The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 27, 1951, Page 4

PAGE FOUR —_— - | of us are forced to borrow money to pay our tax bil . 5 . I,l y Al(lska Emplre | we can’t but read with interest the tirade in Seattle’s every evening except Sunday by the The Argus for February 17. ! BAEPTIE FRINEENG OB aN However, we frankly find ourselves in the position Wbl Brioe o Koy, of the Congressmen whom The Argus berates. We g Crits hesitate to reprint the Argus editorial — We in Alaska have learned, like the Cong their that it is dangerous to of those who control the purse- De HELEN TROY DOROTHY TROY ZILMER A. FRIE Cotered in President Vice-President Managing Editor essmen the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES r in Junean and Douglas f ths, $0.00; one year, $17.50. tage st the following rates: 5.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; who “have lost guts,” 8175 per monthi | .. the displeasur Delivered by cars | strings. B resents since we believe that The Argus editorial rep- ice £1.50 growing public opinion, it is published here- r a favor if they will promptly notify | ¢ or frregularity in the delivery | N | with under the following captipn: HAS CONGRESS SURRENDERED? Probably ninety per cent of the Senators and Rep- both "Democrats Republicans, have ability and y to countr; of his Cabinet tremble at his feet? Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED YRESS 1s exclusively entitled to the use for | dispatches credited to it or not other | paper and also the local news published and resentatives, more manhood VES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | President A . Wash, than the y Then why do they seem to sell-out for patronage? Has it become a | matter or habit to take orders from the White House? Or have our Congressmen just plain lost their guts? One of the very basic facts of democracy is that the control of the purse-strings should be in the | hands of the representatives of all the people, not in the hands of any one man or little clique of men The only way that democracy can possibly exist is by fighting dictatorship whenever it sticks its heac And the only way dictatorship can get control is manipulating public money, by bribing this or group of voters with money extorted from the other groups the end they ALL pay the bribe money themselves). One of the principal ways that politicians get away with this type of bribery is tc to the public by Is it a up. by that (in day, Februar) GOLD MEDAL BASKEBALL FOURNAMENT use part of the public’'s money to lie peddling false and mislading propaganda. Congressmen don’t need to fall for this stuff. The Lions, & sors of the | people of this country have lost all confidence ise for their efforts. The Truman and his K. C. gang. As a matter qf fact the apd words, not only for the | bublic is jumps ahead of Congress in .u< demand to £ | stoo government squandering and bungling. The most re referees but also in the | neauttes. The attendanice | popular thing Congressmen could do_ for themselves 1 the fans were given the | Would be to slice Truman's budget right IN TWO for everything except defense. Cut the civilian payroll | in two and let these fellows with their soft snaps at ashington put on uniforms and go to the front or and work a living. Put a provision in every appropriation bill making it a crime to use any | public money for any domestic propaganda.. Even make it a crime for both staff and field not related to basketball, will be the Music military offi s to waste pu money or show in- Ketchikan during April which will be a competence. It sounds to us as if people were falling i 1 for sly communistic propa when they repeat Gold Medal Basketball in in basketball circles will be the between the Juneau High School | W hikan High School team for the | get out utheast Alaska the winner to meet of Western Alaska, the Anchorage for championshif champic High School IS the nda big event, especially as far as Juneau is concerned for High School Band and chorus to Ketchikan, 1 but Juneau will the the tr rta will give its u f schooi life. ire t feat THE ARGUS TELLS With out r budget r than ever, with taxes This will involve quite a sum qualified approval for this @ ilits 1al debt mounting and the national | the falsehood that you have to have waste and in- roups will make : v : ither under Roose- ry matters. s it considered an offense for a for his incompetence s of thou of No other nation tolerates such competence raise it and later | Velt ands at the front | things. | g LHEH | . It is time Congress woke-un and showed some guts | cut the appropriations until it hurts—every bureau- hington. It WON'T hurt the public. rising until many |crat in W ;hé Wésfiinqlcn Meriy-Go-Round from Page One) . (Continued™ to get by tough Moscow These stories have repor- the Kremlin was “de- receive “‘encouraging responses” to its recent diplomatic note Washington experts reason that these stories would be Kkilled by pelitburo censors unless the Kremlin intended to convey a mes- sage to the U. S. through them. Note 1—The U. S. wants the meeting held in Washington for prestige and domestic polit- that ha censor ted that ligh to Helping Small Business itening jail for five per- centers, mobilization boss Charles Wilson promised congressional watchdogs the other day that he would establish a small business office to circumvent influence peddle and help small firms get government contracts. He made the offer behind closec doors of t joint congressional committee defense production, at the estion of chairman Burne bank of South Caro- lina. “I hate to see five or ten per- centers around,” shorted Maybank “You should do something so that a man can come to Washington tc find what is what witliout paying some fellow $2,000 or $3,000. “If 1 find that, the two of them will go to jail,” warned Wilsen. He agreed to organize a small- business office “That will be com- plete to give all help and inform- he on M a relief to Senator Indiana Republican, that “Small-busi- worrying every con- and senator to death ephone calls and letters, do we get business.” who complained letter tion de think ing.” Galley Here lights of W, sion with the dogs: 1. Wilson warr expansion of got to strike gram for ir ticularly in and alum m,” he declared, “Be- cause if we just go willy-nilly and permit expansion beyond a cer- tain point, we will handicap our- selv in the production program for military items.” oround HE sortant high- ed-door ses- sional watch- over- ‘We have n the pro- ind as steel Advocates Trallers lson advocated trailers in- hool teachers next sed student t many age of public fall, becaus: enrollment; low-paid t deiense plan where double their salaries . . . . | superintendents report having difficulty getting teac! one-year contracts expiring omething congress should ng obout 7.\u‘ad of temporary housing to | house workers in defense areas X ' would hate to see the taxpayers [muney wested Jterm houses, complete waste,” he warned. in building short- ause it would be a they can school ey are 3. Wilson was not worried about 7 the copper shortage. “I do not think the copper shortage is quite as serious as it has been made out to be. But we could use more cop- per,” he said. “In my judgment, you can get more copper if you will take the two-cent duty off copper that comes from Chile and other places.” 4. Wilson agreed to oranize a committee on science and dévelop- ment to develop new production methods, such as manufacturing aluminum from clay. “In the next three years—and this is the fundamental philosophy in my office—we must really make | America mighty from a military| standpoiint and at the same time) keep a sound economy in the coun- | try,* declared the defense mobilizer Then he added firmly: “I believe it | :an be done.” renew in June start thin] TRAVELING LIBRARY WILL BE DEDICATED Dedication of a circulating li- brary for Southeast Alaska will take Room at the Baranof hotel. The library is a gift of the Sear buck Foundation to the Rotary clubs of Juneau and Ketchikan which have sponsored the project which will serve 20 small communities. Presentation will be made by Stewart W. Pettigrew from Los A geles and Edward Cameron of tle, both with the Sears Found: tion. B. Frank Heintzleman, di Washington Pipeline tor of the project, will be chairman i : ok .1 {Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sherman of Presidential Assistant John Steel- (o 1o were scheduled to arrive man may try to defy a senate sub- | g g sy | today. Sherman is vice president of poena. He spurned an invitation | : ot ‘lub. From, Ray :Murdook s clisteeouie) | (00 Keiken Rty Gln, B dhie sbnater- Jabe) Srnant The dinner meeting tonight took genaje:(- JRDUT AHANNNRIIRN 1 g place of the regular noon meet- subcommittee, to testify at the rail- | ihg fodas road hearing. When Murdock ) "~ 5 AT ROTARY TONIGHT ... place tonight at 7:30 in the Gold | Roe- | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA — =g February 27 Myrtle Turner Lee Nance George J. Williams Alaska Nowicka Ellen Strand Arne Lund Elmer Lachance carl A. Bloomquist John Danielson e &« o 9 0 cecocesesesocoe COMMUNITY EVENTS TODAY At 7:30 p.m. — Rotary Club dinner dedicating Sears Roebuck Co. Foundation Circulating Library in Gold Room, Bhranof. At 7:30 pm. — Cub Scout Pack No. 309 meets at Methodist church. At 8 pm. — CDA meets in Parish hall., 8 pm. IOOF hall. 7:20 pm. — Advanced First Aid Class meets in sewing room at high school. At 8:45 pm. — Community Center Night for adults in Teen-Age club with square dancing. February 28 1t noon — Kiwanis Club, Baranof. At 7:30 p.m. — Chapeladies will meet at home of Mrs, Harry Ar- nold on Fritz Cove Road. At 8 pm. — Rebekah lodge meets in TOOF hall. At 3 p.m. — Elks lodge. At 8 pm. — WSCS meets at home of Mrs. Jack Popejoy, 620 Seatter Tract. . March 1 on — Chamber of Commerce at Baranof \t 8 pm. — Juneau Botanical club to hold Wild Flower slide at TOOF hall. . — Juneau Singers re- ch. At Oddfellows meet in At 1:30 cet ; 8 Corcert Frances d Lois Reedy at Northern byterian cLurch. 8 p — Shrine Club regular mee Joe Alter will talk on recent trip through Scandinaviin countries. At o Light At m. Mare At noon — Lions Clib, Baranof, At 8 pm. — American Legion post meet Dugout. March - Rotary \PARKER T0 ANCHORAGE in 6 lub, Baranof: At noon Charles L. Parker, recently awar- led a round trip ticket to Anchox- by Art Woodley, president of Pacific Northern Airlines, left Mon- on his well-earned trip. Parker awarded the ticket for use of his emergency landing field at Gustavus by the airline. | He has spent most of his life in | Alaska and the Canadian north- west. Parker is credited with being the youngest stampe to travel “r;'»u' the Chilkoot Trail. He was |11 months old in July, 1858 when | his parents took him and his two | sisters over the trail from Dyea to | Lake Linderman on the Canadian | side of the Chilkoot Pass. On this lake, Parker's father operated a | half-way house. | Parker has done extensive pros | pecting in Alaska and in 1938 | covered a rich silver-lead deposit in | the Glacier Bay area. Thi |erly may be developed this by a Canadian mining comps | SR IPIRE WANT ADS PAY— proj warned that a subpoenae might be ' used, Steelman replied loftily: “When I act, it i8 the same as the president.” . . . . committee mem- bers are at odds over prolonging the senate hearing into “influence and favoritism” in the reconstruc- tion finance corporation. Subcom- mittee chairman Fulbright of Ar- kansas is satisfied with president Truman’s plan to reorganize the RFC and is willing to wind up the nearings. However, the Republi- cans, led by Senator Capehart of Indiana, hope to drag out the hear- ings another three months . . . . meanwhile, Fulbright has sounded sut the President again on appoint- ing Marriner Eccles of the federal reserve board as the new RFC boss. Truman is sour on Eccles, has al- ready turned down one Fulbright feeler. However, Fulbright has tried again, pointing out this would be | a good way for the President to re- 88. Toward 39, Shriek 40, The bitter vetch 41. Former President’s nickname 43. Alternative Him 45. Cereal grass Words used in 46, Happy college cheers 48, Raise 50. Condition of oing from d to wors ACROSS . Rap lightly . Snow runner . Broad piece of cloth . Foolish . Vacillate . Thoughtfully . Feminine pronoun Therefore Note of the scale57. P: Stupid person 58, D . Esteem greatly 59, Free {1 . Sun god of writing Egypt Boundary ncompetently Spanish gambling bronze DOWN 1. Nervous twitching Crossword Puzzle of the Metal fastener o- Pens for swine . Young goat 6. Freezer Zanzibar Head ¢ won erings move Eccles from the federal re- serve board. mobilization boss Charles Wilson will not return to General, Electric after the war. He has told senators that he is through with industry . . . . the army as secretly tested a new, 58-ton super- tank, which will beat anything the Russians have. Can't go into de- tails, but we've just okayed a $99,- 000,000 order . . . . There's been a contest in Washington for the best song about the nation's capital. One entry is titled: “Deep in the Heart of Taxes.” School Chaff The nation faces a critical short- ®20060000e0e00 e show ! ON PNA TICKET AWARD | i - | 20 YEARS A6 o FEBRUARY 27, 1931 _fro‘hl HE EMPIRE | To Ketchikan went the basketball championship of Southeast Alaska. | By a score of 21 to 14, her high school team defeated the Douglas High | School quintet in the Douglas Natatorium the previous evening, for the second consecutive time. According to tournament arrangeemnts, the title was awarded to the winner of two games in a possible series of three. The first game was won by Ketchikan by a score of 38 to 16. Players on the Ketchikan tcam were A. Smith, G. Northrup, P. Gil- more, S. Oaksmith, R. Peratrovich, J. Gilmore, R. Leseka. The Douglas | team was comprised of A. Gair, Ross Fox, H. Lundell, T. Niemi, A. Wilosn, iwards and E. Guerin. Just to demonstrate that the two previous victories were not acci- dental the Ketchikan team played Douglas again this night and won by a score of 20 to 13. Members of the‘ Tenth Session of the Alaska Legislature to convene !in Juneau March 2, were gathering in the capital city. A caucus of the | House members, without regard for party affilations, had been tentatively ! set for the following day, February 28, to work out an organization {F am. A Fine Arts Program was gicen this night in the grade school audi- torium under the auspices of the Juneau Woman’s Club. Singing in the | Girls' Sextette under the direction of Mrs. Leo Osterman were Edna Riendeau, Dorothy Bakke, Muriel Jarman, Matilda Holst, Masie Rogers, Eleanor Irvine; piano sola, Jean Dempster; baritone solo, Ted Keaton read:ngs, Muriel Jarman; duets, Crystal Snow Jenne and Ann Ellis; instrumental trio, Klondy Dufresne, violin, Mamie Sperling, piano and Stella Jones, cello; baritone solo, Sam Ritter; interpretive dance, Lenore Anderson. voea! James A. Barragar, Jr., returned on the Northland after a two months’ vacation trip in California and other points on the Pacific Coast. Among other passengers on the Northland were Mrs L. S. Bots- ford, Miss Blanche Nelson, Dr. G. A. Doelker, R. S. Brafaw, L. H. Kubley, Mr. and Mrs. H. Donnelly. Weather: High, 40; low, 31; B for oo - | Daily Lessons in Enalish %, L. corboN — it i} | WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not dress alike.” Omit BOTH OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Theologian. Pronounce the second | O as in LOW, not as in LOG, and accent third syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Mien (demeanor). Mean (ignoble).. SYNONYMS: Difference, discrepancy, discriminate, disparity, dis- similiarity, diversity, contrast, unlikeness, variation. k: say, “The twin sisters both Let us word: “Every- increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. VERDANT; covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh. | one looks forward to the verdant springtime.” L S o —— | MODERN ETIGUEITE ugsra com | & e i Q. When a girl is marrying a very wealthy man, and her family an elaborate wedding, then she should have a very simple, informal one. for the wedding? A. No. If the bride’s family, or the bride herself, cannot afford an elaborate weddin, then she should have a very simple, informal one. Q. Ts it a matter of etiquette for a new father to give out cigars and candy to his friends? A. This is not required by any rules of etiquette. and widespread American custom. Q. What should a hostess say when a dinner guest tells her how much he enjoyed the evening A. “I am very happy that you could come, and I hope we shall see you again soon.” It is just an old et e e e . P - g LOOK and LEARN % ¢ corpon In what State is the greater part of Yellowstone National To what race do the Japanese and Chinese belong? What Biblical figure has often been spoken of as “the beloved ian”? ‘What is an animal that has no backbone called? Who is author of the phrase, “Hitch your wagon to a star”? ANSWERS: Wyoming. Mongolian. Luke. An “invertebrate.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. LOUIS PRENTICE as a paid-ap subscriver 10 THE VALY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and recetve TWO TICKETS to see: “"BORDERLINE" Federal Tax—12c Pai¢ 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 comp!ments. WATCH THIS SPACGE—Your Name May Appear Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Cenlury of Banking—1951 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1951 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. Wm. A. Chipperfield, ‘Worshipful Master; JAMES W §i&VERS, Secrstary. ——— Weather af Alaska Point Weather conditions and temper- atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coasst, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau jare as follows: Anchorage XA Annette Island . Barrow . Bethel Cordova B.F. 0. ELKS Mecting every Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting brothers weicome WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. 8—Clear 34—Cloudy -15—Drifting Snow 8—Cloudy 27—Snow P . . 0—Snow . -3—Partly Clouc 17—Snow 1—Clear 29—Snow 25—Clear -14—Snow 12—Cloudy -22—Clear 9—Snow 26—Cloudy 32—Clear -14—Clear 28—Clear 35—Cloudy | 13—Cloudy; 32—Snow | | “The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. o o Mcose Lodge No. 708 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor— ARNOLD L FRANCIS Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANSEN —————————) Fairbanks . Haines Havre " Juneau Airport Kodiak Kotzebue McGrath Nome Northway Petersburg Portland Prince George Seattle .. itka .. Whitehorse .. Yakutat STEEL IS FREIGHTED “OVER HIGHWAYS FOR FORTY-MILE BRIDGE R I R e o Brownie's Liquor Store 139 Bo. Friakilm Box 2384 Thene 103 e O - { Ereighting of the steel for con- struction of a 300 foot bridge over| the Forty Mile River -about 106 miles out on the Tetlin Junction-, Eagle River road has started by | truck carrier over Alaska’s high- ways from the Glenn Allen, it was learned from William Niemi, Alaska | Road Commission chief of Opera- | tions Divisions, who returned to| Juneau over the weekend from a| trip of inspection of road main- tenance in the Anchorge-Glenn Allen districts. Niemi discussed op- | erations for the coming season | | with district engineers and their | staffs. The structural steel to be used] lin building the bridge to span the Forty Mile river was taken from the old Matanuska River bridge, built in 1930 and recently replaced with a more modern | structur ‘ Niemi said that winter road work is in fine shape* at the west- |ward and the preliminary prepar- ations for the season’s work are progressing normally. 1 In Anchorage, Niemi said, the Fur Rendezvous is going at a great\ rate and crowds are enjoying the| annual event. The basketball tourn- ament was the main big attraction. Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager FPlancs—-Musical Instrements and Bupplies .Phone 206 _Second and Seward. ! | GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER {deal Paint Store Pacpe 548 Fred W. Wendt Lard Beverage € Whotesale 805 10th 8. PHONE 218-DAY er NIGHT for MIXERS er SODA FOP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Reoms at Reasonable Rates PHONME SINGLE O PHONE 568 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS —— OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE PETERSBURG PARTY Members of thePetersburg bas- ketball team and fans were guests of Ed Locken at a dinner at Mike’s | Saturday night. Taku Post No. 5559 T M Remington Typewriiers SOLD and SERVICED by J. B. Burford Co. “Qur Deaorstep Is Wern by Batisfied Customers” Meeting every Thursday in the C.I.0. Hall at 8:00 p.m. FORD AGENCY (Authcrized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Junean Msofor Co. Foot of Main Street The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery Phone 784 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE STEVENS® LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Strest Near Taird MAEE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for i by mam- Juneau Dalries, Inc. (hrysler Marine Enginer MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY Phones 146 and 342 Home Liquor Store—Tel. 899 American Meat — Phone 38 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary - rourtk and Franklin Ste. PHONE 136 ’ Casler’s Men's Wear MoGregor Sportswear Stetson and Mallory Hats arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shees Skyway Luggage e . BOTANY .~,)mn- CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing FRED HENNING Yo Banish “Blue Monday” To give you more freedomw from work — TRY H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man LEVIS OVERALLS for Boys SHAFYER’ SANITARY MEAT 7OL BETTER MEATS 13—PHONES—4» Proa Dellvery BLACKWELL’S CABINET SHOP for Home. Office ar Riere re