The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 14, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR - Alaska Emp Fublished egery eveniug except Su EMPIRE PRINTING COMP. Second and Main Streets, MELEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER similar. Year afl of the governmer nday by the ANY Alaska - Prestdent Vice-Pres'dent Mmmaging Bditor Business Manager the broadening national life. Entered n the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: DelivereC by carrier in Juneau and Doucla: six months, $8.00; one year, By mail, postage paid. at the follo! One vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; e month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will vonfer a favor if they he Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery s “heir papers. Telephones: News Office, The Associated Pross is exclusively ent evublication of all news disLatches credite vise credited in this paper and also the terein. 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS burden has come for §1.50 per month; 5 i $15.00 armed forces. wing rates: can look forward will promptly notify on the American itled to the use for d to it or no ofher- local news published NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 urth Avenue Bldg., Beattle, Wash. position of the United States in world affairs. selves against Russia. HIDIN ter year, we have seen the pay rolls 1t expanding. Some of it represents the inefficient use of personnel. Some represents the performance of useless functions. ever, represents simply the adding of new tasks and Most of it, how- of the role of government in our In this posiwar period, however, the largest new with the enormous expansion of the | And that reflects the entirely new We | , however, to a time when the Euro- | pean democracies now dependent on our protection, as well as our subsidy will be able to defend them- The present military burden does not need to be permanent. x MONEY | | bowls and old trunks as hiding places for money. | Officials of | billions of doll in trunks, kitchen cabinets and just about every other conceivable hiding place. attest that these | the least safe of | theft take a constant toll of hidden money, and more often than not afford it. The National |urally has some BIGGEST ON EARTH Americans are quite accustomed to having the | associations were incomp: biggest and greatest of almost everything on earth,|money than the home. Superlatives come natural to us in this productive |stantial amounts of money in the home or land. But it is cold comfort to know Government is far and away the la the United States, and probably the in the world—aside from the Soviet Government, of | course. trend to “big government.’ civilian and military personnel at a fiscal year of $10,200,000,000. Most of this—62 per cent —is military expense for the three ments employ 47 per cent of all Fede ers, in addition to the uniformed services. Such is the continuing burden that rests on the taxpayers of the United States. . It One of the most common faults of th tries of Eastern Europe has been the individuals who live in the capital government jobs, supported by onerous taxes on an inefficient, uneducated peasantry. The figures tailied by the Associated Press are | a shock even to those who have been watching the The government employs regular savings institutions, but the point is very well | taken. Even before the days of such things as Fed- ; eral deposit insu that the Federal | elsewhere simp! rgest employer in largest employer | And now the an exchange. It months now the total cost in this if the good womer military depart- a good man has ral civilian work- ment. The hall is not a new evil. e backward coun- hordes of favored father’s quarte cities and hold Tife Washingion ‘ Merry-Go-Round 3y DREW PEARSON | Continued from Page One) | omic energy was worth the expense { Princeton, and one post of the! .of “rying - to develop in wartime. Wallace was picked probably be-| cause he had been in touch with | some of the leading physicists—En- | rico Fermi, Leo Szilard, Einstein| and Dr. Harold Urey—also because he, himself, was a scientist and had been responsible for developing a hybrid corn which increased the nation’s crop by 400,000,000 bushels. U. S. Military Lukewarm ‘Wallace, after various conferences, reported back to FDR that atomic energy was definitely worth the en- ormous expense in dollars and man- | power. As a result the Manhattan Project was born. At that time U. S. Military lead- ers were not enthusiastic. They faced tremendous shortages of ma- terial and did not want anything to detract from the immediate win- ning of the war. General Marshall, then Chief of Staff, went along with the idea, but Gen. B. B. Som- | ervell, in charge of supplies, was| skeptical. . Perhaps it was because some of | the brass hats considered the atom | project a starry-eyed dream of a| visionary Vice President that Gen- | oral Groves was picked to command | the Manhattan Project. Groves, a! genial and efficient engineering of- ficer, was in the doghouse because he had built the Pentagon Build- ing, then considered something of | a monstrosity, at considerably more | expense than was estimated. Wnllace's Secrets | | continuation. Undersecretary Pat-| terson concurred Einstein Saddens Old man Einstein, the godfather of atomic energy, is having his house painted. It needs more than that. Tt stands, gray and weather- beaten, on a residential street in porch is eaten away at the base by aunts or termites But the things that make Albert Einstein sad are not related to painting and carpentry. One is the condition of his invalid sister. An- other is what is happening in in- ternational alfairs His brown eyes are still bright, however, especially when he en- counters a fresh idea. And for com- fort, he always has his piano, where he improvises tunes of his own. In international affairs, Einstein is troubled by the cold war and its effect of rebuilding Germany. As an intellectual, he does not share the views of political and military ex- perts about the menace of’ Rus: He thinks that a strong Germany offers a far greater menace and that the western policy of rebuild- ing Germany as a bastion against Russia is utter folly. He doesn't express these views for publication. He tries to keep out of public life, and he shuns interviews. He was deeply hurt by attacks in the press and by mail which followed a vious expres- sion of views. When a visitor called on.him re- cently, he discussed the east-west conflict, with a dolorous shake of his long white hair that reaches down to his_shoulders. But he per- mitted only one sentence to be quoted. Coming from a man who is himself a German, it was a pewerful sentence. The present policy toward Ger- many, said Einstein, “is the same P Unquestionably Groves did with- hold secrets from Vice President | Vallace. But unquestionably Wzllace knew about as much a: anyone elsg high up in the gov- ernment regarding the progress of the brain child which he had help- ed to launch. For he continued his close contacts with General Mar shall and Stimson; and Wallac aides frequently wondered what lay behind his luncheons with Marshall and Stimson about which he re- fused to talk Later Groves and Wallace found “themeselves on the same side of the fence, when military leaders sug- gested that the Manhattan Project be terminatgd. This was in the spring of 1945, when some military leaders argued that B-29s could sufficiently devastate Germany and Japan without an atomic bomb The Manhattan Project, by t time, was secretly scoffed at by some as “Roosevelt’s two billioy dollar boondoggle,” and a War De partment mission headed by Madigan, a New York construction expert, was nt to Oak Ridge Tenn.,, to decide whether atomic also | At development should be stopped or| go forward. It was General Groves, by then -emphatically sold on atomic energy, | madness the western powers com- | mitted after the last war.” Race Understanding While Ku Klux Kian cross-burn- ings and race troubles of the south | make headlines, the less spectacular | acts of good will below the Mason- | Dixon Line do not. | The other day at Orange, Texas (population 32,000) both white and colored citizens presented a new Ford Station wagon to Willie Ray Smith, crippled negro athletic coach jof the local negro high school. | The town honored Coach Smith not only for the fine football teams | he has developed, but also for the | excellent guidance he, is giving to the youth of Orange. HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs, Parry, Driebelbus Ann's Hospital yesterday. Mrs. John Mike Korhonen, Alex St. Ann’s yesterday. admitted | pital yesterday. y isn't sensible. (Prince Rupert Daily News) | have been sewing and Kknitting, collecting gew-gaws and knick-knacks for time-honored fishpools. sell at the bazaars. The day of the bazaar is alw Mrs. Fred Mack Mercado, and David were admitted to St. Breseman and baby girl, Mrs. William Dapcevich and | Demos were dismissed from the league contend that there are in cash hidden under floor boards, Newspaper items galore will out-of-the-way nooks are just about all places to keep money. Fire and least able to the losers those are Savings and Loan Association nat- interest in getting people to use the rance, banks and savings and loan arably safer places to keep Today the keeping of sub- hidden Bazaars season of bazaars is upon us says 's a sure sign of Christmas. For| good women of many organizations And n have been persuasive enough, many spent hours turning out articles to one of excite- is decorated, there’s a polite speech old friends meet, the good women ason. 'THESE DAYS & PR e GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY WAGES AND WORK Low wages can result in reduced purchasing power; therefore, in re- duced production and unemploy- ment. The theory of American wage payments, since the turn of this century, has been to increase wages, purchasing power and productivity For instance, in 1900, the overage worker in manufacturing industries in the United States worked 59 hours a week and received an av- erage wage of less than 22 cents {an hour. In 1949, he worked an av- ‘erage ,of '39.7 hours; received an average wage of $1.39 an hour. On the other hand, high wages fcan reach a level at which the Ilaw of diminishing returns sets in. Prices rise to eliminate the ad- | vantage of increased earnings and taxes rise at the same time and hit constantly lower income groups until all are affected. Purchasing power decreases and the govern-| ment steps in to maintain prices out of taxes which spirally increase to meet rising federal budgets. Busi- ness then depends not upon the market but on direct and indirect | government subsidies. A not unusual factor at such a moment is that spending is post- poned. This is a normal phenomen= on in a high standard of living country where an increasing number of commodities are postponable. In a low standard of living country, where the bulk of earnings has to be used for food and shelter, little voluntarily postponable, but in THE DATLY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ° v DECEMBER 14 Emeral O. Davis E. F. Rodenberg, Jr. Donald Pegues Samuel Guyot Claude C. Carnegie . Kenneth Loken Irene McKinley Clifford Geo. Robards Richard Secrist 0 e e 0o o o o o The National Savings and Loan League has under- such a country as the United States, taken a new crusade—to keep people from using sugar | automobile: refrigerators, televis- ion, and similar do-dads can be used another year if necessary and another smear can be squeezed out| of a lipstick. In a word, while lux- uries may become necessities by usage and habit, they are not ac- tual necessities, as we learned dur=| ing the war. ! Therefore, savings may increase | to a point that amounts to hoard- | ing. Such savings, while morally sound as thrift, may economically be unsound because they may re- duce employment and production. Economists can argue by the hour about this, particularly about when | the danger point will be reached.| No one can prove disaster until it occurs, although many will be wise and boastful after the fact.| Statisticians love to play with such toys. Actually one man's guess is| as good as another's as to when‘ constantly rising wages and cos of production become a peril, if| the rise is unnecessarily speedy and unrelated to prices or taxes. | | The individual quite rightly wants more money for himself and his| family and takes what he can get. | But economists and writers on this | subject should show some object- ivity and think in terms of the country as a whole. Certainly, de- partment store sales de not warrant | the assumption that buying is| |to open the event, the stalls do a good trade, there | plentiful and some popularizers who may be a few bargains in cakes as the hour grows|are unaccustomed to figures forget late, the youngsters have a wonderful time spending |that totals never prove a point un- | less all factors are taken into con- a due comparison between buying | season and others, | it is necessary to compare also cur- | ren in ulation and what hap- | pened to it; that is, how much is| spent; how much is saved; how| much is taken out of circulation by | hoarding. Pensions are wage payments when | they are non-contributory; they are | partial savings when they are con- tributory. When pensions are wage |} payments, they amount to antici-| pated savings which can also be| spent, in advance, on homes, in+ vestments and so on depending upon the terms of the pension. This, of course, applies to all pensions. l If nothing happens to them, as is | usually the case, until paid, they represent income stored in trust funds and withheld from purchas- ing power. This involves a serious problem | because these pension trusts will| have to do something with vast, accumulating funds or there will be too much idle money in the country, withdrawn from purchas- ing power. If they are used to buy-| ing government bonds, in competi- | tion with government agencies ! which are buying such bonds, the time may come when the reservoir of private capital for investment in industry and commerce may be dried up, or we may have a situa- tion in which the pension trust of one company is used to purchase the equities in a competitor or in another industry. All this needs {o be thought out and worked out.| The politicians are not yet fright-| ened enough to do any thinking. REBEKAHS BAZAAR I1.0O.OF. Hall Dec. 17, afternoon | 1-5, evening 7-11. —adv. 69-2pl Mink and Wolf traps at Madsen’s. | Crossword Puzzle . Petty malice . Foreordain . Vandal . Neckplece . Rowing implement . Heroine of “Lohe . In disagre ment To a position on . Kind of red dve . Casks 51. Small fish . Become less severe . Experience again . Condition 67. Shoos . African native . At home [ ately building . Contests of speed . Seasoning 33. Cause to float wentiv { Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 3 . DOWN L Distant . Called forth Note of the scale East (ndlan monev Congealed water . Disregard Forays Salamander . Riding whip . Grandchild: Scotch . Mam olsthg'-. ng 0! . French city 7. Infrequent . Dried graves . Indigenous rs away Harry Kosbruck of Perryville was} to the Government Hos- | who threw his weight in favor o!iSCHWlNN BIKES AT MADSEN'S, . Wea . Civil Injuries Encourage Capital of Norway E | 20 YEARS AGO s sxern I | DECEMBER 14, 1929 After five years away, Michael Monagle had returned to Juneau and entered the law offices of R E. Robertson; he was to have charge of the Personal Service Corporation. Monagle had been in successful corporation practice in Wisconsin and Illinois, after his graduation from Marquette College in Milwaukee and admission to the bar, but the lure of Alaska was too strong for him. John T. Spickett, prominent Juneau businessman and pioneer theatre man, was elected President of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers of Alaska. Other officers elected were Tom Hanson, William Steinbach, John Reck, Elmer Reed, Joe A. Snow, G. Fagerson, Thomas Dull and Louis Van Lehn. The Auxiliary elected Gertrude Loughlin, president, and these other officers: Mary Monagle, Lottie Spickett, Agnes G. Manning, Jean Ramsey, Hilma Torvenin, Ella Rowe and Margaret Patterson. The Auxiliary named Agnes Grigg delegate to the next Grand Igloo and Lottie Spickett, | alternate. With ice at the south end of Auk Lake in perfect condition for skating, a bright moon affording illumination and a large fire, warmth from 60 to 75 persons were out nightly enjoying the keen sport. Besides private cars, taxis had been engaged for several skating parties. Rice and Ahlers, well-known local plumbing and heating company. had been awarded the subcontract for installing oil burners in the new capitol building, by Bergh, Griggs of Tacoma, which held the heating and plumbing contract for the new building. Mendenhall Flats ducks, “noted for their wiliness and perspicuity” were preparing for the last assault on their grounds the following day Those surviving the efforts of local scattergun artists could then take it easy until September 1, 1930. Hunters report the 1929 season aboul as good as in previous years. An operetta, “Cross Patch Fairies,” was in rehearsal with a cas! of 65 taken from the entire Juneau Grade Schol and a chorus of 3f from the seventh and eighth grades, assisted by the High School Glec Clubs. Miss Chisholm was directing the operetta, with Miss Israel 11 charge of speaking parts, and Miss Fisher was rehearsing the Littl Symphony Orchestra which was to accompany the singers. Weather: High, 25; low, 22; ciear. ily Lessons in English 3 1. corvon | | | | il Da WORDS OFTEN MISUED: Do not say, “There were over a hundred men there,” or, “He had over fifty dollars with him.” Say, “There were MORE THAN a hundred men,” and, “He Elad MORE THAN f{ifty dol- lars.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Docile. Pronounce dos-il, O as in OF in charge grow weary and content, some cash is made | sideration. For instance, to make|; .¢ j 117, accent first syllable. for a worthy cause. Not a bad old institution—the bazaar that heralds | this Christmas Our problem is not identical. But it is painfully | the Christmas OFTEN MISSPELLED: Slight (slim, fraiD. Sleight (skill). SYNONYMS: Blot (noun), blur, blemish, stain, spot. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us ase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: incre: “There is no excuse for such dere- DERELICTION; a failure in duty. liction.” MODERN ETIQUETTE %smrra Log | }l(OMMU P~ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1949 NITY EVENTS Tonight, 8 o'clock—Elks Initia- tion Emmett T. Anderson - class, official visitation District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Howard E. Simmons. Tonight at 8—Trinity Guild meets in undercroft. December 15, noon—Chamber of Commerce. December 16 at 9 p.m.—Juneau High School Senior Ball in gym. December 16, evening—Soropti- mist Club Christmas party at home of Mrs, Arline Warner. December 17, afternoon and eve- 1ing—Rebekah Lodge bazaar, Odd Fellows Hall. December 17, 10 pm. — Beta sigma " Phi Christmas Ball, Gold Room, Baranof Hotel, December 17 — Elks Christmas sarty for children, Elks Hall and Japitol Theatre. ¥ December 17, 10 p.m.—Moose nidwinter festival dance. December 18 at 2:30 pan.—Dhies- jah to be sung at 20th Century Theatre. December 18 at 7:30 p.m.—Sun- iay Schocl Christmas program, Jorthern Light Presbyterian church December 19 at noon — Lion’s ‘hristmas party for Johnson Home *hildren. December 19, -8 p.m.—American Legion and Auxiliary joint Christ-! nas party in Dugout. December 20 at noon—Rotary’s! ‘hildren’s party. December 20 at 6:30 p.m.—Couple ub at Northern Light Presby- erian church. December 20, 8 pm. — Juneau schools Christmas Concert, High jchool Gym. Decembter 21 at noon—La Societe es 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux at ity Cafe. Monthly non-host uncheon. December 22, ommunity Children’s arty, Parish hall. December 23, 4:00 p.m.—Com- wnity Carol = Singing around | hristmas tree—sponsored by Ju- eau Women’s Club. December 23, 7 p.m.—Moose Lodge iddies Christmas. December 24, 10 p.m.—Christmas arty and dance by Moose. December 27 at noon — Rotary sembers exchange Christmas party. December 30, noon — Soroptimist ‘lub luncheon. December 30, 7 pm.—Jose Rizal janquet sponsored by Filipino Sommunity, Baranof Gold Room. Decemier 31, 8 p.m.— Eugene, Jregon, high school band concert, High School Gym. December 31—Annual Elks Hi- Jinks, Elks Ballroom. 7 p.m.—Filipino Christmas Q. Is it necessary for a guest to say goodnight to his hostess at a large dance? A. The guests often leave without saying goodnight to their hostess, but it is far better manners to seek her out and thank her for the pleasure she has given you. Q. When a son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Jr., with Robert Smith, Sr., still living, will the new boy be Robert Smith IIT or IV? A. The present generation will be Robert Smith III. Q. If a woman is seated in a streetcar or bus, and another woman carrying a baby is standing, should she offer her seat? A. Yes, even though several men remain seated. [L0OK and LEARN ¥ ¢ compon 1 : L. 1. What country produces three-fourths of the world’s supply of chicle used for making chewing gum? In what country is the “rupee” an article of money? What is the distinction between “foreign” and “alien”? The subject of what world famous painting has no eyebrows? What is the popular scientific term for split personality? ANSWERS: Mexico. . India. 3. Foreigners refers to a difference of birth; alien to difference of allegiance. 4. “The Mona Lisa.” 5. Schizophrenia. e Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking/—l!MS The B. M. 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PHONE 136 Casler’s Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S Stetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes BOTANY 'lwl CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing Complete Outfitter for Men B. W. COWLING — 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, Secretary. BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 117 Matn St. Phone 12’ High Quality Cabinet Work Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN R SRR T "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CoO. Alaska Music Supply 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 655 Thomas Hardware Co. - PAINTS —— OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Main Street MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dairies, 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. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists FPhone 311 T ———