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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
U.S.Rubber Company
 In Record Shipments
Government Contracts Necessitate Seven Additional
 Plants; Financial Statement Issued

and after war loss provisions of $2,- TAI ,649 there was carried to earned surplus $1,554,841. This compares with $6,203,314 carried to surplus for the same period last year.
 Consolidated net sales were $780, 814,895, a decrease of $19,862, ,844, or 13 per cent compared with the 1941 period.
 Current assets, including cash of $34, ,472,623, totaled $157, ,263,091 and current liabilities, including pro- visions for accrued taxes, were $71,- 457,O51.
 The company, after providing $8,- 886, AFT for Federal Income taxes un- der the 1941 law, set aside fur- ther amount of $3,220,000 to provide for tax contingencies.
 Before deduction of taxes and re- serves for tax contingencies and plantatio nlosses, net income this year was $17,500,589, as against $l4,- 651, 311 in the same period last year.
 In his staetment to stockholders, MT. Davis referred to the war situ- ation as its affects the company's plantations. al4
 During the early part of 1922" he said, the remainder of the Malay Peninsula and all of Sumatra were overrun and all of our rubber plan tations are now in enemy occupied territory.
 Tt Is difficult to determine the damage which has been done to these properties or to estimate when or in what condition they will be returned to our possession.
 Subject to changes in conditions, and to review before the close of the year, 1t has been tentatively de- cided to eliminate the four planta- tions sumsidiaris and other invest ments now in enemy hands as com ponent parts of the consolidated statements, to show separately the net investment in such properties and to provide reserve of $2,500,0 ,000 from current earnings for the six months for estimated losses on the plantations.
 "Of the $14,838,949 net ivstment in plantations subsidiaries, $96l ,196 is not in enemy occupied territory; this latetr amount Is represented by $2,110,098 of cash in London, less all known current plantations lyiabili- ties of $l,148,902.
 Due to conditions caused by the war and to the tentative nature of any presently determined profits directors have deemed 1t wise to postpone action on dividends"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Shipments of war products by United States Rubber company dur ing the first six months of 1942 were more than three times as large as those for the corresponding period of 1941, F. B. Davis, Jr., chairman and president, announced yester- day in the company's semi-annual report.
 During the period, MT. Davis said, the company was awarded govern ment contracts to operate seven ad- ditional war plants, bringing to nine the number of war factories now under United States Rubber com pany management. Included in the new assignments were plants for the manufacture of synthetic rubber ammunition, explosives. and the loading of shells and fuses.
 Consolidated net income before war loss provisions was $4,296, ,490,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Joseph Rafferty of 60 Walnut ave- hue, and John King, 40, of 932 East Main street, recounted their versions of the affair.
 King, an employe of an East End restaurant, indicated under ques- tioning by Defense Attorney Ed ward Mascolo that he was hit in the face by Rotella when the latter objected to Joshing about his work as stone mason.
 'IAttle stone, big mason-big stone, little mason," was the man. ner in which he referred to Rotella's work in the quarry on his Howard street property, according to the testimony.
 Rafferty said he was walking on East Main street with his wife, stopped to talk to a friend and saw King go by. A minute later he saw King on the ground with Rotella on top, biting his cheek. Blood was streaming from Kings face, Raf- fetry said.
 The witness continued that he went to Kings assistance and lifted Rotella from him. Rotella then turned on him and swung his fists and he swung in return, Rafferty said. After a few punches were 6wapped P.otella ran away, and Rafferty said he, himself, walked to his brother r-in-law's car and started to get in.
 Rotella appeared again, hit Raf- ferty in the face and at the same time knifed him, the witness claim ed. But Rafferty said he did not know he had been knifed until he was almost home. Bloody clothing worn on the night of the fight by both RafTerty and King was intro duced as evidence.
 Attorney Mascolo argued that there were witnesses in court today who would testify that the incident did not occur as described by King and Rafferty. Judge Gaffney denied Attorney Mascolo's request for per- mission to present the witnesses and also refused to take jurisdic- ton.
 King had half a dozen teeth marks on his right cheek.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Butler. The organization for many years has made annual personal appeal for funds from friends of the Scouts.
 Those present ct the meeting were Mrs. J. Chester Little, second deputy commissioner, Mrs. Albert
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
3-YEAR-OLD RIDES TANDEM

Portland, Ore. CUP)-The kid may be Superman, Jr., but that did not make an ydifference with local police. Police arrested a young father here recently on a reckless driving charge for allowing his g. year-old son to ride tandem on a motorcycle with no other protection than the grip of his tiny hands.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Knife Wielder To Be Arraigned In Superior Cour

Hermann, treasurer. AGr1. John Gilmartin. secretary. Mrs. Archer ROwbottom, finantial chairman, Mrs. Carl Weyand, chairman Of the camp committee. and Mrs. Ten- nant Elwin. public relations chair man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

She graduated with a group from the two-year secretarial science department. A graduate of Sacred Heart high school in the class of 1940, she was member of the Student Council, Women's Bowl ing league, Riding Club and rhythm class at the institute. For her achievement in shorthand and typing speed she received her diploma with distinction"
 Urbanelli graduated from Wilby high school in 194O. At Bay Path he was member of the glee club and orchestra and served as as- sistant manager of varsity basket ball and baseball. He received his diploma from the two-year &C., counting finance division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31
Howard Street Mason
 Accused Of Vicious
 Attack On Two Men
No Defense Testimony Offered in Police Court Today One Victim Painfully Bitten AIegedIy By
 Defendant

Frank Rotea, 40, of 30 Howard Street who alegedly bit the cheek and knfed another close the heart in fracas East Main Street Sunday night bound over to superior court by Judge John L. Gaffney in municipal court today on charge of assault He was released under bond of $500 No defense testimony bindoYer after the alleged Yictins of the assault
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-31

Miss Shirley H. Collins, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. E. T. Collins of Wall street and Anthony Urbanelli, son of MT. and Mrs. AL bert Urbanelli of Spencer avenue, received diplomas at commence ment exercises of Bay Path In- stitute, Springfield, Mass, Sun- day. Miss Evelyn L. Bakmazian, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leon Bakmazian of Manchester avenue and a member of the junior class, served as marshal at the exercises.
 Miss Collins was awarded a medal pin and certificate at the exercises in recognition of scholar ship and loyalty and service to fellow students and the institute.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
NAVAL COMMANDER
THANKS MAYOR AND
city FOR COURTESY

Mayor Harry I. Lucas has re-
ceived the following letter OF APP
probation to the people of Juneau
for courtesy and hospitality shown
the personnel of a naval vessel
that was in port several weeks ago
for a few days. The letter, signed
by the Commanding officer of the
ship follows:
my dear Mayor Lucas: Please
accept on behalf of the officers
and men their sincere appreciation
for the highly successful dance
your city gave for them on our last
visit to Juneau. The crew had been
looking forward for months to that
visit and we left with the same
warm feeling of friendship towards
the people of your city. For your in
formation the names of several
cities in Alaska were given me as
a possibility to take the men for
recreation and I left it up to them.
Juneau was picked unanimously.
"It came to my attention while
there that you and some of the
citizens were sponsoring a recrea-
ton center idea and wish you the
best of success in its speedy ac-
complishment. Most of the cities,
of any size we have visited. have a
center of this description and I can
assure you it is well used by service
personnel"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
MUSICAL EVENING
PLANNED FOR OPEN
HOUSE ON FRIDAY

With members of the AWvS as
hostesses, the open house at the
Dugout tomorrow evening will be an
evening of music to which all serv-
ice men are invited.
Informal community music will
furnish entertainment for those
who care to take part or have
favorite tunes they would like to
hear.
AS the highlight of the evening,
Marye Berne and Ernest Ehler, radio
and concert singers, will present
several songs that have proved fav-
orites to their audiences.
There will be no dancing tomor-
row evening it was announced today
but refreshments will be served and
all men of the services will be warm
ly welcomed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
DR.. |. H. MOORE,
FORMER ALASKAN,
dies in SEATTLE

SEATTLE, April 16-Funeral SER
vices for DR.. Isaac H. Moore. physi-
clan and surgeon, who died last
Sunday, were held here Tuesday af-
ternoon. He was Sc and retired
from active practice six years ago
after spending more than half a
century in the practice of his pro-
fession.
After graduating from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, DR.. Moore
served his internship at the Block
ley Hospital in Philadelphia and
practiced in Des Moines, Ia, until
he came west to Idaho, to become
surgeon for the Union Pacific Rail-
way. He later was superintendent
OF the Idaho State Asylum at
Blackfoot.
Going to Alaska during the gold
rush, he was surgeon for the White
Pass Alaska Railway and for the
Alaska Juneau and Treadwell gold
mines when the latter was the
largest gold mine in the world.
,,Soapy" Smith, famous outlaw.
passed away in his arms.
DR.. Moore was one of the organ
izers and the first Grand Arctic
Chief of the Arctic Brotherhood
During the Alaska Yukon Pacific
Exposition in 1909 he initiated
President william Howard Taft
into the order. The late Judge AL
fred S. Moore Of Nome was a
brother of DIR. Moore.
DR.. Moore was a member of the
King County Medical Society, Sc
attic Academy of Surgery and sew
eral other professional groups. He
also was a member of the Shrine,
York Rite Masonic bodies.
He Is survived by a daughter,
Helene M. Farmer; brother, Win
field s. Moore of Beaver, Pa; a
granddaughter and several cousins
and nepheWs.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
D R. SMITH
BACK FROM
WASHINGTON
Territorial Health Official
Returns from Nation
al Conferences

DR.. Courtney Smith, Assistant
Commissioner of the Territorial De-
partment of Health, returned to
Juneau from the south yesterday
after attending a national confer
ence in Washington, d. c., called
by United States Surgeon General
Thomas Parran.
DR.. Smith arrived in the nations
capital on Monday, March %, the
first night of the conference. The
first two days consisted Of confer
ences called annually by the State
and Territorial Health Officers
Association, concluded on Tuesday
night.
wednesday morning, the Sur
geon- Generals conference was held
with the same group for two days
and on March 81, the Childrens
Bureau held a similar conference
on Maternal and Child Health and
the Crippled Children's program
Saturday, Sunday and Monday DR.
Smith met with the Public Health
Service, conferred with Gov. Ernest
Gruening, the Office of Civilian
Defense and with the Social Secur-
ity Agency on social protection.
Aware of Alaska
DR.. Smith said that in all the
conference, an awareness of Al
aska's health problems was evident
and that all the national agencies
proved to be most cooperative ane
assured him of help in the public
health program both generally ane
specifically.
The office of Civilian Defense
expressed itself as ready to furnish
emergency first aid medical ane
surgical supplies and to provide
material for a blood plasma banl
IN Alaska The Public Health Ser.
vice assured DR.. Smith that it vii
assist in getting personnel for the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16

filming was the simplest way to
safeguard records.
Some idea of the effectiveness
of this may be gathered from the
recent survey of the Army alone.
In various scattered places, the Ar
my has about 18o,000,00O inactive
records, requiring more than $4,000
standard sized four-drawer filing
cabinets. This doesn't include all
the tons of contemporary records
piling up under the present war
effort.
BY micro-photographing, those
same inactive records can be con-
tanned in so cabinets of the same
size. Moving so cabinets of non
inflammable material (the micro
film isl cut of an area threatened
by fire is not an impossible task.
Moving 10000 cabinets would take
days.
In addition, the micro-film is
not subject to deterioration and
any number of new prints can be
made from it from time to time,
eliminating the likelihood of loss.
The film is also immune to mice
and paper-eating insects.
What interests wartime government
officials most, however. is the pros
pective saving in office space and
in waste paper. Nobody has been
able to estimate yet the millions
of square feet in government build
ings devoted to files and records
alone, but several building experts
have said that the federal office
space problem would be solved to-
morrow If we could, by that time,
reduce all records to micro-film.
AS for waste-paper, 1t already Is
Washington's greatest by-product
More of 1t is shipped out of Wash
ington daily than out of any 9TH
er city in the land. But the amount
probably could be doubled if there
were no necessity for keeping pap
err records.
1t is interesting to note that in
the survey of record filing made
by the Army, it was reported that
NOT more than 20 percent of al
records filed are ever used again
Most of these are brought to light
because of some litigation where
contractural or personal record:
are required in court. But since
it isn't possible to tell whether
file is going to fall in the 20 percent
or the 80, the total 100 must be
kept intact
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
PARIS IS
REVOLVING
AT vI(HY
Reports Of Growing Unrest
Over Collaboration with
Germany Is Reported

BERN, April l6. - Pierre Laval,
the foremost French exponent of
cooperation with Hitler, has COM
pleted the new government of
France in Vichy, becoming chief
himself under aged Marshal Henri
Petain, Chief of State.
Meanwhile reports filtering in to
Bern from Paris said that rising
unrest and violence was evident in
the old capital now held by the Ger
mans as Parisians demonstrated
against the trend of events in the
last few days.
1t is said that at least rs persons
have been executed there and num-
erolls reports of mass arrests of
persons demonstrating against the
collaboration have been made.
The growing hatred of Parisians
is associated with the news Of a
train wreck near Caen in Nor
mandy in which IS German soldiers
were killed.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
Mrs. Noble Has
PartyYe

Mrs. Ruth Noble entertained yes
terday afternoon in her apartment
in the Baranof Hotel for a group
of Juneau friends enjoying lunch-
con and two tables of bridge.
Spring flowers decorated the
tables at luncheon and winning
honors during the afternoon were
Mrs. Elmer A. Friend and MIRA
Wellman Holbrook.
Those who enjoyed the party are
Mrs. Holbrook, Mrs. Charles Bur,
dick. Mrs. Art Glover, Mrs. H. w
Startling, Mrs. Raymond Wolfe, Mrs,
Friend, Mrs. Courtney Smith and
Mrs. J. W. Malen
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16

Territorial Department of Health,
including a tuberculosis clinician
and more public health nurses.
At all the conferences, the pro-
gram now under way in Alaska was
approved and it was shown that the
Territory is ahead of many of the
states in its blood tipping and i'm
munization programs, Dr. Smith
said.
Washingt ton Confusing
Still picking bits of red tape out
Of his pocket this morning, DR..
Smith noted that Washington today
is in a highly confusing state. He
got lin on the biggest snow storm
the capital has had for 40 years and
traffic was impossible.
Government offices are scattered
all over the city and some of the
Health offices are in old residences
converted for the purpose, he said
He left Washington March 80
and after considerable delays in
train transportation because of sup
ply and troop movements, he ar
rived in Seattle by way OF Port
land. Seattle also is getting too
crowded and busy for comfort. he
admitted.
On his observation of Civilian De-
Tense ctivities throughout the
states, he said that Alaska's De.
Tense methods are working as vel
or better than those of the coasta
states.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
WAR BONDS Sell
like H0TCAkES
AT SITkA BASE

Fred Aver, Administrative As
sistant of the War Savings Staff
of Alaska, returned to Juneau last
night from Sitka after laying
groundwork for Voluntary Pledge
Campaign organization in the Is
land City. The drive will start
there next Tuesday.
Under the Voluntary Pledge plan,
every person in Sitka will be asked
to donate a specified amount each
month towards War Savings Bonds.
Aver reported that defense en-
ployes at the naval station are con-
tributing as much as 1886 week
toward War Savings Bonds under
the payroll deduction plan. Pay
master Linn Thielke is in charge
Of this program. Aver said that
the spirit at Sitka is magnificent
and that the War Savings Commit
tee under Chairman Russell Clith-
ero is doing a fine job"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
DIRECTOR SAYS
MORNING ALERT
IS SUCCESSFUL
Reports Many Civilian De.
Tense Men al Points
in 5 Minutes

The Civilian Defense Board will
meet in the City Hall tonight to
discuss this mornings alert which
Director Frank A. Metcalf termed
very successful" The alarm was
sounded at $50 am, rousing most
Juneau residents out of their slum-
Der.
Metcalf said he patrolled the city
shortly before the alarm was sound
ed and that the streets were de-
serted. Five minutes after the
alarm blasted out, he said, men,
bers of the Civilian Defense Unit
were to be seen hurrying to their
posts all over the city Metcalf said,
however, that the turnout was not
as responsive as it has been dur
ing other alerts.
The Civilian Defense Director
said that some residents reported
that they could not hear the alarm,
but that arrangements are being
made to place several auxiliary
sirens throughout the city to rem
edy this situation. He said the
Alaska Coastal Airlines officials
have donated two sirens to the
Civilian Defense Unit and that
these are being adapted for use
The air transportation company has
loaned the sirens for the duration
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
TALE OF
west SHOWN AT
10Th CENTURY
Western Union" Zane
Grey Classic Is Thrilling
TechniCoIor Feature

Zane Greys Western Union
has been made into a memorable
picture by Goth Century Fox. Filmed
in brilliant Technicolor and pro-
duced on a breath-taking scale, it
opened last night at the Goth Gen.
fury Theatre.
Its brilliant cast, headed by Rob-
ert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean
Jaeger and Virginia Gilmore, brings
to life all the colorful characters
created by the Vests greatest story
teller in his latest best-seller. 9th
ers featured include John Cara
dine, Chill Wills, Slim Summerville
and Barton MacLane.
Romance, action, drama and
thrilling adventure are all part Of
the spectacle in Western Union, "
which opens in the roaring boom
town of frontier Omaha-where the
only law was blazing six-shooter.
Dean Jaeger. portraying Edward
Creighton the telegraph builder,
starts a huge wagon-train rolling
out across the prairies. Their job
is to build the telegraph over a
West infested by renegades and
savage Indians.
Teeming with action. paced at
rapid-fire pace, Zane Grey's
Western Union" is an eye-filling
spectacle. Harry Joe Brown was
associate producer while the fine
screen play was by Robert Carson
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
BIG TRUSTS
FINED FOR
RESTRAINTS

NEW YORK, April 16-The AL
minimum Corporation of America,
the Magnesium Development Com
pany and three other corporations
and six individuals have been fined
total of $4,000 in Federal Court
on a plea of nolo contendere in
a series of antitrust indictments
alleging the restraint of trade and
monopolization of production and
fabrication of magnesium.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
JApS HIT
pANAY IN
ISLANDS

WASHINGTON, April l6 - The
japanese have extended their Phil
ippine invasion to the important
island of Panay, a late communicate
from the War Department an
nounced this afternoon.
The communique reported that
enemy troops put ashore under
the protecting fire of warships and
warplanes late in the day. The
defense forces of the Island, which
is about $50 miles south of Cor
regidor, "are in contact with the
enemy" but 20 details of the fight
ing are available.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
TWO MYSTERY
FEATURES TO BE
ON CAPITOL Bill
Lone Wolf Takes Chance
and Dark Streets Of
Cairo on Friday

The Lone Wolf can't leave crime
alone With robbers to be robbed
safes to be cracked kisses
to be stolen the screens most
lovable scoundrel returns to find
himself knee-deep in robbery, homi-
eide and assorted villainyl There's
pursuit in a Pullman drama
in a deserted house action in
an airplane.
With Warren William again fea-
tured in the title role, Columbia's
THE Lone Wolf Takes A Chance"
most recent production in the ex-
citing series, opens tomorrow Mt
the Capitol Theatre, on an excit-
ing two feature bill Eric Blore
continues in his role as Jamison,
the Lone VOLTS valet, while beau
tiful June Storey appears opposite
William in the feminine lead.
Second Feature
Described as a romantic mys-
tery-drama of modern day Egypt,
Universal's Dark Streets of Cairo
is also on Thursdays program
with Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd,
Eddie Quillan, Katherine DeMille
and George zucco.
Said to combine comedy and
suspense with whirlwind action
scenes, the story follows adventures
of an American archaeological ex-
petition which runs into trouble
after excavating a fabulous collec-
ton of ancient jewels from a musty
tomb.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16

PHYSICAL
DIVISION
Much Discussed Civilid n
Defense Unit Absorb
ed by MtNutt

WASHINGTON. April 16 - The
much discussed Division OF Physical
Fitness, formerly part of the Office
of Civilian Defense, has been abol-
ished by Federal Security Admin
istrator Paul v. McNutt and many
members of the Divisions staff
dismissed effective May /.
The activities of the unit have
been absorbed Immediately by Nc
Nuts Office of Defense, Health
and Welfare Services.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-16
PLAY SET FRIDAY
AT HIGH SCHOOL

A 25-minute, one-act play, The
Finger of God" will be given at a
special assembly tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock in the Douglas High
School, it was announced this morn
ing.
Taking part in the skit are jim
mie Devon. as Benson, the valet
Elmer Savikko, as Strickland, a
business man about to commit a
crime; and Dorothy Langseth. as a
girl from Strickland's office.
The public is invited to attend the
assembly.