The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1943, Page 5

'UESDAY, MARCH 2, 194 3 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA > HONE A CLASSIFIED IRICKEY HAS HIS WORRY O NEY MEN Uncerfain Status of Dodger Players Disturbs Big Man's Sleep By DILLON GRAHAM CAPT. JACK KNIGHT, NIGHT FLIGHT HERO, 1S BACK IN COCKPIT a bad arm, may be the big wmner' of the hurling corps Other pitchers include Ace- Ad- ams, who led the loop in relief jobs; Bill Lohrman, Harry Feld- man, Hugh East, Reuben Fischer, Salvatore Maglie, Van Lingle Mun-| go, Bill Voiselle, Tom Sunkel, Ken Trinkle, Ray Coombs, Bill McGee, John Wittig and Bill Saylés. Coombs and Trinkle are a pair of good looking- right-handers from the Intefnational league. Trinkle comes from Baltimore and Coombs, ‘who won 17 and lost 11, and had a 199 earned run average, from Jer- sey Oity. Sayles, from Louisville, is up on a look-see basis. Voiselle who came from Oklahoma City late last year, made a good impession and may be kept. Johnny Wittig has in the office of Chief of Cavalry. During this time he also served on the Olympic Committee, and staged many exhibits of horsemanship -inj preparation for the 1940 Olympies,| which later were cancelled because| of the war | | Col. Whittaker was Executive Of- ficer at Fort Jackson, 8. C. in 1940| and 1941. He supervised the con-| struction of the ‘bufldings there, and was actively concerned in pro-| viding recreation facilities and buildings, as well as in the consy !structfon of barracks and other camp butldings. ' I At Fort Jackson, t00, he was in-| strumental in the establishment of a modern radio studio, which regu- larly broadcasts “Fort Jackson on| the Air,” @ program originating in ruse PIGGLY WIGGLY Poer QUALITY AND DEPENDABILITY l) ILL PICKLE S Delicious Dill Pickles from the Barrel h_ Gallon Jars. JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE ‘EM! MANY OTHER VARIETIES the fort. ‘Chief of Supply In December, 1941, he was made G A, Chief of Supply, in the West- ern Defense Command, Fourth Army, in San Francisco, and in/ July, 1942, was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Command, a post he has held until the present. Horse shows, and other equine |Spectacles, have long been a fea- ture ‘of Washington life, and Col. Whittaker took an active part in these affairs while stationed in the capital. His outfit always was one of the most dashing and colorful in the field, and official Washington took great pride in the honors it won. i In 1917 he married Etta Louise Runkle, a San Francisco girl. They Deputy Commander IS Under Bu(kner have two children, James, a high school student in San Francisco, HEADQUARTERS ALASKA DE-|and a daughter, Mrs. Louis F. de| FENSE COMMAND, March 2 — |Lesdernier, wife of Major de Les- The arrival of Col. Frank L. Whit- (dernier, of the Infantry. taker, designated as Deputy Com- | > mander of the Alaska Defense Com- | REGleRATlON OF VOTFRb | mand, was announced today by| Citizens Who are not registered Major General Simon Bolivar Buck- | yoters must register by April 3 to ner, Jr, Commanding General, qualify as electors at the Munici- ADC. pal election to be held in. the City Col. Whittaker, who has been a|of Juneau April 6, 1943. | member of the Unite dStates A™mY | persons who, voted at the last| since before the first World War. municipal election need not regh-! will work directly under General ter- again as their names are t;ni Buckner, relieving the General of the registration lists. many details of administration. XA Col. Whittaker, who was born in de{iyyol:lx :? c::’l:\g"::“:;i? gl New Hampshire, was graduated Registered voters who have from Norwich University, in Ver- A, mont, in 1015, and was a member |Changed their addresses since last municipal election must notify the of the Massachusetts National Guard before being commissioned ity Clerk pramptly so that proper record can be made of such change a second lieutenant in Cavalry in 11916, as to preeinct. . *Colorful Army Career ETTA MAE DUCKWORTH, He ‘has had "a long &nid colorful City Clerk. Army career, marked by his intet- I [ est in the welfare of the enlisted men and the pride he always has| In yesterdey’s Empire, the story manifested in the appearance and |on the appropriations bill listed the prestige of every organization with |entertainment.fund for the Gov- whichuhe has been connected. ernor’'s House for the next two ‘While a lover of horse flesh andchnrs at only $400. This should trained as a cavalryman, his mili- have been $4,000. tary 'school in modern tactics and e ST N trends: has been broad. In Wash- ington he helped draft plans for % ) mechanized cavalry operations, and I will not be responsible for any at Fort Oglethorpe he directed me,debts contracted in my name un- conversion of the crack Sixth Cav-|less authorized in writing by m/- alry Horse regiment into g modern |Sell- mechdhized combat scouting regi-| 8dv- ment. Col. Whittaker served in the Cav- alry on’'the Mexican border in 1916, and was promoted to Major during the first World War. He .attended the Army Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kan,, in 1920, had several previous trials and the Giants believe he is about ready. Y The Giants are not cryihg but! they certainly aren't filled with any high hopes as spring training time nears. COL. WHITTAKER NOW ON STAFF OF " ALASKA DEFENSE Veteran First World War OF PICKLES TN SMALL OR LARGE JARS. PIGGLY WIGGLY Minimum Delivery—$2.00 _ AP Features Sports Editor BROOKLYN — Branch Rickey isn't worried over the certain losses i his Brooklyn Dodgers have suffered; it's the uncertain status of a half- dozen key players that disturbs his sleep. The cigar-puffing general man-, ager, taking over in Flatbush af- ter many, many years with the St. Louis Cardinals, knows he isn't go- ing to find a suitable replacement for Pete Reiser, center-fielder and just about the best young hitter in| the loop. Reisers just aren’t plucked | from any ¢ld rookie crop. | He knows the Dodgers will miss utility infielder Lew Riggs and out- fielder Johnny Rizzo, and pitcher ¢-RM. FURNISHED mnouse. P.O.|Larry French. These are in mili- e i tary service along with a dozen| . " " i 'in South America | e ¥ inor league prospects, in- o » 4 g FOR SALE—6-room house, partial- gmné“ clzver Cfiludep Cnfiim and| As a United .An' L".qes capmini he ly furnished. Call 434 after 6 p.m. Larruping Lester Burge. ;helmd pioneer m.!flumenl if yi l;‘g Branch is taking their loss in|20% d"”{“*"?]" ‘zl‘gooff}‘;o‘ g [stride, but he's fretting about the| 3¢ o ¥ SOTWEE T others. With spring training only grounding himself to become the a few wenki off. Rickey - weald “kp‘aompany's educational director. to know: During World War I Knight was 1. Is he going to have his man- lan air instructor, and when the | present conflict spread he joined Sgen? Th: a9 goin: s bf “{m£; the Civilian Pilot Training branch Leo Durocher has been Inswuctedlof the Civil Aeronautics Adminis- By SR e ren‘y" OF|tration. His friends here received Ariy. tests. amd. Keres o telling | word t that he now is a pilot wl;af}swg;pl‘l‘a%p;er:fl“ goihg to be l‘lsupcr\'isor in South America for TURN your old Bold into value,|year-around rancher? The vebersn‘g:;;::eplsl:;;yficgpr;;m'mm gL cash or trade at Nugget Shop. ::’rscs ;Sckg: SEE SR oatted) " Back in 1021 Congress threatened GUARANTEED Realistic Perma-|¢ .. Maybe that's just come- onl |to discontinue air mafli appropria- nent, $5.50. Paper Curls, $1 UP.i¢a1x for a salary hike and maybe| ulm? becs:lu s lninebsav n% i) ;0 Lola Beauty Shop. Phone 201. Dolph means it. |slight with mail being flown by 815 Decker Way. !day, but transferred to trains at :’,C“" Augie Galan be counted|pight pjoneer air mail pilots vol- on? Augie is 1-A. |unteered to demonstrate the prac- IAYI_OR A"D 4. And how about Alex Kam-|iicapility of night flying. pouris? Alex is a fireman in his| jack Knight not only flew the California home town, and reports|North Platte-Omaha night flight he sort of likes the trade. section assigned to him, but ‘con- 5. Will Pee Wee Reese, the crack|tinued on through the stormy night shortstop, be available? to Chicago when his relay pilot 6. Can Dixie Walker be persuad-|considered weather too bad and ed to give up hx§ athletic d‘re"m'}failcd to appear. The balance of 3 job at Sperry Gyroscope Company|ine flight was made by daylight, Stewart, of the Dolls, made high factories? Walker says he's happy|and the San Francisco to New York single game score when the High-|there and that job holds a better|air mail time was reduced from o |heel League played their tourna-|future for a ball player of Dixie’si7g hours to 33 hours and 21 min- WANTED — Used baby carriage.|ment games on the Elks Club bowl- |age than does baseball. | utes. Phone 677. ing alleys last night when she{ The Dodgers’ situation is defin-| congress not only appropriated rolled 163 in the first frame. High |itely indefinite, until answers have|funds to continue air mail, but al- three-game total was made by|been provided. But, figuring those|so for erecting beacon lights for Taylor, of the Federals. chappies are back in the Flock, the | Scores made last night were: Teachers (Spot) 5 5 | Johnson ... 105 148 e — | Sturgis . 119 115 WANTED AT ONCE—Ironers and‘Rings(ad . 126 141 shirt finishers. Alaska Laundry. |o'Conner C114 114 Copy must be in the office by # o'clock in the afternoon to in- wure insertion on same day. 'We accept ads over telephone from persons listed in telephone Wirectory. Count five average words to the Dally rate per line for consecu- Wive insertions: One day ... Additional days Minimum charge FOR RENT STEAM HEATED rent in private green 410, UNFURNISHED apt “and house. Inquire Snap Shoppe. e e i FUR. apts., easy kept warm. Win- ter rates $15 a mo. Lights, nur,} dishes. Seaview Apts. ! WANTED WANTED TO BUY—A dress form. Phone blue 375. WANTED—Camera ot good qual- ity, still or motion picture. Call Rev. W. H. Matthews. Phone 238. FEMMER'S. TRANSFER 114 OIL — FEED — HAULING Nite Phone 554 Capt. Jack Knight, (above) hero of a night flight 22 years ago jwhich assured this nation’s future dominance in aviation, is back in the cockpit helping blaze new war- Sanitary Meat Co. PFOR QUALITY MEATS AND POULTRY nnnnum' > 4 bedroom for home. Phone FOR SALE—30 brake h.p. Covic diesel stationary engine. BB Em- pire. MISCELLANEOUS — | DOOR BELLS, signal systems and burglar alarms ‘quickly and eco- nomically installed or repaired. P.O. Box 1826. Chas.G. Warner Co. Phone WANTED—Good used car. black 583. WOMEN’S APPAREL Baranof Hotel ED TO BUY 22 high power rifle. Box 936, Juneau. WANTED TO BUY—Pick-up or panel truck in good condition. | Phone 621 | w v, it e CORRECTION Light and Heavy Hauling E. O, DAVIS E. W. DAVIS PHONE 81 close in, bath. P.O. Box 2562. WANTED TO BUY—Used baby cart. Phone red 481. COWLING-DAVLIN COMPANY DODGE and PLYMOUTH WANTED TO RENT OR BUY — Furnished or partly furnished night flying. Then avaiation reall, house. Phone Douglas 963. Brooklyn outlook isn’t too bad. 4 |began to grow. Rickey would have his entire in-| field back—Camilli at first, BillylGlAms HAVE"’T LUCILLE WILSON, R.0. IllllVIllll(El HAS ADMINISTRATIVE JOB WITHNORTHWEST A.L. geneml Sully’s WAN’I’ED — Woman for cleaning work. Apply Bakery. 5— 15 93— 348 159— 393 150— 417 114— 342 Herman at seeond, Reese at short- | stop, and Arky Vaughan at third,| with Durocher and Kampouris as utilitymen. With Mickey Owen and Billy Sul- | livan around, there aren’t any back- | WANTED—Will pay cash for 14x14 CALL US! left hand propeller. P.O. Box 911, Juneau. WANTED—High cnaitr, good con- 469 523 Dolls 163 131 Totals 521—1513 94 114— 371 127 Stewart Sharpe stop problems. And shapes up pretty well, Brooklyn has Whit Wyatt, Davis, Ed Head, Walter the pitching too, for Curt Higbe, 3RD PLACE OKEH NEW YORK—The New York Gi- and reéturned to the school for ad- vanced training in 1927 and 1928.] Col. - Whittaker attended the Command and General Staff School R. O. Bullwinkle, formetly in the Seattle office of Pan American Air- ways, Alaska Division, has been ap- pointed to the executive- staff of Junean Transfer ants, who surprised baseball fans {by barging into third place ‘in 1842, | {will be pretty well content if they| can hang on to that high spot this season. | Military service calls took Wil-) Army War College lard Marshall, the rookie whose| From the Cavaliy School he timely hits helped Mel Ott's gang went to Washington, D. C., where stay in the running 'during melhe attended the Army War College, first half of last season; Babe and fromi 1936 until 1940 he served | Young, the first-baseman-turned-' In Fort Leavenworth, Kan., from 1928 to 1830, and in the latter year he returned to the Cavalry School as an instructor, where he served until 1635. Northwest Airlines, it was an- hounced recently by Croil Hunter, President and General Manager of Northwest Airlines. Mr. Bullwinkle, who was Traffic Manager of the Alaskan Division of Pan_American, will act as assistant to the President in the Western Region and will be an administra- itive official for that area. 108 . 124 526 Terhune 108 { Dooley * dition. Phone red 583. WANTED—WIill pay cash for good used piano. Phone red 206, Alaska Music Supply. FOUND—Camera, owner may have Blomgren by identifying and paying for|{Adams this adv. Empire Office. LOST~Pmr "ar laélys black shoes Reward. Return to ‘Empire. Hugh Casey, Newel Kimball, Max Macon, Buck Newsom, Lester Web- ber, Schoolboy Rowe, and Rube Melton, bought from the Phils. The outfield will be hard-hit if| Reiser, Walker, Galan and Rizzo all go. Joe Medwick will be the only regular left. But Brooklyn has Stan Bordagaray, plus the recently signed veterans John Cooney and Paul :;:‘e’;;nl’";’m;’”ei" :-!nrold Pka |outfielder whose heavy cannonad- e y s waukee andiing in the late months kept them Louis Olmo from Puerto Rico, Who!iy" third position, and three pitch- E C S'I'EWAIT batted 338 for Richmond, Va., in|eys Hal Schumacher, Bob Carpen- as s paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE 1942, S ter and Dave Koslo. A couple of rookie hurlers—Chet| mrthermore third baseman Bill y infitedlal?:e:::%g?:ee:fu tmh. this evening Kehn, a right-hander, 'was ub|yerber quit baseball and theclub CAPITOL THEATRE Kehn, a right-handed, ‘was up is none too sure that hard-hitting and receive TWO TICKETS to see: awhile last year. He has a . good first 'sacker Johnny Mize ard out- “THEY ALL KISSED THE BRIDE" g|curve ball.and s aggressive. Kraus, tielder Johnny Rucker, up from Federal Tax-—f¢ per Person 8 lefty, won 12 and lost nine.| jersey Gity, will be around all sea- WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! 453 Totals Baranof .. 140 145 140 147 133 99 136 122 Totals 554 508 1 Federals | (Spot) 15 | Taylor 149 | McNaughton 129 Smith . 129 129 Kennedy . 118 118 540 550 540—1630 Garrett 114— 406 110— 342 111— 369 463—1525 15 159 129 15— 45 149— 457 129— 387 129— 387 118— 354 LOST—Lady's blue Roadmaster bi- cycle. License No. 101. Reward. Return to Madsen Bicycle Shop. FOUND—Gold riné_wlth stone set- ting. Identify ownership and pay for ‘this' adv. Emmre Office. LOST—4 ka\s “on 1iron ring. Re- ward. Return to Emplre Totals HOSPITAL NOTES Both ' were with = Montreal., Bob son. ctk:;m““ and Glen Moulder are| " pyankiy the Giants haven't come b ; ; w_“‘rltchIng Dprospects. lup with any sensation to replace \h cany player likely %0 be|ihose missing stars. | A1 Rhodes has entered St. Ann's f:;‘e?e"; Rickey believes there is| otnerg on the roster are in Class | Hospital for surgery. safely In numbers afid that quant-ig s gng, apparently, will be around — | ity is perhaps better in war-time electric heater, at teast to start the campaign. The WASH _machine, ele | Douglas Malott was a recent in-|than quality. As he sdid somé time infield shapes up withpmngfln at 175A Gastineau : :"‘:""’ . coming medical patient at St. Ann’s|280, he thinks the Cardinals have first, Nick Witek at second, the Vi _ | Hospital. an edge in the upcoming flag race, |veteran Bill Jurges at short and HOUSE with 2 furnished 3-room bub assures you there will be the (probably Sid Gordon at third. ‘Babe Barna and possibly Vie Brad- MAKE BUSINESS : gives the Giants a fairly good outer | ler - ‘Mauro . Drug campnny will| Godon also can play the outfield be south™in time fot’ the wedding|B8be Barna likely would play first. layed his trip. Mrs. VahderLeest ac-|Di€é Ryan, who were with Jersey INSURE D._ apts, both with bath. Phone| usual noise from Flabush, With Manager Mel Oft in the ford, a Jacksonville, Fla., flycatch- . TRIP SOUTH SOON garden although lacking the pow leave for the' south, as soon as|lf he isnt used at third base. If Thursday of his daughter Jeanne|For infield consideration, Ott also tompanied her daughter south sev- [City most of last season. green 153, A outfield will be Jim Maynard, Hank er who led the South Atlantic On a six weeks bukiness itrip, H.|er Marshall and Young would nron transportation is availahle. Mize should go, and the Giants to Gerald C. Ricke in Memphis, has the cocky little veteran, Dick lN Tl"s ”NK éral weeks ago. Harry the Horse Danning will INSURANCE GASTINEAU Evecy comfort made for our guests Alr Service Informalion PHONE 10 or 30 Sophie Hopkins has been admitt- :-d to the Government Hospital for - |care; -TUBE "HOWARD Communication Receiver—8-in. speaker and power | Thomas Andrews and Kelly Wil- ‘ pack, $45. P.O. Box 795, Juneau. |liams entered the Govemment Hos- o oo rmme—— | Dital yesteddn] lft.ernoon 30-FT. CRUISER, a real sea boat. » o o See Marshall Erwin. AS IN PEACH | Mrs. Ida Ojaniemi, at St. Ann’s Hospital for medical care, has been !discharged. PELICAN Cold Storage shares Phone blue 662 féfisillcx Eed‘ n, con- | George Bustrand and Dean Deck- dition, $195. Apply Alaskan Ho- er are outgoing surgical patients tel, A. Finberg. |at St. Ann’s Hospital. G. E. ALMQUIST CUSTOM TAILOR Across from Elks" Club M/ , complete- 's for SMALL apartment house, complete- Ajex Kupoff, at St. Ann's 1i PHONE 576 ly furnished, priced for quick medical care, has been discharged. sale. Inquire J. C. Cooper, phone Dorothy Dick and Julia Kashe- -ivarof were outgoing patients at. 25 REMINGTON automatic; L. C. |the Government Hospital yesterday. Smith double barrel 12 guage! shotgun. Guitar and instruction phjllip Clark left the, Government books. 1003 between 9th and 10th pospital this morning, where he Sts. had been ‘receiving care. MODERN 5 room furnished lol ALA \Bldg 147 So. Franklin sn Phone LARGE SIZE Duo Therm oil heat- ;238. Office hours 4 to 6 p.m. ex- er with colls Bmwnu" Blruz |copt Wednesdays and Saturdays. e started off well but was out most Shop. i adv. ‘Musicians Dance, Mareh 6. adv. of the latter part of the race vmhj i v ‘mmflfl I.o Leiber, Rucker (if "he’s available), league with a- .342 average. ‘That R. Vandérlieest, owner of the But-|Vide: i Mr. VenderLesst had planned to can’t buy a suitable replacement, Tenn., but'difficulties of travel de- |Bartell. plus Joe Orengo and Con- . : ! ARE ’ 1 Duri Mr. Vand ), do most of the Ccatching, aided D“ \ ’flm hg ng . VanderLeest’'s ab 8, and PRESS Cleaning—Pressing—Repairing PHONE 333 “Neatness Is An Asset” sence, J. D. Owens, pharmatist, who |2y Ray Berres, Gus Mancuso and has been with the Seward Drug|P°ssibly Hugh Poland. Company since last summer, will be The standby of the pitching staff in the Butler Mauro Company, Mr. again will be the veteran Carl Owens' home is in California where | ubbell. Ott figures that with he will return at the end of Mr. VanderLeest's trip. many of the dangerous batters 3one, Hub should be good for a dozen or 15 wins. Cliff Melton, who The first Americ ht wmm‘ DAY O MIQED B o g Scheduled Delivery a forelgn cruise’ was built in 1818 gty and named Cleopatra’s Barge.