The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1945, Page 4

PACE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evenine except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY u, Alaska, ment and disposal practices. The Mead Committee | recently stressed the importance of improving procure- ment methods and further centralizing control of the While recognizing that it i stem | need immediate reforms in the Govenment's proc\un-; i procurement function Managing Editor | poanaging Bditor | deal more could be done in centralizing control of | ELMFR A FF B S &ILTRED ZENGER AT e E=sored in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter, | Procurement between the departments and between " SUBSCRIPTION RATES: branches within the War Department and bureaus Beltvered by carrier in Juneay and Doulas for §1.80 per monthi | within the Navy Department, and more could be done | tow ing procurement as between the War | i central News Office, 602; Business Office, | developi as a result of conditions beyond anyone’s local news published been accumulated which the e know that will not need — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | proniem they With the disposal abuses currently nd grave being uncovered, Rudolph Halley, ct Mead Committee, properly efficient investigating ady pressing { counsel for| the emphasizes the for strong and warehouses as the war is prolor Ne and v York Times) m bombers of the Army {on D-day in France and we | about swift reductior jof the stolen empire Under the chairmanship of Senator Mead the | detail, hi War Investigating Committee is adding fresh | Now the s to those it won when Vice President Truman |to bec The current probe into the affairs of |POWer I an auctioneering firm known as Surplus Liquidators, | ThuS: ¥ Inc, highlights the need of improved safeguards to | o™ ¥ protect the public investment in billions of dollars of ?a} 4 sty Government property that eventually will be classified | as surplus materials. The SURPLLU CANDALS Spe laur was its head s hundreds of miles | have the For air recent setting up of algyer shells former have The unsavory details brought out by the inquiry |\nore accurate when launched from a plane th su st a deplorable lack of competence and vigilance | Jaunchers of light weight, in administering the disposal program. It is a shock |flight of the machine and are fired electricall to public confidence to hear that a dealer bought at {the cockpit. Mar Navy planes carry eight rockets t-owned searchlight that |in addition to their bomb load. What fighters can do with them, was illustrated by a recent attack by Hellcats on Iwo Jima and Haha Jima. In a single; auction for $31 a Governme was promptly resold to another Government agency for (lof a THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA . FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1945 | frrrrrr e e e e eee HAPPY BIRTHDAY {1} 20 YEARS AGO TH's mmpire - -3 EELEN e ~ 7= " President | jmnossible to achieve a completely centralized sys | 8 PUROTHY TROY L. - - - Vice-Prestdent | r " . i MARCH 2, 1945 H MARCH 2, 1925 SHOP PHONE 96 After 5:00 P. WILLIAM R. CAR - - Editor and Manager | of procurement, the confimittee declares that sat | Mrs. A, E. Maloney | The Seventh Alaska Territorial Legislature opened a 60-day Sessiif . M. PHONE 564 TRIPLETTE & BUILDING CONTRACTORS EXPERT CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS 20TH CENTURY MARKET BUILDING Connie S. Brown Howard C. Hayes Helen Drew C. C. Houghton eorge Cooper in the A. B. Hall. The Senate in a 15-minute session, elected temporary |- | officers, then unanimously elected Fred M. Ayer of Nome as President | and Mrs. Delia B. Chase of Valdez as Secretary. Senator Forrest J. Hunt was the only member absent and he was ill in a hospital in Seattle. The House, in a 10-minute session, elected R. E. Sheldon as Speaker protem Silver Bow Lodge @No. A210.0.F. Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I.O.O.F. HALL. (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM but do not compel” {| B SATURDAY, Benefic morning low, 33; snow. Weather High, 37; R Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon report \ MARCH 3, 1945 } aspects rule today. The|{ \ | ' should be fortunate for neces in domestic circles. Return Infant and Children’s Wear flu ME, I as in LICK, accent second syllable. ards of m ash ‘kets d m will be earnest OFTEN MISSPELLED: Idle (inactive); idol (an image). 139 S. Franklin Juneau, Alaska ! R"‘.M"\ Liberty which degener- SYNONYMS: Ability, aptitude, efficiency, skill, dexterity, power, po- Ruler; H. L. McDONALD, Secy. . talent WORD se will be r dals and I onsible C. DY “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: DR.E. H. KASER \ b HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. \ { MODERN ETIQUETTE ™koperra LEE Y et e d for a woman to issue invitations to Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 world vea National Issues Heroic fighting of ed Natio previous ‘What is the proper way ral friends for a luncheon? he may write at the top of her visiting card—Friday, March 2— iing of treachery |1 1 at 1 o'clock. Then write R.s.v.p. in lower lefthand corner. loyal to Q. What fee should be given to the clergyman, if a baby is to be tened at home? , but ¥ group the Mikado. turn to normal conditions. ) \ s \ N \ 9 happiness in love and much pros perity in business. Temptation to be selfish and extravagant will be strong. 1 Chil born on this day prob-i e e e e e e e ] Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Optialmology Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground ‘ 1. Why has Australia two flags? 2. How fast can an eagle fly? 3. How many Presidents of the United States were slave owners? MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14—1 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning-at 7:30 p. m. . . $15.00; six months, 1o advance, $7.80; | 4 Navy Departments.” | Susan A. Sager | a3 d % it the confer a favor if they will promptly notify However imination of the loose procuremom‘ Hazel Aldrich !Nm Lawrence Kerr as Chief Clerk protem, then adjourne f’ a Visiting Brothers Welcome E. F. CLEMENTS, Wor- e of any faflure or irregularity in the de- | ——— | arrival of Ha Watson, the only member not present. He was due on a GEORGE CLARK, Noble Grand shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ir papers. | practices will not prevent tremendous surpluses from | poeeeeeee— 9| teamer from the South ) ERS, Secretary “'M.i’};:.:m: :"‘:?‘)CM;HD t'-m!w the use for u)\.r.u'ui : Ix:u e Commmmr” 1 vullmau H 0 R 0 S c 0 P E | The Juneau Parent-Teacher Association was to meet the Next NIZNT | pr——— | Tted 0 15 or ok, skhwe- | NUGE amourts of 4 great yariety oL SUDPUCS HBE Py | according to announcement by H. L. Faulkner, President s p armed services aready || “The stars incline Gocg g b Warfields' Drug Stoze NIGHT SCHOOL TYPING and SHORTHAND Mon.-Tues.-Wed. 7:30 to 9:30 Juneau City Council Chambers Miss MeNair—Ph, Douglas 48 -—-————d Government disposal agencies to spot tr autiority, especially for it b o i S prevent scandals fiom aeveloping. That is Ao St = B way to keep out the “bootleg element” that ha: fiiart: Aud Hoina WORS GIESEN SSEORE B8 ok, AT eood today” || The Sewing Basket B. P. 0. ELKS begun to pr upon the rich spoils that are piling > stars indicate reactionary in-| Sa¥. "1 1€€ very N £ ¥ S : 7 SR M e n ol g i 'OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Elixir. Pronounce e-lik-ser, first E BABY HEADQUARTERS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers wel- come. A. B, HAYES, Exalted FLOWERLAND | and their counterparts in the Navy the use of rockets i 2 increase our ve o |is becoming more general effective. We Business Affairs REPLETE: filled abundantly, “His story was replete with thrilling DENTIST CUT FLOWERS—POTTED ' know that rocket-carrying p This will he & escapades.” A o L PLANTS—CORSAGES x,d‘ will be ettt Phone 56 “For those who deserve the best” 2nd and Franklin Phone 557 ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave. Surplus Property Board to formulate disposal palicies |no recoil and do not installat International Affairs A. This depends entirely upon the means of the parents; it may be | |+ ‘ and exercise supervision over agencies doing the actual | The lack of recoil es the shock to| According to the the lasti o5 )0, $50, or more. Dr. John H. Geyer Jones-Stevens Sllop work of disposal is only a first step. The agencies |the structure h fadier foriiiia o) ooaties. OF, L8 GoLAEY B0 o b‘; Q@. Ts it proper for a woman to wear a hat to an ¢vening reception? VENTIST 7 5 delegated to handle surpluses will have to be put on | tacking i target for recurring ® Per 9 e syt A. No: and regardless of whether the reception is in a home or m‘f;‘?’;:‘s the alert to prevent the Government from being 1fi“‘f‘{-} *l‘"“' s P WIS e I"»?”j PRIS G5 20 L‘;‘“ gy mm:; { hotel Room 9—Valentine Bldg. -TO-WEAR sypped by sharp and unscruplous private dealers At (;:'H‘M;:“(:;:";"“r_f;:;fi:"l‘h”:,“fm e |that 1950 will bring peace and re- | fe———m=== P e aaeaee e PHONE 762 Seward Street Near Third 7 | Y into the affairs of Surplus Liquidators, Inc., certainly | the ground. They are held to the plane by streamlined | Persons whose birthdate it is LO 0 K a d L E A R N by 85 st ial have the augury of a year of much n A. C. GORDON {|| poBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg $235. Another witness confessed, to buying eight ship ably will be idealistic, generous and | 4 Who was the first negro to graduate from a college in this These and other instances of petty though out- rageous profiteering at Government expense as well as evidence indicating that Surplus Liquidators, Inc., had made good use of friends with political influence to secure auction contracts are not in themselves signifi- cant. Abuses of such kind inevitably occur whenever | result that the crew beached the ship, after which | a second salvo of rockets set it afire and it burned | to a hulk. As the intensity of the Pacific wi growing tons of the 5-inch high-velocity as: rockets will flow to our task forces. It was the Chinese who first used rockets as a weapon against to benefit at public expense. The moral pointed by | japanese love fireworks too. One may hope they will the disclosure of irregularities is plain. ‘Tt is that we |get a bang out of those the Navy is bringing them. Washington Merry- Go-Round b (Continued from Page One) [26 yesrs, perhaps you may know | 1 {ow to e more palitie.” MARGARET BELL ON | Douglas smiled with equal | | sweetness. Most of those present | struck fire, what she said had had | ! a wholesome effect and might even| Miss Margaret E. Bell, Alaska-| i floor of the House. | station in the Aleuti as member | |cf the hospital recreation division | i | ! Mrs | | JOB IN ALEUTIANS |agreed that although she had| | have healthy repercussions on the |DOrn writer of two books about thel Inorthland, is on her way to her new | of the American Red Cross. | publican Leader” John Rankin of Mississippi jumped on the back of Conressman Hook of Michigan, an interesting aftermath occurred at POLITICAL POT BOILS Although one national election is just over, both Republicans and | cans teed-off by voting a $750,000 Douglas of California, wife of movie annual war chest to drive the New actor Melvyn Douglas and an act- ress in her own right, had been asked to give a talk. She had some interesting things to say ‘about women in politics and she said them with charm and frankness. Among other things she told how a statesman who had helped to in- Deal out of Washington. Allhough‘}“r when she was in northern Al | berta. e was born on Prince of it's all being done quietly, GOP - Chairman Herbert Brownell is ef- ‘ e (;1 llfll,,“::l“,w ‘c“qnln‘m]l'y:r‘:t"l}:(:)( the ticiently sweeping dead wood from|ygrovcell area. ¥ Party Headquarters and preparing| = __ o o o to triple the present staff dospltc} i i c ¥ ] mpire want ads ge ck results. the manpower shortage. When Browa | oo Duc Yant ads sty auigk reilin lof your broken lenses and sendifor use by the government and noncommercial organizations. | lar March, 1945 Term of the United | Her two published books are “Pir-|States District Court for the First | |tary highway and the second last | was | (Copyright 19 1. There are two forms of the national flag. The flag with the red i field may be flown by anyone, but that with the blue field is reserved WITHE Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. SAVE *hwa PIECES them to Box 468, Ketchikan,Alaska | 2. The average speed of an eagle in flight is about 30 miles. When They will be replaced promptly in{ pursued, the eagle has reached the speed of 120 miles per hour. our large and well equipped labora 3. Ten. tory. C. M. and R. L. Carlson. E 4. John Russworm. He received a degree from Bowdoin in 1828. L5 1] Ty 5. The Democratic Par PUBLIC NOTICE e In the District Court for the Terri- 4 i AR toty of Alasks, Disisen wumber [ There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! IN THE MATTER OF THE REGU- ; LAR MARCH, 1945 TERM OF | THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT JUNEAU. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That pursuant to an order of the Court dated February 7, 1945, a Regu- Druggist “The Squibb Store” The Charles W. Carter DECORATING PAINTING and PAPERING, being in the same craft are important enough to REQUIRE CARE in their execution: 1t is more satisfactory to know what the job is actually worth before starting and thus avoid an indefinite expense brought on by unneces- sary working hours. Mortuary PFourth and Franklin Sts, PHONE 136 the meeting of Congressional wives Democrats are glready scrambling|ates of Icy Straits’ and “Danger on | Division of the Territory of Alaska who form the Ladies Congressional frantically for victory in the 1946 Old Baldy” and she has written an-| will be held in the Court Room of JAMES S. MeCLELLAN WINDOW WASHING gressional race |other that is.e: 3 - | the Federal Buildi & Club. |Congressional race. i;.l‘x;c; l]h at is_expected to 1:{‘ puz 1 ;(‘ch;x’? “m’ldxrégt:;‘l J:nea‘u. ;\12; Phone DOUGLAS 374 Box 1216 ' RUG CLEANING But the iacies engdged: in no| Ordinarily, party headquarters|lished this Summer. B of the pub- | S5KA, UEHRSIOE AL e pUE . 03 SWEEPING COMPOUND hair-pulling — except possibly with would be as quiet as an cmmy\“.bm'd hooks ,Cm?“‘ ”[F she B ;Jlmi,m trieiaftaznoon. ol Marchy FOR SALE g HRTCR @ (118 ume ot She "“l"i\:rlx‘nlwlodlv?;x B e C;r‘y:‘)\gw‘;al::: i 'I'}IQ\;‘ITNESS WHEREOF, T havell =, | 0. g % DAVE MILNER ssSWom: ale; a tical year. However, 3: - oG Joxpcs, ang fas WAED. B v 3 * e Congresswomar. Helen Gahagan ¥ ever, the Republi-| stationed on the Alaska Mili- | hereunto set my hand and caused L. LE“IE“x Phone Green 279 the seal of the above-entitled court to be affixed at Juneau, Alaska, this 8th day of February, A. D. 1945. J. W. LEIVERS, Acting Clerk, U. S. District Court. First publication, Feb. 9, 1945. | Last publication March 2, 1945. as a pajd-up subscriver to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: P FOR TASTY FOODS and VARIETY TRY Gastineau Cafe Foremost in Friendliness (SEAL) nell has the party machine going) full blast, he will be spending al- | most as much money as the Na tional Committee lays out during| a Presidential election year. { ACROSS . Angry 4 . Exact likeness troduce women's suffrage claimed that women'’s entrance into politics had not lifted the level of poli- tical action. Mrs. Douglas took ex- ception to this and argued that certain women had made rapid Jeverage .~ Brownell is expanding the party’ political strides in recent years. She research and publicity staffs, plans| 9. Pronoun “Piing drawn 2lso maintained that women could to add a separate radio division, }.‘ i‘w-m ((lm 1‘1‘;10 (3 not develop politically overnight, and to emulate the potent Poli- 14 6. Highor any more than an A(L_ could at. n(‘al Action Committee by revi-| 1§ Loses warmth tapir tain fame and footlights overnight. talizing the party anization all| 17. Goddess of glish novelist an illusfration, she said that the way down to the doorbell- 53. Black glossy many people thought she had be- ringing level. One of Brownell's 5 4 8 8 of Comie an actreas Sight (affer iahe ficet iorders was o buy several| IL Nathik left college, when as a matter of dozen copies of the PAC's official Al fact sha had been studying acting handbook, “The First Round,” and | @ Crossword Puzzle: I “Rosie the Riveter’ and ‘Calling Dr. Death’ Federal Tax—-11c per Person PHONE 14 — THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! (=4[ m] magmm [m) izl INSURANCE Shattuck Agency [0>/T ] [2im ] D e —z> BEE G (o] mF |- >0 [EINID] 10 e of Congre grettable and is not tribute to the good going speck of Georgia and Drewry of Vir- ginia, have mapped a shrewd cam- almost since the age of five have every party official read it. Solution Of Yesterday's’' Puzzle Meanwhile, the Democrats are| . Compound IRATE MRS. RANKIN also swinging into action, paced by i ML oD e Then Mrs. Douglas made a plea Chairman Bob Hannegan, who has L Two halves " polgalog amacon. w for sticking to facts and not hiding developed a streamlined program R el 2. Flooded Internation- behind prejudice to see if he can increase the €. Philippine “There is no place in our society number of Roosevelt supporters in | i for hate,” she said. “We don't get the House and Senate next year . :BAong.wIna Ph 15 for hate” she aid. “We dont get the Howse und Senale rext ear.| I s s one anywhere by hating each other 1e Democrats came out of the Shake- For instance, if I may be very campaign with a $400,000 su speare’s Al k L Rk and R Bottand i sor et P b $400,000 surplus “Hamlet aska Laun frank and speak entirely off the this time, and plan to raise more. 9. Hardened T of this R record, 1 think that the kind of Hannegan, together with Speaker 10, Coat of cer- HE, monig thing that happened on the floor Rayburn and Democratic leaders $AiR Acimaly Bek 8 o b i » House today was . gy R ey 11. Makes a mis- tive operation. safety of the House today was most re- McCormack of Massachusetts, Ram- take of depositors’ funds s our D Posl 19. Heads 21. Burrow IN THIS BANK 23. Was the equafl of ropean Immediately an ominous buzz- paign to capture another 50 in buzz rose from the ladies of Cc the House. They plan on concentrate gress. Mrs. Rankin, whose husband on the 57 districts where the Demo- had leaped on Frank Hook, had crats lost by less than 12,000 vote several friends preseni and they and have figured out that ; gathered around her. Mr. Hook, the of these, the Democra 1o man who was leaped upon, also margin was less than 5000. Thei had feminine friends present and hopes are high, but they are pre- they gathered into another group. paring for a tough fight Finally Mrs. Rankin, smiling (Copyright 1945, Bell Syndicate Inc sweetly but with a touch of steel HERIS I S M in her voice, came over to Mrs ATTENTION SHRIN ! Douglas and said: Regular monthly business “Helen, youre a much better ing Friday, 8 p. m, at Ame diplomat Washington actress than ‘When you've you are a been in Legion Duguot. J. W. LEIVERS, Secretar native ARE INSURED . Came in . 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