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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
New Appreciation of What Alaska
Means to Nation
Seattle Tines

Seattle TIneS)
Alaskas vulnerabity to attack from across the
Berng Sea the Arctic Ocean is acutely felt in the
Territory itself and equally well understood here in
the Pacific Northwest Other sections of the country
have not been conscious of Alaska's true signi-
fcance to the national security. But there are evil
dences that Alaskas strategic Importance in the ma
TONS defense planning is at last becoming more
generally appreciated One such is an astute and
intelligent analysis of the Alaska problem in the
latest of the quarterly review, Foreign Affairs
entitled Alaska, Fulcrum of Power"
While pointing out the immediate need for more
adequate naval and military installations in the
Territory, this discussion takes the position that
statehood is essential defense measure for Alaska
of the principal weaknesses of the Alaska defense
sytsem it is contended in this article are the lack
of highways and of sufficient population and civilian
economy to support large military establishment.
Statehood would help solve both these problems.
It would make Alaska eligible under the Federal High
way Act to some $16000000 year for road construc-
ton. Statehood also would enable Alaska to augment
its own slender very considerably and to use
them to build economy that would attract and sup
port large numbers of permanent settlers
1t was unfortunate that the question of Alaska
statehood and other of equal Importance to the
Territory were crowded out by seemingly more vital
problems at the last session OF the Congress some
progress was made the question of a railroad to
Alaska Legislation aboriginal property rights made
headway But these. along with coastal Alaska high
way and the establishment of satisfactory and perm
anent shipping policy rema1n unfinished business
Yet these questions all tie in, in very vital way
with the whole problem of Alaska defense and so
with the national security. When Congress recon-
venes is members should be- made to understand
that these Alaska issues not of minor importance
Nothing before the coming Congressional session VIII
be of greater import
The fact that Alaskans. at their recent election,
voted predominantly for the Democratic Party must
not be prejudcial to Republican Congress the neao
for solving Alaskas major problems without delay
ranscends any considerations of partisan potcs FOR
Alaska has become the North American continent
No Achilles heel
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
kDD TO HELP REPORT,
RECLAMATION BUREAU

Participation of the Alaska De-
velopnent Board in preparing an
overall power and economic report
on Alaska for the Bureau of Rec
lamation has been arranged through
d contract between the Board and
the Bureaus Alaska Investigations
Office here.
The Development Board will make
available to the Bureau its refer
ence facilities and photograph files
ana also provide the services OF
Ralph Browne, special consultant,
who win go to work on the Bureau
report as soon as he has completed
an economic survey Of the Second
Division which hes now has under
way Tor thu Board.
The Territorial Treasury will be
reimbursed by the Bureau OF Re-
clamation for the work which the
Alaska Development Board VIII do
On the report.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by
FRANK A. METCALF, TERRI
TORIAL HIGHWAY ENGINEER,
for the construction of approx
mately $50 lineal feet of roadway at
Tee Harbor, Alaska.
Bid forms, detailed plans and
specifications can be obtained at
the office of Felix j. Toner, Room
5, Shattuck Building, Juneau, Al
aSka.
A bid bond or certified check in
the amount of so of the bid must
accompany each bid.
Bids will be received until ten
Q0) AM, November %, 1913 at the
OFFICE OF THE TERRITORIAL
HIGHWAY ENGINEER, Juneau
Alaska and then be publicly opened
and read.
First publication, Nov. 8, l948.
Last publication. Nov %, l948.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
NOT MUCH AID FOR CHINA

Chang Kai- shek's chances of re-
ceiving vast new appropriations
from the incoming Democratic Con-
gress appear pretty slim, if ener-
getic Congressman Sol Bloom, new
Chairman OF the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, has his way.
Quoth Sol privately to friends:
I'm not going to vote to give
Chang another gun or another
dollar for war purposes until he
cleans his own house. That Chi
nese Government has corruption
coming out its ears-and their So
called army is the worst Offend
er.
Furthermore, opined Bloom, I'VE
ought to stop these phony Ameri-
can observers who go over to
China fer a month and then come
hack to tell US either what we al
ready know about Chinese Army
graft. or only what Chang wants
us to know
Bloom was referring to William
C. Bullitt, who can claim the uni
que distinction of having deserted
three American Presidents and who
having jumped on the Dewey band
wagon, ducked off to China be-
fore the Truman Administration
could stop him. He was appointed
by the Republicans-before the
elections-as an observer
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22

nually-the only major industry TO
fall down.
The reason: big steel companies
have refused to expand. Two big
steel spokesmen-Eugene Grace OF
Bethlehem Steel and Charlie White
of Republic Steel-have bluntly ad-
vised their stockholders to wait I'M
til costs come down before build
ing new facilities. Meanwhile, the
need for steel is increasing as pro-
duction lags.
To meet the crisis, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Girard
Davidson has appealed to Senator
Joe OMahoney, who will head the
Joint Congressional Committee on
the Economic Report, to introduce
legislation forcing the steel indus
try to expand.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
Latest in Minerals
cincinnati Enquirer)


new mineral called sengerite has been found
in the Belgian Congo The reason that the discovery
has been played up in the news is that the mineral
radioactive-t contains uranium, the material from
which atomic power is derived
Dr. Paul F. Kerr, of the Department OF Geology
in Columbia University who made the identlfication
and announced the discovery was exceedingly cautious
in his comments on the specimens of the new mineral
First they might we'll be unique and not part OF
deposit in the Belgian Congo, where they were found
Second there are more than 100 minerals which
contain uranium SO there's nothing to get excited
about in sengerite.
Nevertheless, minerals rarely are touno these
DAYS SO it is matter of interest whenever one ooes
turn up, even if biologists do not know IN "hat
amounts it exists The mineral, according 10
Professor Kerr it similar to yellow carnotite, from
which the United States may obtain mucn Oh ies
ranurn and to tyuyamune-first found in Russian
Turkestan and presumably Russian source OF
uranium.
Anyway from now on If you hear someone talking
about sengerite, you'll know whether it's ANIMAL
vegetable or mineral-and the latest, at that
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22

he left it in 1888 until Truman
invited him back after Roosevelt's
death. The fact that Truman call
ed the ex-President in for consul
tation automatically shielded him
from the barbs and stings which
the New Dealers had slung in
his direction for twelve long years.
No longer was Hoover their favor
It punching-bag.
Not only that but Trum n
had brough him before the public
eye once again. And Hoover was
SO grateful he even requested the
Gridiron Club to let him speak,
in order to pay special tribute
to his newfound friend.
Truman. in turn, not only likes
Hoover, but plans to use Hoover's
name to wrest from Congress pow
ers which they refused to give
Franklin Roosevelt.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
EDNA FREEBURGER
IS GRANDMOTHER

Mrs. Edna Freeburger, former
wellknown Juneau resident, is a
Grandmother, according to advices
received here. A daughter was born
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Parker in
Portland November Is. Mrs. Park
er is the former Doris Freeburger,
also wellknown in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
STEEL PRODUCTION
MUST INCREASE

You can write it down as defin-
lite that the Interior Department
will ask Congress 10 force the steel
industry to increase production-if
the industry doesn't take the nee
essary steps itself.
Steel production has now dropped
from a wartime peak of 955 mill
ion tons to 912 million tons an
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
CONGRESS WITHHELD POWER

Truman not only wants to be
good President, but he is acutely
sensitive to Dewey's charges that
Washington needs housekeeping.
He has one in mind. But he has
learned, far better than Dewey,
that you can't clean house unless
Congress gives you the power to
i1ouseclean.
FDR asked for housekeeping
power, and Harry Truman, then
only junior Senator, wildly re-
calls how the Republican press
smeared it as the Dictatorship
Bill ana how Democratic Con-
gress barely passed bill giving
him severely restricted powers.
SO Truman wants to use Hoov-
er's name to put through a new
reorganization bill, and he wants
Hoovers support in lining up con-
sentative Republicans TO back him.
Furthermore. Truman believes
that Hoover, like the Supreme
Court, has read the election re-
turns, and will rot recommend
anything which he, Truman, can't
go along with Since Hoover was
also once a President, conditioned
by White House background, they
think somewhat alike on what is
needed in the executive branch OF
the Government.
There are only two living men
who have any idea of the cares
and wear and loneliness OF the
Presidency. This bond makes the
two men closer than party labels
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
20 YEARS AGO {fgfMTE EMPIRE
NOVEMBER %, 1923

NOVEMBER 1928
Martin LYNCH of the Electric Company was advertising
Al-Eecrlc seventy a'eS' woro IN
Ford Butler fighter registered al the ASNai from
Eagle River.
orence Homois Shop was in Skagway Tor
visit and Ellen in charge OF the SHOP
An Aviation Dance was planned for Thanksgiving night
Tho rt high wind had caused to the Mendenhall
Road.
northbound from Seattle on the queen
Weather: High, ming
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
Daily Lessons in English ~ " L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN Il hope will still con-
tinue to Omit STILL.
OFTEN NdISPRONOUNCED: Inina Pronounce in-mi-ka all
rs in T, second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Pseudonym, pronounced su-donim
SYNONYMS: Speed verb expedite, accelerate
WORD STUDY: times and is yours Let us
our vocabulary word
RRADIATE mne; 1.-The shall be dspened
and our souls iradiated light and gory"-Seneca
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Democratic colleagues are trying
to cook up a deal whereby vener-
able Senator Kenneth Mcclellan OF
Tennessee would become Senate
President pro tenn, providing he
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
MODERN ETIQUETTE k By LEE

@ guest helping offered
dining a friends home?
A. thing to do even if you do not
dish would be rude to refuse of them
unless dietary
Should girl she seated and elderly woman brings
a her be introduced?
A. shows Difference to the elderly
who is standing
When leaves the table what should he do with his
napkin?
A. it unoded beside the plate.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-11-22
The Washington
Merry-6o-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page Cne>
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. la
SECOND and FOURTH
Monday Of each month *
In Scottish Rite Temple ~
beginning at 7.3o D. N. tMf&
WILLIS r BOOTH
Worsnipful Master; JAMES "
LEVERS. Secretary.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

which $50 persons were injured,
was far from the success its
leaders had expected.
Transport services continued IN
many areas on reduced scale.
Nest stores and movies were open.
Newspapers failed to appear. How
ever, and many factories had only
a few workers on duty.
Several fights broke out when
strikers tried to stop nonstrikers
from working. Police made a
number of arrests.
The kidnapping Of the three police
took place at Bra &C. ~ Mines, 25
miles southeast of Clermont Fer
rand, when 300 miners started
marching on a mine. A carload of
police appeared on the scene and
was surrounded. The police were
disarmed, demonstration took the
Evening star., 1948-11-14
More Than 70 Hurt
las Communists and
Trench Police Clash
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Nov. 13.-More than 20
persons were injured today when
bitter fighting between police and
Communists broke out in three
widely scattered parts of France.
One of those injured was Arthur
Ramette, considered one Of the top
six Communists in the country. He
is a member of the French National
Assembly.
Ramette was hurt by a tear-gas
grenade near Douai, in the north.
ern coal fields, when police broke
up a forbidden public meeting.
The bloodiest clash was at Pu-
teaux, a western suburb of Paris
where 20 were injured in a battle
between stone-throwing Communist
demonstrators and police. The
police fired pistols. Three demon
strators were reported to have been
struck by bullets.
Three Policemen Kidnapped.
Another incident in the Com
munist coal strike occurred when
workers marched on a mine in
South Central France. They kid
naped three police officers and low
cred them into a mine shaft with a
supply of provisions.
The clash in Puteaux resulted
from today's 24-hour general strike
in Paris and the suburbs. The fight
was an outgrowth of the arrest OF
Communist union members who
gathered at a factory entrance this
morning. During the afternoon some
500 workers marched on police head
quarters to seek their release.
En- route the marchers stopped
two buses operating regularly de-
spite the strike and sought to per-
suade the drivers to leave the job
Police squad arrived and the crowd
began throwing paving stones.
Police retaliated with pistols,
wounding three. Others were re-
ported injured by nightsticks.
Police said II Of their own num-
ber were injured. All but six con-
tinued on duty.
Transport Service Curtailed.
The general strike. called by
Communist unions as protest
against police brutality" in
handling an Armistice Day demons
tration on the Champs Elysees In
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Portrait by Ralph Earl
Given 10 National Gallery

A full-length portrait by Ralph
Earl, 18th Century American paint
er has been given to the National
Gallery Of Art by Mrs. w. Murray
Crane of New York, gallery direc-
tor David E. Finley announced yes
terday.
The portrait, dated 1889, is OF
Daniel Boardman, New Milford
Evening star., 1948-11-14

wheel Of their car and drove them
to the mine where they were
lowered into the shaft.
The coal strike began october 4
and about 40 per cent of the miners
were still refusing to work.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
White House Reports
| Record Mail Since
Trumon's Election

The largest deluge of mail In
the memory of veteran White
House attaches has descended
on the Executive Mansion since
President Truman's election, 1t
was reported yesterday.
The White House mail room,
officials said, has handled
more than 10000 letters and
post cards congratulating Presi-
dent Truman. This was in addi-
ton to uncounted thousands of
kilograms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
Sea Scouts Will Man Boat
On River Patrol Today

A group OF Sea Scouts will patrol
the Potomac River with their boat
Aurora each Sunday beginning
today.
The 40-foot picket boat with It's
complement of youngsters and its
skipper, U. s. Fisher, of 1912 Austin
street Sc, will leave the Mayfower
Marine Co. dock, Fourteenth street
and Maine avenue s. E., at z pm.
today.
The boat will ply as far as Gun
ston Cove, below Marshall Hall,
Md, with the boys on watch for
persons or craft in distress. The
Aurora will be equipped with two
way radio and will report to the
Harbor police every hour on the
hour. She will also carry fire pumps
and extinguishers, first aid kits, and
man-overboard kits.
The Sea Scout group manning the
Aurora, ship number 81, is sponsored
by the Washington Heights Baptist
church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
BY the Assoeiassd Press

CLEVELAND. Jan. 10.-Some 155
Catholic students at Baldwin Wal
lace College will meet tomorrow
night to determine whether they
will follow eight other undergrad
uate Catholics, who have resigned
in protest to a required course in
religion.
President Louis c. Wright of
nearby Berea College announced
withdrawal Of the eight students
from the Methodist institution last
night, and said the Catholics also
objected to required attendance at
chapel programs.
Among those resigning were Brian
Mccall, East Palestine, Ohio, basket
ball forward.
Msgr. Vincent B. Balmat, chancel-
lor of the Cleveland Catholic Do
cese, declared: "A Catholic may not
under any circumstance or pretext
attend class of this kind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
81 SECURITY e 4 iFS'' STORAGE II
COMPANY

l14o 18th Street NV. WASHINGTON 5,
b. G., which is ataliated with American
securfty &. Trust Co.. 18th Street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV" washington
" Federal Reserve District No. 5.
Kind of business:
Storing. packing and shipping Of
household goods and personal Ell
fects, and storage Of siiverware
Manner In which above-named organiza-
tion is AFFILIATED with member bank. and
degree Of control:
Trust Company owns more than
majority of stock voting at last
stockholders' meeting and four Of
directors of affiliate are directors
of Trust COMPANY. ~
Stock of affiliated bank
owned (par valued None
Loans to afiliated bank None
BORROWINGS from affli- x.
Stock Of afiliate regis
tered in name OF bank
or known. to be owned
BY bank directly or In
carried on our rec ooooo
Other OBLIGATIONS to. or ''''''''
known to be held by,
affiliated bank --- None
Other information necessary to disclose
fully Sao rsl elton, E SeIa hank ndue.y
capacity by Bank voted At last
I, RALPH H. HoUsER. assistant treas
urer of the Security Storage Co., do sol
EMMY swear that the above statement iss
true, to the best OF my knowledge ana
RALPH H. HoUsER,
Assistant Treasurer.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
9Th day OF January. 1875 esir .rvrv
(Seal) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11
is More Catholics Nay Quit
College Over Methodist Rule

DR.. Wright replied in a state
ment, IF the authorities Of the
Catholic Church feel obliged to die
tate to students who are members
of that church, the college raises no
objection. It's trustees, administra-
ton and faculty will continue to
encourage the free search for truth,
genuine scholarship and personal
religion.
"There has been no change in re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

Iquired chapel programs and courses
In religion, for 100 years." he con-
cluded. This is stated in the COL
lege catalogue, and each student has
this information upon entering col
lege."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

During the Revolutionary War
France donated $1,996,500 to the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

REPORT OF AN AFFILIATE OF A BANK,
MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM.
Published in accordance with Section
S511, o. 8. Revised Statutes. and the
pr DIVISIONS Of the Federal Reserve Act:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-11

After radio rehearsal broadcast it's wonderful thing to
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well RADIO I'm naturally fy about quality And
that's exactly why it's RCA Victor Eye Witness Teevison for me!
'The pictures bg-no need dim the lights They clear
YOU everything that's going They're stenyou aren't
constantly ong with the controls That RCA Victor Picture Syn
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Another thing like about RCA Victor Teevision the quality
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Evening star., 1948-08-30

largest share of total shipments to
date, $316,352,73O, although Britain
is scheduled to receive the largest
amount over the first full year.
Wheat Largest Item.
Britain's total now is $306 ,566 200
Italy's $131, ,418,578 and Bizonal Ger
many's 1924 ,425,347. Oother coun-
tries, in order. are:
Austria, $So,230,231; Netherlands
$79, ,358,247: China, $65, ,738,1O6;
Greece, $50, ,7s9 ,16S: Denmark, $25,-
s608.549; French Zone of Germany
s23 .568, 1893; Norway, $22,962,4
Trieste, 1886, ,608; Belgium, $2,214,.
514.
Wheat Is by far the largest item
of foreign aid. ECA-approved ship
ments of wheat for Europe and
China now total $232, 1874 1884,, and
wheat flour is in fifth place with
$73, ,726,s17.
The latest ALLEGATIONS were:
Austria, sl3,226,7 ,795; Belgium
$428,274; Bizone Germany, $8,651,
932; Denmark, $5,305 ,4S4; France
$12 2,639, 100; Greece, IS ,098; ;925; Italy
1928 500; Netherlands, $3,303, 1866
Norway, $2,572, ,414: Trieste, $297 900
China. $25,000. There was no au.
thorization during the week fol
Britain,
Evening star., 1948-08-30
Jews and Egyptions Agree
On Jerusalem Peace Plan

CAIRO, Aug. 80 (P.-Jews and
Egyptians have agreed to proposals
for bringing peace to the neutral
areas OF Jerusalem.
The announcement was made last
night by Swedish Gen. Aage Lund-
stroem, chief of staff for United
Nations Mediator Count Folke
Bernadotte. Gen. Lundstroem Said
the agreement would bring to an
early end the ruthless battle" be-
tween Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem
Gen. Lundstroem said both the
Jews and Egyptians had agreed on
a proposed arrangement for the
neutral zone surrounding the Red
Cross area in the Holy City. The
zone comprises Government House
the Jewish Agricultural School for
Girls and an Arab college.
The general said observers will
see that the arrangement is re-
spected and If troops of either party
enter the neutral zone Il will con-
slider this violation of the truce
and refer 1t to the Security Coun-
cil."
Cesar Ortiz, Gen. Lundstroem's
press attache, said the withdrawal
of troops from both sides of the
area was to be effected by early
today. All war equipment and in
stallations are 10 be withdrawn or
destroyed. ~>z@-
! He said acceptance of the condi-
tions also was expected from Trans
Jordan, since the withdrawal would
not affect the military position of
the (Trans-Jordan) Arab Legion In
that sector"
In Jerusalem, where several pre-
vious L. N. attempts to make the
Jews and Arabs withdraw from the
Red Gross zone failed, yesterday was
reported to have been one of the
quietest days of the second truce.
In Stockholm, Count Bernadotte's s
office announced that q U. N. plane
IN which two truce observers were
killed Saturday was flying over an
Egyptian-occupied area of Pales-
tine without clearance and was in
the wrong air corridor.
Regrets over the deaths of 1t. Col.
Joseph Queru, so, and Capt. Pierre
Jaennel, %, both French, were sent
by the Egyptian defense minister
to Count Bernadotte's representa-
tives in Cairo. U. NJ observers on
the ground in the area said the
planes U. N. markings could not be
seen and that they believed the
plane was Jewish.