The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 24, 1944, Page 6

PAGE SIX TODEATHIN CORDOVA FIRE Arvidson Home Destroyed in Midnight Blaze- 5 Children Saved CORDOVA, Alaska, Jan. 24 — Little David Arvidson, three and a |half years, is dead and Homer Sanders, Boatswain's mate, USCG, | almost lost his life trying to save {the child when fire destroyed the of Mrs. Minnie Arvidson, near midnight on Satur-| Super Market Phone, Write or Wire Your Orders ORANGES MEDIUM SIZE—SWEET AND JUICY 2 dozen $1.15 SWISS CHEESE GOING FAST! i {home pOUNDSS:c | day Five other Arvidson children, El-| Phone, Write or Wire George Brothers STEEL WOOL - PACKAGE 255¢ i 1 CHILD BURNED| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PIGGLY Phone 16 | { ! BUY THAT FACIAL TISSUE Large Package 4 ¢ when the fire started. Supposedly Phone, Write or Wire George Brothers Phone 92-Free Delivery-Phone 35 {with matches in a closet earlier 1 o | the evening John awoke to find the house afire, directed George to phone the | alarm, then grabbed Ellen and| in their night clothes. The child-| ren then realized that David,| whom they though was up, was still| in a bunk near the center of the| | fire. i | Neighbors responding to their | screams were unable to effect a res-| | cue. Thick smoke filled the house !and Sanders who had tried to res- cue David, was found unconscious on the floor of the smoke filled | (room by Fireman Postmaster Hollis| Henrichs. He enlisted the help of| Fireman Frank Kruger and they| {pulled him out of the flames. | Sanders had second degree burns| {on his face, arm and hand. He ap-| parently lifted his mask for vision| |and was overcome. i Mrs. Arvidson’s daughter Rose- mary, 15, went down town only a half hour before the alarm. . | { Rainbows Girls | Hold Initiation | Saturday Night | Warren G. Magnuson didlosed that| With a fine group in attendance, ‘1:\ secret and confidential communi- and an excellent representation | cation from Navy Secretary Frank from Douglas, Margaret Clark, i Knox he was carrying to Vice Ad-| Worthy Advisor, and the new term/ | | hustled the children from the house | “mh-ul Frank Jack Fletcher, com- officers of the Order of Rainbow [ lmandcr of the northwest sea fron-|for Girls held their first meeting QUESTION tier, was stolen from him last week gaturday night and conducted much at Vancouver, B. C | business, including initiation of In the haul, besides the confiden- |three sirls and installation of one tial paper, Magnuson sald, Were ;eejoay In order to conserve manpewer, we have only one $2.00 Minimum QUALITY with DEPENDABILITY Back the Fourth War Loan Drive PloCly wYCELY BIG TIME FOR ELKS ON FEB. 2 The Elks are going to have an- {other big time. | It is going to be Past Exalted | Ruler’s Night and will be held on | Wednesday, February 2. There will be initiation and re- | freshments according to Past Exalt- |ed Ruler Arthur Adams, who is in | charge of the affair, and he urges all Elks to keep the date for the | big event. | Y Phone WIGGL vy GRAND JURY BRINGSIN 3. TRUE BILLS Aaron Bean and William| Hietman Plead Guil- ty This Morning | The grand jury today }the following true bills: BOND NOW! gasoline, rubber and equipment, delivery each day. Orders to be in before 1 P. M. returned | Paramushiro Raids ‘Are Called "Tokyo Exp OLD ALASKA RADIO MAN IN JUNEAU Joseph T. Bauer, 73, oldtime Al- aska radio operator and the man who sent the first cable message Outside from Alaska, now is in Juneau cussing priorities on travel while awaiting transportation in any form to the States for emergency treatment of a serious mouth in- fection. | Baure, who retired from the U, S. | Signal Corps in 1915, came to Alaska |on the cable ship Lackme which laid William , Mikloff was indicted by| |the grand jury for first degree: murder. Mikloff is alleged to havv:i |killed Dorothy Truitt last April 14| |at Sitka. | | Coast guardsman Guy Epperly,l | who allegedly knifed H. H. Hollman | several months ago, was also indict- ’ed on the charge of assault with a | dangerous weapon. | The third true bill was the charge of burglary and grand larceny |against Tim Paul, Paul was alleged | {to have broken in the Ludwig Wolf | {residence on Evergreen Avenue last | Associated Press War Correspondent | December 30. ! AN ALEUTIAN BASE, Jan. 23— In the District Court this morn- (Delayed) — Navy fliers desciibed |ing, Aaron Bean, native, plead their latest exploits as “the Para- | guilty to the charge of second de- mushiro Express, Empire Expres:}gree murder. Bean was indicted or Tokyo Shortline,” referring to;Fnday by the grand jury for the | the fact that raids down the Kur- (murder of Franz Kronquist, Doug- lile Islands toward Tokyo were ac-|las man, last July 4 at Tyee. |compllshed with express scheduie. | Also pleading guilty in the Dis- | Commodore Leslie Gehres, com-|trict Court today was Willlam Hiet- manding the Fleet Air Force, was man. He was arrested here Septem- lable to report to Vice Admiral ber 6, charged with assault on the | Fletcher that the repeated mlssmm:perso'n of Willilam Murphy. over Paramushiro for several nights| Sentence will be passed on the running were made withot the two men by Judge George F. Alex- loss of a plane. innder at a later date. I rode in one, thus becoming the —————— ress” by Fliers | BY NORMAN BELL MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1944 POTATOES Finest No. 1 Idaho Netted Gems 10poundbag - ‘75c¢ 25 pound bag - $1.45 100 pound bag $5.59 LISTEN BERT'S NOON NEWS—KINY TWODELIVERIES DAILY 10:15 A. M.——2:15 P. M. MINIMUM DELIVERY $2 FINER FOODS ALWAYS AT BERT'S! BBerts @ CE CASH GRO _GOI_I A]'H OF ;Dorothy Mae Hixson . Has Birthday Party | | | IN HONOLUL ! family home in West Juneau. | The young guests played games Record Time Is Made by s aii’dj ey e o 12 | pecially enjoyet y e group pres- Mars, World's Larg- c s est Aircraft jent for the celebration. | Invited to attend were Mrs. E. F. Clements and son Herald, Mrs PEARL HARBOR, Jan. teen crewmen of the flying The third birthday of Dorothy Mae Hixson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | William Hixson, was marked with a ]party yesterday afternoon at the | Robert Henning and Randi and 24— Fif- | Eric, Mrs. Joe Werner and daughter . boat|Karen, Mrs. Curtis Shattuck and S | Allen, Mrs. Harry Maxwell and son Mars, the world’s largest B‘mmn\Donnlc, Mrs. Max Rogers and Dav- now in the Navy service, have a""id, Mrs. “Walter . Cummings and other reason to be proud of the| ngreen and Julic Walther. Goliath of the skies. | The 37!4 to nplane plus a crew,| 20 passengers, and seven tons of cargo was flown here from San| Francisco Bay in 13 hours and 18| minutes, and averaged 185 muiles| an hour. Arriving here yesterday, Skipper Lieut. Comdr. William Coney, cf Baltimore, didn't land immediately, but waited two hours for daylight. i IN FROM FUNTER In from Funter, Mrs. H. Har- Sup nome servtors. the. souns 11 BPW CLUB DOND DRIVE ers, only one over 30, accomplished the bombings of missions were in the main equaily Paramushiro’s | southern tip right on time. Other| COMMITTEE IS NAMED The following committee has been grove is a guest at the Baranof. CITY CAFE SPECIALTIES NOW IN CHINESE DISHES CHOP SUEY CHOW MEIN Sweet and Sour FRIED RICE OPEN ALL NIGHT PHONE 377 successful. ‘selected to take charge of the Gehres said the raids struck Fourth War Loan Drive activities Paramushiro installations on Thurs-|of the Business and Professional SAMPLER 141 the famous assortment of best-liked confections here direct from the makers -$1.50 / s $7.50. BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. “The Rexall Store” ALICE BROWN, Secretary. members of the Advisory Board and past officers of the Assembly. Inadvertently omitted from the list of Advisory Board members who were installed recently was the name of Mrs. Marie Thomas. Mrs. Thomas has served on the Board for a number of years and was in- stalled as a member of the new Board for 1944. No entertainment was planned | to follow the meeting because of the Junior Prom in Douglas, and the 0DD FELLOWS and REBEKAHS Observe Thomas Wildey Birthday Tuesday Evening—8 o'Clock JANUARY 25 {all of his personal papers permit-| apro anjce MacSpadden, Worthy | the first cable in Alaskan waters and t ”T Px:ovlnmul Pohcc“a.'ssened "he:Wothy Matron of Nugget Chapter| Bauer was then stationed here heft was not made by “professional | 3 Bruck d the man Hannegan Has |thieves” and certainly not by ama-|NO: 2 Douglas were introduced, | with Sgt. John Bruck and was the g PR 4 7 honored in the East, and presented OPerator who sent out the first | Mrs, Crystal Snow Jenne: M. . 2 age and other tactical details of the (: ?;: 5 ans e’i’_‘l~ s | | g emy vas i o i re | enevive elson, ila nclair, Imponan' Ission |an enemy agent was trailing Mag: Visor on behalf of the Assembly,|ford to Brig. Geh. Greeley, then raids were undisclosed, but the wing.| R Tt o ances uson fe 5 & g 2| i i i commander said the fliers had ap- y sion, 3 E | Magnuson said he doubted ser- 25 Trecognition of their mterest in Chief Signal Officer for the Army. o Bp e R ainban | When Bauer retired from the serv- political whereabouts of James Far uable military information, as- Saturday’s meeting | e b . and Mrs. Jenne. ik 2 mm officer's rank at that ern door, “because we'll probably | 3 2 ley became one of the pressing suming they were enemy agents, as Were Mae Cuthbert and Betty. Klb-}fiomc “a:z;‘ Signal électricinn o have to go over and take ipt i) !A!I:lmimb:ri:;:hefiecud to a:;sn:: s confronting P the ‘e o y S, va ms i a e bon MOITOW ni questions confronting Robert the ‘“communication to Admiral by of Douglas, and Neva Downs »f‘ After retiring he located near 8 of the Democratic National Com-|dential but not of great military ed as Confidential Observer for the!pivate radio station, and later was after he received the Legion Of |radio station KINY P p v p - re.” . it T | radi ati . mittee, as he moved into the Dem- import. term. |appeinted the first U. S. Commié- Merit for his services @s Patrol adlo station ocratic headquarters in a downtown | Magnuson has wired to Washing-| The financial report for the year|sioner for that district. Wing and Fleet Air Wing Obmman- | DANCING ICLIA.BSES NOW Hannegan expressed a determin- restocked his wardrobe, also stolen, sembly started the new year off )A:'Janugry 14 of this year. After con- Ba g o ation to exert every effort to bring and will Tesume his trip north with- | excellent financial status. The an- |sulting a physician in Juneau, Baudr". . 2% . Baton twirling, tap, acrobatlc, toe Farley and other no-fourth-term- i A couple of da nual report disclosed thdt 27 girls| was informed that he should take St bk hallet, mogerlie, groenizis, H0psip . Juneau Chapter No. 7, Tuesday, character, chorus, speclalties, social ...%u can spot it Hannegan has what amounts to . reached their majority, 7 married, iately for radium treatments and . Party instructions to lay the omen o ansh and 1 demitted. |has been here a week awaiting ‘refréshments, ‘g:‘dd_‘“izlfli;fs P‘g‘” 5“;3“5{’,‘5‘9“- every time X Wi r sevelt’s re: =1 ri ing cere i transportation. | Studio 3 one 3 groundwork for Roosevelt’s renom: i 'I' B E ; During the opening ceremonies, | transp | K the ski ddiy b welcomes Farley did not attend any of the 0 be meflalned |Anna Nielsen, Flag Bearer, with| that few things can make you thirstier . Democratic weekend sessions. |Ann Thompson giving the Amen-z oan onag e than skiing. Experienced skiers know . ——————— ! B CDA Tom " that is the perfect refresh. . o Enfertains on of Shechnne: ; ; o thirse, It adds refreshment that The girls were highly compli- . , feels good, is good. meeting | mented on their work by both the t In ay is made with choicest DELEGATES FROM i st st e . an| | Catholic Parish Hall. All women of HERE ‘o pARlEY‘th parish, and especially the new shortly, are invited to attend. | During the evening plans will be Two of the First Division's dele-| discussed for the affair February 3, Fairbanks — Walter Sharpe und‘hls 50th year in Alaska and also in Charlie Miller—left Saturday by honor of his 86th birthday. PAA for the Interior. Another dele-| In charge of entertainment to- still remain in Juneau, unable to Tom Rudolph. Refreshments will |Service dance at the Elks Hall. secure transportation because m‘be under the supervision of Mrs,| The next meeting of the Assem- priorities Joe Thibodeau and Mrs. T. J.|bly will be February 5, at 1:30 in sioner of Mines B. D, Stewart and| 'TH WASH. TRON WORKS HERE FROM ANCHORAGE Richard 8. Green, Sanitary Engin- ‘1-‘ wn?y. with vthv W,l.shmw‘ Felix Aubuchan and Don Brady, eer for the Public Health Service ton Iron Works, arrived in Juneau here from Anchorage, registered at neta Block of the USPHS, Har-| old Heide of the Bureau of Mines, and Mrs. Thomas Donahoe of An-| there. One plane brought the following in from Whitehorse yesterday: Er-| AFL, and Claude Dillow, Pan Amer-| jcan Airways radio operator now assigned to Juneau. {ting him to vislt all 'Alaska dercme%Mau'on of Juneau Chapter No. 7, landed the cable in Juneau in 1900 day, Friday, Saturday and Sunda,}.Womcn's Clubs according to an- parently taken to heart the advice| LATSY: Ted Johnstone, Mae Kilroy, day.” and this evening the committee will can’s Creed, after which all joined | ment after a ski run. The Catholic Daughters of Am-| candidates who are to be initiated gates to the Territorial Democratic which will be given for Bishop J. gate Curtis Shattuck, arrived in|morrow night will be Mrs. George Other passengers on smurday'sb“mb*“- the afternoon Leaving today for Whitehorse O”;S\mdfly He £ the eranrorl |the Baranof over the weekend. chorage, going to Seatitle hecuus(" nest Lincoln of the War Manpower - Joan Monagle celebrated her [fourteenth birthday on Saturday afternoon with a party at the fam- ily home on 11th Street. Fourteen of Joan's school friends were pre- sent for the affair. Games were played and awards of War Savings Stamps presented. Punch and other refreshments were served during the afternoon. e -, —— FALSE FIRE ALARM The alarm at 49 at 9 o'clock last {night was answered by the Juneau | Fire Department and the call prov- ed to be only a false alarm. | | contact any local airlines offics acific Alr Lines, Fairbas Enterfainment and Refreshmenis | & | Newly Elected Demo(:hair_f““‘“‘" {OES, and Mrs. Dorothy Tuckett, or 1901. | mornings. The extent of the dam- | nouncement by the club President, | teurs. This leads to the possihuny‘w“h corsages by the Worthy Ad- message, one from Col. W. A. Glass- /AS] 3TON, 24. — The sly eves had any Gy = Helen Holt, Mrs. William L. Paul WASHINGTON, Jan iously if thieves had obtained any Toihab i lice in 1915 lie held the highest non- to get familiar with Japan’s north- | Mis - 23 Hannegan, newly chosen Chairm Fletcher was personal and confi- Juneau. Lorene Krause was install |Chichagof where he established & Gehres' new successes came JuBE| et R L cvar hotel. ton for re-issue of the papers, has was read and showed that the As- i r § He operated the station until ger, ENROLLING ers Rack into the Democratic fold. o Gl Tl S were initiated during the year, 13| transportation to Seattle immed- " o 3 January 25 at 8 o'clock. Initiation, | dancing for beginners. Body toning ination. |the flag service was conducted by T e R ice-cold Coca-Cola. He will tell you {in the salute to the flag, and pledge | pAA plA“E IAKES ‘ 3 bt Coca-Cola not only quenches erica will hold a social | \‘ h Convention which started today in|R. Crimont, in commemoration of Fairbanks last week. Two delegates SImpkins, Mrs. Peter Bond and Mrs. | RS Sl s e il plane were Territorial Commls-‘ their way to Seattle were Dr. Ber-| g of the critical illness of her father| Commission, Frank Marshall of the WAR BONDS BUY DESKS AND OFFICE CHAIRS FOR SALE USED—But in Good Condition See Them at J. B. Burford & Co. “QOur Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied ! Customers” ingredients put together with a finished art. The only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola, itself. Even with snow and ice m“é Sammertime jndoars. lce<old C 1 1o the vear ‘round snswer to thiret that | everybody BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY JUNEAU COLD STORAGE CO.