The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 10, 1942, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.50 per month, By mail, postage paid, at the followin: ? One vear, In advance, $15.00; six inonths, in advance, $7.60; one month, in advance, §1.25, Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ‘The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for reyublication of all news dispatches credited to it or nat other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. President Vice-President and Business Manager ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American Bullding, Seattle, Wash. CORRECTION Millions of householders, air raid wardens, firemen and others interested in the protection of American homes from fire bombs have been told by the Office of Civilian Defense that the proper way to take care of an incendiary bomb when you find one in your attic is to apply a fine spray of water to it. Never, said the OCD, if you value your life, were you to douse the bomb with a solid stream, Now, we are informed by Director of Civilian De- fense Landis, a solid stream is, after all, better. Technical experts tell us that the reasoning is clear. The so-called electron or thermite bomb is filled with a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron oxide. A detonator sets this off as the bomb hits, and it burns for about a minute at a temperature of approximately 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Then the magnesium casing ignites and burns for about 10 to 15 minutes. A one-minute fire is obviously pref- erable to 15-minute fire. . The spray method was first used in England and | adopted here because it was thought that a solid stream would cause the bomb to explode, throwing molten metal all over the place. Further research and experience now show, according to Director Landis, that this danger is not great and is offset by the gain of time. You. can't quarrel with a technician. But it seems that any of the OCD officials could have experi- mented on a bomb with an ordinary garden hose and found out the truth in a few minutes. Why did it take the OCD so long? AN OLD FRIEND Since the death two months ago of John W. Troy, ’ “Attending a political convention with him in San ‘Pmncmo‘ in 1920, he told me one day: ‘There’s a {young fellow from New York that is going to be |heard from—a fellow namel Roosevelt. I'm struck |by his ambition and his energy.’ That same conven- |tion nominated Vice Presidential candidate Franklin ‘D‘ Roosevelt. Thirteen years later, the same Roose- | velt—now President—appointed John W. Troy to be governor of the Territory of Alaska, an office that was distinguished by his occupancy. } Big Business and Small | (Cincinnati - Enquirer) | In wartime, the sole consideration is to get pro- |duction and get action. For that reason, the gov- | ernment has turned first to the biggest producers in |each field. They can be more useful than smaller iconcerns, and so they get a natural advantage. But |there is always a danger that the great corpoprations | combining quasi-monopolistic power with wartime %npportunit.y‘ may emerge after ‘the war with extreme competitive advantages not really earned, One Andrew Jackson Higgins, the stormy figure of the merchant ship controversy, insists he is the vic- tim of big steel interests which do not want him to build 250 cargo ships by revolutionary mass pro- duction methods in Louisiana, What happens to Mr. | Higgins is not very important, except to himself. But if he really can build satisfactory cargo shipps by more efficient methods, it would be a step towards losing the war to block his efforts. Higgins's contract was canceled on the pretext that | there is not enough steel. His own explanation is that “old-line” shipbuilders themselves controlled by steel companies, do not want the competition of his streamlined methods which would be cheaper. Whom to believe? Knowing . the congervatism | which has marked the navy and the Maritime Com- mission, and knowing the natural disposition of or- thodox shipbuilders, one may fairly suspect that the Louisiana project has been given the run-around. It is a question worth investigating, For the Am- { erican people are interested in only one thing—build- i‘"g ships as fast as possible, so that the war can be won and American life resumed where we had to‘ leave off. With that single purpose, Americans want | to see every manufacturer with a new idea get a chance to do his part. And they do not want to see initiative curbed by a few dominant business or- ganizations which, by reason of their size alone, can crowd out smaller but ingenious competitors. | | | | Mechanic Training Aided (New. York Times) | A strong and continuing effort by the Unuonal] Aeronautical Training Association, backed by the Na-! tional Aeronautic Association, has borne fruit. Con- | j 8ress has passed a bill adding the four words “mech- | training act of 1939. Therefore, the Civil Aeronau- | tics Authority, as well as the many accredited schools, may now train these badly wanted elements of air power in addition to pilots. In air warfare the glamour goes to the man at the controls, with | enough left over, in our experience with the Axis to! date, to bring a splendid and deserved need of praise | to bombardier, navigator and gunner in the.case of | the larger aircraft. However splendidly the air crews, | single or multiple, may perform in combat, they could not function, of course, were it not for the devoted and competent work of the men on the ground. It| has been estimated that 106 men are required on the | ground for every fighting airplane in the air. The civilian pilot training program, which has done so |studied scientifically by American {resting in capital and splendid nat- | justices must be eliminated. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lila Sinclair Michael Wade Leroy West Genevieve Van Dugteren Herbert Gilligan Mrs. F. C. Buchanan Mrs. R. Scott Brown Georgia . Gemmett R. W. McKevitt. THOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 | Benefic aspécts rule today which should be fortunate for aviators. Labor is subject to the best plane- tary influences. HEART AND HOME: Wise eco- nomies in the household will be women of all ages. Interest cooking, long foretold by the seers as of paramount concern, will be a fall fashion. Vacations in the; country will have developed farm- erettes of real ability. When many hearts are heavy in the conscious- nds of losses of relatives through war casualties, hard work will prove a boon. This month will present tests of, fortitude. New plans should be carefully worked out. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Transition from long established methods of | finance will affect United States| banks favorably when adjustments are wisely made. It has been long | foretold that this country will.dom- | inate the world commercially and in [ | |the seers warn that the power | pemeeeeeemerresssnrrars ural resources must be directed | with the aim of universal justice. When peace is attained ancient in-| | NATIONAL ISSUES: Politics will be more apparent in the Washing- | ton scene from this date and there | is a sign that seems to indicate unusual bitterness in a number of anics and ground. technicians” to the civilian pilot| congressional contests. Women will | Proncunced SKANE, A as in RAIN. work in the autumn campaigns, but few will have ambition. to be| candidates. - Records of war votes ! will be prominent issues in many states and it is foretold that many\ representatives will not be re-! turned to Congress. " INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: There are promising aspects for | the United States Navy today. This | is interpreted to include increased efficiency of our submarine war-“ fare. More of our ships may be lost before the end of the month,! but the general outlook for the {to be in Juneau during Chautauqua week sometime in the latter part MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1942 IRECTORY MOUNT JUNEAU.LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month Scottish Freeburger At TR 5. b DENTISTS R. W. COWLING, Wor- Blomgren Building Phone 56 shipful, Master; JAMES W. LEIV- 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. SIUES, Secretary. crrrrrrred PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries i Professional Fraternal Societies Gastineau Channel 20 YEARS AGO 7% emeine AUGUST 10, 1922 Bremerton naval officials were not in favor. of- closing the local Navy radio station, according to word received by the Juneau Com- mercial Association from Charles D. Garfield, Assistant Secretary of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Drs. Kaser and Capt. George Black, Yukon's member of the Dominion Parliament, who with Mrs. Black was visiting in Dawson, announced that they would spend the entire summer in Yukon Territory and not leave for Ottawa until January. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. A. W. Stewart returned from Skagway where he had been on professional business for several weeks. On a trip to the southern end of the First Division, Gov. Scott C. Bone, Judge T. M Reed and U. S Attorney A. G. Shoup left on the Coast Guard cutter Unalga. The officials were expected to be away about one week. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bidg PHONE 762 Hours: § am. to 6 pm. The Forestry boat Ranger Three was sunk the previous day at Straits Island, in Sumner Strait, at the ncrth end of Prince of Wales Island, it was reported to M. L, Merritt, Assistant District Forester. All of the crew were reported safe and the Tahn, another Forestry boat, was to go at once to aid in salvaging the vessel. ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology . Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground | The Charles W. Cafler Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Citizens of Juneau were surprised the previous evening by a freak thunder and lightning storm, the first recorded for five years. "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. Many guests had enjoyed the public reception given the previgus evennig by Gov. and Mrs. Scott C. Bone for Dr. John Grier Hibbons, President of Princeton University, and Mus. Hibbons, who were visiting in Juneau. Assisting Mrs. Bone by presiding over the punch bowl were Miss Helen Smith, Misses Grayce and Dorothy Kleinschmidt. Gordon C. Smith, one of the general managers of ‘the Dominion Chautauquas, which supplied entertainers for the local programs, was Harry Race, Druggist of September, according to word received by H. L. Faulkner. The advance agent was on her way to Juneau he stated. FIBRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Hair Problems Sigrid’s Weather was unsettled with a maximum tempergture of 72 and a minimum of 55. “The Store for Men” SARBIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “It is just like I thought it would be.” Say, “It is just AS I thought it would be.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Auld lang syne. Pronounce ald lang first A as in ALL, second A as in SANG, I as in SIGN. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Skein (a quantity of YARN, thread, etc.), You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third sin, | SYNONYMS: fairness, lawfulness, rightfulness, equity, legality. 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: METHODICAL; characterized by method or orderliness; systematic. “He came and went with methodical regularity.” Justice, justness, JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET MODERN ETIQU Q. At a wedding réception, who should stand in the receiving line, and in what positions? A. The bride should stand at the right of the bridegroom, with L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Bold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by mE WROBERTA LEE ! BCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Juneau Drug Co. meritorious a job in providing more than 100,000 ajlrmen with preliminary flight qualifications which the armed forces could draw, to function with equal efficiency in iuture is most reassuring. Gradu ON I ally the might of the nation is con- can be expected centrating and victory should be the training of gpparent before many months have for many years owner of the Daily Alaska Empire, Seward Street Phone 65 messages of sympathy and comments about him in the press have continued to reach this office. her maid of honor on her right, the bridesmaids next. Q. Shouldn’t a well-bred person admit when he is at fault? A. Yes. “Confession of faults makes half-amends.” Satisfied Customers” Emil his From his long friendship with Mr. Troy, Hurja, publisher of The Pathfinder, wrote for magazine: “Sad news came to us the other day with the passing of our old and good friend John W. Troy, of Juneau, Alaska. We knew him first in our youth, struggling on the Alaskan frontier for a foothold in Jjournalism—a profession that to him was an open book. Out of the wealth of his experience, he coun- seled, and to us the doors of wisdom were never closed. vitally needed ground. crews. Not only are we going back to the horse and buggy | days, but even the bld oaken bucket is coming back. ' The War Production Board is encouraging the manu- | facture of wooden tubs and buckets to conserve metal. One hundred pounds of household fats will yieldi enough glycerin to yield 24 pounds of nitro-glycerin. Ever since we heard that, we've been afraid of what | Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page Ome) mittee considered doors, placing too many high class amateur play. Frequent-|on the subject. ly the ball was returned eight or ten times in a single exchange. Once when Wallace was at the net, he made five returns in succession, finally won the point. At 9:05, the set ended. Wallace reyreated to the corner of the court, pulled on his slacks, headed back to his apartment for a show- er. Other apartment dwellers, snll‘ sitting in front of the fans, sighed and shook their heads in wonder- ment. ter your activities. “In the old days, was the big, accent is over forced landing, it CAPITAL CHAFF About . ten years ago, the great inventor Thomas Edison was visit- ing the great juvenile court judge, Ben B. Lindsey, and told him of his attempts to develop synthetic rubber. He got nothing but re- buffs, however, from Washington (Hoover Administration) As boys, Edison and Judge Lindsey’s father were operators at the same| telegraph desks . . . Look for an agreement with Mexico soon by which it will turn over most of its rubber production to us. So far Mexico has no restriction on tires or gas, but will impose restrictions to help its good neighbor—the one- time “Colossus of the North” . . . The State Department has ruled that it is not revealing diplomatic secrets to report that while King Peter of Jugoslavia and the Presi- dent of the United States were viewing “Tortilla Flat,” Austin of Vermont and Admiral King, Chief of the U. S. Fleet, also viewing the movie, fell asleep . . The Sfate Department objects to publication of most news connected with diplomatic discussions. B. Moss, chief of tics. lose any time.” “What about all to fly in shot back Vinson. how you can give of training in a y Vinson shot a who was listenin examination. no direct reply. “Well, my only kind of perienced during period in Florida, in a bad fix” NO BO, RESOBT AIR BAS pany !addnional Navy public works en- countered little opposition on the House floor, but there was a battle royal when the Naval Affairs Com- The question at issue w in Florida and chairman Carl Vin- son of Georgia did some. exploding “Why do you fellows always. cen- Vinson bluntly asked Navy officers who testified for the appropriation. be based at Newport, and later it moved., to. Coronado.. Beach, Calif., another society mecca. “You have so many air bases in Florida that if an airplane flying the State had to make a sure to land on a Navy field.” “We have to train pilots as fast as possible,” explained Comdr. J. ments in the Bureau of Aeronau- “Therefore, we have to pick a place for training where weather conditions are good, so we won’t bases you have in Florida, where pilots are supposed to be trained all kinds of weather?” ther conditions usually are ideal Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Moss squirmed, made Navy pilots encounter weather Senator | actual combat that they have gx- son, “otherwise, they're going to be The 43rd Diyision’s Signal Com- from Rhode Island has a The $975,000,000 appropriation for young buck private who has a Last publication, August 31, might happen if we dropped a.pan of grease. | great future before him—of some' kind. The other morning, waile on K.! P. duty, he offered to bet with the mess sergeant $5 that he could; eat two good-sized watermelons in | ten minytes flat. The Scbgeant | was suspicious. | “What makes you think you| can?” he parried. “Because,” was the reply, “I just! polished off two when you weren't{ looking.” ! it behind closed naval air bases in resort areas?” MERRY-GO-ROUND | Red Cross boss Norman Davis remarked on the “excellent service” | when he lunched at the local Red Cross canteen for service.men the other day. But he didn't know that his waitress was Mrs, Jed Johnson, wife of the Congressman from Oklahoma .. Popular, white-thatched Representative Jo- seph J. (Judge) Manfield. of Texas, who gets around in a wheel chair faster than most people walk, was telling colleagues about a political | opponent in his district “who's al- ways trying to make people be- | jlieve I am 89.” Remarked GOP Representative Charles A. Eaton of New Jersey, “Shucks, Judge, you'd | Just be getting started at 89.” | (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- | ture Syndicate, Inc.) —_———— BUY DEFENSE BONDS the fleet used to Now on Florida. would be almost Shore Establish- those operational “It’s beyond me them that kind place where we NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALL CONCERNED are, . hereby | notified that ALASKA PERSONAL | SERVICE AGENTS, a corporation, Wwas on August 8th,. 1942, duly ap- | pointed administrator of the estate ! of PETE MAGOFF, Deceased. ALL PERSONS having claims | against said estate are hereby re- | side glance at g to the cross- hope is that our the same conditions in proper vouchers, within, six (§) | months from the date of this notice, to the office of said administrator at 200 Seward Building, Juneau, Al- aska. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 10th day. of August, 1942, ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE | AGENTS, Administrator. First publication, August 10, 1942. their training " continued Vin- | ASTER quired to present the same, with |* ‘psssecL This year is to show the | trend, but time will be required to | Or a luncheon? make total defeat the lot of the Axis powers, Persons. whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of up- heavals which will not be unfor- tunate even though they may cause discomfort. Love affairs are fore- cast, Children born on this day prgh- ably will be extremely independ-i ent and self-sufficient. They may be high-tempered and difficult to | direct, but they should have the qualities that win success. (Copyright, 1942) Next to F. D. R | Here s Admiral William .D. Leahy, 67-year-old veteran . of seven . naval campaigns and re- cent ambassador to Vichy, who bas been given a new post as chief of staff to President Roose- velt, commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the U. 8. 1 L00K and LEARN® ¢ comon . Q. May one ever ask for an invitation for one's self to a dinner b DB H VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastinean Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 INSURANCE Shatm;figency A. No. It would be very presumptuous to do so. CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices 1. How did the term “doubting Thomas” originate? 2. What bird is the commonest of the American thrushes? 3. In what State are the most magnificent specimens of tree growth that have ever been found? S 4. What is the Jiteral meaning of alamode? 5. How much smaller is the average American family today than in colonial days? ANSWERS? From the disciple Thomas, who doubted Jesus’ resurrection. The robin. 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