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. PAGE TWO FISH TRAP TAX CASE UNDERWAY ir od i A (Continued 1941 tc 1948, inc National Finals is shown here entering Derby Downs as seen from the outside. Part of the crowd which attends the a hill near the airport at Akron. the great race track, exclusively built for the All-American Soap Box Derby on DOUGLAS | NEWS t cream, the trim white and clude Bobbie Jean Smith, P - Nicmi, Vadra Fleek, Jerry maroon LIORILD 2usc Sharon Henkins, Anne e ic Lucille Isaak, Maria Worobec BIG IMPROVEMENT best known as the a two nd Peggy Parsons. s IN SITKA LEAVES FOR HOME ¢ on Third Avenue, is being ve Manager of Alaska & Mrs. Elroy Fleek and daughter|{ Mrs. Carrie Van Lew w X pletely renewed by its present e g .. lare visiting in Sitka and Mt. Edge-'heen visiting with her daught Thomas Bow- research ul ‘ n‘: ..: S Lh Climbe this ¢ing with Mrs. Mrs. L. O. Josten and family, 1gle siding is being or size and value of fish in each oo, "Goio on the Princess Louise, for nd new Brick-tex si aisteipl. by, spectes and family, At She will return to her hon ng i new pre-stained son of taxes on fisk Lawton, Oklahoma hin s 1 put on and e s , painted. It will be a ‘-“"- Mocre NEW PAPER BOY emar improvement to that 5 1 i 15 seiid atrick T art of and quite an imposing ance. He cited the Mr. and Mrs, Otto Neuwirth, of{school vacati .. | ments. Mr. Bowman is doing the e Minnegrolis, are houseguests of Mr.| to the east half of town. Patrick is | ¥ elf it theshelpace it on seine-ca itk e ring the closed season of Pusich. The couple t of Mrs. Pu- nd Mrs, Rud the uncie geing hand trolling with his broth- cn er and father until school starts in | cents per fish 1 River fishing « : : 1.:‘4-‘;;:.1;, and arrived by PAA and willlthe fall. | = et repa s e vt i 21 hen hey| 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY His comparisons also B s by CPR steamer GOETZ TO SEATTLE Ly quantities cav v J % | tetu aee e T as] FOR TEEN AGE CLUB “Whether fy mir 7 i for Seattle, where he will conduct ! : mum or average TO TENAKEE SPRINGS mal business, and will also ¢ J»)’ Tenight at the Teen Age Club cluded plic s residents X Lodge 124 at the| ;0 5 to be the celebration of creased W f Ten- and A. M, of important occasion. This 030 time: and are | ™ on, which s m N} healthy young organization has who are June 21-23 {just passed anothe ¢ milestone—the \LLS TAX DISCRIMINATORY | s noted in the 20 years ag riversary of its third year. There For it Mterven o mn of The Empire, that Pa @ 1 4 Lig tritead ek Wbih hree candles, as well as some en- ertainment represented his lodg . il Tt Chonad e ~J- \{" sSDAY | All local teen agers are invited paul A. Nielton, Seattle C.P.A,| TO ANCHORAGE, FAIRBA W. M. Alice Poor, the last meeting [ b The building will be open ating there was a profit of $83,000/ Kenneth Clem, and Patric f zet Chapter No. 2, Order ot Wil froni: 73 rdlhek. e for'operations from 1942, when the | ington, left on s Eestern Byx ot theigpriug. sesslons ¢ fsalt will A -8k’ 10515 company started, through 1948. His| Sunday, Clem to ! eld Tuesday evening Jun 2 analysis showed that the proposed ith the E . s meeting | foltth geay: of 1949 tax would wipe out this prof t to F k DRlgHnE o at i | saiq Willard and any pos prefit, and a week at the Senior all visiting mem- | Jetit, Vel of - us leave a loss 1 hundred encar .cel very grateful for all the help Arnold alleged that the tax i CALLED SOUTH E;‘ml]’:f““]:::;‘l om0 q(lj‘i‘:ll- discriminatory and invalid, and nd Mrs. Harry LaMont have It was an-| .. us people assisted us in gettifig ked a D;(l.n.z ry mJuuHu:\lI Hl- s Ly \l,’;,mh enroute to Sprir e club under way in June ot aney from ) collect it word recently th TO CHEHALIS ‘h;f’c' 2?:;5. ‘(n "}L\?:]”]:? ?:.\w:, as provided in r 11, Alaska is quite aged Mrs. Fred Pinkerston and WAL BT ke Mgy ond An array of local and outsid Louise T legal talent was present in the in-i DR. GREGG 1% of the terest of the Harris and Mutual D 1 M etur firms, includin, ank L. Mechem and Edward W of Seattle, - | k nd H. L. Faulkner and R. E. Rob- MARSHALL'S HOUSEGUEST | HAINES CUT-OFF ROUGH rt Ju C. H. Schreiber is visiting | For the information of those Due to the n paper deadline, : Milford Marshall home 1- | planning to drive north, Al Lubcke nc coverage could be given to tending to remain here for the|of the Highway Patrol, who is sta- further argument for plaintiff and, A recepti ng the visitors while her husband is fish- | tioned at Haines, today telephoned irtervenor, to that of Attor was held at the Smith homes Wed- 2 cousin of Mrs. Mar- Agunes Adsit insthe headquart- General J. Gerald Williams and| nesday evening, with many callers, shall ers office here, that the Ha'nes Assistant Attorney General John | meeting the couple beicre their de- it S Cutoff is passable, but a little ¥ Dimond, who represent the Tax ire. NG COAT OF PAINT | :iougn. Douglas Inn Building, prt Mike Pusich, 1s getting FATHERS' DAY Ba Commissioner. There was some doubt that hearing would be concluded in time r Judge George W. Foblta to take the case under advisement by the | River Scout camp this late afterncon hour when court n veually adjours This measure passed lature t Judge ment net creased dent fishermen Claim Ship Was Shelled a of waterproof oil paint k by the James “McClellan of GIRLS AT SCOUT CAMP Dou Girls, ¢f the Brownic out Troop, who are at the Eagle week, in- 1e $250; children’s plate $1.50, at actors. The color will Salmon Creek Country Club. 24 2t Contra int is third major X the 1949 Legis- in this court is TODAY... more and more men and buying SCHENLEY ...because, despite today’s acute aged whiskey shortage, Schenley continues to give you the same rich measure of 5,6 and 7 year old whiskies*, from the world’s largest supply of fine, aged, American, pre-war whiskies. ONG KONG SCHENLEY'S GENUINE PRE-WAR QUALITY If you want better taste, if you want greater value— compare back labels before you buy. The back label proves that Schenley continues to give you genuine pre-war quality. And, always, the Schenley name is your assurance of unequalled blending skill. So act on this tip and you will join the millions who agree: SCHENLEY TASTES BETTER! MICHELSON WILL HOUR MAKE e S SAME OLD PRICE! rived Wednesday ar it Ketchikan yesterday. He will spend foing 1o the Third Diicion, where| *Rare Blended Whiskey e straisbt whiskies inthis productreyrsser ore it S50 sraieht he will be t chout Jul ich- 3y y""hi"key";"‘"‘ ain peutral spiril ’m‘ll s‘“"l e Corp XY C 3 old, 21% straight 3 '© 1948, Schenley Distillers Corp., N.Y.C, hiskey 6 yre. old. 4% straight whiskey 7 yrs. ol THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 32 Alwaysloyal M ' Says Coplon ; until dawn on March 5 aiter DAY DINNER ' i Virginia Ham, Roast Tur-| ! | AN FOUND DEAD | IN MARTIN CABINS The' body of a 43-year-old man,’ identified as Maurice Nystrom, was d'scovered in No. 63 Martin | Cabins near noon today. The man had been dead akout| 15 to 20 hours, according to Acting | ! Commissioner Gordon Gray and| WASHINGTON, June 17— — Deputy U.S. Marshal Walter Hellan, | Tudith Coplon today swore in her | calleq to the scene. Cause of death| own defense against espionage|“as not been determined. charges that “I have always been| "The body was ‘aken to al to the United State: Charles W. Carter Mortuary. he was on the stand a second e e o e T PACIFIC NORTHERN | TAKES 27 ON TRIPS th the Russian she is accused ot pying for. She charged today that on the nght of her arrest the FBI put cer through a “terrifving” ordeal,| Twenty-seven passengers were stripping her &y force ard ques-|aboard Paciffe Northern Airlines flights to and from Juneau ye: terday as follows: From Anchorage: Paul Gray,| Charles Wilson, Mayne McGee, A. ticning her for hours without let- ting her call a lawy: J. Marshall, W. H. Daub, William | salt. : I In a low, clear voice she Federal Court jurors that agents held her incommunic From Cordova: E. Peet. From Yakggat: | the told FBI do ing her and Soviet enginzer Valen- S. C. Ranta, W.t tin A. Gukitchev on a New York sireet corner the previous evening. Peter Howard When she was taken to FBI|and Peter Howard, Jr. headquarters in New York, she To Cordova: J. C. Lewis, Mrs. T. said, an FBI nurse “pulled off” | Burchette. | her clothes while an FBI woman| To Anchorage: L. C. Raymond, | W. P. Landford, F. E. Melham, W. J. Smith, Dick Andrews, J. T. Ricketts, D. C. Wilson, Sgt. R C.| Reed, J. C. Reed, Jack Bartlett,| T. D. Smithers. | To Naknek: Carl Lehto, | Rasmussen, T. Lund. | To Kodiak: W. F. Thompson. (CLD RAIN, SNOW HELENA, Mont, June 17—#— | Snow, rain and a northern chill (it Montana today, breaking a {drcught in the east and central| {part of the state. | Snow was falling in most western ! mountain areas above 5000 feet. Butte had received four inches by clerk “held me.” She also contradicted the testi- mony of G-men that she did not k them to notify her family ox‘L her arrest until several hours after | she was taken into custedy. w. Al Truman On Water Trip WASHINGTON, June 17—(@®— President Truman boards the yacht Williamsburg late today for a weekend cruise on the Potomac river and Chesapeake Bay. He will this morning. Snow and rain fell afternoon. return 'at Helena. e @n A\\:\—g- = = FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1949 Plumbing © Heating Oil Burners - - Telephone-319 Nighis-Red 730. Harri Tachine Bhop, Inc. For Estimales on that New Basement, House or Fireplace—PHONE 416—Eveninys We have enough PUMICE and CONCRETE BLOCKS for several houses EARL CRASS AND SON Alaska Coastal Airlines enables you fo arrange —through your local ticket agent—your passage fo the States on Pan American, and then to any spot on the globe! And for you who buy tickets in Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Skagway, Haines and similar communities, ACA reserves a special block of seats so that its passengers share equal priority with those who buy fickets in Juneaul “ % W nm“%l"d/ -fllm wing Southeastern Jrewas Thank You For Your Kind Words MAN\’ ALASKANS and persons from all + parts of the United States have written gen- erous letters to let us know they have enjoyed travel on our stcamers. The letters repro- duced above are only a few of those we have recently received. Also, many of you have taken the trouble to stop in and tell us personally how much you like our postwar service. These comments and letters are especially gratifying because they indicate that the STE %"ALASKA hard work we are doing to improve our service is bringing real results. All of us of the Alaska Steamship Com- pany—executives, ships’ officers and crews, and the office personnel—want you to know that we appreciate your words of encourage- ment. We are glad to know that our efforts are making travel more comfortable and ¢énjoyable for our passengers, and we shall continue our endeavors to make service on The Alaska Line always merit your approval. AMSHIP COMPANY .