The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 2, 1944, Page 3

* UESDAY, MAY 2, 1944 ROBE RT George MURPHY - Thomas MITCHELL « STARTS TOMORROW!? Romance... with a Capital “AN-H-H-H-H"! TAYLOR ATARW Loyd NOLAN If at first you don't PREVUE TONIGHT 12:30 A. M. HEATRE THE CAPITOL HAS THE BIG PICTURESI TEN SOLDIERS ON | LONELY ISLE FOR NEARLY ONE YEAR By SGT. ALLAN MERRITT (Army Correspondent) HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN DEPARTMENT—Desolate St. Mat- thew Islamd, that pinpoint of land half way between Siberia and Alaska in the Bering Sea, Wi known to the ten soldiers who were its only occupants for nearly a year as Post Mortem, or Camp Beechuck. An Eskimo term, Beechuck means “no damn good”—or words to that | effect. 1 True, the treeless island isn’t good | fill of canned food. The U. S. Coast Guard vessel Clover, which brought their relief, also carried the first mail they had received. There were only two let- ters, and one of the x;recmus en- velopes was addressed to Cpl. Harry D. Lyons of Morgantown, W. Va . “The first and only letter T had received in nine months,” said Lyons, “and it was a ‘Christmas Greetings’ cards from my home town church! Was I disgusted. I've still got the card—saving it for a souvenir.” Ham for Three Holidays Lyons said the ten soldiers miss- ed fresh meat and green vegetables most of all. “We had 17 baked hams when we landed on the island and saved three of them for Thanks- giving, Christmas and New Year's dinners. We had a real celebration |JT» Alaskan Department comman- for much, but it proved its value|on New Year’s Eve and ran around |der, commended the ten men, who as a weather station, and that was | camp beating on tin pans and firing | Volunteered for the mission, for the business of the small group of |our rifles. We also celebrated every Puilding and maintaining the EPIC FILMS ENDS RUN AT CAPITOL Thirteen men in a fever-infested jungle, fight'ng in a heroic fight- |to-the-finish stand against Japan-| ese hordes, provide stark drama and 'many thrills in “Bataan,” saga of ' heroi under fire, which has its] final showing at the Capitol to-| night | The story deals with thirteen “ex- pendables” assigued to blow up a bridge and fight a delaying action to cover thc evacuation of the| Army of Bataan. Human relation- ships between the men, whose as-; |signment doums them to certain death, provide a drama within a drama, as one by one the soldiers fall victim to Lullets and malaria until Robert Taylor, the last of the |gallant patrol, stands in his own grave fighting to the last. ment. “We didn't miss it after the| first two months.” Beer Bottle Rolling Pin The island apparently was unin- habited for several years prior m; the war, but there was evidence someone had violated game reser| vation laws to trap white foxes on Ithe island. The trapper left at least two items which proved use- ful to the soldiers—a sled which was | used for hauling coal, and an empty‘ beer bottle which came in handy as a rolling pin. | Through a mixup, the ten soldiers, furthered their education in the| | classics during their lonely stay on] |8t. Matthew. When they left for| |the outpost, they took along a num- Tomato salad like Ma used to maki and finely chopped onions, can be had now by the Yankee fighters on Bougainville Island in the nerthern Sclomons, thanks te Victory Gar- dens like the one pictured here. these Victory Gardens also give th squash, cucumbers and melons. ~ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Bougainville Vidtory Garden e, with cucumbers and cubed beets Supplementing Army food rations, e boys a touch of home life. En- gineers of the Thirty-seventh Division hacked this plot of four or five acres out of the jungle and planted tomatoes, lettuce, beans, beets, ber of books which they thought v | consisted mainly of murder myster- Staff Sgt. John S. McRae of Port-| ies and other thrillers. lland, Ore., and Staff Sgt. Ben F.| “When we opened the crates of Schlegel of Bloomfield, Iowa,| books, we found that we had a set weather men; and Private Watt, of Charles Dickens’ works,” Garr the medic. explained. “Everyone in the de- The strangest thing about the tachment read every book we had whole mission is that, despite the| at least two or three times. John loneliness and miserable weather, Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ was some of the men have decided that good for several weeks of discus- it wasn’t such a bad life after all.} sion. We argued over that book for Asked how he would like nnother‘ | hours, but I undérstand that was such assignment, Lyons said: "Name\ the case back in the States, t00.” the island—I'm ready to go. I'd| Morale Boosters {like it a lot better than I do this Biggest morale boosters were the big post, with its close order drill.”| battery radio set which helped Garr was of the same opinion. { them keep up with world news, and e v e | other radio programs from the | States, and Pfc. Lynn (Doc) Watt > . of Wichita, Kas., the detachment GSO coun(ll Wl" \ medic and “a guy who was always s . ! good for a laugh” Doc Watt, a M ITh E | mortician in civilian life, was de- ee Is venlng scribed as “one of those guys who The GSO Council will meet this is always carrying on, and in good evening at 7:15 o'clock at the USO spirits.” |Clubhouse, according to anounce- The soldiers’ favorite radio pro- ment. All members of the council; grams were ° the so-cafled soap are urged to be present. i operas, and there was one in par-| ——,e | ticular to which they listened re- > | ligiously every Sunday afternoon. 2 'd‘ | Garr described this program, which Lu'heran I_adles AI | features ' various Hollywood film . i stars, as “the next best thing to a T M ' Th d iy 0 Meet on inursaay, The regular monthly meeting uf‘[ \the Lutheran Ladies Aid Societ"i will meet Thursday afternoon at| Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, 1:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.| Pete Hildre. Mrs. Hared will assist g . s L oy DOOMED PLANE soldiers who occupied it. 9 Months, No Mail . For nine months after they were put ashore from a Navy destroyer in September, 1942, along with approximately 100,000 pounds of w supplies and equipment, the ten exiles received no mail, saw no » Other human beings, and had their > Iman’s birthday when they came Weather station, “completely iso- around.” | Their supply of food was supple- | and_ pnder the sevemest climatic | mented by an occasional hair seal,;c"“dm‘_’“s‘” | wild birds, seagull eggs, and fish.| “Their splendid work on this mis- sion reflects great credit upon the “We lost all our salt in shipment some way," said Staff Sgt. Robert | individuals concerned and upon the | | military service,” he said. L. Garr of Salt Lake City, the non-| 2 ! Those in Detachment |com in charge of the small detach- § The detachment included Garr, UNITED TROLLERS ! ALASKA Regular_Meeting Wednesday—MAY 3—7:30 P. M. - UNION HALL |Lyons, Pfc. George Ruef of San Francisco, Pfc. John R. Blue of Kansas City, Mo., and Pfc. Jacob A. Stalker, an Eskimo from Neatak, {Alaska, all from the Alaska Scout 1Combat Intelligence platoon; Cpl. Jacob G. Oleynik of Utica, N, Y., jand Pfc. Ray W. Pemberton of Muskenon, Mich., radio operators; Baranof Beauty Salon v < ' General JUNEAU Phone No. 616 -Eléctrie MAZDA LAMPS ¥ Standard Sizes Alaska Eleciric Light and Power Company WHERE SATISFACTION and SERVICE are SYNONYMOUS SMART HAIRDOS Reap Compliments A full staff of experienced operators to satisfy your every wish in hair styling. ‘e SHOP HOURS SAMTOGP. M OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE 538 DOUGLAS Phone No. 18 |lated from the rest of the world,' the hostess. All members and friends are cor- | dially invited to be present at the meeting. | ——,———— | FROM NEW MEXICO | W. S. Wright, of Albugquerque,| New Mexico, is a guest at the Gas-| tineau. | e MRS, MILNES IN TOWN | Here from Klehine River and re-| A two-motored German fighter plane is hit by an American fighter craft over Europe (top), begins to trail smoke (center) and appears to be in ruinous gistered at the Gastineau is Mrs.| flame (below) as black smoke Louise Milnes. indicates burning oil or gas. U. T T S. bambers to the right, mean- | MARY JOYCE IN TOWN while, continue on their mission. (AP Wirephoto from Army Air Forces) TUCSON, Ariz.—Seven Mexican aliens were before Federal Judge |Alber M. Sames on charges of il- ilegal entry. Mary Joyce, cwner of the Taku Lodge near Juneau, is in town and registered at the Baranof Hotel. D HAGEN IN TQWN L. M. Hagen ias arrived in Ju- neau and is staying at the Baranof. | He is connected with the Standard | Oil Company. —————— —— FIRE THIS NOON 318 | "As each of the first six was ask- ¢ ONLY FALSE ‘“““‘M‘ed whether he came through the The Juneau Volunteer Fire De-|international fence, he answered partment was called out at 12 «yeg» 4 oclock noon today to answer an| The seventh, Jose Ortiz,*17, an- alarm av 3-3 ou Gastineau Avenue.|swered: Firemen arrived on the scene to! “No, I, who as of slight build, find that a bontire had been mis- came under it.” Even the judge taken as cause for a real alarm. smiled. WAR FILM BUT NO BATTLES AT | 20TH CENTURY “This Above All,” the Darryl F. Zanuck presentation |Knight's best-selling novel, which |opens at the 20th Century mnlghm’ jis a war picture with never a battle !scene in it. And yet every piece of | |its footage, even its essential love istory, is dedicated to the present ' struggle—the war is ot lost sight of for a minute, though it is never, shown. | | This curious and perhaps signi-| Ificant fact (significant because of |its emphasis on home morale ra- |ther than hcroism in battle) pre- |sented its makers with some prob-| |lems calculaied to make even the| studio wizards sizh for simple battle scenes involving only thousands of |extras and tor s of mock explosives, | Tyrone Power and Joan Fon—} taine play respectively the disillu- 'sioned war veteran and the WAAF girl in the pileture. Supporting |players inciude Thomas Mitchell, (Henry Stephenson, Philip Merivale, |Sara Allgood, Gladys Cooper and| jothers, i ————————— 'BONNIE MOZEE IS MARRIED TO CORP. GELLOTTE Charming in its “simplicity, the Iwedding of Miss Bonnie Mozee, daughter of Mr Benjamin Mozee of Nome, and Mrs. Marianne Milligan of Anchorage, to Corporal Gustaf | Arne Gellotte, USA, son of Mr. and ‘Mrs, Gustaf Gellotte of Brooklyn, {New York, was held this morning in Holy Trinity Cathedral. The vows were read at 11 o'clock by Dean C. E. Rice. | Given in marriage by Mr. Frank Kelly, the bride wore a dressmaker suit of Air Force blue and a shoul- der corsage of sweetheart roses and gardenias. Her accessories were brown and her flowered bridal hat was adorned with pink, blue and brown veiling. Miss Patricia Olson selected a suit similar to that of the bride's 1 | and her accessories were also| brown. She wore a hat of fuchsia and her flowers were roses. . The bridegroom was attended by Sergeant Al Deise as best man. The service was candlelight and| before the reading of the vows, Mrs. | Blaire Steele sang “Because” and “I Love You Truly.” Jackson Rice was the organist. Following the ceremony the bride and groom and others in the wed- ding party attended a breakfast in the Iris Room of the Baranof Hotel, | given by members of the Office of Price Administration Staff of which Mrs. Gellotte is a member. The bride is a graduate of the University of Washington and is employed as an accountant with (the OPA here. Corporal Gellotte attended the Pratt Institute, School of Science and Technology in New | York, and for the past two years has been stationed locally with the | United States Army. The newlyweds are residing at their apartment on Dixon Street, where they are at home to their many friends, JAP SHIPS ARE SUNK BY ALLIES, ASIATIC WATERS LONDON, May 2.—British sub- marines sank a Jap destroyer and |four other vessels in a recent at- tack on enemy supply lines in Asiatic waters the Adnmiralty an- |nounced today. Two supply ships and an escort vessel were damaged by undersea | raiders, one of which also bom- | barded military installations at Port |Blair on the Andaman Islands in| | the Indian Ocean. — eee — HERE FROM WASHINGTON C. N. Workman, a guest of the ,Baranof Hotel, has arrived in Ju- neau from Washington, D. C. I ~_ BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH ) 1DON'T SEE NARY ONE O’ THE LEETLE SQUINT-EYED WE \S ALMOST TO DAY JAP- \NFLUSTED 1SLAN' NAOW, DERE ONE \S \N DE TREE, B80ss of Eric | WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY TS0 ENTURY Now Playing R HEARTS! All the dramatic fer- vor...the emotional thrills . . . of a great book—now an even greater picture ! POWER W ERIC KNIGHT #roduced by DARRYL F. ZANUCK Oiected by ANATOLE LITVAK with Thomas Mitchell + Henry Stephenson’ Nigel Bruce + Gladys Cooper » Philip Merivale + Sara Allgood + Alexander Knox Scroen Ploy by R. C. Shorriff PLUS LATEST WORLD NEWS MANY MINERS FIND NEW JOBS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Jack Carvel, manager of the BEST SHOWS United States Employment Office, | LOWEST PRICES _ says placement of A. J. miners ’s‘_fi going well, To date 184 have left | oY Juneau and 144 have fuund new po- sitions. Sixty men were able to ob-| Dokomv Gn‘v "KB 3 tain local jovs and there are still| several open for other men. Forty- | "Ew pos"'o" w““ have been placed in Skagwa u oo ok gl s DRS. BUTLER, DA fother openings in that town includ- ing positions for four diesel gener-| The Bureau of Indian Affairs in ator operators, two plumbers, one the Shattuck building has a new mechanic, one employee in the person of ngmy heavy equipment machinist, one’c‘m.‘/- who has taken the position machinist for auto work. Mr. Car-|of secretary to Dr. Evelyn Butler vel suggests that anyone qusll(mdifllld Dr. George 'Dfllt in the Educa- to fill these jobs apply at the em.llional Division. The latter will soon ployment office. !be returning from a field trip to There are also several openings the far north. at Gustavus with the Morrison- BT R s B E RALPH MIZE RETURNS and there are approximately 20/ heavy equipment Knudsen company. Two diamond drillers and feur diamond driller — helpers and one camp cook are al-| Ralph Mize, construction engin- so needed by another concern. , eer for the Bureau of Indian Af- Miners and others who are still fairs, has returned to Juneau from unemployed are urged to go into a successful trip to the westward, the office and talk to Mr, Carvel.| 4 Everything possible will be done to| Back from Visi ———— | MOLITOR HERE 1 | Frank Molitor of the SexLon,! Mrs. Wellman Holbtbok ret Chabot and Molitor firm in West today from a two month's visit wit Seattle, has arrived in Juneau and her sister at Edna Bay. While & will be here sbout ten days. He .s/the southeast section the also spel registered at the Gastineau. some time at Bell Island. 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