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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
His Arsenal Has
One Good Fire Arm

HAMILTON. Mont March Is -
Writing the sheriff to register his
firearms, seventy ear-old H. More
land said he had "six-gun with
out a hammer, % rifle without
a sight, another visible loader %
that won't load and a pump gun
that won't pump"
But" Moreland added, Il got
a single-shot shotgun that I knock
heck out of chinks with. If prop
erly loaded and manned it'll do the
same for Japs-and I'm still the
one who can man it."
Chinks, the sheriff fastened to
explain, are pheasants = Chinese
pheasants.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
OFFICIALS LEAVE FOR
FAIRBANKS, ANCHORAGE

Joseph Flakne, Director of the
United States Employment Service,
and William Wrede, Chief of Ben
efits of the Department of Unem-
ployment Compensation, left today
for trip to Fairbanks and Anchor
age on official business.
Purpose of the trip is a general
field inspection in connection with
claims for unemployment compen-
sation and the officials will take
up the matter of handling claims
with the representatives of the
United States Employment Service
in the two cities. They expect to
be away from Juneau for ten days
or two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
DOUGLAS CHILDREN
GET NOMINATIONS

More than 10 preschool and
school children of Douglas were
given immunization during the
clinic held in that city under the
auspices of the Public Health Ser
vice this morning. The clinic is
part of series in which immuniza-
ton from diphtheria, typhoid
smallpox and whooping cough is
being given to all Juneau and
Douglas children
The clinics will be repeated next
week, with Douglas children to have
another one on Friday beginning at
8 a. m. Those who were vaccinated
today are TO return then to have
the vaccinations checked.
Juneau children will receive their
second treatments next Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
AUX Village Space
Fenced and Cleared
For Indian Gardens

With the work done by an In
dian CCC group, working under the
United States Forest Service, the
AUX Village Indian garden has been
completely fenced. and the area
cleared of brush, it was announced
today by the Admiralty Division
of the U. s. Forest Service.
The area, consisting of one and
one-half acres, is screened from
the highway by elder berry bushes.
Fencing consists of a picket fence
along the waterfront and barbed
wire fence along the highway side
to protect the gardens.
This site. formerly occupied by
the AUX Bay tribe of Indians is
used each year exclusively as a
garden space for Indians.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
JUNEAU SCHOOLS
HAVE AIR RAID
PRACTICE TODAY
Students Empty Building in
Record Time for
Drill

At 1870 o'clock this forenoon,
the air raid siren of Juneau Public
Schools sounded for a practice drill
and buildings were emptied of be-
tween 800 and 900 students in less
than one minute.
Although speed is not stressed in
aid raid drills as it is in firedrills,
the building was emptied in record
time. Students are asked to go to
their lockers before leaving, so
that they may empty them of extra
clothing which may be necessary in
actual air raid conditions.
Frank Metcalf Director of Civil
ian Defense, and R. E. Robertson,
of the school board, were present
to observe the air raid practice.
When the sirens sound, students
nave previously been warned that
1t is for a practice drill, according
to A. B. Phillips, Superintendent of
Schools. Only in the event of an
actual air raid will the siren be
sounded without previous notifica-
ton
The students then empty their
lockers of clothing and go to their
homes Immediately.
Small children in the first grades
and kindergarten are assisted by
older pupils, who are assigned to
help dress certain children. Some
of the older students have four or
five children assigned to escort
home in the district in which they
live.
Students who go to and from
school by bus have been assigned
shelter in certain homes near the
schools, with the permission of
their parents. Parents have been
notified of the location of the
homes in which their children are
to be sheltered SO that they will
know where to reach them.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
HOSPITAL NOTES

Pat Davis, who has been taking
medical treatment in st. AIMS Hos
pital, was discharged yesterday.
Alex Wilson, a surgical patient
in st. AIMS Hospital, returned
home yesterday.
Fred Engwall, who has been TAX
ing medical treatment in st. AIMS
Hospital, has been dismissed.
Einar Hallquist, medical patient
in ST. AIMS Hospital, left yester-
day.
After undergoing surgical treat
ment in st. AIMS Hospital, Fidel
Cortez has been discharged.
Mrs. Ray Okerlund and baby re-
turned home from st. AIMS Hos
pital yesterday.
The daughter born yesterday to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Triplette has
been named Susan Kay. She
weighed pounds, ounces at
birth shortly before 10 O'Clock yes
terday forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
Big Dance
0nSaturday

There will be big public dance
given tomorrow night in the Elks
Ballroom. The dance is sponsored
by the Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployees and is the third annual
affair given for the organizations
sick fund. Bob Satire and his or
chestra will furnish the music for
the affair which will start at 10
o'clock
The sick fund not only applies to
those i'll but also those unable to
work.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
HEALTH OFFICIAL
MAKES HOONAH TRIP

r. F. Poston, Director of the
Division OF Public Health Engineer
ing, for the Territorial Department
of Health, made a trip on official
business to Hoonah yesterday and
is expected to return to Juneau
this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
WELL-READ COWS
GIVE FOR Defense

KENYON, O., Mar fisherman
Wolf, farmer, tackled up in his
barn Or his cows perusal a poster
calling for increased dairy produc-
ton. Three days later one of his
COWS gave birth to twins, and a week
later another COW had twins. When
only one calf was born to a third
COW, Wolf explained, "she was just
a young COW, and I guess she
couldn't read"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
DiMaggio
Ready 10
Sign Up
Reaches Salary Agreement
with Management Of
New York Yankees

ST. PETERSBURG, F1orid a,
March 13-New York Yankees out
fielder Joe DiMaggio has reached
an agreement with Manager Joe
Mccarthy on his salary which is
believed to be $4,000 which is
$1,000 above that paid the baseball
star last year DiMaggio has been
one of the pre-season's holdouts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13

The municipal tourist camp in
Washington. D. c., has lifted the
limit OF two weeks stay entirely
for people engaged in defense ac-
tivities.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-03-13
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES. showing
air route from Seattle to Nome, on
sale at j. 3. Burford 81 Co. adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Year Of War Converts Detroit
To Grim Arsenal Of Allies
Pear Harbor Attack Doomed
Snug Grandeu Of Motor Capital
BY FRANK NORRIS

Monday is the first anniversary o Of Dynamic
Detroit that proud and sefsafed city that the automobile
capital of the world.
treasured motor forgot its illusions of grandeur
went grimly to
No longer motor city in short year has an
arsenal of all of the United Nations reversing way and
suffering a transformation and growth been
recorded before in history
Only year ago, the war in Europe struggle
of direct On the outskirts metropolis bricks
being laid for bomber plant a tank plant and naval
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

ordnance plant-but the war re-
NAMED a far-off tragedy and the
shiny 1912 automobiles still
poured from production lines.
\ year actually has passed? Il
seems hardly possible
Ser IN that l. months Detroit
has learned the strain OF TO-hour
weeks, has graduated from the
tough assignment OF acquiring
new SkIllS has produced tanks
and guns and shells and all Of the
materials Of war a. pace that
nuckcnS weekly and now it's
hombcrs arc flying to the battle
fronts
Like the rest ~ the nation De-
trolt was a complacani. confident
CIV on that Sunday afternoon
when The blow lcil AZ pearl
liarhOf
The inconccivahlc nouS came
flr,t 20 The ci'yS nov papermon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
No Advance Notice

On the preceding Wednesday.
President Roosevelt asked Japan
TO halt ITS war aims and withdraw
from lndO-China That made the
front pages, but not with en-
phaSlS.
ttr ~HturrtBy, Tf7e nation cy=
f4rnASeA indignation because IL had
been discovered that the war de-
partmcnt had made plans for an
army of 100000 men. including
an overseas force of 100000.
These were tentative. prccau-
uonary planS-but an irate Sen
ate demanded an investigation.
The same day. "A hours before
ne Pearl IIarbor attack. Japan
warned that billion AsIatics
might turn upon America If The
Continued on Page Four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
Macarthur Aide 10 Speak

Col Carlos 2. Romulo former
aide TO Gen Douglas Macarthur
while fighting with the Philippine
army in the battle for the islands.
VIII speak at the anniversary of
Pearl Harbor luncheon of the
Economic Club. in the Book
Cadillac Hotel. Monday moor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06

at the Book-Cadillac Hotel, where
they were damned into the ball
room for the annual turkey party.
"Forty-eight." intoned the an
nouncer.
/ And then he interrupted pro-
cecdfngs TO call a hist of reporters
and copy readers who were being
summoned by their offices.
Party Continued
something was up
But the party continued and il
was not until later that. between
calling the numbers. the announcer
paused 10 shock the gathering with
the news that:
Pearl Harbor il being bombed
by the Japs. Manila, too, Is be-
ing attacked"
Within half an hour. all Detroit
knew that war had come.
That was The end OF Dynamic
Detroit Old values and old con-
cclIS vanished Detroit became a
worid-lmportant war center.
Yet there was no particular in
dIcatiOn OF the imminence of the
attack in the news dispatches of
the preceding week.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
PRIVATE AIR LINES TO FLY FOR U. s. ARMY

WASHINGTON. July p (4o) - The army gave the nations commercial ajrlines vastly increased task of carrying men and materials all over the world while at New Orleans, A J Higgins shipbuilder, said he plan ned to build 70ton flying boats at his giant Shipyard At press conference here Brig. Gen. Harold George commanding the air transport command, disclosed that the army would rely the commercial air lines to operate greatly increased numbers of transp3r paneS carrying personnel materel and mail throughout both hemspheres. Army flyers will continue to perform the functions they do now the program representing addition to existing services by military and com mercal transport lines.
 Servced By Air
 We are going to have forces anywhere in the world that not and cannot be servced by air Gen. George said.
 Sharing interest with Georges disclosure were Hig- gins remarks to a press conference at New Orleans. Higgins said that the huge yard of the Higgins Ship building Corporation recently ordered closed by the Maritime Commission the ground that steel supplies were insufficient, was originally built with view to building flying boats we'll ships
 Now, he said it is his plan to reopen the yard fer the construction of the air transports The decision, he Said resulted from a telephonic conference with Henry J. Kaiser, Portland, Ore, shipbuder.
 Built On Coast
 Higgins said that the flying ships would be built on the Pacific Coast and possibly on the Atlantic Coast as well as at New Orleans. He said he would confer with President Roosevelt this week
 There no indication here that the plan had thus far received approval
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Congress Committee Approves Bill
 Stop Huge Gains by War Brokers

WASHINGTON, July - A measure outlaWing com mission fees on Government contracts approV ed unanimously by the House Naval Committee after the Navy itself had demanded swift action to stop pro- fteerng at government expense
 The committee action after three days of pulp
 lie hearings during which representatives of four firms of sales engineers told of earning close to $200O 0OO in the past 8 months in fees for obtaining contracts for manufacturers throughout the country.
 Robert Kline advisor to the office of the under sec retary of Naval Affairs told the committee:
 'It should be obvious that something is very wrong and that quick action should be taken to stop proteer- ing at government expense.
 "The fact is that these fees have grown to aStrono- ical proportions The present system is too hard on the people"
 Kline gave full endorsement to proposed legislation which would invoke criminal penalties in cases where Navy contracts were used to bring tremendous profits for war brokers.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Battle Begins with
 Bomb Delivery June II

When the battle began on June II. singly and n flights of two or three, the workhorse Cata- linas slid across the mile-high peaks of KiSka volcano and down on the ships in the harbor, That day one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers. a single destroyer and a half a dozen transports lay an there. Eve Liberators launched the first concerted at tack. They came down to l8,000 feet where they could see to work. The Japs threw up an um- brella of anti-aireraft and one Liberator caught a chunk appar- ently in the bomb load. He was there in formation enc second and the next he came apart in a soaring blast that rocked the other nlanpS
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24

al stepping stones. Attu, former ly inhabited by one Aleut fox farmer. had suddeny become pop ulovs Many landing boats were drawn up on the beach and tents Wera pitched on the tundra shore B night the bombers not cd evidence the Japs planned permanent ocupation Attu show cd s.gns of construction work and sAore-b2sed Nakajima 97 fighters rose from kiska to meet the American craft. The harbor was empty of ships that night, but next day they came back. appearing in increasing numbers throughout the daylight hours
 By night KiSka's harbor held 5 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers, ID destroyers, 2 submarines. g cargo and transport vessels, and 3 dozen Kawanishi flying boats, Seaplane and land-based obServa tion and fighter aircraft haunted the murky sky. Other ships were sighted arriving from the south.
 The fog closed in tight and stayed most of the day and bomb CTS had to drop their loads thru mist. When the mist rolled back two Catalinas dropped to thou sand feet and dumped a pair of heavy bombs each in a destroy 1T and light cruiser. All were punishing near misses. Both Cat alinas were hit by anti-aircraft fragments and one-noW diSarm- ed-was chased by a flying boat but got away.
 The Fortress bomberS, work ing over the harbor, discovered still more evidence of a perman- ent establishment when ack-ack fire from the ships got support from gun empacements on the hills.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24

While American bombers kept up their round trip destruction, the Japs made a few tentative stabS eastward. Observation plan es scouting among the islands as far as Umnak, just east of Dutch Harbor.
 Several attacks on Kiska were driven off by ZeroS, but others got through Army bombers re- ported two direct hits on a heavy cruiser which resulted in an ex- plosion followed by a soaring mushroom of black smoke and yellow flames.
 The fight goes on through the gloom of night and the praetic- ally identical gloom of day. No battle ever fought witnessed con ditions so viciously unfriendlv to both sides.
 Thus proceeds the war of the mists. When it ends the Jap dream of conquest may well end with it.
 Copyright, Chicago Times, Inc)
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
ANNENBERG, FREED FROM U. s. PRISON ON JUNE 3, DIES

ROCHESTER, Minn. July ,Pp M. L. Annenberg, GA, who rose from immigrant peddler's son to ruler of a multi-million dollar racing publications dynasty and the Philadelphia Inquirer, died at the Mayo Clinic.
 Annenberg was paroled only ' weeks ago from the federal pen itentiary at Lewisberg, Pa, after serving g months of a 3-year sentence in the largest individual income tax evasion case on rec ord.
 He had been in poor health for months and entered the clinic soon after his release. Pneumonia developed following an abdomin- al operation July 14.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Jap Landing Party
 Chased by Catalinas

At Attu the Catalinas chased a Jap landing party through the bush, bombing their encampment and machine-gunning personnel. At Kiska they blew up the radio station already erected on the beach.
 A Jap cruiser plane flew east far enough to survey Atka Bay that day. He was driven off but the commander decided to evac- uate the weather observers and civilians there before they shar- ed the fate of weatherman on Kiska.
 Now and then a 500-pounder dropped on Kiska would connect with a ship despite the most miserable bombing conditions.
 Another Liberator was lost dur ing the day, but the remainder made direct hits on two cruisers and destroyer.
 The Catalinas worked around the clock, flying through the dusk of day time and the wierd half light of the short night. One trip provoked a mighty explosion and many large fires among the Jap ships. Next day a landing party on Kiska was burning off brush on the isand's southeast cape, apparently intending to make a permanent landing field.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Jap Cruiser. Hit by Bombs, BruStS in Flames

The remaining four planes re vised their technique and climb ed to l8,00O to drop their loads They avenged their loss, for as they left, one heavy cruiser lay flaming in the harbor.
 Before the day was over the Catalinas made seven separate attacks.
 One Catalina caught a sub marine on the surface enroute. Before the sub could rig for div ing the "Cat" was on it with a load of heavy bombs. The sub broke up and sank without fir ing a shot Another Catalina got two near misses on a large de stroyer with 500-pounders and another. did the same with light cruiser Although near miss sounds harmless enough, near misses as defined by bomb ardiers are bombs close enough to work serious damage on the target. In their turn the Japs were doing well against the bombers. Anti-aircraft, which is not particularly damaging to most fast combat planes, is bru- tally punishing to ships as large and slow as the Catalinas.
 In the harbor that day three of the Japs' huge Kawanishi four engine flying boats lay moored, evidence that the Jap holds serl- ous intentions of moving in to stay. One Catalina dropped low enough to strafe the cumbersome flying hayracks and left them burning. One Catalina came away bearing more than 100 bullet holes and shrapnel cuts. Another, attacked by six Japs, got away but was so badly shot up it sank while landing.
 More Enemy Ships Arrive
 The Japs showed signs of dis couragement and their ships be- gan to get under way, A Cat delivered it's load on the moving ships and flew out on to Attu, the last island of the intercontinent-
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Subs Sink 3 Jap Destroyers at Kiska
2nd In Series by Keith Wheeler on Aleutan Battle
Subs Sink } More Jap Ships At
 kiska, Brings Total of Ship to IS

WASHINGTON, July 22 (To - The Navy announc- ed hat U. S. subs sunk three Jap destroyers in the vicinity of Kska This brought the total to 8 Jap Warships, announced by Army and Navy sources sunk or damaged in the Aleutians
 The Navy added that several air attacks against emy occupied Aleutans carried out through CO., ordinated efforts of U. S. Army and Navy aircraft. They said the attacks centered the enemy encamp- ment at Kiska and ships in Kiska harbor, but it was impossible to observe appraise results. It also added that U s. Army and Navy aircraft contin- ung joint operations against the enemy forces occupy ing .he western Aleutians.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Ship Experts Discuss Air Transport
PLAN GIANT MARS-TYPE FLYING BOATS

PORTLAND, July P GN.S)-Plans for mass pro- ducon Of the 7Oton Mars type of flying boat to solve the United Nations transportation problem will be dis cussed in Washington shortly by two of the nations
 top in the shipbuildng industry Henry J Kaiser, West Coast industriast, and Andrew J. Higgins of New Dreams. Announcement of the forthcoming Wash ington meeting of the pair was made in Portland by Kaiser following telephone conversation with Hg- gins. Kaiser made public his proposal to build 5000 of the huge Mars-type planes annually at Liberty ship launching in Portland recently.
 Kaisers plan calls for conversion of of the nations present shipbuldng plants, on the Gulf Coast and on the Atlantic coast. into plants to build the flying boats They could be in production in months he said
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
Turning Cruiser Hit
 By Catalina'S Torpedo

A torpedo-Carrying Catalina varied it's routine by attacking a heavy cruiser standing up to k-Ska from the south. He came in low, made a long clean run despite the blast of metal coming at him and launched his tin fish" The torpedo went into the water and the peppered plane zoomed out as the cruiser turned to avoid attack. The ship didn't make it for suddenly a wall of water skyrocketed along her side and she lurched suddenly on her course. IL was a clean hit.
 The first bombing flights June IT found something new in the way of trouble Nobody had seen the Jap carriers for several days but now carrier Zeros were work ing over the island. It seemed to indicate the carriers close prox- unity but no contact was made during the day.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
by Keith Wheeler

way a Midway. the Japs would have had Midway and some of the Hawaiian islands by this time. The Japs are becoming firm ly established in their bases and have released articles telling about heir successes. If We as serted ourselves they wouldn't have made that progress"
 He said newspaper accounts of the landing tended to confirm his private reports that the Jap task force has 25,OO0 troops available.
The Nome nugget., 1942-07-24
DimOnd Demands First Class Force Be Sent Clean Out Japs In Aeutians

WASHINGTON, July 21 (P) - Delayed - Delegate Dimond call ed on the War and Navy Depart ments to send first class" force to Alaska to oust the JapS from the Aleutians.
 Dimond said in an interview: We fought the invaders at Mid way but we haven't in the Aleu- tians. If we behaved the same