The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 25, 1943, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THI-. DAlLY ALASKA EMPIRL JUNEAU ALASKA . e elghl hours. adding 20 percent more work to the Dally Al(I,Ska Emp"'e ‘wclk week, that 20 percent more goods will be .pro- ry evening except Sunday by the Iduced, it follows that if the worker is paid only 20 | percent more, the move would not be inflationary. Becond and ll-hmm‘tm | But the worker is paid time-and-a-half. By :’t’;;:fi;;‘om ““_'"‘“.n . Prestdent | \,.ing out 20 percent more work, he gets 30 percent fmore in wages for it. That adds to the worker’s Butered Matter, |spending power and invites inflation, as we see_it. Al ommmm - 'l In addition, wasn't one of the reasons for estab- |lishing the 40-hour week because the worker’s ef- for $1.50 per mon the rates; ..‘“,“, $1.25. six months, In advanes. 9180 | ficiecy is said to decrease for every hour over the {40? Thus we cannot be sure that we will get 20 per- s will confer & favor if they will -nnflr notify yc(-m more in goods. siness Office ol s fatlure or irregulerity im o( their paper: Res: News Offioe, 608; Bustnes Offics, 314 i And in addition, since the producer will be get- |ting less for his wages, he will find the order squeez- the wee fop |ing him up against the low-hanging price ceiling, Mted Press 1 W Associated Press is oulunuu en fig}:‘u of all news disvatehas credited to 1t or Mk others |y iher inviting disaster ited in this paper and slso the local mew: ! " 4 | The logical solution would seem to simply pay — the worker at the same rate for the extra eight ALABKA o P“m hours if the originators of this plan are determined [to have as one of its purposes the prevention of TIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 ‘lnfl’\unn t#w Building, Seattle, Wash. { Price Fixing for Vegetables (Philadelphia Record) Price-fixing of five essential vegetables was ac- complished so swiitly that speculators were as much |surprised as consumers. That was good strategy on the Government's part. I The emergency ceilings set on tomatoes, green Jand wax snap beans, carrots, cabbage and peas apply to all dealers except the grower Have the headache medicine ready. Precisely the same exemption from price-fixing brought about the |black market in meat. | Wholesalers and retailers were restricted on iprices for which they could sell, but not on prices b e o o they had to pay. Dealers who could buy only at INVITING INFLATION? |extortionate black market prices could do only one — wo( three things, either sell at black market prices, The recent compulsory 48-hour work order issued ‘sell at the posted ceiling prices and lose their shirt by Economic Director James Byrnes, signed by the —or shut up shop. Many did the last. President, concurred in by War Manpower Commis- We hope these demoralizing conditions, for con- sioner Paul McNutt, is causing no end of rumpus in [sumers as w the States. Some of the rumpus seems justified. ,'e8etables ; The order has two declared purposes: Experience proves you can't have a free, unre- The first is to achieve the “fullest mobilization ':“;fx':g :r‘i;ke;;r‘ke"l“zte’:ge"z it tna ity abg of our manpower to carry out one of the greatest'g)) o ooverned by law of supply-and-demand or military operations ever planned in history.” The price-fixing must go the whole route. second purpose is to prevent inflation. | One reason farmers have been excused from price Perhaps more elaboration is needed to convince | restriction is official Washington’s fear of the farm the average American who is becoming harder to bloc. But it's time to realize that if such fear is convince every day that these purposes will be ac-|to obstruct price control, there won't be any price complished by the order. control. There is nothing new in the order except to make This doesn't mean the farmer must be the goat the 48-hour week compulsory, at present in certain |and sell for less than it costs him to produce. Since sections where the greatest manpower shortages exist. . the Government has adopted price control as a pol- The 48-hour week has always been available. But, iV it's only logical to make it effective by some unless we are greatly mistaken, it is in these sec- :"‘;'E::‘:‘ of subsidizing the producer for any loss he Hegs that. longer howss already .are l?emg wofl;ed.: That is the way Canada has kept prices in check And at time-and-a-half, as provided in the order.|, ., ron 41 gecounts Canada’s price-fixing is more It seems doubtful, then, that any considerable num- & successful than ours. Our own Government prac- ber of workers would be released through the order. ;.oc subsidy in many forms. Under AAA, to pro- In any event, the number would be relatively small. | teot farmers from loss, it pays them for what they The order states that time-and-a-half must be don't grow. It would be just as consistent to cover paid for the extra eight hours. For this reason, it | their loss on what they do grow, the food we and seems that the order would tegd to invite inflation, our Allies need to eat. not prevent it. Whatever it costs to subsidize farmers will be a ; Taking for gramed that by wnrkmg the extra kma)l price to pav for escaplng a black market. ell as businessmen, are not repeated with 1 | Greer Garson’s first fan — the “—' |r er {only autograph hunter to greet her !when she arrived in New York wn 11939—is 'Arthur Linden of New | York. He has been writing her ,Gog's owner, “unless it was becnuso a divorce—too much difference in I had to put him on a diet of their ages. . . . |t o AR Mfiflfl;’ BOOM, BELGIUM, HAPPY BIRTHDAY | | 20 YEARS AGO #%% surrns | e e e et e et it MARCH 25 ,1923 The Douglas Mining Company, composed of local people at Douglas, | which owned 13 claims on Douglas Island, situated just back of the town |of Douglas and less than one mile from the famous Treadwell Mines, had completed plans for the development of the lode which was dis- ME:I Jx;enéal;z?hg:::h | covered the previous fall. In order to do the development. it had been MI,SSER P. Nelson | decided to sell a limited amount of stock in the $100,000 corporation that Jack Beukers | had been formed. Hazel McDermott | X Gladys Thompson | George B. Rice, who for nearly ten years had been engaged'in the R plumbing business in Sitka, had opened a plumbing shop in the Forrest Building in Juneau and was to remain here permanently. He had ar- |rived from Sitka in his own gasboat Carrie. THOROSCOPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” MARCH 25 Mrs. Dave S. Burnett Lincoln Turner W. E. Kilroy | | | The Southeast Alaska Fair Association was to sponsor a series of contests among the schdols of Southeast Alaska as part of its 1923 | program. It was to begin with an essay contest and was to include |awards in both manual training and domestic science, exhibts at the | fair to be held in September. Priday, March 26 Capt. C. E. Ahues, Superintendent of the Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery at Taku Harbor, and Mrs. Ahues were passencers northbound on the Admiral Rogers. Part of the crew of the cannery were the vessel. Benefic aspects rule s'-ongly to- cay. There is a sign read vs prom- ising good news from war front: {Again labor is under evil portents. HEART AND HOME: Planetary Sam Guyot, representative for Fischer Brothers, and Mrs. Guyot |influences are believed to be mos’ were passengers aboard the Admiral Rogers for Ketchikan and were to | disturbing this month and families continue to Juneau on one of the next northbound steamers. They had should exercise the utmost patience peen visiting in the States. and kindliness in their domest.c E discussions. This is a favorable | " 8 4 g g . g Wood: a r the City Council date for clear thinking, fortunate for | J. J. Woodard filed his resignation as a member of .‘:-m lo_f e, financial matters. Boys and glrl.s“‘"d announced that he would become a candidate for M who are earning good sllnrles\fl‘f had been elected for a two-year term as Councilman in 1922 on the shiuld be taught thrift. Systematic | Peoples’ Ticket, which he headed. saving in addition to purchases of | i war bonds should be encouraged. John H. Walmer, restaurant proprietor at Sitka, was in Juneau on a Warning is given that in postwar ‘husmes; trip. He had arrived on the Estebeth in the morning. times conditions will be different F 4 no matter how wisely Government| The mail and passenger boat Estebeth, Capt. J. V. Davis, arrived tries- to prevent unemployment fl"d‘rrom Sitka and way ports with the following passengers: from Sitka hhggks‘;‘lgEg;g&;fl‘AlRS Interpa. |9 D- Helps, J. H. Walmer; from Tenakee—E. J. Ruikke, R. J. Nesbit, tional trading agreements namo:\;“’ B. Thompson, J. Wermindsen; from Gypsum—E. Fewclothes; irom the United Nations will be nego-| | Hoonah—R. Fitzgibbon, Mrs. Fitzgibben and children. tiated, thus strengthening the econ- | AR LA omic ties of peoples fighting to-| Weather forecast was rain or snow. gether for democracy and freedom.|and minimum was 37. Our national wealth will be mebil- | ized as dictatorial policies becomv o o T RN Onea sutes coneur soioneass | Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon United States concur pauloticall\‘ et et e e e it} with war regulations. The power of the trade unions will be strong, al- :(}?Dugh SapeTes AT R WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Mary never let on that NATIONAL ISSUES: Washington she was acquainted with Charles.” Say, “Mary gave no intimation that will feel the good influences of ben- |she was acquainted with Charles.” efic aspects which stimulate pro- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Betroth. duction to a marvelous output which | TH as in HEALTH, accent last syllable cannot be equaled by Axis nations. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Parliamentary. Astrologers foretell ultimate mastery pyn. of submarine dangers, but we shall | suffer a few heavy losses before| midsummer. The great masses of industrial workers will prove heroic Maximum temperature was 42 Pronounce the O as in SOFT, Observe the LIAM, not betoken. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” lin their devotion to their tasks increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Toda land will be accorded high honors. | CONCURRENCE: agreement “His concurrence in that opinion strength- | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: | ened his cause wonderfully.” Mars setting in good aspect to Sat-| urn at Berlin seems to indicate that| © ithe Nazis, though pressed despel— MODERN ETIOUETTE b ROBERTA LEE 1Europe. Poland comes under a sway | l,hl[ seems to promise continued ! Q. TIs it necessary that the oldest unmarried daughter in a family and desperate resistance despite n.s use her Christian name on her visiting cards? ately, will not collapse for some! time. There are signs of organized | ravaged lands and murdered lead— A. No; she is entitled to drop her Christian name and may have ers. The stars presage heaviest! her cards engraved “Miss Smith.” Let us 's word: revolts among Hitler victims in SYNONYS: Forebode, foretell, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, | jevery few weeks since. His latest lener asked for more autographs: he was going in the Army and . . |{wanted them to give to buddies. Movie Take Has Exat Fin- |t retum, he said, he woud get . {her the autograph of the first Ger- flle o war"ng FfOfl' |man or Jap officer he captures. . . 3 H | George Montgomery, service- Sh'“s 'o Turkey !bound, finally found a place for {his rabbits. They're at Henry Fon- ida's. Fonda had intended building |butches but enlisted in the Navy HOLLY‘"O%D R Trutth is-later- [yefore he got around to it. George than-fiction m;?“;:::cfl Colbia L‘and Ward Bond went up to Fonda’s Last Dece: (house and did the job for him-— g;: :;lledw“';'kk‘:: Sg:;‘dfrs;;g"gt:\then George moved his own rab- | lingrad.” Among its situations u“hnry ik one in which a Russian boy, 12| Betty Grable tells friends she's not likely to marry constant escort vears old, goes to Nazi headquar-| b ters'on pretext of confiding in the |G€orge Raft even if he should ge: German commander the Russian| plan of attack. Once there, the boy | pulls out & hand grenade and blows | up the place and all in it, includ- Than Fidion By ROBBIN COONS ihg himself. : | ACROSS 4i. Thicker Studio people, viewing a rough| 1 l’o:ll";;lor: 43, Symbol for cut of the picture, feared the 4 Rodents “ hfil‘gl‘"“" i ;'8 Artiel . r scene would be incredible. The): 12 ‘,;“; .ie.r 46, Deoay were relieved to read a recent 1% f‘;“"',:“],’““ & abm‘. o 2 : . Uncooke . Repres v magazine account in which the| 35 Marry BL(:munpl:;l :oln: tale of a similar Russian boy was 16 R']'lw";fl a §2. Capital of e told—a boy using the same pre-| :; Tree §§ ;ux:eiflan texts, the same weapon, with the o :‘E,;g;; = xc':fifiifi? L 3 + 8 olor: 61. O 5o PR 22, Guided 2 Feminine — { 23] Embellish name Along the film domestic front:, 2* EEppllan sun @3 Meuntain ridge | kwor Mrs. Don Ameche has joined the | 21. Salufation 5 Not strict do-your-own-housework brigade — | 31’ Concerning Racewsnvin and she with four boys ranging in % E;mlcr‘_-‘m 67. Steep age from nine to two years. She 3; !‘ile‘:mmli}enl % DIOWN 3 Made uniform . Prolonged has closed the downstairs except‘ 40, South Amerin ik L P for the kitchen. . Gene Tierney, can river ery opposite Don m “Heaven Can walt,” toiled over a hot stove for | husband Private Oleg Cassini of | the U. S, Cavalry during his visit | here. Private Oleg showed no ill| effects of the meal, but Gene was | bedded for a day and has been asked to give up cooking for the filr's duration. In the picture Gene speaks disparagingly of Kansas-- but insists she doesn’t mean it, that it’s the one place she'd rather be and she is going as soon as she can get away. That's where Oleg is stationed—Fort Riley. . . .| The ovies' warring front is shifting to Turkey, with several features with that locale already | in preparation. . | Red Archer the horse and Caesar | the dog who work with Orson Welles in “Jane Eyre” are feuding, | and the other day Caesar took a nip at Red’s ankles just as Welles | was mounting him. The horse bolt- ed. “I don't know why Caesar did that,” said Frank Weatherwax, the I AP Features Crossword Puzzle LONDON-—Food supplies are so inadequate in German-occupied Bel- gium that stores no longer are able to furnish authorized rations of many products and people are forced to resort to Black Markets and their sky-high prices, says the| Belgium News Agency. On the Brussels Black Market butter costs $5.50 a pound, sugar $1.25 a pound and a bar of soap 95 cents. The agency says flour | costs $56.00, women’s shoes $40 and a shirt $8.00. Only second-hand shoes are avail- able for children. - - More than 90 percent of Ameri- can shipyard workers had to be trained for their present jobs. flfl E@BE [£] BEE E@mfil [LIETA] [1]s]E] M Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle 2. On the shel + 7. Corroded "terea side 8. Short viorous 3. Tamper contest 4. Studied 9. Support at the . Declare side. of 6. Kind of starch canon © barrel "10. Stop 11. Sheep 19. Slyh of palnt- ngs 26, Muslcfil time 22. Made of & cer- d tain 2. Fllnllt':‘?l’l- ) ghurch officer i Preceding 3. Dnfl?nm-. lo, vllEnd 'r?éua two separate g2 gpert vy wees 6. Allowance for the wy 2 coB- P 'n'-‘:"%! lang of Exist fighting of the war on many battle- fronts and widely separated seas| Q. TIsn't it all right for a girl to give a cocktail party, and ask her men guests to furnish the liquor? {through the summer months in which war will make a new record | of horrors, due to the barbarism of | desperate . enemies. Supreme tests | |await the United Nations and es‘iwmmmm‘ peclally the Americans, who are| lOOK and '.EARN A. C. GORDON scattered over the globe. [ | Persons whose birthdate it is have' 1. What are regarded as the greatest collection of narrative poems in English literature? A. No. Q. What are the duties of a best man at a home wedding? A. They are exactly the same as at a church wedding. :Lhe augury of a year of many| ichanges, some of which will be| most fortunate. Financial affairs (should be satisfactory. | Children born on this day prob- | " 5 ¥ 2. How old was Lafayette when made a general? :t"r‘o”m"‘:w;m:“::‘fh talents and] 3. Of what breed are the best fine-wooled sheep? 'long, successful careers indicated | 4. What was the Duchess of Windsor’s name before her last mar- for them by the stars. riage? (Copyright, 1943) | 5. What was King Tut's full name? o ANSWERS: m 1. “The Canterbury Tales,” by Chaucer. 3. Merino. ’ “SMS "Ew 4. Mrs. Wallie Simpson. 5. Tutankhamen. | JUNEAU POST| — corpORAL ROSS GETS AROUND ,Govemmenfiospiial Head Returns from South- Replaces Dr. Powers Dr. Louis Salazer recently ap- pointed head of the Government Hospital for the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, returned to Juneau recently from the south and im- mediately began his hospital dutiés. Devoting his time particularly te the tubercular cases, Dr. Salazar’s services will be augmented by those of Dr. J. P. Eberhardt, medical di- rector of the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs, who will continue to handle the general medical and surgical clinics which he recently inaugur- ated. U. 8. Army doctors are assisting in the Monday, Wednesday and Friday outpatients clinics at the Government Hospital, which Dr. Eberhardt reports have jumped from an average attendance of 30 patients to 45 or 50 each week. Dr. Salazer’s family is still in- Se- attle and expects to arrive soon. In the meantime Dr. Salazar hopes to be able to find a home for them. e NOTICE All coal orders from this date on must be for cash. All coal agco l-u due and payable at the N:g mmmmmnflm&nnm.cum Transfer Office, 3rd and Frankiin | AFTER Cor- | adv | poral Barney Ross and Murs. Ross celebrate at a Hollywood night spor. i e — Following @ vow made in Guadalcanal, Ross fell to his knees and BUY WAR BONDS kissed the soil when he disembarked in this country, (Internationaly also aboard ||| THU RSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943 e, Professional DIRECTORY fowmscoinien Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Bullding Phone 56 Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room $—Valentine Bidg PHONE 762 | | ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr Problems Sigrid’s Jones-Sievens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS BSold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batisfied -Customers” DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 13; 1 to 5; MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. JOHN J. FARGHER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. B. P. 0. ELKS Meets every Wednesday PIGGLY WIGGLY For BETTER Groceries Phene 1834 "“The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Singledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ “The Store for Men” | SABIN°S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. You’ll Find Food Finer and Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FINE Watch and Jewelry Repairing at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET RCA Victor Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Next to Juneau Drug Co. Phone & Beward Street INSURANCE | Shattuck Agency CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478—PHONES—371 | High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Anmex South Franklin 8t. Phone 177 “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man” HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING Rice & Ahlers Co. Plumbing—OQil Burners Heating Phone 34 Sheet Metal ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry | —t JUNEAU - YOUNG Hard —— ardware Company | ™ eayy AN OWL Sheif and Heayy Hardware Phone 63 Stand Opposite Coliseam Theatre Guns and Ammunitien ”, - ” Guy, Smith-Drugs - . e s S SEATTLE HORLUCK'S DANISH £ Parlct. cogem ICE CREAM ® Centrally located M ® Splendid food and F. B. service Duncan’s Cleaning || colre, 2o Rommie and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” ALASKANS LIKE THE W WASHINGTON 1891—0ver Half a (entury of Banking—1943 'l‘lgeB M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS