The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 31, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR D(ul Alaska Em ptre rubnxhea every evening except S) EMPIRE PRINTING Cf Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska SELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND - ALFRED ZENGER [!he other hand however, trant members, | of Congress evidently are nc hearing in’ any number (or degree of heat) from m. ]vr‘n,ulv back home. There may be a simple explanation for the para- ldox. As we have noted before, 1e Truman victory of last November had more the dimensions of a de- fault than a victorious crusade s is borne out unday by the PANY i 3 . President Vice-President | Managing Editor Business Manager Entered in the Post Office in Junvau as SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Delivered by unln in Juneau and Dousla months. $5.00; one vesr, By mail. posiate paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | sne month, In advance, $1.50 Bnbscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity Whe Business Office of any failure or irreg! of their papers. i - | Second Class Matter. | s: s for $1.50 per month: , $15.00 .‘ anew in some census bureau figures cited recently | by Sen. Owen Brewster of Maine. Actually, 45,000,000 out of 93,000,000 | voters last November did not even bother to go to the polls. Between 1944 and 1948 there was an increase yof 13,400,000 American adults—potential voters | there were less than 1,000,000 additional voters in 1948 ularity in the delivery Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. 3 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS than 1944. The percentage not voting in 1948 was 52 The Associated P exclusively entitied to the use for | PEr cent. In other words, the Truman triumph was sepublication of all new patches credit wise cred. .4 in this paper and also the \srein ed to It or not other- | Took): siewa ptBliakes constituted of a slender majority of a minority of eligible voters. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Pou:th Avenue Bldg. Seatile, Wash. Alasks Newspapers, 1411 The Eisler Case (Washington Post) The furor over the arrest of Gerhart Eisler on the Polish liner Batory off Southampton is merely a syr ptom of the tense relations that still exist br‘!WN‘J the two sides of the iron curtain. Actually there is | {only -one unusual feature of the case—the fact that Eisler was a stowaway. But, of course, that does | not minimize the right of the United States to have | him arrested and returned to this country to pay the victed. Eisler’s claim that he was to squeeze the last ounce of propaganda value out of the incident. The facts are that Scotland Yard ar- NOW FOR THE FO Mayor Waino Hendrickson has of various organizations for the sole busy on plans for Juneau's July Fourth celebration. Juneau has revived | the old town spirit and really put on a good celebra- | tion on the Fourth. But plans have been made and | For the past several years, carried out fully. It is the plannil that counts. All organizations should respon then not only talk but execute. Already there is a group of men the fireworks planned for the Fourth rested him at the request of our Department of Justice transmitted to the British government. Under our extradition treaty with Great Britain arrests of this sort are routine. The treaty clearly covers perjury, |one of the offenses of which Eisler was convicted. | Nor is there anything unusual about the fact that he | was taken from a Polish liner. Every nation h: | right to inspect ships’in its | there is reason to suspect iZat | justice. | The irregular factor In tne case is the attempt |of the Polish authorities to protect a fugitive from | | American justice. Decent regard for law and for good Jx'v lations demands that every country hand over per- ns lawfully convicted of crime to the ceuntry in URTH called a meeting purpose of getting | a criminal is evading ng ahead of time d to the call and busily at work on 1. of work to be done, especially in planning for floats ist regime in Warsaw appears to be interested only | and also encouraging large turnout big parade. The Fourth will be here before we are aware of it, | subversive work he could be expected to do in Ge: 5o let us start planning now and out to the finish—ahead of time. HARDLY A MAND. President Truman i lative accomplishment of what he as his mandate from the pcoplc las The Washmglon Merry-Ge-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page 1) take orders from him also put up $25,000,- and listed their contribu-| tions as “c/o Floyd B. Odlum.” They were: Sam Baggett, J. R.| Kansas, A. R. Pollan, vice president of United Fruit, which is controlled | Corp.; Sam Ze- | by Odlum’s Atlas murray, head of United Fruit; and John A. Werner. Significantly all five made their $5,000 contributions on the same day—November 30. In other words, they were “Wednesday Demccrats”—after the Truman 7. tory. 3. Louie Johnson, the man who collected this money for the Tru-: man campaign and now ok’s air- plane contracts as Secretary of Na- tional Defense, was also a director and attorney for Consolidated Vul- tee, the airplane company con- trolled by Odlum which makes the B-36. Sec. Johnson's income from this company for the last six years for which Securities and Exchange Commission reports are available was: 1942— $16,000; 1944— $27,665.68; 1945— ~— $6,000; 1947— $6,000. Most of the bkig money to Sec Johnson was paid when Victor Em- manuel controlled Consolidated - tee. Incidentally, Victor Emmanuel also paid a retainer to George Allen, ex-White House jester, and made him a director of Consolidat- $6,000; 1946 ed Vultee. Odlum took over con-,‘ trol in 1946. JOHNSON IS IN CLEAR Despite this circumstantial evi- dence of political pressure, how- ever, this columnist is convinced that political pressure had nothing | to do with B-36 contracts. Real fact is that the Air Force definitely decided to switch from the B-50 and the B-54 to the B-36 last July. Even earlier—around | May of 1948, one r ago—the House Appropriations Committee was informed this change might be in the works. Congressman En- gel of Michigan, like Republican, and considered the watchdog of the Armed Services, is familiar with this fact. Finally in January and again in March, the Air Force board of offi- cers conclusively recommended that funds be diverted from the and B-54 to the B-36. The March Yecommendation was ok’d by the late Secretary Forrestal, sent to the Bureau of the Budget White House. The order was not actually made public, however, until | April 5, just a few days after John- . son became Secretary of Defense— which on the surface, makes it look bad for him. not doing so well in the legis- 1943— $30,000; | Van Zandt a | B-50 | and the| of groups for lhoiin rewarding Eisler for his illegal activites in the | United States and in shielding him because of t carry these plans many or elsewhere. The fuss that the Polish authori- | ties are making over the incident goes a long way toward confirming the belief of American officials that Eisler was the kingpin in the Communist con- ATE spiracy in this country. i bR \ The reason the government is extremely careless pleases to regard;thh its finances is that money doesn't cost it any- st November. On | thing. JUNEAU CITY BAND MAKES GOOD, PARADE The Juneau City Band made a good appearance yesterday in the Memorial Day parade and certainly |enlivened thé proceedings by the peppy march music. There were 24 musicians in the band headed by three of the best between Donald Duuglas‘.w""'“"g majorettes in the north, | riage |-l ; 3 daughter and the son of Air Corps | making a total of 27 in the lineup. Director Joe Shofner himself said Chief Gen. Hap Arnold was believ- | _ ed helpful to the flow of orders | he was well pleased with the turn- that turned the wheels at the|°U% 1 Douglas plant. | This may have been as unfair as | | the current B-36 charges hurled against Louie Johnson; which 15 why it is healthy to have these charges aired by Congress. tycoon Floyd Odlum brought into the full light of day. | ARMY MARRIAGE | Public memory is short. It was| lonly 15 years ago that Burdette | Wright, vice-president of Curtiss- ‘Wright Aviation Company, conduct- ed such an astute and successful lobby in Washington that he was accused by some air generals of ;u tting the army to accept airplanes | with a shorter cruising radius. A few years after that, Douglas | | Aircraft, not Curtiss, was considered | the army’s chief pet. And the mar- | SCllWlN\l BIKES at MADSEN'S Where Louis Johnson really comes ACROSS 40. Letters in" fer criticism, on the other hand, L. Pathetic 42. Closed car is in his selection of Curtis Calder, | § Glossy fabrlo ~ 4. Fack head of Electric Bond and Share, | 12. Unseal: poetio & Tall _slender to be Secretary of the Army. Calder | |3 Faradise’ = . structure is nothing more nor less than an | 15. Ocean 64. Discourteous Odlum executive. And making him | 15 Srade, oe Bl Simbarh eve Secretary of the Army would be| I8 Flower I equivalent to putting tycoon Odlum | 33 Tidty & Moor |into this vital spot. More will be g;- ey hsh"d about Tycoon Odlum to-| 29. l..lke a peacock 63. Unit of work T 35. Exchange 1. Tolerable VITAMIN PILLS FOR CONGRESS | 31 WSS . | The President of the Louisiana | Senate is flooding Capitol Hill with | vitamin pills for worn-out Senators ‘flnd Congressmen. He is Dudley J. Le Blanc, who | not only is president pro tem of the State Senate but also happens to head the Le Blanc Corporation which produces Hadacol Vitamins. Along with a complimentary bot- i tle of vitamins for each member of Congress, Le Blanc enclosed a note cf explanation: potential | but | penalties for the offenses of which he has been con- | “kidnaped” is an effort | There is plenty | which the crime was committed. But'the Commun- | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA ~ i | | | | | . . ) MAY 31 s . . ° Edwin J. Kirchoffer 3 . Henry S. Sully ® I Patsy Shaffer . . Joanne Blythe . . Paula Freimuth L) L Raymond Hoffman . o Claire Thompson . . Elizabeth McMullen . |o L] e oo e o 0 FIRST GRADUATING EXERCISES HELD BY ELFIN COVE SCHOOL (Special Cor espondence) ELFIN COVE, Alaska, May 26.— The first graduating exercises in this community was held when three eighth graders were given their certiticates. The three boys Mrs. Don Foster; of Mr. and Mrs. Clell Hodson, and Walter Larscn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Larson. The certificates were given by Mr. Grimsrud. The Rev. O. W. Herwick of Ketchikan was the guest speaker and he also made the opening and closing prayer. For the program, John Wandve of Ketchikan and Roy Eaton of Juneau played several selections on his electric guitar. Following refreshments Mr. Wan- | dve, Roy Clements, Jimmy Paddock, | Roy Eaton and Mrs. Jame Lingard gave entertainment and the latter agreeably surprised all with her yodeling. | | The affair was weil attended by members of the community and lalso by those of the fishing fleet who happened to be in port. HOSPITAL NOTES Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital during the weekend were Mrs Charles Tooke, John L. Bradley, George Stevens, Clarence Walters, Robert Druxman, Kenneth Axel- son, Jr., and Francis Boyd of Skag- way. Discharged were Joyce Rieve, Gus Rosenberg, Clifford Brown, Mrs. Robert Stevenson and baby girl, John Murphy, Kenneth Axelson, Jr. Admitted to the Government Hos- pital were John Dufresni of Seattle, Jesse Smith and Laura Hotch of Juneau, Joseph Beaver of Kotzebue. Discharged were Nellie Mather of ‘Wrawell, Frank Edwards Jr., of Ju- | neau. Now is the time to put your tur coats in storage. We have the only cold fur vault in Juneau. Come In to our office. Chas. .land Ce Solution of Saturday's Puzzie 4. Snake 6. Mountain in Crete . Allow Was aware & Mouth of & volcano Steal Sick Industrious insect Daughter ot admus Exists Melll thread Breaks suddenly Masculine name Land measure Optical glass E v take ker L, Conlend.d . Redact Obscure “During the past several years,” lxc wrote, “I have been a State enator. Although the work of my | office is not as arduous as yours, I | can appreciate the fact that there "xrc times when your duties do not | permit you to eat regular meals io:’ to eat the type of food whijch | gives you all the vitamins and min- erals your system needs to keep | you in tiptop shape.” doctrine Gait of a duck . First even number Negative . Small weight Married ‘woman At any time . Resounded Gal . Gain Artificlal language . Grow drowsy i By frui | Le Blanc's accompanying answer‘ was a bottle of his vitamins “for people who constantly work under e e 0000 . C oo TIDE TAB_E JUNE 1 High tide, 4:08 am., Low tide, 11:05 a.m., -09 ft. High tide, 17:34 p.m., 135 ft. Low tide, 23:15 pm., 5.0 ft. TheB. ) 16.1 ft. e®0ec00eco0scoc | SEe R e i Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 . Bebrends Bank were Vern Foster, son of Mr. and | Clell Hodson, son | gave a violin solo, | Goldstein | 91 20 YEARS AGO #%e muernz MAY 31, 1929 Piloted by Lt. Comdr. A. W. Radford and Lt. Richard Whitehead, two airplancs—the Juneau and the Sitka—of the Navy’s Alaska Air Mapping Expedition arrived from the Petersburg base. The officers, with R. H. Sargeant, director of topographic work, conferred with Gov. George A. Parks and Commissioner Charles H. Flory on work to be done when the entire expedition arrives two weeks later. W. A. Eaton, who was interested in the Tuls :quah mining property, left on Bill Strong’s river boat up the Taku River. With him were Steve Early, Charles Bartlett and Frank Klatt. Judge and Mrs. Justin W. Harding left for a short vacation trip to San Juan Island. Mrs. John Mills and sons, Jack and Gordon, wert tc Ketchika: a month’s visit. Mrs. John Runquist and daughters, Mrs. Feien Curtis and Violet Runquist, went to Warm Springs to spend the summer. With a crew of nine men, C. r. Seelye, U. S. Bureau of Public Surveys engineer, left for several months’ work on the west shore of Admiralty Island. V Sponsored by the Douglas Island Woman’s Club, one of the most slaborate demonstrations of tribute to the nation’s dead had been held in Douglas. Both Douglas and Treadwell were well represented. Par- ticipating were Acting Mayor F. A. J. Gallwas, Mrs. Rose Davis, Mrs. C. A. Fox, the Rev. C. E. Rice, L. D. Hammock, John Niemi, Felix Gray, Spanish-American War veterans, and H. L. McConnell, G. Niles | and Glen Kirkham, veterans of the World War. ! AR The Moose had “administered a coat of whitewash to the Veterans” in the Memorial Day ball game, winning 4 to 0. Superintendent W. K. Keller announced the appointment of three teachers to the Juneau Public Schools staff. New teachers, expected to arrive late in the summer, were to be Misses Hazel Nystrom, Loretta | O'Malley and ¥nid Burns. The resignation of Miss Theodore Budwin lalso was mace known. Earl Houseman, store manager of the Piggly Wiggly Juneau store | since its opening, was promoted and transferred to Petersburg to manage the store there. He was to be succeeded by S. A. Light. Weather: High, 58; low, 43; cloudy. | e e e e Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon D —————U U WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “There isn’t but one left.” Say, “There IS but one left.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bas-relief. Pronounce ba-re-lef, A as in AH, both E's as in ME, accent on last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Emerge (to come out of). appear; to go suddenly into). SYNONYMS: Unbecoming, unsuitable, inappropriate, improper, un- seemly. WORD STUDY: Immerge (to dis- “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: “His writings possess a certain verve VERVE; brilliance of imagination. * | that grips his readers.” '_7_———_— MODERN ETIQUETTE Hoperra LEE Q. If all the guests at a dinner, with the exception of one, have refused the second helping of a certain dish, is it all right for that one to accept? A. It is better not to do so, as this would naturally cause a delay in the serving of the next course. The well-bred person is always considerate of others; and that is a prime secret of popularity. Q. When a girl enters a taxi with her escort, which side of the seat should she take? A. The seat farthest from the curb, so that her escort may not be forced to pass in front of her unnecessarily. Q. When one is staying at a hotel for several weeks, should he tip by the week or each time he is served? A. It is preferable to tip by the week. l LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corvon | | 1. How many islands are there in the Philippine group? 2. What difference is there between the functioning of veins and |that of arteries? 3. What is meant by kinetic energy? 4. What countries are known as the Scandinavian countries? | 3. Who was the “beloved son” of King David? ANSWERS: | 1. 7,083 islands. | 2. The veins carry the blood to the heart, ateries from the heart. " 3. The energy possessed by a body because of its motion. | 4. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. 5. Absalom. | | | | (o ——————— PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING Bob Druxman Telephone 891 123 Front Street EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED l DR. D. D. MARQUARDT" [ OPTOMETRIST Second and Pranklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Juneau / 1 ERNEST PAGE as a paid-up subscriver 1o 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: | l“fi MIIES“MI'“ MEMORIAL WEENEND Two baby girls and a baby boy were born here over Memorial ‘| weekend. A T-pound, 12-ounce baby girl, to be named Mary Kathleen, was Sunday at St. Ann’s hospital. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Bert Alstead. Maternal grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Archer of Walla Walla, Wash., have been visiting here for the past two months and will leave for the South next. Sunday. Mr., and . Prank Cashen iare the parents of The infant was born Sunday night at St. Ann's hospital weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Paternal grand- mother is Mrs. Sadie Cashen of Douglas. Mrs. Kirsten Shirk of Seattle is maternal grandmother. A 6-pound, 7-ounce kaby boy was born Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Angle Peterson at the Government hospital. COMMUNICATION Juneau, May 3i—To the Editor: Yesterday, as .Juneauites paid rev- srence to departed ones at the local cemetery, many noted the newly removal of unsightly fences, and other marks of thoughtful care. It reminder the writer of a placard pested in Seattle street cars many years ago which quoted the words It read: “Show me the manner in which a community cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathy of its people, and their respect for the laws of the land.” I am sure the community joins me in expressing deep apprecia- tion to Mayor Hendrickson, the City Council, Bert Lybeck, Olat Eodding and their capable aides for their splendid work in beauti- fying the cemetery. (signed) FRANCIS J. HARRISON Widest Selection of LIQUORS PHONE 399 ‘Say It With Flowers” but “4AY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery ¢HONE % HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alagka JANITORIAL Service FRED FOLETTE Phone 247 STEVENS’ LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street - Wear Third The Charles W. Carter le Bcnrlgl Ce. 005 10th S8 PHONE 216—DAY eor NIGHT for MIXERS er SODA POP Casler's Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S Stetsen and Mallery Hats Avrow Bhirts and Underwear ADen Edmends Sheer Skyway Luggage BOTANY Ilml CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing Complete Outfitter for Men Dedge—Plymouth—Chu yalee born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Alstead |~ of their first child, a |, baby girl to. be 'nameéd, Kirsten. trimmed trees, the mowed grass, the | of an unknown writer of that day.| TUESDAY, MAY 31! 1949 MOUNT| JUNEAU LODGE NO\ 140 SECOND and FOURTH Mondsy of each ‘month’ In Scottish Rite Temple begining at 7:30 p. m. GLENN O. ABRAHAM, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. @ B.P.0. ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come. F. DEWEY BAKER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Becretary. BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 17 Main St. Phone 772 High Quality Cabinet Work for Home, Office or Store Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meectings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN Beri's Food Center | "The Rexall Store” Your Relisble Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply Acthur M. Uggen, Manager Plance—Musical Instruments and Bupplies Phone 206 Second and Seward Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Pred W. Wena Juneau’s Finest Liquor Store BAVARD'S Phone 689 The Alaskan Hetel Newly Removated Reomm ot Reasensble Rates FHONE SINGLE O Thomas Hardware (o, Builders’ and Shaelf ____ HARDWARE BOLD &nd SERVI mh.;' J. B. Burford & Ce. “Our Dooerstep Is Worn by Batistied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Poot of Main Strees nn JUNEAU DELICIOUS ICE CREAM daily habit—ask for i by name Juneau Dairies, Inc. To Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work — TRY Alaska Lanndry DR. ROBERT SIMPSON mln-ul—ah-'“ M’lmw o o0 | - ! healthy, however, not only to clear .;:_., £y | Safety nep“Si‘ i Federal Tax-~12c-—Paid by the Theatre . Up undercover innuendo, but be-| YEW TELEPHOSZ WUIiRECTORY Baxes '“ R ' Phole 14_me cn co_Ph“‘zz cause the big aviation companies and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and SAVINGS RETURN YOU to your home with our eomnlimfiL bave done plenty of lobbying in| Is to be published and forms will | WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name lh( H. S. GRAVES the past qnd this probe will put | close June 4, 1949, ior space and fium on notice for the future. It| changes. Please mall your changes will also be healthy to have 'the to P. O. Box 2389 before closing complete background of investment- | time. 200 12t COMMERCIAL ' “FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE" _The current investigation will be ’r»;