The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 29, 1942, Page 4

Daily‘ Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junesu, Al HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - = = = R L BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Nanager Entered in the Post Offioe in Juneau as Second Class Matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Octtrered b7 eassier In Junean and Desgine By mafl, postage paid, at wing One year, tn advance, 81 onths. 16 ndvanes, §6.00; one month, in advance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer & favor if thes will promotly notity fhe Business Office of any fallure or irrepularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telepbones: News Office, 603; Busibess Office, 374, MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘The Associated Press exclusively entitled to lh. — for tepublication of all news dispstches credited to 1t or :Iu, credited in this paper nd also the local news' nblllhu erein. ALASRA CXRWLATIDN GUARANTEED W BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 | American Bufiding, Seattle, Wash. S SIBLE CENSORSHIP America’s new “Office of Censorship” starts out well. Its “code of censorship,” issued for newspapers, magazines and other purveyors of the printed word, is so reasonable that no one can take serious ex- ception to it Censorship is inevitable in wartime because in- | formation—at least certain the hands of the enemy In effect the regulations laid down by Director Byron Price and just received by The Empire, do not go much beyond those already in operation. In most cases, the press thus far has leaned over back- ward to avoid publishing any news which might be harmful As Price himself says because editors will kinds—is a weapon in the task is not easy. Not be overburdened by the extra vigilance, but because there is, and possibly alw will be, wide differences of opinion as to the kind of information that is harmful and the kind that isn't One benefit of the Price code is that it specifies, in some detail, what his office believes should not be printe But as he himself says, there will be some news stories and pictures in the borderline zone of dispute—and these he urges be resolved by “commen sense.” That the press will cooperate fully with the Government goes without saying today are wide awake to the realization that this is an all-out war, and that “business as usual” can nc more obtain in their offices than it can in others. There is, hcwever, another side of the coin of censorship. The press can keep out of print what should not appear But it is quite as important that the Govern- ment be equally vigilant in seeing to it that the public is given all the news which can possibly be told. In an article by Fletcher Pratt, military expert. received by The Empire in the same mail as the censership regulation, Pratt says that our military censors are being so strict they harm morale. < As he notes: “There is a point at which suppression of news loses value—the point where it is more important that our own people have some news than that the enemy get none.” Pratt goes on to note that our people have only the haziest accounts of the battle in the Philippines, the glorious fight of General MacArthur which will go down as one of the greatest of our military epics. Says Pratt: “Have any Most newspapers Japanese prisoners been taken? If gram, Labor |on this key commi ‘r\rs balked: After a (Continued from Page One) opM| hot closed-door meeting. The news release reported only everything was sweetness and ligh and that the industry was all set to do everything wanted of it. NOTE: Also not mentioned b the press release was the fact tha Walter Reuther, dynamic young | | huddle. vice-president of the United Auto| Knudsen sided Werkers, had outlined a complete|8uto associates. program for the rapid ‘conversion of the industry to war production'flillmun. by pooling tools, patents equipment. Knudsen and the plant | sisting of | rector Hillman, ¢|0f the Navy Fori With: 'this arrangement. But Reuther’s speeck, day night. The ai President | anpounced his $59,000,000,000 pro- the conference got down to | the business of setting up a com- mittee: of the industry to draw up’ | the conversion plans, demanded ittee. The emplov~- morning wrangle that | Over the issue, the conference ad-| ¢ | journed and‘the 'OPM board, con- | Knudsen, Undersecretary of | yQWm Patterson and Undersecretary | But he was outvoted three to one. decision owners do not favor any poolig|conference was reconvened Tues-| ‘5(‘ what kind of men are they? Have our subordl- nate cofficers done well? Are our anti-tank guns really stopping tanks? All these are legitimate ob- | jeets of curiosity on the part of the American people. | 8 The answers would not give the-enemy any mili- nu\' information he does not already possess.” Both Britain and Russia employ the method sug- ‘vuestod by Pratt.. Wherever possible, they give the 'ullnv- #b. | names of heroes in engagements, and the results of various attacks or counter-attacks. All of which goes to build morale. Censorship 'is a double job—of keeping secret that which should be secret, and of telling that {which the public should know. Our new censorship administration will, ,we are confident, meet both these obligations well, as soon as it has cleared away the underbrush and gotten pmmlsmg takeoff. THE JONES ACT Several Canadian newspapers carry editorials | stating that as the situation in the Pacific becomes {mere deeply involved In war, the greater becomes the likelihood of the Jones Act being suspended. The law prohibits Canadian vessels from earrying- cargoes from one United States port to another on the Pacific Coast. The suspension of the Act won't worry either Alaska or Canada. ’ SKAGWAYANS GOOD SPORTSMEN | | | The boys composing the high school basketeers |from Skagway, under Coach Gerald Ryan. proved | excellent sportsmen. They put up good, clean games | in Juneau and in their social behavior were equally |eood, clean boys., They are to be congratulated on | winning the Northern Division championship, two games out of three, as they fought a game bunch !'here, and proved their mettle. } Oh, Well (Cincinnati Enquirer) That favorite of the tax collector for a decade and more—the automobile owner—is about to come in for some new attention from the Fcderal Gov- ,emmcut in the form of tax stamps which must be affixed to windshields. The new revenue program, designed to raise $5 per year per automobile, is | called an automobile “use tax.” Stamps bearing the likeness of the Liberty Bell are to be sold through the Post Office Department, and all cars must bear ‘(lu:m by February 1. The price fcr the balance of the fiscal year ending June 30 will be $2.09. There- {after it will be a flat 85 per year—unless raised. All forms of government have found the auto- nobile and its owner convenient sources of revenue.| Che Federal Government has helped itself to gas ine and oil taxes, and to taxes on car sales. State zovernments have taxed the cars themselves, gaso- ine and similar products, and have nudged the ar owners for car tags, sales taxes, transaction axes, drivers’ licenses, and other fees. Local gov- srnments have found the automobile registration | ists useful in assessing personal property taxes (in ther words, the car gets taxed again) and likewise wave tapped the owners for various fees, including nspection and such traffic fines as misconduct may varrant The new “use stamp” ounds too good, and too convenient (from the gov-| srnment’s: standpoint) for it to be likely that it will for a long time. And the car owners evidently must | n a big way, for a long time. Sometimes a straw, it is said, will break a camel's back. But govern- nents—from city halls to Capitol Hill—have tough- | seast of burden. Publicity for Alaska (Prince Rupert Evening Empire) Alaska, particularly from the strategic point of view, Is getting more and more into the picture In the current number of one of the most widely circulating American periodicals appear excellent views of coast towns, familiar indeed to most of the people in Prince Rupert. It all has to do, chiefly, | with Alaska’s geographical position and the growing | | importance of this part of the globe. sen, they demanded that the com- mittee be limited only to making “recommendations”—in other words, depriving the committee of real authority. The labor representa- tives insisted that the committee be given the power to “determine” representatio.n convert the industry to war pro- duction. ‘The debate waxed hot and heavy. | At one point Knudsen said, “Re- member, I have the final say-so.” | *“Make that double, Bill,” quietly | interjected Hillman. “I'm on OPM | too, you know." Associate D!- restal, went into ENTER THE LAWYERS | Finally, after hours of argument, Knudsen gave some ground and it with his former 3 Patterson and Forrestal | i 30 i siior % ey was decided to have the OPM legal | staff draw up an order setting un the | the joint committee. The next morning the legal staff uto moguls made —former Wall Street and corpora- made, the clearest made, drew a big hand|ng secret of their disapproval, but |tion attorneys — re-muddied the from the Army and Navy urncluls‘mbued no further present. | represented. OUR WAY—OR NOTHING Tuesday, the day the President Again with tm about labor bemg‘uawrs by announcing that OPM Instead they trained did mot have the authority to dele- their guns on the power of the gate any of its powers to a com- Committee for .Conversion. mittee, No such objection had ever backing of Knud- ' before been raised. regarding any YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RICH to help American Defense. one of the newest of the Defense Savings promotional pieces now going up in streetcars, on bulletin boards, and at other public places. ment that every American can—and must—pitch in tools necessary to protect her freedom, That’s the theme of the above posteér, |down to serious business. We congratulate it on a| sigh and resign themselves to helping pay for lL‘ | what measures should be taken to! JANUARY 29 H. R. Shepard Herman Bakkon Anton- Africh o | | Ethel Sauers Margery Tompkins | Mrs. T. M. Everson Mrs. Ruby Phillips Henry Swanbery b ] HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 | Benefic aspects are active to-| day which should bring to a cul-| \mmauon many plane long promot- ;ed Large returns are indicated for projects in which there has been | an element of risk, HEART AND HOME: Training for amctive war service will attract | large numbers of girls who have | college degrees and abllity to suc jceed as nurses, chemists and die ticians. Older women will concen- | Atrat,e upon knitting and the mak- lms of needed garments for war victims. Many hcemes will become centers of activity where many alds‘ for wartime living will be discussed fovcr sewing. The mothers and wives | lof the nation will prove their pa-| | triotism in courageous acceptance | lof the menace of a world conflict| | which threatens to be close to the nation in the early spring. | | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Merchants| 1will be wary of credits through the | jwinter when communities large and small undergo changes. Cash pu.-\ chases will be encouraged, as the old custom of partial payments becomes less widespread. Thus Am- lericans will begin their lessons in | thrift which is more or less obliga- tery. Housekeepers will buy largely lof many foods, although the prac- tice will be frowned on. Saving of paper, string and other thingscom- | mon in everyday uses will be worth | while. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Luxuries | will be reduced as the public spirit gains ascendancy and the people | realize the real meaning of war | exigencies. There is an aspect which | seems to encourage criticism of any \dlsplav of unnecessary possessions. ‘True democracy will inspire simple ! [modes and manners. Hotels and| | restaurants will continue to pm!m | Theatre situated in the fashionable D. C., collapsed, uader the weight of according to word received here. at the time of his marriage located William 8. Hart was playing in Ruler, J. Latimer Gray son; Esquire, J. A. Snow. 20 YEARS AGO 7% gmpire JANUARY 29, 1922 At least 108 persons lost their lives and 134 were injured the previous evening when the steel and concrete span of the roof of the Knickerbocker Judge John Faust, of Detroit, ruled that all searches for contra- band liquor must be made in the daytime unless the warrant specifically stated the search might be made at night. The ruling which called forth ia storm of protest from police and liquor enforcement agents was hailed with delight by bootleggers and liquor smugglers. Harvey Fremming, brother of Mrs. Z. M Bradford, Elliott and John ‘F‘remming of Juneau, was married in Fremming, who had seen two years active service in France, had left Juneau several years earlier and was S e ) residential section of Washington, snow., Los Angeles a short time previously in Los Angeles where he was field representative for an insurance company. “Sand” at the Coliseum while Ben Past Exalted Rulers and the stations they were to occupy were: Exalted Esteemed Leading Knight, Charles D. Garfield; Esteemed Loyal Knight, R. E. Robertson; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, B. A. Rosselle; Secretary, H. E. Biggs; Chaplain. H. R Shepard; Inner Guard, M E. Russell; Tiler, James Manning; Treasurer, William Dickin- Prize winners at the successful dinner, card party and dance given {in Douglas by the Parent-Teachers’ | lund, Gordon Gray and Art Nelson. Association were: Mrs. Albin Hag- Mrs. August Olson, Miss Katherine McCorinick, Jeff Anderson, Weather forecast for the Juneau district was cloudy with probable snow. Maximum temperature was 22 P e Daily Lessons in Engli .8 and minimum 16.6. lish % 1. corpon 3 WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Mr. and Mrs. Johnson live in our vicinity.” Eay, “live in our NEIGHBORHOOD.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Gila monster. Pronounce he-la, E as in HE, A as in ASK unstressed, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Allusion (a visual deception). SYNONYMS: Guess (verb), think, imagine, belleve, fancy. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” (reference by suggestion). Illusion conjecture, suppose, suspect, surmise, Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word: TACITURN; habitually silent; not given to conversation. “One who is taciturn may now and then make an effort at conversation.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ** roprrra LEE Q. Is it considered good taste to ask p;rsonal questions? A. Most definitely not. this or that?” Personal questions such as “How much was “Where do you buy your hats?” “How much rent do you |as the winter ends, for there Willl pavov aye very commonly heard, and are very rude. You have the priv- ‘Irom houses to apartments. | FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Astrologers Atlantic Britain will make gyeat| { progress. American aid this mopth | {will have proved most successful. Acnou of our ships from Labrador | | southward is foretold as fortunate;| ened up the automobile owner into a much stoucerwanhough losses in naval engage-| e ovorerer oo |ments on both the Atlantic and |the Pacific oceans are prophesied. | Next month is to be a period of| | intensive ‘preparation for the most | daring exploits and new heroes will be acclaimed. | Persons whose birthdate it- is have the augury of a year of in- creased anxiety and activity. Travel and changed environments are ! forecast. Children born on this day prob- 1ahly will be quiet, dignified and | highly gifted. They may be quick- tempered and temperamental. (Copyright, 1942) of the management committees ap- pointed by OPM, but on this com- ! resented, the lawyers found = all | Again the OPM mnstermlnds went into a huddle—out of which came a compromise about which everybody is in doubt. | Management says it goes too far; labor says not far enough. OPM 8 hoping for the best. Meanwhile the war rages fiercer in the JPa- cific. But the auto industry, great- est single producing force in the US.A., is not much nearer conh- version than before the conference. NOTE: After the conference the mittee, where labor would be rep-|’ sorts of obstacles. | during his ‘visit we decided to de- plan of Federal taxation|be much travel and many changes| ilege of asking such questions if the friend has opened the subject and asks for advice, but out of idle curiosity it is better to avoid this practice. Q. Is it necessary that a woman use her title “Mrs.” or “Miss” before soon pass. Naturally, we will be paying for the \\nr]foreuall that in the Battle of the| her name when signing the register of a hotel? A Yes, so that the people in attendance will know how to address her. Q. What is the most popular hour for a luncheon party? A. One or one-thirty. LOOK and LEA gambling and was prohibited by law 5. What is the average life of ANSWERS: Twenty. Life insurance. Epic, dramatic, and lyric. The hummingbird. Six months. ot ot i) GORDON b RNZ c 1. How many States of the Union have names ending with the letter “a’"? 2. What common investment, now universal, was once considered as in France? 3. What are the names of the three principal types of poetry? 4, What popular bird can feed its young while on the wing? a one-dollar bill, before it becomes so worn that it is taken out of circulation? vcte one plank to a clothes reform. We decided that after the war there were to be no more stiff shirts and cutaway coats, “That sort of formality smacks too much of the Axis. We are going to propose that everyone dress in ordinary clothes. It's more comfor- table and sensible and expressive of the times of wiping out class distinetions.” : FDR SIDELIGHTS auto labor leaders told influentjal meémbers of Ccngress that no com- mittee would accomplish anything in converting industries to war pro- duction as long as dollar-a-yéar- men remained in control of OFM. DRESS REFORM PACT ‘The President let Senate Repub- lican Leader Charles McNary in on a “secret” during a chat with congressional “chiefs in Speaker Sam Rayburn’s office following his morentous message to Congress. Seated ‘in one of Rayburns big, comfortable easy chairs, the Presi- dent remarked, “Charley, what do you think of this suit I'm wear- ing?” The President was attired in 2 dark blue serge business suit in- stead of the cutaway coat and striped trousers he usually wears on forma} occasions. “I think it's very becoming, Mr. President,” said McNary. “I like it better than formal clothes. Why do you ask?” i “Pll let'you in on a secret,” sald the President with a mischievous smile. “When Winston Churchiil This poster emphasizes the point advanced by the Treasury Depart- if the United States is to have the arms and tho ] and I were drafting. Poll-war plans |, PIONEERS MEET TONIGI As top man in the House, Speak- er Sam Rayburn acted as master of ceremonies when the President delivered his annual message to Congress, but one feature of the program was a complete surpris to Rayburn. This ‘was the tribute to his 60th birthday, secretly ar- ranged unbeknownst to Rayburn by House Parliamentarian Lewis Deschler. . . . Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, who observed his 84th birthday the day previous, looked weary when he entered the cham- ber on the arm of Vice-President Wallace but was as exuberant as a college cheer leader when he ap- plauded - at the finish of the ad- dress. . Pacifist Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana, who wvoted ' against declaring war on Japan and “present” during the roll-calls on the German and Ital- ian war votes, sat primly in her deat taking notes while the Presi- dent spoke. . While waiting for ‘the Prelldent w appear, Mayor | Florello . LaGuardia, a one-time| imember of the House, chinned | about government problems with an old friend, Representative Cliff Cle- | ‘venger of Ohio. (Copyright, 1942, by United Peu- ture Syndicate, Inc.) | MISS ESTE GILLESPIE JOINS SIGRID'S STAFF| Miss Este Gillespie has joined the staff of Bigrid's Beauty Salon, it was announced today by Mrs. Yvonne Cooper, owner of the shop located in the Cooper Building on Fourth and Main Streets. Miss Gillespie came to Juneau from Frederick and Nelson in Seattle, Mrs. Cooper said. The new beauty operator owned |- her own shop before working for|: Frederick and Nelson and is a specialist in haircutting, hair styl- ing, dyeing, permanent waving and manieuring, Mrs. Cooper said. She attended the national convention of beauty operators in New York last October and while there took 4 course from the famous hair stylist, Werner, of Switzerland. Florence Sargent ~Flies On Vacation Florence Sargent, laboratory and x-ray technician at St. Ann's Hos- pital, left Juneau by plane today to ‘vacation in Canada and (the States. ¢ Miss Sargent will visit her mother in New Westminster, B. C. She plans to be gone about three weeks. | BROKEN LENSES Are promptly replaced in our own |shop. Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Blumnen Building. ady. > PIONEERS MEET TONIGUT Directory Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel Dr.A.W. Stewart Turpin was starred in “A Small Town Idol" at the Palace Theatre. MM nllH'lIIll Your Reliable Phan " DIE.TETICS—-HH) Past Exalted Rulers' Night was to be held at the Elks Lodge and || Soap Lake Mineral .‘m BUTLER-MAURO The Charles W. Carter Mortuary PFourth and Pranklin Sts.’ PHONE 136 MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second and fourth Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. R. W COWLING, Wor- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. Juneau’s Own Store "The Rexall Store” DRUG CoO. HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of Alaska” “The Stere for Men™ SABIN’S | Front St—Triangle Bldg. !a‘lfllll‘nl and Jones-Stevens Shop P e | 4 uome—asezs ||| PAUL BLOEDHORN | _ | Seward Street Near Third 8. FRANKLIN STREET Physical Therapeutics Juneau Melody House f Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises .Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. JAMESC. EOOPER | DR.H.VANCE | OSTFOPATH Christensen Bros. 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