The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1943, Page 6

PAGE SIX GHOST ARMY GETS READY FOR ACTION SIX MORE BILLS ARE APPROVED BY | The Governor has approved six | more bills and failed to approve | one, the latter failing to become a'! GOVERNOR TODAY | | British, Nof;vééians Living in Secret Places, Pre- paring fo Strike NEW YORK, March 29.—A Swed- ish dispatch, quoted by the Office of war Information, said 500 British agents and 500 Norwegians have been “dropped” in Norway during the winter The dispatch further says “there | is an army of ghosts now in Norway which may one day suddenly grow like mushrooms. They are living in secret places awaiting the time for action.” A Reuters dispatch, picked up here as coming from the German controlled Oslo radio station says that a group of saboteurs had been landed on the Norwegian coast by British motorboats but had been spotted by German troops and driv- en off with “sharp losses.” " SHAGMOOR SPORT STYLES m Navy, Beige and Tweeds Superbly tailored mater- ials ‘are 10Q0Y, virgin wool. Sold at nationally advertised prices— $37.95$45.50 Sizes 10 to 40 NOVEL LAPEL PIN with each coat. Jones - Stevens Seward Street law by nature of the “pocket veto.” Approved and sent to Secretary-of Alaska E. L. Bartlett for perma- nent filing are the following measures: 1 HB. 90, by Rep. Leo Rogge, to!| appropriate $108.33 to supply a ded} ficlency in the livestock inspection | appropriation for the biennium now | coming to a close. ‘ HB. 89, by Rep. John O'Shea,| setting the maximum salary of Ter- | ritorial assayers at $3,600 a year, | instead of at $3,000. H.B. 76, by Rep. Rogge, allowing | Ithe letting of bus contracts for | |transportation of school pupils | | without calling for bids. | H.B. 15, by Rep. Joseph W. Ke- hoe, fixing the responsibility of approving, certifying and disburs- ing officers and requiring them to furnish bonds to protect the mon- | eys of the Territory, holding de- partment heads responsible for certifying vouchers and the legal- ity of tiwe proposed payment. Rep. Kehoe stited in his opinion on the Labor Department investigation that this bill would “correct fu- ture carelessness in the matter of vouchers for expenditure of public money."” 1 H. B. 91, by Rep. Andrew Gun- | dersen, providing that money col- lected under the School Tax Act go into the school fund, repealing laws in conflict with the new act. This bill was the last introduced in the House, was designed to cor- | rect errors in the tax bill pointed | out by the Governor. | SB. 26, by -Senator O. D. Cochran, allowing for the use of | documentary evidence in secur-! ing birth certificates providing other forms of proof are not avail- able. Such substitute records would be baptismal, cradle roll or other church records; family Bible rec- ord, physician or hospital records and others. i Sent to an unsigned death was S.B. 35, by Senator Cochran, pro- viding that executors and admin- | istrators of estates in Alaska may | be appointed from non-residents as well as residents. | DAVIS TAKES OVER JOB AS * FOOD CHIEF | WASHINGTON, March 29.—Ches- t ter Davis officially became Wartime Food Administrator today and promptly tackled the big job with a series of conferences on production and distribution problems. Tomorrow he expects to see the President. Before taking his oath, Davis con- ferred at length with Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard. The charge for a full day’s care at British government nurseries is 25 cents per child; for the poor the servicé is free. - Empire Classifieds Pay: S PHONE 318 Open Evenings by Appointment GOOD MUSIC PRE-EASTER PECIAL! OIL MACHINE and MACHINELESS PERMANENT with STYLE HAIRCUT One Week Only-$10.50 WAVES complete N\ GRIDYS BEAUTY sALON COOPER BUILDING Opposite Federal Building AMERICA N BOMBERS blasted the Jap base at Dobo (left) on Aru Island, shattering barracks, storage huts and radio station. Medium bombers dropped their missiles on the Jap-held base of Lae, while great oil stores were left blazing at Salamaua after a tree-top-level attack by Australian Beaufighters. Allied fliers fought through heavy barrages. Shaded area represents Jap territory. 40 BOMBERS ATTACK BIG ALLIED BASE Japanese S\&&Jp Down on Oro Bay, New Guinea- They Suffer Losses ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, March 29. most ambitions attack on a New Guinea sector, the Japs hurled 40 bombers and a strong fighter escort against Oro Bay yesterday A small Allied merchantman was sunk and another small craft was damaged. The attack cost the Japs 13 planes shot down and probably 12 others s0 badly damaged they were unable to return to their base. The Allled Command announces the Americans suffered extreme light losses. - > Sunday Musicale at St. Anl' J Hospital' Patients and staff of St Hospital yesterday enjoyed first Sunday aftrrnoon hour since the departure of Sgt Ellis Levi, pianist and organizer of the series An Ann’s their uwusually splendid informal program was provided by Milton Steinhardt, violinist; Mrs. Carol Bee is, v Davis, pianist; Shirley Dav- 1list and Mrs. Daniel Langdon, violinist of ability. The musicale was held from 4 to 5:30 o'clock - - FOUR-YEAR-OLD DIES SUNDAY AT LOCAL HOSPITAL Little Frances Joseph, four-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph, died yesterday af- fernoon at the Government Hos- pital, where she has been receiving medical treatment since last Fri- day. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Geral- dine. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the Charles W Carter Mortuary tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Makary Andrew Baran- off will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. - - FAULKNER FROM SKAGWAY H. L. Faulkner, well known Ju- neau attorney, returned Sunday from a short business trip to Skagway. 7 5 In the |® musical | New AmphibianJ A flexible new machine of the war, the new quarter-ton fi (International) FORTY ARRIVE, LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER HERE TODAY CHARLIE BOHM DIES FROM SOUTH AT EIGHTY-SIX YEARS One of the city’s best-known pionders, quiet unassuming Charlie Bohm, died last night ai St. Ann’s Hospital where he has been a pa- tient since July 1 of last year. Born in Germany, April 24, 1860 when German nationalism was still in its beginning, Bohm immigrated to the United States in 1875 and Thirty-five passengers arrived this morning from Seattle and five from Southeast Alaska communi- | ties. | Arriving from Seattle were Mrs Ruth L. Allee, Paul R. Beirly, Mrs. 'Ida Beirly, Alfred P. Brandt, Reg |nald Casper, Frank W. Curr {George M. Hanrahan, Thomas s o {Hughes, Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, ¢ame to Alaska in 1897, arriving in {Miss Gladys Harrison, Miss Hiide- Ketchikan, January 12 of that gard Hubbell. year A seafaring man for most of his Norris C. Kumler, Mrs. Verna C. & N PR Y Kumler, George Rittenhouse, Loe ' B"hl",' ‘;Iz ,"“];;(. l:.)‘m: 0‘:‘1 £ Swift, Mrs. Elaine Swift, Mistress 'iCariously after uls prime, whel 3 k » became a lighthouse keeper and Donna Swift, Master James Swift, ted othess thicusy The T John T. Brashears, Tom E. Bruer, R e led watert he had once sailed. Serving at the Point Retreat and Eldred Rock lighthouses, Mr. Bohm Millard A. Carr. vis, Francis J. De- |Clyde O. Bush George W. D Hann, Hugh H z s, Wherry Jones. |, “until his retirement several |Clarence D. Leab, Benjamin F.ivears ago, keeper at the Sentinel Morgan, Ralph Morrison, Frank J.|Tsland lighthouse. Rose, Herman Schackman, Charles | A daughter, Flora, died in 1929, Schreff, Ernest E. White, Osear R. while his second wife, Mrs. Louise wedt. | Bohm, died here about two years Arriving from Ketchikan were |ago. Mrs. Dwight L. Cramer, Dr. Dwight Following a series of p.'su'alyti(‘1 mer; from Petersburg. J. <trokes, the pioneer Alaskan passed Hillard, Mrs. Charles E. Brun- into a goma, three days ago from | nell, Lee M. Brunnell which he failed to recover. - B For many years he has been a i member of Igloo No. 6, Pioneers s of Alaska. He was a member of Forty and Elght the Lutheran Church. 8 3 Remains are at the Charles W. Enienams w"h ter Mortuary, where funeral scrvices are still pending’ GUSTAF ERICKSON, ST. ANN'S PATIENT, Delicious Dinner A delicious turkey dinner, which included ¢ mashed . potatoes as a marvelous desssert, was en- T joyed Satu night by meh of Gustaf Erickson, Finn, died at the Forty and Eight and their st anms Hospital at 5 pm. Sat- wives, who met in the Dugout for urday, where he has recently been receiving care Unmarried, Mr. Erickson was 59 the dinner and social evening which followed. About 25 were in attendance at'years of age at the time of his the dinner which had been pre- | geath and a member of the Lu- pared by Mrs. Alfred Zenger, 8s-|{heran Church. sisted by Mrs. George Gullufsen.! Remains are at the Charles W. The men served, however, “"d,Carlor Mortuary. Funeral services managed the dishes afterward, with | will be announced later. some assistance. | Kodachrome slides of = Alaskan scenes were shown by Leo Jewett and bingo was algo enjoyed by the - TO VACATION SOUTH Miss Elizabeth S. Clayton left Sunday to spend a month’s vaca- guests. Among attending guests|tion in Seattle from her position was Senator Norman R. Walker of |in the office of the Juneau Cold Ketchikan. Storage Company e LEGIONNAIRES HOLD JAMES E. SMITH ON INITIATION TONIGHT SHORT TRIP SOUTH A short business meeting followed | James E. Smith, mechanic with by initiation ceremonies will be the Alaska Electric Light and| held tonight in the Dugout by the Americah Legion post. Coffee and— will be enjoyed by those attending, 'cal following the meeting. Power Company Seattle where he will have a medi- check-up. Mr. Smith expects ito be away for abdut two weeks. eepTesied % 5 . b drive amphibian car was put over a our-wheel test course before delivery to the army at Detroit. With a capacity of five men, the new machine can plunge into the water and propel itself as a boat. COME EARLY TO THE DOUGLAS INN BETTER FOOD———THE BEST COCKTAILS e TS ST MUSIC STARTS EARLY |SEVENTY-NINE ARRIVE FROM SITKA SUNDAY Seventy-nine passengers arrived here Sunday morning from Slt.ka‘ and seventy took passage for South- LOTS OF FRESH VEGETABLES HAVE ARRIVED TODAY New Potatoes, Cucumbers, Carrots, Parsnips, Rutabagas, Toma- left yesterday for| __ 'of Raleigh, North' Carolina, news- east Alaska communities and Se-| attle. | Arrivals here from Sitka were | John D. Abbott, Mrs. John D. Ab- bott, John D. Abbott, Jr., Pauline| Abbott, Josephine Abbott, William | Abbott, William K. Peisch, Mrs. Le- | Moine Peterson, Ted S. Thompson, | Gerald Conrad, Jessie W. Price, Ju- | lius Baier, Roy Peter, Robert K.| Schwartz, Paul L. Tate | toes, New Cabhage Also a New Shipment of Those 5' Delicious PICKLED PIMENTOS | ALL FRUITS IN SEASON | 3oy sty 3o o ceorse een N Wire, Write or ‘Phone Your Order | ers, Mrs. George Keeners, Nelly 5 |Ohmdahl, €. S. Traut, Mrs. W.| WHERE SERVICE, PRICE AND QUALITY MEET * Draheim, William Draheim, Mrs.| |C. Bashaw, Varian Bashaw, We DELIVER TO DOUGLAS—Each Tuesday and Friday Carl | ! Misunstad, Alex Adoff. | Earl Gardener, Herman Kitka, Jack R. Brown, Orlando Godfrey, | Mrs. Orlando Godfrey, Unish Zo- Lnofl, Maurice Clifford, Mrs. M.| | Clifford, Miles McGraw, Marion | Swartz, Mrs. M. Swartz, Mrs. Rene |Laurin, Rene Laurin, Gerald Lau- |rin, Hariette Preston, Frank Grain- | |ger, Edward Schmitz | | John A. Nyman, A. Koskey, Mrs.| !A. Koskey, J. L. McNamara, James |O'Neill, E. A. Hildebrand, Peter 2 DELIVERIES DAILY 10:30 A. M. 2:30P. M. PHONE 92 PHONE 95 STREET DEPARTMENT BOYS DONATE WORK SATURDAY TO R. C. | IN BUSINESS SINCE 1908 and still doing the largest grocery business in Juneau. /Schneider, Dr. T. J. Pyle, Lieut.| |H. Arnold, Sgt. Gustav Piff, Sgt.| 'E. C. Pittenger, Al Kessler, Sam I| EG I S l A I 0 RS i | Argiris, Joseph E. Stapleton, Ar-| I [thur Chindahl. . AND WIVES TAKE ; = ! Mrs. Mary Whittemore, Theodore | ‘tl)?‘g;n:‘:fit« m!“:?lms 14 boys Of, Beasley, Harry Marshall, Edward p ASSAGE So THI"'”" 2 d"; eaning Depart- | Morgan, Earl Pfeiffer, Frank Haley, | u B do‘fm:e: m:”‘e"xd;i “f:‘«"’m‘:‘n i {Harold Johnson, Kelly - Westfall,| R the Rea Chbk . salary °f IFloyd Foltz, Felix Berzanski, Mar-| sSenator and Mrs. N. R. Walker 'y 8 commendable . e 3 |project any time, but an especial tin Brophy, Roy F. Pry, Robert|and Representative Richard E. Hard- | caorifice on such a nice aft |Hightower, George H. Hood, Burk | castle left yesterday for their homes - g Connolly, Bill Connolly. 1in Ketchikan after S$pending the | — | Leave for South last two months here during the! Passengers leaving here for the legislative session. Senator H. H.| {south were, for Petersburg—Rev.E. ] McCutcheon, of the Third Division, | . ) B. Tollefson, Carl S. Fynboe and | and Senator Frank Gordon of the NunsEs Alnz Mrs. Elsie Clausen; for Ketchikan Fourth Division also left for the | _Ira Fender, Mr. and Mrs. Otis south, the former for a short trip |Lape, Stanley Zuern, F. J. Berry,| to Seattle and the latter on a two BALL . J. Prancis, Willie months’ trip to New York City to | Charles King, T. | s ¥ make purchases for his ladies’ Jim, George Hall. ¢ 1 .. | ready-to-wear store irf Fairbanks. | S Lermgo’ for Seaulle, wetal Senator and Mrs. Stuart Stan- George Tally, Mrs. Helen Kennell,| S it groom are other members of the ;Edmond Kennell, James Nix, Nor"leglslative party that took passage man Puffer, Clarence Olson, Betty (o gegttle yesterday and expect to Baggen, .George Reger, Leo F. gheng some time visiting their son- Gerks, Edith Birkeland, Nathan jn.Jaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. {Lerner, Charles. Reckefeller, E. L. Art Harris and the Harris' small {Govan, C. L. Halgren. son, before returning to their home l R. V. Thompson, Roy Case, Carl in Nome. Representative and Mrs. |A, Graessner, Edson Stone, Jack Christian A. Roust, also of Nome, |Gum‘ Edward McDowell, J. H. left for a short trip to Shattle before ‘Hsher. Frank Bresenek, Lyndon returning to their home in the Sec- |Smith, E. W. Bockhop, S. R. De- ond Division, as did Representative | Maggio, H. S. Henderson. Wallace Porter, of Candle. [ l Roy Goodpastor, Arthur |geibel, William Heaney, i | ELKS iHesney. Jack E. Donovan, John ElKS IURN IN Sl e 900 BOOKS FOR HALL VICTORY DRIVE April 3, 1943 Pege and daughter, Charles| A capacity crowd of Brother Elks ADMISSION Schrall, Harold Freebury, Ralph p. | and their wives and friends jammed including tax Applegate, Dorothy Applegate, Hen- Norman V. Smith, 5 i i S James the Elks ballroom for a Victory {Sell, Iver Austad, Robert Moore. The Elks were charged at least $1.10 Elks in charge of the affair were | WASHINGTON, March 29—The DWIGHT CRAMFRS, Proceeds to the American Red Cross Korn- ry Jackner, Charles Tobi, Ray Grif- | fith, William T. Spence, Seaborn Lovett, Jacob Chobank, Virginia g Book Dance Saturday night, turn- Eply, Odpigpe - FORIN | Hatolg ing in some 200 books for the cur- By F one book per couple for admission DA“IEU NAMED to the dance for which Lillian Ug- AS ASSISTANT BOBTEW'S J. Davis, Peter LeDuca. Johnson, Floyd Hale, William F. | rent Victory Book Campaign. | gen's orchestra furnished the music. & |N. Floyd Fagerson, Chairman, and | assisting, A. B. (Cot) Hayes, Leon- ard Holmquist, and Exalted Ruler Arthur Adams.*® — e, — appointment of Jonathan Daniels KETCHIKAN, ARE ! JUNEAU VISITORS {paperman and son of the former Visiting in Juneau for a few Sacretary of the Navy, as Adminis- days are Dr..and Mrs. Dwight Cra- | trative Assistant to the President, mer of Ketchikan. Dr. Cramer is was announced today. Territorial Public Health officer for Daniels will operate in no par- the Ketchikan district. . (This advertisement by com-, === pliments Alaska Electric i Light & Power Co.) ticular field, but will serve in a R R AR :; |“fact finding capacity,” Secretary i | | Stephen Early said. BUY WAR BONDS 1943 Edition " ROTARY MINSTREL March 31-April 1 @ All New Cast @ New Costumes . . New Scenery ® New Songs and Specialties 1 @ Faster and Funnier Than Ever ! | ADMISSION ADULTS 20th CENTURY THEATRE SERVICE MEN H CHILDREN CURTAIN 8:15 P M. l | 55¢ ; TICKETS ON SALE BY ALL ROTARIANS for an Enjoyable Evening | of Dancing 2 Dining! OPEN UNTIL 12:00 MIDNIGHT