APPLICATIONS FOR
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Leslie Reece Hogins, Jr., retail
yard man, and Evelyn Doreen Pub
low, a nurse, yesterday applied for
a marriage license at the U. S.
Commissioner's office.
Commissioner Gordon Gray also
received an application by Gaylord
Erling Otto of the U. S. Coast
Guard, and Esther Mary Cooke,
formerly of Klawock and now an
attendant in St. Ann's Hospital.
LEGAL NOTICE
I will not be responsible for debts
con'ractcd by any one other than
myself or my wife. 623-3t
JOHN E. DAPCEVICH
FOUND DEAD HERE
Mike Baranof, about 60 years
old, was found dead this morning
in his residence at No. 14, Knutsen
Cabins. He was dismissed yesterday
from St. Ann’s Hospital at his own
request despite the advice of his
physician, Dr. C. C. Carter, who
opposed his leaving the hospital.
He was unemployed. Baranof has
a brother in Pennsylvania but noth
ing else was immediately known
about, him. The remains were taken
to the Charles W. Carter Mortu
ary pending funeral arrangements.
POLIO INSURANCE
See Floyd Fagerson. Tel. 32 oi
764, Box 784, Juneau. 621-6t
WHERE'S THE MONEY
YOU OWE THE VETERANS, AL?
Your long statement which ap
peared in the Daily Alaska Empire
in Juneau September 30 as a paid
advertisement by the Republican
Party Special Committee for In
vestigation of Corruption, Malfeas
ance and Misfeasance in Territorial
Government is full of outright
falsehoods.
As a ve’eran of World War II
and one who has been active in vet
eran’s affairs since my discharge, I
have taken the trouble personally
to check the statements you make
relative to the World War II Vet
erans’ Board. You state that this
bureau acquired a "yacht” with
taxpayers' money and that the
Commission used the vessel for
“fishing trips, poker playing and
parties” and that the yacht is now
at the dock in Juneau and is an
investment which has never been
fully explained.
• The facts about this so-called
“yacht" are that the vessel NAHA
was purchased from Tom Morgan
on August 13, 1946 by Charles E.
Judson, an Alaska veteran of World
War II, with the aid of a veteran’s
loan in the amount of $7,700. Jud
son had anticipated charter work
with the boat around Ketchikan,
but was unable to earn enough to
meet his loan payments with the
result that the Veterans’ Affairs
Commission had to repossess it in
June of 1947. The former Com
missioner subsequently sold the
vessel to Earl T. Forsythe Decem
ber 9, 1947 for $9,580, which was
the outstanding book balance ag
ainst the boat at that time. When
Mr. Forsythe failed to make pay
ments in accordance with the terms
of his purchase agreement, and
when liens against the vessel for
repairs threatened the preferred
status of the Commission as mort
gagees, the NAHA was again re
possessed. The action in repossess
ing was taken upon the advice of
Norman H. Banfield of the firm
of Faulkner, Banfield and Booch
ever, and upon concurrence by the
Territorial Attorney General.
The NAHA, a 54-ft. cabin cruiser,
was moored at the Juneau small
boat harbor during the time it was
in the possession of the Veterans’
Affairs Commission and it was ad
vertised for public sale by invita
tional bid. Continuous efforts wore
made to dispose of the vessel, but
no satisfactory offers were received.
The Rev. A. B. Morgan, of the
Juneau Methodist Church, ulti
mately made an offer of $3,000 for
the vessel and when it became ob
vious that this was the highest
bid obtainable, the boat was sold
to him January 6, 1950 for use in
missionary work. A recapitulation
of the account covering the NAHA
shows that the net loss to the
Commission resulting from this loan
totaled $8,452.60.
So we see that Mr. White was
in error in stating that the Com
mission had “acquired a yacht,
using taxpayers’ money”; was in
error again when he said it was
“used by the Commissioner and
his associates for fishing trips,
poker playing and parties”; was in
error in stating that this trans
action had “never been fully ex
plained," and was in error in stat
ing that “the loss to the taxpayers
on this deal was more than $10,
000.”
Mr. White, the Republican boss,
went on to say that there is “still
a mystery” about what became of
$1,000 allegedly drawn by the for
mer Veterans’ Commissioner in
connection with purchase of the
Clover Club cocktail bar in Juneau
by another veteran. There is no
mystery about it whatever. The
$1,000, together with another $2,000,
has been paid back to the Commis
sion by the Maryland Casualty
Company which bonded the former
Commissioner. The Company is
also seeking to recover an addi
tional $7,000 from the veteran, who
defaulted on the loan, and this
will be paid to the Commission.
It is true that action by the
Democratic 1949 legislature led to
the resignation of this official, the
former Commissioner of the Alaska
World War II Veterans' Affairs
Commission. What Mr. White does
not say in his political advertise
ment is that the Commissioner
with whom he finds so much fault
was a member of his own Repub
lican party; that he had formerly
been employed as cashier in the
bank of the late Captain Austin E.
Lathrop, Republican National Com
mitteeman, who recommended him
highly for the veterans Job, and
that he had been appointed by the
Territory specifically at the urging
of a Republican Senator from the
Fourth Division.
Mr. White found fault with the
fact that the Veterans' Bureau had
from time to time retained attor
neys to collect on delinquent loans.
He cited as an example the em
ployment of Warren Taylor of
Fairbanks in bringing suit against
the Star Cab Company of Fair
banks on behalf of the Veterans’
Affairs Commission and mentioned
that the attorney's fee in that case
was $750, and that a $907 fee was
paid to Mr. Taylor in another case
in which the Veterans' Affairs Com
WHERE’S THE MONEY Gal. 2 J
mission was an intervenor. What
Mr. White was very careful not
to say was that these fees had
been set by the court in each case
and were paid not by the taxpayer
or the Veterans’ Affairs Commis
sion, but as part of the judgment
obtained when the Territory won
the suits. Mr. White pretends to
find something horrifying and pol
itical in the employment of this
particular attorney, who as we all
knew is a member of the legislature
and a candidate for the Territorial
Senate. Mr. White again was very
careful not to mention that other
Alaska attorneys, including notably
such eminent Republicans as Wil
liam L. Paul, Jr., of Juneau and
Herald Stringer of Anchorage, had
been retained for similar work.
In view of all the deliberate mis
statements in A1 Whi’e's speech
and advertisement, it is refreshing
to find that in one paragraph he
says something which is absolutely
true. This is that “a few business
firms who collected the veterans'
tax have not paid it into the fund
at all.” Mr. White knows exactly
‘whereof he speaks, for as owner of
the Bon Marche store in Juneau, he
collected the tax from customers
and has to this day failed even to
make a return covering the tax
owed by the Bon Marche for the
first two quarters of 1948. Mr.
White sold that business in De
cember of 1948, but still owes the
veterans of this Territory the
money which he collected for six
full months on their behalf. There
is apparently no record either of
his having paid over to the vet
erans any tax he may have col
lected as an attorney. Was this
because, as in the case of the Bon
Marche, he just pocketed the
money he collected for veterans,
or because he didn’t have any
clients until the Republican party
came along? Al’s having included
in his statement the mention of
non-payment of taxes only goes to
prove, I suppose, that there is a
little bit of truth in everyone. He
is absolutely right in saying that
some firms have not paid.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
KNOW NOW, AL, IS WHETHER
YOUR FAILURE TO PAY THE
VETERANS THE MONEY YOU
OWE CONSTITUTES CORRUPT
ION, MALFEASANCE OR MIS
FEASANCE?
Mr. White, so anxious to find
something to criticize, ignores en
tirely the good work done under
the fine program which Alaska has
enacted for her veterans. Under
it, more than 1,000 Alaska veterans
have received the benefit of $4,
595,314 in loans and another 3,888
veterans have received $1,385,150 in
bonuses. The fund has been man
aged conservatively and, to the
credit of our veterans, total losses
have been less than was anticipated
when the program was set up.
Unprincipled a* tacks such as
those of the Republicans under
mine public confidence, jeopardize
worthwhile programs and destroy
the morale of conscientious public
servants. Just consider what kind
of a veterans’ program we could ex
pect if such people as A1 White
again gained control of the Terri
torial government! Veterans not
only of World War II but of Korea
could expect to come back to Alas
ka and take up the good old Re
publican-sponsored profession of
selling apples on the street cor
ners.
VERN METCALFE
Candidate for the Legislature
World War II Veteran
(Paid Advertisement)
DIMAGGIO
LINES OUT
WIN RUN
(Continued from Page One)
wildly to first with no chance to
get the runner. Fine back-up work
by Yogi Berra kept Goliat on first
base.
Trying to bunt him over, Roberts
J popped to Reynolds but Eddie Wait
i kus moved Goliat all the way to
j third with a bad hop single over
| Coleman’s head into short right
i field. The ball skidded off the edge
of the infield grass and careened
wildly over Coleman’s head for a
single.
Ashburn tied it up with a fly to
Gene Woodling, so deep that there j
was no chance for a play on Goliat
at the plate.
Two double plays, the first of the
series, stifled Phillie threats in the
eighth and ninth innings.
Yanks Blow Chance
The Yanks blew a chance to
knock off the Phils earlier when
Bobby Brown and Hank Bauer
singled w'ith one out in the eighth.
Roberts bore down to get Coleman
on an infield bouncer to Hamner,
the first Phil assist, and retired
Reynolds on a called third strike.
The Phils tore into Reynolds for
four extra base hits after being held
to two lonely singles by Raschi in
the opener. Hamner collected a
triple and double and Waitkus and
Ashburn both doubled.
Outside of DiMaggio’s homer, the
only other Yank extra baser was
Coleman's double in the fourth.
Frank McConaghy of Seattle is
staying at the Baranof Hotel.
“RAIN OR SHINE”
“Enjoy weekend at TAKU LODGE.
$25 includes round trip transpor
tation from Juneau; deluxe lodging,
meals, fishing and sightseeing trips.
Phone 202 for reservations. 592-tf
OAKLAND SURE
OF TIE IN PCL
PENNANT RACE
(By the Associated Press)
Oakland is guaranteed at least
a tie for the Pacific Coast League
pennant in the daffy final week of
the long season.
Goofy business in the league in
cluding a 15-inning game winding
up with a seven-run outburst, an
other game called by fog and a
‘crowd" of 396 watching a double
header.
Oakland let go the seven runs in
the top of the 15th, including Loyd
Christopher’s grand slam homer, to
beat Sacramento 8-1 last night. It
left the Oaks five games ahead of
second place San Diego, with only
five games to play.
Hollywood doomed the Padres to
no better than a pennant tie by
beating them 6-4 in the game called
by fog after eight innings.
Only 396 fans were on hand when
Los Angeles took two from Seattle
9-8 and 4-3 yesterday afternoon.
In another day game Portland
tightened its hold on fourth place
by beating San Francisco 4-3.
STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS
Pacific Coast League
W L Pet
Oakland . 116 79 .594
| San Diego . Ill 84 .569
Hollywood . 102 93 .523
Portland . 99 95 .510
San Francisco . 96 98 .495
Seattle . 94 100 .485
Los Angeles . 82 112 .423
Sacramento . 78 117 .400
FIGK) DOPE
Fights last night ended as follows:
i At Chicago — Rocky Graziano,
160. New York, knocked out Gene
Burton, 151, New York, 7. Rex Layne,
196, Salt Lake City, and Dale Hall,
212, Chicago, drew, 10.
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
IMITATION VANILLA CAN T DO THE JOB!
Get the pure vanilla that has been the
standard of quality for 69 years. Use
SCHILLINGiSVANILLA
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Alaska Coastal
Carries 78 on
Flights Yesterday
A total of 78 passengers were car
ried by Alaska Coastal Airlines
yesterday with 22 on interport
flights, 33 departing and 23 ar
riving.
Departing for Haines, passengers
were: Danny Thomas, Dr. Sou'her
land, Martin Madsen, Tom Bow
man, Sarah Bowman, Sgt. Phistes;
for Skagway: William C. Auld.
For Tulsequah: Mrs. K. McEwen
W. J. Landry, C. Tieshman, Nicolls
Tripp; tor Petlican: Henry Museth,
Karl Raatikainen: for Hoonah:
Esther Greenewald, Joe Stevens, I.
Stevenson, Alice and Georgie Hill
man, Gilbert Mills.
For Sitka: Mrs. Lottie Goodwin,
Oliver Colby, Linda Kelly, C.
Rands, William F. Smith, Johnny
Amundsen, Phyllis Morrison, Nick
Gray.
For Colby’s Camp: Mrs. Colby;
for Hood Bay: Art Walker; for
Tenakee: C. A. Mattie, Charles Jan
ich, Mike Gauril.
Arriving from Sitka, passengers
were: Johana Houston, Liza Jensen,
William Smith, Dan Thomas, R.
Fields, Bob DeArmond, Dave Ram- j
sey, Floyd Nelson, John Amund- j
sen, Phllis Morrison.
From Colby’s Camp: O. Colby;!
from Fish Bay: William Kuhn:
from Hoonah: A1 Anderson, D. Mar"
vin; from Pelican: Mr. and Mrs.'
Harry Meggitt.
From Hoonah: Mrs. Warren
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CLEANERS
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Mom Says—
“It’s Wonderful!”
Stevens Big
Removal
Up-the-Stairs and Street Store
Sis Says—
“Il’s Terrificl"
Every Item un mis sale tin si uo
This Week at COST and BELOW!
All Sales Final
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Sheakley, Alice Hillman, George
Hillman, C. Rands; from Taku
Lodge: H. F. Etheridge, J. Mon
roe; from Skagway: W. C. Auld.
STRETCHER CASE
Mrs. Mary Murchison of Metla
katla was rushed to Ketchikan yes
terday by the Coast Guard 50
foot cutter stationed at Ketchikan,
it was reported by 17th Coast Guard
headquarters here today. She ap
parently suffered a heart attack
and was moved by stretcher.
WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
SO GOOD
FOR
BABIES
Darigold Evaporated Milk is of guaran
teed quality . . . accepted by the
Council on Foods of the American
Medical Association.
DARIGOLD
EVAPORATED
WALK
There is no subsfiiufe for Newspdper Advertising!
Phone 704
MEAT PHONE 60
Juneau Deliveries Douglas Delivery
10 a. m., 2 and 4 p. m. 10 a.m.
Boat Orders Delivered 4#tt# Time
SEEDLESS or TOKAY GRAPES - • 2 lbs. 45c
Honeydew
MELONS .
. . lb. 19c
(ireen
PEPPERS . .
. lb. ISc
RED — DELICIOUS
APPLES.IS Ik shopping hag 1,75
BE SURE YOUR NAME IS IN THE DRAWING BOX FOR OUR HIDDEN NAMES
CONTEST. EACH WEEK A NAME IS DRAWN AND HIDDEN IN THE AD. IF
YOUR NAME APPEARS IT’S WORTH $2.00. Watch Closely It May Be Anywhere!
Iienance — Pieces and Stems
MUSHROOMS . 4 oz. tin 33c
Kellogg’s
VARIETY PACK . Pkg. 43c
Miracle
WHIP . . . Quart 65c
Smucker’s
APPLE BUTTER 30 oz. jar 45c
YOU WILL LIKE THIS HIGH QUALITY PROCESSED CHEESE
DARIGOLD DELUX CHEESE • • • 2 lb. loaf 89c
Waxtex — 125 Ft.
WAXED PAPER . . 28c
Colored — Household
NAPKINS . 80 conn! 23c
Fisher’s Blend
FLOUR . .
Hunt's
HOT SAUCE
25 ib. bag 2.59
. 12 tins 95c
C and H
CANE SUGAR
• 25 poond bag 2.98
I Gallon Jug
PUBEX.63c
Ritz
CRACKERS . 1 lb. pkg. 37c
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48 Tail Tins
BORDEN'S MILK
. . 6.55
Wesson
OIL
Quart 75c
I CAMPBELL’S
VEGETABLE SOUP
MARIANNE TEKENCIO
.12 tins 1.69
M. D.
TISSUE . . 12 rolls 1.69
Swansdown — Instant
CAKE MIX . 16 oz. pkg. 39c
DARIGOLD BUTTER
2 pounds 1,49
Happv Home—W. K. 24 TINS — 4.25
CORN , . . No. 2Iinl9c
Happv Home — Water Pack
PIE CHERRIES . No. 2 tin 33c
Hi e 12 TINS — 4.95
ORANGEADE . 46 oz. lin 43c
Reliance — Dinner
PEAS . .
24 TINS — 4.55
16 oz. lin 20c
Van Camp’s 24 TINS — 6.35
Pork and Beans No. 2% lin 28c
S and W
APRICADE
12 TINS — 5.25
46 oz. tin 45c
Fresh
GROUND BEEF
. lb. 49c
Cut-Up
FRYERS
lb. 79c
Plate
BOILING BEEF
Bacon
SQUARES .
. . lb. 49c
. lb. 35c
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