The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 12, 1933, Page 7

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w " & " e 'FHE DAILY ALASKA EMPHE TUESDAY SEPT 12 1933 TM TELLIN' YA THE WIPE, WONT GIT IN TWO GRUNTS AGIN SULLY ---2-- NOW'S THE TIME FER US TO DIG OUT--- SITKA WINNER FIRST HONORS POPPY CONTEST Hrgh School and Grade Scheol :Students Take 5" "Prizes Awarded SITKA, Alaska, Sept. 10.—(Spec- ial 'correspondence) — Announce- ment has been made that Sitka won first place in the Poppy Poster Contest both in the High Behool and in the grades at the Department Convention of the American Legion held recently in Cordova. Charlotte Burkhart won place in the High School. Graham Boyd won first in 'the grades. The local contest was sponsored by’ Sitka Unit 13 under the di- redt supervision of teachers of the Public School. $5 Prize The Department of Alaska vot- ed to give a prize of $. each for the Dest poster in each class. Checks for that amount were mailed to the Sitka Unit to be delivered to the winners. first place The winning posters have been sent to Chicago to be entered in the National Contest at the Na- tional Convention to be held in that city. The subject of the contest is “The Veteran-Made Poppy.” Two prizes of $25 each are offered by the National; one for the best poster from a student in the grad i 'fi | | 1 - Lin and Groceries Caéil and Cary MOUSIE'S RIGHT, BUTCH ---- BUT FOIST WE OUGHTTA GET DAT BOX AWAY FROM HIM----= IF WE GET OUR HOOKS ON. DEM PAPERS ABOUT SAWBUCK'S MUDDER DEM LAWYERS wilL PAY US to and including the ninth, and the other for the bast poster from | a student in the High School. | The winning poster in each or‘ the two classes in each Unit was sent to the Department Conven- tion in Cordova. First Place: Sitkd Unit and Sitka School Board are cqually happy over win- ning first place in both classes. At the first mceting of the Aux- iliary following a summer vaca-| tion of three months reports from | cfficers and committees show°d1 marked activity in all branches of | the work. Sitka Unit hopes to win the Citation of Merit* again | this year for enrolling 100 per | cént of their membership by De- cember 31. The Unit won the Ci- tation of Merit for 1932 . Popular Girl Scouts A graceful silver loving cup is being displayed in a window of the Alaska Drug and Jewelry Company with the names of two outstanding Girl Scouts engraved therecn. They are Ora Jean Col- 1:t—'32 and Esther Winburg—'33. At the Girl Scout camp in 1932 and at the camp in 1933 a secret ballot was cast by each Scout forg ATTENTION Eastern Stzrs Juneau Chapter No. 7, O. E. will hold a business meeting Tues- day, September 12 at 8 p.m. FANNIE L. ROBINSON, Secrct‘u‘y —adv. - your best bet now. %) A PRODUCTS ~ OPEN EVENINGS | MR. CERI In Hollywood or the summer sun shines brightly, I thing it wise to wear dark glasses when outdoors. They help to prevent those fine wrinkles that form at the corners of the eyes. My Beauty Hint FRANCES FULLER whever — ee———— of Progress Exposition before | | returning here. DR. M'AULIFFE, WIFE * DAUGHTER LEAVE FOR AUTOMOBILE TRIP EAST AND | by automobile and attend the Cen-| — e AND MRS. C. WAY SOUTH ON ALASKA | Mr. anG Mrs. O. W. Ask, who are now living in Seattle, are south- | bound passengers aboard the steam- To sell] To sell!! Advertising 1| er Alaska from a 'visit to their former home in Skagway. Open ! o HANDLING A COMPLETE LINE OF MEATS W. ASK ON FRONT ST. —Opp0s1te Harris Hardware Co. ES else ME BOX ! MF. aox. y IT'S GONEY HUMAN FREIGHT |1 AWAITS VOYAGE . TOISLE EXILE Fifteen Hundled Convicts Banished—Two Ships to Carry Unfortunates (Continuea from Page Ome) home. Many are lifers, while many others may return to France only after serving long terms at hard labor followed by as many years of exile. Mocve Tc Abolish Colony Agitation for abolishment of the convict colony has been revived simultaneously with reports of re- i cent wholesale escapes. More than 100 convicts have escaped within the past six months, leading to suspicions that a secret organized band is aiding them, for a price, the girl _w;?;, had tk;cs':l c:;inc(:‘ Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe, in charge | in ficeting through the perilous fout the ideals and teachings Off,¢ the Government Hospital here, jungles or across the shark-in- SPUHERL . ) 8 R Ehoais 16| JI8 5 Moaulifle and', thelr small| fested Caribbean Sea. Spofnsonfl lL::? 3ir] :)u:] '?!daugmcr. left for the south .on Criminals condemned to hard one of several civic projects Uit} o noorship Northland for Se-|labor. mostly murderers and pro- 13 is successfully carrying on. | it BVt h to travel East| fessional thieves, are kept at St. —e———— 3 e Laurent du Maront. The crimin- | ally ‘insane, usually sent to the colony for life, are segregated at | st. Jean du Maroni. | May Get Place on Farm Good behavior may gain con- victs ‘'a place on a model farm at Courroux, or in Cayenne, where ‘Lhry sleep in a prison but may hire out by the day as domestics |or in stores and offices. i Any criminal sent to Guiana | must stay thers in exile after his | | | | se for as many years as his | term of hard labor calls for. Most | who escape have served their se- and are existing as best ey can off the scant irregular employment afforded by the tiny colony, where a tenth of the 50,000 population are, like them, banish- ed criminals. Mary Duncan Weds | NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Stephen | Stanford, society horseman, and Mary Duncan, screen actress, were married here by Deputy Clerk Hines. Capt. C. T. J. Roark, fa- | mous polo player, and his wife were witnesses. Miss Duncan gave her age as 28. —r———— A Little Room, Please CHICAGO, Sept. 12—The Cy- cle Trades of America Associa- | tion is going to campaign for four- footwide paths along city streets for bicycle riders. GLAS San Francisco's new postmas- ter, W.. H. McCarthy, was at one time president of the Pacific Coast League and later president of the clu NEWS San Francisco Mission baseball ih. DOUGLAS MAN LOST 2 DAYS { HUNTING TRIP Working on Wreck of Islander Lost for two days and a night in the woods near Richard Cove, Thomas Willis of Douglas, was brought to town a couple of days ago by men working on the Is- lander wreck and is none the worse for his experience. With two companions, Willis was on a hunting trip. He be- came separated from the other men and due to a heavy fog, wandered around until he finally reached the beach in an exhausted state. Leonard H. Delano, pho- tographer, and_ Charles Hayes, diver, rescued Willis and brought him to town. The two compan- jons of Willis are believed to be still out in the woods, perhaps| looking for him. He is very grate- ful, however, to his rescuers. ———,———— PUSICH RECEIVES NEW DELIVERY TRUCK Douglas is making a good start towdrd a town of fine delivery trucks as the second new car to arrive here within a month came Sunday on the Northland for Mike Pusich, Hub proprietor, ‘It is a new Dodge de luxe delivery sedan, latest model, and practically iden- |} tical with that delivered to A. E. Goetz a short time ago. | ———————— NEW TRAIL TO DITCH NEARING COMPLETION Foreman Geo. P. Kerin and his crew, building the new trail to the Treadwell diteh, now have the trail broken clear through to its terminal and are putting the finishing touches of grading, grav- eling ‘and placing bridges on the last lap, to complete the finest trail of its kind on the Island. To wind up the project will re- quire” about all of the remainder of the present month. ——————— “Zeke” ' Bonura, Dallas first- acker, celebrated news of his sale to the White Sox by hitting his twenty-third home run of the season and steallng several bases _m-—-m m——m—m —— - e ——_—_——_—,—,—,—,,—, e — . oo e - Minnie Fields Fii .», § 3t THROYGH THE CARO & CO an $ise Minnie Says F olger THE FAIR” Same Quality FEATURING ° Fd]”' t’s Coffee She Ever Made Minnie’s Electfic Range 1\ P | ' -l § €3 f Will be awarded at the Fair. Get your tickets now ofi this beautiful, modern range! Same Stand-Same Service UURTESY OF J B. d MR. HOOKER s Is the Best Coffee The money you spend on a washwoman 52 times a year; the cost of soap and wash- ing utensils that have to be frequently replaced; the wear and tear on clothes far greater by home methods; the possible illness due to unsanitary processes or over- taxing of your own vitality ! Just add these up and then compare the result with our low-] prlced laundry serv- . Alaska Laundry PUSESSUNSUSSSIISS TR LUXITE HOSIERY Jones-Stevens Shop Exclusive Dealers FOR SALE Secondhand Arcola Heating Plant and Radiators in first class condition for sale cheap. Two secondhand Hot Water Boilers in good condition. Buy Soap Dishes for your cabins now. CHEAP! Rice & Ahlers Co. mnmbipt Heating Sheet Metal Work “We tell yoii in advance what the job will cost.” NRA—WE DO OUR PART C RACKS appear, joints open up, boards warp. These are some of the signs of surface trouble which lead to other and more costly trous bles, unless arrested by the use of paint. p Your house and buildings might be in tmuble right now. It's a good time to find out: ‘Then get in touch with us and let us help you decide what is best to do and how to do it... We have Rasmussen Paints and Varnishes in stock. IDEAL PAINT STORE WENDT & GARSTER Seward Street—Opposite Goldstein Bldg. PHONE 549 .. » CALIFORNIA GROCERY Telephone 478 Prompt Delivery INSURANLE Allen Shattuck, Inc. Established 1898 Juneau, Alaska ‘ Old Pdpers for Sale at Empxrc Offlce Just Arrived! New Fall Coats $16.75 to $37.50 New lfresses ray $8.75 to $19.50 Ne@v Hats $3.50 to $4.50

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