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ARG e This is the most controversial mea- port for lard. Parks promised a ; " cure in President Truman's Civil Written reply, and when it didn't| The stork called three times yes- | Rights program. But the vote was come fast enough, Cullun made terday and once today &t St. Ann's 1 PAGE FOUR D . E o Iprograms will be formulated that will result in less . aily Alaska Empire |iome: e s more. Soxiishied wrery ¢ | “This attitude is the result of past experiences EMPIR y ! with Federal planning. It is pointed up by the broken Second ar Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska HAELEN TROY MON a . DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - . ELMER A. FRIEND - - - - ALFRED ZENGER - - Prestdent ‘ promises of the Interior Department. “Alaskans never forget the promise made by Sec- Krug when visited the Territory shortly Vice-President H Managing Editor | Business Manager he re Entered Ir the Post Office | ccond Class Matter, | fter his appointment. Krug was quick to find that | ! SUBSCRIPTION RATE:! land withdrawals were one of the foremost problems | ¥ i eau and oucia S1.5 s} Dellverec by eartler in Juneau and Douslas for #1.50 ver months | o plaska, Huge areas of the best lands had bee set | By mail, postare d. at the follow rates: | aside by executive orders preventing human develop- year, in advance vance, $7.50; | / ! ment. The secretary said publicly that there would | or if they will promptly notifs | . 1\ G i i e § il O 1 they will promptly nof* | he no more land withdrawals without public hearings of nTw.r pbw, AR S ¢ at which Alaskans would be allowed to be heard. elephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. r 3 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ! This promise has been broken repeatedly. The e 1 v - - department established two more reservations two years The Associated Press is e ely entitled to the use for | .. Rt republication of all news tches credited to ft or not other- | © go, subsequently followed by three more. The five wise credited in this paper and also the .local news published | withdrawals were comprised of 310,000 acres of the| beret ) i e : e TS _ Ibest agricultural land in Alaska. The lands were NATIONAL REPRESF - Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | taken out of the public domain and placed in a sort surth Avenue Bldg., Se > : ki wsh o e i ___ |of ‘deep freeze’ which prevents homesteaders or others | from entering upon them 1 “During the war when the Whittier tunnels were { being constructed, residents of the rail belt were l‘px'nmised reductions in freight rates when the war i(nd('d The reduction to be 30 per cent of the | railroad tariff for Anchorage and 10 per cent for | Fairbanks. . | | “But the reductions were never forthcoming. In- | {stead of using the Whittier terminal facilities after the war, The Alaska Railroad made them available for ‘ the exclusive use of the military. Commercial freight has been excluded from the Whittier docks and ship- ping costs have gone higher instead of lower, ¢On Thursday, we mentioned the important confer- | “Experiences such as these destroy the faith of Alaskans in prom = enee held ‘at the Mt. McKinley National Park hotel Assistant Secre- - presided over by William E. Warne, | N 3) s, v The Court’s Newest Member | THE . FIELD COMMITTEE tary of the Interior and chief Alaska planner for the | | department holds of the controls over Alaska development. We exp: ed hopes that some- thing “might be done to solve some of Alaska's prob- lems, which most ey - (New York Times) The Supreme Court of the United States is and {ought to be the most deeply respected institution of With Warne at the conference dre the directors of | the Federal Government. On its independence and the various Interior agencies that are all powerful |integrity rest the precious rights of every citizen. Its in the administration of roads, railroads, lands, fish | members ought to be chosen for their proven judicial and wildlife, minerals, services to natives and various | ability’ and temperament, and net merely for their other Federal activities: | political and social opinions or their amiable person- “ e S8 B lahidn b _lalities. Unfortunately in the nomination and con- fEnel angomee iDally Timen efbariaily; £a firmation of Tom C. Clark to be Associate Justice. far as power and authority are concerned, the N too much emphasis has been placed on the latter Kinley Park meeting is in a position to make some ualities. vital decisions and clear the way for speedy action P The Attorney General has been a loyal Demo- : on many of the problems which impede and delay |crat, faithful to Mr. Truman at a critical time, and | development } an energtic administrator. None of his activities was But the Anchorage Times, like other newspapers | such as to demonstrate the judicial temperament. The in Alaska, doubts that much will come from the con- | overwhelming vote of approval which the Senate gave ference and says him recently was largely the résult of his personal “The M(mifl\ have been brought with ;p()pul:n‘ny. We trust that if Mr. Trm‘mm should un- the very best of intentions to shape their programs |happily have to fill another vacancy in the court, he | for a substantial and practical program. They may | Will proceed in a less off-hand manner and with more | . canvassing of possible candidates—including those find, however, ‘nmt despite lh»(’.\(‘ good intentions their with judicial experience—than he did in this adsa; | sessions are viewed rather lightly by a mxmdt‘rable!E‘_Orvone will of course have the utmost good-will portion of Alaskans toward the new Justice. Evervone will fervently hope “Many residents of the Territory view the meet- {p.¢ the tremendous responsibility which is now his | ing as another cradle of dreams that never come true; | wi) evoke powers that will enable him to prove him- { a hatchery of schemes that sound grandiose but will | self worthy of the great office to which he has been never be carrizl’ forward. They fear that visionary | elevated : together | !tacular jump in lard prices. |Lorna Watkins is secretary tc The Agriculture Depargment,| Utah's Senator Arthur Watkins, but . The Washington however, has adopted a policy of|the nameplate on her desk ex- Me"y'Go'Round |‘.\um)vr(m! only agricultural pro-!plains: “Not the Senator’s wife, ex- | iy | ducts, not by-products. A support;wife or niece.” What she doesn't | By DREW PEARSON price for a by-product such as lard, | mention, however, is that she is | i s lit feels, would not help farmers, |the Senator's daughter-in-law. ! "Nm::lh'enl‘:\i DMC\en‘l-;;m phoned FOUR Eil—i.s BY STORK AT ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL (Continued from Pagé One) f SR AR TS GRS | Committee from |George Parks in the fats and oils employment | branch in the name of Senator doors. | Thomas and demanded a price sup- | the Senate Labor approving the fa$r practices bill behind. closed hospital. | A baby girl was born yesterday | to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown of | Juneau. The child weighed exght‘ pounds three-quarter ounces at . birth A son was born yesterday after- noon to Mr. and, Mrs. Edmund Hinke of Juneau. He weighed five pounds eight ounces at kirth. Born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Perry of Juneau was a baby girl who weighed seven pounds at birth. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lucas of IJunenu became the parents of a baby girl early this morning. The child weighed seven pounds nine ounces at birth. blocked on a technicality by G.O.P.|two phone calls to David Pettus in Senator Donnell from the Presi-|the livestock branch for informa- dent's home state—Missouri tion on price supports. Agmnbhe Atlantic Defense—The State De- lv‘i'r;““’;“‘l’]“‘“‘n’;s Hhe‘“l‘_le'::;:'mr; F::l::::,]r“zazl‘:‘lll::dwam:‘ i‘]‘lz%‘;( himself as speaking for Senator Staff of the twelve countries in g}‘:‘m"‘&a:d the Senate Agriculture the North Atlantic Pact. They will| Asma :es-‘m i | /ashing e last week| °% 8 I s activity, ;’::ecé(,l},l“::h‘,:.““ fon e ! the Agriculture Department finally R " 'sent an official letter to Senator Food For Democratic Countries— rponoe dated Aug. 24, in which it The food and agricultural branch made pointed reference tc Cullum'’s of the United Nations is setting UP guerjes, The letter began: an _important organization to sell| “uppis is in reply to a recent tele- surplus American farm products ‘otx:hone request Iri)m Mr. Dyke Cul- e u_nd“_“”m“md countries of {15 46 the fals and oils branch for | Western Europe and India. Thelineomation regarding the calcula- plan should benefit both Amcrlunn“mn of a parity price for lard. As farmers and democratic countries, you know, the .parilv price concept and the experts cldim ‘they have|yererstore has applied only to di- RENTAL SEWING MACHINES | Hodgson, Mrs. Hubert Brown, Mrs. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 720 YEARS RGO # sxrems | { | B SEPTEMBER 23, 1929 Current movies: Mary Pickford in “My Best Girl” and Colleen | Moore in “Lilac Time.” Coming attraction: “Kid Gloves,” with Conrad GIRL SCOUT NEWS { Juneau Airport .. ... 47—Rain Wednesday, the Girl Scouts of |Nagel, Lois Wilson and Edna Murphy. Annette Island .. 54—Cloudy | troop No. 9 went to the meeting| S Lk Kodiak . 42—Partly Cloudy | with great curiosity, wondering | A, N. Lenhart, accountant at the Juneau Cable office, was “having | Kotzebue ....... s 41—Cloudy who were going to be the new om-fa hard time figuring up the long columns of business accounts. He | McGrath . 34—Clear | cers. |can hardly keep his mind on his work because he wants to be at the | Nome i . 36—Rain | Finaily the votes were taken Up | ponital to watch over his first-born, a boy. baby that the stork left at Northway 29—Partly Cloudy Petersburg ... 55—Rain and Fog| and counted and the' officers were| ’ f i ht September 21.” clected 8 follws:: Presatie Bally ‘Sf, Ann’s Hospital 15 minutes before midnig Pt T We discussed what kind of uni-|cessful card party. Prize winners were Mrs. Joe Riedi, Mrs. John forms to have and this matter was |Mills, A. J. Balog, Dave Brown and Bob Keeney. tabled until the next meeting. Shir _ ley ,Casperson and Lynn Bodding J. B. Warrack of the Warrack Construction Company, left on the served us very delicious réfresh- oucen for Sitka, to survey progress on the addition to the Pioneers’ ments. I | i Paula Cook, Recorder. Members of Girl Scout Troop No. ‘Weather: High, 60; low 42; cloudy. 11 held their weekly meeting in| the Lutheran Church parlors Thurs u‘ day, September- 22. The new Presi- ot e st e | Daily Lessons in English . 1. corvow || meeting to order, the roll was taken & fmd the mmlg.es of e logi et~ | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “There were only four méa‘:::; v::fe-then made and the people present.” Say PERSONS when referring to a small number. girls participated in “Grab Bag” “The streets were full of PEOPLE” is correct. dramatics for about an hour. Then OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Sapient (wise). plans were discussed and the meet- |A as in SAY, I as in IT, accent first syllable. ing adjourned. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Lattice; ICE. Lettuce; UCE. There were 19 girls present. SYNONYMS: Juicy, sappy, succulent. Virginia Whitehead, Reporter WORD STYDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us L Z 5 . _|increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: Girl Scout Troop No. 8 had theil | ooy 11y; dignity of birth. “Gentility without abllity is worse than meeting yesterday, Thursday, Sep-| tember 22. Mrs. Via Clark was a | Plain beggary.”—Proverb. tor from our sponsors, the| Women of the Moose. Lhere were 20 girls present. We acted out the girl scout laws. Cookie giver was Malin Babcock. Othilie Dreibelbis, reporter. HOSPITAL NOTES Nine people were admitted to St. Ann's hospital yesterday. They were: Arle Gay, Allen Demmert, Carroll Mayeda, Erik Larson, John Pronounce sa-pi-ent, | MODERN ETIQUETTE % somea 1 | Q. Is it proper to pick up small chicken and chop bones with the fingers? A. Only at picnics or similar gatherings. chops are not included among the finger foods. sharp knife to cut meat off the bone. Q. May a young person ask an alumnus of the school he is enter- ing to recommend him to a fraternity? A. No, not even if he is a very good friend. Q. Where should a host’s wife sit when they are taking a visfting couple driving? A. She and the visiting wife should sit together in the back seat. ] Otherwise, chickens and It is better to use a Edmund Hinke, Mrs. Leonard Perry and Mrs. Harry Lucas. Three were discharged from St. = Ann's: Karl Comstock, Richard by i Balasa and Petronilo Gonzales. || l 0 0 K d L E A R N No one was admitted or 'dis- “ an A. C. GORDON | charged from the Government hos- B | pital. T 2 1. Who was the first man to sail around the world? 2. What inland body of water is greater in area than all the Great Lakes combined? 3. Which is the most cosmopolitan of alr games played in the world? 4. What is the best-known group of stars? 5. The invention of what mechanical device affected human life more than any other? NOTI1ICE TO ALL MEMBERS JUNEAU POST NO. 4 THE AMERICAN LEGION It has been proposed that the annual dues of Juneau Post No. 4 of the American Legion be increas- ed to $7.50 effective with the 1950 fiscal year. T liai with th AR B cal year. In compliance wi e 1. Magellan by-laws of this Post, notice is here- : 4 g by given that this matter will be 2. The Caspian Sea, with 170,000 square miles. brought up for final action at the 3. Chess. 3 3 regular Post meeting on Monday, 4. Those known as The Big Dipper. September 26, 1949. All members 5. The steam engine, which changed the system of home manu- are urged to appear at that time for discussion and voting on the | proposition. CHESTER ZENGER, Commander, Juneau Post No. 4, facture to the factory system. f 3 Oldest Bank in Alaska worked out a plan to lick the| . agricyitural commodities sold| Portable, at the White Sewing toughest' - problem 1o international | v garmers. It has not applied to{Machine and Gift Shop. 304 tf trade—the dollar shortage. products such as fats and olls — which are processed from agricul- ‘tural products and sold By proces- ! s 8Og Lk i Last year the Senate eeqaemii-J tures subcommittee under Fergusoni of Michigan started to probe the‘ NATORIAL _SPE(‘UL:\T()R as if Senator Thomas partner, Dyke McCul- and widespread | It looks culating 1, has: diverse ACROSS interests, I ! Last week it was revealed that|flagrant speculating of Senator| :: {‘t"‘."‘:‘)’:;";‘“hm Cullum, who frequently ms to|Thomas and his wewrd link with} 7 gcite money represent Thomas, had bought ten,Cullum. Ipvestigators actuallyi = upon carloads of egg futures at the same | Faided Cullum’s office, whereupon" household ! Thomas threatened to expose some time that the Senator from Okla- 13 homa had introduced legislationjOf Senator Ferguson’s connectionsl macaw taking the support price off of eggs. |In Michigan and the probe wasl {3 finbii kngt 42 Ancestor Senator Thomas and Cullum have suddenly dropped. I i (. asrcadians used a joint trading account on the | A ' 1 : " Jewish sect commodity exchange in the past. | MERRY-GO-ROUND s Bpliess Anomomiant Now, in addition to eggs, it de- i ,record 48. Edges of a velops that Cullum has been pulling President Truman has decided to . “",;:y"mumm' 49 Exr[':(l" wires with the Agriculture D(p.u'l-‘nume General Walter Bedell Smith = 23 Cn.';'{.‘fni::y 0 M::'(‘\i\‘?‘rm% ment regarding lard. {as the top American military repre- 26 Stems 851 Perspire Cullum’s influence in Agricultur- |sentative on the North Atlantic al matters results from the fact.Pact defense committee. This will t Thomas, as chairman of the|bring him face-to-face again with te Agriculture committee, (-.m}m-ubh Field Marshal Montgomery, or pass most farm legisla-{the man Smith bitterly criticized jduring the war for his cautious when Cullum, whoitactics against the Germans helps the Senator write legislation, Friends of Secretary of Commerce demands insifle information from |Sawyer there is a good reason the Agriculture De ent, agri-{for his many trips to Ohio. Saw- culture officials can't tell whethe er, they say, is preparing a build- they are giving it for legislativelup to oppose Senator Taft in his purposes or for speculative pur-|re-election race next year poses. Naturally, inside knowledge|Agile young Longressman Gore of of government purcha and price | Tennessee is wis0 getting a build- ts could ;be used to muke‘up to run against octogenarian profits on the commodity mar- | Senator Kenneth McKellar |Capt. John Crommelin, who spoke {out of turn against the Air Force, has been flcoded with job offers and magazine contracts. If he is ment to |kicked out of the Navy, he intends aturally, to go back to the family farm a spec-inear Montgomery, Ala. Mis. | Last month, Cullum k ing the Agriculture I support lard prices such support w N 1d cause (03-3t) The American Legion 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS Solution ot Yesterday's Puzzle 62. Meadow 53. East Indlan welght DOWN 1. Careening 2. Subsequently . School principal Rodents . Silkworm Instrument boards Music betweer the acts Intellect June bug Simple sugar . Espouse Wolframite . European finch . Be obligated . Extends 4. Atmosphere Very cold Instrumentale ist Avid 30. Knock . Large bira Take a seat H. K. DAVIES as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASK A 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: "RAW-DEAL" Federal Tax—12c—Paid by the Theatre k. %////% 7 #5555 || Phone 14—YELLOW CAB CO.—Phone 22 i Dowry and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and Hbvr st RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. el s WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! Roman S S RIS . Turn to the left . Salutation Rather thaa There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising!' . o] Charles K. Cunning, connected with the Juneau Cable Office for | o SEPTEMBER 23 ® nearly two years, was southbound with his wife and two small children. AlASKA pTS | » ® |He had quite the cable service, planning to study aviation and take ] . H. E. Simmons ® lup flying. His successor was to be Norman R. Stewart. 3 Estyr ._Iack.son e Weather conditions ana temper. : MrSA ';‘)té'el f e ¢ A crew of men was put on the Capitol Building excavation project “]t“"” at various Alaska points, | & Ank‘a D;;c:‘"ch : |by H. G. Watson, and it was expected that the dragline excavator would :;:' 0?2::‘; f&i‘:{a’:.:nm e“" “::: . Oroville Porter . i'be working before mid-afternoon. 3 released by the Weather Bureau . Jim Nielson . R at Juneau, follow: e Mary Pinkley o Miss Henrietta Sully, who had been the guest of Miss Belva Wil- Anchorage 45—Rain . Gary Alan Strand © |liams for three weeks, left for Sitka to visit her mother, Mrs. Arnold | garrow 33 —cloudy! . Andrea Fleek ® |Curtis. After six weeks theer. she planned to go to Seattle, where her | Bethel 42— Rain | . Carl Danielson ® | marriage was to take place about December 1. Among the friends at|Cordova 35—Partly Cloudy! ‘g At b ® the dock 'to wish her bon voyage were Mrs. Henry Sully and Misses | Dawson .. 30—Clear | ® ® o o o o © o o e o yijams Bessie and Eva Yurman, Evelyn Judson and Ruth Krugness. Edmonton . . 40—Clear Crooks; Vi Presiden! key | . Whitaker: ‘é‘;remry An: Pam,rsconi}'( Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of. their organization, ::::f; ey and Treasurer, Anne Hennifig. Rebekah Lodge, Northern Light Chapter No. 1, (Douglas) gave a SUC-:yuyitehorce FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949 CONDITIONS OF WEATHER 32—Partly Cloudy - 46—Fog, Drizzle 48—Partly Cloudy Fairbanks Haines . Havre . Portland Yakutat 48—Rain! . TIDE TABLE SEPTEMBER 24 High tide, 2:48 a.m., 18.8 ft. Low tide, 8:51 a.m. High tide, 3:00 p.m., ‘Low tide, 9:23 p.m. RUMMAGE SALE And White Elephant. Methodist Church Parlors, Sat.;, Sept. 24, at 10:30 a. m. 303 3t Widest Selection of LIQUORS PHONE 399 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Thone 311 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE SHOP AT BERT’S FOOD CENTER Alaska’s Finest Supermarket STEVENS’® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Card Beverage Co. ‘Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP Casler’s Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S Stetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes Skyway Luggage BOTANY llmnl’ CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men R. W. COWLING FOR BETTER MEATS 13—PHONES—49 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 | I SECOND and FOURTH x i Monday: of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning 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. PF. DEWEY BAKER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Becretary. gt BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 17 Main St. Phone T High Quality Cabinet Work for Home, Office or Store Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADEL Secretary— k WALTER R. HERMANBEN " "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO . DRUG Co. Alaska Masic Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical \nstruments and Supplies -Phone 206 . Second and Seward.. - GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER 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 (o. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remington Ti SOLD wna SERVECED or” J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Moior Co. Foot of Main Street - MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dalries, Inc. Chrysler Marine En(i:'ne! MACHINE SHOP. Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 ' Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phone 38 To Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work — TRY Alaska Laundry DR. ROBERT SIMPSON OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined—Glases Fitted SIMPSON BUILDING Phone 266 for Appointments H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVP'S OVERALLS Free Delivery for Boys i |

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