The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 10, 1944, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1944 VOL. XLI, NO. 9622. STRONGHOLD OF TRUK IS AGAIN HIT East and South Attacks Re- ported Made by Four- Engined Bombers PEARL HARBOR, April 10.—The PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKES REST Leaves Washington for Un- Japs Making More Gains, India Front OVER EUROPE | BEING MADE ON EMPLOYMENT OF A. J. MINERS A conference to take approximate measures to meet the situation caus- ed by the sudden closing of the Alaska Juneau Mine was held in the GREAT RA|D/CONFERENCE HELD A J, Shuidown Affects Between250and 275 _ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTQ sk oat b st AN SO s e S Sy 61 REDS CAPTURE GREAT BLACK SEA PORT — ODESSA NOW 0CCUPIED BY Men, Company States puSS FORCES . | — 'Invaders Attelpting fo'From 1000 fo 1500 Bomb- Governor’s Office today. Present were Hugh J. Wade, Territorial Di- rector of the Social Security Board; | Between 225 and 250 Alaska Ju- |Conciliation Service and it became neau Gold Mining Company em-|a dispute case before the War La- Sweep Around Im- | phal Defenses i NEW DELHI, April 10—The Jap | known Destination-Va- | cation of Two Weeks | WASHINGTON, April 10.—Presi- "1 Arthur A. Hedges, Alaska Manpower Director, and Robert E. Sheldon, Ex- ers Smashing at Nazi Ail’(fafi Industry {|ecutive Director of the Alaska Un- jl employment Commission, and Gov. LONDON, April 10. — The United'| Gruening. The object of the meet- ing was to set machinery in motion | ployees are out of jobs today as & bor Board. A hearing was held in result of the Saturday night clos-“Junmu before a three man panel| ing operations, the Company said which constitutes the War Labor| today. " |Board in Alaska. At this hearing The mine started operation In and at other reviews to follow, it 1917, and had been operating con- was made clear that any increase First Major Prize of Hitler's Invasion Again .in SovieI_Hands BULLETIN — Moscow, April besiegers on the plain of Imphal gtates Air Task Forces, totaling have sent small parties west of |from 1,000 to 1,500 bombers, smnsh-: Bishenpur, 18 miles southwest of ed plane factories and airfields inj Seventh Army Air Force Libera- tors smashed at Truk last Friday night, the 16th attack in 11 days, stantly except for a six-week uhut-;m pay would add to the current down in 1935 when the miners went 'loss and when that loss became on strike. - }grenber than the standby shutdown 10.—In a special Order of the Day, Stalin announces the cap- ture of Odessa, once a great dent Roosevelt has gone South [ori a rest of at least two weeks. The trip is announced by the immediately to secure employment at the earliest possible moment for the men released, to make provision 2 two way bomber operation to “soften up” the Japanese strong- hold in the Central Carolines, Ad- miral Chester W. Nimitz announces. The big Liberators renewed the attacks from east and south after a three day’s lay off. The raid was made by the Sev- enth’s 4-engined bombers and Moen Island airstrip was hit and wharves| and fuel reservoirs on Dublon Is- land were the center targets. Admiral Nimitz used the expres- sion “soften up” which is ordinar- ily significant as concerning pre- invasion operations. No mention is made in the report of fighter interception, antiaircraft| fire nor of losses. The attacking force of Liberators is the same force that bombed Or- oluk, Ponape and Ujelang, enemy held Marshall atolls. — - BACK TO WRANGELL Brig. J. T. Gillingham, of the Sal- vation Army, and Mrs. Gillingham, have returned from the Westward and have left Juneau for the head- quarters in Wrangell. The Washington Merry-_@g_-Round By DREW PEARSON (Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.) WASHINGTON — One factor which has worried the President about the Italian statemate is the Italian political situation. Also, 1t has net alleviated his irritation with both Churchill and Stalin for helping to continue the Badoglio regime. Most people dgn’t realize it, but Italian civilians # are fimply not aiding the Allies,This/1§ in contrast to the earlier s of the Italian | invasion, when givilians penetrated | the German un“ and were an ex- tremely importanit, factor in the Allied advance. ’."‘" i In fact, some ’xperu%believe that Naples might | e ld out a month longer than it if Italian youths had not #lipped over to the American lines af night to get am- munition and then. returned to sa- botage and harass the Nazis from the rear. They came literally beg- ging for hand grenades to throw at the Nazis, Today, this anti-Nazi hostility 1s over, and we are getting little help from Italian clvilians. Furthermore, there is a growing restlessness| against the Allies in Southern Italy. ‘This is partly due to the fact that we have kept in power the former trappings of Fascism—name- ly, King Victor Emmanuel and Marshal Badoglio. It is also due to the bungling methods of AMG (Al- lied Military Government) and, fin- ally, it is due to the difficult task of importing enough food. AMG, according to grapevine re- ports, got off to a bad start when it was placed under Lord Rennell of Rodd, a former J. P. Morgan partner, which firm was once Mus-~ solini’s banker and still has around $60,000,000 outstanding as interest on a loan. The U. S. Army had trained a number of military governors at the University of Virginia, but the Pres- ident once made the crack that the school was packed with Wall Street brokers. (Selection of students for the governors’ school has since changed). At any rate, even Secretary Huil now says that conditions inside oc- cupied Italy are no worse, as he puts it, than during the German occupation. This is a serious admis- White House but the time of the ington and the place where he has gone is not disclosed. The state- ment said: “The President has left Washing- | ton for the South and will be away approximately two weeks unless some unexpected emergency arises | that will compel him to return at jan earlier date. “The President is accompanied by Admiral Leahy, his personal Chief of Staff; Vice-Admiral Mc- | Intyre, Surgeon General of the Navy |and physician to the President; Rear-Admiral Wilson Brown, Naval Aide; Major General Watson, Mili- tary Aide and Secretary. “Except for work always carried |Imphal on the Tiddum Road, where ' Belgium and France for the third President’s departure from Wash- |they have been in contact with the |straight day in fierce bleeder blows|: | Allied forces and have suffered cas- against the Nazi air power. ualties, the Southeast Asia Com-| The American Air Task Forces mand said. }struck after heavy Royal Air Foi This is the first time the Japs night raids on rail targets at Lilley have been reported west of me‘and the southern outskirts of Paris, Tiddim-Imphal Road, and indicated i & follow-up of a deep plunge {a Jap effort to sweep around the against aircraft factories in Ppland Imphal defy £ i h- | and East Prussia in northwest Gery ‘w':; 7 il B (many on Saturday as they alsor British forces defending Kohima,, o °°0, Srunswick airplane plants B ) :?rte};erguzm‘;):nl Tgm str(:lighpoli‘x;: wrecking 148 Nazi planes in battle, er:etrated topt :e ‘:g:m‘.‘; :mg e Today the heavy bombers hupp;d \ across the North Sea to smack the [delenses. killing a.t least 50 and‘ Evere Virorde plant and repair taking others prisoner. {works at Melsbroek, an airdrome The British radio quoted.a gov- near Brussels, also aircraft factories ernment spokesman as saying a and airdromes about 115 miles south for unemployment compensation, and to prepare whatever emergency measures might prove necessary to! assist these men and their families should suitable employment not be immediately available. Delays in Employment It is appreciated that the men now unemployed because of the close- down want jobs in war or defense agencies if they are qualified. Be- cause the number of jobs in Juneau | {is limited many of the men will| have to be placed in other towns |in the Territory or in the States. | Fortunately, many jobs are avail- {able but it is not always easy to [put the right man in the right job.| | Consequently, there will be delays Just what the shutdown Would‘expense, the Company would be mean to Juneau was not immed-|forced to shut down. The Alaska iately known. All of the workers| Board, by a vote of two to one, re-! who have been released are urged commended an increase in pay of to report at once to the U. 8. Em- ployment Service office in the Som- | mers Building for registration. Notice of the shutdown was post- | ed by General Superintendent Joe | Willilams Saturday afternoon, and the shift which started work at 4 10 cents per hour. The case was then reviewed by the Twelfth Re- gional War Labor Board in Seattle, and by a vote of 5 to 4, a 14 cent| increase was ordered. The case was then appealed to the National War Labor Board, where by a vote of 8 to 4 the award made in Seattle was upheld, Operation Loss “Taking into consideration all revenue, the Company is definitely operating at a loss before account- ing for depreciation and depletion p.m. was the last. Notice Given Saturday The notice said that “on account of continued and increasing oper- ating losses,” the management o(; the company. authorized by the board of directors, “has ordered | that the Alaska Juneau operation and it is quite evident that when on between the White House and IOKYO dispatch said the fall of Im- the President, regardless of his Phalis a matter of only a few days. whereabouts or distance he may be | Fighting broke out on the Ara- from Washington, he will devote Kan front to the south, where the himself exclusively to relaxation Japs made local unsuccessful coun- sunshine. |Mayu Range, costing them consid- “Correspondents of the Associated erable casualties. Forces of the Press, United Press and Interna- Chinese 22nd Division are pressing tional News Service, regularly as- down the Mogaung Valley, and have signed to cover the President, also. maidtained contact -with the Japs, left Washington, but for reasons while another drive is being made of security, however, news reports on Myitkyina, principal Jap base of these correspondents will not be in north Burma. published ‘until the President Teturns Allied troops are still fighting the to Washington.” ‘Japs near the Tiana Rivi 3 2 er on the The President has been urged for Sulmpmbum Myitkyina Road % several weeks by McIntyre to get away from his office and concen- ! trate on recovering from the linger- ing effects of his cold and bron- chitis. }in placing some of the unemployed. | Transportation problems alone will ‘result in some delay in placing a flnrger percentage of these men. of Paris. Military objectives France and elsewhere were also hit: Thunderbolts, Mustangs and Lightnings escorted the bombers on;. {be closed.” wages are again raised the loss will The notice further stated that{pe increased. Other operating con- “instructions for the maintenance |gitions are steadily becoming wum‘ out-of-doors in the fresh air and terattacks from both sides of the| i the attacks today. announced as 92, shot down or de- stroyed on the ground. and Sunday operations to 240 Ger- man aircraff. BOAT SAILS FOR SOUTH WITH FULL PASSENGER LIST Sunday's toll of German planes is ,|the U. S. Employment office, reg- This brings knckouts of Saturday 4} immediately-placed, he ‘ma U.S. Bombers | A vessel docked here from Sitka | !this morning, discharging the fol-| T0 SITKA TODAY, Unemployment Insurance { In the meantime, it should be {pointed out that if a man goes to| isters for work and holds himself ,available for work and cannot be y tile his claim for unempoyment insurance {and, after the legal waiting period | | has been put in, he becomes ellglhle} for unemployment 'insurance bene- | | fits. | "1t was emphasized by the Ex- | ecutive Director of the Unemploy- ‘ment Compensation Commission that benefits are payable only to| | | 1 | those individuals who are truly un- ! employed and actively seeking em- ployment. The Unemployment In- surance Law was enacted for just |of emergency watchmen service at !the situation generally would ren- ALASKA COASTAL |trated with 152 tons of bombs on|Fenton flew to Skagwya. | i | | The Alaska Coastal Airlines made several flights to Sitka today. Those leaving here were Ernest Rude, | Stanley ‘Rude, Clarence Moy, Rich- | ard Bean, Thomas Powers, David W. Hit Bismarck Sea japanese Zander, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Claire. | i | Byron Hoope, B. Gomez, T. Man- ' jdregun. Zenofort Hanson, George | Borodokofsky, T. Plulimonoff, Laur- ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ence Swanson, Axel Nelson, Charles THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April ' Johnnie, Marion Johnson, Harry 10.—The air force of the Japs de- | Sturrock, and Glenn Phillippi. In- | clined to offer battle throughout coming passengers.from Sitka were the Bismarck Sea area last Satur-|Donna Wagner and Jean Grove. | day when American bombers drop-| Flying to Hoonah today were ped 386 tons of explosives on five | Elizabeth Peters, Mrs. Sturis, Mr.| key enemy bases. | Cook, Violet Hoar, and Ben Benecke. The American bombers concen-| Yesterday Dave and M;hrgaretl e re- | turning plane brought in James and | Virginia Claire from Skagway and Jack Gucker from Haines. | Yesterday’s trip to Sitka had the' Hollandia and destroyed numerous small craft besides setting two small freighters in the harbor afire. The absence of air opposition is {lowing passengers: J. M. Richard-| thig gort of situation. It is designed son, Mrs. R. Hagerup, Gall Hager-|t; provide purchasing power in a up, Lilly Frohling, Irene Adklm-lcommunuy, pending the readjust- Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hager, Ver- ment of individuals into new jobs non Hunkins, Paul Jurich, T/Sgt. F. It means that a man can buy the A. Jantz, T/3 Lee F. Benbow, T/4 necessities of life for his family C. R. Tunkhouse, T/4 8. M. Lucas, while, when for some reason beyond Pfc. C. J. Warren, H. K. L. John- his control, no suitable work is im- son, and Tom Bennett, ! mediately available or no job can Leaving here on the southbound boat were the following for Se-| attle—Gin Yeck Mar, Mr. and Mrs.| C. M. Hirst, Lt. G. 8. Schwamm, | Howard Henkel, A. J. Olson, An-| drew Johnson, Helen Johnson, Ves- ta Horton, Frank Peratrovich, J. H. Benson, E. J. Cambpell, 8. P. Hau- | ber, Wilbur Kerr, Fannie Johnson. | L. Rapuzzi, Clara Rapuzzi, May | Rhodes, Nellie M. Scovill, Lt. S. S.| McNeill, Lt. J. N. Pietro, Capt. F. P. Rauktio, R. R. Lewis, Richard| Christenson, Glenn Baldwin, Aud- rey Baldwin, F. G. Steinhagen, Tom Raptio, Paul Stannard, Barbara Kreb, M. Van Sant, B. F. McDaowell, his highest skill. Register Immediately All men are therefore urged to apply immediately at the local of- fice of the U. S. Employment Serv- ice located in the Sommers Building in Juneau where it is possible to learn where job openings are lo- cated. A. A. Hedges, War Manpower Di- rector, warns men not to depend on idle rumors and general reports regarding job openings in other lo- calities. The U.'S. Employment Service in Juneau knows the labor market, not only in Juneau, but all over Alaska and can find out for an | I | power plants and other points will be given by the proper foremen." Williams acted upon receiving the following wire from Philip Bradley, president of the company: “Acting in accordance with au- thority vested in me by resolution passed by board of directors, I now instruct you to cease all mining and milling operations at earliest date. I had hoped the economics of der this act unnecessary, but pru- dent judgment in respect to con-! serving our ore bodies and current cash reserves makes this act imper- ative. “I regret exceedingly to see our| operation and the welfare of our) oldtime employees so disturbed, but lJuncau, and it was largely for these and it therefore becomes necessary to close down. This result should have been obvious to all those familiar with the company's prob- lem. “It is well known the world over that whenever -a mine 8. closed down, even in mormal times, there are many factors that make it dif- ficult to reopen, and make it slow to get it back into profitable op- eration. This is most certainly true| in the ease of a low grade, mar- ginal gold mine such as the Alaska | reasons that the operation was con- tinued even after it showed some loss. It was hoped too that the mine could be kept going for the benefit of the community and for | the benefit of the Company’s many | port but ruined by two month’s siege and by the German's 905 days of rigid occupation. The capture of Odessa is one of Hitler's most humiliating de- feats. All ships have been re- moved from the harbor, as well as vehicle transports and mili- tary installations blown up. (By Associated Press) Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea, and the first major prize of Hitler's invasion of Russia, has fallen to the striding Red Army, which is rapidly planting their ban- ners along the Russian State frontier. Berlin announced the evacuation of the port and naval base, and ac- knowledged it was by German com- mand, and also declared the Rus- slans are striking out in an apparent full blown offensive to clear the Crimea. Fight for Crimea The communique broadcast from Berlin, sald heavy fighting is in progress on the broad front from Sivash to‘Perekop on the north side of the Crimean Isthmus, where the Russians are penetrating the gar- rison lines, and have cut off all but sea communications in the same way as at Odessa. The force is al- most isolated, and it seemed the Germans and Rumanians in the Crimea might be forced to yield the last strong Black Sea outposts guarding the Rumanian sea flank. Nazis on Last Mile The evacuation of Odessa was carried out, the Germans said, after a long planned destruction of mili- |no other course is possible.” Willlam’s Statement old employees who have ihomes on Gastineau Channel. their be had by him where he can use! noted not only at Hollandia but at Wewak, Hansa Bay and Rabail, New Guinea, and Kavieng, New Ireland. Bombers poured 95 tons of bombs on Wewak, 34 tons on Hansa Bay, scoring on fuel dumps and pounded Rabaul with 75 tons and bombed Kavieng with 30 tons of explosives. ——————— \COL.MANNING, SIX OTHERS KILLED IN BOMBER CRASH SAVANNAH, Ga. April 10.—Col. Lucius Manning, former Vice Presi- dent of the American Airlines base and Commanding Officer at Hun- ter Field, Ga., and six other air- men were killed Sunday when a medium bomber crashed nine miles northwest of Hartsells, Alabama, Hunter Field announced this after- noon. LEGIONNAIRES T0 WORK ON LAWN AT sion and a long way from making the Allies the saviours of democ- racy and the champions of the four freedoms. So perhaps it is no won- (Continued on Page Pour) DUGOUT TONIGHT Tonight members of the Amer- ican Legion will work on the lawn at the . Dugout, according to an- nouncement. All Legionnaires are requested to be there as early as possible. following passengers: T, A. Harris, Fern Musser, Capt. F. Wayne, and Leige M. Chapman. Coming in on the return trip were Maj. Scheibner and Gov. Ernest Gruening. RIS S L TROLLERS 10 TIE UP PENDING FINAL DECISION OF OPA The United Trollers of Alaska met Saturday evi wat the Union Hall, and voted ‘&ifanimously not to start operations until a final deci- sion is made by the OPA in regard to the prices they will receive for their catch. The results of the meeting were wired to UTA members at Sitka, Elfin Cove, Pelican City and Ketch- ikan, who are expected to join the general tie-up, which will affect over 1,000 fishermen in Southeast- ern Alaska. Al Schramm is secre- tary of the local union. * Catholic Daughters Meet Tuesday Night An important business meeting will be held tomorrow night at the Catholic Parish Hall by the Cath- olic Daughters of America. Mrs. Mary Toner, Grand Regent, will preside and the session will begin at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. Maud A. Matthews. James Smith, Florence Smith, K. W. Schroeder, M. I. Bauer, Mrs. Edna L. Ahlers, Doris Hanebury, Cheda Paul, Mel Davis, Edward Herbst, Mrs. Mary Holmquist, Nor- ma Gaspiri, Ida Nordenson, B. C. Bell, Lillian Frost, Carl B. Johnson, 8. Fercke, E. L. Prouty, T. E. Bing- aman, B. F. Taylor. F. A. Gaskell, M. J. Pattewski, Ivan DeBoff, Maud DeBoff, June Brittain, M. Butler, Violet Butler, Kathleen Butler, W. P. Petrucci, Rena Petrucci, Lt. H. L. Beeton, Lt. W. H. Threadgell, Lt. J. Ander- son, Lilian Mahoney® For Ketchikan—S. Mc8wain, Mil- dred Maynard, Peggy Mclvor, Ro- bert Coughlin, M. Ildefcizo, F. A. Llamos, L. Sabanal, H. Valdez, A. Pimental, P. Mata, R. Aurelio, L. Jocson, C. E. Sage, Willlam Paul, Jr. C. Byram, Mabel Williams, and Mrs. John Fournie. For Wrangell--Sig Bendickson, Brig. and Mrs. J. T. Gillingham, and Tom Case. For Petersburg—Mrs. P. Nore and Mrs. W. A. Sokoloff. — AT HOTEL JUNEAU The following are registered at the Hotel Juneau: Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Yates, of Windham; Ken Miller, of Gustavus; J. F. Kotch, of Windham, and Walter J. Woody. —— HERE FROM SITKA J. M. Richardson, here from Sitka, is at the Gastineau Hotel. individual just what job opportun- | itles exist in any State in the Union. The individual seeking employment, | can depend upon this information. | in fact, it is possible for the local | U. 8. Employment Service actually | to find an individual a job any place in the United States before the individual leaves Juneau. It is, therefore, urged that all persons use this service. Interviewing It was pointed out that because :a considerable number of men is involved, there will be a problem of interviewing all of the persons| affected by the shut-down. There- fore, the U. S. Employment Serv- ice, together with the Unemploy- ment Compensation Commission, re- quest the individuals whom they serve to appreciate this unusual condition and keep in constant touch with the local office, so that when the right job shows up they will be available. Family Men for Jobs It was pointed out that Juneau employers should grasp this oppor- tunity to secure qualified resident workers to staff adequately their establishments . Particularly should consideration be given to men with families so these may if possible not be broken up. In the past year the local U. 8. Employment Service of- fice has not been in a position to supply the demands of local employ- ers but with this new supply of labor all local firms needing men should Superintendent Williams has issu- |ed the following statement on the «while it is true that many Alas- sh‘\'.\tdown: ka Juneau base rates are now below ‘The shutdown of mining opera-|ihoge paid on war construction jobs, | tions was brought about by con- {industrial jobs and some local tinued and Increasing operating 10s-gtores, it is also true that before :.egso commencing more than a yearthe war the company’s wages were fo- the highest in the mining industry, ‘Normally the mine employs about |and the raises which were granted 1,000 men and its dally output was gince January, 1941, exceeded the more than 13,000 tons of rock. It is |‘Little Steel formula.’ h well known that on account of its ‘“Through overtime and steadiness low-grade ore, the success of the of employment, the employees take- Alaska Juneau depends upon hund-‘\home money . per week, currently |ling a very large daily tonnage. earned, is substantial, Within the |During the last two years, the pagy year there was an average |Dumber of employees has gradually increase in pay due alone to the dwindled to the present 275 men, application of executive order 9240 {and the daily tonnage has fallen that amounted to about 10 percent. ibell‘ow 4,000 tons. 5 “Employees’ wages show an in- | “Some of the company’s employ- crease of nearly 30 percent over |ees were taken by the draft, while January, 1941, The workmen's daily (many others left to work on" war On Wages Paid |average wage at the Alaska Juneau construction jobs which were pay- ing premium wages. For the last year the cost of production per ton has exceeded the yield per ton and with the 14 cent wage increase re- cently ordered by the War Labor Board, the current loss would be in- creased by about $400.00 per day. WPB Shutdown “In October 1942, most gold mines throughout the country were closed by Government Limitation Order L-208. However, the Alaska Juneau was listed among the - exceptions due to its value in supplying many important services, both for the na- tion and for the community, and so the operation continued, although it might appear that ore reserves were being exhausted to no good purpose. “In May 1943, the Union, which is the bargaining agent for the em- ployees and which has a Union Shop Agreement with the Company, demanded a raise of 30 cents per hour. The Company pointed out, that since January 1941, two raises in pay had been granted which to- gether exceeded the 15 percent wage increase allowable under the ed out that the Company was oper-| ating at a loss and any pay raise would increase the operating loss. Therefore, the Company did not agree to go before the War Labor Board asking for permission to |conditions much worse due to the i‘Little Steei Formula.' It also point- raise wages. The Union carried the (Continued on Page Three) case ) through the United States at present is $8.30. These facts were brought out before the various War Labor Board hearings, but such matters as the ‘Little Steel Formula’ comparative wage rates in identical industries, employees’ total earnings, abllity to pay, or a fair valuation of the company’s contribution to the war effort were of no avail.” Willlams said a small standby crew will be kept on. Those being laid off are to get their last checks this Friday. ————— MAYOR SAYS MINE SHUTDOWN TO BE FELT I JUNEAU Mayor A. B. “Cot” Hayes sald| today that the closing of the Alaska Juneau Mine will undoubtedly be| felt in Juneau by the merchants, the workers and investors. But he pointed out that there are| thousands of cities in the world| today, similar to Juneau, who find war, Juneau fs still lucky compared, with other cities, he said, and “most of the people in Juneau are| happy war bond holders.” —— et An arrival here, L, M. Chapman, of Buffalo, Ne: the Baranof, w York, is staying at'® . | tary installations before the sensa- tional step of the Germans on the | last mile march out of Russia. Odessa, only a little more than 20 miles inside the 1939 Russian bor- der, was captured by the Germans two and a half years ago after a two months’ defense by the besieged Russian . soldlers, workers, and marines, who made a stand amidst the rubble of the lagoons. ‘The prewar population of Odessa was 600,000. It was the first of tle dramatic sieges of Russian citles, including Sevastopol, Leningrad and Stalingrad, which marked the war. INDIAN OFFICE WON'T BEMOVED 0UT OF JUNEAU Spiking a rumor, General Super- intendent Don C. Foster of the Al- aska Office of Indian Affairs stat- ed today there is absolutely no truth or foundation to the rumor that the headquarters of the office will be moved from Juneau to any other city in Alaska. Foster sald that he believes Ju- neau is the logical site for the of- fice’s headquarters, for its most efficient operation. If there are still any floating around, it might be well point out that the new superintel dent is looking for a three-bed house which he can buy. (See ¢ sified section). b e o Eastern Stars to Hold Meet Tu Members of the Order of | Star will meet ‘tomorrow the Scottish Rite Temple for & bus- iness session. u, ? Mrs. Janice MacSpadden will pre- side and the work will fl”fllu 8 o’clock. ————— e o o o o WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Buresn) Temp. Saturday, April 8 Maximum 53; Minimum Rain 23 . April 9 ‘Temp. k& Maximum 44; Minimum 38 Rain 45 e e o