The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 30, 1948, Page 4

PAGE FOUR b(uly Alaska Empire except Sunday by the ING COMPANY treets. Juneau, Alaska every ev VEvpiRE P Entered in the Post Office in SUBSCRIPTIC Delivered by carrier ix months, $8.00; oné year, $15.00 at the following rates: ; six months, in advance, §7.50; | for power. the & of their papers. “alaphones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. e R OF ASSOCIAT) ss is exclusively e All new ted in this ps and also the e Blds rs will confer a favor if they will promptly notify Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery tches credited to it or not other- - - President - Yice-President | mav be correct may be correct. Editor and Manager ¥ Managi Business Manager PRESS itled to the use for tary Ra A NEW WORRY Almost before we had become accustomed to wor- a proper intensity about the decline of oil yo o oil man has given us a new and more g worry. Dr. Eugene Ayers, research chemist Secretary Forrestal to draw up If Research and Development Company, has three services domestic reserves is “omposed of Prof. E. if we keep on manufactur- Chairman, and civlian representatives of Army, Navy | It is hoped that the will go beyond the present changes, and particularly that it will remove the administration of justice in the A€ armed services from command and place it in a com- 1d to start worrying about the exhaustion pletely independent legal department. his supposedly “inexhaustible” source of energy. Reviewing for the American Petroleum Institute sted that we may anium within 30 ye ing atomic bombs. Even before a single horse has become the several major sources of energ; heavily on our power heritage. And ed that the newest and most alluri mag be disappointingly small or br Only about one-tenth of the recoverable uranium seems to be in And if Dr. Ayers is correct, atomic disintegration gh fission is not an inexhaustible source of strongly doubt if for this amount it is possible to feed him LI](UL,]\ to kecp him from soon starving to death. th energy. Tak ing the assumed rate The Washington Merry-Go-Round By v)REW PEAI‘S! ! irued from Pap: Gie and one we never expected to at- 1 before the war. The Council also has memoranda which that savings in the lewer income brackets have been wiped out by higher prices. 1946, 63 per eent of America’s nisies ownzd U. S. savings bonds r caly 48 per cent of the own bonds is why some members of the Council believe a defla- al may be under way ion actually here. As they are taking an entire- look at the whole econ- picture before drafting the t on which President Truman ase his State Of The Union — The big question the cil has been unable to get an er to is: How much money the military men in the Penta- gon need next year. Jf the Pen- tagon is held to the 15-billion- dollar Imit President Truman has set, then, Council members feel, the deflationary spiral may con- tinue. But if the brass nats suc- ce 1 in jacking up the budget sev- 1lion dollars, the Council be- inflation will still be a napciis Race R Serious developed between e and 2ro enlisted men who the housekeeping around the my. Last summer the st so bad that President t the skipper of his Presidential y i, Capt. Charles reeman, to straighten things out Mo trouble, however, broke out at a recent da wheie three white ailors were slashed with knives, on gro sailor, Thaddeus s juently was sentenced ve years in t brig. Trouble is ctill rumbling sub rosa Berlin Unemployment Grows— General Clay over the been un- able to kee industry active. Uncimploeyment due to lack of coal is growing advisers pre- dict hali a unemployed by while the Russians have a whole crew of agents ready into Western Berlin and od d coal ri; when really bad Rural Electrification Shutout— 1 1s Senator Langer of Ncrth 2 has called seventeen leading manufecturers on the car- pet to explain why Rural Electri- fication Adininistration co-opera- tives aren't getting enough elec- trical equipment. The companies d to Washington for hearings include: General Electric, Westing- house, The Aluminum Corporation, onda and Phelps-Dodge. Lang- s that these firms have inz scarce equipment to raust our ilable commercially, we are of use of uranium is us d also by and Air Force. power of atomic world’s stock of the United States. i”“"“" power L'umpum'cs while Pclish Purge— American intelli- igence has reported to the Army Department that a big purge of |the Communist Party is going on {in Poland on direct orders from More than 20,000 Polish Communists already have been kicked out of the party on the sus- picion they might not be 100 per cent loyal in case of war with the United States. Official e: the purge: Those fired are ual drunkards, tricksters, capital- ists, profiteers and a disgrace to| the party.” Mrs. Dixiecrat— While Governor Talmadge of Georgia plots new ways to prevent Negroes from vot- ing a group of white and Ne- groes gathered in the small town of Due West, South Carolina, to honor the town's No. 1 citizen— Dr. W. L. Pressly, recently mmed ‘Family Doctor of the Year.’ distinguished guest was gracious Mrs Strom Thuvmond, wife of the Dixiecrat candidate for Presi- dent who sat on the platform not far from a Negro preacher, Rev- rend Naggie Voss. Of the 400 N"”h\zfly cople admitted to the small hall Fetersourg o pay honor to Dr. Pressly, who has administered to colored pat- ients as well as white, 150 were Negroes. Small Business Suffers— The Marshall Plan is proving a lush | windfall to American big business, Tiis but not to American small-business covery program is hurting instead of helping. The European countries are so hard up lor U. S. dollars that they have agreed to buy as much from cach other as possible, saving dol- lars to buy only essential American items. As a result, they have cut off trade with small U. S. exporters wherever the goods can be obtain- ed within Europe Meanwhile, trade has gone la ly to big U. S. concerns with European branch (offices and representatives. The little companies which can't afford foreign branches are losing out even on normal trade Diplomatic Peuch— Ambassador Bedell Smith will return from Moscow in about three weeks— probably for the the last time There are some very red faces among cfficials of the Internation- al Bank. Last month they loaned half a million dollars each to |the supposedly peaceful countries oi Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Now it appears that some of this is being used to finance d revolution—at least in aragua, . . . U. S. Ambassador Caffery in Paris has cabled an in- teresting prediction to the State Department. He predicts that General deGaulle will come ‘o power “legally or illegally”-—by May 15. (That's the Ambassador's pre- diction, not mine.) e — Flexible Flier Sleds at M/ sei’s. Open noon until 6. 0t | for atom bombs and the estimated reserves of uranium in our own national territory, fears we may hit this cautious chemist the bottom of our uranium barrel within a generation. This dim view of our prospects in the atomic age We have no means of double-check- Editor | ing Dr. Ayers' conclusions. can take some modicum of cold comfort from the theor cond Class Matter. | world continues an atomic armaments ‘for $1.50 per month; | as 30 vears, the world will be past redemption and scarcely fit to make commercial use of atomic energy ce for as long Court '\l.lrtnl Reform (New York Times) The changes in Army and Air Force court-marti local news published procedures and penalties announced by Army el 1 o vall brings military Alaska Newspapers, 1411 concepts, especially more even between explained by the Secretary, a part of the revisions of the Articles of War outlined in Title IT of the Selective Service the Eightieth Congress in its closing hours. the more important changes still to be made is estab- lishment of an independent Judge Advocate General 1 to make that and other justice closer dispensation officers and enlisted the changes ordered are The Army has until Feb changes outlined in Title IT While the pxrsem revisions and the others to be | few weeks are good, mnre‘ these are needed to Cmr(‘(.t‘c1 the abuses that are so obvious to legally trained | civilians who find themselves in uniform during wars | Neither the present changes | nor those still to be made under Title IT fulfill all the — recommendations made by the Vanderbilt Committez of the American Bar Association or Association committees that have studied the problem. And of course the changes in the Army manual (which : Force) do not apply to the made during tie fundamental ones thm: or national emergencies. by other Bar i throughout the The Morgan appointed by a unified code for all The committee | s to report on Jan. 1. § ¥ _|cal requirements. There are no age M. Morgan Jr . organ report | Hospital, o |ceive $725 for the 3. | ‘aundry, of courts-martial | qual reform that moest believe is fundamental. coal, oil, falling s water, natural gas—many authorities in recent years “We must assure the survival have given us sharp warnings that we are drawing taxpayer,” said Senator Tydings the other day. now we are warn- is the first time for many moons that somebody source of power a kind word in favor of the ief. pathetically grateful that taxpayer, and he w broke down ar A Boston dietitian says it is possible to feed a person for four cents a day. Of course it is, OF WEMHER ALASKA PTS. Weather conditlons and temper- | Student Ni Alaska points, . lalso cn the Pacific Coast | L] | Commissic \Mlx Ethel C. Hockman, located '(h(. Post thce. in Junenu 17—Snow Showers | y [St. Ann's H One Juneau Airport "'cn:nval of ton | Marcia Guerin. 11—Snow Showers .14._c1ear,!ed for medical care. Discharged from St. Ann’s wcre, -8—Partly Cloudy |the following: 29— Spow |and baby boy; 22*018”1‘Ted Lammers, | Preston Ebert. | Mida Rudy was admitted to the | Government Hospital yesterday af- | | ternoon. 5—Partly Cloudy Prince George SRR . art of giving ceramic tile a men. They complain that the re- guarded secret in ancient Mesopot Vice Medical fluids nr . . Greek fsland 43. Glacial snow 12, Tibetan monk fleld 47. Swiss song. 61. Authorization 5. 3 96, Genus of the G& Patron nalm 59. Company of 61, Bird's homo THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASKA DECEMBER 30 . . . < ° Leo E. Osterman . Alvena Robertson o Kenneth Kearney . L. F. Morris ° . ° . s Stella Bates Raymond Whitaker Olive Grove Violet Kessler s . e ¢ s s s e - l(WII. SERVICE EXAMINATION he Civil %enxcc Con)ml\\lon an- m,uncvd the following examina-| tions: Substitute Railway Postal] Clerk, Student Nurse, and Veleri-‘ narian. persons entitled to veteran pref-{ erence and to non-veterans whoi have served in the position of sub-/ stitute railway postal clerk since| August 28, 1947, under appointments | |not limited to 1 year or less. The * |positions to be filled are located United States and /in Alaska and Puerto Rlco, and| | pay $1.39 an hour. To qualify, plicants must pass a written test |and be able to meet certain physi~ requirements. Student Nurses at St Elizabeth’s of the nation's out- how should the acceptance be sent? A. The child should answer it himself, if he can write; otherwise, hiatric hos tandiny r-training course, plus quarter: applicants must have been graduated from an accredited 4- year high school and must have completed at least 16 units of study This | including 4 units of English, 2 said | units of mathematics, 2 units of sci-| s so |ence, and 2 units of social studies. . | Senior students wk | plete t expect to com- | e required urses not lat- er th August 30, 1949, may app! Age limits are from 17'= to 35 years ut are waived for persons entitled to veteran preference. A written test is required The veterinai {of the vacancies are in the Bureau] 11 Animal Industry of the Depart-| ment of Agriculture. Persons applying for the Substi-! | tute Railway Postal Clerk exami= n.mun must have their applicatio; |not later than April 4, 1949, and for e, nct later than Apr!l |25, 1949. Applications for the Veter- | at 4:30 | inarian examination will be accepted 120th Meridian Time, and until further notice. IU("lsEd by the Weather Buleau‘, ‘\Junodu follow: Further information and appli-| | cation forms may be secured nam\ jthe Commission’s Local Secretary,! B ”OSPITM fiOIES Is, Sharian and Mrs. Magnhild Bogue was admit- Mrs. John Liddle | - eee CANNERY WORKERS Meeting at C.IO. Recreation Hall, 336 East 1st St, FTA C1I O | Cannery Workers. Local 269. All | members are asked to be present 'at 7 p. m. December 31. 70 2¢ Crossword' Puzzle 35. Deer's horn DOGE DOD. DBED DEEE 0B0 BBRRD sia/vEL o/ lAN L ARERATLASEVAT [8]1]P ACE Alvie[rT/SEISTIo[R/MS wipieroellsT/oP| AN cATE R T/o Y e THAROSE E[T oP NAY slE@u[e/LBPAR[LIA[Y aAB/u[TElEclofcalrE PlolETEC/ OV EMOWE(S Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN 2. Genus of the frog 1. Stone fruit . Skip 3. 4. lrrigate 5. To 5 Off “musical note . Invite . Shelter v ntrained Pigeon Indigo source . Merchandise . Fioating wreckage . Sea fighting force Power 2. Drink slowly . Rose-red dye 6. Highway . Low haunt . Preceding nights Final Lobster trap . Beverage Ocean 4. Front of the foct 2| 20 VEARS AGO Fn surres S e ] W. S. Pekovich arrived from Funter Bay, actompanied by Mrs. Pekovich. A small crew had been left at the mine to keep certain work going. J. T. Petrich returned from Indianapolis where he had attended DECEMBER 30, 1928 the National Convention of Adjutants of the American Legion. The City Team scored over the Brunswick bowlers with a score On the City team were Ellengen, Esteban, Roberts, , Travis, Schmitz, f 2480 to 2438. Avoian, Koskey and the Brunswick team were Baroumes Selby, Radde. Mr. and Mrs visiting relatives in the Puget Sound district. Weather: High, 28; low, 26; cloudy. Daily Lessons in Enghsh g WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, while there.” The Substitute Railway Postal| ap- re-| an positions to be; | filled pay $3,727 a year and are lo- | |cated in Washington, D. C, and| throughout the United States. Most n, Washington 25, D. C.,| dt! Eric Larson, Mrs, | Leo Whistler and‘ a firearm). SYNONYMS: Appropriate, adapted, becoming, proper, WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. DEFECTION; failure in duty; backsliding. “Defection and falling aw: | from God.”—Sir Walter Raleigh. child receives an invitation to another child’s party, ! the parent must answer it at once. Q. When you visit friends who are staying in a hotel, should you and medical attention. To | ¢q)) their room from the lobby before going up? A. Yes, always. Q. Should the bride and bridesmaids wear gloves? 1. Which is the largest city in the world situated approximately on the Equator? 2. What is meant by the old saiior’s expression, “b pass”? A. This is optional. U p— e '.OOK and LEARN ?\y C. GORDON et et e e < 3. Which is the “Pelican State”? 4. What kind of bone is the “funny bone”? 5. What famous poet wr e a famous poem to a mouse? ANSWERS: 1. Singapore. 2. Naming the pnmts of the compass in order. 3. Louisiana, 4. It is not a bone, but the ulnar nerve in back of the elbow. 5. Robert Burns Morrew-Tait out ruck-trailer to. be brought FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 30.— |© |M— Mrs. Richarda Morrow-Tait,| At Edmonton, Mrs. Morrow-Tait | {1l1e would-be world flier who won S&id she had arranged with customs | |Alaskans’ hearts, will soon get her | Officials to pass the plane iplane back, all repaired. Canada official, Jim Dodson, - Two youngsters were admitted to has agreed to disassemble her bad- tal yesterday forily-damaged a’ An airl'ne e NOTICE “Thursday’s | ALBERT WHITE, Attorney at Law, : -J Alex Sey of Douglas returned from the south aflen . GORDON “I meant to have seen you Say, “I meant to see you,” or, “I intended to see you.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Lcthargic. Pronounce le-thar-jik, E erk examination is open only to|as in ME unstressed, A as in AH, accent second syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Breach (an opening). Breech (rear part of suitable. | Today'’s word: | ——— MODERN ETIQUETTE umrra cee | Q. When a s el ng the com- six-man crews removed the and loaded the plane onto a ‘mflcx here, in severely cold weath- | All bills due Bon Marche payable Child,” and truck it to Edmonton, at my office, Ferry Way. Hours 10 Alta. It may ke on the way by the a.m. end of the week. In recent weeks, Ladd Field main- tenance crews have also worked to to 12, and 2 pm. to 4 pm. EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin Juneau 1891--0ver Half a Century of Banking—1948 PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS O. Box 332, 79 3t ! Oldest Bank in Alaska The B. M. Behrends COMMERCIAL Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent SAVINGS M. 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