The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 14, 1942, Page 6

Crisp Classics Betty Baxley Berkshire and Nelly Don —in stripes, floral prints and polka dots Sizes 12-14 $2.5Ill_t)$6.50 Jones-Stevens ™ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ALASKA COASTAL - MAKE SCHEDULE, day were Quintas Barnes | Lee, Walter Joselyn, Robert H. Reed Roy Dedrick, O. B. Townsend, L. P. Mushru. R. P. Withers, A. A | Maers, Fred Zurth, M. Harvey and | william Dachuk Returning to Juneau from Sitka Sunday with ACA were John L Covich, L. Langdon Kihn, Mrs. L. Langdon Kihn, Clarence Christman; from Hirst Chichagof, William Mc- Nabb, Mrs. Bert Flatoe, Blanche E. Warrell and Mrs. P. W. Canfield. Lieut. T. B McKinstry made a | round trip flight to Skagway with | ACA Sunday and returning to Ju- neau from Skagway with the plane | was Jack Thompson. John Bicke: | made a round trip flight to Hawk Inlet Sunday Over Saturday and Sunday 858 | pounds of mail was carried from Ju- | neau to Sitka by ACA planes. | Passengers from Juneau to Sitka | Monday with ACA were Jeanette Nelson, June Rogers, Roy Poloff, E. Parsons, C. I. Bjornstad, Charles Wortman, A. VanMavern, Mr. Jo- | hansen, Mrs. Johansen, Bobby Jo- | hansen and Clarence Christman; | from Hawk Inlet passengers were John Carey, Lee Roy Skinner and | Konrad Klipper. Arriving in Juneau Monday from Sitka were William E. Orr, Paul Allen, Robert Ronnel, Donald H. Parker, Sgt. Del McIntyre and Sam- uel Paknik, Jr A round trip charter flight was made Monday by ACA to Polaris- Taku Mine. Passengers leaving Juneau with ! Alaska Coastal Airlines yesterday afternoon were for Hoonah, R. A Welsh and Leonard C. Rodland; for Hawk Inlet, John Carey, LeeRo) Skinner and Konrad Klipper. A N. Dunlop was a passenger from Hood Bay to Hoonah Monday. Leaving here for Sitka with ACA Seward Street today were Archie McDonald, Wil- e ——— | 1laM GUND, George Bull, Ernie TR x Carter and Mrs, Ernie Carter. Sam Asp and A. Headstrom (were de- FIRST JAP parting passengers for Tenakee |with ACA today Those ariving in Juneau today PRISONER ISINU.S. Was Iakenfifiearl Harbor, as He Pilofed Mid- get Submarine LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, July 14—"Thank you,” wrote a Jap war prisoner in English, food is very good every day The first Japanese to arrive at the Army’s internment camp here told reporters that he is studying English after being brought here from Pearl Harbor where he was taken in a pint-sized sub Decem- ber 7. Reporters asked the prisoner questions by writing them out, and he answered the same way. Some he declined to answer. { “the IT'S YOUR MOVE NOW THE MORE BONDS YOU BUY ... THE MORE PLANES WILL FLY You Get a $25 Bond for Only $18.75 | Facts About Detense Bonde—Series £ | HOW MUCH DO THEY COST?: YOU LEND UNCLE SAM Now, as never before in all our glorious history, our Army, Navy and Marine Corps urgently need planes, tanks, ships and guns! Literally billions of dol immediately to produce weapons of defense . . . of offense . .. and of Victory! If we are to smash the enemy out of our seas and blast him from heads, every dollar you with ACA were, from Angoon, Mrs. John R. Maurstad; from Sitka, Dick Wells, D. C. Lookinbill, Fd- ward Q. Paine and John D, Mor- timer. - ROTARIANS RETURN HOME WHEN UNABLE TO MAKE CONVENTION D. W. Metzdorf, President of the Rotary Club of Anchorage, and R. B. Livesley, Secretary of the An- chorage organization, left today by plane for their home after spending the last few days in Juneau Mr. Metzdorf and Mr. Livesley hoped for transportation to Seattle in order to attend the Rotary con- 12 and 13, but were unable to obtain passage from Juneau south. Mr. Metzdorf is in charge of the | stores department of the Alaska Railroad and part owner of the Anchorage Hotel while Mr. Livesley is manager of the Northern Com- I mercial Company in Anchorage. 3 llars are needed SI’I7:= cen these and other :75:“ i | $375.00 . .« » $75000 . . o When is maturity? can cash the . days. the air over our o v can spare, every, o ' CHARTER FLIGHTS | d 3 | Passengers from Juneau to Sitka with Alaska Coastal Airlines Sun- Charles vention in Bellingham om July 11,! he longer you hold the Bond, up | ears, the more money you'll get back. But you'll never get less than you | CUSTOMS-OFFICE | DENIES HALTING CANADA TROOPS 'Says Story fl;y Stopped Soldiers Coming to 3 Alaska False | | Stories appearing in Alaska news- papers and in the States on July |2 that Canadian troops being | rushed to the defense of Alaska, 'n | accordance with an international | agreement, were delayed at the bor- | der by demands of Customs officials | for payment of duty on their spare | uniforms and fighting equipment, | has brought forward the following !explanation by the Treasury De- | partment, according to a letter re- 1[‘(‘!\0(‘\ here today by Collector of | Customs James J. Connors: | “There is no information in the | possession of the Treasury De-| | partment which would support any | iof these statements. No instances | of delay in the passage of Can- |adian troops into Alaska or any | other part of American territory jon account of Customs formalities |have been reported to the Eurenu' of Customs, nor have there been | |any reports that Customs officers | have demanded payment of duty lon effects or equipment carried by | these troops or brought to America | with them. The law does not re- | The United States destroyer Shaw port and was zig-zagging as her was bembed i very much back in service. quire payment of duty either on| the clothing and personal effects | these troops may bring with them | | |or on their arms and equipment. | Concerned Goods | “The only question of Customs | |law brought to the attention of the | | Treasury Department in connection with the presence of Canadian |troops on American soil was the |question whether goods consigned to \individual members of Canadian forces and sent to them after their arrival on American soil could be delivered to them without payment |of duty and taxes. The State De- |partment expressed its desire to find some way to grant this privi- | |lege to individual Canadian officers | |and soldiers since a like courtesy was being accorded to United States troops on Canadian soil. The only | specific instance which came direct- ly to the attention of the Bureau |of Customs in this connection was {in a letter and telegrams from the Collector at Juneau which asked ;\\Iulllel liquor, cigarettes, and to- Ibacco for sale in an officers’ bar [could be imported into Alaska from | canada without payment of tax. “To the general request from the |State Department for free entry | for packages sent to individual offi- |cers and soldiers after their arrival |in United States territory, informal reply was made that the only way jit seemed possible under existing law to grant such a privilege would {be by designating all the Canadian {troops on American soil as “dis-| | tinguished foreign visitors.” This solution was not considered wholly ' satisfactory either by the State De- partment or the Treasury Depart- ment, Nevertheless, the Secretary 10{ State acted upon it and on June | b tary of the Treasury so designating | UPON MATURITY YOU GET BACK N A Ten years, but you bonds at any time after 60 dime that is not absolutely required for the mecessities of food, clothing, and shelter should be, yes, must be, loaned to your Government! them regularly! @eot Your Share of . We must act fast. Start getting your share of United States Defense Bonds and Stamps today. Get What's the interest rate? When beld to maturity, the Bonds yield 29% per year on your imvestment, compoun annually—you get back $4 for every $3. When should I buy a l?nn‘? Start now buy regularly. INVEST IN — WITH PERFECT SAFETY! Remember—You can start Defense Bonds by buying De fense Stamps for as lif C buying 100 \ S. Defense BONDS x STAMPS M This Message for Victory Is Sponsored by | boat Destroyer y— P Jap bombs blew away the bow of the U. S. S. Shaw at Pe l!} S Shaw (uls‘ b gidE 1 S840 SEAS Susha TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1942 n Trial DR Zig;la_g P;[Ilern i (above), was making about 20 knots during a trial run at a West Coast wake shows. Note depth charges on extreme stern. The U. . Shaw the Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japs claimed they sank her. But she is Japs "Sank" on Trial Run —— " - e W arl Harbor and the Japs claimed they sank the ship; but she made a West Coast port with a temperary bow. This is how she looked, her bow and all, st on a trial run off the West Coa! the Canadian forces in Alaska. Law Passed 19 addressed a letter to the Secre-| “Realizing that this could be on-| |ly a temporary expedient and an| the | ‘TreBsury Department caused to be! unsatisfactory one at best, introduced in Congress on Wednes- day, June 24, a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 327) which would accord free entry and freedom from intern- al revenue tax to any articles im- ported into the United States, its territories or possessions, for the personal or official use of members of the armed forces of any ef the | United Nations on duty within| American territory. On representa- tion by the Treasury Department that the matter was one of great urgency, the resolution was passed by both houses within three days and has been approved by the President. “The ‘distinguished foreign visi- tor' privilege has not been invoked in any instance in ‘behalf of the employmeént is now unnecessary in | the light of the joint resolution.” Nav} I;;ifol Boat Ashore On Pacific | 83-Foot Boat / Aground at Entrance to Golden Gaje SAN FRANCISCO, July 14—An 83-foot United States naval patrol has been grounded on Seal Rocks at the entrance to the Gold- en Gate, but the ship’s company of | three officers and ten men was rescued by breeehes buoy. The men were treated for sub- mersion and exposure, but no one was injured seriously, the Navy De- partment announces. L B LEAV FOR SOUTH Charles Griffin, Trick and Mur- AlaskaSteamship Company ray representative, left for the south ‘today - after completing a business trip through the Territory. Canadian forces in Alaska and its| after undergoing repairs. TRAVEL RULES EXPLAINED AT (LUB MEETING Lieut. R. A. Boaz, in charge of the Juneau Office of Civilian Traf- | fic Control, spoke to members of the Juneau Rotary Club today on the travel regulations at a noon ;Iunchpon meeting in Percy's Cafe I He said that persons desiring to travel between Alaska portson boats do not need to have their permit applications notarized and do not \’need to furnish photos. Such per- |mits, he stated, may be issued lo- ing the several weeks of collection. cally. | This figure may represent the To secure a permit for leaving Al-|largest pile in the Territory. Fair- aska, travelers must supply three|banks reported a total of 34,800 photos for thiree copies of the ap-|pounds up until July 10, an offi- plication and must have the appli-|cial estimate. Dyer said that when {cations notarized. The applications late collections come in, the total iare then scnt to the Alaska Defense | here should reach 20 tons. Command for action and if npproved‘ Juneau longshoremen have agreed will be issued to the applicant when | are furnishing free transportation, the boat leave, | to load the scrap into boats, which Lieut. Boa: d no permits :rre:WithOut charge, Dyer stated that he {yet required for travel between Al-|Wished to thank all persons who aska towns by plane, and that spe-| cooperated to make the drive a suc- cial certificates of identification| cess, and named the Rotary Club, Port of Embarkation; Maj. John B. Barthrop, Assistant Superintendent, Arm; Transport Service; Lieut. Robert Taylor, Army Transport | Service, and Lieut. Alan McMan- neau rubber salvage campaign today that a total of 39,011 pounds of scrap rubber, was turned in dur- Alaska ports to those who must of | especially. necessity make frequent trips. A| letter stating the reason for such travel must accompany the appli-| cation forms which will be sent to the Alaska Defense Command. Government employees, he stated, are not excepted from the regula- tions. A “civilian” is considered to be any person not in military ser- vice or in uniform. Jay P. M()l{a!, American Minister to Canada who vecently arrived in Juneau was issued a permit before he was ale lowed to travel into Alaska | Lieut. Boaz said thai y ngers must remember that their baggage is searched when they leave port and that uncensored mail, undevel- oped film, radios and other similat| objects may mnot be tran pun('d.‘ Radios and other .sim objects may be taken if they through the port of disemba Kenneth McCormick, of the Am- erican Red Cross, was a visitor, today. He is here to act as a liason officer between the national head-| quarters of the Red Cross and Al-' aska communities and chapters. His headquarters will be here. Qther guests included Col. Bert C. Ross, Executive Officer, Seattle Ileadquarlérs Hardeman WATER-PROOFED ama, of Seattle, Port Quartermaster.| IS COLLECTED HERE Tom Dyer, Chairman of the Ju-| which ended last Saturday, report.eds may be issued for travel between|the Boy Scouts and publicity agents | FRESH FRUITS |and VEGETABLES EW P No. 1 CTATOES - - 81lbs. 49c; 17 lbs. $1.00 FIRM FIELD TOMATOES Pound 25¢ TELEPHONE PEAS, Full Pods - Pound 20c CROOK NECK SQUASH Pound 25¢ ZUCCHIN! SQUASH Pound 25¢ {§ CARROTS, Large Bunchs 2 for 25¢ 'y TURNIPS, Large Bunches - - 3for25¢ NEW GREEN CABBAGE - - Pound 8¢ PARSLEY,Green - - - - BunchlOc | CAULIFLOWER, Snowhite - Pound 25¢ | NEWCARROTS - - - - 3lbs.25c CUCUMBERS, Hot House - - Each25¢c | GREEN PEPPERS - - - Pound 45c |} STRING BEANS, Snappy - - Pound 25¢ '} UTAH GREEN CELERY - - Poundl5¢ LOCAL RADISHES, Large Bunches 3 for 25¢ Purple — PLUMS — Yellow SEEDLESS GRAPES — APRICOTS NEW GREEN APPLES 1 1t It's New You'll Find It At || GEORGE BROTHER Phones 92—-95 'BABY GIRLBORNTO | ' MR. AND MRS. BROOKS | IN DETROIT ON JULY 4 Mr. and Mrs. Art Brooks are the parents of a baby girl born July 4 in Detroit, Michigan, according to announcements received in Juneau | y. The recent arrival is named Lynne Louise and weighed five | pounds, 11 ounces at birth. | Mr. Brooks was traffic represen- | tative in the Juneau office of Pan American Airways, Alaska Divisi for a year until he resigned two months ago and left for the Middle ! West with Mrs. Brooks. | e, |JOHN RIGGS GOES ON BUSINESS TRIP | John Riggs, accountant for the| | Unemployment Compensation Com:- mission, has left for the Westward on an official routine business trip. MRS. TURPIN RETURNING Fred Turpin received word in the | last mail that his wife, who has been visiting in the south for sev- | eral weeks, is returning home at an | early date. TRIANGLE CLEANERS New Locatior "ineau Laundry Building * “for better appearance” PHONE ! BUY DEFENSE BONDS | i | | & " But she won't have to! Instead, she will antici- pate her travel needs and tell our agent where and when she intends to go, and what accommoda- tions she would like. The Great Northern is, of course, meeting all government requirements firs¢, but the public is welcome to available space at all times. In Coaches, where you travel for the very low- est of rail fares, you still find the same comforts for which the Empire Builder is famous. Deep cushioned, reclining chairs, .. broad luggage racks .. . and spacious lounges, There is a special seat- side meal service, or you may patronize the Din- ing Car with its moderately priced meals. For information consult: H. F. “Nick” CARTER 1400 4th Ave., Seattle = EMPIRE BUILDER Between Portisnd - Tocoma = Sesttle - Spokane - Minusapolis SL Paul - Chisage via GLAGIER NATIONAL PARK