The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 21, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR — 2o - Daily Alaska Empi Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN “ - - 3 DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - ELMER A. FRIEND - - - & ALFRED ZENGER - - . % Entered in President Vice-President Managing Editor Business Manager the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Jun for §1.30 per month; six months, i ome v $15.00 By matl, postage paid. at the following rates One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602: Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRLSS 974, Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for fon of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- redited in this paper and also the local news published reput wit hereir L REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Blde.. Seattle, Wash | T | total of $1,046,530. The net defiict is unquestionably the worst in the | Territory's history. *Gross tax collections for the first five months of | this year were $2,324,915, of which $353,858 was paid | into earmarked funds, therefore becoming unavailable |for corporate purposes. Thus the balance collected | for operating expenses for the first five months of | 1949 was only $1,917,057. | A projection of these figures indicates tax col- lections of approximately $12,000,000 in the next two years against $21,000,000 in appropriations for the | period, including expenditures from the gasoline tax | fund. | The first results of this frightening situation already apparent. A dispatch from Juneau yesterday told that $1,- 774,063 in school construction funds have been “froz- en” by the Territorial Board of Administration because |of the precariousness of the present finances. These funds, of course, are not to be confused with those raised by incorporated school districts for their own respective school construction purposes. are this district by a bond issue are not affected by the order. But it is fortunate that the schools are not now | vouchers against this sum had reached the staggering | Punds for the new Fairbanks school were raised in | Undoubtedly in another column will be found a story the Board has frozen more Territorial funds, perhaps several Already frozen are certain school funds. millions. MORE FUNDS FROZEN in operation, else the Territory and the communities throughout Alaska would be faced also with the im- !possible task of meeting teachers’ salaries out of the | empty treasury. These and other problems incident to the continued operation of the government of Alaska are certain to multiply in the approaching months. Further comment on the achievements thus far of the overwhelming Democratic administration in | Juneau under Gov. Gruening sems unnecessary at this time. The decision to halt the proposed expenditures for of today's Empire of Administration It is about the only way the Board of Administration can act, however, in view of the terrible condition of the) Territory’s finances. It gives food for thought, serious thought. chool construction may have been a logical first step in bringing some order out of the present chaos. We now await with interest the dispatch from the capital which tells of a cut in payrolls and reduction of other expenses necessary to restore soundness to the Terri- tory's finances. TOURIST TRAVEL IS NOW ON | The tourist travel to Alaska has started and started with a rush. With over 300 tourists on board one steamer and 250 on another steamer, during the past two days, there is no denying the northland is being given the once over by those from all parts of the States. Canadian steamers scheduled during the summer have capacity loads, it is said, and the | American steamers are also handling their share of | tourists together with the usual way port bvsiness. Tt | must be taken into consideration that Canadian boats ' specialize in summer business but the American steam- | ers operate the year round. it’s the people at good, if it has to lunch. (but merely added Worst in History | that she has addet (Fairbanks News-Miner) The ‘Associated Press has reported from Juneau that the Territory’s general fund was $879,032 short of funds to meet governmental operating expenses at the end of May. On May 31, when the books were closed, Treas- urer Roden had $167,497 in cash on hand. Unpaid “The husband Genius at Work (Philadelphia Bulletin) A New York State Labor Mediator has ruled that an employer cannot discharge a restaurant waiter merely because he’s writing a book about how tough his job is. He says we can’t stifle genius. O. K. Tt used to be the author that starved to death. his tables. But that book better be take the place of a business man's A matron says she has not lost her girlish figure, | to it. The chances are, though, d to it disproportionately. is nominally the head of the house,” declares a Judge. Yes, but as Shakespeare once asked, ! “What's in a name?” Almost every time Congress set out to cut expenses, the knife slips and trims the taxpayer. [ liance with Russia came last month | after the government was moved to | Canton, Once again Nationalist! The Washinglon Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page 1) to draw the Russian Ambassador into a discussion of a Nationalist-: | Soviet alliance. But once Aagain | the Ambassador was coy. Studiously he avoided all personal contact with ting China against the U. 5. in the | the Nationallst leaders. f event of a Russo-American war. Premier Hu Ying-ching then held ! News of this leaked back to|an oficlal reception to which alll Washington three days later, Oct. foreizn envoys were invited, 14. But it was not until Oct. 17 the Russian Ambassador was urged that someone thought to inform the to come ahead of time for a con- | White House or else the White fcrence. He refused, however, on Heuse woke up to the situation. { the ground that such action would cause unfavorable comment among the other diplomats. | Then he was asked to stay behind At any rate, on Oct. 17, at 5:30 after the reception. This is also p. m.. Presidential Assistant John refused, for the same veason. Steclman phoned General Al Wede- e meyer, head of the War Plans Di-| ypg AMBASSADOR COMPLAINS vxsxf)n, with m.e ultimatum that un- Finally Aml B Rosorin thas less the President received a full{ 14 that unless he S kipted st TRUMAN THREATENS | Foreign Minister George Yeh tried: . | Kee of Virginia has designated Rib- international claims commission bill for the settlement of American claims against foreign governments . . Foreign Affairs Chairman John icoff to handle this measure on the | House floor, a rare cistinction for a House yearling. The Rev. E. G. Zzin, Executive Secretary of The Inde- pendent Fundamental Churches of and | America, is giving another service; before leaving. He intends to visit { missionaries and churches in many of the Alaskan cities. Tomorrow he leaves by plane for Skagway. The service will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in Douglas. The 7:20 bus will take those from Juneau who wish to attend. ATTENTION TROLLERS See Burrows Welding Co. for Stabilizers. 23 6t Now | Wational | report on sending war materials to invitation tendered by the head Dfi Sealed bids w be received by | | L] JUNE 21 . . Lorraine Holden .| . Julia Stewart L . LeRoy Johnson o . Warner Erickson L . Freida Baird o . Mrs. T. M. Elkins . . Tessie Hadley o . F. D. McDonald ol ® ® 0 o 8 & e ° 0 0 0 0 'Moose Women ; Install Officers | New officers of Women of the | Moose were installed at an im- | pressive ceremony Saturday eve- |ning with a large attendance of | Mcose members and {riends. Installing man, Iva Hermansen; Elizabeth Casperson; chaplain, Vir- |ginia Pugel; guide, Odelia Light |and pianist Idamae Jensen. | Edna Card was installed as the Senior Regent, Lucile Ladely as junior regent, May Larson as jun- |ior graduate regent, Gertie Berg- !»;rpn as recorder, Idabelle Bryson as | | treasurer, Helen Jackson as. chap-| lain, Noreen Mish as guide, Jannet | Francis as assistant guide, Mar- guerite Dudley as argus, Julienne| Bell as sentinel and Bertha Beebe pianist. Members of the drill unit which| cerformed in costumes of black and white with red carnations were Erita Bland, Dorothy Langseth,| | Olive Tonkin, Irene McKinley, Lyda ‘M\ °th, Edith Powers, Helen| Hildre and Grace Wyley. New Senior Regent Edna Card introduced her chairmen for the coming year. Serving will be Eliza-| peth Casgperson, Birdie Peterson, Mernice Murphy, Helvi Barragar, Mary Lue Hermes, Margaret Burgh, Mary Hagerup, Hazel Mantyla, Margaret Woodford, Barbara Mills Thelma Retallick and Georgia Dively. Installing chairman Iva Hermgn-‘ son asked the guide to escort Elizabeth Casperson to the alter, where she was presented with her graduate regent jewel of office by, Past Graduate Regent Ruth Maur- stadt and Junion Graduate Regent May Larson was presented with a gift from the chapter by Recorder Berggren. PRINCE GEORGE HERE, THREE DISEMBARK HERE. Docking at 5:30 o'clock yesterday | {afternoon from Vancouver, the| Prince George sailed at o 11:30 ic'clock last night for Skagway. Among the cruise passengers were Miss Isocel Alexander, Westmount,| Quebec, secretary of the deputy General manager of the Bank of} Montreal, and Hugh Tennant, port| steward for the Canadian National| Steamship Co., Vancouver. The | Prince George will not stop in Ju- | |neau on the southbound voyage. | Passengers from Prince Rupert, las | | | for Juneau were: Mr. and Mrs.| John Lowes of Stratford, Ont., | | Walter Simon Wagner, Detroit Lakes, Minn. a The stegmer had a capacity lst of tourists. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1949 JUNE 21, 1929 Celebrating her son's fourth birthday, Mrs. L. D. Hammock of Douglas entertained his little Sunday School friends and their mothers. The children enjoyed playing with the pet cub bear, and the cub seemed to enjoy the party, too. Nine vessels had arrived from Olympia, Wash., in the capital-to- capital race. Y N. G. Nelson and his two daughters, Grace and May, were passengers aboard the seaplane Juneau, bound for Ketchikan where they planned to stay for several weeks. Six hitherto unknown lakes on Baranof Island were discovered by the Navy aerial mappers, according to R. H. Sargent, chief topographer for the Alaska Branch of the U. S. Geological Survey. In the Aviation Day ball game, the Moose took the Elks to the tune of 8 to 4. A fine outing was reported by the Douglas girls who had been camp- ing at Point Louisa. In the party were Mrs. Rose Ravis, chaperone; MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple begining at 7:30 p. m. ‘GLE'NN O. ABRAHAM, | Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. o B.;. 0. ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- /CONDITIONS OF WEATHER ALASKA PTS. Weather condivions and temper-| tures at various Alaska polnts, | uso on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 | EWEY (a7 m, 120k, Meridan’ Tihes ana | - ety B DR itiOn, | ceieased. by the Weather Bureaw, | Secretary. e i ; Juneau follow: ! ' Anchorage ... 52—Rain = A o Barrow . 27T—Snow, i S | Bft);el 41—Partly Cloudy ||| BLACKWELL’S | | Cordova 46- Drizzle | o V | ettt i JABINET SHOP | Ramonton e[| 17 Main &, Phone 772 | | mairbanks i 47—Fog ||| High Quality Cabinet Work | | 48—Partly Cloudy \ for Home, Office or Store ‘ [ E ... 52—Partly Cloudy |IL-. - [ 5 48— Driz S 49—Cloudy officers were Chair- Margery Fox, Josephine Kilburn, Vieno ‘Wahto, Elizabeth Sey, Mae and | Regent, Roberta Fraser. Ed Andrews had supplied the transportation both ways. | Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carlson and daughter, Mona, were expected home soon after a month’s visit with relatives outside. The Hon. R. B. Bruce, Licutenant Governor of Canada, visited here for several days. Weather: High, 59; low, 45; cloudy. | Annette Island ... | Kodiak 51—Partly Cloudy ] Kotzebue 38—Partly Cloudy | McGrath 45—Partly Cloudy MODSE LOdge “o' 70 | Nome . 35-—Partly Cloudy | Regular Meetings Each Friday | Northway 48—Cloudy Governor—JOHN LADELY | Petersburg .. 47—Drizzle Secretary— | Portland 56—Clear WALTER R. HERMANSEN ] 53—Partly Cloudy | 52—Partly Cloudy 2rince George Seattle —— Daily Lessons in English %% 1. corbon P ——————————————— e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I know that you done it.” Say, “I know that you DID it,” or, “that you HAVE DONE it.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Exigency. Accent FIRST syllable, and not the second. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Utensil; not SILE. SYNONYMS: Caprice, notion, fancy, whim, humor, vagary. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is your Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: FLUCTUATE; to move as a wave; rise and fall. “The mind may for some time fluctuate between two feelings, but it can never entertain both at once.” PRS- MODERN ETIQUETTE Zoserra LEE —_— Q. When one has been introduced to a person and did not under- stand the name, is it all right to say, “What is the name, please”? A. No. Merely say, “How do you do?” Then ask someone else at the first opportunity to repeat the name. Q. Is it necessary to acknowledge receipt of a birthday or anni- versary cards? A. No; though when you meet the sender of the card, you should mention that it was received and appreciated. Q. Is it proper for a woman to send a man a boutonniere? A. Not unless the man is her father, brother, or husband. LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corvon 1. Where in the world are the days and nights of equal length all year round? Which is the largest planet? What canal joins the Mediterranean to the Red Sea? What is the largest insect known? Where did Noah's Ark finally come to rest? ANSWERS: o e 1. At the Equator. 2. Jupiter, with a diameter of 87,000 miles. 3. The Suez. 4. Central American moth, with a wingspread of from 10 to 18 inches. . 5 On Mount Ararat. e i ELLIS AIR LINES | BERT'S FOOD CENTER Will clese Tuesday, June 21. Upon {rvnpcning we'll bring you Alaska’s { Finest Super Market! 26 2t SCHWINN BIKES at MADSEN'S, GECRGE BROS. | Widest Seiection of | FIQUOR “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WIiTH QURS!” | | i PHONE 399 | | [ | | | Whiteherse 48—Cloudy . e 1‘%9“*%-«' Beri's Food Center | ) will soon bring you ® e 06600 ecC o0 v i e ALASKA'S FINEST . I TIDE TABLE . SUPERMARKET - | L] ° i: Low tid ok = i ”Th i I | ow tide, 5:17 am. 15 o | ® High tide, 11:39 ':r)n 12.2 °! e B’exau S!Bfe o [® Low tide, 17:08 p.m., 4. . T Religble Pharmacists £ e High tide, 23:15 p.m., . I i3 ° BUTLER-MAURQ LR o B, sy 8 e DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply | Artour M. Uggen, Manager Planocs—Musical Instruments and Svpplies Phone 209 Second and Seward FOR \ Wall Paper |: Jd2al Paint Shop Fnone 539 Fred W. Wena* Juneau’s Finest the Nationalist government, the Pentagon building would be blown higher than a kite. Supplies to China must moving withing two weeks, the Chinese government to come/ early to the reception, he would be- come persona non grata and his recall would be requested forthwith. Roschin therefore. finally agreed | start Mr. Stl}r‘.mn.n warned. The first ships |, arrive at 8 P. m. knowing that actually left Nov. 16. But mean-!in. premier had an appointment while, on Nov. 2, the Nationalists | - with the British Ambassador at 8:45. He actually arrived, however, five minutes late, and without giving: Premier Hu a chance to say a word, launched a long series of complaints about the fact that he had been in Canton since April, housed in la- mentable quarters, and in all this ime had not been able to get a telephone, Communications, he said, were abominable. He had suffered evacuated Manchuria. | Later, as the Chinese Commun- | ists approached the Yangtze River,: the Nationalist government decided to accept the Russian treaty over- tures of last September. Suddenly Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Roschin was informed that China was will- ing to accept the nonaggression | pact with no reservations whatso- ccl‘:kic .,‘;ai,‘:;uéae 3‘1‘5‘ soaps. the great delay in receiving mail, the ags Y servant sl e rrible this time, however, Russial ant shortage was terrible, anud the Chinese gevernment, he de- manded, should transport Russiai scervants to Canton. had cooled. Knowing that vict was Just around the corner any- way, Ambassador Roschin replied that there was no hurry. The Ambassador even demandedi FRANTIC CHINESE speeial visas for his servants, es- pecially a chef, because Cantonese But the Naticnalist government | cooking, he said, was atrociousc. was now frantic. It informed the| By the time Roschin had rattied Rucsian Ambassador that it was!off this stream of complaints, the willing to sign anything—provided General Mao Tse-tung and his Communist army was stopped. And the Chinese Ambassador to the Kremlin went so far as to state that British Ambassador had arrived for his 8:45 appointment. The Russian Ambassador bowed out, having suc- cessfully avoided any conversation regarding a Chinese-Russian pact since the United States had betray- | which by that time Moscow most | ed China, the Nationalists were emphatically did not want. willing to make any kind of ar-| — UNDER THE DOME Biggest pipe collector in Congress rangements with Communist lead- | er Mao. They were even willing to enter a coalition government with|is freshman Congressman Leonard Mao as Prime Minister. Irving of Missouri, who has more Two years before, Gen. George | than 200 pipes from all parts of | Marshall had urged that Chiang|the world, including several fancy Kai-shek form a Chinese coalition | varieties of the “Missouri meers- government with Communist leaders | chaum™ — or corn cob . . . Pro-| in his Cabinet, but with Chiang| China Senators are plannmg‘a hot retaining control. Chiang had | reception for W. Walton Butter- said no. But by spring of this year | worth, as Assistant Secretary of the Nationalist government was so|State, Butterwork not only handl- desperate it was even willing toled our China policy, but our policy accept its hated eénemy, General|of appeasing Dutch imperialism in Mao, as Premier. This time it was Indonesia . .. Youpg Abraham Rib- the Russians who in effect sald no.|icorr, a fast-siepping freshman | e — | Democrat from. Counecticul, alread COY SOVIET AMBASSADOR | has sponsored more major :el.gtsla{ Latest stage of the frantic Na-|tion this session than many of hls‘ tionalist attempts to make an al-;svulcr colleagues, including ] the | | CHICAGO VACATIONISTS Mrs. Wellington, clerk of the Doug- | | STAY AT TAKU LODGE las Island School District in Doug- | las, Alaska on Friday at 12:30 P.M. | i June 24th, 1949, for furnishing and | My and iars. it G. Procunier of installing asphalt tile on all floors | gymhurst, Ill, arc Mrs. Agnes and rubber treads on all stairways | gcheer of Chicago, 1il, in Alaska of the Douglas Public School build- | on their third trip, are vacationing | ing in accordance with specifica- | ot Taku Lodge. Procunier is presi- tions which may be obtained from |dent of the Procunier Safety Chuck Leonard Johnson, Douglas, Alaska.| Co., of Chicago. The aforementioned Douglas School Board reserves the right to | reject any and all bidders. First publication, June 16, 1949. BERT’'S FOOD CENTER Will close Tuesday, June 21. Upoi | | reopening we’ll bring you Alaska’s| Fall flower . Lift | Root out | Sick Last publication, June 24, 1949. | Finest Super Market! 26 2t ARy Sl W Sl GO o el o e i (Y > Crossword Puzzle . | ACRO! 30. Animal i | 1. Bounder enclosure | 4 Caliat bridge 33. Light heimet | K3 g“;:‘l'l""m(' 35. Sunken fence 13. lnfatuation 36. Obliterate | 14: First name of 38. Half boot | a Dickens 40. Escape by | character trickery 15. Injures 44. Stage player 17. Part 46. Black 18. Individuals 47. Mexican 19. European Ynnuko blackbird 50. Tell | 21, French §2. Down qulit | annu g 23. pnr.p,g" CS.‘.,.. cap Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie | 27. Pertaining 55. Fat | to love 6. English river DOWN 3. Imp | 29. American 67. Masculine 1 Apple juice 4. Sack | general name 2. Prover 5. Article i v 6. Abandon | % 1. Exact copy 8. Bay window NN AEEEER 10. Resinous - %“. substance 7 Pronoun 5. Born 6. Obtain Fragrant . Engineer's shelter . Exclamation | 2. Rodent . Mechanical bar . November meteor . Narrow fabrics Lessen Pertaining to dowry . Foe g Talk irra- i tionally Fuss . Chafe . Period preced- ing an event Cereal | DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU T0 KETCHIKAN via Pelersburg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawoek and Hydaburg. Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS JACK WEBB ;: as a paid-up subseriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITCL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “RED RIVER"” _Federal Tax—12c—Paid by the Theatre Phane 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phane 22 and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments‘éfif ‘ | A Li 1 Juncau Florisis | s o | | THONE 311 ‘ BAVAR“ S ; i = | Phone 689 {1 { The Erwin Feed Co. || -— e | Office in Case Lot G | - IO et || The Alaskan Botel |’ .l HAY, GRAIN, COAL : Newly Renovaisd Lee: i and STORAGE | Semtire fpen @R | e I3 {5 | catt EXPERIENCED MEN | | __ oo SNaLE © s | Alaska JANITORIAL Service PHONE S :: | FRED FOLETTE e e | Phone 247 | Themas Hardware Co, | . ; - . | | I;AINTH —— OILS a3 | uilders’ and Shelf | STEVENS® | NARDWARE | LaDIES—MissES || READY-TO-WEAR Lirates Trpewitians | sewardSteet Weartmid 1 J, B, Burford & Co. | ) mg-umu“gul:owm i mers” The Charles W. Carter || L | | | FORD y i | Mortuary i e T || wourth and Pranxiin sta GREASES — GAS — O, |8 PHONE 136 | Junean Molor Co. | Foot of Maln Strest | Card Beverage Co. | |1 T el i JUNEAU D’ ; AIRIES /| PHONE 216—DAY er NIGHT for MIXERS er SODA POP i ?EE‘ESP-S.-{(;E S 5w ! w | . Juneau Dairi Casler’s Men's Wear | - IncA. Formerly SABIN'S || Chrysler Marine Engines s me || MACHINE sHoP Avrew Ehirts and Underwear | Marine Hardware Allen Edmonds Shees | ®ywiy Lagraés | Chas. G. Warner (o i o BOTANY "wol' CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Qutfitter for Men HOME GROCERY Phone 146 || Hemo Ligucr Store—Tel. 839 American Meat — Phene 55 To Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work — TRY Alaska Laundry DR. ROBERT SIMPSON | OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted | SIMPSON BUILDING || Phone 266 for Apnotntments . e, RB. W. COWLING COMPANY Deidge— Piymoutb—Chi ysler DeSote—Dodge Trucks 13—PHONES- -49 Pree Delivery H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVIS OVERALLS for Boys