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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
MEMOIR OF DOC WALKER

Under the above caption, Sid D. Charles, Editor
of the Kechikan News pays tribute to former Ter
ritoral Senator Norman R. doc Walker, who passed
away at Ketchikan early this week Charles knew Doc
personally His editorial is follows
Doc Walker is no more
He has taken the last trail across the Great
Divide toward the sunrise of another life
Gone in the flesh his memory still lives.
Life has way OF going on, letting the dead bury
its past achievements but for the present at least,
the passing of this remarkable Alaskan leaves void
Our close association with his public life and
career for good many years. often seeking nfoma-
ton and drawing from his rich experience, are re-
called with pleasue, tnged doubly with sorrow over
his death
In a way Doc Walker genius.
He could have gone far public lecturer
One time when asked him for copy on an
exceptionally good speech, he replied that he never
wrote out notes. His theory was that if man had
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

worthwhile message he ought to be able to deliver
it without reading it referring to notes.
This straight forward, open-handed manner was
characteristic of the
without question Doc Walker crucfed
politically
Because of his popularity, fairness and honesty,
automatically he was elected whenever he sought
office until he objected dictatorship methods and
broke with the powers that be.
From that time on he marked for "purging.
Every kind of political trick was used to try and
discredit him Thiswas spark plugged by an opponent
was elected to the responsible position
which he holds.
The climax his defeat as Senatorial candi-
date to succeed himself in the last election
Although, on the surface, like any other good
Alaskan, Doc Walker took it on the chin, his close
associates knew it cut him deeply that his long
years of faithful service blasted by interopers
Doc Walker had his faults. He was only human
But no one will deny that he gave the best years
of his life to public service, working for the best
interests of the Territory and its people as whole
and his home town in particular.
Yes Doc, we shall miss you!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
MISSING RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

1t won't be announced publicly,
but the assistant secretary of the
United Nations, Already Soboloft,
has mysteriously faded out OF the
u N. picture.
Soboloff, who is assistant to Sec
rotary General Trygve Lie, went
back to Russia on vacation three
months ago with the announced
intention of remaining only six
weeks But six weeks have spread
out to double that time, and Sobo-
loft has not returned.
Worried, Trygve sent him several
cables. No reply. Further investiga-
ton showed that Soboloff had care
fully removed his files. all his per-
sonal belongings, and had drawn all
the money due him.
Last week Trygve Lie came to the
conclusion that his Russian assist
ant was deliberately ducking, SC
sent cable notifying Sobolofi
that he was fired
The Russian was the No 2 diplo-
mat in this country, second only tc
Gromyko. It's believed he will now
occupy a top spot in Moscow.
diplomatic command.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

Engineer q. S. Military Academy.
Wakefield Cadman famed composer appeared
concert Seattle
assisting the
already
bird request Their hailed
as he greatest perhaps
since beginning"
The first output the
Packing Company
For years. Department
summoned put the John
Street.
of
his Attorney w. Fola
Reporter.
anysis special expected appropriations
passed. the Legislature reach
sky S2o983 estimated S725o
in estimated
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
Daily Lessons in English ~. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN say plenty enough"
Omit PLENTY.
OFTEN MIsPROEOUNCED Eclipse. SECOND syl-
liable, often heard
OFTEN NISSPEILED: Eligible IBIE ABLE
dubious indefinite uncertain questionable
equvocal
STUDY Use word three times and it is yours Let us
each day Todas word
advisable Such action inexpedlen
this time"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
Baseball Production Line
Cincinnati Enquirer


Something little terrifying is going on at Vero
Beach F1a-mechanical pitching machines, pipe lines
from the outfeld return batting practice balls to
home plate without and tear outfielders arms,
serial numbers for ball players and RECOMMENDATION from
dawn 70 dusk with a capital r.
All of this is going on at the spring training
camp of the Brooklyn Dodgers where Branch Hickey
has for the first time introduced mass production
ideas into the training of young ball players Hickey
has more than 200 potential young big leaguers at his
winter baseball factory far more than any other team
has ever taken spring practice, and from news
reports of their activities they appear to be doing
everything by tape and mechanical gadgets
In the words of oldtime Dodger Next year we re
rttinp in three mechanical batters. Then we'll be
able to leave the players home.
This may be all to the good tRickey says II Is,
and he has been right more times than not but
stories of the Dodgers training routine sound very
much like accounts of radar guided missiles and other
machine age activities. If Hickey is right his bal
teams ought to be winning most of the pennants
during the next decade because certainly, no other
team has come close to this precision preparation.
1t isn't surprising that only few people unoer-
stand money Most of them don't keep it long enough
to become acquainted with it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
MODERN ETIQUETTE f SyoRERrA LEE

@ to blackedged letter
and envelopes?
wishes, but it is not at all necessary woman In
mourning required than divorced
stationery SYMBOL
should she apologize Tor not
she shakes hands?
A. No attempt remove the glove
his napkin the table while he
meal is in progress?
. A. until leaving the table
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
CITY ACROSS THE RIVER

Musings Of :. cOsumnist-Have
been thinking of inviting all the
Congressman who voted against the
housing bill last year to see City
Across The River" when it opens
in Washington. 1t would change a
lot of votes 1t isn't housing
picture, but about juvenile gang
warfare, which wouldn't flourish II
it wasn't for slum housing
The scene is set in Brooklyn-not
only set. but actually shot there
Maxwell Shane. who produced the
film, set up mlcrophone with a
tape recorder in the markets, pool
rooms and dance halls of Brooklyn
TO get an accurate record of Brook
Ign dialects and conversations
Then he interviewed 223 boys anc
from them picked three to play
the lead roles in the movie The,
hadn't much acting experience. but
they did a terrific job.
The movie features real shots o.
BROOKLYN tenementS on Soutf
Third Street. crowded blocks OF
Havemeyer Street. the Marine Park.
way Bridge Prospect Park, etc
Play is based on Irving Shulman'
well-known story of juvenile gang
sterdom. The ANYBODY Dukes"
Tragic fact is that the story i
too near the truth. AS happens il
the picture. a New York school
teacher was actually killed by hi
students some time ago. And whei
you see the crowded living quarter
in city Across The River" yo'
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
SERVICES HELD TODAY
FOR MRS. LOTTIE MERCER

Services for Mrs. Lottie Mercer
we're held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Memorial Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Walter Sobo-
left officiating. Mrs. Mercer died
last Wednesday,
Pallbearers were Henry Anderson,
John Shooter, John Wise, William
KunZ, Fred Morgan and Willie
Peters.
Interment was at Evergreen
Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
GERMAN EXHIBIT IN
NEW YORK

Opening in New York tomorrow
under the protective wing of the
u. S. Army is the first German
trade exhibit since the war-the
German Industrial Exposition at
the Museum of Science and Indus
try
The American Military Govern
ment for Germany has promoted
the exhibit with the idea of getting
German industry back on its feet.
AS one officer explained it, We've
| got to take the financial load off
III. S. taxpayers"
U. S. Army officers claim they
| are trying to do a conscientious
| job of eliminating Nazi exhibitors
! and by the time the exhibit opens
| this may have been accomplished
However, at this writing it looks
as if some former Nazis had slipped
into the picture.
For some strange reason the Ar
my has consistently refused to
publish the names OF Germans who
are coming to New York to repre-
sent the exhibitors, yet forty CT
these German representatives arriv-
! ed last week, among them Frau
Peter Pixis. Frau Pixis' husband
was Hitler's favorite architect for
Nazi propaganda fairs, and the
couple were specialists in setting
up Nazi exhibitions in neutral coun-
tries oYerrun by the German Army.
When Pixis record was called 10
! the attention of General Clay. he
was barred. though Mrs Pixis is
still in the USA in full charge of
laYouts and displays
Another exhibitor whom Clay bar
red as result OF last minute pro-
tests was DR.. Herbert Gross. whose
operations in this country we're ex-
, posed by a Congress onal commit
/ tee before Pearl Harbor.
After the New York opening. it..
; planned to ser the German exhibit
/ to Milwaukee, Chicago. Pittsburgh
J and Buffalo, there isn't too much
| of howl from the American public
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
THE STRANGE sIsT CONGRESS

Il
One OF the strange reversals of
politics is the efficiency of the
House of Representatives in the Slst
Congress compared with the ineffi-
cheney of the Senate.
In the 60th Congress is was just
the opposite. Then it was the Sem
ate which functioned more smooth
ly-and more literally. Now it is
the House.
This reversal is due to two things,
l, the efficient leadership Of Speak
er Sam Rayburn and majority lead
er John Mccormack of Massachu-
sets; 2, the progressive group Of
young Democrats selected last No
vember many of them from the
South.
Rayburn and Mccormack, old
hands at the game, know exactly
what they are doing every minute
OF the time. To anyone skilled in
parliamentary procedure, their lead
ership is beautiful to behold. AS a
result they are sending legislation
o the Senate, and it is bullying
with bills waiting to be passed.
Meanwhile, the Senate has been
slowed down by group of reaction
i, airy Republicans teamed up with
: certain Democrats, who are consis-
tently and cleverly underwriting al
most every liberal piece of legisla-
ton to come before CONGRESS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
BROWNIE TROOP 8 MEETS

Brownies of Troop 8 met yester-
day in the Moose Hall. We work.
ed on pot holders. We sang Happy
Birthday" to Peggy Lirdegard.
Malin Babcock kas given q
Brownie ring for the best-hehaved
Brownie during March. Dolores
Addleman served cookies.
Marjorie Brilliant, Reporter.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
CONDITIONS
OF WEATHER
ALASKA pts.

Weather conditions and temper
atures at various Alaska points,
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a. M, 10th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau,
T,t,,eoi, follow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

NOTICE

After April 10, no telephone
rentals for the month of April
will be accepted at a discount. All
remittances must bear pOstmark OF
not later than discount date. Pleas
be prompt.
JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
TELEPHONE c. adv
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
LOOK and LEARN 3. G. GORDON

l. Which is greater the height highest in the
depth of the ocean?
Q portrait the U. S. $4,000 bill?
g. What IS a year?
In westerly of the United States?
be the most useful man
all animals?
!. the by about 5000 feet
Madison
uough, of vacation from profession
teaching.
S
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday, April 9. 10 am. George
Brothers Store Bldg. 1874 ct
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

civil rights, minimum wages-which
Truman wants increased to Is
cents an hour-and the national
health bill This, the Vice Presi-
dent told the Cabinet, could not be
passed this year.
Note-Betting among leaders of
both parties is that no tax bill
will be passed at this session, de-
spit Mr.. Trumans emphatic state
ment that he wanted taxes revised.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08

get some realization OF why. Sen
ators, please note.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
The Washington
Merry-6o-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page u.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-08
20 YEARS AGO { fTr E. EMPIRE
APRIL 8, 1929

Glen Edgeron former Alaska Commission Chief
Engineer assigned duty at the u Military Academy.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

Eggs have been added to the list
Of foods to be plentiful on January
markets, according to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The ma
tion's hens are expected to lay even
more eggs this month than they
did a year ago.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Well Ventilated Cellar
Offers Best Egg Storage

Best farm storage for eggs in the
few days they await marketing is
a well ventilated cellar or basement.
In the coolest corner build a shall
low sandbox about three by six feet,
with a removable Slated cover. Fill
nearly full Of sand and keep the sand
moist, to maintain high humidity.
Then enclose the corner with a can
vas Oh burlap curtain.
Such a cooler--faithfully used
will make money for the producer
who is able to sell high quality eggs
to a market that buys on a graded
basis. Eggs intended for such a mar
ket should be gathered three times a
day in wire baskets and cooled out as
quickly as possible. Eggs in a wire
basket cool twice as fast as in a
bucket, and four times as fast as in a
case.
Eggs left under hen lose quality
and market value-very rapidly. 81
far as quality is concerned, an egg
left under a hen for eight hours, is
as bad as three days old when gather
ed
After thorough cooling, eggs should
be cased using flats and filters that
have been kept in a cool, moist place.
After casing, they should still be held
in alcohol, moist place until market
ed. They should be marketed once q
week, or preferably twice a week.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Meat and Egg Combinations
Recommended for Children

TO get maximum bodybuilding val
ue from the protein in small supplies
of meat, main dishes that combine
meat with eggs are recommended by
Ralph Hoagland of the bureau of ami
NAL industry, U. S. department of ag-
riculture.
Hoagland has been in charge of a
long series of studies on growth on
the protein of pork and beef.
From this research it seems evil
dent that meat-and-egg combina-
tions are of special value to families
with growing children who are get
ting along with less meat because of
higher prices. Enough protein of high
biological value is necessary for the
growth of all young animals, chill
dren included.
When meat supplies are cut short
to fit into tight budgets, mothers
need to make special effort to save
their children from running short on
the protein they need.
One way to do this is to supple
ment the smaller supplies of meat
with eggs. Because eggs are rich in
cystine and meth;onine, two of the
amino acids needed for growth, they
can reinforce small supplies of meat
i'll these two substances.
Though han-and-eggs ard bacon
and-eggs are familiar teams, the use
of other meats with eggs is much
less common and deserves encourage
ment in budget meals, Hoagland be-
lieves.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
L0UlSA'S LETTER
Should Working Wife
Paw House Bills =?

A woman reader wants to know
if she should help support the house
with the money she earns Or if that
is the husbands business. She goes
on to say that they have no children
that servant cleans up the house
and that they take their meals down
town.
1nasmuch as she admits that her
salary is as much as her husbands s
and that she is relieved Of all home
work, see no reason why she and
husband should not share the ex-
penses on a fifty-fifty basis. GER
tainly think it would be unfair for
her to expect him to .use all of his
salary to support her while she not
only did nothing in the return but
kept all of hers for herself.
The idea in a man sharing his sal
ary with his wife is when she con-
tributes to his happiness and welfare
by making home for him and caring
for his children. For this she is GER
tainly entitled to part of all he makes.
But if she does not do these things
and choose a business career instead
thai puts things on a different basis.
If this woman, however, created a
pleasant home for her husband, had
children and gave them the best care
besides making money on the side,
/ should think she was entitled to
extra money for she would be actu-
ally holding down two jobs.
This rarely ever happens, how
ever. For it is an extraordinary per-
son who can take care of two jobs,
properly. One or the other of them
will invariably suffer. She will al
most always, either neglect the one
or the other, particularly if her chill
dren are small.
Now the woman whose children
are out of the way and who has her
house running like clock work can
do outside work without the handi-
cap that a young mother has. She
often finds an outlet for her surplus
energy which has been expended on
the rearing of children for fifteen
or twenty years, in some worthwhile
job.
SO there are, as anyone can see,
a great many angles to this question
of whether or not a woman should
work outside the home and as to what
should be done with the money she
receives.
Yours,
LOUISA
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
HOtbed Outside Window
Handy and inexpensive

Even the smallest garden can
profit from a hot-bed in which
plants can be started weeks earlier
than seeds can be sown outdoors.
The plants you grow cost fraction
of those purchased in the market.
Most economical in space, cost
and upkeep, is h t-bed built
around window opening from a
heated basement, preferably a
south window In front of the win
dow make a shallow excavation,
about foot deep. Tne size must
be figured carefully. SO that a
frame set in this excavation can be
covered by windo" or hot-bed sash.
AS in the case Of o:'1cr hot-beds,
a glass substitute nay be used on
the sash, if desired
Build frame to f.! in the exca-
walton. The sides must slant shalr-
ly from point above the window,
almost to the ground. Fit the sash
on this frame, using hinges at toe
top so the sash may eaeil: be
raised for ventilation. Ea1th 1aay
be banked aroun.,: the fran" to
keep out the cole; end the sides
should be as tight as possible q
keep out the wind
The frame MAJ have to be
caulked, where it joins the foul do
ton to prevent drafts. o.le1S:lcc il
is built like the garCe:: t;1)e, l:sir g
standard or odd Size sasn as YOU
choose.
Heat is supplied to tbs lco 5'
opening the basement ~:li>@:o a.ia
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

A long growing season and ample
rainfall have been referred to as
great assets to the South, but in the
past farmers have never completely
utilized these natural resources in
producing crops.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Yours,
LOUISA

Address your letters to:
Louisa" P. 0. Box 532
Orangeburg, S. c.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

allowing the heated basement air
to enter the bed The window is
left open at night, and may often
be closed during the day, when the
sun is shining on the bed. Hotbeds
of this type have been tried and
tested, and although they do not
maintain temperatures as high as
other kinds the heat will be more
even, and the ventilation much bet
ter.
The main things to watch are
temperature and drafts Ventila
Ion is necessary on warm days,
ard for very short periods on cool
:. days.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Quality Wanted in Potatoes

Most homemakers consider the
quality of the potatoes they buy more
important than either the size or
the price, recently completed sur
vey shows. In the survey, homemak-
ers in a cross-section sample of towns
of $500 population or over were ask
ed about their preferences in pota-
toes. They were asked about storage
problems in the home, what cooking
qualities they prefer, whether they
purchase particular brands and many
other questions. The study was made
by the bureau Of agricultural eco
nomics in project under the re-
search and marketing act. Among the
homemakers interviewed, quality was
found to outweigh size and price 12
to 1 for the country as a whole In
the South, however, consumers indi-
Gated slightly greater interest III
price than those in the North. 1t also
was found that homemakers in the
U. S. emphasized the size over price
by about to 2.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

The world output of major food
products in 1948 was about per
cent above 1947, and there is indi-
cation of further expansion of food
crop acreages in 1949, says the Of
flee Of Foreign Agricultural Rela-
tions of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

North Carolina furnished $4,000
men for the Confederate armies.
Her quota was only 1850.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

More rural people used electric
power for more purposes during
194S than in any previous year in
history, according to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Farm News

"Efficiency'' will be the keynote
of farming in 1949. Continued high
production cos S and declining
prices for farm products will COM
bine to reduce profits for all but the
most efficient producers.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

Alfalfa is deep-rooted crop
which frequently penetrates the sub
soil to depth of five feet or more.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

Because a nitrogen shortage still
prevails, Tar Heel farmers are urged
to order their spring fertilizer needs
as early as possible.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Logical Question

''Is this the right train " queried
the little old lady.
"Where to, Madam ?" asked the
conductor.
"Stupied y" she replied, Don't
you know where you're going ?"
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE

EAECUlOk'S NOllCE
North Carolina,
Mcdowell County.
The undersigned, having qualified
as Co-Executors of the Estate of
A. c. Hewitt, deceased, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against said estate to file the same
with the undersigned A. C. Hewitt,
Jr., at his offices at Hewitt Hosiery
Mills, Inc, Marion, N. c., on or
before the 18th day of January,
1850, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 18th day Of January,
1949.
A. X. HEWITT,
A. C. HEWITT, Jr.,
Co-Executors Of the Estate
of A. c. Hewitt.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
2 Nursing Officials
To Attend Session

Mrs. Eileen Mathers, counselor
for the District Graduate Nurses
Association, and Miss Beatrice
Ritter, director of nursing at the
Capital City School of Nursing.
will attend a five-day conference
on counseling and placement Of
professional nurses which opens
today at the University Of Mime
sofa.
The conference is being held
under auspices of the American
Nurses Association in co-opera-
ton with the university's Center
for Continuation Study, accord
ing to Miss Edith M. Beattie.
Miss Beattie emphasized the
Importance of the counseling and
placement services of both the
ANA and the State organizations
in combating the shortage Of
nurses. This shortage. she said.
results in part from the poor dis
tribution of nurses throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1949-03-21
Announcement
Of Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rubenstein
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Shirley Anne
Rubenstein to Mr.. Abraham
Phillip Perlstein, son of Mr..
Benjamin w. Perlstein of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Miss Rubenstein received her
bachelors and masters degrees
at the University of Oregon and
now is studying at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia.
Mr.. ,Perlstein served with the
armed forces overseas and is a
student at the University of Ore
gon. He will enter the medical
school of New York University in
the fall.
The wedding Is planned for
july.