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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-06
ARMS

Deliveries of the Garand rifle are well ahead of schedule and the rate is increasing steadily. The same is true of sub-machine guns.
 Production of the new heavy me- chine guns, for land and planes, is just getting under way eight months ahead of schedule. This is an outstanding achievement of in- dustrial organization and ingenuity; the facilities had to be built up practically from scratch.
 The output of anti-aircraft guns is just getting started. The delay was caused by uncertainty of the military experts as to the exact function of this weapon, plus the complexity of producing them There are 191 different parts in each gun, and there are different types for land and sea.
 Production of other artillery is making headway, but here again the delay was due to the failure of Army brasshats to develop modern cannon in the past While the Nazis were bringing out steady stream of new, fast moving, heavy caliber cannon, our ordnance experts were asleep at the switch.
 Similarly, the tactics experts were asleep in developing panzer and parachute forces, in motorization and mechanization, and in abandon ing the deadly and obsolete close order formations. When the full story of the defense program is told, the Army, with it's paralyzing sys- tenn of promotions by seniority. will be charged with much of the blame
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PLANES

At the moment the aviation pie ture is in a state of Aux due to developments abroad A few months ago the chief demand was for fight CT planes. Today, bombers are to the fore, particularly long range bombers carrying heavy loads. Also. it is definitely known that the Nazis are bringing out new machines.
 In March we produced 1916 mili- tary planes, of which 500 were train CTS and 700 combat ships. About 200 -one-sixth of the total output were bombers. In April these figures stepped up to 1875, of which 250 were bombers. By September, bomb CT output is scheduled to top 600 a month, when four huge plane as- sembly plants in Kansas City, Fort Worth, Tulsa and Omaha get into operation.
 It takes 100000 (seven times) more man-hours to make a bomber than it does trainer.
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not c0m,pe"
WEDNESDAY, MAY T


 Benefic aspects rule today, which should be fortunate for labor and it's aspirations. It is a promising date for launching any new busi- ness or promoting any important enterprise.
 Heart and Home; Women are well directed under this configura- tion which seems to promise that they will contribute greatly this month to national defense and the aid of war sufferers. There is sign of warning against new or ganizations which may enlist many under false representations. It is wise to concentrate on mass aez tivity of established Women's clubs, the Red Cross and Y.M.C.As This is a fortunate date for girls who make the acquaintance of strang- CTS of opposite sex Quick love af- fairs are lucky under this rule Of the stars.
 Business Affairs: Demonstration of the amazing possibilities of mer- chandising and manufacturing in the United States will have far reaching effects upon the Axis powers and will prove of supreme aid to Britain. However, there will be huge shipping losses this month and there is a sign presaging some sort of serious setback to govera7 ment plans for succoring England. Despite enemy effort miracles of efficiency will be wrought through countless channels.
 National Issues: Sabotage, th Q seers prophecy, is to cause grave hazards as the summer advances, and congressional investigations will multiply. Efforts to discredit com mittees on the watch for secret machinations of enemy agents will assume forms difficult to detect Young men and women are warned of prognostication that there will be sensational exposure of treason able activities in colleges.
 l International Affairs: Persistent ly the stars presage for Russia an access of power and prominence in the second World War. The seers who prophecy that Stalins life span will end within two or three years | foresee many changes for the So- viet government and alliances that will aid in undermining Nazi strength. If the war does not end this year it is prophesied, it will be long drawn out, but 194l is tc be decisive, even though hostilities are prolonged. 1T
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of good fortune and real happiness. There will be change and travel through red letter months.
 Children born on this day prob- ably will be unusual in their tai ents and original in their points of view. Highly intellectual, pro- found in thought and sincere in character, they have the promise of a noteworthy experience in liv- ing.
 Copyright. 194D
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Cost of Occupation
Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Alexander Sachs well known economist, brings to light interesting data the costs to France of military occupation by the Nazis It is signfi- cant because of the German charge that it lack of realism in the separations settlements following the World War that made another war inevitable and precipitated the present world crisis.
 According to Sachs, Hitler has imposed upon the French, who have lost most of the rich indus trial burden of payments in excess of $2,- 900,00000O year. And to protect against the loss of large part of this income through inflaton the Nazis taking the capital assets of the French ranging from tangible goods to controlling inter- ests in industries and business enterprises"
 By comparison with the separations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles Germany the payments being exacted from the French more than three times as great, and approximately five times the schedule of payments under the Dawes Plan.
 These impossible armstice conditions make it clear beyond doubt that Hitler has no thought of anything but ruining France and the other nations which under his control It also throws inn portant light on the question of whether the out come of the is matter of indifference to this country
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the urgent need to concentrate on planes and give them priority in machine tools, plus constant flow of changes arising from combat ex- perience abroad, production of tanks is still in the early stages.
 Heavy tanks are still on the draw ing boards. The Army has not yet made up its mind on the value of these armored giants; it will be at least another pear before pilot mod els roll off the production line. The first medium tanks made their ap- pearance recently, will start coming off the lines in a steady flow by June, and will hit 300-a- month in September.
 Light tanks, of which 3,687 are on order for delivery by May, l942, are the most advanced of this arm. By June deliveries will be at the rate of 330 a month and will step up rapidly thereafter.
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While Rome Burns
Philadelphia Record)

Philadelphia Record)
 The Navy, we informed, is about to purchase a 335-acre tract at Weymouth, Mass. for construc- ton of dirgible base. The cost will be s5000000
 Considering that already have one dirigibe base and dirigbles, this proposal borders on the fantastic The Lakehurst base would seem ample under such conditions.
 Unfortunately it is also reported that new dir- gibles may be built before long, part of the de- fense program.
 That makes it twice bad.
 Dirigibles have been conspicuous by their com- pete absence in this Even Germany, which fathered them and cung to them after the rest of Europe abandoned them, has thrown up the sponge
 It is a terrible waste of time, money and man. power to start building these huge at this time, when every dollar and all available skilled labor are needed for the real implements Of defense.
 Dirigibles have ghastly record of disaster in peacetime. We recall that on one occasion they were used in games, and didn't survive those How long they would last in modern warfare is a child's guess.
 We hope President Roosevelt will squelch this program of dverting defense energies to the hobby of few we'll meaning but painfully mistaken en- thusiasts
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MORE AND LESS

The imagination reels under what this means in industrial terms.
 For one thing, it means tre- mendous speed-up in the rate and quantity of production, plus another vast expansion of plant capacity. For another, it means drastic cur tailment of consumer goods, such as automobiles, electrical appliances, aluminium ware and other daily necessities.
 Steel, tin, zinc, rubber, copper, aluminium and other vital raw materials will have to be diverted to armaments. The picture is not a comfortable one, but there are plenty of military experts who grim ly hold it to be the only alternative to a Hitler triumph.
 Thus briefly summarized, the de- fense question mark consists of two parts - what is happening to the present program. and what new plans are in the works.
 As indicated, the new plans are still largely in the discussion stage Regarding the present program. cer- tain data can be presented, though for military reasons most of it is general rather than detailed. But it is sufficiently specific to show the overall situation on the major arm aments. Later articles in this series will deal in detail with the indi- vidual items.
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 tember will be 3A times greater than it was last December, which was five times greater than at the beginning of 1940.
 Small arms ammunition, the big gest immediate need, is slightly be- hind schedule because of delays in obtaining presses. However, this is expected to be made up shortly when three new Western plants hit their stride. Production has already soar ed steadily. In March it was 40 per cent greater than in January; by July it will be 21a times greater, and by next January 31a times greater than July.
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VIUUEkN [IIuULIIL ROBERTA LEE

e. is it permissible to borrow things the hostess?
 of who has to borrow everything II necessary to article promptly and in ditiona
 Should the table when finished eating? A
 o Is it proper for girl to along smoking? A. conspicuous, though what the difference IS between smoking on the difficult 70
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

not What do you think of me going "of MY going tomorrow
 OFTEN MIsPRoNoUNCED: poem, O in NO as in END and not PO-UM.
 OFTEN MISSPELLED: Regatta; two Ts
 SYNONYMS: Mysify, perpex puzzle bew1lder
 word three times and IS yours Let us or vocabulary mastering NIFCENCE generosity His large donations to the church are testimonies O his munifcence."
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AMMUNITION

Powder output is one of the brightest items in the defense pie ture. Starting practically from zero year ago, miracles have been per- formed. By July we will be produc- ing more powder than at the close of the World War. TINT output is equally abreast of needs; by Sep
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appears that Hitler's productive ca pacity in planes, tanks, guns and other vital arms is double the maxi mum of our defense program, and insiders are insisting that the only hope of coping with him is immed- lately to launch plans to outstrip him.
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HERE FROM LIvENGOOD

MT. and Mrs. Keith N. Jones of Livengood arrived in Juneau from, the Interior via PAA yesterday afternoon. Registered at the Cas- tineau Hotel. Jones left Livengood. yesterday morning and drove 86 miles to Fairbanks to catch south bound PAA plane.
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METZLER HERE

Oliver J. Metzler, district sales manager of the Centennial Flouring Mills Company from Tacoma ar rived in Juneau from Sitka several days ago. Metzler will fly to the In- terior for a several weeks trip as reservations are booked.
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LOOK and LEARN %sy c. GORDON

did Columbus make to the New World? 9 there the least rainfall in the world? "Immanuel' mean? bird builds "he most remarkable nest? of the famous Dutch painter, Rem brandt?
  1. 9. Africa, Chile God with us" orioe g. Rembrandt was Harmensz Van Rijn.
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for the costly, and possibly dis astrous, unpreparedness of the na- ton when the crisis first arose. Copyright. 1941, by United Feature
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TANKS

Because of the Army's failure to develop mechanization in the past,
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Try classified ad in me Empire
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] HAPPY BIRTHDAY

MAY 6
 Arthur Adams Shirley Ann Edwards Elmer w. Waugh Willis Hopkins Alfred Raymond T. F. Andresen Milo Hilliard T. F. Dennison Bonnie May Chesney
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-17
ACTIVE YEAR
 IN BUILDING
 IS F0RECAS'T
FILA Administrator Cites Reasons for His Con-
 struCtion Estimates

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-New re- sidential construction in the United States during ls4l is likely to con tsnue at the highest levels since 1928. Federal Housing Administer Abner IL Ferguson declared.
 Tn view Of the upward trend of ompleTment and purchasing power throughout the country and the ex- istence Of ample credit supplies on favorable terms, Mir Ferguson said, the probabilities are that the Amer i6an hcnie building industry during the coming year will at least main- tan the pace reached in l940 when approximately 545,o00 new dwell- ing units were built. according to an estimate of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
 The output of new housing ac- ccinmodations in 1940 set a 12-yeai hish record and compared with i65 GOO dwelling units in 1899 ano 5oo0O00 in 1929 Thus more thar I nnlllien dwelling units were pre- visied in l939 and l940. # t%
 irnprctaHt Contributicn ns
 Ihl important contribution of tho FIA insured mortgage program tt this hap revival in home building ] is demonstrated by the steadily brcadening proportion of homo building that is being financed bN FHA~insurcd loans, the Admins trator said.
 In l940, approximately l8000t naw small homes were completed CT started under FILA inspection a: compared with l42,000 in 1889 Tn, eeln of about 27 percent over l93! in new home construction under tht FILA program compared with the in crease Of IT percent in total cons. truction of new dwelling units. i Well over 40 per cent of the new is'nale-fsmily homes built in 1940 i representing the FHA's primar, field of operations, were financed
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NEW BETTING TRICK

Bangtails and Science. The Fed- eral Communication Commission recently arrested two men for pos session of unlicensed radio equip ment with which they were sup posed to be broa dcasting sure tips" from the Charles Town, w. Va, racetraak. The method according to rec inspectors: At the start of race, a man could be heard whistling on a certain frequency, followed by the words, oh John ny, repeated several times and then d few hars would be sung from such songs as Beer Barrel Polka or Maryland, My Maryland AS the race neared the finish, the voice would cut in wita number repeated until the race was conl- pleted. Immediately, a stronger signal on another frequency would repeat the number ten or 15 times and finally the words, That is all On cheoAing race results, it was obvious the number applied to the winning horse Thus, persons receiving were able to make advantageous bets before results ot race were generally known
 What EGG and I want to know is how the receiver got bis set shut down after that long count of l5, got his poor msuspecting bookie on the phone and got the bet on the line before the poor unsuspect- ing bookie knew the race was over. Maybe the bookies out your way are like those dreamy fellows in New Orleans who accepted bets on the Columbia Brown football game until mid d-afternoon-a game played in the morning
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will ride in automobiles.
 "The CCC will enter l93 young men wearing the spruce-green CCC uniform and marching empty handed.
 The IVA young people Will wear mackinaws made in the IVA sewing rooms 6 third will pe solid red, a third white, and a third solid hlGe.
 "Tae WPA marchers. chosen from the ranks of national defanea workers, will wear working garb.
 Okay, Governors, it's up to you How about wearing your Christ mas ties?
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by FHA-insured loans. In many important industrial areas, upward of 30 per cent of the new single family homes are being financed through the facilities of the FILA, with additional amounts being an cutgrowth of the FHA's activities.
 Favorable Conditions
 While basic conditions appear fla vcrable for sustained peak activity in new home building, the pace of operations in ls4l also will be in- fluenced by developments arising in connection with the rational de- fense program, Mir Ferguson declar- ed The possibility therefore must be recognized, he said, that emer- gency defense construction needs, such as army barracks and canton ments, may produce temporary stringencies in supplies of build ing materials and labor.
 The Administrator expressed con- fidence, however, that for l94l as a whole the facilities of the building industry will prove ample to meet all present requirements of the de- fense program without impeding new home construction F
 Housing Demands
 Moreover, the new housing de- mands arising in key I industrial areas where defense industries are rapidly expanding their employ ment will create important new outlets for profitable investment of private funds in new home con- struction, Mir Ferguson said
 Already this movement is reach ing impressive proportions Dur ing the closing months of l940, new homes started under FTIA inspec- tion in important defense industry regions showed increases of more than 30 pc, cent over the like l939 { period with gains in individual areas ranging as high as lb5 per cent. Another promising use of pyi- vate funds in these localities is the modernization of cid houses or the l conversion Of large single-family i hcugss into multi-family dwellings hrcugh property Improvement loans insured by the FILA
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No. 4510-A IN ADMIRALTY A
NOTICE OF SALE


 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of a writ of Venditioni Exponas and execution, dated the 14th day of January, 1941, issued out of the above entitled court at Juneau on Final Decree in rem and Order of Sale made and pro- nounced in that court on the same day, ordering the above described barge or vessel called the w T. e B. Go. No. 39, Official No. 166,3l0, her tackle, equipment, etc, to be sold at public vendue to the highest and best bidder for cash, I will ac- cordingly offer and expose the said vessel or barge called the w. T. 6 B. Go. No. 39, Official No. 166,310, her tackle, equipment, etc, for sale at public vendue to the highest and best bidder for cash on the 27th day of January, 194l, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day at the front door of the Federal Building at Juneau, Alaska. E <
 Dated at Juneau, January IA, 1941.
 VIM. T. MAHONEY,
 United States Marshal First
 Judicial Division, Territory
 of Alaska esf,
 By WALTER G. HELLAN
 Deputy. First publication. January Is, 1941. Last publication: January 25, 1941.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-17

This year, more than ever before, people are de- sertng their homes and offices and are dashing off for a few weeks holiday during the cold months. mates. Anne Gwynne, left, is showing smart slacks suit consisting of white hand-woven linen trousers and Herendorf jacket of red and blue checked linen, lined with red percale which is also
 used for piping the pockets and edges of the jacket
 Linda Hayes center. has selected youthful play suit made of pink and white candy striped silk
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jersey. The blouse has yoke which uses the stripe horizontally and features the new loni sleeves It is tucked into belted skirt that has many impressed pleats in front. A skin tight pair of shorts is worn under the skirt. Ann Rutherford right, has chosen very and fattering swim suit. The fared skirt is made of royal blue lastex with white polka dots pattern. which ties over a maroon lastex foundation. The suit is one-piece. with skirt only in front. the brassiere top. tying in front to match the waisband. This suit Is par ticularly becoming to the figure.
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a large quantity of vitamin pills from Mime. Elsa Schiaparelli, the designer, who is enroute to France.
 Mime. Schiaparelli carried 10000 units of Vitamin A and 3000 units of Vitamin B. gifts of Americans to the Friends Service committee in Paris. Tine officials contended they were food, and as such, were contraband
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In the United States District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Divi- sion Number One, at Juneau. PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES INC, a corporation. Libelant, vs. The BARGE or vessel called the w. T. 6 B. Co. No. 39, Official No. 166.3l0, her tackle, equipment, etc, Libelee and Respondent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-17

Salt is being used as a stabilize: in the building of airport runways in Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-17

Vitamin A is considered essea- tial to the health of human beings at all ages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-17

North Dakota. with 639, ,690 per sons, and it's sister state, South Dakota, with 641134, are within 1900 of being tied in l040 census figures.
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Yuqos|avia Food
 Raiioning Sfarls

SARAJEVO Yugoslavia, Jan. IT. The first food rationing by csrd in Yugoslavia, effective here, affects purchases of sugar, flour, rice, cof- fee and cooking oil.
 The measure was decided on by the local authorities. Other cities, including zagreb, are considering similar action.
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BRITISH 5EIzE.
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HAMILTON. Bermuda. Jan. IT,
 British officials have confiscated
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Supervisor Jesse Coman ard pictured the mayor signs the certificates which the mayors citizenship will all of the city newly nat certificates attest the citizens natuarlza
 
 right to freedom of speech press pledged also to propagandsts who preach hatred beliefs racial WestCo 0 the plan.
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WANTED

WANTED TO RENT--4 or 5-room furnished house by responsible party. Must be reasonable. Good location. Write XXX, Empire Of flee.
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NOTICE

AIRNf. iIL ENVELOPES. snowfns air route from Seatcle to Nome. on saie a' T. K. Burford & Go adv
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Giuanii( EiYsi Aid Program Arranged
 For inauguration

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FOR SALE

1883 CHEV SEDAN, good condi- ton. heater. 920 w. 18th or phone Blue 450.
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Bh CENTS EACH PAID for used sound gunnV sacks at Coal BunkerS.
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MISCELLANEOUS

COMPLETE body massage in your home, s2.o0 Call Black 5lo be- fore II am and after ' pm.
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SWEDISH massage and cabinet baths. Mrs. L. Skeie, 40 West l2th St. Phone Green 662.