The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1948, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks WRLEN TROY MONSEN - . ORIy TR ORTEn . - ~ - - ditor and Manaser mfl»tfl?gxfl:m Pl Gy ‘Manaeing Bdjtor In July of 1847 the Alaska Coast Guard District WU FRED ZENGER - - - - Business Mansger s gholished and consolidated with the Seattle head- |quarters, a move vigorously attacked by Delegate | Bartlett and other Alaskans, who were joined in their months, $8.00; ene year, $15.00 |tight by Congressman Jackson of Washington. As an By mall, postage paid. at the following ra !outome of these protests the Coast Guard officials One year. in advance, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.80; 9 Yok i th, in advance, $1.80. agreed to a survey which was made thi e mon! e i1 S gy | 28 iy, W is past summer 'e or irregulsrity in the delivers |Which has resulted in the announcement made hy | Secretary Snyder. |ltudlu's the investigatior ,,Q{reaqu‘ rha | possibilities of locating rt‘;ze headqbiart { Ketchikan. | Bntered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: @elivered by earrier in Junesu for S1.50 per month; of beir papers. Telephones: . News Office, 602; Business Office, I74. MEMBER OF Auocl.:'ll'zn rllsess i P The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fo wpnblication of ali news dispatches credited to it or not <uu—“ wise credited in this paper #nd slso the local news publisaed serein. STRIKE HITS COURT BUSINESS _______—-———-—————“ The present marine strike has struck in a new 'w":‘r;;;::;,:;’“:m‘.’,’j'f N Sy M":dtrectinn. delayed action of the Federal Court. The — ihearmg of jury cases at the Ketchikan fall term of {the Federal Court has been postponed until January. Transportation difficulties, owing to the strike, of witnesses and others connected with trials, are given as reasons for delaying the court sessign. Court will, however, meet at Ketchikan on October 6 to dispose |of non-jury cases such as divorces and civic motions. | The Two Faces of Berlin (St. Louis Star-Times) If Stalin and company do not intend to try to jagree with the Western representatives, why do they ispend so much time in conferences? If they intend, |to try, why did they direct thc German Communists |to break up Berlin's government? The only answer '\seems to be that they are creating a situation that !will benefit them whether negotiations succeed or There was one thing noticeable regarding the g 1f the negotiations succeed, the Russian leaders work accomplished at the Associated Boards of Trade may be hoping to get greater concessions, such as coal of Central British Columbia and affiliated Chambers | and iron, by having more concessions to make, such of Commerce of Southeast Alaska convention and | as restoring the city government. If the negotiations that was how harmoniously the delegates worked. |fall, they will have turned the screws in Berlin The Boards of Trade delegation came to Juneau |tighter. with their resolutions prepared. They were presented | The violence In and were carried without roll call. There was little! of any dissension. The convention, during the busi- | If Berlin remains divided, the Russians will be ness sessions, got right down to their task and ac- ‘»put at a disadvantage in a couple of ways. The Berlin complished in short working hours what they proposed ! Gity Council has voted to hold municipal elections in to do and did it !November. They will throw the Communist refusal The convention was a success and the delegates | to permit elections into black contrast. And the DELEGATES WORK HARMONIOUSLY Berlin 15 a sign of weakness. s €0 the| & ‘dt “Juneau | or the possibilities of relocating the headquarters at There are advantages and .disadvantages at both places, Admiral O'Neill declared, and the mat- | Vice-President | ter must be resolved before a determination is made. | The Communists could not win a majority, in Berlin. | So they split the government they could not dominate. | SEPTEMBER 24 H. E. Simmons Gary Alan Strand Mary Pinkley Jim Nielson Anka Dapcevich Mrs. J. C. Spickett Estyr Jackson Andrea Fleek Carl Danielson Orville Porter | | | tal; also, another 1000 rather in- ferior two-engine, old-type Russian medium bombers. Behind the Russian border itself are another 2,000000 Red Army troops trained and equipped for al- most, instant action. There is no evidence that the Russians have bacteriological warfare units close | |to Berlin. But, not far from Ber- lin at the Czech-German border 125,000 German slave laborers are feverishly mining uranium ore for Russian tomic experiments. Recently the Russian high com- | {mand turned over direction of all| | Soviet atomic work to the head of | | the Russian secret police, Lavrenti | Beria, who has begun flying the | uranium ore from the Czech bor-| |der to behind the Ural Mountains |in Soviet transport planes. That's {how fast the ore is being used | However, Czech scientific sources | !report the ore Russia is getting is, |much inferior in quality to that which our own country obtains| and the Belgian | | from Canada | Congo. Despite the warlike preparations which exist in Germany and be- frolm THE EMPIRE SEPTEMBER 24, 1948 Ccapt. W. H. (Billy) Fawcett, pubisher of Whiz Bang magazine, stopped in Juneau on his way north to hunt Kodiak brown bears. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roden returned on the Aleutian from Wrangell where they had been making a short visit. The steamer Victoria sailed form Nome carrying 80 passengers and over half a million dollars in gold buillion. open boat with an outboard, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Haines and Earl Varny arrived in Juneau from Seattle. They took only a small amount of sup- plies and hunted with a bow and arrow enroute. Karl K. Katz, Alaska representative for the Northern Pacific Rail- way, visited ni Juneau while the Aleutian was in port. Emmett Connors left on the Aleutian for Sitka to joint a govern- ment survey crew. Weather: High, 48; low, 45; cloudy. e e e ettt ; Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e~ 3 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “In the event that the weather is favorable, we'shall go.” Say, “IF the weather is favorable.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: negligee. Pronounce neg-li-zha, E as n LEG, I as in IT, A as in DAY, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Macadam; macadamize; observe the three A's. > SYNONYMS: Sample, example, specimen, instance, illustration. 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: AMATORY:; relating to or expressive of love. *“His amatory letters won her heart.” . i MODERN ETIQUETTE %perra 1en hind the Iron Curtain there are | { other indications which comfort ! are to be congrfatulated on the work they performed. |Council ha$ voted to send a Berlin delegation to Bonn, where the German state will be drawn up. . This | |will make the new German state at least symbolic of v‘v.he entire German people. | The location of the headquarters of the Coast | But if Berlin remains d_ivided and blockaded, the | Guard in Alaska is still ul\(letf*rxnix1ed but with only 1:)i‘zj:]ti;nv.:;‘]‘ebr:(;:“evfle;l::yv;:;lv:i;;x:i::’g :;:;;:;3::[ two cities, Juneau and Kelc‘hlk‘an‘ as possible sltes.lmm_e firmly to staying there. They have a heavier | That the Coast Guard District for Alaska Will be | y500) commitment to the Germans who have thrown | reestablished on or about July 1, 1949, is according to |in their lot with us. a recent announcement made by Secretary of the One lesson of Berlin is clear. If we stay in Berlin, | Treasury Snyder, and information given in Delegate (it will be because of our air power. The reason’ | COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS Bartlett's news letter, the Secretary stated that de- Russia is not pushing us out of Europe is f_esx- of termination of the locality for the headquartrs has our air power. Our air strength around the rimland not yet been decided. That means Juneau must not Of Russia must be increased. " y b ¢ ! Air power alone would not save Western Europe r 2 & s. Ketchi ?:ugo‘r;\:killng.':n:;:tr;‘?;[ l:;c:e:(d?:l:]tin R |from being overrun. The land strength of Western Europe, theirs and ours, must be increased also. | Admiral Joseph F. Farley, Commandant of the Even this is not enough. War cannota be averted Coast Guard, cancelled his proposed trip to Alaska for {by military means alone. The U. S. should take the an inspection and there are no plans known for any |lead in organizing the Western world in a federal | Coast Gudrd official coming to Alaska on this matter |union. When Russia knows she cannot attack one! in the near future or this fall { Western state without provoking war with the entire | Rear Admiral Merlin O'Neill, Assistant Com- | organized Western world, war will be less likely. When | mandant of the Coast Guard, further informed Dele- | the vast resources of the Western world are put in a! gate Bartlett’s office that the date of ‘July 1,'1949, did |Single pool, the way ours are in the United, Stafes,| not necessarily mean that the headquarters would not | peaca Will be fore likely. 4 i |" Meantime the world is walking a tight-rope over | be reestablished before that date but rather that da!e'lm‘ abyss of war. Let us hope that American forces was given as a goal and it was hoped that the re-)everywhere are alert against the danger of another establishment could take place long before that. Time ! jightning paralyzing blow, like the one we took on the is still needed, Admiral O'Neill stated, to continue|chin at Pearl Harbor. | The W. h' i | Charles Donley, Pittsburgh, Pa, minute by Soviet se e as 'nq on | Past International President of Ki- agents. In all negotiations a Rus- | wanis —“As a result of my trip I sian political commissar, personal- Me"Y'Go'nound {came to the conclusion that we in|ly assigned by the Politburo, sits v g T lare North should end the circula-'at Sokolovsky’s right. By DREW PEARSON /Contirued from Page Gne! inun of partial, ill-considered re- !ports on the South and should| Incidentlly, Sokolovsky has never tidy up our own backyard . had his whole family in Berlin Northerners can only promote fur- at one time. At least part of his North and South beiter acquainlcd"th?r discord by sniping criticism. | family is kept in Russia—just in through an annual football game,|All of us should help find a com- case the Soviet commander should but in this case there was a round- |mon ground for understanding” 1develop any ' funny ideas about table discussion of health, educa-! 2 tion, segregation, and Negro oppor-! tunities. ! West. and desert to the SHRINE TO FRIENDSHIP 4 Most important thing about this | Southern leaders laid their cards pjye and Gray Asscciation meet-| RED ARMY'S STRENGTH on the table and northern Vistors)ing was the spirit behind 1—a| Withing 500 miles of Berlin today bics sorts of questions. Some | gpirit which should lead toward'there are 500000 first-line Red of the questions were a little lyapy more round-table discussions|aymy combat —soldiers, including touchy, but the discussion Was|petween other groups in both the|ceores of tank and heavy artillery completely cordial, and perhaps|yorth and the South fonres, of ek ML R R the hottest debate was between| mpe Blue and Gray Association modermn type of mobile carriers. two nurthe‘rner.\wEml O. Shreve “f_‘i.s out to raise a memorial to/one thousand new Soviet jet Schnectady, N. Y. President of{North-South understanding, to be'siormavik fighters are within the the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, ||ocated .in Montgomery, cradle of g who opposed Federal aid to educa- f(pe Contederacy. Hitherto they, . tion, and Kiwanian Ben Dean of |paye raised money in rather mea- . frand Rapids, Mishy, wie argued | ger amounts through an annual| that if we could give Federal Aid foothall game, played in December to highways, we could also give n\ same radius of the German capi between representative teams of the relations. Here are some of the|interested to schools. {North and the South. | ACROSS 38. Compass point _— | This game is dedicated to sports-| L Remalned Pt NORTH REPORTS TO SOUTH |manship and intersectional fellow- | 15. Usimaricar 45 Ariess o The discussion was frank, forth-|ship. And this year some of the| 14 Cooking form- ¢ Furries right and may have started an |Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and other| 15. Swue:t potato “G. important exchange in North-South 'service clubs which have become | 18- Eeminine name 45 Speed contest i }3 6L Mohammedan 2 police | He is the| man who makes the real decisions. switching sides in the “cold war”| f Crossword Puzzle American leaders in Germany. For one thing, Moscow has done little Russia to Berlin, something that would be a sure sign of impending ' conilict. Nor have the number of divisions around Germany been in- | creased in the last 12 months, al-" ’thcugh Russian forces have been rotated. ! - z Card Party, Cabaret. | Dance Two Events | For Emblem Club’ Juneau Emblem Club No. 90, held | its regular business meeting last| night in the Elks Hall, with Presi- dent Lillian Uggen presiding. A card party is planned for Qc- toker 28, to which the public is invited to attend. Bridge and pi- |nochle will be played, and Opal; ;Jenscn will be in charge of the re- | freshments. The cabaret dance will be held on November 6. This will be a formal idance, and invitations will be sent |to all Elks and their ladies. A good 4‘floor show, consisting of a short skit, a chorus group, and several | specialty numbers will be the high=) light of the dance, l | Following last night's meeting, re-| | freshments were served by Mrs. R. {M. Akervik, Mrs. J. W. Ansell, Mrs. Hugh Antrim, Mrs. Karl Ashen- {brenner,’ Mrs. Mary Bavard, and |Mrs. Nell Biges. Next regular meeting will be on |October 14. Te refreshments com- |mittee will be Mrs. Helvi Barra- |gar, chairman, Claudia Brown, Ida !Brust, Margaret Burke, Helen Bur- 1neu. Betty Casperson, and Eva Clark. HERE FROM ANCHORACE Guests at the Baranof Hotel from Anchorage are George B. Lennon, iR. R. Robinson, Charles Rouse, B. Ekin, and A. E. Peterson. in North-South under- noble reports written by nartherners af-'standing are becoming members of | 31 |inendo Festival ek ; | 21 Trouble ter the meeting: the Blue and Gray Association at| 4. Hindu ascetle Rule S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia Ro-|$1 a throw in order to raise money | = "'y fissde® o - Manitest tary Club—"The ifeelinz between|for a merorial commemorating| 2% "';',“‘“c“r" Wrote 3 Negro officials of the State Teach-'the end of a great misunderstand- | 31. Pre;nla]n’ DOWN Salutien of ¥esterciaysiPuzaly ers’ College and the white south-|ing which divided two peoples, and | 0 Newlarant e 5. Short facket 9. Land erners was most surprising to all [the beginning of a new attempt| 34 n:-'m %lony" §Z llIeK\”e;rn:. g !Vn!t 10 The ooy of us. Sincere cordiality and re-!to understand those two peoples’ W glm - Malayn cols 7y, Pinial of & spect was evinced by both black [ problems A gty LM b SO G and white for each other. It is . I 17. Aleoholio especially interesting that there is ON THE BERLIN FIRING LINE | 19. Small welghta no discrimination between the sal- In the office of Gen. Lucius 20. Sofa arfes and benefits to white and Clay, U. S. commander in Germany, ;.‘: Efifsxf'.!‘.'e{"i’ Negro schoolteachers in Alabama. are two books. One is called iy “Many of us who were privileged “Missouri Compromise” Tris Cof- | Character to attend this meeting felt that fin's story of the Truman Adminis- i i‘:’é:&&““ with the proper type of white man, tration, the other “Lost Illusion” 28. \yaits for the progressive Negro has as good by Freda Utley, a tale of life be- i A or better chance of success in the hind the Iron Curtain. Both books 32. Puff up South than in th North. take up the things that keep Lu- e rians Richard C. Bell, White Hall, 1L, cius Clay's life a worried one. 31. Recline Director Lions International—"Ne- First, Clay has considerable diffi- | At l‘“&:‘-‘r’:g .ul gro education was an eye-opener to culty getting the Truman Admin- . s us northerners. True, they had istration to set a firm policy. Sec- antelope segregation, but it was quite ap- ond, Clay has all kinds of trouble :g gx!‘v:g‘men parent, during our visit, at least, getting his opposite number on the | 60. Cavern that both races expected it. The Russian side of the diplomatic | 82 Choes' Dieces two races mingled freely every- ' table, Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky, :cj iluwe' h 1 where while on their feet, but im- to keep his word. | T T ik mediately upon being seated the Few people know it, but Sokolov- 85. Co:fi(;::efl . segregation rule went into full sky, though one of Russia’s best | 568, Gulded force and effect.” known generals, is watched every | L = E: rly!‘;f"m. 4 the bread and butter letter to one’s hostess? * A. This kind of letter should be written as soon as possible after |to double track the railroad from one's return home. Q. What dishes are already laid on the dinner table pefore the guests are seated? : A. A cold side dish, or relish (hors d'oeuvre). Q. When a new acquaintance leaves and says, “I am vcry glad to have met you,” what reply should one make? A. Merely respond with a cordial “Thank you.” —— 1. How many words a minute does the average person read? 2. In what sport does the’winning team move backward? 3. Which is wider at its widest part, North or South America? 4. How many times was William Jennings Bryan defeated in Presi- dential elections? ¥\ f ("8 How many acres’aré ANSWERS: 300 words. ‘Tug-of-war. South America. Three times. 640 acres. Bt it;"m o witgie e *’#’M L 8 L Plumbing © Heating Oil Burners Telephone-319 Nights-Red 730 Harri Machine Shop, Inc. e v vl e EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Becond and PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1948 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL . SAVINGS Junesu * Pt KEN MALLARD as a paid-up subscriber 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: BORN TO SPEED” 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 withiour compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! v ! After travelling 4,280 miles in less than two months in a 16-foot ! Tak: No. 5359 Meets first and third Thursdays. Post Hall, Beward Street. Visiting Comrades Welcome. VERN METCALFE, Commander: H. 8 ant. WILLIAM . Adjut- | GEORGE BROS. Widest Selection of LIQUORS PHONE 399 “Say It With Flowers” bat “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists PHONE 311 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Groocery | I STEVENS® PHCNE 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alaska JANITORIAL Service FRED FOLETTE Phone Red 559 LADIES'—MISSES’ -READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Plancs—Mausical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Ofl Burner Biscksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th Rt Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM Huichings Ecnomy Market MEATS—GROCERIES FREE DELIVERY PHONES 553—92—95 The Charles W. Carter Card Beverage Co. Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS IDEAL GLASS C0. 538 Willoughby Avenue ; Opp. Standard Oil Co. DON ABEL PHONE 633 NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing Oemplete Outfitter for Men COMPANY Dedge—Plymouth—Chrysler e d MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 47 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. WILLIS R. BOOTH, ' Worshipful Master; JAMES W , Secretary. @ B.P.0.ELKS Meeting every Wednesda; y at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come. JOSEPH H. SADLIER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secrctary. . gl Berl's Food Center | Deliveries—10:15 A. M. —_— ""The Rexall Store” ' HARRY RACE ARCHIE B. BETTS Auditor Simpson 81dg, . .Phone 787 FOR . Wall Paper Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt BAVARD'S The Alaskan Hotel Thomas Hardware Co. HARDWARE Remington writers SOLD SERVICED by Chas. G. Warner Co. Home Liguor Stere—Tel. 00 American Meat — Phene 38 DR. ROBERT SIMPSON H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys Grocery Phones 104—105 Meat Phones 39539 2:15 — 4:00 P. M. Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURQ . DRUG CO. Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is o * Profession Public Accountant Tax Counseter Ideal Paint Shop Juneau’s Finest Liquor Store Phone 689 Newly Renovated Reems ot Reasenable Rates PHONE BINGLE O PHONE 555 HOME GROCERY Phone 146 | OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted SIMPSON BUILDING Phone 266 fur Appointments P el ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED | . FURNITURE Phone 78 143 Willoughby Ave.