The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 21, 1943, Page 4

Daily Alaska Empire | Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alasks. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - = = = President R. L. BERNARD - Vice-President and Business Manager i renreeatie | Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Ju and Douglas for $1.50 per month. By mail, postage paid, at the following ratest One vear, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; one month, in advance, $1.25. | Subscribers will confer & favor if they will promptly notity the Business Office of any fallure or irregularity in the de- . ltvery of their papers. | Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. | MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for | republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein | REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 wue Bldg., Seattle, Wash, NATION Fourth Ave V i | WHY HE QUIT Lou Maxon, former aide to OPA Chief Prentiss Brown, writes today's editorial column. He resigned recently and tells why as follows: ! “After several weeks of consideration I haye dc-] cided that I cannot accept the position of general manager of OPA and have also reached the conclu- | sion that I cannot continue to be associated with the OPA in any capacity. I have resigned as of this date. “OPA must not fail. It is a vital agency that affects directly the lives of everyone in the nation. Its collapse would send prices skyrocketing and bring |Of complete agreement or one of greater daring in|danger of losses to the nation is|pact. mob scenes as housewives stampede for limited sup- plies that are not rationed. But if OPA fails it will| be because of its own internal weakness, confusion, | indecision, compromise, miles of legalistic red tap in the presence of theorists in policy-making position: The job of controlling prices and rationing Prices, yet with the exception of two articles there | p.n, carce commodities under the tremendous stress of IS N0 money available for this rollback, and today it|much caution should be exercised | global war is vast enough without the infusion of any |15, in my estimation, nothing more than an empty by department heads in Washing- efforts to remake the American economy at the same | time, | “OPA needs at once a drastic reorganization, a strong, clear direction, and a liberal transfusion of ! common horse sense. Only these can rebulld the morale of the agency from the present low ebb and | provide the leadership which the thousands of vol- | unteer workers for this agency so desperately need | throughout the country. Until these steps are taken | and until there is a willingness to simplify price con- trol and rationing as far as is consistent with win- ning the war, there is nothing more I can do in OPA. “Months ago, an extensive change in OPA per- sonnel was promised. This promise has not been kept. Today, the morale of the agency is at a low ebb. The good men there are looking for other jobs. The theorists and the young lawyers, of course, con- tinue until forced out of the picture, because most of them are in better jobs than they could obtain in private life. “I have been deeply disappointed in our failure to establish sound, compyehensive policies and plans. In my estimation there still is no realistic, workable, over-all food program. Operations in this vital field have been strictly catch-as-catch-can and OPA moves have often been directed by expediency rather than | any sound, long distance future plan, “There is a strong ¢ligue in OPA who believes that the government should manufacture and distri- bute all commodities. Call them left-wingers or new-thinkers or Tugwellists or whatever you will, they are actively at work in the OPA. They are using the war as a means of furthering their reform ideas and will continue to. use honest men in OPA front for their efforts. If this group is not curbed, we are going to lose a good slice of the very | fteedom we are fighting for. I cannot subscribe to their obvious efforts to force radical and.dangerous | concepts on the public under the excuse of wartime | needs. I cannot subscribe to the kind of thinking that created the hosiery order, that continues w drive for grade labeling or permits an agency of the ‘ government to openly declare that an independent | \ as a | to utilize the normal process of business patronize. Grade labeling, in my singere estima- tion, presents the greatest threéat to American indus- try and our way of life that ever existed, because it is without question the spearhead of a drive to elim- inate brands, trademarks, and eventually free enterprise. “In OPA we have people who like to control just I cannot subscribe to a policy of for control’s sake. trying to apply price control to everything when all our efforts, energies and Tesources are needed to keep the basic cost of living items at hand. “Our young lawyers of OPA are so bound up in legalistic red fape that Houdini himself could not untangle it. I don't know how many hours they spent on the wording of their classic order on fruit- cake, but it i§ six pages of fine print. They have managed to keep their fingers on the strings of OPA, and Congress might well consider legislation to force OPA to employ lawyers with approved and lengthy records of ability before being permitted to confuse the public via their OPA rulings “In my opinion, the best thing that could happen to OPA would be a forced cut in the legal staff of at least fifty .percent. “In OPA there methods of another administrator continually evident as an active, obstructive force. THe heads of many of our vital departments are handicapped by a fundamental lack of practical ex- perience. We have a large number of professors and theorists whose unworkable ideas have been con- celved in the rarified atmosphere of the classroom. Much of the confusion in OPA has been caused by a lack of understanding of the problems involved in all their depth and a complete unwillingness to seek or accept the advice and knowledge of men experi- enced in the fields that are affected. In OPA there is a marked distrust of business people. “The professional mind, in my estimation, is one of the most dangerous factors of our government to- day. Instead of the broad view that is theoretically promised, their thinking under the unaccustomed is a hangover in attitude and which makes itself | glow of authority takes wings and soars through the|oyening is most promising to girls |} g clouds, unimpeded by facts and unhindered by actuality. . “I have had my fill of these slide-rule boys. I have found there is no give in their inelastic minds. They try to make a walled city out of OPA because there is No opinion equal to their own unless it is one their world of dream. They don’t want the advice of people who are experienced. Their book-bound, dream-ribbed, classroom minds definitely have no doors or windows leading in “Labor has been promised a rollback in food promise. “OPA also suffers from the strange Washington belief that if you just wait long enough everything solves itself. It have never seen such confidence in the healing power of time. It is the old waiting game. Direct decisions are avoided. One compro- mise leads to another crisis and another compro- mise. The idea of OPA planning and executing any food program without utilizing to the fullest extent the knowledge aid complete cooperation of the Food | Administration’s people and the Department of Agri»} culture is just plain nonsense; yet that has been | done in the past! pocket operations in OPA, and experience and prac- tical knowledge have too often been a definite handi- cap to those who wish to help OPA. “There is no question that OPA has consistently defied the Price Control Act in refusing to consult with the business affected, except a strictly window- dressing maner. There is little attempt to observe or It must be new and different and difficult or it isn't OPA. “I don't beleve OPA should be turned over to big business or to little business or to any group or in- terest. However, OPA should welcome the experience and knowledge and cooperation of people who know the intricate problems of those affected by their or- ders. Industry should have a part in making the regulations they must live with. OPA has failed to take advantage of business experience and good sense in helping make their programs work. If a man owns an extra suit of clothes or if he has been a success in business, that should not bar him from service in OPA, and a college degree should not be necessary “Only a country as great as ours could survive the bungling and the impractical dreaming of OPA that has thrown much of the country’s small busi- ness into confusion. OPA must not fail. It is a vita agency that affects directly the lives of everyone in the nation. a complete housecleaning will permit this. “The record of the past proves beyond a doubt that the professors and lawyers and theorists just THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA 20 YEARS AGO AUGUST 21, 1923 The decision of the regular transportation companies not to send | freighters this year further north than Teller created new interest in the Territorial shipping subsidy offered on the route between Nome and | Kotzebue and efforts to purchase a vessel and put it on the run were :hcing made, according to advices received by Gov. Scott C. Bone. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.| AUGUST 21 Rex K. Early Mrs. Glen Franklin Carl Harris Mrs. Eugene Yarbrough Charles Bland James Fullerton Dave Mielke e from THE EMPIRE y ) ) ) § \ The little Misses Madeline and Maxine Rosselle, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Rosselle, were winning fame in Seattle in interpretative Vera Kirkham dancing and were in demand for numerous affairs. Mrs. Everett Schaffer Erna Stender Harold Bloomquist Mildred Lister Sonja Gross D e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” 1 AUGUST 22 i | Mayor I. Goldstein, Walter DeLong, Charles Goldstein, Henr: ness and Walter Simpson left Juneau bn Mayor Goldstein’s boat Ismar for Turner Lake on a fishing trip | ‘ Gov. Scott C. Bone, Mrs. Bone and Miss Marguerite Bone left Juneau Jhm the Alameda on a trip to the Westward and interior points. The reception rooms of the Presbyterian manse were filled through- lout by the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Summers and Miss | Marian Summers, at the reception held for them. Mr. Summers, head of the Weather Bureau here, had been transferred and was to leave with { | nis family to take over his new post in the States. \ 3 J. W. Gucker, representative for the General Cigar Company, arrived | here on the Alaska from the Westward. SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 ! 13 Conflicting planetary influences are active today. Good Dews. of jonn Dunp, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dunn, left Juneau on the fomp Sort will be ""“’““,‘e“‘ In DEWS- | sjameda for Anchorage where he was to join the reportorial staff on PO R0 O e e ;. |the Anchorage Times. Dunn had graduated from the Juneau High HEART AND HOME: This . not an auspicious day for discussing School the previous spring and had been in the business office of The subjects relating to family finances, | Empire during the summer. There may be irritation regarding; expenditures which appear inevit- Weather report: High, 62; low, 5 {able as the head of the family con- {templates war conditions. Aged | """ persons should benefit under thi g Daily Lessons in English l‘);vl b ko configuration and their advice islé | worthy of special consideration. The | ) Who may eXpec O B ihi| WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not write, “Kindly pay this bill at ‘ 4 i i ce.” ! ill at once.” b s the heart, |once.” Say, “PLEASE pay this b ltwg;]sn;;\xll}d:sfisho%::;(xs: Govern- OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Recourse. Accent last syllable, not the | ment contracts for postwar supplies | first. ; of oil and certain minerals will be OFTEN MISSPELLED: Contemptible; IBLE, not ABLE. sought before the Fall. Among these, SYNONYMS: Contract, compact, agreement, arrangement, bargain, {forecast, because new inventions and WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us {new snythetics will require matels ;.. oqcq our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: {1als now not so valuable as they-wlll | o/ \p s \ENTAL (adjective); pertaining to the foundation or basi rats | ‘fi:‘,’;:g:’“;;‘txfues ‘:[ zi?f;nw:a??clementgry: primary. “Enthusiasm is a fundamental law of success. ural resources are much greater their present PSR e e m‘g MODERN ETIQUETTE * noserra LeE | ton. S e | NATIONAL ISSUES: Inequalx~'¢—~»mm "’fcs 1u'wr sarvloesv and, war saet}- Q. If necessary for a man to break an engagement with a girl, should fices will cause bitter discussions | o | he give the reason? o among the American people as cas- . ual!yglist,s lengthen l}mfn day to A. Yes, and the true reason, for he should not break the engage- | day. Strikes will be fewer, the seers| ment unless absolutely necessary. | forecast, but certain unions will ex- Q. Is it proper to use the fingers when eating fried chicken? ercise political power which is fear- | A. It is all right at home, or among a few intimate friends; but ed by ambitious politicians who 100k | the proper way is to use the knife and fork. forward to . next . year’s elections.| Q. Is it all right for a bride to have both a matron and a maid There is a sign read as encouraging to the substantial representation of labor in legislative assemblies. of honor at her wedding? A. Yes, if the wedding is a very large and formal one. We have had far too many vest- | It must be made to function, and only INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: | The end of this year should be most | fortunate for Stalin and therefore |[for Russia. Jupiter stationary on iLhe midheaven of Russia’s man of ‘destiny is an auspicious indication. 11t is forecast that the most cordial | relations will be maintained in post- | war days with the United Nations| iwhich will continue in the co-opera- |tion which promises splendid re- | |sults in reconstruction work. The| rebuilding of ruined cities and the restoration of historic shrines will engage the best energies of all who‘| have survived years of conflict and | destruction. Persons whose birthdate it is have {the augury of a year of good for- | tune which will be earned by strict | attention to duties. Caution against !hasty speéch and impetuous action | | P et e e e e e g 1. Are all persons born in the United States American citizens, re~J gardless of the race or nationality of parents? 2. How many times a minute does a sparrow flap its wing while in flight? 3. In what war was the Battle of Antietam fought? 4. Where are the largest railway repair shops in the world? 5. In what year was the Klondike Rush? ANSWERS: Yes. About 800 times. In the Civil War. Altoona, Pa. In 1896. | tive physically. These Virgo natives | ing results, the seers point out. win uncommon success when prop- | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: erly educated. | Culmination of Jupiter at Singa- | pore is read as presaging good re- | sults before many weeks. Manila MONDAT AeatER 8l | also comes under favorable plane- Benefic aspects dominate in the | 3 tary influences. As:United Nations RGERetRe for Today: The altfiuoon| win in constantly increasing might, is auspicious for initiative, especially | subjugated towns and cities will in the line of merchandising. < aoa B ” .. igain in courage and ability to pre- o AN RN Uicet tals | pare for successful revolts. Greater that this can be a short war. Plan|configtiration persons who belong to| . "oy “tne terible machinery of and provide for an ever receding|the average citizenship should hene-iwar is the spirit which actuates all duration of at least two years more.|fit. There is a sign indicating ac-| o\ fight for liberty and justice. is enjoined. Children born on this day prob- ably will be keen mentally and ac- servers—this winter. NOTE: Until that time comes, however, here is sound advice from |Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty given to Ike Mar- cosson in 1917: “Give up hoping This spirit will spread to the utter- merchant store is an inefficient and costly place to | have not done the job.” ;Iashinmu [the rescue of the two survivors | from the Escanaba. [ ualties in Sicily, got around 5,000. But those whose job it is w this, peace may one|ceptance of wartime hardships with | W we, a0 40 B P ‘|cheerfulness and a desire to help| one another. Events that bring| home the ‘grim realities of world Persons whose birthdate it is have day surprise us.” SMALL BUSINESS BLOW-UP most parts of the world in chaos, the stars indicate. The = government’s program for There is no hair gloss or finger-|gauge the steaming political caul- conflict will change the attitude of | the augury of a year of unusual ex- jany . cafeles phrions. ¥rom tmfl‘ypeflem:es that greatly change the nail polish on this man. He khows dron of Europe are much more op- {the relief of small business is head- !ed for trouble when Congress re- time on patriotism will be manifest- ed in unselfish service. In the {how to handle a ship's gear, and | how to give orders and take them. But_when. the ship comes.to New Yorx, Mature lines -up his, ship- Go-Round (Continued trom Page One) timistic. They remember that 22 days before Germany -sued for an | armistice, in November, 1918, Field | Marshal Haig told Lloyd .George {convenes next month. home circle there must be courage i At secret sessions of the Senate ahd the purpose to preserve as far lsmall Business Commmee.l head- as possible the spirit of adhererice | £d by Senator James Muiray . of oldtime ways of peace. There are | life pattern. Financial matters will improve. Children born on this day prob- ably will be intelligent, eager for knowledge and analytical in point of view. Many may be original and o | nates, _ divides ‘them' into' ‘squads, |it ‘ would ‘take well 'intb another bt tires. . But this was found to|and leads them, one squad - at a year to defeat Gérmany. be too weak, and the mixture was|!ihe, uptown to meet ‘movie" ac:| — chanhged to 10 percent natural and|tresses-who might ‘be In the city. | RESUME OF OPINIONS 90 . percent synthetic. Even then,| Mature's. first act 'when he | Here is a brief summary of the tife was too weak, and it was | stepped ~aboard ship was ~what!washington's political observers: changed twice more—to 20 and 80; |pul him- right with the crustier| 'j The rumoréd reshuffling of then to 30 and 70 |members of . the crew. He stuck the German high command is not This will probably be the final|OUt bls hand and said, “Just call|jmportant, So far as the German recipe for combat tires—30 percent M€ Manure!” army is concerned, it will fight as natural rubber and 70 percent syn-| hard, or harder, without Hitler. thetic. Though this formula uses| WHEN WILL THE WAR END? | 2 But the collapse of Italy will more synthetic than the Germans| Best minds in ‘Washington, com- | be important. It will take 20 Ital- use, U. S. experts declare they |bining appraisals of both military|ian divisions out of the Balkans, now know moxe than the Germans|and political factors, are defin-|which the Germans must replace and can produce better stuff. |itely optimigtic about an early‘with their own men. However, civilian passenger tires,|ending of the war in Europe | 3. Most. important of all, how- unlike combat tires, will carry al- The big worry, however, is that ever, is the ceaseless pounding on most no natural rubber, except for |the nation will be too over-confi- Germany from the air. Britain was trucks |dent. Over-confidence, coupled with | much nearer the end' than anyons decreased production and slowed- | realized in the, fall of 1940, and up military moves, can make the she was not pounded a fraction as} VICTOR MATURE {Montana, small businessmen com- signs that promise inspiration for plained about their inability to.get|peginnings, whether they be domes- government loans for war contractsitie or public service. { 1 and sub-contracts, while billions of| BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Noted in- | FEET HURT? idollars of government, money is|dustrial leaders. have ‘emphasized &1L S0 see Dr.'D. W. Knowles, being shelled out to big eorpora-|the fact that future welfare, secur- ‘lawst scientific methods. Osteopath tions. ity and opportunity depend uptm"md Chiropodist. The Senate Committee heard{the production and the conserva-| LOWer Lobby, Baranof Hotel complaints about the tight-fisted{tion of wealth. . War needs have Office 387 loan policies of the Smaller War|demonstrated that the American | Home, Red 669 Plants Corporation ~which would people are capable of miracles in] adv, make tight-fisted RPE - Adminis- manyfacturing. The nation has | = trator Jesse Jones look like Santa|been able to pour out billiohs for| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Claus. defense, for relief of waxr victims| That on August 21st, 1943, in the One example given the Senaie|8nd for aid of Allies. The future Commissioner’s Court for Juneau Committee was that of the River-|Will require continuation of this| preeinct, at Juneau, Alaska, James side Boatyard Company of Miami,|8¥€at :}fh“"me“‘v but the seers| yoike was appointed adminis- {which tried to get a loan of only ?:;“ e great need of CONSErva- irator of the estate of Simon P. $10,000 from the' Smaller War Kirby, deceased. All persons hav- Planfs Corporation to, complete . NATIONAL ISSUES: Neglected ing claims against said estate are th will 1 t - war copfract. After being turned yo_u Pags atleption. 9 fom | required to present them, with veri- |tied vouchers as required by law, | even’ eccentric. 2 ing months when experts will st down, the company got the $10,000 t‘!’i‘g cause and eure : jm}'enil: l:l:): war string out for months. Already the slow-up in Sicily, as a result of determined Axis resistance and Coast Guard officials shake their heads in wonderment and admit hard as Germany. 4. The final factor in the col- lapse of Germany will be the ‘loan from a private bank within|jjsquency. Occtiltists declare that 24 hours. outbreaks of lawlessness are due As a result, Senator James Mur- largely to the subtle influepces of | to said administrator at the office of his attorney, Howard D. Stabler, Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, that, a matinee idol from Holly- wood is really doing a valiant job as a bosun’s mate on a Coast Guard cutter. The name is Victor Mature. a few days breather given Badog- lio, missed a psychological moment Military minds in Washington are not so optimistic. Their job lis to recken om the toughest pos-| break-down of the civilian front When railroads, factories, workmen have to surrender. This was what finished the German army in cease to function, the army willl |ray of Montana, chairman of ‘the|war. Vibrations that stir men to Within six months from the date of | Senate Small Business Committee, combat are subtly reflected upon|the first publication of this notice. is planning some close scrutiny of{the mass mind a the young are | JAMES A. YORK, the Smaller War Plants Corpora-|more sensitive tg:n their elders. | Administrator. tion. Neglect to develop the spiritual ,im- | First ication, Aug. 21, in north At-|sible resistance. Gen. Eisenhower, in lfor instance, figured on 30,000 cs His ship operates lantic waters, and was active 1918 and what will finish it—in the opinion of many shrewd ob- (Copyright, 1943, by United Fea-{pulses in familles devold of reljg- |Last 'publication, Sept. 11, ture Syndicate, Inc.) ious interests' must have far-reach- T | SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1943 DIRECTORY MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 BECOND and FOURTR Monday of each month in Bcottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m, JOHN J. FARGHER, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. D e P B. P. 0."ELKS Meets every 2nd and"4th Wednes- jdays at 8 P. M. Visiting Brothers welcome. N. FLOYD FAGER- SON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. ’SIDE. Secretary. Protessional Fraternal Socteties Gastineau Channel Drs. Kaser and Freeburger DENTISTS Blomgren Bullding Phone 84 Dr. A. W. Stewart 2TH CENTURY BULDING Office Phone 489 PIGELY WIGGLY Fer Bl'fl'E_ R Groceries Pheme 1836 Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room §—Valentine Bldg PHONE 763 ROBERT SIMPSON,Opt.D. Graduate Los Angeles College of and Opthalmology Giasses Fitted Lenses Ground “The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG €0. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Pourth and Pranklin Sts. PHONE 13 HARRY RACE Druggist Marlin Doubledge Razor Blades 18 for 25¢ FIRST AID HEADQUARTERS FOR ABUSED HAIR Parker Herbex Treatments Will Correct Halr Problems Sigrid’s i “The Store for Men” l | SABIN’S | Front St.—Triangie vBl»dz. } You'll Find Food Finer and | Bervice More Complete st TKE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES’—MIBSES’ READY-TO-WEAR DR. D. W. ENOWLES JAMES C. COOPEB | Osteopath and Chiropodist | C.P.A. | Baranof Hotel—Lower Lobby ‘ Business Counselor | PHONE PHONE COOPER BUILDING [ Office 387 Home, Red 669% N Sl sl RO il Juneau Melody Shop FRANCISCAN DISHES R.C.A. Victor Records BRING OLD RECORDS INSURANCE Shattuck Agency J. B. Burford & C ‘Our Doorstep Is Worn by Batistied Customers” DR. H. VANCE OBTEOPATH Consultation and examination free. Hours 10 to 13; 1 to T to 8:00 by appointment. Gastinesu Hotel Ammex South Pranklin 8t. Phone 177 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Marxet 478—PHONES—371 High Quality Foods s} Moderate Prices “Say It With Flowers"” but “SAY IT WITH OURSI” Juneau Florists Phone 311 Paul Bloedhorn Jewelry and Curios South Franklin Street Rice & Ahlers Co. PLUMBING HEATING Bheet Metal PHONE 3¢ H. S. GRAVES “The Clothing Mas”" HOMR OP BART SCHAFFNEK & MARX CLOTHING ZORIC SYBTEM CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry CALL AN OWL Phone G3 Stand Opposite Coltrenm Theatre TUNEA - YOUNG Hardware Company d ” B sl ] Guy Smith-Drugs (Oareful Prescriptiontsts) NYAL Family Remedies uonumm DANISR Juneau Heating Service B. E. Feero 211 Second St. INSTALLATIONS and REPAIRS Heating Plants, Oil Burners, Stoves, Quiet Heat Oil Burners Phone 787 or Green 585 Duncan'’s Cleaning and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repaliring PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1943 The B.M.Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska COMMERCIAL SAVINGS