The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1949 Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMP Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - ELMER A. FRIEND - - - - ALFRED ZENGER - - - - Entered in the Post Office in Juneau ns Second Class Matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by earrier in Juneau and Douglas six months, $8.00; one year, By mail, postage paid. at the following rates One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they the Business Office of any failure or irregu of their papers Teltnhonu News Office, MEMBER O] The Associated Press is exclusively ent republication of all news dispatches c wise credited in this paper and also herein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Fousth Avenue Bide., Seattie, Wash the THE COAST GUARD’'S ANNIVERSARY During the last week, the United States C‘oast.l IM Business Office, CIATED PRESS dited to it or not other- l flight hours, from Elizabeth City, N. C., to Port Angeles, | ‘Washington. , During the last year, the Coast Guard again made | | the Aleutian, Bering Sea, Arctic Patrol after an eight- | year lapse, bringing on the Cutter Northwind medical | and dental aid to 50 isolated Alaskan settlements on its 13,000-mile patrol. Juneau, more Coast Guard conscious than many : towns in the country, has reason to congratulate the | |USCG on its 159th anniversary. It was during its s7.50; | 159th year that the Coast Guard decided to establish ! district headquarters in Juneau. We hope that when the 160th anniversary of the Coast Guard is cele- brated, that headquarters will have been established | in Juneauw’s community-built building, that Coast | Guard personnel will have found living quarters, that{ they will have been welcomed cordially to our town\ and that by next year, they will have become a part ANY 5 President - Vice-President Managing Editor Business Manager for S1.50 per month; £15.00 will promptly notify larity in the delivery 34, itled to the use for local news published Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | Of the town. | il | Bettering Themselves ‘ | (Christian Science Monitor) ! Education may begin in the nursery, but today it | |¢-xtends to 30,000,000 grown-ub Americans, declares the | i head of the Institute of Adult Education at Columbia | | University. Here is one aspect of the American educa- tional picture that is distinctly encouraging. Voca- | tional training may make up the bulk of the adult education studies now being carried on in the United States, but training for better citizenship plays an increasingly important part. In a stratified feudal society the aim is to keep | each individual satisfied with the station into which he is born. ' Only enough education to fit him for AUGUST 8 John J. Cashen Martin J. 'Lynch Arthur L. Pederson Henry Roden Sarah J. Cameron Mrs, Harry Sturrock Linn A. Forrest, Sr. Ronald Allen Peterson e © o ¢ ® 0 0 o o ®ececccsccee 24 ARKIVE ABOARD PRINCESS lOIIISE Twenty-four when she docked here Saturday.| She will put in here tomorrow at |7 am. Southbound, sailing at H am. Passengers included: F. G.| Southam, Mrs. M. Haverstock, Miss | H. M. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Shipley and son, Miss M. Wil-| liams, Miss I. Williams, Miss N. B.| passengers dlsem-. barked from the Princess Louise| | i i . ;I ‘ 20 YEARS AGO {1 THE EMPIRE AUG‘UST 8, 1029 At son was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ervin. ployed at the Nugget Creek Power House. The father was em- Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jones were receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, in St. Ann’s Hospital. Jones was with the U. 8. Bureau of Public Roads. Miss Ruth Coffin, who was the houseguest of her aunt, Mrs. James chkersham. was delighted ‘with her first trip to Alaska. She was to retum to her home in Seattle late in August. | Mrs. D. F. Millard and daughter, Bess, arrived on the steamer \Al’nskn, to join Mr. Millard, who was with the Alaska Road Commis- | | sion. Mrs. Harry Mabry, wife of the proprietor of Mabry's Cafe, returned | from a short trip to the States. Miss Mary Jane Wilson arrived on the Alaska to visit her parents, | | Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson for the rest of the summer. Originally intended as a lawn party, the strawberry shortcake tea mven by ‘St. Luke’s Guild in Douglas was moved indoors because of rain, {but was a huge success, nevertheless. The weekly show at the Liberty in Douglas was postponed because william Ott and Dick Schmidt, operators, had not returned from their || that N. C. Banfield, as administrator ‘IKing Williamson of Seattle, Wash- NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE .IS HEREBY GIVEN of the estate of LLOYD R. WIL- LIAMSON, deceased, has filed his Final Report and Petition for a de- cree of distribution of all of the assets of said estate to the guardian of Terry ington. A hearing will be held upon said report on the 30th day of Septem- | ber, 1949, at 10:00 A.M. at which time all persons objecting to the manner in which the estate has been administered, the closing of said es- tate, or the decree of distribution prayed for by the administrator, may appear, file their objections, and be heard. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Probate Court for the Bitka Precinct, Alaska, this 22nd day of July, 1949. FRANK H. B. RICHARDS U. 8. Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate Judge, Sitka Precinct, Al- | aska. First publication, July 25, 1949. Last publication, Aug. 15, 1949. r-P . { e e Brownie's Liquor Store Phene 103 139 So. Franklin P. O. Box 2508 47 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. GLENN O. ABRAHAM, ‘Waorshipful ‘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, Secretary. BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 17 Main St. High Quality Cabinet Work for Home, Office or Store Phone 772 ose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— » WALTER R. HERMANSEN “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists Guard celebrated its 159th anniversary. Cook, P. Cook and N. Cook, P. A. {fishing trip. It was founded on August 4, 1790 by Alexander | Hamilton, then Secretary of the Treasury, as the hat end is considered desirable. But much of the Mayer, A. B. O'Coffey, J. V. Red- strength as well as the restlessness of American |,...q 5 D, Duke, t, P. Hen- society comes from the individual's determination to e Hen- | C— l l Arne Shudshift had purchased the residence of Mrs. Elmer E. Smith 9 X styszen, - S. Henstyszen, B. Busch,| Revenue Cutter Service. Now the United States Coast | «petter himself.” The adult education movement is a | p" potrich F. F\};ugere R. Neva |at the comner of Fourth and E Streets, Douglas. D Guard, the service includes the former Light House | response to thai lively impulse, but'it is'also an|p' o gimine D Kenol. HMGLE SEBIES BU’I’LE[[]{(-;%URO Service and the former Bureau of Marine Inspection |opportunity to help lift the concept of betterment A. J. Williams, assistant superintendent of the Alaska Juneau Mine, - A Coast Guard helicopter completed tke longest | how to identify the new $20 bills but fails to mention SFf’e'gerfigl’f“c‘,‘r“"% v‘ehr" :’;‘e’;’““.mm CONFESS, in its chief use, means to acknowledge wrongdoing. . | helicopter rerry mght on record—3750 miles in 57.6 how to get one to start with.—(Everett Herald). ioEes. & (ALY Paoul g‘:el?ner du’:‘e OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cleanly (adjective). Pronounce klen- “ dest Selection of and Navigation. The ranking officer of the Coast Guard is the Commandant, Admiral Joseph F. Farley, USCG, Who is | .ecious freedom to advance himself must be paid for a four-star Admiral. During the last year the Coast rescued more than 5000 persons f saved or protected in these operation at more than 160 million dollars. It continued to operate ana maintain approxi- the International Ice Patrol, law enforcement on the high seas, Bering Sea Patrol and kept ready for every call its 300 vessels | press a button and make it disgorge its ice cubes? and more than 20,000 officers and men for any emer- 40,000 aids to navigation, mately gency afloat or ashore. rrom a purely acquisitive to a social level. For individudlistic America is slowly learning : that the individual has a social context, and that his { by his understanding of and respect for the rights Guard actually ’ and needs of others. To better oneself is to make one- rom danger and self better, whether as breadwinner or as citizen. It s property valued | is never too late to strive to make oneself better in both capacities. i If the American inventor is so ingenious, why doesn’t he fix an electric refrigerator so one could A note from the Treasury Department tells us The Washington ‘I Merry-Go-Round | By DREW PEARSON | (Continued from Page 1) plea on to the Justice Department, What will be done about it—if anything—will be one of the first problems faced by the new Attor- ney General, J. Howard McGrath. CONGRESSMAN BARDEN AND THE POPE Congressman Graham Barden of North Carolina, bitterly attacked by Cardinal Spellman over his aid- to-education bill, was in Rome last | year where he was received by His : 3 4 If the t Holiness Pope Pius. With ;he Con‘; intenant Or”:;:zfe;"::‘ oiforcot‘?r;bfg Plans, Specifications and Form of Afrport Bufiifilg—z?ove oil accent on flrst syllable B E R T = S gressman was Mrs. Barden an Han or il heInTTuaRce. AROHIA TiRGe Contract Documents may be exam- BID THREE = - = == FOOD CENTER their pretty 15-year-old daughter,! never forgot that visit. terian, she sang the Pope’s praises to other children when she got back to North Carolina, :;is':pe';‘i;‘:;’:m‘lzy ‘::d flo:‘;“;npoi draw his bid after the hour set for . to waive informalities. No bidder 2. Diogenes. Then, one morning last mONth|yeq tape this was pgheno:\e::l opening thereof or before award of | may withdraw his bid after the hour 3. They must not vary more than 30 seconds a week from perfect Fourth and Franklin Sts. MAKE she picked up the paper from the | pour Army teletyps messages were contract. set for opening thereof, nor before | time, PHONE 136 JUNEAU DAIRIES front door and brought it to her|eychanced with Germany, where.| DPEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION award of the contract unless said 4 “The Merchant of Venice.” DELICIOUS ICE CREAM ;ae:;e,;m:”.%‘:r&?f ‘l"g“efi“ge Were |upon the transfer of title from the IREATIRE Y OFY‘“‘ASKA “’Wz‘;d ‘ih'i“?”:d for a period €x-| 5 A jover of books. . # daily habit—ask for it by name nal Spellman At-'giant Carnegie-Illinois Corporation DR.JAMES ‘G RYAN, oRa@nE WY cay; POPEJOY, - c“dn"""eco- tacks Congressman Barden.” “Oh, Daddy,” exclaimed Agnes, an distress, “I'm sure the Pope couldn’t have told him to say that.” WILL VAUGHAN BE OUSTED? —namely, what connection he had; with the attempted purchase of all the remaining army scrap iron in Germany. This was another deal involving lobbyist James V. Hunt whose diary reads as if he were almost a mem- ber of the White House staff, and ::1:‘, with Vaug'hfln, once had the f:ssschcozn:tic ties with us . . /Tire- s mm. m l- ,‘. mmn m” e st A ey g g B b e, : > - Eyes Examined—Giases Fitted ;llf):se garden party. ’ferfluade the Martime Commlsgsmnl Cal‘if?'rfi'x?i: and xeceiye TWO Tlcxm to .ee: : 4 % mm SEMRRCN. BIELDEHG - i1 0 encour: . Hurris Gf i M 714 ety | sk Gt s ;,{: B " QUR MERRY e | o :a(r]ly s:nrsv::;::‘d a” cv;:l::'az? (::tr;‘v:’:?:y Kaéser gersu;‘:exstrit:\; watghs;ai‘ % ?&E:‘{r”::?n P‘II Federa 8l y&l?e ;tre a | H s GRAVES the Army for 150,000 tons of scrap | COSts can be made cheaper through - Hound s one 14__“].]. m —Phone .. iron on behalf of the Carnegie- Illinois Steel Company. Returning | negie-Illinois, ibalance of the Finnish debt | greater efficiency. - —— — i SEEKS DIVORCE | Martha Bemis, represented by Robert Boochever, has filed appli- cation for divorce from Larry Rob-| | ert Bemis on grounds of desertion. | | The couple was married in Douglas April 12, 1948. which refused to henor a draft against them for $206,000. Bender was then faced with lhej task of getting the Army contract! for the scrap iron transferred to his name rather than that of Car- a rather difficult| deal, since Bender had no sizeable | funds of his own. i i ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS | Sealed bids will be received by | the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA- went to Vaughan's friend, lobb)i‘vt‘,E;It-(‘)crz‘o'fe!;?t?y‘zmgi glfl;l;:;l fltcol,:f Hunt, the reputed miracle man who | migsioner of Education at Juneau, | was supposed to be able to accom- | Alaska, August 16, 1949 at 10:00 A.M., l«ll;snht :1::12};";8 co:tx::rt ;}"ifh Qg:g. for the general work, including sy Ay 45, '47, by which he Agraed mechanical and electrical work, for i the construction of the school build- to -get _the Army to transfer "hefing at CHUGIAK, ALASKA and ;‘s"aspem‘;:;“ g:m % C"r‘:;eg‘g:m?g:s then will be publicly’ opened. Bids re- | S | ceived after the time fix transfer was to be $12,500. ‘opening will iwt ;e > ce:nsfiodrerte}:f RED TAPE VANISHES It was at this point that Bender ined and copies obtained at the Whatever influence was used, the reject-any or all bids an transfer went through with amaz- ; & ARC 30 Whiw) informalities. No bidder may with- i Commissioner. First publication, August 2, 1949. Last publication, August 15, 1949. l to little Benny Bender of Shreve- port, La., for .all -the remaining scrap iron in Germany was accom- !sister railroads in the States, | neay, {ALASKA RAILROAD WILL OPERATE ON FORTY-HOUR WEEK Following in the footsteps of its | the Alaska Railroad expects to go on a 40-hour work week Sept. 1, it was announced jointly today by rapre- sentatives of 1fegotiating unlons and the railroad. Negotiations are continuing to—\ day with Acting President Ed Rus-| director of labor relations, repre- |senting the Alaska Railroad, A. A.| Johnson speaking for the Order of | .| WORD STUDY: Railway Telegraphers and C. M. ! Marcott, representing the Interna- tional Assn. of Machinists. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the City Clek of Ju- Alaska until 8:00 P. M, August 19,°1949 for furnishing and the delivery of Fuel Oil, Crude OIl'| and Diesel Oil to the City of Juneau | tin the following designated places: BID ONE A. B. Hall—Stove Oil City Garage and Shops—Harbor Way—Stove Oil Harbormaster’'s House — Harbor Day—Stove Oil. City Health Center—By City Hall —Stove Oil (Occasional Use only) The City of Juneau reserves the right to reject any or all bids and City Clerk. Publication date, August 8, 1949. plished. In the end, the scrap-iron ring| in the United States made it diffi- ator Fulbright's bill the | to educate Finnish students in the U. | S. A. Finland was the one country ! after World War I which kept on paying her debt, and now the Sen- ator from Arkansas proposes that this fidelity be rewarded by clos- to use e 44 3 1 et fl. EER//d to the U.S.A., Bender found himself| Wolves of the United States in- T g home wit! ts. ] in some.izoue wihCarege |clude the gray wait ot tne nortn| [1] | W1 1| P L Rae RETURN YOU o podr B our ppmplimen 13—PHONES—49 LEVI'S OVERALLS Tllinois, which apparently had not|and West, and the red wolf of the ra..//a.-. Gk hlct 'WATCH THIS SPACE—-YOIII‘ Nme lhy é_gpen! Free Delivery for Boys . given him full authority to act and‘sonth central states, // Behold @ dEmE dmER 28 fll%l. 6. Article 1. Fight Cohtemptible fellow: slang . Dwells . Slbermn river 3 \'nsauv. R a trumpet . Cabbage salad . Rent . Household | ;\mh G. E. Nelson, engineer, and M. McConnell left for the westward | on business. | | | Because of inclement weather, the scheduled game between Douglas and the Legion had to be called. Weather ngh 55; low, 53; light ram Dally Lessons in Enghsh W. L. GORDON WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Do not say, “I confess that I have never talked with him.” Say, “I ADMIT that I have never talked with | | li, E as in MEN, I as in IT. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Decollete; though pronounced day-Koll-tay. SYNONYMS: Choose, select, elect, prefer. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” {increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: DISTORTED; twisted aside mentally or morally. “We find means to | cure folly but none to reclaim a dlstorzed mind."—La Rochefoucauld. | MODERN ETIOUETT . | Q. Isn't it rude for two persons who speak a foreign language to | carry on a conversation in a group, when the others do not under- stand? A. Yes; this is the height of rudnesss. Q. Is it proper for the hostess to lead the way. to the table when at a luncheon? A. Yes. Q. What is the proper way to pronounce “valet”? A. The preferred pronunciation is val-et, A as in AT, E as in LET, de-gras, OO as in FOOD, E as in HER unstréssed, A as in AH, principal accent on last syllable. | omgwankmuuka e as a paid-up subscriber to (MILY ALAS EMPIRE is invited to be our guestm EVEN Present thls coupon to the box office of the EAERURE S 7 Sasien W NLEAFLEEER SUPEEL tews s and OR YOU' and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR Let us | Popular Piano Instruction and Accordian PHONE 41 ! MADSEN CYCLE & FISHING SUPPLY B, {| Full line of Halibut and Trolling Many items now at new LOW PRICES ‘ Open 9 to 9° Opp. Ball Park "Gnr— LIQUORS PHONE 399 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Phone 311 The Erwin Feed Co. | Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE SHOP AT Alaska’s Finest i | | been necessary. % City Hall—Crude Oil Agnes. office of the Architects, Taylor and N b | ICED Barden and the Pope had a most| During their conversations, Hunt |gjinatrick, Anchorage, Alasin or at | Oil Tanks included in Bids One, " I_O OK an Ay C. GORDON }i Supermarket SOLD and SERVI by cordial conversation, ~ following | introduced Bender to Gen. Vaughan | e office of the Commissioner of | 170 and Three to be watched by the ‘l S I S which His Holiness presented_the |outside Hunt’s office in the BAIT | pgucation, Juneay, Alaska. successful bidder or bidders and not |t s wisea e ol A J. B. Burford & Co. former North Carolina schoolteach- | Building” as the “man I told you| A geposit of 25'00 il _ | allowed to run empty at any time. B 5 g “Our Doorst Is Worn er with a bronze papal pocket-|8bout Who is interested in that|eq o 1:::":,,: e rzt:i,:eo;eg;:;s BID FOUR | - What d"is the French phrase “coup de grace” mean, and how STEVENS S |mdugn.u .,"' piece bearing the likeness of the |SCrap-iron deal” Vaughan had left| .4 specifications, this amount will | City Grader (Mobile Machinery) 4871 prongungeds LADIES'—MISSES’ Pope. He also gave one to Agnes|the White House to Gall at Hunt’s o oqiided when they are returned, | Diesel Oil—Deliveries when called 2. What famous Greek philosopher lived in a tub? ‘T Barden, and in doing so, he took|Office. This was the only time| e character and amount of se- | 1OF: 3. What is the standard rule of accuracy in railroad watches? READY-TO-WEAR FORD AGENCY the girl's hands in both of his and | Bender actually —met Vaughan,} curity to be furnished by each bid- | Cit¥ Piledriver (Mobile Machin- 4. In which Shakespearean play is Portia a character? Seward Street Near Third (Authorized Dealers) said: “Blessings on you, my beau- | though lobbyist Hunt harped on !he’der With his bid is stated in the |€rY) Diesel Oil — Deliveries when 5. What is a bibliophile? GREASES — GAS — OIL tiful child.” ixdea t,hat":Iaughan was helping him ; | Ootmact fastments ica]led for. ANSWERS: Greatly impressed, little Agnes|arrange the transfer. ' . Bids received after the time fixed % ly impi & aotrs | | The owner reserves the right to |gor opening will not be considered. 1. A stroke'of mercy; a decisive, finishing stroke. Pronounce koo- The charles w. Carter J““. H.'or cn‘ Mortuary ‘Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT _for MIXERS or SODA POP Around the White House it's now | Cult for Bender to sell his scrap { said that President Truman js|and the deal fell through. Bender : “ ! ‘e W | looking for a painless way to kick |and Hunt quarreled over payment,| 1. Young seais i A 'me B M . en‘s c”l.l' lu“ s 'eflr Chas. G Warner CO. n. - |and Hunt finally sued Bend 5. Short race 36. Pull after [) ) D Formerly SABIN'S Gen. Harry Vaughan upstairs pro- | &~ y er for| g Highmountain 37. Masculine ¥ o) Stetson and Mallory Hats viding “that S.0.B. Drew Pearson”|Dis $12500 fee. Bender, in turn,] 12 Inaline name 4 and the Senate investigating com- | 00K bankruptcy and the fee was' 33 peasse’” by 553’3’:‘3‘&3‘"’ Arrow sm“‘ Uisiscarcar H M mittee don’t make things too hot. | Settled for $10,000. 15! Recovet the 40. Rear Allen [Edmonds Shoes OME GROCERY This stubborn loyalty quirk in| But the secret strings by which| 17. P "fl“' W ifilfl‘dfi'nm Skyway Luggage Ph Harry Truman’s makeup has been V:“i:\an's friend so blithely and| 1% Equal: comb. 4. sl’fg;““c“' .one 146 admired by some le but doesn’t | quickly transferred the scrap iron! 20. Marsh; 46. Arranged g - benefit m’; taxpa‘;:(:g or those in-|from Carnegie-Illinois to pBennyI 2. fl“"vv . Spoematicany 'o r A “ ' Home Liguor Store—Tel. 699 terested in good government. Bender still has those who know! 24 Noteotthe &0 Story . American Meat — Phone 38 Furthermore, the new White |the Army gasping. PR TR Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle 2y . - House thinking about General ~ 26. So. American 53. Marry m ¥ Vaughan arises just as another MERRY-GO-ROUND wiver 64. Long narrow DOWN 3. Burnish T S To Banish “Blue Monday” question-mark in the extraordinary| Little noticed in the rush of the 65. Sufficient: 1. Perfect golt o FR ot & ' n E To gi £ life of the General is being raised | 81st Congress is constructive Sen- ! Rogtis b e NUNIQJ!USH SHOES b fg;\;:‘ y;gr{(nore mmedy om STETSON HATS Qlulity Work Clothing | FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men M&IY -HEM' FOR BETTER MEATS [ | Alaska Music Snpply Arthur M. Uggen, Mmuer Pianos—Mausical Instruments and Supplies ~.Phone 206 . Second and Seward.. FOR Wall Paper Ideal Paint Store Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt JUNEAU’S FINEST LIQUOR STORE BAVARD'S Phone 689 The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remington Typewriters Foot of Main Street Juneau Dairies, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Alaska Laundry DR. ROBERT SIMPSON The Clothing Man