Meatcutter Fined:
He Sold Above
Ceiling Price
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 6—l/Pt—j
A meatcutter was fined $25 in Fed
eral Court yesterday on a charge
of selling meat above the ceiling
price set by the Office of Price Stab
ilization (OPS).
Fred L. Park, the meatcutter, was;
accused by an OPS agent of selling
1 1-4 pounds of meat on August
30 for $1-90 a pound, 53 cents a
pound over the OPS ceiling.
Similar charges filed August 31 i
against Albert Arend, owner of the
market where Park was employed,
and Frank Hanson, manager were
dismissed.
NEWS \
Altar Society Meeting
The Altar Society of the Douglas j
Catholic church will have their reg- ;
ular meeting tomorrow, Wednesday!
evening at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Stephen Ford.
Delegates to Leave
Mrs. Thomas Bowman and George
Stevens Sr. of Douglas and Sandy j
Stevens of Juneau will leave Sunday j
via Alaska Coastal to Ketchikan to
attend the 29th annual convention!
of the Alaska Native Brotherhood
and the Alaska Native Sisterhood.
Ladies Join Lions
The ladies of the Douglas Lions
club members met with the Lions
as guests last evening with a de
licious turkey dinner at Mikes Place.
Arne Shudshift, chairman of the
Hallowe’en children’s party reported
on the affair and recommended
that it be an annual event of the
club. President Ed Johnson had
a large group of letters from child
ren of the several grades of the
Douglas Public School, some of
which were read, thanking the Lions
for the party and asking that it be
held again next year.
The Rev. Robert Rings, Douglas
minister, was initiated into the club
as a new member and welcomed.
Visiting Lions included Frank
Metcalf and A1 Boutiq, of Juneau,
with their wives.
Guests, besides the wives of mem
bers, included Mr. and Mrs. Max
Cardiff, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mc
Huron, and Mr. and Mrs. Elliot
Jones. '
As a special treat, Mikes' enter
tainers, Lou Dittrich and Eunice
Johnson, better known as “Lou and
Johnny” entertained with songs and
dance music following the dinner
and were very much enjoyed.
Alaska Potters
Have Two Events
Set on Wednesday
The Alaska Potters will meet to
morrow evening in their club room
behind the Purity Bakery at 8 o’
clock. There will be a short business
meeting with t&o important items
to be discussed: first, the insurance
for the equipment, and second, the
estimate on the plumbing installa
tions.
The business meeting will be fol
lowed by a demonstration in the
slab method by Mrs. Helen Hixson.
For this, members should bring
their usual equipment: oilcloth, rol
ling pin, cutting implement, slip
brush and a small sponge.
The kiln is now filled with glazed
•ware. This firing will begin at 3:30
p.m. on Wednesday and anyone who
would like to watch will be welocme.
It is not too late for any pros
pective ceramists to enter these fall
classes. The membership is still
open and new members are always
welcome.
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CortloYS! Man Less?
To Bunco Artists;
TNe Men Held
SEATTLE, Nov. 6—Wt—'Two Can
adians and an Australian who are
accused of bilking a Cordova. Al
aska, fisherman in a bunco trick
were charged with grand larceny
yesterday.
The trio was arrested last week
after Henry Mattson of Cordova re-,
ported 'he had lost $3,000 to them
and would have lost $17,000 more
had not his banker warned him.
Mattson said the money was to
have been posted with the men
to prove that he could have paid his
share cf wagers which he said had
keen placed on a credit basis.
The $3,COO was all Mattson had
with him when he was asked to
put up the surety and he flew
back to Alaska to obtaiii the $17,000
the three men asked. His banker
talked him into reporting the mat
ter to the police, instead, and the
arrest followed at a local hotel.
The men gave their names as
James E. Mason and Murray F.
Garrison of Vancouver, B. C.. and
Ashley A. Griffiths, of Australia.
SAN FRANCISCO—Cpl. Percy F.
Baines cf (212 Tatsuda St. > Ketchi
kan, was among 4,061 Korean com
bat veterans arriving here for leave
and reassignment.
Threaten fc Evict
Alaska Non-Coms
At Camp Stoneman
CAMP STONEMAN, Calif., Nov. [
6—l.fl—Twenty Air Force sergeants
just back from Alaska with their J
families—awaiting delivery of their
automobiles before going on to new
assignments—were told yesterday i
they would have to get out of de- !
pendent quarters at Canto Stone
man.
The “get-out-or-be-evicted” notlf- .
ication caused such a protest, the ;
order was cancelled last night.
Lt. Col. Guy M. Harvey, executive
officer lor the Air Force at Camp
Stoneman, said he would delay the
sergeants’ leaving until their cars
arrive by Military Sea Transport.
And Maj. E. J. Penetto, officer of
the day, said he would overrule the
barracks custodian.
The sergeants and their families
were waiting for the cars because |
they want to travel on their own j
transportation.
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H. Neil Graham of the U. S.
Public Health Service from San 1
Carlos, Calif., Is stopping at the j
Gastineau Hotel.
VISITOR FROM TENAKEE
W. D. Trim of Tenakee is regist- j
ered at the Baranof Hotel. j
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Murder Trial
0! Alaska Woman
Ifearsa Jury
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov. 6—1>)—
The defense for Mrs. Margaret Ryan,
wealthy New York socialite on trial
for manslaughter, unexpectedly
rested its case today without put
ting a witness on the stand.
Attorney Jerry Giesler of Los An
8'flos announced that the defense
rested shortly after court opened
after a week-end recess. Arguments
began immediately by attorneys.
Mrs. Ryan, who formerly lived
in Alaska, is on trial for killing
Leonard D. Ray, Jr. 22, a fean
Luis Obispo man who quarreled
with .Mrs. Ryan while hiking across
her ranch five miles north of the
city. x '_. .
She has maintained that she fired
in self defense.
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KODIAK. Alaska, Nov. 6—«.T»— :
Tin Kodiak police chief, a former
Washington State patrolman, was
wounded in a gun battle here Sun
dae i \ ;ht but succeeded in captur
ing the man who had nicked him.
Carter Seymour, the chief, was
called to the home of a construc
tion worker after the worker had
fired a shot in the air in a quarrel
vvii'.r his wife. The man refused to
surrender and opened fire on Sey
mour with a rifle.
One of five shots fired by the man
passed through Seymour’s right
forearm before the chief subdued
him alter firing several revolver
shots. one of which wounded the
vc.r n n slightly in the shoulder.
Hala? Operate
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. C—I/P)—Eva
Peron underwent a successful major
operation today and her condition
is pood, the government announced
in a radio broadcast.
The wife of President Juan D.
Peron has been ill since Sept. 21
with what doctors said was acute
anemia.
The brief radio announcement
from the President’s press office
gave no details about the operation,
nor disclose the specific condition
which made the operation neces
-ary. There ha:, besn complete of
ficial silence on this.
Mi' . Peron entered the hospital
last Saturday.
The broadcast said that “Presi
Nob! Peace Prize
Awarded French
Anti-Red Leader
OLSO. Norway, Nov. 6—l,T>—The
NoLel Peace Prize for 1S51 lias been
awarded to Leon Jouhaux of France,
the Norwegian Nobel Institute an
nounced today .
Jouhaux, n militantly anti-Com- j
niunist labor leader, Is the 50th
recipient of the prize, awarded by
the Nobel committee of the Nor
wegian Parliament. No reason ever
is -liven for the award, which is
worth 1G7.612 Swedish Kroner ($32,- j
432) this year.
Jouhaux lias been vice chairman
of the International Labor organiza
tion.
dent Peron has been at. the side of
hi - wife almost constantly since she
entered the hospital."
Truman Appoints
New Commandant
Tor Marine Corps
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6- — Pre
sident Truman has appointed Lieut.
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., as
commandant of the Marine Corps.,
effective January 1.
Shepherd will replace Gen. Clif
ton B. Cates, whose four-year term
ns commandant expires with the
end of the year. Cates will be given
n new assignment.
Shepherd will receive the fourth
star of a full general when he as
sumes the comVnand.
He is now commanding general,
fleet Marine force, Pacific, at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii.
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