The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 13, 1943, Page 6

LARGE NEW GROUP OF DRESSES ON SALE Thursday Morning Starting 9A.M. These Are Our Better Presses Original Values 16.75-19.50-24.75 All Reduced are dresses with Colors are navy, black, green and Included jackets. lnjm\‘n, wine. Sale Continues on Less Expensive Dress, Too! Including Nelly Dons and L’aiglons No Approvals, Exchanges or Refunds Jones-Stevens Seward Street stitute for newspaper advertising! There is no sub Retail Clerks Union MEETING Local 1392 DAY WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13TH 7:30 P. M. Election of Officers A.F.of L.Hall NOTICE‘TO ALL MEMBERS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Important matters perfain- ing fo the formation of a Territorial Federation for Alaska. Attend Your Meetings WILL HAVE WMC CHIEF FOR ALASKA At the request of William Hopkins, Director of the Western War Manpower District at San Francisco, an Alaska area | War Manpower Commission will be |set up with its own director and |advisory council made up of Alas- {kan representatives of industry |and labor, Gov. |announced today. | A meeting has been called for {i:\nu:\ry 23 in the Governor's Of- ‘:we in Juneau to discuss man- \power problems in Alaska, he said, and representatives of industry and llabor have been invited to attend the meeting which will probably extend over a period of several days. Hopkins will come north for the meeting. ‘Alaslia w:r.(ountil Issues Report After 2-Day Confab Here (Continued from Page One) to the development of more coal | operations in the Territory, the | | Council informed Harold L. Ickes, | Fuel Coordinator and Secretary of the Interior, that at present only three mines in the railroad belt are | 1in operation ~and the supply is “clearly inadequate for present and impending needs.” Ask More Lumber | Army and Navy heads in Alaska were asked to take immediate action to obtain a substantial increase in| production of lumber and other tim- | ber products for local military use from the extensive Alaska forests, helping to relieve heavy demands on Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound | G. ! of the |} Ernest Gruening | |8:15. Learn how to square dance,| TH tory. (Picture radioed from London USO FOR THE USA Coming events cast their shadows| before them: ! Wednesday, January 13—the big-| gest hoe down this side of the Ten-| nessee mountains beginning at| timber industries and shipping facil- ities between here and the States. | It was also suggested that the| military request the Alaska branch | of the Forest Service to cooperate | fully as consultant and coordinator | with construgtion and supply{ branches of the military in Alaska and the nearby Yukon Territory. The Civil Service Commission was informed by the War Council that the recent policy adopted by the Commission providing the salary differential for Alaska shall apply | only to personnel recruited from the States will, if effected, “wreck the war effort and conduct of all | Federal activities in Alaska.” Said the Council: “The funda- mental reason and need for a dif- ferential in Alaska is admittedly | higher living costs which prevail, | |by which all Federal employees are | equally affected. Differential for All “A differential in varying amounts, La Conga, schottische, virginia reel Thursday, January 14—Dancing to the tunes by the Duck Creek Band beginning at 8:15 and last- ing until 10:45. | Friday, January 15—This night| reserved for that famous letter to| the home folks. Goita keep their chin up lads — it's Income Tax| time! See yourself as others see you. Sketohing in the lobby by Miss| Struve. | Saturday, January 16— Regular USO dance in the Elks Ballroom beginning at 9. P. M., and lasting| until 12:30. Duck Creek Band fur- nishing the music. { Sunday, January 17—8. P.'M.—| Movies' in the USO lobby. “Victory 1918," and ' “Animal Kingdom.” 10 p. m USO Hit Parade of old and new songs for you to sing. Monday, January 18—A new fea-| ture—the USO Double or Nothing program beginning at 9 p. m. ! Special: —the ping-pong tourna-| not to exceed 25 percent of base| salary, has previously been granted to a large number of Federal em- | ployees in order that they mighti receive a living wage. Any reduction | |in pay now established because of | | discrimination as to source of em- | | ployment will force them into more llucrali\'e employment. | “The Alaska, War Council requests that a 25 percent differential be granted all Alaskan personnel, that the limitation, ‘applied only to per- sonnel recruited from the States’ be | deleted.” This was the second regular meet- ing of the Council since it was created by a Presidential executive order last year. INFORMATION SOUGHT REGARDING BILL BURKE Information regarding the where- abouts of Bill Burke, supposed to be in Alaska, and probably in the Nome distriet, is sought. The in- formation may be sent to Mrs. An- dy Powell, 1112 Sixteenth Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ——,——— BRILLHART, FROMHOLZ GO ON TIMBER CRUISE TRIP John Brillhart, Admiralty Divis- ion Supervisor for the Forest Ser- vice, and Bill Fromholz, left today on a timber cruising trip to mark out blocks of timber for Army cut- _ | ting. Announcing PARCEL DELIVERY SERVICE Trunks - Baggage - Parcels Deliveries Anytime - Day or Night Scheduled pick-up service at 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. at SPECIAL 25¢ RATE. PHONE 492 DUANE MARTIN H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man Exclusive Represen- fative in Juneau for Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats FLORSHEIM SHOES tournament for ;as sweet a smile as one could ask ment gets under way Monday, Jan- uary 18, so sign up now at the desk. | Beginning in next week, Friday| at 8 p. m. the Bull Session Club,| for those who like to sit around the| fire place and talk about this mun- | dane world. Sign up. Beginning in one week, bowling GSO and service men. Sign up at the desk. Are you interested in dramatics? Ask at the desk about it. i There’s got to be a pool champion | for the USO, so enter your name for the Pool Game tournament begin- ning next week. § GSO NOTES We're proud of the way the GSO girls have been helping us out at the canteen. Every night at least| two girls come down to help dish out those hamburgers together with | for this side of any campus. There’s | a surprise in store for these girls| very soon—a pleasant one! They're doing their bit for Uncle Sam’s boys And who is that very delectible lady running the Bingo game late- 'y? Why of course it is hone other than Edith Berkland, new assist- ant at the USO desk. Remember the name lads—and the smile. The telephone number won't do you any good. THANKS!! To a mysterious Mr. Kresge for a recent donation of $30. We can't seem to ocate him in town so if he reads this note hell know we are grateful. To the many ladies who do- nated cookies for the Cookie Jar. To Mrs. Geeslin and Mrs. Parke for helping to make the Saturday night dances more enjoyable. CHATTER | Wonder why Pvts. Hagerup and Hernlein are the only two service men in captivity to do constant KP duty and LIKE IT?? mebbe it’s because of the feminine pulchri- tude assisting the canteen at night! | That blonde menace Betty Kim- mer is the reason why certain cor- porals make enough hamburger reservations at the canteen to equal a Baranof dinner. Some day wed Katherine Torkelson without that swell smile Wonder what she'd| look like? | Contrary to all precedept, little | Georgie Alexander can renily hit | high C on that trumpet after be- | coming duly acquainted with that| USO punch! | There's a certain Duck Creek drummer who's a cross hetween i ike to catch L E DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA Ellioft Roosevelt Decorated the balance of their outfits tonigh! between 7:30 and 8:30 o'clock at| the commn 'IMPORTANT MEET | OF LABOR UNION ON THIS EVENING Terriforial .O_rganizer for | AFL Will Attend Major General James Doolittle, chief of all air operations in North Africa, pinned the Distinguished Flying Cross on Army Lieut. Colonel Elliott Roosevelt (right), for reconnaissance work over enemy terri- to New York.) Minnie The Moocher and Carmen Miranda when he really gets in the dancing groove. St. Louis Blues! GUARDSTO MEETBY PLATOONS The Alaska Territorial will meet tomorrow night by pla- toons as follows: Platoon 1—in Memorial Presby- terian Church. Platoon 2—in Grade school gym- nasium. Platoon 3—in Union Hall. Platoon 4—in Elks Hall The platoons will have a routine drill and members are requested to wear rain coats, belts, helmets and leggings. Guardsmen who have not secured all of their clothing may receive t Harri Machine Shop. . BASKETBALL ON TONIGHT in the Basketball Play resumes tonight Gastineau Channel League with the Si s vs. the Waacs and the Moose vs. the Of- ficers’ Club in Juneau in the high school gym. In Douglas tonight, another double bill is scheduled with the Beavers playing the St. Louis Blues, and-the Waves vs. the Mala- mutes. e COMES TO LEGISLATURE Mrs. Charlotte Hagland, of Pet- ersburg, plans coming to Juneau shortly where she expects to work as stenographer at the forthcoming Legislature. BUY DEFENSE BONDS Real boys just naturally fall fo: Guards' Session The first meeting of the Retail | Clerks' Local Union of Juneau for 1943 will be held this evening in the AFL Hall on Second Street at the regular time. Special inter- est is evidenced for the meeting because of the election of officers ifor the coming year. In addition, the many changes in working conditions caused by the shortage of available workersi will be discussed. Frank Marshall, Organizer of the AFL for Alaska, now is in Juneau working on the formation of af Territorial Federation of Labor and| also will be at the meeting to take up matters pertaining to this and| other important items “The new responsibility placed on| all members of organized labor by the various departments and agencies should not be overlooked by any worker no matter how un-| important they seem,” he said, urging an all-out attendance at to- night's meeting. “An unskilled worker replacing a skilled worker or a man of mili- tary age is vital to the war effort. | Their's also is the responsibility of maintaining the conditions and functions gof the organizations for! these workers for the time when they will return to normal life.” 'HEALTH COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT { | r i The Juneau Health Council will | meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Health Center, room 108, for the consideration of civic problems per- taining to the community’s health. Members of the council are rep- resentatives from local clubs and organizations. | — - \TOTEM CLUB STARTS | BASKETBALL TURNOUT The Totem Club, which meets weekly in the A. N. B. Hall, requests that all boys interested in basketball | report for practice tonight. The A. !N. B. Hall will be opened at¥1| o'clock. Austin Brown has been ap- pointed coach. S e BUY DEFENSE BONDS | TYPHOON SUITS For Defense Workers and Others with ,; Priorities. ALL SIZES AT H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man ' POLL-PARROTS T Poll-Parrots. They like theirgrown- up look. But! Poll-Parrots are more than good looking. They're sturdy...dependable...long lasting needs +--everything an active boy in shoes. Mother, you'll appreci- ate the extra service...an omical prices of eco- these nationally n advertised boys shoes. Bring your boy in for a free try-on...today. $2.2510 $5.95 Family Shee Store SEWARD STREET 1/ ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW! Artichoke Hearls in Glass 59‘5 Jar Duich Maid Edam Cheese Ice Box Cookies 50(! 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