The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1946, Page 4

\GE T(‘LT Dml Y. 11«{31. a Emplre Publistie every e ay by the EMPIRE PRINTING 'OMPANY s s Se SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; six months, SK.0C; one year, § ail. postage paid, o following raes in advance. $7.50 promptly notity in the delivery of their papers Teleg nones or not other- ews published spapers, 1411 | new DANGEROUS POSITION scheduled to arrive most for de thing goes 1on thing for some ime 7 in and out. again t previously, it another strike at However could hay just ended one inue to search any time, And for ths an Alaskan: method of tr for Iterr strikes. s off i a great deal isfactory ice n the S us small t but nd the ments by s great service not service between Prince Rupert an by the Briggs chased one suitable is reconverting it n alter heast Alaska amship Combvany vessel for that | ate ports s ned whi solution is offered by Cash Cole's Shipping Cempany, the possibl Ala, a non-profit organ raising of capital throug cards and certificates of is raised Tranportation chartered boats or surplus, or both sel e 1S hipper in Southeast Alaska nother Cooperative ion which contemplates 1 the sale of §10 memb indebtedness until $100,00( would be carried rased from Government | to offered to on b be every But in for or ade Is we have L In neither both of these proposed ly Southeast uate pro services do ! we have an It also seems to labor uniens services if th The basic ing strikes in t arbitraticn v ments between er This, of course, is a just because t would find s v wished. problem continues t ion, providing for compulsory k stoppages whenever d e that of prevent- | 1d employee oceur. matter for Congress. ke has ended, and should net forget that they tion, and will be But he boats are coming are cont until Alaska on a perma brought to the until something is us po > guaranteed water transportation This is a fact that should be tention of Congress from now on out done about it Ilonger than me neans of tying up these | I 7 staticnary income, and greatly Science in Straitjacket ar-Times) me the announcement that plant a 1d of improved advance” over similar American tus—has been installed at Birming- Only the day before that news, from report t a Soviet scientist had d ion of the atomic mashin t is a “big ham Mos discovered a “ne nucleu There nounceme less excitement the horses in an they come with a suppressicn of detail, ax that never before have marked the remarkable world"” science Freedom of exchar scientific information always been a keystone in human progress knowledge } to the chemists and physicists and biologists, been universal identifying natio: characteristics, and it has placed in a common cl from which @ after truth could draw at will. Now, hc ver, for lack of a plan to ’)' nuclear energy safe international control, s has be reduc ) the level of the traditional u\u!‘v 1 Siwash U. and thg Pl ald Horde, with cret pr » was co-operation, now the: and men of scie who formerly aided w race, tight-libped, at a dead run down of truth all certain that the London and Moscow advances in control of nuclear fission have any direct connection with the A-bomb. That, however, is pre- cisely the point: Because of the atomic ms race, all knowledge about the atom becomes a national to be hoarded as a weapon rather than shared as a common boon. Knowledge about the essen energy the universe should be neutral, but the nations of the world forcing it to choose sides, and so they are stunting it There i mething deey wreng in which what uld be v another chemistry journal becomes i milit time in which to c world i ately runing out at bres University v the W m came of disi significance in the manner of these an- | They are made with o kind of bres as if @ Clem McCarthy were reporting And pesition of ge of has without been tices. Where is competitio ther nc secre of th a world ticle in ¢ Dangerous Business (Cincinnati Enquirer) reasons none too c the Reserve Board has dropped mest of its cont onsumer credit. This relaxation of credit control was expected in a matter of months as a natural consequence of the trend to ease governmental control over other pha of the nation's economic struct But when the board acted it made the end of credit controls effective immediately in all lines consumer buying t for some durable goods which al pected to remain in short supply. These include autemcbiles, refrigerators and radios The general effect of the credit relaxation is to add to the already g of Christmas bu When the public learns instaliment buying is and charge accot lents are not necessar: 5 trict as before, it will enc spending—at a time when tco much spending can be a very bad thing With price control a thing of the past, the onl ffective control over tco-high brices stomer ance ase of the law of supply and demand and “easy payments” are to become n, fewer buyers will stop to lock t m prices will stay high-r need to, and it will headaches of short For Federal 1s over ar to us, urage to work the unrest We out think solid can the class deserving of more “middle class,” which has of one cre )-called 1ce is a reliable folk won't be the main ones who | d control over installment it will be the “war uandered much of their 1 high-priced goods, and an get the credit. e explanation for the relaxation of the credit rules said it was intended to avert a recession next | year when the present unprecedented volume of cash | is momentarily used up. If so, we V't think of a | pocrer precaution against a business recession thml to add the gascline of more cmdn to the fires of inflation now. rule, th will ta W. Real, 10, general Tobin, who had cus: famous involving 1944, sent Real, attle P the The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued which from Page One, Statler found. There this them tary Harriman > newest member of the Cab- inet m f the best looking and most Eapt icea in high ciety One might forgive Secr tary of L.mm‘ hwellenbach, a former ) 1 from the called of Washington , state stiff bosoms and receptions, Or one torney General Tom vho is addicted 5 . and broad-brimmed “;]l;f:;"";“‘l)‘f\dfy;’“ ibout White House Raseie, i those protecol i were nowhere to be WBS NG excusc ior Furthermore and McLaughlin ‘I have general le who have other trade Oakland is Jjust strike s0- s0- for House and 5 cof our Averell Harriman, who ion to bring this ped from a bassinette to k of a polo pony, and whose late railroad czar father weaned "I him ritzy Long Island society, deavor was expected to feel 1 t at home reaci in the White House and help make rdeily others feel at home too in the Averell, however, did not tional organ up. Furthermore, what made “No ge Trumans especially indignant that he was found to be dining with New York Times bureau chief Arthur Krock. And to add insult to injury, Mr. Krock, a newsman public and who ted to attend the nds White on for the we ed the Tru- obin’s ok his gues headlines, of Com- r, here i Clas what happened. gton As soon as Tobin's wire, the to we there (0 obtain settlements legal on show the was ment. On result of perescute the and ir of House have himself Instead. including the merce, to the “Dancing an nization of Washi cliff-dwe which tur up nose at m White Hc incun bents, especially if they Demo- Secretary m. Beck conferences the release injure the union ti Tobin until later in the ing to break up While Tobin from Beck, the the news that t be were of crats whom t irked a Krock hard to say Harriman or Arthur So TOBIN GOT TOUGH who deserves the calling off the gen Oakland, Calif iorthright team- Beck Dan Tobin. The b) the credit to Dave € of Se- ticna sting- in even DAN man real ral was Thi credit str in FDR's old {riend sters’ union boss newspapers Beck, rough-tough labor czar attle, but actually is was a ing telegram from Tobin to Charles for himself ling the strike used some president of Oakland lo- caused strike. ms hurled at him during the Hotel two N blunt with a copy to teamsters’ in San uveen reading about is ‘o notify ional Brotherhood of Téam- ssociated with you who are an end immediate manner nstituticn of the interna- ation. sty brought success to the labor move- contrary, a general seriously fair contract telegram it the Dave he gging him not to release the tele- said the telegram might was awaiting radio had called off Pictures showing Beck Meanwhile, wire which did the frick. Beck from Tobin’s telegram as his own the end of in his statement to the press. CHRISTMAS SALES DOWN The end of OPA has had some signiticant effects on the volume of Christmas buying this year, which so far is running behind last Christmas time. many unfair ac- brawl here officers in warning to to Beck in Se- boss John Prancisco: aval Shopping crowds are as large as| usual, but Government figures in-| dicate that the buying public is| keeping its purse strings tightened.' People just a ying as much, | of all of our| been joined by unionists in the and surrounding you that the opposed to any any cause. I am g you and all Heaters xclamation . Town In ACROSS . Short sleep City in Nevads Tread Old musical note Biblical Judge bre Give Yawn While Hate Condensed muisture of the air Merriment Wonder and international un- general strike to ly and to return as possible. sifily Hindu ejaculation veloped Preceding night Mohammedan month High mountalns © proper en- conferences and in the regular, as outlined ike has ever yet the only strike is to iconvenience the injure the s with o Irish io T employ have How- would releasec. grandparents © THE DAILY ALASKA P_MPIRE -JUNEAU ALASRA™ DECEMBER 17 Mrs. L. J. Holmquist Ed “Doc” Sweeney Charles B. White Mrs. Genevieve Soboleff George Schmidt Al Forsythe N. Blackwell Mrs. Elmer LaChance Mrs. George W. Johnson e 0o c 000 00 0 e V. because prices are too high Actually the Christmas sales for October, vemt and December will be roughly = $2,863,000,000, which is ! about 20 per cent greater than last year. Bu! apparent increase is due to higher prices, not more buying In sold, ning the avail that dollar value of No- terms of actual merchandise this Christma n is run- behind last even though antity of consumer items > for sale were far less at time. So cautious has the blic become that un- fes on department shelves are now 237 per cent as compared with inventories in the pre-war pericd—or more than twice much Top-heavy inventories part to higher prices, following OPA decontrols, and in part to (i ng by merchandisers who cstimated that the public yuld pay prohibitive prices for cemmedities that were scarce dur- the war 1S, { ning-off Has been el, which normal- 60 per cent of de- S wever, all fected. Some become so desperate even conducting pre- of expensive furs. hand, consumer as hardware, re- household appli- demand, while toys, now in the dropped off. public is slow buying ] it has done ase of Govern- rich will total about this year, $2,000,- than Treasury expec- year, as are due in are hristmas On the otk uch igeraters and uees, are in gr igs of children 1 have ibout or more COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICAT®, INC. 1986) - oo N. Y. Gang Buster Valentine Is Dead NEW YORK, Dec. 17—Lewis J. Valentine, 64, who came back from “exile” in a remote Brooklyn pre- cinct to give New York criminals their toughest years as a hard- hitting Police Commissioner, died today at Long Island College HOs- pital after a long illness. The former Police Commissforer™ earlier this year had gone to Japan at the request of Gen. MacArthur to aid in the reorganization of me Japanese police. He was on a leave of absence from his radio and writing chores ind on his return resumed his ra- dio program *“ nghuster: Valentine resigned as Police Com- missicner cn Sept. 6, 1945. He had held the post since his appointment by former Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1934, his nearly 11 years in the position constituting the longest tenure on record here. - GIVE A MAGAZINE Subscriptions now being by Maud Clark at Bus Depot. 447-10t taken | planning to erect a 500-ton paper mill at Thane provided power could | be brought from Snettisham Inlet. ;zo YEARS AGO " cupire DEC IBER 17, 1926 representing an engineer firm of San Francisco, an- of Commerce meeting that a company was BARBER urnie’s snov BARANOF HOTEL Lower Lobby 9 am. to 6 pm. or Phone 800 for appointment James C. Co;per, CPA BUSINESS COUNSELOR Specializing in Corporation—Municipal and Trust Accounts Martin nounced at Smith, the Chamber He had been in the field two months studying conditions for a power site and transmission line. A big doubleheader of basketball was to take place at Douglas when | the Juneau High School boys' and girls’ teams were to meet the Douglas boys and girls. %74 Noisemakers had been ordered for the annual Hi-Jinks of the Elks on| December 31 to welcome in the New Year. | The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA 1 Grocery and Meat Market A girl baby was born the previcus day to Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Allen, and the dad, buyer for Goldstein's, was passing out the cigars. Mrs, H. W. Frawley was reelected President of the Américan Legion Auxilia Mrs. Harry nehouse was elected Vice-President, Mrs. E.| Ninnis, Treasurer, and Mrs. Homer Nordling, Mrs, H. L. Arnold and Mrs, W. H. Whitman chosen as the Executive Committee. i { 478 — PHONES — 371 neran Church, Main and Third, were to | High Quality Foods at vices had been held m the 0d1‘ Moderate Prices First services in the new Lu be held on the following Sunday. Fellows’ Hall 30; SNOW Weather: low, 27 ¢ Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon | | SPSSSSSSSORS SL SN — { WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The child’s conduct was‘ aggravating.” “The child’s conduct was provoking.” AGGRAVATEJ means to make w 2. “The wound was aggravated by rubbing.” 1 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tune. Pronounce the U as in UNIT.“ not TOON. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Persecute (to harrass). a court of law). SYNONYMS: Victor, winner, conqueror, champion. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours. Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: | VERBOSITY; an abundance cf words. (Pronounce the O as in OF, accent second ble). “He draweth out the thread of his 'verboslty‘ {iner than the staple of his argument.”—Shakespeare. MODERN ETIQUETTE ¥ serra Lee High, i s ! | | Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR ¥ Seward Street Near Third Say, Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplier Presecute (to try in 208 Second and Seward Phone HEINKE GENERAL REFAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner| Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th St. | | | | | i ! “The Store for Men” SABINS Front St.— Q. When attending a dinner and a woman is entering the dining | om with her partner, should she take his arm? | A. No, this is not necessary. She merely walks beside her partner, uniess one of them is old and needs support. i Q. When a great many wedding presents are expected, how can void b confused as to the donors? | A. The safest plan is to keep an accurate list as the gifts arrive. ! A girl cften has some :nd or member of the family do this for her.| Q. Does it matter if a dinner guest is fifteen or twenty minutes if he makes some kind of apology? A. it matters a great deal to the hoste: L e e ) -Triangle Bldg. Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH late, ICE CREAM Yes, T T e e Tl HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Choice Meats At All Times Located in Gegrge Bros, Store et g PHONES 9395 Which star is nearer the earth, Venus or Mars? From which side is it customary to mount a horse? Which State is bounded by a perfect arc? Of what is the Statue of Liberty constructed? 5. What age persons lead all other age groups in crimes committed in the United States? ANSWERS: Venus. Left side. Delaware. Bronze. 19 yeasr of age. €% AN 2 e S PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 10th St. "UESDAY DECEMBER 17 1946 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. M. L. MacSPADDEN, Worshipful Master; LEIVERS, Secretary. James W. Silver Bow Lodge No. A 2, LO.OF., Meets each Tues- 00 P. M, 1. O. O, F. HALI, siting Brothers Welcome GEORGE JORGENSON, Noble Grand; H. V. CALLOW, Secretary €D B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. E. C. REYNOLDS, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secremy 7llmq.r fi;r your Ofl’ ice FHARLEB R. GRIFFIN Co! 005 SECOND AVE - SEATTIE 4 ot 5323 S ) ol Serving Alaska Fxclusively < "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” ‘Where Pharmacy Is a Profession 20TH CENTURY MEAT MARKET Juneau’s Most Popular “Me:»ting" Place ONLY THE BEST OF MEATS PHONE 202 Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Fred W. 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