The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 24, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Published every ever NS Y LI RTE WILLIAM R.CA ELMER A. FR SUBSCRIPTION RATE carrier in Juneau and Douglas six months, SK.00; News Office, 602; Bu MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS entitled to the use for ed to it or not other- local ATIONAL REPRE Avenue Bld S Aln Dail w Alaska Em pire | ¢ except Sunday by the Second Class siness Office, 374 Costs at the Base of Production \ (New York Sun) The United States Department of Labor is author- - . President!ognings of manufacturing workers returned to the e iacer | wartime peak of January, 1945, despite a decline of Managing Editor ahout five hours in the average work week between b alesiet January, 1945 and March, 1947. The weekly average was brought back to the level of January, 1945, by an $1.30 per month; ' average increase of 11's per cent in hourly earnings 5.00 The Department of Labor does not interpret its figures, but, in a general fashion, they speak for them- selves. It would seem obvious that in the absence of a greatly increased productivity labor costs must have mounted within the past twenty-six months. Absolutely these labor costs are, on the average, at the level of January, 19 but meanwhile the time | within which workers can produce goods has been reduced by approximately five hours a week on the average. To argue that such a development must mean relatively higher labor costs is not to argue | against a high level of earnings: it is merely to ask that facts be recognized when they are encountered cn the highroad of economics. Matter advance, $7.50 ill promptly notify larity in the delivery : news published 1411 ka Newspapers, An Obvious Conclusion (Alaska Weekly) This publication has very largely refrained from any comment on the recent legislative session other than a factual report of the prgceedings thereof. We have so long witnessed legislative functions controlled by feuds between Governor Gruening and the leg- islators themselves that the idea that a Territorial | Legislature should and could act for the good of the Territory without regard to such animosities seems | just as archaic notion of an old fogey. | We very much doubt if there is a thoughtful per- California’s population, which has increased by 34 per cent gince 1940, is expected by construction and Re-employment Commission nearly to double in the two decades ending in mission, in a report cited by the Association of State | Planning and Development Agencies, fornia’s population of 6,800,000 in 1940 has grown to about 9,300,000 at the present time and estimated that by January, 1960, it should approxima Migration from other States is the biggest factor in this growth and, contrary to a belief fostered by this is prosperous times than during depressions. dramatization of the “oakies,” missioner’s study destroyed another majoritv of these migrants spending their declining years baski) sunshine. STILL GOING WEST are old folk intent on Most of the news comers are young people son in Alaska who does not realize that Governor ‘Gxuemng's statement made many years ago to the, effect that Alaska's system of taxation was both anti- | quated and unsound is a correct statement. But, be- cause Governor Gruening made the statement and be cause he imported a so-called tax expert to devise a new system of taxation and insisted that it be that or nothing, the net result was nothing. Another Legislature has come and gone and still nothing has been done. There is no proper property tax and there is no income tax. The only action was the time-honored action of an increase in the taxes on the salmon industry and on liquor. Both of these | sources of revenue are already taxed to the point at which the law of diminishing returns cannot fail to soon become operative and at best they fall woefully greater in ishor! of meeting the financial requirements of the The com- | Territory . illusion—that nj One bit of constructive tax legislation to the credit of the Legislature was the net gold tax law | replacing the inequitable, unjust and uncollectible |gross tax on gold. For once the members of the that State's Re- 1960. This com- | noted that Cali- te 13,500,000. ng in California still following the Greeley advice to go West. This IS ianq passed the measure over his veto. | reflected in the exceptionally high formation brought about as these modern '49ers make and form families. are certain to take the ccmmission’s rosy predictions Others who contemplate translating into action the lines of the song, “California, Here I Come,” can be assured that they will not want for company and, what is more important, that there is their strike, marry in their stride a State agency which expects them for their reception. The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued rrum Page One’ Evalyn Walsk McLean leaves Okla- oma oil heiress. Mrs. Perle Mesta 1s No. 1 reigning queen of Wash- | wmgton society. Mrs. Mesta wined | and dined Trumans kefore H. S. T.| became Presicent. Runner-up in so- ciety sweepstakes is Mrs. Morris Cafritz, with Mme. Carlos Martir wife of the Brazilian Ambassador, top entertainer among dxplommic! group. Charming, Greek-born wife | of French Ambassador Henri Bon- net a close second. A beautiful dancer. Some dowagers are unkind enough to suggest that because of serious French food shortage, Sec- retary of Agriculture Clinton An- derson has been getting plenty of practice on the dance floor. Others say it's just because he's a good dancer. Democratic Dots and Dashes— Democratic party headquarters be- gan sprouting “Truman in '48" but- tons this week. They say that it's no longer a secret that Truman will run. What is a secret is that he hasn’t been paying much atten- tion. to recommendations from his * Democratic National Committee, The party chieftains urged veto os portal-to-portal bill, but were i3- necred. They also asked Truman to soft-pedal get-tough-with-Russia; instead, emphasize that Gr Turkish aid bill was “not relief in taiform.” All Truman gave them was the silent treatment. Party leaders didn't cotton to Herbert Hoover’s recent pro-Truman re- marks. Anti-Hooverism has been strong Democratic talking point in recent years. Now Truman wants it stopped. You'll hear little more about “Hoover depressions. War and Peace Dept.—Gencral Marshall now finds State Depart- ment is no bed of roses. Marshall is worrfed about everything from Congress to the decorations of his new offices. Senator Vandenberg won’t budge on confirmation o Francis Biddle to be American del- egate to UN Social and Economic Council. This is a very important job. At San Francisco, Social and Economic Council was given wide powers to insure economic security and “full employment” to guarar tee a peaceful world. Vandenberg Wall Street adviser, Jochn Foster Dulles, fought bitterly against this, even insulted small nations who plumped for full employment. Van- denberg wants more business-mind- ed man on jcb. . . Marshall refuses to throw his prestige on the table in all-out fight for Biddle. Even the art murals at State Department worry Marshall. New State Depart- ment building was designed for War Department and entering diplomats are confronted with murals of flaming guns, fiery tanks and div- | ing bember planes—hardly a motif iions rate of family | Without attempting to join in the chorus of con- | demning Governor Gruening and without comment | on either his objectives or his methods of obtaining | | those objectives the fact is obvious that his determined efforts to doniinate the legislative branch of the Ter- ritorial Government has resulted in stalemating the | Legislature and killing much constructive legislation | which would have otherwise been passed. It also | seems obvious that this will continue to be the case ! |s0 long as Ernest Gruening occupies the Governor's office. | Californians and is planning " G-men warned Government | workers against being seen with | “suspected radicals.” Morgenthau Republican Worries — GOP be- | Made a SUIT private protest to the comes more and more disturbed | White House, asked how many about licking Truman. OIld political | Years 2 man has to be a Cabinet axiom, “You can't lick someone | member before being immune to with no one,” still holds good. At|“Witch hunting.” least ten Rcpublicans are running | against Truman and they have no| mqp. navy Dept.—Navy Secretary united policy, frequently step On|gy,mes porrestal is talking about each other's toes. Republicans ‘mw‘quimng again. He feels peacetime for peace | have smooth-running headqum'termNmy isn't sufficient challenge to staff, ably manned, but there’s no .. ability wants out. He'll hang | surgeon to prune out all the hope- around in hopes of being named fuls who think lightning may strike Secretary of National Defense. next year at Philadelphia | Failing that, he'll resign. Forrestal | wanted to be Democratic candid- Bradley's Battles—Two-fisted Gen.|ate for Governor of New York, but Omar Bradley, Vets Administrator,| Mayor William O'Dwyer of New had his hands full with Congress. york is now a cinch for the nom- Bradley took the rundown Veterans | ination, leaving Forrestal standing Bureau, remodeled it almost by|in the cold with his bell-bottom sheer will power into the most exfl-hmusers_ cient veterans organization in the| . = Natlon's history. Yet, he gets fll_:4C0PYRILH:‘L1947,Br.~uh)’b:lc.ifll INC) most no recognition. He makes few | enemies, gets into few fights, does his job. Slogan around the White SELECTION of furniture on Ju- House is “Omar can take care of |neau Young's Mezzanine floor. i himself.” Bradley does, even with —adv. 581-tf | such millstones around his neck as | > | &:fi::‘b]:""b‘, Military Aide, Gen.{ o0 cou pay for QUALITY why g Harry” Vaughan. Brad- ley handles Vaughan with courtesy, |10t get the FINEST—Buy FLOR- "' SHEIM SHOES at Graves. [ firmness, lets Vaughan take as i much of the credit as he wants to. | BAOY ® > ress may cut Bradley's appro- | priation, but if it does, there’ll be| real trouble. SRtE ACROSS 31. Exclamation 1. Hunsom 33, Orlental rulers Agricultural Outlook—One Cab-| 4 39. Constellation inet member with few headaches !‘% 40. Fu'{dflue is able Secretary of Agriculture| 13 poHayiiisn Sor Clnton Anderson. Farm outlook seaport 43. River. Spanish Affection 43, Gamut 47 this year is bright. Surpluses will, be . Ventilating shaft Reluct 53. Protecti mpie to restock sorely tried re- rves, but not large enough to be larming. Even sugar outlook is im- e proving at home with drop in 1or-| 23. One: Scoteh Portend pig : s 21, Cooking . German river eign demand. D..my prices disturb A To h experts who don't know what level! 26. Eradicates Meta - i 30, te compounds they'll settle at. Foreign cotton de- | 3} Course of 60, Fuse mand has dropped, which may ease public lite 61, Sin pressure on cotton prices despite Hipsbn iy 208 DOWN short crop. Farm labor outlook is l.and measures 1. Ready money still bad, with city jobs offering i £ Melogy sharp competition in way of easier work, more greenbacks. Union Now? Biggest question still facing AF of L and CIO is lity for the statement that in March average weekly} | Governor’s bloc thought about the folks back home g YOU'LL FIND THE WIDEST‘ Crossword Puzzle THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— U, ALASKA wll Iy . MAY 24 . . Eckley Guerin . . Emma Ness . . Charles Sabin . . Joe Abel . . Madeline Sturm . . Richard DeBoff . . Elsie Maki L . Mrs. Annabelle Emerson . Mrs. Joseph Riedi, Jr. L . Eleanor Warren ° . - . MAY 25 . . Robert Sommers, Jr. B L Catherine Bumford . . Clara Longstreet o . William Maier . . Mrs. T. M. Bradley . . . e o o o o o o o o - -ees Of the approximately 1,100 known varieties of trees in the United States only about 180 have assumed | commercial importance. | ————— | Colombia is the ! American country which has both | Atlantic and Pacific coasts PRIt 1 Y5 IF YOUx MONEY i3 NOT/ EARNING FOUR PERCENT it will pay you to investigate our offerings in well chosen investments, ALAS- | KA FINANCE CORPORATION, Cooper Building, 4th and Main. | —adv. 574-tf NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL REPORT NOTICE IS GIVEN that H. L. Faulkner, Administrator of the Es- tate of Ernest Thorsen, deceased, has filed and rendered for settle- ment his Final Report of Adminis- tration of the estate, and that a hearing will be had upon the Final Report before the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska at ten o'clock a.m. on July 10, 1947, at which time all persons interested in the estate may appear and file objections to the Final Report. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, May 8th, GORDON GRAY ! Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct. First Publication, May 10, 1947.] Last Publication, May 31, 1947. | NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIRST AND FINAL ACCOUNT OF AD-| M STRATOR AND PET TIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION AND CLOSURE OF ESTATE. In The United States Commis- sioner’s Coutt For Precinct of Ju- neau, Division Number One, Terr tory of Alaska. In the Matter of the Estate of SHORTY HOBSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JIMMIE HOBSON adminis- trator of the akbove-entitled estate ,has filed his first and final ac- | counts of his administration of said | estate and motion for approval of | same, and petitions for distribution | of the assets of said estate and closure of the same and exonera- ! tion of bondsmen, and that the 11th day of June, 1947, at the hour of | 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon there- | | of, at the court room of the above- entitled court at Room 513, Federal Building in the town of Juneau, Precinct of Juneau, First Division, Territory of Alaska, has been set as the time and place for the hear- ing of said accounts and petitiions; at which tirae and place any and all objections to said accounts and | petitions will be heard and deter- ! mined. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 8th ,day of May, 1947. (Seal) GORDON GRAY Acting U. 8. Commissioner and ex-officio, Probate Judge of above- entitled Court. First Publication, May 10, 1947. Last Publication, May 31, 1947. esterday’s Puzzle 5. Aftersong Metal Hangs down . One who trans- fers property n island hanalian Cards next below the Jack “union now.' Should they team up or not? Both groups are willing, but they can’t agree on terms. CIO carrluges 0us stones wants one big new union. AF of L Hsnilay wants everyone to come back into I that place the Federation, thke their chances e ar ear i od dama nus of the Justice Dept.—Atltorney General e gl Tom Clark plans whole series of i speeches pledging safeguards to civ- il liberties in new “loyalty” investi- gations. Democratic party leaders wart him to make flat pledge of no “witch hunts” like those that followed World War 1. Clark won't | i Bpike 10 the promise. The other night FBI shieig ' * agents swooped down on iormer BRscy aides of Secretary of the Treasury f\l"‘l‘,”,“"j",' a y Morgenthau, quizzed them for wound at FBI headquarters about Morgenthau's “Communist connec- 52. Biblical l only South in the States where Mr. Heckman received medical attention. 20 YEARS AGO Ti: emprre MAY 24, 1927 Harold E. Smith of the Forest Service, formerly stationed at Sitka, had been transferred to Juneau, and had purchased a house on Ninth| Street from Ralph Martin. | i | The Elks and American Legion baseball teams were scheduled to| play this night, weather permitting. Steamer Yuken arrived in port early this morning with 169 tons ofi local freight and a large passengzer list | o | Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Berg and their two children, Clifford and Sylvia, were among arrivals in Juneau aboard the steamer Yukon. Mrs. Wellman Holbrook sailed the previous night on the steamer Princess Alice enroute to Minneapolis to visit her mother during the; summer. | Efforts were to be made by the Alaska division of the Federal| | Bureau of Education to secure funds for the erection of a tubercular | hospital in Southeast Alaska during the next fiscal year, according to a | letter received by Karl Theile, Secretary of the Territory. | J. R. Heckman, prominent Ketchikan business man, and Mrs. Heck- man, had returned to their home in Ketchikan after an extended visit | Weather: Highest, 45; lowest, 40; rain. ~—— ; Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox | S e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He took the paper off of | the table.” Omit OF. Say, “He took the paper off the table.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Epitome. Pronounce e-pit-o-me, both E's as in ME unstressed, I as ir: PIT, O as in OBEY, accent second | syllable. . { OFTEN MISSPELLED: Pantcmime; MIME, not MINE. SYNONYMS: Unemotional, inexcitable, unfeeling, phlegmatic. 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: EXECRATION; a curse uttered. “The air was filled with execrations.” | MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. Is it proper to honk the horn when calling for a guest whom you are taking for an automobile drive? ROBERTA LEE e | | I A. This is an extremely discourteous act, and too often done. The correct thing is to ring the doorbell. i Q. How should a letter be folded and placed in the envelope? | A. The letter should be placed in the envelope so that when mken‘ out it needs only to be unfclded to be read, without having to be turned around. Q. Is it permissible A. No; and neither fork up and pile it with to mash food with the fork? is it goed form to turn the concave side of the foed. LOOK and LEARN ?\1, o GORDON% —— 1. Who presides in the Senate? 2.. Which are the two largest cotton ports in the world? 3. What is the name of the only explorer to fly over both the North | and South Poles? 2 ! 4. In what literary masterpiece occurs the line: “This is the forest primeval, The murmuring pines and the hemlocks”? ‘Who was the first king of England? ANSWERS: 1. The Vice-President of the United States. 2. Galveston, Texas, and New Orleans, La. 3. Richard E. Byrd. { 4. “Evangeline,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. i 5. Egbert, who reigned from 827 to 839. ! Plumbing ® Heafing 0il Burners Telephone-319 Nighis-Red 730 Harri Machine Shop, Inc. JUNEAU MARINE CO. | Marine MARINE WAYS Boat Sales || Hardware "“Coxsrrvcrion © and Rubber Boats oot west mienn 5. Appraisals PHONE 29 JUNEAU, ALASKA BOX 2719 Have Your Boat Steam Cleaned While on Our Ways SMITH HEATING and APPLIANCE 0. 209 Seward Street DAY PHONE—476 NIGHT PHONE—GREEN 840 ROY LUNN as a pald-up subscraoe. 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: "DICK TRACY" F euerar 'Tax—12¢ per Person PHONE 14_THE ROYAL BLUE CAB (0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your horie with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! " There IsNo Substitute for Newspaper Advertising! VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5539 Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew- ard St. Visiting Com- rades Welcome. H. S. GRUENING, Com- mander: F. H. FORBES, Adjutant, FUR STORAGE Cleaning—Glazing—Repairing Marfin Vicior Furs, Inc. Swedish Fur Craftsmen for Three Generations James C. Cooper, CPA BUSINESS COUXNSELOR Specizlizing in Corporation—Municinal and Trust Accounts The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL | and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Grocery and Mecat 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 ™. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplier Phone 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL ‘ REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th St Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM Huichings Economy - Market Choicé Meats At All Times I PHONES 552—02—35 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 SECOND and FOURTH X Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple \beginning at 7:30 v. m. CHAS. B. HOLLAND, Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretar: _— Silver Bow Lodge @ No. A 2, LO.OF. Meets every Tues day at 8:00 P. M., I. O. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome J. A. SOFOULIS, Noble Grand H. V. CALLOW, Secretdry €3 B.P.0.ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers welcome. VICTOR POWER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. “SMILING SER.VICE” i| Bert’s Cash Grocery PIIONE 104 or 105 Juneau FREE DELIVERY "The Rexall Store” f Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG Co. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” ‘Where Pharmacy Is a Profession BOATS BUILT and REPAIRED Channel Boat Works P. O. 2133 West Juneau Across from Boat Harbor Phone RED 110, after 6 P. M. FOR Ideal Paint Shop Wall Paper Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O Jacobs Machine Shop MICARTA STERN BEARINGS PILLAR BEARINGS Welding, Machining and Milling 9805 W.-11th St. Phone 876 Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS IDEAL GLASS C0. 121 MAIN STREET DON ABEL PHONE 633 e BARANOF ALASKA’S FINEST HOTEL EAT IN THE BUBBLE ROOM Special Dinner 5to 8 P. M. $2.00 Caledonia Hotel SEATTLE CLOSE TO EVERYTHING All Outside Rooms $2.00 AND UP TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men R. W. COWLING COMPANY DODGE and PLYMOUTH DEALERS Lucille's Beauty Salon Specializing in all kinds of Permanent Waves for all Textures of Hair HAIRCUTTING Phone 492 2nd and Franklin Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Main Streef MAKE * JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM : daily halfb—nk for it by name Juneau Dairies, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phone 38 ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Alaska Laundy CITY DRY CLEANERS PHONE 877 “Quality Dry Cleaning” Window—Auto—Plate GLASS ASHENBRENNER’S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788 142 Willoughby Ave.