The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 15, 1942, Page 5

THURSDAY OCTOBE.R 1 5 PHONE A CLASSIFIED Copy must be in the office by ¢ o'clock In the afternoon to in- jure insertion on same day. ‘We accept ads over teuephone from persons listed in telephone Hrectory. Count five average words to the Daily rate per line for consecu- &ve insertions: One day ...100 Additional days ....... 50 Minimum charge ... .58 FORRENT | 942 FOR RENT FOR SALE LOST—FOUND MISCELLANEOUS [risons on Tulagi and Gavutu andfeio) gere shot down. An hour and alreceded and we were THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA of l\‘larinrslsemnd,:nu mpt to disrupt our oper- ation§ _had failed miserably when the first wave landed on Tulagi. We could hl’Rl“ GRAPH'( IALE destroyers pumping high explosives | Alarms and Excitement |into the beach. Then the barrage| ‘The night of August 8 was one of s | lifted, the Marines landed, and @ jalarms and excitement. We learnad 1nn_v South Sea Island became the after that fighting was still con- first battlefield in America’s first|tinuing the straits in the offensive in World War II Tulagi area. In Guadaleanal it was Already tank lighters were pulling a sleepless night for other reasons up with their iron monsters. Am-|First, the rains came, in a drizzle phibian tractors, which the Marinés then in torre; The Command call “alligators,” chugged ashore,|Post had moved west and equally at home on land or water. bivouacked beneath the (The following @ccount of the | a" oy stream of Marines was|out tents. Everyone dnd his ge Marines capturejof a Solomons Island stronghold was written by Second Lieutenant H. L Merillat, U. S. Marine Corps Public Relations Officer at the battle scene.) pouring out of the boats. By 1045!wa§ thoroughly drenched [m,,g Combat Group B, under Colonel C.|to a cat nap in our puddles of GUADALCANAL (August 14 (delayed) —On August 7, 1942, llm} 1st 1CTOSS B. Gates, was landing and lmmg water were aroused by a thun-| I|p for its advance to the southwest. | derous bombardment. Out at sea rattered rifle shots marked theito the west, the big guns spoke dvance of the Marines as they|Flashe: fanned out through the tall grass|battle was in progress we and coconut grove We counted on the Jap's arriving but we do know that the landing operations assau=|you1q take that long for them to|doubtedly had slipped toward Glad- lted Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Ga-jgpoqnize flight of bombers injalcanal and Tulagi to blast us by vutu, important bases in the Sol-'payau) ang fly them down to*Guad-|night sink our transports and omon Islands. The attack marked|.jeona) Our guess was only a few!supply ships and bombard . our the first time in this war that AmM=ly ;s off; in mid-aiternoon burst-|forces on land before erican land forces Nave taken the| |ing_bombs and a sky full of flak dug in and squared away offensive against thé ememy. Mar-| {announced their arrival. Rising-sun|third determined attempt to knoe |ines avenged their comrades Onlp npers attacked our ships in the us out had failed | Wake Island by destroying Jap Bar-|yoaqs without hitting any. Sev:| After the sound gage in to The Japs k| of battle bedding down FOR SALE 3-ROOM “furnished apt. 1565 Seat- | ter Tract. Phn. black 479 from 8 to 3 p.m. furnished, 11ght Ellingen Apts. BTEAM heated housekeeping room, 8-, ROOM qumshm apt. Steinbeck Apts. THREE room furnished apt. $15 per month. Phone Dougla: 18. 2-ROOM Furnished Apt., oil stoves, 608 Willoughby. Phone Douglas 32, 1] ROOMS stncny modern unfurn- ished house. 504 5th St., top floor. “2-room Apt. with Phone 621, 175 Gas- FURNISHED bath, $16. tineau Ave. GARAGE, Phone Green 234, STEAM HEATED Rooms, single ar double. 315 Gold St. ‘ ¢ ROOM apt. steam heated, electric | range, cold and hot running wat- er, private bath. Phone 569. ONE office room for rent. First National Bank Bldg. FUR. apts,, easy kept warm. Win- ter rates $15 a mo. Lights, water, dishes. Seaview Apts. | i o FURNISHED house and furnished | apt. Inquire Snap Shoppe. F‘OR RENT—Apartmenls, at office 20th Century Bldg. WANTE‘D — Lady bread wxapper Inquire Sully’s bakery. WANTED—Used magnetized radio| speaker. Apt. 3, evenings, Klein Apartments. WANTED — Girls or women for kitchen or waitress work. Ex- perience preferred, but not nec- essary. Apply Percy’s Cafe. 10 a m. to 2 p. m. | AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showinj )ir route from Seattle to Nome, om | fple at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.| MISCELLANEOUS ATTENTION HUNTERS—Trespass- sing and hunting strictly forbid- den on Spuhn Island. PRIVATE PROPERTY. FiVE CENTS each, pmid for used | gunny sacks at Coal Bunkers. TURN Jour old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop. FUARANTEED Realistic Perma- | nent, $550. Paper Curls, $1 up iola Beauty Shop. Phone 3201.! 3i5 Decker Way. | inquire | o |day of September, {tate, to-wit: i BOSTON pups. green 640. | MALE Phone bulldog LOT 40x100, near Ski Trail, frontage on beach and hu,lwu).‘ warranty deed, bargain, $125 cash. George C. Denman, 3009, El Paso, Texas. Sedan, good con- tires. Call at 209 phone black 330. | 193¢ PONTIAC dition, good Gold St. or 30-30 WINCHESTER. Phone black 370, i-RM. FURNISHED house. P.O. Box 1075, OIL HEATER, round tables, for sale cheap, Phone blue 619. 4 HP. OUTBOARD, $50 cash. Phone 671 before 5 p.n. .;:-RM. HOUSE, tw;owsun porc}:e;, furnished, 820 6th and Nelson Sts. Phone red 610. FURNISHED house, 822 Basin| Road. Call after 7 p.m. TWO TRIPP residences on upper Main St. to close estate. See Mrs. Fred B. Johnston on prem- ises, 623 Main St. Phone green 413. STOVE, ]drge wmdov\», “tables and other material. Ring Thane three 3 rings or call between 5 and 17| p.m. George Getchell. BLOCK mill wood $6 unit, delivered. Kindling $6.75 unit, del. Limited| amt. Order now. Juneau Lum- ber Mills, Phone 358. MODERN 5 room furnished log house, Mile 3% Glacier Highway. Montgomerys. 3-ROOM Furnished house and im- provements on 5-acre homesite. 50 chickens, 13% mi. Loop Road, Auk Lake. L. W. Cord. P. O. Box 609. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY In the United States Commissioner’s | Court for the Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alaska, Division Num- ber One. IN PROBATE. In the Matter of the Estate of JOSEPH F. ROSS, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to an order of sale made and entered by the Probate Court above mentioned on the 22nd | 1942, in the Mat- ter of the Estate of JOSEPH F. ROSS, deceased, the undersigncdl administrator of said estate, will sell at public auction the following described real property of said es- | All the land embraced in the Homestead of the said Joseph F. Russ. deceased, U. S. Survey No. 2271, having a total area of 4.11 acres and situated between the east and | 4U feet | things Box | © -1 go over the side and stood by, ~ Ideck of my transport. The wea lactivity on the shore. At 0525 gen- — | “Stand { on Guadaleanal. | Guadalcanal into the hills. | | further shattered Jap forces OD |y .1e jater the attacked ag#in, ‘ngaln in our puddles, rumors time. 'lhv\“hu) that the Japs were attempt- Two Japs|ing to land on the Beach 200 yards north of the main Command Post | Flares dropped by Jap planes to wits slow.|Mark Lunga Point gave a with the truth to the alarm and in the black- was|ness and rain our own landing boats {bad been mistaken for the enemy. {The truth was learned before damage was done Digging In Sinee then we have bec in, scouting out enemy detachment potting the pesky snipers one by driving Japs with dive bombers These islands, with their inlets|py ore of four destroyers that once sheltered Jap seaplanes|p. . .. were shot down iand a big airdrome that the Japs| First Advan jad hastily built as a base forj 3y |5 1:(‘;\'91'1(\“1‘3 in the Pacific, That fitst day advance now will serve as bases.for United|THere Were ho contact Nations air, sea and land power.|enemy. for lhl'x]r “,W\‘{ m‘nnf\ The process of rolling back the Japs| )“:g“f‘“":l‘ “::"m :":' }‘:H"“" i has begun in earnest x-mnL before dawn on the nh"“"k #rash brid deep feeders of the Were Hufising* dbsard ths T RIver made .4 cautious advance ships of the armada slipping silent= | imperative. “A' ,':’:", Headquasien ly into the passage between Oundul-é';“;dan‘:' P:;kll\lln“ "'”;'Ilm :"'(’n: anal and Florida Islands Bt-t\\‘brn‘ml:“m v e Thu | ones getting ready for anything that 0200 and 0300 all hands turned \ml‘jrhem ‘1“ bivouacked for the night.|MAY come. A few Jap planes make and wolfed a sumptous breakfast.| ‘ ] *.lus a dally visit, about noon, bus Who knew how long it would hv‘ On the second day August 8 mc‘m more interest as chronomefers before any of us had another real|Marines on Guadalcanal pushed |y 0" o Laiders. Enemy subs pop meal? Field rations would soon take |westward to take possession of the| ., "4 the strait now and then and the place for steaks and fried po-|big new airfield which the I‘): had i op & Pew shElE into Guitaicanal tatoes and scrambled eggs. Then obligingly built for us and (o 0cCUPY vy any case, their popping be- we made our final preparations to and defend the area around LUnga| ome part of the accustomed music walt- Point. Combat Groups A and Blo¢ Giadalcanal and we pay little ing for the eastern sky to brighten. | completed the operation during the | aenion. About dawn I went on the topjday, meeting no resistance untli “mpe pMarines have what they want one group reached Kukum. There ., they mflm to' Hold. it |south of the area occupied by Marines, they ran into snipers ar e ".:‘:’::"L‘uz‘,:.‘.:‘;";? (HKKEg :ESI:IDEI':)“smom mopped up, but nightly Jap patrols Edward Hansen slip into our lines. It became apparent after the Ethel- Hansen, are the Baranof Hotel, Slow they! and the! 'n digging had been on our side. Low clouds and mist had concealed our progress; toward the Solomons all day the 6th. They had cleared during the night and the stars guided us on our way. At 0500 we could make out the dim outline of Guadalcanal to starboard. There was no sign of and in on his sister, Juneau their first day that the Jap forces in the Lunga area had run to the hills when the American onslaught be- gan on August 7. As we moved into | from their home in the Interior to the camps we found evidence that|the South, where they will attend they had left in a hurry. Meals w school. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Purdy still on the table, personal gear of Chicken, Alaska, are their par- was tossed in all directions, valuable | ents. equipment was left intact. Ammuni-| Edward is going | tion dumps, Pompoms, artillery, fuel, Marees Academy, radio equipment, trucks, cars, re-|in San Marcos frigerating equipment, road-rollers,|sister also will Tulgai it must have seemed that electric power plant—all were found school there hell had broken loose. One laborer |as the Japs had set them up and —————— later taken as a prisoner said he jused them, except for the damage thought he was dead. Salvo after done by naval gunfire and bombing "DES ‘I'OMORRow salvo ripped into their mist. Navy A fine airport, with a runway 1400 | planes unloaded high explosive and yards long already completed, was g strafed the ground. The red hallsullm(m ready to receive planes. Low tide—0:10 a.m, High tide—6:42 a.m,, Low tide—12:31 p.m., High . tide—86:32 p.m., at eral quarters sounded and the ships way crew took battle stations. At 0605— by to lower boats.” Then came~what all of us had been wait- ing to hear and see; at 0617 a cruis- er's guns boomed and a salvo of shells landed in the laps of the Japs to attend a military Texas, and his enter boarding San Hell Broken Loose To the Japs on Guadalcanal and 04 feet. 14.1 feet. 4.8 feet. 153 feet. of tracer bullets and shells cut LhL' At noon on the 8th our visitors black coast of Guadalcanal. Fifteen |in the sky returned, this time ‘bent miles to the north of us naval ships on a daring raid. As our transports and aircraft were dealing out the|dispersed out to the open sea the same punishing bombardment to}Jap bombers came in. Almost skim- Tulagi. ‘mmfl the waves they lunged in At 0700 came the order to lower among the transports and cargo boats. Methodically they were swung|ships. I was watching ‘from the out on their davits and lowered into beach of Guadaleanal and saw the the water. The ships bearing Mar- big bombers burst into flames ines who were to land in the first|they ran into murderous anti-air- wave had already lowered away | craft fire from the ships. One, two, and soon the water cabout the three—then 1 lost count in the con- transports was swarming with hun-| fusion of the battle. Some ran the dreds of speedy landing boats. New|gauntlet of ack-ack and headed for ramp landing and tank lighters were open sea, gnly to fall prey to our getting their first test in combat. ‘N‘n\, hgh ers darting at them from Amphibious tractors, carrying en- high above. We heard that forty| gineering supplies, began their|bombers had started on their mis- churning progress toward the beach, sion; we heard that only a few re- to be on hand when the specdxcri\umrd to their bases. Certainly their | landing boats first hit the shore losses were enormous. In their sui- line. |cidal raid over the strait they hit 0800 was “H-hour” (Attack hour) 'one of our transports. The Japs T ——— as When buying bourbon ask for s OldSunny Brook < by name Crossword--Puzzle ACROSS Imwerse . Cigar fish 8. Madl . Congealed . High: musical 3. Mercantile establish- ment . Anclcnt wine National Distillers again . Sailing vessel . Acquire |Di of light told us that a navall We do nbt |yet know the full story of that battle Jap ships' largest force of Marines ever 10 €0~y homp ys about noon, figuring it!were turned back—ships which un-| we were fully! had| flew | ring of | any| Halibut Receipts Reported The records of the International | Fisheries Commission show that the period from April 16 to Sep- |tember 30, 1942, the foll {amounts of halibut have be led in Pacific Coast p Area 3 we were| trees \vlfl\J for W orts from U.S. Fleet Canadian Fleet | . Total These figures have bec ed to date but are ther corrections. Addit la ings from Area 3, which closed on September 25, will be made during the first days of October In 1941 the landings from to September 30 amounted Area § | n correct- subject to fur- Al April 1 3 21 2,350,333 U.S. Fleet Canadian Fleet 37,954 tember Total For the month 1942 the following amounts of “m. \but were landed: Area 3 5,109,673 774,326 U.S. Fleet Canadian Fleet - 5,073,999 Area restric Total Landings from the closed 2 during September were ed to that halibut caught inc tally while fishing with set for other species under permit amounteds to 280,617 pounds Acknowledgment is made of the assistance given by the Depart- ment of Fisheries, Canada, by the United States Fish and Service, and by the Canadian and United States Customs in the com- pilation of these totals. HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Hans Johansen has been discharged from St. Ann’s Hospital where she recently underwent an len- lines and cperation, Anna James has entered the Gov- ernment Hospital for medical care Nina Oustiff, of Funter entered the Government for medical care. | B NEW TELEPHONE Bay, has school | forms will eclose October 19, For space, listings and please call the Juneau and las Telephone Co., | fore the Doug- closing date. .- TAX NOTICz October 15th is final date for (tax payments before delinquency iM\ office will remain open until !7:30 pm. Thursday—L. W. Kil-| h\un City Clerk. adv | | | Products Corp., N. Y. * 904 Proof zzzzzzzzzzzzz T istributed by National Grocery Com to: | Wildlife Hospital | DIRECTORY | is to be.published this month and | changes | phone 420, be-| ady.| ae PIGGLY WIGGLY 7y QUALITY with SERVICE (COLORFUL-APPETIZING) FRUITS in GLASS JARS PEARS— Cinnamen flavored—"RED Mint flavored— GREEN" Natural flavored—WHITE BING CHERRIES— Large dark red fruit F1GS— Whole Kadota Figs APRICOTS— Whole tree-ripened apricots FRUIT FOR COCKTAIL— A lovely combination Other Fruits and Vegetables will come in glass jars as the tin stocks run out. NOW AT PIGGLY WIGGLY CALL FEMMER'S TRANSFER | 114 OIL — FEED — HAU Nite Phone 554 Sanitary Meat Co. FOR QUALITY MEATS AND POULTRY FREE DELIVERY Call Phones 13 and 49 | | | | | | | | | ‘ Chas. G. Warner Co. | o P LeOta s Marine Engines and Supplies WOMEN’S APPAREL MACHINE SHOP Baranof Hotel Ropes and Paints [ THRIFT CO-O0P | Member National Retaller- Owned Grocers 211 SEWARD STREET PHONE 767 NORTH Transfer & Garbage Co. E.O.DAVIS E.W.DAVIS ~—Phones—81 e T S — FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES—GAS—OIL Foot of Main Street Juneau Molors COWLING-DAVLIN COMPANY DODGE and PLYMOUTH DEALERS B WHEN IN NEED OF Diesel Oil—Stove Oll—Your Coal Cholee—General Haul- | ing — BStorage and Crating CALL US! Juneaun Transfer Phone 48—Night Phone 481 Soothing Organ Music and Delicious Fried Chicken EVERY NIGHT DOUGLAS INN John Marin, Prop. Phone 66 GEORGE BBBS Widest Selec LIQUORS PHONE 92 or 95 | | '| TIMELY CLOTHES ‘ NUNN-BUSH SHOES STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing a [ compe e || I3 i ad Lamp COAL Alaska Dock & Storage Co. TELEPHONE 4 Thomas Hardware Co. PAINTS — OILS Builders’ and Shelf HARDWARE “SMILING SERVICE" Bert's Cash Grocery PHONE 104 or 105 Pree Delivery Juneau [ GASTINEAU HOTEL Every comfort made for our guests Air Service Information PHONE 10 or 20 HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Home Liquor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phone 38 The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O Alaska Music Supply o iy oo o and Supplies Phone 208 122 W. Second HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Cholce Meats At All Times Located in George Bros. Store ‘OPEN HOUSE for SERVICE MEN Bomfla Wushmqionw AMERICAN LEGION DUGOUT INWAR AS IN PEACE =omims through effort 30. Lively tunes . Made of a tain wood Philippine native . City in Portugal 5. Fan palm PHONE 553—92—95 Rainbow 17. Not any 18. Raking gunfire 20. Flat circular piece 21. Spaken 2. Fognder of - }west forks of Montana Creek, about fourteen miles northwest of Juneau, I.IIS'I' and I"IIUID | Alaska, according to the Official e e —_——»——r—{Plat of Survey thereof in the Gen- LOSTABunCh ox keys, $5 reward. eral Land Office, and the Patent C. R. Smith, Alaskan Hotel. lissued therefor No. 1106987 and dat- o et ed on the 16th day of February, 1940; LOST—H ft. round bottom boat,|Said land together with a small No. 31B970. Phn. red 685. Reward. | frame cabin thereon. g Said sale will take place and be | The pauy Alaska Empire has the | made on Saturday, October 24, 1942, largest paid circulation of any Al-|at 1:00 P. M. at the Court room of aska newspaper. the United Staets Commissioner in | *he Federal Building at Juneau, Al- o . 5 aska, and will be sold to the highest His Friend Decided ! Typewrifer Worked sidder for cash in lawful money of | he United States. | SAN FRANCISCO—In 1899 Alfred Except. each Monday and first Tuesday evening of the month. BUY DEFENSE STAMPS EYEEEE RIE[P[E]L] 0 Solution Of Yesterday's Puzzle Playing cards _ Distrass call Alaska Meat Market The largest and most complete stock of Fresh and Frozen Meats in Juneau. L. A. STURM—Owner PHONE 39539 scliolarships . Compound of Ballot ‘sodium 50. Medley . Mix. circularly 51. Constellation . Algerian 52. Pieces out seaport . Witnessed styl» of Insect's egg furniture Repose . ‘Sacred tmage . Make holes in . Delicate twin- ing plant Minute mar animal Greedy Those who abandon a 2 4, DOWN 1. Take the chief meal 20TH CENTURY MEAT MARKET Juneau's Most Popular “Meating” Place ONLY THE BEST OF MEATS PHONE 202 DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED The right to reject any and all olds that are not satisfactory is reserved by the administrator, with the right to offer same at private | 7 sale thereafter if deemed to be to | 7 . now a superior judge, sold | yne agvantage to the proceeds of a friend a typewriter for $20 but did | the estate. not get paid. He has just received | Dateq at Juaes-, 2aska, this 22nd a check for $7160, representing the | 4oy of Septenk er, 1942, principal and 43 years’ interest. (SEAL) ZELIX GRAY, T United States Commissioner for | Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and Administrator of the Estate of Joseph F. Ross, | deceased, First publication, Sept. 24, 1942. Last pubhoallon Oct. 22, 1942. Egg-shaped Meaning . Long journe Wild hog . Fillet at the top of a shaf Clipped . Post at the back of & ship Thin stift transparent wuslins Skip Horses Heavenly bod Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop - Phone 549 Pred W. Wendt hearifl\‘ildufi thé hard of hear- ing. Audiometer readings. Dr. Rae Lilian Carlson, Blomgren Bldg, Phone 6368 CONS!RVATIV! mansgement and strict Governmens supervision work constantly for the protection of our depasitors. Additional security is provided through chis bank's membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora- tion, & United States Government sgency which insures easch depositor sgainst los to & maximum of $5,000 First National Bunk of JUNEAU, ALASKA BUY DEFENSE BONDS W 7 VaARRER flflfllll{%flll.%/% L1 | 2] flllllflfl Damm B NN JNE osest Fisherman's hope 50, Acid fruits LA © Call forth Tropical frults | Foreign H . Opposite of Awoather Certain spiders spin a floating | silk web and by releasing themselvew in the breeze soar a considerable | distance, Subscribe to the Daily Alaska Empire--the paper with the largest Set of three Cereal seeds BUY DEFENSE BONDS