The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 28, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00. By mafl, postage paid, at the following rates: One vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50 one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notif: the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de Livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. President Vice. President Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager Entered NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, _— Alaska Newspapers, 1411 SHORTAGES? A recent survey carried out by the Census Bureau for the War Production Board seems to bear out some- thing that many of us have suspected for some time: The American people as a whole have suffered very little from wartime shortages and the tremendous post-war buying spree that we have been hearing so much about may never materialize . Two reasons why post-war economic prospects are not too bright: 1. A pre-war buying spree in 1940 and 1941; 2. There are signs that if unemployment looms as a problem when war production tapers off most people will be very cautious about spending what war savings they may have. The Census survey shows that since the last census there has been an increase of 3,380,000 in the number of people owning their own homes—from 15,- £00,000 in April, 1940, to 18,580,000 in April, 1944, An | cstimated 3,700,000 families would buy or build new | 800,000 now compared with peak sales of 2,600,000 be- :rorv the war. } As to new radios, 2,700,000 families would buy | new ones if they could, but pre-war peak production | was 17,700,000. | A total of 2400000 families want vacuum | cleaners, 50 percent more than before the war. Sewing machines—2,300,000 want new ones com- pared with sales of only 700,000 before the war in the | best year. 1 Demand | impressive. | When the survey takers asked people to name I the “most bothersome™ shortages, elastic tape led the | list, followed by sugar. Women's hosiery, tires, gaso- | line and canned goods were way down on the list. Almost 30 percent were unable to think of any item worth mentioning. The maximum number mentioning ‘zm_\' one item was under 7 percent. In other words, we have been living well. new for smaller appliances is much less (Washington Post) Beardsley Ruml of pay-as-you-go fame has come forward with another tax proposal that is likely to arouse considerable interest and may give rise to controversies as heated as the debates over pay-as- you-go. Mr. Ruml and H. Christian Sonne, in a study | prepared for the National Planning Association, urge | abolition of Federal income taxes on corporations as part of a fiscal and monetary program designed to assist high employment and encourage private pro- duction. e doubt whether so sweeping a proposal as complete abandonment of corporate income taxes | would be contemplated seriously by Congr But it is helpful to have the need for postwar revision of the corporate tax structure brought to public attention at this time. Since income taxed to corporations is taxed again when it reaches the individuals who own | the corporations, there is much to be said for the Ruml plan to avoid double taxation of this kind by simply doing away with the corporation income tax altogether. The extremely high rates now prevailing would, if carried into the postwar period, certainly act as a deterrent to risk-taking. Moreover, double taxation resulting from taxing the profits of cor- | porations before distribution and again as income in | the hands of dividend recipients is especially unfair to | small stockholders. Messrs. Ruml and Sonne also argue that the pre- vailing high rates of corporate taxation have become a dominating factor in business management, distort- iing business judgment. Another reason advanced for abolishing corporate income taxes is that they raise | the cost of goods and services, pyramiding them in | some cases, keep wages lower than they otherwise might be, and limit the yield on risk-bearing invest- ment. All these arguments in favor of abolition of cor- | porate income taxes apply also, if with less force, to P e : 20 YEARS AGO e o e AUGUST 28, 1924 " A radiogram advised the Department of Interior in Washington that Geological Survey parties had completed surveys of naval petroleum reserves in the Arctic and had reached Point Barrow. [ | HAPPY BIRTHDAY vt s r e AUGUST 28 Wilfred J. Leivers Glenn Earl Allen John C. Martinson George Phillips Thomas Burns Everett E. Smith Mrs. Pearl Glasse Frank Wright Mrs. Edna Pollard - S e "HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” - S e from THE EMPIRE e The Silver Wave arrived at Nome with Knud Rasmussen and two Eskimo families with him. He had been exploring the Arctic regions for 25 years and left Copenhagen on this expedition in 1921 with 75 dogs, five Eskimo families and six scientists. They took different routes from Canada. Since its opening in A. B.. Hall, September 9, 1920, almost 10,000 persons had visited the Alaska Historical Museum, according to the Curator. Virtually one-third of the total number was composed of this year's visitors. With the opening of the Third Annual Southeast Alaska Fair only three weeks ago at this time, Manager Z. M. Bradford announces that only seven booth spaces remained unreserved and it was believed these would be sold before the end of the week. Plans for the fair were reported to be rapidly maturing and the alterations in A. B. Hall were nearing completion. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 Adverse aspects rule this morning but later kindly stars rules. Both armies and navies of the United| Nations may find this a memorable date. HEART AND HOME: Retrospec- tion should be avoided under this AT TR configuration which inclines wo- | The motorship Colburn, operated by the Admiral Line, arrived in men to indulge in futile regrets.|port on her initial voyage to Juneau. She brought 300 tons of Lady- The stars presage great responsi- | smith coal for the Pacific Coast Company and made the trip direct to bilities for wives and mothers in} Juneau from Seattle with a side trip to Ladysmith, B. C., for the coal. coming months. Healing - of the hurts of war must be a concern The previous morning, Mrs. Evans Gruber of Gold Belt Avenue, gave | birth to a seven-pound girl baby. Dr. H. C. DeVighne was the physician in attendance. A. Van Mavern, representative of the West Coast Grocery Company, shared by all |in Southeast Alaska, left for Ketchikan and other southern towns on BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Many |, pusiness trip. changes in office and shop person- | | are presaged for the Autumn| when returning soldiers who have | recovered from wounds will dis-| peeeerccrrrrrcrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmrsrssrsres place girls employed during periods | ) of emergency. This means bettel‘% Daily Lessons in English % L. GORDON opportunities for many women who | will benefit from their pinch-hit-| ting training and experiences, Lho‘ seers prophesy. | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This book is somebody’s NATIONAL ISSUES: Labor to-| else.” Say, “is somebody else’s.” day is subject to portents of change OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Patronize. Pronounce the A as in PAY. in relation to the public, which| OFTEN MISSPELLED: Condescension; observe the SC. may resent certain demands that SYNONYMS: Humor, wit, satire, pleasantry. lvmphnfilze the power of the unions | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours Let us vA_CC‘"dmg. to astrology, great gain jjcrease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ";l‘ign:l“‘e‘l‘fm‘:n W‘:]‘:;f i‘:]‘]:g"l.l;:‘]‘('1WARINEss; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness. “To aljiistments will bé made, ;detcl.mme what are little things in religion, great wariness is to be used. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| ~Prat Weather report: High, 50; low, 42; clear. | 3 MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1944 DIRECTORY . I k' Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m, WALLIS S. GEORGK Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. %) N \ \ ) \ L DR.E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers welcome. A. B. HAYES, Exalted Ruler; H. L. McDONALD, Secy. -4 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 B S —— g Silver Bow Lodg( %Na. A210.0.K ‘Meets each Tues. lay at 8:00 P. M. I.O. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome “orest D. Fennessy ....Noble Grand 1. V. Callow ... -Secretary Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST | Room 9—Valentine Bldg. 1 PHONE 762 | [r—————————————— ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. | Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave. | —_—_— | | —_—m DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES' READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Gastineau Hotel Annex 8. Franklin PHONE 177 _— Near Third —_—mmmm§ ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. P “The Store for Men” SABINS Front St~Triangle Bidg. houses now if labor and materials were available. The | families wish to pay is $4,400, ‘proposals to lower such tnxe§. Complete abolition of average amount these | corporate taxes would be resisted by those who argue and most of them expect plastic palaces for that | that corporations enjoy privileges that warrant high amount. impositions. Abolition would also raise the question of The demand for cars will be acute at first. A | what to do about retained earnings. Here is the real total of 3,675,000 families expect to buy new carsproblem. But it is not an easy problem to handle. within the six months after the war ends. But we | Moreover, since corporate taxes yield large revenue should remember that in the pre-war peak year of |returns, their elimination woul(! entail heavy reliance 1937, some 3,915,000 new cars were sold. 3up(;n S‘“h” “:."ms :’lrm?;able mcfi:’i’l; tblfessl;éési}lz)fiTl R 4 . _|and Sonne are optimistic concer: e ility Househo.ld Appliances nresent n.bo.ut ihe symarme: | of balancing the Federal budget at high employment ture, according to the survey. Washing machines are | levels by relying chiefly upon graduated individual most in demand and 4,300,000 families want new ones. | jhoome taxes. Possibly: but we do not see Congress Peak pre-war figure was 1,900,000 | venturing to base a tax revision plan upon any such Mechanical refrigerators are in demand by 3,- | assumptions. time for reconversion. long it took industry to juntil a signal was given, as in the to give [land rush days in Oklahoma. Look how { (Maury Maverick also called it the convert to a war basis. It will also |“Grandfather Clause,” whereby take time to each company would be guaranteed peace. And we can't have idle men |the business it had before the war.) |selling apples when the war cancel- |lations come in.” Washington Merry- - Go-Round i (Continued from Page One) |y gong RECONVERSION firing vice chnl!’mi\;— Ferd Eber-| FIGHT stadt, who was Baruch's and the| Army’s chief operator inside the | posed. WPB. Nelson fired Eberstadt, first and of all war contracts and that now of Lehman Brothers, L. R. Boul- told the President afterward. |the little companies, which hadn't ware of Celotex, General E. F. FDR. who likes decisive action, got much war business and were Jeffe of Consolidated Edison, Ar- decided that Nelson had bucked up, relatively idle, should not be held thur Bunker of Lehman Brothers so tore up the letter making Ber- back when it came to peacetime and Charley Wilson of General nie Baruch war production czar. operation. |Electric, all high-placed WPB of- It was one of the few letters the “Some firms are going to be hit,” ficials, were vigorously opposed. President has ever signed officially he told this columnist. “But there| he fight over reconversion and which never saw the light of day. are bound to be casualties in war.|peacetime business became even |Some firms can’t come back for a more bitter than the first fight BARUCH'S VENGEFUL MEMORY while. But some men at the front over war production. But despite Since that time, Bernie Baruch also can’t come back for a while, enraged dollar-a-year —men and has never forgiven Nelson. With and some men will never come |Army brass hats, Nelson stuck to all his generosity and other fine back. It's going to be the same his guns. qualities, the dignified old banker way with business. It was at the climax of the fight also nurses a streak of vindictive-| “Moreover,” ness. If anyone ever Crosses his | path, Bernie has the vengeful mem- | ory of an elephant. | This ended Round 1 of the WPB fight. But Round 2 began shortly thereafter and reached its climax with last week’s announcement that Nelson was going to China (at the | height of the reconversion battle) “for several months.” During the interim, Charley Wil- He argued that six big inside the WPB. Sidney Weinberg Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 32 Farm building 33 . Tree 3 . One of two equal parts . Medicinal plant To[ojm ! Floor. covering Wittielsm Worship 35. Pure . Defeated at chess 2 39. Ingredient of varnish e reconvert back to| This, however, aroused a stormy| p . | lof protest from the Army and from| TN e Sy 8. b0 re- Donald Nelson, however, was op-ithn bankers and big-industry men/ {companies had received 50 percent |of Goldman-Sachs, Sam Anderson | he added, “you have that the President sent a radio to | Sorows that touch thousands 0(1‘ American homes will bring 1'23114\ |zation of the full meaning of the| |World War. The determined pro- | gress toward victory will inspire | |supreme sacrifices before = mafiy | | weeks have passed. 5 | j Persons whose birthdate it 153 |have the augury of a year of var. iwd experiences which will be for-| | tunate, Speculation should be| javoided. | | Children born on this day prob-| ably will be practical, economical jand energetic. Many will possess| |unusual talents. y \Harry Hopkins from some place in| the Pacific asking him to see if {Nelson could spared for a con- {fidential mission to China. | cent to need retelling. Nelson wa: gladly, joyously “spared”—not mere- ly for the three weeks it takes for |a trip to China, but for “several months.” The anti-Nelson wolves in or around the White House, in| making the announcement, wanted {it made absolutely certain that| ;Lheir bete noir would be gone a; long, long time. | | Thus ended Round 2 of the battle | {over Don Nelson. | (Copyright, 1944, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) ROYAL CAFE OPEN }LL NIGHT We Serve: ® American Dishes ® Chop Suey ® Chow Mein ® Sweet and Sour ® Fried Rice 162 So. Franklin PHONE 738 | | . Collection of facts Reared son had been wooed by the charm- ing Baruch into his camp—though actually Wilson’s chief desire long| has been to get back to his job with General Electric. During the| interim also, Nelson began to re-| ceive various suggestions and offers| that he get back into private life. | One of them was a proposal that he become the Judge Landis of the | liguor industry. But he turned them all down. | Who inspired this subtle move to | buy Nelson out of the WPB is not known, but the Baruch-Army | camp seemed to know all about it —in advance. Thus things drifted until the peak of the war was passed and it be- came obvious that industry would soon have to reconvert to a peace- | time basis. Then began the ter- rific battle to see which companies could get back to peacetime work soonest. Charley Wilson informed this columnist that all companies should wait until the war was over, thus get an egual start to secure the rewards of peacetime business. He admitted quite frankly that his company and many others were * chock-a-block with war contracts, would therefore get a slow start in 1econverting. This got to be called the “Chero- kee Strip” theory of reconversion, whereby all would be held back . Seed covering . Close . Tree . Source ot sugar . Surill cry . Fastened securely Exists Not exciting 24. Dressed . Short for a man’s name 28. Island west of Sumatra [ Winter fodder | 3 T A [ E Solution Of Saturday's Puzzle DOWN . Prohibits . Fish sauce . LouJ noise ea nymph clamation By Hindu prayer rug Roman date Siberian river 7. One supposed to bring luck . Golf club 34, On the ocean . Playing card 57. Deal out spyringly . River mud . Was a candl- 60. Short jacket . Healthy . Thirsty 3. Dispatched alt . Book of hymns . Mexican ranch . Russian sea . Row . Ran away Like Exist . Tells tales Morsel of food . Of the moon . Kind of stone 7. Mountain pass . Particles Scene of action . Type of auto- mobile . Mire Part of a curve 6. Devote to sacred use SYK o of corm Old_explosive device . Dwells . Perform . Alternative " Reduce to pulp | Continent . Exchange for money . Refuse . Ballot . Israelite Judge . Hire Elevator car- riage Baranof Reauty Salon We are happy to announce that Mrs. Barbara Garrett has rejoined our staff of experienced operators . . . 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