The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1948, Page 8

PAGE EJGHT = | Annual Meet Is Weel's Event !: Alaska Operations Discus- sions Has Group of Qver 20 Here THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA 1 :Legion, VFVTfionor Guard mw— MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1948 FINAL HONORS FOR DECEASED VETS OF ATTU ENGAGEMENT [ Escort for Seven Bodies Arriving on Louise | The remains of six -veterans of' World War II and one civilian ! who lost their lives on the Aleutian | Island of Attu during hostilities | with Japan were brought to Ju-| neau aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Princess Louise Saturday eve-| Executive Committeeman; Huymond[iary. Post '5559, Veterans of For- B. Bolton, Nedford Zenger, Joe ecign Wars! Thibodeau, Willlam Jackson, J. S.| The body of Private Theodore -J. MacKinnon and Walter W. Smith.|Doogan was taken from the Alaska VFW Post In Full Uniform | Steamship Company docks in the Local officers, Department of: hearse, and accompanied by the Alaska officers and V.F.W. post|colors, color guard and the uni- 5559 members ~appeared in full|formed escort, a solemn procession uniiorm, making the crowded|passed through the rainy night to steamship dock take on a trim|the mortuary, where it was lovingly military appearance. The national | received by the bereaved family colors and the V.F.W. post standard | of the deceased. were taken for the occasion, with| Returning to the warehouse at the color guards at hand armed the waterfront, the hearse then with regulation rifles. The Veter-'wok the remaining caskets, one by sns of Foreign Wars contingent!one, to the small boat harbor. was as follows: Color Bearers:|members of The American Legion Corporal Hartline Kodiak, and|placed the remains in the hearse Private Carter of the Transporta- | while the Veterans of Foreign tion Corps; Color Guards, Don|Wars personnel removed the cas- Gunderson, U. S. C. G, of Juneau, | kets from the hearse and placed and Bus Edwards, Uy S. Marine |them aboard the Donjac for a final others were Alan Corps Reserves; journey and the “Last Long Mile” of a small group who paid the last full measure of devotion tq their country. > | ning, when the bodies were met by‘c" Marcum, Junior Vice Command- !an honor guard from Juneau Post|¢: VF.W. Department of Alaska, |4, The American T.egion, and Post!and the honor guards, Col. N. i 5559, Veterans of Foreign Wars. { Fritchman, Air Reserve, Cagmiu |'S. MacKinnon, Navy Reserve, Lieut- VA OFFICER HERE These bodies had recently been |enant Comdr. Edward Chester, Gov- George Matthewson of the Vet« i S removed from temporary burialjernor’s Aide, USCG, Mae “Butch”|erans Administration staff « iy ‘plms on Attu and transported tojSubrbier, Army Nurse Corps, Cap-lBolse. Idaho, is on temporary as. | Seattle aboard USAT Honda Knot.|tain G. Matson, U. S. Army Re- signment in the Juneau office. Ha | There they were transshipped to|serve, Glen Millice, Navy Reserve,|is replacing Roy Stewart, regis- | Vancouver, British Columbia, where| Vernon M. Metcalfe, Commander,|tration and research chief, who is | the caskets were taken aboard the | Post 5559, VF.W., and Mrs. B. J. in the Seattle Branch office at Princess Louise. Gronroos, President. Ladies Auxil-| present. | Escorting the bodies to lheirl—v" | destination were S-1/cl. wmu:mi | &. Hundley and S-1/cl Joe O. Ye- | i BEACH TODA Y _ This is beach at Salerno, Italy, 5 years after Allied soldiers stormed ashore to establish ch head in first Ialian mainland invasion. Days of bloody fighting against the Germans followed _ G 1S Parliament Is | SOUGHT NOW Closed; Opens Gl , Jf | =™ AT FAIRBANKS On Tuesday | while other remains had arrived {in the port of Seattle for burial in the continental United States, these were the only bodies, so far, A received in Seattle and again ship- »l()\l){:‘:\ ”(; !\ ped by vessel away from that port. I iorme : arlioment today in or- der ) personally a new one tomorrow with pomp and ceremony- mseen in London since before the | GABARDINE RAINWEAR BY war. CAMBRIDGE, The bodies of five veterans and one civilian were taken aboard the BELSTER The King did not attend today’'s g MASS. mee 7, a mere formality at which : SOLD BY S °m® T CLOTHING M. S. Donjac for the final journey his briet read to the Alaska Import Co. ~ district aska oper dit manage district mana itions G. X. Rid en; MADE IN SPORTSWEAR BY REVERE e Distinctive Styling and Quality at Prices Below the Field ka managers of the company for the meeting aw E. C r, Ketchikan; W, C. Erwi A. R. Stephenson, Als Tankers; Fred mn Martin 8. Jorgen M. B. Vincent ! n, Kodiak: -J f, W. L. Corlis ierson, Nenana Bre Dutch Har ributor W burg; chora M. C Seldovia A F Z Moye sey, di DeBoer tative w from - Nine Blaz>edsr.l1'ave Been . farted in Heart of Business Section Fire chief ng Jordova; | MADE IN IRBANKS, Oct. 25 deox today entity c brea! iay o the Sitka National Monument, vhile the seventh body was escort- House of rd Jewitt, 4 It will be S - |ed to the Charles W. Carter Mort- uary in Juneau, to rest until the Ilast rites are performed, and the NEW TEETH _ Theress. Cotter shows some of 8 teeth she has at age of 7 months, when many babies have but one or two. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Cotter, Coral Gables, Fla. body - transmitted for burial in | the Evergreen Cemetery at Juneau. The remains of Theodore J. Doo- STRIKERS TO ARETOLOAD 14 IBeES | | ARMY SHIPS| N E | A SINES| tward nizht . Reynolds and O 1 En Au Kin :homx! was with his parents in! | Douglas is the one who is buried {lccally. The five veterans trans- mitted to Sitka are: Corporal Melvin O. Elledge, Pri- vate Earl H. Huling, Private John J. Niedermayer, Private James A. | Pensyl, Private Bill W. Richardson, and Corporal Herbert M. Schall. The civilian who lost his life on | Attu in line of duty during the | war period is Elisha Marshall. Sergeant Hundley explained fur- ther, that bodies are returned only upon request of the nearest rela- | tives. However, the burial on At- jtu was temporary, and where re- latives do not ask for return of kodies of their loved ones, it is a | national policy to remove them | from these temporary sites, and! give the final resting place in the nearest National Cemetery. The one in Sitka is the only National | Monument west of the Mississippi, | jand is the most northerly na- | i tional military burial ground in | North A ica. Famo“s landma’k 0' | ?Il:h; D::irngamade the voyage on | ' Sunday and the bodies were to | 110 communea wrenen o HOYWOOH Now fo Go be met at Sitka with full military | strike went into its fourth week, | | ' honors and appropriate ceremonies. | American Legicn members assist- | with 3,000,000 tons of coal lost s0| HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 25.—(#—One ing in the transfer of the caskets far. Police occupied about half the | of Hollywood's most famous land- were: Chester Zenger, Commander; | mine fields of northern France. marks will be razed shortly to help John Tanaka, Senior Vice Com.. of the 55 coke ovens at!relieve the housing shortage | mander; Waino Hendrickson, Ed-| were without fire. Several Theusands of World War TWwWo warq L! Keithahn, Alfred L. Zeng-! mines have been ruined because ! servicemen best remember it as the er. Sr. Service Officer: Ted Smith, | the Reds would not maintain them. ' site of the “Hollywood Canteen.” 1 e A Troops, thick in the mining are; W. E. Clark of Glendale said to- ] Car and Truck Owners Attention! the King robes of ince 193¢ re d and viousl CEIWA, ® & o v o o v C 0 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for 24-Hour Period In Juneau— Maximum, 45; mirimum, 34 At Airport— Maximum, 43; minimum, 32 FORECAST tJuneau and Vieinity) riakle cloudiness tonight and Tuesday. Coldest tonight near freezing PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau 51 Inches; since Oct. 13.70 inches; since July 4261 inches. At Airport .38 inches since Oct. 1, 791 inches; since July 1, 28.62 inches. Juneauites who in attendance at Standard Oil meeting include M. Bradford, former Juneau p ; ma now of Wrangell; Martin o lived in Junean many years, a brother Ge Jorgenson, Juneau city council Bob Kelsey, who was born neau, started school here, 1 b -in-law of time - > - HULL RAPS RUSSIANS among those Just Arrived... The Famous Zenith Hearing Aids Batteries Accessories Parts Service | in Ju- but left ; and N Ju- Juneau when a sr brothe Mize R e | gan, Private, first class, whos& TL D. Moyer, neauw’s SE Oct. 25 » Strik- men will begin load- bt or tomorrow on : 3 dispute, over ired yxnrmm Szer " | - shipménts, the ho William Gettings, regional director BpbeC saoner the CIO-International Lo angerous and ad to the princi- the Unifed Nations. ied his statement in con- n with yesterday’'s observance of United Nations day—the third anniversary of the date the UT. N. charter went into effe . Aid b | Do, sifect. : Russians fo Gef i Repatriating of Jap TOKYO, 0(1777 3 A G MacArthur has oflered use of Ame ican ice breakers and c weather facilities to the Russians in the hope they won't repatriating Japanese prisoners agail s win- 15 ENJOYED BY 23 WHO HIKE UP TRAIL The enthusiasm of members of the Juneau Ski Club apparently was | not dampened by yesterday zling rain when they hiked t first cabin on the Trail, for ti 1b’s initia the treil thi Following in the Baran Hotel Gold Room at 9 o'clock, the mixed. group | ; st out with axes, knives and a grim determination which resulted in the widening of the trail at various| places and the chopping down of | brush overgrowth. While club K.P.'s btrewed on tre cabin stove, plans purchase and installation tow, rope were discussed. Those using the ski trail this sea- son will notice the fine work done by U. S. Forest Service employees in repairing old trails and putting in new log walks on the uphtll climb. | For those members who wish to receive instruction in ki turns, walk ng, ete., a “dry-skiing” class will e held Tuesday night, Octoker Long B at 8:30 in the high school gym- i i i AL il e David Andrus Meanwhile, watch the Empire for | i.1ive for the Vete urther news on the masquerade- | .tion jeft mor costume dance being given for mam- | oo coacal Airlines fc bers and guests on November 30, in He will stop in Peter the Union Hall his return to Juncau day or be- 11 receive pre-strike pay | except when commercial cargo is; handled, for which an increase of 15 cents an hour will be paid, All four will sail for the Orient. | - e i | 4] YING 0009000 p0000000000el e IEne D D & 0 ALASKA ELECTRONICS the home of hallicrafters 307 Seward St., Phone 62 The drone of over Greg neral Leat 726 cotfe for th. of new ted strikers from seven mines day he plans to build a new apart- | erday. ment house on the site. GOLD FISH ARE HERE See the Live Alligators Flown in via Pan American direct from Florida Aquariums Made to Order Food and Supplies for Gold Fish WILLMAN'S TRADE CENTER Open Evenings 5 to 9. All Day Saturdays ANOTHER STUNT FLIGHT FULLERTON, Calif, Oct. 2 M—Bill Barris and Dick Riedel they’ll take off again late today a new attempt to break the endur- > flight Their monop wes forced d st winter the Russians stopped ation Dec. 1 and did not re- until May. They gave difficult conditions as the reason. including left wing la- unions, have heen urging the re- 1 of all Japanese held by Rus- At least 470,000 are still in Russian hands, Allied headquarters estimated ord ne, Sunkist ) yesterday by D WASHINGTON.—Former ambas- sador William Bullitt has come out for new York Governor Thomas Dewey for president. Bullit describ- ed himself as a lifelong Democrat but he said he feels the Truman ad- ministration to be incompetent contact represen- iminis- A Wrangell burg befoye on Thurs- UNALGA, C.G. SHIP DOCKS ENROUTETO WESTERN ISLANDS Coast Guard Cutter Unalga tied up here today at the Alaska Trans- pertetion Company dock to unload | general supplies for several govern- | 1 before saling f ate tonight Unalga, one of two of Coast Gu Russ Discuss Betlin Blockade FOR SONS CF NORWAY BANQUET At Salmon Creek Country Club - Tuesday, Sciober 26, 8:00 P.M. p g All paid members in good stand- ing invited as guests of the lodge. pAY Bus Leaves Moose Club atT:30P. M. ALL BRAND NEW PARTS ASSEMBLED AND BLOCK- TESTED AT FACTORY Al Lares? /mprovements: Plymouth nnnse%;auurxs and | token crew station will be The C-1 cn the Western Aleu ply run for three 4 verage of about PHOTO, every yea ipper 3 Eoanstit 146 Breser H. W ¢ lockade of the Ger years, ma hed, shows the Russian leaders re- ite of Ru -Allied affairs over The man with the airplane General G. A. Alexanderov to hqw a Scviet fighter plane sport plane last April. Seated on left residence 8t 1003 Tenth and B Rakossovosky Schdarnov, member of Street. The residence was damag- licy Committee in Berlin. (Interna- ed duriny a recent fire nal Soun i chain, for mander J R. W. COWLING CO. 115 Front Street Phone 57 the Ma jor SOBOLEFF BACK ! air o The Rev. Walter today moving back to his former and he collided wi Britis}