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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
Federal penitentiaries will not be chased as dispensable.
COLLECTING TIN CANS


 One of the biggest problems in the campaign to collect tin cans is the fact that there are only two detin- ming plants in the area east of the Rocky Mountains, with another small one on the West Coast. AL though these plants have increased their capacity, they still cannot handle all the cans which patriotic housewives collect.
 This, however, will be remedied. Six new detinning plants will be established soon in New York, Chi cago, Buffalo, Birmingham, Dallas and Los Angeles.
 Also many shredding plants will be established throughout the coun- try for the preparation of tin cans before shipment. These plants mangle the cans, thus reducing bulk, so they can be transported without taking up too much space Total cost of these new shredding and detinning plants will be twelve mil lion dollars.
 Meanwhile, one handicap to the program is recent order of the American Railroad Association that gondola cars cannot be used to haul tin cans. Apparently the railroads are trying to force their boxcars into greater use; but the labor cost of loading boxcars with bales of tin would be almost prohibitive, where as they can be dropped into gon- dola cars from loading cranes.
 Unless the railroads relent, this may put a serious crimp in the de- timing program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
JUNEAU SCOUTS
 PROGRAM TO BE
 HEARD TUESDAY

ga
 Helen Hayes, famous star of radio, stage and screen, plays the title role in Jane Addams,'' in the "Cavalcade of America" transcribed drama which will be radioed at 7:30 pm. tomorrow under the auspices of the Douglas Girl Scout Council, it was an- nounced today by Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, Girl Scout Commissioner Together with the dramatic pro- duction and as special part of Girl Scout Week, four little mem bers of the Juneau Brownie troop, led by Mrs. H. J. Powers, will be heard. Scheduled to appear are
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
FDR COLLECTS SCRAP

President Roosevelt is about to instruct Cordell Hull to pick up all the big cannons and the little can mons around the State Department and contribute them to the scrap drive.
 A Presidential order is being pre- pared which will affect not only the State Department but every Federal property It will result in the col lection of great quantities of deco ratiye and undecorative old iron, steel and brass every bit of metal which is not indispensable from post offices, court buildings, nation al parks, army and navy posts.
 First proposal was to have the President issue a request, but it was agreed that this would run afoul of red tape and questions of title. But all doubt would be removed if the President issued an executive order. So an order it will be.
 NOTE: Iron at the windows of
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FlODLKN LIiuULIIL ROBERTA LEE

O. a his hand in greeting a woman?
 his hand offers first However if they intimate friends meeting
 a form the habit of critcizing everybody else?
 decidedly popular Improve other than find fault with them" O. serving where tables provided anything that the fork?
 A. Yes; i
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DOUGLAS
 NEWS
OBERT IS FIFTEEN

Obert Havdahl celebrated his fifteenth birthday yesterday eve ming with a party for his young friends and classmates at his home in Treadwell. They played games and enjoyed refreshments of cake and ice cream by way of enter tainment. Among the invited guests were Betty Bennett, Doris Balog, Patsy Fleek, Bernice Floberg, AL freda Fleek, John Asp, Micky Pu- sich, Wilfred Rice, Ralph Kibby, Robert Savikko, Rudy Krsul and Billy Devon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
Daily lessons in English V v. L. GORDON

WORDS Tt is nothing like so hot a Say, Tt NOT NEARLY so hot as"
 MISPRONOUNCED Modiste Pronounce modest in last syllable
 MISSPELLED Hammock OCK. Havoc; K.
 influence nce compel actuae
 three times it yours. Let us mastering each day Todays word habit associatng ocks herds CARE, accent second syl often peerng the crowded city 0 the country"
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LOOK and LEARN ss c. GORDON

approximately popula- tion B. What, army, a squad?
 located the largest known in sr What claimed to be the most nearly perfect food? President of
 ANSWERS:
 About 100000 privates, a sergeant corporal under him. ; Missouri; Mountain.
  Adams.
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Ann Henning, Elizabeth Daigler, June Ransopher and Sylvia Lister. Representatives of other troops will appear on later broadcasts.
 The next in the series of six "Cavalcade" dramatizations will be "Dr. Franklin Takes It Easy" Mrs Faulkner announced It will be presented at 7:30 pm. November 8 As publicity representative for the local Girl Scouts, Mrs. Robert Coughlin is in charge of the pro- grams.
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now has been offset by the appropriate reaocation of ships which is made possible by new ship construction"
 But this doesn't seens to be an explanation Ii so, then the Navy has decided on new policy of holding warship losses from the public until new are commissioned to take their places. That would be absurd
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
COUNCIL MEETING

Douglas City Council meets to-
 night for the regular second bi- monthly October business session. One or two matters which origin ated at previous meetings will most likely be finished up this evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
HOSPITAL NOTES

Master Edward Brostrom, who has been a surgical patient in St. Anns Hospital, went home Satur- day.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Decker returned home Saturday from St. Ann's Hos pital, where she has been under medical care.
 Jack Dalton, a medical patient in St. Ann's Hospital, has been discharged.
 Corp. J. L. McGuire and Pvt. Henry Lang, medical patients at St. Ann's Hospital, have been dis charged.
 Donald OLeary has been dis missed from St. Ann's Hospital,
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where he was a medical patient.
 A daughter was born on Sat- urday in St. Ann's Hospital to Mrs. James Perry.
 Harvey Martin of Hoonah has been admitted to the Government Hospital for medical care.
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NURSE TO VISIT

The Public Health Nurse will visit in Douglas tomorrow, making calls at the school and home visits. No well-baby conference is set there for this week.
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ATTENTION o.E. STAR

All members requested to attend funeral services of our late sister Georgia Holzheimer at II o'clock Tuesday forenoon at the Holy Trim ity Cathedral.
 ALICE BROWN,
 Secretary.
 LEONA TALMAGE, adv Worthy Matron.
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the contrary, also are high in praise of U. S. tanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
ATTENTION MASONS

Al A FAN HUN MhSON0
 Stated Communication of Mt Juneau Lodge Monday evening at 7:30. Work in F. c. Degree. 2 J. w. LEVERS, adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26

The bowie or hunting knife gets it's name from the Texas frontiers man, James Bowie, one of the Alamos defenders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-26
Washington Merry
 6o-Round

Continued from Page One)
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. - WEATHER REPORT . tU. 8. Bureau) . Temp. Saturday, Oct. 24 . Maximum 49, minimum AZ . Rain-.81 inch. . Temp. Sunday, Oct. 25 . Maximum 52, minimum A Rain-1.79 inches.
 The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any AL aska newspaper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Hot Words

A tiny little gadget known as the
"varistor" is now being used to frus-
trate any efforts by Mother Nature to
disrupt transmission of telephone
messages by sudden changes in the
weather.
It seems that the voice travels more
easily over the copper wires of tele-
phone line under proper temperature
conditions. If uncontrolled, cold wire
would make the voice too loud to be
understood and on hot summer days
the voice would fade to whisper.
The "varistor," development OF
Bell Telephone Laboratories scien-
lists, automatically regulates the deli
cate currents as they pass over the
wires. Aided by Temperature record
ers" and linked by ''pilot wires" these
regulators are hooked up at intervals
of from 100 to 200 miles along the
long distance lines.
When there is change in tempera-
ture, the pilot wire sends the news to
the regulator and that in turn auto
matically adjusts the flow of current.
Thus, in winter or summer, telephone
users need only to speak in natural
tone of voice to talk across the CONT
nent or to their next door neighbors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Reminder Notices

The city of Whittier, Calf, finds
gentle reminder" to taxpayers
about past-due accounts useful in
keeping delinquencies down.
In May this year property own
ers who had not paid their taxes in
full on the April 20 due date re-
ceived notice reminding them Of
their Oversight and pointing out
that under a local ordinance unpaid
items must be published June in q
newspaper with names of the prop
erty owners, who then would be liza
BILE for the 50-cent advertisement
charge.
Nearly half--137-of the 1858 items
out of approximately 5000 parcels
on the tax roll April 20 were paid
before the publication date, many
delinquencies turning out to be re-
suits of oversight by new property
owners who had not realized the
taxes were unpaid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Hurry On, Rookie!
Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps

A captain at Lawson Field, Ga,
was surprised last week when he
was nearly knocked down by per-
spring and breathless recruit run
ming down the line toward Hangar
No. /. The rookie was wearing q
parachute. Between gasps, he apol-
ogized to the officer: Every sorry,
sir. But I was told that if / could
borrow parachute, I'd be able to
get ride to New York and back
in one of the new Link Trainers.
If you didn't know, Link Trainers
are used in blind flying instruction
they are fully equipped chunk Of
fuselage, without wings, which new
er leave the floor of the training
hall, much less fly from Georgia
to New York;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
SteriIizing by Sum

Diaper-washing can be made cas-
Ter and more agreeable by putting
the soiled diapers into a prepared
covered pail until the daily washing
period. Using a tablespoon Of borax
to each two quarts of cold water,
fill the pail half full Of this solu-
ton. Drop wet diapers into it, and
add soiled diapers after flushing
them with cold water. A stable
pail is needed for the baby's daily
quota. Wash the diapers in the
morning so that the strong sun can
sterilize and bleach them. Transfer
them from the borax solution into
a tub Of warm soapy water, rub
until clean, and rinse three times.
Fold smooth but do not iron. Twice
a week the diapers should be boiled
in soap solution, rinsed thoroughly,
and sun-dried.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Current Lettuce Crop
Near Twice Last Years

The current lettuce crop is esti-
mated at 5000, 900 crates, or one and
one-half million crates more than at
the corresponding time in 1941. The
heaviest supplies are expected to be
on the consumer market through
and after May Is.
Nutritionists think so well of leafy
green vegetables, the family to
which lettuce belongs, that they rec
ommend a serving Of at least one
green vegetable each day. Green
lettuce is a good source of carotene,
which the body can change into Vita
min A. It contains also some vita
min B-l, ribofavin, and vitamin c,
and is good source Of iron and
calcium. In general, the thinner
and greener the leaf, the better
source of iron and carotene lettuce
is. Bleached lettuce contributes
most of these same food values, but
it rates considerably lower than
does green lettuce as a source Of
the vitamins and minerals men-
toned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Clothing Specialist Gives
Suggestions on Hose Care

Sheer hose that look like silk sorl
nylon nowadays probably .are made
of rayon and they need different
care than the hose with which
women have been familiar in the
past, according to Edna M. Gala
han, clothing specialist, Ohio State
university.
Miss Callahan advises women to
learn the best methods of caring for
rayon hose because they will be the
ones most suitable for dress occa-
sions in the near future. The sup
ply of silk for hose is practically
gone and nylon is being used to
supplement the fast diminishing
stocks. Present cotton hbers do not
produce the sheer hose women want
for best.
The new rayon hose differ from
rayon hose sold in the past in being
less glossy, none are full fashioned
although seamless hose are being
sold, and the price is higher. The new
rayon hose differ from cotton by
being smoother, more attractive,
more sheer, higher priced, and less
serviceable.
Considerable care is necessary in
laundering rayon hose to avoid dam
aging them. The hose can be
snagged easily by rough finger nails
or by rings which are not removed
while the hose are being washed.
Miss Callahan advises the use Of
lukewarm water and just enough
mild soap to make a lasting suds.
Use the soap to clean, and then rinse
until water remains clear after the
rinsing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Avoid Curiosity Calls
Even After "All Clear"

Except in serious personal emer-
gency, the public is asked to refrain
from telephoning not only during
blackout or air raid alarm but
for some time after the ''all clear"
has sounded. This is emphasized in
a telephone company announce
ment in connection with Civilian
Defense appearing on the front
cover of new issues of telephone
directories.
A flood of curiosity calls" can
slow telephone service and even tie
up central Offices at time when
the telephones may be needed most
by defense forces.
Even after the "all clear" tele-
phone lines must be kept open for
use of wardens, for summOning
medical help if needed, and for
communicating with auxiliary police,
firemen, repair forces and other
defense agencies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
(3!I'I;!i 39!|!9
Blackboard Finish

A blackboard surface can easily
be applied to new plaster or on
wallboard. A suitable printing coat
should first be applied on the sur
face. When this has dried hard, a
body coat of medium gray should
be applied. If necessary apply two
thin coats allowing ample time be-
tween coats for drying and harden
ing. After sandpapering lightly, a
coat of superfne lampblack (ground
In JAPAN, thinned with turpentine
and small amount of good varnish
should be applied over this surface.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

A table top can be decorated very
attractively through the use Of q
two-color cracked finish. Special
crackle paints can be obtained or
ordinary prepared enamels can DO
used. The bottom color Of the COM
bination Is applied to the surface
and allowed to dry but not to be-
come too hard before the second
color is put on. The bottom color
should be slow drying enamel and
the top one a quick drying one.
When the complete job dries, the top
color being quicker drying and less
elastic than the bottom one, checks
and cracks, showing the bottom color
in the background.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

Washington -. The commandments
of eleven U. S. Naval Districts, Naval
Academy and Washington Navy Yard
were called into simultaneous tele-
phone consultations recently by their
chief, Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox. This coast-to-coast telephone
hook-up is said to have been the big
gest in the experience of the Navy,
and in line with Secretary Knox's
effort to eliminate "red tape"
Sydney Drawing mine-infested
waters and descending to a depth of
438 feet, an Australian diver, in a
special chamber equipped with a tele-
phone connected with a salvage ship
above, recently directed the salvage of
$9,6O0,00O in gold bullion from the
liner Niagara off the New Zealand
coast. The Australian-Canadian YES
sci was sunk by, a mine in 1910.
q
San Francisco :. The first Chinese
telephone subscriber in the world was
Quong Lee, whose name appeared in
1878 in San Francisco's first telephone
directory. His grandson, with the
same name and address, is listed in
the current directory.
New York /. Because telephone
service continues by night as well as
day, the Bell System reports that
more than 100000 men and women are
on duty during some part Of the hours
between 6 p. m. and z a. M, when
other people are normally at leisure
or asleep.
Singapore The last message
sent by the British colonial governor
just before the fall of Singapore
included the words, telephone girls
are still at their posts"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Fence Post Treatment

Fence posts treated with zinc
chloride not only outlast untreated
posts from three to ten times, pro-
tecting them from premature decay
and termite attack, but seem 10 dis
courage woodpeckers AZ well. In
recent experiments at Clemson Col
ilege, S. c., several untreated posts
showed considerable damage hy
woodpeckers. while treated pos1n
~ - ,anlan@r~suaa'ss'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

Irish Landmark

A historic landmark at Drogheda,
Ireland, the tower of the old Mill
mount fort, is to be taken down.
Part of the walls fell after some re-
cent wet and stormy weather. The
tower has stood over the ancient
borough for about 1000 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
1000 Shades Of Red

According to recent magazine
article, claim has been made that
there are 1000 shades of red, and it
is stated that the United States Blu
reau of Standards recognizes "21s
times" that number. Take your
choice!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

DlOLCGI pau Lay tilS
telegram that had come that morn
ing Just as she was leaving for work.
With those long, well-shaped fin
gers she reached for sheet of paper.
She nibbled the end of her pen for
bit, and then she wrinkled up her
nose at the picture of the soldier AND
began to write, Dear Mr.. Morgen-
thau'', but the corporals name was
jackson and she called him Pete:
Her round handwriting spread
across the page. ''My boy friend is
with the A.E.F. in Ireland. He has
cabled me fifty dollars with which to
buy diamond ring. I've been think
ing it over and decided to buy War
Bond to help Uncle Sam instead. This
may help to bring my boy friend
home sooner, and then he can help
me select my ring"
Slowly she began to sign her name.
stIrene -"
Dieter fronasan actual commune
cation in the files of the Treasury
Department.
Let's all sacrifice as Irene has
done. Bring final victory closer with
the money you put into War Bonds:
Make certain your family budget
tops 10 percent by New Years.
IS. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Beautiful Teakwood

Teakwood is dark red in color and
very durable. Hand-carved Chinese
teakwood is made into chairs, Ia
bles, stands and book ends, and they
are beautiful and lasting. Teak
won't grow in temperate climates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

Painted Cloth Hides Fields, Roads
Huge acreages Of painted cotton
cloth are covering whole sections Of
airports, factories, gun emplace-
ments, machine gun nests-even
roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Ban on child Marriages

Despite vigorous opposition by Or
thodox Hindu and Moslem members,
the India legislature at New Delhi
passed bill authorizing injunctions
against child marriages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Returns After rs Years

The familiar sight of beavers aft
er an absence Of rs years is report
ed in Tioga county, New York. It ID
believed a process Of migration Is
taking place.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
NI|ZzSzzzl
A@e

When Irene got home from the air.
plane factory she was good and
tired. This was the hour, after work
and before dinner, that she always
looked forward to. Her private name
for it was "My sissy hour" Into it,
these days, she packed all the lazy,
luxurious little things she loved
things that used to take up lot more
than an hour of her peace-time days.
She sat down at the little desk in
her room. You could tell quite lot
about Irene from that desk. The
water-glass filled with the small bou-
quet of flowers she sometimes bought
on the way home. The paper-weight
of pink marble. The thin, crackly
blue air-mail stationery. And the big,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Oil To Paw for Railway

Payment for the new Quito-Es-
meraldas railway line in Ecuador
built by q Swiss firm, will be in
Ecuadorean petroleum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

Encircling tactics are favored by
most armies. and also by men on
furloQgh.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11
Mayor Has Luminous Automobile

Mayor Has LummOuS AutOmOblIe
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia of New
York has an official automobile
which carries luminous paint on its
front and rear bumpers, as well as
body stripes Of luminous paint to
make the car visible In blackouts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

German writer's recall old victor
les. The pen IL mightier than the
sword,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

IT am ed pnOtO-
graph of a young
man in a corpo-
RAILS uniforms
good ooking a
man as Irene was
pretty. On the
blotter pad lay the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-12-11

They're cutting down on umbrel-
las to save steel, and the umbrella
might as well realize they're not
being ribbed,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-03
Salary and Chattel Loans

TRADE BUY SILL with Times want
Ads MRS X WEiNSTONE aii
So 9th, call at The Tacoma Times
office for two free tickets 10 tho
Temple theater as7-S2
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Lost and Found

I osT-Monday, February 23rd. mans
l. brown leather wallet containing
Identification cards bearing name
Thomas SWEET. Reward. Leroy
Hotel. Room No. 6, Broadway 1856
after 5 D. m.
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Wanted 10 Rent

WAIT 70 buy of rent small furnished
o. HnfuFniaisd hons IN vicinity 81
EAss ssth And hekiDisy are vsrT
reasonable. No children. Phons
IA fTIa
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NOW II the time % 90 your pruninl
and spraying. GAriSno o1zs.
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Male Help Wanted
Insurance Statesmen

PROMINENT Massachusetts company
writing non-cancellable accident
and health insurance and legal re-
serve life insurance has exceptional
opening for two progressive sales
men In this section. Write Box
B-i. Tacoma Times, giving age .
education, nationality and club or
fraternal connections. All replies
treated strictly confidential.
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