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Evening star., 1945-12-09


ROGER PRICE, comic and Ioundymon
times and talked about nothing but going
home to Denver, woke us up early one morn
ing with machine-gu fire. He'd liberated
small Nazi battle flag and wanted it to look
more war-torn.
One guy tried to take Tiger tank home,
but the MP's made me put it back.
We thought Bremen looked kapM. Bremen
turned out to be just a sort of Berlin Gg).
Almost every house in Berlin had, at the
very least, few holes in the roof from falling
flax The people look beaten; more so than
any other Germans.
Gave Down Payment
lTs not hard to understand why. Berlin
is literally rock pile ca down payment on
the future peace and security of London,
New York, Chicago and Moscow. It's down
payment all right really down!
You walk around and you look at what our
might did to the once so high and mighty
and you get big, big glow! It's strange,
really, to get such smash out of utter
destruction. But when you think of the guys
who have gone guys who went to helpdo
this job - somehow you're proud to see their
answer to bigotry, hatred, greed and intol-
erance.
Generally happiness goes with pride. But
the proudness you feel walking around Berlin
is different kind. You can't be glad - and
you can't be sorry. You want to be human, to
forgive and forget. Still, in your heart, you
find it hard even to think of forgiving them
for the men we mustn't forget.
You stand wholeheartedly for giving them
such tough time they never again can pos
sibly forget the strength and determination
of people resolved to remain free.
We had just finished two shows at the
Heidelberg Capitol Theater. was playing
ping-pon with Pfc. Stanley Weisse in our
billet when PFC. Bonner F. Jennings, of Wash
ington, D. c., came busting in hollering,
''It's finished! The wars all over!'
Gale Robbins, whose husband was with the
Air Forces in the Pacific, gave out the first
scream. Weisse, whom the guys called
Brooklyn, just laid down his paddle and
said softly, Snow l can go back to Gods
country, Flatbush."
There were few funny cracks from the SOL
diers about soon being out of work. They
sounded pretty hollow. Let's not let them
really be out of work.
But when it was all boiled down, the collec-
tive response to the announcement that the
greatest war in history had ended was more
of sigh than cheer.
After three years, eight months and seven
days, men began to make plans again as the
Evening star., 1945-12-09

after D Day and had been. in France ever since.
It's impossible to estimate the amount
of good steady lineup of solid, live talent
from home has done to keep up the spirits of
our fighting forces, not only while the going
was tough, but after We Day when it began
to get little boring.
Sweating it out for ticket to Uncle Sugar
didn't necessarily mean little gold button in
your blue serge lapel. There was still war
in the East and many man who'd come
through all the campaigns in the ETO didn't
know how much longer his luck might last
if it had to be stretched across the islands of
the Pacific
In and around Marseilles were 10000
Pacifc-bound guys in big, dusty, barren stag
ing areas that were so rugged they made a trip
to Tokyo look like The Days Best Bet.
AIRS Radio Programs we're a big boost to the
morale of these men. New movies from home
were even better. When they heard l was
in the neighborhood, they signed petit
ton But l went over and did several
shows for them anyway.
Knocking around France and Germany we
ran into Corporals Mickey Rooney and Bobby
Breen, entertaining the men through Army
Special Services At an officers rest center on
the Riviera l saw Lieut.. Jerry Preiser, who
used to warble with ''Six Hits and Miss
on guess who's radio program for what denti-
frice.
At one of the rest centers there was soma
Henie to show the men nice figure eight,
and Grace Moore She S sort of Dinah Shore
with an extra lung.
My point is there was great entertainment
for the men right after We Day Let's not
let it taper off, There are still plenty of men
in Europe and Japan, and there will be for
some time It's my simple guess that part of
a successful occupation of Germany - and
to an even greater degree Japan is to keep
available to our guys the kind of entertain
ment they want, need and understand.
They tell me the main job of an occupa-
tional force is just to be there and to be seen.
It's the job of show business, l guess to see
that CTS, too, have something to look at.
CTS Are Thinking Plenty
Or COURSE from the moment we left New
York l kept wondering what our CTS in
Germany were thinking about. l got my.
answer the minute we climbed out of our
CAT at the Bremen airport.
"A kid rushed up to me and hollered, Gee.
Bob all through basic training you were with
us! You followed us through combat train
ing! We saw you in Africa and again in Sicily!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02

war was leaving Juneau in half as bad condition as it is leaving Skag- way in, they would have to do some planning before the service men re tuln, but Juneau was never harmed in any way, in fact it gained by the war projects that were done there The City Manager Plan may be all right for some towns, but the fact that it has been tried for the last 32 years and less than 600 towns have adopted it shows it is not all that it is supposed to be. The committee asked for residents to voice their opinion. We still have cur property in Juneau and are tax payers, but for the duration of the war we are unable to live in Ju- neau. I think it is taking unfair advantage of the boys in the ser vice and other property owners who are forced, by no choice of their own, to leave Juneau for the dura- tion of the war or until the Alaska Juneau mine opens again. u
 tSigned) MRS. RAY DAY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. William Rose. medical pa tient, has been discharged from St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs. B. Hunsbedt has left St. Ann's Hospital for her home after receiving surgical attention.
 Joe Kelly, a medical patient, after treatment at St. Ann's Hospital has been discharged.
 Mrs. Albert Schramen, surgery patient, has been discharged from St. Anns Hospital.
 T. D. Hockman, surgery patient, has left St. Ann's Hospital. for his home.
 Mrs. Mike Korhonen and baby boy have been discharged from St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs Pete Terencio, a surgery pa tient, has left St. Ann's Hospital for her home.
 Mrs M. L. Burton has entered St, Afpl,s Hospital for medical care {
 Laren Conner, a medical case, has been admitted to St. Ann's Hospital
 John w. Mark, medical patient has been admitted to the Govern ment Hospital.
 A baby girl was born to Mrs Emma Horton, of Hoonah, in the Government Hospital Easter Sun day.sat 8:45 O'Clock in the morning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
BUS FRANCHISE up 10 VOTERS,
 CITY ELECTION
Reid Would Pay Graduat- ed Fees During Life
 of C0ntraef

On the official ballot at tomor- rows municipal election is the question of giving to Lloyd L. Reid of the Channel Bus Lines a 2O-year franchise to operate bus service along the one route he has been op- erating on a permit for the past year. F3
 If the voters say yes then Reid has 30 days to sign the franchise and after that it would be in effect. The Council of the City of Juneau has already placed it's stamp of ap- prcval on it and ratification by the 55 per cent of the voters will make it official
 The route Reid is asking for is from the City dock to the south end of town, up Franklin Street to Front, along Front to South Main, down that street to Willoughby Avenue, thence to E Street and down Tenth Street to Harbor Way: thence along Harbor Way to the foot of Twelfth Street and up Twelfth Street along Calhoun Avenue to Main and down Main to Front.
 Reid maintains he has success fully operated this route for year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02

and asks for a franchise to this route and no other.
 Section six of the proposed fran chise states: The franchise will give to Reid, his heirs, executors, admin istrators and assigns this route. He shall pay annually, in advance, on the first day of May, each year, the following license fees as a consider ation for this franchise: S25.00 for the first year period and the same amount for the next four years. Starting on the sixth year he would pay s35.00 and with Sl0 increase added each year, paying SITS on the twentieth year"
 This franchise, if granted, would cover the operation of three busses, or less, on this route, and if any more were added the fee would be doubled.
 Tn addition, the operator would be required to pay insurance to cover anyp liability and the Council would have the right, from time to time, as it saw fit, to regulate fares and in- surance coverage.
 Reid would be required to keep modern machines on the run and see that they were operated safely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
LIONS, R0TARIAN1 :
 AT JOINT SESSION

The Rotarians met with the Lions at today's regular noon luncheon of the Lions Club, and packed the Gold Room of the Baranof
 As part of the fun that followed Burns and Harmon of the Rotarians matched wits against Lion Barney Anderson, and revealed their ignor- ance of their own wives names. Anderson came up with the right answers, however, which were asked by Lion Doc Rude in the Petersburg accent.
 Lion Doc Rude was awarded 100 Nenana tickets for the ice pool, and R. " Killewich was awarded 40
 President Jack Fletcher of the Rotarians won a bag of marbles and Jack Burford said he had received his diploma for navigation from the school of hard rocks. Claude Car negie was wearing a pair of hand- cuffs for some undisclosed reason, and several Rotarians had to pay fines for showing up without their bow ties.
 The Rotarian benefit play. "The Whole Towns Talking" to be given this Thursday and Friday, was an- nounced, and Homer Garvin, chair man of ticket selling, said all un- purchased ticket should be turned in on Thursday.
 Visiting Lions were Earl Cooper of Anchorage and Milt Wood of Fair banks. Guests of the club, of the WING, and introduced by Lions Hedges and Lincoln were Fay Hun ter of San Francisco, Nan Holt of Kodiak, Charles Hood of the Aleu- tians, Roy Hines of the Aleutians, Roy Stewart. new in Juneau, and L. Vincent of Ketchikan.
 President Frank Hermann intro duced Major Wagnor, It. Schaffer, Corp. Calkins and Corp Prescott.
 Visiting Rotarians and their guests were introduced by members of the Rotarian Club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
NEWLYWED5
 ARE H0N0RED

A party honoring MT and Mrs. Fred Magill, who were married Fri day afternoon, was given at the home of MT. Gordon Burnett, fol- lowing the wedding ceremony. Guests were Mrs. Ocie Swanson, mother of the bride, and Mrs Helen Lynch, sister of the groom.
 MT. and Mrs. Magill are both from Petersburg, where he is captain of a fishing boat, and Mrs. Magill, the former Miss Enid Swanson, is a nurse in the Petersburg hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
MRS. WAFER HERE

Mrs Virginia Wafer, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold Smith, is here for short visit with her parents. Mrs. Wafer, who is an ardent ski enthusiast, won the trophy for first place in the women's races in the l941 Alaska Ski tournament. She has been in California for the past winter, and expressed her pleasure at arriving home in time for skiing.
 Empire wanc ads get quick results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
INToLuBBE LEAVES

MT. Earl c. Intolubbe, Principal at the Wrangell Institute, who has been in Juneau the past week con- ferring with Office of Indian Af- fairs officials, has returned to Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
D. B CHURCH PROGRAM

About sixty persons attended the Easter Program sponsored by the Sunday School Class of the Doug las Bible Church yesterday. Pastor Peter Nickels was in charge of the Services. si
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
GONE AGAIN

Frank Cashel, Glennard Kirk ham and Jack Mills left this morn ing after enjoying nearly six weeks fulough with their parents and friends on the Channel All of the boys are in the U. S. Army and have teen stationed in the Westward Now they are being sent to the States to ncW duties
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
MAJOR D. PARTY

The Major D. Class of the Doug las High School and their invited guests held their annual party last Saturday evening at the Skaters Cabin at Mendenhall Lake. The evening was spent around the big fireplace roasting weiners and with plenty of picnic refreshments Char les Koelsche, Class Advisor, and his wife, were chaperones. ...
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
QUIET EASTER

Douglas spent Easter Sunday very quietly with many families attend ing Church services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

A Well Baby Conference will be held in the Douglas School tomor- rev, Tuesday, during the hours of 9 to p. m. under the direction of Margaret Welsh, Public Health Nurse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
NEIMI FOR SCHOOL BOARD

Tauno Neimi filed for reelection to the Douglas School Board on the two year term. Neimi filed on Thursday but was not mentioned in Friday news by error. He was serv- ed on the board during the past year having taken the place of Mrs. E. E. Engstrom by appointment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02
ELECTION TOMORROW

Tomorrow. April 3. is election day for City officials for the coming year. Polls will be open in the City Hall from 8 a. m. until D. m. and all voters are urged to cast ballots. Candidates in the election are as follows: Marcus Jensen for Mayor; Clancy Henkins, Edwin Johnson, Mike Pusich and Clarence Walters for Councilmen for two year terms. Thomas Cashen for councilman, one year term For School Board, Mrs Walter Andrews for three year term and Mrs. Edwin Johnson and Tauno Neimi for two year term,
 " N ' :.
 EMBLEM CLUB
 Business meeting, Tuesday April B at 8 P. M. in the Elks Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02

MONDAY SEW CLUB
 The Monday Night Sewing Club meets tonight at the home of Mrs. Val Poor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-02

ChaS. Warner and scores more, were all successful business or profession al men and served without pay as there was no salary for the mayor until the last few years, and the councilmen didn't have to be paid to attend the meetings. The city has grown and prospered under such men and I am sure there are the same calibre of men in Juneau to- day capable of carrying on the city affairs.
 If Juneau owned it's own Light, Power and Water System (which I think it should try to get) it would be different. Then they would need an all-time mayor. But now there are the city clerk truck driv- CT, street commissioner, cemetery caretaker, and a few other jobs to be taken care of by the Mayor and Council, and it don't look like it would need high salaried man to figure it out, and I am sure the tax payers of Juneau have confidence in them that they will do it without political graft.
 What the city of Juneau needs is more industries so that the property owners don't have to leave town when one industry closes. If the men of the sponsoring committee for the City Manager Plan would work as hard and fast to put new industry over for Juneau, am sure it would go through, as the men I know who are, on it are good sub stantial citizens and have the in- terest of Juneau at heart. If the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29
SCREAMING ENGLISH GIRLS
KISS U. S. NEGROES GOOD-BY

American Negro soldiers In the
city were leaving for home.
"The girls besieged the bar
racks where the soldiers were
and begun singing Don't Fence
Me in
This was too much for the coli
ored men, who began TO break
down the barbed wire surrounding
their quarters. In a few minutes
hundreds of girls and U. $. sol
diers were kissing and embrace
ing"
The story related the girls sob
bed as trucks took the soldiers to
the station. and police attempted
to persuade the girls to go home.
"Most of them had been waiting
since Z p. M, the night before, and
although it was pouring rain they
decided TO wait" the story said.
at don't mind getting wet
said one girl, IS. 4 intend to give
my sweetie q good sendOff."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29

In the Angelus Mortuary. be-
meath gorgeous flaming floral dis
plays, seemingly in full bloom.
rests Elizabeth Morsh Banks. A
large crowd of stricken friends.
heard the organ voluntary by
Mrs. E. r. chainey. followed by
Soloist Mrs. Bessie Radcliffe sing
ing "the Prayer Perfect"
Prayer and remarks by the Rev.
Judson swaney. preceded the Gu
logy of the Rev F. Benjamin
Davis, his subject. The Blessed
Dead" The Rev. Davis was never
more impressive as with moistened
eyes he said:
Il cannot say. and I will not
say that she is dead She is just
away"
His sermon, punctuated by sob'
and bursts of tears of mourneri
ended:
"Think of her still as the same
Continued on Page ~
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29

LONDON. - The Sunday Pic
torial in a front page story to-
day reported a 'hysterical" de-
monstration by British girls over
the departure of American Negro
soldiers from Bristol.
A Bristol police information Of
fetal said "an incident occurred"
when "a number of young women
crowded the railroad station to
say good-by to their friends" Ar
my public relations In London
said the matter was purely So
cial and was not reported to us. )"
With headline. All this hap
pened in England yesterday" the
Pictorial story said:
..The scene WAS Bristol, most
English of all English cities. The
time was 2 a. M, yesterday. The
actors were a mob OF screaming
girls aged between II and 20.
"Their hysteria was caused by
the news that four companies of
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JUST TO REMIND U

BY E. |. r.
If that 'terbacer spittin' man
Bilbo" ever hears about the car
rying ons of those English girls
at the departure of Negro sol
diers, he is going to have our am
bassador recalled and war declar-
ed against the British Empire.
Mrs. Ellen MeGrath, New World:
Sh Shl Your paper it white and
READ all over.
DIR. Ruler Helen Collins Snyder
wires: All Seattle and Bremerton
delegates to the Grand Lodge
Bond Session, I. P. P. o. f. of W..
Philadelphia, Pa. arrived safely
and ready for the opening of the
Grand session, Sunday, Aug. 26.
All this talk about 60,000.000
jobs is just a lot of bunk. There
wouldn't be anyone left to pay
bills. Just save us from another
period of depression, Mr.. Recon
version.
Passenger boarding airplane:
you'll bring me back safe, won't
your" eve never left anyone up
there yet"
High school students are urged
to give up their vacation jobs and
return to school. 1t may pay to be
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29
George Aud, One Of the
Finest Musicians in the
Country Says Goodman

George Aud, one OF Americas
outstanding young musicia
brings his famous orchestra to the
Civic Auditorium on Wednesday.
August 20, for one night only.
Before organizing his new band.
George was featured with Benny
Goodman where his guest tenor
sax solos were hailed by critics
for their tremendous drive and i'm
agination.
Goodman. In commenting on
Auld's mastery technique, said
George has bad night. In my
opinion, he's one OF the finest
young musicians In the country"
George was formerly featured
with Benny's arch competitor Ar.
tie Shaw. It was with Shaw that
George first began to attract pub
lie attention. His tenor solos on
recordings with the Shaw and
Goodman orchestras, have be-
come famous with musicians and
public alike through the country.
In forming his band, George
rounde up brilliant young aggre-
cation of musicians. Led by the
experienced Aud, the band prom
Uses to become one of the great
units of the country. The hit band
of the year,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29
POL. SGT WESTMAN AND PATROL. HULL'S
DEMANDS & THREATS MEET DEFIANT NO

forced to pay tribute for their
existence, and, like the Writer,
neither of them is going now to
submit.
Police Sgt. II. A. Westman,
Patrolman Hull, every dollar we
have is for defense, not one cent
for tribute.
This is the end of series of
articles designed to acquaint the
public with some of the activities
of Puget Sound Lodge Elks No.
100 and Elks Club.
OF verify we know some of
the Elks' trouble is intercine-not
for public consumption. Their laws
require settling difficulties with
in.
Although eYeryreontractua obli-
CATION is the property of Puget
Sound Lodge Elks No. 100, they
will not default their own obliga-
tions. even though they may pres
emily operate to their disadvan-
tage, a fact not now apparent.
The articles to follow will be
designed TO cquaint the public with
the malicious and spiteful intent
of Police Sgt. Fl. A. Westman and
Patrolman Hull. the willful ran
sacking the desk of the financial
secretary of Elks Lodge and mis-
feasance=failure to do what the
law requires them to do.
1. Police Sgt. II. A. Westman
and Patrolman Hull, under oath,
are required to perform specific
duties.
2. 1t Is against public policy for
either of them TO hold any inteles.
whatsoever in any business not
operated according to the laws oil
The city, county or state.
To Be Continued Next Week
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-08-29
LAST RITES HELD FOR
ELIZABETH M. BANKS
ANGELUS MORTUARY
BY r. 7.

Mrs. Elizabeth Morsh Banks
died at Virginia Mason hospital
last Wednesday morning after a
short illness. Convalescense fol-
lowed by relapse left her hopeful
that she would return to her
home Thursday.
While no hope was held out for
her recovery, her death stunned
host OF friends who had hoped
her life would be spared.
The winged messenger sep
arated two devoted friends, who
for more than "a years had shar-
ed their joys and sorrows, leaving
him alone, so alone. the sympathy
of friends. dear to both in life,
brought no hope to the ahguished
soul.
She tried so hard to come back
to him. I'm going home Thurs
day" was a parting word to her
last friendly visitor. The winged
messenger, tarried not. He had
Gods own time to keep. What
fearful thing. To see the soul of
his beloved wife take wings and
leave him there alone.
Her soul. smiling through, pas
sed on to her Maker. Fear not
to live alone. Have | not died
alone? And alone, l shall wait
for you"
Her spirit hoovers near. her
body rests in Mt. Pleasant Gem
etery. William H. Banks is her
lone survivor.