The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 7, 1943, Page 4

'fl-E DAILY ALASKA EMPmE,—. EAU ALASKA Bizerte 15 an even harder nut to cragk, Proba- bly the strongest position on the entire African coast, France has been making it stronger for pore than half a century. Bizerte cannbt be flanked, for it stands on the tip of a rocky peninsula, guarded by hidden gun em- placements. With its land-locked harbor and con- Inected lake it is built to receive sea-borne supplies -‘und to stand a long siege Once isolated, however, get for Allied aerial might not do the trick In Tunis and Bizerte, stronger opposition than they in the African campaign Daily Alaska Empire | 'llhlllh:d.;vl:: l'V'el.llnl l:;fl;:,:n:;; by the Second and Main Streets, Junesu, Alaska, - President Vice-President and Business Manager Delivered by earrier in Juneau a: By mail, postage pald, One year, in advance, $15.00; ‘ne month, tn sdvance, $1.25. Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of sny fallure or irregularity im the de- livéry of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 802; Business Office, 374. it would offer a nice tar- ‘ix months, 1a advanes, $180; But bombing, alone, will the Allies face .much have faced anywhere MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED The Associated Preas is exclusively ent to the umse for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or mot other- nnl credited in this paper snd also the local news published berein. Remember? (Seattle Post Intelligencer) REMEMBER Pearl Harbor? REMEMBER the Philippines? REMEMBER the Japanese barbarities at Bataan? REMEMBER Wake Island and Guam? REMEMBER the Japanese entrenched American territory of the Alaskan islands? REMEMBER the American airmen cruelly and illegally executed? REMEMBER Yamamoto's promise to peace in the White House at Washington? Will we avenge these insults, or do we compla- cently choose to forget these outrages, these disas- ters, these imminent dangers? Are we men or are we mice? Are we Americans or burrowing mojes, blind to light of FACT? Must we wait until the Japanese have actually invaded our homeland and wreaked their barbarities | on ourselves, our women and our children? The war in the PACIFIC is the WORLD WAR. war of Oriental races against Occidental races the domination of the world. ALASEA CIRCULATION aumnrrlln TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. NATTONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1011 American Bullding, Seattle, Wash. in the dictate the the for Our leaders at Washington threaten to punish Japanese war lords for their illegal execution of American aviators who bombed Tokyo. The war in North Africa well along in the | the final phase, but how long it will be before the Axis the heroic is driven completely from Africa is another matter A threat is an ineffective thing compared Two bases remain for the Axis in all of Africa— Action—in any situation Tunis and Bizerte How especially feeble and futile it is in the Approximately 200,000 Axis troops have taken up | stands before these two cities. Every day in which Rommel succeeds in holding off the fatal day is a is to face | fighters—our defenders in the South Pacific. The tragedy of Bataan is being repeated. Our defenders’ cries for help—for reinforcements, for ships and planes and bombs and guns—are being answered with empty words—with promises un fulfilled. Like our legions sacrificed at Bataan, our fenders in the South Seas scan the skies for aid. Let us give it to them in the full force required to avenge the murder of our airmen Let us talk less and ACT more. Let us make fewer futile threats, ships and planes to cut the way to Tokyo. To skin a rabbit you must first catch the rabbit across de- defeat their war forces, demolish their defenses, dr: them from their strongholds, and line them up in front of a firing squad Threats will not do this. Ships and planes in the hands of our great gen- eral WILL. Let us not wait until, and all is lost Let us act NOW. like Bataan, hope is gone |and Charles J. Hennick, all of whom were enrolled ih the Short Course in Sanitation glvcn in Ju- f neau. | “Aided by the interested coop- |eration of Dr. Dwight Cramer, heal(h officer of Ketchikan, and H. Preston, medical officer ! lror Lhe Coast Guard base, the pro- | gram is working out well and with the collaboration of the two medi- cal men, change of inspecting per-' sonnel later need not upset the| inspection program,” Mr. Hall said. Rat Prevalence Study inspec- | In line with a preliminary in- \\(sugauon to determine the pre- | valence of rats in the Territory | will be distributed to all peenl tory, Mr. Hall stated, when |'several men will be assigned to| check on the presence of rats over a period of time. Docks, ware-| houses and’ other likely rat-infested | [A[D[A[MIS[AM[P Crossword Puzzle ACROSS Except . Quantity of matter . Asiatic'nomad . Number . Recorded pro- ceedings . Biblical moun- tain . Ventilate Related . Bar legally Quote . At present . Bark of the paper mule erry Bewalls . Pertaining to the sca 5. Male deer Hoad covering . Toward . Irrational . Play boisters nlathema- ously Foray Malt beverage Masculine name33. harvest. 24. Inclte toac- 55. Small wagon tivity 6. Plyral endigg , Volcano . 60. Exhaustion * tical quantity . So. American wood sofrel Goddess of the 5 EnH i follgh 6 (..adflesl of dis- particle 0 cord 64. Elaborate’ vocal 67. C Rubbers 1 - Wi, hog .- Rier mussel .’ Chart . Genus of the maple tree Thong Cutting wit . Tropical bird Rockfish . White poplar . Portends . Worship Gifts 7 7 i/ . Epoch 3 lleuuur& of 2 separation . Take heed: 7 Iw/nn%anllwwm“ ANNEL B i e Lack of activity u hEiist author G ()Id urd game . Kitchen imple- ers Frap cpasing for gain, because it gives Hitler another day to complete Some observers believe that the Axis will be! to sacrifice many of the 200,000 men left in Tunisia will be a long and bitter fight city of more than 200,000 inhabitants. It will not roads lead to Tunis, too many. Even so, the Allies stretching out to Tunis form suitable ground for IFOOD AND DRINK Merry- Go-Round | nieghseary to. briog, sl _ possivle! Ral Prevalen(e Study iz Meantime, in New York, the ne- | where fast. The operators had in-| “qp. program of sanitary tions if the cgse went to the War|geienjkan, reports John Hall, pub- | ment. They felt sure that by its|iepumed to Juneau last night after |chikan. The President, therefore, [the 37 different food and drink | Ter gotiations in New York were d““"imspeclors Cbdat - Ohlasdrsaan in-1 an _attempt to settle this dn\;mu, Steelman, a crack conciliator with | reach assettlement which would ad- | ciples. leagues were afraid the public and | ing, the War Labor Board. So a tam: Unless she issued a release, partment, not the War Labor partment’s hands made by Mr. Steelman, if it wa In_the end, Madame Secretary turning te New York to continue Thus continued the see-saw of White House, instead of appointing 5. Privent Urae powers, creating other agencies Over this maze of agencies there | the defenses the Mediterranean—the next | front driven into the Mediterranean by June—others are more cautious. It may be that Hitler is determined in a play for more time in which to strengthen de- fenses on the continent. And if this is the case, it Tunis—one of the points that must be taken if the Allies are to accomplish their purpose—is a big be too easy to hold. It lies on a plain with no de- fenses except the surrounding mountains. Many have yet to test the ability of Rommel's armored divisions in a fatal fight to the death, and the plains tank warfare (Continued trom Page One) pressure on both Lewis and (he‘ S operators for a quick settlement. ‘ Alaska fo Be Made ays gotiations between Lewis and the| Health Depanmefl' coal operators were getting no- e Ly terpreted the President’s telegram |y = ¢ rooq and drink handling to mean he would have no objec-{ogiaplishments is well started in Labor Board, and they were stand-|jic pegith engineer with the Ter- |bonic plague, forms were supplied ing pat, hoping for this develop-iyjioria] Department of Health, who |officers of the Coast Guard in Ket- past precedents, the board would|some time in the First City. These refuse wa increases. al memorandum to Sceretary Perkius, handling establishments in, Ketchi- stating that he understood the ne- yan have been made by the three locked and suggesting that shesend {cony p Dooley, Robert H. Phillips John R. Steelman to New York in| through collective bargaining STEELMAN TAKES A HAND many aborted strikes to his credit, announced that it was his aim tol here to the President’s anti-infla-| tion and wage stabilization prin- This caused another backstage | flare-up. Davis and his WLB col- | mine - negotiators would get the| ideathat Steelman was represent- | WLB 'delegation called on Miss | Perkins and gave her this ultima- | cledrly. stating that Steelman was | répresenting only the Labor De Board, the board would take the mine' case out of the Labor Dr»l | WLB membe: wanted to feel free to disapprove any agreement not within the board’s “Little Ste formula. backed down. She issued a release stating that John Steelman was re- the negotiations, but as the repre- sentative of the Labor Department personal jealousies, most of them inspired by the basic fact that the a strong Secretary of Labor, has taken away most of Miss Perkins which function sometimes in con- flict with the Labor Department, | is no authority except worked President himselt the over- I'n.mn marshal AP Features of our neglect of General MacArthur and his brave | bup send the | To punish the Japanese war lords, we must first | |and the possible presence of Bu« Complete inspections of each of | Coast Guard bases throughout the | A] 5] | HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAY 17 Mrs. W. W. Council Roberta Dooley Ture Holm William Paul Raymond Fuller Irene Flakne George Franklin John G. Erbland >-> HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” i ) SATURDAY, MAY 8 | This is an uncertain day in plan- etary direction. There is a threaten- | ing sign for shipping, but aviation| | development work, returned to his headquarters here after several days’ ‘nccomnamed by her daughter Annabelle, left on the Admiral Rogers for 20 YEARS AGO 7 MAY 7, 1923 That the Admiralty-Alaska Mine was to be on a producing basis this year was the statement made by W. S. Pekovich, its managing owner, who returned on the Princess Mary from New York. 7 exeize ||| DIRECTORY Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Mrs. Robert Simpson, wife of the proprietor of the Nugget Shop, Sitka on a business trip. The opening of Juneau’s first and only Masonic Club was to be held soon. The Strand Building on the corner of Main and Third Streets, opposite, the Zynda Hotel, had been leased by the four bodies of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and handsomely equipped as a general Masonic Club or headquarters for all degrees. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 come. N, B. F. Heintzleman, Assistant District Forester in charge of forest He covered the Warm Springs Bay area ty islands absence on official business. and touched on points on Kupreanof and Admirs Dr. Joha H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 762 H. L. Morris, representative for Schillings Brothers, arrived here on the Admiral Rogers from the South H. R. VanderLeest, of Butler-Mauro Drug Company, returned to is under benefic aspects. HEART AND HOME: As war rev- | olytionizes family life, children and | |adolescents present new problems. ing from millions of minds disturb- \ ed by fear, horror, suffering. While | |hate is abroad in the world young ‘mlnds will reflect subtle vibrations |that inspire lawlessness and women will provide careful plo-‘ ‘Lu:tmn and guidance for the young | | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Merch- lants and manufacturers will enjoy |great prosperity through this| |month, although American dollars will be diverted into new channels. | High prices in restaurants will vn-; courage the spread of lunch count- ers where carefully balanced menus are served. Rationing will be fel in homes where scientific mnrket-. {ing is not practiced and purveyors | (of food will profit. Shoppers will | buy spring wardrobes conf.almm, 'more clothing than is needed as the | 'hoarding instinct guides many men and women. War bond sales should Ibe stimulated even more than in the past NATIONAL ISSUES: Taxes um‘ continue to harrass citizens who {must meet economic problems of extraordinary urgency. Congress | will be deeply concerned by mount- ' ling war expenses which next month| (will reach colossal figures. Discus- sion of man power will assume su- | preme importance as the need of | the greatest armed forces in nlll ihistory is recognized by heads of | m;,ncunuw as well as the Army land Navy. Great battles are fore- jcast for next month and there will be ‘more sensational victories re- corded for May. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: |A sign is read as presaging new treaties for Russia and again Tur-! key will be much in the newspapcr! headlines. ~ Diplomatic misunder- | {standings are forecast as censorship \is relaxed for press and radio. The |seers warn that too much discus- |slon of war conditions will cause | serious results. Half-knowledge of | )Unued Nations campaign plans and i Wild guesses will bring about serious | ‘dxflu:umas at this time when se- leredy is imperative. | Persons whose birthdate it is have ‘the augury of a year of divers| |kinds. It is well to avoid (mel‘ree! |romances. Children born on this day prob- jably will be intense in their emo- |tions, ambitious and !’rhey should be carefully educated. (Copyright, 1943) iblages will be covered in the in- | ventory. ‘ Negotiations now being carried jon with the Plague Control office ;of the U. S. Public Health Service, /in. San Francisco, are with the |purpose of obtaining investigators itn determine whether Alaskan rats jare carriers of Bubonic plague. “Evi- dcnce of the plague has been found as far north as Tacoma, and it is wise to check here also,” health officials point out. S e HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Roy Elliott from Elfin Cove entered St. Ann’s Hospital yester- day for surgery. , Ludwig Johnson of . Tenakee has been admitted at St. Ann's Hos- pital for medical” treatment. Mrs. V. .J. Moder, surgical pa- |tient .at St. Ann's Hospital, was dixmlssed yestgrday ! SUICIDE VERDI(T IN HANGING HERE A coroner’s jury yesterday after- noon reached a verdict of suicide by hanging in the death of Mack Eads, prisoner who took his own life by hanging himself with a strip from a canvas mattress cover in the city jail night before last. Members of the jury were John G. Morrison, George A. Getchell, Morgan H. Truesdell, Joseph H. Hunter, Lockie McKinnon and Stanley Nowicka. Witnesses in the hedring were Gus G. Brown, Roy Eaton, Harry Murray, Hot Marshall, Nick Mel- achoff and Dr. C, C. Carter. T Lady . .. are you in a fam? . . Watch this space Saturday. adv. industrious. | | Like their elders they will be nfl'ecl-‘unu spending the winter in California {ed by the mass influences emanat- | Hotel Zynda. |Island fox farm, returned to Juneau on the Alameda after spending some Wise mcni!lm(‘ in the States. \v\hu are deprived of parental care. Amer ’qll’u!crs here. | home from St. Aun’s Hospital ,4Tlm son was named Donald Edward | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day Juneau on the Admiral Rogers after a short business trip to the States. ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground 4 "The Mrs. James Wickersham returned to Juneau on the Admiral Rogers She took an apartment at the L. H. Kaser, brother of Dr. E. H. Kaser, and interested in the Emmons The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 130 Health Nurse for the Juneau Chapter, the Admiral Rogers to her head- Mrs. Marie E. Faldine, Public can Red Cross, returned on Marlin D Jack Stanyar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stanyar of Thane, returned FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr Problems Sigrid’s 2 “The According to word received here, an eight-pound baby boy was born recently in Portland to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fraser, former Juneauites. Weather was rainy with a maximum of 47 and a minimum of 39. e i You'll Daily Lessons in English %2 1. corpbon i) Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third WORDS OFTEN MISUSED for success.” S: “chance OF success.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Eczema. Pronounce ek-ze-ma, first E as in MET, second E as in ME unstressed, A as in ASK, accent FIRST syllable, not the second OFTEN MISSPELLED: Salvage (to rescue or save from wreckage) Selvage (edge of a woven fabric) SYNONYMS: Get, procure, secure. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is Do not say, “We have a good chance ! Watch a JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING receive, obtain, attain, achieve, acquire, yours.” Let us | Today's word “He has RCA C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Bold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Ce. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” PROLIFIC; a prolific brain.” MODERN ETIQUETTE * roprrra LEe Q. How persons? A. The person who is experienced in making introductions will lead the two strangers into smooth, pleasant conversation. ‘Mr. Morgan has just moved to our city from St. Louis.” It is only when awkward pauses follow an introduction that any embarrassment is felt. Q. Is it correct to say “United States of America” or should it be preceded by “The”? A. The correct form is “The United States of America.” Q. Is it in good form for a girl to wear costume jewelry in the office where she works? A. No; a wrist watch is really the only jewelry that is suitable for the office. serving to produce or cause, especially abundantly. Beward can one avoid appearing clumsy when introducing two DR. H. VANCE OBTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 16 to 12; 1 to 6; 7 to 8:00 by appointment. Gastineau Hotel Anmex South Pranklin 8t. Phone 177 “Say It With Flowers” bui “SAY IT WITH OURS!" Juneau Florists Phone 311 H D e e e LOOK and LEARN ¥ ¢. cornon 1. What was the salary of the President of the United States when Washington took office? 2, What causes the colors in a sunset? 3. What region of North America is directly across the Atlantic from England? 4. What is the highest active volcano in the world? 5. What is the derivation of the word “knapsack’? ANSWERS: $25,000 a year. The scattering of the light by colloidal dust clouds. Laprador. Cotopaxi, in Ecuador, South America; about 19,550 feet high. From the Dutch “knappen,” meaning to eat, and “zak,” a bag. { 1 Rice & Ahlers Co. PLUMBING HEATING Arc and Acetylene Welding Sheet Metal PHONE 34 z TONEAD - YOUNG | | —o Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Guns and Ammunition Stand HONOR HERO OF GUADALCANAL. Dancan's Cleaning and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” McClure, Mgr. Bank IiflDlNTS OF PHILADELPHIA honor partially-blinded Marine Sergeant Albert A. Schmid, Guadalcanal hero, by awarding him a gold medal and a $1,000 check. Major General William G. Price is making the presentation as the hero’s bride (center) looks on. (International) COMMERCIAL FRIDAY, MAY 7, SABIN’S Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Bervice More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP PR S AR LR | at very reasonable rates Paul Bloedhorn S. FRANKLIN STREET e ——— 1943 Professional Fraternal Societies - Gastineau Channe! MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SBECOND and FOURTE Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. JOHN J. FARGHER, Blomgren Building Phone ¢ | | Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. B.P.0.ELKS Meets ev P. M. Visiting Brothers wel- ery Wednesday at 8 FLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secretary. PIGGLY WIGGLY Fer BETTER Groceries Pheme 16—34 Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG €0. RRY RACE Druggist oubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ Store for Men” Find Food Finer and FINE nd Jewelry Repalring Victor Radios and RECORDS JUNEAU MELODY HOUSE Next to Juneau Drug Co. Street Phone &8 INSURANCE Shattuck Agency — CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Marxes 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices S. GRAVES “The Clothing Man" HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING e ORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Phone 15 ska Laundr; CALL AN OWL Phone 63 Opposite Col ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally located ® Splendid food and service ® Large Rooms— all with Bath ALASKANS LIKE THE 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1943 The B.M.Behrends Oldest Bank in Alaska SAVINGS