The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 5, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published ecery evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska BELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER President Vice-Pres‘dent Business Manager Entered tn the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: DelivereC by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; x months, $8.00; one year, §15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One vear, in advance, §15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; ne month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify he Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivers f Sheir papers Telephones: News Office, 603; Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS . The Assoclated Priss s exclusively entitled to the use for wpublication of all news dispatches credited to it or noi other- vise credited in this paper and also the local uews published Rerein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 surth Avenue Bldw., Seattle, Wash. WHO WAS THE LIAR? Readers of the Washington Merry-Go-Round, appearing daily in The Empire, may not agree with all of Drew Pearson’s writings and his charges, but some times he makes good and the question is asked “Who was the Liar; Dréw Pearson or Parnell Thomas?” An on the spot release from The Bell Syndicate, Inc., to The Empine, say: “When Drew Pearson first exposed the salary kick- back operations of Congressman J. Parnell Thomas on Aug. 4, 1948, Tl\oxhas. like many others in the nation’s capital, promptly called Pearson a ‘liar. “Pearson made no reply. But he did come back with more columns on Thomas on Aug. 7, 10, 13 piling up the evidence on salary kickbacks and other un- ethical operations. Then, during his summer vaca- tion Pearson dug up more material on Thomas and returned with another series in September which un- Managing Bditor | witnesses. As a result, what had previously been puh-I lished in the Washington Merry-Go-Round was intro- duced as evidence at the Thomas trial. ' “All during this period and up until he reversed | his plea of ‘not guilty,’ Representative Thomas claim- | | ed that Pearson was wrong. In fact, he told this story so convincingly last year that he was reelected to Congress by his New Jersey ith District. “The most important lesson to be drawn from the Thomas case,” Pearsons said after the court pro- ceedings ended, “is the effect it will have on Con- I am of the opinion that the great majority of | Congressmen are honest. I do not believe that kick- ing back is a common practice. But it does exist, and in order, to protect our democratic system there must be no rotten apples than can spoil the whele barrel. | “I have nothing against Congressman Thomas per- sonally,” Pearson added. “And no politics were in- volved. Some interesting facts will be published soon on another Congressman—this time a Democrat. gress. Subs in New Role (Cincinnati Enq\urt'r‘l In general, the submarine is a weapon far more valuable to our prospective enemies than to us. De- pending as we do on overseas imperts of strategic materials in time of war, we have trade routes se- riously vulnerable to attack by undersea vessels. And since we expect to fight any future war on foreign shores, not our own, we shall have long oceanic supply lines to our own expeditionary forces. These, also, are vulnerable to undersea attack. In contrast, our one possibie ruiure enemy self-contained, continental power. It has few ports of consequence, little merchant marine, little sea power. Its military objectives lie at its own borders. So our problem is not to develop great submarine striking power. It is a problem of defense against enemy submarines. This, of course, reverses the situation we faced in the Pacific, for Japan was even more vulnerable to the blockade tactics of sub-| ‘marincs than were we. Howyever we may find new and important uses for our considerable submarine fleet. A few days ago !n medium-range jet-propelled missile was launched { from the deck of the submarine Carbonero. In its 80- mile flight it evaded interception by the fighter air- is a sea- craft from two carriers, and also the anti-aircraft fire of various ships on its path. Such missiles, launched from submarines appear- ing by surprise off an enemy’s shores, might be a significant factor in future conflict. At the least, they represent a new employment for submarines, and one folded an amazing system of chiseling whereby Thomas even collected monéy from soldiers whom he had kept out of combat duty.. “Some editors were worried at first over the Con- gressmen’s hints of a retaliatory 1 two editors even withheld the Pearson colunms—at first. “But Pearson turned his facts over to the Justice Department and told them where worthy of further development. “There are 12 types of drunks” says a police official. We know them well. They range from obtrusive to obnoxious. ibel suit. One or When asked how he has made such a success of his business, a finance company head answered, “I have just kept calm and collected.”—(Everett Herald.) Ih_e Washiilqlon Werry-Go-R_oEld 8y DREW PEARSON (Continued from Page One) Thomas explained, pzesumably re- ferring to Senator Chavez, Arriving in Madrid at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the committee was re- ceived by Foreign Minister Martin Artajo, then attended a reception at the American Embassy, then drove the next day to Toledo, at- tended a fiesta, witnessed the train- ing maneuvers of some young bulls for a bull-fight and saw a gypsy “flamenca” dance. During the latter. part of this fast-moving entertainment, of the Senators obviously were in no condition to report intelligently on what they were seeing. Bibulous Senators This column is not interested in whether a public official drinks or doesn't drink. We have no great concern even if he gets blotto—as long as it's in private. But when! a group of U. S. Senators spend the taxpayers' money on an official; mission where they represent the United States Government, then they have an obligation to - keep sober—at least in public. The United States has great prestige in Spain. Americans are considered sober, hard-working peo- ple. Therefore, it does not help us as a nation when a group of Sen- ators act as if they were on a week- end binge. Senators Maybank of South Caro- lina and Robertson of Virginia were abstentious. But in varying degrees their colleagues were not. As the festivities wore on at! Toledo, the Spanish hosts tried hard | to get food iuto their friend Sen- ator Chavez of New Mexico, who| kept mumbling: “I'm a Catholic, a Spaniard and a Yankee gentleman, and I don't give a - - - -who knows it.” Finally, Senator Thomas, whom the Spanish press referred to as, “cotton” Thomas, corralled most, of his committee plus the Spanish hosts ar 1d a table as if he w('ll'{ presiding over his Senate Agricul- | ture committee back in Washington, and tried to hold a hearing. But! everybody wanted to talk at once. Finally, the Senator from Okla- homa ¢oncluded: i 1 move that the Foreign Minister | this information to this| young man, the Ambassador.” He| pointed to Charge D'Affairs Paul Culbertson, who is not an Ambas sador, due to the fact that the UN in a very important debate, has voted against Ambassadors to Spain | “He,” continted Thomas, “will then | convey it to the State Department | which always keeps the Senate well-informed.” NMnybe The Swedes Were Right | In other words, if the Senators ‘were going to get their report from | several‘ Jcontacts by mail with {they wanted to change their con- Undaunted, the Senators flew to Paris in their special Air Force | plane Monday morning. And out of | their vast fund of week-end know- ledge about Spain, they announced that Dictator Franco should re- | ceive an American loan of $100,000,- 000. Note—Maybe the Swedes were wise in not rolling out the red car- pet for the Thomas cominittee, lomats here is what the of Commerce is Texas In contrast, Junior Chamber doing in Texas: The Jaycees' program is called “universal understanding,” and since they have no Air Force airplane money and stayed .\L(HR'STMAS IREES home. | Finally, one American asked Sen- Io BE SOI.D Bv (YO | “Why did you come here at all? It's obvious that you can’t T | “Well,” said Thye, who at home is trees again this year, it was unani- a. serious, hard-working Senator, mously decided by the members at | And we have a Nawal attache here, | Orders may be phoned to the fol- And we have consulates, and it’s our |lowing numbers: 181, 889, Green representing the United States.” and Green 600. “But you arrived on a Salurduyi Only orders that have been re- open,” remonstrated the American, |Will be filled. Deliveries will be “and you leave Monday morning |made on request. “You've seen a flesta, you've had |horted the members to cooperate a fiesta, and you've danced a Fla- [fully in the Christmas tree sale. | “but what have you seen of Spain?” sale of Christmas trees is the means by which the CYO activities can be The ' President appointed Gerald Shaw in charge of obtaining the be assisted by Jerry Kelly, Milton Furness, Jerry Wade, Martin Ebona, Graves, Bob Ripke, Charles Millis, Hugh Doogan and Jerry Godkin. ling the orders and arranging for delivery. In this work the Presi- by Irene Albayalde, Rosemary Theile, Gladys Uggen, Louise Pin- Nella Jermain, Ann Parsons and Mary Nordale. they could obtain | taxpayers |ator Thye of Minnesota: |thing during this brief week end.”| The CYO will sell Christmas “We have a military attache here, their last meeting. duty to see that they are properly 360, Green 657, Red 583, Red 510} afternoon when the offices aren’t|ceived on or before December 20 before they open.” | The President, Sue McMullen, ex- | menca,” added an American Lady, |Mary Nordale explained that the carried on. supply of Christmas trees. He will George Barril, Manuel Diaz, David The girls will be in charge of tak- dent, Sue McMullen will be assisted eda, Joan Wiggins, Vicki Tydlacka, { Mrs. Rachel Carlson, Barney Berg, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA DECEMBER 5 Art Mantyla Norma Fournie Jimmy Harmon Barbara Smith Selma Maki Keith Petrich Herman Beukers e o o © RECLAMATION UNIT GROWS; FIELD CREW STILL AT SWAN LAKE The Alaska Investigations Office of the Bureau of Reclamation, formerly housed in the Seward Building, is now settled in its new | quarters on the first floor of the Community Building. The Bureau's work, which picked up momentum during the past sum- mer, has expanded to the point vhere it was necessary to find more adequate space, Joseph M. Morgan, office chief, said today. Morgan returned Thursday from Washington, D.C,, where 'he at- tended conferences held by govern- ment officials on plans and de- velopments for extended investiga- tions of water power sites through- out the Territory During the past summer, the Alaska office made notable head- way on investigations of develop- ments at Swan Lake near Ketchi- kan; at Lake Dorothy, 16 miles southeast of Juneau, and in the Susitna River basin north of An- chorage. Crews were recently forced out of the Susitna area by weather, but field investigations of the Swan Lake area are still in progress, viorgan said. A crew is on the site at the present time. i Expansion of the office’s work has necessitated other advance- | ments. In order to expedite the| field surveys both in Southeast Alaska and in the interior, a spe- cially-equipped Jeep has been pur- chased. The car, delivered to the Territor is designed for four- wheel drive and is equipped with other accessories useful in con- ducting surveys in the field, Mor- gan explained. BARANOF FROM WEST EARLY TODAY, SOUTH The Baranof arrived at midnight last night to bring four passengers from Seward to Juneau, and sailed at 2 am., loading 34 passengers for the south, eight of whom were bound for other Southeast Alaska ports. They were: From Seward: James W. Bryan, Carl Hall, Timothy Luke, Steve Vukovich. To Wrangell: Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Castle, Howard Simmons. To Ketchikan: Mrs. C. W. Fitzell and son Chester, Frank Marshall, Chris Wyller, Frank A. Metcalf. To Seattle: Mike S. Gemoff, Mrs. | Ed Waltenen, B. F. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lillie, Mr. and Mrs. Burr Johnson, Elsa Johnson, Ann John- son, Sgt. John T. Corwin, Mrs. B. F. Kane, Karen Kane, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Granere, Cassandra Granere, Mrs. Sven Staveland, Dale Staveland, Karen Staveland, Robert L/ Percival, Robert F. Percival, Miss Lucille Milkovich, Mrs. Avery | Pneuman, Barbara Pneuman. The flower of the month for Feb- ruary is the violet, the birthstone amethyst. | and can't use the taxpayers’ money | to tour Europe, their plans are! not so ambitious as the Senators’, though probably more effective. | What they are doing is forming | groups of | young men in Europe in order to exchange letters and get better| acquainted. The Jaycees of Amar- 9. American i A Indian illo, Texas, for instance, are writ-| 12 Liquor ing to young men in Salzburg, AuS-‘F }i R;:D‘P:x:g.“ tria, which is about a two-hour form drive from the Iron Curtain. Injsests In Salzburg, Austrian-American | first formed the Austrian-American | ACROSS L Partofa backgam- mon board 4. Juniper berries 35. Mowing implement Fence of shrubs Finial of & spire Demon . Living In the face . Kind of pigeon . Card game . Talked bom= bastically Black metal- lic ailoy . High: musical Early stringed instrament 56. Eternity Ixclamation . Idolize 59. Matter: law DOWN City in Maine | 1 | 22. 23, €6. skunk Loafers Back of th foot Youth Bridge in order to learn Prinksg more about the US.A,, later wanted Sufficient to set up a Junior Chamber of | 6. Three;toed Commerce of their own. Next year Complement the Amarillo Jaycees are sending L5 a Texan to Austria so they can all burning get better acquainted. | 35 BxlagiiRs This unspectacular, people-to-peo- | ple friendship by a lot of American groups all over the country is do- | ing more to plant a solid foundation for peace than all the junketing Senators combined. Eventually, and | if practiced widely enough, it may | 7 build a more solid understanding than the Marshall Plan. Note—When the Salzburg young- sters wanted to set up a Junior Chamber of Commerce, Eric Geiger of Salzburg wrote. the Amarillo Jaycees about their problem in| getting permission from the gov- ernment to change their Constitu- tion. Imagine the Elks, the Lions Clubs, Rotary the Knight of Columbus ha from the Government every time stitution! the State Department anyway, they might just as well have saved the SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S. rossword Puze EE/ddN/ R e T NN dE e HH ] W Wl dud ok 84 Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle 2. On the side 6. Exclamation :: i:‘nfe";‘ initiative 9. Afresh S Boughand.: .49, Present 11. Throw lightly 16. Olden times 18. Suspiclous: ang 21. External 24, Come the 25. [mplied not ex- 21. Anger 80. One who insists on something unimportant 81. Unit of electri. cal resistance 32. Cluster of ‘wool fibers 34. Local repre- sentative 5. Football play 7. Australian 0, Fibl"god 40. Finis ish flord 43, Circls 44. To the inside 47. Medicinal plant IEAYI; welghts poc! 52, Congealed L 7«mn 20 YEARS AGO 7%= empirE | DECEMBER 5, 1929 Twenty members had been nominated for the seven posts on the Chamber of Commerce executive board, for the election a week later. E. J. White, nominating comittee chairman, reported these nomina- tions: G. E. Cleveland, B. F. Heintzleman, Dr. W. W. Council, H. J. Turner, J. P. Anderson, Joe George, Gunnar Blomgren, John Biggs, J. J. Connors, George M. Simpkins, Dave Housel, Oliver Olson, J. C. Thomas, C. O. Sabin, H. G. Watson, E. M. Goddard, G. C. Winn and H. M. Hollmann. Nominated from the floor were R. E. Robertson and C. T. Gardner. Former Governor Louis F. Hart of the State of Washington had died suddenly in his sleep about midnight, in a Tocoma hospital. Attorney R. E. Robertson returned on the Yukon from a three-week trip to San Francisco, where he had two cases before the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. While away, he saw a number of former Alaskans, among them Judge and Mrs. Robert W. Jennings and Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Henderson, in San Francisco; and W. H. “Hal” McNair, former chief deputy marshal here, who had a drugstore in Ashland, Ore. J. E. Ames, proprietor of the Yukon Farms of Petersburg, was elected temporary chairman, and Bruce Brown, secretary, at the first meeting of the Mendenhall Mink Farmers' Association. The group.met in the Martin Lavenik home on the Glacier Highway. e Mrs. J. C. Spickett, Juneau Postmaster, asked residents wishing to mail Christmas cards to take them in now, with their requested mail- ing date, to avoid delays during the holiday rush. Frank A. Boyle, former U. .S. Commissioner and for many years secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, was to leave Seattle for New York City, planning to sail January 12 on a trip around the world. The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Soclety reported a very successful fancy work sale and luncheon in the Alaska Electric Light and Power Com- pany’s display room. The few articles remaining were available from Mrs. Hans Berg. 3 Weather: I-ilgh, 38; lov:': 32; clcran Dally Lessons in Enghsh %vy L. GORDON ! WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “All of my friends will be there.” Omit OF. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Grievous. Pronounce greev-us, TWO syllables, and not greev-i-us as so often heard. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Solitaire; observe the five vowels. SYNONYMS: Recollection, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospection. 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: LUCID; easily understood. “The prqblcm was made lucid by careful ex- planation.” | MODERN ETIQUETTE by | ROBERTA LEE If J g of “semi-formal” as applied to the dress Q. Just what is the meanin; of both men and women? A. This would depend upon the community. In some places where the men customarily wear tails, then semi-formal means tuxedoes for them and simple evening dresses for women. In a simpler community, it'would be plain dark blue or gray business suits for the men and after- noon frocks for the women. Q. If an engagement has already been announced in the news- papers, and is then broken, is it all right to send an announcement to this effect to the papers? " A. Yes, it is all right, if desired. Some people, though, prefer to avoid any publicity in matters of this nature. Q. When celery, pickles, or olives are passed at the table, where should the guest place them? A. On the bread and butter plate. } LOOK and LEARN % ¢. corpon | 1. Can you identify these States: (a) Buckeye State, (b) Blue Grass State, (c) Sooner State, (d) Gopher State, (e) Keytsone State, (f) Empire State? What tree may have as many as several thousand trunks? Which is the largest inland body of water below sea level? How many cubic feet are there in one cord of wood? How much «oes the average human brain weigh? ANSWERS: . (a) Ohio, (b) Kentucky, (c) Oklahoma, (d) Minnesota, (e) Penn- sylvania, (f) New York. 2. The banyan. 3. The Caspian Sea. 4. There are 128 cubic feet. 5. About 3.1 pounds. e Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1949 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS LCUIS KANN 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: “ROGUES REGIMENT" 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. water 65. Buddhist monk WATCH ‘JHIS SPACE—Your Name May | s Weather at Alaska Poins Weather conditions and temper- atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at Juneau, follow: Anchorage Barrow . Bethel . Cordova Dawson Edmonton Fairbanks Haines .. Havre Juneau Airport Annettee Island . Kodiak Kcotzebue McGrath Northway Petersburg .. Portland Prince George Seattle Whitehorse Yakutat NEW CLOTHING STORE_OPENED BY GUS GEORGE At 9 o'clock this morning, Man- ager Harold Zenger opened the doors of Juneau’s newest men’s wear store. The shop, Gus George Clothier, is | located in the George Brothers Building. It was formerly Gus George’s War Surplus Store Na, 2. An eager crowd waited at the door as Zenger turned the door knob that started the sale. Long shelves and racks, brimming with clothing, line the walls. Other merchandise is displayed on tables | the full length of the shop. & “The store was designed for the convenience of our customers, and created to save them money, Gus George, owner. The shop features popular brands | of men’s apparel of all 'kinds. All items have been marked down to sale prices for the grand opening. “It’s been a lot of work, but we're | ready to go,” said Zenger. “Every- thing’s new, including the shelves,” he added. 18—Cloudy - -5—Snow . 13—Partly Cloudy 33—Snow Showers A .. =1—Cloudy 24—Cloudy - 0—Snow v . 30—Cloudy 21—Partly Cloudy 34—Cloudy ... 35—Drizzle 31—Partly Cloudy -10—Clear . =156—Fog . ... =b—Cloudy 34—Rain, Snow Fog 45 Rain Showers | . 30—Cloudy 45—Rain Showers | 18—Cloudy 33—Snow SON FOR MILLARDS { Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Millard of Juneau became the parents of a baby boy at St. Ann's Hospital Saturday. The child, born at 9:13 am., weighed seven pounds nine ounces at birth. ! GEORGE BROS. Widest Sclection of LIQUORS PHONE 399 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE STEVENS® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Casler’s Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S Btetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes Skyway Luggage BOTANY llml‘ CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES . STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men B. W. COWLING 'COMPANY SHAFFER'S ) SANITARY MEAT MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1949 MOUNT JUNEAU. LODGE NO, 14/ SECOND and FOURTH 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. F. DEWEY BAKER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Becretary. BLACKWELL'S CABINET SHOP 117 Main St. Phone 772 High Quality Cabinet Work for Home, Office or Store Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN S ——— ""The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies -Phone 206 ..Second and Seward.. GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER Ideal Paint Store Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt Card Beverage Co. ‘Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—-DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware (o, PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remin, Typewri SOLD fi‘;nsmmnt:;’ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot 6f Main Street MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dabries, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines 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 H. S. 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