The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1945, Page 8

- PAGE EIGHT Chinese Are Pushing Jap Forces Back CHUNGKING, Aug. 14—Chinese forces have cut the Hunan-Kwangsi Railroad at Tungan, leaving all Japanese to the south of Tungan in Hunan Province without rail Com- facilities, the Chinese High mand said today Tungan is midway between Kweilin @ the r tion city of Her of about also moved forward angtung Province ain the C iese remnants, with es in close pursuit Swa- were retreat along the tow-Hong Kong highway, the high command said Chinese troops, pursuing approxi- mately 20,000 Japs soldiers re- treating northward from Southern Kiangsi, have reoccupied the town of Fencheng, 35 miles south of the big Kan River port of Nanchang, news dispatches said today. All along China’s vast battle- fronts Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek’s forces continued their at- thcks agairist the Japanese and the Chinese Ministry. of Information announced hostilities would con- tinue until peace was officially pro- aimed. Some Japanese units, front dis- patches said, had ceased fighting in the Chekiang Province, south of Shanghai, and were negotiating their capitulation. Meanwhile, Gen. Chu Teh, com- mander-in-chief of Chinese Com- munist forces in Manchuria, asked for Korean volunteers to join in the fight against the Japanese in Manchuria. ., JACOB ANDERSON FUNERAL THURSDA' Funeral services for Jacob An- derson, whose body was found Thursday morning, Aug. 9, on the breakwater of the ©Small Boat Harbor, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. Anderson had been in poor health for several months, and his death came as a result of shock and exposure. He was 76 years old. Born in Bergen, Norway, May 30, 1869, little is known of his early yfars in Alaska. He was last em- Ployed as a cannery watchman at Kake. His only known surviving relative is a cousin, Teen Swan, of Kent, Wash, B AUSSIE AIRMEN CARRY ON OWN ese PEACE CAMPAIGN MELBOURNE, Aug. 14 — Aus- tralian airmen on Bougainville have been carrying on their own sur- render campaign since the first Japanese offer to quit was dis- closed, the army department here reported. - An Australian Beaufort bomber with the words “Japan Surrenders” painted on the bottom has been flying over all known and suspected positions of the 12,000 Japanese on the island, shooting Very lights to attract attention. Other bombers have been follow- ing up with a leaflet barrage. Pirst peace proposals were heard by some of the Australian troops while repulsing an attack of raid- | ing Japanese along the Buin Road, on Bougainville Island. “Why doesn't someone tell these ------- that the war is over?” shouted a signaller as bullets whizzed through the trees. There still are an estimated 71,000 Japanese troops in the Southwest Pacific, says the Aus- tralian Army—which is busy trying to figure out how to round them all up. ————— BUY WAR BONDS i SHOP the tim (Formerly } Gi __ LOOK WHAT YOU CAN GET NOW AS ALWAYS, you can depend upon THE GIFT Halsey's Saddle | IsOnWay } CHICAGO, Aug. 14 — Admiral William Halsey’s handsome new western saddle was packed for air express shipment to the Third Fleet Strait Areas Will Reopen Commander today because he may need it sooner than expected | ——— The saddle was made for ‘“‘_\36-Hour EX'enSiOflS Au'h_\ admiral after he expressed a de " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA McFARLAND IN TOWN | Ray McFarland, of Yakutat, has arrived in Juneau and is a guest sire to ride Emperor Hirohito's] H H 4 white horse through the streets of | Orlzed n Suspended Se( | Tokyo. The Reno, Nev., Chamber | of Commerce, which had the gift | | made, loaned it to a Chicago de- | display Strait and Western Districts of | Vesterday the saddle arrived. A | Southeast Alaska have resulted in few minutes later the store re- announcement of added commercial | chamber asking for its immediate of those districts where -operators | return because war developments| had been authorized to “stand by” indicated Halsey might need it at|at the close of the normal season. ey | has now authorized 36-hour re-| ROTARY OFH(MI.S | openings — commencing August 15 at 6 o'clock a. m., and ending Aug- Io BE GUESTS OF two “suspended” areas: Inner Icy| lo(Al (I-UB HERE‘S(N\H, east -of the longitude of‘ Point Carolus, and in the Western | Juneau Rotary Club will be hosts to Operations in the former were| the Presidents and Secretarys of “suspended” at the close Division 101, who will meet here, un-' regwar season August 8, in the pointed District Governor, Harold bertson, Fisheries Management Su- Hicks, for a one-day assembly from pervisor, explained here today. 9 a. m. to 5 p. m, it was announced , A “pilot trap” operated in the Committee, at today's regular weekly run improvement and developing Rotary meeting in the Baranof Hotel. runs are indicated in reports from This assembly is an annual affair poats operating in Chatham Sarait, familiarize newly elected Presidents packers and fishermen, meeting and Secretarys with their work, it iS nere yesterday with Fisheries offi- felt that the whole day should be cials to discuss suspension of op- receiving talks on various phases gistricts, pending possible run de- of Rotary. During the lunch hour yeiopment, decided to go through cut-of-town guests will be invited gith the normal seasons, as pre- and luncheon as will the local appropriate actlon to be taken at Juneau Chapter of Rotary. regular closing times, Mr. Culbert- Plans have been arranged to have ... caiq. the jurisdiction of newly elected " 2 1 7 i of those attending the meeting that | meid"mv f" = '"H“:.em:?]“ lthiat obtain the results desired from the | evening witty coraqges fir thie a1 cd obtain the results esired from the | ernor Hicks will speak over Radio § Sl | Station KINY from ‘8:30 to 9 p,-m:| cetablished pollcy. | that evening. ‘\ Club, G. H. “Herb” Hillerman was | welcomed back by the members to- I day, and his first speech since being MILWAUKEE — Early | account of his reactions to many ‘““}' "l("‘"wd out hL. “;x M‘l‘;z::i Rotary Clubs visited while on his Meat counters when &n eldery| vacation in California. “Have you any beef?” she asked. “No, I'm sorry,” Musch said. | “Any pork?” ; “Any lamb?” { at the Baranof Hotel No, I'm sorry.” | . = “I just wanted to hear you say Mrs. Jean M. Welsh, of Klawock, laugh. “I don't have any red points is in Juneau, representing the Bel- either.” lingham Canning Company, and is - >oe - tors of Two Districts partment store for a war b(md: Developing salmon runs in Tey | ceived a telegram from the Reno salmon fishing periods in sections | any monvl_(‘i)f, The Fish and Wildlife Service | ust 16 at 6 o'clock p. m.—for the| Next Monday, August 20, the local District, north of Point Couverden. | der the direction of the newly ap- latter, Auveust 12, J. Steele Cul- by Jack Fletcher, Chairman of this [cy Strait area has recently shown and because of the importance 10 gupervisor Culbertson said. spent in discussing problems and erations in all Southeast Alaska to attend the Lions Club meeting g.,iheq in the regulations, with the first Ladies' Night Banquet under = 1 wao o consessus of opinion furnished by the Rotarians. Gov- proposed extensive change in lhe% President of the Juneau Rotary SEllouT clected president, gave a very good e BUCDDRIB | woman entered the market. | - “No, I'm sorry.” MRS. WELSH IN JUNEAU | that,” the woman said with a a guest at the Baranof Hotel. Empire Want-ads bring results! SR RELIANCE COFFEE DRIP or PERCOLATOR A Really Fine Coffee : | Pound 35¢ | 2 Pounds 69« TWO JUNEAU DELIVERIES 10:15 A. M. 2:15 P. M. DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A. M. MINIMUM—$2.50 104 3 e CASH GRO I | | 2 S CERY to bring you things you need most at e you need them . . . CORK COASTERS In Designs of Horses — Stars Elephants and Bridge » Harri Machine Shop ft Department) G Taone 39 el of the _ RYUKYU NATIVES MOVED FROM PATH OF WAR CARRYING ALL their possessions in wicker baskets and bundlgs, women of a little village in the Ryukyus Islands are evacuated out of the range of war by men of the U. S. forces. Here a GI helps them on their way as they leave behind them, their primitive huts. Coast Guard photo. (International) ON WAY TO PACIFIC WAR—Coast Guardsmen (left) watch as U. S. soldiers board a troop transport which will take them from Italy to the Pacific. We have a full shipment of FRESH PRODUCE on Today's Boat and Lots of Good Local Raspberries and VEGETABLES. .. Fresh Corn Zuchinni Squash Summer Squash Crook Neck Squash Cauliflower Tomatoes Avocados Cucumbers Fresh Raspberries &% . Bananas 59 Pears Cantaloupes Grapefruit Oranges Egg Plant Spinach Turnip Greens Green Beans Local Cabbage Peppers Lettuce Lemons Honey Dews Peaches s Plums ~31’ Seedless Grapes Malaga Grapes Gravenstein Apples You'll Always Find It At 2 Celery Bunch Carrots PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries—10 A. M. and 2 Douglas Deliv'ery;—lo A M Roat Orders Delivered Anytime! RRRRRRPRRRRRRX \ 1 { TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1945 ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM announces Open Competitive Exantinations for positions with Territorial Department of Health Department of Public Welfare Unemployment Compensation Commission Monthly Salary Rate [ RRRRRRRRRIARRRS: To Start Maximum b Clerk-Typist ....$180.00 $195.00 1¢ Clerk-Stenographer 200.00 230.00 IS Senior Clerk . 200.00 230.00 f Chief Clerk . ¥ B 275.00 305.00 Junior Accountant . 235.00 265.00 Accountant ... ... 275.00 305.00 Applications must be received or postmarked before midnight on September 30, 1945. It is planned to hold examinations in Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks. Examination date to be announced later. Application blanks may be obtained from ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM Box 201, Juneau, Alaska NN NN N NN oV NN oS AEDEEEECEEEEE e ECECEE ey 2 | Notice to Taxpayers: Notice is given all taxpayers of the City of Juneau, who are not satisfied with assessment valuations placed upon their properties, that the Board'of Equal- ization has extended time for receiving complaints until 4:30 o’clock THURSDAY AFTERNOON, August 16. Complaints may be either oral or written—all will be given censideration. Those property owners who previously have ap- peared at the City Hall to enter protests to the Board, but who were not heard at that time, are now re- quested to come before the Board again. This in- cludes those persons who have left their names with the Board, but have not filed formal protests. Tax- payers must enter their complaints with the Board of Equalization in order to secure adjustment of assess- ments. BOARD HEARINGS ARE HELD DAILY. ERNEST PARSONS, Mayor. [ GEORGE BROTHER Super Market Phones 92-95—2 Free Deliveries Daily WE ALWAYS CARRY THE LARGEST SELECTION OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Lettuce Celery Calavos Cabbage Cauliflower Bunch Carrots Tomatoes Dry Onions Peppers Cantaloupes Plums Peaches Honey Dews Apricots Grapefruit Gravenstein Apples Lemons Bananas Casabas Grapes EORGE BROTHER There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! AODOONDOOONEE B e, TR 1 | | | } vy L o L Y vig