The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1948, Page 8

PAGE IGHI'*'” 2 USS GANTNER IN PORT FOR BRIEF STAY IN JUNEAU High Speed Transport Made Record During Re- centWaras 'Lucky Lady’ The USS Gantner APD 42, high speed transport irom the Kodiak area arrived in Juneau at 2:42 pm yesterday at the Northland dock and she will remain i e Capital City for two days. The Gantner was nissioned on July 29, 1943 and was named after Samuel M. Gantner, BM2. While serving aboard the USS Nevada, dur~ ing the attack at Pearl Harbor Gantner was seriously wounded In the leg, he was taken to sick bay, and while unobserved made his way back to his gun, where he died a short time later as a result of his wounds, This man's brother is now serving aboard the ship, and has been aboard since commissioning. From the first of September, 1943 to November, this ship trained off Bermuda. After completion of her training period, she made nine trips escorting troops to Londonderry, through the sub-infested waters of the North Atlantic, without the loss a single transport Among the other jobs assigned was that of escorting the French battleship Riechlieu from Algeria to Oran, She was known as the “Lady Luck"” throughout the war, due to the fact that only one man was lost, and her apparent ability to bring good luck to other ships in her division, When- ever the division departed without her, one of the ships always suf- fered some casualty. The USS Gant- fer was one of the first, if not the first ship to enter the Sea of Japan after the surrender of Commander Braune Biographical sketch of Captain: who is Commander H. Braune Graduate of the University of Eouthern California, class of 1930 with degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Commissioned in U. 8. Naval Re- serve June 19, 1939. Reported for dctive duty March 1941. Attended Mine Warfare School, *Yorktown, Virginia and was engaged in mine sweeping duty in the North Atlantic Amphibious Forces, Pacific. At the end of the war was on the staff of Commander Transport Division Eleven us Squadron Beachmaster. Commissioned in the regular ser- vice es of July 1, The officers aboa ner are as follo Captain of the ship, Commander H. Braune. Lieut. Willlam R. Loomls, Exe- cutive Officer; Lieut. (jg) James D. O’Shaughnessy, Communications Of- ficer; Lieut. (jg) Alex. Cazessus, Ist, Lieut.; Engineering Officer, Lieut. (jg’ Thomas J. Kelly; Navigator, En- sign David Metz; Supply Officer, En- sign Joseph Ryan; Assistant Engin- eering Officer, Ensign Arthur An- derson; Medical Officer, Lieut. (jg) Martin Sidell. Also aboard the Gantner are 11 Marine officers and 63 enlisted men of the Marine Corps. The officers are Major C. A. Rizaud, (a former New York stage actor) ; Major Ran- dall Stallings; Capt. Mortimer “Burt” Lewis, working with the po- lice Chief; Capt. Nels Andersop, First Lieut. Frank Anderson, First Lieut. Joseph N. Irick, First Lieut. John Alexander, First Lieut:”John McDonald, Dr. V. A. Gould, USN; Warrant Officer John Arthur. Commander E. L. Foster who is the Commander of the Transport Livision 111 says the Gantner is the Flag Ship of this division and that the Diachenko, here last week, is also in the Task Group. The other four ships that make up the complete division are in the Far East and 8an Diego area. Commander Foster Commander Foster is a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. He has' spent 21 years in the regular Navy. During the war he had command of the USS McCall, a destroyer, for a year and a half, and command of & 2200 ton mine layer known as the USS Bhannon which supported the Marines at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Commander Glenn Whaley, is known to many Juneauites. For 156 years he was with the Alaska Bteam- ship Company, therefore, due to his familiarity of the Inside Passage he was assigned to Commander Foster's staff to insure the safe passage of i the USS Gant- EDWARD ARROYO* has switched to Calvert berause Calvert is milder. #of 233 Anc CALVERT —86.8 Proof Calvert Distil Ih! ship uucu.h the A)uknn waters He iu attachéd to the staff of the cannery workers through collective ’(‘ manding Amphiblous Force of | the Pacific Fleet. Comdr. Foster {states that his assistance has been most invaluatle during the trip. The USS Gantner will return to San Diego the latter part of this week NEW FISHERMEN’S CANNERY WORKER UNION ORGANIZED AFL Forms New Resident Fishing Industry Workers Union to Replace AMWU Formation of the United Alaska| Fishermen and Cannery Workers Union, AFL, was announced today by Ken Bowman, Alaska organiz- er for the American Federation of Labor and the Seafarers Interna- tional Union. Willlam R. Walton, of Sitka, has been named as temporary Presi- dent of the Union and Peter Niel- sen of Bitka has been chosen as| - temporaty Secretary-Treasurer. Tho UAFCWU will maintain headquart- | ers at Sitka Bowmian said that the UAFCWU‘ was formed primarily to s(.nm'\‘ and unite AFL efforts in the Al-| aska fishing industry. The new union will get its start in the/ First Division with an initial mem- bership of approximately 2,000 workers and hopes to reach a total of 5,000 members in this division It is merging with the old AFL Alaska Marine Workers Unicn, which is being abandoned. UAFCWU hopes to branch out to the other divisions later and merge | with the AFL United Fishermen of Kodiak, Upper Cook Inlet and |} i The latter un- Lower Cook Inlet. ion i3 a former CIO union which joined the AFL fold last year. Bowman lopes other CIO locals will follow suit to make the new unlon stronger. The new union will concentrate on a membership composed pri- marily of Alaskan residents, al- though non-residents will not be excluded. Bowman said this con- firms the AFL policy of establish- | ing local unions within areas where | - workers aotually live and work,| giving complete self-government and autonomy to the locals i “Its policy,” he said, “will be to work primairily for the best inter- IlllllII|IIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIhIIHI!lIIlllllllfllllIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIlIIIIINHl WELCOME Baskethall Players and Fans Nava Officers - Crew Members U.S.S.GANTNER and U.S.C. G. WACHUSETT New Enteritainment Every SALMON (REEK COUNTRY CLUB Penny Demers - Vocalist 5% Jimmy Gregg - Piano and Violin Jerry Chapman-Drums Finest Dance Music in the Gastineau Channel Area , SATURDAY NEW YORK CUT Members of the Board of Di-|lous agencies more money to tide rectors are: J. F. Krause, Amy them over the year. | Hollingstad, Elizabeth Gardner,| Items include: | | ed that ihe action was based on on | Apartments. an illegal contract. approximately $4,000 in an alleged | ship.* | torney William L. Paul, Jr., FRIDAY Night SPECIAL AMATEUR TALENT SHOW Prizes — Frolie — Fun Come Out and Do Your Stufl_' FINE FOODS YOU’LL ENJOY LOCAL CHICKENS - Fried Southern Style TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS . . . .. . . . FILET MIGNON STEAKS Dinner Choice: Served with French Fried Potatoes Relish - Salad - Hot Biscuits and Honey - Coffee ALSO: HAM and TURKEY SANDWICHES Chinese Dishes Served All Night “ DANCE ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT ! - @ (on THE DA[LY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA ™= THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, lests of all resident fishermen and | Money Recommened For Arctic Coast Survey targaining with operators, and working for the abolition of the #ish trap. The local and its offi- cers, are preparing to conform to the Taft-Hartley Act in order to establish the union as the collec- WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. (#—The tive bargaining agent for residént | House Appropriations Committee workers in the fishing industry erday recommended a $131,015,- "o within the First Division.” iciency supply bill giving var- thCENTURY @ Swver Marker “Alashu’s Finest” ye 385 ¢ Consistently the Bes for Less SPECIALS FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY Thomas L. Jackson, Andrew Hope,| Commerce Department, $152,000 David Howard, William Peters and | for Arctic Coast surveys in Alaska by Ruby Peratrovich the Coast and Geodetic Survey. e B e — FRIDAY, BPW EXECUTIVE BOARD A speciai imeeting of the Execu- Jadoff | tive Board of the Juneau Business and Professional Women's Club has been called for Friday at 8 CASE THROWN OUT A lawsuit by Jack D. against Frank M. Kardanoff has been thrown out of the U. 8. Dis- triet Court by Judge George W.|P:- M. in the home of Mrs. Rhea Folta when he granted a defense | MacFarlane, BPW President. Mrs. motion for non-suit ' which claim- | MacFarlane resides in the IOOF A brief, but impor- tant meeting is promised and all members are requested to be pres- for:ent at the appointed time .- WELLINGTON, N. Z. — Twelve persons were killed and 40 injured At- | today when an express train derailed and near Blenheim, on New Zealand's mdnnnr( by Howard D. Stabler.|South Island Meats Phone 202 DELIVERY ..8:30 A. M. to'5 FREE STORE HOURS ... DELIVERY SCHEDULE: DAILY JUNEAU DELIVERIES LAST JUNEAU DFLIVERY CLOSES DAILY AT 3:30 P. M. DOUGLAS DELIVERY CLOSES DAILY AT NOON E WILL MEET 0R BEAT ANY PRICE ADVERTIZED IN JUNEAU ; Groceries o219 Phone B30 P. M. Jadoff had sued Kardanoff 10:30 A.M., 2:30 P. M., 4 P. 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