The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 18, 1937, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, OCT. 18, 193 (BIG AIRLINER & |route shortly EEENEE 53IEE2EAEAAREARANEA GROUP DRESSES Special Values $7.50 each B.M. Behrends Co., Inc. Juneau's Leading Department Store EREREEEER BREEREABREENEE |Labor Situation In U. S. Peculiar (Continued from Page One) NOME PIONEER DOES NOT LIKE AIRPLANE| { John Jacobson, pioneer, stopping Hotel on his way to Sitka, 84 year old Nome at the Gastineau He came car they like airplanes. |the damage He flew from Nome to Fairbanks, a fender and from the Golden Heart City to nity. Juneau. Today he was to fly t0| Golonel Schimmelpfennig I Sitka |driving. The policeman pulled out | Jacobsen went to Nome in 1900 |, ticket book and snapped. “What's and ever since then has been min- ur name”? | ing in the Seward Peninsula coun- | “Schimmelpfennig.” try and operating roadhouses. 2 For 14 years he ran Jacobsen’s| Spell it Roadhouse not far out of Nome on ¢-h-i-m-mi-e-1-p-f—" the Kougarok trail, but planes have | off that. This is the Hey you,” pointing bounding over to the stopped to look over/ Nothing was hurt but and the policeman’s dig- does not as | was | La; Ak Shekerjian. ekerjian.” spell it.” -h-e-k-e-r-j—" The utterly indignant policeman slammed shut his note book, jammed it in his pocket. “Don’t you guys try to fool with me. Get out of here before I run you in.” | - - Try Tnp Notch Lunch—35¢c. .- by Lester D. Henderson. RETAIL CLERKS MEET TUESDAY UNION HALL 8 P.M. 1w ruined that enterprise. For John, ¢ to the good old days are gone. Nome has not been the same since the fire, and then there is the coming of the airplane, too, he said B MISS BJORNSEN I PLAY Miss Gay Bjornsen, who visited in Juneau this summer, stopping at the home of Mrs. Walter G. Hellan, has been cast as one the leading char- acters in a play to be given by the Matanuska Valley Theatre Guild on November 6. Miss Bjornsen is now employed at Palmer. adv. “Alaska” Full Attendance Needed For Election of Permanent Officers Patronize Irving’s Market , FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrends Bank Bldag. LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. ‘| for 1'ly rough but all O. K.” * [clouds at an altitude of 10,000 feet. . jother crew members were Copilots ;|John Adams, of Denver, and Louis ‘company employee. = of Murray. = 'head of a poultry company. {Rocky Pass Gun Club. | runs yXl:h had been. GOES DOWN ON Last Heard fen Sunday Night When Pilot Makes Brief Report (Continued from Page One) the United Airlines Transcon- tinental airliner last reported over Rock Springs at 8:16 o’clock, Moun- tain Standard Time, last night. Last Report At that time, Pilot E. D. Wood- gerd, of Salt Lake, reported “slight- Two pilots flew over the aerial after dawn but re- ported nothing sighted. The plane carried 15 passengers and crew of four including a stew- ardess, also 174 pounds of mail. The pilot in his last reéport also said he was flying low through broken Those Aboard Plane Besides Chief Pilot Woodgerd, Cleaver, of Portland, Oregon; stew- ardess Leah Derr, of Cheyenne. Passengers -Passengers included the follow- ing: George Ferreria, company mechanic. Mrs. George Ferreria. Ralph McKeon, of Glendale, Cal of Cheyenne, John Conboy, of Cleveland, em- ployee, Charles Renoue, of Washington, D. C, former employee. William Pischell, attorney of Salt Lake City. William Pitt, New York City. J. Pergola, New York City. Pitt and Pergola were Pathe News- reel men. Mrs. C. Pritchett, society editor, Washington, D. C., Star. D. A. McMillan, of Murray, Utah, President of the First National Bank Mrs. Ohio. W. J. Hart, of Sharon, Pa. Charles Jamison, of Denver, Col., J. Hammer, of Cleveland, C. L. Jensen, of San Francisco. Dr. L. Gross, of Cleveland. The plane was flying to Cleve- Jand from Sacramento. A BEAR EXCUSE When a man goes fishing, he must return with fish or he must return with a good excuse why he has no fish. Allen Shattuck and Tom Mc- Caul did the latter last week down on the Hamilton River where they were spending a few days with the Like all excuse stories, this story backward. It begins where; McCaul and Shattuck went into camp empty-handed one night after they had gone fishing. .It goes back to the point where Shattuck and McCaul said they had caught all the fish they wanted and laid them in state on the river bar while they went down to the flats to add ducks to the bag. The story continues to where the hunter-fishermen return to the bar to find bear tracks where their That is the end of the story and that is the good ex- cuse McCaul and Shattuck had for| not bringing in any fish that day. PASSES THROUGH On a special trip, after dead~ heading north from Yancouver, the Princess Norah, Capt. W. Q. Pal- mer, passed through Juneau early this morning with 170 passengers aboard from Skagway. She arrived at 2 AM. and sailed two hours later with 17 passengers from Ju- neau. Passengers leaving here were: For Prince Rupert—J. Sanader, T. Stanichek, and P. Castino. For Vancouver — Sister Lucinda and P. Korvolack. For Seattle—Miss G. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duffy, P. Schoether, R. L. Squire, A. Swanson, Miss M. Reck, S. Wallstedt, B. Taylor, W. H. Smith, Ray Yost, and H. Jones.' - eee 10 HALIBUTERS TRIP TO EAST: PRINCESS NORAH: {by the Douglas High School this toFridays |afternoon in place of the regular " DOUGLAS NEWS SCHOOL BUILDING I COMING RIGHT ALONG Today, beginning the third week of construction on the new public school saw excavation for the foundations practically completed,| forms in and pouring of concrete started. - D.F.D. DANCE The big social event of the sea- son, the annual ball of the Douglas Volunteer Fire Department will be held in the Natatorium next Satur-' day night. Yesterday the fire boys were out gathering evrgreens for the decorations and throughout the week they will be busy making prep-' arations for the affair. S e COUNCIL ME! NG POSTPONE! l) There will be no meeting of the| City Council this evening due to the expected absence of several members. - NOVLL BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Guy Smith entertained with | three tables of bridge at her home Saturday evening. A novel srhvmu‘\ for prizes was evolved for the oc- casion whereby each guest received a prize that changed hands at each progression of players, winner; taking her choice of the prizes at her table, after every hand of play.| Present were Mesdames W. E. Ca- hill, Robert Fraser, J. R. Guerin, “|F. H. Pearce, John Mills, Felix Gr Tom Cashen, Elton Engstrom, Henry Langfeldt, Glen Kirkham and! Charles Fox. — e e F.O.E. CARD PARTY Following their regular meeting; in the Labor Union Hall tonig Douglas Eagles will entertain the| Ladies’ Auxili; and all Eagles; on the Channel at a card party in| the Episcopal Parsonage. Pinochle and whist will be played, starting| at 9 o'clock. Refreshments will be| berved ‘affer the card playing pleats at the side of the skirt. Gy black velvet. A veil and ostrich CHILD'S BIK1HDAY 1 Mrs. Jack Warner entertained yes-| terday afternoon many little frie n(l\ of her daughter, Aleda Lee’s, [lN VAGAT!Q celebration of the child’s third bir xl\ | 18 FOR A LADY OF FASHION Suave and Lelong of F « day. Pink and green were used in| the color scheme of decorations.| Amongst the various gifts received| by the little girl was an old-fash- ioned cradle and doll from her parents. {Earl Albrecht and Mr Guests included Dale Fleek, Jr.,|y.ve jeft for Seward Johnny Jensen, Claude Erskine, Jr.,| will take a steamer for Bobbie Johnson, Pauline Bonner, an extended three mor Tony McCormick, Elton Engstrom,|.. i, Jr., Helen Dupree, Donald N(‘lml s Walter Andrews, Jr., Dean Rfl}al Johnson, Gary Bach, Lucy Saka-| MRS. STAB[ER DUE ards Isaaka, Also present were; Mesdames Jensen, Erskine, Johnson, | Bonner, McCormick, Engstrom, Du-| pree, Niemi, Andrews, Johnson, Bach, Isaaks, J. C. Johnson, Misses Elizabeth Fraser and Betty Sey. B D.LW.C. MEMBERS TO SEE McKINLEY PICTUR | - Dr || PALMER, Alaska, Oct the 0 Mrs. Howard L) qn','x is the Yukon enroute to lowing a visit of several v the States. During the past has been in E /mother and f Previously she .f\‘v(l Mr. Stabler traveled East some time in Ohio. aboar two weeks she Ore., with he iting for |bler returned to Juneau es ymonth. A series’ of colored films showing scenes in Mt. McKinley Park, ta- ken last summer by Alex Dunham,’ of the Juneau High School faculty,' will feature the entertainment ar- 4 NEw “’iEMBERS ranged for the regular meeting of INITIATED BY the Douglas Island Club which is \ scheduled for Wednesday evening RAINBOW G[RLS of this week. Superintendent Mar-| tin Pedersen of the Douglas School| Four new members, Miss Dorothy will also contribute to the pleasure Fors, Miss Dorothy Larson, f the meeting with accordion s0los. Do McEachran, and Mis The meeting will be held at the Davis, were initiated into home of Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas in of Rainbow Girls at the meetis Juneau, with Mrs. Sam Devon as the organization, Saturday evening assisting hostess. Miss Alberta Porter, Worthy —ee——— visor, presided. OBSERVING ALASKA DAY { Discussion on amending An appropriate program was held stitution to change resulted -~ d-| | the con- meeting date: in tive vote. class work in commemoration of 3 Alaska Day. The Rev. A. P. Kashe- varoff was to speak to the students.| - — - oo BOWLING TONIGHT Kaufmann’s Cafe and Brunswick ers will bowl tonight at the Brun MCcALISTERS THROUGH wick alleys as scheduled. Teams Mr. and Mrs. Ward McAlister and that have postponed games to play baby were through passengers on off are warned that if arrangements the Princess Norah early this morn- are not made with the manager of ing, from Skagway, where Mr. Mc- the bowling alleys for a playoff, the Alister was with the Building and teams will not be eligible for prizes Bridges department of the White e e Pass and Yukon Railway. Paul Henry of Yakutat was di ‘The McAlisters will locate in Se- missed yesterday from the Gove attle, where Mr. McAlister has ac- ment Hospital following surgical cepted a new position. care. YOU TOO — SELL, SEATTLE SEATTLE, Oct. 18.—Ten hnlibut-’ ers, all from the western banks, |sold here today. The Neptune brought in 40,000 pounds, Lituya 32,000 pounds, Lib-' erty 39,000 pounds, Estep 25,000 pounds, Bernice 24,000 pounds, Lin-‘ hona 40,000 pounds, Addington 25,- 1000 pounds, Havana 39,000 pounds, ' Eldora 50000 pounds and Celtic 40,000 pounds. The average price paid was 9% and 9 cents a pound. From the local banks, the Blanco! brought in 8,000 pounds of sable, Oceanus 17,000 pounds, Diana 21,- 1000 pounds, all selling for 5 cents, 'and Repeat 15,000 pounds, selling for 5% cents a pound. .- by Lester D. Henderson. “Alaska” Samson Card WITH THE TEN OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Unharmed by stains, liquors or hot liquids. 6. cracks Double Steel-braced Legs. Steel protecting corners and edges. Heavier Legs — actually twice as strong. Deeper Tops — with two rein- forcing braces. Strong leg. ris makes it of broca Albrecht |V |second vic tcom |H. Drury, 7 moms | l | J ¢ MOMENT | art is this black frock for the afternoon’s ieisure hours. aded crepe with a cluster of sun oilar, belt and hem band are of plume add romance to the hat. KETCHIKAN DUGOUT FORMALLY OPENED.* Ketchikan Dugout, valued at | The 5,000, sit den ated on Park Avenue and treet, wa ‘mally open- | week. The Dugout will be the Ketchikan American Auxiliary, Boy Scout out and Scout orders. It structure on the outside, with hardwood floors and walls, in most room: The main room is feet by 36 feet, with an 8-foot > at one end, a kitchen and four rooms. insta the joint u(luull opening wert n—E. M. Goddard, commander; J. F. Van Gilder, first vice-commander; C. M. Archbold, commander; Harry Le- Dewey L. Knight, nce officer; Grant McGregor, lain; Oscar L. Burke, sergeant- at-arms, and Dwight A.Chase, his torian Members of the new executive tee in addition to the offi- cers are Clyde L. McGivray, Charl K. Jessen, Dr. A. N. Wil- E. Abeggien and Walter B. $ I ed last by Po! tors Orvicers vy, adjutant son, G. King. Legion Auxiliary—Mrs. Fred R. West, president; Mrs. E. M. God- dard, first vice-president; Mrs. H. R. Spaeth, second vice-president; . L. M. Hagen, Harriet W. E. Rich, chapain; George S. Talbot and Mr: Mendenhall, Sergeant-at- Members of the executive com- mittee in addition to the officers are Mrs. Clyde Morgan, Mrs. K. Jessen and Mrs. Ralph A. Barthol- omew. Mr. Goddard announced that open house will be held at the Dugout from 2 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon lon Armistice Day, November 11. He said also that the Armistice Day Ball will be the next major activity of the Legion. e e NOTICE Martha Society Wednesday, Oct. o'clock, at the Northern Light Pres- | byterian Church. Adults 75¢, chil- | lh 14 under 12, 50c. adv. WILL WANT TO SEE THE NEW—1938—— Tables Smooth Round Edges — no to catch dust. Easy-folding Leg Hinges. enough to support a 300-pound man. Extra-large Playing Surface— 30 inches square. Protecting Gliders — on each THOMAS HARDWARE COMPANY Juneau—Alaska TELEPHONE 555 Turkey Dinner, | 20, 5:30 to 7:30| S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Oct. 18. Rain tonight and Tuesday; mcderate southeast winds. LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity 29.50 49 88 SE 14 29.79 48 75 E 10 29.77 46 i E 12 RADIO REPORTS TODAY Lowest 4am. 4am. Precip. temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs, Time 4 pm. 4 am. Noon Weathes Lt. Rain Cloudy Lt. Rain yest'y today today Max. temp. last 24 hours 26 36 38 32 .. 38 46 44 56 52 50 . 51 50 56 52 58 . 62 T2 . 56 48 52 0 58 44 48 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A.M. TODAY Seattle (airport), cloudy, temperature 51; Blaine, cloudy, 48; Vic- toria, partly cloudy, 49; Alert Bay, cloudy, 40; Bull Harbor, cloudy, 148; Frince Rupert, cloudy, 47; Triple Island, raining; Langara Island, raining, 48; Ketchikan, raining, 50; Craig, raining, 46; Wrangell, raining, 49; Petersburg, raining, 46; Sitka, raining, 47; Radioville, cloudy, 44; Juneau, raining, 47; Skagway, cloudy, 48; Tenakee, rain- {ing; Hawk Inlet, raining; Soapstone Point, raining, 46; Cordova, rain- 1inu, 43; Chitina, cloudy, 30; McCarthy, foggy, 30; Portage, cloudy, 40; | Anchorage, raining, 40; Fairbanks, cloudy, 30; Nenana, cloudy, 30; {Hot Springs, snowing, 30; Tanaha, snowing, 30; Nulato, snowing, 32; Kaltag, cloudy, 25; Flat, foggy, 26; Ohogamute, cloudy, 30. Juneau, Tuesday, Oct. 19.—Sunrise, 6:44¢ a.m.; sunset, 4:45 p.m. WEATHER SYNOPSIS The barometric pressure was low this morning over all Alaska and {most of the North Pacific Ocean wih a central pressure of 29.38 inch- about 50 files southwest of Cordova and another of 29.60 inches at ‘l'autude 40 degrees north and longi ude 158 degrees west. The baro- I meter was high from the Hawaiian Islands northeastward to the Rocky | Mountains with a crest of 30.33 inches at latitude 44 degrees north {and longitude 130 degrees west. This general pressure distribution has ]rcsu!u\d in light snow over the upper Yukon and Tanana Rivers and |light rain from the Aleutians to Kodiak Island and moderate rain |over the northern portion of the Territory and over the Kuskokwim (Valley and Prince William Sound regions. Light rain occurred also (from Prince Rupert along the coast to northern e&alifornia. Tem- | peratures this morning over the Alaskan Interior were slightly below flve?mg and well below freczlng over Lhe Seward Peninsula. 4am. Station ‘Weather Barrow Nome Bethel lF‘xurbnnks { Dawson i St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton IS(’Mlle ; Portland . 1 San Francisco )Nt*w York Washington 22 28 30 34 34 38 40 45 44 46 46 38 50 46 58 22 30 30 34 34 38 46 48 50 50 42 50 46 58 [J 0 .01 T 20 217 [ 1.07 29 46 02 el 01 .08 0 Clear Cloudy Cloudy Rain Clear Pt. Cldy Cloudy Cloudy |8cwwnlconel Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cldy Cloudy Pt. Cldy NN R T - - HOSPITAL NOTES underwent minor operations at the Government Hospital today. - Esther Jackson, a surgical patient, was admitted to the Government Hospital from Hoonah yesterday. B J. B. Thompson, a medical pa- (tient, was dismissed today from St. |Ann’s Hospital. The average depth of the ocean below sea level is 12450 feet. RO s William Schmalz, who was ad- mitted to St. Ann’s Hospital re- cently for treatment of a foot in- jury received at the Alaska Juneau NOTICE mine, was dismissed from the hos-| Juneau Woman’s Club meeting pital yesterday. | tomorrow, 2 p.m. at the Juneau- Young Hardware furniture depart- ment. Refreshments and social af- ternoon. Mrs. Morris Tonsgard underwent a major operation this morning at St. Ann’s Hospital and is reported to be in a favorable condition. ROSE HARRIS, adv. Acting Ceremony. “ Helen Bingaman, a surgical pa-| tient, was dismissed from St. Ann’s Hospital today. Stomach Gas One dose of ADLERIKA quickly. reo Heven bloating, cleans out BOT! Zpper o and Eaaiog ey bowels, allows you o Bction, Yot entirely Eontie any pag ADLERIK Butler-Mauro Drug Co., las by Guy’s Drug Store. WINDOW CLEANING PHONE 48% Joe Collier underwent a tonsil- ectomy today at the Government| Hospital. | Evelyn Fawcett, Marie Nielsen, Mary Hokey, and Phyllis Johnson in Doug- INSURANCE Allen Shattuck Established 1898 Juneau | \ i1 Remember! " [f your “Daily Alaska Empire” has not been delivered By 6:00 P. M. PHONE A copy will be sent you IMMED- IATELY by SPECIAL CARRIER. (Do not call after 7:15 P. M.)