The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 9, 1949, Page 4

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 9 I949 BPWC Pian Flrst *32‘2'{;?5:;‘3’3?‘3&%:“ ‘ Monday each mont Alaska Conclave At McKinley Park; THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA —m— 20 YEARS AGO 7% wueire FEBRUARY 9, 1929 The bill legalizing boxing matches in Alaska became a law by the PAGE FOUR r. Truman to give his induguration so many touches »f the grandiose. On an occasion like an oath-taking, . Bible is a symbol, though an indispensable one. ny Bible can be used for the purpose. In its day, . Gutenberg Bible was just a Bible. Through the cen- uries, however, it has acquired, on account of its .rity, the awe and respect that no other book has. | hod d Ar AA aily Alaska Empire Published every evenine except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY econd and Main Streets, Juneau, Alllkl )Y MONSEN - - Preside: TROY LINGO - - - Vice-Preside: ! Editor and Managc Managing Edito: Business Manage in Scottish Rite Temple begining at 7:30 p. m. {GLENN O. ABRAHAM, 1 Worshipful Master; |JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. HELEN DOROTHY WILLIAM R. CARTER - LMER A FRIEND RED ZENGER the Post Office SUBSCRIPTION RA’ erier in Juneau and Dousl ix month., $8.00; one year, ¢ paid. at the following rates ix months, in advance ¢ 02: Business Office \SSOCTATED PRESS entitled to the edite i Juneny a8 Second Class Mattr Some may argue that nothing is too good for the resident of the United States. True, but in that case, en, why not an original instead of a reproduction? r §1.50 per mont’ 5.00 larily e i the i be. t or not mplo ors jes are hadl plan, | manding. Costs derend I2s the age TIDAL WAVE THREATENS | formation as to rtmen capacit opinions / régarding and guesses as to the probable cost of the $100 a month pensions that Walter Reuther is de- tter, why not a plain ordinary Bible, preferably the mily one, which is the kind most appropriate for olemn personal occasion and the kind, presumably, President Truman used when he tock the oath ime in 1945. has let himsclf be persuaded to swear a solemn h on something that is not quite what is purports It is too bad this time that Washington Post) t's labor ex t shment of an agency, of Labor, to analyze various tre to detcrmine their cost, and nd employees how to adjust their of industry to pay. Such n-eded, as shown by the conflicting the cost,of the Lewis pension prssibly rnm upon a multitude of factors such comnosition of the group to be covered, |the character and size of benefits, etc. The inclusion in cneion plans of various welfare items also complicates |the problem of cost analysis. Armed with basic in- the present costs and, more im- portant., the future commitments entailed by pension plans, industry and labor would, it is believed, be able Echoes of the traditional American philosophy to_ reach agreements on pension vlins that would be of free enterprise still are heard in the land. Says er and more reasonable. At least they would not the bulletin of the National Assoclation of State ne agreemen's based on ignorance of the extent of Chambers of Commerce: “For 160 years, our American “It is not unfair to say that the President’s proposed budget for 1950 offers a com- prehensive biueprint for a new tidal wave of Federal government expansion into State-local fields, into in- dustrial enterprise and into social welfare and mili- services new to the American scene . . . insurance will be system has pro- such private he obligations assumed. While The Washington Prst is opbposed to com- nlsory negotiation of pension demands and believes hat extension of the Government system of social hampered if favored unions succeed in obtaining generous pension benefits from private ~mnlovers, there is room for voluntary extension of tems. Moreover, as matters stand, ceeded on a philosophy which is exactly the reverse ypjons can demand that emvloyers include pension . Until now, cur people have been presumed to want :emands in collective bargaining. Under such condi- 1ho greatest amount of economic security conslstent tions there is urgent need for impartial outside de- with their retention of their personal freedom.” Out of Keeping vacInnati Enquirer) of the details of the inauguration strikes a little out of tune and of somewhat The President, it seems, when he beinz able taste. tuku his oath of office, will lay Gutenberg Bible—but not a real one. 1t is strikingly out of keeping with the myth of hanmcsfi and sxmplicuy that has been ‘woven nround termination of the cost of meeting such demands. Fmily Post saj it's O. K. to dunk doughnuts. Immersing the fingers deeper than the second joint, his hand on a were probal papoose. securing wampum however, will draw raised eyebrows in select circles. “Dice 1,500 years old have been unearthed in an old Indian mound in the West.”—News item. They bly used by many a redskin with a view to for buying moccasins for the The Waslunqlon perry-Go-Round | Finance Corporation could stand a long-overdue investigation by Con- gress. If the Democrats are smart, they’ll start one before someone else beats them to it. By DREW PEARSON tirued from Pag. One’ not be printed, but it is no secret that Russia holds and overwhelm- ng edge in manpower. Gruen- ther, though a ground general, re- m .rked si nificantly that Ameri- 8 in her air power. akin: for the State Kennan interpreted Stal- ffer to talk peace with Tru- n as a sizn of weakness. The mlin had to appear to seek abroad, Kennan explained, crder (o0 keep peace at home. He that all s not rosy ti steel preduction is trensportation is inade- u te and that Red Army deserters are giving trouble. The State Department 1§ convine- ed, Kennan declared, that Stalin’s I ire connot be trusted. o mect Truman was part ce of'ensive,” calculated ¢ world opnion, to put L cus2 and to gain a spell e lay ment, n's ~O way +aAPECTED Leter equipped for han biting, just now, Ken- 2 80 1e experts don't war—unless it is precipitat- cidentally. He warned, how- that Americans might as well up their minds to a long [ the cold war—a ccnstant 3 C ves with a power that can't be trusted. Meanwhile, Kennan reported, democracy is gaining ground against Communizm in Western Europe. The Marshall Plan is feeding new i nt> the battered European couomy, «nd the proposed Atlan- tic Pact is giving new confidence to the struggling European demo- The State Department was 12d by Norway's move to alliance, though Sweden aged to keep out of two world wars by walking t's: fence, and is relying upon strict neu- to keep »z. out of the cold ntower had nothing to say al the meeting. At lunch later, he remarked that he was not worried about war with Russia. Neverthe- less America cannot afford to be unprepared again as at Pearl Har- bor. For powder kegs, said Ike, have a habit of going off accident- ally. Note—Chairman Tydings would not disclose at the meet.ng what the Armed Services Committee was likely to do this year—except he thougzht the un fication law ought to be revised before the services cot into bad habits under the pres- t s;stem. He also promised to ! %2 up early the question of ex- tendin: Seloctive Service, so that the Pentagon would know how meny men it could count on. JESSE JONES’ OLD STAMPING-GROUND 1t looks as if the Reconstruction Depart- scr For years the all-poweriul Jjesse Jones kept Congress cut of his hair, even had his account books exempt from inspection by (horough-going Comptroller Gener- al Lindsay Warren. Jesse had too on:ressmen under oblization: m through loans to consti- enr a little suriace atching shows that the boys at the top don't entirely know what the RPC is doing. Take, for instance, the fees col- lected by ex-Congressman Frank Hancock in connections with loans to North Carolina firms, which pass hrcugh the hands of Ernest How- ard, chief of the RFC Business Loans Division and Hancock’s brother-in-law. When this column queried RFC Director Harvey Gunderson about the matter, he expressed surprise and ignorance. Gunderson, who zives the appearance of wanting to do right, said he had complete nfidence in Ernest Howard and v certain he was not being used s brether-in-law to push loans ough the RFC. censiderable hesitation, Gunderson consented to nd ior the North Carolina loans o $100,060 or over and see wheth- er Hancock was the attorney for the loan to the Strickland Furni- ture Co., of High Point, N. C. It was for lobbying on this loan that cock rocelied lush fee, after rickland hitherto had been un- bl to cet tha loan past Han- cock’s brother-in-law. 2 HANCOCK’S CAMPAIGN MANAGER h: RFC Di- led Willim Devin and asked him to dug up the North Carelina loans. When Devin brought them back, Hancock's name was not listed as attorney for the rickland Furniture Co. “Did you know,” Gunderson was asked later, “that Devin, the man you asked to dig up the informa- tion on Hancock, was formerly ‘ancock’s campaiin manager?” “No, I didn't,” replied Gunder- son. “Well, he was. Devin managed Hancock's campaign for the Sen- ate against Sen. Bob Reynolds in 1938. And he's the man whom you had dizging up facts about Han- Gunderson was also remind T that though Hancocl name was not lsted as attorney for Strickland, nevertheless his fee was ok'd by the RFC. Furthermore, the offi- cial RFC loan contract lists a standby agreement between Strick- nd and Hancock, showing that ncock was owed money by Strickland. “'underson also admitted that e average time it takes the RFC L0 grant a loan is one month. In contrast, Strickland got the run- cround from the RFC for about a vear—until he hired Hancock, the rother-in-law of the Business oan Section chief. Then all his 1 vinisted. rhi¢ is just one sample of the unaround that can be given by a vernment agency that is long overdue for congressional house- eaning. D {IDE TABLLE FEBRUARY 10 Hizh tide, 0:01 am., 126 ft. Low tide, 5:22 am., 55 ft. High tide, 11:22 am., 159 ft. Low tide, 18:15 pm, -1.0 ft. @0 000005 ¢ RO IO N RN e o o 0o o e s s 0 . . . . . je G. E. Krause Thomasen Neil Raymond y Jensen Ray D W ALASKA PTS. Weather conditions and temper- various Alaska points, ures at 1so on the Pacific Coast, 120th Meridian Time, and! released by the Weather Burmu,. m. Tuneau, follw: Anchorage Barrow Bethel Cordeva Dawson Edmonton Fairbanks Haines Havre Tuneau Airport Ketchikan Kodiak “o'zcbue cGrath ome orthway Pctersburg Portland Prince George rttle "Whtehcrse " kutat uson 10w meoede' A akout typical ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the City Clerk’s Office until 8:00 P. M. February 18, of Juneau’s 1947 model Dodge cus- | tom sedan which has been used for | a police patrol car and will then and there be opened and read gloud publicly at the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City '| of Juneau. Bids received after the | time fixed for opening will not be' considered. The City of Juneau re- serves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. No license plates included with car. C. L. POPEJOY, First publication, Feb. 9, 1949. Last publication, Feb. 16, 1949. FEBRUARY 9 .Jean (Toni) Warner Sharon Audrey Westby 5. Mabel 39——Rain Showers Air-Cooled at MADSENS, N S American house 1,500 feet of electric wiring. signature of President Coolidge, according to word received the same Representatives from churches and civic bodies at a lunceon in the rcade Cafe named T. J. Judson, Frank Garnick and R. C. Mizg to plan 10 annual Father-Son Boy Scout dinner. Bertholl Whyte Dr. R. V. Ellis of Ketchikan, President of the Board of Medical caminers of Alaska, was appointed by the Governor to represent the rritory at an annual medical meeting in Chicago. Dr. H. C. DeVighn d represented Alaska at a previous one. ceeeecescoe e % n o AS »IHER “Taxes ought to be reduced,” titled the lcading editorial. “Th rerritorial treasury at the end of January contained nearly one million | and Treasurer Walstein G. Smith predicts that at the end ¢ . there probably will be $1,500,00 in th ! llars, the fiscal year, March 31, wrong box.” Dollar Day at the B. M. Behrends Store included these specials 30-inch and 36-inch China silk, formerly $1.25, now $1.00 a yard | ladies’ corsets, two for $1.00; 8l-inch by 90-inch sheets, formerly $1.25, now $1.00. McCaul Motor Company advertised the new super six Essex Chal | lenger, coupe or coach, o~ 8985, fully equipped, delivered in Juneau. at 430 The Rev. Harry R. Allen, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church ~25—Clear mlanned a sermon on “Fisherman’s Luck,” for the coming special Fish -45-Clear | ormen’s Service. -30—Pt. Cloudy ! —Missing ! . -42—Fog —Missing -48--Fog .. 4—Snow, 11—Pt. Cloudy 14—Snow 30—Snow | 5 Cl:mdyv Elsewhere, Fanny Brice was married to Billy Rose. I =7—Snow * -24—Pt. Cloudy | boric i -12—Snow Glenn Tryon, with Patsy Ruth Miller, —Missing | “Hot Heels.” 6—Snow The Juneau City Band, the only brass band on the Channel, plave ‘or the annual dance of the Douglas Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagl's in the Elks’ Hall at Juneau. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Gray of Douglas wor the month's pass to the Palace for being the best waltzers from thy island. Mrs. Della Clark and Charles Miller of the Unalga won prizes in the waltz contest from Juneau. starred at the Palace inj Weather: High, 42; low, 36; rain. ] r————————————— | i . . . b I Daily Lessons in English . ©. corpox Outboards, | ‘WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, 108 tf full of peanuts.” Say, “four HANDFULS.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Banal. has | first A is as in BAY, accent first syllable. i OFTEN MISSPELLED: Diphtheria; observe the PH. i SYNONYMS: Demure, shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy. i i WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ' norease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. ‘Today’s word: TNVETERATE; established by long continuance; confirmed in habit. “He is an inveterate smoker.” -2—Snow 37—CJoudy 33—Clear ~14—Snow 22—Snow “He gave me four hands ' Preferred pronunciation of LS TR 1949 on the City | by ROBERTA LEE [ MODERN ETIQUETT Q. When a woman is giving a dinner for a party of friends in ! a restaurant, who should make the first move to leave the table when | | dinner is finished “ A. The hostess has this privilege. Q. Is it proper for a woman to return the wedding presents when there is a divorce? 1 A. No; but she should return all the family heirlooms given her by the relatives of her husband. i Q. When one has made a mistake of any kind, isn’t a very effusive City Clerk. ros ord Puzzle 32. Muse of iyric and amatory poetry 83. Meaningless repetition . Mountain in Alaska . Termination . Female sheer Deputy Po ACROSS L Largest continent b, Outcast 11. Food from heaven Move apart About At that 17. Small fish 5 18 sull 3. 1 20. Spi 2 Clly omclal: 22, Acllun “at law 24. Type measures 25. Seed covering #a 13. 4. 15. for unclosing 5. Note of the scale . Kitchen implements . Swiss song Snells for fish lines Prescribed amount of medicine | apology better than just a few words? A. No; this inerely emphasizes the mistake. A few sincere words of regret are much better. ©r{m o> [[>] mlw[>[<|m E3 € 2 W] A N A C. GORDON E L A IN| D F mZ - -emoio xu >0 >0 - o 2{- v PILEIEIEENN | LOOK and LEAR What, in law, is a legatee? ! } 1 2. What State is known as the “Equality State”? R Al G O < A hd A : 3. What is the correct name of the musical instrument commonly W (] N| S O S c (%) A H D[ [a O Zm oWl omvon v DEE LB > m o400 v M[E alled the *“cello”? mio[>Z[o[un/6|>[0 [Alzimla L (] N| G] E| ? Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN . Chinese port Less dangerous . At home . Insect Docks What mythological character cleaned the Augean Stables? Who was “The Good Gray Poet”? ANSWERS: One to whom a legacy is be jueathed. Wyoming, because it was a pioneer in woman suffrage. Violoncello. Hercules. Walt Whitman (1819-92). ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Pelersharg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg. Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M FOR BESERVATK)NS PHONE 612 i ‘f EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED i DR. D. D. MARQUARDT [3 7 Pertaining to grandparents Steep 8 Biblicat character Nimbleness . Part of a loom Amerizan pitches s inen . Having rra and lety will State whost cavital s fully Winged Place of refuge Enoch Theatrical xhibitor ading bird Candies of a picertain kin Dlissful abodi Dev i OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Juneau Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a cenm;y of _pgnking—lMB The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS MRS. FRANK OLSON as a paid-up subseriber 1o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE aad receive TWO TICKETS to see: “THE SENATOR WAS INDISCREET" Federal Tax—12c¢—Paid by the Theatre ' PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB C0. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! o —— b ) i | | i } | i | - — e o 1wy by J. F. Mullen from Delegate Sutherland. ’ First Territorial convention of the Business and Professional Women'’s Club will be held at Mt. McKinley Park, May 20-21, it was announced | at the meeting of the Juneau BPWC at the Baranof Hotel. Juneau BPWC'’s plan to send dele- gates to the organization’s first all- Alaska convention, and also to a Western Regional Convention which' will be held at the Olympic Hotel | o in Seattle, June 16, 17, 19. Three club projects took priority discussion at Monday's club meet- ! ing. BPW’s voted to aid the Sorop- timist Club in its Vocational Guid- ance project for high school girls and agreed to. hold a goodie sale! Saturday at the Sears office Lt The club agreed to sponsor a Tag! Day, March 4 and 5, proceeds of which will go to the Juneau Teen-j Age club. The program for the balance of ¢% B.P.0.ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come. JOSEPH H. SADLIER Exalted Ruler W. H BIGGS Secretary. Hoose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—ARNOLD 111011 Secretary— s ' WALTER R. HERMANSEN Bert's Food ©: Grocery Phonex 10 February, under the chairmanship of Miss Priscilla Parker will include | Monday noon luncheons every week, with the emphasis on health legis-{ ation Dr. Ear] Albrecht, territorial Com- nissioner of Health will be next Monday's guest speaker, L'llian Harris in charge of the neeting. Speakers for February 21 ind 28 will ke Dr. Duncan Chalmers and Dr. Jane.Burgoyne who will speak respectively on the BCG vac- cine program and mumps preven- tion. SR 0 L JUNEAU YACHT CLUB i i Will meet in the City Council | hambers, Thursday, Feb. 10 at 8 m. Important discussion, Cap- to Capital Yacht Race; also 113 4t ta: ection officers. Lauson Air-Cooled Oltboards, new models at MADSENS. 108 tf | GEORGE BROS. Widest Selection of LIQUORS _ PHONE 399 “Say t With lowers” but SAY IT WITH OURS ! 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