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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Aiaska Newspapers, 1411
fpTirth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
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Monday, September 25, 1950
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CREDIT FOR GRAYLING
Even though the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc., did
not obtain as many grayling as they had hoped to get
for transplanting in lakes near Juneau, their efforts
are certainly a forward step toward introducing this
gamey fish into this section of Alaska. However, the
project is not dead, but will be picked up again in the
spring.
This project, spearheaded and financed by the
Sportsmen, is a fine example of healthy cooperation
among the Alaska Department of Fisheries, the U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the U. S. Forest Service,
and the various Canadian authorities who gave per
mission to remove the grayling from a Canadian lake.
HIGHWAY TO STATEHOOD
Along with the blessings of sovereign statehood
come a number of responsibilities. One of these is
the obligation of the state to build and maintain ade
quate roads and highways within its borders.
To assist the states in this work, the Federal
government has made available matching funds under
the Highway Act and the Federal Aid Act. But there
are several strings to this participaton. However,
they're reasonable safeguards against unwise dissi
pation of public funds and they operate to assure an
equitable distribution of these funds among the several
states.
To determnie the amount of Federal aid a State
should receive, several factors are considered. One is
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j the population of the state in relation to the total
I population of the United States. This is a little tough
on sparsely populatd States. Another factor is the
area of the State in relation to the total area of the
United States. And this is advantageous to large
States like Texas, Montana and Alaska, should it be
come a State. The third is the number of miles of
roads in the State under consideration, with respect
to the total number of miles of roads in the United
States. And this, of course, works something of a
hardship on States whose total road mileage is small.
But even so, it works out to a pretty fair dis
tribution of the available funds.
Now there are certain things a State has to per
form before it can be eligible to participate in this
program. First of all, it must set up. at its own ex
pense. a State Highway Department in conformity with
established standards. This Highway Department
must be staffed with competent engineers, designers,
draftsmen, mechanics and such other personnel as its
program demands. It must possess and operate all
necessary equipment—dozers, graders, scrapers, snow
plows, etc.—for the construction of roads to rigid speci
fications and for the maintenance of those roads in an
acceptable state of repair. The organization and equip
ment of this Highway Department must be approved
by the Secretary of Commerce before participation is
authorized. And, incidentally, the work must be done
by the State Highway Department—not by private
contractors.
We aren’t going to attempt an estimate oi uu
cost of organizing and equipping such a Department
here in Alaska. Let us. instead, continue.
Let us say that the Sta^? has succeeded in or
ganizing and equipping its Highway Department. Ap
proval of its participation has been secured and Fed
eral funds have been earmarked for its road construc
tion program. What next?
At its own expense, the State must plan where it
will build its road, survey the land, design the road
and prepare engineering drawings, complete with
material specifications and cost estimates. This, too
is expensive.
If and when all this preliminary work meets with
Federal approval, the State must match the Federa.
funds and then — and not before, may begin con
struction.
When the road has been completed and is bearing
traffic, its maintenance becomes the obligation of the
State Highway Department. How much of the cost of
repair and maintenance will be borne by the Federal
government?
NOT ONE DIME!
The State must maintain its roads at its own
expense.
During the fiscal year 1951, the Federal govern
ment will spend approximately $3,885,000.00 for the
maintenance only of Alaska's roads. And that figure
will increase annually as new, needed roads are con
structed.
If every one of the 130.000 people in Alaska—paid
an equal share of the $3,885,000, the added tax would
be $29.88 due from every man, woman and child in the
Territory.
And that’s just one of the added costs that would
come with statehood.
fhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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government and for whom the au
thorities had thrown out a dragnet.
However, because of American
prestige, Koreans did nothing about
the situation. After all, Americans
were Korea’s benefactors, the train
ers of Korean troops, in effect the
rulers of the country. Colonel Baird
himself was senior adviser to the
Korean Army. So it was embar
assing to make any protest.
Counterespionage?
When the above facts, plus a
great many others, were disclosed
officially at the time of Kim Soo
Im's trial, Colonel Baird gave the
official explanation that he was
using the lady as his interpreter
and to get information from her.
If so, he was not very success-1
ful. For subsequent developments
have shown that the Communists
knew all about our military opera
tions, while we knew little about j
them.
Futhermore, when Kim Soo Im
was tried, last May, the Koreans
amassed such overwhelming evi
dence against her that she con
fessed all. Colonel Baird, who had
been in intimate day-to-day con
tact with her, was mdde to look
exremely foolish for not having
known the same facts.
It was even reported that Ma
dame Kim had hidden her Com
munist husband in the home of the
American Army colonel for a few
days when the search for him was
getting hot. The colonel's house was
a big one, so this was not difficult
to do without Baird's knowing it.
For more than a year, Lee Kang
Kook managed to foil the South
Korean police and American mili
tary. Eventually, he escaped into
North Korea in an American Army
Jeep—by courtesy of Colonel Baird's
mistress.
Communist Husband Escapes
Colonel Baird had given his lady
love a new Chrysler. However, she
did not use this car to take her
husband across the 38th parallel.
Instead, she finagled a jeep from
the Army motor pool and had it
driven by a trusted Communist
Driver, Choi Yong Tai.
Lee was disguised as a doctor,
and Kim went along to tell the
border guards that her mother
was desperately ill in North Korea
and the doctor was on his way to
see her. Thus the No. 2 Communist
of Korea escaped—thanks to the
U. S. Army.
On one occasion, when Kim
wanted to get an Army jeep for a
trip up near the 38th parallel,
Harry Frelinghuysen, son of the
GOP ex-Senator from New Jersey,
then an Army lieutenant, refused.
However, he was overruled by a
colonel. Madame Kim got the jeep.
Other Mata Haris??
The case of Kim Soo Im and
Colonel Baird probably could have
taken place in various parts of the
world—especially in Japan and
Germany, where American troops
are stationed far from home and
families. And what the Army is
worried about right now is that
other Communist spies might be
planted on American officers.
Colonel Baird, 60 years old, born
in Ireland, was a policeman in
Rhode Island and a reserve officer
when he joined the Army as a
Major in 1941. He was stationed1
in Korea for four years, three of !
them as Provost Marshall, one of:
them as “senior adviser to the
Korean National Police.’’
Kim Soo Im, orphaned at an
early age, was raised by an Ameri
can missionary family and educated i
in an American school. She spoke
English perfectly, acquired the viv
aciousness of an American girl.
When American troops entered
Korea she served as hostess at
the Banta Hotel in Seoul, which
was General Hodges’ headquarters.
This was the U. S'. Army's nerve
center and it gave her access to all
sorts of gossip and tidbits which
she relayed to her Communist hus
band.
During her trial it developed
that Kim had given the Commun
ists the complete plans for the
withdrawal of U. S. troops from
Korea. It was also revealed that
she had a large amount of Japanese
Yen and was spending it in Seoul,
perhaps for bribery, perhaps to
create inflation.
Colonel Baird left Korea on June
3. at about the time his mistress
was executed. He is now on leave
from the Army.
Medical Lobby
One Congressman who can al
ways get in to see the President,
even in these busy days, is forth- |
right Andy Biemiller of Wisconsin, j
Truman is genuinely fond of thej
Wisconsin liberal, who has been a
tower of strength in fair deal bat
tles.
The fact this has won him the j
bitter opposition of the big lobbies,!
including the American Medical 1
Association, is a matter of pride |
to Biemiller. I
“I’m glad they're fighting me."
he told Truman the other day. "It
keeps me on my toes. When the i
AMA and those oUier pressure
groups let up on me it's a sign I'm
slipping in my responsibilities to
the people I represent. I've been j
fighting the lobbies since 1937 and i
they’re out to get me again this
year.’’
“Well, Andy, I can go you one i
better,” grinned the President.
‘T’ve been fighting the same lob
bies since 1920, when I was a county
judge in Missouri. In those days i'
was practically impossible to get
into a hospital in my section unless
you could lay $200 on the line.
"I finally was able to get a big
hospital built in the county, where
people in need were assured proper
medical care, but I had to fight
the doctors’ lobby to do it. I in
tend to carry on that fight, with
your help, Andy, until our health
insurance program and the bill to
aid medical schools become law."
STORK REPORTS
A girl was born to Mrs. C. O.
Benzel at St. Ann's Hospital Sat
urday afternoon. She weighed 7
pounds and 8 ounces.
Another girl was born this morn
ing to Mrs. Julia Gallant at St.
Ann’s Hospital also. She weighed
5 pounds, 12 ounces.
SQUARE DANCE CLUB
HOLDS BUSINESS MEET
The Bubble and Beaux Square
Dance Club will hold a business
meeting tonight at 8 o’clock in
the Gold Room of the Baranof.
‘‘RAIN OR SHINE”
“Enjoy weekend at 'l/uUl LODGE.
$25 includes round trip transporta
tion from Juneau; deluxe lodging,
meals, fishing and sightseeing trips.
Phone 202 for reservations. 592-tf
September 25
Mrs. J. F. Mullen
Mrs. Fred Paul
Patricia J. Stanyer
Mrs. D. M. Ferguson
Elsie Lindberg
Mrs. Barney Swanson
Raymond Walls
Belle McMahon
Edithmae Lowe
Laura M. Bolton
COMMUNITY EVENTS
today
At 7 p.m.— Badminton club, high
school gym.
At 7:30 p.m. — Juneau Creative
Writers, Methodist Manse.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet in
club rooms.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion, Dug
out.
At 8 p.m—Highland unit of League
of Women Voters meet at home
of Mrs. Schleiter.
At 8 p.m—Bubble and Beaux Square
Dance Club will hold a business
meeting in Gold Room, Baranof.
September 26
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At noon—Luncheon group of League
Women Voters meet Baranof Ter
race.
At 10 a.m.—Rummage sale at 7-Day
Adventist parlors, Second and
Main.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
night for adults at Teen Age
Club.
At 8 p.m.—Ski Club meets in AB
Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Dedication of Elks Am
bulance at Subport, public wel
come.
At 8 p.m.—WSCS meets at home of
Mrs. B. W. Matheny.
At 8 p.m.—Social meeting of CDA
in Parish Hall.
September 27
At noon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 7:30 pm.—Membership Commit
mittee of Juneau Concert Associ
ation will meet in City Council
chambers.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m.—First fall meeting of
NFFE in Gold Room, Baranof.
September 28
At noon—Chamber of Commerce,
Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m.—Senior Service Scouts
meet at home of Betty Baxter.
September 29
At 7 p.m.—Pie Social at Chapel
by-the-^ake.
October 2
At noon—Lions Club, Baranof.
October $
From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.—City Election.
Elfin Cove
News Notes
(Special Correspondence)
ELFIN COVE, Alaska, Sept. 22—
Mrs. Walter Larson and daughter,
Carol and Mrs. Roy Clements, were
passengers on Tuesday’s plane from
Juneau.
The boats White-Cap and Aeril
and the Claudia left for Pelican this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Strum have
returned from Juneau and have
moved into their home. They have
bought the Fremming home.
LYTLE, GREEN MEN HERE
,W. W. Graves and B. P. Murphy
of the Lytle and Green Construc
tion company are registered at the
Gastineau Hotel.
ACROSS
L Toward the
stern
4. Game fish
8. Read metrically
12. Correlative of
neither
13. Very black
14. Mineral deposit
15. Cherish
17. Sufficients
poetic
18. Plant
19. Annoys
2L Hypothetical
force
23. Winter sport
2ti. Island of the
Blue Grotto
29. Number
30. Female deer
31. If not
33. Summary
35. Honey gatherer
3*5. Thrice: prefix
38. Wearies
39. Light textile
fabric
41. Year book:
abbr.
42. Dishes of green
vegetables
44. Character in
Arthurian
legend
45. Dull sound
50. Entirety
52. Subtle invisible
emanation
53. Pitcher
54. English letter
55. Judge
5G. Cut with a
toothed tool
57. Sin
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Solution of Saturday's Puzzla
DOWN
1. Insects
2. Golfer’s warn
ing cry
3/ Large plant
4. Egyptian god
6. Border
6. Most tender
7. Went furtively
8. Mixture of
rain and
snow
9. Regard
10. Bustle
11. Novel
16. Worship
20. Soundness of
mind
22. Produce by
vapor!/, it ion
and con
_ (Sensation
9-’ Tr st'ent
2a. Obtains
20. Solid wi*h six
equalsujar#
sides
27. Dills,-, <i
2S. E,:j ynient
22. Delii-ratiV#
bodies
34. European carp
it. Bohemian
dance
40. Title of addrea#
43. Cook slowly
45. Agreeatde
46. Roman road
47. Stainer
4S. Urchin
49. Co! r
51. Aid, r tree:
Scotch
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
SEPTEMBER 25, 1930
Grandfather C. M. Jorgenson was passing the cigars after receiving
word that his daughter, Mrs. Leslie A. White (Tecla Jorgenson i had
given birth to a daughter Septemer 24 in Portland, Ore. Mrs. White
was a popular graduate of Juneau High School and a former reporter
on The Empire. Her husband, Dr. White, had lived here for several
years, and later spent summer vacations in Juneau while attending
medical school. His tenor voice had been featured In concert and musical
comedies here.
Mona and Lawrence Carlson of Douglas went to Seattle on the
Yukon. Mona was to take a course in beauty culture, and Lawrence
; was returning to the University of Washington as a sophomore.
After a trip from Haines, Jerry Smith had just taken off in the
seaplane Sea Pigeon for Skagway when he noticed that one of the
struts connecting with the pontoons was broken. He circled, signalling
distress A small power boat put out into the channel and, after it got
under the aircraft, Pilot Smith brought his plane down. It turned up
on its nose. The three passengers had opened the side door of the
cabin: they climbed up on the boat “scarcely getting their feet wet.’’
Smith followed. The seaplane was towed, upside down, into the Alaska
j Juneau dock. Passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nelson ahd Robert
j Coughlin.
Three weeks after undergoing a major operation in St. Ann's Hos
! pital Mrs. T. J. Strobe was able to leave. She was spending a few days’
I convalescence with Mrs. Dorothy Pegues before returning to her home
! at Dupont.
Mrs. M. M. Marks was on the Yukon returning to her home in
Seattle after spending the summer in Douglas as secretary to her father,
1 E. B. Dudden, manager of the Douglas Island. Packing Company.
Weather: High, 50; low, 41; rain.
: Daily Lessons in English w. l. Gordon i
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It was just two years ago
! that they got married.” Say, “It was just two years that they WERE
married.’’
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hostile. Pronounce the I as in ILL,
not as in TILE.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Boulder (a large stone). Bolder (more ven
turesome).
SYNONYMS: Imposing, impressive, stately, commanding, majestic.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is ycurs.” Let us
increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word:
i^TIGMA: mark of infamy or disgrace. (Pronounce the I as in BIG,
A as in ASK unstressed). “Children should not carry the stigma of a
| father’s misdeeds."
MODERN ETIQUETTE 'ROBERTA LEE j
Q. When taking a girl to a nightclub, should a man escort her
first to their table before excusing himself to go to the men's room and
“brush up’’?
A. Yes. It is the girl's privilege to go to the women's room first,
but a man should always get his companion properly settled at their
table before leaving her.
•Q. If a couple are entertaining a few guests for the evening, who
should meet them at the door?
A. The husband should do this, bringing each guest into the living
room.
Q. When introducing a relative, is it proper to use the possessive
pronoun?
A. Yes; one may say, “My father, my mother, my sister, my cousin.”
LOOK and LEARN A. c. GORDON
1. Which U. S. State was named after Queen Elizabeth of England?
2. What is a “corduroy” road?
3. What well-known title did the present King of England bear
before assuming the throne?
4. W'hat animal is the largest of the great cats?
5. What Shakespearean character makes a speech about Seven Ages
of Man?
ANSWERS:
1. Virginia, after the “Virgin Queen.”
2. A road made of logs laid side by side transversely.
3. Duke of York.
4. The lion.
5. Jaques, in “As You Like It.”
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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
am., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 41—Partly Cloudy
Annette Island .48—Cloudy
Barrow' .. 22—Snow
Bethel . 30—Clear
Cordova . 47—Rain Showers
Dawson . 37—Partly Cloudj
Edmonton . 53—Rain Showers
Fairbanks . 35—Partly Cloudy
Haines . 45—Rain Showers
Havre . 48—Clear
Juneau Airport 47—Rain* Showers
Kodiak 48—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue 34—Cloudy
McGrath 36—Partly Cloudy
Nome . 35—Cloudy
Northway .* . 29—Fog
Petersburg . 47—Cloudy
Portland . 58—Partly' Cloudy
Prince George . 42—Fog
Seattle . 54—Partly Cloudy
Sitka .48—Rain Showers
Whitehorse . 37—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 43—Cloudy
Pres, to Appoint
Enforcement Ed.
On Vetoed Bit!
(By Associated Press)
President Truman is confronted
today with a tough political assign
ment—:the appointment of a five
man board to enforce the new Com
munist-control law. In vetoing the
bill, Mr. Truman had called it un
workable and unfair, and a threat to
American freedoms. But Congress
passed it anyway and now the Presi
dent is responsible for its enforce
ment.
Sewing machines fo*- rent at the
White Sewing Machine Center.
SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S
V. F. W.
Taku Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
! Brownie's Liquor Store
«b#ne IN ISB Be. Franklin
r. O, Box «H
GEORGE BROS.
Widest Selection of
LIQUORS
PHONE 399
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office to Case Lot Grocery
Phone 7*4
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Cartel
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin Bt*.
PHONE 138
Caster's Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hats
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
1 CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
1. V. COWLING
COMPANY
1)04(0—Plymouth—Chryeler
Degoto—Do4ge Truck*
SHAFFEB’B
SANITARY MEAT
FOB BETTER MEATS
IS—PHONES—4»
Free Delivery
MOUNT JUNEAU LOUUt NO. U7
SECOND and FOURTH _
Monday of each month /T\
In Scottish Rite 1 emple
beginning at 7:30 p. m. XvCjrJffi
Carson A. Lawrence,
Worshipful Master;
JAMES W. LEIVERS. Secretary.
!___
0 B. P. 0. ELKS
! Meeting every second and fourth
Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting
brothers welcome. WALLIS a
GEORGE, Exalted Ruler. Vf. H.
BIGGS, Secretary.
Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Each Frifay
Governor—
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. IIERMANSEN
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blackweliTs "
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. • Phone 773
Rl«h Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Office or Store
"The Rexall Store"
Your .Sellable Pharm«»jista
butler-mauro
drug CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Plano*—Musical instrument*
and Supplies
..Phone 206 ..Second and Seward
general paints
and WALLPAPER
Ideal Paini Store
PHone 549 /“red w. Wendt
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th at.
PHONE Z16—DAy er NIGHT
for MTXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hofei
Newt; Renovated Bmiw
at Reasonable Rate*
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 665
Thomas Hardware Co.
■PAINTS - OILS
Builders’ and Shell
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. Bo Burford Co.
<kOur Doorstep I* Worn fcy
Satisfied Customers”
ford agency
(Authorized Dealera)
GREASES — GAS — on.
Jnnean Molor 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 Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVTS OVERALLS
for Boye
“Say It With Klowere” but
“SAY IT WITH OURS!”
Juneau Florists
Phone III