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The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .

Q-What Is "kraft" 4psper. and
how has it been used in the war
effort?
A-word. coming from Swed-
ish and meaning strength" IL =
new type paper product used to
replace steel drums to transport
vital dry chemicals.
Q-To what use Is the major
portion of the 10000, 600
pounds Of paraffin wax prcduc-
ed annually in the United States
put?
A-More than 30 per cent Is
used to coat paper and paper
products, such % bread wrap
pings and drinking straws.
Q-What is unusual about
tropical Americas sand box
tree?
Alt produces q large seed,
resembling q small pumpkin,
which, on maturity. explodes
with great violence, scattering
Its fragments In all directions.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON .


ny k6 10S 8VOVN
WASHINGTON - That old
Shakespearean trouper, John L.
Lewis, is back on the stage this
season, and he was never in
better form than for the opening
performance Of the House Labor
Committee, considering legisla-
ton based on President Tru-
mans proposal for establishing
Fact Finding Boards to end
strikes.
A lifetime Of dodgins the ripe
eggs and Juicy tomatoes heaved
at him by the tough tycoons in
the coal pit have taught John l..
all the tricks Of when to whis-
per and when to shout, when to
scowl and when to laugh. when
to beat on the table and when
to pour on the banana oil.
He always begins his act slow
ly, humbly. soothinsly, Groom
ine q lullaby Of modesty and
humility. II speak only for the
half-million men Of the United
Mine Workers In the coal and
So other industries"
He never reads from a prepar-
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
Mrs. Low
q 7
\ A J 10 Z
q K 8 I

Mrs. Joe Low made her con-
tract Of three by playing the
hand in the following manner.
The second spade was ruffed and
the king of hearts led. North
won the ace and returned the
third spade, which was ruffed.
The Jack of diamonds was then
played and South won with the
queen.
South at this point returned q
heart which the declarer won
and then played the eight Of
clubs. North split the honors
and East won te trick with the
ace. The diamond finesse was
then taken and the ace Of dia-
monds cashed.
At this point, Mrs. Low simp-
ly led her fourth diamond which
North trumped and was then
end-played in clubs.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
. BARBS

Around Christmas shopping
time, when things are sent c.
o. D., fathers the fish!
It's the old check book that
makes q man really appreciate
his wife's drawing power.
IT'S only human to enjoy the
voice of q person who Is sing
ing our praises.
II you're smart, you'll wash
your hands Of people who are
always soft-soaping.
An ad offers q woman q Job
In IN orchestra playing second
fiddle. They don't come that
way!
An elevator in a building In q
Missouri city dropped three
stories and the operator was
fired. He fell down on the Job.
The Japs have been ordered
to end all aviation. We brought
them down to earth and are 90.
Ing to make them stay there.
Speaking Of ceilings - q lot
Of war veterans would like to
see those with four walls hang.
ing down the sides.
It's surprising how many lit.
tie sneak peeks are going to
spoil all the surprising on Christ.
mas Day.
You can help your country
hold It's own If you hold. your
own war and Victory bonds!
A budget is easy to put down,
but hard TO keep up.
Divorce means living apart
which sometimes Is better than
one or the other party uvins0
part.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
, SO THEY SAY

There Is much more chance
Of a buyers strike in this coun-
try than of an initiation that
makes people wild and money
worthless. - Gary, Ind, Post
Tribune.
Immediate relief (for Europe)
Is the best demonstration Of the
values of the democratic ideal
as a bulwark against the despair
and anarchy that are indhced
by present misery and q future
devoid of hope. DR.. Robin
w. Barstow, director, Commits
sion for World Council Service.
Within 10 years, all hospitals
will have color Photographic
laboratories which will enable
them to help fulfill the respon-
sibility that belongs to every
institution - to be a teS Il
institution. DR.. Miltoi G..
Bohrod, pathologst, Rochester,
N. " General Hospital.
There arises more persistently
than ever the tragic question
whether our civilization will rise
to heights of supreme achieve
ment, or destroy itself.-Belle.
vile, Ill, Advocate.
It Is only common everyday
horse sense for us to retain the
known, proved naval advantage
we 90 laboriously constructed
until better substitute has been
demonstrated. - Adm. Chester
w. Nimitx.
II ever q world needed to EN-.
ploy the Good Samaritan deed,
II is now. Who u In better posi-
tion to do this than the people
Of America. . country that haa
suffered less chaos and destruc.
tion than any Of the major N.
tons Of the worldf - Victoria.
Tex Advocate.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
CHILLING ZERO

We 80 where President de 6ouIIes first consul
tottons on formation Of French coalition gov
4En0sent hod to b suspended because Of fog 50
hat the party sodsrs he had summoned
~ - xa,srs they were going.
~ DIDN'T know thot The wortims boekout Of
~ Mtegts hod besn lifted. we'd suspect thot
orAe6roosment Conference hod been meet.
~ SorS eost Of otmosphsrs in Washington.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
By ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD - No. l star
maker among Hollywood's dra-
matte coaches, tiny, attractive
Florence Enright, gave us les
son today in how to make star.
They're all made" she said.
There's no such a thing as a
natural actor or actress. They
all have been taught a conglom-
Grafton of small details which
add up to perfection"
There's no argument about
Florence being an authority on
the subject. She has been Hol-
lywood dramatic coach since
1888. A New York stage actress.
she came to Flickerville to act,
but found teaching people how
to act more profitable. She's
worked with practically every
one in the business except Mick
ey Mouse and Louis B. Mayer.
Among the people she could
mention, she said, was Laraine
Day, who came to her when she
was down to her last agent. AL
so her last quarter.
There also were Virginia
Mayo, Lynn Bari, Sonia Henie,
Tony Martin, Jane Russell and
q lot of others. Florence is still
working with Jane, who disap-
peared in pictures with The
Outlaw" and now gets stardom
in Hunt Stromberg's forthcom-
ing Young Widow"
Jane" Florence said, twas
problem. Howard Hughes
sent her to me the day after she
completed The Outlaw She's
. glamor girl but, in reality,
she's a tomboy and wouldn't
take her work seriously. After
hurdling that problem. every
thing was easy"
TRAINING THE YOUNGSTERS
But 1t was the newly signed
youngster from q Broadway
chorus or a New England little
theater or a gasoline station
which intrigued US. What was
Florence's routine?
Apropos of that, she said:
"A big producer at a studio
where l was working once told
me: I really don't know why
you're around here. We should
let our starlets be natural. That's
the secret of good acting
$50 l asked the producers
secretary to get me a telephone
number. She picked up the re.
ceiver, stuck it in front of her
face and mumbled the number to
the operator. l turned to the
producer and said: See what
happens when a person acts nat
ural. You'd have TO re-shoot
that scene He grinned and said:
'Okay, Florence. you win. Do
II your way"
THE LITTLE THINGS COUNT
It's the little things, in addi-
ton to solid dramatic training,
which add up TO make a polished
film performance, Florence IN
sisted.
Just watch a man light a Gig
aret," she said. "It's awkward.
Watch Ronald Colman do II. He
can light . cisaret and you don't
even notice II. It's q trained nat
uralness."
Oddly enough, professional
dancers have the most awkward
walks. Florence said. They all
walk like ducks,
Hollywood once imported
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON - The U. S.
Navy's use of heretofore secret
'counter-radar machines on all
of its ships, including landing
craft, was one of the big factors
in the success of landings on Pa
cific islands, according to Joint
Army and Navy report.
Jap radar proved useless in
the face of the Navy's "jamming"
devices and radar intercept gear.
Before an invasion, ships equip
ped with radar finders would
locate enemy radar stations.
They would also locate the enc
my blind spots" and determine
the frequency of the radar the
Japs were using. Invasion ships
would move in the blind" lane.
During landings, electronic jam
ming would make enemy radar
useless.
One of the weaknesses Is that
radar itself can be easily de-
tected from a much greater dis
tance than the farthest range at
which it can detect an object.
This fact was exploited by the
Navy against the Japs. Ameri-
can scientists were always far
ahead of the Japs in the use OF
radar, and especially in the use
of countermeasures.
The report tells how we fooled
the Japs with radar jamming de-
vices at Two Jima:
Pre- invasion bombardments
Of Two Jima were carried out by
cruiser forces which relied heav-
lily on radar intercept gear. In
order to prevent being detected
themselves, the cruisers turned
off much of their low frequency
radar which might conceivably
be intercepted by the Japs. BY
listening to jap shore radars, the
cruisers were able to tell II they
had been detected by the enemy.
AS long a. Jap radars swept aim
lessly back and forth, our forces
knew no warning had been
given"
TIN FOIL USED
Navy planes also used Rope"
to mess up Jap radar. This is
the code name for long strips of
tin foil dropped by parachute.
These strips Of metallic paper
floating in the air give the same
radio echo a. q plane. Thousands
of pieces floating in the air COM
pletely confuse the radar opera.
tor. Dropped over Jap island air
fields, II permitted u. s. Navy
planes to attack without inter-
ception and without being To-
Gated by Jap radar-controlled
searchlights and anti . aircraft
guns.
Greatest threat to u. s. ships
came with the development OF
airborne radar detection by the
Japs. They were able to locate
American task forces more cas-
lily, but most of the time were
afraid to attack and didn't use
the information they got with IL.
BY November, 1ol4 when the
air attacks became bolder and
suicide techniques were develop
ed, u. 3. engineers perfected
super long range radar detectors
u. 8. fliers could find and shoot
down Jap "snooper" planes BE-
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
The Doctor Says
Nv VIM. A. O'BRlEN, M. D.
written for NEA Service

A boil (furuncle - m lnIeCtAon
of 4 single hair follicle, sweat or
oil gland; injection Of many fol-
licles or glands In one mass 10 .
carbuncle. Although . boil tends
to heal with or without open
ing,) spread to surrounding skin
is the rule unless precautions
are observed.
Boils are caused by germs nor
mally present on the skin, called
staphylocci. When the skin be-
comes oily or dirty, the germs
increase in number, and rubbing
with clothing or other irritation
causes an infection. Boils are
not q blood disease nor are they
caused by dietary indiscretions.
FACIAL BOILS SERIOUS
The hairy parts Of the body
are the common sites Of boils.
Boils on the nose, lip, and cheeks
may be serious II complicated by
an infection Of the veins OF the
face.
The natural defenses Of the
body isolate q boil by erecting .
zone Of reaction around II. II .
boil 10 squeezed. this inflammA-
tory reaction IL disturbed 20 that
delayed healing or spread to the
adjacent tissues takes place. Al
all boils tend to come to . head,
they should not Be opened until
they soften and point.
A boil should be covered with
q clean sauze dressing, but ad-
hesive tape should not be used
on the skin. The surface should
not b painted with tincture Of
iodine or other antiseptic. Best
home treatment II application OF
dry or moist heat; use q cloth
wrune out In hot water or . era
die with IN electric light In. 1t
suspended over the boil.
CLEANLINESS IMPORTANT
Boils (satellite) develop In
crops ~ they spread over the
surface Of the skin. therefore the
skin around q boil should be
kept scrupulously clean with
soap and water. In cleansing the
skin, the part nearest the boil
should b washed last and the
cloth discarded or soaked in
boiling water before It IL used
again. The skin around q boil
may be sponged with . solution
Of alcohol or some protective
ointment applied: sulfa ointment
II not used because Of the posi-.
bility Of skin irritation. \
General physical examination
10 advised II IN individual II
troubled with many boils. but
usually nothing u found. At one
time Il was believed multiple
boils might indicate diabetes
mellitus, but apparently they are
not any more common In diabe-
tics than IN 6ther people.
II you develop boil. the best
treatment y. - % 70 bed and
follow your phySician's direc-
tions. x-siy u of value IN treat
Inc large boils and psnleillin -
advised ioe multiple and persis-
tent boils.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31

~ SsosSAAASAAs VI OSkARS AxA0 VIZ
radio actors. Always he recitel
his lines from memory, a. Z
good trouper should. He comea
quickly to his point.
II speak in opposition to H. r,
1908. II would restrict the
power of free labor. It would
contribute to the general weak.
ness Of organized labor when
dealing with those who employ
them. Fifty million workers
should not be placed in statutory
irons by legislation Of this char
acter. It would regiment
them to a maximum degree, sub
stitute a government centrally
controlled by . few men. take
the first step to create . corpor-
ate state"
EMPLOYERS WORDS FIND
A NEW MEANING
He warns up as he comes to
his favorite passages on the doc
trine of free enterprise, quoting
the employers own words for
meanings they never intended to
endorse.
'"The future of America rests
on its increased efficiency to
produce" he declares. "Show
me . country where there Is no
organized labor to keep up that
pressure and I will show you q
backward nation"
He coins epigramatic speech
like . penny scale spouting free
horoscopes with your weight:
"The only difference between
freedom and serfdom is the right
Of voluntary contract.
This Is the first drastic thrust
Of the knife of absolutism into
the heart Of the American peo-
ple."
He throws in a little Of the
Patrick Henry stuff:
Take away my liberty and
I'll fight you. Attempt II at your
peril. Stop strikes! What for?
To satisfy whom? I don't know.
What's wrong? Nothing. Half .
million workers on strike out OF
fifty million employed? What OF
It!
But pass this law and you
will become the laughing stock
Of America. Has Congress for
gotten It's own fiasco in passing
the Smith -Connally bill? Con-
gress does not want to create
that turmoil again."
HE DOESN'T MISS A
CRACK AT SMITH
For Judge Howard w. Smith,
co-author Of the Smith Connally
bill and Lewis own Congress.
man and neighbor In Alexan-
dria, Va, Lewis has only utter
contempt and he voices II free.
ly. Republican Congress m q n
Clare Hoffman resents this at
tack on the personality of a fel-
low Congressman, even though
he is q Democrat. and says 30.
Ranking Committeeman Robert
E. Ramspeck Of Georgia inter
poses.
1T Is true Judge Smith hes
written a letter to this commit
tee on this legislation" says
Ramspeck. "rll put it in the
record. He says this bill does not
60 far enough"
Later In the hearing, Hoff-
man crossed with Lewis again.
Hoffman - You said before
that the cost Of living does not
enter into collective bargaining
and that the ability Of the en-
ployer to pay does not enter In
to collective bargaining.
Lewis with sarcasm) - You
are amazingly right 50 far.
Hoffm n (paraphrasing an
earlier remark Of Lewis, You'd
be amazed how much I know
about some things") - You'd be
amazed at how much the COM
mon people know ABOUT these
things.
Lewis - You don't consider
yourself an average person, do
you?
Hoffman - A little less than
average In ability and intelli-
gence.
Lewis - Methinks the lady
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
McKElllEY on
BRIDGE
~ WILLIAM z. MeKENNHY
AmoRjca'o Card Authority

The most interesting hands to
me are the ones where q declar.
or takes advantage Of an oppo-
nent's mistake. After al, the
cut and dried hands. even though
beautifully played. are some
times monotonous.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31

"Ye Gads, did she walk like
that when / signed her? Teach
her how to walk quick, before
she ruins mel"
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
. m HOLLYWOOD

famous dancer to the screen. A
producer saw her walking across
the lot, turned to Florence and
mOaned:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
WOODLEY PLANE IN

A Woodley Airways plane brought the following passengers from An chorage to Juneau this afternoon: c. A. Swavely, c. w. Clayton, z. J Loussac, F. B. Davison, Mrs. F Smith, L. L. Estes, Joe Anderson, Maj. Sherman, E. w. Peck, Peter Howard.
 The following passengers left for Anchorage: Bill Hixson, S. c. Will liamscn, Wade Lacey, Victor G Rowe, Ivan Darnell, Ruth Kunnas George w. Heins, Chas. Mitchell H. V. Jorgenson, O. F. Ohlson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12

Mother Advisors there, and found that the Juneau Assembly required a greater effort on the part of girls to earn bars than many of the assemblies in Washington. Any girl who is awarded bar Satur- day night will receive it with pride, knowing she really earned it.
 special invitation is extended to Rainbow Pledges to attend the installation service. However, if they plan to remain later than 10 o'clock, they must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible person.
 There will be a dance later in the evening for Rainbow Girls and their invited guests, with the All- Girl Orchestra furnishing the music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
H0SpITAL NOTES

Mrs Bertha Mclaughlin, a medi- cal patient, was admitted to St Ann's Hospital yesterday.
 Dr. Leonad Lyon has been dis charged from St. Ann's Hospital
 Willard Harvey has been dis charged from St. Ann's Hospital after receiving medical attention
 Jack zavodsky medical patient was discharged fom St. Ann's Hos pital yesterday.
 Geraldine Brown was admitted tc the Government Hospital yesterday for medical attention.
 Judith Ann Brown has been ad- mitted to the Government Hospital as a medical patient.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12

Installing Chaplain; Lane Rolf, Installing Musician; Lilly Ann Maurstad, Installing Recorder.
 Following the installation of of ficers for the term, Miss Berg will install Mrs. Dorothy Tuckett and Mrs. Roberta Goodwin as Mother Advisor and Associate Mother Ad- visor, respectively, and the Rain bow Assembly Board
 On Saturday night, merit badges will be awarded to all girls who have earned the required number of merit points during the past term.
 When Mrs Dora Sweeney at tended Grand Assembly last June she had an opportunity to discuss merit points with various of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
{. C. AUXILIARY
 PROVES ITS VALUE

The mercy trip to Angoon this week to return a stricken resident to Juneau for treatment is another example of the value of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, headquarters said this morning.
 The boat was the Coast Guard Auxiliary No. 2104, normally known as the Donjac, and loaned to the Coast Guard by it's owner, Jack Bur ford.
 The boat was manned by an all- Coast Guard crew for the trip, and Harold Lee, BM 2/c, was the officer in-charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
} LEAVE FOR SEATTLE
 ONpAA PLANE TODAY

A Pan American Airways plane took the following passengers to Seattle today: Urban Gilroy, Mrs Marion Lundy and infant, Dennis Lundy.
 Arriving from Fairbanks were Mrs Rae Hoopes, Robert Hoopes and MT. and Mrs. Leo Rogge.
 From Whitehorse-Raymond Sil- yer and Arthur Thane
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
ASTONES GO EAST

To spend the next two months in the States on a combined business and pleasure trip the Angelo V. Astones left yesterday afternoon for Seattle. MT. Astone is on vacation from B. M Behrends Bank and Mrs. Astone is on a buying trip for the Sewing Basket.
 They plan to visit Seattle, Port land, Tacoma, Kansas City, Mo, St. Louis, Mo; Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Rochester Minn., and Pennington, Mo.
 Mrs. Astone will also visit briefly with her mother in Kansas City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
CLIFF BERG RECEIVES
 0FFI(ER'5 COMMISSION

Clifford Berg, son of MT. and Mrs. Hans Berg. was graduated this week from an officers train ing school with the rank of second lieutenant, according to word re- ceived by his father.
 Berg entered the Army in De- cember, 1942, and is with the En- gineer Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
SAYS HALIBUT HEADS MAKING
 FINE FUR FEED

Jim Leekley, manager of the Ex- perimental Fur Farm at Petersburg is Juneau visitor today.
 New diet experiments in fur ami nal feeding have proven that diet of 60 percent halibut heads can be fed both mink and foxes with good results, Leekley reported.
 Leekley has been to Sitka for his physical and may be going into the Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
INSTALLATION OF
 RAINBOW GIRLS
 TOMORROW NIGHT

Plans have been completed for the installation of new officers for the Rainbow Assembly tomorrow night, January 13. The service will begin at o'clock and is open to all friends and parents of Rainbow Girls. Installing Officer will be Grace Berg, PWA, and she will be assisted by Margaret Clark, PWA, as Installing Marshal; Rosie Maier,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
HOOPES ARRIVE HERE

Mir. and Mrs Robert Hoopes have arrived in Juneau from Fairbanks by PAA plane. Mrs. Hopes, the former Rae Stevens, is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ray Stevens Hopes is a member of the House in the Legislature from Fairbanks, Fourth Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
MEMORIAL CHOIR MEETS

The Memorial Church choir will meet in the church at 7:30 o'clock this evening for rehearsal. A full attendance is desired.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
MOOSEHEART MEET

The Mooseheart Legion will meet tonight at o'clock in their head quarters in the Moose Lodge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
HERE FROM FAIRBANKS

Charles Erickson of Fairbanks is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
COULTER IN TOWN

r. F. Coulter of Ketchikan is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12

Colombia is the only South American country with both a Pacific and a Caribbean coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-12
FROM PELICAN

P. R. Sharp of Pelican City is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-28
Tired Kidneys z
Otter. Bring :
SIeepIess Nights

Doctors say your kidneys contain Is miles
of tiny tubes or filters which help to purify the
blood and keep you healthy. When they get
tired and don't work right in the daytime,
many people have to get up nights. Frequent
or scanty passages with smarting and burning
sometimes shows there is something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder. Don't neglect
this condition and lose valuable, restful sleep.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood, it
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy,
swelling, pufiness under the eyes, headaches
and dizziness.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
the Is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison
GUS waste from your blood. Get Deans Pills.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-06-28
NEGRO Y. M. c. A. USO
PLANS PICNIC JULY A

A. Ruben Alba, director of the
Dixie Hall USO Club, operated
by the Y. NJ. c. A., has announced
that permission has been obtained
from the proper authority for a
picnic at Rest Beach July 4.
The picnic will take place at 4
o'clock and last throughout the
afternoon. Service men and their
wives, G. S.. o. members, and
members of the various Key West
churches and Sunday schools are
cordially invited to attend.
The area to be used by the
USO, Alba said, will extend from
the foot of White Street and $50
yards toward the airport.
Gandhi indicates he will aid
Britain's India proposal.