The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 17, 1937, Page 8

FORCE"” NOQF REAK IN MAJOR E LM BRE AK" SKICLUB PLANS | ACTVITIES FOR WINTERSEASON Membership Drive Is Being Conducted- Mt_’f-(mg Scheduled Friday Anticipating the biggest skiing season that Juneau has ever known. uneau Ski Club is beginning mbership drive that will be by a meeting at the EIks | , Friday night, November 19.¢ persons interested are requested i B attend. The winter program will outlined, ski equipment will be sed and ski movies will be by Jack Burford, club of-| ficials announce. Classes of ski instruction are being pls ed by the club. Dry lessons inside will be followed by instruc- | tion on the Douglas Ski Trail. Every opportunity will be furnished those wishing to learn to ski. The club is establishing a ski library which will be available for club members The date of the annual ski tour- nament has been set for February 20. Invitations are being sent to all ski clubs in Alaska. The four- mile downhill race and ski jumping championship of Alaska will be held at that time. Slalom races on the higher meadows are planned for later on in the season The enterta’nment committee will soon announce several social func- tions to be held during the year Bt g— be sh AT THE HOTELS \ A Gastineau Mrs. R. Fair, Kansas Sheela de Fremery Juneau Mary Torsen, Kodiak; Jessie Nel- son, Kodiak; A. Milotte, Ketchikan; Mrs. A. R. Nichols, Chilkoot Ba.- racks, and Mrs. F. B. Dwire, Chil- koot Barracks; Capt. R. F. Bariz and family, Capt. J. A. Holly, Fern Jones, J. Albert Paradis. v Ch pee Falls, Mass.; Erma Parr, Ari« Mr. City, and Missouri; Marjorie Weaver, “baby star” cI the movies, who recently slipped and broke her nose enroute (o the preview of her screen performance, wood, Cal. Her injury was al- most forgotten after she learned critics gave favorable reports on her acting ability. Miss Wea- ver plans to recoup in Louis- ville, Ky., her “home town." zona; Joseph D. Aronson, Wayne, Pa S. Baker, Richard Harrison, Seat- tle; Lows Mostad, Seattle; Walter Kiebs, Fairbanks; Willlam Wiles Tacoma; G. H. Severnon, Harry Stuhr, Cordova; Lee Rox, C. George Bonner, Jack Lang Phipps, Skagway; Ken Lowe, Chester Carlson e DOYGLAS NEWS C | | * BENEFIT SHOW CHAMBER COMMERCE Top o' the mornin’ t'ya o M. Schilling Coffee. “GO” signal to' 2 million men this fine DATED FOR NOV. The benefit show planned by the Louglas Chamber of Commerce to raise funds for carrying on their activities for the welfare of Doug- Y’ gave the mornin’ me frisky friend. Schilling Coffee One for Percolator for Drip or Glass Maker seum theater a week from next Sat- urday, November 27, according to an announcement by E. E. Eng- strom, chairman of the committee in charge. “The Jones Family Off to the Races” will be the special picture for that evening, with some special features, and also vaudeville num- bers. Sale of tickets for the show will start next week. CLUB MEETING TONIGHT Of interest to the members, is the meeting of the Douglas Island Wo- men’s Club which will be held to- night at the home of Mrs. Mike Pu- sich. She will be assisted by Mrs. A. E. Goetz. BERBET P o I, HUNTERS RETURN SAFE Having been delayed in returning home by the stormy weather, Wil- liam A. Fleek, Dale Fleek and Bert Stedman got in late yesterday after- noon with one deer. Not having taken much food with them, their prolonged absence had occasioned some fear for their safety. Dale Fleek walked home from the end of the Island while the other two brought the boat in ONLY 6 MORE DAYS To assure yourself of the Best Thanks- giving Dinner Ever —by placing your Turkey Order at the SANITARY MEAT CO. ED SHAFFER Phones 49—13 "Only the Best Quality” another SHOULD BE MAILED SOON If you are planning to remember some one “out- side” on Christmas, it would be well for you to yegin shopping. Our shop has many of those things your friends would buy if they were here. You are invited to visit us and snoop around. We are accustomed to visit- ors and you are welcome whether you buy anything r not. Open Evenings Until Christmas The NUGGET SHOP 21 las will be given at the Douglas Coli- | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1937 WARRIAGE OF orcecvomon CIRL ANNOUNGED stock today 12, American Can American Light and Power Jane, Daughlel of Lieut. New York Central 19, Southern Pa- | ~ cific 20’4, United States Steel [ Col. and Mrs. Malcolm i o Anm onda 30. Bethlehem Steel 52'%, Calumet 8%, Commonweaith % & Cities Service 2' Pound $5.00 13/16. ] | Elliott, Becomes Bride ~ Republic steel 18! { is and Southern 2'i, Curtiss Wright| 3%, General Motors 367%, Interna- | tional Harvester 65, Kennecott 34': DOW, JONES AVERAG News of wide interest to a large, The following are today circle of friends in Juneau was re- Jones averages: industrials ceived in the last mail from Lieut. rails 3273, utilities 61 Col. and Mrs. Malcolm Elliott an- —_————— ks "o marase i ther STAMP COLLECTOR william Morgan' at Webster Groves, | SPEAKS AT MEET i OF NORLITEMEN, Mo., November 9. Discussion The Elliotts are widely known here, Col. Elliott having been head of the Alaska Road Commission marked the from 1927 to 1932 and Jane and her Norlitemen, last night, when John two sisters all attended the local Newman, philatelist, spoke before a schools. group of 65 guests on the various, Formal announcement of the phases of the popular avocation event was received here by former As another event of the meeting Gov. George A. Parks, close friend John Borino played several flute of the family selections. The newlyweds will make their The affair was held in the parlors home at 509 Elm Street, Coffeyville, of the Northern Light Presbyterian Kansas. Church. s Dow. | 12754, ' coilecting | dinner meeting of the iamp Turkey Shoot at Elks Tonight Ushers Next Brulv of Slmpson Mrs. Mary Kirk Raffray, who filed suit for divorce in Reno, Nev., against Jacques A. L. Raffray, charging cruelty. Mrs. Raffray, ac- ccrding to Reno reports, is expected to wed Ernest Simpson, former husband of the Duchess of Windsor. Simpson admitted he olanned to marry Mrs. Raffray “in some little town near New York City.” The Duchess of Windsor and Mrs. Raffray are friends of long standing. SMITH FUNERAL TO BE HELD SATURDAY In Holiday Season the season will usher in the holiday weeks while Mr. Barr business matters there. BLENDED WHISKEY COPYRIGHT 1937, THE WILKEN FAMILY, INC., ALADDIN, SCHENLEY P. O., PA. THE WILKEN FAMILY BLENDED WHISKEY — 90 PROOF — THE STRAIGHT WHISKIES IN THIS PRODUCT ARE 20 MONTHS OR MORE OLD, 25% STRAIGHT WHISKIES; 75% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS; 20% STRAIGHT WHISKEY 20 MONTHS OLD; 5% STRAIGHT WHISKEY 4 YEARS OLD Jakeway Distributing Co., Inc. Alaska Distributors The Seasoned Traveler's Choice SAMSON MATCHED LUGGAGE to add to the pleasure of travel. The newest in travel | appointment | Hand Trunk Hat Box Suit Case Utility Bag Superb Quality Canvas Trimmed with Leather. l Sold in Sets or | Single Pieces— so you can always add to your traveling equipment yet maintain its general appearance. SAMSON MATCHED LUGGAGE is designed to offer a solution to every packing problem. ACROSS FROM ) E v L IN 9s PAY'N TAKIT Wai- 2:30 of mortuary Funeral services for Mrs. stein G. Smith will be held at Oue of the first turkey shoots of pm. Saturday from the chapel |of which, Senator Connally took the floor and had clerks reading a fourteen page speech delivered by Justice Black while Senator. - ALASKA BILLS BY DELEGATE WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond has proposed Congress grant Secretary of Interior Ickes authority to ex- tend oil prospecting permits in Al- aska and also introduced a bill to permit appeals from District Courts in Alaska to the United States Cir- cuit Courts in all civil cases. BRADFORDS MOVING 10 COLORADO HOME and Mrs. J. B. Bradferd were bound passengers on the # Norah this morning, leav- ing Alaska to make their home in Coln-ado. Mr. Bradford associated with the Juneau Lumber Mills. will assume the position of Credit Man- ager for a large tire company in Denver. |Gongress-Putters Around with Talk; Take Little Action Fourteen-Page Speech, Long Antidated, Read Dunng Filibuster WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. — The House Labor Committee today newed its efforts to force c tion of the Wages and Hours while Congress consumed time in talk rather than work. Chairman Norton announced that only two out of 21 Labor Commit- |tee members voted to recall the bill ¢ for revision. She said the Commit- |tee was working to obtain the 215 signatures on the petition necessary to bring the measure directly to ,the House floor. In the Senate a southern filibus- ter is being thrown against the anti-lyrching bill, during the course more My HALIBUT FISHERMEN Meet Tomorrow Evening FOR ORGANIZATION Meeting to be conducted by John Torvik and Arnold Wasvick—representing the DEEP SEA FISHERMEN'S UNION. Final announcement of Time and Place will be made in tomorrow’s Empire season in Juneau tonight. The event is being sponsored by the Elks Club and will be held immediately fol- lowing begins at 8 o'clock. C. H. “Big Mac” MacSpadden is in charge of ar- rangements and report is that some elusive gobblers will be around if you can bag one. BARRS 0 SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Barr are pas- ers for Seattle on the Princess orah. Mr. Barr is a pilot with the Alaska Air Transport. ‘The Barrs expect to be in the Puget Sound region for about three se the business session which s the Charles W. Carter with ‘Dean C. E. Rice officiating. The remains are to be shipped south on the Yukon, Monday morn- ing, for cremation. Mrs. Smith, wellknown in Alaska where she made her home for many years, passed away here on Mon- day afternoon. . FIRST AID MEETING H. B. Humphrey, U. S. 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