The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 13, 1941, Page 4

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1941 Gold—The Indispensable Metal “Daily Alaska Empire Published cvery evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Main Streets, June (Mining & TIndustrial News) Wars are fought with metals. And if we are to become the “arsenal of democracy,” as President Roosevelt states, then the metal mining industry of the 11 Western states in all of its divisions becomes of even greater importance to National Defense and to the welfare of the United States. At the present time the varlous strategic metals and minerals are attracting a great deal of attention, Metals listed as strategic and of priiiar, importance to war effort are tungsten, quicksilver, manganese, platinum, antimony, chrome and tin. Throughout the United States the search is on for the purpose of discovering and developing any srebodies containing these metals, In California, a pecial announcement has been made by the State Jivision of Mines that an investization is starting n strategic metals for the purpose of locating new eposits and to assist in their development. The ame rch is being carried on in Arizona, Nevada, nd other Western states. Quicksilver is of outstanding importance in the jar program. Already the price has touched $200 flask but has receded somewhat. During the past year more than 20 new quicksilver plants have been :rected in California, Oregon, Nevada and other juicksilver producing states. From the amount of levelopment that has taken place in quicksilver, it s evident that quicksilver protucers are fulfilling heir obligation to the National Defense Program. The United States will not in any way suffer from ack of quicksilver as production is steadily increasing In point of activity, tungsten second metal in the strategic minerals program in so far as development is concerned. New deposits have been located in Nevada and California and the search is proceeding on Montana and in other Western states. There may have been a time when the dredge (operator in Western states did not know how and 1/In some instances did not care to recover platinum. Now that platinum has been placed on the list of strategic war minerals. great care is being exercised effort standing off Nazi attack, now have @i, po cerain that all platinum is recovered and good way shown them. Organization here of in both bucket-ladder and dragline dredge cleanups Bundles for Britain branch will afford the Oppor-|gent to the refineries. Alaska has been one of the tunity which many have been seeking to be helpful most important platinum-producing areas in the which almost all of realize is|United States and operators are optimistic that suf- ficient quantities are recoverable to meet the demands Bundles ©f the moment. Manganese represents a somewhat different prob- s most of the Western deposits so far inspeeted ve been quite low in quantity but excellent in qual- Recovery of manganese is going to require a Becond . Alaska HELEN TROY BENDER & L. BERRARD Prestdent Manager Vice-President and Business en in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. i SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jelivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. B; aid, at the following rates ce, §12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; 51 or @ favor if they will promptly nettd any failure or trreqularite 8 ke de Telephones: News utfice, 602, Bastaess Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS \titlea to the use for ws dispatches credited to it or not other iis paper and also the local news published e credited in t herein ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. GFORGE D. CLOSE. Inc. National Newspaper Representa- tives, with offices in_San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland. Seattle. Chicago, New York and Boston. SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE—Gilbert A. Wellington, 1011 American Bank Building. JLES FOR BRITAIN Juneauites, many of whom must have wondered long since what they could do to assist the British in a toward a us our own cause cause Locally the Rotary Club constitutes the Britain branch. This is for nizational pur- and to qualify the unit under the neutrality act to solicit and for the assis- accept donations iy tance of @ foreign country. But the plan of the|yery substantial concentration, But with the interest| local Bundles for Britain organization €ncompasses jn the problem and the construction of the new| cooperation from all the people of Juneau who d?sll‘e‘(;ovflnmcn[ test station in the Nevada-California to help. Definite arrangements for putting this area, an added impetus will be given to the recovery plan into effect will be announced shortly jof this metal. However, Montana will continue to Mrs. Winston Churchill was really the god- vield substantial supplies of manganese for defense mother of Bundles for Britain. When Churchill was |PUrpose still Pirst Lord of the Admiralty, Mrs. Churchill set| Substantial chrome production is being developed Ao English for the knitting!i® California and Oregon with several possibilities in Montana and several other of the Western states. | of much needed warmth to the i | o sy i Development and search for this metal is proceeding men on the Nortii Sea. These| iy indjcation of satisTactory results. were the two battles—the| while there has been a great deal of talk about| enemy and the bitter cold and lashing gales of one tin in the United States, so far there have not of the world’s stormiest seas. |been any real discoveries reported. One Oregon group Mrs. Wales Latham, an American woman prom- | has been organized to produce tin near Burns but inent in New York's communily life, heard of the time will be necessary to determine whether or not! work Mrs. Churchill was doing and decided that this will yield any quantity of tin. It appears that| here was a way in which American women might the strategic minerals program will have to depend might, take largely on tin imports. Some tin has been reported| Who ' even from Nevada and Arizona but the details of this are not yet available. Production of copper, lead and zinc 1s proceeding in their usual substantial quantities. Areas produc- With this idea, and with word of ing these metals in the Western states are very Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. Latham set up, aMOE gctive and there is no question of ample supplies for s, the first Bundles for Britain unit. These al] purposes. members devoted their time to knitting warm Indications are that silver production will con- nents for the men of the mine sweepers and to tinue on an increasing scale. In addition to the ding the word of this new relief effort. iregular silver producers, much silver is recovered as That was snly a few short months ago. As the @ by-product in the mining of other metals. There vs and weeks passed, the air invasion came to Se€ms to be no question that the present price of The needs of that great nation became sll\"er will be maintained indefinitely, with a possi- 4 e A N bility that future government financial necessity more ur Interest in Bundles for | b The increasing requirements of Great fooid bl_'lng about an increase in price. s s, 4 3 | While wars are fought with metals; wars are| n became a responsibility which Mrs. Latham | won with gold and her board of directors felt they should meet on | Civilization has known no better standard of a Lroader scale, value than gold; consequently & war eccnomic struc- In tk way Bundles for Britain expanded, first|ture based on an ample gold supply has always been to include the gathering of old clothes (hence Lheime structure that has survived the ravages of war. name), then funds, then supplying specific nl’(’d,\"rhf‘ United States now has a reserve gold supply such as surgical instruments, ambulances, mobile 0f approximately 22,000,000,000 dollars, which is es- feeding units, bandages, medicines and many other |timated to be between 75 and ‘80 percent of the things of which no single agency in existence could |t0tal supply of monetary gold. possibly supply enough in this time of crisis. History has proved that the nation with the {greatest gold supply is us i Bundles for Britain has thus become one of the |Ereatest gold supply is usually the victor in war; for o poses to organize women garments to give mine sweepers in the men who were fighting help; a way in which they some of the burden off English then had in| many cases been called up to duty to replace men | had gone off to war | womnien authorization om % itain moe and RBritain grew is probably the| land manners are to change HAPPY BIRTHDAY | FEBRUARY 13 Marie Drake Mrs. L. E. Iversen Harold Knight Bill Burns Mrs. J. W. Murray Mrs. T. F. LaCasse George Lamar Hazel Lane Mrs. T. Ostrander -— HOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” L + | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 20 YEARS AGO 7%'s rmpire e e s s e i -0 s FEBRUARY 13, 1921 Effecting entry to the building by smashing a glass of a side window, a burglar robbed the cigar store of Frank L. Alstrom, on Lower Front Street, of $4 in nickles and dimes. The robbery was reported to Chief of Police T. E. P. Keegan, who made an examination and declared it was the work of amateurs. Karl Drlica, of the Sanitary Plumbing Company, was distributing to his customers and others a new telephone directory card. A seven-pound baby girl, the first baby of the family, was born to {Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carpenter of this city a day previous. Walter B. Heisel, of the United States Land Office, left on the Ad- | miral Watson for & short business trip to Ketchikan. E. R. Stivers, Deputy Collector of Customs, returned from Gypsum on the Estebeth. Mr. Stivers was at Gypsum to check out a acrgo of gypsum on the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Ena that went to that port. W. B. Purdue, representing Marshall-Wells Hardware Company, accompanied by Mrs. Purdue, left on the Alameda for a trip to the West- ward. Frank Foster and wife of Cordova, passed through Juneau on the Admiral Watson for the States. Mr. Foster was an attorney at Cordova jand was going south on business. Weather: Highest, 28; lowest, 23; clear. Adverse planetary aspect; domin-! o o ate today. Uranus is in benefic as-i f pect in the morning hut la(erl threatening signs are discerned.| The mind should be alery enough to anticipate the unfavorable pos- sibilities of certain incidents fore-| seen in the day's events i Heart and Home: The stars frown | upon women's ambitions today which may offer little in the way of actual achievement. This is ap-| parently a month of preparation| within the home for future serv-| ice when the spring brings impor-| tant demands upon the wowmen of the nation. Work with the hands as well as with the brain is indi- cated as likely to be general. Modes | with the leveling of social and economic barriers. The future bears with its| certainty of upheavals and severe trials the promise of a new era| in which the universal brotherhood| of man is realized in all human; relations, Affairs: The to continue as the na- which prosperity rules ts Business States is tion in an extent which compels the mos! Adancp:’) liberal aid to less fortunate coun- tries. Immense loans will be nego- tiated for the restoration of Eu= rope when the war has completed | bl both I's as in IT,.accent first syllable). United| Woma its devastation and many Ameri-| cans will crpss the ocean to h in rebuilding cities. The Western Hemisphere will continue to rep- resent the highest degree of mod-| ern attainment in civilized develop-| ment. 1 National Issues: American di-| 'i LOOK and LEAR Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e e < -l - WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We intend to revisit the place again.” Omit AGAIN, as REVISIT means to visit again. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cynosure (a center of attraction). Pro- nounce si-no-shoor, I as in SIGH, O as in OBEY, OO as in SHOOK, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Resurrection; one S, two R'S. SYNONYMS: Fortify, strengthen, reenforce. 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: NEGLIGIBLE; that may be disregarded; trivial. (Pronounce neg-li-ji- “It is an entirely negligible quantity.” et | MODERN ETIQUETTE " popprra Lee & Q. If a man is sitting. down in some public place and a strange addresses some remark to him, is it necessary for him to rise? Yes, unless the woman is also sitting. What should a man do when he is late in claiming a promised n A. Q. A accept. Q A. He must make a si ¢ apology, which of course the girl should When should guests at a dinner be introduced? Before the dinner, not after they are seated at the table. by A. C. GORDON 1. What famous western scout and Indian fighter later organized a plomacy will fix attention on poli-| show which toured America under his nickname? cies based upon secret information| transmitted to Washington. The| Administration will be unfnl:'ly; criticized. The stars are read as warning the United States against enemy machinations of gravest po-| tentialities. The great democracy is| to be the target for desperate dic-j tatorial plans in the spring and| economic warfare of far-reaching| scope will be waged against the| United States, | International Affairs: Heavy losses of life in the second World War will cause German, Italian and French civillans to lose their morale. Unrest and discontent will spread as this month ends. Long privation, as well as sorrow over death lists that daily grow longer, major relief agencies in the United States. flexible relief organization. It is in constant com- It is a| | therefore it is essential that every effort be made |to add to our present gold supply. This can be best accomplished by giving the gold operator a free hand munication with the highest authorities in England;m continue development and production. who advise it of their most pr ng needs which are One of the essential things to be done is to immediately forwarded to Great Britain with a |exempt gold from the provisions of the present Excess minimum of red tape. | Profits Tax, Under practically identical conditions, Those in Juneau who desire to help in this work |in 1918 and 1921, gold was exempted from the Excess are irlvited to do so. Those who do not so desire will | Profits Tax during the last war. The same conditions not be pestered for contributions. Further an-|Which made it advisable to exempt gold then, exists nouncement of the local Bundles for Britain effort |0 Gold is a fixed-price metal; there is no pos- and particularly the manner in which contributions | S\2IitY Of war profits. Gold was included in the Ex- may be made to it will appear within a few days i“:(.:?s.s.l’r;).lll.s 1;“ Lhrgugh & mlsunderswx.ldmg and its The Empire, which heartily endorses this good work.ic.lmma on, LI TR CRTSAGIRISE. Nl teclly n will inspire discontent which may goad toward revolution. Portents of peace negotiations are discerned, but they will be premature and will not progress as visioned by Hitler or Mussolini. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of ups and downs in fortune.during the year. Profits| may be realized unexpectedly, but they may be attended with diffi- culties. Children born on this day prob- ably will be strongly individual and ‘pr(‘\'ious mistake and place the gold operator in a roxd | position to continue production of the greatest stra- Jeannie with the light brown hair used to be |tegic metal of all—gold. considered an old-fashioned V_l;shi;ljibn Merry- Go-Round . (Continued from Page Oue) the Harvard Law School, former Feder: Trade Commissioner and chairman of the SEC; or Dean Lloyd Garrison of the University of Wis- consin Law School, chairman of the ‘original National Labor Board NOTE—Another Defense official who is after an important OPM place is William R. McR olds, civ- il service secretary of the Defense Commission. Although in disfayor with certain members of the Com- mission because of his handling of personnel, McReynolds has a strong drag at the White House and with Knudsen, and the inside word is that he has nailed down the strategic Job of contact man between the OPM and other government agencies. SOL’S ' “BLOOMERS Genial 8ol Bloom is doing a good job as chairman of the House For- eign Affairs Committee, but while girl, been doing an awful lot of playing around visiting Mexieo for the inauguration | of President Avila Camacho he cer- | but lately she's| Wars are fought with metals; but wars are WON | with gold. tainly got into a lot of Mexican hair. !Prcsldem,, Sol found that he was Sol pulled so many bonehead plays | not to be seated with Wallace and that a word was coined for them—| Avila Camacho. So he left. Em- “Bloomers." | barrassed, American Embassy offi- Shortly after his arrival at the |cials explained that he was ill. But Reforma Hotel he announced that |when Henry Wallace called to see Iie should have equal diplomatic rank | how Sol was feeling, he found him with Vice President-elect Wallace. |at Sanborn's restaurant enjoying a ‘The House of Representatives, Sol healthy repast. proclaimed, voted the money for the| By this time Lamar Hardy, former executive branch of the go\'ernmvm.‘redeml District Attorney of New and he did not care to be outranked | York, cracked down on the Chair- by anybody. |man of the Foreign Affairs Com- S0 when Mr. Bloom walked into | mittee with: “Listen, Sol, I knew you the Mexican Chambér of Deputiés |pack in the days when you were and found Henry Wallace seated in| just peddling photographs.” the Diplomatic Gallery for the pres- However, there was one honored idential inauguration, he was fit 10| guest who stood up for him—Mrs. be tied. In fact, he raised so much | pagrick J. Hurley, statuesque wife fuss that the Mexicans, anxious to|of the ex-Secretary of War. please, finally Sol and Mrs.| o] can understand Mr. Bloom's Bloo mseats on floor of the|oing of view,” she said. ‘After all, Chamber. | he represents Congress, which is the This was the first time in history | jegislative branch of the U. S. Gov- that & woman had sat on the f100r | ernment.” of the Mexican Chamber But when the honored American Later, at the fiesta for guests attended the luncheon by Sol yelled to John President Avila Camacho the Blodms U. S. trade commissioner, 10 rode in the same car with the Pat- make that man sit dow ‘That | rick Hurleys, and Sol subséguentiy man” blocking Mr. Bloom’s vision complained that he had to ride with was none other than the Mexican |people who were in Mexico “on Foreign_Minister. trade” 3 'PE‘"‘:J: l;‘ T'RA"";' 3 | NOTE—Hurley is the representa- miving at a luncheon for theltive of the Sinclair Oil ‘Gompany, | 8 gave the honored Bank- head, able to benefit through original and dynamic methods of wark. Success is promised to both boys and girls. (Copyright, 1941) and has negotiated an oil settlement with Mexico. CAPITAL CHAFF Senator Burt Wheeler, who loves nothing better than to investigate, soon may spring a demand for a probe of the Federal Communica- tions Commission. Behind the move is the National Association of Broad- casters, which has been quietly urg- ing a FCC inquiry for a long time. It was a young GOP first-termer. Representative D. Lane Powers of New Jersey who came to the de- fense of War Secretary Stimson when some of the older members of the House Military Affairs Com- mittee wanted to blast him for ask- ing them to come to his office for a private hearing. The touchy veterans felt Stimfon should have come to them, but Powers prevailed ¢n them not to make an “incident” of it. . . Senator Prentiss Brown of Michi- gan is boosting his friend Al Tar- varozzi of Detroit for secretary of the State Boxing Commission. VAN NUYS AND FDR To the causal visitor there may be nothing significant about the, picture of President Roosevelt hang- | 2. What is meant by “a fool’s paradise”? ©f what territory was Acadia the early name? On which side of the vehicle is the “off” horse hitched? What is a parricide? ANSWERS: Buffalo Bill Cody. A state of illusive happiness. Nova Scotia. Right. ‘The crime of murdering one's own parent or other near relative. Spring Training_ Mounl_s_lnlo (Cash PHILABELPHIA, Feb. 13.—Con- Nuys of Indiana. But to insiders that picture speaks volumes. It marks the end of a long and bitter feud. For six years Van Nuys, square- jawed and as Dutch as Roosevelt, lambasted him publicly and pri- vately. Van Nuys was one of the hottest foes of the famed Supreme Court reform bill, and after an abor- tive attempt to “purge” him in 1938, Van Nuys bolted the Democratic par- ty in all but name. His closest Wash- ington friend became Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Mich- igan, But last year, following the third- term election, the White House be- 18an making discreet overtures to Van Nuys. These took the tangible form of undercover help in his fight with Senator Pat McCarran for the chairmanship of the Judiciary Com- mittee, The portly Nevadan demand- €d the prized post but the Adminis- tration upheld Van Nuy’s seniority claims and voted him the seat. A week later, Roosevelt's picture, office. Peace, it’s wonderful! nie Mack says baseball training trips are expensive. His Athletics trained on the Pacific Coast last year, spending $25,000 and taking in $11,000 at exhibition games. — - Empire Classifieds Pay! BOWLING I long banned, appeared in Van Nuys’ | Brunswick Bowling Alleys PHONE ing conspicuously in the office of ‘Dcmocnuc Senator Frederick Van GEORGE BROS. Super Market 92 or 95 OUR DELIVERY TRUCK LEAVES FOR DOUGLAS DAILYATIP. M. Phone Us Your Order Buy Coupon Books and Save 5%! GEORGE BROS. Super Market Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blrngren Building PHONE 56 A AR S TR Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 | Dr. Judson Whittier CHIROPRACTOR Drugless Physician Office hours: 10-12; 1-5. 7-8 Rooms 2-3-4, Triangle Bldg. PHONE 667 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9--Valentine' Bldg. PBONE 1762 ! Hours: 8 am. to 6 pm, —_— ! ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collge of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground Helene W. 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