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U. 5. FACES TWO - FRONT WAR-NAIS NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—The Ber- lin radio today declared “America now faces a two-front war — a shooting war on the Atlantic and a rapid fire war on the Pacific, for which America is unprepared.”| The broadcast was heard by NBC, | and the news commentator in mak- |ing his broadcast added: “Somo- | body is going to be surprised later Hardeman WATER-PROOFED and it won't be us.” Headquarters 1 & Hats TARPAPER 1, Goldstein & Co. has a large H. S. Graves | sock of tamaper on hand at rea- sonable prices. adv. The Clothing Man g - 2 Subscribe to The Emplre. [Caacaecae e This is the right time to give the best time. We have a large assortment of famous Na- tionally Advertised American Waiches. Yy N A A A A or |UNEMPLOYMENT 23 Drakioes | BOARD TALKS. | Report for | with MoRRisON } Commission ls Conferring ‘ | with Social Security \ WarService ‘More Selective Service| Representatives | i RegiSfranfS EXpeded '0 | War or no war, two members of ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Arrive on Eslebe'h | the Territorial Unemployment Com- pensation Commission continued to | plug along today at their annual meeting in the Federal Building, now in session a week and a half, | Harry Phillips, commission chair- Twenty-three Selective Service registrants, including three trans- ferred from other local boards, re- ARG WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941 AIR RAID ALLMENIN | SHELTERS NAVYNOW, PLANNED Plans Alsomounced for 0Old Tunnels? Be Convert- ed Into Bomb Cellers by Mine Workers | | Two air raid shelters are to be| made ready for emergency occu-| WILL HOLD Speeding Up Construc- | fion of War Vessels ' | WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. — The House has completed Congressional action by legislation to hold all ported for induction into the army man from Fairbanks, and Mrs. Mil- today as ti® Territory's second dred Hermann, local attorney, de-| quota took effect. clared today that since Monday In addition to the youths report- |they have been attending to rout- ing today, six others summoned in ine matters and working out sched- Navy enlisted men in service for the duration of the war as an in- tensified drive to build warships faster than ever before was an- nounced pancy within the next few days, it| was announced at a meeting of the City Council last night. The two shelters will be located |in former tunnels, to be cleared and Ifiousan&s; Gemians, 'Italians and Japanese \Under Arrgl inU.S. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Attor- ney General Biddle announced this afternoon that several thousand | Germans, Italians and Japanese | throughout the United States have been arrested by the FBI and are being held temporarily by immigra- tion officials. NAZI ACT FORESEEN "BUSINESS AS USUAL" (. OF C. GOAL Schedule for Store Opera- tions fo Be Discussed Tomorrow Noon Methods by which “business as usual” may be maintained in Ju- neau, just as it has been kept up by merchants in London, will be the topic of discussion tomorrow noon at the Baranof Hotel when the Chamber of Commerce holds its weekly luncheon meeting, it was an- " |held in Juneau depends upon when the second queta are expected to report to the Juneau Local Draft Board as soon as the motorship Estebeth arrives. How long the new draftees will be the army provides transportation for them to Chilkoot Ban':\cks" Movements of military craft are| secret, Appointed leader of the Juneau draftees was Robert Joseph Geyer. Geyer is believed en route to Juneau from Sitka on the Estebeth, which also is bringing draftees from Ten- akee and Hoonah. Frank Stragier of Douglas was appointed assistant leader. He and the following draftees reported to the board today: H David Johnson, Newton Cooday,| Carey Street Waller, Richard Unkle, | John Kubok, Paul Martin, Ray-| mond Hill, Fred Harris, William Thomas Johnson, Steve Cheha,!| Hjalmar Ambrose Savikko, Victor| Sheakley, Joseph E. Lautz, David | fn = o g s | Andrews, Thomas Harris, Roy Roger | Elgu‘ Bulova Hamlllon wa“ham )| Sandbank, John Williams, William | STYLED FOR MEN AND WOMEN g/‘Russell Osborne, Kaare Peder Nel- in both wrist and pocket models ¢} son, Lawrence Dick Paul, Herbert ‘;; Wesley Cuff and Billy Duncan. ) ;; expected on the Estebeth: ;, David Charlie O §; Russell See, Eugene Fawcett, Ora 5 & Tilse, and Emil Paul Taug. | A e —— & We still have a good stock of Electric Clocks for House, Desk, Mantel, Kitchen TOWNSEND CLUB - MEETS TONIGHT, Unless-an emergency blackout is | called, the “Know Alaska Better” night being sponsored by the Town- send Club tonight in the Union| Hall, Gastineau Avenue and First Strtet, will be held as scheduled and pictures will be shown by A. ToNoNoNoNoNoNs NN ules which may later be announced. During the past two days, they have been consulting with Stuart Mor- rison, special representative of the Federal Social Security Board, and Hugh Wade, Social Security Board ’ representative in Alaska. - - CRAFT OF ENEMY ARE HUNTED OUT Second "“Alert’” Alarm| Sends Coast Fleet Info Air for Second Day (Continued from Page One) ] | The road was cleared by the City | |an all-night vigil, south to north, Council last night for delegating of Besides Geyer, the following are O Drevent any possible sudden at- |police powers to the city’s 250 civic | ! tack on the shores of California, Newman, Harry Oregon, Washington, British Co- |gency city ordinance was passed, lumbia or Alaska. | Operations today were necessarily | kept a military secret as no moves are “aired” that may be of any as- | sistance to the enemy. ! Alert Alarms “Alert” alarms kept Los Angeles, | San Francisco and other sections in | California especially, in various | blackout periods, and radio stations, with the exception of the high pow- ered broadcasters, were ruled off the air for the time being. i Brig. Gen. Caryle, head of the| Interceptor Command, reports that planes returning from flights, are | quickly gassed and motors then warmed up for further flights over the sea to spot any lurking enemy |row, it was indicated by Mayor Har- | ' prepared for emergency use by em- :p]oyees of the Alaska Juneau gold mine, who will work at the task| during their free time from mine Naval Committee, announced plans [Work. | to speed construction of war ves-| One of these tunnels is located | sels to compensate for naval losses [On tmerf“‘t’l’:" :'d; ‘:fwsoédec‘;iek' inflicted by Japan and to prepare Just ©O gk gy TR i | e ion, for two-coean war ¢ | Bowl. The city will build a sidewalk | | to the shelter site, it was announced. | The second shelter will be in a tun- |nel under the old courthouse now | w A R I I M E | used as the Federal Jail. ORDINAN(E ministration barn, near the city end | | of the Glacier Highway, for emer- |gency fire calls in that neighbor- | j ——————— ‘ WARNING | 1 | | | \ The measure passed the Senate yesterday. Chairman Vinson, of the House | being kept at the Public Road Ad-| Juneau Minufe-Men Given Police Powers by City Council Action Also under the heading of emer- gency preparations, it was announc- i | led that the old fire truck is now | | Chief of Police Ken Junge today | emergency warning to defense minute-men when an emer- | governing control of the city during | the present war emergency. |gave an Under the provisions of the meas- ;aut,oistu. { ure, the Mayor is empowered at any| The warning is simply this—if time to declare a state of special yoy only get in your car to ride emergency and to deputize any num- | qoun town and.then park your car ber of special police he deems ad- —DON'T do it. Do not use your visable. | ¥ Deputizing of a certain number of | ;:;7(h\:gnlefis;bs:lule’zb?:::fary_n:;z the civic guardsmen, giving them | 3 N keept streets must be kept clear forsnow power to enforce restrictions im- o i posed in cases of blackouts, air raids | PIOWs to operate to make it easier or other emergencies will probably | for delivery cars and other neces- get under way late today or tomor- | sary vehicles. Chief Junge said he was positive ry 1. Lucas. autoists would join his plea in full Also included in the ordinance | cooperation. was the delegating of a site be- ——————— neath Calhoun Avenue, in the vi-| | BY SECY. | Al phases of the local defense e | plans will be brought into the dis- WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Secre-| cyssion, it was declared, as business tary of State Cordell Hull indicat- } heads plan schedules to meet black- ed today that this country should | out restrictions and other emergency be on guard against a sudden Ger- | eventualities. All members are man move supporting Japan in|urged to be on hand. e fulfillment of No Blackout Being Planned the Axis tripartite } GUS BORGEN WESTBOUND Gus Borgen, former well known merchant at Seward, but for the last 15 years or so in Ketchikan, is aboard the Denali bound fo: Seward to take emergency charge of the Brown and Hawkins store. Mrs. Borgen accompanies her hus- band to the Westward city. e There Will be no blackout in Ju-| [Empire Classifieds Payl - neau again tonight unless orders for a dousing of the lights is re- ”Ekfgow“ ceived from military authorities at RELIEF Sitka, it was declared here by c Frank Metcalf, defense chief. \‘ A blackout may be ordered At TONIGHT any time, Metcalf said, but will not | Try3-purposeVa-tro-nol. It (1)shrinks be called on local authority alone.| swollen membranes, (2) soothes irrita- R A A A A A AR A AR SOt S o o o OO N N aNoNoNoNoNo o) % and Alarm purposes. P Sl ot A5 § / g / ‘ g g TABLETS 4 A + HYPERACID g g STOMACHS a1 MONEY BACK QUARANTEE szt ¢ Paul Bloedhorn Juneau's Jewelry and Curio Shoppe /))3 BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. cooncossseeceesesencoossccoeencesercoooessscoord | "The Rexall Store” plane or ships, thus lessening the chance for a surprise attack. Flares are reported to have been / dropped in the San Francisco Bay area last night, and Army and Navy officials state they had no planes in the air at the time. Angeles. It is also claimed that the alarm was picked up and sounded at San Diego. | The Vancouver broadcaster re- | ports a British destroyer has been “WORLD'S Dry-proof Desk Set for all Gift Occasions U.S. PAT. OFF. Smooth-writing “Feathertouch’ Choose SHEAFFER'S for yourself or for a gift and you 70[ ,.« easy to give or Own ‘When you think of a gift for Jasting sentiment, or a pen for lasting usefulness, choose SHEAFFER'S Lifetime. inum-in-the-slit. Patented “Flo-Rite” feed for centrolled fluid flow. Guaranteed-for-life. Streamlined balance de- sign for writing ease. Matched with the permanently sharp FINELINE pencil. Look for the White Dot, will get the world’s finest at a price you can atford. W. A. Sheatfer Pen Co., Fort Madison, lowa, U. S. A. /sunk while on convoy duty. The i location was not announced. , | i i [Emergency Medical . Service Organized The Emergency Medical Service the meeting of the Juneau Medi-| cal Society last night. Dr. Wiliiam Blanton was elect-| 'ed by the Society to act as Chief of the Emergency Medical Services for the Juneau-Douglas area. The | committee to assist Dr. Blanton in | this capacity consists of Dr. W, W.' Council and Dr. White. Physicians have all volun- teered to serve in any and every possible manner. Further plans for the Emergency Medical Service are | being coorelated with the activities of Civil Defense. C | Chief Clerk of the Selective Ser- | vice Board, Robert E. McCully ap- ! peared before the Society to clari- fy several points regarding the ex- |amination of selective servite draftees. All physicians but one have furnished their voluntary ser- | vices toward the examinations of | the draftees. | Organization, activities, and work |to be performed by the Rescue | Squads was outlined by Ed Krause, Chief of Rescue Squads for Civil Defense. - PALMER RETURNS Back after a long leave, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Palmer returned here {last evening on the Denali. The | Palmers have been visiting in the States since last April and were in Washington, D. C. immediately before returning here. Palmer Iis | principal biologist of the Alaska: | Game Commission. | e NOTICE | AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing FINEST " 14K gold peint with plat- sale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv. e TARPAPER 1, Goldstein & Co. has a large stock of tarpaper on hand at rea- sonable prices. adv. e Subscribe to The Empire, » s | Air Alarm at L. A. | During the noon hour today, an sconomy | BIr raid alarm was sounded at Los :plans were discussed in detail at| MEETI“G IONIGHT‘ | Langdon | ° air route from Seattle to Nome, on 1 cinity of Fifth Street, from the, |Seaview Apartments to Knight's | Apartments, as a safe harborage in| |case of air raid. First preference for | this shelter will go to children, then | to women with infant children, then ! to single women and last to men, the ordinance provided. It was also! provided that anyone violating this | Empire Classifieds Pay! |shelter preference, in such a way} that persons entitled to shelter are | |crowded out, will be subject to a| fine up to $100 or 30 days in jail. The ordinance will place Juneau civilian life on a full wartime basis. | Full text of the ordinance appears elsewhere in this issue of The| Empire. AUK BAY GROUP PLANS BLACKOUT | Residents of Auk Bay and the' surrounding area will meet in the; PAA Building at 7:30 o'clock this evening to draw up plans for co- operating with Juneau in blackout precautions, it was announced to-| Plans for notifying all residents of .blackouts will be drawn up at the meeting. | Blackout precautions so far have been only partly successful in me: bay area, because of lack of ade-| quate warning facilities. During Monday’s blackout in Juneau, many | residents of Auk Bay failed to turn out their lights because they were not notified. 4 HOSPITAL NOTES Ernest Anderson was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital for medical treat- ment yesterday. | Mrs. Arthur Weston and infant son, Delmar Fred, were dismissed | from St. Ann’s Hospital today. Jan Weston, an older son, who has been| a medical patient, was also dis-| charged today day. After receiving medical care, Hal Kimmel was discharged from St.' Ann’s Hospital today. Mrs. Morris Melvin, who has been a medical patient, was dis-| charged from St. Ann’s Hospital yesterday. CASE LOT GROCERY BEHRENDS STORES GARNICK'S GROCER Miss Adeline Clark was dismissed from the Government Hospital yes-| i HOME GROCERY Mrs. Lary Hawkins was admitted for medical treatment at the Gov- ernment Hospital today. E¥eigids s 1 S Empire Classifieds Pay! BERT'S CASH GROCERY CALIFORNIA GROCERY GEORGE BROS. GROCERY 20TH CENTURY GROCERY PIGGLY WIGGLY GROCERY i NO00000000000000 000000 H I ISI P44 04| R | tion, (3) relieves transient nasal con- | gestion... Andbrings great- SouT ke T Follow YIEKS ‘ou’ll like it] Follow oy directions in folder, VA-TRO-NOL Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire—the paper with the largest paid circulation. SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO WASHINGTON'S OLDEST SINC IND U In the interests of the present emergency-which will be extend- ed for an indefinite period-the undersigned Juneau food merchants are putting into immediate effect certain new delivery schedules, which will be adhered to for the duration of this emergency. Conservation of fuel supplies at this critical time is an important factor in the success of the American War Effort. Every citizen must recognize the fact that there may come a time when gas and oil short- ages will be apparent. For this reason Juneau merchanis announce the following delivery schedule effective immediately: Deliveries by store fo the public are reduced fo two per day. All orders for 10:30 A. M. delivery must be placed by 10:00 A. M. All orders for 2:30 P. M. delivery must he placed by 2:00P. M. That customers confine their orders fo one per That minimum delivery be one dollar. WILBUR IRVING GROCERY and MEAT SWANSON BROS. 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