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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-27
Family Quarrel?
Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Enquirer)
 The longer political party remains in power, the more it tends to become machine for corralng the votes order to perpetuate itself in office When it has been sufficiently long in power 1t loses all other aims and ideals, and becomes cynical group devoted the practice of politics for the sole purpose of self preservation. It comes to view every proplem as an exercise in practical politics.
 These generalizations seem pertinent to the abrupt resignation of Julius A. Krug Secretary of the Inter ior The youngest member of the cabinet, MT krug was not visionary by any means But he had an intense interest in the work of his department, es- pecaly in certain reclamation projects and the con- seryation of fuels and other His concern for policy may have led him to reach beyond the tight little discipline which MT. Truman has established and to carry to Congress the fight for the policies in which he believed. In the cynical lexicon Of the Fair Deal that is worse than treason.
 MT Krug evidently stood for that sort of discipline as long as we could and then resigned without cere- n,onv He is a young man and doubtless will find occasion in the future explain just what it was in the Truman machine that made his tenure intoerable
 The President is reported to have been irritated that MT. Krug should have told the press of his resignation before telling the President In this we may find poetic justice For it is only a fortnight ago that Mir Truman announced the dismissal of Adm Louis Denfeld-before informing the Admiral. of high office and he should not be unduly upset if his subordinates sometimes follow his own ill-man- nered example
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Capital News Capsules

Embossed Board-Averill Harri-
 man, top ECA representative in
 Europe, has just been offered the chairmanship of the long embossed National Secruity Resources Board. He declined. This board, one of the
 most important in Washington, has
 been without a director for more
 than a year-part of the time be-
 cause of the TOW over the appoint
 ment of Truman's friend, ex-Gover-
 nor Mon Wallgren of Washington,
 British Labor Undergraduates sador Douglas reports from Lon- don that the defeat of the Labor governments in Australia and New
 Zealand has given the British Gov ernment a bad case of the jitters. This affects their entire foreign policy and will make Britain an unpredictable ally until elections are held next spring.
 More Money To Britain?-Trea- sury Secretary Snyder has warned President Truman that Britain is heading for another disastrous fin ancial crisis. Synder has submitted a secret report on Britain's out look, which warns that the British pound is now selling for less than two dollars on the black market and that a new loan of two billion dollars may be necessary to keep the British from going under. In brief, devaluation urged on the
 British by Snyder just didn't work. Articifial Mica-Scientists at the J National Bureau of Standards, working with the Navy, have just discovered a method for producing artificial mica-one of the most strategic materials in the world.
 The United States used 10000 tons of mica last year-and all but 135 tons of it came from abroad. It's absolutely essential in the product ion of all radio and radar devices.
 The Bureau of Standards has now made this important contribution to national defense.
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the smell of the foreign intrusion
 in the coffee exchange and have
 refused to handle the accounts of
 BrasiiiiXl traders, numbering 40
 or 50 in all However, others,
 including Ruffner, Burch and
 Company, Leon Israel and Broth
 CTS and Schwaback and Company
 all of New York-havent baked
 at accepting the foreign accounts. This partly explains why trading
 on the coffee exchange has doubled
 since spectators started rumors
 about the coffee shortage scare
 rumors that have been proved groundless. It is one reason also, why coffee continues to sell from 25 to 30 cents a pound more than it should For the more coffee fu- lures are bought in by the specu-
 lators, the more they are able to control prices.
 Another factor in the price rise, of course, has been hoarding by jittery housewives, which has re- duced stocks in retail stores. Con- merce Department records show that 229,0O0,000 pounds of green coffee were roasted for sale in October and 238,0OO,0OO pounds in November, compared with month ly average of l82,O00,0O0 pounds in July, August and September. Most of this excess is on the
 pantry shelf.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

when With others ana they are ds- cussn a about which know nothing?
 attentve also ask an occasional question to interest others change the subject
 O. After young girl out for evening of enter for her to ask him to call on her some time?
 Yes privilege and probably the best to ask to at
 O. take hold o mans arm when waking across
 
 No. only during grand going supper
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LOOK and LEARN &sy &. c. GORDON

What is ntrospection 
 What large ciys section popularly "The Loop?
 Which M Whilers most famous painting?
 What the appears the firm of business takes active part? g. by playing possum"?
 ANSWERS
 Inospection inspecting thoughts Retro specton is past events Chicago B. Portrait My Mother" partner B. To play as though asleep.
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uled for Jan. 1.
 The Ice Bowl game is played to grove it can be done and to provide holiday entertainment in frigid Fairbanks. The Ladd Air Base Flyers and the University of Alaska eleven shivered to a scoreless tie last year and will meet again. probably in sut-zero weather-both anxious to mark up the first touch down ever scored inside the Arctic Circle.
 Joe Kaulukukui, termed Sne of the greatest backs in Hawaiian his tory, heads a contingent of 22 players hopping the Pacific for the Seattle game.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-27
Winchell Gets Shaved

Down at Miami the other day honeymooning Vice President Bar ley remarked to vacationing Senate Secretary Leslie Biffle that he need a haircut. Biffle replied that was mutual; so next day both men dropped in at the Roney-Plaza Hctel barhershop.
 Two chairs were occupied, but a third chair was vacant, and the Vice President of the United States started to enthrone himself.
 "Oh no, you can't use that" pro- tested the barber. That chairs reserved
 Barley said nothing, picked up a paper and waited until another chair was vacant, then proceeded to get his haircut. Biffle also wait ed until the next barber was free. Meanwhile, the third chair still re- mained vacant. The man for whom it was reserved did not show up.
 Finally Biffle remarked in an undertone to his barber: DO you know who that is in the next chair? That's the Vice President ot the United States
 Biffle's barber we:l1 over and whispered to the other barber who stood, still idle, beside the empty chair. There was a buzz of consternation. Then suddenly the customer who outranked the Vice President bounced into the barber shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-27
Coffee Price Finagling

Sen. Guy Gillette of Iowa, who has been doing good job of probing the zoom in coffee prices is also checking on some shenani- gans of the New York Coffee Ex- change, apparently aimed at keep ing prices begged high.
 Normally, Brazilian producers and exporters, which supply about half our coffee needs, are sellers on the exchange. However, Gillette has information that certain Bra zilians also have been buying ur all the coffee futures they can get their hands on so they can De Tn controlling position to maintain inflated prices.
 Some American brokers don't like
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-27

eonism had become an utterly hopeless cause. Italy, which had gon through the throes of division and revolution, had become na- tional state first under Umberto and then under Victor Emmanuel, settling down to a role of vitality in European affairs. Franz Josef, already referred to as "old Franz Josef" headed the Austro- -Hungar- ian Empire, but all his troubles with Russia and the rising Ger many meeder to be over; Vienna was the gayest spot in Europe and in spite of the claims of Paris, produced the best food and music. Although the Balkans were trouble some and the empire had grown smaller, it was, for the moment, at peace.
 The first big shock of the cer- tury was the Russo-Japanese war, followed by the Russian Revolution of 1905. The war, inevitable after the European Powers had tricked China into giving Russia railroad rights in Manchuria by the Li- Lobanoff Treaty which the Ger mans and the French favored and for which they organized support ing bank.
 Japan had rapidly emerged to a world power during the reign Of the Emperor Meiji and was intent upon keeping Russia out of Man churia which the Czar hoped to annex, if not by war, then by pene- tration. Japan's policy was support ed by the United States and Great Britain who relied upon the "Open Door Policy" of John Hay, the Anglo American policy during the Boxer Rebellion Q90D and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Q902). It was the Alliance which elevated Japan to a first-rate power and led to the usso-Japanese War which was terminated by the Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hamp- shire) through the intervention of Theodore Roosevelt.
 Japans rise lowered the prestige of China which had been suffering a series of rebellions, beginning with the Taipings who laid the country low and eliminating in the anti-foreign Boxers. The Europeans, hoped to divide up the country, set ting up spheres of influence, con- sessions and settlements and vir- tually taking control of areas of government. After the Russo-Jap- anese War, Japan joined the Eu- ropeans in their effort to reduce China to colonialism. The United States, however, stayed out of that game.
 Great Britain's principal worry at the turn of the century was Russia, which aspired to power over Afghanistan in order to come closer to India, and over Persia, in order to move down toward the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf and the Red -gateways to In- dia. The Khyber Pass defended India in one area Persia was weak enough to he partitioned between Great Britain and Russia, the form CT establishing a sphere of in fluence in the South, the latter in the North Q90D.
 The Persians, frightened by the British and the Russians, had en- gagged French and Swedish advisers and an American, w. Morgan Shuster, to help reorganize the government. Shuster defied the British and the Russians and was kicked out of Persia by them. And the United States let it go at that.
 Gro be continuedD.
 Cot v. nDECrONyE o< NToJ
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terrupted Walter. T just talked with one of the Assistant Secre- taries in the Defense Department and was assured that you could speak out freely about these al legged shipments. You're at liberty to tell us all you know, to help us clear up this matter"
 Groves looked like he had been hit with a belaying pin.
 The directive is no longer appli- cahle?' he asked, incredulously.
 NO. you can testify fully regard ing this case" advised Walter.
 Faced with the obligation of tes- tifying on the record regarding cold facts, the genral gave Hopkins and Wallace a clean bill of health
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HE WAS, INDEED

When the Baseball Writers Association of America picked Jackie Robinson the most valuable player in the National League in 1949 there were few to quarrel with the accoade. He obviously was that and more. Jackie Robinson is sportsman of whom any sport might be proud
 Not many fans know the background of this
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British newspaper again warns: Don't twist the British lions ta!" That's right. At least don't twist it too hard It might come off.-(Daily Olym- pian)
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Weather al
 Alaska poinis

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points. also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 am. 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at .Jupeau follcu.
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. l1 SECOND and FOURTH = Monday of each month M in Scottish Rite Temple > NNn beginning at 7:30 p. m. M~ GLENN O. ABRAHAM, " Worshipful Master;
 JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

tContinued from Page One)
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The first major league baseball game to be televised was Brooklyn vs. Cincinnati August 26, 1939.
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Get Your PRESTONE at Mad sen's.-adv. 80-t1
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Look Up And Ahead!

Looking for Job with a real fu-
ture ? Then look into aviation
Here is an exciting, interesting
career for you-chock-ful of op-
portunities for training and edu-
cation. Yes, today's best deal for
the young man who wants to get
into aviation is the new L. S. Air
Force. You get good pay, right
from the beginning. You can learn
on the job, under experts who
can't be topped anywhere. There
are fine technical schools, where
vacancies exist for qualified men.
Ladies, too can become members
of the WAF, the women's branch
of the Air Force. Merit is the basis
for advancement. Yes, heres real
ly big opportunity. Talk today to
your Air Force Recruiter. He's at
the Marion Post Office, Marion,
N. c. The educational features of
training in the new Air Force have
meant success for thousands of
ambitious men and women. You
can open your own door to a Sc
cure future by getting on this
great team. You too, can keep
pace with the progress in aviation
by enlisting now.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
New Chevrolet
To Be On Display
Next Saturday

Chevrolet's 1949 passenger cars
completely restyled and possessing
more mechanical improvements than
any model within recent years, GO
on display at the Ballew Motor com
pany showrooms here Saturday
January p.
The automobile is the product of
three years of engineering research
and design development. Begun i'm
mediately after VI Day, expert
mental work has included 1,O68,OOO
miles of test driving over the roads
of the General Motors Proving
Ground and arid highways of the
southwest.
The local showing will be held
simultaneously with displays in 9th
er cities and is expected to draw
one of the biggest crowds in the his
tory of events of its kind.
From inquiries at our office and
dealer showrooms, we know that lit
orally millions are waiting to see the
car" said T. H. Keating, general
sales manager. "Chevrolet's solid
reputation for value and reports of
impressive new features h e
kindled a nationwide interest.
I've do not believe the public
will ha diSapnointed While tho oar
carries numerous comfort and con-
venience advances, it maintains our
tradition of rugged, reliable trans
portation at. the lowest possible cost"
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Budget Calls
For Record
Expenditures

Raleigh, Jan. 15-The second
week of the General Assembly saw
the introduction of the first of the
so-called liquor referendum bills.
and heard a record-breaking bien-
nial budget report.
Budget bills presented to the 1e4e
session of North Cardinals legisla-
ture Thursday call for the spend
ing of s44e,e29,466 for the two
years beginning July 1.
The budget, accompanied by a
message from Governor Scott, top
ped by nearly $1O0,OOO,OOO the
amount appropriated by the 1947
general assembly, which also was
record breaking figure.
Scott expressed general approval
of the bills, but warned that an at
tempt to increase the figures in the
budgets would require new taxes.
A liquor referendum bill came
INV tiiS oCudte IIlQdy morning.
Senator George 7. Penny of Gull
ford introduced measure which,
if passed, would call for a state
wide liquor referendum November l.
Voters would go whole hog, MAX
ing the state entirely wet or en-
tirely dry; no room was left for
local option The bill also would al
low the manufacture of liquor, wine
and beer under the state control in
every county.
Recommendations in the huge
budget included salary increases of
about 20 per cent for school teach
ers and state employees retroactive
to last November l; expansions of
mental and tubercular hospital faci-
ities; 81 million self disappearing
dental school at Chapel Hill.
Also s27,5O0,OOO annually for
construction of county roads and
highways; retention of the S31 mil
lion postwar reserve fund; $780,
600 year school health program
increases in welfare grants; and al
location of ST., 1,SOO,234 of the gen.
eral fund surplus for permanent i'm
provements.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

about 8 minutes before peeling.
To obtain most juice from lemon:
heat before squeezing.
To avoid wrinkled skins on bakeC
apples slit in a few places before
baking.
To butter bread for thin sand.
wiches, spread end of loaf with soft
ened butter and cut as thin as pos
sible. Repeat.
To avoid shrinkage of pastry
place in pie pan without stretching
and set aside S minutes b fore
fluting the edge. Or place another
pie pan on pastry before baking. Re-
move after Is minutes of baking.
To grease pan easily mix 4 cup
flour with = cup shortening to a
smooth paste. Spread thinly on pans.
Keep supply of the mix in a cover
ed dish to use when needed.
To keep parsley mint and water
cress fresh, wash thoroughly. Shake
off excess water.
Place in a glass jar, cover and
place in refrigerator.
For delicious and crisp celery let
stand in cold water to which l tea
spoon sugar per quart has b n
added
To keep cauliflower white while
cooking use y milk and y water
and cook without covering until just
tender.
To test heat on the griddle iron
place a few drops of water on the
griddle and if water scatters it is
hot enough to brown food.
To clean waffle irons easily use
a small stiff brush.
To clean a burnt or greasy pan
easily pour l inch water into the
pan, add about l teaspoon soda;
cover and heat to boiling.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Minimum $2,4OO Pay
For State Teachers
Is Not Recommends

Raleigh, Jan. 13-Funds sufficient
to boost the average teacher salary
to almost S2,400 a year were pro.
posed today by the advisory budget
commission in it's report to the Gen.
eral Assembly.
The commission lid not recon-
mend minimum salary of $2,4OO
for A-certificate teachers, as re-
quested by the State Board of Educa-
ton and supported by Governor
Scott.
The report recommended total ap-
propriations CT $167, ,527 to run
schools during the 1949-51 biennium,
compared with s128,5S3, being
spent in the two years ending next
July l. The Board of Education had
k d appropriations t o | g
1920, ,522,67O.
Funds recommended for teachers
salaries for 1949-51 would be
S134 ,0O6,1 compared with S1O2,-
473,531 for the current biennium.
The Board of Education's request
was S191,39S,16s.
The commission propos a
$7,5S7,0 900 appropriation to provide
pay boosts, retroactive to Novem-
/ Der l, for the rest of this biennum.
1t suggested increases 'on the same
basis" for 1949-51. The scale would
be left to the Board of Education.
A commission members said the
appropriation recommended would
be sufficient to increase the average
teacher salary to almost $4,000. He
emphasized this would be an aver
age, not a minimum salary. The
average salary now is 81, ,943 a year.
In other recommendations, the
budget commission advised against
State aid to counties in school con-
struction, for which the Board of
Education had requested $5O,OOO,-
900, and against State assumption of
the original cost in buying school
buses. Counties now make the orig
inal purchases and the State buys
Ireplacements).
1t recommended a child health
program in the schools and sug-
gested an appropriation of S550,000
a year to finance it.
The report also proposed funds
to reduce the teacher load-$2,000
900 for the first year of the bien-
MUM and s2,O5O,OOO the second
year. This would permit employ
ment of 833 more teachers, on the
basis of an average salary of $4,000
a year.
The commission pointed out that
the greater part of the increases
in appropriations recommended over
the present fiscal year of 194S-49
is for public schools"
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
INFANTILE PARALYSIS

There were 1858 reported cases
of infantile paralysis in 194S, the
second highest in the history of the
disease in the United States, accord
ing TO the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis. In fighting the
disease, the organization spent an
estimated S17,ooO,OOO from the
March of Dimes fund California,
North Carolina and Texas accounted
for more than 35 per cent Of the
194S cases. South Dakota, however,
with $40 cases, showed the extremely
high incidence of Isl cases in one
hundred thousand population.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
|Qrd6 4nn'S
Cooking Class

Let's begin this year with a page
Of old, tried and true kitchen hints.
a Cream
To make sweet cream sour add 2
tablespoons lemon juice or l tea
spoon vinegar to each cup of cream.
To whip cream readily add a few
drops of lemon juice and chill thor
oughly before whipping.
To keep scalding milk from
scorching, rinse pan with hot water
before using.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to our many
friends and relatives for their kind
expression of sympathy, and for the
beautiful floral offerings sent at
the recent death of our dear daugh-
ter and sister.
MRS. MARY HUSkINS,
and family.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Eggs

To cut hard cooked eggs without
breaking the yolk dip the knife into
water
To glaze the top Of rolls, pastry,
ect., brush before baking with slight
ly beaten egg white and 1 tablespoon
water or milk. Use whole egg for
yellow glaze.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Butter

To make butter balls scald a pair
of wooden butter paddles and place
in ice water about l hour. Measure
butter by tablespoons to make balls
uniform in size. Have butter firm
but not hard. Roll lightly between
paddles with a circular motion to
form balls. Drop on a chilled plate,
on cracked ice or into ice water.
To save time when serving hot
biscuits for dinner prepare them in
the morning, (using double action
baking powder). Cut into shapes,
place in refrigerator. Put into. the
oven to bake about 20 minutes be-
fore serving.
To save time prepare a quantity
of white sauce at one time. Pour into
quart jar, cover, store in refrigera-
tor and use as needed.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20
Household Hints

To remove fish odors from cook
ing utensils add 2 tablespoons of
ammonia to the dish water.
To keep brown sugar from becom-
ing hard place it in a glass jar and
cover tightly.
To sprinkle sugar or sugar mix
lures such as sugar and spice or
sugar and flour use a salt shaker.
To peel grapefruit and oranges
easily let them stand in boiling water
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

The only tin mine in operation in
the United States is located two
miles south of Lincolnton, n. C.
Marion progress., 1949-01-20

Read The Progress for local and
current events.
Evening star., 1949-03-11

ice for the American Red Cross.
There are II acts on the pro-
gram. These include individual
and team performances, dance Sc
lections and a clown act. The
performers will be costumed and
there will be a musical back
ground.
Gymnastics 60 back q long
time, and once in this country
gymnastics drew more attention
from the colleges than football.
But Springfield became so pro-
f1cient in gymnastics" says Bry-
ant, there was no competition.
became an exhibition team 30
years ago and is still going
strong"
Prof. Leslie M. Judd. who had