The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 13, 1942, Page 6

MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1942 POSTPONING RIOM TRIAL IS HINTE D Demarcation Lines in France Closed Pending Collaboration THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Sergeantls ‘ Japs Score in Bengal Bay Area SEATTLEIN |Japanese phrivip i Killed by | Aema] TOP PLACE ~ PushOn “eiptoseame Electricity N ~ BY6WINS H | ||| Burma Legislative Candidalef Soldier Touches Live Wire e ’ ‘ | Urges Interest in Pri- Rainiers Lose First GAme surme mon: communiaue inis ar- mary Election on Road Soufh Of Juneau Safurday Bu' co me ternoon says a Japanese column is and Is Killed Instantly {jln DAVIS HERE NEW DELHI, April 13 — The| reported advancing up the main| Back home after two months in| |road to Sinbaungwe, 70 miles north | Seattle, “the last three weeks of | of Prome. which were spent trying to get Killed instan#ly when he came in contact with an electric power wire Staff Sergeant Robert D. Holland i 20, an engineer-soldier o'clock yesterday road three miles south of Juneau Holland died at 4 afternoon on the was driving Sergeant with a friend when he stopped to climb a pole for a better view, slipped from the platform and touched the live wire, and fell to the ground dead. His friend im- mediately put in a call to the Jun- eau police department and the body was brought here in the patrol wagon. Sergeant Holland was born June 27, 1921. He enlisted in the regular Army on June, 1940. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence T. Holland live in Manzhan, Louisiana. He was unmarried Funeral drrangements are to be made by Charles W. Carter. STARTS WEDNESDAY Preview Tuesday Night 1:00 A. M. ‘"WESTERN UNION"’ 20TH CENTURY THEATRE IN MAGIC TECHNICOLOR Enemy planes bombed Trincomalee (1), Bril force had landed on the Burmese coast and that ther e we Back Strong Sunday (BY ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Seattle Rainiers lost their first game of the season last Sat- | urday, being defeated by the San Diego Padres by a score of 4 to 2 but they came back strong Sun- day, taking a doubleheader and | Sinbaugnwe is on the east bank jof the Irrawaddy River, 55 miles| :below the vital Yenan Yaung fields |of inner Burma | S eee i DOUGLAS transportation home,” Capt. James V. Davis arrived in Juneau yes- terday % The rate hearings in Seattle be- fore the Maritime Commission, fisheries business and mail con- tracts for his transportation com- | BERN, Switzerland, April 13— | France’s demarcation line frontier ’sepax'aung occupied and unoccupied | France is reported to be closed to- |day, pending developments result- ing from collahoration conversa- naval base on the island of Ceylon. reports that Japanese submarines were operat- i Japs claimed a sea ing (2) in the Ganges Estuary. Jap reinforcements c ontinued moving up in the Prome and Toungoo sec- tor (3). aska newspaper. NOTICE!!! You Can Pay Your JUNEAU LAUNDRY BILLS at the Office of the TRIANGLE CLEANERS Please take care of your bill this week. The Daily Alaska Empire has the |MMU"|IA'"0"S ARE largest paid circulation of any Al- GIVEN TO NATIVES Dr. H. J. Weber of the Govern- ment Hospital gave 48 inoculations this morning to native children of Juneau during the regular immuni- zation clinic held there Of those, 15 for typhoid, 10 for whooping cough anc one for small pox were given to infant and pre- school children; 15 typhoid, 2 whooping cough, one small pox and two diphtheria were given school | children. The clinic will be repeated next, week. Tomorrow mornng in the Juneau Public Health Center, a clinic will be held for Parochial School chil- dren of the city, to start at 9 am Mrs. Byron Elmes | Returns fo Home| After an absence from Alaska o[‘ seven months, Mrs. Byron Elmes is on her way back to her home im Anchorage. She was preceded north| two months ago by her husband| who is one of the senior employees!| of the Alaska Railroad. | Mr. apd Mrs. Elmes went south| last September and continued ea.sl‘ to attend the World Series and! through the New Enqland’ visited relatives motor States where they of Mr. Elmes. Since Mr. Elmes rezurned to Al-| aska Mrs. Elmes has been visiting | her sisters and friends in Southern | California and Eastern Wushm;;-i ton. whitewashing the Padres in both games. Oakland remains in second place, |Los Angeles and Hollywood moved | yyNJOR PROM PROVES into third and fourth spots with Portland dropping to fifth place, San Francisco in sixth and Sacra- the two teams at the bottom, Sunday Games Seattle 5, 2; San Diego 0, 0. San Francisco 1, 0; Oakland 7, 3. Porttand 4; Los Angeles 7 Hollywood 8, 2; Sacramento 1, Saturday Games Seattle 2; San Diego 4. San Francisco 1; Oakland 0. PoPrtland 4; Los Angeles 7. Hollywood 2; Sacramento 1. STANDING OF CLUBS Pacific Coast League Won Lost Pet. Seattle 6 1 857 Oakland 600 Los Angeles 57 Hollywood 5 545 Portland 455 San Francisco 429 Sacramento 375 San Diego 273 ST R TWENTY - EIGHT TRAVEL SUNDAY ON ACA PLANES Leaving Juneau for Sitka on Al- aska Coastal Airlines planes on .jrectly carried out with brightly jcandidates in the Primaries, who- v . . | tions between Marchal Henri Petain g’a’s ::r;e;ré:frs Slal N M'L};xi‘:'rg‘:;::l& former Vice-Premier " | H;:]seme:;bflmgl{w:::m:;"“:i:jel‘ German dispatches hinted sensa- 1M1, o Disia s 6 fourth term | onh SCICCRSINEEE o PREREY 0 |Laval's re-entry into the French DELIGHTFUL EVENT|candidate this year. ~ |Cabinet or an indefinite postpone- | Reportedly a very enjoyable, and| “My chief concern now,” Davis ment of the Riom trial on France's financial success as well, the Jun- Sald, “Is that because of the War|pijlitary defeat—may be made to- NEWS !mento and San Diego remaining|ior Prom of Douglas high school and a general lack of interest in|morrow. iwas given in the school gym Sat- anything except national afrairs.‘ |urday evening to the pleasure orlpeop!e will be likely to treat the| and number of spectators as well. Interesting theme of the dance ‘South American Way” was cor-'out and |than the usual apathy. ‘ “It is important that people get vote, declare for their | |colored streamers and evergreen ever they are, and not, after the| HElD TONIGHI decorations. Miss Alfreda Fleek was primary Election is over, blame the | ':{"0“'“"31 qsu:.ez l"jtfl ”\‘;‘ “Pmmlby‘pnmax'y system for the fact that| T, enne udshift, unior class % | (S0t ClalgeiDong were. the QUect®| didates this year from retersburz,| fjals fo Be af Presby. ; The dance opened with a grand Ketchikan, Klawack and .olherl X |march to the music of Bob Sa"e.s3southeaslex'n mwn?' gooq candldat?s} 'enan Chur(h |orchestra. ‘wno deserve consideration. I urge| Patrons and patronesses for the|CVerY voter to get out and vote,| At a candlelight ceremony to be |affair were Mr. and Mrs. Sam De- | [OF bis candidates, no matter Who|peld in the Northern Light Pres- {von, Mr. and Mrs. Arne Shudshift, they are.” | byterian Church this evening at land Mr, . Elton Engstrom. Davis, who came to Juneau by|8 o'clock Miss Edythe Young, r— e plane from Ketchikan, after ar-'daughter of Mrs. Stella Young, will i FRANKLINS FLY NORTH ‘riving there by steamer, said that|become the bride of Lieut. Eugene Mr. and Mrs. Glen Franklin and'he expected a better than usual|T. Yarborough, U. S. Army Air daughter left yesterday morning by |Primary vote in Ketchikan where Corps. The Rev. Willis R .Booth plane continuing their journey to|interest was great because of sev-' Will officiate at the service. & | Pairbanks from Seattle after a ten- | eral Ketchikan candidates who were| Preceding the ceremony Merle day visit here with Mrs. Franklin's running for office irj the E'rimaries."’a'}lce Pitts will SR ‘Oh Promise |parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Wahto.| Southeast Alaska will witness aMe’ and ‘Because accompanied on | Having spent the winter in Se-!fairly full cperation of the fisher-|the organ by Carol Beery Davis. |attle they are returning north for jes industry this year, Davis said.| The bride will be given in mar- the scasom’s activities in and Most of the cannery companies m.ew“flge by Acting Governor E. L. around the northern metropolis. |already hauling supplies north i | Bartlett and her attendants will ————————— | hstciorn htak ‘be _Miss Mary Jean _McNaughton‘ FRANZS SAIL ’ M8 D Rss O arars diskiny and A 0fhowGE, Aud Mim Jetp Toy- Mr. ‘and Mrs. Allan Franz who pgjeign Pavis "dre, settled In}; aLhe lax bridegmatd, Jamey MeNaughtdn ! have been residents of Douglas for| M€ will act as best man for the groom summer at Whidby Island where and ushers are to be Peter Warner approximately 75 dancing couples‘coming Primary Election with more | ( A " D l E l | G HT » | Sunday were Enza Williams, Wil- the last six months in interests of - liam A. He: Paul E. LaDue, w. the Russian Gospel Mission em-‘Mr‘ Davis' brother, Capt. Don S. and John Doyle Bishop. Davis, makes his home. Anna Lois| Before the ceremony the candles ([ SHARE of ° UNITED STATES (Bo, /G on ROSH— MAKE YOUR MONEY COUNT FOR VICTORY The one fast, sure way that you and everyone can help to win this war is by buying bonds, bonds, and more bonds. Your money will help give our fighting forces the guns and tanks and planes they need and must have 1o heap destruction on the Axis terrorists. Your Dollars Will But time is short—there is not a moment to lose. wre striking fast and hard. Defense Bonds and Stamps today—and keep it up. The full faith and eredit of the United States Government is pledged for pay- ment of both principal and interest on these bonds. ACT NOW! Fight for You! Get YOUR A. Holzheimer, E. Parsons, Harold | barked today for Kodiak where they Davis has been staying with her will be lighted by Doris Ann Bart- Cartoon by (FO/O=py Rocrs= Bates, Nick Joe Vanda, J. Fulgen- | cio, M. P. Coms, Dave Brown, H.| Fairhurst, Alvin Moe, Fred Pellin,| T’LL TAKE MY CHANGE IN DEFENSE SAVINGS STAMPS, son. Arriving here from Sitka yester- day were Guy Graham, Joe Flakne, | Eddie Carter, Waren Harkton, S.| W. Hosea, William Wrede, Oscar Ueland, Mrs. Oscar Ueland, and J. C. Martinsen Ernest Hillman, Leonard Taylor, and J. Molineux were passengers for | Hoonah by Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday. Mr. Taylor and Mr.' Molineux made the round trip. Miss E. Jordan and James Patter-| 1+ will continue their evangelistic work. {grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bergstrom, at the Fosbee while her ;parenls were away. south Davis visited his Mrs. Raleigh Davis, who in Seattle. — .- P S Tt S NEW COUNCIL IS TO TAKE OVER AT MEETING TONIGAT | While A meeting of the old and new!"‘omer' Councils. of Douglas is scheduled s Uving for this evening when the former | will dispose of any unfinished busi- | ness there may be and then t,urn‘ (over the city’s administration Lo{ |the newly formed body. Th e ses-| sion will start at 7:30 o'clock. i —————— SEWING MEETING | Mrs. Dale Fleek will be hostess| at the regular meeting of the Mon- | TORPEDOED |lett. For her marriage, Miss Young has |selected a white chiffon wedding gown. Miss McNaughton will wear rose lace and Miss Taylor, blue lace. |Mrs. Stella Young, mother of the :bride. will wear a gown of rose | crepe. Miss Young has lived in Juneau |since she was a small child and lwns graduated from the Juneau schools .During the 1939 legislative )sesion she acted as assistant sec- u |retary of the Senate and in 1941 she served as secretary for the | Senate. For the last six months she ‘Thomas A. Morgan was a round day Night Sewing Club to be held trip passenger to Chichagof with|this evening at her home . |has been on the staff of the Ter- 1 |vitorial Treasurer. | | ————————— Our enemies So dig deep! Start buying U. S. ACA Sunday on a charter trip. Mail was carried both to and from Sitka. | .- — WRANGELL ScoUTS ARE AIDING IN DEFENSE PROGRAM Wrangell Scouts have reported | increasing activity in a communi- cation received in the Territorial| Scout Office from Scoutmaster N.| |Harry Champlin. | | Scouts have been assigned to the | fire station and the power plant, for messenger service in the Wran- | gell Civilian Defnse Program, Dur-| ing the last few weeks the Wran-| gell Scouts have distributed Public | Health Nutrition bulletins; Recl} Cross Rally blazers; “Join American | Red Cross” folders; blackout and air raid warning instructions; and | are at present actively engaged in! a Junior Red Cross First Aid train- ing course, A total of 1125 pieces| of literature have been distributed involving 30 boy hours of service. The Scouts are procuring their lown first aid kits and are review- 1ing in their meetings three Public Health films. : | JOSEPH FLAKNE, : '~ WILLIAM WREDE RETURN SUNDAY | T PR e You Get a $25 Bond for Only $18.75 Facts About Defense Bonds (Series E) low ich do They Ce Ji Maturit: " ‘orrc:ddl):;ll’ays(l:.l? llv_l}.! B‘.ly iTou $1875 . . . $37.50 .. $75.00 . . . $375.00 . $75000 . . When is maturity? Ten years, but you can cash the bonds at any time after 60 days from their issue date. Naturally, the longer you hold the Bond, up to 10 years, the more money you'll get back. But you'll never get less than you put in. What's the interest rate? When held to matu- rity, the bonds yield 2.9% per year on your investment, compounded semiannually—you get $4 back for every $3. | Joseph Flakne, Director of the| { United States Employment office | and William Wrede, of the Ter-| ritorial Unemployment Commission, returned yesterday from a trip to Sitka made for the purppse of com- pleting arrangements for handling |been received here by friends of ANDERSON IN ENGLAND Dated February 22, a letter has o oy, Auicd, Brazl, April 15— Four United Nations merchant Walter F. Anderson, who formerly|SPiPS Wwere torpedoed and sunk resided on the Island, He is 125t Week by submarines off the now in England with the Canadian POrth coast of Brazil according to Forestry Corps. ——.—.———— u l DRIVE |tified as the American tankers T. OF SAI.V A‘"ON {C. McCob and Eugene V. R. Thay- | er. jer. | The other two ships are given as ARMY Io SIARTf!he Norwegian merchantman Balkis jand British merchantman -~ Pere- Juneau’s annual drive to collect erine: | Twenty funds for the maintenance of the! Salvation Army here will be launched Thursday, Lou Hudson, director of the drive, an nounc"dyvlvors of the Balkis are said to today. Quota set for Juneau and vicinny;‘l'l:’ve been rescued by a Swedish ship. this year is $2,500, slightly less than | last year's fund. That the Army ————— will be called upon to perform nsr’ many services to a much greater| extent than in the past is appar-| {so far no word of survivors has been received from two vessels. nine members of the been brought ashore with nine members missing. Twenty four sur- MARGARET GAMBLE, INFANT, IS DEA Margaret Gamble, infant of six weeks, died Saturday afternoon in St. Ann’s Hospital. She was the fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. George Gamble of Juneau. ent, and the Army in past years| has had little difficulty in explain- ing its need to the community. Mr. Hudson expects that the quota will! be collected in a short time if resi- | . dents cooperate as - they have in! ' S l I v I N G the past. Names of those who will assist in | 5 the Salvation Army drive for funds| NEW YORK, April 13—A Tokyo will be announced in a few days_irndio broadcast from Japanese headquarters said today that Lieut. Gen. Homma has been appointed as commander of the Japanese ex- | peditionary forces in the Philip- | pines. To the non-Axis world, this was an implcation that Homma was still alive. It has been generally accepted that although Homma held com- mand in the Philippines at the start of the invasion, he committed (reports published here which say i Two of the ships have been iden- | 'crew of the tanker Thayer have| This Advertisement Is aContribution to Victory by S. Defense BONDS x STAMPS unemployment compensation claims under the new set-up whereby the Employment office was made a part of the U. S. Employment De- partment. ——-——— BATES FLIES TO SITKA Harold Bates, local attorney and The body is to be taken to An- goon for burial following a short |ducted in the chapel of Charles W. Carter tonight. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gamble formerly lived in Angoon. - RETURNING TO ANCHORAGE hari-kari over his falure to crack Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Bataan memorial service which will be con- | e R BUD BODDING FLIES IN FROM KETCHIKAN Bud Bodding, son of Mr. and Mrs, .Olaf Bodding of this city, Lieut. Yarbrough, son of Mr. and |Mrs. 8. K. Yarbrough of Gunters- jville, Alabama, is a graduate of the | Alabama Polytechnic Institute in {Auburn, Alabama, and took his primary flying course at the Pri- | mary Flying School, Randolph * { Field, Texas, and has been stationed at Elmdorf Field, Anchorage, for |the last year. On April 4, of this year, Lieut. Yarbrough was awarded the Dis- | tinguished Flying Cross by the War Department for heroism in rescu- |ing a marooned officer from an {ice floe in the waters of Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet. Lieut. Frank L. | O'Brien, a fellow officer, was sim- ‘marly decorated for taking part in ) this rescue. | To attend the wedding of her I niece, Mrs. Ralph Bartholomew, of | Ketchikan flew from the First City |to Juneau yesterday. The wedding this evening will be !followed by a reception at thesresi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Taylor. |Miss Doris Freeburger will preside at the refreshment table and Mrs. ding cake. Those who will assist in serving are, the Misses Kay Ken- nedy, Betty Sharpe, Elaine Housel and Elizabeth Terhune. MARSHALL HOPPIN AND PARTY LEAVE FOR SOUTH TODAY | | Marshall C. Hoppin, Regional Manager for Civil Aeronautics Ad- ministration in Alaska, left for Se- attle yesterday on his way to Wash- ington, D, C. on official business {with CAA headquarters. | Mrs. Hoppin and Mrs. Allen Hul- en and the latter’s small son made the trip south with Mr. Hoppin. The party came here from Anchor- age where CAA headquarters are located, - late Friday afternoon and while he was in Juneau, Mr. Hop- pin conferred with Iocal officials. > - — SIMON B. KIRBY I ASKED, MAKE REPORT ¥ Catherine Gregory will cut the wed- . Alaska Distributors Company Seattle, W ashington John McCarthy, owner of The Club in Anchorage, is returning home after -an extended trip in the States. candidate for the nomination as Territorial Representative on the Democratic ticket, left for Sitka by plane on Sunday. who is a pilot for the Elis Air| Simon B. Kirby, formerly resid- Transport Company of Ketchikan,|iBg at the Ploneers’ Home in Sitka, was in Juneau for a short time yes- |is asked to communicate with the terday when he made a flight here|Atlorney General's office on a mat- Exclusive Distributors for: HIRAM WALKER & SONS, INCORPORATED; FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING COMPANY: JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY; ITALIAN SWISS COLONY WINES. —————— — BUY DEFENSE STAMPS BUY DEFENSE STAMPS from the First City. ter- of business, g L