The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 12, 1951, Page 4

PAGE FOUR N Daily Alaska Empire Pub mw every evening except Sunday by the MPIRE PRINTING COMPANY and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks President Vice-President HELE! NSEN DOROTY LINGO - - . Managing Editor ZLMER A. - - - q Entered he Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Belivered by carrier in Juneau and Douzlas for S1.75 per month: six months, $9.00; cne year, $17.50. By mail, postage paid, at the following rates i advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | advance, $1.50. will confer a favor if they will promptly notify ice of any feilure or irregularity in the delivery Business Office, 374. R OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ess 18 exclusively entitled to the use for s dispatches credited to it or not other- paper and also the local news published AL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Bide.. Seattle, Wash. \]nl‘vl.x\ '\Tzu‘ch 12, 1951 torial use Repreesntatives passed HB 14 described as the “Governmental Reorganization of the Twentieth Legislature”. And “reorganization,” cer- , is a masterpiece of understatement. In the br span of time required for a roll call, voted for the bill turned the Territorial to the time when, shortly after the purchase the Territory was governed by the military mand officer being, in effect, as much a czar as was Alexander Baranof under the Russian | regime So that the average voter may know something ‘of the nature of this bill and be made aware of the manner which the House handed Alaska's govern- ment over to the Federal government, here are a few of the ht lights of HB 141: A Board of Administration is created *“consisting of the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the the Senate and Chairman of the Ways and Means Comm the House.” The Governor acts as an of the Board and when in session, each receives $45.00 per day plus travel expenses. ard is empowered to appoint a Commis- hance, at a salary “not to exceed $15,000.00 * whose duties in general are to carry ofi all ss of the Territory from purchasing a five of the bu cent pencil for a Territorial agency to letting contracts for million dollar projects. Exact wording of the bill follow 16. The terms supplies, materials, equipment and services as used herein shall mean and include any and all articles and things, and all services other than personal, used by, or furnished to, any agency of the Territorial Government including printing, bind- ation of books and records, repairs and im- utility services, and any and all other ing, pt provements, Finance Committee of | necessary TR the maintenance, operation or services required for upkeep of buildings and offices . Sec. 17 (b) says this: “The Commhwloncr may pur- | chase or authorize any Territorial agency to purchase for immediate use in emergencies, WITHOUT CALL- directly any supplies, materials, equipment, or services| FOR BIDS.” (Capitals are ours). This section 'ything from the lead pencil to construction ING covers e of buildings. Now, let’s have a look at Section 6 (b) of the bill. Tt goes like this: “In executing the powers and | duties prescribed herein the Commissioner shall be i~ub|fl‘t to the executive dircetion of the Governor. | The Governor may in his discretion seek the advice | of the Board of Administration but shall not be bound by it except as provided by law” By what lewt? The | Governor, a Presidential appointee, is not bound by | any laws providing for impeachment or his remov al by the Territo: voting citizens. Section 9 (c¢) says, in part: “No appropriation to any Territorial agency shall become available for ex- penditure until such Territorial agency shall have submitted to the Commissioner a request for allot- ment, such request for allotment to consist of an estimate of the amount required for each activity and each purpose for which money is to be expended dur- ing the applicable allotment period, and until such estimate contained in the said request for allotment shall have been approved, increased or decreaesed by | the Commissioner and funds alloted therefor as here- | inafter provided . ” This seems all right, until we get down to Section 9 (e) and here it is, verbatim: | “The Commissioner shall also have authority at any time to modify or amend any allotment previously made | by him.” The effect of the above paragraphs is just this— any department head who might disagree with the oner (or the Governor to whom he is sub- Commis strung by lack of operating funds. We don’t ruggest that this will happen, but we hate to think of such broad powers in the hands of so few men. The Commissioner is empowered to make contracts and purchases according to Sections 18 and 19, sell property belonging to the Territory, on bids, of course, EXCEPT for the “emergency clause” in Section 17. In Section 28, the Board is empowered to borrow money Under bad management, this could put the Territory millions of dollars in debt Section 29 abolishes the office of Territorial Treas- |urer and Section 32 creates a new office of Auditor— elected by the Legislature, NOT by the voters at large. The political implications here need no explanation. The Board may employ or contract for “such professional, technical or clerical assistance it deems . ” and approvriates $65,000.00 to pay for the above for the biennium. The new office of Auditor gets $35,000.00 for salaries and other operating costs under the bill which also appropriates $110,000.00 to carry the “Kingfish” bill until June 1952, then an- other $110,000.00 for the period from July 1952 to June 30, 1953. That's a lot of money to put at the disposal of the Commissioner of Finance and his gubernatorial boss — and a fancy price to pay for taking the reins of government from the hands of the voters and their duly elected legislative repre- sentatives. Where are the men who stumped long and loud for statehood and more self-government for Alaska? While the Gruening cymbals clash for statehood and greater voting power for the people of Alaska— it looks as though the shade of Louisiana’s “King- fish” Huev Long is smiling approvinly at the man- sion on the hill. ject) might well find his department activities ham- | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA iy March 12 H. L. Arnold Severin Swanson Beverly Diane Edwards Johnny Elsner Benny Haffner Jeanette Strump Hazel Bingham Mrs. T, W. Clarkson e o o o o o COMMUNITY EVENTS | TODAY At 7:30 p.m, — Pastmasters Night Mt. Juneau lodge, F&AM. Scot- tish Rite Temple, preceded by no- host dinner at 6:30 p.m. At 8 pm. — Awsrican Legion post meels in Dnugouf. March 13 At noon — Rctary Club, Baranof. At noon — League of Women Voters meet in Terrace, Baranof. At 7:30 p.m. — Dorcas Society meets at home of Mrs. J. W. Ansell, Thompson Apartments. At 8 pm. — Odd Fellows meet in IOOF hall. At & pm. -~ CDA business meeting in pavish hall., At 8:45 p.m. — Community Center night at Teen Age Club, with square dancing. Iiarch 14 At 10:30 am. — Rummage sale, Moose hall by Women of the Moose. LAt noon — Kiwanis Club, Baranof. At 1:30 p.m. — Juneau Garden Club meets at home of Mrs. Harry Stonehouse, t 7:30 p.m. — Chapeladies meet at the manse. At 8 p. m. — Rebekahs meet in reg- ular session in TOOF hall. At 8 pm. — Elks lodge. At 8 pm. — VFW auxiliary meets in CIO hall. March 15 At noon — Chamber of Commerce meets at Baranof. At 8 pm. — Final concert of sea- son by Juneau-Douglas Concert Association in 20th Century Theatre. March 16 At noon — Lions Club, Baranof. At noon — Soroptimist club meets, Baranof. From 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. Seventh annual Art and Craft ex-} hibit in Elks auditorium. Public invited, no admission. At 6:30 p.m. — Dinner and Family Night \at Methodist church. At 8 pm. Grands meet Jerry McKinley, street. program — Rebekah Post Noble at home of Mrs.! 604 West 12th March 17 At 10:30 am. — Martha Society The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) aside, the Pre:id vever, came from these only when handed in in writ- ing, in advance, and this system of written questions began through the same kind of boner as that | which Mr. Truman has occasionally | been guilty of. During the Washington Arms who then permitted oral| bassador George Allen, Belgrade to the Greek border to participate in a friendly ceremony with Greek officials and the U. S Consul at Salonika, Glenn Abbey. . . The greatest contribution tc people to-people friendship in the the net effect of |Conference in 1921 President Har- ... gast over a long period of 1t's mercurial disposition | ding, | years has been supplied by Robert: is to give the rest of the world an |questions, was asked whether the| cojege in Istanbul and the Ameri- impression of American ness and a feeling likely to fly off halfcocked. This applies to pre much Presidential letter-writ- ing, as two cases will illustrate. unsteadi- | treaty banning that we are plled to the Japanese fortifications ap- mainland | which, of course, included Japan- | Whereupon the State had to rewrite the firmative. department A couple of weeks ago, Mr. T,.“_‘enu*e treaty to clarify this issue. man w a 1 at a press confer- ence wheth the United Nations forces Korea would cross the| 38th parallel. He replied that he was z this entirely up to Gene MacArthur. Now, it so happened that this was not true. But true or not, nothing he could have said could have injured our relati more with other nations, for several reasons. ti feel important poli- tical decisions of this kind involve- ing further embroglio with China and Russia are not up to the Am- erican military commander but ntire U. N. Second, both wch and the British repeat- ed, requested and begged to go above the 38th paral- to MacArthur's previous advance, Third, we are ng that Europe rearm rican ground com- mand an American naval com- mander and air commander. Un- fortunately, Mr. Truman's hasty ference statement makes k twice about who would litical matters regarding defense. European The other Truman press-confer- ence boner was his famous state- ment that we are considerin; ping the A-bomb on Korea which brought PBritish Prime Minister Attlee hotfooting it to Washington Questions Sometimes Loaded Most people don't remember that the thiec most rec Republican presidents refused to answer oral questions at press conierences and that it is only a man of extraor- dinary versatility h as Frank- lin Roosevelt wi who can get away with it. Eve week, as 200 newsmen face the President, they come armed with questions which €ither they or their editors have concocted on a score of difficult, sometimes intricate, problems. Some are {riendly, some to embarrass, some merely want in- formgz n. Presidents Coolidge and Zoover ound are calculated | U. N, | from Communist it wiser to answer | | After that Harding permitted only iuestions in writing. American Impact on Greece You den’t have to read the signs at the railroad stations to sense the difference between the Com- munist and Capitalist countries when you pass a berder in Europe. The minute you get into Greece Jugoslavia you can tell the difference in a dozen different ways—the availability of taxicabs, the speed of doing busi-| ness, the vigor of the atmosphere Part of this is due to American money and American methods, which have had a terrific impact on Greece during the last three years. . Greece now rates as one of the most efficient countries in Europe, Gen. Reuben Jenkins, a former Georgia naticnal guards- man, deserves great credit for training the Greek army into an aggressive, compact fighting force which could throw 10 divisions into battle overnight with 10 more di- visions available in a week. Greek airways now cover the coun- Whereas it once took days to nu around Greece by boat, air- planes now reach almost every cor- ner aid and encouragement. U. tassador Jack Peurifoy had to do with persuading the Greek government to open its border to Jugo. ia at Salonika, thus per- mitting American food shipments to enter by the shortest route. I was on the first train from Greece Jugoslavia carrying American marking a new milestone in av-Greek friendship. Most wouldn't realize the signi- of this first pioneer train only brief months ago, Jugoslavia was still the chief source Communist guerrillas kept Greece in a revolt for three years. In contrast, Jugoslav officials, with U. S. Am- Jugo people ficance unless they remembered that, which had in a matter of hours. Much of | this enterprise is due to American | S. Am-| a lot | of arms for| state of bloody | can Farm School in Salonika, under | Charles House. Both have turned cut thousands of youngsters wh conferences just as|ese Islands. He replied in the af-|, . only have improved their own :Lomm,\ but have strengthened the iriendship between the United States, Greece and Turkey. Wher- ever you go in the near Eas bump into Roberts College £ ates who are working for this het- ter understanding. According to legend, Cheju, an island off the Korean coast (755 square miles) was created 2,500 | top. years ago when a volcano blew its| pisalle was issued because of in- rummage sale in N.LP church basement. March 19 At noon — Lions Club, Baranof. At ne — BPWC meets at noon, Terrace, Baranof. GOVERNMENT OK'S 15 PER CENT RAISE IN CARPET I’III(IESI WASHINGTON, March 12 —(P— A 15 per cent increase in the manu- facturers’ and wholesalers’ price of wool carpets and rugs was approved by the government today. Retailers will be permitted to pass lalong to their customers the exact dollars and cents increases reflected in the cost to them of the carpets and rugs they offer for sale. ‘The order by Price Director M. V. creased costs of wool. playing card | " | ACROSS 82. Adé-cllvo suf- 1. Food fish x 6. Floor covering 33 Plant of the = 8. Glacial ridges g4 Clamor 12. Opera by 35. Three-toed Verai ‘sloth 13. Make a mis- 36. Neckpieco take 38. Locomotive 14. City in Nevada service cars 15. Belleve 40. Employ 17. Unclosed 41. Minds | 13 Perceive with 42. Paid publio the eyes notices | 20. Combine 44. Unsolled | 22. Pronoun 46. Central por- Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle | 25 Kind of tree tion of an 25. The Greel corn gg, ’ 3 37, First four 49. Revolve i 2. Engago for Books of the 6l Perish from {5 Nourished A New Testa- hunger oodl TRy ol Siieval 8t Wendir ana DOWN 4. Father ot " fear 1. Pouches 6. Narrates agaln % 6. Birthplace of Abraham 7. Any intoxicate Older 10, The herb dill 11. Measures of length 16. Defective 18, Relevant 21. Thing 24, Coplers 26, Convenient 27, Tapuyan In- an 28. Large oceanie fish 30. Rowing Inge 34. Lowered 37. Capital of ‘Texas 38. l‘r;ml of the t 39. Legal instrue 42, Asmle native 43. Pigeo 15 Parc of a pmat 47. Egg-shaped 48. Garden plots 50. Fin? the sum of 62, Past o B R 20 YEARS AGO Fome EMPIRE | s MARCH 12, 1931 }of 23 men to put the packing plant in condition for work. There was a chill of winter in the air. The temperature was the‘ lowest at 10 o'clock this morning when it dropped to 14.8 degrees above zero. There was little moderation as the mercury at its highest went up about one degree, reaching 16 at 1 p. m. Prospects were for a colder night. The temperature at Ketchikan was 20 above with no relief from the cold spell forecast. Jack Murphy driving Bill Corey's eight Siberian huskies, won the H. Wendell Endicott Derby the opening race of the spring dog racing classics at Fairbanks. The time for the 16 miles was one hour, 14 minutes and 57 seconds. The Corey entry was the dark horse. Judge Clegg'’s Siberian malamutes were second and Wright's bird dogs, driven by Herbert Lawrence, favorites to win, were third in the race. Weather: High, 16; low, 14.8; clear. e i Daily Lessons in English % L. sorboN B e N ] WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We are going abroad the latter end of this year.” Say, “toward the end of the year,” or, “about the close of the year.” or, “the last part of the year.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ego. Pronounce the E either as in ME or as in EGG. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Eulogize; observe the EU and the Z. SYNONYMS: Remark (noun), comment, observation, utterance. WORD STUDY': “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering orie word each day. Today's word: ACCLAMATION; a shout of appreciation; eager expression of approval; S S joud applause. “A holiday has been voted by acclamation.” Fvonep : = Q. When a young man invites a girl from another town to his home for a weekend, is he obligated to send her the railroad ticket? A. No, he is not. She must take care of her transportation. Also, the girl should not accept an invitation of this kind, unless she receives one from the young man’s mother. Q. Whose privilege is it to decide upon the outfits to be worn by the bridesmaids at a wedding? A. This is the privilege of the bride, but it is considerate for her An invitation had been extended to members of the Tenth Alaska Legisicture from L. H. Metzgar, general superintendent of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company to visit the local mill and mine. A visit uz::t:e: :::‘;Lt:’mAr::kutem?:; to the properties had been on the agenda for each preceding Legislature.! g5 on the Pacific Coasst, 3504:30 re— am., 120th Meridian Time, and The prevailing cold snap had put ice on Auk Lake, the ponds near|released by the Weather Bureau Mendenhall Glacier, and skating was popular. Curtis Shattuck was host | are as follows: to party of ten guests at a skating party. Anchorage ....... ... =5—Clear PR g Annette Island ... 35—Partly Cloudy Halibut bait which was approaching a shortage here, was replenished | Barrow . -18—Snow Crystals {by the receipt of 150 barrels of herring brought in from a catch made Bethel -17—Clear off Shelter Island by the vessel Wilson, Capt. Martin Holst. The catch | Cordova - 5—Clear ! was sold to the Juneau Cold Storage Company. lg:r:z‘:;té}l -41701001‘;:1 Modern electrical lighting fixtures had just been installed in the Elks ::;;zznks ; ;;:g;: Tauditorium, marking the completion of the improvement program for the | gayre .. -14—Ice Needles dance hall in the Elks building. The lighting fixtures were of the colored [ Juneau Airport . 24—Snow parchment type, with the Elks’ purple color predominating and with the [ Kodiak . 20—Snow IElks' insignia worked into the decorative scheme. Kotzebue -11—Clear Sl McGrath ... -8—Clear Oldtimers’ night was observed by the Elks Lodge with a big turnout. | Nome = -1—Clear The story of the early history of the lodge was told and Cash Cole sang Northway . -15—Parn1y Cloudy sele Petersburg 33—Snow vocal selections. Porbland ... 39—Rain The Libby, McNeill and Libby Company would operate their salmon SP;::f]ee Geo 313_60—-1;:?11 cannery at Taku Harbor to full capacity the coming season, according| gjtka 34—Snow to C. J. Cummins, chief accountant, who had left Juneau with a crew|whitehorse . 1—Clear | Yakutat .. 26—;Snow Wealher at. . Alaska Poinf DIVOR(E (LEARS, WAY FOR MARRIAGE ROSS - ROOSEVELT) - KEY WEST, Fla., March 12 —(®— Mrs. Minnewa Bell Ross was di- vorced here today, clearing the way for her marriage to Elliott Roose- velt, The decree was signed by Circuit Judge Aqualino Lopez. Her divorce was from Dr. Rex L. Ross of Santa Monica, Calif., who in a California action last year ac- cused her of “touring the country” with Roosevelt. Roosevelt denied the charge, and Mrs. Ross declared she thought it “horrid” of Ross to connect her name in this way to the late presi-| dent’s son. It will be the fourth marriage for each. They have bought property to- gether at Marathon, in the Florida keys, and it has been stated defi- nitely that they will marry “as quickly as court procedure will permit.” FROZEN SALMON SHIPPED TO SEBASTIAN-STUART Approximately 200,000 pounds of frozen silver salmon ‘were loaded on the Icelander Saturday at Cold Storage for shipment by Elton Eng- strom to Sebastian-Stuart at Ana- cortes, Wash. The Icelander, skip- pered by Vern Thompson, sailed south late Saturday. The southermost point of Great Britain is in Cornwall, and it's to consult her bridesmaids in the matter. Q. Is a “dinner coat” the same as a “tuxedo?” A. Yes; in fact, “dinner coat” is the preferred term. g 100K and LEARN ¥ ¢ qoroox anmw What are the three largest cities in Hawaii? ‘What is neophobia? Who was the elder brother of Moses? What is the plural of the word “index”? Who was the composer of the march “El Capitan”? ANSWERS: 1. Honolulu, Hilo and Wafluku 2. *An aversion to anything new or strange. 3. Aaron. 4. 5. 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