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Fourth Avenue Bldg,, Seattle, Wash.
Thursday, December 6, 1951
NOTABLE RELIGIOUS PROGRESS
The recent formation of the National Council of
the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A„ has been
hailed as the most important religious event since
the Reformation of the 1500s in Europe. One may
disagree with this appraisal but, nevertheless, recog
nize that the cooperation of twenty-five Protestant
and four Eastern Orthodox denominations, with near
ly 32,000.000 members, means something in the re
ligious world.
Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill, of the Episcopal
Church, seems to think that the organization will give
voice to those represented in the council. He feels
that the church shoulu speak out in the modern
world.
Those promoting the Council feel that it gives a
unified voice and collective prestige to a majority
segment of American religious adherents. Neverthe
less, Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert, the top administra
tive officer, points out that "the basic thing is where
it has always been—in the heart of the individual.”
Encouraging statistics about religious progress in
this country are given by Dr. Harry S. Myers, Sec
rctary, who points out that church contributions have
risen steadily since 193G and, in 1950, topped the
billion-dollar mark for the first time. Average per
capita contributions last year were $30.58, compared
to $27.43 for 1949.
It is pointed out that the proportion of our popu
lation belonging to churches has increased from 19.9
per cent in 1880 to 54.2 per cent. Total church
membership in 1949, including Protestants, Roman
Catholics and Jews, was placed at 81,862,328. Figures
for last year are not yet available but gains by indi
vidual denominations indicate that the total exceeds
83,000,000.
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
Wheeler McMillcn, editor, Farm Journal:
"Fewer and fewer people farming are feeding
more and more people doing other things.”
N. E. Dodd. Director-General, U. N. Food and Agri^
cultural Organization:
"Grim is still the word for the world food situa
tion.*’
William Heard Kilpatrick, educator, father of “pro
gressive education":
"Nothing can be more important in a democracy
than the type of teachers that w»e maintain.”
Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York:
"We are now in World War II. Never before has
such a vast war been waged on such a vast scale.”
Lena Horne, Negro actress:
"Communism offers nothing to the Negro and the
United States offers everything.”
jrtrs. Eleanor Roosevelt:
"Peace is something you must cultivate with great
care and tenderness.”
Harry S. Truman:
"The Bible remains, after the lapse of all the ]
centuries since it came into being, the greatest book ■
ever written.”
Oliver Powell, governor of the Federal Reserve System:
“There> are plenty of goods to go around—if we ■
all try not to buy more than our share."
Robert A. Taft, U. S. Senator from Ohio:
"Russia is a threat to the security of the United
States t(iat Hitler never was.”
Theodore A. Jones, CPA, who has managed Joe Louis’
affairs since 1948:
“It is my opinion that Joe’s career is over and that
he will never fight again.”
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
sonable degree of common sense,
know how to finesse friendships you
ro^i get along with most ^Uhgrfljec^
pie most of the time—at least in
a small state like Rhode Island.
McGrath’s father was a promin
ent member of the Knights of Col
umbus and one of his father's jobs
was to handle K.C. insurance. So,
through his father, young Howard
got to know most of the Irish in
the small state of Rhode Island.
On top of this, Howard married i
the daughter of the leading French- j
Canadian, Estelle Cadorette, one of
the loveliest ladies now in the cab- |
inet. There is a heavy French pop- 1
elation in Rhode Island, and the ,
marriage didn't hurt him at all
with the French voters.
SHREWD PARTNERSHIP
In addition, McGrath formed a
law partnership with the leading
New England blue blood of the
state. Theodore Francis Green, one
of the most courageous members
of the U. S. Senate.
It may have been pure accident, j
or it may have been—as the poli
ticians say—because the Italian pop
ulation is heavy in Rhode Island,
but McGrath also formed a politi
cal partnership with John Pastore,
Italian-American governor of the
state, who took McGrath’s seat in
the Senate when he became At- ,
torney General.
Wi'h this array of nationalities
behind him, nobody could lose in.
Rhode Island, and Howard has ■
gone a long way. In the Senate he
had an excellent record, while as |
Attorney General he has never i
flinched at a case involving civil,
rights or human tolerance.
The chief trouble is that Howard
doesn't have many opportunities
- to flinch; for the men below bring j
few complex or forthright cases I
to him for decision.
They know, first, that Howard is I
not around much of the time to1
review cases; second, that the key i
tune of the Justice Department is
pitched at a low, easygoing, make- <
few-enemies level.
They know, for instance, that
their boss, the Attorney General,1
was a leading figure in one of the ,
big tax-avoidance foundations, Tex- !
tron, set up as a charity trust, j
though it operated huge textile,
mills. There was nothing illegal j
about this, but when the man you !
are working for once drew a $15,- !
000 salary merely for being a fig- '
ure-head on a large tax-avoidance I
scheme, it doesn’t encourage his
subordinates to push tax prosecu
tion.
Those who work in the Justice I
Department also know that Mc
Grath long has been part-owner
of the Lincoln Downs race track. 1
And while he has absolutely no |
part in the gambling surrounding j
this activity, it’s only natural that
some of the A. G.’s subordinates
should not feel too enthusiastic
about cracking down on gambling. |
Undoubtedly there is no connec
tion, but they also know that the j
Attorney General took a definite
stand against deporting gambling
King Frankie Costello when a
fraud was discovered in his natur
alization papers.
McGrath has other varied activi
ties which tend to give him a firm
root in the rocky soil of New Eng
land business and make him—next
U) Wall Street Banker Bob Lovett,
®ie Secretary of Defense—the weal
thiest member of the cabinet.
For instance, Howard has a pros
perous Chrysler-Flymouth automo
bile agency and has been consider
ate enough to put his auto partner,
G. Merlyn O'Keefe of Providence,
on the board of directors of the
Leitz Company, a German firm
making Leica cameras, which the
U. S. Government seized during the
war.
Howard also was president of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Providence, and has
considerately put its vice president,
Harold C. Pauli, on the board of
the same Leitz Company. McGrath
has the power to do this through
the ofiice of Alien Property Cus
todian, which is under him.
HATES TO PROSECUTE
The Attorney General's human re.
actions are the best. He likes people.
They like him. He hates to prose
cute. That may be why his Justice
Department has frittered around for
almost a year regarding prosecu
tion of certain witnesses referred
to it by the Senate after they gave
perjured testimony in the Anna
Rosenberg and the Maryland elec
tion cases.
Though the Senate went to some
pains to refer these cases to jus
tice, the Attorney General has not
acted and probably will not act.
He just has too many friends.
Tip-off to McGrath's friendly
character is his own record as a
joiner. Not since the days of “Pud
dler Jim” Davis, Secretary of Labor
under Calvin Coolidge, has there
been such a notable joiner in the
cabinet.
Here is Howard's record of good
fellowship: Elk, Eagle, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick, the Grange, Knights
of Columbus, Patrons of Husbandry,
Independent Order of Foresters, Ki
wanis, Irish Historical Society,
Rhode Island Historical Society,
New England Association of Chiefs
of Police, National Association of !
Insurance Agents, Royal Arcanum, j
So you really can't blame Howard i
McGrath. He was never cast for ]
the role of Attorney General—a role j
where friendships must play second.j
fiddle to prosecutions.
MOOSE LODGE ANNOUNCES
IMPORTANT MEETING FRIDAY '
The deputy supreme auditor of !
the Moose Lodge, Herman C. Fish
er, from Mooseheart. 111., will be at
the lodge in Juneau Frijiay at 8
p.m. for what is said to be a very
important meeting.
It has been asked that all Moose
nembers.who can attend to go and
rear what Fisher has to say about
he operation of the Juneau lodge.
FROM GULKAN'A
John A. Lund, Jr., of Gulkana is
it the Baranof Hotel.
Make Economic
Survey of Valdez
George Sundborg, head of the
Alaska Development Board, leaves
Friday for Valdez to make an ec
onomic survey of the community
and its possibilities.
Sundborg expects to be in Valdez
about 10 days. The resulting re
port will be one of a series which
includes Sitka, Cordova, Fort Yu
| kon, Ketchikan, Anchorage and
j Haines. The reports on Anchorage
land Haines are now in preparation:
the others are completed. A survey
cf the type has also been made of
Northwest Alaska.
Sundborg says the reports are
j made available to the public and
to outside industrial interests. He
says the ADB is now getting out a
second edition of the , Northwest
Alaska report.
The Valdez survey will be con
ducted at the request of the Valdez
chamber of commerce.
FOOD SALE SATURDAY
The members of the Westminster
Fellowship of the Northern Light
Presbyterian Church will hold a
food sale at Sears and Roebuck
•store on Seward Street. December
8, beginning at 10 o’clock.
The proceeds of this sale will be
applied toward one of the main
projects of the group, assisting
in the maintenance of Haines
House and the Rainbow Glacier
Camp nearby.
A variety oi home-baked pastor
ies and cooked foods will be offered
by the young people.
CIVAIK 17 DEPARTS
The CAA power barge, Civair 17
skippered by Gordon Meyers, is
scheduled to leave today for Sun
set Cove with crew and supplier for
the CAA station there.
'Appy gsi
DECEMBER 6
Mentar Peterson
Nora B. Chase
Mrs. Gust Nurmi
Gaylord Hansen
Roberta Winebrenner
Joan Featherstone
Mrs. Walton Shoote
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures 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
fo'lows:
Anchorage . 0—Clear
Barrow . 0—Snow
Bethel.20—Clear
Cordova . G—Clear
Dawson .... 14—Cloudy
Edmonton .10— Cloudy
Fairbanks . 27—Fog
Haines. 25—Snow
Havre .. . —Missing
Juneau Airport 31—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island 31—Cloudy
Kodiak . 15—Clear
Kotzebue .33—Cloudy
McGrath . 47—Fog
Nome . 16 Cloudy
Northway . IS—Cloudy
Petersburg 26—Cloudy
Portland . 36—Rain
Prince George . 8—Clpar ,
Seattle . —Missing ;
Whitehorse .... E—Snow
Yakutat ' 24—Sn6w
Community Events
T O D A F
From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.—Special City
Election on bond issues.
At G p.m.rToa tmasters club meets
in Gold Room at Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m.—Regular meeting of
City Council.
At 7:3? pur..—Registered nurses of
channel area meet at St. Ann's
hospital.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers will
rehearse at Methodist church.
ty w«i
4$m
lasfcct
December 7
At 10 a.m.—Salvation Army home
league bazaar at reading rooms on
Franklin.
At 1:30 p.m.—Martha Society
meet in parlors of NLP chj
At 7:30 p.m.—Doublehcader bask
ball in high school gym.
At 8 p.m.—Mary Society meets
parlors of NLP church.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of
Shrine club.
At 3 p.m.—Ski Club meets in Bara
nof Hotel. i ««K
At 8 p.m.—Moose Lodge meets to be
addressed by deputy supreme
auditor Herman Fisher.
in
December 8
At 7 p.m.—Program in Salvation
Army hall on Willoughby.
December 9
At 7:30 p.m.—Film "Great Discov
ery” to be shown in NLP church
Public invited.
December 10
At noon—Lions Club meets in Bara
nof Hotel.
At noon—BPWC meets in Terrace
room at Baranof.
At 7 p.m.—Badminton club meets
■in high school gym.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion pest I
meets in Dugout.
December li
At nooil—Rotary club meets at
Baranof.
At 3:45 p.m.—Community Night for
Adults at Teen Age club with
square dancing.
December 12
At noon—Kiwanis club meets at
Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge. • *
December 13
[At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof Hotel.
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[THESE WOMEN!
By d’Alessio
\
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Mr. Towey, and next tune, bring a boy friend.
11 have a girl for yon*"
20 YEARS AGO ?hTe empire. I
DECEMBER 6, 1931
Under the leadership of George Beck, superintendent of the public
school in Petersburg, a public library was being started there.
Juneau was rocked early this morning by an earthquake-like tremor
that rattled dishes and windows, but was a mere man-made shock, the
result of the biggest "shot” ever set off in the Alaska Juneau mine.
Forty thousand pounds of powder were fired in the shot, and it was
estimated the explosion broke down 750,000 tons of rock.
Young John Alstead had his adenoids removed at St. Ann's Hos
pital, and his only worry was .that he would miss the skating before
warm rains set in.
The steamer Admiral Evans was in port, bound from Kodiak and
Seward via Sitka to Seattle. She had aboard a large cargo of canned,
salted and mild-cured fish from westward ports, and loaded gold ore
concentrates here. L. L. Trimble, W. K. Keller and Thomas Thibodeau
were among passengers disembarking here.
The Estebeth left the previous evening with Christmas cargo for
Sitka and way ports, including Funter and Chichagof.
Mrs. Jennie Parker was a guest at the Hotel Zynda.
Elks of Juneau held their annual Lodge of Sorrow this afternoon,
with an appropriate program arranged for the occasion.
Weather: High, 37; low, 30; clear.
| Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: UPON and ON are synonymous in
such expressions as "upon the table,” “upon receipt of jrour letter.” ON
is preferable as being the shorter of the two.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Swathe (to envelop). Pronounce the
A as in SWAY. TH as in SMOOTH.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Lewd; EW. Feud; EU.
SYNONYMS: Vigilant, watchful, awake, wakeful, wide-awake, wary,
alert, cautious.
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:
FALSIFICATION; the act or process of representing falsely. (Pro
nounce first syllable FALL; principal accent on fourth syllable). “The
falsification of his books was discovered.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE
by
ROBERTA LEE
Q. Should a boy or girl who is entering college ask a fraternity
or a sorority member for a recommendation to this group?
A. J»;ver. Such advances must be made by a member of the
organization . To make such a request would be a grave “slip-up”
Q. What should one say when one wishes to be excused from the
table before the others have finished eating?
A. "Will you excuse me, please?” And this, of course, should be
addressed to one’s hostess.
Q. What is the proper phrase for a father to use when introducing
^ young man to hi^iauahter?
A. “Ruth, th^^HMPVWMnarles) Adams."
i
LOOK and LEARN
by
A. C.
GORDON
1. What two states in the Union lead in the production of mapk
syrup?
2. What enchantress, in ancient mythology, changed men intc
swine?
3. What is the transparent outside coating of the eyeball called?
4. What is the text of an opera or an oratorio called?
5. What is the French flower, “fleur-de-lis,” called in America?
ANSWERS:
1. Vermont and New York.
2. Circe.
3. The cornea.
4. The libretto.
5. Iris.
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I Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Wagon
6. Head covering
8. Volcano
12. German river
13. Luzon native
14. Rare gas
15. Tending
toward total
change
18. Battle
19. Loaf
20. Behold
21. Supposedly
perfect golf
23. Every day
27. General fight
29. Record of
family
descent
SO. Winged seed
33. Heavy nails
35. Persia
36. Pertaining to
early
alphabetic
characters
38. Animal of the
Himalayas
40. Cluster of
fibers
41. Business
getters
4*. Regiment In
the Turkish
army
46. Plume
48. Proportlonably
52. Two-toed
sloth
18. High pointed
hill
54. Lie at ease
55. Favorites
56. Tavern
57. Gaelic
DOWN
L Central parts
Solution of Yesterday'* Puzzle
2. Feminine
name
3. Musical show
4. Walked
6. Greek letter
6. Dress
7. Lass
8. Pertaining to
the number
nine
9. Light repast
»10. And not
1L Some
16. One with
leprosy
17. Aged
22. Winglike
24. Weary
25. Shelter
26. Word of
consent
27. Court order .
28. Anglo-Sason
slave
30. Slight taste >
of liquid
31. Southern con*
stellation
32. The human
race
34. Player of m ’
shrill
Instrument i
37. Perfect agree- j
ment and
accord , |
39. Beverage (
41. Bower
42. Small valleys
43. Fashion
45. Against: prefix
47. High wind
48. Drinking
vessel
49. Number
50. Small rug
5L Vase
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MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
JUNEAU MARBLE WORKS
Phone 42G—302 Franklin St.
© B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
t
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARO
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday in
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
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Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2596
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"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
butler-mauro
drug CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Piano#—Musical Instruments
and Snpplies
Phone 206 Seoond and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Room#
at Reasonable Rate#
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Surford Co.
■“Our Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
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GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
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Phones 146 and 342
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!; American Meat — Phone »
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Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVI’S OVERALLS
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117 Main St. Phone 772
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