The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 18, 1932, Page 8

¢ 8 T — P O T W AT Pty R R POPPIES REACH LECION; WILL €0 ON SALE MAY 2 Flowers Will Be Offered § by Auxiliary and " Rainbow Girls SENDS WORD OF SPRING ACTIVITY (Dredges ME Ready for Work and April Fair Was Great Success Nome and its immediate neigh- borhood have witnessed important activities this spring, according to| § |8 communication received from the | || Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce at Nome to M Whit- tier, Executive Secretary of the All-| Alaska Chamber of Commerce with American the day [ headquarters in Juneau. The in- ¥ formation was sent to Mr. Whittier L to be forwarded by him to the ilia United States Department of Com- | Sold as a harem slave when she was | erce for inclusion jn Com- | 13 years old and the mother of two children at 17, Leila Mamed-Bekova (above), of Moscow, is at 22 the foremost aviatrix of Soviet Russia. The adventurous woman abandoned the harem five years ago and took up flying with such success that she is now a teacher in a Soviet flying school, merce Reports, a trade survey is- sued weekly. The Nome message says: “During April gold dredges cut| loose from ice and made ready for| summer operations. Small operators | moved outfits and personnel to {properties. A large snow fall | _____|the hills insures a good Water sup- | n of mem- | n Legion Aux- ong the |ply for summer mining. diers’ graves -made Auxil- | Airplane Travel Increases Igium during achine-made | “During the first quarter of 1932, | M. E. Monagle point- one local airplane company carried | the poppi “Each Auxiliary 157 passengers to and from Nome; | last win in some major flew 40,667 passenger miles; carried ] that it is Some of the men >s are so badly is difficult for 13,792 pounds of express and 1,994 | pounds of mail. Other airplane| companies probably carried 40 per cent in addition. All flying was| a perfect flower done in the dead of winter with a few days’ work ‘the thermometer ranging from 20 > men develop a sur-|to 50 below zero. despite their physi-| “The annual Northwestern Alaska The men are paid Fair was held in Nome in April t each for making the flow-|About 4,000 exhibits, ranging from the rest of the money real- a model gold dredge to a reindeer from the sale going to the re- flying suit, were displayed. Eskimo or | and renhabilitation work of the |products were featured, such as 1t is easy to tell the difference 'Auxiliary.” (parkas, reindeer and squirrel skin e s - | mukluks, sleeping bags, leather goods made from fawn skins, rein- deer sleds, hunting costumes, mod els of igloos, ivory curious and hair 'seal products. Exhibits by both Territorial and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools created keen rivalry. Wide Variety of Minerals 3 S “The mining exhibit consisted of 2 Free Tickets to S(’(lttl(’ la wide variety of valuable minerals : including gold nuggets and pure 1gold worth hundreds of dollars. Na- {tive bituminous coal from the Un- |akleet section, which the Federal |Bureau of Mines states is of com- imercial importance, was exhibited. {There was a fine exhibit of live could not possibly te made possible the of more than $100,000 by |cal disabled men who other- on yould have been unab! AWARDED LAST NIGHT or Trade Kobuk and Selawick mink. . 0==f 2 A No. 39556—]. J. Connors, Jr. e i bAE s aiad v & ar Q. with visitors for four days and No. 56835—7). J. Smith. Inights. A special effort was made |by the fair management to en- courage Eskimos in their native ac- Icumpllshmems and in utilization of |natural resources. The fair gave {lots of encouragement to the de- |velopment of the industries of (Northern Alaska. | World’s Largest Reindeer Meet { “The largest meeting of native 'and white reindeer men ever held in the world was held at Teller, Alaska, April 11, 12 and 13. Plans |were made for a general summer !round-up of more than 100,000 rein- deer. | “Exhibited at the fair was the large order of reindeer clothing Imade by Eskimos for the Byrd An- tarctic Expedition. It cost several Ladies’ Sweaters in SMART SUMMER STYLES and COLORS $1.95 and $2.50 SLIPOVERS We Challenge Mail Order Prices and Quality George Brothers Grocery and Leader Department Store Trim, neat, appealing and very attractive. You will find them a joy for street, sport, and home wear! OUR STOCK IS NEW! And marked at low prices All Sales Guaranteed—GET OUR PRICES FIRST Ladies’ Scarfs $1.95 BUY AT HOME! EVERY DOLLAR SPENT IN JUNEAU HELPS MAKE A BIGGER AND BETTER CITY eader Dept. Store GEORGE BROTHERS | | | Bathing beach censors for Detroit, who have announced they will be liberal in Judging beach costumery this summer, have yet to rule on | “cut-out” garments such as these, which passed an unofficial review. Associated I ress Pboto thousand dollars and gave employ- ment to many needy Eskimo women."” | HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC SET FOR SATURDAY Juneau High School students | will hold their annual picnic nex Saturday at Eagle River. Th will leave town at 10 o'cloek the forenoon and will' return 7 o'clock in the evening, accord- ing to announcement made toda. at the office of Superintends f Schools R. C. Raven. JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS SCHOOLS PLAY BALL Teams representing Juneau end Douglas high schools are pl t third game of the se for the scholastic baseball cham- pionship of Gastineau Channel The game is Bt Douglas. Each team has won one game. To the winner of today's contest will go the Channel title. —— .- HYDABURG POSTMASTER | HELD FOR GRAND JURY Charged with embezzlement, due to an elleged shortage of gov- ernment funds from the Hydaburg postoffice, Robert Cogo, former postmaster at ‘that village, was yesterday bound over to the Fed- eral Grand Jury by Judge W. C Arnold, according to advices re- ceived by United States Marshai Albert White. Cogo was recently arrested at OCraig and taken to Ketchikan. —— CRED1IY EXTENDED | Credit will be extended to re- | liable customers and patrens of | this store. | —adv. THE CASH BAZAAR. A beautiful Gla R&WC s Mixing Bowl with 2 pkgs. E FLOUR for 80 cents GARNICK’S~Phone 174 MRS. MAC TAGGART IS VISIT! MRS. CLIFFORD M W. R. MacTaggart, of Cor-! dova, who arrived on the Yukon, is the house guest of Mrs. E. H. Clifford, in the Blomgren Apart- ments. Mrs. MacTaggart is the wife of one of the members of the Northwest Hardware Company at She will leave for Cali- Xt Monday on the Alaska. Cordova. Waffle Set Special Modern Electric Waffle Iron Fine, 6 China Plates 6 Coffee Cups and Saucers Waffle Batter Pitcher Syrup Pitcher Large Tray —21 Pieces $15.00 The Nugget Shop Plumbing “We tell you S ‘AND “Because we do it better” RICE & AHLERS CO. Sheet Metal what job will cost” Heating in advance ) = THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 5TH YEAR OF PROGRESS Only 3 More Days CAPS in all price. Incluc New Millinery OUR ENTIRE LOT OF TRIMMED HATS In lacy straws, Milan straws—close fitting and narrow brims. Regular values §6.75 to $7.50. FOR THIS SALE $3.95 SPORT HATS Jersey effects—silk and chenile—in all pastel shades. SPECIAL $1.50 (‘Ol(Jl's,"[llil'il‘]’il'l\l'(l combir!uion, Anniversary Sale — 6053 ALL SPRING AND SUMMER COATS REDUCED FOR THIS SALE You have almost a full season to wear it at less than end-of-the-season’s led are soft crepy materials, polo and bouches. ored and dressy models. In fur trimmed and plain models. Sizes 16, 18, 20, 38, 40, 42, 48. $39.50 Coats $27.95 $22.50 Coats $16.95 29.50 Coats 19.95 16.75 Coats 12.95 Ont lot of ODDS AND ENDS in COATS AND SUITS to be closed out at wear. Lot No. “ No. “ No. “ No. ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICE — $4.95 DRESSES This Sale takes in ALL DRESSES IN STOCK including those just received ! and evening Also types for the business women Sheer Canton Crepes Chiffon Georgette. Lace 1, Anniversary Sale Price $3.95 SRR - ¥ Sale Price 5.95 3, i Sale Price 9.95 (13 Sale Price 16.95 Newest prints, stripes and checks—Capelines, fitted jackets, bolero jackets—in all sizes, 14 to 44 Sordon In tail- » .