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The sub., 1944-06-22
SUGGESTIONS

General Motors employees, dur ing the year 1943, submitted ap- proximately 125,OOO suggestions for increasing quality and reduc- ing the, cost of war products. Twenty-Five thousand of them were found useful, and were adopted by the company, which paid nearly a million dollars in war bonds and stamps as awards.
 One hundred and eleven men and women won the top prizes od a $1,O0O war bond, one employee winning twice in succeeding months. One went to a 19-year- old girl working at her first job The winning suggestions came from employees with as much as 25 years of service to as little as two months.
The sub., 1944-06-22
DO,un To The Seq h Slips
By Navillus

has been rumored around that Cobb and Briggs about start riding school During the last winter they bought enough hay and oats to supply half the riding schools
The sub., 1944-06-22

Some men have a den in their home, while others just growl all over the house.
The sub., 1944-06-22

Remember If you don't WRITE you're WRONG.
The sub., 1944-06-22

Don't talk about yourself- will be done when you leave.
The sub., 1944-06-22

and Russell Sylvester, in your new position USN, from all the gang.
The sub., 1944-06-22

Our heartfelt condolence to How ard Prince on his recent bereave ment.
The sub., 1944-06-22

Al Dargatz, our new acting lead ing man, was rendered a surprise birthday party by the sheetmetal office and his associates on Mon day, June 9th, at 12 noon. A large birthday cake was cut by him and enjoyed by all. Many happy re- turns, Al, and we hope you enjoy many more.
The sub., 1944-06-22

Hurry up and get well, Irene Edwards. We all miss you a lot here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25

First Prize for Outdoor
Buffet Settings at n
Spring Show. Pottery,
Blue-Green and Brown;
Floral Arrangement Of
Lichens and Bark, DaffO-
dis and Pine. BY Mrs.
G. Lofland OF Forest
Hills, Long Island, New
York.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25


This Outdoor Buffet Setting Designed by Mrs. John
Stark Of Riyerf1ead, Long Island, Uses Dark Green
Glasses, Yellow and Green Pottery Plates. n Basket
Of Fruit and Flowers In The Same Colors
from the garden or fruits most simple meal an occa
centerpece makes sion for the family
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-25
BY JANE TEN Brock

ny 0AANh TN DhOh~h
THIS is the year in which
TO use the backyard and
porch as much as possible.
IL a country vacation or
any other kind is out OF the
question. pleasant relaXa-
ton from indoor living and
work can be had right at
home, with very little eff
fort, and only a small out
lay of money for the kind
OF wares which take grace
fully TO the porch and
garden
Delicate china and the
good SILVER, precious linen
cloths and napkins. and
fragile glassware are out
of place for such use. Their
sturdier couSins-pottery,
plastics, cottons, straw and
composition mats, paper
napkins and thick peasant
type glassware-are plenu-
full in the shops.
Plan Schemes
pUT as with any other
~ phase of home decora-
ton, the outdoor accesSor-
les should be selected with
a planned color scheme as
your guide, then they can
be used with the idea OF
making outdoor meals so
attractive that the family
will look forward 10 them
with happy anticipation.
For such IN q ! s b a r e
tables are popular with
homemakers whose weekly
laundry basket alrca dy
overflows: there is no time
TO wash more tablccloths
and napkins. Bare wood
can be beautiful; scrubbed.
clean pine. such as a plain
Kitchen table; or oak
stained or vanished with a
waterproof finish; painted
tables protected with the
heat and m ois tn re.proof
coatings, all serve for these.
Colorful and DurobIe
THE menu can be adapted
j TO the pottery and glass
ware selected for this spe-
cial summer dining room.
Beverages keep hot or cold
in pottery jugs, tankards
and kegs. Mixed fruit
Juices tea or coffee cspe-
cially are appetizing when
poured from raffia.wrapped
Mexican bottles into thick
native glasses. Wooden
salad sets and trays are
highly useful.
Don't forget a bouquet
for the table. Maybe il is
only a handful Of interest
ing weeds and leaves, beau
ufully arranged in just the
right bowl. Or b loom
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
FIGURES ON SPENDING

The picture of profligacy in spending that one gets in looking over wartime America is tempered in the light of some recent statistics. The Cleveland Trust Company Business Bulletin for January l5 con- tains chart plotting the course of retail sales in relation national income from 1929 to the present time The fact that stands out impressively is that for most of this 15-year period retail sales and na- tional income rose and fell together The close respondence of the lines showing sales and income respectively was briefly interrupted by the sharp income upturn caused by payment of soldier bonuses in 1886.
 It was not until 1940 and l94l that the rise in national income caused by defense spending brought about disproportionately rapid advance in retail sales During those two years retail sales averaged about 6l per of national income, compared with average of about 56 per cent for the preceding Il years. Since entry into the war, however, ad- vances in retail sales have Jagged far behind the in national income Instead of 56 per cent of the national income being devoted to purchases of goods at retail retail sales amounted to only 50 per cent of national income in 1942 and 42 per cent in the first 10 months of l943.
 Tn short. although sales at high level and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

SPECIAL NOTICE IS hereby given that the Commissioner of Customs, under date of February l, 1914, gave authority to change the name of each of the following vessels owned by Lomen Commercial Company, a corporation. Nome, Alaska: z Scow Chinik, official number 163589, 25 gross tons, built 1907 at Nome, Alaska, to new name Lomen Commercial Go. No IS.
 Barge Nome No. 1, official number l07150, 21 gross tons. built 1928 at Nome, Alaska, to new name Lomen Commercial Co. No. IT. q Scow Nome No. ?, official number 170l62, 20 gross tons, built 1928 at Nome, Alaska, to new name Lomen Commercial Co. No. lS
 Scow Solomon, official number l62I90, 27 gross tons, built 1904 at Seattle, Wash, to new name Lomen Commercial Go. No. 19. q The home port of each of the four vessels is Juneau, Alaska.
 JAMES J. CONNORS,
 Collector of Customs First publication, Feb. T, l944. Last publication, Feb. 10, l944.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
IncOnstant Women
Washington Post)

Despite the very considerable contribution that women have made to the war effort at home. it ap- pears that many of them have seriously failed in loyalty and devotion to their to the front lines. In an interview with the press last week, Maj John S. Garrenton, Chaplain of the India-China wing of the Air Transport Command, spoke in high indigna- ton of the fact that servicemen overseas are harassed and worried by reports of the inconstant conduct of the women they have left at home. He explained that the reports reach the men by way of careless talk and gosspng stories passed on by their fellow sailors and soldiers who come from this country The woman" the major said. who has a husband overseas wading through hell, sweat and blood and who is playing around over here with another man is about the lowest thing I know-and the next lowest is the who runs around with her" We share the majors indignation and find the distinction he draws between the relative responsibility of the offending pair both penetrating and accurate There would be wolves if there weren't any Red Riding Hoods For in the final analysis it is the woman who sets the standards by which the relationship between the sexes is governed
 The causes for this demorahzlng state of affairs is not believe, difficult to discover It derives from the serious disocaton of civilian life which accom- panies a total war. Overnight women have been offered variety of and existing skills together freedom, and jobs away from home. Moreover. mar ried have been systematically subjected to pressures to seek work outside the home. War jobs have been made synonymous with patriotism. Indeed, there few girls or women throughout the country who found themselves dislodged from their peacetime habits and customs by the impact of
 the Excitement, new faces strange environments and fresh opportunities have become the order of the day. In these circumstances modern Penelope must of necessity be person of character and integrity especially if she lives in inflated boom town But to explain the is not to condone the consequences. The time it would has more than arrived for the wives and sweethearts of men in the armed forces to take themselves in hand By denying themselves petty distractions and philander ing diversions they will their country both at home and abroad. Broken hearts may lead to broken homes, and not fit reward for who carry the heavy burden of the fighting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
MERRY-GO-ROUND

Emory Jacobs of the War Food Administration was. drafted into the Army. but now Texas Cattleman Grover Hill, right-hand man to War Food Administrator Marvin Jones, has had Jacobs detailed to his office. Thus, although a pri- vate in the Army, Jacobs is still working in WFA New Demo- cratic National Chairman Bob Han negan is boosting Dan Nee, Inter nal Revenue Collector at Kansas City, to be his successor as Com missioner of Internal Revenue Thus the commissionership would merely be shifted from one end of Missouri, St. Louis, home town of Hannegan, to the other end of Missouri, Kansas City, home town of Nee Bob Sherwood and Elmer Davis, the two warning heads of OWI, were almost on the verge of reconciliation when news of their fight broke into the papers. Then the battle flared all over again.
 Copyright, l944, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc9.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
20 YEARS AGO {gfT fMr EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 10, 1924

FEBRUARY 10, Attorney R. E Alameda Seattle Washington G. assist bill granting this authority improvements length his ndeterminae could before Congressional
  Southeast Aaska petition division the Territory ts tft shipment of concentrates to be made from Chchago since resumption operations there the left here the
 
 Delegate Attorney Attorney here the Victoria. rriv the Alameda
 
 visiting in Berkeley for several weeks Norris of the local engineering staff Roads Seattle Weather report: High 37; low 36
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

prices of many goods have increased spending has been on greatly restrained basis, judged by past experience in periods of rising income. Much o that restraint has of course been involuntary It has been forced in individuals by scarcity of goods and ra- tioning But the statistical evidence also emphasizes the fact that instead of buying things people have bought bonds paid off debt and in just added to their cash holdings. If the 56 per cent sales ratio had held during the years. the public would not be getting any more goods, but it would certainly be paying lot for the goods it did get and would have lot less money in reserve. The overall picture is one of prudence rather than of profligacy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 bat do not compel"
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II Benfic aspects dominate today. After the early hours men in au- thority should benefit. HEART AND HOME: The spirit ual influence of Aquarius will be most conspicuous in the United States. In contrast to the material |istic trend following the first World War the impulse after this con- flict will be toward religious and intellectual thought
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Cancella- tions of war contracts will cause wide concern. Equity must be at tained but neither Government bu- reau settlements nor court deci- sions can always be satisfactory.
 NATIONAL ISSUES: Inevitable oversights will be revealed in com ing weeks when large numbers of wounded veterans return home. Money and jobs must be available for all convalescent men.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR s: Austria is to be conspicuous in the diplomatic conferences of the Unit ed Nations. Through his birthplace Hitler may learn the meaning of poetic justice.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of for tunate changes; it will be we'll to follow munitions.
 Children born on this day will probably be serious, studious and idealistic Artistic talent is fore told
 Copyright, l944)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

got only 5000. This would not have been significant if it had oc- cured in one month only But in May, the services asked Selective Service for 303, ,000 men, got only 264,000 However, there was no complaint from either the Army or Navy.
 Again in June, the services asked for 320,O0O men, but got only 288,- GOO. In July, they asked for 355, ,000 but got 2S9,000, only slightly more than the June figure despite the fact that the quota requested by the Army and Navy had been in creased. In August, the Army Navy request dropped to 299,000, and the draft boards supplied only 22l 1000 men, a scant 75 percent of the number asked for. Tn September, the Army Navy quota was 3l3,000 men, but they got only 2l4,000 or 70 percent of what they asked for.
 However, at no time did the armed services make any protest. They seemed content to coast along with what the draft boards were giving them.
 This was all during the period when the father-draft was under serious discussion and when the Administration was taking wig orous stand that fathers had to be drafted
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
Daily Lessons in English Sg %. L. GORDON

OFTEN MISUSED: Do We need the Say We much in need of car" MSPRONOUNCED Isolation the first in ICE al in T, II principal follows the OFTEN MSSPELLED: Excel L exceing excellent excelence Is.
 SYNONYMS: tverb simulate sham, dissemble STUDY: a and it Let us vocabulary each Today word
  one view general
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10


 In the past year, also, many en- listed men have come to the con- clusion that Navy schools are being maintained mainly for the purpose of keeping them occupied. Thou sands of men have attended half a dozen different schools on unre- lated subjects.
 One of the most important per manent boondoggling results of Navy idling is the effect on the men. Older men, accustomed to hard work before they entered the Navy, chafe at the inactivity. Some of them complain that they have fewer callouses on their hands, are in worse physical shape than before they enlisted in the Navy.
 The effect on many younger men is just the opposite. Some of the younger men were in CCC camps or on WPA before entering the Navy and they regard the easy life at shore stations as a heaven-Sent op- portunity-talk about staying on in such an easy job after the war is over.
 Another demoralizing effect is the waste of materials as well as manpower At Lakehurst, for in- stance, a blimp is loaded with a generous supply of coffee, canned cream and sugar when it goes out on submarine patrol The supply IS generous because the blimp may be detained at sea longer than ex- pected. When it comes back, orders that no food can be returned to the galley. Result is that hundreds of cans of cream and sacks of sugar either have to be thrown away or given to the men every day.
 Recently, there arrived at Lake hurst beautiful new adding ma chine. The base already had three adding machines and this one wasn't needed, which caused one officer to remark: Think of the civilians who would give their eye teeth to get a machine like this However, we can't return it.' Since then, it has been used about ten minutes per month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
SLUMP IN DRAFT QUOTAS

Most significant fact about the manpower situation is that, all last summer, the Army and Navy were getting less than the quota of men they requested from the draft boards, but did not complain. Few people outside the Government real ized it, but even at the time the fathers draft was under vigorous discussion on Capitol Hill the Army and Navy were not complain ing about the failure of draft boards to fill the quotas.
 During the first months of 1943, draft boards overfilled their quotas. But in April, they began to slump off. In that month. the Army Navy asked for 334,000 men but actually
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
EtOUlNN LttNULvll ROBERTA LEE

O Is it correct when making nroducion Smith, Smith?
 necessary a repetition this usually tiesome.
 If wedding reception held a of the bride is the brides family
 A.. Certainly.
 Q. Is shells?
 A. Yes they pastry they the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
LOOK and LEARN sy c. GORDON

of paper bags in what year wer they invented?
 What State in the United States borders the west? g. What meant by "a light year? To what does apply? g. What male called?
 ANSWERS: & L Luther c. Crowell in 1867.
  8 The distance travelled by light a 4 The upper class of England exclusive nobility gander.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

What the answer is, no one quite knows. High-up Army Navy offi- cers probably know but won't talk. However, the Truman committee may ask some potent questions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
ToIo Dance at High School Is
 Tomorrow Night

The annual Tolo Dance will be held tomorrow night in the high school gymnasium. Dancing will begin at 830 o'clock. tf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
ATTENTION SHRINERS

Monthly meeting of the Club at the American Legion Dugout on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Election of officers and refresh ments.
 J. w. LEVERS, ol Canrota,x,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
Washington As'rIry-' =
 6o-Round

tContlnueu rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

the Juneau USO will meet tomorrow night at the USO headquarters at 8 o'clock All committee members are requested to be present.
 Chrysanthemums grow wild in Persia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10
COMMITTEE OF
 Us0 hANA6EIhEM
 MEETING ON FRIDAY

The Committee of Management of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-02-10

adv.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16

a number of Americans will not be.
Many Americans will be dead before this day is ended.
Many more tomorrow. Many every day in the weeks to come.
For this is the most critical stage of the toughest, bloodiest
war America has ever faced. This is the time when America
must make her supreme military effort. Nothing can be spared
lin men or equipment. :
For us at home, too, the greatest effort OF the war is
demanded-noD.
The greatest sum of money ever raised must be raised in
the next few weeks-by our purchases OF War Bonds.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16

This doesnf mean simply buying a bond in the regular way
1t doesn't even mean buying extra bonds as in other War
Loan drives.
It means do~ubling-yes, doubling what we've done before.
" /
It means putting in So for every ST we put in other drives:
$40 for every $1Oi 5000 for every $10O!.
To many this viii mean real sacrificed
Well. what If II does7 The supreme effort of the war is
at hand for every American-both here and overseas! Double
your bond buyingl -
Evening star., 1944-01-07
|f.J. WempIe, IA, Dies.
Retired Chief Of
Veterans Section

Fred j. Wemple, "a, retired chief
of the electrical section of the con-
struction division of the Veterans
Administration, died Wednesday at
his home. 4306 Third street NV,
after an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. Wemple, who celebrated his
golden wedding anniversary with his
wife, Mrs. Selma M. Wemple, last
June Is, followed her in death by
only two weeks.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at the Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV, with the Rev. DR.. Frank Steel
man, pastor of the Petworth Meth
odist Church, offlciating. Burial
with military honors will be in Ar
lington Cemetery at the side of his
wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wemple, both ma
tives of Rockford, ILL.,, were mar
ried in Chicago in 1893. They came
from Chicago 26 years ago to live
in the District. During the World
War, Mr. Wemple was commits
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Mrs. Mary A. Laws Dies;
Mother Of District Jurist

Mrs Mary A. Menesee Laws, 79
mother of Justice Bolitha J. Laws of
District Court, died yesterday at her
home, 4603 Maple avenue, Bethesda,
Md
| Funeral services will be held at
q pm. tomorrow in the home of
Justice Laws, oxford street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Mrs. Laws was born in Warrenton,
Va, and came to Washington So
years ago when she married Bolitha
Laws, sr., an art dealer. He died 43
years ago.
Justice Laws, who was in Boston
sitting in an Emergency Court of
Appeals case when his mother died,
arrived in Washington early today.
His son, Pvt. Bolitha Laws. jr., ar
rived from Fort Benning, Ga, un-
aware of his grandmother illness.
Mrs. Laws Is also survived by a
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and by
three other grandchildren, Nancy
Lee. Ileita and Betsy Laws, all chill
dren of the justice, and by niece,
with whom she lived, Mrs. Bessie
AmisS.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

times as chairman of the annual
banquet of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. Much of the success Of
these banquets was credited to the
work of Mr. Rafferty,.
| He was Past Faithful Navigator of
the Washington General Assembly
of 4th degree Knights of Columbus
and also belonged to the Alcantara
Caravan, No. IL, Order of Alhambra
and the Keane Council No. 353 of
the Knights of Columbus. He was a
member of the Holy Name Society
Of st. Anthony's Church.
An employe of the War Depart
ment, Mr.. Rafferty, was forced to
resign from his position at Fort
Meade, Md, two years ago due to
i'll health. He was in charge of per-
sonnel.
His widow, Mrs. Frances L. Raj
terry, and three sons, Francis McD,
Robert j. u S. A., and John P. Raj
terry, y. S. N. r., survive.
Evening star., 1944-01-07

stoned q captain In q construction
division Of the Quartermaster
Corps. After the war, he became
associated with the Veterans Ad-
ministration and had worked in
that organization for more than
is years at the time of his retire
ment in 1899.
An American Legionnaire, he also
was a member of the Military Or
der of the World War. He was a
past master of the Mizpah Lodge
of the Masons in Chicago, was a
Shriner and locally belonged to
the Brightwood Commandery. He
also was affiliated with Englewood
Lodge, No. 1858, IOOF, in Chicago.
Survivors include daughter,
Mrs. Beatrice w. Gardner of WASH
ington; son, Eugene F. Wemple,
In the Army overseas, and a brother,
Harry E. Wemple of Rockford.
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Rites Take Place Today
For Mrs. Ella N. 6. Gilbert

Funeral services for Mrs. Ella May
Graham Gilbert, 78, wife of the
Rev. Frederick G. Gilbert, a secretary
of the Jewish department of the
home missions in the General Con-
ference of Seventh-Day Adventists,
were to be held at 2::30 pm. today
at her home, 720 Folwer avenue,
Takoma Park, Md, with the Rev.
Charles s. Longacre of Takoma Park
officiating. Burial will be Sunday
in the family plot in South Lam
caster, Mass. Mrs. Gilbert died
Wednesday at her home She had
lived in Takoma Park since 1881,
coming here from South Lancaster,
where she had lived most of her life.
Born in Mansfield, Conn.,, Mrs.
Gilbert was a member of the first
Evening star., 1944-01-07
Stote Democrats Deny
Treochery to Overton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7.-Old
regular Democratic organization
leaders denied yesterday charge
made by Senator Overton, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana that he had been
stabbed in the back" by an old
regular pledge to support State Sem
ator James A. Noe for Mr.. Over
tons Senate seat.
George Montgomery, chairman OF
the old regular caucus, declared
that ANY understanding had by in
dividual members of the old regu-
lar Democratic organization with
Senator Noe did not contemplate the
support of that organization against
the candidacy of Senator Overton
should he announce for reelection.