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CITY APPROVES SALARY BOOSTS FOR TEACHERS $7,636 Increase in Budget with $3,000 Going for Two Extra Instructors laries in Ju- term were en- Council last the budget for by Grover C ol Board. The 1e Ter al Education fc teachers chool the C ng Raise neau n dorse: mitted get calls for an in- 60 over the amount te hen 708.60. The total or the comi school y 460 of which the Terri pay $50,470 and the city, the to- uperintendent A Phil is raised in the new b g to $3450 per year increase of 150. Principal Floyd Dryden, of de school is raised to $2.100, ase of $180, and A. S. Dun- Principal of the High School d $2,250, an increa to dollars of o for two ad- $1,500 per ye nt teachers have been in- to the following figu 1 ses of $60 per year each: thia $1.560; Veima Bicom, $1.560; Marian Edwards, $1.- ) 1eth Ferguson, $1,620; Dal- on, $1,740; Walter Hauia- Margarct McFadden, $1,- Mabe! Monson, $1.620: Elma Ol- Helen Parrott r, $1.740; Iva ) 40 1 Webster, 560; M ss A (Kolasa), $1500; Miss B wer), $1500; Miss C (new) Miss D (new). $1.500. Zora Brown, $1560; Ruth Coffin, $1.560; Ps ! $1.650; Henry men, $1 Edna Har- pole, 0; Kailiyrine Long, $1.- 620 Miller, $1800; Myrile Moe ; Maricrie Tillotson. $1.- £50; ish Teacher, $1.500; (Miss) Home Economics Teacher. £1.500. Ianitors' sclaries under the new budget are: Charles Whyte, $1.800; Peter Carlson, $1,500: Matt Halm, $1,185; Mrs. Carlson, $175; Mrs. John €atre, $585, and Mrs. Marie Burke, £585. - E. F. CLEMENTS, JACKIE WILSON ENROUTE HERE E. F. Clements 2nd nephew, | Wilscn, are bound passengers rd the cutian enroute to Ju- neau. | Mr. Clements, who has been stu-| ing at the Unive of California ' the past few months, returns Jjoin his wife in Juneau, while Jackie Wilson is returning from the Briscos School for Boys, near Se- altle Jackie is the sen of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilscn. Mrs. Wiisen is tr cister of Mrs. Clements who is as- vociated with the Territorial De- partment of Health. - d A new low fatality rate was set| v coal mings in 19362568 deaths r million tons of coal mined, as! d with 2,926 in the preced- I compa o ar. | 5 4 ¥ > B K 2 IN Dip Your rush Into This Rainbow! Just brush the exquisite ROGERS BRUSHING LACQUER color over old or new surfaces. Rogers quickly levels itself. Then it “Dries While You Wait,” dries before dust can settle on it, dries to a hard wears. ogers comes in 26 beautiful colors, includin lustrous coating that weais and and ROGERS LINOLEUM. A Satin Sheen Wall Finish Just what you bave been needing f walls—S-W SEMI-LUSTRE —a satin ntor B Rty 1nd weoAtich e A s ha celain. 16 attractive Semi-Lustre tints and USE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS QUALITY BRUSHES FOR BEST PAINTING RESULTS Color-Varnish—-6 Wood. Effects Just take those wom fumiture pieces an o life again with FLO-LAC the repid-drying vamish and stain combined. Comes in six ooular wood effects including extra dark mahogany. THOMAS HARDWARE (0. i A T T ,‘ fl;&*’vju;;‘ams TEHEADQWARTERS CLEAR BRUSHING LACQUER FOR Fighting Forest Fires on Eastern Seaboard e Lo Sy Spring forest fires have caused millions of dollars’ loss in standing timber on the Eastern seaboard. Our picture shc one fire, near Plymouth, Mass,, covering an area of fifteen square miles. One man is known to be dead, several are missing. Every available man and boy has been pressed into service to fight spread of the blaze. A group of the fire fighters is shown above. % Lieut, Stolfi to Be Stationed at Mabile, Alabama - aboard Tallapoosa Officer Trans- COAST GUARD MEN TO SHOOT SUNDAY AT MENDENHALL Fifteen men from the Tallapoosa will participate in the rifle shoot to be held at the Mendenhall range tomorrow by the Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club. Those with cars are asked to assemble in front of the BILL MURRISH IS ON WAY TO JUNEAU Murrish, of Oakland, Cali- s a northbound passenger e Aleutian enroute to Ju- or the summer where he will isit with friends A senior student at vhe Univer- of ne sity of California, he is editor Federal building at 9 o'clock in the b % : " the Daily Californian, college daily morning. f( “‘f‘ byd Coafl Gual(l newspaper, and is majoring in law. — e ee —— SRR - picric 10 BEMALD | Peldvine te Mave Lieutenant Henry F. Stolfi of the to New Town House U. S. Cos has received orders L BY TRINITY GUILD | AT HOLBROOK HOME! st Guard cutter Tallapoosa radio from LONDON, May 22.—When Prime i Coast Guard headqu s in Wash- |Minister Staniey Baldwin retires mjlr:n 13 fi‘ R b u:n:;:i Plans were made at the meeting he and ML. Baldwin \vfll move fer to Mobi ‘m:‘- as com 515t the 1 -0 esterday for tO 8 new town i’muac in iuslmmabl_e munications officer of the New | : d at the country Eaton Square. The house, which is rleans dul«'mn o ¢ Nems a George Holbrook on 100 years old, contains 10 bed- orders are effective uUpdn|z,; 0" 4 for which many members rooms, several bathrooms and four arrival of the Tallapoosa at Sav-ip "o ' ied to be in attendance. |reception rooms. It will be altered annah, Georgia, on -n:n-h_ wipi t'l;t’j Mrs. Robert Rice was hostess at and modernized before the Bald- cutter 15 expected lo leave Seattle|y, pupeting, . dessert luncheon, wins move in. on or about September 15, i ; i | e = yesterc | Lieutenant Stoifi will make the s afternoon the " e - coining. criish. Wikt ths Tellapodia |1t e e o Doughertys Are Going Ito the Aleutian Islands leaving here | . &¢. €8 i Out for Masters’ Degree 10 S SERUUTR. Lones. St N8, LSs [TAeht a0’ Poy ompany pent ut for stel 44 late next week. He and Mrs. Stolfi|ygce with many guests calling be- have been making their home in the Fosbee Apartments in Juneau. | - - > | -ween the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock. | ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 22— | >o— Mr. and Mrs. | TRITON OUT FOR FISH are boarding the steamer Yukon at WITH MEHERINS, GUESTS 'Seward and will go to Seattle after |teaching for three years at Point Barrow. They plan to study at the University of Washington for a Masters degree. ————— Height Puzzles Eight Out of Ten ST. LOUIS, May 22—Only two ipersons out of ten know how tall |they are, it was learned by the city drivers’ license bureau, which was iforced to buy measuring machines from the P. E. Harris Company can- | to obtain this information from au- nery at Hawk Inlet for supplies last | tcmobile drivers applying for licen- evening, and the tender Willard B., |Ss. which was it from the Libby, Mc- | Neill and Libby Cannery at Taku} Harbor and moored at the Juneauthe volcano Orizaba, which rises Lumber Mills this forenoon. 18,250 feet above sea level. TWO AAT PILOTS TAKE LOCKHEED TO SITKA TODAY| off from Juneau this 10:30 o'clock in the Al- aska Air Trausport Lockheed Vega scaplane, Pilot Sheldon Simmon with Pilot L. F. Barr acting as ra- | dio operator and co-pilot, flew three miners to Chichagof and Lawrence Freeburn to Sitka. Mr. Freeburn, who is president of the Pyramid Packing Company, at Sitka, came to Juneau .with Pilot Simmons yes- terday afternoon. Due to ive back at his hangar here this afternoon about 5 o'clock, Pilot Simmons is to bring in two passengers from Sitka and three from Hoonah. Out for a week-end’s fishing, Mr. iand Mrs. J. J. Meherin were to leave Juneau this afternoon or eve- ning aboard their yacht Triton, Capt. Hayes, for Pavlof Harbor. Lieut. and Mrs. C. A. Anderson will make the fishing cruise as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Meherin. The Tri- ton is to return to Juneau Monday | v Tuesday. S eee TWO TENDERS HERE Caunery tenders in port here in- cluded the Seakist, which was in Takhg morning a | | — e — ELECTRIC DIESEL “Fcanrs 1600 to 6000 Watts—D.C. or A.C. L e OPERATING COST ONE-SIXTH THAT OF GASOLINE PLANTS. For information and prices write R. M. LAUGHLIN P. O. Box 422 Juneau THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1937 Frank Dougherty, | The highest peak in Mexico is LOCAL HALIBUT LANDINGS HIT - PEAK FOR YEAR |Seven Boats Land 81,500 Pounds This Forenoon— | Salmon Brought Also American Eégles on Parade Seven halibut boats brought catch- es into Juneau this morning and sold on the Juneau exchange. The Alaska Coast Fisheries bid in the lion's share of the 81,500 pounds landed by the seven vessels, purchasing 15,000 pounds off the Hyperien, Capt. Oscar Oberg, at 6.80 and 5 cents per pound, and 13,500 pounds off the Fern, Capt. John Lowell at 6.80 and 505 cents. The Sebastian-Stuart Fish Com- pany and the Marlyn Fish Company {cach got 26,500 pounds in the bid- ding; the Marlyn Fish Company taking 7,500 pounds off the Tern, | Capt. Andrew Rosness, and 10,000 pounds off the Vivian, Capt. Charles Larsen, both at 6.80 and 5.05 cents. Marlyn also took 9,000 pounds off the Helen H., Oapt. Frank Paul, at {6.80 and 4.95 cents per pound. | E. E. Engstrom, Sebastian-Stuart |buyer, purchased 13,500 pounds off the Margaret T., Capt. Peter Hildre, ‘vnnd 13,000 pounds off the Louhelen, Capt. Knute Hildre, both at 6.80 Taking an active part in the defense of the Pacific Coast against mock and 5 cents per pound. ' aerial invasion, the planes of the 56th Pursuit Squadron are shown on | Salmon landings included the parade at March Field, Cal, one of the numerous “theatres of war” {Almas, Capt. A. Bartness, which in the West. "% {sold 900 pounds to (ne- Alaska Coast 2 Fisheries late yesterday and the |troller 31-C-51, Capt. Ralph Jame- ENSIGN BOUTELL'E’ |BROWN BEAR LEAVES SEWARD son, which sold 600 pounds of king % |salmon to the Juneau Cold Stor- PEGGY JOH'NSON TO i The Game Commission vessel | BE WED lN SOUTH Brown Bear, enroute to the Aleu-| iage this morning. The Sebastian- tians for a study of wild life, has | | | | |R. Fitzgibbons, brought in 5,000 PARTY GIVEN BY EPWORTH LEAGUE With Miss Willetta Kendall, Er- nie Newman and Clinton Thomas in charge of arrangements for the eve- ning, the weekly party of Epworth League of the Methodist Church was held last evening. Monopoly and ping pong marked ‘{the evening’s entertainment, with Gene Rhode in charge of the games. Present for the affair were Miss Judith Alstead, Miss Thais Bayers, Miss Viola Converse, Miss Elsie Douglas, Miss Vivian Gruber, Miss Clara Hansen, Miss Willetta Ken- dall, Miss Leona Saloum, Fred Cod- dington, Rodney Johnson, Joe Juen- eman, Ray Lundgren, Bud Nance, Ernie Newman, Gene Rhode, and Clinton Thomas. —————— Egypt is planning to spend $77,- 000,000 to improve living conditions in villages. YOUR EYES are your most priceless possession. Only One Pair to Last a Lifetime If you suffer from headaches, blurred vision, visual dis- comfort, have them exam- ined for refractive errors, old sight (presbyopia) or possible muscular imbalances, Call Today for an Appointment! Dr. Rae L. Carlson OPTOMETRIST |Stuart packer boat Ya Sure, Capt.' Announcements have been re-|left Seward for Unalaska, according | pounds of salmon this MONING. ceiveq in Juneau telling of the ap- to word to the Commission office | Prevailing prices for king salmon nroqching marriage of Miss Mar- here. She unloaded traps and other | are 8, 6 and 4 cents per pound. ouret M. Johnson, former Juneau | equipment at various points to the | Boats taking ice here late ves- resiGent, to Enaign Richard Roome Westward. ; {terday and this morning, prepara-- Boytelle, U.S.N., on June 8 at Long | tory to leaving for the fishing geach, California. [ \grounds, included the La Sure, Al- Miss Johnson, who was known to | imas an dthe Nakat. friends in Juneau as Miss Peggy | Johnson, left for the south in 1923. She is the daughter of Mrs. Pearl | Johnson. Following departure from Juneau, the family moved to Mer- cer Island near Seattle where Mrs. Johnson has been post-mistress. | e | GRADUATION SPEAKER | George Penny, Welfare Supervisor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. will be the speaker at the gradua- tion exercises at Wrangell Institute tomorrow. | ; e e ! Lode and placer location notices e | Empire classifieds pay. for sale at The Empire Office. J DO YOU 'DOLLY BALDWIN TO " BE MARRIED TODAY | Miss Dolly Baldwin and Mr. George Larsson will be married this evening at an 8 o'clock ceremony | to be performed at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant | Baldwin. | Scoret of friends will be assem- Ibled at the reception which will fol- |low the wedding. There Are Two Things 1. Pay your d debts burden { | Necessary For Your Happpiness. The Pooled Account "TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED ? black and white, WATCHES LEFT FOR REPAIR WITH MY LATE BROTHER FRED MATTSON Please call for within a few days at New Ideal Curio Shop. ALL OF HIS WATCH STOCK FOR SALE HALF PRICE C. MATTSSON, Administrator your kitchen, bathroom and basement ior finish that many folks are using on rd and as easy to wash as por- shades, d see how quickly you can bring them FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING CHARLES WAYNOR Manager 2. Have an allowance for your daily needs. 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