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PAGE EIGHT #1 ANNOUNCE AWARDS RUSSIAN STATEHOOD LETTER contest: 2 prizes DESERTER - PETURNED Pilot Barstov Handed Ove to Soviet Authorities by Umied Sla'es al.- Earl N. Ohmer, of the Alaskan Glacier Sea Focd Co., of Petersburg, wins the $25 award for the best let- ter submitted in the Empire’s let- ter contest against statehood, and Mrs. Margaret Harris wins $25 for her letter why sta should be granted Alaska The judges of the letter contest were Mrs. Lottie Spickett, Bert Mc- Dowell and Ernie Parsons. They met at the Empire office last night, | read the letters submitted, discuss- ed the merits of each and then untarily returned today to the Red made their decision. The Empire Army frcm which he fled ‘ag- a thanks them for their assistance as Political refugee last Oetober. In a brief ceremony at tive zonal that only demarcation line, American au- by Mrs. | thorities handed him over to a and | group of Russian officers. op-| The transfer was made on the | bridge linking Linz in the U. S | zone with Urfahr in the Russian zone. The transfer took place on a few miles from the American air base where Barsov and two other Russian airmen crash-landed in a twin-encined bomber last Oct. 9. eho VIENNA, Austria, Aug. - Soviet Judges It might be mentioned, one letter, that written Harris, supported statehood the cther letter writers were posed. It might also be mentioned that several of the letter writers sug- gested another territorial referen- dum on the statehood issue Reception Honors Delegate, Dimonds, Statehood Group Yesterday's arrival of the first personnel for the new Coast Guard District Headquarters here was very timely, as most of the staff mem- bers and their wives were able to attend a large party in the Gov- ernor's House an hour later. Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening entertained with a public reception | honoring Alaska Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett and Judge and Mrs. turning Barsov , the Americans nce to change Before formai ver to the Russ! e him a final his mind. The to the decisicn he had made July 28 Wh(‘l\ he told the Soviet Embassy in Washington he “répented” l\la desertion and wanted {o go back to Russia | Barsov was flown here from the| U. S. on Auj 24. This morning! American Army authorities receiv-| ed instructions from the State De- partment to return Barsov to the proper Russian authorities. Barsov and his navigator Piotr Pirogov flew their bomber from! an airbase in the Western Ukraige | Anthony J. Dimond, with appoint- | after what they said was more than | ed members of the Statehood Com-|a year of planning. They were mittee which met for the tirst time | accompanied by a Russian sergeant this week. who was handed back to Soviet Delegate Bartlett and Judge Di-|authorities at his own request. mond, whom he succeeded as Dele- American circles in Vienna spec- gate ,are, with the Governor, ex-|ulated on Barsov's probable fate. officio members of the committec It was noted that Russia's lat- Among other distinguished guests | est note to Yugoslavia contained a at the 5-to-7 o'clock public recep- | bitter denunciation of deserters. tion were former Senator James American sources said they ex- Huffman of Ohio, Mrs. Huffman |pected Barsov to be used for propa- and their son, Jimmy, and daugh-|2anda attacks against the United ter, Peggy. The family arrived on| States for a few weeks and then August' 23, the Scnator making his| to drop from sight first visit in 30 years to his former home. In extending the $100,000 Is Left for ing was assisted by matrons, who presided during refreshment. hours | Pourers were Mesdames Cassius | By v Carter, B. D, Stewart, James C. Ry- | ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31—(M—A St an, C. Earl Albrecht, George W. Louis animal lcver who died recent- ly left an estimated $100,000 to pro- Folta, Ernest Parsons, William Whitehead and Hugh Wade, mote the sterilization of household pets. The bequest was contained in the will of Leonard D. Putney, a roof- ing company executive. The willl has been filed in probate court here. “My belief,” hospitality of Mrs. Gruen- eight Juneau the LEW WILLIAMS BACK Lew M. Williams, Secretary of Alaska, who went to Wrangell two weeks ago, returned aboard the Aleutian. He brought some of the family’s househcold effects and their car, Mrs. Williams -ex- pects to join him here in a week or two. Putney wrote, “is that breeders, licensed by the states, should be the only persons who would have unsterilized household | pets, which could be used by them ; for breeding purposes, suject to proper regulation.” | R. Fordner Buckley, attorney and | secretary of the Humane Society of | Missouri, described the will as “the silliest think I ever heard of - — | A famous wire marker, Ichabod Washburn, produced a steel wire, at low cost, suitable for use ir hoop skirts. Hot Jobs Call For Ice-Cold Coke Ask for it either way . . . both trade-marks mean the same thing. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY JUNEAU COLD STORAGE CO. ;DI)XIOIIHU‘ ‘Pcn [Alaska to Seattle I [the much as $61.50 in Pilot Anatole Barsov vol-| Russian flier stuck | Sterilization of Pets © 1949, The Coca-Cola Company THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA \msu STEAM rolcmuou C. STAPLES, REDUCE ROUND TRIP NEW FHA DIRECTOR, FARES OCTOBER 10 TAKES OVER POST Alaska Steamship (,x,mmnH After arriving yesierday on the special reduced passen-|Aleutian, Clinton C. Staples was in on round trips from|his office early this morning to and return for | scharge the duties of a recently spring scascns. |created position in the Federal filed with [Housing Administration, ion reflects | trips of some instance ( vering transportation, Sew | Seattle and return Comparative re- ductions will be effective from other ports. On the, average the new fares are 20 percent’ below former tians- | portation costs. Thne new tariff will be effective October 10 through Aprii 1 and will permit passengers a maximum ot 120 days from date of embarka- ton southbound in which te com- mence return trip, final date ior which is May 15 “The Alaska Line ing these reduced far cial service to Alaskan: pation of increasing steamer outs'de of the regular touris son,” Admiral F. A. Zeusle: tive assistant to the pr the line, explained The fares the fall, winte; The new tarilf being Maritime Commiss cavings on individual and He had received the appointment f Territorial Director for the FHA, a position recently established. ferred with state FHA officials in Los .Angeles,” San Francisco and| les early in Octob children live in Calitornia—Miss | llva Mae Staples is a student at the University of Southern Cali-| and a married son is presi- | of the Rankin Dry Goodw at Santa Ana. .ornia, | dent | Company is inaugurat- as a spe- in antici- travel sea- pm ience with the FHA, the partment and the Veterans Ad- ministration. Duing the last war, |he was Administrative Officer of S Ithe California-Arizona Maneuver “In addition to the lower fares | ayeq and was responsible to the he pointed out, “passengers may|peq) pstate Division of the Pacific now plan to take their cars along |, yision Engineer located at San on steamer trips at greatly reduced Francisco for acquisition of all '“cs under a new baggage tariff||,,qq either by, purchase or lease | dko being filed with the Maritime| ¢, maneuver purposes. ‘He was Commission, That will reflect. an| jaq for the Meritorious Award by | average saving of approximately 30 | yroior General Alexander Patch | percent om the former sprmg‘mr these services. costs on passengers’ automobiles and will apply both north and| After the war, he served aschlef southbound.” ‘P‘HA Valuator for the State of Ari- This tariff likewise becomes effec- |zona and Jater with the Loan tive Octcer 10, but is not limited | Guarantee Division of the Veterans | as to duration. ! Administration at Los Angeles. »r Goith Alaska Coastal offers you a new service—to speed you on your way. Through your local ACA agent you can reserve your seat on Pan American to the States . . . and then to any spot on the globel And now, for its patrons in Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Skagway, Haines and similar communities ACA holds a special block of seats on Pan Am. . . . giving them equal priorities with those who buy their tickets in Juneaul HLMK%% faumypes < o Go in Style #Go in Comfort ©Go in Clothes That are Thoroughly Clean! } WASHINGTON—Fresident, Tru-‘ man and his Democratic high | icommand have discarded sugges- | tions of a stop-gap extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements| Law. They elected to fight for the full program at this session. ELKINS, FWS, SPEAKS ABOUT SEA OTTER AT KIWANIS LUNCHEON Dealing generally with “Wildlife in the Aleutians,” and specifically with the sea otter, W. A. “Bud” El- kins of the Fish and Wildlife spoke this noon at the Kiwanis weekly luncheon, Prior to 1867, Russia took 20,000 sea otter pelts a year, according to Elkins. In the years following the purchase of Alaska, pelts were taken by U. 8. trappers to such NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that the | Bureau of Vital Statistics, acting | Clubfhy and through the Registrar of Vital Statistics, in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Session Laws of | 1949, will hold public hearings in | Juneay during the weekabgginning | Septemiber 26, 1949, for ‘purpose Staples, whose most recent loca- | became extinct. tion was at ‘Pasadena, Calf., con-| attle Lefore coming north. He h\o[[er by transplanting is gradually hearings should af once notify in tcpping at the Baranof Hotel, but | tiying to locate a house or aparl-’ ment before being joined by Mrs |trict attorney Stanley Baskin was|desire. Advance notice will be sent . 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The ~plan to restore thejPerson desiring to appear at such an extent that the sea otter almost writing the Registrar of Vital Sta- tistics, Juneau, Alaska, of such succeeding, Elkins stated. One pelt seized by assistant dis- to all such persons of the exact time and olace of the hearings. C. EARL ALBRECHT, | Registrar of Vital Statistics. | Fh‘fi! publication, Aug. 31, 1949. ) Last publicauon, Sept 2, 1949. | It was valued at about $2,000 by Martin Victor, local fur The vogue for hoop skirts was n full swing between 1860 and 1870. SEOOSSOSSOOOIOSSIDN KENTUCKY’S KEY TO HOSPITALITY It is worth noting that ONE genuine / z,) sour mash bourbon, naturally distilled and aged on the same exclusive family recipe since 1870, is First Choice among Kentuckians who know bourbon best. OLD FASHIONED... K¢ stit'n 484 al0 /7/[6’[,47410 KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON W/HISKEY « 100 PROOF < . 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