The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 11, 1942, Page 4

PAG{E FOUB Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRR PRINTING OOMPANY Becond snd Matn Btreets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD President Vice-President and Business Man ost Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIFTION RATE Delivered by earrfer in June y mail, postage at the foldwine Tates One year, in advance, $12.00; six montbs, in sdvance, $6.00; one month, in advance, $125 Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- iivery of their papers. Telephiones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 37 MEM OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news publisbhed berein. Entered in the ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL, REPRESENTATIVES — Alacka Newspapers, 1011 American Building, Seattle, Wash. LIFETIME PENSIONS the have had foresight to may Congressmen whe haven't lay away a little nest egg not to worry any more. The public’s completed reservations Uncle The upon the length of in both houses it would be all minor chosen representatives have but action on a little bill which, with assures them a lifetime income at vyour Samuel’s expense exact amount of the pension wo! depend service, but in numerous cases around $4,000 even more, the employees a year, and in some would be The bill for all Government of Congress f the judiciary. A member of the branch of the Government rily at the after 15 years of s of service The was passed by to 24. The House amendments, but little opposition is expected ets 70 a compulsory retirement age except member and other elected officials or members Senate or House other however, after service or any may retire vol service; 10 age of 60 30 years of and at 65 after measure, labeled the Ramspect-Mead bill the Senate on a roll call vote of 42 still must act on minor Senate ALASKA \TR ATEGIC MINERALS Alask dur a heari mittee on Milita porting on d considerable discussion recently before a subcommittee of the Com- vy Affairs, United States Senate, re- strategic and critical materials receiv and minerals Alaska came into the picture in the discussion of platinum, of the rare and precious metals which has many uses in industry. It is necessary in the making of sulphuric and nitric acids and is used in many laboratory instruments, electrical con- tacts, and in dental and jewelry industries. the report brought out, Alaskan production has shown phenomenal in- Output, chiefly placer platinum, progressively from 11,552 ounces in one In recent years, platinum creases. vanced has ad 1 to | has preduced a THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA producers are Soviet Socialist and Colom- nt of a shortage it is believed that ained in the form available Chief world U United In the emergency, 1ld be ob! large 1938 one-half Africa named ounces in n of h te rder ev inum duri substantial an amount cc of jewelry from the domestic supply in this form held in reserve from the supply acquired by the War Department 1917-18. Tin, another substitutes in metal and one for which are being sought in order to decrease the also came up for discussion. Alaska 350 tons of this metal in strategic demand for it much as a year tin is in the manufacture this industry virgin The principal use of tin pla Normally half the of ate. consumes ap- proxim tin used in the United States s the oxide, cassiter- but the sulphide, Tin also ore mine 78 perce found in a few places. deposits ipal uses of tirffoil is the wrap- Much of this will be discontinued replaced by a rubberized trans- it will in cost. Other changes in reduced tin free of tin, is iction of certain automobiles. increasingly used for tin oxide. instead of be T'his substitution, is stated, a consider saving in industrial processes are resulting A used in the consumy lead-bearing metal, p being tion being Sub The titutes are move toward the use of tooth powder the demand for tooth- popularity of of shaving-c tooth pa diminishing The decreasing te, is paste tube increasing electric havers i the sale tubes. What Kind ef York Times) request to Congress for the total of 500,000,000 for supplementa! appropriations and authori 7'|Ilun\, more than or approximately $16,000,000,000, is for the N: one. This brings once more into (ho mrvgmmul the question of what kind of Navy we now need Traditional concepts must be put aside, since it clear that the Navy can no lenger be considered something complete and self-contained in itself Henceforth considered as part of a thre dimensional air-sea Even the concept of power an “auxiliary” to sea power is now inade- quate, particularly if it invelv he assumption that air power is the subordinate arm. Air power and power must be thought of, rather, as two blades pair of each of which (over wide waters) requires other ctive action. new warships must be possible, for constant coop with air power. implies, for one thing, an un- precedented concentration on airplane carriers, both those specially built to work with other swift war- hip units and smaller converted carriers to protect convoys. Tt also implies the fullest use of catapult planes on other warships, and experimentation with akreraft, like helicopters, capable of taking off from or alighting on a deck without catapult or runway Finally, a wider conception of air power involv a broader conception of the surface Navy as con- sisting rely of warships, but of troopships and Ar and tankers. All the ships we build now must be built for In so far as their con: equipped 5o some extent tack escort s (New In the President’s unparalleled war half is it must be force of a scissors, he for ef This means that de far our signed, as as use in war truction, such ships should be built and that they may protect from submarine, raider enabling us to economize the of warship 1f we use sufficient enterpr indeed, it possible that through dual-purpose guns, catapult airplanes, helicopters or other devices, we may fit our future freighters to carry a real striking power of their own or bomber at- Washlrglon Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) ported 'to have replied quietly that | if Jones: didm’t like it, he could take the matter to the President. | Jones did not accept this chal- | lenge. " He backed down and Nel- son’s man is now keeping an eagle eye on the DPC NOTE: When Nelson wrote the ! executive order arming him with s to operate as war pro- . he very carefully in- cluded a provision giving him au- thority over Jones. The lawyers who made the first draft of the order omitted this, but Nelson per- sonally inserted it. As an OPM official, he has seen Jones hold up urgently needed rubber, aluminum and tin programs, and Nelson was taking no chances on making cer- tain who was boss. LARGER GLASS Hardest working man at the Pan American Conference was Sumner | Welles, Undersecretary of State and | head of the U. S. Delegation. All day long he bargained with other | delegates, - 'Most of the night he burned the midnight oil at a table in his hotel room. { Attached to Welles to guard him against crackpots or possible Axis intruders was a Brazilian secret service man, Oliveira. Equally tired from following the energetic Am- crican delegate all day, Secret Ser- PAVE THE WAY viceman Oliveira liked to retire as soon as he was sure Welles was alone in his hotel suite. One night gs Oliveira was about to go home, Welles sent out for a bottle of champagne. But' only one glass arrived. That, concluded ‘Sec- ret Serviceman Oliveira meant that Welles had no guest, was having a private refresher. But Oliveira waited a bit longer just to be sure Welles was alone Suddenly the waiter appeared bear- ing another glass. “Ah,” decided the secret service man, “that means Welles has a|i guest. T will have to remain. It might be an Argentine caller. There might be an argument between them.” 8o, patiently he remained, well into the night. No one left Welles room. Next morning, Secret Service- man_ Oliveira discovered caller, ond glass because too small that MAAS One reason Im' laffairs wa. committee, told investigation Actually, reached pened i queried Welles he had sent out for the sec- the first one was PROBE the (ommxn,er S turn-down of a Pearl Harbor prope I think we Representative previous orating to reporters. The chunky Minnesotan is rank-| 2 GOP member of the committee and after a private session of the man Carl Vinson of Georgia, newsmen was no such decision had been & very frank report to the people. “We should call Admiral Kimmel 'and General Short before the com- This is what really hap-| As the meeting was breaking up,mitte¢ after several members had Maas suddenly the waiter, and had Do jefi, the Roberts report. “The report is very in my opinion,” he said. nouse two-to-one | for our unalertness at Pearl Harbor. Melvin Maas’ | mentar, | the true facts.” “The matter i I am concerned,” that an|Roberts board made a contemplated. | thorough investigation and, I think, for questioning,” persisted A limited amount of platinum is still} i “merchant” | that is possible without unduly delaying | themselves to | declared that | the committee ought to “look into”} inadequate “It doesn't tell the whole story about all the Naval | factors and individuals responsible should make a supple- investigation to determine closed as far as objected Chair- ’rhe|"">’ to make political capital out'ef very | 20 YEARS AGO 7% supirs FEBRUARY 11, 1922 Thomas A. Edison was l:elebnmng his, 75¢h birthday by working as usual in hi§ office and laboratory in' West Orange, N. J, | HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 11 Horace Adams, Jr, Ellen Repp Mrs. Violet Crosby “Charles G. Bunrdick { Mrs, Harry L. Clark J. C. Thomas E. L. Gruber Mable Monson Helen Beukers Glen Kronquist Phyllis J. Edwards Mrs, Leota Russell Mrs. Edward Roller Shirley Mae Olds Phoebe Ann Logan HOROSCOPE} | é “The stars incline ‘ Dudley G. Allen was a northbound passenger on the Northwestern | but do not wmpel” ‘leaving Seattle. Others aboard the steamer Alaska bound here were | Mrs. Esther Newcomer, Walter B. Martin, A. A. Kiefer and Mrs. Lynn .‘Tippins. | | Mrs. McDonald and Roberta Fraser, of Treadwell, had both recovered from diphtheria which had kept their respective homes under quar- |antine. { P. R. Bradley, General Manager of the Treadwell and Alaska-Juneau mining properties, was to make the principal talk on the program of the Douglas Parent-Teachers Association meeting, to be held on February 13 The subject of his talk was to be “Patriotism.” The Fort William H. Seward harbor boat Peterson left Juneau at 10 o'clock in the morning after being held in Juneau for several days because 6f the gale in Taku and Lynn Canal. C. C. Whipple, well known resld.ent of Thane, had been recom- mended by Gov. Scott C. Bone for the position of postmaster at Thane. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Thomas Hall, proprietor of the Hall Candy Shop, accompanied by Benefic aspects are active today.| hijs son, George, was to leave on the Victoria on a business and pleasure Vision should be keen for Am“"'lmp to British Columbia and Puget. Sound. can leaders in war: plans, Mars s | LA A in a place that presages intense conflict in which our foes will bes { fortunate. HEART AND HOME: Women are under benefic planetary influences in the evening, which should be | | fortunate for the love affairs of | . SRS young girls, Club members come | Jeseph Acklen, who had been here for the past several days with the under a sway making for splendid }Hnmfl basketball team, left on the Peterson for Haines. sery in the cities of which they | VT residents. Relief projects will; A number of officials of the U. S. Forest Service left for Ketchikan be well managed by them. It will {to confer with the Forest Supervisor at Ketchikan and other Forestry be remembered that astrologers | officials concerning plans for the coming season. In the party leaving counseled preparation for national |here were Charles H. Flory, M. L. Merritf and B. F. Heintzleman. They | emergencies more than two years planned to be away about a week. | and that they have persis- predicted our part in the | War. The girls who followed | ice of the seers are now emost among the nurses and | professional women who are ren- | | dering splendid help to the nation. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: With the | progress of the World War the | economic revolution produced by izho conflict will present many new problems to bankers and business men, The immense resources of the United States now will safe- 13uard the nation's trade and com- | merce, but there will be amazing | hanges in our methods of trade. | Money will continue to be plenti- | |ful as millions are poured out (o' | workers on government contracts. Agriculture, like manufacturing, |will be stimulated and extended in | the spring, NATIONAL ISSUES: American-|gay born Japanese and Germans will'! suffer many injustices, despite ef- { forts to guard against unreasoning | prejudices. The seers advise the utmest charity and patience in dealing with these victims of the | war, Emphasis is put upon the fact {that the gévernment maintains a {highly trained secret service net- {work which safeguards the people. | There is a sign warning of treach- | ery in high places where it is least | suspected. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Jack Gurr, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gurr, entertained a number of little friends on the occasion of his ninth birthday. Those present | were Elsie Jensed, Carl Jensen, William Norton, Lucille Norton, George | Norton, Ruth Wilson, Maxine Rosselle, William McIntyre, Veronica Mc- Intyre, Eleanor Irvine, Betty Irvine and Ceclia Gurr. e ago, | tently It, was decided al a meeting of the Shrine Club’to discontinue (he monthly dances the club had been giving throughout the winter and for the remainder of the season to feature each month special forms of entertainment such as theatre parties, banquets, dances and so on for the ladies of Shrinedom and Masons of all degrees and their ladies. In obs nce of the legal holiday throughout the United States in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809, all local Federal and Territorial offices were to be closed on Monday, February 13, due to the holiday falling on Sunday. Weather forecast for the Juneau area fellowing the terrific storm, was with slowly ng temperatures and brisk to moderate northeast Highest temperature was 14 and lowest 11 for the day. fair to east winds. Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He put forth his best licks.” “He put forth his best efforts.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Jowl. Pronounce jol, O as in NO. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Hundred; DRED, not DERD. SYNONYMS: Plan (noun), plot, project, scheme, method, design. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase your vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: INCONCEIVABLE; incapable of being realized in the imagination. “It is inconceivable to me that he could have done such a thing.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * roperTa LEE | Again astrologers foretell Hitler's | Q. Is it all right to discuss illness in a letter to a friend? | downfall which probably will be | A. Tt is much better to avoid this topic in your letters. If you must accomplished in 1943. Even now the | mention it, be considérate and don't go into disgusting details, Your Fuehrer is subject to evil portents E friend may have a natural disliking for such things, and it is considered which' seem to indicate that in'bad form to include them insocial correspondence. many ways he is aware of his im- | Q. Can you suggest some inexpensive gifts that a man may give a pending fate, The stars seem to; woman friend? | Drs. Kaser and | Freeburger Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Elegtro DIETETICS—REDUCING Soap Lake Mineral and Steam Baths Dr. Doelker, D. C., Bernard Bldg. Dr. John H. Geyer Room n—vucnm Bldg. PHONE 762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 pm. ROBERT SIMPSON, OPT. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary | Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 136 Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Thira H. W. L. ALBRECHT Physical Therapeutics Heat and Light Treatments Massage and Corrective Exercises Phone 773 Valentine Bldg. R JAMES C.COOPER C.P.A. COOPER BUILDING J. B Burford & Co. Is Won Sldlt o | DR.H.VANCE | OSTEOPATH forecast many desperate and hor-| A. The usual gifts are flowers, books, baskets of fruit, and candy. rible acts as the Dictator realizes | Q. On shipboard is it all right to ask to be placed at the captain’s that his power is weakening. How- | tqple? ever, before his final exit he will A be able to add much to his record ! of cruelty, treachery and barbaric| peeeeeeees. o LOOK and LEARN 2 ¢. corpon Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of many perplexities. Gain will come after Ren) poitfiouties, What are the six New England States? Which five Presidents of the United States were married twice? What is the difference hetween a synonym and an antonym? ‘What is the simplest of all machines? Children born on this day may‘ be extraordinarily brilliant, The | Which Book of the Bible narrates the giving of the Ten Com- mandments? configurations under which the | ANSWERS: greatest of all wars is fought will, quicken the intelligence of new-| comers in a chaotic world. | (Copyright, 1942) — | 1. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maas. “I don't think they are|and Cobnecticut. {entirely to blame for what happen- | 2. Tyler, Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, and ed. If others were responsible, we| Wilson. jought to know about it—and who 3. A synonym is a word having the same, or nearly the same, mean- they were.” ing as another word; an antonym is a word having an opposite meaning. epresentative Ed Izac of Calif-| +4. The lever. ornia interposed, “It wouldn't sur- 5. Exodus. prise me if Justice Roberts did that in a separate report to the | President with additional informa- |tion mo# contained in the report| { made publi ! “If there is such a report,” re- torted Maas, “this committee Has {a right to see it.” Never; this would be presumpcuous sils. *Government scientists - say there is no toxic effect in .alum- inum, and that we eat more alum- inum in certain fresh vegetables than we could get from an alum- inum cooking utensil High | Vinson and Tzac disagreed with|ScPo0l Student, Portland, Me—Lt. | Maas, contending that some of |0k Ernest DuPuy, able press ex- |the findings of the Roberts' board °CUtve of the War Department, undoubtedly were military secrets|2S Written the best non-fiction which would be beneficial to the|P°0K On West Point. He is also “lenemy if made public. the author of several other out- | This exchange ended the dis-|°tanding military books. cussion. Committee members had (Coypright, 1942, by United Fea- forgotten about it il they plaked JRlis SRS, Ius) 10 BE FLLED WITH ACTIVITY country” a thorough investigation of Pearl Harbor would be under- taken by the committee. Plans for Catholic Daughters of America activities in February and You|March were made at the C. D. A. Redmond presided. First on the schedule is the sew- ing meeting to be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the | home of Mrs. George Simpkins. On February 24 the regular meet- ing will be held and a Lenten pro- gram will bé presented under the dircetion of Mrs. A. M. Geyer, en- tertainment chairman. On March 24, and initiation and reception for new members will be held. Mrs. Neal Moore and Miss Vivian Tise were announced 4s new coun- cillors to the: Junior Catholic Dau- ghters. They will assist in the work being carried on by Mrs. {V. L. Hoke. ————— LOLA’S BEAUTY SHOP Will be closed until March 10, 1942. —adv. Maas’ action and that he was seek- BROKEN LENSES Are promptly weplaced in our own shop. Dr. Rae ‘Lillian Carlson,! Blomgren ' Building. adv. {the Roberts report. MAIL BAG A.CH, Pensacola, Fla. Congultation and examination m ‘MII’I 10 to 12; 1 to §; l'!lppolnmut. Archie B. Belis PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits Taxes Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 8, Valentine Bldg. Phone 676 ——— FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE SIGRID’S PHONE 318 — MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 Second ahd 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. Juneauw’s Own Store “The Rexall Store” Your Rellable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. — o HARRY RACE DRUGGIST “The Squibb Stores of iz Alaska” “The Stere for Men” SABIN’S Front St—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Feod Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jeweiry Repalring at very reasonable rates PAUL BLOEDHORN 8. FRANKLIN STREET —a RCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 85 | INSURANCE | Shanu—tfigency CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Marked 478—PHONES—371 1 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices —_— Super WHITE Power TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 809 WEST 12TH STREET “HORLUCK’S DANISH” Ice Cream Flavors Peppermint Candy, Pudge Ripple, Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, Lemon Custard, Black cm\'ry Caramel Pecan, Black Walnut, | Raspberry Ripple, New York, & Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawberry and Vanilla— ! at the GUY SMITH DRUG COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY OF ALASEA Lumber and Building Materials PHONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU SECURFE. Y i/R LOAN THROUGH US To Improve and Modcrise Your Home Under Title L F. H. 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