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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
TRIUMPH FOR sKAGwAY

Our lobby on Friday night was
the scene OF the finest ping pong
matches ever staged in this club
house when Soldiers team repre-
senting the Skagway USO defeated
the Juneau USO in series of ex-
citing, closely-contested matches,
three to two. Arranged on short
notice, the tournament revealed a
much higher grade of ping pong
than ordinarily would be expected
even from teams long preparing for
the occasion.
1t was agreed that the team cham
pionship should be decided upon
the outcome of five singles matches.
Several doubles matches played in
formally on Saturday, accordingly,
did not count in the final stand
ing of the teams.
The first of the singles matches
brought together Francis OLough-
lin, of Fort Wayne. Ind, represent
ing Skagway, and Juneau's Bill
Freund, whose home is in Tren-
ton, N. j. The latter won in three
straight games, but each was taken
only by a close score. In the sec
ond match Skagway's Bruce Mat
thews, entering the Army from Ia
coma. Wash, defeated Arie Wander
heck, of Bellingham in the same
state, winning all three games; but
he was hard pressed throughout the
contest. Vaughn Powell, Duck
Greek Soldier, once of Dodge City,
Kansas. then put Juneau back into
the lead by his victory over Jack
Schwartz, who halls from Youngs-
town, Ohio. One of the most in
teresting matches of the evening, it
was touch-and-go all the way,
Powell finally winning the fifth and
deciding game by score of % to
20. The fourth pair of opponents
were Chick Biller, of Cresson, Pa,
representing Skagway, and our Ken
Harvey, the second of the contest
ants from Bellingham. Both play
ed beautiful ping pong. with Biller
emerging victor by scant margin.
three games to two.
In the final contest, on which the
team title hinged. Andrew MaSsie,
of Berkeley. Calf, met our USO
club champion, Ben Plotkin, from
Detroit, Mich. This match pro-
duced some really brilliant ping
pong. Both men displayed spec
tacular form and hard-hitting
power, coupled with shrewd
change of pace, proving themselves
in all respects worthy No. l men of
their teams. Good as Plotkin was,
Massie was shade better; and his
victory. three games to one, was
thoroughly well-earned.
Each OF the Skagway players was
presented with leather bill-fold
as a trophy and memento Of the
trip. The awards were made by
Assistant Director Aida Matheson
and Hostess Mary Mccormack.
Special credit is due to Soldier
George Schnell. Servicemen's Coun-
Gil member, for his skillful and sty-
fish handling of the job of referee
ing the matches.
Our team hopes that it soon will
be invited to Skagway for return
engagement. If this materializes;
we are sure that just as fine an
impression will be made by our fe'-
lows up there, both athletically and
personally, as certainly has been the
,aco xx,;tL tho x,lox,0,c
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
FLIGHTS ARE MADE
Il TO HAINES, inlet
BY ALASKA COASTAL

A return flight from Haines and
Skagway yesterday by the Alaska
Coastal Airlines brought in Mr.. and
Mrs. Arvid Oberg, Joseph Maggie and
G. M. Coneer.
Frank Mckinley flew to Excursion
Inlet and returning passengers were
Mrs. c. viland. Cliff Robards and
SIZE. Shulberg.
No flights are being made today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
"NINE.LIvES ARE
NOT ENOUGH"
RAY PETERMAN HERE
ENROUTE TO SITKA

Mr. and Mrs Ray Peterman, fosin-l
er residents of Juneau. arrived here
today from Prince Rupert for a
short visit before returning to their,
home in Sitka. Mr., Peterman issa,
building contractor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
Gd Scout Troop
Elects Officers

AT a meeting held recently by
Ghd Scout Troop No. g. officers for
thes coming year were elected.
Josephine Haired was given the
office of Patrol Leader, Ann Louise
Henning, scribe and organist and
Lynn Bedding, treasurer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
ALLIED FORCES
IN new ACTION

LONDON, Oct 14.--Official Al
lied quarters tonight withheld COM
ment made by the Ankara radio
in reporting Allied forces occupying
some Of fe Cyclades Islands off
the east coast of Greece.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
JACK HENRY POST HEAD

A World War No. / flier, Capt.
Ralph DeRose, now with the FL
mendorf field at Anchorage, has
been elected Commander of the
Jack Henry Post, American Legion,
at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
POLICE COURT FINES

Two arrests were brought before
the City Police Court this morning
and fines of $25 were given Austin
Hammond and Henry F.. Xmas. Both
were brought in on drunk and dis
orderly conduct charges.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
LUDWIG NELSON BACK

Ludwig Nelson. wellknown Ju-
neau jeweler, returned today by
steamer from short vacation and
business trip to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
ENROUTE SOUTH AFTER ~
43 YEARS IN ALASKA

Salem Abraham, miner from
Haycoc, is enroute South for tbe,
first time in 43 years. He is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel while sxinE
Juneau. ~
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14

A FELLOW iS-LUCKY TO-BE-
A-USO-DIRECTOR: We honestly
believe we could fill whole column
in listing reasons for being glad
that we're serving the USO in Ju-
neau. OF course the most outstand-
ing single privilege centers about
the making of new friends, and
the further development of friend
ships, many each week. among the
men and the ESQ girls. To men,
ton only five such friendships,
standing out wildly against the
background of the past weeks busy
activity: From Soldier Lennie Field
man, enroute to school as an Air
Cadet, we received a letter and sew
leral cards, expressions of the
friendship of a man much respected
and well liked by us all I" and
from Soldier Earl Balzer, down
from Skagway, We received an I'M
expected and welcome visit, thus
re-establishing highly-regarded
friendship begun here in the Spring
and during the week we met
for the first time Chick Biller, of
the Army, and Walter Kallstrom
and Rex Bird, of the Coast Guard,
all of whom have gone now but
with whom We trust and believe
these friendships will be continue
ing actively long after the war shall
have ended.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14

The Juneau Fire Department was
called out at $50 o'clock this morn
ingY to save the William l.. Pauls
breakfast which got a little beyond
control. There was no damage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14
HERE FROM NOME

Joseph Belieview, here from Nome,
Is a-guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-10-14

Anything that amt nailed down is
lost" We guess We'll just have to
ask the Empire" to run an adj
vertisement: "WANTED-For the
USO bulletin board, an unlost Var
gas girl" M
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14
International New. Photo

enemy who few months ago looked like destroying them
wrote Australian newpapeman from the desert battle
field >N
And the "bolt from the blue" that was the surprise
landing of Gen. Esenhower American contngents the
North African continent found the desert forces with
zeal that is being steadily reflected in the push onward of
the Allied forces in the chase of Afrika Korps.
Sergeant photographers mounted motorcycles move
the vanguard of battle to record for posery the ferocy
of the Allied effort Dispatch riders take their pictures back
Cairo whence they are transmitted by radio to New York
and London. ///
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

and determination Of the Allied sodiery destroy
IL RommelN and TO Kill capture the once proud Naz
Afrika KOrps vvidy portrayed by the magnificent
battle line photographs this and three following pages
probably the best front line action shots Of the African
campaign.
The rout Of Rommel started with the first armored
battle of the campaign the Western Desert and
Nazi Commandern-Chief and the remnants of his army
started their headlong flight to Tpo the battlefield
was srewn with the battered huks of German tanks the
9hased fortreSses once thought inyincbls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-14

Valianty Allied nfantrymen charged at bayonet point
against German and italian ''last ditch strong points
Under smoke brawny Australian fighters crept to
the of enemy posts and pressed home their determine
ton with cold steel
Contrary to previous desert practice the infantry
who blazed trail for the tanks and amored forces With
the mneds eradcated by Sappers and the enemy strong
points hqudaed by hand hand fighting the tanks were
enabled to sweep through to rout the Panzer forces
Throughout the Allied drive was marked by a new
spirit calculating ruthless determination to destroy the
The messenger., 1943-06-01
A Good Example

Announcement of plans for the improvement and Identification of the Parish House grounds in the center is welcome news.
 Besides enchancing the general appearance and utility of the prop erty, the proposed improvements will largely eliminate fearsome traffic hazard occasioned by the present necessity of parking on confronting busy state highways. It will increase also the value of this and neighboring properties but what is even more important is the pattern it sets to other prop erty owners in the center.
 There has long been a need for some such attention to properties about the green and it is appro- priate that one of the commun- ity's church organizations should take the initiative and set the ex- ample.
The messenger., 1943-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY

Bloomfield had it's annual Mem orial Day ceremonies, with par ade and placing of flowers on the graves and the commorative exer- cises in the High School. Extern ally, perhaps, it lacked something of other years,-so many are away from home: but it did seem to us that the day did mean more this year. There was something deeper and more spiritual about it, more the Memorial Day than just the Decoration Day. It seem- ed We could sense the prayers be- ing offered for the boys away from home.
The messenger., 1943-06-01

Some of you boys have asked us about certain of your former pals and buddies. "Where are they now? Can we get in touch with them?" We can mention their whereabouts only in conformity with government regulations. But we would gladly open up "clear- ing house" for the forwarding of messages, Or making it possible for one soldier or sailor to get in touch with another. We'd gladly do that if you would just send your messenge to The Messenger.
The messenger., 1943-06-01

ster in his Dictionary also says: childish. Now we ask you boys, what is childish? !? You be the judg- es. If you say it was, then we'll do something about it.
 Sure, we're looking for subscrip- tions from the people of Bloom field, but we're doing so, because we feel that it is the patriotic duty of all the families in town to sup port a work that will help in some small way to keep up the spirits of those on the fighting fronts. And we want to please everybody, but not at the cost of sacrificing the purpose that we have in mind for this paper, and that is: to maintain policy of news and tone of writing that will be satisfying to the service men. They are our primary con- cern and object.
 Secondly, to the people of the town of Bloomfield we have this to say: thanks sincerely for your wholehearted cooperation during this first month of our existence: to the organizations and the in- dividuals for their gifts and sub scriptions that are going to make the continuance of "The Mes senger" possible. So far we have a sizeable donation and subscrip- tion list. We need more. We want to be able to give the best, and for that we must have security.
 Some of our readers at home seem to think that we've given more space to news about the boys from one part of town than from the other. We've printed whatever news about the boys came in to us. We appealed publicly and priv ately to the families and the friends of the boys throughout all the town to send us news. We have box at the Post Office just for that purpose. If it's not in the paper,-if your Frankie or your Johnnie or even your Susie was not mentioned, it's because you didn't send us items about them. We depend on you for most of our news.
The messenger., 1943-06-01

Orchids to whoever was respon- sible for the removal of the trash from the town hall lawn, and the same to the instigator of salvage chairman Fred w. Neaf's request that no more tins cans and other salvage material be left on the town hall lot because of the un- slightly condition such collections make.
The messenger., 1943-06-01
Subscription $1 per year
FOR THE RECORD

FOR HE KECOND
 It. would seems advisable m the nresent instance to break away for once from our usual policy, and address some of our remarks in this column, not only to the service men, but also to our read CTS as a whole. Because there are one or two points, before we go any farther in the issuance ot this monthly paper, that need clearing up.
 First of all, to you men who are in the service we would say this: VOL have received our first issue. We tried, all of us, to make 1t a good issue, the sort of thing you'd like. And since then, we've heard from not a few of you. You've told us about yourselves, as we asked you to. You've told us where you are and what you're doing. You've mentioned how you like your new life and what it's diff faculties are. You've expressed in terest about other boys who were mentioned in "The Messenger, :" and said that you'd like to hear more about them and about oth- CTS whom you knew at home. And all of you, without exception have told us that you like the paper.
 Why do we mention all this :? We'll, We have heard wee bit of criticism from certain of the townsfolks. Oh, it's not that we mind criticism. We welcome it if it is constructive, because it's only by making mistakes and being criticised for them that we can perfect ourselves. But in these in stances, we don't think the critic ism is justifiable, when one keeps in mind that "The Messenger is written not for the people of Bloomfield, nor even with them in mind, but for you boys (and girls) in the service, so that any crit icism should come from that point of view. Someone, for instance has said that the paper is ''juven- ile". Now Webster's Dictionary gives this definition of "juvenile": young, youthful. If that's what was meant, we have no cause to complain, because you are all young and youthful; therefore, the tone of your paper should be young and youthful. But the dic- tionary goes on: immature or un- developed. That may be, too, with out hurting our feelings, because after all we can't lay claim to be- ing mature and fully developed after only one issue. But MT. Web
The messenger., 1943-06-01

Query from end stool, "ls It true the sailor has 13 buttons on his trousers because there were 13 original states
 Considering the number of per- mits granted for coops, it is to be "Chick, chick chick, chick there chick, chick everywhere" in Bloomfield this year.
 The OWL. is hunting more hair for war production but it is look ing for natural blondes with tres ses 22 inches long uncontaminated by permanent waves or curling irons. It is still looking.
 Russ Moves is smiling again. A new all clear signal-one long blast of the sirens been ap- proved by the United States Army for Connecticut use in black-outs.
 Military police stationed at Bradley Field are now patroling downtown Hartford areas on orders received from the Con- manding General of the First Ser vice Command in Boston.
 They say with the announce ment that Mayre Austin will run an auction for the Women's Guild in conjunction with their Fair this fall, Wiseacre Husbands are putting their pet belongings under lock and key.
 Joe Newton, the pretidigitator whose legerdermain is we'll known to his fellow townsmen has taken a wife. She looked so good to the parson that he opined that get ting her was the best bit of magic Joe ever pulled.
 Sitting near the window at the Ladd store is one who strikes us as being one of the most patient and motherly women we ever knew. A lot of fellows who used to go to the post office or the butcher shop will be glad to see the sweet smile of Mrs. Ladd again.
 With so much rain this spring the prospects for a heavy crop of hay is good, but the parsons in town are not anticipating much of a crop of June brides.
 We are getting accustomed to the scarcity of men in town now that women are beginning to ap- pear in their summer slacks. We used to flatter mothers by telling them we could not tell them from their daughters, now we some times cannot tell the fathers from the daughters, especially when the old chaps need a haircut.
 Speaking of haircuts reminds us that it would be a good thing if the boys who used to let Tony Russo cut their hair would send him cards from camp. He has been out of the shop for some months now, and his fight for health is tough one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
CITY DECIDES

Continued from Page One)
garbage and trash. This infor-
nation will be furnished the
council at Fridays meeting.
Due to the great emergency
now existing in the collection of
garbage. especially. which is pill
ing up all over the city. it was
decided that in the meantime.
the city Immediately secure all
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
MARRIAGE MART

William E. Hayes, Il, of Co.
lumbus, Indiana, and Loretta j.
Warringer, of the same city, were
married yesterday afternoon by
Justice of the Peace Enrique
Esquinaldo, Jr.
A marriage license was issued
yesterday by County Judge Ray
mond r. Lord to James D. Strin-
ger, %, of Dallas, Texas, and
Frances J. Carter, % of Dear
born, Mich.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
available trucks possible in Key

available trucks possible in Key
West TO start out at once in
cleaning up the garbage and
trash. pending the formulation
of plans by the council for taking
over the service. which will be
operated on full schedule in the
future. providing that there is
no setback in the proposed
plans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
Daughter To Marshalls

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Marshall
announce the arrival of an eight
pound girl at their home, 1912
Duval street.
The newcomer has been given
the name of Joyce Ann.
Mother and baby are reported
to be getting along nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21

Son Born To Sanchez Family

Announcement has been made
of the birth of a son weighing
ten pounds to Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Sanchez at a local hospital.
The new arrival has been CIV
en- the name of Thornton Wads-
worth Sanchez. IL
Mother and baby are reported
to be getting along nicely.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21

st. Vincent's Hospital in Little
Rock, Arkansas.
The new arrival, which weigh
ed nine pounds, has been given
the name of Frederick Vincent
Armayor.
Mrs. Armayor was formerly
Miss Clara Langford.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
ArmaYors Have Baby

Announcement has been made of
the birth of son born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Vincent Armayor at
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-01-21
JEEP COSTS $500

BALTIMORE. - The United
States Army jeep costs approx
mately $500. It's fuel tank holds Is
gallons, and it gets is miles to the
gallon.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
. member Of the United States
Board Of Mediation.

. member Of the United States
Board Of Mediation.
As pres.. dent Of the Federal Bar
Association Miss Rawalt succeeds
Robert N. Anderson OF the Justice
Department.
Other Onlcers Installed.
Other officers elected and installed
by the association for the coming
year include:
First vice president. Wilbur N.
Baughman, attorney, Federal Trade
Commission; second vice president,
Robert H. Shields, solicitor, Agri-
culture Department: third vice
president, Margaret H. Sebree, IN
terstate Commerce Commission:
fourth vice president and, editor Of
the journal. Bernard F. Burdick, the
Panama Canal; secretary, Douglas
w. Hartman, Federal Trade Com
mission; financial secretary, Lewis
3. Moulton, Veterans Administra-
Evening star., 1943-05-05

ton; treasurer, Walter A. Bowers,
War Department; delegate to the
American Bar Association, william
Roy Valance, State Department
The associations War Committee
on Americanization and Citizenship
has announced that special cere-
mony will be held at pm. Sunday,
May Is, at the Departmental Audi
torium in observance of II Am an
American Day." Justice Bolitha j.
Laws of District Court will speak at
the naturalization of 40 soldiers into
American citizenship.
Organization of the Federal Bar
Association Endowment, ofiicially
recorded at District Court, was re-
ported by Thomas c. Billig, chair
man Of the temporary committee in
charge. Trustees were elected for
the endowment as follows: Mr.. An
derson. William E. Reese, Heber H.
Rice, william N. Morell and Robert
E, Freer.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Hearings Slated on D. {.
JobIess Tax Law

Senate hearings will start at $50
am. Monday on the bill passed by
the House recently, revising the
District unemployment compensa-
ton law. Senator Bushfield, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota announced
yesterday. He was assigned by
Chairman McCarran Of the Senate
District Committee to study the bill.
The fiat 2.7 per cent tax rate in
existing law has piled up a reserve
fund Of more than $34. 800, 900, which
the House decided is far in excess of
the amount needed to meet local
unemployment requirements.
The bill substitutes an expert
ence-rating system under which the
tax of each employer would fiuc-
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Marguerite RawaIt
Elected President Of
Federal Bar Group
Is First Women to Hold
Place; Association
Sets Up Endowment

Electing Marguerite Rawalt Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau as its first
woman president, the Federal Bar
Association has set up a new organ
ization known as the Federal Bar
Association Endowment.
The endowment, which eventually
is designed to help provide head
quarters for the association, has its
official objectives, meanwhile, Ito
advance the science Of jurispru-
dence, to promote the administra-
ton of justice. to uphold high
standard for the Federal judiciary
and for attorneys representing the
Government of the United States,
and to encourage cordial and
friendly relation among the men,
bers of the legal profession"
Miss Rawalt, who has been in
stalled in her new Office, was elected
by mail ballot of association men,
bers in Washington, Philadelphia,
New York and Chicago.
Wife Of Maj. Secord.
A special attorney in the Office of
the chief counsel, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, Miss Rawalt uses her
maiden name professionally under
which he was admitted to practice.
She is the wife of Maj. Harry Secord
of the Army Air Forces, now sta
toned at Gulfport, Miss.
Miss Rawalt is president Of the
National Association of Women
Lawyers and was its first delegate
to the House of Delegates of the
American Bar Association and was
the first woman to sit in that organ
iZation.
A native of Texas, Miss Rawalt
served as secretary to former Gov
Pat M. Neff Of that State, came to
Washington in 1928 to obtain her
legal education and was employed
as secretary to o. B. Colquitt, then
Evening star., 1943-05-05

tuate from a. per cent down 70
one-tenth Of l per cent, according
to his employment record.
Provisions have been written into
the measure to safeguard the solv-
ency Of the fund by requiring gen.
eral rate increases whenever the
balance in the fund falls below
certain percentages OF the total
payroll Of all employers.
Evening star., 1943-05-05
Pays $40 for Decd Jups,
Cost $3.50 Up to Dote

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. Alvin Tennyson
Dickens was turned down by prac-
tically all the armed services-so he
got an idea.
He offered SO q head for each
dead Japanese accompanied by ab-
solute proof. This is about the best