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ELMER A FRIEND .... Managing Editor
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Friday, October 6, 1950
OUR GOOD CITIZEN, TOO
This is unheard of—something getting past the
alert blue eyes of our beloved managing editor. This
was slipped around the "desk."
We of The Empire are like a family bursting with
pride over one of its members, who think it not
fittin' to be at the drums themselves. Today, however,
we can pick up the rhythm of the Teen Age Club,
continuing its tribute to one of our own.
Elmer A. Friend.
Last night, on its weekly quiz broadcast, the
Juneau Teen Age Club named Our Elmer as the first
“Good Citizen” to be honored. They cited his en
thusiastic interest in the welfare of youth, his en
couragement of young musicians in the Juneau City
Band, and his deep affection and constant good will.
Elmer was asked two questions: "How long have
you been here?” "How long have you been in the
Juneau City Band?”
• He had the same answer for both: "Thirty-five
years.”
Surrounded by teen agers, Director Zach Gordon
said to Elmer, “No award goes with this ...”
Elmer's quick answer was, “THIS is the award—
tliis grand group.” His encircling gesture spoke elo
quently to those in the studio.
Our silver-haired Elmer never joins in deploring
the younger generation, but moves instantly to its
dpfense. Youth makes its challenge; Elmer has its
spirit.
But then, Elmer belongs to all ages. Young and
old on The Empire staff have, throughout the years,
received and been grateful for this same spirit of
helpful friendliness he has given so freely to youth’s
civic interests in Juneau.
We are grateful to the Teen Age Club for giving
us this opportunity to join publicly in appreciation ol
Elmer A. Friend.
RECRUITING LIEUTENANT?
The National Guard has not, so far as we are
aware, been an issue of the present Territorial political
campaign. The Guard did, however, come in for some
; comment during some recent campaign speeches at
Ketchikan.
Juneau's Vernon Metcalfe told the Ketchikan
audience that he is legislative officer for the V. F
W. in Juneau and that he had lobbied for the passage
of the National Guard Bill at the last Legislature.
Metcalfe, who is a lieutenant in the Guard here
at Juneau, urged a large appropriation for it at the
next Legislature. And he added:
“I don't blame the young men of Alaska for not
joining the organization as in wartime they become
part of the infantry and get the toughest part of the
deal.”
Lieutenant Metcalfe is running for the Legislature.
We understand he was after votes, not recruits, on
his Ketchikan trip.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued IrQin Page One)
Is one he turned out when the Sen
ate was tied up in a table-thump
ing debate on oil:
“Who is this old man oil
That raises hell in committee toil?
Open the door and let him in,
Hear him speak straight from the
chin.
"Remember boys—he's a wily old
cuss.
He looks like 'hit' and acts like
‘muss’;
He’s a traveler of world renown.
Gushing and running from town
<to town.’’ •* ’•» v '■
Korean Costs Increase i
Most people don’t realize that I
the cost of the Korean war to the i
taxpayers has been increased by!
about five billion dollars, because |
of two factor^: 1. Unpatriotic war j
manufacturers and raw-material,
dealers have hiked prices; 2. Presi
dent Truman, though given ample
power by Congress, has failed to
invoke price controls.
As a result, it now costs the
Armed Services more for their
needs, without exception, than they
paid before the Korean outbreak.
Probably the most shameful is the
sudden increase in the price of
medical and surgical goods, urg
ently needed to save lives in Korea.
The Army must now pay $220 for
an instrument and medicine cabinet
that cost only $195 before the Kor
ean war. The price of glycerin, a
medical compound In demand in
military hospitals, has shot up 114
percent. Even rubber surgical glov
es for operating on wounded sold
iers have increased in price from
17 to 22 cents per pair.
The high-octane aviation fuel
that keeps our planes flying over
Korea costs 30 percent more than
before the war. At the same time,
fuel oil has shot up 54 percent. The
Air Force is also paying as high
as 175 percent more for resistors,
actuators and other electronic spar
es for aircraft, and the Navy is
paying 10 to 12 percent more for
ship parts than these same items
cost before K-Day.
Business as Usual
In addition to paying 62 percent
more for zinc, the Army and Navy
had to get tough before they could
even buy , enough zinc for batteries
urgently needed in Korea. Assistant
Secretary of the Army Alexander
and Assis'ant Secretary of the Navy
Koehler personally had to put pres
sure on the zinc companies in order
to get military orders filled.
Believe it or not, these companies
—Anaconda, Sullivan mining, Am
erican Smelting and refining, and
American Zinc Company of Illinois
—wanted to take care of their
civilian clients first rather than
risk losing business. Now the same
companies are protesting against
suppylying zinc for the nation’s
strategic stockpile.
The basic commodities used in
the manufacture of military items
were the first to skyrocket after
Korea. Crude rubber shot up 162
percent, with some British com
panies charging as high as 300 per
cent above the pre-Korean price.
The price of wool, so essential for
the freezing Korean winter, in
creased 61 percent. Cotton for sum
mer uniforms shot up 50 percent.
Steel scrap, which sold for $24 a
ton in Philadelphia before the Kor
ean war, now costs $38 per ton. The
National Lead Company also in
creased the price of antimony, nec
essary for the hardening of steel,
three and one-half cents a pound.
Here are a few other comparisons
between the prioes tlhe Armed
Forces paid before and after the
Korean war began: Radio receivers
up from $550 to $910 a set; Radiak
training sets, $84.90 to $289; ship
ping boxes, 82 cents to $1.24 each;
five-gallon gasoline drums, $1.79 to
$1.98 each; Khako trousers, 74 cents
to 84 cents a pair; adhesive tape, 26
cents to 30 cents a roll; tires, $16.14
to $20.46 each; fire hose, $20.64 to
$23.10 per 50 feet; ground interro
gator, $1,842 to $2,303 each.
These are typical of the higher
prices the Armed Services are pay
ing for everything. Yet President
Truman, with a price control act [
on his desk giving him ample pow- j
■W, has' steadfastly refused to move. |
First Jet Ride ;
Secretary of the Air Force Fin- j
letter is still a little breathless,
from his first jet ride—a hasty!
spur-of-the-moment flight just be-1
fore he left Fort Worth, Texas, last
week.
Still in his double-breasted suit,
the mild-mannered Air Force Boss
was stufffed into a jet suit, a hel
met was clamped on his head and
the chin strap cinched tightly under
his jaw'. Just as he opened his
mouth to comment, an oxygen hose
was thrust into his mouthr, and he
was deposited unceremoniously in
an F-80 jet fighter.
The plane zoomed into the Texas
sky, cut a few' capers in the glint
of the sun, then swooshed back to
a landing. Finletter was a little
wobbly as he crawled out of the
cockpit. The helmet was popped
off his head like a cork, leaving
an imprint of the tight-fitting
headgear on his bald head.
Perspiration washed his face, and
his double-breasted suit was damp
from the 90-degree Texas heat.
Not until then did the jet pilot
remember to tell Finletter that it
was a good thing he didn't tamper
with the lever on his seat. It would
have catapul'ed him out into space
and left him to depend on his
parachute to get down.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
(Continued from Page One)
YANKEES—Ennis caught Mize's
long fly a few feet in front of the
right field barrier. Johnson struck
out. Mapes was an easy out, Goliat
to Waitkus.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none
left on base.
Eighth Inning
PHILLIES — Ashburn slashed a
single past Mize into right field.
Jones dropped a sacrifice bunt
down the first base line and was
out, Mize to Coleman, who covered
first. DiMaggio loped in to haul in
Ennis’ high fly in left-center. Sisler
sent a high pop to Mize near first
base.
No runs, one hit, no errors, one
left on base.
YANKEES—Jack Mayo replaced
Sisler in left field for the Phils.
Gene Woodling, a left-handed hit
j ter, batted for Lopat. The attend
! ance was announced as G4.504 paid.
Woodling popped to Hamner. Jones
speared Rizzuto’s sharp rap and
whipped him out at first in a light
ning play. Coleman walked on a
full count. Berra also walked on
four pitches. That brought Manager
Eddie Sawyer out to the mound to
confer with his battery. The first
pitch to DiMaggio was high. Heint
j zelman’s second pitch was outside
i for ball two. Another high and out
side pitch made it ball three. Di
Maggio walked on four pitches to
load the bases. It was Heintzelman'.
sixth pass. That was all for Heint
zelman and he was replaced oy Jiir.
Konstanty. Bobby Brown, a left
handed batter, went in to hit for
Bauer. Brown set a record in the
1947 series with three consecutive
pinch-hits. The first pitch to Brown
was low. Brown fouled the next
serve into the upper stands over the
Phillies’ dugo’ut. He fouled another
to make the count one ar.d two.
Brown fouled off another. Brown
sent a roller to Hamner who in hi
anxiety to start a force play fumbled
and Coleman scored with me tying
run on the error. There was no run
batted in. Jackie Jensen ran for
Brown. The first pitch to Mize was
low for ball one. The second pitch
was a called strike. Mize swung
and missed for strike two. He fouled
off the next pitch. Then Mize
fouled out to Jones near the third
base field boxes.
One, run, no hits, one error, three
left on base.
Ninth Inning
PHILLIES—Joe Collins is now
playing first base, Gene Woodling
in left field and Tom Ferrick pitch
ing for the Yankees. Hamner clouted
Ferrick’s first pitch between Di
Maggio and Woodling. Only a bare
handed stop by DiMaggio prevented
Hamner from stretching it beyond
a double. Seminick bunted a low
pop fly to third which Johnson
could have caught. He elected, how
ever, to let it bounce but Hamner
sneaked into third safely and John
son barely threw' out Seminick at
first. It was scored as a sacrifice.
Goliat was purposely w alked. Dick
Whitman, a lefthanded hitter, bat
ted for Konstanty. Whitman
bounced to Collins whose throw to
Berra nipped Hamner at the plate.
Goliat advanced to second on the
play. Ralph Caballero went in to
run for Goliat. Mapes came in to
get under Waitkus’ fly in short right.
No runs, one hit, no errors, two
left on bases.
YANKEES — Jimmy Bloodworth
now playing second base, and Russ
October 6
Harry D. Murray
Fred Newman
Mrs. Peter Bond
Edward Christensen
Mrs. Millard Starks
Nancy Elizabeth Rice
Agnes Tubbs
Sheila Esther Godkin
Audrey Hill
Bruce M. Botelho
Meyer pitching for the Phillies. The
paid attendance was announced
again, this time as 64,505. Johnson
lined to Mayo in left. Mapes struck
out. Woodling beat out an infield
single to Bloodworth who fumbled
the tricky bounder. Bloodworth
made a diving stop of Rizzuto’s liner
but couldn’t hold the ball and Wood
ling reached second on the single.
Coleman singled to left-center be
tween Mayo and Ashburn scoring
Woodling with the winning run.
One run, three hits, no errors, two
left on bases.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.—Rummage
Sale, ALA, Dugout.
From 8 to 12 p.m.—Carnival-bazaar
at Parish Hall.
At 8 p.m. — Juneau Shrine Club
meets at home of John Maurstad
followed by special entertainment
at home of G. E. Cleveland.
October 7
From 2 to 5 p.m. and 8 to 12 p.m.—
Carnival-bazaar at Parish Hall.
From 4 to 6 p.m.—Democratic Tea
honoring Delegate Bartlett at
Governor’s House.
At 8 p.m.—Sons of Norway meets
IOOF Hall.
October 9
At noon—Lions Club, Baranof.
At noon—Business and Professional
Women’s Club, Baranof Terrace.
At 7:45 p.m. — Civilian Defense
Council, City Council Chambers.
At 8 p.m. — Juneau-Douglas Girl
Scout Council, Lutheran church
parlors.
At 8 p.m—American Legion Pott
meets in Dugout.
October 10
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
night for adults at Teen Age Club.
October 11
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof. j
At 6:30 p.m.—Annual Fellowship
dinner, Northern Light Presby
terian church. <
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
October 12
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Lutheran Ladies Aid,
Church social room.
October 13
At 8 p.m—Scottish Rite 18th Degree
conferred in full form, Scottish
Rite Temple.
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LEGAL NOTICE
I will not be responsible for debts
contracted by any one other than
myself or my wife. 623-3t
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meals, fishing and sightseeing trips
Phone 202 for reservations. 592-tf
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KINY Saturday, 7 p.m. Subject—
corruption, malfeasance and mis
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I 20 YEARS AGO $1*B EMpike i
OCTOBER 6, 1930
The Rev. Harry R. Allen, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church,
announced that the $3,500 addition to the church at Third and Main
streets, including a heating plant, was expected to be completed within
a month.
Mrs. Alphonsine Carter, secretary, announced a degree practice of the
Rebekahs that evening in the IOOF Hall.
Ten-year-old Evelyn McCormick was convalescent from an ap
pendectomy at St. Ann's Hospital.
Low prices of canned salmon and copper were reflected in the
monthly trade report of J. C. McBride, Collector oi Customs. Alaska s
putbound trade for September was valued at $13,067,616, of which $12,
196,733 represented the declared value of produtcs of Territorial indus
tries? The total was $3,935,429 less than for September, 1929, the
decrease being chiefly in salmon and copper ore, although other fish
eries, also furs, had dropped some.
The coming meeting of the Juneau Parent-Teacher Association was
:o feature a health program, according to Mrs. Ella O. Smith. Mrs. W.
C. Ellis was to lead community singing, and H. L. Faulkner, parliamentary
drill. Dr. George F. Freeburger was to talk on care of the teeth and
Dr. Robert Simpson, on eye defects. Miss Mildred Keaton was scheduled
tor “Health Observation in Our Shcools.”
Weather: High, 47; low, 36; cloudy.
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Daily Lessons in English tv. l. cordon
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not confuse MINER (one who works
in a mine) with MINOR (a person under legal age).
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Initiative. Pronounce i-nish-i-a-tiv, all
I s as in IT, A as in ATE and with stress, principal accent on second
syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Guttural; observe the two T’s and the two
U’s.
SYNONYMS: Reckon, calculate, compute, enumerate.
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:
IRRELEVANT; not applicable or fitting. (Accent follows the L). “Your
remarks are irrelevant.”
I MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE I
I.-^
Q. Is it good taste ever to sign a social letter "Hastily yours”?
A. Never. It might be necessary at times to write a business letter
in haste, but never a social letter. "Hastily yours’ implies that you
wish to get a bothersome task over with as quickly as possible.
Q. Should a guest always arrive at exactly the specified time, when
invited to dinner?
A. A dinner engagement calls for greater punctuality than any
other. If possible, a guest should arrive at least 10 minutes before the
specified time.
Q. Is the text of a young widow’s second marriage announcement
worded the same as for a first wedding?
A. Yes.
LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON J
1. Which State of the Union has the greatest density of popula
tion?
2. What fear is called claustrophobia?
3. Which President was absent from Washington while in office
more than any other President?
4. Does the island of Sicily lie near the heel or the toe of the
Italian "boot”? *
5. If a five-sided figure is called a pentagon, what is a six-sided
figure called?
ANSWERS:
1. Rhode Island, with 743 persons per square mile.
2. Pear of confinement in enclosed spaces.
3. Thomas Jefferson, who was absent from Washington 796 days
during his eight years in the White House.
4. The toe.
5. Hexagon.
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October 7
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