The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1936, Page 3

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRIDAY MAY 22, STARTING TODAY A GOI.DEN VOICE! A DAZZLING DANCER! A NEW SCREEN THRILL! Jack Dempsey Abe Lyman A UNIVERSAL PICTURE —AND— BOB STEELE in TOMBSTONE TERROR PETERSBURG NEWS NOTES ... PPTERSL\]RG Almk’\ May 18. TPy (Special Correspondence)— p Amounts of halibut and boats sell- * ing same during the past week were follows: Caroline, 7,500 pounds; Bravo, 12,000 pounds; How- wrd B, 15000 pounds; Lenor, 12,- 000 pounds; Brothers, 10,000 pounds Thelma, 10,000 pounds; Emerald, 12,000 pounds. First Chapter LERS OF RED DOG | |ing Friday afternoon at the Bills' Club. Hostesses for the afternoon were: Mrs. H. O. Adams and Mrs. Carl Anderson. The A rican Legion Auxiliary Hostesses were and Mrs. Ellen Baccalaureat graduating cla chool were hels Church Sunday S for s of P(l« sburg d at the Lutheran evening, May 17 the as The yacht float early Sunday morn- emained in port until the on. T. B. Wilson, Vice-Presi- dent and General Manager of the Alaska Steamship Company wa 2board with a party of friends from Chicago and San Francisco. Lawr- ce le, Seattle attorney, anc W. E. Brown, agent for the Alaska Line at Ketchikan also accompan- ied the party. Mr. Wilson conferred with H. O. Adams, local agent of e i Alaska Line while here and material and carryi ALl work | S 0908 & ERI TR POOW Hay Soridstidathe ap- Their next port of call was Juneau, pr 1 of g Saturday evening the Sons of Norway Hall was the scene of a dancing party celebrating the Norwegian Independence Day, May 17. The hall was packed with danc- ers and dancing ntinued until the wee small Lours of Sunday mornit George Jenson has launched his ' new troiling boat, the which was built at warehouse. Mr. Jenson new Miller diesel engine, cago, on an early steamer will be installed in the craft expects a from Chi- which he U. S. Engineers’ Of attle, is a which will be receivec itil 3 pm 4 1 the 0 1g on and of 132,250 ¢ Pe start on the fill- of Front Street Stock lisposing bic yard: burg harbor. | ial in the will soor i ing and pavi The Wright and tion C ny has the cont ering this work which includes a rock fill along the waterfront. | Work D € 9 G0 00060 00 A7 THE HOTELS o s v - Tuesd May 2, Jesse Cooday | was drowned near the Forest Serv-| ice float. The accident happened early in the mornnig as Mr. Coo- day was on his y to his boz He is survived by his wife, three children and a brother, who accompanied the Kake for burial EAU Miles Price, Seattle; K. O. Scrib- Newton, | ner and wife, Seattle; Mrs. Robert remains 10| Greenewald, Hoonah. 1 ZYNDA C. D. Churchill; A. J. LaGasa. The Boy Scouts of Troop 624 left ALASKAN Petersburg Saturday morning, go-| H. Ahrenstedt, Sumdum; ing to Ideal Cove for a two-day Faurine, Seattle. outing. They were accompanied by i Scoutmaster Thomas K. Winsor| FOOD SALE and Lester Wingayd and Robert: The Children of Mary will sponsor Summers, local school teachers. |a FOOD SALE at the SANITARY NS | GROCERY Saturday, May 23rd (To- ‘The Lady Elks held a social meet- morrow), beginning at 10 a. m. Pete al meeting Monday even- | High | Ganby berthed at the | BILLS CHANGE, Triplets Bom BOTH THEATRES THIS EVENINE ‘Sweet Surrender,’ at Coli- | seum, ‘It’s in the Air,’ on Capitol Screen New features opening at the local theatres tonight are “Sweet Sur- render,” showing at the Coliseum, and “It's in the Air at the Capi- tol. Jack Benny stars in the film in the Air” to theatre audiences over the coun- try. The plot concerns a ‘“confi- dence man” played by Benny and Ted Healy who are on the run from a “G-Man" because they have fail- ed to turn in an income tax re- port. “Sweet Surrender” is a movie mu- sical starring Tamara and Frank Parker, radio’s ace tenor in the lead- ing roles. It's Firemen Can’t Find Hose Cart; Flames Destroy Auto Camp ASH FORK, Hriz, May 22—This little railroad town hadn't exper- ienced a fire in so long that vol- unteer firemen couldn’t find their | hose-cart recently when flames oroke out in a tourist court The fire destroyed four cabins, wo small garages and wash room:” E. A. Nelson, owner of the ourt, said he believed the blaze started from a cigerette left in the wash room. After finding their hose stored in 1 building the firemen kept the | lames from speading to a nearby ervice station. Girl’s Name Helps Pay Family Debt to Indians COLORADO SPRINGS, May 22. ~When W. T. (Bully) Van de jraaff, Colorado College football soach, and Mrs. Van de Graaff de- ided to christen their infant iaughter Cherokee, it was a ges- ture to the memory of a kindly Indian chief. About 1800, when warring Creek Indians menaced the Alabama plan- tation of the coach’s forbears, a Cherokee chief took the family in- side his stockade while his tribe battled the Creeks. While the family tected, only was thus pro- a baby girl was born. The reward the friendly chief| would accept was the promise the girl would be named for his tribe. The name Cherokee has been ziven to a girl in every generation >f the family since. R Doctor Ill, Unable to Attend Double Event ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 22.— Dr. Morton Meyers, physician at- tached to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is' unable to attend the graduation of his daughter at the University and her wedding which will follow. Illness prevents him | from making the trip. bringing many a laugn | * to Kodiak Bear and Brown Bear Cubs Christened, Following Contest—Pokodiak, Tak:. Fridgee ‘WASHING1TON — (Special Cor- | respondence) —Considerable interest was aroused all over the country-— paiticularly from a biological point of view—when, about a year ago 2 Kodiak bear in the National Zo- clogical Park gave birth to twin cubs sired by a polar bear. How= ever, both of the little fellows: died shortly after they were born, much to the regret of those who wished to them scientific study. When triplets were born to the same parents a few months ago ev=- ery effort was made by the park of- ficials to safeguard the young until Pay’n Takit GE Juneau'’s Largest Cash Grocery and Liquor Store! WE SAVE YOU FROM 10% TO 209, ON YOUR PURCHASES Wines . . Meats . . Fresh Fruits . . Groceries . . Liquors . . Beer Don't forget tc) be at our store Saturday Night at 7:30 WHY PAY MORE? CASH TALKS HERE! LIQUORS WINES BEERS We Can Save You Money Because we Small Profit : Large Volume! Pure Cane SUGAR 10 Pound 65 Cloth Bag e ] PEANUT BUTTER (:§ ;2 1b. jar Wesco PAY'N TA CAMAY SP 4 bars for 24(: they had survived the critical per- iod in their life. They thrived and rew until finally, last week, it was @écided that it would bé safe for iem to meet the public. The gen- gal interest in the little trio iept pace with the progress made )y them, so that a Washington spaper sark authorities, decided to hold ar #icial christening of the cubs. The 1ames were selected through a con- est in which many entries were pade, and today those three who ntered the winning names were in- formed of the selection and given a pecial invitation to participate in the christening The nes chosen were all ap propriate—Pokodiak, Taku and Frid- yee—for these young bears whost incestors once roamed the north It is noted that the naming of Taku was particularly well chosen at is a true Alaska name, as well as waving been entered by Miss Anne Dimond, a resident of Alaska. e — GET THEM HERE Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire office. —_— et — SHOP IN JUNEAT? EORGE BROTHI ERS 8 Year ADS! CANADIAN WHISKEY Bottled in Bond .75 Full Pint ’1 The Soap for Beautiful Wortien Sunset MATCHES 6 large boxes zzc CITRUS in cooperation with the | 1936. HOMESTEADERS. ARE PERMITTED | STARTING TONIGHT LEAVE ABSEN[}El Law Rocenll\ Enacted lsw Signed by President— | Requirements Given | The law recently approved by the President granting a leave of ab- sence to settlers of homestead lands during the year 1936 may be of ma- terial value to some settlers in Al aska. So that the exact require ments for the leave may be known to all interested, the Act is qunl(‘l in its entirety: “Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That any home- stead settler or entryman who, dur- ! ing the caalendar year 1936 should GREEN RIVER "The Whiskey Without oc Full Pint find it necessary, because of econ- omic conditions, to leave his home- MICKE “IT°S First Episede—"“RUSTL. CARTOON COMEDY |stead to seek employment in order to obtain the necessaries of life for himself or family or to provide for ‘Ull' education of his. children, may, |upon filing with the register of the | district his affidavit, supported by | corroborating affidavits of two dis- t mlerv\u'd persons, showing the nec- ‘csxnv of such absence, he excused | from compliance with the require- i | ments of the homestead laws as to | residence, cultivation, improvements, ‘ | expenditures, or payment of ! chase money, as the case may be, |t { during all or any part of the calen- ! dar year 1936, and said entries shall , |not be open to contest or protest | | because of failure to comply with such requirements Guring such ab- | sence; except that the time of such | | absence shall not be deducted from | the actual residence required by | |law, but a period equal to such ab- | sence shall be added to the f,mm-} tory life of the ertry. | | c [ “Provided, That any holding an unperfected entry on |ceded Indian lands may be excused from the requirements of residence upon the conditions provided here: |in, but shall not be entitled to ex- | tension of time for the payment of |any installment of the purchase | price of the land’ except upon pay- | llll‘lll of interest, in advance, at | the rate of 4 percentum per annum lon the principal of any unpaid purchase price from the date when such payment or payments become due to and inclusive of the date of the expiration of the period or re- lief granted hereunder. “2. Any tryman, including any entryman on I sell for Cash— Quick Turnover 0ld CORBY’S 90 Proof | ceded Indian lands, who is unable | to make the paymeénts due on the | purchase price of his land on ac- | (count of economic conditions, ;shR]l‘ | b&' excused from making any such || payment during the calendar year!| 1636 upon payment of interest, in‘; advance, at the rate of 4 per cent- um per annum on the principal of lany unpaid purchase price from the date when such payment or pay- ments became due to and inclusive | of the date of the expiration of the period of relief granted hereun der.” Regrets 90 Proof pur- | v drove through, the streel | e homestead settler or en- | — de went up in the air fugitive—and came dow! a hero! ALSO Romance of the West Bronco Buster Snapshots and News Y MOUSE MATINEE—SATURDAY, 1 P. M. 'S IN THE AIR” ERS OF RED DOG” NEWS CANDY Queen Mary Unnoticed on Drive to Art Show LONDON, May 22. — Unable yet 0 undergo the ordeal of a public appearance, Queen Mary neverthe- less does not spend all her time n the apartme and gardens ol Buckingham . She re naid isit, on a Sunday he Park Lane mansion a surprise nocn, U6 of Sir Philip Sassoon to view paintings by Gainsborough, her favorite artist. She was unrecognized as she in a losed automobile with the Prin- ess Royal. Her daughter has been a devoted companion of the wid- owed queen. < SRR R SHOP IN JUNEAU, FIRST! WHEN IN A Wl | CALL COLE FOR OIL! | 34 plus or 27 gravity, in any | amount . . . QUICKI! ] COLE TRANSPER | Phone 3441 or Night 1803 PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY | "GARBAGE HAULED Reasonable Momua,y Rates | ""E.0.DAVIS TELBPHONE 284 Phone 4753 entryman | . Juneau Ice Crem Parlors | lce Cream, Soft Drinks, Candy COFFEE SHOP Percy Reynolds, Manager RY Johnny Walker Red Label— Hair & Haig—Hudson’s Bay. 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