The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 24, 1942, Page 4

PAUE FOUR Dmlv Alaska Em ptre Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Al HELEN TROY MONSEN - President R. L. BERNARD - , - Vice-President and Businéss Manager THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA HAPPY BIRTHDAY {/| 20 YEARS AGO | Maybe Sir Arthur was thinking about that last spring| SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 24, 1922 |along with other things when he used those big “if H. L. Cochrane Enthusiastic over their property at Willlam Henry Bay, and other May D. Godfrey possibilities for the development of Alaska, six stockholders of the Alaska Joe Boldue, Sr. Endicott Mining and Milling Company arrived in Juneau on theit! way Adrienne Glass South after visiting the property. They were W. P. Hopping, L. S. Mrs. 8. T. Taylor Mellinger, S. W. Wilson, R. M. Mason, Hiram Hopping, all of Tacoma, Effie Lancaster : d . M. Aldrich, of Spokane. J. ©. Abrahamson il . Mrs. T. 8. Tyler THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1942 DI Professional BY Frmernul Societies eau 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, Wot- shipful Master; JAMES W. LEIV- ERS, Secretary. gku.“ the bombs to drop rmm). was one thing that the typewtiter strategists from THE EMPIRE 1ere Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter ; SUBSCRIPTION RATES: in Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for §1.50 per month e paid, at the following rates: £15.00; six months, In advance, $7.50; is staternent It seems that one 1,000-plane trip over England fre- something like two-and-a-half million gallons A 2000-plane raid would require twice & one tanker a day, carrying 5,000,000 petrol now reaching England? Could we Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 56 | | | | e | quires one month, in advance, $1.25 . . Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity | 0f petrol allure or irregularity in the de- | ({10t amount pa News Oftlce, 602; Bustness Office, 374, gallons of Telephones send enough of this fuel through the U-boat in- to give the bombers based in England gallons a month? Our leaders and those of cert ly not in favor of prolonging Germany's death strugg If could be cahceled out of the war in this manner we believe it would be done. Those who control the strategy in England aren’t in favor of pulling any air punches, Our row la MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it of not other- | wise credited in this paper and also the local news published | herefn fested 150,000,000 seas military ‘A CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. e ATIONA. Newspapers, 1011 REPRE Buldir raids on Germany probably but it is doubtful if Time's raids. will continue to ger they will grow as large as Anyway h | | wish the next one would tell us where the petrol is oming from. rmy Is Great (Petersbu Press) | A recent issue of the “Kodiak Bear" | editorially on the fact that one of the pape {has been promoted to sergeant A portion of that ;wh(nn.’l] is reprinted here. Coming from a soldier in active service it is the finest commentaryson sol- der morale we have seen. An army fighting for | democracy, should, so far as is practical, practice the principles of democracy. This editorial is proof army does: Scores of fine officer prospects have left the ranks Fort Greeley and some of them are already sport- favi| new bars. It is to the everlasting credit of the War Department that it is picking the bulk of its| fficer material from the abundance of talent avail- | able in the enlisted ranks and anybody with the stuff has an opportunity to take a crack at it reason the American Army is great—it re ood men, whether or not their | monacle and campaigned in the The Ame comments staff CAN WE WIN BY AIR? One of strokes of eriter strategy seen in the this ddy when Brigadier AEF. Bomber Command possible to destroy Germany ther hinted that this was the intent Several weeks boldest type war was echoed in London the other |that our General Ira Eaker stated that it is from the chief of the entirely air He Time magazine jumped the detailed plan which ago, gun and out with a very amounted to this: If enough continually came That's one | wards its granddaddy wore a better boudoirs.” heavy bombers can be sent over Ger- many and in huge masses, Naz war production would be crippled to such a degree that the defeat of Hitler’s legions will be inevitable Raid carried out both day night have been making many daylight Raids would really have to| be large-scale than 1,000 planes, as many |to say as 2,000 the 31 “key” cities During a 90-day campaign, these drop from 90,000 to 150,000 tons cities . the total might reach 300,000 | tons. Out of such said Time, would come not lh(k \l l s would have to be and (American raids of (Bremerton News-Searchlight) A critical public had many uncomplimentary things about the sale of American scrap metal to flyers late) never less 5w in bullets, shells and bombs. But apparent- warplanes could |lV scrap wasn't the only thing the Japs acquired as they prepared for the war From the stories of the Marines who raided Makin Island we learn quantities of American canned sal- only destruction of facilities, distuption |mon, tinned beef and other foods were found and of transport, but also destruction and cracking of | destroyed. Some 1,000 barrels of American-made German morale, a damage fo food and living sup- |gasoline was cached on the island by the Japs and plies, a blast at Nazi nerves |was set afire and destroyed by the landing force. As early as last spring British Air Marshal s“-’Tm\ tell about the Japs coming up to the fighting Arthur Harris talked of He said that (lines in American-made trucks. In fact, American |3 if he could send over 20,000 bombers to call on the [800ds seemed to play a pretty mportant part in Germany wouldn’t be in the war | the strength and material of the enemy forces. bhe Gotld send 1080 bombérs: over |- -1t 48 likely, of course, v(hat some of the American BIRNE: 4t bl . 06 s by products found on fokm ls)avnd were part of the |loot the Japs acquired in their moves of conquest, | {but it also appears Japan is fighting the United \smes with food and war implements it bought prior | to the outbreak of hostilities right here in the Unit- 11)(! States. There is some comfort in the knowledge | | that source of supply is now closed to the Nipponese. | of bombs on German | In six mont ids. production such raids Nazis in one night the next day—if Germany autumn.” Thus. Time's typewriter strategy is not a uiiew plan. If such mass raids could have been adopted, they would have been carried out 4 SRR Time believes we could find the planes to carry out such continual mass raids, and the pilots to fly them, allowing for replacement loss in both instances, { Washmqlol : Merry- fo0-Round (Continued from Page One) every long ago. In 1941 accidents cost American industry 460 mil- j lion man-days. to| daughter of Willlam Jennings Bry- my an, who ran for President three to | times and was secretary of state. |Now is there anything else I can i tell you about my pro-Nazi family?” INVESTIGATING THE WAVES | NOTE: Mrs. Harris' mother is | Every applicant to join the Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rhode. WAVES has to be investigated to| bR o s L i the Atlantic to keep Hitler from see whether she is loyal to the SENIOR SERVICE siezing Dakar and the Azores. | United States—a necessary precau- | MEET POSTPONED Admiral Leahy replied: | tion—but sometimes it occurs un- ’ entlemen, we don't have (0 der peculiar circumstances. y about Dakar and the Azores The other day the telephone rang (this was September, 1940)./in the home of Helen Rudd Harris, The British fleet can still prevent who has enlisted in the WAVES. Germany from taking them. But a| “I am working for a private in- few months from now it may be vestigational agency which the different. By next spring the war navy has employed to investigate may have gone against the Ecitisk |the character of all applicants to! in the Mediterranean, and then the WAVES,” Mrs. Harris was in-| we'll have two oceans to defend. formed Can you give me one Now we have only one” or two references who can testify | Secretary Knox, who was pres-[that you are not pro-Nazi?" { ent, vigorously supported Leahy,but| “My present employer is the U.| the state department, mn the end,|S. Army,” Mrs. Harris replied. “And won the argument. Today the navy, |my job is confidential work in the with two oceans to defend and code division. I'm sure they mll still a one-ocean navy, wishes it be glad to tell you about me.” had won the argument, and that we! Then after some additional ques- had kept our badly needed p tions, the investigator asked: i iron and gasoline at home. “I note that your father was ‘lmm in Ceylon. Are you sure he !was not pro-Nazi?" | “My father was an officer in the! British army, six times decorated for bravery in the last war,” replied Mrs. Harris. “But how do we know he wasn't pro-Nazi?” “Because the “But lived in |times. When | Washington I grandchildren ride the train.” first came to bring here just we used down Senior Service Scouts will not meet this evening as scheduled be- cause the dance instructor is 1% ‘1it was announced today Swing to U.S? Escorted by Policeman Ralph Dunn, Mrs. Roosevelt was walking through the subway in the Capitol on her way to see a bust of the President being made by Madame Marie Apel, a French sculptress, in a room under the Senate Office| Building. | or As they passed the Capitol's un- derground train, Dunn remarked: “How about a ride?” “Oh, thank you very much, but I don't have time today replied | Mrs. Roosevelt, | “It’s a lot of fun,” policeman. “Yes, I know,” lady. “I've he died before Hitler Nazis were ever heard of.” your mother. I see she Denmark. That country |is under the Naz How does she feel about them? “My mother,” now getting a little impatient, “was American minister to Den- mark. She was also a member of the United States congress from Florida, and I am the grand- said Mrs. Harris, suggested the grinned the first ridden on it many ! Ouster of Ramon Serrano Suner, brother-in-law of Generalissimo Francisco Franco and avowed pro-Nazi as Spanish foreign min- ister and his replacement by Count Francisco Gomez Jordana; above, is seen by observers as @ Spanish swing toward the Allied camp. Some diplomatie sources believed Feanco is attempting to I balance internal political influ- ’ ences in order to avoid en | DR. W. W. COUNCIL as e vaid -up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the-— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: “NEW WINE" Federal Tax—>5c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! ments 'in war. Jordana held the same post before, immediately atter the Spanish Civil War 1 ended, our Allies are| the article made darned good reading. We | Object would be to blast out of existence |Japan prior to the war, scrap that is coming back to['jo‘, I fer romance. | gence. Lucille Maxfield i HOROSCOPE “The stars incline FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Benefic aspects which should be fortunate policies. planetary influences, and harmonizing. HEART AND HOME: Stimu tion of constructive work is g encourages the people to authority. be the cénter of ‘much critici Women are warned against announcing Christian affiliations |the aid of well-meaning wom This is not an Girls will be happi when employed in practical which engages heads instead hearts, BUSINESS AFFAIRS: mistakes and muddles that aff who represent American of achieving what sible. Many small cities will e profitable expansion. Politis influence will continue to be rected toward certain Government projects as electi dates draw near. As more col modities must be rationed, th first affected may Jlentiful, NATIONAL ISSUES: Reports country. tion of our Orientals policies evacuated in regard from of national resentment demand for reprisals. hate for persons or nations. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR did deeds of daring. generals will prove their ability upon the most extensive map all history. of the stars. lems including those of large sc transportation of men and mu tions. Persons whose birthdate financial gains are is forecast. ably will have first rate They will have characters. Generous popularity, (Copyright, 1942) THREE BABIES ARE these days. bies were born in one night the Government Hospital, Hospital. Benedict of Juneau, became the baby weighing 8 pounds ounces. pound, 6 ounce daughter, born 1:45 a. m., to Mrs. M. C. Tuck. a son, weighing 9 pounds, 6 ounces, at 3:35 a. m. Rummage Sale Is Light Presbyterian Church. ————.—— leum. \ . s auspicious swd but do not.compel” - dominate today for Washington and its leaders in war | Labor is under favorable xh- en- eral under this configuration which | carry out the policies of men who wield This should be a for tunate day for the President of| the United States although he will sm join- ing organizations which carry titles | or peace aims. Many subversive Lum'\\‘ are now operating and they have they were to be employed during the winter. en. | way work of | | Despite ect | great Government projects amaz- | ing results will be attained by men | $===="""""" methods appears impos- o~ cal | di- | important on m- ose become more ur\ cruel treatment of United Nations prisoners held by Axis powers wiil | PUNGENT; arouse extreme indignation in this JENT) Japanese misrepresenta- | for some stomachs.”—Washington Irving. to! Pacific | coast cities also will feed the flame | and cause The seers warn of the danger of hatboring | 821 tral direction British and Russian | m successful planning of clever moves | American air forces are under the most promising rule Our airplanes are to | N“MWW be the answer to many great prob- ale ni- | Bl AT have the augury of a year in which | president’s Cabinet? substantial. | Much pleasure through friendships | Children born on this day prob- | intelli- | strong | and mag- | netic, they may expect success and BORN AT ST. ANN'S | Babies come in threes in Juneau Last week, three ba- at and last night, three babies made their en- {trance into the world in St. Ann’s Mrs. E. E. Benedict, wife of Lieut. the | i mother of a daughter at 4:35 a, m., | 8% First baby of the trio was a 7 at Next to come on the scene was born to Mrs. Wayne L. Thompson Set by Marthas Martha Society members are busy making plans for the rummage salé which is to be held this Saturday in the basement of the Northerh Anyone wishing to donate rum- mage for the sale is urged to leave it at the church any time tomor- row, it was announced today. ‘The sale will begin in the morning and carry on thorugh the day Saturday. The principal ‘products of Burma are teakwood, tin, silver and petro= Dan Sutherland, Alaska Delegate to Congress, passed through Juneau on the Alameda on his way to Fairbanks. He was to return to Juneau about October 20 and would make an address here, he said. Mrs. J. G. Cook and her daughter, Madeline, were to leave Juneau on the Admiral Watson for Seattle where Miss Cook expected to enter Holy Names Academy in the normal school department B. D. Stewart, Federal Mine Examiner for Alaska, District Supervis- {ing Engineer, Bureau of Mines, accompanied by his four children, |arrived on the Alameda from San Francisco. The children had béen lin San Francisco during the summer and he had gone south several weeks earlier to join them. A crew of carpenters was at work at A. B. Hall constructing mer- | chants’ booths and shelving for the display of farm products and other Sllmulmi"fllmmlvs to be exhibited at the Southeast Alaska Fair set to open in |several days. George Watkins Evans, one of the best known coal experts in the United States, passed through Juneau bound for Seward. He was on his way to the Interior where he was to open a mine near Nenana for ‘(‘flpt. A. E. Lathrop and associat Capt. Johanssen, master of the Alameda, stated while he was in [Juneau Westbound, that his vessel would make one more trip to An- choragé during the season James and John Morrison, well known young men at Haines, left Juneau the previous night on the tender Chichagof for the mine where and Miss Laura Edwins, who had been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Edwins, of Dougl for several weeks, left on the Admiral Watson for Seattle where Miss Edwins was taking 2 nurse’s fraining course at the Swedish Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. E. Edwins & Weather was fair and slightly colder with a maximum temperature of 58 and a minimum of 51 Daily Lessons in English %. 1. corbon ) WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not says.” Say, “DON'T mind what he says.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Pathos. Pronounce pa-thos, A as in PAY, O as in OF (not as in NO), accent first syllable OFTEN MISSPELLED: Moat (a ditch). Mote (a small particle). SYNONYMS: Rest (verb), relax, repose, restore, refresh, invigorate. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us !increase our vocabulary by mastering one wora each day. Today's word: caustic; biting, as of speech. (Pronounce second syllable “Wit is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid say, “Never mind what he MODERN ETIQUETTE ** ropmrra LEE Q. What is the customary way of giving birthday gifts? A. One of the most popular ways is the birthday shower, where After the long period of reverses, ‘friends bring their gifts and then all join in having a good time. progress toward victory will stimu- | late the United Nations to splen- letters? Under cen= | Q. Is it all right to use purple or green ink when writing social A. No; black or blue ink only should be used. Q. What is the correct way to hold a fork in the right hand? A. The fork, prongs up, rests on the side of the first joint of the middle finger and should be held in place by the tips of the thumb and the index finger. Curve the other two fingers lightly under the fork. LOOK and lEARNA C. GORDON B O S o T i | D e Is the Vice-President of the United States a member of the 2. Which country is the largest consumer of sugar in the world? 3. Which common plant possesses so many different species that it {can match in color any other flower that grows? 4. Which is the origin of the word “whiskey”? Which is our most brilliantly colored bird? ANSWERS: No. The United States. The cactus, which has more than 5000 named and published From a Gaelic word meaning “water of life.” The scarlet tanager. : q;muo the Ameflun Red n, . C. Gawne w oy el OtTh Red Cross Volunteer Nurse's A of a paticnt in Georgetown on her title because she is ve of the e- serving as Volunteer J\WAMS drive to enroll 100,000 more women as Volunteer noW belng conducted by the Red : Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. Jo&%lfifieyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 1762 Hours: 9 am. to 6 p.m. ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground I The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST ATD HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Cortect 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 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 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS|" Juneau Florists Phone 311 g‘:lfile & Ahlers Co. " m'g—ofl Burners Heating Ehoas 34 ' Lpost Matal JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company . PAINTS—-OI—GLASS - Shielt anid Heavy Hrawito ‘Guni and Ammutiition "Guy Smith-Drugs” (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM CALL AN OWL Phw 63 Stand Theatre B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers wel- come. ARTHUR ADAMS, Ex- alted Ruler, M. H. SIDES, Sec- retary. PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phone 13— "The Rexall Store" Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. FREE Harry Race, Druggist “The Store for Men” SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You'll Find Food Finer and Service Mare 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 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man" HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry B ——— RS CARBFUL ,COOKING WiLY FLOAT A BATTLE SNI® BUDGET AND o \SAVE' FOR WAR _BONDS MD STAMPS MAKE EVERY PAY DAY % BOND DAY 1831—Hall a Century of Banking—1941 TheB.M.Behrends Bank 0!4031 Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS R | TIDE CALENDARS