The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 29, 1941, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska, HELEN TROY BENDER - - a e @ R. L."BERNARD Vice-President and Bus!: President Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. UBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrfer in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month. By mail, postage paid. at the following rates One vear. in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 one month, in advance, $1.25 Subscribers will confer @ favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de livery of their papers Telephones: News Office 602; Business Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the logal news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. Natfonal Newspaper Representa- GEORGE D. CLOSE, Inc. n Los Angeles, Portland, tives, with offices in_San Francisco, Beattle, Chicago, New York and Boston wspapers, 1011 SEATTLE REPRE American Bank Buildis BOTTLENECK OF BIRTHS in Washington, D, C,, it is The Bureau of the Census is complaining of bottleneck, one of the most unusual bottlenecks which has ap- peared as the result of the present national defense period Throughout the States and Territory, there are approximately 60,000,000 persons who have no birth certificates because they were born before the es- tablishment of a reliable birth registration system. Then, the Federal Government made it man- datory that a proof of date and place of birth be a and certainly supplied by all working or seeking work in (leIenss‘ industries, or by all who apply for old age assis- tance or other government relief. The Census Bureau is being flooded with quests at the rate of over 600,000 a year for accep- table proof of birth from census records. The 500 re- searchers, all the bureau can employ under present‘ appropriations, cannot keep pace with these requus!s.‘ So the bureau has proposed a plan by which this work may be decentralized to state bureaus of vital statistics. This plan involves a nation-wide WPA project, for which some $1,250000 has been appro- priated as an aid to the states which have been approved. The past few weeks, the Bureau of the Census, bogged down the job of looking up birth records, began appealing to people in search of birth certifi s, in all the states and possessions, to inquire fi of the registrar of vital statistics in the state where they were born, in an attempt to discover whether their births properly istered. Then, with were if the birth registration not to be found, the applicants are instructed to assemble every scrap of evidence available that they were born—Bible records, church records, hospital records, is insurance records or other facts—and then submit them to the state registrar, asking for a delayed birth certificate. If persons seeking defense employment find nnot get delayed certificates, they should they reg- \grwnf’fl:fifi'Mnch wme em; {’Nn\'y Departments*have (rule of reason { 'he Census Bureau is afraid that even this will get overcrowded with applications They are advising only those arrangement for proof of birth 55 Manager wp, have immediate need for work or old-age as- | Those who wish | sistance to apply for certificates. to obtain certificates just for future use dre asked to take their time, so as not to compete with people who have jobs at stake or who are in want. And, strange as it may seem, the current quest !for birth records has given rise to a new generation of confidence men and gentle grafters. Yes, there are actually rackets being worked through the mail through smooth talking ‘indiyiduals.'around larger cities, who offer to supply authentic “birth certificates for @ financial consideration. Citizens are warned against patronizing these frauds. It is certainly a peculiar circumstance which pla such a premium on proof of birth. As the late Will Rogers said “Where I come from, when people see you walk- ing around and breathing, they' just'naturally take it for granted you were born.” and Ship Capture by Air (New York Times) A German submarine recently towed to port | | by the British has probably earned the unique dis- tinction of being the first warship in the history of the world to surrender to an airplane. It may be that the circling bomber did not capture the dam- aged vessel in the technical sense of taking posses- sion. But a white shirt waved frantically from the deck certainly offered a clear signal of submission. | A few years ago, even a few months ago, the astonishing story would have seemed in- But the plane is a weapon more powerful and versatile than its critics guessed. This sub- marine, unlucky victim of a well-placed depth bomb, not only surrendered to the attacking Lock- heed—which, incidentally, is an .American-made whole credible. land plane—but remained for 14 hours the helpless | prisoner of an air patrol which never relaxed until | | fighting ships could steam up to complete the cap- ture. The episode shows that under favoring con- | ditions a plane can command the air, the surface of |the water and the depths below. Since the begin- ning of the war air power has been continuously | revising naval strategy. The final chapters,are still to be written They Come as Robbers (Cleveland Plain Dealer) The plight of the one-time star of the movies, Charles Ray, is typical of what happens to hun- dreds of thousands of persons. The revelation that Ine is in debt and without funds gets into the news- | papers only because of the sharpness of his finan- cial curve. Once upon a time he earned $10,000 a week, an amount of money earned annually by only two or three percent of our people. The lesson is timely. Jobs'are abundant and wages good. Those who dissipate their incomes as they receive them will learn with bitterness the depth of meaning of the proverb:” “So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.” Ersatz—in the Second Degree (Philadelphia Record) | Progress of civilization in Japan s reported | from Tokyo. | Seeking a substitute for gasoline, the Japanese | turned to charcoal. With special burners installed, | it worked. Now comes the triumph. A substitute has been found for charcoal, a natural gas found near ‘Tokyo. We await the day when the natural gas runs out and the Japanese find a substitute for the sub- stitute for the substitute. | capture. Shifting ;lasilinqlon | quarters at night, | day’s fighting, is no easy job. an Army head-{ond Army, proposed setting up after a hard |bathing centers ..in nearby ball | parks, but the idea was vetoed by |the War Department. Also re- Merry- Ge-Round (Continued from Page One) is made up of tank and motorized artillery, cavalry and infantry di- visions. It is highly mobile, has fast and powerful striking force. It is essentially an army of attack. The Third Army, of 330,000 men,‘ is three times as strong and is made up chiefly of infantry, cav- alry, anti-tank and aircraft divi sions. It too operates extensively on wheels but basically it is a defensive army. For -the purpose of these games, both "armies have attached to them an equal number of aircraft. Also, the participat- ing parachute battalions are oper- ated by General Headquarters and alternate between the two armies to give both practice in using and opposing these surprise fighters who drop down from the sky The terrain in this rugged low- land has been a tremendous handi- cap to the Second Army. With a water table only two feet below surface level, the tanks and armored cars have been compelled to keep largely to the hard-surfaced roads, which are few and far between. S0 to minimize losses from air bomb- ing, the mechanized Second Army has had to move largely at night to} take up positions to fight the next 6ay. This has meant a terrific strain on men and equipment— which they met with amazing res- ilience and stamina These boys and their machines are tough and sturdy, and in a wide open country they would have run the Blues ragged. RAIDS BEHIND THE LINES The Third Army has taken full advantage of the breaks given it by the terrain Its underlying strategy has been to keep out of the way of the mechanized forces and then to swarm over them from the flanks and the rear. The Third Army’s combat patrols have displayed signal ness and resourcefulness have raided far behind Red lines disrupting communications and supplies and forcing Red GHQ to evacuate hastily” in° order to avoid aggressive- | They ! It also has been a great anguish | |to the “war” correspondents cover- |ing the Second - Army, who have| piled into camp at dusk dirty and | tired and looking forward to showers, ecol drinks and comfort- able beds, only to have to hurriedly | pack bags and spend the night | 'bouncing over dust-drenched roads in blacked-out jeeps. s Blitz warfare is no fun for man, beast, machines or ‘“war” corres- pondents. NOTE: Two years ago this month the entire U. S. Army was smaller |than the Second Army, which is only one component of the citizen |army. ‘In September, 1939, the U. S. | Army numbered 111,000 men. | CHOW AND CHIGGERS Your friends and relatives in Leuisiana have had plenty to eat during these field maneuvers. From new mobile kitchens, with food cooking while en route, the, boys have had at least one hot meal | a day. The food isn’t fancy, but| it is substantial and plentiful. The system of distributing sup- plies, operating from blacked out rail heads at night, has been one of the big successes of the war games. In addition to the unit messes, |each man also has an emergency | (“C”) ration. This is far different| from the bully beef and hardtack gnawed by men of the AEP. The “C’ ration consists of two tin cans: one containing seven ounces of very tasty stew meat and vege-| tables; the other powered coffee, sugar, whole wheat, vitamized bis- |cuits and a square of chocolate. | The chocolate, however, induces | "hn'st and is being replaced with | hard candy | Usual procedure in eating the | ‘C"” ration is for the men to gobble | first the candy and then the stew. | Chief needs of field are bathing, good chigger cure. A new oil to repel chiggers is being experi- | mented” with. If war games are held here next year, the men may do less scratching. | The army also is developing a| mobile, shower. bath, which’ g ! be available in quantity next sum- mer. - Pending that, Lieut. General Ben Leay, ‘commander® of the Sec- jected was ‘a Lear proposal to furnish the ien ffee laundry. En- listed men now pay $1.25 a month for washing. NOTE: Good “drinking = water is supplied “the men “in " the field by mobile machines, purifying 5,000 gallons an hour. "7 FIT AND™ HARD One thing these war games have proved is that the citizen soldiers are in superb physical condition. These boys are a magnificent looking crowd;. fit, hard, keen-eyed, enthusiastic and amazingly well in- formed. Nobody 'is kidding them about anything. They are well- behaved, courteous, but frank and straightforward. Conclusive evidence of the fit- ness and discipline of this man's army is the fact that AWOLs and sick reports during maneuvers have been practically non-existent. (Ccpyright, 1941, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) ————— PARKHURST ON TRIP Pat Parkhurst, meat cuttér ‘and chief assistant at the Warnep.Store, is leaving gn the No: QriAléu- tian for a vacation-visit south. He. | plans to spend some time with his 2:'DOSTON ARRIVES - folks in Seattle and also same 3 in Portland, Oregon, returning in three weeks, he says. i pniedd: vl dLLAGEIR JOHNSONS ARE NEW RESIDENTS MARVIN Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Johnson and two children are new tenants in the ul)e men in the Baroumes Apartments, having mov- |McKinley Saturday night were ‘Mr: aundry, and a|eq to Douglas from Juneau last Sat- (8nd Mrs. R. F. Poston and their son urday. ———.—— FIRST P.-T. A. MEET I8 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Memberk of-the sgbfi lncult.v uld be honor gueits oftHe Douglds]States Public Health Service Parent-Teacher Association Wednes~ day evening, October 1, the date set for the-first regular meeting of the THE DAILY' ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, 'SEPT. SN | | ¢ SEPTEMBER. 20 Mrs. Carl Carlson J#Loyise Skinner Mary Harrls 3. V. Hickey James Ramsay, Jr. Judge ‘William Holzheim James Morrison Stella Graham Louise Standish A. F. Ambrose BT T e%roscop'e, “The stars incline s H‘Jono(m:b“ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER M [ 1 After .the morning hours *bepe- fic aspects prevail today. It is hot an auspicious date for beginnings or for pushing important profecfs; but ‘there is promise of g fors tune for persons who direct hu- {man endeavors. Bankers should be lucky under this sway. lall ages should be satisfied with | what appears to be nearest in the line of duty. Even though their eyes may be upon the stars as their ambitions awaken, they should be willing to accept cheer- fully the necessity to make sacri- fices of personal hopes for the good of the nation. Nursing should be studied by many girls, for there |may be much illness through thne | coming winter. Hospitals will re-; quire experts in surgical cases. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Concerns large and small engaged in manu- | facturing will miss importations of raw materials, but substitutes wiil| be devised to fill wartime needs. Amazing resourcefulness will .be! demonstrated by American busi- Inessmen. Merchants will profit | amid ' numerous necessary smck‘ i modifications. November is 0 |prove now well lessons drawn from | Europe’s experiences have been learned. Trade and commerce Wil be profitable. . | NATIONAL ISSUES: In the United States Navy, which is a| unit even though it is called a! two-ocean Navy, the avlagi!x:i |branch is to be famous before-the | end of the year. Advocates of the | formation of & separate branp};ir | the service for aviators will{ fifd | {many reasons to avoid interfererice |with naval flyers. Growth of the| greatest of all navies will be rapid through the next eight weeks. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Necessary scattering of armed| forces will prove unfortunate for Hitler who will have secret ene» mies near him, among them Ribs| bontrop who may be most envious of dictatorial power. There is.'a| portent read as foreshadowing & possible coup by Ribbentrop, ' but it will fail. As the dictator's Tueky stars take on adverse aspects. Mus=~ solini and Goering will plan to profit but there are threatening as- pects for both men. Persons whose birthdate *ifi §is will enjoy a share of business’ &(&- perity. Employees will win promo- tion and men in the defense ice: will be fortunate. Children born on this day prob- ‘ably will manifest strong individu- ality. They should have fineintel- lectual powers which enable ‘them to enjoy success. (Copyright, 1941) fall season. Following the usual business session, cards will be play- ed. Members of the Executive Boa! | will serve refreshments. .- WAHTO HOME Gordon Wahto, who underwent an appendectomy at St. Ann’s Hospital the first of last week, returned to ‘his home here Saturday. —— " LOVELESS RETURNS After spending a month at Bern- er's Bay assisting with the estab- | lishment of a children’s home there, George Loveless returned home yes- | @rviay %d will resume his evangel- dstis work here. 10 JOIN HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF| Arriving on the steamer Mount| Steven, who will be in Juneau. for the next year while Poston replaces Kaarlo Nasi as Sanitary Engineer in the Territorial Department of alth. o Poston has been with the the timé" since he recelved R educatjon, He did ' undergradua ‘at-the University-of Towa -4 HEART AND HOME: Women ‘¢f | 29, 1941. B e T S e St i A £ 0 S {70 YEARS AGO ™ ampire || )\ ) ) 18 ? SEPTEMBER 29, 1921 At a rcusing meeting the night before, Igloo No.:6 of the Pioneers of Alaska was re-organized, with most of the old members present, and 25 new members were initiated. Mrs. Ardell Cleveland, who had been visiting her son, G. E. Cleve- land of Juneau, was to leave on the Princess Alice for her home in | the South. i M. H. Truesdell was to leave on the Princess Alice for a business }mp to Chicago. He éxpected to be gone about two months. New York. ing a major operation. Weather: high, 48; low, 44; rain. e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “We have hope of it suc- | ceeding.” Say, “We have hope of ITS succeeding.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Eclair. { OFTEN MISSPELLED: Prove; one O. | SYNONYMS: Paroxysm, spasm, convulsion. “ncreus(‘ our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. EFFUSIVE; pouring out or forth; | greeted him with an effusive welcome.” Q. { hand or placing it on the table? be broken off, buttered, and then eaten. of the company? A. Tt is better to wait until she is spoken to. Q. Should a man wear plain black socks with a formal evening suit? | A. Yes; patent leather pumps, black ties, and plain cks. should be worn. L by LOOK and LEARN 1. In what is naval officer? opera is a Japanese girl 2. How many sets of paired fins has a fish? 3. Who was the chief figure of the Spanish Inquisition? 4. What is a pistil? 5. With what weapon did Samson fight the Philistines? ANSWERS: " 1. “Madame Butterfly,” by Gisacomo Puccini. 2. Never more than two sets. 3. Torquemada, a Spanish monk, generally considered one of the most bloodthirsty fanatics in history. 4. The ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant. 5. The jawbone of an ass. entered the Health Service. With the Service, Poston has been | vard. in South Dakota and Tennessee,| The southern States. His last post was ing school here. Cincinatti, Ohio, where he was making a survey of stream pollu-| unduly demonstrative, PSSR S S 4 l The Alaska Road Commission ¢ompleted the Mendenhall River extenion of the Glacier Highway as far as the Mendenhall River. A | suspension bridge ‘was to be erected over the river the following year, 7 |and the road continued. |, * Former Gov. Thomas Riggs and family were visiting relatives in His daughter, Lisette, was recuperating in Seattle follow- { Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon Pronounce a-klar, first A as| in ATE unstressed, second A as in CARE, accent last syllable, Proof; two O's. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Today’'s word: “His friend [l AR o o MODERN ETIQUETTE * poprrra rEE e ] Is it proper to butter a slice of bread while holding it in the A. No; this is extremely ill-bred. Only enough for one bite should Q. Should a woman employee speak first when she meets an officer A. C. GORDON D T ST S in love with an American took graduate training at Harvard. [ tion in the Ohio River. At the pres- He was City Engineer in JIowa Falls, | ent time he is being loaned to the Iowa for several years and then|Territorial Department while Nasi is taking further training at Har- . Postons are making their wh_ere he was in charge of the field home in the Hillcrest Apartments, joffice and traveled throughout the and six-year old Steven is enter- BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Let us | black silk b 'l‘op; a squad of pnraMa lands behind the *Chutists Capture Ofticers maneuvers at Clarence, La. - Bottom, ’chutist Howard Bortz “enemy” lines fli&:g sur- prised Lt. Col. Edward J. Renth and Lt. Col. Austin F. Anderson ¢ess in the army-games & and taken them captive. The parachute maneuver was a complete sue- o the U.-S. Gulf states. ¥ —— e 2 2 e e Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blr ngren Bullding PHONE 56 L S —T Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Gffice Phone 489 i e e L SO "Chiropractic” Physio Electro Theropeutics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 8—Valentine i PHONE 1762 o Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles Collge of Optometry ana ‘Opthalimology Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground R — Helene W. Albrecht PHYSICAL THERAPEUTICS Phone 778 Valentine Building—Room 7 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Thira SRR o ki RETLASE i JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor i COOPER BUILDING | L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worr s-mnauuguwm" ” DR. H. VANCE OSTROPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8,90 by appoinment. Gastineau Hotel Anhex -— South Franklin St. Phone 177 et st sl o KA | Archie B. Belts PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits Taxes Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE SIGRID’S PHONE 318 T e | ‘? Professional Fraternal Societies (s Gestineau Channel MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Becond and fourt h Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Juneau’s Own Store *The Rexall Store” Your Rellable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Post Office Substation NOW LOCATED AT HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Bquibb Stores of Alaska” “The Stere for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Becvice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP — FINE Watch and Jewelry Repatring at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET — RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to TruesdellyGun Shop Second Street Phone 65 | INSURANCE Shafiu::ic—Agency CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 i High Quality Foods at | Moderate Prices f U swee WHITE rowee TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET ‘H(;RLUCK’S DANISH” ce Cream Flavors Peppermint. Candy, Fudge Ripple, Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, Lemon Custard, Black Cherry, Caramel Pecan, Black Walnut, Raspberry Ripple, New York, Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla— at the GUY SMITH DRUG H. S. GRAVES -mml-f HOME OF HART & MARX CLOTHING USED CARS See Us Today for Models Many Kinds and Types to Choose From! CONNORS MOTOR Co. PHONE 411 CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$150,000 L] COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES