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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
PROTEST OVER POLITICS IN (. OF {. MADE
Merchants Discuss Law making Trend : Dr.
 Garfield Speaks

Minor mutiny in the Juneau Chamber of Commerce was started today as pr. William M. White head stood up to protest the groups incessant activity and participation in things political" which tended to cause dissension in the group and accomplished nothing"
 Speaking calmly, pr. Whitehead explained the reasons for his pro- test, being favored by pr. w. w Council in his views. President Cur tis Shattuck, Allen Shattuck and II. L. Faulkner opposed the taint on the political bearings and ra- tionalized with the statements that the Chamber does not represent the people, but merely the Chamber it. self, and that legislation affecting the Chamber and Chamber mem oers cannot be "ducked." President Shattuck said that the political differences brought up in Cham Der meetings were due in large part to the convention of the Terri torial Legislature this year.
 Unanimous passage of a resolu- ton thanking Ban Ralston for his work as Chief of Police was passed, with instructions given to the sec retary to send the resolution to the Police Chief.
 Native Art Unique
 Guest speaker Dr. Viola Gar field, assistant anthropologist at the University of Washington, spoke to the Chamber and pointed out how Alaskans, so close to un- usual native art and craftsmanship, have failed to take advantage of it's possibility in textile, tapestry and lineoleum design for the home.
 Dr. Garfield mentioned the com mercial possibility of native Al askan art and gave examples of how other cultures in the South west United States and in the La tin American countries have ex- plotted their native arts both for export and tourist businesses.
 Wo0doraft Uncluallod
 "The woodcraft in Southeast Al aska is unequalled in the wo-ll. Nowhere is there found sucn un- ique examples of natural at Chat may be used in the homo ana fer designg,p efe said. Merely puhliciza the native art and commercfalization will l11tural- ly follow"
 Other native cultures have been encouraged and exploit ed, pr. Garfield said, but the Ter ritory has not even touched fine natural resource and inspiration for new design. The people Of tne Territory regard as commonplace these arts and crafts because they are so close to them, but there is no comparison with them anywhere in the world" Dr. Garfield will sail south on the Aleutian this 
 New Program Committee
 President Curtis Shattuck an- the appointment of new program and attendance commit tee upon the expiration of the old one. Headed by Dr. William M. the committee includes Bob Davlin and Don Holland.
 Winston Jones, traffic manager of the Alaska Transportation Com
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
MRS. FLEEK'S SISTER
 SOON COMING NORTH

Mrs. Elroy Fleek has received word from her sister, Mrs. Pearl Johnson, of Miami, Ariz., that she has left there to come to Alaska and she is expected here on one of the next steamers leaving Seat tie. Miss Johnson is a nurse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
NAVY PLANE BRINGS
 J. S. Mack kINh0N BACK

It. Commander J. s. McKinnon returned to Juneau from Sitka on Curtis SOC observation ship which landed in the Channel this afternoon. The Navy plane is from the U. s. gunboat Charleston and will return to Sitka today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
STREAM FISHERMAN
 FINED S100 HERE

Pleading guilty to a charge oi illegal fishing m a closed area, Os- car Wikstrom of Petersburg today was fined $1U by U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray here.
 Wikstrom Was arrested by flying Wiidlife Agents Hosea Sarber and Ray Renshaw in Swan Cove Tues day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

Decreases in the number of horses and mules in the past 20 years has released enough land to feed 844 million persons, Depart lnent of Commerce statistics show.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
THE WEATHER
tBy the U. Bureau U. S. DEPARTMENT COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU

Forecast beginn pm Partly cloudy and not much change Fri day lowest temperature tonight Friday CT degrees light gentle winds
 for Southeast with probably light nytjon asst winds except moderate north Canal
 Forecast of along Gulf nf tn to southeast winds partly cloudy Spencer Cape moderate southeast winds partly cloudy Cape Bay: winds local Bay Kodiak: moderate to fresh winds rain
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
FENNESSY TRANsFERRED

Forest Fennessy of the U. s. For est Service staff here has been transferred to Petersburg where he will be an Executive Assistant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
ROLLER ILL

Ed Roller, who suffered an in- jury during the Fourth of July hose race, is still confined to his home, according to last reports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July 10 = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Can 878, Anaconda 2912, Bethlehem Steel 761s, Commonwealth and Southern 916, Curtiss Wright 9A General Motors 399s, International Harvester 51 3f4, Kennecott 39, New York Central 12a, Northern Pa cific 2, United States Steel 58l3 Pound $40312.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow Jones averages: industrials 127.73 rails 2918, utilities 1861.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
MRS. FOX LEAVING

Mrs. Charles A. Fox is leaving on the steamer Aleutian today for Se- attle where she will spend six weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Dewitt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

MRS. SEBERN RETURNING
 Mrs. Ray Sebern, who has been at Kansas City for medical treat ment, will return to Juneau Satur- day on the Princess Louise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

Empire classlIicas Fay!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

Empire Classifieds Payi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10
LEGAL DATA

Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

Sunrise 4:Oj am. Sunset 9:58 pm.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

American motion pictures now
lead in popularity in the Netherlands
Indies.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
The Travellers Notebook
Role Of Social Hostess Aboard Florida Trains Gives
Young Women Another GIomorized Place in
The Transportation Industry

is likely to be tough" says the widow
Of Frank B. Kemp. one of the re-
gional superintendents OF the Pull
man Co. Interested In people and
what they do and would like to do,
and with a background of railroad
ing, Mrs. Kemp Joined the Atlantic
Coast Line in 1884 as hostess on
one of the trains and a year later
became director Of the service.
The job of hostess has its prob
lemS," she said. And picking them
out is not a hit or miss system. The
staff is chosen carefully. Most Of
the young women are college grad
yates. with an interest in such indoor
sports as bridge. backgammon-any-
thing socially entertaining.
"Vacation-bound passengers want
to relax and enjoy themselves as
soon as they get on the train. Some
like bridge, some a book. Others are
at loss as to what they may do
with the 20-odd hours ahead of
them on the train. When the trip
begins, the social hostess walks the
full length of the train, introducing
herself to the passengers and invit-
ing them to take part in the recrea-
ton car activities. She Is the rare
person who has the ability to make
groups of strangers feel at ease"
AS to problems, Mrs. Kemp points
out that arranging a bridge game is
more than learning that four GER
tain people play. Tactful questions
are necessary to sound out the skill
Of each. and arrange partners and
opponents who make a good match
Bingo is popular. and the hostess
there has the duty of keeping the
game on fun basis, not permitting
specialists" to boost the stakes
above the 10-cents-a-card limit.
The list Of applications for the So
cial-hostess jobs is long, but Mrs
Kemp points out that the person
able girl has a chance to sign on
because hostesses seem to use the
railroad place as stepping stone to
other careers. including marriage
Only three Of the present staff of 20
have been with her as long as four
seasons.
Where do the hostesses come
from? They are largely college
graduates" explained Mrs. Kemp
We've had radio actresses, real es-
tate agents, advertising copy writ
ers. millinery designer, an Olympic
diving star; yes, even an airline
hostess who grounded herself to join
our staff"
Early experiments with the hostes,
system revealed that the uniform
being changed this year to hunter
green gabardine. smartly tailored, Il
advisable as Distinguishing dress
I'VE thought" said Mrs. Kemp, "ths
passengers would object to q uni.
formed hostess attempting to direc'
their activities aboard a train. W.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Kappa Hall. The Bach cantata, "A
Child Is Born" will be presented on
December Is in the Methodist
Church directed by Ramon G. Douse
and featuring Wilson Angel, bari
tone, and on December 19 there will
be carol singing on the steps Of the
Wren Building by William and Mary
choral groups, followed by the sing
ing in one Of the churches of The
Messiah" by the Peninsula Choral
Society, under the direction Of Har-
old Chapman, distinguished young
American composer.
On Sunday, December 2l, there
will be special Christmas services in
the churches in the morning. and in
the afternoon the unique Singing
Candles Ceremony will take place
on the Palace Green. Representa-
tives of every segment Of the city,
children and adults, will march to
the Green, each carrying a lighted
candle and singing as they march.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Blue Ridge Parkway
Sets New Record
For Season Travel
e65, 900 Use Some Port
OF Scenic Route,
Census Reveals

ROARING GAP, N. c. Dec. g.
Traffic on the Blue Ridge Parkway,
open with minor detours nearly all
the way from Mount Mitchell, N. c..
TO Roanoke. Va, set a new traffic
mark last season. official traffic es-
Inmates of the National Park Service
reveal The park service census
shows that 965,000 persons rode on
some portion of the parkway during
the travel year ended September 80,
an increase of 80 per cent over 1910.
Most popular entrance was North
Carolina Route 81 near Roaring Gap.
where 100000 visitors were counted
driving onto the ridge route during
the season.
Contracts have been let for links
between Deep Gap and Blowing
Rock and from Mount Mitchell by
Craggy Gardens to connect with
State highway No. 10 into Asheville.
Barring unexpected delays, the
drive is expected to be open from
near ASheville all the way to the
Virginia line next summer. Even
tuallv the parkway will swing south
= Eheville. TO Mount Pisgah. and
&t6 the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.
The surfaced portions of the park
way are open throughout the year to
traffic, but between October IS and
April Is travel there IS strictly at
motorists risk and the park serv-
Ice counselS avoiding the ridge route
during periods of snow, ice and fog.
Evening star., 1941-12-07
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr..
Travel Editor

The glamour Of aviation has cast
about the airline stewardess an
aurora a shade brighter than that
of her sister, the stewardess- nurse
who works for the railroad The
phrase is a bit more on the practical
side and. generally speaking, 1t is
fitting. For railroads require their
stewardesSes to have more than a
passing knowledge of ministering TO
the occasional ills Of passengers;
TO be registered nurses. Not all the
airlines do. Whatever their other
qualifications for these spotlighted
roles of women in the transportation
industry, attract:veneSs and per-
sonality are required.
There is another featured place
for women in the railroad setup,
not so generally known because 1t
is virtually exclusive with one line
the social hostess. She might be rea-
sonably at loss in applying first
aid, but her personality score usually
reads with a double plus sign. and
she is chosen for her tact, poise
and dignity as well.
Smartly dressed Mrs Gertrude
Kemp. director of hostesses for the
Atlantic Coast Line trains that carry
recreation entertainment cars.
points out, too. that a sense Of
humor is invaluable among the
young women she chooses for assign
ments on the Florida Specials and
the Miamian. otherwise, the going
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Colonial Christmas
Will Be Observed
In Williamsburg
CondIeIieht ond YuIe
Log Ceremony Included
In Holiday Program

WILLIAMSBURG. Va, Dec. g.
Festivities in which the whole town
shares will be the keynote of Colo
NAL Williamsburg community cele-
bration OF the Christmas season.
starting this year on December IA
and running through January l.
The exhibition buildings will be
Illuminated by candlelight. and the
great lanthorns" will be lit in the
cupolas of the Governors Palace,
the Colonial Capitol and the Wren
Building of the College of William
and Mary, to shine once again as in
the 18th century as beacons Of hos
pitality over the surrounding coun-
tryside In keeping with colonial
traditions, all the buildings and
private homes In the restored area
will have candles as their Christmas
illuminations, and will be decorated
with holly and green's.
A Community Christmas Commit
tee has been appointed, which will
coordinate the celebrations, and
which will make honorary awards
for the best-decorated and illumi-
mated houses and places of business.
Carolers will sing in the streets
there will be Christmas CONCERTS in
the ball room of the Governor Pal
ace, "Yule log ceremony" at the
Williamsburg Lodge. and an open
house for townspeopie aid visitors
at historic Raleigh Tavern ON
Christmas Day.
Candlelight Vespers Dec. IA.
The Christmas observances will
start on December IA with Christ
mas candlelight vespers at Bruton
Parish Church, followed oy a con-
cert of William and Mary student
musical organizations at Phi Beta
Evening star., 1941-12-07

At the meeting place on the green
there will be community carol sing
ing and each person will carry home
his taper to light from 1t the cam
dies in his home window
Christmas Eve Yule Log.
For three nights before Christ
mas there will be caroling through
the streets and on Christmas eve a
"Yule log ceremony" at the Will
liamsburg Lodge. Christmas Day
there will be old fashioned Christ
mas dinners at the inn and lodge,
open house at Raleigh Tavern, and
at 8 pm. a Christmas concert of
18th century music in the ball room
of the Governors Palace for Mo-
zart piano, harp and violin. On De-
cember 26 the Soldiers Chorus of
the Fort Eustis Glee Club will give a
Evening star., 1941-12-07

concert on the Court House Green,
followed by concert at the Will
liamsburg Inn by the Williamsburg
Choral Children, directed by Iona
Burrows Jones.
On Sunday, December %, there
will be another Christmas concert
at the palace. repeating the pro-
gram OF December 25. and on De-
cember 81 there will be New Year
eve dance at the lodge. On New
Year Day there will be bonfire
ceremony on the Market Square
Green, at which awards for deco
rations and illumination will be
made.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

found out instead that most pas
sengers were unable to identify the
hostess. who might have been a pas
senger in the next seat, SO far as her
costume was concerned. That led
to the change"
Evening star., 1941-12-07
Shopping Dutes to Be Topic

How to use astrology in selecting
the best days for Christmas shop
ping will be discussed at meeting
of the Washington Astrological As
ISOLATION at pm. Wednesday at the
Sheraton Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-12-07

Boxing has become . favorite
sport among high school and pre-
paratory school boys in Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
'.Japs Tell
Of Raid On


TOXIC via official Japanes,
Dec. 9.-GNS)-Japan'.
imperial headquarters announced
today that japanese troops now
are attacking in the area OF Singa
pore, Britain's mighty Far East,
ern fortress.
"a British communiQue issued
at Singapore said there was ABB
solutely no truth" in this Japa-
nese claimD
a new war comnunique issued
by imperial headquarters said:
Japanese warships yester-
day afternoon intensively bonn
barded Midway Island (Ameri-
CAM and set fire to hangers and
fuel depots.
Japanese troops now are at
lacking the Singapore area.
"Air units are carrying out
daring raids on British air bases
I'm Malaga. A number of British
planes have been destroyed"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Jap Platoon
Held AnnihiIdted

HONGKONG. Dec. 9 GNS).-
British authorities today an
nounced virtual humiliation" Of
a japanese platoon amid skir-
mishes on the Hongkong frontier.
Thanked on all sides but the
south by japanese. the British
crown colony was defending itself
against sporadic infantry assaults
that followed savage bombing.
During the night there were two
air raid alarms but no enemy
planes appeared.
(The Japanese were reported
TO have occupied the British
settlement of Shameen in the
Canton metropolitan sector, ac-
cording to a DNB, German news
agency, dispatch from Shang-
hal to Berlin.)
Machine gun and rifle fire. Off
cially described as hot" was be-
ing exchanged across the border.
but up until this morning there
was no information indicating that
the Japanese had as yet launched
any largc-scale effort 10 push
across the frontier, although they
were expected to do so momen-
tarily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
APPS Rene Drive for Singapore Land More Troops Malaga
Winter Blocks
|NaZiS ut Moscow

IL lost by the Red air force and
that IL luftwaffe bombers were
downed over Moscow's approaches
that day.
GERMANS FLEEING
To the north. south and west
of Moscow shattered German units
were reported in flight over
blood-stained snow in cruel tenn
peratures dipping down to 80 de-
grees below zero. They were said
to be abandoning masses of guns
and other material.
The battle for Moscow, de-
scribed as the biggest ever fought
in the worlds History and launched
with. an about German offensive
on October 2. appeared to be
turning decisively in Russia's
favor and Soviet commentators
claimed that Adolf Hitler faces
the fate of Napoleon without even
having reached Moscow as did
NAPOLEON"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

Dec. 8, 1941.
Dear MIR. Hearst:
"1HIS Is Bible Week In
America, the first an
nual observance of its
character-an amazing and
almost an ACCUSING fact, in
itself.
We have other, and usually
C O m m e ndable, 0bservances
for almost every other pur-
pose.
Biblical principles and
teachings underlie most OF
them, and in that sense OF
course the Bible is itself hon.
ored.
The Bible, as the sponsors
of Bible Week recalled, was
the source of 1.-The fields of
thought trodden by those
who founded our govern
ment."
The Thanksgiving Day OBJ
servance Just past was funda-
mentally a religious observ-
ance, attesting the reliance
we put in what our fathers
were taught.
The Christmas holidays we
will soon observe will reflect
religious and spiritual attach.
ments respected by and i'm
pOrtant to civilized men fol
two thousand years.
All that Is good In life, par
ticularly in our enlightened
and free American life, rests
upon and takes being from
the inspiration that Is In thu
Bible and the faith we have
that what is written therein
is essential to worthy human
conduct.
All that Is bad in life, ant
in our American life no les,
than any other, is the result
of deparfure from the concep
: tons Of morality and stand
ards of conduct taught in tn,
Bible and exemplified by Bib
/, lical characters and precepts
! But strangely, we are onl,
now observing a Bible week
The American people ma,
be trusted 10 assure them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Ndzi Del drdtion
Of War Waited
BY International View. ser,,c.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9 QNS).-
David Anderson, MIC correspond
.ent in Stockholm, Sweden, stated
during a broadcast that indications
are that Germany will declare war
on the United States within few
hours.
LONDON, Dec. 9.-An Ex-
change Telegraph British dis
patch from Stockholm quoted
political circles in Berlin today as
saying they understood American
diplomatic representatives have
completed preparations to leave
the German capital. The dispatch
quoted these same Berlin quarters
as stating German-American re-
ilations now are without the
slightest Significance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Grand River Turn
In Effect Tomorrow

Beginning at 8 a. m. tomorrow
il will be illegal 10 make a left
hand turn from Grand River ave-
nue.. y. Grant Mickle. city traffic
announced today Left
turn ban signs will be put up
tonight, he said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
Us. Seeks
Russian
Air Bases
I.tI New. serve, star Correspondent,

hutt NrNt HtfNtct sun N"ff'rP'""'"t
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The
United States government. re-
sponsible quarters in Washington
disclosed today. wants Soviet
Russia to grant the American ali
force the use Of air bases in Rus
sian Far Eastern territory for
action against Japan.
There are strong indications In
official quarters that such Russian
support In the war against Japar
will be one of the first questions
TO be taken up with Maxim Litvi'
noff. the new Soviet ambassador.
British Ambassador Lord Hall.
fax is understood 10 have dis
cussed the matter with Secretary
OF State Hull late yesterday Great
Britain plans to join with the
United States in urging Russia n
lend It's support 10 the united
front in the Pacific.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

official japanese announcement
that Nippon naturally antici-
pates a German declaration of war
on the United States was issued
today by Tomokazu Hori. Nip
ponese foreign office spokesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09

observance of its nature.
Only a little reading of the
Bible and a little hearing OF
it's gentle and beautiful les
sons, however casually under
taken at the outset, will kin
die understanding and appre-
citation Of what good and
great men of all time have
held to be the essential asset
of mankind.
The Bible, according to
Lord Macaulay, is "a book
which if everything else in
our language should perish,
would alone suffice to show
the whole extent of its beauty
and power.
1t is the sort of literature
which more completely than
all the other literature of the
ages meets Macaulay's defini-
ton of GOOD literature-in
that il consoles sorrow or
assuages pain" and "brings
gladness to eyes which fail
with WakefulneSs and tears
and ache for the dark house
and the long sleep"
1t is not merely beautiful in
language and story, but it is
the KINDEST thing ever
written, the SWEETEST
thing and the most comfort
ing and inspiring.
The Bible can be opened at
random to any of its many
pages and passages and chap
tiers, and something of profit
and guidance found.
1t abounds I'm confidence
and strength for the lowly.
1t humbles the strong and
ambitious.
1t speaks for consideration
and compassion by the pow
erfuI, and for loyalty and
faith by the masses of men
and women who have the des-
TIMES of the world, its inf
mite capacities for good or ill,
in their keeping.
1t exalts love and affection,
exhOrts to charity and broth
erhoOd.
1t is a GOOD book, inter-
'esting beyond anything eise
ever compiled, productive of
more profit and advantage
for expenditure of time and
study than all the other lit
erature Of the earth, and more
easily available to more peO-
pie than the cOmmonest and
most trivial literature Of our
time.
Such a book should not be
relegated to bookshelf and
forgotten corner.
1t should not be reserved
for preachers and students.
1t should be made the coun-
sellor and teacher, the guide
and inspiration, of our daily
lives.
Bible Week Is commended
to all our people, for their
better acquaintance. We may
be sure that one such week
earnestly observed, will not
distract us from other mat
tiers of seeming or real impOr'
lance, but will be productive
Of viewpoints and understand
ing essential to the wise and
just determination Of al
matters.
Sincerely,
i CHARLES S. RYCkMAN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-09
NdlExpefAids
Nippon Air Force

LONDON. Dec. 9.-tINS)-The
Daily Sketch said today hiatt Gen.
eral Won Messed, German luft-
waite expert and former adjutant
TO Reich Marshal Herman Goer-
ing. is in Toxic as advisor for the
LapaneSe air force.