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Tuesday, October 9, 1951
HIRE THE HANDICAPPED
National Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week, which began Sunday, is something more than
just another "week.” It suggests a revision in think
ing on the part of employers and shows the way to
the efficient use of a great reservoir of manpower that
has remained virtually untapped.
At a time when labor is in short supply, it be
hooves the employer to take a realistic view of the
handicapped worker and his potential usefulness.
There ate few jobs in any shop, office or factory
that demand physical perfection on the part of the
worker. With intelligent placement, most jobs can be
filled by handicapped persons.
The avowed objectives of NEPH Week are to make
the handicapped persons aware of the rehabilitation,
training and placement services available to them
through government employment offices and to con
vince employers that it is good business to hire them.
While we are strong in support of employment of
the physically handicapped, we hardly think it a
problem of rehabilitation of these people, but, rather,
a re-appraisal of their skills and capabilities.
Further, we believe that informed employers are
pretty fKdl 'tfonfinced ' thn* it pays to employ the
handicapped Surveys have demonstrated that they
usually make good at their jobs, are productive, safety
conscious and stay on the job. No elaborate job re
search is entailed as a preliminary to such hiring, noi
need existing jobs be re-engineered to any appreciable
extent.
Consider that approximately one and one-hal
million physically impaired persons now classed at
u^employabl^'M^m^o-'hWNfetiorit
lorce. Consider that available training programs could
ready these people for an active part in the nation'.1
productive activities in a comparatively short time
Consider, too, that failure to employ the physi
cally handicapped in jobs for which they are qualified
just doesn't make sense. We cannot afford, in this
hour of notional crisis, to waste manpower.
THOUGHT CONTROL
Wo learn from Editor & Publisher, top newspaper
j trade magazine, of the recent "press conference” in
Salem, Oregon, that drew approximately 100 newsmen
and state officials for an all-day discussion of the
state government as a news source.
The conference at Oregon's capital was sponsored
by the newsmen's section of the Oregon Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Some 50 Oregon state officials represented nearly
every major department of government.
Few punches were pulled during the discussion
according to the report.
This editorial commment on the session between
newsmen and government officials is from Editor
Publisher Charles A. Sprague, himself a former gov
ernor of Oregon, in an Oregon Statesman editorial
that hailed the meeting as a good health antidote
to the growing tendency among officials to throttle
unfavorable publicly:.
‘‘Frequently,” the editorial said, "it is not the
top men who withhold news, but the minor char
acters who jealously guard their offices. These indi
viduals, knowing that the information they have is
public property, will answer a direct question from a
reporter, but they will never volunter news or fill
in with pertinent details. That’s why sometimes the
public gets incomplete stories, and why reporters are
always up in arms against officials who arbitrarily
decide for themselves what the public ought to know
and not know.
"On the other hand, officials have a legitimate
gripe, too: Too many newsmen, they say, play up or
emphasize news that is ‘bad’ or derogatory, and
underplay ‘good’ news, or information that indicates
a job well done or an institution well run.
"But newsmen at the conference were impressed
and gratified with the turn-out of heads of every
state department, and most of all with the attitude
of the officials. They all seemed anxious and willing
to learn something about releasing news — a heart
ening sign that the 'thought control’ poison has not
seriously infected Oregon’s officialdom.”
A similar confernce between Alaska’s press and
Alaska’s officials along the idea of the Oregon con
ference would be of interest. Many Alaska officials
have forgotten the information that may be requested
of them is "public property” and are loathe to provide
a reporter with legitimate news — even on direct
request.
Several legislatures ago a bill that would open
to the press meetings of Territorial boards was passed
by both houses, then vetoed by Governor Gruening,
because, he said, it was poorly written. In^ 1949 the
Associated Press provided Alaska newspapers with a
copy of the State of Pennsylvania law that gave the
press of that state access to state news. This bill
was given to Bob Atwood, Anchorage Times, to see
through the legislature. Late in the session, when
asked about the bill, Atwood said that he .had thought
it better not to have it introduced—that it would not
have passed the legislature.
. "Thought control” is pretty well the accepted
policy of most gpvernment agencies in Alaska. The
press “handouts” from the agencies give the people
the news the agency has decided the public may have:
"We will release a story in a few days” or weeks
or months or not at all, is a not infrequent response
m a reporter *vhW«»k* for news.
This, of course, does not apply to all departments
of the government.
But it is too often the case.
A vacation is a period in which a person goes out
ietermined to have a good time if it kills him—and
so often it almost does—Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
immediate advisers didn’t want him
to make it. They knew public reac
tion would be bad.
However, the Defense Department
central intelligence and others in
charge of military secrets urged the
President not only to issue his cen
sorship order but back it up—in
part to keep the military from
setting U. S. policy.
Time after time, high generals
or admirals have barged in on civ
ilian policy or disclosed secrets
which caused serious damage.
Most important was the release
of the Smythe report on atomic
energy by General Leslie Groves.
A few hours after the report was
sent to several thousand newspap
ers, horrified scientists protested
to the army that the report con
tained vital secrets by which an
astute scientist could piece together
the know-how for making the A
bomb. Hurriedly. Groves demanded
that the report be recalled.
“That,” replied a member of his
staff, "would be like trying to put
ah egg back into a chicken.”
Newsmen, not being technicians,
had no way of knowing the signifi
cance of the Smythe report’s com
plicated wording.
j Another military boner which
played into Moscow’s hands was the
statement by General Orvil Ander
sen, commander of the Air War Col
lege at Montgomery, Ala., that the
United States wanted a preventa
tive war. It was «necessary for the
j^ir Force to relieve Gen. Anderson
id order to demonstrate this was not
oiur real foreign policy.
Note—On Mr. Truman’s desk this
summer was one of our newest se
cret weapons, a guided missile.'
Proudly he demonstrated it to many
callers, told about its accuracy
afeainst enemy planes. No restriction
of secrecy was placed upon those
with whom he talked.
INCOME TAX PROBE
"Alert Senator Richard Nixon of
California had a lot to do, back
sdage, with the cleanup of the in
come tax mess in San Francisco.
Come time ago he received let
t<9*s from those close to the Federal
grand jury which was trying to in
vestigate the long-rumored Inter- \
nil Revenue scandal but which was
suddenly called off by U. S. Judge
Lewis E. Goodman.
At that time, young assistant U.
S.. Attorney. Charles O’Gara was
endeavoring to present evidence of
income tax irregularities to the
grand jury. But suddenly the probe
was stopped by Judge Goodman,
who, incidentally, had been ap
pointed to the bench on the recom
mendation of ex-Senator Sheridan
Downey. Collector of Internal Rev
enue Smythe, now under investiga
tion, was Downey's campaign man
ager.
To remedy the situation, Sen
ator Nixon introduced a bill which,
if passed, will permit grand juries to
hire counsel of their own and dig
into a smelly situation—regardless
of whether the U. S. Attorney or the
judge gives the green light.
Nixon also phoned the Justice
Department in Washington to in
quire about young O’Gara, the as
sistant U. S Attorney who was
pushing the tax probe.
"He’s a psycopath,’’ was the reply.
In the end, however, O’Gara won
out. He was brought to Washington
as a witness before Senator Will
iams' income tax committee, while
many of the tax collectors in San
Francisco he was gunning for have
now been removed.
WASHINGTON 1’irtLlNt
Ex-Secretary of War Robert Pat
terson has notified the Senate Jud
iciary Committee that he has with
drawn his endorsement of Miss
Frieda Hennock to be a U. S. Judge.
Since Patterson once sat on the
U. S. Court of Appeals, his word
counts heavily with the Senators.
He informed them that when he
originally endorsed Miss Hennock,
he had not realized all the facts now
brought out by the New York Bar
Association. . .free hams, TV sets,
etc., can certainly get people into
trouble these days. In fairness to
Commander John Paul Floyd, how
ever, the *200 silver set being given
him by members of the Civilian
Orientation Conference was a sur
prise. Floyd didn’t know it was com
ing. . .Ex-Senator Tydings of Mary
land has now sold his prize pigs,
including "The Shamrock,” once
Illinois grand champion Hampshire
boar. . .Some of the boys around
the White House are really sore at
Stuart Symington, new head of the
RFC. In sweeping out RFC closets
"Stew” has let the chips fall where
they may—even if they hit Demo
crats. . .For the first time, Senate
spectators who once cheered Mc
Carthy have begun to titter. . .
Justice Stanley Reed is not resign
ing from the Supreme Court. His
health is now excellent, despite re
ports to the contrary by a Broad
way columnist. . .Justice Hugo
Black is still playing three sets of
tennis daily, alter which he rolls
his own court.
MAIL BAG
E. P. A., Hollywood— After care
ful checking, I am convinced that
there was nothing irregular about
Constance Bennett’s trips to Europe
on Air Force planes. While it is
true that her husband, Col. Theorn
Coulter, has been stationed in Ger
many, thp four trips she took to
Germany in the past three years
were all ordered by special services
which arranged USO entertain
ment. One was March 29, 1949 when
she flew to Germany with the cast
of “Over 21." Another was May 27,
1949 when she flew to Frankfurt
with “John Loves Mary.” Another
trip was Dec. 14, 1919, with her
travel orders signed by Col. E. W.
Duncan of special services; and the
last trip was June 13, 1950, to Weis
baden with n group of USO enter
tainers. Twice, however, she paid
her own way home from Europe
oh commercial planes. . .G. K., San
Francisco—Jiggs Donohue, now the
“Mayor” of the District of Columbia
and the man who prosecuted Harry
Bridges, pays tribute to Robert Mc
Millan, chief assistant U. S. attorney
in San Francisco, as a great public
servant and an important help in
securing the Bridges conviction.
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• OCTOBER 9 • i
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o Mrs. Oscar G. Olson •
o Mrs. Gertrude Naylor •
• George J. Jorgenson •
• W. J. Sorri •
• Merritt Monagle •
• Marsha Erwin •
® Lloyd Hughes •
• Mary Aired •
o Mrs. Ned Zenger •
• Natalia Dapcevich •
o North Sea Meridian Satko •
• Edward James O'Brien •
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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 Bureau are as
follows:
Anchorage . 21—Clear
‘ Annette Island 46—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . 20—Cloudy
Bethel . 29—Partly Cloudy
Cordova .. ... 28—Clear
Dawson . 23—Partly Cloudy
Edmonton . 44—Clear
Fairbanks . 20—Cloudy
Haines . 40—Partly Cloudy
Havre . 43—Clear
Juneau Airport 40—Partly Cloudy
I Kodiak . 43—Cloudy
Kotzebue . 16—Clear
McGrath .15—Partly Cloudy
Nome . 16—Clear
Northway . 13—Cloudy
Petersburg . 44—Cloudy
Portland . 49—Fog
Prince George . 56—Cloudy
Seattle ...53—Fog
Sitka . 37—Clear
Whitehorse . 32—Clear
Yakutat . 36—Rain
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Community Events
TODAY
At 8 p.m.—Moose meet to hear re
port on association meeting at
Ketchikan. Public invited.
At 8 p.m.—Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF Hall. Second degree.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
night for adults at Teen-Age club
with square dancing.
October 10
At noon—Kiv.anis club meets at*
Baranof Hotel.
At noon—NFFE meets in
Room, Baranof hotel.
| At 1:30 p.m.—WSCS Circle mee$s
at home of Mrs. Harold Schultz.
At 1:30 p.m.—Juneau Garden club
meets at home of Mrs. Elton Eng
strom.
\ At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters to have
work night in new quarters.
At 8 p.m.—Pen women meet at
house of Bernice Morgan, 431
Seward street.
At 8 p.m.—Trinity Guild meets in I
! undercroft of church.
c/cioDer 11
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets, Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Juneau Ski Club meets
in Gold Room, Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—City Council meets.
At 8 p.m.—VFW Post meets in CIO
. Hall.
At 8:45 p.m.—Juneau Singers re
hearsal at Methodist church.
October 12
At 1:30 p.m.—World Service circle
luncheon at N.L.P. church.
At 8 p.m.—Square dance for 7th,
8tb and 9th graders at Parish
| Hall.
October 13
At 10 p.m.—Elks annual Purple,
Bubble Dance.
October 15
At noon—Lions Club meets in Barajr
nof hotel.
| At 8 p.m.—American Legion post
i meets in Dugout.
October 16
At noon—Rotary club meets in
Baranof Hotel.
• EMPIRE WANT AUS PA1 •
THESE WOMEN! By d’Alcssio I
-m ,
ssat
Clodd! Come back! You don’t need any pointers_you
wash dishes just about perfectly already!"
20 YEARS AGO the empire j
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OCTOBER 9, 1931
Today marked the fortieth anniversary of the opening of the B. M.
Behrends Department Store. B. M. Behrends, founder of the store,
reminisced in the Empire, “The morning of October 9, 1891, I opened
the doors of my store in a building that occupied the present site of
the Alaska Meat Company. In the same year, however, I bought the
southeast corner of Seward and Third streets, and soon moved my busi
ness there.
"Coincident with the beginning of the mercantile business was the
beginning of the banking business, which at first was merely the accept
ance of money for safe-keeping. It was not until 1914 that the banking
business, which up to then had been conducted under the name of
B. M. Behrends, Banker, was incorporated under the B. M. Be^hrends
Bank.” Mr. Behrends first came to Alaska in 1887 and was employed
by the Sitka Trading Company as branch manager of their Juneau
store.
The girls' basketball team of the senior class defeated the freshmen
girls by a score of 16 to 0. Players on the top team were Mary Jeanette
Whittier, Elizabeth Schramen, Virginia Ulrich, lone Messer and Eva
Rocovich.
Mrs. J. M. Saloum left for the south aboard the Queen, accompanied
by her three children.
The California Grocery Store was advertising three dozen eggs for
$1.00.
Mrs. Louis Rapuzzi and Miss Della Rapuzzi arrived on the steamer
Queen from Skagway.
The home of John Dodson, on the Eagle River Highway, was de
stroyed by fire last week. All contents were lost. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson
had moved into the Walter Butts’ cabin on the Dodson homestead.
Weather: High, 48; low, 42; rain.
{ Daily Lessons in English & L. cordon j
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say. “I don’t know as I care to
go.” .Say, “I don’t know THAT I care to go."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Particular. Pronounce par-tik-u-lar,
four syllables, and not par-tik-lar.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Dyeing (coloring). Dying (expiring).
SYNONYMS: Trial, attempt, effort, endeavor, essay, exertion, strug
gle.
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:
ACRIMONY; biting sharpness, as of temper or language. "Praise will
undoubtedly achieve better results than acrimony.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE \
Q. What is the difference between the formal and informal tea?
A. The decorations of the informal tea are not so elaborate and
the refreshments are more simple. The hostess at an informal tea
mingles with her guests and does not remain at the door to greet each
siewepmer. » ,, ••>: - wvS\
Q. '.Is the engraved or printed card of thanks ever in good taste?
A- The engraved or printed card intended as a substitute for a
written note of Chunks is abominably rude and utterly lacking in taste.
* Q. When served at the dinner table with a dish containing a fork
and a spoon, in which hand should each be taken?
A. The fork in the right, and the spoon in the left.
| LOOK and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
l
1. What is the average birth weight of boys and girls-in the U. S.?
2. What is the layer of atmosphere below the stratosphere called?
3. How many cubic inches does a gallon of water contain?
4. What is a wainwright?
5. What is Mexico’s largest river?
ANSWERS:
1. Boys 7!s pounds; girls 7 pounds.
2. The traposphere.
3. 231 cubic inches.
4. A wagonmaker.
5. The Rio Grande.
FRANK MAIRHOFER IS
CHARGED MONDAY WITH
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Frank Mairhofer was arraigned
in the U. S. Commissioner's court
on Monday on the charge of dis
orderly conduct. He was arrested
on Sunday after breaking windows
in the Glacier Highway home of
Ralph Williams. His bond was set
at $250 and he is in the U. S. Fed- j
eral jail pending further trial.
DRIFTING SKIFF IS
FOUND BY FISHERMEN
A power skiff was found drifting
yesterday near Turnabout Island in
Frederick fecund by the fishing boat
Admiralty. The boat, registered as
31E909, was reported to Coast Guard
headquarters and they contacted
Jimmie Marks of Juneau, who is
the owner of the boat. The power
skiff will be towed into Angoon'
and Marks will pick it up there.
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ACROSS
I. Husband
• or wife
7. Shines
13. Room in a
house
14. Strip of wood
used by
printers
15. Comparative
ending
16. Piece of
Jewelry
18. Not any
19. Sloths
II. Stop momen
tarily
(2. Japanese
admiral
18. Hard dark
red wood
15. Clear profit
26. Halt *
27. Mortified
29. Daubs
31. Month of
the year
32. Poorly
33. Grasps
36. United
39. English queen
40. Sesame
42. Except
43. Mountain near
ancient Troy
44. French city
46. Short for
man's nam«
47. Symbol for
lutecium
48. One who
transfers
property
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63. Rubber
65. Adjusts again
66. Drains
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DOWN
1. Harpoons
2. Social outcast
3. Conjunction
4. Rubber tree
5. Cleansing
agent
6. Mission
7. Quantities
of grain to
be ground
8. Unaspirated
9. Urge on
10. Short for a
man’s name
11. Wise counselor
12. Condesfcends
17. Bitter herb
20. Staying power
22. European
native
24. Surprise
greatly
26. Parts with
for money
28. Watch closely
30. Unit of wire
measurement
33. Mariner
34. Tolerate
35. Steps
36. Brings into line
37. Shirker
88. Restrain*
41. Anger
44. Conspire
45. Tender
48. Consumed
49. Untrained
52. While
(4. Compaas point
MEMORIALS
MARBLE and GRANITE
Monuments and Markers
JUNEAU 'MARBLE WORKS
Phone 426—302 Franklin St.
© B. BO. ELKS
Meeting Every Wednesday at 8
P.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
LeROY WEST. Exalted Ruler.
W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
I
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Moose Lodge No. 700
Regular Meetings Every Friday
Governor—
LOREN CARD
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
* Y. F. W.
Takn Posl No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.l.O. Hall at 8:00 p.m.
NICHOLSON’S WELDING
SHOP
Tanks and General Welding
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
A O. Box 1529-Feero Bldg.
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box M2 Telephone Big
• empire want ADS PAY O
"The Rexall Store"
Your Reliable Pharmacists
BUTLER-MAURO
DRUG CO.
Alaska Music Supply
Arthur M. Uggen, Manager
Plano*—Musical Instrument*
and Supplie*
Phone 206 Second and Seward
Card Beverage Co.
Wholesale 805 10th Bt.
PHONE *16—DAY or NIGHT
for MIXERS or SODA POP
The Alaskan Hotel
Newly Renovated Rooms
at Reasonable Rate*
PHONE SINGLE O
THOMAS HARDWARE
and FURNITURE CO.
PHONE 555
PAINTS -OH,8
Builders' and Shelf
HARDWARE
Remington Typewrit'***
SOLD and SERVICED by
J. B. Bnrford Co.
"Our Doorstep Is Worn by
Satisfied Customers”
FORD AGENCY
(Authorized Dealers)
GREASES — GAS — Oil.
Juneau Motor Go.
| Foot ot Main Street
MAKE
JUNEAU DAIRIES
DELICIOUS I£E CREAM
a daily habit—ask for it If i&aw I
Juneau Dairies, Inc.
HOME GROCERY
Phones 146 and 342
Home Liquor Store—TeL <91
American Meat — Phone SS
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To Banish “Blue Monday”
To give you more freedom
from work — TRY
Alaska Laundry
H. S. GRAVES
The Clothing Man
LEVrS OVERALLS
for Boys
BLACKWELL’S
CABINET SHOP
117 Main St Phone 773
High Quality Cabinet Work
for Home, Office or Stare
F. E. KESTER
as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA
EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING
Present this coupon to the box office of the
CAPITOL THEATRE
and receive TWO TICKETS to see: ±
"ROSEANNA McCOY"
Federal Tax—12c Paid by the Theatre
Phone 14-YELLOW CAR CO.-Phone 22
ana an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and
RETURN YOU to yOur home with our compliments.
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