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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers. 1411
Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle. Wash.
Tuesday, September 25, 1951
WHAT OF ALASKA?
With very good reason, the Prince Rupert Daily
News takes to task the Alaska chambers of commerce
for their scant representation at the annual conven
tion of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central
British Columbia and Affiliated Chambers of Com
merce of Southeast Alaska held earlier this month
at Prince Rupert.
The Daily News points to the fact that the Alaska
chambers sent plenty of resolutions to the annual
meet by Alaska's one and only representative, who,
the News continued, did her Job "capably.”
That one representative, vice president for Alaska
for the Associated Boards of Trade, was Susie Winn,
Empire staff member, who represented the Juneau
Chamber of Commerce-and the Daily Alaska Empire.
Next year, we believe Juneau should make an ef
fort to send a larger delegation to this Important
meeting—as should other towns in Southeast Alaska.
Those who read Miss Winn’s report of the meeting
in the Empire and heard her report to the Chamber
of Commerce were impressed with her story of boom
ing British Columbia.
These people in British Columbia are our neigh
bors. Our resources are similar. We have, in com
mon, forests, mines, water power and fisheries. That
our mines should remain unproductive while neigh
boring properties in British Columbia are operating
profitably; that we are only now commencing to de
velop our first pulp mill, whereas British Columbia’s
several have been operating for many years; that a
waterpower project is bringing to British Columbia !
one of the world’s largest aluminum plants—these facts ^
are significant and thought-provoking.
We have much to learn from our bustling, boom- j
ing neighbor.
If, as is hinted (most recently by Governor
Gruening at the recent science meeting at Mt
McKinley Park), the Department of the Interior is
responsible for the lag in Alaska’s deveolpment, we
might be able to learn enough from the progress of
industry in British Columbia to aid us in presenting
Alaska's case to our own government.
Having identkal resources, our development should
proceed hand in linnet with that of our Canadian
neighbors. If they can show us that a friendlier
attitude toward investment capital will attract that
capital and develop their resources, then we should do
something to attract such investors to Alaska.
More representation at our joint Boards of Trades
meetings should serve to stir up a little interest among
the Alaska towns.
Here, in part, is the Prince Rupert Daily Netfs
editorial which asks:
"WHAT OF ALASKA?
“Alaska was represented by only one delegate at
the annual convention of the Assdciated Boards of
Trade of Central British Columbia and the Affiliated
Chambers of Commerce of Southeast Alaska. A well
known and popular young lady—Miss Elizabeth Winn,
Juneau newspaperwoman—came, bearing a number of
resolutions on important matters of mutual concern
between Alaska and central British Columbia, par
ticularly the port of Prince Rupert, which she capably
piloted through the convention.
“So there could be no complaint about the
quality of the representation which Alaska had at
the convention. However, it was something much
to be regretted that there should not have been more
quantity and broader representation.
"It is some years now since forward-looking
members of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Com
merce, realizing the importance of Prince Rupert's
strategic position as gateway to Alaska, commenced
the goodwill movement in relation to the territory.
We remember the response which we received from
enthusiastic business men and community leaders,
particularly of Ketchikan, our nearest neighbor, who
brought lively energy and new ideas to Associated
Boards’ conventions of recent years. In 1947 we even
had the Governor of Alaska here. And, in other
years, there were strong delegations at Associated
Boards conventions here and elsewhere. But where
were they all this year?
“In view of the new industrial development of
Southeastern Alaska — the pulp mill at Ketchikan,
the plywood mill at Juneau, the newly reopened saw
mill at Wrangell, the expanding fishing industry, the
increasing tourist travel—the service that the port of
Prince Rupert, the Canadian National Railways and
the Skeena River highway have to offer, to say
nothing of the market that could be created in
Alaska for central interior agricultural products, would
appear to be of more significance than ever today in
relation to the territory.
"It is particularly disappointing, therefore, that
we should have seen so few of our Alaska friends at
the convention. ...”
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
for this column to report what
their general conclusions are:
1:—Russia will wot launch
world war III this year. However,
Russia is expected to continue
pressing war by satellites.
2.—China, not Russia, has been
more eager for a truce. The U. S.
war study indicates that Russia
came out with the truce proposal
chiefly for propaganda purposes;
perhaps to stall for time in order
to get new arms to Korea.
3— Next step in Communist ag
gression is likely to be Burma,
Thailand, and Indo-China. This is
all “important to the Kremlin if
the millions of China are to have
rice. Mc^ow , Would ptobably
gamble on starting world war III
in these countries, though she does
not actually want it.
4. —In Iran the Russians will
probably march into the northern
province of Azerbaijan and take
it by force—if the British go into
southern Iran to protect their oil
refinery. Here again the Russians
are willing to gamble that the west
will not go to war over Iran.
5. —In Germany, the U. S. an
alysis does not anticipate a Rus
sian military move, but does for
see a continual army build-up.
Moscow’s biggest drive will be j
pressure through local govern
ments to stop the building of U. j
S. air bases in Europe and north;
Africa.
Behind the Iron Curtain
Increasing evidence is coming
back from inside the Iron Curtain I
to show that the freedom-friend
ship balloons and other activities
of the crusade for freedom have |
really got under the Kremlin's
skin.
In east Bohemia, for instance,!
fields where the balloon messages I
fell were declared “off-limits" to!
farm workers by security sections |
of the National Communist Com
mittee. In another section of Bo-1
hernia, Communist officials offer
ed rewards to the teams of youthj
brigades who collected the largest j
number of friendship leaflets.
Near the Czech-Austrian border,
a patrol of border police reported
“voluminous flying objects” which
might be enemy paratroopers.
When Prague got the report, it
dispatched tank units amid great
excitement.
’ The flying objects, however,
turned out to be pillow balloons
with the word “Svoboda”— “Free
dom”—written on them in large
letters. They were bouncing along
the ground in the early morning
(twilight lilde miniature fhyng
saucers. Inside of them, of course,
were friendship messages from the j
American people to the people of!
Czechoslovakia.
This is an illustration of how 4
j the American people, usually far
ahead of their government, have
begun to penetrate the Iron Cur
tain on their own, at the same
tirfle aged Senators have drastic
ally and dangerously curtailed the
State Department budget for win
ning friends and influencing peo
ple.
Note: The crusade for freedom is
headed by Gen. Lucius Clay and
supported by American^ of all
walks of life from General Eisen
however to Dan Tobin, head of the
Teamsters Uijion, Bill Green, head
of the AFL, and James Carey, Se
cretary of the CIO.
TENNESSEE FUED
It was meant for the eyes of a
few, select Senators only, but old
crotchety Kenneth McKellar, the
grandpa of the Senate, has written
an angry letter about his Ten
nessee colleague, crimebuster Estes
Kefauver. The letter was mailed
to all members of fhe Senate Jud
iciary committee in order to under
mine Kefauver’s plan for appoint
ing a roving judge for Tennes
see.
“As a member of the Policy
Committee of the Senate, I secured
for Mr. Kefauver a place on the
Senate Judiciary Committee. I ap
oJogiC for thatk” sourly wrote
McKellar.
This is the latest eruption in a
bitter feud between the two Ten
nessee Senators. It started when
Kefauver refused to let McKellar
handpick all federal jobs in Ten
nessee. McKellar became so enrag
ed that he forbade his staff to
mention Kefauver’s name in his
presence. Ever since, the vengeful
McKellar has sniped at everything
Kefauver has tried to do in the
Senate.
Now McKellar is urging a new
judge for middle Tennessee, but.
Kefauver is seeking a roving judge
who would divide his time between
the mid-state where a judge is
ill and western Tennessee which
is rapidly growing. Local senti
ment supports Kefauver in this.
"For some unaccountable rea
son, unless it be politics, Mr. Ke
fauver turned up not long ago
wanting to make that judge a rov
ing judge. . McKellar complained
bitterly in his private letter to
the Judiciary Committee members.
". . .he insists on having the new
judge made a roving judge for both
middle and west Tennessee, and
in some manner unknown to me,
he claims to have secured a major
ity of the committee in favor of
his amendments.”
Then McKellar, who wields a
great power as boss of the Appro
priations Committee, appealed: “I
am asking you as a Senator to
vote for my amendment to strike
out Mr. Kefauver's amendment.
“I would be greatly obliged for
your vote and support in keeping
politics out of our judicial affairs,”
concluded McKellar after himself
pulling heavily on the political
wires.
WEEDING OUT BUREAUCRATS
It hasn't received any publicity,
1 but President Truman has ord
ered a drastic housecleaning to
sweep the drones from federal gov
overnment. An ultimatum has al
ready gone out to all agencies to
clean house or face budgetary and
personal cuts.
“The present emergency has
caused great demands on the man
power resoufces of our country
with shortages of manpower in
certain special areas already be
ing felt. . .The federal government,
as the largest single employer in
the country, should set the ex
ample. Therefore, I expect the
head of each executive department
and agency to bring about maxi
mum effectiveness and economy in
the utilization of personnel,” the
President wrote in identical letters
to Civil Service Chairman Robert
Ramspsck and budget iJirector
Frederick Lawton.
Truman ordered them to “re
quest reports from all departments
and agencies and conduct regular
inspections and surveys so that
reports can be made to me on
progress in conserving manpower.
“This manpower conservation
program should be given top pri
ority throughout the executive
branch,” the President added.
As a result, Ramspeck and Law
ton sent a joint ultimatum to all
agencies to "take steps to assure
the most effective and economical
use” of manpower. This will be
followed by on-the-spot inspect
ions to make sure the drones exit.
SEPTEMBER 25
Mrs. J. F. Mullen
Patricia Stanyer
Mrs. C. R. White
Mrs. Fred Paul
Laura M. Bolton
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
):: tile Pacific Coast, at 4 30 p.m.,
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 37—Cloudy
Annette Island . 44—Clear
Barrow .30—Snow
Bethel . 41—Partly Cloudy j
Cordova .'. 36—Cloudy
Dawson . 22—Cloudy
Edmonton . 27—Snow
Fairbanks . 39—Cloudy
Haines . 43—Partly Cloudy
Havre . 3b—Kain
Juneau Airport 38—Partly Cloudy
Kodiak . 41—Clear
Kotzebue . 38—Cloudy
McGrath . 32—Cloudy
Nome . 35—Partly Cloudy
North way . 29—Cloudy
Petersburg . 30—Clear
Portland . 55—Rain Showers j
Prince George . 29—Snow
Seattle .. 53—Rain j
Sitka . 40—Clear j
Whitehorse 22—Clear j
Yakutat . 35—Cloudy j
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Community Events
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TODAY
At 6:30 p.m.—Catholic Daughters
anniversary dinner in Parish Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF Hall. Initiatory degree.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
night for adults at Teen Age Club
with square dancing.
September 26
At noon—Kiwanls Club meets at1
Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet at
home of Mrs. Joe Werner.
September 27
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets, Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—City Council meets, ■
At 8 p.m.—VFW Post meets in <310
Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Sons of Norway meet in
Moose Hall.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers re
hearse at Methodist church.
September 28
At 6:30 p,m,—Pioneers, Auxiliary
dinner in IOOF hall.
At 8 p.m.—Concert by Mrs. Mildfed
Lister and Mrs. Virginia Johnson
in Methodist Church.
At 8 p.m.—Square dance for seventh,
eighth and ninth grades in Parish
Hall.
September 29
At 10 a.m.—4-H Club Fair in Don
Abel’s Building, Willoughby avenue.
October 1
At noon—Lions Club meets at Bara
nof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
• October 2
From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.—City Elec
tion for mayor, councilmen and
magistrate.
At noon—Rotary Club meets in
Baranof Hotel.
FAIRBANKS VETERANS
OFFICIAL HERE
To confer with Territorial offi
cials, Robert R. Rotzler, Deputy
Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
for the Second and Fourth Divi
sions, arrived from Fairbanks Sat
urday. He reported that winter is
just around the corner in Fairbanks
and that the thermometer has
dropped below freezing at night.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 1931
Four patients were discharged this morning from St. Ann’s Hospital
after receiving medical treatment. They were Otto Wykander, Alfred
Lovic, K. Nordling and Stephen Sopkow.
_
A. S. Dunham and Lloyd Rinder of the Juneau High School and
Douglas High School, athletic instructors, left on the Queen for Peters
burg to attend a conference of athletic directors from all Southeastern
Alaska institutions.
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H. L. Faulkner and Frank Foster, local attorneys, left on the Queen
for Ketchikan on legal business.
That a more direct effort toward getting a bridge across the channel
is now possible, was made known in a report rendered by F. A. J.
Gallwas and L. W. Kilburn at the Douglas Chamber of Commerce
meeting.
Leaving for Seattle on the Queen were the following passengers
from Juneau: Mrs. R. Brahs, J. D. Robertson, John W. Troy, J. Lambs,
C. Tellefsen, William Goodpastor, Daniel MacPherson, J. W. Johnson,
S. P. Donahue, J. Croens, J. McFarland, Arne Solberg, J. Clark, Alfred
Lovik.
J. J. Meherin, merchandise broker, returned from Sitka on the
seaplane Petersburg today.
Weather: High, 57; low, 42; rain.
Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon !
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WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This coin is no good.”
Say, "is WORTHLESS.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Learned (adjective and verb). Pro
nounce the adjective in two syllables, as lur-ned. Pronounce the verb
in one syllable, as lurnd.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Tragedy; not TRADG.
SYNONYMS: Lock (noun), latch, bar, bolt, hook, clasp, catch,
hasp, fastening. ,
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:
COUNTERVAIL; to furnish an equivalent to or for; compensate. “A
good conscience will countervail many calamities.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
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Q. How should one take leave of persons to whom one has just
been introduced?
A. You can say, “Good-by, I am very glad (or, so glad) to have
met you.” To one who has been especially interesting, or who is some
what of a personage, you say, “It’s been a great pleasure to meet you.”
Q. Just what are the purposes of a dinner napkin?
A. To wipe the mouth before drinking from the water glass, that
the glass may not be smeared, and also to wipe the fingers.
Q. When a man offers his seat in a streetcar or bus to a woman,
should he lift his hat.
A. Yes; it is a police thing for this “rare man” of today to do.
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1 LOOK and LEARN bA. C. GORDON
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1. Which amendment to the U. S. Constitutioh freed the slaves?
2. During what year of a child’s life does he grow most rapidly?
3. What is the largest fresh-water lake in the world?
4. What is the difference between a draft and a note?
5. Where is the Manx language spoken?
ANSWERS:
1. The Thirteenth.
2. During the first year.
, 3. Lake Superior.
4. A draft is a written order to pay; a note is a written promise
to pay.
5. On the Isle of Man.
KETCHIKAN MAN
IS MARRIED HERE
Mrs. Geraldine McConnel and
Frederick Purdy were married Fri
day by U.S. Commissioner Gordon
Gray. Mr. Purdy lives in Ketchi
kan where he is an engineer for
the Fish and Wildlife Service. At
tendants for the couple were Mrs.
Helen Rolison and Stanley C.
Arneson.
Mrs. Milford Page and her son,
Louis, arrived last week from Og
den, Utah, to join Mr. Page, who is
regional engineer for the Forest
Service. The Page family is living
in the Mendenhall Apartments.
MRS. J. W. KEHOE
TO ARRIVE TODAY
To join her husband in Juneau,
Mrs. Joseph W. Kehoe will arrive
from Nome today on the Pan
American plane. Judge Kehoe was
appointed recently as Secretary of
Alaska. The Kehoes will reside tem
porarily at the Baranof Hotel.
STUDY GROUP TO MEET
The evening study group of the
World Service Circle Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Lauris
Parker in the Channel Apartments
on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Wal
lace Sharpies will be the leader of
the study on the "Book of Acts.”
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23. Helper
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25. Kuropean coins
27. First man of
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29 Home of ths
Tea Party
33. Cool
35. feminine
name
30. Father
39. Hilliard stick
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10. Picture stand
11. Rob
12. Irritable
18. Pouch
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21. Write
22. Pertaining to
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23. Donkey
25. Burmese knife
26. Plaything
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. IV
SECOND and FOURTH q
Monday of each month /X\
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm, A. Chipperflcld,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES V.\ LEI VERS, Secretary.
© B.P.O.ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
V. F. W.
Takn Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday 1b
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
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NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
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Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 130 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2596
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NICHOLSON S WELDING
SHOP
Tanks and General Welding
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
P. O. Box 1529-Feero Bldg.
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Sts.
PHONE 136
Caslers Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hate
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
SHAFFER’S
SANITARY MEAT
FOR BETTER MEATS
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J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box 64J Telephone 819
• empire want ads pay •
"The Rexall Store"
Tour Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Pianos—Musical Instrument*
and Supplies
Phone 206 Second and Seward
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Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 605 10th Bt.
PHONE 216—DAT or NIGHT
tor MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Rates
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHON® 555
PAINTS -OILS
Bunders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
“Our Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
* dally habit—salt fir it by name
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL 691
American Meat — Phone St
To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVI'S OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 772
High Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Office or Store
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