The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Alaska Streets, Juneau, President M Bu ine ger »nd Class Matter CRIPTION RATES nd Dourlas for §1.25 per month News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Telephones MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press i ively entitled to the use for ves credited to it or not other- d also the local news published ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. | nal Newspaper Representa- Los Angeles, Portland, Nat tives, Seattle SEATTLE 1011 American Bank B Alaska Newspaper DEFENSE BY-PRODUCT Perhaps, in one sense, Juneau is mighty fortu- | nate not to have any huge defense projects under | | way here. At least, women are safe on the streets here at night and children do not need protection in going | to and from school. Which certainly sets us apart from some of the defense bases at the Westward. Flooded by all sorts of men, attracted there by the high wages offered on construction jobs, these cities are confronted by a lot of problems connected with their new popula- tions, not the least of which is policing. This is not meant as a condemnation of all the men who go to the Westward for defense work. Many of them, skilled craftsmen, are of a type any city might be proud to claim as citizens, but many others, unemployed or on public relief rolls until and men with records for law breaking in the States, are among those coming to Alaska. We don't have to read Anchorage, Seward and ‘banks papers to learn about the type of some of the individuals being foisted on the Territor, ough the defense program. Juneau law enforce. ment officers have had some experiences with a few of these men who couldn’t wait until they reached their points of destination to get in trouble but had to be hauled off northbound boats passing through here, on the complaint of steamship offi- cers and passengers, charged with drunken and dis- orderly ¢onduct, the open usé of foul language, even petty thievery. We hope most of this undesirable class of de- fense workers will get out of the Territory, once work on the bases has slacked off tainly, if | Alaska is left with these pieces of human driftwood on her hands after the present period of increased employment has passed, they will prove a real prob- lem, both for U. S. marshals and relief offices. That newspapers in cities where the threat of | lawlessness from the lower strata of defense work- | ers is imminent are not being silent about their plight is shown in the following editorial from thef Seward Gateway. Entitled “The Undesirables,” the editorial follows: “Seward is not used to a reign of disorder, where women folk must go guarded about { the streets and bypaths, and little children are required to have escorts and protection going about the neighborhood. Not only is Seward, the substantial, backbone people of* |and as message carriers. people of Sewatd, the substantial, back- bone people of Seward are not going to get d to it The mayor and city council of S!V\:trsl with the Seward people in demand- and weeding out of such dis- re one ing order reputable characters that follow in the wake of all worthwhile efforts to build up the country's defenses and the country’s communities “The riff-raff that hover about the fringes of decent humanity, terrorizing those who may happen to be caught out unpro- tected, are in the hopeless minority. It is not too late to.catch up with them, to put them out of sight, so that their detestable presence may mot be seen or heard. “Rid Seward of undesirables, daily becoming a erying demand. Get after them and let the punishment fit the crime!” Swedish Straws ' (Cleveland Plain Dealer) { Sweden is a headache to the Nazi overlords of Europe. One of the three unoccupled countries of | the continent, it serves as a barometer for conti- nental sentiment. It shows what conquered Europe would say about its booted “deliverers” were it free to speak The press in Sweden remains critical of the Nazis, but it is not so much what is said as what is done that makes the Germans angry. For ex- ample, Hitler's own newspaper, the Volkischer | Beobachter, cannot understand why there are only 1,500 Swedes now fighting in Finland when in the | Finnish-Russian war of 1939-40 there were more than 6,000. Germany has tried in devious ways often violating Swedish law, to lure recruits into but without success rusade against Bolshe- the crusade against the US.S In Sweden, at least, the {vism” idea has not registered. Swedish sentiment is best reflected in two courses offered by the university in Stockholm. One offered a background in the culture, art, literature and language of England and the other the same for | Germany. The English course set a record enroll- ment and the initial lecture, dealing with the rise of Anglo-Saxon democracy, was crowded by twice as many students as had registered. The Germar course attracted only 15 students and had to be abandoned. | These and similar events are a complete nnswcr‘ to Germany's invitation to Sweden to join the Eum-; pean bloc under Nazi leadership. But by way of | reinforcing the answer, the Gotesborg daily, Handels- | och Sjofartstidning, recently wrote: | “This invitation does not tempt Sweden. The | Germans invite Sweden to join Europe’s cultural ne— v SEPTEMBER 24 May D. Godfrey Adrienne Glass, Joe Bolduc, Sr. John A. McDonald Hector T. Stevens | Mrs. A. T. Thomas | Irma D. Mitchell THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Good and evil planetary influ-| ences are discerned for today. There is a promising sign for .the | Navy and for persons in autherit; but threatening portents affect labor. HEART AND HOME: This con- figuration may be depressing to women whose intuition caus?s| them to look forward with appres hensions regarding the effects” of war. It is a time to practice stern | self-discipline and work should be | the panacea for women of all ages. Membership in national organiza< tions will mean a great deal evem to retiring mothers who find plenty to do in the home. National unity will inspire young and old to contribute nobly to defense ‘tasks of every sort. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: i H. L. Cochrane | | | B NPT e 70 YEARS AGO 227 puipine ] SEPTEMBER 24, 1921 Gov. Scott €. Bone left on the Alameda for a “flying visit” to An- chorage and Seward, and expected to be back on the return trip of the A team from the Juneau High School played a football game with a team from the U. S. S. Explorer. Score at the end of the game: J. H. S., 0; Explorer, 13. Evening services one a month, starting the next day, were inaugurated by the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The Rev. Walter A. Allen arrived in Juneau with his family to take up his new duty as the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. United, States Marshal George D. Beaumont returned from a visit, to Southeast Alaska towns announcing that he had decided on a number of Deputy U. S. Marshals, to be announced later. Weather: High, 53; low, 50; rain. e el S S - D S 4 S Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “This is the same weather we had last week.” Say, “This is the same KIND OF weather,” or “This weather is similar to that of last week.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Elite. Pronounce a-let, A as in ATE unstressed, E as in ME, accent last syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Naval (pertaining to a navy). pression in the abdomen). SYNONYMS: Booty, plunder, loot, pillage, spoil. 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: CORROBORATE; to make more certain; to conform. “They were hope- ful that the witness could corroborate the testimony already presented.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ** roprrra rLEE oo e e If a host receives his bill in a restaurant and the amount is Navel (a de- Q. incorrect, what should he do? A. He should never discuss the matter at the table with the waiter. He should excuse himself for a moment to go to the desk and ask politely to have the mistake rectified. Is it proper to fasten signs on the back of wedding automobiles? The wed- Q A. No; only vulgarians indulge in such cheap display. community but, by becoming a vassal of Germany, | the inevitable dislocations of trage | ging ceremony is a sacred one, and these tricks are very much out of Sweden would be further Europe’s cultural community. 10 years German western principles. To which the that there is one ard ‘not afraid to Role from, not nearer to, For during the last world agrees while giving thanks people right in Germany's front tell Hitler what it thinks of him. for Light Planes (New York Times) New impetus for the light plane industry, which | has done much in recent years to stimulate private flying in this country, is provided by the announce- | ment of A-10. priority for this class of aircraft. The little planes demonstrated their usefulness in liai- | son, observation and communication work in the maneuvers in Texas. They will be more widely en- | gaged in the same type of service in the large-scale | war games in Louisiana. Capable of speeds above 80 miles an hour, planes of the Aeronca, Piper Cub, Porterfield, Taylorcraft class obviously can outrun | such surface vehicles as scout cars and motorcycles. | They are vulnerable, of course, to combat air- craft and anti-aircraft fire; but with their ability | to use small and comparatively difficult fields or| | even highways as landing areas, they can serve a useful purpose as auxiliary eyes of an army in motion Best of all, they and their engines of low horsepower can be produced with a minimum of interference with the output of fighting planes. Their role in our defense is worth exploita- tion. Meanwhile, attention should be given to de- velopment of the helicopter, which is even better adapted to play a similar part. In 1900 only one woman out of 2,000 wore silk Seward not used to that sort of thing, but stockings. N PR T TS = Y poidh e i inspired to gain victory for the | Washing]on | DESERTIONS LOWEST IN |been in the field in divisional and |cause of liberty. HISTORY intra-army maneuvers for two Persons whose birthdate it is Certain isolationist statements ' months. They have been able to|have the augury of a year of ups that there will be bathe infrequently, have had to wash their own clothes, to eat on the fly. wholesale deser- | and commerce which accompany ! the second World War, the Unit-| has been striving to throw orflgd States is to prove its rewm"huv fulness and its great possibilities n achieving miracles in manu- [acturing on scales never previous- ! ly attained. Money will circulats} freely among wage earners, nx@: | the West this month will feel the stimulation caused by Governmbn}i spending. The . cost of livlng-wmlg show another sharp rise. ol NATIONAL ISSUES: Congress! will discover that much time has! been wasted in discussion of* cies which finally must be shaj by grim necessity. Desperate crises, require desperate acts and for tha reason President Roosevelt will be compelled next month to exercise | opponents will criticize. Among American lawmakers in Washing- | ton personal opinions now must bel forgotten in emergencies whic‘:l‘ offer little choice of policy. { INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Japan is to find that the vaunted | “new order” never will be achieved, despite encouraging conditions that may attend early successes in fol- lowing Axis commands. Clashes | with the United States Navy may | be precipitated, but the stars are read as presaging defeat without any major battle. Hawaii and the Philippines will continue to be de- fended by the might of a powe'r and downs in which extraordinaiy experiences bring out the best Go (Continued from Page One) try and in every branch of the army, | there was never once a word or intimation of objection to the Se- lective Training Act itself, the de- fense program or the President's anti-Axis policies. These youths don’t care for sol- diering as a definitely do approve of the desir- ability of training an army big enough to defend their country. Many said they favored compulsorsy military training of one year dura- tion between the ages of 18 and 21 as a permanent system These of life; but they | | good as reported | | citizen soldiers is the lowest in the | peacetime history of the U. S. Army. | Even the AWOL rate is extraordin- youths also don't want to fight in a | “foreign war”; but they isalationists The America Fi Committee element draws no chee from them. Very bitter. opinions were voiced about Wheeler and Lindbergh, particularly the latter. These youths want no part of a “foreign war,” but they are prepared to fight at the drop of the hat if their country is in danger. And they believe that it is in danger. Wheeler-Lindbergh thes] country need not worry ahout Axis attack thev dismiss with a short, blunt word. In their training st o nob ! counter to they have learned enough about the | speed and scope of blitz warfare to know that the Atlantic and Pacific do not make us immune from for- eign invasion. These boys have no illusions about modern warfare— and no politician or ex-hero is kid- ding them about it That’s whv they e for all the lend-lease aid necessary to lick Hit- ler in Europe if possible. They are red-hot Russian partisans and fol- low avidly what is transpiring on the Titanic Eastern front. Invariably | tions at the end of the one year | training period found absolutely no confirmation among these citizen | soldiers in the field here. When asked about the report they laughed about it as a mischievous joke they had put over. The desertion rate among the arily small. At one time it was so infinitesimal in the 27th Division the outfit re- ported to have the lowest in morale in the Second Army, that a special inspector was sent from Washington by the War Departmeht to investi- gate whether the situation was as It was as good. NOTE: The Second Army has a “O. H. 1. O.” (Over the Hill in October) that sprang up among some outfits during the Ex- tension Bill debate. It is “G. I. N.” —Guardhouse in November. AMID WOODS AND SWAMPS Proof of the sound patriotism and high morale of this man's army is strikingly demonstrated in the spirit displayed by the soldiers in the 'l'hvkgruelhng war games being fought that the | out here in the vast piney woods an | and swamp country of the Sabine and Red River basins, This is a mean country, and the weather has been worse. It has been hot and steamy with frequent soaking showers. The woods are full of chiggers and the mosquitoes are as thick and persistent as flies around a sugar bowl. The maneuvers have been fast and furious in a com- bat situation basically one of a mob- ile armored force (Second Army) inst an enemy less mobile and | armored but three times as large (Third Army). From the zero hour movement has been continuous day and night, ,with night operations they inquired about the chances of | under strict black-out. the Russians to “hold off” the Nazis. Also the 450,000 men engaged have Movies and recreation have been rare. Yet the boys entered into | these games with all the zest and verve of a ehampionship football game. HAS SHE GOT A FRIEND? Here is one instance of their spirit. The 85th Engineers was as- signed the task of building a pon- { toon bridge across the Red River, a tricky, sandy-bottom stream with steep banks of vicious red clay, quick-sand traps and given to rising two feet in an hobr. The massive 400-yard span of 25-ton pontoons was begun early in the morning under orders that it was to be com- pleted by dark in order to enable several divisions of motorized ar- tillery to cross during the night. All during the day the engineers toiled in the steaming heat. At dusk, clay-caked, drenched and worn, the engineers triumphantly completed their mission. The bridge was ready. A Signal Corps unit arrived and on the near bridgehead set up a radio communications point for one of the divisions moving up to cross over, As one of the radio operators was tinkering with his set, a jeep car with several grimy engineers skidded by and one of them yelled, “Getting anything?” “Yep, she’s coming through.” “Swell!” was the grinning reply. “Ask her if she’s got a a friend.” Thats the kind of morale this man’s army has. FIELD NOTES The Third Army craftily pulled a fast one on its rival. The Third’s intelligence branch organized groups of local folks in the small towns be- | hind the Second’s lines to telephone | information its troop:move- !ments. . . . r R. A. Guiffin, public relations chief-of the Second qualities of mind and heart. Av- erage fortunes will attend men and women. Children born on this day prob- ably will combine with keen minds and varied talents characters that win success. Many friends are fore- cast. (Copyright, 1941) Army, is one newspaperman who has not let his military status warp his handling of the press. A Monterey, Calif., publisher, Griffin has made a big hit with the “war” correspond- ents by his unfailing cooperation. . . Genial Captain Barney Old- field, radic officer captured hy the Third Army, patiently explains to every newcomer at headquarters. that he is not the famed auto racer. . . . One thing the selectees miss sorely in the field is newspapers. They are avid readers, following war news they want the “funnies.” . . . [Also the boys love mail. If you have a friend or relative in the serv- |ice, write him as often as you can. | Next to food, mail is the soldier’s chief delight. (Copyright, 1941, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) (HAMBER TO DISCUss ** PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN Methods of publicizing Juneau in Outside publications and news- papers will be among the items discussed at the weekly meeting tomorrow moon of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Bar- anof Hotel, Also up for discussion will ‘be further reports on efforts to elim- inate local static interference with radio reception: developments closely. Next to war | place. Q. Is it all right, for social correspondence, to use envelopes which e colared linings? A. Yes; if transparent envelopes are used they may be lined with color to make them cpaoue, but the quieter tones of lining should be { used. o e | LOOK and LEARN® ¢ corpon I B e - e s e What States border on the Great Lakes? Who, according to the Bible, was the first victim of fratricide? What radio act has had the longest life? What is a plenipotentiary? How many men have served as President of the United States? ANSWERS: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penn- 1 2. 3. 4. 5. L1 extra dictatorial powers which his|gylvania, and New York. 2. Abel, slain by his brother, Cain. 3. Am ' Andy. 4. A person vested with full authority to transact any business. Quiz . . DEFENSE BOND Why were the Nation’s retail stores asked to sell Defense Savings Stamps? American retailers were not asked—they volunteered through their national organizations to undertake the sale of Defense Savings Stamps on a vast scale, starting during Retailers-for-Defense ‘Week, September 15 to 20. 2 What was the slogen for Retailers-for-Defense Week? . “When you buy amything, any time, at any store—buy Defense Sav- | ings Stamps, too!” Q | A ‘ Case of Dog and Hot Dog | I Here's a case of @ dog watching a pair of dogs, the latter hot dogs. The “hot dogs” belong to Clyde Heath of New York, who had to have the rest cure after parading for 12 hours in the American Legion convention parade in Milwaukee. e There is no suhshw& newspaper advertisifig‘ Director Drs. Kaser and Freeburger Dr. A. W. 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