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s EHURSDAY, AUGUST 10, Phone a CLASSIFIED Copy m day. tions: One |party and jukebox dance, in USO.|Many to permit listing in full in ally «\v»\m)‘n.xlu-(l She could not 4 yeening up our USO xmdmon; | SATURDAY, August 12, 9:30 p.|this column today. And m\yml‘; “”“‘“‘;““‘ "I““ anyone "l‘"‘“di*“"“ of giving a cordial personal wel-| OF ALASKA o diry pose that she was qualified for X g . m--USO dance in Union Hall. glancing over such a diary wou » = come to each newcomer.” NOW, ten i & | SUNDAY, August 13, 12:30 p.m. Dote the wide variety among the this job. Nmu(!u'lem..‘lllon.\ Il;(' weeks lnter, we ask you Service-| Lumber and Blllldm’ “ah"al’ (or later at convenience of Service- |items, big and little, that were Very moment this particular col- jen to tell us: HAS, or hasn't, | FOR RENT 'men)—Trip by car to Mendenhall deemed worthy of mention. Nor Umnist met her he had sald 0/ psr prEEK MADE A BIG HIT| PHONES 587 or 747—JUNEAU FOR SALE 1944 ust be in the office by 2 o'clock in the afternoon to insure insertion on same We accept ads over telephone from persons Daily rate per line for consecutive inser- day, 10¢; Additional days, 5¢; Minimum charge, 50c JUNEAU'S PROGRAM THURSDAY, August 10, 9:30 p. m.—Regular Thursday night dance lat UsO | by USO Com- !mandos from studio of KINY; 9:30 ip m. — Candy-making and game Glacier; 2:30 p. m.—Bicycle party, starting from USO Inferesting liems for Everybody (weather per-| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR USO NEWS LE—JUNEAU, ALASKA and direct in our predictions, leav ing no room whatever for interpre- tation | " This seems a particularly approp- riate time to boast of one of our predictions, especially curately or, more ac- a series of them concern y‘gm\ to work for the Juneau USO. Up to that very moment she had not had a single day's experience in any kind of activity at all com- 'parable to this. In fact she had }on their heels. Nobody wants an |such fate for so regular a fellow as Nick Castiglione. | | el b for an inerview as our she was liter- contain a lot of interesting items the C for the USO week just past—too Prospective hoste would this surprise anybody who himseli: “What an excellent hos- was at all familiar with the scope tess Mary McCormack would make of the Club’s activities and lhe‘nl some USO club!” return is being eagerly awaited by all of us. 1 maybe you think that | But hav- | ing one prediction come true doesn't| qualify a fellow as a phophet, cwx:; of Per- haps we were just plain lucky that the minor league variety recently as in our column of May 25th we wrote concerning another young lady who at that time was about to join the USO staff: “She has a rare personality and a de- i REPAIRING and REMODELING PAGE FIVE Public Accountant-Stenographic-Tax Relurns MURPHY and MURPHY Successors to Harvey Lowe ROOM 3—First National Bank Bildg. PHONE 676 : 5 at ing one person For tomororw 3 S it listea in l}elep one directory. | evening it will be exactly one year Once, you say. But it wasn't justy______ e =g Count five average words to the line. ago that a certain young lady be- Once; we did it a second time. As CABINETS FIXTURES i FULTON & KRUSE BUILDING CONTRACTORS hit with all the club’s regular cus tomers; and she will be a big help)| with everyone coming to the USO?! are convinced | So, we hope you ; | 'S MEMOR- ) 3 | FRIDAY, August 11, 7:00 p. m—| PIARY OF A WEEK just completed her first year a lEhtful disposition; and she pos 5 ) i Servicemen's Council meeting in| ABLE M‘;‘“ENTS et we college : sesses lots of that indefininble but | o REONBAR: - ) 146 So. Main Street us g —Radi ast| If we kept a diary (which we b casily-recognizable quality known as s SAATARE ,1,59, 9:80. P 2 l}adlo hrmdc“t‘don‘t. except in our head) it would / When she was asked to visit toy Y e 1 q to Ke + of “The Guardsman P! color’. She is certain to make ¢ COLUMBIA LUMBER COMPANY YOU CAN GET LUMBER FOR ESSENTIAL REPAIRS ON YOUR HOME mitting); 5:30 p. m.—Coffee hour, ¥ - Y by now that as a prophet we are LOST—FOQOUND Iwith cake and cookies: 10:00 p,m. | Widely-varyiig interests of thel And two weeks later when an no less. than positively MAJOR. cnc - Song party around piano. ymany Servicemen and GSO girls opening suddenly occurred here, he In turn, in the interests of fair| play, we will concede that perhaps| there is a possibility that this fel-| low Nostradamus wasn't so bad; MISCELLANEQUS MONDAY, August 14, 8:15 p,m. coming to it during the span of exclaimed more specifically: “What even a single week. an excellent hostess Mary McCor- By way of example, last week's mack would make at the Juneau (leaving USO)—Forum Club meet- ing at private home; 9:15 p.m.—| JEANIES CAFE WANTED PEADLINE FOR DISPLAY ADS IS 11 A. M. ON DATE OF INSERTION _ FOR SALE WANTEY FOR SALE—Silvertone console model radio to best offer. Write Empire 329. Phone Blue 472. few broken down Informal get-together at USO. TUESDAY, August 15, 7:15 p.m. -Meeting of GSO; 8:30 p.m.- “Teacher’s Pet,” quiz contest broad- |cast from USO; 9:30 p.m.—Custo- {mary Tuesday night games at USO. | WEDNESDAY, August 16, T7:15 jp. m.—Bicycle party, starting from WANTED TO RENT — A piano. USO (weather permitting); 9:30 p. °" Wednesday and Friday nights, job for us. ;m —Square dancing at USO. i diary would contain mention of the USO Club!"™ And during those following items not-soon-to-be-for- early weeks of her service with us |gotten: Listening to the charming when she was only gradually be- | Florence Jensen, formerly of Min- ginning to gain a little confidence neapolis, play the violin beautifully in her own ability, he kept pre- iat last Friday night party * * "dlclm\' to her (as well as to every- 'seeing the unusual and entertain- one else within range of his voice) |ling Technicolor movies presented that she was going to do a grand The rest is history: respectively, by Miss Mildred May-{Mary has been doing, and is con- nard and Chas. John O'Connor tinuing to do, A GRAND JOB! after all, either in any event, that phonious-sounding name. |again, however, don't that we would have the edge he had a eu- There TRADAMUS, JR.? e, POLICE COURT FINE It's a certainty,| you agree| on| Just Like Mother Used io Cook him if we signed off this column | today—CADMUS ZACCHEUS NOS | 326 SECOND STREET | 0ld Fashion Home Cooked Meals Phone 359 THE ONLY HOME CAFE IN JUNEAU | | WANTED — A IN THIS CORNER— {* * * and learning —ui=ng iite week She is about to start north for a| Thomas Martinez ‘was fined $25 SR o e A4 alarm clocks. 925 West 11th Ttk $ . ighi 181 the welcome news about the ele-|vacation of several weeks. She will | in City Police Court this morning 26-FT. TROLLER, g » -1 Street. | “In this corner, weighing vation to a First Lieutenancy of a'be very much missed. Already her on a charge of being drunk. draft, with reconditioned model {pounds, wearing red and bl“k‘vrrv c60d friend of our staff and| - B0 3 s S e R A and marine transmission, not | WANTED — 2 bedroom furnished trunks, from Chicago, Illinois, the Lhe’ m&tire Club, well-llked“'Lennie" mmu Plluma & HEATING co. installed so set of girdles, lead,| apt, close in, for two reliable leading contender for the light- it PLUMBING—HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHEET METAL stainless steel line and miscel- laneous gear, $500.00 cash, Phone couples; no children. Phone Jane at 538 between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. weight title —NICK CASTIG- LIONE!" | |Schaeffer, of Newark, N. J.* ** land observing with ever-increasing | |admiration the consistently hlghf 1 Have You Tried the New Halliwell Cold Wave? —Experienced Operators— WELDING PHONE 787 Third and Franklin 5 ot we 9 a. m. and v acki i s A | 2 Dlack 10 betweens 8 8 1 84| GANTED A cash regier. DU square Gorden” that aight. 1. Joap|L0n0ard mainiained in all phases| Lucille’s Beauty Salon b | Mauro Drug Co. iroared its welcome as the young\or Ly radio; worky i G- Bechards PHONE 492 ke - | 3 > % 4 5 |Peter, of Canton, Ohio, (meriting P —————————————————————— FOR SALE—One Alaskan Gray |WANTED—By reliable party, 2- ltalian fighter rose to acknowledge r, .ye. gpecial mention at greater| - . R T e e ar Wolf fur jacket, size 14, Phone| bedroom furnished house. Phone (D€ introduction. It was the b'g"xenmh in an early issue of this! Tunlrr cO‘nP G- E. mnmsT Black 375. Green 472. | WANTED — Dealers for |gest moment of his ring career— _ jin a few seconds he would be bat- (column) * * * and watching a lot f the thembers of the crew of the Member National Retailer- e CUSTOM TAILOR 65 mm. Mannlicher rifle with 5/ "WpNCED — Dealers for JWatkibs ting for the world championshil.|jegroyer that was here on Sun- et & | 211 SEWARD STREET Across from Elks' Club o ells ; electric out- R i 5 &) VErsugmn, ixeding biowe ith abe F’r the best day and Monday finding our USO bozes. shells, 4000, € " Sitka, Haines and Skagway. Write men ever to hold that title, or any| : 4 y PHONE 767 PHONE 576 board motor with batteries, $65; Ralph Shores, Juneau, Alaska. other title, the great Henry ‘AT |0 eannQelily, 1S SONING, the e 30-30 Marlin rifle with shells, Box 2081 5 s ‘~:u'ong hin;sel[ Ak s B be“mms» much to their liking * * * lever action, $35; .22 Mosberg SR SRV RE 5 .clanged for rm‘md oné e |noting the enthusiasm of the FTORD AGENCY CALL rifle with shells, bolt action, $25; | WANTED — 3-bearoom house fOF| Tnat introduction prefaced whag o Cers: and also (and this was 0 ee (Authorized Dealers) F ‘s Transfer 22 Special pump rifle with shells,| - immediate occupancy. Phone 761 proved to be the most mvmorab‘le ;‘w“ mnr(l; nnlewm‘:hyvsof ks | GREASES—GAS—OIL emmer s anster $25; 32-40 Winchester rifle, $25;| pefore 10 a. m., and 289 from ', ¢ VR L0 |low members in the Servicemen's| % ¥ : ; 33 Winchester rifle, $25; 25-35| 10 a. m. to midnight. :”'_‘;f::r ‘:S S‘i‘i‘ghf::_“*fil‘]"d“el: Sntife band, over the high-class saxu- Sc/zz/lmy avor is Foot of Main Street 114 Winchester rifle with shells, $25; | — — — M__‘nighv. that Hens A‘rm rad o _t‘phone playing by Signalcorpsman i J““‘ ““.“’ OIL — FEED — HA a 30 Remington automatic rifle| YANTED—Used furniture. 308 w‘l—‘I Bt " aifhian }' ls n:;g WOt | 5ohn Fiscus, from Seattle, popular alwa S rellab!e | ULIN with shells, $50: 10 gauge shot-| Ioughby. Phone. 788. ‘rc(:]f:;,; f:h;“ m"‘m:‘;“m‘f‘a:hfi {new addition in the outfit * * * y gun, double barrel, with 3 boxes | Gugaer o Hand | magnificent fighting machine) 200 talking yesterday with our P g TR e shells, ABMl; (40 oAuge Shc"g““k’!i ironers. Apply Aldbin Laundry. jcou?d i :crap was a‘i’:‘flndb Set. Jenl-)y Burkl)(c,dgen.lal. GI Sanllary Meat Co. Dine - Bar - Dance double barrel, with shells, stoc hard-earned draw. That same in- | o DeUoll, about the days some FOR QUALITY MEATS Delicious Fried Chicken needs repairing, $20; 12 gauge itcodiiotion is. setvidg. today to re. | Y6818 8g0 when he worked for the PO ¥ ] Winchester pump shotgun with{ FOR RENT O S erwing_L0day {0 PIe- orq Company in the same part of AND a ‘“‘“" DERBY INN shells, $35; 30-30 Winchester rifle, | with |[FOR RENT_ Steam heated room 'the first of a series of Sketches |the plant with a husky young 5 5 3 ¥ Cali Phones 13 and 49 John Marin, Prop. Skagway long ““BasLel, ~IRvek S04A0, 3 Pi “of Interesting People We've Met in|co.c P0Y ©f 17 who used to do [ S A | shells, $30; all leather gun case,| Eilingen Apts., after 6 p. m. [This Man's Army, entitied “In Tnis |0 smateur boxing in the eve- like new, $50. Thompson Optical | —=——rrrr — Sl v, entitled “In ThiS ;g5 a boy respected by his fel- | - — e B S e e oo sl S —————, Co., 214 2nd St. i NT-—Fout-r00m pastly fyr- 3 |lows who predicted even then that m i PIRAPE ot o o o R | “Pll Electric range, auto-| Our likeable friend Nick is & he had the makings of a champion Chas. G Warner Co. o 14 o matic oil burner. Phone Red member of that Army outfit com- and who weren’t mistaken. for the 4 ¢ ONE NEW violin purchased yes-| g Seridiae dns: Bl Ton Dornatod . low'ze Marine Engines and Supplies Widest Selection of terday, for sale at sacrifice. mile Radio Station. W11 | |PARTLY FURNISHED 2-room apt. | with bath_oil range. Write Em- CABINET SINK and three-burner| bire 4305. oil stove with gridle; coal or! wood heater with coils; 30 gal FOR RENT—Steam heated bed- water tank, $55.00 cash. Inquire Y0om. Phone Green 410. 243 So. Franklin St. Price $750. Phone 329. o 1 STEAM-HEATED ROOM, twin Many months ago he was a very|, 5 P y | {the gentleman named Nostradamus, 'AINTS — OILS = b = T beds, $15 a bed. Phone Black {ough man to handle with his tWO | highly 1 rded rentls E. O. DAVIS E. W. DAVIS 28-FT. CABIN BOAT, 20 hp. Ker-| % it P {highly regarded apparently by many Builders’ Shelt iy ¥ |6 0 or 315 Gold St. |fists; we are satisfied he will PrOVe heoble these days. It's always Simpled res like s crbuiid PHONE 81 and = APT. FOR RENT. THREE-ROOM cabin and lo:.: Way % Phone 1757, 481 So. Franklin. | 22 4 - | #OR RENT—Fur. Apts. Easily kept RECORD CABINET, $15.00. Call| oo “\ginger mt:; $15 :‘t;mth. 323 Decker Black 768, 108 Fosbee Apts. | Lights, water, Dishes. Also, bath ;fi‘gflfll:;i:u?ef::tshelfw;:;? 1(1§e :;: for interpretation in the light of ;l'his grand dai’?' £{oducr is mzld: G e : i . | S 3 rom 99.8% re: iry cream plus LARGF bedstaad. Douglas 325. end use of Electric Wusher and the subsequently established facts iry DODGE and PLYMOUTH i 2 | ‘Wringer in Lauudry roum. See- that he had been involved, of| ‘gyg maybe we are the victim of 3o% vegerable stabilizer and pro- | DEALERS Place for sale 6 miles out Glacier | Highway. Frank Maver. view Apts. | FIANOS FOR RENT. FOR SALE — Latest model 1942 Spartan radio, 11 tubes, long and| short wave, excellent condition. Phone 800, extension 605. | —Phone 143. FOR RENT-Unfurnished flat. In- quire Snap Shoppe. it sty sauinped vaner 5. MISCELLANEQUS pede” also 2 room completely fur-|gyg DEPb’i‘ LUNCH open under nished house with attic, oil| ey management by “Skipper”. |man who always has been Nick's! e, Lagk | Y George Harju, across Douglas; Fishing rods of all kinds repaired.|quickest victory was an eleven- hg pit phet, 'ld . Ala'k.u s' Bridge. hird steps to right Leave at West Coast Grocery.|second knockout in the first round, we flie_ ':Ii}'} been notably bo“ ' i 5 5 AR i i “’ie Douglas Hiway. P. O. Box 1108, Walter A. Walker. nearly a world’s record * * * he is| === e e e Arth Uggen, | Pianos—Mousical Instruments Juneau. P GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- ::oer]x}; é;giz:xézi ;:htglex hfle“%;“ nm' ums and Supplies YORK Cold Storage Plant. Write| ment, $7.50. Paper Curls, $1 up. ‘elghts, and| - i | P. O. Box 126, Juneau. Jnckson! Lola Beauty Shop. Phone 201,|® has been ranked nationally as NUNN-BUSH SHOES | hone Second and Seward | 315 Decker Way. LOST AND FOUND |LOST—Tan wallet containing Gov- BRAND NEW Chev. marine con-| emment check and paper money. version motor, 85 h.p., including| Reward. Return to Empire. 2 ilc d'l reduction gear; also ::‘ OLSON AT GASTINEAU ;vlv gal L::lilll):x}:b;afie;gu %3; d-i ‘Oscar Olson, of Taku, has been 2 2 | discharged from St. Ann’s Hospital ing Shop. | and is now staying at the Gastineau AUK BAY smail year-around home, | Hotel. Duotherm oil stove. Some other| furniture; two lots patented land| on water. Price immediate sale. Box 292, Empire. Marsh. FOR SALE—Seven electric hand books. Phone Blue 725, or 525/ 5th. i e —— CALL FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the Su- |perintendent of Juneau Public iSchools, Post Office Box 1271, for FOR SALE—Furnished 2 bedroom the cleaning of all glass on the ex- house, 3% miles out Glacier Hi-terior of both Public School build- 2 |plies. All broken glass must be Patented land, Auk Bay. Call 8bi,emoved and replaced. Inspection DeHart's Geocery, or write P. O./of the windows may be made at Box 574. |any time. The bids must be mailed NEW MODERN four-room furnish- 1t later than Aug. 12, 1944. En- ed house. Terms. Phone Green! ¢l0s¢ Pphone number in all bids. 483, . ‘Nc deposit necessary. JUNEAU PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHOICE ONE acre lots, 3% miles A. B. PHILLIPS, out Glacier Highway. Inquire Superintendent. Bnap Shoppe. B S Aug. T-8-8-10-11 |At present |weight; and hl e’'s somewhat over- 'd have to do a lot of boxing and road-work to get down again to the 135-lb. limit. But if Nick ever gets into war combat we warn his opponents to beware of taking him lightly. Not an exceedingly hard character with | bayonet if he ever has the chance to use one. Nick is just 25 years old now |* * * but he's been fighting in the course, in countless street fights) #** he became a professional fighter at 14 * * * he has engaged of them, with his losses and draws totaling only seven * * among his victims were a number of men who at one time or another had held world titles, including Lou Ambers and Sammy Angott, as well as the first among the leading contenders for the world’s title * * * he says strong encounter, evidence of which he still possesses in the form of night five years ago * * * after a half-lifetime of hard fighting, how- appearance and he has no scar tissue over his eyes, mute testimony of his extraordinary defensive skill * * * his eyes themselves are the eyes of a veby ring-wise veteran, and he is still fast on his feet and| fast with his hands * * * besides his profession he loves almost. all sports (he is a good baseball player, and he used to play a brilliant |Army he had been serving the city as one of its park district inspect- | ors. He says that he has hung up his six-ounce gloves for good. Along with his many other friends we hope he means it. The vast majority of fighters have tried to come back, only to suffer the al- most-inevitable doom of one-too- many beatings and then a lifetime of acting punchy and walking back in 267 pro battles * * * he won 260 his hardest fight was the Arm-| a swollen left hand ‘broken that! ever, his ears remain normal in| | | game of football as a schoolboy‘; I } i |Negro youngster was a lad you've |probably heard of, named Joe Louis lcurrently a sergeant in the Army of the U. S. NOSTRADAMUS, JR. Personally we never have been | {impressed with the prophecies of seemed to us that most of his pre- dictions call for a lot of interpret- ing before they mean anything, and that they were so worded as to |permit an excessively generous area our own envious nature. Yes, it's quite possible this is just a case }ot professionai jealousy on our part. It so happens that up to now we have not received our own just dues as a prophet, either “major” or “minor.” Today, however, we have decided the time has come to claim the credit to which unques- tionably we are entitled. our cooperation. SEATTLE 1, WASH., Pier 7, MAin 7477 apples become epicurean. delights with creamy-smooth Avoset poured over. Breakfast cereals have new appeal and coffee is golden-rich with Avoset's extra creamincss, cessed so that it keeps for months, Treat your family to meadow- sweet Avoset today! B Dedicated to Victory The Am Transportation Company is proud of the part its fleet and its personnel are taking in the winning of the war . . . the needs of the armed forces will continue to have first call on our facilities and 100 per cent of We are not unmindful of the friendships built through the years of serving an augmented fleet and @ highly trained organization will render service to the Alaska of tomorrow in a bigger and better way. ALASKA TRANSPORTATION CO. D. B. FEMMER, Agent, JUNEAU TACOMA, WASH, MACHINE SHOP Ropes and Paints LIQUORS PHONE 92 or 95 NORTH TRANSFER | Light and Heavy Hauling Thomas Hardware Cn HARDWARE COWLING-DAVLIN COMPANY WHEN IN NEED OF Diesel Oil—Stove Oil—Your | Coal Chelce—General Haul- ing — Sforage and Crating CALL USI Juneau Transfer The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Reoms at Reasonable Rates PHONE BINGLE O STETSON HATS Quality Work Clothing [ ] FRED HENNING Complete Ostfitter for Men HUTCHINGS ECONOMY MARKET Cholee Meats At All Times | Located tn George Bros. Store PHONES 553—92—95 “SMILING SERVICE" Bert's Cash Grocery PHONE 104 or 105 Pree Delivery Juneaa GISEIIEAU jay. Inquire A. L. Blood, Ord-|ings. Th ssful bidder is to|fullback). o £9 the ::’s ks ‘;x\:gxsnsh afi xi'fff“%'he :chf);ls will| Nick's home is still in Chicago. Alaska . . . are bending every effort toward maintaining a dependable [OTEL {furnish all iy -|When he was induci i old friends . . . and looking toward the days of peace when Every comfort made for our guests Y e g all equipment and sup: ted into the service for these old nds nd g y! P s ioe Int " PHONE 10 eor 20 HOME GROCERY ,» Petkins Bldg., MAin 0840 Phone 146 Home Liquor Stere—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phene 30 Ideal Paint Shop