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Thursday, December 20, 1951
THE PASSING OF THE PENNY
POSTCARD
Comes New Year's morn, the' familiar penny
postcard will be a thing of the past. Replacing it
will be the new two-center recently authorized by
Congress.
This is the latest development in Fair Deal leg
islation aimed at the poor, downtrodden businessman.
Not only is the postage rate doubled for this class cf
mailing, but Fair Dealers are determined that the
commercial use of government postcards shall become
unprofitable. For this is the extra joker: an additional
ten per cent will be charged on all purchases of 50
or more postcards.
Whether this is an earnest effort to put Post
Office operations in the black is debatable. Sponsors
of the bill say it is, although nothing has been said
about curtailing the abuses of the postal system by
government agencies themselves. Seems to us that
postal rates could even be reduced a little if we could
devise some means cf limiting the propaganda output
of the bureaus.
For instance, our daily mail runs about thirty
to forty per cent publicity handouts from as many
government agencies who use the mails to attempt
justification cf their tax-consuming programs. Were
the postofficc department able to collect postage on
these mailings one of two things would be sure to
happen.
Either the increased revenue would put the
postoffice department on a paying basis, or the indi
vidal agencies would be forced to curtail their mail
ings, thus reducing the volume of mail handled at
the taxpayers’ expense. Either would be beneficial
to the people — and would lend credence to the loud
ind empty promises of government economy we have
so long been hearing from the Washington tax
goblfiers.
Most vicious aspect of the postcard rate hike is
the ten per cent extra charge on quantity purchases.
This serves only to penalize the small businessman
who uses direct mailing pieces in an effort to stimu
late his trade. And here, again, the little fellow
is caught in the bight of the line. The increased
rate eliminates the value of the postal card as a
low cost business getter and the small merchant is
deprived of this means of helping to meet his ever
increasing tax bill.
We seriously dcubt that this outrageous increase
—100% to 110%—will reflect itself in improved postal
service or in pay increases for low-salaried postal
employees.
And we wonder what would happen if the small
businessman attempted to increase his prices by 100%
to meet advanced operating expenses? One-way
OPS regulations would surely bring him up short.
At any rate, the two-center is with us to stay.
And the old penny postcard is on its way toward
becoming a collector’s item. It shouldn’t be too many
years before penny postcards are as scarce as honest
politicians.
Beware of the person who smiles all the time. |
I
A little dirt isn’t as bad as some people make out. 1
The person who talks all the time has nothing
to say.
-»
The best way to a person’s heart is through your
heart.
Does anyone really want to return to the "good ,
old days”?
And then there was the young couple who could 1
live on love.
_ |
Never offer r.dvlce; unsolicited, it goes unappre- j
ciated, unheeded.
Money isn’t everything but it’s nice to have enough
to know that.
Two and two still make four, in spite of years:
of progress in other fields.
The editor realizes that you often think these
words are trite, and he agrees.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
Bank. A total of $6,387,137 was also
aollected from Benedum Trees, the
Pittsburgh oil millionaire, and pub
lic attention was called to the legal
tax-dodging schemes of James For
restal and various J. P. Morgan
partners.
Today, Washington has the
famed Mellon art gallery because
the former secretary of the treas
ury r^lized he would have to win
public support with a magnificent
gesture if he were to escape crim
inal prosecution for tax evasion.
MORGENTH All'S TAX SYSTEM
Following this tax clean-up, the
Roosevelt administration settled
down to a long period of reason
ably honest tax-collecting. There
were some tax cases fixed in Roose
velt's day—to be discussed in a la-,
ter column. But eager-beaver Hen
ry Morgenthau made such a squawk
about them that even FDR was
reluctant to arouse Henry’s ire.
Furthermore, Morgenthau built
up the most efiicient tax-collecting
system this country had ever seen.
His counsel' of Internal Revenue
was Robert Jackson, who did such
an outstanding job that he was
later elevated to the Supreme
Court; while the chiei of his in
telligence unit was an incorrupt
ible old tyrant named Elmer Irey.
In Jackson's old place, Truman
appointeu weak-sister Charles Oli
phant, recently a pathetic witness
before the King Committee; and
in Irey’s place he appointed W. H.
Woolf, honest but not vigilant.
A" Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, Truman appointed a me
diocrity named George Schoene
man, who previously had been
mixed up in a matter which could
not bear the light of day; while
as deputy commissioner he appoin
ted Dan Bolich, who when he took
the oath of office, received so
many flowers that the swearing
in ceremony looked like a gang- j
ster's funeral. Obviously a lot of j
people were overjoyed that Bolich
should be collecting taxes, and
some of them later turned out to
be gangsters.
All these appointments were
made after Bob Hannegan, friend
of the big-city bosses, took over
the Democratic National Commit
tee and the political fortune;* of
Harry Truman.
Sacrosant Frankie Costello
When Hannegan was promoted
from commissioner of Internal
Revenue tfc national chairman, he
appointed as his successor Joseph
Nunan, who had been collector in
New York. Nunan, in turn, retired
Hugh McQuiUen, forthright chief
of the New York intelligence unit,
replacing him with Dan Bolich. In
his key spot Bolich had the power
of tax life or death over big-shot
gamblers, big business, or anyone
else in New York.
Later, Nunan stepped out to
practice law, leaving behind him
his friend Dan Bolich, who be
came deputy commissioner in
Washington—the No. 2 spot for
collecting the taxes of the entire
nation.
Among Nunan’s clients, incident
ally, were the night-club owners of
New' York, which includes the
king of the gamblers, Frankie Cos
tello.
At about this time, also, Harry
Anslinker, narcotics commissioner,
was watching Costello for possible
connection with the dope rackets,
but, because of his limited staff,
he had the help of 12 Internal
Revenue agents. This was a natur
al cooperation, since both narcotics
and revenue arc under the treas
ury.
But suddenly Bolich demanded
that the 12 Revenue men be taken
ofi the Costello assignment. An
slinger protested, but it did no
good.
I had been following Costello for
some time, and reported Bolich’s
lack of interest in Costello to Tom
Clark, then Attorney General, who
promised to see that the agents
were kept on Costello.
However, the Justice Department
has not even moved to deport Cos
tello for perjury in connection with
j his naturalization; meanwhile, Bo
j lich played a part in delaying
j prosecution of one of the biggest
| gambling cases—the Guaranty Fi
nance Company of California.
SHOT MORALE
Naturally, all this makes for dis
couragement among the many tax
agents w'hose job it is to collect the
nation's taxes. Backbone of the tax
organization is the intelligence
unit, made up of some of the high
est type men in Internal Revenue.
It is their job to detect fraud.
These men are trained in the rules
cf evidence and know their busin
ess.
When they have finished an in
vestigation, and when their rec
ommendation for prosecution has
been ok'd by the senior special ag
ent and the special agent in charge
of a division, it is almost inconceiv
able that they have recommended
prosecution of an innocent men.
Yet during the Truman adminis
tration about CO per cent of the
tax-fraud cases later have been
quashed in one of three places:
1. The chief counsel's office un
der Charles Oliphant, now resigned.
2. The Justice Department’s tax
division, under Lamar Caudle, also
resigned.
3. U. S. Attorney’s offices in dif
ferent parts of the U. S. A.
The details of how this has been
done will be' told in a subsequent
column. But meanwhile discourage
ment and frustration has spread
through the ranks of the many
honest tax collectors and special
agents as never before.
I One agent in the field can col
lect about $80 for every dollar
spent on his salary and expenses—
one of the biggest untapped sour
ces of revenue in the nation. Yet,
thanks to politics and corruption
at trie top, we have started on the
Broadway Given
Real Eyeful
Of Celebriles
NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Broad
way got an eyeful last night, enough
to make even the most blase New
Yorkers crane their necks to see the
goings on.
It all happened at the glitter
ing opening of George Bernard
Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra,” star
ring Laurence Olivier and Vivien
Leigh.
Showman Billy Rose and blonde
Joyce Mathews—the other woman—
were there, making their first pub
lic appearance together.
Rose’s wife, former swim star El
eanor Holm, is suing the Broadway
producer for separation on the basis
of his friendship with Miss Mathews,
former wife cf comedian Milton
Berle.
Seated in the same row with Rose
and Miss Mathews was .Margaret
Truman, glamorous in a white er
mine cape and a powder blue off-the
shoulder evening gown. Margaret's
escort W’as French movie star Jean
Pierre Aumont.
Aumont was the husband of act
ress Maria Montez, who died last
Sept, of a heart attack while taking
a bath in their Paris apartment.
And Berle was in the audience,
too. with a girl named Ruth Cos
grove, who was not further identi
fied.
path of the tax-evading nations of
Europe where failure to collect
taxes is the first step toward in
equality and eventually Commun
ism.
December 29
Helen Isaak
Donald Tyer
David Ramsay, Jr.
Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and tempera
tures at various Alaska points also
on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 p.m.
120th Meridian Time, and released
by the Weather Eureau are as
follows:
Bethel . 31—Snow
Cordova . 25—Snow
Dawson . -16—Cloudy
Edmonton . -19—Clear
Fairbanks ... 11—Snow
Haines . 12—Cloudy
Havre . -18—Snow
Juneau Airport . 23—Snow
Annette Island .. 28—Snow
Kodiak . 39—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . 22—Snow
McGrath . 31—Snow
Nome . 29—Cloudy
Northway . -8—Snow
Petersburg . 26—Cloudy
Portland . 3—Cloudy
Prince George . -10—Snow
Seattle .. 28—Snow
Whitehorse . -4—Snow
Yakutat . 33—Snow
Community Event! j
TODAY
At 6 p.m.—Taku Toastmasters meet
in Baranof Gold Room.
At 7:30 p.m.—City Council meets. |
At 8 p.m.—Taku Post, VFW meets
in Jeep Ctub.
At 8 p.m.—Women of Moose meet.
December 21
At 1:00 p.m.—Christmas tray favor
committee of Garden Club meets
1 at home of Mrs. James Herdlick.
December 22
1 At 1:30 p.m.—Elks annual Christ
mas party for children at Capitol
theatre with Santa appearing at
Elks Lodge immediately after the
show.
At 4 p.m.—Public Christmas “Sing”
| at tree at Seward and Front.
I At 8 p.m—Sons of Norway meet in
Odd Fellows Hall.
December 23
At 11 a.m—Christmas program at
j Chapel-by-the-Lake.
; At 8 p.m—Methodist church choir
i musical program.
December 26
At noon—Kiwanis club meets at
j Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
December 27
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof Hotel.
J.C'.D.A. HOLDS INITIATION
The Junior Catholic Daughters of
America held its formal initiation
[ Thursday evening at the Parish
! Hall.
i Initiated at the meeting were
'Andrea and Christine Hudert. So
j phie Isturas, Jean and Shirley
I Vavalis, Rose Marie Charles, Rose
| Marie Mills, Stephanie Gueanson,
j Josephine Bierly, Mercedes Quin
i to, Roxana Holaka and Janie Hol
lenback.
After the page brought the mem
bers into the meeting, Rev. Whelan
i asked them questions and then gave
I a short talk. Ann Furness closed
: the meeting.
j Guests at the meeting were Bish
i op Dermott O'Flanagan, Rev. Whe
| Ian, Rev. Gallant, Rev. McElmeel,
1 Sister Mary Marcellus, Sister Mary
Bernard, Sister Mary Rose and Sis
ter Mary Ethel.
Beverley Poole, reporter.
MILK NOTICE
No milk delivery on December 25.
i Wm. Flint—Juneau Dairy Products.
i 995-3t
STRICTLY BUSINESS byMcF..«.r,
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MR POTTLEBY
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“We owe his secretary a vote of thanks — in typing his
speech she left out six pages!”
j 20 YEARS AGO the empire |
DECEMBER 20, 1931
Earn Pekovich, president of the Alaska Admiralty Gold Mining
Comapny, arrived this week from Funter Bay on company business.
He planned to return early the next week to the property.
Among the many Juneau business houses that were appropriately
decorated for Christmas was the California Grocery on Front Street.
\ cheerful Yuletide atmosphere was given with well-arranged tree
branches and festoone^.
"If I am elected Delegate from Alaska I shall inaugurate a cam
paign to end bureaucratic government in Alaska,” declared George
Brigsby, whose candidacy for the Democratic nomination had been
announced recently.
Juneau’s Community Christmas tree was lighted at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and a throng of men, women, boys and girls gathered to
sing Christmas carols, led by Mrs. W. C. Ellis. Mrs. G. E. Krause played
the organ accompaniment. Wiring of the tree was done by employees
of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, who also furnished
the current for illumination.
After .spending a 30-day vacation visiting in the Pacific Northwest,
Miss Belva Williams, clerk in the Department of Education, returned
on the Princess Norah. She was accompanied north by Miss Jessie
Blake, of Seaside, Oregon. Miss Blake, a sister of E. J. Blake, planned
to make her home here for the present.
Weather: High, 36; low, 30; partly cloudy.
j Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "They would not have seen
him had they have gone.” Omit the second HAVE. Say, “had they
gone."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Finesse. Pronounce fi-nes, I as in
FIN, E as In LESS, accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Granddaughter; observe the two D's.
SYNONYMS: Serviceable, helpiui, useful, beneficial, advantageous,
practical.’
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:
STERTOROUS; characterized by a deep snoring; hoarsely breathing.
(Accent first syllable). *,He was awakened by certain stertorous sounds
emanating from the adjoining room."
j MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA lee j
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Q. Will you please suggest a good “thank you” letter for a bride
to send in appreciation of a wedding gift?
A. "Dear Mrs. Smith; The piints you sent us will go just beau
tifully in our living room. It was wonderfully sweet of you and I thank
you more than I can tell you. Hoping that you are surely coming to
the wedding. Very sincerely yours, Mary Jones.”
Q. When a man is dining with a girl in a restaurant and anothci
man stops at the table to chat for a minute, what should the girl's
escort do?
A. He should rise and remain standing until the other man leaves
Q. Is it proper to give money to a friend as a Christmas present
when one knows that the friend needs it?
A. It would be better not to give money. Often such a gift is
resented and causes hurt feelings.
j LOOK and LEARN a. c. GORDON I
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1. In which state is the most westerly point and in which the most
sasNudy point of the U. S.?
2. What, in banking is collateral?
3. What is the difference between astronomy and astrology?
4. In what months are oysters reputed to be at their best foi
eating?
5. What are three prefixes in the English language denoting
“half”?
ANSWERS:
1. Washington and Maine.
2. Pledges of stocks, notes or chattels as security for the payment
jf indebtedness.
3. Astronomy is the science of the stars and planetary bodies'.
Astrology is a system of telling the future from the stars.
4. In the months whose names contain the letter “R.”
5. Denn, hemi»and semi.
There is ho subsiiuie for
Newspaper Advertising!
ACROSS
1. Sine softly
4. Slipped '
5. Not this
12. Mother of
Peer CJynt
13. Corn-meal
dish
14. Fury
15. Speaks of
17. Medicinal plant
IS. Sou ml of
b'ellx: rare
19. Drinking
21. Hishway
23. Steeple
25. Liku
26. You ns owl
28. Anoint
30. Long fish
31. Place again
33. Spring
o'J. Leaven
38. Compound
ether
4f>. Father
4‘J. Ascended
4 1. Fine ravelinga
4'i. Discount
4 7. Astringent
4!*. Flower
5<>. Sail *
64. particle
r>r>. Shell fish
56. Small child
67. Look
Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle
5S. Fomlnine name
59. Age
DOWN
1. Meat of swine
2. Employ
3. Intellectually
4. Twirl
6. Appears
6. Tavern
7. Predetermine
8. Journey
9. Hearty
10. Greek market
place
11. Youthful years
16. Motion of
the sea
20. Mountain
crest
21. Fish egirs
22. lie indebted
24. Adhesive
27. OharacteristiO
29. Appraise
32. Subfitance
34. Write
35. Skill
37. Rubber
39. Small bullet
40. Dress up
41. Eagle's nest
43. Pertaining: to
ships
46. Crush with
the teeth
48. Kind of bean
51. Everything:
62. Rocky pinnacle
53. Greek lettec .
MEMORIALS
MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
JUNEAU MARBLE WORKS
Phone 426—302 Franklin St.
Q B.P.O.ELES
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST, Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
v . ■ I 1
Taku Posi No. 5559
¥. F. W.
Meeting every Thursday in
the Jeep Club at 8:00 p.m.
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NASH
SALES and SERVICE
CHRISTENSEN BROS.
909 12th Phone Green 279
Brownie's Liquor Store
Phone 103 139 So. Franklin
P. O. Box 2596
HON ABEL
Miilwork-GIass-Building Supplies
Schorn Paint
PHONE 633—Juneau, Alaska
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street
Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin St*.
PHONE 138
Caslers Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Rat*
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoe*
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
, NUNN-BUSH SHOES
3TETSON HATS
Quality Work Clothing'
FRED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Men
SHAFFER’S
SANITARY HEAT
FOR BETTER MEATS
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AND APPLIANCE CO. j
"Gas Has Go! It"
Walter D. Field — Phone 581 }
• EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY #
"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Nnsic Supply
Pianos—Musical Instrument#
and Supplies
Phone 208, Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th St.
PHONE 218—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 355
PAINTS - OHS
Ballders* and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD a-ad SERVICED by
J. B. Snrford Co.
"Onr Doorstep Is Worn b7
Satisfied Customer*'
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau Motor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
a dally habit—ask for It by bum !
Juneau Dairies, Inc. i
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HOME GROCERY »
Phones 146 and 342
j Dome LIqnor Store—TeL 8ft
- American Meat — Phone St
j To Eanish “Blue Monday” |
j 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 773
High Quality Cabinet Work
(or Home, Office or Store
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Old Friends and New
ALL of ihe Best
for ihe Christmas Season
and ihe New Year
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