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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
JOHN DURNEY NAMED
MEMBER OF ALASKA
Merit SYSTEM BOARD

Gov. Ernest Gruening announces
the appointment of John B. Durney,
cashier of the B. NJ Behrends Bank,
Inc, as a member Of the Board of
the Alaska Merit System Council
for a three year term.
Durney replaced Rev G.. H. Hill
lerman who has served two sue
cessive terms as a board member
and who under the rules of the
Merit System Council is therefore
not eligible for reappointment. He
retires as president of the council.
The other members of the board
are Alvin Blackberry Of the us.
Forest Service here and Dorothy
H. Pegues of the Empire ataff.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
PIONEER JUNEAU
WOMAN PASSES
AWAY HERE TODAY

Mrs Maude Dull, one of Juneau's
oldest pioneers, was found dead in
her home on Willoughby Avenue to-
day by her friend and neighbor, Mrs.
Dolly Silva. Death was attributed to
natural causes. Mrs. Dull had not
been in good health for some time
and had complained particularly Of
feeling i'll the past few weeks, her
friends said.
Mrs. Silva stopped in to see Mrs.
Dull. as was her almost daily habit.
at 12:40 O'Clock this afternoon and
found her lying over the bathtub in
her home. Mrs. Silva called in an
other neighbor, Mrs. Rose Snyder
who is registered nurse, and the
city police. Mrs Snyder said she
was unable to find pulse when she
examined Mrs Dull and the police
Immediately called DR.. c. C. Carter
who examined the sticken woman
and pronounced her dead. He said
death had occurred three or four
hours earlier.
Oldtimers questioned today could
not recall the exact year when Mrs.
Dull came to juneau but Il is
known to have been between 1895
and 1900 She was born in Schen-
ectady NY. She would never give
her exact age but it was between
10 and so years.
In the early 1905 Mrs. Dull, who
was then Maude Meaford, was mar
ried to George Saum, a miner. They
had one daughter, Nadine. who is
now Mrs. w r. Calvert of Cam
bridge, Mass. She visited recently
with her mother here.
Mr. Saum died in 1922 and in
1924 his widow married Thomas
Dull, also an oldtime resident of
Juneau. Mr.. Dull died here about
five year ago.
Mrs. Dull was a member of Auxil-
larry Igloo No 6, Pioneers of Alaska.
She lived quietly and was always
cheerful and kindly when she met
with her many old friends.
The remains are at the Carter
Mortuary and funeral arrange
ments will be made after word is
received from Mrs. Calvert who has
been notified of her mothers
death.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
FURNESS JR. RETURNING
FROM Tg.P TO STATES

M. j. Furness Jr., is expected to
return next Sunday from a visit
to relatives in Seattle and Everett,
Wash. He is on ten day vaca-
ton from his post as announcer
for radio station KINY.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
FROM ANCHORAGE

G. R. Jackson of the Alaska Hous-
ing Authority from Anchorage is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
FROM SITKA

Max Rogers of Sitka is stopping
. at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
DORIS BARNES ARRIVES

Doris Barnes, Territorial Re-
preventative, of Wrangell, is at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
FROM ANCHORAGE

A. M. Winham and Robert Behol
of Anchorage are at the Baranol
Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-17
FROM SEATTLE

A. E. Allen, Jr., of Seattle is re-
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
Evening star., 1951-04-19

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Evening star., 1951-07-22
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Evening star., 1951-07-22
Todoy's
HiqhIiqhts

1880. WMAL College Choirs
The Xavier University Glee Club of
New Orleans, La, directed by Cliff
ford Richter. performs choral
classics.
11:35, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Jan Struther and Orville
Prescott discuss Jane Austin's
Pride and Prejudice"
1880, WRC- America United:
Can Price Controls Stop Inf1a-
tion?" is the topic question for DR..
Ralph Robey and Charles r. Sigh
1890, WASH - Hazel Markell: ::
Nine. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit visits
Miss Markell.
100, WTOP-Your Invitation to
Music: Red Barber and Norman
Dello Joio are special guests.
2:30, WOL-Georgetown Univer-
Isity Forum: DR.. Jan Karski and DR..
Thor Kerekes discuss THE Mean
ing of Massed Deportation in Iron
Curtain Countries"
$3.50, WASH-The Air Force Hour:
A special message by Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower outlining the task
ahead in Europe is presented.
400, WCFM-V Violet Heming:
Miss Heming reads Washington
Irving's THE Spectre Bridegroom. 4"
500, WMAL-Concert of Europe:
Conductor Dolf Van Der Londer
and soloist Maurice Cantor are on
hand as the program pays a salute
to Holland.
$50, WTOP-S Summer in st.
Louis: Soprano Victoria Sherry and
Tenor Thomas Hayward sing selec-
tions from "Oklahoma" and Ca
rousel" on the first program of the
series.
700. WGMS-1n Recital: Juliette
Lodter plays Bach's Fifth French
Suite"
700, WTOP-G Guy Lombardo
Time: Lima Romay is guest singer.
| 1880. WRc- The New Theater !:
Eva lie Gallienne presents an adap-
tation of Budd Schulberg's "The
Disenchanted."
1880, Peggy Lee Show
Johnny Mercer visits
500, WTOP - Mario LAMA
Giselle Mackenzie joins the show
1880. WOL-Youth I'd the Draft,
Maj. Gen. Louis B. Hershey, Brig
Gen. Albert c. Lieber, DR.. Arthur S
Adams and DR.. M. H Trytten dis.
cuss "The Engineer Corps in To.
4 days Armed Forces"
| $3.50, WRC-NBC Symphony Or.
chestra: Antal Do"ati is guest con.
Iductor. Adele Addison and Claudettt
Sorel are soloists. Miss Addison
sings "Serenade" by Richard Straus.
and "Depuis LIE Jour" by Charpen-
tier. Miss Sorel plays the fnaI
movement of Rachmaninoff's "Con.
Icerto No. l in F-Sharp Minor"
500, w CFM Queen Elizabeth
Hugh Ross Williamson's play is pre.
sented starring Dame Edith Evans
1890, VIVID C-District Round.
Table: F. Joseph Donohue is inter-
view guest.
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the Air: Senators Paul Douglas and
Robert A. Taft debate America $
Role in the Defense Of Freedom. 81
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Senator Homer Capehart and Manly
Fleischmann debate will a Korean
Truce Affect Defense Production"
Evening star., 1951-07-22
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Evening star., 1951-07-22
News Broudcosts Today
Audience Shows

Audience Shows
The following proadcasts eno sele
casts admit the general public F0l
tickets phone the station or N the
case Of WTOP and WMAL write.
WMAL- National n4Q0 Saturday
Night Camp Meeting" Saturday 3
pm. Capitol Memoria, Church No
tickets needed
WWDC-Steriins $500 District
Roundtable 10 o.m Sunday ANA
teurs Of 1851" 1890 ON Sunday
No tickets necessary
WTOP-' You're the Top '2lh
o m tuesday and Thursday
WRC- Republic 1000 Here's
Archer; 12:I5 pm, Monday, Thurs
day, Friday: News of the World, =
7:30 pm, 11:15 pm. Monday
WsScSFM-Republic s6ss "Cnamper
Music Thursday $50 ON Call
or write station
Evening star., 1951-12-03
IeVant Is SoIoiSt.

The annual Gersl1win program
moved into its place in the Ma
tional Symptoms calendar of
events yesterday afternoon in
Constitution Hall. Hardly a seat
was empty. for this first Sunday
afternoon concert by the orches-
ira in Constitution Hall this sea-
son had for added attraction not
only the performance of AN
American in Paris" but the ap-
pearance of Oscar Levant, one Of
the stars in the film version, as
soloist in the Gershwin piano
masterpieces.
Everything has been said about
Gershwin's music that can be said
In its perennial inclusion in each
season. 1t provided a rhythmic
noisy afternoon. but the National
Symphony's conductor, Howard
Mitchell, brought as much fnesse
as possible to the performance. II
the climaxes were monumental
with brass and tympani at their
loudest, there were also many fine
shadings, especially in the "Porgy
and Bess" excerpts that under
scored both the drama of the opera
and its melodies.
Mr.. Levant had great success
in the Concerto in F Major" and
In the Rhapsody in Blue" He
played them scintillatingly and
with fire. However, as last year
the pianist gave every evidence of
the performance being too much
Evening star., 1951-12-03

his touch and clarity of design
we're models Of good taste and
style. His Bach was eloquent be-
cause of minute infections. per-
feet ease and a velvety touch.
In Beethoven's "Waldstein" So
|nata his accomplished technique
was subordinated to the perfection
lof line and form. His execution
lof the difficult glissando octaves
in the "Prestissimo" was adj
Imirable.
The orchestral version of Ravel's
"ValSes mobiles ct sentimentals''
Ieclipses by far the piano score,
which at it's best sounds colorless
by. comparison. While the pulse
of waltz-time fairly throbs in the
former, the sentimental part seems
to predomiate in the piano ver-
sion. AS heard yesterday the
whole composition seemed vague
and lengthy. It was followed
by Doellner's Imagery" and
Rhythm Five" in form of a suite,
in its first local performance.
Robert Doellner, also of Hart
ford, Conn.,. was a recipient Of a
81 900 prize for his string quartet
accepted by the Chamber Music
Guild and performed here some
years ago. The composition heard
yesterday. written in a modern
idiom, had none of the ingratiat-
ing features of the quartet. It
was difficult to perceive symbolism
in a work which moved at the
pace of a perpetual motion, while
the Rhythm of Five" gave the
impression of a study. Mendels-
sohn's Variations Serieuses. op.
54." concluded DR.. Davenny's pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
Pionists From Oregon,
Connecticut Are Heard
By EIeno de Soyn

Two pianists were heard in the
galleries yesterday. In the after
noon--Ward Davenny of Hartford
Conn, played in the Phillips Gal
iery; at night David Smith, a
native OF Oregon, made his local
debut in the National Gallery of
Art. Both are accomplished in
their chosen fields, Mr.. Davenny
IN the conservative academic, Mr..
Smith in that Of virtuoso. Among
young pianists Mr.. Smith is a most
notable performer.
Bach's gigantic "Toccata in c.
was Mr.. Smiths piece de resist
ance and a fine selection to show
his llmitleSs technique. The re-
slliency. power and velocity of his
fingers seemed quite extraordinary,
particularly in places where spurts
or youthful ardor drove him to
add still more swiftness to pas
Sages already going at high speed.
Sections of Chopin's Sonata in B
Minor" and in Rachmaninoff's s
Prelude in B fiat Major" and
Prelude in E fiat Major" were
dazzling for the exhibition of an
uncanny mechanism.
Initiative of the organ, Busoni's
transcription of the "Toccata"
requires tremendous volume of
tone, sweep and grandeur. Aided
by a clever manipulation of the
pedals, the pianist initiated the
pipes without transgressing the
limitations of the piano. Nor did
he abuse its tonal quality for the
sake of loudness.
The artist is master of every
phase Of pianism. Chopin's so
nata in B Minor" was aglow with
romanticism. Having heard Mr..
Smiths teacher. DR.. Karol Lisz-
niewski, privately. the reviewer
could detect the latter's influence
in the general conception of the
composition. distinguished by
greater fire and abandon in
melodic sections than usually en-
ployed. The "Scherzo" was given
with an exquisite lightness, and
faster than ordinarily heard. The
same delicacy pervaded Mr.
Smiths delivery of Scarlattis
."Pastorale and Capriccio," and OF
the 'E fiat Major Prelude" by
Rachmaninoff.
Plays Bach, Beethoven.
MIR. Davenny was at his best In
Bach's Suite No. 2 in C Minor
and in Beethoven's Sonata in c
Major, op. So" The crisnness OF
Evening star., 1951-12-03
By Alice Eversmon

The month of December, so full
of religious meaning, was ushereo
in with performance OF
Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis," ir
the Washington Cathedral last
night. Sung by the combined
Washington and Cathedral Choral
Societies under Paul Callaway's
direction, the impressive work was
given a most carefully studied
presentation. The solo portions
we're taken by Phyllis Curtin. So
prano; Eunice Alberts. contralto;
Leslie Chabay, tenor. and Chester
Watson, bass. Members of the
National Symphony formed the
orchestral accompaniment and
the symphony's concertmaster,
Werner Lywen, had a solo role
in the lovely "Benedictus."
1t is source of regret that
the Cathedral, providing an in
spiration setting for SO noble a
composition. has not the acoustic
properties to permit of every note
being heard clearly This was
equally true of the pianissimo
measures. of which there are
many, and the louder portions
where the sound echoed through
the arches of the roof. Only the
solo voices penetrated with full
clarity. and Mr.. Lywen's violin,
his sweet tone giving the final
angelic touch to the performance
Chorus Is Proficient.
The exorbitant demands of the
score were mastered in proficient
manner by the choral singers. Not
only were they sung with security
but the shadings were effected
with skill that bespoke reverence.
The intricate fugue, "in gloria
Del" of the Gloria" the scale
figures of "et resurrexit" in the
"Credo," its great fugued "Et
vitam ventura" and its fiorid
Amen" were accurately and COL
offully set forth. The responsive
ness and elan of the chorus per-
formance of this difficult music is
a tribute to Mr.. Galloway who
was able to impress upon it his
own profound musical under
standing and devotional feeling.
The "Missa" should be heard in
a hall where the details would
stand out more completely than
is possible in the vastness of the
Cathedral.
The quartet Of soloists had the
additional advantage of an excep-
tionally fine blending of their
vocal qualities. Most of their
numbers were announced by a
tenor solo. an ethereal effect
created by the purity of Mr.. Cha
bays voice. Miss Curtin met the
prodigious demands made on her
In the highest register with ease
and the velvety contralto of Miss
Alberts contributed lovely warmth
to the ensemble. Mr.. Watson S
bass is so rich and vibrant that
he proved a welcome newcomer to
the societies list of soloists.
The "Qui TOLLS" of the Gloria"
and the EFT incarnatus est" OF
the "Credo" were beautiful mo-
ments for the artists, but the
climax was reached in the poig-
nantly exquisite "Benedictus. A
devotional interlude played with
feeling by the orchestra is in
terrupted by the solo violin which
weaves a melody Of transparent
loveliness about the singing. Mr..
LyWen made this one of the
most notable moments of the en-
tire performance, which was lis
tened to by an audience that
filled every corner of the cathe-
dral.
Evening star., 1951-12-03
News of Music 6sat 5sstSvs %5 a." ,;q s Gs6sy s96G

or him physically, clutching hi
lde as if about to collapse ant
aSping for breath at the end. Il
not necessary for Mr.. Levant to
lexpend SO much energy and force
IN presenting Gershwin's compost
lions, for other pianists, such as
Percy Granger. Earl Wild and
Jesus Maria Sanroma, have been
able to play them without danger
Ito their health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
U. S. TO BOOST NEWSPRlNT
 PRODUCTION

Defense Production Administration officials an- nounced last week that the United States intends to assist the newsprint industry in an effort to boost nroduction by almost 50 per For the first time, apparently taking a leaf from Canadas DOCK, our government plans to grant the industry quick tax write-offs on the plant construction.
 In effect the announcement means that the news print industry has been placed iiv the category o1 defense industries eligible for certificates of neces sitv" which permits the tax write-offs over 1Ve- year period instead of the usual 20 to 25 years.
 The DPA said its program calls for expanding news print production capacity by 4s400O tons year Last years output was about 100000 tons and the same amount is estimated for this year.
 Officials said that five or six newsprint 1rms with applications pending for tax certificates shouo get their answers within the month now that the green light has been given.
 Because of growing consumption, total news print supplies will fall short of the demand by some 344 900 tons next year and run about 4e4,Ooo tons behind in 1853.
 It is estimated that expansion programs VIII negin overcoming the deficit late in 1853. In the mean time it is hoped, newspapers will be able to get along by voluntary conservation methods.
 The implications of the foregoing will be gooo news to Southeast Alaska, good part of thao
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
Confusing the Public
Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

new propaganda technique, designed to per petnate the Fair Deal" in office, has been sweeping the nation.
 It consists of an effort to confuse the public by attackings the critic instead of obectvey examining his argument At first the hue and cry against "McCarthy- ism" fooled some into believing it was an isolated campaign against Sen Joseph A. Mccarthy, Republ- can of Wisconsin.
 But the far-reachng nature of the device was recently disclosed when union spokesmen Fair Deal' politicians. and others sought to detract from the inherent merit of General of the Army Douglas Mac Arthurs brilliant address at the Seattle Centennial on the ground that it was political"
 Likewise on televsion show participant was criticized for referring to MT. Truman High Tax Harry" This new subtle tendency is totalitarian in char acer, and would hamstring the American principle of auditing the acts and behavior of men in public office.
 If fair criticism is to be tempered, then a bias lis created in the direction of continuing the in- cumbents in public office.
 The role of opposition is to expose the errors, Inconsistencies and shortcomings of men temporarily holding public office
 The principle of rootation in office should not be impaired by any counter propaganda to give the bum's rush to those who undertake to dissect the record of public officeholderS. The red herring trick of crying McCarthylsm should not deter the American people from demand ing that public office be entrusted only to those who are loyal and trustworthy.
 The counter attacks Mccarthy by Reds fellow travellers confused persons similar to saying that Paul Revere his historic ride was uncouth and nconsiderate in sounding the alarms that the enemy was coming at midnight
 They resemble the reaction of home owner who complained that the firemen who eXtinguished the fire did water damage, anl got the rugs muddy
 The American system thrives on free com- petition of ideas
 No impugnng of the motives and methods of critics should impair thorough audit of the per formance the competency, the soundness and the effectiveness of holding public office
 At this critical historic junctWe, when Ameri- cans should be alert, there should be no pulling of punches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
CANADA WINS

Meanwhile, the Canadian squeeze has accomplished it's purpose, and forced the United States to swap American steel for British alum mum. Hard up for steel but over flowing with aluminium, Britain has agreed to divert 22,000,000 pounds of aluminium to American purchas- CTS during the next five months. In return, Britain will be allocated 25,- GOO tons of fabricated American steel, 45,000 tons of steel ingots and another 23,500 tons of iron and steel scrap from the American zone of Germany. The joker in this deal is that the United States must return the aluminium after its own plants are expanded to make up for the shortage, though Britain is allowed to keep the steel with no strings attached.
 Another ironic fact is that Brit aims contribution of 22,000, 900 pounds of aluminium won't come from Britain at all, but will be shipped directly to us from Canada. In other words, this is the same aluminium that normally would have been shipped to the U. s. market anyway, but was withheld in or der to force this country to kick in precious steel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11

in the world today is copper. All sorts of defense projects are retard- ed because of it.
 However, when a couple of young men called on defense mobilizers in Washington with new inven- ton by which the government could save millions of pounds of copper, all they got was advice and the run n-around.
 The new invention is bimetal combination of copper and steel, whereby a steel sheet can be per- fectly lined with copper, thus saving tremendous amounts of copper, yet at the same time giving steel cor rosion resistance.
 During World War II, group of civilian scientists organized board in Washington to sort out new in- ventions and use them for the army and navy. Today, this board has been replaced with runaround- CTS.
 However, fed up with the govern ment, William Ulmer, one of the inventors, is getting private busl- ness interested in Cleveland this week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
20 YEARS AGO FIFE FIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER Il, 1881

II, 1881
 movement A. J. CTony) Dmond, Valdez, Democratic launched ades received here by National Committee man Division woul also have candidate Convention Petersburg affirmed the candidacy Of Rep of Kechikan
 Secretary of Navy Adams the other essentials with much the with resulting lower costs in food supplies
 Alaska met tonight for nomi- Following the Pioneers session the card sponsoring tonight and night in the church both numbers
 
 wallpaper the Department quick before material 
 William Paul at the Government school house in benefit of the
 
 Weather: low, 25; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
Communication

Editor, Daily Empire = In the December issue of the Empire the editorial states that the British Have Developed a Superior Army Rifle"
 For your information and the readers, the American Rifle Asso- ciation has released considerable information, regarding tests that the U. s. Ordnance experts have been conducting, with several new rifles including the British .2o0 q mm).
 The results of these tests were very disappointing in so far as the British .280 was concerned. The rifle actually weighed almost ten pounds, and the velocity of their 132 gr. bullet was only 2565 FPS Compared with our Garand of about 1 the same weight and shooting a 152 gr. bullet at 2805 FPS. Therefore the striking power and muzzle vel ocity of the British .280 is far be- low the American standard. The reliability of the British rifle dio not even approach the minimum re. quirements set up for the American Garand.
 British Minister of Defense Shin- wells announcement last April that i they would adopt the .280 auto rifle brought a flood of protests from the Parliament and Ordnance experts of the North Atlantic Treaty na- tions, which have adopted the U s. Garand as the standard arm By actual tests of velocity, relia- bhity, penetration and striking pow CT, the British .290 does not ever approach many other arms in ust ! today.
 How could it be called superior?
 I trust that you will find space to publish this to give the readers of the Empire, the facts as they are Yours Truly,
 ARTHUR SKINNER
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-11
MODERN ETIQUETTE Ry ROBERTA LEE

O. If person accepted invitation to be house that conditions
  could he tacttuly a early departure? things could do these himself leave. st . O. What o napkins o go 
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 e. Is the salutation Dear Srs in business letter company?
 This saluaon is longer accepted Use "Gentlemen."