The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 4, 1946, Page 4

B e e ———————— PAGE FOUR Duily Alaska Em pire EMPIRE PRINTING COM SUBSCRIPTION RATE Delivered by ¢ the Business Office of any failu of their papers Teles New Bu; 602 Office MEMBER OF WHO MAKES PRIC made tendenc mate led by lumber that ce © gone. A good many $100 they did at the week These are ical of the price up to now kept under rigorous control. And the con- who w sumer nts a cel immedi is n the higher ny means, » unwilling t ufactur he whole If most f $800 for ar , ma arrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.5) per month; siv months, S8 00 ASSOCIATED PRESS beginning in commodity ommodity. Any s Manager Spea ond Class Matter (« Quite properl 5 that the United ates " United Nations. promptly notify | : ; rest of the United larity in the delivery less right. He fur . 374 lay for the UN Newspapers, 1411 budget of the UN Sti this assessment to per cent of what its Army and N is roughly $11,000,C Perhaps we sl Perhaps we sl Iso influence the price. advance, $7.50; | half (48.80 per cen He to about $11,500,000. ng to the rc every time you refuse to buy some- | The influence may the aggregate, consumers are produced, and what they in King of Percentages Cincinnati Enquirer Senator Vandenberg has objected ates should not be expected to t, to be precise) of the budget of thi ays we're not as rich as combined. And I mplains, no doubt tic 't er reason, that $23,000,000 is an extravagant annual cut- the use for We can go along with Senator Vandenberg's. ple ors Subished | for economy. But we can't take it very For the sums he is talking about are utterls sigificant. America’s share of proposed annual present fifty-fifty basls, comes the i numbers ex: be almost the U in the 300,000 houldn't pay h on which UN as the Senator If the budget rter, suggests. But, r does it matter much? We ing ourselves in order to svend on srmaments $80 per capita. That’s $80 a year for every man, woman and child in the United States. What the UN is asking for amounts to 8 cents for cach woman aud child in this country pain, let us conceed that Senator Vandenberg But the fact rem that he is quibblin over a so petty that he ought to be ashamed to ES? take the time of delegates to talk about it, For if e the UN is worth belonging to at all, as most of us s are being believe it is, it is worth 8 cents a yea n eé of us there is . W R 8 @ they Uncle Sam Gets Something Back soaps are up R T 1. Buiiding A little of the money which Uncle Sam has been up rapidly, now contributing to varicus international agencies came automobiles cost of the back recently whe Nations. rolls are subject to changes in lines is to come out of American workers the international employees for whi > pay more than s g notice arran rs will fir suggests that and the same persa and wants it prices. But that ways to make cars fc price. It will not be the same h now costs $1300. It will be lighter and . with less floss and fewer gadgets. But per- | taxes. sonal transportation can be supplied for less—if that is what consumers want, It will be the Nobody is going be s inge at prices the 1d ity to producing are willing to pay Just now consumer does not appear to carry much w can pay the price demanded, or do without . he must do without, But freq much he is prepared to pay 1t case reflection of the maladjustment born of war In the lor in the making of prices. a year or $100,000 a ye making, so long as buy run, every consumer r, you have you same in every field of production to manufacture goods that cannot And, eventually, enterprises will apply their at the bulk of people | with shortages in so many Whether your inceme is $1,000 | receives to offset |as salary by the n year paid a $400 t than $450 next ye: like to play with sl under such progr |sharp reduction i great while befor swells to fantastic since each fresh higher tax want the He in lines, ght. Or regardless of how that is merely a been spent thus fa also could drive tt has his influence ticns to meet his a voice in Price- | oonoress will gr Mashington Merry-Go-Round Page One) Continued fr tinuing my do to the ad- visability of the contemplated trip in view f the insistence of thr Deparunent, I will withdraw my objecticn. I would like to have an opportunity to pass upon those contemplated for selection before their invitation is accomplished. I believe the list should not include actus]l writers but should be lim- ited to publishers and editors an should those cor ed wn ho: to ot are Her- Tribune Chic S San 0 Chrenicle PM Daily and others of this stamp whose articles and editorials have not only been slanted but have ap- prea dow quackery and dist d Arthur of State B talkinz to a session of the Kilzore Committee, recently said of General MacArthur: “While that { as been doing a fine Job ss he is a prima dc I have known him and when you send for costs (occupation costs) is liable to ity the coop and raise a lot of HEADACHES IN KOREA A committee of Congress recently visited Korea, supposedly on an in- tion trip. what they Bu hushed it ) but T ha curred in with about civilian policemen killed ir city of Taegu. Their boc horribly mutilated b; mob nativ Poli cruelty given as the reason 24 rising American M. Ps the streets of Taegu and pr cities, but are under orders to t mixed up in civilian brawl Meantime, factories at ) standstill because of 1 of sup- portation, while pe population is on t verge rvation. Insiders blame conditions cn -various factors, in- cluding the Russians and the blun- dering of Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge, U. S. Commanding Officer The fact that our military and American Military Government de- b’ get three square meals tachments and are billeted more or nd tr : civili plic a day a free market exists. Every time \the same exemption anything you influence the price of that enjoy less comfortably, while Koreans must do without, also hasn't helped matters. Neither has the fact that Hodge is constantly feuding with the AMG chief, Maj. Gen. Archer L. Lerch, who is griped over al- leged discriminating against the AMG by Hodge in the allocation of food supplies and vehicles ENLISTED MEN'S LIQUOR Lerch contends that he cannot do a satisfactory administrative job with what Hodges gives him, but is afraid to make an official com- plaint because Hodge is his super- ior officer. Korean conditions probably will not improve until either Hodge or Lerch is removed and insiders who know all the facts say it should be Hodge. Another sore point is Hodge's brass-hat manner of handling en- listed men. The caste system is perhaps worse in Korea than any other occupation area, and one thing which especially riles enlisted men is the disposition of lquor An officer can store as many bottles as he wants in his bill and cnly the liquor left over after oificers buy all they want is turned over to enlisted men's clubs. As a result, the clubs frequently don't get any General Hodge,* however, was hesitar about serving liquor to the Congressional committee which inspected Korea. At first, he de- cided to serve only suntory, a Jap brand of Scotch, at a party in his private dining room at the Chosen Hotel in Seoul. At the last min- ute, however, he changed his mind, nd requisitioned half a case of champagne, three bottles of port wine, and ee bottles of sherry for the party ARMY CA Walter Reed made somw R CURE General Hospital excellent progress in treating ncer, but it's kept such a hush-hush secret that the doctor in charge of cancer research, Lieut. Col. Milton Freedman, is about to be kicked upstairs be- cause of a news leak It so happens that of cancer in the Army is high much that the number of cases is kept secret. But one whole } ha the amount 50 50 wing. at Walter Reed Hospital is devoted to cancer, and Dr. Freed- man made so much progress that various editors got wind of what was happening and tried to print the story At this point, Surgeon General Norman Kirk stepped in. It was made clear that Medical Corps pol- icy did not permit mentioning the name of any hospital specialist Only the Surgeon General's office could be mentioned in connection lected from 1,600 Americar They alone amcng those on the U. N. pay employees are exemoted cket. returning to the United States Treasur; of asking Uncle Sam for incr n $300,000 in income taxes was col- who work for the United United States income taxes—foreign ; agreement. But the money ead of the pockets of the to prevent discrimination, U. N. becs agency will reimburse American at their tax collector takes. This gement for the Americans, but it if the organization lasts long enough ons remain on its pay rolls there may not be cnough money in the exchequer to meet the This may come about because what the worker the tax ext ta s properly will be regarded collector. The man who this $3,000 will be taxed more a salary of $3,400. Those who ide rules can figures out quickly that ssion, assum that there is no n income taxes, it will not be a e the $300,000 collected this vear proportions. This is especially true beost will put the recipient in a It could, in time, n means of all that has ar for international warfare. But it 1e U. N. into bankruptey, the result ingly large contribu- tax collector'’s demands. Since that is hardly the American wish, it is not unlikely that 1t to its citizens employed by U. N. which other nationals already with cancer research The cancer specialists didn't par- ticularly mind this policy. But as an aftermath of this Kirk wants Freedman kicked upstairs to an ad- ministrative post, where he would shuffle papers instead of practic- ing medicine. This Freedman refuses to eriticiz Kirk do. Meanwhile, doctors for continuing his wartime policy of ting medics. During the war he corralled 40 per cent of the na- tion's physicians, then let many of them spend about three months sitting idle for every month they devoted to medical practice. Some had so much free time, they even organized softball teams to" keep themselves occupied. Many would have stayed on in the Army, but were fed up with the regimenta- tion of the Surgeon General's oi-| fice (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) ACROSS 31. Artificial 3 e language . Flow back e 1 4. Happen agaln 9. Knock 36. Tomb of & Mohammedan 12, Meadow saint 13 it of work 1 Leave 15, Myself 1 Aim_ high 17 . Possess in a 5 God of war constellation Frequently 18, Nurrow s one's iform fluld G0. Hero of the 61 panish war Crossword Puzzle DECEMBER 4 Cora Sue Reynolds Nancy McDowell . Dorothy Marie Reck Mrs. A. Eiler Delie Palmer Florence Kidwell R. M. Gallaway Wallace O'Brien e 00 0 v 00 0 00 - e e — has announced that! has been greatly | B. D. Stewar? he department encouraged by the samples recently submitted by pros- pectors on materials needed in the Territory for industrial develop- ment. From the come samples sum, and clay sayed at the prese Territorial Mines reveals that repc on dustrial minerals have encouraging. Experiments will be continued and particular study is being given to the limestone de- velopment now under way near the Ketchikan area. have BYP- Railroad belt of limestone, that are being as- nt time by the Stewart these in- been most staff. FILIPINO SOCIAL CLUB WILL GIVE AFFAIR FRIDAY A handkerchiet al and bene- fit dance, sponsored by the Fili- pino 1 Clu will be held in the Catholic School hall evening, December 6. Music will be by and his orchestra. There will be refreshments and entertainment Tickets are now on sale by mem- bers of the club. At the regular weekly meeting of the club last Sund December 1, the new constitution of the club was ratified by the members The constitution committee includ- ed Club President Pastor Bigornia, Sam Constantino and Diego Paul- ino Othet business at the meeting concerned plans for the benefit, dance Friday December 6, a Christmas party on Friday, De- cember 20, and the Rizal Day celebration on Mon December 30 CHRISTMAS PARTY BY LUTHERAN LADIES' AID IS TOMORROW NIGHT The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society will meet in the church parlors to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock for its regular meeting and Christmas party. Hostesses for the evening will be Mesdames Bert McDowell, Art Kassner and Harold Snaring. Members are urged to bring the “giit bags” for the church build- ing fund and also a small gift not to exceed fifty cents for the fish pond. A cordial to members and make festival. - D s For the past 13 years, the Bel- gian Congo has been the largest diamond producer in the world. invitation is extended and friends to attend this a real Christmas T E| N i w[m|4[>|T] S THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA o | Carclyn Todd, with the following appearing on the Mull gre! . 2 < 2 2 <! 5 2 -1 Q 5 B ® a Q 5 2 7 z 4 1) 2 nig o | AMONE the players were Crystal Snow Jen: | Homer Nordling, Katherine Messerschmidt, Muriel Jarman, J. T. Petrich, | | Jos MIKERALS FOR INDUSTRY BEING FOUND, ASSAYED last ma: = Church, the Rev. Territorial Commissioner of Mines | Douglas. . | 2 " 1 analysis oD from the Alaskan Hotel to the City Dock with rock from the Alaska Jun | )\ b “It DR | iner INCAPACITATE | attention, for ) Friday dinner plate? cestume of a young girl. Q. May one have formal invitations either printed or typewritten? A. Nc; fi 2l invitations should always be engraved. | ~——e - -t e et e et —— | e e e e ettt ettt} | boi | MODERN ETIQUETTE Homewra e | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946 from THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 4, 1926 A delightful recital was given last evening by the students of Miss program: Beatrice | 1, Derothy Olson, Patricia riarland, Wallen Forrest, Robert Blom- | John Hellenthal, Viola Riendeau; Margaret Pearce, Dorothy Bakke, ! 11 The entire cast of the musical comedy “Pickles” was to rehearse this, ht in preparation for the fiaal stage rehearsal tomorrow. Includedj 1e, Jack Fargher, Nadja Vestal, | eph Sadlier and George Shaw The Douglas Eagles won the first game of the basketball season | night, defeating the local high school team 34 to 18, at Douglas. ‘f Miss Marian Knight ¢f Juneau and Mr. Alex Sey of Douglas were ried at 7:30 o'clock this night in the Northern Light Presbyteriani O. A. Stiliman officiating. They planned to reside in y Council to fill Front ¢ A petition was placed before the Ci eau Mine, and also to install a new sewer system under the fill. lew, 31; rain | Weather report: High, 35; Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon | } ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It is real cold today.” Say, is VERY (or QUITE) cold today.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Children. Pronounce last syllable not chil-dern. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Suburb; not SUBERB SYNONYMS: Reticence, r , secretiveness, uncommunicativeness. WORD STUDY: “Use a word t e times and it is yours.” Let us | ease our vecabulary by mastering one word each de Today's word: { to deprive of power: to render unfit. “Concentrated | unbroken by rest, so prostrates the brain as to incapac thinking."—H. Spencer. Phorie 208 ate it | |welding, -1 Phone 204 oo | Q. How should fhe salad, roast, and fish forks be placed at the, A. To the left of the plate, pror up, the salad fork nearest th Q A. Not necessarily. Should a woman, at her second marriage, wear a traveling dress? | Though she should not wear white, nor the LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon 1. What is the highes. pcint on the North American continent? | 2. How many Americans suffer from hay fever? | 3. What color is a live lobster? i 4. What is the sheath for an archer's arrows called? H 5. In what famous novel is Sidney Carton a character? ‘ ANSWERS: 1. Mt. McKinley, Alaska; 20,200 feet. | 2. Abcut 4,000,009, ‘{ 3. A dull greenish-brown; they turn red upon being submerged into ' ling wate 4. Quiver. 5. “A Tale of Two Cities,” by Dickens. sressamTTEwEm T 1 T T T 1 e sessswsanss Wholesale Your Deposits ARE SAFE DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. James C. Cooper, CPA BUSINESS COUNSELOR Specializing in Corporation—Municipal and Trust Accounts % DR. E. H. KASER t The Erwin Feed Co. 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