Population Grows
In Territories
(<#*) Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, </P)—The pop
ulation of Hawaii, including mem
bers of the armed forces, increas
ed 28.6 per cent from 1940 to
1947 a new estimate by the cen
sus bureau disclosed.
In 1947 the territory had a pop
ulation of 544,000 compared with
423,300 at the time of the regular
1940 census. At the wartime peak,
Hawaii’s population totaled more
than 800,000. Excluding military
personnel stationed there, the
1947 estimates is 509,000.
Puerto Rico showed a rise of 15
per cent over the same period:
the Panama Canal zone 71 per
cent, and the Virgin Islands 9.2
per cent.
Despite a heavy demand for
current estimates of population
in Alaska, the bureau’s announce
ment said it has not been possible
to prepare a reliable estimate for
that Territory.
Puerto Rico, the most populous
of the territories and possessions,
had a total population of about
2,149,000 in 1947.
The new census estimate for
U. S. Oarsmen Win
Championships
HENLEY-ON-THAMES. Eng-’
land, (/P)—Two mighty crews
from the Pacific Coast—Univers
ity of California’s eight-oar shell
and University of Washington’s
four-with-Coxwain — rowed to
Olympic championships today on
| the Thames.
A Hollywood hostess, giving in
structions to her new maid just
before a party, cautioned:
“Now please try to remember,
Marie, when you serve the guests
don’t wear any jewelry.”
Maid: “I haven’t anything val-!
uable, Madame, but thanks for |
the warning just the same.”
the canal zone covers civilian'
population only. It shows a rise
of about 19,800 since 1940, with a
total of 47,500 in 1947.
The Virgin Islands have grown
in population at a rate substan
tially lower than that of the other
territories and possessions. The
Virgin Islands total was 27,200 in
1947, compared with a 1940 count
of 24,889.
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“Truman Erects
Iron Curtain”
Is Charge
(Continued from Page One*
ident’s demands, should reach
him shortly.
Some of Mr. Truman’s best
friends in Congress urged him to
sign the measures.
They were passed by the spec
ial session which quit Saturday
night after 13 days of political in
fighting on Capitol Hill.
Senator Hatch of New Mexico,
chairman of the Democratic cam
paign speakers committee, told a
reporter:
“Inadequate as these measures
are, I still think they represent
some advance over what we have
now and I hope the President
signs them.
“But I am sure that when he
does, he will be able to tell the
country just how inadequate and
how meager they are,” Lucas de
clared.
But the Republicans had a
ready answer to anything Mr.
Truman might say about infla
tion—a contention that he has
hampered Congressional investi
gations into Communist activities
in the government.
I Senator Ferguson (R.-Mich.),
who headed one of the inquiry
committees, put it on the line with ;
a charge in the Senate’s closing1
session that the President had'
thrown up “an iron curtain be
tween Congress and the public
business.” ”
The Michigan Senator said his
comm ittee’s investigation had
been stopped by Mr. Truman’s re
fusal to permit government agen
cies to turn over records of per
sons accused of communist activ
ities.
“Congress,” Ferguson shouted
to his colleagues, “is rapidly be
ing pushed into the intolerable po
sition of having either to legislate
through a blind spot or compel
the President to answer for his
conduct in impeachment proceed
ings.”
TEWKESBURY'S ALASKA
DIRECTORY IN NOME
The Tewkesbury’s Alaska Busi
ness directory, travel guide and!
Almanac last week appeared in
Nome on sale at newsstands and
bookstores. Bill and Dave Tewkes
bury have compiled a complete
directory of businesses in Alas
ka, officials of the governmental .
departments, descriptions of the J
various towns (with pictures^ and
interesting points to tourists and
settlers.
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New‘Police Chief
For Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, itf*)—Charles B.
Stowell, former New York State
trooper, took over the post of An
chief of police today. The ap
pointment was made by City
Manager Don Wilson. Former
chief Patrick Quigley was retain
ed on the force as a captain.
Wilson also announced a new
organization setup under which
the detective bureau is abolished
and its personnel transferred to
the status of uniformed patrol
men.
Wilson said Stowell served as
a lieutenant commander in the
navy during the second world
war and has worked with the de
partment of the interior in Bir
mingham, Ala., for the past two
years.
DON STEWART
IN FROM DEERING
Don Stewart manager-operator
of the Dry Creek Dredging Com
pany of Deering is in town today
on business. He returned to Nome
with three of the company’s in
vestors, A1 Lobe, Robt. Gillespie,
and L. Lockhart, who have been
visiting the dredging operations.
The three will leave Nome tomor
row for Seattle.
THUMBS DOWN ON
HAINES HARBOR
SEATTLE, '(#*)—The engineers’
corps reported unfavorably today
on a proposal for improvements
of Haines Harbor, Alaska.
Col. Theron D. Weaver, division
engineer, said the report was
made after a hearing at Haines.
“In view of the evidence pre
sented,” Weaver’s report • said,
“the construction of the jetties
would not alleviate the damage
from winds to .shipping when
deep draft boats were approach
ing or leaving the dock. The ben
efits accruing from the protection
to small boats by the construction
of a small boat harbor are be
lieved to be insufficient to justify
the necessary expenditures. Fur
thermore Lutak Inlet, three miles
north of Haines, offers all the
requisites of a natural protected
harbor which could be developed
at low costs to accommodate the
needs of the interests involved.”
MRS. NEWMANN AND
CHILDREN RETURN
Mrs. Carl Newman and chil
dren, who have been visiting in
Anchorage the past month re
; turned home today on the Alaska
Airlines plane.
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