The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 18, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Publishied every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINT! Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska - President Vice-President Managing Editor EELEN TROY ' MONSEN - . “ DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - ELMER A FRIEND - it SR e ALFRED ZENGER - - - - Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Cla SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month; | six months, $8.90; one year, §15.00 By mall, postage paid, at the following rates: One year, in advance $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; sne month, in advance, $1.50. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivers of their papers. Telephones: Matter. News Office, 602; Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS M. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for blicatior. of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- <z ‘flredxled in, this paper and also the local news published rein. L % 5 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Aiaska Newspapers, 1411 fourth Avenge Bldg, Seattle, Wash. CRISIS IN KOREA i ! | COMPANY i 2 i business Manager . that there would be swift United States and United | Nations action, [ Now that each side has learned something about the character and potential of the other, it is inevit- able that there should be a frenzied Communist assault to force a decision before United Nations forces can be brought fully and finally to bear. It is likewise obvious that the small forces that we have com- mitted will strain their own endurance to the utmost, every hour. It is in the nature of the engagement that the strongest of the enemy’s weapons should have been best suited for the quick 8ttack and the quick de- cision. First of these was the weapon of deadly sur- prise, and it inflicted heavy casualties, particularly on the unprepared South Korean army. Second was the tank-led infantry column, skillfully handled, which proved its capacity for rapid exploitation of every de- fensive weak point. Third was infiltration, which was most effective in a. time of confusion and with- drawal before there could be a stabilized line. Against these weapons and tactics we have been obliged to put in a far inferior force, numerically, to hold what ground it could.as long as it could, while used the available strength of weapons of greater time range. Among these are strategic bombardment and blockade. There is no doubt that in the long run they will have proved to be devastatingly ef- fective, but they will require the long run. Finally, the mobilization of united world opinion and of the United Nations action in the military sphere is necessarily a slow process. It.is, indeed, amazing that the many nations have moved rapidly as they have done. But the dictator or the tryant always has this advantage of initial swiftness 1 iknuwing that substantial assisance is coming close: we Tover those who require the processes of deliberation It seems to be widely agreed that the most eritical point in ghe defense of Korea has already been reached or; will shortly be upon us. For five weeks we have béen trading space for time. The space’ is running ouf for us. The time is running out for our enemies. There js apparently full realization of this fact in the Communist camp, since what would umcr\\'l.\('! be held to be prohibitive losses are disregarded in the effort to moung an all-out attack. There is a strong elenent, of desparation fn thess tacties. 3 and consent. Nevertheless, that freedom of thought and action gives an element of long-range strength that is in no despot’s ars The time of crisis is upon us. There is every sign that it will be met with the utmost resolutiom, valor and selflessness by our men under arms. ip About Removals .. 4 (Ketchikan “News) Speculatipn continues about ‘ the "removal from Alaska of Don Foster, head of the Indian Bureau and Similariw thére js the element of grim desperation rA‘ssmn!:fi Secretary Warne of the Interior -Depart- In an announcement, such as General Walker's, that there can be no further yielding; the lines must be held. Our forces, still outnumbered more than four to one and still out-gunned on the ground, must hang on until this frightful disparity can be redressed. It seems evident now that there were miscalcula- tions in the beginning on both sides. All our early estimates of North Korean manpower have been sharp- ly revised upward. The estimate of the number and | effectiveness of the tanks that would be used has been long since discarded. The enemy has already committed fmore men than he was believed to have under arms. We have already knocked out more than twice as many tanks as were said to be in North Korea. 1Ifj in the beginning, we placed too much confidence in our ability through the air and naval arms to inferdict the enemy’s movements of men and supplies, that misappraisal has also been corrected. On the other side of the picture, the Communist estimate d reAl ant” potenbal Pesistarict®“as * A% badly out of line. It was doubtless this factor that was in the'mind of General MacArthur when he de- clared that; the enemy had already lost his opportunity for victory.. Knowing what we know now about North Korean military strength, it is easy to see how the Communists would conclude that they could, against the poorly armed South Koreans, overrun and master the entire peninsula in but a few days. They could ment. Governor Gruening when told that it was re- ported he had caused their removal refused to com- ment. However, the “dope” which comes to this office from several official sources is that these men were removed at the instance of Gruening, and that Gruen- ing is stronger than ever with Oscar Chapman, Sec- retary of the Interior. Here is the way the story goes: When Gruening first came to Alaska Foster played ball with him. But later Foster refused to allow the Indian Service to become a political football and :thre ‘two; parted company. « The saying that gue can be 99 per cent foi the ‘governor but if 1 pef gent ngainst him. he ‘i§’ outlawed politically, seems ‘to ‘have entéred -the picture. Even those opposed to the Indian Bureau methods admit that Don Foster always worked for what he thought was the best interests of the Indians regardless of outside interekts or pressure. Here is' one of the notes received by the News from a well known uughorii_v on Alaskan and political affairs: 5 “Don’t be too sure were rid of Warne, although I hope to Heaven we are.' I note, however, that he is the head of the Reclamation work, and they are getting a stronger foothold in Alaska every month, That is the outfit that dreamed up the aluminum project in Skagway. Watne was an enemy of Gruen- ing. So was Don Foster. Hugh Wade is one of Gruening’s closest supporters. What's the answer? It looks to me ‘as though Gruening is solid with Chapman, so look out for squalls.” not have made- this mistake if they had been assured The Washington Merry-Go--Ih_und his plan. mits frankly disclose its pur political committee, though he ad- “its title does He calls it the citizens|trated over a secret public-opinion poll he took the other day. It te- vealed that 30 per cent of Calif- ornia’s Democrats - think Jimmy’s opponent, Governor Warren, is a not | rpose.” Williams | uses the Remington Rand Com- pany, Room 1200, 314 Fourth Ave- nue, New York City as a head- quarters—though he is not now on Remington Rand’s payroll. In a private letter, dated May 13, Williams names ex-Senator Al bert Hawkes of New Jersey as the| leading money raiser. H “Senator Hawkes has agreed to reteon handle that (money raising) for Painstaking Plan us,” Williams writes. . “I am not 53 o going 1o initiate ~any new . pros- Spet forth Mis: so- | pects, “and’ bave turned over to ‘Continued from Page uUne) and Frederic Coudert of New York; also such southern stal- warts as Senators Harry Byrd of Virginia agd Dick Russell of Geor- gia, and Elchrat Governor-elect. James F. Byrnes of South Carol- ina. $ Williams Democrat. When asked about the poll, Roo- sevelt grinned: 5 “I don’t want to run a smear ampaign, but I'm determined to xpose Warren’s affiliation with the Republican party!” Impressive Handshake General William “Fishbait” Mil- great favorite with children, espec- ially those of his Sunday school class 'at the Fountain Memorial called “politigi: realignment” ‘plan in painslak%.ae'.afl in a series of “strictly igonfidéntial” = memos which are al ;gxpd T“Please dc not discussghoutside sympathetic circles.” v “Our plan fcr political realign- ment is a simple one,” he writes “It involves nothing more than a formal alliance between Repub- licans and southern Democrats in the Senate, in the House and in the electoral college.” Of the 64 senators in the Repub- lican-southern bloc, Williams cal- culates that three southerners and seven Republican serators would refuse to join the alliance. This would still leave a majority of 54 seats to 42. _In the House he ex- pects to losg;21 Republicans and 13 southerners,. giving the coalition control of the House by a 240-to- 195 margin Williams this new party, but without the neces- sity of any change of party names. This realignment is sible now. The rules of the Sen- ate and the rules of the House explains: “In effect. realignment would create a: legally pos- | speak of the majority and of the minority rather than of Demo- crats and Republicans; and mem- bers of Congress are elected under the election laws of the 48 states. | “Similarly,” he continues, “Pres-| idential electors are elected under | the "laws of the several stat The 1948 ‘secession’ of the Dem- ocratic parties in four southern states indicates the method and the possibilities of extending re- alignment into the election of the President.” “Front” Willlams has alreeCy formea a “front” orzanizaticn to carry c ' Organization | | nation | of Hawkes the )xmmes of the men he knows whem I've seen or cor- espond with on the subject.” In another letter, dated May 1,, Villlams also writes: “Two things ler, doorkeeper of the House, is a| | | Baptist Church in Washington. After each service Miller’ stands outside the church and shakes hands with the youngsters. One' AUGUST 18 Adolph Heirsch Mrs. M. E. Rennie Mrs. C. D. Beale Mrs. C. K. Tisdale Mrs. Emmett Anderson Bessie Visaya Grace Miller o o o o e0ceccccce little three-year-old girl, who had just attended her first Sunday | school, rushed home to tell her| father all about it. “Guess what, Daddy!” she ex- claimed. “I got to shake hands with God.” Wool Shortage The reason Hitler lost the battle »f Stalingrad was that Nazi troZps acked protective woolen clothing to continue the sub-zero siege. Many froze to death before the German retreat. However, this historic les- son has been lost on our own munitions ‘board, which has been aven more remiss in stockpiling wool for the war effort than in building reserves of vital mangan- As a result, we are desperately short of wool for uniforms, over- coats, socks, blankets, etc. to carry on a prolonged war. That is why the State Depart- ment today is trying frantically to make a sub-rosa deal, through the British government, for .the pur-| chase of the 1950 Australian wool crop before the international auc- tions late this month. The reason is to head off the Russians, who are preparing to outbid us in the Australian market by offering sky- high prices. Painful story behind all this is that the Quartermaster Corps and members of Congress have been pleading for more than a year with the munitions board to begin stock- piling wool. Col. Frank M. Stedman of the Quartermaster Corps, in a letter to the board last April 13, warned that “time is short” and that supplies of apparel wool were the lowest since 1940.” Again on July 25, a month after the Korean war start- ed, the Quartermasters reportedl that domestic wool stocks were “sufficient only to keep mills in operation until November 1, 1950,” adding: “All existing stocks are reported to be contracted for by clothing manufacturers, so that only a freeze order would make them available for military requirements.” Sen. Lester Hunt of Wyoming, chairman of an armed services sub- committee set up to investigate scarce materials, also has been un- able to prod the munitions brass hats into action—after repeated warnings. Though Hunt and his colleague, Joe O'Mahoney, represent the big- gest wool-producing state in the nation, they have unselfishly urged the munitions board to begin large- scale purchases in foreign markets. Note—one of those chiefly re- sponsible for the munitions board “wool” policy is Maj. Gen. Patrick W. Timberlake. ATTENTION TOURISTS Ride the Mailboat Yakobi for an intimate acquaintance with South- cast Alaska. Leaving every Wed- nesday—arrive in Juneau Saturday night. 18-tt Sewing machines fo remt at the | ‘White Sewing Machine Center from 20 YEARS AGO T's P:}fiPIRE? e —~ AUGUST ‘18, 1930 The Rev. B. R. Hubbard had scheduled an illustrated lecture at the | Palace Theatre on the wonders of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and Aniakchak and Veniaminof craters. While here, “the glacier priest” has made a trip to the head of Mendenhall Glacier. His companions were Fred K. Ordway, Alaska scenic photographer, and Robert E. Ellis, aviator. The party left Juneau at midnight and reached their objective after 15 hours of climbing, then crossed the glacier, traversed a side glacial tributary and recrossed Mendenhall before the descent. Completing his annual administrative work in connection with Alaska fisheries, Henry O'Malley, Fisheries Commissioner, left on the Brant, Capt. E. L. Hunter, for Ketchikan and Seattle. O'Malley ex-| pressed gratification at the status of Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries, except for a small area in the south district. He was to attend al hearing in Seattle on the Fraser River salmon before returning to his Washington, D. C., headquarters. Store improvements and stock additions had been made by J. B. Burford and Company at their store on Seward Street. The storeroom was extended 15 feet to provide needed space for the typewriter repair department. Miss Marie Henson, who had been visiting Douglas relatives for six weeks, left on the Alaska for her home at Port Angeles, Wash. A five-round special event to feature the annual Labor Day Smoker card had been signed up by the American Legion, it was announced by Kenneth Junge, matchmaker. Given the choice spot were Sammy Nelson, local schoolboy scrapper, and Bénny Wright, Angoon battler. Other bouts were slated for Soldier Olson and Joe Collier, headliners, and Jimmy Moore and Soldier Northcutt in the semi-final go. There would also be two preliminary matches. Weather: High, 52; low, 48; rain. & by ! } Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon | e e et} WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The tuner-ins enjoyed the radio program.” The correct pluarl is TUNERS-IN. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Admiralty. Principal accent is on first syllable, not the second as sometimes heard. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Phlegmatic; observe the PH. SYNONYMS: Galaxy, assemblage, array, bevy, cluster. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word eaci day, Today's word: INAPPLICABLE; unsuitable. (Accent second syllable). “Such sugges- tions are inapplicable to this emergency.” MODERN ETIQ'UETTE oBERTA LEE Q. Is it all right to write the invitations to a wedding by hand? A. This is perfectly all right, especially if the wedding is to be a small, informal one. But if the weddding is to be a large, formal one and the guest list quite large, then the engraved invitations are in order. Q. Is it correct to eat the olive or the cherry from the cocktail glass before or after drinking the contents of the glass? A. After drinking, if one wishes it at all. It really is not necessary to eat i} at all, unless desired. Q. When should one tip the porter on a train, at the beginning or at the end of a journey? A. The porter should receive his tip at the end of the journey. “oox and LEARN ¥ ¢ compon B e e P U 1. About how many islands are there in Bermuda? 2. Who was the first U. S. Chief Justice? 3. Of what is bronze an alloy? 4. What country of the Western Hemisphere is named for its geo- graphical location? 5. What animal runs the fastest? ANSWERS: 360 islands. John Jay. Tin and copper. Ecuador, because of its position on the Equator. The cheetah, or hunting leopard, of India. e o 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 . TIDE TAGLE . . AUGUST 18 e High tide 5:31 am, 142 ft. e Low tide 11:32 am., 21 ft. ® High tide 5:42 pm., 16.7 ft. i® eeccocee weed to be done to put the re- lisnment proposal in shape for resentation to a group for sub- tantial financial ‘support (about ;200,000 for a one-year budget).| farold E. Talbot has agreed to| urange that group meeting. The wo things are required by south- ern senate leaders. They are: 1) a rather detailed plan for the oint-nomination in 1952, and (2) 1 merging on paper of committee seniorities of Republicans and outhern Democrats.” ACROSS Wonder and . Suffering Humor . Withered Land measure gubmlmeter cr; ity in . Gone, by Indiana Count . Book of the . Complement of Bible a mortise . Body servant . Musical MakKe clear instrument . Topaz le hummingbird periods, Learning Ancient Greek Baking Congressional Reaction 5 stone marker compartment a sample of private Con e oF o8, Matal reaction, Williams re- Gone . Affectiomate letter from ' Senator Masculine . Money n{nld for name: use o Mundt, dated May 16, and ad- . Anclent viuuerw sssed “Dear Hartle" chalices Wild animal “I am still inclined to believe that the merger at the Congréls- ional level has too many prac- tical barriers to make it feasible at this junction and that the most . Not striet Loud noise . Bacchanals' abbr. Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 4. Part of an amphitheater . Negative prefix First Israelite kin . Body of military troops . Flat cap . Feminine name . Parcel of ground realistic approach is one which would handle this matter in thal Golit peg . Formerly electoral college,” the senator from | South Dakota suggested. i Note—Williams’ political thesis is! that the United States is now a of “mongrels” with most Vative metals . Wild plum . Lixclaim suddenly . Den . Slave . Animal's feet the “alien” elements concen- trated in the urhan North. His basis for realignment is a geo- graphic unification of “white, English-speaking stocks” to elect a . Leave out Of us Pace Kind of rubber Half: prefix . Went swiftly . Important “conservative President. For this post, Willlams _favors Senator Bricker or possibly Senator Byrd. Secret Poll Jimmy Rcosevelt, now runnihg for governor of California, is frus- oceurrence y Card game . Vase Half score There is no substitute for Newspaper Adverticing! MRS. CHARLES BLAND : as a paid-up subscriber 10 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: "SINGIN' SPURS" Federal Tux—1%c 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. 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Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS Weather af Alaska Poinlsl ‘Weather conditions and temper- ! atures at various Alaska points! also on the Paclific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, snd| released by the Weather Bureau| wre as follows: | Anchorage .. 46—Clear Annette Island 54—Partly Cloudy | Barrow . 47—Rain Bethel . 52—Partly Cloudy Cordova . ... 44—Fog Dawson 46—Partly Cloudy Edmonton 36—Partly Cloudy | Fairbanks . 49—Partly Cloudy Haines 56—Partly Cloudy Havre ... { 57—Cloudy Juneau . 44—Partly Cloudy Kodiak ... 52—Partly Cloutly KOtZebUe ..........cs.comis 55—Cloudy | McGrath . 46—Partly Cloudy Nome 55—Cloudy | Northway . 49—Fog Petersburg ... 46—Partly Cloudy | Portland ... 58—Clear Prince George 45—Fog | Seattle . 54—Fog Sitka ... ... p2—Clear Whitehorse 43—Clear Yakutat 42—Fog HUGHES FUNERAL T0 BE HELD TOMORROW Funeral services for Thomds Hughes, 55, longtime: Juneau resi- dent who died at St, Ann’s hospital Tuesday, will be held tomorrow. morning at 11 o'clock in the ¢hapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Rey. Samuel A.’McPhetres will conduct the serviees, and Mrs. Ronald Lister will sing a AR g Pall beafers will he.Bd Dyl}, Crl- vin Nelson, Pete: ‘Nordstrom, Art Sanford, Ronald Lister and Johm Morrison. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. . Mr. Hughes was born in England. | He is survived by his widow and one | in Los| | son, Thomas, who resides Angeles. Sewing machines for rent at the White Sewing Machine Center. VFE W Taku Post No. 5559 Meeting every Thursday in the C.L.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m. —————————————— et Brownie's Liquor Store Pheme 183 139 Be. Frankiia P. O. Box 2508 [Ere——— ] GEORGE BROS. Widest Selection of LIQUORS FHONE 339 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grooery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL - and STORAGE STEVENS® LADIES'—<MISSES" READY-TO-WEAR BewardStrest .- Noar Third. The Charles W. Carler . Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Bts. PHONE 136 BOTANY llm" CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES -STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing Cemplete Outfitter for Men e 0 R. W. 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