The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1942, Page 1

THE DAILY VOL. LX., NO. 9210. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942 ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” —_ ] PRICE TEN CENTS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS U. S. DIVE BOMBERS SINK JAP WARSHIP Allied SOFTEN AXIS UP AS NEW DRIVENEARS American Air Units Report- ed Taking Very Adtive Part LONDON, Dec. 9.—Heavy artil- lery and steadily growing fleets of planes ate reported to be soften- ing the Axis forces in the Tebourba area as the Allies, more secure after repulsing the enemy's at- tempts to recapture the heights dominating the battlefield, appar- ently prepared for a big, new drive on Bizerte and Tunis. “American pilots are taking a very active part in the ground operations,” a Morocco radio broad- cast reported, quoting what it called a new Allied headquarters communique. Fresh Air Forces The Morocco report said also that “every day, fresh formations of aircraft are put into action,” duggesting that the Allied com- mand has -made strides toward solving the shortage of air bases closer to the Tunisian fighting. Further news which the Morocco report attributed to an Allied com- minique Was that “in the Tebourba settor of the Tunislan front, the Axis forces were shelled heavily by nrtgll,xw after successful Allied counter-atiacks.” Concentrate Forces This - indicated that the Allies are concentrating heavy land and air forces, presumably to exploit the adyvantage won when the en- emy was forced to withdraw the wedges he sliced into the British and Ametican lines. A communique direct from Al- lied -headquarters, however, report- ed a lull “in activity in the for- ward aren yesterday,” reporting that it was limited to patroiling after the battle for the heights Sunday and Monday which ended with the Allies holding their ori- ginal positions: SOMEGOLD MINES MAY BEWORKED WPB Boa Fti‘of Appeals Grants Okehs in Cer- 1aip (ases WASHINGTON, Dec. . — ihe War Production Board announces that several old gold mines, ordered closed to divert workers to copper mines, have been permitted by the WPB' Appeals Board to operate for a' limited; time, They may continue to remove ore already - broken out and also refill stores with waste. But they may operate only if | elderly or infirm men are used. No hardrock miners who would be use- ful in copper, zinc or other essential workings may be employed in gold mining. To avoid undue hardship on mines affected by the shutdown, the board is “prepared to entertain appeals from closed gold mines when a sub- stantial amount of critical materials is not used.” Other conditions met in each ap- L4 @ @ Hospital ‘NO ACTION Alaska Army | TAKEN YET, Mento Get ~ CENSORSHIP Sport Goods Senate Judi(i;ry Commit-| Seattle Football Game Nets tee to Meet with Price $17,813 for Re- @ Strafed NAZIPLANES Fifth Night Raid Made On Turin in Attempt fo Blasl Italy Out of War NAZIS TAKE HOSTAGES AT LYON, REPORT | {Will Executive Frenchmen for Attack on Ger- @ SHOT DOWN, STALINGRAD [Red Army Air Force in Ac- tion-Germany Short L4 @ @ (By Associated Press) British bombers passed over the English Channel last night and made a 1,200-mile round trip flight | over the Alps and again battered @ ¢ (4 4 & By Nippon Airmen THREE SHIPS. ~ SET ABLAZE IN ATTACK ‘Enemy Afiérhpt fo Rein-. force Troops at Guadal- | canal Frustrated attack Italian Premier Benito Mussolini has already ordered Turin cleared of non-essential civilians Both British and Ttalian accounts the raid last Today or Tomorrow | WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. — Gov.| Ernest Gruening of Alaska said to- day that no further action has been taken with regard to censorship of creation SEATTLE, Dec. 9.—The net pro-| ceeds for the University of Wash- man Soldiers of Aircraft LONDON, Dec. 9 Fighting| MOSCOW, Dec. 9.— Armies of French headquarters asserted to- Germany are trying desperately to the home of the Royal Arsenal|indicate night was city, the Italian Fiat works at Tu- lone of the heaviest yet made in | rin, for the fifth time in a month. the campaizn to blast Italy out of The raid, the Italian communi- the war WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Destruc- | tion of one Japanese warship and I the severe damaging of three others ington-St. Mary's Pre-Flight foot-|day that the Germans have taken hgld the siege of Stalingrad laid ball game last month, $17,813, will|100 hostages from the populatiort down 106 days ago and are press- que admits, caused heavy damage.| One- single British raider was One British plane was lost from shot down and plunged down into by American dive bombers and tor- pedo planes operating from Guad- Alaska mail, but that he hoped that the “abuse” will be stopped. | The Senate Judiciary Committee | Baker committee is expected to meet today or ‘O‘Tnounccd today. morrow to hear testimony of Di-| s rector of Censorship Byron Price. | % Gov. Gruening has succeeded in Knox ouips having the Senate recall House Bill | 7151 after it already had been pass- | ed, granting the Office of Censor- ship the right to censor communica- tions from the possessions and tar-‘ | WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— Secre- jtary of the Navy Fran Knox, asked |at a press conference whether it was the Navy's intention to let the Japs continue to occupy Attu ritories. Alaska’s Governor presented the| |and Kiska islands at the tip of the | Aleutians, replied: “Not perman- committee with samples and “t,oldi the committee what the abuses were | as they appeared to me,” he told reporters. “I hope that by calling attention to them, the situation will be corrected.” Gruening said that he probably will be in Washington for two or | three weeks longer on private busi- ness. PRICE IS CALLED I8 WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. — The|®ntly Senate Judiciary Committee called | “NOt live ones, anyway" Capt Censor Director Byron Price before | Beatty, alde to the Navy Secretary it today to explain the reported |2dded. opening of letters passing between| ~IhaUs better,” said Knox,“let’s Alaska and the United States. The“"ak[' that the answer,” he conclud- hearing will be private as was the | d» 8rinning at the newsmen hearing last week. Gov. Gruening brought the issue before the Committee for attention last week. Some Senators said there is lit- tle change in the bill authorizing censorship of all communications | between the United States and Ter- ritories, passed this session by both | Houses, but recalled by the Sen-| ate for further consideration after | Gov. Gruening’s complaint. Senator Norris said the commit- tee has been informed there is a staff of .400 persons as censors in the Seattle Postoffice and this staff reads every letter passed be- tween the United States proper and Alaska and he questioned the legality of the procedure. Senator. Norris told of reports the committee has been shown a | form bearing the initials of vari- ous Federal agencies. When the for service men in Alaska, chhirman an- B 31 Wbmen Burned to Death, New Zealand WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec. 9. — Thirty-seven women pa- tients were burned to death last night in one of New Zealand's greatest fire tragedies as the wom- en’s wing of the Seacliff Mental Hospital was destroyed by flames. Catholic Hafighfers Will Joi_n_USO Group (At a meeting held last night at the home of Mrs. Forrest Notting- ham, Grand Regent, the Catholic Daughters appointed Mrs. Walter G. censor found something in letters considered of interest to one or more agencies, these would be clipped and excerpts on the forms with names of the addressor and addressee would be sent to the agencies. - i 'REAL SCOUT | COUNCIL FOR GIRLS HERE Gastineau Channel Girl Scouts | |have been recognized in the cur- rent issue of the Alaska Woman, lin a resume of their activities for |the past year Girl Scout Week, celebrated Oc- tober 25 to 31 inclusive, the style show, the series of radio programs and other activities are outlined. Hellan and Mrs. Nottingham to rep- resent the group in the USO or- ganization here. Plans for a Christmas party, to be | held December 29, were discussed, and a committee was appointed to take charge of the preparation of Christmas cheer baskets, SRR s U LEGIONNAIRE AT HOONAH DIES; REMAINS ARE HERE Alice Ryan Olson, 52, Hoonah resident, wife of John M. Olson, died of natural causes December I ber 1 | The hostages now are’ reported to be awaiting execution, the | Fighting French said. This is the | first instance of taking hostages |in what was unoccupied France be- |fore Hitler's November 11 occupa= |tion. of the whole country, al- ;Lhough scores of Frenchmen were | executed in the old occupied zone, | Some of the Lyon hostages are | women. | - 'Wickard Now - Has Greater | President Gives Him Part of WPB and OPA ‘ Supervision WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— Presi- dent Roosevelt has installed Sec- retary of Agriculture Claude Wick- jard as commander-in-chief of the focd front, with supreme and sweeping control over the produc- tion and distribution of food and {other farm commodities. The executive order transferred to Wickard the supervision over marketing and distribution previ- ously exercised by the War Pro- duction Board and strengthened the controls Wickard already held over production. Among the powers Wickard took ver was the supervision of food rationing which the OPA already has started in some parts of the country. PO T O B0 A REMAINS OF ALBERT WILE BE SENT SOUTH In accordance with an expressed wish e time before his death the body of Albert Wile, Juneau | Postmaster for over seven s, will be shipped south to Seattle on the next available transporta- tion. | Masonic = services there will be under the auspices of the St.| John’s lodge No. 9, with interment | in the Seattle Jewish cemetery. " Food Powers be used to buy sports equlpmentfo! Lyon as a reprisal 1or ui avwack |(ing planes and training ships into Les|on German soldiers there Decem- sefvice to bolster the threatened fotces with reinforcements. | +The Red Army Air Force is jagscrted to have downed as many |a§ 60 Junkers and other craft.! |The large craft are bringing sol- jd.iers to the Stalingrad front and |hundreds have been killed when the | planes have been shot down. ‘ Many large mail planes have ‘been shot down, indicating the en- lemy is short on large transports and the mail planes are being used lin an effort to pour reinforce- \ments to the besiegers. Railroad strains and trucks are also being {used to bring in reinforcements, the Red Star newspaper says. | Russian tanks and motorized in- |fantry, aided by light armor pierc- {ing guns mounted on tanks are ! being pressed against the Germans. e RETIREMENT BILL FORALASKAR. R. ~ WORKERS PASSES WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. The House has passed a bill to permit the Alaska Railroad to employ per- sons now on the retired rolls. ‘The measure requires that an ap- pointing authority shall determine whether former employees are quali- fied physically for performing such duties. FORMER JUNEAU \ RESIDENT IS NOW MAJOR GENERAL Juneau residents were interested to learn that former Major Lunfford the large force of Britain's most powerful bombers in delivering the alcanal is reported today by the Navy Department. One of the bombed ships was seen the center of the city, killing all seven members of the crew. Slashls Requested Two BureaE;—Ask Can(el-; lation of Recent In- | creases Granted WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.— James Byrnes, Director of the Board of Economic Stabilization, and Ad- ministrator Leon Henderson of the OPA have petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to wipe out increases in rail freight rates and passenger fares granted early this year. The increases are estimated in the petition to involve'a half-bil- lion dollars yearly in transportation costs. ‘The petition calls for the can- cellation on the ground that rail earnings have improved to a point where satisfactory profit and posi- tion can be maintained without the increases which jeopardize the anti- inflation program. R JUNEAU GUARDS MET YESTERDAY Members of the Juneau Platoons E. Oliver, who resided here some of the Alaska Territorial Guard met years ago, is now a Major General last night for the purpose of teach- in the United States Army En- ing non-commissioned officers and gineers. prospective non-coms the rudiments General Oliver was Engineering of military planning, and to train Officer of the Alaska Road Commis- sion when he lived in Juneau and left here with his family in June, 1927, when he was transferred else- where for duty. MRS. M. HERMANN IS IN SEATTLE ON WAY HOME FROM CAPITAL Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Director new mergbers. Staff Sgt. N. Moore and Sgt Henry Harmon suggested that les- sons taught be applied directly on the field since such matters can be more easily understood through actual practice Corp. Don Hungerford, who has been practicing skling, suggested that a platoon of ski troops be form- ed for the Guards, along liges sim- ilar to those in Russia. All members are expected to take their wives or_ friends to the dance Mr. Wile was an Alaskan resi- |0f the Office of Price Administra- scheduled for tomorrow evening in to be sinking and the other three were in flames. The enemy force was steaming toward Guadalcanal at the time of the air attack by the American forces. MEN WANT | The Navy communique also re- ports that 10 Jap float-type planes | have been shot down in an en- }g‘acmem and another Japanese | attempt has been frustrated, that of | trying to reinforce troops in the | action on Guadalcanal. This action Ask 30 Pe?cenl Increase, for 350,000 Work- ers in Nation took place in the waters between Santaisabel and the New Georgia | Islands, about 150 miles northwest | of Guadalcanal. | ot 2 oA TAat A DESTROYER CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Representa- tives of 350,000 railroad operating employces have announced they will | ask for a 30 percent increase in ! wages or a minimum raise of 83! a dey for the nation’s carriers. | Alvargey Johnston, President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive | I " FlA M [S Engineers, serving as spokesman for the representatives and five ' Allies Beat Off Fleet Buna- unions which run and man the na- tion’s freight and passenger trains, said that increased wages are ne- g cessitated due to the added respon- GOIIB Al'ea-Afl'OCI"eS sibilities and hazards placed on employees- In " connection _with| Are Charged longer hours, the manpower short- Wb age and higher costs of living. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN The inequality of raiiroad pay| AUSTRALIA, Dec. 9. Six Japan- compared with other industries has €s¢ destroyers ntummlng(»(or 't'}l':’ been a “breakdown of the mflrond\f":;:n:’s?e':g brh“:m:;:fi il: th: industry,” he declared because | bi ‘ | Buna-Gona area, New Guinea, were many skilled kers are leaving | o to go Xn:n‘.wn:'wrwoerkb :heere thes,mtercepted yipterday by Alge:om; i . men who sent two 500-pound bombs | are paid more for the same k‘“d,crashmg on the vessel leading the | of oy, | pack and the vessel burst into flames N, o D and was quickly deserted by the five | others who steamed hastily from the scene. This is according to an official communique released here. The Allied communique also charges that Japanese airmen have | “violated all the laws of warfare by | repeated attacks upon Allied hos- . | pitals and installations, killing doe- w I T H A x l Siwrs, Medical Corps personnel and ; | patients.” | of these outrageous acts in the Allied Three specific instances are cited Reaffirms Faith in Ger- ™" +ee many and laly- | STOCK QUOTATIONS Hits Liberalism | PRICES TUESDAY e Closing price of Alaska Juneau LONDON, Dec. 9.—Generalissimo Stock on Tuesday was 3's, Ameri- FRANCO SAYS | brought in today to the Charles 7 at Hoonah, and the body was|ijent for over 42 years, and be-|tion in Alaska, is now in Seattle came an American citizen atand is expected to return to her Nome in 1905. Born in !hrlnggen,!JunEBu headquarters by plane this Baden Province, Germany, on July |Week, according to information re- 19, 1878, Mr. Wile left many rela- |ceived by Calvin Pool, Assistant tives in that country who have Director. since suffered great persecution un-| Mrs. Hermann has been in Wash- der the Nazi regime ington, D.C., conferring with offi- The last years of his life were cials at National OPA headquar- marred by ill health and worry |ters for several weeks W. Carter Mortuary. Mrs. Olson had been in poor health for several months, and about a month ago spent some time in St. Ann's Hospital here. Mrs. Olson was an Army nurse in World War I and was a mem- ber of the American Legion in the Elks ballroom. The Guards must go in uniform or they will not be admitted. It is suggested that since the members are to bring their wives, their rifles sould be left at home i e A A M. J. HAAS IS NOW IN WASHINGTON ON many persons Tuesday when he re<1 affirmed in a broadcast from Ma- | drid and Italy in the struggle agains what he called “liberalism and capi- talist imperialism."” This probably means that Hitler | will be free to use Spain as a' main street, if he chooses. Franco, | his solidarity with Germany | Francisco. Franco didn’t surprise |°an Can 72, lehem Steel Anaconda 24%, Beth- 54%, Commonwealth and Southern !, Curtiss Wright 6%, 1 | necott 1%, States Steel 47, Pound $4.04 | International Harvester 55%. Ken- New York Central 67, United 27%, Northern Pacific Dow, Jones averages Tuesday were as follows: industrials 115.76, rails 26.41, utilities 13.69. < Alaska. She and her husband have A recent request to Girl Scout headquarters in Washington, D.C., petitioned for recognition of the Juneau-Douglas Scouts as a bona fide “Scout Council” modeled on lived in Hoonah for the past 20 years. Besides Mr. Olsofi, there are no surviving relatives in Al- aska. The remains were brought in this afternoon on the Mable C. i 3 strictly urban lines. e 5‘9;;;";: :: considered on an indi-| “.qy; Wi pe g great improve-|OIL BURNER OVERHEATS : {ment over the previous non-cen- IN AIRWAYS BUILDING tralized organization, which our| - — MRS. A. M. WAHTO AND {limited membership necessitated,”! The Juneau Volunteer -Firemen DAUGHTER LEAVE FOR TENAKEE TUESDAY Mrs. A. M. Wahto and her in- fant daughter left Juneau late yesterday afternoon to return to their home in Tenakee where Mr. Wahto teaches. —————— BUY DEFENSF STAMPS {Mrs: H. L. Faulkner, Girl Scout|w%ere called out to the Alaska Commissioner, stated. “It was a Coastal Airways yesterday after- satisfaction to be able to qualify noon when an overheated oil burner {for the more compact form .of or-|threatened to scorch the floor- ganization,” she said, “which re-|boards. The timbers were cooled quires a Girl Scout enrollment of |off. No damage resulted. |at least 100, and a central com-| - |mittee of at least ten women. Our and screech owls, Skunks as {mittee women, fourteen,” field mice, |Scouts now total 124, and our com- | Well as cats and dogs, will destroy | over his relatives in Germany, par- {ticularly a brother, Sam, now m| ia concentration camp in De Cours, France. ) e e { NO ALERT THURSDAY There is to be no practice alert tomorrow night, it was anrounced today by R. E. Robertson, Director of Civilian Defense. | It is now planned to hold a practice alert either Tuesday or Thursday of next week, Mr. Ro- bertson stated. e OFFICIAL BUSINESS M. J. Haas, Territorial Commis- sioner of Labor, who left Alaska sev- eral weeks ago to attend the Na- s g . tional Labor Convention in Indian- vlsl' |n Ket(h’kan apolis, Indiana, is now in Washing- ton, D. C., according to word re- st o ceived at his Juneau headquarters. F'Ix:;u.’o‘:l/nlko ‘Shea, :;‘fi. JL““ ““)” In Washington, Mr. Haas is con- terday trom hep hamved Jate VeS- ferring with Gov. Ernest! Gruentns ay from her home In Fairbanks 54 yvarious officials in the national and will continue to Ketchikan to capital. visit her parents, Senator and Mrs N. R. Walker. Mrs. O'Shea will return to Juneau in January to join her husband, 08 T who was elecwdjw the Tertitorial| Fioyd Pagerson, OPA inspector, House of Representatives in the last returned last night from a routine Mrs. John O'Shea Here on Way fo FAGERSON RETURNS election, and remain here during the inspection trip to Sitka and way ports, coming legislative session, | . who went to the same school as Hitler and Mussolini in the pre- war days, lived up to predictions in his statement today. ONLYID | Addressing Spain's State Party,| ratanse, i wis frst punic soeccr | MIQJRIE DAYS since the Allied occupation of French African territory and the for X German occupation of all of]| $ France, the Generalissimo usseru:d:‘ H W “One_outcome of the last war| Shoppmg 1 was the barbarian communist dic-| | tatorship established in Russu: First Mussolini, and later, Hitler Before - combatted it and established . u‘r)’d‘(‘\r These &:)ew sylsbel:\se m: ':;: ch"s‘mas. peculiarities of a race or nauon.' “ but represent a new faith in revolt ' Y nst the old liberal world we . s knew in our youth' -