The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 8, 1938, Page 8

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STUDENTS HEAR SCOUT LEADER SPEAK TODAY Scout Rally Is Event Sched- uled for Tomorrow Night Epeaking this morning in Doug- las and this afternoon in Juneau, before students of Scout age, Robert L. Dill, district field executive of the Boy Scouts, was the highlight of two school programs today. “Playing the Game” was the topic upon which the fleld executive spoke.. Last night, Mr. Dill was the guest of the local Sea Scouts at a meeting and get-together held at the home of Sea Scout Skipper Lloyd (Kinky) Bayers, Preceeding a buftet lunch- eon, a short regular Sea Scout meet- ing was held. his evening Mr. Dill is meeting with parents in Douglas to consider formation of a Cub Pack, while to- morrow the main event of the week will take piace. At 7:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium, the Scout rally will be held, assembling all three troops and a large Gastineau Channel audience. Knot tying, first aid, signalling, and similar contests will be held by the three troops, and the winning troop will be presented the Wellman Holbrook trophy. Further plans for the rally will be announced tomor- ToW. In observation of the Twenty- eighth anniversary of the formation of the Boy Scouts of America, Gov- ernor John W. Troy today issued the following statement “We should all stop a minute to realize that in our midst we have several groups of Boy Scouts who with all the Boy Scouts or the Ter- ritory and States, are celebrating the Twenty-eighth Anniversary of the incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America “An American citizen, William D Boyce of Chicago, was in London in 1909 and, being lost in the fog a boy approached him and asked if he could be of any assistance. Mr. Boyce told the lad the address he was seeking. Upon arrival at the ad- dress_Boyce wished te. tip the boy for his service. The boy replied. ‘A Ecout does not take tips for a good turn.’ Mr, Boyoe further talked with the Scout, and met the English leader, Robert Baden-Powell, and brought to America.information and literature about the Boy Scouts. On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated--28 years ago today. | “As a ‘way toward world peace, the Boy Scouts of the world, through the World Jamborees, are doing a fine peaceful work. At such a Jam- boree there are forty foreign coun- tries gathered together for two weeks of camping and fellowship. | “Our three hundred Scouts in the Territory are taking part in this, the Twenty-eighth Anniversary of the Boy Scouts, and we as citizens should give our moral support to this citizenship training and char- | acter building organization, the Boy Scouts of America.” | D e NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY To be issued March 15 and forms close March 1. For space and list- | ings please call Juneau and Doug- las Telephone Co. Phone 420. adv. DANCING - Entertainment THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 1938. Club Will Mark ~ KETCHIKAN - Gold Discovery PIN TEAMS In G@ital City UN_ALASKA Spot Where Metal Discov- Inter-Lodg; Tourney Gets ered to Be Preserved Underway Tomor- by B. P. W. C. row Afternoon In step with the National Busi- ness ‘and Professional Women's Club policy of service to the com- munity, the local B.P.W.C, branch last night voted to preserve for the Capital City the memory of an his- toric event by marking the place where gold was first discovered in Jupeau The Elks inter-lodge pin tour- nament between Juneau and Ket- chikan is scheduled to get under way one hour after the Alaska docks tomorrow, with the women’s teams marked up for a 1 o'clock match, followed by the men at 3 olclock After lodge meeting tomorrow 5 night, the local Elks Lodge will be Final arrangements for the type|hosts to the Ketchikan visitors at of marker and the time for itsja dance party. placement will be completed shortly,! The program follows: Miss Caroline Todd, president, an-| February 9—Wednesday—1 p. m., nounced today women; 3 p. m., men; 9:30 p. m., At the meeting last night, mem-'dancing and entertainment for the bers voted to ask Delegate Anthony|visiting teams, for members and J. Dimond to support the equaljladies only. rights bill. February 10—Thursday — 7:30 p. In piace of Clara Gaddie of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who was called out of town, Mrs. Willilam Paul spoke at the meeting last night discussing affirmative and negative sides of boycotting Japanese good‘s.v Plans were discussed for joint sponsorship with the Juneau Wo- man’s Club of weekly radio pro- grams as forerunners of the public m., women; p. m., men. February 11—Friday—7:30 p. women; 9 p. m., men. February 12—8aturday—3 Dp. women; 7:30 p. m., men. February 13—Sunday—1:30 p. m., women; 2:30 p. m., men, — e | JUNIOR STAMP CLUB ' forum on the cause and cure of| WILL BE ORGANIZED War. rganization ot a .juhior stamp The date for the Business and cjub js planned for mnext Monday Professional Women's Club dance evening at the Northern Light Pres- was set for April 23, and will follow pyterian Church, and according to a spring time motif. |the Rev. John A. Glasse all boys in S Al {the seventh, eighth or high school 'ame ‘aku Zi igrades are invited to be present. F ed.T Zips I” Bogs attending are asked to bring III Anm on 13th {albums and duplicates for trading | Officers will be elected, and a name m, | | | m, Wednesday Evening-Feb. 9 IN WELCOME TO THE KETCHIKAN ELKS' BOWLING SQUADS 9:30 AT THE ELKS' HALL For Elks and Their Ladies Only! e —— e Here’s Hoping You Will Need No Night Time SERVICE CALLS BUT—If You Should Need: OIL BURNER ) CALL or Refrigeration /John Houk at Blue 403 Service Jack Gould at 117 Day of Cold Snap Slightly moderating temperatures prevailed in Juneau yesterday, the thermometer standing at ten above at “noen, after having reached a low of five above at 6 o'clock last night, the coldest in the last 24 hours, the Weather Bureau repor- ted. | But while the mercury did not touch the 2.8 low of the night be- fore, the wind blew in from the northeast with increased vigor, reaching a maximum velocity of 49 miles an hour at 4:20 this morning and a velocity of 38 miles for a sus- tained period of five minutes at an hour earlier. | will be choserf for the clubi ‘TRINITY GUILD CARD PARTY IS POSTPONED Announcerient is made today that ,the Trinity Guild card party sched- uled for tomorrow night can- is celled because of the weather. The party will probably be held next week, Mrs. Willlam Jarman. president, stated today. R Mlm bANCE T FOLLOW MEETING OF EASTERN STAR No break in the cold spell, which’ A mixer dance, with the Alaskans is now in its 13th day, was foreseen providing the music, will be a'spec- by the Weather Bureau, the fore- ial feature of the meeting of the cast calling for much the same kind Order of Eastern Star tonightlin the of weather tonight and tomorrow, Scottish Rite Temple, according to clear and cold. jannouncement today. 1 RS - 28 | Mrs. Ed Sweeney, Worthy Matron, EXTENSI ON CLUB | will preside at the business session and initiation, and special obligation MEE“NG IS HELD services are to be held. The meeting | begins at 8 p. m. At the home of Mrs. Louis Dele- - D becque, members of the University CHAPELADJES TO MEET Extension Club met last night to' Tomorrow evening, the Chapel- continue work on purses. adies are to meet at the home of Present for the occasion were Miss Mrs. Garry Banta for their regular Clara Walther, president; Mrs. J. gathering. Mrs. James De Hart will B. Burford, Miss Helen Junes, Miss, be hostess for the evening. Randi Molver, Mrs. Percy Reynolds,' S 2, 2 R Miss Dorothy Whittaker, Miss Zora JAILED FOR BUM CHECK Brown, Mrs, Peggy McLeod, and N.A.Smith was sentenced to three Miss Thelma Bodding. ;mon'.hs in jail today by U. S. Com- - {missioner Felix Gray after he plead- ATTENTION REBEKAHS jed guilty to passing a worthless Regular meeting 8 p.m. Wednes- check on Joe Kaher, his landlord. day, Feb. 9, L.OOF. Hall Drill I e teams practice following meeting. | Eugene de Russette, well known adv. BETTY McCORMICK, N.G. ! interfor and exterior decorator, who | ——————— — has been to the westward. returned (“Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson.|to Juneau on the Baranot | ELECTRIC THAW- \Clyde DeVault ING or WELDING 7Ed Wheelor at 571 PLUMBING or Oscar Hawkins HEATING at Blue 403 SHEET METAL ) Fritz Carrothers WORK JOHN AHLERS—611 Rice & Ahlers Co.-Phone 34 Clip this ad for reference for emergency calls: 5 p.m. to 8 a,m., on holidays and Sundays. VALENTINE PARTY TV day afternoon, meeting at the J. K. Hellan, Dorothy Wilms, Kathlcen' NURSES CANCEL MEETING MecAlister residence for the occas- McAlister, Patsy McAlister, Juanita Because of the severe cold wea- HELD YESTERDAY o Clarito, Theresa Duggan and Pat- ther, the meeting of the Gastineau Mrs. Charles Devlin, sponsor of ricia Gullufsen. Channel Nurses’ Association was BY JUNIOR C. D. A. Attractive Valentine added a colorful touch decorations cancelled last night. The next meet- | to the af- ing will be held on the first Monday the group, was in charge of the gathering and present for the af- A dozen Junior Catholic Daugh- fair were Dorothy Thibodeau Ce- fair. evening in March. ters of America members were celia Thibodeau, Dessa Schneider, b, e T N T = guests at a Valentinep arty yester- Bonny Klein, Colleen Hellan, Eileen “Alaska” by Lester D. News Today.—Empire. AT (//A 7 ': XPERT knows tobacco ... he prefer Luckies 21t oes on to say “f“ cigarette with bacco. And he TH ; SPELLS Lee Riggs, auctioneer, explains why experts ays Mr. Riggs, o in Georgla, Carolina,and 0,000 Mr. Riggs 8 Luckies are the top people who know t0! is talking facts. «pg~HIS SEASON,” s “I've sold tobacc South Carolina, North More than 7,50 ds show that, among ‘Tennessee. A Sworn recor : mounting to erts. Luckies ounds, I fis‘:oe’. amo ney. e independentmbaccoexp o ,twiu % in pd . ny— § about $2,0000 :me I've seen Lucky have twice a3 e y;; ys a; have all «Time after time o ey exclusive smoker rettiest tobacco together. g7 (h:'lfa other cigarettes put the auction. smoked Luckies ever an auctioneer. 3 «“Another reason I and so many other tobacco auctioneers prefe; Luckies is because we have to.watc : out for our throats.” (Luckies a;e extra-easy on the throat because (er- «“Toasting” process (a}scs out c(‘he tain irritants ound in even finest tobacco.) Sworn Bacord Show That ... " WITH MEN WHO KNOW TOBACCO BEST- IT'S LUCKIES 2T0 | t’s one reason I've since I've been ANT OF HEARD THE CH! 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