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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
fburth Avenue Bids., Seattle, Wash.
Friday, February 23, 1951
SECRET SESSIONS
In the past few days, we have heard a good deal
of comment on the joint executive session of the
House and Senate which heard the testimony of
Marcus Jensen, oi Douglas.
Many Alaskans.are curious as to the nature of
that testimony and feel that the Legislators, whom
they elected to serve them, should also inform them
as to the state of affairs in the Territory.
Senator Heinie Snider, who refused to participate
in the closed session, contending that public affairs
are the business of the people, voices the sentiment
of many in Juneau and elsewhere in the Territory.
The statement issued at the close of the session,
stating that "No evidence has been presented that
warrants action by this body" has not been well
received.
The fact that the session lasted for three days
and consumed a total of more than four hundred and
forty man hours, leads many to believe that the
evidence was perhaps not as inconsequential as the
foregoing statement implies. •
That forty legislators would spend that much time
discussing trivia is hard to fathom. Many feel that
the hearing would have come to an abrupt and early
end had the testimony proven worthless.
Ln any event, public curiostiy has ^et to be
satisfied. The people would like to know just what
goes on in Alaska that should be kept from them.
Trade anti Friendship
(St. Louis Star-Times)
The House Ways and Means Committee has j
started hearings on legislation to extend the re- J
ciprocal trade program three years beyond the present
June 12 expiration date.
As the first witness in support of extension.
Secretary of State Atcheson gave the answer to thos
who may try to block renewal on the ground that we
can forget international economic gestures and con
centrate on matters of more direct military import
ance. Continuation of the trade program, Acheson
said, would be recognized at home and abroad "as
one clear indication that behind the shield of military
power which we and our allies are creating, the
techniques of growth and expansion are being main
tained intact.” <
A renunciation of the trade program at this time
—or any serious weakening of it—would be a slap
, jn the faces of our friends. And the United States
j n the months and years ahead is going to need
j friends.
Politics in Aluminum
(Prince Rupert Daily News)
I All the political hue and cry at Washington not
I withstanding, the availability of cheap hydro power
' in this part of British Columbia—the costs having been
fqund to be the lowest in the world—is the big factor
which will likely still react to the ultimate establish
| ment of the great aluminum industry at Kitimat,
I Shortage so early in the defense program em
phasizes the importance of the projected British
Columbia aluminum industry. Yet it appears that
| some United States politicians would .ignore the er
sentiality of getting this great supply of an essential
material' as they fight the British Columbia industry
in the hope of getting it for themselves._ _
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
the Chinese among the Koreans—
a combination of fear and hatred.
This is particularly true of South
Korean troops, who fight fiercely /
against the North Koreans but
seem to crumble under Chinese
attack. Except for the South Kor
ean wing that has advanced up
the east coast under the support
ing guns of the U. S. Navy, the
South Korean! have* noltjw«U) »
major victory against the Chinese.
As a result, Lt. Gen. Matt Ridg
way has now assigned South Kor
ean patrols to count the Chinese
dead. The psychological effect is
to convince them that the Chi
nese are not supermen. Ridgway
is also rotating South Korean units,
integrating them with American
units for a few weeks. The purpose
is to bolster their confidence by
experiencing victory over the Chi
nese.
Tense President
White House insiders are private
ly concerned by a dramatic change
in Harry Truman. Once easygoing
and warm-hearted, he is now tense
and irritable. They attribute the
change to the understandable strain
of near war and the terrific bur
den placed on every president of
the United States.
The President always had occa
sional moods of anger and bittei
ness. But, according to insiders,
these have increased steadily in
the past six months.
A visit with Mr. Truman used
to be a real treat for a Congress
man or a visiting Elk. The Presi
dent would greet him with a warm
smile, put him at ease with a
friendly comment, and listen sym
pathetically. Today, however. Mr.
Truman is likely to drum the
desk impatiently and break hito
the conversation with a savage
denunciation of a real or imagined
foe.
Recent visitors have been star
tled by the vigor and bluntness
of his venom at Sen. Bill Fill
bright, who hit at White House
favoritism in the RFC.
The President’s physician, Dr.
Wallace Graham, is also worried
by Mr Truman’s inability to re
lax and take those refreshing naps
which helped him so much in the
past.
Since the attempt on his life
Mr. Truman has also shown an
understandable reluctance to get
out before the public. Congressional
leaders and Democratic chieftains
have been begging him to stump
the country in support of his foi
eign policy. To this he recently
replied:
"It's not up to me to go out.
It’s the responsibility of fhe Dem
ocratic party and our congress
men. They're laying down on the
job and expect me to do every
thing.”
Close friends of the President
lay his Irritability and tenseness
to three factors:
1. The assassination attempt of
the two Puerto Rican Nationalists
This left a deep scar. The Presi
dent often talks among his inti
mates of this assassination attempt
and what he would do if another
attempt were made on his life
2. The recent period of contin
ued American defeats in Korea
and the mass evacuati >a was more
Tying on Mr. Tru'.’an than even
he cares to admit. The lesponsibil
ity for this has weighed heavily
on his mind.
During the critical days of th?
evacuation, the President slept,
little. On one particular evening he
was told that Russian submarines
and airplanes mig.nt menace most
of the U. S. Fleet, friends say it
was at this time that all the pent
up feeling came out in the Presi
dent’s stinging lettei *o music
critic Paul Hume.
3. The loss of Press Secretary
Charley Ross was a heavy blow
, to, Truman, Ro?f was an old
and completely devoted friend who
could soothe the President or give
him common-sense advice.
This change in the President has
convinced Democratic bigwigs that
lie definitely will not run again,
but will retire in 1953.
I
Army Orders
This writer, who has sometimes
griped about army inefficiency,
would like to congratulate assist
ant Secretary of the Army Arch
ibald Alexander for his efficient
handling of the army’s procure
ment and munitions program.
Placing orders for armament is
not an easy job. Furthermore, eon •
gess was a little slow in allocating
money. However, once the army
got its hands on a sizeable appro
priation, around the first of the
year, it placed actual orders for 2’ _•
billion dollars between January 2
| and January 23.
Despite this record in January,
it will probably be broken in Feb
ruary.
For example, within seven days i
after January 2, the army had.
committed though had not drawn |
up all the contracts for 3’j billion
dollars for heavy vehicles. This
is the entire heavy-vehicle pro
gram, up to now. Of the $12,530,000
000 that the army has been auth
orized to spend for "logistical bus
iness,” the army has already com
mitted $8,362,000,000.
Alexander should be especially
I congratulated for insisting that
! little business get a fair share of
| the contracts. While the figures are
only available through November,
at that time 75 per cent of all
army contracts—numerically—h a d
gone to small business—defined as
unaffiliated firms with 500 or fewer
employees. Of course, only 30 per
cent of the actual volume went
to little business, because the heavy
orders must go to firms big enough
to handle them. Yet through sub
contracts small business also gets
a share of what the army considers
contracts for big business. For ex
ample, the average tank manufac
turer lets out 3.000 sub-contracts
and handles only 15 per cent of
the dollar volume himself.
METAPHYSICAL LECTCRE
SCHEDULED SUNDAY A.M.
Dr. Marjorie Meeks will give a
Metaphysical Lecture Sunday, Feb
ruary 5 at 11 a.m. in the Gold
Room of the Baranof Hotel. Her
subject will be "In The Beginning,
God.”
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• TIDE TABLE
• February 24
• High tide 3:23 a.m. 17.8 ft.
• Low tide 9:34 a.m. -0.5 ft.
• High tide 3:35 p.m. 16.9 ft.
• Low tide 9:44 p.m. -0.3 ft.
2ND ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING OF COAST
GUARD WIVES HELD
The second organizational meet
ing of the Coast Guard Wives Club
was held in the City Council Cham
bers Thursday evening. Officers
were elected unanimously from a
slate presented by the nominated
committee.
Mrs. Jessie Sparks, newly elected
president, introduced the following
officers: Mrs. Wayne Goff, vice
president: Mrs. Harold De Roux,
secretary; Mrs. Howard Schleiter,
assistant secretary, Mrs. Gerald
Hebard, treasurer. Mrs. Fred Statts,
assistant treasurer.
The chairmen of the following
committees were appointed: Mrs.
Delbert Dixon, personal aid; Mrs.
Don Morrison, hospitality; Mrs. Vic
tor Tydlacka, publicity: Mrs. David
James, red cross: Mrs. Ed Chester,
entertainment; Mrs. Tyra Newell,
membership.
The last part of the meeting was
spent in an open discussion from
the floor as to projects and plans
for forthcoming meetings. The next
meeting will be held March 22 at
8 p. m.
2ND GRADE BROWNIES
TO HAVE VACATION
The second grade Brownies will
not hold their regular meetings for
the next two Saturdays at the
Lutheran Church. The next meeting
will be held on March 10 at the
regular time.
SULLIVANS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Sullivan
of Palmer arrived here yesterday
on PAA from Seattle and are stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel for a
few days.
ACROSS 27. Unnecessary
1. Strike wildly, at . activity
cricket 30. Luminous circle
5. Ann of the sea around the
8. Quick cutting s^rl ,
movement 32- Prattles vaguely
12. Cover with a 34. Arabian outer
hard surface garment
13. Netherlands 35. Malt beverage
commune «7
14. South American 6 m , K n
coca 38. Exercise control
15. Egyptian sun over
disk 41. God of the
16. Spider’s silk underworld
18. Pertaining to a 43. Liquid measures
Homan 47. Retracted
philosopher 49. Common metal
20. Keenly watchful 50. Above
21. Malign 51. Metalliferous
23. On numerous rock
occasions 62. Solid
!G. Former French geometrical
coin figure
3Si^p?yt»M
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• February 23 •
• •
v Bob Martin •
• Mrs. Leon Alexander «
o Bob Dapcevich •
a B. F. Kane •
• Sadie Brewer e
o Jane DePree •
J Mrs. Jerry Hale •
» Claire Loomis •
• Mrs. James Pinkerton *
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
T O D A Y
No meeting tonight of Pioneer’!
Auxiliary.
At 7 pm. — Pie Social at Chapel -
by-the-Lake.
At 7 p.m. — Gold Medal Tourna
ment. 2 games in high school gym
Ad 8 p.m. — Legion of the Moose
meets in Moose Lodge rooms.
February 21
From 1 to 4 p.m. — Rummage sale
at Methodist church.
At 2 p.m. — Taku Gillnetters meet
at AFL hall.
At 8:30 p.m. — Sourdocey Square
Dancing club meets in parish hall.
At 7:30 p.m. — Rainbow Girls reg
ular meeting and initiation.
February 25
From 2 to 5 — Skating in A.B. hall.
February 28
U noon — Lions Club, Baranof.
At noon — Business' and Profession
al Women’s Club meets in Terrace
Room. Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah Drill Team
practice in IOOF hall.
Vt 8 p.m. — American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
At 8 p.m. — Piano recital by Helen
Claire Lister in Methodist church.
t enruary at
\t noon — Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 9 a.m. — Girl Scout cookie sale
starts to continue to March 6.
At 8:45 p.m. — Community Center
Night for adults in Teen-Age club
with square dancing.
February 28
At noon — Kiwanis Club. Barancf.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah lodge meets
in IOOF hall.
At 8 p.m. — Elks lodge.
March 1
At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Juneau Botanical club
to hold Wild Flower slide show
at IOOF hall.
At 8:45 p.m. — Juneau Singers re
hearsal in Methodist church.
March 2
At 8 p.m. — Concert by Frances
Paul and Lois Reedy at Northern
Light Presbyterian church.
GIRL SCOUT HEWS
Girl Scouts and Brownies of the
Gastineau Channel district will
launch their annual cookie sale,
starting February 27 to March o
when they will canvas all week tak
ing orders. Deliveries will be made
about two weeks after orders are
taken, Mrs. Robert Boochevor,
chairman of the drive, announced.
As past buyers know, these cookies
are of high quality and purchasers
do not make a donation but secure
value received. The girls earn ten
cents for every box sold ta carry
on their troop activities. For most
of the troops this is their only op
portunity during the year to build
up their treasuries. The remainder
of the sale money goes into the
general fund of the Gastineau
Channel' girl scout organization.
Prizes will be awarded to the girls
who sell the largest number of boxes
of cookies.
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resisting
power
54. Worm
55. Altar end of
church
DOWN
1. Mineral springs
2. Tardy
a 3. Furnac©
4. County seat In
New York
state
5. Commenced
6. Youth beloved
by Venus
7. Affirmative
8. Hard thin
formation
9. Count
10. Cooler
11. Sever
17. Soak thoroughly
19. Spico
22. Something
given to
pacify
23. Tuberous
Peruvian
plant
24. Watch pocket
25. Calumniator
28. Fair
29. Kiln for hop
drying
31. Adopted son of
Mohammed
33. Land of the free
36. Goes in
39. Fared seal
40. Military officers
41. Stem of a vessel
42. Son of Jacob
44. Harvest
45. Eternities
46. Dirk
4S. Pedal digit
20 YEARS AGO THE EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 23. 1931
Mrs. C. H. Phillips of Anchorage was here to attend the Grand (
Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska. She made the Alaska flag that she would
present on behalf of the Pioneers’ Auxiliary to the Grand Lodge.
Foster and Ellis, Cordova attorneys, would open offices here at once,
it was made known by Frank H. Foster, senior member of the firm,
and Third Division member of the Alaska Legislature. Clyde E. Ellis,
the other member of the firm, was formerly Assistant United States
Attorney for the Third Division. Foster said either he or Ellis would
be in the local office at all times.
Leonhard Seppala, famous Alaskan dog musher, won third prize and
$400 in the Eastender held in Quebec, Canada, two days previously, ac
cording to word received here this day.
Z. M. Bradford, former Juneau postmaster who was agent for the
Standard Oil Company at Craig, was a lodr.l visitor, here as a witness in
a court case.
" I
The Princess Norah had arrived in port and left within the hour
for Skagway to discharge a large cargo of coal consigned to Interior
Yukon points. Passengers for Juneau from the south were K. Gromdsha,
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Halm, R.. E. Robertson, G. Scott, Curtis Shattuck.
E. Tanner, R. Midget, A. Skavell, S. Lepitich, the Rev. C. W. Webb and
C. F. Cooke.
Final touches were being given to his biennial message to the Alaska
Legislature by Gov. George A. Parks. The Governor’s recommendations
had not been made public but it was known that he regarded the time
as requiring extreme economy in appropriations and it was generally
believed he would stress this need in his message.
Weather: High, 35; low, 32; clear.
i Daily Lessons in Enolish tv. i. cordon I
i | _ _________;
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED; Do not feay, “Do you object to me help
ing?” Say “to MY Helping.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Magazine. The preferred pronunciation
places principal accnt on LAST syllable, not the first.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Ostracize; IZE. Ostracism; ISM.
SYNONYMS: Perpetual, permanent, constant, continual, ceaseless,
eternal, endless, incessant, unending.
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:
INSENSATE: wanting sensibility; destitute of sense. “Why do we put
such stress on certain insensate pleasures?”
1 MODERN ETIQUETTE &BBaTA lee j
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Q. Is it proper, when issuing invitations to a bridal shower, to invite
any persons who are not invited to the wedding itself?
A. This would depend upon the size of the wedding. If it is to be
a large one, with a good number of people invited, then it would be
exceedingly tactless to expect any persons left off the wedding invitation
list *f> bring gifts to a shower on the bride-elect..
0. Is it good manners to wipe the silver on a napkin before eating
iii a public place?
A. No. If the silver isn’t clean, one should call the waiter’s atten
tion to it without attracting the attention of others.
Q. Is it necessary for a young woman to rise when being introduced
to the mother of a girl friend?
A. Yes; to remain seated would be exceedingly ill-bred.
j LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
1. Approximately how many languages are there in the world?
2. What is the most common Christian name for a man in the
United States?
3. .Of what South American country is Caracas the captial city?
4. Which U. S. President's wife taught him writing and arithmetic?
5. From what fish is most of the world's caviar obtained?
ANSWERS:
1. The estimate is 2796.
2. John.
3. Venezuela.
4. Andrew Johnson.
5. Sturgeon.
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Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coasst, at 4:30
r.m., 120th Meridian Time. and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage .31—Cloudy
Annette Island 36—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . -8—Show
Bethel . 9—Snow
Cordova 25—Partly Cloudy
Dawson . -3—Cloudy
Edmonton. 3—Clear
Fairbanks . 27—Snow
Haines .35—Rain
Havre . 10—Partly Cloudy
Juneau . 34—Rain and Snow
Kodiak.32—Partly Cloudy
McGrath . 9—Cloudy
Kotzebue. -14—Drifting Snow
Nome . -13—Partly Cloudy
Northwav . 7—Partly Cloudy
Petersburg 34—Rain and Snow
Portland . . 31—Fog
Prince George .... 11—Partly Cloudy
Seattle . 34—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 35—Rain
Whitehorse . 29—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 33—Cloudy
UNIOK CONSIDERS j
LEGISLATION IK j
MEE TINGS HEREj
At the Executive Board meetings j
now being held of the Alaska Marine |
District Union of Fishermen, Can- I
nery Workers and Allied Trade;-,
affiliated with SIU-AFL, members
voted to petition the Alaska Legis- |
lature against passage of SB. 11
which abolishes earmarked funds.
The board also went on record
for the passage of bill to create the
southeast branch of the University
of Alaska.
Also considered favorably were
House Bills 9 and 10 designed to
increase unemployment compep-.a
tion benefits.
The general principle of House
j Bill 11, to provide for cate of sick
I and disabled fishermer, was en
dorsed, although investigation will
i be made on whether bill is drawn
I properly for efficient administra
non.
i House Bill 12, providing for over
. time after 40 hours weekly or eight
I hours daily, was considered favcr
; ably by the board members,
i House Bill 15 on child labor was
] considered from the viewpoint of
I making it coincide with the Federal
i Fair Labor Standards Act, and if
such amendments are made to the
bill, the board states that it will
recommend passage of the bill.
Additional delegates who arrived
yesterday afternoon were Jane
Field of Ketchikan and Mary Louth
of Craig.
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arrow Shirts and Underwear
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Meeting every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome
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Regular Meetings Each FrMij
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Secretary—
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! tTcur Sellable Pharm^Jlst*
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Alaska Music Supply
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GENERAL PAINTS
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Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th Bt.
; PHONE 216—DAY sr NIGHT
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The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Room*
st Reasonable &ttw
PHONE SINGLE O
PHONE 553
Thomas Hardware Co.
PAINTS -- OILS
Banders’ and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewriters
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Burford Co.
"Oar Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers"
FORD AGENCY
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GREASES — GAS — OIL
Juneau M&icr Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
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DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
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Juneau Dairies, Inc.
Chrysler Marine Engine*
MACHINE SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL SM
American Meat — Phone 38
j
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Alaska Laundry
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CABINET SHOP
117 Main St. Phone 77S
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