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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
12-YEAR-0LD BOWLS
 300 ON N. Y. ALLEYS
Bu CATHERINE PARKER

by Sh1 tA GltfNfS hAeAADAs
 CANANDAIGUA, N Y,-Twelve year-old Gus Selbach is looking for new bowling worlds to conquer now that he's broken the records at the YMCA alleys where he bowls each Friday after his weekly music lesson.
 Gus took up bowling year ago. While his scores were seldom higher than 100 he decided he liked the sport. Gradually he pushed up until he rolled a 274 last February. The next week he set new alley record with 299 and later he broke his own record with a 300.
 YMCA secretary Ralph O. Strat- ton, who has kept careful record of Gus bowling achievements. says the boy is persistent, painstaking, particular and careful in bowling as in all he does"
 Gus thinks his music has direct connection with his bowling success because, he says, piano playing has strengthened his hands. He plans to make music his career. Mean while he switches with ease from a piano session with Bach and Bee thoven to bowling game
 He uses full-size, 15-pound ball even though he weighs less than 100 pounds himself.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
NEEDS FOR UNRRAARE
 DISGUISED

LONDON, Aug "A highly re- sponsible American source said to- day that UNRRA's program through 1946 would require new contributions from participating nations of be- tween $500, ,0OO,C00 and 30O,000,- 900.
 Details Of the financial program will be presented to the UNRRA conference here by Director General Herbert Lehman, he said. The larger figure was reported to depend upon whether the Council grants Russia s request for $7O0,Oo0,0 900 worth of sup plies.
 The United States contribution to the organizations fund to date has amounted to about 72 per cent of the total
 Ernest Bevin, Britain's new For eign Secretary, told the Council that liberated Europe must be succored during the next 12 months to pre- vent disease, anarchy and blood shed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07

as 5OO,O0O miles to their credit without an accident-made up the nucleus of the convoy. Augmented by selectees, tn e average age of the men in the crew is over 30. But that did not stop them from moving more than 400, ,OOO tons of material over some of the most varied and difficult ter rain in the world-from the Per sian Gulf to Russia
 Colonel Guthrie, in speaking of these old campaigners. was eager to give them a big share of the credit for a successful achieve ment.
 "The great knowledge of truck ing operations possessed by mem- bers of the American Truckers association" said the colonel, twas of invaluable aid in training new men in truck and convoy opera tions."
 The colonel continued with a modest comment that the trip was just another job. Well,. the job could be as easy as that. But the official report reads without refer ence to the hundreds of obstacles, overcome and left behind.
 The report does not tell of the breakdowns, the hairpin turns, the dust and dirt, the weariness and fatigue and utter dejection of con- stant labor.
 Like the old covered wagon trains, the convoy was arranged and laid out according to definite plan. Every 25th vehicle carried food, and every third vehicle fuel. Each company had a truck loaded with lubricants and carried a bull- dozer for emergency use.
 Unlike the wagon trains, how ever, fresh water was not to be had at most any stop along the way. So each unit was forced to carry it's own water purification plant.
 Two surgeons, five h hospita l corpsmen, two dentists and their technicians took care of the health of the party, while a chaplain looked after their spiritual welfare.
 Now and then an empty truck
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
 INDIGNITY

LOS ANGELES = A jury of school boys might have rendered a differ ent verdict but Judge Reuben $ Schmidt granted divorce to a teacher.
 Mrs. Marjorie Anderson Maxwell 29, the school teacher, won her suit in which she testified her husband had spanked her.
 He told me he would spank ms like naughty pupil every time he felt it was necessary-and he put me over his knee to do it," she tolc the court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07

was interspersed so that, in the event of a breakdown, cargo could be shifted without delay to move ment.
 The last 1,5O0 miles was consid- cred the toughest part of the jour ney and so Captain Vandenbosch was sent ahead over the route to make notes on terrain, road con- ditions, etc.
 As a result of the scouting, dual wheels were attached to the trail CTS to prevent tipping on hairpin turns. This scheme proved to have two-fold advantage; for in this way extra wheels, tires and tubes could be brought into China with out using valuable cargo space.
 Along with the trucks. several giant pieces of equipment were in- cluded as an experiment to test the capacity of the Stilwell road.
 There was an Air Force C-2 wrecker with 25-foot trailer, a 750- gallon tanker with GOO g To n trailer, and an 18-ton truck with 42-foot trailer.
 Digging and Fighting
 The fact that all this big equip ment arrived intact is another tfsib- ute to the skill and ingenuity of the truckers.
 When asked what impressed them most on their trip the men were quite expressive in praising the diligence of the Chinese people.
 Everyone here," marveled Cpl. Lawrence Kieffer of Detroit, Mich, including the women and chil- dren, is out digging with his little shovel"
 Yes, the Chinese are digging digging and fighting. And now they will have the help of Corporal Kieffer and Colonel Guthrie and the rest of the men in the China convoy.
 After a four-day rest in Kun ming, a command inspection of ve- hicles and men was held. And tests showed that the men were superior in morale, discipline and motor maintenance-fit and ready for their job of helping "the people with little shovels."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
GARDEN CLUB WILL
 MEET ON THURSDAY

The Garden Club will meet Thursday afternoon, Aug. g, at 30 o'clock for dessert lunch at the home of Mrs. M. D. Williams. Mrs. Williams will be assisted as hostess by Mrs. D. c. Langdon.
 The program period will be de- voted to a study of Flower Ar rangements" under the direction of Mrs. Art Glover.
 The business session will be de- voted to a completion of plans for the regular flower tea which has become a part Of the clubs pro- gram in the past few years.
 An announcement of the date for the flower tea and other final arrangements will be made public upon completion of plans.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
ANCHORAGE WOMAN TO
 FLY TO COPENHAGEN

The first resident of Anchorage to fly to Europe will be Mrs. Oscar Nielsen who has left here for an extensive visit to her former home in Denmark. She flew to Seattle to catch plane from there to New York. From New York to Foynes, Ireland, she will travel by Pan Am erican Airways and there will board British airliner for the last lap of her journey. She was last abroad in 1889, just prior to the wars out break.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
THEATRE MANAGER OF
 ANCHORAGE RETURNS

On his first visit to the States for 20 years, Sid Raynor, manager of the Empress Theatre in Anchor age, returned home recently and expressed himself as happy to be home. Seattle is no place to take vacation in at the present, MT
 Raynor said. He found it too hot, too congested and said that gas shortages and crowded busses made it impossible to go anywhere Food prices were high and many of the restaurants were closed because of meat and butter shortages" he said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
GUERRILLA EDITOR
 RETURNS TO FIGHT

SAN FRANCISCO-A 29-year-old Filipino who suffered Japanese tor ture and risked his life to spread the news of Gen. MacArthur's ad- vance toward the Philippines now is getting ready to go home to car " on the fight for "a square deal for our people"
 He is Manuel Manahan and has been here from the outset of the world security conference, report ing for a pool of some Is newspap- CTS now operating on very limited scale in the liberated parts of the islands.
 A tall, good looking youth, Man. ahan did espionage work during the Japanese invasion and, after Bataan fell, he helped publish the Liberator, small monthly newspa- per that told the story of Americas war effort and exposed Filipino col laborators.
 The Japanese arrested him, his father and five evacuees whom he used regularly behind the enemy lines to spy on Japanese troop and supply movements.
 The Japanese slapped his face with a AS revolver, cracked his skull, broke his arm and threw acid on him in vain attempt to make him "squeal" on other members o1 his group. After several months imprisonment in Fort Santiago, he was released He shrank in weight from l87 to 10l pounds. Shortly afterwards, Manahan met a guerrilla leader, Capt. Ben edicto Valenzona, in Manila and the two laid their plans. With a ! duplicating machine, an unreg- istered shortwave radio and about 20 or 30 native newsboys, they be- gan publishing the Liberator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
W.S.C. Meeting
 Tomorrow Evenino

The Women's Society of Christ ian Service of the Methodist church will hold their regular business meeting tomorrow evening at g o'clock.
 Devotions, led by Mrs. Norman Rustad. will be held in the Chapel Of the church, followed by the busi- ness meeting and program at the parsonage. Mrs. George Washing ton will be the featured speaker on the program. talking on the subject, Latin America"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
COMMITTEE HITS
 DISCREpANCIES'
 IN ASSESSMENTS
Varied Yardsiieks Used in EvaIuation Properties,
 Says Report

Juneaus City Councilmen LOOK no action on the report of the special committee which was delegated last week to examine the assessment rolls when the report was presented to the County meeting as a Board of Equalization last evening.
 Entitled Report to the Council of the Committee Appointed to Lls- ten to the Complaints of the Tax payers" the report states:
 This Committee has been in ses- sion for four days listening to com plaints and inequities which have shown up in the recent assessment. We believe that it is impossible to straighten them all out within any such time as has been allotted to this Committee. We also wish to draw to your attention that there are many people who are substantial taxpayers in Juneau, such as flsh- crmen and persons away from Juneau who have not been able to come in and voice their protests.
 practically every one of these people who are complaining would be more or less satisfied if the 1914 tax roll were used as basis and the millage rate raised.
 This Committee met with MT. Henretta on Saturday, August 4. We are attaching copy of the trans cription of some of the questions and answers brought up at this meet Ing. We believe this transcription should be read before the Board of Equalization gets down to trying to arrive at equitable adjustments We, as members of this Committee, went out with MT. Henretta on Saturday afternoon and looked over one or two blocks, and in practically every instance he agreed that the real es- tate values were set too high.
 If the land values in the Casey Shattuck Addition were followed through consistently, we would say that they are more or less equitable. However, the biggest discrepancy that we have discovered throughout the town is the amount per cubic foot applied and the amount of de- preciation given. There can be only one fair way for all taxpayers, and that is a complete going-over of these cards to equalize these amounts This is a job that cannot be accomplished in two or three days. We have specific instances and cases that we can call to your attention.
 During all the time we have set and at the meeting we had with MT Henretta, there were no members oi the City Council, nor the Mayor present We believe that for their own information it would have help ed in trying to solve this problem if they had been present at some of these meetings After all, this Com mittee has no authority.
 We have listened to a good many complaints and in a large majority of the cases there is justifiable cause for complaint, but in order to be fair, everyone, whether or not they complain, should be put on the same basis in trying to arrive at the act ual value of their property.
 We wish to call to your atten- tion that MT. Henretta agrees that in trying to determine the actual value of property, the sale price, providing the sale is made within a reasonable time within which the assessment is actually made, is the best yard-stick to apply"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
F0R(FuL DETAINER

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif-Carol Nevill Fisher who, intermittently was to serve a 15-day sentence on an intoxication conviction, didn't show up at the jail yesterday.
 T couldn't he explained in Court, T already was in jail in Van Nuys for disturbing the peace"
 Ninety days in county jail, responded Justice of Peace Cecil D Holland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
SIX ARE INJURED
 IN TRAIN WRECK

SEDGWICK, Kansas, Aug. 7.- Six Rock Island railroad employees were injured yesterday when the Rock Island Rocket and a Santa Fe freight engine sideswiped at a switch near here, causing the Rocket to blow into a ditch for nearly 100 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
MRS. MAYBELLE GEORGE AND
 DAUGHTER VISIT IN NOME

Mrs. Maybelle George, owner of the Alaska Treasure Shop in An chorage, and her daughter, Miss Maydelle George, secretary to Mayor John E Manders, recently returned to their home in Anchorage after a two-week visit in Nome. While she was north, Mrs. George made purchases for her gift shop which specializes in Alaskan arts and crafts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
FLYING BOAT TO
 BE BROUGHT UP

BALTIMORE, Aug. TIA New York salvage firm undertook today the raising of the 72h ton Hawaii Mars, huge flying boat which crash-land- ed and sank in 20 feet of water in Chesapeake Bay Sunday-two weeks and a day after she was formally launched.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
PAN AMERICAN EMPLOYEE
 VACATIONS IN ANCHORAGE

Mrs. Clara E. Jeter, of the Pan American Airways Alaskan Divisio | office in Seattle, recently arrived in Anchorage by plane to spend a va cation visiting friends. Mrs. Jeter's husband, who was in the PAA traffic department was one of the victims of a fatal airplane accident in the winter of 1944 while returning to his post in Anchorage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
DEPRIVATION

DALLAS, Texas-As Mrs. N. M Corley was sleeping under an cleo tric fan while the thermometer lowered in the nineties, thief entered the room and took the fan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
SEATTLE MEN HERE

Magnus Liknes and Arne Ferk- instad, of Seattle, are guests at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
MIR, MRS. RENsHAw HERE

MT. and Mrs. Ray Renshaw, Of Ketchikan, are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
By RALPH |. GuYETTE Central Press Correspondent

WASHINGTON-In the change over from a European to an Asi- attic war many gigantic tasks and heroic deeds will be recorded.
 There will be many stories of brave men and powerful machines But none will outshine too greatly the recent accomplishment of a United States Army Quartermas- ter truck outfit as it redeployed to a new theater.
 In feat rivaling Hannibals his toric crossing of the Alps, the truck convoy, under the command of Col. Paul R. Guthrie of Den- yer, Colo, completed a 6,000-mile trek from the Persian desert to the Chinese supply center at Kun ming.
 Moving by sea to Calcutta, In- dia, the group transferred to cars of the Bengal and Assam railroad and moved overland to the stock terminus at Ledo. From here the convoy took off under it's own power and rolled over the newly constructed Stilwell road to Kun ming.
 Perfect Record
 Not a truck was lost en route and every piece of important equipment arrived q intact. This means good driving, excellent plan ming, and thorough knowledge of trucking operations.
 These qualities the truckers had in plenty-plus the courage and grit that keeps man going no matter how tough the action.
 When the European conflic started many of the men who now comprise this transportation outfit volunteered in body to handle one of the toughest trucking jobs the Army could give them-haul- ing Lend-Lease supplies up the Persian Corridor to Russia.
 These volunteers were men of the American Truckers associa- tion. Enthusiastic, wise in the ways of the road, these old truck ers-many of whom have as much
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
HAMMERLE HERE

Charles E. Hammerle, of Garvey. Calf, is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
CLEANUP LINE

OMAHA, Nebr, Omaha police made their first soap run yester- day.
 Three women in a block-long line waiting to buy the hard-to-get soap, called police. One told the officers she couldn't get back in line; sec cnd said she thought there was go- ing to be riot.
 As the officers maintained order, one woman asked them to just keep 'sm from squeezing us to death Last week a little girl nearly smothered.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
zEu5LER NAMED ]
 REAR ADMIRAL

SEATTLE, Aug. 7.-The promo ton of Capt. Frederick A. zeusler. Coast Guard officer for the 18th Naval District to Rear Admiral was announced by district headquarters yesterday.
 The Senate confirmed the pro- motion on the nomination of Presi- dent Truman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
BEY HERE

Nick Bey, of Todd, is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07
sITKA WOMEN HERE

Dorothy M Van Zante and Flor ence Lee Hobbs, of Sitka, have ar- rived in Juneau and are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07

MRS. HUNT IN TOWN Mrs. Ferne B. Hunt, of Bremen ton, Wash, is a guest at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-08-07

MACDONALD IN TOWN t J. A. Macdonald, of Seattle, IS a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
All-Michigan Meal
Possibilities Listed

Would you like to serve a Mich
igan dinner TO your family and
guests-one for which all foods
were purchased in the state? Here's
how you can do it,
Start with apple juice for TIE .ap-
petizer. Follow with the main course
of Michigan lake trout accom-
panied by mashed Michigan pota-
toes and Michigan carrots. Butter
your Michigan wheat rolls with
Michigan butter and MUNICH a stalk
or two of Michigan celery.
Bring your meal to a satisfying
conclusion with a piece of Michigan
cherry pie and brimming glass of
Michigan milk.
These are merely suggestions, for
the meal can be varied by use of
dozens of other nutritious and tasty
Michigan products.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
10000 To Hear
The Messiah

More than 10000 Detroit orato-
rio lovers are expected to hear
Wayne University's 10th annual
production Of The Messiah, ac-
cording TO Prof Louise Conklin.
head of the music department at
Wayne. Handel's masterpiece will
be presented in Masonic Temple
auditorium, at BIS pm, on De-
cember IL and again the following
evening.
The Messiah" was first presented
by Wayne in 1880 in the auditorium
o. the College of the City Of De-
troit before an audience of 40 per-
sons Within eight years. the pro-
duction had become so popular
that it was moved to the Masonic
auditorium for a single perform
ance. BY last year, public interest
had grown TO such an extent that
two performances were scheduled
at the Masonic auditorium.
SoloSiStS who will be heard in
the current production include Wv
ian Della Chiesa and Reinhold
Schmidt, nationally-known stars of
concert, opera, and radio. The ten
or and contralto parts will be sung
by G. Herbert Peterson and Mar
git Kormendy.
The soloistS will be supported by
a chorus of over 525 voices and
60-olece symphony orchestra
Harold H. Tallman, associate pro-
feSSor Of music. will direct.
Tickets are available at the Uni
verSity ticket office and at Grin
nell'S.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
Girl ScoMts Plan Role
In Liberated Nations

ALTOONA, Pa. CUP)-A key role
as an antidotal agency for agrees
sor nations youth movements will
be played by Girl Scouts in the re-
habilitation of war-ravished coun-
tries.
Government and diSplomatic Of
fficials everywhere are enthusiast
tically supporting international or
ganization of Girl Scouts. according
o Scout official Geraldine Howard,
who announced the World Associa-
ton Of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
will meet in Switzerland in Novem-
Der. 1t will be the associations first
meeting since the beginning of the
war.
Miss Howard cited unfailing de-
ermlnation Of European scouting
groups to reorganize Immediately
after release from Axis oppression.
One of the great sights in Paris,
following Liberation. were the Girl
Scouts marching 20 deep down the
Champs ElyseeS. Anr the movement
had doubled itself during the Ger
man occuption an din spite of Ger
man occupation!
"A full year before Mussolini was
deposed. the italian Girl Scouts be-
ban rebuilding their organization.
The first groups met secretly in the
Roman SatacombS, right under the
noses of the Fascist.
"And when Queen Wilhelmina re-
turned to Holland. she was met by
Dutch Girl Guides, dressed the>uni-
forms they had hidden and saved
for years"
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
BetrofhaI And
Wedding Date
AreAnnOunCed

The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Anna Mae Kuthy
ID Fay Carlyle Geist, son of MIR. and
Mrs. William Geist, SIT Clinton,
was announced by her mother, Mrs.
Ann Kuthy, 1928 Helen, at a fam
lly dinner party at the Geist res
idence on Sunday.
January % has been chosen by
the young couple for their we'd
ding date.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
YMCA Young Peoples
Groups Start Series
of Evening Dances

Beginning Saturday the various
young peoples groups of the YMCA
will sponsor another series of Sat
urday night dances at the Masonic
temple.
Nick Jabe and his orchestra win
agSdn furnish music.
Tonight the special event for
teen-agers at the Y will be a mo-
ton picture program of two Lau-
rel and Hardy comedies. The Y
viii also be open Friday night for
informal recreation.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06
Local Mention
BAKE SALE AND BAZAAR

Semper Fidelis bake sale and ba-
zaar Friday, December Z. at pm.
at Trinity Lutheran school, Sis
Oak. Adv.
The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-06

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Bradley beam., 1945-04-28
(By Camp Newspaper Service)

The island of Okinawa, in the Ryukyu chain extending from southern Japan to Formosa, will open a wide variety of possibilities to Allied strategists pushing the war against Japan.
 It is large enough (70 miles long, 2 to IS miles wide) to serve as a supply and staging area for future operations against either Japan itself or the coast of China. On it's lowlands is space for many fine airfelds and there is plenty of coral and limestone to build them, as we'll as network of roads. In Nakagusuku Bay we will have one of the finest anchorages in the Pa cifc, better even than Guam, and capable of handling our carriers and battle wagons.
 The harbor of Mana, capital of Okinawa (pop. 68,500) also will ac- commodate small warships and merchantmen. Airfelds on Oki- nawa will place our planes within 800 miles of the great Japanese in dustrial centers of Nagasaki, Va wata and Shimonoseki, the Jap Naval bases of Sasebo and Kure and the Inland Sea, home waters of the remnants of the Jap fleet. In the other direction, the impor- tant Chinese cities of Shanghai, Hengchow and Nanking will be within 800 miles of our bombers and fighters. Only drawback: Oki- nawa lies athwart the path of Pa cifc typhoons which will be a menace to air operations between July and October.