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

PAGE FOUR Daily Al Published 1 | that one-third of will be children under 15 years of age. | Fortunately there (in Juneau from swimming Swimming is fine exercise, but only for those who | are physically fit. After learning how to swim, one | should not overdo. ‘ these [$1 ka Empire have been, so far, no lives lost | ne except Sunday by the TING COMPANY ¥ Alaska Seconc HELEN TROY M DOROTHY v 1 €IeER A FR s, Juneau | - tdent, ent danager “Alaskan Pilots” Dale Morgan it or not othe news publisheq | e c o o 0 o o eau s Second Class Matter, | Here are some rules for safety: “Remain in water e . 10N RATES of depth equal to your swimming ability. Don’t dive | ® JULY 21 . ®elivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; | 'six months, §5.00; one in shallow water or water of unknown depth. Don't | ® . : ey Tates: ngo; | EO SWimming immediately after you eat. Do massage | ® John N. Marrison o or knead a muscle cramp but don't become panic- | ® Brs, Rene Stragler o ! Uy notity | i ioken. Donm't duck or push others under water. | o Eddte ‘Cogsiuns . ¢ e delivery s Sgsi : \ ki 7 2 . Mrs. Jean Jackman . ISR hey can’t breathe while submerged any more than | o Gladys Ewing A MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRES you can. Don’t swim alone.” . Mrs, M. . ‘Hoohs 4 1y tled to the usc for ¥ o orssome: . William Hyland . . . 9 . | o o Alstica Newspapwes, 1411 (Fairbanks News-Miner) | Seldom have the rewards of faith and persever- | | mucoeeatul clima! t e M ey tor Fict 2 GUESIS IN JUNEAU, | VISITORS FROM NORTH, Currington and Dr. and Mrs. Melville T. Cook. The rescue of these three—foresaken by many as | bevond hope for survival after disappearing, it seeme: from the face of the earth a week ago Sunday—is an | ARE ENIERIAI"ED\ \chievement in aviation, the spirit of it, which will be remembered with the historic searches for Carl from Anchorage and| Ben Eiel and the lost Russian worl 'S arlier en Eielson and e 1c R/ orld fliers of earlier 1ks in Juneau are Mrs. A. B‘ decades. As individuals, Alaskan fliers have gained world M:l:; J-w C'd Slaep"d and | T Ten respect. The brand of aviation that has become [ o> hmb‘;nd l:"Al k“ Hayes, TIP FOR FAIRBANKS standard here unquestionably has sprung from the re- AEE BT 4 Al b 5 2 »[ Northwest Airlines in Anchorage | peate ited assurance that when help is 8¢ | < Sk VRS reqbied p Is provided and a former mayor of Juneau, ar- | The Fairbanks School Board is faced with the i b . ¥ rived recently by Pacific Northern | In t instance, fliers in the uniform of the | 14 Airlines and is visiting at the home for rious roblem o inding 4 ate sing igni: serious problem of finding adequate housing Bntted forée and the insignia of the Tenth | Alfiines and is visiting new and several regular faculty members within the | Res-ue squadron have proven for all time, if proof was | *' M ":;erar‘d e fo'ml:é N';lsml | tha ; B P o » g rerv st Mrs. =hep y T uneanu next two months, says Superintendent of Schools Mrs, | heeded, that they are “Alaskan pilots” In every sense of | o iene ™ now lives in Fairbanks | the termi which is commendatory. % . 2 Mariette Pilgrim, according to the Fairbanks New pore \irmen rode the skyways, peering ground- Xffif thr :usg"md is with t_hsl Miner ward. for more than 400 hours in the undiminishing [/5 [\‘IV doa : ommlsvslgn_ With| Now here is a tip, Fairbanks search for this young pilot and aged couple from ‘u:"m"c ;:nc;h" nf:‘;’ fl‘;‘: lnd} T, X vilig i S . " suranc y epar Juneau faced the same problem. Louisiana. Together with civilian pilots, already prac- ;~ s e haseq | ticed in the tradition of assistance to the crashed | drove over the highway to Haines All right—the Independent School Board purchased i covered an area of 275,000 square for their Juneau trip. Mrs. Shepard, an apartment house, partially relieving the situation | iec who has been visiting friends in here. The cost in time, labor, maintenance and “m'le“méul}irlmws:mgue:: :‘lf Mr. and Perhaps this suggestion might aid you, up there | has not as yet been calculated, nor was it ever con- o'~ o I;m w“ # ’:;:: ;3:; in the interior. sidered g & 3 (o) €] I in- S S The rescued castaways—full of humility for being ']t:‘e:.‘ler‘]rdflught X, Mis Jotm Wi CARETY , , . “such a bothe & S ch anxiety”—are | “" i SAFE SWIMMING such a bother and causing so muc 3 ; i AFETY/IN \? Lt | profuse in their gratitude to Alaskans, and especially Among those wno have enter- the flying Alaskans in uniform. tained for the visitors have been| Now that the swimmir pool in Evergreen Bowl is in use, and there is swimmi: at our nearby beaches, | a little fety in swimming might not | be Mrs. Ray Taylor, Mrs. W. A. Chip-| {perfield, Mr. and Mrs. lke Taylor, | Mrs. Keith G. Wildes, Mrs. A. F.| Ghiglione, Mrs. John Winther, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Monagle. Those of us who sat on the sidelines—including many vnm could offer no more than prayer in the se: h for three fellow men who seemed h—ecagerly echo the sentiments of the information on s umiss. ‘(]r()mt d to peris During the recent July 4 weekend, there was an | survivors. appaiing total of 256 deaths reported through the et v . S Mrs. Hayes will remain in ‘_Iu-1 nation. This is a good time to note the warning of Summer is that period when only the forgotten |neau fO; about a month visiting the National Safety Council that 4,000 Americans are | man fails to receive a postcard from a friend visiting lr(‘:d?t;;a:lror h;lrr S;itng:\:rsEug:; hectel . o s yes z A — (Vi a Times). | expected to lose their lives this year by drowning and |a re sort.—( Victoria INelson and George Nolkbris The Fairbanks visitors will re- rh w hm | have notified us that they want| CAPITAL NEWS CAPSULES ltum (o the interior by Haines and | ¢ washingion their share of n uranium Firing Across Atlantic—Dr. Karl|the highway. M G R d | when the Belgian eement ex- Compton, chairman of the Research | 9"Y' 0-Koun | pires shortly and Development Board, gave 2l | i e secret brieting to brass hats re- (D DOBERT L. SMITH By DREW PI‘AR%O\I BRITISH CONTROL URANIUM | cently at which he reported the . . ' all 0 | Uranium is still one of the scarc- | first guided missile, capaole of | ASSISIANT (OM OF < wnned from Page 1} | est metals in the world. The Rus- shooting across the Atlantic, wil‘l . - sians have been searching franti- be completed in four or five years HEAI.TH I" JUNEAU owners—the three-day week. v | cally for it, have German slave|. Compton w_'nrned that ow v 1 the mine owners to declare a |labor combing southern Germany. | worst bottleneck is a shortage of —_— ! three-day week would be a viola-| The British meanwhile, are bless- | physicists—needed to work on thej Dr. Rrj:prt L. Smith, S\}rgeun n tion of the ranti-trust laws, buti€d with a virtual monop Jly of atomic bomb, chemical .wm‘im't' tjw vated States F"ubhc Health since labor ur are immune | urar \, first through Canada, and ordnance researc! The U. S.|fervice, )ms‘m'rlv('d in Juneau _to from the anti- it is sus- | second through their financial and won’t be able to train enough 'fl.k",”p duties as Assistant Com- pected t Lewis has put the | Political hold O Belgium. The physicists until 1958, he said. Comp- vmlsslon[‘l‘ of Health. ; three-day week zcross for the oper- | British claim they have made con- | ton bluntly told the brass that he| Under the new administrative ators. I siderable progress in making the A- | is working to increase the nation’s|setup, Dr. Smith will direct all In- i, | bomb, though they still probably fire power so that “hordes of sol- jterior health department activities lack the trigger mechanism. | diers” won't be necessary. 'surh as X-ray surveys and special WALL STREE BONE President Truman, in outlining Censoring Michigan Scandals — |programs from the Anchorage In the secrecy of the Senate Elec- ' Branch Office. It was not Ben Fairless who|the British position at the secret really dictated U. S. Steel policy ! Blair House meeting last week, was tions Committee, Senator Knowland Dr. Smith comes to Alaska from regarding the strike — but Wa ympathetic. He felt that national | of California has gone to bat for [the New Orleans City Department Street. | pride was involved, that we must| his friend, Senator Ferguson of;of Health where he held the posi- The J. P. Morgan firm, which!put ourselves in Britain’s shoes. |Michigan, by watering down the ! tions of Acting Health Officer and finances U. S. 8 . dictated everv ' Nevertheless, because of England’s | Senate report on vote frauds in|Director of the Bureau of Tuber- Senator Knowland does anything said about il- Michigan. | not want Other experience tuberculesis | with culosis Control. move from backst ers | close juxtaposition to Europe, and Voorhees, chairman of the nce easy bombing range irom Russia, includes four years in committee, acting as chief dictator. he—and the othe: did not want | legal campaign contributions from |control work in Wisconsin. The J. P. Morgan boys even dic- | A-bombs manufactured in England. | Michigan auto dealers, or about| pr, Smith is a graduate of the tated the telegram which Ben Falr- | The solution may be more ex- Fergusol relations th Chrysler.| yniversity of Illinois Medical less sent the White House. The change of information, plus joint| b = B School and received a Master of wire was written in New York and | production in Canada |® @ e o o ¢ o o o o o Public Health degree at Tulane phoned to Pittsburgh. All Fairless| Note—Some critics inside the| e ® ; University in 1947. did was sign his name , Truman Cabinet point out that we ;o TyDE TABLE ® | Following attendance at the It was this remote Wall Strect|armed Britain du the war, fi-|e —— ® imedical convention in Anchorage, contro! that caused U. S. Steel nanced her after the war, and now e JULY 22 e |Dr. Smith will return to the Ju- make one of the most stupid blund- | face Britain’s desire to manufac-| ® Low tide, 5:33 am. 08 ft. ®|neau office for several weeks of ers in the entire negotiation. The!ture A-bombs and at the same|e High tide, 12:09 pm, 12.1 ft.” ® |orientation. Wall Streeters did not realize that | time conduct one-sided trade with|e Low tide, 17:27 pm,, 586 ft. o! —_— the union wanted no strike, mnllRussm and Argentina. In brief,| ® High tide, 23:25 p.m., 15.2 ft. c' The percentage of Americans 65 Phil Murray might have difficul- | we finance an ally cver whose pol- | ® ® | years old or older has nearly doub- ty obtaining a favorable strike|icies we have no influ © © o o 0 » a & o o o!led in the last 50 years. vote. | A gt A Ly But when U Steel sent its . I first abr m to Trum IIIIIIIIIIIIiI|IlIIIIlIlIIIIIlllI|lI||I||unhIlIIIIHIIIIIIIilHH!IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i act-findir action turning dowr and demandir Taft-Hartley i orkers overwhelm: ‘ CUT PRICE A 5?“;;::.., Desiring to Dispese of Qur Remaining Stock of | A e el We Have the Following fo Offer at a | years ago it was s without the | Great Sgving to You | publicaticn of e o BENDIX “Standard” | BENDIX “Delux Model” Bolt-down Bolt-down oo NOW §$189.50 | "leom NOW $199.50 | E en we This may be your last chance to ever get for yourself an auto- matic washer at such low price as our supply is very limited . ; with American sci Don't wait — ACT NOW — Andsave yourself $$$5555 ' Since January, 194 wever, v | have not been excl see T,'e'.' “t & Alaska Elediric Light & Power Co. only information Juneau, Alaska only a rankled Further workin started the war 1 knew-how to us, a 3 workir uses of atom ish now realize- —that peacetime u: energy are 10 or 15 its main current military. Conseguently to develop the atomic bomb d im mn tar | firms had displays reminiscent of the old days. ' LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon 5 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA | 20 YEARS AGO e mursns JULY 21, 1929 The Connors Motor Company delivered a new two-ton blue Chev- | rolet six-cylinder Imperial DeLuxe light delivery truck to George Broth- ers, making a “fleet” of two trucks. Timed with the general excitement among both sourdoughs and chee- chakos as a result of the recent strike in the Taku country, two local In the windows of the Thomas Hardware Company, miners’ supplies were ranged around a 32 Wincheser rifle. The main attraction in the window of the Juneau- Young Hardware Company was a large pan filled with samples of mineral rock taken from the Taku region by Vic Manville. Both windows were “an education in themselves, and brought forth much favorable com- | ment.” Mrs. Dewey Frankfurter and infant son left St. Ann's Hospital for their Glacier Highway home. In Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Southard produced the “Douglas Night Club Revue” in which the Douglas Dainty Dancers sang and danced. Muriel Jarman, Ada Minzgohr and J. B. (Dutch) Bernhofer, of | Juneau, contributed specialty numbers. Mrs. Wendell Cahill entertained at a bridge party in her Treadwell home, prizes going to Mrs. M. M. Barks and Mrs. John Mills. A party of campers boarded the Elizabeth S. for the beach at Hilda Creek. In the Douglas group headed by Mrs. Charles Sey were Mrs. Jack Sey and children; Mrs. Martha Brown and Miss Lucille Pepoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Koby of Douglas went up the Taku River, where they expected to spend the winter. Manning hurled shut-out ball for Douglas against the Ameri- He was sup- Jimmy can Lugion, and allowed only six well-scattered safeties. ported by errorless fielding. Douglas won 5 to 0. Weather: High, 56; low, 52; cloudy. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Let us proceed on.” ON is redundant, as PROCEED means to move onward. However, “Let us proceed on our journey” is correct. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bequeath. Pronounce the TH as in SMOOTH, not as in BOTH. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Glue, glued, gluey; observe the E. no E. SYNONYMS: Obscure (adjective); den, nebulous. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: IMPENETRABLE; incapable of being entered, or passed through. “High- est words, impenetrable to star or sunlight.”—Milton. [ MODERN ETIQUETTE Yoperra LEr Q. When passing a cream pitcher at the table, or any other such article that has a handle, should the handle be turned towards the one who is to receive it? ' A. Yes, always. Q. Is it necessary that a man make calls of condolence, inquiry, Gluing; dim, indistinct, hazy, misty, hid- | and congratulation among his group of friends? - A. Yes; it is his duty, and he is expected to do so. Q. Is it customary for a bride to buy a gift of some kind for her bridegroom on their wedding day? A. Yes; she should give him a gift for his personal use. 1. How many miles long is the Panama Canal? 2. What cereal is eaten more than any other? 3. Which is the older party, the Democratic or the Republican. 4. What European country was once known as Gaul? 5. In cooking, what is “sauteing”? ANSWERS: 1. About 50 miles. 2. Rice. 3. The Democratic party is about 50 years older. 4. France. 5. Frying in a small amount of fat. EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Juneau Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS DR. C. POLLEY as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASRKRA 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: "INTRIGUE" Federal Tax—12c—Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phone 22 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 Drove in all Chicago runs with two: Batting — Hank Sauer, homers and a triple in 11-inning 4-3 win over Phils. Pitching—Dave Koslo, Giants— Turned back) Cincinnati with sever: hits, 5-1, walking none. WIL BASEBALL Final scores In games of the WIL last night are as follows: Yakima 3, Bremerton 2. Vancouver: 6-8, | Spokane 3-8. Salem 4-0, Tacoma 0-3. Wenatchee 9, Victoria. . 7. SO INVITATION T0 BID Notice is hereby given that sealed missioner of Veterans’ Affairs, Terri- tory of Alaska, for the sale of the following described property: Tract Ne. z, containing .065 acres of land, Tract No. 2 con- taining approximately 2,500 square feet of land, together with a three-bedroom dwelling situate thereon, and all- per- sonal property on said premises locatea at 222 West Seventh Street, Juneau, Alaska. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, BOX 2721, Juneau, Al- aska. Bids will be received on or before the 27th day of July, 1949, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M., and opened at Room 222, Federal Build- ing, Juneau, Alaska. The Commissioner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. First publication, July 16, 1949 Last publication, July 25, 1949. CENERAL SERVICES ADMIN- ISTRATION, BUREAU OF PUBLIC | ROADS JULY 15, 1949. SEALED BIDS will be received .at the office of the Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, until 9:00 AM. on August 8, 1949, and then publicly opened for furnishing the materials and performing the work for con- structing Alaska Forest Highway Projects 1-B7,G3 and 1-D6,E4, Grad- ing, Surfacing and Bridge, Tongass Highway, Tongass National Forest, First Judicial Division, Territory of Alaska. Project 1-B7,G3 is 1.579 miles | in length and is located approxi- mately 6 miles north of the City of |Ketchikan and the principal items of work involved are approximately as follows: Clearing 15 Acres; Grub- bids will be received by the Com-; THURSDAY, JULY 21; 1949 | bing 10 Acres; Unclassified Expava< tion 95,000 Cu.Yd.; Unclassified Ex- cavation for Structures 590 Cu. : Unclassitiéd Exaeavation for' 9,000 Cu.¥ds.; Overhaul 304,000 Sta. Yd. Special Overhaul of Borrow 10,~ 1000 Cu.YdMi; Crushed Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course 4,500 Cu. Yd.; Concrete 160 Cu.Yd.; Reinforc- ing Steel, Government Furnished, 24,000 Lb.; Treated Timber, Govern- jment Furnished, 39 M.ft.b.m.; Cor- irugated Metal Culvert Pipe, Govern- ment Furnished, 960 LinFt/ Sec- tional Plate Pipe, Government Furn- ished, 112 LinFt.; Treated Timber Piling, Government Furnished, 1,550 Lin.Ft.; Structural Steel Piling, Gov- ernment Furnished, 480 Lin.Ft. Proj- est 1-D6,E4 is 2.703 miles in length and is located approximately 4 miles the principal items of work are ap- proximately as follows: Clearing 16 Incm: Grubbing 9 Acres; Unclassi- fied Excavation 80,000 Cu.Yd.; Un- classified Excavation for Structures :| 1,500 Cu.Yd; Unclassified Excavation for Borrow 22,000 Cu.Yd.; Overhaul 225,000 Sta.Yd.; Special Overhaul of ‘Bmw 67,000 Cu.Yd.Mi.; Crushed Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course 9,100 Cu.Yd.; Concrete 60 Cu. Yd.; Reinforcing Steel, Government Furnished, 5500 Lb.; Corrugated Metal Culvert Pipe, Government Furnished, 2,680 LinFt.; Bids on these two projects will be received separately or as a combination of the two. Plans and specifications may be examined by prospective bidders at Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Fed- eral and Territorial Building, Ju- neau, Alaska; Bureau of Public Roads, 208 Broadway-Oak Building, Portland, Oregon; Associated Gen- eral Contractors of America, Ben- jamin Franklin Hotel, Seattle, Washington; Associated General Contractors of America, Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associated General Contractors of America, 304-306 Central Building, Anchorage, Alaska. Where copies of plans and specifications are requested, a de- iposit of $10.00 will be required to insure their return. If these are not returned within 15 days after open- ing of bids, the deposit will be for- feited to the Government. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer of the United States. Plans and specifications may be ob- tained at the office ¢ Buresu of Public Roads, 419 Federal and ‘ler- ritorial Building, Juneau, Alaska, jand Bureau of Public Roads, 208 Broadway-Oak Building, Portland, Oregon. H. A. Stoddart, Division Engineer. First publication, July 19, 1949. Last publication, July 21, 1949. giving us yo please contact NELSON at LEN JOB (Half chorage and Fairbanks). ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION plans may -also be seen, Building, Juneau. OTHERWISE contact HENRY WOLLF, Baranof Hotel, 6 to 9, evenings, HENRY F. General Contractor in Alaska Since 1937 Notice to Sub-Contractors of Juneau If you should be interested in ACS Job 11 Mile ON GLACIER HIGHWAY TOWARD AUKE LAKE There will be plans and specifications of ACS JOB 11 MILE, also ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION GLENN AL- ur sub-figure, MR. GEORGE way between An- 3rd floor, Federal e % WOLLF, Inc. ALSO FREQUENT H. E. GREEN, SOUTHBOUND §S. Aleutian | §.S, Baranof July 24 July 31 for for Wrangell Ketchikan :muxu vl eattle PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDULE For turther information contact STEAMSHIP COMPANY Se Tucng AU Alas FREIGHTER SERVICE Agent — Phone 2 NORTHBOUND e T S.S. Baranof | S.S. Denali July 26 for Seward | July 24 for Haines Skagway Seward Seldovia Kodiak la south of the City of Ketchikan and