The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 17, 1940, Page 4

Daily Alaska Published every evening except 8 EMPIRE PRI Second and Main Streets, June AELEN TROY BENDER o R. L BERNARD - - V e-President Entered in the Post Ofitce SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the fol One year, in advance, $12.00; six monf sue month, in advance, §1.25. Bubscribers will confer a favor if the the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Ivery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374, | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED ING COMPANY R S, Emplre “ we shan be able unday by the au, Alask: - President and Business Manager | ;lannine was co to plan lowing rates: ths, in advance, $6.00; y will promptly notifs At Brita PRESS | The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | ‘ -epublication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the nerein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER P GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc.. National Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portland, tives, with offices in_San Francisco, Gesttle, Chicago, New York and Boston. SPATTLE REPRESENTATIVE—Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Building. Jocal news published | Even though tacks all winter, have observed, t UBLICATION. tory. It is thels strong her rying the wa army of mobile A NEW JUNEAU Mr, and Mrs. Juneauite, have fully at your city lately? Cities the great problems of the day, t the problems Juneau can. It is r ditions are as they are. Even in the States most of th not have, It may be case down seriously, conquerors, or bilities represent once the hurdles | delivering hard you looked care-| represent one of hut boast ot surprising con- | few can After a few e largest cities 150 years ago were not even established and 50 years|the Nazi war later were little more than villages. Juneau is much If such resu. newer. Much less thought went into Juneau's mush- rcoming growth than went into the planning of most cities, Small lots are the vogue. Little or no thought has ever gone into making the residential| vi environments of Junean pleasant. Those responsible peiy for subdividing probably never heard of city plan-| g ning. Transportation facilities were nonexistant un-| til the day of taxis, so it was necessary for people to live as near as possible to their neighborhoods have become because titeir houses were crowded lots. except in one or two small sections. isn't space. Improved transportation, parti automobile, after awhile afforded from undesirable neighborhoods. highway districts has been in years. increasingly age and a year-by-year accumulation of dirt. of these neighborhoods were doomed from the first Juneau is not a garden city or a lawn city, This exodus has caused no particular alarm,| in bomber American Residential ugly with Most r jobs. Air attacks achieve victory. together on small Whether air pow There simply defense, more easily than now appears. if the German industrial effort were to bog score or more times. given just now to oil refineries and ‘synthetic fuel| plants, for these are elements of obvious weakness in| economy., aircraft this winter, that superiority in bombers will| British production of aircraft has gone up- ward during the war faster than Germany’s. a large proportion of the ever-greater output of factories is going to enlarge the British bomber command. Germany's purposes in the last four months, ver alone can produce victory, it is plain that Great Britain weapons of offensive war. refuse to accept existing conditions as unalterable to transform Juneau within a com- paratively few years. This may all sound pretty far-fetched and revo- lutionary for a frontier community like Juneau. But nsidered impossible a few years ago in Juneau ns Becond €lass Matter. | py all the large cities which now have been forced The sooner we start thinking about the| kind of Juneau we want to have in 20 years, and get to work on building it the easier the job will be. in’s Offensive Power Cincinnati Enquirer) the British stand off German at- a good many sympathetic persons hey do not have an instrument of great offensive power with which to accomplish vic- r contention that Britain, however cannot actually win save by r to Germany, with a great land forces that Britain admittedly does that this problem will solve itsell This would be the or if the conquered peoples of the Continent were to rise up in numbers to plague their| if the German people themselves should become disillusioned and inruly. As things stand today, however, all these possi- wishful thinking. Britain will have to develop greater striking power to win the war of defense are passed. A clue to that offensive weapon is to be found in the news of recent days. | shewn, at the top and in the ranks, the capacity for| The Royal Air Force has blows, With great skill its staff officers have plotted the industrial system of Ger- many, with rings around the weak spots and the! potential bottlenecks. ) barded, night after night, with uncanny skill and | These points have been bom- stubborn persistence. | months considerably more than 200 | such objectives have been bombed, many of them a Particular attention is being Its can be achieved by the British air force while it is notably inferior in numbers to| that of Germany, then tremendous results can be | anticipated whenever Britain's numerical superiority is established. If Britain sur- And may or may not be sufficient to They have not been sufficient for But is not wholly without This is the more evident in recent days, now that the navy is finding oppor- tunities to pour cularly the family epemy, a means of escape The exodus to the progress for many though every family building a home out of town| meant a family which for the n the facilities of the city and paid Since nation about slum clearance and about the development of parks and the pro most part used all none of its taxes. | vented, but no— B ever be put to rehabilitation, | |nothing will stop them. on of [of this city has just received patent No. 2,222,243 on| steel into coastal strongholds of the Hush, Hush, the Lark (New York Times) It would seem as if enough things had been ln-‘ the inventors keep right on. A per- 1930 we have heard much throughout lhfl:{ecl world is what they want, in which no one will any inconvenience whatsoever; and Thus Mr. Solomon Axelrod THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, DEC. 17, 1940. — 1990 DECEMBER 19 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY DECEMBER 17 Charles B. White Mrs. Elmer LaChance Barrie Coate Ruth Kunnas Mrs. George W. Johnson Al Forsythe Ed “Doc” Sweeney Mrs. L. J. Holmquist | V. N. Blackwell Peter R. Larson | Mrs. Genevieve Soboleff — s HOROSCOPE || “The stars incline ‘ but do not compel” || | - A WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 | Good and ill combine in the | planetary influences for today. The early hours are less fortunate than |those after midday. Labor comes |under an adverse direction of the| | stars. Heart and Home: This is an aus-| | picious date for letter-writing and| |should bring responses that m‘c! | heart-warming ‘and purse-filling. | Under this sway elderly persons| may be depressed. Kindly atten- ‘tions will be appreciated gratefully. | The head of the family should be | fortunate today which should bring good luck to all the members. | Young folk will enjoy friendships from £ THE EMPIRE - 20 YEARS AGO s . DECEMBER 17, 1 After a search through Icy Straits out as far as Dundas Bay and extensive questioning of intercepted gasboat owners along the shore, the Tillicum was back in port with no news of the missing gasboat Diana or of those aboard. E. P. Pond, of Winter and Pond, was to be a passenger on the North- western for Seattle, going on a business and pleasure trip. William G. Herron left on the Princess Mary to spend the holidays visiting relatives at Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Heard of Thane left on the Princess Mary enroute to California. Fred Dalquist, of the field force of the U. S. Land Office, was an outbound passenger on the Princess Mary enroute to spend the holidays in Seattle. Misses Barbara and Nellie Simpkins left on the Princ Mary to spend several weeks visiting friends and relatives in Seattle and Tacoma. M. F. McDonnell, agent in Al a for the American Paper Company, left on the Princess Mary for Seattle to visit the company's headquarters there, A. B. Phillips, manual training instructor, was having his class put on the finishing touches on the little houses they had been making for Christmas. Weather: Highest, 32; lowest, 30; clear. B Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e s ] WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It's the limit how he can do it.” Say, “It is REMARKABLE (SURPRISING, AMAZING) how he can do it.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Heir. Pronounce AR, A as in CARE. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Milliner; two' L's. Mili one L. SYNONYMS: Depreciate, disparage, belittle, undervalue, underrate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: AVARICIOUS; greedy of gain. (Accent follows first I). “He watched | with avaricious e while she counted the money. which are devoid of any amorous | sentiment. | Business Affairs: This is a prom- |ising day for all retail merchants. The Christmas spirit will encour- age generous spending, especially for practical gifts. It is a lucky date for signing contracts for next |year. Labor troubles will interfere with certain important projects as union differences emphasize con- flicting aims. Government spend- ing will bring profits to small bus- iness enterprises as well as to large manufacturers. The evening | may mark a strike decision of se- | rious portents, National Issues: Political feuds which are hangovers from the nu-; | tional election may retard certain| | important national plans. Patrio-| tism now should assume forms that wmm_‘“m“_-—«w-.-i MODERN ETIQUETTE ™ roprrra rew | ! PO OUPS—-Y Q. When parents give their children good advice, tell them what to do a what not to do, is it also necessary that they continually set the example? A. Ye been said that “Whatever parent gives his children goocd instruction, i sets them at the same time a bad example, may be considered as br them food in one hand and poison in the other. Q. I rerson obliged to give the reason for declining an invitation? A. There is no obligation, but it is the ious thing when there gra is no important reason for not doing so. Q. Shouldn't one use a knife and fork to eat a double-decker sand- | wich? A. No. It should be eaten with the fingers. 1‘ { e | LOOK and LEARN ¥ o conoom | adequate facilities for recreation. We will be hearing an alarm wrist watch which makes no noise, bm} more about all these things in Juneau. |gets out a small hammer at the time agreed on‘ In order to accomplish desirable results, intelli-'and thumps the wearer on the wrist. Certainly, assure unity in whatever conlnb-f I utes to national defense. Again the, seers warn of friends wh B} i | 8K, bogme 1. What is the difference between a naiad and a dryad? | e o gent planning of the entire city must precede the this is in some rebuilding of any part. We must see that it pays to fashicned alarm plan for economy, efficiency, and beauty and that a0 improvement geod construction pa We are paying for the lack of planning, and the poor construction of the past and we do not wish to repeat the mistake. Problems which must be solved are: 1) smoke, 2) noise, 3) street and theroughfare, 4) automobile parking, 5) congestion in business centers, 6) transportation, 7) hcusing—multiple family dwellings, two-family dwell- ings, and single-family dwellings should be kept in groups, The crowding of multiple family dwellings should be prohibited. The proportion of such sites should be definitely controlled, and in addition there should be adequate public parks and play areas adjacent to every development of considerable extent. Lots of 60 feet in width should be the mini- mum size allowed for one and two-family dwellings. It is not necessary to sacrifice beauty or environ- ment, quietness, clean air, and comfortable house in order to gain the advantages of the city. If we town. do get ahead wi speakers who sa minutes. a hammer. harmless drug sleep instead of lie luxuriously swears and gets bleak were the their slumbers! No. 2,222,243, ' So when a delegation from the ‘Nanonnl Press Club called on Roo- | sevelt to invite him to its annual | dinner, they found him in a re- Washinfiion Merry- Something will be lost. to be waked up by somebody’'s alarm clock, and bed as the somebody moans,| invention marches on, only a primeval some alarm—silent alarm, be ways an improvement on the old- clock, just as the alarm clock was over the venerable custom of blow- ing a factory whistle and waking up the whole Make what mess we may of larger matters, we ith things like this. Mr. Axelrod’s alarm wrist watch could be firmly attached to y they are going to talk only five It could have a needle in it instead of The needle could be loaded with some which would put the speaker to the audience. Those of us who like in up—we shall suffer a little. But Progress is irresistible. How lives of our forefathers, who had conscience to drag them from We look ahead, with hope and it noted—to patent Ickes, and as he was about to leave, Secretary Ickes drawled: ‘Just one more thing, Governor, You've nev- er sunk lower in my estimation— Go_nound | bellious mood. if that's possible.” “Four press dinners a year are More recently, Ickes has sent Gov- | too much,” he said in effect. ernor Cramer a letter referring to (Continued from Page One) and Texaco? They have plenty of tankers and they are patriotic citi- zens who would be glad to lease them to the Navy,” This is the type of man Roosc- velt is sending to France in an attempt to wean the French over i{o the British side and tip the balance of war against Hitler, NOTE — Secretary Ickes pays tribute to Admiral Leahy as the| best Governor ever to serve in Puerto Rico, where he has been stationed since his retirement from the Navy two years ago. GRIDIRON CLUB Most amusing feature of Pres dent Roocsevelt's refusal to attend the Gridiron Club dinner, held in December, is the fact that only four members of the club knew about it. Apparently these four were keeping it secret from the other members until the last min- ute because it would detract from the club’s prestige. Members of the National Press Club, on the other hand, long ago had a pretty good indication that Roosevelt would renege on the Gridiron Dinner. The Press Club dinner is a democratic -affair at- tended by the several hundred members, and there is nothing ex- clusive “Three's the Press Club dinner, the White -House Correspondents’ din- ner, and two Gridiron Club din- ners. The Press Club and White House Correspondents’ dinners are jall right, but these Gridiron Club dinners . . . !! What's the use of getting yourself done up in a white tie for a bunch of stuffed shirts?” NOTE — Most of the Gridiron, Club members are ardent New | Deal haters, Several belonging to the Willkie Brain Trust during the recent campaign. At past dinners, most of their jibes have been aimed against the Roosevelt Ad- ministration. VIRGIN ISLAN ROW The Virgin Islands, always a political teapot, are boiling over with a new tempest so violent that Governor Lawrence Cramer and his boss, Secretary of the Interior Ickes, are not on speaking terms. bt has actually barred Governor Cramer from the Interior De- partment except on official busi- ness, The feud began when Ickes got reports of a breakdown in law and order in the Virgin Islands, and sent an investigator to look into the' situation. But without waiting to learn very much about the in- vestigation, Governor Cramer be- a “lying” memorandum and issu- ing this warning: “From now on you will not communicate with me directly nor will you have access to the Interior Department except "of officidl business. All of your | communications shall be addressed !to the Division of Territories and | Island Possessions, which shall de- cide whether they shall be re- ferred to the Assistant Secretary or the Under Secretary of the Inter- ior.” NOTE—Last year Governor Cram- er rowed with Secretary Ickes over putting running water and other model improvements in a village for sugar workers. Ickes opposed the plan as impracticable. MERRY-GO-ROUND George Sylvester Viereck, pro- German propagandist, had a rough | time at the last meeting of the Over- 1seas Press Club in New York City, of which he is a member. In his presence, Mrs. Ward Cheney, wife of the head of the well-known silk firm, vigorously urged Viereck's ex- pulsion from the club . . . The Red Cress is seeking 8,000 more' first- reserve nurses for its roster of nurses available for active ervice. The in- ducements are $70 a month pay, subsistence , 30 days leave and the rank of Second Lieutenant Representative Clyde Ellis, militant young Arkansas New Dealer, carried The drxw gan firing hot letters to Secretary|all ten counties in his district in tie, m“m:&m whi e ‘anid’ Ickes ptotesting “that his personal | the recent election—the first Dem- tafls of the Gridiron Club, which je-active. membhership . Later Governor Cramer came, 1o|Three of the .counties are tradi- = - l Washington for a conference wi'.h;lionally rock-ribbed Republican, but has an of 50. hife was being investigated. ocratic sweep since the Civil War |enemies, because of personal am-| bitions that interfere with gov- ernmental plans or may tend to retard them, The Pacific Coast will | provide a sensation. | International Affairs: While the United States really had been in the world war for some time, the new year is to bring the deliberate provocations which compel the dis- carding of the neutrality mask. Recognition that the small water- ways and scattered islands repre- | sent strategic positions will cause grave clashes in the Pacific Ocean.| The United States Navy will dem- | onstrate its efficlency in that troubled area. ! Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of eer-, tain difficulties or perplexities. The young should be on guard against unwise love affairs. Children born on-this day prob- ably will be dignified and well- balanced. They will have keen| brains and good executive abil- ity. Morning births may be less fortunate than those of later hours, i (Copyright, 1940) ! Al Ly this time they went for Ellis . . . Emil Hurja, publisher of Pathfind- er, did not give Jim Farley the sta- tistics on which he made his 1936 prediction that Roosevelt would carry 46 states. Farley based ‘his‘ forecast on his own calculations; Hurja’s were almost as far off from ithe results as his prediction this |year that Willkie would win, DEFENSE BOOMTOWN Mention of Charlestown, Ind,, is| an open sesame to executive defense | offices in Washington. | The Defense Commission, the ‘War Department, the Public Health Service, and the National Resources Planning Board are closely watching Charlestown, because it is the real! “guineau pig” of defense town plan- | ning. A representative of the town who came to the Capital a few days ago was welcomed with open arms| and hurried from office to office for excited questioning. A rural town of 1,000 a few months ago. Charleston todav is an the way to becoming the world's largest gun- powder center. Fifty million dsllars | already bas been allangtod plants, and the Defense Commission is considering ancther grant of $25- 000,000. These plans mean that by Janu- ary 1 there will be from 12 to 15 thousand construction workers on the job—to say nothing of other thousands of merchants, vendors, {camp followers, ete. There is a big | job of town planning to be dene, based on one underlying fact—that "and statesman? | 2. What Roman was great as an author, orator, scholar, soldier, 3. What gem is another form of the same material as coal? 4. What units of measurement is used to estimate the height of a | horse? 5. What two bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Gib- raltar? ANSWERS: A naiad is a water nymph; a dryad a wood nymph. Julius Caesar. | The diamond. A hand (four inches). 1 2 3. 4 5. Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. the bonanza industry is a war in- dustry and when peace is restored the giant plant will be shut down, the machinery packed in grease, and the thousands of workers laid off. Government officials wani no ghost town left behind the emer- gency, and they are proceeding on that sound rule. For example: The desperately nceded housing that is under consideration will be built chiefly in nearby Jeffersonville and les of what happens in Charlestown.l From the lessons learned in| Charlestown, federal officials hope! to save both the Government and| other communities a lot of future headaches. (Cepyright, 1940, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) —— .- GUARDS HAVE UNIFORMS Members of Company C, Alaska New Albany, established communi- ties whose natural growth can be National Guard, at Fairbanks, have received their uniforms and are for | & expected to absorb the units regard- REFUGEE FROM JAPAN now all decked out, Among 86 children, most of them youngsters of American business men in the Orient, who arrived in San Francisco recently aboard the Directory B. P. 0. ELKS meet every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting brothers welcome. H. E. SIM- MONS, Exalted Ruler; Drs. Kaser and Freeburger D] Bl ngren M. H. SIDES, Secretary. PHONE 56 e g MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth — Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple Dr' A w- Stewari G beginning at 7:30 pan DENTIST RALPH B. MARTIN ‘Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Becretar). 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