The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 3, 1942, Page 6

PAGE SIX EUGENE WALLIS ——————— Editor SAM PAPPAS LEAVES We of this page are called upon to sav goodby to a friend from time to time In this particular case we must say farewell to our good buddy”, Sam Pappas who is leav- mg for ayo Brothers at Rochester, Minn. We hope these at doc- tors find nothing seriously wrong, Sam-—anynow we wish you God-~ peed, Bon Voyage and all that ort of thing - - JULY FOURTH Well, all the preliminaries for the july 4ih celebration here are out of the way and the lion’s share of the credit should go to the old original “work horse”, Russ Clith- ero, for his untiring efforts in this WAR BO! SERVICE MEN AT SITKA direction. We of this column were We nate to continue to harp on ~ We sometimes stop and chat with on the “money raising” committee with nim and can testify as to his this subject in every issue, but this some of the lonely looking boys we thing is important. We just fin- meet cn the streets here and we “work hor proclivities.. He is a ished reacing an article by an Ar- got a kick out of our conversation tough guy to follow around, but we my Officer who was at Bataan and with one of them recently The ! like it managed to escape from that hell! first words spoken by this chap con- - >-ee - hole in an American submarine. vinced us that here was a lad from ARE HAPPY From his description of the con- the decp South. Well, being - Edith Doolittle (the ditions at Bataan and ive of them thar parts ourselves we 1 his Madam to you) we are glad we are were instantly interested We are very these days over the sands of miles away in comparative found that his greatest ambition recent recov of an illness of their safety. Did we say SAFETY? Well, was to tell the world that his com- | daughter and her arrival in Sitka. we are e at the moment—but manding officer was e W That Nate milinz like a cow we never know from one day to greatest fellow besides being the cating briars the next how long this feeling of finest officer in the whole United - D security will last. What are we States Army on top of all this FLASH! doing about it? Why, not a thing this great man commanded the best| Late word reaching this column but going along the even tenor of outfit in the world. This is cld| advises us that there will be no our respective ways and letting the stuff to vs, as we were guilty of |celebration on the 4th of July this other fellow do the worrying the same offense in '17-'18, but we |y So we going to move ery day of eyery week and eve were proud to find this spirit still | the great cvent up to the 5th. Pre- hour of these days some of our existing in our armed forces. This pare ye to relax on that date—In | boys are stopping that rain of death spirit was what carried the boys [Sitka “ out there on the high seas or in the through the mud and hell of the - - - | jungles or cn the desert and where- Argonne—put a large part of the| We just finished accepting an in- | ever they come in contact with the dreaded German submarine fleet on | vitation to dinner at the Doolittles enemy, whether he be the little the lower half of the Atlantic, and |for Sunday evening. We told vellow-belly or the squareneaded is the same spirit that will avenge |that i1t will consist of fried chicken krauteater the boys of ours take a the cowardly attack on Pearl Har-|and the trimmings. We understand terrible toll. But we still go along ber. These kids of this particular |that there are to be a couple of and when asked to buy bonds we outfit are from Alabama. We hope Staff Officers from Fort Ray pres- are told, “Why, I am buying bonds.” to meet more of them as they | ent. Well if it is the two I am When we stop and take stock of speak our language, so to speak thinking about, we will get there these statements we find in most - - early. This way we are assured of cases th the alleged patriot to Our grapevine tells us that a cer- | getting plenty. whom we are speaking has invested tain rather dignified Army officer . about three percent of his earn- of Fort Ray is, of all things, le We ran into our good friend Gun- ings. Some of them go as high as ing to dance, and if the under- ner Solesky of the Marines the five percent. We may as well re- ground rumors are right this gen- cther night. The gunner looks fat alize now that this is no nickel war tleman will scon be master of the and sassy and scemed to be having nor is it a dime war. rhumba a good time. - - . CHANGES “There'll be some change: So sang our very busy and efficient made.” Y Police Chief George Eliason thi c”Ep week as he went about his usual || ¢ "4\\ ” I t Phone duties, .The changes we refer to E ll are the revision of the outdated PN traff'c code we are now saddled 7 with. - This code was drafted many B A STRONGER NATION years ago to apply to traffic made up of a few oxcarts and a dog sled or two. Modernized, it will allow for the increase in traffic as well as speed. This is a good thing for all Sitkans. Traffic has been mov- ing too fast through the streets and especially the residence street Sooner or late, under the old code somebody's ¢hild weyld have been hurt or kiiled. Then it would be too late and too bad. CAKES — PIES — PASTRY "It We Bake It Ii's Got fo Be Good!” Pioneer Bakery {:\ thy We understand there will also be some changes in the present r bage disposal. We have ment other than to say that we hope the change will bring improve- ment Al long last we are awakening to All Clear!? Relax Here no com- YOU ARE ALWAYS the importance of fire hazards to this community and we are ad- WELCOME—— vised that some changes will be made in this setup—with special e BUY D! E STAMPS /\ KEEP °EM CLEA PHONES Call Them NOW? LAUNDRY 12 CLEANING 56 SITKA LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING CO. CABIN ET MAKERS McGrew & Dawson +* Come in this week! Save money at Alaska Drug and Jewelry Co. store to buy War Bonds and Stamps. You'll find bargains throughout the store. Alaska Drug and Jewelry Co. FOREVER" Photo Shop Studio "“PICTURES LIVE ’ " __THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA SOCIETY AND CLUBS we wiil pass doctor friend of mine t Cominander Russ Clithero presided We ine Major attended and was initiat- Ma jor. We mect our They look honeymooners but took time out to s stop and chat for at least four min- utes, ARCADE CAFE SITKA PAGE A certain ed a man on to you: on to buy almost twice this amount for jaundice for two year nd then during the coming month will found out that the fellow was a We do this? Chinaman.” No, the guy. is not 7 v A treating “ie. MISSY CLITHERO LEAV iR SONEY Mrs. Russell Clithero left recent- ly for tne States for a short va- Post 13 of the American Lezion | cation We'll miss Missy. held their regular weekly mee S A Tuesday evening, June 30. Vice-|. np ang Mrs. Dan Roark left for Los Angeles on a recent southbound understand that a certain Mar- Thy - exbeot 45, retiitn i & boat . A Hat= " couple of months into the inner circle of “The L Bond a Week Club” Nice going, NOTICE Come over every Tuesday i The Empire is the only news- S i paper circulated in Sitka that s Alaska owned. This page has the McCon- | interest of Sitka and all Alaska at friends the - By the had 28 libraries. JAN WAI.“S SITKA EXCEEDS JUNE BOND QUOTA The asury Department at Through our pipeline we learned Washington set our quota for the of still another Army Major who is month of June at $35000. What, present on the sick list, with|did we do about it? We bought jaundice. He told us a story which | $40.812.50 worth. But this is only 1 the beginning, folks. We are called keys on tiie street the other day. heart. None of the money spent still have that starry eyed for advertising or for the paper | so commonly found among goes Outside. Read the Lll!])llt‘ 4th Century A Dv, Rome Celebrate Here The FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1942. JAN WALLIS SOCIETY “THE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY" SITKA HOTEL RUSS CLITHERO, Magr. s <3 ' LlFE LIBERTY mppmnss WE ASK ONLY THIS . . . FOR ALL MANKIND. .. EVERYWHERE. .. 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