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But every once in awhile Mr. Pearson comes up with
an excellent thought. His recent suggestion, Ton
example that it would be good idea for the State
Department give every person who gets passport
L little pamphlet the Importance OF spreading
good will while travelling is all to the good Mr. Pear
son says this is not really his idea, but had been
in the mind of the late Q. Max Gardner before his
untimely death prevented him from assuming his
duties as Ambassador to England
American tourists journeying to Europe IN
unprecedented numbers this summer. The steamship
lines booked to capacity, and are the air lines
Europe of course, will welcome these visitors with
open arms because they will leave millions of Amer-
dollars behind them But America has other
things to offer Europe besides its sound money
friendship good will and understanding.
Even before World War I Americans did not
always leave good impression when they travelled.
They were often pictured arrogant showoffs who
felt that lavish spending made it unnecessary for
them to give any thought to being gracious courteous
Or understanding. There weren't nearly many of
these comic opera tourists between the world wars
although there enough, and the Army and
Navy did a pretty good job If teaching millions of
servicemen how to conduct themselves in foreign
countries AS Mr.. Pearson suggests it would be good
idea for the State Department to begin thinking of
similar education program for civilian travellers
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
IDIOTIC DAREDEVILS

In Reno 13-year-old girl must look forward to
spending the of her life artificial feet because
a speedboat pilot had himself hilarious time AS
Imogene Wittsche swimming at Lake Tahoe, the
pilot roaring in close the beach, evidently
give the folks thrill" He came too close to Imogene,
and as he roaring away again, his boat ampu-
tated both her feet.
Therell be retributon for that driver of course
He'll face criminal charges, probably something like
felonous wounding. He'll be against damage suit
of some proportions. But Imogene Witsche 10 has
been crippled for life and court can change that
fact.
Perhaps though, law could some future
Imogene Wittsches. Surely something should be done
to protect people against the harebrained who risk
their own and others necks by idiotic stunning.
Simple laws against careless driving flying
aren't enough for such these. For their crime isn't
Just that they're careless; they matter of
fact calculatingy counting danger. There should be
a stiff law the book to curb all such activity
and then the book should be thrown at all offenders
at every opportunity.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
70 YEARS AGO { fTr EN- EMPIRE IL )
JULY Is, 1929


said be of the biggest deals
the Big Bull claims owned by
The disclosed but
known hat of $1OOOOoO had down.
the building opened Wash
ngon d c. bid Chicago estimated
s712OoO plus $4,000 Alaska marble
a thirty second wedding
anniversary Jerry the
engagement of their daughter Mae, Mr.. Miles Godkin.
production Baby successful
leading roles
were j McNaughton Murel
Spauldng
Dozens of
Mrs r
barked Westerlund
sailing Seattle via Stka
Commissioner Education, left the Admiral
Watson o the Territory
generally respect law enforcement
in this division a South
Attorney White accompanied the
marshal Hemer operated by his office
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
The Public Payroll
New York Times

New YORK Times
The steady rise in governmental employment on
Ill levels and the attendant effect on taxes drawn
from the publics pocketbook only be viewed with
concern Senator Byrd of Virginia who keeps the
nation in .or1ned on the federal figures, has just re-
ported that the number of civilian employees OF the
United States Government again in April reach
ing total of 2l227l0 in the executive branch TINS
was an increase of 453 in one month. In November
l947 we had managed to get this number down to
l e99 353 the first time it had been under 2oooooo
since 941 In 1899 only 10000 civilians were on the
federal payroll.
The Census Bureau reports thai federal, state ana
local governments employed 6,083,000 persons as of
January 1949 This means that about one person IN
ten of the working force governmental pay
roll and that 81 340, 900 in taxes were required
to meet their pay checks for one month year
earlier the number had been $4,000, while IN
January, 1912, there were only 4947O00
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The Fairbanks School District, an
independent school district corpora
ton, acting by and through the
President and Clerk of the Board of
Directors, will receive sealed bids at
the office of the superintendent of
School, Fairbanks School Build
ng, Fairbanks, Alaska, until 800
o'clock P. NJ, July 81. 1949. at
which time said bids will be pub
licly opened. Said bids are to be for
the construction of a new high
school building and civic center ac-
cording to plans and specifications
heretofore prepared, which plans
md specifications may be seen and
examined in the office of the Super
ntendent of Schools in the Fair
banks Public School Building, Fair
banks, Alaska. Prospective bidders
are hereby directed to read carefully
and consider the plans and specifi-
cations and to visit the site of the
WI n SO tliuS Why may liiol Ou6llly
amiliarize themselves with the con-
ditions, particularly the difficulties,
existing at the site; no considera-
ton will be given to any claim that
bid was made without full COM
orehension of the conditions to be
encountered. The Board of Directors
of the Fairbanks School District
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
DATED at Fairbanks, Alaska, this
22nd day of June, 1949.
FAIRBANKS SCHOOL DISTRICT
BY Frank Conway
Clerk of the Board of Directors.
First publication, June "a, 1949.
Last publication, July Is, 1919.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
DAWN REDWOOD IS
BACK, N0RTHLAND
JULY Is

After an absence of some thirty
to forty million years, the Dawn
Redwood has returned 70 Alaska
via China. Sixty seedlings were re-
Gently received by the Alaska For
est Research Center of the U. S.
Forest Service and these have been
planted in Juneau, at Ketchikan,
Petersburg, Sitka, Craig, Cordova,
Anchorage ais, ,a!rner.
In prehistoric days the Dawn
; Redwood, together with birches,
/ beeches, oaks and cheStnuts, grew
in temperate forests in Alaska,
Greenland, Iceland, Spitzbergen,
northern Siberia and the Arctic
islands north of North America. AS
the earth's climate changed, the
Dawn Redwood migrated south and
eventually disappeared. 1t was
found in fossils, but was thought
to be an ancestor to the Coast Red
wood now growing in California.
Recently a few trees, identical in
all respects to the fossils, were dis
covered growing in an isolated part
of China. They were found to be
somewhat different than the Coast
Redwood in that the Dawn Red
woods cast their leaves in winter
This explained why it had been
growing with deciduous trees such
as oak and birch in a climate not
suited to the Coast Redwood. II
has been named Metaseouoia Glyp-
tostroeoides.
Here was a fossil come to life;
tree that grew millions OF years
before man appeared on earth.
Professor Ralph w. CLANCY, Paleo-
botanist of the University of Cali
fornia, collected seed from the trees
found in China. Seedlings were ger
minated at the University of Cali
fornia, and few sent to various
places where the tree might pos
Sibly live Whether the Dawn Red
wood will live once more in Alaska
remains to be seen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

23-year- old daughter of Mexico's
President Miguel Aleman, arrived
in Prague the other day on a tour
of Europe, the Communists fell
all over each other trying to take
charge of her-but without success
Mexican Rec leaders had sent
word to their Czechoslovak COM
rades that it would be fine thing
for all concerned if the Czech
Communists would lavishly enter
tain Senorita BeatriZ during her
one-day stopover IL Prague.
But the young lady's father
learned of this scheme and sent a
cable to Orlando Mendez, Mexican
Consul General in the Czech capt.
tai So the diplomat, instead OF
meeting the Presidents daughter
at the railroad station, drove sc
miles down the line, boarded the
train, and briefed her on what to
expect.
When they pulled into Prague
therefore, and found 40woman
committee of feminine action
members ready to pounce on her
Beatriz was able to inform them
with sweet composure that she was
very sorry, but all her time was al
ready filled.
She will also visit Budapest, Bel
grade and Bucharest on the pres
ent tour; but the comrades in those
Red strongholds will have an equal.
ly hard time trying to make some
thing of it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
Daily Lessons in English #. L. GORDON

MISUSED Do mo there but he
and l." Say proposition this
MISPRONOUNCED Pronounce the in SAVE,
nota in
OFTEN Connosseur Os, Ms and two SIS
pad ashen, colorless
times and it is yours Let us
mastering word each day Today word:
nlame with THE people are ncensed
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
Hiss-Chambers Case
NOT 10 Be Reopened
For Present Time

WASHINGTON, July Is -iR-
The House American Activities
Committee has decided against re-
opening the Hiss Chambers case "at
this time"
But it left the way open for dig
ging into it once more after Alger
Hiss is tried again in court on per-
jury charges.
The Committee also said that it
definitely will make no investigation
of the way Federal Judge Samuel
H. Kaufman handled the original
Hiss trial in New York.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
CONGRESSMAi,S LAW FIRM

NJIN SAvlh4N - In w hhtA'A
Old Champion No. 2--Another
former champion of little business
has been Rep Nanny" Celler,
vigorous New York Democrat, now
head of the potent House Judiciary
Committee, which processed the
new O'Mahoney basing point bill
on the House side of Congress.
Celler is also a member of the
Manhattan law firm of Weisman
Celler, Quinn, Allan and Spett. This
firm handles accident cases for
the giant A e. P chain grocery
stores.
A e. P is one of the chains hit
! by the Supreme Court decision. In
/ fact, A q P was specifically men
toned in the Morton Salt case,
where it was shown that A g. P
was actually able to sell salt retail
| for less than the neighborhood
grocers could buy it wholesale. Thus
the independent grocer didn't have
chance of competing.
| Whatever Nanny Celler's motives,
he acted strangely out of character
in regard to the basing- point bill.
New Champions of Little Bust
ne2s-Realizing what the O'Ma-
I honey basing- point bill meant to
! little business, Kefauver in the
! Senate and Carroll in the House
/ tackled en- amendments aimed to
I prevent further price-fixing.
But this got no support from
Rep. Celler. To the New York
Journal of Commerce he warned
that he hoped to change the word
ing of the Carroll amendment when
the bill came before him in judi
ciary conference.
Later, Nanny denied this state
ment, also got his dander up when
this columnist challenged his posi-
ton.
Never have I been opposed to
the Carroll and Kefauver amend
ments," he fumed. Il have been
for them
Later, the Congressional Record
was read to the Congressman over
the telephone to remind him OF
what he had said TO his colleagues
in the House of Representatives.
The Congressional Record quotes
you as saying i am not in SYM
pathy with the kefauVe1
amendmen, Celler was reminded
Again, you stated 1t (the Carroll
amendment is exactly the wording
of the Kefauver amendment. That
and the Kefauver amendment are
exactly the same
Those are statements you made
during debate, Congressman" Mr.
Celler was asked. DO you still say
you were for the Carroll amend
ment?"
The Congressman's anger cooled
preyeptihly. He had no COM
ment to make.
MEXICAN PRESIDENTS
DAUGHTER
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
MODERN ETIQUETTE By RyoRFRrA LEE

il pronounced?
small oblong cake filled with favored cream and
DAY second
a principal o second syllable
reception honor should that fact be
in II
A it is preferable to do
divorces than other?
authority husband wife toward
others friends the leading
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
RESPECTED JOE oMAHONEY.

At this point, two former cham
pions of little business appeared to
reverse themselves.
Cha mpion No. lone of the most
respected members of the u. S.
Senate is sandy haired, blue-eyed
Joe O'Mahoney of Wyoming Be-
ginning as Secretary to the late
Senator Kendrick of Wyoming, Joe
got to know government backward
and forward, usually fights for the
little fellow--except when it comes
to wool. And on wool Joe does
an AL job for the big sheepmer
Of his state.
Back in the New Deal days
O'Mahoney was the trust busting
chairman of the temporary Ma
ticnal Economic Committee which
had this to say:
Extensive hearings on basing-
point systems showed that they
are used in many industries as ar
effective device for eliminating
price competition We therefore
recommend that the Congress en-
act legislation declaring such price
systems to be illegal"
This was in l94l Seven years
later the U. S. Supreme Court
caught up with Joe O'Mahoney
and followed his advice Where
upon. in 1949, Joe turned arounc
and introduced a bill which part
ly nullified the Supreme Court
Senator OMahoney explained
that his bill was only clarifying the
law. Admittedly the law needed
clarifying. For, under the new
Supreme Court ruling, a cement
company in Birmingham, Ala
could not absorb freight rates tC
compete in such a nearby mar
ket as New Orleans
But tucked away in OMahoney's
bill were these little noticed, but
highly significant words. That il
should be legal TO absorb freight
to meet the equally low price OF
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
competitor in good faith. >

a competitor in good faith
Note-Joe's Senate colleagues say
he has been under terrific pres
sure from the sugar-beet interests
back home to legalize the basing-
point system, with the Wyco Trona
Development Co., of Green River,
Wyo.. especially on his neck.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

/ The state name of Arizona comes
from 6Eo indian words. ''ariv mean
ing small, and 'zonac'' meaning
spring.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
AMERICANS ABROAD

We don't always agree with Columnist Drew Pear
son. by any means Sometimes his reporting is not
as accurate or objective it should be- and some
times his guessing or predicting" is pretty bad.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

the famed Hueyl. with Rep. John
Carroll of Denver-all Democrats
Chain of Eyents-Here are the
facts in the complicated legislative
battle which might have wrecked
many small business men.
For two decades or more, certain
well-organized groups, such as the
cement and steel industries, sold
under the basing point system. This
meant that the prices of cement
was the same in every part OF the
u. S. A. A cement company in
Allentown. Pa, for instance, could
absorb the freight costs in ship
ping to New orleans. thus selling
in Louisiana for the same price IT
sold in Pennsylvania.
Finally the Supreme Court in
tervened, decreed the basing- point
system illegal The cement and
other industries could not absorb
freight rates in order to fix a
standard price in all parts of the
country the Supreme Court ruled.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

The word Almanac" is derived
from the ancient Arabian words
which meant the weather" CT
climate"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

I'm my attempts for many years TO lind out any
such thing as solid matter, have been buttng my
head against stone wall" says physicist The fell
low is hard to convince.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

In spite of all the don't worry advice that has
been strewed around through the years, there are
still only two classes of people who never worry
Dead ones and dontgivadam ones.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15

Kansas produces almost twice as
much wheat as any other state in
the union.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-15
The Washington
MerrY-Ge-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page -
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Weather: High, 81; low, SO; rain.
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construction of the capitol building opened in Wash
bid by N p SEVERN of Chicago for estimated
illus $25 900 if Alaska marble was used
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21


Mrs. Pat M. Barrett received an
overseas call Sunday afternoon
from her sister, Miss Mildred Ste
phens, in Munich, Germany. Miss
Stephens, who is very well known
in Lexington, is with the Ameri-
can Red Cross and went abroad a
short time ago after attending the
national convention of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Atlantic City.
She is now on a months vacation
and has visited England, Belgium
and Germany and plans to travel
in Italy and France before re-
stunning her duties in this coun-
try.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21
Mrs. L. M. Herring
Saturday CIub Hostess

Members of the Saturday Night
club we're entertained by Mrs.
Lawrence M. Herring last week.
Additional guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Weathersby, Or.
md Mrs. G. D. Russell, Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin King, of Durant.
In the bridge games high scores
were made by Mrs. King and Mr..
Weathersby.
The hostess served a delicious
barbecued hamburger plate.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21
Clubs Personals
Mrs. H. 1. Nichols, T.
Hostess Friday Evening

Mrs. H. l.. Nichols, Jr., was
hostess to the Friday Night club
at her home last week. There
were four tables at bridge and
guests in addition to club mem
bers were Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Schneider, MIR. and Mrs. Bob Gar
rard, MI. and Mrs. Gillian Gwin,
Miss Meta Moore and Bud Moore.
High score for men was made
by John Howard Bell and Mr.
Gwin was second. Mrs. Garrard
scored high for the ladies with
Mrs. Schneider taking second.
A delicious barbecue chicken
supper was served.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21
William Samuel Siddon
Born On July 18th

Mr.. and Mrs. Trevie Siddon an
nounce the arrival of a son, Will
liam Samuel, born at the Com
munity hospital on Monday, July
18th at 9:15 pm. He weighed 8
pounds and 4 ounces at birth and
both mother and o are doing
nicely.
Mrs. Siddon is the former Vir-
ginia Waldrup and MI. Siddon
is with Browns Department store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Waldrup are
the maternal grandparents and
the paternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Siddon, of Bethes-
da.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21
Mrs. Harold Hommett
Entertoins Wednesday

Mrs. Harold Hammett enter
tanned members of the Wednesday
club at her home last week. Sub
stitutes for the afternoon games
were Mrs. Wayne Floyd, Miss
Clara Watson, Mrs. John H. Beall
and Mrs. Wilburn Hooker.
Mrs H. L. Nichols, Jr., won
high score and Mrs. Beall was
second high. Miss Jean McRae
was lucky at bingo.
A salad plate with Cokes was
served to three tables of players
who enjoyed this hospitality.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Neblett,
jackson, were in Lexington Satur-
day visiting their many friends.
They came especially at this time
to the bedside of the late Mrs.
Nell Doty. Mrs. Neblett is the
former Miss Katie Marlborough, of
Pickens.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Mrs. Robert Duke left Wednes-
day to- visit her husband, T/Sgt.
Duke at the airbase in Marietta,
Georgia, where he has been sta
toned since July LIST when the
Jackson airbase closed. She will
return Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Girl Scout Troop number two
met Tuesday, July 10, for their
regular meeting. After a short
business session some of the
scouts received proficiency bad
ges. They were: Jean Wood,
June Farmer, Edythe Moore, Nan
CIV Williams and Barbara Fryer.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Schur.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Mrs. John G.. Herbert, Jr.. and
daughter, Mary Lynn, have gone
to Camp Stephens lear Oxford
for several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. P. D. Holcomb and
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Hector,
and grandchildren, of C~larksdale,
| were welcome guests Sunday af-
ternoon in the home of Mrs. r. M.
Gwin. DR.. Holcomb, a former
resident, was one of Lexington's
first dentists. He and his family
have been spending their vacation
on the Mississippi Gulf coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mcclellan
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Ford
in Goodman Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ford and
daughter, Leslie Jeanne, went to
Yazoo City Sunday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Bill Lindsay, of New
port, Arkansas, who was a guest
in the home of their mother, Mrs.
c. L.. Wilkinson.
Robert Swittenberg, Jackson.
spent the weekend with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Effie Swittenberg. They
went to Greenville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harpole, Uni
versity, were weekend guests of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. O.. Barrett. Mrs. Harpole is
the former Mary Linfield, of Gulf
port.
John Morgan Clack and John
M. McRae spent the weekend with
homefolks. They are attending
summer school at Millsaps COL
lege.
Miss Melvin Ellis, Jackson, was
at home with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reedy Ellis, for the weekend
and remained over Monday for
the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Nell
Doty, at Pickens.
Mrs. Edna Lowe, Lexington,
Kentucky, is here on an extended
visit with her sisters, Mrs. Nat
Hooker and Mrs. O. D. Hooker.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Miss Ruth Hill OF the Advertiser
staff is spending this week and
next week on vacation. She will
visit her parents in Bonneville.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21
Girl Scout News

Girl Scout Troop number two
met Wednesday, July Is, at the
home of Mrs. Goldie Rogers, with
Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. o. A. Cleve-
land as hostesses. Games were
enjoyed by the guests. Hot dogs
and Coca-Colas were served by
the hostesses, after which more
games were enjoyed, The party
was adjourned at 7:30.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Here's the news you've been waiting for,
lodies = Here's the way to rid yourself of
dishwoshing forever-with the new General
Electric PORTABLE Dishwosher, now on sale
at RAMSEY-THURMOND COMPANY.
There's no expensive installation charge with
this General Electric PortobIe-just roI! it up
to the sink, plug it in, ottoch the hose to the
foucet, and you re ready to go. Your dishes
come out ~hygienicoiy clean, because they're
washed in hotter woter thon your delicate
hands could stand. Yes, it's new, it's easy -
and its only S179.50! Drop in at RAMSEY
THURMOND COMPANY soon and see the
worksoving marvel that will save you hours OF
kitchen drudgery. Weekly payments come to
less thon the cost Of q carton Of cigarettes.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-07-21

Master Walter Gwin Bivins re-
turned to his home on Long Is
land, New York, today after a de-
lightful visit with his cousin, Mas
ter Tom Lail. Walter was &C.
companied by his uncle, John
Gwin of New York, and his
grandmother, Mrs. Walter Fl.
Gwin. Mrs. Gwin will remain in
New York for an extended visit
before returning to her home in
Lexington.