The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1945, Page 2

:9.95 19.95 | 6.95 13.95 " “Negligees 16.95 19.95 Slips. ... RETURNING FROM patrol, after probing enemy positions on the Liverg- | nano front, in Italy, these Yanks are shown wearing the white covergll: | that have been giving excellent protection against enemy observation on snow-covered fields of battle. SINATRA UP FOR PHYSICAL EXAM NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 8—Frank Sinatra, idol of the bobby-soxers, was sent to Governor’s Island for “further observation” after com- pleting his second physical for mili- tary service. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA TO GIVE TO YOUR BEST GAL ON VALENTINE'SDAY Such flattering intimacies as these are bound to win her heart. Make her Valentine’s day a dainty affair by sending her your love wrapped up in a Jong lacy negligee, a rose sprigged housecoat, a disarming nightie or a handsomely tailored slip. We’ve cupid’s approval on all of these and many more lovelies designed as accomplices to help you steal her heart. B Beheends Co HOUNAH DEA .~ NEARS START oo o ot A TB of Alaska Will Be Openid_ Sqon —_ tgroind . It was worse than Juneau!” “Foster. also reported Fred .Geeslin has been elevated to the title of Assistant Superintendent of the Office of Indian Affairs, with an SQUAREDANCES, " PULLBIGEROWD | OUT LAST NiGH | Construction on Hoonah’s housing | Seven sets in motion through a project should get under way ln‘xu.ll evening of square dancing and about 30 days, and the Skagway a large audience of spectators indi- tuberculosis . hospital, should . be; in |catéd the :growing -interest in the operation about April 1, it was an- |datives of other dayé which were en- nounced here today .by. Office of |joyed last night in the A. B. Hall. Indian Affairs Superintendent, 4 dancers and . visitors went C. Foster. § 4.+ |early and danced until $1:45 o'clock. | Foster, returning yesterday . from Members. of -the -legislature . were six weeks spent in Washington, D, prééent and Jesse D. Lander, Speak- C., and Chicago on Indian -Office |Br 0t the House of Representatives, business, announced .that s e cations for bids on the 80-d unit housing project ~‘at ' Hoofiah are about completed, and bids will {Bank, was welcomed home from a be called for shortly by the Seattlé 'trip to Seattle, and.Sergeant J. B. office of the Federal Public Hous- Bryant, long a popular figure at ing Administration. *"|u8.0. square dances, was back on | <. . | |the floor dancing some of his fav- | The Army hospital at SkagWey,orite calls. . |recently taken over by the Indian| Office and to be operated by Sisters | | Mrs. Frances Taylox, who. is leav- |of the Catholic Church, is about |ing on the next, southbound steam- . |ready to open its doors, Foster de- €r to be with her parents, Mr. and clared. |Mrs, E. J. Bolicher of Everett, was |tendered a farewell. Wilmar Ber- While in the States, Foster, Was nje Converse received ‘ongratula- able to fill “about half” of the 20 gions of all on the occasion of his civil service positions for main- pirthday, which was yesterday. ived an. ovation. : Miss Estellé Casler, clerk .in the First National (International) Skagway sanitarium. # The hospital will be open t0, all gng,thexe was a carnival spirit Alaskans, white, Indian _or Es 0, 'among the dancers who repeatedly Foster sald, “and will be strictly @ cheered the orchestra.and asked for tuberculosis, Hospital,” the’ first gdditional encares, remaining on the such institution in the north,, - 1floor, until, four or five sets were While in the National Cgl !called. without _any rest period. Foster attended the Presidential | inauguration. i To give a little variation schot- George Hays, executive of-| “It snowed 10 inches .the night tisches and polkas were also danced. ficer for the Territorial Depart- before, changing to raii op the The next dance spongored by the ment of Health, has returned to eve of the inauguration,” : Ameflfln “Women's Yo\umary Assor Juneau from an official business said. “During the ceremony there clation and US.O. will be held at trip to Seattle, s was five inches of slush on the,9 o'clock p.m., February 21, Lt. Col. Frank Chapman, com- mander of the induction center, said examination at Governor's Island is not “at all unusual.” The singer will be treated there “like any other private citizen.” - Dr. Five Senators Vofe Against was introduced by A. B;:Cain and} tenance and udministration ‘of the | Many new people, both local and | off the steamer in port atlended,| BIG THREE | MEETING IS BIG TOPIC |Russians Are All Excited af Conference Being Held on Soviet Soil MOSCOW, Feb. 8.—The Big Three | ! meeting, Roosevelt, Churchill and | |Stalin, on Russian soil, announced in the newspapers, is the prime topic | |of conversation in Moscow but of- | ficial announcement came too late for the morning newspapers to make | any comment. ! Announcements from Washington ind London said the meeting is being held in the Black Sea area. The Black Sea touches Russian soil over a wide area circling from the Prut Estuary to eastern Turkey. One of the principal Russian cities | in the Black Sea hrea is Odessa. i CABINET out LONDON Feb. 8. — The Dutch Cabinet minister submitted their| resignations tonight to Queen Wil- helmina as a result of a controversy over the policy of the Queen. She | immediately asked Premier Ger- brandy to reconstitute the govern- ment. Gerbrandy asked permission for time to consider whether he would accept. the assignment. The Dutch Government is the sec- ond in two day$ to fall as a result of Western Europe’s liberation troubles.. ' The Belgion Government | at Brussels quit yesterday. There | was no immediate .clear-cut ex- planation cf the Dutch crisls, B "EQUAL RIGHTS” BILL WINS "YES" VOTE IN SENATE | Passage - Back - to House In contrast to previous occasions when the controversial “Equal| Rights” bill has been opened for discussion in the current session of the Territorial Legislature, most all ammunition appeared té have been fired when the measure was brought up for final passage in the Senate this morning. Only Senator Leo W. Rogge had| any remarks to make on the issue before the “Previous Question” was moved by Senator N, R. Walker and &n affirmative vote shut off de-| bate. Up for passage by the Sen- ate, House Bill No. 14, which had ,Teplaced the Senate version, was ac- |corded an 11 to 5 majority, with . Senators Rogge, Grenold Collins, | |Tolbert Scott, Allen Shattuck and Frank Whaley opposing it. » The Bill now goes back to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendment. | . Benator Rogge opened his remarks yin opposition to the measure by de- ‘cluing that he felt “it is my duty to state my stand on this issue, I am not against any Indian. But” he said further, “I know of no such dis- sgrimination in my division, and I {can only ask, Why bring this matter up?’”’ Senator Rogge declared that he did not feel himself ‘“‘duty-bound to.support all the provisions of the iDemocratic platform, “and further emphasized that though he could see no need for the bill, he did want | {the native peoples “to have all their rights.” GARDEN SCHOOL | MEETING TONIGHT Ted Carter will conduct the| isecond in a series of Garden }School classes tonight, starting at 8 o'clock in the Grade School | auditorium, with the public of QGastineau Channel invited to at- tend. Tonight's subject will be “Value of Humus in Soil Preparation.” The first scholarship fund at Harvard College was donated by Lady Wowlsen of London in 1643 NOTIUE After February 10, no telephone rentals for the month of February | will be accepted at a discount. All remittances must bear poastmark of not_later than discount day. Please be prompt. 2 JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS TELEPHONE CO, —adv. Past Exalfed Rulers’ Night Of Juneau Elks Big Affair; | 250 Attend Annual Affair. Past Exalted Rulers' Night of| 1945 went over last night with one} of the largest attended affairs of a strictly fraternal nature ever| given by Juneau’ Lodge, No. 420, | BP.OE. At least 250 Elks, local members and visitors, were in the lodge room when the s on was called to order by Past Exalted Ruler R, E. (Kid) Robertson. After the meeting was over, many other Elks gathered, who for business or other reasons had been prevented from attending the opening of the session. As the impressive initiation cere- mony neared, Presiding Past EX- alted Ruler Robertson handed the gavel over to Past Exalted Ruler Arthur (Scotty) Adams, and the following candidates were antlered: . L. Anderson; T. B. Baker, L. E. Burkette, E. C. Cooper, J. F. Gionfreddo, W F. Grayson, J. R. Gregg, P. T. Jakubec, B. B. Ken- dall, V. A. Lee, W. A. McKelvie, J. G. Olson, H L. Price, R. E. Randall, L. W Rollog, H M. (HD Shumway, Jr., E. Stout, R. Tollef- son, O. B. Westby and C. L. Win- gerson. During -the, Good , of the Order, visiting, Past. Exalted Rulers were« introduted afid . ‘made | eakis. New initiates were also given an opportunity for quizzing. Following the, closing ceremonies; X oh, and there was p salad, cold meats, buns, etc., with the proper beverage to: wash it down. The kitchen gang was. in charge of the old reliables, Henry Messerschmidt, Ralph Beist- line, Minard Mill, Major C. L. Lovgren and Russell Maynard, as- sisted by H. R. Vander Leest and Fred Hanford. Past Exalted Rulers occupying the various positions last night and assisting Past Exalted Rulers Adams and Robertson were: Past Exalted Rulers John Walmer, Lead- ing Knight; Floyd Fagerson, Loyal Knight; Arthur Hedges, Lecturing Knight; Howard Simmons, Esquire; R. B. Martin, Chaplain; Dr. W. A. Stewart, Tyler; Harry Sperling, Searetary; George Messerschmidt, Inner Guard. Past Exalted Ruler Earl Hunter was general chairman for the night. ——————— E-BOATPENS BLASTED BY LANCASTERS Second Raid in Six Days‘ Made on Shelters on Holland Coast LONDON, Feb. 8. — Royal Air Force Lancasters blasted German E- Boat shelters at Ijmuiden on the west coast of Holland with 12 thousand-pound earthquake bombs, hitting this hideout by daylight for the second time in six days. Spitfires escorted the bombers across the North Sea. No enemy planes were encountered and all the attacking force returned. Britain- based American heavies were not,in action today. { The U. S. Fifteenth Air Force Fortresses and Liberators bombed | the Vienna area again teday; con- | centrating on communications - tar- gets. The overcast compelled 'bomb- | ing by instrument. The raid followed | an attack on oil targets in the area yesterday. ———— Valentine Silver Tea on Saturday | The usual Valentine Silver Tea will be held Saturday afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock, at the Parish Hall of the Church of the Holy Trinity, under the auspices of the, members of the Senior Guild. The | public is invited. l — e - NORDLINGS RETURN Mr. and Mrs. Homer Nordling | have returned to Juneau after va- cationing in the States. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1945 1 WHETHER TO TAKE MINE WORKERS IN | AFL IS QUESTION MIAMI, Feb. 8—The AFL execu-| tive committee, after a three-hour ebate, failed to reach a conclu-| sion on the re-affiliation of John L. Lewis’ United Mine Workers. It was planned to continue the talks on the question until some settlement is reached. i LR TR MRS. SPOLRICH DIES | Mrs. Steve Spolrich, 53, died at | 5:45 a. m. this morning in St. Ann’s Hospital. She was born in | Connecticut. 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