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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-28
BOY SCOUT FINANCE CHAIRMAN CHOSEN; KICKOFF OCTOBER fl

A. B. Phillips, Vice President of the B. M Behrends Bank, today accepted the chairmanship of the 1949 Boy Scout finance campaign in Juneau, according to announce ment by district chairman M J. Whittier.
 Phillips approved the kickoff date for the campaign of October II, as recommended by the district committee from their last weeks session. He announced that the an- nual fund-raising campaign would begin with Breakfast meeting on that date.
 The campaign chairman is selec- ting captains today and tomorrow for the teams which comprise the campaign organization. About 60 business men served on the canvass last year, Phillips said, with an equal number being planned for this year, in order that the cam- paign may be run quickly and efficiently without any individual being asked to spend too much time away from his business.
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THREE MURDER5IN FILM PRODUCTION,
 CAPITOL TONIGHT

Suspense, and an astonishing per- formance by Lora Lee Michel, new seven-year old child star, are the highlights of Lady at Mid night the mystery thriller which is at the Capitol Theatre for to- night only.
 Lady at Midnight" John Sutherland Production released by Eagle Lion Films, is the gripping tale of a battle for the custody of rich child, which leads to three murders in an atmosphere of ever mounting suspense.
 Richard Denning gives a sincere, Straightforward performance as the harassed foster-father who is de- ermined to keep the youngster he las learned to love as his own. Frances Rafferty is equally good .s his worried wife, and her TO- mantle scenes with Dennlng, as well as her more dramatic ones With the child, are played Wltn quiet sureness.
 Jack Searle is just as effectively mean a grownup actor as when he was menacing Jackie Cooper and Jackie Ccogan when the three were kid stars some eighteen years ago Ralph Dunne makes his detective { role a complete delight, while Mana Bryant and Harlan Warde are ef- l fective in their parts Ben Vel den provides an excellent comedy bit or two.
 But it is little Lora Lee Michel about whom we predict you VII go home raving.
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CONDITIONS OF WEATHER
 ALA5kApTS.

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 If Juneau follow.
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Liberal allowance given on your old fur coat. Trade it in on a new one-made in Juneau. Martin Victor Furs, Inc. 95 t
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arrest their spies or anyone asso- ciated with them
 So there is no hysteria. The Em- pire State Building has not been demolished lest it be a target for the atom bomb nor are people building bomb-proof cellars; nor are we all moving into distant places to save ourselves from the hor- TOTS of radioactivity. We shall have to take the bomb in our stride, as we have taken the airplane, the block-buster, poison gas and the huge debt which is driving us into the welfare state. In fact, the hysteria is SO small that no one even gave Vishinsky Bronx cheer.
 Maybe, Harry Truman's scenario was too frigid, like Dean Acheson' s speeches, or maybe in the face of so serious a threat, the American people soberly ask, what kind of a government have we that can con- sistently only point with pride to failures in the past and with good cheer to costly expenditures for the future?
 tCopright, l949, King Features
 Syndicate, IncD
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based on a $10,000 policy in force fer 96 months tthe longest pos Sible periodl, on veteran aged 40 or less at the time the policy
 was taken out. This represents a payment of 55 cents month per $l,000 of insurance. AS the mortality rate for the age group of 40 did not vary greatly, single
 dividend rate will apply to this
 whole group.
 The rates of payment will be
 Those under 40 years of age at the rate of 55 cents per month per $l ,000 of insurance; those Al to 45 years of age, scaling down from 52
 cents to 40 cents; those 46 to 50,
 37 cents down to 25 cents; those 51 to 54, "A cents down to 21 cents
 those 55 and over. 20 cents per thousand.
 The. proposed scale does not ap- ply to insurance on a permanent plan which has been surrendered for reduced paid-up amount , These cases will be handled separ- ; ately.
 The proposed scale follows: 4( and under, 55 cents; Il, 52;, AZ, 49 i3, .46; A, AS; 45, 40; 46, .37
 AT, .34; 48, .3l; 49, .28; 50, '.25 5l, .24; 52, 23; 53, .22; 54, 2l; 5I
 and over, 20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-28
TWO DAYS MORE OF
 SAFETY CHECkUp BY TRAFFIC OFFICERS
All Drivers Urged to Make Sure Cars Are 0kdyed
 by October 1

Between the hours of 200 pm and 6:30 pm. Tuesday the High way Patrol and the Juneau City Police checked co cars. The daily report shows:
 g violation tickets were issued; |; of this mum. CT did not have their drivers license on their person or in their car; one had none what soever.
 had faulty headlights.
 had no tail-lights.
 Is had no stop lights.
 had no muffler.
 had no emergency brakes.
 1 had no windshield wiper.
 had only license plate each. 2 with foreign license to be re- newed
 1 had axle bent on left front wheel.
 There are only two more days left of the traffic check and every one should try to have his car checked by the first of the month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-28
N o T C E

GARFIELD BOOMHOWER, also known as George Boomhower, will please contact Mclean, Ferris, Ely and Fain, $50 Madison Avenue, New York IT, New York, relative to a legacy. (Sept. 23-26-1o)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-28
38 CARRIED ON PAN
 AM TUESDAY FLIGHTS

On yesterdays flights by Pan American Airways, a total of 38 passengers were carried with 19 departing and 13 arriving.
 For Seattle, passengers were: Moses Buzz, Marion Kaps, Terry Finch, A. H. Crook, Inez King, John Darl, William c. Milligan, Hardy B. Purvis, Louis Purvis, H. K. Reese.
 For Whitehorse: Alex Beaton, w. E. Larson.
 For Fairbanks: H. E. Marsh, Peggy Willy, Dr. Dunn, Ralph Fe- lix, H. Kardanoff, Pete Snyder, Jerome s. Belton.
 From Seattle, passengers were Lyle Bieber, Alice Boysen, MT. and Mrs. A. U. Hassman, Rolla Mar shall, Louis Reifgenstein, Lowell Stewart, Frank Whittemore, Will jam Wong, Charles James, Ethel James. zack Mann, John Noble.
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LEGION OF THE MOOSE
 Meeting Friday, Sept. 30th. Initia- ion, refreshments, fun. BIO St
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B PASSENGERS
 ABOARD ALEuTIAN
 FOR THIS p0R1

The Aeutian docked last night at 2 o'clock and sailed at 1O:30 o'clock with 35 disenJc carking and four embarking for the westward.
 From Seattle, passengers were Ernest L. Arnold, Martin A. Ashba, c. D. Filing, Eugene N. Francis, H. Neil Graham, Mrs. B. R. Glass, IL. J. Gonzales, Jr.. MT. and Mrs. T. J. lessee, c. E. Jones, MT. and Mrs. J. R. James and son, Mrs. Dorothy M. Moore and child, MT and Mrs. E. A. Reinikka, Carl J. Baker, Mrs. Betty J. Stauffer and two children, Mrs. Dorothy E. Stanton, MT. and Mrs. William G. Sullivan, Comdr. and Mrs. Victor Tydlacka and three children, P. S. Taras, It. Samuel E. Taylor.
 From Wrangell: MT and Mrs. E. Loftus, Mrs. O. K. Rude, Miss Gladys Rude.
 For Seward: MT. and Mrs. c. D. Wildes and two children.
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DIVIDEND FOR VETS HOLDING N5LI GIVEN FULL EXPLANATION

Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans Affairs today made public the first Veterans Adminis- tration calculations on amounts proposed to be paid nearly 16,000,00O veterans in the $2.8 billion spec ial National Service life Insurance dividend.
 Maximum possible amount that any veteran can receive will be $528. Other payments, based on age groups will run to lesser sums. The dividend will be paid only for the period that the policy was in force prior to the policy anniver- sary in 1948. No payments will be made for periods of lapse. VA em- phasized.
 Gray said that the estimated rate of the dividend was arrived at af- ter. long actuarial studies, and that the rate of payment will be same for both term and converted poli- cies, as the dividend is based on mortality savings since there are no excess interest earnings.
 Dividend Scale
 In arriving at the dividend scale, Gray said, standard insurance prac- tices were followed, whereby divi- dends on life insurance policy represent a return to the insured of the excess of premiums paid over the amounts required to pay claims and set up necessary reserves. This is not necessarily proportional to the premium paid.
 While portions of the premium originally estimated as necessary to pay claims may turn out to have been too high and can return a dividend, the part of the premium that goes into building up reserves cannot return profit unless the fund earns rate of interest high CT than that assumed in the prem ium calculations. This has not been done in the case of National Service Insurance, Mir Gray pointed out.
 Maximum Payments
 Tn computing the maximum pay ment of $528, the dividend was
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PIONEER POT LUCK DINNER
 Friday. Sept. 30, at 6:30 pm. 3t
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CALVERT RESERVE Blended Whiske. 1863 Proof -65s6 Grain Neutral Spirits Calvert Distillers Corp, New York Cit!
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MRS. M0RRISSEY, WIDOW OF FORMER kETCHIKAN PUBLISHER, DIES MONDAY

BREMERTON, Wash, Sept 28- tR--Mrs. Myrtle D. Morrissey, 67 widow of Edward G. Morrissey, who had been owner and publisher of the Ketchikan (Alaska) Chronicle until the time of his death in 1881, died Monday night.
 She suffered long illness.
 Mrs. Morrissey had lived in Premerton since her Husbands death.
 Her sister, Ruth Cullin, Bremen ton. survives
 Funeral services will be held to- night.
 LEGION OF THE MOOSE
 Meeting Friday, Sept. 30th. Initia- ton. refreshments. fun. BIO St
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
20 YEARS AGO TIT {fTE EMPIRE
DECEMBER IS 1929

going the Community Cnrismas provided by the Juneau report Of Miss Stella Jones' recommending the sponsorship Mrs. the Alaska Electric Light and Power company and in charge of the Christmas carols
 Sentinel Island light station pioneer retired from active service with the Lighthouse Department guardianship of Alaska 
 RIGA Photophone sound equip talke feature road~ay Melody Charles engineer At the Coliseum Smba MT African expedition was drama of desperate
 stka and ports with these passengers all for Tenakee: w. A. Wasey Pete Jackson Louis Chirovich, Popoch and Sam Budaeff
 M S. Wilson advertised bulldog Roxy.
 Juneau Fire Deparemen quintet won from Unaga out top Of the Douglas Bremen.
 Mcoskeys 25 cents to part of the city,
 High, low 26; clear.
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definite indication of a world trend to the right" and then they'll throw their hats into the air
 They themselves hat two, though, if they'll just do a little checking New zeaands past and present
 As to the past history would suggest the overturn progression in New Zealand. IL in 1890 that this
 tight little nation it's first progressive government in control At that time the Lberal-Labor Party de-
 eated the Conservatives and began of the worlds the people tired of the government they'd had for more than 20 years and defeated the Liberals. In 1912 the Reform Conservatve) Party took only to be turned out Is years later by the United 0beraD majority. Now there has been lapse of IA years, and the old ferment of the desire for change-any sort of change-is strong at work. Labor has lost
 As to the present, the New Zealand National Party is conservative only in limited definition IrueT the Naonasts stand for free enterprise and against socialism. But they also accept, New zealands history forces them to- welfare state that would turn the stomach of John Taber, say, or Jim Rem The Naonasts conservative only relatively With the Labor Party their point of reference; they equate roughly to the somewhateft- of center Far Dealists in this country Is the ascendancy of suc as these that the reactonaries want to celebrate?
 Perhaps the brethren of the far right had petter wait for more propitious occasion
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ment authorities. The bases are: Shemya; an auxiliary field at Am- chitka; Davis Base on Adak Is- land; Cape Base on Unmak Is- land; Thornbrough Base at Cold Bay near Dutch Harbor; and a. auxiliary field at Atka Island
 While we consider that there is requirement. for an increase in both the air and ground defense potential (Alaska),' : Symington de- clared, facilities simply are not available to absorb the additional forces"
 The Air Force will seek addi- tional funds to strengthen Alaskan and Pacific Northwest defenses, Symington stated.
 Symington expressed resentment that despite Air Force assurance that it never has planned to close the Boeing plants in Seattle, criti- cism from this area of the Air Forces policies with respect to Boeing and the Pacific Northwest has not lessened.
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COngressman Brown was vac ationing at the Tivoli Hotel in Ancon, Panama, when the Revolu- tion started, and was envious oi his COP colleague, Rep. Charles Wolverton of New Jersey, who wit messed some of the early shooting.
 So Congressman Brown decided to do a little front-line reporting himself and walked bravely up the street toward the theatre of Rev olutionary Operations about two two miles away.
 However, when the Congressman was several blocks away from the hotel he heard shots from near by building and suddenly decided that he didn't want to be a war correspondent" after all.
 According to colleagues, the hefty Ohioan, who tips the scales above 200 pounds, returned to the hotel in a dead heat with a runaway horse which had also been surprised by the shooting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
More About the Gruening Machine
(Ketchikan NewS)

Another Territorial law has been challenged in court. This time it is the property tax
 Already in court the income tax, the fish trap tax and the fshermens license act
 These numerous taxes foisted upon Alaskans by the Gruening machine, with numerous court action as result, is of the main indictments against the loose methods of the machine.
 The property tax is contested by Luther Hess of Fairbanks Among number of citations are that the tax will be cloud taxpayers property, subject to provisions which place them in danger of levy on personal property until the obligation is met
 Remember the campaign promises of the Gruening gang? They objected to Territorial sales tax as hitting the poor man." The main reason was that it would practically collect itself, eliminating from the payroll a lot of political favorites
 But the great joker in the whole set-up is that numerous taxes were devised under different names which reach right into the bottom of the poor mans pocket
 For the property tax alone the expense Of col ectng it amounts to an enormous chunk of 1t.
 There never was time in the history of Alaska when the Territorial tax structure was thrown into such a mess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
CHRISTMAS SEALS

The Christmas Seal has become a traditional part of Christmas important the sprig of holly mistletoe Francis L. Paul. executive secretary of the Alaska Tuberculosis Association reminds us in the recently issued ATA News Letter.
 The sale of Christmas Seals or Bonds is the only method the Tuberculosis Associations have of raising money and the Christmas Seal sale is the only appeal made for public support
 Once year we have the opportunity to contribute to the antiuberculoss fund.- buy the seals that add message of mercy to our letters at Christmas time
 It interesting to learn from Mrs Paul that the Alaska Tuberculosis Association joins with the county associations of Washington State in assuming the cost of the rehabilitation and counseng programs carried at the Rverton and Laurel Beach Sanatoria near Seattle the basis of the number of patients from the north
 This is just one of the ways in which your Christi mas Seal money is spent
 There is so much tuberculosis in Alaska that the Christmas Seal fund be too large. There is always need for money for finding health education and medical research as well as rehabil- tation.
 If you haven't your Christmas Seals, check mailed to the Alaska Tuberculosis Association Juneau will bring them you Or telephone the Association 234 and Mrs. Paul will see that member of the Christmas Seal committee calls upon you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-15
ALEUT|AN5
 QUIT FOR
 'kEY' BASES
Limited Funds Limits De- fense, Says Symington-
 Counter-aftdek Spots

SEATTLE, Dec. 15-tR--The Air orce is withdrawing from Aleutian bases to concentrate its personnel at key Alaskan installations from which counter attacks can be launched in case of invasion, Air secretary w. Stuart Symington dis closed here.
 Symington again gave yelled assurance that the B-52 jet bomber would be built in the Seattle plants # the Boeing Airplane Company.
 His statements were contained in wo letters dealing with Pacific Northwest and Alaskan defense made public Saturday by Senator Warren c. Magnuson.
 Symington emphasized that the Air Force intends to strengthen the uefenses of 10th areas, but is doing all it can with funds available.
 He acknowledged that the pre- sent radar warning system in Alaska is not satisfactory and that t has been impossible to deploy all of the military forces earmarked for Alaska because of inadequate facilities in the Territory.
 BEST ADVANTAGE
 Air Force troops have been with drawn from bases of lesser inn portance, in order to utilize it's limited forces in Alaska to the greatest advantage, Symington wrote Magnuson, who had ex- pressed concern over the Territory's defenses.
 The Air Force announced 10 days ago that it was turning over six hleutian pSSe5 to other govern
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skuldugery. After the cancelled
 checks in Thomas's kickback deals,
 plus an important witness, were turned over to the Justice Depart
 ment, it carried through thoroughly and efficiently. However, Alex
 Campbell, dynamic chief of the
 Criminal Division, who carried the ball, had to buck some opposition
 near the top.
 General Benny Meyers-the first revelation that General Meyers had been up to no good was published
 in this column on July 29, 1947,
 when it was stated that Meyers had
 specuiated in the stock market with as much as $4,0O0,000. Chief credit belongs to the Brewster Committee, however, for bringing out the facts in the Meyers case and turning them over to the Justice Depart ment.
 Arabian Oil-it was also the Brewster Committee which develop
 ed the amazing manner in which certain Admirals and the Navy had
 overcharged the U. s. Government for Arabian oil during the war The
 Justice Department, for reasons best known to itself, never prosec- uted this scandal, but exposure of the facts resulted in new oil con-
 tracts and saving to the taxpayers of millions of dollars.
 Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla 1 homa-when a Grand Jury prob ing lobbyists learned about the | speculating activities of Senator
 Thomas, it wanted to indict him, but the Justice Department de- murred. Instead, Thomas's friends,
 who worked with him in speculat- i ing-Ralph Moore, Tom Linder, j. E. Macdonald, and Robert Harriss
 were indicted. He was not | Thomas has been defended dur 1 -AA5 bAoStoCiOiio iiAollC lllC OQoliIC Department by No. 2 bigwig Peyton Ford, who halls from Oklahoma.
 Ford also dragged his heels at pros
 ecuting certain other high-ups in ! government while the little fellows ] associated with them went to jail. ! In fact, Ford is orc of the weakest
 kneed in the Justice Department
 when it comes to going after the big politicos who cheat their own 1 government.
 | On the other hand, the Justice
 Departments criminal division and
 the FBI did an excellent job of tracking down and prosecuting var 1 lous treason cases-notably Axis Sally, Tokyo Rose, Herbert Burg man, together with the Judith Cop lon documents case. But in none of
 these were any high-up Democrats
 or high-up Republicans involved. House colleagues are getting 9 big chuckle over the ill-starred ef- forts of Ohio's Representative Clar-
 ence Brown to become a war cor
 respondent during the recent up
 rising in Panama,
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

O. When a people give party and invite all of
 would better perhaps if large number of people, to give only those congenial.
 should when with crowd of people, following dance drop and hungry?
 One can always something very attempt o eat it.
 O. ealing and she not at home, is it all right to leavea of kind?
 missed you be written ones card
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ELECTION HELD
 BY HREI UNION

At the Tuesday night meeting of Local 871 of the Hotel and Restau- rant Employees International Un- ion, the following were elected to hold office for the coming year:
 Julius Heinemann, President; Marge Voilles, Vice President; San dra Zenger, Recording Secretary; Cledamae Cammock, Financial Se- cretary and Business Agent; Bertha Hills Little, Vivian Powers and Emily Schmitz, trustees; William Mong, Inspector
 Election of Mong was the twelfth consecutive time he has been chos- an as Inspector of the local union.
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ease of this kind before a Grand Jury.
 Maraeon. of course, has had a special White House pass, has sup piled liquor to Gen. Harry Vaughn, has ridden on special Presidential trains, stood on the bridge of battleship with the President when he reviewed the fleet in New York, and at one time had access to the White House at almost any time of the day or night. So while Gen. eral Benny Meyers can't even get parole, Maragon isn't even indict- ed
 Reluctant Justice Department
 Failure to act in the Maragon case brings up a point regarding the Justice Department which most people don't realize. The public generally thinks of the Justice De- partment as the protective branch of the U s. Government, which reaches out to punish dishonesty wherever found and does its best to keep the Federal Government clean.
 A review of important cases, however, indicates that the Justice Department is extremely reluc- tant to go after the big boys in government, and that most of the cleanup cases have been developed either by committees of Congress or by the newspapers. Frequently it isn't until after a crime has been thoroughly aired by the press and on Capitol Hill that the so-called upholders of the law in the Justice Department move in. And if some friend or high political figure is involved, such as John Maragon, sometimes they don't move at all.
 Here are a few notable cases in point:
 Alger Hiss-now on trial for per- jury. This case was developed by the House un-American Activities Committee, which turned up the famed pumpkin papers. Since the Justice Department finally moved i'll, however, it's lawyers have done an efficient and persistent job.
 Congressman Andrew May Of Kentucky-now sentenced to jail. Various hints of Mays peculiar ac- tivities were published by this col- umn and others for some years, but it took the Senate Investigating committee, under Sen. Jim Mead of New York, to bring out the facts. After that the Justice Department acted
 Congressman Parnell Thomas now sentenced to jail It took a newspaperman to dig out Thomas $
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Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

"The letter dated Chicago dated AT Chicago"
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Is BROCH, o in BROKE.
 OFTEN NISSPEILED: Intellgble; three three Ls
 adjectve) unusual unique, different
 WORD STUDY times it yours" increase vocabulary Todays REPUDATE refuse acknowledge to accept Ponounce the IT as in CUBE sylable) of opposing party"
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS

Troop No. 5 Girl Scouts met afternoon in the Metho- dist Church. We worked on our gifts ior Mt. Edgecumbe, and brought put pictures for the scrapbooks. We ompleted plans for our Christmas party December 20 when our mothers will be our guests.
 Helen Claire Lister, Reporter