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Monday, August 14, 1950
MAKING IT EASY
How easy our military public relations people
make it for the enemy to find out things! In his
recently published book, "Behind Closed Doors, Adm.
Ellis M. Zacharias points out that our newspapers
and magazines carry quantities of information which
in a country like Russia, for instance, would be re
garded as state secrets. Here we make public such
information, even when military security is involved.
A case in point is the announcement in the
newspapers from official sources that there are plans
afoot to move the Pentagon establishment from Wash
ington to Camp Ritchie, Maryland. It seems hardly
likely that a move of that magnitude could be kept a*
secret. Information about it might be expected to
leak out sooner or later.
The Pentagon, nevertheless, is a military head
quarters. In times of war military headquarters
become important targets. We are not yet at war, it
is true, but we are making preparations for war which
might come at any time. It strikes us as an un
fhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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a “Big Four" meeting with Con
gressional chiefs, at which he was
urged to withdraw the four nom- i
inations. These include Martin
(Hl#ehu«otf«r VWglnla for'tne Fed- !
'eral Trade Commission and Carrol
Switzer for the southern Iowa Fed- |
eral Court.
“You will suffer an embarrassing
defeat if you go through with this,”
warned Senate majority leader Scott
Lucas of Illinois. “There isn’t the
slighted chance of the Sfenate con
firming any of the four nomin
ations. I strongly suggest that you
withdraw them."
Lucas pointed out it was useless
to bu;k the long-standing Senate
“tradition” of never approving a
nominee who is objectionable to a
senator from the same state.
Hutchinson was opposed by Vir
ginia’s Sen. Harry Byrd, while Sen.
Guy Gillette of Iowa objected to
Switzer.
“I’m sorry I can’t accept your
recommendation, Scott,” replied
Truman. “But I made those nom
inations and I intend to stand back
of them—all of them. They ire
good men, well qualified for the
positions to which I have named
them."
“That may be true, but you'll
never get them through the Sen
ate," countered Lucas. The Illinois
an then reminded the President
that he < Trumani had voted ag
ainst Judge Floyd Roberts of Vir
ginia in a similar case when he was
a member ol the Senaete in 1939.
Roberts also was opposed by Byrd.
"Yes, I remember that,” retorted
Truman, without batting an eye.
“And if I were in the Senate now
I would do the same thing.”
Note—The other two Truman ap
pointees. turned down by the Sen
ate, were Neil Andrews for north
ern Georgia Federal Judge and
Frank Hook of Michigan for the
Motor Carrier Claims Commission.
•Home-Front” Blacklist
All patriotic Americans are dis
gusted with the greedy hoarders
and profiteers who read the head
lines about American boys dying in
Korea, then rush to the stores to
stock up on scarce goods or push
up prices to cash in on the crisis
As our part to combat this un
Americanism, we wish to use this
space to alert public opinion ag
ainst me-firsters. We urge decent
Americans in every community to
organize “home front” committees
to campaign against local hoarders,
profiteers and rent gougers.
Any people who think more of
their comfort than of their free
dom will lose both.
Capital Chaff
A rookie capitol cop. eying aj
“suspicious” character browsing.
through newspapers in the House |
lour ~e, gruffly inquired: “Are you
a member?” “Yes, for about 26
years,” grinned his quarry, GOP
minority leader Joe Martin of Mas
sachusetts . . . House public works
committeemen may-literally be al
cirervii. : the “chair” (with no one
in it) when the next Congress con
venes. Chairman William Whit
tington of Mississippi, who is re
tiring from Congress, will be suc
ceeded by New York Democrat
Charles Buckley, tabbed the “phan
tom congressman" by Drew Pear
son, because he seldom shows up
in Washington. (That's providing
the Dems retain control in Novem
ber, i . . . Freshman Representative
i .Tony Tauriello of New York de
i serves chief credit for lifting Bri
tain's unfair arms embargo on Is
rael . . . Tip to Senator Pepper of
Florida: If you want the real low
down on Senator Brewster’s story
that he hired Joseph Shimon, wire
tapping D. C. police lieutenant, to
protect him (Brewster i from an
alleged "shadow," ask Shimon's as
sistants on this case. Shimon never
once told his confederates about a
"shadow" on Brewster, which any
good cop normally would do if he
he was hired to protect a U. S.
senator. Instead, Shimon ordered
his aides to spend all their time
tapping the wires of Howard
Hughes, the TWA official then un
der investigation by Brewster.
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Atomic Submarine !
While world attention is fcoused ,
on the U. S.-Russian scramble to j
perfect the first hydrogen bomb,!
the secret race to build an atomic
submarine may prove to be even
more important, Here's the way
one atomic expert put the prob
lem:
“This race to build the atomic
powered sub is the most important
task now confronting the Dem
ocracies. If the Russians get it
first, we might as well throw in
the towel.”
He explained that "an atomic
sub will be able to stay under
water for days, traveling at close!
to 30 miles per hour. One sub will
be able to destroy a whole convoy.
Since the A-sub will travel as fast
as surface sub chasers, it would be
virtually impossible to box it in
for the kill.”
Note—atomic scientists are highly
optimistic over our progress in the
A-sub field. They are confident
we re ahead of Russia and will stay
in the lead.
HUNTING, FISHING
LICENSE SALES
HIT NEW HIGH
Almost as many hunting and
fishing licenses were sold from Jan
uary to April this year as were sold
in all of 1949. Fish and Wilttlife
officials revealed today. Another
spurt in sale's is taking place now
as hunters are* preparing for Hie,
opening of the sheep and goat sea- I
son August 20.
A check of all types of licenses
sold from 1926 shows an increase
from 2.486 sold that year to 29,449
sold In 1949 and 28,779 to April 1
of this year. The first peak in
sales was, in 1928, followed by a
drop during depression years. In
1935 license sales rose steadily until
1939 when they leveled off for the
following three years. A sharp £ip
occurred in 1942 when hunters and
trappers went to war, In 1943
necessary breach of military security first to announce
the transfer of a potential target, and second, to name
its new location.
There is a possibility, of course, that the an
nouncement may be a blind, but judging from the waj
that our military authorities have been publicizing our
strength in Korea, identifying units in action there
and those on the way, we cannot help but feel that
they are determined to make it easy and convenient
as possible for the potential enemy to find out what
we are up to.
STUDY IN BLACK
It would be pleasant to be able to forget all about
Joseph McCarthy, whom, unfortunately, one has to
call senator. But it is instructive to keep one ear
cocked for his further utterances, because he so clearly
exemplifies the American form of the “big lie" tech
nique.
His latest move Is a beauty.
He fell flat on his face in trying to prove Owen
Lattimore to be a Communist spy. But he keeps
coming back for more.
Lattimore had to sell his summer home in Ver
mont in order to get money to defend himself against
McCarthy’s charges. Now McCarthy is trying to use
this fact as proof of Lattimore's guilt. He says the
purchasers of Lattimore’s farm are Communists!
First smear a man, make it necessary for him
to liquidate his savings in order to clear himself, then
use his liquidation as proof of your smear. This is
one of the little embroideries on the edge of the big lie.
Ripe for Development
(Seattle Times)
Residents of the Puget Sound section commonly
think of “the Pacific Northwest” as comprising the
States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western
Montana. Sometimes they link this "Pacific North
west” with Alaska in speaking of regional interests.
The Nation's Business, published by the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States, in its August
issue speaks of a broader Pacific Northwest - one
which also takes in the Canadian territory lying be
tween Washington and Alaska and the wheatlands
immediately east of the Rocky Mountain. In this vast
area of 2 000,000 square miles there are fewer than
7 000 000 people today, with considerbly more than
haif of this number in Washington, Oregon and Brit
ish Columbia. „ .
Truly it is an empire still ripe for development
with interests, economics and otherwise, reaching
across international borders as well as state and pro
vincial lines. In the years just ahead, much more
thought will he paid to this concept of a broadened
region. ^___.
sales rose sharply as many con
struction workers established resi
dence. That year license sales
reached 10,986; the next year
jumped to 16,276.
The trend in fur farm licenses
was upward from 1926 when 262
were sold to a high of 476 in 1930
followed by a steady decrease to
48 in 1949. There were 174 licensed
resident fur dealers in 1926; 494
in 1929 and 320 last year.
In 1944 resident and non-resideht
sport fishing licenses were made
available. That' year 1,603 were
sold and last year the sales rose
to 7,501 with 5,316 of that number
being non-resident sport fishing lic
enses.
There were 42 registered guides
in 1926; 170 in 1948 and 142 in 1949.
Alien special hunting licenses
climbed from 45 in 1926 to 127 in
1928. Only nine were issued last
year.
Non-resident hunting licenses
rose from 49 in 1926 to a high of
485 in 1948 after a sharp drop dur
ing the war years. Only 386 wAe
issued last year.
A resident sport Xshing license
costs $1; non-resident sport fishing
$2.50; resident hunting and fishing,
$2; resident hunting, fishing and
trapping, $3; non-resident fishing
and game bird hunting, $10; noh
resident-hunting, trapping and fish
ing, $50; alien special, $100.
In the Juneau area licenses are
sold in room 218 of the Federal
Building, Juneau-Young Hardware,
Thomas Hardware, Dean Goodwin’s
on the Glacier Highway and at Val
Poor's drug store in Douglas.
The National Geographic Society
says there are 16,000,000 lightning
storms over the earth in a year.
ACROSS
1. Flower
C. Cures
U. Two-spots
11. Trap for
catching eels
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11. Triangles with
unequal
aides
IS. Cook slowly
I*. Dwells
17. Series of eplo
poems
18. City In Iowa
19. Seed covering
10. Move
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S3. Let It stand
34. Went ahead
86. Urchin i
37. $111 of fare
38. Word of J
refusal '
89. By 4?
40. Brags If*
42. Except
43. Goes by
automobile
45. Safe
47. Scrutinize
thoroughly
48. Uuslcal
sounds
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president
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AUGUST 14
Mrs. Howard D. Stabler
Mary Katherine Shaw
Joe R. Werner
Bill Brown
Shirley Erwin
Roy Smith
Jackie Michaels
Vernon Swap
COMMUNITY EVENTS
today
At 7:45 p.m.—Council for Civilian
Defense meets in Council Cham
bers.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion, Dug
out.
August 15
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Oddfellows, IOOF Hall.
August 16
At 10:30 a.m. — Methodist WSCS
sewing circle, at home of Mrs.
Charles Forward.
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
August 17
At noon—Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
At 6:30 p.m. — Juneau Rifle and
Pistol Club at Mendenhall Range.
At 8 p.m.—Past Noble Grand meet
ing at home of Mrs. A. Sturrock,
1117 A Street.
NEW OFFICE FOR
TERRITORIES SET
UP BY INTERIOR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 — tffl — |
Secretary of the Interior Chapman
set up a new office of Territories
in the Interior Departmen today.
At the same time he abolished the
old division of Territories and Island
Possessions, and transferred division
officials, as one group, to the new
office.
Chapman said the action is in
line with recommendations under
President Truman's reorganization
plan No. 3.
It places the Territories organi
zation on a par with the Depart
ment’s operating bureaus, thus giv
ing it more prestige and indepen
dence and a bit more responsibility
than before.
This is largely accomplished by a
redefinition of duties.
Top officials of the new unit are:
James P. Davis, director; Dan H.
Wheeler, assistant director; Irwin
W. Silverman, chief counsel; Theo
dore W. Taylor, administrative offi
cer; Joseph T. Flakne, chief Alaska
division; Mason Barr, chief, Carib
bean Division; Emil Sady, chief, Pa
cific Division.
The office concerns itself with
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Vir
gin Islnds, Guam and other de
pendent areas which may come un
der the jurisdiction of the Interior
Department.
It also supervises operations of the
Alaska Railroad, the Alaska Road
Commission, and the Federal Public
Works Program in Alaska and the
Virgin Islands and helps Secretary
Chapman in supervising the Virgin
Islands Corp., the Puerto Rican Re
construction Administration and the
Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corp.
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TIDE TABLE
AUGUST 15
High tide 2:39 a.m., 18.0 ft.
Low tide 9:02 a.m., -2.4 ft.
High tide 15:17 p.m., 17.3 ft.
I,ow tide 21:18 p.m., 0.3 ft.
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foot
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abbr.
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magnifying
glasses
10. Busks of
threshed
grain
12. Rocks
15. Ages
16. The birds
20. Impassive
22. Lessened
23. Restrict
24. German river
25. Aromatic
condiment
21. Scandinavian
navigator •
29. Alaskan
natives
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part I
21. Sea eagles A
12. Period of JV
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33. Imprint
34. Vegetables
35. Is overfond of
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41. Complete
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20 YEARS AGO THE EMPIRE
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Mr. and Mrs. $/. B. Kirk lrtft on a two-month business and vacation
trip, planning to take delivery; on their new Pontfac In Seattle, then
drive to Portland, later take in the Pendleton Roundup, and proceed
to California.
George W. Gasser, member e*f the Alaska College faculty and head
of the agricultural department, vras a visitor on Douglas Island before
sailing on the Alameda. The professor spoke with special favor of the
work of Douglas students. ;
Roy Rutherford, president and general manager of the Juneau
Lumber Mills, which was having one of its biggest years, left for Seattle
on company business, expecting to fce gone about two weeks.
In Douglas, Mrs. August Olson' entertained the Catholic ladies of
the island at an informal affair. |
Mrs. Joe Kendler, wife of the! owner of the Alaska Dairy, and
daughter, Miss M. Kendler, returned to Juneau after an absence of
four months. Since leaving in April,'.the Juneauites had visited Europe,
spending most of the time in Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes became parents of a son, born in St.
Ann’s Hospital. The proud father, saxophonist in the Juneau City
Band and an employee at Alaska-Junetu, already was trying to decide
which band instrument the lad would', play.
Joseph George bought an Essex coupe from the McCaul Motor Com
pany. He was to take delivery in Seattle on his present trip.
Weather: High, 57; low, 50; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “AH of us do not think
we shall succeed.” It is better to say, “Not all of us think that we shall
succeed.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Chasten. Pronounce chas’n, A ac in
ACE.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Physique; observe the vowels, and pronounce
fi-zeek, I as in IT, accent second syllable.
SYNONYMS; Unreserved, frank, candid, communicative, plain-spok
en.
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:
INVIGORATE; to give life, or energy, to. “There is something about
life in the open that invigorates the mind.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. Does the usher at a church wedding offer his arm to every
woman as she arrives, and what does he do if there are several women
together?
A. Yes, he offers his arm to each woman guest as she arrives. If
there are several together, he may give his arm to the eldest and request
the others to follow.
Q. Should the waiter or a girl’s escort seat her at the table in a
public restaurant?
A. It is the duty of the waiter to assist her if he is about. If he
is not, then the girl’s escort takes care of this.
Q. Is it all right for a man to give a woman an article of wearing
apparel as a gift?
A. Not unless the woman is his wife, his mother, sister, or a close
relative.
| LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
1. Which lake ranks after Lake Superior in size among the Five
Great Lakes?
2. Who was the first person to mention the presence of two dif
ferent gases in the atmosphere?
3. Which branch of the U. S. armed services has participated in all
the wars of this country?
4. What, in mathematics, is a hypothenuse?
5. What is the smallest number of strands that can be braided?
ANSWERS:
1. Lake Michigan.
2. Leonardo da Vinci.
3. * The Marine Corps.
4. The side of a right-angled triangle directly opposite the right
angle.
5. Three.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska poi'hts
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
am.. 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 55—Clear
Annette Island.55—Drizzle
Barrow 35—Partly Cloudy
Bethel . 58—Clear
Cordova . 52—Drizzle
Dawson .-. 39—Clear
Edmonton .49—Clear
Fairbanks . 40—Clear
Haines .-. 55—Partly Cloudy
Havre 62—Partly Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 52—Cloudy
Kodiak . 64—Clear
Kotzebue . 54—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . 53—Clear
Nome . 48—Clear
Northway . 49—Partly Cloudy
Petersburg . 51—Cloudy
Portland . 64—Cloudy
Prince George . 49—Cloudy
Seattle . 59—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 55—Cloudy
Whitehorse . 47—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 51—Partly Cloudy
HOSPITAL NOTES
Over the weekend, nine persons
were admitted to St. Ann's Hos
pital : Mrs. Myrtle of Douglas, Tony
Johnson, of Tenakee, Joseph White
of Hoonah, June Burdon of Tulse
quah, Mrs. William Johnson of
Hoonah, William Holtzinger of Ten
akeen, Forrest Adams, Jack War
ner, and Mrs. Harold Westman.
Jack Jourdan, Harold Westman,
Mrs. Ray Hagerup ana her infant
son, Mrs. Thelma Benson, Mrs. Ahej
Anderson, Mrs. William Vasquez
and her infant daughter and Mrs
William Tyree were dismissed.
“Hot nails,” as the trade knows
them, are small pieces of metal
which can be driven into brick,
mortar and most concrete just as
an ordinary nail is driven into
wood.
V. F. W.
Taka Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Brownie's Liquor Store
»bMM m into rrukUa
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GEOIGE BIOS.
Widest Selection of
LIQUORS
PHONE 399
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office In Case Lot Grocery
Phone 7M
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Beward street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Poorth end franklin Bta.
PHONE 188
Cider's Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hate
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoes
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FEED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
B. W. COWLING
COMPANY
Dtlft Flyawth—Chrysler
DeSoto—Dolfe Troche
SHAFFER’S
SANITABY MEAT
FOR BETTER MEATS
IS—PHONES—49
Free Dettrery
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 1M
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple .
beginning at 7:30 p. m.'
Carson A. Lawrence,
i
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every second and fourth
Wednesday at 8 F.M. VUltlng
brothers welcome. WALLIS S.
GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. W. H.
BIGGS!, Secretary.
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Noose Lodge No, 700
Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main 8t Phone 771
Bi«h Quality Cabinet Wart
tor Hoaae, Offlcf or Am
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"The Retail Store"
Tour .'.Sellable Pharmacists
butler-mauro
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen,
Ptaaos—Musical Iiiiiltamiidis
sad Supplies
..Phone 2M ..Second and gownrd_
general paints
and WALLPAPER
Ideal Pain! Store
Phone 549 Pred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Ce.
WhoJeeale 806 10th St.
PHONE 216—DAT er NIOHT
for MIXERS ar SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel 1
Newly Renovated Rmm
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE BSD
Thomas Hardware Co.
PAINTS - OILS
Builder.’ and 8Mf
HARDWARE
R«S?i?8rton Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED fey
J. B. Bnrford Co.
“°nr Dootatep fa Warn fey
*»WW Cestomen”
ford agency
(Authorised Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Janean Molar Co.
Poot of Main Street
MAKS
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAH
» habit—mA for It by mA.
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
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Chrysler Marine
machine SHOP
Marine Hardwire
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Uqnor Store—TeL IM
American Meat — Phone M ■
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To Banish “Bine Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. s. graves
The Clothing
LEvrs overalls
for Boys
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Juneau Florists
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