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Fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle. Wash.
Tuesday, September 4, 1951
SCHOOL BEGINS
The'.iapening today of Juneau’s schools, important
as it is To the pupils, teachers and citizens of the
community, constitutes but a small part of the
tremendous procession of children advancing another
step towards the completion of their education.
In the democratic world there is a general recogni
tion of "the right of every child to an education. The
governments of the several states and Territories
under the American flag have accepted the re
sponsibility and public schools, supported by public
funds, offer educational opportunities to their children
as a matter of unquestioned right.
No thinking person tan safely assume that our
educational system, its buildings and equipment, its
curricula and personnel, is perfect. But when we
dwell on minor faults let us not overlook the tre
mendous values that accrue to our society through
the overall program.
It is certain that the costs of educating our
youngsters will continue to increase in the years
ahead. This is inevitable, but when we consider
costs and the attendant taxes, let us be mindful
of the abundant return from this relatively modest
Investment in the future of the nation.
An intelligently developed population cannot be
evaluated in terms of dollars and cents — nor can we
estimate the ultimate improvement in the upcoming
generations over their predecessors. Of this, however,
we may be certain - the value will far exceed the cost.
GRINS AM) GROANS
A Socialistic Plan
(Ketchikan News)
Ketchikan residents in particular and Alaskan:
in general should f ive serious thought to the state
ments made yesterday to the Ketchikan Chamber
of Commerce by Vic Fisher, Towr.site Planner lor.
the Bureau of Land Management.
Fisher said in effect that the Bureau proposed
to establish a separate city at Ward Cove for the
accommodation of the pulp mill workers. This is
socialistic planning on the part of ,the government
on the grandiose scale recently outlined by Secretary
of the Interior, Oscar Chapman!
We might be old fashioned in our thinking but
we can see no dilferenre in this sort ol planning
for Alaska and that being carried out in Russia by
Joe Stalin and his cohorts. Fisher said he had bSen
led to believe that Ketchikan was .not capable of plan
ning for the coming of a pulp mill and did not have
the room for the necessary expansion needed to take
care of the additional population.
We here in Ketchikan know this to be absolutely
false and unfounded but the remark is typical of
the spurious thinking and the unbalanced logic oi
the arguments used in favor of organized Federal
developments as proposed lot- us by Oscar Chapman
Nor is Fisher the first to reveal these > Federal
schemes—for offhand we can remember Assistaht
Secretary William Warne and Kenneth Kadow and
their fantastic financial plan. Last winter we list
ened to Joseph Morgan of the Bureau of Reclamation
outline the Federal Swan Lake development plan
which would put the government in position to control
the power in the area and thereby control the industry.
All of these schemes are wrapped in the same at
tractve dressing of “giving you something for noth
’ing’’ but we cannot help but feel that private initiative
and private industry go out the window as more and
more Federal control enters.
It is not our desire to constantly criticize but
our interest in Ketchikan and in Alaska is too great
for us to blindly accept the government’s philnn
throphy without seeking a motive for it.
This much we do know—Countless cities through
out the United States have grown in stature, in
position, and in size, directly in connection with tlfe
growth of industry in their area which in turn stimu
lated the orderly progress of the community.
Ketchikan has proven its ability to grow without
the aid of Federal development, and it has admittedly
grown in a better and more permanent manner than
any of the government colonies. Already our City
Fathers are laying plans for taking care of the pulp
mill problems. Many of our local merchants have
improved their business places in anticipation of the
coming development.
We see no need for the government to step in
and create a new city at Ward Cove at tremendous
expense to the taxpayer and we feel that such a
move could only hinder and retard the orderly growth
of our own city which is found upon the principles
of private initiative and development which made this
country great.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round ",,H,""
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are apparently honest, patriotic,
thinking Americans who fear we
are not'justified in trying to main
tain and increase our world lead
ership in the field of atomic en
ergy. *
I don’t know how many people
in the United States share the
views of this lady. I hope there
are not many, for they are just
exactly the views the men in the
Kremlin are asking the world to
believe about us, and which they
would dearly like to have us be
gin to believe about ourselves.
To hold the belief, even for a
moment, that the Soviet leaders
are in the atomic bomb business
just because we are, is one of the
worst possible mistakes we could
make. These men do not do things
because we have done something
first to stimulate them. They do
things because they believe their
own interests are best served by
doing them, and they do them as
part of their master plan to ach
ieve domination of the world. We
did nothing to force them to take
over Czechoslovakia. We did noth
ing to force them to send the
North Koreans to invade South
Korea. And we have done nothing
to force them to block almost ev
ery single effort in the United Na
tions to bring peace to the world
—including the American-suppor
ted U. N. plan to place atomic
energy under effective internation
al control.
Even if we did not have a single
atomic bomb, I am convinced that
the Soviet leaders would be just
as hard at work building atomic
bombs of their owp, and—if they
knew we had none—there would
be a much better chance than now
exists that they would use such
weapons against us. Our ever-grow
ing stockpile of atomic weapons,
far from being a stimulant to war,
is actually the most important
single safeguard against World
War in.
Our bombs are for defense—of
ourselves and our Allies. They are
not for the purpose of making ag
gressive war against anyone. We
used the atomic bomb against the
Japanese not to destroy lives, but
to save lives—the lives of the hun
dreds of thousands of Americans
and Japanese that inevitably
would have been lost if World War
II had continued.
I believe our national atomic
energy policy is the only policy
that this nation-upon whose po
sition in the world the lives of
millions upon millions of people
depend—could follow and still be
consistent with the Christian ideals
and principles we try to live by.
The American government could,
of course, go to the men in the
Kiremlin and say:
“You have threatened us, so here
are our atomic weapons; we are
j renouncing them and we are ask
i ing no guarantees in return. You
j tU'e fietjiio deprive 150,000,
I Americans of tlie freedoms for
which their forefathers fought so
dearly; You are Iree to destroy
their places of worship; to hurl
them into slave labor camps and
prisons, and to kill as many of
them as you wish. Moreover, you
are now free to take away the
liberty of all the peoples of the
world, not only in this generation,
but forever."
To me, such a thing would be
unthinkable, and most un-Christ
ianlike.
It* is war that is bad—not just
atomic war. And it is the way at
omic bombs are used that is bad
—not the bombs themselves. Our
bombs are to protect liberty and
to prevent war until that day,
which I sincerely hope will arrive,
when the Soviet leaders provide
some real evidence that they hon
estly want peace. And if war does
come through Communist aggres
sion they are the best means we
have of saving the lives and lib
erties of those who would other
wise become Communism's inno
cent victims.
We test atomic weapons because
we must test them in our develop
ment program. We do not test
them to scare anyone. They are
actually evidences of the progress
we are making, not only in wea
pons, but also in the manufacture
of materials for peaceful use. We
must remember that these mater
ials we are now putting into weap
ons can, if never used as weapons,
be easily converted for use in the
production of power and the man
ufacture of radioactive substances
for the benefit of man's health
and welfare.
Atomic energy holds tremendous
promise for a better life for all of
us in the future, and we are ad
vancing steadily toward greater re
alization of this promise. It is pe
culiarly fortunate, in my view,
that atomic energy is also simul
taneously providing the means by
which we can preserve our lives,
our freedom and our way of life
until this promise is fulfilled.
My father, incidentally, was not
only a great “sermonizer”; he was
also a veteran of the Spanish Am-1
erican War and World War I, and |
is buried in Arlington cemetery. He
knew that aggressors are not de
terred by weakness, and—as he
did—I sincerely hope that, through
strength, we may have fewer new
graves there in the future.
HOME MADE FOOD SALE
Home made jam, jelly and baked
oods by Auke Bay American Le
;ion Auxiliary, Friday, Sept. 7 at
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JUNEAU WOMAN S CLUB
egular meeting at Electric Light
tpany penthouse Wednesday,
- 5 at 1:30. Mrs. C. V. Rudolph,
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News Items
from Sitka
SITKA — (Special) — Sitka had
planned a public luncheon for Gov.
Thomas Dewey to be given at the
Lutheran Service Center. So many
people wanted to attend that the
luncheon was transferred to the
Moose Hall where several hundred
can be taken care of.
Then Tuesday evening came a
wire from Governor Gruening say
ing that Dewey couldn't make it.
Even the most loyal Democrats
snorted over that one.
Several parties have already been
goat hunting — without success.
Not that plenty of goats aren't being
seen. Too far back and too much
fog.
Cut-throat fishing has been so
spectacular the past two weeks that
the trout have been brought to town
by the gunnysackful, and distributed
from house to house. And the fish
ermen are bored stiff — too easy.
Mrs. Clyde Maycock was honor
guest at a surprise stork shower
given by the staff of the SJ Com
munity hospital where she has been
nursing for the past two years. The
affair was also a farewell party as
the Maycocks have been transfer
red to Juneau. Maycock is connected
with the Forest Service.
Marriage license application made
August S2: Glynn Freeland and
Lena T. Mitchell, both of Silka.
A daughter, Suzie Ellen, weighing
six pounds, was born to Mrs. Walter
Kgak at the Mt. Edgeeumbe Sani
torium. Mrs. Kgak is a patient from
Point Barrow where her husband
and two other children await her
return.
Mr. and Mrs. William Coddington
arrived for a visit with their son
and daughter-in-law, JDr. and Mrs.
Fred Coddington. at their Mt. Edge
cumbe home. Dr. Coddington is
thoracic surgeon at the Mt. Edge
cumbe Sanatorium.
Houseguests at the home of Mr
and Mrs. Clyde Hager are his sister
and niece. Mrs. Dorothy Redfern
and Mrs. Ivan Franzen of Evers''
Washington, and his cousin, Mr .
Grace Neckerman from Pennsyl
vania.
Dr. Edward Mehne. arrived last
weekend, with his wife and child,
to join the medical staff of the Mt.
Edgeeumbe hospital. Dr. Mehne is
with the Public Health Service.
Lydia Ann Tilson left Sitka after
spending the summer with her
mother, Mrs. Lydia Tilson. Miss
Tilson graduated this sprine from
WSC and will teach in the Port
land, Ore., schools this spring.
Mrs. William Richard returned
SEPTEMBER 4
• Clyde E. Gordon
o Daniel R. Steele
• Harley Turner, Jr
• Robert Dalton
• Sig Olsen
• Mrs. Frank Dick
» Earl D. Miller
Weather a!
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures 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 . 52—Fog
Annette Island . 48—Fog
Barrow . . 38—Drizzle
Bethel . 53—Rain
Cordova .. 55—Rain
Dawson . ... 50—Clear
Edmonton . 42—Partly Cloudy
Fairbanks . 55—Cloudy
Haines . 55—Cloudy
Havre . 4G—Partly Cloudy
Juneau Airport.42—Cloudy
Kodiak . 49—Cloudy
Kotzebue .43—Clear
McGrath . 51—Rain
Nome . 52—Partly Cloudy
Northway . .43—Fog '
Petersburg ...... 46—Clear
Portland . 56—Partly Cloudy
Prince George . 33—Clear
Seattle . 55—Clear
Sitka . 55— Cloudy
Whitehorse . 55—Cloudy
Yakutat . 56—Rain
[tailed Air Lines
Official lo Arrive
Visiting Alaska to re-acquaint
residents with plane schedules
which bring cities throughout the
States many hours closer, G. War
ren Averill, assistant district sales
manager for United Air Lines in
Seattle, will arrive in Juneau Sept.
14.
Averill, who makes an annual
trip into the territory, will bririg
first-hand information about his
company's winter schedules, which
olfer air passengers from here ex
cellent connections at Seattle on
Mainliner flights to Oregon,
orriia, the midwest, e£b t and *
clulu._____
While In Juneau, Averill wlU
call on civic officials, transporta
tion representatives and business
firms, outlining special features of
United's service.
CIVIL SERVICE
Delegate E. C. (Bob) Bartlett
has renewed his request that Civil
Sc:vice competitive examinations
be given in Alaska for federal em
ployment.
For many years the Commi ;ion
has applied to the Territory a for
mula known as Schedule A, a list
of positions excepted from com
petitive examination. The app: ca
tion of the formula has deprived
federal employees from being el
igible to transfer to a regular civil
service position in any of the
States or the District of Colum
bia.
NOTICE
Dorothy Roff's Dancing Classes
will be in the Parish Hall on 5th
Street on Monday Sept. 3, and on
the following Saturdays. Classes now
enrolling in Baton-tap; Toe-baliet;
Boys Acrobatic Group, Teen-age
Ballet Class; Teen-age Social Danc
ing Club. Phone Blue 163. 902-7t
on the Denali with her two ch.ld
ren after spending a year in the
States for her health.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nicholon,
Sr., left by plane this week for their
home in Montana after spending
the summer here visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Tom Brown.
Mrs. Joe Dcisher and son. Joe Jr.,
left this week for Wrangell to j in
Dr. Dcisher, a staff member of the
Mt. Edgecumbe Orthopedic hospital.
Dr. Dcisher is spending several
weeks checking students at Wran
gell Institute.
Loretta Ott who spent the sum
mer here visiting her father, Wil
liam Ott. manager of the Coli earn
Theatre, left Saturday for California
where she will be a senior in high
school.
Cordelia Cushing, who spent sev
eral weeks visiting her father and
stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. John
Cushing, left by p’ane to return to
her home in Pan Francisco.
Five candidates were initiated
into the Masonic Lodge: Herbert
,T. Rimmer, W. W. Knieht, L. C.
Bere. Ben Miller and Glenn Green.
Visiting officers from Nile Terr pie
in Seattle who conducted the rare-,
menv of initiation ware: H D.
Bracken. Jr . G’enrt II Carpenter,
Ruben E. Lovegren end Frank T.
O'•(render.
Died: Sunday, August 19, Ns ->y
Veatch, Sitka’s most famous dog. of
old ace. While in his prime No^ty
was flown to Seattle for his haircuts]
and dental work.
20 YEARS AGO
EMPIRE
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1931
•
Southeastern Alaska sportsmen were up in arms from Juneau to
Ketchikan over curtailment of the duck and geese hunting season to
the current month from the usual three and one-half month period.
Today, the opening day of the season, local hunters invaded the flats
from Salmon Creek to Mendenhall. Few, if any hunters came home
empty-handed. There were bags of various sizes reported from the
single and brace to as many as 14, one under the legal daily* bag limit.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pegues became the parents of a young journal
ist when a son was born to them at St. Ann's Hospital Sept. 1. A desk
at The Empire is being reserved for him where his father is a member of
the staff and his mother worked for several years.
C. Steinbeck, of Dixon, Iowa, was a passenger to Juneau on the
Princess Louise. He is here to visit his brother, William Steinbeck.
E. P. Rundich. an employee of the Alaska Juneau mine who has
been on a pleasure trip to Washingtpn and Oregon, returned to Juneau
on the Princess Louise.
Juneau-Young Hardware Company was advertising Super X and
Remington shotgun shells at the following prices: 12 gauge, $1.15 per
box; 16 gauge, 95c per box and 20 gauge, 85c per box.
Cntracts aggregating slightly less than $20,000 have been awarded
for the constructon of the new government school building at Hoonah,
it was announced today by architect Lester Troast of the Office of
Indian Affairs. R. J. Sommers Construction Company was the suc
cessful bidder for erecting the building and Rice and Ahlers Company
was given the contract for installing heating and plumbing equipment.
A son was born yesterday morning to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Goetz ol
Douglas, at St. Ann's Hospital. The youngster weighed seven and one-half
pounds.
Weather: High, 54; low, 43; showers.
Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon j
WORDS' OFTEN MISUSED: “Phone," the shortened form of "tele
phone,” is acceptable in informal usage, and may be used as a noun
or a verb.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Archive. Pronounce ar-kiv, A as in
ARM. I as in HITE, accent first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Avoirdupois; six vowels, OI twice.
SYNONYMS: Wisdom, knowledge, learning, erudition, perception,
scholarship. •
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:
CYNICAL: disbelieving in the sincerity of human motives. “Why should
she take such a cynical vew of life?”
—
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA lee
Q. Are people supposed to greet each other in church before the
service has begun?
A. No. Ordinarily in church, if a friend happens to catch your
•syes-yeu- a»y -perhaps smile,never actually, hoy,- And There, should ■
be no murmur or babel of voices in church prior to the service.
Q. When a man is seated in a public dining room or restaurant,
and a woman acquaintance bows to him, how does he respond?
A. He merely makes the gesture by getting up halfway from his
chair and at the same time bowing. Then he sits down again.
Q. Is it necessary for a hostess to provide new cards for her guests
at a bridge party?
A. Yes. She may use old ones only if they are spotless and shiny.
1 LOOK and LEARN AT.GORDON 1
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1. What language is reputed to have the largest vocabulary?
2. Which is covered more thickly with icc, the North or South
Pole?
3. Among ordinary foodstuffs, what is the rarest vitamin?
4. What is the popular name for the constellation, Ursa Major?
5. What is a mulley cow?
ANSWERS:
1. English.
2. South. Pole.
3. Vitamin D.
4. Big Dipper.
5. Ond that has been dehorned.
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
in Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperfiold,
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.
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W. II. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
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Secretary—
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V. F. W.
Taka Pos! No. 5559
Meeting1 every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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Phone 206 Second and Seward
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Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 216— DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
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at Reasonable Rates
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Juneau Dairies, Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699
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To give you more freedom
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Alaska Laundry
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