The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 31, 1941, Page 4

PAGE FOUE% Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junesu, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD - Entered in the P President Vice- Pruldenl and Business Nanager Matter. ffice in Juneau as Second Cla SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Delivered by carrier in Junean and Dous! By mail, postage paid, at the following rates One year. in advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a fayor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of apy fallure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. hones: News Off] MEMBER The Associated Press republication of sll news dispatches cro wise credited in this paper and also berein. " ALASEA CIRCULATION avmmm THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES - Amertcan Bullding, Seattle, Wash. or $1.25 per month. 38 Office, 3T4. IATED FRESS exclusively entitied to the use for d to It or not other- e local news published T BE u.\u)n 0 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA |totaling 40 more women are now taking the courses There are 22 Alaska-Juneau miners who have had first aid training in connection with their mine work. | and who stand ready to serve in that capacity in ase of emergency. Seveial other persons in J\llh‘;\\l\ have previously taken first aid work and are ready to do anything they may in this line Manual training classes at the high school, under their teacher, Henry Harmon, have been turn-| ing out stretchers and splints for the binding of | broken limbs. But men are needed to carry the| stretchers and to handle the bandaging work It was a call to arms that Dr. Smith issued—a first ald call to arms and an appeal for Juneau men who are not needed for other phases of civilian | |defense to join theé Red Cross classes now being| held : | The standard course, for beginmers, consists of | 20 hours of lecture and demonstration class work, | split up into ten night sessions of two hours dura- tion each. Then there is an advanced course, of | five sesslons, two hours each, and a refresher course, | offering men and women who have had some pre-| vious first aid training chance to brush up on| their bandage routine. School children should be | interested in a junior course, consisting of 15 hours of instruction | “Weé must plan as though we had definite know= | ledge that an attack by the enemy will come,” Dr. ‘ | a Smith emphasized. Whether that attack comes or not, find it a waste of their time to learn the funda- | mentals of first aid. Even in peacetime, this vital! knowledge is often invaluable in the saving of lif¢ no one will ] 1941 DECEMBER 194 | | | i | | HAPPY BIRTHDAY | DECEMBER 31 Cary L. Tubbs Effie Lindstrom { Lee Smith, Jr James T. Burnett George T. Dudley Albert L. Fisk Mrs. Mabel Schmitz ! Carl Lundstrum { Estebeth, the gasboat Anita Phillips to represent his company gone aground, then refloated. | ! \ { Ll Dr. Catherine C. McMahon, school t itho Ambassador for a short visit. H. R. Shepard, agent handling the insurance on the mail boat accompanied by Surveyor Joe Kendler, proprietor of the visit to his former home in Europe leave Seattle on the Northwestern fe business, Julius Jensen, who had conduc {of Third and D Streets in Douglas for the past {of the balance of his stock to John HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” |from active business for the present Weather: High, 35; low, 35; clou Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon 20 YEARS AGO JANUARY 1, R. V. Ellis, formerly of Douglas and Treadwell married in Seattle, according to news received. The couple came North on the Spokane (o Ketchikan to make their home there - Rt from | THE EMPIRE | S e 1942 was recently eacher at Chichagof, arrived here on P. L. Coleman went to Haines on The Estebeth had Douglas Dairy, who.had been on a for the past three months, was to or Douglas, to resume charge of his ted a hardware store at the corner 20 odd years, disposed and retired Feusi, hardware dealer, 1idy and colder. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blrngren Building PHONE 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Oftfice Phane 409 | - - " Chiropractic Physio Electro Theropeutics DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer 1941 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Becond and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. VERGNE L. HOKE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. | HARRY RACE | DRUGGIST Juneau’s Own Store “The Rexall Store” Your Rellable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 r se h good with the " n lnl:lm:i“:em(:l llxllmnche L;):')\(w (l,n this WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I laid there until my ¢ x5 h father waked me.” Say, “I LAY there until my father WOKE me.” first day of the year. Kindly acts s A unfailing generosity to~ early OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Finis, Pronounce fi-nis, first I as in “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” DENTIST Room 9--Valentine Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm, or lessening of human suffering ME From Defense To War WANTED national defense activity toe—Juneau women have far In one line of mighty important line outdistanced the men We refer We this because we believe first aid workers will be men field of first work of first in event of a much busier than will rifle- to the aid preparation consider line importance, attention to the move that Withoyt_paying too much some attending we have noted for eight months now Juneau learning wise care even loss and medieal But at the Dr. Courtney Smith ment of Public Health ties and pointed out that Juneau, generally, gressing rapidly toward its emergency go well developed system of dressing stations posts throughout the city. The women were tirst aid classes, bandage, injured life time to apply tourniquets persons in for to prevent suffering of that interval between the vesterday or injury cured here of the Territorial Depa summed up all tliese of and first aid Juneau Medical Society at planning for medical treatment Dr. Smith reported tincau Channel knows tioned and just his emergency tions be equipped with surgical instruments other Ambulance Forest Service Service employees, has been on an basis. area where he will what work casualty Locations for necessities sérvices will be performed by trucks, manned by trained Fore: Dr. Smith declared. Plans ha already been made to handle this end of the work Only weak link in the set-up, he explained, arcity of men trained in first aid work. Already, locations have been designated for 2 aid posts in the city posts may be tended by at each location. But there just the first aren’t and a | bombing raid the | and other- | program never the | attention can be se- | Roosevely Rotary Club hnu]won““1”‘“‘"”‘ e activi- is pro- | a work emergency | Every doctor in the Gas- | be sta- assistance he is to have for|consolidate the program the is| { has It is hoped that these | two men and one woman | enough | war against many evil things, (Cincinnati Enquirer) The stunning events of the last weck make it necessary to convert what has been termed a de- | fense program into a war program. This transition |, cannot be accomplished merely by expanding’ the | existing program. 1 ‘victory program” apparently contemplates. If the|; American effort is to have the maximum efficiency, |, a drastic change in the present program is cssential. |, The so-called defense program has bien admin | istered ¢ ctly by the President | pointed him to handle various of have been autonomous, so to speak All final decisions had to be made by the This lack of a single, responsible head, to whom Mr. might delegate complete authority, un- has hampered 'the “operation of the | program 1 Now that the United States is at war, it obvi- ously is impossible for the Chief Executive to dis- | harge all his tremendous new re: nsibil and to run the country’s war effort also. The appoint ment of a responsible war program administrator cannot be postponed longer without danger to the i public interest This must be done not only to relieve the Chief xecutive of an extra task which he cannot possibly discharge along with his other duties, but also to There are too many con- flicting and even competing bureaus and offices in The officials ap- the by phases throughout the city have been chosen and will|the complex defense establishment supplies and So far as the contemplated $150,000,000,000 “vic- program” concerned, this project invited criticism because it is a grandiose gesture rather refully particularized program. If it is to spend this fantastic sum to achieve | |victory, then it must be done. But the necessity not been demonstrated, and the meaning of gargantuan expenditure surely has not been tory is | this 0,approcmtod by thosp who drew it up. Moreover, the | “victory program” would be superimposed upon the ! | present program and would serve to entrench all it i defects. These dejects include more than the lack of a| = | values | coming year of (remendous | Americans President. | gre to prove their heroism in splen- did servic will transactions, Labor fully all along victims will serve as barages HEART AND HOME: This is a lay in which to make the most of | many ble The stars presage| eparations which will be eased by ndicating growth and development n many families which will be brought into realization of true life Courage will be u-q\nu-d in| months for this is to be experiences for of every class, Women to the nation. BUSINE AFFAIRS: January is to be an important month in many The first two weeks falling off in retail but mass production ibution will be sibie I be recognized a which will function success- not put. under legislative duress. Serious strikes will cause resentment among average citizens ines of trade show a nd dis pos: power if of the United States. Heads of bus- reminded that the seers! have foretold a complete change in world financial systems after the war NATIONAL 1§ time to remember here is strength. The firstsof the good resolutions should be a de- termination to avoid all prejudices iness are S: Today is 2 that in unity {that prevent the fullest cooperation |in whatever affects welfare. The wise sides of every issue and will adv cate justice for all. The stars pres- age serious differences of opinion regarding war policies, but most of these will be forgotten in the spring | the national will . see b FINE, not as in FIN. OFTEN MISSPELLED: SYNONYMS: Destiny, WORD STUDY: “Use increase our vocabulary by CIRCUMVENTION; Oceur; fate, fort | me,m,wm--.«m”, B | MODERN ETIQUETTE * nopgrra 1 e e ) Q A Is it proper for a man to ol This is a custom which seem. it is still the gentlemanly act and a mark of good-breeding for a man to give his seat to a woman Q. Should one refuse to tell hostess asks? A. No; if your hostess asks if cream instead of lemon with tea, say Q. Should a letter of application be written by hand or typewritten? A. If possible, it should be type: LLOOK and LEARN % ¢ coroon I R S R I ST 1 2 How many kinds of poker ga 2. Who was “Uncle Joe” Cannol 3. How much population entit Jongress? 4. In what country is the River 5. What were the names of Supper”? ANSWERS: 1. Three; draw, straight and st . | of these. 2. Member of the House of Representatives for 46 years, during eight of which he was the Speaker. 3. 301,163. 4. Treland. 5. Christ and his twelve discipl one R. Occurred, occurring; two R's word three times and it is yours mastering one word each da act of surrounding, as the mammoth $150,000,000000 a5y memories. There is a sign |discovered that circumvention was futile.’ une, lot, doom " Let us Today's word: “They soon as by stratagem ffer his seat in a bus to a woman? s to have become obsolete. However, one’s preference in food when the you prefer light meat to dark, or 0 50 written | S e mes are there? n? les a State to a Representative in Shannon? the thirteen present at “The Last ud. The other louns are variations es; Simon Peter ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sta. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ . READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street HNear Thma 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 Counselor OCOOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith and Corons SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Feod Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shaflufigency CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Markes 478—PHONES—371 | when the most severe tests to pa- | Andrew, James the | ‘lnousm are foreseen | son of Zebedee, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the | . is full of pork barrel projects and other non- 1 2 classes have been training women in this phase of | defense items. It is snarled in red tape. Lecches| INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS :'son of Alpheus, Simon, Thaddeus, and Judas. defense work. Some 67 women have already been |are clinging to it. All these obstacles are dangerous [Again asprologets peogncaticateilioh| graduated from first aid training courses. Classes [ones to a mation which now must win a war. jfuture world leadership belongs to trained men to go around. For the past eight months, Red Cross first aid|; High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices | single head for the program. The present program 8old and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worz by Satistied tomers” L. |to come, he left no doubt about MARRIED YESTERDAY In 1942 pis confidence in ultimate succe: their own power. - 3 |the Western Hemisphere. Washirglon Merry- ‘OWI\ power, Go-Round | “Slim” (Continued from Page OD&) |/, poward Airc | he was the first flown 1400 miles from New YOrk Washington to know when Prime' Churchill would to Havana in five hour§ and two Minister minutes, breaking the record. It was after this that he went to Ar-| nold, thinking the Air Corps chief might be impressed by the drama- tic flight, if not by the blueprints. But Arnold remained unim- pressed. He merely said, “That|which the Navy doo\nl prove a damn thing. Give ested. He was broomstick and he'll| denly land the Capital. “Slim” ard ship Navy officials. It So Seversky tried another stunt He gave the plane to a girl, queline Cochran, who was not ac-, “What's quainted with that type of plane. “The Yet, she flew it from Los Angeles | the reply. to Cleveland, a distance of 2,000/ “I guessed then Today our pursuit planes can- not even reach Hawaii under DOWNED FOR CHURCHILL Freitag, was putting a new How- through ‘Washington airfield for a group of test on a new type of plane he was urgently signalled When he brought down his |objected, contending that the CCC plane, he was told to get Jac- the field immediately the trouble? President’s foreign policy. Bridges contended that with the country at war, the CCC should be disbanded and the| members mobilized for industrial jobs and special assignments, such! as guarding public buildings and bridges. “They are excellently qualified for this kind of duty,” argued Bridges. “Also, this would mean a reduction in non-refense spending, { about which there has been so much talk but nothing done. I have | always considered: the CCC one of the best programs undertaken by was an important - the New Deal, but with our en- in | trance into the war it has outlived is greatly inter- |its purpose.” ng low when sud- Senator H. H. Schwartz, staunch to| Wyoming New Dealer, vigorously their ace test pilot raft, is convinced private citizen in | arrive in | its paces at a it off| provided excellent character- huxkhng training for unemployed he asked.|vouth and should be continued, arriving” was| “Besides” he said “what you | propose would call for specialized and there,” cmms‘unxmng of CCC men. This would |the destiny of the United States to| carry this responsibility will be ap- parent. Full participation in the World War II will take place prob- ably in April, but not later than May 15, the seers foretell. The stais | presage “victory for the only na- tion in the world which never has (Tomorrow: The Year’s Bou- quets. ) Mrs. Enghsh Is Honored at Tea lost'a war, but it may be bought at ! a great price. Persons whose birthdate it s have the augury of a bust year. Earning power may increase as ex- penses rise month by month. Children born on this day prob- | jably will be brilliant in mind abd exceedingly independent. Extremes of mood may affect many. lCopyrxghl 1941) B MO SRR, Roosevell in His Ninth- Year of Office, Eats "Em Up in AN Evenls of 32 rations,. of . war, ‘on, Germany miles, winning the Bendix Trophy.|“Slim,” “that Churchill was in a PlaC¢ an added burden on the But the War Department reac-|plane nearby. Otherwise the Presi- .Army tion was: “Seversky is seeking dent and his party wouldn't havm “Bosh!” exploded Bridges. “Those cheap publicity for his firm been there. And I was right!” {husky boys already are trained for What he wanted, however, was to |the type of work I suggest. Many prove that it was necessa to| FTWO WINSTON (‘llLRCHlLLi of them have learned vocational have pursuit planes with a suffici-| There are now two w,mw“llmdfs which equips them for de- ent range to reach the outposts of |Churchills in the United States |fense industrial jobs, and the the United States—Hawaii, Wake, One is, or was, in Washington, and | °thers could be mobilized for giard Guam, the Philippines. This was the other is in the little town of|duty with very little training.” stated formally, with what l]D\\“Cm‘nL\)\_ N. H. (Copyright, 1941, by United Fea- proves to be prophetic foresight, in| These two men have been con-|ture Syndicate, Inc.) a letter Seversky wrote to the War(fused for the last 40 years. The Vgl which e s men ae o comermaree | WATCH NIGHT SERVICE AT METHODIST CHURCH “An important aspect of such ad-| One is an American, the novelist ditional range is the problem of author of “Richard Carvel,” “The tiansports of pursuit aviation in|Inside of the Cup,” and “The Cri- case of war. If our theories are sis” This Winston Churchill leads| AS hds been customary for years correct, and Air Power becomes quiet, retired life, while the 2MONg Methodists, " the Juneau supreme, we cannot depend upon other, the visiting Prime Minister,| Methodists will hold the annual naval protection for our war planes lives a turbulent life, in the midst Watch Night service tonight in the being transported by boats. The of the greatest crisis the world has ¢hurch auditorium Navy will not be able to afford the ever known. The services will start at 11:30 necessary protection for our trans- RN o'clock and continue to midnight, according to the Rev. W. H | Matthews, Jr. There will be no preaching but there will be pray- ports. | FUTURE OF cCC ers, testimonials and rededication ““rherefore, thought must be giv-| Nothing got out about it, but the en to transporting airplanes to \heKSenau- Military Affairs Committee various possessions of the United had a hot discussion over abolish- States by air. To do that, our air-|ing the Civilian Conservation Corps. WS- planes must have an emergency | The proposal was made by able, The rabbit industry is booming range which would enable them, young GOP Senator Styles Bridges|since the demand for pelts used in time of war, o reach any pos-|of New Hampshire, outspoken pre- by hatters and furriers has in- stssion of the United States under |[war supporter of the President’s creased Italy, they found the President chuckling over a clipping of “in- structions for air raid wardens” that had gotten grotesquely gar- oled in the printing. These little outbreaks of humm-! throughout the day seem to whet his appetite for the gruelling work which he now is putting”in from’ almost dawn to midnight, To most of his intimates, however, the President’s trait most often referred to is his unwaivering optimism. When he tock his brief message to Congress calling for the declar- ation of war on Japan, he was surrounded by Army and Navy and government officials who wore stony, funereal stares. But riot the President, he already was lcoking ahead. A little more than 24 hours ater, when he spoke over the ra- lio to an estimated 90,000,000 peo- dle, he spoke words and phrases, »n which he had no opportunity to spend hours of deliberation— mnimously called it his greatest speech and pointed out that’ al- though he pulled none of the ounches about the seriousness of yet official Washington almost un- | what had happened or what was Mrs. W. A. English, of Seattle, who; is visiting briefly in Juneau, was honored at tea served at the home rof Mirs. Helen Cass yesterday after- noon. Guests served were old friends of | Mrs. English whom she has known | since the time when she made her { home in Juneau. | Mrs. English is leaving tomorrow | for Seattle after a brief vacation | here, to resume her position on the staff of the Thirteenth Naval Dis- | trict headquarters. H e FINDS SCOWLOAD | A scowload of airplane spruce | was recently found off Cape Cha- con by Ted Benson and towed to Metlakatla . where it may be claimed by the owner. — o NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT A hearing will 'bé held at ten 'o'clock am. on February 28, 1942, in the United States Commissioner’s (Ex-Officio) Probate Court for the ! Juneau, Alaska, Commissioner’s Pre- cinct upon the Final Account of JAMES W. McNAUGHTON as the lexecul.or of the estate of Mary V. | McNaughiton, deceased; and all per- sons are required ot file on or before |said hearing, their objection, if any, to said Final Account or to any particular item thereof, specifying the particulars of such objections; and, at said hearing, said Court will adjudicate and determine who are the heirs and disiributees of said decedent, and all persons are re- quired to show cause why said es- tate should not be distributed to Mary Jean McNaughton and James ‘W. McNaughton in accordance with said decedents last will and testa- ment dated November 27, 1940. Dated at Juneau, Alaskd, Decem- ber 30, 1941. FELIX GRAY, United States Commissioner and Ex-Officio, Probate Judge. First publication, Dec. 31, 1941 Last pnblication, Jan, 21, 1942, Fausto M. Paulo and Clara M. Kinch were married yesterday af- ternoon in the Federal Building by | U. 8. Commissioner Felix Gray. e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska Nov. 7, 1941. Notice is hereby given that How- \ard Erickson has made application for a homesite under the Act of May 126, 1934 (48 Stat. 809) Anchorage Serial No. 09955, for a tract of land described as Lot D of the Tee Har-‘ hor Gréup of Homesites situated on the east shore of Favorite Channel and the west shore of Tee Harbor, Aldska, Plat of U. S. Sutvey No. 2388, containing 4.56 acres; and it is now in the files of the U. 8. District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the district land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred | by the provisions of the statutes. FLORENCE L. KOLB, Acting Register. First publication, Nov. 26, 1941. Last publication, Jan. 21, 1942, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska Oct. 24, 1941 Notice is hereby given that Albert | P. Bixby has made application for a homesite under the Act of May 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 809> Anchorage Serial {'No. 09091 for a tract of land de- seribed. as U. S, Survey No. 2448 |sltuateq near the head of Funter | Bay, Admiralty Island, Latitude 58° |15¢ 30” N., Longitude 134° 52 W., | containing 4.99 acres, and it is now “m the files of the U. 8. Land Office, | Anchorage, Alaska. . Any and all persohs -claiming adversely any of the above-mentioned ‘land 'should {file theiriadverse claim'in the dis- |trict land office” within the period |of publicdtion or thirty days there- after, or they will be barred by the | provisions of ‘the statutes. FLORENCE L. KOLB, ! Acting Register. ' First ‘publication; Dec. 17, 1941. Last publication, Feb, 11, 1942. || suer WHITE eower Any and all persons claiming ad- |} DR. H. VANCE | OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. 10 to 12; 1 to &; by appoinment, u Hotel m | Archie B. Belis ml-ll.‘ Aocomm l-km Mmmmm South Fratkiin St. Phone 177 —_— ¥ | TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET “HORLUCK’S DANISH” Ice Cream Flavors Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, Lemon Custard, Black Cherry, Caramel Pecan, Black Wi Raspberry Ripple, New Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla— at the GUY SMITH DRUG “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY . 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