The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 19, 1934, Page 2

Make this a Joyous Christmas . . . And one way to make it most joyous is to “GIVE ONE MORE GIFT THIS YEAR” . . . Useful Atractive che e You can’t make a mistake when you choose lingerie . . . the lovely silken pieces every woman cherishes. GOWNS—PAJAMAS—DANCETTES STEP-INS—CHEMISE~SLIPS NEGLIGEES—BED JACKETS Priced from $1.50 up lkE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19, 1934. . and the ¢o-operation shown by the people ‘was splendid. The resi- dents are looking forward to a better community than existed be- the fire, with an improved water system and fire prevention system and better buildings, erect- so as to fit the conditions .of section and climate. ‘The people 'were very appre- ciative of ‘Gov. Troy’s prompt ac- tion in ' securing the immediate Anvyah, appropriation of $50,000 for emerg- | o “Nothe, 'Bskimios Who ‘Were edu- ency and' relief. This money was | éatéd at’ Ohamawee''and Belling- used mainly in clearing up. the | fism ‘Normal inthe ¥tate 8¢ Wash- debris, providing a temporary fire ingtort; to' teadh” at"Little i extiriguishing . system and other Telahd;~ M. “dnd “Mbs. sug, work that neededteking care of | Brandt, of Nome, to Koyuk; Mrs, at once” he said. | Havercamp, of Nome, to Teller “Altogether ninety-two families Misston. The 1ast school has been or individuals living by themselves, | reopened after being "for lost their residences and all their |a year. Mr. and Mrs. 3 ' possessions in the fire, though the | Albee, of Pairbanks, received ‘gp. only evidence remaining now are | pointments - to iCape Pringe of a few old vaults which . are ' still | Wales; - Ada *Springer, of Nome, standing, and the empty Spaces. | was @ppaliited as assistant teacher Streets have been graded, widened !at that place and Mrs. Andrew and straightened, telephone and | Nyten, fotitierly of Junéad and mow lght poles are up and the tem- | of Solomon, was appointed .as porary fire fighting system is in teacHer~ for the Solomon $cheel, effect. . The séhodl' at' Solémon’ was' fur- There was considerable conges- nished by the Eskimos and has hut tion before those leaving for the recently beéen 'opened. All' Bureau Winter got away on the last steam- | schools ‘throughout the Territory rs. but after the sailing of the are mow supplied with “teachers, Victoria, Delwood, Forest King and Mr, Troast said. Baldwin, conditions were easier. During Mr. Troast’s absence he The Victoria carried four hundred took care of the tlosing .of the PAassengers south and the rest of Buregu district offices at Kotge- the steamers all carried capacity bue ahd at Nome. All of the Bu- loads. reau work in these communities ~For social and other . public will be supervised: fvom Juneau gatherings, the Bureau school has | henceforth, he said. been thrown open to the public, as every other building large enough FAOM TR 0F INSPECTION cludéd, Mr. andMrs. e CHRISTMAS SHIP| BRINGS SANTA FOR VISIT HERE Continuea rrom Page One) east. winds. Time 4 pm. yest'y . 4 am. today .. Noon today Barometer Temp. 20,57 34 29.51 20 2043 2 clude: Miss Ida Dillon, saxophon- 0. 5. DEPARTMENT, OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER, BUREAU The Weather (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vieinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Dec. 19: Cloudy tonight and Thursday, probably snow; moderate south- LOCAL DATA Humidity Wind Velocity 6 NE 14 86 SE 5 84 s 5 Weather Lt. Snow Clay Lt. Snow ist; Miss Betty Shilton, pianist; Miss Viva Ford, violinist; Miss Helen Gatofski, singer and accor- dianist; Miss Beatrice Nelson, solo- ist; and Ken Cross, master of cere- monies. Cross, Pointer Aboard Both Cross and George Poinier (who, if you must know, really is Santa Claus) were members of the Victoria’s Arctic Cruise this sum- mer. Cross is traveling passenger agent for the Alaska Line, and Poinier is making a special trip in his role. He has been a deck steward. J H. N. Peterson and his wife act- ed as official host and hostess for the party. Peterson is general pas- senger agent for the company and is travelling the entire trip with the Yukon. This is the second an- YESTERDAY | Highest 4pm. | temp, | temp. | e} -8 18 16 . 8 6 foini. =14 -16 -2 -4 .. 34 32 38 38 38 36 32 28 41 34 41 - % 42 44 44 12 46 46 54 Station Barrow Nome ethel ! nks ‘Dawson St Paul .. Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka ... Ketchikan .. Prince Rupert Edmonten Seattle Portland San Francisco .. | 48 48 56 RADIO 2EPORTS ‘TODAY Lowest 4a.m. 4a.m. ' Precip. . 4a.s, temp. temp. velocity 24hrs, Weather -16 -16 4 Clear 4 18 Clear -8, -6 Clear =20 -20 Clear 6 81 .Cldy 30 30 Pt:Cldy 3 38 PtiCldy 32 36 Rain 26 30 Clear 28 29 Cldy 35 Rain 40 Rain 40 Rain 6 Cldy 44 Cldy 46 Rain 46 Pt. Cldy 40 42 6 46 48 nual “Christmas Ship” of the Alas- ka Line. Paul Coe, popular purser, is mak- ing his return to active service on the Yukon after a two months' vacation in Seattle. From Juneau, the Yukon plans to sail fof Haines, where a similar alaska. 30:50 inches at .Barrow. WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pregsure prevailed this morning over the North Pacific Ocean, there being two storm areas, one off the coast of Southeast Alaska and the second a short distance south of Un- An energetic area of high baromeétric . pressure covered Northern Alaska and the MacKenzie River Valley, the, crest being High pressure also pri 5d’ over | Cali- HOSIERY—You can give to every one on your list, with the Mildest Season ecem] 1, m:dne“ftr&.m by eldtimers to destroved” he declared. Mr. “Proast for functions of t@is kind, were party will be held. Other celebra- tions are to be held at Skagway,| Cordova, Valdez and Seward. On fornia. ' This general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation along the coastal regions from Unalaska to Kodiakand complete knowledge that they’ll like them, Service weight silks_$1.25, $1.50 Chiffon - $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 Children’s Hose--Silk, cotton, wool All Prices—Al Colors Men’s Hosiery — Silk and silk and wool. Many patterns. 50c to $1.00 HANDKERCHIEFS—Both domestic and imported. Hand embroidered, lacy, color block prints, Come in and see them. Priced Right solid colors. P MEN’S HANKERCHIEFS—Pure Linen. 25¢ to $1.25 each GLOVES—Kid, pigskin, leather, kit . . . . for every member of the family . . . at prices you’ll marvel at. TIES—Be sure to see this assortment of men’s and boys’ ties. New arrivals. e MUFFLERS—Woolen in plaid and striped effects. Silk in colors and patterns to please. $1.25 up B. M. Behrends Co., Inc “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” i ol waen S ow ad o i EEii s 36 . 20 SAM LIGHT HEI REPORTS A. L. AUXILIARY PLANNING BIG .. BUSINESS 600D Sam A. Light, -represétiting the Tonkin Distributing Co., of San Francisco, arrived’ ‘o’ $he* ¥ikon. |be a record, when he went by oy Mission steamer from Unalakleet to Ega- Shortly before leaving Nome Mr. vik. It 'is Said to ‘be the datest Troast accompanied a plane on one date thetrip “Was ever made by of the .emergency trips so char- boat. “There is still little ice 'at acteristic of the north. Receiving Nome, and it comes and goes. Old- Word from Unalakleet that an Es- timérs ‘in the 'Bering 'Sea region kimo woman was seriously ill, a say ' it"Yis the 'mildest §ear ever Plane left Nome, stopped at Golo- recorded. In fact, it has been a Vin to pick up a nurse and con- mild year throuighout the Interlor tinued to Unalakleet, landing there and North, with practically no ice in the dark. The next day they 4t Point Bafrow, as yet. All'planes left for Nome with the sick wom- the return journey, & party will be | . vailed. from Juneau -to Ketchikan, elsewhere over A#aska fair weather pre- held at Petersburg, because that city was visited at midnight on the north-bound trip. Christmas Day probably will be spent by Santa Claus somewhere on the Gulf of Alaska. But the thoughts of lots his friends in Ju- neau who saw him today will be ESTLAND-BOND ° CASE TO GO'TO JURY THIS P. M. Today the case of Oscar West- |land vs Peter J. Bond, which has —'been on trial in the United States | Distriet Court for the last two NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS |days was expected to go to the Sealed bids, in duplicate, will be jury this afternoon. The case, a received at the office of Frank A.lcjyjj suit, involves a contract con- Boyle, ‘Secretary of the Pioneers' cerning property which the jurors Home Building Commission, Ju- yisited this morming. |neau, Alaska, to be opened at 12, A1 jurors, not sitting on this o'clock noon on January 16, 1935, case were excused this morning |for the furnishing and installing | yntil the morning of January 9 by at the Ploneers’ Home at Sitka,' judge George F. Alexander. Alaska, the following equipment: | i .. 4 | (a) One eighly (80) horse- |yiy JOHNSON ON WAY | power diesel engine with direct | ¥ | connected three phase sixty cy- | SOUTH FOR MEETING cle 220 volt generator with transformer for light service for a continuous operation with a power factor of 80% with belt driven exciter together with switchboard with all ac- cessories and mnecessary appli- ances. All bids to state name of manufacturer of diesel en- gine and generator. | | (b) Alternate bid same as | above -except that the diesel [ plant to be one hundred horse- | gogt of music and different door D | prizes. —adv. Jay Johnson, of Fairbanks, who is connected with the Northland | Development Company, operating Juneau on the Alaska southbound !to attend a meeting of the com- pany officials to be held in Se- [nma. He will return nerth in Jan- —— CHRISTMAS EVE DANCE At Moose Hall Christmas Eve. !at Good News Bay, passed through | BENEFIT DANCE TO " BE GIVEN SATURDAY The Serbian Church Society will |give a benefit dance in the Elks | ballroom Saturday night. The best of music and entertainment has | been provided for the affair, ac- | cording to the committee in charge. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O¥ THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska. October 22, 1934. Notice is hereby given that Albert Forrest, entryman, together with | his witnesses Melville Leath and |E. H. Kaser, all of Juneau, Alaska, | has . submitted final proof on his homestead entry Anchorage 07693, for a tract of land embraced in U. | 8. Survey No. 2084, located in the |Mendenhall Valley south of Survey No. 1799 and 1521 in latitude 58° ‘23' 177 N. Longitude 134° 34’ 00” ;W, containing 92.14 acres, and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office at Anchorage, Alaska, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued. GEO. J. LOVE, Register. | are travelling on wheels -and some an aboard the plane, and the fol- |delay was caused when it became lowing day she underwent a major | necessary to change back to them operation from which she is ex- | froth ‘WHe 8kiis useéd for a' short Pected to recover. On his way to time,™ M/ Troast said. one Juneau, Mr. Troast flew from | *wWhile tany families are still Nome to Cordova, by way of Fair- idmlhled Wy i héuses, everyone in banks. adding meore mileage to the Nomie is taken'¢are of with shelter many he has covered by plane for ‘the ‘wintér! About ‘twelve new Since-leaving home. heuses- -have -been - construeted, of ¥ which ‘ten were built' by the Red LIGHT SNOW FALL Oross and' turtied over to‘families. Two, made of cork and steel, were COVERING JUNEAU put up by the Lomen Company for rent or sale'and a ‘Number of Coming after Juneau folks had | cabins and' *houses have been almost given up hope for a white brought in from the creeks and Christmas, a dry fall of snow | set up*on vacant lots. One family blanketed the city today. The snow, | even brought. in a boat from NomeeWhich had fallen to a depth of one | River and had it placed on dry and one-half inches at 3 o'clock land for & home. Other houges|this afternoon, started coming have been revamped,” Mr. Troast|down at 10 o'clock yesterday morn- decldred. - ; ing., j Mr. Troast was at Kivolina when | But Howard Thompson, chief ‘the fire occurred at Nome on Sep- [Observer in charge of the U. S. tember 17, supervising the loading | Weather bureau here, wasn't too !éf’mmdpey on the North Star, and | Sure, this afternoon, about that | did not arrive ‘in the famous city | untll’a Week later. Since September ;ll he"has been in and out of Name most of the time assisting with the rehabilitation work, ing a study of the conditions for | the new Federal building proposed| for the¢éity and .estimates of the F [cost of ‘the buflding. For the last §IX" weeks, before leaving for Ju- néau, he was doing special investi- gation work for the ,Secretary .of “white Christmas.” He said today was too far in advance to make any official prognostications. But, off the record, Weather Man ‘Thompson did say that prospects were good for snow for Santa’s reindéer. L — .- — MUIRHEADS GO SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead, White- horse citizens, are on the Prin- eess Norah, southbound. Muirhead All bids shall be accompanied by | a certified check (or bid bond) for| five per cent of the amount of the! bid. (Where alternates are askedi five (5) per cent of the basic bid/ plus the largest alternates.) (Bid| bonds shall be furnished by a bonding company authorized to do, business in the Territory of Al- aska.) Should the successful bidder fail to enter into a contract and furnish a satisfactory performance | Last publication, Jan. 9, 1935. First publication, Nov. 14, 1934. Old papers for sale here. UNITED FOOD CO. CASH GROCERS Phone 16 We Deliver Meats—Phone 16 TIME THURSDAY ‘Tomorrow night is Christmas for the American Legion Auxiliary, At 8 o'clock ‘all Auxiliary members and their husbands and ' Legfon members and their wives are ‘to . | gather in the Dugout for the jolli= | fication. Each one attending 4s ve- Quested to bring a small gift, josh or otherwise for the opposite sex. Mr. Light reports “busingss’' very good in his line and will remain in Juneau for the next week or ten the' Taferior, he said. is ‘chief ¢lerk to the river superin- B Conditions. .Good . . |tendent 8t Whitehorse, on _the . “Conditions are good in Nome | White Pass and Yukon Route. LB g rri & &85 a3 ving on Yukon i'his A N RAE FEERFy s a FaR F Euria s €y R Teleghone 478 bond within the time stated in| his proposal, the certified check! (or bid bond) shall be forfeited as liquidated damages. The successful bidder will be re- quired to file a performance bond in the full amount of the contract price, which bond shall be furs- ished by a surety company accept-| able to the Public Works Admin- istration. i This improvement 'shall be con- structed under thé. contract pro- visfons of Bulletin No. 2, PWA, “Requirements as to Bids, Con- Established 1898 INSURANCE Allen Shattuck, Inc. tractors’ Bonds ‘and Contract, Wage, and Labor Provisions” dat- ed March 3, 1934. Labor required for this improve- ment shall be chosen from lists submitted by the United States ‘Employment ‘Service (National Re- [employment - Service) or as provid- ed "in paragraph “3,” section “b” of the contract provisions, if and when such National Reemployment | § - Services has been' ‘established. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wage rates prescribed by the Fed- eral Emergency Administration of Public Works must be paid on this | project. No bid will be considered un- less aceompahied by the bidder's Certificate of Compliance, U. 8. Government Form P.W.A. 61, Re- vised March, 1934, to the effect that fhe bidder is complying with and will continue to comply with each applicable code of fair com- N TN roper gifts Juct shog tn —with an at NEW, CRISP, CLEAN CURRENCY —the ideal gift that is always useful, always appreciated. A BANK ACCOUNT WHEN CHRISTMAS SHOPPING —when it becomes difficult fo find for icular people, initial deposit for relatives, or employees. Pétition, or in the absence of uch code or codes, with the President’s Reempolyment Agreement. Copies of this certificate will be included with the “Instructions to Bidders.” “The contract will be awarded to the lowest' responsible bidder, all bids to be matled in sealed pack- ages marked “Proposals for Elec- trical Equipment. To be opened 12" o'¢lock noon, January 16, 1935.” ‘The Pioneers’ Home Building BANK DRAFTS —the safe, economical way to send gifts of money to distant ‘ points.” * A We invite you fe let our special Holi- day ' Services help you solve your Christmas shopping problems. Come in often — you are always welcome! ¥Ake £ FirstNatwrml' Bank B et s At A