The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 14, 1943, Page 6

PAGE SIX sxecutive Com- |ly meeting of the |mittee of the Juneau Chapter of| WA R Fu N D |the ARC by Allen Shattuck, trea-| surer of the Drive | | In the report made by the Ex - cutive Committee, officials of the appreciation to each and every one| |of the solicitors for the earnest and enthusiastic manner in which they cooperated to make the drive a suc- cess In expressing gratitude to the sol- icitors for their work, the report further states; “We felt at the be- |ginning that we had a rather heavy| assignment and approached the! task with some apprehension. Your| faithful work has given us renewed assurance that this Chapter will cted to date, not default in any commitment giv- still to be en it. The Chapter has never failed of to go over the top on any request r funds ‘We thank the donors for their liberal response to the nation’s call year for funds which it has considered " results of the necessary to take cave of the great which Capt.|humanitarian work the American made | Red Cross is called upon to do all month- over the world We especially thank Capt. T. J Dyck, Chairman of the drive, for the persistent work he did in keep- ing the drive going until the goal was past.” OVER QUOTA Juneau Chapter Tofal to Date More than $17,000 for American Red Cross With $17,16249 col and several communitie heard from, the Juneau Chapter the American Red Cross went well f over the quota of $13000 for the War Pund Drive, which was alloted to the Chapter this The report of ti War Fund Drive of T. J. Dyck was chairman, was vesterday afternoon at the In addition to Juneau, Douglas and the immediate vicinity, the Ju- neau Chapter includes Skagway, Kake, Excu Tenakee, Hoo- Haines, Petersburg, sion Inlet, Yakutat, nah, Angoon, Pelican and other small . communities in this area.; Some of these have yet to be heard from regarding the results of the drive. Recapitulation As submitted in the report of the Executive Committee, a rough an- alysis of the sources of the $17,- 16249 already collected is as fol- lows Juneau and vicinity Donations having main offices outside the Terri- | $10,582.39 tory 1,320.00, Sevoonga Natives 200.00 Gambell Natives 135.85 Douglas 186.00 Glacier Highway 12350 | Duck Creek Camp 175.13 Excursion Inlet Camp 799.98 Excursion Inlet Civilian contribution 874.83 Haines 233.00 | Petersburg 2,382.% Kake 149.00 Among the communities which | have not yet sent in the returns of the Drive are Skagway, Yakutat, FOOD RAIION!NG THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA Coast Guard Admirals Make an Award s FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE COAST GUARD, the Purple Heart, heretofore re- stricted to Army personnel, was awarded to a Coast Guardsman when Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Coast Guard Commandant (center), decorated Chief Boatswain’s Mate Lloyd M. Morris, 24, of Vallejo, Calif. The award was made for wounds received in action during landing operations in Africa. High Coast Guard officers attending the ceremony in Washington, D. C., recently were: (left to right), Rear Admirals L. T. Chalker, H. F. Johnson and F. J. Gorman; Chief Morris; Admiral Waesche; Rear Admirals Stanley nd Robert Donohue; Captain C. A. Park. Parker " IHGHTYARRIVE GOVERNOR'S HOME ISNOT GOING TO | FROM SEATLE; | THROWN OPEN FOR BEINNORTHLAND TWENTY-TWOOUT WOMAN'S CLUBS ANTHONY J. DIMOND Delegate From Alaska By Arrivals here from the south last |night were Felix Abarca, Victor As- T 4 |borg, Catherine Arger, Thomas L. WASHINGTON, April 3—(Spec-| syen porothy J. Brittain, Hattle al Correspondence) —Quoted be- M. Brewster, Edward Bowman, Wil- fo be Attended by Doug- low is a copy of a self-explanatory |, ;1 paxter, Anna H. Bleecker, letter dated March 23 addressed Anne Z. Brewster, Bernard C. Bal- to me by Price Administrator, Hon. o | With the Juneau Woman's Club Prentiss M. Brown, relative to a 2o hostess to the Douglas Island Wo- letter 1 wrote him regarding the| James Bell, George H. Cwase, 3 d botk 4 | Donald R. Converse, Clarence Con- Mman’s Club, and both organizations Saiurday Evenmg Musicale FOR RAINY DAYS— Tenakee, Hoonah, Angoon, Pelican While not incorporated in the application of food rationing to Al- aska: letter | verse, Wilbur Converse, Mrs. Myrtle Converse, Earl Clemett, Tony Con- the guests of Mrs. Ernest Gruening at the Governol house, everyone THREE MAY BEDEADIN are believed to have been shot to death or drowned when four men attempted to escape from Alcatraz | prison, The fourth man was captured by officers in a prison launch as he attempted to make t from the “rock” to the California main- land. Bennett he was Harold M. Brest, serving a life sentence for kidnapping and bank robbery, sent ere from Pittsburg in June, 1939. The three believed to have lost their lives were: James A. Boar- man, 24, Indianapolis, sentenced from Denver in 1940 for violating the bank robbery act. Brest said the guards had shot Boarman and his body had sunk in the bay. Floyd Hamilton, 36, Dallas, Tegas, sentenced November, 1938 from Fort Smith, Arkansas, for bank robbery and motor vehicle theft as, well as assault, serving 30 years. | Fred Hunter, 43, sentenced from, Cleveland, Ohio, for 25 years on an assault and conspiracy case, and for harboring Alvin Karpis whue‘ he was hunted for JUNEAUITE 1§ COMMISSIONED FORT DOUGLAS, Utah, April 14. —Margaret A. Gilhooley, of Juneau, Alaska, recently was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Nurse Corps and has been ordered to report for active duty to the Station Hospital Fort Richardson, Alaska. Second Lieutenant appointment is announced at the headquarters of Major " General Kenyon A. Joyce, General of the Ninth Service Com- mand, F‘nrt Dougl'u Utah. SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS JAILBREAK INNURSE CORPS Gilhooley’s | Commanding | | WASHINGTON, April 14 — James Bennett, Federal prison director, reported three prisoners; kidnapping. | | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1943 HERE NOW PHONE 92 10:30 A. M. NEW SHIPMENT Fresh Spring Vegetables (] BUY YOUR ALASKA SEED POTATOES NOW o A new shipment of ASSORTED CANDIES-Box and Bulk. ® ‘Wire, Write or ‘Phone Your Order WHERE SERVICE, PRICE AND QUALITY MEET We DELIVER TO DOUGLAS—Each Tuesday and Friday EORGE BROTHER 2 DELIVERIES DAILY PHONE 95 0 P. M. IN BUSINESS SINCE 1908 and still doing the largest grocery business in Juneau. HEINTZLEMAN IS BACKFROMTRIP l. | ON SPRUCE JOB| Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman, returned to Juneau from Ketchikan by plane late yes- terday afternoon after a two-month absence during which time he went to Seattle, Ketchikan, and Edna Bay, Prince of Wales Island, in at jconnection with the Alaska Spruce Log Project. Heintzleman’s trip was concerned with details of the project in which Alaska spruce is being sent to Se- attle where the logs are sold by the Alaska Spruce Log Project to one of three or four mills which have been designated by the Government as specializing in the production of spruce lumber for airplane manu- facture. . H Juneau Chapter, the native villages, “This is in reply to your s mpan; at thej Reversible Raincoals | Jymce, chovter the nathve vilages |0 ekimeins the wppica. Tare. Lovis R Chambers, Roscoe s soing t0 be “company at the| NOONMEETING TODAY, |"in sarge soseing_contrnctor : Lawrence Island, annually send|tion of food rationing to Alaska G Tew S Donnnllav e“E al\'{- the Juneau Woman's Club slated RE El[('l’s orrltinslncw are operating full blast in' Tops are 100% wool-lined || their Red Cross donations to the| “We are indeed happy to have idson, Henry G. Davidson E. H. bl ok geror i e o & Southeast Alaska, taking out the| with beige gabardine com- | Office of Indian Affairs headquart-|your counsel and guidance in uqu“”}" Sl 117 e y 4 N airplane stock and incidentally sup- | 1 ith buttons and | €™ in Juneau, to be turned over d. The views which you ex-| Albert E. L. East, Enath 11, A4e8. 0 glo Organization of the Juneau |plylng logs to local Alaska sawmills.| plete with buttons and |[F" o C 0 atio brees- o moL depart i any material |BG€, Barnard Feero, Rebecea Feero,| The April social meeting of the |go oo poora will remain the ! . kets on both sides 6 R B o oce ehieh have con-|Audry Feero, Theodore R. ;Green,|club, traditionally in charge of the [ S0 o s PO uneau Nurses' Aides contributed Einier (ORABAY, - MEs: HelonR - B | Sibie e Tiembera ALiE Yokt wilk as last year, with R. E. Ro- | bertson re-elected as President, Walter Scott as clerk and Russell R. Hermann as treasurer, as the result of a luncheon meeting held this noon .in the Gold Room of | the Baranof Hotel. \Mrs. M. E. Monagle Returns Home from An Extended Visit $47550 to the Juneau fund from istently been held here. Right along | the results of the benefit Red Cross|from the beginning we have recog- | dance given on April 3 |nized the administrative difficulties | | - - — |of establishing a system of ra- | Itioning which could be expected to| | ALASKA STAR AIRLINE Checks, plaids, tweeds and plain colors. Sizes 12 to 44. 22.59 - 26.95 s Haga, William J. Hansen, Richard|pe in the nature of a “home-com- M. Hirst, Paul C. Helmick, Seldon ing” affair, and all members - of | Height, Chris Jorgensen, Alfred M.|poth Gastineau Channel clubs are Johnson, Justant L. Jackson. urged to forego everything else for Raymond L. Jordison, Una Ker-iinis gccasion and answer “present” accomplish any measurable Ioud\ |shaw, Ernest E. Lincoln, Harvey E. conservation under Alaskan con- {when the roll is called Saturday| . p 5 arious matters pertainin, £ OFHCIAL A“D FAM“Y ditions and which, at the same time, | Luke, Warren J. Maples, EIYnOre|oyoning thé sehbelst Wase: Al 2 d B | Mis. M. E. Monagle, whose hus “Ew UMBRELLAS would not work an unnecessary M. Monagle, Ernest McGill, Benja-| xcellent musical program ools were discussed including |\ .3 7i"y well known attorney of | b T McBride, Georgie Navia, Otto| o & the budget for,the ensuing year. P % in all colors—plaids, border HERE ON WAY '[0 WES]' hardship upon people who, as you|mMin McBrice, Ge e Ol featuring some of the town's best & 3 {this city, returned to Juneau last trim, check and plain colors. say, cannot buy groceries from day ’?’ ”I“"‘g" E%“““}do‘r} ol Jo;]:]’axusls an exceptionally good| night after an absence of a year||" : o Bl e S e o ", o S, Ly T 2 DIMOUTS WILL BE |a e e i e | ss 00 ln ss 95 E. F. Orr, General Manager of h to month. For these reasons, | Foldie R EDE 'gflmcb and visiting will provide a | with her family in Milwaukee, Wis-( o vl the Alaska Star Ajrlines office in'we feel fully justitfied in the posi- mlxd S ng)ml.;on Doznld sufficient variety of entertainment CON"NUED FOR SpsID: | Anchorage, arrived in Juneau lasttion which we mow hold with re- O :“1“,“““") eaves, Lot |10 insure a delightful evening for Mrs. Monagle left Juneau a vear | night accompanied by Mrs. Orr and spect to food rationing in Alaska Fne Seelcy. Brenda Shutts, | everyone { INDEFINITE TIME oco tast fan for Rochester, Minne- their small dmxf;meu Sarah, :m.m: and which has pn\lnu ¢ been ex- .“x..u 4 .\m\ql-\ ; rend \ »)-mu;. s S heaiens & i sota and proceeded from there to having spent some time in the pressed in a joint Pre Gertrude R. Snow, Albert Selak.| 3 Wisconsin where she has been s, the " Redlonet & A Oscar Schmidt, Karl Stenvall,| The fourteen members whose| Dimouts will continue indefin- | | since. | J Sl Mr. and Mrs. Orr and two-yes e S. Thompson, Stanley names have been added to the|itely in Juneau and the vicinity as! Mr . Sabal e Monagle have ones evens old Sarah are staying at the Bar- laska. We to B. Verg mrmm-;-sl\;;y er “N\ the begin-| he result of word received Te-|moved into the Lavenik residence : TeacE i 4 Slyde O. Wilson, |ning of the present club year, will | sently fr =4 g 7 v ; Sumied Blriet anof Hotel while awaiting tran: o state the posi 3 ilson, | niny 'b\«nw Mk "ww\ SR ntl-} from Major General S. B.|on Main Street which they occu- |} portation to the company head- tirmly today than we did at o g L Mrs, MENING " ML Buckner, Jr., it was announced to- | pied before Mrs. Monagle’s depart- ! SR S e . G. Whitehead, Arthur H.|the guests and seeing that every-|day by R. E. Robertson, Director |ure. 1 i i he other hand, the author- Wood, Ruby Viola Walker, H. T.one has a good time. They are:|,f Civilian Defense. Jos 7 i A v ted 1 SR8 E9B 0w ot ., Aq. Wickstrom, Theodore Wa By- | Mrs. D. W. Herron, Mrs. Jack Pope- O | : : ron Ward. M nes Bc Mrs. W. J. | ® 3 linistration th > ra- |5 i > joy, Mrs. James Mrs. W. | Retail Clerks Uniom |50 7o 50 o e oo Sl 5000 St RAVEUNG ISNO | cbligation to take any nec icelle Larson, 'T. . william Gulbransen, Mrs. Eari ! l 92 precautionary measures for arlyle, J. Yeager, N. Haugli, Gen- J‘v{nbxm\. Mrs. Homer Garvin, Mrs, oca b kel (va_Walters, R. Hubbard. . B.Ixi O Jonnson, Mrs. E. T Russel LEN arise and which could be Crowell, A. Crist, E. A. Johnson, R.fygs R cbert Sheldon, Mrs, Andrew | ¥ ¥ |in whole or in part by w[ “‘“{:ii" “S“"IE‘:)‘ M. Jenson; {rom|Gyndersen, and Mrs. J. D. Conright. AFTER IRIP Sou“'l M E E T l “ G — A P B l L l 4 i.-;mnmg. Conscious of « B eing baises L were| Stricty informal, the affair will : Yom, {obligation and responsibi . ROMEE Do be a “short dress” affair, the com- Rty 10 av0 worrite 87 Miss Jea i ! i ) ; | o Miss Jean Reynoldson, Mrs. John Traveling is no fun nowadays oL at 7:30 P. M. InA.F.L. Hall WANTED 25 Men AT SAWMILL | Congress and to the people ‘ka in this regard, we gl consideration to such precautio measures. At no time, however, have we had in mind a definite rationing plan for Alaska, nor have we ever | seriously contemplated adopting in Alaska the complex rationing pat- iterns now effective in the States. | We are definitely of the opinion |that the Alaskan food problem is mainly a problem of supply. “I am therefore glad to be able [to assure you that the Office of| | Price Administration has no in- | tention whatsoever of mlroducinq |in Alaska the food rationing prD- | grams now in effect in the rest of | |the United States nor would any | rationing programs be adopted for ithe Territory without thorough ex- amination of Alaska's special needs and problems. You are at full lib- are ing to your constituents or in any public statement you may choose to | make. | “Through our Director in Alaska, | we are in constant touch with Gov- ernor Gruening with reference to all phases of the Office of Price ’Adminlslratlon program in Alaska. We are only too happy to have | your advice and counsel at all times. We wish to take this opportunity to assure you that before any posi- | tive measures in the direction of !rationing in Alaska are taken, we Broiled Steak and Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. ~, | Stitsel, erty to use this statement in writ- | oldson, Merley Cassidy, R. L. Neuberger, Lester M. Leonard M. Larson, John Fisher ,Charles J. Davis, Edith A. Davis, Louis E. Watkins, Olson, Clarence H. Sawyer, Charles E. Flor, Ruth E. Allee, Victor C. Lt. R. Falk, Clark R. Hunt, Ralph E. Wil-| coxin, Patrick H. Livingston, James W. Chapman, Albert H. Avery, An- na Bleecker, Dr. Ruth Gruber. >, 'MAYOR LUCAS TO SPEAK THIS EVE FOR WAR BONDS' Mayor Harry 1. Lucas will speak over the air for Southeast Alaska at 6:45 o'clock this evening in con- nection with the Second War Loan Drive to sell $1780000 in U. S. Albert | mittee has announced. PRIBILOF AGENTS HERE ON WAY 10 ST. GEORGE ISLE Mr. and Mrs. Dan Benson, Ag- ents-in-Charge, for St. George Is-| land in the Pribilofs under the U.| 8. Bureau of Fisheries, are now in Juneau on their way back to the| ‘Pribllols where they will supervise | activities in connection with' the | Mrs. according to Tom Allen, manager of Piggly Wiggly Company, who re- turned to Juneau on the Princess | Louise yesterday, after a five weeks | business trip south. In fact going places by train or‘ bus is so difficult that Mr. Allen | didn’t even get to his date ranchj between Indio and Palm Springs| in California. He spent two weeks | in Sacramento at the home of his | brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and John Turner and with his| mother and another sister, ramento. (Flaud'hlormg of the seal herd, It is understood that most of the| St. George natives will return, and seal hunters of the St. Paul group | also will go back. Because of the evacuatibn of the| Islands last year, the seals were| |not slaughtered. Last of the seal| furs were cleaned out in auction in 8t. Louls a few weeks ago, all go-| Only satisfaction of the trip, Mr. Allen said, was that he was able to secure merchandise for Piggly-Wig- gly—and his happiness at returning | to Juneau when the trip was over. Though traveling is discouraged, trains and busses and boats are crowded, Mr. Allen, mostly no doubt with defense workers, and trips unless essential are to be War Bonds in Alaska before May 1.{n8 for OPA ceiling prices, and avoided. Secretary of Ala lett spoke Faulkner, aska E. L. Bart-| last night, and H. L. Juneau attorney, willl speak for the campaign tomorrow | evening at the same time. secure an expre from the Governor.” aska. jmany buyers were turned away dis- Inppcmted | — |DR. RUTH GRUBER LEAVES FOR INTERIOR ALASK‘\! Dr. Ruth Gruber left last night | ! e ~ |for Skagway and will continue to‘nrrhcd shall welcome any opportunity to the Interior and Westward districts | spend a short time here. They are ssion from you and before returning to Southeast Al- staying at | while in the city. —————— STANLEY THOMPSON AND SON HERE FROM HOONAH Stanley Thompson, well known resident of Hoonah, and his son, | in Juneau yesterday to the Gastinecau Hotel Mrs. | Mary Cox, who have moved to Sac- You have been waiting for! :J&fi. ALL SIZES at H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man 100 n00r TV 1.W.Harperis unexcelled in taste and in quality... in making I. W. Harper, cost is no object. IW.HARPER The Gold Medal Whiskey April 14 { ectric Hammond ALL TROLLERS! MEETING WEDNESDAY 7:30P. M. UNION HALL UNITED TROLLERS OF ALASKA THE DOUGLAS INN * DINE AND DANCE OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT Organ Music DINE AND DANCE Fried Chicken SERVED ANY TIME