The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 21, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LX., NO. 9323. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” — | JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1943 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTY == BLAST KISKA JAPS 15 TIMES IN ONE DAY BRITISH PRY NALIS FROM New Fighting Now Rages In North ENFIDAVILLE Furious Bam Confinues in Mountains West and North AI:LIED HEADQUARTERS 1IN NORTH AFRICA, April 21.—Slash- ing through in a furious new cf-! fensive, the British Eighth Army has pushed to about two miles| north of the Djebel Garci area, 10 ° miles west of Enfidaville, in “very severe fighting.” The dashing veterans of the Eighth Army smashed their way into Enfidaville, capturing the Axis coastal anchor 50 miles south of Tunis in the first few hours of the offensive to crack the enemy’s Tunisian corner stand. ! The British have hurled back four separate enemy counter-as- saults in some of the fiercest fight- ing since the Nazis were thrown out of Egypt. ' First Army Moving ; As Gen. Sir Bernard Law Mont- | gomery’s men opened their drive from the south at 11 o’clock Mon-' day night, with a barrage from hundreds of guns, the British First Army moved forward slightly in the Medjez el Bab sector west of Tunis, threatening the other flank. | Fighting raged along 10 miles of | the new front line. b {Roosevelt a_rl}i‘t amacho Carrier Was Base for Bombing Japs’ Cities War Deparlmgnl Says WASHINGTON, April 21 | The 1' War Department last night dis- closed the details of last year's | April 18 bombing of Tokyo, say- |ing the planes took off from the |aircraft carrier Hornet, sunk in | the battle of Santa Cruz last Oc- | tober 26. The announcement said the bombed military objectives lin Tokyo after leaving the carrier |800 miles off Japan and also hit |armament plants, docks, railroad |yards and oil refineries at Yoko- | hama, Nagoya, Kone and Osaka i The planes were under orders to lland at a certain field in North China. Unable to reach the base | one landed in Russia and the rest Pledge Brotherhood of Cgumries 2 crash-landed in China or Chinese MONTEREY, Mexico, April 21— waters President Roosevelt and President 80 Men Took Off Avila Camacho of Mexico 1ast| mighty men took part in the night proclaimed jointly the bro-|njght Five were interned in Rus- therhood in arms of the two na-|gja and eight are presumed to be tions and a mutual desire for a|prisoners of the Japanese. Two are peace wherein no group from either | migsing and one was killed. The country would exploit the resources| esi made their way back to Am- of the people of another erica, It was the first time the Presi-| Apmy preparations for the raid dent of the United States had tra- | started four months before the veled deep into Mex\co; and the |fjoht Selected volunteers knew first meeting of the chiefs of the only the “importance of the mis- two countries in. 34 years. ision was equalled by the hazards Speak at Banquet | involved.” The two leaders sp9ke at a bau-} Each plane was given a definite quet in the industrial center of |yarpet to destroy. It was planned northern - Mexico, during which |(hay the Navy task force be taken Roosevelt said the “21 free Re-|(; within 400 miles of Japan for W&%R;g&fl(figs BALTIC PORTS, ouriNG session ALSO BERLIN 0ld Age, Civilian War As- }ARE ATTA(KED sistance, New Juvenile | Code Decisions Made With several new fields coming within the scope of the Alaska De- | partment of Public Welfare, the Ter- | ritorial Board of Public Welfare had { some knotty problems to handle| during the past weeks of its session. Royal Air }orce Makes Wide Range Raids | Last Night , LONDON, April 21.—Heavy Brit- ish bombers attacked the German Problems of old age assistance,|Baltic ports of Rostock and Stet-| civilian war assistance Programs, |ting last night while speedy Mos regulations and forms for the newly | qujio pombers pounded Berlin in| adopted Juvenile Code, the new | widespread raids, Thirty-one planes | "g‘[:::il:":'m:‘eg:"‘:ile:::‘el;]::‘td p‘:o’e are missing, the British Air Minis- | s sy " |try reports. grams, all came up for study “"‘*} Last night's operations also dp.i.::f“,;é"mml Bm’“d of Public |cluded mine laying in enemy waters. Welfare which met in Juneau March Sharp attacks of fighters and)| 29, concluded its session April 20 |Pombers on enemy ralways, barges and all members are preparing to|and coastal shipping operations return to their homes on the first|were favored by good weather. available transportation. | The bombing attacks on Rostock Members of the board included |and Stetting were carried out by Governor Ernest Gruening, Chair-|some of the RAF's mightiest planes, man, John H. Walmer of Juneau, | well concentrated. | Howard Lyng of Nome, Mrs. H. H.| Specific Targets | McCutcheon of Anchorage, and J Rostock is the site of the Hein- | R. Rivers of Fairbanks. The mem- | kel-Neptuna Works and these werc bers from Nome, Anchorage and the specific targets of that port| Fairbanks expect to leave Juneau|jast night, Rostock was raided by, the latter part of the week for their |y British also nearly a year ago,| fiares e when bombed for the fourth night ofA;:tl)’lfic B:L;:Tsst';xolgooll:;e é‘;fi;‘;}m a row. At that time fires were | Security Board, the Board of Pub-‘set and the Ilafr?s of the blaze | S Welrare veviaett 16 ropulk i | oauiiibe secp. for b Aisance. DL 290 chsostiing résidence’ and 'reripvk) |DASK: Xha. snter of thé plty wWhs from the Territory, and its appeal |‘éduced to a heap of ashes, and fair hearing procedure, in order Wide Area Attacked i bombers were in- Severefpankings Are SEABATTLE Lone U. S. Submarine on Two Patrols Sinks 69,000 Tons oljnemy Shipping PEARL HARBOR, April 21.—Th» submarine, commanded by Lieut Comdr., Dudley Morton, which re- cently wiped out a Jap convoy, returned from & second patrol on tons. Monday. Lieut. Comdr. Morton A record bag is reported by the|the patrols were simply a case of submarine officers, eight Jap ships | “sight, track, shot, then sink, noth- sunk, a ninth damaged, and two|ing spectacular at all.” sampans wrecked, all in enemy waters. the two during patrols reported Given Two Freshmen Members of Congress| b g ¢ : ! By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, April 21.— The House of Representatives has jyst administered a public spanking to two of its freshmen members. Although the oldsters wouldn't admit it openly, the reason for the spankings is quite simply that the two youngsters violated one of the oldest traditions of Congress—that freshmen should be seen and not heard and the less seen the better. The two recipients of legislative chastisement were Representatives Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut ALEUTIANS, DESCRIBED Commander of Small U. S. While the British blasted and 4 i ublics of e i dug infto- the: positiond of the Nazi pi of the Americas during the past 10 years have devised a sys- |tem of international cooperation | which has become the great bul- — lwark of our defense. ‘Our heritage, our future in The w a s h i n g ton | ro;gmg that international policy ‘and that of Mexico has been out- Merry - Go-Round " o, 1o contrivuce By DREW PEARSON work for the post-war period, the {United States and Mexico are (Continued on Page Six) | |the takeoff but it was still 800 miles from Japan when it dodged two Jap patrol vessels and ran into a third which it sank. The airmen took off then, the iexu-a miles adding to the hazard, preventing them from reaching the planned Chinese rendezvous. Doolittle First Jimmy Doolittle was at the con- trols of the first ship off the car- | rier. no trouble to comply with the Federal require- ments. Under the new regulation on removal from the Territory of recipients of OIld Age Assistance they may continue to receive their grants until such time as they are eligible to receive Old Age Assist- ance under any other State plan, providing that when they left the Territory it was not for the purpose of giving up their residence. Such was the interpretation placed on the While the heavy out last night in raiding Baltic| ports and Berlin, for the eighth | Inight in a row, the RAF attacked | | German-dominated sections, hitting |hard at rail and water communi- | | cations in France, Holland, Belgium | |and Northwestern Germany. Ship- | | ping ‘off the Belgian coast was also | bombed. According to a broadcast by the Berlin radio station, picked up in| Force Commended and Representative Wil Rogers, X ; Jr., of California, for His Action — THERY 4 The ornamental Mrs, Luce's By EUGENE BURNS spanking came when her amend- Associated Press War |ment to the ill-fated tax bill Correspondent AN ADVANCED BASE IN THE ALEUTIANS, April 2—(Delayed)— The Rear Admiral in command of naval forces in the Aleutians, com- menting on the naval action of | reached a vote. It was a voice vote. !There were 387 congressmen and women on the floor at the time. The chorus of “noes” shook the steel girders of the chamber roof and there wids not one single “aye” -not even a courtesy “aye” from Africa War MANY HITS - SCORED ON RATTRAP Set New Records fo Date WASHINGTON, April 21. War |planes of the Aleutians Command bombed and strafed Kiska in 15 record-breaking raids on Monday, the Navy Department announced today. ‘ Numerous hits were scored on important installations and fires | were started. The 15 raids on Kiska on Monday were the heaviest of the war up to date. The previous number was 13 raids in a single day since the start of the aerial offensive to smash the Japanese installation there. 137 Raids to Date The raids Monday brought to a total of 137 times Kiska has been bombed, 103 times since March 1. There is still no evidence from the Navy, however, bearing on the general effectiveness of these as- saults and whether the demolishing of the Jap installations is delaying | or preventing the enemy in turning | the island into an air base. It is believed the Japanese are making determined efforts to com- plete runways for both bomber and fighter planes, apparently for build- ing up air forces which might chal- |lenge the American hold on the Andreanofs or reach out against other American bases farther east- ward in the Aleutian chain. 17 Tons Dropped The Navy also announced that 17 tons of explosives were dropped two days ago on Kiska and hits were scored on the north head of Salmon Lagoon. North head is described as being the northern end of the entrance to | Kiska Harbor while Salmon Lagoon is just north of north head. | No mention is being made as to | [Raids Carrigf)ut Monday This brings a total tonnage sunk | of 69‘00[)| new regulation by Director Russell [ondon, the raids on Stetting and 5 9 G. Maynard, Rostock were characterized as|March 26 when a David-like Amer- |members of her own delegation. |from what altitude bombs are being Relative to the new regulation .ic... roids” and sald bombs hit|ican task force routed a Goliath-| Only the fact that Mrs. Luce had | 4yopped, . | by | governing appeals and fair hearings, residential sections, also hospitals, |like Japanese force, said today the\l‘een called out of the city “v':i i The planes had taking off despite the rough seas and bucking deck. | Eventually, every objective was (Major Robert S. Allen on active duty.) ‘pmced in a situation of undeniable ! possibilities. The geography has WASHINGTON. — Although food Imade us a natural bridge for con- ————— (her from the embarrassment was supposed to be the chief topic ]cmazion between the Latin and of discussion at the recent White Saxon cultures of the continent to House conference with farm lead- make us good friends and good ers, actually Foodczar Chester Da- neighbors. That we have always vis did his best to sell the Presi- |wished for all the peoples of the checked off by the fliers who took said Director Maynard, it Was & | japter peing a favorite German | procedure set up for the purpose,d“wmm H r % | {the Japs entirely by surprise be- A fore heading across the ocean to Of hearing any appeals from de- . P i {China where a stiff gale and head- cisions of the Director affecting cli- | gibility of recepients or applicants of | dent on pay-as-you-go taxation.He | proposed it as an anti-inflation | measure to drain off surplus in- come and ease the work of income tax payment on the average citi- zen. “We have simply got to come to it, Mr. President,” argued the food chief. “It was unfortunate | that pay-as-you-go taxes were given a black eye by the Ruml plan. But | pay-as-you-go taxes should go hand | in hand with rationing to prevent overspending.” The President didn’t himself definitely, but indicated that he would favor a pay-go plnnl if windfalls to the wealthy, as pro- vided for in the Ruml plan, were completely eliminated. Ed O'Neal, President of the Farm Bureau Federation 'and Ezra T. Benson, Executive Secretary of the National Council of Farmer Coop- eratives also took up the cudgels, O'Neal contending that taxpayers wouldn't be able to meet next year's assessments unless the pay-as-you- go plan or forced saving were adopted. commit ; GOP WATCHING CHANCES “I've made a poll of taxicab driv- ers and they are all for it,” said O'Neal. “The great majority of the American people feel the same way. They' are against windfalls but they feel they won't have enough money to pay their income tax payment next year. If the Administration doesn’t take some action on this, the Republicans will steal the ball from you.” “That's right, Mr. President,” chimed in Benson. “The farmers in my organization are overwhelm- ingly for a pay-as-you-go tax pro- gram. I think labor is, to0o0.” “Maybe you're right,” responded the President. “Chester (to Davis), 1 suggest that you talk this over 8 s e L Sndasalllin §Continued 0o Page Four), earth.” Warm Welcome President Roosevelt arrived in Monterey yesterday afternoon by special trgin from Texas and was met at the station by Camacho. The two leaders exchanged warm handclasps and then rode through (Continued on Page Three) JUNEAUMANIS ARRESTED FOR FORGING CHECK Martin Repin, 41, former Juneau longslmremnn.. is lodged in the Federal jail and faces a charge of fordery for stealing and cashing a Government check issued to an- other man, Lonnie MacIntosh, | Treasury Department Enforcement Officer reported this afternoon. The check which Repin cashed at the Arctic Bar by signing the other man's name to it was for $34.20. MacIntosh, who conducted the investigation in cooperation with the Chief of Police and the U. S. Marshal's Office, said Repin took the check from the Long- shoremen’s Hall. Repin has since been expelled from the Longshore- men’s Union. A hearing will be held, probably tomorrow. Repin’s bond is set at $2,000. MacIntosh said Repin con- fessed to the charge. e — WELL BABY CONFERENCE Well Baby Conference will held tomorrow, Thursday, from to 4 pm. in room 108 of the Health be Center, announces Miss Helen Johnson, public health nurse. / R BUY WAR BONDS winds added to the danger of an already limited gas supply, the War Department concluded. ODDFELLOWSTO | BIRTHDAY, 21TH 9 In comemoration of the 124th an- niversary of founding of d Fel- lowship in America, which occurs | April 27, Silver Bow l.odge No. A-2 | will be host next Tuesday to mem- | bers of the subordinate, Rebekah and Encampment branches and members of their families or in-| | vited guests by arrangement. The celebration will commence with a dinner at 6:30 p. m. in the CELEBRATE 124 |- Old Age Assistance. It was also announced by the board, that consideration of var- ious matters concerning public wel- fare and assistance in the Territory | was given to various subjects re- sulting from the effects of the war. JAPACTION, SW. PACIFIC APPARENT DR. RYAN BACK ‘AIIied Spolie;nan,DespiIe‘ Mslgfiol(')flpsggm Bombing Successes, ,{ PredicisMovement | Territorial Commissioner of Edu- " (Continued on Page Two) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN; | ation Dr. James C. Ryan was back AUSTRALIA, April 21. — A small| in Juneau today after a trip through force of Flying Fortresses bombed | “commanding officer, although out- numbered two to one, carried the | fight to the enemy in keeping with | American naval traditions. “He sought the enemy deep in his own waters and well within Japanese bomber range. “With this daring, our comman- {der inflicted heavy damage on the Dies of Texas. Japanese despite their superior inumber of guns and greater speed. may stir up in or out of Congress, When he was through, the Jap knew he had been hit hard. “The victory was won through good segmanship and good shoot- ing. This action changed the hi tory on this front “The Jap at present is intent upon getting supplies to Kiska and Attu, determined to the extent that he brought up what he believed to be an overwhelming force. They didn’t get through. Our commander deserves a ‘well done.'” The commander of the American task force in a press conference Odd Fellows' Hall, for which res- Southeastern Alaska, during which Newak, New Guinea, destroying a|some . hours later said “much of ervations must be made not later he visited schools in Ketchikan, 6,000-ton Jap cargo ship and dam-|the success is due to the gdod luck than 6 o'clock Friday evening. | Dinner will be followed by an in- Petersburg, Wrangell, Craig, and at aging a smaller vessel. I Wacker, near Ketchikan, The Allied spokesman, despite the | of my flag. The Secretary of the Navy proposed a medal for our formal social evening, including| Main purpose of the trip, in ad- continued successes of the Allied ships consisting of rabbits’ feet, dancing, it is announced, and while | dition to the usual routine inspec- Ajr Force, says the Jap strength in|surrounded by % i | i e X y horseshoes and sur- there will be no charge, no guests|tion, was to inaugurate the new e gouthwest Pacific is growiny mounted by four-leaf clovers.” will be served who have not made schedule of high school standards | ,,piqy especially during the past| He added serfously, “There were reservations. Charles W. Carter, phone 136, may be phoned for res- ervations. ———————— WASHINGTON, April 21. — Re- publicans and Democrats, meeting behind - closed doors, are reported ! to have reached virtually a com- plete agreement on a pay-as-you- go tax compromise. | Indications are the plan will| provide abatement of approximate-! ly 50 percent of one year’s income tax and also is undersfood to em-| brace a 20 percent withholdinglevy | against taxable portions of wages| and salaries, effective July 1. ! - High tide—2:44 am., 18.7 feet. Low tide—9:15 am., -24 feet. High tide—3:27 p.m., 163 feet. Low tide—9:22 p.n., 11 feet. comzmfioifi‘;zggzm‘:rz:‘;mz three weeks, and & big movement on by the Board of Education during Is BEDRETOR A AL, ORI 48y Yoo | its recent meeting Bere will be put direction of Australia as the ob-/ into effect when school opens next fall, the Commissioner said. Previously, the authority for fix- ing requirements was left up to cities and school superintendents, a practice that brought about much confusion. Dr. Ryan reported that the recent flu epidemic which visited Juneau, B4 S !eltAg)r:ughout Al of South- | pyecutive Officer Frank Dufresne ;:;2:]2 werse 'io::; ':‘:‘CI':]::]'O (:fi of the Alaska Game Commission rollment dropped and many teachers 10, Alaska . 07 jective. - NO OPEN SEASON ON GROUSENOW, | DUFRESNE WARNS warned newcomers were ill day that there is no spring or | He said that school conditions |SUMMeEr season on grouse or plax’-‘ zenerally are fine, that hardly any migan. The season does not open. until turnover in the teaching staffs 1is 2 ’ expected this year, due largely to September 1] and closes on Janu- the action of the 1943 Territorial a1y 31. There have been reports of Legislature in granting increases in Jseveml persons out grouse hunting,‘ pay to Alaskan teachers, he said, | times when I didn't think I would bring back my ships out of the action, Thapk God I had fighting men and fighting officers.” 35 SLAIN LONDON, April 21.-A Reuters dispatch from Zurich this afternoon said 35 supporters of the Rexist, Belgian Fascist and Doriot move- ments and other extreme right or- ganizations, have been slain in Paris during the past week. - ——— ® 0 00 0000 000 00 &7 WEATHER REPORT . (U. 8, Bureau) e Temp. Tuesday, April 20 e Maximum 54, minimum 36 * o 0 o0 90 9 0 00 | registering the lone favorable vote |to the amendment for which only |a few days before she had made an| rimpassioned appeal. 1 | The paddling given young Rogers {was a good deal less subtle than that. It came when he crossed swords with Representative Martin Now, no matter Ihow much controversy Mr. Dies RUSS REPEL NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE Nazis Throw Fresh Troops in Fight for Kub- an Delta Mr. Dies, in the course of debate SR on a bill, alleged that Mr. Rogers. MOSCOW, April 21.—A violent bad recently gone on the radio and | struggle for an important height charged that Dies was frequently marked the mounting battle i quoted in Axis propaganda broad-|Russia today for the Kuban Della casts, Mr. Dies declared not only above Novorossisk as the Germans that this is not true but that he threw in more troops, attempting soon would make public facts gath-|to regain lost positions. ered by his committee at the Fed-| But nowhere, according to Rus- eral Communications Commission |gian reports, did the enemy sucs which monitors foreign broadcasts ceed in gaining any ground. proving that it isn't true. Red Star, Red Army newspaper, |said artillery action has increased When young Rogers took the and there is more and more bomb- floor a few minutes later, there N8 by the German Air Force op- were angry mutterings of mew;omling in the stretch of waters it” from both sides of the House.|in the Black Sea northward to He read a portion of a letter from!Azov. FCC Chairman James Lawrence Pravda, Russ newspaper in Mos- Fly to Mr. Dies, dated Feb. 2, 1942 |cow, printed a frontline dispatch Then he asked that he have unani-|which said the Rumanian troops mous consent to print the letter|are also in the fight but those and extend his remarks in the taken prisoner complained the Congressional Record. Representa-'Germans *have abandoned them. | tive Clare E. Hoffman of Michigan | - objected—and it only takes one! such: objection. { | It s hard for the layman to ap- {preciate the enormity of that lick- vhe is one of the more popular and | respected members of the House. If you don't believe it, lock at the generous votes by which the big, | husky Texan’s famous committee on |un-American activities has been perpetuated from session to ses- sion. BUY WAR BONDS ing. The Cbngressional Record is P 0.0 0 0 0 8 NG | the congressman’s platform. It's the DIMOUT TIMES | place where he defends himself, at- yorppen: | tacks his enemies, airs his views Dimout begins tonight at sunset at 8:23 o' s (Continued on Page puncel & iRk Dimout ends tomorrow at sunrise at 5:29 am. Dimout begins Thursday at sunset at 8:25 p.m. LN I O B A Three) - D The Daily Alaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper, |