The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 29, 1949, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY | Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks MELEN TROY MONSEN - DOROTHY TROY LINGO ELMER A. FRIEND = ALFRED ZENGER President Vice-President Managing Editor B iness Manager Entered tn the Post Office in Juneau s Second Class Matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivere¢ by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.50 per month, six months, $8.00; one year, §15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50 ie month, in advance, $1.50 Subscribers will ccafer a e Business Office of any ‘heir papers. Telepliones vor if they will promptly notify ure or irregularity in the delivers News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Pross is exclusively entitled to the use for cvablication of all news disuatches credited to it or noy other. vise credited in this paper and also the local news publishec terein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 141) irth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. CALENDAR CALCULATION This is likely to prove as futile a campaign as| the one to disabuse people of the notion that Mark | Twain said “Everybody talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Still it's a battle that must be fought, so let's get on with it. | All right, then—the midnight of New Year's Eve| that's just ahead will NOT—repeat NOT—mark the midpoint of the 20th century. The year 1950 will | NOT be the start of the second half of this hundred years. Obviously everything would be tidier if the cal- endar worked the way most people assume it does. After all 1950 is an impressively round number; it just looks as if it ought to be an important mile- stone. But the cold facts of time’s recording won't permit of it. You see, the first century A. D. didnt start with the Year 0. It started with the Year 1. One hundred years later the second century began, and it began with the Year 101. NOT 100. The 200th century, consequently, didn’t begin Jan 1, 1900, though a lot of people stubbornly persisted in thinking it did. (John O’Hara in “A Rage to Live” has a start-of the- The HWashinglon ¥.erry-Go-Round 8y DREW PEARSON Ickes claimed th ‘the forests whicl lands. the Forest Servic der Agriculture, there. It did. Continued from Page One) tions, worked out an agreement with the Turkish Government to tuild and operate a hotel for Tur- key. The hotel was to be financed with an export-import bank loan at 4 percent. Just about this time, howeves and ECA expert came to Tur- key from Paris and recommended that the hotel be built not by American businessmen but by the Swiss or Belgians. (The ECA expert once operated an American 1 press Company office in Switzer- j inet, he in turn, land where he clashed with Panjaside American Airways). Furlhermurh,lul)Jl‘UllOH to two he recommended that ECA money [ his official famil; be advanced to the Swiss or Bel-! Not only beca gians to build the hotel. friendship, but Since ECA money would draw |broad-guaged only 2 percent interest, naturally it looked a lot better to the Tur-|at each other ov kish government than export-im- | vice. Nevertheless, port bank money at 4 percent. So jthem have alread:; now the deal is up in the faces. That is the way some EC/ called experts are undercutti~g £m- erican busiuess. @ of Agriculture, man, terior, face the si Both are old fri the same town, each other up ernment a Agriculture. And I 50- Backstage W Charming Johnr Friendship Train of Toys _ where he fits in The American Legion's friend- ship train of toys to the kids or'p“m,v Pan Americ Europe is really beginning to roll.|g,iher pig corporations. In the con- If the Veterans aren't oareful, fidential, quiet of they’ll get so may toys that Phila-t girectors' In fact, John wrought up that toys are to be shipped by CARE, wil be swamped. Not only the Legion but all sorts of people all over the country are remembering that, while food is better in Europe, toys are scarce, and that it's Europe's children of { today who are either our friends or the soldiers of tomorrow. In Virginia, for instance, dy- namic Governor William Tuck has issued a proclamation urging Vir- ginians to get behind the train of to] “This program,” said the Governor, “is designed to bring happiness to children, is also plant- ing seeds of faith, trust, and good will in the fertile young minds of Europe’s childr The Ministeri Richmond wrote mon had stated TWA, through th rector. Just Bankers why Han Trust t to understand. So it, and so far he i { Premier the American Association oflon how to letter to all! Ginliano, the Ita Protest preach ng them ! gy o ic to explain the toy program ol ang hijs Christmas Sunday, while the Cath- | peajjan olic Bishop of Richmond and the pundreds Rabbis of the c have done the As a result the same. Richmond's police stations gttacking the gov and firehouses are serving as col- jno to stop him lection depots for toys. En a banaits policemen Two Boys From Denver Two boys from Denver, Colo, now in the Cabinet, face one of the oldest and most vigorous feuds in the Government. It's over who is to control the Forest . Service—the Agriculture De- partment or the Interior Depart- ment. All -during the Roosevell Administration, this battle was fought back and forth between Secretary of the Interior Ickes and BSecretary of Agriculture Wallace It was the chief reason for the| on Guerrilla tached and the Italian sent DECEM! Low tide High tide Low tide High tide ! realistic. {bad blood between them. ! terior Department the National Parks and the Pub-) lic Lands, it should also control, But Wallace claimed Now Charley Brannan, Secretary new Secretary the ladder of gov- Chapman helped Brannan get his I first job as Assistant Secretary of Ex- |nan beat Chapman into the Cab- if the President because both men, Brannan aren’t likely to get peeved er the Forest Ser- the nicest misfits to serve under the ’Nz-w Deal, is now on Wall Street rector of the Bankers Trust Com- meeting delphia’s Pier 38, from which the !¢y reqtened to resign. apology from Ralph Damon, Presi- dent of Trans World Airlines. Da- tried to exert financial pressure on on behalf of Pan American ways, of which Hanes is also a di- ogy out of TWA's Damon is hard | Italy’s Al Capone De Gasperi track terrorizing Sicily. of wealthy Two American Army officers who | have been advising the Greek army | warfare polic TIDE TABLTYT 3:52 am., 10:14 am., 146 ft. 5:02 p.m. 11:28 pm., 122 ft. ® e 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 new-century party on Dec. 31, 1899, for shame!) And | no matter what you may hear to the contrary, the second half of the century won’t begin until Jan. 1, 1951. Hope it doesn’t spoil the whole 12 months for you. Lobbyists, 3 to 1 (St. Louis Star-Times) The special House committee investigating Wash- ington lobbies has been told that there are three times as many lobbyists as there are members of | The figures, of course, are not surprising. They are available as a result of the 1347 act requiring Congress. all lobbyists to register. More important than numbers in this lobbying business is method. If there is to be any eyebrow lift- ing over the report of the Legislative Reference Serv- ice to the special committee, it should be over the imounts of money involved. During the first six months of 1948, the report said, more than $3,500,000 was spent on lobbying. Nine groups of organizations had lobbying expenditures exceeding $100,000 in that period. The report cites among the lobbies those seeking tariff changes; the natural re- sources lobby “in its various forms”; the real estate lobby, fighting public housing; the wirlines lobby; the agricultural lobby; and thosé representing the dairy interests and the oleomargarine ‘manufacturers. To say that any of these groups has no right to send paid representatives to Washington is to be un- As bad as lobbyists may seem in particular lobbying in general is necessary if the “especially active” situations, | wishes and interests of the people are to be properly presented. Are the lobbyists putting undue pressure on our lawmakers? Are the ones with the biggest expense accounts getting a better hearing than those without the resources to stage cocktail parties and take Con- gressmen on weekend cruises? Obviously the 1947 registration act has not dis- couraged the presence of lobbyists. Has it prevented unreasonable and unfair pressures on legislation? The question may be hard to answer. But the very fact that a committee is looking for it means something. It reflects the kind of vigilance that is necessary if the general welfare is not to be subverted to the special interests. And Plenty of Bridges (Seattle Times) Hawaii's Governor Stainback has been visiting in Portland and has given Portlanders a new idea about the island Territory over which he presides. The Portland Oregonian says “Hawaii . . . might be de- seribed as a group of islands entirely surrounded by longshoremen.” With reference to tobacco and gasoline, nearly everybody in this country has money to burn. OF SKAGWAY, DIES had control SKAG 4laska, Dec. (Special to Alaska Daily Empire) Funeral services were held Friday afternoon, December at the Prescyterian Church for Mrs. Mar- garet MacDonald Rogers, wife of Minor Ellsworth Rogers of Skag- way. Mrs. Rogers passed away Wed- nesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the White Pass Hospital where she had been ill for seven months. The Rev. John Dodge conducted the services with Mrs. G. Budd and Mrs. M. Steffen singing, “Some Time, Some Where.” They were ac- companied on the organ by Mrs. W. Stevenson. William Dewar, Max h are on those that e, for years un-| should remain nd Oscar Chap- of the In- ame tug of war. ends, both from and both helped ater when Bran- offered to step had any in THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ° . e! (3 December 29 W. L. Grisham Charlotte Soule Elmer Jacobsen Carol Ruotsala Ellen Ayres Mrs. Angus Bowen Ethel Gregory Mrs. Carol Keyes e 0 o ® o 9 o o | Steffen, Guy Sipprell, Vic Sparks, | A. E. Tunley and T. Wilhelm were | pallcearers. Burial was in the Skag- | way Cemetery. | Margaret MacDonald Rogers was | born at Port Morien, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, February 20, 1861 While she was visiting relatives at Lexington, Mas: she met Mr. | Rogers. They were married Marceh | 19, 1895, at Hingham, Ma at the| home of one of Mrs. Rogers’ sisters, Mrs. Matthews Huntley. They went | to Salem, Mass., where they made | their first home. Becoming inte- rested in reports of the west coast | they decided to go to Port Town- !fiend, Wash., but, on the way they {met a couple who persuaded them to go to Victoria where they spem‘ some months. When they heard all the glowing accounts of the Gold | Rush they decided to join the en- thusiastic crowds and came north on the City of Seattle, landing in | Skagway, December 18, 1897. (An interesting note, their fares from Victoria to Skagway were $5 a piece.) In less than a week after they ar-| rived Mr. Rogers purchased the lot where their home now stands,| pitched a tent, and moved in. From | 1899 until 1908 (when their children | had to be in school) { they spent | the months from early April until} late October on the creeks mining | in the Atlin country. When they came to Skagway to stay the year| round, Mr. Rogers took employment in the carpenter shop of the White | Pass and Yukon Railroad where 20 YEARS AGO I EMPIRE DECEMBER 29, 1929 The annual Christmas fund collection for pioneers in the Sitka Home, totalling $1,616.91, was distributed Christmas morning equally to all pioneers by Superintendent Theodore Kettelson. W. D. Gross, chair- man, itemized: the contributions, which cameé from all parts of Alaska, and the published list of Juneau donors named every business house and numerous individuals. ohnson had 20 youngsters as guests at In Douglas, little Jennie Ji the event. her birthday party at home to celebrate r two tables of bridge in her Doug- a Gallwas and Miss Dorothy Fay. The engagement of Miss Ruth Krugness to Mr. Edwin J. Blake was announced at a taffy pull in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J A. Krugness. Guests were Belva williams, Eva and Bessie Yurman Evelyn Judson, Venetia Pugh, James McNaughton, Curtis Shattuck Dewey Baker, James Barragar, Doc” Hollmann and John Krugness. Mrs. Helmi Bach entertained fo las home, prizes going to Miss Albert A son was born December 28 to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Moody in the family home at Thane. n home for Christmas vacation were honored at a bridge party given by Mrs. Charles Sey. Honor guests were Misses Lucille Fox, Alberta Gallwas and Impi Aalto. Prizes went tc M Aalto and Miss Lucille Pepoon. The same group was honored that evening when Mr. and Mrs. Arne Shudshift had guests for five tables of bridge. Miss Lily Kronquist and Rangnar Kronquist won the prizes Three young Douglas wome Mrs. J. Osborn, who had visited relatives in Wrangell over Christmas returned on the Northwestern. Entering St. Ann’s Hospital were Mrs. J. Wakeman, Andrew Pena- men of Tee Harbor, Andrew Delgarde of the Juneau Dairy and Mrs Mike Pusich of Douglas. “In a game that offered much merriment to the basketball fant because of lack of team work by both sides,” the Juneau High School Alumni quintet mopped up on the Unalga five 26-12 in the school gym- nasium. The scrap was fast and furious, but the Unalga boys “never displayed enough stuff to give the Has-Beens much of a scare.” Play- ing for Alumni were Lowe, J. Orme, Jensen, Sturrock and Livingstone with substitutions by F. Orme and Killewich. Officials were Allen referee; Raven, timer, and Shattuck, scorer. Station KFUI, Juneau, operated by the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, had made satisfactory tests and was ready to broad- cast, according to O. E. Schombel. he worked until his retirement. | theiz | In 1916 they transierred church membership by letter to the | Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Rogers was one of the early mem:ers ol the Ladies’ Church Auxiliary zmd: was always a very active and en-| thusiastic member, | In 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Rogers cel {brated their Golden Wedding ann versary by holding open house, to ; their many friends. Mrs. Rogers is survived by her . husband, two children, Mrs. J. R. . MacMillan of Ketchikan, and Emer- {son Albert Rogers of Keyport,| ! Wash., both of whom flew to Skag- way to attend her funeral, and three grandchildren, Mrs. Rodn¢ | Cool of Long Island, N.¥.; Ian | MacMillian and Donald Angus Mac- increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. PERPETUATE; to give an enduring character or existence to. “'Tis not your posterity, but your atcions, that will perpetuate your memory.” Proverb. Weather: High, 37; low, 35; clear. Daily Lessons i nEnglish . 1. corvon | WORDS OFTEN MISUED: INQUIRE, INQUIRY, and INQUIRER |are preferred to ENQUIRE, ENQUIRY, and ENQUIRER. However, EN- CLOSE and ENCLOSURE are preferred to INCLOSE and INCLOSURE. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Handsome. Pronounce han-sum; the D is silent. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Committee; two Ms, two T', and two E's. SYNONYMS: Obljvious, forgetful, unmindful. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us Today’s word: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1949 Scoufs of Fairbanks Get Winter Training FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 29—(® —Boy Scouts in a holiday camp at Big Delta tried out skis and tracked buffalo yesterday in a tem- perature 45 degrees below zero. The Scouts are experiencing a six-day training program at the U.S. Army Arctic Training Center They live in the camp’s huts ana eat regular Army fare. The older Explorer Scouts bi- vouaced last night near Donnelly Dome, @ prominence in Tanane Valley, trying their hands at real Arctic outdoor living. With them | were Army Arctic experts. The party used the newest in Arctic Zlothing and equipment, including heated tents. The scouts are learning to use he compass to find their way on trails through the spruce woods ind, with the Army, sampling Arctic warfare. Russell Apple, Boy Scout field executive, is directing the encampment. DODSERS GOING T0 LOOK FOR HIT MEN ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Dec. 29— M—Rex Bowen, Brooklyn Dodzer scout, told the Lions club here the Jodgers were beaten in the Worlc Jeries hecause “we are scouting for unners and throwers itters.” Bowen, who comes from Bridge- ton, N.J., said he is pretty sure the jodgers will win the pennant in 950, Lut “it’s a bitter pill to swal- ow to win the pennant and ther )se the series.” He said the St. Louis Cardinal are the only one in the National cague that have hitters and th ‘only team in our league that seem ible to win a World Series.” Bowen said he was so upset about | nis that he would rather see the Jodgers finish second than win he pennant and blow the series HOSPITAL NOTES Wwilliam Morgan, Mrs. Ted Smith and William Smith were admitted o the Government Hospital yes- erday. Edwin Heisel, Mrs. George Oclary ind Bonnie Wheeler were dismissed | from St. Ann’s yesterday. Brownie's Liquor Store Phone 103 139 So. Franklin P. O. Box 2596 ‘ i { Millan of Ketchikan. PIONEERS -~ TENTION | Regular meeting snd Christmas | party Friday Dec. 30, 8 p.m. Bring gifts for exchange.—adv. 87-3t f | SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S.| Denver men bty i use of old are and this | Chapman ACROSS 1. Ornamental lower part of a wall . Excited with anticipation . Limb Wite of Geraint Russian river By way of . Bugalo . Digpaiched to the wrong place . Timorous Units of work Palm leaf . Korbid 5. Deed 26. Departed the boys und y started making Perform Supply Long narrative poem Poor Novel . Goddess of dawn . Small barracuds 6. Soup dish . Actors 50. Bore 5. Roman bronze ith bankers ny Hanes, one of better as a di- can Airways, and g‘ca 2|c|4 k3 o> T I\ | MODERN Tl | respect. QUEITE Roperra LEe Q. If the men in a wedding party are to wear formal morning attire, is it necessary that they wear gloves? B A. Only if the wedding is very large and very formal in every In this case, the men wear the left glove and carry the right- hand glove in the left hand, not wearing this glove at all. And they don’t have to wear the gloves at the reception. Q. At a dinner dance, is it necessary for a man to rise when his partner leaves the table to dance with another man? A. Yes; and he should also rise when she returns to the table. Q. Does a letter of condolence have to be lengthy? A. No. A brief, but sincere, note is always in the best taste. DEIRIED o[m[r[-> Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle DOWN . Social bud . Tropical bird 3. Remote 61. Rodent 68 Extinct bird 9. Old a Bankers Trust recently, he I got so terribly | he demanded an . Smell . Article 6. Sign of the zodiac 1 poet . Roman Aeriform fluld that Hanes had e Bankers Trust, Air- the apol- expected get an es 0 far he hasn’t got | hasn’t resigned. | asked for advice | down Salvatore has b Wing International . Box 5. Entreaty Set of three Silkworm Olden times Recline Boy . Not any | they I | LOOK and LEARN ¥ o compon & At what age do men and women stop growing? How many parts are there in a wrist watch? ‘What is the most popular gambling card game in the U. S.? Who was the original “Waltz King"? ‘What Biblical character-was fed by the ravens? ANSWERS: . At the age of about 20 or 21, although some persons grow until are about 23 to 24. More than 125 parts. Poker. Johann Strauss IT (1825-99). Elijah. ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petershurg and Wrangell With conn.ections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg Convenient afternoon departures, at 1:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 Robin Hood Giuliano have killed 100 and kidnd>ed landowners. Communists are | ernment for fail- | | lian n The IB. 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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 Skyway Luggage BOTANY 500" CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING c.mplmommrmm B. W. COWLING COMPANY anifl DeSoto—Dodge Trucks _——'——_—-_— SHAFFER'S FOR BETTEE MEATS MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 14 SECOND and FOURTH onday 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 773 High Quality Cabinet Werk for Home, Office or Store N | Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JOHN LADELY Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianes—Musical ¥nstruments 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 556 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by \ J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Main Btreet 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 Phone 311 3 ONES—49 iy e ]