The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Pubnshed evers evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks EELEN TROY MONSEN TROY LINGO FRIEND - ALFRED ZENGER | the University of Washington eights began sweeping the Hudson and Ohio Rivegrs. The salmon derby, on the other hand, started and grew up here. Postal officials, grubbing among their anti-lot- regulations, growled that lotteries give away and so do the salmon derbies, so there must certain kinship. But the salmon derby con- President - tery Vice-President 2 Managing Editor Business Manager prizes, be a Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas six months, $8.9; one year, $15.00 By mall, postage paid, at the following Cme vear, in advance $15.00; six months, in #ne moth, in advarice, $1.50. Subscribers will confer the Busine of their papers Telephones favor if they News Office, 602; Business MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for repblicatior. of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited In this npaper and also the local mews published berein —_— e NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Aisska Newspapers, 1411 foarth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. v P ————————————— et , 1950 Thursday, August 31 IT’S LEG With all of the fuss and fury about matters of major importance, been signed by the President this' year of more per- gonal interest to people in Juneau than the measure ! which exelydes fishing contests from: lottery laws. That means that come another season, the news- Office of any fallure or irregularity in the delivery testant, who toils his way through preliminary rounds Tor $1.50 per months | to qualify for the final, has always known better nce, $7.50; will promptly notify Alaska Railroad Needed Now Office, 374. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Ten months have elapsed since Congress authorized the President to enter into neogtiations with the ('Anudl:\n government with a view to the construction a . railroad linking the Pacific Northwest States uxd British Columbia with Alaska. This was the culmination of a campaign which The Post-Intelligencer and the other Hearst news- papers had conducted for 10 years and it was regarded a major achievement by those who have studied “!l‘ subject and realize how essential such a railroad is from both a military and an economic standpoint Since the enactment of the measure, however, practically nothing has been accomplished Earlier this month it was reported that the Presi- dent was about to appoint a technical commission to be sent to Ottawa for preliminary discussion with Dominion officials—and that is all. ‘The Korean conflict and the general international situation cannot be used as a valid excuse for delaying the project. On the contrary, recent world developments make | He didn't get those fish in any numbers game! it all the more apparent that the railroad should be built at once. And it is gratifying to note that the President of the United States sees the matter the same way. in the Congress Alaska is of vital s! egic and economic import- few bijls havefance to the United Stat and would certainly be one of the first targets of attack in the event of war with Russia—situated us it is only 50 miles away from the Soviet Union at one point and directly astride the Great Circle air route to Soviet Asia. And ti is-generally recognized that Alaska could papers will be allowed to publicize the Golden North|not be successfully defended against a major enemy Salmon Derby with all of the ardor served by Territorial Sportsmen, Inc., dent Jack O'Connor. It was decided that “a discernible degree of, fors tuity atetnds” upon fishing, but “ski overwhelmingly predominates in a successful perform- ance.” desired and de-|unless it was connected by rail with the rest of the and their Presi- | United States. ‘The sea lapes are too vulnerable to submarine i and neither the airways nor the Alaska Military Highway could carry sufficient supplies for the num- ill of the angler |, " &% ops required to protect the Territory from invasion. It is manifest, therefore, that the preliminary Now we can start telling the world about the 1951 | negotiations should be pushed to a conclusion with Golden North Salmon Derby—Juneau’s ing event. And commenting on derbies, the Seattle Times recently that President Truman agrees that aren't lotteries. Postoffice Department interference fishing contests, marks a signal V! gressman Russell Mack of Grays Harbor, whose bill the President approved. The aslmon derby is perhaps the most notable | the same His signature on the bill, pruhlbmngr 's greatest sport- | the utmost dispatch and actual construction author- ized just as soon as it is humanly possible to do so. The railroad would be of great and lasting bene- [ fit to the country as a whole, as it would spur the (lm(‘lopmenr of Alaska as nothing else could do, but that isn’t why there is such an urgent need for speed. The railroad is necessary for the national security and we can't afford any further delay. thing, salmon editoriolly said | salmon dcrbles‘ with sponsored ictory for Con- To the average person almost any question is like the moon, in that he never sees but one side of it. contribution that the Pacific Northwest has made in | the wholesome field of outdoor sports. We're not for- | getting crew races, but other colleges had crews before Hollywood is a place where people marry in haste | and repeat at pleasure. The Washington Merry-Go-Round iContifiued from Page One) he heard of this. Unsmiling, hef turned to Louey Johnson in Cabinet meeting ‘and snapped: “And I don’t want any more trips by you or your generals to Congress re- garding & loan to Franco.” War The two public crackdowns were aimed directly at MacArthur, and indirectly at Johnson through his Secretary of the Navy. Actually, Secretary - Matthews is a sincere, idealistic, lovable person the top lay Catholic in the United States, and neither the State Department nor the White House wanted to hit him personally. However, the statement by a Cab- inet officer-in favor of a prevents jve war, it was decided, had to be disavowed publicly. For it played directly into the hands of Europ- ean propagandists, already partly successful-in ‘branding us a War-j mongers. Another reason for the crackdown was that General Orvil Anderson, commander of the Air War College, Generals Want senators, led by Brien McMahon' of Connecticut, have introduced a! resqlution callipg , for a disarm- ament conference to show the workd that we would reduce armament if Russia would do the same. While they have no great illusions matl Russia would reduce, they feel it important to keep nis peaceful goal before the world. Capital News Capsules Lecture in London—U. S. Am- bassador Douglas has bawled out the British for talking rearmament but doing nothing. Last week he told Foreign Minister Bevin in very plain english that the United States was shocked at failure to call Par- liament back into session. Thej ambassador also told Bevin. that Britain’s current plan for rearm- ament is completely inadequate; that whereas the United States is calling up thousands of men, Brit-! ain is merely marking time. Bevin's Last Conterence—British Foreign Minister Bevin-has cabled Secretary Acheson asking a full review of Anglo-American policies for the Far East when Bevin comes to New York next month. This will be Bevin's last major confer- ence as Foreign Minister of Great Britain, ‘Among ptfier things fie will try 4. pegs ‘the . United Basing- Point Row Again—Sen- ator Ed Johnson of Colorado and a_sub-committee are trying to over- rule a Supreme Court decision and a Presidential veto—in a most un- usual way. Both the court and the White House ruled emphatically against the Basing-Point System. But now, five senators, all violently pro-Basing-Point, are giving. a third-degree interrogation to the Federal Trade Commission, which must enforce the Basing-Point de- ision. ' Coaching the senators back- age is Willlam Simoxn, a regis- tered lobbyist for the Basing-Point business group. 'DUNN FAMILY OFF ON VACATION TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunn and daughter Lynne left yesterday for Haines where they will pick up their car to go on a.two-weeks va- cation trip. Dunn is manager of the Juneau Pan American Airways office. “John Doolin will be in charge during Dunn’s absence. The Dunns plan to drive over the Haines cut-off to the Alaska High- way and on to Whitehorse where they will visit Mrs. Dunn’s sister, Mrs. David Wilson, thend on to. see MikesNelan at-Marsh Lake Lodge where they plan to do some’ plain THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA AUGUST 31 Art Hedman Raymond Hegstad Eileen MacSpadden W. E. Feero Douglas Wahto Joe Petrie Ben A. Bellaurg Louise Ellen Folette Phil Johnson Korean War At a Glance (By Associated Press) Korean Warfronts: Tanks, planes and Naval shelling help U. N. forces stop 26,000 Reds driving on Pohang. Push held a mile and a half out- side city. American tanks reported rolling four miles north of Pohang. Red drive at Kigye stopped by South Koreans. Americans attack on Naktong River and southern fronts. Big guns open up on eight Red tanks moving eastward in Taegu sector. Tokyo: Allied intelligence says Pohang drive apparently signalled opening of supreme Red effort to break U, N. defenses. Break- through might have heralded gen- eral offensive by 150,000 Reds ring= ing 120-mile battle perimeter. Aus- tralian troops land en route to Korean battlefront. Air War: Fleet of 90 B-29s smash at tdrgets in North Korea, plaster Chinnampo, Pyongyang's port, with 600 tons of bombs, B-29's, light bombers and fighters hit bridges in Seoul area, report all spans knocked out. Fighters and fighter bombers smash hard at Reds in support of Americans and South Koreans on battlefront. Lake Success: Soviet Delegate Malik readies new propaganda blasts at U. S, in his last day as President of United Nations Sec- urity Council, 63 PASSENGERS FLOWNBY PAA ON WEDNESDAY TRIPS Pan American, World Airways brought 24 passengers to Juneau yesterday and took out 41. Ar- riving from Seattle were Walter Bendickson, Lee Booth, Anna Cald- well, Virginia and Judith Franklin, Robert Gregory, R. P. Hill, Frank Hines, R. Hannah, Evelyn Harris. A. R. Jones, John Moen, Elliott Neff, A. Owens, Roy Southworth, Lewis and Eleanor Starr, Billy Steele, Beryl, Dale and Dennis Schuman, J. Smith, Lydia Tilson, and Ed Watson. Bound for Annette were: K. Lill- inghart, R. A, Bird, Nels Lundi. For Ketchikan: N. F. Powers, Stanley Levine, Dow Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. K. Allen, Walter Sharpe and W. Aaron. Seattle-bound were: Virginia Shattuck, John French, Al Bonnett, Al and Betty Bello, George Lemp- ke, Mr, and Mrs. T. M. Brennan, Steve Johnson, Mrs. George Lead- better, Thomas Wese, Mr. and Mrs. Courtpay, Daisy Shepard,. Edna Bullard, Miss ' Norman, . Georgette Shearer, B. J. Lammers, Charles ® ecececccce Haayk, Bruce Erickson, E. D, Nord-‘ strun, George Fox, George Bennion Elmer Armstrong. Coming from Annette were: Roger Sherman, L, H. McElroy, T. Sage, ‘B, Moe, E. Tiarkes, and Joe Goding. o 20 YEARS AGO /e sxrrns | AUGUST 31, 1930 W. Nostrand, for several years connected with the Juneau-Young Hardware Company, was appointed Chief Clerk in the Territorial Audi- tor’s office, it was announced by Auditor Cash Cole. Nostrand was to fill the vacancy left by Leroy M. Sullivan, who was to be Assistant U. S. Attorney for the Third Division, with headquarters in Cordova. Mrs. J. Kendler had been hostess for afternoon and evening bridge parties, entertaining 30 guests in all. At the afternoon affair, Mrs. Ray Peterman and Mrs. Harry Douglas took 'honors at cards; Mrs. Martin Lynch and Mrs. K. Talmage were winners that evening. Mrs. Katherin Hooket of the Coffée’Shoppe had secured a booth at! the Southeast Alaska Fair afd planned to dispense sandwiches, pie, cake, doughnuts and"“ber ‘usual delicious cotfee.” The contract for, sgnstructing the new hospital annex to the local Government Haspital' and making. substantial improvements to the main building had been awarded to Alfred Dishaw and Son, wellknown 'local tors. Work was to start immediately after approval by Education ioner Dr. William John Cooper, according to Charles W. Hawkes- worth, chief of the Alaska Division of the U. S. Office of Education. | Other bidders had been E. Krause, Robert Semple and the Juneau Cabinet and Detail Millwork Company. contra Comi Judge V. A. Paine, wellknown local nttomey’, afrived from his fox ranch at Keku Island. He came on legal business and to attend the term of District Court which had been postponed because of a delay in Judge Justin Harding’s return from the States. low, 57; misting. ‘Weather: High, 63; Daily Lessons in English ' 3. 1. cornon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "‘Each of us had more than |- we could carry.” carry.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Manufactory. lables to-ry, O as in NO, and not tu-ry. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Tyrannize; two INs, and IZE. SYNONYMS: 'Childlike, childish, infantile, mtamine, puenle ‘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: OMINOUS; foreboding evil. (Pronounce the O as in ON, accent first syllable). “His words were followed by an ominous silence.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ¥oprrra ree || iy Q. Is it all right for the mother of the bride to give her away? A. Yes, this is done in some cases. Under such cirsumstances, the bride walks down the aisle alone, and at the proper point in the cere- ‘mony the mother steps forward and gives her away. Q. Is.it ever permissible for a man to walk on the inside of the pavement when accompanying a woman? ; A. Only if they are making their way through a rough, jostling crowd, apd the ‘'man can protect’ the woman better by keeping on the ingide. @« When is the proper time to hold a wedding rehearsal? A. The day or the evening preceding the wedding day. Say, Each of us had more than HE (or SHE) -could Pronounce last 'two syld lOOK and I.EARN :z!f‘c. GORDON . 1. When did the 2ist Amendment to_the . j qgn;mugon. ending prohibition, go into. effect? 2. What part of the Scandinavian Peninsuln does Sweden' “occupy? 3. Who ran for the U. S. Presidency while in jail? 4. In what country is the Portuguese language spoken by many more people than it is in Portugal? ‘What kind of pet cats grow to be the largest? ANSWERS: On December 5, 1933. The eastern. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate in 1920. Brazil. Angoras. Dr. George M. Ca!dwell Main and Front Streets Phone "47’14 THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1950 Wealher af Alaska Poinfs 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 are as foilows: Anchorage Annette Island Barrow Bethel .| Cordova | Dawson’,. 44—Rath Edmonton ........... 48-+Partly Cloudy Fairbankk | +.1.:+A1—Cloudy Haines .. 44 49—Cloudy Havre 51—-Partly Cloudy Juneau 451?,; Cloud; Kodiak |...- Lloudy Kotzebud . MeGrath Nome ... Northway Petersburg Portland Prince George . Seattle Sitka 3 Whitehorse Yakutat . 50—Cloudy 4 30—Drizzle 44-—Cloudy 46—Rain . 32—Partly Cloucy . 49—Clear 47—Partly Cloudy 36—Clear 39—Fog FROM CALIFORNIA Daisy Shepherd of Bakersfield, Calif, is a guest at the Baranof | Hotel. ' 'FROM LOS ANGELES Hiram J. Hams of Los Angeles i3 reg)st,ered at the Bmpt Hotel. ik FROM Mrs, sf-oppmgv the Gastineau. uml: ON Vlsl OR Bobby| R6bbins of, anbg is staying, at the Gugiqew Ho o‘-..-oo-ocl‘ TIDE TABLE SEPTEMBER 1 High tide 4:32 am.,, 14.7 ft. Low tide 10:33 am. 2.1 ft. High tide 4:38 p.m,, 16.0 ft. Low tide 11:09 p.m. 12 ft. ® 6 ¢ 0 00 0 0 0 0 V.E.W. Taku Post No. 5559 Meeting every Thursday in the C.I1.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m. SRR e Brownie's liduor Store Fheme 103 139 Be. Frankiin Widest Selection of PHONE 399 The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGP STEVENS® LADIES'—MISSES’ ' READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street ~ Near Third The Charles W. Carter 46—Partly Cloudy | eshdrt nl'ryas‘l.i MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 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, Secrstary. e ——— @® 3.p.0 £Lks Meeting €every second and fourth Wednesday at g8 pM. Visiting | brothers welcome. WALLIS 8 GEORGE, Exalted Rulu'. W.H BIGGS, Secretary. | r—— Huse Lodge No. 700 Meefinn Each Friday ARNOLD 1. FRANCIS Secretary—: WALTER R. HERMANSEN BLACKWELL'S CABINET SHOP 117 Main st. Phone T3 High Quality Cabinet Werk for Home, Office ur Stere "The Rexall Store Your Reliable Pharm..iste || ““BUTLERMA| DRU}G oolmo GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER ldeal Paint Store PFred W. Wenat s P i Card ngrago Ce. Wholesale 805 10th &¢. PHONE 216—-DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA ”\ The Alaskan He PHONE SINGLE 0O PAINTS — omps | Bullders’ s0d Sheit HARDWARE Remin, Typewri SOLD fi"-nvnm“.," J. B. Burford Co. “Our Doorstep 1s Woen by FORD AGENCY al-nus ~ cas "'on. Jllneau Motor Ce. Foot of Main Street | \ JUNEAU DAIRIE; DELICIOUS ICE CRESA,. babit—ask at Maxwell ‘Alr Base, Montgomery, ; States not to beconje embronvd with Ala., has been staging a series Of{ Chiang Kai-Shek and the Kuomin- Jectures in which a preventive war jtang any further. The reason: is urged openly. } Communist China and the Krumlmi One of the distinguished speak-,are making tragic headway in call- ers at the Air War College has{ing this a war between the yellow been Father Edmund Walsh ©0f|races and the white race. Bevin eorgetown University, a friend of | fears we'll lose out all over As: Secretary Matthews, who voiced al- | Warning Nehru—U. 8. Am most the same preventive war idea ldor Loy Henderson has warned| as Matthews. ‘leme Minister Nehru that he! Another earlier speaker at the|ghould call off his proposed trip to Air College was Brig. Gen. S. D.|Communist China. Peace-making | Grubes, former commander at Max- | efforts in Korea, our ambassador rwell, who, in an address before a|itold the Prime- Minister, should be' civilian group in Montgomery dur-|jeft to the United Nations. It ing the Berlin blockade, urged an|Nehru feels he wants to contribute, | ultimatum “to Russia that if the|Henderson said, he- should fly to blockade was not lifted in 36 howrs, | 1ake Success to head the Jadlanf 3 we shoyld declare war. | delegation Meanwhile the | General Maawell himself, speak-! Kremlin is secretly cugrying: QVOT’ ing some time ago before the Ki-iwith Nehry by offering large quan- wanis Club at Montgomery, Indi- ! tities of wheat to India’s starving ' cated that he favored immediate millions. The State Department, war with Russia4 and there has ¢n the other hand, hasn’t been able been concrete evidence that the to get Congress to permit us to general follows a deliberate Dro- chip agricultural surpluses to India. gram at the Air College aimed (0| [Loyalty Begins at Home—Hard- indoctrinate students with the idea | hitting Tony TaurieHo, the con- of an immediate attack. ;,uasman from Buffalo, N. 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