The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LVIIL, NO. 8970. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1942 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS The commanding officer of the U. S. 8. Juneau—Capt. L. mnes, New York Navy Yard—February 14, 1942, - Captain McKittrick, of the New York Navy Yard, reading the orders turning U. S. S. Juneau over to com- mand of Captain Swenson at commissioning ceremonies—New York Nav; U.S.S. Juneau Joins Umled Slaies K. Swenson, Fleel B ! i U. § N., at commissioning cere- y Yard, February 14, 1942, | The 6,000-ton cruiser, U. S. S. officers and men of the Juneau to| Juneau, first Navy vessel to be| ‘take a new inspiration” from them | named for any part of Alaska, has and help “secure for posterity the joined the United States fleet “as| america they helped to build.” a very important fighting. unit"| g thanked the workers for their| camouflaged and ready for battle.| 4\ o oc arforts in rushing the| Commissioned 4t the Navy Yard".,mp's completion and emphasized Brooklyn, N. Y., on February 14, X : . 4 % ’| the importance of the industrial| 1042, the $13000000 Juneau Was| ., i, ine war effort | further characterized by Rear Ad-| 2 2 s | miral Adolphus Andrews, U. S. N.,| “Every ship commissioned is a| Commandant, Third Naval District, | step toward victory,” Admiral An- as another “step toward victory.” ‘drvws asserted. Wo wglcome the The Juneau awas the first ship | JHpesu 4878 v"y"m‘?{”m'vll'“grbf commissioned in camouflage us‘f?lg 'fm‘l 05 Jhe ook Mg any m, well as the first named after a sister ships now building join her part of Alaska. She holds another PO distinction—two multiple sets of brothers among her crew of 600— the Sullivans of Waterloo, Towa;, George, 27; Prancis, 26; Joseph, 23; Madison, 22; and Albert, 19; and the. Rogerses of Bridgeport, Con- necticut; Joseph, 24; Patrick, 22; Louis, 20; and James, 18. The speedy, powerful vessel was commissioned four months ahead of schedule and turned over t(o| Captain L. K. Swenson, Provo, Utah, by Admiral Andrews About 500 invited guests and scores of yard workers watched from the shore as Captain Harold V. McKittrick, captain of the yard, read the commissioning order to Captain Swenson, who dedicated his ship to “the destruction of all|men. enemies of the United States.” ‘| Captain Swenson was graduated Admiral Andrews, also Command- | from the "Naval academy in 1916, er of the Eastern Sea Frontier, in|commanded a submarine in the last a brief address referred to the|war and before his present as- “courageous and fabulous exploits"lsignmem was commander of a de- of the Alaskan pioneers, and urged’ stroyer division in the Atlantic, “We must always remember while our sea, land and air fighters are meeting the Axis throughout the world,” there has to be action here on another front—the industrial | front. A vast army of skilled work- men—welders, steamfitters and car- penters—will go a long way toward victory. We must close ranks, and the sound of planes in the making will be our battle din.” A sister ship of the U. S. lanta, the Juneau embodies the most advanced designs. Her keel was laid May 27, 1940, at Kearny N. J. Her exact speed is mili- tary secret, but naval officers said it was more than thirty knots. She| has thirty officers and six hundred | At- SKIRMISHER S TOKYO SAYS | . 5. SHIPS | BEATEN OFF | Japanese Issue Sfafement’ Concerning Reported Engagement | TOKYO, Feb. 28—The Japanese | Militery Headquarters reports that |the guns of the occupying Japan= lese forces held off an attempted | | { |attack by supposedly American ‘wm« ips on Wake Island in the ‘Pucinu. The military communique says | one enemy craft was set afire when !a naval squadron, aircraft carrier, | two ernisers and six destroyers were | sighted nearby at dawn on last Aucsany, February 24. Defending Japanese planes hit a! Edestruyer and large cruiser with ‘heavy bombs, the communique as- serts, adding that five planes | were shot down. It is acknowledged rone Japanese patrol boat, size not given, was lost. JAP SCHEME AKE | | M to do S WILD WA VES WILD?_Three of | D'“_REPORT Many Ways; Faulty Vision Nippons Have Invasion| Plan for U. S. All Worked Out WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-—The Dies Committee charged last night that the Japanese carried on in- tensive espionage and propaganda activities in this country years be-| fore Pearl Harbor with an aim at preparing the way for eventual in- vasion and conquest of the United | YANK PILOTS GET 47 JAPS ATRANGOON One Ameriafilying Tiger Missing After Two- Day Battle CHUNGKING, Feb. 28—It was officially announced today that American Volunteer “Flying Tigers” protecting Rangoon bagged a total f 47 and possibly 54 Jap planes during Wednesday and Thursday. Ore American pilot, missing from - | FOUND BY a Wednesday dazfight, be- lieved to have made a forced land- ing. — e — i States. | i In making its third report on subversive activities, the commit- tee stressed greatly a book by a Japanese officer who advocated a direct attack on the West Coast of this country with a consolidation of troops in the Rocky Mountains, and finally an advance toward the East- jern Seaboard. | was | | PHILIPPINES American roops Rela'ih Positions Taken in SurpriseAdvange WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—Fighi-|nourishing food. The men had been ing on Batan Peninsula dwindled to patrol skirmishes today, the War| Department said, in reporting Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur’s little ar- sted from week'’s surprise my retained positions w the Japs in this advance. Gains of as much J..S five miles S Rl 1yl F forces cortes, Wash. . Albery formerly forces ¥, creases which he said would lead quest. Ametican-Filipino earlier. by were the reported DEFENSE BONDS NOW AT FIRST NATIONAL | All applications for defense bonds filed at the First National Bark have been completed and purchas- ers are requested to call at the bank to turn in their receipts and accept delivery of the bonds, it was announced today. vation-Left Seward December 2 SEWARD, Alaska, Feb. 28—Otto Titerman’s boat Sirem late yester- |day brought to Seward*Dr. O. L |Albery, near death from starva- |tion, wnd the body of Alfred M. | Thibbert, who died in the first |part of February from lack of ~ SETS ROOF ON PRICES Price Ceiling on Canned Fruits, Vegetables Ruled WASHINGTON, Feb. missing after going to Montague Island on December 2 for a hunt- ing trip of two weeks. The crew| of the Siren found Dr. Albery on the Nellie Martin River. ‘ Thibbert, who was 28, was the ison of Charles Thibbert of Ana- | srice ceilings to halt price in- lived in Juneau and is well known ;hy many residents. Both men lived at Seward and had formerly re- ! at Fairbanks. | sl to profiteering. Effective Monday, the id ‘Whe! {hunting trip, the men went 10 wholesalers, Montague Island, then over to Mc-| B s Cloud Bay and from there to the| | DAN Nt Nellie Martin River where they had | QOMAN |a boat. g They left their food supplies, ap- HERE ka today affter a week in the de- fense city. for a brief time. (Continued on Page Two) 28 — Price Administrator Leon Henderson to- day placed 15 canned vezetables and ‘he military forces, 10 canned fraits under emergency Army nor Navy would give me any Dan Noonan, well known Alaska | travelling man, returned from Sit- believe the police forces, city, state He will remain here Is No Bar fo Army Now By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—Answer- ing the mail orders: WHK., BUTTE, Mont—If you think Washington reporters (Mr, K. referred to the word-of-mouth kind as well as those who write for newspapers and magazines, and those who broadcast over radio) are exaggerating about the h.cl in Washington, let me tell you a little story. I have a friend of moderate cir- cumstances. He recently was trans- ferred from New York City to Washington, In a month or s0, | there is going to be an addition to the family. In New York City, often referred to as the most ex- pensive in the world, he had made all arrangements. In one of the finest hospitals, he had reserved a private room at $6 a day. His wife's physician had estimated an over-all charge of $150. They started immediately to make arrangements here. The hos- pital: $7 a day for a private room !PLUS $2 a day for the baby's {“board and keep.” They had to |agree to stay at least two weeks, {with a proviso that they vrould stay three if the physician thought |more than 14 days were necessary. | BUT, if crowded conditions in the !hmpltals became worse, it was (o |be understood that they were to |move out within 12 days. The obstetrician's fee: around 1$200 . . . provided, of course, there are no serious complications I don’t mean to say that this is the low price for bringing a baby into the world in Washington. It's {far from the top price too, F. A, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Faulty vision isn't néarly as impor- !tant as it used to be in the physi- cal specifications for enlistment in Neither the information on your re- What they said might be |summed up in the phrase: “It all definite order depends.” But not many days ago, |freezas prices at the highest lev- the Army was out with the proud __|els prevailing between Feb. 23 and snuouncement that: “Mobile optical n they started out on their|y7 ang applies only to canners and units now accompany all armics | in the field and spectacles are supplied to soldiers without cost.” B. L, HAMILTON, Ohio—I don't or national, are neglecting civilian (Continued on Page Six) Attempts Raid, Wake Island f Mama's darling daughters get close—but not too close—to the waters of Santa Monica, Cal,, in this antidofe for depressing war news. Left to right are Martha O'Driscoll, Susan Hayward and Barbara Briiton, all of whom have something with the movies. Suits look rather gay this season. REVEALED IN ‘et mire Wasiiingion in PARACHUTE RAID HITS IN FRANCE Brifish Demolish Nazi De- tector Post on North French Coast LONDON, Feb. 28—Daring Brit- ish parachutists and seaborne in- fantry combined today in a destruc- tive attack en a German radio de- tector post in the first sizeable in- cursion on the Northern French coast since the fall of France. The attack was carried out un-| der cover of a protecting umbrella of Royal Air Force fighters, with Navy assistance. The raiders then withdrew, while timed to the minute, dropped out of the clouds to form hastily an assault - group against the German garrison, g At the same time, infantry lands ed on the beach. A milil spokesman said the group wes “not small.” Demolition squads wrecked the radio station and dispersed the German guards. S eeee Skiers Plan Programi for SundayMeet Two Feet of Fresh Snow on Ground - Tow fo Oper- ate Over Weekend Nearly two feet of fresh snow on the Ski Bowl siopes await- the skiers over the weekend. A r of the “board runners” plan to stay over night at the up- per, cabin in order to make full use of Sunday’'s ski activities. The ki tow will be in full operation roughout the day. bse who desire to run the Sil- 50 set 1 pm. These courses are beside the ski tow hill which ,will provide an excellent means of practice before racing time. A practice slalom course will be et up' in the morning for those jski races to be held next week. ind Gold ski courses may do vining for the Henning and junior * JAVA SEA BATTLE RAGING OF NIPPO FLUNG BACK Japanese A}fé;npl foStorm Island Repulsed-Air Raids Reporfed BANDOENG, Java Island, Feb, 28—Warships of the United Nations ave flung back the huge fléet of the Japanese warships and trans- ports attempting to storm the Dutch naval base at Soerabaja and | Invade Java but tonight the armada is believed re-forming somewliere at |sea and try a second onslaught. | Battered and umbled in a {night-long battle, the Japanese hips retreated northward at § | wclock this morning (Pacific time) ind it may be stated officially that there has been no landing of Jap- nese troops anywhere on the island i Java, Air Raid Attempted rhe action at sea resulfed late afternoon after an attempted at- m the island of Java from air but each time the planes » driven off at Soerabaja by nti-aircraft fire hefore any hs were dropped. There were ral air raid alarms during the- dterneen, it is. officially ennounced, »+ 9 Dutech communique says of ships are in the Japanese ottempting the invasion of the bo cor 1 that the battle on Java raged first major cl of the Japanese forces o o Jaya. ; ith ury i i U. 8. SHIPS ENGAGED WASHINGTON, Feh. 28— The Nav pokesman said certain Unit- | States Naval units are involved in the baflle on the Java Sea but othine is officially known regard- the results, TOKYO MAKES REPORT FOKYO, Fezb. 28—ine perial Headquarters announced this morn- ing that the Japanese fleet in the Netherlands East Indies has sunk ,one enemy" cruiser and three de- |stroyers in the fierce battle in the !sea of Java and it is unofficially | reported the Japanese fleet is now {pursuing the enemy, fleet. 4 One Survives Tanker Affer Sub Atfacks STUART, Fla, Feb. 28—The tanker W. D. Anderson has been torpedoed by an enemy submarine Only one survivor, Frank 7Yetry, !a wiper, reached shore after es- caping from the spreading oil fire and swimming in the sea for two ————-a OF ATTACK 'Claim Her Warships Will Blast Anglo-Soviet Activity TOKYO, Feb. 28—The Foreign Offige announced in the controlled Japan Times-Advertiser today that “ingapore’s fall has released Jap- nese warships into the Indian Ocean where they can destroy the whole Anglo-Soviet plan of mater- ial cooperation. This statement was made despite the fact that Japan has a friend- ship treaty with Russia and has far remained at peee with its powerful Soviet p | |