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Saturday, December 29, 1951
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING?
Perennial issue for the last eighteen years is the,
question of centralized Federal government. Every
one of us is aware, from his own personal experience,
that the activities of the Federal government have
expanded in recent years until they touch the life of
almost every individual. Your tax bill is a fair indi
iation of the growth of Federal activity — a growth
that interferes increasingly with your right as a
citizen to spend your earnings as you see fit.
Congressman Wesley D'Ewart of Montana points
out that one of the ways the Federal government uses
to increase its power is the myriad of grants and
payments to states and individuals. These programs
are lumped under the term Federal Aid. Best selling
point is the illusory premise that the state or indi
vidual is getting something for nothing. ,
vidual is getting something for nothing,
the hard way. When we are offered something for
nothing it is prudent to look for the joker. When
the Federal govenment proposes to give us some
thing for nothing, we may be sure that we will pay
for it, not only in increased taxes but by sacrifices,
in varying degree, of our individual freedoms and
of the authority and integrity of our local governments.
And these are our birthright as Americans.
Congressman D’Ewart noted that Montanans paid
$91,COO,000 in direct federal taxes during the fiscal
year 1950. Federal grants in aid to the citizens and
state of Montana amounted to $33,000,000. In other
words, Montanans paid nearly three dollars for every
“gift” dollar they received. The same ratio prevails
in the rest of the states.
Those who favor additional federal aid programs
should look at the record. The figures are further
proof, if any is needed, that we don't get something
for nothing when we hold out our hands towards
Washington.
The GOI”s Big Job
(Cincinnati Enquirer)
Politics, by its very nature is a series of com
promises. Individuals and groups of individuals,
seeking political leadership, advocate certain prin
ciples and certain codes of action. These must be
altered time and again, must be shifted, expanded—
and often completely reversed—in order to gain papu
lar support. There's nothing wrong about such a
system. It’s really a sifting process employed by
democracies aiming at evolving the best possible
type of government.
Most of America's political difficulties at the
moment can be traced to the fact that in tlie last
decade we haven't been allowed to change — to
compromise, if you please. Our leaders in Washing
ton have set a course — and we’ve been virtually
forced to follow it. Entrenched behind a powerful
machine, these politicians have become arrogant,
thoughtless of the national good, blind to the damage
they’re doing. It’s the same old story, repeated a
thousand times in the world’s history. Too much
power, extended over too long a time, reacts against
the interests of the majority.
Most Americans have realized their plight for
several years — and through several administrations.
But the situation never has been quite so obuous as
it is today, with all sorts of asininity in government
highlighted by a glaring lack of basic morality. Never
was there a time when a change was more desperately
needed.
Obviously it is up to the Republican party to
make the change possible. The full burden of
responsibility rests on those shoulders — for it is clear
now that the Democrats will continue along the
merry way which Mr. Truman is leading. But des
perate as the need for change may be, it will not
come automatically. It must be won at the polls— |
and with all the machinations of a political cam
paign.
To attract the votes necessary for this vital
victory, the GOP must fight against the odds of a
wealthy, deeply entrenched and highly skilled political |
organization. The only way to beat it is by presenting ]
to the people of the United States an attractive and
feasible program of reform, under leadership which
has been proved honest, capable and farsighted. This
will demand some compromise within the Republican ;
party itself, certain realignments of loyalties, the |
abandonment of petty jealousies and feuds, the estab
lishment of a hard, central core of cooperative effort
against a common danger. |
Such pre-election work already is in progress.
It doubtless ‘will continue until satisfactory adjust- j
ments are reached. Certainly it would be tragic if,
at this great moment, the future of the nation would
be jeopardized by intraparty failure. A united front,
under an enlightened banner, will insure victory.
Most Americans are praying that the Grand Old
Party will achieve it.
The Washington
Mferry-^o-Roand
(Continued from Page One)
showing his astonishing trust in
“the Dutchman” by stopping any
investigation of Grunewald’s past.
GRl'NE WALD’S PAST
“The office of the Custodian has
investigated M?. Grunewal d,”
Crowley’s office stated on Aug. 25,
’42, “and because of the nature of
the work to be performed by this |
man for the custodian, it is re- |
quested that the Civil Service (
Commission refrain from making
any investigation of Mr. Grune
wald. His record is entirely satis
factory to the custodian.”
Perhaps what Crowley wanted to
cover up was Gruilew'ald’s record j
as a government prohibition ag
ent. This showed he was demoted
lrom $4,000 to $1,800 a year on [
January 12, 1922, and finally was |
kicked out of the government on
October 3, 1922, after being in
dicted by a New York Grand Jury
in connection with the "illegal re
moval and disposition of liquor.”
Later, in a job application,
Grunewald gave this version of his
indictment: "In October, 1922, |
while I was a general agent as- J
signed to the New York prohibition j
office, I was indicted by a Federal |
Grand Jury in the Southern Dist
rict of New York lor conspiracy to
violate the federal prohibition law.
The indictment named a number
of individuals, including Mr. Ros
well A. Saver and myself. The
case against me was dismissed af
ter a verdict was indicated to the
jury by Federal Judge Winslow...
50 Years an Alien
“In fairness to myself,” Grune
wald explained, “I believe that I
should add that the whole indict
ment was a move in a political
battle raging in New York at that
time, and the prohibition unit was
simply & pawn.”
Here are some more things which
the systery man might have told j
the King Committee but didn’t: |
Grunewald was born May 19,
1892, at Port Elizabeth, South Af
rica. but neglected to become nat
uralized as an American citizen
until February 3, 1942. This was
two months after Pearl Harbor
and after he went to work for the
Alien Property custodian.
For years, as an alien, Grune
wald worked for various branches
of the government. He served in
the U. S. Navy from 1909 to 1914,
worked as a desk clerk at the Naval
young Men’s Christian Association
in Brooklyn, got a job in 1914 as
a bookkeeper for Western Electric
in New York City.
His first job as an investigator
came in 1S17, when he secured a
temporary appointment with the
old FBI. In 1919, he served as con
fidential investigator lor the Re
publican National Committee at
$6,000. In 1921 he got a $4,000-a
year job with the Commissioner
of Prohibition which, ironically,
came under the Internal Revenue
Bureau. It was his relations with
ex-commissioner Schoeneman and
ex-counsel Oliphant of Internal
Revenue which recently brought
Grunewald into the limelight.
Grunewald has also developed
some interesting contacts in the
liquor business, and as late as 1944
he was under investigation by the
alcohol tax unit for alleged black
marketing in liquor.
Grunewald also spent from 1928
to 1942 as a personal, confidential
investigator for Henry W. Marsh,
the insurance mogul, at a stated
salary of $12,000 to $18,000.
Note—In his tax returns Grune
wald does not give the source of
large chunks of income. This col
umn is still mystified how, from
such a relative modest salary and
background, he was able to oper
ate two homes, three limousines
and developed so many high con
tacts.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Graft scandals have made gov
ernment officials so jittery that
Christmas packages from business
friends were scrutinized this year
as never before.
Some officials returned anything
looking like “influence” gifts with
out even opening the package to
see what was inside. However, the
wife of a Navy Department em
ployee couldn’t resist the tempta
tion and opened a large, ornately
wrapped box brought by the mail
man.
Inside was a year’s supply of
Boy Scout calendars for her hus
band, an Arlington, Va., Scout
master.
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Holiday joke going the rounds at
the hard-pressed Bureau of In
ternal Revenue: First employee—
"What are you giving your wife
for Christmas?" Second employee—
"An Oliphant hide bag with shoes
to match.” . . . The volume of
Christmas mail this year, including
patcel post, set another all-time
record, 30 per cent greater than
last year. . . P. O. officials esti
mated it was enough to fill a string
of boxcars stretching from Wash
ington to Chicago. . . . Happy
Chandler, president of the Inter
national Baseball Congress, plans
a baseball "Olympic” in the Uni
ted States in which top American
amateur teams would compete
against teams from Japan, Western
Germany, Mexico, Canada, Argen
tina and other countries. . . . Hap
py won’t be unhappy if the big
league owners who ousted him as
baseball commissioner—and who
outlaw American professional ball
players—that jump to Mexico—are
put on the spot by the good-will
tournament.
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Community Events
TODAY
At 9 p.m.— Holiday dance of Swing
ing Squares for 7, 8 and 9 grades,
Parish Hall.
At 10 p.m—Annual Central Labor
Council free dance in AFL hall.
December 30
| From 2 to 5 p.m—Open House by
American Legion and Auxiliary in
Dugout.
December 31
At 9 p.m.—uastineau Channel
Square Dancing Association New
Year’s dance, Douglas High gym.
At 10 p.m.—Free dance in Eagles
hall in Douglas.
At 10 p.m.—Elks annual New Year
High Jinks in ballroom. For Elks
and their ladies only.
At 11:15 p.m.—Worship service to
midnight at N.L.P. church.
At 10 p.m.—Rotary cabaret dance
at Baranof.
January 1
From 2 to 5 p.m.—Reception to all
Masons, Eastern Stars, Rainbow
Girls and DeMolays in Scottish
Rite Temple.
January 2
At noon—Kiwanis club scheduled to
meet at Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
January 3
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Taku Post, VFW meets
in Jeep Club.
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December 29
W. L. Grisaam
Carol Ruotsala
Charlotte Soule
Elmer E. Jacobsen
December 30
L. F. Morris
Kenneth Kearney
Alvera Robertson
Leo Osterman
Virginia Cook
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 .. 2—Clear
Barrow . -20—Clear
Bethel . 34.—Rain
Cordova . 5—Clear
Dawson . -20—Clear
Edmonton . 3—Cloudy
Fairbanks . -17—Clear
Haines . 14—Clear
Havre . 24—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . -1—Clear
Nome . 33—Rain and Snow
Northway . -25—
Petersburg . 20—Clear
Portland . 42—Cloudy
Prince George . 6—Clear
Seattle . 42—Cloudy
Whitehorse . -11—Clear
Yakutat . 18—Cloudy
Churchill May
Talk with Truman
On Atomic Energy
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29— !PI —
Prime Minister Churchill probably
will urge a greater exchange of at
omic information between the Un
ited States and Britain during his
far-reaching conference with Pre
sident Truman.
Atomic energy is among the dozen
topics he has told the American gov
ernment he wants to take up in the
course of his visit here, starting late
next week.
Both Britain and Canada, With
which the U.S. had a partnership
in atomic bomb development during
the war, have long felt tight Amer
ican restrictions on atomic secrets
were hampering developments in
that field.
Any change in these restrictions,
however, would require not only ap
proval by the President but action
by Congress. Whether either of
these conditions will be met in the
predictable future is something on
which informed officials here will
not even speculate.
Spruance May 8e
Next Ambassador
To Philippines
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29— W —
Retired Admiral Raymond A. Spru
ance was reported Friday to be
President Truman’s choice as the
new ambassador to the Philippines.
He had a meeting Thursday with
Secretary of State Acheson and in
formed sources said he has indi
cated he would accept the post, as
successor to ambassador Myron
Cowen.
Spruance, now 65, retired three
years ago after a naval career
which included the post war com
mand of the Pacific fleet, and
since has made his home at Del
Monte, Calif.
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STRICTLY BUSINESS
sy McFeattert
3A N-^tKv
“I’m sorry, Sally, Agnes, Eddie, the boys at Jake’s Cafe,
Jean and Dorothy, Egghead, Mike .. .1’’
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DECEMBER 29, 1931
Miss Winnifred Carlson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlson,
left on the steamship Admiral Evans for Seattle. Prom there she was
to go to Corvallis, Oregon, to enter Oregon State College. She planned
to major in draftirg.
Frank Dufresne, game warden, and William F. Selfridge, game com
missioner, thought the plan suggested by Jack Coble for hunters to
scatter white clover seed to afford feed for deer, was an excellent one,
according to an item in the Ketchikan Chronicle.
if. H. Clifford, Robert Wakclin, V. Blackwell. Miss Edna Scheibal
and Edith F. Shcclor were among passengers booked for Juneau on the
teamcr Northwestern, sailing from Seattle.
Freni the building at the corner of Second and Franklin streets,
,hc Capital Laundry and Pantorium Company were moving to what
was known as the Adsit Building on Second Street near Main. The
entire street floor of the Adsit building had been improved and re
modelled for the laundry, for which new and additional machinery
had been installed.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bowman were hosts to the Douglas School
faculty last night at a bridge party. Prizes for high scares at cards
were wSa by Miss Margaret Pimpcrton and Elton Engstrom, while
consolation prizes went to Miss Lucille Pepoon and Douglas Gray.
A chapter of the Order of the DeMolay was to be instituted in
Juneau with ceremonies taking place this evening in Scottish Rite
Temple. Twenty-five young men comprised he charter members.
Weather: High, 34; low, 29; partly cloudy.
Daily Lessons in English $.l.gorl on j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, ‘We have proof of this
; having happened.” It is much better to say, “We have proof that this
! has happened."
i OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Grimace. Pronounce gri-mas, I as
: in IT, A as in ACE, and accent SECOND syllable, not the first.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Ammeter; two Ms. Amethyst; only one M.
SYNONYMS: Caution, cautiousness, prudence, discretion, wariness,
] care, vigilance, watchfulness.
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:
I CAPTIOUS; apt to catch at faults. “The envious type of person tends
to be captious.”
| MODERN ETIQUETTE Roberta lee j
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Q. Is it correct to use the knife as a “pusher” when eating?
j A. If properly done it is proper. Held in the Ifeft hand in the
: same position as when held in the right hand, with the top of the |
blade helping to guide and hold each mouthful for the fork to lift, this
has sent one, must a note be written to this friend?
A. Yes; extend greetings and say how happy you were to have his
hass ent one, must a note be W’ritten to this friend?
A. Yes; extend greetings and say how happy you were o have his
card.
Q. Is it sufficient for a bride and bridegroom to thank their friends
verbally for wedding gifts?
A. No; a personally-written note by the bride is a “must.”
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| LOOK and LEARN a!C.GORDON j
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1. When did the last bare-knuckle heavyweight championship fight
take place in the United States?
2. What is a seven-sided figure called?
3. What South American capital city is situated on the Equator?
4. Vnat is the scientific name for Northern Lights?
5. What is the largest member of the deer family?
ANSWERS:
1. In 1889, between John L. Sullvan aind Jake Kilrain.
2. A heptagon.
3. Quito, Ecuador.
4. Aurora Borealis.
5. Moose.
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T. One of the
"Three Mils'
keteers”
IS. Dispatcher
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15. Like
16. Obtains
18. Symbol for
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right
Biblical
country
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hill
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27. Great desert
25. Merges Im
perceptibly
31. Dined
82. Third power
of one
83. Restaurant
attendant
38. Rained hard
39. 160 square
rods of land
40. Feminine name
42. Mathematical
ratio
43. Pronoun
44. Commence
46. Rotating piece
47. Six
48. First
60. Exist
61. Shirker
63. Small area
65. Discount
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mignonette
S. At horns
4. Strangs
E. Cast sidelong
glances
t. Mistakes la
printing
7. Part of speech
8. Lively dance
9. Siamese coins
10. Myself
11. Mean
12. Horses
17. Japanese
statesman
20. Dress fabrics
a wide
cation
24. Dull finish
26. Planet
28. Female sand
piper
SO. Old card game
33. Relinquish
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right
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35. Withdraw
36. Social outcast
37. Make possible
38. Behave
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44. Snuff a candle:
old Scotch
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of Ireland
48. Feminine
name
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62. Jewish month
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