The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 29, 1944, Page 6

SITKA HOME | BURNS; GIRL SUFFOCATED Victm Promin‘ent in Mus- ical and Journalistic Activities Alaska, Feb. 29.—Ellen ar-old high school died when flames de- r home at 5 o'clock this 0TI The girl, who was alone in the house, anpqromlv suffocated tn agrane The victim was prominent in } «nd musical activities in school, and appeared as soloist only last week in the high school She was born in Aberdeen; Wash- ington, April 4, 1928, and came here two years ago from Juneau. She is survived by her mother here. The fire, of undetermined origin, probably started from an oil stove in the kitchen. The house, a total loss, was owned by Adolph Thomp- son, and was located on a street near mo Territorial Schools NIPPONS lOSIEj 189 VESSELS IN FEBRUARY Knox Repofis74 More Jap Ships Sunk by Am- erican Subs WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. The destruction of 14 Jap vessels by American submarines was announced today by Navy Secretary Frank Knox. The sinkings, Knox said, mcluded 11 medium cargo vessels, a small carzo vossel, a cargo transport, and a large tanker, and brought to 611 the numbers of Jap ships of all types sunk, probably sunk or damaged by American ships. Knox also reported that during the month of February, not including today, Jap shipping losses caused by all types of American action totaled 189 vessels sunk, probably sunk and damaged. In the total, he said, were 22 combatant and 167 non-combat- ant vessels. n subs are doing an in- v skillful job,” Knox added, and as»ex rted that well over 3,000,000 tens of Jap merchant shipping has hen sunk from all causes. He esti- mated the Japs started the war with 7,500,000 tons of merchant shipping, and added that American submarine losses during the whole period of the war have been surprisingly small. SURVIVORS FROM fm TORPEDOED SHIP ARRIVE, BOSTO BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 29.—A me- dium sized U. S. merchantman was torpedoed and sunk early this year in the Arabian Sea, but all hands escaped, the survivors reported on| their arrival at Boston. The Navy gun crew aboard the vessel won the praise of First Of- ficer Frank Sprague, Jr., who as- serted the gunners maintained a steady fire and every gun was brought to bear on the enemy per- iscope until it submerged and con- | tinued to fire in the area after 1t| disappeared until they were forced to abandon ship. .- Empire Classifieds Pa GIRL BEGINS MOVIE CAREER Greta Christensen (above), young | Chicago model, has begun a film career at RKO studio all because | a studio executive was impressed by an artist’s sketch of her. He traced her to the modeling agency for which she worked and ar- | ranged a screen test. When the test uncovered talent as well as photogenic qualities she was sign- ed to a contract. (AP Wirephoto) Blg Bombers Hit Targets AtBrunswick Fourth Blow “of Month ls Struck at Plane Parls City by Americans BIG BOMBERS | LONDON, Feb. 29.—United States heavy bombers in the nineteenth operation in February, attacked tar- gets at Brunswick, classified by the Army as “one of Germany’s major manufacturers of aireraft compon- onts and engines, and an important cemmunications center.” The February total of 19 opera- tions is seven more than was at- | tained in any previous month. The eighteenth’ attack yesterday was against the “rocket” coast, and six bers were lost. Allied medium bombers and fight- ers struck the same targets from dawn to noon today. It was the fourth great daylight biow of the | month against Brunswick, big air- plane manufacturing center, 125 miles west of Berlin, which turns out chiefly engines and other parts for the twin-engine Messerschmitt 110 fighters TIDES TOMORROW 34 feet. 15.1 feet. 2.1 feet. 120 feet. 16 a.m.,, 6:32 am, 1:14 p.m. 7:32 pm, -, PORTRAIT PHOTOGR,APHY Have a portrait artist take your picture. Hamersley Studio. Opposite Federal Building. Phone 294. adv. Low tide High tide . Low tide High tide “Every time he shouts, ‘Centennial,’ it answers back, ‘Ob, Boy!'” Centennial $1LK - BIFTED FLOUR, PANCAKE AND WAFFLE FLOUE, PEACH BLOSSOM CASE FLOUR, GEAVITA WHEAT C BABAL, FARINA, DOG MEAL, FROLICS DOG JOOD | | State Legislature has opened with ' |appears the special session mlght BURMA FRONT THE DAILY ALASKA E.MP[Rh—JUNhAU ALASKA WASH. STATE LEG!SLATURE IS MEETING - i "~dicated that Legislation, was IS 'o Be le"ed fO | American Automobile Association, Soldiers’ Vote OLYMPIA, Wash,, Feb. 29.—~The | 'pecial session of the Washington BY JACK STINNETT :or Defense Transportation, has just completed a survey of the auto- mobile and gasoline situation at the gering Although all motorists are mak- | ing 'em do and wearing ’em out, more than 2,000,000 cars have gone nto the junk pile and another .million have gone into storage. Where we had 28,000,000 cars in’ the hands of private owners (trucks, buses, etc., aren’t included, but the decline there has been proportion- ate), we now have around 24,500, 000. he Senate voting to limit legisla- ive action to the soldiers’ vote problem. The vote was 27 to 18. Lieut. Gov. Meyers, Senate Presi- ent, expressed the opinion the vote will be of no avail inasmuch any bills Introduced must of ecessity be considered. However, {the Democratic-Republican bloc has sassed a resolution that indicated nough strength to pigeon-hole any other measures introduced. Thus it| | [ve a qhorc RS Charles L. Dearing, director of | ODTs division of review and spec- lxl studies thinks however, that prlvam owners, through car pooh. | mileage budgening and careful up- PRESSED BACK portation system” that has contri- buted much to the war effort. But at what a cost. In the western gasoline-restrict- cd states, the per mile cost of car operation has risen from approxi- mately 6 cents a mile to 12 cents. |That's just the average. The cost NEW DELHI, l-"eb 29, — Allied 'to * card holders has risen to pressure through the jungles of, the dmazing sum of 34 cents a mile. Burma have pressed the Japs back| In the central states, the cost ion nearly all fronts scattered along has risen from only 6 cents to 8 |500 miles from Akyab to the Hu- cents. kwang Valley in north and south-| In the eastern states, the aver- east Asia. |age annual mileage of motorists was The African troops thrust deeperljusf. under 10,000 miles a year; now to the south from Kyauktaw, 50 the average has dropped to 3,800 miles north of Akyab and outflank- miles. In the central states, the av- ed the Japs at Buthedaung to the erage is 5,700 now and in the Paci- west but are meeting increasing fic coast area 6,200. cnemy resistance. ? |, The fact that there are certain fixed costs on any automobile— depreciation, insurance, upkeep, etc.—explains why the reduced driv- ing has upped the per mile cost. The rest is explained in increases in the cost of gasoline, oil, servicing and repair. YANK ACTION IS OBSERVED BY RUSSIANS Milifary MISSIOH in Eng- land Views American Assault Landings The thing about this breakdown is that in most cities holders of restricted “A” cards can save con- siderable money by using public | transportation and even a small amount by using taxis. Many persons have already dis- covered this—hence the great bur- den on public transportation and the taxi companies. When the war ‘costs of driving really begin to sink Auto Transporfaticii ToBe Tougheras War Confinues; Fads leen| BY SENATORS 'in, these burdens will increase. The HINGTON, Feb. 20. — The ypniteq States now is really, paying a price for being a nation on |with the cooperation of the Office wheels. As to the immediate future, there is no promise of any great relief. There will be no increase in auto- end of the second year of war. nghile production for the duration. Some of the facts are a Mttle stag- The gasoline situation may lmprove mcntually but not soon. ‘There isn't any near prospect in relief on repair parts or the man- power to install them, With an es- timated need for 30,000,000 syn- thetic rubber tires this year, we are going to get only about 18 to 24 million. BASESOF ersonalized trans- JAPS ARE ATTACKED Bombers in Solomons Keep Up Raids on Ra- | baul, Wewak, Madang service.” | DRAFTINGOF | FATHERS HIT WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. — De- mands that drafting of fathers be halted pending a review of 5,000~ 000 occupational deferments was re- newed by Senators, who challenged the Medical Commissioner's report that present physical standards should not be lowered. With reports from nearly every 'state showing draft quotas not be- ing met, Senators Johnson of Col- orado, and Wheeler of Montana, criticized both the physical stand- ards and the continuing of the father draft. Johnson said, “The armed forces have their manpower sights too high. When I see men playing foot- ball and doing other things that require physical strength and en- durance, I can't be very much im- pressed with the standards under which they were exempted from TWO OFFICIALS ' REMOVED RESULT TULE LAKE RIOT WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—Repre- | sentative Eberharter of Pennsyl- ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. 29.—Army and Navy bombers from the Solomons hit the Jap base at Rabaul Saturday with 164 tons of csives, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announces for the seventh straight raid in which no aerial opposition was met but one attacker was lost to antiaircraft fire. Intense activity against Jap bases including the Admiralty Islands d renewed erator attacks on supply centers at Wewak and Ma- dang, New Guinea, is reported. American forces advancing from Saidor toward Bogandjim are only 37 miles from their objective. .. AT GASTINEAU HOTEL Ken Junge has registered at the Gastineau Hotel. .o KNEW HIS NUMBER BAINBRIDGE, Md.—Every night for weeks Musician First Class Ro- bert Kennedy phoned his sweet- heart from the Naval Training Station telephone office. Finally he got married—to the telephone op- erator who put his calls through for him. LONDON, Feb. 29.—Russian Army nd Navy officers witnessed and articipated in an American pre- ~aration for assault landings on the European continent, the United States Navy disclosed. “Exercises were held jointly by U. S. Army and Navy personnel in the English coastal area, and were observed by two Russian ad- mirals, a general, and nine other members of a military mission in Great Britain. “The exercises constituted a por- tion of a continuing program whereby American personnel are being trained in the United King- dom for amphibious operations ‘ngnlflst the continent,” the an- mouncement said, and added that {the program lasted two days and lthe Russlans “participated freely fin 1t” —————— TEN PASSENGERS 60 TO SITKA VIA ALASKA COASTAL Two flights were made to Sitka today by planes of the Alaska Coastal Airlines. Passengers making the tiip were Walter McKinnon, Pete Warner, Col. J. L. Farley, David Newman, Mr. Wiedelberger, David Willard, Agafon Krukoff, | Audrey Koehritin, Audrey Man- dregar, and Dr. B. Block. — - — BUY WAR BONDS EORGE BROTHER Super Market PHONES 92-95 2 FREE DELIVERIES DAILY Get Ready for Your Spring Planting Our Complete Line of GARDEN SEEDS Has Arrived! 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