The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 15, 1944, Page 1

PR PTATU ARSHRSI Y MRS “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLI, NO. 5976. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBURARY 15, 1944 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENT3 e GERMANS MOWED DOWN AT MONASTERY Tank Attack Is Stemmed By Red Armies NAZIS MAKE |JUNEAUBOY ATTEMPTT0 ISKILLDIN RESCUEUNITS MARSHALLS !lekby \’esiél—A;nong Those Soviets Repulse All Move- | w0 pait Supreme Pen- ments, Move Closer fo Flame Thower Destroys Jap Building Pskov Stronghold MOSCOW, Feb. 15, — The Red Army halted a heavy tank attack Jaunched by the Germans northwest | of Zvenigorodka in an unsuccessful | attempt to rescue large Nazi forces hopelessly trapped in the Cherkasy pocket, the Army newspaper Red Star said, while at the northern end of the front two Soviet armies are moving closer to the German- held stronghold of Pskov. Red Star declared the German tank attack in the northwest corner of the upper Dnneper bend was exceedingly fierce, Field Marshal Von Mannstein being apparently un- mindful of the amount of men and | | alty in Present War LeRoy Vestal, one of Juneau's {home boys, was killed in action at {a Marshall Islands atoll, according |to a brief notice received this after- noon by his mother, Mrs. Hollis | Triplette, with the addition that a |letter would follow. | Young Vestal, thorough outdoor ‘boy. was a graduate of the Juneau | High School, prominent in Boy |Scout work and when the Juneau unit of the Alaska National Guards | was organized, he immediately join- He took great interest in the |military life and soon became an |instructor in arms. | Young Vestal subsequently took his place in the regular army at Montana Creek, was later assigned machines he is losing. It wns‘;l:;e(i itk ‘Oresk And:bacarns ‘4 matt- against the narrow sector and StOP- |0, of the 42nd Engineers. He left ped after a slight wedgelike pene- | tration. | The report added that the fight- ing is most violent northwest of Zvenigorodka and west of captured Korsun, core of Nazi resistance in the Cherkasy death ring. 'The ranks of the enemy within the trap are with that organization for the West- ward, going to Attu. He then join- ed the infantry veterans of the Attu campaign as he wanted to get into the thick of battle, was tranferred to Hawaii and from there, under Maj. Gen. Charles Corlett, entered the Yunks -of the' invaders of the the Kwajalein Marine Corp. Elmer R. Burkhalter, of Buhl, Idaho, d >stroys a Jap building cn Namur with a flame thrower. These were used most effectively against the Japs i invasion. This picture was made by Frank Filan, Asscciated Press phetographer assigned to the wartime atoll during the Marshall Islands Governor Hits Hard At Juneau's Lack of Civic Pride, Spirit A.H. ZIEGLER . ’ The rumor that the capital of | Alaska will be moved from Juneau |to Anchorage is “totally without imld members of Juneau Rotary { Club today, but he warned that ! foundation” Gov. Ernest Gruening| ALLIES MAKE NEW ATTACKS, ITALY FRONT 'Chase Germans from M. - Cassino Forfress-Re- pulse Assault ARRIVES IN - TOWNTODAY Democratic Candidate for Delegate Plans Wide Campaign A. H. Zeigler, Democratic can- didate for the job of Alaska's Dele- gate to Congress, arrived in Junean early this morning and will remain here for about a week. He said to- day that he plans to make an ex- tensive campaign throughout the Territory before the April Primary Election which will determine whe- ther Ziegler, Henry Roden or E. L. Bartlett will run against the top Republican candidate in the Gener- al Election next fall. tomey, now 54 years old, was the The well-known Ketchikan at- there is a danger that Juneau will be by-passed in the future and| ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN that a revival of civic pride and ALGIERS, Feb. 15—Two important civic spirit in Juneau is needed if developments in the Italian cam- | this city is to progress and prosper.|paign are revealed today. | Alaska’s chjef executive compared| yjherators and Fortresses, in a |Juneau with Ketchikan, stating that | powerful attack, hit enemy rail and he was much more impressed With highway communications in North- | Ketchikan than with Juneau, Anch-| e Italy, Troops and supplies have ‘nrnge or Fairbanks when he first|peen pouring from Northern Italy came to Alaska four years ago. Ito the Rome sector and Anzio One evidence of Ketchikan's ini-|pridgehead campaign. The bombings tiative, he pointed out, was the se-|nit gt the triangular area between curing for the “First City” of the|ayezzo south to Florence to Verona. Alaska headquarters of the United gouthern terminus of rall lines to' States Coast Guard, even after it Germany through Brenner Pass. had been practically decided to| The other development is the place the headquarters in Juneau. bombing of the historic monastery The Governor said there were several reasons for this, he found out after talking with Coast Guard authorities. One was that the Coast Guard officials were not satisfied with their reception by the Juneau people. He said they noticed an air of ‘“unfriendliness to government people” here. Also, he stated, the Gives Reasons on Mount Cassino which the Nazis transformed into & fortress and is the signal for an all-out offensive to crack the German line. The monastery, Benedictine Ab- bey was founded in 529, A. D. and during the last several weeks had been transformed into a fortress hy the Germans, { Infantry Crawls Up HiM | still pieture<peol, - Note dead Jap in foreground. first to file for the delegate post, T4ct that the power and light rate| . B R TR N B Allied Alr Forces showered bombs Marshalls. Young Vestal was a grandson of {Mr. and Mrs. Ray G. Day, former | pioneer residents of Jineau and now The Washington i s e o o o Merry - Go-Round e rnezmor.. ROOKE ISLE CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES Allies Get Control of Two Straits—Rabaul Again (Continued on Page Three) WASHINGTON—The details are being carefully withheld until the program is fully worked out, but the Northwest Congressional dele- gation, led by Senator Homer Bone and Representative John Coffee of Washington, got definite assurances that there will be a post-war re- distribution of industry, when they called on the President recently. The President has no intention of leaving Western and Northwestern States marooned after the war Given Works without adequate basic-material in- S dustries such as steel and alumin-; ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN| “um, he informed Bone, Coffee, Rep-| THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb.‘ resentative Cecil R. King of Cali-|15.—Rooke Island, in the center of fornia and George E. Murphy, a|Vitiaz Strait between New Guinea representative of the = Steel Iron|and New Britain, was occupied last | Corporation of Washington stabe.zsaturday by American forces who One thing the President has in|met no opposition, Gen. Douglas mind is using the Smaller War MacArthur announced today. Piants Corporation to speed the in-| On the same day, United States | dustrial development of Western Marines occupied the village of | areas whicl, are rich in iron ore./Gorissi, east of Cape Mensing, ex-| aluminum and other raw materials tending the area from the Cape but must depend upon the East for|Gjoucester landing. processing them. Before the War, mpe spokesman said Rooke Is- this meant that steel was hauled ; ng in conjunction with the long thousands of miles acrofs the | hounced his candidacy for the Re- WILLKIE IS CANDIDATE, | PRESIDENCY | | Official Announcement Is| Made-Ralph Cake Be | Campaign Manager | | PORTLAND, Feb. 15.—Wendell L. Willkie last night formally an- publican Presidential nomination | and selected Ralph Cake, Oregon'’s GOP National Committeeman, for his pre-convention campaign man- ager. The 1940 party ncminee said at a press conference the Republicans can win in the 1944 Presidential election only by offering proof to the electorate through its candidate and platform, that, one, the Umted' States can more effectively fight the | war with a Republican instead of a Democratic chief executive; two,| that the Republican Party has a| more comprehensive understanding than the Democrats of America’s, postwar social and economic adjust- ments and responsibilities; and country from Eastern mill§ to be used in Far West shipyafds and other indutries. “As far as I am able, I intend to see the country economically and industrially self-sufficient after the war. This. isn't a promise, it’s a pledge,” the President told his call- ers. He went on to say that he had come out for decentralization' of American industry ten years ago, when he first entéred the White House. He added that he hadn't changed his views “one iota.” His visitors brought out that the redistribution program probably would meet with opposition from|gstock today is 6, American Can 34’! the raflroads, which wouldn't re- linquish, without a fight, their profitable transcontinental business in hauling raw materials. Roosevelt agreed and added that the railroads also were opposing his efforts to abolish North-South freight rate differentials, which were imposing hardships on the| follows: Industrials, 136.19; rals, | South. As an illustration, the Presi- dent said that, some years ago, he had sent a box of trinkets to his son Elliott at Fort Worth, Texas. “The express bill was about $3.50, as I recall” said the President.| “But Elliott didn't want the stuff and reshipped it back from Fort Worth to Hyde Park. This cost (Continued on Page Four) island taken the day Cape Glou- |cesber was invaded, gives the Al- lies control of both Vitiaz and Dampier Straits. Solomons based aircraft contin- ued to pound Rabaul, pasting air- dromes there with 179 tons of bombs. More than 200 planes were in the attack. The Allies shot down seven enemy planes and lost three. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 15. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine {Anaconda 25%, Beach Aircraft 10%, | Bethlehem Steel 59, Curtiss Wright 57%, International Harvester 71, | Kennecott 30%, North American Av- 'iation 9%, New York Central 177, | Northern Pacific 16%, United States | Steel 52':, Pound $4.04. | Dow, Jones averages today are as 138.26; utilities, 22.72. LA A ABRIVES HERE Arriving (here from Whitehorse, R. A. Ruscher is a guest at the Baranof. ———— LANE FROM SKAGWAY From Skagway, John W. Lane, Jr., is at the Baranof Hotel. three, the GOP's interest in and| tnderstanding of the United States’ | role in world cooperation is stronger and deeper than that of the Demo- | crats. | RO AU R S i CHARLIE CHAPLIN HAS SURRENDERED, MANN ACT CHARGE | LOS ANGELES, Calif.,, Feb| 15—| Gaily dressed, but visibly nervous Sniping AWay May Gel Some Reforms U, S. PLANES CONTROLAIR, MARSHALL I. Knox Says British Clamp Embargo on Supplies to Germany WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—Secre- tary of the Navy Frank Knox re- ported that the British have clamp- ed an embargo on shipping thought to be a major step toward halting completely any movement of sup- plies to Germany. ‘The Navy secretary also reported that American carrier and land based planes “are operating at will” in the Marshall Islands area, and are, carrying out attacks on the islands between the Marshalls and Truk, major Jap naval base in the south Pacific. He said the islands in the eastern group of the Mar- shalls are cut off from supplies by the American occupation of Kwa- jalein and are facing serious prob- lems, and that the Jap garrisons may face starvation. ROMEBOMBED and impressed by the seriousness uf the occasion, movie comedian| Charlie Chapin surrendered to the| United States Marshal following. indictment by the grand jury| charging violation of the Mann Act ! and conspiracy to defraud his for-' mer protege Joan Berry of her civil’ rights. | Chaplin was accompanied by his| lawyer Jerry Giesler, and walked | briskly to the Federal Building and formally surrendered. He submitted to fingerprinting, refused to pose while the prints were taken, but later consented while he was s!gn-’ ing the fingerprint records. e, BUY WAR BONDS { BULLETIN — LONDON, Feb. 15—~A Rome radio broadcast picked up here said Rome was bombed at 10:30 a. m. teday by “Allied planes that dived down and machine-gunned the pop- ulation.” —— e HERE FOR VISIT Here to visit with her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Brittain arrived this morning and is at the Gastineau Hotel. e DURHAM AT BARANOF W. D. Durham is a guest at the Baranof. He Is registered from San Francisco, Calif. In Govt. Machinery By JACK STINNETT WASHINGTON, Féb. 15.-If the forward-looking members of Con- | gress keep sniping away on behalf | of Congressional reforms, they are ]going to get something done. Some weeks ago, I wrote about | the Maloney-Monroney bill which | would establish a joint commission to study means of overhauling the | creaking Congressional machinery. | Since this would only set up a body to make recommendations and since Congressmen themselves admit that | the legislative branch has devel- ovped into an unwieldy machine it | would be surprising if the proposal | were ignored. { More important at the moment is the Kefauver resolution which would bring the members of the Cabinet to the floor of the House for periodic question and answer sessions. It has found considerable favor among House members and has been re- ferred to the Rules Committee where some important members have expressed eagerness to see it favorably reported. While this is something of a modification of the British system, where Cabinet members are drawn from and retain voting seats in the House of Commons, there's nothing new about it in American govern- ment. George Washington and his Cabinet started right off conferring personally with Congress. It's likely that it still would have been a prac- tice today if Thomas Jefferson hadn’t felt that he was at a dis- advantage in forensics before a crowd and preferred to make his reports and recommendations in writing. If the Kefauver resolution gets to the hearing stage it will be interest- ing to see what the reaction of present War Cabinet members will be, T cannot imagine that Secretary of Interior Ickes, who delights in word duels, could anticipate such a prospect with anything but pleas- ure. Neither would it hold any terrors for Secretary of State Hull, who is at home on the floors of Congress. As a matter of fact, Hull's unpre- cedented personal report to Con- gress on his mission to Moscow has paved the way. Congress generally was mightily l.mpreued by the bene- (Continued on Page Two) | throwing his hat into the political Was lower in Ketchikan influenced ring after staying out of politics the choice, for almoest 10 years, The Governor said he has seen I, 1929, 1931 and 1935 Ziegler (rends and tendencies in Juneau jan for the Territorial Legislature, Which would lead persons to be~ being clected to the House each lieve that citizens here “didn’t give time and polling more votes than @ darn whether people came here mny candidate on either ticket for or left.” the First Division. Inquiring into the reasons for In 1932 he ran for delegate People to leave Juneau, Gov. Gruen- | against incumbent Anthony J. Di- ing pointed out that school children | mond and George Grigsby on the/do not have the extra-curricular| Democratic ticket. Grigsby is now a advantages here that they have in| candidate on the Republican ticket. the States. He urged facilities for Ziegler then carried the First Di- indoor hockey and ice skating, win- vision in the primary, getting more ter swimming and football and | votes here than both Dimond and Other sports. “The children of Al-| Grigsby combined. After his defeat aska don't get a break,” he said,| in the primary, Ziegler supported admitting that part of this was due Dimond. |to the “newness of the Territory,”! Ziegler first came to Alaska m‘buc remembering that the time has 913, setting up a law business in come for more development along Juneau, but with the outbreak of these lines. war he enlisted in the Navy and| One Industry served during the war on the East| He saild that it was unfortunate Coast. He returned to Alaska in that Juneau has only one industry— 1919 and set up a law business in the Alaska Juneau mine. Ketchikan, where he has remained| Analyzing the people of Juneau, since that time, He was associated he divided them into three classes in the law business with z. R. — the miners, the government Cheney, now dead, and later with 'People and the townspeople, the Judge Chester Gore. |latter providing the various serv- Ziegler was mayor of Ketchikanices for the other fwo classes. in 1938 and now is a member of| He said Juneauites aren't doing the Territorial School Board. He is enough for their minefs. married and has one son, Robert, He pointed out the need for more in the Army and stationed at pre- community facilities and said the sent in Pennsylvania. | Juneau library “is a disgrace.” e — | Speaking of the post-war era, the | Governor urged development of the | tourist industry and said he hoped | Alaskans would go in for this in a | WALLACE URGES LEASING OF WAR PLANTS, NO SALES IVite-PresidW Also Con-! fers on Plan fo Merge Demos, Farm Labor MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 45.— Vice-President Henry A. Wallace proposes that instead of selling war plants in the West and South, the Government lease them when they are no longer needed for war output. This leasing plan will assure con- tinued independent operation and will develop production for the mid- dle and lower classes. /) Wallace conferred during the day with sponsors of the plan to merge the Democratic and Farm Labor political parties but he made no comment on this proposal. Bl G 14 SNk From Quincy, Ill, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Theodore C. Huelsmeyer are regist- ered at the Baranof. U Fréom Edmonton, Alberta, C. J. Thomson and C. Charlson are at the Baranof. bis big way because Alaska has more to offer than any land he knows of in this respect. He urged that the people tate it upon themselves to develop more civic pride in Juneau ‘and more! civic spirit. “The capital of the Territory,” he stated, “should set the standard of leadership.’ S N Exfension of Income Tax Deadline So_@ll WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—Repre- sentative Karl M. LeCompte, Re- publican of Towa, said he is intro- dueing legislation to extend the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns this year from March 15 lto April 15 “because of their com- plicated nature.” FROM WHITEHORSE Guests at the Baranof, Helen R. M. Zagar and Dorothy Walker are here from Whitehorse, e ——— FROM ANCHORAGE jon the monastery in support of the Aerican infantry crawling on the hill against machine gun and ar- tillery fire, The monks and citizens atop Mount Cassino were warned to va- cate the Abbey previous to the bombing from the air. Down below in the valley dough- boys are battling around Cassino, and late this afternoon it is un- officially reported one third of the twon has been occupled after a house to house fight. Germans Thrown Back On the invasion bridgehead to the west, Allied troops threw back the small German attack in the Carroceto area and repulsed a Nazi attempt in the Custerna area. In the Anzio sector, artillerymen broke up a ' German attempt to bridge a stream 10 miles above Anzio at Vellemaldeta. MONASTERY AIR RAIDED NAPLES, Feb. 25—Allied ground forces poured heavy fire into the Germans as they fled from Bene- dictine Monastery atop of Mount Cassino after it had been bombed from the air by Fortresses. Three hundred Germans were caught by artillery fire, the Military spokes- man says, at the first explosion from the air, About 100 Germans ran out of the monastery and were raked down by fire after the second at- tack. Two hundred other Germans made a break for fresh cover but were also caught by artillery fire and mowed down. COAST AREA OF FRANCE AGAIN HIT German Fo-rf—i(i(alions At- facked by Liberafors and Marauders ! LONDON, Feb. 15. — American Liberators attacked German for- tifications in northern France for the foufth time in five days after earlier smashes against targets in the same area by American Maraud- ers and Royal Air Force medium fighter-bombers. ‘The assault followed a night with no Allied operations reported from From Anchorage, Carl E. Martin at the Baranof Hotel. Britain, and enjoyed the first raid- free night since Pebruary 10.