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THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA L "wm 1d. In 1920, the first census after World War I, Dfldy AlaSka mplre only 1,312 ayiators were counted in this country. The number increased to ‘6,047 by 1930. Two' years®later [the number had tripled to 18594 and in 1940 there were 63,113 licensed pilots. Service as well as civilian training programs are expected to bring the number of qualified pilots to as many as a million ,persons. Entered in the Post lom:e in Junel.x:‘;llsaetond Class Matter, | Small wonder then that aircraft manufacturers, while SUBSCRIPTION t v W - Dglivered, by carrier in J"“r .g. n“’&; $1.50 month. {bus) at work on war plo.ducuon and doing a splen. ‘By ‘méfl, postage pald, &t the wing Il 'did job of it, are also giving thought to meeting this ance, 315.00; six months, in sdyance, $7.60; | potential market after the war is over. Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junesu, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - - R. L. BERNARD - - President nce, $1.28. Subscribers will confer a favor it they will promptly notify | - 5 X the_ Business Office of any fallure or Irregularity in the de- There are some lookers. ahead who bglieve that livery of their papers. Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. lar travel will become so popular that it might be | wise, in drawing up postwar planning programs, to |modify highway ptojects somewhat and give more obUETton of A1) newe diswaioies crOAILed 89 it or nob qihera | Lriention to the. develapment of, alrports, and, ather wise credited in this paper and also the local news published |conveniences of air traffic. These observers rather 1 Jesist the general feeling that automobile travel will be greater than ever after the war and, of course, if their supposition is borne out and air travel does | become pronounced, it may well be the case that ithere will be a less naticnal need for extensive high- iuu_\ improvements and. expansicns. Fortunately air- | ports and extensions of present facilities are already. figuring prominently in the postwar plans of a large |number of communities. Those communities not ![hmklng along those lines would do well to do so, ‘n:u'livul.nly since the helicopter will likely permit |extension of airmail service to towns and cities not [now served by transcontinental lines. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 | Fourth Avenue Bidg., Seattle, Wash. ram® They Also Improve | quirer) type | ; (Cineiny that af shun {which holds to the thesis that the tremendous im- provements which we are making in our weapons of |war are confined to the Allies alone. We must re- Americans should thinking | member that our foes on the east and the w are lclever. The one is inventive, the other a perfect the helicopter may come into imitator, They are making new. developments at a THE HELICOPTER Indications that |a means of soothing aaxiety and AAPRY BIRTHDAY | 20 YEARS AGO £y macrins | ! THE EMPIRE i e e ] JULY 24, 1923 Residents of Seattle and the vicinity, who expected to grect President nd Mrs, Harding at the Stadium the following Friday were told- to practice up on “The Star Spangled Banner! and. “America” by Darwin | Meisnest, head of the sub-committee planning the affair. He said the ;';\udimce would be asked to rise and sing as the Presidential party entered. Jane English ‘Mrs. M. Mahlon Marie Williams Dan Ralston B. H. Manery Mrs. B. Carmichael Robert. Simpson, Jr. William I. Mahoney Mike Seston Walter H. Robinson Massachusatts, in two concerts | Miss Ruth Mitchell, prominent contralto of Bostor who was on a tour of Southeast Alaska, was to appea at the Coliseum Theatre. o) s { | JULY 25 : Marie Prevost in “Nobody's Fool” and Harold Lloyd in “Dr. Jagl R. B. Martin | were two attractions scheduled for early showing at Spickett’s Palace. John L. McCormick Charles Miller | Frank Richardson Plerce, writer of short stories and special, articles, John Bavard | accompanied by Mrs, Pierce, arrived on the Alaska for a visit in Juneau. Lewis Taylor 4 A | He had visited briefly i Alaska the previous summer Eddie Hughes o X % Vienita Talintsuff | Paul Smaltz .- | Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Jaeger announced the cngagement of .their daughter, Miss Hazel Mary Jaeger, to Ensign J. Simpson MacKinnon, U. S. Navy, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Lockic MacKinnon. The date of feroreereoraseonmeossmen ) | the marriage had not been set ! DN ! o H OR 0 Sc OP E | L. D. Henderson and E. Jacobsen, in the men’'s division and Miss Sty - . l Marian Summers in the women's division were eliminated from play in The stars incline a the Juneau Tennis Club's tournament in the last matches played on but do nct compel”™ the Gold Creek courts. Henderson had lost to Capt. P. A, Aglin and Jasobsen to John McLaughlin while Miss Summers was defeated by Mrs. H. L. Faulkner. SUNDAY, JULY 25. Goad and evil balance in the planetary influences today. There is a favorable aspect for music as Weather was cloudy with a maximum temperature of 69 and a minimum of 65. l the war as an adjunct to rate almgst to match our own; they are taking the rather general use after e | ct, and adapting them: Loaheu'i rail and bus transportation systems may be found in‘df‘V?lflpme"lS we perfe the news of recent days. The Burlington Railway hns‘OWn uses. ) A S 3 s asked government approval of its proposal to inaugu- Germany, in particular, has a genius for Im- . F * N 5 _ | provement. Recent reports from our own arms ex- ]r::(l'y % n:‘,‘:&’::.’:e:::lyh;gl:;g ;‘:::ize?zbl?(’:u:;;:g‘perts, discloses that many advances have been made 3 by Hitler's engineers in equipment used in various | that ean land on the proverbial dime, and the Grey- European theaters. Italy seems to lack some of the| hound bus system also has come forward with plans ' German ability, but has secured certain amounts of for a similar project. | German-made goods. One does not need to be wide awake to realize Japan has copied designs from United States and that we are moving into a period of great air trans- English as well as from Axis nations. Few develop- | portation development. We were becoming S“.o“gly:mem.s have stemmed from Japan—but many of ours! air-minded before the war; the war has since pro-| have been taken over, almost intact, by this enemy pelled us swiftly in that direction, and it is signifi- | nation. OQur own ordnance men have played the same cant that rail and bus lines do not intend to stand game, of course. All captured equipment is studied back and be an onlooker rather than a participant|;, 4 analyzed carefully by United States Army ex- in projects designed to capitalize on the anticipated perts. The findings are valuable, not only in im- increased public zest for travel by air. And we have proving our own designs, but also in working out been taught by experience not to place limits upon ways to combat the enemy. Discovery of weakness in American ingenuity but to be prepared for innova- tion, no matter how startling, and who knows, for materiel often results in changes in our own battle example, but that a combination automobile and air- plans. To date we are winning in the equipment race plane, helicopter styled, will some day enter the markets of a restless America. While we started with inferior numbers, our designs, The country is going to have thousands of com- for the most part, were good. Production increase has been tremendous; improvements in design have petent pilots as well as airplane mechanics by the end of the war and this fact alone is sturdy support been great. But if we believe we are running a lone heat in regard to engineering in arms, we are living of the assumption that we will be flying high, wide and handsome when peace has come again to the | mise in anything. But as he has |that DeGaulle was too important a X;.‘;cSht‘:::fudc‘:,:rli‘i:;;‘:,?:;onp‘;v‘:g:‘ OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Novice. Pronounce noy-is, O as in changing order of things which| ON, I as in KISS, and not noyv-us. brings to mothers, wives and OFTEN MISSPELLED: Vengeance. Observe the EA, daughters diverse cares and impor- SYNONYMS: Strictness, sternness, severity, rigor, austerity. tent work. In the future the seers WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us declare that it will be a disgrace increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: (for any gir] to be untrained in @ ENDEMIC; peculiar to a particular locality, or class of persons. “It is an ito find husbands. N BUSINESS AFFAIRS: General | MODERN E'”OUETTE by prosperity will continue this month ROBERTA LEE but added restrictions in articles| S s | |cf merchandise are foretold. Mid- |sien for the special needs of many 'they finished spring planting. e i - e } quieting nerves, HEART AND HOME: Women“ DBI'Y l‘essons in EnglISh Vg L. GORDON arc under a most stimulating and {—ee—seeccrcrc o b e e e S e e e e ) Inppisiae, IEAg XLaN should| WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “A lit cigarette gave me give them vision regarding heiv| . o). 000 of her face.” Say, “A LIGHTED cigarette gave me a glimpse Fihea Hales Tnnd. respanuitiiiiia, | % SLEHee athebdce T Bay, cig 8 e a glimp of her face.” life profession or trade. In pOSt"cndcmic disease in that country.” war days women will outnumber men so greatly that many will fail summer will be a time for provi- Q. What is the correct way to hold a coffee cup in the hand? A. The handle of the cup should be held by the thumb and first two fingers, the other two fingers being bent slightly towards the palm of the hand | Q. How far under the table should the chairs be pushed, when new babies and war victim conyal cents. Cities should exercise strict| supervision of sanitation and should spend lavishly in protecting bhe| 2 o v health of citizens. Purveyors of food | Placing them for a dinner? and other necessities will meet with | A. The front edge of the chair should be on a perpendicular line many difficulties through shortage With the edge of the table. of manpower, but farmers will he| Q. Should a secretary risc when an employer introduces her to a more fortunate in saving crops than business visitor? they thought they would be Wheni A. Yes, if the secretary is a man; if a girl, no. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Despite —=="="= in a fools' paradise. Our enemies have the knack, P - the experience—and above all they have the desper- Merry- ! symbol, meant too much to the peo- ple of France. The British could not tear down what they had built up. BO-M‘ So Churchill and Eden. split. But e, Churchill, - returning to: London, called a press conference, gave out a scathing bill of particulars against the Free French leader. He said he tired of polemics and was going (Continued from Page One) a host of beetles are bouncing un and down on it, and they think was they are beating it.” (At the time to give the facts. Whereupon, he a lot of people thought he was called DeGaulle a latent fascist, right). chiefly ambitious for himself; said B, |he had stirred up the French and “ROSS E Ithe Arabs in Syria against the Brit- Th:,,n 0,:,“ \,‘,:.F Mf,‘,:,',fi:‘,:“:," Lo4n, |ishi said he favored Franco-Rus- (.'hurch'ill and DeGaulle had a!Sian cooperation for the future con- | trol of. Europe. Since then, the situation has be- |come -worge. DeGaulle meddled in !French Army affairs, wanted to take over command. This was re- {sented by other French command- |ers, sticklers for rank, who pointed ‘out DeGaulle was only a brigadier stormy , session in Egypt over Syria,‘ DeGaulle criticized British military Jeadership and offered to take over the entire command in North Af- rica, Afterward Churchill, referring to the cross on the Free French flag told friends: lost prestige with British and Am- erican leaders, he has, if anything, increased prestige with the French | people. They regard. him as .their vigilance of draft boards re‘y:ntion of able-bodied men in Government offices and other positions of safety | (will continue to arouse criticism. | | four. | real military saviour. The stars presage demand for added | | So Churchill and Roosevelt ¢an- yympers of men for war service as| not remove the “saviour of France.”|jocces on battle fron % { | Besides, as Charles Davija; head'of this time and mmu;, Tflemtn;?;: | the exiled Roumanian Government,'Autumn grave problems will con- | remarks: ifront the nation, astrologers pro-i “They say DeGaulle is difficult! phesy. This is one of the most cri-| | Of course he is! So are all men of tical periods foreseen in this Sec- principle.” ond. World War. NOTE: Already some of these| INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| problems are being faced in regard According to astrologers Mussolini’s to a new leader for Italy. |outlook , becomes more threatening jeach week, for in addition to loss WALLACE-JONES of power he is to suffer irreparable The Wallace-Jones dispute is 1055 Of health. Mars and Uranus; | now water over the dam. Washing- |2 his Saturn and Moon betoken ton reaction is universally favorable |OPPOsition culminating in Septem- to the banning of bickering. Per- 0€r if not before this date. The haps this is the first lesson leamed;cmwn Prince of Italy may have n temporary prominence but there here from French political conflict| |are portents of unrest that threaten |now symbolized in the DeGaulle- | \ { LOOK an s 1. Would it be cold enough for water to freeze if a thermometer reads 32 degrees Centigrade? 2. What is the “fairway” in a golf course? 3. What was the middle name of George Washington? 4, Who was the composer of “Stars and Stripes Forever”? 5. Who were the one-eyed race of people mentioned in the Odyssey? ANSWERS: LEAR qu C. GORDON }| el 1, No; water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. The space between a tee and the green where the grass is short. 3. He had. none. 4. John Philip Sousa. 5. The Cyclops. tunate. ‘intrude upon war news from this HEART AND HOME: Foresight time on and the signs seem to pre- and good judgment are encouraged sage renovation or af least impogt- under this rule of the stars, It is a ' ant changes, in both the Republican day for clear vision and wise plan- and Democratic national organiza- ning. Those who work in the hours tions. Those who read the stars| “The Cross of Lorraine is the hardest. one I have to bear.” ‘Refurning to London, Churchill! wired DeGaulle to come to London to discuss Madagascar. Nothing| happeried. Then Foreign Minister| Edet: telegraphed. Finally DeGaulle| wired that he would come to Lon-| general and a tank expert. | Giraud row. But here is one re-‘i Sternly obdurate, at heart a Cal- action which may hurt. Every re-, vinist, he has refused to compro-,sponsible official in Washington' , & | ) e | revolution. The Pope will support the, peace overtures desired by the king, it is indicated. The Italian people have promise of better cop- ditions to which the United Nations contribute. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of fairly good aftex. sundown should benefit from | stimulating and constructive ideas. Girls should guard against accident due to carelessness. Nerves may be on edge because of weather condi- tions. This is a date for doing in- stead of dreaming, for it is well to forget love affairs under the stress have predicted often that President | Roosevelt would be retained in of- | fice until victory is achieved. Wen- dell Willkie will be a disturbing factor in' Republican plans but, whether he becomes a candidate next year or not, he is to be in the White House in 1948 or 1952 cer- ACROSS 1. Kind of 4. French at | Al Tree os shrub 5 don at his own convenience, that! he was going to Central Africa (u-.st,l and would discuss Madagascar when | Femlnine name he returned. P s 8. Resi sub- i | s policemen: Stances Up to this point, the Buush[ slang 39. Opened 40. Florida fish alone had to bear the Cross of Lor-| 12 Epoch . Jewish month . Anclent Irish 1aine. But when President Roose-| 14, Russian river capital N | 15 Salt “w B artistic professions. ' ured on DeGaulle even jore an . Tent 1 ol . st h ¢ AT ATONT R b A torm . 0] of Tose MONDAY, JULY 26 Aure) ad. At their meeting,| 13 Gives one's petals: varl- Benefic aspects dominate tod DeGaulle assumed a stiff-necked, | yord ant Patiag g | 20. Highway 50. Small lgland which 15 most favorable to initia- haughty attitude, described himself | ivision 51 Angle-Saxon o i ! | tive. Enterprises launched under as & combination of Joan d'Arc| 2k CouFse of eating tine for mur- . % 4 22, Manual der Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzle |'his configuration should be: for- and Clemenceau. | ¥ vocll\lcn' %za :gi.l.’m The President has criticized De-| . Charges gg, ’?; d: ot root " “Ez‘ra'. i ! s'm:fi‘v £ Gaulle and hn.s been mimicking hun‘ H A G R | R ""m'l"l;“r\'; DOWN_ :: 'll'):u:rt.\él_ » tnows. that Jones had quarreled to' friends ever since. i 32 Australian bird engineer 1. Fastener ' 5. Tibping to one |Merely with Wallace but with many But, fer the French people, De-| si others. - 6. Unadulterated ; Ghaulle remained a great symbol.! He_was the one man who had stood | out and urged that the people fight | fer Prance. This was the propa-| ganda the British (.hemselve,si sgread; this was the symbol theyl hagd built. | They, had built. even better thau| they realized. So, because he meant | much to the peofle of France, be-| cause he was a symbol also to! other exile governments, he con- | tinued to get British support, de-| spite the oppgsition of the U, S. State Department and the criticism | of, FDR. | CHURCHILL GOT MAD But last June, the straw almost snapped when Churchill went ‘o North Africa. There he had an- other bitter argument with De-| Gaulle, Even Foreign Minister Eden | came to North Africa at Churchill’s| suggestion to fire DeGaulle, Eden, however, would pot agree. He said 1 Cut . Caught sight o1 fortune. Self-discipline should be constantly exercised. Children born on this day may. be inclined toward arrogance, self- ishness and stubbornness. If severe- ly trained they should gain extrp- ordinary success in business or the First he rowed with Ed Stettinius and the National Defense Council m the very same problem of de- laying the purchase of strategic materials, Then he rowed with the State Department. Cordell- Hull. agrees with Jesse on most things, but Hull ind his men were vigorously op- cosed to him regarding delays in lcquiring materials. Finally, Jones rowed with Ickes. When one lone cabinet member Jas so many rows with so many « 8. Kind of sword 9, Monnml‘: v nympl + 10, Ve yeHlk. !‘!‘%n;' n:'ln “rm :abinet colleagues, the chances. are : ressing.into | hat the one man, not the group, i 15 ”fl'g .‘:;ngdlfl s wrong. The others in this case th ham |were trying to push the war; Jesse “41. Astallé moun. | ¥as playing it safe and watcl VA t;.lrrnts us balance sheet. Now. with Wals 43 Bound to ace penalized for pushing the war,] . m“gfl"" me result will be to encourage t! e :: g:luwlqrm 1atural tendency of all bureaucrats . ‘;;:u" o “play, it, safe,” slr.u'f,. 3 (Copyright, 1943, by. United Feas wure Syndicate, Inc.) .., ... o of today’s duties. This should be a fortunate date for seeking new po- sitions. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: This is a day for pushing all important pro- jects. Cooperation between Gov- ernment. agencies and business is imperative at this time when the war has reached its critical peak. tain astrologers prophesy. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: The New Moon of August 1 which is. an ahnular eclipse of the Sun and takes place in conjunction with Jupiter, gives assurance of coming vietory for the United Nations. Again the end is forecast as likely Labor must. contribute its titanic|!© come suddenly, unexpectedly and power as the greatest conflict in all| ©VeR mysteriously. The death of a the ages exacts our, complete, co- 'Uler is indicated. Astrologers fore- ordinated. effort. There is a sign !¢l the probable continuance of the resid by the seers as presaging a new | COflict with Japan long after Ger- iew. of wealth. Under the Aquar-|™MAaLy has been completely subju- ian influences it must be. used. for 8ated. Punishment of Nazi leaders the good of all, its owners and dis- | 15 to be inflicted but in accordance tributors or spenders being merely]‘mh civilized usages and not as our temporary custodians. 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