The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 5, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR # g ‘ ; Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Jun2au, Alaska EN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER President Vice-President Business Manager €ntered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dousl six months. $8.00; one yea By mail, postuge paid. at the fol One year, in advance, §15.00; six mor sne month, in advance, $1.50. @nbscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify e Business ce of any failure or irregularity in the delivery af their papers Telephones or §1.50 per monthi $15.00 wing rates: ths, in advance, $7.50; Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. CIATED PRE! News MEMBER OF AS! The Assoclated Press fs exclusively entitled to the use for ‘epublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise -redited in this paper and also the local news published derein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle, Wash. ARMY DAY TOMORROW Army Day will be observed tomorrow, a day set aside by the American people to honor the institution they maintain with their money and their men | In Juneau, the Alaska Communications Syst(‘m.‘ the only Army organization in this city, will have charge of the program with Lt. Delbert P. Applegate, | acting chairman. He announces Lt. Col. Michael M. 5 | understanding and support. The Army also needs, in | order to continue its high standards, intellizeitt, alert | young men and women who voluntarily choose military | | service. ‘The Army desires fo maintain its authorized | | strength by a volunteer enlistment program. Managing Editor | JILDINGS Trends in new school buildings threaten us with | another wrench in sentimental memories. First we mourned the passing of the little red schonlhouse.i Now the day is in prospect when the proud massive brick structures in which so many city-reared adults received their early schooling may be obsolete. A system of one-story structures, each surrounded by its | own playground, is the new trend, according to a| study of school buildings published by the American | | Association of School Administrators. Many such school | buildings are now being constructed. The model calls | for 5 acres og ground around each school, plus another | | acre for every 100 pupils. Rooms are larger than | | those of today, walls are frequently of glass, and all | sorts of scientific aids to sight, hearing, comfort, | and health are provided. ; Educators generally indorse the new trend. It means an end to stair climbing, less herding in halls, | |less general regimentation. It means greater safety, more light, air, and outdoor activity. Yet many Am- | ericans will retain a nostalgic feeling for the big brick | schoolnouse. Substantial and dominant, it has given its pupils a sense of pride and security. Like the tow- | ering mansion of old, it has boldly proclaimed its pigger and better status. No doubt in years to come many a parent will boast to his children of the superior learning he received in it. Eclipse in China (Washington Post) The resignation of Premier Sun Fo and his entire : cabinet seems to have come as something of a surprise in Nanking. But its suddenness gives it no particular significance. Sun apparently knew he faced an over- | whelming opposition in the Legislative Yuan and took the face-saving way or resigning before he was voted e Irvine, Director of Intelligence, U. S. Army, will be the principal speaker, coming here from Fort Rich- B8 Had ary such out, although he h: d stoutly denied up to the last that | intention. In fact, it is hard to be THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA™ " — APRIL 5 G. D. Jermain Clifford Guillary Donald Wesley Bonner Mrs. Nell Kilburn Victor Crondahl Perry Tonsard Ernest L. Carter Lois Aubert 20 ABOARD PAA CLIPPER MONDAY TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1949 from THE EMPI 20 YEARS AGO APRIL 5, 1929 H. H. Post returned from a month’s trip to Los Angeles, an ardent cate of air travel. He made the round trip from Seattle to California RE 1d Vo ® | by plane. At- a reorganization meeting of the Douglas School Board, Mrs. Charles Fox succeeded Charles Sey on the board. She was elected Presi- dent; Felix Gray, Clerk, and Robert Fraser, Treasurer. Lester D. Henderson, Commissioner of Education,<left on the Admiral Rogers, plannng to attend the annual meeting of the Inland Empire Education Association in Spokane, ‘Wash. The Pioneers’ Dance honoring legislators drew a big crowd to the Elks' Hall. Returning from Washington, D. C., Agriculture Commissioner C. H.‘ Flory stated that Naval mapping of Southeast Alaska, to be completed that summer, would put the Forest Service years ahead. R. H. Sargent, Twenty passengers were aboard iopographical photographer for the Geological Survey, was to serve| Pan American’s Clipper Seattle yesterday, with 10 disem- barking at Juneau and 10 going to the Westward. Six boarded the PAA plane here bound for the South. Passengers included: from | ¢ Jiaison officer. Firemen answered two calls—to the home of Henry Willard, Pastor of the Native Presbyterian Church, where there was a small roof blaze, and to the Walter Robinson home, where a fire started from a gas torch From Seattle: Elmer Jones, Mrs. |being used to thaw frozen pipes. Lynn Forrest, Craig Forrest, Don Bishop, Rosemary Bishop, Miss S.| Lepine, | ence Hungerford, John Day, Wil- liam Read. To Seattle: Kenneth Foldoe, Manley Stayer, E. C. Clark, Col.| John Noyes, Rendell Kay, Gecrge| { Kay. —————— CLAREI'CE OLSEN HERE L | Clarence Olson visited his sister. | Mrs. Jog¢ Sadlier, here last week | from his home in Alameda, Calif.| This was the first time in 23 years Olsen has visited his old home town. Henry Berry, pioneer and collector of fine ivory for more than Robert Schoettler, Flor- |30 vears, disposed of the stock in his Front Street store and announced his retirement. The March report of J. C. McBride, Collector of Customs, showed a gain of more than $20,000 in shipments of Alaska commodities over | the same month in 1928. Ores lead the list, followed by fish. Weather: High, 24; low, 23; clear. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon g i g e et ardson. The observance will be in the Baranof Hotel sure that Sun’s departure has any real significance R WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “That is funny” to express Gold Room, starting at the noon hour. 12:15 o'clock. The theme of the day is “The U —Part of the Team—for Security.” PURPOSE:—Army Day provides not only an oe- casion for the Army to report to world-wide assignments and activil opportunity for the people to pay tribute to this Service. Army Day will stress the member of the national security team. The Army is [ they have asserted the absence of any real govern- determined that unification shall work. toward a common goal: with the other Services SECURITY. NEED:—To discharge its grave ri Army and its civilian components Guard, Organized Reserve, and ROTC—need public | resources. at all. Insofar as Sun and Acting President Li Tsung-' jen were at odds on the timing and urgency of peace negotiations with the Communists ther may now be some change of atmosphere in Nanking. Li is sup-‘ posed to be in favor of ovening immediate talks on {terms not so stiff as Sun desired. -But the Com- munists have given every overt indication of caring Army's role as a |nothing about making peace for the moment. Partly, nited States Army the people on its ties, but also an | ment in Nanking they could negotiate with; partly, | they have probably felt that the increasing cleavages | |in Nanking would eventually throw the situation into their hands anyway; and partly they have not wanted to take responsibility for feeding the populations of the large cities, a task beyond their present 1t is, working esponsibilities, the the National the Washington Merry-Go-Round By DRE;V‘;EARSON (Continued from Page 1) jon clean up a nasty scandal. Few union members know about the sit- uation inside their union, which, it not remedied, may cheat them out of a lot of -hard-earned dues. The secret evidence pertains to the income-tax violation of the late George Berry, head of the Pr: man’s Union, and ex-Senator from Tennessee. Berry, guilty of income- tax violation, refused to defend himself, was given one year in jail, which a lenieut judge later com- muted to five years on parole. Be- fore one year had passed Berry died, leaving a will which may con- tinue the frauds he pulled on his own union. Had the Government to try the case in open court, these frauds would have been aired pub- nd union members could have rective ps. But Berry afraid of a public trial, threw him- self on the merey of the court. However, this cclumn has been able to obtain de of the tragic finagling which Berry pulled not only a the Government, but his own union. TWO MRS. BeRRYS Berry's will that ae left parts of property which supposedly belonged to the union to two Mrs. Berrys. One was his own wife. The other was a mysterious Mrs. Alva N. Berry, who was supported by Berry on one of his farms and with | whom Berry spent part of his lat- ter years. To Mrs. Alva Berry and her two children, who also bore the name Berry, he left the farm on which she lived, plus the Moores- g Milling Co., a part of another farm, 15 shares of the Citizens Bank in Rogersville, Tenn., than $15,000 and, of part of the International Playing mpany ard company, sup- the Pressman’s perty, was Union s and his to the Berry was given ard company Mi. 1e | American Trucking As oYet the play was property which t union and w h B to give aw company ed to the nor BERRY'S WEIRD BOOKKEEPING During the Government’s probe of Berry's income taxes, some peculiar things came to light regarding the union head's dealings with his un- ion. Among other things, he had taken $50,000 out of the playin _lcard company and that sums paid been able | !(‘m’(l company’s treasury to buy cat- ' can get in the Whie House.” tle for his own farm. | “Fine,” grinned Truman, “but if! The Government also found that he doesn’t want to wait, that long,! he submitted double expense ac-|he can get in to see me by using counts—one to the union and one to | this pen I'm sending him as a free the playing-card company. Thus,|pass to the White House.” when the union chief took a trip, W. §. | he was reimbursed for his expenses | EY, BACK FROM TRIP h twice -once by the Pressman’s Un- ;J(‘n and again by the playing-card company which the Pressman’s Un- | When Treasury agents began dig- | ging into Berry's accounts, he claim- | William 8. Twenhofel, geologist led that he had invested large sums [in charge of the Geological Sur- of his own money in the playing- |Vey office, arrived back in Juneau; last Saturday from a business trip to Washington, D. C., Denver, and San Francisco. While on the trip,| ed to show proof, all he could pro- Twenhofel completed plans for the Iduce was $100,000 advanced to the |summer field work to be conducted company. Yet on the basis of this|by his office. and other mythical “advances”| Tomorrow, Carl Vevelstad, mayor |Berry had taken over the entire |of Petersburg, is expected to arrive |plant as his own. and will be hired as master of the i | recently obtained Geological Sur- £ ivey ship, the M. S. Eider. Vevelstad is to be sent to Seattle to supervise | the reconditioning of the Eider| which will arrive at Juneau early in June. The ship will be sent to! the Aleutians on an all summer ! geophysical and geological surveyf trip of the volcanoes in that area. | e him were to reimburse him for these advances. Eowever, when ask WHAT WILL UN1ION DO? When it came to makng out his | will, Berry concocted another inter- esting scheme. He contended that ‘xhc playing-card company owed hlm‘ $223,927.34 in back salary and ex- nses. Thereupon he proceeded to' distribute this back salary to his |wife, and to the other Mrs. Berry (who, incidentally, received more than his wife), to his niece, his |secretary and other friends. If any of this back salary remained after these gifts and after paying federal taxes, Berry specified in his will ‘that it go to a re fund. It would appear highly doubtful, however, that the pla g-card com- JUNEAU WOMAN’S CLUB Regular business meeting will fol- low our joint meeting with the Ki- wanis Club at the Gold Room,!| Baranof Hotel, 12:00 o'clock noon, | Wednesday, April 6th. Elizabeth Peratrovich, Secretary. | (161 2t) ) Loans on real estate ELKS ATTENTION Meeting Wednesday, April 6, 8 v. m. Installation of officers and feed. 61 2t (Official publication) REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE B. 1]V3l BEHRENDS 1 located at Juneau, Alaska, Territory of Alaska, at the.close of Business on the 31st day of March, 1949. RESOURCES Loans and discounts $1,225,267.69 568,915.71 Overdrafts - 641.00 United States bonds and securities Other bonds and war- rants ; Banking house, furniture and fixtures Due from other banks ... Checks on other banks and other cash items.. Exchanges for clearing house Cash on hand 217,087 34,189.46 39,280.14 965.05?.93 126,623.75 30,769.79 367,200.36 . ....$5,665,928.41 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in4...$ 100,000.00 Surplus fund 100,000.00 Reserves 200,000.00 Undivided profits less ex- penses paid Due to other banks Demand deposits Time deposits . Cashier’s and certified checks TOTAL 211,986.87 523,357.07 2,358,866.00 2,138,215.48 33,502.99 TOTAL .. ....$5,665,928.41 I, J. H. SADLIER, Cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. H. SADLIER, Cashier. (Notorial Seal) (Correct Attest) J. F. MULLEN, A. B. PHILLIPS, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me me this 4th day of April, 1949. ALLEN SHATTUCK, Notary Public in and for the Terrl- tory of Alaska. My commission ex- pires March 29, 1951. pany ever owed Berry “back salary jand expenses,” since he collected his expens: double, and made heavy drawings from the company during his life | Obviously the great majority of union members were in no position to know anything about these inner ' workings of their union. But an in- teresting question hy the union’s executive council did not know about them Or, knowing them now, why they do not act to pro- tect the rights of the union and lean up the mess. Most interest- ing of all, however, will be to see at the union executives do now. Note—Present executives of the Pressman’s Union are: J. H. de la R president; W. H. McHugh, | Charles V. Ernest, A. J.| Fred Maxted and George | . Scoft . 11 will 34. Thinly scattered . Arrggance . Imitate . Person addressed . Midwestern state: abbr, . Avalanche . Gypsy . Outbuilding . East Indian waier vessel 48. Epoch . Alleviate 50. English river- . Tried . That which is remembered Bristly Cubic meters ACROSS Eighth part o a circle Highly seasoned Drawing room Edible tuber Un the sheltered id L 1. 13. 14. 15 fs. 18 brief note 19. Sidelong look 20. Poet 21. Smallest whola number Reliance Short for a man’s name Suppositions 5! Chemical suffix 5 22, 2. 25, 28. IHIHI% JEEEEE 3 5. 6. treas. Andrade, HOW TO GET IN THE WHITE HOUSE Martin Larson of St. Paul, chosen | Driver Of The Year” by the| [ iation, has | new fountain pen for his| that not | but was; of the| as ty 11-year-old son Jimmy, or writes under water, given him by the President United States. The other day when Mr. and Mrs, rson called at the White Hou: Driver Of The Year” told Mr, Truman My boy, Jimmy, tells me he has learned the secret of how to meet the President when he grows up. H he's going to become & uck driver like his dad. Then he Crossword Puzzle [ST1[PTE alP] L] T]A] BE [E]s] Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN . Gem 2. Kind of cab- bage: varlant ol ol i i x| 3 Large plant 4. Watchful 6. Negative . Roman magistrate . Fun . Body of water . Pronoun Flattery Short jacket Love to excess . Tear down . Cereal . Collection of facts . Little devil Distant . Within: comb, form . Biblical character . Artificial language Natural enemies of flies Brewed liquors Window curtain . Puff up Exclamation 42. S-shaped molding . Witnesses “Across that which is unusual, or queer. Use FUNNY only to expess what is laughable. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tedious. Pronounce te-di-us, THREE syllables, and not te-jus. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Advisable; SA, not SEA. SYNONYMS: Needless, unnecessary, superfluous, uncalled for. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us incréase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ABHOR: to detest to extremity. “Ingratitude is abhorred by God and man.”—L'Estrange. MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. Wwhen a girl is introducing a young man to her mother, should she say, “This is my mother, Mrs. Hudson”? A. No. The man should be presented to her mother by saying, “Mother this is Charles ‘Baker.” Neither is it necessary to mention the family name of Hudson, as the young men should surely know this. Q. Which is preferable in conversation, “I conversed with Charles this morning,” or, “I talked with Charles this morning”’? A. . “I talked with Charles” is preferable. Always choose the simplest words to convey your meaning. Q. What age should a young girl be to have “Miss” before her name on her cards and letters? A. Sixteen is the suitable age. by ROBERTA LEE 1. What distinction should be made in the use of the words “farther” and “further”? 2. What Biblical character had a dream of angels ascending and descending a ladder? 3. How many sheets of paper are there in a ream of paper? Which is the most famous river of Scotland? Who wrote “Alice Adams”? 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