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Thursday, December 27, 1951
HEALTH ANI) HOBBIES .
In these days of stress and strain, almost every
body recognizes the physical and psychological values
of hobbies. We know that interesting avocations add
lift u out of the rut of everyday routine and add
to our personal efficiency by adding to our pleasure
in living. Yet, most of us fail to give the matter
of hobbies the study it merits. For each individual
there are good ones — and others that aren’t so good.
The right hobby in the wrong place can do more
harm than good.
Most off-schedule activities fall into one of two
general classification; those which provide amuse
ment and entertainment alone and the ones which
are constructive as well as enjoyable. The first group
has an important place of its own, but the second
can be far more absorbing and can be profitable in
more ways than one.
In the selection of a hobby — if one surveys the
field in advance, as he seldom does — it is wise to
consider the possibilities of development and expan
sion. A fellow can have lots of fun learning things—
particularly things in which he has a great personal
interest. Thus, an avocation which leads somewhere
is far more interesting than one which is static. It
is fair, we believe, to argue that participating hobbies
are superior to those in which the follower is merely
a spectator.
Some of us ha'-e a natural bent for certain types
of effort. We work with our hands, we’re mechani
cally inclined, we enjoy building things. Seme have
“green thumbs” — and are happiest when we’re
digging in the earth. Others are' “natural born’
students — and we relax best when we’re workiit’
out some problem — whether it’s a complicated
mathematical question cr merely one which involve:
the proper identification of some bird which flittcc
by the living-room window.
But whatever the bent, we’re wise to indulge
it as much as we can. The tempo of modern living
demands "time off," and time off, expended profit
ably and pleasurably, is many times as beneficial as
that spent in doing nothing.
Unless, of course, you have an Inbred tendency
for just “settin’ and restin’!”
THE LIFE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
The life insurance companies of the United States
are increasing their assets annually at the rate oi
four or five billion dollars. Combined, these com
panies have insured Americans, and others, for a
record total of $253,000,000,000.
In the past, there has always been more de
mand for investment capital than supply. Today,
there is still ample demand for the capital to be
invested, although some economists see the time rap
idly approaching when the supply of investment
capital will Squal or exceed the demand.
Already American insurance companies are in
vesting in companies and operations which heretofore
would have been passed up as risky investments. A
recent analysis of insurance investments of the last
decade reveals that insurance companies have entered
all sorts of businesses and are still seeking entry
into other business operations. In former years, gov
ernment, state and municipal bonds, top-flight rail
road and utility bonds and some industrial mortgages
were the only investments sought by large insurance
companies.
As the capital assets of the great insurance
companies increase, new fields of investment must
be found, if present-day capital is to continue its
multiplication process. The insurance industry—the
nation’s major source of capital — is now finding
annual profits so large they may soon present an
investment problem.
The Washingtoo
Merry-Go-Round
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the plan for European unity, and,
unless British unity was assured,
he expressed the fear that European
uruiv would <be wrecked this win
ter.
Unless England supported the
European union, Eisenhower arg
ued the Scandinavian countries,
Belgium and the Netherlands would
not join. Without England, Eisen
hower said the French, Italians,
Dutch and Belgians were fearful
that Germany would # dominate
western Europe. This was too great
a risk for them to take.
Churchill did not interrupt too
many times while Eisenhower was
talking. He replied, however, that
England did not consider herseH a
part of the European continent,
that her commitments were to the
British Commonwealth, that she
had never intended to join the
European army and the United
States knew it.
BRITISH All) TO BE CUT
England. Churchill argued, was
already doing more than her share
for European defense than any
other European country by her per
capita output of munitions and
troops. He suggested that the one
way England would join the Eur
opean army was if the United
States would join, too.
Eisenhower argued in reply that
it was absolutely essential within
the next few weeks for the British
to prove their honest cooperation
in the defense of Europe. Other
wise not only would the other
countries pull out, but economic
aid to England probably would be
drastically cut by Congress.
Finally Churchill promised that
England would provide planes for
the European army in addition to
training pilots. However, he re
fused to commit himself either on
the European army or on the
Schuman plan. But he did say that
he appreciated Eisenhower's frank
ness and would consider all the
points Ike had brought up.
STEEL STRIKE
Reduced tc cold arithmetic, here
is pretty much what the threaten
ed steel strike is all about:
United Steelworkers point to the
fact that profits of the major |
steel companies have zoomed far 1
beyond wage and the cost of liv
ing. In 1945, the profits of the nine
major companies controlling 80 j
per cent of production were $151,
800,000. That w’as an excellent
year—the last year of the war.
But in the six years since then,
steel profits have gone up 240 per
cent. This year they will be rough
11 $515,000,000.
Dividends paid to stockholders
have also zoomed. U. S. Steel’s
dividends, for instance, have shot
up 1C6 per cent in the five years
since V-E Day.
Meanwhile the cost of living has
risen 44.3 per cent in six years,
while the average weekly wage of
a steelworker has increased 46.1
per cent. In 1945 he got $52.44 for
a 44-hour w'eek; now he gets
wage increase should be taken out
of profits, not passed along to the
public in increased prices.
FOR THE RECORD
Keeping the Record Straight—
Just to keep the record straight
as to who sits in judgment on
whom, the loyalty review board
chairman who passed on the loy
alty of John Service is probably
the only senator in 100 years who
has been publicly chastised by his
own colleagues in an official res
olution on the Senate floor. . . .
When Congress was writing the
disastrous high-tariff Smoot-Haw
ley Act during the Hoover admin
istration, Bingham, then Senator
from Connecticut, allowed a lobby
ist for the Connecticut manufac
turers Association to sit in on sec
ret tariff hearings, while the pub
lic which had to pay the high tar
iff, was barred. For this Bingham
was publicly censured by the Senate.
It caused his defeat in Connecti
cut, as the Smoot-Hawley Act
later contributed to the defeat of
Herbert Hoover. . . . How Truman
happened to pick Bingham for the
loyalty post has always been a
mystery. Presumably he did not
bother to look up the record.
The Straight Record as to why
Howard McGrath became Attorney
| Galley 2 Wash Merrygoround HI
j General—Real fact is that Mc
j Grath did not want the job, and
Truman had to beg him to take it.
McGrath, a member of the Senate
from Rhode Island, was an A-l
Senator and liked his job. He
mail c warn 10 move, nuwevei, uc
was also chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee and
Truman wanted his old friend, Bill
Boyle, to take over the Democrat
ic chairmanship. . . . So, to ease
McGrath out and put Boyle in,
Truman called in both Senator
McGrath and Attorney General
Tom Clark. To Clark he offered
the Supreme Court seat made va
cant by the death of Frank Mur
phy; while to McGrath he offered
the Attorney Generalship with the
further offer of a place on the
Supreme Court as soon as ailing
Justice Stanley Reed retired. . . .
“I know you’ve sold your property
and made sacrifices to stay on as
Attorney General," the president
told Clark, "But now I want you
to make a permanent sacrifice on
the Supreme Court.” Clark was
pleased but llabbcrgasied. . . To
McGrath, Truman said he would
only have to serve as Attorney
General for three months. He in
dicated that he had Justice Reed’s I
resignation virtually in his pocket.
. . . McGrath finally agreed, has
been waiting for that Supreme
Court vacancy ever since, mean- ,
while marking time in the Justice
Department, ar.d Bill Boyle's ap
pointment as National Chairman
has backfired more than almost
any other Truman move.
Keeping the Record Straight on
Lamar Caudle—After the President
fired Lamar Caudle he said he had
been wise to Caudle for some time
and implied that he had planned
to fire him. Real fact is that Cau
dle was one of the few who stuck
his neck out for Truman in North j
Carolina in 1948 when almost |
everyone thought Truman was a
dead duck. Caudle campaigned all I
Scores at
Basketball
By Associated Press_(
Scores of basketball games last
night are:
Big Seven tourney (first round).
Oklahoma 77; Stanford 71.
Kansas 76; Colcrao’.j 56.
Southwest Conference tourney
(first round).
Texas 58; Southern Methodist 42.
Texas A and M 49; Arkansas 46.
Kentucky 84; UCLA 53.
St. Louis 63; Dartmouth 45.
Ohio State 61; Oregon State 57.
Colorado A and M 74; Whitworth
68.
Fight Dope
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, (St. Nicholas ar
ena)—Rog^r Donoghue, 153, Yonk
ers, N. Y., stopped Vinnie D’Andrea,
148Vi, New York, 2.
MILAN, Italy—Bobby Dawson,
New York, outpointed William Poli,
Italy, 10.
FROM SKAGWAY
Mrs. Alcolm Moe of Skagway is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
became Attorney General, his or
iginal plan was to ease out Cau
dle, not for inefficiency, but be
cause he wanted his own men in
the Justice Department. . _. The
White House, however, let' it be
known that Caudle was a friend,
Later McGrath got to like Caudle,
became his defender even after
the President reversed himself.
December 27
• Dorothy Stearns Roff
a R. M. Arnold
• Denhold Neilson
• Mrs. T. M. Marshall
• Helen Jenkins
o Mrs. M. S. Evans
• James Cleveland
• Mrs. Rae Stedman
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points alsc
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 p.m.
120th Meridian Time, and releasee
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 5—Cloudy
Barrow . 29—Snow
Bethel . 35—Rain
Haines . 20—Clear
Havre . -5—Snow
Juneau Airport . 5—Clear
Annette Island . 33—Clear
Kodiak . 22—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 28—Snow
McGrath . 27—Cloudy
Nome . 29—Cloudy
Northway . -5—Cloudy
Petersburg . 10—Clear
Portland . 3f—Cloudy
Prince George . -29—Clear
Seattle . 35—Partly Cloudy
Whitehorse . -21—Cloudy
Yakutat . 1—Partly Cloudy
j Community Events
i
TODAY
; At 7:30 p.m.—Taku Toastmasters
open house in Baranof Gold Room.
At 8 p.m.—Emblem Club roll call and
Christmas party in Elk lodge room.
At 9:30 p.m.—Holiday party at Teen
Age Club for all Juneau and
Douglas Teen Agers.
December 28
! At 6:30 p.m.—Pioneers and Auxil
iary dinner in IOOF hall.
December 29
At 9 p.m.—Holiday dance of Swing
ing Squares for 7, 8 and 9 grades,
| Parish Hall.
December 31
At 9 p.m.—Gastineau Channel
, Square Dancing Association New
Year’s dance. Douglas High gym.
At 10 p.m.—Free dance in Eagles
hall in Douglas.
January 1
| From 2 to 5 p.m.—Reception to all
\ Masons, Eastern Stars, Rainbow
Girls and DeMolays in Scottish
I Rite Temple.
January 2
! At noon—Kiwanis club scheduled to
meet at Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
January 3
At noone—Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof Hotel.
1 At 8 p.m.—Taku Post, VFW meets
j in Jeep Club.
111 Arrive; 7 Fly
South on Pan Am
i Eighteen flew with Pan Ameri
can World Airways Wednesday with
11 arrivals and 7 departures.
From Seattle: Beulah Bryant, R.
Dick Haskin, Mrs. M. Moe, Father
H. L. Sweeney, Mrs. H. Taylor and
two children, Wayne Westover, Leo
McGaviek.
From Annette: Ester Byrnes, Ma
bel Setterstrom.
To Seattle: Rev. Witzermen, El
red Bunch, F. Shields, Pearl Pronty
Edna Walker, Mrs. Dolores Crosson,
Freeman Butler.
NOTICE PIONEERS
Pioneers of Alaska Dinner Friday
December 28th at 6:30 p.m. Reg
ular monthly meeting to follow.
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THESE‘WOMEN!
By d’Alessio
3
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20 YEARS AGO th*e empire j
DECEMBER 27, 1931
Among the Senior pupils of St. Ann's Catholic school taking part
in the Christmas concert were Jack Kearney, Robert Turner, Herbert
McLean, Lee Smith, Billy Lowe, Mary Norton, Beatrice Mullen, Ruth
Geyer. Yvonne Forrest and Anna M. Doogan. The Intermediates gave
a playlet, which was well-enacted by Virginia Mullen, Dolores Smith,
Evelyn McCormick, Anna Norton, Claudia Kearney and Caroline Mc
Alister.
Mrs. Leo. Osterman of Ketchikan, and a former schoolteacher in
Juneau, was the mother of a son born last week at Ketchikan. Mr.
Osterman was Deputy United States Customs Collector at Ketchikan.
Fish was recommended here as a nice change from turkey hash.
Twenty-four thousand, five hundred pounds of sea food had been lifted
upon Juneau docks withih the past few days, and 80,081 pounds of
storage stock shipped south. Receipts consisted of 4,700 pounds of king
salmon and 19,800 pounds of black cod, all of which went to the Juneau
Cold Storage.
Mrs. Ingwald Sunderland of Juneau and Mrs. Vena Crone of Thane
were surgical patients at St. Ann's Hospital.
From Seattle, the motorship Zapora, Capt. N. H. Curry and Purser
H. M'.ttson, had arrived in port with only a small amount of freight
to be discharged here, and sailed by way of Chichagof on her return to
Puget Sound.
Weather: High, 37; low, 32; cloudy.
Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon
!
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not write, “Your letter of December
15 has been referred to the writer.” Say, “has been referred to ME.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Fatigue. Pronounce the I as in
POLICE, not as in PIG.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Projectile: TILE, not TILL.
SYNONYMS: Demonstration, proof, evidence, testimony, substan
tiation, verification, conclusiveness.
| WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us
I increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word:
j SALUTARY: promoting health; wholesome. "The moral effect of his
' words was salutary.”
Q. I like to cut a hole in one end of an orange and suck the juice.
| and divide sections and eat it in your fingers; or cut it in half and
Q. When you are a dinner guest, is it necessary to say “thank
you” each time a servant passes you a dish?
A. No; it is not necessary. However, it is far better to say “thank
you” when not necessary, than to' omit it when one should express
appreciation.
Q. When there are to be only a few relatives and friends present
at a small church w’edding, is it necessary to provide ushers?
A. Under these circumstances, no.
MODERN ETIQUETTE &
ROBERTA LEE
Is this all right at the table?
A. Never, in a restaurant or at a table anywhere! You can peel it
eat .vith a spoon, or cut it in any way you like best.
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!| LOOK and LEARN bA.c. GORDON
l
1. What is the difference between “liquor” and “liqueur”?
2. How many types of blood do people have?
3. In what country is the Portuguese language spoken by four'!
times as many people as in Portugal itself?
4. What is a shipwright?
5. Of what musical Instrument is 'te piccolo the diminutive?
ANSWERS:
1. The term “liquor” is applied to an alcohlic drink, especially
whiskey, whi: a liqueur is an alcoholic drink sweetened and variously,
flavored with aromatic substances. 5
2. Four.
3. Brazil.
4. A ship-carpenter or builder.
o. Flute.
There is no subsitute for
Newspaper Adveriising!
'
I Crossword Puzzle I
ACROSS
L Brag
6. Cistern
f. Depiction of
the beautiful
18. Parent's
brother
II. Anglo-Saxon
money of
account
14. Shelter
15. Kind of small
hat
16. Write again
18. Below
20. Red cedar
21. Ship's prison
23. Steal
25. Harmonizes:
colloq.
26. Belonging to
us
27. In no way
29. Removed un
wanted
plants
51. Lower
35. Device for
unclosing
37. Horse
38. Chances
41. Total
12. Self-propelled
vehicle
43. Woodwind In
struments
45. Conditions of
payment
47. Giant
49. Maltreat
52. First woman
53. Silkworm
54. Killed
55. Legal action
55. Edible seed
57. Assists
DOWN
L Except
Solution of Yesterday’* Puzzle
2. Biblical city
S. Attain
4. Hurled
C. Prepared a
golf ball Tor
a drive
8. Secure tempo
rarily
7. Exist
8. Cries of crow*
9. Living
10. Form Into *
knot again
11. Youthful year* 1
17. Stormed
19. Wears away
21. Form of greet
ing
22. Regret
24. Galley with
two banks of
oars
27. Cluster of wool
fibers
28. East Indian
weight
30. Quantities of
medicine -
32. Out of the or
dinary
33. Feline animal
34. Self
36. Fur 6f the
coypu
38. Author of "The
Iliad"
39. At a higher
point
40. Southern
johnnycake#
42. Easy gait
44. Pace
46. Headstrong
. 48. Before
60. Drink slowly
"TTemTHuaTs
MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
jU»F,AU MARBLE WORKS
Phone 426-302 Franklin St.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday- at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcom .
LeROV WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Noose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
WALTER R- HERMANSEN \
Taku Post No. 5559
V. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday m
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p-nL_
NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
Brownie's liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
p. O. Box 2596
DON ABEL
Milfwork-Glass-Building Supplies
Schorn Paint
PHONE 633—Juneau, Alaska
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward 8tree« Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Sta.
PHONE 136
Caslers Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hats
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NVNN-BUSH SHOES
3TETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
BHAFFEB’S
SANITARY HEAT
FOB BETTEB MEATS
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j AND APPLIANCE CO.
"Gas Has Got It"
I Walter D. Field — Phone 581
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"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Pianos—Musical Instruments
and Supplies
Phone 208 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE *16—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS -0118
Builders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
1 ► SOLD sad SERVICED by
J. B. Surford Co.
*Onr Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customer*"
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Jnnean Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a Sally habit—ask for It by name
| Juneau Dairies, Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Fhones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—Tel. CM
i American Meat — Phone M
• To Banish “Blue Monday”
I To give you more freedom
i from work — TRY
Alaska Lanndry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVI’S OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 771
High Quality Cabinet Week
for Home, Offlee or Store
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Here's wishing io
Old Friends and New
ALL of ihe Best
for the Christmas Season
and the New Year
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