The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 4, 1950, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Publishied every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE P e is Japanese leaders would favor a treaty that would keep - E E President | their fishermen out of our fisheries and at the same in SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1u, | U5 in Alaska. livered by carrier in June; a Doulas for S1.50 per month; | > G b sl A g ot year, $15.00 | The fishing industry is important to Alaska. You reies can't compare its importance to that of any other} 5 industry to other regions.® It is more vital, for confer a favor if they will promptly motify | 3 8 the e of any failure or irregularity delivery | example, to Alaska than lumber to Oregon, oil to % News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Texas or any single commodity to the great agricul- A tural States of the Midwest. MEMBER OF ASS i i & The A use for Allow the Japanese to cripple our fishing industry s f,:f;fg;‘:-‘]vand at least half our people would be forced to leave o ey Alaska—or live in a condition of deplorable poverty 5 wepapers, 1411 | And what would our Territorial government do with- : 3 - out the revenue gained from fisheries—historically its Monday, December 4 It doesn't take anyone with a to recall the fuss that was created vessels loot anese fishing to when Ja we and started our fi But it appears that there are some people in the State Department whose memories need a bit-of jog- ging. the Department is getting ready to a peace treaty with Japan. But there is a strong eries—and we'll keep the heck out of theirs. element in the Department that wants to put off Let's get that on paper before it's too late. any agreement on fisheries until after the treaty has been signed. e men who constitute our fishing industry— With a view to demonstrating to students the memk of unions, boat owners, processors, shippers | futility of playing slot machines, a professor placed - more realistic. Meeting in Seattle recently,|a slot machine in the classroom. You guessed it: the Pacific Fisheries Conference, representing all these [ The first nickel he played in it won the jackpot. groups, wisely demanded that the State Department e T have the fisheries question settled at the same time “Lady, accountant, needs apartment. No drink- the treaty is signed—or before. These men know that some members of the Japa- ing industry have their ey They want to sail their nese fishe ies, s Second Class Matter - |set the limits of Japanese fishing activity. PROTECT ALASKA'S FISHERIES sailed dispatches from Washington indicate that Bay and pick off the prized Alaska red salmon, for one thing. These people aren’t in the majority. Responsible - Vice-Preside Managing Editor time protect Japanese fisheries from Americans. Let’s take a look at what this threat means to | major source of financial support? | The fisheries of Alaska, likewise, are vital to the economy of the Pacific Northwest—including British | Columbia. Right now we're not being bothered by Japanese | fishermen. After the surrender of that country, | President Truman issued a proclamation that offi- | cially asserted a special interest by this nation in its | fisheries regardless of whether they extended beyond | Territorial waters and its right to protect them. | Shortly thereafter, General MacArthur definitely This limi- | tation can be enforced only so long as Japan is an occupied country. Signing of a peace treaty with Japan automatically cancels such limitation and would allow that country to invade our fisheries—unless— And that “unless” is important to all of us. That “unless” is: ... UNLESS an agreement is included in the treaty or is written at the same time the , 1950 very long mernoryl some 12 years ago into Alaskan sherlos. treaty is prepared. We don't want to be tough with anyone. We don't want to work any hardship on anyone. We just want to protect what is ours. These fisheries belong to the people of the United States. talk about signing We want the Japanese to keep out of our fish- ing, smoking, card playi or living with men.”— Classified ad in a Los Angeles paper. Adjust your hat, lady— halo is showing.—(Cincinnati Enquirer.) es focused on our ships into Bristol your iks Washinglon Merry-Go-Round ‘Continued from Page One) art to General MacArthur's military intelligence. He ly mentioned that mili- lligence offic had that the Chinese An 1 invaded Korea would num- the most 60 to 65,000 troops; rcreas the Chinese massed almost ling times that number in the Ko.ean offensive. Zcheson told the committee that this blunder might have been aveided if we had a strongly cen- zed and alert intelligence agen- Washington, instead of de- s intelligence scouts. Dewey and Acheso It'c been a carefully hushed-up S between the State Depart- and Albany, but last sum- Governor Dewey discussed Secretary of State Acheson i of becoming American to Great Britain gh Governor Dewey's of- s to discuss the matter, appened was this. Early the summer and before Dewey his mind about running re-election, he asked for a th Acheson. He specified the meeting should be neither 1e State Department nor in Roosevelt Hotel, Dewey’s New k City headquarters; so the two in the home of Roger Straus, ient of the American Smelting Refining Company whom y had planned to make Secre- of Commerce if elected in long an admirer of Ache- xplaineq that he was be- more and more worried the bipartisan foreign policy 1 he felt was rapidly falling to pieces since the illness of Senator Vandenberg. And he said he would like to something to help. Dew and Vandenberg have been quite friendly since 1944, and the Mic an Senator’s health good he was in frequent tele- communication with -tk o¥rk Governor. In fact, X through Dewey that Vanden- came to know and respect 's foreign counselor, John Dulles, now adviser to the Department. ber D Ambassador Dewey explained to with Dewey therefore, ill, he, Dew! Republica 3 sikility for foreign poli he would like to do Acheson, that Va his part to- ward re-establishing the bipartisan ship which had now gone to pot. es- | almost entirely on Mac- “Yes,” said Mr. Truman "actual promise of the London Am- . “That’s i orship to Dewey. But he in-} ‘ | dicated he would talk things over |at the White House and let him| o “This is something that's got out of my control,” concluded the Pre- sident. know. | Later, Dewey decided to run for| He never explained that Dewey |3 third term and the idea went|had been considered for the Am- up in smoke. However, the man | bassadorship, but apparently was who helped persuade Dewey to run What was in the back of his mind. for Governor again, the Chase s Winthrop Aldrich, al De foreign-rolicy ‘S I (! Ge| oha et e came e @A LIAUS VIS | appointment of Gifford, Puzzler, But Gefs Answer Quickly KANSAS CITY, Dec. 4 — B — Santa Claus was greeting children as he sat in a big sleigh in a de- partment store. Bright-eyed three-year-old Jef- fery Miller stepped up and declared: “You've got Grandpa’s sleigh.” | “I have?” asked the surprised .| Santa Claus. “yes,” the boy said, “and I want you to be careful with it.” Santa eased through the ticklish situation by promising to treat the | former head of the American Tele- | phone and Telegraph Company, to the post Dewey wanted—an ap- ‘poinlmen[ which has had all the politicians puzzled. ; What most people don't know! 1is that Acheson, despite the Red| | lakes pinned on him by Republican Senators, has long been Washing- | | ton attorney for J. P. Morgan and the various Wall Street interests. |1ie has also known Winthrop Ald- |yich and the Rockefeller group | which dominates the Chase Bank. Therefore, when Dewey reneged on his budding ambassadorial car- .eer, he and his New York banking (friends sold Acheson on Walter|® h full | Gifford instead. That was how |sleigh carefully. S i3 | Truman happened to appoint a Jeif-ery ““: ;;Ig;l llsd grawfi big money-raiser for Dewey to the | father, Everett Miller, had rentec, the sleigh to Santa. most coveted of all diplomatic posts. | Note—Though Dewey wanted to | promote the bipartisan foreign pol- icy for his friend Acheson and though Gifford's appointment was |sold to Truman with the under- standing he would swing GOP support, it didn’t work out that way at all. On the day before election, Dewey spent all day .on BASSETT HERE G. E. Bassett of Seattle js at the Baranc! Hotel. REBEKAH DRILL TEAM Practice Mondays December 4 and 11 at 8 oclock pm., LO.OF. Hall. All members requested tO come. 671-3t ' | | Baffled Harry Truman .‘, | 12. | The Dewey-Gifiord maneuvering the telepvision vehemently denounc- P l ing his friend Acheson’s foreign C uzzle | policy in China. It helped to cinhch rosswo | the election. B ACROSS 2. Throw oft 1. Knock NAPQ Pulp of fruits 32 Tinted Reglonal 33. One of great Oné who learning enjoys 35. In place of luxurious 86, Literary for the London embassy now ex- things fragments | plains why President Truman wass 14 Vigoreat Y verins so baffled when he called in Jam-} 15. Zealot 42. Mountain in {es Bruce, of National Dairy Pro-{ 1& Delimntz DT ahite | ducts, and asked Bruce to relieve| 17. Chilled 44, Day: Hebrew | b i . 18. Fluid 45, Book of hours him of an earlier commitment for| 2p. young insect 46. Dls‘e‘?se of the | . g s skin {3 Lapdon. Fipbassy, 2L Mo S name 48, Sallor | “A terrible thing has happened, 2. Singing voice 50. Ventilated Jim,” Mr. Truman told Bruce. “The| 24 Fouch T . Edible tuber insects “Youre in charge of foreign policy, Mr. Presiden replied Bruce. “It's your responsibility, and s enough for me.” n't exw«ctly nt. “They've hand- I don’t know. He's a fellow President of the Telephone Company.” omeone who's THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASEA N December 4 David McPhetres C. B. Holland Nella Jermain Nancy Karen McDowell Cora Lee Reynolds Mrs. A. Eiler Dorothy Marie Reck Roy Dean Dupree Emily Talbot Mrs. Madge Thompson v e0eee0soccnce COMMUNITY EVENTS TODAY At 6 p.m.—No-host dinner, Baranof Hotel for purpose of organizing National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. At 8 p.m. — National Armory. At 8 p.m.—American Legion Post meets in Dugout. At 8 p.m. — Concert membership Guard at committee meets in City Council | Chambers. At 8 p.m. — Rebekah practice, IOOF Hall. December 5 At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof. At 7:30 p.m.—Delta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets in Gold Room, Baranof. At 7:30 p.m.—Doubleheader basket- ball game in high school gym. At 8 p.m.—Folkateers meet in the Grade School gym. At 8 p.m.—Scottish Rite, 14th De- gree. At 8 p.m.—Mary Circle meets in NL Presbyterian Church. At 8 p.m.—Odd Fellows meet in IOOF Hall. At 8:45 p.m. — Community Center night for adults at Teen Age Club. drill December 6 At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranor. At 1:30 pm.—JWC iness meet- ; in AEL.&P. Co. penthouse. 7:30 p.m.—Chapeladies will meet ge Cantillon. home b.n.—Lecture by Dr. John ses of this area in office in Shattuck building. At 8 p.n.—Scottish Rite, 18th De- gree. At 8 p.m—Cardinal Club meets in Pa Hall. At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge. At 8 pm—AWVS meeting at Gov- ernor’s house. At 8 pm.— Alaska Potters meet in clubroom in AB Hall. At 8 pm. — WSCS of Methodist church to have Christmas party in church parlors. December 7 At noon—Chamber of meets at Baranof. At 7 p.m.—Senior Scout Folk Danc- ing group in Parish Hall. At 7:30 p.m. — Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club meets AB Hall. At 8 p.m.—Scottish Rite, 30th De- gree. At 8:30 pm.—Juncau Singers re- hearse at Methodist church. December 8 At 6:30 p.m.—Scottish Rite banquet. At 8 p.m.—Scottish Rite, 32nd De- gree. Commerce December 11 At noon—Lions Club meets Baranof. At 8 pm. — Womans Missionary Society of Church of God meets in parsonage, 526 East Street. December 13 at At 8 pm.—Turkey Shoot of Cardi- | nal Club in Catholic Parish Hall. ANCHORAGE VISITOR S. R. Duke of Anchorage is guest at the Baranof Hotel. , a HOME CAFE—DOUGLAS Closed Every Monday. 615-tf Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle 53, Northwestern DOWN state: abbr. 1. Equip again 2. Rapidly nguish 54, State b 4. d person r: collog. lving part of a machine - Delty team | ,g 20 YEARS AGD fom | THE EMPIRE | DECEMBER 4, 1930 i | Concern was felt for Peter Koski, miner and 20-year resident of | Alaska, who had left Petersburg 10 days ppreviously in a small boat! {for Juneau and had not yet arrived here. Stormy weather had pre-| vailed along the route immediately after he had left Petersburg. Hig disappearance had been reported to the U. 8. Marshal’s office by Matt Lanis, of Petersburg, owner of the missing boat. A Forest Highway program for 1931 involving the expenditure in Alaska of $387,000 Federal funds and $15,000 Territorial money had | | been approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, it was announced by M. L. Merritt, Assistant Regional Forester. Of the total funds alloted, there was an aggregate of $70,000 for three projects on Glacier High- Other Southeast Alaska projects were alloted $255,000 and Seward Highway $45,000. This was supplementary to programs already approved and pending. i Annabelle Simpson, daughter of Dr .and Mrs. Robert Simpson, and' |eighth grade pupil in the Juneau elementary school was one of the | prize winners in the “Our States” contest that was sponsored by Cur- rent Events, a national weekly publication in the interest of.the public | schools of the United States. ) 1‘ Attorney R. E. Robertson was a home-coming passenger on the Alameda. He had been in San Francisco to appear for a client in a suit before the Circuit Court of Appeals. | The Misses Donie Taylor, Mildred Abrahamsen and Dalma Hansen entertained at five tables of bridge in their suites in the Gastineau Hotel. Previous to the play the guests were taken to a noon-day | luncheon at Mrs. Peterman’s home on Glacier Highway. Mrs. Homer G. Nordling was elected President of the American Legion Auxiliary at its regular meeting in the Dugout. Others elected |to office were: Mrs. Charles P. Seelye, Mrs. Edith Bavard, Mrs. A. B. | Clark, Mrs. Robert Raven, Mrs. W. E. Hendickson, Mrs. Paul Hudon, | Mrs. R. R. Hermann, Mrs. Edith Sheelor, Mrs. E. L. Gruber and Mrs. | Fannie Robinson. Weather: High, 46; low, 41; rain. { g Daily Lessons in English % L corpbon | ! WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Say, “I thank you for ADVISING me,” ;when referring to counsel. Say, “I thank you for INFORMING me,” | when referring merely to information imparted. | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Duress (imprisonment). | du-res, U as in USE, E as in REST, accent first syllable. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Creditor; TOR. Arbiter; TER. | SYNONYMS: Mimic, mock, ape, imitate, impersonate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering cne word each day. Today's word: EMINENT DOMAIN; the right of government to appropriate property for public use. “By virtue of its powers of eminent domain, the city was able to acquire certain properties.” Pronounce | MODERN ETIOUETTE %menea xs | | Q. When a hostess wishes to give a cocktail party and has no 1maid. how should she proceed? | A. She may ask one of her men guests to help her make the cock- tails, or she may have all the necessary things on a tray or table, and | have each guest mix his own. Q. Should an usher at a church wedding offer his arm to every woman he escorts down the aisle, whether he knows her or not? A. Yes, this is one of his duties. Q. When two men and two women are dining together in a res- | taurang, how should they be seated? | A. The two women should always face each other. P e e E LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢ corpon % | 1. What is the origin of the expression, “The seven pillars of wisdom”? 2. Which country has more sects and varied churches than any | | other in the world? | 3. Who became the first billionaire in the United States? 4, What is a “bumper crop”? 5. What was the name of William Shakespear’s wife? ANSWERS: 1. From the Biblcail quotation, “Wisdom hath built herself a house; she hath hewn her out s@ven pillars.” 2. The United States. 3. John D. Rockefeller. 4. An unusually large or fine crop. 5. Anne Hathaway. JAMES FENNEL, JB. i as a paid-ap subscriber 10 THE LAILY 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: “PLEASE BELIEVE ME" Federal Tax—12c Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB CO.—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! Oldest Bank in Alaska - 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1950 The B. M. Behrends Bank Acheson expressed his apprecia- tion. And out of their conversation ,creq Bruce. giew the idea that Dewey would «n, F o A Lecome Ambassador to the court of “,;,;‘v(i\ ;lfi“.‘;‘r\;::]fl::lbel Hie Lamme/ £t. James, top diplomatic spot in| «could it be Sosthenes Behn?” the world; then, after acquiring guiq Bruce, referring to the head experience in London, would return| of International h. > to steer bipartisan foreign| Telegrapn pci y back on an even keel. | Secretary of State made no! “You mean William Harrison?” Telephone and “Ni “Well, replied the President. . 2 | truth is, I've been outmaneuvered.| 27 | It’s a terrible thing to ask you, but I think I've got to ask you to re- lease me from my commitment.” the most important one you have. If you've found a better man for ! Walter l is it Gifford?” Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1950 Weatheral | Alaska Poinis Weather conaions ana temper- | atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, andl released by the Weather Bureau | are as follows: i | MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE Nt SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month In Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. . 141 c;\\ Carson A. Lawrence, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting brothers welcome. WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted Anchorage 18—Snow | Annette glslnnd L’Gvg‘l:a‘:’ Ruler. 'W. H. BIGGS, Searetary, Barrow — e - Bethel . - Clear| Pt (ol oot asuov | Meose Lodge No. 700 Edmonton 23 761?\“’1 || Regular Meetings Each Friday Fairbanks . -4—Snow Governor— Hathid 15 Cloudy || ARNOLD L FRANCIS Havre .. R 80w Secretary— Fihndl A LR o ol || WALTER R. HERMANSEN Kodiak ........c.... . 24—Snow | Kotzebue . . =13—Clear McGrath -8—Clear | 3 Nome -5—Clear | O T Northway - o aue || Brownie’s Liquor Store Petersburg 6—Clear Portland 52—Cloudy || Theme '63 133 Se. Framkiie Prince George -26—Clear || P. O Box 259 { Seattle . 36—Drizzle I Sitka 22—Clear D Whitehorse Sy e e Yakutat 25—Cloudy NORTH STAR 4-H (LUB |, HAS GUEST SPEAKER; | | NEXT MEETING DEC. 15 Miss Hallene Price, home demon- stration agent, was the guest speak- er at the regular business meeting Friday night of the North Star|! 4-H Club. She gave an interest-| ing talk on 4-H work and spoke highly of the orderly manner-in/ wnich the meeting was conducted Miss Price showed the members || how to give a demonstration. Her| demonstration was on the making of Christmas decorations with paper | mache. She then invited some of || the members to do the demonstra- tion. Gordon Oakes demonstrated how to use the jig saw and lathe. This was his first 4-H demonstration and it was very well done. Mrs.|| Hermansen asked all members to| chick their height and weight and | report the same to her for their| health records. She reported that the toys collected by members hod been turned over to the VFW. This | was community project of the clu Refreshments were the meeting pr ed o don Oakes, pre it ng will be at the Mrs. Hermansen on Fri X l December 15 at 7:30. DONNA CASH, Reporter, HOME CAFE—DOUGLAS i Closed Every Monday. WALT HATLIN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Experienced House Wiring Electrical Marine Repair Phone Red 290 Juneau, Alaska V.F. W. Taku Post No. 5559 Meeting every Thursday in the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m. l The Erwin Feed Co. | Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 104 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE STEVENS® | LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Bts. PHONE 136 ] ’ Casler’s Men's Wear || McGregor Sportswear Stetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes BOTANY "500" CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON IIATS Quality Work Ciothing FRED HENNING Cemplete Outfitter for Men SHAFFER'S SANITARY MEAT FOR BETTER MEATS 13—PHONES—49 Pres Deltvery PN ) | Alaska Music Supply "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmucists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Planoa—Musical Instruments and Supplies -Phone 206 _Second and Seward. GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER Edoal Paini Store Plicne 349 Ared W. Wendt Card Beverage Co. lesnle PHONE 805 10th M3, 215—-DAY er NIGEHT tor MIIXERE er BODA POP The Alaskan Hote) Howly Renovated Reoome et Reassnable Rates PHO:E SINGLE O PHONE 666 Thomas Hardware (o, PAINTS — Oz Builders’ and Shelr HARDWARE l Remington Typewritezrs SOLD and SEEVICED Sy J. B. Burford Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” FORD AGENCY (Authcrized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OWL Junean Motor Co. oot of‘Mum Btreet MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM 8 daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dalries, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines MACHINE SHO¥ Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phones 146 and 342 Home- Liguor 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 Maa LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys e e e—— BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP 117 Main 8t. | ! ;