The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 15, 1937, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, JAN. 15, 1937. OLD AGE PENSION| PLAN PRESENTED ALASKA SENATE Brunelle Memorializes| Against Ickes Proposal— Walker Has Fish Bill Petitions from five different sourc- es urging upon the Territorial Leg- | islature that it adopt a system of | old age pensions which would as- sure pensions of not less than $40 per month to all persons in the Territory over 65 who ha ved in| tne Territory at 1 10 s were presented the »rnoon The petitions bearing a large num- | ber of names came from the Alaska Native Brotherhood and residents of Ketchikan, Fairbanks, Sitka and | Haines President M. E. S. Brunelle dropped | the first memorial in the Senate hopper today. His proposal asks the Legislature to protest to Congress | inst the repor recommenda- | n of Interior Secre Harold L. that mineral lands be only t lease and not ownership. | Permitting only leasing of min- | eral lands would retard mining de- velopment in the Territory, the me- morial states, and would be an es- pecial barrier in Alaska where ef- | fort is being made to encourage | mining | Senator Norman R. Walker in-| troduced a bill which would rL'pm\li t portion of the license tax law which levies a tax of one-tenth of a | cent a pound on purchases of fish | over 400000 pounds. Request for| such legislation was made by the Al- acka Trollers' Cooperative Market- | ing Association on grounds that Al- aska buyers cannot compete with buyers Outside under such a levy. After a brief session, the Senate adjourned until 11 o’clock tomor- row morning. PIONEERS FUND IS MADE PUBLIC FOR CHRISTMAS ti Ickes Every Man Received Gift of Nine Dollars— Thanks Extended The Pioneers’ Home Christmas Fund this year gave to each of the 171 residents of the Home $9 each, according to a report on the fund made by Eiler Hensen, Superintend- ent of the Pioneers’ Home. “The Pioneers have asked me to| ress their sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to their| happiness,” saild Mr. Hansen's let- ter accompanying his report “For a man with empty pock- ets, nine dollars is a fortune; but Letter than the money is the thought that each one has and can cherish throughout the year, lL.ave nol forgotten me.’ Following is Mr. Hansen's account of the fund: From W. D. Gross: Juneau Sitka Wrangell Petersburg $500.00 112.00 107.00 161.35 $880.35 $ 65.00 75.00 Seattle Wholesalers Craig Igloo No. 30 The Alaska Weekly Fairbanks Igloo Fairbanks Chamber of Com- merce Anchorage Auxiliary No. 4 Anchorage Igloo No, 15 Cordova Igloo No. 19 Contributed Total $1,539.00 $1,539—171 residents—$9.00 each. BRI Ei.one Co-Ed BATON ROUGE, La. Polly Whitehead of Gulfport is the only co-ed of 2,000 at Louisiana State University enrolled in aeronautics. ————-— Today's News Today—Empire. /<\///’\' 3 5\&'5 \ SRR SUEDE WITH SILK BRAID Stunning high-in- front style with wide buckled strap. In black only. One of the newest new Paris Fashions. $4.95 DEVLIN’S Aeross from Pay'n Takit SEE OUR WINDOWS ‘E A |others taking office are: ‘My friends ‘ Stage Being Set for Inaugural { Nome, urging Congre KENNEDY ASKS NEW HIGHWAY FROM COLONY Memorial in House Urging Connecting Link—Pal- mer to Copper Center ing the Matanuska farm y at Palmer a success, a House Jeint Memorial, the [irst one of its kind in the House this session, wa introduced in the Territorial House at its brief session this afternoon by Representative Dan Kennedy of Archorage urging the construction oi a road from Palmer to connect with the Richardson Highway Copper Center. The memorial points out that such a highway would not only give further outlet to the Colonists in disposing of th products but would he'p in dev 1 areas in the tions it would tr It wa dressed to Congress and Interior Secrafary Harold L. Ickes. A riouse Memorial was offerec Representative George Laiblin and est at of Lighthous: Ser toy {lights in the Kotzebue area, parti { | ular t Cape Deceit, Cape Bl i {som and Chamisso Island. A House Joint Resoluticn prov ling for the employment of a_ja jand charwoman to keep the Il One of the greatest crowds ever to attend a presidential inaugural is expected to jam Washington when Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the oath of office for the second time. This view of the capitol shows the platform being erected for a reviewing stand in front of which the inaugural parade will pass. PIONEERS, AUXILIARY, T0 INSTALL ganizations to Hold omt Jdessions Tonight Two Or pioncer’s of Alaska Igloo No. 6, jand the Auxiliary will hold installa- Ition of officers tonight at 8 o'clock lin LO.OF. Hall. A program and |refreshmgnts will follow the instal- | Robert Keeny will be installed as ‘Prcsld(-nL for the ensuing year. The George Os- First Vice-President; Thomas Second Vice-President; John Reck, Treasurer; John Langseth, {Historian; the Rev. C. E. Rice, | Chaplain; Charles W. Carter, Sec- retary; and Albert Lundstrom, Ser- geant-atArms, i Officers for the Auxiliary for the | coming year to be installed tonight are: Crystal Snow born, Hall, Jenne, President; |Mrs. Anna Snow, Vice-Presiden Mrs. Agnes Manning, Secretary; Mrs. Alphonsine Carter, Treasur Anna Winn, Chaplain; Mrs. Stocker, Trustee; Mrs. Annie Historian; Mrs. Katherine Sergeant-at-Arms, .o——— BARR BACK YESTERDAY WITH TWO PASSENGERS Returning from his flight to the Pclaris-Taku mine, with freight and three passengers, Pilot L. F. Barr returned to Jun i in his North Cznada Air Express Pilgrim plane yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Barr brought with him, as pe sengers from the mine, A. Hum- phrey and F. Harfley, both of whom flew to Ketchikan in the AAT plane {oday Mrs. J.J n Hooker, B e DODSON TRIAL SE: Following his arrest yesterday afternoon, John Dodson, Eagle Riv- er farmer, was arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray, on the charge of alleged threat- ening J. L. Johnson with a fire- arm. bond, and will face trial at o'clock Monday morning. RS0 PR Phone the Terminal for your Sat- | urday nite reservations, Phone 376.|The —adv. B Today’s News Today—Empire. 1 days. | 0 ] Dodson was released on $250 i } 10i'l'o Seek Loan for in proper* condi- tion we 1 up to third and pas: s offered in U a communication to Repre- » Harry Race from the ¥ra | ternal Order of Eagles in Ketchika: i urging that the Legislature essary laws to pay old pensions of at least $40 a month to 1 residents of the Territory over vears of age who have lived here at t 10 years. The accompany- ing petitions bear approximately 1.- 050 names. The House meets in the wmorning at 10 o'clock g Christmas Mail Is at Fairbanks ‘Delayed Slipment Arrives —-Early Days Recall- ed at Post Office ka, Jan, 15— sacks of delayed Christmas mail have arrive,' here from the coast. The first class let- ter mail totalled 35000 pieces and postal crews worked all of one night and residents lined up before the Post Office like the early stampede | The delay in arrival of thej imail is on account of the maritime ‘.Sll'lk!’ FAIRBANLLS, Four hundred New Grade School“ ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 15.—1 Anchorage City Council has voted to make formal u;)plicalion; for a loan for construction of & new grade school. ELECTRIC T "HAWING Portable Electric Machine “Safety First” DAY OR NITE SERVICE In the shadow of the big guns of the flagship California, Admiral Claude C. Bloch (left) was congratulated by Vice Admirals F. J, Horne (center) and William T. Tarrant as he assumed command of the United States Navy's battle force at San Pedro, Calif. He succeeded Admiral W. D. Leahy, new chief of naval operations. (Associated Press Photo) LIQUOR BILL MRS. ADSIT ILL | | winter’s series of lectures was at the | g‘?‘a’ ALABAMA GEDA duties for several days. L | Seventh-Day Adventist Church. |D. . A multiplicity of duties has | church last Sunday evening to hear The Fisheries flagship Brant ar-| After traveling over Alaska for RICE 8 AHLERS CO. | prevented him from devoting much ‘What Liquor Costs Alaska’ { the lcctu{c on Sph‘iluarlism‘. Lode and placer location rotices rived in port from Seattle at 3 o'- the past eight years in the interests Phone 34 Nite 571 | appointed Alaska Secretary of the | Interpational Temperance Society i with headquarters in Washington, | time to the temperance cause but | he promises some interesting data ) in the Sunday evening lecture. i | The largest attendance for this — — Subject Discussed by | i ' Pastor Wood | Mrs. Agues auste, Chiet Clerk ia | ¥ ! | the Territorial Auditor’s Office, | | Sunday evening, Pastor H. L. confined to her home with illnes ,Wood, Alaska Secretary of the In-| and may not be able to resume her jternational Temperance Society, | will lecture on Temperance in the for sale at The Empire ~ffice. clock this afternoon. The Brant cf mission sand welfare work the is said to have several days' mail mission superintendent has made | some very pertinent observations. is He has chosen for his subject “What | Senate Takes Action on Repealing 22-Year- Old Dry Law The Chas. W. Carter ! Mortuary Fourth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136-2 aboard. The lighthouse tender scheduled to arrive tonight at 6 o'~ Liquor Costs Alaska.” clock afld will load mail for the, Two years ago Pastor Wood was tward for points between Juneau r' g | frmmr e e e Cedar p: whic | | | E 3 bill - 22- State Store vote would repeal t prohibition to 6 The bill is now sub, wide referendum o Rimee's Reporten Pal Dies in South 15— radio| Mc- “ W was s T AT TN 'd :nd Kodiak only. PLEASE PHONE THE TERMINAL FOR YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER DANCE SUNDAY DANCING “This Is Something Different That You Will Enjoy.” ENGINE CLASS AT Si1.KA A vocational class for men i diesel engine study, is to commence is week at the Sheldon-Jackson hool at Sitka, it was announced | this morning by A. Schoettler, | Territorial Supervisor of Vocational Education. The class is to be given under the supervision of the Sitka® School Board a state- 't to f — - o Try an Empire ad. aged Jan. 41, LOS ANGELES Kenneth Grmisten engineer who figured in Ain Pherson’s disappearance many years i following an appendec- Sunday. | Aimec’s disappearance, it| was reported that she and Ormis-| ton had been Seen together at Car-| mel-by-the Both, however, de-, nied this ago, tomy ' £ FINEST FRUITSE UEPE/_T//,,//[/BL/,L -es - Non-Intervention Price Now Stated ROME, Jan. 15—British adher-| ence to a European anti-Commun- n pact orted in well in- formed Fascist les as the Italo- German price for strict non-inter- vention in the Spanish Civil War. - | Phone the Terminal for your Sat- urday nite reservations. Phone 376.| —adv. | i FRUITS and VEGETABLES are not so plentiful in Juneau these days—but you'll still find many items to choose from at UNITED FOOD—such as . . . . - are read. ads Empire ® Pears ® Lettuce ® Carrots i | | 362.50 1 The above photozraph shows € by private ca sections cf the deve Cue to the hot The crig menis. The o development and cost §1 totaled 15.000, Tole of t *l Housing i Colonial Viila, background, was completed in 1925 and incl sred mortenge covered by illage, Va., a larpe-scale housing development near Washington, D. C., financed and constructed stration’s Insured Mortgage System. e ve extension, which was added to the original operation (in the background) as for $875,000. ured mortgage. tions for apartments while the first part of the development was under construction. Before the buildings were comp! The dividing line separates the two sdes 276 apartments jn a series of twe-story walk-up apart« The extension added 462 apartment units to 'lha Anidea of the housing demand was shown in applica« o Tomatoes ® Cauliflower ® Oranges ® Onions ® Sweet Potatoes ® Bananas ® Potatoes ® Cabbage RIPE MOTHERS DIAMOND OLIVES OATS WALNUTS LARGE Large Package SOFT CANS With Dinner Plate SHELL Q cans 35(: Special 39(! 2 Ibs. 55c GOLDEN BANTAM CORN ARTESIAN BRAND ® Rutabagas ® Celery ® Apples ® Grapefruit CRESCENT OLD COFFEE | DUrcH 3 Pounds | CLEANSER Jcans | 9 tall cans 25° | 29° MEAT DEPARTMENT ——EVERYTHING IN THE LINE—— Lamb..Pork..Beef.. Veal.. Hams .. Bacon Lunch Meat . . Shortening ..Lard a Glass Cookie Jar 8C leted tenant applications