The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 20, 1931, Page 2

§ B e ] o £ # i # BILL HOBSON RETURNS HERE AFTER § YEARS BOVhOOd Resu]ent Of Gas_'(o war with other Americans in tineau Channel with Admiral Watson In the engine room of the Ad- miral Watson when she arrived at Jureau Sunday was Bill Hchson, native Alaskan half-Indian, who was returning after an absence of eight years. In the meantime he has been employed in the engine| Toom of the President Van Buren, President McKinley and mavigated the world. Among hi other achievements since he Alaska eight years azo i has acquired his pa;or marine engineer. Jcb Needed With Papers “I have nol been a chief e B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. “Juneaw’s Leading Department Store” other| ships. Four times he has circum- | Summery Dresses at Special Prices The fabrics, the making, the models, the. trim- ming—every feature of these dresses recom- mends them as desirable for spring and sum- mer wear. They include many of the newer This for all women and styles in neckline and sleeve treatments, is a dress opportunity Group One Values to $19.75 2 Dresses for $9.75 Group Two Values to $32.50 2 Dresses for $14.75 No Refunds No Exchanges No Approvale said Mr. Hobson. “To ke same fecling before as I felt whel must not only have the we were entering Alaska waters,” pers but he must have the job.” |said Mr. Hobson, “I threw my arms | Bill Hebson lived his boyhood |up, took a deep breath and I felf ‘d'nyu on Gastineau Channel and free. I was again in my home land, cther places in Southeast Alaska.'I have been all bver the world, but H2 is a cougin of W. J. Harris, Ju- | no matter where I was, I never neau’s sign writer and artist. Ho lost the feeling that I am an Alas- learned electric work and facts kan.” ‘GEORGE, H. SELBY IS VISITING BROTHER 1917 and was given a v.horougm training at the Bremerton Navy| | Yard. He had a good technical po- | sition on the battleship West Vir-| |ginla and stayed in the naval tante begun recently in Bfilllng |general farming, 420 in fur farm- | B | manufacturing and mechanical in- . |trades, 289 in iron and steel indus- y | TOTAL. PCPULATION over s 46,844 Gainful workers (persons | reporting a gainful occu- | pation) ... % 27152 Percent of total vpopula- tion .8 Per cent of prpula:lon 10 and over 5 59.2 Gainful Workers i + _All Industries . 21,152 ‘Agriculture 1,108 y'| - General farms 397 Fur farms 420 Rejhdeer farms 381 Forestry and. fishing 5,187 ' Forestry 412 Fiching 4,115 Extraction of minerals 4787 Coal mines ... 130 Other mines and quarrbes 4,657 Manufacturing and mechani- cal industries ... e 3,034 Building industries . 616 Food and allied industries .. 1,032 Rencwing a brocherly acquain- | . in Gainful A total of 27,752 persons ten year old and over, were reported as haying gainful occupations in Alas- ka on October 1, 1929. This com- pilation was made by the Federal Census Bureau and announced by the Director of Census today through the Governor's office. “The number Tepresents 468 per- cent of the entire population of the Territory. Persons usually work- ing at a gainful occupation but unemployed at the time the census was taken are included in the num- | fer of gainful workers, A Arz Mostly Males Of the 27,752 such workers, 24,808 | were males, representing 69.6 per cent of the male population; and 2854. were females, representing | 12.1 per cent of the female popu- lation. The whole number of gainful| workers was distributed by industry | groups as follows: 1,198 in agricul- | ture, 397 of whom were engagad in ing, and 381 in the reindeer farm- | ing industry; 5,187 in forestry and' fishing; 4787 in coal mines and/ pther ‘mines and. quarries; 3.03¢ in dustries, 318 in independent hand Employment in Alaska’s Industries! tries, 226 in saw and planing mills, 23 in other wood working industries, 126 furriers, 61 in clothing and| other textile industries, 55 in print- ing, publishing and engraving, 36 ) | in automobile repair shops, 25 shoe and snow-shoe makers, 14 tanners, and 213 in other manufacturing in-! dustries; 3,006 in transportation, in cluding 1260 on steam railroads; 1,746 were engaged in trade, in- cluding banking and insurance, and fur dealers and trading post deal- ers; 915 in public service; 1,406 in professional service; 6,009 in do- mestic and personal service; and 874 in industries not specified. These figures are summarized In‘ the following table: | Industry Group Number L 59,278 Persons 10 years old and Clothing and other textile |service until he was honorably dis- charged after the conflict had | ended. | Dwellings in Two Citles Mr. Hobson acquired a $6,000- \residence in Oakland and has just purchased for $3,800 a home in Se- | |attle. His family consisting of an| English wife and three American daughters, reside at Qakland. \l" Hobson was sent to the Unit- | marine hospital at Port nd from New York a few, Number One. ks ago. From there he joined‘Berore E. 'E. Zimmer, U. S. Com- ngineering staff of the Ad-: missioner and ex-officio Probate Watson. | Judge, Haines Precinct. I think I never experienced the|In the Matter of the Estate of separated for 30 years, George H. ISelby arrived on the Alaska to {visit H. B. 'Selby, Managing Edi< tor of The Stroller's Weekly. The visitor is from Pasadena, Califor- nia, and his stay in Juneau is in- definite. CITATION In the Commissioner’s Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division $6.00 Man’s Shoe “Neither cramps your style nor Cramps your Roll” { DEVLIN’S Store Open Evenings | — e | GEORGE W. HINCHMAN, de- ceased. i It appearing to this court, by, fln petition this day. presented and) . (filed by C. A, Lindholm, admin- istrator of the estate of Geprge W Hinchman, deceased, that it is | necessary to sell the real property of said estate, or so much thereof iu may be necessary for the pur- |pose of paylng the expenses of | administration, and the still unsat- isfied claims against said estate. 1t is_therefore ordered, by thig court, that all persons interest !in the estate of the said dec appear before this court on tl 27th day of June, 1931, at the hou: of 2 o'clock on the affernoon of | said day, at the court room of said |court in the Town of Haines, Al- | | For the First Time $5.85 200 pairs of this season’s models in Fancy Footwear at $5.85 ‘ % Patent Colors { ! M aska, to show cause, if any exists; | why an order should not be issued to sald administrator to sell the real property of said estate, or s0 {much thereof as may be necessary | for the purposes aforesald. { The said real property is describ- |ed as follows: Lot four (4) in block |one (1), including improvements, {lots eleven (11) and twelve (12) in ‘block three (3), including improve-, | ments, lot twenty-six (26) in block {one (1), lot twelve (12) in block {nine (9), rituated in the, Town of | Haines, Alaska, and one half in- Satin Mostly High Heels |terest in a homestead, containing Dated at Halnes, Alaska, this | ! officio Probate Judge. ham, Wash., after they had Been|: industries . . 61 ‘Automobile repflr shops 33 Iron and steel industries ... 289 Independent Hand trades 318 Furriers and 8kin sewers ... 126 ‘Tanners a5 e g Shoe and snow-shoe mak- ! ers . 25 . Saw And planing mills . 228 " Other ‘wootl-working indus- | tries ... 23 Printing, publis hhu and qET_ilmlmmigl Prompt Service- work done here. full season ! | 319-50/100 acres, situated 20 miles | DE VLIN’S i West of the Town of ‘Haines, Al- 16th day of May, 1981. E E. ZIMMER, | First publication, May 20, 1931. >eseseessy Last publication, June 10, 1931. ‘ | aska. | i Store Open Evenings || U. 8. Ocnicilaichier” knd m‘ e MANY SCOUTS WILL ATTEND ANNUAL CAM cngraving 55| ¢ TR | i | z Og:le;ncr:anumcvunnd in- i VBOYS MllSl C(?mplete Reng" Transpgrtation s006| tration This Week for Construction and mainten- . ance of streets 443 | Outlng Jum_a 8-20 Garages, auto laundries and ' greasing stations 53| One of the biggest outings in the Postal Service 119 | history of Jineau Boy $cout camps Steam rallroads 1260 |is looming up for 1931, with more Telegraph and telephona 112 than 20 boys lined up for Eagle Cther transpertation and | River encampment June 8 to 20. communication 1,019 Al Scouts of Troop 613 are ex- Trade : 17746 pected to present their applica- Banking and br.,kera.ge 69 !ticns to Scoutmaster Douglas at Insurance and real estate 53| their meeting tonight. Those who Fur dealers and trading {do not, and those of Trocp 611 who post dealers 104 have not submitted their blanks, Wholesale and retail trade ‘arc requested to leave them at the (not elsewhere specified). 1,398 foffice of Allen Shattuck, Inc, on Cther trade industries 122| Front Street, tomorrow. Public service (not elsewhere ‘Scouts who have not received ap- specified) 915 | plicaticns may secure them at Professional service 1,406 | Shattuck’s office. Registration must Recreation and amusement 123 b2 completed before the end of the Other professional and \weck and those who wish to go to semi-professional serv- (camp are urged to attend to this ice 1,283 | matter immediately. Domestic and personal serv- ! o sca.o3 o o £ Gt ice . 6,009 | ELKS! NOTICE! Hotels, restaurants and ’ Elks' meeting will be held tonight boarding houses 879 'at 8:30 on account of baseball Laundries and cleaning, | game. M. S. JORGENSEN, dyeing and pressing shops 166 ' —agv. Exalted Ruler. Other domestic and person- ‘ el 8l 0oy 50541 Chinces figs are exported strung Industry not specified 374 o st.rlngs of 100 figs cach. e b, e e S B B ! Headquarters for CAMPERS SUPPLIES and | i Fishing Tackle of all descriptions HARRIS Hardware Co. Lower Front Street Expert Motor Repalr No Job Too Large or Too Small R e T There are good watch makers . . . and there are poor watch makers. There are good motor mechanics and not so good motor mechanics. . . . The engine in your automobile requires as expert workmanship as your watch. When repairs and over- hauling is done by experts—then you get full power from your motor—and there is no wear and tear and strain upon expensive parts. Whether it be engine, generator, timer, starter, valves or, cyhnders—we know motors and it will pay you to have your Now is the time to overhaul that motor for a of motor pleasure otor Co. LT PR LT Work Guaranteed U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF' AGRIQULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather (By the U. 8. Weather Burean) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m, May 20: \Fair tonight and Thursday, warmer Thursday; gentle variable winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp, Humidity Wind Veloclty —Weather 4 pm. yesty . 30.53 52 36 NE 6 Pt. Cldy 4 am. today -30.39. 40 87 Calm Cldy Noon today .30.19 59 29 E 8 Cldy CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS Highest 4pm. | Lowest4am. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station— tBMip. temp. | emp. temp. velority 24 hrs. Weather BalTow 3 38" 18 0 Clear Nome 32 32 22 24 Pt. Clay Bethel 40 40 22 0 Rain Fort Yukon . 32 32 3 0 Clear Tanana .. 36 36 — 0 Clear Fairbanks 38 38 3 [ Clear Eagle 36 36 > 0 Clear St. Paul .. 36 38 24 68 Rain Dutch Harbor . | 3 40 — 0 Cldy Kodiak 36 36 [ 06 Clear Cordova . | 38 40, b 0 Pt.Cldy Juneau | 39 40 0 0 Cldy Sitka 43 52 0 0 Pt.Cldy Ketchikan 3 | 40 40 0 0 Cldy Prince Rupert .. | 40 42 o 0 Clear Edmonton | 40 40 4 Trace Cldy Seattle 44 46 4 02 Clear Portland % 48 48 4 .01 Pt. Cldy San Francisco . 66 66 0 0 Clear *—Less than 10 mfles. The pressure is high throughout Alaska, except Seward Pen- insula, and southward to Oregon. It is about normal on Seward Peninsula and moderately low no:th of Hawaii. showers fell in portions of Western Alaska and rain is falling west of Vancouver Island. Clear weather prevails in the Interior and Notrh and partly cloudy weather in the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast. Tem- peratures have risen in Western Alaska and over most of extreme Eastern Alqska WHEN THINGS WAKE UP Spring—hanging up another worn-out Winter— unlocks the sunshine, flowers and bunnies. Mankind seems to begin again with new hope, new ambition, and new determination to be prudent, learning. what to seek and what to shun. A bank account of your own is a thing worth strivs ing to have. Make this your Bank. 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