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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-03
MUCH
APPRECIATED COMPLIMENT

From the many me- and girls who have used the clubs facilities over the past two and one-half years it has received a great many very pleasant compliments. Some of these have come to us in let ters; the majority, of course, were spoken here.
 Now we are about to be paid che of the very incest compliments of all-in ACTION. That action is to take place on Saturday night, May 5, when the first wedding reception in the local clubs his tory will be held in the USO lounge. The young couple tell us that, sentimentally. this is the one spot for it they prefer above all others.
 Under any circumstances, you may be sure, such an occasion would be important to the staff of any USO. But to us in the Juneau club this particular occasion carries note of major significance inas- much as the principals of this
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the door he turned to take final look, and he said: You've no idea how much it has meant to me just to be in this gym tonight. It sure has brought back to me memories of happy times at by own school"D
 We can count on the girls con- ing to the party, we feel sure. It's our hope that many of the boys will accept, too. Quite few of them will be entering the service before long, so this will be sort of farewell occasion for that group. If the USO continues it's existence for another year or two, some of the most attractive GSO members in it's entire history will be ac- quired from among the girls pres ently under IT. On Saturday night we are going to be proud to have cur fellows meet them, looking their lcveliest in their formals at the dance.
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MEMORIES THE WEEK

The past week, like most weeks in the lives of USO staff members, had it's moments to be remembered long and gratefully. Just by way of example there were, for in stance. the ping pong matches on Friday night, excellently played by the members of both teams, the men from the Skagway USO and the fellows representing our USO,
 Our reunion with two old CT friends in the persons of Leonard "Tex" Migues, of Beaumont, Texas, and Ralph "Cy' Cieskowski, of Lakewood, Ohio, members of that Skagway table tennis team. Our meeting with a new friend just last night when we made the acquaintance of a local boy who has just returned from the war in Italy. Pfc. Gilbert Monroe, whom we already like lot. And speaking of friendships and other things new) that novel brand of music cat least they called it by that name) presented to their un- suspecting public last Friday by the "Ocarina- -Harmonica Duo" the Misses Patricia Goodell and Fleek, understood curren;-y to be playing their farewell tour of the Lynn Co,oaI Cirn,1it An6' fhark in serious vein again after that brief digression) the welcome given our Forum Club members on Monday upon their arrival at the home of MT. and Mrs. Scotty Adams by their three fascinating daughters
 Jamie, Gretchen and Virginia
 ranging in age from about nine years to nine months, giving uf
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INVITATION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

The USO considers it privilege to play even a small part in the general observance of National Boys and Girls Week. Our con- tribution is the giving of an invi- tation to all Juneau and Douglas High School students to attend Saturday nights Formal Dance at the Scottish Rite Temple.
 We hope our guests will greatly enjoy the affair We're confident about the pleasure our men will get out of acting as their hosts. It's always pleasant to have the younger crowd around just for the sake of seeing a lot of attractive girls and fellows having good time. And then too, it takes person back to the days (not so many years ago, when he was in school himself. (We recall the remark made last spring by a young Navy lad who went with us to the concert of the Musical Clubs held in the High School gym When it was over he seemed very reluctant to leave. At
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JUNEAU'S USO NEWS
Interesting Items for Everybody

at private home.
 Q TUESDAY, May 8-7:30 p. m. Broadcast of Quiz Contest from USO. 9:45 p. m, Customary Tues day night games in USO.
 c WEDNESDAY, May o-9:30 p m.. Square dancing, under joint auspices of AWVS and USO. Place to be announced.
 MAY QUEEN
 From time to time we've spon- sored Beauty Contests here at the USO. The purpose was to deter mine the prettiest girl whose pie ture was entered by our men from among their wives, sweethearts or sisters. In each contest one not able condition was imposed: The girls had to be residents of places other than Juneau. It would be unfair, it was felt, to have anyone try to determine the relative beauty of candidates, some of whom were known personally to them, while others were only pictures shown to them. It wasn't that anybody would likely be unfairly prejudiced in favor of the local girls; but necessarily different means of judging would have to be en- ployed in the two cases.
 As a result, there's never been a chance to decide which of the local girls rates tops in respect to attractiveness of appearance personality and all-around charm Never, that is, with a single ex- ception, - an exception occurring
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Richard Weber was discharged from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday, after receiving medical attention
 Mrs. Ray Thomas and baby boy went home from St. Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Kenneth Martin, a medical patti ent, yesterday left St. Ann's Hos pital for his home.
 George Cortez was discharged yesterday from St. Ann's Hospital, where he had been surgical pa- tient.
 Sgt. Raymond Levendosky, a medical patient, was discharged yesterday from St. Ann's Hospital.
 Philip A. Schroeder was admit ted to St. Ann's Hospital for sur gery yesterday.
 Nels Smith has entered St. Ann's Hospital for medical care.
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PROGRAM M
Week of May 3 to May

 . THURSDAY, May 3 - 8 p. m, Dancing class, second floor of USO- 9:30 D. m, Dance at USO to music of Servicemen's Band.
 . FRIDAY. May 4-7:30 p. m, Radio presentation over KINY' of "The Crimson Coils" ty USO Com mandos. 8 D. m, Portrait drawing by Mary and Jean Shaw in USO. I0:15 D. m, Friday Night Party, with special entertainment and re- treatments, followed by dsncing to juke box.
 . SATURDAY, May 5-9:30 D.. m, May Formal Dance at Scottish Rite Temple. Browning of USO May Queen.
 . SUNDAY, May 6--l.30 P. nlp Trips to Mendenhall Glacier. ? D. m, First Bicycle party of season. 5.30 D. m, Coffee Hour, with waffles. Ruth Brooks at piano 9 D. m, Songfest 10:15 p. m, Special wildlife movies in USO. Note: The Juneau Ski Club welcomes servicemen to join it in all-day skiing9
 . MONDAY, May TT p. m, Meet ing of Servicemen's Council. ' to 10 D. m, Juneau Badminton Club meets for play in High School gym, servicemen welcome. 6:30 p. m, Forum Club leaves for meeting
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just year ago when our men selected their first USO May Queen from among the Girls Service Or ganization members.
 Right now tbe fellows are enjoy in ga second opportunity to pay this tribute to someone. Voting started on Monday: and the ballot ing is beginning to be heavy. By Saturday evening substantially complete expression of CT opinion should have been recorded.
 Who is the likely winner? It's our guess that the contest will be a close one, with a lot of votes being cast and being divided among large number of girls. Whoever is chosen and receives her crown at the Formal Dance certainly will have reason to feel exceedingly proud and happy over her selec- tion as Juneau USO May Queen of l945.
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DANCING GLASSES NOW ENROLLING

Baton twiri:ng, tap, acrobatic, toe, ballet, moderne, eccentric, toe tap, character, chorus specialties, social dancing for beginners. Body toning and tap classes for stenog- raphers. Studio All 7th. Phone Red 575. Dorothy Stearns Rolf. (Adv)
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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU. ALASKA

wedding, Mary Scott and Richard Peter, first became acquainted in our clubhouse And furthermore, it happens that Mary and Dick are, unquestionably, two of the very finest young people we have met, a couple whose lives have meant especially much in the enrichment of the life of this club of ours.
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an unusual start to what proved to be one of the most delightful evenings in many months.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09

1t looked stern, sedate and solemn,
But 1 remembered the day when
rank weeds grew on its deserted
lawn, dense bushes surrounded it,
a Robin Hood band, in which 1
played Little John, crept in and
out of its broken windows.
Came the day when Robin Hoods
headquarters" found itself squarely
in the path of modern civilization.
The college purchased the old
mansion and started to install new
windows, electricity, and furnace.
Again we did our best to block the
creeping paralysis of progress.
Every weekend we ripped out the
electric wiring, and hid the car
penters tools. But it did no good.
How could 12-year-olds fight the
adult machinery of a college? We
lost
And every time the college now
approaches me as one of its no.
torious if not distinguished alumni,
and asks me to add to its endow-
ment fund, always figure, as l
write a check, that I'm helping to
pay for that electric wiring l
ripped out of the presidents man.
sion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
PEARSON AND PROGRESS

So, despite all I could do to pre-
vent it, the town of Swarthmore
today is one of the most modern
and beautiful l have ever seen. Its
streets are better; its lawns are
more beautiful; its schools are
better equipped; its children better
educated, and its people more in
telligent Finally. they don't have
the pungent odor of a certain
woodland animal waiting over the
town from the Pearson woodshed
on winter mornings.
Yes, the town is improved lot
despite all I could do to stop it.
Which only goes to show that you
can't halt progress You can't pre-
vent the development of atomic
energy, whether in the U.S.A. or
the U.S.S.R.. and you can't win
wars with great masses of old
fashioned foot soldiers.
Mobilizing big conscript armies
W put III Illt pam Ol IlOueTIl
science is like a l2-year-old boy
pulling up surveyors stakes to pre-
vent the building of an electric
railway.
1t was the professors who turned
the tide Of this War-profeSsors
plus the factories which produced
the airplanes, the tanks, the ar
tillery, the ships, the radar and
the atom bombs. We had big
armies in 1912. But they were
fighting bare-handed or with out
of-date tanks, guns and airplanes
until the factories and the pro-
fessors and the industrial geniuses
OF the nation got going.
Many soldiers were trained and
sent overseas in less than three
months in this war. But it takes
years to train scientists and skilled
mechanics.
So, as l sit here, away from the
confusion of Washington, where
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
GETTING AROUND

Mr. Edwin Arnold, the Department of Interiors
new Director Territories and Insular Possessions
seems to be departing from the usual path followed
by visiting Federal officials and is really getting
around on his Alaska tour.
The young official, who has an impressive list of
Federal jobs behind him both at home and abroad,
seems to really be interested in what Alaskans think
about their Terrtorynot only what Federal job hol-
ers In Alaska think
In the Third and Fourth Divisions he talked
To most Of the members of the Territorial Legislature
those both for and against the present adminstra-
ton and he is following the tactics in the First
Division
We are agreeaby surprised and right here and
now take back anything we said about Mr.. Arnold
being escorted On his tour. He seems to be getting
around all right his own and we hope that this
first visit will be followed by others.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Adverse aspects dominate today
which may be unfavorable for many
lines of business. Banks should
profit at this time.
HEART AND HOME
Under this configuration it is wise
to avoid decisions unless advice has
been sought. The configuratlon pre-
sages good luck for women who
choose their careers carefully; many
will be happiest within the home,
but interests will not be confined to
domestic tasks.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Real estate will be profitable all
winter, because the stars presage
home building as the first concern
Of young and old. Property values
will fall in many sections but Amer
lean soil will be the most precious
in the world, the seers predict.
NATIONAL ISSUES
Curtailment of liberty among
young women will be favored by
thinking girls. Easy familiarity on
short acquaintance between persons
of opposite sex, customary in war
time, will be discouraged as return
to normal social standards is advo-
Gated
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Alaska will attract many Canad-
ians in the spring when the north
west territory is to have a real
boom. Traditional friendliness be-
tween continental neighbors will
stimulate business and assure rapid
growth of a rich region.
Persons whose birthdate it is
should safeguard health in the COM
ing year They have the augury of
financial security.
Children born on this day may
have a touch of genius, for Scorpio
folk usually possess many talents
They will be quick tempered but af-
fectionate.
Copyright 1945)
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you see the trees as well as the
leaves, 1 am convinced that We
can't go backward to the type of
army that begged France down !;
but rather we must go forward to
more education, more science, more
and better understanding of inter
national problems. For the first
time in history we are up against
the unacceptable fact that we must
work at peace as hard as we have
worked at war.
We may not want to admit the
need and benefits of progress, but
if we are to save the world it has
got to come.
Copyright, 1915, BY Bell Syndicate. Incl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09

our trap, had struggled but lost
the battle. 1t was dead and frozen
when we arrived.
Today, in the autumn sunshine,
the bank of the stream was just
the same, except that now, more
than 80 years later. it bore no
scars of battle.
Most of the time, however, we
were not lucky enough to catch
mink. We trapped skunk. We
shipped the skins to Funston
Brothers in st. Louis and one
winter we managed to make SIS.
In those days it seemed like a
lot Of money.
got so 1 could skin skunk
before breakfast, and although
used the cooks perfume to coun-
teract the odor, my mother, a
most patient woman, sometimes
complained about it. I never was
quite sure whether it was the per-
fume from the skunk or the cook
she disliked most.
Once, also, WITH the reln Of M
fathers razor, I ampuJaLed the
vital organs Of a skunk, r N
in a sho ''ing-soap box and .ience
behinG the radiatc~ in the class
re IN CT an imp 1pul0r ENGLISH
teacher broke W all classes -
that room for lie day.
The teacher name was Truman
as - as I know. no relation to
the mt incumbent in the White
He.
rs who write me today COM
Planning about my handling
of the Kings English will, l trust,
new be more sympathetic.
In Washington it has been a
matter Of some debate as to wf1e-
ther I was still hunting skunks or
whether I, in turn, should be
hunted To the latter school of
thought belongs my gracious ex-
mother-in -law, Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
BANGING AWAY

Fulton Lewis, Jr., radio commentator, is really
banging away nightly over the Mutual Broadcasting
System from Honolulu where he has uncovered some
astonishing and disgracefu information concerning
the conduct of the military commanders in the Islands
during the early months of the The abuses of the
civil rights of the citizens of the Islands Lewis lists
are many and startling, and it looks as if Congress
will soon be having another investigation OF the mess
which was Hawaii in the early days of the war.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
PROGRESS INVADES

Today an electric railway runs
through our old trapping grounds,
connecting Philadelphia with its
suburbs. remember how valiantly
and persistently our trapping club
fought that unwanted invader of
our primitive countryside. When
the surveyors for the electric line
laid out their stakes. we pulled up
every one Of them. Time after time
they re-survey that line, only to
wake up next morning to find
their stakes gone.
But it was no use. Twelve-year-
old boys could not stop modern
progress.
Today I passed the grey-stone
residence now used to house the
President of Swarthmore College.
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Daily lessons in English q q. l. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NISUSED: we had bountu har-
vest While not incorrect harvest preferable
OFTEN MIsPRONOUNCED: Pronounce dutt, U
a IS WEALTH.
Velocipede observe the CT and the EIDE
SYNONYMS: Enlarge extend increase, amphy
STUDY word three times and 1t is yours Let us
vocabulary word each day Todays word
obscure; pulling 1T engmacal answer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
DIVORCE FILED

Lena Brown VS.. Judson Brown,
both of Juneau. an action in di-
vorce, has been filed here with
the Clerk of the u. S. District
Court. In addition to a decree, the
plaintiff asks custody of the
couples six minor children and 800
monthly for their support in the
school where they now are living.
Non-support is alleged as the
cause of action.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09

/ S the Land of the White Elephant?
q introduced antseptc methods in surgery?
poetry Of rhyme?
purpose Egyptian pyra
aids?
family enriched by the Battle of Waterloo?
- ANSWERS
n elephant flag and coat Of
2 Joseph
g. No.
The Rothschild
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20 YEARS AGO t fME EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 9. 1925

Public Highway was to leave the
hull CT the U Forest ranger boat
Seattle for service in Alaska Harry
leaving on the
Highway attend details the vessel to ketc where
it be engine other machinery
development throled by nordnae nigh freight
Association meeting IN Seattle lie
rail rates prohbive potatoes the outside
market and that State f the same
opportunities populos cities Tor development
that extended the territories Of the West ana Northwest
Dufesne and small daughter Virginia are ABOARD
sailing Seattle enroue to Seward ana FAR
banks He Federal Game Warden Fairbanks
Weather Highest AZ Lowest cloudy.
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NOTICE

After November 10, no telephone
rentals for the month of November
will be accepted at discount. All
remittances must bear postmark of
not later than discount day. Please
be prompt.
JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
TELEPHONE CO. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
STORY HOUR AT LIBRARY

The regular weekly Story Hour
for children will be held in the
City Public Library tomorrow
morning at the usual time, 10:15
o'clock ALI children are invited to
attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-11-09
MODERN ETIQUETTE By RoRERrA LEE

G. persons interest in common are being
making the introduction mention this
A. Certainly persons immediate
saton
what should she
do with her frs engagement wedding rings?
A. them the right hand
halved and grapefruit?
A. pointed spoon with halved and
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DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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VALDEZ VISITOR

Tom Scott, resident of Valdez
arrived in Juneau yesterday. He is
stopping at the Baranof.
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The W ASKING ion
Merry Co Round

Continued from Page One)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-12-27
Looking
Back.
TIN YEARS AGO

ZEN 1EftrlS A0O
Taken from the Courier files fol
December, 1885.
Nashua "christened" its new GYM
naSium with a 1923 basketball VIC
tory over Saco.
Sim Northrup. Glasgow musician
suffered severe burns when gasoline
fumes from a tub being used to
clean clothes exploded. Clothes were
being cleaned by Bud Gormley.
Burglary may be the motive for
the burning of the Henry Thompson
home u miles southeast of Glasgow
near the Fort Peck highway. The
loss is about $1,000.
Frank Nash of Lakeview, who sold
drinks to most of Valley county's
law enforcement staff, was fined
$500 in district court here.
Lease & Leigland OF Great Falls
has been awarded the state high
way contract for the Glasgow under
pass on a bid Of sl2l .206. L. V. Lock
wood was given contract fer two
trestle bridges on the Opheim-south
road on a bid of S9,223.
The Courier editorially was ad-
vocating a Society for the Proven
ton OF Parents and Relatives Play
ing with Children's Christmas Pre-
SentS.
Valley county residents got their
wish for a white Christmas and
along with it a minimum tenlpera-
ture of % below. accompanied by a
biting east wind.
A. Jerome Wall has been ap-
pointed chairman for the annual
Presidents Birthday ball.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Taken from the Courier files for
December, 1920.
Lemuel Gibson, pioneer and one
Of the ccunty's most prominent
citizens. died in his rooms here in
the Glasgow hotel. He was little
more than "a and most of his life
was spent on the frontiers of Am
erica. In 1874, he met Henry Car
penter and these men had been
partners in every enterprise to-
gether since that time. They came
to Valley county in 1887 to enter
the sheep business. Their band was
perhaps the largest single n in the
west. In recent years, Gibson e. Car
penter disposed gradually of their
sheep holdings and had devoted
their attention to their other pro-
perty interests in the county.
W. A. aynham was elected high
priest of the Royal Arch MasonS. d.
E. Parsons is new worshipful mas
ter of North Star lodge.
Mrs. George Berry left for Billings
TO visit her son.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-12-27
T00fell Succeeds
Taylor as State
Extension Leader

BOZEMAN-After almost 80 years
OF continuous service to Montana
agriculture, j. c. Taylor, director of
the Montana agricultural extension
service. is resigning effective Dec.
81, according to DR.. R. R. Renne,
president of Montana State college.
Although Director Taylor had
asked some time ago to be relieved
CT administrative duties. he was
persuaded to continue as head of
the extension service until after the
end of the war. After a short leave
starting Jan. l, Director Taylor will
become director emeritus. He will
be succeeded as extension director
by r. B. Tootell, now professor of
agricultural economics and sociology
at Montana State college.
Director Taylor was the third X
tension agent appointed in the state
and when he began work as dis
trict agent for Dawson and Fallon
counties April l, 1914, his territory
was larger than some states.
On April l, 1915 he became Custer
county agent, and March l. 1917 he
was named assistant county agent
leader, advancing to acting county
agent leader April l. 1921 and to
county agent leader January l, 1928.
The following year he was appointed
acting extension director and on
July /, 1925 was made director.