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PAGE EIGHT More Guns, Less Butfer Predicted WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 — ® - Production of civilian items such automobiles and refrigerator which are made largely of critical metals will be cut sharply in 1952 se of expanding military out- [ put That was the emphatic warning of ition’s top mobilization chiefs Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson put it this way From now on, during 1952, there will be many more guns and much son told the National Press lub that manufacturerg of civilian goods will get only about 50 percent of their usual amounts of three crit- ical als— steel, copper and alu inum — in the first quarter of next And Manly Fleischmann, Defense Production . Administrator and a principal Wilson aide, disclosed at the same time that ‘“substantial” ditional cutbacks in metal quotas st be made in April, May and ne Fleschmann explained that mili- tary officials have made big boosts in their demands for = strategic metals in the second 1952 quarter. The DPA head said he did not iook for much increase in unem- ployment on a national scale be- cause of civilian cutbacks but agreed there would be more jobless in some areas, | He cited Detroit and New Eng- | land particularly. There already have been sharp protests from mem- bers of Congress in both these sec- tors about growing unemployment. 55 TR R | THIEF TAKES §10 AND JAR OF PENNIES FROM HOME GROCERY Juneau City Police are investigat- | ing a break-in to John Hermle’s | Home Grocery. According to police a small glass panel in a side door was broken so the . culprit could reach through to unbolt the door. | A jar of sales tax pennies and $10 in cash were taken. The break-in occurred last night. SPECIAL SALE Christmas pottery sale, Alaska Thirty-three Liquor Licenses Approved hirty-three liquor licenses were oved last evening at a special 7 of the Juneau City Coun- v one importer was listed, Cold Storage. It for wholesale Juneau iso licensed Three clubs received approval— Elks, Moose and Veterans of For- eign Wars. Twelve retail establishments were given approval: Alaska Cut Rate Liquor Store, Baranof Liquor Store, G. G. and Claudia Brown, Lawrence DuBois, Will C. and Jeanette Carter, Halloff, Albegoff and Botagov, John F. Hermle, Asborn T. Nygard, Joe H. McNallen, Thomas Powers, Gor- and Frances Stevenson and Reynolds een dispensary applications re- ceived approval: John P. and Kath- erine n, Alaskan Bachelor {dotel, Bartfiof Hotel, Raymond Mansfield and Gordon Kanouse, Joe J. Thomas (Triangle Bar), Law- rence DuBois, Haloff, Botagov and Kardanoff, Joe H. McNallen (Arctic Bar, approved with 30-day closure penalty for allowing cards to be played on the bar), Howard and Georgia Bryant (Top Hat Bar) ap- froved with 10-day closure penalty because of operating with vene- tian blinds closed, Laura Melseth (Victory Bar approved with 30-day closure penalty be- cause of selling liquor to a habitual) Eli Ray (Pamaray Club), George Baroumes and Carl Lehto (New York Tavern), Bill Sweeney Sween- ey’s Corner approved with no clos- ure penalty because minor entered the bar and was not sold a drink). Percy Reynolds restaurant was approved with the provision that he comply with the Territorial law concerning no doors or entry ways between liquor store and other business establishment. Lester Fragner and Lois Kennedy in the Brunswick Building was ap- proved for the balance of 1951 as a transfer from Carrillo’s Dreamland bar. don Hospital Notes Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Thursday were Al Keishley, Mrs. | Walter Hellan, Mrs. Mary Hurlock; | mats and scrapbook pictures dismissed were Mrs. Edith Gardner, Judy Francis, Tony Florendo, Ed- mund Krause. Dismissed from the Government Potters, at Vic Powe:s store, Satur- day December 15. 90-1t Hospital was Tommy Jimmie of Ju- neau. There were no admissions. | Aase |Anchorage City 'Council Votes 1less Property Tax | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 14— | (M—An 18-mill 'levy for Anchorage taxpayers, voted by the city council | this week, will be the lowest for ‘properly owners here since the 15- mill rate in 1946-47. It has been 20 and 21 mills since | then. City Manager Robert Sharp | had originally proposed 21 mills | for 1952. Sharp said 1951 was the booming city’s “most prosperous” | year and the first time the city has been able to keep from borrowing in its cash accounts. | The levy was reduced by an ada- | mant council after it cut $179,858 from the proposed $5,310,191 budget. {PAA Entertains 'ACA Personnel 'At Cocktails | 1 The local Pan American Airways staff gave a cocktail party for of- ficers and agents of Alaska Coastal Airlines last evening at the Bar- | anof Hotel. ACA agents are here for ‘an annual sales conference. Those from the head office at- tending were Mr. and Mrs. Alex Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Shell Sim- mons, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Benecke, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Overby, Mr. and Mrs. Art Sagorsky. | Agents and wives at the party were Kyra Garnes, Joe Sadlier, El- dor Lee, Christine Lamoreau, Mr., | Mrs, E. O. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs, Harold Harg | Tra Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tem- plin, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Paxton, Mr. and Mrs. Art Nelson, Mr. and | Mrs. Dermott O'Toole and Jim | Funk of Ellis Air Lines. A Christmas party is to be given ‘this evening in the Elks ballroom |for ACA employees, agents and | wives. BROWNIE TROOP MEETS Brownie Troop No. 16 held its | weekly meeting in the Presbyterian | church parlors on Thursday. We ‘wcre busy -working on our Christ- 1 mas projects. We are making place fer | the patients at the Government | hospital. When we finished work- | ing on the pictures, we played two | games and then planned our meet- | ing for next week. | Virginia Adams, reporter. differen o o ® i 4 ¢’s the sorket ON-A-LITE gives you Tomorrow’s Christmas Tree Lights TODAY Tested and Listed by Underwriters’ Laboratories. Approved for INDOOR or OUTDOOR Lighting. 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(Covered by basic patents) SEE OUR BEAUIFUL DISPLAY —OF THE E FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL PHARMACY Open Sunday for Your Convenience- From 12-noon until 6 p.m. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Taku Toastmasters |Form New Office, Thursday's Session The regular meeting of the Toastmasters Club in the Gold Room Thursday night was enliv- ened by the establishment of a new office of the Wizard of “Ahs.” Bill to start the ball rolling, and kept score of the number of “ahs” used by the various speakers of the eve- ning. At the established rate of a penny an ah, it cost Bill McFarlane six cents to win the ‘“honor” of being the Wizard for the next meet- nz. Following the saying of Grace by Irvin Curtis, the Topicmaster Pat Cua:roll called on various members collections for charity be made by (he separate groups or as an over- | all community effort?” Bud Elkins, | acting as Toastmaster for the eve- | ning, introduced the speakers. Jim O'Brien whetted the appetites of the members by a talk on “Chafing- dish cookery,” and John Clements amused the audience with his i g | Ellis, president, acted as the Wizard | o¢ the evening, explained “How to| | read a timetable,” a problem that| to ciscuss the question of “Should | speech on “The institution of mar- riage.” Don Morrison in an im- promptu presentation, renewed the laughter from the members Wwith his interpretation of the “Philos- ophy of Lin Yutang.” Jerry McKinley spoke on the sub. ject of “Paul Bunyun’s bathtub |8 potential tourist attraction in |'the form of self-emptying Tulse- quah lake in British Columbia. Bill McFarlane, in the 10-minute address has puzzled the experts for years. | Chief evaluator Al Ransome was| assisted by Vic Power, A. F. Ghig- | lione, John Doogan, John Graf, and Ted Oberman. marian. | nig! | time on December 27. FROM WINDIAM Rod Sudman of Wini pins at the Hotel Juncau. AT HOTLL JU Pauline Ruther of Fairbanis is' visiting in Juneau for a few day: and is stopping at the Hotel Juneau. Musical Jamboree 'Planned for Ray Hepe Benelit Dance The success of the Ray Hope benefit to buy new legs promises to | be a huge success with all the Ju- usicians donating their tal- rn a mass jamboree. The time aturday, 10 p.m. in the Elks neau ents, is hall The musicians taking part will Bill Ellis was gram-|her from Mikes | Gregg from the Oasis |ipino club wlil present Danny Con- be Barbara Barrie and Wilson Hum- Place; Len and Johnnie of the Bubble Room; the The club voted favorably to hold|O'Reilly’s now holding forth at the | | an impromptu and informal ladies, Pom ht meeting at the schedulod“u,«, Club; the Gerrick twins at rom the Country Club put- ting on their specialty “The Doll ' and “Acrobatics De Luxe;” Dance Trio of the Occiden- Hollis, Jerry, and Doug Club; the Fil- stantino, Leo Navarro tton. 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The master of ceremonies will be former KINY radio announcer, now ;oi Pan American World Airways | Stan Asplund. All this donation of talent was made possible through Anita Garnick, Secretary of Am- erican Federation of Muscians, J. C. Petrillo, president. Remember the time Saturday at the Elks hall. Come carly and stay late. A vote of thanks goes to "the O'Reilly’s tor arranging and spark- rlugging the musical program. Birds Are Walking; EPIanes Are Sitfing Today the birds were walking due to high winds and poor visibility. Pan American Airways flight from Seattle turned back at An- nette. Alaska Coastal and Ellis Air ‘Lines were grounded leaving Sit- 1 ka still full of democratic delegates. Pacific Northern Airlines flight | from Anchorage had departed from Yakutat but had not arrived at Gustavus at press time. Capt. Minor R. Parks of the Al- | aska Steamship freighter Flemish | Knot which is now in port, is not | relishing the prospect of sailing at midnight for Skagway and | Haines with reports of 50-mile | winds on Lynn Canal. However he plans to sail. COAST GUARD HAS QUARTERLY DRILL A routine quarterly drill in search | and rescue operations was conduct- | ed by the Coast Guard off Tenakee | Inlet. The problem was to locate | the 83-foot cutter. This was done | yesterday by the cutter Citrus. The | cutters Steiis from here and the | cahoone from Sitka participated. VALUES: ~ Jonathan Yakima Gem $1.00 BOTATOES S and W — No. 2% Can SAUERKRAUT S and W — 12 ¢z. Can APRICOT NELTAR B BB B B B B B R S S S S S P R R R DORDT R RNREE SATURDAY, DETEMBER 15 ——— THROUGH MONDAY, DECEMEBR 24 WE WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Z6th $—S—S—DOLLAR SALE-S$-8-8 FRESH APPLES - . - - 5lbs.for§1.00 11 1bs. for $1.0 - 4 for $1.00 6 for $1.00 We Feature Only the Finest S and W — 46 oz. 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