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Fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
Tuesday, November 13, 195JL
A PUBLISHER VIEWS ALASKA
Few tourist seasons have brought to Alaska as
many newspapermen, who have returned to their
home towns to write about Alaska, as did last summer.
Reports from the National Editorial Association
convention members are still reaching us. We will
regret the end of Orrin Taylor's series of articles in
the Archbold, Ohio, Buckeye, because wc have enjoyed
hi:; fine weekly newspaper and the things he has said
about Alaska.
A recent newspaper to reach the Empire’s desk is
the Ponca City News, one of Oklahoma's fine papers
published by E. Clyde Muchmore who visited Alaska
last September.
His visit is the subject of a two-column editorial
in the 26-page Sunday edition of the Ponca City News
of October 14.
It is too long to copy complete, but because it
gives Alaskans a chance to see ourselves as others
see us, here is a part of what Mr. Muchmore has to
say about the territory:
WE VIEW ALASKA
That peninsula up at the northwest corner of the
North American continent looks rather small when
one views it from the map. And it seems a long way
fr m the states. Actually, it is neither small nor far.
Here is another statement that one hesitates to
make, for Texans might be listening. Alaska would
make two of Texas, with a state the size of Arkansas
thrown in. It contains some 560,000 square miles,
and much of it today is an almost unknown country.
• But Texans should not worry just yet. Alaska is
not ready for statehood. The population is sparse,
about 100,000 white people with a little more than
half that many Indians. When Alaska's resources are
known and developed, there would be living room for
many millions.
Ever since our visit to this fabulous country, we
have had to tone down the statement that we saw
Alaska. We didn't. To be truthful, we scarcely set
foot on the mainland. We visited the islands along
the coast, seeing such cities as Ketchikan, Petersburg,
Sitka and Juneau. All of them are small but inter
esting and all resemble our own cities. Even the
people are like the rest of us, many coming from the
states. The Indian population gives one the idea that
he might have dropped in on some Oklahoma town.
At first opportunity take a look at the map. See
how far south Juneau, the capital, lies. Then note
the great extent of the north and west country, how
many miles yet it would be to Anchorage, Dawson,
Fairbanks, Point Barrow, where our own Will Rogers
perished.
Put Alaska down as being a vast, undeveloped
country, with great resources, much of them probably
unknown. Also put it down as a country that would
be difficult to defend, and as one that perhaps needs
little defense.
Every island we saw is covered with virgin timber,
reaching up to timber line and dropping down to meet
the sea. The islands are really tops of mountains,
prortuding up out of the sea. They offer few and
only narrow beaches, and such cottages and villages
as on sees seem to be clinging to the mountain side.
Agriculture as we know it is unknown, and must
remain unknown.
The vast resources of timber will some day be
put to work. The trees are old, overgrown, some dying
from full maturity. The timber would be better if a
planned cutting had begun years ago. But the pos
sibilities of paper pulp and other cellulose products
are enormous. They will in time be utilized.
In Alaska fishing is big business. There is a
cannery in every city and village, and some have
two.
Along with many others, we thought of Alaska
and gold together, these two being inseparable. Today
there is little gold. The mines are still there but
the known rich ores are about exhausted. Hard jock
ores cannot compete with foreign production, due to
wages and other costs, placer mining on the decline,
and so most of the mines are closed down, closed
until the price of gold goes up to a point to make
mining profitable.
Wages are high and the cost of living is up in
proportion.
There are more jobs than workers, and, strangely
enough, more women than men, about five to one,
we were told. We do not vouch for this statistic.
Near some of the pities, especially around Juneau,
some of the narrow beaches are being claimed from
the sea. Here small grains and hay are being raised.
Juneau boasts of a growing dairy business, with three
good herds of dairy cattle. Enough feed is raised for
five months and the remainder must be imported for
the winter. Alfalfa sells as high as $100 per ton.
Milk of good quality is 31 cents.
The undeveloped and undiscovered resources in
Alaska are a challenge to industry. It will seek out
the country when closer possibilities have been ex
ploited. In the meantime Alaska will be an expense
to government, not an asset. Many of the persons.
one meets are directly or indirectly employed by
government. This discovery comes to one as quite a
shock, until he recalls the extent of federal employ- I
ment in the states.
After a brief view of one little corner of this
great territory, we are convinced that we made a
good deal when we gave Russia $7,500,000 for it. and
that Russia made a bad one. Yes, we recommend
keeping it, and keeping it well defended.
Publisher Muchmore and a party of friends spent
two weeks on the charter yacht Manana, bagged three
bear, and plan to come back to Alaska for another
hunt. In the meantime, he will probably send other
travelers and hunters, interested in his stories of
Alaska, to the territory to see for themselves the!
fabulous land of which he writes.
isie Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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defend countries so war weary they
would almost prefer to be conquered
than to fight.
Of the three, Winston Churchill
represented a brave attempt to re
vive private enterprise in an area
slowly being engulfed in red tape
and regulation; Princess Elizabeth
represented the brave attempt of
the next -generation to cope with
problems which their elders have
so miserably failed to solve; and
General Eisenhower represented the
thesis that from armed might is
derived peace.
All three, however, were symbols
of hope—tired, discouraged, lagging
hope, it is true, but nevertheless
hope.
MONEY AND HOrE
That hope in each case, however,
was based on virtually the same
foundation—money from the U. S.
Ei cnhower has to have more Am
erican money if he is to succeed
in rearming Europe. Churchill will
desperately need two billions if
British finances are not to reach
the vanishing point. And it was part
of the Princess’ job to help create
the good-will so necessary for Am
eriean-British economic cooperation.
However, money is not inexhaust
ible. Furthermore, it is only a temp
orary palliative. And while more
money will be necessary to bolster,
British finances and European
armament, it is time we worked out
long-range plans that will give our i
European friends permanent hope— j
not cash-and-carry hope.
As a result of my two visits to J
Europe this year I would like to!
urge two deep-rooted and perman
ent changes for Europe. Both are
purely American. They are two of
the great principles that have made
us great, and without them I do
not think Europe can long survive, j
One is a United States of Europe, i
Two is applying the Declaration!
of Independence to Europe.
NO EUROPEAN EQUALITY
Prospcsing that these be applied
to Europe may sound like pious
preaching, but when you don't have
equality and unity, you cannot build
a firm foundation of peace and free
government. Unfortunately, equal
ity, the basic guarantee of the Dec
laration of Independence, simply
does not exist in Europe. It exists
politically in Fr ance and some oth
er countries, but it does not exist
economically. A man is born to a 1
certain economic level, and in most
countries there he usually stays. If
your mother was a servant in Eng
land, the chances are you will be a
servant, too. If your father worked
at a certain trade in Italy, the
chances are you would not be able
to rise above his status—unless you
migrated to the United States.
Thus the great mass of the people,
stuck in one groove, with little
chance of improving themselves,
abandon hope.
That is why Communism, full of
wonderful Uiough phony promises
ol a bright, new horizon, brings hope
plus European converts by the thou
sands.
Meanwhile we have sat on our
hands and failed to sell the great
est creed we have—the Declaration
of Independence. We have passed
out billions in dollars and material
things, but hardly two cents worth
of spiritual, cultural or philosophi
cal things.
We have rebuilt factories, helped
big business, but have failed com
pletely to attach any of the basic
principles of the Declaration of In
dependence regarding lush profits
or workmen's opportunities.
UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
Point No. 1, the United States of
Europe, is indirectly the chief rea
son General Elsenhower flew back
to Washington.
For in trying to build up a Eu
ropean army, he has had to put
the cart before the horse. He has
been like George Washington, who
tried to draft the revolutionary
army from the thirteen colonies.
Each colony reserved the right to
decide how many men it would send
to fight the British, how' much they
would be paid and when they would
be mustered out. Washington had
no control over them except the
appeal to patriotism.
Likewise with Eisenhower. He has
no more control over the number
of troops France will send him
than General Washington had over
the si?o of the Pennsylvania militia.
Out of Washington’s experience
with the 13 colonies, there was
gradually forged a United States of
America. And out of Eisenhower’s
experience there may emerge a
United States of Europe.
However, he needs a lot of polit
ical help from the State Department,
from the British, and from Ameri
can public opinion—help which he
isn’t getting.
For instance, he has been trying
to get the French to build jet en
gines in their own factories, but
using British blueprints. He argues
that the British have about the best
jet engine in the world, so there
1 is no use having the French spend
' a year fussing over new plans to
develop their own engine. Ike wants
production right now. The French
have the factories, but also they
! have the national pride that de
1 mands that they develop their own
I blueprints.
DISASTROUS PRIDE
This illustration could be dupli
cated a dozen times. The chief rea
son Europe remains economically
unstable, unsound and without our
support would be bankrupt, is the
conflicting criss-cross of boundaries,
customs barriers, and national pride
which demand a steel industry for
both France and Belgium, when one
industry in one country could easily
supply both countries.
The United States is the only
nation in the world which has solv
ed the problem of Federal govern
ment while preserving a fair degree
of states rights. A similar federal
unity is what Europe needs more
j than anything else.
I Without it her people know there
I will be unemployment, human mis
I ery and eventually war. But with it
and with the equality of human
endeavor inherent in our Declara
tion of Independence, Europe can
have genuine, not cash-and-carry
hope. And with hope, the phony
promises of Communism fade away.
These two American principles will
not be easy to sell Europe, but the
alternative is a continual flow of
loans across the Atlantic, plus a
continual flow of troops—until the
American people either rebel or
are sucked dry and bled white. .
Caps Give Clue
To Missing Boys
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 13— Wl —
Two caps belonging to two of three
missing boys were fished from the
Mississippi River near a dam this
morning.
Police Capt. Kenneth Moore said
the caps had been positively identi
fied.
Capt. Moore said the caps were
first noticed by a workman at a
dam in North Minneapolis. Moore
said they were taken from the river
near the dam and identified by
Kenneth Klein, father of the boys,
Kenneth, Jr., 8; David, 6; and
Daniel, 4.
The dam is downstream from a
park where the boys had gone
to play Saturday afternoon. Find
ing of the caps was the first con
: Crete clue to the boys" whereabouts
' since they dropped from sight then.
• NOVEMBER 13 •
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• Jerry Gucker •
• Dan Livie •
• Mrs. Fred Barragar •
• Mrs. May Crowell •
• Mrs. Olav Lillegraven •
• Jeanette Shepard •
• Oscar Johnson •
• Charles Porter •
• Sandra Lee Shirk •
• Gloria Ahrensfeld •
• Dean C. E. Rice •
o Mrs. Paula Taylor •
• A. V. Credo, Jr. •
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast at 4:30 a.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 18—Clear
Barrow . 9—Cloudy
Bethel . 29—Fog
Cordova . 29—Cloudy
Dawson . 2—Cloudy
Edmonton . 24—Cloudy
Fairbanks . 9—Snow
Haines . 27—Clear
Havre . 30—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 28—Cloudy
Annette Island . 37—Cloudy
Kodiak . 32—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 13—Cloudy
McGrath . 12—Snow
Nome . 32—Cloudy
Northway . 6—Snow
Portland . 46—Cloudy
Prince George . 29—Snow
Seattle . 49—Cloudy
Whitehorse .16—Snow
Yakutat.32—Cloudy j
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Bulletins
A Washington official said to
day that a federal grand jury prob
ably will wind up an eight-months
probe within a few weeks. Two Sen
ators have recently questioned how
the investigation of government!
loans is coming along.
U.S. Army Secretary Frank Pace, >
Jr., arrived in Frankfort today to I
tour allied military bases in Ger-1
many. He flew from Paris after con- i
ferring with General Eisenhower
about speeding arms for Europe.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Lovett landed in Paris today for
conferences with Eisenhower and
other Atlantic treaty officials. He’ll
then follow Pace in touring U.S.
units in Europe.
Thousands of U.S. Marines are
in the midst of practice invasion
this morning. They’re being landed
from 200 warships to establish a
third beachhead in North Carolina
at Onslow Beach.
Community Events
TODAY
At 7:30 p.m.—Basketball managers
meeting room 3 of high school.
At 8 p.m. — Annual roll call of
Eastern Star ir Scottish Rite
Temple.
At 8 p.m.—Girl Scout council meets
with leaders and assistants at
NLP church.
At 8 p.m. — Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF Hall. Initiatory degree.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Cente:
Night for Aduits at Teen Ag<
club with square dancing.
November 14
At noon—Kiwanis club meets at
Baranof.
At 1:30 p.m—WSCS meets at home
of Mrs. Ed Hales for dessert lunch
eon.
At 1:30 p.m.—Garden Club meets
at home of Mrs. Ernest Gruening.
At 8 p.m. — Pen Women meet at
home of Mrs. Bernice Morgan, 431
Seward Street.
At 8 p.m. — VFW Auxiliary meets
at 326 Fifth Street.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
November 15
At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m.—All nurses, active or
inactive, meet at St. Ann’s hos
pital.
At 7:30 p.m.—City Council meets.
At 8 p.m.—VFW post meets in Jeep
club.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers re
hearsal at Methodist church.
November 16
At 7 p.m.—Martha Society County
Fair in NLPC basement.
At 8 p.m. — ‘Swinging Squares”
dance for 7th. 8th and 9th grades
at Parish Hall.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah Past Noble
Grands meet at home of Mrs
W. B. Converse.
November 17
From 1:30 to 5 p.m.—WSCS bazaar,
tea in parlors of Methodist church.
At 9 p.m.—Elks Dgys of ’98 with
show by Skagway Troupe of Elks.
November 19
At noon—Lions club meets at Bara- '
nof Hotel.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion meets
at Dugout.
November 20
At ncor. — Rotary club meets in.
Baranof Hotel.
j YEARS AGO the empire j
NOVEMBER 13, 1931
Mrs. Glenn Oakes, ster.ographer-clerk In the Governor's office, was
an incoming passenger or the Alameda, returning from a vacation in
the States.
George W. Folta. Assistant United States Attorney, returned to head
quarters here, from a visit to Seattle on official business.
The creation of a Territorial Child Welfare Commissios headed
by Senator Allen Shattuck was announced this day by Gov. George A.
Parks. The commission was appointed by authority of the Alaska Leg
islature, which passed the act providing for a board to inquire into
matters pertaining to child welfare and appropriated $500 to pay neces
sary expenses. Mrs. Frank Metcalf, J. C. Thomas and E. M. Polley
were also named on the board and a fifth member was to be announced
later.
With a large cargo and 33 passengers for Juneau, the steamship
Alameda was in port this afternoon from Seattle, and was to sail for
Seward by way of Haines and Skagway tonight. Among the passengers
were J. W. Gucker, M. L. Freeman, and Gil Rich.
to become a profitable enterprise, according to Ernest Walker Sawyer,
to become a profitable enterprise, accordin gto Ernest Walker Sawyer,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior. He said he had suggested carrying
on of a little research at Matanuska and Fairbanks to assist in adapting
the industry to the locality.
Jimmy Barragar rolled a three-game total of 602 on the Elks’
alleys, to lead the league in a mixed tournament, in last night's tourna
ment play.
Weather: High, 37; low', 35: clear.
Daily Lessons in English w. l. gqrdon j
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The reason for this is be- ,
cause he tries too hard." Say, “The reason for this is THAT he tries
too hard.”
’ OFTEN* MISPRONOUNCED: Larynx. Pronounce lar-ingks, A as in
CARE, not as in FAR.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Accidentally, not ACCIDENTLY.
SYNONYMS: Compensation, pay, payment, fees, earnings, hire, re
compense, remuneration, salary, wages.
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:
INFLEXIBLE; firm in will or purpose; resolute; determined . “A man
of upright and inflexible principles can accomplish much.”
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| MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE
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Q. Just what are a bridegroom’s expenses?
A. Engagement ring, wedding ring, wedding present for his bride,
his bachelor dinner, marriage license, personal gifts for his best man
and eshers’ bouttoniercs for his attendants, clergyman’s fees, and honey
moon trip.
Q. How may one rinse one finger’s at the dinner table if no finger
bowl has been provided?
A. It is permissible to tip the water glass against the corner of
the napkin, and then wipe the fingers on this damp corner.
Q. If a man meets a woman acquaintance while waiting for a bus.
should he offer to pay her fare?
A. He is not at all obligated to do this.
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| LOOK and LEARN *A. C. GORDON III
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1. Which are the 15 largest U. S. cities, according to population?
2. When it is noon in New York City, what time is it in London, ;
England?
3. How many hours out of the twenty-four does a newborn infant
usually sleep?
4. Are the Hawaiian Islands closer to the United States or Japan?
5. What is the chief source of malt?
ANSWERS:
1. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, Balti
more, Cleveland, St. Louis, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Pitts
burgh, Milwaukee, Houston and Buffalo.
2. Five P. M.
3. Twenty-two.
4. The United States.
5. Barley.
MARTHA’S COUNTY FAIR
Desserts and handmade articles at
the Northern Light Church at 7:00
p.m., Friday, November 16. 64-4t
FROM WRANGELL
Lee Lyster of Wrangell is at the
Gastineau Hotel.
EASTERN STAR
Roll Call night, Juneau Chap. No.
7, Tuesday, November 13, 8. o’clock.
All members requested to be pre
sent. 63-2t
ALICE BROWN, Secretary
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ACROSS
1. Rodent
4. South Ameri
can animal
5. Having little
speed
12. Short for a
man’s name
1J. Presently
It. Shelter for
bees
15. Table dish
17. Detested
18. Metal forms
used In
printing
IS. Vehicles
drawn be
hind other
vehicles
tl. Single thing
23. Go In
24. Hold the
attention
27. Ocean
30. Perform
31. Meddles
34. About
35. Nocturnal
bird
37. Omen or
prophecy
39. Deadly whits '
42. Chum
43. Base cowards
46. Narrow road
49. Ceremonies
60. Sooner
62. German river
63. Feminine
name
64. Correlative of
neither
66. Walk In water
66. Worry: colloQ.
67. Half ems
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Solution of Yesterday’* Puzzle
DOWN
1. Wholly
absorbed
Z. Competently
I. vessel for
brewing a
beverage
4. Apropos
E. Dlllseed
6. Letter writer
7. Article
8. Kind of rock
9. Cubic
decimeter*
10. Finished
11. Marries
16. Dogma
17. Popular
success
20. Made a
preliminary
wager
22. Age
24. Artificial
language
25. At present
26. Live coal
28. Eternity
29. Behind a
vessel
32. Ribbed fabrto
33. Little
36. Endured
38. Tennysonlaa
character
40. Cubic meter
41. Owns
43. Pulled
44. Italian oper#
45. Rational -
47. Rare gas
48. Makes a
mistake
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© B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday in
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
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Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
- P. O. Box 2596
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STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carler
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Bta.
PHONE 136 i
Casters Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hat*
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoes
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
SHAFFER’S
SANITARY HEAT
FOR BETTER MEATS
13—PHONES—49
Free DeUvery
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box 042 Telephone 919
• EMPIRE WANT ADS PAT •
"The Rexall Store"
Tour Reliable Pharmacist*
BUTLER-MAURO ,
DRUG CO.
Alaska Mnsic Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Plano*—Musical Instrument*
and Supplie*
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th Bt.
PHONE J16—DAT or NIGHT
for MIXERS or BODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Room*
at Reasonable Rate*
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS -OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters j
SOLD and SERVICED by 1
J. B. Snrford Co.
“Onr Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customer*” *
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAB — OIL
Jnnean Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for It by name
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Juneau Dairies, Inc. i
HOME GROCERY (
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—Tel. 999
i American Meat — Phone 19
To Banish “Blue Monday”
j To give you more freedom
1 from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVI’S OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773 !
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High Quality Cabinet Work j
for Home, Office or Store j
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1891—Over Half a Century of Banking—1951
The B. M. Behrends
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Boxes for Rent
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