The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1949, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ——VETERANS’ BOARD ASKS $2,155,000 A minimum of $2,165,000 in addi- asked for activities d in the Commissioner of fl!FKOSTER LIGHTS Of this, EXTRA HORNS ses have keen paid to 3,348 A ther A in the total amount of \ The Board anticipates | that an additional minimum of | $300,000 will be required to meet | future demands for bonuses. | The Office of the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs has provided the benefits of the Act to 3,800 eli- | gible veterans during the period of existence. It is estimated that a total of at least 6,700 veterans are cligible to receive bonuses or loans under the 1946 act. he commissioner has on hand applications for loans in the amount of $1398,070, for which funds are not immediately available. A large percentage of the veterans would prefer to receive loans rather than benuges, and many of them wouid PLENTY OF POWER FOR SURE STARTS IN ANY WEATHER THE MARINA R. W. COWLING CO. Service for EVERY Marine Requirement 1012 West Tenth St. — JUNEAU LG e s S ] obtain loans. Due to the unique features of the Act and the lack of guidirg pre- | cec:nt, the policies of the Board were not immediately established. ihe Board, past policies were care- fully reviewed. The Commissioner has been directed to prepare a pol- icy manual. The Board will meet frequently, as often as every three months if necessary. The next year is re- | garded as a crucial one. AR Mention is made in the report of Board, it was discovered that the ' then Commissioner had, in some respects, iailed or neglected to per- form his duties. This discovery led resignation and replacement.” regort continues with the ounced plans for and possible new ges are recommended of the Veterans’ Act. with four enclosures e sheet, lcans outstanding, nteed loans and bonuses— signed by Floyd Guertin, Commis- Colors are safe from fading sun rays when you use Johnson’s Auto Wax. It's so easy to apply! 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Drive Ten Minutes Save 10% OB MORE"™ ADDITIONAL FUNDS| Alaska World War II Veter- | Af s report submitted to the Legisl e Since the Board was created in 1946, the Veterans' Revolving Fund . as received $3,783630.01 from the \ levied on gross sales, plus in- |ir income amounting to $121,- \ making a %otal amount of repay bonuses received in order to ! During the two recent meetings of | 36 1t | | NOTICE EASING OF CREDITIS APPLAUDED WASHINGTON, March 4.—(®-- | Meny lawmakers welcomed as a boon te business a government or- der permitting smaller monthly in- ctallments on a list of items rang- g from cook stoves to automobiles. ‘The Federal Reserve Board's ac- tion ove a possible lift to lag- ! cing car sales. However, Edgar Kaiser, general | manager of the Kaiser-Frazer Corp., said, “it is not enough,” and a sim- ilar scentiment was expressed by . Rep. Patman (D-Tex), who has keen demanding an extensive eas-{ {an | exodus. ing of curbs on credit buying. The Board's order was issued last night on the heels of its report also was warmly greeted b)" mchile industry, which saw ! BLOCKADED * RUSSIANS | ~ WALK OUT ‘Run Up Red %g in Frank- furt Ending Defy of Am- | ericans fo Leave (By The Associated Press) i The eight Russians blockaded in ‘ankfuxt after defying an Ameri- | ! n order to leave the U. S. zone | |uf Germany ran down the Red | flag and angrily sped toward the | | Soviet sector after being penned| up two days. They belonged to a repatriation commission. A Russian truck driver spat at' American girl watching the ! The Russians struck back ! swiftly and ordered U. S. Graves | that installment credit outstanding had dropped in January for the! first time in three years. The or- der beccmes effective. Monday. It jaffects these consumer items now under “anti-inflation” controls: I Cook stoves, dishwashers, ironers, refrigerators, washing machines, su- tomobil ir conditioners, radio | and television phonographs, | |sewing machines, vacuum cleaners furniture and rugs. | Senator O'Mahoney (D-Wyo), the | of the Senate-House {Economic Committee, call the | Beard’s action “a clear illustration lof the wise exercise of govern- | ment controls” and “a step that will !tend to promote the distribution of | chairman inventories.” ey g D KEEP CONTROL ON RENT 15 MONTHS, ~ (CMMITTEE VOTES| ths change in commissioners, al- thouzh the former Commissioner, \yASEINGTON, Mar. 4—(®—The ' Norman Haley, is not mentioned by | gouse Banking Committee today | The report says: “At the grproved, 20 to 4, a compromise 1949, meeting of the i) o extond rent controls for 15| l“ml‘(lh beyond March 31. | Fi ction came after the com- mittee, by a 16 to 9 vote, had de- feated a “civil rights” am2ndment, ‘and had approved a provision to prevent mass eviction of tenants. The measure will come up for acticn in the House next week. Pri ent Truman has asked for | a two-year extension of controls. R ALASKA TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT MEETING IN BOISE Idaho, March 4—®— A two-day meeting of the Western | | States Council, representing 11 western states and Alaska, is sche- . duled in Boise March 28-29. | Earl Reynolds, manager of the Boise Chamber of Commerce, said |the Council is made up of repre- | | sentatives of industry and business, | working through local and state | chamber of commerce. Alaskan Fusiness topics and prob- lems will be discussed by Frank L.} Mechem, Alaska attorney. DOUGLAS | NEWS | - | 1849 DOG LICENSES | | BOISE, Are now due and payable. If not paid by April 1, dogs will be picked up and disposed of. Metal 1dog tags are available at Douglas City Clerk’s Office. 36 2t e Taxpayers, Douglas Ind. Sch. Dist. Second payment of taxes due D. Tnd. Sch. Dist. become delinquent cn Mar. 15th. Checks payable to i School Clerk or payable at office | Denali Construction Company hasi open at Government School, Mar. Tth through 15th, from 1 to 4 p.m. |of Alaska. 33 3t s /Ceclia Wellington, Clerk "“-~ 2o { HTZGERALD KENTUCKY'S BOURBON Genvine SOUR MASH Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey JOTTLED IN BOND 100 PROOF SHTZEL-WELLER DISTILLERY, INC. » VOUISVILLE, KY. e e { Southern California’s most fashion- . ARE RETURNED ‘and a second indictment for illegal | " | new models at Registration men to leave the So- ! viet zone. | A 6 e A Alwaler Kent Dies, Aged 75 HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 4—P— At- water Kent, retired radio manufact- urer, philanthropist and famous Hollywocd party giver, died today. He was 75. Kent had been in poor health for more than year, confined often to his mansion showplace on the highest hill of Bel-Air, one of President Truman (right) and Lis military aide, Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughn (left), attending a dinner in Washington honoring Vaughn, hold an award certificate given the military aied at the dinner by Re- | serve Officers Asscciation. With them is Mrs. Omar Bradley, wife of the Chief of Staff and Brig. Gen. E. A. Evans (center, standing), association executi e director, who made the presentation. (P Wirephoto. Two-Point Landing able residential districts. His physician, Dr. John G. Mac- Donald, said: “Last fall, Mr. Kent became ill | ,With a virus infection. His death | was due to complications from a malignant condition which has ex- isted for some time.” FOUR TRUE BILLS BY GRAND JURY Twenty-four hcurs after bcmg’j sworn in, the 15 women and seven! women of the grand jury returnzd four true bills, reporting to Judge Folta at 10 o'clock this morning. | They were signed by Thomas A. 1 florgnn foreman. “True billls were returned in thc.re cases: i - The United States vs. Esteban A.| teve) Cruz, indicted for murder in the first degree .(Cruz) signed a‘ conuifession in the shooting of Fe- | lix Caaway February 17.) The United States vs. Eino Mark.l lndlcted for first-degree murder. ! (Mack, accused of shooting his fa-; ther, Andy Mack of Douglas, last; sprlng, has since been committed to | ‘an institution for the care of the. insane..) ! The United States vs. Wallace. Taylor Rutherford, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon Dick Wagmer of Portland, Ore., has landed a punch that sends Billy Fox of Philadelphia to canvas in the fifth round of their light heavyweght battle in Cleveland, 0. Wagner won by a technical knock- out in the ninth round. ) Wirephoto. habitation. Judge Folta set Monday as the {time of arraignment for there cas- es. P. J. Gilmore, Jr, U. 8. Dl.strxcl: Attorney, moved to continue the forgery case against Harry O. Jack- son to the next grand jury, as an indispensable government witness | is so seriously ill he will not be atle to appear. The motion will be heard next Friday. The D. A. also mived for dismassa’ of the case of David F., Sumner of Metlakatla, originally charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. ‘ e ins « INCORPORATIONS | L With authorized .capital stock ofi "y 1,000 shares at $100 par value, the Jbown, 4, poster gn-l of the 1949 “Mnch of Dimes™ campaign for the National Foundation for Infan 'aralysis. goes into the tub afier a d: visits. A victim of infantile paralysis a year lndl;kg h the Foundation. itor teen certificated by the Auditor ago, Linda was cured through the Foundation. Incorporated by E. H. Elwin, G. K. Forbes and R. H. Penwarden, all of Anchorage, the firm is authorized for general construction and con- tracting work in Alaska, with An- chorage the principal place of busi- ness. 1 FIREMEN DIE IN CHARLESTON DIME STORE FIRE cn.«m.mn w. Va., Mar. 4— | n—Seven firemen died today when 2 million dollar fire swept through ltwo dime stores in the business ; district. Most of them were trapped when the first floor of one store collaps- Ied and piled flaming stock and fix- itures into the basement. SS TO ARTIST — Jane Leslln: (ri;hh. who, as Jane Woodworth, retired from | Charles E. Hodges, director of the ! Chamber of Commerce, estimated af d ter her marriage, disc one of her paintings with Mary Pickford at an exhibition of "l":)o‘:)flmage at between $750,000 nnd! her \:fn-k in mnncea Webb Art Galleries, Los Angeles, , # $1,000,000. ——m—_— e TR e ac5 osasooeno - et 4 Lauson Air-cooled Madsen’s C. M There IsNg aubshtute for Newspaper Adverhsmg' F. Supply.