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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avcpue Bide.. Seattle. Wash.
Monday, June 4, 1951
CENSORSHIP — AND WHY
During World War II we managed without e
formal censorship of news in the accepted sense oi
the trim. But that w.is possible onR’ because informa
tion of value to the enemy was withheld at the source
end because newspapers and radio stations cooperated
willingly in a voluntary censorship. We are again
at war, and substantially the same system prevails
There is no censorship, because information of value
to the enemy is withheld by those in possession of it.
Some of the testimony that is being given before
the two Senate committees is being withheld, on this
basis. That is just as logical and necessary as it was
during World War II to withhold information respect
ing troop dispositions, future operations plans and
sailing dates and routes of convoys.
The hearings could have been public, of course.
There was a good argument for making them public.
But if thev had been conducted publicly, neither
General MacArthur nor Secretary Marshall could
have said all the things they wanted to say and did
say, each in the hope of persuading the Senators
of the correctness of his point of view. By this
“censorship.” it has been possible to give the Senators
a fuller and more exact picture of the problem they
are investigating.
It goes against the grain with Americans when
they are denied information that concerns public
affairs — their affairs. But in this Korean war, as in
the larger war of six years ago, thoughtful citizens
will realize (that the safety of their own fighting
men and the success of current war plans may depend
greatly on withholding of information that would
help the enemy.
, !VIr. Talmadge and the Press
(New York Times)
Perhaps stealing a leaf from President Peron s
oook in Argentine, the Talmadge forces in Georgia have
been trying to use the powers of government to break
he opposition press. But Georgia is not Argentina,
ind the legislators in Atlanta, remembering that there
s a Constitution of the State of Georgia and also
af the United States, have had the moral courage and
.he good sense to reject the Talmadge proposals.
Neither Gov. Herman Talmadge nor his father,
he late Gov. Eugene Talmadge, has had much love!
or “them lyin' newspapers” with the temerity to
ippose their political ambitions and their unabashed
demagogy. Their feelingw about the press took
angible form in three bills introduced in the recenth
erminated session of the Georgia Legislature. None
if the bills became law, but two of them, aimed di
ectly at the combined Atlanta Journal and Const! -
ution, actually passed the St#te Senate One of these
neasures was intended to break up the merger of the
wo newspapers; the other would have made it pos
ibie to sue them for libel in rural counties, where the
iro-Talmadge "wool hats" are strongest The third
ill would have made newspapers subject to state
■egulation and would have placed them in somewhat
he same class us public utilities The misuse to which
mch legislation could — and undoubtedly would — be
put is obvious.
No doubt there are newspapers in the united
States and elsewhere which are forgetful of their
esponsibUities — although the two great Atlanta
dailies are emphatically not in this category. 0
doubt sensationalism, distortion and inaccuracy char
acterize too large ft portion of the press. But the way
to combat these evils is neither through unconsti
tutional restrictions on freedom of the written word
nor through legalized harassment of unfriendly news
papers The abortive attempt in Georgia to muzzle
or to wreck two of the South's greatest Journals
deserves the rebuff it has received at the hands of
Georgia’s Legislature. __
The Washington
Kerry-Go-Round
(Continued from Pape On*)
a ' table, where Lucas also hap
pened to be sitting. The naive New
Yoik businessman apparently
thought that all Senators were pals
and didn't realize that feuds can
be bitter in Washington.
Eyeing Kefauver sourly, Lucas
• -popped up from his 'eat, muttered
something about catching an early
Lain and stalked out of the party.
Too -Many Vcdkas?
The diplomatic significance can
only be guessed, but Soviet military
Counselor Nikolai Vladykin dropped
a K orean peace hint at a Washing
ton Embassy party the other eve
' ning.
rIhc No. 3 man in the Soviet Em
t. y was chatting amiably with
an American, who asks that his
name rr.t he used. But as the sub
ject -;ot around to the Korean war,
Vladykin commented that it was
“very bad.” He admitted that the
dr ', ruction in Korea was even
woise than Russia suffered in
World War II.
"There must be an end. How can
we end it?" asked the American.
“It seems to me that the terms
can tv arranged,” remarked Vlady
kin knowingly.
“What would be the terms of a
cease lire in Korea?” the American
pressed,
“ The cease fire would have to be
on the basis of a unification of
the country,” replied Vladykin.
Then he launched into a propagan
da : peeeh about how Russia wan
ted peace and how Russia was ec
onomically behind the West and
no ded peace to catch up.
Note—The Russians olten use in
formal and ' unoliicial channels to
di :> diplomatic feelers to the State
D partment. However, there is no
way of knowing whether Vladykin
was dropping a peace hint, or had
tco many vodkas.
Airlines Lobby
What the American taxpayer
'doesn't know about the airlines is
th t they continue to set a heavy
svb. idy from the taxpayers, yet si
multaneously the taxpayers have
nn way of knowing how much that
subsidy is.
If the railroads got a similar sub
sidy there would be howl of ang
uish from the public. But thanks
to a powerful airline lobby, the
ail lines get away w ith it.
How potent the air lobby is has
been illustrated recently by some
significant backstage wire-pulling
in which President Truman’s own
subordinates undercut him.
Truman has long advocated pub
licity regarding air subsidies. Yw
Truman’s own'at: coordinating
committee, made up vf Truman':
own appointees, It: secretly rulec
otherwise, and trying to keei
this information Torn the public
Chairman of tb Truman Air Co
ordinating committee r, Del Rent'
zel, undersecretary ci Commerce ii
chare of t an-'portation. Yet thi
Air Cocfdinr.tinj Committee ha
.ust prepared a confidential paper
do. £3 1A, which flatly tomi ou
instead for the Airline lobby's pol
icy of secrecy. This column has ob
iallied a copy of the confidents
/ r',.C. paper, which bluntly mom
n_ ds leaving “the government ii
j control of the degree of disclosure
1 even to the extent of prevent
| jng all disclosure of subsidies if
I circumstances justified.
Hidden Tostal Grants
At present Airline Subsidies are
hidden in the Posted Grants, paid
out to the big airlines for carrying
the mail. Pan American Airways
alone received $46,000,000 in mail
pay last year. However, the public
has no idea how much was a leg
i itimate charge for flying the mail
• and how much was pure gravy at
the taxpayers’ expense. Figured on
J the basis of weight alone, the post
| office paid Pan American nearly
four times above the passenger rate.
The President has recommended
j separating the gravy from the mail
' pay, and letting the Civil Aeronau
tics board pay whatever subsidy is
needed and the post office pay the
legitimate mail costs. In defiant
opposition, Mr. Truman's own com
mittee proposes confidentially:
■ Both amounts. . . would continue
to be piesented in the budget of
the post office department, and
payment to the carriers administ
ered by that department."
Truman also recommended
against granting a special exemp
tion for the International Airlines.
This has been pushed behind the
scenes by Pan Am, so that if the
other airlines are forced to reveal
their subsidies, Pan Am would still
j be exempt. However, the President’s
I Air Cooidinating Committee ag
reed with Pan Am, instead of with
the President, and proposed that,
no matter what was done about
Domestic Airline subsidies, “the
present methods of establishing and
mating mail payments to the U. S.
Flag (International i Carriers
• should bet unchanged."
It would seem that the Presi
dent’s Aviation Coordinators are
working for the big airlines, not
I for the man who appointed them.
; Perhaps Del Rentzel, chairman of
I the committee, can’t forget that
he worked for American Airlines
lor 12 years and that Pan Ameri
can helped put him in his present
post.
Merry-go-round
Price Boss Mike Di Salle gets
comfort from a quotation attributed
to famed editor Herbert Bayard
Swope. It reads: "I cannot give
you the fotmula for success, but I
.an give you the formula for fail
ure—try to please everybody." . . .
Rabble-rouser Gerald L. K. Smith
was in Washington recently with a
petition of 5.C00 names—boosting
General MacArthur for President
. . . Senate majority leader Mc
Farland has written to Democratic
Senators, begging them to tend to
business. He complained that the
■ Senate Chamber has been almost
; empty, because Senators have been
' too busy watching the MacArthuf
! hearing, holding investigations and
I making speeches. . , A former lob
i byist for the landlords is now or
the payroll of the Housing Exped
j iter's office, which enforces rent
i control. He is George Proffitt,
( iormerly a lobbyist for the National
! Apartment Owners. One of hii
; jobs—believe it or not—was to se
,; leet the government’s advisor}
j i committees on rent enforcement!
DRUG MAN HERE
Carl A. Bridgman wuth McKes
. .son, Robbins Drug Co. at .Sc at tit
I topping at the Butanol Hotel.
, -EMPIRE WANT ADS FAY—
I
Juneau Couple
i Wed Saturday; On
Flying Honeymoon
Miss Gloria M. Maki, granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Selma Maki of Juneau
and Mr. William H. Ahrensfeld, Jr.
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ahren
sield, Sr., of New York City, were
married Saturday, June 2, at the
Presbyterian Manse in Skagway, by
Mrs. Mary McCann, U. S. Commis
sioner.
The young couple flew to Skag
way the morning of their marriage
in their Cessna 120 plane.
Martha May Warner of Skag
way attended the bride and Art
Larson also of Skagway, was the
! groom's best man.
| Immediately following the cere
mony a wedding reception was held
at the Dodge home and the newly
married couple .left shortly after
wards in their plane for Idaho by
way of Whitehorse. They will be
gone two weeks.
Mrs. Ahrensfeld is employed by
the Alaska Department of Taxation
I and Mr. Ahrensfeld by Alaska
' Coastal Airways in the mechanical
department.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Reuel M. Fleming of Burton,
i Wash., fisherman is registered at
the Gastineau Hotel.
•
• TIDE TABLE
• June 5
• High tide 1:49 a.m. 16.9 ft.
• Low tide 8:28 a m. -1.5 ft.
i • High tide 2:54 p.m. 14.5 ft.
j • Low tide 8:26 p.m. 4.2 ft.
June 1
Elmer A. Friend
Mrs. Walter Hellan
Betsy Baxter
Harvey Clark
Jim Graybill
Stella Stearns
Mrs. B. W. Kimball
Hazel Carsons
R. M. Nevill
Jetta Gray
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 8 p.m. — American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
June 5
At noon — Rotary club, Baranof.
At 6 p.m. — Baseball game between
Coast Guard and Moose.
At 8 p.m. — Odd Fellows meet in
I OOF hall.
At 8 p.m. — Capping ceremony Red
Cross Nurses’ Aides at St. Ann’s
hospital.
June G
At noon — Kiwanis club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m. Elks lodge.
At 8 p.m. — Folkteers will meet at
Barrington residence, 127 Seventh
street.
June 7
At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 6:30 p.m. — Juneau Rifle and
Pistol club shooting on Menden
hall range.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of
City Council.
June 10
A 12:30 p.m. — Start of Annual
Shrine picnic at Auk Bay recre
ation area.
June 11
Aa noon — Lions club, Baranof.
STYLE REVIEW HELD
AS RESULT OF HOME
DEMONSTRATION WORK
--
Eleven women and two children
modeled garments in the style re
view held in the grade school aud
it crium Saturday afternoon. The j
varments shown were modeled by
the following women: spring coats
tv Mesdames Richard Peter. Ed ■
Wright, Bertha Smith, Glenn Oakes
and a winter coat by A. F. Ghig- j
lione. A child’s coat and -jfeonnet j
were modeled by Caroline Schleiter.
Suits were modeled by Mesdames |
Virginia Elkins, Pat Alstead, Sarah J
Statts, Mrs. Joe Kendler, Sr. Mrs.
Alice Tydlaka modeled her dark
blue shantung dress. Little Patricia
Wright modeled a lovely plaid
slack suit made by her mother.
Mrs. Joe Kendler Jr. modeled her;
red lace evening dress with a white
shorty coat. These garments had
that professional look which is pos- j
sible to ’ secure in all home made |
garments if they are well fitted'
tnd properly made.
The style review was a part of
the skit which told of the many
aliases of Home Demonstration
Work that are being conducted in
41aska. Those taking part in the
l it were: Mesdames Joe Kendler,
3r„ the mother; Jackie Schleiter,
the 4-H club member; Sarah
Statts, Virginia Elkins, and Miss
Hallene Price told of activities of
the past.
Rhubarb punch, small cakes and
cookies were served for refresh
ments. These foods were prepared
by the members of the evening
sewing group. Pat Alstead served
the punch.
Pamphlets on Gardening, Freez
ing of Fruits and Vegetables, and
Smoking and Pickling of Pish were
distributed. These bulletins may be
had upon request, Box 1109 cr
phone b83.
■ tFr&r&ffKizK h ZJrTTST^i r-’B
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ACROSS
X. Dandy
j 4. Spill
1 8. Fill full
12. Artificial
language
13. Minute orifice
14. Word of assent
15. Retaliation
17. Sum of money
IS. Dill
19. Trials
20. Gone by
23. Take rest
25. Performed
27. Complete
collection
28. Injure
81. Stops
33. Unruffled
i 85. Skill
%
36. Evil
3S. Coarse Mexi
can cloth
8S. Omitted In
pronuncia
tion
42. Entry In an
account
43. Grant entrance
45. Glut
47. Existed
43. Metal spice
box
62. Anything
. pernicious
63. Top cards
64. Chill
65. Insects
66. Cozy nook
67. Hard shelled
fruit
H A TfcP_L]A W SfA B[El
a i RHl|o|7Tr E|l AG
s lTT|m eMpTO'ItIi |n|g
full |i fninl n [
Solution of Saturday's Puzzle
DOWN
1. Evergreen tree
2. Poem
3. Small explosion
u. I
4. Revolve
rapidly
5. One defeated
6. Harangues
7. Swordsman**
dummy
8. Strong boxe*
9. Diversion
10. Camp shelter
11. Aims
16. Grades
19. Emblem of
Indian clan
20. Large South
American
„ rodent
21. The maples
22. Summary of an
account
24. Footlike part
26. charge >
29. Poker stake
10. Paper measur*
12. Sorrowful
34. Uses Insolent
a* language
17. Mar
40. Covers the
Inside
41. Fats
43. Title of
patriarchs
44. College officer
4G. Lean to one
side
4 9. T«s able
49. Metal
50. Medieval
shield
■« Ot... u «•!«•
i 20 YEARS AGO th*e empire j
• Bill" Schmitz, one of the mainstays of the Moose ball club, arrived
from Seattle.
The steamer Alaska arrived from Seattle bringing 24 passengers to
Juneau who were: William Schmitz, Hellen Bierman, J. A. Handra
hahn, Mis. A. Wery, Earl Sackett, Mrs. R. Coughlin, Mrs. M. L. Mac
Kechnie. Mary B. Davis, Mrs. Bessie Ninnis, J. A. Nidas and seven
steeage. From Southeast Alaska way ports were: Beth Laubaugh, F.
Jaegel. L. A. Zeller, Fred Ordway, L. E. Larson, Mrs. E. Blamchett and
Gladys Troyler.
L. W. Kilburn, Mayor of Douglas, .left to attend the annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge, IOOF, which was scheduled to convene in
Spokane June 8. After that he was to go east to attend the 150th
anniversary celebration of the founding of his birthplase, Sterling, Mass.
F. R. Wadleigh, Pennsylvania coal expert, was through Juneau
bound, for the Alaska coal fields tributary to the Alaska Railroad. He
expected to spend the summer in the fields and to confer with Col. O.
F. Ohlson concerning the work.
Calls for bids for the construction of a school building at Shoemaker
Bay. near Wrangell, were issued this week by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. Bids were to be opened June 15 in the office of N. L. Troast.
The MV Northland arrived from Seattle with the following pas
sengers for Juneau: Earl Sears, C. H. Grows, J. L. Halterman, Mrs. W.
L. Stephens, Mrs. Diana Austen, Miss C. Larson, Robert Thomas and
son, Mrs. Merle Thomas, Jack Metzgar, J. Adams.
John Martin, of Douglas, knew how to patronize home industry.
Coming home from school in the States, John waited until he arrived
in Juneau to have his tonsils out. He was convalescing at St. Ann's
Hospital.
Weather: High, 58; low, 34; fair.
[ Daily Lessons in English w. l. cordon |
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “All is not gain in this
business." Say, “Not all is gain in this business.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Vagary. Pronounce first A as in AH
unstressed, second A as in CARE, and accent second syllable, not the
first.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Final (adjective); last. Finale (noun);
concluding number or act.
SYNONYMS: Conversation, communion, conference, chat.
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:
DEVOLVE; to transfer from one person to another. “They devolved their
whole authority into the hands of the trustees.”
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j MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. When at the table and someone asks you a question while you
have food in your mouth, what should you do?
A. Be sure to wait until you have swallowed the food before you
attempt an answer. You know only too well what it sounds and looks
like when one tries to talk with food in the mouth.
Q. Please suggest some light refreshments that can be served at a
small wedding reception?
A. Cake, with coffee, tea or punch. Sandwiches and ices can be
included if desired.
Q. When a man knows a girl does not smoke, is it still proper for
him to ask her permission for him to smoke?
A. This custom has eased somewhat, but it still is nice to do.
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LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON 11
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1. Which is the largest of the three Scandinavian countries?
2. What is the minimum number of people who can form a corpora
tion?
3. What is an anthology?
4. Why was bourbon whisky so named?
5. What famous playright wrote “Peter Pan”?
ANSWERS:
1. Sweden.
2. Three.
3. A collection of poems or epigrams.
4. Because it originated in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
5. J. M. Barrie.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
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Weather conditions and temper
atures 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:
WEATHER . .HH
Anchorage . 48—Cloudy
Annette Island Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 32—‘Fog
Bethel .- . 4£—Cloudy
Cordova 42—Partly Cloudy
Dawson .. .47 Partly Cloudy
Edmonton . 37—Cloudy
Fairbanks 51—Partly. Cloudy
Haines .47—Clear
Havre . Missing
Juneau Airport. 43—Partly Cloudy
Kodiak . 47—Cloudy
Kotzebue . 40—Partly Cloudy
McGrath ... 51—Rain
Nome ."... 42—Cloudy
Northway . 50—Cloudy
Petersburg .. 41—Clear
Portland .». 54—Cloudy
Prince George .... 39—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 49—Cloudy
Sitka .—. 47—Cloudy
Whitehorse . 48—Cloudy
Yakutat ... 46—Cloudy |
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REORGANIZA N
CONTEST Wl BE
STARTED BY WHITE
From Seattle where he is attend
ing a meeting of Robert Taft si\p
porters, A1 White, counsel for the
Republican party in Alaska, and
chairman of its investigating com
mittee, has sent word that he will
contest the controversial Reorgan
ization Act passed by the 1951 leg
islature.
White is expected to. return to
Juneau by Pan American today.
ALASKASSGIVEN
LIBERTY SHIP FOR
ALASKAN SERVICE
WASHINGTON, June-4^— tffl —'
The Maritime administration an
nounces the Liberty ship John H.
Quick, now in the mothball fleet
at Astoria, Ore., has been allocated
to the Alaska Steamship Company
for use in its Alaska service.
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Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
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PHONE 136
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODG , NO. 149
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
n Scottish Rite Temple
>eginnlng at 7:30 p. m.
iVm. A. Chipperfleld,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEI VERS. Secretary.
@ B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at B
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LE ROY WEST. Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor— .
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
V. F. W.
Taka Post Ha 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 pj&.
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Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2508
*
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU. ALASKA
P. O. Box 642 Telephone »19
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HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL CM
American Meat — Phono SS
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVrS OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773
High Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Office or Store