The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 6, 1942, Page 4

PAGE FOUR D 4 $ [xlmut Alaska to reach the outside, even news not of aily Alaska Empire 7" e y eveniing except Sunday by the | We, too, are positive that people will continue |to be wishful thinkers, continue to be in the dark 'about this war that they ave fighting, that they are | paying for and that their children will have to pay | for, until those in control of the censorship organi- | zation believe different. | In the meantime, we are attempting to cooper- \ate with the military even though their demands are | utirepsonable and unwise. But that is becoming increasingly difficult. Published EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD President Vice-President and Business Manager ce fh Juneau as Sccond Class Matter. CRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juncau and Douglas for $1,50 By matl, postage paid. at the following rates One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.2 Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or ifregularity in the de- Iivery of their papers, | Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoctated Press 5 exclusively entitled to the use for Entered in the Post Offf SUB! month. A Third Vietory? republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not other- wise credited n this paper and also the local news published (Cincinati Enquirer) il It would be reckiess to conclude from the frag- ALASKA CHRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. mentary reports ____|the Aleutian Islands comsiitutes another naval-air — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 |victory in a class with our successes in the Coral Sea : and at Midway. There is as yet no defimite evidence that there has been any fleet action. Neither is there proof that the Japanese sent a really large task force into the Aleutians. But it is apparent that our air squadrons, of the army and navy, have the upper hand. [} The “battle” in the North Pacific appears to be la series of recurring skirmishes in the fogs of that remote area. No report reveals the presence of any | Ameican surface ships in those waters. It may be NATIONAL REPRES American Bufldin; |by aircraft. And in that area planes undouhtedly ‘represent our most effective weapons. If it develops | that the enemy has sert a powerful surface fleet to Alaskan waters, the problem will change. But it | would be unbelievably reckless for the Jap to risk his . ';hru\'ivst ships in a desperate attempt to seize these N [ { [ American outposts. o F“ll, 2L } It is clear that our planes in the Aleutians have Douglas of the United Stutcs:""“k a Jap cruiser and damaged at least a half doz- | en other enemy vessels, including an aireraft carrier. |1t also appears that the enemy has been driven from Justice William O Supreme Court speaking “The press clearly has a fight on its hands. It!gica Harbor. But even though all enemy efforts must make war on our illusions and on our wishfull, establish footholds in tae islands are repulsed, the thinking Our democrzey cannot function effec-'ypshot may not be nearly so great a victory as those tively unless a free press helps the people to keep | farther south. themselves mentally fit. Let us never forget thatj Whether the struggle iu the north is on a large | free, frank and bold discussion is the very life of scale or not, the stakes are considerable. While we | this kind of government hold them, the Aleutians are a long dagger pointed «We, as & pecole knaw 1o substitute foF & free| By JBDAL, and also a bridge for air power destined for use in Eastern Siberia. If Japan could wrest control Npeoe Por the peapls cannot keep themselves of these islands from our defending forces, she would mentally fit and alert in this unfamiliar, complicated, seriously handicap us in any campaign we might lat- kaleidoscopically changing world without the aid and | . want to undertake with aircraft in collaboration guidance of a free and masterfully competent press.' it our Soviet ally. “And yet the press is not free and crrecuvci — simply by virtue of not being bullied or supprvswd,i Puppet Strinus Breaking? It is free according to the spirit of our institutions | i only when it accepts the responsibility of its Inde~l (Philadelphia Record) pendence, and, of its own volition, helps the people Reports from London indicate that Hitler is tir- advance toward the realization of their aspirations. ing of his puppet, Laval. “When we have fought our way to victory, the The Gestapo, it is said, will take over the job of Nazis will finally understand that the decisive secret suppressing anti-Nazi outbreaks in occupled and un- weapon in our arsenal is the mind and the spirit of occupied France if Laval—who has taken personal o | charge of French police—d n't do better. It's not that Laval hasn't tried. He has made the motions every time Hitler pulled the strings. But the French people aren't impressed. They still the average American, who wants the truth and whe always wants to know how he can do his job better. | “This is the reason why the average American is ty of counting on the abi the right course during thece dark days.” | Laval for a Nazi even if he speaks French. We're glad that we have the opinion of at least| mpe prench people hate him because he tried to one member of the highest court in the United States | force them into slavery. on this matter, because we believe that before this Hitler is getting weary of him because he tried— thing is over, the Supreme Court is going to have to| and failed. decide whether we still have a free press. Only group still impressed by Laval's feeble mar- To start out with the War Department asked the | ionette show at Vichy seems to be our own State De- press to cooperate in keeping all information out of partment. the newspapers that might prove useful information | keeping the French fleet out of the hands of Hitler. Laval knows, as the Washington Merry-Go-Round to any enemy. That was a request that hardly needed to be . ¥ iles logne asked. It was something very easy to understflnd.i to l;ans;whnle it’s 300 miles from London to Colog or Essen. If Laval tries to hand over the fleet, the The present attitude of suppression of truth, of | | s h a 1000-plane flight on Paris, or dogmatic ordering—DON'T PRINT THAT—is not easy | Dritish can launc D) g} = A > Vichy. to nndm'.\tand‘l)rca\.he we rmust withho.lcl information ';hc United States should take the initiative, from the public which is not valuable information to |, ..y off relations with Hitler’s faltering puppet, and the enemy because it is information which the en- . seize Martinique. emy already has, or information which would not help the enemy. Pittsburgh boasts the only skyscraper university The American puclic Is in the dark as far as|in the world—a cathedral of learning 42 stores or 535 this war is concerned—especially as far as Alaska is|feet high. In other words, when anybody goes there concerned. Military authoiities want no news at all they get higher learning, and they don’t mean maybe. | heads of WPB's Bureau of lndu.sl-‘;mt on the idea of a nationwide WISNIIM | rial Conservation, in charge of government - financed advertising P f.scrnp collection. | campaign to boom the faltering m‘ | Under Director Lessing Rosenwald | scrap collection programs. Mmd | and Deputy Director Paul €. Cabot, Weeks were spent drawing up (Continued from Page Que) |this Bureau has been ome of the plans. After which, the advertising | biggest busts of WPB, and they | program was turned over to the have a eonfidential letter in their firm of Hill & Knowlton. This is the | files officially telling them so. The same firm which the Senate Civil letter is from Undersecretary of |Liberties Investigating Committee then advanced almost behind the | wwa: Robert Patterson and Under- | Criticized so severely for conduct- main force of the British which secretary of Navy James Forrestal, ing an anti-labor campaign on be- had started out to pursue him. The wpo bluntly told Resenwald and half of union-fighting steel com- British were taken by surprise, and gapot that their agency has been Panies. the ensuing battle turned the tide. yery jneffectual. But that isn't all. WPB insiders This should have been mothing Sy that Hill & Knowlton have | new to the two gentlemen involved, | Called in to assist them James Sel- | vage, urers Association ' publicity man, who recently departed from a $25- a-day Navy Department job while under hot laborite fire. It was charged that Selvage, while work- 'ing for the Navy, secretary raised SCRAP IRON TO JAPAN Now that Donald Nelson is even|for last winter more than 30 steel appealing for old war monuments, mills suspended work for lack of it is interesting to recall the State scrap iron. Even now, although all Department’s conversations, regard- mills are operatimg, Rosenwald and ing scrap iron for Japan. Cabot are still puttering around As ecarly as August, 1940, Secre- On Plans to build up an ample re- Knox and Serve stockpile of serap for next taries Stimson, Ickes, [ i Morgenthau persuaded the Presi- | winter. ’n;;nceey ff""éa;“? o :1 s?ns:o tfi- dent to sign an embargo against| 4 TIN MESS | President’s wm.p‘;flio, g“> : further shipments of scrap iron| The mismanagement of scrap tin (Copyright, 1942, by p:“f‘e;s‘Fun 2 of , Mantbtan collection has been ‘even worse, if | $ 4 & to Japan. But when Secretary Hull o gl |ture Syndicate, Inc.) | that is possible. Tin is one of the most acutely scarce metals in the U.SA. Yet, saw the embargo he held it up, per- suaded the President to modify it OFFICERS ARE HONOR GUESTS s0 that it applied only to No. 1 grade of scrap. except for some half-baked, falter- ©On another oecasion, before Pearl | :NE €fforts, little has been dome to| collect the thousands of tons of | tin cans easily obtained from the | patriotic housewives of the whole Harbor, Vice President Wallace sat in on conferences with the State Department and urged an immedi- “iwere going e | S ates Ve going to wake up 204 yould also provide scrap iron. Cifficare: (of ' Jbe \Wnlegt . Blws find ourselves caught short,” ar- ha Ay b Armed Forces were the guests of gued Wallace, “with the scrap iron | g Hive ‘tin-salvage plants With ey S o ing at a danci peing fired back at us in the form pasivy ad- 00,00 4ams. - ONNEN i ST e e g % hoibs.” " sl |planned and under construction wil |PAIYY €'ven by Gov. and Mrs. Er- 5. ' teoresentative|T®1¢ BHIS figure to around 600,000 |U¢St Gruening in the Governors Becretary Hull's representative | yon ' in 1043 Byt meanwhile, due Mansion in Juneau. Gov. and Mrs. Gruening greeted the guests, assisted by Lieut. Rob- ert J Schoettler, Naval Aide to the Governor, and Capt. C. F. ".fi."sd.!cfld“::;illnflic oA | to the bungling of Rosenwald and Let P h . "WElCabot, the plants alrea ist~ may find that Japan is fighting o> | P! o exish s © "7 |tence aren't getting enough tin t d.” our side in the e scrap to keep them running at full so far available that the battle off | |that the entire American definse is being carried on| the press to keep him on| o "o “Nozis They still love freedom. They know | It still sticks to the theory that Laval is i pointed out recently, that it's 210 miles from London | former National Munufncl»‘ AT RECEPTION| SCRAP MASTERMINDS War chiefs are not saying so publicly, but they ardently hope Donald Nelson meant what he said when he announced an “intensified campaign to stimulate the flow of all vital scrap materials,” for the scrap collection phase of his organ- ization is one of the worst mud- dles of the war program Some War chiefs also think he must start his “intensified cam- paign” by scrapping the bungling load. That is the sort of masterminding that has botched the record of the Bureau of Industrial Conservation from its start. HIGH-PRESSURE BOYS Here is minding. Spurred by a barrage of com- plaints, Rosewald and Cabot finally decided they had 'to do something spectacular and do it fast. They another gem of master- 'places in the decorations. Scheibner, Traffic Control Officer for the U. S. Army in Juneau. Light refreshments were served durine the evening and a buffet supper at midnight. The table was beautifully decorated with a red, white and blue centerpiece. A cop- per bowl with glass balls was used and flowers were white gladiolas, red sweet Williams and blue snap- dragons. The American Flag and the Aliska Plag also shared honor HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULY 6 Mrs. Fred Ackerman Billy Rettie Mrs. J. A. Almquist Hugh Baird Mrs. E. J. White R. E. Dunegan Cliff Dranga Mrs. Ethel Merrill Fed Warren Henry Hensen SRRIDSS (P A L e OROSCOP “The stars incline but do not compel” 1| TUESDAY, JULY 7 Conflicting and changing plane- tary influences may be active today which are promising for initiative and seem to stimulate offensive ac- thon. “HEART AND HOME: Grandpar- | ents in households should be helpful in supplying experience and direc- | | tion of families that must meet ex- | treme emergencies.’ The stars pre- ismge many domestic anxieties and sorrows that will prove the courage of the people of the United States. Great victories are to be measured by supreme sacrifices when an all- out war demands an all-out utiliza- | | tion of national strength. This is la fairly favorable sway for women and seéms to promise happy mar- riage for brides on this date. Danger of deception in love affairs is fore- told for all Hasty romances should be avoided. | | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Venus in | | the ninth house has been announced | as most promising to business in the United States and Canada. Venus is the star of victory which is to be | more and more foreshadowed as the | next few weeks pass. Trade and ould be stimulated | | under this configuration which | | promises success in transporting i | immense cargoes to the armies of | | the United Nations. While losses of | a few merchantmen are indicated | | they will be of minor importance. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Achievc-j ment reported regarding the thou- | sands of women who have enlisted | in industry and the Army and Navy | auxiliary services will stimulate na- | | | | commerce sh {port of all that pertains to vyar‘ needs. Unity of thought and action new will make possible splendid pro- | duction and generous contributions | of civilian time and strength. In- | creased sales of bonds will amount | i to immense totals before the end | of the year. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: | | Demonstration of the superiority of | American airplanes and those who | fly them will eontinue to swell the tide that sweeps on to victory for | the United Nations. While the dan- | ger of premature optimism has been | frequently emphasized by the seers, ‘rzhey read in the stars steady pro- | gress of the forces fighting for lib- erty. Defeat of the Axis is to mean complete disintegration of the ene- | mies with death for Hitler, for whom isuh:ida or assassination is prog- nosticated. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of unusually ph‘aunc experiences including so- cial contacts, favors from friends or | relatives and financial benefits. |~ Children born on this day prob- | ably will be highly intelligent and | progressive. Success in the arts as Jwell as in vocations requiring me- ! chanical skill may be attained. (Copyright, 1942) RAILROAD - TOALASKA IS STARTED Will Fallow Straight Route Up Rocky Moun- fain Trench | (Continued from Page One) | | | | | | | i ;munk:auom between the survey groups amd division offices diffi- | cult, but the survey is scheduled for completion by October 1. Col. Peter Goerz, District BEn- gineer, of Seattle, is directing the| survey under the general supervision | of Col. Richard Park, North Pacific Division Engineer. Field work is under Lieut., Col. James Truift of |'Seattle and the Canadian Goverr- ment has loaned the services of | Maj. J. L. Oharles, Engineer for the ‘War Department. i Work Half Done | “Pole boats, pack trains and lchartered planes bring supplies to |the survey party from bases estab- lished near the sea lanes and rail | heads. Work on the Alaska portion of the route is half way completed.” Rep. Warren G. Magnuson told the Seattle Post:Intelligencer in a telephone interview: “We are tickled to death. ¥t means we get the supply line %0j Alaska that we have been fighting for. It means also thac there will | railroad into the Territory. The members of the Alaska Mighway D e e e e | 20 YEARS AGO £ wurine || DIRECTORY JULY 6, 1922 C. O. Prest gave a thrilling aertal exhibition on the afternoon of July 5 begimning at 1:15 o'clock and completing with final suecess the big Fourth of July celebration which had been carried on for three days in Juneau. Prest was scheduled to fly on July 2, but unfavorable weather prevented him. His exhibition lasted about fifteen minutes with loops, side slips and a number of other daring stunts which were performed by the aviator. of a general fire alarm and word town. Announcement of the exhibition was made by the sounding was quickly passed throughout the Beginning at 9 o/clock in the morning on July 4, with field games and moving at fast pace threughout the day, the Fourth of July cele- bration was a great success and was climaxed by a big ball at the A. B. Hall. decorated float was awarded to the The parade was impressive and the prize for the most attractively Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. Capt. and Mrs. J. H. Cann arrived in Juneau from the Apex El Nido Mine on July 1 to spend the Fourth of July and visit for several days. Major and Mrs. L. Lampert and other visitors from Fort William H. Seward, who spent several days in Juneau celebrating the Fourth of July, returned to the fort on the Fernance on the morning of July 5. H. V. G. Wheeler, Vice-President and General Manager of the White | Pass and Yukon, and his two daughters were passengers on the Princess Alice for Whitehorse where they were to spend several weeks. The party of Elks, officers and members of B. P. O. B. who had made the trip to Sitka to initiate a Murre at 11:30 o'clock the previous that the trip was a success in every of his life. Johnson, R. W. DeArmond, W. P. Thomas, Ben Littell, George B. K class of 16 Sitkaites returned on the evening. Secretary J. A. Davis said way and that everyone had the time Those in Sitka who were initiated into the order were J. W. Mills, Dr. C. C. Georgeson, J. C. napp, D. A. Murphy, E. M. Polley, Abner Murray, F. E. Sheakley, E. M. Goddard, George E. Taylor, M. J. O'Connor, P, F. Demsey and J. H. Walmer. Juneau Elks who made the init were A. B. Cole, Exalted Ruler; Dr J. Reck. Frank Holzheimer, Jr., nephew on the Spokane to accept a position Company. iation trip to Sitka over the Fourth C. P. Jenne, H. F. Dott, Jack Cham- the summer months. |berlin, J. A. Davis, F. A. Metcalf, H. R. Shepard, W. R. Garster and W. of Judge W. A. Holzheimer, arrived with the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Mr. Holzheimer had been graduated in the spring from the | University of Washington School of Mines. Wayne Summers, of The Empire office staff, left on the Spokane on a vacation trip. wya, Funter Bay and Sitka. Weather continued cloudy and ture of 54 and a minimum of 53. He was making the round trip visiting at Haines, Skag- unsettled with a maximum tempera- Daily Lessons in English % .. corbon tional effort toward complete sup- L S e e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not confuse ODOROUS, meaning OFTEN MISSPELLED: Rye (a “a wry face”). | fragrant, with ODIOUS, meaning deserving of hatred. OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Forecaster. |as in NO, A as in ASK, and accent second syllable, not the first. Pronounce for-kas-ter, O grain). Wry (twisted; contorted; as SYNONYMS: Mild, balmy, placid, peaceful, calm, quiet, still, smooth, serene, tranquil. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | IMPERATIVENESS; quality of being commanding or authoritative. !"There could be no question as to the imperativeness of his command.” MODERN ETIQUETTE ® gopgrra LER | Q. When a verbal invitation has been extended to a person, isn’t it rude for this person to say, “All right, I'll come if I can”? A. Yes, this indicates a lack Q. If the wedding is to take pl is it permissible for the men of the and white flannel trousers? A. Yes. of good breeding. One should say, ‘and Without hesitation, “I shall be delighted to come,” or, “I am very | sorry, but it will be impossible for me to accept your kind invitation.” ' ace in church on a summer morning, bridal party to wear dark blue coats Q. When a man meets a woman on the street, with whom he is well acquainted, should he offer his hand? A. No; this is the woman's privilege. | LOOK and LEARNY ¢ comvon 1. What per gent of people die 2. peach and the plum? 3. What is the most expensive 5. What is archaeology? 5. ANSWERS: About eighty per cent. Apricot. Radium. 1. 2. 3. 5. 'United States. leaving no estate? What fruit is intermediate in taste and appearance between the commercial metal, not an alloy? ‘What country has the highest marriage rate? 4. The study of past human life and activities, as shown by the relics, menuments, etc., of ancient peoples. Cemmission are well pleased.” ' Donald MacDonald, of Seattle, known as the “father of the inter- national Highway,” criticized both the inland highway and rail routes and favered a coastal location which weuld connect the cities of South- east Alaska. JEWELL, DARNELL 10 JOURNEY TUESDAY The Alaska Game Commission motorsalp Grizzly Bear leaves Ju- neau tomerrow for a routine patrol journey throughout the northern half of Southeast Alaska. Assistant Executive Officer Hom- er Jewell, and Wildlife Agent Red Darneli of the Commission will be [in cherge. They expect to be gone about three weeks. : —————————— Subseribe to the Daily Alaska be a highway along (he route, which | Empire—the paper with the largest will give us two highways and & |paid circulation. ——t———— BUY DEFENSE STAMPS LEAVE ON PATROL | BOMBERS IN 4 ASSAULTS Roig Made on Three Trans- ports, Escorfing Vessels O lgfl_u Island (Continued from Page Ome) l “On July 2, a patrol observed | ‘three Jap tramsports and escorting vessels off Agattu and Army bomb- ers attacked in the afternoon, in- flicting damage, the extent of which could not be observed. Our air- craft returned safely and suffered craft fire. i “July 3, Kiska was again bombed ARMY, NAVY | only minor damage from anti-air- Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine 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 Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 First Aid Headquarters for Abused Hair Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Hair Problems Sigrid’s Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith ahd Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 Archie B. Beits PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Audits Taxes Systems Bookkeeping Rm. 9, Triangle Bldg. Phone 676 —_— e “Say It With Flowers" but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—O0il Burners Heating i Phone 34 Sheet Metal "Guy Smith-Drugs” (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies lOI}-gEC!'S DANISH JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS--OIL GLASS Shel? and Ilcavy Hardware Guas and Ammunition UY DEFENSE BONDS Blomgren Building Phone 56 | |shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- MONDAY, JULY 6, 1942 e Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel 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- ERS, Secretary. B.P.0 ELKS | Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- days at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers welcome. ARTHUR ADAMS, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SILES, Secretary. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 16—84 “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. TIDE CALENDARS | FREE | Harry Race, Druggist | “The Store for Men™ I SABIN°S Front St—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFEFE SHOP | FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STRERT RCA Victor ... and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Truesdell Gun Shop Second Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shaitufigency — CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices soper WHITE rover TRUCKS and BUSSES NASH CARS Christensen Bros. Garage 909 WEST 12TH STREET “HORLUCK’S DANISH” Ice Cream FKlavors Peppermint Candy, Fudge Ripple, Rum Royal, Cocoanut Grove, Lemon Custard, Black Cherry, Caramel Pecan, Black Walnui, Raspberry Ripple, New York, Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawber- ry and Vanilla— lat the GUY SMITH DRUG H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC BYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry by Army aircraft but again ab- lurvnqw results were not possible.” COMMERCIAL 1891 —Half a Century of Banking—1941 TheB.M. 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