The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 29, 1937, Page 8

NEW FEDERAL AGENCY OPENS IN THIS CITY Federal Communications Commission Here— Normanin Charge The Federal Communications Com- mission, which is the agency cre- ated by Congress to regulate the communication systems of the Unit- ed States has recently opened an office in Juneau In addition to assigning the fre- quencies or wave lengths to be used by the various stations such as broadcasting, ship, aeranautical, land, point-to-point, television, ama- teur, experimental and emergency, “ie commission is charged with the uty of constantly checking these stations, to the end that all sta- tions “operate in the public inter- est, convenience and necessity” The scope of this work may be realized when it is noted that in the ama- teur cl , alone, there are about 52,000 stations. There are considerably more than 500 stations .in Alaska, including stations operated by the Territorial | government, ship, aeronautical, can- neries, mines, etc, and the estab- lishment by the commission of an office in the Territory is - felt to, be a move in recognition of the great developments, both in trans- portation and communications, in the Territory of Alaska | The office of the commission, | temporarily in the Federal and Territorial Building, expects to be THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, NOV. 29, 1937. |Rebel Leader's Wife Mrs. Francisco Franco Here is one of the few pictures ever published of Mrs. Francisco Franco, wife of the Spanish insur- zent leader, taken as she attend- ed a Fascist celebration at Sala- - mianca. LEGION TO INITIATE Initiation ceremonies are sched- uled at the regular meeting of Al- ford John Bradford Post, American FURTHER FARM ' PROGRAM URGED BY GOV, TROY Three: Millin Dollar A port Construction Plan Stressed in Report (Continued from Page One) Bureau of Fisherle are showing {in the protection of Alaska fisher- ies from foreign invasion. “The evidences of interest in ex- pansion of novel activities and Coast Guard service in -Alaska are en- couraging to all who are interested in the development of the North. “The continued interest of the | Department of the Interior and oth- er nches. of Federal government |in Alaska development is very grat- jifying to the people of this Terri- tory."” As further recommendations, the Governor made the following. eight points: Major Recommendations 1. As in my previous reports, I again recommend the establishment of a full Territorial form of gov- ernment in Alaska. None are so0 well qualified to determine policies of government and direct it as people who live in the Territory. | They are familiar with conditions| and they are vitally interested in| good government and Terrltormll growth, i 2. The Territorial Legislature |should have equal power with Con- |gress to legislate on the fisheries | jand game of Alaska and all need- NE (—F- a L A e+t RAILROADS === HIGHWAYS OR VAN TRAILS With its “open door” closed by Japanese warships, China must look to its “back doors” for supplies. Food and war materials might move over ancient caravan trails, connecting at mountain barriers with rail- Railroads enter China’s two southwestern provinces at Kwangsi and Travel beyond Lungechow, Chinese terminus of the Kwangsi railroad, usually moves by river to Canton. The water journey requires two to three weeks, depending on the river’s roads built by western engineers, Yunnan from French Indo-China. stage. The Yunnan railroad runs 400 miles into Chinese territory through almest 300 tunnels. China's connections with the Trans-Siberian railroad at Verkhneudinsk have been cut off because sections south of the line are under Japanese control. Farther west the Trans-Siberian provides a link with European ports MAILERS URGED T0 GET PARCELS INTO P. 0. S0ON Eastern Christmas Mail Should Go Out on North Sea, Yukon Warning mailers that little time remains for getting Christmas pack- ages off for distant places, Postmas- ter Albert Wile declared today tha’ | all mail destined for eastern Unitec States and Canada should go out on the North Sea Friday or, at the latest, the Yukon southbound Mon- day to assure delivery by Christmas. “There can be no assurance of dr livery before Christmas to eastern | | | points if mailing is delayed afte the sailing of the Yukon the firs of next week,” the Postmaster said “Already congestion is reported at many points and this will increase as it gets closer to Christmas. There- | fore, T urge all persons in this com- {munity to do their mailing early if they want to be sure of delivery by the big annual gift day” — e - +* HOSPITAL NOTES J} $—% | Knute Langseth, a medical pa- tient, was dismissed yesterday from St. Ann’s Hospital. George Tapper was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital last night for medical care. | | C. Geddes, a medical patient, was Man at Work James Cagney, star of motion pic- tures, is spending the winter at his summer home near Chilmark, Mass., on Martha’s Vineyard. Cagney bought the 250-year-old estate and is shown busy with one of his hob- bies, rebuilding old furniture. Government Hospital today. Royal \Holst, a surgical patient, was dismissed today from the Gov- ernment Hospital. Frances Seée was dismissed yes- terday from the Government Hos- in full operation soon, with all Legion, tonight in the Dugout and ful subjects of legislation. | through the connecting Turk-Sib railway and caravan trails across the Gobi desert. admitted last night to St. Ann’s|pital, following surgical care. equipment and apparatus, including ail Legionnaires are asked to be on| 3. 1 do not believe that Congress 2 — 2 Hospital. ETAE TR e AR code testing machinery for the ex- hand. Several important business should force the closing of fish the Territory, Gov. Troy wWrote: |increase due both to an increased ' SUPERINTENAENT OUT amination of all, classes Qf oper- ators, .and receivers covering all irequencies or, wave lengths, used in this area. ‘The officé is in charge of Stacy W. Normén, in-| spector, who will have as his clerk, Miss Clara J. Carpenter of Seattle. matters also are to come up; accord- ing to Adjutant George Gullufsen, - - MRS. SHELBY SOUTH Ms. a passenger on the Princess Norah enroute to the South. FGR HOME OR BUSINESS REFRIGERATION Joe Shelby of Skagway n‘ traps or the confiscation of property: "in the Territory,” but I do believe ithat the Territory ought to have I fun authority on such matters. 4. I commend the cooperation of the Game Commission and the For- lestry - Bureau. in developing fur A3 ‘rarming and other activities on the {part of the Federal government. !The activity on part of the Federal !government in exterminating preda- |tory and other enemies of the fish, |game animals, and game birds of {the Territory ought to be continued. “A summary of the commerce of Alaska with the United States for the fiscal year 1937 shows a very 'satisfactdry increase over the pre- vious year. The total value of all inbound and outbound ‘merchan- dise amounted to $114,923,169, an increase of $23,162,815; with a bal- ance of trade in favor of Alaska of $37,972,955, an increase of $17,882,- 823 over the previous year. “The very substantial in shipments of merchandise from increase number of skins and a slight in- crease in market value. | “Tourist travel from the United States and foreign countries to Al- aska showed a pleasing increase, many steamers being booked to ca- pacity for several months in ad- | vance.” ED TOWNSLEY SAILS ON PRINCESS NORAH home, holidays. HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL SAILS ON VACATION TO EAST Dr. Sonia Cheifetz, maternal and child health, sailed south aboard the Princess Norah enroute to Philadelphia, her former where she will spend the| director of Dr. Cheifetz returned from an of- ficial trip to the Westward a few | Miss Mary Kolasa, grade school [teacher, was to be dismissed today |from St. Ann's Hospital where she has received medical care. St. Ann’s Hospital last night for medical attention. Miss Alice Williams was admit- |led yesterday for medical care at |St. Ann’s Hospital. Mrs. James Cole was admitted to Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Hahn of Skag- way, are passengers on the Norah for Puget Sound where they will spend the holiday season. .- Mrs. Emily Kay was admitted to| UNDERGOES TONSILECTOMY Harold Bergstrom underwent a tonsilectomy this morning at the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic. Schilling Alaska to the United States was pri-| Ed Townsley, Fairbanks mining days ago. "Her office is in the! § . 2 | 5. The praiseworthy activities of n, ). | ve . |St. Ann's Hospital last night for y due to a successful season man, sailed for fthe south aboard |Territorial Department of Health. : SERVICE and REPAIRS Ithe Federal government in improyv- in the fishing, or canned salmon|the Princess Norah ending a visit | g sk surgical care. peppel Phone 24 Our Refrigeration Expert, JOIIN HOUK, is equipped to give you Quick, Efficient Service at reasonable cost. ing national parks and monuments iand encouressing tourist travel in (Alaska should be continued and be increased. Transportation Need 6. The interest of the Depart- ment of the Interior and other Fed- {eral agencies in developing adequate industry during 1936. Copper ore showed an increase, while a slight decrease was evidenced in gold ship- ments, probAbly due to a late clean- up and delayed shipments of gold in the spring. Increased activities prevail throughout the mining in- dustry in all lines of production. '+ | |of two weeks in Juneau during| which he stopped at the Gastineau Hotel. Mr. Townsley will spend two menths in the States visiting in Montana and Iowa, before return- |ing to Alaska | RGO S | SELMARS OUT Miss Pauline Selmer and her|st. Ann's Hospital last night for | brother Oscar, are heading for Seattle to spend the'reported to be resting comfortably holidays ‘there. ——ee aboard the Princess both of Skagway, Norah, | Henry Stragier was admitted to surgical care and underwent a ma- jor operation this morning. He is at the Hospital. will million steaks season a b " < tonight Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. Dave Kasko of Tenakee, a surgi- cal patient, was dismissed from the avia- | “Fur skins showed an appreciable Empire classifieds pay. transportation, partioularly tion, shoutd be carried on. The De-! Rice & Ahlers Compan Just Arrived! on the Dellwood Real Eskimo Carvings from Arctic Alaska. More than a thousand pieces of Eskima Carvings in beautiful Fossil Ivory. These items were consigned to us through the Bureau+of Indian Affairs from a last winter order. For prompt turn-over we are handling at a very slight margin to allow for packing. Let Your Gift Be Alaskan. We Pack for Mailing. individual boxes and THE NUGGET SHOP partment has a three-million-dollar plan for the construction of “air-| ports and aids of aerial navigation which ought to be carried out. The first step in the ‘development of {air servd:e should be the encour- lagement of scheduled air flights. | The best means of developing sched- juled air flights would be the es- tablishment of air mail routes. | 7. The construction of an Inter- national highway connecting the nighways or the United States, through British Columbia and Yu- kon Territory, with the highways! of Alaska would contribute im- mensely to the development of the | Territcry. i 8. The Territory through So- cial Security funds, Territorial funds | {and funds donated by the Tubercu: |losis Association has been conduct- | ing a survey of the tuberculosis situation in Alaska, particularly | with reference to the prevalence of | the disease among the natives. This“ survey has developed to a point; where a great need of tuberculosis | hospitals has been disclosed. The | Government should without delay| begin the construction of tubercu- | losis _hospitals in the Territory.| These hospitals should also pro- | vide for general hospitalization. The Territory has already appropriated money for hospitals at Kodiak and ! Seldovia, $25,000 for Kodiak and $20,000 for Seldovia, which will be available to aid in the construction, | equipment and maintenance when- ever sufficient fund are provided to carry out those projects. These could be used in connection with the war against tuberculosis, but there should be other tuberculosis hospitals in other parts of the Ter- ritory. 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