The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 25, 1944, Page 4

PAGE FOUR e Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY a cets, Juneau, Alaska . - President President HELEN TROY Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier in Juncau and Douglas for $1.50 ver month; six months. $8.00; one year, 0. B: . at the following rates: six months, in advance, $7.50; a favor if they will promptly notify rity in the de- papers. News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoctated 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 eln TION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. TIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 N Fourth Avenue Bldg., Seattle, Wash. | pressure to fo ~___ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA for n news within France, banning all other organ- izations. This move has the old air of a controlled press about it—something which made France so weak in the early days of World War II. The policy is also painfully contrary to the post-war “Bill of Rights” adopted by the French underground press not very long ago De Gaulle apparently jealously position in the driver's seat and with a single French under his control will be able to stifle is guarding his news agency all opposition, creating a situation similay to the dark days of Havas Under the present policy, the transmission of news would be controlled. If not, why such a policy? Therefore, the French people instead of being truly liberated and granted democratic liberties stand chance of at the another free good of gang.” And matter how Committee of Liberation may France will not be complete until all of the French people have access to world news impartially presented being mercy the be, intentions of for no honorble the liberation and not prepared or colored by a government agency Evidence that our State Deparment has applied stall the plan is seen in a late an- nouncement that it would be abandoned after a six- riod. the damage could be done short as well start off However, time. France month p that may | again right. | The. FRENCH NEWS POLICY All s will rejoice with, the news of the | full-scale uprising which Paris | from the hands of the Nazis and is making the Allied ! march towards Berlin a much less difficult task. Americs French has wrested The | French revolt is showing an effectiveness and result | lacking in the Italian theatre However, evidence that the French kave not yet learned one of the essential weapons for safeguarding their rewon liberation is seen in the French Commit- of Liberation's viewpoint towards the collection and dissemination of news, tee | Gen. Charles De Gaulle's Committee has adopted | a press law which establishes a single French to all French ney with exclusive rights distribute and Wéshingion Merry- Go-Round (Continued from Page One) “Don Nelson came ne sat there with down his cheeks, not coming to se their meetings, widened milit tive between the World now achieved acles, including total output of airplanes which nobody ever dreamed possible And largely thanks to Nelson, this was achieved without any dictator- ship either from management or labor, and without destroying the It was at fundamental American system. . If there was one criticism of Nel- AR § tion wizard of son which seems .valid, it is that| =0 PO o ame to Washing he is too kind, too nice to his St friends, too trusting of those around 3 4 duction Board. him. He has a hard time saying ABte adlatal no, and FDR him f used to » mimick Nelson by tapping his gers lightly on the desk, and ing: “This is how Don pounds table and says we must duction. of Wa about the by this time the economy, e over civilian the m" and all have ‘The fight Ferdinand banker and able, tough, placed in the Beard, and the Ar was OPPOSED BY THE ARMY Don's chief troubi from begin- ning to the end, has been with the military. The Navy was not so difficult. But dynamic General B. B. Somervell and idealistic ex- judge Undersecretary of War Pat- terson demanded that almost every civilian activity be closed down. Patterson waged a particular cru- sade against comic books and the soft drink, Seven Up. These, he repeatedly told Nelson, were hin- dering the war. Why the Under- m to secure secretary of War didn't pick il capaniiy, on other soft drinks, Nelson never l(‘_‘m)]‘_";“’g : knew. But at any rate, ipserg ek Nelson | 0o o came back with this argument ‘__fr:“’ “The Amer B ing Nelson out So bitter the height umnist to check on a his assistants that was of the an will we have something on the ball | they continually retreat, perhaps they are doing some e told friends on one occasion: bu well- and more to the Army's side. WILSON ENTERS PICTURE { Wilson, General chairman of Wilson and Nelson became S battle with the Army, which pacity,” Genera was entire Seven Up, comics ing extremely Eberstadt, friend patriotic, War 'my the went to Charles E. Wilson report keep This Superiority Complex (Cincinnati Enquirer) A superiority complex gets a man into trouble. moment one puts himself on a pedestal and imagines he is better than his fellows is the moment | he will begin to learn the truth of the proverb that jand transportation favorably. Rela- | | pride goeth before a fall Both the Nazis and the Japs have in an un- bounded degree a superiority complex. The former believe they are supermen and the latter that they are sons of heaven. That, of course, makes a mere rabble of the rest of us. We are in their eyes inferior | beings, and that idea we must knock out of them Certainly we have a good start. The Japs must begin to realize that though they may be sons of hegven, As for the Nazis, as be a not Race there might business. For whether the Master as to about questioning or a mistake | Master Race they are not doing as brilliantly as might | be expected. However, the sons of heaven and the supermen brought it on themselves. And when they are smash- | pecially where crowded living con- | ed into little pieces, no one will shed tears. Our real trouble will be to give them all they deserve. There just isn’t any more rolling mill capacity!” because the connected or remark was to see me, and | brass the tears rolling| And apologizing for |phone me.” aAps tele per- re- perhaps was still because the Meanwhile, Patterson and Somer- |corded in one of the Army’s many new taxes vell invited Baruch to sit in on|listening devices, it was reported 0 of hospitals in various parts of! and { breach have got back to Wilson. When the Wilson was gqueried about it, noncommittal, following which s columnist put the same ques- |tion to General Somervell as the and execu- more Nelson meaning r I edged The General looked startled. “So you were the one,” he time that “who talked to Wilson about that. produc- 'He charged me, in a meeting of Electric, the board, with making that re- n to help Nelson jmark about him, and demanded an the War Pro- |explanation “I did call more t this erack up to ask him rolling mill ca Somervell contin: to ued “But although I plus call a man a ‘so-and-so’ as a jok- term of endearment, I don't I ever used it on Charley If I did, it was only in sense.” him close allies in 'for determined WPB, | think Wilson, bitter. | ¢ja¢ another | Baruch’s, had been The per incident illustrates how tem- flared two short years of despite one-time enmity, Wil- on the Army’s side. It rmy, together with Baruch, thai, 4t which for months has been trying this col- {4 push Don Nelson out of the production picture. (A second column on the moves to banish Nelson to China will fol- the fight battle, from one of General Somer- vell had telephoned Wilson asking joy more And connection brass rolling. , thinking the had ended, an Associated Press story in yes- was reported to terday’s Empire—Editor.) (Copyright, 1944 by United (Wil the so-and-so people are going to work just as hard or harder % in this war if you don't take away all their recreation. Comics and soft drinks are not going to hurt the wa: One of Nelson's friends and al- lies at first was 73-year-old Ber- nard M. Baruch, Wall Street banker and head of the War Industries Board in the last war, who pa-| triotically moved to Washington ! and offered to do everything he could do to aid production. Nel- son used to spend week-ends with Baruch on Long Island and lis- tened to his advice, much of which was helpful However, as war production forged ' ahead, far exceeding anything under Baruch in World War I, and as_ Nelson became more eng d with his work, he called on Baruch less frequently. Baruch appe ACROSS vorship . Part of an apron . Peruse again . Fall . Post . Rub out . Plural ending . Wandering . Female saint: r, neral spring 30. To be expected . Discard as. worthless . Ascended . Placid this. red to resent WATCH REPAIR 42 Years Experience Quick aceurate air mail service CHAS. R. OAKES 802 Green Bldg., Seattle, Wash. ROYAL CAFE We Serve: ® American Dishes ® Chop Suey ® Chow Mein ® Sweet and Sour ® Fried Rice 162 So. Franklin PHONE 738 Crossword Puzzle Feature Syndicate, Inc.) REM AlP1 [V R[D] . Covers with a hard surface Warnings . River bottom Shelter for n, . Genus of the cow . Indicating succession . Oil: suffix oreign Feminine name Ha | Request Kind of stone 57. P 58. Full of recent information 59. Father DOwWN . Apply heat . Region 3. Things obtained 6. Guido's lowest Ix:’(l)nl other note ings 16hbitie Chineso pagoda © FISALIUE In 4. 5. City official fine arts . Corpulent 6. Guido's highest note Myself ar of wood ot metal | . Triangular insets Designed to reduce air resistance 26. Crackle 27. Narrator of short storfes with a relig Qus teachi Land meas: Aceustomed Number Nuisance B . So. American ate . Malt liquor Near italian coln Sour Firmament said, ago— Production at a time when Wilson and Nelson wanted him were close allies against the Army. to take over the entire show, kick- N is n has resigned according to| y i} oo 1Y HAPPY BIRTHDAY Cvrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sl AUGUST 25 Mrs. J. P. Pasquan Nick Bez Edmonds Wes Clara Long Elsie Jacobsen Arthur Burns Daisy Kaufman Helen Spencer Avis Clancy e e e e S | HOROSCOPE [y “The stars incline { but do not compel” ; PESHITSUSESPEETTTL LS e T4 SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 Benefic aspects rule today which should be favorable to United Na- tions’ naval and milita forces Labor may be restive under unusual restrictions. | HEART AND HOME: |of Uranus will have much influence |this Autumn. In the sign of Gem- |ini, which rules ideas, the planet |will affect education, publishing | |tives and neighbors come under in- |fluences that promote understand- |ing and appreciation. | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Financiers| will deprecate the danger of in- creased inflation that lies in the |immense volume of money in cir- culation. Although many will be g ually dismissed from numerous |indust as production reaches |adequate volume for our armed | forces, the impulse to spend will {not vanish | NATIONAL ISSUES: Need of |extraordinary attention to sanita- |tion in cities east and west, es- s ditions have prevailed during the Summer, must be recognized. Signs | warning of epidemics affecting the stomach, throat and lungs are dis- cerned by astrologers. NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Extraordinary expenditures for the war will require Congress to assess Increase in the number United States will be the neces- he gary as the results of the European | battles are computed. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of care- ful management of financial mat- ters. avoided. Children born on this day prob- ably will be exceptionally clever and generally lucky. Special talents are forecast for this year's war babies. (Copyright, 1944) Aspects | Sudden changes should be| from THE EMPIRE frrrre— {20 YEARS AGO AUGUST 25, 1924 The tadio station in Juneau was to be officially transferred from the Navy Department to the Signal Corps, U. S. Army, the following day and with the arrival of radio Signal Corps men was to be part of the cable system in charge of H. W. Whitman, Operator-in-Charge of the local office. The largest and most enthusiastic delegation of Nobles of the An- cient Arabic Order of Mystic Shrine of North America ever to visit Alaska on a pleasure seeking journey, arrived on the Queen. The party was making the round trip from Seattle to Sitka. There were 75 Shriners and 60 ladies. Assistant District Forester M. L. Merritt was to leave with Forest Supervisor R. A. Zeller on the Forestry boat Tahn for Sitka on official busines Zeller was making an inspection of the entire Tongass National Forest area. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sperling returned home on the Alaska from a two months’ stay in Ketchikan where Mr. Sperling was on duty in head- quarters of the Tongass National Forest. Mrs. G. F. Freeburger and little daughter Doris left on the steamer umeda for Seattle enroute to Portland to visit relatives. They were to be absent about a month. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Godfrey and daughter Sybil left for Tacoma on southbound steamer. the Weather report: High, 47; low, 44; rain. [ . Daily Lessons in English % 1. corbox e e T e e e e e e e e e WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not , “My dog scares easily.” Say, “My dog IS (or, BECOMES) scared easily.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Bath. Pronounce the A as in ASK, not |as in AT. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Baptize (Z). Baptism SYNONYMS: Fault, defect, error, imperfection, failing, weakness, want, lack. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's-word: CONSTRAINED; marked by compulsion; forced. “He was constrained by circumstances.” B e e ) MODERN ETIQUETTE "ROBERTA LEE - —————d | Q. If one is receiving an invitation by telephone, would it be all ! right to say, “I shall let you know this evening, or tomorrow"? | A. No. This kind of invitation must be accepted or declined with- out a moment's hesitation. It would be bad form to pause for even two or three seconds. Q. Would it be proper for a young widow at her second wedding to have bridesmaids? A. No; it would be more suitable for her to be attended by her | father or brother. Q. What is the meaning of HOMARD FARCI when on a menu card? | A. Stuffed lobster. P e e e s {LOOK and LEARN Y A. C. GORDON | (8. blunder, blemish, \ l} N { § - " MANY PASSENGERS IN sometimes THURSDAY VIA PLANE In from Anchora Airlines, were the following W. D. Roberts, Sue E. S. Forest N 3 son, Orwan Simpson Mrs. H. P. Nicholson derson, H. Barnum Shelford. Flahart the ship. An incoming pl pbanks, piloted by Peterson and Cur- rie, brought to Juneau Dorothy Woodward, Gertrude Foley, Donald Betts, Harry Myers, 1. Body, Jess Tate, and Raymond Hanna Out to Anchorage this morning |were W. J. Robertson, H. R. Kin- ’Cflld. Mrs. Hal Greens, and Mrs. H. P. Nicholson - MRS. W. A. ENGLISH AND LORRAINE GOING SOUTH Mrs. W. A. English and daughter |Lorraine left for Seattle today. Lorraine will attend the Academy (of Holy Names for the 1944-45 sea- son then return to Juneau. Mrs. English will return within two weeks. > yesterda. and Thomas :d Hola piloted from Fair- -es BUY WAR BONDS Salon o Reauty We are happy to announce that Mrs. Barbara Garrett has rejoined our staff of experienced operators . . . You are invited to ask for her in phoning for ap- pointments. SHOP HOURS 9A. M.TOEP. M. OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT | 1. What have the following in common: (a) a horse-chestnut, fragrant crab, (c) honey locust? What is the largest fresh-water lake in the world? 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