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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle. Wash.
Thursday, September 6, 1951
TIME TO PAY UP
More than $70,000 of the $80,00 pledged for the
Juneau Memorial Library has been paid to the com
mittee, but it is that last $9,000 or $10,000 that is needed
now—and ^e mean NOW.
When the building is turned over to the Library
Committee this month, the final share of the local
cost of the project will be due and after that date,
any unpaid balance will start to draw interest.
The Memorial Library, nearly completed, is a
project of which everyone in Juneau can be proud.
There were donations from hundreds of people, ac
cording to Prank Heintzleman, library committee
chairman, from neayy every civic and religious group
in town, from nearly every business firm and from
many school children.
Recently, when he appealed for a payment of
pledges through a letter to the Empire, Mr. Heintzle
man said:
"While most of the pledged funds for the Library
have already been paid, some of the pledges have not
yet been redeeihed, and the Memorial Library Com
mittee earnestly requests of those who have not fully
paid that they arrange at once to pay the balance in
one payment or through a series of installment pay
ments.
"Every contributor counted on every other to
met his pledged contribution. Only this mutual trust
made it possible to go ahead with the construction
of this beautiful building in time to take advantage
of the federal grant-in-aid which was made availabli
to us last year."
However, Mr. Heintzleman is proud of the pledges
that have been redeemed. "Seventy thousand dollars
dlit of a total of $80,000! That is fine and something
of a record. But w-e need that last $10,000. too, and
very soon," the committee chairman has said.
It is only fair to those who have already fulfilled
their pledges that the remaining pledges be redeemed
The library belongs to all of us and payment in lull
is a community responsibility.
JUNIOR TROUT DERBY
Although the Golden North Salmon Derby has
■ome to be known as the Territory's number one
sporting event, we don't think it has a thing on the
Junior Trout Derby.
The Junior Derby in which nearly 300 boys and j
girls signed up was a special event for youngsters
dreamed up by Jim Orme and polished off to a suc
cessful conclusion by the Territorial Sportsmen and
committee members Orme. Bud Boddy and Kay Ken- j
nedy. Anyone at the Twentieth Century Theatre a
week or so ago who saw the prize awards ceremony
conducted by Fred Dunn could not but appreciate
what the Junior Trout Derby meant to Juneau's
youngsters.
When Tod Powell, San Francisco Chronicle sports
columnist told at a Chamber of Commerce meeting
about San Francisco’s plans for young fishermen,
members realized that Juneau was in big-time com
pany with its Junior Trout Derby.
Powell, sports fishing enthusist, promoted the
fishing project for boys and girls in San Francisco
and it has grown to be of tremendous importance to
the life of the town.
Better citizens will result from civic interest
in this sports event for boys and girls. We are glad
to know that the Territorial Sportsmen arc planning
now for a 1952 fishing derby for kids.
Something Lacking
(Seattle Times!
The most recent reports of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture indicate that United States crops this
year will be among the nation's largest. Meanwhile,
what news from Russia?
The U. S. S. R.'s own press provides an answer.
Socialist Agriculture, mouthpiece of the Soviet col
lective farms, since 1950 has been listing the progress,
or lack of same, in 33 agricultural regions, comprising
most of Russia. After a year’s needling of the col
lectives and their managers, however, Socialist .Agri
culture’s issue of June 14, 1951, lists only four areas
as “leading” (fulfilling or exceeding their quotas),
with 29 reported lagging.
Apparently, something more than Marxism, oi
even “How'd you like to work in the uranium mines'?’
is needed to coax crops out of the ground.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
■■■PMhtifMiedl trotoa PfcgS «»'
support because'of tlie attitude of
some people in treating the Oifice
of Price Stabilization like an un
wanted child. Like the unwanted
child, we did not ask to be born.
We were not self-created. We were
born out of the emergency in Ko
rea plus the need for a strong
America against aggression. Our,
work parallels the work of the j
other emergency mobilization ag- j
encies created by the defense pro
duction act to build this defense
for America.
Other agencies have the obliga- j
tion of spurring production and j
channeling materials. Our job is i
the control of prices which are
so susceptible to rises in times
when the nation’s economic re
sources are under pressure.
This obligation is bound to place
us in conflict with those individ
uals who look on the nation's em
ergency a^ a time for systematic
ally plucking its citizens. These j
shortsighted individuals do not i
seem to know or care that this j
process produces only phony dol
lars. Their own actions strike at
the strength of the system which
they prate about, but so poorly
serve.
The dangerous thing is that
these people are a minority but |
they become pace-setters if the
nation- leaves them unrestrained. |
It takes just a few people to des- i
troy the normal reliance on and j
compliance with the laws of the
land. The murderer and the thief,
are the exceptions in a society. |
Yet we build vast and expensive
law enforcement systems to pro- [
tect the many from the lawless!
few.
We must protect the business j
community from the few who will'
profiteer. The retailer works on a
margin. He is in daily contact with
the consumer. He certainly enjoys
very little pleasure in constantly
increasing his prices. But if he is
to stay in business he has no al
ternative if his costs continue to
increase. The wholesalers, the
manufacturers, all face similar
problems. It takes only a few in
creasing costs to set the upward
pressures in motion, for each seg
ment of business must maintain its
competitive position.
It takes many hours of hard
work by a great many, people—it
costs the nation a great deal to
support an economic contiol pro
gram. But the alternative is far
more costly.
From Korea to February 15. 1951.
the cost of living in the United
States increased 8 per cent. Trans
lated into dollars, these price rises
cost the American people 16 billion
dollars. The increase from Febru
ary 15, 1951 to June 15, 1951 was
eight-tenths of 1 per cent or less
than 2 billion dollars.
While we were holding this price
line, the index in our neighboring
nation Canada—which has no hi
rect price controls—increased 5.3
per cent during fire same period.
If our prices had been going up:
at the same rate as Canada's, it
would have cost the American con- I
sdtner seven billion dollars—about
$150 per family of 3 persons. In
stead, this same family paid less
than $1 to help the government
run our American price control
program during this same period.
More important than the dollar
savings, of course, is the stability
achieved and the danger of infla
tion averted.
In times of rising prices the
manufacturing worker can take
care of himself somewhat better
than other average people. But
he represents a small percentage
of American workers in compari
son to those who are hit by infla
tion—the white collar worker, the
low income worker, the govern
ment worker, the pensioner, the
man or woman who has worked for
many years and has finally retired
on savings, or the young wile and
family of a serviceman overseas.
All these people see their standard
of living reduced and their hope
for a secure old age shattered by
prices over which they have no
control. And even the factory
worker will fall behind in the race
between prices and wages.
The need to protect our people
from inflation and the absolute
need for stability to help achieve
defense production give patriotic
Americans all the incentive they
need to support our price control
program. What would it profit us
if we strain our resources to build
military strength and at the same
time tear down the American ec
onomy? The Kremlin could ask
nothing better.
So many Americans ask,' "What
can I do to help in these times?'*'
So many feel hopeless because
they c&nnot carry rifles or can
not fly planes or man tanks. But
this fight against inflation is some
thing in which every American
can play a part.
The business man can practice
restraint in his pricing practices.
The consumer can avoid buying all
except those things he really needs.
There has been what the econ
omists call a "softening” of prices
on many items at this time. But
the American people need to know
that the inflationary bomb has _ a
delayed fuse. The pressures ahead
are building up—rising world pri
ces, a billion dollars a week in
U. S. defense costs, less civilian
production in relation to civilian
spending power.
Common sense, hardheaded real
ism and a determination by the
people to act together for the na
tional security will see us through
a difficult two years ahead.
Certainly this is a small price
to preserve the freedom, the secur
ity and the abundant living stand
ards that Americans have built
for themselves through the years.
FROM PORTLAND
Robert C. Dillard of Portland is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel. j
Douglas Declines
Comment on Idea
To Recognize Chine
SEATTLE, Sept. C — UP) — In the
face of a Congressional furore
around his head, Supreme Court
Justice William O. Douglas declined
to comment yesterday on his sug
gestion that the United States
recognize Red China.
The jurist’s idea quoted in a San
Francisco interview last week, was
that such recognition would tend
to wean China from the Russian
orbit by cashing in on the inher
ent conflict between China Na
tionalism and Russia's drive to
solidify the Far East.
He was quoted a.s saying rec
ognition of Red China would
give the free world “a real po
litical victory.”
Justice Douglas, after his arri
val at a hotel here last night,
acknowledged having read about
the controversy his suggestion had
kicked up, but said: "I have no
comment.”
As a result of the Justice’s
re«ognition suggestion, Repre
sentative Woodruff (R-Mich)
has urged President Truman to
ask Douglas to resign from the
Supreme Court.
Jusfice Douglas returned recent
ly from an expedition along the
southern fringe of the “Iron Cur
tain.” He talked freely of his ob
servations there.
“I saw something of the coun
ter-revolution that is going on
against Russia," he declared in an
interview. "It is particularly ap
parent In Communist Yugoslavia."
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• SEPTEMBER 6 o
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• John G. Warner •
• Bill Orme • j
• William Gcddes •
• John F. Lyle • j
• John Ashbaugh • |
a Joyce Howell •
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tufes 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 . 50—Rain j
Annette Island .. 50—Drizzle 1
Barrow . 34—Cloudy !
Bethel . 48—Rain j
Cordova . 45—Cloudy i
Dawson . 45—For,
Edmonton . 47—Clear
Fairbanks . 44—Cloudy j
Haines . 51—Rain;
Havre . 44—Clear
Juneau . 51—Rain j
Kotzebue .... 41—Cloudy \
McGrath.46—Cloudy j
Neine 36—Partly Cloudy j
Northway 32—Partly Cloudy '
Petersburg . 48—Cloudy j
Portland . 55—Cloudy j
Prince George . 36—Clear
Seattle .-. 51—Fog j
Sitka . 55—ClOudy j
Whitehorse .— 44—Clear |
Yakutat . .. 43—Fog
Iranian Premier
Threatens Ejection
0? British Oil Men
TEHRAN, Iran, Sept. 6—OB—Ir- !
an’s Nationalist Premier threaten- j
ed today to throw Britain’s oil re
finery technicians out of Iran unless
the British resume Angloilranian
oil negotiations within 15 days. The
Iranian Senate gave Premier Mo- j
hammed Mossadegh a vote of con- :
fidence on this “get tough” policy, j
and he will ask a similar vote in the j
lower House tomorrow.
The ultimatum faced the British j
with the prospect of reopening talks ;
on proposals they already consider !
inacceptable or having their teokni- j
cians who have remained at the!
Abadan refinery tossed out of Iran. |
(In London, British government j
officials said Britain is ready at any j
time to resmile oil talks with Iran t
if the Iranian government has any
“worthwhile” counter-proposals),
DASSOW GOING THROUGH
John Dassow, with the Fish and j
W’ildlife Service at the experimen- :
tal laboratory at Ketchikan, Is stop
ping at the Hotel Juneau. He is
enroute to Mt, McKinley Park to
attend the Alaska Science Con
ference.
BALTZO, ELKINS LEAVE
FOR SCIENCE CONFERENCE
| Following the end of the 1951
I salmon fishing season, C. Howard
| Baltzo, assistant regional director
( of Fish and Wildlife Service and
j W. A. “Bud” Elkins, wlidlife man
i agement supervisor, left Sunday
' for McKinley National Park.
They will attend the second Al
aska Science conference being held
there until Sept. 8. Before return
ing they will make an inspection
trip to wildlife stations in the
I Interior.
Clarence Rhode, regional direc
tor, has returned to his headquar
ters office here after several weeks
In the Interior.
FROM PELICAN
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mowry .of j
! Pelican are at the Gastineau Ho- :
j tel.
1 — EMriKE WANT ADS PAY —
THESE V WOMEN! By d’AIessio |
m—m—:---r—-i r—:—i !
LjHwrnu ha j
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“What’s a nice safe amount to overdraw?”
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
SEPTEMBER 6, 1931
Capt. William Strong arrived from Taku River last night at 9 o'clock
with the following passengers from Tulsequah: S. Lingord, A. A. Pare
Sdward Gibbon, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wilms, George Bacon, Daisy Smith
Mrs. H, L. Redlingshafer and Tom Redlingshafer arrived here or
he motorship Norco this morning. They have been spending the Iasi
months in Idaho and Montana.
The motorship Norco, Capt. A. Eckholm, sailed for Seattle anc
wayports this afternoon at 4 o'clock with the following passengers
For Petersburg: Impi Aalto, I.illian Norberg. For Wrangell: Mrs. E
\ndcrson, N. L. Troast, Norman Anderson. For Ketchikan: Ray J
VlcMath. For Seattle: Mrs. E. Bill, W. Whiting, J. W. Flannagan, P
31enn,
Joe Riedi, Charles Schramm and Mike Gaveril of Douglas got awaj
,his morning on the City of Rome for the Taku River district where tnej
will hunt moose.
Miss Rica Niemi left this morning for Chilkoot where she will tcact
school.
At a private wedding performed in the parsonage of the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sept. 4, Daisy Agnes Smith became the bride of Georgf
Smith. Both are residents of Tulsequah. The newlyweds will return t
Tulsequah to make their home.
G. M. Drillinger and George Collumbine went to Chichagof todaj
on the seaplane Petersburg piloted by Gene Meyring.
Miss Helen Gray, head of the home economics department of th<
Juneau High’ School, arrived today on the steamer Alaska after spend
ing the summer in the States.
•( • —
Sam Dapcevich arrived in Juneau from Kimshan Cove.
Weather: High, 69; low, 61; rain.
Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: '“Regular,” in the sense of "real” o
“true.” is colloquial. Say, “He was a real, or true (not REGULAR
pioneer.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hostage. Pronounce hos-tij, O as ii
ON (net as in HOST), accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Miscellaneous; observe the SC and the LL.
SYNONYMS: Conquer, master, subdue, sugjugate, surmount, wir
vanquish.
WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let u
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word
DISCRETION; cautious and correct judgment. (Pronounce the E a
in BET). "He should use more discretion in managing his employees.
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE
Q. What is the chief difference between a church and house wed
ding?
A. The bride and bridegroom do not take a single step togethei
He meets her at the point where the service is read, and after the cere
mony there is no recessional. The clergyman withdraws, an usher re
moves the prayer bench, and the bride and bridegroom merely turn wher
they stand and receive the cangratukttions of their guests.
Q. Should the dessert spoon or fork be placed on the table witl
the rest of the implements that are necessary for a meal?
A. No; they arc brought in on the dessert plate after the othe
dishes are removed from the table.
Q. What acknowledgment should a young girl make when bein;
introduced to a young man?
A. '‘How do you do” is sufficient.
LOOK and LEARN bA. C. GORDON
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1. What was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains t
be admitted into the Union?
2. How many feet are there in a fathom?
3. What two bodies of water are connected by the River Jordan?
4. Of what common colors are the following variations: (a) azure
(bl jade, <c) saffron?
5. What’is the capital of Alaska?
ANSWERS:
1. Kentucky; admitted in 1792. ,
2. Six feet.
3. Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea.
4. (at Blue, (b) green, (c) yellow or orange.
5. Juneau.
i ACROSS
1. Starnes* coins
4. Lyrlo poem
7. Splinter:
dialect
IS. Clear profit
12. Cage
14. Moist
15. Flnlal
16. Spoon-shaped
18. Mouth parts
20. Leaves out
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28. Every
27. Loiter
28. Steep
80. Sign of dls*
approval
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81. Apply to som*
purpose
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SB. Wager
S7. Weaken
39. Household go4
40. Beverage
42. Hanger-on >
46. Musical show
48. Protecting la<
fluence
49. Carefully
wrought
out
63. Writing fluid
54. Genus of cats
55. Lair
56. Born
67. Contaminate
68. Worm
69. Heed
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specifically
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plenty
C. Station
6. Inspire with
love
7. Close
8. Beat
8. Wine vessel
10. Kindled
11. Dutch com*
aunt
17. Weary
19. Read metri
cally
22. Eras
24. Earliest In
habitant
25. Small bed
26. Garden tool
29. Tissue
31. Dlmlnisb
32. Shelter
33. Candle
35. Flower con
tainer
38. March
41. Bird of the
thrush
family
43. Chides
44. Moth
45. Ridge of
glacial
gravel
47. Military sta
tion
49. Newt
50. Meadow
51. Mohammed’s
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH ,
Monday of each month /A\
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperfield,
Worshipful Master:
JAMES W. LEI VERS, Secretary.
© B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting Second and Fourth Wed
nesdays at 8 P.M. Visiting broth
ers welcome.
LE ROY WEST, Exaxlted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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V. F. W.
Taka Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
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Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2308
v-.y
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SHOP
Tanks and General Welding
ALL WORK GUARANTEE!}
P. O. Box 1529-Feero Bldg.
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Sts.
PHONE 136
Casters Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hats
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
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SANITARY MEAT
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Accounting Auditing Tax Work
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box frU Telephone 919
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"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianos—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th Bt.
rUONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Kates
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS -OILS
Bonders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
“Onr Doorstep Is Worn bj
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a daily habit—ask for it by name
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
| HOME GROCERY
I Phones 146 and 342
I Home Liquor Store—TcL 699
American Meat — Phone 38
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To give you more freedom »
from work — TRY ^
Alaska Laundry ‘
j H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVrS OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773
High Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Offlco or Store
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