The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 29, 1940, Page 4

but at the same time feel that they will be drawn into it against their will, Dazly Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY BENDER - R L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Busine The American citizen, they conclude, needs psy- chological armor against the bombardment of pro- paganda from interested sources the world over. Here are ten commandments of propaganda pro- tection, They are based on a warning issued by the Council of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, a scientific organization of leading social psychologists. It is suggested that you paste them over your radio and keep them in mind as you hear or read dispatches from warring nations. 1. Don't think in terms of “good” nations and “bad” nations, Psychologists know that no people Dettvered by onrsier In Juntas and Douglas for $1.25 ver month. [ e completely good and others completely evil. One year, in advo ix months, in advance, $6.00; 2 one month, in advence, $1 . Bubscribers will confe the Business Office of livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office President M Entersd In the Post Office in Juneau as Second SUBSCRIPTION RATE! Don't think of nations as individual persons. Germany is not Hitler, Poland was not Paderewski, England not Churchill or Queen Elizabeth. 3. Don't think of governments as having per- sonalities. Governments cannot demand loyalty or determine policy or explain actions. Certain govern- ment officials do these things. In the United States, a favor 1f they will promptly notify any fallure or irregularity in the de- 602; Business Office, 3. i MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclu ely entitled te the use for republication of all news dispatch credited to It or not other- wise credited in ihis paper d also t local news published — e sovernment lies w! e citizens re ASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO “BE LARGER | the governmel es with the citizens and you are THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. one of them. GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. N | Newspaper Representa- 4. Don't forget to keep your skepticism sharp. dres W o T iy, Lo Anecles, Porand. |iprye facts are hard to discover, especially amid the =P g g ——— confusion and emotionalism of war, SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 Don't listen to or accept one side exclusively. American Bank Building 5 e £ SR Remember that there are always two sides to every question 6. Don't accept the official explanations of the | propaganda agencies of belligeren Psychologists know well that diplomats may rationalize their actions to make them seem completely right and proper. The behind such actions are not always true reasons made public. 7. Don't trust appeals to your ideais—that you | “fight for humanity,” to “keep the world safe “stamp out” something evil. Pro- is never directed openly must for democracy,” to paganda, psychologists know, | at the base in us. Propangandists would rouse our e in:m- and at the same time make us think we are|” z | being noble. TANKS ”"'“ HE SKY | 8 Don't trust emotional phr Now is the emotions. is inevi- time to be ruled by your head, not your 9. Don't believe statements that “war In dropping t:unl.-J.uivn Mnn‘s over Rumania the Russians may also have dropped a hint of one A o . 3 table” or “demanded by human instincts.’ of Gepmany's plans for her expected attack on iR i) R e S v el stam- Bhgiand, 1 on't allow yourself to be emotionally stam 1 peded into giving up free speech, civil liberties and even your personal individuality and mental health. is the price the war may demand. Carrying heavy machinery by entirely feasible. American planes have extensively in South and Central America to (|‘:\n. plane has pmm been us | T port tractors—which, after all, are uuhmonl.:u-y(:mk::.‘ A tractor is not as heavy as a tank equipped for| The Anchorage Base battle, but, the Russian “baby tanks” are believed to daprininries be only about half the size of the standard light (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) tank of the Uniled States Army. They weigh from| More than twelve million dollars of the new five to seven tons, about as much as the fast Ger-|appropriations now available to the Army will go man cruisers that charged in so destructively be-!into the air base at Anchorage, Alaska, it is an- hind the Polish and French battle lines. The Ital-|nounced from Washington. ians manufacture even smaller tanks—of two and | The importance of the Anchorage base is now three tons. realized by everyone who has given the slightest at»‘ tention to defense problems on the Pacific Coast. { Anchorage lies athwart what would be the main line of attack upon the United States in the North The German Army has learned a good deal from Russian military experiments. It has invariably proved on the Russian technique, as in the case of Pacific. its use of parachute troops. For several years |hv1 1t is here that a nd must be made, if such Red Army has been experimenting with tank-carrying an attack is to be prevented from reaching the Unit- planes. It is safe to assume that the Germans have|eq States. not neglected this development. Indeed, it has been | It is worth while remembering, however, that reported that when the started Germany had|it was only a few months ago that the members of already built 200 large transport planes, cach with a|the Military Affairs Committee of the House of 200-foot wingspread and each capable of carrying a | Representatives threw out of the pending Army ap- 30-ton tank fitted to anchorages within the fuselage. | Propriations bill all provisions for this important Something may be allowed here for but if these Nazi flying fortresses exist they would fit neatly into Hitler's dark reference to ‘“secret| weapons” designed to conquer island strongholds.| Such monsters from the sky let loose on the lovely | English countryside would be the final horror of a‘ mechanical war. im- war exaggeration, | base. Displaying a lamentable lack of knowledge of the geography of Alaska members of the House com- mittee expressed the opinion that provisfons for a| | much smaller establishment, in the interior of Alaska, near Fairbanks, would serve the same purpose. As The Post-Intelligencer pointed out, repeatedly, [at the time, the Fairbanks establishment is planned | for an entirely different purpose—experimental work |in the operation of military aircraft under the frigid TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR | conditions that prevail in Alaska’s interior. PROPAGANDA PROTECTION | The major immediate danger of attack from the —— westward, however, is over the short “great circle” Before the great guns, route from Asia, which skirts the Aleutians and the bombs went into action in the European war, propa-fA]askun coast. That danger will be met, to a large ganda battles were already being won and lost in! degree, by the establishment of the Anchorage air the minds of men the world over. e The present “no-man’s land” where greatest pro- IR - paganda activity is focussed may very well be in Of elder men in a Gallup survey more than American homes. Psychologists in the United States| twice as many would rather serve in the Army than are concerned over the paradoxical condition which | in the Navy. The reason is probably not a question causes Americans to say that they do not want war|of hazard but of seasickness. the torpedoes and the‘ 000 A HERE'S WHY ® The Empire has modern equipment for economical production The Empire’s printing staff is composed of men who are craftsman in their own specialized fleld The Empire has a com- plete and varied stock of printing papers Goon anm“‘cates and builds respect for your busines An original print job, showing crafts- manship, reflects the policy and product of your firm. Therefore, you cannot risk the possibility of wrong impres- sions because of inferior printing. The Empire guarantees more than satis- factory printing—at a fair price! The Daily Alaska Empire 602—Phones—374 The Empire’s prices are fair and service prompt— ask our customers Large or Small Jobs Handled Quickly and Efficiently — THAPPY BIRTHDAY e ) s s s et ) JULY 29 Eileen and Colleen Hellan Albert Savikko Mrs. Jenks Williams Horace Adams Florence Hawkesworth T. F. Danielson Henry F. Wagner Mrs. F. R. Fogarty R —_——a HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” R e ey TUESDAY, JULY 30 Benefic aspects dominate today. | It is a fortunate date for men who seek public acclaim and should benefit political candidates, Wom-~| en are well-directed under this| configuration. The stars presage success in constructive work. Heart and Home: Women are under most fortunate rule of the| stars today. It is auspicious for ro- mance, Girls may expect definite pledges from their summer com- rades. It is a favorable date for housekeepers to plan alterations in their winter homes or even chang- es in places of residence. Wlule women will be deeply interested iu politics the stars warn them that they must not expect public of- fice, for the remainder of the! year holds work for them in phil- anthropic projects. | Business Affairs: Agitation re-) garding public health will focus interest upon hospitals. The sta seem to presage much illness in the | coming winter and a great demand for nurses. Money will be well spent in safeguarding employees in shops and factories, for intensive work will add to the usual insurance, problems. Prosperous times are to| mark the next few months. \ National Issues: New immigra-| tion problems are to cause great; concern in Washington. Petitlons for admittance to the Unlt.eg‘inws will be humberless as war s reach the point of confropting the| future. Congress will discuss re- sponsibilities that multiply for those | abundantly blessed. An autumn of varied appeals for help and of consequent interest in philanthropic and altruistic projects is forecast. The need of putting the American house in order will be recognized as slum clearance plans are made| operative, International Affairs: The Pa-| cific Ocean will be the scene of| surprising events before many weeks | have passed, if the stars are right-| ly read. Subversive agencies will| disturb conditions in the Philip- pines and Hawaii. Japan will com- mand attention by imperative de- mands that arouse anxiety regard- ing secret alliances with European rulers, Persons whose birthdate it ' is have the augury of a year of perils of many sorts. be careful in love affairs. Fortunes should be ‘fairly satisfactory. Children born on this day will be ambitious, shrewd, intuitive, vo- latile and good-natured. Literary talent is probable. (Copyright, 1940) Wl e PR COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF TOTEM LORE PLANNED University ]fihropologisl Appointed fo Report on Alaska Myths Dr. Viola Garfield of the Uni- versity of Washington Department of Anthropology has been appointed as collaborator with the Regignal Forester's office here to makn seientific study and report on the | vacations and will be concluded next | ed pamphlets applicable fo the The young should! O - from 20 YEARS AGO %% empire s - ) ) o) )10 -] 1 - -0 1 - —0 - JULY 29, 1920 Plans for a complete exhibit of all kinds of minerals, coal and oil, and oil products to form a part of the Alaska Museum, were about Drs. Kaser and complete, according to a statement made by Gov. Thomas Riggs, as Fl’eeblll’ger President of the Historical Society. DI A Ble agren Building Compton P. Thorp, of Los Angeles, arrived in town on the steamer « PHONE 56 Jefferson to act as organist at the Palace Theatre, and was heard for the first time the previous night. Miss Helen Albrecht, who had been on a trip to Haines for several returned and was at the Zynda Hotel. L. E. McCoy resigned his position with the Juneau-Douglas Tele- phone Company and was to leave for Montreal, where he had accepted a position with a power company. F. L. Freeburn, of the Clmhngofi Mining Company, left Seattle for Juneau on the Northwestern, Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours $ am. to 6 pm. SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 weeks, Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Booms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. Mrs. Jack Wilson and daughters Amy lyisiting in Washington, were returning on home in Treadwell. who had been to their and Ruth, the Northwestern o e PHONE 667 Arthur Ooghe, who had been on a trip, during which time he nt-} tended the Democratic National Convention at San Francisco, was re-| turning here. l'— Weather: Highest, 57; lowest, 48; clear. Dr. John H Geyer DENTIST or-.m - — - ) - e g — s | R - o Y ! PHONE 762 Da| y Lessons in English 4. 1. corbon Hours: 8 am. 10 8 pm. WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do say, “Where's our hats?” WHERE'S is a contraction of WHERE IS. Say, “Where ARE our hats?” | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Portmanteau. Pronounce port-man- to, both O's as in NO, accent second syllable. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Massachusetts; four S's, two T's. SYNONYMS: Expert (noun), adept, critic, connoisseur, specialist. | | WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us| se our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's wor bold; undaunted. “He was an intrepid soldier. R e e | ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. | Graduate Los Angeles Coll-ge of Optometry ana ‘Opthalmology not Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 increa INTREPID; fearless O )~ ] ] | MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ romerra 1ee | e s e . ) ) s ) | Q. Is it good manners to ask to use a business telephone, to avoid | using a pay phone? A. No. If it is an urgent matter, Q. TIs it all right to sign a friendly only? offer to pay for the call. Have Your Eyes Examined by letter with the Christian name Dr. Rae L. Carlson . when writing to a very close friend or relative. Otherwise, A ; i OPTOMETRIST cne should £isn the full name, Blomgren Bldg. 2nd Q. 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Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 Lo 8:00 by appoinment, Gastineau Hotel Annex HELP AN ALASKAN Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service for this qualified worker. summer. Pamphlets Planned It is planned to have Dr. Gar- field’s information presented in the ’ | South Franklin St. i Ph form of illustrated Government bul- G letins and also in separate illustrat- totems in each village. While considerable work has been done on Alaska Indian lore, in the past 75 years there has been no com- prehensive study made. Dr. Garfield has already made a similar study of the Tsimpsian Indians of British Co- lumbia and Metlakatla. —————— e — Juneau Melody House Music and Electric Appliances Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 STEWARD-COOK — Single, age 48, two years of college. Extensive experience as steward on passen- ger boats, also experienced hotel and restaurant cook, dinners, short orders. Call for ES 143, A S T T . Archie B. Betis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT United States above the age of | Empire—the paper with the largest Bookkeeping Tax Bervice 15 are males. I paid circulation, Room 8, g:lmnne Building : one 676 Seventy percent of the estimated 2,600,000 crippled persons in the| Subscribe to The Daily Alaska 1T CORTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY AT DEVLIN'S Hawaiian Honeymoon Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 legends and myths depicted on souie 100 totem poles which the Forest Service and the CCC are now re- storing in Southeast Alaska. Dr. Garfield, wife of Charles D. Garfield, former Assistant Collector of Customs here and Chairman of the Alaska Committee of tha Seat- {le Chamber of Commerce for many vears, will also report on the history of community buildings and other Indian structures which are keing reconditioned. Forrest to Help Linn A. Forrest, Forest Service Architect, will work jointly with Dr. Garfield on the project. Now in Alaska with a party of 36 university students, Dr. Garfield will return to begin work August. 15, starting at Ketchikan, Kasaan, Hydaburg and Klawock. The work will continue until the university opens this fall, will be taken up e |aeain during the winter and spring A Young Mr. lndllrs.l‘lmryl’ofll.,pubdflythwmhblenewly- ed-dthmm«.nlhdlunmnflhnmms:nmn ecisco July 19. Mrs. Ford was Anne McDonnel of Southampton, Long . Island, before she recently wed the grandsen of Motorman Henry . Ford. Tmmpbtmmiaruflhunummm lnuml Sodod- Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. FLKS meet every second and fourth ™ Wednesday at 8 p. m, Visiting brothers wel. come. H. E. SIMMONS Exalted Ruler; M. H SIDES, Secretary. MOUNT JUNTAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 pun RALPH B. 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