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. suits for business, dre wanted colors, fabric ALASKA AIR PILOTS GET RECOGNITION Will Have ()ppmluml) for Appointment in An Corps Reserve (Continued from Page One) officer of the Air Corps Reserve, and one or more additional Reperve officers of any branch, with one Fegular Army Surgeon assisted by a Department of Commerce Medical Examiner for the purpose of con- Aueting the physical cxamination for flying; and to have the flight examinations by an Air Corps Re- crve officer in a civilian plane, ob- tained without cost or obligation on the part of the Government; the requirements of the examination to be nearly identical to those in continental United States as prac- ticable with the aircrait used Age Limit Raised The recent raising of the age limit from 30 to 35 years for applicants for appointment in the Air Corps Reserve has greatly inereased the number of eligible alr pilots in the Territory who may wish to secure appointment, and this action of the Secretary of War which will permit a considerable standing membership | of Army Air Corps Reserve officers in the Territory At the suggestion of Lieut \H«»n Horning of Anchorage, one of the few piiots in Alaska holding a com mission in the Air Corps R the Delegate [irst took the subject up with Secretary Woodring nearly @ year ago, when it was brought to his attention that several air pilots there would probably qualify tor appointment if it were not neces- sary for them to gg to the States to take the examinations, and at that time Mr. Dimond suggested the plan of sending Air Corps of- ficers to Alaska to conduct the nec- y examinations there. He has followed this up at intervals since hav- pilots and stressed the importance ing the Air Corps Reserve and feel like the young man y« nart single ss-up, spc s and pailerns A NEW SPRING SUIT BY MICHAELS-STERN $25.” 'Have you a touch ¥ of Spring fever? Spruce up then in a new Spring suit by Michaels-Stern and double-breasted 10 leisure — in all of the season's Come in and look them all over. B. M. Behrends Co., Inc. Juneauw’s Leading Department Store 'HL DAXLY ALASKA EMPIRE REPORTS MADE AT MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB Officers Elected—Activities of Past Year Review- ed Yesterday Annual reports of club otficers and department chairmen, sharec vhe program with the election of new officers, ot the annual busine mecting of the Juneau Women Club held yesterday afternoon the pent house, with Mrs. Ray G Day, president of the Organizalio presiding Mrs. Thomas president president ; dording secretary Worley, treasurer. Showing marked progress made by every department, the successfu carrying out the regular annual projects, and the initiation of several new pieces of club work during the present year, the reports given ye terday presented a record of fevement, Listed among outstanding ¢ of the year were the furniture s show held in October by the De partment of Applied Education; the Annual Essay Contest and Scholar- ship Award, hawdled by the same department; the Charity Ball held in November; the three fold pro- gram of Christmas Activities; the compilation of Alaskan poetry by the Fine Arts Department, the pub- lie Forums on the Cause and Curc of War, and the American Citizen- |ship Luncheon held jointly by the | Departments of International Re- |lations and Legislation; the Rus- {stan Luncheon, Economy Luncheon and proposed visit of inspection to (the Junean Dairies; as well as the organization of the Household Art group by the Department of Am- Joseph Kendler Cecil Rulatord, 1c and Mrs. J. ¥ vice s ertcan ‘Home; the Community 7% S v ‘Christmas Tree and the May Day Festival, high lights under the de- Alaska who are intimately .nqlum!-l(: LeVasseur in the rectory of the prment of Civic Tmprovement cd with the topagraphic and chmatic | Church of thie Nativity. and the furthier expansion of the onditions in the Territory. Appar-| Miss Mildred Tierney wa$ the ., ociate membership, phus a fine citly the War Department concur-| maid of honor, and John F. Mut- program of welfare work, carried cd in this opinion, which. was ulr,o‘m was the best man. Mrs. Bdward o by the Department of Publi ipported by the Federal Aviation |Snyder, prominent resident of Ten- o100 Commission in a report made as|akee and aunt of the bridegroom, .y yhecn were special projects arly 66 1935 when it stated, “Plain- | was also present for the ceremony ly the pilots and operators who have | gone to Alaska equipment that was n»-‘ quired to face temperatures of 60 below zero and snowfalls t or more have done a ve-| piece of work,” and as a result of more active extension of | the Al Corps Res cd out than has heretofore been pos- ible in the Territory In this connection it is also re- called that the report of the Fed eral Aviation Commission then ex- pressed “special commendation of oped the degrees of 10 f markable Mr. and Mrs, O'Toole are and mastered the|make their home in Tenakee where techmique of Arctic flying and devel. | he is employed in' the general store. O'Taole is a graduate of St Mr. | Mary’s College in Moma Cal. MRS. SPICER TO VISIT Mrs. Nellie Spider arrived in Ju- rve is to be work- | neau aboard ‘the North Sea to visit| Eighteen new her son, Tohy, in the Perelle Apart- ! ments, and will spend the summer here before returning to her hom in Beattle Hindus bathe in the sacred Gan-| supplementing routine work of the various departments and commit- tees, and held in addition Lo various social affairs and the regular busi- ness meetin? Noted was the fact that this year work shows an increase of 40 per cent in club membership, a total of |twenty eight new members having enrolled for club work théy year 1] associate members ikewise have been added to the b roster this year, and among | these are representatives of nine | new communities, not heretotore | listed. ‘Two more club events are schedul- the experimental operations of the ges river because they - believe it|ed for this month, which will of- Army d Navy in Alaska,” and endors the “recommendation of the Baker Board that military air operations in that Territory should be put on a year-round basis on a substantial scale as a means of training personnel to operate un- der Arctic conditions and of devel- oping specialized equipment neces- y for such operation” It would seem that , the intention of the Secretary of War in now facilitat- ing appointments of Alaska air pil- ots to the Air Corps Reserve indi- cates that the Department is in ac- cord with and is developing the plan so far as the present limited appro- printions will permit e DOROTHY HEINS "' BECOMES BRIDE OF MR. O'TOOLE Ceremony ls Pflfonned at Rectory of Church of Nativity Last Night At an evening ceremony ster- . Miss Dorothy Heins of Seattle became the bride of Andrew Der- mett OToole of Tenakee, the serv- ice performed by the Rev. William| HAVE YOU INSURED YOUR CAR the Modern Way with the "Rl Risks” Policy? itk v and et anr only &t provides much e more than fire ST Comprehensive m:m Automobile v © 5. s, M A againet Joss of or damage ANY cause, including fire A4 with or without collision more protection, yet costs and theft insurance alone. SHATTULK AGENCY PHONE 249 Office—New York Life rises from the feet of Brahma. | ficially end the club year. These Haight was elected v WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1938. APRIL SUNSHINE * ABOVENORMALIS WEATHER REPORT are an installation banquet \\m will be held next Tuesday ening av Percy's Cafe, at which time the new officers elected yesterday will be officially inducted into office, al the Jfirst formal installation mony ever held by the Announcement of new department and standing commiitee chairmen will likewise be made at club. Members of the retirin cu board will constitut commitice The month of A.m 1938, in in charge of details of the banquet, neau averaged slightly warmer 1 expected to be one of the &I htly wetter than u ual, with ou anding nt on the social per entage of sunshine about r lender for the spring. Because of mal The average for Ju- the hor- the U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U, 8. Weather Bureau) 3 ining at 4 pm, May 4: rs, tonight and Thursday Forecast for Juneau and vicin y cloudy to cloudy, probably local < 1t to moderate southerly winds Weather forecast for Southeas® Alaska: For the northern portion: partly cloudy to cleady, probably local showers, tonight and Thursday ; light to moderate southerly winds, except moderate over Lynn Canal, P the south portion of Southeast Alaska: Cloudy probably showers, onight and Thursday; light to mod rate southeast winds. Forecast of winds atong the Coast of the Guif of Alacka: Moderate easterly winds tonight and Thursday frem Dixon Entrance to Cape Hin- chinbrook. LOCAL DATA limited seating space, it will be lim- temperature e ited to club member o ;fl"/;fll‘; \;?”:z\(luv";l;' ‘J.‘..l,xnprtr,lyl((‘ Time Barometer T;rnp Humicits Wind Vel Wenthe Mrs. Henry Larson head a With a normal of 40.6 degrees b & i, Y 20,62 ' 38 s % P-4 committes under the Department of |Mereury reached its hi point on : ‘qm ks g & 5.0 i % p the Americ Home, which will ;;”W."J‘n 26th when a tempe ;Hm-‘ur 57 Noon Hoday 2088 51 b 8 £ Otfichy ¥ of t oroposed Dairy Ins-| degrees registered. The lowest iy pac i \[; N s e later this temperature last month was 31 de- RADIO REPOR s month, This atfair will be open to|&rees on 1st. The highest tem- P | R DA e \1l women of the community. perature for any April at Juneau ax. terap. | oWest 4am. ,/.“." recip. 1am O e rin. l"lnb koLt a period of 44 years was 69 Station land'vr‘.urn szv‘\n u»m[n. L]rll’.fl,} 2ibrs. Wenihmy turn over their insignia to new; degrees in 1916 and the lowest A\mmf“k;‘ i :z‘ i',! 30 E 23 Clear eaders at the installation bariquet 'emperature a similar period ;j“'_{“’*‘f' e % s 7 $ e, ve. President, Mrs. Ray G. Day: Was 13 degrees in 192 : J‘”;.’“ 5 o ': o ,nlml, Vice PR At Mis: B Grave The total precipitation for the H(f("lll 3(; “' 4' 4 S-»“- Recording vetary, Mrs F“”, month was 5.71 1eg, or 0.27 inch 1‘1 :‘ i | 5 .’M $ 5 C';IL;:I‘ Harri Corre: ywnrlm‘ Secretary, 8bove the normal. The wettest April “‘,‘” \;‘;» bt o . i (?[";.\- Mrs. H. L. Wood and Treasurer, Mys, 00 record over a period of 44 years S;‘“f’" : 34 i i % S“M‘ C. C. Rulaford. Mrs. Rita McCaul Was that of 1900 when 11.37 inches ~D‘( )A“’qu : < 4“ ; % }:;;u has served as member on-the Execw, Was recorded and the driest was K‘]" \k bt o 2 o s 2 : n tive bo during this year Depart- that of 1917 when 1.69 inches were C"‘f{-"“ o 5 J” o Lm’{) ment and standing committee chair-| fécorded. The maximum amount of lu‘:::l:ull 4 % o (O;n/ men who have held office this year !l“(“‘:]”:""")""(""‘ "[’ "rf("‘:['“ :-l:hl[v)\a:" ’2’4’- :gmm : e i ‘lear ,'."',‘I;l,:,"“',”,”'n',',lnf,{,',,]":l:?,?"“,m;;;“%' on the 12th and 13th. The total Ketchikan . 9 8 32 Cloudy Mis. R. R Hetratin: $ie At ffea/| oWl (unmelted) for the month F:l‘:\::( te i 36 : "0 Colu(vlv. Harold Smith; Applied. Edugation, 25 04 inch, a compared with a Edmonton 6 ) Clear g e AAPRLION, | ogvear a of 5.0 inches. Seattle 44 12 06 Cloudy Mes, (. BisLestier; FetSNBIate:|i Aiexo: weve'3 days, 7 pastly clou- | Portiead 44 8 05 Cloudy ;'('",,,”!,:],_" “fl”“y;‘,v:""’l“’_“tw;mf"';’{ dy. and 20 cloudy days during the '\J“»“‘ y-;»:nkl sco x 14 0 Clear 8. Gave American Hn‘m“ Mis month. Out of a possible 431.5 hours, ;N'/“) ')'l .1;2 (41 0 (,lnnmv Vena @ ne: Hospltality, . Mys,| he mount of sunshine _received | Washing on 0 Cloudy J. M. Clark and i e WEATHFR CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY Rita McCaull 'n’{”?{"fm:u-m it il Seattle, cloudy, temperature, 45; Blaine, cloudy, 42; Victoria, clou- A tribute of appreciation for Work . average relative humidity a¢ OY- 43; Alert Bay, showers, 37; Bull Harbor, cloudy; Triple Island, done this year was given to Mrs. 5.39 5. was 86 percent; at noon, cloudy; Langara Islan(vl‘ cloudy, 41: Prince Rupert, showers, 41; Ket- Ray G. Day and her corps of officers, 2 percent, and at 3:30 p.m., 60 per- chikan, cloudy, 44; Cralg, cloudy 49; Wrangell, cloudy, 47; Petersburg, by Mrs.'R. R. Hermann, and a ris- cant partly cloudy, 48; Sitka, cloudy, 46; Soapstone Point, cloudy, 40; ing vote of thanks accorded them rhe prevailing wind direction for Hawk Inlet, partly cloug_v, 40; Radioville, cloudy, 47; Juneau, cloudy, by members present. the month was from the southeast, 43; Skagway, cloudy, 47; Cape Hinchinbrook, cloudy, 43; Cape St. Eli- BT with &n average Réury velocity of |85 Cloudy, 43, Cordova, cloudy, ¢4; Chitina, cloudy, 48; MdQarthy, BUS[NESS MEETING 67 miles, The maximum velocity|Ci0udy, 48; Anchorage, cloudy; Fairbaiks, cloudy, 46; Tanena, clear, during the month for a Hot Springs, clear, 34¢; Ruby, clear, 32; Nulato, clear, 46, OF MARTHA SOCIETY period of 5 minutes was IS SET FOR FR[DAY from the southeast on the Auroras were 15th, 22nd 13th observed on the and 23rd - - A business meeting of the Martha Soclety is to be held Friday, begin ning at 1:30 pm. in the partors of PIONEER MEETINGS the Northern Light Presbyterian Church where Mrs. B. R. Glass and Mrs. Henry Larson will be co-host- esses at dessert luncheon Mrs. Ray Peterman, president,|0f the James Wickersham Ilib will preside. for the Territory marked the m RPN ing of the Pioneers of Alaska night, and a report on the ct Rfl ers Museum mittee in charge estimated that 000 volumes and pap: tained in the library The mdeting was the last to held by the Pioneers until Sept ber. with 'the exception of the m Gontract Is Let 5th, HELD LAST NIGHT Discussion of promoting purchase rary eet- last om- 12,- are con- be em- eet- for oridl ing of the officers scheduled CLAREMORE, Okla, May 8. — August felalive to the Territc Contract for Oklahoma’s memorial election museum (o Will Rogers has been The Auxiliary met for a brief bus- let. Work is eepected to be complet- ines with Mrs. J. C. M. cd by Novermber 4, birthday of the aelson, p! dent humarist ing wlifch a public The museum will be a rambling, held. sessic card party ranch-type building —— - s Rud Kipling, lived for Toda News Today.—Empire. | years near Brattleboro, Vt. ich- presiding, follow- was four Juneau, May 5.—Sunrise, 3:57 am.; WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressure preva led this morning over all of Al- aska, except over the Arctic coastal regions, where high pressure pre- valied. A moderate storm area prevailed over the North Pacific Ocean, the lowest reported pressure being 2950 inches over the extreme wes! ern portion of the Alaska Peninsula. This general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation along the coastal regions from the Aleutians southeastward to Oregon also over the northwestern portion of Canada, and by generally fair weather over the remainder of the field of observation. believes a complete rest will cure the DIZZY DEAN UNE MONTH ELKS MEET TONIGHT A regular business meeting is to |be held by the Benevolent and Protective Order of EIks tonight beginning at 8 o'clock with C. H. sunset, 7:57 p.m der last year. Dr. Davis said the muscles and ligaments are not damaged and he D e — CHICAGO, 11, Ma 4—-Dr. J Davis, Chicago Cubs’ physician, this » B % afternoon said that Dizzy Dean will :f;ilsgmdde“' fslion: DA | be absent from the Cubs’ line-up for < SOz at least a month due to a linger-| ing inflammation of his pitching| L1¢ Order of the Garter, Eng- land’s highest rank of knighthood, “was founded in the 14 th century. arm and muscle injury to his shoul-. - - o - _.._,._] MAKE THIS TEST! prk Budweiser FOR FIVE DAYS. ON THE SIXTH DAY TRY TO DRINK A SWEET BEER » YOU WILL WANT Budweiser’s FLAVOR THEREAFTER. Order o carton for your home NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED '“S]TORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME at the Home of BUDWESER. When you come to Si. Louis, be sure fo see how this world-famous beer is made. & NOTE FOR HOUSEWIVES: A glass of cold BUDWEISER is always a thoughtful compliment to a husband-—especially in the evening. Has he ever expected it when there was none in the ice- box? Check up on your supply. Keep.a carton on hand—and several bottles or cans of BUDWEISER chilled and ready for instant serving . ..at unex- pected as well as regular occasions. ANHEUSER-BUSCH ) [ Officers actually handle the ship with gloves on Saturday inspec- tions. Woe to the responsible sailor if the inspecting officer’s white glove shows a smudge after touching something that is supposed to be spotlessly clean!... Every day is Saturday in the home of BUDWEISER. White tile shines immaculately. Floors are spotless, glass crystal clear. Yes, a white glove will stay white where BUDWEISER is made, because BUDWEISER is always pure as well as de- liciously good. 1944 n 7, o)

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