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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Monday, April 2, 1951
A DANGER AS GREAT AS WAR
To meet the ganger of large-scale war, we are
embarked on a stupendous defense program. That
is proper, but it entails enormous new expenditure.
And that, in turn, raises the danger of spiraling
inflation. If it ever reaches the tempo of some
inflationary patterns, such as those of continental
Europe after World War I, Inflation could Work just
as great danger to this country as war itself.
Inflation strips from thrifty people the whole
fruit of their saving. Inflation destroys the personal
security of those who rely on insurance benefits, or
pensions, or interest from bonds. Inflation steals the
patrimony of earnest, farsighted people who save
money in banks and war bonds. Inflation also pen
alizes wage-earners and salaried workers, whose in
comes never move up fast enough to pace the ad
vance of living costs.
Already, the cost of living is moving up by 1
per cent a month. That is not a threat of inflation.
I
It is inflation. 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
bating 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
force, 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
services, in competition with defense expenditure.
IN PRINCIPLE—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 wc 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.
The chances of our losing Britain as an ally in
the long run are fairly remote, though not incon
ceivable. But it does not seem wise to jeopardize those
chances too much. When Britain was in trouble in
1914, and again in 1939, she succeeded both times in
persuading us through diplomatic means that our in
terests were hers, as subsequent events finally con
vinced us. This time we could do with her cooperation
and support. From the looks of things at present
writing we do not seem to have gained them. And we
don’t know exactly why.
President Truman tells a gathering he has two
distinct personalities. And here and there an irascible
Republican sticks up his sore head and says he doesu't
like either of them.
Fhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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mimstratar). Make him give you a
decent increase. With all those de
mands coming in from the Army
for wool uniforms, he can’t turn
you down on that price increase.
You’ve got Mike over a barrel.”
■Cdtvfh is -Supposed to protect
the consumer, prevent inflation.
That is the job for which OPS was
created. However, as the meeting
ended C.arvin further advised the
voolen manufacturers to talk to
r rert O. Huffman, his immediate
s rperior.
"Huffman's a straight thinker on
prices,” advised Carvin. "Huffman’s
l-o administration man, no new
dealer.”
War Pessimism
.Secretary of Defense Marshall
hinted in a public statement last
week that he was a little more wor
ried than previously about the So
viet's warlike intentions.
Inside 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 tire
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
suicide. It points out the growing
strength of the West, the revolts
spreading across Eastern Europe,
and unrest in Russia itself. There
fore it is argued by extremist lead
ers in the Kremlin that war is the
test way to maintain soviet dom
ination over Eastern Europe and
China.
It is believed, however, that this
a iew is not held by Stalin, nor by
Molotov, his likely successor. They
are understood to believe that cap
italism wall fall of its own weight,
aided by inflation and corruption.
Wise Mr. Wilson
The television audience missed a
treat, but defense mobilizer Charles
E. Wilson was wise when he banned
TV cameras at last week's press
conference.
Asked by a newsman in the
course of the conference whether he
had sold his stock in General Elec
tric, the company which he once
headed. Wilson shook his finger at
the reporter.
"If I had known these controver
sial questions would be asked. . . .”
he expoded, implying that if so he
would not have agreed to the press
conference—only his second during
four months in Washington.
Noting 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.
Washington Pipeline
A lot of good men are getting into
go jrnment you never hear about—
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
New Hampshire’s Sen. Styles Brid
ges who went to bat for Democrat
ic Senator Kefauver’s crime com
mittee in the secrecy of the GOP
policy committee. . . . Col. Grady
Gore, who made money hi plumbing
fixtures and now owns Washing
ton’s swank Fairfax Hotel, plans to
be the next 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 as
campaign manager. . . . Labor
leaders, fed up with John Steelman,
are insisting on their own man in
the White House. They claim ithey
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 bad.
Li ttU-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 Mc
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
quickest method of getting alum
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
gravy after the current emergency
—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 Evlns of Tennessee. “In other
vords, you propose to starve little
Business now and then try to re
vive it following the emergency—
if ter it’s already dead.”
ROBERTSON TO
APPEAL RECENT
COURT DECISION
Attorney R. E. Robertson, coun
set for the Ketchikan Wharf Com
pany, has served notice of appeal
in the case of H. O. Adams against
■ the company.
A judgment was given 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 in
j Juneau.
Adams was awarded $1806.50 by
I 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
of 30 miles an hour on trucks, he
said. These precautions are neces
sary to protect the paving while
the frost is going out.
The Alaska Highway Patrol will
be checking for violators.
ANCHORAGE VISITOR
Thomas C. Fuglestao with the
Alaska Railroad at Anchorage, is at
the Gastineau hotel.
April 2
Mrs. Ernest Gruening
Beverly MacLeod
Ann Barlow
Sally McCrea
Stanley Beadle
Harold Palmer
Shirley Bennett
Mrs. William Crossett
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 8 p.m. — American Legion post
meets In Dugout.
April 3
At noon — Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m. —Delta Chapter, Beta
Sigma Phi, meets regular session,
Baranof Gold Room.
At 8 p.m. — Folkateers meet at
Grade School gym.
At 8 p.m. — The Rev. Hugh Ivan
Evans, Moderator of General As
sembly speaks in Northern Light
Presbyterian church.
At 8:30 p.m. — Community Center
night for adults at Teen-Age club
with square dancing.
April 4
At 1:30 p.m. — 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 p.m. — 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 p.m. — Mary Circle meets at
manse of NIP church.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of
City Council.
At 8 p.m. — 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 —(fl—Labor elements are consid
ering formation of a third party, a
union leader said.
Jacob S. Potofsky, national presi
dent of the 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.”
TIDE TABLE
April 3
High tide. 12:04 a.m. 15.6 ft.
Low tide 6:00 a.m. 2.2 ft.
High tide 12:5 p.m.16.2 ft.
Low tide 6:19 p.m. -0.6 ft.
ACROSS
1. Contend
6. Church seat
8. Imperfection
12. Affirm
13. Southern
constellation
14. Mature
15. Paper measure
16. Related
IS. Naval officer
20. Pleasant
21. Unsophisti
cated
23. Shaves
26. Types of rail
road cars
30. Except
31. Weight
22. Muse of lyric
poetry
34. Beverage
35. Finishes
37. Cuts of beef
39. Sobs
41. Droop
42. Word of
lamentation
44. Women
48. Exactly equal
61. Icelandic
literary work
62. Execute a
command
53. Ripen
54. Perceived
55. Spreads for
drying
56. School of
whales
57. Receptacle for
liquids
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Solution of Saturday’s Puzzla
DOWN
1. Caution
2. Heated
chamber
8. Leguminous
plants
4. Weasel-liks
animal
5. Large wicksp
baskets
6. Historical
period
1. Put on guard
8. Brawl
9. Men of letters
10. Mimic
11. Marry
17. Tear
19. Openmouthed
stare
22. Fragile
24. Smooth i
25. Oceans
26. Worry: colloq.
27. Siitgle
28. Held in
affection
29. Wandered
2.1. Palmyra leaf
36. Expands
38. Most advanced
in years
40. Salt
43. Hit with the
open band
45. Mental Image
46. Paradise
47. Descended
48. Kitchen utensil
49. Former
President's
nickname
50. Self
:20 YEARS AGO £he empire ji
APRIL 2, 1931
March of 1931 was colder and drier than average with more than
leverage sunshine and comparatively little snow fall, says the monthly
statement of R. C. Mize, in charge of the Juneau weather station.
< -
Two fire alarms close together brought the Juneau Volunteer Fire
E-apartment 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 alarm was accidentally turned in.
Half an hour later sparks ignited the roof of the Willard residence
opposite 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.
j Daily Lessons in English & L. qorbok
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 ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. Don’t you think it's improper for two pemclw who are introduced
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 introduction. 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.
LOOK and LEARN c. GORDON |
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?
4. Which is the chief seaport on the west coast of South America?
5. What is the more common name for the woodchuck?
ANSWERS:
1. Cross either Pole of the earth, and you accomplish this.
2. Pure wood pulp.
3. William Howard Taft.
4. Valparaiso, Chile.
5. 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
Isles, an intricate Scottish two
step; Little Man in a Fix, a rousing
Danish waltz-mixer; and Lady
'Round the Lady, a New England
singing quadrille.
LEAVING FOR DETROIT
A bon voyage surprise party was
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
for Detroit to visit relatives until
June. She received many travel
gifts.
FROM SEATTLE
E. G. Murphy of Seattle is stop
ping at the Baranof hotel.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather condition.' and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120*h Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 31—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island . 40—Drizzle
Barrow .-9—Partly Cloudy
Bethel . 28—Cloudy
Cordova . 36—Rain and Snow
Edmonton . 34—Fog
Fairbanks . 16—Cloudy
Haines . 36—Rain
Juneau . 38—Rain
Kodiak . 33—Clear
Kotzebue . 16—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . 19—Partly Cloudy
Nome . 29—Cloudy
Northway . 19—Cloudy
Petersburg .. 37—Rain
Portland . 41—Clear
Prince George .... 35—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 36-^ParUy Cloudy
Sitka . 40—Rain
Whitehorse . 32—Snow,
Yakutat . 34—Rain and Snow
RYAN ELECTED NEW
SUPERINTENDENT OF
FAIRBANKS SCHOOLS
FAIRBANKS, Alaska. James C.
Ryan, at present Commissioner of
Education for the territory, has
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 education.
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 expects to
vacation with his wife and 8-year
old son Dennis, The family will re
turn to Fairbanks by August 1 when
Ryan will assume his new office
here.
ROY AVRIT HERE
Roy C. Avrit, manager for Colum
bia Lumber company. at Whittier,
arrived here Friday on Pan Ameri
can World Airways and is stopping
at the Baranof hotel.
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Taka Post No. 5559
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SECOND and FOURTH q
Monday of each month
in Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chlpperfield,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W rETVERS, Secretary.
© B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 0
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome
WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted
Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Ncose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meeting* Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L -FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANBEN
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| Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
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..Phene 2*6 .Second and Beward
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GENERAL PAINTS
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Ideal Paint Store
Phone 648 Fred W. Wendt
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Card Beverage Co.
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PHONS 218—DAT cr NIOHT
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The Alaskan Hotel
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PHONE BBS
Thomas Hardwire Co.
PAINTS - OILS
Bunders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
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“Our Doorstep Is Wsru by
Satisfied Customers"
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FORD AGENCY
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Jnaean Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
turn
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
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NICHOLSON'S WELDING
SHOP
Tanks and General gelding
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
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HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
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American Meat — Phono M
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Alaska Laundry
H. 8. GRAVES
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LEVI'S OVERALLS
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BLACKWELL'S
CABINET SHOP
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