The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 4, 1932, Page 8

SEVERAL CITY OFFICERS NAMED BY COUNCILMEN Mayor Arranges to Move Buildings to Widen Front Street Reappointment of several muni- cipal officials, action toward the widening of Lower Front Stree and announcement of Coun ® incss transacted Monday evening | at a special meeting of the Mayor end City Council. | Miss 'A. B. Coleman was named Librarian. Hans Nie Cemetery Care-taker; Fred pen and George Grigg, N Assistant Fire Truck R. Shepard, Assessor Appointments of now held by J. M. Davis, and of | Assistant ‘Wharfingers, now held by C. H. MacSpadden and C. P.| McNutt, were deferred to a future | meeting. Other Places Filled The Wharfinger po: the only places for whic - pointments have yel been made,| inasmuch as at the last meeting | ; George | J. L. Gray, | Schombel, | was reappointed City Getchell, Police Chief Fire Chief, and C. E. Assistant Fire Chiefl In connection with the widen- ing of Lower Front Street, Mayor | Thomas B. Judson was author- ized to prepare specifications for moving back th2 City Cafe Build- | ing and the adjoining cigar store'Chairman; W. S. George, Gunnar |has d building, and to advertise for bids to be submitted at the meeting | of fhe Council next Friday night. First Action by City Moving of the City Cafe and; the adjoining cigar store is the first action on the part of the; City, other than surveying dpora-‘ tions, toward the widening of) Lower Front Street from the City Cafe to the southerly limits of the | municipality. The Mayor was also authorized | to arrange for the filling in of | the Municipal gridiron with rock.! The filling will be made to about | one foot and a half of the top of the gridiron. The only change made by Mayor in standing 'Councilmanic committess for the forthcoming year was the substitution of Ralph H. Beistline, new Councilman, for Hemer Nordling, retired Council-| man, on the committees on which Mr. Nordling had places. Various Standing Committees The various committees follow: Streets, Lights, Sewt and s COLEMAN’S Ho"ywood Style Shop - Smiles | | | FUNERAL RITES N\ HELD FOR LATE of | Chuich, pronounced the eulogy. s | .| Whether it is the returning American wanderer or the foreigner visit- | ing these hospitable shores for the first time, passengers from Europe who sail into New York harbor invariably beam a Gotham's skyline heaves in sight. Above at left is actress, returning from a European vacation. i of the Council, H. R. Shepard| usual happy expression which seems to say “Depression re At right and looking no less y Mile. Alice Roberte, French actress, who is here for a mouth’s vacation. there’s no place like home.” eat big smile when Sally is wearing the ardless, | lsmpvy is Whi G. rf—W. S. George, Chairman; E. Krause, H. Messerschmidt. Public Health and Police — H. Messerschmidt, Chairman; H. H. Beistline, John E. Green. Public Schools—G. E. Krause, Blomgren. Fire and Water Fire Protection and Water — {John E. Green, Chairman; G. E. Krause, ‘Gunnar Blomgren. Finance and Tax Assessments— R. H. Beistline, Chairman; H. Mes- serschmidt, W. S. George. Library — Gunnar Blomgren, Chairman; John E. Green, R. H Beistline. Election and Printing, Oemetery, Gold Creek—Entire Council, B gl s CALL FOR BIDS Bids for moving the City Cafe and cigar store adjoining on lower the "Front Strete will be received at the |office of City Clerk up to Friday, May 6, at 8 p.m. Specifications may be seen at the City Clerk’s Office. Right reserved to reject |any or all bids. THOMAS B. JUDSON, Mayor. | s —adv. S eee ANNUAL D. F. D. DANCE At Douglas Natatorium May Music by the Serenaders. 1 —adv. {Australian Communists | to Tour Soviet Russia | i CANBERRA, Australia, May 4.| | —Although the federal government lared war on communists and olutionary literature and | organizations, a delegation of Aus- | tralians will tour Russia this year ‘The delegation wil lconsist only cf Australian-born communists, as others would not be allowed to re- enter the country. Besides the Australian commun- ist party, the parent organization, there are the Unemployed Workers' Movement, Friends of the Soviet Union, the Workers’ International Relief Committee, the Minority Movement, the United Front Against Fascian Movement and the Working Women's Union. ‘Archdale Parkhill, the new com- monwealth minister for home af- | fairs, is seeking legislative sanc- tion to deport all foreign-born com- | munists and jail all Australian- born convicted of offenses. B FOOD SALE COMING ‘) Holy Trinity Guild will hold a |Food Sale Saturday, May 14, at Juneau-Young Hardware Store. adv. ally O’Neill, screen |, | | WILLIAM BRITT Services C:)—nducted by Masons and Attended by Many Friends Funeral services were held this afternon for the late Willlam E Britt, prominent Juneau business man who was accidentally killed a week ago last Sunday in an auto- mobile accident in this city, The exercises took place in the auditorium of the Scoftish Rite Temple. They followe dthe ritual of Masonic Biuz Lodge, of which the deceased had been & member and were conduoted by J. J. Far- DISTRIBUTION OF FLOUR IS BEGUN BY RED CROSS Juneau Cha@ Makes Al- lotments—Tallapoosa Goes Westward Work of distributing Red Cross flour has been started in the | Juneau area and in districts to the | Westward, Commercial craft will be used to carry the relief comifiodity to | nearby places and the United | States Coast Guard Cutter Talla- I poosa has departed on her mis- sion of charity to more distant zones. Twelve hundred sacks of flour gher, Worshipful Master of Mount [have been recelved by the Ju- Juneau Lodge, assisted by mem- | neau Chapter of the Red Cross. bers of the fraternal orgamization. Shipments already have been made Eulogy by Rev. Olafson Rev. Erfffng K. Olafson, pastor the Resurrettion Lutheran A vocal selection was given by Mrs. C. P. Jenne and a violin selection by Willis E. Nowell. The auditbrium was thronged ith friends of the departed pion- By The remains were followed the cemetery by a long cor- e Names of Pallbearers Active pallbearcrs were Guy Mc- Naughton, Harry I. Lucas, H. I Faulkner, E. M. Goddard, Pe! Brevik, and Robert Simpson. Honorary palibearers were John W. Troy, Karl Theile, James J Connors, Chris Wyller, Dr. C. P. Jenne and H. Amstec. Interment under the direttion the Charles W. Carter Mor was in the Masonic plot vergreen cemetery. ————————— MERCHANTS T0 MEET TO FORM RETAIL BUREAU City Hall at 7:30 To- morrow Evening The first general meeting of the proposed organization of Juneau merchants, along the line of a, re- tail trades bureau, has been called for Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, according to Tom George and Frank Harris, who have been active in contacting the local merchants. As stated last week in The Em- pire when several Juneau business men started to formulate the plan, the purpose of the proposed bureau will be to promote the general welfare of the community and the retail business of the city. The meeting tomorrow evening will afford opportunity for general | discussion and for selection of a' temporary chairman and commit-| tees. e FAIRBANKS BANKER HERE TODAY ENROUTE INSIDE Edward H. Stroecker, President of the First National Bank at Fairbanks, visited Juneau friends vesterday while the steamer Al- Gathering to Be Held in' |to Tenakee, Hoonah and Yakutat, W. 8. Pullen chairman of the Flour Relief Committee of the |Juneau Chapter, announced :to- day. | Others on Committee | Charles W. Hawkesworth, acting |chief of ithe Alaska Division of the Indian Service, and John New- marker, of ‘the United States Steamboat Inspection Service, are associated with Mr. Pullen on the| committee and will have direct | charge of the distribution task in| which will begin next| \ | Juneau, week. Other communities under juris- |diction of ‘the Juneau Chapter to|° {which flour will be sent in the |immediate future and the persons |°® “rho';en to make the various dis- | tributions are: Douglas. Wiinam Kilburn; Skagway, Howard Ashley; Sitka, : DeArmond; Petersburg, E. Oh- W |mer; Kake, Mary Butler; Haines, | ™ |Col. William C. Miller; |Mrs. John Marstead. | At Hoonah, the person in charge |cf the distribution is Alice Olsen; lat Tenakee, Bdward Snyder; at | Yakutat, Dorothy Huffmann. | Took Flour From Here | The Tallapoosa on depanting |from Juneau this forenoon took |the allotment for Yakutat. | At Seward, the cruiser mwill load 600 sacks of flour. She will {distribute these to Kodiak, Karluk, |Sand Point, Unga, Belkofsky, Una- |laska, Kanatak and Squaw Har- | bor, While on the voyage to the Westiward, the Tallapoosa will als¢ investigate reported famine con- ditions at Afogmak. | On the completion of the cruis- ,er's flour distribution mission, she will take up her patrol of the fur seal herd on its migration to the Pribilof Islands. She is expected to accompany the herd as far as Unalaska. From there she wili return to Juneau. She is expected to be back here May 21. MRS. A. R. DAVIDSON IS BRIDGE HOSTESS Mrs. A. R. Davidson at her suite |in the Bavard Apartments last evening, entertained a few friends lat bridge. Four tables were in play. Following the cards, delic- ious refreshments were served. Prize winners were Miss Edith Feusi, first; Mrs. George Miller, second; Miss Gertrude Wallstedt. ‘consolation. Angoon, ony of the picnic that was to have been held Auk Beach Ia evening by members of the Junior Class of the Juneau High 1001 No defin- @ date has yet n seledled for the affafr. Announcement of was made late yesterday by A. 8. Dunham, high school principal, $52.90 WASHINGTON’S CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT NIGHT Here is a night View of Washington’s famous cherry blossoms. Ths plcture was taken along the tidal basin. Washington monument rises in the background. NO DATE CHOSEN YET |EDWARD HAYNES IS FOR JUNIOR PICNIC| arrangements HELD FOR ROBBING PETERSBURG DOCK Edward D. Haynes, arrested at Petersburg yesterday for violation of the Alaska Game Law, now faces prosecution for robbery in that city, according to advices received today |by United States Marshal Albert | White. He pleaded not guilty to violating the game law and was sentened to serve six months in | jail. WARM With R Associated Press I’holo » He was later charged with rob- bing a warehouse on thePetersburg public dock, and the Standard Oil Ewi\rehouse. It is alleged he stole | three bales of sugar, four cases of | milk and one sack of potatoes from y |the dock, and a 53-gallon barrel |of gasoline from the oil company.* B S H. Carbray and N. A. McEa ern, local brokers, left on the miral Evans to call on the |at Wrangell. - [ SHOF iIN JONEAU WHY PAY MORE? BATH ROOM OUTFIT Complete with Fittings AIR FURNACES egister in Every Room, $175.00 to $250.00 $19.95 TOILET—China Tank 30-GALLON RANGE BOILER-$10.50 each BIRCHFIELD BOILERS | Save 46% on fuel. Cost no SWI G SPOUT SINK FAUCETS with Soap Dish-$6.75 each Made same as Swing Spout Laundry radiator: more than the ordinary cast iron boiler. TRANE CONCEALED HEATERS of copper. Price old style cast iron s. .- — Hugh Day is down from Haines and is registered at the Alaskan hotel. APPLES Just Arrived—100 Boxes of Fancy Yellow Tray FAUCETS $2.95 each aska was in port. He is returning home after a vacation spent in San Francisco and other southern cities. We Represent THE LARGEST Oil Burner Company IN THE WORLD Offers the Most Startling Values Graduation RESSES Dresses of Youth and Fashion A Year Ago—S$19.75 OUR SPECIAL NOW $10.95 Nets, Laces, Organdies, Point d-esprits—All the latest for gradaution purposes BASIN FAUCETS $2.25 pair N. P. SUCK FAUCETS $2.10 pair mn SHEET METAL Under the direction of Mr. “Mack’ Metcalfe, our Sheet Metal business has more than doubled. Radiator Shields Flashing Roof Plates Air Pipe Smoke Stacks Marquiese Cornice Yukon Stoves Down Spouts 4-inch €ast Iron SEWER PIPE-$1.85 per 5-foot length Newtowns and Winter Bananas—Large Size $1.75 per box ; | ——— e Rice & Abhlers Co. PLUMBING HEATING SHEE'I.‘ METAL “We tell you in advance what job will cost” Asi\' for Our Price on the Modern COPPER TUBE PLUMBING YOUR CHOICE “Standard,” “Kohler” or “Crane” Fixtures GROUND ASBESTOS $2.?5 per 50 Ib. sack FRESH STRAWBERRIES 20c per basket GEORGE BROTHERS PHONE 92 or 95 OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT DON'T FORGET OUR SALE IS STILL ON—WE HAVE REAL BARGAINS GARNICK’S—Phone 174. See This Beautiful Collection