reason why they cannot prohibit
such contracts in the future. And
future policy is the most important
aim of these anti-closed shop
amendments. If there is to be in
dustrial freedom in this country,
workers must be free to join or
not to join labor unions as they
please.
States May Get
35 Lbs. .Of Sugar
WASHINGTON, <7Pi—1The office
of temporary controls announced
today that spare stamp No. 11 in
OPA family ration books will be
come good April 1 for 10 pounds of
sugar.
Validation of the 10-pound
stamp will mark OPA’s change
over from the 5-pound ration pro
cedure for household users. The
curent stamp, No. 53, good for five
pounds, will expire March 31.
Stamp No. 11 will be good
through September 30 but OPA
said a second stamp good for 10
pounds will be validated July 1
providing sugar imports meet ex
pectations.
OPA officials said it is possible
that still another 10 pounds, bring
ing the year’s total for household
users to 35, may be made available
September 30.
OPA emphasized that new
stamps being validated include
sugar for both regular home and
canning use. No separate stamps
will be issued for canning. Last
year household users got 15 pounds
of sugar for regular use and 10 for
home canning.
NEWS IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON, (/P)_Mrs. Al
ben W. Barkley, 64, wife of Ken
tucky Senator, died at 8 a.m., to
day after a long illness. Death was
attributed to a heart attack.
Mrs. Barkley, the former Mis.
Dorothy Brower, was born Nov.
14, 1882, at Mayfield, Va. She and
Senator Barkley were married
June 23, 1903.
PORTLAND, Ore. (/Pi — Com
plaint s about “lousy liquor” in
state-owned stores led liquor con
trol commission Alexander Ray
Conway to submit cheap and ex
pensive rye and bourbon samples
to two newspapermen, self-styled
liquor tasting experts.
They couldn’t agree which was
good and which bad.
They couldn’t even agree which
was bourbon and which rye.
RAPID CITY, S. D„ (.Pi—Last
week Sgt. James Lessman an army
recruiter, spotted a salesman set
ting up a recruiting display.
Lessman talked to one of the
store’s salesman, Donald R. Bortle.
an ex-GI, and urged him to use
his influence with the manage
ment in letting him set up the dis
play. After the management ap
proved, Bortle helped Lessman a:
range the display.
Yesterday Bortle signed up for
a three-year hitch in the regular
army.
An “electrical camouflage” may
be thrown around a broadcasting
station by new electronic equip
ment.
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Counterfeiting
Occupation Scrip
FRANKFURT, Germany, i/R)—
The sudden recall today of all U. S.
occupation /.one military scrip ac
ted consternation among some
Germans.
The scrip was recalled with the
announced purpose of blocking
counterfeiting which has been
flourishing in France and Ger
many for several months.
!n Nuernberg, civilians not au
thorized to possess the scrip ap
proached soldiers on the streets
and offered them as much as $50
to $<5 in scrip for a carton of cig
ar ties, chocolate, soap or coffee.
Scores of Germans employed
wAkin the palace of justice, where
»*azi leaders have been on trial,
moaned that they had scrip in va
rious quantities and did not know
what to do with it.
American guards said they knew
of some Germans in ordinary jobs
around the courthouse who pos
seted great quantities of the mili
tary currency, now worthless.
_I Dare You
We don’t know who backed down but this was a No. 1 picture of
the year selected by the country's outstanding photographers in the
animals and pets class of the Graflex Photo contest. It was the first
major photographic contest to be held in the country since the end
of the war and 133 awards were made. The contest drew 8,000 pictures
of which 40 per cent were submitted by amateurs. The photo was
taken by Brad Willson of Columbus, O.
Northwestern Alaska hair Association
NINTH ANNUAL FAIR
For $ J 0 0
A ticket can be purchased enabling the lucky holder to win one of the
following worthy prizes which are to he given away at the Fair!
“PIIILCO’* Radio-Phonograph
“FRIGIDAIRE”
“THOR" Washing Machine
i
1st Lucky Number drawn gets choice of any one of the three prizes.
2nd Lucky Number drawn gets choice of any one of the two remain
ing prizes.
3rd Lucky Number drawn gets the remaining prize.
Drawing will be at 11:30 P.M., April 19th