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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
PAST EXALTED
RULERS HAVE
THEIR NIGHT

The annual Past Exalted Rulers
Night was celebrated by Juneau Elks
last night with a bumper crowd in
attendance, initiation. entertain
ment and then refreshments. come
and get it, buffet style.
All positions were occupied by
Past Exalted Rulers as follows:
Exalted Ruler r. E. Robertson for
business session, and Henry Messer-
schmidt for initiation
Leading Knight, John. Walmer,
Loyal Knight, Arthur Adams, Lee
turing Knight, M. E. Monagle; Es-
quire, Howard Simmons; Inner
Guard. DR.. A. w. Stewart; Tyler
George Messerschmidt; Secretary, E
L. Hunter Chaplain, Ralph Martin;
Treasurer, Harry Sporting; James
McNaughton, Organist. Tyler Mes
serschmidt was assisted during the
evening by veteran Tyler George
Shaw.
The following were initiated with
Henry Messerschmidt presiding as
Exalted Ruler for this ritualisuc
work Henry A. Godlewski, Fred
erick w. Burstatter, William A.
Knutson, Glen w. Robinson, Robert
Tew, Paul Jensen, Earl l.. Butcher,
Richard A.. Gore, John Van Wier-
ingen. and Frank G. LeCocq.
During the business session, the
impressive tablet service in respect
TO the late DR.. George F. Freeburger
was given. Exalted Ruler Robertson
gave a brief eulogy then minute
OF silence" was observed.
Harry Sporting told the meeting
just why the bowlers got shellacked
at the Ketchikan meet.
After the lodge session Buddy
Hunter gave piano selections and
August Avoian played the accordion
Both youngsters were enthusiastical-
ly applauded
Earle Hunter was chairman of the
night, assisted by Arthur Adams
publicity; II. E. Simmons, entertain
ment; refreshments, Henry Messer-
schmidt and John Walmer Serving
as KPs were Minard Mill, Spike
MacLean, John Walmer, Ralph
Beistline, James Ore and Major c.
L. Lovgren
Attending last nights affair were
two past Exalted Rulers from other
lodges. There were " w. Mulvihill
of Skagway 43l and Art Hedges OF
Ketchikan 1929.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
JUNEAU'5 USO NEWS
Interesting Items for Everybody

outside, came High School Seniors
Lois Allen and Mona Everetts. fol-
lowed a moment later by their
classmate. Audrey Rude, as we'll as
Pat Martin, who had not been in
the Club for many days. But HOW
COME? 1t wasn't Saturday, and
it lacked over an hour of being 400
o'clock. ut turned out that Doris
had not actually lost her job in the
School Principals Office, nor were
the others running any risk of the
truant officers wrath For very
unusual reason it just happened
that School was over an hour earlyD
A moment later the others were
Joined by Eileen Hellan. There
they were, six girls in less than as
many minutes. The Director was
greatly surprised; but the new SOL
dier was positively impressed, no
less!
Just then Aida came in, quite
unexpectedly Shed stopped at the
postoffice and there was mail. She
was introduced to the soldier. AS
she turned to go, one of the most
popular of all the ESQ girls-and
deservedly so-Emma Nielsen, en-
tered the room; she'd found it pos
sible to leave the bank somewhat
on ,-liar fl,o,, ,,c,,o1 rrl,a,, ~, xr-a IL q n
Betty Rice, though she could stay
only a moment. And within five
minutes dt still was not 400 o'clock
two more of the girls who work in
offices had arrived, to everyone's
surprise: Merton Cass and Jane
English had the afternoon off and
they'd dropped in just to see what
was going on (but they stayed to
help US in various ways)
All this mad happened. mind you,
while technically speaking nothing
was going on at the Club During
this same four-hour period prior to
the start of the evenings program
Dessa Schneider and Pat Shaffer
also put in an appearance, as well
as Alfredo Fleek and Betty Nord-
ling and Luise Nielsen and Mar
garet Harris.
During the preceding afternoon
USO had had visits from lot of
It's other very loyal ESQ members
Shirley Kleweno and Neva Downs
bad been in, as well as Lane Rolf.
Margaret Clark, Bonnie Klein, Ele-
nor Mccormack and Margaret Fem
mer, and Beverly LEVERS with Es-
Their George and Irene Williams,
and Ethel Loken and Peggy Pearce.
Thus, in two successive afternoons.
out of a lot of busy girls no fewer
than 20 had been in for visits of
from five minutes to several hours
Tin addition to a number of others
who had come to help in some def
mite spot on the program
This item hardly needs a post
script, we think, to elaborate on the
value of this sort of casual" help
fulness by the girls to the Club
Surely it speaks for itself.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
PROGRAM

THURSDAY. February 3, 900 p.
m.-Regular Thursday night dance
in USO.
FRIDAY, February 4, TOO p. m.
Meeting of Servicemen's Council
in USO; 7:30 p. m.-Movies in USO
lobby: $50 pm. = Candy-making
and pop corn in USO lobby, fol-
lowed by game party.
SATURDAY. February S, 6:15 p
m-Dinner party at Baranof Hotel
to celebrate Third Anniversary OF
founding of National USO: 900 p
m. Formal dance at Masonic
Temple.
SUNDAY, February 6, 100 p. m
lcr later at convenience of service
men) "Trip to Mendenhall Glacier;
1900 p. m.-Open house for towns
people, with special music, and with
coffee and waffles served in USO
lobby; $50 p. m.-Vespers in USO
lobby; 1000 p. m.-Singing around
piano. ?
MONDAY, February 7, 800 p.
m.-Forum Club meeting at private
home; $3.50 p. m.-Movies in USO
lobby.
TUESDAY, February 8, 7:30 D.
m. = Meeting of ESQ Council in
USO; $3.50 p. m.-Quiz contest,
broadcast over KINY $50 D. m.
Customary Tuesday night games
in USO.
WEDNESDAY, February 9, tbs
p. m.-Movies in USO lobby; $50
p. m.-Card party on second floor
Of Club; 900 p. m.-Old-f fashioned
dances in USO lobby.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
IMPRESSIONS

To play host to a large number
of soldiers off ship briefly in port
has been our Staff's privilege on a
good many occasions. We have
gained much personal enjoyment
from it: and we do hope the Clubs
hospitality has meant great deal
to the individual men, We like to
think that its spirit of friendliness
and good cheer especially as ex-
pressed by the girls of juneau has
given them all something to re-
member us by - particularly those
fellows headed for the Aleutians
1t has been interesting, as you
would suppose, to observe the diff
ference in the character of the var
ious outfits. No doubt. many of
those differences were entirely SUI
perficial; but not ali were. Some of
the characteristics of 4 few were
strikingly vivid. For example. that
large shipload of SeeBees Of last
summer impressed us first of all as
exceedingly young, almost pathetic
ally young, and because of their
inexperience, gather than the mile
age involved) such long way from
their homes back ON the East coast,
principally Brooklyn and Boston
Naturally they made a lot of noise.
and some of them must have APP
peared very fresh to an inexper-
fenced observer. But personally we
liked that spirit; and we hoped that
it would help later on to carry those
youngsters through the endless
dreariness of the months ahead on
those fog-ridden islands far to the
west.
Another outfit came through a.
few days ago, headed 1--WE think
for those same far-off spots. The
contrast between these men and
those boys of last summer was
marked. Last weeks visitors were
much older; they must have aver
aged around thirty years. at least;
and they had the brown, weather.
beaten faces, the steady eyes, and
the big hands OF farmers and
ranchmen. You got the instant i'm
preston, a vivid impression, that
without exception these men were
really tough; and you were con-
WINGED that, having lived long
while with roots deep in the earth,
the process of their being taken into
the Army had involved an uproot-.
ing, a wrenching loose of their
whole lives that In itself had done
them violence that no city-bred boy
had had to endure And you were
convinced that it wasn't your i'm
agination that gave you sort-of
queer feeling way up inside of you
that these quiet-spoken, soft-voiced
men from the small towns of Okla
homa and Florida and Texas were
emotionally well prepared to wreak
a terrible vengeance in battle and
to exact full payment for what had
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Pretty girls in formal gowns. and
excellent music will be two features
of the dinner to be held on Satur-
day night, February S, at the Bar
anof Hotel, which was announced
last week as a part of the celebra-
ton Of the Third Anniversary of
the founding Of the National USO.
Announced also was the fact that
1t. Col. John T. Carlton, who heads
up the Army's Special Service Di-
vision in Alaska, would be the prin-
cipal speaker.
There will be instrumental music
en- the violin by Signal Corpsman
Milton Steinhardt, and on the &C.
Gordon, by Coastguardsman II. M.
Shumway. And we will be privil-
eyed to hear a series of numbers by
the Ketchikan Coast Guard Glee
Club, whose members are to be our
guests at the dinner. In addition
to Col Cartons speech, there are
to be brief remarks by two of the
Servicemen stationed here and a
short report by the Club Director.
The Committee is confident that
the dinner party will be great sue
cess. 1t expects a capacity crowd
to fill the Gold Room.
Following the dinner, the Club
will hold a formal dance in honor
of the Coastguardsmen in the Scot
fish Rite Temple.
On Sunday afternoon, February
6, in the Clubhouse an open house
will be observed between the hours
of 400 and TOO o'clock. This will
be featured by special music by the
Singing Debs from the High School,
as well as by the serving of waffles
and coffee in the USO lobby. All
members Of the public are most cor
daily invited to enjoy this occasion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03

been done to them!
We'd hoped we would be able to-
day to put into appropriate words,
too. the conviction we had that
night that these men, with their
courage and their simplicity and
other solid virtues, symbolized
quite unconsciously. needless to
state) the thing we like to feel is,
basically, the American spirit. But,
somehow or other, the right words
for that purpose don't seem to come
to US. Maybe story will serve to
express all we hoped to say and
more eloquently 1t also was about
a Texan, why, lone, not-very-tall
Texan. All by himself he answered
a riot call The people who put in
the riot call were greatly surprised;
they'd expected a whole company of
troopers. Their attitude astonished
him even more: There's only ONE
RIOT, amt there?"
CAPT. HARRY BAKER, A. U. S.
One of the delights of being a
staff member of USO club is in
herent in the opportunity to meet
new men, to make new friendships,
every day. Mostly, of course, the
names of these fellows are brand
new to US just as ours are to them.
But once in visible moon Chat
phrase is the Southeast Alaskan
meteorological equivalent to once
in blue moon the more widely
used phrase descriptive of things
practically non-existent we meet
someone whose name brings back
memories, someone perhaps whom
we have known of and admired for
a long time but never have met.
Harry Baker is an outstanding
name IN the world Of the theatre
He Is among the highest ranking
magicians anywhere. For years he
has been making all sorts of things
disappear on the stage, to reappear
IN extraordinary places. Among the
latest of the disappearance reap
pearance acts for which he is re-
sponsible is the transferance of the
gentleman himself all the way from
the highway called Broadway to the
Alaskan Military Highway, a trans
ference that doubtless even Harry
himself would have deemed an i'm
possibility if challenged with it only
"a short time ago. For now he is
Captain Harry Baker, of the Army
OF the U. S., in its Special Service
DIVISION, working out of Edmonton,
Alberta. He dropped in at the Club
here last week for an informal visit.
He is excellent company. We hope
he will be back this way again be-
fore long. We've exacted a promise
that the next time he will do a
show for us. USO strives constantly
to render the unusual to the SER
vicemen. So, if you wish to acquire
a rabbit out of a hat. or if YOU
happen to have some woman that
you care to have sawed in half, or
If you just find it fun to be fooled
watch for the future billing; THE
Juneau USO. Club and the United
States Army jointly present the IN
ternationally-known Magicia
Harry Baker"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
USO DIRECTOR MAKES GOOD;
OR BOY MEETS GIRLS =


The soldier walked into the Club
lobby. The Director thought this
was new face. Yes, was the an
swer. he'd been in Juneau little
over day, and this was his first
visit to the Clubhouse. The amiable
voice and attractive smile, it was
obvious, would be definitely pleas
ing to the girls. The Director won-
dered, out loud, whether the man
perhaps wouldn't like meeting some
OF the numerous charming Girls
Service Organization m m b n S?
Certainly" he would was the de-
lighted reply as he looked about
hopefully without seeing so much as
one girl in the whole room. It was
by no means vacant; but all pres
ent were strictly CT, not ESQ.
1t was 2:45 o'clock. Aida would
not be on duty for the rest of the
afternoon; it was Mary's day off
A hasty computation indicated to
the Director that 1t would be at
least an hour before any of the
High School crowd could get down
All the others would be working in
their banks or offices and couldn't
possibly make it until at the earl
lest. Then, too, it was the one day
of the week when it Just happens
that most of the girls are not quite
as likely to come in at all. "I'm
sorry" apologized the Director, but
it won't be possible for any of the
girls to be here for at least another
hour, and it is doubtful whether
more than two or three of them
will be here until around 8 o'clock
In fact, to be entirely frank about
the matter it's not unlikely you
VIII have to wait until tomorrow
dance. However," with renewed
yigor'-they really are worth wait
ing for, even longer than tomorrow
night" AS the soldier turned to go,
the Director guessed that he'd hardly
take second chance on USO SO
conspicuously lacking in feminine
charm.
But he didn't reach the door, at
least not for a long time At that
very moment in walked Doris Nc
Eachran, persuasive proof indeed
OF the Directors accuracy as to
ESQ charm if not proof OF its strict
adherence to its duties at school.
bank, office, etc. Behind Doris,
just having parked their bicycles
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
sITKA WOMEN HERE

The following women, here from
Sitka, are registered at the Baranof:
Mrs. Madalyne Boyd, zana Paxton
and Dorothy Lorentzen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
WANTED

WANTED-Singer desk model sew
ing machine-set of standard ma
chine dies and taps-22 rifle.
Phone Red $40. P. o. Box BOOB.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
sULLEYs LEAVE

OOIfIE = LEhVE
For a brief business and vacation
trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sully left
today on the southbound boat for
Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03

WANTED TO BUY = Floor lamp,
set dinner dishes. Write P. O.
Box 2105.
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WANTED TO RENT OR LEASE
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Pitts at Travel Control Office or
call Green 295.
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TURN your old gold into value.
cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03
LOST and FOUND

LOST Child's white curly sheep
Mittens red lining. Reward. Green
us.
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LOST - Red umbrella with hook
handle, early last week. Reward.
Phone Red 1873.
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TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide 4:22 a. M. 5.3Sfeet.
High tide-l0:38 a. M, $50 feet.
Low tide 5:22 p. m, III feet.
High tide-11:5l p M. f36-fees--
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03

THURSDAY, February 3, 900 p.
m.-Regular Thursday night dance
in USO.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-02-03

grown rutabagos. They
are better-They are cheaper.
While they last $3.50 a bag
Across the street from the En-
pire. Contact Paul Satko from
6 to 8 pm, 123 Main st.
The sub., 1944-12-23

Any Qay now we Will all get started on those good old New Years resolutions. It Is a grand old custom and a alarmed good idea. We probably won't keep many of the resolutions but I'm sure we all mean well.
 The clerks met last Sunday at which time they received their coveted charter, selected temporary officers, chose meeting dates and conducted other business for the good and welfare of the organiza- tion. We have been told that all office employees and clerical workers are welcome at these meetings. The advice from the Coming Tower is: all you white collar guys and gals can do your selves lot of good by getting on the band wagon.
 We have been told that the guards have now enrolled enough members to apply for their char ter. Nice going, guards, this just about makes it unanimous. About the first of the year the whole yard should be signed in the A. F. of l..
 The Boi1ermakerS held their elec- tion recently and 1-amed Emil Mahn as their president.
 Another important election was that of the Metal Trades Council. The Metal Trades Council will act as the governing body of the sev- eral local unions. This body is made up of the following locals: Boilermakers, Electricians, Machin- ists and Pipefitters. The popular Emil Mann was also chosen to head this group as president. Yours truly has had the pleasure of sit- ting on several committees with Emil and in our opinion he will make a good leader.
 Those Christmas cards sent out by the Electric Boat Company
The sub., 1944-12-23

were especially nice this year. We understand that former employees now in the service were also re- cipients our favorite columnist, Winchell, would certainly hand out an orchid on that one. Per sonally, we think 1t was swell and to the E. B. we say, Keep 1t up. It's little things like these that help to create lot of good feel ing. We dislike stealing other peoples ideas but when we can't think of a better one, we beg per- mission to use theirs. And SO we borrow a couple more of Winchelps orchids and give them to the Post Office Employees and the Retail Stores clerks. Both groups can be classed under the heading of the lowest paid of the working class. In spite of this, and in spite of the fact that additional exper- fenced help could not be had both of these groups did a splendid job. Many of US were pressed for time, we left our Christmas shopping and our mailing until the last pos- sible moment. I wonder just how many of us thought of the extra burden we were putting on these people. Wouldn't that be swell thought for a New Years resolu- tion-something like this-"From now on I am going to have cheery hello, a pleasant smile and little more patience with that gang who were certainly swell to me-" We were among the many who att tended the dinner in honor of our newly elected Congresswoman, Mrs. Chase Going Wodehouse. It was a real nice party. We recog- nized quite a few of our friends. Offhand, we recall several-Ed- ward and Mrs. Rice, William and Mrs. Fargo.
 Joe Harrington, popular Main Yard clerk, and chairman of the Sub Paper Committee; J. c. and Mrs. McGee-J. c. is the capable and hardworking editor of this sheet; Peter F. and Mrs. O'Malley- Pete Is also connected with the Sub, along with couple of other Union activities.
 The party could almost be con- sidered a Sub reunion as we re-
The sub., 1944-12-23

armed forces, and then wound up by insisting that labor should have an effective voice in the councils of government and industry" after the war.
 Labor should share in determin" ing basic national policies. and in responsibility for making them work" he said. "A strong, vi- brant, dynamic labor movement is our greatest safeguard against totalitarianism and despotism. Such a movement is the keystone in the arch of democracy"
The sub., 1944-12-23
From the Coming Tower
By the Skipper and His Crew

Hello, folksl Here again with more news as we 1t from here was pretty early wishing you all Merry Christmas in the last issue It Is such simple phrase but yet beautiful that going to repeat 1t this week. Yes folks, the and myself wish all of you at home and all in the armed forces Merry Christmas and Bright, Prosperous and Peaceful New Yearl
The sub., 1944-12-23

"The production of material of war has far exceeded even our own expectations" he said. We have smothered the derisive pre- dictions of our enemies in an ava- lanche of implements of victory. :. This country has snown to the world what Is admitted by all, friend and foe. to be a prodigy of production"
 Moreel appealed for still greater effort by the nations workers to meet the increased demands of the
The sub., 1944-12-23

events have ocrurred since our last column but space will not permit them here. Undoubtedly they will be covered in other Sub columns. And so it's Anchors Aweigh" un- til the next issue.
The sub., 1944-12-23
Production Results Exceed Goals
 Adm. MOreelI Tells AFL Delegates

New Orleans-American workers have wrought a "mod- ern miracle" in production Vice Admiral Ben Moree chief of the Navy Departments Bureau of Yards and Doc told delegates the American Federation of Labor tion here.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-19
Back Paw
To Hit Net
Of Rails

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 The
railroads. now closing their &C.
counts for l942. must lay ASIDE at
least SIS 100000 out Of thcu De-
Cember income 10 take care OF
retroactive pay increases for their
workers
This means tha December earn
ingS Will fail below those OF a year
previous the amount depending on
how much the individual railroad
has accrued for this purpose. or
has oNeraccrued for excess profits
taxes, All railroads subject 40 OK.
cess profits taxes VIII take 81
cents out Of that account for each
dollar increase IN wages.
Final results fV December will
not be available FOR several weeks
Meantime, IL is estimated that
December net VIII he about hall
that Of the 1912 month.
Retroactive pay increases. which
already have been given admins
rration approval add Bp 70 about
S2C5 600 600 for the year 1913. Up
TO The end OF November. railroads
had put aside around $4,000. 600
TO meet tins 1913 obligation. lesv-
ing some $4,000 GOO 10 he taken
out of their December earnings.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-19
On the
business
front
BY WARD SCHULTZ
p-,rol, lime. financial Editor

Many months ago TIN, column
took cogniLancc of tho preva-
lcncc of blue SKI opcLtors sell
ng worthless gold shares TO
American investors and using
Canada ~ maven
A. that time n was pOlnicd
out that efforts OF American
law enforcement officers were
wasted. because their Ccasc-and-
dc,INt orders meant little TO tho
hy-by-nlghters ACROSS the river
II rs hcartcnlng 10 note that
the Canadian authorities have
TTKrH = iTdUf III mo game
Prompted 10y the Better BuSi-
moss Bureau undoubtedly a.
the bchcet of American bureaus
tho Province of Ontario has
taken The initial Step of placing
The "tcn-thousand-dollar pros
pccting >yndIcatcS' under regu-
laiIon of the OntaIIo Securities
Commission.
Originally exempted in order
10 encourage >peCting. these
slndlcatcs mcrell provided 4
simple means OF mulctlng thou
sands ont Of hard-carncd dollar.
The Toronto Saturday Night
points out that Ontario has been
- -AaAcp -lnE>loc.l-la n4intnnE- and
demands real action.
DciroitcT~ who have hccn VIC
ttat<rd afe ~tite tttat n Is t0ne
overdue.