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P AGE FOUR study of the nat of the pr (“ \ as (l mplro T st crops this year are in deficit areas most need for grain. More than to g Lol ay be attri weather EMPIRE rm-n\. murnv % i i Alaska in Europe followir cruelly President w World grain exports this year are un- Al [ million of 1946-47, - whe least six million tons would - it : $% | be offset the decline in European grain Ente he P . e Second Class Matter. alone SCBLCRIPTION RATES z Delivered by carrier in Juncau and Douglas for §1.50 per month; i the actual shortage of food is the By o lLx montha, S40D: one ear, $13.06 7 natlans th obtéir ¥ass One ye e ] in ad»il‘l' $7.50; eign ex il points out, for instance one month e t 10t be | ased at current Subseribe favor if they will promptly ottty | N8 B BN e At cun the Business Off.ce of any [ e o ularity In the delivery | PY s another dilemma which the of their paper to solve. To be s some Telephone s Office, 374 b ‘ i = o es over such internati 1 hi " “MEMBE R OF . f by Senor Perons with his he Associated o the use for Y o g ot TeAtIon D ML nEws o ) dr not ethers $ 1 $6 a bushel for Argentir wise credited in t he local news published W dwindling dollar funds and swids & b s | main explanation lies in the NATIONAL REFRES - Alaska Newspapers, 1411 v ynomy. The exchange prob- th Avenue Bldz., Se passing the nd Europe’s po foreign cu exchange arty rencie: bar- that is The the c¢rain on our wheat | and the so be taken into ac- count. Tt is ! he market and buy a d U r export without raising the cost of food for Americans. Less food, especially meat and anim eir must be eaten, if we are to 1d food abroad a ed ourselves at reasonable prices. That ¥ for American statesman- s well as self-discipline this winter. In our view th insignificant impl m of the IEFC report is 1e problem of food cannot be divorced from plex problem of restoring European production wh For example, the fertilizer which Europe needs produce more food KETCHIKAN CAUCUS depends in turn or n more raw ma rials such ught shall ional ver This food no less than machinery must be thc Only 21 Democrats turned out in Ketchikan the of on a long-term basis in the contex he Mar other day for precinct caucuses to elect 24 delegates l“]l“:(”ll ‘211:11::\-D;x;ni'fir.x?:;‘:;n‘m u"an-gm(-\ to attend the Divisional Convention scheduled to be Food P must be kept in operation. Moraover, held in_Ketchikan December 11. This was the small- B e ok est turnout in a number of years, especially so in the XpOts so as to face of the inroads made by the GOP candidates last el clection 1 One answer is that a lot of former Democrats have decided to go Republican, but a better one is Orderly 1 Democratic factions zeal to hold control to bring their that ins! together. aders, in Tt within a little select group have split the party wide open. The party is being run from the top down, business of and not from the people up. This year's divisional time. Tha Marshall pr convention should have been held at Sitka, but was for Congress 1 d for Ketchi The Territorial convention ypo mempers of C is supposed to be slated for Anchorage, but it 100kS symmer. It will be like that will be ed also fo Ketchikan, that site we can hope to see a t hient for the boys who goods they produce, for the In those circul er aid to the s CONVICTIONS OF WARTIME UPHELD IN SUPREME (OURI it the RAF Flghler Pilots’ Records, World War 20 ASHINGTON, Nov. 29—(@®—| s ipheld by the 20 percent of the small force Supreme C o of RAF fighter pilots in the battle Juztice Reed delivered the 5-4 de- | ¢ Britain ever shot down a Ger- cision. Justice Murphy wrote a dis-: g plane, Commander Noel Gay-! Justice Rutledge o, of the U. S. Navy's Special De- Douglas also de-{yjoeq center said today which Justice sent in “The 80 percent remaining fight- er ‘pilots hit nothing and served All three of the “witnes es” WETe oniy to spread the return fire,” he classified by thex draft boards aS yn14 a group of civilian scientists. conseienticus objectors. But eachl po qaiq his figures came from contended he was a minister of Ye-,pq e of films taken from the ligien and should have been €X- .upara puns of RAF planes which empted frem all training and ser- ool B0 R SR vice. u - > rwo of them, Wesley William o S Thosdore Romatne Thomp- S o s couns. oresor. B-19 Superforfress were accused of deserting a camp at Downey, Idaho. Each was sen- Duplicated by Russ WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—(®— Roisum, of Sunnyside, Gen. Carl Spa: says Russia ap- was granted a leave from a parently has succeeded in duplicat- tenced years $300. Wilbur wa to and imprisonment three of three months and fined camp at Lapine, Ore. He refusd ing the B-20 Superfortress, which to retwrn and was sentenced to two at the end of the war was the only years' imprisonment. All three ap- aircraft in service capable to drop- t0 the High Tribunal after ping an atom bomb. onvictions were upheld by told the President's air Circuit Court in San policy committee the Soviet Union J 18¢ has tried to place orders recently 1 the majority held for B-20 tires and landing gear ' A e the! “This leads us to believe that r of Selective Service which Russia has built B-295” he said [ ibed tests for determining vesterday. Jehovah Witnesses were| He added that the Russians did entitied to exemption as ministers. Dot get the parts they asked for. b -oe | RUSSIA DEVELOPING Wanis $500 Monthly | GERMAN WEAPONS; For Support of Five | U.S.RESEARCHISON Year Cld Daughler WASHINGTO! Nov 29— — LOS AN(:PI FS, Nov 29.—A ‘The knowled t 3 nany's best Columnist Jimmy Fidler's former weapons are loped by w Mrs. Roberta A. S m, con- Russia is one of the whieh t he is worth $500,000, earns has spurred the Navy ) a $200,000 a year and should in- scale resarch program, Read Ad- crease support allowance for their miral A. G. Noble :ays opted daughter, Bobbe, 5, from “The hnological ~ advances $350 to $500 a month made the Germans as a re- Her suit also asks for exclusive, sult of their research program and instead of shared custody of the which resulted in t jet propell-'child. She and Fidler were di- count pecial Ho s prevent for \llmm:xtr rtion quite im- sabotage of the tes will be in the some > premise of the food and ery shipped to them from here. mstances, i part of wisdom to set up a government corpora overseas. 21, sion ect the purcha into s of overseas seem to be atic s This I 1944 in most hape of rh)“ he beer e (mnmx'lee headed by rter of Massac to the proposals of zh peci; would screen all pro- Elko, e and actor John Sut- married Oct 22, D 1946. " (ROSBY-EBY WEDDING T0 BE TONIGHT AT 8 Miss Jean Eby ana Mr. | Crosby will be .‘t the Resurrection hurch at 8 o'clock this evening.|the Tho Rev. G. Herbert Hillerman will | read the vows. D HERE FROM Seward a neau It about layer is 10,4 of rossword Puzzle ’ T are staying > > estimated 000 years coal one t ACROSS . Best of its sort . Condi req es Island Hurry tion uiring united in marriage | lish Lutheran cants must be single, and between |inches in height and have SEWARD | Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Bennett nxj at the that it o build foot u Breaks Gasti- | | takes | 1p al thick. | Ending of the Morindin Hardque Infatuation dye ~tion Scandinavian church Grapes Spoken Jewel Symiot fo sodium itilute Just Artificial v or THE DAILY ALAbKA EMP]RI;— JUNEAU, ALASKA esent = N NOVEMBER George Baggen Jr. Willlam Hixson B Anderson Evelyn Stephenson Mrs. Robert Bonner, Mis. W. O. Witte Mary Toner 29 . . . . . . Jr. NOVEMBER 30 Mis. M. J. Kibby G. A. Belford Russell Maki Edith L. V. Gustavus *clph Mortensen Judge Anthony J. Dimond - LANDLORDS CAN'T MAKE TENANTS PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS Some landlords in the Juneau area are requiring their tenants to decorate their accommodations either je or outside) as a con- dition ct rental Area Rent Director Walter E. Walsh said today, as he pointed out that arrangements of that nature are Federal rent re Renquiring current or prospective tenants to perform such work s their own time. or expense, in ad- dition to payment of the maximum amount of rent allowed by regula- ticns, represents an overceiling arge by the landlord, he said tenants have recourse to la uing the landlord for three the amou of any over- represented by the overceil- 1d cash payments cfficial said, "1(‘]\'»‘- ns, includ - gratuity, de- received for or in con- use or occcupancy s or the of such accom- ns, and der that dd'n- i it is quite clear that the efit that the landlord derives from ork of any sort done as a regu're- t nting cons an f the legal m 1d by tirhes charge ing work a ied or nection wi of hcusing transter a lease of ma! EXAMINATION DATES FOR (OAST GUARD ARE ANKOUNCED BY (LARK L rding the com- examin, to be given determining appointments to Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., has been re- ceived by Superinténdent Clark of the local schools. The examinations will be given in Ketchikan on Feb- ruary 16-17, 1948. Applications, however must be filed not later than January 15. Qualifications for applicants in- clude gradugtion from an accredit- ed High School (Juneau is aceredit- ed) with a minimum of three units Hartley in mathematics, three units of Eng- and a unit in physics. Appli- es cf 17 and 21 as of July iy foot inches and six foot four normal 20-20 vision without correction. Any person desiring to apply can obtain application forms and fur- ther iniormation at the office of the Principal in the Juneau High School, six e Sell 1t with an Empire Want-Ad [z >R ->m omoep» ik Solution of Yesterday's Puzay: e NS 66 Mathematical DOWN Portion ratios Afres Swedish ecoln 67 American ‘ AfF I: Statute Linmorist 4, Latnble VR b < 70 | il J i Uptical glass < | 1. Killer whale /5 7] % 2o 2 |~ 7\ __l lace 17 2 : of t 7z 1 P 165 e Rerons ik 2 | through an L apertire 25 | = i1, Pieces out [ ! | ) ulent plant 29 | 4 32 © water >7. Animal doctor £ 5. Liisxful reglons Abridge: ruit of the ourd family Tipping tr Opposite of eather . Electrifiea varticle : e-won, both A's as in AT, E as in ME unstressed, O as in ON, accent | 1948. They must be between five 20 YEARS AGO 73z pmeire S BRI s W S e e NOVEMBER 29, 1927 The annual Charter Day Dance of the Auxiliary, Pioneer of Alaska, was to be held in the Moose Hall on Friday evening, December 9. The |event was one of the big occasions in Pioneers circles and the com- g plans for a special affair. mittee in charge for the Auxiliary was makin After a several weeks trip in the Middle West and Pacific Coast, Mr. nd Mrs. James Drake, Juneau residents, returned home on the Princess“ They went as far as Van Wert, Ohio, their home town, where | |they visited for some time. > To talks over next year's road program with Washington officials of | the U. S. Bureau of Public Rc M. D. Williams, Acting District En-| as to leave on the Princess Mary for Van- gineer of that organization wa couver enroute to the National Capital. He was o be accompanied by Mrs. Williams, | e A | The highest three-game score of the Elks Bowling Tournament W'I<.: made the previous night by J. E. Barragar who ran up a total of (‘0;! pins with high game of 217 and average of 202 ‘} —_— { i With ice covering her forward and after decks, her spars and rig- ging, and a thin coating over the entire cabin, the mailboat Margnita, \ Capt. Larry Parks, arrived in port from Sitka and wayports. Bad; weather had made her one day late in arrival { SN | John Miller, grammar schocl student, was injured the previous; night when sliding down Gold Street. The lad was speeding down the | street when he ran into a telephone pole and received severe bruises and | ln_]\lll(‘.\ to his side A‘ Weather: High, 10; low, 6; snow. ! bl b SN S B : . . . q | Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon | 3 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He is a high-caliber sales- | man.” The primary meaning of CALIBER is the diameter of a bullet, or bore of a firearm. Say, “He is a high-type salesman.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Saskatchewan. Pronounce sas-kach- | second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Lewd; EW. Feud; EU. SYNONYMS: Hardly, scarcely, barely. | 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: | CIRCUMSPECT; watchful in all directions; cautious; prudent. “Thus | circumspect should all persons be, who cannot yet have acquired much practical knowledge of the world." —Hunungfcrd ;NMODERN ETIQUETTE Yomsmra 1s | What should the hostess serve at an informal tea party? | sandwiches, and cakes are served at an informal tea. | ed that is difficult to manage with the fingers. | Q. A. Tea, Nothing should be serv Q. Is it permissible to call out to a friend to attract his atten- | tion? - [ A. No: wait until you are beside him before speaking. Try to avoid | using a tone that can be overheard by other people. Q. Is it necessary that invitations to formal functions be en- | graved? | A. Yes, alw. % | LOOK and LEARN % ¢ copon || 2. Who control most of the wealth in the United States, men or | 1. Which is the largest outlying possession of the United States? ! women? 1 3. Who was the youngest man ever appointed to the Supreme Court? ; 4. Where is the largest church building in the world? | 5. What river is known for its salmon industry? i ANSWERS: | 1. Alaska, with an area of 586,400 square miles. | 2. Women. | 3. Joseph Story, appointed in 1811 at the age of 32. | 4. St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. ! 5. The Columbia River. JUNEAU PLUMBING & HEATING CO. PLUMBING--HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHEET METAL WELDING | Third and Franklin PHONE 787 * The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS ' FRED NEWMAN as a pait-up suvscriber 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: “SAN DIEGO I LOVE YOU” Y eueral Tax---12¢ per Person | | Wholesale . VETERANE OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. 5538 Maets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew- ard St. Visiting Com- rades Welcome. H. 8. GRUENING. Com- mander; J. C. BRADY, Adjutant. v You'll Always Get a Better Deal in Fur Styles and Values at Marfin Victor Furs, Inc. Swedish Fur Craftsmen for Three Generations James C. Cooper, CPA BUSINESS COUNSELOR Specializing in Corporation-—Municipal and Trust Accounts The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE CALIFORNIA Grozery and Meat Market 478 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Mnoderate Prices | STEVENS® LADIES'—MIS READY-TO-WEAR Near Third seward Street laska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Planos—Musical Inst and Supplies Phoue 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burne Blacksmith Werk GENERAL REPAIR Phone 204 929 W. ;larfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smi NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM Market Choice Meats At All Times PHONES 553—9: The Charles W. Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Card Beverage Co. 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS ™| IDEAL GLASS CO. 121 MAIN STREET PHONE 633 DON ABEL — BOGGA Flooring Coniractor Laying—¥inishing 0ak Floors CALL 209 Open Evenings 6 | H.Pp.MIDDLETON 336 West Third — loughby at Ellen Grocery TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH 8 STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter R. W. COWLING " COMPANY Dodge—Plymoutk—Chrysler DeSoto—Dodge Trucks Lucille’s Lreauty Salon 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! Specializing in all Kinds of Permanent Waves Textures of H: HAIRCUTTING Phone 492 2nd and Pranklin Huichings Economy Cabinet and Mill Work o SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 MOUNT JUNKAU LODGE NO. 149 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month % in Scottish Rite Temple \ beginning at 7:30 v, m. CHAS. B. HOLLAND, Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary. €) B.P.0.ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Visiting brothers wel- PURP TP — come. VICTOR POWER, Fx- H alted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Sec- ~‘ o retary f = i ———— [} Things for Your Office [ n CHARLES R. GRIFFIN C¢ 1005 SECOND AVE - SEATILE 4 - Eliot 5323 Serving Alaska bxclusively < “SMILING SERVICE” Bert's Cash Grocery PHONE 104 or 105 FREE DELIVERY Juneau —_— ""The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is a Profession ARCHIE B. BETTS Public Accountant SES ruments | Auditor Tax Counselor Simpson Bldg. Phone 757 WORK 12th St Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt th Drugs) Complete Automotive Service MT. JUNEAU SALES & SERVICE 909—12th St. PHONE 659 Specialists in Radiator Work 2—95 The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O Carter PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by J. B. Burford & Co. “Qur Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers™ FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Molor Co. Foot of Main Street MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Junean Dairies, Inc. to 9 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 CLEANERS | PHONE 877 “Quality Dry e« e ASHENBRENNER’S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788 142 Willoughby Ave. off Wil- HOES for Men Zor all air