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PAGE SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA MRS. F. TONER BACK: SAW MANY FORMER JUNEAUITES ON TRIP Felix T who 1y former rough the The four- New York far south Squid) While there irricane that ast. Wirt, | wspaperman, is | 1 the armed forces imed 1o be overseas ns , they called on Harrington, author of the LST Armada Unloads Supplies af Leyfe T slaska travel book, “Cin- akes Holiday in the| hlana While there they were | ) on a drive along the famous | wk Trail, an old Indian trail| dating from pre-colonial days In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Toners visited Mr. Herman Vander- Leest’s mother. This was the first| time she had seen her great- grand- | daughter Kathleen | | > : | e | A BETTER BLEND | FOR BETTER DRINKS| [ | Florine Housel. OLD ‘ HOMPSOX BRAND GLENMORE DISTILLERIES COMPANY lacorporated | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY | !son in Franklin, |in the States seems to be the influx, thing. of Negro South. Canada both wa | porting | airer: An armada of twenty LST's are pines, unloading vital sup s have been s nosed up to the bea ch at the Tacloban airstrip on Leyte in the Philip- plies and équipment for American forces battling the Japanese. | Causeways to ere not as crowd- they visited far north route in the States. ‘ Flying to Memphis the former|ed as rail lines Mrs. Gerald C. Ricke, Jeanne VanderLeest. Ricke is an — i aft enginéer with the Fisher M (ORMICK BA(K i Company and has now hu‘n‘ (1 i Hellenthal, sister of Simon and IN JUNEAU AFTER Jack; and Mrs, Stanton C. Rose, WASHINGTQN MEEI‘ sister of John Bishop. * | | | i After a visit with relatives in Min-| they left for the West! John 4 Coast. In Seattle, they saw the W.|rector of Selective Service, who re- B. Kirks, Stanley Zynda, former|turned yesterday from a conference owner of the Hotel Juneau, and Mrs |of Selective Service Directors from the 48 States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii land Alaska, said the conference was | In Portland they called on the mainly concerned with shaping up| Herb Redmans and saw Sally|,e_employment of World War II A;““““’f- l;‘“""“"g‘“‘““*":)*‘l’l‘ g ‘]‘“‘ veterans under the amended Select- | uneau Forest Service joe, Who!s i e v tan e Fhs i etiied, Tn e ORsgon| Tior WeE e city they also called on Gladys For-| The conference, which was held rest and the George Sundborgs, November 16, 17 and 18, was pre- | whose liIlllh child was born to them'qe4 over by Gen. Lewis B. Her- month. | shey, National Director. McCor- | Going to Oswego the Toners call-'mick, Gov. Ernest Gruening and | ed at Marylhurst College, Wwhere mgershey also had a meeting on they saw Cecila Thibodeau. Cecila t re-employment of veterans from | is to spend the Christmas holidays ajaska. McCormick also conferred | in Sun Valley, Idaho, to get in some 2 with Delegate Anthony Dimond 1 skiing. On his return to the West Coast,| Mrs. Toner said she saw MIS. nucormick stopped off in Walla| Granville Johnson and Corp. John- Walla, Washington, to visit his| Indiana, and Y€\, opier Mrs, Everett (Irene) | ported Mrs. John McLaughlin was J B in Indianapolis. Mrs. Johnson is f‘“;“f.‘l ]\11“’1‘/(" 4 “““’“;“"1“ the former Elizabeth Terhune. A8, AHES RO SUAryal. Lhe o Beatile. she saw Eits Mag;Wals Walla: Chamber ' of Com-| Duckworth, who had just returned Me'¢¢. | from Alaska short time before, | McCormick said the cigarette Mrs. Toner said the big problem Shorta Body transferred to Detroit In Chicago they visited Gertrude McCormick, Territorial Di-, neapolis ge in the States is the real| with hotels selling smokes | the only to guests. They show their | 1oom key and are allowed to pur-| traveled through chase one pack at a time. He said on their trip, re-:lh(‘ trains were crowded all thc‘ on that way across the continent and all war workers from The Toners accommodations ped from the sand by bulldozers. (AP photo from Navy) the way back. A seat, upon becom- | ing vacant, is filled at the next stop, JUNEAU DOG AIDS IN BIG BOND CAMPAIGN Everyone in Alaska owes it to his country and himself to take an active part in the Sixth War Loan | Drive now being conducted. Every | little bit, no matter how small | will aid the campaign. If you don't | believe it, ask Barry. | Barry, widely-known dog owned by Henry Messerschmidt of the San | Francisco Bakery, yesterday par- | aded the down-town sidewalks of Juneau carrying in his teeth a sack | bearing the timely words “BUY! BONDS.” | When interviewed this morning, Barry modestly said, “Well, dog-' gone it, I have to do something to help, don't 12" TR FROM KETCHIKAN Robert A. Baker, from Ketchikan, | is staying at the Baranof Hotel. - JONES HERE here from Peters- | ying at the Baranof J. W. Jones burg and is s Hotel. R FROM OLYMPIA Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Thompson are | in town and are registered at the Baranof Hotel from Olympia, Wash. ——e——— FROM OAKLAND Here from Oakland, California,| are Miss Martha McKenzie and | Miss Caroline Brophy, who arei registered at the Gastineau i RO AOO OO Blended Whiskey 36.8 Proof—65% Grain Neutral Spirits You can't give any- one a better gift— D THIS RISTMAS . .. THAN A B Alaska Federal Savings & Loan Association PHONE 3 VALENTINE BUILDING Just slip several pairs of these filmsy. sheer rayon stockings under the tree for her and watch that magic smile light up her face when she opens the package Christmas morning. FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SHOP DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS . . . N HOURS EACH AY ARE FROM 11 A .M. TO 8 P. M. | { [ i T 55 " (lomen's Appaner Baranof Hotel Building iy | Mrs. William Hixson or Mrs. W. C. Jensen next week. Mrs. Hixson can EMBLEM (LUB WILL [Pl o el NAMED FOR STATE | December 19, id Mrs. Daisy Fa- DEPARIMENT joBs The meeting of Juneau Emblemfgerson. the retiring President, “and \ Club No. 90, on Tuesday, December |feel sure that those who can will | | DUNN AND HOLMES Absolutely FREE! Eac! tion Sunday in Elks' Hall—2-5 p. m. | Thousands of Dollars in Prizes. N our stock of Genuine A Subscription to “SMOKE SIGNALS” % Your Guide foHoppy Smoking’ SMOKE SIGNALS is Your Ma with helpful facts and pipes, fobace NN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1944 Indispensable o all smokers and FREE. 7 GEORGE YALE, 1083 SIXTH AVENUE, N. Y. 18, R.Y. % send me o FREE nbscription fo SMOKE SIGNALS tion creating two new assistant | Secretaries of State and then nom-| 2 inated James Dunn and Brig. Gen.| 4 and Mrs. Florence Holmquist will begin her year as presiding officer. The new officers are to be in- AS OIHER MAIER'A“ vision of FEuropean Affairs and Requests have been received by Holmes has been Assistant Army | Deputy and a corps of officers the Gastineau Channel Toy Center |Chief of Staff on the Supreme Al-| she and her group are making the |ladies pajamas and other clothing| Don’t Miss the Big War Bond Auc- | trip to Juneau for the expr(‘ss'items (new or used), are greatly purpose of this installation. |needed. Requested garments range are planning a luncheon Monday |portunity for aiding the Toy Center noon in the Iris Room of the in providing a Merry Christmas Baranof Hotel. Reservations for for many youngsters 'who would Acetylene Welding, 19, will not only be the last meet-l’want to attend the affair.” de:LA:.Z‘:s]:\i’lrzorj)ld Dec: A P)I'elsx-" ing in 1944; but it also marks the‘ today signed legisla- | organization. On that night lhe‘ Tov (E"IER IN NEED Julius Holmes to the posts. Dunn has been serving as the stalled by the Alaska District | from the Petersburg club. The Dis-|for various articles from needy |lied Headquarters, in charge of po- trict Deputy, Mrs. Florence Mathi- |children, most of them hospitalized. |litical affairs. In honor of Mrs. Mathisen and|in size from six to 14, with skirte the visiting officers from Peters- being particularly wanted. i this luncheon will, of course, be!ctherwis(\ be forgotten. Contribu- made in advance. Juneau members |tions of money, materials or labor | % dreds of pictures of close of the club’s first year as an officers for 1945 are to take office | of (lo-"““G AS WEll State Department Chief of the Di-| sen, is also from Petersburg, and| Hairbrushes, and several pairs of | .. burg, the Juneau Emblem members| Next week will be the last op»‘ wishing to attend are to call either will be greatly appreciated | Plumbing, Heating, Blacksmithing J 'Alaska knows what it is to be a war front. The ]a—fi bomb- :/ing of Dutch Harbor, the hard-fought battles of the Aleu- i i % : |'tians have served to prove—if proof were needed — that, LWELE L k ‘it can_happen here.” /That Alaska is’dctermir_lgi:;t—’shéll.rl?f Hap?)e‘r; agaer—m "Z\laska or in any spot where: the American flag flies—is4 'i)roved, too, by the Territory’s proud record in War Bond| ‘sales. In every past War Loan Drive, the people of Alaska) have exceeded their quota—and sometimes doubled 'it.{ . This is a record well worth continuing. ’ ‘Alaska’s quota for the Sixth War Loan is $2,500,000, of | which $1,500,000 is to be raised by individual subscriptions.\] 1 | i . 4 \ This is the drive which is going to send our fighting men on t|:o Tokyo-which is going to supply the planes and ships, the {bombs and byllets to hunt the Japs in every corner of the i : Pacific area. i Now, le¥’s give those Sons of Heaven hell. 1 ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY | HARRI MACHINE S¥ SHO GIFTS Py OIL BURNERS Phone 319