The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 16, 1947, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ————— . . ol and retirement of debt. But until such time D(lll\' “4’“3"(‘ 14"1’)"'0 re is world-wide confidence and security the o United States would do we to lag in its o Published evess evcainy except Sunday by the g g ell not to lag in its defense EMPIRFE PRINTING COMPANY measures 8econd and Mai reet Alaska ¥ WELEN TROY MONSEN - - Pres@ent ’ . 7 , f DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vice-President Stop Scuttling Our Fleets! WILLIAM R CARTER - - Editor and Manager ELMER A FRIEND - - - Managing Editor i ALFRED ZENC - - - Business Manager Seattle Post-Intelligancer) Sntered in the Post Of Juneau a Second Clase Matter. American shipping interests aze greatly justifiabl SUBSCRIPTION RATES . o, | cONCE d regarding recent proposals that a large pro- Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douslas for $1.60 per monthi | 10,0, of our war-built cargo vessels be turned over to owing rates: ! foreign countries. ths, in advance, $7.50; 1o S year i One suggestion is that 75 Liberty ships be “lent’ Subscr T 8 r if they will nrcm:tlrd I‘lolll! to Germany for overseas transportation, by German the Business Office cf a e or irregularity in the dellvery ...q f relief geods which this country is donating st their papers Telephones to Europe The argument eral million dolla doubtedly would, seamen are more News Office. 602: Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE Pre: 1 to the use for t or not other- ocal n:ws published ATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bids. Seuttle, Wash e he i - - sa It would lors of a job The National y fears that returned to us. ment “lent erican lend-lease tilities; and that Russia of Russia The shipping ing that other c ! precedent And other c U. S. AIR DEFENSES volved, since it is also being proposed to give What is the readiness of the United States Air ' plus” tonnage to Force to defend the United States today? Francis and Katherine Drake, in the current issue of Atlantic Monthly, give at least a partial answer. Their con- clusion is that in the air the United States is almost as poorly prepared to defend itself as all services were in the Pacific when the Japanese attacked Pe: Harbor. Is talk of atomic bombs and planes and guided missles to lull sense of false security? The United States has today in combat readiness 1,400 diminishing. "l {at such a rate supersonic | foreign fleets will us again into a ' they were hauling some airplanes officers and men. The backbone of this Air consists of eight bomber groups—144 B-29s. But, the Drakes point out, the B-29 is an obsolete weapon For effective counter-attack with atom ' bombs on any would-be aggressor the B-29 groups would have to be based within 1,500 miles of enemy It is true we have far better, faster planes | But they are not yet in production. | count: Force | | Our security heavy . merchant marine A sufficient r auxiliary to the respect has twice targets of greater range. The B-36 is the only one fully tried, and only 100 of | ¢hant ships in histor: | those are on order. They are to be delivered over a “In lorder ito assist our milltary ‘forces and: o = % furnish the necessary transport for personnel and two-year period. There is cnly a prototype of the 3- | 50 and of the jet-propelled bembers in existence. T probably would take months to get them into produc- ! dolars. tion if an emergency should develop “We did rnot, however, take advantage of the | What is the answer? More men, more planes, |lesson we should have lcarned more research—and all this takes money. How much In World War II it ‘was again necessary to startle the world by building first the shipyards, more, ®ne and developments must determine. The Atlantic Monthly article estimates that to give a rea- sonable guarantee of safety against attack the United States should maintain an air striking foerce of “1,000 new-cype, long-range bombers, complete with crews, «maintained in combat readiness at all times, capable of striking anvwhere in the world from the United States.” The Drakes do not estimate how much this would cost, but it probably would be several times the 1947-48 Air Force budget of $850,000,000 (which dozs not include pay and allowances). But if it prevented an attack, who would quibble about the cost? it No one likes to see money used for military pur- 'hy which “these poses that could be better spent on housing and soil | against us.” then 5.500 vessels cost of 14 billion “The United seas; lacking military forces in (ke Vlfiinglon Merry-Go-Round (Comtinued frum Page C..e ment intimating that he wanted | some action It now locks, therefore, as though the anti-trust case against the big investment houses — including the fermer firms of two Cabinet mem- bers—will go forward about the end of this month. representing Dillon, Read and Co Cahill, former U District At- Jrrme torney in New York and onetime FRIENDSHIP TRAIN New Dealer, has taken the lead| Reader reactions to the idea of a among the defense attorneys, and| ‘friendship train” to collect food for a time it looked as ii he had | for Europe: L. R. M., Detroit—Why succeeded in sidetracking the case.| 1ot invite half a dozen Frenchmen Actually the Justice Department | ‘o acccmpany the train from all began working on the case two|walks of life so the food could be vears ago and was all set for pros- ecuticn last February. For months a grand jury has been sitting, and courthouse rumor had it that jur- ors were all set to bring a L’I'|mmal, presented to the common people of France as a gift from the common people of America?” . .. M. D. M., Cleveland—"Let's attach the name and address of each American don- indictment. or to the sack of flour or wheat so , the recipients in Eurcpe will know MYSTERIOUS SLOWDOWN this is a bona fide gift from an Last spring, however, Assistant American family.” . M. G, Lake Attorney General Wendell Berge, Charles, La.,—"Count on the first who had worked up the case, re- Christian Church here for many signed. Succeeding him in charge Lazs of rice.” H. C. R, Ontar-' of anti-trust came John Scnnett, ¢, Ore. “The Lions Club would aide to Secretary Forrestal during lke to help sponsor a Friendship the war and fcrmer assistant to Train from the Northwest.” T John Cahill, now defending the G. Enid, Okla—"We are staging Forrestal banking firm airplane-escorted truck caravan! Suddenly presecution of the Wall across Oklahoma grain belt hauling Street mogu! was held up. For donated grain. Under auspices of weeks it dragzed along. Nothing Friends Service Committee, Men- happened. Sonnett is an A-1 law- nonites, Church World Service, yer, did a great job when it came Oklahcma has loaded eleven car- to stopping John L. Lewis. But !oads relief wheat and expecting when it came to going after Wall thirty more. Kansas collecting 60 Street and the old Forrestal bank- to 80 carloads.’ L. B, Pater- ing firm, Sonnett's stock reply was: son, N. J—“Why not induce post ‘I'm studying the case.” cffice to eliminate 14 percent pound Finally, Wall Street passed out Mailing rates on food packages to word that a compromise was in the Europe as they did during the war works, that the Justice Depart- for our soldiers? J. K., Elyria, ment would call off the case in 1a- Ohio—"Junior Chamber of Com- vor of a consent decree merce would like to help sponsor At this point, however, the Wall 2 Wash. D. Streeters made a serious error.' C uggest French government They pulled a refinancing deal for show documentary film of Ameri- the Cleveland Electric Illuminating can citizens donating food .to Friendship Train’ RIDING ADMIRAL Company, and in doing so followed their usual practice of relegating local Ohio bankers to a third-rate BUS cut of the financial pie. This This column sometimes has ex- brought storms of protest from the Posed certain brass hats for making Midwest. Also it brought the whole undue use oi Army-Navy airplanes business beiore President Truman ' on perscnal junkets. It's a pleasure himself. therefore, to report cn the acti- Mr. Truman has had a lonz and Vities of one Admiral, Frank D. consistent record, both in the Sen- Wagner, Chief of Naval Air Train- ate and White House, for enforcing ing, who saves the taxpayers money the anti-trust laws. So what the by r.ding in a bus Wall Street lawyers didn't know,| The Pensacola News-Journal re- when they negotiateéd; w:th the cently staged a banquet for Flori- anti-trust division yesterday, was da’s Gev. Millard Caldwell and in- that President Truman had sent vited to it Admiral Wagner, to- word over to the Justice Depart- r with three high-ranking Na- It calls attent Foreign shipyards are turning out cargo vessels It has approximately 300,000 | that we incur by pe locked hermit nation quate sational defense. | supplies in World War I, it was necessary to con- ! struct 2,300 vessels at an aggregate cost of 3 billion | “Against such a record, it would be a false and | dangerous economy to turn over to former enemies any of cur war-built vessels as a leader in world affairs if it is weak upon the American transportation portant world areas; and incapable of supporting its Surely Congress will not permit the bureaucrats | to distribute American ships to “governments which, understatement t is made that this would save sev- rs in freight charges and it un- since the wages paid to American than twice as great as those of the next highest competing country. also put a on the beach, large number of our own which is nautical for being out Federation ships of American Shipping ‘Jent” by us would never be ion to the facts that our govern- 95 ships to Soviet Russia to deliver Am- war goods during the recent hos- our State Department is now unable not only to get the ships restored, but even to get the Soviet government to di.cuss the matter. has simply were generously provided to help avert a Nazi conquest confiscated the bottoms that federation is quite sound i ountries would follow the Ru ountries besides Germany are sul them, or to sell it to them cheaply, ' so that they can get back on the seas. There is a two-fold danger to the United States in this altruistic sounding but misguided idea Today our postwar maritime commerce is rapidly | that, within a matter of months, | equal their capacity in 1939, when | more than 70 per cent of our total exports and imports But loss of business is not the most serious evil | Stockton I tently making ourselves a land- is imperiled because an inadequate means that we cannot have an ade- | merchant marine is an indispensable Navy; and our deficiency in this cOSt US enormous sums. " the shipping federation re- ed the greatest armadas of mer- i I of 57 million tons, at an aggregate dollars. | States cannot maintain its position lines to im- | an emergency.” ! to say, might are unstable” and ; ships conceivably be used 'val officers from the Navy's near- by airbase at Elgin, Fla. ; At first it was expected that the Admiral and his party would fly the 40 miles to Pensacola by Navy plane. But when Admiral Wagner heard that a chartered bus was bringing some other passengers, he | telephoned Braden Hall, editor of | the News-Journal, and asked if he] could get seats for himself and staff in the bus. So it's a pleasure to report that, | the Navy has a bus-riding money- | saving Admiral, and a mighty fine Admiral at that MERRY-CO ROUND The Army would be happier if Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 35. Call at an 1. Rubber tree auction « Horse with a 36. Optical glass swaying gait 38. Poultry 9. Limb product 12. Iniquity 33- 5:”0"“' . 13. Century plant 40. Change of 14, Pasture order 15. Purpose 43. Hold a session 16. Charges . Encountered 17. Cuckoolike Provided bird 7. Perforated 18. Species of cask for cedar draining Hunter Stuft 49, Obstruct 50. Compass point 52 Revolutionary hero Afirmative 28. Marry 54. Annoying 29. Pine Tree 6 state: abbr. 31. H. B. Stowe character 60. Children's 33. Sedate game states. The prize | | argues THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA — ° \\“ | fy = | = | 16 OCTOBER Rose Cohn John Winther, Dave Housel Ethel Blomberg Mrs. W. Cummings Maisy Gilmore Belle Horner Jane McMillan R. M. Raber Stanley Steffen e e e e s 000000 Jr. eececo600ec o scme brass hats kept their mouths shut. Maj. Gen. Lunsford E. Oliver in charge of a U. S. mission Turkey, recently made this absurd statement before a Chicago audi- ence: “The massacre c1 the Armen- jans after World War I was really started by the Armenians.” A few days later, General Oliver was re- moved from his command If Dewey is nominated on the GOP ticket, henchmen say Senator will be ncminated for with General “Wild Bill nominated for the Senate Apparently this would pay off a long-standing debt to Donovan, was refused the Dewey the Senate in 1946. an 1o who for ROW OVER ARMY BASE The Army is caught in a tug- oi-war between two big western is the Sixth Ar- 's depot, given to Utah for safe- keeping during the war. Now Cali- | fornia, wants it back. The ])uhtl(‘:ll‘ strength on the side of Cali- fornia, but Utah is saving up for a last supreme effort. California 1s criering facilities at | that will match Utah’s new $56,000,000 depot at Ogden and also that moving the depot to the coast will reduce freight rates. Actually the railroads charge an in- | transit rate which allows reship- ment from Utah at no increase, but | this does nct apply to Army good heading overseat:. Manipulating e political strings | for California is Congressman Le | Roy Johnson of Stockton, backed by the California Congressional delegation. He has already wangled ; a promise from the Army to pack | ofi the supplies to Stockton. Undaunied. Utah sent its trans- portation consultant on industrial | affairs, H. W. Prickett, to Wash- ington, who managed to eke out a new promise—still unofficial—from | the Army. Th would not move | the supply depot, they agreed, if the freight rates could be adjusted overseas goods. Prickett next on | talked the railroads into changing their ruling, arguing that Califor-' nia’s intra-state railroads wouid get the business otherwise. Now all that is left to do is convince the! Interstate Commerce Commissign. | Their okay is necessary for any | change in interstate Ireight rates. (CCPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INC) | (ITY COUNCIL 15 10 MEET FRIDAY NIGHT Juneau City Council will meet' in regular session at 8 o'clock to-| morrow evening in the Council Chamters of the City Hall. Waino Hendrickson stated that prospects are for a quiet meet- ing There may be some liquor | license applications sent down| from the District Court office for| action by the Council | - - RUMMAGE SALE DOUGLAS | Sat. Oct. 18, 10 a.m., Eagles Hall, ' by Douglas Woman's Club. Contri- butions can be left at Hall, Fri. pm. or at homes of Mesdames Walker, Voile, Grant or Miss Lan- caster. —adv. 709-t2 EQIFICIR) > - v/o0T Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle Vibrationless points 65 . Piece out S8 . Old musical note ) . Becomes . Steep DOWN . Secondhand . Cord Settle money upon Exhibits osten- atiously Edible sea- weed . Felid To such an extent ! Lived Danger signal GlyTin Nevada Gir Period of time Crazy Girdie Always | w3 el Short distance Perukes Bird re- sembling starling: the variant Biblical garden Genus of ducks Gone by Lure Gume bird Cut of meat Laying away Affect” deeply % m 5. Wroth Wild Drift Tendon Reptile Heron Star in Lyra Roman roaq . Commotion ! ANTIPATHETIC; T ELLIS AIR 20 YEARS AGO #%% surirs | — e OCTOBER 16, 1927 At a meeting of the Auxiliary of the Pioneers of Al cecided to give the Annual Charter Day Dance on December 9. There was a large class put over the trail at the meeting and follow- ing the business session cards were played and refreshments were a, it was erved, To participate in the unveiling at Sitka of the monument com-, memorating the transfer of Alaska from Russian rule to the United | States, Gov. George A. Parks was to leave for the “Historic City.” Principal speaker at the ceremony was to be the Rev. A. P. Kashe- | varoff, Curator of the Alaska Museum. The monument was a shaft ol’i Alaska marble from the Tokeen quarries. Col. James G. Steese’s resignation from the Presidency of the Alaska Road Commission and D t Engineer became effective today. Steese had accepted a position with one of the larger oil producing and refining corporations and was to head a big development and con- struction program for it in Colombia, South America. | | Dr. W. A. Borland returned on the Margnita from Hoonah, in which | vicinity he had been for nearly four weeks on a hunting trip. ‘ _ | y : | Mrs. John Mills entertained at her home with a sewing party for, the benefit of the Douglas Ladies’ League i J. J. Arrivee, Alaska representative of the Great Northern Railway, | who had spent the last several weeks to the westward and in the interior, was in Juneau today, having a:rived on the Admiral Watson. Weather: High, 47; low, 43; cloudy. [ S S e e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon || e | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: "It appeals to the masses” is a com- mon expression, and accezptable, but the question arises, “The masses of what?” “It appeals to the masses OF PEOPLE" is preferable. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ilnstitution. USE, not as OO in TOO; accent third syllable. Pronounce the U as in OFTEN MISSPELLED: Technical: observe the CHNI. SYNONYMS: Pastime, recreation, diversion, enteriainment, play. 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: naturally contrary or opposed. (Accent first and fourth syllables). “The solemn violence of Sir Edward Carson was intensely antipathetic to Mr. Britling."—H. G. Wells. ROBERTA LEE . | MODERN ETIQUETTE i Q. Is it proper to eat can’y or ciiew gum in a theatre? A. Only if one can do so without disturbing his neighbors. by The rattling of paper or putting on the cover of the candy box is often annoying to the other patrons, as is also the slight noise of eating and perhaps the odor of :ae candy or gum, the Q. What is considered house? A. Freshly-cut flo decoration you can think of Q. Is it correct for a married woman to send a wedding gift in her name only? A. No: she should always include her husband’s name when sending best decoration for any room of the , will outrank any otk LOOK and LEARN % . corvon | 1. What are the six largest cities, in area, in the United States? 2. Which sense among the lower animals is the least developed? 3. Which is our oldest National Park? 4. What famous duci was fought on the heights opposite New | York? 5. What part of a ship is called the galley? ANSWERS: 1. Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit, and Philadelphia. 2. The sense of taste. 3. Yellowstone, established in 1872. 4. The duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, in which Hamilton was mortally wounded. 5. The kitchen. LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petersburg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg and steamers for Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Seattle FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 1891—O0ver Half a Century of Banking—1947 * The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS e A. HANEBURY as a pait-up suvscriver 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: "JOAN OF OZARK" Federal Tax-~12c per Person PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. ! WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! et | | i | | | | | { | | | VFTERANS 07 FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5539 Moets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew- ard St. Visiting Com- rades Welcome H. 8. GRUENTNG. Com- mander: J. C. BRADY, | Adiutant You'll Always Get a Better Deal in Fur Styles and Values at Marfin Victor Furs, Inc. Swedish Fur Craftsmen for Three Generations "J-a;es C. Cooper, CPA BUSINESS COUNSELOR Specializing in Corporation--Municinal and Trust Accounts The Erwin Feed Ce. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFGCRNIA Grozery and Meat Market 478 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices STEVENS® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phoue 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burne Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 Y29 W. 12th St Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM : Hutchings Economy Market Choice Meats At All Times PHONES 553—92—95 The Charles W. Carter, ' Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 |1 Card Beverage Co. | Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP ‘Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS IDEAL GLASS CO. 121 MAIN STREET DON ABEL PHONE 633 BARANOF ALASKA’S FINEST HOTEL EAT IN THE BUBBLE ROOM Special Dinner 5to8P. M. $2.50 TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING . Complete Outfitter for Men R. W. COWLING COMPANY Dodge—Plymoutk—Chrysler DeSoto—Dodge Trucks Lucille’s L2auty Salon Specializing in all kinds of Permanent Waves for all ¢ Textures of Hair Phone 492 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple \beginning at 7:30 v. m. CHAS. B. HOLLAND, Warshipful Master; JAMES LEIVERS, Secretary. €3 B.P.0.ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. m. Visiting brothers wel- come. VICTOR POWER, Ex- alted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Sec- retary. 147 w I:IIAIII.ESFII. GRIFFIN Co 1005 SECOND AV €4 Serving Alaska fxt/u.rivr;f < “SMILING SERVICE” Bert’s Cash Grocery PHONE 104 or 105 FREE DELIVERY Juneau | l 1@ 537 10] [s5q 3y Apuapsisuc) @ "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is a Profession ARCHIE 8. BETTS Public Accountant Auditor Tax Counselor Simpson Bldg. Phone 757 Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop 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 PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE 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 Street MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it:by name Juneau Dairies, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. Phone 146 HOME GROCERY Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phone 38 ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Alaska Laundy CITY DRY CLEANEUS PHONE 877 “Quality Dry Cleaning” ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788 142 Willoughby Ave. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947 47 18 I be ober 7 Alize pie |4 "559] Joj Jsag oy Ajlejsisuo) @ 597 o] fs2g ou) SSISIEIOS sso1 o} 1599 94| AD[SISU0) @ $591 o jsag o) e 2