The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUR £ Dailéf Alaska Em pire % excent Bu: Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, atthat time Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy and its observance is sponsored annually by the lJeague. October 27 was chosen be- it is the birthday of former President Theo- Published every even nday by the cause EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Becond Main Streets, Jun dore Roosevelt, one of the great champions of !\j HELEN TROY MO! N - esident strong naval policy for the United States. October | R. L BERNARD - - Vice-Prosident and Business M:anager o 415, the month In which the American Navy was Entered in the Post Office in Juneau ac Second Class Matter. founded in 1775 by the Continental Congress. SUBSCRIPTION RATES arrier in Juneas and Douglas for §1.25 per month. paid, at the following rates e, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00 e. $1.25 fer a favor if they will promptly notify v failure or irregularity in the de- For years, Alaska has had Navy visits, but this Navy is with us. Not only are the Alaska Delivered by By year the bases ice of a papers. News Office, the Business C tvery of t Telepho within the men to by past few serve on the seas and many others to stand duty in Alaska waters as reserve officers With much of its population along the seacoast, | Alaska is water-minded and navy-minded. Alaska men who earn their livelihood on fishing ships and in coastal runs on boats may find their greatest service to their country lies in the realm of Navy | work. i Certainly, the most vulnerable spot for invnsion‘ in Alaska is along the coast, and our most likely defense will be an adequate Navy. So may thv‘. | flags fly proudly Monday in honor of our Navy. 602; Business Office, 374 months, 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 local news published berein ALASEA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. for REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 | The Great Frustration | (Cleveland Plain Dealer) To those of us who have not been inconveni- enced by gasoline rationing and restrictions closing | filling stations at night, the unavailing efforts of Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes to con- | vince the public of the existence of a gasoline shortage along the eastern seaboard have all the ingredients of high comedy. KEEP 'EM SAILING | Ickes is a man of strong determination and | 4 — positive -opinions. He decided some months ago Monday is a day of special ob: wce which | that there would be a gasoline shortage along the | | eastern seaboard and began taking steps to meet | it ],“xl He advocated construction of a pipe line to | =y |supply the eastern refineries, asked the public vol- should mean much in Alaska this year With a Japanese clash almost inevitable the’ Navy to which we may look, for, our great | untarily to reduce its consumption and, when this protection and defense. And with the Navy in ac-|giq pot produce results, ordered filling stations to | tive operation from new bases at Sitka,|ciose from 7 pm. to 7 am. and rationed their| Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, we should cele-|gypplies, As an indication of his own belief that brate Navy Day this year with real enthusiasm mulj“,e“. would be a shortage, he provided his farm | appreciation of the gray batt agons, swift plunvs‘m Maryland with a large storage tank which he\ and stout-hearted boys in blue—the component parts |said w for the purpose of assuring an adequate of our modern Pacific fleet, standing ready to de- |supply of fuel to operate a station wagon. fend our shorelines and fight our battles at sea | hen the railroads said there were 20,000 tank from the southern tip of California to our Alaskan |cars available, which would more than eet the loss in carrying capacity created by the diversion |of American tankers to British service, Ickes said he had not been able to find the cars. When a outposts of the nation Today Alaska and Juneau, in particular, become more closely allied with the Navy through the|gpeiia) committee of the Senate reported there was launching at Kearny, New Jersey, of the USS |, danger of an immediate shortage, Ickes said the Juneau, first major ship fto be named after an|genators had been misinformed and charged there Alaska city. was a plot on the part of the railroads to prevent When Mrs. Harry I. Lucas, wife of Juneau's |ghe pipe line construction. mayor, smashes champagne on the prow of the But at every turn Ickes has been balked. First cruiser Juneau today, the new boat will become the | *he Supply Priorities and Allocations Board refused to approve the diversion of steel from armament production to pipe lines. Then the British an- nounced that because of their success in winning the Battle of the Atlantic they would turn back to| the United States 10 to 15 of the tankers that had | been turned over to them. On top of this, western Pennsylvania oil pro- ducers were told recently not to ship any more oil to eastern refineries because the east is full. But Ickes is not the kind to give up easily, once tenth ship in the national fleet bearing the name of a city or state in the Thirteenth Naval District, comprising the northwestern states and Alaska She will join the ranks of such farhous old ships as the U.S.8. Oregon, veteran of a famous run around Cape Horn in 1898 which brought her to Santiago barely in time to join in the battle which sank the Spanish fleet of Admiral Cervera. Almost equally famous is the U.S.S, Olympia, which flew Commodore Dewe, flag at the battle of Manilla storage capacity . in, Bay. . fe has set -his mind to a taski He has determined Newest of the northwest-named ships is the |that there is going to be a gasoline shortage in the| U.SS. Washington, commissioned cnly last spring | *ast and, come hell or high water, he is going to and the nation’s newest battleship. Others serving | convince the public by one means or another. So 1e has announced that any tankers released by the British probably will be assigned to special defense services, such as carrying molasses to be used for the manufacture of ethyl alcohol, which is essential in the munitions industry. Ickes has been known to strike out in all direc- | ticns with little or no provocation, As the victim of a sense of frustration, there is no telling whacl other light, fast cruiser |he may do. Our advice to Washingtonians is to| Navy Day was inaugurated in 1922 by the Navy |run, not walk, to the nearest cyelone cellar or air League of the United States on raid shelter. | E < SENJOR CLASS BALL DATE IS ANNOUNCED The annual event of the Senior o iClass of the Juneau High School, |the Senior Ball, is announced for ’December 5. \HIGH S(HOOL puv Committees for the big event IS NOW ANNOUNCED 1vc mot vet been anncunced. ut | President Griff Nordling will be aided by his associates, Jane Eng- lish and Fred Sorri, secretary and in the fleet are the batt U.S.S. Wyoming; the heavy and U.S.S. Portland, and old battleship = Washington War days. I Due to be launched in 1944 as a sister ship of the US.S. Juneau will be the U.S.S. Spokane, nips U.S.S. Idaho and cruisers U.S.S. Astoria the U.S.S. Seattle, the of Spanish-American an- the suggestion of probably 1,500,000,000 pounds [ | take Re(ord Meal |of American meat, packers looked forward to increased output to avert any threat of a meat short- ouipl“ Seen {age and as a possible check on rising prices. CHICAGO, Oct 16.—Meat-pack- | «“Captain Applejack” is the name ers, stepping up operations stead- | of the play the Juneau High School | ; fly with the recent expanding flow | will present the later vart of No-|jcy President, Wespectively. Miss of livestock from farm to city, to- | vember, i s e o day were gearing plants to hanc's| The annguncement of the selec-| = @ . o ee a record supply in 1942 to meet rising domestic and export mand. With Great Britain tion is made by Miss Ruth McVay, | de- | dramatic instructor and tryouts for| Subscribe to the Daily Alaska the various characters will soon be |Empire—the paper with the largest to 'u.nounced pald clrculauon, expected N — i L it 1IN Freight cars were strewn in this fashion at the Grand Trunk depot at Lansing, Mich atter a speed-" ing Chicago-to-New York freight ripped up tracks and crashed into one end %l the dopot killing & 13-year-old boy.and injuring 12 others, some seriously. The devot is in backeround. developing and expanding rapidly, but Navy | recruiting parties have been through the Territory signing many Alaska THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA OCTOBER 25 John A, Covich Edith Danielson Bob Scott OCTOBER 26 Allen Shattuck Doris McCloskey Jackie Lee E. F. Clements Mrs. Bud Nance < Mrs. V. M. Beauchamp Marianne Skinner Jack Finlay George Messerschmidt Burford Carmichael James Vidas Mrs. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Adverse aspects dominate today. A sense of despondency may be prevalent among persons of various ages. The churches should be well |attended as spiritual comfort will be sought at a time of world an- | xiety. HEART AND HOME: There is, 2 sign helpful to those who geek ways of serving unselflshly.mlwn,‘na- tional defense. Women must’ dem- onstrate their patriotism homes where they will economize wisely and will help members of the family to save dollars for Unit- ed States bonds. There should be | strict censorship upon words that express criticism regarding s war ]preparatlons Young and old must |now support the United States Government in thoughts as well as deeds, for perils within are muln— \plying | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: As Hvers |of dollars flow from Washington| ! prosperity will be enjoyed by wage | |earners of every rank. Corpora-| tiens will have to negotiate ter- tain obstacles, in addition to: labor unrest but manulactuflng wil ,,fim- tinue amazingly productive. flaln‘ the seers forecast waste in.many channels of Government business, but improved cooperation and care- ! ful organization are forecast. The| seers stress the importance of"su- |preme ability among heads oL de- | fense organizations. 2 NATIONAL ISSUES: Amwngh\ |emphasis has been put upen: fifth column perils and dangers ffom| sabotage, astrologers declare .that the grave menace to our demoerady exists among leading citizens, men‘ and women who criticise Gevern- ment - defense programs, especially | the methods of dealing with (the | vast army of selectees. The pkaet., long have been read as presaging revolutionary influences wWhich seem to forecast post-war - ment of national socialism in mny countries. INTERNATIONAL APFA!IS Mars is in a position which seems to compel aggressive and militant leadership which implies quick de- in their | | ment. Astrologers, who note in the THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO 7 OCTOBER 25, 1921 One hundred and thirteen signed the charter roll of the Women's Auxiliary of the Pioneers of Alaska at the second meeting, bringing the charter roll up to 158. Vic Spaulding, Auk Bay rancher, brought the last of his vegetable |crop to Juneau on a gasboat for sale to local merchants. ! In the Elks bowling tournament that started the night before, the il.awmnkers lost to the Post Office team in the first match. | . | The following day, the B. M, Behrends team composed of McNaugh- |ton, Lucas and Cleveland was to play the House Committee team ot {Metealf, VanderLeest and Dort in the Elks tournament. A special train carried the body of tie: unknown American soldier from Paris to Havre. The body was to be burled with all honors in Arlington Cemetery on Armistice Day. low, 39; cloudy. Weather: High, 47; s Daily Lessons in English % .. corpon i WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “The source of her injury was an automobile accident.” Say, “The CAUSE of her injury was an automobile accident.” SOURCE stresses the idea of beginning or origin, and is often misused for CAUSE. | | OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Literature. Pronounce lit-er-a-tur, T as in IT, E as in HER unstressed, A as in ASK unstressed, U as in UNIT, | accent first syllable, and not lit-er-chur. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Christen; observe the T. SYNONYMS: Negligence, inattention, remissness, oversight. 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: MANDATORY; containing an authoritative command; hence, obligatory. “The instructions were mandatory, and they were compelled to go.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * ROBERTA LEE Q. What should one do after greeting a guest when asked to stand | at the head of a receiving line? A. After greeting the guest, to the next person in line. l Q. What kind of stationery should be used for formal invitations? A. Plain white paper of good quality should slways be used for engraved invitations to a formal affair. | Q. May cne ever reach across another person or across the table ‘to take a dish of food? . A. No; ask the person who is near the dish to pass it to you. I.OOK and '.EARNA C. GORDON . e e DU | 1. Excluding outlying possessions, what are the two largest countries on the American continents? 2. What is the galley of a ship? % 3. Who won the United States National Women's Tennis pionship seven' times? turn to yotr right and introduce him Cham- 4. How many uxae: are there in a sonnet? " Answens T ANS' i (4 1. Canada and Brazil. 2. The kitchen and cooking apparatus. 3. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. 4. Fourteen. 5. Pulp of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted. will look far ahead to post-war dlfficu}ues for British leaders ‘n developments and will prepare for the inevitable changes that peace will bring. Building should be planned with .a view to future needs. NATIONAL ISSUES: In the midst of mobilizing for national defense statesmen should provide for demobilization. The men who |offer their lives for the protection of the nation must not be returned to civil life without ample provis- ion for ‘their profitable employ- world war campaigns in far sep- arated regions. Winston Churchill conzes under a severe test of his popularity and may be severely criticized by Labor members in Parliament. Changes among the generals and other high ranking officers are prognosticated. Il health may affect the Prime Min- ister and officers of high rank may be killed or captured. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of ad- stm‘s warning of strong revolution-~ 'ary tendencies among minorities In many nations, stress the need of preventing future unrest and dis- jturb the United States, where gov-| content among the men who have served as soldiers, sailors and avia- tors. cisions and daring moves in Wash- ington. The imperative need of se- crecy in many national plans has . s been indicated in the configura-| INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: tions for recent months. The stars|Intrigue and propaganda will cause vaipcement.” There may be a few setbacks due to misunderstandings witih business associates. Children born on this day prob- ahlly will be venturesome and en- terprising. Ambition will be strong enough to arouse envy while it brings success. (Copyright, 1941) are read as foretelling our entrance| ~ into the world war even before Hit~ ler began his terrible campaigns of aggression. Fate is stronger than a whole nation of isolationists, the seers declare. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of good fortune 'm‘\ the coming year. Gain from unex-i pected sources and many joys are | foretold. i Children born on this day prob- ably will be endowed with fine talents and charming personali- ' ties. They will be kindly and too.! generous for their own best in- terests. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 -, Adverse planetary influences are active today. Bad news may diss ernment problems wil}l affect exec- | utives. HEART AND HOME: Women are subject to unfavorable rile of the stars today. Plans may he ob- structed and disappointments sus-! tained where members of the fam- | ily are concerned. Cross purposes and differing opinions may bring | about domestic friction, for the young may be difficult to direst under this configuration. There fs a sign that encourages gils to prepare for practical tasks, |~_§pg‘c]. ally those that require scientifie or technical raining, . BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Vagarjes of the weather may cause losseés to farmers and storekeepers. Exs pansion of factories will contribhute greatly to the prosperity of many This notice is pos small cities as defense contracts :“l,’ WIIW are completed.- Wise civic leaders 2 ' ‘How to Fight Dive Bombers ted prominently: below decks on the: British’ battle- ' which is undergoing repairs at the Bremerton, Wash., A petty officer; aboard 'the sMp lumfl.n h.ll to anti-aircratt gunners,’ | l SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1941 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. s VERGNE . L. HOKE, Drs. Kasér and Freeburger Bl agren PHONE 56 Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Juneau’s Own Store Dr. A. W. 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