The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 26, 1943, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXI., NO. 9353. JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNE SDAY, \1\\ ’() l‘)-H MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE_TEN CENTS JAPPOSITION INATTU VALLEY WIPED OUT — President Of Ford Motor Company Passes 0.5.TROOPS EDSEL FORD 15 DEAD AT | N. Y. HOME Was Head of World's Greatest Family-owned | Manufacturing Firm | NEW YORK, May 26 —Edsel Bry- ant Ford, 49, President of the Ford Motor Company, head of the world's greatest family owned man- ufacturing enterprise, died today at his suburban home on the shores | of Grosse Point after an illness of many months’ standing. He became critical ten days ago. At the bedside were and three of their four children Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford, his par- ents, were not present but hurried to the home immediately upon being advised of their son’s passing., Death was due to stomach ulcers and fever. Edsel, the only son of the found- er of the Ford Motor Company which started with an initial in- vestment of $28,000 into a world| wide organization which sale for| two billion dollars was once xnpm(«\ ed turned down, had been ill for z\‘ long time but he insisted on “carry- tng on.”” A year ago-in January it| was discovered he was sufrumu from numerous far advanced ulce: of the stomach. An operation | performed and as far as possible his wife lConlmued on Pugo ‘Three) The Washlngton. Merry - Go-Round By DREW PEAHSON (Major Robert 8. Allen on active duty.) | | | \ el o | | WASHINGTON —The other day| my daughter was invited to smash a bottle of champagne against the bow of a new Liberty ship. The, ship was to be launched at the| Wainwright Yard at Panama City,/ Fla., and the ship was to be named the SS Joseph M. Medill, founder | of the Chicago Tribune and my daughter’s great, great grandfather. My daughter, reasonably compe- tent for seventeen, probably could have managed the champagne- smashing without any parental ad-| vice. Nevertheless, her father| thought he should go along. (Par- ents will be that way, of course.) I was glad I did. I had neveri ‘ seen a ship-launching before and | it, is worth seeing. It is ospecmll)‘tonsn(‘ which was apparently aimed | southern Illinois near Wells and'York Central 18%, Northern worthwhile to watch the precision teamwork with which every work- man on the job goes about it. The sponsor, up above, gets the limelight; but down below goes on the work that really counts. This particular launching was in charge of Bill Tait, a Scotsman who has been launching ships ever since the year I was born. He had the SS Joseph M. Medill scheduled to go down the ways at| noon sharp. (Actually, she got rest- less and departed at 11:55.) To pre- pare for this, the launching crew began at 9:30 am. and was given| a mimeographed chart of each| move to be made in the intricate| job of easing the 10,000-ton freighter into the water. THE BLOCKS something like KNOCKING OUT The chart read this: “10:05 a.m. commence creep gauge readings. 10:10 a.m., removal of ram rails and temporary spread- ers from wedge rider, 10:20 am., remove all shores inside launch- ways. 10:30 a.n.,, remove all shores outboard of launchways. 10:40 am., remove alternate keel blocks and all keel blocks aft of Fr. 156. 11:10 am. remove all collapsible keel blocks. 11:20 am., remove all col- lapsible bilge blocks, 11 sets per side, at time marked on bilge blocks.” I don't pretend to understand| this. And I confess I couldn't un-} derstand Bill Tait's delightful (Continued on Page Four) | broadeast {subs Only Force of Arms Will Bring Vidory, Deciares ‘Blows Planned Churchill FLEET OF ALLIES ON MOVENOW German F;fopaganda Agency Claims Big Con- voy at Gibraltar (By Associated Press) i, Gerfian propaganda /, said that a dispatch date- from Algeciras, Spain, and from Berlin, ed a large Allied convoy was seen this morning passing through the Strait of Gibraltar in the direction of the Mediterranean Among the ships, Transocean, are those laden with troops or war equipment. One of the ships is a 50,000-ton. Cunard {liner. There are three British carriers, three battleships, 12 de- stroyers and eight corvettes, as well as two U. S. gunboats, two British French sub in the fleet There are also several transports lying in the Gibraltar roadsteads, Transocean also said. -+ RAF BOMBERS SPILL LOADS ONDORTMUND Sunday thht Monday, Heavy Attacks Continue | on Enemy Centers LONDON, May 26—The armada of the RAF heavy bombers, pro- bably the strongest force so far, unloaded more than 2,000 tons of explosives night and ing the night, agenc lined according to aireraft one continuing the of- at obliterating Germany's centers one by one. Observers estimated that per- haps 500 bombers, at least three- quarters of them four-motored craft capable of carrying a tremendous weight of high explosives, partici- pated in the assault. Reports of the full extent of the| damage are delayed because of| heavy ‘clouds. The British lost 27 bombers during the offensive, which | |continued Monday. Shortly after noon a strong force of Allied planes, possibly including| bombers, sped across the channel to Calais to resume the batter- ing. The German communique said that the raid caused “Losses among the population, as well as damage to buildings. Twenty-four German planes were reported destroyed, the communique said. German planes raided indus- trial establishments in Britain yes- terday and dropped heavy caliber bombs in Brighton Harbor. e MORE CANADIANS LAND OVERSEAS A BRITISH PORT, May 26.— Fresh reinforcements of the Can- adian Army arrived in Great Bri- tain today to take places along 'with the Dominion troops already awaiting for the opening of the European front. arm N MIDWEST on Dortmund Sunday, blasted Dusseldorf dur-| PAY RAISE 10 MINERS ISREJECTED War Labor Board Makes | Ruling on Basic Wage— | Makes Concessions | {INGTON, May War Labor Board has grant a b wage the Nation's 450,000 soft ers but has recommended |other concessions. The WLB tossed the issue back collective bargainir |with the understanding it will ap-| | prove reasonable understanding | wgreed on portal pay. { Portal pay covers underground travel times as well as well as the| actual productive time 1 Board acted to plug certain | was commented *upon and he loopholes found in the operation singled examples of highly success- of the six-day work week to assure | ful warfare mentioning the victor-ithe miners’ vacation pay to $50. | gun ics in Tunisia and Stalingrad The Board also directed the op-| As for the future, he hinted new lerators to furnish, without charge| blows will come but naturally, dis-|to the miners, safety equipment | closed no specific plans and working including black- | .y smithing | ONEBOMBER MAKESRAID, - 4 JAP BASES gl " STOCK QUOTATIONS ALLIED HEADQUARTERS N | AUSTRALIA, May 26—A single Allied bomber raided four Jap bases Tuesday on a day when op- erations in the Southwest Pacific were hampered by bad weather The bad weather, however, did not stop the Japs and various Al- lied bases were bombed but with only minor results reported Dow, Jones averages toda PRICES MONDAY Alaska Juneau mine stock closed Monday at 5%, American Can at |83, Anaconda 28%, Bethlehem Steel 1;3\, Commonwealth and Southern , Curtiss Wright 8'2, Granby Cop- ‘])l‘ and Mining 6, International in| Harvester 66%, Kennecott 32z, New WASHINGTON, May 26.—British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, taking over the Presidential con-; ference at the White House, de- clared it is indisputable the tide of war has changed Churchill said the British and Americ leaders have arrived at good conclusions on prosecuting the war in the Pacific with the great- est of vigor. He covered all phases the current world conflict in a talk to the newsmen but emphasized that he is depending more on the force of arms to bring viclory than any internal collapse of the enemy The Prime Minister said the United Nations’ outlook now is Certainly much better than when he was here last June. The past ten or eleven The refused to | increase of | miz- some | Wi 26 asic coal \rn;;ll‘ y portal pa to any miners’ months| The Atter occupying Attu village iatiens. np lands overlooking Chichagof toois, LEWIS' POSITION WASHINGTON, May 26:=Tudicas, tions that John L. Lewis will along with the WLB's ruling $2 a day pay raise for miners but opening the a wage increase of at and other concessions .o are o denying a a 26 Closing Juneau mine (Wednesday) is 57 American Can 83, Anaconda Bethlehem Steel 64':, Common- wealth and Southern 1, Curtiss Wright 8 General Motors 527 Granby pper and Mining 6, Ken- necott 33'%, New York Central 19%, International Harvester 68, North- ern Pacific 17%, Packard Motors 4%, Republic Steel 18', United States Steel 56 / YORK, May of Ala; NE quotation stock today 29 are rails o AU Associated Press industrial plants By Two huge . Re= State several small communities in that| |cific 16%, Packard Motors 4° | region of eastern Missouri remained | | public - Steel 17%, United |imperiled as the rampaging Miss-|Steel 54%, Pound $4.04 |issippi River and the choked flood | Dow, Jones averages Monday werc |waters of scores of tributaries, a5 follows: industrials 13884, rail showed no materfal drop to 10Wer|sgog ytilities 20.09. reaches, although conditions up- | |stream on the Mississippi and Iill-| inois Rivers were reported im- | proved. | New drops were recorded al- [Lhough the two swollen streams ; | | continued relentlessly along their 6‘,"\“ ?‘"f‘mmwemh s Souheny path of destruction over a wide sec-| 1’4 Curtiss Wright 8%, Granby tion of the danger zones in the Copper and Mining 6, International { flooded area. Harvester 67%, Kennecott 32%, New ‘ 3 | York Central 19 Woritiarn Pa-! leific 172, Packard Motors 4%, Re- | |public Steel 18%, United Statcs | | Dow, Jones averages Tuesday RE(OMME"DED were as follows: industrials 139.17 — .- WASHINGTON, May 26. — Thi“ Emergency Board of tlie National mended a general increase of eight; George Cusing and Basil Riley cents an hour for more than a mil-| pleaded guilty today in the Com- Dlflv(;e* { possession with intent to sell, and Fifteen of the so-called NONOPer- | the sale of, liquor at Excursion In- The unions asked for an increase| The men were fined $400 of 20 cents an hour minimum wage ang given a years suspended shops. The board declined to recommend - | | BUY WAR BONDS PRICES TUESDAY Alaska Juneau mine stock closed {Tuesday at 5%, American Can al 83%, Anaconda 29, Bethlehem Steel By JACK STIN WASHINGTON, May 26 .— The lady Marines have landed here and the Marine recruiting office situa- tion is well in hand. Four young lady Marine sergeants walked into the recruiting office the other |morning, gave a snappy salute, and presented their orders to take over much of the office duties. Two hus ky Devil Dog sants practically clicked their heels in the clouds. They have been grousing for months because they weren't on jcombat duty. The two sergeants, now relieved for active duty, are | Vincent Holland, Boston, and Nor- | man Beyl, ellersburg, Ind e lady Devil ; sergeants are Mary Haselswerdt, anta Ana, Calif, Florence Offtermatt, Cleveland, O., Christine Matagna, Baltimore, and ' Madge Fann, Humbolt, Tenn. In- cidentally, the forest green femin- ine marine corps uniforms are the cnappiest of any worn by the mili- lary dames. - each,| If Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes comes through the present | coal crisis with the same {colors he- has. been flying through almost all of his war eflorts, the ‘curmudgeon” will be one of the Jmost influential members of the sen- union tence, Liquor sales are banned at Excursion Inlet. - bt(-vl 55%, Pound $4.04 rails 37.11, utilities 20.20. ~ RAIL WORKERS | Railway Labor Panel has recom-| llouon A' EX(URS|0N lio nof the Nation's railroad em-!micsioners Court to the charge of ating unions are involved. llet. and 70 cents an hour for these proposals | The quality of ork improves each time the tree is stripped Note the network of ments, the seapianc base Harbor, 8. Coast Guard cutter churned the water westward alo enough off short to proteet a liberty ship (extreme right) hugg Lady Devil Dogs in Washingion; Ickesin For Makmg Blg Hnl | post : | | position around Chichagof Harbor. Japine made the strate bristle with military roads, ih ircular instaliations which r 4o be an lower left). Some buildin, Note also bomb craters in the village and in appear to have been hit, U, 8. Army Air Foree phote. (oast Guard Proleds Meuhan Shlps an unnamed Aleutian island, stand 1g the coast of the mountainous landfall. OUTER RIM OF ITALY'S DEFENSE HIT Sicily, Sardinia and Pan- fellerie Outer Invasion Defenses Hammered undoubtedly the and manpower and labor war cabinet, head of war set-ups. that ed Wash- be the fact are su, In spite of ington rents frozen, investigators report that the average boarding house ren- tal, for one room and two meals a NORTH day, is now $5250 a $10 aircraft includir higher than pre-Pearl Flying Fortre prices. gave Italy in Sicily wa Lo ALLIED HE AFRICA, ADQUARTERS 1IN May 26.—Allied wge forces of and Liberators invasion dpfenses and Pantelleria described ing” yesterday 23 Axi nearly 400 planes the Northwest Alrican Air Force who hombed and. gunned docks shipping centers and airfiel and £t supplies and communication lines smo in the fire grimed Italian strongholds on the Mediter- A month, Harbor outer Sardinia official what as a terrific Destroyed wert combat with Black Market note Two men broke into a restaurant here the other dawning, didn't bother with the safe receipts hidden there-in off with 150 pounds Secret hammer planes in and cash but made of butter Service newspaper men who accompanied the Presi dent on his recent trip love about the incident hay at Amarillo, Te: President limousine drew military The guard of snappeds to present arms, Servica men opened the door—and out ! M Jumped Fala, the President’s ink- stirred black Scottie by dumping The State Department f quently referred the most cleven plane: SHff, stald, dignified snooty and to tel ng hat ened The large force pasted tl and power of Flying Fortre: * docks, railroad yards stations at the naval Sicily, while Lib- up the ruins there 175 tons of explosives eparate from whicl failed to return, - up at a honor as Secret > of ina rators raid to as and of oy | (Continued on Page “Three) ! BUY WAR BONDS | | | | | \ of | | States | the enemy on Attu island, | the | {feet of the MAKE DRIVE, ROUT ENEMY [One of Three Areas on Western Island Cleared —Snuahon Uncertain WASHINGTON, May 26—United Troops have wiped out the Jap positions in Chichagof Valley, one of three major areas held by the Navy innounced today. Following up this action, a drive is now on against the second main bombers supporting the Navy Army © heavy medium ind fighter planes are continuing assault, Planes bombed and strafed the enemy positions in the Chichagof AY and started fires and the Chi- chagof Valley sectors were cleared of the enemy forces. Although there is no report of 'nemy casualties, it is assumed here the dwindling Jap units on Attu have again lost heavily. Those who have survived the at- ack fell back upon Chichagof Har- oor in a final stand with their. comrades on a ridge overlooking he narrow cosstal plan since the Attu action began. The report by the Navy still leaves uncertain the military sit- uation on Attu Island at this time. e PLANE PILOT ~ DIRECTOR OF ATIU FIRING ‘Flies Over Akiid'ge; Spots Targets, Then Artil- lery Hurls Shells By EUGENE BURNS Associated Press War Correspondent MASSACRE BAY, Attu, May 20, (Delayed)—A traffic director is responsible for coordinated aerial bombing and artillery shelling on the tenth day of the battle of Attu. Lieut. (j.g.) Harris O. Torgerson, slow Kingfisher fighter, vas the traffic director Lieut. Torgerson flew within 250 ridge above Chicagof, then floated around directing four iroups where to drop bombs through the fog. Finally 'Torgerson called off and directed spotted artillery fire until more planes came back with bomb loads. Then he turned on the radio red light for the ar- tillery until the fighters were out of the way. “The planes with their bombs d more Japs, for the pilots oing down to 50 feet could see the argets the artillerymen could not.” - TWO BOATS SELL HALIBUT TODAY prices at 16 and boats sold their Cold Storage them With halibut 15.05 toda two catch at the Juneau Co. The old Rosario, Capt. Frank See, 5500 pounds and the Tennes- Capl. Jimmy Marks, sold 5,000 pounds. Both boats scld to the New England Fish Co. . DIMOUT TIME Dimout heeine tonight sunset at 9:39 o'clock. Dimout ends tomorrow sunrise at 4:10 am. Dimout begins Thursday at sunset at 9;4] pm. L e I N ) at . . . . ° . . . >