The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 25, 1945, Page 5

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, STEWART ANSWERS TWOBIG QUESTIONS AT C. OF C. LUNCH Marine Doctor Heads List of Three Speakers at Meeting Lt. John E. Stewart, U. S. Navy Medical Corps, attached to the Second Division, U. S. Marines, was the principal guest speaker at to- day's weekly meeting of the Ju- neau Chamber of Cominerce, at the Baranof Hotel. Other guest speakers were F. E. Welch, General Superintendent, USED, Northwest Service Command; | Leslie R. Hogins, Chief Boatswain’s Mate, U, S. Navy, a former Ju- neau resident; and B. D .Stewart, Federal Commissioner! of Mines and father of Lt. Stewart. Members of the Territorial Legis- lature were also in attendance as guests, including: Senators Frank Gordon and Frank Whaley, and Representative Walter E. Huntley. Lt. Col. J. R. Williams, Adjutant- General of the Territorial Guard, was another guest. Three new members were intro- duced at the luncheon meeting. They are: Laura P. Ordway and Amy Lou Blood, representing Ord- way's Photo Shop; and Clyde M. Lockhart, of the Royal Blue Cab Company. A fourth new member— and & third woman mepber—~Judy Frank, representing the Northwest- ern Lifé Insurance Company, was announced but was mnot present. The addition of women members was applauded. Among business matters brought | before the Chamber members was a sugéestlon by the Executive Com- mittee that the Chamber forward 2 program for maintaining Juneau's streets in a cleaner condition, with particular reference to broken bottles and glass which often litters | the streets. Lt. Stewart spoke following re- marks by his father as to his gratitude in having his son at home, if only for a short time, and his appreciation of the honor done his son by the Chamber. Lt. Stewart answered the two questions most often asked of re- turning servicemen. He declared that men pverseas appregiate the materials' turheéd ‘out byi workers at home, but, are depressed by news of discord, particularly that ansing' ‘from’ personal greed: They, recognize ‘that sacrifices are being made in.the.United States, but they are making sacrifices too—not only d§°théy have to suffer the dangers; and: horrors. of - combat, but .they ido not always have meat either. They” feel ‘that those ‘at hofe should be willing to buy bonds with the money they ' are earning without the additional urge of bond drives, In-answer to the second ques- | tion, what.kind of America do men | as want to come back to? uti igave his' own versian H did not ‘want to' come home to a country that had stood still, but, rather, to one that had improved. Improvement, lies, he be- lieves, in mutual effort and willing- ness to give up some things that the whole community be made better, For himself, he would! gladly pay much higher taxes for good purposes. The value of team- work -and - individual subordinance to the common effort is learned under fire, he declared. | Chief, Hogins spoke briefly of 'nis 2% years in the Navy and ex- pressed his enthusiasm for the Sea- bees “to ‘whom he is attached at theé Port of Embarkation at Port Huehettle, Calif. z . Mr; “Welch - offered - 8, few de- ! tails @s to construction jobs in | which: he bas participated, just be-| | fore and after Pearl Hatbor: In his yemarks about the Alcan Highway, . Welch.complimented a Negro bat- lion that had done a great part the construction - work. He said that the highway is a good road, at' present well maintained. It avoids nearly all muskeg, he de- clared, but is not a road for the scenery-seeker. ' The speakers were introduced by Dr. J. 0. Rude, program chairman. JONES ' GIVES INSTRUCTIONS T0 ASSISTANT WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. — Jesse Jones has instructed Under Secre- tary ‘Wayne Taylor to exercise all the functions of Secretary of Com- mercé and Federal Loan Adminis- trator” until the new Secretary of Commerce has taken office.” The brief letter to Taylor was made public by Jones and apparent- ly means the Texan is stepping out of the position to which Presi- dent Roosevelt has nominated Henry A. Wallace. ——————— ARE MARRIED HERE William Burgher and Mrs. Atlanta Elizabeth King, both of Juneau, were married by U. S*Commissioner Felix Gray at 11:30 o'clock this morning in the Commissioner’s offices in the Federal Building. Witnesses were James I. Parsons and Mary Ellen Spain. 1945 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Five Are Sworn in"as State Dépl. Aids In the State Department Building at Washington, five of President Rooscvelt’s nominees as assistants to the Secretary are being sworn in by Justice Stanley Reed of the U. S. Supreme Court after their nomina- tions were confirmed by the Senate. With Justice Reed at the left, they are (L to r.) Joseph C. Grew, who is repeating the oath of office; William L. Clayton, Archibald MacLeish, Nelson A. Rockefeller and James C. Dunn. FRANCETO | MAINTAIN | BIG ARMY \ | DeGaulle Digi)pointed at, Not Being Invited | to Conference PARIS Jan. 25—France intends to maintain military forces all along the Rhine River after the war, Gen- eral Charles DeGaulle told a press conference The French lgader, said regret- fully, he was not invited to the for ming “bid three” conference. He told newsmen France had made no formal request for an invitation to the conference but had believed the heads of the big three had ! known the French attitude. “France | doesn't intend to finish this war witkbut the assurance that..the French Army will be installed per- manently along the Iéngth of the Rhine. From one end to the other we envisage control of the entire Rhine Basin as an industrial unit. This doesn't imply, necessarily, the | gircle Society was held at the James | extension of France's frontier past gey residence Tuesday night with | the Rhine,” he said. Hé "said too that France didn’t inteng to recognize the Lublin Com- The sixth nominee, General Julius C. Holmes, has not yet been sworn in. of Gen. Eisenhower’s staff and is now in Europe. NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES Word was received by Mrs. Gene Hulk in a recent letter of the arrival of a new daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nelson of Skagway. The little miss joins two older sisters. The Nelsons are former residents of Douglas and Juneau. DANCE SATURDAY The annual President’s Ball will be held in the Douglas Natatorium Saturday, January 27, with Bob Tew's Orchestra furnishing the music. The City of Douglas is spon- soring the dance for which all pro- ceeds go for the benefit of infantile paralysis victims. Tickets are being sold by the following committee members: Mayor James Parsons, Chairman; all City Councilmen, Norman Rustad, Arne ‘Shudshift, Mrs. Frank Marshall, A. J. Balog and at the Douglas Drug Store. ALTAR SOCIETY MEETS The Cathalic Ladies’ Altar Society | will meet at the home of Mrs. E. P. | McCarron tonight at 8 o'clock. All | members and other interested ladies are urged to attend. CIRCLE SOCIETY ORGANIZED The first meeting of the Douglas jthe Rev. Robert Treat presiding. Mrs. James Parsons wag glected Chairman and Mrs. Frank Mclll- mittee as the provisional govern-inayqy Secretary and Treasurer for ment of Poland, at least, not im- mediately. people haven't had a chance to the coming year. It was agreed to He added the Polish jneet the fourth Tuesday of each | month. An outline of what the He is a member GENERAL IN - WARNING OF SHORTAGES Somervell _S;s Western Front Armies Need Military Supplies SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES, Jan. 25.- -Small arms am- munition must be increased 200 per cent over that of last November to prevent a shortage on the Western Front, Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell, Chief of the Army Services Forces, said. ‘The general added that the great- est pressure will have to be placed {on production at home to prevent | shortages in at least u dozen im- portant items, including tires, heavy trucks, cotton duck, large calibre i JUNEAU WALLACETO " AID SMALL | Wants Len»dbirha Power of | RFCLeft in Commerce Department WASHINGTON, Jan. tending big versus little business is “the real issue” in control of governments and huge banking pow- ers, Appointee Henry Wallace today proposed a Congressional investiga- tion of Reconstruction Finance Cor- poration lending under Jesse Jones. The former Vice-President said “the real motive” behind the bill to strip the lending authority, backed 1hy Jones, away from the Commerce | secretaryship “had nothing to do with his competence to handle those powers.” If confirmed, Wallace made clear he intends to use the lending au- thority to assist little business as well as big companies in a drive “to free America and which will also make America prosperous” so 1t can carry out the President’s goal of 60,000,000 post-war jobs. Wallace testified before the Sen- |ate Commerce Committee, to a standing room only crowd declaring | he was willing to serve as Secretary | whether or not the monetary set- {up was left in the department. | Wallace said, “no soldier on the ibn!lle(icld could do less than carry out his assignment.” The Wallace program is built around the eight- point proposal the President laid down as the *“economic bill of rights.” Wallace said the keystone |of the program involved the gov- ernment guarantee loans for “spec- ial and abnormal risk,” that private industry might encounter in the post-war expansion if the lending authority is not left in the depart- ment by Congress. Wallace made plain that he would expect to sérve as Secretary only until the end of the war. - AMERICAN TROOPSHIP SENTDOWN 25—Con- ammunition.. He said the Western | Front gets first priority over the | | Pacific in the matter of supply and | added that deliveries of war materiel | to Russia has not diminished since | General Eisenhower opened the | Western Front. | e SUMATRA | } | manifest their intentions and de- | juneau Chapter was doing and plan- | oll AREA | L e ® & o o 0o o 0o o o WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Weather Buieau) Temperature for 24-hour period ending at 7:30 o'clock this morning o o o In Juneau—Maximum, 41; minimum,. 36, Precipitation,, .07 of an inch. At Airport—Maximum, 40; minimum, “34. Precipitation, 03 of am inch. ., 4, oo "1.9 o oid s TOMORROW’S FORECAST e o o Rain 'fonight and Friday. Wind increasing Friday from 20 to 25 miles per hour. Temperature tonight, 35; in- creasing to 40 degrees to- morrow. ® 6 o o & & o o o 1 ! ISSUED CHECK WITHOUT | FUNDS; IS ARRESTED | ® ceveccceccee Elmer J. Gibson, U..S. Army, was taken into custody here yesterday | by Deputy U. S. Marshals, and was arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray. Gibson was charged with allegedly issuing a check for $10 without funds. He was held for | hearing under $100 bond, pending | consultation with Army authorities. Also arrested by Deputy Marshals and arraigned before the Commis- | sioner was Mrs. Assunta Rudolph, of Juneau, a native woman. She pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge and was held in custody to await| sentence tomoirow. ""Nuts fo You" Commander Is Promofed 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 — Brig.| Gen. Anthony C. MacAuliffe, 46, who replied with a definité "Nu‘s; to You,” on the German surrender ultimatum at Bastogne, has been nominated for promotion to, a Major General. - — FROM SITKA William Arthur registering from Sitka, is staying at the Gastineau Hotel. ned to do was given by M, "Treat to help the soclety get an idea of what they are to accomplish in !starting. Refreshments were served o |8t the close of the meeting. About | twelve were present, COLISEUM SHOW TONIGHT The Douglas Coliseum will ppen tonight ‘with a ‘special bifl, Laurel ¢ {and Hardy in “Dancing Masters.” BOARD MEETS A meeting of the Douglas Public Library Board of Directors will meet tonight-at the home of Mzs. Marcus Jensen at*8 o'cléck. Al interested | persons. are invited :.g attend. ALLIES IN ADVANCES, EASTFRONT STOCKHOLM, Jan. 25— German military circles assert that reconnaissance aircraft on Wednesday had -spotted heavy troop concentrations west of Julich on the Western Front and declared a new Allied of- fensive could be expected at ary - moment. PARIS, Jan. 25.—The British Sec- ond Army made advancess of up |to 2000 yards and’ pulled within three miles of the Roer River at three points inside Germany, while the U. 8. First and Third armies 'methodlcally continued ironing out the Nazis' flattened Ardennes salient against stiffening resistance. The French First Army’s attack at the southern end of the long front also progressed steadily, securing several crossings of the Ill River, but in Northern Alsace the Germans sharply increased their pressure on the U. S. Sevenin Army and it was disclosed that the American with- drawal, announced yesterday, had amounted to an average of seven to eight miles. ground. None of the enemy blows against ‘the Seventh Army have gained any BOMBED | British Carrier Planes| *‘Make Raid-Naval Force | v« Shells iwo-Jima NEW YORK, Jan. 25 The [Tokyo radio reports that more than |20 British carrier planes attacked the Pelemhang oil producing area ,in Sumatra Wednesday, while a |small American Naval Task Force Shelled Iwo Jima, southern ap- proach to Japan. The Japanese communique said seven or eight of the 20 raiders were downed and 14 Nipponese in- terceptors failed to return. The Jap reports are not con- firmed. They were recorded here by the FCC. AN L R Diplomat fo Swifzerland, Negofiations To Ask that Cou n‘!r,y to Break Economic Rela- tions with Nazis WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—Presi- !dent Roosevelt today —assigned | Lauchlin Currie to go to Switzer-| land to renew negotiations for a | |break of that country’s economic relations with Germany. In announcing the assignment, the | | State Department said, “our efforts to shorten the war render .it im- portant that these negotiations be | undertaken without delay.” —— FROM 'SEATTLE | | L. Jordan, registering from Se- attle, is a guest of the Baranof | Hotel. ! Fourteen Hundred of 2,- 200 Soldiers Aboard Reported Saved WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 — An American troopship carrying more |than 2,200 soldiers was sunk re- |cently in European waters as the ;resun of enemy action with the |loss of 248 dead and 517 missing, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announces. The remainder of the troops aboard, more than 1,400, were saved. Stimson gave no fur- ther details. The War Secretary also disclosed that Army casualties since Pearl Harbor have reached 616,951 and coupled with the Navy total of 84,999, or an aggregate for the armed forces as 701,850 The total represents an in- crease of 38,000 since last week’s report by the War Department and the Navy accounted for 1,635. -, SIXTHSLAP ON NIPPON WATCHDOG Bombers Make Another Raid on Japanese Iwo Jima Isle WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. — Mari- anas-based B-20s slapped again at Iwo Jima, Japanese watch cfog island lying midway between the Superfortresses’ well grooved bomb- ing route to Japan, with “good re- sults,” including heavy explosions on the target areas and with no losses of big bombers reported, ac- cording to Gen. Arnold, Commander of the Twentieth Air Force. The slap was the sixth Superfort raid on Iwo Jima this year. The B-29s plugged the military installations without encountering any enemy fighter planes which fre- quently harass bomber fleets, - e — FROM CHICHAGOF Mr. and Mrs. J. M.' Goudie are staying at the Baranof Hotel. They arrived in town yesterday from Chi- chagof. —_——eeo——— IN FROM PELICAN V. M. Gimmett of Pelican City and Mr. Metzert of Gustavus are reg- istered at the Gastineau Hotel. 7 g BUY WAR BONDS BUSINESSES ALASK QUEEN OF THE this picture should prove, ality Girl” ot the Miami H 10th Annual Metropolitan ANY CHIVALROUS FLORIDA fish must realize that he's out on a limb, as for 19-year-old Virginia Freeland, “Person= igh School, has just been chosen Queen of the Miami Fishing Tournament. Sword fish have been warned not to duel for the privilege of being caught. (International) RESIGNATION OF H. ICKES IS NOT ACCEPTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—Secre- tary of Intetior Harold L. Ickes| ammounces that the President has | declined to accept his offer orl | resignation and has asked him to remain in the Cabjnet | Ickes is one of the two original | members of the President's Cabi- net. The other is Frances Perkins, Secretary. f' Labor, whose resig- | nation also has been rejected. s R IS REPORTED MISSING First Lt. Willilam Wikstrom, Jr., is | reported missing in action nee January 6, according to word from | the Secretary of War received by Mr. and Mrs. William Wikstrom in Ketchikan, C e, DRAYTON IS DEAD Thomas Drayton, well known Al- askan attorney, several months last year making his headquarters in Ju- neau and Ketchikan, passed away recently in the Elks' Home in Bed- | ford, Virginia. Two sons are in the armed services. { BUY WAR BONDS SECRETARY OF STATE EDWARD R. STETTINIUS is pictured with Mrs. Stettinius (extreme right) at the United Nations ball in Washington as they made their first social appearance since the Secretary’s nomination was ; confirmed by the Senate. With them are the former Ambassador to Japan, Joseph C. Grew (left), Mrs. Grew, and (center) Mereditl: Howard, president of the United Nations Club. 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