The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 23, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire | Published every evening except Sunday by the OMPANY Juneau EMPIRE PRINTING second and Main Streets HELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER Eatered in the Post Office 'n_Juneau SUBSCRIPTION RA Delivered by carrier in Juncau and Dour six months, S8.00; one year, tage paid, at the following rates: nce, $16.00; six months, in advance, §7.50; $1.50. Su onfer & favor {f they the Bu of e r papers. Telephones: News Office, 602: MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED is exclusively en ation of redited i paper and also the Alaska Newspapers, 1411 PEPRESENTATIVES ttle, Wash. s for $1.50 per month; Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery Business O spatches credited to it or mot other- age of the Organic Act, the Home Rule Bill that! declared Alaska an organized Territory of the United | | States and created the legislative assembly elected by | the people of Alaska | (f) It was James Wickersham who wrote the first Statehood Bill for Alaska and introduced it to Congress Ottober 18, 1916 (Alaska Day). (g) It was he who introduced and eloquently fought for the passage of the Alaska Railroad Bill; he | being the first delegate afforded the privilege of ! speaking before a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives in behalf of the Alaska Railroad, the speech lasting over 5 Alaska - President Vice-President Managing Editor Business Manager Second Class Matter. $15.00 will promptly notify hours. ml- (h) It was James Wickersham's far vision for Al- aska's educational system that led him to introduce a bill in 19156 to secure funds for the public schools of the Territory and establishment of the Agricultural College and School of Mines, which is now known as the University of Alaska. PRE titled to the use for local news published (i) By endless toil and great expense, he collected numerous books, documents, maps and early Alaskan | items dealing with the discovery and development of Alaska; these he recorded in his “Bibliography of Alaska Literature” an index of Alaska from 1724 to 1924; many of these records, books, pamphlets and other articles of literature are of inestimable value to the historian { and are preserved in the Wickersham Memorial Li- brary, now the nucleus of the Alaska Territorial| Library. WICKERSHAM DAY TOMORROW Lest Wicke the Alaska Territorial Legislature. we forget, tomorrow is introduced by Senator Anita Garnick and is now on the Alaska Laws as Chapter 63. o that oldtimers and ne follc It is James Section 1. memc of Wickersham recogr It was he who with Judge (a) ves in 1900 organized Alaska into three judicial divi- the Third he became the duties of which office he discharged in=tion up to the time he became Alaska’s sions, cne of which, to-wit, District Judg with dis Delegate to Congress in 1908. (b) was he who moved the court to the Interior and dedicated the first Courthouse in Fair- banks July 4, 1904. (©) American continent. () Mount McKinley National Park. (e) It was James Wickersham am Day by action approved on March 19 by may have their memories jogged weomers will know what the day means, the | 1g is the complete text of Chapter 63: | the intent hereof to honor the | tion of his many years of service for Alaska, evidenced of the following facts and events, namely: It was he who named Fairbanks in 1803; it It was James Wickersham who in 1903 organ- ized and Jed the first expedition sver to attempt to | climb Mount McKinley, lhc highest peak on the North It was he who introduced the be creating the Section 2. August 24th of each year is hereby | designated Wickersham Day in honor of James Wick- ersham, said day to be the occasion for school as- semblies with appropriate programs, and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public in general. | designated James ‘The measure was STATEHOOD BLAH? So Representative Reva Beck Bosone says that this old talk about Alaska and Hawaii not being ready for statehood is “just so much blah—trumped up by those who are enemies of the idea of independence under statehood.” It seems to us that the “blah” is on the other side ; of the argument. That “Alaska needs statehood from a military standpoint to make for security against Russi the statement of Mrs. Goldman, consultant on state- hood for the Department of the Interior—sounds a lot more like “blah” than any “trumped up talk against statehood.” There is nothing trumped up about the additional cost of running a state. And in the present condition of our treasury, any few extra millions of dollars for courts and other running expenses for a state is just money that we don’t have. by giving official Brown and Judge metropolis of the One of the nice things about being a Communist | is that you can lie as a matter of duty.—(Koplinger Magazine.) who secured pass- The Washingfon Merry-Go-Round By DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page 1) doubt whether any effective runway lighting can be installed without infringement. Immediately after coming into he picture, Welsbach announced a new price schedule. It calls for a r Ity of 80 cents per runway foot, plus the cost of the equip- ment. For the average airport this means a $4,800 charge for royalty and $26,000 for equipment. The CAA balked at the price. The Government pays half the cost for control towers and other safety installaticns. CAA contends Wels- bach’s figuress mean an added bur den on taxpayers, ; The company denies that. claims its schedule will cut costs $900 on a 6,000-foot runway. CAA denies the denial. It says Wels- bach will boost expenditures $4,000 for an average airport. COLD SOBER di The big party staged by the Indian Embassy to commemorate its inde- | pendence was, & unique experience for Washington officialdom. The party was cold sober. Everybody who was anybody at- tended the evening soiree. Madame Pandit, Indian Ambassador, was lovely in a strikingly heautiful na- tive gown. The bountiful supply of alcoholic beverages usual at such affairs was tetally missing. Served instead were coffee, van- illa ice cream, and cakes. There was no limit on these. Guests ate all they wanted. Many had several) big helpings. But everybody was cold sober— and apparently enjoyed the uni- que experience. Note—A Korean party the same day was an imbiber’s delight. ATOMIC PROBE Democratic members of the joint Congressional Atomic Committee will try to force a report this weekj on the long-drawn out investigation instigated by Sen. Bourke Hicken- looper, R., Towa. The probe has been cut of the limelight for weeks while the committee studied secret personnel records of the Atomic Energy Commission. . Some of these records have made spicy reading. There are reports on the sex life of workers in atomic plants. The workers were checked by FBI loyal- ty agents. Rep. Henry M. Jackson, Wash,, asked Hickenlooper what the connection was between these reports and his case against the Atomic Commission. “These people might disclose valuable secrets un- der the dnfluence of love or liquor,” he replied. | D., | Steamship Co,, jat _7Vaughan Giving - . Testimony on Wed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—®—| Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan is due to testify Wednesday before the i Senate committee investigating ac- tivities of five percenters. A member of the committee, wl‘ol asked not to be named, msclosed[ this Loday HUDSON BAY IS NEKT | STOP FOR ED LEVIN! Explorer and lecturer Ed Levin left this morning aboard the Aleu-! tian with the Hudson Bay area next on his long list of explora- tion trgks. Accompanying him was| his wife, the former Ruby McNeill | of Douglas. The couple has been visiting here the past two months with Mrs. Levin's sister, Miss Byrdie McNeill, while Levin worked on research at the Territorial Mu- seum. The Levin's plan to stop at their home in San Jose, Calif, before Levin moves on to his new northern exploration. He plaps to study Eskimo life, glaciers and possibly will go all the way to James Bay. During the past week the ex- plorer has been at Taku Lodge 09~ tough re-election battle next year. Democratic committeemen want | to issue a formal report by Septem- | ber 15. Their report is certain. to be a vigorous refutation of Hicken- looper’s charge of “incredible man- |agement” by AEC. He and other Republican committee members will undoubtedly put out a report of their own. TAKING NO CHANCES Retired General John De Witt is taking no chances upon returning to California. As wartlme com- mander of the Fourth U. Army, he issued the order xemov\rtrv Japa- nese from the West Coast. Now living in the east, De Witt wants to take up residence in San Francisco. But before doing so, he sought legal opinion on whether he would be subject to action by a Japanese for the order issued seven years. } ago. NO HELP During a Senate wassion, Vice- President Barkley tried to catch the attention of Democratic Floor Lead- er Scott Lucas. Barkley whispered “Pest” several times, but Lucas did lnct hear him. Sen. Kenneth ! Wherry, Republican floor leader, d. “Alben,” whispered Wherry, “if 1it’s about a trip to Springfield, Ill, and Scott can't go, I will. Provid-| ed of course, there is a stopover in St. Louis.” “You wouldn't be any help at } extended THE DAILY ALASKA EMI » 1 AUGUST 23 . 3 . James W. McNaughton N. J. Bavard Glenn A. Edwards | Clifton F. Brown Timothy Hillerman Mrs. R. B. Glass Mrs. Tom Pat) Dyer Mrs. Joe Mathison Thomas E. Hall ©Secvo0eccoceseren AMERICAN LEGION URGES DEFENSES FOR ALASKANS With usual business and report receiving full attention, Juneau Post No. 4, The American Legio: highlighed its Monday night meet- ing with a memorial to the na- tion's Legislators, urging that full and immediate attention be given to the military defense measure required to assure Alaskans of ade- quate protection. The resolutior was passed for submission throu the American Legion Department of Alaska officers. In the absence Chester Zenger, conducted by Senior mander Bob Druxman. Visiting the lotal post was Le- gionnaire Martin N. Holn, of Pinc Ridge, S. D, who is a member ol the Educational Division of the Al- aska Native Service. Another feaiure orf iie evenu session ‘'was detailed report on work of the Post-sponsored Bc Scout troop. This was given by Second Vice Commander John Tan- aka, who peid tribute to the youth work being cone by Pogt Command- er Zenger, and chairman of the Boy Scout Committee, Vern Harri and recour.ting the extensive pro- gram carried out through the sun'-‘ mer months. Legionnaire Guthrie commented upon the impending wedding of the presiding officer, Druxman, and the best wishes of the of Commander the meeting .w. Vice Com- i post. Refreshments were served, the committee keing composed of \:hx. rice Powers and John Tanaka. Bev erages were presented by the soon- to-be groom. MANCY JANE GLASS, i BORM JULY 18, HAS | MANY RELATIVES HERE Friends in Juneau have receiv- ed announcement of the birth of a| daughter, Nancy Jane to Mr. and Mrs. Hans Glass of Los Altos,| Calif., on July 18. | Nancy Jane's mother is the mrm-\ er Jane Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Graff, of Los Altos, and Nancy Jane has severa! cousins and aunts and uncles in| Juneau who are hoping to meet her when next they go to Califor- nia. She is a grandniece of Bert (Aro.‘ and great-grandniece of Mrs. Lottie | Spickett and Mrs. Charles Hooker, | and a cousin—about a third Cousin | —of Jack Burford. And she is the first grandchild of Mrs. Graff, the former Georgia Caro, and [irst great-grandchild of Mrs. Guy Whit- nak of San Francisco, formerly of Juneau. ® o o 0 ¢ o b o0 TIDE T'TABLE AUGUST 24 High tide, 1:33 a.m.,, Low tide, 8:02 am 186 -35 all,” grinned Barkley. serving Taku and Twin Glacier movement and giving lectures to| SHORTS L5 ol Taku guests. Wisecracks heard at the Senate 175 -0.1 High tide, 2:19 pm., Low tide, 8:16 p.m.,, . . ° . L) . ° . . “5-percenter” probe: “Maragon is| no paragon,” and “M-Day comes before V-Day.” Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan's pay is $10,743.96 a year. In addition, he gets trav- el and other allowances irom White House funds . .. Vehement objec-| 5 witticlsm I tion was voiced at a meeting of | At a distance the District of Columbia Depart-| |2 ek shaped ment of AMVETS to a_merger with N angr nicket AVC. Natfonal Commander Har- tome old Keats promised not to press the proposal at the AMVET's forth- coming cenventjon in' Des Moines, Ia. . . . James Roosevelt says he| is making no deals as a guberna- torial candidate with California, lobbyist -Arthur Samish and old- age-pension promoter George Mc- i Lain, “I have never met nor talk- ed with Samish, and I have had no conversation with McLain on| the subject of candidacy for pub- | lic office. I have made no deals! with anyone and will not do so.” CHILCOOTIN CRUISE ANNOUNED BY (PR |+ The S. S. Chilcootin of the Union | Vancouver, will leave here August 25 at 5 p. m., beund for Vancouver, B. C. via Skagway, Sitka and Gardner Canal, according to CPR agent, H. H. | Davies, The vessel will layover 36 hours Skagway, and will arrive in| 8)n of Judal . Rainy Symbol for calcium Limb - 46. Worn out . Golf 8. Swlmfiefi : Sioine votes Night befors an .V!nl 'Cl'.‘. 0. rf Animal's neck hair l l One reason for the committee’'s| Vancouver Sept. 2 at 10 am. Any- delay has been Hickenlooper's ab- Iune in- Juneau inferested tn mak- ' sence. He has been in Jowa mend- ' ing political fences. He faces ing the trip contact the CPR n‘flgeut in the Baranof Hotel. Crossword Puzzle 'esterday’s Puzzle 4. 014 musical note 8. Tampered 8. Conjunction 7. Bound with narrow fabric Likely . éuri« ulturist . Century plant Hire 2. Above 3. Most cribpled . Not any . Land measure . Obtains . Fur-bearing animal . Fundamental " Bummit Lumberman's 9 Creok letter Put on . Cereal sega istant e e . Walks in water . Spirited horse . Part played . Hebrew letter . For_example: abbr. 9. Short jacket . Anclent slave . Hebrew measure . Male sheep { . Left-hand | vage: abbr. | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. ’IRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO AUGUST 23, 1929 Henry Pigg, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Pigg, and Emmett Botelho returned in their small boat to the Taku River district after several days in Juneau. They had located claims and brought in samples for assay. Mrs. J. E. Kirk, mother of Mrs. Earle Hunter, left on the Princess j Alice for her home in the States, after a visit of several weeks. from Ii THE EMPIRE ‘j Ralph B. Martin was named Manager of the Eighth Annual South- east Alaska Fair, September 11-14 inclusive, it was announced by J. F. Mullen, Chairman of the Board of Directors. M. S. Whittier, Assistant Collector of Customs, returned on the Admiral Rogers from an official trip to Haines, Skagway and Sitka. Miss Grace Naghel left on the Princess Alice for Seattle to attend a teachers’ convention before the opening of schools. She was to be a cadet teacher in Seattle. | Mrs. Dave Housel, accompanied by her son, Richard Brown, Jr., left on the Princess Alice, planning to go to Los Angeles, where Dick was to be in a boys' school during Mrs. Housel's six-week absence. Roy Douglas, wellknown Southeast Alaska canneryman, who also was operating a cannery on Prince Willlam Sound, was a Juneau visitor accompanied by Mrs. Douglas. ! : | The Islanders trounced the Moose in City Park by 4 to 1, playipg better all-around ball for the victory. Harold McConnell, of Douglas, who accompanied Assistant Super- | intendent Joe Williams to Valdez on a trip for the Alaska-Juneau had { returned, and expected to go out in a day or two for Taku River. i A new shipment of prospectors’ knives made in Finland, and num‘cr-l ous articles from Sweden, had been received by Mrs. Mary Hammer from { her brother in Europe. Mrs. Hammer had recently opened the New Idcal‘ Shop. Weather: High, 63; luw 50 cloudy. WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It was plainly ol Omit PLAINLY. OBVIOUS means plainly seen or understood. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Consomme. FPronounce kon-so-ma, first O as in ON, second O as im SO, A as in MAY, principal accent ont last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Descendant (noun). SYNONYMS: Unholy, unhallowed, ungodly, secrated. WORD STUDY: obvious.” Descendent (adjective). urnsanctified, not ’.L!]-‘ i “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us Today's word: : | CIRCUMVENTION; act of surrounding, as by craft or strategem. “His attempt 1( clrcum\nntmn was un~uccessful " | MODERN ETIOUETTE Q. Ts it permissible to close a letter with one word such as “Sin- | erely,” “Cordially,” “Respectfully”? A. No. When an adverb ending in LY is used, the possessive pro- noun YOURS should be added. If one is but slightly acquainted with a bride and bridegroom, and an invitation is received to their wedding, is it necessary to send R S8 A. No; under these circumstances, it is entirely optional. Q. Should the fingers be used when taking lump sugar from the howl? A. No; the hostess should always provide sugar tongs for this purpose LOOK and lEARN hid C. GORDON by ROBERTA LEE How many feet are there in a stntute mile, and in a nautical g mile? 2. What is the present-day name of the ancient country of Cathay? 3. How does the number of red corpuscles in the normal human body compare to the number of white ones? 4. What mountain range runs the length of South America? 5. How much smaller is the average American family today than in colonial days? ANSWERS: Statute mile, 5,280 feet;. nautical mile, 6,077.84 feet. China. About 5,000 red ones to every white one. The Andes. Twenty-five per cent sm_aller‘ Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS M. S. WHITTIER ° as a paid-up subscriber to 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: "THE THREE MUSKETEERS” 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! T T N B e A T S i SR} 1|RAILROAD LINK, i mous consent this week. Jink at $200,000,000, Jackson said. | California. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month ‘m Scottish Rite Temple beginping at 7:30 p. m. B.C.-FAIRBANKS, GETS APPROVAL sz o aseasion | JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.—M—A | bill to authorize a mllmad lmk betwean Princ€ George, i Canada and Fairbanks A],ukn wfls approved. by the House Foyeign| Affairs Committee today. | The proposal is aimed at bolster- | ing Alaskan defense by improving| transportation facilities. An identical measure has been approved ty the Senate Foreign| Relations Committee, | The House Bill, ‘introduced by Rep. Jackson (D-Wash) calls for survey work, location, engineering and negotiation with Canada— everything short of actual con-| struction. 3 Jackson said he hoped to bring| the bill before the House by unani- | O 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 have placed the railroad Previous estimates the cost of building Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— | | | H WALTER R. The Stanford Indians travel only twice during a ten-game 1940] football schedule. The Stanfords| =7 travel to Washington and South‘:m} | 1 " [l "The Rexall Store Your Reliable Pharmacists HERMANSEN I SCHWINN BIKES at MADSEN'S ,——w— | MIRACLE SERIES || PUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Popular Piano Instruction | and Accordian 4 Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies -Phone 206 . Second and Seward.. EN CYCLE & FIQHIN SUPPLY ull line of Malibut and Trolling ear — Many items now at new | LOW PRICES FOR Open 9 to 9 Opp. Ball Park f_‘ Wall Paper —n-—iw-—; Ideal Paint Store GEORGE BROS. | Widest Selection of LIQUORS PHONE 399 Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt JUNEAU'S LIQUOR STORE BAVARD'S Phone 689 | The Alaskan Hotel | { Newly Renovated Rooms i at Reasonable Rates | “Say It With Flowers” but “QAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Thone 311 PHONE SINGEE O PHONE 555 Ti1e Erwin Foed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS —— OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE SHOP AT BERT’S FOOD CENTER Alaska’s Finest Supermarket STEVENS® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Near Third Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by : J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) Seward Street | ‘ GREASES — GAS — OIL | | i { | Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Main Street The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sis. 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