The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 14, 1946, Page 4

PAGF FOUR Dfuls 4la ) A Marine veteran strangles his wife of two T EmI)ch | weeks in their bed in a modest Norwood home. A love triangle is “solved” in a northern suburb of the {city by a shooting. Time and time again a man with a magnificeat combat record has returned only to find he is 2 modern Enoch Arden, that the love which sustained him through the hell of battle did not survive the drab, uneventful loneliness of the home front in his wife’s heart. It is a rar |of war except Sunday by the VG COMPANY cets. Juneau, Alaska - President Vice-President Editor and Manager Managing Editor Business Manager ROTHY TROY LI WILLIAM R. CARTER ELMER A. FRIEND ALFRED ZENGER J as Second Class Matter. TION RATES nd Douglas for $1.50 per month; one year, §15.00 at the following rates ix months, in advance, $7.80; the Post_Office SUBSCR Delivered by earrier six m; By mail, postag One year, one month, in adva Subscribers will confer a favor failure or ntered in e day which &oes not bring another poignant chapter in this endless epic of personal ! tragedies stemming from the grim fact of w As often as not, the simple fact of enforced long separation of young men and their young wives is at the root of the trouble. Frequently the returning veteran is suffering from more emotional strain than he suspects, and more than his wife or family or friends may suspect. A problem that other men, civilians all their lives, would solve in a matter-of-fact spirit, the veteran is likely to solve dramatically and desperately. He was indoctrinated t life in his hands from day to day. killed and wounded. Life, in h has been cheap- |ened by what he has seen and experienced Violence, in his beok of values, has become the natural way to deal with situations. This is the sorry heritage of Wi and it will be with us for a long time. the uncalculated cost of the mighty war. Fortunately, |the veteran who cannct make the adjustment to civilian life, to the more complex world of free men {in a confusing social order, is the rare exception. And | the wife who cannot cherish her love in separation for a few years and make the adjustment to a husband | who is almost a stranger also is the exception. With a little more tolerance, a little more under- standing, the aftermath of war can be worked out in good time But for some the emotional strain and the hardening impact of war are simply too great. War bonds and taxes, deprivation in terms food and clothing and new homes—these are not the they will prompt'y notify the Business Office of an: egularity in the delivery of their papers. Telephones News Office, 602; Business Office, 374 | ASSOUIATED PRESS clu-ively entitled to the use fo hes credited to it or not other- lso the local new hed oF The Assoct republicat wise credited berein. TATIVES — -Alaska Newspapers, 1411 le, Wash. to take his own He saw other men It is with us, It is a part of BLESSING FOR ALASKA President Truman’s Valentine to Alaska was his acceptance yesterday of Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes' resignation and Alaskans probably i1+ broken many of the personal tragedies which are & of ? FEBRUARY 14 Mrs. Olaf Bodding Mrs. Edward Bach Gary Aalto Bach Bertha Beebe John A. Larson Axel Nielson Austin Brown Bertha Frye Belle Hilton o 00000000 00 e HOROSCOPE “The stars incline but do not compel” S ) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 HEART AND HOME The stars favor women appointed in love. are inclined toward the contract. The war has about a new and ever awareness of the actions of family life. BUSINESS AFFAIRS S. metal working industries a new production re: dis- mmriagc brought | increasing | jobs for millions. High wages will be accompanied by higher prices. e |in port this day were Ed Sweeney, Many bachelors i incomparable | re the year's end, providing gystain THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1946 from THE EMPIRE 20 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 14, 1926 for Juneau on the steamer Admiral Evans, arriving R. C. Hurley, A. Van Mavern and E. H. Wakefield. Douglas and Gordon Gray, Leonard Johnson and | Lawrence Carlson were passengers for Dotiglas. Among passengers t t DR. E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. . came to Otteson, of the Alaska Danc mine at Funter Bay, the Estebeth on a hunting trip. left for Sitka where he planned to Martin Erstad, lecal fisherman, purchasing the fishing vessel Four. Dr. John H. Geyer DENTIST Room 9—Valentine Bldg. PHONE 1762 in the office of the Governor was Miss Ruth Jessop, stenographer | Victoria for Juneau, returning | among passengers listed on the steamer ‘(u m a vacation trip spent in Montana. Dr. A. W. Stewart DENTIST 20TH CENTURY BUILDING Office Phone 469 i o Cuba Wheatley Vaudeville Cempany Rogers to fill an engagement at Spickett ived on the Palace. steamer Weather: Highest, 35; lowest, 30; cloudy. P e Daily Lessons in English %/ 1. corpon bevorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr e e} WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I planned it in back of | the house.” IN BACK OF is not goed usage, and is condemned as a | barbarism by some authorities. Say, “I planned it BEHIND the hou: OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Mobile (Alabama). Pronounce mo-beel, | as in NO unstressed, EE as in BEE, and accent LAST syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Twelfth; not TWELVTH. SYNONYMS: Confirm, corrchorate, substantiate, sanction, uphold. WORD STUDY: 1 | { i | | | ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt. D. Graduate Los Angeles College of Optometry and Opthalmology Glasses Fitted ' Lenses Ground Alaska Music Supply verify, approve, Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments a word three times and it is yours.” Let us and Supplier | increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: | will celebrate “Honest Harold's” abdication with more fervor than anything since the end of the war. Alaska has suffered under Ickes' iron rule for 13 years—his interference in matters of purely local con- whole ,cost of war. We must pay, also, homes, in crimes of violence, in neglected children drifting into evil ways. Each tragic narrative of these days is one more reason for an untiring effort to see that major war shall not fasten itself upon us again. NATIONAL ISSUES A war against all “Valley Author- ities” will be waged shortly by pri- vate interests which cannot or will REGIMEN (medical); a systematic course of diet, etc. (Pronunce rej-i- men, both E's as in BET, I unstressed, accent first syllable). “Preserving cauld the health by too strict a regimen is a wearisome malady.”—La Rochefou- | | Phone 206 Second and Seward SPECIALIZING IN PERMANENT WAVING HAIR CUTTING AND GENERAL BEAUTY CULTURE A FULL LINE IN DERMETICS CREAMS LUCILLE’S BEAUTY SALON PHONE 492 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 FOR TASTY FOODS and V;\RIETY RY Gastinean Cale Foremost in Friendliness VANITY BEAUTY SALON Cooper Building ELSIE HILDRETH, Manager Open Evenings Phone 318 METCALFE SHEET METAL Heating—Airconditioning—Boat Tanks and Stacks—Everything in SHEET METAL Phone 711 90 Willoughby Ave. S — "The Rexall Store"’ Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. —_— HARRI MACHINE SHOP cern and the mass of rules and regulations hindering the development of the Territory. Few tears will be shed tomorrow when the “Old Curmudgeon” leaves office for good. Meanwhile, there is hope that a man from the Western States who may have more sympathetic attitude toward Alaska will succeed Ickes, and the usual Interior Department housecleaning will follow. Part of War’s Cost Yamashita de Probably the only a human being,” quito alway A girl has to (Cincinnati Enquirer) act as if she werl From day to day the headlines tell the continuing story of tragedy or damod by the fact of four long years asserts a catches clares that his conscience is clear. practical thing to do is to take his word about an object so small that no one else has been able to find it. “A mosguito will bite a rabbit in preference to a naturalist. But the mos- before we can cdtch a rabbit. be an excellent actress. She must e insulted if a man makes a pass at ‘mx, and conceal her disappointment if he doesn’t. | casion to lecture another Republi- can, freshman Senator Revercomb of West Virginia, at a recent clos- MeIW'GO'Round ed-door session of the Senate Mili- tary Affairs Committee. The lec- | (Continued from Page One) ture was on retaining fathers in —— ————— | the Army—not a popular subject. vies (The British not then being Senator Revercomb had intro- engaged in any European war) and | duced a Bill demanding the dis- cut off from Japan cotton, oil,|charge of fathers. But when the copper and scrap iron. This, Leahy Bill failed to receive action in the estimated, would bring Japan to Mlhlary Affairs Committee, of her knees in three months. Hull's| which both Austin and Rever- State Department advisers, how- comb are members, the West Vir- ever, were frightened and he ruled | ginian made a speech demanding against Leahy. | that the Military Affairs Commit- tee be discharged from its consid- STOP RUSSIA NOW eration of the Bill, and that it be “I am an old man,” Leahy con- taken up by the whole Senate at tinued his advice to Truman. “I | once. have been in this naval-diplomatic Senator game for a long time. And I have | tactics. a record that will hold up against “This is a dignified Committee of that of anyone else. And I warn |the United States Senate,” he said, you now, Mr. President, that if “and I was astounded that a mem- | we continue to appease Russia we ber of this Committee should pro- will be up against the same situa- pose that we be discharged from tion we faced between 1937 and consideration of a Bill assigned to 1941, with eventual war. us. Does this mean that if this “It won't come right away, but Committee does not agree with all it will come in five years. The Rus- the demobilization recommenda- sians can be our friends, but not tions of its Sub-Committee, mem- if they think they can get away |bers of the Sub-Committee will with everything; not if they think move to discharge us in order to they can walk all over us. They win a Senate vote on their pro- are now in the aggressor's seat, posals?” and only a firm but friendly hand | Since Revercomb was not present, can stop them. | the question went answered. Mean- “Two and one-half nations came | while, the War Department has in- out of this war as leaders—the U.|formed the Military Affairs Com- S. and the USSR., with Britain mlltE!‘ that demobilization can b(‘ a poor third. We can't play Bri- carried out except theé discharge of | tain's game, but we can't appease fathers. Fathers, Secretary of War Russia. If we do we will have war.|Patterson said, cannot all be dis- Note—President Truman also has | charged from the Army by July 1. been greatly worried over the Rus-| Note—This columnist has reason slan situation, though he is in-|to believe that out of 700,000 fa-| clined to play along with Secretary | thers in the Army, about 500,000 Byrnes for a while and see wheth- ' will be discharged by July 1. er the conciliatory po Byrnes CAPITAL CHAFF adopted at Mcscow will get re-| Here is a little item tucked away sults. in a bulletin to dairy farmers 5 which indicates what the rise in DEATH TO RATS steel prices will soon do to the cost Sccretary of the I rior Ickes of living. The cost of dairy boilers may be death on Ed Pauley, but (for sterilizing milk cans) will go he is also death on rats. Most up from $168 to $190.*Add to this people don't realize 'it, but he is increased prices of farm machinery suppescd to be chief rat killer to resulting from the boost in steel the Nation—or rather the Rodent prices, and you can understand Divicicn cf his Wild Life Bureau is.'why the farmer must come back It was Ickes' men who developed and ask for price increases all the deadly new rat poison, 1080, along the line. . . . Henry Kaiser which however, will not be distri- has designed an automatic dish- buted to the public. chemist discovered 1080 while work- | proposes installing in new fabricat- ing on poison gas. With the inva- ed houses. . . sion of Poland, he escaped to Lon- ing from Europe have complained don and turned his invention over about the calibre of U. S. diplo- to the Allies, It is not patented. mats. They are quite right, but if Ickes has farmed out 1080 to the they want better diplomats they Monsanto Chemical works in St. should pay more to get them. Louis, the only company now mak- |cther major nation pays such star- The Washmgton Ausun didn't like these ing it. It will not be sold to the vation wages to its diplomats. . . .| public for fear of killing cats and Congressman Mike Mansfield of dogs. The poison is so strong that Montana, Democrat, will run if a cat or dog gnaws at a rat agains® Democratic Senator killed by 1080, it in turn dies Wheeler. The latter faces the fight Farmers who have had their of his life. . . . Congressman Mat grain crops seriously depleted by Neeley of West Virginia NCH rat invasions are rather critical of\ “General Motors pays its President, Ickes' policy of withholding 1080. Charles E. Wilson, $459,000 a year, Grain losses from rats every year which is more than $7,000 greater runs into several millions of dol- than the- combined salaries of the lars. And while Secretary of Agri- President’s Cabinet culture Anderson is urging conser- tice and associate justices of the vation of grain, rat poison which Supreme Court, the Speaker of the would save thousands of bushels of House and General Eisenhower.” grain is being withheld from the (COPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946) public. 1 - R KETCHIKAN'S POLIO DRIVE DISCHARGING FATHERS The March of Dimes campaign Scholarly Senator Austin of Ver- at Ketchikan is reported to have mont, leading Republican, took ve- netted about $1,500. J A Polish | washer costing about $30 which he‘ 24 . Congressmen return- | No | Burt | the Chief Jus- | I.alesl Thing in Has for Menfolk ATLANTA, Feb. 14—The thing in hats this season is 16- year-old Olin Mumford’s sun hel- met, complete with two-tube radio. latset The Tech High School Junior bullt the set for $10. Mumford says he werks as an assistant field engineer in the summers and likes to listen to the radio. Installed in the crown of the helmet, the set includes earphones, tubes, dry cell batteries, a coiled antenna five feet long, and dials. I|. weighs about 3 pounds. DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That on January 30th, 1946, in the Commissioner’s Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, Gor- don Gray was appointed adminis- trator ing claims against said estate are required to present them, with ver- ified vouchers as required by law, to said administrator at the office of the U. S. Commissioner, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. GORDON GRAY, Administrator First Publication: Jan. 31, 1946. Last Publication F‘gb 21, 1946. of the estate of JAMES A.| YORK, deceased. All persons hav-' not willingly compete with Govern- ment-sponsored cheap electric pow- er jrojects. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Large-scale participation in in- ternational sports will play an im- pertant part in this nation's ex- panding good: will policy. “Ambass- adors” of the United States will practice the new diplomacy on base- ball diamonds, football fields and tennis courts the world over. Many popular foreign sports will be seen in this country. Those born on this date are promised by the stars: A years of opportunity to develop latent tal- ents, particularly in mechanical engineering and inventive fields. Children born on this day should have “minds of their own” but wil not be difficult to cqntrol. They should be encouraged to make their own decisions and stick to them. They will require sympathy and understanding, but not pamp- ering. . (COPYRIGHT, 1946) - o FAIRBANKS GRAND JURY The Grana Jury in the Fourfh Division will meet February 20 at Fairbanks. There are six forgery cases, two cases of receiving ‘stolen | § property and one burglary and lar- ceny case. R statute mile is 5280 while the U. S. 6,080.20 feet long. NOTICE IS HERERY GK\EA. That on January 21st, 1946, in the Commissioner’s' Court for Juneau Precinct, at Juneau, Alaska, David Ramsay was appointed executor of | the estate of MRS.JEAN RAMSAY, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with verified vouch- ers as required by law, to sad executor, at the office of his at- torney Howard D. Stabler, in the Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of the first publication of this no- tice. ! The U. 8. feet in length, nautical mile i DAVID RAMSAY, f Executor. First publication Jan. 24, 1946. | Last pubhcanun Fch 14, 1946. ACROSS Aflirmative Ba mhm.k- 6. Seed container At present Down: prefix At home . Semipreciou stones arble: dialectie Broods of pheasants . Channel from the shore inland 6. Cautivus . Maney hoarder Metal fastener . Scene of combat Vicious false report Equality 9. 12, 13 1 Unit of work Palm lear Tropical bird 6. Jewet . Human race Keep Grapes, . Unit lvl Vm(fi Corroded 5. Giant | 82. Long abusive Pikelike fish | speech . Urge 1. Aromatic | m principle of violet root | | <4\ »/-4Z/mo/m > | I ') frog, (¢) bear? i | | e | | | | MODERN ETIQUETTE % ROBERTA LEE SUSUSTUPSUSSSSSSUN | HOUSEHOLD K. F. MacLEOD—Owner, Ma: Q. Should a woman introduce her husband to a social equal as “Mr. | Allen”? A “The Store for Men"” SABINS Front St.—Triangle Bldg. No; she should introduce him as “George,” or "my husband.” Q. Wlnt is the meaning of a “bread and butter letter”? | A. This is a letter of genuine appreciation, written to one’s hostess | atter a visit in her home, regardless of whether a guest for a month or a | weekend. | Q. Should the chair be pushed back into place upon rising from 1 dinner table? | A. No; the chair should be left as it stands when one rises, though of course it isn’t neces: the chair two feet away from the table. | 7 T e s SR TR M { NYAL Family Remedies by % I-O 0 K an d LEARN A TS HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM SRS SR ST WIS A el B ST 1. What seven cities in North America have a population of a million cf more? | 2. Of what verb is “wrought” 3. What is the name of the young of each of the following: ‘Warfield's Drug Store (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) v to push HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Choice Meats At All Times Located in George Bros. Store PHONES 553—92—95 CALIFORNIA Grocery and Meat Market 478 — PHONES — 371 High Quality Foods at Moderate Prices the past-tense? (@) deer, | 4. What famous woman served as a the Civil War? { 5. What are the names of the strings of a violin? ANSWERS: 1. New York City, Los Angeles, "/{cxlco City, and Montreal. 2. Work. 3. (a) Fawn, (b) tadpole, (c) cub. 4. Clara Barton, who later founded the American Red Cross. 5. 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