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

PAGE FOUR . P Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING OOMPANY Becond and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN R. L. BERNARD Entered In the Post Office in Juneau as Secong Class Matter. UBSCREPTION RATES: ¢ Delivered by carrier S Juncau and Dourlas Tor $1.50 F g By mail. postage paid, at the following rat One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in “advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly thlb the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER 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 published heretn. . President | Vice-President and Business Manager ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 \m»nrun Building, Seattle, Wash. ALAS WAR COUNCIL The straightforward manner in which the Alaska War Council has gone about in tackling an imposing array of allegations and known problems now exist- ing in Alaska in connection with the war well for the sincerity of the new body Some of the subjects which came up for discussion during the Council’s first meeting last week may have hit where it hurt in some quarters when they were brought out in the light, but these problems are going to have to be laid bare if they are to be solved We already have discussed the problems of censor- ship and the apparent ineffectiveness of the Civilian Traffic Control Office in Seattle. The charges that liquor is being shipped to the Territory while food supples and other necessities stand on the docks are certainly worth investigating, and if found true, action should he taken. Secre- tary of Alaska E. L. Bartlett flew to Seattle in con- nection with this problem the day after the first session of the War Council was concluded. We can ask for no speedier action than that. Juneauites have had ample opportunity to observe the foolish practice of competitive bidding for work- ers on defense projects. Not only does the shift of workers [rom one project to another cause unneces- sary delay in vital work, but since the contractor who loses the*men first must usually up his wages | to get them back, often the practice has damaging effects upon the contractor’s obligation since it cuts down the profits and raises the expense upon which | he based his bid arcity of truck drivers and a demand upon the drivers for three equally important jobs in this area forced the wages of the drivers up on all jobs. ‘The problem of securing food supplies for some civilian communities also needs probing. kan communities are in need of perishables and meat. One city has nothing left but reindeer meat— no butter or fresh milk, little canned milk, no per- | ishables. The last commercial vessel docked there last November. These people are by no means starv- | ing, but their problem needs attention The Alaska War Council has plunged into the huge task of helping to straigliten these things out in all | sincerity. The attention of the proper officals—and | the public—will be brought to these problems as fast | as they arise in all cases where to inform the public would also not give the enemy valuable information. That’s all we can ask of any like organization. . {man, the Signilman, the Fireman, the Engineer. speaks | Some Alas- | - | a; Saga Of A Soldier (Bremerton News-Searchlight) We don't know who wrote it, but the following | saga of an Ameriedn sailor, which appeared in cur- | rent issue of the Northwest Recrulter, is worth a thought: | “I.am the American Blujacket. I am the Sea- I am America's first line of defense. T am the ring of young American manhood surrounding &nd pro- tecting the foundation of democracy—America. When ever I am needed, whenever I am calléd, I carry Old Glory triumphant to the corners of the seven seas. On the surfate, deep in the submatine depths, | far above in the heavenly blue, I strive for the glory of America. Remember, in the early days of our country, 1 fought on the blood-soaked decks of the “Bon Homme Richard” with John Paul Jones. I | @pplied the torch when Decatur Burned the Frlgate 1 “Philadelphia” in Tripoli Harbor. There we proved | that young America would not bend abject knee to {any nation. I stood side by side with Farragut in Mobile Bay and re-echoed his cry of “Dafrin the | Torpedoes—full speed ahead.” I fought the Spanish with Dewey at Manila Bay. I hunted German sub- {marines in the icy water of the North Atlantic in 1918. I made my matk on a treacherous enemy at Pearl Harbor and at Macassar Straits. I soared high with O'Hara over the South Pacific. I came through to glorious victory in the battle of the Coral Sea. | 1 carried on deep in the fox-holes of Bataan with| the immortal MacArthur. I serve under the blue- starred flags of King, Nimitz, and Halsey. I, with | faith in their leadership and guidance; they, with! confidence in my loyalty, intelligence and ability— | Together, we steam on to victory. I am the Ameri- can Bluejacket, from farm, from school, from factory.! (from every walk of life, from every state in the Union, five hundred thousand strong. I am proud that I have been granted the privilege of fighting, and if necessary, giving all for America; for America ! that teaches us that it is better to die for freedom, | than to live in slavery. I am the American Blue- | | jacket.” They Pay The Freight 'cmcmnm Enqulren American busitessmen and firms are making pos- sible the widespread and effective use of newspaper {advertising as a means of directing atid stimulating | {the nation’s war effort. | Frequently, this takes the form of virtually anony-! mous advertising appropriations for conservation | campaigns, for war bond drives, and for civilian de- | |fense undertakings. The most recent example at| hand was the full-page newspaper advertisement which was used as an appeal to the public by the| Conservation Division of the War Production Board | for support of the scrap collection program. ’I'his; advertisement, which explained the need for scrap, and gave such details as would have been difficult | to get across to the American public in any other | manner, was made possible by an appropriation of | the American Industries Salvage Committee for the‘ | steel industry. i Last week, the advertisers in the Cincinnati news- | | papers used their space entirely in behalf of the war |bond and stamp sales program. This was a con- centrated and spectacular illustration of a commer- cial policy which became common in recent months. Far from infrequently, large department stores and business houses make use of their advertising space, |in part or in whole, to support some phase of the | nation’s war effort. | The advertising in behalf of civilian defense and | eonservation programs would be impossible on the present scale were it not for the willingness of so, many businessmen and firms to contribute their | share of the cost. Often, they receive no public credit for their contribution—the advertising appear- | ing under the sponsorship of a committee. At otheri times, they receive only unadorned credit lines. Such contributions, however, are tremendously ef- ! fective commercial medium for telling the public; in | detail, what is wanted and how they can help In many essential war undertakings. And American business and commercial interests are paying the | freight, cheerfully. It is a patriotic service which | should not go unmoticed. [ Neighbors are people who come over when you re sick and tell you how sick they used to be.— Stratford Beacon-Herald. first officer, Washinglos Mery- Go-Round (Continued from Page Ome) He was right. been delayed two Panama. “What You were two hours late.” THE ENEMY o o RN aw, what's the use? Anybody pened? happened?) ., go to the docks and see for ‘The ship had b hours in leaving BUCK-PASSING Venezuela has broken relations with the Axis, but has not de- WITHIN clared war. It would be a simple ishould make the most of all oppor- | | shoppers will discover scarcities in |goods and materials they need. imethods of Hitler and his | have the augury of a year of fairly HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mrs. H. L. Faulkner Mrs. H. R. Vanderleest Stan Grummett Helen Miller Eugene McRoberts Virginia Lund John Satre, Jr. Henry Gorham Fred N. Schindler William E. Hibler Mrs. Clarence Wiitenen Edith Spaulding HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 Again benéfic aspects dominate today, which presages good news from the war fronts. The Navy is under rather a good direction o(l the stars, HEART AND HOME: Women are undler a promising sway today which is ausplcious for love affairs. | Navy weddings should be especially | fortunate. The new Moon of this date warns of increase in crime, es- | pecially during dimouts and black- outs. Doors should be locked and automobiles watched. The conjunc- tion of Jupiter and Venus is excel- | lent for domestic affairs, especially ! for food problems of all sorts. Girls tunities offered on this date. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Wholesale buying for the armed forces of the United States will continue on such a tremendous scale that autumn| Factories and wholesalers will ¢on- | tinue to profit as war needs pyra- | mid and supplies must be provided in record-breakng quantities. anei earners will spend generously. Pros. perity will prevail and the maj ority of the people of the United States will benefit. Prices will be | stabilized, but the general cost of | living will advance. NATIONAL ISSUES: Underneath the war sentiment there will be the | inevitable spirit of unrest, accord- ing to certain ill omens. Revolu- tionary tendencies, so marked m\ Europe, will be reflected in the| United States where there may be | sporadic labor troubles and '&lso | difficulties among prisoners. A graft scandal of national inwresf.‘ will be uncovered in the news- papers. Coming weeks may affect the country’s nerves unfavorably. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Treachery in European treaties or pacts will be revealed. Among the ' Axis powers rumors of separate peace gestures will be circulated to mislead the United Nations, which will have Jearned much of the usual AUGUST 11, 1922 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Juneau were asked by President J. J. Woodward, of the Southeast Alaska ‘Shfine Club, to sleep with their fezes and sandals on and be ready to hike to the City Dock the moment the arrival of the Alameda was announced. Shrine officials aboard the Alameda, on their way to Pairbanks, included Potentate Flugh M. Cald- well, of Nile Temple, Seattle, and other well known Shrfrérs. Work on the Mt. Roberts trail was nearly through the timbered country and was to start cutting its way through the meadows, according to Frank Aldrich, foreman. The trail had been built nearly two and one- half miles and reached an elevation of almost 1,850 feet. Miss Frances Tumulty, daughter of Joseph Tumuity, former secretary to former President Woodrow Wilson, was to pass through Juneau on the Alameda on which she was making a tour of the coast of Alaska. Every effort was to be made by the Dominion Chautauqua to revise the dates for the local Chautauqua week so as nct to conflict with the Country Fair scheduled for September 28-29, according to word recefved by H. L. Faulkner. Mrs. Florence Willoughby, writer of a book on Alaska under the pen name of Barrett Willoughby, which was to be published in the autumn, was at Kodiak gathering material for another book. Dr. C. C. Georgeson, chief of the agricultural stations in Alaska, | who had been in Juneau from his Sitka headquarters for several days, left on the Admiral Evans for Seward to conduct inspection of stations in Western and Interior Alaska. Mrs. E. P. Zeigler and her daughter, Ann, who had been visiting Mrs. Zeigler's sister, Mrs. H. L. Metzgar, of Treadwell, left on the Admiral Evans for their home in Cordova. Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Lucas and their small son left on the Princess Louise for the South to spend several weeks on a plevure trip. Weather was cloudy with a maximum temperature of 71 and a minimum of 61. WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “He would not speak to me, as though I cared.” Say, “as IF I cared.” OFTEN MISPRENOUNCED: Impious. Pronounce im-pi-us, both I's | as in IT, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Prescribe; not PERSCRIBE. SYNONYMS: Holy, hallowed, divine, sacred, saintly, blessed, con- | secrated. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us incrense our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: REVELATION; act of disclosing, or that which is disclosed. “Difficul- ties in revelation are especially given to prove our faith.”—Newman. MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. Wh en you are entertaining guests in a restaurant, and you are sure a mistake has been made in the bill, what should you do? A. When the meal is finished, allow your guests to go ahead while you quietly and good-naturedly adjust the matter. Q. Is it ever permissible to send printed or engraved “Thank you” cards? A. Only when thnnkmg someone for a card. Q. What should a man do when he meets a woman on the street and they wish to talk for a minute? A. The best form is for the man to turn and walk in the direction b ROBERTA LEE ates. Some sort of disa] or reverse for the forces of | United States may be reported with repercussions affecting leadership | in the democratic countries. Persons whose birthdate it is good luck, but rash impulses may cause misfortunes. Children born on this day prob- ably will be reserved, independent | and sensitive. They should be un- ustial in their méntal efdowment. (Copyright, 1942) DOUGLAS | ' NEWS | the woman'is going. LOOK and LEARN 1. How much coffee does the average American consume in a year, in normal times? ° 2. What is the title of the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives? 3. Which is generally conceded to be the oldest of our sciences? 4. Who is the author of “Little Men”? 5. What are the three smallest States in the Union in area? ANSWERS: About 538 cups. Speaker. Astronomy. Louisa May Alcott (1833-88). Rhode Island, Delaware, and COnnecucut GORDON TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1942 BIRECTORY Frctoml Socsten Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Buflding Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Hours: 9 a.m. 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 Pranklin 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 and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satistied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:00 by appontment. Gastinean Hotel Annex South Franklin St. Phone 177 'Su'gflwnhflowm"but “SAY IT WITH OURSI"” Juneau Florists . Phone 311 Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—Oil Burners 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. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednes- dm at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers ADAMS, ARTHUR mnuur M. ‘H. SIUES, Secretary. B ] PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Grocerles Phone 15—38 "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. TIDE CALENDARS FREE Harry Race, Draggist “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Youwll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Vicior Radios and RECORDS Juneau Melody House Next to Juneau Drug Co. Seward Street Phone 65 INSURANCE Shattuck Agency [ CALTFORNIA® Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices MAKE EVERY PAY DAY marines by Nazi agents in the Am- ericas. And as long as Nazi submarines know in advance where to lie in wait for a ship, no navy, no matter how good, can be entirely effective HOW IT WORKS To illustrate, here is the exper- ience of a member of the MERRY- GO-ROUND team who recently re- turned from a survey of the Car- ibbean Sea. After flying all day across the sea, from Venezuela to Haiti to Cuba, the pilot of the plane remarked: “Did you where?” “No, did you?” “Not a one. And we were flying at 10,000 feet, with wide range of vision. But I didn't see a single ship all day.” “Then how does it happen,” the pilot was asked, “that a submarine, lying on the surface, with no| range to speak of, can spot the ships and sink them?” “The answer,” said the plot, “is{ that the subs don't hunt out the ships. They get information of | ship departures, and they lie in| wait for the kill. They don’t cruise around looking for ships. The| see any ships any- | Japanese — can | ROUND observer In a British West Indies port, four ships were torpedoed by a single submarine, which dared to come into the harbor for this slaughter, in spite of the fact that all four ships had deck guns. But the operation was safe, be- cause at the time the submnarine came into the harbor, the gun crews were ashore. The submarine had information not .only on the whereabouts of the vessels, but on the precise timing for the kill. This service is provided by “the enemy within” —agents and spies scattered through the ports of the entire Caribbean and Gulf area, ar. area which has been a haven for the lawless since the freebooting days of Jean La Fitte, continuing on through the rum-running days of Prohibition. In some Latin-American coun- tries, anybody with a pair of eyes including Germans, Italians, ond see the departure In the port of Maracaibo, for example —and no port is more important for oil ship- ments—the docks are open to any- body. of ships. Venezuela, Last month a MERRY - GO - lunched in a Maracaibo hotel, and had this con- ships come to them.” The pilot was right. The succesb‘ of the German submarine cam- | paign is the result of a highly ef-| ficient systemi of espionage and | communication, which allows gubf marines to know the names of ships, tonnage, port of departure,| and the time. | Recently, a United Pruit Co. ves- | sel was torpedoed just off Cristo- | bal, Panama. After passengers and crew had taken to the lifeboats, the sub commander cruised up to one boat and said to the mxps‘ versation with another man at the table: “Do you live here?” “No, thank God!” “You're an American?” “Yes, a ship’s officer. And I'm |getting out of here at 2 o'clock | today.” “Where are you bound for?” “New York.” “But you never saw me before. I might be an agent for the Ger- | mans. Isn't there any restriction | on information about ship sail-| ings?” matter for an AXiS agent to oh- serve the sailing of an American vessel, then radio the news to a submarine s waiting off Maracaibe. In fact, that is just what hap- pens. Sinkings have been heavy in this area, and shipments of oil e SRR | The regular meeting of the | Douglas City Council was held last LAGERS | i | Kole /mnxon has entered St. Ann’s Hospital for medical care. from Venezuela have been redaced|evening with E. E. Engstrom, may-| Harry Begoff has been admitted 70 per cent since last Pebruary. Meantime, refineries are overtlow- ing. The defense against this should be a monitoring system to locate the hidden radi» stations, plus an expert U. S. intellgence service to locate the spies. And this is where there has been lamentabe huck- passing and inefficiency. The State Department has asked for radio monitoring equipment to be sent Latin-America, but the Army, necd- ing it for the Signal Corps, has delayed. Meanwhile Naval Intelligence is composed for the most vart of!| well-educated young officess from good families who would gladly give their own lives for their country, Jut who know no more about get- ling the lowdown on the jetsam of the waterfront than the average dock-worker knows about Harvard. Meanwhile the ships go Gown at the rate of two, three or four a day. And the submarines, instead of wasting fuel in search of ships, He in wait for their victim-.and will continue to do so until the espionage problém is licked. (Copyright, 1942, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) ——————— ® 00000000000 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) Temp. Monday, Aug. 10 Maximum 55, Minimum 52 . Rain—29 inch e 00 ee 000000 or ex-officio, in the chair. City Clerk L. W. Kilburn reported on the work of extending water serv- ice to residents of the native vil- lage ordered at a previous meeting. Four hundred, eighty-two feet of water lines will be required to sup- ply the service and priority has Bonds of school and city treas- urers presented at the ‘meeting ‘were approved and ordered filed. The condftion of the wharf was reviewed and necessity of securing piling timbers this winter to put| to St. Ann's Hospital for medical Wirg Mul !Msdon is in St. Ann's Hospital for medical care. Prvt. Edmd Lammars has en- tered St. Ann’s Hospital for med:- been established to secure the pipe {eal treatment. Alvin Korshaven has been dis- tharged from St. Anns Hospital ’vh&e he was under medical treat- J. Davidson has been dismissed the structure in proper shape was {made a project issue. | *Clerk Kilburn reported 17 li- censes paid on dogs since June 1,. making total to date this year about 30. Still being some unpaid. those cases must be disposed of in, ! To visit for a time with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs: A. R. Edwards, Mrs, Earl Miller and baby Erline arrived In Douglas on Saturday from Sitka where they have been living for nearly a year. They made. the trip by plane and were accom- panied by Mrs. Miller's sister, Shir- ley. g —l The east coast of North America ¢ |is almost. diréctly north of the coast of South [from St. Ann's Hospital after tak- ing medical treatment. Wilbur Roche has left St. Ann’s Hospital after being under medical care. w-fideflzmtmmst; ‘Hospital has returned home. —_——— SONOTONE hearing &id !m'thehardo(har ing. A readings. Dr. Rae Liliah Oarlson, Blo Blag, Phoné 63 Lll am, 169 !eet 8:17 am., -14 feet 2:37 pm., 15.9 feet 8:27 pm., 19 feet PRINCE RUPERT HALIBUT PRICES PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, Aug. 11. —Three hundred and twenty-five thousand pounds of halibut were sold here yesterday at 1550 and 14 cents a pound. FOR memm. There is no necessity to go without good lighting because you can’t get'new lamps. Let us repair your old ones. Alaska Electric Light & Power Company Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal “HORLUCK’S DANISI{” Ice Cream Iiavors Peppermint Candy, v'ucge Rum Royal, Coccanui Lemon Custard, Ilack ¢ Caramel Pecan, Black Wal Raspberry Ripple, New 7nrg, Rock Road, Chocolate, Strawher= ry and Vanilla— at the GUY SMITII DRUG oo JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company . H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ” - ” Guy Smith-Drugs (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ZORIC BYSTEM cu-:A}'mn Phone 15 Alaska Laundry 1891—Hall a Century of Banking—1941 The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS