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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Uncle Ben Along

But who do you think has
come out here with me? 1t is
my wife Ethels Uncle Ben, be-
cause first I went to Brooklyn
TO see Ethel's mons and pops
and there was, her Uncle Ben
and when / ses l was coming
here he ses. Joe 1 will 90 with
you. 1 have managed TO save
up a couple OF hundred dollars
and / want to travel and l am
also dying to see Ethel.
So he came with me but
Ethels pops whispered 20 me
AZ the station that he did not
think Uncle Ben was going
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
All Is Chaotic

The sheriff pushed open a
swinging door and found him
self In the dining room that
appeared like the aftermath OF
a hurricane: shattered dishes
were strewn everywhere. a
broken dish closet leaned Graz.
lily against the overturned din
ing table. and broken chairs
Uttered the floor.
Here was every evidence Of
savage ferocity that seemed
almost inhuman: il also indi-
Gated that the victim must have
put up valiant, desperate de-
tense.
When this room, too. failed
10 disclose the weapon the sher-
IN returned 10 the kitchen 20
find DR.. Joe Banks. who had
been notified by the officers
secretary, examining the victim.
Finally he arose. forehead
wrinkled In a combined express
sion Of outrage and anger.
Tive never seen anything like
u, Judging from the sire Of the
various wounds, IL looks as
though she was killed by two
weapons probably with
Ratchet and an ax. I'd say she's
been dead for eight hours
funny the body wasn't found
sooner. You know what's going
10 happen when that crowd
learns how Ethel Marable was
killed."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15
Ribbon Is Clue

After recording this informs-
ton, Young dipped his hand into
a coat pocket and pulled out the
ribboned key.
what did your wife use this
for?"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

The farmer looked at II for
a moment and then said I'M
certainly:
I'm not sure, but I think
that's the key TO what poor
Ethel called her hope Ghost.
"She had saved things like
table cloths, napkins, stuff like
that for tho time when she rot
married"
The officer had Marable lead
the way to little storeroom at
the back of the house where a
fine polished cedar chest stood
against the wall; then he sent
the farmer away while he ex-
amined the chest.
Young tried the key; the lock
opened easily.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

queror admired a thousand
years ago -.
When Sheriff Kyle Young,
OF Tallapoosa County. Ala,
heard he had a farm murder
on his hands, his first act was
to call Lee Wilson at Kirby
Prison In Montgomery, 43
miles TO the southwest, and
ask him to rush 10 Dadeville
with his bloodhounds.
Then the sheriff raced TO the
Ira Marable farm.
II was four In the afternoon
OF Jan. %. 1893, when Sheriff
Young got there TO find shiv-
aering group Of farmers standing
outside In the watery sunshine.
Young crossed the porch and
opened the door that led into a
dark. clammy living room.
When his eyes became accus-
toned 10 the gloom, he saw a
door on his left that opened into
the kitchen.
Even 20 years of police ex-
perience had not prepared him
for the CHASTITY sight that
greeted him there.
The remains OF what had
been woman lay across the
floor In front of the stove
literally hacked TO pieces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-15

with me because he wanted to
travel or to see Ethel either,
but because he had borrowed
the money of some dame he
had promised to marry and she
was hot on his tail to make him
good one way or the other.
He Is Discriminating
EtheTs Uncle Ben Is no bar
gain. but he was somebody TO
talk 10 on the trip out here
except he made me blush by
telling some DANES on the train
about me getting hit in North
Africa aand wanting me to show
them my wound. but, of course.
my wound is where / would not
think Of showing II, especially
10 danes / don't even know.
Ethel met us at the station
and she was really almost crazy
with JOY to see me and she
cried when she saw / was still
gimping a little bit and she ses,
Joe. how many Of those enemy
fellows who hurt you did you
kill I ses. why baby. 1 don't
think I killed any of them at
all because they took me kind
of uneXpected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
FAMOUS STAGE
PLAY film AT
10Th CENTURY

A gala feast of fun Will be served
up by the goth Century Theatre.
which will show The Man Who
Came to Dinner" starting tonight
for a four-day run.
Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan and
Monty Woolley top the cast of the
Warner Bros. film version of the
famous stage comedy which recent
ly completed two-year engage
ment on Broadway. Jimmy Dur
ante. Billie Burke, Reginald Gardi-
ner. George Barber, Richarl Travis
and Elisabeth Fraser head the
featured cast.
Monty Woolley, who created the
role of Sheridan Whiteside, famous
lecturer and vitrolic wit. on the
stage was brought to Hollywood to
10 the role for the screen. Bette
Davis plays his sophisticated secre-
tary, and Ann Sheridan plays the
stage actress he imports to break up
Bette's romance when he believes
he is about to give up her job.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06

OVER TOP,
BOND SALE


With totals complete from all
towns in the Territory, with the
exception of Ketchikan, Alaskas
Third War Loan Drive went over
the top to the amount of $402, 531,
the quota being sl,9O0,OO0 Final
sales. to date, total $2,302,351.
Juneau's over-quota sale leads the
Territory, while Anchorage was first
in the sale of bonds because of
higher quota.
Following is list of the first ten
towns in order of sales: Anchorage
1922 ,O6.5O or $122,3O650 above the
quota; Juneau-$417, 342.50 or $167.-
342 SO above the quota: Fairbanks
$402, 726.25 or $l02, 726.25 above the
quota; Ketchikan tincomplete)
1922, 757.25 or $42, 757.25 above the
quota; Skagway-$l42,687.5 so or $l12,-
68750 above the quota; Seward
$133, 625.5O or $33,625.50 above the
quota; Petersburg -$74 ,488.75 or $685.
488.75 above the quota; Kodiak
ISL ,O96.25 or $11 ,096 IS over the quo
ia; Sitka-$ 5O,OO7.5O or $3.50 over
the quota; Wrangell-$25, 038. so. or
$5,038.50 over the quota.
Of the smaller towns, which are
too numerous to mention. very few
missed the quota which had been
set for them.
In sales of Series E Bonds, the
following towns of the first ten
group went over their quota: Fair
banks. Seward. Wrangell, Petersburg,
Kodiak and Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
Guards Meet
On Thursday

The Juneau unit of Alaska Ter
ritorial Guard will meet in the
Elks hall Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. Instruction on machine
guns will be continued with the
subject of stripping taken up in de-
tail.
Guardsmen who did not attend
last weeks meeting will be given an
opportunity to take up the initial
instructions at tomorrow nights
session. The handling of these wea-
pons is important and all guards
men should make special effort
to attend. Shirt and shoe pac sizes
should be turned in at the meeting
tomorrow or issues will not ne
granted, says Capt. Hank Harmon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
WILLIAM H. KIL0H,
SECOND LIEUTENANT
. AT 1T. BENNING, GA.

William Harley Kiloh, Juneau
young man, has been commissioned
a Second Lieutenant in the U. S.
Army upon successful completion of
Officer Candidate Course at the
Infanty School at Fort Benning, Ga.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Kiloh of Juneau.
The new lieutenant enlisted into
the army on April 20, l943 and
served with the r. o. T. c. of State
College of Washington before going
to Officer Candidate School three
months ago. He held the rank of
corporal before being commissioned.
The new officer is graduate of
Juneau High School and attended
Washington State College at Pull
man, where he was prominent as a
member of bacteriology, honorary r.
Q. T. C.
At. the Infantry School. worlds
largest institution of it's kind. the
local officer took three months
course to fit him for his new
responsibilities. The course covers
the technique of handling all the
varied modern infantry weapons
and the tactics of leading small
infantry units in combat 1t also
includes study of many varied SUBJ
jects which future officers must
know along the lines of administra-
ton. military law, etc.
The men who attend the Officer
Candidate Schools are the best
priyates, corporals and sergeants
from the entire army, selected by
their superiors for outstanding in
telligence and qualities of leadership
During the course even the mildly
incapable are weddeds out, so that
the men who graduate with commits
sions are Americas finest soldiers,
fully qualified to bes the, leaders
in our new army.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
Philippines
10 Get Their
Freedom Soon

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt has asked Congress
for authority to proclaim the legal
independence of the Philippines as
separate self-governing nation as
soon as is possible"
July 4, 1916 is the date for in
dependence now set by law, but the
President told Congress that it is
possible that the fortunes of war
may permit the earlier consumma-
ton of this by the joint will of the
American and Filipino peoples.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06

The original Punch and Judy
show was written in 1000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
U. 5. Tech. SGT.
HAS = zEROS
TO HIS CREDIT

u. S. FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS IN CHINA, Oct.
Delayed - Grey-haired sharp
shooting Tech. Sgt. Arthur Benk,
80, of Bisbee, Arizona, rifle cham
pion whose hobby is hunting, is
one of the leading, if not the top
aerial gunner in the United States
Army Air Forces.
With 16 planes to his credit, he
boosted the score total one blazing
busy afternoon on october l, when
from his outpost on Liberator he
bagged seven zeros in the raid at
Haiphong, Indo-China.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
MAHONEY RETURNS

U. S. Marshal William T. Ma
honey, returned from an official
business trip to Sitka this morning
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
NOTICE

After October 10 no telephone
rentals for the month OF
October will be accepted at a
discount. All remittances must
bear postmark of not later than
discount day. Please be prompt.
JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
adv. TELEPHONE co.
HERE FROM SKAGWAY
Clyde J. Fitzgerald and John w
Lame OF Skagway are guests at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
BASKETBALL TEAMS
SCHEDULES GIVEN

At a meeting last night the fol-
lowing practice schedule was drawn
up for the basketball teams of Jul
neau High School.
Teams A and B will meet in the
High School gym from to 3
o'clock tomorrow night. Teams G
and D will meet from 8 until 9.
Next Tuesday evening Teams F.
and G Will practice from 7 until 8
and Teams Fl and I will then prac-
tice from until 8 o'clock.
TRAFFIC FINE
A. L. Calame was fined So today
for parking in a prohibited area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
DIES AT HOSPITAL

Eva Harris, young native girl,
died last night about 900 o'clock
at the Government Hospital. She Is
the daughter of MI. and Mrs. Peter
Johnson of Excursion Inlet The
body is at the Charles w. Carter
Mortuary pending funeral arrange
mentS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
BLoEDHORNs LEAVE

Paul Bloedhorn. accompanied By
Mrs. sBloedhorn. left this afternoon
for the States for an indefinite stay
He recently sold his curio shop herd
and retired from business. The
couple will winter In California. & J.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
ssThe Mad
TaEATRS ~ MUrfi1edUIeS',
CUBAN LED HITTERS

RICHMOND. Va. - Cuban Tony
Castano, second baseman for the
Richmond Colts. led the Piedmont
League in batting this season with
an average of 1888. Wilmer Skeen,
Portsmouth, and Vance Dinges,
Roanoke. tied for second with 1923.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
ELI RUDMAN ARRESTED

Eli Rudman was arrested this
morning by Deputy Marshal, Walter
Hellan, on a Geographic warrant
from Valdez. Rudman is charged
with allegedly issuing checks with
out sufficient funds. His bond is
set at $500
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
PRICES TUESDAY

Alaska Juneau mine stock closed
Tuesday at Ga, American Can at
66M, Anaconda 257s, Bethlehem
Steel $685., Curtiss Wright rs, In
ternational Harvester 70is .Kennecott
311s, New York Central IT'S, North
ern Pacific 1914, United States Steel
53ss.
Dow, Jones averages Tuesday were
as follows: Industrials, 1927; rails,
34.87: utilities, 21.79.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-06
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6. - Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is Ga, American Can
86A, Anaconda 25s. Bethlehem
Steel So, Curtiss Wright IN, Inter
national Harvester 69h. Kennecott
30N, New York Central l7Ss, North
ern Pacific Is, United States Steel
5lK, Pound $404.
Dow, Jones averages today are as
follows: Industrials, 1874; rails,
34.58; utilities, 21.60.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
XN See Here,
ZZ3y} Private Hurgrove! ~
1 BY Morton Hurqrove ..srs. N "a

Private Carney picks UP the bait.
Anything Hart says about me or
about what anybody else says about
me is entirely fictitious, and any
resemblance to persons living or
dead Is coincidental and not intend
ed"
Private Sager sits up suddenly In
bed. Don't talk like that about
Hart" he says In quiet, serious,
and menacing voice. Anything you
say about Hart Is personal insult
to me. II you're inclined to insult
me, kindly take of your stripe and
step outside with me-"
Don't you 60 talking like that to
the ranking first-class private of this
section" rasps Private Hart. Il
don't like your manner at all. Kind
ly step outside with me while beat
your brains out"
II you want peace and quiet on
these stay-at-home nights, the best
solution Is to 60 to the second bar
racks down the line. There's no.
body down there except fifty-eight
members Of the band, who are all
ways rehearsing at this time Of
night.
Slang runs wild In the Army. It's
like disease or the liquor habit.
Among the boys who sit around on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
BY Marion HdfQrove

THE STORY SO FAR: Private Marion
Hargrove, former newspaper employee
Of q North Carolina paper, has been In
Quoted into the army and Is receiving
his basic training ut Fort Bragg. He
mas become well acquainted with many
phases OF army life but because Of his
classification rs cook and his too-often
KIP assignments he knows more about
me Company kitchen than most rockies.
He has acquired good understanding
Of "goidbricking," shooting the breeze
and all the other extra.curricular soldier
activities. AS we pick up the story he
Is discussing some Of the interesting
traits Of his close friend, Private sher.
II 10 with sher that Hargrove has shared
many Of his adventures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
CHAPTER x

There was one Sunday evening
when Sher started letter to his
family and found, after couple Of
paragraphs, that there was nothing
for him to write about. Here, Jun
ior," he said. write a letter for
your old daddy. Give them the old
Hargrovian schmaltz."
Since Junior was in a devilish
mood, he sat down and wrote long
and inspired letter to the Shers Of
Columbus, Ohio-telling them how
their little Maurice was falling be-
hind in his class by goldbricking and
hanging out late at the Service Club,
entreating them to return him to his
true career, the Army. I finished by
saying, "You see who's writing the
letters; you should know where to
send the cookies. Forget that bum
Maury."
Several days later-after / had
snapped in skillet for a typewriter
and had moved to Headquarters Bat
tery-I came by Battery A to see If
! had any mail from my nonwriting
friends in Charlotte. There weren't
any letters, but there was a package
which looked about the size of a
steamer trunk. There were enough
cookies inside to feed a small regi-
ment for three days.
The card inside read: "Dear Har-
grove-We think your idea about the
rockies is superb. Give Maury one
2r two; he's a good boy when he
wants to be. Why don't you come up
ia Columbus on your furlough?"
It seemed that this beautiful
rriendship-with all its fragrant
memories, its happy hours and hell
raising, it's beautiful cigarettes,
cookies, and Samaritan relatives
was destined to end with the clos
ing of the basic training cycle here.
The old gang, which has lived and
worked and played together for over
three months and has, grown into
close and sympathetic brotherhood,
is dissolving now. The training cy-
Gle is being finished and already the
old ties are loosing.
The student cooks whom grew
to know and feel fondness for
during those months are not SO for
tunate as some Of the other soldiers.
The Charlotte boys who were in
Quoted with me and who went
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10

WIFI tuaG cute uSGlC WdAtreSS ~ TIC
delicatessen in Fayetteville.
through their antitank training. to-
gether will 60 together to Fort
Knox and will continue to be with
each other for at least a while long
er. On the other hand, these stu
dent cooks of Battery A will not 60
out together. No Fort is going to be
sent whole battery of cooks. One
cook will be needed here, another
there, and the old third platoon will
be scattered from hell to breakfast.
An old thirty-year man, with FIVE
or six hash marks on his sleeve,
will tell you that no matter how
long you stay in the Army, you'll
never find a battery that quite stacks
up to the first battery in which you
served, no group of buddies quite
like the old gang you knew first.
There's a reason for it. In your
first organization, you learn for the
first time all the regulations and the
customs and the traditions Of the
Army. When you first face them,
they're tough or they're unintereDt-
ing, and when you finally get to I'M
derstand and agree with them,
they're identified in your memory
with the battery where you learned
them.
With the men who serve with you
there, you grow closer through hard
II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10

flag which Is used ON rainy days.
the back steps after Lights Out and
bat the breeze far into the night,
no simple and understandable Eng
fish word is used where a weird and
outlandish connection can be SUBJ
stituted.
Water is CT lemonade. Salt is
sand or Lots wife; pepper is
specks; sugar is sweetening COM
pound. Milk is cat beer; butter,
dogfat. Ketchup is blood. In the
untiring imagination of the soldier,
green peas become China berries;
hominy grits are glamorized into
Georgia ice cream; rice is swamp
seed. Potatoes become Irish grapes;
prunes change to strawberries; hot
cakes become blankets. Bread Is
punk and creamed beef on toast is
punk and salve. Meat loaf and hash
are kennel rations.
It is strictly against the code Of
the Army to say a complimentary
word about the food or the cook, no
matter how good the food is or how
hard the cook labors to make it SO.
Oscar Of the Waldorf in the Army,
would still be either a slum-burner
or belly-robber.
Back at the News, the boys in the
composing room and the mailing
department used to send greenhorns
searching all over the building for
erasing ink, striped or dotted ink,
paper stretchers, and other non ex-
istent items. Here, a new and gull
lible man is sent for the cannon re-
port, or for the biscuit gun, the
fagpole key, or the rubber flag
which is used on rainy days.
Here are some Of the most popu-
lar figures Of speech:
Army Bible-the Articles Of
War; regulations.
5. Barrage-a party, especially
where the Demon Rum rears its
ugly head.
Blanket drill--sleep.
Butchershop-a dispensary or
hospital.
BY the numbers-like clock
work; with precision and eff
cheney.
Chill bowl-regulation haircut.
Chest hardware-medals.
Didie pins-the gold bars Of
second lieutenant.
Dog robber--an orderly.
The eagle-money. On pay
day, the eagle flies.
Front and center-come for
ward.
Flying time-sleep.
Gashouse-a beer joint.
Glue-honey.
Goof off-to make a mistake.
Handshaking- playing up to
superiors.
Higher brass = the higher
ranks of officers.
Hollywood corporal-an acting
corporal.
Holy Joe-the chaplain.
Honey wagon = the garbage
truck.
Housewife soldiers sewing
kit.
Jubilee-reveille, which is too
often pronounced ''revelee."
Mother Machree-a sob-story
alibi.
Pocket lettuce-paper money.
Pontoon checks = canteen
checks, good for credit at the
post exchange.
Ride the sickbook gold
brick the easy way by pretend
ing to be i'll.
Shoulder hardware 1.-The Shout
der insignia of q commissioned
officer.
GRO BE CONTINUED,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
srJNKEN sIDEWALK

Question: Part of the concrete
sidewalk in my backyard has sunk
en-, SO that in rains and when snow
melts, long pools are formed. How
can it be raised to it's proper level?
Answer: If sidewalk was made
in squares, these can be raised with
a crowbar, so that stone or cinder
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
Paint for Old Fiber WaIIboard
Slow Hot-water Heat

Question: Would a circulator
pump in my hot-water heating sys-
tenn help in heating my second floor
more quickly? My first floor heats
up quickly, but it takes two to three
hours to raise the temperature of
the rooms upstairs to the same de-
gree.
Answer: A circulator pump usual
ly improves the circulation Of the
entire heating system, provided the
piping and pump are installed prop
erly. You should have reliable
heating contractor do the work
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
k2Iaj2l'[3
Gas on Stomach

Relieved In minutes o. doaabl0 money back
When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat
ing gas sour stomach and heartburn doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for
symptornatic relief medicines like those In Bell.
Tablets No laxative. Bel-ans brings comfort In
iffy double your money back on return Of bottle
b a. &c at all druggists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10

filling can be placed underneath. If
the sidewalk is one continuous strip,
the sunken part should be broken
into small pieces, to be packed and
used as foundation for new layer
of concrete. If you are not familiar
with the work, it might be diff
fcult job, but one that a concrete
contractor would find very simple.
Asbestos Shingles
Question: How are asbestos shin
giles cut? Can they be cut with a
Ratchet, like wooden shingles? Will
q carpenters saw do? I have heard
that q mail-order house has tool
for the purpose; would this be bet
ter?
Answer: A rigid single, made of
asbestos fiber and cement, cannot be
cut with a Ratchet. II cut with q
carpenters saw, sharpening and re-
setting would be necessary to put
the saw back in shape. A special
cutting tool for this type of single
is necessary; the one you say Is
handled by the mail-order house.
Paint for Old Fiber Wallboard
Question: How many coats and
what kind of paint will be needed
to paint a fiber wallboard installed
Is years ago?
Answer: First apply a coat of
sizing; glue or thin shellac. If a
good quality casein paint is to be
used, one coat may be sufficient,
but for oil paint, use fiat wall paint
in two coats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
FIRST-AID
TO the
AILINC HOUSE
ESSE{iSialS@E; III
by Roger B. Whitman
Roger B. whitman-wNU Features.

You may not DO able TO replace worn Or
broken household equipment. This 10 war.
Government priorities come FIRST. 30 take
care q what you have ~ wen - yea
er's friend tells You how. &sH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-10
ISRAEL MARCHES TOWARD
CANAAN

LESSON TExT-Numbers 1o:li. IL. $3.50.
GOLDEN TExT-Come thou with US. and
we win do thee good.--Numbers 1923.