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

ey _PAGE TWO « N ——— 'DLE LABORERS INCREASING AS STRIKES MOUNT (By the Associated Press) The r ber of idle workers caus- ed by strikes and work stoppages hroughout the country edged to- ward the 100,000 mark today. . In Washington, government labor agencies expressed anxiety over the mournting number of strikes. In De- troit, the idle hit a new high for 1945, as more than 40,000 men and women stayed away from their jobs because of various labor disputes. As the total idle continued to grow steadily, a CIO union official in Detroit deseribed the s troversies in the motor cit S o T HERE'S A GABARDINE WITH A PORTRAIT ‘FINISH Lagh 4 Tailored in Rochester by MICHAELS-STERN “targic folly.” Today's estimated 90,000 out on strikes and stoppages nearly doubled number affected last Wednesd: Government labor officials' at- tribute the outbreak to victory in Europe and indicated new Con- gressional action would be neces- sary to deal with the problem. 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LONDON- The Moscow radio sajd tonight that the Supreme Soviet ha’sI elevated Premier Marshal Stglin to the newly created rank of Gener- alissimo. The rank was created by the Presidium yesterday. Stalin was given fcur new decorations at the time. WASIIINGTON — By a one-vote margin the House Judiciary Com- mittee today approved President Truman’s recommendation that Congress make the Speaker of the House next in line for the Presi- dgney, after the Vice-President. The vote was 10 to 9, taken in executive session. BRUSSELS—A tense political sit- uvation is expected to ease amid indi- | cations that King Leopold has de- | cided to abdicate. One of Leopold’s ' trusted advisers, Walter van der Meersch, says he feels he is not able to form a King's government. A formal announcement on the Monarch’s plan is expected tomor- row. LONDON—The British radio an- nounces Queen Wilhelmina will visit Amsterdam for the first time since she left Hclland five years ago. She will attend a parade of Canadian forces as part of a three-day cele- bration. | STAUNTON, Virginia—A celebra-' tion is underway here today wel- coming home Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, Commander of the American Seventh Army in Europe. SEATTLE—A. L. Ganson, Man- ager of the Alaska and State De- velopment Department of the Se- attle Chamber of Commerce, left yesterday cn a 30-day trip for busi- ness conferences in Juneau, Peters- burg, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Fair- banks. Anchorage, Seward, Valdez and Cordova. | SAN FRANCISCC — A radio broadcast picked up here from Tokyo says dictatorial powers has resulted in control of all military and private c munications being taken ovcr. Postal, telegraph, tele- phone and radio facilities will be affected. LONDON — BBC, in an English broadeast to Europe, said “British trcops and armor formed today to start the march to Berlin” where they will join with Russians and Americans in occupation of the Ger- man capital. NILA—Confirmation of Japa- nese reperts that Allied warships have be hammering Balikpapan, Borneos great cil refinery center on the southeast coast, came today from an eyewitness—a war correspondent for Aneta, the Netherlands news agency. WASHINGTON — Senator Tom Connally (D.-Tex. predicted today that the Senate will ratify the Unit- feuding with the fckes. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA BULLETINS TORNADO STRIKES | DOUGLAS KANSAS AIRFIELD; ~ NEWS "UURE{ SEVENTY CANNERY OPERATING - The Douglas Packing Company, LIBERAL, Kas, June 27. — owned by Wallis S. George of Ju- Seventy enlisted men were injured, "¢2Y and K. W. Oakson of Seattle, mcst of them only slightly, and 25 blew the whistle this morning at 8 4 o 5 yelock, calling local labor to work buildings were damaged yesterday ©® o . ¥ (fl bmmadu whicl? sn%uck lhi‘at benches for the first time in southern part of the Liberal Army| W0 years. - The canning of apprax Air Field. | mately 250 salmon, which made up The wind, which was accompan- around 15 cases of canned food is ied by hail, leveled crops in a‘“Ch 1t 4 5 i i) “area 50 miles long and from Iour:rlmme x\cp(’s e ;_;:y l;e hig to six miles' wide from Hugoton U} canning Bseason ¢ owners. Thirty-four local resi- southeast to Turpin, Okla. Farms in the path of the storm were re- ted heavily damaged with nu- s sheds and other buildings dents were on the job this morn- ing for the minimum call of two hours’ work and soon this crew of local labor will be at least 50. In seasons past, the Douglas cannery brought many of its workers from ide, but this year the cannery 1d, offie s are employing all local | workers entirely, and have only a - cook, Mrs. Haga; Lookkeeper, Moine ANCHORAGE WOMEN HERE Miller, and two top machinists, M aret Abercombie and Mary Foremen Fred Oakson and Harold M. Achtechoff, of Anchorage, are Haga. Besides the local labor and guests at the Baranof. the official workers mentioned, the - cannery employs 40 fishermen with DRUNK; DISORDERLY !five seine boats as follows: Flying Nels Berg Forfang and Ray Per- | Fish, captained by Nick Novako- both held on drunk and dis- | vich; Sweet Home, Capt. Ole Han- ON ARRIVES Jorgenson, of Portl the Hotel Juneau. George is a guest at ich; Montana, Capt. Nick Constanti, BT v s ot SRR and the Supreme, with® Capt. J. S. CLITHERO IN; OUT Hanson. Each boat has a crew of Russell Clithero, manager of the eight fishermen. Sitka Hotel, made a brief cgll to, The company employs three cau today, flyinz both ways on nery tenders as foliows: Sonia, a business trip. ith Ed Kelly, captain; Luxor, Capt. R 0\ R | Carl Gunderson; and the local ten- SEATTLE WOMEN HERE | der Sampscn, captained by well Miss Vivian Short, Mrs. Margaret known George Baggen. Sixteen stoom and Miss Margaret Hinnane, men are employed on the three of Seattle, are guests at the Bar- tenders. Combined labor in all ancf Hoetel. groups employed at the cannery S e | totals to more than 100. HOONAH MEN HERE | The cannery operates completely Earl King and Zeke P. Phillips, under union scale of wages and is Hconah, have arrived in Juneau under working agreement with both and are guests at the Hotel Ju- the A.N.B. and A. F. of L. locals. neau. | Wage scales are as follows: Reg- = ] ular time, from $.91 to $1.18 and CLOTHES CATCH FIRE | with a overtime rate of $1.07 to Clothing left on a stove caught $1.27'% per hour. fire and resulted in a call to the The officials of the cannery have Seatter Tract this afternoon for the proven that plenty of local labor Juneau F Department. The fire is available for its operation and extinguished without damage {0 {hey have had to turn some ap- the residence or furnishings. | plicants away. ee—— i JUNEAUITES RETURN Bert Loomis and John Kingborn wellknown Juneau residents for many years, returned on the Pri cess Norah frcm vacations in the in City Police Court here today. |KIRKIAMS ON VACATION TRIP Mr. Mrs. - J. O. Kirkham, Douzlas advanced seventy sweet- Lea left yesterday cn a second States. Both have been away about ymoon trip. The couple spent a year, visiting grandchildren and the first honeymoon more than 50 friends. years ago are going to spend three ——————— weeks or more with their daugh- EUBANK HERE ter, Miss Vera Kirkham, in Ket- Carlyle C. Eubank, insurance deal-| chikan, where she is employed. er from Ogen, Utah, was to arrive e in Juneau today by PAA, and leave GUARD MEETING FRIDAY immediately by Alaska Airlines for| The Douglas unit of Territorial Anchorage, enroute to Unmak | Guard will meet again on Friday Island to inspect his sheep herd | evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Nat- for the first time since the war|atorium. Capt. Wendell Cahill an- began. | nounced there will be more special —————————— ldrill practice and a good attend- HCOPVILLE, Ill—Mr. Welf is|ance by all members is requested. Fred Wolf, | ed States charter after two to four tliming a fox family for his poul-| KENNETH SHUDSHIFT ON weeks of debate and with nct more try lo and five young gray foxes. than 10 votes in opposition. GUAM. — Gen. Joseph Stilwell made his first appearance on Okin- awa as Commander of the 10th U. S. .Army today and Japan awaited the next move by American forces ihat conguered the strategic island only 325 miles south of Kyushu. SEATTLE—Four men, one a 42- year-old hctel operator, were under | arrest today as police investigated a Skidroad district “bootleg” ring be- | lieved to have caused the deaths of three men and the blinding of @ | fourth. The victims all lived at the hotel. The hotel man and the three others, laborers, were arrested in a | raid on a “tip.” i SEATTLE—Russian traffic signs, | beneath similar warnings in English, | have been posted on ramps leading to the Spokane Street Viaduct near | Harbor Island. Too many Russian | seamen on ships berthed there have !'met traffic difficulties, City Traffic | Engineer J. W, A. Bollong explained. Two Punchings | In 10 Minutes ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 27.— | Burrell F. Frary was fined $20 for punching Carl Quist at 12:35 a.m. and $40 for punching him at 12:45 a.m., the same day. During the 10-minute interval he had heen arrested and released under bond. Police said the argu- ments, original and sequel, were over a girl. — e, — SIDLA, India, June 27?Indlar; agreement today on the basic mem- tership of a proposed new Viceroy's Council for India and it appeared possible they might go on to draft | & complete scheme for an interim covernment before adjourning their present conference. (A Reuters dispatch said it was | understood the next meeting of the cenference would be held Friday) . FRYERS, Lb. 75¢ -- Pays $60 for ; Nrtional leaders were reported nea*, , killed an old gray fox| FURLOUGH o o . meCting comrades-tn-arms JUN | just the beginning of what all the | derly charges, were fined $25 cach sen; Andrew Z, Capt. Peter Zuan- . With the newly established rat- In Quebec as in Quincy, the words Have &oke are an invitation to friendliness. They say We spreck the same lingo.. . let’s get together. It's the North American way. On both sides of the border people have come to lock upon Coca-Cola as @ symbol of amity and good feeling. BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY AU COLD STORAGE CO. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1945 fing of specialist “V”, Kenneth |gramecould be explained. With only Shudshift arrived home , on Sun-ln few parents attending, the meet- day afternoon from his station at|ing was changed to a committee | Sand Point, Wash, where he is meeting and tentative plans drawn |attached with V.R. -5 sqUadron|for organizing a ' Douglas unit. |in the office of transportation. He Court L. Wingerson, Juneau dis- |is on a 23-day furlough after see- trict Commissioner and Boy Scout ing mostly a year of service. He Executive and Del Hanks, Scout ‘tnlisted in Octcber 1943 and was | Executive for the Alaska Territory called to active duty on September were on hand. Interested residents 12 last year, with six months of helping to sponsor the program his service being in the Aleutian were Mrs. J. S. McClellan, Wm. C. Islands. He is the only son of Mr.|Anderson, Thomas Cashen, Arne and Mrs. Arne Shudshift of Doug- Shudshift and Val Poor. las. - JACK MARSHALL FUNERAL | Funeral services for Jack Mar- | shall, well liked and respected | REGISTERED citizen of Douglas, who passed away PASADENA, Calif, June 27-A on Sunday, June 24 at his home, were held in the Chapel of the reng earthquake, estimated to have originated 700 miles southeast of Charles W. Carter Mortuary, with the Rev. Walter Soboleff officiat- ing. Interment was in the Douzlas here in the Gulf of California, was Cemetery in the Catholic plot. recorded at 6:10:40 a. m. Pacific War Time, today at the California Insti- tute of Technology. A Boy Scouts of America meeting | In Buffalo, N. Y., an earthquake wns‘held in the City Hall last of “destructive” strength was reg- evening to outline a program for istered at 1:14 a. m., BWT, on 1l:e beginning a Boy Scout troop and seismograph at Canisius College, Cub pack for the town of Doug- Dr. Austin McTigue of the col- las. The meeting was originally lege staff, said the quake occurred BOY SCOUT MEETING called for the b_enem of the par- at a distance of approximately 2,190 ents of prospective Scouts so that miles frem Buffalo, possibly in the pro- a full understanding of the Alaskan area. SRR RN V\Vvvvvvvv,?j ) G RRRRRRRFRRRRRRRRRRRRN ST, D% NNV oV NoNo o Vot oo tots POOOONOS R RN R AR R AR AR AR AR NS RRAG) Py | BEST FORM / GIRDLES B 7> N NN o o o N o o oV NN N o o o NN o o oo oo oV oot RRRRRS b Fiexees f Girdles and Foundation : f JONES - STEVENS i VR R R in Quebec