The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 11, 1943, Page 6

PAGE SIX ALLIES, JAPS HIT BLOWS, SOLOMONS Bubo and Babo Areas in Guineas Are Scene of Conflict Monday HEADQUARTERS IN ALLIED AUSTRALIA, May 11.—Allied and Jap warplanes traded light blows over a wide area north of Australia yesterday, while Australian ground forces repulsed an attack on their positions in the Bubo area of New a, General Douglas MacAr- hur communique said to- day The heaviest Allied blow was struc gainst Babo in Dutch New Guinea where Catalina flying boats destroyed 23 grounded enemy planes and started 20 fires in three runs over the enemy dispersal bays Other hits were scored on oil tanks and Jap waterfront installations The Japs drew blood lightly in only one of three attacks on an i outpost 300 miles north of in, Australia The ground forces were involved in the Bubo area, the communique said. 2 |SECONDWAR | LOAN DRIVE 15 BIG ONE Jones-Stevens | Campaign Greatest of All = Government's Efforts BUTCHER LINEN Made f the for r Pick in crisy perfect for ‘rou wear ind-the-clo Seward Street e to Raise Money "DES IOMORROW WASHINGTON, May 11. — The bt Treasury Department today an- Low tide—1:26 am, 6.6 feet nounced a grand total of $18,533,- High tide-—7:13 am, 118 feet. 000000 in securities as sold in the Low tide—2:05 pm, 38 feet second war loan drive with over High' tide—8:4¢ pm., 119 feet. |Five Billion Dollars more than first S | sought. | | The second war loan drive was the greatest of all government fin- ancial campmgm ... Empire Classiiieds Pay! FOR SALE |SILVER HELD PRE-WAR PRICES ONE ALL-METAL General Electric KITCHEN BY TREASURY - 10 BE SOLD \ Committee Finally Agreesi on Prices for Do- | mesticPurposes | A B I N E T WASHINGTON, May 11.—With| c four members of the silver states concurring, the Senate Banking Finished in White Enamel | Committee has approved unani- mously the bill authorizing the Stainless S Trim and Stainless Steel Tr sale of Treasury-held silver for do- mestic purposes at 71 11/100 cents an ounce | The action represented a com- promise between views of the so- called silver bloc of New England senators and those who sought re- lease of Treasury silver at 50 cents an ounce for manufacturing pur- poses. Dimensions: Height 36", depth 24%”, width 18”. Can be used either right or left end, your electric range. B S After this stock is ex- hausted, no more will be available for the duration of this man’s war. 5INJURED, | Call and inspect it in our sales department. Alaska Eleciric Light BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 11— Ten men were Killed and five others seriously injured today in an explosion at Praco Coal Mine No. 20 miles west of here. The mine is owned by the Alabama By- products Corporation. - RUMMAGE SALE Lutheran Church Parlors nesday, May 12. Starts 10 am and Power Company | Phone 616 Juneau Wed- | adv Alaska JUNEAU HEATING SERVICE B. E. FEERO 211 SECOND STREET INSTALLATIONS and REPAIRS Heating Plants il Burners Stoves Phone 787 or Green 585 Quiet Heat Oil Burners Fried Chicken SERVED ANY TIME drive into Bizerte as Allies drove demoralized Nazi forces into Cape Bon Peninsula. {OKILLED, ! A long file of Axi caption of this official British photograph. ALASKA STAR PLANE |a Alberta Gallwas, Gail Gallwas and'ing at 11 Broiled Steak and THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU ALASKA American Forces (apiure Cify of Bizerte rte in Tunis is now in rika Korps, Biz 1. S. Army Signal Corps radiophoto. Long a strong and important base for Marshai Erwin Romme American hands after a victorious march to the sea. This is U. S. Engineers Prepare for Bizerie Drive American engineers prepared t]u- Ilied This is a U. S. Army feverishly to put war-blasted highways back into shape, nal Corps radiophoto. Axis Prisoners Marched Off in Tunis isoners is |nn|l|(r| off as Allicd troops enter Tunis, Axis stronghold in Tunisia, says Tank dominates the scene. This picture was radioed to the . Army Signal Co Robert Achwaesralls, | m Lm\mg today by plmw Mr,\ Snl- e:u‘ addition to the ;mnu,\l good plant things s;llt‘ TH DINE AND DANCE 4 POPPY DAY (ONTEST TUESDAY, MAY 11, WANTED 1 Truck Driver | 1 Grocery Clerk GOOD WAGES ‘ EXTRA SPECIAL—-NRBC . “ e GRAHAM (RACKERS - - - A5 SAUERKRAUT - - - jan39¢" 13end49d 1943 GEBHART'S CHILI FOR CHILI CON CARNE SOIL-OFF for cleaning painted surfaces §9c|- - WALLPAPER CLEANER DEVILED MEAT, large cans FOR SANDWICHES Paper Cups, Paper Plates, Napkins, WaxPaper | .8 TW0 DELIVERIES — 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. PHONE 95 FERGUS HOFFMAN HERE ONSPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Dance Committee, AWVS, Tomorrow Mrs Gundersen Off On Sqqthern Visit Fergus Hoffman, former member . Mis. Atdrew Gundersen was 8| The Dance Committee of the|0f The Empire editorial staff and I couthbound passenger over the| AWVS will meet tomorrow, Wed- |1OW City editor of The Ketchikan 4 weekend, on her way to Seattle and |nesday, at 3 p. m. at the home of Chromicle, is renewing acquaint- eventually to her old home state|Mrs. Ernest Gruening, to discuss|2nces here today on a brief visit. of Texas, where she is a returning|plans for the June 5 dance now be- A special correspondent in Alaska for The Christian Science Monitor, he is on vacation from The Chron- > and will go from here to Skag- y to cover aska Highway |ing arranged. All committee members are asked attend tomorrow's session, Mrs visitor after a dozen y 3 Moving to Juneau last fall from Ketchikan with her legislating hus- to band, member of the House of Re-|Gruening requests. e ight presentatives, .Mrs. Gundersen has SR A A fow The Monitor. He is staying at.e g taken a leading part in the in-| Save the date, Sat, May 15 the Gastineau Hotel. struction of Nurses' Aides classes|Annual DFD Dance with Bob > P both here and in Ketchikan Tew's Orchestra. aie BUY WAR BONDE . al months in the south, | _ foiy S to return After se Mrs. Gundersen expects to Juneau in the fall - LOCAL ARTISTS IN For One Week Only For Your Summer Permanent . . . MACHINE and MACHINELESS WAVES— 1 JUDGED SATURDAY m. to will | IGLAS IN OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT Over fifty posters made by Ju- 8.50 o i neau and Douglas school " children : ; [ e [ GRIBE Efiéoi’f S{;’t)uxgi]igl‘:ste:;‘noi)}: bf&g("ifi Telephone 318 BCAUTY sALGN ” ;25‘95,:0“,?,‘10 1‘:,?' J‘:‘,;;edsus‘::'“fd‘:;, Open evenings by appointment 1IN THE COOPER BUILDING . by a committee of local artists and the winning posters of each of three groups will be entered in the De- partment of Alaska contest. Young artists in the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grades of school compete in one group, in the Sev- | enth, Eighth and Ninth grades, in | @ group and in the Tenth, Eleventh land Twelfth grade. | More interest in the contest has | been shown this year than ever | before, according to Mrs. John | McCormick, in charge of publicity | for the event. It is thought that the war has given competing school | children an awarer of the mean- | ing of Poppy Day that is reflected lin their very fine art work Proceeds of the Silver Tea, to ‘wl‘ich the public is invited, will | be used forlocal child welfare work | by the Legion Auxiliary !| 'In charge of the Tea and judging 8 e orag| £n0e of locally ‘donred and h'lru\‘c(“ ihaer Adsliting Mxd A, W pilot H. L. Kaesemeyer and co- FOOD AND PLANT perennials. Anyone having extra|giewart, chairman, are Mrs. Jack pilot, E. A. Clemmett flew an Al- % ot 7 £ plants which need to be thinned | puteh and ‘VI\\ MeCorm acting Star Airlines plane in from OF MARTHA, MAY 29 |out and who is willing to donate |chasrman J. E. Boyle, Mrs. Anchorage late yesterday and re- them for the sale is asked to call| Bert Bixby, Mrs. Peter Oswald, Mrs turned to the Westward today A Martha Society-sponsored food | Mrs. Tom Morgan, mmmnm»-‘nm Lybeck and Mrs. Alfred Coming here from Anchorage!and plant sale will be held May 20 |woman of the Martha Society of |Zenger. were: Alf Olson, Hazel Zimmerman, at the Pi Wiggly store, open- |the Northern Light Presbyterian| Prizes for winning posters will t am Church. be War Savings Stamps. Electric Opposite Federal Building AT SAWMILL . Employment Service, 124 Marine Way Register at U Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. Hammond Organ Music DINE AND DANCE