The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 26, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR UNEAU ALASKA FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. 1945 . . | the total non-military personnel in Federal agencies Dally Alas’ia Emplre lis 3,571,709, This is an increase of 2,500,000 since the Publ! defense and rearmament program was launched in | June of 1940. { Senator shed every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Junesu, Alaska. HMELEN TROY MONS! < DOROTHY TROY LI} WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER Harry rd’s committee, meanwhile, is ing on' an arbitrary 1l by 500,000 in civilian personnel on the grounds that this would more than meet all manpower shortages in industr This recommendation, of SUBSCRIPTION RATE Delivered by carrier in Juncau and Douslas for SL.50 per month; | COUrse, falls on deaf ears. six months, $5.00; one vear, S15.00. | Interesting sidelight postage paid, at the following rates: X 1 advance, §15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; | Europe and elsewhere expand is the call for ad- ! ministrative workers of the Federal Government nee, $1.50. will confer a favor if they will promptly notify | abroad. The Federal civilian staff now serving out- | side continental ted States totals 398,500, i the Business Office of any faflure or \rregularity in the de- 1 In 1933, the combined Federal payroll at livery of thelr papers. Tele s: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374. and abread came 575,000. Perhaps also ought to be making plans the thousands of Federal civilian workers home after the war. Prestden Vice-Bresident | insi. Fdltor and Manager Managing Editor Bustness Manager | move Entered in the Post Office In Juneau s Second ass Matter, as the liberated areas in ekt ekl home 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, to only we to take care of who will be NATTONAL REPR TA — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Fourth Avenue Blde , Wash, | coming Could \\c Take Jt? (Cincinnati Enquirer) | Your guess is about as good as anyon the Nazis will attempt to use their buz: | New York or other Atlantic Seaboard cities. It would be a very difficult undertaking, because our naval land air patrol of the Western Atlantic is quite com- plete, and radar fills in the chinks. We may be sure that the Na will try it despite difficulties, however, if they are suaded that bombs would frighten the American pub- he highest German strategical circles, ques- itions like these probably are being asked: “Are the | American people such cry-babies that if we wreck a |few of their cities they’ll insist that their Navy, {Army and Air Force come home to protect them? £ ‘Wuuk] this encourage more people in America to take | Almer J. Peterson of the Third jup the refrain, ‘Whatre we fighting for?* Would t to introduce a measure taking |a few buzz-bombs make the American public behave as foolishly as they did during that radio ‘invasion {from Mars’ scarce If the top Nazis are persuaded the ‘answers to such questions would: be “Yes,” ther¢ is no reason { to doubt that German scientists will contrive a means | of landing buz; or that volunteers will be available for We need not reemphasize’ that the Germans are | fighting with their utmost cunnifig and fury. No possible avenue of attack should be dismissed, there< fore, a8 being too difficult, or too risky for them | to attempt. hombs on the REAPPORTIONME! BILL Representative Division is the fir advantage of the 1942 amendment to the Organic Act of Alaska under which Congress permils the estab- lishment of legislative districts within the ous divisions: ‘The bill divides the Third Division into two voting districts with the 60th latitude as the dividing line. In the mere sparsely populated southern section the residents’ would elect one Senator and two Represen- tatives tor the Legislature, while ‘the division north of the life would elect three Senators and Five Rep- resentatives. Peterson’s bill puts forth the theory of propor- | tional representation, under which legislative districts ' would receive representation in the Legislature accord- ing to population. va the attempt. Florida's new law which licenses labor organiza- tions has been upheld in a test case befor | Supreme Court on the grounds that “busing may be regulated like insurance agents, | brokers and others.” real estate THE PAYROLL INCREASES Federal the According to the latest information the Government's payroll continues to increase at rate of 7,000 new employees per month particularly if the danger be a beauteous blonde.— The Civil Service Commission now reports that (Cincinnati Enquier 2 L Oi) DI “ . of | State, Labor, Commerce and Agriculture will all pull together; whereby their dnd think alike. The Pr singles out these four depa hecause the Department of Agri culture -ean help the farm, the Commerce Depurt- |ment can “help produce jobs ‘in business, the Labor Bepartment can help stabilize labor, while the State | Department can help port trade, That was one thing in ‘the back of FDR's mind when he selected “The close promimity of danger will cause the heart to beat rapidly,” declares a physician. two weeks before the end of the last Congres However, he had been re-elected in ‘November, and 50 is able to resign from ‘the Navy merely by saying he wants to. He {will then ber whisked ck to ‘Washington in a 'special plane to resume his relatively comfortable seat in Congress. NOTE—Congressman Albert Gore, best. care in the world, the best pemocrat of Tennessee, also has equipment, best medical attention jeft the country on % similar ar- and best food—everything except rapgement with the Army. Another the lift to their individual €g0. Democrat, Congressman Henry They are hammered down instead | jackson of Washington plans to of being built up. move out of the country in the The Russian military system Was | next few days getting a War De- derived originally from German of- | partment deal similar to Gore's. ficers stationed in Russia and is | jackson already has five months similar. The Red Army, however, jn the Army behind him, but wants has gone further when it comes 10 (o see what life is like overseas, building up pride and ego. In the | though his constituents want him Red Army a man can be a S€r- i, represent them in Washington. geant one month and a colonel the | The above Congressmen have next. Or vice versa, if he makes|good records on Capitol Hill, . but a mistake. Generals who fail are lot of people think they should get along well with other people. busted overnight. |make up their minds one way or| This necessary ability to cooper-.| No one ever hears of the once- fthe other as to whether they want ate will be one of the main thing famous Marshal Timochenko any Ito st y in Congress or in the Army-'the President will watch in who- more; or Marshal Budenny. ’I‘I\eyiNnvy lever he picks as his new Secre- did not obtain their objectives jtary of Labor. He is tired of per- | and are now retired to Moscow. SIXTY MILLION JOBS L.unax feuds and wants more Cabi- In the U. S. Army more recently, |° One significant question whichlnet harmony. Wallace showed him- thousands of high-type men havé ks | been runpifig ‘through the self able to swallow the bitter pill come in with excellent ‘background [President's mind, according to close [of defeat at Chicago and went out but have little chance of becoming |friends, is that of getting corre- 'to work for the election of Harry offcers, simply because the officers’ |lated government agencies to begin |Truman. FDR is now looking for a ranks are full, They were filled in |preparing for: the 60,000,000 job [“team” to play ball together to put the early days of the war, and now | program he has promised after the actoss his difficult job program the output of the Officers’ Can- |war, jafter the war. didate Scho@ls has narrowed 10 °a| What he is talking about”is nl (Copyright, 1945, by the mere driblet. lum—up whereby the Departments Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Meanwhile, enlisted nien see the s f Senator “Pass-the-Biscuits| Panpy # Crossword Puzzle Pappy” O'Daniel given a chance to take the Officers’ Candidate School | course three times after failing | ACROSS . Farm build- twice, when other men are given | 1 pjstant B! just one chance. The yalso see the 5 . Feminine son of the President of the United | o ':‘l‘“:" i 3 . Turn to States carrying two dogs across the | left Atlantic by airplane. So you can | 12. Native metal understand why morale could . Kind of 5 antelcpe improved inside the U. S. Army. Washingfon Merry- Go-Round _(Continued from Page One) a machine, U. S. troops have the | merce. Lone-wolf Jesse Jones never ‘has cooperated closely with others in the Cabinet, except Cordell Hull. Wallace, on the other hand, al- ready knows the farm problem, is an intimate of Secretary Wickard and everyone else in the Agricul- ture Pepartment. Secretary Stet- tinius has shown himself able to London Shout be . Brazilian | macaw { e il K £ | : Midaay icemen are burned up at the! 48, Lk‘lmune ex- way the Army and Navy are show- ing special favoritism to a tiny group of Congr essmen, who, anxious to build up war recort but reluctant to resign their in Congress are becomng veter within 90 days flat Most unique example is Demo- cratic Representative John Fogarty of Rhode Island who left Washing- ton December 12 to report for duty in Baltimore 1 apprentice sea- man. That afternoon, F arty was promoted to carpenter's mate 1/c, a rank better than that of sergeant in the Army, and a few hours later was sent to Davisville, R. I, sporting his new uniform Next day Fogarty received five innoculations in fternoon, was approved for over service in record time. A special Navy plane was assigned to whisk him off to the West Coast where after two days rest, he embarked by plane for a forward war area The catch in Fog case is that he has no qualifications for a carpenter's mate rating other than membership in the House Naval Affairs Committee, and can get out of unform any time he wants. Fogarty resigned his seat Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzle Devoured Slow: musical . Before DOWN Dudes . Operatic solo 3. Put back sea ns a . Large convex molding . Expecting . Hurry nstellation lender sticks . Edges of a roof Performed 433rd asterold Exclude List Kind of cheese Wise men one Pas e clse Soft feathers i1, Mohammedan noble Easy F'u! . Insect's egj State hordel ing Mlsslu‘lp- pi: abbr. reduction of the Federal | | 's whether bombs in New York and elsewhere, | the State | s agents | Yes, | top men are friends | produce jobs on| produce ex- | Henry Wallace 4s Secretary of Com- 1 5 | Romberg’s L e e || HAPPY BIRTHDAY Florence Primavera Gerald Shaw Frederick Paul Fred Ayer Mrs. M. A. Philson G. A. McManus | Mrs. Roberta Carlson Eva Tomlinson i Mrs. R. M. Stafford — e — [ DS .G A {HOROSCOPE } [} “The stars incline [ i but do not compel” > SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 After the early,morning Hours, |when good news may be expected, | adv planetary influences domi- |nate. Danger of accidents is indi- cated. | HEART AND HOME: Outdoor |sports will be popular in the next |few weeks but the stars warn of | acciden Sudden storms of extra- ndumy severity will change plans |for weekend recreations. Much en-{ \ln(amm;- is forecast in New Yoxk' |City and Washington, D. C. BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Activity m| building operations is seen for the| early sprjg despite continuatioh. war priprifes, Architects and dei ers in thaterials will profit " sub. stantially, Lagk of hn\\,;ulg Ia,c ties willi gcam V:ane«'dy -n&i. - tion u[ dwell ;vspom be Pacific' Cot where thw wll a greaf increase.in . popula W e e | NATIONAL 1gbtES: muing | tion {i§ %o, be; & sabject Quicera | in postwar planning. Portents of government policies seem to presage | continuance of many usln(uonsl | relating to economic policies. The |menace of inflation will inspire | caution. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: China is to undergo internal changes, sweeping in scope and fortunate in outcome. Communist forces are to unite with the armies |of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek in of- |fensives that hasten defeat of Japan. The influence of the United | will be decisive in many | Persons whose birthdate |have ‘the augury of a profitable *, but there may be anxieties and obstacles to overcome. Children born on this day prob- ably will be talented, restless and stubbornly ambitious. General good fortune is foretold. (Copyright, 19451 . : EHLER-POPEJOY CONCERT HERE S WELL RECEIVED. tenor, and Ruth Popejoy, pianist, gave a joint re- cital in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel last evening, under |the sponsorship of St. Margaret’s Guild of the Church of the Holy Trinity. The selections ranged from classical, religious music to light opera, including an air from “The Messia” by Handel, and Sigmund “The Desert Song.” Mr. !Ehler's fine musical insight and ,contxol his suave tone and agile technique, all demonstrated mas- tery. The audience was pleased. However, there were whispers that Wagner's “Dreams” and Brahm's “In Summer Fjelds” should have beeni sung in @German w Schu- bert's: “Ave Manie” in Mrs. Popejoy ‘phyed groups jof solos, among’ which Was “Licbe- |straum” by Lisst. Despite some {modern tendency to sneer at Lisat, | nis works undoubtedly are import- ant in the history of the piano and even supplied harmonic back- ground for Wagner and Strauss. The audience enjoyed Mrs, Pope- joy’s playing immensely and de-! manded an encore at the end of her second group. At the end of the formal pro- gram, Mrs. Ehler graciously accept- ed her husband’s invitation to join him in a duet, singing “I'll See You Again,” from “Bittersweet” and “"On Wings ot Song,” by Men- delssohn. The concert was enlivened by the presence of “Oscar, the Church Mouse,” who had come down to count the house. Having watched Mr. Ehler rehearse for several |nights he was much more sur- prised than was the audience when he realized that the house was | full. it is Ernest Ehler, —————— LAST RITES HELD FOR JOHN BROWN Last rites for John Brown, who died Tuesday in the Government Hospital, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the residence of Jimmie K. Hanson, House No. One in the Native Village, with the Rev. John I. Wassil of the Russian | Orthodox Church officiating. In- terment was in Evergreen Ceme- {tery and was in charge of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary Ninety per cent of Brazil's soil could be proguctlvo farmland. from THE EMPIRE 120 YEARS AGO . JANUARY 26, 1925 . High wind, ranging from 16 to 25 miles an hour, several days, was liable to abate during the next 24 hours, according to Weather Man Mize. He made no prediction when the cold wave would subside. Temperatures were rising slightly, ranging from 10 to 12 de- grees above 7 and snowing. Horses were coming back, stores making deliveries by animal-drawn vehicles as auto traffic was inoperative owing to high snow and drifts. The Hayes Stores was being moved from the old location, next to the Quality Store, to across the street on Lower Front. The concert given by the High School Orchestra, and Camp Fire Girls’ Glee clubs was especially good and highly praised. Among those participating were Iris Gray, Edward Naghel, David Ramsay, Arthur Burke, Helen Carter, Marie Meade, Ben Stewart, John Stewart Arthur 1 Judson, Clayton Polley, Judson Whittier, Irene Burke, Irene Lundstrom, Henrietta Sully, Grace Naghel, Mabel Sturrock, Grace Davis, Evelyn Judson, May Ramsay, Clara Krough, Agnes Pademeister, Margaret Kiloh, Betty Barragar, Winnifred Carlson, Jeanette Stewart, Lillian Bayers and Gladys Naghel. Coated with ice, steamer Admiral Watson arrived from the Westward after a stormy voyage from Cook Inlet and all wayports. Capt. Nystrom reported oldtimers in the Westward claimed the winter so far was one of the worst on record. Gil Rich left for the South on the Admiral Watson. o et e et s e . Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon e e e et i ! WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I hate to see you go.” Sz\y “I DISLIKE to see you go.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Camera. syllubles and not kam-ra. . OFTEN MISSPEU..ED' LEfill (thin) Pronounce kam-er-a, three Lien, (a legal claim, on prop- wYN()NYVI% _D '])e] dlsslpnte disperse, scatter. WOBQ S‘HJDKI;‘Usg: a’wqrd three times and it is yours.” Let us increase otif vocatlaty by madtering one word each day. Today's word: VINDICATE; to stistain; ‘justify. “The most sublime spectacle in the would. is' a’powerful mihd vindicating truth in the presence of its foes.” —Colton MODERN ETIQUETTE Q. When an engagement is announced, who gives the toast, and what should one say? A. The father or a male relative of the girl should rise to propose her health and that of her fiance. It would be nice for a father to ay, “I propose that we drink to the health of my daughter Mary and to James Smith, who is to become my son.” Q. Is it*proper to‘issué the dinner invitations in the name of the hostess only? A, This invitation should be in the names of both lhp host and the hostess. Q. Is it good manners for one to eat the garnish that is served with meat? A. Yes, if it is edible. i + LOOK and LEAR 1. In 1914 at the beginning of the first World War, which three countries had the largest navies? 2. About how long a wire could be drawn from one cubic inch of platinum? 5 3. What insect is said fo travel 800 miles an hour? 4. What is used by the natives of Greenland instead ol chem gum? 5. To what species of vegetable do kale, cauliflower and brussels sprouts belong? ANSWERS: Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, respectively. 50,000 miles, which would be enough to reach twice around the by ROBERTA LEE | A C. GORDON The deer botfly native in North and South America. Whale skin. ‘Wild cabbage. " J.P.CHRISTENSON as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. 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