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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
More on Nurses Problems

More on Nurses Problems
To the Editor of The Star:
In reply to Virginia Dunbar's letter on
The Quality of Nurses Held Vital"
Inc quality OF nursing is strained. It
droppeth not as the gentle rain from
heaven, as apparently is believed
With thousands of nurses still serving
IN the armed forces, both at home and
abroad. we veteran nurses are Begin
ming to realize the quality OF nursing
today Is not what 1t was, nor what it
should be.
In the armed forces there was. as a
rule, no shortage Of Semitrained hos
pital aides Nurses held administrative
positions. Their opinions were consid-
ered IN connection with ward routine.
isolation precautions and dietary prob
lens. A bit war-worn now, they find
that they are expected to fill in the
missing ranks in civilian hospitals. They
are expected to carry trays at meal
times, make empty beds, relieve order
lies who are doubling as janitors and
messengers Their 10 or Is years of
professional experience are lost and
withheld from the patients while they
are doubling as maids and orderlies.
Their salaries are little more than the
salaries Of the maids and orderlies, and
sometimes not as much.
Even in Government service they find
themselves listed as professional per-
sonnet, but rated too often as simply
additional hands and feet, to be used
wherever human hands and feet are
necessary. They make approximately
SOC a day more than the clerk typists
who assemble the pertinent informa-
ton which they have assisted In OBJ
tanning and presenting, about 81 a day
more than some of the maids and order
lies.
On small scale, or in private duty.
a nurse may fulfill all the duties of
nurse, maid and orderly, but in assembly
line production, such as is found in our
large municipal and Federal hospitals.
II forced to do great deal of subprofes-
sional work in addition to her own, the
quality of nursing cannot be main
tanned. Statistics are revealing. In the
United States Veterans Administration
last month $50 appointments were made
and 269 designations were received. Vet
eran nurses who fervently desire to
serve those who served" find that sub
shutting as maids and orderlies de-
feats both the spirit and purpose Of
nursing education.
One explanation for the shortage of
subprofessional personnel In the Vet
erans' Administration is the fact that
only veterans can be employed. What
II an insufficient number of CT Joes
and CT James are interested in becom-
ing hospital attendants? While we are
debating the ethics of employing non
veterans as maids and orderlies we are
substituting our professional women
And If they should suddenly wake up
and discover that the life of a clerk
offers more advantages than the life
OF maid what then, Mr.. and Mrs
John @. Public?
MILDRED r. DICK, r. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Penalty to Fit Crime
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial, Get the Drunken
Driver" is very good. But why not
make the penalty for drunken driving
sufficiently drastic to get the results you
want?
When drunk takes the wheel of an
automobile, he Is a potential murderer.
Take away his drivers license, and
never, never renew it. That punish
ment would not be too severe.
II man had rather drink than to
drive, that is his business; but II he
wants to do both, that is another matter.
ELMER G. HELM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

Scientific evidence has been pro-
duced that man has a soul. This
should give Congress a chance to
spend several happy years fill
clustering over a soul tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

New England is incensed because
President Truman turned south for
his vacation. Probably some one
showed him folder of resort prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31

The notion that Americans are
hard on criminals takes a terrible
licking in Chicago where In one
recent year there were 700 homicides
and only two executions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-31
Fushion Note

From the Winnipeg Free Press.
Girls used to wear many unmention-
ables. Now they wear hardly anything
worth mentioning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
S0MMERS MAKING
 GIFT, GIRL SCOUTS

Last Saturday, a luncheon meet ing of the Juneau-Douglas Girl Scout Council was held in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel Mrs. Scott Murphy, Commissioner, well comed the assembled group of 50 and then turned the meeting over to Mrs. Earl McGinty, Chairman of the Nominating Committee.
 Burr Johnson announced to the delight of the group that R. J. Sommers Of the Sommers Con- struction Company is generously furnishing an adequate swimming pool at Eagle River to be avail able for the Scout camp this sum- mer.
 It was unanimously agreed that the quarterly Council meetings be held or Saturday moons with a mo- host luncheon being served. The leaders of the Girl Scout troops each gave brief reports of their troop activities and of the projects in which their girls are currently engaged.
 Mrs. Keith Roberts, registrar, an- nounced tha: there are 232 persons registered in the Juneau-Douglas area including Girl Scouts, Leaders Assistant Leaders, Committee mem bers, Board and Council members There are now 148 girl scouts in ten troops, ranging from Brownies to the Senior Mariner Troop. Since the Intermediate Girl Scout Troop in Douglas is now without leader, it is urged that anyone interested in beading this troop communicate immediately with Mrs. Scott Mur- phv.
 Mrs. Ed Johnson who was Camp Chairman last year and gave sc generously oi her time and effort to make the camp season success ful was given a vote of thanks and farewell gift since she is soon moving from Douglas.
 Mrs. Perry Ashcraft the present Camp Chairman announced that 1t was hoped that road would be built to the Eagle River Scout Camp this summer and that MT Sommers had offered to move three Yak huts frem the Army post to the Boy ana Girl Scout Recreation Area at cost. for the use of the scouts on weekend outings. Mrs. Don Foster spoke on the proposed recreation building ano the group unanimously offered its support of the project.
 The meetrg was concluded witf John Brilliant showing very in teresting Wait Disney movie short in sound and technicolor which was loaned by the Health Department
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
MORE SNOW FELL
 IN JANUARY THAN
 NORMAL LESS SUN

January, l946, was slightly warm CT and drier than normal, but had more actual days of precipitation, more snowfall, and less percentage of sunshine than normal.
 Closely resembling last years air. port records the average wind ve- locity for January was TT m,p.h.; the prevailing direction was east erly; there was three clear days, one partly cloudy, and 27 cloudy; sunshine was 23 percent of the total pcssibla for January. However, as shown by the comparative tables below, the snowfall during the past month was over three and one-half times as much as during January, l94o. Only one day, the 18th, had absolutely no precipita- ticn.
 Auroras were visible on two days; fog occurred on seven, lunar halos on three, and a lunar corona on one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
VETERAN LOSES JOB BECAUSE HE WORKED
 TOO HARD K CLAIM

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. l1 Charles F. Samalot, 39-year-old Pacific veteran who claims he lost his job in a local brewery because he worked too hard" hitch-hlked his way toward Washington to lay his case before the Veterans Ad- ministration.
 I'm tired of being pushed around" he said. I'm going to lay my case before General Omar Bradley (VA head)."
 Samalot, who is accompanied by his wife, said he hopes to talk to Sen. Taft (R-Ohio) and Rep. Case CR-S.D) to whom he has written letters of protest.
 Samalot lost his job last month when members of the Grand Rapids local of the Brewery, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink workers dndepen- dent) refused him union card. The union, through International Representative E. J. McCann, did not deny Samalot's contention that his working too hard was the req son, but offered to let Clarence c. Case, head of the Kent County Veterans Council, act as referee.
 Samalot said Case asked him if he would be willing to abide by such a decision. When the veteran refused to commit himself, Case withdrew from the dispute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
MURDER COMEDY
 ENDING TONIGHT
 AT 2OTH CENTURY

or the record, they get away with murder at Warner Bros. Not one murder, either, but twenty fivel
 They're all in Arsenic and Old Lace,'' comedy if you please, which deals with killings. madness and love, and which is confidently intended to slay audiences with laughter - at the 20th Century where it closes a 4-day showing to- night
 Briefly, it deals with Cary Grants two mad maiden aunts. and their frenzy to kill more old gentlemen than Cary's brother, Raymond Massey, has already kill eds
 For most of the film, aunts and nephew go along neck and neck, with twelve corpses accounted for apiece. It's only in the stretch that the ladies fine capacity for disposing of men via a glass of wine literally spiked with arsenic wins out.
 They're insane. of course. So is Massey. And so is a character who wanders in and out of the film un- der the pleasant misapprehension that he is President Teddy" Roose- welt.
 It's through such confusion as this that Cary, freshly married to Priscilla Lane, tries and tries tc stabilize his marriage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
THRILL MYSTERY
 COMEDY TONIGHT
 ASCkpIT0L'S B!Ll

Laughs vie with thrills in the treatment of RKO Radios murder mystery drama, Having Wonderful Crime" starring Pat OBrien, George Murphy and Carole Landis, with Lsnore Aubert featured, and opening at the Capitol Theatre to- night. The story is based on Craig Rice's characters in that authors popular detective novels.
 Malone CO'Brien, attorney and amateur sleuth, Justus (Murphy) and Helene, his bride (Miss Lam dis), are inseparable friends, al- though Helene is always getting Malone into hot water with the po- lice as the result of her escapades. It is to avoid being grilled by the police that Malone insists on ac- ccmpanying them on their honey moon.
 Even on the Murphy-Landis hon. eymoon trouble catches up with the inseparable three. The very matter about which they lett town
 the mysterious disappearance of a magician who didn't reappear after his disappearing act-follows them, and gets them into a first class quest for a double murderer
 Before Malone untangles the mystery, the trio are subjected to attempts on their lives, and get in- volved with queer goings-on with a magicians magic trunk and corpse which has a predilection for disappearing at inopportune mo- ments. In the end, the long, suffer- ing Malone manages to win happi- ness for himself with a beauteous swimming champion.
 Chili Williams and a bevy of bathing beauties figure in glamor sequences of Having Wonderful Crime"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
M0NEY-MINDED

SAN FRANCISCO, - Seryicemen with time on their hands can think of lots of ways to turn an extra penny.
 A couple of soldiers found profit in lining up in theatre queue, making deal for their places when they neared the box office, then going to the end of the line to re- peat the performance.
 Four other sailors invested $50 apiece and few hours in a beau- ty shop for permanent waves. The curls, they explained, would get them $50 on a bet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
ALASKA AIRlINES
 HAS ] FROM WEST

Arriving oil the Alaska Airlines Starliner Nome with Captain Peter son, Flight Officer Fike, and Stew ardess Steveus yesterday were the following passengers from Anchor age: H L. Mcclure, Ward Staple ton, Major H. Shevin, Mrs Ava Shevin Ju,:e Holzendorf, Mrs. H J. Brown, and Florence Folk.
 Departing for Anchorage was. S H. Kendall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
DOUGLAS VET RETURNS

Corporal Jack Mills arrived on Saturday, as civilian, completing over four years of military duty. Corp Mills was discharged at An chorage on Fcc. 1 and had enlisted on Jan. 1, 1922. The first years he was In service in Alaska, mostly at Whittier, during the past year has been stationed in South Carolina A brother, Gordon Mills, beat him in receiving his discharge by sev- eral months. Jack is son of MT and Mrs. John Mills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
Sewing Circle Will Meet Tomorrow with Mrs. Floyd Phelps

The afternoon Sewing Circle of the w. s. c. s. of the Methodist Church will meet tomorrow after noon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Floyd Phelps in the Waynor Tract, instead of with Mrs. Anna Hougendobler, as originally plan ned.
 Due to illness, Mrs. Hougendobler is unable to entertain the Circle at this time, it has been announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
HARRY G0D5ON IS
 LEAVING FOR NEW
 DUTIES WITH CDR

Harry Godson, Canadian Pacific Railroad agent in Juneau for the past three and half years will leave this city March 13 for Vic- toria, B. C., where he will take over duties as CPR wharf agent. He and his wife will travel to Victoria by steamer.
 MT. Godson will be replaced by Charlie Young, present purser on the Princess Norah. Young, who has been relief agent in Prince Ru- pert and Ketchikan offices, will take over the Juneau office on a permanent basis, and he and his wife will make their home here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
SERVES IT OUT

Clal ence Edwin Manning of Wrangell, arrested here yesterday by City Police and turned over to Federal authorities on petty lar ceny charge, pleaded guilty before U.. s. Commissioner Felix Gray and was fined $50 Manning elected to serve out his fine in the Federal jail here at the rate of $2 per day.
 The complaint against Manning was sworn by Peter A. Geschwind, charging that Manning stole $l0 in cash from the complainant on February 10, in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
St. Margaret's 5 Guild
 Meets Tomorrow Eve

St. Margaret's Guild of the Epis- copal Church will meet tomorrow night at o'clock at the home of Miss Lee Oates, 316 Fourth Street, for the regula4 monthly meeting.
 A good attendance of members is anticipated, and friends are cor dially invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
GUARDS MEET WEDNESDAY

Capt Wendell E. Cahill announc- es that his Territorial Guards will meet Wednesday evening this week, due to a regular monthly meeting of the Douglas Volunteer Fire De- partment on Thursday evening, The Guards will meet at 7:3O o'clock in the Nat Hall, where they will continue with the Telephone Rifle Match with the Juneau Unit of Guards.
 In a regular match last week on the Juneau range, the Juneau Guards scored over Douglas men by a total of 20 points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
DI.W. CLUB MEET

The Douglas Island Woman's Club will hold regular meeting to- morrow, "Wednesday evening begin- ming at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. James Parsons. Mrs. Charles Werner, will assist Mrs. Parsons as hostess for the evening The pro- gram committee announces that an interesting musical has been ar ranged as part of the entertain ment.
 Club officers cordially invite all Douglas women to attend their meetings whether club members or not. New women of the town are especially invited.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
ARRESTED; ARRAIGNED

Arrested this morning here by U. s. Marshall deputies, on a war rant wired here from Cordova, Austin Gatlin was arraigned be- fore 1T. s. Commissioner Felix Gray and his bond set at $400. Gatlin is charged in the Cordova complaint with l5suing a check without funds in the bank the check was drawn on.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
KAY HULK AT ST. ANNE's

Mrs. Eugene Kay" Hulk, entered St. Ann's hospital Sunday and un- derwent major operation yester- day. Last evening she was reported as resting favorably. Miss Laina AaItc is staying at the Hulk home, taking care of the children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
H. J. FLACEsCA HERE

H. J. Flacesca of Tenakee is stay ing at the Baranof during his visit here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
TWO FK.,.n sITKA

Victor Rogers and Wallace Vest fall, of Sitka have arrived in town and are stopping at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12

Cotton moths migrate north each fall into the face of advancing win ter = and death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-12
MCCLURE ARRIVES

Heniy L. Mcclure, of Anchorage, is g guest at the Baranof.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

W00DRIDGE-4 bedrms and bath. full
basement, oil h.-w.h., porches, large lot
convenient location; cheap at 50 900, terms
WoodridgeT6-rm and bath bungalow.
ment with recreation rm., screened porch;
| insulated, screened, storm sash; large
RIDGE REALTY CO, 1881 r. I. ave. ne.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

SPECIAL BARAGAINS-6-room brick, in
closed porch, 2-car garage, about h-acrs
ground: bargain at Sl5,750.
150; only slo.750; 5000 cash payment.
balance Ike rent.
8 rooms, bedrooms, garage. se.35o:
S3, 900 cash, $50 per month. once open
pm, H, e: MAYNoR & CO., 23l4 r. I.
Evening star., 1946-01-06

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water; income should scceed $4,000 a
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roominr house; completely decorated and md
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oil sTeondti9nsd heat aHtomate re-
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located on large lot Of almost. y acre mr.
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home has been reconditioned and is in ex-
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-11-21

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-04
FREE REIN TO SPEECH

Democracy has its faults, as have
been pointed out hundred times, but we
have wondered often, while election cam
paigns We're in progress, what faultless
form of government democracy would be
if all promises made by candidates were
put into effect after they were electedI
We realize that would be expecting
too much. Not only candidates .sput, on
the steam when they are aspiring for
office but men in all walks of life resort
to steam" production at times to accom-
plish their purposes. High-powered sales
manship is part and parcel of democracy
and of every other form of government,
for that matter
1t is craftsmanship, in its ramifying
forms, that has much to do at present with
unrest in many parts of the world. Behind
every movement is the idea, sometimes
Shadowy, sometimes conspicuous, of pro-
noting the trade of this or that country.
If this or that is done, reason govern
ment officials, what effect will it have on
our commerce? So they put on steam, as
Russia has done on several occasions since
the organization of I'm, to. try to offset
this and that effect. as suits the contend
ing country. .''..s 80 = = +
In a POLITICAL campaign one candidate
utters a truth that is apparent to any, dis
interested person, but back comes an OPP
ponent, arguing speciouslys to try to prove
the reverse is true. ~ sell t-ot ii'sa 81 ,sau
Well, one may argue as he wishes in
democracy, and that is. one of, .sundry
reasons why it is not perfect form of
government. If one were stopped, particu-
larry during campaign, from saying any
thing that is within the bounds of the law,
though clearly false, then we wouldn't
have a democracy.
So give free rein to the talk of cam
didates, except when it becomes abusive
What they say is of no consequence; the
thing that counts is how the voters esti-
mate the sayings of both sides in deter
mining how to cast their balIotRn9a nj
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-04
Students TO View
Marine Specimens
20 - II

Z Key West High Schopl biology
pupils viii invade the lair of
the marine monster Wednesday
at 5 O'Clock. f
Principal Horace O'Bfyant said
a group of 25 students would
eide the surface of Caldes chan
mel to collect marine biological
specimens. The pupils will be
in charge o fMiss Graice Stevens,
the schools science teacher, and
will be guests of Capt. McCloud,
who is offering the trip free of
cost.
MIR. O'Braynt said observing
marine life in its native haunts
was new stunt in school work
here, adding that the pupils never
had taken a similar boat trip
before.
He said that the move may
be forerunner for an extension
of the educational program at
the high school
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-04
IMITATION Nor NUMBER !, PROBLEM

Controlling Initiation is not the ma
tons number one problem. IT heunumber
one problem is. how to preserve represent
ative government in the face of initiation
1t may be impossible to control initiation
due to natural forces over which the peo-
pie have no control. 1t is possible to pre-
serve representative government because
that is political question and political
questions are clearly within the power of
the people to decide.
The argument is often heard that I'M
less initiation is controlled, the resulting
chaos will automatically destroy freedom,
and history is called upon to support such
an argument But in answer to this it can
be said that there has never been another
nation in history like the United States.
Her people are highly literate, closely in
tegrated by modern communication and
transportation and we'll informed on the
problems of the day. They have been
taught almost from the cradle that their
heritage of independence is their most
valued possession. Nothing can take this;
heritage away from them. IF it is lost, they
alone must lose it. If they permit it to be
lost in the turmoil of tranSitory economic
upsets, they deserve to lose it. But they
should realize now that the suffering of
initiation will be as nothing compared to
the suffering of political tyranny once it
has secure hold upon their lives.
No, initiation is not the nations num-
Der one enemy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-04
NAVY TRAINS ONE TASK FORCE

The naval air demonstration, wit
messed by the President, is explained as
intended to get at least one task force
trained to perform actual operations.
This is a sad commentary on the
greatest navy the world has. ever seen. At
its peak it was able to operate thousands
of miles from home bases, go almost any
where in the world. protect the horde of
supply ships that served our forces over
seas and assist ground forces in many a
land campaign.
The wartime Navy had quite a time
getting able-bodied seamen, with suffic-
lent training to operate efficiently. About
the time the expansion program was at an
end the rehabilitation process released
many thousands of the best men, 1t is now
necessary to train new complement of
sailors or tie up the warships at dry docks.