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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1953-03-06
Philippine Bishops Seek Probe
Of Top Public School Officials
Three Leading Educators Believed In Secret Group
Opposed To Religious Training In Schools

MANILA - There is evidence of 'he most serious kind
that three Of the Philippine Islands top education officials
long secret group opposed religious instruction pub
lie schools.
This statement made Joint pastoral letter issued
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Gcke's Sold To Gake

Some concern was felt in town over the announcement that the land on which Gabe's stood was to be sold at auction by the Land Office. Gabe has occupied the land for many years, but owing to Land Office practices, was never able to get possession of it.
 Sewardites were determined no one else should have it, and attended the sale to insure that there would be little chance of it being sold away from the towns favorite.
 The three-quarter acre tri- angular piece of land was sold to Gabe without opposition. Frank Meek, Land Office rep resentative, conducted the sale.
 Everybody is happy!
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Ambulance Corps
 Dance al Elks Club

The first chance townspeople have had to make contributions to the new Volunteer Ambulance Corps will be Saturday night at the Elks Club.
 The Corps is well underway with first aid classes in prepara tion for the coming season, which is expected to be a busy one.
 Members of the volunteer corps are working over the old vehicle to be used until such time as new one can be pur- chased.
 Now is the time to help this little group which is volunteer ing much of its time and work to an ambulance service, and to have good time for yourself, too. Refreshments will be served good music, dancing and a long evening of entertainment. Saturday, March 21.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
SeWard Nurse On A1csko Boord

Mrs. LaPreal Bic of Seward has been appointed secretary treasurer of the Alaska Nurses Examining Board. Mrs. Bic is president of the Seward Nurses Association and former Public Health Nurse in this district.
 Other members of the Board of three are Helen Johnson, president, of Juneau and Frances Donahue, vice pre- d e n t, of Fairbanks. A bill before the present Legislature would in crease the Board to five, but the bill has not been passed at this date.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Notice Posted For Boyview Election

Notices were posted this week announcing the election for an nexation of the Bayview School, April 21.
 There seems to be some con fusion in the minds of voters, about the school building and the previous withdrawal of the city limits.
 BayvieW was never in the city limits. The building and approxi mately six acres on which it stands are, and have always been, property of the Territory. According to law, a Territorial school building cannot be used in community system, or for children residing within the in corporated limits of a commun- ity.
 There is no longer need for a Territorial school in this vicinity as all children in the vicinity, except the lower SIaQSS or the Jesse Lee Home, are sent in to the Seward school on tuition paid by the Territory.
 The Seward school system cannot house the increased en- rollment w h 0 ut using two church basements and the Odd Fellows building. With the an nexation of the Bayview build ing and lot, it will become a part of the city, hence the five rooms in that building will be available for city use. The Bay view School is no part of the Jesse Lee Home, although it is in the same area.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Reporters Notebook

The birthday of Henry Dana was the occasion for steak dinner at Gabe's Sunday. Guests were his brothers Bill, Herman and Ozzie and MT. and Mrs. Woody Mahurin and children Marshall and Lane.
 M. II. Sidener left Tuesday by train for Anchorage, where he was to catch plane for the States. Si, owner of Seward Drug Co.,, had not seen his mother for 12 years, and took this time for the visit, as she is i'll. She lives in Central City, Iowa. Si expects to be back about the first of April.
 Rev. Orland Cary, pastor First Baptist Church, Fairbanks, and Rev. Ritchie, pastor of the Pal mer Baptist Church, visited in Seward last week with Rev. B. o. Carpenter, pastor of the local church. They made plans for attending the convention to be held in Houston, Texas, in May.
 MT, Carpenter is leaving Sun day for Prince Rupert, Canada. He will be away from Seward until April 12. All services in the Union Hall will be discon- tinued during his absence.
 The Glen Tresslers got back last week from a long tour of the US. They went through the Capitol in Washington, DC, stopped off in Tennessee, over to California, and also visited with Lon Gray and family and the Al Moves in Seattle.
 Tresslers came back sporting a new suburban.
 Flicker Red" spent S.. Pat rick's Day in Anchorage. Red was dressed in the saints honor in a bright green suit and green derby hat.
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Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Controls Removed
 From Aluska Prices

Juneau-All price controls in Alaska are at an end effective immediately, Fred G. Hanford, Territorial Director OPS, said this week. Hanford said he re- ceived word of the decontrol of all goods and services in a wire Tuesday from Edward J. Fried lander, Regional Director OPS in Washington, DC. The de control order is the last step pursuant to The Presidents di- rection to terminate price con trols, Hanford said. IL ends all controls in both the continental United States and the Territories and Possessions.
 Hanford added, however, that the termination does not affect the requirements regarding the preservation of records as to past transactions.
 The official, who has directed OPS activities in Alaska since the agency started in January, 1851, said his Juneau office has been busy for the last several weeks getting things in order. He said the Juneau office as well as branch OPS offices in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Ket- chikan would be closed within a few weeks. Hanford took the occasion to thank Alaska busi- ness men for their cooperation during the last two years, observ- ing that a law such as the OPS lis not easy to administer since most people have natural op- position to controls of all kinds" Hanford said Alaska business men as whole understood the necessity for controls at the time and their cooperation made the work of the OPS staff easier.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
ST. PATRICK'S PARTY DRAWS HUGE CROWD

This years St. Patrick's Day party was one of the biggest and most successful that have been put on by members of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
 Entertainment by local danc- CTS and singers was of superior quality. They were directed by Kay Johnson Free refreshments Of donuts and coffee, and pop for the kids, drew a big crowd, most of whom stayed to play games.
 The largest award was made to Mrs. Carrie Kielcheski, who went home with the daveno and matching chairs which have been on display in Werner's Furniture store window.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Troin Passengers Get Bus Ride

Homeward bound train pas sengers ended their trip by car and bus Tuesday night. The train was held at Divide, 12 miles north of Seward, because of the derailment of a north bound freight at Mile 2. Cause of the derailment was given as a split switch near Woodrow.
 After waiting for approximate ly 30 minutes without knowing what was causing the hold-up, a local taxi driver boarded the train with an offer to carry anyone in hurry back in to town. His cab was soon loaded to capacity with anxious par ents of children who were tired and sleepy.
 Two buses from town were sent out before midnight to bring in all other passengers who were stranded by the tieup. The passenger train got into town sometime after 3 am.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
EAGLE" RETURNS WITH
 LOAD OF SEALS AND GOAT

Hank Abrahamson returned this week aboard the cannery boat Eagle" with a load of hair seal and one live goat. The goat was turned over to Carlos Car son, F&WS agent, and will prob ably be sent to the colony on Kodiak Island.
 Seal liver, considered deli cacy by many people, was all taken by a local market. Hides were sold to an Anchorage fur rier.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
REPUBLICANS TO MEET SATURDAY

Notice has been posted of Sew Precinct Republican meeting to be held at ' pm. Saturday night, March 21, in the basement of the Methodist Church.
 The meeting was requested by a group of registered Republi- cans, and called by Marvin Viale, Committeeman, and Mrs. Patricia Williams, Committee woman.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
SPRING HAS SPRUNG"

Fri lay, March 20, is the first official day of Spring. Some one says We haven't had any winter yet"
 How wonderful it will be to have Spring without Winter! Or is it that "If Spring comes, Win ter can't be far ahead"?
 The almanac says spring be- gins on March 21, but the weath- erman said it began at noon on the 20th.
 Somebody seems to be all mixed up.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
FIRE DAMAGES ARR. PILE DRIVER

An early morning fire Friday called firemen to the City Dock where the pile driver readying for work there was afire.
 Considerable damage was sus- tained to the cab and wiring of the machine.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
EdiforidI
By MEX


 what our poWer-mad neighbors might do now? We Alaskans have been sitting behind our military defenses smugly secure in the belief that no enemy would ever attack our powerful Airforce.
 You have read the papers, you heard the word on the radio, many of you heard the personal interview with the pilot and gunner of the weather recon naisance plane which was fired upon in the Boring Sea this week. What do you think? Could they? Would they? So what?
 IF they should attack Alaska, it would happen in Anchorage, not Seward" many have said. That seems entirely likely. But, after the fuel supply of Anchor age is afire, would there be any point in also bombing the only other remaining source of gaso- line-at Seward? The entire military setup depends upon gas oline for operation.
 Just suppose a plane should fly over town and drop a bomb or two. Would you know how to protect yourself and your fam fly? In discussing civil defense, men have been heard to say, What is the use of planning block warden service, ambu lance, police, fire fighters, etc? Ii anything should happen, l am not going to stand down town directing other people. The first place I will go is home to get my wife and kids"
 That is an absolutely human reaction. Of course a family man is going to think of his children first But after he gets home-then what? Will he know of the two or three fairly safe buildings in town where he could take his family? Will he pile them into a car and start out the road, along with several hundred others, jam the highway so that troops and guns could not get through, or to become a sitting duck for further straf- ing attacks?
 Maybe he plans to get into the canyon away from the fire. Fine IF the enemy waits until sum mer time. Suppose it should happen this week, or next? Are you prepared with proper cloth ing and supplies? Could you get your children through snow up to their necks?
 Do you have a good fire ex- tinguisher in your house? Do you know how to treat bad burns? How are atomic burns treated? If the fire siren should blow at midnight with an un- usual signal, would you seek shelter, or run out to see where the fire was, and possibly jump in the car to go look at the ex- citement before you realized that we had been bombed?
 All bosh,' you say. cts foolish. to try to do anything with Civil Defense here" Maybe so, at least Col. Johnson, CD director, has found it so. No body is interested.
 I have kept up insurance for good many years-and never had fire. have paid hospitaM- zation insurance for 12 years and never used it. But Pm not dropping it. Training given in first aid, home nursing and Civil Defense is the best kind of in- surance against what may never happen.
 Last week I refused to teach a first aid class, for which I am fully qualified-too busy, too tired, not interested. Like every body else in town, I don't be- lieve we will be bombed. But after thinking it over since Sun day, l have changed my mind.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20

Dr. Russell Wagner drove to Anchorage on business trip last Sunday. He came home sometime during the week.
Seward seaport record., 1953-03-20
Bigger and Better"

In a few years I hope some thing like this will happen to me. I'll be in the club car of a train heading for Florida. A long, tall, bowlegged fellow will come in and sit down by me.
 "Pardner," he'll say, Where you from?"
 Kentucky" I'll say.
 Well, I'm from Texas" he'll say. Greatest state in the union. You can put Kentucky and all of New England in just little old corner of Texas, you know it. Land area of 263,6 sq. miles. Greatest state in the union"
 Then a man sitting on the other side of me will pipe up. Pardon me, pardner," he'll say to the Texan. I'm from little old Alaska. Youngest state in the union, 588,4O0 sq. miles. One fifth the size of the whole United States, twice the size of Texas. Greatest state in the union.'
 The Texan will blink at him and turn back to me. "As I was saying" he'll say, you can't mention thing that Texas ain't got. We got 400 miles of sea coast, you know it, and :"
 Pardon me, pardner," Alaska will say, i've got 4,750 miles of coast line. Our shores are wash ed by two oceans, one sea, straits, gulfs, and God knows how many bays. We got :"
 Now you take our noun tains,' Tex will say. There's Capitan in the Guadelunes 9020 feet high. That makes her about 5000 higher than anything you got in Kentucky and ''
 "Why, son." Alaska will say, that's just little old hill. Ii you want a he-mountain, why don't you take old Mckinley, 20,300 feet high. That makes her about 11,280 feet higher than anything you got in what's the name of that state again?'
 And" Texas will say, there's the old Rio Grande. What a river!"
 And" Alaska will say, there is the old Yukon, 2,000 miles long, and you'll never see the day you can jump across it like you can some rivers l can men ton but won't D
 By this time Texas will be foaming at the mouth and he'll turn his back on Alaska and say, And we got oil and gas and gold and silver and mer- cury and lead and . ."
 And" Alaska will say, i've got oil, gold, silver, copper, lead, tin, platinum, antimony, tungsten, coal, marble, sulphur, pitchblende, and fish, and :"
 And Texas will say, there ain't anything we can't grow. You ever see a Texas water melon? Biggest thing you ever saw"
 "Yeah," Alaska will say, Bout half the size of a Matanuska Valley cabbage. Richest land in the world, that Matanuska Val ley land. It's :"
 But what we're really noted for" Texas will say, "is our men. Takes real men to live in Texas. You ever heard of them blue northers' that whip thru the Panhandle?"
 "Yeah," Alaska will butt in again. They're just baby willi- waws we send down for season ing. When they get where they can break 100 miles an hour they come back to Alaska to work on some real men,"
 After that, Alaska will leave. Then Texas will turn to me and say, Them Alaskans! If they ain't the biggest mouthed, loud est bunch of braggarts I ever heard. Why we ever let 'em in the union don't know!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
DR.. Eastwood, II,
EVA Physician

DR.. Edmund Eastwood, 70,
chief of the out-patient division
of the Veterans Administration
from 1914 to 1851, died Friday
in Clearwater, Fla, where he
lived.
DR.. Eastwood formerly lived at
$500 Connecticut avenue.
He began his VA career in
1924 as medical officer in various
parts of the country. He was
chief Of the medical Office in the
New Orleans regional Office be-
fore transferring here in 1914.
Born in Burlington, N. j., he
got his medical degree from
Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia in 1903. He was
surgeon for the New Jersey
Central Railroad and during
World War I he was an aviation
flight surgeon here. From 1919
to 1924 he was with the Public
Health Service.
Survivors are his widow, Anne:
three brothers, Judge Howard
Eastwood. Burlington, N. j.;
George A. Eastwood, Chicago,
former president of the Armour
Packing Co.: Raymond Eastwood,
Philadelphia. and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. tomorrow at Fort Myer
Chapel. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Harvard Endowment
Up 50 Pei. in 5 Years
BY the Associated Pres.

BOSTON, Dec. 3O.-The 300
year-old Harvard endowment
fund. administered by Paul C.
Cabot. university treasurer, has
increased by more than $104 mil
lion-over so per cent-in the
last five years. according to a
survey made public this week.
The disclosure was made in
the annual research report by
the Putnam MANAGEMENT Com
pany manager of the George
Putnam Fund. a balanced mu-
tual investment fund.-.
The report on five years Har-
ward fund direction by Mr.. Cabot
since he assumed Office in 1948
shows that considerably more
than half of the endowment fund
increase stemmed from capital
appreciation" The balance came
from new money-largely gifts.
Such capital appreciation was
estimated at $68 million as of
June 80. 1858. but total invest
ments on that date were valued
at 5000 million, compared with
5000 million a year before.
The report shows more than
SILT million annual income from
the fund, which in 1853 was a
sos per cent return. The rate
was 4.44 per cent at the end of
1949.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Dr.. J. FuImer Bright Dies at 76;
Richmond Mayor for Is Years

election as Mayor in 1910. DR..
Bright served as State director
OF the Office of Price Admins
tration during World War II. In
1850, he was named medical
advisor to- the State Industrial
Commission, a post he held until
he died.
DR.. Bright entered the Ma
tional Guard in 1907 and retired
in 1941 as a brigadier general.
During his career, he was COM
handing officer of the 1st Vir-
ginia Infantry from 1921 to
1910.
He served in the House Of
Delegates early in his career.
He violently opposed the cam
paign that changed the city's
form Of government to a uni
cameral city council in 1916
and wore black crepe to mourn
the death of the old bicameral
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Joseph F. Swain, 50,
Retired President Of
Real Estate Firm

Joseph F. Swain, so. recently
retired president of a real estate
brokerage firm under his own
name in Silver Spring. died
Monday of a cerebral hemor-
rhage at Suburban Hospital. He
collapsed in a barber shop on
Wisconsin avenue in Tenley
Town and was taken to the
hospital.
Mr. Swain was born in South
west Washington and went to
Georgetown University for a
year. He was a partner in the
Capital View Realty Co. Of
Washington before World War II.
During the war he was with the
America Red Cross as director
of traffic in North Africa and
later as liaison officer in the
ports of Boston and San Fran
cisco. Afterwards he was as
ISOLATED with the Fred Smith
Realty Co. before he founded his
own firm in the late 1940S.
Before his illness he was a
member of the Montgomery
County and Washington Real
Estate Boards, the knights of
Columbus, Kiwanis and Elks.
Survivors are a sister. Miss
Louise Swain, who lived with him
at 1901 Oakridge avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md. and a brother, S.
Garrett Swain, 6305 Oakridge
avenue, Chevy Chase.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 am. tomorrow at Our Lady
of Lourdes Catholic Church in
Bethesda. Burial will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

Few Dishwushers
About 8 per cent of United
States homes have automatic
diShWaSherS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Soldier, AW0L ID Months,
Found in Secret Closet
By The Assoeic,ed Press

STUTTGART, Germany, Dec.
30.-The United States Army
announced today it has picked
up a Chicago soldier who has
been AWOL for IA months. They
said he was found hiding in a
secret closet in the home of his
German girl friend.
The Army identified the SOL
dier as Pvt. William j. Brown.
Authorities said he offered no re-
sistance to military police who
arrested him on Christmas eve
at the girls home at Fleim, near
here.
The MPs found him in a closet
concealed behind a false panel
in the kitchen.
German police, alerted to
watch for Brown, saw him en-
tering the house months before.
They had searched the house
several times previously without
finding him.
The girl was arrested by Ger
man authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
George White Files Bankruptcy Action

Thsi is the second time White
has filed a bankruptcy petition
here. In June of 1941 he was
adjudicated bankrupt with
claims of Sis. 900 against him
and no assets.
Mr.. White said he is employed
by the Versailles Restaurant in
New York, where his current
show is appearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Seth A. Ford, Father
Of Resident in Area

Seth Advis Ford, father Of
Mrs w. j. Curl. 3407 Pennsyl-
vania street. University Hills.
Md. died yesterday in Green's
boro, N. c., where he lived. He
was retired chief engineer Of the
city's pump station.
Besides Mrs. Curl, he is sur
vived by his widow, four sons,
two brothers and nine grand
children. Services and burial will
be held tomorrow in Greensboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
ey the Assoeioted Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 3d.
DR.. ]. Fulmer Bright, rs. who
served longer as Mayor of
Richmond than any other man
in history, died last night Of a
heart ailment.
The colorful civic and military
leader served as Mayor between
1924 and 1910.
A native Of Richmond. he was
the son Of DR.. George billiard
Bright and Mary Samuel Davis
Bright. He received his educa-
ton in the Richmond public
: schools and was graduated with
a medical degree from the
Medical College Of Virginia in
1898. He practiced medicine "a
years and was professor of
anatomy at the Medical College
for a number of years, being
professor emeritus at the time
Of his death.
Following his defeat for re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Virginia Burke, 81,
Scion Of Jefferson

Miss Virginia Randolph Burke
81. descendant Of Thomas JEFF
ferson, died yesterday at a nurs-
ing home in Vienna, Va.
A lifelong resident of Alexan-
dria. she was the daughter OF
John Voolfolk Burke, one Of the
founders of the Burke & Herbert
Bank & Trust Co. in Alexandria
and Martha Jefferson Trist Burke
She was born at the old Burke
residence on Wilkes street in
Alexandria.
She formerly was active in
charities in Alexandria.
She is survived by numerous
nieces and nephews, including
Miss Ellen Coolidge Burke, 1900
Quincy street. Alexandria, IL
brarian at the Alexandria Lii
brary. with whom she lived; and
Mrs. Robert Edwin Graham,
Alexandria.
Services will be held at 10 a m.
tomorrow at Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church, Alexandria
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Gene
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Christiun !. Swurtz,
Father of Navy Counsel

Christian I. Swartz, vice presi-
dent Of the First National Bank
OF Chester, Pa, and father of
Christian L. Swartz, attorney in
the Office of the General Coun-
sci OF the Navy, died Monday in
Chester.
Besides Mr.. Swartz, who lives
at 1900 North Harvard street,
Arlington, he is survived by his
widow. Anne LIE Febre Swartz,
and two brothers. Services will
be neld tomorrow in Chester
with burial in Lancaster, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Thomos F. T.umuIty;
Brother Of Wilson Aide

Thomas r. Tumulty. SO, Jersey
City lawyer. died Sunday at the
Medical Center in Jersey City
after a three-week illness.
He was the brother Of Joseph
P. Tumulty, Olney, Md, lawyer.
at 1917 F street NV. who was
secretary to Woodrow Wilson
during his terms as Governor of
New Jersey and as President. A
son, T. James Tumulty. is assist
ant corporation counsel of Jersey
City and former Hudson County
ASsemblyman.
Born in Jersey City, Mr..
Tumulty was graduated from
New York Law School. Services
will be held tomorrow in Jersey
City.