Americans"
 Waller HickeL a contractor, said the territory is helpless" in get ting lands for development. Hick- el added: 'We ask only that you give us what we have Hands of Alaska and we will develop it."
 Elmer Rasmuson. banker and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, poin- ted to $9 million surplus in the Alaska treasury and asked If we are able to balance the territorial budget, why shouldn't we be able to, project into the future revenues required for state budget?" Ras- muson added that "Alaskans are well aware there is cost involved in anything worthwhile and do not fear the cost of statehood" :"
 Al Owen. business agent for Anchorage longshoremen, said Alaska could develop it's own ports if government competition was removed. He commented that Alaskan carriers cannot develop if the military takes the stateside haul away"
 A travel agent. Bard Phillips, reminded the six senators that the ''raw materials" of the tourist industry are mountains, scenery and interesting people. He de- clared these things will not deter iorate If we have control of them so they will not be obliterated. 2 J. Earl Cooper. recently retired | judge of the Second Division in Nome, told the committee he felt ashamed in conferring citizenship on Alaskans to tell them they were denied most of the rights in democracy that citizenship stands for.
 President A. c. Hiebert of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce was the first to testify in Mon day mornings session. He alluded to what he called the "shackles of bureaucratic controT' in ac- quiring lands for the normal growth of Anchorage and to re- strictions in Alaska's Organic Act in passing laws to fit local situa- tions.
 Hiebert said he wanted to an | Swer ironreSSiOnS that AnchOra oa
The Nome nugget., 1953-08-26

matter October 14 1943, at the Act of March 3, 879
Evening star., 1953-10-04
FICTION
NE sunny day, not so
long ago, a young

man SuOde DTlSkly down
city street on his way to visit a girl. A dog
accompanied him. The man was tall and
dark; the dog was superbly built springer
spaniel, liver and white of coat and melting
brown of eye.
At corner, man and dog paused to wait
out the motor traffic, as did kindly faced
woman whom neither knew The woman said,
in voice made of syrup, Pity, pity doggie.
Wish me had doggie like 90"
The man Strengthened. His mouth, which
had been smiling. hardened. His eyes, which
had been gently thoughtful, turned a stern
black 1t was clear that he kept his superficial
composure only with considerable effort. He
said, Come, O'Kelly," and man and dog
hurried across the street before the flow of
traffic stopped.
Phil RUSSELL was aware that human beings
are mass of prejudices which run wide and
unreasonable gamut - from artichokes to
plastic furniture, from two-toned paint jobs
to the Island of Capri. He prided himself that
he suffered from or indulged in u fewer
be par for the course.
At the same time, he had one big prejudice
= one he couldn't do anything more about
than he could change the color of his hair from
Irish black to Swedish blond He had deep,
abiding, and high-voltaged dislike for anyone
who wooed animals with baby-talk.
He also was aware that this particular
prejudice must have made him take dim
view of many an otherwise estimable soul.
But it had served him nobly on several occa-
sions. At least twice, for example, he had
come within an ace of proposing marriage to
girls because of propinquity, loneliness and
other assorted emotional BOBBY traps
Ineach case he'd caught them talking baby
talk of the most revolving kind to animals =
one to a battered tomcat which obviously was
an authority on life in the raw. Immediately
and miraculously. their other deficiencies of
mind and character had become revealed to
him as if he'd seen them under light.
Evening star., 1953-10-04
by ROderiCk Lull
Illustrated by John Ruge

Now Phil glanced down fondly at O'Kelly
"a spaniel of the highest courage, loyalty,
intelligence and dignity, and also ball of fire
in the hunting field.
Phil shrank from the thought of the strange
woman, on the curb, who'd let loose with the
baby-talk, and said aloud, ''O'Kelly, anyone
who'd speak that way to dog, much less to
dog like you, should be =" He paused, un-
able to think of proper punishment for the
crime.
''Wait1l tell Sally about it, - he said. I'M
bet she =" Again he paused. For Sally was
the girl with whom he was in love - honest
to-Pete, no-kidding love- He was sure of it.
She was on the rangy side, but with curves.
Her hair was auburn, and her eyes were green
She was fun. She didn't hum when she danced;
her bridge made sense, and she wasn't afraid
of guns She did primeval, wonderful things
to him. She was perfection personified.
The one possible fly in the ointment was
that Sally had not yet met O'Kelly, who had
been at the trainer s, taking refresher course.
So Phil did not know whether she talked baby
talk to animals. This visit, therefore, was in
the nature of an all-important test.
He had told himself that there wasn't
chance of that calamity occurring - So SEEM
ingly flawless a girl couldn't possibly have so
ruinous fault. But he'd feel better, vastly
better, when he was dead mortal sure.
He said with only trace of uncertainty in
his voice, You'll be as crazy about her as l
am, O'Kelly," and heightened his stride.
lHEY turned down quiet uee-lined street
and came to Sally's apartment, which was in
an old house that had been made over He
knocked and, when she opened the door al
most instantly, he and O'Kelly walked in.
She looked at both of them. Then - grace
fully, naturally, as if it were as inevitable as
the suns rising = she came into Pills arms.
They kissed, for long time And he knew,
in the far reaches of mind and heart where
the true certainties are created, that every
thing was as it should be. They loved each
other - It was as old and simple as that and
as new and complex as that He would always
Evening star., 1953-10-04

be first with her, just as she would be first
with him, no matter what the future might
bring.
Finally the kiss ended, but he held to both
her soft hands. Darling" he said, this is
O'Kelly OKelly, Sally"
She pulled her hands free and dropped to
Evening star., 1953-10-04

her knees. She took hold of O'Kelly's head
and virtually kissed him. Hes sweet baby,
he is!'' she said. Little Sallys own sweet
baby. Oh, Sally loves O'Kelly awful much!
Bet O'Kely loves Sally, too!'
Phil stepped backwards, long step. The
Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Condor Will Get Hearing
To Deny Red Charue
BY the A..oeio,ed Pres,

Chairman Cole says he believes
: the Senate-House Atomic En-
ergy Committee will grant the
request of Representative Con-
don. Democrat, of California for
a public hearing on charges link
ing Mr.. Condor to communism.
Mr.. Condor last week formally
requested an opportunity to deny
the charges publicly before the
committee.
Mr.. Cole said he has advised
Mr.. Condor that he will present
the request at the committee S
meeting next month and said
he felt sure the resquest would
be granted.
Mr.. Condon's request stemmed
from his exclusion last May from
a Nevada atomic test to which
Congress members were invited,
and from testimony earlier this
month before the House I'm
American Activities Committee.
Charles D. Blodgett of Chicago,
an admitted former Communist,
told the American Activities
Committee in San Francisco
that Condor had attended a
closed meeting of the Commu-
mist Party in 1948.
Mr.. Condor has denied he
ever was q Communist.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Baking Contest Winners
To Be Revealed Today
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The
100 f1nalists in the annual ma
tional baking contest learn to-
day which of them are to share
in $125, 900 in prizes.
Judges sampled the entrants
prize receipts yesterday and
planned to make their decisions
known at a luncheon today.
The contestants prepared their
pies, cakes. cookies and other
baked specialities in stoves placed
in the grand ballroom of the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
First prize is $25. 1000.
The f1nalists were chosen in
nationwide contest held by Pills
bury Mills. Inc, in association
with the General Electric Co.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
siO4.5 Million Estimated As Maryland Expenses

two amounts is expected to be
cut by Gov. McKeldin and his
advisers before the budget is
presented to the Legislature.
But some increase in spending
over the $103.2 million available
this year appears probable un-
less services are reduced.
Increases include raises for
teachers. contributions to en-
ployes retirements, the costs Of
staining new buildings and other
expenses.
Evening star., 1953-12-15

turned from Korea. told police he
was drinking with the two men
in a Washington tavern. but was
beaten and robbed of 500 when
they drove him to Fairmont
Heights.
Saunders was held in default
Of $4,000 bond and Wood was re-
leased after posting $4,000 bond.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Judge Tells Senator'S
That DeIinquents Are
Vicious and Mean
BY the A..eeie,.d Pros,

DENVER, Dec. 15.-Members
Of the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee ended the first in q series
OF Nationwide hearings on juve-
nile delinquency here yesterday
with a grim introduction to the
subject:
"A juvenile delinquent is not
q nice kid. He's a vicious kid
and he's mean as hell"
That description was given by
Philip B. Gillian, Denver juve-
nile judge. His testimony high
lighted the day-long hearing
before Senator Kefauver, Demo-
crat, Of Tennessee and Senator
LANCER, Republican. Of North
Dakota.
Others testifying were George
Ringsby. Denver youth leader:
the Rev. James Moynihan, pastor
In a Spanish-American parish
here. and Betty Forster, superin-
tendent Of the Colorado Indus
trial School for Girls at Nor
srison.
S-Point Attack Offered.
Collectively. they presented an
selght-point plan to combat juve-
nile delinquency:
/. Create a national depart
ment of morals, and include
among its duties the censorinp
OF publications containing lewd
or suggestive pictures.
2. Rid metropolitan areas of
slums.
8. Keep youngsters in school
until they are 18 years old.
4. Make deSerting fathers sub
ject to Federal laws.
5. Train young people for mar
riage and families.
6. Build boys camps for youth
ful offenders.
z. Treat crime as a disease
caused by diseased bodies and
minds.
3. Stop pampering youngsters
1t makes them worse.
Spanish American Group.
Mr.. Gillian and Roy Gordon.
executive secretary Of the Dem
yer area welfare council, told
the committee that juvenile
crime in Denver has increased
sharply. They named the Span
1sh-American group as the one
mostly involved.
Mr.. Gillian told the commit
tee the delinquent "has had Is
years background to be a delin-
quent and he's been trained by
an expert. He lives in a filthy
home. His father is drunk and
his mother is a shoplifter. He'd
just as soon shoot the first COD
that comes along as not"
Evening star., 1953-12-15
Actress Married

FAYETTEVILLE, N. c., Dec.
is R.-Lois Andrews, stage and
screen actress. was married here
last night to Leonard Kleckner.
an Army captain stationed at
nearby Fort Bragg. Miss An
drews is the former wife Of
comedian George Jessel.
Evening star., 1953-12-15
z Prince Georges Youths
Held in Beating, Robbery

Two Prince Georges County
youths, accused Of beating and
robbing a veteran of Korean
service, yesterday were held for
action of the grand jury in Hy-
attSville Police Court.
County Police Pvts. Yorke
Flynn. jr.. and Robert L. Haislit
Evening star., 1953-12-15
THE EVENING STAR. Washington D. C. Ali
TUESDAY, Is,

arrested Dennis Wood, 10. Of the
600 block of c street. Capitol,
Heights, and Charles r. Saun-
ders. 81. Of the 5000 block Of
George Palmer highway. Seat
Pleasant. Thursday after a COM
plant by Sergt. 1/c Richard A.
Mike. %, colored, of 823 Twelfth
street NE.
The sergeant, who recently re-
Evening star., 1953-12-15
D. he Asaeelated Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. 15.-The
Maryland Board of Revenue
Estimates announced yesterday
the State will have about $l04.5
million to pay for its general
expenses during the next fiscal
year.
The amount falls about $13.5
million short Of preliminary esti-
mates which State departments
have said they need to operate
on from July /, 1854, to June 80.
1865.
Some Of the difference in the
Evening star., 1953-12-15
School Bus Passengers

CHICAGO.-One school child
in eight in the United States
gets to and from his classroom
each day by means Of a school
bus
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
BABSON Discusses Your Finances

BABSON PARK, Mass, May 20 - How heavily,
without danger, can you as an individual go into
0eDt! how large mortgage you handle and
at the same time make installment payments on a
new car, TV, and home freezer? These are good
times; the best ever we are told Yet in some
sectlohS SIX times as many persons are failing to
meet their installment payments on time TODAY as
failed in normal times. How are you fixed?
ARE YOU ROLLING IN MONEY!
The s.. Department of Commerce reported
record personal earnings of $2683 billions for 1852
dustry accounted for much of the increase Govern
ment pay rolls which included the military were
up 1870. The report implies that almost everybody
put the FARMER should be rolling in money
The all-time income high for farmers came in
1947 with net of 1857 billions 1850 drOpped about
ESQ from 1947 But Korea boosted output and oricYs
ana the net Tor the farmer moved up again to a
little better than $14 billions in 1851 1852 dropped
back slightly from 1851, and a further So drop IN
net income IS expected for 1853 Perhaps the farmer
is not rolling in money
WAGEWORKERS ARE PROSPEROUS
Are you one of those whose income has increas
ca! are you better off today than ever before?
You're not! Let me tell you why. A short time ago
saw an analysis of figures on national income
Here's what found In 1850, the top 2O% of our
wage earneTs held 9S% of our savings leaving SO95
ings.
We are gleeful about our prosperity. and the
should be very thankful The aver
age earnings OF the industrial worker in this multi
Oillloh-lncone year OF 1858 $72 per week. which
Is ABOUT $40 per capita higher than in 1851 This
SOUNDS IKE almost everybody is we'll off, Yet to hear
labor union officials talk you would think wage
workers are not enjoying their share Of the pros
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29

perty Statistics show that these labor leaders are
not telling the truth
ARE YOU SPENDING TOO MUCH?
If you cannot meet all of your monthly bills on
time, including your installment payments, you
should make out careful budget and follow it, You
ought now to get yourself back on pay-as-you-g go
basis in addition to building up your LIQUID assets
must avoid too large national consumer debt, now
$25.1 billions Our instament credit accounts alone
are now reaching $193 billions of this debt
Our national economic problem at the moment is
that our consumer debt has been rising faster than
has the amount of money that people have avail
able to spend People cannot continue to go further
into debt each without either increasing their
production and earnings or sooner or later expeF-
eneclng real financial difficulties.
ARE YOU SAVING ENOUGH?
In these good times it's also shocking to dis
cover that the median liquid asset holdings of all
u 5. families (mOney readily available, savings ae-
counts stocks and bonds) have decreased 5O95 from
$40 in 1947 to $3.50 in 1852
Many economists received quite Jolt short
time ago when the Bureau of Labor Statistics an
nounced the results of the financial condition Of
some 10000 families it studied in 1850 Its pre-
hmlnary report read as if the average family was
spending that year 5000 than it was taking in
Inls does not give the complete story but the situ
alton is serious and should be corrected either by
spending less by producing more
LET US ALL PRODUCE MORE
Surely our standard of living has increased
remarkably in the last decade; people have more re-
Irlgerators appliances, automobiles and homes We
nave however as nation lacked the moral stapina
70 work harder and longer to deserve these bless
lngs ana nave reserves for an emergencv Now ie
the time to save more. Also try to paw more down
on anything which you do buy on instaIImenfs ~
other forms Of credit
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
VIVE MONSIEUR IKE!

President Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill
and whoever happens to be Premier of France at the
moment, are to meet in Bermuda, probably after
June 14th ito develop viewpoints with these
friends on the many problems that must be solved
comparatively SO that the cause of world peace may
be advanced"
Since this meeting was suggested by Mr.. Eisen-
hover and since it side-stepped Sir WinstOns prev
Ous urging that he and the President and Georgf
MalenkOx lis he's still arOund) get together and
since the President included France in his invitation
when the Prime Minister had pointedly omitted our
ally from his proposal would say the intia-
tive in free-wOrld strategy is back again in Wash
ngtOn
Apparently the President decided to invite the
conference at about the time that the Prime
Minister explaining to Parliament why the "dif-
ference in view" between Britain and U. S. did not
Justify a procedure of such magnitude" as asking
the head or the American Republic to come over
there.
And the Presidents invitation to Premier Rene
Mayer of France who visited Washington recently
was accepted just few hours before a vote of no.
confidence forced M. Mayer out of power. But whe-
ther or not the French agree on a new premier
IN time you may be sure they'll send a representa-
tive
Both NJ Mayer and Sir Winston have indicated
their hope that the Bermuda meeting would ba y
prelude to meeting with the Russian Premier but
state Department spokesman in Washington empha-
sized that the Presidents invitation in no way com
mits us to anything of the kind.
First thing for to find out is who is on whose
side. Why talk with MaenkOv (or his successors)
untiA we know what we have to talk WITH.
WHEN WILL WE FACE IT?
General Matthew B. Ridgway, back from the
NATO Command to assume his new duties as Army
Chlet OF Stan, stOutly defended before the Senate
Foreign Ahairs Committee, our defense activities
and expenditures in Europe. Referring to the opinion
OF Senator William F. KnOwand, (Rep) of CaIifOr-
MA that rather than submit to British pressure for
appeasement in Korea, should "gO it alone" the
General declared: adoption of go it alone policy
would be to invite inevitable national disaster It is
absolutely essential to our security and theirs that
have allies"
In veW of the general disintegration of our DO
sltlon In Korea from the time Truman fired General
Macarthur and sent Rdgway into what must have
Deen most unhappy assignment, and the increasing
troubles OF NATO after Ridgway relieved Gen. Eisen-
mower, the witness is doubt competent (as the
lawyers say) to discuss disaster" But if our allies
know that our support is essential to their secur-
ity, they are not acting like it.
AS for the things that are essential to OUR Sc
curlty we do not believe they include knucking to
every other free" nation in the world; breaking
our word to Communist POWs who surrendered to
us under promise Of freedom from their Red mas
ters; abandoning our avOwed purpose Of unifying
Korea Tor which more than $4,000 Americans have
mus Iar died and more than III 900 others are
wounded missing or prisoners; turning Nationalist
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29

The early part Of this week lean
and Gladys went their senarate
ways and visited With friends and
relatives nearby Gladys returned
Wednesday afternoon and as I was
returning home from picking her
up at the depot / Was uuife snr-
prised to see a Delaware licensed
car in front Of our house, i almost
busted with curiosity until 7 GOT
in the house and found Major and
MRS. George Macklin. George and
Scotty report to San Francisco
Monday and just had time to stop
here for couple Of hours before
picking up their weekend reserva-
tons at Yosemite National park
II had been six years since we had
seen each other at Slaughter Beach
and we were just thrilled To death
20 see them, if only for the short
time that we had.
Wednesday night Gladys and 7
decided to try our luck at the elub
Dingo party. Bingo began at & and
we were there at 1880. The Offieer's
Cub here at the base burned down
ABOUT year and a half ago and
they have converted two buildings
INTO club and it is not at all ade-
quate. Jackpot at bingo each week
IS $4,000 and maybe you can guess
the rest of my story. We couldn't
md seat! have seen the club
Iull before, but Wednesday night
there wasn't table. Even in the
ladies' powder room there sat four
determined bingo-playing females.
l decided to call my studious.
schooling husband and tell him we
would be returning home soon and
| passed three occupied telephone
booths before I could call him
Those three booths were eouipned
with three benches and no one
passes up any available space ~
the club on bingO night. I had neyer
seen it that congested before. bn
the Air Force really goes in ia
Blngo. We decided we couldn't
lucky enough to win against sud
ODDS and came home to our Arge
tina games.
tomorrow we are going to
Reno and will tell you about tn
IN next weeks Chronicle
Always, y
Elaine Townsend Dickerso