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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
CANNERIE5
AGREE With
WLB RULING
UItimatum by Labor Board
Brings Capitulation Of
Salmon Industry

SEATTLE, April 20.-Fifty-three
Alaska canneries, members of the
Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc, faced
with the Regional Labor Boards
ultimatum that the board would rec
ommend that the President take
over the industry under wartime
powers, agreed to sign the AZ con-
tracts with riders carrying the in
structions ordered by the board last
year.
The industry, however, Manager
Henry VanHoevenberg said, still in
sists on reservations on certain dis
puted points in the contracts which
will affect this years operations and
the war hazard bonus ordered for
the l943 operations will be con-
tinued this year, he said, but the
industry does not Believe it should
be regarded as permanent increase
in the basic wages.
He said, I'VE believe the board vio-
lates our signed union agreements
also the Little Steel Formula, this
last for the reason that our en-
ployees already have received up
ward of SO percent increases since
January /, 1941 We feel that we
must secure the ruling of the high
est authority on these points" The
salmon industry opens about May Is
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ALLIES PUSH
NIpp0N50FF
INDIA BASES
jap Road Block Positions
Are iced-Advdnles
in Other Areas

SOUTHEAST ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS IN HANDY, CEYLON,
April 2O.-Allied troops advancing
southeast from Dimapur on the
Bengal-Assam railway have sliced
the Japan road block positions ring
ing the besieged Kohima garrison
and made progress against enemy
infiltration in eastern India.
Further success is announced in
the battle for Imphal Plain as
British infantry and tanks pushed
onward from the Imphal positions
into the jungles and hills.
An offensive to clear Jap posi-
lions threatening the IS mile road
between Kohima and Dimapur te
the south is also proving success
full.
In North Burma, Stilwell's Chin
csc extended long string Of VIC
tories by capturing Warazup, q
miles by road from Kamaing-Mo-
gazing Valley
Domei broadcasts from Tokyo de-
clare the Japs have launched 9
general offensive against the Bril-
fish" on the Arakan front ane
along the Bay of Bengal.
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PENNY DRIVE FOR
0RTH0pEDIC HOSP.
NOW UNDERWAY
Mrs. AIexan der and DR.
Block Will Go on
Air Tonight

Mrs. George F. Alexander, Chair
man Of the local drive for the
Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, will
go on the air tonight over station
KINY from els to $50 o'clock
and quiz DR.. sBerneta Block re-
garding orthopedic work.
The Orthopedic Hospital in Sc
attic treats over rs percent of the
patients there, free of charge.
Many children from Alaska have
been sent to the hospital and cured.
Others are there now being treated
with beneficial results.
The drive IN Juneau is to show
appreciation and incidentally as
sist financially this worthy institu-
ton.
Mrs. Alexander is being assisted
in solicitation Of funds by many
wellknown Juneau women and
bottles have been placed in stores,
banks and elsewhere to receive con-
tributions from pennies up.
The campaign is called the Child
ren's Orthopedic Hospital Penny
Drive. There will be no house to
house solicitation and all contri-
buttons are free-will.
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10 PLANES
SHOT DOWN
BY MISTAKE

WASHINGTON, April 20. - The
second instance of American Troop
transport planes coming under fire
of Allied as well as enemy aircraft
guns, with 10 planes shot down
with "A officers and men missing,
is reported by the War Department.
The incident occurred over Sicily
last July, the War Department said,
with an estimated SO percent loss
due to friendly antiaircraft fire.
The Department did not say who
manned the Allied guns but the
Navy spokesman emphasized the
fire was not from any United States
navy vessels. sHa
Recently the Department acknow-
lodged % transports were shot down
with loss of 410 men, on July H.
off Celia, southern Sicilian coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
HIGH OFFICIALS
OF AUSTRALIA
ARRIVE IN U. 5.
War Brides Of American
Soldiers Also Come
on Allied Ship

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, April
2O-High Allied officials of Austria
liza and several Australian war
brides of American soldiers in San
Francisco, have arrived here on an
Allied ship.
The officials include John Curtin,
Australian Prime Minister; Gen. Sir
Thomas Blamey, COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Allied land forces in
the Southwest Pacific, and Sir
Frederick Shedden, Secretary OF
the Department of Defense and Co
ordination in Australia.
1t is understood the Australian
party is enroute to Washington
then to London.
Curtin has 16 in his party, mill
tary and diplomatic aides. At a
conference with the reporters he
keynoted homage - the gallantry
of Americas fighting men and the
skill of commanders which he as
serted that whatever military plans
are, Australia will share in them.
Curtin also said that no final
peace settlements with any Allied
enemy will be made until all hos
tilities are ended but that Austria
liza and New Zealand should be
considered in the general settle
ment of Jap-Pacific territories after
the war.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
BIG SURPRISE
ATTACK MADE
ON JAPANESE
Allied Fleet Suddenly
Strikes AirfieIds al
Sdbdng, Lhongd

SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN HANDY, CEYLON. April
20.-A powerful Allied fleet of air.
craft carriers. battleships, cruisers
destroyers and submarines, at dawn
yesterday struck the first air and
sea blow against the Jap held Dutch
East Indies since the fall of the
islands in March. l942.
The attack was made four days
after Mountbatten shifted his oper-
ational Headquarters to Ceylon
from New Delhi.
Allied bombers and fighters took
off from carriers somewhere in the
Indian Ocean and carried out the
surprise raid on the Sabang and
Lhonga airfields in Northern SUI
matra
Sabang was also bombarded by
warsnips.
Heavy bombers struck their tar
gets. Presumably these came from
land bases and coordinated their
attack with that from the carriers.
Sabang is a little island just off
the northeastern tip of Sumatra
and less than 1000 miles from
Mountbatten's Ceylon headquarters.
1t has an important harbor which
the Japs are using for their sea
operations.
Toward the west is Lhonga, q few
miles away from the mainland tip.
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OF
NAzI TANKS
BEATEN OFF

LONDON, April 20.--Large scale
German tank and infantry attacks
have been beaten back from the
southwest corner of old Poland after
fierce seesaw fighting Moscow said
today.
The communique also told Of the
capture by Russian shocks troops of
Fedyukhiny Heights, the formidable
barrier guarding the approaches to
beseized Seyastopol
The Nazis, apparently in an effort
to save the big communications CEN
ter at Lwow. launched heavy counter
blows east Of Stainslawow and rs
miles southeast Of the base and
some populated places changed
hands before the assaults were re-
pulsed, the communique said.
A German communique yesterday
said that q Hungarian force had
captured Nadworna. 81 miles south
west Of 6tanislawow and a Soviet
bulletin said that a large force Of
German bombers and fighters had
appeared during the battle. This
supported an earlier Moscow dis
patch which described the Nazi Of
fensiye as an apparently strong and
well coordinated systematic Of
fensive. This also could be an at
tempt to keep the Red Army from
driving through the Czechoslovakia
frontier passes which they reached
April 8.
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HOUSE WANTS Men
IN At BE PUT IN
ESSENTIAL WORK

WASHINGTON, April 20.--Com-
planning of the conspicuous abb
sence" of a planned effort to di-
rect qualified 4Fs into essential
work, the House Military Committee
recommended that men rejected for
full military service be indicted into
non combat duty if they fail to seek
essential war work.
The committee approved the re-
commentator of special sub
committee that no new legislation
be enacted dealing with the $780,
900 men in class AZ. The existing
law, the committee said. provides
authority for handling such men
through administrative procedure.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
ALASKA COASTAL
TRIPS ARE MADE
T0MANY POINTS

Today the Alaska Coastal Airlines
made a trip to Ketchikan with
John Sterling, Harold Foss and
Earl w. McGinty, c. M. Holm flew
to Haines, and then returned with
Ray G. Kahapay, Emil A. Galao
John E. Raynoldson, Gene E. Sneed
and E. H. Snider, all from Skagway
Kenneth Loken, James O'Neill
and Henry Roden were passengers
on flight to Sitka.
Yesterday return flight from
Sitka brought in Mrs. Ernie Carter
Ned Albright, William Spain, ia
cob White and Alton Cropley. The
return trip from Petersburg and
Wrangell had as passengers Evelyn
Graham, A. Edgecomb and Everett
Watrous.
Another trip to Sitka took Joe
Littlefield and Andrew Peters, and
the plane came back with Julia
Durkee, Charlotte Kirby, Leon
Hammerly, J. J. McAvoy and Grace
Tringali.
Returning from Ketchikan
flight yesterday, the plane devel-
oped engine trouble, and Pilot Dean
Goodwin set it down at Roberts
Island, where the passengers were
given a royal welcome by Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter Apple, who operate q
fox farm nearby. Another plane Of
the Alaska Coastal flew down tt
rescue" them and found the party
enjoying a clam feed. The plane
was repaired and flown to Juneau
today. Passengers were John Man.
ders, Karl A. Drager, Frank Bane
Ole Lurno and Louie Stick.
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FUNERAL FOR TOM
CASEY IS SET FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral of Tom Casey. who
died at Petersburg last Friday
morning, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Charles
w. Carter Mortuary chapel. The
ritualistic service Of the Moose Lodge
will take place. and burial service
will be in charge OF the American
Legion. The pallbearers will be men,
brs OF the American Legion.
Before his death, Mr.. Casey re-
quested that no flowers be sent to
his funeral. but that his son wear
flower on that occasion. The son is
in the Army in the South Pacific,
therefore one OF the members Of
the Moose Lodge win be designated
to wear the flower as his proxy, and
later it will be pressed and sent
to him.
All Moose members are requested
to be at the mortuary before p. m.
tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
ARMIES OF
HITLER ARE
GIVEN BLOW

LONDON, April 20.-Hundreds OF
Allied bombers soaring from British
bases late today will observe Hitler's
55th birthday with q shower OF
bombs along the occupied coast OF
Europe.
A great procession Of Allied war
planes of all types began streaming
across the channel while the setting
sun was still in the sky.
The evenings bombardment is OF
unusual strength and a steady roar
of engines was heard for three hours
as the planes swept steadily toward
the wall from behind which Hitler's
armies apprehensively stand.
The late raid followed one by
Italy-based Royal Air Force bomb
ers on the railway center of Plovdiv
in Bulgaria.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
TREMEL SERVICES
WILL BE SATURDAY

Final services for Joseph E.
Tremel. who passed away at St.
AIMS Hospital Tuesday evening, will
be held at the Charles w. Carter
Mortuary chapel at o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon. The services will
be under the auspices Of the Ma
sonic Lodge. and vocal selections
will be given by Mrs. Glen Kirkham.
The Rev. Willis r. Booth Of the
Northern Light Presbyterian Church
will deliver the euloo, and inter-
ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 20.-Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is SIS, Anaconda 25ss,
Beech Aircraft BIZ, Bethlehem Steel
57M, CuEI$ Wright SIS, Interna-
tional Harvester 68%, Kennecott
301a, North American Aviation 8ss,
New York Central 17A, Northern
Pacific f4A. U. s. Steel 81. Pound
$4.04.
Dow, Jones averages today are
as follows: industrials 136.20, rails
1926, utilities 22.50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
BEHpEND5' WINDOW
DISPLAY, STRIKING

Cause Of considerable comment by
shoppers during the past few days
is the unusual and striking window
display at the B. M. Behrends De-
partment Store.
A study in black and white, latest
fashions are illustrated by large
portraits of ten Juneau women in
clothes they're wearing" The COL
lection of photographs is the work
of Mrs. Fern Eaton of the Hamersley
Studio.
Pictured in the fashion parade are
Mesdames H. L. Faulkner, Allen
Shattuck, w. w. Council, A. b.
Hayes, Jacob Eberhardt, Corbett
Shipp, Harold Foss, Cliff Holm,
Sally Barnhill and Miss Phyllis
JENNIE.
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zieu|er Condemns All
Attempts by Officials
To Control Election

solicit this support" he said. Il DO
solicit the support of the people OF
Alaska. I want to be under obliga-
ton to the people of Alaska and
ONLY to the people of Alaska.
These persons who seek to con-
troll your votes, who seek to take
away what little home rule we have
fought for as long as can remem-
ber-these people have not APP
preached me. They know too well
the position take. l have been
here for 81 years and these people
know better than to attempt such
deal with ne. They know my re-
cord"
Stating that Bartlett is weak
candidate, ziegler said, II don't be-
lieve l am unfair In assuming that
because Mr.. Bartlett Is a weak can
didate. certain high officials are
using their titles and offices in an
attempt to force him down their
Threats.
Ziegler Would Upset Cart
"It wouldn't do at ALL" said zieg-
Ter. under the bureaucratic form
of government, to have a Delegate
back there Tin Washington who
might question and expose some OF
these maneuvers."
ziegler closed his talk, after
warning against last minute appeals
for votes by other candidates be-
cause he would not be in Juneau
to rip these false appeals tc
shreds," with this statement:
Il have complete faith in the in
dependence of the people, once they
know how things stand, to make
use of their right Of free ballot, tc
vote according to what they thinl
is right. That's all I ask from you.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
DEPARTMENT HEADS
TO Be NAMED, CITY
COUNCIL TOMORROW

Newly elected Mayor A. B. (Cot)
Hayes will name department heads
for city positions at tomorrow
nights City Council meeting in the
Council Chambers Of City Hall. The
meeting will begin at 8 o'clock.
The salary ordinance will be
brought up for passage and other
pertinent matters will be discussed.
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Ration
Is OFF on Saturday

WASHINGTON. April 20 Ra-
tioning Of all used typewriters and
new machines In the hands Of deal
ers end Saturday, the OPA an
nounces. New typewriters In manu-
facturers' stocks are not affected.
however, by the order and will con-
tinue to be controlled by the WPB.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-20
Turkey Stops
(ronleGoing
To ReithIand

LONDON, April 20.-A Reuters
dispatch from Ankara said Tur-
key has announced officially it will
stop export of chrome to Germany
after tomorrow
The dispatch says this statement
was made today to the Turkish Ma
tional Assembly by Foreign Minister
Menemenciogly
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IN FROM 5ITkA
BY BOAT TODAY

Arriving by boat from Sitka today
were C. r. Flint, Mr.. and Mrs. r..
E. Sheldon, j. G. Gilker. E. A. Ed
ington, Charles Carter, Mrs. Scotty
JAMES. Charles Osthus, Gertie
Berggren, Frank Metcalf, Olga
Dapcevich, and Anne Joseph.
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NEW YORK. April 20.-Lt. Col.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., one Of AM
erica's most famous polo players Of
all time, was killed in an airplane
crash at Salisbury. England, last
Tuesday. member of his family
announces. -
The crash occurred during rou-
tine flight and not in combat.
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ILLUSTRATION OF DANGERS

This, in itself, illustrates the dan
gers of the triple-release harness
and is why the Eighth Air Force
in England has junked it, using the
British single-release harness in
stead.
To get the full picture, it is i'm
portant to realize that, when a man
lands by parachute, he hits at q
speed equivalent to q jump from a
16-foot building. II he hits the wa
ter, he goes under for consider
able depth. When he goes under
he has to cope with 720 feet Of
shroud lines connecting his harness
to his parachute, and it is easy te
get tangled up. Also, If he is in the
old triple-release harness, he has
to undo buckle under each thigh
and another snap at his shoulder
The single release, on the Other
hand, requires only the turn OF
little box on his chest, following
which the entire harness falls off
First developed in the Unitee
States, it has been adopted by the
British, Germans and almost every
Army and Navy in the world. Bul
the U. S. Navy still holds out.
At the moment. U. s. Naval Off
GERS are experimenting with thu
single-release harness but have
made no decision.
Most tragic fact about the Navy'i
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WANTED

Attorney r. E. Robertson has re-
ceived a request from the Red
Gross to locate Mrs. Clarence
(Nellie) Fowler. If she or anyone
knowing OF her whereabouts, should
contact Mr.. Robertson Immediately.
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FURTHER COMPLICATIONS

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 20
Organized Shore Workers Of the
major British Columbia fish plants
threw their support behind fisher
men involved in the Pacific Coast
halibut tie-up by refusing to handle
any of this type of fish that may
be landed by nonunion boats. No
boats have yet landed in Vancouver
since the opening Of the fishing
season but 1T is anticipated some
vessels will operate despite the tie
up.
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OFFICERS, MISSIONARY
SOCIETY OF MEMORIAL
rur1Rcu MEET TONIGHT

The officers Of the Memorial
Society plan a meeting tonight at
7:3O o'clock in the church school
room. Reports Of Presbyterial dele
gates will be given and all mem
bers are requested to attend.
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THOMAS GEORGE, R.,
IS NOW IN U. 5. NAVY

Thomas George, Jr.. has joined
the U. s. Navy andis leaving Seattle
on April % for Camp Farragut,
Idaho. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas George of Juneau.
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Alaska palkers Pay
$5Dividend May 10

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-The
Alaska Packers will pay a dividend
of IS share on May 10 to share
holders ON record April 49,
Dividends in l943 and 194l aggre-
gated So each year but there was
no payment in 1912.
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CAA MEN HERE

w. p. Plett, Jack Jefford, L. p.
RoEers, Charles e. Planck. U. M.
Culver and H. T. Hopewell. CAA
men, are registered at the Baranof
from Anchorage. "a
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GRIFFIN AT BARANOF

G. G. Griffin, an arrival here, is
IL guest at the Baranof and is re-
gistered from Seattle.
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ELLINGTON HERE

j. A. Ellington, travelling man, Is
here from Seattle and has register
ed at the BaranOf. m w
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The Washington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
cit. Col Robert 8. Allen now on active
service with the Army)

WASHINGTON question OF
the quick-release parachute har-
ness is still causing considerable
backing and-filling inside the arm
ed services, this time in the Navy.
Although the Army delayed Tor
months after Brig. Gen. Newton
Longfellow of the U. 8. Eighth Air
Force in England requested the
ouick-release harness on June l,
l943. nevertheless the Army did
Jump in at top speed last month,
after revelations in this column, and
ordered more than 100000 OF the
quick single releases.
Furthermore, Colonel G. B. De-
gavre, second in command at Camp
Mackall, N. c., where eight para
troopers drowned when they were
unable to extricate themselves from
their triple-release harnesses, came
to Washington last month, request
ed and got the promise OF new
quick release harnesses.
The Navy, however, has not act
ed SO quickly. One week after revel-
ations in this column, the Navy did
send three OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
visit various parachute factories,
presumably to ascertain where the
quick-release harness could be man
ufactured. At this writing, however,
no Navy orders have been placed.
This may he partly because the
Army jumped in ahead and has
most of the parachute factories
busy. But the delay may be due to
traditional Navy devotion to the
old-fashioned triple-release para
chute.
Instead of ordering the safer type
of parachute, the Navy is expert
menting with a breathing instru-
ment which will permit an aviator
who drops into the water in his
parachute to breathe under water
for about five minutes. During this
five minutes, he could get out OF
his cumbersome triple-release har-
ness.
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McCRACKENs HERE

B. l.. and Alice McCracken are
registered from Anchorage and are
at the Baranof.
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MRS. BEAR HERE

Mrs. John Bear, guest at the
Gastineau Hotel. is here from Pei
lean.
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WEATHER REPORT


Temp. Wednesday, April 10
Maximum So. Minimum IS
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CHARLES CARTER
i3 BACK FROM SITKA

Charles w. Carter, Juneau morti-
clan, returned today from a brief
business visit to Sitka.
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CONTINUE TIE-UP

SEATTLE, April 20-Represen-
tatives of the Fishing Vessel Own
ers Association and Deepsea Fish
ermens' Union conferred following
the OPA refusal to abolish the CELL
ing price cuts ON halibut and re
affirmed their "unwillingness' to
put to sea in the l944 halibut sea-
son.
I'VE can stay in port for months
If necessary" Harold Grotle, union
business agent said.
I'VE expect other ports to re-
main with US" said H. E. Lokken
manager of the owners association
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0pA REFUSES
ANYCHANGE,
FISH PRICES
HaIibut Vessels Continue
Tie-up-B. {. Workers
Give Support

WASHINGTON, April 20. - In
fishing and other industries as well,
the OPA said it is convinced that
in order to successfully wage a war
against initiation, the price OF COM
modities must be controlled to all
levels of production and distribu-
ton" This is a memo submitted
to the House Merchant Marine sub
committee investigating the effect
Of OPA regulations on fishing.
The OPA, referring to various
suggestions by the fishing industry
representatives calling for price
ceiling only on producer levels or
abandoning fish price ceilings en-
tirely, argued that proposals would
destroy all controls. The report cit
ed Bureau of Labor statistic fig
ures showing the index of fish pric-
es rose 996 from August, 1899 to
223.5 on January, 1914