The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1942, Page 4

- P—— SRS e ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE lits annual production of between four and five bil- lion pounds of fish food and other related products . otir reséarch staff now is working on the de- Dai la ire aily Alaska Empir Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - - R. L BERNARD - 4 Vice-President and Businéss Eftered in the Post Offioe in Juneau ag Second Class Matter. |jno SR " S OBGCRIPTION TAThs: ing, and from another official source, we hear that D¥iivered by carrier in Junesu snd Douglas for $1.25 per month because of war needs for food, more fish than ever By mal, postsge paid, at the following r One yesr, in advence, $12.00; six montbs, in one month, M advance, $1.25, Subscrivers will confer & favor if they will promptly notify | the Business Office of any fatidfe or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. | Telephones: News Office, 603; Business Office, 374, : OF ASSOCIATED PRESS this annual yield somewhat.” President ; So, from one agency we hear that the effects Notrthern Empire. Which are wé to believe? v There is no question ' but what this season AEMBER !hrings new difficulties. The Maritime Commission The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fer apparently is earnest in its fears for suffi¢ient repu*licatlon of all news dirmt e oo e hews publifhéd | transportation of men and supplies. The'question berein. lof adequate protection of the fishing fleet also is " ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BR LAROER one that shonld be considered. An adeguate supply SN T s ittt = of tin cans and high rates of war risk insuranece for NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 | {ishing boat crews are problems that cannot:be over- American Buflding, Seattle, Wash looked. | But apparently Uncle- Sam is interested in | maintaining a steady flow of Alaska's vital sca foods to fill in gaps made by the war in the nation’s food supply. The huge salmon pack from . these | waters cam’t be passed over and any difficulties hould be taken care of without too much trouble. | But in addition to the question of supplying more food for the nation as a whole, we still believe | that the Government is interested enough in the any thousands of permanent residents who must |earn their livelihoods from the sea, not to deprive them of their means of subsistence without doing everything in its power to keep the industry going }Iull blast again thig year. Even in 1940, a poor season, a total of approxi- i.mm.ely $1,800,954 was paid out in wages alone to WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Yesterday was the 210th anniversary of the birth | gsputed area. of George Washington, the Father of Our Country |these waters and the man who lead Americans in the most suc- |yeny, cessful revolution the world has known, to establish | During the last four years, an average pack of rules of living and governing upon which the United | 697,640 cases of salmon was taken from Bristol Bay, States is founded Port Moller, the south side of the Alaska Peninsula Today has been set aside as a legal holiday in|ang Chignik. This is a sizeable chunk of the avers observance of Washington’s birth. But in many |sge for the same period for the entire Territory— defense industries and governmental agencies en-|g000,000 cases. And the 1,697,640 casés contained gaged in this country’s war efforts, work will go on|yedq salmon, the cream of the pack. More than 22 canneries depend on and fishermen for thefr pack each as usual. For today, the United States is engaged It is estimated that each case would bring $16 in another great struggle to keep the principles for {a¢ the very least. To close these waters, then, which Washington fought in 1776 from disappearing | would mean a loss of more than $27,000000 in| into the gaping maw of Axis aggression. |canned dalmon., At a time when the nation needs And it is indeed fitting and proper that Lh&sie‘,e,y penny's worth of food it can get, this would country’s efforts towards an ultimate victory shaunld!b‘, a disaster. continue through all holidays, especially on Wash- | It would be worse than that for the persons who ington’s Birthday. Any grammar school pupil canljjye in this northern region and who depend upon tell you that George Washington led his troops tolihe fishing industry for food, clothing and housing, one of the greatest -victories of the Revolutionary War when on Christmas in 1776 he led his men jyyested their money and faith in what the sea can across the Delaware to capture a thousand men produce, and seme much needed equipment at Trenton. velopment of management policies that will innreuse‘ of the war will mean a curtailment of Alaska fish- | noe, 36.00; | Will and must be taken from the waters of the | fishermen, cannery workers and transporters in this/ and for the merchants and business men who have| If these waters are closed this. year the effects cific Coast will center national in- | HAPPY BIRTHDAY ¥ PBBRUARY 2, 1922 B Mrs. Warren G. Harding stated that she expected to accompany IPreddénc Harding on the trip to Alaska he was planning to make during July. FEBRUARY 23 | Mas. -Alee: Dunham | B. F. Kane ] Bob . Martin Mrs. Grover C. Winn | T. C. Simmons Mrs. L. W. Shorett Thelma,_ Palmer Mrs. T. F. Richards —,— Playing to a crowded house at the Coliseum Theatre, the “J" Glub of the Juneau High School put over one of the best vaudeville perform- ances ever given in the city the previous evening. Ed Drake’s orchestra added the final “professional” touch to the evening which included many hilarious skétchés and acts. Among those having parts in various acts were Legia Kashevaroff, James McNaughton, Howard" Case, Howard Hughes, Lillian Perelle, Jimmie Golding, Leonard Holmquist, Tloe Slade, H 0 R 0 S c 0 P E Miriam McBride, Eva Tripp, Tekla Jorgensen, Venetia Pugh, Marguerite e | Bone, Anita Garnick, Alice Case, Jessie Mock, Ellen Sorti, Emma Hopkins “The stars @Ml‘iflq,‘ and Irene Nelson. but do not, compel” peasea Elisabeth' Kaser, young daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Kaser, was il with pneumonia at the Dawes Hospital. Her condition had been serious X (but she was reported to be considerably improved. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 | % Good and ill bulunoe i 41 Bor® | Aq an original form of entertainment for F. E. Krause, President of op e e “rarly |thé True Blue Biscult Company aid Chester E. Roberts, President of ;?orni:; x:nygbe "l;e;v'em in busi- | the Imperial Candy Company on their appprcaching trip to Skagway, ness deals. was being planned, in the form of a golf tournament between the visti- HEART AND HOME: Womén ors who were réported to be golf enthusiasts and ‘Alex Blanchard and are subject to adverse planetary Herman Miller, residents of the Lynn Canal town wha were also. enthus- influences which may retard their |iastic about the sport. work. Under this sway love af- Sl it fairs languish and girls may be dis-| Mrs. Dave Evans, of Thane, was taken to St. Ann’s Hospital suffer- appointed in their plans for mar- g ¢om o severe attack of la grippe. riage. The seers emphasize the | '€ bt it o edding! p war | :;:f:;;"o;';fiy :kes '::: sz;::n of | Word was recelved of the death of John Kulbuck, pioneer Moravian fickle sentimentality. This is an |missionary to Alaske; for years connected with the Federal Bureau of auspicious rule of the stars for | Education on Seward Peninsula. He was a full-blooded Delaware Indian grandmothers, many of whom will {and a brother-in-law of Dr. J. H. Romig, of Seward. !make good records in public ser-! - vice. Stern sel{-discipline will bei Travelling men returning froni the Westward were P. H. Doyle, Mi F. {pecessary to the well-being of the | McDonnell, C. W. Felch and R. A. Mauer, {mothers and wives of the nation| for there is a sign presaging heavy | {losses from United States forces | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Unsettled | { conditions may become apparent m] et !the business world. Taxes are to It was announced by H. F. Dott' that Jack Burford, son of Mr. and !welgh heavily on persons of every ’Mrs. George C. Burford, had acquiréd an interest in the firm of H. F lalass. Withdrawal for army ser- ‘Dou and Company, dealers in offiéé suppliés and fixtures and répresen- |vice of young men who have been |tatives of the L. C. Smith and Brethers Typewriting Company, Corona itrained in certain lines of trade of | Typewriter Company and other office Ssupply companies. 'manufacturing may cause hardship in shops and fdctorfes. If must| /be recognized that 1942 is = year | lof transition and those who con- | L. M. Carrigan paid his first visit to the Interior this month, accord- ing to the Nenana News. In the presence of 300 members, the new Elks’ Temple at Anchorage was formally dedicated on the night of February 13, aceording to word |form quickly to new conditions wu“recelvad in Juncau. A, J. Dimond, of Valdez, delivered an impressive |benefit. High tension may he evi- cration and others taking part were A. F. Stowe, W. F. Parish, E. E. !dent as this month closes. Strain | Ritchie, Thomas Price, L. V. Ray. Amorig those taking the degree en- {upon our resources will be evident titling them to membership were J. P. Anderson, G. O. Hewitt, Charles 13y the Allies require instant aid. A. Sheidon, and Clifford E. Smith. NATIONAL ISSUES: The Pa- SRS Weather in the Juneau area was sightly colder with & maximum Not only is the United States battling to defend wi) pe felt by the entire Tervitory. Why? Because|terest and its people will prove their ' yemperature of 32 and a minimum of 20 degrees. its own lands, but the lands of many other nations an average of $301,000 annually in taxes has beéen|courage and resourcefulness. Fifth: who also adopted forms of government founded on [ eollected from the fishing industry in Bristol Bay, Y the principles expressed by the man who was “first | poth sides of the Alaska Peninsula and all west of |bréfk the morale of residents close, in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his| godiak for the last five years. countrymen.” It would also mean that all of the many com- INDUSTRY the fishing industry would not be able to collect Probably no recent question has caused so much | gohogs munities in this area that have grown up ‘“’Wfld‘danger than that of open warfare | It is estimated that a failure to fish these jtreachery. to! Column agents will attempt ito the ocean as intimidating ges- !tures will be made by enemy sub- 'marinés and airplanes. Greater Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpox WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Grant will be a valuable | the annual levies which go to the support of the who will be clever in disghising their | asset to the ball téam,” Say, “a valuable ADDITION.” |will lurk among spies and aliens | There is a, sign read OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Grangréne, Pronounce gang-gren, and anxiety and confusion and brought: so many “““‘!wu!f‘m this year would cut school revenues by 50 &% indicating danger of cxplosion;m,g gan-gren, A as in AN, E as in GREEN, accent FIRST syllable. flicting opinions from Government sources as ‘hm‘percenl, “This would necessitate the closing of many of whether fishermen will be allowed this year to | .houls, pursue their trade in the waters of Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula west of Kodiak Island. There has been no final report to the effeet |, opanly the most serious of ali would be the shat- that thede waters will be closed this season. Neither has there been any official report that would assure the five thousand or more Alaska residents, who dépend on this aréa’s fishing for their incomes, that they will be allowed to fish this year. Some time ago, the Maritime Commission an- nounced that there will not be sufficient shipping available to take care of the 1942 salmon operations in this region, Still later, Representative Henry M. fo0d for his pantry than he has ever dreamed of. Jackson of Washington said that he believed a way | S would be found to permit the normal fishing in| these waters. Then, a report from Fish and Wild- life Service officials last week, issued on appraoval of Secreta part of the, Territory for the United States, ment. resources in Alaska expect the Territory to maintain Honey, I've named our heavy tank for you." sm\n [ has not beer open to commissioned sive tour. w. fl‘on 'colored officers in the past. And The terrible consequences that a shutdown of | fishing in these waters would bring are endless. B‘“‘nng'uished It would mean a setback that would take years | TACY must be expected at this time | to regaim. But most important of all right now, it would take away the jobs of five thousand courage- Ireached its fulk k speed. Pl S ous and loyal AmiéricAns who want t6 prove to| i it 1) Uncle Sam this year thdt they can send him more Down at Fort Knox, the army is éncouraging the soldiers to' paint names on the armoréd equip- It sounds all right, but it is going to cause v of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, ataud:[’mmy a poor girl a lot of worry tfying t& decide “Service officials in charge of regulating fishery what her sweetie means when he writes and says, He believes that this vast tropieal (in o town where aviators are trained | and airplanes are manufactured. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Mourning for royalty or for a dis- statesman is forecast | b for' London. ' Severe battles for the | increase our vocabulary by mastering oné word each day. OPTEN MISSPELLED: Intention; TION. Tension; SION. SYNONYMS: Compromise (noun), adjustment, agreement, arrange- ment, settlement. WORD STUDY: “Usé a word three times and it is yours.” Let us Today's word: tering of faith of the thousands of persons who are Allies will mark the 6lose of this | SENTIENCE, SENTIENCY; the quality or state of having sensation. devoting their lives afid. energy in developing his, Monfh with success for Britain. Set- “An example of harmonious action betweéen the . intelligenceé and the {backs for the defenders of democ- |sentlency of the mind."—Earle. . MOQDERN ETIQUETTE * poprra LEE Q: Whist type of girl attracts the average/mgi of today? ¥ A. The average man of today admirés the girl who is cheerful and many maladies. |msenwent. rather thin ohe Who i merely pretty. ” He enjoys the éom- Pemo{{s _whose birthdate it is have | pany of a girl who is witty without being rude and gay without being the augury of a year of good tor-| flippant. He may be momently attracted by the doll-baby type, but he zmn;; 5 r?vf“:l“sturprlsuw evperl- | wil be held by the cheerful. wholesomie disposition’ and: the. charming Children borh on this day proge | T oLy ably will be intellectual and n.i Q Ttis mldem good form for the “dummy” in a bridge game ‘:"fieh to leave his sedt t6 witch his partnes play the hand? ! balagced, kindly and idealistic. : should b suceesstul. 4 A. No. He shéuld remdin quietly in his seat and without any ¢om- When the great momentum of the | United States’ for¢es has not| an aspect threatening to anan1 | which will suffer from earthquakés, storms and fites, while the Mikadd's | subjects réach the edge of stam-' tioh, a condition which augments M 7 s far the Ndvy has answercd a aréd can supplément the industrial (Cépyright, 1942) ' ments that miight be constried as advice to his:partner. Cm— flat-footed “Ro.” Iproduction of the United States, ——e—— | Q How much room should: be dllowed for each guest at & dinner Go-Rowmd : DS oo ot v asaved oo ol . ol o1 1he. Gopkal ot 04 : table? s closed the to colof of TS. , 4l all of the. tropict 1 ) ag o f i . o i Colored ¢ommissioned officers we onte received from the' Diiteh T m i : A ":dpsoe :! from sixteen to t:en;y inchés. This is called the (Continued from Page One) |ceryed in thé: last war, and until East Indles and the Phill] nes. oy | “‘cover, each cover should he deéfinifely marked with a service et = he retired recently, there was one| Finahce Minister Sotza Coéta, 3 . Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING l Dr. John H. Geyer ||| DENTIST | * The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Pranklin Sta. ml” H. W. L. ALBRECHT OSTEOPATH | DR.H.VANCE. | 1t0 by sppotument. Hotel i Sev—y | PUBLIC ACOOUNTANT lcolored brigadier general fn the P S ly twenty years 1 : AR, B e Y VUS| Avmy. So fay, Nowever, the Armiy uld 1s considered out of date now in Washington, is riof seékifig| W lodn (Brasil hos $66,000,000 of | That was one réason why Presi- dent Roosevelt issned his grim warning that the entiré Bast Coast of the Unifed States, and éven De- troit, might be vulnerable . to - at- tack. 5 All this is why U. S. strategists ate convinced that the British- American fleets must concentrate their operations in the Atlantic ev- en at the expense of the Mediter- ranean; why the British may even have to withdgraw their fleet from the Meditérranean. The Pacific is a different prob- Jem. But in the Atlantic U. S, admirals lear disastrous conse- quences if the Allied fleets con- tinue to be divided bétween the Mediterfanean and the North At- lantfc, This question is going fo be one of the most Vital debates facing Allied commanders—especially with the French fleét getting restless in thé Mediterranean. MRS. ROOSEVELT’S PROPOSALS Mrs. Roosevelt has made some proposals to the Army and Navy that more recognition be given Ne- groes in the armed services. She has proposed 4 colored flying squad- ron and colored tank units, con- tending that if proper recognition js given to the Negro he will prove just as valiant a defender of his country as any other citizen. Mrs. Roosevell has also taken up the cudgels on behalf of Negro (laims that they should be eligible to commissions in the Navy. Bchind-the-scenes, this has cre< ated qghite a furor, because the Navy. {has not welcuméa Mrs. Roosevelt's proposals of colored air squadrons and tank units. PRESIDENT VARGAS' DREAM Maddic Vargas, wite of the President of Brazil, remarked about |her daughter the other day: “I |don’t know what fo do about Al ziva. ANl shé t4IKS about is the United States,” f | This remark illustrates not only | { the (remendolis wave of Brazilian |also oné of the chief reasons for lend-lease funds to her credit) but materiils, téchnical equiptient and advice. With him is Valentim Boucas, President Vargas' golfifig partner, Who has madé 26 t#ips to important supporter of the 'stiong pré-American policy followed by Brazil. the State Department has urgihg it to buy Brazilian rubier; evenn at a slightly higher price. | | President Vargus' pro-American sentiment for the United States but policy. Al hi§ children, plus Ris | wife, have visited here. One bpy | spent four years at Johns Hopkins; | Alzira has made four trips to tpe? United States; his second son s | now ‘here studying medicine. L | Vargas himself has never been to this country, though it is his ambition to come. However, a féw | days dfter the Rio de Jdneiro - ferencé He sént His Minister of Wi- | (nance and his closest friend to Washington as 'a step toward fi(‘l-,; 'filling a long-cherished dream. , | | That dream is to develop the vast | Amazon Valley and make it the |heart of Brazil, fust &5 the Missis- i<ippi Valley has becéme the heart | of the United States. i For years, most Brazilian presi- | dents have considered the Amazon | the ‘back doot of the country. They | were content to let it remain ma- laria-ridden, without communica- | tions, inhabiied by wild jungle creg- | |tures and Indians. Few high of- | ficials had ever visited the coun- try until Vargas made an cxte ing that to pay moré than 20 éents a pound would disturb the ribber market in the Dutch East mrgfllm vegetables for .use during Meanwhile, Germany contiued to buy rubbeér from Brazil at 30 cents But last. Mdy, with the rubber! situation more othinous, Hrazll promised fo' send all hHer rubber to ‘the UNitéd States, and m.fi’ shipmicnts to Germany. . Stilh. Rupher Reserve refused to pay more thar: 20 cents. Meéanwhile, some experts: figure that ol néw . syn- thetfe rubl will. cost us around $1 to' $1.30 peér pound. il (Copyright, 1042, by, United mfize Syndicate, Inc) | e | AIRMAIL ENVELOPES; showing alr routé from Seattlé to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Co. ad: e gl LOLA’S BEAUTY SHOP Note:- Ever since Jesse Ji h formed his Rubber Reserve m‘.@g. n great myrmmém? the United States and is another |the Unviersity of Alaska réeently But Rubber Reserve refused, say- (CTUlity of the soR and the ability sSummet as well as enough ter store for winter use. This, how- ever, would not “u?audg v A garden 100 féet square ave #g¢ conditions should . produce Tt following vegetables are récommended for Alaska gardens: Oabbage: early v-r‘t;m Acre, - Jersey Wakefie! l; medium Danish Roundhead. Beets: Detroit Red. Gaulflower: Snowball, :lrsni:x: Yeflow Crowned. russel Sprouts: L S - Py ong Trish Fm. Zurnflip«: Purple Top, . Bortfelt. ‘arrots: Chantenay, Half oty y, Denvers 3 Onions: sets — Yellow; White Queen. ) Will Be clased untit March 10, 1942. —adv. .o BUY DEFENSE STAMPS +Kohlrabi: Early White Vienna. Peas: tall-Telephone; medium tall—Gradus; d warf—Laxton's, Carter's Six Weeks. | potafoés an dgarden ve %hmr the average fnmfly.ew. penhagen Market; late— ; plate. (100K and LEARN €. GORDON " What Is thi most: fundaiientally useful metal?: - Loy toe | 2. How many bomes dre there in the human foot? %5 ""v'.gm‘m'gxg Qmmt ey ‘;’w 3. Whish: wa T fivsy Préfldential insugusal to be breaddast? in_Alaska. ere have aisd beeh 4. What s the-orighy of “W.” as a symbol for pound?. inguiries regarding the size of gar- 5. What i§ the worl@®s chféf fiber-producing anial? dén that wolld Be sufficlent tor an ANBWERS:| A | [averdge &-*@1] £ four persons, [ 1 fem - The dize of the garden will dé-| 7. Twenty-stx. to a lage extent upon flfir 3. That of Calviri Coolidge in 1025. ! of Sardetiok: & pidt o 4 ftis th abbréviation of the Latin word “libra,” meaning pound. 50. o gty orocies auts| 5 The sneep. Gelery: Gonden Plume, Utdk: Swiss Chard: Lucullus. | Radishes: Prench Breakfast, jparkier, Wiiite Tcicle. Broceoli: Calabrese. Vegetable Marrow: Buhs Black N/ STUFFY STRILS IPVE R | Tomatges: Bison (Careful atten- tion is required to, ripen. tomatoes in the garden). String beans: Bountiful, Golden {Wax (Under favorable condjtions string beans -will usually reach the canning stage). Rutabagas: Purple Top. | Spinach: King of Denmark, New | Zealand. Lettuce: head—New . 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