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Evening star., 1945-09-18
Postor to Address Students

The Rev. John w. Rustin, pastor
OF Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will address students of the
Westminster (Md.) Theological SEM
mary tonight at the opening meeting
OF the SD academic year OF the
school. The formal matriculation
service will be held in the seminary
chapel. Glasses begin tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Army Offers Troops,
IWACS and Bands for
Nimitz Day Parade

Inc Army today offered troops,
WACS and bands as its share in
honoring Admiral Chester w. Nimitz
with an hour-long parade October S,
the day he returns to Washington
from his victories in the Pacific.
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young, com
mander of the Military District Of
Washington, offered one regiment of
infantry. four bands and numerous
WACS for the parade which was
decided on by citizens committee
meeting with Commissioner John
Russell Young yesterday.
Rear Admiral Harold B. Miller.
Navy public relations director, said
a large number of Navy planes
would be available to fly "air cover"
Navy participants in the parade will
include a battalion of Marines and
a large number of seamen, he said.
Patriotic Groups to Participate.
While all arrangements are still
tentative, the committee expected
that patriotic organizations Of this
and the last war would participate.
Representatives of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the American Veterans Com
mittee suggested their participation
at yesterdays meeting in the Dis
trict Building.
Other plans for the celebration in
clude dinner. 1t is expected that
Admiral Nimitz will speak before
Congress and be present when Pres
ldent Truman presents II or more
Medals of Honor to heroes of the
Navy, Marines and the Coast Guard.
Tentative arrangements are also be-
ing made for a civic gathering
at the Washington Monument
Grounds.
Admiral Nimitz will be accom-
panied on his arrival by 1t. Col.
Gregory Boyington, Marine ace who
was rescued from q Japanese prison
camp, and other heroes of the Pa
cific campaigns.
Halsey Due Later.
Admiral William f. Halsey and
Admiral Raymond A. .Spruance will
not be present for the celebration.
Admiral Halsey is in command of
the Sd Fleet. He is expected to re-
turn home In time for the Navy Day
celebration, October n. Admiral
lSpruance will remain in command
OF naval units in Japanese waters.
Commissioner Young appointed a
committee to arrange the celebra-
ton consisting Of Floyd Akers,
chairman; Carter T. Barron, vice
chairman, and Edwin N. Lewis, Sec
retary.
John A. Reilly was named chair
man for the public reception; Jo-
seph C. McGarraghy for the BAN
quet; B. M. McKelway for finance;
John j. Payette for stage manage
ment; Frank LaFalce for press rela-
tions; Fred A. Smith for decora-
tions; Col. Edward J. Kelly for pub
lie safety; Harvey L. Jones for the
parade and John Waters for the
program.
Vice chairmen of the Public Safety
Committee are Inspector Harvey G.
Callahan and Fire Chief Stephen
T. Porter. Col. Leonce r. Legendre
and 1t. Clarence Arata were named
vice chairmen OF the Parade Com
mittee. j
New York also will have a cele-
bration for Admiral Nimitz. Mayor
La Guardia said an official reception
would be rendered the admiral and
has been set tentatively for
October 8,
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Newport Girl Named
As Miss Nicotine XII
Ey the Associated press.

LA PLATA, Sept. 18.-Miss Edith
Bowling, Newport. will become miss
Nicotina XI"-queen Of Southern
Maryland's tobacco crop-at Charles
County's 22d annual fair at La Plata.
She was elected at a dance Satur-
day night at Chapel Point. The
coronation will be held October 6.
Her maids of honor, also elected
at the dance, will be Kitty Race.
La Plata; Katherine Garner, Spring
Hill; Mary 10 Brown, Bealton, and
Norma Ann McDonagh. Hughes
vile.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Prince Edward Jury
Begins Probe Today
OF Primary Contest
BY the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 18.-In-
vestigations in the contest of the
August Democratic primary nom-
ination for lieutenant governor, in
which Charles r. Fenwick, Arling-
ton, won over Delegate L. Preston
Collins and Senator Leonard G
Muse, will begin today in Prince
Edward County by a special grand
jury.
The jury will hear testimony on
the voting in the primary in Prince
Edward, one Of the four counties
named by Mr.. Fenwick in bringing
a countercontest of Mr.. Collins
suit.
Mr.. Collins lost by 572 votes and
is backing his contest on the vote
in Wise County, where Irregularities
are alleged. Mr.. Fenwick's answer
charges irregularities in the vote In
Prince Edward, Cumberland, Ap-
pomattox and Lunenburg Counties
Eight witnesses, including two
who made the investigation on
which Mr.. Fenwick based his
charges, have been called, officials
report.
Appomattox already has had a
grand jury investigation, but this
failed to develop more than four
allegedly improper votes. Another
grand jury will meet in Cumber-
land next Tuesday, and a Wise
County grand jury will be convened
Monday. No investigation is plan
ned in Lunenburg =
The grand jury investigations are
mainly for the purpose of fixing
criminal responsibility for any ir-
regularities found. while the contest
proper, involving civil aspects. is
being conducted in Richmond Cir
cult Court before Judge Julien
Gum. Before leaving the court
here Friday, attorneys for both
sides indicated they would be ready
to argue the case shortly after Oc-
tober /.
Evening star., 1945-09-18
Large RottIesnoke Killed

FREDERICK, Nd, Sept. Is 1P-
A large rattlesnake was killed ON
Sugar Loaf Mountain by M. S. stot-
tlemyer. New Market, Measurino
40 inches in length and sK inches
around the middle. the reptile had
IL rattles and Z button.
Evening star., 1945-09-18

dydGCSVule Lne-
a er Saturday
night, was made
today. by Cor
nelius K e ii er,
father of the
missing youth.
Prince Georges
County, District
a n d Maryland
authorities al
ready have been
searching t o r
the G on z a E a
High S C h o o !
honor student.
The boy. whose
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Evening star., 1945-09-18
FB| Asked 10 Join Hum
For HyaHsviIIe Boy
Missing Three Days

An, appeal to the Federal Bureau
of Investigation to help in the
search for 15-year-old Michael
Keller, who disappeared from the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
MIDNIGHT
 CURFEW IS
 MANDATE:D
Nigh Clubs, Theatres and Roadhouse Must Close
 Doors at Stroke of F


 WASHINGTON, r'en. 20.--A mid- night curfew has been proclaimed for night clubs, theatres, road houses, saloons and all other 'places Of entertainment throughout the Nation.
 This action has been taken by War Mobilization Director James r Byrnes and is effective February 26.
 The order is expected to make New York's Broadway and countless other amusement centers in the na- tion look like deserted villages. '
 Byrnes' mandate took the form oi a request" on operators of enter tainment places to have theii patrons out tand doors locked by midnight but Byrnes has also in- vcked Manpower controls to make compliance to all intents obligatory and said he would ask the Wal Manpower Control to deny ceilings to any place violating the mandate and this would deprive establish ments of employees
 Byrnes said the purpose of the mandate is primarily to save coal consumed in heating and in provid- ing electricity, but also would help in the fields of manpower for trans portations and in other ways"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
< WO LIMA BATTLE IS
 TOUGH ONE
Fanatital Defenders Fighl FuriousIy- Air
 Forces Put 10 II

UNITED STATES CIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, GUAM Feb. 20.--American Marines seized the southern airfield in southern Two Jima after smashing through Japanese defenses "as fanatically defended as any in the Paicfic, ! Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an- nonnced today.
 Veteran Marines moved a path clear across the island, extending in irregular wedge formation from two and half miles long on the east coast to 1000 yards on the west.
 Territory Captured
 The newly captured territory reaches from the northern slopes of Suribachi, a Japanese volcano fort ress, to the southern tip of the island, which is now cut off from its northern defenders.
 At the edge of the prized Moto- yama Airfield Number One last night battalion of Japanese at tackled in full strength down the runway to the southern edge of the airstrip but the Twenty-seyenth Marine Regiment beat it back fierce ly and drove off the Japanees rem- nants.
 Sporadic artillery and mortar fire fell on the American beaches on
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
BIxBY GIVES pANAMSIDE.
 ROUTE CASE
Declares Seattle Is Gate. way io Alaska : One
 Stop 10 Orient

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Harold Bixby, Vice President of Pan Ameri- can Airways, expressed the view that the air service to Alaska should stand on it's won and be indepen- dent of transport operations to the Orient.
 Bixby testified in behalf of Pan Americans application to the Civil Aeronautics Board at the hearing for s North Pacific route.
 Questioned by counsel of other airlines, Bixby said Pan American felt that Alaska was particularly important and schedules there should not be dependent on con- nections with services to the Far East.
 Bixby said his company contem- plated one stop in the schedule, Seattle to Tokyo, and that one to be in the Aleutians. He also said he was convinced that Seattle was the gateway to Alaska, and not Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
STASSEN GOING TO
 BIG MEET
Former Minnesota Gov- ernor 10 Attend Confer
 enle at San Francisco

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 = Com. mander Harold F. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota, said he considers his appointment by Presi- dent Roosevelt to the San Fran cisco United Nations Conference a political liability
 He told newsmen at a conference: :: However. you can't weigh a matter of that kind with anything as serious as the nations hopes to prevent another world war. I'm a Republican weighing the whole thing. Republicans are apt to look upon 1t as a political liability. However, I have not the least hesitation in accepting the ap- pointment'
 Commander Stassen, a member of Admiral Halsey's staff, said he would be granted a leave by the Navy to attend the conference, add ing he would go lin civilian clothes and would act, speak and think as wish
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
ALASkA BOY PHILIP
 FILE LANDS ON LUz0N

WITH THE TWENTY FIF I'll INFANTRY (TRO OPTIC LIGHTN- INGl DIVISION, IN THE PHILIP PINES CDelayed) -TISgt. Philip File has landed on Luzon Island in the Philippines with combat unit of the Twenty Fifth Infantry CTropic Lightning Division.
 Son of MT. and Mrs. Claude File of Central, Alaska, he enlisted in the army in 1889 and was sent to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, when the Japs struck Pearl Harbor
 A veteran of Guadalcanal and New Georgia where the Twenty Fifth Division distinguished itself as a fighting unit, he is entitled to wear the Combat Infantrynan's Badge, awarded for outstanding performance against the enemy Sgt. File also wears the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with three cam paign stars.
 He was a former construction worker and his present. military duty is as a platoon sergeant. He has two brothers in Alaska, c. E File, a Private in the Infantry and J. M. File, a Private in the Signal Corps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
CANADIANS
 STILL HOLD
 ROAD TOWN
American Seventh Army Captures Five Towns
 in SaarIand

PARIS, Feb. 2U.-The Canadian First Army virtually cleared the ruins of Gotch, former Siegfried Line road center and repelleo at least five vigorous counterattacks which checked the gains of the northern wing on the Western Front.
 On the opposite flank the Am erican Seventh Army widened its resurgent front inside the industrial Saarland and captured five towns in move within three and half miles and in sight of the blackened steel city of Saarbrucken.
 Seven, of at least Il divisions of 155,00O men are applying increasing pressure to it's limited offensive on the fringe of the packed arsenal region in between.
 General George s. Pattons Third Army stormed into Germany at a new point, capturing Wincheringen, a mile across the border, east of luxembourg City and five miles from
 
 the fortified road hub of Saarburg.
 The Ninety-fourth Division seized four towns along the four-mile front between Saarbruecken and Trier, the Germans oldest city and the birth place of Karl Marx.
 Pattons army made a surprise crossing of the Moselle River to capture Wincheringen. The Roar River, like the Rhine and the Mouse, is receding as the flood waters re- turn to their banks in 36 miles from the opened dam gates to Roermund.
 The American First and Ninth armies and the British Second will be able to strike toward Cologne, the Rhineland and the Ruhr. h. deed, the Germans said, the Ninth attempted a crossing at Linnich, where the Roer is still wide.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
BIG MANILA
 FORT SEIZED
 BY YANKEES
Heavy Mortars Tearing Apart Walls of Defend
 ed Intramuros Section

MANILA, Feb. 20- -Manila's Fort William Mckinley was seized Sun day as heavy mortars began tear- ing apart the outer walls of the Intramuros section, where cornered Jap defenders holed up for a bloody final stand.
 Some 1000 civilians, held hos tages within the ancient walled city may have reached freedom already. At least a few are reported to have filtered through to the waterfront and escaped in small boats.
 Japanese fire from the walls is still heavy However, heavy mor- tars taken across the Pasig River on pontoon bridges, were put to work tearing chunks out of thick outer walls of Intramuros, so tanks and infantry could move in.
 Three days ago the Japanese commander was asked to liberate civilians within the Walled City. No formal answer has as yet been received.
 Fort Mckinley was entered by the Eleventh Airborne Division and First Cavalry spearheads.
 Other Tanks swarming over Cor regidor mopped uT Japanese de- lenders on that island fortress, while still others pursued enemy remnants on Bataan Peninsula.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
PRESIDENT,
 CHURCHILL HAVE TALK
Important Meeting Now Revealed After Big
 Three Session

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-Presi- dent Roosevelt conferred with Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Alexandria, Egypt, after the Big Three" meeting and received an- other pledge of full support in the war against the Japanese after Germany's defeat
 In a formal summary of the Presidents activities since he left the Yalta meeting on the Black Sea Sunday, February II, the White House said Roosevelt in- vited Gen. Charles de Gaulle to meet him in Algiers. De Gaulle, the statement said, replied that official business prevented him going to Algiers.
 "Questions of mutual interest and importance to France and the United States are pending and l wanted very much to see the. Gen. eral before leaving for home" the President said.
 Upon leaving Livadia Palace in the Crimea, the President motored along the Black Sea to Sevastopoi and spent the night aboard an American Navy auxiliary ship. The Presidents travel itinerary also in cluded a conference aboard U. s. warship in the Great Bitter Lake through which the Suez Canal passes.
 King Visits
 King Farouk of Egypt discussed American-Egyptian relations, and Halle Selassie, Emperor of Ethi- opia, was received in this same setting. In this conference, the President conversed in French King Ibn Saud of Saudia, Arabia, also received the President in an impressive ceremony during the afternoon of the day following the reception by King Farouk and the Ethiopian Emperor.
 Algiers was described as the Presidents last stopping place abroad before leaving for Wash ington, the White House announce ment said.
 Other Travels
 Secretary of State Edward Stet- tinius is now enroute from Moscow to make official calls at Liberia, in Southwest Africa; Brazil, and then
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Ut. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army,

WASHINGTON = Though they won't be present in Mexico City, the shadows of two potent figures will hang over the Pan-American Conference beginning tomorrow One is the sinister spectre of Ar genuine Dictator Farrell and his Fascist Government. The other is the remote control of Cordell Hull.
 The latter still keeps his hand on the throttle regarding certain foreign policies, especially his de- ermination not to recognize Ar gentina.
 After the gaunt, grey 73-year-old Secretary of State first departed, significant changes started to take place inside the State. Department. Last summer, for instance, when Brazilian Am bass dor Martins urged and demanded that Pan- American nations gather to con- slider Argentine non-recognition, Hull flatly refused He didn't want even to discuss the matter.
 Last spring when Mexican For eign Minister Padilla made the same suggestion, Hull was politely but equally adamant. Argentina, to him, was like member of the family committed for insanity-a question you just did not discuss.
 This made a lot of Latin Am- ericans boiling mad. They did not sympathize with Argentina, but they didn't like to have the subject tabooed. They felt they had a right to talk about it.
 Then Hull resigned, and mem bers of the State Department began to discuss Argentina. Among others, open-minded Nelson Rockefeller,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
66 ENEM Y PLANES ARE
 SHOT DOWN
Industrial Targets in Tokyo Struck in Big Super-
 fort Attack

U. s. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, GUAM, Feb. 20-The biggest Superfort raid of the wal was made Monday on Tokyo and resulted in the destruction and damaging of 66 enemy planes bringing to a total since the first B-29 attack on Honshu CTokyo's Island) last Thanksgiving Day of 732, Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay, head ing the Twenty First Bomber Com mand, disclosed today.
 That Mondays big strike on Tokyo was delivered in support of the Marine invasion of Two Jima, 750 miles south of Tokyo, was also revealed.
 The big bombers shot down 2l enemy fighters, probably destroyed 20 others, and damaged 25. Three B-29's were lost.
 The B-29 force that battered urban industrial areas of Japan's war center Monday, was the largest ever sent from the Marianas bases. Indications are that 150 Super forts roared over the Tokyo region Monday from bases on Tinian and Saipan Islands.
 The B-29's bombed by precision instruments and good results were obtained with the Naka lima Mu-
  ashine aircraft factory among the industrial targets attacked
 Gen. LeMay announced in his communique that fighter opposition was light but anti-aircraft fire was heavy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20

LONDON, Feb. 20--- Russian troops have punched several deep breaches in the German lines on a 65-mile front, stretching within 59 to SO miles of Berlin and Dresden, the German command declared, in- dicating that Soviet Marshal Ko- news forces have resumed the big push on these two cities after withstanding German counter attacks.
 The German conlmlinique today declared Konev's forces have preached the German lines in the areas of Guben, 5l miles south west of Berlin. and at Sorau, 28 miles farther southeast of Lauban, l61 miles east of Dresden.
 A later broadcast said Konev. is attacking Lauban, thrusting from Goerlitz. l2 miles beyond on the Neisse River and fl miles from Dresden. This broadcast said Ko- nev had cut the Sorau- Goerlitz railway on a stretch at an undis- closed point temporarily"
 Moscow dispatches said the Red Army despite Nazi counter-attacks is clineing to positions in front of the Oder-Spree line southeast of Berlin while carrying out what may be some of the most important consultations in this phase of the war"
 Field dispatches to Moscow said both Marshals Konev and Zhukov are warding off Nazi blows ein strategic moves which promise to pay dividends when the drive to the capital city is resumed"
 The Russians have pushed for ward to the north and have ad- vanced to within AT miles of Danzie, capturing the Polish Corri- dor town of Nowe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
SERvICEMEN INVITED
 10 CHAMBER. LEGION

As announced at the Rotary Club lunch today all Juneau and Douglas servicemen have been invited to be the guests of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at their regular weekly luncheon, Thursday. and also to be guests of the American Legion in the Dugout on next Monday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
L0UDSpEAkER OF GERMANS DRAWS
 US. MORTAR FIRE

ROME, Feb. 20-A German loud speaker propaganda broadcast was located and concentrated mortar fire stifled it and relieved the monotony on the Eight Army front.
 Acaivity in Italy otherwise was confined to patrols and the Fifth Army improved positions somewhat in the Tyrrhenian Coastal area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
THREE FOUND GUILTY
 IN CITY POLICE COURT

In City Magistrates, Court this morning three persons were found guilty of drunk and disorderly con- duct and were each fined $25. They were Eathal McCammon, Hollace McCammon and Emma Mayeda.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
STORES WILL CLOSE ON THURSDAY;; GIVE ORDER TOMORROW
City and Territorial Offices, Banks, Schools Also
 Take Holiday

Housewives should take notice and put in their orders for foods early tomorrow, as stores will be closed i'll Juneau on Thursday, which is Washington's Birthday.
 City and Territorial offices will also remain closed for the day, as will banks and the public schools. with pupils returning for regular sessions on Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
THIBoDEA6s RETURN

MT. and Mrs. J. A. Thibodear and small son, Joey, returned or the Northland last night after spending the past several weeks ir the States. During their absence son Robert managed Thibodeau's Cash and Carry Market on Will loughby Avenue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
VAN HORN To sITKA

Edward Van Horn, of Sitka, visited in Juneau today while the steamer Northland was in port. He is on his way from Seattle to his home in Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
Wani 10 Buy a Yaehi! NavyHas Them; Market
 Slow, Is Report Made
By JACK sTiNNETT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-- The market in yachts is slow these days.
 The Navy and War Shipping Ad- ministration have yachts and small pleasure craft ranging from sail boats to diesel-motored floating palaces to sell. They're discovering that if they aren't exactly a drug on the market, the trade in them isn't what you would call b,is'-
 When the United States went to war, our global navy was just emerg- ing from the planning stage. From Maine around the Florida Keys to Corpus Christi; from the Aleutians to San Diego, it became impera- tive to patrol every yard of our coasts day and night. Hundreds and hundreds of patrol craft were need- cd immediately to supplement the little coast guard fleet.
 Tine only place to get them at once was from private owners Scores of these turned their boats over to the Navy gratis. Others im- mediately offered their pleasure craft and fishing boats for sale
 For months this makesllift Feet guarded our coastal waters, carry ing everything from depth bombs to few sidearms that couldn't be called armament at all They not only served to shore up an important breach in our defense system. but they permitted hard-pressed manu- lecturers and shipyards to give at- tention to the more important long range vessels and deadly PIT boats.
 The Navy now has the situation well in hand, and many of these beats are being turned back to their owners or offered for sale un- der the Surplus Property Act.
 Under that act, it is up to the Navy to declare surplus those craft they no longer need and turn them oyer to the War Shipping Admin istration for sale. VISA merely ad- vertises for bids. except in some in- Stances when former owners are given first crack at them,
 Bids on the first batch of the pleasure fleet that went to war were opened just the other day. Twenty six boats had been offered for sale, but high bids were accepted on only IT of them. Bids on the other nine were so disappointing that VISA de- 'clared no sale and will offer them again.
 Bids are now being received on the second batch of A boats. None of the boats sold so far is in the palatial yacht class but there prob
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