The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 27, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily A la‘ska Empire 7 ex ! sincere, welcome to the Eighteenth Alaska Legislature; a welcome accompanied by faith that its members— though not infallible—will seek and find the likeliest prescription both for the cure of Alaska's present ilis of added vigor in the building Sunday by the i COMPANY ts. Juneau, Alaska presigent AN for the instilling HELEN TROY M ¢ DOROTHY TROY f a fully-developed commonwealth of the north—the MR A, FRUEND 19th State Entere b Matter. The White Earth for $1.50 per month; (Cincinnati Enquirer) 7.50 No doubt the verdant earth of s ¥ : hearts of men, among all the aspects tly holity ver-changing world. But the sere and multi-colore world of na : that follows the ear], idmirer And at December in these latitudes, we unfamil world, bl some D e fo rews published 1e face of nature mos med by the ye and often resented grudgingly by grow DS % Alaska Newspapers, 1411 for whom pcetry has been thrust aside b c Fo mundane matters as overshc nov v tire ¢ ins r he common cold modern 3 » white earth is not much appreciated because it cannot be seen its k for e than an hour or two. After that, a mantle of w heeom a s den, scoty garment, chewed u rubber tires, tramved into slush by hurrying umanity and sprinkled with sand and cinders by d municipal enterprise. Beyond the line of dens | the world of white is a lo ting change of costume for lush green of forest and cr settlement, however, v miracle of nature— an n earth deprived f the Yishes Children’ (Cincinnati Enquirer) The master of ceremonies for the radio pre was interviewing a group of bright, alert child They ranged in age from five to eight. He asked each oday t0 of them what they'd most enjoy receiving for Christ- BIG JOB AHEAD As Alaska's legislators get together here t commence their duties of the next sixty days, it i3 mas—most of all the things in all the world. And apparently nec to state that Juneau's ¢ dio pregrams being what they 2, it seemed likely that the sponsor would see to that each child’s reception is purely elementa hopes would be fulfillad on Christmas morning It is also well to point out that no simple task confronts the lawmakers, Squarely facing them this What interested us was the icity of the de- vear is the foremost problem of covering expanding Mands of thos Cl““d“" F '““! ("(, \-‘”‘“l‘ of gaining magnificen chcse e simplest al e es from shrinking income. New 5 I e i ke e for simple were the thir desired, as is the w: taxes may be the only answer, but an unpopular on of children One giri wanted a doll which w: which can be expected to find adoption only 85 4 gne asked for a “bike”: a boy chose an clectric last resort Nct one menticned a mink coat, a convertible And, though the biggest headache, financing the | ster or a yacht. No one hoped that Santa Claus would plicated prob- | leave a miilion dollars in his stocking Territory's business is not the only con lem to be ironed out in the next sixty days. Already As we listened to the high, > voices of measures totelling into hundreds have been prepared |the children we pondered cn the muaturity—and the for submission to the two houses of the Legislature. | Dracticabilit:-—of their wishes. The t, the mink Many of them may furnish needed answers and are er—all were beyond thelr rances of desice deserving of the most careful study. As for many ‘D¢ asked Wersithe tin comlt i : thi they might well be 2bl obtain others of them- it would be well for our lawm o AR ol e bt Babls. thas e to keep in mind that often the best lawmaking is the 4.0 f mifts within their econcmic, social d n adult could the least lawmaking. Yes, Juneau gives me same ttern, and find 1 a blustery, but underneath a lh w h- l him on his new mustache. “How guy who made a pede e wasiningion do the ladies take to it?” asked me.”. . . .Credit Stetson Kennedy, d Chip. “Like a rabbit to brier author of the sensational new book, MCHY'GO'ROUH patch,” replied Barkiey on- “Southern Exposure,” for making ———— gressman Charlie Dewey of Chi- monkeys out of the Columbians (Continuea from Page Une' cago was attending a social func- Kennedy did such a job on the iers that they are now extinct. would-be i \cidcally tion the other day and accidentally ton Company, which procecded to Stepped on somebody’s instep. Look move 25 Quonset huts, previously ing around apologetically he dis erected at the ordnance develop- covercd the instep was that of the ment, over to the mine test base, President of the United States. The Burns Company also started "ODb,” exclaimed Dewey, “I didn't , construction of permanent new Know I was stepping on: the Presi- homes for Navy personnel, poured dent”” “Well, it hurts, even i it cement foundations, laid floors, in- Was the President,” said ‘I'iumu stalled indircct heating systems, With a rueful smile. Poliic and erected steel framework for sleuths report that the rall prefabrication nterests are lined up behind for President with the oil int behind Dewey. If so, it means R efeller (oil) vs. Mc aiiroa . . JIf excise tax ¥ not come off one ADMIRALS THOSE CHANGEABLE In fact, the homes were one-half completed, when sudden! ai the Navy again changed its mind. gnq tobacconists i € 1 ; Having first decided to abanden away match books Pro- Rotterdar il the mine test base, then decided to paply doesn't re: € make it permanent, the admirals year they get ten bo e have now decided once again 0 egeh containimg Lw T s t Ge abandon the mine test base i boat h a5 Bhint. ' Meanwhile various expensive Sup- tive millicn dollars, oud the drug- ! plies badly needed for veterans .cye b vo kg bred of pa housing, having already been order- jng jt. . . The March of Dim:s i1 by ed, are being delivered. If Congress- funtile Paralysis Fun etu men had journeyed south a feW gyer $100,000 to S B i miles into Maryland recently, they pagients in Minnes N ! might have seen truckloads of steel | ;yis are Lifting thcir cycbrow ; framework and insulation going trip of left-wing Mes la- s « down to Solomon's Island—despite phor leader Lombardo Toledano to I s plans 1c the fact that all construction R&s yapan, e painting to the Sta « been stopped. The Navy forgot the sold A.(.i ;.x‘”(“;;l‘s nd the revenu il of c 4 g 3 e devived wi e sent to his sister slight detail of countermanding i MERKY-GO-ROUND deiieg e O delivery 1y vet- orders in time to prevent All of this is one reason dam, as the old heme was totally destroyed in the war. Civilian Secretaries of State who erans housing is so scarce. The for years have ridden in orainary biggest builders in the United Pullmans are wondering how come States are the Army and the military get the use of private Both branches of the service raiircad cars —in peacetime. Gen- cided to rush ugh a cral M hall rode in a private car construct imme ¢ e from Chicago to Washington “last war while they thouzht C s week, whereas Henry L. Stimson, AGRDOS B . 1L Sunken fences ¥ was in a genercus mood wo times Secretary of War, and 5 paying cards once Secretary of State, never got U ry of the cat 3 THE NAVY'S TWO PETS ny higher than a Pullman draw- |3 Chanee Here is the latest story going the g rocm. . . General Eisenhower . bosition jounds of the Navy Department. 2150 sccms to have a yen for pri- 15 When you read the above account VAte cars. Returning from Florida on the changeable admirals the other day, his private car was 11 ki can understand why the N uncoupled and switched to anof 3 'l\ .I\I‘\:v‘;x"‘ under it with such glee. tr in order to prevent the pub- milady s nrolling a new class, according to narred front the tracks—a proce- sman date (\.!;"\""'j“.' . (he Navy, and was somewhat sur- CUre occurring with no other Chief 7 prised to find two small boys who ©Of Statf in recent history o wil, JANUARY 27 K. N. Neill Emily Snel Mrs. Robert Stoit Shirley Elstead Margaret Ivey Mrs. Glen Fisher Emily Cowen ¢ Rogers Rairdon secesesece o H fR Y DESQUSSENG ?EA(E He was with the Peerless Bakery. By JACK SMITH n, Jan. 27—The four-power Foreign Minis ed to he n poned the adians said t talk. A semi-official on the ce treaty, today, post- eting after the Can- ey were not ready to Canadian source to talk unless she were assured a presentation of her views would nect jeapardize her 5 to participate' in subsequent rations on the German peace. nited d Can- sceking a stroned voice in treat kinz, had d infore " that she would boy- 1 tions on the *German pact unless assuredsthat s could take part in later discussions. Fe deputies, in ) d re- from : as to participation today would jropardize Canada’s future parti pation, said only that they would e giad to hear her vi ntime, argum en the Soviet Union on the and, and the United States Britain and France on the other e extent to which othe n should be allowed n drafting treat arch bi meetiny i Moscow. ATTENTION MASONS ated Commumication Monday eveninz at 7:30 with work in the M M I € v C NO IVEN That { Sitka, Alaska i option to redeem and does hereby call for redemption seventy seven thou- (177,000) zeneral obli- 1941, of the City of k A « 1 1, 1941, b i 200 inclusive, X 1 v at o reby called for 147 at )i the d to pre- 3 ment at the National Bank of Commerce of Se- attle, Washington, 'on or before varch 1, 1947. Any bond not pre- sented for redemption shall cease to bear interest from and aiter March 1947. Dated January 21, 1947. CITY OF SITKA FRANK CALIN, City Clerk. By: - 0[O =Zm>D > D =13 Z= Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 3 1s able DOWN gave their names as: “John L. Though the FCC is 65 Smonih b Disputched 1 First mun Lewis Smith” and Drew Pearson cused of bending before p b T Ul birstkarden 7 uwanian dance Smith.” recent brush with Tennes % 3 ot rovmns A little perplexed at these unusu- would make it appear otherw /i 4 mg al names, the teacher decided to Pugnacious Senator McKellar wrote V4 5. .n.;:,'!‘:::,’e‘ call the mother of the two boys, one of the hottest letters of his hot % Small sheltere¢ and the following conversation took career to FCC Chairman Denny et place: demanding a Nashville w ;"_"““»" “Mrs. Smith, I'm calling about for his friends, “You have m Ital vour two little boys who enrolled great mistake,” fumed Mc 2 9 aral city with me at school today. I “Is it too late to mend? Of cours .w 7 :‘:nm- want to make sure that I have you know all about Tennessce ana fl T doant their names right—John L. Lewis We know nothing. Frankly, I reser %a g Smith' and ‘Drew Pearson Smith' very much your action in the n / . in Spain Is that correct?” ter. Senator Stewart also raised % Minute orilices “Yes," replied Mrs. Smith. “That; but the FCC stood pat. %fl. scoverer ot what T named "em. You mey think Congressweman Katherine St 7 Atk they're peculiar names; so perhaps George, elected to Ham Fish's H%fl I should tell you that I'm not mar- New York district, seems to have 45 . ried and maybe you can think of inherited the views of her prede some better names for those two cessor. “Democra / iittle b- - - - tlewoman from 4 And that is one story the admir- failed.” -Ex-Speaker ..g als do not change burn still nur a grudge again %/“. ¢x-OPA Administrator Paul Porte /// CAPITAL CHAFF whose price control he thinks de- %a Georgia's Chip Robert called up feated the Democrats. Upon giving /, statesman Senator Barkley of Ken- up his swank Speaker’s limousine, / u Reuch ueross tucky the other day to compliment Respurn remark i Canada never would be ready, “indicat- - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIREE JANUARY 27, The Parent-Teacher Assceiaticn was to give a dance the next night Hall as @ benefit for the fund to send the Juneau High School to Wrangell and the boys to Kezciikan TS D. t the Lydick, Elks’ Grand Deputy Exalted Ruler frcm Cordova, was local lcdge during the coming week. W. F. Rohrbach, traveling man, left om the Princess Mary for the h -— The Alaska Steamship Company announced five steamers would be n the Alaska route during the coming summer, two of them on the itheast Alaska run. on the Princess Mary. Oscar Hegstad and family left for the Sta Weather: High, 41; low, 37; clo udy with snow in air s e ‘ Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox /) e it ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: “A twelve-foot pole” is correct usage, but, “The pole is twelve foot long” is incorrect. Say, “The pole is twl FEET long.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mongrel (mixed breed). Pronounce rel, U as in RUG, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Sewage (matter (system of sewers). SYNONYMS: Vim, vigor, energy, force, spirit, liveliness. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is your Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering cne word each day. Today's word: OTIC; like Don Quixote; I« 1itic to extravagance. (Pronounce oth I's as in IT, O as in NOT, accent second syliable). portrayed a quixotic gallant a sewe carried off | MODERN ETIQUETTE Q oy HOBE 2] | N O S A LEE | Is a woman privileged to go to the office of a man, who is an acquaintance, to ask advice on some personal or business matter? A. Not without asking an appointment; and it is better to make this appointment cutside of the man's business hours—unless, of course, her business is in line with that of the man's. Q. Should one insist on helping the hostess if she is serving dinner without the of a servant? A. No; make the offer quietly and sincerely, but do not insist. | Q. Is the straight or the indented margin correct when addressing an envelope? A. The straight mazgin is preferred. ) { MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1947 7, BARBER & Burme S suHop BARANOF HOTEL Lower Lobby 9 am. to 6 p.m. or Phone 800 for appointment James C. Cooper, CPA BUSINESS COUNSELOR Specializing in Corporation—Municip: ' Trust Accounts and l The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 701 HAY, GRAIN: COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Groecery and Meat Market 473 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. 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