The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 2, 1945, Page 3

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, I945 JUNEAU'S USO NEWS Interesting ltems for Everybody 2 THURSDAY, Aug. 2—9:30 p. m, Dance in USO to music of Ser- vicemen's Band. FRIDAY, Aug. 3—6:45 p. m., En- tertainment Committee meets for supper in USO. 7:30 p. m., Presen- tation by USO Commandos of “The Last Curtain” over KINY. 8 p. m Portrait drawing by Mary and Jean Shaw. 9:45 p. m,, Special team con- tests in USO. 10:30 p. m., Special entertainment, followed by juke box dance. [ * SATURDAY, Aug. 4—-7:30 p. m, Beach picnic party. Further de- tails to be announced. SUNDAY, Aug. b—:0 a. m, De- parture on “Donjac” for all-day trip to Taku Glacier, with picnic on return trip. 1 p. m,, Sightseeing trips to Mendenhall Glacier and other points of interest. 1:30 p. m,, Hiking party leaves USO. 5:30 p. m., Coffee hour, with cake. Ruth Brooks at piano. 10 p. m. Special Kodachrome slides of Alaska pre- sented by w:llmm Smythe MONDAY, Aug 64 30 p. m, Torum Club leaves for party at private home. 9:30 p. m., Movies in USO. TUESDAY, Aug. 7:30 p. m, Broadecast of Quiz Contest from USO. 9 p. m,, Meeting of Service- men’s Council. 9:45 p. m, Custo- mary Tuesday night games in USC | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8-7:30 m., Movies in USO. 9:30 p. Square Dancing in USO. THE DAWN'S EARLY LIG We thought we'd seen every -everything, that is, in déhe way o night life around the USO. Bu we hadn't really until last Thurs- day night, or, more acguratel until Friday morning. It was 6:15 a. m. The directo was straightening up the clu lounge, preparatory to going home Quite a crowd of servicemen ha been in at -one time or since midnight, also several doze girls. All in all, he felt that th USO had been a satisfactorily bus; and gay spot throughout the night. Now, finally, the whole buildin was silent. Even ihe last oi th perenially-late arrivals for the dor mitory had gone up to bed som time before. Suddenly the director theught he heard, voices in the haliway. “Is it open—at this heur?” “Sure, still open. At :east we're in You're right,—there's one over there.” “Hello! Glad to see you,” Someone. “Certainly the club’ open.” And several pairs of GI and their girl friends were intro. ducing themselves to him. “We'r off the :~hi]) that's just come hes stil some P m. anothe! whispering said the in. 1ate 1ce? to bother you. | we oOr will we disturb any to the first and to the a_moment later| rolled back,—and | Assured the m:\\\v‘:' nn\ had the the party™we rug on among opinien of thete . the cbserver -at fhe party) meluded a vivid one was ing p nd her R appropriate just kind of sictured in - those pilotinz cne of the and giving touch. 2 that's f th girl you advertise- post war it that Whether piloted salute it Y, T b around danc lovely, blonde C notable ble also immedi our gues ship at 8 o'clo d r n e v t and s were due back at the k. Just five minutes before the hour the dancing ceased, the n:zni oi Thurs was formally over Juneau USC dance 2 | 26th, B Ciun in 2y be as the very The o accu- bed first ' | of its pre-orang 2 | dances. Personally, We hope there'll be we enjoyed it. 11 TWO OF ) must file Headqu for “Information Servi tion of P¢ " Of course it's is to record the assistance to the servicemen who are to find where local pcuplc ¢ fonal s | space Lo pu 1. | tryin NEW ’MIRACLE ICE’ MAY GREATLY INCREASE WORLD’S SUPPLY OF FRESH AND EDIBLE FISH HERE IT ISI—Prof. Charles F. Shockey leans on a block of ““miracle ice,” lah as he explains its properties. At right, Professor Shockey empties a container of the formula powder which creates the new type ice. By BOB BURANDT Central Press Correspondent SEATTLE — America's fishing industry on the Pacific coast has been given a tremendous boost through utilization of a chemical formula ice, recently discovered in Seattle, that has enabled commer- cial fishermen literally to kick their age-old enemy—spoilage—out the porthole. Hailed as the “miracle ice” by fishermen and fishing operators alike, it contains a bacteria-retard- ing white formula powder. As the ice gradually melts in the hold of a fishing vessel, a solution develops which flows over the fish, keeping them fresh much longer than ordi- nary crushed ice—as high as 10 days and even longer. Thus, through use of the new ice, present steady depletion of the world’s great fish supply will be re- tarded by millions upon millions of pounds of catches which spojl an- nu‘lly for want of proper refrigera- tion. * stomers at fishmarkets also will be able to point and say “wrap that one up” without taking the usial cautious sniff ot the finny fare. It has proven especially helpful to' halibut fishermen operating on the fishing banks of Kodiak, Alas- ka, who have been delayed by storms or engine trouble when re- turning to Seattle with catches. In such instances, many hauls packed in ordinary crushed ice have spoiled, forcing fishermen to dump the halibut and head back to the banks for more fishing, a very dis- couraging and expensive process. Commercial fishermen carrying the new ice also report their fish received the highest grading with no Joss due to culls or bruised fish, that their holds had no fishy smell and the bilges were free of char- acteristic foul odors. The new formula ice is harmless to humans, and does not impart the slightest odor or flavor. It helps re- tain the natural firm texture of the fish longer, even enhances flavor of the fish by preserving natural juiges, and prevents a definite anjount of shrinkage, which alone more than reimburses the - fisher- their | man-for the slight extra cost over ordinary ice. Search for an ice of this type be- gan in 1878, when the Norwegians began to seck some means of im- proving the ordinary ice refriger- ant. Since then, intensive investiga- tions have been carried on by tech- nicians of all countries, but all were unsuccessful until the new formula was perfected at Seattle Pacific college. In spite of the millions of dollars | spent in the past on research for | a preservative of this type, mil- lions of pounds of fish still were being lost annually through spoil- age. Dr. Harvey C. McMillen, at pres- ent consultant with the foreign eco- nomic administration in Lima, Peru, performed the early labratory work, and Prof. Charles F. Shockey later supervised the tests. They were greatly aided by Clar- | ence Anderson, assistant director of the Washington state depart- ment of fisheries, and Dr. R. W. Clough of the Association of Paci- fic Fisheries. Local commercial fish operators loaned their plant fa- cilities and deep-sea fishing vessels for the experiments. Storms Mean Little Capt. Peter Jorgenson's halibut schooner Wizard was anh 'experi- mental vessel used in testing the preservative powers of the new ice. Pete Jorgenson had 20 tons of hali- but on ice from 20 to 22 days when the Wizard, returning from the banks off Kodiak last October, was delayed by storms. But all the fish were in excellent marketable con- dition when the vessel tied up at Seattle. The new ice keeps other types of. fish equally well. True cod and ling cod are being kept trip after trip in perfect condition from 15 to 20 days, where five or six days with ordinary ice was once considered good. In addition, Jorgenson reported, the hold of the Wizard was free of the usual strong, fishy odors, and the bilge was surprisingly fresh. All research, commercial tests, financing of research and market- ing the product, has been handled by Seattle men. Grent interést in the new ice has |been shown by commercial at- taches of foreign embassies, par- ticularly Norway and Canada. The company which is marketing the product has been swamped with in- | quiries which have come from vir- tually every fish and ice dealer in this country, Central and South America. Since the new ice formula was put on the market recently, news of it has spread like wildfire among fishermen, but it will not come into world-wide use until the fishing industry returns to normal condi- tions after the war. The formula is a stable germi- cide in the presence of organic ma- terial, and retains its potency even |when frozen. Ordinarily, prepara- tions of this type lose their potency when in contact with organic sub- stance. Although the new ice was de- veloped primarily to aid the com- mercial fishing industry, its possi- | bilities in reducing spoilage of fruit, vegetables and many other foods are unlimited, It will be used this summer by some of the country’s largest pro- duce houses to fight increased spofl- age of lettuce caused by war-dis- rupted transportation schedules. The pre-war rail schedule to Pittsburgh from California Iettuce centers was nine days, but due to war conditions, railroads no longer guarantee definite arrival dates, a | Pittsburgh produce man said, and have also suspended spoilage insur- ance. Whole cars of lettuce have been lost through spoilage by such delays. Tests made last spring, according But may} | of a, July | has had| the past. juice and coffee | more of them.| - doing, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA WANT ADS are llvmg The Junenu club"s monthly report ordinarily ' liste about a dozen such inquiries. Many a GI request for word as |to our “Missing Persons,” however, never gets into any official report. We couldn't tell you accurately at [the end of any month the total of inquiries as to the where- and the welfare of those ing Misses” Ww<i0 once were active members of our Girlse Ser- »hvice Organization. But we can state confidently two things about them: They are very numerous; and two s, of those girls are the subject of frequent inquiries than any many others, No wonder, either, in view of what these two 'meant to the USO and its men while they still were in Juneau. Yes, the questions most often asked are: “What do you hear |these days about Doris McEach- ran?” and “Where is Dessa Sch- neider now; and how is she get- ting along?” Condensed, the ans- wers are: “We're glad to report both of them are well and doing excellently in their work.” Dessa is in Russeiiville, Ark.,, in the midst of her second year at Arkansas Tech. She’s majoring in | Business Administration. Among her extra-curricular activitiés are singing in the chcir. playing in the | band,—and flying. In fact, she al- ready has her wings. (Dessa al- ways had a pair of wings attached to those fast-stepping feet of hers. Everyone hereabouts acknowledged her to be one of our very best Jitterbug dancers) We all wish she'd fly back to Juneau in. a hurry,—which is exactly what her mother . reports she expects to be though this isn’t likely to happen before January. Within a few days now Doris will have completed her first year at Stanford University, in Palo { Alto, Calif. (She's a Sophomore at | present, having previously spent a |year at the University of Wash- lington.)” Like Dessa she has been | singing in the choir. She has be- \(omo a Nurses’ Aide; and, perhaps rmtly influenced by thig experi- jm\(‘v she is thinking of majoring| | in Physio-Therapy. more the | {line Sat. | FOR SALE SET—24 Books International Sea Horse engine. Mrs. Mietti- | = | FULL Encyclopacdia. Suitcase. Handbag nen, Miettinen Apts. 1937 Chevrolet Coach. Evergreen Apts., 6 p m m. +OR SALL No. 9, to 9 p. 20-FT. Dory-iype powcl bont b\ultv for shallow water. Ideal for pros- pecting, hunting, fishing, trap- ping and beach-combing. Price $250.00. 925 West 11th Street,| P. O. Box 1144, Juneau. | 12-GAUGE, double- barrel hammur gun. Belgian made 38 revolver ! with holster. 925 West 11th St. 4-ROOM HOUSE with bath and| breakfast noon. Other furnishings include built-in sink and cup-| boards, oil range, ofl circulating heater, power washing machine, studio couch, double bed with! inner-spring mattress; 2 child’s beds, dresser, chest of drawers, chairs, tables. House wired for electricity, Garage, other bund- ings included. 16x22 ft. Berries, | flowers and garden spot. Miscel-} land. 925 WESL 11th Street. | 193’) CHEV. COUPE~Radlo “heater. | Call Blue 335 or 0343. | EXCURSION i M. S. Patricia leaves Sat. Even-| ing, 11 p. m, Aug. 4, for Haines, from Ferry Float. A free trip up| the Highway will be provided by! the folks at Haines. Min. passen-; gers, 10; Max., 14. Booking dead- noon. Fare, $20. Breakfast ! Sun. & Mon,, and tax incl. Trip weather permitting. | WILL PAY Cas:i for refrigerator.| Phone 621. FOR *Ahka nice homcs ln Doug- las. Exceptionally good buys. Priced $2100 & $2750. Terms to! suit purchaser. Lee Swift, Doug- | Doris has done exceedingly well| | scholastically this year,—which will| mnt come as a surprise to anybody {who recalls that she was valedic-! ;l(,rmn of her high school slass. She [ doesn't_expect to be back here be- | | fore next summer, e | Just writing this item about | them gives us a deeply-felt sort of | { home-sickness for Doris and Dessa! | ;J\M naturally Juneau and its USO | could not be the same since meir dopdrlule Certainly each of thosv | girls had a very winning way with her. (When we say “had,” we' don’t mean to sound as though we ‘\von‘ writing an obituary notice. Each of them still has that way | with her, only more so, we'll bet.) | Two of the most helpful GSO | members we've ever had, they con- | | tinue to be the day each left us. May they return sooner than we expect,— and in the meantime, may they Le extremely happy! # ok WEEK END OUTINGS | Possessed of an incurably opti- mistic disposition and a complete lapse of memory of recent matters meteorological, the USO is plan- ning not just one outdoor party over the coming week end, but two. | On Sunday there is to be the all- day boat trip to Taku. This party was announced several weeks ago. Within 'a day it was over-sub-, scribed; now there is quite a wau- ing list. Saturday night there will be a picnic at one of the beaches. Fur-| ther detalls will be given out to- | _ right at the dance. (This affair is being ‘planned to take the place of! the formal dance which has had to be postponed for several weeks due to the fact that the renovations to the Scottish Rite Temple are still incomplete.) The exclusive USO Column fore- casts for the week end: The par-| ties—unqtalifiedly successful. The| weather—even more so! (For de- | termination of the details of the’ parties; dom't walt; ‘check up promptly with the staff. For veri- | fication of the week end wextherl wait until the week end.) THE BODY BEAUTIFUL Although we afe not a Bernarr McFadden publication, we herewith raise our voice in praise of the Body Beautiful. Today we've ‘time| for only a hote or two. But next | week youwll hear us in several| verses and a couple of choruses. Watch this column on Thursday | for the testimonial theme song: “Thirty days ago I was a wreck—| not only was I ashamed to let any of my friends see me—the fact is| I didn’t have any friends. Then I| subjected myself to the Ventrelli- Tomsky Course of Body Building— and NOW ‘LOOK AT ME!" (In case we've left the matter in | doubt: The body we’ve been talking about belongs to' the USO station wagon. THe rest of us down here to the manufacturers, revealed that the new ice, packed between layers |of lettuce heads in crates, kept | them fresh @hd crisp for 21 days. With ordinary ice, however, the let- tuce showed considerable “rusting” after three days. After eight days, the rust was very heavy, and after 10 days the lettuce was unmarket- able. So, as well as being the answer to prayers of fishermen all over thes world, the new “miracle ice” from Seattle will eventually enable housewives to dismiss’ as bad dreams those memories of salad prepared with withered, brown let- tuce leaves! look no better mm we did 30 days 8g0.) LAST RIES FOR LUDWIG MYHRE ARE HELD WED. Funeral services were held yester- day afternoon for Ludwig Myhre from the Charles W. Carter Mortu- ary Chapel, with the Rev. J. L. Saw- yer officiating. ‘The pallbearers were Richard|’ Wells, William PFife, Henry Olive, H. 1. Leonard, Victor Anderson and Ray Hartsfield. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, missed as keenly as 12 —Camp Carson guthorities cum‘.ln-l las Trading Post. Douglas 25 or, 42. FOR SALE Two bedroom house,| furnished. For information, see| Chris Huber, Glacier nghway FOR SALE — Trumpet t25 Man's grey suit, size 40, good‘ condition, $25. Man's black over- coat, size 40, like new, $40. Ask for Una at Percy’s Cafe, or call| at 125 Gastineau Ave.; before 11| p. m, or amr b} p m. New 22 h.p. new 17-ft. boat. 5 p.m. Call 11 h»lurel FOR SAL —Cnblm:t sewmg ma- chine, Wheeler & Wilson, $35.00. Call Red 662. sxmps;}n reslae;c'c_, “Gold Belt Ave, | Apply Nugget Shop. ! | TWO BEDROOM beach home on Point Louisa; 110-volt Delco lights, water, basement, furnace; fully iurnished. Write P. O. Box 3081, FOR SALE—Several good Toggen- burg and Saanen grade milk goats; also some pure blooded stock; also young bucks. P. O. Box 2321, Juneau, Alaska. Zenith radio | slb;; automatic record changer free. Green 734. |B {fiat, - Lavella. clarinet, ebonite, $60: Green 734 I.UST AND FOUND LOST—Key ring. contalnlng several keys; also tiny pearl knife. Re-!| turn to Empire. LOST -~ 2 Pocketbooks containing important papers. Keep money but please return papers to Em- pire Office. LOST—udys Bulova wrist watch. r please returni to cashier, Caifee sfwn Reward, FamShoibyfinad COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,, Aug ued today an investigation of the} fatal shooting "of three German prisoners of war by Pvt. Harold W. Garland of Columbus, Ind., wound- ed overseas veteran assigned to guard duty. Garland shot the prisoners with his carbine in a field near Ovid, in Northeastern ‘Colorado, yesterday because he feared they were about to attack him, Camp Carson Public Relations office said. . TOUCH OF GENIUS PORTLAND, Ore—A Portland father, who head spend four years, in the Army, has a far-away look | in his eyes. 1 His sop, ‘just returned from Boy, Scout camp, was asked how campl authorities mandged to awaken 350, boys at six every morning. He, replied: “Well . . . they m‘n with a bugle, at first.” 3 Dad nterrupted. “At first?” “Uh huh,” the boy answered. ‘Then, they couldnt find the mouthpiece that fits into the bugle.” Later, when belped his ten-. derfoot son unpack his Seout bag, out rolled — the mouthpiece, laneous tools. 3% acres patented, — ! HARBOR MACHINE IE WANTED WANTED - Woman to do work once or twice a week. Write Empire, XYZ 16-H.P. Douglas WANTED - muffler. Ph. E. James. | WANTED—Women press operators and ironers at Alaska Laundry. ‘\\'ANTEI) - Expflh'm‘ml laundry helper capable operate machinery and press. Salary, $150 per mo, plus apartment, heat and light, or $1 per hour. P. Colton, Skag- way. SEWING & 405, Altering done. R dpveri s oS ¢ 10 S SNSRI | MANGLE-FOLDER wanted. Apply at the Alaska Laundry. Juneau Lumb(‘r Muls hnvc several thousand feet of logs on Douglas Evenrude | 5. Frank| NOW! > | DANCING FINEST EVERY NIGHT L] SUPPERS L] COCKTAILS CHARGE Blue“ Island beach near Douglas Bndge.l Will pay reasonable sum to par- ties delivering logs to sawmill, Any one cylinder gn;ollm' engh?e including washing machine. Phone Green 759. WANTED — Talented young lady for part-time work in connection with Tourist Guide. Steady po- sition of responsibilicy ‘ater for party qualifying. Phone 10, ask for Mr. Jacobin, WANTED—Used furniture. 306 Wil- loughby Phone 753 MISCELLANEOUS fi()OKKEEPING AND ACCOUNT~ ING SERVICE. Phone Black 290, George Fournier. DOLL CLOTHES made to order. St. Margaret’s Guild. Phone Black 245. REWARD—$25.00 will be paid for information leading to the iden- .| i JEWELL RISLEY OF LOS ANGELES HAIR STYLIST Will be with LUCILLE'S BEAUTY SALON DURING MO! TH OF AUGUST o 4 e e P Rl HARRI MACHINE SHOP Acetylene Welding, Blacksmithing Plumbing, Heating, 0000000000000 9 tity of person or persons break- | ing into house and premises of Sumdum, Sanford Cove, Endicott Arm. D. A. Kodak, Bm; 3012, Juncau. Alaska, REMEMBER —We bu) sell |m<l trade second-hand merchandise.' Phone Douglas 25, Douglas Trnd- ing Post. PIANOS RENTED—1uned. Ander- |} son Shop. TUARANTEED Realisuc Ferma-| ment. $7.00 FPaper Curls, Lows. Beauty Snop 315 Decker Way $1 ap Fhone 204 F you have empty ioums or Ip;l:. for desirable people. wnform the Gastineau Hotel. snor West 11th. & F St, GENERATOR WORK and MACHINE WORK FOR RENT SEAVIEW. APT Pederax BldgA Twenty Thousand . S Planes Raid Japan in “one block from July, Declares Tokyo| LONDON, Aug, 2—The Tokyo radio estimated today that 20,000 Allied planes had raided Japan dur- ing the month of July. The broad- (cast, as recorded here, said the es- timate included 8,000 carrier-based planes, ORPFII ISBURNRERER AN LN ARGRES BN - oTAs 1 " Womens Avoanes 4,000 Superfortresses and | 18,000 other land-based craft. cabins on' CATERPILLAR REG.U.S. PAT, OFF. 't DIESEL /A RINE ENGINES GENUINE Mrigil:N ‘ ‘ ‘.f'; ) - SERVICE 'NORTHERN COMMERCIAL (O, Alaska and Yuken Territory Distributor PHONE 867 JUNEAU BRANCH 227 ADMIRAL WAY TRACTORS—MINING MACHINERY C00000000000000000000000000650005000090983000000~ 0000000020000000000 There Is No Substitute for Newsp_a'per Advertising! D e e e e T ANCHORAGE — FAIRBANES Bus Leaves VALDEZ9A. M. Monday — Wednesday — Friday Valdez to Anchorage, one way, $19.45 Valdez to Fairbanks, one way, $21.15 TAX' lNCLUDED O’Ham Bus Lines “It’s the Nicest Store in Town” Baranof Hotel Building Waving Permanents Styling Shaping Hours 9'A. Moto 6 P. Baranof Beauty Salon|| OPEN EVENINGS BY ' APPOINTMENT .3 FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR We have a few ICE CUBE TRAYS. Some 13 x 7 inch glass defrost irays, and some G. E. LIQUID WAX, to clean and polish the cabinet. ALSO... Some Covered Glass Dishes * Alaska Electric Light.and Power Company Phone 616 There Is No SUBSTITUTE for QUALITY . . . and when qualitv is combined with correet color harmony in your decorating the result is more pleasing. Why not consult us on your hext home beautifying problem? JAMES S. MeCLELLAN Phone Douglas 374 P. O. Box 1216 rrrrrerrrererees