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Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21

Aside from all of the fun Girl Scouts have been having during the camping sessions at Kings Lake for the past three weeks, they've been getting some inval- uable experience in domestic re- lations, diplomacy and even in everyday housekeeping. In short it would seem that several sum- mers of camping at Kings Lake ought to be excellent background for a Girl Scout who plans to en- ter into an adult career in the diplomatic service. -..- -
 Take this summers session, for example-in addition to all of the girls who might have been next door neighbors in any little town, anywhere, the camp roster in cluded Helen, a girl of mixed Spanish and Eskimo parentage, who spoke only a limited amount of English, and Ruth, a full blooded Eskimo Scout. Girls came from Anchorage, from Pal mer, from Fort Richardson, and from far away towns in the Inte- rior and even on the Arctic coast.
 Zona came all the way from Kotzebue to the Kings Lake camp. She took full advantage of every possible trip to Palmer, since it would be her only oppor- tunity to shop in stores until she comes to Girl Scout camp again next summer.
 Since girls live together in groups in outdoor tents, they learned a good many practical ways of living in enjoyable har-
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21
Tom Murton Heads Palmer Platoon
 Of National Guard

Tom Murton of Palmer has been named commander of the National Guard platoon to be or ganized here, It. Arthur E. Ash ley announced this week. MT. Murton will sign up volunteers for the Palmer platoon during of flee hours at the American Legion Hall, between one and three pm. on Sunday, July 23 and Sunday, July 30. He also can be contacted at his quarters, Room II of the Matanuska Valley Lodge, at other hours of the day.
 To stimulate interest in the work of the National Guard, it is planned to show documentary films and combat bulletins at the Legion Hall at 7:30 pm. on Aug. l, MT. Murton announced. At that time, Lieutenant Ashley and Sgt. Lewis Sessions, instructor for the Palmer Guard unit, will be pres ent to further explain the work of the National Guard.
 MT. Murton emphasized the point that enlistment in the Ma tional Guard gives man a better opportunity of remaining in the Territory than if he waits to take his chances with the draft.
 "The draft age has been raised to include men from the ages of 19 to 35,'' MT. Murton stated. 'The authorities have found that step necessary in order to draw on the seasoned combat veterans they feel they must have. And the man who is drafted is certain to be sent out of Alaska to the states for training, and probably from there will be shipped on for over (Continued on Back Page)
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21

agricultural impetus the Interior Department thinks Alaska needs, officials are urging a group set clement project, probably to be located in the Kenai area. Agri- cultural officials are steadfastly opposing the plan. "Where are your markets for the produce the colony will raiser" they ask. To date, the agricultural men say they haven't had definite an- sWer to that question.
 One member of last weeks committee said he believed it would be possible to reduce boat freight tariffs and airline freight rates between central Alaska and southeastern Alaska to the point where produce from Alaska could compete in southeastern markets with produce shipped from Se- attle.
 Other possible markets were
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21
BENEFIT DANCE WILL ASSIST JOE PUHL

The Valley local of the Car penter's Union is sponsoring a benefit dance for the evening of Aug. 5, union head Ray Lan- caster announced today. The dance is planned to assist Joe Puhl, union member, who is winning a three year battle against illness.
 Dance tickets are being placed in the hands of several of the original colonists, fellow travellers of MT. Puhl, when they arrived in Alaska Is years ago.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21
Monday Public Meeting Will Plan Civil Defense
INTERIOR, AGRICULTURE HEADS DISCUSS AGAIN WHOSE JOB IT IS TO MAKE ALASKA GROW

listed as points to the westward, along the Chain and in the Kus- kokWim country.
 Agriculture's answer to that is that those markets can as easily be served with produce from the Anchorage area and from the Matanuska Valley. Particularly now that the Valleys airport will make possible the landing of freight-carrying planes here, mar kets for Matanuska Valley pro- duce can be greatly expanded, it is pointed out.
 Don L. Irwin, head of Alaska's experiment stations and of the Agricultural Research Admins tration, feels that the answer to Alaska's agricultural problem is to further assist the development of farms already established here, rather than to locate new settle
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Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21

A sort of which came first the chicken or the egg" discussion characterized last weeks joint meeting of the Department of the Interiors field committee and de- partment of agriculture officials. The Department of the Interiors point of view, expressed through Kenneth Kadow, committee chairman, is that development of agriculture is Alaska's greatest need, and that until that develop ment is accomplished there can be no great strides forward in the territory.
 Agriculture officials argue that there can be no widespread ex- pansion here until the Depart ment of the Interior can bring about the industrial development that will provide the markets for it.
 As one means of providing the
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21
BorIey Expert Arrives In Valley This Week

Dr. G. A. Wiebe, barley special ist from the bureau of plant in dustry, division of cereal crop investigations, of Washington, D. C., is expected to arrive in the Valley late this week.
 Dr. Wiebe supplied the world collection of barley which includes 5000 varieties that was planted at the Matanuska station this spring. He is here to study prog ress of the plantings. He will be in the Valley for at least a week.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21
North Palmer Promised Water in Month,

Fittings for the planned new water line in the North Pal mer area, to be constructed by the Smith Addition Water Company, have arrived in Pal mer, Parker Lester, company spokesman, said this week.
 The water company is now seeking easements, preliminary to installing the new line. MT. Parker estimates that water will reach North Palmer con- sumers in another month.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21

Public meeting for
 civil defense planning al Gym Monday night.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-21

Carpenters b e n e fit dance in gymnasium on Aug. 5.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
MoscOw's Mistake

Hitler's greatest mistake was that
he denied the dignity of man, and
this may also be the greatest mis-
take of the leaders in Moscow.
Christ taught that man was the
son of God-the fallen son of God
and so, capable of doing evil, but
still the son of. God. Hitler, how
ever, assumed that man was no
more than the brightest of the
beasts and treated him as such.
Hitler operated on the premise that
as in the jungle, might makes right.
The leaders of Moscow have been
cleverer than that. They have put
forward a propaganda which has
convinced many parts of the world
they are operating for the benef.S
of their fellow men. But beneath
this veneer of propaganda is the
unacceptable fact that Moscow OPP
crates without any true under
standing of the dignity of man.
In Russia might still makes right,
life in the cheapest of all commod-
tiles and slave-labor camps still
flourish.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Holy City
WASHINGTON Post)


Much water has gone the dam since the Cen
eral Assembly ADOPTED resolution calling for inter-
naturalization of the entire of Jerusalem exactly
a year ago. Many OF those who supported the pro-
posal did so on the basis of emotion rather than OF
fact First neither Irael nor Transjordan, the two
powers sharing control, would stand for it; second
the resolution fouts the representative principles and
third it plays right into the hands of Moscow The
Russians who have the biggest foreign stake IN Jeru-
salem through the holdings of the Russian Orthodox
Church. would of course, sit on the government of
Jerusalem doubtless in more ways than one
The second thoughts expressed in the Swedish
resolution which was submitted recently to the present
General Assembly This simply restricts international
azaton to the Holy Places and includes all the safe
guards necessary for the protection of the great re-
ligions affected Christian, Jewish, and Moslem The
only exceptions from control which would be exercised
bv a u NJ commissonershp, would be strictly Moslem
and Jewish shrines Here is solution resting upon
reason Israel most probably will accept it, and
doubtless Transjordan will acquiesce in it. The trouble
with Transiordan as with other Arab states, is that
in no political prnhicm can there be any positive
stand SO long a tie Arab League is acknowledged as
a unifer on all MATHS ~eiating to Palestine.
If this resolution is accepted, it would mark the
first step the pacificaton of the Middle East Ac-
cordinglv it deserves the strong backing of the United
States Peace in the Middle East is avowedly our
aim though doubt sometimes arises as in the case
of the fuss made the secretary general of the Arab
League Azzam Pasha, who here recently.
The Arab League simply stands for hodout, for a
perpetuation of state of war; for racial grouping,
and for negation of constructive solutions. This
country needs to pursue in the Middle East policy
of pacfication along truly geographical line SO that
reconstruction could begin in real earnest Time Is
as important there elsewhere.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Our Failure

Herein lies our greatest failure.
While we have gradually carried
forward Christ's creed in our own
nation, and while we have poured
great largess in food and materials
into Europe, we have not transmit
ted with it the basic ideals for
which we stand. We have not con-
WINGED our European friends that
our hearts went along with the
handouts. We have not realized that
the gift without the giver is bare.
Equally important. we have not
transmitted beyond the Iron Cur
tain any knowledge of the burn
ing, fervent desire existing in this
country for peace. We nave not us
ed the ingenuity and courage of
our forefathers in selling our ideals
to the people of the nation which,
day-by day, now looks like our al
most certain enemy.
We have been quite willing to pay
the money or grow the food, but
we have said "let George do it,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Al TRAVEL WITH phA
SATURDAY, MONDAY

Pacific Nc.thern Airlines brought
i6 passengers from Anchorage Sat
urday and Monday and took IS tc
westward points. Planes were can
celled out today due to weather and
field conditions.
From Anchorage: Eva and Earl
Spofford, A. Hogan, A. Peerolli, B.
Schultz, Judge Folta, M Maynard,
M. Jensen, j. Bovard, Joe Alimon-
rong, Bruce Baptist, M. w. Reed,
G. Converse, S. Singer, Richard
Johns and Bill Reed.
To Anchorage: o. c. Dwyer, c.
T. Naming, Frank Young, Jr. and
ST.. Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Ellis, Mr..
and Mrs. Bud Ludtke, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. P. Hill, George Smith, t. S.
Bachelor, R. E. Sheldon, M. Stick
Ter, R. E. Shupp, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Renshaw, Charles Mckenzie, Patri-
cha Cowles and Lee Bettinger.
To Cordova: Jim Holmas, Martin
Samuelson, Jose Christian.
To Yakutat: Bernad Henniger
and John Makay.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26

when it came to disrupting our
pleasant way Of life and going
abroad to sell our ideals. Until we
faced dire emergency, many OF us
were not even willing to come to
washington to serve our govern
ment.
1t takes men with both ideals
and willingness to risk death to
carry our concept of the dignity
of man into some parts of Europe.
Once that concept gets behind the
Iron Curtain, the danger OF war
vanishes. But we have not realized
this. Or, if we have, we have not
worked at it hard enough.
While we have worked toward a
better world here at home, we
have not entirely realized that in
this modern day of A-bombs and
transatlantic rockets, this is not
enough.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
.pNA REPORTS BUSY
NOVEMBER; TRAFFIC
up OVER YEAR AGO

Pacific Northern Airlines Juneau
traffic for November OF this year
substantially exceeded that year
ago, according to Robert P. Pleas
ant, PIMA district traffic manager.
Passenger traffic between Juneau
and Anchorage, Cordova and Yak
utat increased 81 percent over 1949,
he said. Cargo traffic totals for
November in0.eased rs percent
while total air mail carried exceed
ed 1949 totals by IS percent.
The system plane load factor
for November of this year was 60.9
percent compared with 1949 load
factor of 49.2 percent. Revenue
passengers carried by PIMA on all
routes increased "a percent.
System traffic totals for the air.
line during the eleven months
period ending November 1850 re-
fleet healthy gains over the same
period in 1949, Pheasant revealed.
Air cargo poundage was up 81 per-
cent from GAS ,234 in 1949 to $780,
934 in 1850. Revenue passengers
were up % percent, from 1900 to
24,472. Passenger miles also in
creased from 100000 in 1949 to
1O,191 600 ip 1850, a rise of 10 per-
cent.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
WOMEN OF MOOSE
HOLD CHRISTMAS
PARRY, MEETING

The Women of the Moose, Chap
ter 439, held its meeting and an
nual Christmas party Thursday
evening at the Moose Lodge hall.
Senior Regent Beatrice Albegoff in
itiated the following candidates for
Moosehaven Chapter night: Lor-
aine Mix, Doreen Anderson and
Emma Elsie Hatlin.
The Senior Regent announced the
following committee reports were
due on January 4, 1851; publicity,
Mooseheart, library, Moosehaven
and membership. At the close OF
the meeting, Christmas carols were
sung. Christmas presents were ex-
changed along with the box lunch
es.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
IT'S DONE THAT WAY

The delegation to the United Nations from Red
China has come and gone. The purpose OF the visit
was known to all Regarding the situation, the Gin
onnati Enquirer editorially sad
The Winning and dining of Red Chna's delegation
at New York and the soft-spoken efforts being made
10 persuade them to negotiate pretty hard for
Americans to take, while the massive forces OF Red
China are driving down the Korean Peninsula in an
l,nprovoked and unlawful aggression That. however,
is the way things are done in the UN and the way
they nave 20 be done
1t would 60 against the grain with any one OF
nc IN invite burglar to sit down fer bite of supper
and then beg him to negotiate, when he enters the
house with firearms. But there are circumstances
in which that would be the intelligent if unpalatabe,
thing to 90.
Red China probably has 100000 troops either IN
Northern Korea in adjacent Manchuria, with
strong tank forces to support them We have perhaps
100000 troops IN ALL counting South Koreaun units
that are not all effective We could nfct some
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
20 YEARS AGO f f. EMPIRE
DECEMBER 2e, 1880


spirit Christmas Juneau and gladstone
and the churches Christ
morning and Sunday School programs with Santa Claus
appearing widely observed
with the gathering families and friends Tor dinners
open direction of Mrs w. c. Ellis
hospitals Jail 81 prisoners treated
a generously supplied with
cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobacco
Stka and wayports
Christmas permit members OF her crew
to enjoy their Christmas homes here.
comedy THE Shop early Feb
being made
a of local talent
Pusich Douglas had the misfortune to sustain broken
crankng lad taken to ST. AIMS
Hospital o have member x-rayed and SET
One hundred pounds fish
all of the shipment destined Tor
the East shipment included
salmon and halibut.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA * LEE

you atte of friends and
story nterject
I've before?
exceedingly throwing the story
spelling the story for the other
interested though
had already
preference choosing her
If there sister
intimate friend.
appropriate guest to offer to his
host?
friend, royal sterling companion,
a fellow-our host"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26

l think one thing should be re-
membered.
Despite the intolerance which IS
still rampant in the land, and des-
pite our faults and failings, this
nation has made great progress in
grasping the chief vision Jesus OF
Nazareth gave us-the dignity of
man.
1t is belief in the dignity Of
man, watch through labor disputes
wars and revolutions. has slowly
civilized the world. Sometimes its
progress has been imperceptible
because its path lies in the hearts
of men. And while we can measure
dollars and cents, it is harder
to measure the change in mems
hearts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Daily Lessons in English y L. GORDON

WORDS I'VE expect lots bust
ness in the spring. We MUCH
spring.
Fortutou Pronounce fortu-itus,
as in FOR first as USE
NfISSPELLED Presunptuous observe the PTU
conventional habitual usual
word three times and it is yours Let us
word each day. Todays word
hundred old pronounce first as
n CARE: principal follows the RI.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
1000 Year Struggle

John Crown hit the nail on the
head all right in diagnosing the
ills of the world. But it seems
to me that his pain-racked body
caused him TO overlook some Of the
great accomplishments we have
made in our 1000 years struggle
upward toward the great goal
Christ set for us-the Sermon on
the Mount.
Today is discouraging Christ
mas for most Of us, a Christmas
during which our nation may be
facing its greatest peril in history,
a. time when our leaders sometimes
have faltered, when We have made
!; stakes.
ut out of this encouragement,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26

1ry small in comparison with my
spiritual wounds. I have come back
from death to a world that l no
longer care for. l, who have been
engaged in the great struggle to
save the world from tyranny, and
having seen my comrades die for
this cause, can now find no peace
il the world or in my country.
Having lived close to death for
two years, the reasons why there is
no peace seem enthusiastically film
s.. Russia wants the Dardanelles,
Yugoslavia wants Trieste, the Mos
lens want India, labor wants more
wages, capital wants more profit,
Smith wants to pass the car in
fIont Of him. Junior wants more
spending money. To these, 1 say,
is it necessary to kill and cripple
human beings for these petty
gains? Anyone who thinks human
body is SO cheap that it can be
traded for tract Of land, piece
OF silver, or a few minutes of
time should be forced to listen TO
the means Of the dying night and
Gay for the rest of his life.
'All the troubles of the world
originate in the common man. The
selfish and greedy way of nations
are just the way of each individ-
uGl man multiplied hundredfold.
When the morals of the common
man drop, so 90 the morals of
the nations of the world AS long
as our individual morals remain at
a low ebb, so will be the world.
Until each OF US stops 'hogging the
road with his car, stops fighting
oyer the seat on the bus, stops
arguing over who is going to cut
the grass. there will be no peace
in the world.
III man wishes peace again, he
must remember the great com
mandment, Love thy neighbor as
thyself for the love of Cod"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Tuesday, December &c, 1850
THE DAY AFTER

Christmas 1850, has come and gone and with it
menloies of day long to be remembered 1t was
white Christmas here in Juneau although the snow
and rain mixed things up generally. There was
spirit of good fellowship prevailing. Children had the
time Of their young lives and adults exchanged greet
ings well meant. The various church services on
Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day were well at
tended by the devout. Prayers went up for peace
that Christmas Day implied
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
civil SERVICE UPS
EMPLOYEES 1880
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 = up =
Civilians working in the Executive
branch of the Federal government
numbered 100000 on Dec. l.
The Civil Service Commission re-
ported yesterday that the 31,500 in
crease over Nov. was mostly due
to hiring by the Defense Depart
ment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
WINDSHIELD STICKERS HERE

Windshield stickers for automo-
biles have arrived, C. L. Popejoy,
Juneau City Clerk, announced to-
day. There are three types, those
for trucks, taxis and cars. This is
a SIS car license for out-of town
cars using Juneau streets regularly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26

heavy damage on Chinas military bases, industries
and cities in reprsal But that probably would not
help the American troops battling for survival in
Korea And it probably would lead us into large
scale conflict in which far greater numbers of AM
orleans ultimately would be sacrificed.
What need in this particular crisis is not
pride but wisdom
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
RIAL DAY CELEBRATED
At BARANOF SATURDAY

The Filipino Community and
Auxiliary will commemorate the
54th anniversary of Dr. Jose Rial
with banquet, program and dance
at the Baranof Hotel at 7 O'Clock
Saturday evening.
Philippine Wire Consul Pedro
Ramirez of Seattle has been in
vited to give the main address.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Fisheries Protection
(Ketchikan NeWs)

All Americans should become aroused to the ne
cessity of preserving our fish industry in making
new treaty with Japan.
To allow Japanese mother ships near out coasts
to catch the fish which pay out large sums to
conserve and then sell it back to us as imports
cheaper than it be produced by American stand
ards of living, means ruin to one OF the nations
leading industries.
We've already had good example of that in the
past in Bristol Bay
sitv of working out IA equitable plan for both Japan
and the Unite3 states
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
LOOK and LEARN A sy G. GORDON

OF medicinal world Wilhelm K. Roentgen TIN
dscoverer?
following (a) equine, db
canine, Co bovine, Cd feline?
the 81 of the New Testament?
What hoyden?
What does "adagio' in music?
ANSWERS:
4.
dog, COW, Cd cat.
Amen"
A. A rude, bold girl; tomboy.
S.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26
Weather at
Alaska Points

Weather conoitlons ana temper
atures at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
am, 10th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-26

There is a surplus OF sardines in Europe
the only average it has had for years, except surplus
Of aell-raisng.
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MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. l47
SECOND and FOURTH ~
Monday of each month IN
In Scottish Rite Temple - I'm
beginning at 7:30 p. N. SySsEM
Carson A. Lawrence, W
Worshipful Master:
JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
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The Washington
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