The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 5, 1945, Page 8

AT e e S T S e N R T S R R ST LB EATJGER FROM FOREST FIRE IS EXTREME U. S. Forest Service Issues Warning Regarding Extra Precautions The Forest Service wishes to call to the aftention of all Gastineau, Channel residents that the forest | fire danger in the vicinity of Juneau is extreme. The past few days of cloudy weather has not relieved the situation. The Forest fire danger has been considerably intensified tby the past days of clear weather and the north wind which is blowing. Smokers are requested to extin- guish their cigarettes and matches tefore throwing them away while driving along the highway. No smoking should be done in the woods. Residents along the Glacier highway are warned about burning grass, brush and debris. No burning will be allowed on forest areas under permit as summer homes, residences, homesites and other occupancy. The Forest Service is taking every precaution possible to eliminate for- est fire hazards; however, it is nec- essary that the public cooperate by | being careful with fires at ail times. ALASKA AIRLINES BRINGS 16 HERE FROM ANCHORAGE Alaska Airlines flew 16 passen- gers to Juneau from Anchorage, Cor- | dova and Yakutat yesterday. The cleven following people were from Anchorage: Edward Cruse, Mrs. Christy Quimbe, Vern Hendrickson, Rosemary Grimm, James B. Ervin, Mrs. Nellie Luke, Selma Williams, Marjorie Steward, Chester Shockey, John Garcia and Mrs. Siebenthal | and child Incoming from Cordova were H.| Berger and Mrs. William K. Leise J. G. Blake, G. T. Steed and V. Wilde were Juneau-bound from Yakutat. leaving Juneau for Anchomge were the following 18 people: O. Mansfieid, J. W. Walker, L. smex- meister, Marjorie Zenckes, Mrs. J. W. Vandiver, E. R. Eaton, Mrs. Jean Eaton, J. L. Starnes, L. E. Walker, OURT OF HONOR SUNDAY ENDS UP BOY SCOUT CAMP Field Day, Awards Ad- | vancements Precede Breaking Camp | * As the finale of the successful Boy Scout Camp at Eagle River for this | summer, Sunday was devoted to | Field Day activities followed by a Court of Honor Sunday evening. The boys broke camp and returned to town yesterday. Receiving advancements in rating at the “Court” were: Tenderfoot, John Sorri; Second Class Scout, George Gilligan, Robert Rhodes, George Barril, Gerald Shaw, William Sperling, Creighton Norris, Carl| ‘Weidman. c Merit Badges, for special achieve- | ment in Scout lore, were awarded to: Fredrick Wyller, Personal Health; Dale Roff, Marksmanship and Swimming; Richard Wingerson, | Personal Health and First Aid; Rob- ert Sommers, Personal Health Winning 100 per cent Duty pins, for all-around demonstrations of | | Scout attributes during the camp| period were: James Jahoda, Rob- ert Sommers and Fredrick Wyller. Alaska’s new Scout Executive,; Delbert Hanks, addressed the Scouts | | at the Court of Honor Sunday eve- | ning H Twelve prizes were awarded to| | winners in the Camp Point Contests, in which the boys earned points for | !ability shown at such activities as [ Scouting tests, swimming, building | !lean-tos, map-making, marksman- ship, personal health and various other fields of Scout work. Taking Iu<l place in the contests was Wil- am Sperling, with 540 points; sec- | nnd Richard Wingerson, 523 points; \(hud Robert Carter, 514'. points. The camp was under the direction of DeVaughn Kershaw, with Mrs. | Kershaw serving as cook. Assisting the director at various times during the camp period were: Ed Schnoek- | |er, Henry Harmon, IZdward Keith- ahn and Leo Jewett. AMERICAN LEGION PRESENTS VIEWS, PEACETIME DRAFT WASHINGTON, June 5. — The ‘Amoucan Legion will present its | views today on the subject of a| peacetime draft in this country.| pol C. E. Albrecht, R. N. MCK&"Spokesmnn for the Legion will ap-‘ George F. Mumford, W. E. Wood, Marjorie Snell, J. A. Holt, Myrtle Wendler, B. C. Arnold and Donald Hall. Ethel MacNair flew and Patricia Zeike was the passen- ger to Cordova. ———— PROGRESS MADE IN FIGHTING ON MINDANAO ISLAND MANILA, June 5. — Converging columns of the U. S, 24th and 31st divisions made swift progress today | on Mindanao Island. Two centers of Japanese resistance have been brok- en in the past three days. A substantial numbers of Nip- ponese are caught between these forces, Associated Press Correspond- ent Richard Bergholz reported. Aircraft dropped 348 tons of ex- plosives in effective support. R ‘ Scxenusis believe the sun to be approximately 1': times as dense as water. to Yakutat| | pear before the House Committee | on Postwar Military Policy, which | now is considering the whole mat- | ter. Generally speaking, most Amer- | | ican Legion posts have been in favor | |of one year of military training in peacetime for able-bodied youths. | | The young men would receive the training at the age of 18, after which | they would be subject to recall for active duty in case of an emergency. | The American Legion wants Con- | gress to act on this legislation as| quickly as possible. A number of other veterans’ or- ‘gsnizations will present their views | before the House committee. Among | them are the Legion's Women’s | | Auxiliary, the National Guard As-| sociation of the United States, the | Reserve ,Officers Association, and | the Veterans of Foreign Wars. | VFW PROGRAM WASHINGTON, June 5.—A peace- time draft plan which would provide military training without requiring| youths to leave home environment for long periods was proposed to| Congress today by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A subsmute for the American IN TOD EORGE BROTHER Super Market Orders for Delivery Accepted Up to 2:30 P. M. Phones 92-95—2 Free Deliveries Daily Orders for Delivery Accepted Up to 2:30 P. M. PLENTY OF FRESH FRUITS and CRISP VEGETABLES EORGE BROTHER . Super Market © ¥ Phones 92.95—2 Free Deliveries Daily = - Phone—Write or Wire George Brothers . AY... at THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA s ol AIMED AT TOKY O—Glowering over the head of a sunbathing sailor, a 16-inch rifle on an Towa class battleship in the Pacific points toward Tokyo. ]A PAN'S 5 ECO ND CITY __This is a pre-war view of a section of Osaka, Japan's second largest clty. now a frequent target for Sllperfnrtresses of the U. S. 20th Air Force, Legion-backed proposal for one year of continuous training at the age of 18, the VFW program calls for training in the National Guard or |Naval and Marine reserve units for a three-year period. Under the VFW proposal, as ex- | plained to the House Postwar Mili- tary Policy Committee by Omar K. | Ketchum, National Legislative Rep- |resentative, compulsory military training would be given in a boy’s fown community without disturb- ing his home life or his education. The trainee automatically would |become a member of the National Guard or a Naval or Marine Re-' 7. serve Unit at a predetermined Bge, would participate in weekly drills and training periods at his armory, and take Iwo weeks j0f| training every summer at a resegve camp. B Ketchum said the VFW would in-| sist on a specific ban against the| use of trainees in civil emergencies, such as strike: e HOLLYWOOD Turkish movie actor, was inducted into the Army y day at Fort MacArthur, near here. He is await ing assignment to a camp for basic training. Turhan Bey, vl GONE WITH THEWINE WIND TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1945 .. ROYAL FAMILY — Princess Juliana of the Netherlands poses with her daughters in Ottawa, Children (left to right) are: Princess Beatrix, Princess irene, Princess Margriet. “Time and Tide Wait for No One” BUT- we wait on the FISHING BOATS At Anytime with the Best of Foods!? PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries— i0 A. M. and 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Sailor Russell Hayden on board an air- craft carrier, wrote friends here that he received a letter from his | brother, Ben Lynn Hayden, a sailor {on another ship in the Pacific. | “I seated myself in a cool, shady | spot,” Russell wrote, “and antici-| | pated enjoying the letter. I opened jit and proceeded: i | “'Dear Russ . . . whhoosh! A | gust of wind and over the side goes | the lettcl PR FRESH AVOSET WHIPPING- 3 botfles $1.09 JUNEAU DAIRIES’ Fresh Frozen DOUBLE COLA 1 THE FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES are the best! 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