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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION

Any group, almost any person can get up an organization All that is necessary is to have a problem. We have organizations which have their purpose the fostering of change and counter organi cations for resistance to change All this is apart from the essential organization for government and from political organization in line with differences of opinion to principles of government The Amer ican way of life is full of many organizations.
 It seems a sad commentary upon Juneau's civic spirit therefore, that his community truthfuly has had no organization really interested in the citys affairs until the formation last week of the Juneau Taxpayers Association. The city has been faced with many problems in addition to that which has resulted in the formation of this latest associationthe threat of higher and unequal taxes result of the recent reassessment of city property. While we grant that this problem is of prime importance to taxpayers, the problem might not have existed if the taxpayers had taken enough interest in their cityS affairs during the past several years to find out what was going on
 Mayor Parsons and members of the City Council apparently had bad time of it at last Fridays council meeting when members of this new organiza ton attended in strength and asked questions that difficult to answer. It should be remem-
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bered however that if the advice Friday evening had been offered earlier it would have helped matters great deal more. The lack of interest shown in the ctys affairs by the average Juneau taxpayer in recent years been shameful The city is several hundred thousand dollar corporation and deserves the interest of every stockholder The council and mayor who act as the board of directors welcome the advice of the stockholders If they left to themselves all of the time they can only guess what people of the city want them to do.
 special meeting has been called for this evening for the purpose of considering what to do about the new assessment of property, directly as result of demands presented by several hundred taxpayers only last Friday. This is step in the right direction and suitable solution for all will be reached we are confident. After all the mayor and council under democratic form of government reflect in their actions the will of the people of Juneau and not those of seven
 Mayor Parsons has expressed satisfaction at the formation of organization interested in civic affairs. We hope that it will be permanent organ izaton, continuing to function in cooperation with the administration of the city's affairs,
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LOOK and LEARN S%y c. GORDON

ego changed personality? | mistress of Louis XIV France? the fabled that sucked the blood of persons? S crocus? being mortaly thank God duty?
  A friend. Barry Vampire
  Nelson.
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assuming fellow who gets what he wants, makes little fuss about it.
 During the recent San Fran cisco Conference, Attlee walk e d around unguarded, washed dishes at the home of an old friend, stood in the back of a theatre so as not to interrupt performance for which he arrived late.
 One of the inside secrets" of newsmen at San Francisco was that if they knew the ropes they could lunch at Vanessi's, one of the best dining places in the shadow of Mob Hill. The restaurant doesn't open until evening, but those lin the know" slip in the side door, and are treated to luxurious meal. One day, two British Infor- nation Service men persuaded California's Attorney General Bob Kenny to take them in the back door for lunch. Highly elated at their success, they glanced around at the other favored guests. In one corner was the Deputy Prime Minister of England, Major Attlee gnawing happily at a chop.
 Apparently, he knows his way around, even in San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compel"
TUESDAY, JULY 31

Behefic aspects rule strongly today which promises inspiring news fol loving people of the world.
 HEART AND HOME
 Women are under kindly stars to- day. which should be fortunate one for them whether they are at work or on vacation. A lucky date fol weddings or for engagements to marry.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS Planetary influences stir mer- chants and manufacturers to activ- ity. Reorganizations and readjust- ments will be general and returning Servicemen and women will be for tunate in finding their righ places in civilian life.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Realization of the wonderful bene- fits of American life will have a stimulating effect upon the nation Those who have been close to the horrors of war will rejoice over the blessings and opportunities enjoy ed by this country.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 As the winning of the peace in- wolves varied exacting tasks, there should be acceptance of duty by every patriotic citizen, the seers warn. Evil portents of enemies within the United States are seen in current horoscopes.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of yeas of hard work that widens experience and eff ciency. Both men and women should develop rapidly.
 Children born on this day may be exceedingly talented and bit diffi- cult to guide They may have a rare talent in the use of words.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
To Spank or Not to Spank
Cincinnati Enquirer


 We recently heard professional radio advice giver say that she couldn't see how any errant youngster could be improved by spanking. Reason ing she went ont to state is the only way in which to make child understand what it should do and what it should not do.
 Perhaps scientific students of child psychology know more about these problems that we do-We who have raised but single chick and left most of that to the chicks mother. But we've raised lot of dogs, and right good dogs too. We're of the opinion that some of the same processes which work well on puppies work almost well on children. Our chief argument with the professional child raisers is that they often fail to take into consid- eration the fact that each youngster is individual We don't believe any single rule can be applied ef- fectvey to all types of chdren-uness 1t be the rule that they ougth to be fed and scrubbed often. But even that can't be measured out ouncefor- ounce or bath a-day since little boys need bathing more often. and some little girls require little food.
 We've had many dogs which needed no whippings They would respond quickly and happily to word or even look But we've had others, just as lntel- gent and just as loyal which now and then needed the touch of a switch. Sometimes they needed touching smartly-and having received it, seldom made the again.
 There are times when too much Sparlng of the rod does spoil the child for chdren-as do dogs respond to different types of treatment.
 Certainly we would never approve of drastic punishment unless it were necessary just dis cplinary measure in particular But we do not think that a general statement to the effect that all spankings are unwse and uncaed-for, fails to take into consideration the tremendous differences between various child types.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
BYRNES UNDERMINED MORGENTHAU

After President Truman got on the Cruiser Augusta, he changed his mind about having Morgenthau remain until h. got home. And 1t was Jimmy Byrnes who helped him change it. Byrnes has long dis liked Morgenthau. The two are scarcely on speaking terms.
 With both the Secretary of State and the President on the same ship, Henry Morgenthau would have been President of the United States if anything had happened to that ship ByrneS rammed this home to Truman, and from mid Atlantic, Truman radioed Judge Rosenman to explain the situation to Morgenthau and ask him to step out of office immediately rather than wait for Truman's re- turn from Potsdam. The official announcement that Morgenthau had some important decisions which he thought Vinson should make was all poppycock. Actually Truman wanted Vinson to be President of the United States in case anything happened to him and Byrnes.
 $
 BRETON WOODS DELEGATE?
 But, in order to make the step- down more palatable for Morgen- thau, Judge Rosenman told him that Truman wanted to make Morgenthau American Representa- tive on the new Breton Woods Board. Just as Stettinius became U. s. Delegate to the United Ma tions, Morgenthau would be U. s. Delegate to the Breton Woods project which he fathered
 Morgenthau n aturally was pleased. He had been quite willing to step out anyway, but he was delighted that Truman wanted to
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APPLICATION OF PAA
 HEARD HERE, AUG. 18

In the matter of the application of Pan American Airways, Inc, for amendment of it's certificate of pub lie convenience and necessity under section 401 of the Civil Aeronau- tics Act of 1888, as amended,
 Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1888, as amended, particularly sections 401 and 1001 of said Act, that a hearing in the above-entitled pro- ceeding is assigned to be held on August 18, 1945, at 10:00 a. m., in Juneau, Alaska, before Examiners Raymond w. Slough and Joseph l. FitZmaurice
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over, I'd better write our my feslg- nation right now"
 Truman demurred at this, but Morgenthau insisted.
 After all," he said, Its only right that you should have your own man.
 So the letter of resignation was handed in immediately; and later in the day, Truman called special press conference to announce it. In the interim, Judge Sam Rosen- man was asked to draft an appro- priate letter to Morgenthau for Truman's signature, thanking him for his long service. But Rosenman wasn't familiar with all of Nor genthau's record, had to send over to the Treasury for certain facts and in the end, the letter almost wasn't ready for the Truman press conference.
 All this happened on July 5. At that time it was announced Mor- genthau would stay on until after Truman got back from Potsdam How this didn't happen is the most important part of the story.
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VICE RAID

PORTLAND, Ore-Police made a speedy vice raid here. A patrolman obligingly offered to help truck driver after a part of his load had fallen in the street. A peep into the truck showed load of gambling tables.
 A vice squad arrived soon after the truck reached its destination. Inside the building, the owner vail ed; Keep away from them walls the paint ain't dry yet"
 Empire Want-ads bring results!
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recognize his tireless pioneering for international economic stability.
 Accordingly, Judge Rosenman prepared a statement for Trumans OK, making Morgenthau the per manent U. s. Delegate to Breton Woods. It was radioed to Truman immediately. But nothing hap pened. Truman never answered the radio. Perhaps Jimmy Byrnes sat on this idea, too. At any rate Henry Morgenthau, who had been taken up on the heights and given big promise, stepped out of office a sad and disappointed man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE

Britain'S new Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, is a quiet, un-
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

M1sUsED: Do not "The balloon busted Cor balloon burst" LOOK, not in BOOT.
 OFTEN MISSPEIIED: preferred to ADVERTIzE
 anguish distress pain pang paroxy suffering, torture, torment
 word three times and it is yours Let us Todays leading active opposition Their anmosity burned ater
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
CASE DISMISSED

Phillip Kelly vs. Wrangell Cold Storage, an action at :. law, has been dismissed in Federal District Court, with prejudice, on motion by plaintiff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-07-30
MORGENTHAU'S WAR RECORD


 When the final history of the Roosevelt Administration is written, the place of Henry Morgenthau will be very near the center of the stage.
 By that time, historians will not remember the perennially doleful face which caused his chief to dub him Henry the Morgue." By that time, Congress will have forgotten that they were constantly goaded, cajoled and wheedled into the un- pleasant job of voting higher taxes
 goaded by man forever worried over the problem of financing the biggest government spending pro- gram in history.
 But historians will remember that long before the rest of Wash ington was even half-awake to the danger in Europe, Henry Morgen- thau was hammering at the Army and Navy to build more planes, expand machine tools, rush artil- lery to England and do all sorts of things which were not being done at the time.
 They will also remember Nor genthau as the man who made life miserable for the State Depart ment regarding the sale of scrap iron and oil to Japan and who once flew to Hyde Park and persuaded Roosevelt to sign an Executive Order stopping this sale-until the State Department and Joe Grew heard about it and overruled him.
 They will remember that Nor genthau was the first man to cut off gold to Argentina; the man who raised cain about helping Franco Spain the man who cut red tape when Russia stood with her back to the wall at Stalingrad; and who in a dozen different ways had the disagreeable habit of making life unbeatable for anyone who got in the way of the war.
 It was not Morgenthau's business to stick pins in Secretary of War Woodring about airplane produc- ton or to call meetings of machine tool producers. But he did it. He was the most constant interferer with other peoples business in the Cabinet-especially the business of slow moving Cabinet colleagues.
 Nobody who does that can be popular But when the final his tory of the Roosevelt Administra- ton is written, it will be said that Henry Morgenthau, next to his chief, did more for the war than any other one man in Washington.
 
 PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE
 Britain's new Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, is quiet, un-
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 0y RoRERrA LEE

should not drink and going to first into the bar? A. mild drink that does not contain alcohol
 call each other in the evening?
 preferable between three and five casserole?
 A. in a earhenware
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
Political Thinking in Postwar Norway

cuSSionS will dominate the news
paper columns. This is a happy
sign as it proves the will to find
a solution to the problems which
we are going to face in the post
war period. Many problems ought
to be discussed before the peace
is concluded and the work of re-
construction begins . Before the
war statements like 1 have nevel
had the time nor interest to waste
on politics were not at all I'M
common. Such words seem
strangely antiquated today. Four
and a half years of fighting the
Nazi oppressors has made it clear
that life and politics are inextr!-
cably associated. Now we under
stand what democracy for in
stance means to us. even in every
day life" After having assailcd
those who did not live up to their
democratic duties the paper goes
on to say: He who does not want
to have anything to do with poll.
tics and who doesn't want to
share the responsibilities has no
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

Ever since the. invasion of Nor
way, but particularly since Sep
TENDER, 1871, when all radio sets
were confiscated the underground
press has played a vital role in
nursing the fight against the in
truder. To begin with the "illega."
papers We're busy spreading in
formation on what was going On
in the outside world But grad
ually the press widened its scope
from being merely newscarrier
to becoming an open forum for
political discussion. During recent
months a great number of enlight-
ening and highly informative ar
ticles have been published dealing
with all sorts of problems related
to the postwar period and the
peace to come, Following are quo
tations from an article in the pa
per "kronikken" discussing po-
litical thinking in postwar Nor
way. The paper writes;
AS the war is drawing to
close and the liberation of Nor
way is approaching. political dis
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

There are larger centers of
of Swedish descent than
those in the neighborhood of the
museum, but none relates back
to the founding of the Republic.
There were principally three ma
tons which officially participated
in the original settlements on our
Atlantic Seaboard; England, Hol-
land and Sweden. The descendants
Of each If these groups have taken
steps to perpetuate the achieve
mentS of their forebears. Such
perpetuation is the principal OBJ
ject of the American Swedish His
torical Museum.
While it is natural as we'll as
proper that the Swedish element
in the United States should and
will be amalgamated with citizens
of other origins, the early Swed
ish beginnings and foundations of
our national life and character
should not be forgotten. Monu-
ments like this museum will not
only cement our national popula-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
Governor PrintZ Monument on
Tinicum Island.

Only in recent years has any
considerable attention been given
the fact that one of the original
colonies in America was founded
by Swedes. This colony, New
Sweden, was located in the Della
ware Valley and furnished impor
tant elements in the populations of
Delaware, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey The 300th anniversary of
the founding of this colony was
concentrated in 1888 by a cele-
bration. plans for which really be-
gan by the establishment of the
John Morton Memorial Museum,
now bearing the name of the
American Swedish Historical Mu-
Scdm.
Prominent Americans of Swed-
ish, as we'll as other European
origin, and leading citizens of Swe-
den itself, including His Royal
HighneSs. Crown Prince Gustaf
Adolf, participated in both the lay
ing of the cornerstone of this mu-
scum in 1926 and in the dedica-
ton of the completed building in
1923
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
$4,000 Pounds Of
Clothing Sent TO
Norwegians

More than 10000 pounds of new
and used clothing, quilts and other
articles most needed by the war
distressed people of Norway are
now being prepared here for ship
ment by the American Relief For
Norway Committee, Thorbjorn
Grooming, chairman for Washing
ton and Alaska, announced last
week.
1t is the third shipment to &C
out of the Seattle office so fa~.
and adds up to about 10000 lbs.
all told
An organization is set up in
each community in the state and
in Alaska Grooming said today.
The members of this organiza-
ton have devoted many thousands
of hours to sewing, knitting and
packing the articles. Everything
donated is used-the pieces that
are beyond retaining any other
way are cut up and made into
warm quits and comforters.
A telegram was received by
Grooming only last week, inform
ing him that a shipment already
has been delivered and was in
use by the people of Norway. AZ
the local center, 1918 First Ave.
from II to 20 women work daily.
Mrs. H. Selmer Andersen is the
Monday chairman, Mrs. B. H.
Sandven is the quilt chairman
and Mrs. Thrine Petersen is over
all chairman.
Gjeimun Dahl is national rep
resentative for the Pacific Coast
and the state officers include
Nicholas Fleiness, vice chairman
and city chairman; Mrs. Petersen
clothing chairman; Mrs. c. y
Stang, corresponding secretary
Miss Christine Thomle. secretary
Mrs. Carl Moe, financial secretary
and H. Ragnar Olsen, treasurer
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

right to criticize either. This does
not at all mean that we should be
active politicians. But we should
form an opinion which is well
founded, constantly on the alert
and able to stop every attempt
to undermine our democracy. We
should also be able to put the
politicians in their places if this
proves necessary There are
those who maintain that this war
must have taught us one thing,
namely to be in agreement. II
this means that they are hoping
for one-party system after the
war. we cannot subscribe to this
point of view. There will always
be different parties if they are not
kept down by force. But if il
means that the community spirit
has developed during the war. f
it means that we all should keep
the welfare of the community in
mind, then we agree The war has
taught us not to quarrel over
trifles but to get along and use
our strength in the settlement of
aior tasks"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

ton, but will also tend to promote
amity and good will among the
nations represented in the building
of America.
The museum contains invaluable
relics of American history and well
repays visits from far and near by
all who are interested in our ma
tional traditions, both as descend
ants of Sweden and as citizens of
America. 1t is an institution in
whose maintenance and advance
ment we all can and should be
interested. 1t is supported by in
come from endowment and mem
bership dues. 1t is operating with
in its income, but if it is to become
ever more vital and important,
these must be increased All life
membership dues, $4,000, go to
the endowment fund; annual dues,
$500, go to current expenses.
Write the museum for further par
ticulars. The address is American
Swedish Historical Museum, Nine
teenth Street and Pattison Avenue.
Philadelphia 10, Pennsylvania.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

Ronneby spa, in the southeast
ern province of Blekinge, is being
rebuilt for the housing and train
ing of 5000 Danish policemen who
will perform postwar duties in
their homeland when it is liberat-
ed from the NaziS.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
Mr.Zapffe Elected
President Of
Norw. Com. Club

Mr.. Carl Zapffe, well known
jeweler was elected president of
Seattle NorW Commercial Club
asst week.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

Mr.. Zapffe has conducted his
own business in Seattle for more
than 20 years and established
himself as an outstanding silver
smith and designer. His Silver
Ski Cup is famous all over the
country.
Mr. Zapffe was a well known
athlete in his younger days, spe-
cialzing in high jump, clearing
better than 6 feet in his hey-day's
He was also very active as an am
ateur actor, and Seattle NorWeG
ians remember with delight, some
Of his splendid performances es-
pecially in comedies.
Other officers elected in the
Norw. Com, Club are Mr.. c. Ar
;h"- Foss. vice president; Robert
Moen, secretary. and Naldemar
Holm, treasure.
STOCKHOLM, January 10 BY
wireless - As of January !. the
total number of refugees and
a,.ocuaec in Sy1-e,Ien Was 100 600