The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 23, 1943, Page 4

PACE.FOUR ' Daily Alaska Empire | Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Maln Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - $ o' e S R. L. BERNARD - - Vice-President and Business Ma assurance that |then the proper President er mand has been Batered In the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRI f e 9 i _ (war communitie mail, postage paid, at the following ri | throughout the One year, in nce, $15.00; six months, in ad one month, in advance, $1.25. Subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- Tivery of their papers Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. Delivered by By here and the St i cadhc ) tirely for MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS |stock up The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for |didn't. On the republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published |OUt-of-the-way p herein. one trip to towr of the question { The questior t year in Washington with a threshed out las ithings have fingers. her small arms. lmany exceptions be true. | poorest showing war. Her small guns—are gener: NEW OPA ORDER Anubtisgs " be Because of shipping space shortages and the likelihood that war may at any time further reduce Alaskan shipping, wholesalers in the States have sent up large quantities of food whenever loading room This has proved to be a good practice The Italian moded affair. It with the new was available Alaskans are not hoarders. |of the war when it was feared that shipping between been The new order is a blunder Italy’s Small Arms Some military fighting ability can be measured by the efficiency of Italian or those of Germany or more when—our armies land on the beaches of Italy makes a miserable showing THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA {Alaska were replaced in the- manufacturers’ quota. If Alaska is to be rationed against the former such a scheme would be impractical, way is to set quotas for Alaska after a careful survey of the consumer capacity and de- made. Local merchants have been hard put to continue to supply the needs of regular Alaskan residents as well as those of the many new s and projects that have sprung up Territory. In the early months ates might be cut off or be used en- war needs, Alaskans were encouraged to fill their cupboards Some did, but most other hand, some Alaskans living in places must stock up for months with n. Rationing would certainly be out for them n of rationing was, we thought, all Now it seems, changed snap of the another one. (Cincinnati Enquirer) men have said that a nation's That, of course, is a rule which has | , but in the case of Italy it seems to soldiers, to date, have made the of any major nation engaged in the arms—shoulder weapons and hand-| ally inferior to those of the Allies Japan. This weakness will pronounced than ever if—and infantry rifle is an ancient and out- is of an 1891 vintage, is clumsy and | lacks the power of modern shoulder guns. Compared {coming weeks by accepting heroi Garand, Mussolini’s rifle| The cartridge used in American all around because when there were times that war | this standard piece is as outmoded as the rifle. Its| needs took all shipping for several weeks, Alaska |Only good feature lies in its striking power, whicn| merchants were able to squeeze by. is held pretty well over the entire range of the| A bullet Under a new OPA regulation which calls for the furnishing of rationed food to Alaska out of the Out- side wholesalers' domestic quotas, this practice may no longer be followed Already one large meat packer has announced that shipments to Alaska, which have been almost Hand adequate in the past, will have to be drastically curtailed - design. These are used by some fighting units, but |men and women now enjoying un-| It does not seem logical or fair that Alaska must 40 DOt nearly meet the standards of English or Am-|accustomgd prosperity, happy-go- erican side arms. {lucky financial methods will be be rationed—this is rationing—out of quotas assigned to the States. If these quotas have been properly assigned, the entire supply allowed would be taken is well-designed up in the States and there would be nothing left for exception to the battle, but in this phase of his equipment the Ital-|usual as wage earners rise ian soldier is hopelessly outclassed. The 1889 service (b: revolver, which is standard, is a clumsy, doume-:"B“}' ‘em when action affair, poorly designed and built, and requir-|sell 'em when the ing single, hand ejection of empty cartridges. They,though the seers repeatedly warn, have two types of self-loading pistols of more modern |of lean days The Beretta, submachine gun is the best of Italy’s|prevalent among many employed shoulder arms, particularly in its 1938 model, which |in and sturdily built. But this is an| generally outclassed small arms with | Alaska. | which Mussolini’s legions are now facing Allied | Heretofore, shipments of rationed items going to troops along the blue waters of the Mediterranean. | _-_——m- s8 o —_—— — —_— | 'flhlnflm L ‘mvndoufi advantage is with the Al-| SYNTHETIC FOOD SHORTAGE |lies no matter what the Nazis do.| pyery housewife in the United, TG States is conscious of what she m’ 1(ill(:\l'l) FLUNKS GEOGRAPHY Go-Round | gen |slip in geography when he called at |the Washington headquarters of his Free French rival, Gen. Charles |de Gaulle, but the commander-in- (Continued from Page Oune) much urging regarding such amove, cpjer of French forces in North| for he has worked on a plan some-| 4 griva 1ot oné and ell khow that what similar in the past. Once hc;‘he's still boss. sent U. S. Steels Myron Taylor,| Greeting a disabled Free French i | U, 8. Ambassador to the Vatican,!\a, yet, Giraud inquired where he | on a special visit to the Pope, and pag peen wounded. the envoy landed on TItalian soil| ury Tynisia,” veplied the vet. during wartime to reach him. “Whom were you (with?” asked Later Roosevelt sent Archbishop giraud. Spellman to the Vatican. These .pne forges of Gen. LeClere, sir.” trips were not successful. However,‘ “Then you couldn’t have been in it is significant that Mussolini ap- Tynisia,” demurred the French pointed his son-in-law, Count Ci-|jeqder sternly. apo, as Ambassador to the Vaucan.‘ “Oh, I beg your pardon, sir, but This at first was considered & de-|T was very definitely with Gen motion, since Ciano was formerly|je Clere in Tunisia,” insisted the Foreign Minister. But now diplo-igggier. mats report it as a wise move pine whereby Ciano can handle peace| There were a few polite chuckles feelers through the Vatican. ‘at Giraud's expense, but the Gen- Il Duce is immensely proud and era] quickly composed himself. With fond of his daughter, Countess Ed-|a gmile, he remarked: da Ciano, and the diplomatic| .«ye, you young men seem to grapevine reports that while he pe very well versed in your geo- recognizes his day of splendor may graphy—a lot better than some of be over, he is anxious that his your leaders. After all, I am only daughter should live in comfort. the commander-in-chief of all the Ciano has amassed a fortune re- prench forces in North Africa.” puted to be around $15,000,000—if | Henri Giraud maae a slight| “I fought on the Mareth | believes to be a food shortage. But what housewives don't realize is that the recent collapse of sub- | marine warfare has contributed tol zme “food shortage.” The sharp| falling off in shipping losses has meant an increase in the number| {of ships available to move supplies of all sorts, including food. Russian ships are waiting at Pa- cific ports, and the ships of all\ Allied nations are waiting at -At- lantic ports for that great universal | weapon of life and warfare—food. | We are producing more food than ever before, and—hard to believe— the people of the country, includ- ing the soldiers within the country, are eating more now than ever before. In other words, there is no shortage relative to our past de- mands, but aenly relative to our swollen wartime appetites and, pocketbooks. Thus there is no actual food shortage. It is only that the supply! {of some foods is inadequate to | Astrologers HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULY 23 C. M. Ferguson K. C. Talmage Mary Ann Jones Donnie Crosson Helen Dupree Edythe Powell Mrs. R. M. Richman William R. Richards - | HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” DU+ 4 SATURDAY, JULY 24 Adverse aspects rule today which may bring extra anxieties and re-| sponsibilities to Washington, D. C| After hours that test the patience of statesmen, the evening should| by relief from strain. | HEART AND HOME: Under this| configuration there may be dis-| satisfaction regarding the stern de-j crees of draft boards which must take the best of the nation's youth| and permit the unfit to enjoy lib-1 erty and safety. The seers empha. size the need of supermen in the| winning of the most terrible con-| flict in all history. American wo-| men will prove their strength in cally whatevi loss and sacrifice| come to them while they work un- ceasingly for final victory. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Unflaggin! in the stock market 55‘ Trading on a cash basis interest indicated arms are important in certain types of |Will probably be more general Lh““‘\ to the ait of speedy profits for those whi they're low and| re high.” Al-| to come for many war industries, astrologers pre- dict. NATIONAL ISSUES: Spies and saboteurs of superior intelligence and careful training will be num-| erous in the United States in com- ing weeks. Treacherous men and women of good social background and broad education will be ac- cepted in many American families and even in banks and Government offices, it is prognosticated. Agam; warning is given of major accidents| in war industries. This is a time to beware of too much faith in| democratic ideals when applied tof enemy machinations. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: have interpreted cer-| taim aspects as threatening dangers within the United States, It has been foretold that treachery among aliens trusted by American citizens| might be expected. This may take the form of secret methods of kill-| ing citizens, through pollution of water or poisoning of food, but something not previously suspected or imagined is not to be feared. Danger from gas has been suggest- ed when desperate foes resort to the most barbaric methods. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fair progress in business or public serv- ice. Pride and obstinacy may re- tard advancement. meet the unprecedented purchasing, Children born on this day prob- | power of_ the American housewife. |aply will be independent, emotional NOTE: How long will it take and energetic. They should be keen after the war to get back to crop mentally and able to make much restrictions? | (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea- ture Syndicate, Inc.) 1 he can get it and his family out of Italy. The Roosevelt Administration, though not sympathetic with the future comforts of the Ciano fam- ily, is desirous at all costs to save ACROSS 38, Book of maps: . American lives in knocking Italy - Clear fah 1. Cved véssel 3 | b Light be ravat out of the war. If helping the Ciano | . Overt 41 Appear family to exile would save lives, 13 Krench muthor 42. Bloor covering the President would certainly con- £ ' sllishel - Bopnones ‘ | 15 Pagan god sider it. . A»’ay ¥ b . Lamb's pen \afme 50 Despot e oY g . Injure 84. Fur: SICILIAN CAMPAIGN | 20" More cauttous 55 Pulpy fruft Toward 7. Part of the eye Here are some significant inside notes on Sicily. | 3. Greek letter 58 Chil '(l::n of the head 59. e A um com; i} (1) Gen. Bisenhower has report-| 5 Playing cards §0. Ovile — ed the harbor of Syracuse in ex-| ’ lusob?:mmtfl %! g:v: Sy cellent condition. Apparently the 33 Insect €3. Blunders Italians did not blow it up and Al-| 35 Tomato relish DOWN Hod ‘it 5 3 | 37, Front of a 1. Moved over th airmen also spaved it. This building attace of means that we now have access to| an important harbor on the East| Coast of Sicily not far from the! vital Straits of Sicily; can bring men and supplies direct to the| East Coast nearest the Ialian| mainland without landing them on | the southern shore and moving them by truck and highway. 1 (2) The capture of Sicilian air| fields was easier than expected and U. 8. engineers are already ati work repairing them, They will be in use by Allied planes probably before this gets into print. This| means immediate bombardment of other points, inside Sicily, then of the Italian mainland. (8) Though the German coumnv} attack did not come as quickly as| expected, the enemy had 300,000 troops on Sicily, which is no mili- | tary “peanuts,” and was why Gen- | eral Eisenhower warned “we may | get a bloody nose.” \ However, with a good port in Eastern Sicily and air-bases, a tre- | | o} (111 V7 JENE7 Russian village BER/ R/ ififlfllll%fll 1 V) 2. Closing musieal 5. Restaurant easures mi e 3. Particle 4. Expand 8. Pertaining to s form of musi cal composi- tion 9. Dead language 10. Great Lake 11. Close 19. Leave of every opportunity. (Copyright, 1943) Our Coffee Maker Pt P PIBR A A from 20 YEARS AGO Ti'e empirE JULY 23, 1923 The intention of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover to appoint iwith the approval of President Harding, an adwisory board to aid in regulating the Alaskan fisheries and his purpose to adhere to tne fishery | reserves policy until such time as Congress enacted a new fisheries code { for Alaska, was revealed in a telegram received by The Empire from the Secretary prior to his departure from Sitka. ) ) ! { ! z ] ) - ) President Harding concluded his it to Alaska the preceding day in a, exactly two weeks from the day he first stepped on the soil of t Territory. Both he and Mrs. Harding expressed a deep feeling of regret at leaving the country as they bid goodbye to the residents of the al town. histor Local Boy Scouts planned to meet the visiting group of boys under the leadership of George Buchanan, of Detroit, which was due in Juneau. The local organization had invited the visiting Scouts to be guests on a trip to Mendenhall Glacier and many automobiles had bzen donated to ‘m:ry the party of sixty-one on the ride. “The Hoosiers' Society of the Northland” was organize transport Henderson when an even half dozcn fermor residents of Indiana had gathered in the cabin of the Captain while ssing the Gulf of Alaska. Charter members included Gov. Scott C. Bone, Mrs Hubert Work, Capt. Buchanan, skipper of the Henderson, Lieut. J. F Heffernan, U. 8. N,, and two ne aper correspondents. aboard the United States Commissioner Felix Gray, Douglas, spent up the Taku River at Twin Glacier Camp where Mrs. Gray wa as hostess for the season. a d acting of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows of Douglas, about fifty in number, en- oyed an old-fashioned picnic at Lawson Creek, where games and delicious food made the affair a success Weather was cloudy with a maximum temperature of 78 and a min- mum of 70. PSSR e Daily Lessons in English 3. 1. orpox | S N ) | P s e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Just listen at the rain.” y, “listen TO the rain.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hearth ARM, not HERTH. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Alumnus singular. Alumni, alumnae; plural SYNONYMS: Exuberance, exuberancy, plenty, abundance, copious- ness, profusion, excess, overflow. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” increase our voeabulary by mastering one word each day. Toda OBTRUSIVE; disposed to thrust impertinently upon another. “A really educated and cultured person is all the less obtrusive for his knowledge.” Pronounce harth, the A as in (masculine), alumna (feminine); Let us s word: SNBSS S S S S S S e s 8 2 4 MODERN ETIQUETTE * roperra LEE R SRS SRR L L S e e e Q. What are the principal duties of the best man at a wedding Fceremon y? A. The best man looks after the groom, generally driving him to the church. He takes care of the ring, giving it to the groom at the proper moment. He gives the clergyman his fee, and takes care of any tips incidental to the going away, being of course reimbursed by the groom at a convenient time. Q. How can an unmarried woman, living in a hotel, hospitality shown her by married friends who have entertained her? A. By taking them to dinner at the hotel or restaurant. Q. Is it permissible to eat the lettuce on which the salad is served? A. Yes, if you wish, It is entirely optional. return the P e e e s —— LOOK and ‘.EARN Zy C. GORDON D e 1. Does a ream of pginting paper contain more sheets than a ream of writing paper? 2. On what fish can a point be cut off and another will grow in its place? 3. How many signers of the Declaration of Independence were Roman Catholic? 4. 1Is it possible to raise vegetables without soil? 5. What steamer was the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean? ANSWERS: . 1. Yes. A ream of writing paper contains 20 quires and a ream of printing paper contains 21} quires. 2. The star fish. 8. One; Charles Carroll of Carrolliton. 4. Yes, in water that is chemically treated. 6. The Savannah. . MRS. GARLAND BOGGAN S WEATHER REPORT LEAV} FOR VACATION is back on the ict No spring, hook, chai All glass brewingl Get yours today zomz 60 Saves time ARE ( and money, THOMAS | iployed on a project in the First (U. S. Bureau) Temp. Thursday, July 22 Maximum 52, minimum 48 Rain—38 inch. ® o o 0 o 0o 0o 0o Mrs. Garland Boggan, post office employee, left Juneau Thursday by boat for a shert vacation in Ket- chikan, Her husband is now em- LOLA'S BEAUTY SHOP c)gy} Mrs. Boggan was accompanied by her small daughter, Karen. August 2. DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED Will be closed from July 17 to| adv. Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Building Phone 8¢ Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 Dr. John H. Geyer Room 9—Valentine Bldg PHONE 762 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Frankiin Sts. PHONE 130 FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halir Problems Sigrid’s Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Beward Street Near Third JAMES C. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING L. C. 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