The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1948, Page 6

| e i I SrE | i T e a— USS DIACHENKO REACHES JUNEAU FOR BRIEF STA Tie USS Diachenko, APD 123, ar- rived at the Alaska Steamship dock at 5:30 p.m. yesterday with a crew of 167 enlisted men and nine of- icers and six officers as passengers vinmancer Samuel Purdie, Com- i Officer of the transyort stated last night the trip ak was rouch and windy. n the Gulf of Alaska they ran into om leavy seas with 20 foot ¢s. Toe ship was covered with a oat of ice and the Commander ated it Jastineau Channel. The USS Diachenko (APD-123) as named in honor of Alex Maxwell iackenko, WT2, USN who was kill £d in action in the South Atlant “While a member of a boarding part Annual “ashington’s EirthCay Ball Scottish Rite Temple engaged in taking a German raider, I Third and Last of Juneau He was n nativé of Hartford, Con- | Shrine Club’s Series of iect'cut where he attended high school. He was posthumously award- d the lantry. The Diachenko was built by the Bethlehem' Steel Company, Quincy, Winter Formals. Dancing: 10:00 p. m. to 2:00 a. m. [Eeres Massachusetts. The keel was laid Refreshments Invitational ‘n July 18, 1944; she was launched H August 15, 1944 and commissioned TP S Iy e B 1044, During the war she saw action in o n e————’ LITIEG FOR Tie Price of iLeut Is BOWN e arc offering you these drops at once —— T-BONE STEAK 85¢ Ib PORK CHOPS T5clb Shoulder PORK ROAST St Anrour’s Star BACON Ariicour’s Star HAMS HALF or WHOLE Phone 704 MEAT PHONE 60 had been a cold trip up r Silver Star Medal for gal-| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRL—-IUNEAU Al ASKA the South and West Paeifje takmg part in actions at Balakpapen and Brunel Bay. Since the war duty 13 taken her twice outside the centinental limits of the United States to such parts as Manila, Honz Kong, Tsingtao, Taku, Shang- Lai, Wake, Kwajalein, and Eniwe- ck, to mention but a few. he Mayor and several business Elfin Cove News Notes (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE) men of Juneau acted as a recep- Skipper Walter Todd on the boat committee for the city in wel- , LLFIN COVE, Alaska, Feb. 14—~ pannah js in harbor awaiting wea- BEAUTIFUL log and stone home, | coming the members of the crew A valentine party at the schodl her t5 go cod fishing 3 bedrooms, completely furnish- nd officers of the Diachenko house was attended by 27 persons, ed. Approx. 5 acres patented land. | “everal social functions are being "e0Y remaining home on account qpe Sewing Club on Friday' the Splendid lawn and garden. No anne r of the weather. A program by the " sid a _ “ 5 g 2 calls. Seen by appoint- anned for them during their stay 2 o e 13th was held at Mrs. Charles Hub phone calls. en by apyp rneau. “Red” Maye will have \fl_““l children was written by MIS. gpqs " Twelve above zero and a ment onl Town Hall Recreation Center O12VeS fifth grade puplls in Mon- gyong wing did not keep eleven wo- WO Bedrooms, compl. furn. hear n at 8 am., for those who wish A2 and announced by Clell Hodson pmen home and no accidents occu business district ) skate during their stay. The Am- - Fist song was “America” by all s, Jim Lingard assisted Mrs. TWO 2-bedrcom homes and par- rican Legion Ladies Auxiliary held ‘R"l’;“}?”; ‘D”‘Fl‘;"‘lf_"_“m;{:“ W/\n: Hubbard. A good time was enjoyed| tially filled-in lot near Small n house for the Navy in the Post 5.°n 0¥ 2avid tremming, g many laughs. A delicious lunch| Boat harbor. out this afternoon and refresh- | i the Beautiful” by David Frem-| ;. served in the spacious living! FOUR-, 3- and 2-bedroom homes ts were served, minz, Dom»uc Foster, Carol Larso, .oom on a long table set with glass| in Douglas; modern; furnished! e VFW, Kiwanis Club, Lions, [réh¢ Hodson, each holding a pic- corying g a lace tablecloth,| TWO canneries, floating. Make 75 Rotary and the Liquor Assoclation !¢ Defore them of spring, summer, caroni salad, relishes, assort-| percent first vear on investment. will sponsor a dance at the Elks Hall *1 Winter in the order named. The nut bread snd butter., Two can handle one; other crew lialogue “Double Trouble.Jimmy” in three acts by all the pupils was a real to life play and comedy. A read- ing by Mrs. Graves, title, “Husbands” was beautifully read and appropriate for Valentine. “Mome on the Range” was the clozing song by all the pu- pils. The “Dead Letter” entines. M Ernest i Mrs. Marguerite Butts were the ht for the visiting Navy ship perscnnel. The dance is scheduled to start 8:30 o'clock. ‘Tonight ladies will be admitted free at the Town Hall Recreation Center for roller skating. The ship's officers are as follows: Commander Samuel B. Purdie, the commanding officer of the ship; Lt. Richard 8. Moore, Executive Oftficer; box contained Swanson Lieutenant (jg) Lloyd R. Burns, P Engineer Officer; Ensign William F. S Iags i, ‘”1 L_hg Keller, Jr., Gunnery Officer; Ensizn 1. Bution, butvah: whs piaye Harrison C. Murray, Communica- 20d lunch served, as ed sand- tions. Officer; Ensign Pratgis J. Wiches, relishes, machron! saiad, Kiernan, First Assistant Communi- CDerTy pie and coffee cations Officer. Nl b Elfin Cove was lashed by a nor Ensign Francis J. Beitzer, Assis- tant Communications Officer; En- sign Donald V. Martin, Supply Of- licer; Ensign Paul K. Clausen, As- stant Supply Officer. The officers who are passengers akoard the Diachenko are Com- mander Fidler, of the Medical Corps p. Berrar, U.S. Marine Corps Lmutenar‘h (jg) Sears, Thede, Hin- man, Baker; Ensign Tigert. west wind of gale force for two day and nights. During the blow Swan- son’s fish targe broke from its moor- ings and blew over to M Mar- guerite Butts’ dock. The Standard Oil warehouse some tin and the outside floats parted but were re- paired, John Robin and Chester Cart of The USS Diachenko held open So.)psmm? have been in the Cove house aboard ship today between [OF Subplies. the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., it was stated that it was well attended by Skipper Gus Maci on the St. the people of Juneau and surround- James of Idaho Inlet came in to ng area spend a few days and wait for the The Diachenko will leave for other mail boat. ports in Alaska sometime Baturday, £ ’ enroute to San Diego. Myrs, Marguerite Butts entertain- f BB R ed at “sorry” Tuesday evening. Her guests were Mrs. Walter Larson, Mrs. Elliott Fremming and Mrs. Del ved a graham cracker cake and wlip cream and coffee. TOURNAMENT WILL EE ACTION PACKED The annual Gold Medal Baskei- Lall Tournament here next week is ¢ cted to see plenty of hard, fast wcuion right at the start according o tournament officials today. Tuey Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Swanson gave a dinner party Wednesday evening, guests were Mrs. Mary Graves, Mrs. Marguerite Butts and Mrs. Del Wi- mer. Fields on the boat Cove stopped to Pelican £kipper Roy Mary her Ann from Inian awhile on his way 114 that, by chance of the draw, Mrs. Fields was also aboard. several outstanding teams are pit- e ted against each other in the first azps J and son Roy Lounu. m Lingar 1nis will mean high calibre A|\n(~d fmm Juneau on .sketball right at the beginning tle tournament as well as all a.ough it to the finals. ‘Twelve championship teams, from t cast Alaska, are entered in the annual hoop tourney and spec- ase expecied to see excellent asketball played all through the Skipper Jessie Shelly on the boat Mable C. left for Juneau Friday. Skipper John Adolfson on the boat Lillie Mae has left for Juneau but will return home to get ready for wi ournament coupled with good the spring fishing. sportsmanship. s The tournament officials today The Sewing Club on Friday, Fi aigo urged the public to take advan- g was held at Mrs, Del Wimers. age of the season tickets now on There were ten ladies present. Mrs. ale which will effect a considerable jim Lingard could not atgend on saving to spectators. These tickels account of the weather. For lunch entitle their holders to see the entire geviled eggs, olives, pickles, Ritz .ournament at a reduced price. cheese, sandwiches, orange jello Boy Scouts who are selling tickets with whip cream, orange cake and ire earning money to be used only coffee were served. or the purposes of the annual sum- mer Boy cout cflmp 1 Catholic Bishops Execufed i in Albama VATICAN CITY, Fe:. 20. vm’*— Skipper A. W. Wright on the boat atican scurces said today two Ro- Margret L. came in from Green Top man Catholic Bishops have been ex- for supplies and is awaiting weather ecuted in dlbania, and a third has to return there. been sentenced to 20 years in pri- son. | Skipper Johnny Breeseman on the The executed Bishops were named boat Flower from Pelican City came as Msgr, Francis Cjini, Bishop of after the kitchen range he bought Lezhaia (Alessic) and Msgr. George from Mrs. Roy Elliott last summer. Voloj, Bishop of Sappa. | ——elp il Skipper Jim Daly and partner Larry Parsons on the boat Patricia with Mrs. Daly and daughter Ted- dy were in the Cove for supplies before going to Ketchikan where they are going to fish. It is report- ed trhere are King salmon now at Ke!chka ' ‘The addition to the Charles Hub- NORTHWEST DAIRIES kard home is‘completed except the Service will make no deliveries floor covering and paint. Hubbard Monday, Washington's Birthday. with Jim Lingard added a large spa- (814 20 ch)us llvlng room a.nd bedroom, en- ‘)m-ged the kitchen and made a bath- Inspection of Naval 1948 room out of the old bedroom. There are large windows throughout and a new wall lighting system was in- stalled Mr. and Mrs, Don D, Foster had as dinner guests Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Swanson Saturday evening 'MURPHY & MURPHY And for dessert, fruit jello with whip cream, angel food fee. to 30. Owner will train cake and cof-| SEVERAL Good Fishing Boats LOTS, 9th, near Shattuck home; | willoughby; Glacier Highway, DUPLEX, Apt. Houses, 20-acre ranch wnh lovely modern home; Louise Beach and homes suitable year summer. The temperature was zero in Elfin Cove on Feb. 12, The ocil lines lO. homes are frozen. The Hubbards, Swansons, and Brungers have had“ to change the oil system. It was very much colder here last year but| we did not have thi- wind of galc‘ force. arcund or 'MURPHY & MURPHY REALTORS—ACCOUNTANTS Phone 676 over First National Lunk EUROPEAN GRAIN b PRODUCTION UP' WANTED | FOR Sewmg Machine Repairs, eall. WASH‘INGTON Feb. 20 (M—Se-| White Sewing Machine Shop. cretary of Agriculture Anderson pre-| Behrends Bank . Bldg. Phone dicted today that European produc- 746 813 10t tion of bread grains this yeag will] — — " —— o be about 28 percent greater than OPPORTUNITY for sincere young last year. | lady or man to get valu- This estimate for the wheat and, able advertising experience. De- rye harvests is based upcn an as- sire and willingness to learn are sumption of favorable weather, he important. Abil to type will told & National Press Club luncheon. | be of help in the job. Do not Anderson said, however, that it| apply if a trifler or “jitter-bug. will be nece: for this cf ry| If you mean business this may to continue heavy shipm be your opportunity. ~Tell all grain to Eurcpe for severa elf in own handwrit- i about youw { Address ADV. P. O. Bob 1991 care The 813 tf — e Empire, . . | WANTED- Information regarding Bases in Occupation { “the whereakouis of relatives of " - | Andrew Mainer, deccas who Tones Raises Question | resided ai - Shine, Washingion was of Aus BERLIN, Feb. 20—(#—The United States and Britain demanded the right today to inspect all phases of demilitarization in the Soviet Oc- cupation Zone of Germany. X pe” ! The demand was in answer to ICTRICAL i.ome and Commer Wiring pliance repairing Russian insistence to the right to examine naval bases in the British ntiziate, $pd. Fhone 26he. 310, Prh Wiso, 191 tf € demands were made at 2 wWaNTED: Good apartment or meeting of the Allied Control Qoun-, "pepge for man, wife and 8 month cil's Coordinating Committee. The .4 . No smoking or drink- Russians charged the Western Al-' 0 2n4 1o wild parties. Phone lies were frustrating demilitarization Blue 615 812 tf No agreement was reached. The British-American stand w: WANTED: T 2ling companion that inspection of British Zone na- for two-year-old boy to Chicago, val base hould be tied up with gt Louis or vicinity. Ph. Doug- an overall study of the progress of a5 343, 810 tf demilitarization in Germany. The _ = question still is being argued on the WANTED TO RENT: Small apt. next bigher level of Allied Control or housekeeping rooms, close in. Authority machinery. P. O. Box 429, City. 808 3t - SEWING nnd alterations. Phone 750 tf Nearly Six Tons of Drugs Being Flown - Charges Made that To Orient by A. A Coniraciors Gip | lg “ Green 429, | SEATTLE, Feb. 20_41M—A1Bhka Airlines reported that onme of its planes with a cargo of nearly six tens of drugs had left Anchorage early today for the Orient. Line’s headquarters said the $150,000 streptomycin cargo is head- ed for Manila to fill an order of the Philippines Department of Health. It is used in treatment of infectious allments, The Airline flew the valu- able cargo to Alaska yesterday after it was provided,ty four eastern man- ufacturers, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—#—A Justice Department official FBI agents are working on com- plaints frem thousands of former G-I's that they were cheated by house builders. been received from practically every part of the nation. The largest num- ber, he added, have come from Los | Angeles, Baltimore, New York, New |Orleans, Miami, Dallas and Chicago Some contractors, according to a | housing official, left a full room out Judge George W. Folta today de- of the houses they built. Another nied a motion in U. S. District cut the widthof each house in a row e gto o CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED Court here for the transfer of two Ly one foot so he could bet more ~ libel suits from Juneau to Ketchi- houses in a block. kan for trial. The suits, filed byl % s Enl Helen Troy Monsen and H. L.| Faulkner, are both against the EGYP“A“ Ap MAN Journal Publishing Co., and W.| L. Baker of Ketchikan ' WINS HIGH AWARD Rear Seat Heating System The Finest Cars anc Service in Juneau—— M — Exclusively in “The Packard Clippers” "’Ask the Folks Who Ride With" THE ALASKAN CAB C0. RHONE 7 === DOUBLE @ 7 PHONE NJOY WARMTH AND COMFORT CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 20. (®—Mo- | made Wagdi of the Associated | Press Egyptian staff has won the | Edgar Gallad Bey- award for the best news story.of 1947 on an Oriental subject written in a for- eign language. | Wagdi won the ward for stories, one: an interview | Abd El Krim last July in which | the exiled Moroccan tribal leader vowed to wage war again on' the French to free North Africa and, twe: an article on dependence movement in North- west Africa, written in June, 1947. two with SHEPARDS NTERTAINED Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shepard, former residents of Juneau, now ]resxdiug in Fairbanks, have been in Juneau for the past several weeks visiting friends and attend- ing to business matters. During their stay they have been entertained extensively by their many friends and acquaintances. They will leave tomorrow for Fair- banks. Gls in Building says — i The official says complaints have _ the Arab «In- _ I RIDAY FEBRUARY 20 FOR SALE DAVENPORT in good Phone Green 135. conditior 813 2 PACKARD-BELL Combination corder, address, n0.) b slightly used. wis A. Orrell 404 First St. 813 S GROCERY Store, doi good business. See G. G. Bro | EXCEPRIONAL VALUE Ch t Crowns 3% to 1 tion gpmplete with power off, tail shaft, propellor, s bearing and stuffing box. Cha Warner Co. 812 ( %FURNISHED House, $5,250; base- | ment, furnace, electric range ar d refrigerator. Terms if desired Phone Blue 690. 812 APT. Size Frigidaire, $75. No. 13 Hope Apt 814 tf PERSIAN Lamb fur coat, 14 gocd condition, §150. Ph. Blue 720 between 6 and 8. 814 3t ONE each, 98 HP Johnson; port- able electric sewing machinc Remington standard . typewriter 14-inch carriage; 22 bolt action rifle. Blue 353 after 5 pm. 14 3t HALF mleu;\ o _Gasboak “Fran- 180 fathoms purse seine, See G. E. Cleveland, it Bank. 812 1 mo 46 G M C .Stauion Wagon. 1 Juneau Janitor Service. Pho 806. 810 1 mo 4-TUBE Crosley Table Model Ra- dio, $20. 10f Liquor Store 808 tf i > and record playe Dunn, Apt. 601, Baranof !Imt 809 tf SMALL HOU enfurnished, near boat harbor on 10th St. Phone Red 765, 807 tf Tillacum, length 49, beam 13’ 6, draft power Chrysler Royal, 4.48 reduction, also extra engine; equipped with 65 North- e, Radio Phone. Price $14,000. Boat insured for $15,000. Write Clarence Moy, Hoonah, Alaska 807 1 mc WO 30-watt {runsmeiters, o d new, $100 cach. Write Clarence Moy, Hoonah, Alaska 807 1 mo. 1 NEV rysler Royal, less duc- tion, Write Clarence Mo Hoonah Aalska 807 1 mo. .Lx]on Lot and bic me. bet- ter than $400 per month In- quire in person Seaview Apt No. 9. 06 f SPRU(E forest woed for cooking, heating, fireplace; also slab wood Ph. 688; P.O. box 1345, 803 Apr 6 COMPLETELY furnished hou sale. Call 488 after 6 p.m. for 800 18t 3 HOUSES wnd lot. Inquire Trey- or Davis. 94 tt 5-ROOM House with bath. 384 acres patentel land. Auke Lake Phone Red er. 120. Harold Zeng- FOR RENT NICE CLEAN ROOMS weekly or monthly. Colonial Hotel. Ph. 187. IMPERIAL HOTEL, 245 Front St Weekly and monthly rates. 94 tf Space. 758 U FIRE PROOF Storage Simpson Bldg. NICE CLEAN sweam reated rooms, also steam’ baths. Scandinavian Rooms. 736-t1 clean Gou-te, CLEAN steamneated rooms, beds. 315 Gold St. ROOM--kitchen privileges — H‘Ol}l! Hotel. Fhone 886. 1 MISCELLANEOUS i | T WINTER & POND €O, Inc. { Complete Photographic Supplies \Developlng - Printing - Enlarging Artists’ Paints and Materials Blue Printing Photostats AVON PRODUCTS nprescnmatlve Phone Black 475. P.O. Box 762, 656-t1 GUARANTEED Realistic Perman ent, $7.50. Paper Curls, $1 up, Lola’s Beauty Shop. Phone 201 ! 315 Decker Way LOST ARD flIIHID KEYS, on chain near City Hall Rxaam Relum to Empire. 13 3t Iwo-Year-OId Child Is Killed in Crib COEUR D’ ALENE Ida., —®--A two-year-old child _aslecp in her crib was killed today when a tall pine tree, uprooted by wind, crashed on a cabin home. The child was Aanice Lavonne Wing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wing. "Two older BT sleeping in another room. were not Jburt. r