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Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle. Wash.
Friday, June 8, 1951
RED CROSS PROJECTS — NURSES AIDES
AND BLOOD FOR KOREA
Juneau will have had an opportunity to see two
fine examples of the good accomplished by the Ameri
can Red Cross this week.
Tuesday night at St. Ann’s Hospital the local Red
Cross held a capping ceremony for a class of aides
who received their training under Red Cross sponsor
ship.
And Saturday, through the agency of the Red
Cross, a crew from the King County Central Blood
Bank will arrive from Seattle aboard the Aleutian to
spend the day in Juneau supervising the collection
of blood from 400 donors to be used by the Armed
Forces in Korea.
Blood collection will be at the Elks Hall from
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
on what has been going on inside
this vital war agency which allo
cates steel and other precious ma
terials to industry.
Melvin Cole, a vice president of
Bethlehem Steel, on loan to the
government at no salary, okayed
the extra 4,563 tons of steel to Gen
eral Motors. So also did Henry
Rankin, loaned to the NPA by Re
public Steel. Both Republic and
Bethlehem do a land-office busi
ness with General Motors.
Meanwhile. Baldwin Locomotives,
which wanted extra steel for 45 lo
comotives, had its application
“lost." So did three other compan
ies which had no one inside the
NPA. Twice Col. Knight put thru
their allocations, but twice they
got "lost.”
After Col. Knight testified, his
chief, Franz Stone, also on loan to
the government by' the Columbus
McKinnon Chain Co., held an em
ergency meeting in his office until
nearly midnight. Stone Company
also does business with General
Motors. Next morning, the NPA
personnel officer, Herschell Snead,
handed Col. Knight a typed resig
nation and asked him to sign it.
Knight hesitated. Several days
passed. It became clear that if he
didn't get out peaceably he would
be boycotted and isolated. All pa
pers usually routed to him, were
routed around him. Matt Tate, who
had bawled him out for testifying
before Congress, was appointed to
the job Knight had been promised
—assistant chief of the division.
Finally, Knight signed the resigna
tion handed him by the personnel
office.
A New England railroad man, he
is going back to Lyndonville, Vt.,
where he came from.
Note—A steady stream of indus
try men, working “WOC" — "with
out compensation," have operated
the National Production Authority.
Since they arc paid by their own
companies, not by the government,
their first loyalty frequently is to
their company. Some companies
even make it a policy to plant
men inside key government agen
cies to make sure their friends are
favored.
Soviet Lights Burn Late
Most important topic of conver
sation in the diplomatic corps
these days is the way the United
States is revealing priceless secrets
of war strategy to a potential en
emy in the Kremlin.
Foreign military attaches and
diplomats are reading every line
of the Senate hearings on MacAr
thur and sending voluminous cop
ies back to their governments as
a future textbook on what this
country will do in case of war. They
say that never in modern history
have they seen so complete a rev
elation of important policies sup
posed to be kept secret.
Friendly diplomats have expres
sed private concern over the Mac
Arthur hearings. Unfriendly diplo
mats are eating up the hearing
like duck soup. It is estimated lr
diplomatic circles that the MacAr
thur revelations will save the So
viet several million dollars of in
telligence money which it otherwise
would have spent in this country.
Military attaches point out that
it is common practice for a foreign
army to spend months study ing the
personality of one important mil
itary leader, such as Gen. Oinai
Bradley, and how he will react in
certain situations. The United
States, for instance, brought Gen.
A1 Wedemeyer into the war plans
division during the war because he
had previously been stationed in
Berlin and knew the personalities
and habits of certain German gen
erals.
Outguessing the enemy is one
of the fundamentals of war. That's
why this information is so import
ant.
Now, as a result of the MacAr
thur hearings, the enemy knows
just exactly how Gen. Bradley, Gen.
Joe Collins, Adm. Forrest Sherman
and Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg all
would react should w:e get into an
all-out war, how far an enemy
could push us before getting into
W'ar, and so on.
No wonder the lights burn late
in the Soviet Embassy every eve
ning after the MacArthur hearings.
B. & O. Disclosure
One of the most important dis
closures in the suppressed RFC—
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad re
port, now made public after four
years in a Senate safe, is the at
titude of a U. S. District Judge in
Baltimore—Judge William C. Ches
nut.
The Senate report now shows
that Judge Chesnut had owned
Baltimore and Ohio RR bonds and
actually voted these bonds in favor
of the B. & O. bankruptcy plan in
1939, the year the railroad first
went into receivership.
Judge Chesnut, according to the
hitherto suppressed report, had
| been careful to sell his bonds just
before the B. & O. case came to
his court, though he neglected to,
notify the affected bondholders.
Then h(T wrote an opinion in favor
of the same bankruptcy plan that
he had voted for as a bondholder.
In his 1939 opinion, Judge Ches
nut found that by 1944, the B. &
O. would be able to meet its $87,
000,000 debt to the RFC and would
not be in need of a second bank
ruptcy proceeding.
Five years later, howeVer, Judge
Chesnut sat on the second B. &
O. receivership case, and also vo- i
ted for bankruptcy. But before the ]
1944 case was sent to court, Russell!
Snodgrass, a Jesse Jones man pla
ced inside the railroad as financial
vice-president, took the precaution
to phone Judge Chesnut and ask
whether his 1939 opinion would em
barrass him in sitting on the 1944
case.
Judge Chesnut’s answer was:
•'No.”
Note- Some Senators got the im
pression that because the B. & O.
case was reviewed by the courts,
theer was no reason for publishing
the Senate Banking and Currency
Committee report prepared by Sen
ator Tobey. However, the last court
review' occurred in 1945, and dealt
with whether the railroad was able
to pay its RFC debt. The Tobey
report two years later dealt with
the peculiar political maneuvering
and wirepulling which siphoned off
money and thereby put the rail
road in the position of being un
able to pay its debt. .
NOTICE
As of June 9th, Milk delivery on
Saturday will be started one hour
earlier. Please have your bottles
and tickets out. Your cooperation
is requested. —Juneau Dairy Pro
ducts. 829-3t
NOT RESPONSIBLE
I will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by Verina Mae
Curtis, also known as “Pee Wee"
Ginnette. Signed John A. Curtis.
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UNION MAN
TO BRISTOL
BAY STRIKE
SEATTLE, June 8 — Iff) — John
Hawk of San Francisco, secretary
treasurer of the Seafarers’ Interna
tional Union (AFL), flew to Alaska
yesterday in connection with the
Bristol Bay fishermen’s strike. He
flew from Seattle to Anchorage eu
route to Dillingham.
A strike by the Bering Sea Fish
ermen’s Union (Ind) threatens to
delay opening of the multi-million
dollar Bristol Bay salmon fishing
and canning season June 25.
The union demands a contract
from the Alaskan Salmon Industry.
The industry has signed a contract
with the Alaska Fishermen’s Union
(Ind).
Meanwhile, the Alaska Steamship
Company freighter Sailor’s Splice,
loaded with cannery supplies and
other freight, is returning to Seattle
with its cargo.
Deck crew members of the Sail
ors’ Union of the Pacific (AFL) re
fused to unload the cargo at Nak
nek behind the Bering Sea union
pickets who picketed in a small
boat.
Two other ships are en route to
Bristol Bay.
Hawk went north to “safeguard
Sailors' Union interests,” and pos
sibly to assist in negotiations be
tween the Bering Sea group and
the industry, according to Maxie
Weisbarth, Seattle Sailors’ Union
agent. The Sailors' Union is part of
the Seafarer ' International Union,
which Hawk represents.
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9 a. m until 12 noon, from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. and from
6 to 9 p. m.
Though only 31 donors had registered with the
Red Cross as donors at the end of Wednesday, we’re
betting that Juneau will have provided the 400 vol
unteers to give the 400 pints of blood that will help
relieve suffering on Korean battlefields by the time
the Seattle crew ends its day in Juneau.
The opportunity to partake in this very important
way in the battle of Korea is brought to us in Alaska
by the American Red Cross.
Women in Ihe U. N.
(New York Times'!
The deliberations of the fifteen members of the
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
at their Fifth Session, and the conclusions reached by
this group, give food for thought, and action. Out
standing among resolutions adopted was the Draft
Convention on Political Rights for Womei), which
will be considered at the forthcoming meeting of the
Social and Economic Council. If approved there, and
ratified by the member Governments, this will open
up new political opportunities to women throughout
the world. It states simply that women shall be en
titled to vote and to hold public office on the same
conditions as men.
Time was wasted in the usual accusations by the
delegates from the U.S.S.R. and Poland against the
capitalist countries and the rebuttals to these gen
erally erroneous statements. However, progress was
made in many matters. Topics considered included
equal pay for equal work, educational opportunities.
for women, the nationality of married women and the
status of women in public and private law.
Throughout the deliberations one fact stood out
—women's rights on paper ofen differ from women’s
rights in fact. Legislation alone does not suffice.
Progress and change need enlightened public opinion.
Education at the community level is essential. Suc
cess depends to a large extent on women themselves.
It is here that non-governmental women's organi
zations can and do help. Representatives of sixteen of
these organizations attended the meetings, on a con
sultative basis, and it was evident that the members
of the Commission seek their opinion and rely on then
assistance.
Increased cooperation between governmental and |
non-governmental organizations is noticeable in all |
branches of the United Nations, and it is healthy.
The United Nations will thrive only when it is under
stood, appreciated and supported by the people, on a
peoplc-to-people basis. The more of this the better.
• •
• June 8 o
• •
• Edna Polley ®
• Dr. Howe Vance •
• Suzanne Gunst ®
• Ella Curtis •
® Mrs. August Jackson *
• Ray Livermore o
• Arlene RovVe •
• Esther Webb •
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 8 p.m. — Soroptimist club meets
in Gold room at Baranof for in
stallation of officers.
June 9
At 7 a.m. — Welcome to NEA tour
party on arrival of Aleutian.
From 9 a.m. to noon; 1 p.m. to 5 p.nj.
and G p.m. to 9 p.m. blood dona
tions for boys in Korea, Elks
hall..
At 6:30 p.m. — Central Committee
on Fourth of July celebration
meets in lobby. Baranof.
June 10
At 12:30 p.m. — Start of Annual
Shrine picnic at Auk Bay recre
ation area.
June 11
At noon —■, Lions club, Baranof.
At noon — BPW luncheon on Ter
race at Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m. — Soft ball game at
Firemen’s park between Rotarians
and Lions.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion post
meets in Dugfout.
June 13
At noon —Rotary club, Baranof.
At 6:30 p.m. — Baseball game be
tween Elks and Moose.
June 13
At noon — Kiwanis club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Elks lodge.
June 14
At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At G:30 pm. — Juneau Rifle and
Pistol club shooting on Menden
hall range.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of city
council.
NOLAND ELECTED AS
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF
JUNEAU I'M DEPT.
At the monthly meeting of the
Juneau Fire Department in their
temporary quarters at the sub-port,
veteran fireman Roy Noland, fore
man of No. 2 company was unani
mously elected to the position of
assistant chief of the department.
This position was formerly held by j
William Neiderhauser who recently j
left the city. James Orme was elec- I
ted to succeed Nolan as company
foreman.
The car ticket sales committee
called the attention of the depart
ment to the fact that it may pos
sibly be necessary to delay the
awarding of the Mercury setlan
scheduled for June 10 because re-j
ports have not been received from |
outlying towns where tickets have
been on sale. Final decision as to
the date of the drawing will be
announced tomorrow'. Members who
have ticket stubs are requested to
immediately turn them in. The
car will be on display on the city
■streets June 9 when members will
make their final sales drive.
Visitors taking part in the meet
ing where Clifford Norden on, Eu
gene Lockridge and Gordon Kan
ouse who made helpful .suggestions
relative to the car ticket sales
drive.
The usual excellent lunch pre
pared by chief truck driver Lars
Sorenson wound up the meeting. ]
[To YEARS AGO the empire j
JUNE 9, 1931
j\- Ieo Osterman, teacher of vocal music in the Juneau Public
Schoi h .cl left for Ketchikan where she was to join her husband,
Deputy U. S. Collector of Customs. They were to make their home there.
M u.et Yeakey. commercial teacher in the Juneau High School,
left for be ; outh to spend the summer at Daisy, Oregon.
gI( ■ Highway, connecting Fairbanks to the upper Yukon River at
Cir( „ opened to traffic June 5, it was announced by Maj. Malcolm
Ellio': * r.'.missioner of the Alaska Road Commission. Opening of the
lii.Lrliw 1 t0 provide an auto connection from the coast to the Yukon
as the Richardson Highway was opened several days previous between
Chitina and Fairbanks.
Rene: ting a wonderful trip, A. E. Goetz returned from a bear hunt
up tin Whiting River. He was accompanied by Judge J. W. Harding
and G : | Folta. Two trophies were brought in as the hides were not
in the best condition.
Arrivng here from Seattle on the Alaska were: Mrs. T. Stroebe, Mrs.
Merritt. Melvin Merritt, Mrs. J. E. Johnson, Mrs. F. Metcalf, Mrs. O. P.
Townslcv. Mrs. M. Brockway, Mrs. D. L. Roberts, Elizabeth Jackson,
Blanche Turner, Ann Easton, Helen Starr, Marjorie Tillotson, Enid
Burn: Helen Gray, Dorothy Isreal, Lucille Erickson, Claude Erickson,
Greet Me it, Vieno Wahto, Ruth Messerschmidt, Elmer Powell, Thomas
Redliu.'.shater, Theodore Heyder.
Weather: High, 65; low, 43; fair.
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He forecasted the weather
for us." Say, “He FORECAST the weather for us.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Digest (noun and verb). Pronounce
the I in the noun a-s in DIE, and accent first syllable. Pronounce the I
in the verb as in DID, and accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Statue (an image). Statute (a law).
SYNONYMS: Examination, inspection, investigation, inquiry, scrut
iny, research.
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:
INDUBITABLE; not doubtful; unquestionable. "The satisfactory results
of such action are indubitable.”
| MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. Is it ever permissible to send printed or engraved “thank you’’
cards?
A. I, myself, always have a letdown feeling upon receipt of such
1 a card. It gives the feeling that the recipient of your gift or favor
doesn’t think enough of the gift or of you to sit down and write you a
personal note of appreciation.
Q. I know that ice cream, when eaten alone, shoould be conveyed
to the mouth with a spoon. But how is the ice cream that is served
with pie a la mode eaten?
A. Both the pie and the ice cream are eaten with the fork.,
* Q. Should a bride have bridesmaids when she is being married in a
traveling dress?
I A. No; although she may have a maid of honor.
LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
1. What is the freezing point on a Centigrade and on a Fahrenheit
thermometer?
2. What percentage of women in the United States are natural
blondes?
3. Of what is Nassau the capital city?
• 4. What other President of the U. S. had the same first name as
Franklin D. Roosevelt?
5. What are the young of the following called: (a) goat; (b) pigeon;
(c) pig; <d) frog; <e) deer?
ANSWERS: *
1. Zero on the Centigrade; 32 degrees above zero on the Fahren
heit.
2. Only eight per cent.
3. The Bahama Islands.
4. Franklin Pierce.
5. (ai Kid; ib) squab; (c) shoat; (d) tadpole; (e) fawn.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120‘h Meridian Time, and
releasee! by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage .51—Cloudy
Annette Island . 47—Cloudy
Barrow . 25—Cloudy
Bethel . 51—Rain
Cordova . 46—Drizzle
Dawson . 31—Partly Cloudy
Edmonton . 46—Rain
Fairbanks . 39—Clear
Haines . 50—Rain
Havre ... 48—Cloudy
Juneau Airport . 49—Rain
Kpdiak . 41—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 37—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . 48—Partly Cloudy
Nome . 52—Cloudy
Northway . 37—Cloudy
Petersburg . 49—Cloudy
Portland . 50—Cloudy
Prince George 48—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 48—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 48—Cloudy
Whitehorse . 46—Cloudy
Yakutat . 48—Rain
REV. HELLAN TO
SAY SOLEMN MASS
SUNDAY, 11 A. M.
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A local young man, born and
raised in Juneau, has returned home
an ordained priest of the Catholic
rhurch, to say his first Solemn
High Mass at his home church, the
Church of the Nativity, Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. He is the j
Rev. Walter Hellan, O.S.B., son of
acting U. S. Marshal and Mrs.
Walter Hellan.
The young priest was ordained in!
the Order ol St. Benedict on May
19, at St. James Cathedral in Se
attle. The Most Rev. Thomas A.
Connolly, Bishop of the Diocese of
Seattle, conducted the ordination.
Four other young men took the
vows of priesthood at the same
ceremony.
Father Walter left Juneau in
1938, after graduating from Juneau
high school, to begin his studies.
He graduated from St. Martin’s
College at Lacey, Washington, in
1942 and later worked in a shipi
yard. In 1946 he returned to St.
Martin’s to complete his studies.
Following his ordination May 19,
which his father and mother at
tended, the young priest and his
mother drove to California to visit
two sisters of Mr. Hellan’s who
live in Los Angeles. Returning home
they stopped to see the W. S. Pul-!
lens, formerly of Juneau, who sent
greetings to all their Juneau friends.
The Pullens, Mrs. Hellan said, are
now in Denver, Colorado, visiting
their children.
Another stop made by Fr. Walter;
and Mrs. Hellan was at Cul-de
Sac, Idaho, where they visited the I
Rev. William LeVasseur who for
many years was in charge of the
Juneau Catholic parish. He also
wished to be rememberd to his
many Juneau friends.
All friends of Fr. Walter and
the Hellan family are invited to be
present at the 11 o’clock service
Sunday and are also invited to the
reception which Mr. and Mrs. Hel
lan will hold from 4 to 6 o’clock
Sunday afternoon to honor the
young priest.
The Rev. Marcel Berthon, O.S.B.,
of St. Martin's College is arriving
today from the south to assist in
the ceremonies Sunday.
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperfield,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEI VERS, Secretary.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LE ROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
V. F. W.
Taka Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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