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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avenue Bldg , Seattle. Wash.
Tuesday, September 18, 1951
HOW ABOUT IT, MR. BARTLETT?
Democrats — even some of the administration
Demcorats are asking this question.
If the Delegate to Congress didn't know anything
about "Lew Williams' removal from the office of Sec
retarjLpf Alaska — why didn’t he?
wScn informed of the action by an Associated
Press»eporter (whom he assured he knew nothing
abouffWilliams’ dismissal), why didn’t he get busy
and Jind out about it and. better yet, DO SOME
TIIIlJo ABOUT IT?
We aren’t familiar with all the duties of the
Delegate to Congress, but it seems to us that it would
not Rave been amiss for him to have called the
Department of Interior requesting an explanation of
its action. We grant that he couldn't very well
suggest that the Department refrain from interfer
ence in Alaska politics, since that particular job is
an Interior appointment, usualiy with party approval,
but “ft seems to us that he should have at least
expressed surprise that the party organization had
not been consulted — and that he, as Delegate, had
not osen nformed.
Alter all, Williams — the man the Department
was firing — was a member of the First Division
Demqpatic Committee and, over the years, has scared
up a Jot of support for Delegate Bartlett.
Bartlett, we believe, could have at least asked
the Department what was going on. Although gov
ernment by intimidation has reached its peak in
Alaska and many are afraid for their jobs if they
dare to speak above a whisper in criticism of the
administration, Bartlett is one man that the Depart
ment of the Interior or Messrs. Gruening and Truman
can't fire. So we can't excuse his inaction on that
account.
We may be wrong — and we sometimes are — but
we think that the Delegate missed a chance to show
the people of Alaska, who vote for him, who is head
man In Territorial politics.
Or maybe he really did show us.
TOO MUCH ATTENTION
Let’s go back a week or so. Has the reader for
gotten the dire prophecies of what the Russians would
do to the San Francisco Conference which met to sign
the treaty negotiated with Japan?
Of course, none of the predictions came about.
All that Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko
could do was to talk and, after all, talk is not always
a dangerous weapon.
The treaty proceedings came off on schedule,
without any sensational event. All of which makes
the various predictions look rather foolish and adds
to the suspicion that the newspaper and radio peo
ple give entirely too much attention to the Russians.
NOTES AND COMMENT
Talent, plus over-confidence, can ruin a life’s
work.
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Not many people are as smart as they think they
are.
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Inflation can be whipped if all of us buy only
for cash.
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Ready cash, it seems, is able to outdo magicians
in a disappearing act.
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One who depends on the truth can do without
an extraordinary memory.
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It’s high time to develop highway manners when
driving an automobile.
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This is the time of the year to avoid snakes',
whether reptilian or human.
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There Is so much planning for war that first
thing we know, there will be war.
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Our public schools present the world’s most
prodigious project to perfect people.
* * * *
What would happen to a distinguished guest
who took his “key to the city” literally?
• » * *
Maybe some problems could be solved if we ran
Europe and Europeans ran the U. S.
* • » •
Chinese Communists, even when talking peace,
have to exhibit their nasty manners.
• • • •
What became of the young man who started to
live according to unselfish principles?
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
jured.” However, these and other
facts' in the long and secret record
of the Harvey Machine Co. more
than justified Secretary Chapman's
hasty stop order against one of
the higgest government loans of
the present era.
What will amaze the taxpayers
is that government investigators,
who presumably can read the news
papers and knew of the proposed
$46,000,000 to Harvey, did not turn
over their files to other branches
of tlie government. It’s also amaz
ing that some system hasn’t been
set up inside the government where
by different bureaus can compare
notes regarding prospective recip
ients of loans and war contracts.
If such a system existed, here
are the facts they would have found
withggt having a private newspap
erman dig them out:
h3Btrange Testing-gauge
In’euly 1943, M. M. Suddock, a
thread*-grinder operator working
for tge Harvey Company which
w>as tTicn making navy shells, re
ported • to navy inspectors that he
had been instructed tp make an
off-size testing gauge for 20 mm.
shells. He consulted other thread
grinders and they agreed that the
size of the thread was unusual.
In a sworn deposition to the
Navy Department, Suddock said:
"My only idea why such a gauge
should be cut is that the plant
might have some oversized projec
tiles that they wanted to slip past
inspection."
Suddock made this report through
Ensign V. G. Crabtree, a resident
navy investigator, and on the
strength of this, the navy launched
a thorough probe.both through its
own agents and mrough FBI ag
ent K. A. Vosburgh. This disclosed
a number of irregularities. Final
ly in May 1943 the records were
turned over to James E. Harrington,
Chief of the Justice Department’s
war frauds section, with the rec
cmmeiiOation that the Harvey
Company be prosecuted for viola
tion of the sabotage laws.
About^ 300 pages are in govern
ment flies regarding this investi
gation which could easily have
teen turned over to the Interior
Department and the RFC.
The probe centered around Her
bert Harvey, brother of Leo Har
vey, president of the firm. The
navy report, signed by Ensign V.
G. Crabtree and Commander J. C.
Arnold, states: “He lied in every
defense he put up. He was evasive,
and denied any knowledge of the
order” to make off-sized testing
gauges.
.j Finally navy inspectors showed
^Utrvey the original instructions lor
^fie manufacture of the faulty
gauge. In the lower left-hand cor
ner and in Herbert Harvey’s own
handwriting was penciled the nota
Ition: "Make five more like this
one.”
Confronted with this, Harvey’s
memory improved somewhat.
Herbert Harvey is still an im
portant executive in the Harvey
Machine Co., and this is the out
fit to which the Defense Produc
tion Administration officially okay
ed a $46,000,000 loan on August 28.
True Good Neighbor
The backstage support received
by the United States at San Fran
cisco was even greater than ap
peared on the surface. Not only did
Guatemala, a semi-Communist
country, and Argentina, a semi
Fascist country, make speeches
j backing the U. S., but two behind
| the-scenes conversations indicated
1,000 per cent Pan American sol
darity.
Just before the conference star
ted, astute Carlos Martins, longtime
Brazilian ambassador and friend
of the United States, came to Sec
retary A'.heson privately and said:
“I have instructions from my
government to propose certain
changes in the text of the Japan
ese treaty. What do you want me
to do about it?"
He showed Acheson the changes.
They were chiefly matters of
phraseology, which though not
changing the meaning of the pact
might open it up to changes from
every nation present.
“For God’s sake, don’t propose
them," Acheson replied.
"All right," grunted Ambassador
Martins who is not given to many
words.
Whereupon he did an unusual
thing. An ambassador is supposed
to carry out instructions from his
government, not argue. But Mar
tins cabled Rio De Janeiro that he
did not believe it wise to introduce
the changes. He pointed out that
if Brazil, a longtime friend of the
United States, introduced changes,
the Philippines, Indonesia and
Asiatic nations more directly af
fected by Japan, would attempt to
revamp the treaty. So Martins
told the Brazilian government that
unless he heard to the contrary
he would not carry out his instruc
tions.
How Many Votes
Another interesting conversation
took place between cautious, care
ful John Foster Dulles and Am
bassador Luis Machado of Cuba.
It happended that Dulles and
Machado were the only diplomats
present who. as young men, both
had attended the Versailles Con
ference in 1918; and Dulles started
explaining the virtues of the Jap
anese peace treaty to his old friend.
Using all the eloquence of his
Wall Street law career, Dulles
waxed eloquent on the benefits of
the treaty. But Ambassador Mach
ado interrupted.
“I know all about the treaty,”
he said, “but how many votes have
we got?"
FROM ANNETTE
Lowell D. Warner of Annette
is at the
Glacier Studies
Fold Up for
This Seasons
The Juneau Icecap Research Pro
ject folded up for the season last
Saturday when a C-47 from the 10th
Air Rescue Squadron from Elmen
dorf Airbase evacuated the last six
men from the icefield.
Jerry Hannifin of Time maga
zine, Seattle office, made the trip
to the icefield Saturday and later
left for Anchorage and Fairbanks
where he will continue gathering in
formation on Alaska.
Maynard Miller who has been in
charge of the JIRP, left last Wed
nesday for New York where he is
to be married and leave for Cam
bridge University in England for a
year's study and research.
The last six men brought in Sat
urday were Sgt. Adam J. Schmied
er and Pfc. William R. Webb, of
Elmendorf Airbase: Fred Milan and
Buck Wilson of the University of
Alaska at Fairbanks: Robert Smith,
New York meterologist; and Bob
Sommers of Juneau.
The main camp has been winteriz
ed and it is not anticipated that
any winter observations will be con
ducted this winter, Milan said to
day.
JIRP, under the sponsorship of the
American Geographical Society and
the armed forces, has been making
meterological and glacial studies on
the Juneau icefield since 1948.
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• September 18 •
• Marvin Kristan •
• Minnie Monroe •
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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 . 51—Rain
Annette Island 52—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 29—Snow
Bethel . 45—Cloudy
Cordova . 51—Rain
Dawson . 45—Cloudy
Edmonton . 45—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . 47—Partly Cloudy
Haines . 51—Rain
Havre ... 44—Clear
Juneau Airport . 52—Cloudy
; Kodiak . 52—Partly Cloudy
I Kotzebue . 33—Partly Cloudy
! McGrath . 49—Cloudy
| Nome . 42—Partly Cloudy
j Portland . 54—Cloudy
Prince Gteorge.... 56—Partly Cloudy
j Seattle . 51—Fog
Sitka . 52—Cloudy
Whitehorse . 49—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 53—Rain
Marriage Will Be
Next Feature on
Daigler's Program
Cliff Daigler, Jr., manager of the
20th Century Theatre in Juneau, j
left by Alaska Coastal for Ketchi-1
kan today and will return at the
end of the week a married man.
His bride will be Miss Mary Ellen
Van Winkle, daughter of Archie Van
Winkle, Ketchikan logging opera
tor.
Both Mr. Daigler and Miss Van
Winkle spent years in Juneau as
small children, grew up in the north
west and attended school there. Miss
Van Winkle is a graduate of Everett
Washington, Junior College. Daigler,
whose parents are former Juneau
residents now live in Ketchikan
where the senior Cliff Daigler is
manager of W. D. Gross’ Colisipm
Theatre, attended high school in
Juneau, the University of Washing
ton for four years and was in the
navy three years.
For the last six months, Daigler,
Jr„ who grew up in the exhibiting
end of the movie business, has been
manager of Gross’ 20th Century
Theatre.
When the couple returns from
Ketchikan their home will be in the
20th Century apartments.
HERE FOR BID OPENINGS
Morrison-Knudsen men here for
road bid openings by the Alaska
Road Commission and Bureau cf
Public Roads are Bill Lofholm of
Seattle and H. T. Newton and Ly
man D. Wilbur, both of Boise, Ida
ho. They are at the Ba’-anof Ho
tel.
CALL FOR BIDS
Sealed bids in quadruplicate will
be received at the Office of the
Commissioner of Education, Juneau,
Alaska, until 10 o’clock a.m., Wed
nesday, October 3, 1951, and then
publicly opened and read for the
furnishing of the schoolrooms and
teachers quarters with furniture and
equipment for the Ninilchik Terri
torial School. Specifications and
bid forms may be obtained from the
Territorial Department of Educa
tion, Box 1841, Juneau, Alaska The
right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
EVERETT R. ERICKSON,
Commissioner of Education.
First Publication: Sept. 11, 1951.
Last Publication: Sept. 25, 1951.
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SEPTEMBER 18, 1931
To enroll in «,r,e ireshman class at Stanford University, Miss Marian
Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster, left on *h«* Admiral
Rogers for Seattle
Four passengers departed from Juneau on the motorship Pacific
when it left on its weekly voyage to Port Alexander and way points.
They were J. B. Burforu, J. B. Caro, Bert Caro and Allen Shattuck.
One hundred and fifty-five persons of the city's unemployed have
been registered with the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce
was informed today. The Legion discussed ways and means of taking
care of the unemployed during the coming winter. H. L. Faulkner,
James J. Connors, Dave Housel and Territorial Senator Allen Shattuck
were appointed a Legion committee to investigate needy cases and plan
ways to aid them.
E. Gene Norman and Mrs. Margaret McDonald were married Sept.
16 by U. S. Commissioner Charles Sey. A wedding dinner followed at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Baldwin to which only a few intimate
friends were invited. Norman is a mining man from Chichagof where
the couple will make their home.
Earle Hunter Jr. shot and killed a large brown bear on the highway
near Auk Bay.
Departing for Seattle on the Admiral Rogers were Alice Charles,
Valine Council, S H. Vrothstad, George Peters, B. N. Parsons, Miss
Marian Foster.
Herb Kettelsby of Wrangell registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
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California Grocery was advertising the following grocery specials:
sugar, 17 pounds for $1.00; 2 No. 214 cans of tomatoes, 25 cents;
Yakima potatoes, 35 pounds for $1.00; fresh home-grown carrots, beets
and turpips, bunch, 10 cents;‘home-grown cabbage, 7 cents per pound.
Weather: High, 58; low, 40; partly cloudy.
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I Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He seems to have no ca
pacity as a machinist.” Say, “He seems to have no ABILITY as a
machinist.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Plaid. Pronounce plad, A as in
GLAD.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Diaphragm: observe the GM.
SYNONYMS: Courageous, daring, dauntless, tearless, brave, bold,
heroic, intrepid, adventurous, undaunted, valiant, venturesome.
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:
DIGNITARY: one holding a position of dignity, especially an ecclesi
astical dignity. “The dignitaries of the church opposed the idea.”
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE J j
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Q. Is a woman always supposed to be seated at a table to the right
of her male companion?
A. When practical, yes. The few definite rules about it include
the seating of a guest of honor on the right of the host or hostess
or chairman, and the military rule by which the senior officer walks
as well as sits on his junior’s right.
Q. When a marriage engagement has been broken, isn’t a girl en
titled to consider the gifts and engagement ring her former fiance has
given as belonging to her?
A. No; good form requires that she return all these.
Q. Is it proper to mail out formally engraved invitations to a
christening?
A. No; only the family and intimate friends are invited.
| LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON !
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1. How many Philippine Islands are there?
2. How do U. S. Supreme Court Justices attain their positions?
3. What country'leads in the production of silver?
4. What President of the U. S. immediately preceded Lincoln?
5. How many shillings are there in a British half crown?
ANSWERS: ^
1. About 3,000.
2. They are appoihted by the President.
3. Mexico.
4. James Buchanan.
5. Two and one-half.
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ACROSS
L Quick to learn
4. Biblical moun
tain
9. Turkish weight
12. Carefully
wrought out
14 Legal action
15. Continent:
abbr.
16. Dash
17. Lie dormant
19. Greek physlcan
and medlca}
writer
21. Small bottles
22. Containing all
possible
23. Looked angrily
25. Cubic deci
meter
27. Part of a
kitchen stove
26. Symbol for
tellurium
10. Town In Penn
sylvania
11. Joint In the
arm
13. Stripling
14. I'or example:
abbr.
15. Continent
36. That which
gives zest
38. Changes
*0. Related
U. Rolls of
tobacco
13. Kind of braid
15. South Ameri
can monkey
16. Having wings
or sails: her.
47. You and me
49. Clear profit
50. Naval officer
53. Dutch city
51. Cornered:
colloq.
65. Number
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Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
DOWN
1. Raman broni*
2. Tormenting
3. Symbol for
tantalum
4. Cavity
5. Anthropoid apa
I. Flowed
7. And: Latin
8. Calls down evQ
upon: arch.
I. Mountain
nymph
10. Flat bottomed
boat
11. Snakes
13. Reigning
beauty
18. Legal claim
20. Singing voice
21. Genus of the
peaco^c
22. Large sheet of
floating lea
24. Pertaining to
a rounded
appendage
26. Limit
28. Habitually
silent.
29. Paradise
32. Reclines
33. Be fond of
35. Winglike
37. Walked with
measured
tread
38. Child's marble
39. Viscous mud
41. Walking stick
42. Chilled
44. Real estate held
in fee simple
46. Japanese rice
paste
48. Understand
51. Correlative of
either
52. Hawaiian bird 1
I MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 145
! SECOND and FOURTH q
I Monday of each month /J^\
j In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperficid,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
© 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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Noose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMAN8EN
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Taku Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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Pianos—Musical Instruments
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Phone 206 Second and Sevard
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Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 218—DAY or NIOBT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
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