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Thursday, August 10, 1950
“POWDER OR PENSIONS”
George N. Craig, National Commander of the
American Legion, -gave a remarkable speech in Indi
anapolis receijtly says the St. Louis Star-Times. In it
he made a siirrittg cjtll lor national unity, which in
Itself did not| make the speech remarkable, for there
are many ciuls for national unity, usually on the
terms of the speaker. The remarkable thing about
Mr. Craig's Speech is, that it contributed to national
unity:
“We earnestly urge immediate curtailment of gov
ernmental expenditures in all fields'that dd not make
a direct contribution to national security and which
may be postponed without injury to the welfare of
our people. To give this plea the weight of its
patriotic example, the American Legion as of now
throws overboard for the duration of the present
crisis its advocacy of any new veterans’ pension leg
islation !
“Also for the duration we shall support no bonus
bills!
“And we shall ask no additional benefits or ex
tensions of time under the G. I. Bill of Rights except
to make them applicable to those now fighting your
war in Korea!
"It is a case of powder or pensions . . . bullets or
bonuses."
The American Legion, whose National Executive
Committee approved the newr policy, is exactly right.
Any new purchasing power that is put in the hands
of the American people now or in the foreseeable
future will be so much fuel to the flames of inflation
unless it is compensation for more goods or services.
' To give pensions or bonuses to veterans for services
j performed in World War I or II would not produce a
single thing except trouble.
This patriotic example gives the American Legion
the moral right to ask for similar renunciations by
other organizations and groups, including the gov
ernment. To them in good faith the Legion can say,
"Go and do likewise."
Electoral-College Showdown
(St. Louis Star-Times)
By a vote of 210 to 134, the House has voted to
| kill the proposal for electoral-college reform. There
| were not enough members in cither party willing to
put principle and logic ahead of political self-interest.
Under the plan each State would be assigned elec
I toral votes as at present. Those votes would be divided,
though, in proportion to the number of popular votes
cast for the presidential candidates. If two-thirds of
the popular vote of a given State goes for a Republican
under the present system, the Republican gets all of
that State’s electoral votes. But under the proposed
revision, the Republican would get only two-thirds of
the electoral votes and the Democrat would get the
rest _ provided there were no additional candidates
running.
The change would make the el« uon of presidents
a more accurate reflection of popiuar will. It would
prohibit, the possibility under the present system of
electing the candidate with the fewer popular votes.
■ Common sensg calls lor this reform, just as it
called for decades for abolition of the lame-duck
session of .Congress. Thanks'to the statesmanship of
the late'Senator cSeorge Norris, common sense finally
prevailed against ‘name-duck’' lawmaking. But both
common ‘sense and statesmanship took a back seat to
partisan politics when the House was forced to an
electoral-college showdown.
Courtesy on the highways, by those driving auto
mobiles, will reduce the death rate more than traffic
regulations.
Why be logical and reasonable, when it is a great
I deal easier and ever so much more fun to be emo
j tional and prejudiced?
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Never pay attention to those who say mean things
about you; the probability is that the speakers reflect
themselves.
The Washington
Merry-Go* Round
'Continued from Page one)
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will take no more pushing around
anywhere he tries it."
That was one montl^ jjefj^the
Korean invalion. uu
Unexpected Coordinator
Top coordinator of the economic
controls program will not be Stu
art Symington, chief of the Na
tional Securities Resources Board,
as generally believed, but John R.
Steelman, assistant to the Presi
dent. i
Symington, a man of action who
doesn’t hesitate to tread on toes
to get a job done, stepped too
many times on the large brogans
of Defense Secretary Louis John
son. As a result, Johnson vigor
ously protested to the White House
when he heard that Symington was
being considered for the coordin
ator post.
Another cabinet member who dis
likes the NSRB chief and who
helped put the indtan sign on him
is Secretary of Commerce Charles
Sawyer. Y
"If I am to, do a responsible job
administering my part of the con
trols program, l must have author
ity,” Sawyer notified the Whiu
House. "That's impossible witr
Symington breathing:' down my
neck." ‘
So, rather than cause a ruckus.
Truman will assign Steelman to dr*
the coordinating, with Symingtor
functioning as No. 1 adviser ant
trouble-shooter. Oother assistan'
coordinators will be budget directoi
Fred Lawton and Leon Keyserling
chairman of the President's econ
omic council.
Truman Trivia
Though President Truman doesn’t
object to smoking, he won’t touch
tobacco in any form ... he insists
on being on time for all appoint
ments and warns his tardy assist
ants that “it's an insult to be late.'
. . . Truman has, gone overboard
for television, has three sets in
Blair House, one it his office and
even one on board ills yacht . .
The President takes a swim in the
White House pool every mornitif
before breakfast . . He doesn’t
like air conditioning. In fact, hi.<
office is the only space in tin
White House that isn’t artificiallj
tooled . . . despite the terribh
pressures of his job, the President
maintains a uniformly calm and
friendly manner throughout each
hectic day. Only outward sign ol
tension is an occasional unconscious
wringing of the Presidential hands
... if any would-be assassin ever
manages to break through the rin;
of alert Secret Service agents
guarding the Chief Executive, the
assassin will be in for the surprise
of his life from Harry Truman.
The exact nature of the President's
“secret weapon,” however, can't be
told . . . When the First Lady is
in town, Mr. T. quits work at 5
p.m. sharp and heads for Blair
House. When Mrs. Truman is out
of town, the White House staff
never knows when the boss will call
t quits for the day.
Super Tanks
Despite what the brass hats are
el ling Congress, it will be another
ear before American production
..nes start rolling out tanks that
•an duel with Russia’s 60-ton metal
monsters.
THdSe ‘new super-ttfhkfi
in three sizes. Only the smallest,
however, is ready for production
and will soon start rolling off the
Cadillac assembly line. Of course,
this junior model is no match for
the Soviet 60-tonners, and its big
brothers are still in the testing
stage and won’t be ready for pro
duction until next year.
Meanwhile, the Army has five
grades of tanks. The smallest are
classified simply as ’’X.” First to
arrive in Korea, these baby tanks
crumpled like eggshells beneath the
idvancing Red Army’s tanks.
The next lowest grades, Sherman
and Sherman II tanks, are now
irriving in Korea, and the Marines
ire spearheaded by still a larger
ank, the Pershing. Yet our big
;est and best tank, the Patton, still
hasn’t reached the battlefront.
Meanwhile, the Army is hastily
converting Pershing into Patton
:anks as a stop-gap measure, but
ven the Patton is a tin can along
ide Russia’s mighty Stalin tank.
No Ban On Baseball
President Truman has assured
jtts^ball Commissioner “Happy”
Chandler that the government
'Ians no bail or controls on the
lational sport. Chandler called on
he President recently to discuss
jaseball’s war role.
I didn t come over here to ask
:ny favors, but to offer the ser
ices of our national sport, in
luding myself, to the war effort,’
handler declared. “If there is any
.ay we can help out, let us know.”
Truman replied that he would
,iut the former Kentucky senator,
i reservist, “On top of my list, if
ve need you," but added:
• "Happy, you’re doing a great job
or the country right where you
re and I would like to see you
tay there. The same goes for the
port you represent. It would be
nost unwise at this time to curtail
t in any way and I have no inten
sions of doing so.”
Chandler reported that no majer
eague ballplayers were seeking de
erments, other than for justifiable
easons applying to all men oi
iraft age.
HIKING CLUB WILL
BOAT TO TRACY ARM
The Shank, Ship and Shutter
club has completed arrangements
for a trip to Tracy Arm this week
end. Seventeen members will leave
on the “Monterey” at 7 p.m. Friday.
Plans have been made for ten more
to join the party by Alaska Coastal
plane Saturday morning and all will
return to Juneau 7 p.m. Saturday.
Carol Hoff, phone 874, is taking re
servations.
AT JUNEAU HOTEL
H. V. Flynn of Seattle is stop
ping at the Juneau Hotel.
THESE DAYS
--BY
GEORGE F. SOKOLSKY
s-a
The Security Council of the Uni
ted Nations has achieved this sig
nal victory: It voted down Jacob
Malik’s refusal to recognize the
presence of the Nationalist Chinese
delegate, eight to three. Only Yu
goslavia and India stood by Soviet
Russia. This was not a vote for
or against Russia; it was a vote for
orderly procedure, for a rejection
of bullying.
Altogether apart from the par
ticular issues involved in who shall
sit in the United Nations, the rep
resentatives of Nationalist or Sov
iet China, the vote gave to this
body the dignity of authority.
There was no compromise, no trad
ing, no abstentions.
If the United Nations is to sur
vive, it must be a legally con
ducted body in which no power,
great or small, may act dictatorially.
There is a due process for recog
nizing new states or for noting
that a change of government has
occurred. Had Soviet Russia pro
ceeded properly, it is quite possible
that the vote wouldr have been dif
ferent. Some of the couathes
which rejected Russia at this ses
sion had already recognized Soviet
China. •
Malik, however, moved in by an
impertinence. He is President of
the Security Council by the accident
of' rotation. That office gives him
no authority other than to preside
and to maintain order. Yet, he
attempted to use that office to
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• AUGUST 10 •
• V. Constantino •
• Sam McPhetre •
• Lecretia Eldamar •
• Michael Wade •
• Mrs. Jack Vertress •
• Leroy West •
• Herbert J. Gilligan •
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throw out a delegate of a country
that was, when the United Nations
was formed, so important as to be
given a permanent seat. He sought
to usurp authority. Had he suc
ceeded, the United Nations would
have ended then in complete fail
ure.
When his illegal act was chal
lenged by the United States, Soviet
Russia discovered exactly what its
position is in the world.
Yugoslavia’s support is nominal.
Tito, who has pretentions to head
an anti-Stallnlst Communist league,
cannot afford to offend any non
Russian Communist country. Tito
would like to hope that some day,
Mao Tze-Tung might rebel against
the Russian conqueror and join the
anti-Stalinist schism. It is to be
assumed that Yugoslavia will al
ways vote in this manner when
ever a Communist country appfaVs
before the U N.
As for India, it is literally fright
ened by the Korean war and the
possibility of this war spreading
to China. Nehru has no means to
withstand either a Russian force
moving out of Turkestan into Af
ghanistan and Pakistan, or a huge
Soviet Chinese army marching into
Burma. Such a force would so:.,
overcome India.
Whereas the Indians boast that
they have no serious Communist
problem in their own country, the
fact is that Soviet Russia and Sov
iet China are closer to them thdn
is safe. Should Russia have a free
hand to move into India, it count
take that country without too much
difficulty unless the United States
and Great Britain came to India’s
aid.
That poses a dilemma for Nehru.
His country has only been free
from British control and British
troops since August 15, 1947. If
American and British troops re
turn, what effect will that have
upon the development of a file
India?
Also, should Soviet Russia and
Soviet China invade India, that
country would inevitably become a
battlefield between Russia and the
west. In such a situation, Nehru's
government would not amount to
much more than Rhee's government
now does in Southern Korea. This
could set India back for a pro
tracted period.
Therefore, Nehru pursues a typ
cal Oriental course of trying to put
nimself in the middle as a broker
between Stalin and the west. In
this manrier, he expects to please
Stalin without too much offending
the west. After all. the United
States is readily placated. It goes
in strongly for finely spoken words;
Stalin disdains that sort of thirfg.
So Nehru gives Stalin the vote and
offers us some ambulances in Korea.
But the western world stood solid.
It presented a united front for
order, and the United Nations dis
closed that it possesses a capacity
to withstand Russian pressures, in
spite of the constant danger to
many of these nations that ttie
Communist arm of Russian imper
ialism will use strikes, demonstra
tions and violent agitation against
these governments. Prance and
Norway are particularly to be
praised‘in view of the pressures put
upon their government by native
Communists.
When the Russian discovers that
the world is not afraid of’him, he
will change his tactics. He is on
the rampage now because he lias
been so successful since 1943.
ACROSS
I. Utter
4. Fertile spots
9. Wing
12. Father of
modern
engraving
13 Skeleton of a
structure
14. Opening
15 Aflirmative
1G Uraluity
IT Utterance
19 Ostrich
£1 Pulsate
22 Fabric made
from flax
24 Acid berry
27 Public an
nouncement
• 2V Do something
In return
30 Move
31. Decay
33 Unknit
35. Old French
coin
36 Shine
28. Goddess of
growing
vegetation
40. Short for a
man's name
41 Fortunes
43 Discoverer of
the North
Pole
45 Walked
46. Stomach of an
animal
47 Deputy
40. Away
50. Likely
53. And not
54. Assumed name
56. River: Spanish
67 Pronoun
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
68. Covered tvltb
heather
59. Snug rooip
DOWN
1 See
2. Affirmative
3 Crave
More frequently
5 Vocal solo
6. Weaken
7 Type square
8. Part
9. Store up
10. Ingredient of
varnish
II Monkey
18. Wooden
propellers
20 Pronoun
21 purchaser
22 Pig
23 Pagan gods
24. Caverns
25 Pleasanter
26 Feminine
nickna me
29 Measured by
walking
32. Snakes
34. Oread disease
37. Put on guard
39. Ocean
42. Sum
44 Bestow
46 Steep rock
47. Bird of the
cuckoo
family
48 Received
49. Winglik**
process
of a ti.-h
51 Pastry
52 Weight
Island of New
5 ork slale;
abbr.
20 YEARS AGO the empire
< AUGUST 10, 1930
Enroute to California on a month's vacation, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Faulkner had arrived in Seattle with their children, Jean and Malcolm.
There, they were to pick up their car and drive to San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
In Douglas: Mrs. Robert Fraser entertained for luncheon and four
tables of bridge. Honors at cards went to Mrs. Charles Sey and Mrs.
Harry Irvine . . . Mrs. L. W. Kilburn announced the reopening of the
Kilburn House dining room after being closed a year. The Douglas
correspondent commented: “Bachelors and others will undoubtedly wel
come its reopening . . . A. E. Goetz had moved his grocery store Into
a new location, formerly the Gallwas garage. The O’Connor Building,
where Goetz was formerly located and which had housed a grocery
store for about 30 years, had been purchased by F. A. J. Gallwas. With
his family, he was reoccupying the building upstairs as a residence and
using the store-room for closing out dry-goods stock.
In a letter to J. J. Stocker, William Bosch, oldtime resident, wrote of
his experience w'hile visiting in Stockholm, Sweden, and Riga, Latvia.
He mentioned excessive rainfall in Stockholm, saying Juneau was dry
by comparison.
Henry Baman, former Juneau manager of the Frye-Bruhn Market,
returned on the Princess Alice after an absence of several years. He
had accepted a position with the Alaska Meat Company, succeeding L. D.
Roberts, who had resigned and gone to Seattle.
Weather: High, 52; low, 43; overcast.
Daily Lessons in English tv. l. cordon !
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I must first be invited
before I can attend.” Omit FIRST.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Effete (exhausted of fertility). Pro
nounce e-fei, first E as in BET, second E as in FEET,, accent ^ecotjd
syllable. * * 1
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Plainness; observe the twp N’s.
SYNONYMS: Instantaneous, prompt, immediate, sudden, abrupt.
WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it ifi ypyrs/’ tpt ys
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today Is wora:
REPOSITORY; a place where anything is stored for safekeeping. "Books
are faithful repositories of knowledge.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE Roberta lee
Q. What is a good outline for the bride-to-be to follow in prepara
tion for her wedding?
A. (1) Decide upon type of wedding. (2) Set the date. (3) Con
sult clergyman and organist. (4) Choose her attendants. (5) Plan
reception or breakfast. <6> Prepare guest list. <7) Select wedding gown.
'8) Mail invitations. (9) Confer with florist and caterer. (10) Arrange
for wedding pictures.
Q. Is it ail right for a woman, who is eating in a restaurant, to
place her purse and gloves on the corner of the table?
A. Never; she should either kegp them in her lap or place them
on one of the vacant chairs;
Q. What is the best way for parents to thank friends who have
sent gifts to their new baby?
A. The preferred form is to send personal notes, expressing sincere
appreciation.
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LEARN A. C. GORDON
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1. Which of these three metals, all used in the manufacture of
airplanes, is the lightest — aluminum, manganese, or magnesium?
2. What is generally regarded as the first movie to tell a story on
the screen?
3. Which States of the Union are officially designated as common
wealths?
4. Who introduced antiseptic methods in surgery?
5. What produces a greater volume of sound for its size than any
other musical instrument?
ANSWERS:
1. Magnesium.
2. “The Great Train Robbery,” in 1903.
3. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia.
4. Sir Joseph Lister. »
5. The accordion.
[Dr. Ted Dberman
Optometrist
Kyib Examined Telephone SAB
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
itures at various Alaska points
ilso on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
i m.. 120th Meridian Time, and
•eleased l<y the Weather Bureau
re as follows:
Anchorage 50—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island 56—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 39—Partly Cloudy
Bethel .. 58—Drizzle
Dordova ,T.. 42—Clear
Dawson 47—Partly Cloudy
vdmonton 49—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . 56—Partly Cloudy
Haines .,. 53—Clear
'lavre . 59—Cloudy
Juneau Airport ......... 44—Clear
Kodiak 56—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue 43—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . 57—Rain
Nome .. 47—Drizzle
Northway 51—Partly Cloudy
■>etersburg ... 48—Clear
Portland . 57—Clear
Prince George 51—Cloudy :
Seattle .52—Partly Cloudy ]
Sitka 53—Clear
Whitehorse . 44—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat .... 47—Clear
y
WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
JUNEAU ADDRESSES SHIFT
Return of Juneau travelers aboard
the Baranof Tuesday necessitated
shifting of addresses for local' resi
dents.
Mr. and Mrs, Jack G. Shepard
who have been occupying the M. £.
Monagle apartment In the Baranot
durihg the six weeks they have been
ift a trip to Miami and Havana,
hfevp. taken fn apartment in the
Vance Blackwell residence until
they find a permanent plftce to live.
While Hi. and Mrs. Martin Lave
nik haVe been . traveling; Mr. and
Mrs. Lance Hendrickson have been
staying at the Lavenik’s home on
the Glacier highway. The Hendrick
sons retained their apartment in the
20th Century Building during the
Laveniks absence, but have now
moved back to town.
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
V. F. W.
Taku Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8;00 p.m.
——
Brownie's Liquor Store
Phans 1M IN Bo. rrankUn
P. O. Bos MM
GEORGE BROS.
Widest Selection of
LIQUORS
PHONE 399
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office In Case Lot Grocery
Phone 7M
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
STEVENS*
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
fourth and Franklin Bta.
PHONE ISO
Caster's Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
■teteen and Mallory Hate
Arrow Shirts and Underwent
an.it Edmonds Shoes
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter far Men
B. W. COWLING
COMPANY
SHAFFER’S
SANITARY MEAT
FOB BETTER MEATS
, IS—PHONES—41
Frea DeUrary
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Carson A. Lawrence,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEI VERS, Secretary.
© B.P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every second and fourth
Wednesday a£ 8 P.M. Visiting
brothers welcome. WALLIS S.
GEORGE. Exalted Ruler. V,-. h.
BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L JR ANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St Phone 771
High Quality Cabinet Week
for Home, Office or Store
-—- —<
"The Rexall Store"
Tour Reliable Pharmacist*
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG COL
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Ptanoo—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
..Phone M -Second and Seward.
GENERAL PAINTS
and WALLPAPER
Ideal Pain! Store
Phone 649 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 806 10th Bt.
PHONE 218—DAT dr NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA FOP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Reeve
•* ReaaonaMe Rave v .•
phone single o
PHONE BBS
Thomas Hardware Co.
PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED bp
J. B. Bnrford Co.
“Oar Doorstep la Wen bp
Satisfied Customers’
FORD AGENCY
(Authorised Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Poot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
A dally habit—ask for it bp aaaw
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
Chrysler Marine Engines
MACHINE SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL <99
American Meat — Phone U
To Banish “Bine Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing m««
LEVrs OVERALLS
for BojV^
“With Flowers” but
SAY IT WITH OURSr
Juneau Florisli
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