The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1945, Page 4

PAGE FOUR Daily Alaska Empire @ except Sunday by the TING COMPANY Second and M reets, Juneau, Alaska HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - - President DOROTHY TROY LINGO - - - Vice-President WILLIAM R. CARTER - - - Editor and Manager ELMER A FRIEND - - - - Managing Editor ALFRED ZENGER - - - - Business Manager 1 vty & [ their flocks on Entered in the Post Office in Juneau SUBSCRIPTION RA’ Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dougl: six months, $8.00; one vear, §15.00 By mail, postage paid, at the following rates: | one month, in advance, $1.50. Subscribers will confer a favor If they will promptly Botity the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivery | of their papers. i Telephones: News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 i MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS | . The Associated Press is exciusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatehes credited to it or not other- wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein That a little Fourth Avenue Bldg . Senttle; Wash manner that Mrs, |1s typical of the | tained in Mrs. | Chinese are the i democracy.” Mrs. Roosevel long before the CHRISTMAS, 1945 Tomorrow, after four Christmases of war, the world of Christendom celebrates the greatest miracle of all times cnce again in peace. Two thousand years ago a Child was born in humble surroundings in the town of Bethlehem, and the event was the beginning of a new spirit that was to spread as a flame to all corners of the world— lite. breaking down the barriers of the stagnant ancient .o wiyioh can be Indeed, China is | a nation ,rule is exercised In China t 0 world to give men everywhere hope and strength and | Ajong with respect for the individual, the Chinese way | of life has no class distinction and no racial prejudice, The Christian ethic entails the Fatherhood of God ;and is expressed by loyalty to the family and suspicion no matter who is running it. Here is the key difficulty about China. Inefficiency is rife because the Chinese have such an abiding respect . Incompetent; bonds of fellowship. and the brotherhood of man, but how far the world of the state, has been from attaining this ideal is attested by the | last five years of strife and struggle. Leaders who ' worshiped false gods in place of the true God brought humanity to such a pass, and it is clear that the hope of keeping the flame alive is the hope that new leaders will assert their leadership along the right path. ° But already nations who worked side by side to defeat the aggressor totalitarian states now fail to agree in setting up the machinery for a peaceful world. | National selfishness, which is just as important as individual selfishness, has not been abandoned, and for the individual in the home or democratically democratically. achieve. as M story: Ye are all of one another. To make this creed China, i Then be glad eitiier | Chester Bowles or that we're not rhe w a Sh 1 n g ton |in Russia—or both. B f sorship, Al ca i been able to cable stories about the | cost. of living in Russia. Also, news- | men realize they might be declared “persona non grata” if they painted too unvarnished a picture of in- side Russia, However, the fact is that the Soviet is having an even tougher inflation battle than the USA. This is due partly to the fact that there is no fixed formula for but rather an (Continued from Page One) if anything, perhaps, has done a little worse. Well-meaning Herbert Rose, head of the CPA Textile Division, who has sublime faith in the efficacy of priorities under any and all circumstances, has pro- ceeded to grant priorities to “hard- . Ve ship” cases for coat linings. By the | contralling prices, it 4 end of November, 160 ,Ahamsmp,,\extmvagam system of “discounts, cases had received lining priorities rangiog from 15 per cenb (or. i from Washington alone with scores | syerage, Communist Party. wotkers of other priorities issued by CPA | '0;6 pfi‘;‘“]’“lm‘; :_hc top military branch offices, and political leaders. making the whole ! 4 situation more snarled than ever.| For numerous factory and cleri- Meanwhile, Frank Chester Bowles ¢al employees, there is no dis- who has done more to protect the COunt at all. This system, accord- American . consumer than anyone iN8 to Congressmen returned from else in Washington, readily admits | Fussia, is a boon to certain fa- that he has made a mistake in vored classes, but works a con- clothing. His problem, however, is Siderable hardship on the ordinary whether to get an army of | factory workers. " womeén's clothing dealers on his| The latter must deal chiefly at neck by decreasing the ceilings m“so-called “ration” stores in the women's clothes, or whether to | Plants where they are employed boost the price of clothes for man | These stores have lower price by allowing higher price ceilings on | Scales their clothes. cessities, such as work clothes and One or the other probably will be | Staple foods. The big “comme necessary even in additfon to the|™ Tuk. i plan for voluntary rationing of men’s clothing and the issuing of | clothing certificates to men at| separation centers, “ % » ! ACROSS 36. Plgeons JAPS STILL RULE YAP L Command 87. Adult boy ¥ : | & Uneven v Though the Navy js on the de-| 9. Color i Ma‘caat‘;‘ e sive . i s mo sttie: wi 12 Poem 20 Avh fensive in its meorg Duttl Mth» 13, Meehanical 0 A‘n.mc- the ny in Washington, it got the | bar 40. Singing bird jump on the Army in the faroff | [& Exist &5 Pacific. There, the Navy still is| 16. Living top-dog in governing the thousand | 13 Kxclu! h e and one islonds taken from the | knowledge 48. Slender rod Japs—with cne exception. 2 Baduced.in 81 Dugsish That exception is Yap. There,[ . Noxlous plant 55. Shelters for . Ceremony . Suitable sheep Sailor neither the U. S. Army nar U. S.! Navy is top-dog; but, believe it or | . dewish law 5% Epoch i i . Oriental dwel- . Overturn not, Japan still reigns prguy much | tings 60, Period of time supreme—and with American bles- | 32 Conflagrations 61. Affirmative sing | 34 Behold 62. Tips e 5. Salutation 63. Period of light It is true that 125 U. S. Navy! o men are on Yap. But the Military ! Governor is Col. Edo of the Japa- nese Army—by an order of Capt. J. C. Webb at Ulithi. Japanese sol- diers carrying rifles (presumably unloaded) stand regularly assigned guard, while completely unarmed Americans enjoy the fruits of vic- tory under a situation which must amaze the Japs |1ive again in our lives would be our w ]mo star that shown on the shepherds 2 . never been better {llustrated than in the case of Mrs, NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 poosevelt. It is doubly dangerous when coupled with —— |an emotional streak such as Mrs. Roosevelt possesses. | She used to be cne of millions ¢f Americans who looked | at China through rose-colored glasses. | Joined in criticism of the Chiang Kai-shek government for its undemocr: justified, but not in the comprehensive, . Roosevelt puts it. Roosevelt expresses her castigatiofi: Madame Chiang | tifully about democras | to live democracy. ‘tunons with democratic living the individual is a Chinese inheritance extending back | superior to the state, even to God. Thus the Chinese | |are at the opposite pole from the German and the | Japanese, to whom the individual meant nothing and the state everything. | individual that accounts for the civilization of China. No matter where | Kuomintang general, you will find the same way of would always be about their fate. in other words, the Chinese live too) Bad government is tolerated because | P'® | government is nobody's concern. and therefore is little | more than a piratical adventure. It is for these reasons | that the governmental unity which Secretary Byrnes, in @ letter to Representative Anderson, says is the| object of our policy toward China will be hard to! We must preserve in pressing Chiang Kai- s t I lize his regime in conformity with his this is the threat to a peaceful future. There can be‘ ;‘;:ll:“s‘zshfl,::'fi; pml‘:.i\h_\ of i ) no brotherhood of man without brotherhood of nations. | chinese Republic, : The lesson was written long ago in the Christmas | to forget what Sccretax'i’ !Zyl'ncs calls the “realities” of ynele Sam’s attitude to our Roosevelt doe: | but sell only the bare ne- | ial” DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! N Crossword Puzzle of following they watched the Bethlehem hillside and in the | morning led the wise to the inn in the town NO EMPIRE TOMORROW — - There will be no edition of The Empire Lumon-nw.’ Second Class Matter.| Ghristmas Day, as the employees of this newspapet for $1.30 per month; a]s0 celebrate the Yuletide. Any important news event, however, will be bul- One vear. in advance, £15.00; six months, in advance, $7.80; | jotined in the newsroom window. Merry Christma: China Lesson (Washington Post) knowledge is a dangerous thing has | Now she has To be sure, criticism is unknowing This is how Mrs. atic ways. in that she can talk beau- . but she does not know how | A mountain of ignorance is con- { Roosevelt's sentence. Actually the people above all others who “live| Chine: 1t is confusing representative insti- The value attached to i Ghristian era. The individual rises | It is the dignity felt for the tion than a state, even more a civill by a war lord, a Communist, or aj hey call it “tao,” a word the flavor expressed only by the Biblical Way are seldom fired, either | in the factory, because the concern | Far from not living the founder of the' Sun Yat-sen. But we cannot afford i | :nat we have | stores, similar w U. S. department |cates of severe measures in dealing store are patronized almost ex- clusively by Russian ‘“‘commer | everything from fancy foods | quality- clothing. Their lines are attractively packaged and displayed, | and the stores themselves vie in | swank with the best department | palaces in the USA. However, the prices charged for some commodi- | ties would cause an American | housewives to swoon. | A 12-pound dressed turkey, fur! | instance, costs as high as $300 in | American money, based on the | ruble rate of five and a half rubles | to the dollar. | Eggs cost approximately $1.44' ‘each: cigarettes, $9 per package; a | cheese sandwich, $3.06; women's house dresses, from $72 to $90; coffee, $72 per pound; a paper cup of ice cream, $1.80; men's suits, from $40 to $900; men's shoes, from $288 to $396; and women’s slippers, from $360 to $810. ' | Despite these prices, the “com- | mercial” stores do a thriving busi- ness, chiefly with Russian soldiers and officers, who have plenty of to money and can buy at discount | rates. (Copyright. 1915, By Bell Syndicate, Inc.) - D ~ ClA A wmrio)» -z m- 40 = N| T S [ - A P s Solution Of Saturday’'s Puzzle DOWN State of the Seethe Unlon Unoccupled ‘Bird of prey i . Electrical unit . Roman poet Part . Hermits Beam Great Lake . Act . Corded fabrics American In- dians . Author of “Robinson Crusoe™ . Second Presi- dent Ship's crane To this day the Stars and Stripes have not topped the mast ashore at Yap, and the U. S. Military Government Unit on the island is sweating it out under the sup- posedly eclipsed emblem of the Rising Sun. (Note—So far, Japs and Ameri- cans have got along very well to- gether.) e Submarine worker Danger signal . Blows an auto- mobile horn . Interprets: archale . Terrible . Sold Rrond smfile That which 1s lent 2, Sojourns . Palms off Tneline . Remain RUSSIA NEEDS BOWL If you think Chester Bowles has made mistakes in protecting the U. S. consumer, look at what's happened in Russia, supposed to be the haven of the common man Bov attendant Lohengrin's wife So. American bird ou go in China, whebher’ i |industrial networks. ce2eccee LI ) — =- — \\\\ ,/// b 1945 @ o o © ® o December 24, Stella Dapcevich Julie Hudson Arlie B. (Cot) Hayes Ed B. Shaffer F. E. Carothers Tom Langley Mrs. Edwin Gunst, A. J. Balog Mrs. Joseph Kendler Steve Stanworth Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Graham Mrs. A. Schaefer Betty Kemmer Christina Nielsen ma ©0 0000 0000000000000 0000000000 e e e 00000 000 - | | HOROSCGPE | “The stars incline but do not compel” this Christmas Da The morning hours old folks On aspects rule. are especially fortunate. will Lenefit. HEART AND HOME Under this configuration women ) are influenced by a sway that re- | calls past disappointments while it | mises much for the future. 2 BUSINESS AFFAIRS The International Monctary Fund and the Internaticnal Banlk for Re- construction and Development seem to have a good chance of commen- dation by thinkers of the world pow- dr ers. Q. Do the same rules apply for engraving names on Christmas cards "as for visiting cards? | NYAL Family Remedies NATIONAL ISSUES X o HORLUCK’S DANISH Conflict of opinion ,d{cll'“ Q. Ts it really obligatory to give i ICE CREAM ° st ol A. No; one is net obliged to do so, but it is customary when one can ed foes will breed racriminations at Y the beginning of the year, Advé- afford it HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET with the Germans and Japanese will rongly opposed by miny. T warn of danger th: gh ki ness to peoples who respect force ' § § \ - only | NTERN. T £ P, = ’,, ”’fMT ,ON 44 A_P ET,?‘IRS‘ killed by the Indians? c A L l F 0 R " 1 A FOR alestine today nas une reverent in- 2. Ot whichdH £ tHe DouY 16 witia 3 A terest of millions of = religionistd 2 f which organ of the body is astigmatism a defect? Grooery and Beat Matket Wull Puper There is a sign of great promise for 3. Which of the two Great Lakes are connected by the Niagara River? 478 — PHONES 571 the future. Each day should he 4 Was Shakespeare’s character, Macbeth, a real or an imaginary , L 5 s IDEAL PAINT SHo made to count. character High Quality Foods at P Children born on this day prob- 5. What is “cee”? Modeiale Talbo Phone 540 Fred W. Wendt ably will be ambitious and indus- ANSWERS: trious. They will be talented but - 1. Genera rge Armstrong Custer. may meet obstacles to success. | 2. ;-S::;: S e s Jlmes-stevens SIIOII WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 i 3. Lake Efif‘ and Lake Ontario. 2 | LADIES’—MISSES’ INSURANCE Gool onil] b, hhE By sapsoil 4. Macbeth was a king of Scotland who died in 1057, EADY O A seem to balance in the horoscope 5. The letter * ! Shanuck A en for today. The morning is good to =~ o o TR - el s Seward Street Near Third g cy plan independent projects. 20000066000 0000 HEART AND HOME Reaction from holiday celebrations LET “s ESTIMATE Yo“n JoB may be peculiarly depressing. Ac- The AlaSkan H"iel B. P. 0. ELKS cording to the stars the spiritual and § OUR STAFF TAKES CARE of INSTALLATION and REPAIRS and intellectual should dominate in OF OIL BURNERS—ALSO BUILDING CONTRACTING Newly Jenorated Roota Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. victory celebrations. JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE FOR US! at Reasonable Rates T‘}}’(‘f{fi"&?mmm welcome. L. BUSINESS AFFAIRS HONE SIN . IST, Exalted Ruler. With the new year, there will be PHONE Blue 475 from 8 A. IM. 1o 6 P. M. el H.. L. UDONALD, Sdoretacy. interest in farming among retwned BLACK 447 EVENINGS servicemen and women. The chaos Cqqe0660¢ THE of world affairs will point up the Akl _,‘ttt il it vk ey N e of independence and R e T S SN | B A R A N 0 l‘ UPHOLSTERY CO. e RE-UPHOLSTERING TIONAL ISSUES RN BOX 241> ALASKA’S FINEST NEW FURNITURE DRAPERIES An evil portent is intérpreted as warning that Congress will be un- !der extraordinary pressure next |month when lobbyists assemble for 1the passage of bills favorable to self- ish interests. Lasting peace will be jeopardized by financial powers and INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS * Canada is to be more closely bound to the United States. There is a sign, however, which seems to pre- sage trouble over certain highways or waterways. Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of changes which may include employment in foreign lands. Much good fortune is forecast. Children born on this day probably will be gifted but inclined to doubt their ability to succeed. They should be taught optimism. (Copyright, 1945) - D s o b 00 ve e 800 e . . . . . TIDE TABLE © e e December 25, 1915 i . . ® Low 0:18a.m., 12 ft. ‘e ® High 6:53a.m, 144 ft. e ® Low 13:01p.m., 47 it. o e High 18:49p.m, 129 {t. e . 3. ° e o e December 26, 1915 o o o . ° e Low 1:18a.m., 25 ft. o e High 7:52a.m, 141 ft. e e Low 14:10p.m., 47 ft. e High 20:03p.m., 121 ft. | . . eeeo0 00 cee e o - The first great Florentine paint- er was Giotto (1276-1336) who pa ed in fresco on walls. 5 Shallow recep- tacle . Lalr | - DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! 20 YEARS AGO ™ cumpire et i i+ i e e @ [ OSSN invitation?” AM, U as inh RUN unstr natural increase oul vecabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: ; DETESTABLE; testable vices." — —— [ NEON SIGNS WINDOW P DECEMBER 24, 1925 ad been made that the Wrangell High School late in the week, to play at least one game las teams. DON ABEL The anncun: sketball team w T ch with the Juneau and Dou Rep. William L. Paul, Ketchikan attornsy, who had been here on| iness, returned to his home town cn the steamer Admiral Rogers. : Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager pects for a “White Christ- s fast as it fell. Although snow was falling in Juneau, as” were not too good, as the snow melted IWL‘ath(‘r: Highest, 38; lowest, 35; cloudy. | | s { WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Ain’t I included in your Say, “Am I not included, etc.” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Salmon ssed; the L is silent OFTEN MISSPELLED: Metal; one L. Metallic; two L's. ! SYNONYMS: Artificial, affected, factitious, pretended, simulated, un- | Daily Lessons in English % 1. corpon Pronounce sam-un, A as in | Phone 711 Let us WORD S1UDY: “Use a word three times and it is your: K. abominable; “Such things are de- xtremely hateful. hu g ROBERTA LEE Q. What should a woman choose when she is invited to an evening inment, and is uncertain whether to wear a decollete evening ess or a leng-sleeved frock? A. It would be better to wear Warfield's the long-sleeved frock, if uncertain. | Choice Meats Located in Geo! LOOK and LEARN® . coxoon | 1. What American general and all of his detachment of troopers were FREDP R. WOLK ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR “HOUSE WIRING OUR SPECIALTY” Special BRONZE SHAFTING — STERN BEARINGS — PROPELLORS 5108 GRAY MARINE ENGINES SALES and SERVICE | Juneau Welding and Machine Shop @ day at 8:00 P. M. NOW MANUFACTURED IN JUNEAU IDEAL GLASS WORK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS DR.E. H. Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplier Phone 206 Second and Seward METCALFE SHEET METAL Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Tanks and Stacks—Everything in SHEET METAL | 90 Willoughby Ave. | | | “The Store for Men" SARBINS Front St.—Triangle Bldg. Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) PHONES 553—92—95 HOTEL EAT IN THE BUBBLE ROOM Visiting Brothers Welcome BEN O. HAVDAHL, Noble Grand AUTO GLASS 121 MAIN STREET KASER || S s L A e 3 L : 2% DENTIST | ; Ithh(’ I\:‘]“](:i: Ll]gh. Pl(‘sl)y!((‘n’nn Bible S('lm:fl ))loglz:m \\lhs lL)T:P BLOMGREN BUILDING ‘i held tonight, with a large part of the program to be a portrayal of “The 4 Phone 56 Fourth and Seven Ages hristmas” by the ils and teachers Bible School Seven Ages of Christmas” by the pupils and teachers of the Bible School MOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. RO3. 8, Teyihieriord Charles W. Tuckett, of the Coliseum Theatre staff, left on the steamer EHE S Admiral Rogers for Ketchikan, whera he was to be with the Coliseum Dr. A. W. Stewart FOR TASTY FOODS 5 Theatre. . e IR and VARIETY o o December 25, 1915 o © DENTIST X £ 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Mrs. Martin Lynch M. L. MacSpadden returned to Juneau on the steamer Alaska after 3 . Lee Rox) being in the States for several months Office Fhione 460 Gfls’flleall ca!e William D. Gross § g | Foremost in Friendling W. C. Gray The Shioping Board sold to the Alaska Steamship Company three | | ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. 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