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Evening star., 1941-01-01
Winthrop Rockefeller
To Enlist in Army
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. l.-Winthrop
Rockefeller, 28-year- heir to the
vast oil fortune, plans to forsake
his position with the Socony Vacuum
Co. and enlist in the Army at s21
a month.
The grandson of the late John D.
Rockefeller-one of five sons of
John D., twill appear at his
local Draft Board tomorrow or
Friday to sign up as a buck private.
Friends said he had chosen to
join for the one-year period in
voluntary selective service, rather
than for the regular three-year en-
hstment period.
A Yale graduate, Mr.. Rockefeller
tried Army life last summer at the
Plattsburg IN. " Citizens Mill
tary Training Camp.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Briton Grows Bananas
In Cucumber, House

Ripe bananas will be coming out
Of Norfolk, England, soon and ex-
perts who have examined them on
the tree say they promise to excel
for quality any they have seen in
the West Indies.
The fruit is growing in a cucum-
Der house at Costessey. The trunk
has developed from a shoot until
It Is as thick as a mans body. R. G
Jarvis. who owns the tree, says his
brother is also growing the fruit.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Monetary
Continued From First Page.)

cally-mined silver. Although the
same officials had previously urged
a ban on purchase of foreign silver,
the new plan did not suggest that
either. 1t merely asked that the
Treasury be deprived of its unused
power to issue s129 in paper money
for every ounce of foreign silver it
buys-usually at 35 cents.
From a technical standpoint, the
plan was aimed at preventing excess
sive loans or investments by banks
with the $1,000, 100000 idle money
they now possess and the additional
billions that may become available
later.
The report advocated making
much of this money ineligible for
lending by requiring the banks to
put some of it aside, to increase
reserves for deposit protection.
sterilization Revival.
The experts failed to explain how
the credit effects of imported gold
should be neutralized, but hinted
at revival Of the Treasurys 1886
38 sterilization" program, when
borrowed money was used to pay
for the gold. This had the effect
of forcing the banks to lend back
to the Treasury any money de-
posted in them by foreigners who
sold gold to the Treasury.
Asking the Treasury to sell its
bonds-expected to total s5,00O,-
100000 in 1941 alone-to others be-
sides the banks, the report added
that it was in accord with Treas
ury policy to raise the Federal
debt limit, to issue fully taxable
securities, and to issue new types
of securities that would be attrac-
tive to individual investors.
Experts explained that when a
bank buys a Treasury bond, the
Treasury spends the proceeds, the
recipients deposit the money, and
this tends to double the volume of
bank deposits. However, if an in
dividual or corporation buys the
bond he must first withdraw money
from bank to pay for the Sc
curlty, and this offsets the new de-
poslts to be made by persons re-
ceiving Treasury cash.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
American and British
ENJOYS Join Chinese
In Welcoming 1941
Nuzi and Fascist Officials
Also Attend Party at
Chuneking Hotel
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China, Jan. l.
United States ard British Ambas-
sadors and high officials of the
German and italian Embassies
joined Chinese leaders today in a
snake dance which welcomed 194l
the Zodiac calendar snake year,
and for the Chinese symbolized
their hope to return their govern
ment to Marking before the year
is ended.
Leading the twisting line OF
dancers in Chungking's largest no.
tel were DR.. H. H. Kung, Chinese
Vice Premier and minister OF
finance, and Gen. Ho Ying-chin,
minister of war.
Near the head of the line were
the Ambassadors from the United
States and Britain and farther
down the line the German and
italian Embassy members.
The Chinese leaders echoed a
prophesy by Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek that fighting between
Chinese and japanese forces would
end in 1941 in China's favor.
Sees China Victorious.
Chang said in a speech broad
cast to China and the United States
that "l941 will be the final, decisive
year In which China will fulfill her
destiny in the present struggle
against japanese aggression
He said President Roosevelt's
speech Sunday night "extraordi-
narily stimulated and encouraged
the Chinese, and added:
China, peace-loving by nature,
will ntaKe a great contribution in
the future to world peace"
Foreign Minister Wang Chung-hui
expressed hope the United States
would cut off trade with Japan and
predicted such action would cause
the japanese war machine to col
lapse like house of cards"
Grateful to Americans.
"1he Chinese government and
people are deeply grateful to the
American people for the just and
righteous stand they have taken in
the Sino-Japanese conflict" the
Chinese Foreign Minister said in
New Year message broadcast today
from Chungking to American listen
ers.
They cherish the hope that the
United States, as power vitally
interested in the Pacific, can see its
way clear to coordinate the Ameri-
can-Japanese commercial relations
with its foreign policy toward the
Far East.
The japanese depend upon their
trade with the United States to re-
plenish their rapidly exhausting
sinews of war. Once this source of
strength is cut off, their whole war
machine will collapse like a house
of cards. And, I am happy to say,
this appears to be the trend in
which events are moving"
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Bulgaria
(Continued From First Page)

manian Minister to Moscow, had
been summoned home. Mr.. Gafencu
has been attempting a policy of
rapprochement with Russia, and his
return was interpreted as meaning
that the Iron Guard did not approve.
An early end to Russian diplo-
matic representation in Bucharest
was foreseen by diplomatic dis
patches, which declared the Soviet
Union planned to deal with Ru-
mania in the future through the
Embassy in Berlin-taken to mean
that Russia would thus view Ru-
mania as a conquered country.
1t was reported that Russia had
protested vigorously against an in
creasing campaign by the Iron
Guard for recovery of Bessarabia,
the province annexed by Russia
last summer.
At the same time, Count Istan
Csaky, Hungary's foreign minister,
was quoted in the press here as
declaring that Hungary will take
an active share in building the new
European order-particularly in re-
nnolding Southeastern Europe"
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Count Sforzu to Serve
On U. Of Va. Faculty.
Ry tfe Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan. 1,
Count Carlo Sforza, Foreign Min
lister OF Italy before the coming of
Fascism, will join the faculty of the
University of Virginia in February
and will remain four months as
visiting Carnegie professor.
Count Sforza, leader of demo-
cratic opposition to Fascism, will de-
liver series of 13 lectures which
will be open to the public and will,
in addition, appear before classes in
European history and in political
science and before student organ
izations such as the International
Relations Club and the Jefferson
Society.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Flyer Does Good Job
Of Surprising Grandpa
Nv the Aseociotsd pr..s

BY the Associated Press.
VILONIA, Ark, Jan. Roy Nc
Corkle's surprise for grandfather
yesterday was considerably over
emphasized.
The l9-year-old c. A. A. flying
student at Arkansas State Teachers
College at Conway took off for solo
training at Conway, IS miles to the
west.
He decided he would fly. here,
swoop over Grandfather G. w. Nc
Corkle's home.
Right into tree he swooped and
down plopped the plane in grand
fathers yard. Out of the wreckage
came Roy with a broken leg.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Loudoun Board Names
Four SeIectees

LEESBURG, Va, Jan. tSps.
ciaD The Loudoun County Draft
Board has selected four white men
for the second group of selectees 70
be indicted into service January 9
and 10. This list is tentative de-
pending on the result Of physical
examinations.
Those selected are Harold Tins
man Tyers, Robert Garfield Clark
and Millard K. Reed. all of Purcell
vile. and Charles Richard Trail Of
North Fork.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Savings and Earnings

CHICAGO, Jan. l (SpeciaD "A
saving of 10 cents day by each
employe of the railroad throughout
the year would be equivalent to OBJ
tanning 120,000,000 more ton miles"
of freight, j. L. Bevan, president OF
Illinois Central System. reports. He
estimates that Scent stamp saved
is equivalent to the revenue from
3 tons Of freight hauled mile.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
500 Raider Victims
Are Rescued From
Island in Pacific
Sinking Of 10 Ships by
Nuzis in Lost Several
Months Disclosed
By the Associated Press.

Iy the Associated Press.
SINGAPORE, Jan. IA series OF
blows against Pacific shipping over
a period of some months" by Ger
man raiders was disclosed today in
an Australian Naval Board an
nouncement of the rescue of 500
persons, comprising passengers and
crews Of 10 sunken ships, from an
island in the Bismarck Archipelago
The 500, including 10 women and
7 children, were landed December
81 on Emarau Island in the
archipelago by the German raiders
and subsequently taken off by an
Australian ship, which already has
landed them in Australia.
They were British, French and
Norwegian nationals.
The 10 sunken vessels, totaling
81, 2,772 tons, included seven of British
registry, two Norwegian and one
French.
16,712-TOn Steamer Victim.
Largest of the German victims
was the 16,712-ton British passenger
steamer Rangitane, built in 1929 and
owned by the New Zealand Shipping
Co., Ltd. She piled between New
Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Another of the vessels lost which
belonged to the New Zealand Ship
ping Co. was the 9691-ton Turakina.
The other British vessels sunk
were: Triadic, 6,378 tons; Triaster,
6,O32 tons, and Triona, 4,4l3 tons,
all operated by the British phos-
phate commissioners; the Komata,
$500 tons, engaged in the New Zea-
land trade, and the four-masted
schooner HOLLYWOOD, 773 tons.
The Norwegian merchantmen were
the Vinni, 5,l81 tons, and the Ring
wood, 1908 tons. The French YES
sci was the Notou, 2,489 tons, from
New Caledonia.
(Of the 10, only the Turakina,
Notou and HOLLYWOOD previously
had been reported lost, the first
of them the Turkina, which the
German high command last Aug
ust "a reported sunk 'in Austria
liam waters.D
Measures Being Taken.
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton,
commander in chief of the British
China fleet, said both the British
and Australian Navies were well
aware of the activities of the raid
ers and appropriate measures are
being taken"
In view of the large expanse of
ocean to be covered, he added, 1T
might take time to bring the raid
ers to book, as in the last war, but
doubtlessly they will be accounted
for"
The Bismarck Archipelago. Ger
man protectorate before the World
War which became an Australian
mandate lies below the Equator.
about 1850 miles southeast of the
Philippine Islands.
Between TOO and 1000 miles to
the northeast lies the Island of
Nauru, which Australian Prime Min
lister Robert G. Menzies announced
last Friday was shelled by raider
flying the japanese flag.
Activities by German raiders in
that part of the world have included
the mining of waters around Aus
tralia.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Charles Wheeler Dies

Charles Wheeler, father of George
Wheeler, who is secretary to Repre-
sentative Springer, Republican, of
Indiana, died yesterday of pneu-
monia at Noblesville, Ind. Funeral
services will be at Noblesville at
pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Berlin Radio AssoiIs
u. S. and Signs Off,:
Happy New Year
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The
Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TENS short-wave listening sta
ton reported last night that
the Berlin wireless station
DUO gave the last half OF a
news broadcast in English, 'di-
rected to the United States,
to a denunciation of President
Roosevelt's Sunday night speech
and then signed off;
I'VE wish all of our listeners
a very happy, peaceful and
prosperous New Year"
Evening star., 1941-01-01

Electricity used by industries Of
Palestine Is rs per cent above year
ago.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Schools Open Tomorrow

Montgomery County CMd.) schools
will reopen tomorrow, School supt.
Edwin w. Broome announced today
He declared the announcement was
made to correct reports that the
institutions would not reopen until
Monday.
Evening star., 1941-01-01
Gilmore Is Double Loss
To MARYLAND Sports

Maryland's boxing and track
teams both suffered when Sopho-
more John Gilmore, reserve half
back last fall, recently underwent
an appendectomy.
He was leading for the 165-pound
JOB on the varsity ring team and
is a consistent 6-foot high jumper.
Argentina may increase its pur-
chases of American railway equip
mont
Evening star., 1941-01-01

There are approximately 556,00O
grains in a bushel of wheat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20

The Daily Alaska Empire has th< largest paid circulation of any Al. aska newspaper. M.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20

The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
kET(HIkAN B0WLER5 TO
 COME HERE
Team of E|ks Will Arrive Saturday for Quick
 Series with Juneau

According to a radiogram re- ceived today by l.. J. Holmquist, the Ketchikan Elks bowling team will arrive here Saturday on the Mt. Mckinley for return bowling engagement with Juneau ElkS Ketchikan keglers took the Juneau contingent. by 350-pin lead when the local Elks visited the First City in January.
 Those making the trip to Jul neau are Cort Howard. Jack Mo- loca, Tony Zorich, Ray Roady, A Peterson and A. H. Ziegler. The radiogram further states that wives are being left behind' to keep the home fires burning <.
 The first of five-game series will be played Saturday evening and the series completed before the southbound sailing of the AL aska. Arrangements are being made to entertain the brothers" as well as to take them down a few pins on the local alleys.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
kayhi Wins Second Game
 Al WrangeII
Ketthikan Basketeers Play Institute Cdgers Tonight
 linen Off for Juneau

INTANGIBLE, Alaska, Feb. 20.- With Newell scoring IA points, Ket- chikan Kayhi easily defeated Wran- gell last night in the second game of a three-game series. The final score was 32 to IT after nosing out in the opener the previous night by a score of 27 to 25 in an over- time period.
 T. Llanos, with seven points, was runnerup to his teammate in the game marked by many fouls and substitutions.
 kayhi took an early lead and .leld it throughout, rolling up big in the last quarter of play.
 Howard Mathieson of the Kayhi squad has been placed in the hos p.tal here as the result of a | sprained ankle and flu.
 The Wrangell High team is SC disrupted with measles and other [ sickness that the five from the Wrangell Institute is playing Kay hi tonight to fill in the regular schedule before the South Ene champs go to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
gard it as rededication of the con- munity to its task of educating chil- dren for democracy

gard it as a rededication of the com- munity to its task of educating chil- dren for democracy
 Mayor L. w. Kilburn, the next speaker. gave his pledge to the Governor. to the Legislature and to the community that the building would be dedicated to proper use for the furthering of the well-being of the youth of, the community. He assured those present, that it's use would reflect both the spirit and the act of democracy
 Speaker of the House H IT. Me Cutcheon spoke briefly expressing his pleasure with the addition to the community.
 The program opened with audi ence singing The Star Spangled Banner" followed by flag salute with Billy Devon, in Scout uniform. accompanied by Rudy Krsul and Mickey Pusich, demonstrating the salute as Boy Scouts.
 Musical Program
 Interspersed with the speaking a musical program. directed by Ernest Oberg, music supervisor of the Doug las Schools, included opening and closing numbers for the school band, Under the Southern Cross" and Moonlight Waltz.,' Children in the primary grades sang Flag Song . Intermediate grade children gave an especially pleasing interpretation of "Alaska's Flag and the girls glee club sang, Falling In Love With Someone
 Following the program, dancing was enjoyed to the music of Glenn Edwards, John Bourne and John Nieni.
 The completion Of the Douglas gymnasium represents the concerted efforts of the community. the school board, the school superintendents of the last four years, the city coun- cil together with the cooperation of Territorial and Federal officials and the Governor of the Territory.
 Almost totally without funds after the disastrous fire of l937. the com munity first was enabled through an appropriation to rebuild an adequate modern school building for acade- mic. instruction. Physical education and recreation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20

al work was greatly handicapped the only building available being the old Natatorium.
 The legislature of two years ago appropriated for the construction oi a gymnasium $l5,000.
 Fund Secured
 The l939 Legislature voted $l5,00O in l939 as a part of the road fund and earmarked for the construction of the Douglas gymnasium The money was tied up until the second half of the biennium when de- termined effort on the part of .in- terested parties obtained it's release and through the help of Gov Gruen- ing matching funds were secured from the WPA.
 The community was especially for tunate to secure E. J. Bowling as superintendent with A. E. Goetz as assistant An especially fine group of WPA workmen labored diligently on the building from August l2 when excavation was begun until the first of January, when the first basket ball games were held.
 The overall size of the building which is of reinforced steel and concrete, is l02 by 50 feet with a gymnasium floor Is by 50 feet. There is an entry across one end and a stage with dressing rooms and stor- age space across the other There are locked rooms and showers in the basement of the school building and connecting stairway between the two buildings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
TUBERCULOSIS CARTOON ENDS
 AT GROSS SHOW

Goodbye MT. Germ." an animat- ed cartoon recently released by the National Tuberculosis Association, will be shown for the last times tonight at the Gross goth Century Theatre.
 The l4-minute short was recently reviewed ip Time Magazine, and is being shown, through the courtesy of w. D. Gross, in all of his thea tres in Southeast Alaska.
 Because of the high death rate from tuberculosis in the Territory. this film should be of special cdu- cational value and interest to all Alaska. It was noted in survey that Alaska,s death rate from tu- berculosis in 1899 was II times higher than that of the United States as whole. It was also noted that as the result of adequate control measures and more thor ough public knowledge of the con- trol of the disease, the death rate is continually decreasing in the States, while the rate of deaths for tuberculosis in the Territory con- tinues to grow higher
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
DougIasGynl |s.Deditated
 AfExertises
Governor, Legislators. Mayor Kilburn, School
 Officials Speak

Douglas School Board. chairman for the program, expressed the apprecia- tion and gratltudeof the community to all who made the new building possible, and introduced the speak CTS. r
 First speaker on the program was John Mccormick, Douglas born Representative from the First Divis- ion for the ,l4th and 18th sessions of the Legislature. who introduced the bill for the. gym appropriation in the House two years ago
 C0mpIimented
 Mccormick complimented the peo- pie of Douglas on their cooperative ness and the pioneer spirit which after many major disasters has en- abled them to strive confidently to rebuild for the future. He also ex- pressed the hope that the interior of the building could be completed
 Senator Henry Roden, President of the Senate, who introduced the appropriation bill in the Senate two years ago, stated that it was to the people of the Territory that Doug las was indebted for the fine new structure, and that worthy use of il would be to tie benefit of the Ter ritory and nation as whole.
 Third Arm of Defense
 Calvin Pool. Superintendent of thu Douglas Schools, stating that educa. tion was the third arm of defense said that although they were dedi- eating a building. they should re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
2 Recruits
 pubIi(ized

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.--Lou Novi- koff, of the National League Chi cago Cubs and Phil Rizzuto of the American League New York Yan- kees are the most publicized rock ies scheduled for training camp trials this spring Novikoff is an outfielder from Los Angeles and Rizzuto a shortstop from Kansas City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
ELkS TO RESUME
 KEGLlNG TONIGHT

Sc he duled on the Elks' Bowling alley; tonight after two day lapse in ae pin play slate, are three matchss starting at ' o'clock.
 The first is between Hennings and the c ,lumbia Lumber Co.,, at ' o'clcck Then follows the Dodge Dealers and B. M. Behrends at SIS and the Capitol Theatre and the First National Bank at 9:30 o'clock
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL SMALL BORE TEAM WINNERS

Hank" Harmon took his Ju- neau High School Colts" to the Indoor Rifle range of the local gun club last night, inveigled a nice handicap for his small bore team and proceeded to trim the old sters. The match was shot with iron sights and in three positions.
 The handicap was figured out on team average and indicated a spot of l60, but was raised to 175. The high school marksmen would still have won the match with the lesser handicap. Another match is to be run off in the future, and the boys will be put up against a tougher match by not being handi- capped so generously.
 Following are the individual priptS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
sos I5 ROLLED AT BRUNSWICK
 LAST EVENING

4 phenomenally rare high match sec Q of COS was rolled last night at tho Brunswick alleys as kegler Ben Me 1galao bowled consistently higher game totals of l81, POP and 222 to aid his Takus to a 3 to 1 win over the Baranof bowlers. Final scores were 14G3 to 1481.
 In the second game of the nights pir play the Three Musketeers took 8 5 to score from the Juneau Laun- dry boys as Otto Smithberg bowled hi h fer the match with 579.
 Games tonight are between the George Brothers and the Takus at ' o'clock and the Juneau Florists and the Brunswick Cafe at o'clock.
 Scores last night follow:
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-20
MOOSE TO HAVE NINE
 THIS YEAR

IT Moose will have, as usual, team in the Gastineau Channel Bast oall League this year
 Al the last meeting of the Moose lode {, Art Mckinnon was again elec,ed as manager of the team ana Stan Grummett and Frank Collins as members for the l94l season.