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Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Wednesday, January 31, 1951
QUOTATION
Because there’s a threat of material shortages,
women's clothes are going to be “mighty wispy” this
summer, it's announced. Necklines will be lower and
skirts will be higher. And only the cad or the
inveterate wolf will insist on recalling Shakespeare’s
line that “Sweet are the uses of adversity.”
WITCH OF BUCHENWALD
One need be neither vengeful nor sadistic to be
glad that Ilse Koch is going to have to serve a sen
tence of life imprisonment. This "red witch of Buch
enwald”—it’s one of the more printable things she
has been called—had been involved in unspeakable
crimes. It’s simply good for justice’s sake that she
is going to have to pay a heavy penalty.
She’d bee-i sentenced to life imprisonment once
before ,bv an American war crimes court. Gen. Lucius
D. Ci.i then U. S. military governor in Germany
commuted het sentence to only fours year, though.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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aggressive. When they were sur
rounded at Unsan for four days,
they did nothing. They quail and
flinch at the sound of heavy fir
ing.” '
Tragedy of this Chinese intelli
gence estimate is that it is true.
There are some notable exceptions,
such as the Marines' valiant fight
to Hungnam. Also, it should be
noted that our fighting spirit has
now’ been roused by Lieut. Gen.
Matthew Ridgway.
Apparently, the Chinese estimate
of our bravery in battle was wrrit
ten after the first Chinese offen
sive, when the Second Division
panicked and our front fell back in
a pell-mell, 120-mile retreat. Actu
ally, it was an inferior Chinese
force that pushed us back.
The Unsun incident referred to in
the Chinese document was an am
bush near the Yalu River, before
the first major Chinese strike, and
it probably gave encouragement to
the Chinese to pull off that strike.
It remains a fact that the weak
nesses pointed out in the Chinese
document are the same ones which
our own intelligence reports have
shown. So the Chinese assessment,
humiliating as it may be, is fairly
accurate.
Studying Our Mistakes
However, one healthy develop
ment is that Sen. Lyndon Johnson's
investigating subcommittee and the
members of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff have been studying mis
takes of the Korean war. And they
can be summed up in the caustic
words of Bernard Baruch to the
Truman committee — "We never
seem to learn from the mistakes of
past wars. The Army command con
veniently forgets them. The only
way our men learn to fight is by
fighting.”
In more detailed form, here are
some of the errors which cost
us the most:
Error No. 1—Failure to prepare
for well-known Oriental and Com
munist type of warfare—namely,
attacking at night, using hand
grenades, noise, and ambush tactics.
According to one Army officer:
■Otrr boys were mainly city boys,
unfamiliar and often afraid of the
night. They were not trained in
night patrols. Many did not know
how to do such a simple thing as
drl\( a truck in a land without
hard '•o.id- ”
In Work War IT, Gen. Walter
Kreuger, t:. man who bore the
brunt of the fighting for General
MacArthur. developed highly suc
cessful techniques for countering
Jap infiltration. Even in the Louis
iana maneuvers with National
Guard troops and horse cavalry,
Geenral Kreuger licked to a stand
still Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear's highly
mechanized forces by using the kind
of partisan tactics our forefathers
used against the British Redcoats,
yet General Kreu"er, though far
younger than both General MacAr
thur and Gen. George Mashall. has
not beer '-piled opt of retirement
to develop a basic anti-guerrilla
technique. He is sitting at San
Perhaps Gen. Clay was right in his commutation,
at least technically, though the decision created
something of a storm. Fortunately that question be
comes purely academic now. A German court of three
judges and six jurymen sat and listened to gaunt
relics of the concentration camp at Buchenwald testify
against her. They heard almost incredible stories of
her sadism and corruption, her joy in the torture of
the miserable prisoners of the camp. They found her
guilty finally of inciting the murder of one prisoner,
inciting the attempted murder of another and inciting
serious injury to five others.
Frau Koch will pay the price for her cruelty now
And at least the West will not have on its conscience
any realization that it let her escape that deserved
payment.
Territorial Police Force
(Ketchikan News)
The plan for supplanting the present political
Territorial Highway Patrol for a Territorial police is
an excellent one.
A Territorial police should be along the line of
the "mounties" independent of political favors and
where members are screened according to their ability
and character.
At the present time the Highway Patrol is under
the jurisdiction of the Highway Engineer. It is a
curious fact that in the present Alaska set-up the
Governor is a member and directing power of every
Territorial board. This makes for an iron-clad political
machine. It is too much power to give any Gov
ernor, no matter how fine an executive he might be.
With a Territorial police, completely independent
of political favoritism, it would be difficult to repeat
the recent incident between Casey Moran and his
chief.
For under the correct set-up, Territorial police
would be selected, not because of party reasons, but
because of their ability, regardless of party affiliations,
after a proper test and examination. For any such
member to become active in politics and thus misuse
his office would make him subject to immediate dis
charge.
The Territorial police should be under a civil
service and merit setup so that outside pressure could
not be brought to bear upon the men who would make
up this force. Under this system they would be able
to enforce the laws without fear or favor and would
command the respect of the Alaskan people.
It is our most sincere wish that the upcoming
legislature will consider this proposal for which Mr.
Moran has been a strong advocate. Wendell Kay,
representative from the Anchorage district says hr
will introduce such legislation for which we ate
extremely pleased. __
Antonio, Tex,, anxious to serve, but
uninvited.
Error No. 2—Rear echelon troops
were not trained to fight. As a re
sult, the enemy took valuable sup
plies away from our .troops in the
rear like taking candy from a child.
Error No. 3—American troops
were trained largely in warm cli
mates, thus not adjusted to the ex
treme cold of Korea. In World War
II, troops sent directly from the
Mojave Desert to Attu in the Al
eutian Islands suffered extraor
dinary casualties from the cold.
However, we have not learned from
that lesson.
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Push-Button Warfare
Error No. 4—We have been too
dependent on push-button warfare.
We thought bombers and tanks and
rockets would win under any con
ditions, but suddenly had to re
vamp our strategy right on the bat
tlefront.
Error No. 5—Original lack of
heavy winter clothing, resulting in
frostbite and many amputations.
Today, U. S. soldiers wear white
polar suits and felt boots.
Error No. 6—Poor intelligence.
MacArthur repeatedly and categor
ically cabled Washington that the
Chinese were bluffing and would
not enter the war. This was con
trary to reports of central intelli
gence, contrary to the statements
of Chinese leaders, and contrary
to the warnings of the French and
British. Later, when U. S. forces
were withdrawing, MacArthur an
nounced that Chinese forces in and
near Korea were estimated at 1,
000,000. To which Adm. Forrest
Sherman drily commented: "If there
are that many, their supply lines
must run all the way to Shanghai.”
Error No. I was morale. In the
early days of the Korean war, U. S.
occupation troops from Japan, sup
posedly the best-trained in the
Army, were so low in morale they
| surrendered in large numbers. Some
| even appeared on Communist radio
broadcasts urging surrender.
Tragic as these errors are, how
! ever, they may have been a blessing
in disguise.. For this Korean pre
lude to war should gfve us a chance
to correct our blunders before
any all-out war starts.
Cat's Tail Frozen
To Limb; Couldn't
Come Down
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 31—1^—
i George Bell's kitten ran up a tree
i and Jcouldn’t come back down
I again.
Its tail was frozen to a branch
in Monday's freezing rain and there
the kitten sat until discovered yes
| terday.
j MARTHA SOCIETY MEETS
1 The regular business meeting of
the Martha Society will be held in
I the manse of the Northern Light
| Presbyterian church with Mesdames
Gunnar Blomgren, Sr., and Harvey
Starling as hostesses for the dessert
lunch and Mrs. Willis Booth in
, charge of the devotions.
The Jesuits are said to have per
fected cultivation in Paraguay of
the yerba tree, from which the
I drink yerba mate is made.
APPEAL IS FILED III
UNION DISPUTE QM
CANNERY WORKERS
SEATTLE. Jan. 31—W—An ap
peal from a decision dismissing
unfair labor-practice charges in a
jurisdictional dispute between three
unions over 3,000 non-resident Al
aska cannery workers was filed to
day with the National Labor Rela
tions Board.
Ballots in an election to deter
mine jurisdiction over the workers
were scheduled to be counted this
afternoon by the NLRB.
John Geiness, counsel for the Al
aska Fish Cannery Workers’ Un
ion (AFL) filed the appeal. He said
he had been informed, however, tnat
the NLRB would go ahead with the
ballot count despite the appeal.
Thomas P. Graham, Jr., regional
director of the NLRB, dismissed the
unfair-labor practices charges last
week so the ballots could be count
ed. The election was conducted be
tween June 1 and September 30 last
year.
The AFL union and Local 7-C,
International Longhsoremen and
Warehousemen's Union indepen
dent i and Local 77. United Packing
house Workers’. Union (CIO) are
competing for the control of the
workers.
TOASTMASTERS MEET
S. H. Lorain will be toastmaster
at a regular meeting of the Taku
Toastmasters at 6 o’clock tomorrow
evening at the Baranof Hotel. Five
minute talks will be by Herb Row
land. Ellis Reynolds and Harold
Foss; Impromptu talk by Don Mor
rison and Irv Curtis as chief critic.
ACROSS
1. Beats
7. Physically
disabled
11. Defensive
head
covering
12. Occurrence
14. Incarnation
15. Seller
17. Corded silk
fabric
18. Title
20. Confidential
information:
slang
21. Disguise for
the face
28. Armed battles
25. Tiny
20. Slumber
2S. Bested
30. Support from
official
patronage
32. Large wine
cask
33. Unduly dainty
37. Tend an
invalid
41. Poem
42. Snare
41. Stitches
45. Wild plant
growth
^7. Entrance
4'». Obtain
50. Women
52. Locust
54. Slow: musio
55. Talisman
5U. Distribute
cards
67. Peaceful
January 31
Mrs. Flora Woodworth
David K. Eiteman
J. E. Fowler
Eulalie Bockmore
Mr... Harold Campen
Elvina Marrow
Grace Thomson
Charlotte Saylor
Eunice Torgerson
TODAY
At 7 p.m. — Cub Scouts, Pack 311,
monthly meeting Parish hall.
At 7:00 p.m. — Evening class of
nurses aide will meet in St. Ann’s
hospital.
| At 8 p.m. — Elks Lodge.
I At 8 p.m. — WSCS meets at home
| of Mrs. Schultz, 606 West Tenth.
! At 8 p.m. — Rebekahs meet for
installation of officers in IOOF
hall.
February 1
: At noon — Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m. — Doubleheader of
basketball at Douglas.
At 8:45 p.m. — Juneau Singers meet
for practice in Methodist church.
February 2
At 1:30 p.m. — Martha Society will
meet in manse of N. L. P. church.
At 8 p.m. — Regular meeting of
Juneau Shrine Club.
At 8 p.m. — City Council meeetjs in
regular session in City Hall.
At 8 p.m. — Auk Bay Post, Ameri
can Legion. Special meeting at
DeHart’s Store.
February 5
At noon — Lions Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — American Legion Post
I meets in Dugout.
February 6
At roo. i — Rotary Club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Civil Defense council 1
meets in city hall council cham
bers.
At 8:45 p.m. — Community Center
night for adults at Teen Age club
with square dancing.
February 7
! At noon — Kiwanis club Baranof. I
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I NIEMI TO SURVEY FIRE
DAMAGE AT ARC CAMP |
William Niemi, Chief of Opera
tions of the Alaska Road Commis
sion, left Monday by Pacific North- |
ern Airlines plane for Anchorage ;
from where he will go to Glenn j
Allen to survey damage done by the
fire at the ARC camp there last
week and to ascertain if possible the
cause of the blaze that destroyed j
approximately $400,000 in supplies
and equipment for road building
and maintenance work. Niemi will
also make a report on replacement j
I units which must be installed.
BARBARA MARSHALL GIVEN
I TEACHING FELLOWSHIP
' AT U. OF WASHINGTON
Mrs. Mildred Hermann has re
ceived word that her daughter, Mrs. ;
Thomas Marshall (Barbara Her- 1
mann) has been given a teaching !
Fellowship at the University of .
Washington in the Department of
Anthropology. Mrs. Marshall is in !
her final year’s work for her Ph D
degree. She received her B. S. degree
from the University of Michigan
in 1945 and her Masters Degree in i
1946 at the same university.
A year working for her Ph D ;
Degree was spent by Mrs. Marshall
at the University of Michigan and
her second year she studied at the j
University of New Mexico.
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MARRIAGE APPLICATION
•
An application for a marriage li- j
cense has been filed in the office
of the U. S. Commissioner by George
Ervin '.Villiams, 24, longshoreman,
and Geraldine Martin, 24. Both are !
of Juneau.
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Solution of Yesterday’s Puzzle
DOWN
1. Attracts ir
resistibly
2 Disclose
3 Pass
4. Amount: abbr.
5. Intend
G. Stalk of grain
7. First-year
hare
8 Salutation
9. Repair
10. Furnishes with
a dower
13. Indian hat
16. Musical
instrument
19. Deface
22. Military cap
24. Twirled
27. Agreement
29. Obligation
31. Portable
sunshade
33. Large or edible
birds
34. Perfect
35. Required
36. Small boy
38. Entertain
su mut uously
39. North
European
country ^
40. Condition of
43. Size of type: I
plural
46. Eat
48. M sure the
duration
I 61. Greek letter
53. Mongrel dog
20 YEARS AGO tiTe empire j
JANUARY 31, 1931
A new January record for high temperature was set at 9 o’clock
this morning when the mercury rose to 52.0 degrees, exceeding the previ
ous record of the 19th of the month by 1.5 degrees. Temperatures had
been persistently high for the past two months.
'Mtlton I.rtgercren. honor student of the Juneau High Sschool. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Lngergren of Juneau had been awarded an Amy
Jennings Scholarship to the Colorado School of Mines by the Women’s
Auxiliary to the American Institution of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers. The award was on a competitive basis and was made on the
fine record shown by the local boy in two years at the Colorado institu
tion. the recommendation of the President of the college and Governor
George A. Parks.
The Juneau Parent-Teacher Association had arranged a series of
“Know Alaska Better’’ series. The first talk in the series was to be given
by Judge James Wickershain, Delegate-elect to Congress, who would
discuss “Highlights of Alaska History.”
Miss I.ily and Rangnar Kronquist were hosts at a surprise party
for Miss Cecile Cashen in honor of her birthday, given at their home
in Dow l.i . The evening was spent at bridge with three tables in play.
High prizes were won by Miss Mamie Feusi and Elton Engstrom.
Consolation prizes went to Miss Cecile Cashen and Lester Smith.
Despite unfavorable market conditions which resulted in abnormally
low' prices for both fresh and frozen fish last year, the Juneau Cold
Storage Company handled a slightly larger tonnage in 1930 than in
1929, it was announced by President tyallis S. George. The total quan
tity of fish handled by all departments for the 12 months ending De
cember 31, was 4.809,820 pounds, just 30,000 pounds more than in 1929.
Considering all the circumstances, the company’s year was highly sat
isfactory, Mr. George said. It met all of its program requirements and
added materially to its plant, constructing a new processing warehouse,
two stories high, 70 by 125 feet.
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Weather: High, 52; low, 45; cloudy.
| Dai!',' Lessons in English ft. u cordon ! |
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, "Your compliance to my
request is necessary." Say, “compliance WITH.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mediocre and mediocrity. Pronounce
the O in MEDIOCRE as in NO, and in MEDIOCRITY as in ON.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Lightening < relieving of weight). Lightning
(flash of light).
SYNONYMS: Resistless, irresistible, invincible, overpowering.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us
increase our vocabulai^ by mastering one word each day. Today’s word:
OBEISANCE: obedience; deference; homage. (Pronounce o-ba-sans, O
as in NO, first A as in BAY, accent second syllable). “The people show
ed great obeisance to their chief.”
If
"'cj! Is it all right for the guest who wins a bridge prize to open it
immediately and display it to the other guests?
It is not only right, but it is required. It would be an act
of mtjeness to your hostess if you refrained from opening the prize she
has offered.
Q. Is it all right for one to address one's dentist as “Mr. Black,”
or should it always be “Dr. Black"?
A. The dental surgeon is perfectly entitled to be addresed as
“Doctor," and it would be a lack of courtesy to address him as “Mr.”
Q. When a man arrives fifteen minutes late at a dinner party, after
the other guests have begun to eat, should all the men rise to greet
him?
A. No. It is necessary that the host and hostess rise, but it would
be too confusing for all the men to do so.
I LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
I
1. Who was the general in World War II who stayed with his men
at Corregidor and spent more than three years in a prison camp with
them?
2. Where are the most emeralds in the world found?
3. What society is best known for the Bibles it places in hotel
rooms?
4. What river, because of its flood toll, is called “China’s sorrow"?
5. In what opera does the well-known "Soldiers’ Chorus” occur?
ANSWERS:
1. General Jonathan Wainwright.
2. Colombia, South America.
3. The Gideon Society.
4. The Hwang River.
5. “Faust,” by Gounod.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska point?
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120th J.lerldia.' Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 20—Cloudy
Annette Island 27—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 4—Snow
Bethel . 11—Clear
Cordova. 33—Snow
Dawson .,. -20—Cloudy
Edmonton . -11—Clear
Fairbanks . 1—Cloudy
Haines . 15—Snow
Juneau Airport . 27—Snow
Kodiak . 38—Rain
Kotzebue . -4—Clear
McGrath . -8—Partly Cloudy ]
Nome . 19—Clear j
Northway . .... -10—Cloudy j
Petersburg . 22—Cloudv
Portland .26—Cloudy
Prince George. -37—Clear
Seattle . 24—Cloudy
Sitka . 35—Snow
Whitehorse . -3—Partly Cloudy
Yakutat . 31—Snow
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
10 SKAGWAY FOR 2
OR 3 GAME SERIES
The Juneau High School Crimson
Bears and a party of six students
are scheduled to fly to Skagway
today, weather permitting for a two
or three game series w'ith the Skag
way High School. Accompanying
the team are Coach Arnold Soley
and Leslie Avrit, high school prin
cipal.
Games are to be played Thurs
day and Friday nights with a third
game played Saturday night if the
two games are split. Players making
the trip are Dave and George
Graves, Albert Carlson, Elroy Nin
nis, Elton Engstrom, Jr., Herbert
Martin, Jerry Wade, Ralph Treffers.j
Billy Orme, Dick Forrest, Gerald
Shaw.
Students accompanying the team
are Dixie Lee Tandy, Art MacKin
non, Jim Wilbur, Dale Hillerman,
Norma Cook, and Shirley Casper
son. The team and students re
turn Sunday regardless of whether
there will be a two or three game
series.
There are over 4,225,000 individual
| private owners of commercial for
est lands in the United States, own
j ing approximately 345 million acres.
WALT HATLIN
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR j
Experienced House Wiring
Electrical Marine Repair
Phone Red 355 Juneau, Alaska
V. F. W.
Taku Pos! No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
The Erwin Feed Co.
Office In Case Lot Grocery
Phone 794
HAY, GRAIN, COAL
and STORAGE
STEVENS’
LADIES’—MISSES’ \
READY-TO-WEAR
Seward Street Near Third
The Charles W. Carter
Mortuary
Fourth and Franklin ®t9.
PHONE 138
Casler's Men's Wear
McGregor Sportswear
Stetson and Mallory Hate
Arrow Shirts and Underwear
Allen Edmonds Shoes
Skyway Luggage
BOTANY
"500"
CLOTHES
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
STETSON HATS
Quality Wortf Clothing
FEED HENNING
Complete Outfitter for Meu
SHAFFER’S
SANITABY NEAT
for better meats
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SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:30 p. m.
Wm. A. Chipperfield.
Worshipful Master;
* (
JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary.
B. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted
Ruh r. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
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Moose Lodge No. 709
Regular Meetings Facta Friday
Governor—
ARNOLD L .FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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Brownie's Liquor Store
?h«ne Ui ISt S*. Fra*Kiln
P. O. Box UH
"The Rexall Store"
Tour 'Sellable Pbarm»olit«
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
:
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Plano*—Musical Internment,
■ind Supplies
Phone 208 ..Second and Seward..
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and WALLPAPER
Ideal Paint Store
Phone 649 Fred W. Wendt
Card Beverage Ce.
Wholesale 895 10th 6t.
PHONE 218— DAT *r NIGHT
for MIXERS «r SODA POP
I
The Alaskan Hotel I
Newly Renovated Reomr
et Reasonable Rates
PHOHE SINGLE O
PHONE 665
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Thomas Hardware Co,
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Juneau Kotor Co.
Foot of Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
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Juneau Dairies, Inc.
Chrysler Marine Enginer
MACHINE SHOP
Marine Hardware
Chas. G. Warner Co.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL (M
American Meat — Phone IS
To Banish “Bine 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 77*
Oifh Quality Cabinet Wert
for Home. Office nr Stare