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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Mrs. Garrison Turner and Miss
Lulu Hoover, mother of Mrs. Har-
old Veatch and aunt of Mr. Veatch,
left by plane last weekend. Mrs.
Turner who arrived a few weeks
ago with the adopted infant son
of the Watches, will return to her
home in san Anselmo, Calf. Miss
Hoover, who has spent several
months here, will visit relatives in
Longview, Wash.
~
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockton Webb, of
Webb Forbes Marine Repairs, left
by plane this morning to visit his
mother in New York. This will be
their first trip east in almost a
dozen years. They will also spend
some time on the West Coast with
Mrs. Webb's father and sister and
their families.
The ANS ship North Star re-
turned this week from summers
trip to isolated native villages as
far north as Point Barrow. Re-
turning passengers who had made
the round trip had fascinating tales
to tell of the places visited and
their inhabitants. Noteworthy pas
sengers were Amos Berg, writer
and lecturer, and DR.. Mary Sher-
man, assistant to the head surgeon
of the Chicago Orthopedic Hos
pital.
Among the passengers leaving
for Seattle aboard the North Star
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson
on visit to relatives on the
Coast; Mr.. August Sciliano, ANS
automobile mechanic, on vacation;
Mrs. Geraldine Miles, Mt. Edge
cumbe social worker, to visit her
husband stationed at McCord Field;
Mrs. Anna Kinney, who has re-
signed as boys matron to rejoln
her family in Oakland; William
Welfelt, electrician who has trans
ferred to the Indian Service Hos
pital in Tacoma, accompanied by
his wife and two children; Mrs.
Phyllis Klise, girls matron, to visit
her sons, daughters and grand
children in the States; Robert
Sparks, hospital attendant, to re-
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LOOK and LEARN By : GORDON

l. Which is the oldest English colony
O. What the length of Of
Representatives?
largest in South America?
A. How many tablespoons there
s.. What it that just opera begins?
ANSWERS:
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g. Rio de Janeio, Buenos
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news items
FROM 5ITkA
Especial Correspondence

= SITKA, Alaska, Oct. 29-City
officers were appointed by the
mayor at the Council meeting
Tuesday evening, all offices being
filled by reappointment of present
Officers: ~GjtYs Clerk and lMagis-
trate, Frank Calvin; Chief of Police,
Stormy Doran; City Supervisor,
Bill Ward; Fire Chief, Art Frank
lin; Health Officer, DR.. w. G.
Charters.
Committee appointments were:
Finance, DeArmond and Kidd; Fire
and Police, Shennett and Hope;
Streets and Sanitation, Reed and
Nielsen; Harbor and Garbage, Kidd,
Hope and Nielsen; Public Works
and Public Relations, Shennett,
DeArmond and Reed.
After hearing a report from
Councilman Reed and Shennett on
! the replacement of sewer line on
Barracks Street for which a twelve
inch pipe was recommended, Coun-
Gil postponed action until an en-
gineer could be consulted.
The Mayor and City Clerk re-
ported that their trip to Juneau
to smooth out problems relative to
the school building problem had
proved successful. The architects
plans were tentatively approved by
GSA but final acceptance will be
postponed until funds for the pro-
ject are available.
Council decided that buildings
remaining on the land purchased
for the school site must be vacated
on ninety days notice and that
rental and taxes must be paid until
then.
Councilman Shennett asked that
the Ordinance covering control of
dogs be read and that the prob
lem be given further consideration
as he was approached by several
citizens, asking that some control
be enforced. He further suggested
that other towns be consulted on
their methods of controlling dogs
The Mayor and Clerk were in
structed to wire all Federal officials
who are influential in making ap-
preparations for Alaska, pointing
out the large sums expended or
plans for projects promised through
the GSA.
On the recommendation of Coun-
cilmen Kidd, Shennett and Reed
who pointed out the dangers OF
cancellation of workmen's compen-
sation insurance, Council voted to
reinstate the insurance with Hope
and Nielsen voting contrary
Bills of $458.05 were approved
and Council adjourned.
After being lost for two days in
freezing stormy weather, without
food, shelter or extra clothing, Wal
ter Adams, baker at Mt Edgecumbe
was found Tuesday morning in fine
physical and mental shape. Mr.
Adams was separated from his
hunting partners at Sisters Lake II
the Chichagoff area Sunday, wore
was sent to town for help in To-
eating him. The Coast Guard shlI
and a local plane searched for two
days. Adams was found by hi
brother and Gordon Whitcomb with
whom the lost Adams had beer
hunting aboard the Tulip King.
He had come down the mountain
to the wrong shore and had the
good sense to stay put until NJ
was found.
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Worshipful Master;
JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
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nessman of Sitka, died Wednesday
at Port orchard, Wash, after an
illness of several months. Mr..
Morrow, with his SON. in-law, Bill
Smith, established the Smith and
Morrow Cannery in 1916, sold out
to Smith in July 1949 and left
because of his health.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Elks Lodge at Chelas, Sat
urday afternoon.
Surviving, besides his widow
Maude are a son, Edwin Jr., of
Port orchard and two daughters;
Mrs. Lorraine Rosentangle of Port
Orchards ands Mrs. 'aWnliam Smith
of Sitka.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sarvela
have bought the thirty-seven foot
troller Jenny" from Mrs. Jenny
Laakse. The former owner, Nestor
Laakse, was lost while fishing this
summer, in the Kalinin Bay area.
Mrs. Sarvela is buyer for Vita
Food Products.
Marriage applications made this
week were: Oct. 20-John N.
Thompson, clerk at Sitka Cold
Storage Store and Alice M. Moy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Moy. Oct. 23-Albert R. Bigley,
worker at Columbia Lumber Mill
and Rosalie M. Yachmenoff, kit
chen helper at Mt. Edgecumbe and
former student at Mt. Edgecumbe
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Ganty arrived
in their own plane last Sunday
from Pelican and were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. j. j.
Conway. That evening a triple
birthday party was held at the
Conway home with a group of Old
Timers present. Birthdays cele-
brated were for Mrs. Ganty, Mrs.
Rudy Sarvela and Jack Calvin.
Mr.. Ganty returned to Pelican
the following day and Mrs. Ganty
remained until Friday.
Jack Conway was called south
Wednesday by news Of his mothers
illness in Seattle. Mrs. Conway re-
NAMED until Friday and left by
Afternoon plane with Mrs. Ganty-
Mrs. Conway, Sr., will have
major operation performed on
Monday.
Mrs. Al Lobe and infant daughter
arrived this week for. a brief vlslt
before making a trip east to visit
relatives. They are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Art Frank
lin who are entertaining with a
tea this afternoon in honor of the
visitors.
Mrs. Lobe, former health nurse
in Sitka, spent the summer in Pe4i-
can with her husband who will
make the trip East with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cllthero,
owners of the Sitka Hotel, returned
this week from a six weeks vaca-
ton visiting relatives along the
Coast and attending the American
Legion Convention in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Meland and
son returned Thursday from long
visit with relatives in the Middle
West. Mrs. Meland and young son
left early in the summer and were
Joined by Mr.. Meland, part owner
and manager of the Pioneer Bakery.
some weeks ago.
Glenn Thornton, refrigeration en-
eineer for the ANS on the Island,
left last weekend to enter Virginia
Mason Hospital in Seattle. He was
accompanied by his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Eskimo men sometimes wager and
lose their wives in feverish domino
games-and the wives sometimes get
in the game to win themselves back
for their husbands.
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20 YEARS AGO fTr EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 4, 1890


ISOLATION Seven Childhood Ellis also of Juneau
and lead community singing Frankurter named De-
cembe chairman assisted Mrs Reidi Mrs Glen Krkham
plan recreation study the presi
appointed Langeh Mrs Fox Mrs Baog and
DeRouX.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Annapolis, Md, was at one time
called the Athens" of the new
world.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

In Douglas Mr. and Mrs Dewey Frankfuer entertained
bridge party winning prize high
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Homme Hospital for treat
injury Arthur Gffiths entered the
hospital with slight jaw injury.
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Weather: High, 43; low, 81; clear.
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John Homme ST. AIMS Hospital for treat
injury miner Grith entered the
hospital with slight injury
believed of cenday destroyed the Lemon Greek cabin
had offered substantial
could accideny The evening" his
the he had intended back to
Of the election postponed his
to the cabin
M d. Williams, Public Roads District Engineer left on
Seattle Pittsburgh
mgon,
make
his home. He manage Club Restaurant
Douglas Frankfurter entertained friends
at bridge E.
The Washington had broken from its
drifted Gassmeau Chan
mel had been the Mendnha Bar opposite the Alaska
Dairy fol-
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Alaska boarding Petersburg make
He to manage Club
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sarvela
have bought the thirty-seven foot
troller Jenny" from Mrs. Jenny
Laakse. The former owner, Nestor
Laakse, was lost while fishing this
summer, in the Kalinin Bay area.
Mrs. Sarvela is buyer for Vita
Food Products.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

Glenn Thornton, refrigeration en-
eineer for the ANS on the Island,
left last weekend to enter Virginia
Mason Hospital in Seattle. He was
accompanied by his wife.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04

M D Williams, Engineer lie
Yukon Seattle Pittsburgh
n G.
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turn as student at the University
of Hawaii George Sahlin, office
clerk, to enter the Army.
Evening star., 1950-03-11
No Place for q Leave Rider

The Federal employees 1eave-reduction rider
on the pending deficiency bill has met we'll
deserved fate-death at the hands of the Senate.
Even if there had been any merit to Senator
Douglas proposal for cutting annual leave from
twenty-six to twenty days, it has no business
riding into law on an urgent fund bill.
Opponents of the rider were right in declar-
ing that any such important civil service issue
as leave reduction, with its inevitable adverse
effects on hiring and holding efficient public
servants, should be studied carefully by the
civil service committees in advance of action
on the floor. The rider device circumvents the
committees.
If Senator Douglas has evidence to prove
his point that the Federal Government would
benefit by curtailing leave of departmental work.
erS, he should present it to the committee of the
Senate created to consider just such matters.
There is lot to be said against the move, and
opponents should have full opportunity to pre-
sent the other side of the question.
Evening star., 1950-03-11
Rebellion in California

Although the situation has been muddled by
lot of technical hairsplitting on both Sides
the faculty of the University of California seems
to have much the better of the argument in
refusing to obey order by the institutions
board of regents to take a special loyalty oath
over and above the States standard pledge of
allegiance.
Acting as members of the Academic Senate
a sef-governing body of professors-several
hundred of the faculty's representatives have
unanimously voted against the boards demand.
The demand has been made in the form of an
utimatum in which the regents-on the basis
of sharply divided twelve-to-six vote, with
Governor Earl Warren among the vigorous dis
senters-have decreed that all employees of the
university, by date no later than April 80,
must either swear that they are not members
of the Communist Party or resign from their
Jobs, pack up their things and get out.
In answer to the ultimatum the Academic
Senate has made several impressive points, chief
among them being the following: Cd That mem
bers of the faculty, as employees of State insti
tuition, should be required only to swear allegiance
to the Nation; CD that this vow-baSicaly the
same as the one made by the President of the
United States and by the Governors and other
officials serving the American people from coast
to coast-should suffice for college professors;
90 that the dissenters at California are willing
to declare formally, in letters covering their
teaching contracts, that they are opposed to
communism; "a that the proposed mandatory
extra oath would certainly not prevent the in
filtration of Communists, who would not hesitate
to sign it; and 60 that besides being "com-
pletely Intellectual" as safeguard against the
disloyal it would work an indignity on decent
patriots, discriminate against them by singing
them out for procedure not applicable to other
citizens and be first step toward the impair
ment of academic freedom.
These arguments are in line with those that
have been voiced by the Educational Policies
Commission of the National Education Associa-
tion and the American Association of School
Administrators. The commiSSon-made up of
distinguished Americans like Eisenhower of Co.
lumbia and Conant of Harvard-has placed itself
firmly on record against special State loyalty
procedures for teachers. The case against such
procedures is strong, not least of all because
oaths of allegiance are solemn acts that are likely
to lose some of their solemnity and impressive
ness If on top of them men must swear to the
same thing in extra and essentially superfuous
pledges.
The University of California is the largest
in the country. AS such, in matter of this sort,
it should set good example. It's regents seem
definitely to have carried the loyalty issue to an
unwise extreme and they ought therefore to re-
verse themselves.
Evening star., 1950-03-11
By Charles E. TroceweH

At this moment, a stout woman. a
true Mrs. Five by Five, with curly hair
and bright blue eyes, entered.
She smiled at the driver, and leaned
toward him. Jones could not catch what
she said. but somehow he got the i'm
preston that the passenger was bawling
the driver out about something. They
often do.
He wondered what it could be, since
the young fellow not only was a good
driver, but also seemed q very cheerful
one.
The passage downtown went along
expeditiously until the vehicle came to a
well-known downtown corner.
Here the stout lady came forward,
leaned over the driver, and again said
something to him. Jones again got the
impression that she was taking him to
task about something. He wondered
what.
The lady got out. stopped on the side
walk and smiled back at the driver.
1t was at this moment that kind
hearted Templeton Jones really put his
foot In it.
1.-THE fat lady," he smiled, "is still
looking at you."
] The driver smiled. too.
That's my mother" he said.
Evening star., 1950-03-11
This and That

He must be the invisible man, then," /"
snapped Templeton Jones.
Jones then told us his latest adven-
ture, which we1set down here substanti-
ally as he told it:
It seems that he got on the bus that
morning feeling in q good mood.
Every one knows how such things are.
One morning, the world is wonderful
the next not so good. perhaps the next,
very poor old world, indeed.
Some folks say one needs vacation.
Some have other remedies. None has
ever heard, evidently. that while the hu-
man body Is wizard in keeping stable
states" as the doctors say, 1t often
misses it, with the result that one or
more parts go on a strike at the same
time.
These are the bad days.
On the other hand, when. everything
is running along all right, one feels very
fine, sees the world in rose color, and
so on
Well, this morning Jones was at the
peak.
The young fellow behind the big
wheel of the bus had curly hair and
bright blue eyes, and actually answered
with CHEEKY Good morning" when
Jones greeted him.
"A wonderful day. indeed" said Tenn
pleton Jones, brightly, as he sat just
behind the driver. \
Evening star., 1950-03-11
"oxFoRD STREET

OAFOfCD - lh6El.
Dear Sir:
Bravo, Templeton Jones, for your re-
cent remarks about the papers, bottles,
ETC., which one sees in the streets and
yards
'T hope everybody, including the viii
lage manager and the newspaper boys,
reads the article.
IF some one in authority would get
after the newspaper boys it would help
a lot and if there was enough general
agitation, such as clean up week, maybe
the property owners would get interested
and see to their yards.
1.-The manager should certainly do
more than he does in keeping the park
ings clear of papers.
Perhaps Templeton Jones could drop
in and have word with him!
Very truly yours, M. S. j."
When shown this letter, Mr.. Jones re-
piled:
Nothing doing! I don't even live in
that section. Why doesn't the guy 60
around to see him, HIMSELF"
Jones puffed at his pipe and continued:
In our section, no one ever seems to
pick up anything and yet have always
been amazed at how clean the place
looks
Perhaps. we intimated, some one does
go around picking up papers, bottles,
etc., when no one sees him. 4
Evening star., 1950-03-11
Support for Commissioner Welsh
Called Prince Georges Minority Opir


Called Prince Georges Minority Opinion
In reporting the Prince Georges
County Civic Federations request that
County Commissioner T. Hammond
Welsh resign because of his action to
rezone certain acreage in Woodlawn
from single to semidetached housing,
the Friday edition of The Star
states: His action has been indorsed,
however, by another group of residents
of the area" This statement is mis-
leading, since it would give the impress
sion that there existed a major differ
ence of opinion in the Woodlawn-Land-
over Hills area as to the rezoning.
The actual fact is that the vast ma
jority of people in Woodlawn petitioned
against the rezoning, that the mayor
and town council of Landover Hills op-
posed it and asked for rehearing, and
that the decision in the case was post
poned twice by the county commission
ers because of the number of persons
who appeared at the hearings to express
their strong feelings against the re-
zoning.
Furthermore the Public Interest Com
mittee, with 80 representatives present
from West Lanham Hills, Bellemead,
Defense Heights. Radiant Valley, Wood
land and Landover Hills, unanimously
called upon County Commissioner Welsh
to resign. These representatives included
officers of the various citizens associa-
tions, as well as the mayor of Landover
Hills and members of the town council.
The Council of American Legion Posts
of Prince Georges County also pro-
tested the rezoning.
The petition signed by 33 people in
favor of the rezoning is just another
sample of the proverbial red herring
used to confuse issues and defeat the
will of the majority. When residents OF
a community such as Woodlawn have
expressed their feeling upon a public
issue by ratio of at least seven to one,
it would seem in all fairness that the
opinion of small minority should be
labelled for what it is-a minority
opinion. BRENDAN ODWYER.
Member, Landover Hills Town Council.
Mrs. Sneed Doubts That All
Goes as Well as the Officials Say
Our so-called high officials tell us our
country is in wonderful condition. We
are stronger militarily the banks in
better condition, etc. But millions are
now unemployed, and as soon as they
use up all their savings where will their
purchasing power be? Business will begin
to slump everywhere, and then what?
Secretary Johnson prideS himself on
the saving which has been accomplished
in the military branches of the Govern
ment. Right here at Quantico, many
deserving civilian workers that held nee
essary jobs have been laid off. These
men have worked faithfully many of
them since before World War II. If
something isn't done for them soon their
families will be destitute. AS it was they
were only getting enough to buy the
necessities of life.
This something is happening all over
our country. The old adage that charity
begins at home" is out with the ad-
ministration now in Washington. Our
dollars are being spread over the face
Evening star., 1950-03-11
By Paul GhoIi

USSELS.-Tomorrow the Belgians
- will decide by popular referendum
whether King Leopold III shall return
home and resume his throne.
BY a plain yes" or mo" they will
answer the long and hotly disputed
question, do you want the King to
resume the exercise of his constitutional
powers?"
This rich little country of 100000
diligent inhabitants is passionately di-
vided between Leopold partisans and
Leopold adverSaries. 1t probably will be
so divided for decades to come. Roughly,
the Flemings support the king, the
Walloons do not.
The division is so deep it might easily
ruin the unity between the two groups,
won at long last with so much difficulty.
Moreover, so much political furor has
been aroused over the Leopold question
that 1t has come to be considered a
threat not only to King and monarchy
but to Belgian and European stability
as we'll.
The King has announced he will alb
dicate if the referendum gives him a
majority of less than SIS per cent. The
Socialists, his grimmest opponents, have
announced if he gets more than Sc per
cent of the vote they will submit to
majority wish.
But this Belgian referendum is even
more difficult to prognosticate than were
the recent British general elections.
The issue, which once was merely
whether or not Leopold himself had
proved suitable monarch, has now been
confused, with his supporters accusing
his adversaries of aiming to destroy the
century-old Belgian monarchy
Belgians are deeply attached to their
monarchy, and because of this the King
may get bigger majority than the SIS
per cent many of his supporters expect.
You don't have to spend much time
here in Brussels to sense the passion the
Leopold question has aroused. One sign
is the stubborn way people in the streets
refuse to discuss with foreigners what