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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avenue Bldg.. Seattle. Wash.
Wednesday, August 15, 1951
IN MEMORIAM
Dealh — expected or not — is always sad, always
a shock.
In the past few weeks, death has taken two of
Alaska's legislators. -It was sudden death in the case
oi Ounnard Engebreth, president of the Senate dur
ing the last session and a shock to those who knew
and were associated with him during those busy sixty j
lays.
Amelia Gunderson, member of the House of Rep
resentatives, had been seriously ill and had undergone
a major operation not long before the legislature con
vened. She was not well' during the session and was
frequently in pain, but it was characteristic of her to
put her work before her own interest. That death
brought kind relief to one so long in pain is slight
consolation for those who remain to mourn.
The Empire joins many others in Alaska in of- i
fering condolences to the relatives of Mr. Engebreth
and Mrs. Gundersen.
19.‘59 ANI) 1951—A PERILOUS PARALLEL
The world situation today is strangely reminiscent
of that which existed in 1939, immediately prior to
Adolf Hitler' bid to subjugate Europe.
Preceding the German military campaign were a
number of speeches by Der Fuehrer — protesting his
love of peace and proclaiming the earnest desire of
the Nazis to live on a friendly basis with the other
people of Europe.
By 1939 it had become apparent that the words
of the Nazi leaders were not to be relied upon. No
assurance .epujt} bq placet? .in the. pledges and promises
of the Herrenvolk. Nevertheless, the rest of Europe
was sadly deficient in military strength and utterly
unprepared for the lightning attacks of the powerful
Nazi units. The dictator did not give the free nations
time to arm themselves for effective defense.
At the present stage of international affairs—in
the year 1951—no reasonable man is prepared to rely
upon the word of Soviet Russia. Despite the frequent
assurances of Soviet officials and spokesmen that the
Soviet wishes to live in peace and to get along with
the rest of the world, there is nothing in the record
to support the sincerity of these protestations. As a
consequence, aware of the military might ot Russia,J
the natiftns of Europe — and the world — are fearful,
of precipitate aggression on the part of the Russians. I
There is one difference, however, in the discour
aging parallel between 1939 and 1951; a difference
which offers some encouragement. This time the
free nations of the world have banded together for
their common defense. The North Atlantic Treaty
organization is even now preparing the framework
of an international force to be trained and equipped
for defensive warfare. Whether Russia will permit
the democracies sufficient time to successfully build
their defenses is a question with dangerous overtones.
Fortunately, the people of the United States are
more conscious of their present peril than they were
of the Nazi threat in 1939. No longer do dangerous
neutrality statutes stand in the path of our contribu
tions to the join defense of civilization and freedom.
Already, through our program of military assistance,
we have committed our resources to the rearming of
the Western democracies and have also contributed
substantially to their economic recuperation. Accord
ingly, the Western nations arc* in a much better posi
tion, defensewi.se, than they were in 1939. although not
yet prepared to meet a sudden Soviet thrust.
The situation, as outlined above, should convince
Americans that the action of this country is of pri-;
mary importance and may be the decisive factor in
determining whether there is to be war or peace.
Many strategists have asserted, that Adolf Hitier
would not have precipitated'World war IX naa ne
been convinced that the United States would enter
the conflict. The Russians are undoubtedly aware,
that an overt aggression in Euhope would mean im
mediate participation by this country. They may be
of the opinion that a quick blow today, before the
democracies are rearmed, would succeed. The most
effective way to correct that opinion is to substitute
firmness for' appeasement and continue the mobiliza
tion of American power and the strengthening it
our allies.
INCOME TAX “MISTAKES”
One out of four taxpayers makes a mistake in
their individual income returns, according to the
Internal Revenue Bureau, which adds that, in nine
cases out of ten, the mistake is in the taxpayer’s
favor.
While making a survey of returns in 1948. the
Bureau found that 14,000,000 returns contained er
rors, with the Government being short $1,400,000,000
and the taxpayers short only $100,090,000.
Because of inadequate help, many of the erroneous
returns for any year will not be adjusted. While spot
checks will be made of a selected number of returns
in the lower brackets, all those reporting income of
$25,000 or more will be fully scrutinized.
Another surprising revelation is that business men,
despite their training, make mistakes in nearly half
of their returns. This includes sole owners of farms
or non-farming enterprises, which are not incor
porated, doctors, dentists, lawyers and other profes
sional men. Because of the high percentage of eiior,
the returns of this class will be checksd more closely
in the future.
Undoubtedly many of the mistakes made in con
nection with filing income tax returns are honest
errors. Equally undoubted, is the intentional effort
of some taxpayers to avoid as much of the levy as
they can. These mistakes take from the Government
more than a billion dollars a year and it would seem
to be wise to permit the Internal Revenue Bureau to
employ more assistants in order to catch the mistakes
and collect the proper sums from all taxpayers.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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have to fight wars all over again.
Finally we have failed, to realize
that Russia has never been con
quered by force of arms. Napoleon
tried it and got bogged down on
the road to Moscow. Hitler also
tried it and got swamped in front
of Stalingrad.
But the Kaiser, having been
stopped in Latvia, picked up Len
in in Switzerland, put him on a
special train with drawn blinds,
and sent him to Russia. It was
after this that Russia, under a
new Bolshevist regime, finally
surrendered.
In other words, it was propa
ganda and politics which really
defeated tl^p Czar.
Weather Balloons
That is one reason why I have
been hammering home the idea
that we should use any and all
kinds of propaganda, including
weather balloons, to penetrate the
Iron Curtain and get the truth to
the people of Russia and the sat
ellites.
No matter what else is happen
ing inside Rusia, one thing is cer
tain. Stalin has imposed the Iron
Curtain for the specific reason
that he fears contact between the
Russian people and the outside
world. *
He knows, and a small segment
of the Russian people also know,
how American and Soviet troops
drank vodka together, toasted
their mutual friendship together
on the shores of the river Elbe
at the end of the war.
He also knows how soldiers of
the Red army who have visited
Vienna, Warsaw, Prague or even
shell-pocked Berlin, have returned
to tell their friends about the
culture and economic progress of
the Free World lying beyond the
Soviet border. Some of these sol
diers have shown such enthusiasm
over the west and such skepticism
over Communism that it has been
necessary to isolate them, follow
ing their discharge, from their
native villages.
Stalin also knows that when the
Nazis advanced into Russia in 1940
the astounding total of 3,600,000
Russians surrendered to the Ger
mans
We in the West did • not know
about this wholesale surrender
until after we had seized German
documents and interviewed Ger
man officers after V-E Day. But
Stalin knew. And he knew that
the German army never would
have penetrated Russia as it did
if many of the Russian people
had not actually welcomed it, and
if whole segments of the Red ar
my had not been eager to surren
| der.
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The Kaiser’s army in 1915-17
advanced only to Riga. It never
actually reached the soil of Rus
sia proper. Hitler's army in 1940
marched two-thirds of the way
across Russia, right down to the
Caucasus. In other words, the
Czar, with all. his tyranny, com
manded more loyalty than Stalin.
These are some, of the feasons
for the Iron Curtain. These also
are some of the reasons why we
must make the Iron Curtain a
lace curtain if we are to prevent
war; if we are to win permanent
peace over a period of ;ears.
Counterpropaganila
Propaganda balloons floated
, across the Iron Curtain have their
| drawbacks. If they disrupt satel
lite and Russian public opinion
| enough, the Kremlin is bound to
. start the rumor that they are
I carrying bacteriological warfare—
j germs aimed to ruin the crops of
! the Communist people.
I The Kremlin may also plant a
| bomb with an alleged propaganda
i balloon, arrange to kill someone
and then claim that westerners
are trying to murder the Russian
people.
Some counterpropaganda like
this is almost certain to happen,
j But when two nations suffer such
| strained relations as the U.S.A.
and U.S.S.R. you can't make those
relations any worse, and some
times revolutionary methods and
radical surgery improve them.
Certainly it will be true that the
louder the Kremlin squawks and
tries to twist the meaning of
friendship messages to the Rus
sian people, the more it is certain
that such propaganda is hurting.
Freedom-friendship balloons
floated across the Iron Curtain
are not, of cours£, going to change
the people of Russia. Czechoslo
vakia, Hungary overnight. But
they can help. And added to the
Voice of America and other pro
paganda, some of which cannot
be written about, they can hit the
Kremlin in the Achilles’ heel
wheih Stalin is worried most about
—the fear that the people behind
the Iron Curtain may get to know
that we are a friendly, peaceful
people who will fight if necessary,
but who, contrary to the Russian
radio, do not want war.t
West Point Review
Conflicting stories have come
out of West Point as to the status
of the 90 cadets caught cheating
in exams. However, the inside fact
is that the decision to dismiss
them is not final, but is subject
to another review by a special
screening board.
This board will recommend fili
al action, which may be any of
the following:
1. Cadets admitting guilt under
oath will be allowed to resign.
2. Cadets who admit under oath
but refuse to resign will be dis
charged.
3. Cadets pleading not guilty
under oath may be discharged ad
ministratively, or may be tried by
court-martial, depending upon 'lie
evidence in each individual rase.
4. In cases of insufficient evi
dence, the charges will be droppe,!.
All discharges will be by admin
istrative order without specifying
what type. This amounts to nei
ther honorable nor dishonorable
discharge.
AUGUST 15
Pete Warner
L. J. Hohnquist
Dick Clithero
W. E. Wall
Mrs. Hugh B. Antrim
Allen John Wruck
Mrs. Katherine Parker
Darlene Adsero
Dick Forrest
Miss Linda Callahan
Weather at
Alaska Points
V»earner condition? and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 pan ..
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage’ ..
Annette Island
Barrow
Bethel
Cordova .
Dawson ...
Edmonton .
Fairbanks .
Haines .
Havre
Juneau Airport
Kodiak
Kotzebue .
McGrath .
Nome .
Northway .
Petersburg .
Portland .
Prince George
Seattle .-..
Sitka
Whitehorse .
Yakutat ..
56—Cloudy
52—Partly Cloudy
41—Rain
.... 53—Rain
. 51—Cloudy
. 54—Smoky
56—Cloudy
55—Partly Cloudy
50— Cloudy
51—Partly Cloudy
49—Rain
. 52—Drizzle
49— Cloudy
. 59—Cloudy
42—Partly Cloudy
49—Partly Cloudy
53—Foggy
. Missing
.54—Foggy
51—Partly Cloudy
51— Cloudy
49—Partly Cloudy
52— Cloudy
15 Take Mount
Roberts Hike
Fifteen members of the Shank,
Ship and Shutter club hiked to
the top of Mount Roberts Saturday.
They ate their lunch at the top of
Mount Gastineau. Good weather
made for good pictures including
movies of sliding down a snowfield,
Dr. I. J Montgomery, hike director,
said today.
Those making the trip included
Amity Porter, Rose Lee Carter, A T.
Thorendal, Janice Fairservice, Doris
Latshaw, Fern T.schau, Rosemary
Harmon, Inger Eide, Mr. and AJr.s.
Ray Wells, Elsie end Nancy Niemi,
Florence Hibbard, Rhona Hibboard
and Montgomery.
This coming Saturday the group
will climb Mount Bradley (Mount
Jumbo to the old timers) on Doug
las Island. This will be a more rug
ged hike, Montgomery said. The
group will leave from in front of
the high school at 8 o’clock in the
morning.
Communication
August 13, 1951
To Daily Alaska Empire:
I would like to take this means
of saying i“thank you” to the of
j ficers and boys ot .the coast
Guard cutter Kimball for bringing
I my baby and me in to the hospital
from Taku River safe and com
fortably.
Especially the poor boys who
had to carry us from the top of!
the rocks where we have om cab
in, down to the slippery and limy
rocks at low water in pitch dark
ness. . .
And last but not least, I thank
Mr. and Mrs. Richards of Doug
las who called the Coast Guard
for help for me and also Mrs.
Holmes, the chief nurse of the
Government Hospital fur all their
kindness.
(Signed) Mrs. Joe Stevens
Flax is grown either for fiber
or for seed, called linseed or ilax
seed. Flax fiber is made into ltnen.
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AUGUST re, 1931
Ruth Langseth, who has been ill at her home in Douglas with ton- |
silitis lor a week is on the road to recovery.
Passengers arriving in Juneau last night on the Northland from
Seattle were: George Tulinkoff, Mrs. Vera Tulinkoff, Hazel Smith,
Ethel Peggar, the Rev. James Furey, Mr .and Mrs. S. G. Gazaloff, Mrs.
Anne Webster, Mrs. L. White. From Southeast Alaska ports were: M.
Richard, M. Mastafa, A. Allalal, E. Jabor, R. Hassen, Richard Suratt,
James H. Wheeler, N. Ludvickson.
Mrs. Dorothy Stearns Rolf was a passenger on the Northland for
Seattle when it left this morning after .visitisg this port.
Lieut. H. A. Kurstedt, of the U. S. Engineering Corps, accompanied
by Mrs. Kurstedt, arrived in Juneau on the steamer Alaska to take up his
duties with the Alaska Road Commission.
Every preliminary detail preparatory to launching of construction
of the Thane Highway project was cleared away today when the Secre
tary of Agriculture affixed his signature to a contract awarded some time
ago to Siems-Spokane Company.
Opening of a new auto service station at Third and Main is an
nounced today by John E. Green, owner of the property. It is located
on the old Taylor corner adjoining a garage and machine shop in A. B.
Hall.
Dr. J. B. Loftus, Territorial veterinarian, and Mrs. Loftus have left,
JuneaH. for Fairbanks. Dr. Loftus' trip is in connection with Terri
torial business.
Frices of fresh fruits and vegetables, advertise by California Grocery j
as having just arrived on the steamer Alaska were: Seedless grapes, 20 |
cents per pound; large peaches, 50 cents a dozen; Bartlett pears,4o cents
per dozen; bananas, 2 pounds 25 cents; corn on cob, 4 ears 25 cents; *
cucumbers, 15 cents each; cantaloupes, large, yellow meat, 15 and 20,
cents each.
Weather: High, 58; low, 52; showers.
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Daily Lessons in English W.l. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The three girls divided
the candy between themselves.” Say, “AMONG themselves,” when refer
ring to more than two.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fete. Pronounce the same as FATE.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Descent (going down). Dissent (to dis
agre). Decent i proper).
SYNONYMS: Mercy, kindness, forgiveness, pardon, pity, clemency,
compassion, tenderness, lenience, lienency, lenity.
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:
INDOMITABLE: not to be subdued; unconquerable. (Accent follows the
Mi. “He has an indomitable will.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE
by
ROBERTA LEE
Q. If a man is entertaining a group of friends in a restaurant or
a Ijotel dining room, in what order do they go to the table?
A. If the headwaiter leads the way to the table, the host goes first
to seat his guests, the women follow next, and the men of the party
last.
<5. When you are talking with someone whose name you cannot
remember readily, and another friend joins you, should you attempt an
introduction?
A. Yes. Say, “I am very sorry, but for the moment I cannot re
member your name.”
Q. Who should select and engage the clergyman for a church wed
ding,?
A. Usually the wedding ceremony takes place in the church which
the bride and her family attend.
LOOK and LEARN $?c.GORDON !
I-1
1. Does anything move taster than heat radiation?
2. What substance trora milk is jused for making glue, sizing, and
plastics?
3. Who became President of the U. S. when McKinley was assassi
nated?
4. Of whaf country is Helsinki the capital city?
5. What well-known bird can fly backwards? \
ANSWERS:
1. No. Light, heat, and other forms of electromagnetic waves have
the same speed, which cannot be exceeded.
2. Casein, or milk protein. ,
3. Theodore Roosevelt. ^ \ i \ \
4. Finland. / ! : i •
5. Hummingbird.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. In the back
6. Animal’s
stomach
•. Small soft
12. Blockhead
13. Mllkfish
14. Exist
15. Certificate of
postage
paid
16. Type of ex
cellence
18. Fitly
20. Waistcoat
21. Consumed
23. Female rufif
21. Relieves
25. Greet
27. Insect
28. Plunder In A
cylinder
29. Implement for
enlarging
33. Hear judicially
34. Mistakes in
printing
85. Narrow back
street
38. Capture
39. Negative
40. Performer
41. Take offense
at
43. Disconcerted
46. Entices: var.
48. Dance step
49. Lyric poem
60. Sluggish
61. Old form of
three
62. Church seat
63. Constructor
of Wash
ington mon
ument
Solution ot Yesterday's Puzzle
"* DOWN
1. Helps to a
salesman
2. Groove
8. Hard glossy
paints
4. Culmination
&. Coileclion
6. Tree
7. Off
8. Armed strife
9. Pay
TO. Got up
11. Marks left by
blows
17. Incarnation
19. Very s.natit
Tri. Pel so it« -*a
tS Japanese
porgy
24. Forceful
26. Says
27. Regions
20. Cloaks
.1!. Greek letter
22. Hearn
3a. Suit
3G. Pertaining to a
rounded ap
pendage
37. Renting con
tract
38. Cover with
moisture
41. Read: arch.
42. Roman Fate
41. Skip
46. Refora
47. l eu
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 145
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperfleld,
Worshipful Master;
james w. lex vers, Secretary.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting becond ana Fourth Wed
nesdays at 8 P.M. Visiting broth
ers welcome.
LE ROY WEST, Exaxlted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD •
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
V. F. W.
Taka Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.ru.
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Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Bos 2508
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Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURQ
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianos—Musical Instrument#
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th Bt.
PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
I
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
f,t Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
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PHONE 555
PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
“Oor Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
. (Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Jnnean Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
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a dally habit—ask for It by name
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699
American Meat — Phone 38
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To give you more freedom
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H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
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