The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 17, 1944, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” NEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1944 VOL XLI NGi9osot 2~ - MEMBER ASSOCIAT[:D PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS JAP INVADERS IN INDIA GIVEN SETBACK Sevastopol Flaming as Soviets AXIS BASTION NEARFALLIN CRIMEANPUSH Red Army Smash Through Suburbs—EnemyAttempt- ing fo Make Getaway LONDON, April 17—The fall of burning Sevastopol, the last major Axis bastion in southern Russia, ap- peared imminent as Russian 4roops are reported smashing through the suburbs two miles from the heart of the city while Soviet bombers and warships lashed thousands of Germans and Rumanians trying to escape by the sea. 2 Field dispatches painted a scene of flaming chaos at the Black Sea port that has been bombarded in- cessantly by Russian siege guns commanding the surrounding hills and by swarms of planes pouncing on the Axis troops streaming to the last ships in the harbor, which is strewn with wreckage and bodies. The Soviet communique said one Russian column has swept up to Yalta, once the summer residence of the Czars. Other troops are con- verging on Sevastopol from the (Continued on Page Two) The Washingion Merry - Go -Round By DREW PEARSON (@, Col. Hobert, B, Allan iow on active service with the Army.) WASHINGTON — Recently this columnist made a million dollars.| Furthermore, I didn’t have to pay| an income tax on it. But it was not easy money, for I had to sit for two weeks on the hard benches of a courtroom, hearing myself called all sorts of names by attorneys for the man who lives in the famous! “Big Red House on R Street.” In other words, I was being sued for a million dollars by John P.| Monroe, the war-contract lobbyist who sprang into fame just a year ago with his dinner parties for Sec- retary of the Navy Knox, Senators, and Army and Navy officers at his red house on R Street. At the end of two endless weeks, the jury, after only thirty minutes, brought in a verdict for the defendants. So T was in one million dollars. The victory was won by the fact that the articles complained of were true and that Washingtonians, of which the twelve good men and true were representative, are fed up with the various breeds of lobbyists who feed at the war-contract trough. Credit for the able presen- tation of the defense goes to attor- neys Spencer Gordon and Edgar Turlington. John Monroe, the man who thought I owed him a million dol- lars, is a likable cuss and I bear him uno malice. I had never met| him until the day I entered the courtroom, but now I can under- stand why people enjoy going to his parties, But regardless of charm, when a man is as busy as a bird dog drumming up war contracts, then the public Has a right to know about his activities. I am glad to say that the Wash- ington Post, co-defendant for an additional $350,000, felt likewise, and agreed to take the ordeal of two weeks in court rather than publish a retraction. MISTAKES ADMITTED AND CORRECTED Of course, this columnist, being subject to the frailties of human nature, has made mistakes. Some- times I have written things about people which were wrong, or which created an erroneous impression, | but I have tried to correct this afterwards. Recently, for instance, I said that the OPA had indulged in Iowa poli- tics in appointing Rae Walters as an OPA regionsl administrator. I niow find that Walters is a real top- notcher and, though he was plucked (Continued on Page Four) NEW PLANE MAKES FAST TRIP TODAY Flies from—El:rbank fo Washington in 6 Hours, 58 Minutes ‘WASHINGTON, April 17. — The Lockheed Constellation, described by its builders as the largest land trans- port, arrived at the Washington Air- port at 1:54 o'clock this afternoon, EWT, only 6 hours and 58 minutes after leaving Burbank, California, on her maiden long distance flight. This beats the fastest time, coast to coast, set in 1937 by Howard Hughes by 30 minutes. Hughes, millionaire movie maker and aviation enthusiast, and Jack Frye, were at the controls at the takeoff. The four 18-cylinder engines can develop 2200 horsepower each and speed is in excess of 300 miles an hour. The weight is 40 tons. ——————— TORNADO TAKES HEAVY TOLL OF LIVES IN 2 STATES ATLANTA, April 17—~Weary res- cue workers are digging in wreck- age léft by the tornado that roar- ed over a 100 mile strip in north- western Georgia and western South Carolina early Sunday. The death toll at noon today had been placed at 38 with more than 300 injured. Twenty three persons are report- ed in Georgia, 12 at Royston, and nine in the Nuburg community, Hart county. Seventeen were killed in South Carolina. Striking around midnight, the storm is likened to a gigantic death dealing ball one community to another leaving untouched piaces between, The Red Cross lists 147 homes and 87 other buildings destroyed in |Georgia and South Carolina with more than 100 homes damaged. 'LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS TOMORROW The social meeting of the Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary, which will be in the form of “A Clubmobile Shower,” will be held tomorrow night at 8 o’clock at the American Legion Dugout, according to an- nouncement. —————— SITKA COUPLE HERE Here from Sitka, Mr .and ‘Mrs. Mark C. Rigling are guests at the Gastineau Hotel. ———————-————— PAUL KINGS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Paul King, here from Seattle, are staying at the Gas- tineau. .- NEW LIBRARIAN Louise Bridges has arrived from Victoria, B. C., to assume the duties of Librarian at the Juneau Public Library, replacing Miss Ann Cole- man, on leave. Miss Bridges is a guest/ at the Hotel Juneau. e FROM WHITEHORSE From Whitehorse, Frank Collins is registered at the Hotel Juneau. ————— MRS. BOOTH HERE @ guest at the Hotel Juneau, Mrs. Gordon Booth is here from Anchor- age., e — MRS ENGSTROM TO TALK TONIGHT TO ANB AND ANS . Mrs. E. E. Engstrom will speak tonight at the ANB Hall before the |Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sis- terhood. She is a candidate on the Republican ticket for the four-year term of the Senate. . . ® L3 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Burean) Temp. Saturday, April 15 Maximum 45; Minimum 38 Temp. Sunday, April 16 Maximum 43; Minimum 37 Rain .23 © o 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 that bounded from SILENCE BROKEN BY M'ARTHUR ON POLITICAL ISSUE General Makes Public Statement - Important Question Left Open THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, April his long silence on American poli- tical affairs in the issue of a state- ment that left wide open the ques- tion of whether he would accept the Republican Presidential candid- acy if offered or “if drafted.” In a written statement, Gen. MacArthur pointed out positively and politely that remarks that have been made torced him to release the statement. He said correspon- dence with Representative A. L. lication. The General repudiated charges in sorre American newspa- | Commander-in-Chief in the White House. He reiterated statements he is devoting his energies exclusively to the job of soldiering. The General said his letters were an ‘“amiable acknowledgement of letters from a member of the high- est law-making body containing flattering remarks to me personally and to construe them otherwise 1is to misrepresent my intent.” STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 17. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5%, American Can 86, Anaconda 26%, Bethlehem Steel 58%, Curtiss Wright 5%, Interna- tional Harvester 70%, Kennecott 30%, North American Aviation 8%, New York Central 18%, Northern | Pacific 15%, United States Steel |51%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 137.77; rails, 39.32; utilities, 22.89. PRICES SATURDAY Closing quotation of American Can last Saturday was 86%, Ana- conda 25%, Bethlehem Steel 58%, Curtiss Wright 5%, International Harvester 69%, Kennecott 30%, North American Aviation 8%, New York Central 18%, Northern Pacific {15%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages Saturday were as follows: Industrials, 138.06; rails, 39.60; utilities, 23.02. PRICES FRIDAY Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock Friday was 6, Am- erican Can 86%, Anaconda 25%, Bethlehem Steel 58, Curtiss Wright 5%, International Harvester 69%, Kennecott 31, North American Aviation 8%, New York Central 18%, Northern Pacific 15%, United States Steel 51%, Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones averages Friday were as follows: industrials 137.69, rails 39.54, utilities 22.90. HEALTH COUNCIL WILL MEET THIS EVENING The regular monthly meeting of the Gastineau Channel Health Council will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in thc Health Center of the Territorial Building. Dr. Berneta Block will discuss the letters to the Health Council and the coming May Day program. — . ——— MAN SUCCUMBS FROM INJURIES RECEIVED, GUSTAVUS ACCIDENT Houston Carr, 29, died at 11:40 o’'clock last night at St. Ann’s Hos- pital from injuries received in an accident at Gustavus. He was the son of Mrs, Flossie Carr, resident of the Knight Apartments here. The remains are at the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. e | A daughter was born this morn- Ilnn at 3:15 o'clock to Mrs. George A. Baker at St. Ann's Hospital. The e infant tipped the hospital scales at seven pounds and eight ounces. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN | 17.—Gen. Douglas MacArthur broke | Miller was never intended for pub-| |pers he had been disloyal to the| HAAS NO LONGER ON WLB; BATTIN IS DISPUTES DIRECTOR Made by Twelfth Re- glonaIOEganlzailon The Twelfth Regional War Labor Board announces that Michael J. Haas has resigned as its Disputes | Director in Alaska. Mr. Haas is | Special Agent of the Department of Labor in charge of Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Division for Alaska. He will also act for John Steelman of the Conciliation Service in Alaska conciliation cases. The Twelfth Regional War Labor Board further announces that Charles T. Battin, Wage Stabiliza- tion Director represents the National War Labor Board in Alaska. He | has full power to act for the board in all matters in Alaska, except those which involve questions of policy. Policy preblems must be referred to the 12th Regional War Labor Board, George Bernard Noble, | Chairman. The War Labor Board for Alaska shares offices in the Federal Build- ing with the Wage and Hour Di- vision. Besides the stabilization di- rector the local office of the War Labor Board has a secretary, Miss {Justine DeWolfe, and will soon have an attorney. Mr. Harold Seering, Region Attorney, will come to Al- aska in May, at which time a num- ber of cases of non-compliance wfll be taken iip. Rosellen Monagle, Olav Lillegraven To Wed This Week The marriage of Miss Rosellen Monagle, daughter of Mrs. James Monagle, of this city, to Olav Lille- graven, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholi Lillegraven of Hardanger, Gravin, Norway, will take place on ‘Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the family home on West Eighth Street. The Rev. W. G. LeVasseur will officiate. A reception at 9 o'clock will follow the wedding ceremony and all friends of the bride and groom are invited to attend as no written invi- tatons have been issued. 40 & 8 GAMBLE AT MEETING; WIVES ARE ENTERTAINED Members of the 40 & 8, local Voi- ture 1126 of the American Legion, were host to their wives and lady friends at the Legion Dugout Sat- urday. Over 60 persons attended the affair. Russell Clithero and Clyde Hagen and wife, members from Sit- ka, were among those present. The evening’s entertainment was along the Days of '98, various games with phoney money were played. The grand prize for the person win- ning the most phoney money for the evening went to Homer G. Nord- ling. He also won the prize for the one purchasing the most phoney money during the evening. The evening was closed with a delicious feed of chicken a la king and trimmings, which was prepared by Mrs. George Gullufsen: Waino Hendrickson and George Gullufsen were the committee re- ponsible for the enjoyable evening. — e Arriving Saturday,”an Alaska Airlines plane, piloted by Larry Fla- hart and Jerry Hola, brought the following passengers: C. R. Smith, J. H. Lorenz, Kathern Green, Goldie Waltman, K. F. 8t. Clair, William G. White ,and Walt Allison. The plane left for the Westward on Sunday with Vern Trakaneski, Fred Richardson, William Reed, Margaret Vouras, W. E. Donaldson, | Gardner W. Rogers, Mrs. Nora Rog- ; ers, Mrs. Cyrus Jacobs, Brent Jacobs, Clure, A. V. Jenkins, A. J. Jenkins, Carl Wiita, and R. D. Madigan. ———— FROM BRISTOL BAY At the Gastineau Hotel, Frank Schnieder is registered from the y Bristol Bay area. Mrs. W.4C. Dean, Mrs. V. B. Mc- | RAIL CENTERS INRUMANIA Official Announcement Is ARE SMASHED American Bombers in Op- eration Nearest Yet fo Russ Front ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NAPLES, April 17.—Belgrade and the Rumanian rail centers at Bras-| 9v, Turnu and Severin were smash- Qd yesterday by Allied Air Power, the actions designed to block sup- plies to the German armies at- tempting to break the Russian ad- vance. Brasov, important city, known as the Kronstadt, 50 miles mnorth of the Rumanian oil cen- ter of Polesti and only 100 miles from the Red Army front. This is the first time the Amer- ican bombers have been so near the Russian lines. Brasov is on the northern slope of the Transylvanian | Alps and athwart the rail line used by the Germans to supply troops fighting in northern Rumania. Photographs taken revealed bomb bursts in sidings in the rail yards, station and warehouse areas, loco- motive area and nearby airdromes. SR TR S USO GIRLS WITH SOLDIER SHOW ARENO AMATEURS Servicemen and Guests In- | vited fo Entertainment Here This Evening The four female members of the soldier show which is to be presented tonight at 8 o'clock in the Grade School Auditorium are by no means amateurs, all having either radio or stage experience, or both. Taking part in the musicale this | evening will be Miss Camelia Camp- bell, formerly with the Bivay Pro- ductions in “Goodbye Again,” “The Devil's Daughter,” “It Can’t Happen Here,” “A Hero Is Born” and “Help Your- | self.” She was leading woman for Walker Whiteside for two seasons on tour and was also in stock leads and Shakespearean repertoire. Another member of the troupe, Miss Joy Nicholson, was with Bela | Lugosi in ‘Dracula” in 1943. She was also on the first serial program in television with Philco and took part in the first three-act play ever to be televiseéd direct from a theatre. Miss | Nicholson was on the radio “Stage Door Canteen” and this is her first USO tour. A graduate of New York Univer- | sity, Miss Natalie Priest has played in “Awake and Sing,” “Rocket to the Moon” and “Bury the Dead.” With the Bruce Hendrickson Shake- spearean Repertoire Company, she played the Queen in “Hamlet,” Nerissa in “Merchant of Venice” and the First Witch and Gentle- woman in “Macbeth.” At the Prov- incetown Theatre, she played in “Johnny Johnson,” and “A Man's Reach.” In summer stock, Miss Priest was with the Cedarhurst Playhouse, Bonner Lodge, Connecti- cut. Her radio experience includes work on the “March of Tim ‘The Avenger,” and “Goal to Go.” She was with the USO last year in “Room Bervice.” A little bit of the old south, Miss | Cornelia Ely hails from Charlottes- ville, Virginia. Miss Ely began her dramatic career at the Barter The- atre in her home State. She has appeared on Broadway in “Dance Night” and “Everywhere I Roam.” She has worked at the famed Stage Door Canteen since its opening and |has done hospital shows for the American Theatre wing. The four young women appenr tonight with the servicemen from the Northwest Service Command | in a two-hour musicale, Follies of "44.” All servicemen and their guests ‘who plan to attend the performance this evening, are requested to use the Sixth Street entrance to the sehool auditorium. “Prosty is also| “Life with Father,” | Evils A. H. Zeigler, quiet-spoken can- the Democratic ticket, in a radio speech over KINY Saturday eve- ning labeled bureaucracy and the, failure to do anything about it as the underlying cause of “imost, if }not all of our troubles today.” Said the Ketchikan attorney, in his first campaign speech in his horne division, “bureaucracy is the | instrument of oppression and an insurmountable impediment to prog- ress. | “There are at least 50 different | bureaucratic agencies in Washing- ton, some with branch offices in Alaska but most without any rep- resentative in Alaska with the power to act without recourse to an office in Washington, 3,000 miles away. Alaska Is Guinea Pig “These agencies, eager for new fields to conquer and the chance to | test their crackpot experiments on the Alaska ‘guinea pigs’ can: “Open our mail, override the acts |of the people elected to our leg- islature, send into our land many agencles and officials not needed, | who proceed to take over the func- tions of our own local offices. “They can close our mines on a moment's notice. “They can create conditions which keep our, fishermen fromfishing and making their living. ‘.. . these bureaus can, and have, deprived us of the right to elect an | Alaskan as governor. Real Dumping Ground . the Department of the In- terior has sponsored a program to make Alaska a dumping ground for IEuropean refugees who ‘would be required to serve a probationary | period in Alaska before being ad- Liegler Hifs Bureaus As Cause of Alaska's | didate for Delegate to Congress on| Near Port inTalk Here |mnu-d to the States—thus creating, n e(lect a pehal colony in Alaska. . they have created and are hoarcllng valuable land reserves all over Alaska — and on which they | | proclaim ‘no trespassing’ against our | prospectors, and settlers—and they even are now considering a program to put all of our mineral lands under a leasing system controlled by the Federal government with no repre- sentation from Alaska. . of all these things, and many more, have they been guilty. Time to Act Now “Now, people of Alaska—what are we going to do about it? “You have before you three can- didates on the Democratic ticket seeking the office of Delegate to Congress. “Both of my opponents, it grieves me to say because they both profess themselves to you as good Alaskans, have taken the position that the bureaus govern Alaska and that we must accept their dictatorial poli- cies. “For instance, Mr. Roden, in a speech at Wrangell on March 17, said as follows: I quote: “‘Nothing of any benefit for Al- aska can be approved without the sanction of Interior Secretary Ickes . if Ickes doesn’t Mke it we don't get it “Mr. Bartlett says, and we-quote again; from the Wrangell Sentinel of February 11, 1944: “‘As Secretary of Alaska under presidential appointment I have not only been a bureaucrat, but I have had unique opportunity to observe the functioning of our government.’ “My opponents have capitulated, surrendered, and accepted the sit- (Continued on Page Twm 170 PASSENGERS BOARD STEAMER SOUTHBOUND Arriving from Skagway yesterday | by steamer were Mrs. R. B. Reed, Mr, Reeder, Frank Kelly, B. Lon- don, Mrs. T. Lawrence, W. M. Sher- \riff, and M. 8, Whittier. The vessel departed for the South with the following for Seattle— | Blanche E. Baker, William A. Baker, Stanley Rekosh, Mabel Rekosh, Eli- zabeth Rekosh, Mary Rekosh, Thom- { son Balnave, Marge M. Bevel, Doran W. Bevel, Delno Rae Tuben, Betty Sharpe. { Thomas Crow, Normagene Crow, {Harry B. Stoner, Richard Bergseth, Harsy E. Leighton, Jack H. Regan, | F. Miller, L. C. Blommaert, Verne E. Peterson, Lt. Murray Barnett, Thelma Henderson, Alice Hansen, Kenneth Manning, Capt. M. Klotz, Anne Simpkins. George Metzgar. John Tufts, Wal- ter B. Allison, Cecil R. Smith, Jos- eph H. Lorens, Gomer Helsinger, Frank Gangle, John Weinmann, Albert L. Hinton. For Vancouver—Lois May Poole, Elfreda J. Mies, George Menzel, Isabel Booth, Mayme Cassell, Jean Johnson, Paul Johnson. For Prince Rupert—Ida Bush, D. E. Brumbough, Mary C. Williams, Park E. Lambertson, Ellis B. Allen, Stoff J. Lone, and Golden Walt- man. For Victoria—Jane M, Boyle. ‘For Ketchikan—Virgil Baker, Nellan, Walter Russell, Tom Jessup, D. A. Hoffman, Curtis Shattuck, Bishop Joseph R. Crimont, L. Vil- lanueave, Z. Gross, John Sherman, and Thomas Bennett. For Wrangell—Pau! R. Pugh, Mrs, | Arnt Sorset, and Mrs. L. Gorodn. — A baby son was born to Mrs. Delbert B. Dixon at St. Ann's Hos- pital at 8:40 p.m. Sunday. The child weighed nine pounds and two ounc- es and was named David Verne Dixon. This is the first baby for the Dixons. The father has been a |member’ of the United States Coast Guard for the past five and one- half years. Kaye Regan, Joe Regan, Capt. J.| D.|year for the National League pen- | E. Fett, Charles Dinsdale, John Mc- PLAY BALL WILL STARTTOMORROW FOR BIG LEAGUES Third Wa;rHTne Season Gets Official Nod-Many Changes in Lineups (By Assoclated Press) Unruly spring training weather that continued and washed out final tuneup games, plus a trickle of re- |turning ball players from draft and {war job status, complicated the third wartime major league base- ball season that opens tomorrow, but despite the loss of many players Ito the armed services, baseball has got the official nod and approval of the White House. Official White House Nod | President Roosevelt, himself a fan, is down south for a rest and sunshine, but Secretary Stephen Early spoke out and said “I know the President is pleased to see base- ball continuing.” He told this to Clark Griffith, President of the Washington Senators, who made his annual call at the White House with the season’s passes for the Presi- dent and the First Lady. Vice President Wallace will probably throw the first ball in the game here, taking that ceremonial task from the President. i Cards Out for Pennant The St. Louls Cardinals, out to make a bid for the third straight nant, will open the season on the home grounds against Pittsburgh, Chicago will be at Cincinnati and the traditional opener in New York’s only game, will find *the Giants entertaining the Boston Braves, while Brooklyn invades Philadelphia. Rookies in Lineups In all lineups there is a liberal sprinkling of rookies and managers will have the experiment of going along with at least ten of the six- teen big league clubs to get set about vital positions, and others wlil take more time to make their final decisions on players and places. s AP R b ol (Continued on Page Five) CASUALTTES INFLICTLD ON NIPPOKS Important Posifions North | of British Base Captured KANDY, Ceylon, April 17—Very 'heavy casualties huve been inflicted on the enemy and important posi- tions north of Imphal, British base, have been captured in counter-at- tacks against the Jap raiders in India, Mountbatten announces in his communique from his new head- quaters here. ‘The British have also improved positions on the hills northeast of Imphal and. beyond the ten mile rice paddy belt protecting the vital Allied storehouses and supply base. Meanwhile official silence fell over operations of glider borne chindits, whose new found strat- egy of infiltration by alr was brief- ly ; reported in yesterday's offjcial communique. It appeared as this |would promise a new turn in the entire Burma-India campaign. Medium bombers and Commando forces continuc the offensive against lenemy communications in support of ground positions. Yeu Shwebo and Mawlu areas are cupled and thls means new are being made to cut the enemy: supply lines In the north. JOE- CROSSON IS WITH LEAR AVIA, AS ALASKA AGENT Joe E. Crosson, well-known Alas- kan flier and air transportation executive, announced today he has Jjoined the Lear Avia, Inc., company as Alaska representative after term- inating his connections with Pan American Aifways’' Alaska Division. The Lear company, with head- quarters in Piqua, Ohio, is the lead- ing manufacturer of radio equip- . ment for independent and private planes, and also produces a wide variety of electrical and mechanic products for use in the air trans- portation business. Crasson formerly was of the Alaska Division of P, with headquarters in Seattle. He is now in Juneau on a trip through the Territory in connection with the Lear Avia concern and plans to visit Anchorage and Fairbanks. He said - an Alaskan headquarters for the company will be established in the future. Crosson has been with PAA since 1982, and previous to that time was with Alaskan Airways, forerunner of the present Alaska PAA system, from 1929 to 1832, Crosson first came to Alaska in 1926 to fly with the first commer- cial plane transportation company in Alaska. In 1928 he went with Wilkins to the Antarctic, and in the spring of 1929 began works with Alaskan Afrlines. The Lear company, Crosson said, manufactures some 250 different products and was the first company to come out with lightweight, eco~ nomical equipment for aircraft. William Lear, president of the com- pany, designed and bullt the first radio equipment for independent planes especially for use in Alaska. Crosson will Teave for the West- ward early this week. He plans to be in Alaska about three weeks. Faulkners Have New Grandson Grandparents for a second time, Mrs. Remington Low. !helomurm--hlnhulhur. The young man tipped the pital scales at eight pounds, He joins sister who is almost three