The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 24, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR : ; Daily Alaska Empire nday by the ANY Alaska. Published every evening except § EMPIRE PRINTING C Second and Main Streets, Ju HELEN TROY MO! DOROTHY TROY WILLIAM R (‘ARI‘ER President | Vice-President Editor and Manager naging Editor Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Ju s Second Class Matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months. $8.00; one vear, $15.00. By postage paid. at the following rates: One vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month. in advance, 31.50 Subscribers will confer a favor siness Office of any fa \eir papers snes: News Office, f they will promptly notify | e or irregularity in the de- the livery 602; Business 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 hereir NATI Fourth & NEW PROPERTY VALUES moans heard among the tax- recent revaluation of Juneau According to the payers of Juneau the property is goit Ketchikan where it really caused a fuss, since the announcement by Mayor Ernest Parsons that “taxpayers of Juneau may as well make up their minds to the fact that taxes will be higher this year.” It seems apparent that the result of the revalua- | tion will be a general increase in taxes and not the Alaska Newspapers, 1411 to be more unpopular here than in | especially | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-—JUNEAU, ALASKA TUESDAY JULY 24, I945 .s(:hnnls to remain calm in spite of the storm. They |are both right and wrong in wanting more money for publxc projects. ! The error as we see it is in trying to accomplish c\ernight what their predecessors could not or would |not do by degrees. Thus the 52 per cent average in- crease in assessment comes likes a bolt from the blue for Alaskans, accustomed to living in a virtual tax | paradise. That means the burden of proof is on the | council to show that the public needs outweigh private ones, for the power to tax is the power to destroy. \A second error is in waiting until the war is near an end, relief for the housing shortage may be only a | few months away and war-inflated values begin to decline before hiking the assessed valuations all down | the line. A third error seems to be a miscomprehen- sion by Howard Henretta, the assessor imported from outside, as to the value of ancient homes and vacant lots. A fourth error was in letting a deficit oecur in the first place, a deficit that is expressly forbidden by law The real test will come, of course, when the ‘(‘olmcll gathers to fix the millage rate and set up ’lhe budget. If the tax rate is maintained at the legal ‘minimum of 20 mills, then the voters will have just jcause to toss some brickbats and demand an ex- | planation. And then is the moment when hizzoner, |the mayor, had better have a well-planned speech | prepared as to what all that money is needed for next | year and why it can’'t be taken in smaller portions. | With the general thesis that somewhat higher taxes are justified by expanding needs for better ! streets, a new schoolhouse and similar improvements | there can be little quarreling. Tco, the city would do | well to wipe out its deficit and get some money on I hand for postwar projects, of which there will be some. | But this is the tag end of the war, the boom is over | here, wages are going down, the employment service xepmls plenty of common labor available, and we see /no need to accomplish at one fell sweep what other }(‘1',\ councils so long and blithely put off. If a private | business were to make similar increases in prices at this stage of the war, a general boycott would be launched immediately and justifiedly. There's no need to challenge the Henretta theory of overtaxing vacant lots; this theory has been suc- entire markup has, as a matter of fact, brought forth little acclaim and considerable clamor as property | owners marched forth in true democratic fashion to voice their dlmpprovnl. | seldom wrong. | The people ar We believe the e o & & & o & o 0 0 7 . from o HAPPY BIR 1t 20 YEARS AGO . g THE EMPIRE e o o July 24, 1945 e o o . L . Jane English . JULY 24, 1925 . Mrs. M. Mahlon . 51 a seventh inning rally, the Moose defeated the Elks the previous . Dan Ralston ®|night by a score of 7 to 6. Andrews' best slants were given rough * Marie Willlams ® | handling by the Moose in the fatal inning, four solid bingles, two wild g William I. Mahoney ® | heaves, one of which was a third strike, produced four healthy runs. 2 O ‘Manery ® | Bernhofer was touched for everything he had and Andrews succeeded . Robert Simpson, Jr. . . Walter H. Robinson = » him on the mound. The Miners and the Legion were to plny this night, ° o | Weat her permitting. e ® & o o o & o 0 0 o0 N i rhe Prince Rupert arrived in port with 210 roundtrippers. The Alameda, after making the Triangle run, arrived in port south- bound but had space for only steerage passengers. i e & e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” —~— The Douglas Order of Eastern Stars had chartered the Alma for a picnic on July 26 at Taku village. A doubleheader of baseball was scheduled for Sunday, July 26, first game between the Alaska Juneau and Moose and second game between Juncau Fire Department and the nine from the Unalga. The proceeds {were to go to the Boy Scouts which organization was about $150 in {the red from their annual encampment to Chilkoot Barracks. WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 Many conflicting influences are | active today. Great differences of opinion among national leaders is indicated. HEART AND HOME ‘Women should benefit today where their emotions are involved. Girls may expect love affairs that progress with speed. This may be a day conducive to activity made difficult! by warm weather conditions. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS Although the nation has offered| splendid service in the long war, small minority has selfishly pursued J. W. Gucker left on the Estebeth for Sitka. i A. H. Hendrickson, who attended the Elks Convention at Portland returning home aboard the Jefferson. Weather report: High, 72; low, 68; clear. ; et e et e 8 e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e ] was ® pleasure. There is an ill omen for| :]:tll‘o:;;‘ L\:‘f:;;‘nrl?f Tave explolbedg WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I saw him somewhere | among the crowd.” Say, “somewhere IN the crowd.” NATIONAL ISSUES { OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Java. Pronounce ja-va, first A as As the machinery for assuring ;, oy second A as in ASK unstressed, accent first syllable. lasting peace is tested and perfected,| " prpy MISSPELLED: Opossum; one P, two S's. there are evil portents of stubborn e . E g S P opposition to its future use. Enemies | b SYNONYMS: Excellent, superior, choice, admirable, precious, valu able TRIPLETTE & KRUSE BUILDING CONTRACTORS EXPERT CABINET WORK OF ALL KINDS 20TH CENTURY MARKET BUILDING SHOP PHONE 9% After 5:00 P. M. PHONE 564 No.A2LO.O.F. @Mfiu each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I O. O.F. HALL. Visiting Brothers Welcome Silver Bow Lodge | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m E. F. CLEMENTS, Wor« GEORGE CLARK, Noble Grand | ghipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- i ERS, Secretary. H ot I R 0 LR SRR i | Warfields’ Drug Stoxe | [ I pppore pRac i | (Formerly Guy L. sm?h Drugs) GEORGE BROS. i NYAL Family Remedies Widest Selection of ) HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM LIQUORS PHONE 92 or 95 [ B.P.OELES | Meets every second and fourth ‘Wednesday, 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. L. J. HOLM- QUIST, Exalted Ruler; H. L. McDONALD, Secretary. FLOWERLAND The Sewing Baskel BABY HEADQUARTERS Infant and Children’s Wear 139 8. Franklin Juneau, Alaska DR.E. H. KASER | DENTIST Pk L LRV CUT FLOWERS—POTTED Batnepy Wt PLANTS—CORSAGES HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P, M. Pl I B ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Za g it wi s 5 ublic as well as secret, will at-| equalization” of taxes that it was supposed to be |council will admit thn much in refusing to go whole | P! ik o WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us when it was, contracted for under the administration |hog when the millage rate comes up. As we have tempt to sabotage W was 80 R R SR ST f May A‘%s H & S k vsug ested before, th: city fathers would do well to carefully built in San Francisco. Iimllaxe our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: H il Tt ol Kipinhy e o A et | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | IMPERIOUS; haughty; arrogant; overbearing. “The king was an imper- Dr. John H. Geyer Jones-Stevens Sh However, those who cry the loudest must remember f“‘d"’?l“_““l ;)‘5_0 ylf:’:‘:‘ mz:: Vs fladage “:““': 2 :’Bx According to astrological Teadings! jous tyrant.” BT S Op i that the present city administration ran on a platform 1::;;’:;&;““,“?:“;5 eflflfy“‘n’._ Yt Shiky mighlor?btain of the stars, the victory over the| 3 R TR N S0 ; LADIES’—MISSES’ i of which advocated the public ownership of not only the some “neutral” champions for their policies. Certain- }Japanc(e will engage United Nations, \ Room 9—Valentine Bldg. READY-TO-WEAR i 8 electric light and pover company, but other Public | tney would gain many wise Suggestions and much |(700PS through next ear, fmh?ugh MODERN ETIOUE“E by PHONE 763 Seiard Street Near Thira 1 utilities and was elected on this platform. It should :n)mreciatlon from the three strata of community life. | ® ]<uddm mxrex]\ er ongt \;as lor:;- ROBERTA LEE | have been apparent at that time that such a broad | We have as yet to hear from any single group in th(\‘m‘(:’v ‘O&i:r‘gd:i“Siz“z‘za‘:ion‘fda’;or H program means that a great deal of municipal money | city that it favors a 52 per cent hike in taxes this T‘I‘c‘l;‘"oermd‘ : i | g ) ROBERT SIMPSO! H must be expended. And that money must be'forth- |coming year. 3 p.,r‘:of; whose birthdate 16 is have Q. Who should begin first to call the other by his or her first N. Opt. D. “The Store for Men” | T el ir g ersons g i3 - St L 9 traduate Los Angeles College Loming. | ‘| the augury of a year of mingled dis- | D&M whu.] a man and a woman has been nmroduced_. of Op e ° i At the same time we are quick to see also that | The Forgotten Area L s * Tl extracrdinary| A, This is the woman's privilege, though quite often the man OFWM, ocym 'N S the increased municipal taxes are not welcome at this | S | joys. Women may find changes in| will call the woman by her first name, then apologize; if the woman then ROk time when Federal taxes stand at unprecedented (Portland Oregonian) |the characters of their returning, grants him the priviiege, ne may continue to do so. Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground Front St—Triangle Bldg. heights and the cost of living is advanced. The Count this page among the supporters of Governor |soldier | Q Should a young girl offer her hand when she is being introduced | f—————————err—rt : : o higher municipal taxes also are no incentive for Gruening of Alaska in his effort to get overseas| Children born on this day probably 1o an elderly woman? Beckont. » industries and new home owners. discharge “points” for military personnel in that area. will be vigorous and exceedingly en-| e ! A E ckoning new industries and S. He calls the present ruling of the War Deparlmentlcrgenc where their personal desires A. Not unless the elderly woman offers her hand first. : ”The Rex ll Sl "” H | &= e T e outrageous discrimination, and it is. are involved. : Q. Is it proper for a person to cut lettuce leaves with a knife? * a. ore . s. GBAVES f ! 3 i 2 Probably the War Department will discount | (Copyright 1945) { A. No; lettuce should be cut with the fork, even if it is at times a our Reliable Pharmaciste “The Clothing M: Quite a Little and Too'l‘ate on the Pacific Northwest protests, along with Alaskan pro- Illl‘l“ qwkw“u'd BUTLER | Assessment Hikes tests, as prejudiced. And we are prejudiced in the | i b S A T R R e e i UTLER-MAURO HOME OF HART SCHAFPNER — sense we were close to the sailings for Alaska in the | FOR SAI_[: HEI_I_ l DRUG CO. & MARX CLOTHING | (Ketchikan Chronicle) first and most crucial period of the war. We wcn-l [.0 0 K a nd LE A R N [P SO U IR AR a he g loser to the Japanese threat than the rest of the Y 1t is haraly human to jump on a man when he is| closer to the Jap i s & _‘ AATER. 0Tt you wank 10 A. C. GORDON lown, so it perhaps is less than sporting to prod the | country and more of our men gof e northern assign Hell North Caroli city fathers right in the midst of their toughest conflict [ ment. If that was not a true overseas assignment, | et e HARRY RACE CA Llron NIA __the battle of the assessment rolls. Nevertheless, this | and battle assignment, then we do not know the | i fi 13? ‘;" g"‘ile l»‘a"‘f‘e 5 eb “‘;‘t" 1. Near the center of the globe, what is the internal pressure of the 3 is a time for the councilmen who fix assessment rolls | meaning of the terms. Anyhow, that's how it looked | ?;;‘fl";fid Pfi:g:t:)rqurc u:)c nl:znos: earth to the square inch? Druggisi Grocery and Meat Marked ‘fld_li“ taxes that maintain the city gowmmenz and | frem here - _____|of two uncertain bogs in eastern 2. From what kind of wood are toothpicks usually made? ‘zlll.h— PHC::!B —_ .,.7] B, North Carolina. The state board of | 3. Who was President of the United States in 1904? “The Squibb Store” Quality Foods Inow, he said, is not overland op-| of trained troops in China for use |, .yion owner, recently sold Purg- | 4. What does it mean when a vessel flies its national flag upside Moderate Prices e as lngton erations against the Jap armies either to protect Chennault’s B"lamry A i also Tor: sdle. | e |and installations in China, but the hases or to protect Stilwell's Ledo: 'y . poos called pocosins, ar ¢ e s, are i % T S e M T Go Round stopping of food and raw material| Road while under construction. ".nemamell\)f\my M‘p | 5. Are silk and rayon vegetable or animal fiber? The Charles w Carter e | shipments from the Chinese main-| Stilwell won out. The Ledo Road | | ANBWERS: PIGELY | dry, often have excessively acid sdil, 1. 45,000,000 i land to Japan. |was built. And Chennaults air|are covered by evergreen shrubs and | 000000 pounds. Monuary (Continued from Page One) “This is a job of logistics,” said|bases, without troop protection, |scrubby pines, and have never been | 4.. Birch, For BETTER Groceries e | Baker, “and it just wouldn't ap-|were nearly all u_alsen by the enemy. | adequately surveyed. \ 3. Theodore Roosevelt, Pourth and Franklin Sta, who was in charge of the investi- peal to Chennault.” This caused pplmcal repercussions | In the history of the two pocosins | 4. It is a signal of distress. PHONE 136 Phene 16—34 gation after Hitler's Beer Hall| The Senators, however, refused {in China. Chiang Kai-Shek pro-|a fire warden stands in the most| 5. Silk is an animal fiber, rayon is vegetable fiber. B lscl eays thet Hitler's rght|to, believe this. Chandier and.Sen-|tosted. He didnt ke Stllwell any-|sympathesls Highe He caled up 5 o " o WINDOW WASHING . thumb is abnormally long, his ator Tom Stewart of Tennessee| Wa¥: and demanded that he be‘headquan,ers and told his superiors h ! RUG CLEANING tight ¢ar pointed on fop, ahd his|were particularly vehement _in | 1red: o lthere was a fire in Hell | There is no substitute for newspaper adverhsmg R Bl K JUNEAU - YOUNG | ! mouth is very receding. Kempner| forcing Patterson and Gen. Eakerlast" R""S&;’ei‘ s‘t"_‘l”":}i"‘_‘ S"":?VH You can g“es* what they thought FOR SALE H d c has turned over his data to U. B./to admit that Chennault is as|BUut DOW that Stiwe:! 8 98¢ in| T araware 9 S thoriticn: capable @ tactician as the Air| e Pacific, it was inevitable that A((OMMODAHONS PlUS —_— DA\;’E',MILNER are Lompany e G | Force has. Chandler had the lwmc ennault’s goose was cooked. I HAG“"S HA“SO“ PAINTS—OIL—GLASS ARMY POLITICS war chiefs squirming as he de-|Added tothis was the fact that the Shelf and Heavy Hardware KILLED CHENNAULT scribed the pitiful trickle of sup- | 0ld-line Army brass hats never | COLUMBIA, S. C—Police arescek-l as a paid-up subscriver to THE DAILY ALASKA Guns and Ammunition o det-Bocretary Bf Wai Robert|plies with which Chennsult had|lked Ohennault snyway. And thejing so recover an.automoblle which [y R by 5 | old-line clique in the Army al was stolen from under the owner’s! EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. < Patterson and Air Force Gen. Iralto operate until quite recently. old-lme Chaks TP AWAYS 5 b Pi t thi the bo: ice of th 4 : Koo A Veins ' ih tha end: very nose. John Wilson reported| resent this coupon to the box office of the FOR TASTY FOODS Eaker were put on a very hot spot| Senator Joe O'Mahoney of AYer 2 E Tehat s e aa and VARIETY You'll Find Food Finer and uring their secret session With the | Wyoming spoke at length on the| (COPFieht 1845 by Bell8yndicate, ne) | L0AF WOEP O B8 Akt g:‘l‘; CAPITOL THEATRE fi Service More Complete at Senate Military Affairs Committee. | question of Chinese politics, out-| BUY WAK BONDS n:i 'dgved ;(n:c[m;‘e ”; 116 S8 pusued, % zozbal Senal(lort p:]esen( 1‘;1‘: l:mlnmg[ l(l.llung: moc dich'enL‘l ] b;(l\;vem’: HLT .08 BoRe, | and receive TWO TICKETS to see: Gashneall Cafe THE Mmflf elieve hal he resigh on Q! hinese “Communists” of he Nort \ } ", " Foremost in Friendli Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault was and the Ohiang Government. Crossword Puzzle GYPSY WILDCAT 2 corrm snop l caused by anything but Army Finally, he asked Patterson if lhe\ politics. | real reason for placing Chennault ! ACROSS 35 Closkwine: T Federal Tax---11¢ per Person : Patterson tried to explain the in a subordinate position to Gen. 36. Irrigate JAMES C. COOPER, C.P.A selection of Lt. Gen. George Stratemeyer was to appease the y 37. Thoughtful . Stratemeyer as supreme air chief in| Communists. Chennault is known bmesiay, i Zndst Isituos Pnoun 14— mz ROYAL BLUE cAB CU. BUSINESS COUNSELOR China on the basis of his seniority|as one of the staunchest supporters 13. Tilled ground 40 Understand and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and Authorized to Practice Befere In rank over Chennault. ": ‘:le Ch“f““t (“’I‘)‘("e’é"“““‘m i“l‘d 15 Al ot u' H‘Lm{u‘" : RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. shauuck Agency &, “That was known when Strate- Strongly agains! e Communists.| vernment 42. Holders of sy meyer was sent out there shot| Patterson, however, indignantly | 13 Wi cat : WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! . pack hard-working Senator Happy denied that Chinese politics en-| _ i B | tered intd the move at all |0 W.asng ! { Chandler of Kentucky, who spent 0 e s 22, Together: febrew letter ¢ several weeks watching Chennault’s Chse"“"i'! E el pmpl"fef ;lmz‘ l QIJ'{'(".’,(M. evoured. ] Metcalfe Sheet Metal Remington Typewriters i operations in the winter of 1943. ennault be retired at the highes 5. 54, Seed covering Aside from that explanation, rank he has held—his present rank | 26. Be 56. Bxuarl‘olpen Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Sold and Serviced by Patterson insisted that Strate-| 0f major general. The committee | 25. Individuals Hoeakn Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzie Tankuad tacks - Rvesiing J B Bllr! d & c meyor's appointment over Chen. Will formally recommend this to| 2. Xnccre Arrangement ¥ % in SHEET METAL . D, or 0. yer's 20. Porch . Suppositions - 3- Device for 5. Makes belleve 0 nault was strictly a decision on the Senate. Without such recom-| gy In anatomy, & SEw jaing.w 6. Sun god y Phone 711 90 Willoughby Ave. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by the part of Gen. Albert Wede- mendation, it would be possible to, ,, REDr cavity Articles ot s 7. Idolizes Satisfied Customers’ meyer, theatre commander. ‘[rev.u-e Chennault at the rank and| ’:pmn.-. & ‘n rcq 4. Short for a 8. Orxceheslzmlrdl. “ Senator Allen Ellender of Lou- v-*éh(;fl1(;'l‘:rl0;;317"%'30!“;‘;\?31‘;‘3;» ke Tl i N T.uwi'; i ZORIC { isiana, not a member of the com-' ; { . gLrouble mittee but sponsor of a resolution Military Affairs Committee meet i Advancing ~ e Raans “Say It With Flowers” but be. General at his plane when h Pl ok kios 4 9 “SAY IT WITH OURS|* calling for Senatorial investigation. the General at his plane when he arthe Rockics 1 of the incident, was at the secret 8rrives in Washington. This will i 'é‘.:'.fé:' e th. 15 committee session and quesionedProbably be done. Chennault is Plural ending Juneall Homi‘ Sattoaen: . Paker about Chen. | sure to_be questioned extensively 31 Tide ot Athera T Alaska Laundry i ERtiit's i prowess, War De- \by the Senators, but it is unlikely i bath HE masagement of dhb { partment officials did Kot auempt"h“ anything Iurzher will develop. Afle-:.xl»‘\f‘lzdzf‘:'cr i-li#r‘--n- to argue about the ability of the | A ppenly tive operstion. The mfey Birmer ‘71 Tiger STILWELL VS. CHENNAULT | ) PUEER by .t of deposicors funds s eue ! % The Senators didn't go into it, Large serpents peimacy cemsiderstion. In 5 Gen. Baker, who hed been in'but Insiders who followed Gen. e Sudiie= (N THIS BANK 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1945 command of U Air Forces in' Chennault’s meteoric career knew ber of Federal Deposic lasuir- i England and shunted off to' as soon as they saw Gen. ‘Vinegar ance Corporstion,which ib- Ttaly, was well received by the Joe’ Stilwell come back in the e Senators. His own experience, they Pacific as successor to Gen. Simon (e e { ] e ends thought, was part of the same Bolivar Buckner, that Chennault’s| expression le RED 5 Army politics which alted in time was up. | -B»:mul Chennault's resignation. The Eaker Stilwell and Chennault had, Bank incident, however, was not dis- fought bitterly over the old Army cussed during the meeting question of air power vs. land! . Symbol of 2 ’ power. Stilwell wanted to Iml\h W oy Oldest Bank m Alaska l # EaEm sAYS UL e e and b i up x| First National Bank “CHENNAULT GOT BORED" plies to cquip & land army. Chen- | Thoee ; Gen. Eaker attempted to explain nault wanted to use what few sup-| pike. of corn of JUNEAU, ALASKA LOMMERCIAL SAVINGS that the war in China has reached plies we had for air bombing. ’ :(‘Leph'a!l"l‘:e 4 { Plerre: abbr. { were only a certain number* 8 new stage. The important thing| There