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P GE FOUR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941 ire ka Emp except Sunday by the ING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD President ce-President and Business Manager L Vi Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.25 per month By mail, postage paid, e following rates One year, in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; ofie month, in advance. $1.25. bscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify siness Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, €02; Business Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of Rl hews dispaiches credited to it or not other- wise credited In this paper and &lso the local news published beren ALASKA CTRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NTATTVES Wa Alaska Newspapers, 1011 quads of civic defense guards, who must keep in| touch with their headquarters to act most efficiently in cases of emergency 4. If you are on patrol, use your flashlight only — |in case of vital mnecessity. Flashlig are like | W RET TRV earchlights when all other light is extinguished { ' MAY WE BELIEVE? g WHAT M 1 2 | 5. Don't light cigarettes where the flare of the | The first bombs which dropped on Pearl Il.x:lmr‘“ ht can be seen outside. A match ck in .”“ . 4 S= | surrounding darkness is visible to occupants of a Stinday morhing launched a ct events so | i : planie 1000 or more feet in the air swift and far-reaching that r been gar- % Sic ol 6. If you have gone to bed before any blackout led and confusing { that |SiEnal has sounded, remember when you arise in “ouple wit N fac 1a Coupled with Navy the morning that an alarm may have gone out »anese action in the P lightning- Y . Japanese action in the [ ) while you slept. Don't turn on a light until you like, reporters were almo e 0 breast ot ¥ have looked out to see whether street lights are on. the news. ~Further complicat matters for the 2 s 7. Don't believe alarming stories of approaching newsmen has been the fact that communications s > . enemy planes until you have heard them from some- from m U jons have been discontinued, | {one in authority, who should know. Then be calm just as radio ion has been I al times in Juncau ler that the ignals | would not lead enemy planes over key anc And just as always happens under these con- TR | (Philade! scord) flicting circumstances, flocks of garbled and only Philadelphia rliumu /e felt pretty ce B £ r scientists e partially accurate reports are bound fo be circulated We felt pretty confident*that our scientists, once] iy jiven their heads, would come through with devices P siven credance 78 i i g [to use our $22,778,000,000 in buried gold Still, there is a preponderance of evidence to| 15 one week they have offered the following: lead us to credit the fact that Japanese plane car- (1) Gold as a backing for mirrors instead of riers and warships are not far off our coast lines.|silver or aluminum And we have ji as mch right to believe that ri (2) Gold 'on sound track film for moving pic- ports of intensive maneuvers on the part of Ameri-|tures in color can patrol planes, all along the coast, are well| Well, if they want to make Fort Knox the new Sonhded. | Hollywood and new beauty salon center, that's all 1. (right with us. But they'll need more ways than 1t is unavoidable that wild stories of approach- |8t : | that to use up all our gold ing enemy bombers will be circulated in these times e In Juneau n other cities along the Pacific Coast, % S jven widest report around the| _ 1f Dorothy Thompson is as bellicose at home as is in front of a typewriter, the author of Main ime air 1 are sounded and blackouts ° ; o Street is a refugee, not a deserter. (Milt Tabor) ordered these emergency signals will : R nere ' \ecessary precaution but 4 merely b A P Adolf Hitler is reported to be planning to con- not definit indicating that enemy planes are vene an economic congress in Europe soon. iy about to appear over the city trust that the order for all the “ja” votes has been Whenever a blackout signal is given, here or | given to the printer. elsewhere, it is duty of civilians to take their stations as defense guards, or to turn off their lights Probable comment of British soldiers in the Afri- and be on the alert for an emergency. Their actions | can campaign: “Haven't we been here before?” w h- ‘on | CIO’s convention endorsement of stalled his younger brother, A. D. ashikg | Roosevelt’s policy. Several hours; (“Denny”) Lewis, who gets $10,000 Me" % | after his speech the organizer re-'a year. UCW has never got any- v | ceived a long distance call from'where in the building industry, but Go_Round Gassaway who shouted, “Don'tyou is now engaged in a hot organ know that you are working for John ' ing campaign among cafeter L (Commuec. from Page One) into a separ 10 UMW union, Lo- DISTRICT 50 FUNI that District 50 money is financing cal 12297, All, of course, joined.| With coke, chemicals and muni-; this UCW activity. Whereupon they were informed by tions production soaring under the They also declare that there is | Kathryn that she had been elect- | defense program, District 50 mem- yove behind the big UCW B ed president of the union and that ; Lewis and not Phil Murray!” signal should be the same, whether the is in the ature of precaution or warns of a bonafide attack The | of newspapers for years have told ragic tale of death caused by riotous, stamped- ing, hysterical persons who were faced with some er, or thought they were, and obeyed the first impulse to bolt and run, Hysteria may be more deadly than bombs. Let’s be sure our story is from a reliable source before | we believe it, then let’s keep cool. BLACKOUT TIPS 1. When the alarm sounds, immediately either darken your windows or extinguish your lights. If the signal is confusing and you think it may be a| rather than a blackout signal, watch to| the city street lights are put out I extinguished, you may be sure the signal is for a blackout 2. After you have darkened your windows, to allow the use of light inside, go out and circle the | house, inspecting edges of windows to see mno light leaking out 3. Don't use the telephone! Juneau and Doug- telephone exchanges operate on storage )m\- |teries and it is impossible to maintain e flood of calls are placed. Besid the nlr‘p'mnn lines are vital channels of communication between | | transportation apartment and anti-Lewisites i workers. CIO bership also is zooming. So too are District 50 organization drivesthan the check-off was in effect |its dues—into the treasury con- All the axed anti-isolationist or-|trolled by Lewis |merely to build up these unions. gani are members of this Lo-| hat these funds amount to is| The charge is made that Lewis| , which has never held a con-|his secret. There has been no Te- is secretly preparing the ground! vention or issued a report on its port of either income or outgo.| for an eventual bolt from the CIO | finances | District 50 insiders charge that big and the setting up of a new labor NOTE: A number of the dis-!chunks of the union's money have | organization, composed of the Unit- missed organizers are close friends|been channelled into the United ed Mine Workers, District 50, the of CIO President Phil Murray, who Construction Workers | United Construction Workers, plus supports Roosevelt's foreign policy. Tha UCW was set up several certain AFL unions. Lewis and Wil- One of them was fired shortly years ago by Lewis to fight the liam Hutchinson, Roosevelt-hating| after making a speech before an powerful AFL building trades un- hoss of the AFL carpenters, have Ohio union urging the ions. As head of UCW, Lewis in- been in close secret touch in support of like yours straight? Tall? Mixed? Any- way you pour it, you'll enjoy redl safis- taction when you taste Hiram Walker's De Luxe! Smooth, rich, and flavorful... it's the kind of bourbon your friends will go for. Ask for it tonight. Join ifs thousands of loyal boosters) Ty FHram Halloorss DelLuxe 4 s sen i TIIG TIME Wll l. 10-POUNDER ON A "TWO-BIT” ROD! /~‘ 'O\ Hliram Walkers De luxe gives you more than you expect in smoothness! —tor less than you'd £0.proet expect to pay. Thrifty to Buy! Rich to Drink! AIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY Wiram Wolker & Sons thc. Peeria, 1t _of our re- [0 DECEMBER 1ou1] 194‘ DECEMBER 1941 mmmmm 22(23(24 29|30/31 % HAPPY BIRTHDAY EE 8 1 3 9110 15|16|17 | I DECEMBER 10 Trevor Davis Edward A. Johnson ’ William F. Kelly H. E. Smith ! Gerald Magorty { Mrs. F. D. Hazeltine Mrs. Stella Graham | Hans Borglund e | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline | but do not (‘omp('l” THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 Adverse planetary aspects rule mdm The stars presage conflict |of many sorts. Clashes of idea |and firearms are presaged. A | dents may be numerous HEART AND HOME: Under | configuration women may be |satisfied and difficult to pn.r Tt is an unsatisfactory day shoppers who may not have {clear conception of what they his ¢ sire to buy. Girls need not expect much attention from young men ifor war and defense preparations will engross interest. It is not a fortunate rule for the head of the {family who may be weighted b !anxieties as he takes stock of financial possibilities in the com- ing year. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Although there may be slower business trade in certain lines, relief exports will reach an amazing volume. Foods will be sought by residents of the United States in great quantities as they entertain lavishly through the holidays NATIONAL ISSUES: Criticism of men who hold prominent places in the nation will be misjudged as the war peril becomes widely rec- ognized. This is a time speech should be guarded. With honest motives men and women may prove themselves real enemies of the nation, view based upon prejudices and limited understanding. There is an aspect presaging armistice or peace gestures which should be repulsed. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: New causes for sharp warnings to be sent to aggressive nations by President Roosevelt are forecast. Labor strife will furnish many an- xieties at home while abroad there will be criticism of the efficiency aid to Russia. Secret fifth column work will cause added re- luctance where aid to Stalin is in- when be especially difficult for Cong where emergency measures must be resolutely pushed before January Persons whose birthdate it i have the augury of a year of good !fortune which may be attended |with severe nervous strain. Cau- {tion in business affairs is advised. Children born on this day may | be emotional and high-strung but exvu_dmgly talente: Special |when signing contracts or enter- ‘m;, into new associations will Be |imperative in mature years. (Copyright, 1941) |cent months, ‘With his burning political am- ‘bmon.s such an organization, in 1wmch he would be the king bee,' |would give Lewis a powerful poli-| ful elections. Also for the pelitical operation of the America Flrst | Committee, of which he is an ar- | dent supporter. | NOTE: The ousted District 50| {officials have started a rank and |file revolt to' go over to the CIO Mme Mill and Smelter Workers 1Headed by Reid Robinson, who ‘i in the Lewis doghouse because o | support of Roosevelt’s foreign pol- licy, the MMSW is up in arms at |Lewis because of his =zlleged raid- /ing of the union’s field. CAPITAL CHAFF Major General Stephen O. Fu- qua, U. S. Army Retired, will leave 'hns military experting for News- |week, and fly to England as aide |to W. A. Harriman . . The bright! |boys of New Yorl Democratic | |Party hop 'to heal the rift be-| |tween New Deal and Tammany in the campaign for governor by pick~ ing Owen D. Young as their can- |didate . Sue Ryan, vaudeville comedian, prepared a new act With' |satirical studies of curious types of| Congressmen. But a theater man- ager, waving his new tax statement,) said, “There ain’t anything furmy about Congress’ . .. . A blow to the Irish Legation in Washington was| the death last month of Agnes || Mullady, who, though not on the diplomatic list, had served Ireland lin Washington longer than any other member of the Legaticn staff.} | | | s SECRET ARMY INFORMATION because of points of L tin 20 YEARS AGO from THE EMPIRE [ ISR DECEMBER 10, 1921 Mrs. James Faherty was to leave on the next steamer for the South | to spend the holidays with her daughters, Annie in Seattle, and Jane in Bc]]ingllam, Miss Marie Goldstein, assisted at the Varsity Ball. student Mary Jeanette- Whittier, Alice Merritt and Barbara Winn attended |a party for Margaret Clare on her sixth birthday The Douglas Firemen gave a dance in the Eagles Hall. at the University of Washington, The American Legion's observance of American Week was concluded the night before when a “Community” Hall under its auspices. program was given at the EIks’ Weather report: High, 45; low, 42; rain. et ettt e e e . [OSS WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, Daily Lessons in English % GORDON e} “The professor was at fault several times during his lecture.” Say, “The professor was IN fault several times during his lecture.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Highwayman. Principal accent is on first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Terpsichorean (of dancing). Observe the vowels, and also the CH, pronounced K. SYNONYMS: Revolve, WORD STUDY: increase our vocabular rotate, roll, “Use a word three times and it is yours.” by mastering one word each day. HUMANITARIAN (adjective); pertaining to phnhntluop\ had never been moved by humanitarian impulse: turn, spin, whirl, Let us Today's word: “The miser \ N ald N ) L. Q bridesmaids and the ushers? A. While not obligatory, Q companion orders? A. No; Q MODERN ETIQUETTE * goprrra LEm e S DU DU Ts it necessary that the bride send wedding invitations to the it is the courteous thing to do. Is it obligatory that a man order the same drink that his woman he should order the kind of drink he wants. Who should be the first to leave the diner table? A. No one leaves the table until the hostess rises and she must wait until every guest has finished eating r-N.--,--------,-,-,-W-.m—’--,v"-”--N I.OOK and LEARNA C. GORDON SCSSSR | 1. Which is the shallowest of the five Great Lakes? 2. Who was known as the “Plant Wizard"? 3. How many mills are there in one cent? 4. By whom was the air brake invented? 5. For what is Cremona, Italy, famous? ANSWERS: 1. Lake Erie. 2. Luther Burbank (1849-1926). 3. Ten. 4. George Westinghouse (1846-1914). 5. Violins DEFENSE BOND Q. How is the Defense Savings Program for the sale of Bonds and | Stamps acrried on nationally? QUi A. Through volunteer Defense Savings Committees set up in Lhe States to enlist ' Stamps for National Defense. the cooperation of business, claim | VoIved. The end of the year will Jabor, social, and other groups in stimulating continuous and systematic 55 saving by everybody through purchase of Defense Savings Bonds and industrial, agricultural, Q. What is one important reason why the Government borrows money from the people through the sale of Defense Savings Bonds? A. The Government wants ours to be a truly national defense | endeavor in which everybody participates voluntarily, and the Defense | Savings Program makes it possible for all to share in the task of protecting | | American liberties. ‘secret war plan of 10,000,000 ‘men” was that Congressman Philip A. Eennett of Missouri paid $400 for | similar a 1giant plan. Congressman Bennett's source, presumably inside the war Depart- ment, is reported also to have spil- led similar information to the Trib- 'une a double-cross which aroused | tical weapon in the coming event-|(the Congressman’s wrath. Questioned regarding his pur- chase of the information Congress- man Bennett said: “I don’t want | to discuss the matter now. The man land I are friends again, after a [dressing down from me. Further- |more, I dug up sonie of the figures myself.” NOTE: When the War Depart- ment was warned not long ago of ‘certain Fascist sympathizers within its own ranks, Army investigators started a counter-investigation of :Lhe man who had tried to ‘warn | | them. y IT'S AMAZING | Budget Director Harold Smith Ilooked up from his desk in amaze- ment one day last week. He be- held in front of him two men rep- resenting government agencies which actually wanted to merge. ‘One man was Milo Perking and tHe ‘other Nelson Rockefeller, As EXport Control boss under the Economic Defense Hoatd, Perkins |neéded Latin American ddvisers. He went to Rockefeller. This dynamic young: millionaire, who ‘Heads the | Office of the Coordinator of Inter- American Affairs, resolved Perkins’ perplexity by handing over thé best he had. He promptly transferred to Perkins' office his right ' hand men, Carl Bpaeth ‘ind Joseph' Rev- ‘énsky, Both high class experts in the Latin American field. To ‘acéomplish ‘this shift, Rocke- fellér was made a member of the Economic Defense Board—the only non-Cabineteer on the Board. Inferesting inside fact apropos of What amazed Budget Director care the Chicago Tribune's expose of the Smith information which he used | speech exposing the army’s| was that these two men, | Perkins and Rockefeller, instead of | yielding to the usual lure for more power, had come in with a request to sacrifice power in a merger. “It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen in the government,” | said Smith. ture Syndicate, Inc.) ., ED.R.LISTS CONDUCT FOR ENEMY ALIENS W‘ASfl’INGTUN Dec. w-—?resi- dent Roosevelt today placed Japa- nese, Italians and Germans in this country in the category of “enemy aliens” and prescribed by -procla- low. ———e—ee— FIRST AID TONIGHT hold its regular meeting at 7:30 oclock this ‘evening in ‘the ‘Health Center in'‘tHe Territorial Building, Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion relieves promptly be- CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea-| mations the conduct they must fol- ] The AW.V.S. First Aid Class will'|= cause it to the germ Ia,den phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- flamed bronchial mu s - branes. Tell your 2 bottle of Creomulsion with derstan ou mun ukethe wa;" L quickly to have Drs. Kaser and Freebur er B 1o RO TN Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 "Chiropraclic” Physio Electro Theropeutics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bidg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ——— ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Gnauste Los Angeles College f Optometry and Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Slmp LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Qeward Street Near Thira H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business ‘COOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith and Corons TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worz by Batistied Customers” I iy 1 | DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; by appoinment, [ Gi nean Hotel Annex Bouth St. Phone 177 P apnutaetind Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Bystems | | Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 e s s s s | FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE SIGRID’S PHONE 318 S 5 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Juneau’s Own Store "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Stere for Men" SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jeweiry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET —_— e RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 INSURANCE | Shaitu—ci—Agency CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 908 WEST 12TH STREET | “HORLUCK’S DANISH” Ice 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— l | at the GUY SMITH DRUG —_— 4 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING | COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY Lumber and Building Materials PHONES 587 or TAT—JUNEAU SECURT. YAUR LOAN THROUGH US To Improve and Modcraize Your Home Under Title L F. H. A. CAPITAL—$50,000 SURPLUS—$150,000 e ~ COMMERCTAL AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES First National Bank JUNEAU—ALASKA i L 2

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