The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 14, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA JOHNSON FOUND GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS BY JURY Ill-fortune traditional with Friday the thirteenth, fell to the lot of Walter A. Johnson, native yquth on trial before the U. S. District Court here. After little more than an hour of deliberation, the jury which heard his case last evening agreed on a verdict which was returned at the opening of court this morning—find- ing the defendant “guilty as charg- ed on both the two counts of the indictment brought against him. The jury accompanied its verdict with a recommendation for leniency in imposing sentence. The verdict was reached at approximately 6:30 o'clock last evening. Following in- SOFTBALL LEAGUETO | ~ BEFORMED | Spring is coming and the ball | players are getting anxious. Preparations for the coming sea- | son are now underway in the forma- tion of a soft ball league. With the | experience obtained from last year, & it is félt that a successful season lis in the offing for both players ~ and fans, The present plans call for a six- | ‘team league, comprised as follows: ® Coast Guard, Finance, Headquart- ers Company—sSubport, . Port Bat- | talion—Subport, Signacs and a City | |dance being given at the USO to- SCHOOL STUDENTS INVITED T0 DANCE AT USO TONIGHT A cordial invitation is extended to all the students of Juneau and Douglas High Schools to attend the night. They are invited, as the guests of the servicemen, from 9:30 o'clock to midnight. P-TA MEETS NEXT MONDAY struction by Judge George F. Alex- ander, the jury had retired to com- mence, its deliberations at 5:13 o'clock. The verdict was returned in sealed form | The defendant, Johnson, faces a possibility of long imprisonment on the two convictions found against him. Conviction on the first of the two charges—burglary in a dwelling in which a person was present—car- ries a penalty of imprisonment from one to 20 years. The second offense —attempted rape—could result in a maximum penalty of half that for| the completed crime of rape, which is from three to 20 years imprison- ment. On the escond charge, there- fdr, Johnson may be imprisoned from three to ten years, making a total possible penalty of from three td 90 years in prison, on the two convictions. Next case on the court’s criminal trial’ calendar is that of the United statés ys. Horace. and Winifred iach, who are charged with three cfimés: Kidnapping, asssult with a!dangerous weapon and burning a z*mut Next Monday marning at 10'0’flock, Robert Jernberg and Rob- eft Tollefson, attorneys for the Gov- ernment and defense Counsel How- ard’ D. Stabler will commence se- le¢tion of twelve jurors to try the | case, —————————— EDWARD MeCORMICK FUNERAL ON TUESDAY Puneral services for = Edward MéCotmick, who ‘died at St. Ann’s | Hospital April 11, will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'elock, in the Catholic Church of the Na- tivity. “Interment will ‘be in Ever- greeh Cemetery. e , VISITING HERE Mrs. Kitty DeLong, of Fanshaw, Aldska, and Mrs. ‘Spencer DeLong, of ‘Wrangell, are guests at the Hetel’ Juneau . | VICTOR presents JOHN CHARLES THOMAS | { ' singing the inspiring fLord’s \, praga Llplnng words, set to beau- tiful melody! Hear The Lord’s Pmyw. sung by John Charles To this glorious expression of faith, Mr. Thomas bnnga reverence and fervent sincer- ity. His magnificent baritone is warm and vibrant, perfectly suited to the music, EYES ON THE BALL_ and Frances Brix (left to right) keep their eyes on their surf-ball as they frolic on the beach in th girls’ homes a; The subjects, “Worthy Use or j | team. | Leisure Time and Leadegship-Fel- “Rabbit” Ellenberg is at present jowship,” fifth in the series being organizing a City team and person- | | studied this year, will be discussed nel interested in playing should con- | at the regular meeting of the Par- tact him. | ent-Teacher Association, Monday, ' A meeting of representatives of | April 16, in the Juneau High*School all teams is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. | Auditorium. Mrs. Scott Murphy and Monday, April 16, at the Alaska Communication System offices in the Federal Building. ———— e o 00 0 0 + o 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. S. Weather Bureau) e o o Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending at 7:30 o’Clock This Morning: o o0 In Juneau—Maximum, 40; minimum, 35. Precipitation, 148 inches. At Airport—Maximum, 40; minimum, 32. Precipitation, .63 of an inch. e & o & 0o & & 0 o TOMORROW’S FORECAST e o o Rain or snow this after- noon; partly cloudy, with showers tonight and Sunday. Janet Mantell, Martha Clemons, | | e sunshine of Venice, Calif. The | re in Venice, | ARMED FORCES MEMORIAL IS SET FOR TOMORROW Alaska’s Attorney-General, Ralph J. Rivers, will make the memorial address, and Brigadier O. C. Taylor of the Salvation Army will conduct the opening and closing prayers to- morrow at an all-service memorial tribute to our late President Frank- lin Delano Roosevelt, it was an- nounced today. A joint committee representing nll branches of the Armed Forces 'in’ the 'Juneau area has completed arrangements for the service, which is to be held .in.the Northern | Light Presbyterian Church, com- mencing at 2 o'clock in the after- noon. The service is for all members of 'the U. 8. Coast Guard—both afloat and ashore; for all members of the Army of the United States, including the Signal Corps, the Air Corps, Finance, and Subport of Embarka- ition. Personnel of any Navy unit iwhich may be here is also re- quested to attend. A servicemen's choir will offer musical tribute. CARO TO BE NAVY'S LIAISON OFFICER T0 DRAFT OFFICE HERE Lt. Warren M. Caro, Captain of the Port here for the U. S. Coast | | Guard, has recently been appointed to the post of Liaison Officer in| Juneau for Capt. Gordon W. Mac- Lane, Navy Reperesntative to the| Selective Service Headquarters for| the Territory . of Alaska, it is an- nouneed here. Capt. MacLane has his ' head-| quarters in Ketchikan and Lt. Caro! will act for him in his relations | with Selective Service headquanerm here, at such times as Capt. Mac- Lane is not in Juneau. ————— SMITH VISITS JUNEAU rived in Juneau and is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. He is with | H. R. Smith of Seattle," has ar—i the Railway Exchange Agency. I TEMPERATURES Lowest tonight ... ey Highest Sunday 41° CCURTISLFTS T0-YD.TILE (o WenT pATENTS FROMHELSER | ™ spe set 10 skAGWAY CHICAGO, April 14—Ann Curtis,| The Government Hospital reports America’s 220 and 440-yard free- the transfer of six patients to the} style champion, added the 100-yard Skagway 'Sanitoris by plane last event to her repertoire of swim-{evening. Under“e:l care of Miss ming titles and records as shelCatherine O'Connor, Chief Nurse of upset Brenda Helser, of Hollywood, | the Government Hospital here, in the finals of the National Wo- those who made the trip were Miss men's AAU Swimming Champion- i}‘ranees Depperman, of Anchorage; ships here. Dorothy Hubbard, Douglas; Mary Miss Curtis, the oniy woman ever |Pineda, Juneau; Mrs. Elizabeth Ed- to win the Sullivan Memorial|¥ards, Yakutat; Mrs. Mary Jeck- Trophy, forged ahead in the last SOn, Fairbanks, and Molly Lukéhln, 10 yards' to beat the defending from the Pribilof Islands. champion by, 18 inches, in 1:019. Emmrm mflt‘l Buy’Emby the Case We lead the town in this type of merchandising. Take advantage of our liberal discounts on quan- tity purchases. We have a tremendous stock and wide variety of FINEST QUALITY CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Many of these ‘items will not be available later on. Buy’Embythe Case at the E. L. Keithahn will be the speakers. In the absence of Mrs."A. L. Sturm, President of the association, who is at present in the States, Mrs James Cole, Secretary, will preside over the meeting ‘and present the regular business to come before the associa- tion preceding the program. The program will be followed by a social meeting when refreshments will be served. Members of the re- freshment committee are: Chair- man, Mrs. D. G. Taylor; Mrs. Wal- ter Kleveno, Mrs. Chris Bailey, Mrs. James Ryan, Mrs. A. B. Phillips, Miss Marian Lange. JUNEAU MAN IS PROMOTED FROM CPL TO SERGEANT Cpl. Phillip E. Bertholl has been promoted to the grade of Sergeant in the Infantry Training Battalion in the Infantry Replacement Train- ing Center at Camp Croft, South CarTiina, according to advices re- ceived by The Empire. Bertholl isthe son of Mrs. B. H. Bertholl and before entering the service was with the California Grocery here. ———.—————— ALASKA COASTAL FLIES Leaving this morning an Alaska Coastal Airlines’ plane had the fol flowing passengers: Juneau to Pet ersburg—Virgil Baker, Juneau to Ketchikan—Hal P'air-‘ hurst, Harley Covalt and W. T‘ Stewart. T é.lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlll“'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIIIIIIIIII|IllllflIIIIIIIIIlllmflIIIIIIIIIIIIIII SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1945 If It Goes On a Boat-- WE HAVE IT! COMPLETE LINE of MARINE HARDWARE and SHIP CHANDLERY: @ ONAN12V.and 32 V. 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