The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1945, Page 2

I’AGE TWO and flor e groups in our Month-End ( king reductions on all te clearance. red and models. superb Touse Coals 1 chintz L and fine h prints Knox and Bailey Men's Felt Hats felt hats brown, tar Corduroy, butc Sireamlining House, Senale of Congress Is Big Proposed Plan (Continuea from Page One) stions made by ning their own Sen Bxl]\‘\ lD NC) \\.u](l like ' to sez all “irrelevent matter” banned from the Congressional Record. He 1so thinks the Senate should meet three days a week, giving the S t of the time to committee mat- ters. kman (R-Ore) goes all ou th an idea that tives’ terms should be staggered and [ i2d to four years instead of The mittee the criginal LaFollette-Monroney ms up the problem ment that Congress, our policy-making branch of ernment, is losing its grip and that to regain its power, Congress rust “modernize its machinery, c with MONTH E 5 feature immediate £ 314 6020 . . T Seersuckers, gl woven broadelot QUALITY representa- | com- as 1d Bailey. . Sizes by Knox 1, gray . 6 broadcloth. groups. Chil- miss er linen, ter dres girls and young Perfume Trays and Dresser Sels s [} All from our bet ir > owWIng f sets . . . Immediz les half their original price. . . me bottles, trays and liate clearance at one- h faciliti 2 t knowles order, but Congr g its House That's a big rn times rned W in order .- ADE SCHOOL PAGEANT * PUBLIC EVENT TONIGHT At 7:30 o'clock tonight, in the High School gymnasium, Grade =chool pupils will present the page- ant, “Our Land of Freedom,” with music, ces and story ade tak and pu have been and the and spending hours ion for the affair. The had better get there early, 1ding rocm only” will prob- t a premium, judging from s at similar events. - HUBBARD HERE hard, of Kasilof, Alaska, at the Hotel Juneau. in prepe attendai Lee [ Columbia Lumber Co. announces a New Service Our Salesman—GARRY McDONALD Will Call and Give a Free Estimate on HOME INSULATION . . . REMODELING NEW ROOF Time Payments Arranged MARSEEA NU-BRICK SIDING PHONE 587 S SALE At L G. FULTON'S SHOP in the Caro Monday, at 10 0 Special Interes Building April 30 A. M, i to HARDWARE DEALERS, CONTRACTORS and CARPENTERS a Wi sebearc Plate Glass - in I)A xes — [ Sto - Check Raili cellaneous Metal Floor Model Pres dow Har¢ t rted sizes Glass, a i Delta Nails, dware One 25 Kegs of various sizes. OTHER ITEMS IN WHOLS ALE LOTS FOR CONTRACTORS’ NEEDS — ALSO MANY SIZES OF ROUGH AND FINISHED LUM BER ND CLEARANCE lear and priced for Regularly 4510 55 813 Regularly 5.95t0 7.95 82.30 Regularly 6.50-10.00 8330 Children's and Growing Girls’ Dresses Regularly 5.95 10 9.95 25% Off Regularly 1.50 0 6.95 16 Price R M. Behtends Co S/INCE /887 SKi RACES ON AGAIN SUNDAY :: Ski racing is on again for this Sun ORI Juneau Ski Club officials, in an- nouncing the re-scheduling of the race program today, put final de- termination” 6n whether the five race events will be held Sunda the Upper Ski Bowl on the shoul- ders of the Weather Man. Race Chairman Eric Sundsted today issued orders for all con- testants to meet at the Upper Cabin at 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning, at which time racing numbers will be drawn. VIC HARDIN ELECTED STUDENT BODY CHIEF, | JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL Vic Hardin has been elected as Student Body President according to announcement appefring in to- day’s J-Bird, official organ of the Juneau High School. Jim Rude has been chosen Vice- President, Pat Hogue as Secretary- Treasurer; Lily Ann Murstad and Robert Sanford, Associate Editors eind Lavid DeLong as Assistant Manag; clection to have b[ SG(KS KNITIED BY MAN FOR SOLDIER, RECEIVED IN JUNEAU Gift packages for men of the‘ armed forces are being sent by the many womens’' groups of Sal- vation Army workers in the United States to the Alaska Divisional Headquarters. These included many pairs of | knitted socks as well as lap mbea\ for hospitals, sweaters and “Sun-| shine Gift” kits. These articles are shipped to the various Salva- tion Army centers for distribution to the men. In the last shipment received in Juneau was a pair of well-knit iitted by an elderly man, and attached to the socks was the following letter, released by Briga- dier O. C. Taylor, just as written: | “Dear comrad soldiar. I am put- a line in with this pair of 1 hope they will suit you. I am knitting for the soldiers and in my spair time and because I like to knit and do something to help. But I am W poor riter. My father was in the sival war in 1862. I tried get in the Army but! couldn't. T spose you won't like this as I ainnt a r lady. I cold man, 68 ye old and I live alone and my name is Henry Knight. My address is R 1 box 1508, Spanaway, Wash.” The sccks were given td a soldier in Juneau, and he is writing the donor a letter of thanks and ap- preciation. Bu: S . n annual event, a \mm"d one. is ng to Igloo No. 6, and also members of | the Auxilia | tonight |starting at 8 o'clock. e e e e T THE, DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA *!YA’NKS NEAR [Vank Greels } Russian With: INBIGDRIVE Put If There! AIR RAIDERS _Pressure Also Maintained Blasted Bndgp Over Surg- Badly Torn Buidings, In-| - DAVAQ GULF on Baguio with Aid of Alr(rafl ’ VIANIL/\ A))nl The Twenty- | Fourth Division infantrymen under | Maj. Gen. R. B. Woodruff gained | 12 miles across southern Mindanao ! Wednesday to approach within 25 miles of Davao Gulf When the Y s reach the gulf, they will be o 25 road miles south of the prime target in the Philippines, the excellent hemp port of Davao. Gen, Dougle munique also PC Division maintained Baguio, Philippine summ city in Northern Luzon vhil bombers and fighters dropped 1t than 400 tons of explosives in close support NOME ESKIMO IS SOUGHT IN com- Third on acArthur’s mv RAPE SLAYING SEATTLE, April*27—Scarch for Joe Bill, 29-year-old Eskimo of Ncome, who is being sought on a mur- cer warrant in connection with \we rapo slaying of Irma Irene ear cld Seattie child, last Slm has spread to ce »’Vaqmmcn Members of the Yakima Police > and night dispatchers at the d a man answer- n called the po- the depot, late 12 aid in locat- 2 station from Sunday night, s ing his wife -+ 60LD RESERVES FEDERAL BANKS TO BE REDUCED : House legislation dr quired gold re serve banks to depesits and Passage wa Under the must m: to 40 per ticn and The Se notes ent of notes in c 5 per cent of depos at cted, also b, vote, an amendment which W have increased the price cf gold to $56. This amendment was of- fered by Senator Johnson, Colorado Democrat. ..o SCHWELLENBACH IS SUGGESTED FOR POST IN CABINET WASH‘INGTO‘I April 27.—Feder- al District Judge Lewis B. Schw: bach, former Democratic Senator from the state of Washington, is now being mentioned for a Cabinet !post. He breakfested with Truman today. Schwellenbach told reporters he had not discussed any posttion with the President but he would ‘“be around for a few ds e Congressicnal circles suggested Schwellenbach might get either the post of Attorney General or Secre- Lary of Lubor GMEHOUSE SET FOR NAVY LIFE CLEVELAND. Apnl 27 — Denny| Galehouse, who hurled the St. Louls | game of last year's World Series, | has been accepted for the Navy, it | is dicclosed here. e e 'DIOKEERS ARE 10 . MEET THIS EVENINGk of Alaska Members of Pioneers ry, are to hold meetings | in the Odd Fellows Hall, - > e o 0 9 0o 5 0 o WEATHER REPORT (U.S. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 2i-Hour Period Ending 7:30 0'Clock This Morning o o o In Juneau—Maximum, minimum, 37 At Airport—Maximum, minimum, 29. ® o o 0 0 0 o o o TOMORROW'S FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; increasing cloudi- ness Saturday night. © o e 00 0 0 n e TEMPERATURES Lowest tonight 45; 47; Me- D tral | ing of TORG il 2 Al private a blown ted ) K an ric b hi Army a F W R apital friend ir ) o'cloc 5 (Delay ds o bertso Fibe Waters Scene Bizarre Meeting By Don Whitehead i Press War Correspondent) AU, Ge Midnight i)-—An American nd a Russian ss a girder of Elbe River other on the to many, officer squirmed bridge pounded € d shook har meeting of nd Konev's it there,” f Second n, of Los Anj called to his 1 their bizarre p. m, Torgau in th " Army the first William D. Cali- Red Arm meeting, at ‘the waters 28 miles n Lt. over is ast of Leipzig m e by division. individuz entirely Robertson got but t cre brin a Privat One of the first if Ko le sa The h everyone, crowded iting brati them e made ieeting was ‘one of at least mtacts with the Russians men of the Sixty-Ninth Just who was the first al to meet the Russians is clear at this big share of dit ect he was first back proof to his division s. His proof a Russian aptain, a Lieutenant and ¥ a ause e. to meet the Rus- the first, is Lt. Al- of Houston, Texas. not tzebue, cciated Press Correspondent Hal id he is the first. appy Russians, beaming on were brought to the command post of the Sixty-Ninth Division in on of the event. Each of a speech interpreted for the throng. Th \phin atulations on the great two n day, on the meeting nations,” said Major Larinov, of Konev's hth Guards Division, “we ur warmest greetings and the destruction hope this meeting for peace in the L We a .Jm~ 1d to com . i Petr vanted to This is whele werld D ARPISON GETS ALL FOR EXAM iov added: 1eet you for great holiday PHILADELPHIA, April 27—Out- fiel r Ford Garrison, of the Phila- > delphia Athletics, has reported fot pre-induction examination, it is an nounced. |Browns to victory in the opening | S F Highest Saturday e o, 0 o 0 eere0e0s000000000 0 EGGS > 1e which was | FORMOSA IS POUNDED BY stallations Set Afire —hlso Fuel Stores MANILA, April 27—Heavy bomb- in pounded airdromes” on airfields vesterday and left torn buildings and installa- n flames. rds were also pounded on fuel stores set afire. On nearby Pescadores Island, 12 freighters, river boats and patrol vessels were wrecked as aif patrols swept the China Sea D badly tions Rai Formosa & VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP CLOTHING DRIVE Mcre volunteers are badly needed to bBelp sort, mend and pack the d bedding now being col- cted for the United National Cloth- llection for War Reiief, under onsorship of American Women's Voluntary Services, and the Juneau Woman's Club. Collection headquarters are con- veniently located in the A. B. Hall, which is cpen every afternoon, ex- czpt Sunday, from 2 o'clock to 4 clock. Anyone with the time to spare is urged to go in and assist in the work of getting the clothing packaed and ready for shipment. The reésponse to the appeal for ing - FRIDAY APRIL 27, 1945 FERN’S PORTRAITSTUDIO Will Be Open for Appointments SATURDAY—APRIL 28 b e (o o (o Phone 367 FERN EATON . .. Photographer Special- GLD M. BOSTON Blead of Siraight Bourbon Whiskey $3.50 == 2 for $6.50 Juneau quuor Co. PHONE 498 d clothing and bedding has been good, Mrs. Ernest Gruening, ient of the AWVS, said, but further contributions are still wel- come. us Tesi suitable for wen clothing, v ey or winter and for a S i m\l_v stip though ¢ cient r I[ and it must be pract ticles as dress cuits hats, ’lblt’ high-heeled or tced .~I.u.f~ cannot be used. The committee in charge of the | drive in Juneau said it i5 not nec- e woolen garments | ore turning them in, as cen made for * vashable gar- d that ail cot- se of washable though open- ton garments, or the material be laundered, not necessarily ironed. ———————— BUY WAR BONDS l Two Free Deliveries Daily 203 Contury Meat Market lute ! b G newspaper advertlsmg‘ SATURDAY-=--MONDAY PEACHES SHURFINE PRESERVES 2 i, jars 59¢ -69c Peach - - - - 69¢ CRITERIO} Pink SALMON 2 cans 4 B« Apricot - - - Cherry - ILK TISSUE B e e e MEADOW BROOK BUTTER- 2pounds$1 05 RESH—LARGE 2 ans 77(, 32 oz. JAR 5% LIEBY'S 27 oz. SWEET MIX JAR PICKLES 63c CENTURY 1. gal. DILL JAR PICKLES §1.49 G rolls 29 2 dozen §3.15 RELIANCE Halian PRUNES 2 cans 47 ¢ TOWELS - 2rolls 29 PSS SIS B TAVERN RUG CLEANER - 1 pf. 63¢ et e e DRY CLEANER- 1 gal. D5¢ KELLOGG S GIANT SIZE CORN FLAKES 25¢ 2 cans Cut BEANS * Shurfine PEANUT. BUTTER stmmfllm( >, 2 cans J sieve PEAS ¢ 6 for D ONE QUART MATANUSKA SEED POTATOES