The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR D(uls Aluska Emplre President Vice-President - Managing Editor - Business Manager 1 as Second Class Matter. A by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for SL.50 per month; six months, $8.00; one year, $15.00 I, postac2 paid. at the following rates: 5.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; uve o e, $1.50. Subsc will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery | of t News Office, 602: Business Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS vy entitled to the use for credited to it or not other- lso the local news published NTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Beattle, Wash. AIR TRANSPORTATION Every so often we hear some protests from high t Juneau, as the capital of Alaska, does not atisfactory, reliable air transportation ot infrequently the official finger of criticism is Sometimes pointed at Pan American World Airways. it is said that we don't have the best airline service in the world because Pan American is a “monopoly” and is callously unconcerned with the transportation needs of the Territory. Recently a Pan American Clipper commanded by a veteran Alaska pilot was held up for more than 48 hours at Annette enroute from Seattle to Juneau. The flight could not be brought safely into Juneau because of ice on the field here. When the Clipper did come in, two days overdue, not because any miracle had transformed the au airport into a safe place for a modern, four- reraft to land. plane got in worked all night, on icy runw because airline and airport spreading 1200 pounds of Their laber melted enough That ys. ice ke flight operations barely possible within the d restrictions of Pan Am’s safety standards. »w of us will criticize Pan Am for delaying its 1gers rather than willfully subjecting them to dangers of landing under marginal conditions. But a longer runway, resurfaced in such a manner proper drainage will remove water or slush before yecomes dangerous ice might provide much of the to complaints that operations of safety-minded, iled airlines are not reliable enough to meet the f Juneau. G modernization. So is the Chamber of Com- So is the Civil Aeronautics Administration. So is Pan American and so is Pacific Northern. Thi. test example of “poor airline service” well oile air) merce uening is, working for needed Junean | {may inspire all of these ’\lORh F lll(:HTFUL i There is scientific basis for believing that the Id(‘ve]opmem of the hydrogen bomb was a logical con- sequence of the nuclear experimentation which created the original atom bomb. And, as a matter of fact, there is practical basis for the same supposition, since it is explained that no new plants will be needed for production of the latest weapon of destruction and that the cost of turnjng the bombs out will be rela- tively low. If these things are true, they are further indica- ;tion that President Truman made the only possible i practical choice in telling the Atomic Energy Com- mission to go ahead with the production of the “H- j bomb.” Through one means or another, Russia—the | ’only power in the world we need fear—already has mastered the technique of nuclear fission. From that instant, it developed into a mere matter of time be- fore the USSR could contrive a bomb embodying thermo-nuclear fission, or the awful process of heat production which takes place continuously in the sun and stars. The decision was taken, reluctantly, pending inter- national agreement on atomic energy control. It was first supposed that the A-bomb would be so terrible i to redouble their efforts toward obtaining an adequate airport for this city. i THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA FEBRUARY 20 9. MacKinnon, Jr. Keith Wildes John Harris, Jr. Edith M. Moore Don (Sparky) Sayre Martha Newbould Marian Jackson Don Parson e o o o THESE DAYS -=-BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY SPEND, SPEND, SPEND Figures by themselves are often | misleading. They need to be related to comparable data. Yet, it is as- tounding that from 1789 to 1933 (144 years), the Government of the United States spent $112,720,800,~ 000. Ther from 1934 to 1945, the | a weapon that civilized nations would get together and outlaw it. Then the A-bomb was devalued as a military asset, and this nation began stockpiling A- bombs, seeking security only in numbers. The H- bomb, theoretically capable of frying the inhabitants of an entire large city in a matter of seconds, poses { anew the question of when mankind will be so dis- mayed by the horror of the new weapons it will be! ready to call a halt. We think if we were dealing | with a trutly civilized government on the other side of the world, that time would be declared at hand now. But given the present set of world circumstances, we just simply don’t know. And dare not guess. : What Price Bravery ! (Ketchikan News) Bravery has no price! H One gets a thrill of pride at the self-s: ficing i actions of rescue crews for the ten survivors of the snow-shrouded, storm-swept Yukon mountain not far from Whitehorse. | It was nothing less than miraculous that only | | three of the crew were injured in the crash of the plane. After the wrecked plane was sighted began the At times the weather was 60 degrees Most of the time were adverse storm rescue work. below zero. conditions. An American doctor and Canadian para-troops took their lives in hand by parachuting near the scene of the wreck. Their pilot had to do most of the flying blind, seeking low altitudes for the jump. Meantime, also a ground crew with a weasel was started for the wreck. Then a helicopter was pressed into service. Every minute and every hour of that rescue work was frought with peril. But. all parties concerned | went at it as though it was part of their ordinary work. There is no price for such bravery and self- sacrifice. Every man engaged in that rescue work | should receive a commendation. More especially the | doctor and paratroops who volunteered for the danger- ous missipn. The Washingfon | Sriaood: Gemrmit Me"y_Go_Round | “Georgia Neese name,” remarked don Canfield of (Continued from Page One) it ks good on t S P oo of the United Sta ors who have held |greet you as the ble obligations to “Your predeces: had better! A, Julian) {appeared before the House Appro-, mates that it would cost only $5,- 1000,000 a year to make “multi-basic Clark is a pretty | screening” available to all the peo- | young Rep. Gor-{pje it state health authorities and New Jersey. “And e service groups like the Com- he paper currency imunm Chest and Red Cross helped ates. I am glad to IOUL new Treasurer. tee. ! Roosevelt Roosevelt era, which included a great war, the Government of the United States spent $375,804,100,~ 000. In a word, in 11 years, Franklin D. Roosevelt spent more than three times as much as was spent from | George Washington to Herherz Hoover, inclusive. From 1946 to 1951 (the new bud- get will run to June 30, 1951),{ Harry Truman, in five years, will| have spent $259,576,200,000. Com- paring Roosevelt and Truman, | in the peace years of his administration, from 1933 to 1941, spent $72,601,000,000. Truman | then has spent in five years three] and one half times as much as| Roosevelt spent in his peace years, | including * 1939, 1940 and 1941, a| seriod of preparation for war andi iid to Great Britain. This question | >f expenditures must be considered | from the standpoint of the survival | of our national economy. This must be said for Mr. Tru- man: Much of his expenditure is a result of a continuing war. Sev- anty percent of the 1950-1951 bud=- zet is to pay for past, present and future wars. When a business man | faces fixed charges, from which | he cannot retreat, he watches his | other expenditures closely to make sure that he can avert bankruptey. He might even try to do something about his fixed charges. Truman’s fault is not that he was caught in a bad situation, not | f his making, but that he has not‘ ione much to save the situation. | For instance, while no one would deprive a veteran of his just due, the vsterans themselves ought to oppose wasteful expenditures. For | while they are veterans, they are also citizens and taxpayers. As cit- | izens, they do not want their coun- try to go bankrupt; as Mxpa)c'&} they do not want the tax rates to be one cent higher than is absolut- ly essential. When Herbert Hoover's Commis- sion made proposals for increased efficiencies in the Veterans’ Ad-| ministration, some officers of Vet-| erans’ organizations protested and | used their great influence to smear; sor (The late W‘ welfare fund, they always indulged in a\ their indebtedness if they |little salty language,” continued| cpect to meet with them in|the New Jersey Republican "Whl]e] od faith.” we do not expect that of you, we Note—There may be a lot of |do hope that you will have one pet || ]§91—=0ver Half @ Cen! truth Lewis's allegation that)aversion that he had»—nnnv} to n and midwestern operators en waiting for George Love urgh Consolidation Coal to | do her be: times appeared to be the Note—When Mi an enormous public debt.’ Mrs, Clark replied that she would | to emulate tern for settlement. This: regarding this aversion. lo' Julian) rs. Clark was di- Oldest Bank in Alaska The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent tury of Banking—1950 SAVINGS © in the past vorced, her husband wanted her: —_ to take back her maiden name. Frankie Costello {But Mrs. Clark said she had used Scme of New York's high-pow- |the name for some years and didn't ered publicity experts have becni“'fl“t to change. He yielded grace- TR, Hollywood actor's recent :fully. So when the first greenback sttompt to have Frankie Costello|Was issued bearing her name, Mrs. deperted, Here is what this col-:Clark sent it her friendly ex-hus- | umnist said about Costello on July band with a notation: “Clark isn't COMMEBCIAL Imost three years ago. @ bad name to have on Uncle| pin of American gamb- | Sam’s currency.” ! 1¢ once the biggest liquor racket- | e cer in the country, Frank Costello, GOP Medicine c be deported from the United| Mass screenings for tuberculosis States if one really wanted tofin various cities have been so well get_tough about it > received that the Government hopes : kie Costello migrated here| (o make voluntary health tests av- ACROSS 4L Inbati from Italy arcund 1895 and became | ailable on a nation-wide basis soon. | }: ECEsesses & R arnish a na All:/"d citizen in 1925. At|Instead of being limited to TBl, 8. Cluster The, méon the time Costello took the cath of |alone, however, the proposed physi- ! 15 BiStotared " 3. Brighi biue « citizenship, however, he glossed|cal exams would cover a wide range : over certain things which, if dis-)of diseases Tethargy covered in the record of any other| The plan is to reach thousands Rt less 1 rful person, would cause|of victims who for some reason 'JfJ coifures him to lose his citizenship and be|are not getting medical treatment ported. i —p: alarly sufferers in early, or “For instance, Costello did not tell | incipient, stages who are. relatively L’fflwfifi tamitly when he took the |easy to cure 2 City in Texas that he had pre-| After a complete physical check- “hene'e rm in jail forfup, a person requiring medical at- raled weapon. tention would be referred to his impbrtant, a mnew| g doctor. Federal grants-in citizer 2 I_,'mtrd States takes|-aid to the states would be provided | to upheld the laws and|fer those unable to pay for treat- ion of the United States.|ment, under a plan being worked t the very moment Frankie|out by the U. S. Public Health | Costello was taking his solem: Service as an American citizen, he was al The proposed program would not engaged in the largest scale viol {lw compulsory, and, in the opinion tion of the Volstcnd Act and the|of Republicans, not “socialistic.” In 18th Amendment in the history (»1‘»““_ the man who will car the I bition. ball in Congrass a rock-ribbed | “The 18th Amendment at that|Republican, Rep. Frank Keefe of | a very definite part of the | Wisconsin. | ion. And while Costello| Also, the program has been given ing up his right hand and|a trial run in Richmond, Va., with | swearing to uphold the|the cooperation of state health | Constitution, he was also en officials and has met with favor- in violating it. able response. Between 400 and 500 | | persons a day have passed through ime On Your § Bill Richmond Clinic. Another “pi- ynamic Georgia Neese Clark, lot” clinic is being set up in Indian- “reasurer of the United States,|apolis and a third will be located fo-ed her first closed-door grilling in Atlanta, Ga. f2:m a group of m when she| GOP Congressman Keefe wu-‘ i Solution of Saturday's Puzzle 3. 4 Glisten While 5. Watering device 6. Wood used for masts 1. Pen 8. Sum . City in New York state . In place of . Golf \mound . Spirited horse | Land measure . Church sitting . Decline . Article of belief . Obliterate §. Holds back 27. Instigate . Keep cternally after . Canters . Gut of the DOWN Fastener by Opposite ot aweather D Connect . Run out . And: hmch . Tailless leapin amphibian . Snowshoe Set fire to . Smallest even number . Cereal grass . Current fashiom . Bone Herbert Hoover. Instead, should have joined his effort, be- cause then they would be serving their members as veterans, citizens and taxpayers. Instead, they chose to serve public officials who hate to be deprived of a single expendi- ture. The President has not made this clear to the public. President Truman is making the same mistake politically that the Republicans did in 1932. At that time, it might be recalled ,the coun- try had grown very weary of pro- suffering from the shock of the first years of the depression. Yet, there were some Republi- cans who believed that they could squeeze one more election out of prohibition. All who advised that a change had come over the coun- try and that the vote would go the other way, were scoffed at. The Anti-saloon League still had a voice in Republican councils, 1f is often forgotten by many today, but Franklin D. Roosevelt in hibition. The feeling was very gen- | 1932 ran on an economy and beer eral that the bootleggers and the|program. He promised to cut Gov- prohibition agents had to go. Iniernment expenditures and to end 20 YEARS AGO 7 FEBRUARY 20, 1930 from THE EMPIRE Wwith the finding of the body of Col. Carl Ben Eielson near his wrecked plane, about 90 miles from North Cape, Siberia, the last and tragic chapter was written on the flight of Eielson and his mechanic, Earl Borland. They had crashed sometime during November 9, the day they left Teller, Alaska, on a second trip to the frozen-in schooner Nanuk, for passengers and furs. Pilot Joe Crosson sent the radiogram from the Nanuk announcing that Colonel Eielson’s body was found, adding that Eielson had undoubtedly been killed instantly in the crash. An eight-pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Harris. Ac- cording to The Empire, the father, a well-known painter, was looking for extra jobs in his line as that made four boys and four girls to look after. At a gala birthday party the evening before, ten persons joined in celebrating the sixty-fourth birthday of Mr. August Aalto at the dinner {given by his daughter, Mrs. Edward Bach of Douglas. Henry Stragier and family, recently returned from Chichagof, had re-established their residence and were located in one of the Riesser cottages on E Street in Douglas. Mike Pusich, one of the leading merchants and grocers of Douglas for a number of years, was moving his dry goods department to Juneau. His store was to be in the building formerly occupied by the Commodore Pool Hall on Front Street. The motorship Margnita arrived from Skagway and way ports with Merritt and Israel Greenberg, from Haines. Clarence Dunn, former Juneau High School student, was listed on the honor roll of the University of Washington, where he was a sopho- more. William Biggs, timekeeper at the Hirst-Chichagof mine arrived to spend a short vacation with friends and relatives. Weather: High, 37; low, 29; cloudy. oty e ; Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have affected a change Say, in my business.” AFFECT to influence. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Table d’hote. Pronounce ta-ble-dot, A as in ASK, E as in HER unstressed, O as in NO, accent both the first and last syllables. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Council (an assembly); vice); SEL. SYNONYMS: Artificial, fictitious, counterfeit, spurious, false. 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: FORTITUDE; patient and constant courage in meeting danger or adver- | | sity. “In adversity and difficulties arm yourself with firmness and foritude.”—From the Latin. MODERN ETIQUETTE $tserrs e | Q. When a sudden death occurs in a family after wedding invita- tions have been mailed, should the wedding be postponed? A. Not necessarily. However, the plans should be changed. Recall all invitations excepting those of the two immediate families, and have the wedding as quiet as possible. Q. If a man and a woman are dining together in a restaurant and the tea is served in a pot, who pours it? A. If the waiter does not pour for them, then the woman should attend to this rite. Q. If a woman is standing directly in a man’s way, must he tip his hat when he asks her permission to pass? A. Yes, as she steps aside he should tip his hat and thank her. 1. What organ controls the sense of balance in the body? 2. Who was the only Vice-President of the U. S. to resign? 3. Which of the metals is the most expensive? 4. Disregarding outlying possessions, which country has the largest population? 5. What animal makes the longest leaps? ANSWERS: 1. The inner ear, or labyrinth. 2. John C. Calhoun who resigned as Vice-President in 1832. 3. Radium. . 4. China. 5. The antelope, which can leap 10 to 12 feet high and 30 to 36 feet in length. MILDRED HARSHBURGER as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY AEASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKE’E‘S to see: "M. Blani!'mgs Builds His Dream House” 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! “I have EFFECTED a change in my business, ' Ibut was not AFFECTED by the market.” EFFECT means to accomplish, CIL. Counsel (ad- | these passengers for Juneau: James Draper from Skagway, and W. H.| McGrath | | i | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1950 Lhey!addltion the American people were |prohibition. He started to keep his promise regarding economy but was only too soon involved in New Deal expenditures; he kept his promise concerning the abolition of pro- hibition. Mr. Truman faces the growing anger of the American people over wasteful, inefficient and even cor- | ruptive expenditures. Farmers are beginning to question the worth of subsidies. The wiser veterans are not a little ashamed at some of the so-called educational ex- penditures of the Veterns' Adminis- tration. Great questions are being asked about the use of RFC money to finance incompetently managed businesses. Questions are being ask- ed about financing Swiss watches to kill American watch-making;{ about financing Czech, British and Japanese crockery to kill off Am-: erican-made crockery. It is beginning to pile up into a mighty protest, into an overall inquiry as to what is happening to our money. Mr, Truman would! io well to put his ear to the ground. Weather af Alaska Poins Weather conditions snd 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 Annette Barrow Bethel Cordova Dawson Edmonton Fairbanks Haines Havre Juneau Kodiak Kotzezbue 9—Cloudy 33—Snow -14—Clear -3—Clear 25—Cloudy -21—Clear 0—Clear , -29—Clear 23—Snow 7—Clear 30—Snow 17—Cloudy -15—Clear -29—Cleax Nome Northway Petersburg Portland Prince George Seattle Sitka ‘Whitehorse Yakutat Phone 103 139 Bo. Franklin P. O. Box 2506 —_—) “l Widest Selection of LIQUORS | FPHONE 399 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGF STEVENS® LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carier Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Casler’s Men's Wear —Clear | -32 Clear ioir: 25—TFOR ] i H 41—Cloudy ri . 33—Cloudy 37—Rain itka ... 33—Cloudy i . 3—Cloudy | Yakutat . 30—Snow How about that new Home. Gla- cier Construction Co., will be glad to give you a price on it. Ph. 357 1429-6t —adv. I ]’_‘—— Ty T Brownie's Liquor Store BOTANY "500" CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Complete Outfitter for Men B. W. COWLING COMPANY Dodge—Plymouth—Chrysler DeSoto—Dodge Trucks SHAFFER'S SANITARY MEAT FOR BETTER MEATS 13—PHONES—49 Pree Delivery MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 1& SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. Carson A. Lawrence, ‘Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. SRS €D B.P.0.ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers wel- come. F. DEWEY BAKER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Becretary. Moose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor—JO] LADELY Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 117 Main St. Phone 772 l!!xh Quality Cabinet Work me, Office or Store ""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 Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by J. B. Burford & Co. “QOur Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfied Customers” 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 bty name Juneau Datries, 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 LEVIS OVERALLS for Boys “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Phone 311 l