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Tuesday, October 30, 1951
KEEP YOUR PLEDGE
A recently renewed plea through the pages of
the Empire by Frank Heintzleman for the '‘$3,000 to
$4,000 needed to meet the community’s obligation”
on the new Memorial Library of Juneau caused a
reader to suggest that perhaps more money would be
forthcoming if it were generally known to whom
the Memorial stands. •
Well, with the dedicatory services scheduled with
in the next two weeks where the purposes of the
Memorial will no doubt be fully solemnized, it would
probably be enough for now to explain that the new
building is a living memory of those who lost their
lives in defense of their country in both World Wars,
and to the many who went so far away from the
Channel area, and from the ones they loved, to do
so much.
Still, it is not a War Memorial. Rather, it is a
Memorial to Peace — for that is what those who
died and those who lived both fought for. Whether
they helped attain this peace through the giving of
life, health and sacrifice will perhaps be known in
the years to come.
But right now, it is the few days to come—
not the years — that will decide whether all the
people in Juneau and this area think these veterans
did enough to be credited with such an outstanding
memorial.
Heintzleman, hard-working chairman of the
library board, says he would like very much to have
the money in hand when the new building 1s turned
over to the city. Surely, the Memorial Library would
be more of a compliment, a thing showing more
deeply the appreciation of the people of the area
if old and new pledges put the fund “over the top"
instead of lagging.
The building itself will represent the advance
ment of education and the opportunity for informa
tion. The purpose of the building as a Memorial
speaks for itself.
And more money and pledges paid in full can
make it speak more effectively.
FEDERAL WELFARE CONTROLS
The Governors of the various states of the Union,
in their annual convention, are reported to have dis
played "angry impatience" with Federal controls in
the public welfare field. One of the things that the
Governors approved is the move to give the states
power and authority to publish lists of relief rolls,
without the' penalty of losing their Federal grants.
We are heartily in accord with the governors
insofar as their "impatience” extends to publication
of those on relief rolls. We are cognizant, however,
of the necessity for some Federal supervision of the
forty-eight states in connection with funds advanced
by the Federal Government.
When it comes to the question of publicity of
those on relief rolls, we would go a step further.
There is no reason why there should not be full
publicity of all those who receive money from the.
Federal Government, whether on the payroll, the
pension list or any other group receiving money from
the government. The same rule should be applicable
to Territorial and city governments, as well.
Every man and woman has to settle the problems
of life for himself or herself. No one else can do
the Job.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
subject to change. At first, Malone
appeared hostile to federal owner
ship, now has turned around and is
for it. Quite recently Malone has
been conferring with E. L. Cord,
the industrial magnate, w'ho vigor
ously favors federal ownership and
has been buying up hitherto worth
less Civil War scrip, which he
claims, entitles him to vast tracts
of oil rich tidelands—if the federal
government controls.
THE WIIITE^IjL’RST LETTER
Ttc manner in which the Senator
from Nevada has taken different
sides on Tidelands Oil, and the man
I ner in which his administrative
assistant was willing to sell his
services, is a highly interesting
chapter in backstage Congressional
wire-pulling. Here is what hap
pened.
One year ago, Sept. .20, 1950, Ben
Whitehurst wrote the Long Beach
Harbor Board which has more oil
wells sticking up from its harbor
than most cities have telephone
poles, offering his services. The
letter was written on Senator Mal
one's official stationery and read:
“Board of Harbor Commissioners
“City of Long Beach
"Long Beach, Calif.
“Gentlemen:
“I wish to thank you for your
courtesies to me in our discussion
of my proposed part in getting
through the Congress and over a
possible Presidential veto Tideland
legislation which would be accept
able to the Harbor Board.
“You requested that I inform you
at once as to the kind of financial
arrangement which would be satis
factory to me. I would want:
“Salary—none;
“Expenses—$1,000 per month, pay
able monthly; (this amount for ex
penses is required as I would im
mediately go off the U. S. Senate
payroll.) Plus the actual cost of
any long distance telephone calls
and telegrams relating directly to
this matter and any travel author
ized in advance by the Harbor
Board, the cost of these items to
be accounted for;
“Retainer—$1,000, payable upon
signing of contract;
“Fee—$50,000 is a lump sum to
be paid me upon passage of legis
lation acceptable to the Harbor
Board or upon other settlement ac
ceptable to the Harbor Board; plus
an amount sufficient to offset the
federal incomfe taxes involved.
“If the principles of this proposal
are acceptable to you, or if you pre
fer to suggest a counter proposal,
will you kindly have a contract
drawn up for my consideration.
“Yours Respectfully,
“(Sgd) Ben Whitehurst
“P.S. My home address in Wash
ington is 1016 16th Street, North
west; on Friday and Saturday of
this week, I will be at the Desert
Inn, Las Vegas; for the seven days
following, I will be at the Mapes
Hotel, Reno; my office is 447 U. S.
Senate, Washington, D. C."
At the time Whitehurst wrote this
letter, Senator Malcfhe seemed
friendly to state ownership of Tide
lands Oil and against federal own- ■
ership. Certainly when Irving Smith 1
a representative of the Long Beach'
Harbor Board testified, Aug. 17, 1950,
before the Senate Interior commit
tee of which Malone is a member,
Malone went out of his way to be
friendly.
"Mr. Smith," Malone asked, seek
ing to draw out the witness, “You
do consider the situation at this
time impossible from the standpoint
of the City of Long Beach? In other
words, without a modification of
the Supreme Court decision or leg
islation by Congress, you do con
sider the situation the city now
finds itself impossible and practi
cally without rights if the decision
is enforced?"
This friendly questioning took
place at about the time Malone’s
assistant was dickering with the
Long Beach commissioners for the
fat fee of $50,000 plus taxes and
plus expenses.
But the Long Beach people did
not sign up. Whitehurst did not get
his job.
And later, Senator Malone com
pletely reversed his position.
In fact, Malone was the Senator
who, with Murray of Montana,
Democrat, blocked the O’Mahoney
Long compromise Tidelands Oil bill
inside the Senate Interior commit
te. This compromise would have
kept Tidelands Oil under the con
trol of the federal government,
though permitting present lease
holders to continue. This would
favor Senator Malone’s old friends
from Long Beach who own leases
—but despite that fact, he voted
against them.
But it would not have favored
his new friends, including various
speculators who staked out claims
to Tidelands Oil or those who want
to lease under the federal leas
ing act. One of these groups is re
presented by the son of Montana’s
Senator Murray, and it was Murray
who first moved inside the commit
tee to block the compromise bill.
CIVIL WAR SCRIP
The other group includes E. L.
Cord, who has entertained Sen.
Malone of late, and who has been
buying Civil and Mexican War
Scrip. This scrip was given to Civil
and Mexican War veterans author
izing them to claim any uninhab
ited lands in the west. After the
Supreme Court declared that the
Tidelands were federal domain,
Cord began buying up this scrip
on the theory that under it he could
claim Tidelands Oil.
Significantly, Sen. Malone not
only helped block the compromise
bill which would have helped Long
Beach, who did not hire his assistant
but which would have hurt his
new friend, Cord; but in addi
tion Malone introduced a resolu
tion friendly to those who had
scrip claims to Tidelands Oil.
“Whereas," read the Malone re
solution, “certain lands have been
filed upon through certain ‘scrip’
authorized under prior successive
Congressional acts. . .etc. . .resolved,
that the Senate of the United
States through its proper commit
tee investigate such applications
under the national oil and gas leas
ing act and filings made under the
’scrip' authorized by prior Congres
sional acts. .
Maybe the investigation of Vice
Presidential Secretary Flo Bratton
should be broadened.
FROM TL'LSEQL'AH
David Gold of Tulsequah is at
the Baranof Hotel.
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DOUGLAS
HEWS
SPECIAL POLICE APPOINTED
Mayor Mike Pusich announced
today the appointment of Martin
Borleck as a special policeman for
the community.
TAXES DELINQUENT, NOV. 1
The City Clerk’s office announces
that city taxes will become delin
quent on Nov. 1 and a 10 percent
penalty together with an 8 percent
interest rate would be charged on
taxes still unpaid as of that date.
TELEIIONE RATES RAISED
A special meeting of the Douglas
City Council was held last evening
for the purpose of listening to a
rate hearing request by the Juneau
Douglas Telephone Co.
The telephone company presented
its case in a formal written appli
cation and was represented by At
torney Robert Boochever as well as
R. E. Hurley and Roy Noland of
the company. The application asked
for a rate raise as follows:
From: Single party business, from
$6 to $10. Special two party line,
from $6 to $10. Single party resi
dence from $4 to $8. Two party
residence from $4 to $8. Four party
line from $2.82 to $5.
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PUMPKIN, STALKS, ARRIVE
Stephen Ford, Secretary of the
Douglas Lions Club announces that
a huge pumpkin, supposedly the
largest available on the west coast
together with corn husks and corn
stalks, arrived this week via Pan
American Airways for the big “Com
munity Ghost Walk" on October
31.
Steve said he wrote Lions Inter
national at Chicago, who wired a
Distinct Governor in the State of
Washington who arranged the im
mediate shipment through a Wash
ington Lions Club to Alaska, “so
that Alaska children could have
the real stuff at their Hallowe’en
party.”
The big pumpkin is being hollow
ed and carved by George Matson
and will, together with the corn
stalks, form the center of the
stage decorations at the school gym
nasium. Other decorations have al
ready been set up, including nearly
100 posters made by children of
first through the eighth grade stu
dents. Prizes will be made and
awarded at the party by a commit
tee of judges.
The actual “Ghost Walk” will be
a parade of the children in costume
of their choice, who will form in
the school gymnasium at 7 o’clock
and be judged by a committe head
ed by Tom Cashen. Prizes will be
awarded for several ideas in cos
tumes and each child in the parade
will receive a dime regardless.
Games of skill all ranging from
fishing in a fish pond to throwing
baseballs and basketballs, pop gun
shoots and numerous other games
will be available to take care of the
huge crowd anticipated.
It is hoped by the sponsoring
group that parents and all adults of
the community also be present as it
is intended that there will be
no trick or treating from the hom
es what-so-ever. There will be
plenty for the adults to do. includ
ing entertainment, and perhaps as
sisting in some of the booths if
needed. This is a whole community
event.
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• Gus George •
» Ralph Morean •
• Mrs. A. R. Hared •
• Cora Costello •
« Mildred Elizabeth Wyller •
o Mrs. Ernest Parsons •
• John Wilson, Jr. o
e Mrs. Henry Roden .•
• Roy Gaili •
• Harold Sunderland •
• Edmund Hinke •
• Mrs. Robert Fox •
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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 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 21—Partly Cloudy
Barrow ... . 8—Cloudy
Bethel . 38—Cloudy
Cordova . 29—Clear
Dawson . 8—Snow
Edmonton . 22—Snow
Fairbanks . 3—Clear
Haines . 27—Clear
Havre .. 25—Snow
Juneau Airport . 23—Clear
Annette Island . 36—Clear
Kodiak . 41—Rain
Kotzebue . 24—Cloudy
McGrath . 15—Cloudy
Nome .-. 34—Cloudy
Northway . 10—Fog
Petersburg . 2C—Clear
Portland . 35—Clear
Prince George.13—Clear
Seattle . 32—Clear
Whitehorse . 1—Clear
Yakutat . 21—Clear
Canasta-Bridge
Luncheon Honors
Mrs. Clark Morgan
Mrs. Clark McHuron was honor
ed with a canasta-bridge luncheon
by Mrs. Joseph M. Morgan on Sat
urday afternoon, October 27 from
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Huron moved here recently from
Palmer, Alaska, when Mr. McHuron
was transferred to Headquarters
Office, of the Bureau of Reclama
tion.
Table decorations for the luncheon j
were harvest fruits in keeping with
the Fall-Hallowe’en season. After
an all-Alaskan luncheon canasta j
and bridge wede played by guests.,
Other guests present at the lunch- I
eon were Mesdames Max Cardiff,'
Edward Dietz, Daryl Roberts, Steph- |
en Ford, Will Reedy, Lance Hend
rickson, Ray S/verine, Kenneth
Junge, W. R. Wittenburg, the Misses
Ethel Finlayson, Margaret Fassett,
Ruth Lingley and Flora Woodworth.
First prize for bridge, a pair of
modernistic book-ends, was award
ed to Mrs. McHuron. Miss Finlayson
and Mrs. Ford won second and
third awards. Flora Woodworth
was awarded a ceramic planter as
first prize in canasta and second
prize went to Mrs. Reedy.
BACK IN BUSINESS
A. T. A. deluxe air coacli non
schcduled flights are again avail
able from Juneau, non-stop, to
Seattle for very low price of $50.00
plus tax. Fly with Alaska’s lead
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250 CANDY BAGS
Ed Johnson, announced that a
group of Lions turned out last eve
ning at the school and as part of
the evening’s work, sacked treats
for the children attending the Hal
lowe’en party. He said there will
be sacks of treats for between 250
and 300 children who are expected
to be in attendance. With each sack
of treats to be passed out will be
a ticket giving the child a chance
at a wonderful door prize award
which has been arranged by Chris
Ehrendreich. Another work partv of
Lions is" to be out this evening
to set up game booths etc., and
complete other arrangements.
El win Dell has some exciting
prizes for the adult games, ranging
from large stuffed animals to rev
ere ware for the kitchen. He has
enough merchandise to offer as
prizes to start a commercial store
he stated and hopes the adults
turn out to make the evening an
interesting one. Dell is in charge
of the adult games for the evening.
LIBRARY HOURS
The Douglas Public Library an
nounces that the library will be
open on Thursday night at 1 o’clock
instead of Wednesday night as us
ual. This is in cooperation with
the Lions Club "Ghost Walk” on
Hallowe’en.
For the information of newcom- j
ers to Douglas, the library is lo
cated upstairs of the Douglas City
Hall, and through the cooperation
of civic-minded women of Douflas
it is open once a week to ell pat
rons. There is good reading for the
whole family, and a small chaige is
made for rental of books oy the
year. This is a project sponsored
by the Douglas Island Woman's
Club, and one worthy of the coop
eration of everyone in Douglas.
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
OCTOBER 30, 1931
Mr. and Mrs. Cash Cole and son Jerry arrived on the Alaska from
Seattle.
Having Jjeen driven, on a rock in shallow water off False Point
Retreat by a severe storm, the gasboat Selma, owned and skippered by
A1 Forsythe, was smashed to pieces by wind and surf, and, except for
her engine, which was carried ashore, was a total loss. None of her
company of five was injured. Others aboard the boat were: Harold Starr,
Len Sparks, William Sparks and John Jones.
E. A. Rasmuson, head of the Bank of Alaska with branches at
Skagway, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Cordova and Anchorage, visited here
enroute to Cordova where he was to make his headquarters for the
winter.
Glen Carrington of the Juneau-Young Hardware Company and
allied interests arrived here from Seattle and was to remain several
days conferring with John W. Jones, local manager.
From a five months’ voyage that extended from Juneau as far
north as Point Hope, the power boat Yaboki, Capt. Thomas Smith, re
turned to Juneau the previous night. The boat had taken a party of
United States Public Survey men to Point Hope.
Weather: High, 4G; low, 41; rain.
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| Daily Lessons in English L. cordon ]
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "He dove in the water.”
Say, "He DIVED INTO the water.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Tuesday. Pronounce first syllable
TUZ, U as in USE, and not TOOZ.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Coral (hornlike secretion of certain sea
animals). Corral (enclosure for animals).
SYNONYMS: Innocent, guileless, guiltless, blameless, sinless, right
eous, upright, pure, exemplary.
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:
SUFFUSE; to overspread, as with vapor, fluid or color. (Pronounce
the second S as Z). "Her face was suffused with a glow of embarrass
ment.”
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j MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j I
Q. I understand that a prospective bridegroom’s family is sup-,
posed to call on the family of his bride-to-be as soon as the engage
ment is announced. But what if the man’s family lives in a distant
city?
A. Then, of course, letters expressing mutual happiness over the
forthcoming marriage should be exchanged.
Q. What should a hostess do when a caller brings her a box of
flowers?
A. After expressing her sincere thanks, she should arrange the
flowers immediately in a vase of water and display them prominently.
Q. Should a pitcher, or any other receptacle with a handle, always
be passed to a person with the handle towards that person?
A. Yes, always.
j LOOK and LEARN bA. C. GORDON j |
1. What was the earliest form of artillery?
2. In what country did rocking chairs originate?
3. How hard must you strike a person to constitute "an assault,"ij
in law?
4. In what country is the Seine River?
5. Which is smaller, a molecule or an atom?
ANSWERS:
1. The catapult.
2. In America.
3. The slightest touch, since, "Every man is the sole custodian
of his physical person.”
4. France.
R. A mnlppnlp
FREEDA BECHTOLD AT
SAN JOSE STATE «.OL.
Freeda K. Bechtold of Juneau is
attending San Jose State College,
which began its 94th year Sept. 24,
with an enrollment of 6700 students.
SJSC is California's oldest public
ly-supported college .
Enrollment at San Jose is about
300 less than it was last fall, but
700 higher than the number at
tending. duringi the 1951 spring
quarter.
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ARTIST IS HERE
David Barclay. New York City ar
tist, is registered at the Hotel Ju
neau.
FROM PORTLAND
Joe Ware of Portland is at the
Baranof Hotel.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Dr. Steffen's Subject: Tuesday, 8
I p.m. “Using The Help at Hand".
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. “Religion and
* Mental Health.” Methodist church.
ACROSS
1. Feline animal
4. Tree
7. Masonic
doorkeeper
12. Pronoun
13. Fish eggs
14. Silly
15. One of David’s
chief rulers
16. Beard of grain
17. Article of
belief
18. Branches
20. Small Island
22. Express
disapproval
24. Historical
period
27. Babylonian
abode of
the dead
28. Forehead
29. Negligent /
32. Step high and
with spirit
84. Footless
animal
35. Endeavors
37. Humor
38. Top part
42. Seat of the
affections
44. Metrical stress
45. Ward off
47. Light brown /
49. Skill
60. Former
Rumanian
Queen
61. Season for use
62. Dessert
53. Donkeys
64. Incline the
head
65. Always: poet.
DOWN
L Young person
I
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x Solution of Yeaterday’s Puzzle
z. west or a Dir
of prey
3. Vagabond
4. Witnesses of
man’s
fallibility
& id i/a \u
3 o. Near the
horizon
6. Sordidly servile
7. Name
8. African arrow
poison
9. Portable out
door lamp
10. Compass point
11. Expose to
moisture
19. Entwine v
21. Witless
23. Small wheel to
support
furniture
25. Huge fabulous
bird
26. Impress with a
sense of
grandeur^
28. Fundamental
29. Uncooked
30. Finial of a
spire
31. Maternal
ancestors
33. Complained
36. Flexible palm
stem
38. Detests
39. Public store
house
40. Discover of
radium
41. Ethereal salt
43. American lake
45. Ancient wine
receptacle
46. Vessel or duct |
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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
Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday in
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
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