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NEWS IN BRIEF
RADFORD, Va., April 19,
Twelve miners, operating at a low
level in one of the state’s lew an
thracite coal diggings died in a
blast which caught them live
thousand feet from the hillside en
trance, ostensibly from a gas ex
plosion which blew a train of 14
mine cars, more than half a mile
away in the mine, 150 feet up an
inclined track.
NEW YORK, April 19, (A1)—350
women and children said goodbye
to the United States for two years
as they sailed for Bremerhaven,
Germany, aboard the transport
Xnomas Barry, to be wuth their
U. S. Army husbands and fathers
•n Germany and Austria.
WASHINGTON, April 19. (/Pf—
The House and Senate conference
committee report recommending
the appropriation of one million
dollars for rivers and harbors
Ifrork on Wrangell Narrows, Alas
ka, was passed by the House and
new goes to the Senate.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 19, (/l1)—
Georgia Stevens, a student at the
University of Texas, died of burns
received Wednesday night at a
(formal initiation ceremony in the
Della Delta Delta sorority house.
She was wearing a net dress which
caught fire from a candle during
the ceremonial and suffered burns
about the arms, legs, and body.
LOS ANGELES, April 19, (/Pf—
The election of a Republican ad
ministration would bring a cycle
of “boom, bust, and chaos,” Sec
retary Wallace told a Jackson Day
rally last night. Wallace cried out
against “reactionaries and the re
•^alcitrant minority,” and urged
election of a “progressive” Con
gress.
MINING COMPANY
PURCHASES CAMP
The Rainbow Mining Company
recently purchased one of the
army camps at Lava Lake, for use
as a camp for the company.
Frank Whaley, a partner in the
mining company, is transporting
some of the materials and equip
ment via air in the Rainbow Sky
ways plane, a Piper Cruiser, which
has recently been completely over
hauled. Mr. Whaley is agent for1
the Piper airplane here and states
the plane is available at the air
port for inspection.
All of the buildings and equip-1
nnent will be moved from the
Lava Lake location to the Rain
bow Mining Company camp site
and be set up in time for summer
operation of the mine.
CONVERTED JEEP— a converted jeep, eomnlete with scalloped canvas top, stops on
Dewey boulevard in Manila. Passengers enter from the rear and sit facing each other.
Coal And Kail
Strikes Threaten
There is no hope for an imme
diate settlement of the dispute in
volving 400.000 soft coal miners,
and the threat of a nationwide
railroad strike darkened the na
tion’s labor picture. The strike
of more than 200,000 engineers
and trainmen, originally called for
March 11, but postponed pending
a study of union demands for
wage increases barred by terms of
the railway labor act until May
1R.
The threat of a walkout hinged
on the acceptance or rejection of
the government fact-f i n d i n g
board’s recommendation of a six
teen cent an hour wage hike and
certain changes in working condi
tions. In past disputes most of
such proposals led to settlements
without strikes.
Resumption of coal negotiations
have been stalemated for more
than a week after Lewis, president
of the AFL United Coal Miners,
walked out of the conference with
soft coal operators.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
AT BELMONT POINT
A service to commemorate the
resurrection of the Lord will be
held Easter Sunday morning at
7:00 o’clock on the brow of Bel
mont Point. All ministers will be
participating. Chaplain York will
be the speaker. You are urged to
attend. All are welcome.
If weather hinders for an out
door service, the alternative meet
meeting place will be at the Pen
tecostal Assembly of God Church.
Juneau Is Almost
Foodless
JUNEAU, April 19, I./P)—Juneau
is butterless, tomatoless, cucum
berless, lettuceless; not to men
tion almost eggless, meatless,
shorteningless, and potatoless.
The Alaska longshore strike
which has tied up shipping, also
has local merchants making plans
to ration sugar, flour and canned
goods. Some types may last sev
eral weeks grocers report now.
The two weeks old strike has
blocked the importation of perish
able foods and other goods except
by air or small craft, operating
with union approval.
House Passes Stiff
OPA Bill
WASHINGTON, April 19, —
Administration chiefs expressed
confidence that the Senate would
treat OPA far more gently than
the House did, but trouble is
stacking up for them just the
same. Their guarded optimism is
tempered by the fact that even if
the Senate rolls up a thumping
majority for continued price con
trol without major changes, its de
cision will have to be compromis
ed with the contrary actions of the
House, and may keep its provi
sions.
OPA chief Porter claims the bill
passed by the House yesterday
requires the elimination immedi
ately after July first of price ceil
ings on at least fifty percent of
all commodities that go to make
the cost of living.
Attempt To Settle
Alaska Longshore
SEATTLE. April 19, OP) — A
union leader and a U. S. concilia
tor will fly to Ketchikan today to
attempt to settle the Alaska long
shore strike; but the Alaska can
nery workers strike set for Satur
day at midnight is no closer a set
tlement.
Demanding a thirty percent
wage increase, the cannery work
ers declared the negotaitions were
a failure and set the srtike date.
A meeting of union and employer
representatives with the concilia
tor today brought no solution.
Steve Glumaz, northwest chief
of the International Longshore
men’s and Warehousemen’s union
said that he and Commissioner A.
i L. Peterson of the conciliation
service will fly north to attempt a
windup of the wage dispute
which has tied up Alaska shipping
and threatens the Territory with
a severe food shortage.
I
UNITED CHORUS TO SING AT
TERRITORIAL SCHOOL GYM
The United Chorus under the
| direction of Emma Grill will sing
Easter music Easter Sunday after
noon at the Territorial School Au
ditorium at three o’clock.
In addition to the chorus there
will be solos by Mr. G. E. S. Grill
and Rev. R. Amundsen.
Mrs. Stanley Thompson will
play a flute solo.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
ManclitiriunC Capital
Taken 15 v
(lommunists
An official Chinese Communist
broadcast from the Yenan party
headquarters reported the capture
of Changchun, capital city of war
torn Manchuria in a broadcast re
corded by UP) in San Francisco.
The broadcast was in the form
of a New China News Agency ur
gent dispatch from Changchun and
reported the “city of Changchun
is completely cleared of Japanese
and puppet troops and bandits.”
This presumably referred to the
Chinese government troops. “Af
ter the Communists led the popu
lar forces of the democratic joint
army, entered the city to estab
lish peace and order, the demo
cratic government established in
the city returned to normal or
der.”
The Russians completed their
withdrawal Sunday night and the
Communists began to attack the
city two hours earlier. bP) corres
pondent Tom Masterson radioed
from Changchun at the time.
\\ alker Resigns
From (Chamber < >f
Commerce
KETCHIKAN. April 19. i/P)—
Senator Norman Walker, who au
thored the veterans bill turned in
his membership card and told the
secretary to bill him for nine
months unpaid dues, bade the
members “a good afternoon” anci
walked out of the Ketchikan
Chamber of Commerce after the
Chamber defeated his motion to
endorse the veterans measure in
cluding the sales tax. The Cham
ber instead approved a resolution
endorsing financial aid to the vet
erans.
The dramatic moment came
when Walker asked the privilege
of the floor and recited his per
sonal accomplishments during .30
years as a member of the cham
ber, and added he had never had
to inform the public of his accom
plishments; handed his member
ship card to the secretary and left
the meeting during a discussion
on the motion Walker claimed had
41 wires from over Alaska endors
ing the veterans bill as passed.
DORMAN LA BOUNTY IN
NOME ON BUSINESS VISIT
Mr. Dorman La Bounty, repre
sentative of the McKesson Drug
Co., visited Nome for one day on
business, and left for Anchorage
Thursday afternoon with Alaska
Airlines.