The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 29, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR the actor, and St Senator Jack B. Tenney, and an exchange of hig rhetorical irrelevancies by all concerned, including the audience. In short, the debate -Duil y Alaska Empire Published every ev.aing except Sunday by the B o e O A R e 4 EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY got nowhere, pro g, and changed no one's Second and Maln Streets, Juneau, Alaske opinion about nything o Bl 2 i ¥ % Presfent For this it scems to us that the organizers of the Vice-President TROY LINGO - - - Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager debate were quite much to blame as the participants. The question which the disputants were attempting to answer, affirmatively or negatively, was itself rhetor- threat” at least should have been cond Class Matter. in the Post Office in Juneau as . > Wor SUBSCRIPTION RATES ical Ihe wor Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dou for $1.50 per specifically defined. Its original sense as a noun siv months, $8.00; one vear, $15.00 seem have been merely that of a “crowd, or By mail postage paid. at the following rates R F UHREHOL . FONTILE Cne vear advance $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | throng Presently it obtained by logical ension the sne month. in advance. $1.50 sense of pressure and ultimately, according to one will confer a favor If they will promptly notfly (he Boriness Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery | Authority, the sensc of “pressure applied to the will of their papers | by declaration of harm that will follow noncompli Teieph s News Office, 602: Busines: tfice, 37T4. 4 poiicur ksidn e lance.” Thus on an etymological basis, it seems to MEMBER OF have been appropriately divided as follows: (1) Are ¢ many Communists in Holly: wood? Are the merous enough or powerful enough to exert any pressure upon the wills of othe ASSOCIATED PRE us, the question mig usively entitled to the use for ches credited to it or not other- also the local news published 2) edited NATIONAL REPRESENCATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 111 | and if so upon whose wills? The nefirest thing. tc 5 Avenve Bi Vash | 3 b s i i #2050 LTI lanswer to the first question was Senator Tenney's | a jon that he had in his pocket “the names and party book numbers® orf Communist members of the | Actors’ Guild and the Hollywood Writers Mobilization and of various front nizations; but, since he did not see fit to read the names, there was no way to judge how numerous these Communists’ are whether they could be said to constitute a “crowd.” | Mr. Emmet Lavery of those who undertook to fargue that communism is no threat at all, admitted | that there are some Communists among the Hollywood screen writers, as well as “a lot of Repubicans and Democrats”; but “some,” of course, is an utterly in- | determinate number | As to the second question, there was even greater confusion. Mrs. Lela Rogers said the Communis had been able to work a good deal of sly and subtl propaganda into “nonpolitical picture « a char acter here, a line there,” all clearly calculated to de ol one THE ROAD PROJEC stroy popular confidence in American institutions, A release from the Territorial Board Road |but she gave no specific examples to support this A : rak . igeneralized assertion. Mr. Tenney, on the contrary, C ners was en to us late last week, P said that the Hollywood Communists and their sym- porting to explain action taken by the Board a Week | o ipip0rs have been whelly unable to put any of thel While this late press release perhaps explains | uaryist pipe dreams” into the films, because the awarding a contract for producers won't allow it. The effect of these state- turned down | ments is fv cancel each other and to leave the question before. the Board's ection $10,000 Carlanna Lake Road after it w the by Territorial Highway Engineer Leonard Smith, it unanswered, which is a great pity, for it Is an does not satisfactorily explain other matters. im."x«mu". important one The release states that the Carlanna Lake Road | is “the first, and to date the only, road construction ey y . 3 3 wo Courts-Martial project authorized since the illness of W: Leonard Two Court Ly £ 3 toria I ay Eng . 4 e Ve 4 Territorial Highway Engineer, by the other two o Yore T enam members of the Territorial Board of Road Commis- 4 One of the biggest gripes of Army and Navy that there There was for the e enlisted men during and since the war was But here is a copy of the minutes of the September | wore two different standards of justice 18 meeting, signed by Governor Gruening and OSCar one for the enlisted man. There was one Olson, the other two members of the Board officer. Two recent Navy court-martials lend credence “The meeting was held in the office of the Gov- | to that complaint. One was the court-martial of Lieut ! Comdr. Edward N. Little, an Annapolis graduate. The ernor September 18, 1941 at 3:30 P. M “The Board discussed plans for three projects in ! other was the court-martial of Chief Signalman Harold 3 o e S Mg, Hirshberg. the First Division. Mr. Frank Metcalf gave a report - K : The charges against the two men werc sub- on and the i Surveyy ol the pronosed Hoonsh soad | stantially the same: mistreatment of fellow Ameri- Craig-Klawock The Governor and Mr. Olson ! .ane over whem they had authority in Japanese pr approved both projects and authorized Mr. Metcalf t0 | gner of war camps. Yet Hirshberg was tried in public let out Hoonah job immediately. (Two words marked |and Mr. Little was triea privately t his own request out here.) the Navy explained. The American public had ful “The Board also endorsed immediate start on the 'access to the testimony given against Hirshberg and Carlanna road and a wire was dispatched to thus could arrive at its own evaluation and the justice Aner Erickson to let contract to low bidder.” i of the verdict. It would not even have known of the It may be that the Craig-Klawock road has been Little court-martial had not some newspaper men i x learned of it and broadcast what facts they could “approved” but not “authorized.” But we do not see | o iper road and | PRI R T S SR A S 20 YEARS AGO f%fs maerns | IS s e o . SEPTEMBER 29, 1927 Enroute to the States for a lecture tour, Mrs. Nellie Lawing, better | known as Nellie Neal, famous roadhouse keeper to the westward, visited Mrs. Lawing conducted a 455 il | SEPTEMBER 29 [ J""““J‘w’“_‘a:;_'3_‘;1""}‘\""“” in Juneau while the Aleutian was in port. lei ‘;‘m‘f‘f H)L(fke;( | roadhouse and hunting lodge at Lawing, on Kenai Lake, a short distance o Mary Harris | from Seward. d Winifred Carter . With prospects of the most successful exposition in its history, the ssociation opened full Hill Suellen B. Whitehead Louise Skinner Ruth Mattison {Sixth Annual Fair of the Southeast Alaska Fair A: ‘mday. Good opening crowds were reported and the |swing. The evening was opened with fireworks from Coi and a concert by the Juneau City Band. Fair was in urthouse The first prize in the Indian Baby Show the previous afternoon at the road back to isolation and | on would not back a powerful anti-|the Fair was awarded to baby Sam Wanamaker, son of Mr. and Mrs Russ| ccalition with cash _and | winjam Wanamaker. The chubby winning baby weighed 25 pounds and weapons if the people of the Unit- ed States felt war was a possible | outccme. | “The Soviet Minister for Foreign | John Halm, Fred Gould and Jack Tracy left on the | Affairs also held the view that his | to attend school in the States. Halm was going to attend the University government’s propaganda efforts | of Washington to major in business administration. Gould was to enter would be far superior to that of {the North Pacific Dental College in Portland for his third year. Tracy, the American group throughout the:a Seattle boy, who had been working on the Virginia IV during the world isummer months, was to enter Washington for his senior year. It was also agreed in the conver- R aticns that Mr. Stalin is to refrain The Fair premiums in the Domestic Science Department were from making any further optimistic |\, qed. Miss Lucille Norton won the highest number of premiums speeches of gestures (“}\-;ur:s lH““ Winning prizes went to Dagney Hagerup, Louise Froland, Lucille Norton b’"{' L’;::(,f‘(“l(‘t,"_ll‘, ],‘;;‘(::“]’N"ur;;;!Dormhy Perkins, Muriel Jarman, Winifred Carlson, Jeannie Vander- Leest, Mary VanderLeest, Viola Riendeau, Betty Barragar, Lyda Benson, was nine months old. Princess Louise conflict. Thus the decision implies 3 united Soviet policy of ‘,,w,,-uufly“l{xmvltn Femmer. Edna Riendeau, Rose Ellan Monagle, Elsie Jenson, offensive for | Alice Merritt, Dorothy Glass. pursuing its dynamic a Communist Europe on a united, determined basis “Soviet Government hopes Tog- | Jiatti in Italy and Thorez in France | Communist. re- | governments, Weather: High, 48; low, 47; rain e i e e J S e Daily Lessons in English %, 1. corpon ettt i s et i 3 will be will ke able to foree entry into present preferably in high policy-making | positions o as to enable them to | i»‘\.n()'rrl use of Marshall Plan funds. 4‘ WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Those that obs IBy this, the Russians hope to be|rewarded.” “Those WHO obey” is preferable. [able to intimidate the American| OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Formidable | Congress into withholding funds ¢ a5 in OR, I as in IT unstressed, A unstressed, accent first fifagnii. Boverriien = s _"‘_'“'2"‘"} - OFTEN MISSPELLED: Biscuit; observe the UL “‘;‘”:‘\'““” Communist representa-| guyNONYMS: Laconic, terse, brief, pithy, sparing of words. " bl WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us v by mastering one word each day. Today's word: lists to step up propaganda against | i e ; | Belgian-American uranium agree- | ADVERSE; opposed; antagonistic. “He was discouraged by the adverse i inents which give the United States | criticism of his painting.” Pronounce for-mi-da-b'l, vllable. n Commun- | { increase our vocabula wants Bel ore from | eeeeeeer e e s a monopoly on uranium the Belgian Congo. “The Politburo proposes to con- MODERN ETIOUETTE by centrate its anti-British fire on % ROBERTA LEE Bevin and Churchill, but keep up'] ___ R appearance of utmost friendship, R T G e TRl for the British people, being z-ar(‘-i' Q. When a young rl has visited a friend for several days, is it | ful not to offend the United King- | Decessary that she write a “bread and butter” letter to her friend’s | mother? |dom in any way.” COPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INC) A. Y | Tt N well as to the friend. Q. What does the prefix A LA mean, preceding so many French l phrases? A. A LA means “according to”, or “in the style of.” Q. When a college man invites a girl to a college weekend, wln% HOSPITAL HOTES | St. Ann’s Hospital admiited Ar- | . V) - Jew [ {thur Hayman from New York, N./should pay for her hotel accommodations and meals while she is there? how the Board “‘authorized Mr. Metcalf to let out |~ girshberg was found guilty. Little was acquitted ot Sl Hoonah job immediately” if the Board had not “auth- | perhaps both verdicts were justified. But the out-of-| o T 0 M. i Rm'hn gr., of 2 liic Tan BHouIC P hess EXMIae, orized” the project, as the news release claims. court statements given by witnesses against Lit{ia {0, 00C £ ) : —~—— SR Z ! # 7 by %% {Douglas for medical attention on oy e oot et It is not our attempt to ridicule or injure any bear a strong resemblance to the testimony givenj. i ... i h Territorial official. However, we do believe that the [against Hirshberg in the open court-martial—enough, | =\ T ! I_OO K d l_EA R N i | , A b 5 Mrs. Leroy Jones was admitted taxpayer has.a right to know how his money is spent, | 8t least, to raise doubt in the public mind as fo the} \"gungqy and at 6:13 p. m. al an A. C. GORDON At ot RESY whiese Vinrge . sxpenditlees: see florbh | saualicy. of. fusfloe dissimaad ) L0 b Loes baby boy was born to her, weigh-/| made, bids should be called for in order that al| There has to be a differentiation between the |ing six pounds i E R o contractors are given a chance to secure the job, and status of an officer and an enlisted man. The former| Ajso admitted Sunday were Jack| i How many barrcl‘s are contained in a hogshead? also because it means that the work will be done at has responsibilities not shared by the mler‘ at least | 0'Connor and Dorothy Gore, both] 2. What man established the Thanksgiving Day Holiday? , not in equal measure. But when either is accused of | for medical attention. 3. What is the longest river in Europe? the lease expense, generally Beench of lati here should b diff | i a breach of regulations there shou e no difference | pischarged from St. Ann's on 4. What Biblical patriarch worked fourteen years for the wife he l'in the procedure of hearing the charges and in the dispensation of justice. Thoese Congressional Committees which have been How Red Is Hollywood? (Washington Post) In the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles ' more in line with civilian law—but in the last session recently the radio discussion program called America’s | did not even hold hearings on a Navy bill—might well Town Meeting of the Air conducted what was de: bed | look into that aspect of Navy justice which apparently as a debate on tihe question “Is There Really a Com- | perrrits munist Threat in Hollywood It was not, however, |for it. a debate so much as a contest in recrimination and | foundations of American civil life personal abuse, especially between Mr. Albert Dekker, !'to military life as well. the Washington : Merry-Go-Round L —_ logical fear is judged by the Krem- American lin as the proper recipe for suc-'vote billiens for a cesstully conquering Europe without | believes, he said, that Americ WON'T BACK PLAN"—MOLOTOV daily task on an efficient, planned “CONGRE! lung-range basis. MARSHALL “A combination of economic cha- “Mr. Molotov, in his report . political confusion and. psycho- his information Congress weuld never Comttnued jrum Page '..e | surveying military law with the intent of bringing it an officer to get a secret trial when he asks |new patients admitted nor any dis-| Equal justice before the law is one of the {charges to report over the week 1t should be applied jend. said indicated that the * | school, Mashall Plan. He is | Saturday were Rita Hemp, Esther wanted? Mather, Heber Rogers, Mrs. Elmer 5. Who is regarded as the national poet of Scotland? Norton and M Joe Stevens; on ANSWERS: Sunday, Mrs. Herman Collier, Mrs. ¢ william Deering and baby girl; Ar- xa 39 :a”e]é' . thur Hayman and Adolph Norberg. . President f-orge ‘Washington, in 1789, Government Hospntal had no 3. The Volga; 2,300 miles. 4. Jacob. | 5. Robert Burns (1759-96). | i UEM N T - R Vo o U S OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED PUPILS, ANCHORAGE SCHOOLS School enroliment at Anchorage is now 1634 with 973 in the grade 288 Junior High and 378 High School. The number of prin- cipals and teachers is 69. 1891—uver Half a Century of Banking—1947 * {ain a copy of the confidential direct use of armed force in the — British report, and because of its next 12 months. great jmportance to the American WOOING THE ARABS public, publishes herewith a sum- Crossword Puzzle The B. M. Behrends Bank mary of its most pertinent parts. “It is judged likely that the So- In order to prevent disclosure of viet government will now make in- | ACROSS 39. Myselt secret diplomatic codes, the text wsed impassioned efforts to de- 1. Business #0:. Deriva has been partially paraphrased. It Ly el e g MR Betters . nk i follows tho . Avabt nat R G 4. Chums Hbhion est Bank in Alaska Arab nations of the Middle! 8. Urchins 44. Forelgn ¢ 9 g kast, This will be done through ne- | 12. Month 45. Division of USA - USSR FRIENDSHIP potiation by Soviet diplomats and | 13- Touch at the ahslent COMMERCIAL SA 3 WRITTEN OFF sceret agents travelling through| g, qrout®&Y 49 Desert dwellers i VINGS “The Soviet autheritics have now Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Ar- 15. Tavern J]| ,‘F'f;‘,‘.‘T.T{!. reached several decisive decisions,’ abia, Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq,: 10 CityinNevada '~ "4 contest | following an extended series of Russian diplomats at the United 1t firm) g7 Anaint e e T ———— plenums of the Pol Burcau in Nations will conform with this pat-| 30 Frightened plant “I has now been decided by | Palestine 24 Symbol of 61. Tear 2 S e e B e S e LS R 2 Privaricator Solution of Saturday's Puzzle | PLUMBING—HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHEET METAL Jin that the United States is o recent Kremlin conversations g, 60 lece out L woowN 5. Former Presi- WELDING B atiten Gl sk A SR be IS 30. 6. Great deal: . Wrong dent’s nick= . . be wriden ol s 4 prsbie oy St cbiections were cncotn- pates 3 Faias poot | PHONE 787 Third and Franklin riendly power. (orad t5 Bie niy stratess g 4 Alort . Havgs down 3. Word of slmilar 6. Of the moon The Soviet government has de- tics oulined by Mr. Molotov. Mr P RS iay A 7. Impassive i L& — rided that only the coldest type of Jcsef Stalin is reported to have re- 8. Animal re- sembling the ticiple a bread and butter letter should be sent to the mother as | | | | | | | formal diplomatic relations will be Juctantly assented to the new posi- P - hedgehog | Washington. These relations will be Chief Soviet Delegate to the Unit- /fl k S\V‘\":-Ir'l:uln 3 purely pro forma. No further ex- ed Nations di¢ mot partioipate in Ovule as a paid-up suwscriver to THE DAILY ALASKA wnsive or lavish efforts will be un- > is g or v invi . :fforts will be un- the talks. He is not a member of molecules EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING ertak to infl dertaken to influence American the Political Bureau . < Cand i one P t thi to the box office of th w“h;-' Plilon. o7 1e so-called Marshall Plan ad- { CEA I EHRAR (0 bup ok DR 0L 0 “Propaganda efforts will be di- vanced by the United States figur- . | rected solely at using the United ed strongly in the discussion. Mr 28, gy 1 cAPlTol" mEA“E States as a sample of the evil in- Molotov and Mr. Laurenti Beria, . WALBDAA | . fluence of a ‘resurgent American’ explamed their positions in effect sy, i and receive TWO TICKETS to see: jmperialism’ to be used, according as follows nt | - S B e e e .| "CAESAR and CLEOPATRA the theme for all Russian opinion- joined in the Marshall Plan are' 2 - Pyt ety | 1 Tax--12 P ”'i_“";r;]"«' ;“’m Ll X permitted to wrestle with their 7 5 Fogeral Fas-—]0 per t erson e Russian leadership has de- problems alone, inevitable contra- Taung hare the labcur movements of Western their unity. However, it was point- . Purveysfood | : Europe in order to consolidate the e S g R ! College in ‘ and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and x4 ; B d cut that if the sixteen powers lagalhe ! entire continent (of Europe) under e joi o arahal 14 i i i oS Sitiibes, (O wopo) under weie Joined in he Marshall Plan Tambe I RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. ¥ e i L by the Soviet group of nations, . 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