The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1936, Page 2

A 1936. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 | U. 8. DEPARTMENT O AGRICULTURE, WEATHER Nancy Council Inspired G = 1! ancy ounct nsplr(’( sreat | i ' ist, Richard Crooks, to | THE WEATHER ! Y ¢S, 10 | AI E rtist, Richard Crooks, to g Bk ey | v . le() H() r S I)ec 1 fl l C on ce r t‘ Forecast for ‘!nnc:m aud vicinlty, beginning at 4 p.m., August 8: | Clu;ldly tonight and Sunday, probably showers; moderate south- T | east winds. His friends in Juneau are familiar ys wrote suggestions and criti- with the story of Dr. W. W. Coun-|cisms, all of them extraordinarily LOCAL DATA cil's daughter, Nancy, whose death{good. And Crooks always wrote a Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weathet in Berkeley, California, two years|note of thanks in reply. | 4 pm. yesty .....2093 59 7 s 9 Cldy & 3 ago ended her long illness as a| “When he went to Berkeley, Cal.| 4 am. today ....2089 53 94 s 2 Sprinkling PlLLows victim of spinal trouble. Another|to sing in concert, he looked her up.| Noon today 2079 60 0 s 6 Sprinkling touching chapter is added to the/He found that Nancy was an in- CABLE AND story so many know of this Alaska|valid, trapped to a board. Her spine AR OAT KADIO REPORTS ‘ o girl, who was' born “in Cordova had been unjured in ipfancy, She| Baha 4pm TODAY ¢ o b where she contracted Her fatal mal-|could not hear the concert. She ighesp ": - |. Lowest4a.m.. 4a.m. Precip. ¢am h 3 7 o ady., went to California where, had been so excited at the prospect; A”‘;’“"“ '*;TP- emp. | te{r;n. temp. velocity 24hrs. Weath. eac i 2 price of woo oking up, vou'll be wise though bed-ridden, she was gradu-|that the doctor had forbidden it.| Anchorage * . EL T — 0 —_ Rogs With#e pri of v ,R p % TE 3 ated from the University of Cali-|Crooks immediately telephoned a| Barrow ‘}‘: ‘;‘f: 6 0 ey !llow ases to buy your Winter ‘“Wh of blankets now. fornia and became an accomplished | piano dealer to send a grand piano| Nome ’ “.— 8 82 Rain .arge double bed size . . . and have sateen bound musician, to Nancy's house at once. 1 Bethel l:'? E(z 6 30 Rain 3 > 't ay Soli g g P sts in In the August Readers’ Digest' is| “Mildred (Mis. Crooks) played for | s ke 4 0 Pt. Cldy Sheets f‘l’ talb grn bt “l“-[ e ml\“: : repeated a story of Richard Crooks|(wo hours and Richard Crooks sang | 4 64 18 34 Fogey | A i1 __ Dblue, orchid, rose, green, gold and tan. Plaid which had appeared in the Ameri-|his entire program. Time came for | St. Paul 52 52 10 30 Rain | All siZes in the NG plankets in attractive combinations of rose and can Magazine last April. Comment- his concert downtown. but, Crooks| Dutch Harbor B b 1 Rain |} 1 1 D¢ n 3 g Srooks’ erosity wi ¢ 'ofl. His manager was desper- iak 54 64 4 0 Clear llvy know e- 3 X P S reen ¢ white. ing upon Crooks' generpsity with|sang ofi. His manager was desper-| Kodiak 6 e ¥ tionally known P blue, brown and white, and green and white his voice—he was called a ‘musical{ate. When at last he found Crooks| Cordova 64 62 4 0 cidy | quot Brands at 0 0 spendthrift’* by a managet, the ar-|singing by the bedside of Nancy| Junean 63 59 2 Trace Sprinkling | Standard Prices Sheet Blankets $1.00, $1.50, $2.15 ticle in the Digest tells about Rich-[Council, hé did hot intérrupt. He| Sitka 63 = i 13 &= 1 andar i ard Crooks’ cendert for Nancy Coun- [returned to the han'aml aid merel; Ketehikan 58 58 14 1.62 Rain @ Yotton Sheet its cil, & stbry that will thill and brihg {that Richard Crooks was singing to| Prince Rupert 60 60 10 14 Rain § SPREADS Cotton Sheet Blankets ............ $1.95 tears to the eyes of many. a sick child. When Crooks arrived| Edmonton 74 0 4 0 Glsae D, AT A7 o Thrill of Lifetime at last, two !wurs late, the crowd | Seattle 4 74 4 0 Pt Cldy : Part Wo Single $3.95 to $7.50 This ' spendthrift of song gives stood up . . . | Portiand %6 18 p. H Clear Candlewick, hand 3 7 < < $5 95 his managers some bad moments, article is a comment on| San Francisco 70 64 1 0 Clear f§ ffed 99%x99 Part Wool—Doubles ....25 55 - o but he has giveh other' people—like v and kindness of Rich-| New York % G 5 o tutied, J9xH Nancy Cotuncil-—the thril 'of a life-{ard Crooks, to many readers it will| washington 8l 68 8 0 1 $3.50 All Wool—Single $7.50 to $18.50 the Digest article. “For|be 4 comment on Or. Council’ i i | St 1 7 AS i b8 OO0l 1 : time,” says the Digest article. “For E: r. cil's £ 5 2 SR b & g i S several years, from among the thot- | daughter, Nancy, though she had| N 'YE;‘mER co“‘”""’_’:s é“' 8 T 1 ~ L B3 ¢ A1 sands of ‘his fan lettérs, Riciiard|been bed-riddeh for years, had de- | etchikan, raining, temperature 59; raig, raining, 57; ran- HQGVY, G]i over d() A‘l W‘) 'l Louble $8’95 to slz'so Crocks plucked a little letter every|veloped within herself a radiant| gell, cloudy, 61;Petersbuzg, raiving; Sitka, cloudy, 59; Radioville, rain- sign Cotton Spreads few ieek§ He had never seen the persoriality and that inspired Rich-| ing, 59; Soapstone Point, cloudy, 60; Juneau, clear, 58; Skagway, [ 2 50 d $3 95 BLANKETS writer—in ' fact, he knew virtually nrd Ctooks to give her a concert of | clpudy, 56; Yakutat, cloudy, 58; Cordova, cloudy, 58; Chitina, part- § $ ! an oy nothing abofit her. Nancy Counefl|heér own, 1y cloudy, 58; McCarthy, cloudy, 5%; Portage, cloudy, 58; Anchorage, i 5 f e 2]_seslt Lani) IR R — | cloudy, 59; Fairbanks, parily cloudy, 60; Nenana, raining, 58; Rich- White Cotton Of mosi‘ welqhts s colors | s | ardson, partly cloudy, 58; Rapids, partly cloudy, 57; Nulato, raining, Spl‘eGdS ~oborders dGSIQHS and ARMY RIFLEMEN | 54; Kaltag, raining, 54; Crooked C:eek, ralning, 58; Flat, raining, 52 as low as $2.50 reversibles! SRLULE UL DOUGLAS WEAZBER SYNOPSIS ) PR} e i Low barometric pressure continued this morning throughout Al- 2 RT ‘ of ¢ aska and over the northeasterm:po:tion of the North Pacific Ocean, | ' NEWS there being two storm areas, one over the Arctic Coast near Bar- AT MENDENHALL | row and another over the Pacific Ocean about 300 miles west of the | | Queen Charlotte Islands, where a pressure of 2950 inches was re- ! ported. High pressure prevailed over the Pacific Ocean belween the Juneau Club Makes Best, Showing in. 200-Yard Mattress Pads Singlgt e s $1.95 Twin 2.50 Double 2.95 WELL KNOWN DOUGLAS MAN DIES, WESTWARD | The body of Tom Wilson, Jr,, In- dian of Douglas,. was found in the water at Bristol Bay, a few days| | ago, according to word réceived by| Aleutians and Midway Island. This general pressure distribution is been attended by precipitation over the greater portion of Al- aska, followed by clearing over the northern portion of Southeast Alaska this morning. { . | the Office of Indian Affairs in I » : Bl T o5 3 Pegues, Douglas Oliver, Doc' Holl- C FORTS - Marker Competition | Juness Sisiirdar, B disa been LucAL HREMEN man, and Red’s Shaw. Matching § g 3 b 2 | this aggregation with equally dis- OM 0 The riflemen of Company F,| Close {o 40 years of age, Wilson $ T o TR SIS i Chilkoot Barracks, carried off most | was more or less athlefically in-| B ik SOMIALEID A ‘Wool Filled of the honors in the rifle match| clinéd, having taken. part in sev-| R e e e held at Mendenhall range yesterday | eral smokers a few years ago. He s Gootge, “Fretehy l:gm uJ‘.b ss oo to the Juneau Rifle and Pistol| was active in the affairs of the| Duckwarth, Kelly Blake, Elroy Nin- e Club, (h(-. Juneau team running thf’ Douglas AN,B camp. Fishing was | BAI-L nlA IN nis, Frank Metcalf, Jack Kearney, high score at the 200-yard marker.| his prineipal cccupation, His wife Roy Noland, Joe Johnston, Al- slo.so Complete results of the match as| Alice, who is at present at Hawk el ik AR afd TRanl Heinke i compiled by Charles G. Burdick,| Inlet, survives him. 1 T Ohial “Henny Mulhivill TTON BATTS o 0”]“;{,:‘01:’,‘:,:,, i ST S | Companies One and Two and Assistant Chief Neidernauser, | == Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. | A crew of men started to work . AN Rk T S Stand. R.F. Slow R.F. T1|on St. Ahn’s Avenue' this imorning Big Annual Game ;‘;}’:f‘_ ‘b": i uj“‘l "’“("”_“‘(‘:"‘“ ”‘f‘l WOOL BATTS Behrens _ 40 43 45 49 177/ digging a ditch for the extension TR it e s e Lo Bertelsen.. 42 48 43 50 183| of the water and sewer mains from| To show the ball (ossers of the m “']' ”‘m_;; ‘):“Hlml l":’ 1 1b.—$1.95 Farringtn 44 42 42 50 178, the Kronquist home to the old §t.| Channel baseball circuit just how| & B0 bl B d“ tual: far th Jorgenson 35 37 40 50 162| Ann's Hospital site. Wright and| the game is played, and incidentally ,Vm_r,;“ able guard patrol for the WOOL BATTS Miskimen 36 41 45 36 158 Stock Co. is doing the work to determine which is the better| ™" " 2 lb $3 50 i R T S - S ——— exponent of that pastime, the two ey o '3 ~ 1 e i 1 Totals 197 211 215 235 858 NEW FAMILY FOR DOUGLAS | companies of the Juneau Volun-| 0 Second Army ‘ Walter F. Anderson and [am)ly‘ teer Fire Department will stage a ARE um RESSED BY SO have taken the Loken house on| game sometime within the next, JUNEAU AIR FLIGHT Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. St. Ann’s Avenue, having moved! tWo weeks. ; Stand. R.F. Slow R.F. T1.|in from Glacigr Highway, to make| Batterymen have gone on a strict o B - Arolq entertained his || nc Ross 4 3 45 46 166] their home in Douglas during the| training diet, mostly lquid, the| oo % TS PUECI G L ¥ ® ® .’ ® Haynos .. 40 31 42 48 167) COmNE Fall and, Winter, Mrs| Outielders b iz“”yi';gl'”:"”“? for| A Standart, Miss Florence | : Lindholm 31 38 41 48 158| Anderson is the daughter, of Mrs.| D'eyees, and e Intelders havepy,,.q ang Miss Bleanor Thomas / i, i r W el ots " " Juneau's Leading Department Store Bender .. 40 43 43 48 174| M: A Weiss of this cliy, | petitioned. t(;l:)lfssthen inpw ielinets g RCR TG | BT e Marks 3 28 38 48 14 SRS s T TR | ; i o i VISIT OUR UPSTAIRS BARGAIN DEPARTMENT e B B B 84 yius jgow Hoshital | Seamine such things as bascpan| I3 he AAT Bellnca plted by Totals.181 181 200 238 809, Mrs. Richard, McCormick and 088 and. spiked shoes, the Pire- ™y Wgeoniore who has done a { First Civilian | baby son Tony, came home yester- men will don their sea-going boots, Pt e g Dbl }emarke& R e 2 R R R R I R . . == |Osborne . 40 41 42 46 169 9ay from St. Ann's Hospital. flannel-lined waterproof pants and §,w the trip that gt'he Akaka b [ . b = < LI T el | pajama tops fpr the occasion. Any ° "™ ‘- - types and are limited to loans upjout. “There is -a large volume of Hoffman.. 37 33 44 41 155/ | other attire woRk: b ber of Scenery is the most stupendous in to $2000. The loan period so far|potential buSiness in sight t6“take Williams. 48 42 '35 47 167| NQRIN SEA IQ CARLL HERE | Y 2 member O the world. “The Alps can't hold a i 4 . FOR FISH SOUTH BOUND|the departmeent for the game will e as insurability is concerned is lim- |care of existing needs to say noth- {Waterud . 3} 88 33 M M8 L o eries will shin| GAr for the Wearer a free ride'fp|Candle o Alaska, the visiting Los R ited to five years on both classi-|ing of the requirements of their . Wielder. 41 35 41 31 151 abou‘tedsg(l;gcisses ‘Zte”"s ;: S(;l;l;: the city bastile in the Black Maria, Angeles lady remarked. i 3 219 | when the Norih S calls 1n eary | efinite player posifion assign- A F F 0 R DED Fu #ihe local firg Which “‘“"“"““"d} oo o e B e DO R ol fd BV morni;ul; u;ah';r \:ayns;u)nfii ments are being kept a deep secret NO PARKING—STREET their entry into this financing field |every Alaskan community are any- o SeCind Civitian | The ship has ten fons of general| fOF the time being. Foreman Min- WASHING r are qualified as agents to make|thing but ideal, a generally recog- wn-L MEET 200 200 "300 300 | for here which she unloaded| 878 Mifl of Compafiy One has a loans on both types of properties|nized fact. I am hopeful this con- ! Yds, Yds. Yds. Yds. Lo Jared | lot of remarkable talent in his ag-| Cars will not be permitted to and have full information regard- |dition will be remedled by the op- Stand. R.F. Slow R.F. TL 12 5 | gregation which is composed of A. park on paved streets during street —_— ing them,” Mr. Pegues said erations ofhthe local‘ group, t:n?'i prifirgens ‘;}domberlt i(l) i’é 1435 39 134“. ‘1 Hendrickson, Jimmie Orme, Art’ washing operations starting at 2 . . . also, by other organizations at | < 4 angsol 42 166" i o] 4y z 4 % ans lass A erties are ? 3 i McKinnon, Dolly Gray, Roy Hoff- a.m. Sundays. New and Adequate Financ- n::)x::;;em‘xug oy };E;x‘m;xxfi;.>\\:f, may enter the field and thmush‘wome" s Club W'“ Hold Junge 41 .39 42" 33 15| | nnuglas ch“rch | | man, Doc' Sweeney, )Mnrt:!:'\ Lav- ¥ ROY HOFFMAN ing Plan Is Available |ment, aiterations and conversion of {local financial institutions already Important Meeting at |jonesta. s+ 42 351 30 12| | K . | enik, Herman Porter, Roy Thomas, Chief of Police. 3 3bmldmgs bt lso’ for HiACHInskY qualified to make loans under the DO l SM d N hl lYoung 34 24 40 15 13| ! & ! 2% ‘ Under Housmg Act It A ) 7 lterms of the National Housing ugias ivionday Nig| e i S et RN |and equipment, it was pointéd out. | }CH) i R e e e ge New and adequate finances are Handle Mortgage Loans { Movement Under Way _IA’:h ‘"""a““)‘e‘\ “l’ 1"” ‘1"0"‘0"' Highest individual score—183x200, ; The local group, in addition to| The new group is already con- Whether members of the Club or|po ieisen (Army). 1§+ ::i & now available to Alaskans for both improvements and modernization of its mode tions, is also in the market to do business under Title II of the Na- tional Housing Act which provides business, industrial and residential properties, and for the purchase or construction of new homes a re- sult of arrangements announced by Jocal business men, it was noted today by John E. Pegues, torial Director for the Federal Housing Administration | “I have been advised that the Juneau Lumber Mills, Juneau-| Young Hardware Company and the | Harri Machine Shop have been| named agents for Seattle capital that is qualified to make lLLl”.\l under Title I and Title II of the; National Housing Act,” he said. The Alaska Credit Bureau, Charles Way- nor, Manager, has been designated ! by the group to make credit re-| ports on prospective borrowers Types of Loans Under the Modernization Credit Plan there are two classes of lowns, the Director pointed out. For the alteration, improvement and mod- ernization of real properties, desig- nated as Class A, consisting of apartment houses, multipie-family | houses, hotels, offices, business or| other commercial buildings, 'nos-l pitals, orphanages, colleges, schools, churches and manufacturing or in- dustrial plants, loans up to $50,000 are insurable. Moreover, any prop-| erty improved by any other type of structure that is to be converted into one of the types of structure mentioned above may also classify iterms at 5 per cent Terri. |outstanding balances on residential |Comifany through _the University |a residence worth $5,000 he $1,000 toj- ‘]g;m neriod. rnization credit plan oper- for a single mortgage for long interest on| properties. Loans up to $16,000 for| periods as long as' 20 years cover- | ling the construction, purchase Ol'ipush the program, it was declared. refinancing of loans on single fam- ily or up to four-family mull.p‘.”v dwellings are insurable. Loans can be made for 80 per| cent of the total value of the property. To illustrate, a person | owing a lot worth $1,000 could bor- | row as much as $4,000 for as long) as 20 years to construct a new house. Or, if he desired to purchase would be required to pay only be eligible to borrow $4,000 to com- plete the payment. The loan in either case would be paid off in equal monthly payments, the amount varying according to the Cever the vield “I am informed,’ Mr. Pegues sgid, that it is the plan of the local group to cover the entire Terri- tory and actively solicit business in the residential building field. Of- fices will be opened in Fairbanks | basis sidering a number of applications under both titles, it was said. Since May 1, also, considerable number of homes and several multiple fam- | ily dwellings have been financed | locally by the Columbia Lumber Naticnal Bank of Seattle. This organization will continue to This, Mr. Pegues noted, will put home financing on a competitive which ought to stimulate building and put costs on a healthy footing. - -eo Petrified Grove Is Used for Park ROMA, Tex., Aug. 8—A . park orested” with petrified trees has been established here. Zenon Pena, a barber and civic leadér, had quantities of them hauled from nearby hills. Among the stumps, logs and small pieces of wood are thousands of fossil oyster shells, as long as 18 inches. eee ATTENTION RAINBOW GIRLS Rainbow Girls will please meet at the Temple at 1:30 Sunday afternoon to enable them to attend and Anchorge shortly and later ex- tended to Nome and other centers. “This insures the availability of the cheapest money ever known for as a “Class A" property. All other types of improved real property are referred to as Class B real property improvement and residential development in these communities,” Mr. Pegues pointed the funeral services of Rachael Borleck in a body. The funeral services are to be held at. the Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock. nor, to attend the Democratic Wo- men’s Club meeting in Douglas Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock, was announced today by Mrs. Emil Krause, President of the Club. | Those who do not have cars may |go to Douglas on the 8:15 o'clock | 5 'bus, Mrs. Krause pointed out, and|ArmY- be at the City Hall where the meet- ing will be held, in ample time. Included on the entertaining pro- gram will be a talk and description of the routine, organizations and cal conventions. HELLENTHAL, ALLEN ‘ ARE GUESTS AT BAR i LUNCHEON TODAY Members of the Juneau Bar As- sociation gathered for their week- ly luncheon at the cabin of R. E. Robertson today. Included in the guests at the luncheon were Judge Simon Hellen- thal and Edward W. Allen, promin=~ ent Seattle attorney, and member of the International Fisheries Com- mission. District Attorney William A. Holz- jheimer, who returned this morning (from an extended trip which in- |cluded the Democratic Convention and Washington, D. ¢ Jjoined in the good natured raillery MIRIAM LEA, ‘Worthy Advisor. e o Empire classifieds pay. —agv. lthat both Republican and Demo- cratic members of the Bar Associa- | ton graduate, came to Alaska about| made airplane constructed for $250. tion facetiously inducted into his|25 years ago to teach school here, An old automobile engine is the ‘and later was & member of the en- power unit, speech, functions of National party politi- spoke of |for Congressman to represent the experiences on his recent trip and First Congressional District in the | Highest team score—=858x100, First | |Army. | | Highest team scores en ranges: I* 200-yard standing (off hand)— 1202x250, First Civilian. | | 200-yard rapid fire—211x250, First | 300-yard slow — 215x250, First| y. | | 300-yard rapid—238x250, Second | Army. | Highest team: e Bertelsen—183x200, First Army. | Bender—174x200, Second Army. Osborne—169x200, First Civilian. | Mangsol—166x200, |ian. | Targets used: 200 yards—slow and rapid 8-inch bulls eye. individual score, each) 300 yards—rapid, | 18-inch bulls eye. { | FORMER JUNEAU | MAN CANDIDATE | ' _FOR CONGRESS Fred J. Wettrick, prominent Seat- 'tle attorney and formerly a resi- ident of Juneau, is a candidate for ‘nomination on the Republican ticket State of Washington. Second Civil- | |not later than 10 o'clock Saturday | lin 300 yards—slow, 8-inch bulles eye. | Notices for this cthurch column must be received by The Empire | morning to guarantee change of| sermon topics, etc. | ST. LUKE'S EFiSCOPAL CHURCH | No service tomorrow. ' There, will be no_Sunday,, Schopl | in the Community Church until the first Sunday in September. | DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHURCH St. Aloysius Church ‘ 8:00 a.m.—Holy, Mass. | DOUGLAS COMMUNITY CHURCH No Sunday services. & There will be no Sunday School | the Community Church until) the first Sunday in September. i DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN MISSION DAVID WAGGONER, Minister Sunday services: 1:30 p.m.—Bible School. 2:15 p.m.—Preaching service. All are invited ao these services and to worship with us. | 11" TREAT YOUR CREDIT ) gineering firm of Wettrick and Wilhelm. For the last twenty years| he has been practicing law in Se- attle. e —— — Phay Hussey and George Ross of Goodland, Kas,, are flying a home- | ‘Wettrick, University of Washing- THE 10TH OF THE MONTH - IS MERCHANTS' PAY DAY! The Merchant, the Doctor and the Dentists are each Public Servants. They serve you faithfully and well, and like any other faithful servants, expect their payments when due. The Hospital, likewise. EACH MONTHS' CHARGES ARE DUE BY THE 10TH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH! Prompt Payments Promote Prosperity and Protect Your Credit. Alaska Credit - Bureau Charles Waynor, Manager First National Bank Bldg. (Ground Floor) PHONE 28