The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 6, 1929, Page 8

BEING PLANNED Col. Griffin Tells Chamber Of CO"““(‘\'CE Of P]ans for Betterments Juneau, Ketchikan, Seward and Seattle will, within the next year or so, have powered radio transmitting stations to supplement the Signal Corps cable system and protect the public against possible interruptions to that service, Col. Frank J. Griffin, Chief of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System, told Chamber of Commerce today. Other stations will have modern equip- ment although not so powerful as the four named. Col. Griffin, as he happily phras- ed it, “chatted” with the Chamber about the system, its aims, what it is and how it is undertaking to serve the people of the Territory Non-Profit Making The system, said Col. Griffin, is not looked upon as a profit making enterprise. It is not operated for profit. It is regarded as a contri bution by the Federal Government, through the United States Signal Corps, toward the advancement of Alaskans and Alaska. It comprises 35 stations of vari- ous kinds, including cable, radio and land telegraph. It receives an annual appropriation of $172,000 for their upkeep and repair, made directly to the Signal Corps. An additional appropriation is made through the Quartermaster Corps for operating and maintaining the cableship Dellwood and pay oi sal- aries to the system's personnel that brings the total fund to about $650,000. The receipts of the system from commercial business last year was in round figures $300,000, and are showing an annual increase. Offi- cial messages for the several Gov- ernment departments and bureaus are handled without cost to them. But, in order that some record may be had of them, a book charge is made at commercial rates. These, also, amount to about $300,000. This leaves an annual deficit of $50,000 between the book value of all busi- ness done and expenses. ' Dellwood Expense Heavy It costs about $200,000 per year to maintain and operate the Dell- wood. It is the best equipped cableship in the world and manned by the most expert crew in the world. It had to be the most expert, the Colonel remarked drily. It was formerly on the old Burn- side. It had to maintain the old rubber cable laid down early this century and intended for four or five years' service. But it was kept in use until 1923. Breaks were numerous necessitating fre- quent repairs, and through experi- ence the crew became expert. In the five years since its instal- lation, the new cable, purchased at a cost of $1,250,000, has experi- enced four major breaks. Three were from ships' anchors in the harbors of Ketchikan, Seward and Seattle; one resulted from a whale becoming entangled in the cable. In all the history of submarine cables, only three such accidents have occurred, and two of them were on the Alaska cable. Breaks Expensive Cable breaks therefore, are ex- tho. " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929. GEXT SHRINE IM t | Lloyd Sturges, greeted by Leo Youngworth, (right) PERIAL POTENTATF | (left) Albuquerque, N. M. shrine potentate elected to the high Masonic office at the convention in Los Angeles. Associated Press Photos is Los Angeles, who is slated to be | pensive luxuries to the system. One million dollars have been paid out to keep the Dellwood in commis- sion in the past five years. It has been called on to repair four ma- jor breaks, and this, Col. Griffin pointed out, fixed the cost per break at $250,000. The new cable is of the same type as the original Atlantic cables, {its sheath being gutta-percha. It is known that the life of such ma- terial is at least 50 years. How much longer remains to be seen. {“The second 50 years will tell the tale,” he said. Protection to the public is fur- nished by the system’s chain of | radio stations. Some of these | operate at a profit, but cthers fall |far below that mark. In order to give the greatest possible amount of protection, within the next year high powered stations will be in- stalled at Juneau, Ketchikan, Sew- ard and Seattle within the next year, and other stations modern- ized. Benefits Are Noted But the service rendered often has a value to the country besides the tolls collected by individual | stations. Point Barrow was given | as an instance. It costs about $5,000 each year to maintain it.| One operator is stationed there,} “and he won't come out, either,”| added Col. Griffin. Its receipts range from $200 to $500. But Col. Bowie, head of the west- ern States district of the United States Weather Bureau has de-| clared weather reports received! from there have been worth untold millions of dollars to the country’s agricultural and other interests. It is the farthest north radio station | in the world. Its reports checked | against reports from Bering Sea, or Aleutian Island points and Gulf of Alaska, are of vital import in mak- ing weather forecasts for the coun- try at large. 1 This, said Col. Griffin, is one of | the contributions made by the| |system. But its main object is to render every possible service to; the advancement of the Territory | and its people. “We want to (lo[ everything we can. We welcome | criticism. If there is anything you | think we are wrong about, we want | you to tell it to us, and if we are wrong we will change it,” he de- clared. Praises Personnel Col. Griffin said he was proud to be at the head of the system. He has just fin |Capt. B. A. Melver, came in lnstl of it as far as Fairbanks. “It is! a credit and monument to my pre- | decessors, and if I can continue to| be as successful with it as they have been, I shall be satisfied.” Seattle, though headquarters of | the system, does not take credit} for its efficient operation. credit, declared the speaker, very properly belongs to and is given to the personnel in charge of and operating the various stations. | These men, he added, are of the highest type. They have developed a fine spirit of co-operation be- tween the system and the public. They have become part and parcel | of the communities in which they reside. They like the Alaska peo- ple and once they get on the sys- tem, some kind of bug seems to| bite them and they don't want to| leave it. | “We like this kind of spyit. We want to see close cooperaion de-l veloped and maintained,” he said. B NEW ENGINE FOR SENTINEL The Sentinel, of Ketchikan, Capt. Louie Lund, came in early this morning and is having a new Atlas Imperial, full Diesel 65 horse power engine installed by the Charles G. ‘Warner Company. e ee- HALIBUT SCHOONER COOLIDGE BROUGHT IN LARGE CATCH The, halibut schooner Coolidge, night with 25,000 pounds of halibut | which were sold to the Marlyn| Fish Company for 11.60 and 8%. The Coolidge will take ice and frozen bait from the Juneau Cold | Storage Company today and leave for the fishing grounds. R S SRR HILDA BRINGS SALMON The Hilda, Capt. Adolph Thomp- son, brought, 25,000 pounds of mild cured salmon in today from the plant of Fred Schrey in Sitka, for the Marlyn Fish Company. Nick Threishield is engineer aboard the Hilda. — e NUGGET SHOP HAS NEW SIGN The Nugget Shop has a brand | new Neon sign installed in front, of the main entrance to the store.| This is the third Neon sign to ap- | pear in town. e We are now serving SANDWICHES and SALADS. The best yet. Ju- —adv, High Quality for Better Trade MAC LAREN’S IMPERIAL CHEESE, HELDER’S CHEESE STICKS, made in Holland_.75¢ and CHRISTIE’S ZEPHYR CREAM SODA CRACKERS ORMOND’S CRE ORMOND’S CREAM CRACKERS DUSSELDORF M GAMMELOST CHEESE MAC LAREN'S KRAFT OLDE ENGLISH STYLE CHEESE, jar MAC LAREN'S KRAFT LIMBURGER CHEES AM CRACKERS USTARD, jar ..75¢ and $1.35 1.50 George Brothers PHONES 92 and OPEN EVENINGS 95 Announcing Goat’s Milk Ice Cream Made of PURE FRESH, WHOLESOME CREAM, FRESH ) ILK AND EGGS On Sale At Juneau Ice Cream Parlors oo TR e A T TR CHAMBER HEARS OF BOY SCOUTS’ MOVEMENT AINS Scout Executive Addresses Chamber of Commerce at Today’s Meeting The Boy Scout organization af- fords the finest possible medium for effective utilization of the country's most valuable resource— its youth—Ronald R. Ruddiman, Assistant Scout Executive, told the Chamber of Commerce today. He gave a brief outline of the manner in which it performs its work and appealed for continued support to the movement here. In Scouting is the medium for development and encouragement of the youth of the country, it offers to boys an opportunity for adven- | ture, achievement and a realization |of their ideals. And as one boy phrased it, “it gives the boy a chance to be hard without being tough.” There are fine Scout troops at | Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau, An- |in 1528 chorage, Seward and Cordova, Mr. Ruddiman said. So far they have That | heen working independently, each a |broke all previous records. separate unit and reporting to New York headquarters. Closer con- tacts through affiliation with near- er districts is planned in order to give them the advantage of facili- ties not obtainable in the past. The | Scout movement, he said, is grow- ing steadily. It is not a boom growth, but substantial in nature Yacht Race Profitable The Capital to Capital Yacht Race has been a highly profitable undertaking for the community, de- clared M. S. Whittier, Chairman of the 1928 Race Committee. And he backed his statement with concrete figures. From all sources last year, Mr. Whittier said, the Committee re- ceived $1,681 which it expended. Of that sum, $1,305.07 was spent local- ly, and it was divided among al- most every kind of business except the undertaker. The remainder of the fund was expended in the en- tertainment of guests, some 65 in number. In other words the Chamber spent $5.79 for entertain- - Sun Visors Green, Red, Blue, White, Yellow 50¢ Juneau Drug Company H. M. HOLLMANN R. R. HERMANN Free Delivery Phone 33 Iment of each guest. Many of | them were notable business or pro- | fessional men. A partial check | of expenditures made by the visi- | tors reveals that at least $3.000 was expended by them while in the city, | and this is a conservative estimate. The race itself, gave to Junecau, and to Alaska as a whole a great deal of advantageous publicity. Newspapers and magazines catering to yachtsmen and out-of-doors peo- ple played it up heavily. This spring yachting publications have cvidenced an even deeper inter- |est in the race. An eastern maga- |zine of that type placed it second |on the list of important sporting events for this year. Mr. Whittier declared the recep- |tion given to the visiting yachts- men last year was ideal and he |said he hoped for and is confident |of the same sort of greeting this year. | | | | Chambsr Well Supported The Chamber has received great- er financial and moral support this |year than ever before in its his- tory, declared President H. L. Faulkner today. An impression |seemed to have gotten abroad that lits funds were less than in past |vears, but this is not the case, he |said. In fact, membership fees {and contributions for the year to- |taled $5,040 as compared to $4,768 And the Chamber has {35 more memberships now than |last year when the enrollment The Chamber’s treasury is not |exhausted, he added. Its budget |calls for the expenditure of more {money than was collected but last | | vear $200 in bills were carried over to this year. | Clevelan@ X5 Elected | George E. Cleveland, assistant |Cashier of B. M. Behrends Bank, |has been elected as a member of the Chamber’s executive committee, |it was announced today. He suc- ceeds L. Kean who resigned two weeks ago om the eve of his depar- ture to Seattle. W. C. Wright has been appointea 2s Chairman of the Attendance and Entertainment Committee. Two letters were received from the Federal Postal authorities. One was a refusal to establish an air mail contract between Seattle and | Southeastern Alaska. This matter |will be revived by the Chamber jand kept alive, Mr. Faulkner said \‘ | | Heot Days! Make Your Own Ginger Ale Try Hires Household Extract GINGER ALE The drink made with it will furnish a most delightful and palatable surprise to those who are fond of a good ginger alc. California Grocery Phone 478 PHONE 478 Free Delivery WE SELL “CRANE” A D “STANDARD” Plumbing Fixtures “BIRCHFIELD” A American Radiator Co. Heating Boilers HART and RAY Oil Burners RICE & AHLERS CO. HEATING PLUMBING LLLTCLLU PV TR Juneau, Alaska ¥ “We tell you In advance what job will cost” D SHEET METAL 'Rides Zeppelin Associated Press Photo Fearful for the safety of Mrs. Henry P. J. Pierce, her husband, a New York broker, spent $500 in trans-Atlantic telephone calls plead- ing that she not board the Graf Zep- pelin but she was aboard when i* started and then turned back. The other letter was an explana- tion of why the' Chicago postoftice had refused to accept for parcel post shipment a package for the Irros Company of this city. A new clerk at a Chicago substa- tion was blamed. Instructions have Been issued, said the letter, which should prevent a repetition of the occurrence. ., Booth Ammost Complete The Chamber’s publicity booth, house or what have you, said M. D. Williams, Chairman of the Ad- vertising Committee, is virtually completed. Home Office, Seattie, Washington J. W. WOODFORD Resident Agent 2 Rings on Salmon Evenings by Appointment — L LT A L T T By the end of thcI New Arrivals Ladies’ Sli ppefs 10000000 O dresses just received. Values of genuine quality and style. | Goldstein’s [prescnt week it will be open for business with Miss Mildred Abra- thamson in charge.. WORK STARTED ON FRONT G. E. Krause, who was awarde the contract for paving lower Fronl —————— Street, has started work withou |®® ® @ 00000 00 0 o0 o any delay and the street will soo . TODAY’S STOCK @ |be ready for the cement. Propert; . QUOTATIONS e |owners on both sides of Fron ® 000 eccoe e e e o0 o Strect are cooperating splendidly Wednesday’s Quotations Alaska Juneau mine stock was | yesterday quoted at 47, American Smelting 100'%, American Tobacco A 170, B 171, Bethlehem Steel 1027%, Continental Motors 18%, Cudahy, |no sale, General Motors 73, Gold Dust 57%, International Paper A lin keeping the street clear of cars 180 that work can be expedited. DOG CATCHER IS BUSY The time limit for procuring li-| censes for dogs having elapsed, the| dog catcher is around Juneau to-| day picking up all stray dogs with- ‘lum. license tags. He had taken in| [nearly a dozen by noon today and |expects to find every unlicensed dog within a short time. |29%, Paper B 17%, Mack Trucks 195, Mathieson Alkali 487, National Power and Light 51'%, Standard |oil of Califurnta 76%, Stewart- y | Warner 72, U. S. Steel 169%. | Chief of Police George A. Get- g - chell said today that anyone hav= g ing a pet dog they do not wish U DRUG COMPANY picked up, must obtain a license ] HAS NEW COAT G¥ PAINT |Without delay. PR S The Juneau Drug Company, re-| Mrs. Mary Hendrickson entered St. Ann's Hospital this morning for | medical treatment. ez s o s ey Walk-Over Shoes NEW STYLES cently purchased by H. M. “Doc” Hollmann and R. R. Hermann is doing its share in the annual clean- |up campaign by taking on a new |coat of orange paint with cream trim. — - | Try a HOT TAMALE after ths show. Juneau Ice Cream Pariors. Our Fur Manufacturing Depart- ment is in charge of an expert furrier. Goldstein’s Emporium. adv { Dk TR i | For Men and Rhodes Young Men ‘ KRISS KROSS ‘ : RAZORS—$6.00 Guaranteed 10 years against mechanical defects The Price Is Right | SABIN & SCOTT The Store For Men | Phone 25 Free Delivery 3Y GIVING US A TRIAL YOU WILL SEE IT PAYS TO TRADE AT GARNICK’S, Phone 174 J.M. 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