The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 17, 1936, Page 8

BROWN SPEAKER| AT MEETING OF ROTARY CLUB United Foomnagep Tells! of Improved Conditions Noted in South R. R. Brown, Juneau business man 1 and manager of the United Food Company, who returned to Juneau on the Alaska described numerous instances evincing improved busi- ness that he observed while on a brief business trip to Seattle, to the | Juneau Rotarians at their weekly Juncheon meeting in the Terminal Cafe today. | 1 particularly noticed that prac- tically all of the many store-fronts and buildings which were unoccu- pied when I was south a year ago were now filled, and a considerable number of them had new fronts window displays and general im- provements,” Mr. Brown said. “In instances business seemed many xthr.\mn. and T was most interested | in notirig that in many lines of mer- chandise including groceries, that prices in Seattle were very compar- able with those in Juneau for the same quality of goods. Often the prices were the same as here, which means that in instances local mer- chants were not even adding the freight costs.” Saw Hoop Game Mr. Brown further said that he enjoyed the Washington and Ore- gon baskatball game very much, and that although the pavilion holds about ten thousand people, many were turned away the first night of the series. Other speakers at today's lunch- con were Bert Caro, Who gave an| interesting personal history talk. Myrtle Mello, Junior High School student, splendidly interpreted & dramatic reading, and Robert Ben- der pointed out business indicators observed on a recent trip to Tacoma and Seattle. Many Puget Sound Lumber Mills had re-opened, Mr Bender said, and a number of them The were working extra shifts Northwest expects an unu large tourist year, augmented with the Shrine Convention in Seat and all transportation co 0 predicted a record breaking tourist year for Alagka, he said R N MRS. WILCOX RETURNS FROM KENTUCKY TRIP t prepare ro Being an Alaskan does nc cns for the balmy 6 temperatures of the State J. Wilcox, wife of the Juneau agent Schilling PTur/e flxi 3 “\o/anilla (’7‘ Jts delicate flavor never bakes out E Q nor freezes out. | new! You've noticed that in make that lovely transformati patterns, all of 'em quite lovel 18 inches wide . ,. Louisville, Living Room patterns, 30" .. Bed Room patterns, 18" ... For Kitchen or Bath See the Washable Patterns! .....50c roll and up _B. M. BEHRENDS (0., Inc. Daily Cross-word Puzzle Solution of Saturday’s Puzzle e 11. Famous 5. Condiment B SogTano 9. Cold dish L 12. An_English 14] Wings AR queen 15. Orlental PlE 13. Act nurse 21. Unit of 16. Bring into a k"' welght | row W | 17. Repose D . Cry | 18, Wind indica- | 24. Proceeding 25. Sheets of tor 19. Soft velvet- like fabric 20. Commission to act in one's erbased 2, Phrase mater} 23 Not any 5 Angy 24, That from 32 Evergreen which any- tree | thing 35. Marine map | __springs 41, Public | 25. Hard surface gathering | of a street 42. Foray | 28. Ar:‘elrlilfg: 47. More precious Woolen cloth . lméwsllnx 9. Gi Sea eagle uildin 29. Style of 49. Give forth BOGK 10 b 4 Daggiotia shbs Tostry 51. Rhythmic ordinate of 33. Continent swing DOWN flcials 34 Wallet: Raised L Small plece 48. Fairy _ archalc Rail around a of thin 50. Blend Im- 36. Venture ship's stern pasteboard perceptibly 7. Dress stone §9. Character in 2 On the side 51. Ancient with a a Scotch away from language sharp- song the wind . Maid ointed 60. Town in Italy 3. Coarse file 53. Unoccupfed », nDammer 61. Too 4. Flower 54. Bazaar 38. Vandal 62. Device for 5. Unexpended 55. Former ruler 39. Tf\hlel hurling sums . Medicinal 40. Esau stones 6. Astound plant 42. Kitchen stove 63, Nonprofes- 7. Narrow road 57. Small island 44, Bristle sional 8. Article 58. Weaving 45. Dry 64. Outdoor 9. Flavor machine 46. Exist game 10. Frightened 60. Liguor 7> | U Wm7/<dm glass 26. Apart | 27. Strength 28, Dried plum | 30 Writing | | | A/ adadd) W W, ol T T ot i R TR ¢! of the Alaska Steamship Compan}j. HARR[S REFORTS discovered on her recent trip to Kentucky, from which she returned on the Alaska this| morn ng. Mrs. Wiscox, accompanied | by her son John, spent two months with her father. —— e~ CRCHESTRA IS TO REHEARSE TONIGHT The community orches will hold a rehearsal tonight beginning at 7:45 o'clock in the Grade School auditorium. The orchestra is not for beginners but for musicians with their own instruments and who read at sight. Byron Miller is organiging the | orchestra and will be director. There | is no fee charged, the orgamzatmn' being a community affair, - e ) MRS. KOSLOSKY ON ALASKA Mrs. J. M. Koslosky, wife of the| | proprietor of merchandise firms in | | Anchorage and Palmer, is a passen- | ger aboard the Alaska enroute to| Seward. SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! Times Are BETTER! CN BOND ISSUE In two weeks $5,000 of the $35,000 bond issue offered to the public by the Harris Improvement Company has been subscribed by local invest- | ors, Frank W. Harris, owner of the Harris Hardware Company, said | today | Mr. Harris, who has made his home in Juneau for the last 27 years, started in business here 14 years ago and in addition to hte Earris Hardware Company, Owil several pieces of improved Tty in the Juneau di; » The $35,000 bond issue will furnist employment for a number of men and will improve the city, Mr. ar- ris said, and add 34 apartments fo rental at a moderate price, he stated -~ ZYNDA IS ILL 8. Zynda, proprietor of the Zyn- da Hotel, has been confined to his home since Sunday, suffering from a severe attack of the flu. - SPEND WPFE3XE YOU MARE i1 | to St. Patrick’s Day celebrationists, ST. PATRICK'S ELKS TONIGHT Celebration of 29th Anni- versary of Dedication Open to Channelites For the twenty-ninth consecutive time since its dedication, the Elks| Hall tonight flings open its door: with Clarence Rand’s music, a fine dance floor, favors and plenty of entertainment conspiring to please all who attend. C. H. MacSpadden, in charge of | arrangements, announced that the St. Patrick’s day motif will be em- ployed throughout, and Irish or not, all Gastineau Channel is in- vited to take part in Juneau's an- nual wearin’ o’ the green. ELKS LODGE T0 NAME OFFICERS TOMORROW EVE Walter P. Scott Nominated to Succeed M. E. Mon- agle as Exalted Ruler The Juneau Lodge of the B. P. O. E. will elect officers for the ensuing year at its meeting tomorrow eve- ning. Walter P. Scott has been nomin- ated Exalted Ruler of the order, to succeed M. E. Monagle. Norman C. Banfield is nominated for Es- teemed Leading Knight, C. H MacSpadden, Esteemed Loyal Knight, and Herb C. Redman, Es- teemed Lecturing Knight. The following have been renomin- ated for their present posts: M. H. Sides, Secretary; William Franks, Treasurer; George F. Shaw, T Henry Messerschmidt, Trustee three year term, and George F Freeburger, alternate delegate to Grand Lodge convention. The Ex- alted Ruler is first delegate to the confab. The following appointive officers will be named at the first meeting in April by the incoming Exalted Ruler: Esquire, Chaplain, Inner Guard and Organist. Installations will be made at the meeting April 1 . CARD PARTY HELD, AT PARISH HALL The St. Patrick’s Day card party, sponsored by the Ladies' Altar So- ciety, will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall, play to be over in time to allow patrons to also attend the festivities in the Elks’ Hall. | Bridge, pinochle and whist will be played, with suitable prizes giv- en in each division. — .- - \ STRAWBERRIES HERE The first shipments of 1936 straw- berries arrived on the Alaska this morning and a ready sale was found, merchants announce. EVERYBODY AGREES.... WILL MAKE IT A Happy HOME ONCE MORE! Funny how a few gay strips of paper can make a home look like . and now's the time to Choose from unlimited the past . . on cnce more. 1y, quite inexpensive. “Juneagu'’s Leading Department Store" 75¢ and 80c ...25¢c up “27"x54" +___ $3.95 36"%63", . $4.85 RAG RUGS 24"x36" 24"'x36" These are excep values! sizes. $35.00 SCATTER RUGS In Pastels or Stripes Retlow Rug Cushions in all Hall or Stair Carpet Run- ners, 27" $1.65-$1.75 per yd. Cocoa Door Mats—$1.95 Bissell’s Carpet Sweepers $4.50 to $6.00 Bee Vacuum Cleaners to $8.75 Room size, 6x9' R« oom Size, 7'6"x9" Room Size, 8'3"x10'6” Room Size, 9'x12 HALL or STAIR CARPET RUNNERS—27-inch $1.65-$1.75 per yard COCOA DOOR MATS—$1.95 BISSELL'S CARPET SWEEPERS $4.50 to $6.00 BEE VACUUM CLEANERS—$35.00 Congoleum Rugs tional RUGS, 6'x9’ RUGS, RUGS, 9'x12’ RUGS, 9'x15 WALL PAPER: New ceilings or borders, 25¢ WINDOW SHADES: 9'x10° 35¢, “It will pay RETLOW RUG CUSHIONS in all sizes RUGS, 7'6"x9’ . 36 inches to 45 inches in green and tans— KIRSCH CURTAIN RODS: Upstairs Bargain Department” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1936 MRS.JENNE DAYDANCEAT ~ PRESIDES AT BPWG DINNER Many SpeakeTBefore Club i Celebrating National Bus- | inesswomen's Week “The Feminist Movement As Men Saw It Two Generations Ago,” a reading by Mrs. Anna Snow, brought down the house” last night at the National Busin Women’s Week dinner of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Ju- neau, held at 6:15 o'clock in the Terminal Cafe under chairmanship of Mrs. Crystal Snow Jenne, head of the Legislative Committee. The meeting was opened by Mrs. | pear] Burford, President, and offi- cially launched by Mrs. Jenne with | the singing of the Club song “Alas- ka BPWC”. Speaking on the subject “Climb- ing the Steps of Progress to Effec- tive Democracy,” Mrs. Jenne led an interesting and instructive program, | on which the following speakers ap- peared: Miss Harriett Cutler, “Profession- al Women of the South.” | Miss LoVerne Wilson, “Women | of the Press.” Miss Margaret Yeakey, “Assets of a Business Woman.” Mr. Howard D. Stabler, “The| Aims and Purpose of Rotary.” | Mrs. Pear]l Burford, “The Value of a Library to a Community.” Mrs. Mildred Hermann, arried Women.” In additicn to the spoakors, Will- ane Ross and Sylvia Anderscn, pu- pils of Dorothy Stearns Roff, offered a “Dutch Dance”, and little Adri-| enne Glass, also Mrs. Roff's pupil, gave two enjoyable numbers. Syl- via Davis and Phyllis Jenne, ac- companied by Mrs. Carol Beery Davis, offered a violin duet. Following the meeting, the club adjourned to the offices of Mrs. Beulah Hickey, where a hurried vote authorized the club president, Mrs. Pearl Burford, to telegraph to Presi- dent Roosevelt the Club's approval | of HR 5051, the bill cancelling Sec- | tion 213 of the National Economy Act, ~'hich provides against th em- ployment of both man and woman of a family on the public payroll. | e MRS. W. W. COUNCIL IS ENROUTE HOME Mrs. W. W. Council, wife of the Territorial Commissioner of Health, and her sister, Miss Mildred Ap- land, are passenger to Juneau on the North Sea, which sailed last night from Seattle. Mrs. Council was recently oper- ated on for appendectomy. She has been convalescing with fi in Seattle. S PG e HEWITT IS HOMEBOUND | D. E. Hewitt, proprietor of a p..0-| tographer shop and drug store in| Seward, is a passenger aboard the| Alaska enroute to the Westward. ‘ DR. CARLSON HERE | Dr. R. L. Carlson, Ketchikan optometrist, arrived on the Alaska and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. | ‘“These M Prices Are LOWER! | RUGS Axminster $22.50 Up $22.50 Up $32.50 Up $29.15 Up 6" 12.75 patterns, new colors for walls, personally selected, as low as per double roll At special Spring Prices in sizes cents to $2.00 Single or Double 45¢, 65¢, $1.00 you to visit our |Divisional Head of Naviga- @ Ughl smoke OF RICH, RIPE-BODIED TOBACCO = “IT’'S TOASTED" STANDARDIZED UNIFORMITY The simple mechanical details of cigarette manufacture are of surprising importance. Upon them depend the physical properties of the cigarette, such as weight, size, firm- ness, moisture-holding properties, uniformity of fill—uniformity of product—all of which have afar-reaching effect on the characterof ! its combustion and the constituents of its smoke. In the manufacture of Lucky Strike Ciga- rettes all of these properties have been standardized with care for the perfection of A LIGHT SMOKE. “IT'S TOASTED" = Your throat protection LUCKIES ARE LESS ACID! Recent chemical tests show” that other popular brands have an excess of acid- ity over Lucky Strike of from 53% to 100%. ®RESULTS VERIFIED BY INDEPENDENT CHEMICAL LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH GROUPS — against irritation — against cough SHIP INSPECTOR | eee————— VISITING HERE t | tion Bureau on An- : | nual Inspection J. E. Murray, Supervisor-Inspector | of the Eleventh .District, compris- ing Alaska and Washington, for the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, arrived |aboard the Alaska. = NN Mr. Murray is on his regular an- nual inspetcion trip to various of-| fices ‘of the bureau,-and will re- |main in Juneau about one week. | While here he will confer with Capt. John M. Clark, Local In- | speetor of ‘Hulls, and. Chief En- |gineer John Newmarker, Local Inspector of Boilers. B AGNES FLOE WEDS Word was received here today |of the marriage of Miss Agnes Floe, | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans |Floe, to Mr. Robert Milton Hum- phrey in Seattle March 12. ‘The | |bride’s father is superintendent of the cannery at Hawk Inlet. —————— —— |EX-ALASKAN SENDS GREETING | Wwalter A. Soboleff, former Alas- | kan now residing at Dubuque, Iowa, is among the fan writers respond- ing to the recent PAA Alaska broadcasts. He says Iowa's climate is ultra Arctic beside Southeast Alaska’s. \ Copyright 1996, The Awe~can Tobacco Company - ELKS TONIGHT March 17 FAVORS Dancing 9:30 Clarence Rand’s Music ADMISSION §$1.00 .