The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 2, 1951, Page 4

I’AGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Punn:nea every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY \ Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska BFLEN TROY MONSEN DOROTHY TROY LINGO ZILMER A. FRIEND President Vice-President | Mansging Editor Sotered In the Post Office in Junesu as Second Class Matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES: | Beitvered by carrier in Juneau and Douxlas for SL75 per month: | six months, $9.00; cne vear, $17.50. By mail, postage pald, at the following rates: Gue sear, In advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.5v; tne month, in advance, $1.50 Bubseribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify | Pusiness Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery \ tLeir papers. Telephones . [ 0 News Office, 602; Business Office, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t o Dot other- wise credited in this paper and &lso the local news publishied | berein NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspaers, 1411 | Pourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. Monday, April 2, 1951 A DANGER AS (-RF AT AS WAR To meet the danger of large-scale war, we are embarked on a stupendous defense program. That is proper, but it entails enormous new expenditure. | 1t is inflation. | | force, | services, s Y The steps taken by the government thus far are sound and proper, but they are grossly | inadequate. There are two really fundamental ways of com- l)atmg inflation. One is heavier taxation, which reduces consumer spending. The other is the reduc- tion of nonessential government spending. . There are other ways, of course, such as the increase of the work week, expansion of our labor restrictions on consumer credit and promotion of savings bonds purchases. But the basic things are taxation and governmental retrenchment. These are | the measures that cut back the buying of goods and with defense expenditure. in competition l\ l'Rl‘\(‘"'l E—BUT In one place you read that United States and | British aims are identical with respect to Asia and in another that the two countries are farther apart on the question than they have been on anything for years. The truth of the matter lies somewhere be- tween these two extremes. Obviously the British and ourselves are not seeing eye to eye on the question of China. The British do not appear to have much confidence in our policy, which is not at all surprising in view of the disagree- ment over it here at home. In the United Nations they agree with us on principle—but. That is to say, they accept most of our resolution declaring Com- munist China as aggressors, but fight shy of imposing sanctions. Our Far Eastern policy—if anyone has been able to figure out what it is—may be right or wrong. At the moment we are in a lot of trouble in Korea, which is a United Nations problems, and stand a chance of geting into more trouble in China, which may turn out to be our own problem, if we should wind up by having to go it there alone. ecececsess s At 8 pm. At 1:30 p.m. And that, inflation in turn, If it ever reaches the inflationary patterns, such as tho: Europe after World War I, inflation great Inflation strips from thrifty fruit of their saving. as : pensions, or interest from bonds. patrimony of earnest, farsighted money in banks and war bonds. wage-earners Ir alizes comes never move up fast enough vance of living costs. Already, the cost per cent a month. of living is raises the danger of spiraling se danger to this country as war itself. Inflation destroys the personal security of those who rely on insurance benefits, or Inflation steals the and salaried workers, That is not a threat of inflation. tempo of some of continental n could work just the long run are ceivable. people the whole | pe terests were hers, vinced us. and support. people Wwho save | writing we do not wflation also pen- whose in- to pace the ad- President moving up by 1 The chances of our losing Britain as an ally in But it does not seem wise to jeopardize those chances too much. 1914, and again in 1939, she succeeded both times in suading us through diplomatic means that our in- This time we could do with her cooperation From the looks of things at present seem to have gained them. And we don't know exactly why. Truman tells a gathering he has two distinct personalities, Republican sticks up his sore head and says he doesn't like either of them fairly remote, though not incon- When Britain was in trouble in as subsequent events finally con- And here and there an irascible The Washinnloh Merry-Go-Round (Continued from Page One) mibistrator). Make him give you al decent increase. With all those d(.- mands coming in from the Army fcr’ waol -uniforms, he can't turn| you down on that price increase.| You've got Mike over a barrel. Catvin' “is*Suppdsed'* to protect the consumer, prevent inflation. | That is the job for which OPS was' However, as the meeting i Caryin further advised the voolen manufacturers to talk to Eckert O. Huffman, his immediate saperior. Huffman’s a straight thinker on advised Carvin, “Huffman’s administration man, no new ated d prit no de War Pessimism coretary of Defense Marshall Linted in a public statement last week that he was a little more wor- ried than previously about the So- viet’s warlike intentions. ide reason for this worry is an intelligence estimate indicating that Russia “probably” will not go to war this year because it lacks the resources and its fear of the atomic bomb. However, the anal- ysis also warns there is a small group within the Politburo talking of a “preventive war.” Reasoning of this clique is: If Russia waits more than two years, the Western Allies will be so strong that a war for Russia would be de. It points out the growing ngth of the West, the revolts cading across Eastern Europe, id unrest in Russia itself. There- fore it is argued by extrem lead- in the Kremlin that war is the way to maintain Soviet dom- on over Eastern Europe and China. It is believed, however, that this view is not held by Stalin, nor by Molotov, his likely successor. They are understood to believe that cap- italism will fall of its own weight, aided by inflation and corruption. Wise Mr. Wilson The television audience missed a treat, but defense mobilizer Charles lson was wise when he banned eras at last week’s press ce. Asked by a newsman in the course of the conference whether he had scld his stock in General Elec- | tric, the company which he once! headed, Wilson shook his finger at | the reporter, “If T had known these ('011(1‘(1\'0:‘~‘ sial questions would be asked. el he expoded, implying that if so hl‘ would not have agreed to the press conference—only his second during four months in Washington oting the mobilizer’s angry brick-red face, a television man| sighed: “Brother, what a shot that would make on color TV.” Note—Wilson has given real im- petus to defense production, though in the course of doing so, small, in- dependent business has taken a worse beating than in War II. he ‘Washington Pipeline A lot of good men are getting into o ernment you never hear about— | New Hampshire's Sen. Styles Brid- | | ges. who went to bat for Democrat- | ic "Senator Kefauver's crime com- ‘qulckest method of getting .alum- |gravy after the current emergency at, salary sacrifices. One of the la test: Thurman L. Bernard, who took an 85 per cent cut from adver- | tising Ivory: soap to help with state department propaganda. it was | | | mittee in the secrecy of the GOP | poliecy committee, . Col, Grady Gore, who made morney in plumbing ! fixtures and now owns Washing- | ton’s swank Fairfax Hotel, plans to | Be the-mext GOP senator from | Maryland. Jon Jonkel, of the Chi- cago Tribune, the man who fixed up the smear tabloid against Sen- ator Tydings, may do a repeat ax: campaign. manager, . Labm‘ leaders, fed up with John Steelman, | are insisting on their own man in the White House. They claim .thevw have nobody near the President to | represent them. . . . Truman was so flabbergasted you could have | knocked him over with a feather when the labor leaders turned | against him. He had no idea his| labor relations were so had. | | | | Little-Business Headaches The little businessman’s head- | aches under defense controls have | only begun. The next 18 months | will be even tougher on him, ac-| cording to secret testimony before | the House Small Business Commit- , tee. | Military requirements for alum- | inum, for instance, will increase at | such a rate in 1951 and 1952 that many small firms producing non- | defense aluminum products may have to shut down, the committee was informed by Manly Fleisch- | mann, chief of the national pro-| duction authority. | “The only solution is getting these‘ little companies a larger share of | defense orders,” declared Fleisch- | man, “We hope to work that out.” Forthright Congressman Clinton McKinnon of California remarked that he would be more inclined to believe that the NPA really wanted to help small business if the agen- cy had shown more inclination in the past. “Your order cutting back the nondefense uses of aluminum by 35 per cent was unfair to the little fellow, because he couldn’t afford to take the same horizontal cut as a bigger manufacturer,” said Mec- Kinnon. “It would have been fairer if you had used a sliding-scale cutback to protect small firms, as we did when rationing newsprint during the last war.” “There's an argument for both sides,” replied Fleischmann. “We thought our way was the best and inum for the defense stockpile.” Military procurement spokesmen and a witness from the General Services Agency, however, reas- sured the committee that little business would come in for some —if it can hold out that long. Af- ter the last war, the committee was told, between 75 and 80 per cent of surplus war assets were mer- chandised by small firms. “Well, I've heard about every- thing now,” expdoded Congressman Joe Evins of Tennessee. “In other words, you propose to starve little business now and then try to re- vive it following the emergency— after it's already dead.” 'ROBERTSON T0 | of 30 miles an hour on trucks, he |sary to protect the paving while | be checking for violators. APPEAL RECENT COURT DECISION Attorney R. E. Robertson, coun- sel*for the Ketchikan Wharf Com- pany, has served motice of appeal in the case of H. O. Adams against the company. A judgment was givén by Judge W. Folta recently in favor of Ad- ams in his suit against the Ketch- ikan Wharf Company asking com- pensation for injuries alleged re- ceived on the company dock i Juneau, Adams was awarded $1806.50 by | the court. SPEED: LOAD LIMIT GLACIER HIGHWAY " EFFECTIVE TODAY Due to the frost going out of the ground, the Bureau of Public Roads has placed a load limitation on the paved section of the Glacier High- | way, Chris Wyller, district engineer, | announced today. ! Load limits will be half of normal, effective today with a speed limit said. These precautions are neces- the frost is going out, The Alaska Highway Patrol will ANCHORAGE VISITOR Thomas C. Fuglestaa with the Alaska Railroad at Anchorage, is at the Gastineau hotel. Crossword Puzzle ; Beverage . Finishes . Cuts of beet . Sobs ACROSS . Contend . Church seat . Imperfection . Affirm . Southern d of constellation lamenuuon anen equal ll. ll:alln ic literary work 62. Execute a command 63. Ripen 54, 65. Perceived drying 66. School ot . Unsophisti= cated . Shaves . Types of rall- Spreads for 3 t Weieht whales 32 Muse of Iyrle 57. Receptacle for Doetry tiquids ident of the 1. Caution 2. Heated THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Mrs. Ernest Gruening Beverly MacLeod Ann Barlow Sally McCrea Stanley Beadle Harold Palmer Shirley Bennett Mrs. William Crossett ® o 0o 0 0 0 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMUNITY EVENTS TODAY At 8 pm. — American Legion post meets in Dugout. April 3 noon — Rotary Club, Baranof. At 7:30 p.m. —Delta Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, meets regular session, Baranof Gold Room. Folkateers meet at Grade School gym. At 8 pm. — The Rev. Hugh Ivan Evans, Moderator of General As- sembly speaks in Northern Ltgh( Presbyterian church. At 8:30 p.m. — Community Center night for adults at Teen-Age club with square dancing. April 4 — Juneau Woman's Club meeting at Alaska Electric Lght and Power Co. penthouse. Guests of Douglas Woman’s Club in evening. At noon — Kiwanis Club. At 7:30 p.m. — Civil Air Patrol will meet in Quonset Hut. At 8 pm. — Elks lodge. April 5 At noon — Chamber of Commerce meets at Baranof hotel. At 8:15 p.m. — Penwomen to meet at Dora Sweeney’s home. At 8:45 p.m. — Juneau Singers meet for social gathering in basement of Methodist Church. April 6 At 1:30 p.m, Martha Society meets at home of Mrs. C. C. Carter. At 8 pm. — Mary Circle meets at manse of NLP church. At 8 pm. — Regular meeting of City Couneil. At .8 'pm. — Juneau Shrine Club regular meeting n Dugout. April 9 At noon — Lions Club, Baranof, At noon — BPWC meets in Terrace, Baranof. THIRD PARTY. CONSIDERED BY LABORITES ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, April 2 —(M—Labor elements are consid- ering formation of a third party, a union leader said. Jacob S. Potofsky, national presi- CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers, said labor has | been let down by the defense mo- bilization program and that he can’t deny “the possibility of labor’s forming a third party.” The union leader did not say how far labor thinking on a third party had gone, adding that “it is still an open question.” e o 0 6 0 0 0 00 TIDE TABLE April 3 High tide, 12:04 a.m. 156 ft. Low tide 6:00 am. 22 ft. High tide 12:5 p.m.16.2 ft. ® Low tide 6:19 pm. -0.6 ft. e o o o o 0 & 0 o o Solution of Saturday’s Puzzie DOWN Leguminous plants Weasel-like ‘animal . Large wicker baskets Historical period Put on guard . Brawl . Men of letters Mimfc chamber . Marry . Tear . Openmouthed stare . Fragile Smooth Oceans Sy Wik, 2 B affection . Wandered Palmyra leaf . Expands Most _advan open hand . Mental Image . Paradise . Descended . Kitchen utensfl . Former President's nickname Selt | 20 YEARS AGO % APRIL 2, 1931 HE EMPIRE March of 1931 was colder and drier than average with more than average sunshine and comparatively little snow fall, says the motithly atement of R. C. Mize, in charge of the Junieau weather station. ¢ Two fire alarms close together brought the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department out this afternoon. Electricians fixing the alarm system at the Juneau Lumber Mills at 9:40 o'clock caused a short circuit with the result that a false alaym was accidentally turned in. Half an hour later sparks ignited the roof of the Willard residence lopposite the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company. Damage was of no consequence. | Oscar Holm, R. V. Juozasaltes, John B. Nelson, W. D. Gross, E. S: Kroh, Ralph Benson and C. Bacon were passengers booked from Juneau {to Seattle on the Admiral Rogers which sailed ‘at 8 o'clock the night before. Capt. S. K."Gilje was master of the ship. Weather: High, 50; low, 33; clear. e e it T i Daily Lessons in English % 1. corvon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have not seen him but once.” NOT and BUT here form a double negative. Omit the NOT. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hovel. Preferred pronunciation has the O as in ON, not as U in UP. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Expedite; ITE. Proselyte; YTE. SYNONYMS: Distraction, disorder, confusion, perplexity. 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: ETHEREAL; pertaining to the upper regions; celestial; spiritlike. “She was marked by a certain ethereal beauty of countenance.” MODERN ETIGUEITE Yyspsra ves | Q. Don't you think it's improper for two perscns who are introdueed at a dinner table to reach across the table to shake hands? A. While not exactly improper, it certainly does create an awkward situation, and it is much better to refrain from shaking hands and ! merely nod your head in acknowldegment of the introduection. If, how- ever, another person does reach his hand across the table to you, you must not show any hesitation in accepting it. Q. Is it necessary to answer a wedding invitation which does not include an invitation to the reception? A. No. Q. How full should the water goblets be poured, and where should they be placed on the table? A. The water goblets should be three-fourths full, and placed above the knives. r——————. | LOOK and LEARN % A. C. GORDON e b k. 1. How would it be possible to go in the opposite direction by going in the same direction? 2. From what is cellophane made? 3. Who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States? ‘Which is the chief seaport on the west coast of South America? What is the more common name for the woodchuck? ANSWERS: Cross either Pole of the earth, and you accomplish this. Pure wood pulp. William Howard Taft. Valparaiso, Chile. Groundhog. { FOLK DANCE JAMBOREE WELL ATTENDED AFFAIR A teen-age couple, who went to | the Folk Dance Jamboree “just to see what it was like before we went on our date” stayed the evening last Saturday at the Parish Hall. They, with 20 other couples danced waltzes, two-steps, squares, circle mixers and national dances which were demonstrated by members of the Folkateers who were hosts and hostesses at the affair. Dances which were received most enthusiastically were Road to the FROM SEATTLE Isles, an -intricate Scottish two-| E. G. Murphy of Seattle is stop- step; Little Man in a Fix, a rousing | ping at the Baranof hotel.: g I 1 !Damsh waltz-mixer; and Lady 'Round the Lady, a New England singing quadrille. LEAVING FOR DETROIT held for Mrs. Malcolm Greany at her home Friday evening with Mrs. George Bryson and Mrs. Erling On- soien as hostesses. Games were | played and , refreshments served. Mrs. Greany and two children, Michael and Dennis, left Sunday i for Detroit to visit relatives until June. She received many travel gifts. RALPH TREFFERS as a paid-ap subscriber 1w THE UAILY ALASKEA 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 ses: “SANDS OF IWO JIMA" Federal Tax—1%c Paid by the Theatre Phone 14—YELLOW CAB C0.—Phene 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—1951 The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS B ————— Weather at ‘Kotzebue .. Alaska Points Weather conditions snd temper- etures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am., 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as follows: Anchorage Annette Island Barrow .. Bethel ...... Cordova Edmonton .. Fairbanks Haines Juneau Kodiak 31—Partly Cloudy 40—Drizzle | —Partly Cloudy ... 28—Cloudy 36~Ram and Snow 34—Fog 16—Cloudy 36—Rain 38—Rain lG—Partly Cloudyr 19—Partly Cloudy 29—Cloudy 19—Cloudy 37—Rain | ... 41—Clear 35~Partly Cloudy . 36—Partly Cloudy 40—Rain . 32—Snow| 34—Rain and Snow McGrath .. Nome Northway Petersburg . Portland Prince George Seattle . Sitka Whitehorse Yakutat IRVAN ELECTED NEW| SUPERINTENDENT OF FAIRBANKS SCHOOLS FAIRBANKS, Alaska. James C.{ Ryen, at present Commissioner of j Education for the territory, hasl been unanimously elected by the school ‘board as superintendent of schools ‘for Fairbanks. Ryan will replace Mrs. Mariette Pilgrim tvhose contract expires at the end of the school term. Ryan resigned his post as terri- torial ‘commissioner as of June 30,) 1951. Pressure of work and neces- sity of too much time away from home, he said, was responsible for | his withdrawal from the office. Fine Cooperation Although he had enjoyed full co- operation from his staff and had ' the “finest school board in the world,” Ryan said he found the work too difficult for one person to | handle. He has received a life ad- ministrative -certificate from the | territorial department of educauon.; The newly elected superintend- | ent was professor of ‘education in| the University of Alaska from 1928 to 1940 when he was appointed ter- ritorial commissioner. After -June 30 Ryan expeots to, vacation with his wife and 8-year- old son’ Denriis; The family will re- turn to, Fairbanks by August 1 when Ryan will' assume h}s new office A bon voyage surprise party was| ‘here. ROY Avfirr HERE Roy C. Avrit, manager for Colum- bia Lumber company:at Whittier, arrived here Friday on Pan Ameri- can World Airways and is stopping MONDAY, APRIL 2, 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, Worshiptul Master; JAMRS W FEIVERS, Secretary. -\ e ¢ @ 5.1.0 ELKS Meeting every Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting brothers welcome WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. Mcose Lodge No. 700 Regular Meetings Each Friday Governor— ARNOLD L FRANOCIS Secretary— WALTER R. HERMANBEN ‘Brownie's Liquor Store ‘Plflllfl 139 Be. Fraakiln P. U, Bex 208 T e “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmazists BUTLER-MAURO UG CO. GENERAL PAINTS and WALLPAPER Ideal Paint Store Phone 549 Fred W. Wends Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 806 10th 88. PHONE 216—DAY eor NIGHT “or MIXERS or BODA POP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Reems ot Ressenadie Rates PHOXE BINGLE O PHONE 588 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS —— OILS Builders’ and Sbelf at the Baranof hotel, V.F W Taka Post No. 5559 Meeting every Thursday in the C.1O. Hall at 8:00 p.m. The Erwin Feed Co. Office in Case Lot Grosery Pheme 704 HAY, GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE STEVENS® LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Taird The Charles W Carter BOTANY NUNN-BOSE S5 - L ” smn 3 STETSO! SANITARY MEAT CLOTHE Quality Worl Clothlng FOR BETTER MEATS Remington Typewriters BOLD ?ll SERVICED by J. B. Burford Co. FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Junean Motor Ce. Foot of Main Street — JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM » dally hadit—ask Jor it by name Juneau Dalries, Inc. NICHOLSON’S WELDING SHOP Tanks and General Welding ALL WORK GUARANTEED P.'O. Box 1529-——Feero Bldg. HOME GROCERY Phones 146 and 342 Home Liquor Store—TeL 69 dq iy » Yo Banish *‘Blue Monday” To give you more freedom from work T TRY Alaska Laundry H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Mas LEVI'S OVERALLS for Boys BLACKWELL'S CABINET SHOP