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! A ist 22, 1950
A f,If OK \ DEAL? 1
, .ired in the public prints
. the Palmer airport, now
.1 some of the circum
»cquisition of land for this
thriugh which the Territory
,s. uted property from the Palmer
je been subjected to close scrut
laskans and, more recently, by the
nate.
ugh Butler of Nebraska has interested
Palmer Airport to the extent of asking
te investigating committee be named to
full and complete inquiry into the land
ns to determine whether there have been
iings of a possible fraudulent nature. Mr.
7 ier. in making his request, cites a number of related
dents which appear to be highly irregular.
Here, briefly, is described the purchase which has
h-'-n the source of so much comment and speculation.
A total of 127.94 acres was purchased by the Territory
from the Palmer Airport Association for $150,000 and
paid for by a Territorial check in that amount. Sev
eral days later, the Palmer Airport Association tend
ered a draft in favor of the Territory in the amount
of $145,000. The reasons prompting this method of
handling the transfer are clearly stated in the minutes
of the Palmer Airport Association for April 15, 1950,
excerpts of which we quote from the Congressional
Record for August 16, 1950:
"That the Territory of Alaska has expended
some 0,000 of the funds of the Territory in the.con
suuction of the present Palmer airport prior to the
effective date of the Federal Airport Act for which
no matching moneys could be received.
' That in order to receive credit under said act for
moneys already expended it would be necessary for the j
Palmer Airport Association to place a value of $150,- !
000 on the present premises and sell the same to the |
Territory of Alaska at such figure thereby allowing
Territory to receive 25 per cent credit thereof in
matching funds for land acquisition, an allowable cost
i said act.”
i !,< meeting from whose minutes the foregoing
. d was held on April 15 — eight days after
j.iei ior the $150,000 payment was presented
Territory and four days after the warrant for
i-. issued.
,40, when the orginal request fo
\ n : , ,' ruction of the Palmer Airport
, , n • i . . . ost was shown as
„ w he project estimated at
,?'l30 ooo.
p m. i .ng. quoted above, state
r .1 11 , vain ition was put on the
i j*ceive me!eased participating
T , ual Government. However, those
;!‘ 'he- manner in which the transfer was
,.hat the land is actually worth $150,
the $145,000 returned to the Territory is
• ift io the Territory from public spirited
; ... uS of Palmer. These civic minded individuals, it
, i their city's development beyond personal
, .auuns and were, accordingly, pleased to make
a virtual gift of their valuable lands that Palmer
might prosper.
The transaction under consideration involves
methods and concepts not normally employed by those
engaged in the buying and selling of land. The trans
fer of title to real property is an everyday occurrence,
and is generally accomplished in a single exchange
of title for consideration.
Whether there is anything unlawful in the Palmer
deal is not for us to decide. It is wholly a matter of
interpretation.
The fact that the United States Senate has taken
cognizance of possible irregularities makes further in
vestigation desirable. If all is as it should be, the
parties concerned will welcome the opportunity to
dispel the cloud of doubt which now envelops their
operations.
It has been suggested that Senator Butler has
been misinformed as to the true situation that he
has accepted misrepresentation made by individuals
seeking, for political purposes, to obstruct worthwhile
developments. However, the Senator from Nebraska
has presented his case clearly and with force—and his
statements in this matter are supported by a weight
of documetnary evidence, several pages of which ap
pear in the Congressional Record and more of which
we will present at & later date.
Writing songs must be much easier than it used
to be. Song writers used to rhyme moon with June.
Now they just rhyme moon with moon.—(Snohomish
County Tribune).
"The world is runing out of water," says a geo
logist. Perhaps that’s why our one world is con
1 inually becoming smajler — its’ being dehydrated.
The Washington
Her.y-Go* Round
'ir.urd rom Page One)
w ng Sunday. He was forced
n Howard Field also with
ting any attention, m
■ , spend 15 minutes
• . to report nis
■
>w priority. because
e been more urgent
ie joint chiefs o?
the greatest danger
sabotage, U^crciora,
vuucti around forS
s the .
>:c tgiii . enf .-re
fri P.: .m>«i ... fast
He spared;
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:nt printing pffic
, , . ■ ' t ;Mr ;p.us
e.ouiisns o.
bst ir.essmen.
one operators have
m : .lug into a cen
n,*chine one out
;i’;-distance calls,
as done without
e of either party on
er, a new record
bleep signals’
installed. By
bleep tones, the
•»11 whether their
i.e being recorded,
purpose of this
'..topping was to
employees on their
never knew when
' sing recorded.
,u;e transcripts
d o check up
P j tele
• >. ; s turbed
in ngs that
mmunica
t. She
3 en
; ii. . 1 ’ tv, ■ tlv . u
c. -.1 has
’ropping.
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"I have no intention of super
imp’.-.n:; an nraergeiicj board on
Federal
|J m Wayne
Co; y t yiges-tHWjS- .1—rS* t«4
: on and other top ngeuey iif . is.
“A super agency, set up to run the
whole show, would have a demoral
izing effect and do more harm than
good.
"Also, It would be a waste of time
and money, in my opinion,” the
President added. “I’m looking to
'siii of >011 to deliver the goods
i.i . . >r i wn field. If everyone
is • :rt, we'll go* along all;
light.”
_Vio Th meet in;, was part oi ,
a Pri iidential plan to build wha; |
•op advi.-.c<\- .-all a "war team” of j
agency heads, as well as cabinet
members and the President’s own j
■t nff—all pulling together. |
•
No. I Authority
Secretary of Defense Johnson is j
on's No. 1
i authority oil miliuav jg!c;sire i.ot.
'! o a ..‘v i r .hi: wn statcmei : are
•: •■ >i’h< hi tot '. r by _ n't. ilei'i
or . notable examples:
I April, Johnson stated: "We
ii Jn Defense Department know—
i.J I say we know—that Russia
..jl plan to conquer the Uni
t-.d States by force or war.” He
oresaw no danger of war for at
least 10 years, Johnson said.
On June 29, 1949, the defense
chief predicted: “Within a few
short years, we may witness the
end of this era of atomic secrecy
. . . signaled by the explosion of
some other nation’s bombs." Rus
sia exploded her first atomic bomb
not a few short years but a few
short weeks later—in August. 1949.
Again, on Feb. 2, 1950, Johnson
boasted: “If the Soviet Union starts
something at 4 a.m„ the fighting
power of the United States will be
on the job at 5 a.m.” Ironically,
the Korean invasion began precisely
at ’’four o’clock in the morning,
Korean time,” as President Tru
! man himself announced to Con
gress.
Even the Korean war didn't seem
to sharpen Johnson’s military fore
sight. On June 28, he announced:
“It is not contemplated to call the
; reserve components to active duty
j in the foreseeable future.” Nine
days later, President Truman not
only called the reserves, but also
; invoked the draft.
Note—In contrast to Johnson’s
■ shortsightedness, GOP Congressman
. Dewey Short of Missouri declared
j after a tour of the Far East four
; ears ago: “Korea is a danger spot,
he minute we move out we know
Russins will take it all over.
i . • have the same program in
: :z>j • . - in the rest of the worjtf.”
W a hington Pipeline
in : slon of the President’s is
•’.ii at the eloquent neckties
unary, Matt Connelly . . .
C '. :•«!'> to tumors, Presidential
i nt John R. Steelman and Stu
mington, boss of the National
- i1 1 Resources Board, are close
'.c. on and off the job ... In
the last two months the cost of liv
ing has increased more than it did1
during the last two years of World
War II . . . The council of economic
advisers, charged with keeping the
entire U. S. economy on its feet
employs only 36 people and oper
ates on a budget under $300,000
The Bureau of Standards' lat :
automatic computer car. make 16.
nous per second, without an error.
irnpaign Orator.'
IT": - is an example of the “cam
paign oratory ' that former OOP
Congressman Everett Dirksen has
en usin. in his campaign to un
seat Democrat Scott lucas, the
Senate majority leader.
Dirksen reported at Beardstown
111., recently that he had been off
ered a $20,000 job with the ECA
aid-for-Europe program early in
1949, but held off accepting because
he "wanted to see where we were
going."
Real story is that Dirksen was
breaking his neck to get the job,
but lost out because the White
House couldn't be sure where Dirk
sen was going. An in-and-out isol
ationist, the ex-congressman was on
the ECA bandwagon as long as he
! AUGUST 22 •
• Vera Kirkham •
• Mrs. Everett Schaffer •
• Erna Stender •
• Harold Bloomquist •
• Sanja Gross •
• Mildred Lister •
wanted a big job with the agency.
At the same time, he was a bosom
pal of ECA Chief Paul Hoffman.
However, he has been blast ng EuA
and Hoffman ever since he >s
turned down.
Public Power Program
In a recent chat with GOP - vi
ator Knowland and Democrat Con
gressmen Havenner and Shelley o
California, the President env^aged
a rosy future for the nation com*
peace—if Congress will approve his
far-reaching public power program
"If we developed all our major
river basins, there would be enough
Industrial power to support a popu
lation of 200,000,000 people," Tru
man predicted.
The President also suggested a
solution to California's water short
age_by a pipeline-canal project
from the mighty Columbia River in
northern Oregon down through
southern California.
“That would go a long way to
ward solving your dispute with
Arizona over water rights,” he told
the Californians.
“Yes, but wouldn’t it provoke a
fresh dispute with the people of
Oregon?’’ asked Senator Knowland.
"We would be taking water from
the Columbia they may need.’’
“Oh. the irrigation needs of Ore
gon would be met first, replied
Truman. “Enough water runs into
the ocean from the Columbia River
to satisfy the needs of both Oregon
and California. Millions of acre
feet are going to waste.”
The President added that the
electric power that could be de
veloped on the project would pay
for the cost of building it.
LEGION READIES
FOR IMPENDING
CONVENTION HERE
In a brief business meeting of
Juneau Post No. 4, The American
Legion held last evening in the
Dugout, principal discussion eei
tered about plans for the forth
coming convention of the Dep 1
ment of Alaska.
First Vice-commander John Tr;>
aka presided, and further i
for the gathering, schedule • !
in Juneau September 2nd w; ■’
[lined by Chester Zt
I hairman of the convention com
mittee.
Applications for mem!> •• -hip
two veterans were a -
itiation into the pm an.. •
the meeting of August 28th
The full commit e
j convention arrangements are ur
| to attend an importan* : - ’
tonight in the dugout, Zc.vrer
nounced.
swing machines for rent at tin
White Sewinu Machine Center
SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN -
• TIDE TABLE •
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AUGUST 23
• Low Tide 4:26 a.m., 0.9 ft. «
• High Tide 11:12 a.m. 12.2 ft. *
• Low Tide 4:33 p.m., 5.8 ft. *
• High Tide 10:44 p.m., 15.3 ft. «
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4. Papal scarf
9. Serpent
12. Cut
13. Asiatic
country
14. Untruth
15. Easy gait
17. Elaborate
nubile
discourses
19. Egg-shaped
21. Poem
22. Fundamental
\ 24. Italian river
I 26. Whirlwind off
the Faroe
Islands
2S. Cuckoo
29. Air: comb,
form
, 31. O|ienwork
fabric
_
35. Tea tester
37. Genus of the
olive tree
38. The southwest
wind
40. Asiatic native
41. Compass point
42. Italian city
44. Sheeplike
46. Large serpent
47. Not so old
49. Conduct
52. Tilts
65. Ventilate
56. Makes uniform
68. New: comb.
form
69. Was victorious
60. Wife of Abram
61. Merry
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2. Sticky stuff
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Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
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>. Underground
part of a
plant
AP Newjf#«fvrM 9-**
V Unpaid debt
7. Meadow
8. American
dramatic
critic and
• author
9. Century plant
10. Transgression
11. Footlike part
16. Feminine name
18. Pagan gods
20. Axillary
22. Nobleman
23. Anoint
25. Repetition
26. Sea
27. Uncanny
30. Kind of cheess
32. Dressing
34. Brother of
Moses
36. In a line
39. One skilled in
swordplay
43. Fertile spots
45. Old soldier
40. Farm building
48. Volcano
49. Make into
leather
50. South
American
city
51. Topaz
hummingbird
53. Little marble
54. Kind of bean
57. Note of lh«
seals
[To YEARS AGO empire
AUGUST 22. 1930
A son was born In St. Ann’s Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ander
son, whose home was on the Glacier Highway.
Nellie Matis of Skagway was spending a few days in Juneau, stop
ping at the Gastineau Hotel. Also at the Gastineau were Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Goddard, who had come from Chichagof the day before.
"Volcanoes Packed in Ice” was the title of an article in the current
Saturday Evening Post, telling of the explorations and experiences of
the Rev. B. R. Hubbard, "the glacier priest.” Author was Barrett Wil
loughby, famous Alaskan author who formerly lived in Katalla. She was
a frequent Juneau visitor.
The first deer of the season brought into Douglas was the prize
of a party which numbered Joe Riedi, and three boys—Gordon Mills,
Lloyd Ouerin and Joe Riedi, Jr. They had left the island three days
, fore on the City of Rome for Greens Bay, where the deer was shot.
Frank Frederick of the Douglas Island Packing Company left on
1 he Princess Alice to spend the winter 411 Seattle after a highly suc
cessful season in which the pack exceeded original expectations.
Thomas L. George, senior ihember and president of George Broth
ers, announced that his father, M. George, had signed a long-term lease
for the Leader Department Store building and planned extensive im
provements.
_
The motorship Estebeth departed Juneau for Sitka and wayports
carrying these passengers: Edwin V. Cooper and George Comstock for
Hoonah. and M. J. Bagiev and Emil Mause for Funter Bay.
J. R. Marshall, construction engineer on the new Capitol Building,
and Mrs. Marshall were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cash Cole for a week s
cruise on Mr. Cole's power yacht Jazz.
Peter Forney of Hoonah was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital.
Weather: High, 55; low, 50; rain.
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I Daily Lessons in English w. l. cordon i
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do hot say, “That’s all the faster his
car can go.” Say, “That’s AS FAST AS his car can go.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Magneto. Prononce mag-ne-to, A as
in AT. E as in KNEE, O as in TOE, accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Formally (in a formal manner). Formerly
(at some time before).
SYNONYMS: Hallow (verb), consecrate, enshrine, sanctify.
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:
OSCULATION; kissing. "Promiscuous osculation is not approved by
physicians.”
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j MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE
Q. When a man is in an elevator in an office building, and a woman
jpu- intance enters, should he remove his hat?
A. He should lift his hat in greeting, but it is not necessary for
m to remove it in an office elevator.
Q. What should one do when calling to see a friend, and one sees
i hat she is preparing to go out? ,
A. "< , ] r>v enough to exchange a few pleasantries, and then
■ with the promise that you will call again,
i i ■■■ two men and twc girls attend the theatre together, how
should they sit.1
v Thp best arrangement is to have the two girls seated next to
, ' . , • between the two men.
1
i LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON j
1. Would you consume more energy in typewriting rapidly, or in
walking slowly (about 2,i miles an hour)?
2. What is the biggest bronze statue in the world?
3. What famous German composer wrote a symphony after he was
entirely deaf?
4. What bird is the largest and most numerous of American thrushes?
5. What country did the original Quisling betray to the Nazis?
ANSWERS:
1. In walking slowly.
2. Statute of Liberty.
3. Ludwig van Beethoven.
4. The robin.
5. Norway. • '
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Weather a!
AlaskaPoinls
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 56—Rain
Annette Island . 53—Fog
Barrow . 35—Rain
Bethel ... 48—Drizzle
Cordova ..'.f. 51—Cloudy
Dawson .. 47—Clear
Edmonton __61—Rain Showers
Fairbanks .. 40—Clear
Haines. . 55-^Partly Cloudy
Havre * ... "52—Partly Cloudy
Juneau Airport 49—Partly Cloudy
Kodiak, (Missing)
KctZebie 58-iPartly Cloudy
McGrath ..V..'1. 54—Rain j
Nome . 49—Cloudy
Northway . 48—Partly Cloudy
Petersburg 50—Clear
Portland 63—Clear
Prince George . 44—Clear
Seattle .’ 58—Clear
Sitka . 56—Fog
Whitehorse . 58—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 48—Fog
PUBLIC RELATIONS MAN
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
j_t „ i •.
John D. Walker of Germantown
claims (the" dusty car with the
Pennsylvania license that you're
seeing ;around town.” • I,. ' • t
The f Easterner hopes ' to haVei
better luck than on his last trip:
“We wianted tp take some Alasia
dirt hfcme WitV U6, • aM .our' cifj
was nicely c(Jvered.' with' it. Thfijs
we ran' into, k deluge ,had ,1,0,
go home in a clean cgri”
On their thlra Alaskk tHp, Mr.
and Mrs. Walker arrived Friday
and registered at the Gastineau
Hotel. They plan to leave today
on the motorvessel Chilkoot.
Walker is public relations coun
sel in Germantown, one of his
larger accounts being for the Phil
adelphia Planning Commission
and Zoning Committee.
Y. F. W,
Takn Post Ho. 5S59
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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MOUNT JUNEAU. LODGE NO. 147 . <
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:90 p. m.
Carson A. Lawrence,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
© B.P.O. ELKS
Meeting every second and fourth
Wednesday at 8 PM. Visiting
brothers welcome. WALLIS S.
GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. VT. H.
BIGGS, Secretary. 1
> ... ««
Mo$se Lodge No. 700
RCgala* Meetings KnehTHday
■Oavemor— • ■»
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS ,y
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMAN SEN
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BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St Phom^Ta
Rlgh Quality Cabinet Work
fer Home, Office ur Store
I
"The Rexall Store"
Tour -teHable Pharmacist#
butler-mauro
.. drug co. .. ; .
t.*(•' | . I
Alaska Music Supply
,. Arttnir kc:t)»ien. Man***
j Instramente
' and Supplies .*
-**•*•*»•■-Second and BewarSL ;f
general paints
and WALLPAPER
Ideal Pain! Siore
Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 806 10th St.
PHONE 816—DAT er NIGHT
for BOXERS or SODA FOP
1 The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rwas
at Reason. Me Rata.
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 555
Thomas Hardware Co.
FAINTS - OILS
Bonders' and Shed
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
•Our Doorstep Is Warn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
(Autfkirlsed Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Jnnean Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
. mrs
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—a* fer U by Mass
Juneau Dairies, Inc,
Chrysler Marine Engine
MACHINE SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co. I
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL 888
American Meet — Phone 8$
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY '
, 1 V* _.. 7 ’i ‘
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Mas
LEVTS OVERALLS
for Boys
“Say It With Flowers” but
“SAY IT WITH OURS I”
Juneau Florists
Phonem