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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers. 1411
foirth 4venue Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
Thursday, September 21, 1950
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MR. BARTLETT KNOWS BETTER
The attempt to identify all opposition to state
hood with the canned salmon industry is dishonest
and unfair. Thousands of Alaskans, of diverse inter
ests, are unanimous in their opposition to statehood.
And no one knows that any better than does Deie
gate Bartlett.
We take exception to the delegate's statement to
the press as reported in yesterday’s Associated Press
dispatch from Washington. Mr. Bartlett told capital
reporters that several telephone calls were made from
Seattle by persons identified as being connected with
Alaskan fishing interests. He went on to say that the!
calls were made to Senators asking that they vote j
against the statehood bill. Bartlett declined to identify |
the Senators who received the calls. .
Of the phone calls, Mr. Bartlett said, (they) “seem J
to be a last desperate effort to block statehood for the
Territory. X think that it will help the cause of
statehood because it again brings out that the salmon
fishing industry is doing everything in its power to
block statehood.”
Mr. Bartlett should realize, and we're willing to
wager that he does, that there are a great many
Alaskans opposed to statehood. And we think Mr.
Bartlett is also aware that a high percentage of
these people have no interests whatever in the salmon
fishing industry, which, by the way, is the
greatest source of tax revenue in the Territory.
We think that Mr. Bartlett has lost sight of a
few things, however. One of them is the fact that
he was sent to Washington to represent all the people
[ of Alaska — not just the group with which he has bo
I patently aligned himself. Another is the fact that
statehood's greatest support comes from outside the
Territory. Witness the impressive roster of members
of the National Statehood Committee—almost a hun
dred names and not an AJaskan in the lot.
We've been subjected to a lot of criticism for our
stand against Alaskan statehood. We’ve been called
the ‘tool of the vested interests,’ the ‘mouthpiece of
the canned salmon industry’ — even the ‘axis press.’
We’ve been told that we stand in the way of progress
and development and all the good things that will
come with statehood.
We want to know what these ‘good things’ are.
We want to know how statehood will benefit Alaska—
and to date the statehood people haven’t been able
to give us more than a number of widely divergent
guesses.
We're curious about what statehood is going to
cost. And estimates of its leading proponents vary by
millions of dollars per year. The spread between the
high and low estimates is more than eight million
dollars.
As long as such questions remain unanswered, we
will oppose Alaskan statehood. Until Alaskans know
the answers and approve them, statehood will remain
a dangerous step into the unknown. And we’re buying
no pigs in pokes today.
Al White Visits Fairbanks
fFairbanks Daily News Miner)
One of the passengers from Juneau who stepped
out of the Pan American clipper “Live Yankee” at
Ladd air force base yesterday was a large man in his
upper fifties, wearing a soft felt hat, an unbuttoned
overcoat and a friendly smile. After 45 years of ab
sence. Albert White had returned to Fairbanks, his
former home, for a visit.
The last time White arrived in Fairbanks, in 1905,
he came in with a team of dogs from Valdez over the
winter trail. . .
Fairbanks and White have undergone considerable
changes in the intervening years. The city lias be
come an important mining, commercial and trans
portation center of the Territory. White has risen
to a prominent positian in Alaska public affairs.
Today Albert White spent several hours walking
along streets — which he remembers merely as rutted
lanes of mud — arousing the memories shared by all
sourdoughs.
His sole comment was, “It’s good to be here.”
And Fairbanks, with the warmth reserved for its
pioneers, replies:
“Welcome back, Al White.”
A chain restaurant has coined a new motto for
its coffee, to wit: “Coffee that smiles right back at
you.” We don't want coffee that smiles. That’s weak
coffee. We like strong coffee that scowls at us, and
cusses us a time or two when we stir it.
With reference to coming out of the t>ottle, what
causes ketchup to switch so suddenly from stubborn
reluctance to impetuous eagerness?
i toe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
that they had nothing to do with
placing the insurance, and that the
matter was left entirely in the
hands of the private promoters.
There are two housing projects
at the Victorville Air Base: 400
homas built by the Victor Valley
Housing Corp., and 250 homes built
by Mesa Estates.
C. O. Moore is the owner of Mesa
Estates and also owns 40 per cent
of the Victor Valley Project. He,
being a close friend of Roosevelt’s
placed the insurance with the firm
of Roosevelt and Sergeant, which
in turn acted as the broker in plac
ed the insurance on all 650 homes
with various companies.
Johnson's Exit
Secretary of Defense Johnson
took the news of his dismissal as u
he had been struck by lightning.
On the morning he was fired, he
was cheerfully planning speeches for
the American Bar Association, Am
rican Federation of Labor and Am
erican Legion.
On the morning after he was fir
ed, he put in a routine appearance
at his staff , conference. General
McNarney opened the meeting by
saying how shocked they all were
at the new development.
But Johnson held up his hand
and mumbled: “No, no. Not now.”
Tears welled up in his eyes, and
McNarney sat down.
Assistant Secretary of Defense
McNeil also tried to say something
appropriate. But again Johnson held
up his hand. So everyone present
stood up, announced there was
nothing to report, and solemnly fil
ed out of the room.
Under The Dome
Aftr Secretary Chapman finished
wiping up the Senate floor with
Senator Schoeppel of Kansas, the
Interior Secretary attended a Cab
inet meeting. As he entered the
room, President Truman said:
“Here comes Joe Louis. Sit down,
champ." . . .Republican leaders had
planned to pick out every member
of the Truman Cabinet one by one
and attack them in the Senate. But
Senator Schoeppel’s smear of Se
cretary of the Interior Chapman
has backfired so badly that the
campaign will be abandoned. . .
Though President Truman told the
press it is "customary” for the Sec
retaries of the Army, Navy and Air
Force to hand in their resignations
when the Secretary of Defense leav
es, these three have agreed to stick
together and not resign unless ie
quested. . .Donald Dawson, an aide
to President Truman, is being con
sidered as head of the New York
Stock Exchange. . .About two
months ago, Truman called ex
Undersecretary of State Bob Lovett
to the White House and asked him
to become Acheson’s deputy to the
Atlantic Union conferences. Lovett
literally wept. His doctor had for
bade him to take a job another
year.
Seating Red China
British Foreign Minister Bevin *
has been nursing a plan to get |
Communist China admitted to the
United Nations through action by
the General Assembly.
Bevin has worked out his strategy
with India's Premier Pandit Nehru.
Both are convinced that, although
Russia has been agitating for the
Chinese Communists to be admitted
to the UN, actually, Russia is dead
against Red China joining the
world organization. According to
British Intelligence, Russia hopes
that by keeping China out, she
can remain as China's spokesman
and appear to the Chinese people to
be their one real friend.
Bevin and Nehru are also con
vinced that Mao tse-Tung and the
Kremlin are not getting along well.
They hope Mao will become a Chin
ese “Tito.” ,
Therefore, Bevin and Nehru plan
to bring the question of seating
the Chinese to a vote before the
General Assembly where the Veto
cannot be used. However, it will
probably require a two-thirds vote
to seat the Red Chinese and exclude
the Nationalists. The British think
they can muster the required votes
to break the deadlock.
Merry-Go-Round
General Bradley, Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, took off to
rest and work on his memoirs thd
other day. Immediately fireworks
broke lose. First Secretary of De
j fense Johnson was fired, then the
Marines landed at Inchon. Bradley
scurried back to the Pentagon. . .
Three military men have served
as Secretary of War. Maj. Gen.
Henry Knox, an officer in the Rev
olutionary War, was the first Se
cretary of War, while Civil War
Generals—Grant and Sherman—al
so served as Secretary. . .The 953
lobbyists, paid $7,000,000 a year to
bring pressure on Congress, are
heading for home. . .More than a
million 'tons of steel plate and pipe
have gone underground in the last
six weeks—part of it bootlegged
into Texas oil fields, where it sells
$50 a ton above the market price.
. . .Industrialist Willard Rockwell
almost let the cat out of the bag
when fie introduced Senator Byrd
of Virvinia as presidential timber
last week in Pittsburgh. Represen
tatives of the National Tax Asso
ciation and National Association of
Manufacturers have been urging
Byrd privately to run for President,
but Rockwell wasn't supposed to
say anything about jt. . .Congress
man Case of South Dakota has
been paying for rainmaking experi
ments out of his own pocket. Due
to the heavy expense, he now wants,
to shift the cost to Congress.
MERRY-GO-ROUND,
AIRPLANE RIDES
AT 4-H CLUB FAIR
Juneau kids will get another
chance to ride the merry-go-round,
small cars and the airplane ride
which were so popular at the city’s
Fourty of July celebration this
year. The chance will come this
weekend during the 4-H Club Fair
at the National Guard Armory
when the rides will be operated.
Of course, there will be other
things going on at the fair, too,
during its one day showing Satur
day. There will be many kinds of
exhibits and displays from the var
ious 4-H Clubs and there will be
an auction of calves to wind up the
event Saturday evening.
No admission will be charged for
the Fair. Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Incidentally, members of the Am
erican Legion are asked to go to the
Armory at 7:30 tonight to help
build and set up booths for exhibits.
FOOD SALE
By Lutheran Ladies Aid at Sears
Order Office Friday, Sept. 22, 11
a.m. 611-2t
September 21
Mrs. Alfred Zenger, Sr.
Sigard Olsen
Franklin Larsen
Mrs. George Jorgenson
J. F. Hogin '
Elsa Johnson
Mrs. J. R. Clark
Mrs. Alma Hendrickson
Francis Campbell
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 8 p.m.—Women of Moose meet
in Moose Club.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers meet
at Methodist church for first
practice of season.
Senior Service Scouts Troop 2 meets
at home of Arleen Goukins.
September 22
At noon—Soroptimists meet at Bar
anof.
At 8 p.m.—Rebekah Past Noble
Grand’s meeting at home of Mrs.
B. E. Feero, Aliler Apts.
At 8 p.m, — Special meeting of
American Legion Auxiliary in
Dugout.
September 23
At noon—First annual 4-H Club
Fair opens in National Guard Ar
mory at Govt. Dock.
At 8:30 p.m.—Sourdocey Square
Dance Club holds first meeting
of season in Parish Hall.
September 25
At noon—Lions Club. Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion, Dug
out.
September 2G
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Community Center night
for adults at Teen Age Club.
Rummage sale at 7-Day Adventist
parlors, Second and Main.
September 27
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
September 28
At noon—Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
82nd Birthday Is
Celebrated by
David Brown, Sr.
I -
Though David Brown’s 32nd
birthday was last week, it was cele
brated last night by a dinner party.
The birthday celebration was de-r
layed awaiting the arrival in Juneau
of Mrs. David Alfred Erown who
was married to the senior Mr.
Brown's grandson in Juneau two
months ago, and had returned south
to finish her nursing school course.
The bride is the former Nina,
Park.
At the dinner party, given at
Mike’s in Douglas, were the guest
of honor, his grandson and grand
daughter-in-law who were also hon
ored guests, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Selby,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Zimmerman,
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Barrell, Mrs. Jean
nette Sey and Mr. and Mrs. William
Spain.
A decorated birthday cake wish
ing Mr. Brown happiness on his
82nd birthday made the occasion
especially gala.
FIIOM PALO ALTO
R. E. Sommers of Palo Alto, Calif.,
is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM NEW YORK
Miss Elsa Bailey of New York
City, is a guest at the Juneau Hotel.
FROM TULSEQFAH
A. Nelson of Tulsequah is regis
i tered at the Baranof Hotel.
ACROSS
L Metalliferous
rock
4. Postal
certificate
9. Aged
12. Fish’s organ
of motion
13. Natural sweet
14. Beam
15. Self
complacent
stupidity
17. Move smoothly
19. Sea eagle
20. Self-satisfied
21. Big
23. Period from
sunrise to
sunset
26. Type square
27. Disease of rye
29. Grandson of
Adam
30. Light carriage
32. More rational
34. Hold a session
35. ICO square
rods of land
37. Pattern
39. Concerning
40. He who
swam the
Hellespont
42. Metal-bearing
veins
44. High pointed
hills
45. Fruit
4G. Porcelain
48. Most ignoble
61. Own: Scotch
62. Insects
64. Sunken fence
55. Wooden pin
56. Strained
67. Angry
> <
Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
DOWN
1. Away
2. Lour narrow
inlet
8. Come in
4. Black eyes:
slang
6. Carry
t>. Indefinite one
7. Myself
8. Dwarf
9. Beginning*
10. Stripling
11. Color
16. Press
18. Old musical
instrument
20. Glutted
21. Lawful
22. Priest’s
... vestment
23. Giver
24. Watered effect
Park in the
Rocky
Mountains
28. Recta atiunai
contests
31. Reducing
to small
_ particles
33. Set tree
30. BUilii-.ii region
is. SouLuhlnK
eiven for
temporary
use
<1. Current ot air
43. Revtrie
45. Eilil e seeds '
46. Head covering
47. Hasten
48. Employees t
49. Ui.,1 sheep *
50. Urchin
53. P‘"tail posi
tion; abbr.
| 20 YEARS AGO THE EMPIRE |
SEPTEMBER 21, 1930
A formal resolution fixing the usual three voting precincts and ap
pointing officials for the biennial Territorial election was adopted by the
City Council. The No. 1 precinct voting place in the City Hall truck room
was to be staffed by Mrs. William Pranks, C. E. Rice and Mrs. Jessie
Baker, judges; Ike Sowerby and Mrs. F. A. Metcalf, clerk. At the No.
2 (downtown) precinct booth in F. Wolland's Tailor Shop were to be
F. Wolland, John Kinghorn and Miss Nellie Simpkins, judges; Mrs. I.
J. Sharick and H. E. Biggs, clerks; at No. 3, in the residence next to
the Home Grocery—J. H. Carver, Mrs. Gudmund Jensen, Mrs. James
Estes, judges; Grant Baldwin and Mrs. J. B. Bernhofer, clerks. In
stallation of a police telephone system was approved and the street
committee was authorized to make emergency improvements to sidewalks
in front of Sabin's Store and between George Brothers and California
Grocery, to eliminate overlfow water.
As a result of recent investigations of the Select Senate Investigating
Committee, an incerase in both freight and passenger tariff over the
Alaska Railroad was^prophesied here by Col. O. F. Ohlson, general man
ager of the railroad.
Mrs. John Rustgard returned home, having visited in the States
a while after she and Mr. Rustgard came back from a tour of Europe.
Miss Mildred Abrahamson arrived on the Princess Louise to take
over her teaching duties immediately. Among others on the Louise,
Capt. A. Slater, were the Rev. Philip Bauer, W. A. Eaton, Fred Huntress,
Edna Schiebel, S. Sheaklcy, Roy Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Spickett, William Wakeham, Muriel and Margaret Burke.
‘■Sweet and clean and all dolled up for another fishing season, salmon
trolling boats took ice in anticipation of reaping generous harvests from
the sea.” Just starting, the fishing season was to continue until De
cember 31.
Weather; High, 52; low, 45; rain.
! Daily Lessons in English tv. l. Gordon
WORDE OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “contrasted to this.’ Say,
"contrasted WITH this.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Ancient. Pronounce an-shent, in two
syllables, and no an-shi-ent.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Equivalent; observe the A.
SYNONYMS: Ungainly, uncouth, ungraceful, awkward, clumsy.
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:
UNAMBIGUOUS; not doubtful; or uncertain. “We can see the un
ambiguous work of God all about us.”
MODERN ET!QUE1 IE Roberta lee
O. If one is declining an invitation that it is impossible to accept,
is it absolutely necessary to state why one cannot accept?
A. While it is not absolutely necessary, it still "softens" one’s re
fusal to an invitation to give some logical reason for being unable to
accept it.
Q. If a man has become encaged to marry, is it proper for him to
tell all his friends before the girl has notified her friends?
A. No; it is the girl's privilege to be the first to make the announce
ment.
Q. When a woman's husband is a "Junior," should she also use this
affix in her correspondence?
A. Yes, certainly.
LOOK and LEARN bl
L GORDON
1. What is a straw vote?
2. What is the smallest continent?
3. Who was the first American admiral?
4. Is is possible for a man of the Mohammedan faith to become
President of the United States?
5. What famous opera singer burst a blood vessel singing in “Pag
liacci”?
ANSWERS:
1. An unofficial vote taken before a regular vote, to determine the
direction of popular sympathy.
2. Australia.
9. Admiral David Farragut, the position being created for him
in 1866.
4. Yes, provided he met all the Constitutional requirements. There
are no religious requirements.
5. Enrico Caruso.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures 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 follows:
Anchorage . 47—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island . 57—Fog
Barrow . 32—Snow Showers.
Bethel . 43—Partly Cloudy
Cordova . 45—Rain Showers
Dawson . 33—Clear
Edmonton . 47—Clear
Fairbanks . 36—Partly Cloudy
Haines . 47—Rain
Havre . 44—Clear
Juneau . 45—Rain
Kodiak . 43—Cloudy
Kotzebue . 44—Rain
McGrath . 43—Rain
Nome . 36—deal
Northway . 28—Clear
Petersburg . 50—Rain
Portland . 48—Fog
Prince George ... 50—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 54—Clear
Sitka . M9—Cloudy
1 Whitehorse .,. 43—Cloudy
Yakutat . 43—Cloudy
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COL. ALEXANDER NOW
IN WASHINGTONS C. ON
NATIONAL GUARD WORK
At the completion tonight of con
ference of governors of the western
states to work on a plan of civil
defense, Col. Joseph D. Alexander
leaves for Washington, D C. While
in Washington, Col. Alexander will
have short conferences with Penta
gon officers of the National Guard.
He expects to co-ordinate several
details on plans being made for
! further improvements in the Alaska
National Guard. Col. Alexander, i
acting adjutant general of the
Alaska National Guard, attended the
governor’s conference in Helena,
Mont., as a representative of Gov.
Ernest Gruening, who is absent in
Washington, D.C.
Col. Alexander returns to Juneau
this weekend.
V. F. W.
Taka Post No. 5550
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
Brownie's Liquor Store
*>h*ne 1*J IS* S». rtinHf*
r. O. Box UM
GEORGE BROS.
Widest Selection of
LH|U©atS
PHONE 399
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office In Case Lot Grocer}
Phone 7M
IIAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter j
Mortuary
Pourtb and Franklin Bta.
PHONE 138
Casler's Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson snd Mallory Hat*
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
botany
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
1. W. COWLING
COMPANY
Dotfe—Plymouth—Chrjilw
DeSoto—Dodfe Truck*
SHATTER'S
SANITARY MEAT
FOB BETTER MEATS
IS—PHONES—4#
Free Dell v*ry
MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite T'emple
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 at 8 P.M. Visiting
brothers welcome. WALLIS S.
GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. W. H.
BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Each Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 773
Olgh Quality Cabinet Week
for Home, Office or Store
"The Rexall Slore"
Tour Sellable Pharnwista
butler-mauro
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianox—Musical Instruments
and Supplies
.Phone 206 ..Second and SewanL.
genehal paints
and WALLPAPER
Idea! Paini Store
Phene 549 Pred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
”
The Alaskan Hole!
Newly Renovated Ruodm
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 666
Thomas Hardware Co.
PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and Shelf
► HARDWARE
\
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. 5. Harford Co.
“Our Doorstep la Worn by
Satisfied Customer!"
ford agency
(Authorized Dealer*)
GREASES — GAS — OR
Jnneaa Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for It by
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
Chrysler Marine Engines
MACHINE SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY.
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699
American Meat — Phone 38
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Lanndry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVrS OVERALLS
for Buy*
“Say It With Flowers” bat
“SAY IT WITH OURS!”
Juneau Florists
Phone 3X1