MANY ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL
FISHING MADE BY AIRMEN
ANCHORAGE, —In a report
made the last of September, a
record number of fishermen In
southeastern Alaska were tagged
for commercial fishing violations
this year during the fishing sea-j
son there, according to Clarence
Rhode, Fish and Wildlife pilo'.i
who returned here last week af-|
ter three weeks’ patrol in south- i
eastern waters.
About 70 men were charged
with violating fishing laws, pilot
Rhode said. Not only did a poor
season force some to try illegal
fishing, he said, but also the game
commission had more men and
equipment on patrol thi^s year
than ever before.
Two single-engined Seabees
were on the job as well as the
Grumman Blue Goose, piloted by
Rhode. The three planes, in
addition to several coastal launch
es, were kept busy for a month
watching fishermen, and tagging
those who tried to fish during
closed periods or in closed waters.
SITKA BOY SCOUT RETURNS
FROM INTERN'L JAMBOREE
JUNEAU, —Back from Moisson,
France, is Sitka’s 15-year-old
Robert Franks who was one of
the two Alaska representatives
at the International scout iam
boree, the first such since 1930.
Robert landed in New York on
September 1, and arrived here
last week to talk over his experi
ences with scout executive, Del-1
bert Hanks. In a local radio in
terview Franks told of his trip
to the jamboree in France.
Forty thousand scouts from 53
nations attended the international
meet from August 9 to 18 at
Moisson. World peace ond bro
therhood was the theme of the
jamboree which brought together
boy scouts from all parts of the
world.
Telephone Brings
Voice From The “Dead”
NEWARK, N. J. </P)—City Fire
man George W. Vetter, Jr., heard
a voice on the telephone say
cheerily, “Hello. George Old Pal.
hpw are ya”
George’s hands shook and he
was speechless. The voice was
that of Felix Martinez, a buddy
whom Vetter himself has listed as
dead in his duties as a sergeant in
a French forest in August, 1944.
Martinez, a Mt. Vernon, N. Y.,
resident, assured Vetter he was
very much alive even though a
hand grenade had exploded in
front of him in full sight of his
company. He had not returned
that night in France, but was res
cued by another outfit.
TERRITORY TO COLLECT
FROM VB FOLTA RULES
JUNEAU, —Federal Judge Fol
ta issued a writ of mandamus
last week ordering the Alaska
Veterans’ Board to repay $350,
000 advanced by the Territory.
The writ provides for two in
stallments of $175,000 each, with
the first payment on January 31,
1948, and the second on April
30, 1948.
The money was appropriated
so the Board could begin making
loans to veterans, but the action
to recover the entire amount was
started by territorial treasurer
Oscar Olson when the Territory's
funds became virtually exhausted.
Board spokesmen said they ex
pected to appeal the decision.
The Veterans’ Commission said
that with a backlog of nearly a |
million dollars in loans and bon-!
uses to process, funds do not “pex-|
mit” the repayment, especially,
with new paper mills convng to
Alaska and opening up more bus-;
iness opportunities for veterans
than ever before. ,
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Navy Will Select 2500 i
Candidates For NROTC
College Program
Nation-wide colloge aptitude
test for the selection of approxi
mately 2,500 candidates who will
be given a four-year, Navy-subsi
dized college education under the
Naval Reserve Officers Training
program will be held December
13, 1947.
The deadline for submitting ap
plications for the tests, which will
be given in 550 cities throughou'
the United States, Alaska and Ha
waii, is November 10, 1947.
Male high school seniors and
graduates between the ages of 17
and 21 are eligible to take the ap
titude tests. They can obtain ap
plication blanks and bulletins ex
plaining the NROTC program
from high school principals, col
lege deans, professors of naval
science in colleges and universi
ties, naval officer procurement of
fices and navy recruiting stations
throughout the ‘country.
The candidates selected will be
gin the fall, 1948, term at one of
the 52 colleges and universities in
which NROTC units are estab
lished. The Navy will pay for
their tuition, books and normal
college fees, and will provide each
student with a $50-a-month living
allowance. Candidates may indi
cate their choice of colleges or uni
versities, and subject to quota lim
itations, will be so assigned.
Under the program, the candi
dates may take any course leading
to a baccalaureate degree provid
ed they include certain naval sci
ence subjects. They also are re
quired to participate in certain
drills and cruis*es, and upon grad
uation, to accept a commission in
the navy or marine corps, if qual
ified. They must then serve two
years on active duty, after which
they may request transfer to the
naval reserve and release to inac
tive duty or retention in the regu
lar navy.
More than 50,000 applicants took
the aptitude tests in January,
1947, for the naval reserve officers
training corps and the naval avia
tion college programs. Of the to
tal, approximately 2,700 were se
lected for entering college this
fall. The competitions in Decem
ber, however, will be open only to
NROTC candidates for commis
sions as Line officers. The naval
aviation college program has been
suspended for a year because of
an excess of qualified candidate*
already enrolled in the program.
Applicants receiving the highest
grades on the December .apti*ud_
test will be interviewed and given
physical examinations at a later
date. Their names will then be
submitted to state selection com
mittees composed of prominent
civilians and naval officers, who
will make the final selections. In
each case, however, enrollment in
college will be subject to accept
ance by the institution to which
individuals are assigned.
Music Lovers’ Motto:
On Cuff Is Off The Cob
SALT LAKE CITY, (/P) — Dr.|
Nikolai Malko, Russian conductor, i
says, “You can’t give music away.’’
“People don’t believe music or
musicians are any good if they are
permitted to hear them for noth
ing,” he said during a concert
here.
“They will look at and enjoy a
beautiful painting, whether it is
free or not, but it seems to be a
fascinating quirk of human na
ture that their music is only good
music is they have to pay for it ”
“Its Above Nature”
Father Turner Said
STOCKPORT, Eng., i/P)—'The
parish priest of St. Mary’s Roman
Catholic Church said today his
parishoners were awed and en
raptured by a crown of 22 yellow
roses which he reported still fresh
five months after they were placed ,
on a statue of the Virgin Mary.
The statue, four feet six inches
high and of carved orangewood,
is the personal property of the
pastor, the Rev. James Turner,
D.D.
He said that every year, on the
first Sunday in May, it was taken
to the sanctuary for the tradi
tional crowning ceremony, and
that the garlands normally began
to \Vilt and shed within two
weeks.
This year, 7-year-old Pauline
Byrne crowned the statue with
roses. The priest said the blooms
1 which were bought from a local
florist, had not been touched or
watered since then. He said
hundreds of devout Catholics
were flocking to the church to
see the statue.
“It is not for me to say it is
a miracle, but it’s above nature
and beyond nature,” Father Tur
ner said.
Searching
Immigrants
HAIFA, PALESTINE—(Sound
photo)—A British trooper searches
through the baggage of a Jewish
immigrant who holds his child in
his arms.
Mermaid?
LONDON, liTh—An 18-year-old
girl was found in a sailor’s seabag
at Herne Bay railway station re
! cently. After producing sufficient
funds to pay the girl’s fare to Lon
i don, they were allowed to pro
i ceed.
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