The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 8, 1945, Page 6

PAGE SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA A 1 MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1945. TWO VICTIMS OF SATURDAY FIRE ARE IDENTIFIED Dead Are Cfiafiey Howard of Juneau, Martha Gun- | derson of Kake | The two charred bodies found in {he ruins of Charley Howard's home | adjacent to the Indian Village were | identified Saturday afternoon as| those of Martha Gunderson, 35, and | Charley Howard, 36, it was an-| nounced officially today. The house | was destroyed by fire Saturday fore- | noon Howard was identified by laundry | marks on his charred clothing and | Mrs. Gunderson was identified by | bridgework that the late Dr. Charles | Jenne had put in her mouth in 1937. Further means of identification was | furnished by the remains of a knit- ted sweater found on the body and | a pair of woman’s white shoes found | underneath the bed in the gutted house. The last people to see the couple early Saturday morning said the woman with Howard was dress- ed in the sweater and shoes i The couple were last seen in| George Brothers’ Liquor Store whon| they bought a bottle of whiskey and called a Yellow Cab. Mel Swanson, | the driver, said he took the couple to the house which was discovered | ablaze several hours later Previous to going to the liquor | store to call the cab the couple lnd, been visiting Joe Pratt in his cabin i in the Goldstein Cabins. Pratt told | U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray that | Howard told him he thought some- | thing terrible was about to happen to him and told him what he wanted | him to do. Howard seemed --1001m" AS A SALUTE to the movie “Winged Victory,” WAC Pvt. Margaret Gal- lagher, Jersey City, N. J,, displays the insignia of the 16 U. S. Army Air Forces, including the recently= activated 20th which was created for the purpose of bombing Japan. All of the film'’s production and dis= tribution profits will go to U. S. Army charities. (Internationai) STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW \ORK .Lm 8 — Closing §nd depressed [ quotation of Alaska-Juneau Mine Martha Gunderson is survived by | gock today is 6%, American Can her husband, Hans J. Gunderson,| g% anaconda 30%. Beech Alr- who is in the Army and Howard is | crary 14%, Bethlehem Steel 70, survived by his wife, Esther, and | their four children, who live Douglas. A message was broadcast Satur-| day to Kake trying to locate Mrs Johnny Jackson, Mrs. Gunderson’s mother. As yet no word has been | heard and funeral arrangements are pending. Funeral services for Charley How- ard were held today at 2 o'clock | from the Charles W. Carter Mor- | tuary. The Rev. John Wasil, of the | Russian Orthodox Church, officiated in) | Curtiss-Wright |as follows: [ Harvester 80%, Kennecott North American Aviation 10%, York Central cific 21%, U, $4.04 Dow, 25%, S. Steel 62'z, Jones averages tod: Industrials, 154. 26.54 SATURDAY 50.89; utilities, PRICE! Northern 2, International 384, New Pa- Pound are ; rails, i« NEWPUSH REACHES mans Out of Marsh Land I in Italian Area ROME, Jan. 8—Canadian troops of the Eighth Army have driven to |the Adriatic Sea at a point about ten miles above Ravenna. In four days of bitter battling, the Canadians have pushed the Nazis out of fifty square miles of marshy land between Ravenna and the city of Valli de Cammachio. The attacking forces fanned out in a broad push that reached both and west from captured San | east leading out of that bastion. | The Canadian forces reached the | sea at Casa Borsetti, a spit of land | | separating Commachio Lagoon (mm | the Adriatic. | Meanwhile, snow and cold weather | | confined the rest of the front to | Hmlrol mu\xty TEXAS UNION ORGANIZERS - LAWINVALID } AN Supreme Court Rules in’ | Organizer by 5to 4 ; Ruling WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. — Texas egislation requiring paid labor unicn anizers to register with the Sec- y of State before soliciting members, has been declared uncon- stitutional by the Supreme Court. Justice Rutledge delivered Lhe court’s five to four opinion, and Jus- |tive Roberts wrote the dissenting Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- | | neau mine stock last Saturday was | opinion in which Chief Justice Stone ,and Justices Reed and Frankiurlcl and burial was in Evergreen Ceme- | 6%, American Can 92%, Anaconda agreed ey 30%, Beech Aireraft 137, Bethlehem | 'R~y Thomss, Detroit, CIO Vice- | The verdict read: “We, the jur | steel 683, Curtiss-Wright 6%, Ini- | president, and President of the find the names of the deceased to | ternational Harvester 80'%, Kpmm- United Auto Workers, challenged be Charley Howard and Martha D, | 0%t 382, North American Aviation | the validity of the statute and ap- Gundersor, and that they came to | 10% New York Central 24%, North- | pealed aiter being adjudged n con-| their death in the following man-| &0 Pacitic 20%, U. 8. Steel 61, tempt of court for violating the | ner; that is to say: burned to death | Found $4.04 | Texas court’s order which enjoined in the cabin of Charley Howard,! Dow, Jones averages S',m_u'dnv him from soliciting union members e astooyod by fire on the | Were as follows: indusirials, 15358; | without registering with the Secre- | morning of January 6, 1945, the 'ollS: 40.76; utilities 2625, tary of State and obtaining an or- cause of the fire is at this time | unknown.” This afternoon officials were still trying to locate the mother ot‘ Martha Gunderson who was burned | to death Saturday morning. Fu- neral services have been set for Wed nesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The Charles W. Carter Mortuary sald definite announcement will bv’ made tomorrow. - e, | CHANNEL APPAREL SHOP Clearance Sale—1 dress, $10.95; 2 dresses, S11. j | Hazel Andrew Twedt was *DISORDERI.Y CONDUCT BRINGS SIX MONTH sentenced to | unions, but that it “must not t six months in the Federal jail Sat- | pass upon the domains set apart by and only once previously, Igun er's card. l The state court sentenced him to | three days imprisonment and fined him $100. 1‘ The Supreme Court said that the state has the power to regulate labor ~ ADRIATIC Canadian Forces Clear Ger- | ! Alberto along the main highway | 1 | i AFTER YEARS OF WARFARE with the Japs, the Chinese are turning out a good part of their weapons without fear of enemy bombers in a huge arsenal carved out of the solid rock of a mountain in southwest China. At top is shown one of the entrances to the intricate network of caves in which workers construct various materials and weapons for battle. Many of the rifles now being used by Chiang Kai-shek’s troops were. made in caves like the One'plclurcd below. OWI photos. (International) CHINESE UNDERGROUND ARSENAL [ Rainbow Girls | | | 0.V. Kukkola ~ Has itation | HEADQUARTERS ALASKAN DEPARTMENT—A citation for ex- ceptional civilian service, signed by ! Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, | was recently presented to Olavi V Kukkola by Lt. Gen. Delos C. Em. mons, Alaskan Department Com- mander. . This commendation is the high- | est possible award that the War De- partment can bestow on any civilian | has a urday on a charge of disorderly con- | free speech and free assembly. That | similar Citation been given to any- duct. He is alleged to have been drunk right to speak and upon the right | | and to have created a loud dL\Lurb-‘oI the workers to hear what he had | connection with the construction of 3, 472 Franklin|to say, there can be no doubt.” | Street, and is alleged to have struck to haves poured ance in cabin No. Coffin and kerosene on her. “AN APPLE A DAY will keep - - - * Hhcre is a restriction upon Thomas’ R e | JUNEAU BOY TAKING | OFFICER'S TRAINING Word was recently Officer Alec Bradley, tending Ot‘ricurs' Tnnmng School. (IVIl SERVICE JOBS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE Applications for the following po- sitions, for employment in the Vet- {erans’ Administration in the States! and| received by | Mrs. Mae Howell, long-time resident | of Auk Bay that her son, Warrant was now at-| one in the Alaska-Aleutian Theatre. Given for services performed in the Portage and Bear Valley tun- nels, the Citation states that Kuk- kola accomplished this | tremely hazardous ¢onditions” and | that “his outstanding achievements in the successful completion of the Whittier cut-off and the consequent | improvement in the supply of es- uted immeasurably to the nation’s war effort.” Kukkola, a native of Chichagof | ‘under ex- | sential war materials have conlrib-‘ | said Kukkola. Island and former resident of Ju-f | neau, was schooled at the University | lof Alaska, acquiring Bachelor De- ‘ grees in Science and Civil Engineer- | ing. Graduating in 1938, he worked flew south yesterday. He will attend for interior Alaskan towns, a large a regional confererfce of directors mining company and for himself be- |in San Francisco. (orn joining the United States En- gineer Department in 1940. His home, he says, “is not definitely lo- cated, usually alternating between Fairbanks and Anchorage.” It was April 23, 1941, when he led the first surveying crew to the Port- age side of the proposed tunnel, later joining with another crew that started from the Whittier side late in May. Cruel weather made life miserable for the men, who lived in tents until mid-December, while be- ginning the tunneling through two mountains of “Graywacke” rock. We were forced to run ‘a line of | levels’ around the Portage Glacier,” This same glacier later swept away the acess bridges to the north end of the long tunnel killing two men. When he received his Citation, Kukkola said that he felt very hum- ble and that he “was glad to have had the opportunity of working with the Army Engineers on the construc- | tion of this project and I believe that the majority of the credit really belongs to them.” To which Gen- eral Emmons replied, “You wouldn’t be receiving this award if you didn’t thoroughly deserve it — e CLEARANCE SALE 1 dress, $20.95; 2 dresses, $21 at |the Channel Apparel bhup. e Ill‘.l)GLb ('OES OUT FOR SAN FRANCISCO MEETING Art Hedges, Tetritorial Director of the War Manpower Commission, ¢ | Cuthbert; | tee headed by Loise Standifer. Yes, OUR APPLES will even keep Charlie Carter away! * We have a special price by the box this week on all wrapped exira fancy DELICIOUS — YELLOW NEWTONS WINESAPS — SPITZENBURG McINTOSH REDS and ROME BEAUTY APPLES Come in or Phone 16 or 24 for Your Favorite Apples Today! Flooly #eedy Place your orders early! We have iwo deliveries daily: 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, | Washington, are being sought by the‘ U. S. Civil Service Commission, G.| H. Skinner, local secretary, an-| nounced today: | | Field Examiner, $3163 a year;| Training Officer, $3163-$3828-$4128-| $4228 a year; Contact Representa-| tive, $3163 a year; Adjudicat/or' $2433-$3163 a year; VochDnal Ad- visor, $3828-$4428 a year. There is no written test and no maximum age limits. Complete information and forms! for applying may be obtained at‘l Room 311, Federal Building. Ap-| plications will be accepted until the | needs of the service have been ‘met. Arpplications are not desired from| persons engaged on war work unless| the position applied for requires thol‘ use of higher skills than the worker | is using in his present employment. A certificate of availability from| former employer or from the U. S Employment Service may be required | before appointment. No "Sacking"* of ' Generals Because of * Nazi Breakthrough ‘ SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF LLIED EXPEDITIONARY FOR- CES, Jan. 8—Correspondents were told here there will be no “sacking” | {of any Allied Generals as an after- | math ot the German breakthrough. On the contrary, it is made known that Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hower himself regards the Generals | did a remarkable job, BABY FOODS PABLUM—Instani Wheat Cereal PABENA—Instant Oat Cereal GERBER'S—Instant Oat Cereal Headquarters a35¢ 29¢ 25¢ Also full stocks of all available varieties of B CASH CANNED BABY FOODS DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A. M. TWO JUNEAU DELIVERIES 10:15 A. M. 2:15P. M. MINIMUM—$2.50 er Gnoc:nv ESKIL ANDERSON IS BACK FROM STATES Eskil Anderson, associated mining engineer for the Territorial Depart- |ment of Mines and director of work in the northwestern section of Alaska with headquarters in Nome, has returned to Juneau after a visit | Pr in the States. |niversary last Wednesday, Januar He will be in Juneau until he com- | third, with a small dinner at the pletes a report of his activities of | family home on Gold Belt Avenue, the past summer. He visited his parents, Mr. and Ottesons Celebrate 55 Years of Wedlock Mr. and Mrs. Charles Otterson, pioneer residents of Juneau, cele: brated their fifty-fifth wedding an- . Elect Officers Regular meeting of the Juneau Rainbow Assembly was held Satur- day afternon, with Miss Grace Berg, | Past Worthy Advisor, presiding 1n1 the absence of Alfreda Fleek, who is in Seattle at the present time. In the election of officers for the | new term, the following were elected | and appointed : The Ottesons have lived in Ju- Betty Eonnett" neau for mafny years and are now Worthy Advisor, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Spokane, and g i Shia Worthy Associate Advisor, Evelyn |his younger brother, Carl W. An- |TeStnE e o | Spain, Charity, Mary Sperling; Hope, | derson, Jr., who is in the air corps.| douenter AT ek Betty Lou Hared; Faith, Ada Burns; | Recorder, Lucille Goetz; Treasurer, | Jeanne Butts; Chaplain, Neva Downs. Drill Leader, Pat Davis; Love, Mae ; Religion, Bertha Beebe; | | Nature, Roma Fargher; Immortality, Claire Folta; Fidelity, Sheila Mac- Spadden; Patriotism, Nathylie Bail- ey; Service, Loren Krause. | Confidential Observer, Betty Kib- | | by; Outer Observer, Joanne Nowell; | | Standard Bearer, Phyllis Turner; | il"‘l(lg Bearer, Bonnie McNabb; Page, ! |Gloria Maki; Musician, Harriet | | Stonehouse; Choir Director, Pat Ba- |1og; Choir — Pauline Daroff, Lane | ‘Rolf Jane Bailey, Lilly Ann Maur- stad, Della Poor, Alice Jean Davis, | | Jeannette Casperson, Mary Lo ngerson Keepers of Paraphnr- | nalia, Harriet Maurstad and Vir- gmn de Ganahl. ‘ Announcement was also made of | the selection of Mrs. Dorothy Tuck- | ett, Past Worthy Matron of Nugget Chapter No. 2, Douglas, as Mother | Advisor of the Assembly for 1945. | Mrs. Roberta Goodwin was named | Associate Mother Advisory for the | Assembly. | Instalation of officers will take | place Saturday, January 13, at 8 o'clock and all Masons, Stars and friends of Rainbow are extended a | cordial invitation to be present. | Following the service there will be |2 dance for all Rainbow Girls and their invited guests, and arrange- ments for the dance and refresh- ments are being made by a commit- SRR I TR, Bering Sea SALT CODFISH In One Pound Packages Just one of the many items you have been waiting for at the PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries— 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. WALTER J. STUTTE GENERAL CONTRACTOR New Construction and Remodeling Phone Green 768 evenings P. O. Box 3091 Estimates Furnished I||IIII|lI|Illlllllllllll"HI||||I|I||||||||ll||||||||Ill|||||||||H|IIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllll!l" ALASKA TRADING (O. JACK W. GUCKER, Proprietor o Schenley Liquors Bacardi Rum e e o 0o 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Weather Bureau) Temperature for 24-hour period ending at 7:30 o'clock this morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 36; minimum, 22. Precipitation, .08 of an inch. At Airport—Maximum, 31; e minimum, 23. Precipitation, i B N Coronet Brandy ® TOMORROW FORECAST - g U e Dubonnet Wines S B g RS Cresta Blanca Wines S NS SAOTERNE. SAUTERNE, . | ggggnl{gg\’, CLARET o PETERSBURG WOMAN HERE FOR SHORT STAY At the Alaska Dock and : s ¢ iy S Storage Company Teamen s EeY Phone 122 or 4 3 Mrs. Nilson flew in last week from the Shrimp Capital with her | husband, who has been on here from the Aleutian area. : CALL FOR LEE ATKINSON ‘ lIIl||IIIlIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIII[||IIIIIIllllIIII!Il||lIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIHIIII' SEE ROBERT TAYLOR in the . “SONG OF RUSSIA” c at the CAPITOL THEATRE s One of the Year’s . Great Pictures " YOU WILL SEE VERY FINE RUSSIAN DANCERS Go tothe HARRI MACHINE SHOP And See a Beautiful Display of FIGURINES ...The RUSSIAN DANCERS “SERGE and OLGA” FOR TUESDAY ONLY VERY SPECIAL 50« EACH, value $1