99 die in L. A/s j
biggest heat wave. j
LOS ANGELES (/P) The ;
death list from the heat wave j
that started nine days ago in'
Los Angeles county stood at 99,
today, hut the siege of 100-plus
temperatures apparently is ov
er. at least for the time being.
The weather man said to
day’s hugh would !be a mere
90 degrees.
Yesterday’s was 96 and hum
idity was 25 (per cent.
California fires
under control
SAN FRANCISCO (/P) Fire
men battled two breakthroughs
in Sequoia national forest to
day but elsewhere they started
to get the upper hand on blazes
that had charred more than 200
square miles of California.
A wind shift caused added
trouble in Sequoia forest 50
miles east of Fresno in the!
Sierra Nevada mountains.
At other places firemen hop
ed the temperature would stay
low and the humidity high as
they reported at least partial j
success.
Timber and brush fires in'
California and Oregon had tak-!
en eight lives arid injured 11
people. Damage was estimated
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in California at more than 12
million dollars in a little more
than a week.
Longshore strike on
East coast stops j
ships unloading
MEW YORK (/P) Two more
ports — Norfolk, Va.. and Bos
ton — were idled today in the
outgrowth of a New Yorik
waterlfront strike, but long
shoremen in Philadelphia and
Baltimore were back at work.
The New York harbor walk
out went into its third day
while shipping firms and the
New York-New Jersey water
front commission tried to get
the men back to work by court
action.
Scores of ships were idled
and cargoes were piling up on
piers.
Some 70 ships were tied up
in New York harbor.
The strike has immobilized
20 million dollars a day in ex
port and import shipments on
the New York-New Jersey wat
erfront alone.
Twenty vessels were strand
ed by a one-day “holiday” of
the Boston longshoremen, who
will return to work tomorrow.
Eleven vessels were idle in
Norfolk, where the longshore
men were attending a series of
meetings to hear reports on the
New York situation.
The shipping firms and water
front commission ‘ sought per
manent injunctions against the
costly walkout.
The strike has gone on de
spite the issuance of one tem
porary restraining order again
st the ILA.
The employers, the 170 mem
ber New York Shipping Assn,
charge that since no labor dis
pute exists, the ILA is trying
to coerce them into fighting the
Radford says
correct” Radford went on to
say that “we are continuously
looking” for ways to save mon
ey.
In reply to questions. Rad
ford said his conference with
Eisenhower was not prompted
by any emergency.
Sports Trail —
by Whitney Martin
SCOTCH PLAINS, N. J. (/P)
Sam Snead had just come in
from a practice round over the
touimpy and’ treacherous Shack
amaxon course and seemed
^uite satisfied with things in
EARLY PENNANT WON IN
NATIONAL BY BROOKLYN
'by The Associated Press
Brooklyn’s pennant victory
is the earliest ever in the Na
tional league — .but in the
American, one or two of the
contenders may find it’s later
than they think after the next
three pressure packed days.
The Dodgers made it with a
10-2 thrashing of Milwaukee
1 yesterday, erasing their own
league standard for an early
clinchinlg set on Sept. 12, 1953
' The frenzied American lea
gue battle, however, now
! jumps into its most crucial
three-days yet. The Chicago
White Sox go into New Yorks
l Yankee stadium to open a two
' game set this afternoon while
the first place Cleveland In
dians begin a two-game series
at Boston tonight.
Sunday. Chicago moves to
Boston and Cleveland visits
New York in a pair of double
headers.
The burden is on the White
I Sox and the Red Sox. Both
' lost vital ground yesterday
| while Cleveland and New
| York reeled off victories. The
I Indians beat Baltimore 5-3 in
I 10 innings, maintaining their
i half-game lead over the Yanks
j who walloped Kansas City 13
! o.
But the White Sox were
jarred 21f> games behind by
general. j
He had been playing with
Cary Middlecoff in this preo
for the cavalcade of golf tour
naments, where money is the
object, as $50,000 will be split
among the contestants, and
someone asked him how Mid
dlecoff was playing. Sam shrug
ged a shoulder.
“Good, and bad,” he said in
his best mugwump manner.
“Why didn’t you straighten
him out?”
“Not me,” Sam said emphat
ically.' “The last time I told
someone what was wrong with
his game he up and beat me.
“That was in the P. G. A. at
Detroit a couple of years ago.
I was playing a practice round
with Dave Douglas and he was
not hitting the ball at all. I told
him what was wrong and right
away he began to hit. Then he
beat me in the tournament.”
“Tell us about the time you
got stopped for going through
a red light up there,” someone
suggested. Sam laughed.
“lit was after I’d lost,” he ex
plained. “I had stopped, 'but \
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FIRST PARTY OF FALL SEASON
- SATURDAY -
Dancing from 10 p.m. to 3-pc. orchestra
BIRTHDAY PARTY
honoring members whose birthdays
fall in August, September, October
Informal - Refreshments at 11:30 p. m.
For Elks, their Ladies and Guests
ELKS CLUBR00MS
Washington 5-4, and Boston,
after winning six straight,
slipped four games back with
a 5-4 defeat (by Detroit.
The Dodgers, winning their:
ninth modern-era pennant, j
breezed home on 111 hits and j
the brilliant relief work of
Karl Spooner. The 24-year-old;
soctihlpaiw, relieving rookie Ro- j
ger Craig in the fourth, pitch- j
ed no-hit, ball over the final
5V6 innings, striking out nine
and retiring 13 in order in one j
istretch. Jackie Robnson, who
hit a two-run homer in a four
run fifth, and Gil Hodges each
knocked home three runs.
The New York Giants, tak
ing advantage of Milwaukee’s;
defeat, moved within 2M> I
games of the runner-up
Braves with a 6-2 victory ov
er the St. Louis Cardinals in
a night game. Bobby Hofman
and Wayne Terwilliger spark
ed a 5-run sixth inning with
doubles.
Philadelphia tightened its
grip on fourth place with a
6-4 decision over fifth place
Cincinnati, overcoming two
homers by Redleg Wally Post.
Chicago and Pittsburgh, were
idle.
SEATTLE JUST ABOUT
HAS PC PENNANT WON
by The Associated Press
The tussle for the Pacific
coast league pennant is just
about over.
Seattle could clinch a tie
for the crown Friday night —
if San Diego loses.
The Padres, are three games
behind the league leading
Rainiers with just four games
left. Their pennant hopes were
slimmed iby a 13-1 wallopng
from San Fraricisco yesterday.
The Rainiers stepped on sev
enth place Oakland, 3-0. Sacra
mento shut out aspiring Hol
lywood, 2-0, and Los Angeles
handed Portland its ninth loss
in 10 games, 5-1 to tie Holly
wood for third place.
Seattle’s Elmer Singleton
pitched his 10th shutout of
the season, walked two, and
Kennedy got Jim Marshall to
fly out for the game-ender.
I'n'iiiinii mini i www nwnn ITHWWI—II
Special
ANB-ANS
Meeting
Monday
8:00 R. M.
Visiting members
WELCOME
DR. WALTER MASSEY
Juneau Optometrist
Will Be In Sitka from Sept. 16 through 18
to conduct eye examinations
Call Sitka Hotel for Appointment
Phone 200
Dr. Massey will fit contact lenses for
those who are interested
ELECT A CANDIDATE
WHO WILL REPRESENT YOU
FRED VAN HORN
HAVE BEEN
Fisherman, Laborer, Businessman
AND HOLDS
Degree in Political Science
Specializing in State & Local Govt.
AM NOW
Active civic minded individual with
NO "Special" ties of influence
WE ALL WANT AN ACCEPTABLE CONSTITUTION UN
DER WHICH ALASKA CAN LOOK FORWARD
to a bright future
V0TEFRED VAN H0RNVOTE
CANDIDATE DIST. No. 13 SITKA RECORDING DIST.