The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 1, 1940, Page 4

4 Daii y Alaska Empire | second within pressure comes from the Franco the Axis sympathizers Government and from extreme Published every evening except Sunday by the il"lt—»\nm Falangists, who may yet attempt an in- EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY ternal Pusch for the sake of bringing Spain into Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Aluska. 2 7 HELEN TROY BENDER - - - President | the war, The third, and most dangerous of all, 55 Manager R. L. BERNARD - Vice-President and Bus! comes from the reported presence in Spain of thou- sands of German troops—their number has been estimated at high as 80,000—who poured across the Franco-Spanish border in the week of chaos follow- ing the French capitulation. I Spain has been riddled with German agents ever Enteras in the Post Office In Juneau s Second Class Matber. since the end of her civil war; she now has the added pressure of a common land frontier with Ger- If Hit- wants to attack Gibraltar, if he wants to burden himself with an impoverished Spain as an ally, and if he asks free passage for his troops and tanks, General Franco probably is in no pwunm to oppose him PTION RATES: nd Douglas for §1.25 per month. t the following rates: six months, in advance, $6.00; man-occupied territory along the Pyrenees. ler really one month, in advance, § Subscribers will confer favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 37a. “MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Such are the reasons why Great Britain now| wise (‘l’!d"l‘d Iu l‘li( nnpcr and also the Iocnl news nubll"hlfl F———— herein. " ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER WATCH ROTARY THAN THAT ()? ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. - - " GEORGE D. CLOSE. Inc, Wational Newspaper Representa- Don't be surprised to see the Juneau Rotary B e e sty o8 Anssles, Portiand, | (Cluly ‘step out shortly at a new pace for civic better- — ~———— | ment. When this occurs, you can blame it on the A,,,,’:}Z:?,",’,"’...";‘"”;:""“” Glibert A. Wellington. 1011 | iy of District Governor R. Vincent (Nig) Borleske, = who is spending a week here giving the local club the benefits of his sound advice and boundless en- thusiasm | Borleske, football coach at Whitman College, |is giving Juneau Rotarians a real pep talk. More | than that he is showing them concretely how they | can improve their record of service to the com-| munity. The effect of Nig Borleske's visit should soon | become apparent to all of us. He is one of those| rare persons, a born leader, whose wide experience, | forceful personality and absolute sincerity make men, as well as college boys, waht to do their best for | him GIBRALTAR i Governor Windsor While the British people dig in to meet a de- (New York Times) cisive assault against their island, while the Axis The Bahamas, an archipelago of many islands leaders make their plans and mass their forc and exposed rocks, lie off Florida's southeast coast British anxieties are sharpened by bombing attacks Palms wave above the coral beaches. The hibiscus on Gibraltar and the danger of a determined attempt and oleander put forth their blonn? in gardens fa- by Germany and Italy to wrest the ereat sock away,|Millar to thousands of tourisis. Tropical' fruits— The possibility of an aftack on'that fortress from | TNE0es, bananas, avocadas, custard. spples, pome- granates and many others—abound. Island waters the land side, with the help of the pro-Axis Falan-| . ovide the sponges and fish that, after the tour- gists in Spain, is emphasized by the news that Gen- | jcts are basic to Bahaman economy. . eral Gort and Alfred Duff Cooper, the British Min- Last week the Duke of Windsor, who for eleven ister of Information, have just visited the rock to months as King ruled an empire of more than 595,- inspect its defense | 000,000 persons, was named Governor and Com- Although Gibraltar's sea defenses are strong, the | mander in Chief of the islands with their 60,000 in- British themselves admit that their Mediterranean |Dabitants For him and his Duchess the white- citadel was never intended fo withstand an attack | €Olimned Government House in Nassau on the island of New Providence will henceforth be home, In from the land side. Its usefulness to Britain pre- | o,orning this colony, once a haunt of pirates and supposes a neutral Spain. Its peril will be imme- |, p1s0 for which Briton and Spaniard fought, the diate and real if German pressure pushes General|former King will be aided by an Executive Council, Franco into the war or overthrows his “non-belliger- | 5 Legislative Council and a House of Assembly. ent” regime. The possibility of some “decisive ad-| For the Windsors the winter season will most vance” in Spain's policy is suggested in dispatches nearly duplicate the social life they have known on the Riviera bor. Yachts then anchor in Nassau's har- The island’s golf courses then know the socially elect of the United States. from Madrid. General Franco appears to be sincere in wanting to stay out of the war, as he proved the other day The great hotels and cot- when He dismissed General Yague, the most pro- | tAges are crowded. Summer brings hot weather and German and pro-Ttalian member of his Government, | Cruise ships loaded with two-week vacation who hu ashore for a brief stay and rum drinks at He knows the many weaknesses of present-day Spain: her lack of modern airplanes, her desperate shortage of gasoline, her dependence upon imports from the United States which would inevitably be stopped if famous bars like “Dirty Dicl When the Gubernatorial nounced, the Windsors were in Portugal. They had reached Lisbon after escaping from France. Word the Iberian Peninsula became a combat zone. He of the new post was said to have made the Duke must know that the food shortage is acute, and | “very happy indeed that a three weeks' war is about all that Spain could - stand, He probably is observant enough to know| Two members that the existing divisions in the country, the by-|gstation products of the bitter civil war, would be increased |that they have discovered that giving pigs more by plunging into the European struggle; for thcre“‘elbow room” and better service at meals results in is a good deal of sympathy for Great Britain and“murc rapid fattening at less cost. If there are any dislike of Germany in the high aristocracy and in|Pulitzer prizes in pigdom, we betcha we know who'll the working classes alike. | get one. Nevertheless, the pressures upon General Franco | are so insistent that they may yet drive Spain into! dou]\cn-x»(n courses. The In’.\f.of them is the undying finds it best to act like other people when visiting desire in Spain to regain Gibraltar and to win new| t114 mokne 'of the xtmn. African territory. It is probable, indeed, that Spain | R would have marched into French Morocco at fhe| Eire is reported to have agreed to help Britain time of the French collapse if she could have done|fight off the Nazis. The Irish apparently have de- so without_risk of a collision with General Nogues's|cided it wouldn't be any fun to beat up a lot of well-trained French Army of 300,000° men. The dead Englishmen. appointment was an- of the agricultural at one of our Eastern universities report experiment Ambassador Bullitt reports that Nazi troops are behaving correctly in France. The murderer always T HERE'S WHY The Empire has modern equipment for economical production L The Empire’s printing staff is composed of men who are craftsman in their own specialized field The Empire has a com- plete and varied stock of printing papers Goon PRINTINGL reates and builds respect for your business. An original print job, showing crafts- manship, reflects the policy and produet of your firm. Therefore, you cannot The Empire’s prices are fair and service prompt— THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUG. 1940 1940 SAT 3 7(8 '10 14{15(16[17| 2122 23+z4 28293031 HAPPY BlRTHDAY f AUGUST TUE | WED | THUR] FRI 5 1 3 o e AUGUST 1 Cliff Daigler Wellman Holbrook Joe Braun Agnes Baroumes Clifton Sparling Betty Sparling Henrietta Swanson F. T. Malstrom — HOROSCOPE w“rn "he stars incline i but do not compel” i pniiest'] Py FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 Benefic aspects again rule. date most auspicious ' for all publicity. Merchants Minds| a forms should advertise generously. should be clear and judgment trust- worthy under this rule of the star: of should ake s opportunities Political candidates the most of todas to win votes. Heart will the re-| Women work for leaders of arise to di- and Home: find much to do in public welfare. New markable ability will rect service in national aid humanity and to extend wise hospitality to refugees. This is a lucky day for romance. The young will find evening festivities -for- tunate, Despite the world’s distress weddings will increase, as the idea' of finding happiness on the wing ' Prevails. UNAEr this SWAY TIOUSE= e oo e e o oo o oo o om o oo m oo oo om0 o e oo hold accidents may be numerous. 2 | Bustness Affalis: "Long: nrotiika Q. Should one make any kind of explanation when refusing a increase in the cost of living will drink? be apparent. Colleges will be af- A Jo, thank you™ is sufficient. It is not at all necessary to explain fected by the war apprehension as or apolopize well as by economic conditions dué Q. How thould introduce » girl stenographer, who is a new to Europe's vast losses which in- employer, to an executive of the company? evitably must be felt indirectly A Miss Moore, (hi: Mr. Carter, our President.” in the United States. The unem- Q. When a man takes a girl to a public dining place, is it all right ployment problem will be 1€8&b for hum 10 suggest comething on the menu, that he Knows is good? troublesome in the autumn al- > | A. Yes though the number of men aml WOIMEN PhYSICALLY UNADIE 10 WOIK oo e am om0 o . 00 o will increase. Public health will hecome more and more importa as its effect upon nationgly g ductivity is realized. National Issues: Danger from, subversive agencies will increase ig the United States as Washington, continues to be honeycombed by employees not in sympathy \s&]‘ democracy or actively employed. by | hostile govermmpents. Sensapidpgl discoveries of secret plans to wreck | factories engaged in airplane or warship production are prognosti- cated, Warning is given that inl looking for subversive activities care should be taken to treat aliens fairly and squarely. i International Affairs: Strikesand uprisings will complicate war prob- lems for the British Empire. Mu-| tinies and riots are prognmucau-d} for England as well as Ireland. Be- | fore the autumn the situation in the Dutch East Indies will assume | special significance for the United States. A serious earthquake in Italy is foretold, while Japan also| will suffer from a violent eruption.| A British statesman of wide fame | will reach the close of his career. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of per- plexities. Life may be more than| usually serious in its aspects to men and women, Children born on this day may be highly intellectual and pos- sessed of remarkable memory. They | probably will be as modest as they are talented, kindly and lovable in nature. (Copyright, 1940) risk the possibility of wrong impres- ask oyr customers siens because of inferior printing. The Empire guarantees more than satis- factory printing—at a fair price! The Daily Alaska Empire | numummummumnmlumumuumlmmumuuuwnumumuummmmnmuuumu||uuumummumm" l Large or Small Jobs Handled Quickly and Efficiently o~ ] Johnny Rotchford | It’s easy to see how Johnny Rotch~/ ford, 12, of Dorchester, Mass., won' file title “King of Freckledom” 1 e Boston Boys’ Club contest. l | factory efforts to|CHAO 1940. 1 - 2 ) 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE - ) ) {1~ 42— - - -0 AUGUST 1, Director work in 1920 E Jones, the Col Lester who was Alaska, inspecting weeks before sailing for the south. Col. A. H. Brooks, of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, left on the converted yacht A Lidonia for Chichagof and was to remain in Alaskan waters about two Chairman of the Interdepartmental Alaska Ad- visory Committee, arrived in Juneau on the U. S. destroyer McCauley, and was awaiting advices here which would determine his future move- ments in Alaska Considerable interest was manifes Shotgun and Rifle Club in Silver Bow Basin perfect score in the shoot this day. ed at the shoot of the Juneau Mort Truesdell made a Frank H. Copp, who left Alaska fifteen years previous, having been employed at the Alaska Treadwell, returned to the Northland and was to take a position with the Board of Alaska Road Commissioners. L. C. Robe, a mining engineer who examined the property of the Admiralty Alaska Gold Mining Company at Funter Bay, on the City of Seattle from a short visit to Seattle. returned here R. E. Douglas, Superintendent of the Tee Harbor cannery, was at the Gastineau Hotel. lowest, 50; cloudy. Weather: Highest, 53; ,"__..wuy-.——..(..” el Dally Lessons in English % 1. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not “It to you to know this.” say, Say, you.” OF ment, TEN MISPRONOUNCED: Environment. in VICE, accent second syllable. 1 OFTEN MISSPELLED: Main (chief). Mane (hair). SYNONYMS: Licentious, lascivia WORD STUDY e our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. C; completely confused; disordered in CAKE, O as in NOT' econd sylllable.) increa accent ! out of this chaotic condition.” LOOK and LEARNY 1. Why was the limit of three miles offshore set as limits of countries? must be “It must be very GRATIFYING to GORDON very satis- Pronounce en-vi-run- 5, lewd, dissolute, profligate. “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Today's word (Pronounce ka-ot-ik, A as “He brought the country Let us | | the territorial 2. What are the measurements of a board feet? 3. Who was Midas? 4. In what part of the body is the thyroid gland? 5. What state of the Union is called the Prairie state? ANSWERS: 1. Because at that time the effective limit of cannon three miles. fire was 2. 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 inch. 3. A Greek mythical king whose touch turned everything into gold. 4. The throat. 5. Tllinois. TOPOGRAPHER DUE Gerald Fitzgerald, U. S. logical Survey topographer aerial mapper, is due from Fair—‘ banks by Electra this afternoon to renew aerial map work in the Ju- neau district. Geo- | the Territioal and | Mines, MRS. BOTSFORD ENROUTE Mrs. L. S. Botsford, employee in Depefrtmgnt is returning from a visit to the States on the Prince Ru- pert, due to arrive tonight. ,,,,, SRR 1 Try a classified ad in The Empire of Ub, Flease—Ilease, M. Jtork! ---f*‘v First it was the honeymoon isle off the Florida coast. Now Clinton Moseley Washburn of St. Petersburg, Fla., o new gift for his honeymoon couples, He is er of the isle, has a lering & deed for life to the cottage the couples occupied while on the isle to the first 20 couples visited by the stork. Three of the couples are shown in New York where Washburn held a reunion of the honeymooners. They are, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Willam Peak of Washington, P and Mrs. L. Schwartz of Paterson, N. J, C.; Mr, and Mrs. Anthony Miller of Meriden, Conn., and Mr. | | o Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Bl agren Bullding PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST Hours 6 am. to 6 pm, SEWARD BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Judson Whittier CRATROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5, 7-9 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 | Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST | Room 9—Valentine Bldg. | PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, e —— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Coll~ge of Optometry ana Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground B L) 1 8 O The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Sl Have Your Eyes Examined by Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST Blomgren Bldg.——2nd Floor Front Street-- -Phone 636 JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER. .BUILDING Dlrectory L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. | “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satlsfied Customers” | " DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination tree. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 w 8:00 by appoinment, Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 — Juneau Melody House Music and Electrio Appliances Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bookkeeping Tax Service Room 8, Valentine Building Phone 676 IT COSTS S0 LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY AT DEVLIN'S Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 773 Valentine Building—Room 7 TELEPHONE—51 Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel B. P. 0. ELKS meet every second and fourth Wednesday at 8 p. m, Visiting brothers wel- come. H. E. SIMMONS Exalted Ruler; M. H SIDES, Secretary, P N R A MOUNT JUN®AU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Pite Temple beginning at 7'30 pam RALPH B. 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