The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 17, 1938, Page 8

8 BANQUET T0 BE TONIGHT Juneau High Team Will Be Host to Skagway and Douglas The Juneau F varsity will gway ente t in the banquet rom Cuafe Preceding the Skagway-Dc Juneau High-All game and gathering and a high-light ever - oo BASKETBALL SQUAD MAY TAKE PLANE Anchorage Planning Big Party for Juneau Arrivals may THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 1938. BASKETRALL Begin Harnessing Power at World’s Greatest Dam | 'CHAMBER ASKED teavy Snow Stops Traffic in Northern Michigan \,\F\__ A to cut rises 177 feet | gettir Rendezvous bas- ketball tournamen 1 B, JOHN MAS SON i fage by leaving > Cor it is believe Ul AM, W I 17 poverty stricker ng profx ver undertaken by is rushing toward compietion. expense in air and Coulee dam, which already would probably Monday If you E sirplane exceeds in size the world's second deal no f ¥b. Akl sest structure—Boulder Dam — special plans for a double-big whin- 15 beginning to harness the mighty ding in your hon Wer Pewer of America’s second great- anyway meet you with the band 2% the sta- ®5t tion or the airport the Ceclumbia. on tk river, jumble monstrous - of masonry, pir and pro- LSRG HOURS IO i e e hiord powered wgines haul ntic BE ISSUE BEFORE [0CCt oo e argantuan AR canyon, Chugging t ats ply ussion of the cloging ordi- the surface of the and e 1s expected to come up at below the dam meeting of the City Coun- When completed, in 1942, the nig At the last dam will stand 550 feet above bed sion, the Council voted to extend rock, 4300 feet long, 500 feet thick closing hour on beer parl el and 30 on toj will liquor stores from 1:30 a. m. to Cchfain enough concrete 3 a. m. every day. Since then pro- a standard hizhway from Ne tests have arisen, official Los Angeles and back President Charles W. Carter of In the cenier, a waterfall m the Chamber of Commerce an- than tw s high as Niagara, wi nounced this afternoon that the bur over the spillway. At flood xecutive committee of the Cham- sta a million cubic feet af water ber would meet with the Council will pass over the dam each sec- tomorrow night to take up the mat- ond ter of unemployment Flanking the dam will be two -~oo powerhouses, each containing nine Try the Empire classifieds for huge generators. These will produce results. electric energy almost twice the No HERE’S WHAT TO DRINK! Simply make yours a short John- nie Walker before dinner and a long one after. . . and you're headed for a pleasant evening. BORN 1820 oo still going strong It's sensible to stick with ... BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY RED LABEL, ALL 8 YEARS OLD; Black Label, 12, 86.8 proof ALSO OBTAINABLE IN SMALLER SIZED BOTTLES — EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS — 5 P. M. to 8 A. M. and on Holidays and Sundays 0Qil Burner or Refrigeration-—John Houk (Blue 403) or Jack Gould (117) Electric Thawing or Welding—Clyde DeVault or Ed Wheelor (571) Plumbing or Heating. ()\ sar Hawkins (Blue 403) Metal Work—Fritz Carrothers GENERAIF—-]()H\ AHLERS (611) Rice 8 Ahlers Co.-Phone 34 e cngineers say - Real Bear Riders present total production of Wash- ington, northern Oregon, northern Idaho and western Montana Above the dam the Columbia river will form an artificial lake 151 miles long, averaging more than a mile in width. From storage res: ervoirs, powerful pur will divert excess water to the farms of an arid area larger tI state of claware Bureau of Reclamation engineers estimate that there will be a de- mand for all of Coulee’s power with- in 10 years after the project is com- pleted. Power from the dam can be sold profitably for than a quarter of a cent per kilowatt hour. prise china shower In Seattle householders now pay a Mrs. Oswald Varness at her hom' basic rate of five cents per kilowail in Juneau yestc hour sembling a large group of m.vnds To thos the bride-elect. Following luncheon, the shower gifts were presented to Miss Furu- liquidated in ness after which pinochle and coo- Party Given For Alpha Furuness Mrs. Varness Is Hostess at Shower Honoring Bride-Elect For Miss Alpha Furuness, whose wedding to Mr. Roger Bailey has been advanced from April 2 to March 5, a luncheon party and sur- n the was mMven hy raay AILerno who claim the dam will white elephant, government that the entire cost of the project can be I 50 years, with 4 per cent interest, tie were played. Mrs. Daniel Livie if the quarter-cent rate is obtained. was winner of the t prize in And, following the Government’s pinochle, and Mrs. J. Messer, victory in the TVA case, it appears low. Miss Furuness was first prize that legal restricticns will not im- amer in cootie, while her sister, was low: present for residents bride-elect were Mrs. sede fullest operation of the g nd its power-developing turbines. - thy Paul Ecklund, of the guests affair yesterday are of Thane where the makes her home. Preser BBUBLING DF u:.‘;\ Aberham, Mrs. 1 Lowell, M George Getchell, Mrs Dm 1 1S PREDICTED l: n, Mrs Frank Sunderland, Mrs. O. J. Reiten, Mrs Senator Frazier Anticipates Raise in Emergency M 1 , Mrs. Sam Shumaker, Richardscn, Mrs. Ray Richardson, Mrs. E. L. Bosse, Mrs. Daniel Livie, M Alfred Bonnett, and Mrs. John Furuness, all of Thane. Mrs. Paul Ecklund and M MG E. L. Smith, as well as the hoste A[’pl’OPl'li\llOl! Mrs. Varness, were of Juneau. & The honoree is the daughter of rACT aTO . e _ Mr. and Mrs. John Furuness of “_’,‘ ;‘”Sj\',’“,"!\L..‘f.'f,,‘,f o oifore Thane, while Mr. Bailey is the T o gty brother of Mrs. Norris Richardson, te he made by the Senate appro- : priations sub-committee to double 2150 °f Thane he 250 million dollar emergency re- e " rne committee caned avers wi- WOMEN WANTING ams, Acting PWA Administrator WORK ARE ASKED lain the n e in the fun ed, request 5 passed in the TO REGISTER House yesterday by a top-heavy 350 T to 223 vote bl Women who want iwi dme or parc hé u”: 3 work should register in the Y use comme debate o the 130 million dollar approj mployment office of the Alaska to run ike Sta ~ Unemploynient Commission, it was o run ihe State, Justice, Commerce, and Labor dgpartments for the announced, today by the Commis- fiscal beginning July 1 ion. It was sitated that the Com- mission has more demand for wo- men for part and full time work doing house work and taking care of children than there are appli- cants. A repe senate is cn the relief expected tomc D Judge Reports rOW TOBACK MOVE - OF UNEMPLOYED Movies, Speakers Feature Meeting of Commercial Group at Luncheon (Continued from Page One) We do no: uceer 1t and we do not want it. If you get it here I hope that it is confined to the First Di- vision.” Down in Petersburg, Game Com- missioner Earl N. Ohmer told the Chamber, the Alaska Mary Ann takes first position on the place ards now-a-days with the bit that bores the square hole second. Prov- ing his loyalty to Alaska's famous trout fiy, the Commissioner was wearing one in his coat lapel to- day Commenting on work-relief and unemployment, Ohmer, one of the largest cannery operators of South- ast Ala; said: “If they would lower taxes and give business a chance we wouldn’t have any un- employment and need for work- relief. He brought the greetings of Petersburg Chamber to the oup as did Reed from the nks Chamber. report from the Stewart, BC. Chamber of Commerce on the In- crnational Highway was presented by Norman Banfield. The Stewart c the local Fair- amber is aski support of Ju- u in a fight for a coastal route, reporting that a movement is now underway in Canada to get back- ing for a road from Edmonton to irbanks through the interior of Canada rather than along the route which already is established far 15 Hazelton. The matter will be gone into at greater length by the Executive committee at its meet- ing next week The Alaska movies presented by Karnes gave interesting glimpses of scenes in the Juneau, as well as other parts of Alaska. It particular- ly stressed the importance of the salmon industry and followed the course of the salmon from its birth in the fresh water streams, “out somewhere to sea” and thence back and through the canneiy, emerg- ing as canned salmon. 'GLASSE ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SERVIZES FOR SKIERS SUNDAY < Believing (hdL |he annual ski tour- nament will soon be for Juneau what the ice carnival is for Fair- banks, the Rev. John A. Glasse to- day announced plans for h ng a special worship service at 9 am. Sunday at the Northern Ligh Pres- byterian Church in order to allow all wishing to attend the ski tour- nament to be able to do so. The service will not replace the regular 11 o'clock worship hour nor the Sunday School program, but will be an additional feature. Those at- tending are to wear clothes suitable for the ski trail and will leave ski ('q\upmf-nt in the basement during the service, which will last less than an hour. all children attending the 8 o'clock all children # tending the 9 o'clock worship will be given credit toward their Sunday School records, al- though the service in itself is pri- marily an adult gathering. As the Vesper Hour ervice, 5 0'- clock on Sunday, A. E. Karnes, Ter- ritcrial Commissioner of Education, will show the talking motion pic- ture “Alaska’s Silver Miilions for which the Rev. B. R. Hubbard is the recorded speaker. s Flower Growers First to Get Spring Fever Here It may be the widdle of the win- ter to most of us, but actually it is spring for the flower gardeners. Throughout Juneau these days these who are planning planting their gardens about the middle of May are busily at work in their indoor hot houses getting the seed- lings started on the way. As a rule February 15 is the signal to get busy. By May 20, most flower growers expect to have their seeds n the outside gurden In Third Division Judgé Simon Hellenthal of the §| Third Division is author of the lat- est Alaska bear story. Revealing the kind of iron men they have ap in the Third, the Judgt related the tal lunchebn to- ale to the Chamber day. A chap up in the Third had raised a hiy Brownie from a cub to maturity and the bruin was so gen- tle that the man rode it around like a horse, One day he went out § in the woods, dismounted and told | ) the animal to lie down under a tree and rest while he was gone for a sbort time. When the man returned 1is bear was gone. Surveying the landscape he saw g 1 bear a few hundred yards away, §f went over and got aboard and rode it home. When he got home his own bear 4 was Iying on the front porch waiting for him S e — to, most recently discovered ) f the planets, revolves around the sun in 148 years, fathers belong to a Piuf ~ NOTICE! Juneau Ladies’ Auxiliary, ' No. 34, Meets Friday, Feb. 18, at 8 P. M., Union Hall All women whose husbands, brothers or | eligible, and are welcomed to join. Refreshments Will Be Served bona-fide union are COMMITTEE. Scene on a Muskegon street, showing snowbound automobiles A view of a Muskegon, Mich., street, where heavy ; was hardest hit snows tie up traffic and give motorists extra work in spots were 30 ® in what was described as one of the worst blizzards in history of the section. Drifts feet deep. cleaning off their automobiles. Northern Michigan Lucas, Patrol leader, took charge of the meeting in the Dugout last CASABA PLAY EMPLOYERS GET Only Fourteen Scouts At- LABUH BUAHD'S e ot (|1, PROPOSED Evenmg Amendments Suggested for championship tournament, there is ACt WOU‘d [LI’\COU\’- practically no meeting. age M()l‘:“ PC{ICP American Legicn troop turned out - - 10 strong last night, but Norlite WASHINGT Troopers are basketball fans from gent Roosevelt was the word go and the only boys pres- the Business Advisory Sub-Commit- ent under Darrel Naish, Scoutmas- tee to support the council recom- ter, were three new tenderfeet and mendations for giving employers as one with aspirations of becoming well as employees, the right to in such. voke the services of the Labor Bo: John Tanaka, Raymond Seeds and other amenameuws to the Labor Raymond Erickson were admitted to act were also proposed in one of Norlite Trcop last night after pass- (wo reports submitted to the Presi- ing Tenderfoot tests. Jack Hawks gent in behalf of the council’s In- appliea ior membership. dustrial Relations Committee. In the American Legion Troop Charles Hook, and John Biggers meeting, Bill Chamberlain, Star Chairman and Vice Chairman of Scout of Troop 65 in Seattle, was the council respectively, gave the guest of honor. reports. Scout Chamberlain is on his way One report declared Federal and Scouting, but on a night when Juneau High School plays Skagway High School in a Scouts like eb. 17 Presi- today urged by to Anchorage with his parents to State legislation should encourage make his home in that city. He has a peaceful settlement of labor never been in Alaska before. putes and added that any r The Aurora Borealis Patrol, Lee force is injurious to all cor He Stakes*2500 aWeek SIX BOMBERS - REACH LIMA; RECORD TIME United Slal;s /\rmy Planes | Are on Good Will Mis- « sion to S. LIMA, Peru Bombers of the United States Army ng a good will flight to Bueno: Aires, thundered into this place a 1:02 o'clock this afternoon, Pacific ast time. They left Miami, Flori- at 9:55 o'clock last night, PCS time. The good pleted the ¢ nonstep flight of more than 3.000 miles in 15 hours and 40 min The bombers crossed the about 800 miles from here clock this morning - - INFORMAL BRIDGE PARTY IS GIVEN At an informal b terday aftern: Kimball wa hostess to friends who gathered at her I on Seventh Street Spring flowers were u for the afie ts for two ts willers ¢ y yes- M William on His Knowledge of Tobacco... Robert W. Barnes — Independent Buyer— one of many tobacco ex- perts who smoke Luckies OFTEN invest $2500 a week in tobacco —$2500 of my own hard-earned cash,” says Mr. Barnes. “*Soyou can see that the only way I've stayed in busi- ness 10 years is to know tobacco. “Now I know Lucky Strike to- bacco and it’s top-grade. That’s why I've smoked Luckies for eight years now. “Lots of other independent buyers, auctioneers, and ware- housemen I know smoke Luckies for the same reason.” Yes, sworn records show that, amongindependent tobacco ex- perts like Mr. Barnes, Luckies have over twice as many exclu- sive smokers as have all the other cigarettes combined. WITH MEN WHO KNOW TOBACCO BEST-IT'S LUCKIES 2 TO1 o 10 T Ararian b Compary HAVE YOU HEARD ““THE CHANT OF THE TOBACCO AUCTIONEER” ON THE RADIO ? When you do, remember that Luckies use the finest tobacco. And also that the “‘Toasting’* Process removes certain harsh irritants found in all tobacco. So Luckies are kind fo your throat, -