The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 7, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LX., NO. 9234. g JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943 4 : MEMBI:R ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS e PRESIDENT SAYS WE ARE MOVING AHEAD Jap Ship Bombed, Then Sunk In Kiska Area U.S.PLANES | Kelchikan Barbers Raise OFFICEROF ~ Water's No Barrier fo Troops, New Guinea FDR GIVES GET ACTION, Priceof Haircuts, Saying ~ CANADAON TR RFPORTTO WEST ALASKA (old(reamHasAdvanced KISKA TRIP RS . e et | LAWMAKERS KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 7 A sirvey reveuled Rhwaver, that| § N ' » & e TCHIKAN A survey wst ) Gen. Stuart Flies fo TR [ Acclaims “Miracle of Pro- Ketchikan's twelve barber shops | no barber is using cold cream in Enemy Craff Hit, Calches totey boostea tne price of adut cutiing nasr | Aeutians 16 Bat Fise T o -, dudion” on Home haircuts from 75 cents to $1, claim- & 2 There is no raise in the price for i i = |ing that there is a 140 percen . . “ 4 Afire, Sinks — Second i< : Preem states and s tonsorat wrt - Hand Information | : . ‘ < . Front Line |increase in the cost of cold cream Vessel Attacked and this necessitated the raise. mains at 50 cents per. | ey "y . ' g - 4 . ; ’ - i . WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Presi- l VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 7 | The afternoon Daily Province says dent Roosevelt today told a WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The . 3 ’ Navy reports that American I' pV| Kenas‘on ASks |Lt. Gen. Kenneth Stuart, Chief of | oxis victory-pledged Congress that the bombers sank a Jap cargo ship the Canadian General Staff, made: A cause of the United Nations is in Aleutian waters and scored a flying trip to the Aleutians to . o ’ moving forward at last in Europe, obtain information on the strength i Asia and Africa, backed by a a direct hit on another ship. | ! b 1 1 ! The official communique is You 'or Your Travel lof the Jap forces at Kiska and o G . “miracle of production” in the an: fatlows: Attu Islands and the possibility of | T United States. “On January 5 (Tuesday) an enemy push into Alaska and; & & bk s & L B In his message, delivered in per- | son to the 78th Congress, the Mitchell medium bombers | British (:rvlumhm ! < c bombed an enemy cargo ship, r — v | The Province says Stuart also| E g . | President said that 1043 carrled 110 miles northeast of Kiska. flew to n Francisco to discuss | e the promise of a “very substantial | with Maj. Gen. John DeWitt, Com- i advance along the roads that lead The ship was left burning and ¥ . H manding Officer of the United : to Berlin, Rome and Tokyo." He called for the legislators to was Jater seen to sink. “On January 6 (Wednesday) | Look, buddy. If Pyt. Bob Kena-'States Armies on the Pacific Coast, 4 . o Liberster fesvy ‘Domsber | ston who is with the Civilian Traf- problems of defense involving Can- ? will | put aside bickering over economic scored ome direct and two fic Control outfit in Juneau asks ada and the United States. ; P e measures and to strive to contri- near hits on an enemy ship, you should show/Him your travel | stuart will arrive in Vancouver o : : bute to national unity. 185 miles southwest of Kiska.” | permit—show it. Don't ask NO QuEs- the latter part of next week for 4 % 8 # The President’s address on the ! tions, that's all. Otherwise you ain't jmportant discussions with Maj v state of the union was divided into .- hoif worth much if you should make Gen, G. R. Pearkes, Commanding | it “ ; : three major sections: a review, of him ask twice Officer of the Pacific Command,| United States soidiers, laden with packs and followcd by native porters, waded a turbulent jungle steeam in |0 Lrovess of the war, a state- BlI'ER lEsSo“ It should »be enough Lk_ml Kena- | canadian AvL;\‘v Army, involving New Guinea. American and Australian forces have driven close to Japanese bases on the northeastern ment on America’s mighty arms i M ston is no midget, , Ht welghs about the Pacific Coast. | shore of New Guinea. production, a general outline of his : did defense of i 200 pounds and it becomes him. He 450G - —— |hopes for the peace which will fol- SPOKANE. — Sixteen - month - | also brushes the six foot mark. But old James Bro has learned that ST that isn't all. ‘ BIG ENEMY :)\‘: ::;:;:;fl::;r:n:a?{l ::;r?e‘::b Mondays are washdays, and for th 2 e S ged a xi- { yi ays, or the | Bu' Hdlsey S"" SaYS VK' e has beey challenged approxi A l l | Es loSE as lng'on I era y ; Russian Picture Vital rest of his life he'd prefel to skip mately 3,000 times, more or less, and “By far the most important de ‘em. | . hasn't lost but maybe 50 times. And | While Mrs. Bro was washing, fory Will Be Ours that isn't all, either. i velppments. of .4haes, 411 fhe. siraie young James took an unwitnessed ThlS Yeaf He is a former World's Junior H E I G HTS 'N i |t e In a(e ecause “c: r::cture of 3[947{ Rnosemveltx as- j serted, “were events on e jong Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. t in Russia." front in Russia but hearty pull at a bottle of! bleaching fluid. | e Won It in 1936 Tt included, first, tk His stomach was given a thor-| e , | Just in case you want to check nese Included, first, the im- ough washing at the emergency | WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—FBIMer 4 records you can do so but you resen ar ases placable defense of Stalingrad, sec- hospital. Davis, whose job is to keep the 18- wiy fing that Kenaston won the tion informed on the war, today titje when he defeated Cowboy (Continued on Page Three) Lcok exception to Admiral Willilam «pude” Chick of Laramie, Wyo- i B0 ) g e e Bl — d g o e o B B o 0 Seatiocs: G700 RICAPMEY O Ry e g Sl Said Davis, “We have no infor- championship in 1935. the face M G R d mation to support such a predic- His real name is Robert Logan i . P | erry 0-nhoun tion, although we have been try- Kenaston, but he is known to the Are.a ¥ Ba"Ie.'ron' : From time to time since national Med"e"anean By DREW PEARSON ing to get some.” wrestling world as “Sarge® Kena- in Nor'h Af”(a % defense started, this column has been | M British | (Mator Robert 8, Allen on active dutyo | On the contrary, Davis asserted ston because he was formerly a| devoted to changes in the capital's |, \\ 6N gan, 7.--The map. It was brought home a good Admiralty announces that a large | i ik e Sergeant in the U. S. Marines. He i ‘ll'“l };”w '(‘:13,“‘]&“\ i bm‘,(\". came to Alaska about four months (By - Associated Press) deal more forcibly than scattered oo ", i ' s WASHINGTON—Likeable Under Dis knowledge, still are building 3 | ) reports could picture when I talked enemy _troop transport and supply Secretary of War Bob Patterson was more submarines than the United ago after entering the Army and| A Reuters dispatch reports from to a one-time Washington resident |Ship has been destroyed and two called before the Truman Committee ' Nations are sinking and the toll ‘raining at Camp Roberts, Calif-|(ne Allied Headquarters of North |the other day who was making his |Gther ships hit and probably sunk the other day to explain differences |the U-boats are taking in Allied Ui Africa that the Germans have re- = first visit here since early in 1941, | by British submarines in the Medi- between the Army and the War Pro- |shipping is creating some “heavy When e wmitaved i Arny he re- | captured positions on both sides Washington will never be the same | terranean. duction Board regarding various losses in ships and cargoes that go ]L.’Wd_’j“’ undefeated champ and re- | o¢ the jmportant crossroads west Speaker Rayburn Te"s again, Out Maryland way, a white | The big transport was c-nvoun-‘steel Helme'ed SO|dlerS production problems, among them |with them, and sometimes trained ‘;“](:'"S';‘e,d his d‘}‘:m""d'su_‘dd?d 20ld | ¢ Mateur Heights, 15 miles west Skyscraper rises sheer from a flat tered off Sicily while bound to the scheduling of materials. men.” an '“:‘ '1“;36 “‘,’Fh’?"“’)’ YIRINg | of the city itsell Cheering House What | area between roning hitls, 1¢'s the Africa under heavy escort, but she | Form™ Cordon Around A friend on the committee had | p.\ Aqmiral Halsey, who com- e is belt is PUL| e positions, 20 miles southwest Inew Navy Medical Center, where |was hit by three torpedoes and Capifo| Hi" suggested to him in advance that it ; ol up by the Natiobal Wrestling Asso- | g b ; i Siviady Ak Wriehor il - mands the United Nations’ fleet ciation of America. Ii tai | of Bizerte, were captured day be- ust pe vone In ear already the boys from Pearl Harbor, | sunk. would be a good idea to appear with- | a. Tt contains 2|46 yesterday by a British infan- Yol Coral Sea, Midway and Solomon | ! > [ e . ; the South Pacific, still stood mere 17 di fe &bk lares out an Army offic ide, | % iamonds, the largest of | & At : s e BB boo s Mo g ‘t’:’ml,‘r‘.iu:m | confidently on his prediction of an which Is the famous uncut Lucas Uy brigade of Commando troops, Islands battles have been nursed | gpry COUNCIL WILL WASHINGTON, Jan, 7. — The Committee had the impression Pat- -Allied victory this year. diamond (valued at $15.000) |In a dawn assault. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7—Speaker | back to health. : MEET TOMORROW NIGHT National Capitol was the scene of torson was merely the mouthplece| The Admiral, who has a low es- | e O Wiktls | ©BS correspondent Charles Col- Sam Rayburn, following his re-| Friendship, the ‘"‘;"““‘l; llu_:"bl“\_R s unusual precautions taken to guard for forthright Lieut. Gen, Brehop |timate of Jap service men, said| o retain the belt as long as he lingwood identified the lost posi- election, told a cheering House ;‘;}““ S AL '1 Bl ; '“.‘HMA’; The City Council will meet for the Chief Executive. Somervell and never made a move today in New Zealand, “When We|did, Kenaston had to defend it at | tions which include the key heights that when the victory of this war Lean, is now a clutter of apartment |y, g time this year tomorrow Hours before his arrival, police houses for government workers. In | ” . v night at 8 o'clock in the City Hall and secret service men and the |of Jebel Azzag. A headguarters is won “this time there must be xio SO G0 : ;- spite of the magnificent new War ¥ to discuss routine affairs of city regular Army personnel threw a without his o. k. | first started' out, I held that one jeast every three months. He is one | 4 A 1 Despite this advice, Under Secre- |of our men was equal to three|of the few wrestlers who has fought‘mmmumque yesterday anmnounce ping until vandalism and Department bulding Just ‘off Wir- i e L administration. Since last Friday cordon around Capitol Hill was New Year's, the council did Steel-helmeted soldiers, with tary Patterson. arrived at the com- |Japs. I now increase that to 20. |in more than 3000 matches ang | that they were taken by the All paganism, Berlin, Reme and Tokyo GBI " e elongated We must disarm these van- |~ not meet on the first Friday of bayonets affixed to rifles, stood al mittee’s hearings accompanied by ' “The Japs are not supermen al-|who knows how Lo wrestle. His eara‘g‘mr;‘:_s“n“l;e: pta::::us.«ntlelgd ""‘““m_ :’:1 ed from the face of the ‘oo " Munitions building on attention all around the Capitol. (Continued on Page Four) <CUnunue<,. on Page Two\ (Continued on Page Two) | attack. dals and keep them disarmed | (Continued on Page Two) the month as usual ""ARMY’S RAILROAD’" CROSSES WILDS TO TIE ALCAN HIGHWAY DIRECTS RAILROAD FOR ARMY-M;,,JohnE‘ sTA.T'NC TOW D THE AL Ausland (above), military w'l,”m:ntlndem olitbe kl‘ S. Army- AR CAN HIGHWAY —_ A White Pass and Yukon operated railroad connecting Alcan highway with Skagway, Alas- sallroad train starts out from Skagway, Alaska, for the northern end of the Alcan highway. l::tfi_?.s"fuff AN ::"“c“': dv\{v:nr h‘:l- :Id"“:o: :j{‘: .:.-.(:-‘-:x‘:lcz Sver » trestle on the ka, swings from a car during an inspection trip.