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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Tuesday, April 3, 1951
THE “REORGANIZED” BOARD
Although competent legal opinion has declared
the so-cali d "Reorganization Act" unconstitutional
and in conflict with Alaska’s Organic Act, its sponsors
have apparently determined to take the bull by the
horns and proceed under its doubtful authority.
Corridor gossip has it that HB 141 might not have
been signed by the Governor had the Board of Adminis
tration agreed to release certain appropriated funds
from the freeze order of June 20, 1949. Whether such
a deal was contemplated is unknown; but the Board
of Administration did not release the money and
HP, 141 was signed and thus became law.
The new Board of Administration created with
the passage of HB 141 met for the first time Wednes
day afternoon in the office of the Governor with the
following members present: Governor Gruening, Sen
ators Engebreth and MacKenzie and Representatives
Egan and Franklin.
First order of business was the appointment, at
no increase in salary, of Treasurer Henry Roden as
ex-officio Commissioner of Finance and the unani
mous decision that Board members would claim no
salary or per diem during the present and ensuing
biennium.
Since Section 11 of the Organic Act specifically pro
hibits the appointment of legislators to Territorial
the Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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icc them.
■ We have a very good tax col
lector in the United States—But
t,: ..wie.iser replied, "Jail.”
"Ye I know," replied the Ger
mrn Chancellor, but that is Just
for your gunmen.”
"On the contrary,” countered the
Deputy High Commissioner, "I can
show you a list of quite solid ciH j
zen . including doctors and busi- j
lie s-rnen who went to jail because
c.i tax fraud.”
Adenauer, however, remained un
c nvinced, and U. S. authorities
finally permitted the German gov
ernment to get away with its re
duced tax structure, even though
shot full of legal loopholes whereby
high bracket taxpayers can dodge
taxes. Result: Germany is now
faced with a heavy deficit, is ask
in': for more U. S. aid—-which, if
given, would have to come out of
the pockets of Americans who do
pay their taxes.
French Tax Evasion
Heal fact is that with the excep
tion of England and the Scandina
vian countries, our major European
friends are not taxing themselves.
I- rthermore, if they paid taxes on
s;r, a here near the same scale as
the u. S. A. and England, they
could do two things:
1. Come close to balancing their
budgets.
2. Come much closer to wiping
out Communism. For when you
lighten the tax burden on the poor
and shift part of it to the upper
brackets, as is now done in the
United States and England, then
s: ndards of living are raised and
one of the most fertile fields for
Communism vanishes.
In both France and Italy, in ad
dii.ion to Germany, the working
cla es pay taxes out of all propor
tion to the upper brackets.
Actually French income taxes
are high, just as high as in the
United States. However, evasion
among the higher bracket and mid
dle class taxpayers is notorious.
Tie average French businessman,
lawyer, farmer or doctor just does
no dream of revealing his real in
come. This throws a heavy burden
on Fiench labor and white collar
workers, because their salaries are
a matter of record with the com
panies for which they work.
This unfair tax distribution plus
the high cost of living, is probably
the biggest cause of Communism in
France.
In most European countries, also,
there is a heavy tax burden on the
consumer through sales, transfer
and various consumer taxes.
t
Italian Ambassador Objects
Italian Ambassador Alberto Tar
es, eni, one of the ablest envoys in j
Washington, has taken exception
to some of my recent reports from
Rome in which I criticized use of
money under the Marshall plan.
He points out quite correctly that
Italian industrial production at the
end of 1950 reached an all-time
high, being 30 per cent above 1938..
U938 by the way, was during the
supposedly prosperous days of Mus
solini.) He also points out that ex
ports in 1950 rose to an alltime
postwar high, and that electric
power, auto and textile production
are zooming.
I am glad to have the Ambas
sador's reminder of these encour
aging facts. Possibly, in reporting
from Rome, I should have empha
sized them more, because the gen
eral economic condition of Italy is
definitely improved.
It was my job as a newspaper
man, however, to inform the Amer
ican people on some of the steps
that must be taken in Italy if Italy
is to continue on a stable basis
after Congress pulls the plug on
the flow of Marshall plan dollars—
as it is certain to do sooner or
later. And two of the essentials to
long-range stability in Italy are
land reform and a revised tax
system. The new Italian tax bill
is certainly a step in the right di
rection—even though a long way
from the vigorous tax collection
system existing in the United
States and England.
Another Atom Spy
A theft of atomic secrets worse
than the Dr. Fuchs case is wrapped
up in a report picked up by U. S.
Intelligence agents in Germany.
The report comes through devious
channels from behind the Iron Cur
tain and has not yet been evaluated
by the Atomic Energy Commission.
It will be recalled that last sum
mer professor Bruno Pontecorvo,
an atomic scientist who spent some |
time in the United States, slipped
mysteriously into Finland and then
vanished behind the Iron Curtain.
American authorities had warn
ed the British that Pontecorvo
should be watched, but nonetheless
he and his family left London in
August, presumably on vacation,
traveled a circuitous route to Rome,
Stockholm and Helsinki. There
Pontecorvo was picked up by a
Soviet Embassy car and driven
across the border to Leningrad.
The Italian-born professor alle
gedly had been in touch with the
Russians long before he fled last1
summer, and made this move after
he advised his Soviet contacts that
he had information so "hot” he
must bring it personally to the U.
S. S. R.
Once in the Soviet, it is now re
ported that Prof. Pontecorvo de
voted himself to writing an exhau
stive report on a new method of
A-bomb production, a long-range
guided missile, and an air defense
system based on cosmic rays. He is
said to have told Marshall Beria,
in charge of secret scientific re
search, that the air defense system
could be in operation by October
1952.
Professor PontecorVo is reported
to be at work on all three projects
with top priority given to an air
defense system against the Ameri
man atom bomb. In this connection
it is interesting that the supreme
Soviet has within the last few weekt
given special awards to several
Russian scientists for cosmic ray
research.
Note—while in the United States,
Prof. Pontecorvo was not employed
by the atomic energy commission
but was in contact with many
leading scientists. He is regarded
nere as a reactor expert.
Boy of Year
Named Today
NEW YORK, April 3—tW—A slim,
blonde Chicago youngster, selec
ted from among 355,999 boys, was
officially named “Boy of the Year"
today.
The winner, 14-year-old Richard
Valzonis was selected by the Boys’
Clubs of America for his citizenship
activities in behalf of his club,
community and school. Richard is
a first-year student at the Kelly
High School in Chicago.
—EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY—
ACROSS
1. Go swiftly
on foot
4. River in
France and
Germany
8. Glut
12. Monkey
13. Wreath
bearing a
knight’s
crest
14. Beseech
IB. Builder of
the ark
17. Also
18. Mythical
man-eating
fnonster
19. Crossings
12. Historical
period
13. Worship of a
person or
thing
14. Garden
Implement
26. Counterfoils
28. Article
30. Likely
31. Mixes with a
circular
motion
32. That woman
33. Pronoun
34. Land measures
35. Dagger wound
36. Wings
37. Melody
38. Asserting the
contrary
44. On the
sheltered
side
45. Deface
46. Mast
47. Posterior
48. A Judge of
Israel
50. Period just
before an
event
51. Sailors
62. City in Nevada
Solution of Yeeterday’e Puzzle
63. Condensed
moisture of
the air
DOWN
1. Hindu princes*
2. On
3. Most orderly
4. Thus
5. Brashes of
learning
(. Medicinal
plant
7. Happens again
*. Renders
worthless
9. Slang peculiar
to a certain
class
10. Mountain lake
11. Organs of sigh'
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20. Sun god
21. Large open
vessels
24. Cured grass
25. Uqclose: poet.
26. Long narrow
flag
27. Form Into a
knot
28. Exclamation
29. Bird's beak
31. Mark of a
wound
32. Marked with
bars of
contrasting
color
34. Changes
35. Poses for a
painting
36. Close by:
poetic
37. Type of
electrlo
current:
abbr.
38. Wagon
39. Genus of the
olive tree
40. Valley
41. Metal
42. Body of a
church
43. Became
49. Not any
offices created by their own legislative acts, it is
presumed that the Board's decision to eschew compen
sation for its services was made with an eye to tech
nical compliance with the Organic Act and Consti
tution of the United States.
Without further ado, the Board then proceeded
to release frozen funds in the amount of $10,130.00
to the Alaska Development Board, $71,000.00 to the
Health Department and $5,000.00 to the Alaska State
hood Committee.
The record of the voting indicates that Represen
tative Glen Franklin, the lone dissenter, faces difficult
going as a member of the Board. After a sixty-day
fight for a balanced budget and economies in the
Territorial government, Franklin now finds himself
a permanent minority member opposing a close-knit
clique of free spenders.
It may be that the Board's action in lifting the
former Board’s freeze order will pave the way for a
court decision as to the legality of the Reorganization
Act and the competence of the Board.
Meanwhile, several problems present themselves.
Will the agencies favored by the Board’s action be
able to spend the thawed money? Will the Auditor
of Alaska, pending a court decision, be empowered
to honor vouchers drawn against the questioned
funds?
What will happen now is anybody’s guess. We
hope that prompt action will be taken to secure a
court decision resolving the issue.
The Marshal’s Job
(Anchorage News)
The appointment of the United States Marshal
for the Third Division is still unfinished business,
and a very moot question because it comes within the
realm of pure politics, which is a pity.
The marshal's post for the Third Division is a
very important one and can have far-reaching effects,
no matter who the man or what his qualifications.
It has been pretty well agreed by thinking people,
however, that the job requires first of all a law
enforcement officer, and lastly a political aspirant.
In the far-reaching area of the Third Division,
there centers the largest transient population in Al
aska. The Third Division has many small villages
miles and mile: apart which depend on the office of
U. S. Marshal for its law enforcement. The great red
salmon fishing industry with its heavy shifts in
transient workers each season, centers in the Third
Diviron.
It all adds up to a man of energies and ability.
It is essentially not a job for a party faithful, a re
ward for the remaining tender years of his life.
There are among the applicants, several men of
good qualifications for the important post. One has
already had marshal's experience. Two are in active
police work. It appears that despite the low pay and
hard work there are men who look upon the job as
a challenge and are ready to take it on.
It would be a serious mistake for those with the
power of making the appointment to view the appli
cants only from a standpoint of party and disregard
that which is most essential — good qualifications.
• •
• April 3 •
• •
• David Sperling •
• Maria Hanna •
• Irene Williams •
• Helen Johnson •
• Earl Layne Bost •
• Winthrop Gruening •
• Bradford Gruening •
• Mickey Robbins •
• •••••••••a
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
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.
At 8 p.m. — Alaska Potters shown
film in Grade School auditorium,
then to AB hall headquarters.
At 8 p.m. — WSCS meets in Little
Chapel Methodist church.
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 qf NLP church.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of
City Council.
At 8 p.m. — Juneau Shrine Club
regular meeting in Dugout.
April 9
At noon — Lions Club, Baranof. >
At noon — BPWC meets In Terrace,’
Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
April 10
At noon — Rotary club, Baranof.
STANDARD OIL MANAGER
HERE ON ALASKA TRIP
Larry Hagen. Standard Oil’s as-'
sistant district manager in charge
of Alaska operations, arrived in
Juneau by Pan American Monday
and will leave Wednesday for An
chorage.
While in Juneau, Hagen is con
ferring with local Standard Oil
Manager, Tom Dyer. On his first
trip north since January, Hagen
will visit Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Nome and Kodiak and Juneau
again southbound.
CAP MEETS WEDNESDAY
The Civil Air Patrol will meet
in their quonset hut at the sub
port tomorrow evening at 7:30. Ap
plication for senior membership will
be in order, but no cadet applica
tions will be accepted. There will
be an opportunity later in the year
for 15, 16, and 17-year-olds to ap
ply for cadet memberships.
FROM NOME
William Brown of Nome is stop
ping at the Baranof hotel.
20 YEARS AGO xhe empire I
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APRIL 3, 1931
The Alaska-Yukon highway will be an accomplished fact within a,
lew years. Premier Tolmie predicted to the Legislature in Victoria, B. C.
He added that negotiations for an investigation as to the feasibility
of the road will be carried forward this summer when the International
body will go over the ground. He said he was of the opinion the Alaska
route was feasible beyond all doubt.
The Estebeth returned at midnight from Lynn Canal ports witn
the following passengers for Juneau: From Skagway, Harry Goldberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Flynn, R. E. Crial, William Zwicker. From
Haines: E. B. Clayton, J. P. Goinett, Mrs. Goinett and baby, Arthur
Hessen, John Jackson. From Eldred Rock, F. J. Rhines.
Juneau’s aviation service for the current year was inaugurated with
the arrival this day of the seaplane Sea Pigeon of the Pioneer Airways.
J. M. Dodson was the pilot. The aircraft left Ketchikan yesterday for
Prince Rupert where it picked up a passenger, Terris Moore, and then
proceeded to Juneau.
The Alaska-Washington Airways will start two of its planes north
from Seattle *>n April 3.
j
Dr. W. S. Ladd and A. Carpe of New York City and Terris Moore
of Boston have come to Alaska and are in Juneau a few days before
establishing a base camp at Lituya Bay preparatory to climbing Mt.
Fairweather. Mr. Fairweather is 15,292 feet high and is about 20 miles
northwest of Cape Spencer.
1 _
Mrs. R. R. Brown and W. E. Feero have filed as candidates for)
school director in Douglas, the only real race in the forthcoming muni
cipal election. Registration of voters reached 143.
Weather: High 52; low, 37; cloudy.
j Daily Lessons in English t,. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “When but an infant, my
grandfather passed away." Grandfather could hardly have been an
Infant. Say, “When I was an infant, my grandfather passed away.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Dotage. Pronounce the O as in NO,
last syllable as AGE.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Stall; two L’s. Stalwart; one L.
SYNONYMS: Dry, dull, uninteresting, insipid, vapid, tiresome.
WORD STUDY1: "Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word:
OPULENT; having a large estate or property; rich. “At one time poor,
he is now opulent.”
[ MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
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Q. When ft college girl is wearing a man's fraternity pin, but wishes
to go out with other men, what should she do?
A. She should return the fraternity pin to its owner until she ar
rives at the age where she realizes the significance of being engaged—
which, of course, the wearing of a fraternity pin implies.
Q. When children are eating at the same table with adults, should
they be served first, last, or in regular rotation?
A. Serve the children in the same rotation as the adults.
Q. If I should have the privilege of Introducing ex-President
Hoover to someone, what title would I use?
A. You would introduce him simply as "Mr. Hoover."
LOOK and LEARN a. c. GORDON
1. Without looking, can you tell what human organ is pictured
on the back of every U. S. one-dollar bill?
2. Which of these countries is the larger in area, Switzerland or
Belgium?
3. How many players are there on a cricket team?
4. What is the name of the girl in the old popular song who wore
Number Nine shoes?
i 5. What is the literal meaning of “Auld Lang Syne”?
ANSWERS:
1. The eye.
2. Switzerland.
3. Eleven.
4. Clementine.
— 5. “Old Long Since.”
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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
am-. 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 26—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island .... 37—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 0—Cloudy
Bethel . 29—Snow
Cordova . 31—Partly Cloudy
Dawson .... 15—Clear
Edmonton . 33—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . 29—Cloudy
Haines . 34—Rain
Havre . 31—Partly Cloudy
I Juneau . 37—Rain
Kodiak . 34—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 10—Cloudy
McGrath . 29—Snow
Nome .. 16—Snow
Northway . 11—Cloudy
Petersburg . 38—Rain
Portland . 44—Clear
Prince George . 40—Cloudy
Seattle . 41—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 38—Rain
Whitehorse . 29—Snow
Yakutat . 33—Snow
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MONISM DISCUSSED
AT MEETING MONDAY
Talks on Lionism were given at
the regular luncheon meeting
of the Juneau Lions Club at the i
Baranof Hotel. Speakers were Dr.
John Geyer who traced the history
of the local club since 1945 when
it started with 25 members, and
George Danner who stressed the
importance of Lions education and
the club slogan.
A nominatng committee consist
ing of Alva Blackerby, Geyer and
Danner was appointed. Election of
new officers will take place in May.
A1 Boutin and Val Poor were pre
sented with a gift each for mem
bership activities.
Reynolds Young is the new chair
man of the swimming pool commit
tee to replace Ed Chester who will]
be absent for sometime.
Visiting Lions were Willie Peters
of Mt. Edgecumbe and Bill Feero
of Skagway.
HOSPITAL RATES
EXEMPT UNDER OPS
Rates and fees charged by hos
pitals and schools are exempt from
ceiling price regulations, the Ter
ritorial O. P. S. announces. Flowers
and floral products are also exempt
under a new ruling.
The O. P. S. also took cognizance
of tourist trading of handicraft
work by Indians. There is no ceil
ing price on this merchandise, as
long as the article is hand-made by
Indians.
Larry Yeltztzle of Ketchikan is
at the Gastineau Hotel.
v. r. w.
Taka Pool No. 5559
Meetinjr every Thursday in
the G.LO. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH Q
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple -
beginning at 7:30 p. m. vfLiy
Wm. A. Chipperfield,
Worshipful Mister; v
JAMES W MCTVEH8, Secretary.
@ B.P.0.ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at I
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome
WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted
Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge Mo. 701
Regular Meetings Each HMay
Governor—
ARNOLD L JRAHOU
Secretary—
WALTER R. HKRMANSKN
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Phone 640 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Ce.
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Juneau Dairies, Inc.
NICHOLSON’S WELDING
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Tanks and General Welding
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