The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1945, Page 2

¢AGE TWO RIVERS, HARBORS MPROVEMENTS IN ALASKA COME UP By MARY LEE COUNCIL Delegate ¢ 1owever, tha ibus Rivers and Ha be introduced W to take care of red in the upon 1 da drafted an for prelim- survey of examination lowing Al Strail ait; Upper Kvichak kagway Harbor; Valdez th 1espect facilitie: ts; C « {ing additignal har- ilities m boats. 115 gate Bartlett stated today that i be happy to pressmt for} new Rivers andiHar- | on it is drafted RAY new for Alaska deemed ‘desir- the virious communities in} Territory FENNO NOMINATED > Bart today nominated no for appointment to States Naval Academy rnate for 1945 the son of United States Eric D. now a VISITORS Wells Ervin of Anchorage call- n Delegate Bartlett while on s trip in the east | aret L. Hope, daughter Hope of Sitka, member nt Territorial House of Raging fires started by Jap demclition charges and U. S. motar fire burn in the enemy-held area of This is the first phete of Manila under battle cenditions. (AP Wire- to frem Fignal Corps Radio) THE. DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA SEAMANSAYS 'LABOR WILL = ESCORT SHIPS FIGHT WAGE | MANILA BURNS o & LEFT CONVOY CEILINGS | AsResult Thirty-eight Ves- | séls Were Sunk on | Murmansk Route NEW YORK, Feb. 23—A mer- chant ' seaman, repatriated on the | Gripsholm, said British escort ships |abandened a Murmansk-bound con- voy in the North Atlantic in Jul; 1942, and the Germans had “their pickings’ of 38 merchant vessels Seaman Walter Stainweicz, 2 i isaid he was on the freighter Carl- {ton, which Berlin and Vichy identi- |tied at the time, as the last of 8 | the 38 ships, which Berlin said, was §anfo Tomas Inferne s Greet MacArihur |sunk in the convoy | United States and British Navy {public relations officers in New !York and Washington offered no | objection to publication of his {story, but said they couldn’t vouch for its authenticity The seaman said he understood the British ship left them to en- gage in battle with the German warships Scharnhorst wnd Gnei- senau, which lureJ them away.. - - - - SENATE BILL ASKS SURVEY FOR COLLEGE AgriculturemE x—p eriments and Hospital Purchase Also Are Wanted Three new instituticns and still ancther commission for the Terri- tory of Alaska would be set up by the three measures introduced in the Territorial Senate this morn- ing. Senate Bill No. 32, by Senator Don Carles Brownell s that the Ter- ritory purchase from the Army the Fort Raymond Hosbital located «at ) ) Seward. An appropriation of $14,~ 500 is authorized. The bill was re- ferred to the Judici Committee. S. B. No. 33, Senator N. R. Walker, would authorize the Board of Regents of the University of Al- | | Union Leaders Profest WLB. Public Members On | 4 { Pay Hike Ruling | WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 — The | AFL and CIO said today they will urge the President to override the advice of the War Labor Board | public members agaigst lifting of | present wage ceilings. | CIO President Phillip * Marray | d four other active members and alternates, représenting the AFL on the board criticized the find of the public ‘members, emphasizing they will carry the fight to crack | the “Little Steel” wage formula direct to President Roosevelt. The public members, after work- | ing four months, reported to Fred Vinson and. through him, to the President, that they “didn’t recom- | mend at present a change in the Little Steel Formula as necessary to eliminate any overall inequity in the wartime stabilization pro- gram.” . The basis on which the public members arrived at this conclusion represented a shift from the gen- erally-accepted treatment of the worker’s p It' accepted, as the centrolling _facter, the amount 'of money edarned each weck rather than the basic hourly wage. el iee. VETERANS DAY FOR ALASKANS ASKED IN BILL McCutcheon Would Give Each Homecomer $20 for Each Month Alerkan World War II cut a neat piece of cake in t Treasury if a bill intreduc McCutcheon in the H e is given appro ouse Bill 166, s who resided > September 16, 1940, and have since gone ifto service be given on discharge $100 0 for éach month bf service. I The sum ‘of $1,500,000 is asked to # finance the plan. Mexian Spen;léi;g +ACHR e ] g FOUf AND BACK between Hickham Field, Hawali, and Leyte Island in the Philippines, planes of the Air Transport Command ferry, over the Pacific, taking personnel and bringing wounded. Here are interior views of an Army C-54, showing (top) passengers in mid-flight to Leyte, with “light Nurse Lorraine Benoit of Alvany, N. Y., asleep on seat at right and Flight Nurses Victoria Paviowski of Norrisport, Wis., and Jo Nabors of Youngstown, Ohio, asleep on floor at left; and (bottom) Nusse Pav- lowski, on her way back to Hawaii, ministering to Pvt. CharlesgV. Reatsch (upper bunk) of Bethlehem, Pa., while.another wounded soldjer, hot identified, laughs happily below. (Internationl) power gnd industrial ‘developments in the next few years 5 ‘This is an estil by the Mexi- pr0 i, m 0 fll'.i d cen-American Commission for the g a UI h e nomic Cooperation; which rec- % = ommends reclamation of three mil- licn acres of Mexican land. WASHINGTON st 1 - e — exd to spend ab 811 Mrs. £ a Murphy, registered > United States on mater from Los Angeles, California, is a ripment for long- e irri guest at the Baranof. ves, visited - the Alaska i 5 Washington,.. Miss & 3 i v ; 2 s v X ¥ YLyl : ; . : iy : aska “to make a survey for an EX- | Also introduced in tke Hotise to- 4. & s/:.'m/ d Cross uniform as a A H 1 r, having just completed | tensicn of the University of Alaska, ' day was Representative Chris Hen- & i sic training. She left the early fi % to be located in Southeastern Al- ' pj “fir: Hous> Bill No. 67, to Temperature for 24-hour period enling at 7:30 o'clock this morning e o o In Juneau—Maximum, 43; minimum, 36. Precipitation, 09 of an inch. At Airport—Maximum, 45; minimum, 34. Precipitation, 04 of, an inch. F e s e o 0 0 0 a0 TOMORROW!S FORECAST o o'le Rzin tonight, Saturday and Saturday night. Highest TP temperature » Saturday, 43°; iy Dentist Pension Tax retre st WouldPaste Cubans | DR. RAE LILLIAN CARLSON | — OPTOMETRIST IS NOW IN JUNEAU To Examine EYES and Fit Glasses Phone 636 for Appoiniment | e e OFFICE IN BLOMGREN B‘UILDING cheol at Eklutna, near Anchorage, | e will L2 moved to Seward was in- dicated teday by Indian Office head e o : WHY NOT? | I-’u:u\x;d.a:dz !‘A)egtotemtio:: ar: nuv; p . |under way with the Army to tak Have the Beneficial Effects of the SUN'S RAYS. .. Aiany time you wish. YOU |over Army buildings there which ‘lwollld give Eklutna students “more CAN ... with one of our ,, |ty years ago. Foster deglared the : e 2 s SRR SURKRAFT SUNLAMPS |room and less hazards.” about 100 students,” now . hold | 48 N i Wil Now! ouble ihat number, ’// S = : See Them ! ® 6000000 c0eccc0s0bcCoc0 @ 0eevsevecenoas s this week for the West coast il wi sl 4 . aska,” It appropriates $5,000 for the | pay Ralph Treffers $578.00 for / ///J 5’5.’4/;’;? it g aenent assignment. Gen. Douglas MacAsthur (center, wearing dress field cap) is surrounded by internees at Santo Tomas, survey. Committee reference was transporting school child to the ‘s Fetella Draper came down Mauila, who were. freed when American troops mad e a dramatic dash into the internment camp to end first to Finange, then to Education.|Tee Harbor school i 11 New York for the week end-to three yearscimpriscnment for 3,700 civilians. (AP W irepheto) Senator \x\;alkerba:mg offered “;’fl‘ EL At friends. Miss Draper = spent e B il 4 34. It would establish an Agricul- § 2. ears in Junzau where Alaska in 1941, Mr. Ward is now cf the Bureau of Eductition schools for Walla Wall gton, where ;‘:l.al.‘f‘apzll.nfi::?i.;f”?::f::;{eg;; | pA" AMERI(AN AIR \ il gxecu st €INOT in the offiec df ftué jSecretary of in southeastern Alaska. Mr. Beattie ' she will visit relativ was In Gemmis e N e T $25.000 | FUES INPASSEHGERS e Bipal Siie I now with the O Agriculure, 4, Itold s that his fathes Tert Alaska | New York and Washingten for €on- shoretor. 1t went to the Fitancs| g *of Wi Tnformation and is liv- 74 in 1919 and since then has been |ferences as Territorial Chairmen of Gemmitice, gt i i ] n New York City. Ronald H. Beattie, Chief Statis- g most of the time at the |the National War Fund g S0 ALY [ ATBE e ANy bigne S H B_ I N E D A N C E S Miriam D'l('k »y of Fairbanks jcicn for the Administrative Office University cf Oregon and is now re- | —_ PP R T i e R W |Pruss it 1?3“’}”””‘ g in Washington on a busi- o ti.e United S.ates Courts, called Mrs. J. E. Granam renewed friend- THER REP e U VI or A. E. Lathop. at the office to meet Alaska’s new ship with Delegate Bartielt whom g T Joha Tlitg yemes, SEHDEERn: e ard, who spent, several prioaate Mr. Beattic attended| Mrs. dabn E. MeGonmick.'of Ju-|ehe meb n Oumen whiere Her hus:|y . o icoder BEean) Roy EiTES dames Boacd ! Juneau with tre U. 8. FOI- rommar school in Ju from 1911 'neau spent some time at the office |band, Colonel (then Major) J. E. o o H Juneau. o, 98etile: slanes Flokey, 3 SATURD_A Y-——Fehruar Z4th , WS D on TS~ B S 4o 916 Ha e the of W. G. this ) Mrs, McCormick is the | Graham, was stationed. ~ Colonel phecs. Heberis sHigkes Hapk. flpert "' Y w “'k and Fameiin to the n.attie who fizst went to Alaska wif2 of the Director of Selective Graham is now serving overseas in (’°”z“f: i B z . ottice 10 52y rl.‘:?n Jo '\Jf.}.(.ny 1t as a missionary and later was head Cervice in Alaska. She 1t toouy }f‘ra!x;ce.N He wss detailed in Alaska B:r'i'fg,‘;‘l S F‘g,"fj'&ks" ‘:T:n ! and APRIL Tth R g ot seen siv avir | to the National Gmuard when it was b A v i i Sl ’ HAN N ACCES FRA N’ 6 TR Lrgax:lized in the Territory and later Bm'\wL‘“,Sv]d:;.“m?(;,e'(e&‘ifi‘rkjonm- z BOB TEW S ORCHESTBA . scrved as commanding officer at Wy el g AR DBf}GS ARE HIGHLIGHTED It SORY NEWS | simacks sma i e Alout- eimknks Welpta ROy Rem MASONS AND EASTERN STAR MEMBERS e ‘g R T T % t Koa 1151*““15- Leaving today for Seattle were SAVE THESE DATES——— : 4 : ) Mrs. Irma D. Nowell of Juncau, i g head of the information division of i Yt YOU ARE INVITED ;he Oflstce of Price Administration Juneau to Fairbanks—Patricia : or Alaska, called on Delegate Bart- et ¥ ST 3 7 e e et Martin. FORMAL DANCING 10 P. M. TO 1 A. M. . Nowell is in Washington to zitend a regicnal conference for OPA. S e y‘ Jane Wesley apnd La Marine| WASHINGTON—A proposed . bill | Peterson, Sitka, are staying at the to pension Cuban dentists would be e ov 'o | Baranof ' Hotel |financed by a 5 per cent tax on it idszxtal equipment and tooth paste, AIRLINE MAN HERE | according to the Office of the Co- J. F. Sherman, Ellis Air Trans- |crdinitor of Inter-American Affairs. ewar reaypurc. Ketchikan, is a guest at the | . | Baranof Hotel. Empire Wanl-ags tring resulis! |krought down from the Navy's | The Eklutna buildings were Chickaloon coal project over twen- - - FROM FAIRBANKS o . ruuen, ensens| & R >« I Alaska Eleciric Light and s a7 Power Company 3 § R Left, Joc‘m Leslie showing fad of matching belt and handbag; right, white waffle grained fabric bag. Mrs. Margaret Harrais, United Phone No. 616 Phone No. 18 States Commissloner at Valdez, is a guest at the Gastineau. Cheerful Dispensers of Dependable 24-Hour Electric Service Accessory news for spring highligh ney ag hey-are still large, with or without shoul- der straps. Joan Leslie, young Hollywood star, models two of the latest models designed by Ben Rt Erody. At the left she shows the new Hollywood fad of matching your belt to your handbag. White | ... o ’:’ yon 5 vaffie grained fabric is enlivened by gay, gmbroidered labels of favorite resort spots. Right, she dis- ', 5% 0 “_‘“"d “’“ J'"} Culbertson, plays a large, fiat handbag made of the same material as the other with a strand of rococco sheil Cuurun“);',' rec Jee 54'" Francisco, for tie trimming. nternationsi) |junean staying at - Hotel P