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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
ATLANTIC TRIP
JUST FULL OF
REAL THRILLS.
Thai Is If the Poker Stakes
Are Big Enough for
Diversion
BY YVES GALLAGHER

LONDON, May 23-If you're look
ing for news, don't bother to read
this story because nothing hap
pened.
According to Axis claims, the
shipping lanes between England and
the United States are SO stuffed
with submarines that even the
tabled Loeb Ness sea serpent
couldn't make a one-Way trip with
out being torpedoed.
But I have just landed in Eng
land after crossing the Atlantic
ocean in freighter conveys twice
during the past IL weeks, and I ex-
perienced nothing more exciting
during the two trips than watch
ing my beard grow.
From the time 1 stepped aboard
the steamer Tor the United States
with lifebelt and heart in hand, I'M
til I landed in the same port al
most three months later, I never
saw anything but British or Ameri-
can planes and ships.
And 1 made the return trip on
one of the most luscious prizes for
any lurking submarine or bomber.
She was one OF the worlds largest
freighters and in her deep holds
she carried the most valuable single
cargo of tanks, munitions and food
ever to leave the United States
You've read scores of stories about
ships officers who have been tor
pedoed two and three times. but
not one officer on either of my
freighters has been torpedoed even
once, although all of them have
been sailing the Atlantic since the
war started.
While we DIDN'T sec amy shooting
the westward trip had its compen-
sations. There were three American
newspapermen aboard and we pro-
CCCdCu w tb0tott
into the intricacies and pleasures
of that great American sport-pok-
er.
We played poker nine hours a
day-interrupted only once when
the fat Dutch first mate poked
his cherubic face through the cab
in door
They're dropping meat balls,
he announced Better get youl
lifebeltS."
Meat balls were the depth
charges being dropped by our es-
cort We stopped the game reluc-
! family and struggled onto the rain
swept deck dangling lifebelts from
our necks The "whomp, whomp
whomp' of exploding meat balls
banged against our ships hull blu:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
STUDENTS MAY BE
ENLISTED TO AID
In FARM WORK

In the drive TO get farm work.
ers for this summer, not only wom-
en- 'farmerettes" may be called on,
but also plans are being made TO
recruit high school and college stu
dents during vacation periods for
extra help in harvesting. according
to Federal Security Administrator
Paul w. McNutt.
Loss Of regular farm workers to
war industry and the Army and Navy
has resulted in shortages of labor
for farm work in many communi-
ties.
Recruiting and employment will
be carried on through the United
States Employment Services in COM
munities where farm workers are
going to be needed in large num-
bers. Organizations such as Boys
Working Reserves. Junior Victory
Armies and Volunteer Land Corps
I will be set up in various parts oil
the country to assist in farm work
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
Poor SaiG6
Paige VIII
BeLin1ited
viii Perhaps HurI Only
$50 Games During
Present Season
BY HAROLD v. BATLIVF
Wade World Features

DAILAs-Lerov cSatchcD Paige,
"a pitching symphony in ebony, mis-
ged his winter trip to Cuba and
puerto Rico So that means he prob
ably went hml his usual $50 games
this year
TIE NEGRO star rated by many
as the greatest pitcher who ever
threw one down the alley now is
On an exhibition tour beginning his
sixteenth season in baseball.
Paige's stomach was acting up o.
he would have gone to Cuba. Puerto
Rico and South America in order
to get in a full year in the game.
That's how he does il: winter down
there; spring and summer with the
Kansas City Monarchs, world
champion negro club
The Sstchel thinks nothing of
working two games in one day
once he pitched three ard won
them ell
He's A Work Horse
No fretting about the weather,
no worrying about his arm, no
complaining about working out OF
turn. The satchel can pitch every
came on the schedule
Paige started as a first baseman
but soon decided there wasn't
enough money playing that posi-
lion. He had to pitch-be out there
in the limelight, do the unusual.
He travels 10000 miles a year do
ing it.
He was fast bali pitcher at
the start. But now he uses all the
tricks of the trade No need wear
ing out his arm even if it hasn't
set shown signs Of weakening.
Before ice nj MarpiO went to
Che big leagues te batted against
Paige in an exhibition game. Fin
ally hoe rot a bit and was quoted
as saying: Now I know III make
good in the majors; ] got single
off Paige
If Paige lost more than two
games a season he would figure he
was slipping. However, he can't
recall ever having lost more than
two, Most times its just one.
Paige strikes out a dozen to 10
batters a game His best day wae
when lie tanned 10.
This fakes Nerve
sometimes he calls in his fell
low players and has them sit down
while he strikes out the other side
There are. unused Satehel, quite
2 few folks who toy with the
truth when it comes to sports.
"A fella came up to me and
asked: Where is Satchel Paige?
I said: Do you know him?' I
know him any time 1 see him, the
iells answered, I've watched him
pitch Q lot Of times
Oh he's around somewhere. !
said, and The guy went off looking
for me"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23

the destroyers were so far away we
couldn't see them.
The first inate-a somewhat sad
istic soul-toid us OF the torpedo
ing of a sister ship.
The explosion damned the doors
of all the cabins" he reeounted
mournfully. "All the passengers
went down with the ship"
There were mighty cold drafts
sweeping through the open-door
cabins of our ship that night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
NOTICE TO MOTOR VEHICLE
DRIVERS:

No passenger vehicle shall exceed
a speed of more than forty miles
per hour and no truck or other
freight carrying vehicle shall ex-
coed a speed of more than thirty
miles per hour on any of the roads
or highways OF Alaska.
TERRITORIAL BOARD OF
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
(advD
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
SITKA BUSINESS MAN
HERE UNTIL MONDAY

Frank Kelly, proprietor of an
accounting and insurance firm CT
Sitka, arrived here by Alaska Coast
al Airlines yesterday and will re-
main in Juneau on business until
Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
STEVE MCCUTCHEON
BACK FROM SITKA
McCutclleor

Steve McCutcheon, Assistant
Commissioner of Labor, returned
yesterday afternoon from a short
business trip to Sitka He made the
round trip with Alaska Coastal Air
lines.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-05-23
PRINCE RUPERT
HALIBUT PRICES

AT Prince Rupert yesterday 1000
pounds Of halibut were sold at
1880 to IA and II cents a pound
Prices at Ketchikan Yesterday
were 1890 and 1910 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Red Cross Units Urged
To Form Nurse Classes

Red Cross chapters throughout
the country were urged yesterday
to increase as rapidly as possible
the number of classes in home nurs-
ing. The recommendation was made
by the National Council on Red
Cross Home Nursing, which met
here at the headquarters of the
American Red Cross.
To teach 100000 women home
nursing, $4,000 nurse instructors are
needed. Community agencies will
be invited to join the Red Cross in
organizing these classes.
Mrs. August Belmont, chairman
Of the council, presided at yester-
days meeting. Homemakers must
know what to do 10 defend their
homes against sickness, epidemics,
disasters or war catastrophes, she
pointed out, since large numbers of
doctors and nurses have Joined the
armed forces.
Since the establishment of the
Red Cross home nursing courses
in 1914 nearly 100000 persons have
completed the instruction.
The Red Gross staff in Hawaii
has been reinforced by six addi-
tional workers, it was announced.
They will be assigned to duty with
the armed forces.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Crash Fires Van MOVING
u. 5. Records; | Dead

An unidentified hitchhiker in
Navy uniform was burned to death
and the driver, a Washingtonian,
was seriously injured when a truck
loaded with United States Housing
Authority records being moved from
Washington to Boston burst into
flames after a collision yesterday
near Brunswick, N. J.
According to the Associated Press,
Clarence Turner, 81, of 1900 v
street Sc, the driver, broke the
windshield and crawled to safety
when the gasoline tank behind the
cab caught fire after the collision
with an automobile, which occurred
at Wildwood, n. J. He was given a
blood TRANSMISSION at a nearby hos
pital and was reported in a good
condition The driver of the auto
mobile was reported injured.
The van, owned by the United
States Storage Co., was the first
of six which left here Friday night
with equipment and records of the
U. S. H. A. Region /, which are
being moved to Boston, Charles E.
v. Prins, information director of
the Authority, said. He was conf
dent most of the vital records could
be replaced and said a man had
been sent to Boston to check the
manifest.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Ferry Service for War Workers
On Potomac Steamers Urged
Randolph Coils Meeting Tomorrow
To Discuss Use of Excursion Boots
before the advent of the

Alexandria before the advent of the
automobile.
Il want to explore every posi-
bility for the relief of our con-
gestion," said Chairman Randolph
Mass transportation will become
increasingly acute when motor car
travel is curtailed.
The heads of our Potomac River
steamboat companies may be able
to make a substantial contribution
to the relief Of the movement Of
traffic"
A number of proposals have been
made to Mr.. Randolph's committee
for relieving Washington's wartime
mass transportation situation since
it began study of the problem. The
principal one called for construction
of an underground rail Transports
tion system.
Vehicle for the transportation
study has been a bill introduced by
Representative Randolph to exempt
Washington taxicabs from the tire
rationing restrictions. Chief oppo-
nent of this plan has been Price
Administrator Henderson, who testi-
fed several weeks ago that taxicabs
provide a luxury ride"
. Coincident with Mr.. Randolph S
announcement Of the meeting to-
morrow for discussion of the ferry
service, Representative Dirksen, Re-
publican, Of Illinois said he would
urge the Streets and Trafiic Subcom-
nittee to begin early hearings on
his bill to give the Public Utilities
Commission authority to Ak rates
for parking in commercial garages
and on parking lots.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

the Government employe pays
for his food, the association has
figured the cost of the average
meal is 81 cents. The net income
to the organization is three
tenths of a cent per tray.
While most of the cooking and
preparation is done in individual
cafeterias, most of the baking
takes place at association head
quarters, l135 Twenty-first street
NV. Sliced bread is purchased
already baked. Menus are pre-
pared at headquarters. Another
indication Of expansion is that
employees at headquarters have
to be fed in three shifts.
Feeding Government workers
is not all the business Of the
association. 1t operates public
tennis courts around town, and
other recreational facilities, in
cluding swimming pools, boating
and bicycling places and, until
the Army took 1t over, the WASH
ington Tourist Camp in Poto-
mac Park and other enterprises.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

pansion and improvement of
service.
Association food business has
increased steadily through the
years, but in the last year it
has gone forward by leaps and
bounds. In the 1941 calendar
year, a total of 16,257,168 meals
were served, for a Monthly
average of l,354.764 Today, it
is etimated, the association is
serving meals at the rate of O.
100000 monthly, or nearly 100,-
900 on each working day.
This means an increase over
the 194l average of nearly 100
per cent. These meals do not
include the thousands Of sand
wiches and snacks at the lunch
counters and soda bars.
If this isn't the biggest cafe
terra business in the country,
1t should be when the new War
Department building is opened.
That cafeteria will have % serv-
Ice lines, suficient to handle
more than $1,000 people daily.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
| Meade Visitors
| Must Have Pass
|Or an Escort

Visitors to Fort Meade will be
admitted only in the company OF
military personnel or with a pass
issued because of military necessity,
according to wartime restrictions
announced by the 10Th Division.
Nonstop passage through the
reservation will continue as before,
but persons who wish t. visit per-
sonnel must go to Service Club No.
2 or to the headquarters of the
organization concerned and there
make arrangements.
Officials explained that the new
regulations are not intended to out
law or to reduce visits of relatives
and friends of the divisions per-
sonnel.
Persons granted passes will be
requested not to reveal information
concerning troop locations, move
ments, training and buildings.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Youth, 19, Linked
With Attack Held
Without Charge
Further Questioning
PIonned Today by
Rockville Officers

A youthful 1aborer with police
record was held without charge in
the Rockville Jail last night in con-
nection with the criminal attack on
a 36-year old Government worker in
her Sycamore Hills home near Glen
Echo early yesterday.
The suspect, booked as James
Anderson, 10, will be questioned
further today, and the victim prob
ably will be asked to view him.
Montgomery County police and
Park police, who arrested him in
stolen car at an Arlington "drive-in"
restaurant, have said the youth
orally admitted assaulting the
woman three times and stealing her
money and car.
Bethesda Police Called.
The county police also say they
believe he Is the James Anderson"
who telephoned the Bethesda sta
lion late Friday night, several hours
bCiOiC tiiC dSedIh, ody Ail6 4AC Wdo
going to shoot someone in the home
of relatives on Wissioming road,
Sycamore Hills Three police who
went to the address in a scout car
were fired on by youth with a
target pistol Of the type found in
the stolen automobile.
The youth commandeered a car,
but left it to flee into woods a few
blocks away. Police searched in
vain. but later were summoned to
the neighborhood again by the as
sault victim.
Employed as Laborer.
The youth in custody, who has
been employed as laborer on the
new War Department building in
Arlington, is well known to Wash
ington police, having been arrested
several times on suspicion of various
crimes. He was given a suspended
sentence in District Court last June
on a grand larceny charge and
placed on probation.
Previously he had escaped from
the National Training School for
Boys, to which he had been COM
nitted by Juvenile Court in August,
1910.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Mrs. Sarah Hyatt Rites
Set for This Morning

Mrs. Sarah Hyatt, so. resident Of
Southwest Washington for SO years,
who died Thursday at George WASH
ington Hospital. will be buried at
Adas Israel Cemetery following
funeral services at 10 am. today
at her home, 458 H street S.W.
Mrs. Hyatt, wife of Samuel Hy-
att, retired merchant. was men,
Der of the Women's Mizrachi. He
brew Home for the Aged, the E
Street Congregation. Vohlirner La
dies Auxiliary and the Ladies Aid
Society of Durham, N. c.
Besides her husband she leaves
a daughter, Mrs. Mitchell Bergman
Of Durham. N. c.; three sons, Sid
ney and Hyman, both of the Dis
trict, and Louis Hyatt of Roanoke.
Va; three grandchildren, Louis and
Morton Hyatt and Lee Ray Berg
man, and a brother, Sam Sinko-
witz, also of Washington.
Evening star., 1942-02-22
D. {. Fringe Parking
Commission May Be
Named This Week
$500 SoIury Slated
For Executive Director
Of Seven-Mun Bourd

Designation of the members of the
new District Parking Commission
established under the so-called
fringe parking" bill recently signed
by the President may be announced
sometime this week, 1t was an
nounced yesterday at the District
Building.
The law permits the District to
own and operate parking lots and
sets up a seven-member commits
sion and executive director to put
it into effect. Three of the seven
would be officials, one representing
the Department Of Vehicles and
Traffic. one representing the Fed
eral Works Agency and one the Of
flee of National Capital Parks. The
other four would be citizens named
by the Commissioners.
The position of executive director
would be classified and salaried at
perhaps $500 year, it was stated,
although no specific salary is pro-
vided in the act. The four citizen
members would receive compensa-
ton not to exceed $500 a year for
their services and must be residents
of the District.
Letters have already gone out to
the two Federal agencies involved.
The city heads probably will confer
shortly with Capt. H. c. White
hurst, director of the Highway De-
partment, to discuss details.
District Building reports indicated
the citizen members might include
a real estate man. business man
and lawyer.
Those whose names have been
suggested Tor the executive director
post include George E. Kenelpp,
general manager of the Keystone
Automobile Club, and Richard j.
Murphy, manager of the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

please send over $4,000 eggs
right away. I think that will
do today"
That's what a housewife would
tell her grocer if she were Or
dering for Washington's Govern
ment cafeterias.
There are many fast-growing
businesses in the boom town"
that is the Capital today, but it
is doubtful if any is enlarging
more rapidly than that of the
Welfare and Recreational Asso-
citation, whose main job is feed
ing the swarms of Federal
workers.
Army Cafeteria Worlds Biggest.
Late this year the worlds
largest eating place will be added
to the cafeteria chain on COM
pletion of the worlds largest
Office building, the new War De-
partment structure across the
Potomac In Arlington.
Their business is growing 50
Evening star., 1942-02-22

An idea of its size may be had
in comparison with the Navy
Department cafeteria, largest
now in operation in Government
buildings, which has five service
lines. There will be six lunch
counters and. a soda fountain
200 feet long!
A huge and rapidly expanding
staff is needed to handle this
food business, and although
changing every day, the num-
ber of employees, including cooks,
sandwich and salad makers, bus
boys, cashiers, ETC.. is estimated
at more than 1900. The associa-
ton finds it can't have TOO many
cooks, despite the old saying
about spelling the BROTH"
Officials Have Special Rooms.
In addition to its cafeterias,
lunch counters, sandwich stands,
the organization is called on to
serve the exclusive dining rooms
Of oficials In the various depart
ments and agencies. The sew
eral omcial rooms at the Federal
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Air Corps Intelligence
School Opens in Maryland

A new military intelligence school
for training Army Air Corps officers
in the art of questioning enemy
prisoners. aerial Photographic in
terpretations and other specialties
has been established at the Uni
versity of Maryland, the War De-
partment announced yesterday.
Glasses are being conducted at
College Park under the direction of
Capt. James w. Hurt. Air Corps,
with an initial enrolment of 40
officers. The course will last about
six weeks.
The school is the first step in
program being formulated by the
Technical Training Command of
the Air Corps. Within two weeks,
two other schools will be in opera
ton at permanent location yet to
be announced.
Capt. Hurt said he expected to
have a total enrolment of between
100 and 200 officers for each of the
six weeks courses. Instructors will
include some of the Army's top
flight men" he said,
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Capital 70 Pay
2-Day Tribute
To ToWashington
Roosevelt Broadcast
Will CIimux 210th
Anniversary Events

George Washington's home, his
school, his church and his national
memorial, today and tomorrow will
be the scenes of colorful ceremonies
in honor of his 21oth birthday an
niversary.
Climax Of the two-day celebration
will be President Roosevelt's broad
cast to the Nation at 10 pm. to-
morrow.
Although Government Offices win
remain at work tomorrow, public
schools and all public Libraries but
tho central branch at Eighth and
K streets NV. will close. The main
library branch will open from 2 to
9 pm.
Groceries Will Be Open.
Grocery stores will remain open.
and most department stores will
open at $50 am. and close at pm.
Wreaths will be laid at the base
of the Washington Monument by
District Masons and on the tomb
at Mount Vernon by Veterans Of
Foreign Wars this morning.
A special radio broadcast con-
trasting education in the school
house at Mount Vernon, In the
brick Alexandria Academy later
endowed by Washington. and In
modern public schools will be car
ried by Station WRC at 1:30
o'clock this afternoon. Arranged
by the War Department and the
Association for Educational Radio,
it will conclude with Army Band Sc
lections from the Army War College.
The Pohick Church, where WASH
ington worshipped, will hold spe-
cial services at II o'clock this morn
ing. Masons will honor his memory
in the Washington National Me-
mortal >Masons Temple in Alexan-
dria at 10 am. tomorrow.
Annual Meetings Scheduled.
Annual Washington day meetings
of the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants and the Washington National
Monument Association will be held
Evening star., 1942-02-22

fast that association ofiicials
hardly know what it will be on
the morrow.
You had better write this
story quickly" was the advice of
an association attache, "for in a
few days these figures will be
as out-of date as last years
budget"
The organization operates 80
cafeterias and eight lunch coun-
ters, in addition to several soda
bars and other small refresh
ment places scattered through
Government buildings. 1t was
started in the last war by the
present general manager, Capt.
F. w. Hoover, who, as super
intendent of the War and Navy
Department buildings, thought
it a good idea to have some food
ON sale in the buildings for
emergency use. It was not in
corporated until 1926, and is
listed as a private, non-profit
distributing organization. Any
profit 1t makes Is used In ex-