The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1938, Page 2

DRESSE L2 K Many style: and col- ors to choose from. sther will be de- COATS Select from $19.75 to § .20 FIRST AIR MAIL DRAWS THRONGS = TO PAA AIRPORT Sound of Cameras Nearly Drowns Voices of Of- ficial Speakers (Continued from Page One) Robins, PAA pilot who took out the first plane of mail Fred A. J as, Vice-Presi- rritorial Chamber of Commerce, spoke of the greater un ity brought about by air mail—of the leveling of physical barriers by men dent of the T pay tribute to the Am Sclect mer Why not give mother a new spring coaf? s many b Day—a day s Let erica. us heart with a charming ctical and levely . . one at BEHRE PHOENIX Next Sunday, May 8th, is Moth- when all of us rt of her May We Suggest . . Full-Fashion Sheer HOSIERY $1.00 shades. In all the new spring and sum- ilf, Suede and Patent HANDBAGS $3.75 1 7 Smart new styles in dark and HATS l lovely costume shades. A chic new spring hat is sure to please | her. Many colors and | Smed, 8id styles. 5 10 360 | GLOVES SUITS ! ely cstylish gloves in ~white Mother will app d elprs. ciate a new spring | suit and blouse . . . { SPECTIAL GIFPT WRAPPING Many styles Wl sizes. AND MAILING SERVICE FOR MOTHER'S DAY! “Junean’s Leading Department d that by air he had covered in nd planes, and the resultant closer | cmparison, about a half" milkion | ontact of far-removed people: miles in the last 8 years in Alaska. Mayor of Juneau Harry 1. Lucas| Autograph Seekers | s with ~ Mayor Autograph seckers pestered ptlots nd, of Fairbanks, each|and officials and cand amera r ‘“the pgreater|fans annoyed spe b, iming Lorliness of our two cities now |at them with gaping lenses. Speak- | possible rs talkéd of history being made,| Old Days Reealted | and yet, one persen standing in the| P Juneau Chamber | crowd Was more aware than any f Con rles W. Carter, re-{other person of Alaska’s advance | \led days of 1898 when he got his|through thé short years—the Rev. tirst job in Alsska as an employee | A. P. Kashevaroff. n a pack train over the Chilkoot As a lad of a few years, the Rev. Pass, and how a few years .y the Kashevaroff stood in another crowd ains the R. E 1s well, and drew comparison to the| dog of Store” and ral airplane Rober in Charge nmittee m today rs of yesterday day This occasion is not harked back to 98 d B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. { came through the mount-|at Sitka in 1867 when Alaska was| years later, ), Chairman of the of the pro- and the Electras| just auspic- FOR TRANSMITS ' i GREETINGS FOR FIRST AIR MAIL — IS SET— I ——— U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE., WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U.'S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicin 'y, Cloudy, probably showers y winds. Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska: For Gastineau Chaunel: Cleudy, probably showers, tonight and Wednesday; moderate - easterly boinning at 4 pm, May 3: tonight - and Wednesday; moderate easter- ‘q{:‘ | winds. For the extreme northeastarn portion of Southeast Alaska: o Sl = Prcsidem, Dimond, Harllee| Bartly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; moderate northerly winds. For > he couthern and central portions of Southeast Alaska: Showers to- Branch Send Congratu- | aight, Wednesday cicaring; moderate easterly winds, except fresh over lations on Gala Event ks gl Forecast of winds along the Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Fresh east- iy § T e | erly winds tonight, moderating Wednesday fronf Dixon Entrar (Continued from Pagr OBE) | cape Ommaney, and moderate to feesh cast to north pw i o ‘g;a.l;le) B Ommaney tp Cape Hinchinbrook tojight and Wednesday. waid e air mail coverage LOCAL DATA all principal cities | : ; an early date i Time j Harflr\f'\:‘r Temp Humidity Wind Velocity Weathea For yoursell and other eitizens of| | P Yesty ORI 56 SE 12 Cloudy be Territory: pleadh Scasphsiyceon.| ! 850 today 2071 34 o1 w 2 Cleat ratulations and thanks for cor-|NooR. toda 2861 62 4 ' SE . 6 Cloudy ial cooperative efforts in bringing | RADIO REPORTS about this worthwhile achicvement i TODAY neratulations also to Pacific Al- Max.terap. | Lowest 4am, 4a.m. Precip, 4am 1ska Airways for vision, emergy and | Station last24 hours | temp. temp. velocity 2ibrs. Weather resourcefullness in giding develop- | Atka , 40 32 34 6 14 Snow ment of air transport and air mail| Anchorage 56 32 — 0 § in the Northland | Barrow 10 6 [ 0 Clear | ANTHONY J. DIMOND | Nome 48 32 4 0 Clear } J - . : | Bethel 50 36 4 0. biouas i i O st ” Heartiest congratulations to ' 'f‘*nu»wa\;,\ iv(j I; 4 01 Cloudy. { e 0 ind pecple of Alarka on inaugura- | JAWSOR = 2 0 01 Pt.Cldy ! tion of air mail service from Juneau St Paul 36 32 2 6 1 Snow i o - o Whitehorse and Whitehorse to|Dutch Harbor 44 3¢ 36 14 11 Cloudy Phlibunky Regntt, Kodjak 38 38 38 10 98 Rain HARLLEE BRANCH, Second As- ?“rdf"" - e % 4 16 . Cloudy e i uneau ., 7 3 34 2 01 Clear sistant Postmaster General. Sitka 49 41 o A 0 f ; The Pan American Airways Sys-| gotchikan b % Fi i P e | * Summier is going to se¢ the American women think- | toes, open heels and lattice work are featured. | tern is honored through the privil-| prince Rupert o b o . 12 T ing of their feet first. “There is a definite accent on Some of the smartest new models are shown a})n\r\_ of aiding the gov uent and | pamonton @ e ! . 4 s th materials and lines. Expose ng designs which complemen il ing this important step toward the | poiia & i 4 P 3, aveRgah b7 e umlvm cial u.{m' Sty o o Ao o i b 4 0 Cloudy : "' your great Territory. eialoels i gl i % - ise ious because it joins Fairbanks and II 9 _T- i ‘I l fg This, e thdt reue-al mw.w“; & \('.vn\ 8 !, 'i': 6 0 Pt. Cldy Juneau ' closer,” - Robertson' said, eresa lI) or Motiier--- Tl Ui I e A A Wasntiktad 84 58 64 4 0 Clear But pcrgups U_m «1ny_ln.~>b not 1:\:‘ ‘Y stride forward. It is my persona WEATHFR CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY ‘I:L:?;uzde:kl;eh&?:xr;r:w:y‘:u‘p::;l W‘ltd‘« II(“"!S ’41 Yes, N(’('k “I’ g That ‘”I”’:‘“'i'. the ":‘]‘l‘f"“{:“! Scattle (airport), sprinkling, t re, 43; Blaine, raining, 42; ir h | » 7 & close cooperation between the peo- | victo; cloudy, 42: Alert Bay B\l Harbor, raining, 33 y - 1ska, the government, and | Triple Island, raining; and, ‘raining. 40; Prince Rupert, o Highlight df' the national radio| hookup prograiy was evident in the questioning of Pilot S. E. Robbin! and Fred Milligan, ex-dox musher| who' i now airport manager. 1 Milligan estimated it would take| ;him 69 days to make the trip from/ | Juneau to Fairbank | arrying mail. Pilot | mated he would make lour and one half In 20 years, mushing over a hun-| dred trails, Milligan said he had covered approximately 100,000 miles behind his dogs. Pilot Robbins figur- by dog team,| Robbins esti- the flight i today | hours officially turned over to the United | | States from Russia { And today, as he did in 1867, the| Rev. Kashevaroff cast an eye to the| sky, not to see the descent of the ar's imperial bunting, but with| 1938 outlook on life, just to see| what sort of flying weather Pacific| Alaska Airways would have on its| Eln‘M flight with scheduled air mail NAVY. TRAINING " BILLINHOUSE MODERN MOTHER portrayed the modern mother By BETTY CLARKE AP Feature Service Wriler e ir 1dren proud of | The mother who take her appearance give: her | all thetmore reason to be | her on Mother's Day. | WASHINGTON, May 3. — The| ipor 3 mother’s housework and | House has passed a bill to “”‘me‘wurrtes. and the passing of years, for the Navy B Systeny of sea “.fl”‘-} make grooming more difficult for ing. This is similar to the Citizens|por. than ' for her fresh-skinned Training camps. | ant ) : Yy .. 3 g | daughter. Mother has count | The bill calls for a 45-day train- |, tne attacks of dish-water and | P& scrubbing brushes. And her skin | 3 W ol A doesn’t replace itself so quickly a { Iy EOR ETLE it did in her youth. Wwilliam Paul left for Seattle| ‘There are three things she shou = A aboard the Denali, going south on a|pay most attention to-—her nec business trip. | her hands and her eyes S o | Always sitting as “tail" as pos- 1 - The, Brifish. Fimpixe’s first imper-isible will help keep ler mec £ ial conference was conducted in|muscles in good condition. If she 1887. . is given to slouching, here's a cor- : rective exercise: 3 1 Sit down and slump to the limit 4 . Then pull the stomach in, lift the - 3 chest. Lower the chin as far as possible, then push it straight out and draw it back in a line parallel to the floor. Thoroughly washing and cream- ing the neck every night will be a big help. For skin dryness brings | wrinkles. . Qccasional eye washes and ap- plieation of astringent pads around *llhe eyes will keep away that tired 11 : . . . . | look. Doing eye exercises once in will be given for certain information that will lead to a while and getting plenty of sleep l'every night will knock off year: the arrest and conviction of a person, or persons, who | For the hands, the best care is mutilated Nash Brougham automobile license No. 2794 between the hours of 7:30 and 9:20 P. M., April 29, 1938. Dated: April 30, 1938. W. S. PULLEN, Manager, Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. Spasmodic at- is ‘regular manicuring tention to the hands not only often it points up Time's de- uction. LR THE S AP S A, Governor Miyers Retires in Fall i 'WASHINGTON, May 3—Dr. Wil- | liam Myers said he will retire in the | fall as Gavernor of the Farm Credit Administration to become head of the Department of Agriculture and . Economics of Cornell University. —— e . Lede and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. ek G B Bl BaEaT O Neatly-waved hair and flower-smooth skin has Fi the beceming neckline of her conservative benefits © the entire shnik d - throughout and that it may soon be establish ' regular air vice on all orican between the States and Al- aska w! will bring Juneau as lese fo Scattle and the continenta United s as Pairbanks is now wrought to the Capitol of the Ter ritory by (his new air mail servics ch the Post Office Departme is establishing today J. T. TRIPPE, President Pan American Airways May 1 this auspicious day cele- brating as it does a step forward n the commercial progress of “the Tervitory in the extending of mail between Southeast Alaska and the interior. to you my persona congratulations and appreciation convey for the cooperation which you have | 1wccorded me and my company. Most cordially your E. E. WYMAN Pan American Airw Our heartiest congratulations upor he insuguration of the Juneau- Fairb service marking comple- | tion of another important link in the im ovement of Alaska’s communi- cation chain. Tt is a practical dem- | onstration of how all agencies in- | terested in Alaska’s welfare may co- | sperate in the advancement of the| Territory. The big job remaining | s to connect Alaska with the States. | We pledge. our continued coopera- | ion to securing this airmail service and all listening should request their Cengressmen to support appropria- ions for this purpose. | SEATTLE | ay Holden, who has Note a recent series of movigs. iternogn Jress. LONDON, May 3 Commons voled proving the rejectir the The House oi our office in the Chrysler building and got everything perfectly. It was a fitting celebration. Best wishes g - -oe Definitely—Labor Mo- A th K k tion Is Rejected ‘ r l" [nc . . sy 0fTimes Wing Italo-British accord by | & | Labor motion to re- i | e ‘ liizer rrize { to everyone from us both the treaty was then adopt- | { = n Al_n = BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | S | PAGT APPRUVED | Congratulations on your program. | BY LARGE VOTE J ‘ E. E. WYMAN, Assi B to the President, American Airways Premier Chamberlain’s motion to approve the t ed by a vote of 316 to 108 | Interview with Presuienl The Prime Minister assured the| members of the House of commons| Nets New York Reporter Highest Newpaper Award Joe Crosson and I listened in from | House of Commons Acts | that the accord was a great step toward avoiding war in Europe and toward a “saner state of affairs in| | Burope.” NEW YORK, May 3 —Arthur :Kmrk of the New York Times has | been awarded the $500 Pulitzer prize | for distinguished service as Wash- ington correspondent during 1937 for his exclusive interview with President Roosevelt. Thernton Wilder won the $1,000 play award for “Our Town.” The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune won | the $500 gold medal for the wost | distinterested meritorious work done | by an American newspaper for the/ p | year with its drought articles. Ray| Government Owned Furs| 5508 o R v Bring Receipts of |award for his stories on Justice| $445 000 “thk's Ku Klux Klan affiliation. » | John P. Marquard ‘got the $1,000 = | novel prize for “The Late George/ ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 3. — Tke Apley.” § semi-annual auction of the Gov-| ernment-owned seal skins and other | furs, attracted European and Cana-| dian buyers. ‘ The sale brought receipts of| $445.184. | The bids averaged one percent higher than last year. | ! — e i Helium has been used exper\menl~l >+ AUCTION SALE OF SEAL SKINS NETS G0OD SUM ‘;my to treat asthma. ; howers, 41; 43; Wrangell, cloudy, 44; Petersburg, cloudy, 45; Sitka, cloudy. Soapstone Peint, partly cloudy, 46; Ra- ille, cloudy, Juneau, partly cloudy, 44; Skagway, clear, 43; Cape St. Elas 40; Cordova. cloudy. 44; Chitina, clear, 40; Mec- Car clea Anchorage, cloud ’, 41; Fairbanks cloudy, 47; Hot Springs, partly cloudy. 36; Tanana, partly cloudy, 34; Alatna, clou- 30; Ruby. cloudy, 35; Nulato, cl 44; Kaltag, clear, 33; Unalak- clear, 35 ' Juneau, May 4.—Sunrise, 4:00 am.; sunset, 7:55 p.m WEATHER SYNOPSIS The storm area that was noted yesterday morning as being cen- tered over Unimak Bay has movel rapidly southeastward during the past 24 hours and this morning i was centered about 300 miles west of Dixon Entrance, the lowest repcried pressure being 29.10 inches. The air pressure was falling rapidly this mor along the coastal regions from' Seutheast Alaska to the Pug>t Sound r n, the most rapid fall being over the west coast of Vancouver Island. This general prewsure distribution has been attended by p-ecipitation along the coastal re- gions from the Aleutians southeas.w to Oregon, followed by clea r weather this mornir over th: northern porticn of Southeast Al- wska. Lizht scattered precipitation also fell over the Tanana and upper Yukon vaMey The highest temperature at Fai‘banks yesterday was 56 degrees and the lowest last night was 36 de rees. o with their bow and arrow, these sharp DAME CUPIDS ed co-eds at Drexel Institute of Technology in Philadelphia line) -.;p lv:ou::ll:m p::::ke, intent on scering a bulls-eye. Left to right th are: o Jacwyn Althouse Doris Carpenter, Mary Eshelman, Adelaide Mason, and Katherine Walker. WILL ALWAYS WANT TO REMEMBER HER! The perfect portrait will give you the Reice- less possession of a fond remembrance. A youthful smile, a carefree expression, a glimpse .of understandable pride . . . all in- delibly and faithfully imprinted forever on a beautifully Paturul portrait by: TED COWLING Telephone 369 Studios— Old 1st. Natl. Bank Bldg. * —photographer. “