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Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
Two infunts perish in trailer fire

FAIRBANKS (P1 The two children of an air force couple died in a house trailer yes.er- day when an oil stove exploded while their parents were next door.
 Killed in the fire which quick ly enveloped the trailer at Ladd air force base were Karen Margaret Smith, 8 months. and her brother, Donald, 18 months.
 The parents, A. c. and Mrs. Donald Smith. were at a neigh bors looking through a catalog for clothing for Karen when the fire broke out. Flames kept them from re-entering the trail CT.
 Mrs. Smith was hospitalized from shock. The Smiths were
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Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
N. California faces huge cleanup after floods

SAN FRANCISCO (P) North ern California faced the hercu- lean task of cleaning up after the worst floods in it's history today as threats of further danger diminished before the first generally fair weather in two weeks.
 Bd. the rising toll of known deaths was up to 34 today. and no one could say how many more bodies might be found. Estimates of those missing and possibly dead ranged from 19 to 35 or more.
 |. Heroic work of army, navy, air force and coast guard men who manned boats, trucks, ann phibians, helicopters and pla- nes cul. the loss of life by hun dreds as they worked constant
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Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
An easy tax form?

PROVIDENCE, R. l. (P) Rus sell c Harrington, commission CT of In ernal Ievenue, says new income tax forms are in the mails.
 He told a testimonial dinner in his honor last night that Eve think they are more under standable than any we have produced in recent years"
 However, he said his office doesn't claim they are the ulti- mate in simplicity. The most sinplified form, he suggested jokingly, would consist of the following four lines:
 1. How much money did you make last year?
 2. How much did you spend?
 3. How much do you have left?
 4. Mail it to the Internal Re- venue Service.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
SPU will seek data on feasibility survey of power

After an hours discussion between the SPU board of con- krol and the city council last night, an agreement was reach ed whereby the rSPU would seek to contact an engineering firm concerning the making of a feasibility survey of the electric power needs of Sitka and the bes. method of meeting these needs.
 In addition to mayor Earl Shennett and SPU president Lin Thielke, councilrnen Wm. W. Knight. George Eliason, Frank Calvin, Cecil McClain and Nein Andersen, and SPU members Don McGraw, William Sarvela, Charles M. Peterson and Pete Haugen, all took part in the discussion.
 Before the meeting with the SpU board, council heard Nc Clain report the need for lights on the outside finger of the AlNB float Qfor which arrange qnents had been made to sup ply) and the need for a tele- phone at this float. If the ely will build housing for the phone McClain stated, it was believed Sitka Telephone would install an instrument d. or near the entrance to the dock.
 City attorney Warren Christ ianson reported that at 2 p. m Wednesday the case of Indian River Enterprises vs. City oi Sitha for collection of delin- quent sales tax would be heard Letters had been dispatched tc local radio stations informing
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
ANNOUNCE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING WINNERS.

Conway Insurance Agency and Ed Schultz took first hon ors in the business and resid- ential categories of the annual Christmas lighting contest, spon sored locally by the Sitka Pub lie Utilities and the Rotary Club of Sitka.
 Other winners in the busin- ess division were Sitka Bazaar, second, and Brownies Shoe Shop, third. In the residential category Sheldon Jackson Jun for College took second and Command McGraw, third.
 Prizes are given on the basis of $15 for first, $10 for second and s for third.
 Honorable mention was given the Coast Guard cutter Sorrell
 Rotary club committee in charge included Roy Evenson, David Ramsay, H. J. Hodgins and Clyde Hager.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
Artist stricken

NEW YORK 1P) Ham Fisher, creator of the popular comic strip hero, Joe Palooka, was found dead last night in a fri ends studio, Nearby were two notes indicating suicide, police reported.
 Fisher, 54, whose full name was Hammand Edward Fisher, wrote in the note of falling eyesight and diabetic condi- ton. He said that he had swal- lowed some pills.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
Starvation, among Natives exaggerated, says wm Olsen

ton conditions" Olsen said.
 Tt is probable that some ad- ditional villages will be get ting more relief next spring but the Alaska Native Service is not tolerating starvation conditions anywhere"
 The director said the $60,- 900 monthly payments have now been augmented by $25,- 900 allocated by President Els enhower to the federal civil defense administration for ern- ergency relief, making the pos sibility of starvation even more remd.e than his reports indicate.
 Olsen also added that he has heard reports that food sup plies sent to the native village of Tyonek by volunteer groups are being stored and are not needed at all.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
12 villages being aided byANs weIfure funds

ANCHORAGE (P) Reports of starvation conditions in ma tive villages are a gross exag- geration, according to a state ment issued Tuesday by the chief of the Alaska Native Ser vice.
 William H. Olsen, director, said that the welfare depart ment of his agency is spending $6O,OOO a month throughout Alaska, of which $28,558 goes to 12 villages where distress has followed the poor fishing season last summer.
 Ten of the villages are in southeast Alaska and are draw ing 3,935 each month The other two are Nome and Ty- onek where an additional $4,- 623 in relief is being distrIbu- ted each mon h.
 1t is true that the villages were hard-hit by the low in come from the last fishing sea son, but there is no hing to subsequent reports of starva-
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
Possibly to that of greuter future stability
hv frank W. Vaille

WASHINGTON (P) Alas kan employment is still in a s'age of transition possibly to greater future stability"
 That cautious prediction is the conclusion reached by George w. Rogers, economist in the office of Alaska's Gov B. Frank Heintzleman, in an ar.icle on Alaska's economy and its labor force.
 The article is one of five on various phases of the terri tory's labor picture contained in the December issue of Monthly Labor Review, pub lished by the department of labor. The issue is devoted to labor conditions in Alaska, Ha waii and Puerto Rico.
 Other contributors and the subject matter of their articles include Joseph T. Flakne, for mer director of fhe Alaska di- vision, office of territories, and now program director of the Arctic Institute, on ''The .U. s. Government as an En- ployer;" H. L. Clark, supervis- or of reports and analysis, AL aska employment security com mission on Wages and Work ing Conditions" Leonard E. Evans. territorial representa- tive of labor department in Alaska. Labor Law and it's Administration" and Edwin
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
Y euteheon'bing

Q Surely a change from yes terday morning. And watch your step for it's mighty slip pery trying to walk and as for driving take your time for It requires some weeks to get the parts that are banged up in an accident.
 1
 Q We are wondering ii Sltka is going to prd.ect the teeth of its children?
 I Q In two weeks we will know who is going to bid for the pulp mill timber and in less than a month who has bought it and will build the mill.
 if a That ER bureau man tho ught he was kidding but many of Us have to scratch around to find enough money to pay our pit ance to the government So the bureaucrats can spend il in foreign countries being big shots.
 H. Q Those who drive cars must remember that the fellow walk ing gets mad and vel when the cars spray water all over him. So mad in fact that it's dangerous to stop.
Daily Sitka sentinel and the arrowhead press., 1955-12-28
ssIlss asx.x p ,ss'slfs ..,,,.,.... NSzl X&E.

Marine forecast from We'd nesday to Thursday.
 Outside walters Dixon En- trance to Yahutat south to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
 Mostly rain tonight mixed with snow.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Ferguson Expected
To Get Manila Post

Former Senator Homer Fer
guson, Republican, Of Michigan
is slated to become the new
Ambassador to the Philippines.
1t was learned today.
While neither MIR. Ferguson
nor the State Department would
comment officially on the report,
1t is known that Admiral Ray
mond Spruance, who has served
in the Manila post for three
years. has expressed a wish to
retire.
Mr.. Ferguson was first elected
to the Senate in 1942 and re-
elected in l948. He became
chairman Of the vSenate's Re-
publican Policy Committee. He
was defeated last November In
his bid for a third term by Pat
Mcnamara, Democrat.
The former Senator is a mem
ber of the Hoover Commission
on Government Reorganization
and in addition Is a consultant
to Wilbur Brucker, general coun-
sci for the Department of De-
fenSe.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Thieves Cart OF Safe
From Downtown Office

A heavy safe containing $500
in cash, a pistol, two watches
and real estate records was
rolled away from a downtown
real estate Office during the
night, police reported.
Detectives said the 500-pound
safe was taken from the Blue
Realty Co., 1901 Eleventh street
NV, by thieves who entered by
breaking the glass in the front
door.
At Ninth and o streets NV.
police found a dolly which they
theorized was used to cart away
the safe.
Harry Fl. Blue, owner of the
realty firm, discovered the loss
about 0 am. today. He said that
in addition to the cash, the safe
contained a nickel-plated auto
matte. mans wrist watch, q
woman's wrist watch. and mort
cages, deeds and ledgers pertain
ing to his business,
Evening star., 1955-02-18
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Feb. i8.-A vast
Illegal overlapping operation
was reported today to have been
uncovered in the heart Of Man
haitian. Police were accused
Of trying to hush up the sem
sational eavesdropping enter
prise.
The New York City Anti
Crime Committee, a private or
ganization headed by former
Ambassador Spruille Braden,
claimed the huge setup was
found in a police raid on a
Manhattan apartment last Fri
day.
The committee claimed the
raid furnished additional proof
Of its recent allegations that
sweeping wiretap operations are
being used around town both for
extortion and for big business
men to get the drop on competi-
tors.
Rubinstein Was Customer.
A big customer Of the latter
type OF service, it was said, was
the murdered Serge Rubinstein,
man who built a multi-million-
dollar fortune through inter-
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Blizzard Clogs Highways
In Britain and Europe
By the Assoeiuted Press

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Snow-
storms swept over Britain. Ire
land and Northern Europe today
disrupting travel and communi-
cations and isolating rural COM
munities.
Munich, West Germans Sec
ond largest city, was buried In
10 inches of snow and more was
forecast. Blizzards ragged over
Sweden with tie mperature e
around zero. Main highways
were studded with cars aban-
doned in deep snowdrifts. -
Heavy snow poured down on
Northern Scotland. Royal navy
helicopters stood by for a possible
repeat Of last months operation
snowdrop" in which food was
dropped to marooned villagers.
Ireland experienced its worst
weather Of the winter with snow,
sleet, rain and hail pounding
down. Shipping was halted.
roads were blocked and farmers
struggled to rescue livestock.
Snow fell on London through
out the morning, snarling traffic
and commuters trains. Outside
the city, police warned that many
roads had become impossible.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Escaped Mental Patient
Sought at Andrews Base

Six Prince Georges County
police cars were dispatched to
Andrews Air Force Base in Suit
land, Md, this afternoon to
assist in a hunt for q mental
patient who escaped from the
base hospital.
A public relations officer iden-
titled the patient as Pfc. Theo-
dore Rouppas, 20, of the 505th
Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg.
Pfc. Rouppas, a paratrooper,
was flown into the Andrews base
last night from Fort Bragg. He
was en- route to Valley Forge
General Hospital for treatment.
Described as not dangerous, he
is 5-feet-4. has blond hair and
blue eyes and was wearing hos
pital garb when last seen.
The spokesman said Pfc.
Rouppas suffers "delusions OF a
continuing source Of divine
guidance"
Evening star., 1955-02-18
President Names 4 Members
To Commission on Fine Arts
Republicans to Serve Four -Yeor Terms;
De Weldon and Poets Are Reoppointed

William Graves Perry Of An
dover, Mass. a member Of the
Boston Architectural firm OF
Perry. Shaw & Hepburn since
1919. His firm was the architect
for the restoration Of Colonial
Williamsburg, Va.
Douglas William Orr, Stony
Creek, Conn, architect, who was
president of the American InSti-
tute of Architects in 1947-1949.
Wallace Kirkman Harrison Of
Huntington, N. Y, who was a CO.
architect for Rockefeller Center
in New York and is a director Of
the Rockefeller Foundation.
The four new members re-
place Joseph Hudnut and Pietro
Belluschi, whose terms expired
last June 10: Edward r. Neild,
ST.. whose resignation was ac-
cepted last September effective
upon the appointment Of a sue
cessor. and George Biddle. whose
resignation was accepted today.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Man Critically Burned
Trying 10 Put Out Fire

A 62-year-old man was burned
critically today attempting to
put out a fire in his apartment
at 500 Eleventh street Sc.
Firemen said they found
George Bowin unconscious on
the floor Of a blazing rear bed
room. A carbon dioxide type
fire extinguisher, its gas ex-
pended, was found in his grasp.
They said Mr.. Bowin ap-
parently awakened about 2:45
am, found the room afire and
attempted to put 1t out. In
doing SO, he was overcome by
smoke.
At Casualty Hospital, where
Mr.. Bowin was treated for severe
burns over his entire body, his
condition was pronounced as
critical.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
House of Lords Refuses to Let
Socialist Politician Shed Title

mer Caroline Middleton Of Gin
cinnati, blushed as her husband
told how she agreed with his at
tempt to remain a comrnoner.
His father, Lord Stansgate, n.
sat in the committee room as his
son presented his petition.
Stansgate. a prominent socialist
member of Commons until his
elevation to the peerage in 1912.
had agreed to his sons attempt
to sidestep the title.
During the l7th century an
epidemic Of designations led to
imposition of q rule that no peer
could surrender o title. Wedg-
wood Bend argued times have
changed.
Evening star., 1955-02-18

President Eisenhower today
named four new members to the
Commission Of Fine Arts and re-
appointed two others.
David E. Finley, director Of the
National Gallery of Art here and
chairman Of the commission, was
not affected by the shakeup.
Commission members reap
pointed for new four-year terms
were Felix w. de Weldon, sculp-
tor, and Elbert Peets, landscape
architect. The White House had
no record Of political afiiliation
for either Mr.. de Weldon or Mr..
Peets.
The four new members named
to the commission for four-year
terms. all Republicans, are:
Mrs. Emily Muir, Stonington,
Me-. artist, who has had exhibi-
tions at the National Gallery Of
Art and the Corcoran Gallery
here and who has done consid-
cradle commercial art for steam
ship and airline companies.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
New Comic Begins
In The Sunday Star

Beginning this Sundoy. Roeburn Won
Buren, one Of Americas fine iIlustro-
tors and humorists, brings you his
~Abbie on Siots"--o comic woven
with hearty comedy. suspense and
drumo.
E You'll meet such salty crobtree
Corners characters as Abbie. golden
keorted spinster; Stats. her eity-wise.
reody -fisted nephew. hiIoricss Bath
less Grossins and his beoutifal dough-
Ter Becky.
: You'll meet Them you'll love
Them .. "Abbis en- slots" now feo-
tsred weekly In the bio color comic
ssesion Of The Sunday Ster.
= Hove The Ssor home delivered dolly
end Sundey. Phone Sterling $4,000.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
D. {. Weather Bellies
Winter Elsewhere

Washington all but basked In
temperate weather today. but
winter was cutting crazy capers
elsewhere over the Nation.
A great blizzard was a-build-
ing in the Far West, storm warn
ings for small craft went up from
Vero Beach. Fla, to Charleston
S. c., and new snow on old piled
up to a depth of so inches In
New England.
The Weather Bureaus ex-
tended forecast indicates the
Washington area will feel little or
no effects from the Western
storm. It predicted rain for to-
morrow night. ending Sunday
with a temperature drop due
Sunday night. A high of about
45 was forecast for today.
The Kansas City Weather Bu-
reau, in a bulletin early today,
advised of a major storm" de-
veloping over the Western plains.
Denver reported the blizzard,
with wind reaching so miles an
hour in gusts, already was
sweeping over Wyoming and
Northern Colorado. Highway
and livestock warnings were out
as far south as New Mexico
and the blizzard was predicted
to advance into Western and
Central Nebraska and North
western and North Central Kan
sas, with snow extending east
into Iowa.
In the East. Maine doundered
under the impact of new snow
flung in by a gusty Northeaster.
Old Town, in Central Maine, had
% inches Of new snow. raising
the blanket to a depth OF "a
inches. Limestone had a COW
ering Of So inches and Greenville
had SO.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Second FEC Witness
Refracfs Testimony
Given in Lamb Case
Denies Story Linking
Broudcuster to Reds,
Charges Coaching
Rv Aas, AArcvovv
By Mary MeGrory

A second Government witness
reversed himself In the Lamb
case today. Lowell Watson, self
described former Communist
said he had testified falsely in a
previous appearance at the
hearings.
The case is that Of Edward
Lamb, Toledo (Ohio) newspaper
publisher who is seeking Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion renewal of his license to
operate a television station in
Erie, Pa. Mr.. Lamb Is accused
of having once had Communist
associations.
Mr.. Watson. gray-haired Kan
Sas dairy farmer who now serves
as a consultant on communism
for the Justice Department, said
that his false testimony had
been the result of constant and
consistent coaching, conditioning
and misleading conversation on
the part of Messrs. Cummings,
Powell and Leahy."
He referred to William Cum
mings, 43, a Negro, who said he
was a Communist Party mem
ber as an informer for the FBI;
Walter r. Powell, jr., a former
commission lawyer, and Robert
Leahy, a member of the FEC
staff.
Tells of Suggestion.
Mr.. Watson testified that in
conversations in FEC offices he
had been asked if he knew MIR.
Lambs connection with the In
ternational Labor Defense, an
organization which has been de-
clared subversive by the Attorney
General. He said that he did
not, but was asked If he were
to be shown documentary evi-
dence to that effect he would
IeSol1y tlldt WT. LAND was so
connected.
I indicated that ! might" MIR.
Watson said. "And I did"
Mr.. Watson's appearance on
the stand followed a prolonged
wrangle between FEC Attorney
Ashbrock Bryant and Mr.. Lambs
lawyer. Russell Morton Brown,
over the introduction of a sur
prise witness said to have fur
ther evidence on an earlier re-
canting Government witness,
Mrs. Marie Natvig.
FEC Examiner Herbert Sharf-
man ruled out an FEC motion to
(See LAMB, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1955-02-18
BY The Assoeiossd Press

|. LONDON, Feb. 18.-The House
Of Lords refused today to let a
young Socialist politician sur
render his heritage to a high
ranking title so he could keep
his seat in the House of Com
mons.
A committee of rohed noble
men rejected the plea Of An
thony Neil Wedgwood Benn. 20.
for a personal exception to put
aside the title during his life
time and save It for his son.
now 31a.
Wedgwood Benn's pretty
young American wife-the for
Evening star., 1955-02-18

DENVER. Feb. 18 R.-A mill
tary air transport plane brought
10 Eskimo youngsters, o months
to Q years old. here yesterday for
treatment of tuberculosis. They
were flown from Fairbanks,
Alaska. The United States Pub
lie Health Service sent them for
treatment at National Jewish
Hospital.
Evening star., 1955-02-18
Trade Bill STATE
UptoG.o.P.,
Rayburn Says
Calls on Minority
To Increase Support;
Vote Due Today
BY Robert K. Welsh

House Speaker Rayburn said
today that it is UP to Republicans
to save President Eisenhower's
trade program from being sent
back to committee for revision.
Mr.. Rayburn said that most
Democrats would support the re-
ciprocal trade agreement extern
sion bill. but that Republicans
would have to do better than
they did yesterday. when it was
saved by a narrow margin.
He commented as the House
resumed debate on the measure,
with indications that a final vote
would come late this afternoon.
BY at 193-to-192 roll-call vote
yesterday, the House adopted a
closed rule banning opposition
amendments except for one
opportunity to direct the Ways
and Means Committee to change
the bill.
PrOdus G. O. p. to Act.
Mr.. Rayburn observed that
only IS Republicans voted for
the closed rule, compared to 1873
Democrats. He said he was con-
fident that the Democratic lines
would hold firm against any re-
conmittal motion, but that such
motion might carry if Repub-
licans can muster no more than
65.
The recommittal motion was
scheduled to be made by Rep
resentative Reed, Republican, OF
New York at the close of gen.
eral debate today.
Mr.. Reed disclosed that he
would move to send the bill
back to the Ways and Means
Committee with instructions to
report it out with one major re-
vision. This would require the
President. in negotiating tariff
reductions with foreign nations.
to follow the findings Of the
Tariff Commission.
Under the trade agreement
acts, which flrst became law in
1884 and would be expanded for
another three years beyond next
June, the President is not bound
by Tariff Commission findings.
Mr.. Reeds proposed amend
ments would provide that COM
mission findings would not "con-
clusively" bind the President IL
the national security were di-
rectly involved.
Setback Is Temporary.
Opponents of the trade bill
won an initial skirmish and
dealt the Eisenhower admin
istration and House Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders a
severe but temporary setback
yesterday by voting, 207 to 17S.
against closed rule. Then in an
equally astonishing reversal
spanked by Mr.. Rayburn's
speech from the rostrum-the
House voted 1913 to 191 against
a proposal for unlimited amend
ment. Members sealed the mat
ter later by the 193-to-192 roll
call vote adopting the no-amend-.
ment rule.
The bill would continue the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act for another three years be-
yond next June. It also would
broaden the Presidents power to
(Spe TRADE paOo A-0N
Evening star., 1955-02-18
24-cor Freight Train
Given to South Koreo
BY The Asseeicted Press

PUSAN, Korea, Feb. &c.
Tyler Wood. United Nations eco
nomic co-ordinator. today turned
over q $40 million, 24-car freight
train to South Korean officials as
part of q $50 million United
States aid program for the Ko-
rean railway system.
He said the program would
give some 1000 cars, raising
Korea,s railroad strength to it's
prewar level.