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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-17
TOWNS IN
THE STATE REGISTRY

Several months ago we wrote a
piece i'll this column about the
names of some of the towns APP
pearing in the clubs State Registry,
the extraordinarily vivid names,
and the names of simple loneliness.
We expect soon to do supplement
to that item, for the book has ac-
cumulated a lot of additions dur
ing recent weeks.
Today we're jotting down sort
Of, SO we won't forget them a few
new favorites of ours. We like the
peacefulness of the sound of Har-
mony, Minnesota, and Friendship,
Indiana, and Fair Lawn, New
Jersey, and Wheatland, Wyoming,
and Springwater, New York. And
probably because their names seem
to echo the sounds of the frontier
days, we like, too, Broken Bow,
Oklahoma, and Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
For sometime now just about our
top-ranking favorite name of all
has been the former home town of
one of our best-liked friends, Pat
Fleek, the inappropriately desig-
mated Cactus Gardens, Arizona. But
the book has just acquired new
ont that ranks almost as high with
us,-Devil's Bend, Texas.
That's all on this subject for
today. You'll be hearing from us
about it soon again.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-17
PROG R A NJ
Week of May II to May %


n " " n ~ III
Week of May II to May %
10 THURSDAY, May 17-8 p. m.
Dancing class, second floor of USO
$50 p. m, Dance at USO to music
If Servicemen's Band.
10 FRIDAY, May 1870 p. m.
radio presentation over KINY OF
Blind Goddess" by USO Com
nandos. 8 p. m, Portrait drawing
" Mary and Jean Shaw in USO
|l0:15 p. m, Friday Night Party
With special entertainment and re-
.reshments, followed by dancing to
luke box.
. SATURDAY, May 1880 p. m,
Movie shorts in USO. $50 p. m,
Dance (Gingham Party in USO,
With Servicemen's Band.
. SUNDAY, May 20-l;30, and
1880 p. m, Sightseeing trips to
Mendenhall Glacier. 2 p. m, BIZ
cycle party $50 p. M, Coffee
aour with waffles. Ruth Brooks at
the piano. 9 p. m, Songfest. 1918
/ 0. M, Kodachrome slides presented
oy George Schnell.
o
10 MONDAY, May 81 - 7 p. m,
Meeting of Servicemen's Council.
1880 p. M, Forum Club leaves Tor
meeting at private home.
10 TUESDAY, May 22-7:3o p. m,
Broadcast of Quiz Contest from
JSO. GAS p. m, Customary Tues
lay night games in USO.
h WEDNESDAY, May 1870 p.
NJ, Movies in USO $50 p. m,
Square dancing in USO, under
|ioint auspices with A.W.V.S.
FROM USO HEADQUARTERS
So much does our club (and
every other USO Club for that
natter owe to our National Head
Quarters for the success of local
Operations that for some time
we've been intending to write an
| tenn in this column to express our
appreciation Today we nave
particular reason for getting out
|;uch an item.
One of the many jobs under
|,aken by the headquarters staff is
he furnishing of program ma
serials and program ideas to every
|)ne of the scores of overseas USO's.
Thus, as a routine matter, we re-
|.eive each month from New York
|lO of the latest records for the juke
box and a half-dozen current books,
together with kit containing sug-
gestions for activities especially ap-
3ropriate for that particular month.
And at all times we know we can
count on headquarters to keep us
Implied with. such essentials as
Nafienery and ping-pcng balls Ito
Mention only two of the ecmmonest
1eHns always in demanb. IL addi-
IN, hardly a week goes by with
5utf our receiving something out
u The ordinary, n the form of
soEne game, puzzle, pamphlet, radio
scrapt OF hobby material, whatever
|ti happens to be, it is designed to
make life around the club pleas
|a1lter for our men and our job
sasier for us.
Needless to state, our staff feels
continually indebted to our friends
back east for their helpfulness. We
believe they realize this. But within
a few days we'll be able to make
sure of it. For our club is about to
receive a visit from Dr.. Royal H.
Burpee, Program Director for the
|entire USO Overseas Department
AS we've often said in this
column in the past, we are very
proud of this town of our tenn
pcrary adoption,-we love to show
it off to each newcomer to the
club We are proud, too, of so fine
a National Staff Representative as
Roy COR "Doc'o Burpee happens
to be. So it's going to be special
treat to make our CT friends and
our Juneau friends acquainted with
| this very attractive visitor They
are sure to like him very much.
MARY
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-17
MARY,
A GRAND OLD NAME.

Yes, it certainly is a grand old
name. And it's an even-grander old
feeling in the Juneau USO now
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The sub., 1945-08-02

the Island fortress of Tarawa half way across the world, and at the same time supplying and building LID our European forces. At this time we had some 29,662 naval vessels. This number was increased to 32,179 in December when the amphibious attacks upon the island of New Britain in the Pacific be- gan.
 June of 1914 found us engaged in two great invasions. We landed in Normandy with our naval strength increased to 51,000 vessels, and later in the month hit Saipan in the Pacific with that strength bol- stered by 587 more ships. By the time we hit Guam in July there were 55,229 ships arrayed against our Axis foes. And in August when fighting men were storming ashore in Southern France and in the Pa- cific, 58,960 ships were on hand.
 The attack upon Luzon in the Philippines began in January, 1945. At that time naval strength num- bered some 73,862 vessels which enabled the attack to go ahead on schedule despite the heavy load of shipping to the European theatre at the same time. A month later when Two Jima came under our guns, the Navy had increased to the astounding total of 8O,522 vessels. In March, U. s. Naval forces in Europe aided in transporting Army units across the Rhine.
 In May we Stormed the beaches of Okinawa, Jap stronghold close to their homeland. By this time the Navy had built, converted and acquired better than 100000 veS- sels. And, since May. amphibious operations have taken place in BOrneo.
 Navy ships have conveyed our troops to every major fighting front and kept them supplied deS- bite the menace of enemy submar- ines and the best weapons of the enemy.
 The workers of the Electric Boat Company have done their part in making this magnificent fleet possi- ble. The Navy recognizes this and is proud of you. A badge of their esteem is your Navy "E pin or button, and five Navy "E's" flying at the E. B. flagstaff.
The sub., 1945-08-02
The Greatest Fleet of the World

'The greatest Navy the World has seen" meansf more than just show of strength for the than OO 900 vessels which comprise have carried and conveyed fighting to the enemys very door step and be yond his seized frontiers Europe And there the U S. Navy has enabled them to be supplied with the to Victory Without this huge array of ships the Navy could not have fought two determined enemies simultaneously two fronts separated by thousands of miles, And with Germany vanquished the Navy will need them to land and supply sufficient force to bring Japan to her knees
 When the Japs hit Pearl Harbor December 1941, the Navy had 7695 ships "On Hand That treacherous att tack hastened and enlarged unparalleled of build inng, conversion, and acquisition.
 By August 1942 less than year later, we had built converted and acquired 201 naval vessels and the attack on Guadalcanal was mounted.
The sub., 1945-08-02
Navy Needs Shipyard Workers

For the benefit of our SUB READERS we would like to point out that if you are no longeR working at your Shipyard trade and can possibly arrange to take a job at a distance from your home that you will be doing a REAL PATRIOTIC ACT if you go to your nearest USES office and en~ roll for either West Coast or Pearl Harbor ship repair work. l
 The United States Navy is re& broadcasting urgent appeals foH the following trades: Machinistss boilermaker sheetmetal workers, electricians and mechanics of all description for help in rebuilding battle-damaged Ships.
 As an added attraction trans~ portation is furnished, the pay ia good under the WING regulations and meals and housing are cut to cost.
 THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS ON THE SECOND FRONT! All eligible men should heed this call. YouF aid now may mean months if not years saved in the Pacific War with the NIPS. It may mean tho saving of millions of lives. The life of your son, or your brother! Jump in these pitching, fellows and let's get the job done and the NIPS on their knees!
The sub., 1945-08-02

inner defense waters, and they were hot on our trail. The next few days their planes and surface vessels were searching all over the area, trying to hunt us down. Early one morning one of our lookouts spot ted dark bulge on the horizon and called the skipper to the bridge We didn't have to wait till they began dumping ash cans on us to know it was Jap warship.
 From then on we really went through hell. Depth charges kept blasting away all around US. Sur face sailors, when they come In contact with another ship, can at least fight back-no matter how much they are Over-matched. But down in a submarine, you just have to take it. All you can do is stay at your station or do the job as- signed to you, while the charges rock your boat like a celluloid duck in 8 bathtIb. Hour by hour the stale air becomes worse, be- cause your air-conditioning Is off so that the enemy can't hear your motors. It gets so bad you can't smoke cigarette, because there's not enough oxygen to keep your butt lit. You just try to keep a grip on your nerve, sweat it out-and pray. Yes. you do lot of praying at time like that. There are no atheists on a Sub undergoing a depth-charge attack.
 T guess there wasn't a man aboard who In his heart didn't feel sure that our number was up. But there was no confusion On the boat, no sign of panic. l think the coolest man I've ever seen was the Skipper, during that long attack The calm way he took it all was something to remember. Just look ing at him kept up your morale When things seemed blackeSt, he turned to us and said with a grin Boys, when we get out of this, guarantee you'll all get nice lons rest in the States
 ''Well, we finally did get out oi it. Luckily, the sea was rough anC we surfaced unobserved. We put on flank speed and headed for oul base.
 We sumbariners are gratefu. for the fine boats and equipment the folks on the home front have been giving us. Admiral Lockwood Commander of the Pacific Sub. marine Force, recently gave his own opinion on that when he said We Americans have the best damn submarines i'm the world We're counting on you to continue your
The sub., 1945-08-02

support because there's still a lot of war to be fought in the Pacific. The Japs are far from licked. We've sunk lot of ships-but we can't afford to quit before Japan is sunk"
The sub., 1945-08-02

In July, 1943, our Navy had' grown to 20,111 ships of all kinds and we were able to land fighting men in Africa to attack the Nazis. That same year. in November, we were launching an attack against
The sub., 1945-08-02

The word robot is derived from the Czech word robit which means work.
The Valley settler., 1945-11-16
lRS. EVERETT MEl}EWeTHER DIED IN EUGENE, ORE.

Tord has boon received hero from Mrs. Helo1 Bagoy that Mrs. Everett Mereuether killed herself about week ago. Tho Mercuc thors and Bagoys arc living in and near tho same tom at Eugene Oregon. Nothing fur- thor was revealed about the incident. Mr. and Mrs. Merewether came to Palmer over a year ago and made many friends while here. Everett was employed in tho Garage and Nan worked in the Palmer Foun- tain Cafe. They loft here for Oregon, where Everett had . Garage, about the mid dle of September.
 Mrs. Mereuether' leaves to mourn her pass ing her husband, Everett, and . daughter Betty Yard. The deepest sympathy is extended to tho boreaved fami ly.
 
 MRS GO. WIFE 6LER DIED Mrs. o.o. Wheeler of Sutton died very suddenly when she reached Neu York where
 e had gone for Urea eotncnt.
 r. Nhes1cr moved to Sutton within the last year where he took up a home stead. At that time only the two boys were with him. During the summer Mrs. Wheeler came to stay with them, but had to return to Nov York for further treatment. Her daughter Dorothy, vas also here, but has left for California recently. He extend the deepest sympathy to the family.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
Conference Group Okehs
Report On Broad Poluers

tow might at the disposal OF
naoce-enforcing security council
has heen deferred until the con-
farence straightens out one OF its
committee is trying to figure
o,,+ now whether individual ma
t;ons should agree by treaties
among themselves or by pacts
made directly with the council to
supply whatever armed forces are
needed for a powerful information
al police force.
Tied into the same problem is
the question of requiring all the
united nations to agree to grant
transit across their territories
when the world organizations ar
INV has to move against country
threatening the peace.
Technical experts of the Big
Five-China, Britain, France and
the United States - have agreed
tentatively that league forces
should be assured the privilege Of
moving through any nation.
France has made the specific
proposal for ''the right of passage. -
Another French suggestion was
encountering heavier going. THAI
| was that security zones be created
| in various parts of the world ane
that United Nations forces be sta
toned in them.
The American delegation was
showing an : inclination to help
France out in writing into the
world charter more definite as
surances that mutual assistance
pacts designed to keep German ag
erosion from rising again will
not be scuttled by the international
organization.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
BOTTLES HARASS
U.S.FIRST LADY

WASHINGTON, May 80 Up -
Mrs. Harry S. Truman tried vail
antly to christen two hospital
planes today, but the Army and
Navy hadn't arranged for the
champagne bottles to break prop
erly.
Sponsoring the planes purchased
by the Congressional clubs bond
sales, the First Lady banged the
bottle first on the Army C-54, to
be called the U. S. Capitol.
Nine times she bounced the bot
tie as Army officers scurried aim
lessly. A military aide banged the
bottle four times.
The ship has denied nose to
show for it.
Navy officers, forewarned, found
an axe and gave the bottle the
business from below when Mrs.
Truman turned to christen their
plane, the Congressional. The First
Lady got spattered with cham
payne.
Once again she was led back
to the Army plane, but this time
merely to pose for photographers.
Although this has been her first
public appearance as First Lady,
Mrs. Truman refused to be ratified
by the turn of the event.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31

If the skirt Of dress is too short
you may lengthen it byinserting a
wide midriff belt Of contrasting
color at the, Wasitline.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
JAPS0N LUZ0N
ARE WEAKENING
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defeated Japanese fell back into
the mountains east of Mariana riv-
er presenting the Yanks with an
other tough cleanup job.
The battle for Wawa, through
gorge and ridge country, ragged
for a month with the 38th and 43rd
Divisions smuggling it out with the
stubborn Japanese defenders.
The American 25th and 32nd Di-
visions, fighting toward the Caga-
yam valley of northeastern Luzon,
made juncture two miles west OF
the mountain highway town of San
ia Fe. Gen. Macarthur said the
successful operations in that rug
ged sector has ended organized
enemy resistance in this vital area
thanking the main highway into
the Cagayan valley"
The Nipponese fled their Wawa
Dam line hurriedly. They aban-
doned intact strong cave gun posi-
tons that could have been defend
ed easily.
Yankee engineers and bulldozers
had big share in the northeast
Luzon and Wawa victories. Their
accomplishments approached the
impossible as they constructed
roads along razorback ridges and
through mountain jungles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
u. S. Engineer Society
Hears General Reybold

Speaking before the Society o.
American Military Engineers in
Atlanta, May 81, 1t. Gen. Eugene
Reybold, Chief Of Engineers, U. S.
Army, and former district engi-
neer at Wilmington, told of that
Corps, role in this war.
Rebold told the group that the
importance of Engineers in modern
war is emphasized by the speed
and mobility which characterize
today's battles - by the sheer
weight of armor and equipment
and supplies involved in this mo-
bility. Engineers are the key to
this mobility Reybold said. This
it is not surprising that there are
more Engineer troops in or armed
forces today than any other branch
except the Infantry and the Air
Forces
BRIEFLY speaking" Reyboid said,
lit is the mission of the Engineers
in theater Of operations to keep
the Armies on the move and the
supply Ines open Some so differ
ent kinds of Engineer troop units
perform wide range Of special
ties, serving in every major COM
ponent Of the Army Air Force, the
Army Ground Forces and the Army
Service Forces. They perform
more than $50 different kind of
specialities from instrument re-
pairment to sawmill operators,
from divers to Well-drillers.
Reybold said that the Engineers
are responsible for all construc-
ton except signal construction, and
that they also maintain the ma
jority of their projects. Much Of
the work Of the Engineers is done
Under fire. he added, land al
ways it is battle against them.
The immediate need for keeping
our Armies moving and their sup
plies when and where they are
needed is the determining factor"
The rate of our re6eployment,"
Reybold stated, "the very tempo of
the war against Japan, will be
measured by the speed With which
the Army Engineers can construct
staging areas and debarkation
ports in Europe and bases in the
Pacific"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
WRIGHT ACCEPTS
EPSC0PA AL POST
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East Carolina diocese Standing
Committee.
Portions of the wire of accep-
lance follow: Having just resign
ed st. Marks church, San An
tonic, effective September Is, take
great pleasure announcing to you
accept election of East Carolina
subject to approval of Bishops and
Standing Committees. Deeply ap-
preciate this high honor. My feel
ing is so definitely affirmative now
that I feel no necessity to wait
longer concerning decision.
May God bless our beloved
diocese and may all of us continue
to advance in His kingdom in East
Carolina
Dr. Wright, on approval of his
election, will continue long line;
of rectors of ST. Marks church who
have been made bishops of other
dioceses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
GILLIAN TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE

TARBORo, May 30.-R-Donnel
Gillian took the oath OF Office TO-
day as Judge of the United safes
Court for the Eastern District OF
North Carolina, and later in the
day George M. Fountain, also Of
Tarboro, was sworn into office to
succeed the new judge as SOLICITOR
of the second judicial district.
The 31-year-old Fountain, vet
eran of World War 2, was appoint
ed TO Gilliam's old post by Govern
or Cherry.
Gillian. who held the sollcltorlal
post for % years, was sworn IN at
ceremonies held in the Edgecombe
county courthouse, and fountain
took the oath later in the day IN
the Governors office at Raleigh.
The oaths were administered by A.
T. Walston, Edgecombe court clerk
and friend of both men for many
years.
A group of more than 300 fellow
attorneys and friends witnessed
Gilliam's oath taking. Henry
Bourne. Tarboro attorney. was
master of ceremonies and assoc
late Justice M. V. Barnhill OF the
State supreme court spoke briefly:
Governor Cherry, his office staff,
ard relatives of the new solicitor
witnessed Fountains oath. Fountain
a close friend of the governor, man.
aged Cherry's gube-natorial cam
paign in Edgecombe last year.
In accepting the Federal Judge
shin Gillian said he realized the
"great responsibility he had I'M
dertaken and that he would at
tempt in every way to measure up
to the trust.
81 especially want to extend my
profound thanks to the attorneys,
court officials, police officers and
others with whom I have been as
ISOLATED for the last % years. l
hope 1 can measure up to their
faith in me-"
Gillian succeeded Judge l. M.
Meekins of Elizabeth City, VINO re-
tired some time ago because OF Ill
health.
The new Judge left Immediately
after the ceremonies for Ralelgn
where he will hold his first court
tomorrow. He was entertained at a
barbecue dinner by the Edgecomoe
county bar before leaving Tarboro.
Fountain is the son and grandson
of Tarboro attorneys and has prac-
ticed in Tarboro since August, 1888.
He is the son of the late George
Marion Fountain. who died in l940.
The new solicitor served in the
present war five months ard was
given a medical discharge. He at
tended the University of North
Carolina and Cumberland univer-
sity at Lebanon, Tenn. He served
as mayor of Tarboro in 1871 and is
commander Of the merican Legion
post here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31

Atlantic Charters promises of ar
cess by all nations, "on equal
terms, to the trade and to the raw
materials of the world which are
needed for their economic pros
perity.'
2. Denmark, apparently assured
of a belated invitation to the con-
ference table, has three delegates
scheduled to arrive here tomor-
row. Thy are Henrick Kaufman
minister to Washington, and Hart
Wig Srisch and E. Husfeldt.
3. French desires to maintain %
a Franco-Soviet pact aimed al
Germany and 60 her independence
of action in Europe have given
added weight to an old issue Of
regional security.
4. Britain and Russia have col.
ided head on over a Soviet desire
to eliminate from a plan for in.
ternational rule of dependent anc
strategic areas a declaration thai
trusteeships should not apply to ex
listing mandates from World Wal
u without the consent of the natior
holding the mandate. British dele
gates also were reported ready tt
battle a Russian suggestion thai
dependent people be specifically
offered the hope of ultimate indie
pendence.
The conference itself will have t.
decide the trusteeship question i,
the Russians and British are I'm
able to reconcile differences in Bis
Five deliberations.
A decision on cancelling votins
rights in the general assembly i:
country declines to place mill
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31
new CITY COUNCIL
WILL MEET TODAY
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ings, and consider any other bust
ness.
Mr.. Lane has served as mayor
since the death last July of Bruce
B Cameron, Mr.. Currin has been
mayor protein since Mr.. Lane
moved into the mayorshio and Mr..
LeGWin has beer treasurer for two
years. W. B. Campbell has been
city attorney for about 10 years
and Mr.. Benson has been city clerk
since 1880.
Defective sockets, which result
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-31

If sleeves of an old dress are
worn or tornlm XIV ocwe Wy S.
ing a new yoke and sleeves ofcon-
trasting color.