The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 5, 1945, Page 2

PAGE TWO From Business to Sports..in | THE DAILY ALASKA EMI HOUSE APPROVES PROBE IN COSTS OF 2 HIGHWAYS GOV.LODGES ' PROTESTS ON | Committee to investigate reports of | excessive expense in Alaskan and Pan-American Highway construc- | tion. i DiscriminaIEJAgainsl Al- == 10 Seconds! | askans on Army-Navy The action was taken despite protests by Reps. Elliett (D-Calif.), and Rich (R-Pa. and Elston (R- With ARROW can be a quick-change artist Because when you wear it with a tie, you look swell for business. And when you take off the tie and flare open the collar . .. presto! you're all set for sports, Arrow Doublers are Sanforized-labeled (can’t shrink even 19), and “Mitoga” figure fit. Today’s the day to get a Doubler! $2.79 B M BEIRENES), G QTA RRO Ws.'mrrs N\ JUNEAU'S | JObS: FISh celImQSH" | Ohio) that the probe would dupli- — lcate work of other committees. Back from his trip to Ketchikan| “Why send two committees to on which he helped to open the AH-J the same place?” Elliott asked nette Island airfield for Ketchikan| “Are ivilian use, after which he tour- | group up there check up on the | ed north with the SWPC group vis-|other?” The three said that the ting the Territory, Gov. Ernest|House Territories Committee has | Gruening today declared himself in been authorized to check the 1 “protesting mood” at the “col-]Alaskan Highway on its trip to nial attitude” taken by the Federal! Alaska this summer and that the Government toward Alaska. | Senate War Investigating Commit- | » Governor has wired strong| tee has decided to study the Pan-| s against recent Federal ac- American Highway. Elston added, TI”‘"‘;\“\; ‘2? Tell'i"l'fg"yii i |that the probe “should be under- e Army-Navy determination taken by the Military Committee, | h-llm"'\:(pl«' .\‘;“fv :01' %:‘?{dfihm‘;_‘ml‘;sibecause the roads were built under : n aska, hired within the Terri-| oymy supervision.” . | tory, are not to receive the 25 per-| Chairman Robinson (D-Utah) of cent “cost of living” differential {he Roads Committee told members | rranted in the pay of those hired|.there will be no duplication of PR Chk . ;er(m-t," and said the Roads Com- 2 he OPA ceiling set on selne-| yjitee pelieves it is better quali- caught salmon, especially that there| ficq to make a full study than| is no ceiling put on trap-caught fish' 1y o\ oommittees. and that the ceiling is too low. | "pey Cunningham (R-Towa) com- | The decision of the War Shib- 10,004 that “there have been many | ard against further suspen- ., .)i; charges of excessive expense | Act limitations on ¢, ‘tpege roadways and I think we| need a thorough investigation by | DOUBLER you have Arrow’s exclusive we just going to have one| USO NEWS Interesting Hems for Everybody THURSDAY 5, 8:00 p.m.— Dancing class, second floor of USO; 9:30 p.m., dance in USO to music of Servicemen's band FRIDAY, July 6, 6:45 p.m.—En- tertainment Committee meeting at supper; 7:30 p.m. presentation by USO Commandos of “The Bottle Imp” over KINY; 8:00 p.m., meet- ing of Committee of Management in USO; 8:00 p.m. portrait draw- ing by Mary and Jean Shaw; 9:45 p.m. special game contests in USO; 10:30 p.m. special enter- tainment, followed by dance. SATURDAY, July 7, 9:30 p.m, formal dance in Scottish Rite Temple. (Note: No girls admitted except in formal dress.) SUNDAY, July 8 tiips to Mendenhall Glacier and other points of interest all after- noon and evening; 1:30 p.m., hik- ing party; 5:30 p.m, coffee hour with cake, Ruth Brooks at piano; 7:15 p.m., “Sunday Night at Seven- Fifteen” in USO; 9:30 p.m. group Lymn singing; 10:15 p.m., special moving pictures MONDAY, July 9, 8:30 Forum Club leaves USO for at private home; 9:30 p.m fcst in USO. TUESDAY, July Broadeast of quiz program from USO; 9:00 p.m., meeting of Ser- vicemen's Council; 9:45 p.m. cus- tomary Tuesday night games Uso. WEDNESDAY, July 11, 8:00 p. m. Movies in USO: 9:30 p.m. square dancir htseeing p.m., party song- 10, 7:30 p.m.— AGAIN, FAIR WAR: This is fair warning—or at least it is warning to the fair sex! The July USO formal is scheduled for Zaturday night of this week, and those girls wearing formal admitted NG s will be estriction e by both result of the Servicemen's Council the GSO Council have just an a ctive dance as possible—and also to attract as many feminine dancers as possible It is the guess of the GIs in ques- tion that as a result of this re quirement more than the us number of girls will show up, rather than fewer. (Query: Is this phychology of ‘the feminine or isn't it? Men have been about women before, s0 Wwe've heard But we doubt if they wrong on this point this time! is the to a heart re MUSIC IN THE AIR Frequently this column has cccasion to make special ment of the excellent music played had by in! good g wrong { et forced us to the band really Jothing even ) good ever before been enjoyed at a dance in the JSO. And they generously played until half past 1 o'clock. Under the leadership Schnell (of the Headquarters Com- pany), at the piano, the make-up of the outfit that night was Signal Corpsmen John Fiscus and ul Taggart, on the saxophones, and “Buck” Buckwalter on the trum- pet (part time at the piano); Coast Guardsmen Ernie Henry at the drums, with “Jyd” Jydstrup on the guitar; and Warren Weaver handling the bass fiddle; and Sol- dier John Doupone substituting on the drums. For the last hour the Club’s good friend, “Buddy” Hun- ter sat in with his trombone and did a good job of it, too. Startingg tonight, and continuing indefinitely, the band may be heard every Thursday night at 10:45 over station KINY. They will be broad- casting a portion of their music at the USO dance. You will be pleased to learn also that Phyllis Meyers will be heard as the band's soloist. er the r doors that tional. has of George — e TWO DESTROYERS SENT DOWN BY NIPPON ATTAGKS WASHINGTON, July 5—The loss of the destroyers Twiggs and Wil- liam D. Porter to Japanese air at- tack off Okinawa last month, former with heavy casualtics, is re- d by the Navy. Loss of the ves- ls was announced previously, but without ider ation. The Twi ruck June 16 by a which came so suddenly that iving crew members were unable it suffered 183 + wartime com- plement of between 300 and 350 of- ticers and men. Of these, eight were killed, 128 reported missing and 47 wounded All of her officers were either dis-| y wounds or missing after the and command of the ship Chief Pharmacists Mate A. Deworocki, Long Beach, rr fam D, Porter, which sank ) s after being hit by a Japanese suicide dive-bomber June 10, escaped with extremely light cas- 5. Of 300 men, 61 were wound- killed or was reported the Servicemen's Band and to ex- press thanks for the fine coope: tion of its members rate a brand new citation Last Priday night, it seems wide- ly agreed, this outfit put on a per- formance that was TOPS. While the dancing in the street was in progress, they played exceedingly well under difficult conditions. But ATTENTION SHRINERS Monthly meeting Friday at 8 p. m. in the Temple. Important ar- rangements to be made for the pic- nic scheduled for the 15th. J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. Jys 6 sion cf the Jones Alaska shipping. 4— The recently re-affirmed rule of th2 Army that Alaska residents not the | ‘u.sueu #L the Baranofl Hotel. the Roads Committee into this| matter. H be given overseas credit for armed ” | forees service in Alaska 1 Already today the Governor had received response from Fort Rich- ardson, stating that the protest con- cerning the wage differential had forwarded to Washington, D. Wrecked Siicfie | Plane, Bomb, Taken [From U. §. Ship SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, July 5. Wreckage of a Japanese suicide plane and its unexploded 500-pound | bomb were gingerly drawn this week | from the shatterad hold of the | Liberty ship Josiah Snelling as she rode at anchor in San Francisco | Bay, the Navy has disclosad. i been C i In a joint wire to the Command- Ger 1, Alaska Department, the Commanding Admiral, Sev- Distriet, | | ng ar enteenth Naval G L Governox ning stated > to protest most ically against recent joint Army Navy determination denying graded civilians employees hired af- ter Jun tial emphat- A vclunteer crew of 15 Seabees; and a naval bomb disposal squ:\d’ lifted the shattered plane and the| bomb from a cargo of lumber and cement in which they were imbed- | ded. The vessel was hit at Okinawa | May 28. The Kamikaze plane was the sur- vivor of a flight cf nine which dived at the Snelling, the Navy said. - THREE AIRLINES ARE AUTHORIZED FOR N. ATLANTIC 30 a 25 per cent differen- unless hired in 48 States or ict of Columbia. It is diffi- to conceive of more direct 1 flagrant discrimination against All Federal government stationed in Alaska re- per cent differential be- conspiciou. high living Same policy should an workers. Re- Y of this discrimina- ticn and placing of civilian work- hired by Army and Navy on me status as workers imported from States.” ! The order protested by the Gov-| crnor had decreed that after June 30, Army and Navy civilian em- pleyees hired for duty outside the United States will not receive 25 por cent differential unless hired wit™in the 48 States or the District of Co'umbia, cr unless originally hir- ed in the States for the War De- partment or a Government con- tracter and subsequently transferred without a break in service to the War Department at an extra-Con- tinental location, i An addit al exception is person- nel discharged at an extra-Continen- ' tal lccation from the armed forces or Merchant Marine, provided they were inducted within the 48 States or District of Columbia. Nationals of countries other than of t remova WASHINGTON, July 5—The Civ- il Aeronautics Board today author- ized three United States air carriers to cperate air transportation routes acress the North Atlantic. They are Pan American Airways, Inc., American Export Lines, Inc., 4 Transcontinental and Western Air Inc. Eimultaneously the Board issued a decision approving the acquisition* cf American export airlines by American Air Lines, Inc. The certificates authorizing the new services were limited to a term lof seven years. Pan American Airways is the only the United States will not receive United States air carrier which has the differential regardless of where they w recruited. All other per- ization from the CAB for flying ser- sonnel hired cutside the United ‘vice across the North Atlantic. States for graded positions with mp} Other cases involving air trans- Ala Depariment will not receive | portation service across the South the wage differontial. | Atlantic, the Pacific and to Latin Further pointing out the injustice | American countries still are pending. and harsh discrimintion existant | in the order, against Alaska resi- dents, officials in Juneau m’errcd'THREE FIRMS F“'ED that the purpose of the 25 per cent :dxflersmia] is to counteract the | higher cost of living, and that work- ers recruited in_the Continental United States aré furnished board and rcom on jobs at an average Filed here with the Auditor of Alaska during the past week were articles of incorporation of two {nominal charge of $150 per day,!non-profit companies and of one whereas, frequently residents of Al-|insurance firm seeking to do busi- aska live at home and are the ones | ness in the Territory. | who are really affected by the higher! The two non-profit groups, both cost of living. located at Anchorage, are: Church The OPA fish ceiling, objected to|of Christ of Anchorage, organizing by the Governor, recently was issued | directors H. Jackson Per: 'y, presi- for the stated purpose of encouraging | dent; Robert C. Humble, treasurer, | the sale of s~ine-caught salmon to|and William H. Morse, secretary; cannerics rather than through fresh | Anchorage Recreational Club, Ine., fish u\llh:l.\v where higher prices | organizing directors Robert Sea- have previously been paid. man, L. McGee, William T. Murry, The ceilings set are Seine- | Fred W. Mayer and Ted Van Thiel. caught chun 18c; pinks, 17¢;|The latter group is organized for beretofore had permanent author-| g | B { June 18, “the most severe fighting |to aate | HERE WITH AUDITOR| |RE—JUNEAU, ALASKA YANKS GO INTO CENTRAL BERLIN; FLAG IS HOISTED BERLIN, July 5—Ten freshly| pained Sherman tanks nosed into entral Berlin yesterday and took over security control for the United | es occupation zone in the Ger- | man capital. | | Russian sentries saluted briskly| | as Americans of the Second Armored | Divisicn assumed their new duties| |after a 30-hour, 71-mile trek from | | Dessau. | Behing his advance armored eche- | licn wera some 4,000 other vehicles ind over 15000 men all moving slowly into the Berlin area from| the west. | The Stars and Stripes were hoist- | d the Adolf Hitler barracks in | {2 formal Fourth of July observance | |45 American troops in the Europ- ean theatre celebrated Independ=nce | Day with the assistance of their al- lies. A 48-gun salute to “Old Glory” marked the flag-raising ceremonies ' carricd out by troops of the U. S.| cecond Armored Division. An hon- lor guard of 100 Red Army men par- | ticipated. - LARGE NUMBERS | STILL REQUIRED ON CRAFT HERE In order to correct a mistaken im- pression among local small craft op- crators, the office of the Captain of the Port, USCG here, teday announ- ced that no change had been made in orders requiring that registragion number be painted in large size numerals on undocumented vessels ng navigable Pacific Coast wat- ers, inland lakes and conected wat- ers excepted. A recent amendment lifting the requirement along the Atlantic sea- board does not affect craft in the Alaska area, the Acting Captin of the Port stated. Local vessels are still required to carry numbers painted in accordance with the fol- lowing scale: Vessels under 20 feet in length— |numerals six to eight inches high; 20 to 40 feet, 10 inches high; 40 to 60 feet, 18 inches high; 60 feet and over in length, numerals 24 inches high. U AP 0" i STILWELL GIVES PRAISE TO MEN, CKINAWA FRONI Says Decisive Victory Shows Japs No Chance Against Yanks OKINAWA, July The Ameri- can conquest of Okinawa was * decisive victory” in which “our troops slugged their way through and proved again what we already know—that the Jap has no chance against America; Gen. Joseph W. Silwell declared here. Stilwell spoke on the Army Hour radio program to the United States. He has assumed active command of the victorious Tenth Army to which he was appointed several days ago in succession to the late Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. Calling on the Okinawa cam- paign, in which Buckner was killed in the Pacific,” Stilwell warned that “organized resistance on Okinawa crumbled as announced on June 21, but that does not mean the complete cessation of hostilities by any means. { “As elsewhere, mopping-up op- erations must continue for a long: time before we can be sure this is- | land is clear.” Lauding Buckner and the other Americans who died here, Stilwell | said: “Our pride in their accomp- | lishment must be tempered by the | price they paid. Too many of them will not come home.” OLD FASHIONED SPOKANE, Wash.—Testifying in | her suit for divorce, Bernice G. Peters said her husband refused to {build a bathroom in their home because he thought “sanitary fa- cilities were something new fangled and wouldn't last.” — .- ‘;v-rlkp,w.\. 49c—regardless of size of | the purpose of providing places for | fis ). gr style of dressing, landed|social and recreational gatherings ex-vessel at cannery or cold stor-|and fostering sports and social ac- age. tivities. The ceilings represent an in-{ The Great American Y e of lc per fish over 1942 Company, of New York, underwrit- prices for pinks and chums and 4¢|ing most forms of risks excepting i.u- .v.cxf»_w.\_ whereas, in 1943 and|jife and fire insurance, reports a 9411 prices were above 1942 paid-up capital stock of $2,000,000. and last year prices paid on fresh fish market ran as high as 75 for bright chums iciting agent for the Territory, There is no ceiling put on trap-| with Ketchikan as its principal caught fish, opening the fresh fish | Alaska office. market to them. Gill netted fish| —————— from the Stikins and Taku Rivers er T% { Ketchikan as its legal and so- are ceilinged as follows: | Pinks, in the round, 17c per fish; chums, 17c; sockeyes, 86¢; cohoes in the round, 10%c; choes drawn,| SEATTLE — The customers knew 13c; regardless of size. A 14-pound!:h«~r:~ wasn't any use asking Butcher split is made for red king salmon|Tony Travelli for meat. o caught from the Stikine River. Tony ran clear out of supplies'se he just mounted the skeleton of & lamb in his showcase and prospec- tive patrons chuckled and passed on, e Larry Hagen, Standard Oil Com- Hmn,\' representative of Seattle, is Indemnity | It has appointed Suza M. Charles! SOCKS — PEORIA STYLE PEORIA, Ill.—Some men in these parts are wearing socks that don't match. They adopted the uncon- ventional practice when they wore out one sock in mated sets, and de- | cided to put on the serviceable sur- of-harmony pair as an experiment. “Nobody,” he reported, “noticed the differenct e ,—— ARRESTED HERE Hubert George Brown was ar- rested and arraigned July 3 here, on a complaint charging disorderly conduct and alleging that he cre- ated a disturbance in a private house at 493 South Franklin Street during which he broke a window and assaulted and cut Patsy Mar- tin with a piece of glass. Held in Federal jail in default of $500 bond, Brown was to have a hearing before U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray today. | President Truman Makes THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1945 IVFD 10 BE HOST 10 DOUGLAS FIRE (HASERS TONIGH } Gathering for their July meeting | at the Fire Hall this evening at 8 o'clock, members of the Juneau Velunteer Fire Department will congratulate themselves on their Fourth of July victory at softball over the Douglas Fire Department, GOVERNMENT OF POLAND RECOGNIZED i i “twceu the Douglas Volunteer Fire | Department’ and the Juneau fire , whippers. Juneau team started the | first inning with a five-point lead which was cut down to a final score of 5 to 7 in their favor after la very lively, but also cheerfully friendly game. The fire-caters of both cities did themselves noble indeed and provided watchers with plenty of thrills and shouting. Players for Juneau were: Pitcher | Spike McLean, catcher Howard Dilge, James Orme, Walter Mac- which was impudent enough to|kinnon, Dewey Baker, Herman Por- Announcement-Am- [challenge the local department. | ter, joe Werner, John Morrison, Visiting Douglas firemen will bel joe Sadlier and Gene Kirsten. bassador Named | guests at this evening’s meeting, | Douglas players were: Pitcher Mark ‘z\nd signed on February 11, 1945 ‘:\t which Harry Sperling, of the 2 . {U. 8. Forest Service, will present noXAS’;{rfii:ofi;umfic:dA_L:::iti::‘mu widely acclaimed wild life pic- - . 8N fures gather y ency the United States has TS 3% AR x'ocogmz{’di e >0 the Polish Provisional Government | at Warsaw and has established dip- lomatic relations with it. The President announced Arthur| Classes Bliss Lane has been chosen Am-|twirling, tap, toe-tap, eccentric bassador to Poland and “will pro-!character, toe ballet, acrobatic, ceed to Warsaw as soon as pos-, boys’ acrobatic class, body toning sible.” |classes for working gals, social The formal diplomatic relation-| dancing for beginners. 411 7th St., ship was with the “Pclish Provis- Phone Red 575. fonal Government of National| ———— Unity” at Warsaw. i “The establishment of this gov- DOIJGEJAS ernment is an important and posi- | tive step in fulfilling the decisions| regarding Poland reached at Yalta NEWS FOURTH BIG DAY The Fourth of July was cele- brated in Douglas yesterday, as usual, in a big way. Starting at 10 o'clock the parade formed on the Third Street fill, led by the Douglas fire truck and followed by DOROTHY'S DANCING now enrolling SCHOOL in baton said a statement by the Presideni which was issued at the White ouse. “The new Polish Provisional Gov- ernment of National Unity has in- formed me in a written communi- | cation that it has recognized in| their entirety the de ms of the Crimea Conference on the Polish auestion,” the Pres 's statement continued. | “The new government has there- by confirmed its intention to carry out the provisions of the Crimea decision with respect to the hold- |ing of elections. BRITISH ACTION ALSO | LONDON, July 5—The British Government has recognized the new Polish Government and a British Ambassador will be appointed to Warsaw shortly, the Foreign Office announced tonight. The announcement said the Brit- ish recognition had been g “in full agreement with the States Government.” - Gertrude Copeiand Bride of A. Bowen Mr. Alva Bov trude Copeland quiet cermony i missicner’s Court by Feli noon today. The; a5 their tendants Mrs. F MclIvor Mr. Lew Willi U nd s. Bowen ily arrived in cau from Anc re, where she a linolype operator with ihe Anchorage Daily Times and forme; ly with the Pairbanks Nc Mine at Fairbanks. Mr. Bowen is a lino- tvpe machinist, representing M. E. Barager of Seattle, who handles the Rich and McLean Line of New Y k. Mr. Bowen has been in Juneau for saveral weeks. ‘ e - BUY WAR BONDS r| won't give up” Capt. Wendell Cahill and his elite| Territorial Guard unit. Decorated bikes, doll buggtes, wagons and children in customs of all kinds and descriptions followed and paraded| as far as the Coliseum Theatre, where prizes were awarded. All] entrants were awarded consolation | prizes for entering, and first and| econd prizes were awarded for 15, | different customs at $2 first prize! and $1 second prize. Judges for! the parade were Marcus Jensen,; Edla Cashen and George E. Bach., Erwin Hachmiester paid out the| winnings, and as' usual Mrs. Hach- micster was in charge of the par- ade committee. At 11 o'clock the! Deuglas Volunteer Fire Department ! rut on a hose race contest between Co. 1 and Co. 2 with Co. 1 win- ning the $25 prize and a case of Coca Cela for laying the hose lengths in 21 seconds. Forty different field sports were| run between the hours of 3:30 to 5:00 o'clock p.m., which included! the added attraction of a cracker cating contest with the first en- | trant able to whistle, winning the prize money. Track and field Announcer Earl Wendell Cabhill, Alex air Sr., officials Miller, Judges of and Tony were Starter races, Reiss. ! Scorer A. J. Balog, and paymaster Hachmiester. Marshal of the day was Wm. B. Rebinson. | A woman's tug-of-war was held (as usual with the stubbornest “I attitude with the winning going to leader Helmi Bach and her tuggers. Mrs. Wal- | ter Andrews won the women’s nail | driving contest which is another | hard yearly contested fight. | Following the nail driving con-| test, the park was cleared for the| big soft ball challenge game be-| ! mcrning, “All of Grace”; Jenson, catcher Norman Rustad, and A. J. Balog, Thomas Cashen, Earl Miller, Eugene Hulk, Ralph Mortenson, Louis Bonnett, Kenneth | Shudshift and Tauno Neimi. Wen- well Cahill was plate umpire and Arne Shudshift base umpire.. A $30 | refreshment prize went to the Ju- neau players (who threw a party in conjunction with the Douglas Department and made whoopee until the wee hours of the morning lat the Fire Hall) It was a grand game and good sportsmen and all | Douglas thanks the Juneau Fire | Department for making it possible | for Douglas to have its “play ball” lcn their Independence Day. [ TERRITORIAL GUARD MEET i The Douglas unit of Territorial | Guard will meet in front of the | Douglas Fire Hall tomorrow eve- | ning at 6:30 o'clock, where cars will | take them out to the Mendenhall ‘rnlc range for practice on the rifle {range. Capt. Cahill urges all to | attend. ROSARY SERVICE ssary services will be conducted this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Charles W. Carter Mortuary for the late John B. Marin. Services will be conducted tomorrow, Fri- day morning, at 10 o'clock in the Catholic Church following which his remains will be shipped to Spe- kane, Wash., for burial beside his late wife, Ruth Marin. Mrs. Charles Tuckett will accompany the remains to Seattle, where Mar- in's” wife’s sister, Hattic Similkier, will take charge of further burial preceedings. SERVICES IN DOUGLAS There will be services every eve- ning except Saturday in the Doug- las Bible Church, Rev. Peter Nickel, Pastor. Dr. Clem E. Hershey of Marion, Ohio, musician and Bible teacher, will be the speaker. The topic for Thursday evening will be “The Old Testament Anti- Christ”; Friday evening, “The Com- ing of the Anti Chris Sunday and Sun- day evening, “The Sighs of the Times,” The public is cordially in- vited to attend these services. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. ,eo —— CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their kind sympathy shown in the death of our beloved husband and father and for the many floral offerings sent. MRS. EDWARD MAKI, MRS. VIOLET WELLBORN, EDWARD MAKI, Jr., CHARLES MAKI, GORDON LEE WELLBORN. Tojo Doomed! "First Jewish Sub- marine Commander Who Spelled DOOM 1o TOJO" L~ Bible Outlined Five Words TONIGHT-3:00P. M. C. I. 0. Union Hall (First and Gold Streets) Los Angeles, Calif. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST INVITES YOU TO HEAR THIS BIBLICAL SUBJECT Your Interest Will Be Held to the Last Word! No Collec tions . .. ... Everyone Welcome K-I-N-Y 8:15 A. M.