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Alaskan Boy In
Soap Box Derby
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AKRON, O., Aug. 14, — i/P)—’The
hopes of 12 teen-age youngsters
today centered about their sleek
little homemade gravity propel
led racers and the 1,000-foot track
of Akron’s Derby Downs where
the National Soap Box Derby takes
place next Sunday.
One out-of-town contestant, 15
pear-old John Slinger of Eliza
beth. N. J., already was on hand
to size up the race course and
tune up his car. Others will
arrive in the next few days from
all parts of the country. Trav
eling the greatest distance will
be Leo Osterman, winner of the
derby contest in Juneau, Alaska.
Lawrence Frank
Is Apprehended
COPPER CREEK, Alaska, Aug.
11. 'DELAYED'—(/P)—A 17-day
air and ground search for Law
rence Frank, a native sought in
connection with the death of Joe
Sam last month, ended yesterday.
J$ Frank was apprehended by De
puty Marshal Nelson McCrery and
Constable Russell Martin of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
at his brother’s fishing camp in
the Snag River country across
the Canadian border.
The native is held on a charge
of manslaughter pending action
by the Grand Jury in Anchorage
in October.
Sam’s body was found floating
in Scotty Creek July 19.
Jlouse Comm. Gets
Jitters on ARR
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 14, -(/Pi
Members of the House Military
Affairs Committee, Army officers
^tend press representatives figur
atively “bit their nails” yesterday
as they inspected the picturesque
loop district of the Alaska Railroad
where tracks make a 180 degree
turn for a 300-foot altitude change.
Long a foremost tourist attrac
tion, the party reported they found
numerous rotted ties and piling
on the wooden trestle construc
tion.
The tracks are on a section of
*the line which will be abandoned
should business be routed through
^the new port of Whittier instead
of Seward.
The inspecting party left today
for Adak enroute to the Orient.
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line over Boulder Dam in this utr by a JSavy photographer.
Price On Coffee
Up 10 to 13 Cents
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, — </P)—
OPA today authorized immediate
retail price increases on Coffee,
ranging from 10 to 13 cents a
pound.
The increase results from:
1. Cancellation of an important
subsidy of 3 cents a pound. The
subsidy was discontinued when
the price control law lapsed July
11.
2. An increase of about 2 cents
a pound authorized for importers
June 28. This increase had not
been passed on to retail levels.
3. A further increase of about 3
cents a pound in importers ceil
ings authorized today as an in
ducement to increase coffee im
portation.
The amount of the retail increase
will vary depending upon method
of distribution of coffee, OPA said.
The agency authorized an in
crease of 10 Vi cents a pound for
processors of roasted coffee, cof
fee compounds, soluble coffee and
soluble coffee products.
OPA said that wholesalers and
retailers, including retail wagon
route sellers, may apply their reg
ular percentage markups to the
new, higher cost of coffee.
Anniversary, End
Of Jap War
UNDATED, Aug. 14, _(£>)—With
out formal pause, the nation joy
fully yet prayerfully observed the
first anniversary today of victory
in World War II.
One year to the day after he
proclaimed Japan’s unconditional
surrender, President Truman ask
ed Americans to dedicate this first
“Victory Day’’ to prayer and high
resolve that:
"The cause of Justice, Freedom.
Peace and International Goodwill
should be advanced with undim
inished and unremitting efforts,
inspired by the valor of our heroes
of the armed services.”
while military men and others
were paying tribute to the men
who fought and died to bring the
war to its conclusion, Mr. Truman
totaled up the balance sheet to
see what a year of peace has
meant to the home front.
Plane Sighted On
Island Beach
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 14, —UP)—
An Army rescue Rescue Squad
ron plane reported today sighting
pilot Wilbur Morris of Anchorage
PanAmAir Elects
Wolfe Vice Pres.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 14. — (/P)—
Pan American World Airways,
which announced in March that
Admiral William F. Halsey would
become its vice-president in charge
of Alaskan operations, confirmed
yesterday that the same post has
been accepted by Thomas F.
Wolfe.
The company made no mention
of Halsey in its announcement.
Not long after his election to
the airlines post, the five-star
Admiral was appointed by Presi
dent Truman to a military board
of strategy composed of various
senior officers who so success
fully directed conduct of the war.
Wolfe started his aviation car
eer 22 years ago as manager of
the Chicago Association of Com
merce’s aviation department. He
subsequently spent nine years with
United Airlines and 10 with West
ern Air Lines. He resigned last
spring to become assistant to the
president of United-Rexall Drug
Co., with headquarters here.
and a passenger beside their plane
on a beach tip of Kalgin Island.
They were overdue two days on
a flight from Snug Harbor to
Anchorage.
Secretary of the Interior Julius
A. Krug, and his party, is sched
uled to arrive at the Nome Air
Base this evening, according to
members of the committee in
i charge of the reception. The
' 23 officials and fhe crews ofthe
two planes will be met at the air
port and taken directly to the
1 Federal Building where the Sec
retary will meet w th a group of
; 21 natives, representing the entire
Second Division.
Cocktails are scheduled for 6:30
; p.m. at the Officers Club where
an informal meeting with towns
people will take place before the
dinner which is scheduled for
seven o'clock.
The committee informs us that
, the tables have been set for 140
dinner guests, 'the capacity of the
officers dining room'.
Mr. Krug and his party will
leave Nome early Thursday morn
ing, about seven a.m.
The committee expressed the
hope that weather conditions will
be favorable, so that as many as
wish, can be at the field to meet
and greet the distinguished offi
cials, and urges that Nomeites
keep in touch with the committee
for exact time of the arrival.
It was learned here today that
Barrow has prepared a fine pro
gram for the two-hour stopover.
Native dances and high-kicking
will be exhibited while guests en
I joy a luncheon of Roasted Niklik
• goose', Pickled Muktuk. Fried
Seal Liver, Fresh Mikigak (whale
meat). Polar Bear Roast and Wal
rus Heart. The vegetable will
be Masoo (wild potato which
grows at Barrow). The menu
will be topped off with Akkotuk
or Eskimo Ice Cream.
A. L. Carr, Miner
Killed Sun. Nite
In Shooting Frav
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 14. —(/P)—
Law enforcement officers here re
ceived a report yesterday of a
fatal shooting of A. L. Carr, Nel
china area miner, Sunday night
I in what was reported to have been
a quarrel with another miner.
Lee O. Teague, Special FBI ag
ent here, said George Belanger,
the other miner, apparently fired
in self-defense. The shooting
occurred in a cabin 15 miles off
the Glenn Highway. Details of
the killing were meagre, but Dep
uty Marshal Nelson McCrary con
firmed a report that Carr had
threatened Belanger on other oc
casions.