The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA mark from which enemy planes could locate a Daily Alaska Empire e v By B Y‘ll'“(hrd every evening except Sunday by the That 1 ol Capital City \ langering EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY ct evident Although there are Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. 0 ary objectives here at which Japa- i = ¥ A - N 3 Pre ne 1 ignt im yvet we must not overlook R L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Nanager |\~ Capital Olty or: Altws: we hold a Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. | ocition of prestige. Japanese forces might hold SUBSCRIPTION RA Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dou, “for $1.25 per month worth attacking merely from the By m at the wing rates O year, 1 ; six months, In advance, $6.00; | ¢ it would lend to the war cause back one month, 1n & 4 £t ot h Subscribers will confer o favor if they will promptly notify e the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de ——— livery of thejr papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 4 T s Men for the Ships MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for A republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- (© atl ; wise credited in this paper and also the local news published incinnati Enquirer) herein . A i L In the light of a slump in the rate of United SKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER Sta Navy enlistments, the Navy eventually may THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. g i necessary to use selec to man the na-| NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 expanded fleet, according to Secretary of Navy - — Knox The Secretary’s observation is a commentary upon the fact that since the torpedoing of the de stroye Kearny and Reuben James not many | under-age volunteers for the Navy have been able 0 obtain their parents’ consent as previously. This oL i rather natural consequence of the reser for there now ple and tan-| ar ttached to service he United s Navy: It is firing and being i upon However, the situation is one which should rec- tify itself short of an end to the of a volunteer navy, tradition which has been a fun- damental source of pride and esprit de corps in our Navy | it becomes more evident that American in- terests are decisively involved in the conflict, and | ALASKA \] WAR that the Navy must bear the responsibility of de- R fending our interests on the high seas despite the | We Joped it ‘wouldn't happen, but when it | dangers involved, it is more than probable that vol- : untary enlistments will be forthcoming at a rate declaration of war yesterday found i adequate to the needs of the greatly enlarged fleet PRECRAS e DOrs: WIORE. D, e Wisely, Seeretary of the Navy Knox is not e 48 Of SHgIegic poil | deavoring to beat around the bush or to conceal the probably mo wan their neighbors in|fact that Navy enlistments are temporarily inad have been preparing their defense or-|quate. The time has come to talk plainly to the ganization: Japanese hostilities are much more of American people If can't take plain talk, if a real threat to u an to the residents of the!they won't face up to dangerous responsibilities | P he Pacific seaboard. When the |upon which depend the welfare and safety of the tha \cked United States mili-|nation for many generations to com is as| bases was flashed out over the Territory Sun-|8°0d 2 88 any ‘to.ind 16 o da home uard squads and civic defense units in AT T iR . Al key cities turned o guard crucial properties Childten 'anil. Clilture T either ihotage within or from 4 hou (Cleveland Plain Dealer) ¢ 4 Evil lies not in comic magazines, but in a type CYREY ors- J0 15 radio transmitting and | ;e yceydo-censorship which cr out from time public utilitie Ordered byl 45 time e latest is the plaint that 15,000,000 ¥ in W 3 tor lardsmen Were | oomic pooks distributed each month make up three- uc to shoot anyc 0 persi in d 14 proaching the field and vent if possible any is the outgrowth of an educational enemy aircr landix E approach fast becoming extinct. It might well be Ac y of ¢ fenders in Juneau, guarding termed the “spinach” approach, for, in effect, it dock: oil 1 Army ignal Corps transmitters | tells children, “These of books are not nearly so ind other ilitic but a 1 he civilian | exciting as the comics, but they are mu better « ich cha ized Alaska wswer to an!for you mminent danger Many readers will recall how Shakespeare " Bhecaiitiv re justified is beyond| was prese omething hard to take, but most e To a 5 Hich o not] b once down. Teachers on the black- i o d bases at Peari|board diagramed the development of the plot with e e - Midwey Taisds, | o various magnitudes carefully measured the nold no fear. ‘Thik. our 3uried was the salient fact that the play had sur- Hlck Y A R e vived the rigors of time because it was exciting and s 4 ith genuine every-day humor. Happily s SR S T G )ade great strides in recent years. e el more concerned about the human nse hages have been main- and girls lacked the imagination and t blackout conditio ince Sun- enturons spirit which create taste for comics. Jun o have to ta this total war The evil lies primarily in censorship, for it adorns p. That a weil-lighted Juneau might be a land- them with that added glamour of forbidden* fruit I\ew Plane Called “Hardest Hlttmg Flghter standpoint American tradition Here is the army's new Curtiss Hawk P-40F pursuit plane, called the “hardest hitting fighter.” The picture has been retouched by the war department so as not to show details of armament. Italian Soldier Points the Way to War The Italian censor at Rome released the above photo, apparently to convey to the world that Ttalian soldiers are fighting on the Eastern Front against the Russians. road behind them. But all that can be seen is one of 11 Duce’s men directing traffic towards the front line, with the men in the truck taking a lasé lack +t the D e e e (Y i 20 YEARS AGO {‘Wf{m{«; EMPIRE A candy factory was started in Juneau by Harry J. Fisher and Elmer E. Smith and a great variety of candies were put on sale. Fred Sorri was to open the community program of the Elks, which planned in line with American Education Week, with Army bugle | was Is. Willis E. Nowell, agent for the Alaska Steamship Company, to spend the Christmas holidays in Seattle with his family planned HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mrs. John Mills won first prize and Mrs. Willlam Jarman consolation at the Douglas Rebekahs card party. DECEMBER 9 | Carol Ann Prewitt Pierre Sundborg George Armstrong Charles Lagergren The House of Representatives passed an appropriation allotting million and a half dollars for the repair and replacement of the Alaska a Doris Freeburger cable. Mary Loken 41 George E. Sarvells Weather: High, 42; low, 38; rain Harriett Benson { M OO L RGO 20 0 1 S H 0 ROS c 0 PE ! Dally I.essons n EngllSh W. -L. GORDON ‘ | | Bf estt i iisim o NSO e N “The stars incli I | te stars weiine WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I have assembled together y but do not compel” || an the evidence” The expression ASSEMBLED TOGETHER is re- dunant, since the first word implies the second. Omit TOGETHER. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Affluence. Pronounce af-lu-ens, A as in AT, U as in UNITE, E as in END, accent on first syllable, and not the WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 Lucky and unlucky aspects ap- gecond. pear to rule evenly .today. It is OFTEN MISSPELLED: Incite (to move to action). Insight (under- |likely that wrong ideas may bhe standing; discernment) {prevalent under this sway “.'h“'h SYNONYMS: Predominant, controlling, supreme ruling, prevailing, ‘r‘::.i(“,ll:nmu, criticism of public of- prevalent i R R e WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us > the mental vision should be clear increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. ’ludu,\swgrd: tailiy there. ey be & LeotiRbo ABSTRACT (noun); that which comprises in itself the essential qualities expect the worst. Hasty words i of a larger thing; a summary “An abstract of every treatise he had impetuous actions may be preva- | read."—Watts lent among the young. Marriz o i Bt P i B o L - i B engagements may be easilys broken | } today, Women of mature age should | MODERN ETIOUETTE by |aveid looking backward with re-|} ROBERTA LEE |grets. The utmost activity in- de-|§ fense work is recommended Rt o o e o B 23 A e e B S e SR | BUSINE AFFAIRS: Rising Q. Should one leave the knife and fork on the plate when passing prices will set the temporary ad- | it for a second helping? vantages of increased wages, but A. Yes; Do not place used silver on the ‘tablecloth. this fact will not be recognized in Q. Is it all right for a girl to wear a smock over her dress when many centers of war industry. Ef-|\orking in an office? forts to. help men and. women who A. Not unless the work and the office are dusty-and dirty. have little capital -and’ promising Q. Is it proper to say, “Mr. Green and his wife attended the | futures will be thwarted as the g .o, year jendsa Priorlly. rovisiens . will A. No; say, “Mr. and Mrs. Green attended the dinner.” | be unfavorable to many who for- merly made money in small DUSI® feseooroororrrr e e e e e e e e e ness enterprises. Unemployment i 2 'n will increase ‘among men and wo- I.O OK a nd I_EA R men who have been independent | A C. GORDON 1 of unicn domination PSP N s TR R e s T e S G NATIONAL ISSUES: This is a fortunate configuration for ship- 1. At what age is a race horse considered to be in his prime? ping. Transportation of supplies to 2. Who said: “The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft Russia should be successful under ' interred with their bones”? this rule of the stars which seems 3. Which four States in the Union are ‘“commonwealths”? to presage need for hospital 4. Between what two nations is there a boundary line of 3,000 miles cessories. Support of our na without a single fort? pelicies will be gained as results 5. Which President was known as “Old Man Eloguent”? prove that Washington foresight ANSWERS: was reliable, Neptune is in an as- 1. At three or four years pect most promising for the future 2. Mark Antony, in “Julius Caesar,” by Shakespeare. although there is an eyll portent 3. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Kentucky that involves sabotage on a large 4. Between the United States and Canada. | scale. Attention will focus on the 5. John Quincy Adams. Pacific Ocean next month. It has been again forecast that R R AP e CIE VR = there 'will-'be conflictin e PAHE T BTG et 4 & 4. e s v TR cific Ocean that will engage our i DEFENS E ! Navy. If Japan is to be the aggres- [ I ] sor, all depends upon how the Mi- kado's war lords view the situation {in Russia. Th a sign encour- aging cauticn which will dilute en- | | thusiasm about taking chances in| BOND | PUSSSS USSR S e e is Q. Why does a great part of the responsibility for success of the | Defense Savings Program belong to the women of the Nation? {any fight with the United States. A. Women are estimated to control about 70 percent of the total {in the ~Philippir and Hawail| pationa) wealth; about two-thirds of the savings accounts are in women's lovert acts will test our policy to-| women receive a billion dollars a year as insurance beneficiaries; | Women have | | names; | ward Japan, o i ! x i tient ml!:;‘: pl;‘lxl';‘ v:)rr \:L‘dll :: f: | more often than not wives handle the family '1 Persons whose bil'lidalp i:"’ ;s the money to buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps. have the augury of.a year of.more! Q. How can a union support the l?cfelliso Sdavlings‘ Plr(l)-f.gl Gl than average good fortune. Litiga-| A. Through purchase by the.nat onal and local offices of eries F and G Defense Savings Bonds with union funds; and through encour- | tion should be avoided. Men in the i |defense service should be lucky. |Agement of Defense Savings Bond and Stamp buying by sl members. | Children born on this day may | {be unusually successful in the| learned professions..They may have| {‘many . changes in their careers. | (Copyright, 1941) 'DANGEROUS' JAPS WILL BE ARRESTED finances. Squeeze Play on Bay Brxdge ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. — The, ‘Preudent has authorized the arresli ‘or Japanese nationals regarded as ity of the United States.” | “dangerous to the peace and secur- The announcement was made by | Attorney General Biddle who esti- | matea the alien Japanese to be af- | fected as under 1,000 | NOTICE. TO LB.I‘.DITOKS IN THE COMMISSIONER’S COURT FOR THE TERRITORY | OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUM- BER' ONE. Before W. W, KNIGHT, Commis- | sioner and ex-officio Probate Judge, | Sitka Precinet. | In the Matfer of the Estate of | RICHARD THORNE, Deceased. | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | |that the undersigned was on the | 12th day of November, 1941, duly |appointed Administratrix of the es- | tate of Richard Thorne, deceased. | " All persons having claims against | | the estate of said deceased are re- | | Quired to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to the " undersigned at Hoonah, Alaska, | within six (6) months from the | date of this notice, IONE FELTON, | | | ‘What chance has a small passenger automobile in a meeting between two big buses? None, as you can see by this picture taken after a | Twenty | i Administratrix of the es-| collision durin_g a fog on the Bay bridge, San Francisco. tate of Richard Thorna,| 0ersons were injured when three buses, two trucks and the auto- { Habaliiad X mobile rammed together. 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