Talmadge Gels
First Defeat
ATLANTA, (/Pi-Herman Tal
madge’s legislative forces sustain
ed their first defeat in the general
assembly today when they failed to
expunge from the Senate Journal
the oath M. E. Thompson took as
acting governor.
The senate, by a 27-27 tie vote,
thereby ordered the Journal to
show that when Thompson took
the oath as lieutenant governor
last Monday he also swore in a
surprise move to uphold the con
stitution in exercising executive
powers of state.
The Talmadge group was beaten
down today only after president
pro tern William P. Dean of Con
yers, presiding over the session,
ruled that he was entitled to a
vote and cast it to allow the dis
puted oath to stand. Dean then
ruled that since a tie vote existed
the journal was adopted as read.
As a general rule, the guy who
pays tht least taxes is the one who
does the most hollering when need
ed improvements are proposed.
War Investigation
To Continue
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—The Sen
ate overrode Democratic objec
tions today and voted to continue
its special war investigating com
mittee until Jan. 31, 1948.
Approval on a 49 to 43 vote of a
resolution extending the life of the
inquiry group marked a clear-cut
victory by the controlling Repub
lican majority over the Democrats.
The latter had contended that
special committees violate the
spirit of the Congregational act.
Republicans disputed this.
Earlier the Senate had rejected
a move to turn the investigating
authority over to the standing ex
penditures committee.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (/P) — A1
Capone, fighting a battle with
death, was reported as “much im
proved” today by his physician,
who added, however, that he was
“definitely not out of danger.”
The former king of the under
world suffered a stroke at his
palm fringed estate early yester
day but rallied last night.
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Unamerican Activ
ities Committee
To Be Active
WASHINGTON (A*)—1The House
committee on unamerican activi
ties, meeting for the first time un
! der Republican manag ement,
voted today to investigate Com
munist or subversive influences
in Hollywood, labor unions, na- J
tional defense, and the educational
system.
Chairman J. Parnell Thomas
(R.-N.J.> told reporters:
“I intend to make it the most
active year in the committee’s his
tory.”
When and where the investiga
tions will start is still under dis
cussion
Thomas said in a statement that
the inquiries ‘‘will be both inten
sive and fair” and that “exposure”
will be the committee’s chief wea
pon.
“Let the chips fall where they'
may.” he saidi “It doesn’t make
any difference to me whether they
fall on the Columbians, on the Ku |
Klux Klan, or the Communists.”
This is the program Thomas said
the committee approved:
1. To expose and ferret out
Communists and their sympathiz- J
ers in the federal government.
2. To spotlight Communist dom
ination of some vital labor unions. I
3. To begin a counter education-,
al program against subversive
propaganda, using official reports
at regular intervals.
It don’t take long to make you
hard-boiled after you’ve been in
hot water a few times.
—
The pineapple is neither pine
nor apple, but a berry.
know
Custodian of confidence.,
born of a thorough knowledge
of the Territory
RLRSKR niRLIRES...
NOME, ALASKA
Says “Alaska, Land
Of Opportunity”
SEATTLE, (/P)—Alaska is aland
of opportunity today more than
ever before, says Kalle Raatikain
en, founder of Pelican City and
resident of the Territory the past
32 years.
Raatikainen came to Seattle yes
terday to provide a most remark
able opportunity for a 21-year-old
nephew, Arve Hamalinen of Fin
land. Hamalinen was expected to
arrive by plane from New York
City, on his way to become even
tual heir to his childless uncle’s
extensive properties.
But United Airlines reported
westbound planes from New York
City were held up by bad weather,
so Raatikainen settled down with
two Alaska friends, Mrs. Paul
Salo, and Arne Vesoja, to talk
about Alaska.
Raatikainen is vice president of
the Pelican Cold Storage com
pany. which has six million
pounds capacity. He also is a fish
buyer, former city councilman and
dairyman in Sitka, and has oper
ated fur farms and fishing boats.
Ketchikan Plans
New Sewers
WASHINGTON, (/P)—'The Fed
eral Works Administration has
approved advances totaling $5,500
to finance preparation of plans for
sewer system improvements at
Ketchikan.
Two projects are involved—a
new sanitary diversion sewers, in
cluding mains and laterals, estim
ated cost $111,000, federal advance
$2,000; and new sanitary and
storm water sewer system includ-1
ing mains and laterals to replace
obsolete facilities, estimated cost
$160,500, federal advance $3,500.
The federal funds for planning
are to be repaid, without interest,
when construction is begun.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
Stockholders Meeting
A meeting of the NWA Fair
Awn. will be held Jan. 26, 1947,
at 2:30 P.M.. at City Hall.
Election of the Board of Direc
tors and other business in connec
tion with the coming Ninth Fair
will be considered.
A. Polet, Secretary.
DREAM
THEATER
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1 Show, Jan. 22 and 23, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday
"FLAME OF BARBARY COAST"
John Wayne - Ann Dvorak
Also "Popular Science"
—•—
2 Shows, Jan. 24, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Friday
"VIGILANTES RIDE"
Russell Hayden
Also "I'll Never Crow Again"
And "Tiger Woman," No. 8
SHOES
Women and
Children
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