The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 14, 1944, Page 4

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1944 { PAGEFOUR Daily Alaska Empire Publisbed every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junn- Alsaxs, CELEN TROY MONSEN Proh.nional Prflmal Societies tineau Channel D e TN § MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. . WALLIS S. GEORGE, Worshipful Master; JAMES W, LEIVERS, Secretary. ® THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WORTHY SUGGESTION - P from HAPPY BIRTHDAY {|{ 20 YEARS AGO %% eupire e ettt MARCH 14 Martin Lynoh MARCH 14, 1024 George W. Folta That a favorable report on local sites for the establishment of a Mary Lou Fagerson t0ld storage plant here was to be made by him was the statement by Lars Sorenson Zus Benners, Engineer of the New England Fish Company, who had been Mrs. Herman Weiss 1 guest at the weekly Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting . Wallace DeBoff Dan Mahoney Judson Brown Allison Swanson Mrs. N. A. McEachran Mrs. Delia Dull Mrs. Oscar Mangsol Mrs. Harry Olds Stella Young Charles Linehan HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” i e DIRECTORY ;. DR. E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. We note as worthy of more than passing considera- tion the stand on statehood for Alaska as expressed the other day by one of the candidates for Delegate to Congress from Alaska—A. H. Ziegler of Ketchikan Looking at the question from the point of view of a jurist of long experience in determining the right or wrong question, Ziegler ‘offers this sug- gestion Let's find out just what we're talking about let'’s ask the people what they think about it To date no group or individual has been able to put forth any facts even to satisfying the ordinary Alaskan’s mind on how his position in life may, or may not be,changed under statehood. And, of course, it may very well be that no individual or group is capable of assembling these facts on a ques- tion like this, But certainly it should be P, 1 = - President Bntered in the Post Office in Juneau as mu Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Yalivered by earrier in June: By mail, postage paid, One year, In ac one month. in advance, HSO Bubscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any faflure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers. ‘Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office. 374. of any Then Th American Legion was to give a vaudeville show at the Coliseum Theatre this month and many new and novel acts were nearly ready for presentation as rehearsals had been quietly going on for some time. / close B.P.0.ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 P.M. Visiting Brothers welcome. N. PLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler; M. H. SIDES, Secrétary. MEMBER OF ASSGCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispafches credited to it or not other- Tise tredited in this paper and also the local news published erein. Incomplete reports covering the Harding Memorial Fund drive in the Territory show to date subscriptions aggregating $2,355.35, according to a statement made this day by Gov. Scott C. Bone, honorary chairman of the Territorial organization. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaske Newspapers, 1411 Pourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash, up to the decision of of Alaska, themselves, the miners, fisher- housewives, small and large business- It should be up to the people to American way of doing The Minnetoska Chapter of the Camp Fire Girls were to hold a 3t. Patrick’s Day luncheon and tea at the Juneau Billiard Parlors the next day. On the committees were: Decorations—Helen Carter, Florence Bathe, Minnie Larson, Betty Olson; Advertisement—-May Ramsay and Alma Weil; Chairman of Soliciting Committee—Evelyn Judson: Customs—| | Gertle Jackson. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST the people men, logger: men—all A decide things. How any candidate for the Delegate to Congress can forget this important ) ine of Americgnism for one minute, and express before the people have shown him by their is certainly ans because that is the important position Silver Bow Ledge No.A2,10.0. F ‘Meets each Tues- day at 8:00 P. M. I. 0. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome Forest D, Fennessy ....Noble Grand H. V. Callow Secretary of doct; himse will the path they have decided to follow, smnefhnm to be considered right here and now. (onlmf‘!* and for seeking coveted The people, up to this time, know very little [ positions about statehood. Most interested persons, even those | pypaRT AND HOME: While "h“’i» who have already made up their minds as being in ‘mnhgul.nuun provails women may | ‘(avor of statehood, will agree that it is very unlikely |cuffer from forebodings and bor- | we will have it before the end of the war. rowed troubles. Positive hold upon | So we do, as Ziegler points out, have this breath- | constructive ideas is imperative. | Girls may be inconstant in love. ing spell in which to more fully acquaint ourselves | : | with all of the facts available, And with these facts| BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Transpor- ation difficulticz will be lightened at hand, plus the expression of the pmmh*: certainly by the resourcefulness of railway any demands in Congress for statehood for Alaska |.oiq” girline exccutives. The stars will carry much more weight |presage an abnormal desire to | zicgler suggests one way of assembling the facts— | iravel but vacation tours will not to have the Legislature appoint an individual or a|pe possible until the end of the | group to make the study and submit a report | war. soon as possible. We believe a referendum on state- | NATIONAL ISSUES: Salutary hood should follow. | entertainment for wounded veter- As far as the benefits Alaskans derive |ans Will inspire a new interest in | under statehood are cancerned, the ills that would be €00 music, There will be Wiig | wiped out, the extension of home rule and other |ITaRd for the bealing fnfluence ight: 1 privilege: hich statehood 1d best ‘ol great harmonies rights and privileges which statelood: colic DEstows S P TRRRATIONAL - A F'F ATIVES “We also hope to see another one or more complete | ()0 i Ajacka can Enests bit ugBAE (80 ¢! 3 | Bitter fighting is foretold for the tickets filed before the deadline which is just a few | But we wish to impress again the practical and Hmfimd"l SR onth " st weeks Off, because then we will really begin to bfl“’w\ American way suggested by Ziegler—let's look at the |able developments in international{, that the people of Juneau have some interest 1| question from all angles first. And then, by all | rclationships may result in an ex-| running their $250,000 corporation | means, lete ask the people what, they want tension of hostilities. There is a We also hope to see the city’s registration books One candidate, E. L. Bartlett, already has come |$i8n indicating that Germany may for voters swelled back to normal before the election. | out publicly in favor of statehood—at once-no wait- | 540 SAUE SN SAVARIRE. The city officials who will be elected should go into:ing. And yet the people of Alaska haven't even been ”:":‘::’,,';‘:.‘?A::?Tf i:,::“}y;\n:é("; "Tfi office knowing that they have the support of the |sampled on the question. [ romk - and . peidistehuge majority of Juneau’s residents, and this can only be Alaskans aren’t such simple fools as to be led |pecessary. Thrift should bs prac- | known if each and every one of you eligible voters |by the nose in this or any other matter. And the |ticed. register at the City Hall, if you didn't vote last year | Delegate they send to Washington will be man | Children born on this day will) or haven't voted before, and then follow this up by | who understands how a democracy works and acts |prebably have more than average | VOTING ON APRIL 4! accordingly. success and happiness in their Juneau is in the spotlight now and will be for| Bartlett says “we cannot forestall history or|C4reers. They should be taught toj some time under the scrutiny of potential new resi- |urge it to visit us on some distant tomorrow when |*YOId 100 much pleasure-seeking. dents and businessmen. One of the things they will | we shall be better prepared to meet it " i speak- | (Copyright. 1944) look for is a good, active, live community spirit ing of statehood. —_ i We should all participate in our city government e . Most of us by making use of our privilege of voting were considered qualified. Walters make history | name was well down the list, among Others by offering their services as city officers. We Nothing is inevitable but death and taxes, and |the forty-nine considered unquali- | take this opportunity of congratulating four of th("thfl doesn’t include statehood. fied because of lack of experience latter class, the men who filed yesterday on the The people of Alaska ought to be able to control Among those at the top were Alex | Progressive Ticket: their own destiny to the extent of deciding for them- Elson, OPA regional attorney and | A. B. “Cot” Hayes, selves what they want, and then putting a man in |acting administrator for the Chi- Councilmen, Brooks Hanford, Congress who listens to the will of the people before | ¢#80 ; Frank Marsh, who re- | fee—— William Whitehead. Py |cently resigned as deputy admin- | BRSO SR !istrator for field operations: Mi- | | Air Forces, who failed to take ac-!seek re-election, up until last »\evk‘f:l{::l z‘,,l;’i‘:.l:a)tyn:hfi]focg;?e(“:rf tion on the airplane rocket gun|he and his cohorts apparently were|Mayor Kelly. In the past, Chicago | e et e when its feasibility was proposed |taking precautions not to run theihas picked the regional adminis- 1. What animal has a keen sense of hearing but can see only a | soygxalh:ea S:go b)l'( Arnold’s arch- | same OPA risks as Senator Herring. |trator because there are 5000000 ! distance of a few yards? critic, Major Seversky. A staunch Democratic politico has | in t area a 't v i . ies Bo-Round | Actually, the ordnance depart-|just been placed in charge of all f,’f,fi’;”i000005“‘.,,°3‘,f.‘g,‘2m§:,‘,m,”f,‘;‘ % a:"clh.,me the mf"“;”]"a?]e' diamonas ax EMbIoY | ment has to be guided by what the OPA administration not only for|the region. | _m LS. MR Pl mEdlcal vern, SinapIaRs | fighting services want. “They never | Towa but also for Illinois, Wiscon-| However, in this case, someone| Where is Death Valley? get credit for the new inventions sin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North |reached down, took Walters name What is the meaning of “bona | they develop,” according to Assi |and South Dakota. !from low on the civil service list ANSWERS: A thought has just occurred to me |ant Secretary of War McCloy, “but| g js Rae Walters of Harlan, and put it among the three top The rhinoceros. which I find rather stunning; "" they ever miss one, they catchiyowa, a grain and feed merchant. men. Tip-off on how this was done| Rubies. Since my nose rubbed the Roose- |hell. He replaces ex-Congressman Mc-|may be the fact that Walters is A Db dtan et RN e o e velt nose, will it too keep on| | Keough, who recently resigned to|the buddy of Jake More, Demo- n California 31 running?” | become midwest political leader for|cratic chairman for Iowa. They i or witt 'd faith: with 3 3 i to run | the CIO. lgrew up together in the same town.| SlBikietly s Uit b b [ WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15 Benefic aspscts rule today. It is a promising date for the signing of o | W. E. (Sparks) Masterson, who had been a member of the local U. S. | Cable Office staff for several months, left on the Estebeth for Sitka to be stationed in the cable office there. Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 At St. Ann’s Hospital the previous day, and Mrs. W. H, Kelly of Treadwell. twin baby girls were born to ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Mrs. F. T. Finley, wife of Lt. Com. Finley, of the United States Coast Guard cutter Unalga, and her two children were registered at the Gas- tineau, having arrived from the South to spend the summer here. ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788—306 Willoughby Ave. SR AR A e | Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground 35; A TICKET! Weather report: High, 36; low, rain. If yowll pick up your Empire for yesterday and | you'll see | L e e Daily Lessons in English % . corpon WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I was kind of surprised to hear about it.” Say, “I was SOMEWHAT surprised.” ' OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Sure. Pronounce POOR, not SHORE. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Cellar tone who sells) SYNONYMS: Create, originate, invent, improvise, WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it i increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word o OBLITERATE; to remove o rdestroy utterly by any means. “The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are slowly obliterated.”— | W. Black at the top of column one Juneau actually has one complete peek page six, DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH some amazing news ticket filed for the city election to be held on April 4. That's really news! 4 We are hoping that this is an indication that much of the talk which has been dusting off our civic spirit during recent weeks was serious. Interest and active interest, in city government is the first order of business in this category. Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Near Third Gastineau Hotel Annex | | | as in|| - Franklin PHONE 177 | | | would SHOOR, 00 Seward Street (a room below the ground). Seller devise. "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. you “The Store for Men” SABIN’S Front St.— Triangle Bldg. - ey | MODERN ETIQUETTE * popenra 1es || HARRY BACE PO SIS0 SR RS I SRR e CTE 5 Q. What articles must a bridegroom provide for his best man and Drug9151 “The Squibb Store” H. S. GRAVES a “The Clothing Man” ushers at a church wedding? A. The ties, gloves, and boutonnieres; of a small piece of elry to each one. Q. What is the meaning of BON onounced? A. It is a French phrase meaning Pronounce bong zhoo, O as in OR, OO last word. Q. What would be the proper kind of mourning for a girl to wear for her fiance? A. The same that she would wear for a brother. LOOK and I.EARNA C. GORDON HOME OF HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHING -—_ CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Magket 478 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices and he usually gives a gift | JOUR, and how should it be st, of which seven men at the top| an the S " . " Guy Smith-Drugs (Careful Prescriptionists) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM important thing people “good day” or “good morning.” as in TOO, principal accent on filing for Ha Mayor, and for Lea and Dr. | S AR The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 —_ Washingten PIGGLY WIGGLY TFor BETTER Grocerles Phone 16—24 AR S e G TR WINDOW WASHING RUG CLEANING SWEEPING COMPQUND FOR SALE DAVE MILNER Phone Red 578 (Continuea 1:rom Page One) fide"? JUNEAU - YOUNG Hardware Company PAINTS—OIL—GLASS Shelf and Heavy Hardware Guns and Ammunition of Mrs. Franklin D. o 2. 3. 4, OPA POLITICS 5. | The last Iowa Democrat ANZIO OERDNANCI Although the problem of supply on the Anzio beachhead has been em- phasized, another factor which the public doesn't realize is the prob- for re-election to the U. S. Sen- 'ate, charming Clyde Herring, was defeated partly because the Repub- licans were in charge of OPA ma- chinery in the State. Senator Walters, former Des Moines OPA district director, doubtless has many | | excellent qualifications. However, | the manner of his appointment was peculiar. OPA regional adminis- | Also, it is significant that Senator Gillette, not OPA administrator Chester Bowles, announced Wal- ters’ appointment. NOTE — Morale in the Chicago| office was shot as a result of Wal- ED ANDERSON s a paid-up subseriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Yowll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF JOHN AHLERS CO.- P. O. Box 2508 PHONE 34 PLUMBING, HEATING and SHEET METAL. SUPPLIES ‘Though Guy Gillette,' trators are supposed to be l.nkeng |after a period of indecision, has from the top of a civil service list. now announced that he will not There were fifty-six names on the; lem of ordnance. Inside that slender foothold in Italy, there must be not only kit- chens and temporary hospitals but, even more important, ammunition dumps and repair shops. This is the job of ordnance. A tank is no good unless it is kept in repair and it is the job of ordnance not only to build tanks, but to train men to go along with them into the field of battle to.see that' they | are kept running. ‘The same is true of artillery and cvery other type of weapon. That | is why the Anzio beachhead has to maintain machine shops, repair garages, plus a large number of trained ordnance men to keep the weapons at the front operating. All of this has to be done under | the terrific hazard of enemy ar: tillery fire, because Nazi hig guns | are never out of range. Paradoxical fact is that the man responsible for the good job, being | done by ordnance is a former Nav: man. He is hard-hitting Major General Levin Campbell, Chief of Ordnance, who graduated from An- | napolis but later joined the coast| artillery and has been in thg Army | ever since. | It was Campbell who decentrai- ized the somewhat moribund ords{ nance department shortly after Pearl Harbor, moving ammunition | to St. Louls, automotive vehicles ta | Detroit, safety dnd security o Chi-| cago, artillery carriages to".Rock| Island, Ill, and getting things away | from Washington where, as he say: “People are always.breathing down your neck.” It was Campbell*who cleared thel decks for the famots bazooka anti- | tank gun. Though he has been | criticized for not developing an air- plane rocket gun similar to the Germans’ weapon, it was really General “Hap"“Arnold, chief of the | is invited to present this coupon this evening 0il Ranges and Oil Heaters at the box office of the—— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive. TWO TICKETS to see: "“CABIN IN THE SKY” Federal Tax—6c per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! |ters’ appointment. However, he {has been getting to work at 7:30} a. m. and seems to be making | things' move. KINY PROGRAM SCHEDULE Wednesday 12:00 - Personal Album. 12:15—Song Parade. ! 12:30—Bert’s-Alaska Federal News, 12:45—Musical Bon Bons. 1:00—Spotlight Bands. 1:15—Melody Reundup. 1:30—8ound Off. 1:45—G. 1. Jive. 2:00—News Rebroadcast. 2:15—Great Music. 2:30—California Melodies. 2:45—California Melodies. 3:00—G. I. Journal. 3:15—G. I. Journal. 3:30—Treasury Star Parade. 3:45—Marching Along. 4:00—News Rebroadcast. 4:15—Band Wagon, 4:30-—-Program Resume. 4:45—Vesper Service. 5:00—Rebroadcast News. 5:15—Mystery Melodies. 5:30—Nelson Eddy. 5:45—Your Dinner Concert. 6:00—Waltz Time. 6:15—Waltz Time. 6:30—Easy Listening. 6:45—Cota Cola Show. 7:00—B: Levitow Orchestra. 7:15—Standard Oil News. 7:30--Brice and Morgan. 7:45--Brice and Morgan. 8:00—Your Radio Theatre. 8:15—Your Radio Theatre. 8:30—Your Radio Theatre. 8:45—Your Radio Theatre. 9:00—Kate Smith. 9:16—Kate Smith. 9:30—Gems in Music. 9:45—Alaska Line News. 10:00—Sign Off. garmfsm JAMES C. COOPER C.P. A, Business Counselor COOPER BUILDING INSURANCE Shattuck Agency ‘—'P_-—_———. ACROSS P . Kind of meat . Headpieces . Tell thought- lessly . Preceding night . Avart: ore it of work 37. Counterpoints abov melodigs prefix ] ; | L. C. Smith and Corona TYPEWRITERS Sold and Serviced by J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Dporstep Is Worn by Batisfied Customers” Duncan'’s Cleaning and PRESS SHOP Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” . Uncanny Vended Required Strike with t head and horns . Wholly . Marino-fish t of meat Devours Angry . Babylonian deity . Repeated DOWN . Alds 2. Prevent Algerian city Cinnamon bark ZORIC SYSTEM ,CLEANING Phone 15 Alaska Laundry It With Flowers” but Y IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists Phone 311 eratic ate ver duck . Vehicle on runners . Direetion: Scoteh (‘ummon\\c’\llh Sea bird DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED nddnhn.huvn- ber of Federal Deposit Lasus- ance Corpoeation which - sures each of eue depository against lom % & mazimum of $5,008 1891—Over Half a Century of Banking—1944 The B. M. Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska A COMMERCIAL SAVINGS Course of eating . Helper Indispensable ~Une who watches Funeral oration Units of force shakespearcan character . Preposition 52. City -whare