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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
ALASkA'S LIFE LINE MUST BE
 PROTECTED

With aviation big feature in the development of Alaska and of interest to all Alaskans as meoo of quick travel etc. the following editorial, With the above caption is taken from the Seattle Postlnteh gencer and reprinted here in full:
 Alaskans are exhibiting grave concern over the action of the Civil Aeronautics Board in citing ar lines operating on non-scheduled basis to show cause why they should not be forbidden to continue flying between the Territory and the States
 They view the situation as being especially alarm ino as this particular time because of the impending maritime strike which would make Alaska entirely dependent on arpane transportation for the neces- sities of ife-just as it when maritime commerce was last tied up
 The Anchorage Daily Times observed in recent editorial:
 "Alaskans are in the peculiar position of seeing their water transportation jeopardized by dispute in Seattle. and their air transportation jeopardzed by the Federal government
 Quoting Federal statistics which purported to show that more than half of all the passengers travelling between Alaska and the United States are carried by non- scheduled lines and that than 90 per cent of the Territorys air cargo moves over these lines which operate without benefit of Federal subsidy the editorial continued
 "The scheduled lines have become the back bone of air transportation in the economy Of Anchor age and some other communities. They have proven their value the Territory and if they are not regu- lated out of business, their future seems secure.
 Public concern this fumbling of the air transportation problem is centered in the fact that the Federal government appears to be using it's power to eliminate the little fellow who is rendering service The tendency is to the business to the big operators whose failure to meet the need has made it possible for the little fellow become established
 Tt is an indisputabe fact that if the CAB had provided sufficient air transportation via cerficated air lines, there would have been no room in Alaska for the small non-scheduled operators
 The converse must also be true. The non-sched- ued carrier here because of the failure of the cer- tificated air lines to meet the need
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
STRIPPED

The honey witticisms of former Under Secretary A. Lee Wiggins are missed around the Treasury Department. Although one of the most successful bankers in the country, there is nothing stuffy about the shrewd. genial South Carolinian. He has a way of explaining the most obtuse sub ject in simple and graphic man. ner
 On one occasion he was asked the difference between a deflation and recession.
 "A deflation," he said, lis a condition where people have to tighten their belts, while a reces- sion is case Of losing your belt and having to hold up your pants with your hands"
 What ahout a depression?"
 That said Wiggins, lis when you have belt but no pants"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
Atomic Strike
Fairbanks News-Miner)

Fairbanks NeWS-Mlner)
 When he signed legislation recently extending the terms of members of the Atomic Energy Commission. President Truman observed that politics and atomic energy do not mix"
 The President expressed truism too obvious to bear laboring.
 However it appears that there limits to Mir Trumans veneration of atomic energy in the present scheme of things
 Recent news dispatches told of the continued strike of 5000 workers at the governments Atomic Weapons project in Los Alamos New Mexico.
 Atomic Energy Commissioners quoted say- ing the walkout threatens serious damage to the Atomic Weapons program.
 From Washington the news dispatches are pain fully silent what, if anything the President is doing to see that Atomic Energy and labor disputes do not mix. Apparently the only things Mir. Truman does not mix with atomic energy those which would be embarrassing to him and his administrations And it is plain from the record that his administration has found strikes embarrassing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
ECONOMICS

The Public Affairs Institute is be- ing swamped with requests for Its latest brochure, titled Facts On Inflation," an analysis of the current economic situation The steel industry is roaring toward a new production record this year. Tn the first six months it turned out over 33.00o,O00 tons of steel. If this pace is kept up for the re- mainder of the year, the total will top the 63,251 ,000-ton record in l944 If gold imports continue at their current rate and the amount of currency in circulation continues to decrease as it has been doing this year, the U. s. within Is months will have $l of actual gold for every S1 in circu- lation. Present currency in circu- lation is 27,9C0 100000; present gold stock $23, 400 100000 The rediscount rate of Federal Reserve banks is headed for a boost. This is the rate these banks charge other banks that borrow money from them The Federal Se- curity Agency has over e25,000 names on it's rolls eligible for old age and survivors pensions, but who are not drawing them because of failure to apply. Anyone over 65 who has paid social security taxes and is earning less than $14.99 a month is entitled to such payments. But the initiative is up to the individual. Last year, FSA paid out 3,0O0,00O to l,975,000 beneficiaries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

Anchorage is involved in a squeeze play which threatens every resident of the city Life and com fort in Anchorage depend upon the non-schedued carrier for many special services
 "It would be strange indeed if the Federal gov- ernment would upset transportation at tinls, but more especially at the moment it may become the lifeline of Alaska while ocean-going vessels are idle
 If is not simple problem which confronts the CAB.
 Some non-scheduled operators have fly-by- night which make effort to observe safety regu lations These should not be permitted to remain in business in Alaska or anywhere else. the mainte- nance of air safety the important function of the CAB.
 But if there is the slightest tendency to turn over the business to the big operators and to ehmi- nate the little fellow who is rendering service the CAB is completely without justification.
 The situation is much the same as the one which prevailed in Seattle 30 years ago immediately after the city took the street car system
 The street cars incapable of carrying all the traffic and as a result the City Council was com peed to permit the operation of jitney buses tpri- vate automobiles which picked up passengers along the overloaded street car lines).
 These "iitney buses by no means as con- fortable as the street but as long as they ob- served certain minimum safety requirements, they yere tolerated until the transit system able to meet public demands.
 nocv and permit the continued operation of those scheduled lines which live up to safety regulations as long as the need for them exists
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
SUCKING PRONG CRASHES STANDS;
 q ARE INJURED

PEUBLO, Colo, Aug. 27.-lR-- Twenty-one persons were injured. three seriously, when bucking horse threw it's rider and crashed in to the bleacher section at the Colo rado State Fair Grounds.
 The untamed bronc, named Bear Cat" leaped over a fence and charg- ed down an aisle of panic stricken spectators after tossing its rider, Chuck Black of Raton, N. M.
 Most seriously injured were Lou Pearson, 66, of Pueblo, who suffered an arm fracture and a badly bruised hand; William Kremis, head in- jury, and Wanda Davis, l8, who re- ceived possible internal injuries.
 The injured ranged in age from four years to 76.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
As Population Gains
Seattle Times

Seattle Times
 Many businesses feeling, indirectly the effect of high food prices The average consumer has less money left for housing clothing, home furnishings travel entertainment and the like.
 How much Americans have profited by being able enjoy the comforts and uxuries of life shown by recent compilation indicating that over period Of years less than 25 per cent of the personal spend- able income in this country has gone for food. In England food expenditures in prewar years averaged 35 per of personal income in France and Italy 70 per cent Nearly all the average mans income in India and China goes for food Trade with the Orient probably will continue negligible until Orientals achieve something more than a subsistence level.
 Dislocations in American food prices tend to be self correcting long increased production is pos sble But pressure of current food prices on other businesses shows what might be expected if this coun- try could not produce enough food for its people Land policies designed sufficient food at reasonable costs will demand increasing attention as population gains.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

lin. He wanted this currency con- fined only to the Allied zones. Us- ing it in Berlin, he held, would be sure to lead to Russian retalia- ton.
 Clay presented his arguments to the State Department, and it's economic experts agreed with him. They wrote a memorandum back ing Clay. But the political divis- ion of the Department overruled the economists and quashed their memo. Instead, Clay was ordered to send the new money into Ser I lin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
20 YEARS AGO FIFE FIT EMPIRE
AUGUST 27. 1928

2T 1928 Craig Ranger District went Admiral Rogers on his way to Sika to be in o district there
 Lewis Juneau Water company iet on the spending several weeks here eahe th pos abilities for development the water system
 Mrs L. Faulkner her daughter Jean returned on he
 walsen Smith left Alexander for Skagway He to make the Bank o AasKa at Skagwa Arrivals on the Northwestern included Mrs Green
 aor Day dance was being sponsored Order of oose Moonlight the affair Mrs Charles the Princess Vancouver. Weather 64 clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
BOOMERANGS

Chief among these policies are.
 l. Introduction of the new U. s. currency in Berlin.
 2. Setting up of a new govern ment in Western Germany.
 Both projects have been hotly assailed Foreign affairs experts in the U. S.. Britain and France have denounced the measures as needlessly provocative and tacti- cally and economically unsound
 According to Clay's intimates, he has documentary proof to show that he opposed both these policies, that he fores3w and warned against their consequences, and that they were imposed over his objections.
 One item in Clay's files is a cable from Secretary of State Marshall ordering him to set up a separate government in Western Ger many. Clay got this order after the abortive Moscow Conference of Foreign Ministers.
 Clay strongly urged an alterna- tive plan he had worked out with the Russians. and which they had assured him would be agreeable to them. Marshall flatly rejected this plan. Clay was ordered to put the State Departments plan into effect.
 This plan is credited with being the root cause of the siege of Der lin and the. sinister war crisis that has terrorized the world.
 Similarly, Clay's friends say he has proof to show he was over ruled on the question of introduc- ing the new U. s. mark in Ber-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
HOT POTATO

Privately. Republican leaders make no bones about sweating over the displaced persons issue.
 The failure of the special session to revise the D. P. Admittance Act, denounced by President Truman as 'anti-Semitic and anti-Catho- lic,' may cost the COP. one sena- tor and lot of votes in key states.
 That's why Sen. Alexander Wiley, Wis, chairman of the Senate Judi ciary Committee, issued his assur- ance that the law would be liber- alized by the new Congress. There will be more such promises.
 Both Governor Dewey and Cover nor Warren will make similar pledges during the forthcoming
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
Daily Lessons in English v. " L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NlISUSED: There aren't but five books on he Say There ARE but five books
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Usually. Pronounce uzhooa, % as in LOOK, syllable. not u-zhooh
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: Temperament; observe the A.
 relate, rece recount describe tell
 word three times and it is yours Let us Todays word good friendship The aniy that Wisdom knts not Folly may easily untie"-Shakespeare
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
electioneering speeches.

Dewey IS already on record for liberalizing the law. He tried to get the special session to do that. But one senator blocked it. He was Sen. Chapman Revercomb, R., w. Va, co-author of the law He stubbornly refused to permit the measure to be reconSidered.
 Revercombs obdurance may cost him his seat. Already facing tough opposition from former Sen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sg LEE

O When writing always the date this really necessary?
 A. letter note
 address his apology it to table during the a meal?
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

deeply hurt by this criticism. He is taking it in silence because he does not feel this is the time to rap back. But he considers the attacks unfair and, apparently, aimed at making him the goat for policies that hackfired and which he opposed but was compelled to initiate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

Matt Nicely, Revercomb's recalci- trance on the DIP. issue is sure to cost him lot of otherwise friendly votes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
VETERANS or FOREIGN WARS
TAku Post No. 555!

TAku Post No. 5559 Meets first and third Thursdays. Post Hall. Seward Street. Visiting Comrades Welcome.
 VERN METCALFE. Commander; WILLIAM H. SHERLOCK. Adult ant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. ll5 SECOND and FOURTH a :::: ]: :::: :' ! ]: ] :' E: $: $: ;: ]:
 Worshipful Master: JAMES VI LEVERS. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27
The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Paes Cne'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

Charles C. BufdlCK, WHO DstI ru4eSV I'0117N- " District thorugh the Admiral Rogers on HIS sika to be in charge of ranger district there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-27

Weather. High, 65; low, GA; clear.
Evening star., 1948-04-04

it makes lots of I'd hate to be missing it, cadet
from the South said ~ wish Of the officers
during the had had this I'm counting
it to keep me from making their Mistakes
That's the beginning of officer attitude 1t may make
difference the kind of stories enlisted tell around the
barracks and halls If it does, it will be better Army
for everybody in it and for the democracy that maintains it.
Major General Taylor has that goal in view when he says
Eve doing job to put the best heads of America in
the brass hats of tomorrow The End
Evening star., 1948-04-04

comes. Harris would Ike and respect the second
officer. He'd resent the first II was pretty clear
which one he'd obey most readily in tight spot
A Better Axmy
Bur does this really work outside OF the class
room' According to Lieutenant Colonel William
Mckinley, head Of West Points psychology de-
partment. 60 graduates of last years class who
have assumed commands report that this pro-
gram has been their greatest aid.
The cadets themselves are enthusiastic about
it. One of them. boy from the Midwest said
recently, 1T seemed like nutty stuff at first but
Evening star., 1948-04-04

perspective it. Throughout each cadet watched for quail
ties of leadership Academy officials have found that the
cadets themselves their best judges they grade
another such items selfcontro loyalty initiative
and of giving orders The cadet who too often rates
low this rugged finds himself called before aptitude
board that has the power to bust him out.
West Points philosophy must of course be translated
into practical teaching and this where the psychology
into play through the classrooms by
the writer revealed good In one,
they talking about fear. 1t impressed the
cadets that all combat become frightened that this
feeling often results from imagination than true coward
ce that it terribly infectious thing The cadets learned
that leaders they would have to make strenuous efforts to
conceal their fears and that the fears of their could
be reduced if they kept busy.
Hazing II Out
In classroom they discussing orders There
right ways and wrong give them An officer must ask
himself what kind of orders he likes to get Above ALL clear
The voice important too 1t should be decisive but
free of bombast irritation Commands delivered from
courteous distance the nosetonose style of Leo
Durocher the umpire.
This plebes aren't being hazed any longer
1t was bad for the men who were doing the hazing
Major General Taylor explained it by saying, TOO
many of the cadets just learning how to be abusive
Those bowling yappng commands nsti positive desire
disobey to knock out few teeth Officers who car
Evening star., 1948-04-04

ed such methods into active service would poor results
In another class, instructor sent two cadets from the
with a written problem.
He then read the problem the ohe members of the class
platoon had been chosen to put coseorder drill for
visiting foreign officers The problem Private Harris,
soldier who conscientious but handicapped by left
feet when to coseorder drill How could the platoon
Evening star., 1948-04-04

buck to the company commander feeble device. and
putting Harris the truck detail couldn't fail to make him
feel unappreciated.
The other cadet given his chance The first thing he did
to put Harris at He offered him chair and held out
pack of cigarettes.
Harris he said earnestly you know about these visiting
officers You've been selected to their orderly don't
need to tell you what honor that You'll accompany them
wherever they go. I'm you'll make good impression
nice hidden-ba play No mention of the drill and Harris
Evening star., 1948-04-04

well out of he'd be viewing it with the visiting officers
In discussion the class decided the fiendness shown Harris
had been disaming Making him orderly had given him
the confidence he deserved to feel and the sensation of pa
pating
Unmportant? Far from it. This problem had nothing in
with combat crisis but it illustrates the kind of
ationshp between officers and that pays off when
Evening star., 1948-04-04

leader keep him out of the drill without humat-
ing him?
The instructor called one of the cadets he had
sent from the room: "You are the platoon leader.
III be Private Harris Assume you've just asked
me in''
The cadet addressed Private Harris hesitantly
Look, he said about this drill we're having -
the company commander would rather have you
stay out of it, but there's going to be a special
truck detail at the same time and you can help
out on that
A discussion followed. This handling of the
problem. the class agreed, was bad Passing the
, 1948-12-24
b. ST. Thomas. v. I.

flavoring preference-the more
pleasant the taste of the powder
or paste, the more agreeable is
toothbrushing. For money stretch
ing, tooth powders are generally
more economical than tooth
pastes or liquids.
Some mention should be made
of halitosis Unpleasant breath),
which has many causes, including
severe and long standing diseases,
as well as abnormalities of the
nose, mouth and throat. The bad
morning taste in the mouth may
be lessened by brushing the teeth
before going to bed. Temporary
unpleasant breath, from eating
onions or garlic is helped by use
of a mouth wash. But for habitual
h~alitosis which may be caused by
a disturbance in digestion, Meth
er Listerine nor any mouth wash
can cure it. Government tests on
mouth washes revealed that most
of them are useless as germicides
and are not a necessity for mouth
hygiene.
, 1948-12-24
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
CHRISTMAS

And numerous indeed are the
haerts to which Christmas brings
a brief season of happiness and
enjoyment. How many families
whose members have been dis
persed & scattered far. and wide,
in the restless struggles Of life,
are then reunited, and meet once
again in that happy state of COM
panionship and mutualgood-will,
which is a source of such pure &
unalloyed delight, and one SO in
compatible with the cares & sor-
rows Of the world, that the reli-l
gious belief Of the most civilized
nations, and the rude traditions
Of the toughest savages, alike
number it among the first days of
a future state of existence, pro-
vided for the blest and happy!.
How many old recollections, and
how many dormant sympathies,
Christmas time awakens!
Charles Dickens
, 1948-12-24
SEASONS GREETINGS

The Christiansted Auto & Tire
Shop extends TO all customers &
friends and the public, A MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY
& PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
Christiansted, St. Croix,
December %, 1913
ERIK r. STAKEMANN
Manager
, 1948-12-24
PART III
DENTAL HEALTH and DIET
TRANDAILER JONES. NUTRITIONIST
Denartment NJ Health 81 Thomae "

To most of us dental health
centers around the purchase of a
d~entrifice, which is a tooth paste
or powder, to help the tooth brush
polish the surface of the teeth
Cleanliness of the mouth is as i'm
portant as body cleanliness for
health, personal appearance, as
well as social acceptance. Realizing
this, manufacturers have added
all sorts of ingredients to the dem
trifice to help in promoting sales,
the most publicized of which is
on the using Of a particular paste
or powder, the teeth will be made
whittier and the gums prevented
from bleeding. This is popularity
labeled the pink tooth brush
The degree of whiteness of the
teeth cannot be increased by any
dentrifice, however, the surface
can be cleaned and shining by
brushing the teeth. For the pink
tooth brush" first, be sure that
the bristle Of the brush is not too
hard. This in itself will cause ir-
ritation and bleeding of the gums
as well as scratch the enamel of
the teeth. After this is eliminted
attention must be given to food,
Chevy foods which bring about
increased circulation of the blood
carrying health building mater
ials are recommended, such as
toast, crackers, raw fruits and
vegetables. For healthy firm gums
food containing Vitamin G, such
as guavas, papayas,. pineapples,
oranges, grapefruits and raw sa-
lads, should be eaten.
Choice between the selection of
a powder and a paste is a matter
of preference. Also choice be-
tween different popular brands
Of dentrifices depend on price &
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-10-01
LARGE Number Of Russians
Work Quietly In Spitzbergen

that from Alaska to Spitzbergen
it is only 1000 miles and from
Spitzbergen to Leningrad it is l.
500 miles.
Conversely, Spitzbergen would
be convient outpost for trans
polar operations of the Russians,
who were prewar pioneers of Arc
tic flying between the United
States and Russia.
Nautically, too, Spitzbergen is
of strategic Importance. 1t is sit
uated close enough to menace the
sea lanes between Britain and the
United States and Canada. A base
there. would bring the Soviet Arc
tic fleet 1000 miles nearer the
main British northern naval base
at Scapa Flow than do Soviet con-
tinental bases.
A power controlling Spitzbergen
could cut off half Norway's coal
supply (4s0OOO tons in 1948, an
estimated 100000 tons in 1949).
Norway's basic industry, shipping,
would be largely immobilized and
, it's expanding heavy industries
brought to a standstill. The whole
Scandinavian Peninsula would be
outflanked and it's balance between
East and West would become more
precarious than ever.
Weather Reports
1t is from Spitzbergen, too, that
Europe gets it's first material fol-
weather reports, which are useful
in peace and are sometimes vita
in war.
In World War II, the Allies anc
Germans found Spitzbergen OF
continuous interest. Allied sup
plies to Murmansk were the issue
in those days. But the new strate'
gic Importance of Spitzbergen is its
position on the Great Circle.
AS early as November, 1914, So
Wet Foreign Minister VyacheslaN
M. Molotov preached the question
of Spitzbergen sovereignty to the
then Norwegian Foreign Minister