The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 22, 1938, Page 8

R THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1938. COLLEGE GLEE CLUB ARRIVES FOR CONGERT Program to» Begin at 7:30 P. M. Today in Grade School Auditorium Enthusiasm for Alaska was voiced by members of the Univ of Washington Glee Club wno anived this afternoon bord the North Sea and will be presented in concert to- night at 7:30 o'clock in the Grade School auditorium Singing in Ketchikan and Peters- tburg en route north, they will be heard in Juneau tonight and will ‘then leave for iStka to appear to- morrow evening, before returning here for the Thursday night con- cert. Directed by Prof. C. W. Lawrence, who has been in charge of the Uni- versity Glee Club for the past 12 years, the group arriving here in- cludes in addition to Mrs. Lawrence Edward Palmason, Wallace tings TO THE PAGES OF HISTORY turned national park ser rama in which mecting of George Washing n and LaFayette at Morristown, N. - SIGNAL CORPS * IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED Bids and Proposals for New Work Now Ready for Interested Parties The Signal Corps is going to erect two large recelving antennas and ne large transmitting antenna 2 7 and mile 11 respectively he earliest opportunity for expan- icn of radio activitie: Bids and proposals are new at the Juneau office and anyone interested in submitting bids may call there ind inspect the plans and specifica- tions and obtain copies of the bids All poles and guy pilings are to be driven by piledriver This expansion is in keéping with the Systems pelicy of better devel- pment of radio and services in Al- iska, and is being followed at other localities as money becomes avail- able. > Bids for such work are to be in jn a businesslike manner in the the Seattle office by April 15 as it s of Alaskan pioneers, wage- Is preparing this dio- is depicted. It is vice offic intere John Lundberg, Artur Stewart art of i o opened at iaferi 4 ¥ . in W ton. bl Cenp ¢ Leslie Rain, Hal Lacey, Paul Elliott PRIV OrRKhIlI o, be ‘apened al inlesior departmentInEIIERsa TS HRe e “Jf'fif'i” i \‘\Llfh this work earners, miners, and business men Robert McSpadden, Ernest Ander- g - ¥ ariles 'Tf(i:" y. > > son, Jack Erickson, Delbert Ander- M p k Tells a Good One ; son, Richard Kelly, i Tubb lss er lns w A N Paul Cranmo, Lester el, John Ryan, Howard Palmer, Lyle McMu!- len, Sherman Burd, Lorris West, Robert Bowen; Lyle Mcullen is manager and accompanist After appearing in a brief pro- gram at the high school this atter- noon, several of the Glee Club mem- bers planned to make the Glacier trip while two were scheduled to go skiing with Joe Werner, presis dent of the Juneau Ski Clul - MRS. WADE SPEAKS AT W. C. T. U. MEET Members of the Women' tian Temperance Unjon met yester- day afternoon at tke City Council Chambers for their regular meeting at which Mrs. C. W. Wade, Terri- torjal organizer of the WCTU., spok2 on the functioning of the ex- coytive board Readings were given by Mrs. H L. Wood, Mrs. Charles Personeus, and Mrs. J. Cameron at the meeting Chris- 4TH DIVISION REPUBLICANS CETTING BUSY Warming up for the approach- ing Territorial primaries and elec- IS PROPOSED BYCANADIANS Development, Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River Basin Up Again tions, the Fourth Division Repub- lican Club held a lively meeting ywASHINGTON, M 2 —The Moose Hall in Fairbanks, says ynjteq States Government reiter- News-Miner. A platform Was geq willingness to enter into an pted and is endorsed by all the Republican candidates of the divi- ion. All the candidates with the exception of one and some 30 other persons were present The outline of a six-plank plat- form, submitted by a special com- mittee, was discussed by the can- didates and others, and after minor changes was accepted unanimously. The platform as adopted reads Platform agreement with Canada for general development of power of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin but balked at one particular Canadian propasal Secretary of State Cordell Hull in a note to the Canadian Govern- ment, refused the request for ex- clusive water power rights in the preposed diversion of the Kneogami River into Lake Superior > - CLEMENTS DUE SOON Mr. and Murs F. Clements of the Territerial Department of Health are planning to leave Seat- tle tomorrow aboard the Baranof DONALD APLAND HERE DELGARD RETURNS for Juneau, returning north after e | Mcecree a tHip of the past several weeks Dinald Apland. brother of Miss| Pete Delgard returned to his Ju- which took them as far south as Mildred Apland and Mrs. W. W.[neau home ahoard the North Sea San Francisco. Council, arrived in Juneau aboard | after spending several months in the Alaska today the States. New Arrivals- : TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE COMFORTABLE Medicine Cabinets A variety of sizes in white enamel and unfinished with either crystal or plate mir- rors. Priced from $2.25 Sannette Cans To, K Match Your Kitchen White with blue or red stripes. 10 qt. size $1.50 BREAD BOXES TO MATCH Step Ladder Stool in a variety of colors Priced from $3.75 Unfinished $2.75 MODERNIZE YOUR OLD LAMPS For a fraction of the cost of a new lamp, you can make your 4 and 5 gallon sizes also avail- able in various colors. Genuine GRISWOLD Cast Iron SKILLETS Chrome Plated—in all sizes old one into an up-to-date IES indirect reflector type lamp. Bring in your old lamp and let us make a new IES. Carpet Sweepers Special $2.50 Fixtures priced from $2.75 to $5.50 For Your Kitchen Rubber Covered Dish Drainers in various colors $1.25 Sponge Rubber Kneeling Pads 35¢ Remington Stainless Paring ARMSTRONG'S LINOGLOSS FLOOR WAX Made by the makers of Arm- strong Linoleum. Quick drying Clothes Hampers To match your bathroom. Green, White, Peach, Maize, Kni and long wearing. Ivory. Priced from jpes Ask for Armstrong’s Wax $6.00 10c e e e e e e Juneau-Young Hardware Co. From behind her hand, Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, cracks a joke at the Labor Department’s annual dinner in Washington. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt laughs heartily, while Wllh‘am Green .(secnnd from left), president of the American Federation of Labor and Charles P chard (right), president of the International Typographical Union, smile sheepishly. 1. We advocate a graduated net tax on profits exceeding $1,000 de- rived from operations in all mines in Alaska—the tax rate to be de- termined by the needs of the Ter- ritory Copper, tin, and all other miner- except gold and platinum, are now subject to such a tax. At pres- .t ent gold and platinum are taxed at three per cent of the gross out- put, which rate is unjust and un- {fair to small operators opening up Ben Lee was admitted this morn- New mines or working marginal ing to St. Ann’s Hospital for medi- 8round, low grades ores and con- centrates. e 2. We will support adequate ap- May Wilson and Emma Wilson Propriations for airfields, and roads of Valdez were admitted last night in producing areas, and an ade- to St. Ann’s Hospital for medical quate appropriation for the Uni- care. versity of Alaska. - -~ 3. We demand protection for Al- MRS. GRISHAM IN WRANGELL askan fisheries and immediate con- - struction of an International High- Mrs. Monte Grisham was amcng Way passengers aboard the Alaska Lo 4. We favor supplying every re- disembark at Wrangell last night cording precinct with fireproof and will visit for two weeks with her vaults for safekeeping of public mother, Mrs. H. Ottesen before re- records. turning to Juneau. She has been 5. We oppose continued existence Dutside vacationing for some time. of tolls on Richardson Highway. | 5 e 6. We pledge ourselves to con- Empire classitieas pay duct the Territory “The Talk of the Town” HEAVY FUEL OIL AND o DIESEL OIL BURNERS —Sold Exclusively by— Rice & Ahlers Co.~Phone 34 GOLD ARRIVES FROM LONDON ABOARD LINER NEW YORK, March 22.—Ocean liner Queen M arrived today with 40 iron-bound boxes contain- ing almost $3.000,000° in gold bars This is the first metal to arrive from London since last October. % ki HOSPITAL NOTES Henry Patrick, a medical patier was dismissed yesterday from St Ann’s Hospital. cal care, affairs of the M ‘Perfect Easter GIFTS Fresh Tasty Delicious NOTICE!! Since it has come to our attention, that somé persons have been seen in dangerous proximity to the Alaska Juneau Mine work- ings, we are taking this occasion to warn the public against a near approach to the workings. All the workings are on private property, quite some distance from any public road; trespassers thereon are in danger from blast- ing and from caving ground. Palatable Approaches to the workings have been Surprises posted with trespass notices but some notices E mnl_:; be covered with znow. Ther;fore, the or public is warned, whether or not they see a notice, against going into the vicinity of the Everyone open pits or the extension thereof, particularly in the Icy Guich area. It is hoped that this warning will be heed- ed by all, thereby making any trespass pro- ceedings unnecessary. ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINING COMPANY , They're at’ FORNANCE HERE FROM BARRACKS The Chilkoot Barrack tender For- nance docked in Juneau this after- noon with 20 men on furlough. Two IT WAS TOUGH GOING BUT THEY WENT up the hill and down the dale when Britain’s Royal Tanks corps was put terough paces over hilly section of Feats, England. cfficers accompanied the men, Cap Joseph A. Holly and Lieut. E. M Rowan, both stopping at the New Alaskan vid Johnson, a native, wa brought down with the Fornance for hospitalization. and was taken from the boat by ambulance to the Government Hospital The Fornance will be sailing south for annual overhaul in Puget Sound luring the first week in April. Empire classifieds pay. JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL Presents THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Men’s Glee Club GRADE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM TUESDAY—March 22—7:30 P.M. THURSDAY-—March 24—8:00 P.M. Tickets may be obtained frem any High School Student. Purchasers will be guaranteed a s appear at sday- time no seats be CANDY CHICKS CANDY EGGS DUCKS AND IN ALL—The MOST EXTENSIVE and VARIED assortment of Easter delicacies ever to arrive on all Gastineau Channel— THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OUT All are Highest Quality All are Fresh and Economical Percy’s In Our Windows RABBIT HORDE IS COME Accompanied by everyone of its EASTER-TIME aides and followers—— at if Auditorium before 7:15 on on Thursday. After that reserved Your Choice Is Here Now It's Select a Gift Assort- ment —Then Take Another for Yourself. ! ce——— s