The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 21, 1945, Page 5

L] | t' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1945 TOWN NEAR HIDEOUT OF HITLER HIT| ROME, Feb. 21 — Rocket-firing Thunderbolts of the U. S. Twelfth Alrforce made the first attack of the war yesterday on Hitler’s pri- vate city of Berchtesgaden, moun- tain hideout in the high snow- capped Bavarian slopes. pumped rockets at rafl yards, and at- low levéls, ripped tracks, cars and locomotives. Other targets were smashed in and near Berchtes- gaden; Reich. The U. S. planes ran into in- tense flack and small arms fire in this area. It is speculated the surprise strike was directed against movement of top personnel, sup- plies and Nazi files from Berlin. There was no indication that Hit- ler's retreat on Obersaltzburg itself was attacksd. P O S, MIDNIGHT CURFEW MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT TERRITORY ‘'WABHINGTON, 'Feb, 21—Appli- cation of the midnight curfew for entertainment places in Alaska will be left to the discretion of |top administrative officers ' ih Ithose aress, Jimmie Byrnes said “today. The action- applied only-to the Cantinental United States, but he made it applicable to the terri- tories as the governors “may deter- mine in the light of existing con- ditions such as coal, manpower, transportation, ete. SKi SLOPES STILL 0.K.FORHOLIDAY or_those fortunate..enough to. holiday tomorrow, was ithe « word that ‘came down Trom the Bills today.. ‘A, considerable: fuantity of néw snow has fallen at the medium and higher levels along the Douglas Ski Trail, and the belief was stated that the Slalont CourseBrea will of- ferjexeellent’ surfaces if it is well packed. down - before—-ruts. are cut info it by skiers riding at random. A BL1S,. fuselage . section, 8¢ig. Gen. F. O. Carroll, chief of ** By BIRT DARLING Central Press Correspondent WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, O. —No - so long ago the experts would have-latughed had you men- tioned ‘the ' possibilities of wood- fabricated . planes—but that was i before - the-developnent . of - the Y . Mosquito. *, ér time back you ven ‘a, tolerant” and pity- “had,you suggested that just’; ‘Hfiy?afiph‘g-es', ould be constructed to' some . advantage with, of all things, GLASS! Today it is perfectly safe to speak of glass airplanes with the assurance that no one is going to sneak up on you with a strait- Jjacket. 4 The glass airplane is a fact. The enginegrs of the Air Tech- nical Service Command's Engi- neering Division at Wright Field, Dayton, O., have taken the wraps off their sleek-looking glass fiber plastic basic trainer plane, and given an amazed world a hint of things to come. Certainly the manufacturers of automobiles, commercial aircraft, boats and homes will do a double- take. What is this glass fiber plastic plane? It is a lot of things. For one thing, the unique fuse- lage, constructed as it is of the new material, is being praised fulsomely as the key to reduced plane weight and to a whole new field of aerodynamics—and open- Planes [ sweeping “in from ' Italian bases - which may be the most ! heavily fortified spot in all the {‘e's,slill plenty of .good skiing; mkl .mfi n have such structural parts as rear | tail cone and side panels made of glass fiber plastic, is here being inspected at Wright Field, Dayton, O., by FORMER JUNEAU BOY | IS INJURED AT LEYTE Another former Juneau boy hus;F been added to the list of Ll\ost‘].K injured in the South Pacific. | Jay Moehring was injured in the | i landings at Amok Bay, on Leyte {Island, December 3, and is still 'hospitalized there, though the ex- tent of his injuries have not been| .made known here. } Jay Moehring is the son of Mrs.| Edward Evans, formerly Mrs. Vella | Moehring, and a grandson of the | former Territorial Attorney-Gen- eral, James S. Truitt, 'PFC GILBERT MONROE | " HOSPITALIZED, ITALY Mrs. Minnie Monroe has been | notified that her son, Pfc. Gilbert | |Monroe, has been hospitalized in |Italy. No particulars were given AMONG the members of the U, S. |in the brief notification as to thc] Nurse Corps rescued from a Jap in- | cause of hospitalization. ternment camp in Manila was Lt. Gilbert is a Juneau High School Beulah Greenwalt, Kerster, Mo., 'graduate, and is well known here. who was the famous “Peggy” in He was in the Merchant Marine | “They Were Expendable”. Her | Service for some time, later join- heroism was detailed in the book |ing the United States Army Avia-| which told of the courageous battle ;tion. in which branch he has bcen} and work carried on by our forces an aerial photographer. | before Bataan fell. (International) | ——.,——— | |EVENING SERVICE AT THE | CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY { PAN AMERICAN AR | ' FLIESINPASSENGERS - The second in a series of Lenten| Services at the Episcopal Church! {will be held tonight and, will be |conducted by the Rector, the Rev. | .. The following passengers left Ju- w. Robert Webb. neau'today’ via Pan Al an' Air- | The second clause of.the Apostles. | ways for Bethel: Benjamin Hilder- |Greed is the subjéct of the Rector’s|misséd ¢ in‘ Federal Distrloti Court | brand, Mrs. Nettie Hilderbrand. {address, based on the words, “And . here. | Jtneau to Pairbanks—Harry Star-.lin Jesus- Ohrist--his-only-Son OUL| s . | ling, Otto Arndt, Lawrence Seltzer; | Lord: Who was conceived by the| | Pearl Gibson;-Alfred-A. Cyre, George {Holy Ghost, Born of: the, Virgin | | Crosswhite. . s |Mary:’} All are cordially invited to Juneap tp Seattle — Lt. Leonard attend these services. Peterson, Mrs. Lois Hays, Charlotte | B, 0 T Schwartz, Frank P. Williams. WED AT DOUGLAS Yesteraay tne tollowing passengers 4 | arrived in Juneau from Seattle: Al- | Among recent local weddings was | fred Harsch, Lt. Duane Scott, Arthur | a ceremony performed in Dcuglas | Burston, Helen Burston, Karen Bur- | last Saturday by U. S. Commissioner | ! ston, Sasha Calvin, James Hickey. | Felix Gray uniting John. B. Benson | —— - and Thelma Irene Meade, both of MURPHY JAILED | Juneau. Witnesses were Ed Hibber | | Eddie Murphy is being held in and Mrs. Mamie Milnes the Federal Jail, ‘pending hearing. | e, | for alleged assault. He was arrested ARE WEDDED Monday by U. S. Deputy Marshals. | | i —————— { ¢ /" Ata-ceremony performed by Bri- | 4 SHIPBOARD. BO' D! ! gadier C. O. Taylor, Divisional Com- | Two officers. of the U, S, Coast) mander of the Salvation Army, here "' Guard are now in Juneau enroute to | Monday, Austin Hammond was wed | stations” aboard. Ships. ~They are:| to Lilllan Jimmie. Both are from .Ensign Roy Day‘ison, of Gredley, Juneau. The ceremany was. wit- Colo.; and Ensign Dan’ Ferry, of | nessed by Alfred Andrews and Mrs. | Seattle. A | M, A. Bacon. i e 1 e —————— FROM PETERSBURG ‘ FROM KETCHIKAN | ~Charlotte - Schwartz, - Petersburg,| A. L. Florefice, Ketchikan, s a is registered at the Baranof. guest at the Gastineau. | CLAIM DISMISSED A claim for. compensation I | and thickness technicians desired. The next step found the engi- neers transferring the stack of the ATSC engineering division. ing a new field in these days of jet and rocket propulsion is some- thing to talk about! Glass, to you and me, is a brit- tle, breakable substance, and the thought of landing at, say 80 per in a glass plastic job, may include a shudder or two. However, here are the facts: Constructed of glass fiber lami- nated with a newly developed con- tact resin, the first A successful laminated plastic aircraft primary structure proved 50 per cent stronger ‘than a wooden fuselage on a pure strength-weight basis! Well, say you, how does a glass fiber job stand up under enemy fire? Drawbacks Overcome The Wright Field engineers have not overlooked possible' drawbacks here, either, in conceiving, design- ing and constructing the first glass airplane. They found that the fuselage didn’t “flower” nnder actual gun- fire tests. Furthermore, high ex- plosive projectiles' failed to de- tonate because of the material's low density. The way the fiber glass sheets which compose the fuselage or “body” of the plane were made brings to light a marvelous wed- ding of electronics and engineer- ing. First, plles of glass cloth were impregnated with a resin. Then they were stretched over a mold for the purpose of building the laminated sheets to the size, shape glass cloth to-another mold where the assembly was covered with a blanket and securely sealed. A vacuum pump -‘was next brought into play, and, finally, the mixture was placed’in'an oven to cure the plastic.” '+., Ipdide the inner and oute of the plastic was a balsa’ core, forming a tsdndwich”: type of «construetion. % ¢ This type of construction proved to be the enswer to'a flock of engineers’ prayers, because it was so inherently rigid that it allowed them to do away with all stringers and nearly all of the bulkheads— items which are incorporated in * the run-of-the-mine airplane. to strengthen it, but which ‘add con- siderable undesired weight. | Such were the*laboratory meth- ods offered by the Air Technical Service Command engineers. Factory production, however, is something else again, and quite a few kinks have been hit upon since those first lab tests which are cut- ting down the curing time to enable us tc get these glass air- planes into the blue, but fast. At last reading, the curing time was being slashed to the point where it could be measured in minutes rather than hours! More streamlined, more efficient from the aerodynamic standpoint, the Axis airmen will find these glass planes pretty hard to break! layer; - B Empire want ads get An eight-inch gun serves'a new purpose for {hree Amcrican soldiers | intent on cleaning up somewhere in the Ardennes bulge of Belgium. The muzzle holds one soldier’s mirror while the tires support helmets ‘\ converted into wash basins. (AP Wirephoto) A nine-foot, nine-inch diameter for | fir recently felled produced 71,542 | injury, brought by -Lazo Bozoyich board feet of high grade lum against the Alaska Juneau Guld‘\\‘\:w harvested just in time, as de=~ Mining , Gompany, hab: Jbgen dis- | cay was evident in the stump. ———————— quoted remarks | battle moments. | they are ours” Owned Bank ber. Tt | oK tesults.| 'FIGHTING WORDS, | MAKE HISTORY The present conflict yields nothing | equals the World War I salutation | to former wars in its array of widely |attributed to Gen. Pershing: “Laf- Worthy of rank beside the his-|we must!” is oné in spirit with| toric “We have met the enemy and Farragut's “Damn the torpedoes — | is the suceinet | fy)l speed ahead!” And Winston report | churchill's “We will fight on the | “Sighted sub, sank same,” y a nayal flier over the Atlantic in {peaches Cash on Hand and in Banks U. S. Government Bonds Stock in Federal Home Loan First Mortgage Loans Real Estate Owned Furniture, Fixtures and Equip- ment, less depreciation | World War II. Taking its place | with Ulysses S. Grant's “I propose |to fight it out on this line if it PAGE FIVE. has assumed its position in history with Adm. Nelson's “England ex~ pects that every man will do his takes all summer,” is the no less duty.” of “Nuts!" to a (Nazi surrender demand at Bas- UNSHOCKED in Belgium, EASTPORT, N. Y.—A swan fleW General MacArthur’s “I have come i togne | Philippines wires snapped. Thr |back,” greeting to the made at opportune | ayette, we are here!” Roosevelt's “We can! We will!| The swan, already | n the streets FINANCIAL SATEMENT ALASKA FEDERAL SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION of Juneau - Statement of Condition as of December 31, 1944 . ASSETS LIABILITIES $ 41,880.71 Savings Accounts $789,995.78 Federal Insurance Reserve 5,433.98 350,000.00 Reserve for Contingencies 4,462.14 Reserve for Losses 2,018.77 10,000.00 Special Reserve 1805.77 404,729.96 Undivided Profits 7,528.91 - 1171163 Reserve for Dividends declared but unpaid 1,630.10 Advance Payments by Borrowers for Texas, In- 1,182.39 . surance, etc. 3,997.94 Other Liabilities $819,504.69 Savings Accounis Fully Insured Up to $5,000.00 Think it over. . {Think it over especially when you get the urge to spend now...wheh you get the idea that maybe it - wouldn't hurt to cash some of those War Bonds . Because if you let those Bonds go now, or before "flgey rédch maturity, you're letting go ‘one sure thing " in your future, y 5 United States'War Bonds are the best investment _in the world: No matter ‘what happens in postwar America, you can always be sure to collect those four dollars for every three you've loaned Uncle Sam, when /¥ourBonds mature. Y No job—no income—no other opportunity offers gou such certain security, such a chance to protect your own future, or such a chance some day to have some of the things you've always wanted. Instead of cashing in your Bonds next time you're tempted, buy another just to be on the safe side. Your communities were withoul clectricity for two hours, and the |Long Tsland Duck Packing Com- pany had to shut down. a fugitive from the Long Island Country Club, flew on as though nothing had happened. DO P07 1 Empire want ads get quick results, $819,504.69 i g into a 2,300-volt power line and the ¢ * country needs the money—and you need War Bonds! Keep faith with our fighters Buy War Bonds for Keeps PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES This is an official U.S. Treasury advertissment = prepared under auspices of Treasury Department and War Advertising Councll