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Fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle. Wash.
Thursday, October 25, 1951
TIME TO THINK OF 1952
The year 1951 is moving toward its end, without
so far developing the third World War or the other
misfortunes that were predicted by the pessimists.
There has been no collapse of public morale and
the younger generation, despite the complaints of
their elders, sem to be developing normally. These
facts should not be overlooked in connection with
news items which naturallj; play up th? unusual with
out expressly recognizing the great number of mm
and women who play the game of life according to
sound and fgir rules.
_wc arc n it vet, ready .♦]io..a.d.mut ut
1952, or to suggest that those who wish to ulr.n
their lives should get down to the business of making
resolutions. We will say, however, that individuals
can greatly improve themselves by giving serious
consideration to a “program’’ to be followed in an
effort to attain desired goals.
There is a great tendency on the part of mrst
people to live from day to day, without any conscious
attempt to follow a pattern based fundamentally cn
principles personally accepted in theory but not
always discernible in the turmoil ot daily affairs.
It might be profitable for all ol^ius to check up on
our pretensions and practices.
IN THE HOLE AGAIN
The first quarter of the fiscal year for the
Federal government has passed, with a deficit of
$2,614,986,764 reported.
This is a large sum, even in this day and gen
eration. Nevertheless, it should be noted that de
fense spending during July, August and September
amounted to $9,232,000,000 compared to $3,594,000,000
in the same period a year ago.
Income of the government increased in the same
period, amounting to $12,373,779,588 compared to $9,
344,955.117 for the first quarter last year.
Total spending, in the three months period, was
$14,988,766,353. This compares with $9,048,608,072 last
year when the first quarter had a surplus of nearly
$300,000,000.
The figures show that nearly all of the increase
in expenditures is accounted for by defense spending.
They also show that tax increase* have not kept
up with the cost of the rearmament program.
This situation will not be relieved by the tax bill
about to become law, which will increase taxes by
less than six billion dollars. The spending for de
fense during the next year will exceed last year’s
costs by much more than the new taxes are estimated
to yield.
It might bo a good idea, if you want to end your
financial problems, to buy nothing that you can't
buy for cash. \
An adult, without self-control, illustrates the
difference between age when measured by maturity
instead of years.
Life’s Little Joke: Business man, dying of heart
attack, while working hard to accumulate a fortune
in order to rest.
Freedom of the press is not an exclusive right
of those who print newspapers and magazines—it be
longs to everybody.
We hear that the scientists have discovered an
other planet encircling Jupiter but we doubt if |
will solve the housing shortage.
Now that fresh vegetables are scarce, and more
expensive, the man of the house will insist that he
needs them for his health.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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man and Japanese trade. Goods
lrom these two countries have come
into the international market in the
last year or so and cut down Brit
ish markets.
* Following today's elections, it is;
certain that the new government
will have to take some drastic
monetary steps, and U. S. experts
figure that one of them may be a
loan from us of around $2,000,000,- ;
000; another could be further deval- j
uation of the pound, which in 1949
was cut from $4.03 to $2.80. A third
alternative could be curtailment of
British rearmament.
WASHINGTON PIPELINE
President Truman was upset by
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer's
speech in Columbus, O., attacking
government spending. The speech
was a direct slap at the Truman
budget and was not cleared with!
the White House. It's regarded as
a dare to the President by his Sec
retary of Commerce to fire him.1
(Sawyer and Defense Mobilizer Wil
son have had a row over materials
controls, which Sawyer lost.). . .
If you count up all the pages of
the Congressional Record and com
pare words with deeds, the wordiest
member of Congress turns out to be
Senator Malone of Nevada. . .Gen.
Mark Clark’s appointment to the
Vatican stirred up such religious
lervor that some Senators even
refused to say “no comment.” Sen
ators Maybank of South. Carolina
and Hayden of Arizona pleaded
with newsmen that "no comment”,
might be misinterpreted. They beg
ged reporters to forget they had
asked them about the Vatican ap
pointment.
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TWO-WAY TAX JOB
Here is another chapter in the
long history of income-tax develop
ments which ought to be investigat
ed. This one pertains to western
Massachusetts where Clifford Akey
recently resigned as deputy col
lector. Previously, Denis Delaney
was indicted as Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for Massachusetts.
This column has unearthed in
formation that Akey, who has now
switched from income taxes to act
ing postmaster at Greenfield, Mass.,
has been operating a tax-counseling
business at the very same time he
was collecting people’s taxes. Akey
also operated an insurance busi
ness on the side and some clients
who received tax advice seemed
to have followed the natural impulse
to take out insurance policies with
the tax collector's company.
Queried on the telephone, Mr.
Akey told this story: He had help
ed his neighbors with their tax
returns when he first joined Inter
nal Revenue in 1941, he said, but
when it took too much of his time,
he had turned his tax-counseling
business over to his secretary, Miss
Elizabeth Vitro.
Significantly, Miss Vitro contin
ued to be Akey’s secretary in his
insurance business, while also act
ing as tax-counselor for various
people who had income-tax prob
lems.
Akey admitted that some of his
insurance policy holders may also
have received tax advice from Miss
Vitro, but denied that they got their
taxes fixed in return for buying
insurance.
However, he admitted that the
Mohawk Music Corporation, which
is still under tax investigation, had
had its tax returns handled by his
secretary, though he maintained the
investigation started after he left
office
FRANK MISS VITRO
Miss Vitro, when interviewed, was
more forthright. She said she had
been working for Mr. Akey and the
Akey Insurance Company for eleven
years and during most of that time
had given tax advice to about 50 to
100 people a year. She frankly ad
mitted that most of her customers
also had ihsurance with Akey's
company, but claimed none of the
taxpayers got off any easier for
buying insurance.
Miss Vitro was also quite frank
aout having handled the tax re
turns of the Mohawk Music Com
pany, but she gave information
contrary to Akey’s as to who had
started the Mohawk tax investiga
tion. Akey claimed it was started
after he left the collector’s office,
but Miss Vitro said he had started
it.
The music firm, she said, had
taken out insurance on its plate
glass windows and another small
policy, neither one amounting to
much. 1
Note—In the winter of 1949, this
column first began calling atten
tion to then little-known income
tax scandals, pointing out that
while the great majority of Civil
Service Revenue agents were hon
est, political corruption had crept
in at the top. That condition still
prevails. Thousands of career rev
enue agents are trying to do a
conscientious job, while certain pol
itical appointees sabotage their
work. The most important move tq
clean up tax collection is to take
Internal Revenue completely out
if politics.
UNDER THE DOME
Congress comes in lor a lot of
criticism, but it's important to note
that this Congress has just abolish
ed tax-free exemption on its own
expense accounts. This will cost
Congressmen $800 a year—at a time
when all other salaries are going
up. . Political pundits say it looks
like a deai between Senator Taft
. and ex-Governor Stassen. Stassen
will corral delegates in the north
west, but in the end turn them over
to Taft. In return Stassen would
! get the VP spot or a top job in the
I cabinet. . .Sen. Owen Brewster, Re
j publican, is trying to persuade fel
; low Republicans in West Virginia
to nominate ex-Secretary of De
I fense Louis Johnson, a Democrat,
| for Senator next year. (The two
i have worked together sub rosa for
| a long time as friends of Pan Am
I erican Airways.). . .Senate inves
tigators, checking reports of wide
spread gambling by servicemen,
around Great Falls, Mont., found a
great deal of prostitution, but not
much gambling.
NOTICE—NOTICE
Yacht Club meeting Tuesday 8
p.m. Baranof Iris Room. 46-2t
R.! W. COWLING, Comm.
ATTENTION PIONEERS
Regular meeting Pioneers of Al
aska and Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 26, 1951. 947-2t
• EMPIRE WANT ADS PA* •
Fish and Wildlife
Announce Changes
Of Service Vessels
Howard Baltzo, assistant region
al director of the Fish and Wildlife
'Service said 'Thursday that sev
eral reassignments of service craft
and other changes have recently
been made.
The Pelican, Baltzo said, left
Wednesday morning where she will
be permanently assigned to Ketchi
kan. The vessel, captained by Pat
Britt, was formerly based at Sitka
The Pelican is being temporarly
relieved at Sitka by the Teal, cap
tained by Howard Marks. The Teal,
! in turn, will soon be relieved by a
converted picket boat now being
completed in the shops at the Ju
, neau subport.
1 The Teal, which was out toward
the Aleutian Islands during the
summer, will winter in Juneau
while being repaired.
Baltzo announced that Capt. Art
Britton of the Crane has resigned
from duty and has left for the
states.
The Crane, the Brant, and the
Kittlwake will be 1 T*d up in Ju
neau for the winter.
Work has started in putting in
new floats for winter use by the
Fish and Wildlife Service along the
apprdaeh to the Douglas bridge in
! the small boat harbor. The Juneau
! city council agreed to the new
1 construction at its last meeting.
Earl Bright, vessel supervisor for
j the service, is now in Seattle ar
■ ranging for the loading ofc tjhe
1 Dennis Winn, which will leave for
I Alaska stations of the service on
Nov. 1.
HERE FROM SEATTLE
Gil Rich, wellknown Droker, of
: Seattle, is registered at the Baranof
I Hotel.
• OCTOBER 25 •
• John A. Covich •
• Bob Scott •
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4 30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 47—Cloudy
Barrow . 23—Cloudy
IJethel .. 36—Rain
Cordova . 36—Rain
Dawson. 8—Cloudy
Edmonton .. 0—Fog
Fairbanks . 29—Cloudy
Haines . 35—Cloudy
Havre .. 28—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 35—Cloudy
Annette Island . 39—Cloudy
1 Kodiak . 42—Cloudy
! Kotzebue . 32—Cloudy
| McGrath . 40—Cloudy
j Nome . 34—Rain
; Northway . 0—Partly Cloudy
j Petersburg . 32—Cloudy
i Portland ...42—Clear
I Prince George . -1,1—-Clear
j Seattle . . 43—Cloucjy
' Whitehorse ..;i.u 25—Cltir
j Yakutat . 35—Rain
| Oyer 100 Attend
ReheKahDnner
i
Over 100 persons attended the i
Rebekah potluck dinner held on |
Wednesday evening in the I.O.O F. i
hall. The committee for the dinnerj
was headed by Noble Graift Berna
West, with Mertie Smith, Sally j
Johnston, Brownig Bland, Myrtle
Converse, Lu Cookey, Doris Clift, ]
and Martha Wendling assisting. I
Following the meeting, a regular j
meeting of the lodge was held. An
nual roll call brought many res
ponses from members present ^t
the meeting and from letters re
ceived by Sue Kennedy, recording
secretary.
Second nomination of officers for !
the coming year was completed,
with the election scheduled to lie
j held on November 14. •
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER ‘
FOR SALE
Sealed bids will be received by the
Division Supervisor, Juneau, Alastia, I
i up to and including 9:00 a.m. No- j
vember 27, 1951, for all the met-!
chantable dead timber, standing far
down, and ail the live timber mark;d
or designated for cutting, on an
area, described as Area 7-B, total
ling approximately 11 acres, at fte
head of Fish Bay, Tongass National
Forest, Alaska, estimated to be j
306,000 feet B.M., more or less of
Sitka spruce and western hemlock |
sawtimber and 1.000 linear feet,
more or less of piling. No bid of
less than $2.50 per M feet B.M. for
spruce sawtimber, $1.00 per M feet
B.M. for hemlock sawtimber, and 1
i cent per linear foot piling up to
| and including 95 feat in length, and
l1- cent per linear foot for piling
! over 95 feet in length will be con
sidered. $503.00 must accompany
each bid to be applied on the pi r
! chase price, refunded or retained
■ in part as liquidated damages, ac
cording to the conditions of the
j sale. Primary manufacture outside
! of the Territory of Alaska, of any
f part of the timber is subject to the
j consent of the Regional 'PtJrpsL r.,
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids received. Before biis
| are submitted, full information xo.i
j cerning the timber, the conditions
of the sale, and the submission of
bids should be obtained from the
Division Supervisor, Juneau, Alaska. 1
First Publication: Oct. 25, 1951.
i Second Publication: Nov. 8, 1951.
”TH’ WINN AH!”
I T^V l-'-. •; .
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20 YEARS AGO empire ]j
OCTOBER 25, 1931
Mrs. C. M. Jorgensen and Mrs. Leslie White were southbound pas
sengers on the Northland.
A surprise farewell party was given in the Douglas League rooms
in honor of Miss Ruth Lundell, who was leaving to enter nurses’ train
ing in Seattle. Winning prizes at "cootie” were Madeline Riedi and
Margery Fox.
Jim Barraagr and Fred Henning tied for high score in the Elks
bowling league last night with a score of 591. Henning rolled the highest
. ingle score of 230.
With a scow belonging to the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
in tow, the Amy, Capt. Larry McKechnie, returned to Juneau from
Duncan Canal. The scow had been used for a camp for a group of
workers engaged in prospecting ground belonging to the AJ in the
Duncan Canal district.
The hangar of the Alaska-Washington Airways, which during the
aviation season, was off Willoughby Avenue, was taken to its winter
mooring in Gastineau Channel opposite the Glacier Highway home
of Tom Gardner.
Weather: High, 41; low', 38; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English w.l. cordon !
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "The president’s speech
was replete in hwmor.’ Say, “replete WITH humor.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Marshmallow. Pronounce second A
as in AT, net MELLOW.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Obscene; observe the SCENE.
SYNONYMS: Approval, approbation, advocacy, sanction, endorse
ment.
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:
TRADITIONAL; handed down from generation to generation, especially
[:v word only; ns trariilinn.il nnininns- traditional.cu'-tom-s.-._
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i MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE I
Q. When one does not believe in the custom of tipping isn't it his
privilege to omit it?
A. Yes, of course: there is nothing compulsory about the custom.
However, a person who makes a practice of omitting the tip in pubiic
places will have to be hard-shelled enough to ward off black looks
frem those who have served him and possible accusations of ‘‘stingi
ness.”
Q. What should a bridesmaid who is in mourning c!o about wearing
colors on her friends wedding day?
A. It is quite proper lor the bridesmaid to serve on this day and
wear colors. Bridesmaids’ dresses are looked upon as uniforms, not
individual costumes.
Q. What odes one do if food is too hot to swallow?
A. Quickly take a swallow of water. On no account, take the ferd
out of your mouth. It is offensive to take anything out of the mouth,
except fish bones and fruit pits.
j LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON I
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1. What is the simplest form of the miscroscope?
2. What is the tendon which connects the muscles of the calf of the
leg with the heel called?
3. Which of the 48 states has more mineral springs than any
other?
4. What is the last book of the Old Testament and of the N* w
Testament?
5. What is the tallest quadruped?
ANSWERS: |
1. A magnifying glass.
2. The tendon of Achilles.
3. Arkansas.
4. Malachi and Revelation. * 1
5. The giraffe. 1
NOTICE—NOTICE
Yacht Club meeting Tuesday 8
?.m. Baranof Iris Rohm. 46-2t !
R.l W. COWLING, Comm.
ATTENTION PIONEERS
Regular meeting Pioneers of Al
iska and Auxiliary at 8 p.m. Friday,
Dct. 26, 1951. ' 947-2t
FROM TANANA
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Griese and
laughter of Tanana are register
'd at the Baranof Hotel.
ALASKA PIONEERS AND
AUXILIARY MEET FRIDAY
The Pioneers of Alaska and Anc
illary will meet Friday evening at
8 o’clock in the IOOF Hall. Af.er
the meeting, games will be plajed
under the supervision of Miss Anita
Garnick and refreshments will be
served by Berna West and a com
mittee. Members are urged to at
tend and take their ‘‘white ele
phants.”
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ACROSS
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4. Nocturnal bird
7. Moves swiftly
before the
wind
12. Land measure
13. By way of
14. Subject
15. Scotch plaid
17. Haul
18. Thus
19. Metal fastener
CO. Broad open
vessel
Cl. Likely
C2. Princely
Italian
family
C3. Study
C4. Ages
C5. Imitate
26. Boggles for
superiority
28. Negative
29. Roves
30. Compass point
32. 19th century
overcoats
34. Metal
35. Parti-colored
36. Sea eagle
37. Walked
38. Siamese coin
39. Belonging to
him
40. Profit
41. Symbol for
nickel
42. Heated
43. Fight
45. Swedish
Inventor
47. Weight
48. Luzon native
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Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle.
49. Foe
50. Have debt*
51. Shelter
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1. Dine
2. Change of
order
5. Charge with gas
4. Egg-shaped
6. Gain the
victory
6. Musical
syllable
7. Render
unconscious
8. Gear tooth
9. Aloft
10. Calm
11. Taxes
16. Cravat
17. Lamp
20. Thinks
21. Skill
22. New-born
lamb:
dlalectle
23. Vanity •
24. English letter
26. Is able
27. Bitter vetch
29. Marry
31. Finish
33. Favorite
34. Pertaining to a
social group
35. Kind of velvet
37. Head covering
39. Sacred
40. Departed
42. Edge of a
garment
43. Intimidate
44. To: Scotch
46. Exist
47. For
© B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
PM. 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.
Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
F. O. Box 2396
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
butler-mauro
drug CO.
Alaska Music Snpply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Plano*—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale B05 10th Bt.
PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Room*
at Reasonable Rate*
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 665
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Builders’ and Shelf
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Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
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Phones 146 and 342
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i American Meat — Phone 39
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