The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 13, 1941, Page 8

BOMBER OF ARMY HITS MOUNTAIN Plane Crashes and Appar- ently Seven Men Aboard Killed THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 13 ESCAPE AS PLANE IN FLAMES Pilot, Copilot, Army Bomb- er, Killed-Craft Skids | Info Field House MARCH FIELD, C'\- Oct. 13 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 13 Ihe Army B-23 bomber, passing|-First Lieutenant M. H. Morgan, abruptly from desert sunshirie Into|pilot, and First - Lieutenant R. fog and rain, crashed in a moun-|Reichstadt, copilot, were killed,and tain puss yesterday and apparently |13 passengers were injured when sven men were killed an Army B-17 bomber crashed Darkness descended so 00D |into a Duncan Field building. All fler the aceident that the bodies men were from the station at Al- strewn among the wreckage for a| cistance of, 300 yards, could not Le mblad and identified ive bodies were discernible and there is no reason to believe that two other men aboard escaped with the lives. buquerque, New Mexico. The plane burst into flames as |several of the passengers rolled out of it. Witnesses said the ship banked |and skidded for 1,500 feet down |the field in attempting a take-oif The 13-ton, two-motored Doug-|and hit the side of a building. las was the only heavy plane at-| Atténdants of " the field pulled tached to the Ninth Pursuit Wing|the men from the burning wreck- of March JField and was return- ing from a N M SIBERIATO BE ATTACKED BY JAPANESE Massmg of Thirty-two Di-| visions in Manchou- | kuo Reporfed . . | CHANGSHA, Hunan Province, Oct. 13—The Japanese are massing 32 divisions in Manchpukuo for an}: attack on Siberia. This is the asseriion” made by General . Yueh, Commander _of China's Sixth War Zone. He told the foreign newspaper correspon- dents that three Japanese divisions recently took “part in a ‘drite on Changsha ahd the third, fourth and sixth divisions, will soon be sent to Siberia. e RETURNS, TO ATLIN N e | Mrs. T. J. Jacobsen returned to| Juneau aboard ‘the ‘Columbia afte? a visit with relatives in Atlin. (Official Publication) (BRANCH BANK) | Report of ‘the Financial Condition| of the BANK OF ALASKA, iocated at Skagway, ‘Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the 30th day of September, 1941, RESOURCES Loans and discounts Overdrafts Bonds and warrants Banking house, furniture $179,336.13 05 53,389.93 and fixtures L. 28,600.00 Due from banks and Cash on hand 15622582 | Collections 5,700.00 | Capital assigned to branch ... 250000.00| TOTAL $448,151.03 LIABILITIES Capital stock .$100,000.00 Surplus 40,000, 00 Reserves 10,068.59 Undivided profits 15,603.13 Due to other banks 557.31 Due to branch 23,057.04 | Deposits 258,865.86 | — TOTAL .$448,151.93 | Ufited States of America, Terri- tory of Alaska, First Judicial Division. ss., I, Geo. H. Belt, Cashier of thej Bank of Alaska, do solemnly swear ' that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. GEO H. BELT, Cashier. P. H. GANTY, Director. (Notorial Seal) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of October, 1941. U. S. Commissioner. THAT “HATE TO WORK” FEELING Bt % e e b g2 Jessness bolnh omm ¥ Buunr-Maum Drug Co. “The Rexall Store” Guy's Drugs in Deuglas bowel sction. Nl- with flight to Albuqnvrquc“ age, METLAKATLA - SENDS FIRST ARMYQUOTA PFirst Alaskans to be inducted | into the Army under the Selective Service Act will be four Metlakat- | la natives, Judson L. Brown, Ter- nmrm procurement - officer, an- nounced today. . Although the official induction | date for members of the first Al- askan quota has_ been set for Oc-! tober 23, the Metlakatla boys wiil be ‘Inducted at Annette Island In- duction Station October 16. Actual induction’ dates will vary, through- | Mrs. | Metzgar, Mrs.'E. L. Bartlett, | Charles ' Beale, | HELEN BENDER, ALF N. MONSEN WED SATURDAY Large Recepilon Is Held in Gold Room Following Informal Ceremony The marriage of Helen Troy Ben- ler and Capt. Alf N. Monsen was in_ event of Saturday afternoon in & ceremony performed by United States Commissioner Felix Gray. The jnformal ceremony took place in the St. Ann's Hospital room of John Troy, former Governor, of Alaska and father of the bride. Witnesses for the ceremony were Alex Holden and R. L. Bernard, and Troy’s nurse, Mrs. L. Skeie, was also present. The room was banked with ferns for the occasion. For her marriage, Mrs. Monsen wore a tailored blue suit. Following the ceremony, a re- seption was held in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room, and hundreds zathered between the hours of 4 and 5:30 o'clock to offer congratu- lations to- the néwlyweds. The reoeptlon was arranged by Mrs. R, H, Williams, Mis. J. J. Me- | herin, Mrs.” Alex Holden and Mrs Robert Schoettler. The wedding cake, which was the centerpiece of the table, was cut by Mrs. George Alexander and Mrs, J. A. Hellenthal. The table was covered with a lace cloth and | lighted by four white tapers. The room was decorated with autumn flowers, with large bouquets of gladioli predominating. ‘v Mus. Algxander also sang during the afternoon. Assisting with the serving were Miss Elizabeth Kaser, Miss Mary Joyce, - Mrs.. Catherine Gregory, A’ B. Hayes, Mrs. Esther Mrs. Mrs. C. C. Carter,! Mrs. W. W. Council, Mrs. Louis| Delebecque, Mfs, Keith G. Wildes, | Mrs. Slmpaon MacKinnon, and Mrs, ‘Williams,” Mrs. Meherin, Mrs. Holden, Mrs. - Schoettler, Mrs. Al-} exdnder ‘and . Mrs., Hellenthal. 1 Mrs.: Monsen,.who_attended - the STRIKESIN HIGH COURT WILL REVIEW RED’S TRIAL Question of Communist Allegiance to U. §. fo Be Probed WASHINGTON, ‘Oct. 13. — The Supreme Court today agreed to re- view litigation to open the way for a straight-out ruling as to whether the Communist Party advocated the violent overthrow of the United States government, The tribunal granted the appeal of William Schneiderman, State Secretary of the Communist Party of California and a native of Rus- sia, who sought a review of the decisipn of the Federal District Court at San Francisco whereby his American citizenship was’ cancelled on the ground that his membership in the Communist Party had been concealed when he was granted his final papers. ‘Whether Communist membership prevented allegiance to the United States government is the principal | issue at smke SOUTHERN' SHIPYARDS Labor Trouble Slows De-| fense Work in Missis- sippi and Texas (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) ‘The 'Ingalls Shipbuilding Yards, working - on $100,000,000 worth of |defense orders at Pascagoula, Miss- | Army. out the Territory, selectees being University of Washington, is Presi- inducted whenever they arrive at{ucn: of the Empire Printing Com- the induction _stations. Dile. 0 nany and is well known in the travel "difficulties, October 18 is Territory. Her husband i5 a cap- the most conyenient date for the tain with the Part American Air- Metlakatlans to arrive at the sta- ways .on the . Seattle-Alaska rin. tion. . He, first came to Alaska in 1917 .In Interior sections.of. the coun- With the Chikaloon Coal Company, try, Brown pointed.ouf, many se-|gnq has been with PAA since its; lectees will bé taken to indugtion) e;hbltshment in 1931. stations by ‘airplane, while others Duting, the evening, - the - couple will travel by boat from lsnlated were guests at ‘a dinner party Westward poxts. given by Mrs. Meherin and Mrs. “'Finyl Exam. Siated Williams in the latter’s homte, ~ At - induction - stations, - selecte®s| ymioring the - birthday of Dr. R. H. will- undergo- a- final physical “"wmiams Sixteen guests were pres- \amination., Passing. the. examina-|opny tion, they will be sworn in to the| s ang Mrs "Monsen will make However, '~ the . following 'yjqip home in Juneau. warning ‘was issued today to all prospective selectees by the Terri- torial Belective Service Headquar- RUSSIAN ters: “If “you are employed, remind | your employer that there is a pos- sibility that you may be rejected when you report for induction into the Army. Ask him to hold your Job for you until you are certain of induction, If accepted, notify | {him at once by mail. If you xe‘l! your car or your business before you leave, sell it on a contingent basis so that if you are not taken by the Army, you can reclaim it when you return home, | “If you are unemployed, register with the Territorial Employment, |Service before you leave. It wflll {help you to get a job when this| lnnuonal task of yours is complet- |ed, Classification Next “At ‘the’ reception -center, the [Axmy will classify you, that is, try! fto* find_ the: type of job In the Army which you can do best, in| which you will be happiest and {do the best for yourself and for your country. Before you go to the! elassifier, - think back over all the jobs you have had, how long you worked at them and exactly what you yourself did in them. Give all the information asked.for honestly and completely. It will be for your best interest. It "takes' time'for the Army _to assign you to your permanent mil- itary unit. Keep in touch with your friends and family but ask ‘them not ‘to write to your until you have a definite and complete' ad+ dress to which mail will be de- livered. As soon as you are in- ducted into the Army your near- est relative will be advised as to your whereabouts, so don't worry about being out of touch with your family in the event of an emer- gency. They will know where to call.” e We Do NOT Paironize Montgomery Ward Co. Procter & Gamble Products Gatner & Mattern Knit Goods Carnatien Milk Co. reay S Lvon FAST TRAIN HITS | ENGINE, SIDE TRACK | CHILLICOTHE, Ohio, Oct. | Nine persons, including Postmaster General Frank C. Walker, were in- Jured when the streamlined National Limited of the Baltimore and Ohio | Railroad slide into a freight locomo- tive on « siding 20 miles east of here today. Walker, accompanied by Mrs. Walker, was not serlously injured but was -treated for a slight head Affi) with' abrasion. iy ¥ J ration of P BUY DEFENSE STAMPS 7 ._' 7T [ . kS . | dent 13— WASHINGTON, ‘Oect. 13.—Presi-! Roosevelt announces that munitions for Russia are “leaving the United States ports constantly” ‘ and everything possible is being| done to send materials to the Soviet | Union to help the “brave defense.” The President said large amounts of supplies have been shipped with- in the past few' days. e President, in hiy formal sbate- | ment, added that munitions, includ- 1 ing tanks, planes and trucks were 'promised at the meetings of the | Russian, British'and American mili~ tary missfon in Moscow for October | delivery and will be sent to Russia before the end of the month. Woman’s Club Meets| For Sewing Tomorrow The sewing . of ‘Red Cross ‘gar- ments will occupy the day tomorrow for members of the Juneau Wo- ‘man’s Club, who will meet in’the home of Mrs. Anne Day at 10 o'clock | in' the moming. The group .has 65 pair of boys pants to finish for their quota, Luncheon for these who are sew- ling will be seryed by Mrs. Day and |Mrs. Scott, chairman of the Red Cross work for. the group. All members are urged to attend junion is seeking bargaining rights issippi, was closed today by an A. F.of L. strike involving 2,800 work- {men, while new construction at the Houston Texas Shipbuilding Cor-| portation’s new plant was slowed ldown by an A, F, of L .picket line. The Houston® concern. has $140,- 000,000 in defense orders. Walter Lowry, Jr., business man- | ager for the A. F. of L. Bolletmakers| 'Union, said workmen refused to! enter the Ingalls yard because of “the attempt of the comp; to start an independent unioum W. R. Guest, company, vice-pres- ident, commented that “the boys! are out claiming to be hoh:lingn {meetings to force union member- ship.” He said no demand was mme on . the company. ' Ingalls contracts | !cnll for the building of 31 ships for | the Maritime Commission an “four ,neuayers for the Navy. i The A. F. of L. Carpenters Local 1213 set up picket lines at the Hou- Iston plant following a union protest' against the Brown Root Company, ionc of the contractors, regarding| | working conditions. 1 Work was resumed, meantime, at | ‘thc $8,000,000 San Jacinto, Texas, rordnance depot, tied up by a strike isince Wednesday. A total of 1,800/ jworkers were affected when pickets Iwere withdrawn at the request of { Joseph - Keenan, OPM ‘consultant,|. who asked officials of the A. F. of L. truck drivers’ union fo ;send | representatives to Wasmngmn The for 149 truck drivcrs 1 AWVSKnitters Meet DISCOVERED, Navy ’ Dlsposes of " Sta- tion-Also Seizes Small Norwegian Vessel WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 — Navy Department announced that a Nazi radio station was discovered |and “disposed of” on the coast of Greenland, also that a small Nor- weglan steamer, enroute to estao- lish a station there, was seized. The Navy Department said the radio station was manned by an “ggent of the German Gestapo’ and “two other Norwegians” who had been disembarked from a Nov- wegian vessel. The seizure occurred last month. The: vessel is described as a ship of about 60 tons and is beiig brought to a United States port for further examination. It is said the expedition aboard the seized Norwegian steamer was under the auspices of Nazi authori ties in Norway sent to establish 2 station from which weather reporis and other military information would be dispatched to the Ger- man authormas STRONGESI EST WIND OF YEAR FELT IN GULF; 70-MILE GALE BLOWS While Juneau was pelted by a driving rain and a wind storm | which reached the velocity of 25 miles per hour, the Gulf of Alaska was this morning lashed by the strongest wind of the year, Weather Biireau reports here showed Wind velocity at Cape Spencer was recorded at 70 miles per hour at the gale drove in across the lgulf. Wind generally was from a southwesterly direction. Wind at Eldred Rock in Lynn Canal was re- corded at 43 miles per hour. Meantime, the Fairbanks area of the year, with the mercury at Fairbanks hovering around five de- grees above zero at 9:30 this morn- ing. At the same time, the city weather station in Anchorage re- ported 19 degrees above zero, while nearby Elmendorff Ficld reported 15 degrees above. At Nome the temperature was 21 degrees. A total of 121 inches of rain fell at Juneau between 4:30 a. m. Sunday and 10:30 a. m. today. New Missionary o | “Alaska Adopts Baby | Dedication ceremonies were held | in. the Juneau City Mission Sun- day afternoon at 4 o'clock for the}| baby which has been adopted by 'Ml&s Marguerite Lee, a teacher in the Arketa Children's Home. The infant’s name is David Arketa Lee. The dedication ceremony was; performed by Mrs. H. M. Krogh and Mrs. C. W. Wade. Miss Lee is a new missionary to Alaska, She arrived here in Aug- ust from Issaquah, Wash, The | NAZLRADIO. | GREENLAND was experiencing its coldest weather| The army provides soldiers with everything but their mascots and the soldiers provide themselves with them. Here are the largest and smallest mascots at Hamilton Field, The eameraman points out, too, that Corporal Victor E. Christianson, guardian of the St. Bernard, is the shortest man at the field, while the caretaker cf the pup is Private Edward Wilson, better than six feet even with that slnop NAZIDRIVE ONMOSCOW ISSLOWING (Continued rrom Page One) | in the direction of Vyazma, which the Germans reported they have | passed and is already in the process{ of - being mopped up. Vyazma is 125 miles west of Moscow. Town Recaptured ‘ One Russian counter-attack, made possible by fresh reinforcements, was said to have recaptured a town | near Bryansk, 210 miles southwest | of Moscow. ! Pravda, Moscow newspaper, ac- | knowledges that the Germans still | are moving on the Russian capnah with the only question being as to ! whether the drive has been robbed ' of its momentum short of its goal. Germans Optimistic ‘The Germans spoke opumlsuaal)y 1of a third spearhead thrust toward ' | Moscow from the northwest, which | was said to have taken the Rus-, | sians by. surprise and pushed them | back to about 140 miles from Mos- | TO EASE MISERY OF CHILD’S COLD L RUBONY\/ICKS | Hamlllon Field Masmls,.m_,., Marin County fighter-plane base. AR S At L | cow. The drive was reported still | forging ahead. 1 Authorized sources declared Ger- \man armored forces and motorized infantry are thrusting forward so fast that they are no longer bother- mg to built an eastern wall around | the trapped Russians but will leave the task for horse-drawn artillery foot soldiers. Evacuation at Moscow Evacuation of all women and chil- | dxen not engaged in vital war work, | | was ordered by the Russian Govern- | | ment last Saturday night as the war | | front pushed closer to the Sovmr capital city. e ——— H Consumer expenditures in the! | United States will total 75 billion| | doliars this year, the Department of Commerce says. AR | Empire Classifieds Pay! | GOES WESTWARD Mrs. C. R. Chittick left aboard the Aleutian , for, Seward enroute to Fort Richardson to join her hus- band. ——e—o——— Empire Classifieds Pay! H. S. GRAVES Headquarters for Samson Luggage “CARA NOME GLEAISIIG CREAM This high-quality liquefy- ing cream quickly softens make-up so they ly removed. Helps P your skin clean and flower-fresh, | ECONOMY REG. SIZE 82, sl, Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Rexall Store WORN 0UT? Drink Milk When you get that dead, “I can’t do it” feeling, what you need is a glass of cool milk. It perks you up right away without that bloated feeling. A good habit to get into, is. to drink a glass of milk every day about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It's just what you need. DRINK TWO GLASSES OF PASTEURIZED MILK A DAY JUNEAU DAIRIES D MEATS #Mateo NO MEAL IS COMPLETE WITHOUT MEAT— Ham, Bacon or Sausage for breckfast; for lunch -—cold cuts or a hot meat sandwich in cooler weather; for dinner—hit steaks, chops, or {ish. ALL THE TIME! 20th Century the spot with a roast, USE QUALITY MEATS Meat Market 2 Times This Week [ The weekly afternoon ‘meeting of the American Women's Voluntary Services- will be held this week on Wednesday afternoon from 1:30 to 5 o'cloek in the home of Mrs.' Mel Calhoun Avenue. Last week's meetings AWYVYS were held in the homes of Mrs. C. C. Rulaford and Mrs; mhm Hendrickson. = Knitting wool:.. mly be obtained from Mrs. J. C. T for the Red Cross and from. CDA Members Sefi in order to finish the quota as soon as possible, WSCS Is fo Meet Tuesday Affernoon A meeting of the Women’s Soci- ety ‘for Christian Services will be |held tomorrow afterncon at 1 c¢'- clock in the parlors of the ‘Meth- odist Church. The members will sew during the afternoon as well as discuss further plans for the church dinner to be given Octo- ber 31. They will also make fur- ther arrangements for the bazaar, whlqh i emher uls‘h Hall, with the .6 £ %"W “ - F% Redmn. pvwwflh‘; X 1 3 . Tomorrow; Meet During Evening| The weekly sewing session of the Catholic Daughters of America takes place tomorrow, the members meeting at 10 o'clock in the morn- ing with Mrs. V. L. Hoke for - an al day gathering. The sewing take placé in the AWVS head- quarters. Coffee will be served to - &IO who are sewing, and they are; to bring their own lunches,. . Tomorrow. night at 8 o regular businéss meeting.of nization s will, take - pl 'n'» the Martin- on Gold Street. H The evening meeting will be. held. Friday night at 8 oclock in, the, home of Mrs. Courtney Smith: on of the, bills paid i 1 $2.50 Notice To Telephone Subscribers The Revenue Act of 1941, which was placed in effect on Ogtober 5, imposes a tax of 6 per cent on amounts paid by subscribers for local telephone service. The Juneau & Douglas Telephone Company is required to collect this tax and. therefore the proper amount will be added to the regular charge made by the company on nll AFTER OCTOBER 10TH w.m 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 5.00 &?025 2.75 3.25 3.75 4.25 4.75 Subscribers using in excess of $5.00 per month will be notified of the To aid tht subscriber, thg following table is provided showing the amount payable after tax is added: adjusted amount. .8 Junean & Douglas Telephone Co. Total with Tax Added . 2.91 3.44 3.97 4.50 5.03 i "