The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 15, 1938, Page 2

B. M. Behrenids Co., Inc.: “Juneau'’s Leading DgpgyimentAStpre': 2 i i E | | { srTYLES for every room! PRICED for Every Purse! “ONLY" CHILD NOT SPOILED JAGO, Feb. 15 “only family is no more pam- c f a pered or spoiled than children of large families, says Dr. William Paul Carter of the University of Chicago. Dr. Carter bases his conclusions statistics obtained from more N 4.000 colleges only child” students in and universities in 29 He says his findings disprove the theory that the only child gets more indulgence, attention, love and protection than youngsters having brothers or sisters. “The majority of only children were nd to be treated much the same as the oldest, youngest and middle c! ren by their parents” Dr. Carter observed. “They were to participate as fully and in group life after the period and to be as ed in their social rela- ny other children.” e pre-school well adju: tions as table bars ‘n trucks were sent from Madrid to Loyalist troops in the Guardarrama mountains dur- ing fighting there in the Spanish revolution e i Main entrance to transportation building Here are riant exhibit which will include - zzeant and displays of all types est Sefling CURTAINS jlroat:l—s Plafi lr?ruiggréstr two views of the giant transportation lanned for the world's fair in New York §41939. " Forty roads are jolning in staging the THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. 15, 1938. “Lover” Her Father—They Die Shower I3 Given | Yesterday for Miss Furuness Thane Bride-el—ect Honored by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Robinson At aValentine party last evening, ., |Miss Alpha Furuness, fiancee of Mr. Roger Bailey, Was honared by Mrs. E. L. Smith ‘and her mother Mrs. Walter Robinson, who enter- (tained a dozen and a half guests at the Smith residenec on A Street The affair was a miscellaneous shower for Miss Furuness whose marriage to Mr. Bailey is tentatively set: for April 2. Valentine decora- ticns provided a colorful setting for |the party which was marked by the playing of informal games during the evening. Surprising the co-hostess, the honaree, and the guests, Mrs. Wal- ter Robinson had arranged a mock wedding which was performed as an outstanding event of the evening For the ceremony, Mrs, Tom George ‘was the bride; Mrs. Vincent Derig the bridegrom; Mrs. Walter Hellan the minister; Colleen and Eileen Hellan, the flower girls; Esther George, maid of honor, and Dorothy Reck, best man. A seying contest was held during the evening with Mrs, Paul Eck- lund, sister* of the bride-elect; Mrs Walter' ~Hellan, : and Mrs. Tom George winning the‘prizes. Also a feature of the evening was the Val- éntine poem contest Which: was won In Ruffled and Tailored Cur- . . Bath and Cottage Sets as well as yard goods. tains . Including a beautiful line of Distinctive Drapery and Upholst- ery Fabrics. Lovely as sunbeams at your windows . . . curtains to give All generously full, well made. . . . every room a definite "lift"! purse of the slain girl, Nellie Holli fallen in love with the daughter he had not seen stricken mother, whose misstep nearl heart, weeps at the final tragedy which took her child. PR L G A RS T e DOUBLAS | ~ NEWS by Mes: Harold Brown. The poems, written by the 'guests, were pasted !in a"heart-shaped alubum' for the guest of honor to keep as a scrap book. iBuffet luncheon refreshments were |served at thet close: oftjthe sevening Presént ‘for * the affairiwere Mis Walter Hellan; Mrs: William Reck Mrs. .Tom George, Mrs;P. Acklund \Mrs: John Furuness, Mrs.: Vincent Derig,'Mrs. E. F. Clements, Mis {Jack' Metzgar, Mrs. Oswald Varness, |Mrs. Harold - Brown,: Miss Rosella Fururiess, sister of the bride-elect; Miss’ Mildred Apland; Miss Mar- garet Pearce, Miss Marjorie Fon- taine, Miss Luella Tucker, the hon- B l N G jor*guest, and hostesses. | SARCR Ready to hcxr_lg. Sues Over Fat Hand SYDNEY, Australia, ' Feb. 15, When Robert Ashton, 18, was hurt in an accident, skin from his abde~ injured | 0§ Miss Furuness is the daughter of tar Mr. and Mrs. Thane. CHURCH CIRGLES BACK-TO-LAND BAME OF John Furuness of g ; men was grafted on an part of his hand: o s | He his BRSGEHE: & ' dantgs (sl | MIDWAURER:Pan, 15. — Bingo, i LLLLE the game of lucky' numbers, has £ 4§ . 5 roused Milwaukee churches. | Mrs. Helen Netko filed 'a $5,000 suit against St. Helen's Church to TR s g defray hospital expenses and com- | e pensate her for injuries and dis- DANIA, Fla., Fgb. 15.—Uncle Sam figurement. she ' alleges resulted is making good progress teaching from ‘a window shade falling upon the Seminole Indians to clear and Got Mike-Fright s €4 4 ; 1 o} |her while she played bingo at a cultivate land, build fences, plant straet Bruadcast‘cmm‘ soctal. [trees, drill wells, build Toads and Msgr. Farncis J. Murphy of St. make a living from the soil. “ John's cathedral denounced “bingo | Superintendent F. J. Scott an- LONDON, Feb. 15 - Britain's Snoopers”: as persons who - “have nouced 158,000 acres of land in first “vox pop” broadeast recently |nothing to do but stand in pulpits four Florida countes is now in use gave radio listeners a kick and was and inveigh against bingo” and in a Seminole rehabilitation and pronounced a success — although | those who. “spend their time snoop- |development program. the pedestrian victims were pretty ing around. to find someone who | The result of the program, he skittish about the whole affair. might be wagering a nickel.” said, is that the Indians are A crowd of passersby gathered when an announcer set up his —— |“clothed better, nourished better | walden Pond, a small body of ahd have better prospects for a microphone in St. Paul's church- water near Concord, Mass. becarhe D8PPY. and prosperous future than vard. But it scattered when he famous through :the writings of /have any similar group Of‘Florlda tried to draw them to the mike to Henry David Thoreau. usue:;l{r,loles during the past cen- relate their New Year's resolu- 2 o tions i The Mohawk Indians, leaders of | Scott added that the Indians Enough persons finally consent- |the Six Nations confederacy, sided have shown unusual industry and r -m | with England in the Revolutionary MAany of them have more than ;?n}i‘t:]k Yo make upre LAERSEE war, s ywavemge mechanical ability. 108 84 YEARS that whenever the for $5,000 charging he takes weight on around waist his hand gets fat too. i SCHRAMM ELECTED CITY MARSHAL AT DOUGLAS In the presence of visitors frem Juneau, including Mayor pro-tem G. E. Krause, Oscar Harri and James Carlson, the Douglas City Council held a regular conclave in the city hall last evening. All members were esent with the exception of Coun- ilman Nunamaker, who was report- >d having moved to Juneau. Interest in the general srocedure of the Council impelled heir attendance at the meeting Mayor Krause stated. Each of the sther visitors in turn made a few remarks when called upon by Mayor Kilburn The first business business of the eve- 1ing was concerned with reports >f committees. On wharf, the mat- ter of the dock being damaged by one of the Alaska Steamship Com- any boats several years ago, Was Hrought up. No indemnity had ever been received although the pany had offered to furnish new pil- ing to repair the damage, it was -eported. The matter was left open for investigation, and later report cem- The water supply situation was again brought up by the report that some of the homes along St. Ann's Avenue had very low pressure. Chairman Balog of the Fire and Water stated that the depth of water in the reservoir was 15 feet Suggestions were offered for build- ing up the pressure. The oil burner in the new school and some of ‘the new equipment was } referred to. The School Board mem- bers present at the meeting again stated their anxiety of getting into the new building as soon as possi or when convenient to the ci offer from Mr. Peterman, contrac- tor,. to cooperate with the Council in insuring the equipment for $5000 for a three-year term at a reported cost of $19 for 3 years, instead of only the ninety days his company needs protection for, was left un- accepted. It was mentioned that the City 15 down ‘to its last allot- ment of PWA funds for the school. After that is exhausted the city will have to carry on unassisted. Regarding the burr/ for the school, it was stated that Mr. Alfors who has the burner installation con- tract, was willing to turn his con- tract over to Rice and Ahlers with a stated allowance to cover a full automatic burner if desired, at the same time mentioning the addition- DANVILLE, Ky, Feb. 15—John B. Nichols began his forty-fourth yean ‘this ‘week' as Clerk of Boyle County, and observed the eighty- fourth year that the Nichols family has held the same elective public office. It's a long story, from the Nich- ols' point of view, but boiled down it goes something like this: The fiscal court appointed Thom- as Nichols, untle of the present clerk, to - the eoffice when Boyle County was organized in 1842, In 1844, after two years' “interne- ship” “tnder' a fiscal judge, the uncle took office, serving until 1851. Until 1862 two other men, not in Nichols family, held the office. e ———— BERNICE WAUGH IS NAMED YELL LEADER AT H. S. PEP RALLY Building up reserve pep for the basketball game with Skagway High School tonight, Juneau High School students met this afternoon for a sports rally during the sixth period. Y Bernice Waugh was elected yell leader by the student body and will take charge of the bleachers at the game tonight. ————— American-owned Papa Pago, Sa- moa, is considered the most val- uab)le harbor in the South Pacific. 34 ment and kinds of operation. There will be 3,600 feet of outdoor exhibition track running through the spacious court and giant building designed by the arehitectural firm of Eggers and Higgins, New York. a transportation Mechanical harvesters have large=- ot s o in California waters, % al cost of same, amounting to $200 to the city. Mr. Harri of Harri Ma- chine Shop explained to the Coun- cil that it had not been the burner, but the installation, at fault. A mo- tion in favor of a full automatic Ray burner for the job failed for want of a second and the matter was allowed. to rest for another week | for additional investigation. The need of a new city marshal and street commissioner for the town was concurred in and to fill the need, Charles Schramm, formerly had the job for sev years, was elected. The duties main the same, also same \ $150 monthly. It was also decided to gather all the bonds, coupons and other important papers and place them in the vault for safe keeping e - SCIENCE CLASSES TO g VISIT COLD STORAGE Physics and General Science classes, accompanied by their teacher, Miss Baker, visited the Ju- neau Cold Storage plant yesterday afterncon in furtherance of their study of heat and refrigeration. Lee Corkle conducted the students through the plant, explaining all the important details of its opera- tion. —_———— - P E CLUB PARTY Eight girls comprising the Physi- cal Education Club, were guesis of their adviser, Miss Mary Baker, at a Valentine party given at her home last evening. Games were played ly ‘replaced hand cutting of kelpjand refreshments served. Present Horrified by the discovery that his pretty 17-_ycar-n1d sweetheart was his own daughter, Nelson Meese, 47-year-old suitor a home-made gun, then killed himself in Scot who | U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU » THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Rureaun) Forecast for Juneau and vicir ity, beginning at 4 p.m.. Feb. 15: Cloudy, possibly snow flurries, ard warmer tonight and Wednesday; moderate to fresh southeasterly wirds. Weather forecast for Soutbeast Alaska: Cloudy, possibly snow flur- ries, and warmer tonight and Wednesday; moderate to fresh southeast winds except fresh to strong over Lixon Entrance, Clarence Strait and Chatham Strait Forecast ef winds along the Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Fresh to strong southeast winds along the coast from Dixon Entrance to Cape sSpencer; fresh easterly winds from Cape Spencer to Cape Hinchin- brook : LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weathet 4 pm. yest'y 3035 . ° 20 38 NE 12 Clear 4 am. today 30.38 14 81 w 4 Clear | Noon today 30.38 24 47 w 5 Cloudy 4 RADIO REPORTS | ' TODAY Max. temp. Lowsst 4am. 4am. 'Precip, 4am. " Station last 24 }‘murs | temp. temp. velocity 2% brs. Weather | Atka 36 36 36 10 03 Rain | | Anchorage 20 -6 - 0 | Barrow 16 2 e 4 0 Cloudy ! |Nom 32 16 18 8 0 Clear | | Béthel 10 -3 -2 10 0 Clear } | Fairbanks 12 -20 -16 4 0 Clear | Dawson -26 -40 -38 10 0 Clear | St. Paul 34 22 28 22 0 Cloudy | Dutch Harbor 36 32 34 12 53 snow | Kodiak 36 32 3¢ 10 01 Cloudy ! Ot her to death with |Cordova 3¢ 26 2 6 T Cloudy | Letters in the 'Juneau . 24 3 20 12 0 Clear | s (above), se had | Sitka 31 16 = “ 0 . nee her birth. A grief- | Ketchikan 38 | 20 20 4 -0 Clear y two decades ago cost her a broken | Prince Rupert 38 24 26 4 0 Pt.Cldy ! | Edmonton -10 | -28 -28 4 [ Clear 5 — |Seattle 42 38 38 4 23 Cloudy i .| Portland 46 38 38 ;: Grace Pusich, Dorothy and ‘\l_ “|8an Francisco 54 | 43 48 ': 117- p(f_l%ulgi L:m‘:\ Langseth, Arline Rice, Jackie| .o York 58 22 22 12 0 Clear Sey, and Mabel Wilson. { Washington . 68 32 32 [} 0 Cloudy - e - | WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 A.M. TODAY SCHRAMM IS TO :\fi»\"l?MF-. sy Seattle (airport), cloudy, temperature, 34; Blaine, cloudy, 30; Vic- MARSHAL DUTIES TONIGHT [torja. cloudy, 36; Alert Bay, clear, 20; Bull Harbor, clear, 33; Triple Is- Charles Schramm, newly appoint- jang, cloudy: Langara, cloudy. 30: Ketchikan, partly cloudy, 21; Craig, w ed City Marshal and general "l”';cluudv. 25; Wrangell, clear, 23; Petersburg, cloudy, 10; Hoonah, clear, ity man for Douglas, is expected t0/12; Sitka, cloudy, 23; Soapstone Point, cloudy, 14; Radioville, cloudy, take over the duties of the office|24; Juneau, partly cloudy, 15; Skagway, partly cloudy, 11; Cape Hir- night, upon completion of some chinbrook, partly cloudy, 30; Cape St. Elias, clear, 15; Cordova, cloudy, work he had in hand today 120; Chitina, clear, -32; McCarthy, clear, -30; Anchorage, clear. -2; Fair- - - |banks, clear, -24; Nerfana, clear, Hot Springs, clear, -20; Tanana, clear, 0; Ruby, clear, 0; to, clear, -10; Kaltag, clear, 2; Unalakleet t d‘r]car. 8; Flat, clear, -19. | Juneau, Feb, 16. — Sunrise, 7:32 a.m.; sunset, 4:58 p.m. { The barometric pressure was low cver most of the north Pacific Ocean this morning with one cen‘er of 2890 inches at latitude 39 |degrees north and longitude 166 degrees west and another of 29.30 CHICAGO, Feb. 14 The food|large ridge of high air pressure extended from northwestern Alaska and perfume industries are trying to|southeastward #o the upper Mississippi Valley with the highest pres- find new words describing tastes|sure, 31.02 inches, reported from Quapelle. Manitoba. Light precipita- n | WEATHER SYNOPSIS For Tastes, Odor | » i inches at latitude 52 degrees north and longitude 146 degrees west. A and odors. on fell from the Aleutian Islands to the Kenai Peninsula, around Hud- The American Chemical Socie n's Bay and from southern British Ceclumbia along the coast to bemoan the limitation of such terms|northern’ California with generally fair weather prevailing over the as “sweet,” “sour,” “musty,” “tresh,” rest of the field of observation. Temperatures were not so cold this ‘acrid,” “bitter,” elc, in detining morning over Kodiak Island and ncrthern and lower southeastern Alas- oders and flavors, and points out that of the five human senses only taste and smell have defied scientif- ic classification “Prcbably the reason for this cha- ka but other portions of the Territory reported lower readings Denmark’s Only Elk Rates a Special Law put into action to protect it from shooting. otic &l[lulfun is the \'11_(11 1;‘)14- ot | ed $8 for firing at the elk, which pcxtona‘l ;rho:sl)‘r:l” [;:’:‘ A;}:xlar‘] COPENHAGEN, Feb, 14—An elk he thought was a deer. “:"T: ‘”"‘11\‘:-;(;1.;1 is say that COW which swam across from Swed- | 5 T 5 S R O ‘;“,(\ SR »l“*”_ i "‘ en to Denmark had a bill passed =~ Robert Abram Bartlett, Ameucgn these two are actually .a, siugle ;' y. ‘panish Pparliament all*for | e¥plorer, was Born‘ i 1875 at Brl- SeREo itself. gus, Newloundland. - o sl e The only elk in the country, it Specially built microfilm €quib- g¢tracted so much attention from | Bernard Ba_rton. Qual‘mr poet, was ment is being used by the BUreau {ourists and photographrs that the born at Cearlisle, Pa., in 1784. He of Census to copy its 7‘?]’(’)’“"““"“ country’s legislative machinery was died in 1849., ack to 179 ALASKA’S SALMON INDUSTRY is continuing its new role —in teaching U. S. housewives a greater appreciation of Canned Salmon’s importance in their menu-planning. This year, through more than 143 million salmon selling messages in national magazines alone, the Indgstry is tell- ing women in the States how Canned Salmon helps them prepare more sumptuous meals at a saving. In this way, the packers are workil_lg to keep Canned Salmon ahead of competition from cheaper fish, and to heln main. tain better times for the Ter. were Helen and Annabelle ‘E(‘iwm‘cls,i o One farmer already has been fin- 1 ;4 )