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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avenue Bldg , Seattle, Wash.
Monday, January 8, 1951
JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES
Bob De Armond, one of the best known news
papermen in Alaska, is writing a series of articles
for The Empire entitled, “A Northern Notebook." The
first article of the series appeared in The Empire last
Friday, December 5. There is another today and if
you want to keep right un on past, present and future
of the Territorial Legislature, read them, they are
mighty interesting. Others are to follow.
And another matter. In today’s Empire is an
advertisement by the Juneau Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. Just don’t read it casually, but read it thor
oughly. It is published in the interest of public
safety and it pertains to you and me.
Pity the Poor Editor
(Idaho Argonaut) •
Consider the editor! A child is born to the wife
of a merchant in the town. The physician getteth
10 plunks. The editor writeth a stick and a half and
telletta the multitude that the child tippeth the beam
at nine pounds: Yes, he lieth even as a centurion.
And the proud father giveth him a Cremo.
Behold, the young one groweth up and graduateth.
And the editor putteth into his paper a swell notice.
He telleth ot the wisdom oft he young woman and of
her exceeding comeliness. Like unto the roses of
Sharon is she and he/gown is played up to beat the
band. And the dressmaker getteth two score and fij^r
iron men. And the editor gets a note of thanks frpm
: the sweet girl graduate.
And the daughter goeth on a journey. And the
j editor throweth himself on the story of the farewell
party. It runneth a column solid. And the fair one
remembereth him from afar with a picture postal
card that costeth six for a jitney.
Behold, she returneth, and the youth of the town
fall down and worship. She picketh one and lo, she
picketh a lemon. But ihe editor calleth him one of
our promising young men and getteth away with it.
And they send unto the editor a bid to the wedding,
and behold the bids are fashioned in a far city.
Flowery and long the wedding notice which the
editor printeth. The minister getteth 10 bones. The
groom standeth the editor off for a 12 months sub
scription.
All flesh is grass and in time the wife is gathered
unto the soil. Jhe minister getteth his bit. The editor
printeth a death notice, two columns of obituary;
three lodge notices, a cubit of poetry and a card of
thanks. And hie forgetteth, to read proof on the head
and the darned thing cometh out, "Gone to her last
roasting place.”
And all that are akin to the deecased jumpeth
on the editor with exceeding great jumps. And they
pulleth out their ads and cancelleth their subs, and
. they swing the hammer even unto the third and
fourth generations.
No Taking to the Hills
(Prince Rupert Daily News)
The idea, probably held by many Americans, that
an atomic attack will be the signal for a mass evacua
tion of the nation's cities is being vigorously combatted
by the Office of Civil Defense. And rightly so. In
the event of such an attack nothing could be more
useful to the enemy than an unnecessary stoppage
of industrial production.
In the case of a direct hit, of course, part of the
bombed community will be virtually paralyzed But
the citizens who are unharmed and the people of
neighboring cities and town will remain at work and
continue turning out the materials needed by the
military establshment. For them to fail to do that
would either postpone victory or make it impossible.
Discussing the "take to the hills” mentality which
has developed among certain groups, James J. Wads
worth, acting director of the Civil Defense Office,
promised that those with priority—children, expectant
mothers and the aged and infirm—would be moved
to safety in the event of attack. But civilians "with
no idea except escape” will be turned back to civil
defense authorities.___
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
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1
Arthur make a stand with the
troops, he now has on hand. If he,
cannot do so, he is to execute a
series of orderly withdrawals. This I
ie pretty much the military strat
egy we are now follownlg.
MacArthur Pleads
P.ecently, MasArthur asked for
feu.- new divisions to hold a line
noith 01 Seoul, I fact, he literally
burned up the teletype begging for
them.
I.ie request was denied—for sev
eral reasons. First, there is great
disinclination to waste more Amer
ican lives in what appears to be
the bottomless pit of Asia. Second,
more American troops, when avail
able, are needed in Europe. Third,
there is a strong feeling that Mac
Arthur has enough troops, e\en
now, to defend South Korea.
According to the estimates oi
enemy strength cabled to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff by MacArthur’s
own intelligence, the Chinese arc
not attacking in anywhere near
the force indicated by the press
communiques issued in Tokyo.
Fuitheimore, we have complete
superiority in the air, a superior
firepower of 10 to one and a nubil
ity of 100 to one. The latter means
that, when attacked on one part
of the front, we have far greater i
means of rushing troops to rein
force that front.
Intelligence estimates cabled to
Washington by MacArthur's own
intelligence indicate that the Chin
ese are slightly superior in numbers
but do not have the-three-to-one
superiority generally considered
necessary "or a successful oflen
sive.
Uncensi.red European Nv. vs
• It isn't aiways pleasant ty face
these facts, but our United Nations
allies in Europe are probably get
ting a less censored and more un
varnished picture of the Korean
military situation than we are. Anu
the truth is not helping us. Even
in Turkey, for instance, there has
been harsh criticism of MacArthur,
and the publication "Turk’ recent- j
ly featured the following:
"General MacArthur declared it
was not possible to foresee the
Chinese offensive because his air
planes were not allowed to make
air reconnaissance over Manchuria.
But the Chinese authorities repeat
edly announced they would not let
the American forces camp on the
Manchurian frontiers. Therelore,
there is no justilication for the
statement the UN forces were sur
prised.
“Also, the numerical superiority
of the Chinese army was not such
an important factor as some people
stress. It did not exceed 250,000
scldlers, while the UN forces reach
ed 150,000. Moreover, the UN enjoy- !
ed a highly superior air force, and
thus headquarters was able to pro
vi > for a repulsion of such an of- i
fen-.?*. :
Ac ’al fact is that the Turkish :
appraisal is substantiated by the
figures which Gen. Charles Will
oughby, MacArthur's chief of intel
ligence, has cabled Washington—
namely, that during the disastrous
120-mile retreat from North Korea
the Chinese did not attack in any
where near the overwhelming num
bers the press communiques indi
cated.
While these facts are not pleas
ant, they have been widely pub
lished in the European press, and
there is no reason why the Ameri
can people should not know them.
Incidentally, they are one vitally
important reason for the wave of
uncertainty and skepticism now
sweeping Europe.
Stymied Program
Though President Truman kept
his temper, he was furious about
the election of Rep. Burr Harrison
of Virginia to the powerful House
Ways and Means Committee. This
is the committee which writes the
tax laws, nominates Democratic
members to all other committees
and indirectly controls the legisla
tive wheels of the House of Repre
sentatives. Harrison’s appointment,
therefore, was a severe blow to the
President's program.
Two other openings on the Ways
and Means Committee were filled
with little argument by Eugene
Keough of New York and Walter
Granger of Utah. But there was a
bitter backstage battle over the
third vacancy, with conservative
backing Harrison and liberals sup
porting Democrats Cleveland Bailey
of West Virginia and Winfield Den
ton of Indiana.
Denton, an Indiana Fair Dealer,
was a last-minute candidate. Or
iginally Truman supported West
Virginia's Bailey and even sum
moned him to the White House
to inform him that he was in his
corner. The President also advised
Speaker Earn Rayburn by phone
that he was for Bailey.
However, Speaker Rayburn packs
a powerful punch in the Home of
Representatives. And Sam not only
wanted to avoid an open clash with
the southern bloc backing Harrison,
but he was not too enthusiastic
about Bailey.
So at the last minute Rayburn
and Majority Leader John Mc
Cormack of Massachusetts backed
Indiana’s Denton, with the result
that Denton and Bailey split the
liberal vote and Harrison got the
key post on the Ways and Means
Committee.
What this means, together with
the change of rules by which legis
lation can be blocked in the Rules
Committee, is that a good part of
the Truman program will be vir
tually stymied in the House of Re
presentatives during the next two
years.
GREEN'S TG SEATTLE
ktrs. and Mrs. Hei.ry E. Green
left on the Baranor Sunday to
attend an Alaska Steamship Co.,
agents meeting. At the conclusion
of the meeting, Mr. Green goes
East to visit relatives and Mrs.
Green remains in Seattle. The
Greens plan to return about Febru
ary 1. Their son, Denny, is stay-'
ing in Juneau to attend school.
PARKAS STOP TRAFFIC
IN LA, MOORES REPORT
_
1 Mr. and Mrs. Neil Moore returned
yesterday from Seattle and Pasa
dena where they had been guests
of the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc.,
to attend the Tournament of Roses
I and Rose Bowl game, New Years.
They showed their movies of the
Golden North Salmon Derby which
is sponsored by the Sportsmen and
gave out cans of sportsman-caught
salmon together with folders on
the event. There was much interest
in the derby, they reported.
| ‘ Everyone should see that parade
j if he has a chance,” Moore declared
j today. Ted Brodhead, secretary
I treasurer of the Tournament, said
■ that Alaska should have a float
1 in the parade, Moore reported,
j "Our parkas were like stop lights.
' Perfect strangers would stop us
to talk. Some looked at us and call
us Canadians,” he said.
They met Mayor Benedict of Pas
adena who visited in Alaska last
' September.
Around a million and half peo
ple viewed the parade and the
I football was really wonderful. In
Sun Francisco they saw Allen Shat
tuck, Mrs. Ethel Markel and Wally
Wilson, former Alaskans. Wilson
previously was with the White
Pass and Yukon Railway at Skag
way.
"It was a lot of fun, this first
trip oiAs'de in 15 years, but it is
gcoc to i 1 home again,” the Moor
es .-Ighed ioday.
JANUARY SALE: Ladies nylon j
hose, 51 g.vg0 J5 denier, $i.‘j8 per j
pair. Cali FltbiSh jvILKS. Green i
781. 702-6t |
January 8
Donald W. Skuse
Fred Barragar
Richard McCormick
Frank Allen
Willis Robbins
Lazzette Williams
Mrs. Rosenna Reed
H. M. Cameron
Maxcine Iverson
Bonnie Marsh
COMMUNITY EVENTS
TODAY
At 7 p.m—Mining course in high
school.
At 7:30 p.m.—Stated Masonic Com
munication with joint installation
ceremonies at 8.
At 8 p.m.—Drill period for Hdqs.,
Hdqs. and Service Co., 208th Na
tional Guard Infantry Battalion.
At 8 p.m.—Nurses aid group meets
at home of Mrs. Tom Dyer on
Gold Belt Avenue.
January 9
At noon—Rotary Club, Baranof.
At noon—Luncheon group League
of Women Voters in Dugout.
At 7:30 p.m.—Dorcas Society -of
Seventh Day Adventist church
meets at home of Mrs. Don Comp
| ton, North Douglas Road.
! At 8 p.m.—Drill for Hdqs., Hdqs.
Detachment at Armory.
At 8 p.m. — Harlem Globetrotters
meet Juneau All-Stars in basket
ball game in High School gvm.
At 8 p.m.—CDA business meeting in
Parish Hall.
At 8 p.m —Odd Fellows Third De
gree in IOOF Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Beta Sigma Phi meets
at home of Dorothy Farrell,
Knight Apts.
At 8:30 p.m.—Community Center
Night f.r adults at Teen Age Club
January 10
1 At boon—Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
j At 7:30 p.m.—Chapeladies meet at
home of Mrs. R. I. Congdon.
At 7:30 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet
in A.B. Hall.
! At 8 p.m.-VFW Auxiliary meets
j at home of Mrs. Ed Chester,
i At <f p.m—Elks lodge.
January 11
j At 10 a.m.—Alaska Field Commit
| tee meets. Water code will come
up for final approval.
At noon—Chamber of Commerce1
j meets in Baranof.
i At 1 p.m.—Well Baby and Health
Conference at Health Center, 318
Mai l Street.
■ At 8 p.m.—Juneau Garden Chib’s
annual Kodachrome slides, Odd
Fellows Hall. Public invited.
At 8 p.m.—Uptown unit League of
Women Voters meet at home of
Mrs. Frank Metcalf, Assembly
Apartments.
January 12
■ From 2 to 4 — Mothers Classes at
I Public Health Center.
At 8 p.m — Auk Bay post, American
Legion, meets at home of Floyd
Ogden.
At 8 p.m.—Central Labor Council
elects officers.
January 15
At noon—Lions Club, Baranof.
January 16
At 8 p.m.—Folkateers meet in Grade |
School gym.
CAA SHOW JAN. 20
CAA is presenting a demonstra
tion of services available to airmen
through movies and a question and
answer period at the Juneau High
School at 8 p.m. January 20, it nas
been announced. The movies will be
of special interest to private pilots
and those interested in aviation.
EASTERN STAR
j Annual business meeting, Ju
neau Chap. No. 7, Tuesday, Ja'nu- ;
I ary 9, 8 o'clock. 702—2t i
ALICE BROWN, Secretary.!
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PIIIIIIIIH
rn m fi mu i" * ii V i nuMiiiriiiSSiiin
ACROSS
1. High moun
tains
6. To blind
9. Automobile
12. Moslem
12. Pale brown
14. Unit
' 15. Image
I 1G. Seedless
raisins
| 18 Ward off
l 20. Perception
[ 21. Order
; 24. Steps for pass
ing a fence
1 2G. Twice
2S. Nutritive
material
JO. Brothe r of
Jacob
31. Insect
32. Small candle
34: Upon: prefix
35. Pierce with a
pointed
weapon
37. Thin piece of
fired clay
38. Soak
39. Bristles
41. Wild rubber
43. Sriiall brooks
45. Throw
48. Force
51. River in Epypt
52. Electrified
particle
53. Not hot
54. Fly
55. Bitter vetch
.
Solution of Saturday’* Puzzle
56. Even number*
57. Closes
—mm
DOWN
1. Among
2. Mineral
deposit
3. Dissensions
4. Repaired a
shoe
5. Dry
6. Small shield
7. Sins
8. Entices
8. Careful
thought
10. Ruminant
11. Thing: law
17. Poker term
19. Fissure
22. Outer garment
23. Subject
25. Send forth
26. Singing voice
27. Within
29. Cancel
33. Harvest
36. Large dance
40. Choose
42. Wash lightly
44. Frosen water
46. Dressed
47. Possessive
pronoun
48. Contend
49. Note of a dove
50. Elevated rail
ways: collotj.
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Re YEARS AGO t hTe empire
JANUARY 8, 1931
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-*Reiyiodt'ling of the Palace Theatre ^a$ Bear completion and the pl&y
I hole*, under the new management of-fc.-H. Kubley would be reWHy dor
business in the near future. The remodeling included a spacious lobby
i and foyer, a wide stairway leading to the balcony, new lighting, lounge
j chairs in the loge section and new -nd lovely draperies to blend with
j the colorful paint used in the decorating scheme.
Little Miss Edith Miller observed her tenth birthday with a theatre
! an(j jce cream party. Her guests were Ruth Torkelson, Corinne Duncan,
i Ruth Kunnes, Jean VanderLeest. Katherine Torkelson, June Lynch,
j Violet Wells and Helen Torkelson.
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: The piano pupils of Mrs. W. E. Ellis in Douglas presented a recital
i at the Glen Kirkham home. Taking part were Glenward Kirkham,
j Helen Edwards, Alma Savikko, Helen Baromes, Jennie Johnson, Vera
| Kirkham, Helen Lindstrom, Bernice Edwards and Effie Fleek.
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Business conditions in Alaska at this time were better than any
where in the country, declared Maj. Malcolm Elliott, President of the
Alaska Road Commission, in a talk before the Chamber of Commerce.
He recently returned from a trip in which he covered a large part of
the nation, visiting cities in both the east and western areas. The
east was in worse shape than the west, and the Pacific Coast from
Seattle to Los Angeles, was worse than Alaska, he said.
Actress Ann riarding was starring in the picture, “Her Private
j Affair,” at the Coliseum. Playing opposite her as her husband was
| her real life husband, Harry Bannister.
Weather: High, 38; low, 33; rain-snow.
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| Daily Lessons in English ft. L. cordon !
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: "Do not say, “I was compelled to back
out of my promise." It is much better to say, “I was compelled to WITH
DRAW my promise.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Impotent. Accent first syllable, not the
second.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Do not confuse ALLY (a confederate) with
ALLEY ia narrow lane).
SYNONYMS: Boastful, bombastic, pretentious, pompous, vain
I glorious grandiloquent.
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:
UNEQUIVOCAL; clear; unambiguous. "His reply was in emphatic and
unequivocal terms.”
i MODERN ETIQUETTE Roberta lee j
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Q. Should a child always rise when being introduced?
A. Children should be taught to do this at the earliest possible
age. It is insolent for them to keep their seats, but if they have not
• been taught to rise, they should not be criticized for their lack of courtesy,
i It is only too obvious where the fault lies.
Q. How much time is the bride expected to spend with her guests
at the wedding reception?
A. She doesn’t have to remain more than two hours. She may then
retire to her room with her maid-of-honor to change into her traveling
costume.
Q. When is the proper moment for a dinner guest to open his napkin
and place it on the lap?
A. Only when the hostess takes up her napkin. And be sure not
to unfold the napkin completely; open it only in half and lay it across
the lap.
|~100K and LEARN A. C. GORDON |
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1. What cape in western United States owes its name to the fail
ure of English and Spanish navigators to discover the mouth of a cer
tain river?
2. What metal, on account of its resonance, is the most used
for making hells?
3. W’hat two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Gib
j l altar?
4. What Biblical character’s name is often applied to reckless taxi
cab drivers?
5. In what hovel by what author does the character, Edmond
Dantes, appear?
ANSWERS:
1. Cape Disappointment, in Washington. The river was the Co
lumbia.
2. Bronze.
3. Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
4. Jehu.
5. “The Count of Monte Cristo,” by Alexandre Dumas.
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions ana temper
ature$" at various Alaska polttts
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
ire- as follows:
ARBfirirage . 26—Snow
Annette Island 32—Partly Cloudy
Barrow . -36—Snow
Bethel . 10—Show
Cordova . 35—Rain, Snow
Dawson . -4—Clear
Edmonton .'. 29—Clear
Fairbanks ..4 snow
Haines .. 35—Clear
Havre . 39—Partly Cloudy
Juneau Airport 35—Partly Cloudy
Kodiak . 35—Partly Cloudy
Kotzebue . -15—Clear
McGrath . 8—Snow
Nome ... -3—Clear
Northway . -18—Clear
Petersburg . 36—Clear
Portland . 38—Cloudy
Prince George . 29—Cloudy
Seattle . 36—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 34—Clear
Whitehorse . 28—Clear
Yakutat . 35—Rain
BADER ACCT. SERVICE
SOLD TO JOE DURGIN
Joseph A. Durgin, President of
the accounting firm, Joseph A.
Durgin, Inc., Ketchikan, announces
the recent acquisition by his firm of
the Juneau accounting business
formerly known as the Bader As
counting Service. The firm villi
maintain a branch office in the
Valentine Building where the Bader
Accounting Service has been lo
cated for the past three years.
Joseph A. Durgin has been estab
lished in Ketchikan for the past ten
years. The company will bring to
Juneau the services of a staff of
fine accountants, auditors and tax!
specialists.
The only local stockholder In the
company is Dorothy C. Farrell. The
office is under the supervision of
Mrs. Ruby C. Swanson who is a
former auditor with the Bureau of
Internal Revenue in Washington,
D.C.
APPRAISERS DUE HERE
Two appraisers of the Federal
Power Commission from San Fran
cisco were due in Juneau today to
confer with Joseph Morgan, head
of the Bureau of Reclamation here.
They are John A. Smiley, engineer,
and John J. Karg, accountant, who
will go on to Anchorage to conduct
valuation and appraisal of the City
of Anchorage facilities at Eklutna.
WALT HATLU
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Experienced House Wiring
Electrical Marine Repair
Phone Red 355 Juneau, Alaska
V. F. W.
Takn Post No. 5559
Meeting every Thursday in
the C.I.O. Hall at 8:00 p.nii.
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SECOND and FOURTH
Monday of each month
In Scottish Rite Temple
beginning at 7:90 p. m
Lawrence.
Worshipful Master;
JAMES' W. LEI VERS, Secretary.
@ 6. P. 0. ELKS
Meeting every Wednesday at 9
p.M. Visiting brothers welcome.
WALLIS S. GEORGE, Exalted
Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary.
Ncose Lodge No. 71)0
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Governor—
ARNOLD L FRANCIS
Secretary—
WALTER R. HERMANSEN
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