The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 28, 1938, Page 2

r——————————-———, R s At p 3 2 - For Your Sports Ease! B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” Enjoy Cool Free Scrub Days Past The modern electric Washing Machine has made the old scrub day into a cheerful apout joining the Wikins-Lincoin Comfort in: Slacks, Belts, Sweaters SPORTS SHOES Crepe or Black, Bi As low as $6.00 Polo Shirts, Sports Sa nd Jackets. FREEMAN ther Soles wn, White or01 Buy A FEw Pacxaees Tobay wash day. There i no need for Gastineau Channel women continuing the old weekly chore . . . $1.25 Weekly Pays for a Nice White GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE $5.00 DOWN—$5.00 A MONTH Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. ———DOUGLAS JUNEAU———ALASE Is Your Car INSURED Theft Only? ainst Fireand The Modern Way to insure an automobile is with the comprehen- sive "All-Risks” Policy, which cov- ers loss or damage to your car from practically any cause. WANT THE COMPLETE FACTS? * Come in, write or telephone. \TTUCK AGENCY PHONE 249 Office———New York Life MRS. CREWSON PASSES AWAY THIS MORNING Prominent Rebekah Worln- an Dies as Result of Rheumatism Mrs. Mary B. Crewson, wellknown d au woman, prominent in Re- bekah lodge work, passed away this morning at 6:05 o'clock following several months’ attack of rheuma- tism, at the residence of her son, H. B. Crewson in the Blomgren Apartment at 423 Gold Street Mrs. Crewson had been a resi- dent of Juneau for the past eight years in which time she made |many friends. Previous to coming to Juneau she lived in Seattle, | where she was a member of the| Ridgely Lodge of Rehekahs, being | a4 Past Noble Grand of that lodge. During the visit pf Mrs. Rose Hawkins, President of the Rebekah Lodge, Mrs. Crewson was presented with a twenty-five-year jewel from the Ridgely Lodge and at that time a nosegay was presented to her for the outstanding service which she rendered to the local assembly. Funeral services for Mrs. Crew- son will be held in the Trinity Cathedral Church 'Monday after- noon at 2 p.m. under the auspices of the Rebekah TLodgé with Dean C. E. Rice reading the eulogy. Interment will bé in Evergreen Cemeteyy J WORKS PROGRAM |Ickes Says Quarter Billion More Construction May Be Added WASHINGTON, July 28-—Inter- (lor Secretary Harold L. Ickes said |today that with the help of the { Reconistruction Fitiance Corpora- | tion’ millions the public works program might be expanded to {provide another two hundred and | |fifty million doltars worth af con-{ |struction. He made the estimate in |reply to questions about the new {workKing agreement with Jesse Jones, RFC chairman. Under the arrangement the RFC | would make loans of its billion and {half funds on big projects receiving {grants of PWA’s nine hundred and iml_v million. It would make an in- | crease in the ttoal estimate cost of construction for the whole pro- !gram of $1,897,000,000 SIRWILKINS IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 28.—Sir Hubert | Wilkins passed through Seattle to- | day on an airliner for Vancouver to interview an unidentified surgeon n Ellsworth South Polar flight next imonth. Wilkins said the physiclan he was seeking was from Everett, was 26 years old and recently returned {from New York, failing to keep an appointment there with Wilkins for |an interview. B. B. TONIGHT Weather permitting, there will be a baseball game in Juneau at 6:30 o'clock tonight between the Moose and Douglas, a'game moved up from tomorrow night, thus permitting the Elks to play in Douglas tomor- row night, the game postponed from Tuesday on account of showers, gl - Ex-Seattie Pi Kiled, Bagrad BELGRADE, July 28. — Gordon Mounce, 38, former resident of Se- attle and Everett and American test pilot, crashed to his death here today after 24 successful demon- strations in looping his baby “fleet” plane ‘at Belgrades airport: DESSERT BRIDGE IN HONOR E REABER Complimenting Mrs. Maurice Reaber, who is to Teave Saturday for the south, Mrs. Walter Hellan en- tertained this afternoon at a des- sert-bridge in her home, 316 Distin Avenue. The luncheon table was attractively decorated with tiger lilies and delphinium. Present for the occasion were Mesdames Fred Tiedt, William Jar- man, W. H. Robinson, Charles Fox, ‘Thomas Haigh, Tom George, John Newman, J. C. Michaelson, Collis Druley, Miss Dorothy Baird, the honoree and hostess. - ——.——— (Continued on Page Two) | Anita Louise has turned now, however, Not so long ago one of the principle topics of femi- nine conversation was about the latest diet. Stars indorsed their pet ways of and whole thing was guite a game. i G o qnnd the headliners of filmdom are no longer shying away from food like +THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938. Movie Stars Abandon Diets for Citrves . for one of these celluloid charmers to avoid thin- ness, that the studios have ordered six celebs to put on weight. Among those who are now trying to tip the scales a bit more are Bette Davis, who was told to gain eight pounds; Wendy Barrie, 9; Olivia De Havilland, Ann Sheridan, 12; Marie Hollywood reducing ‘The tide Little Tommy Thurlow, son of Lieut. who guided the silver monoplane of in record time, is shown as he was ew York hotel, after daddy had whiskers Two Passengers Jerry Jones and Bill Knox were to bring a PAA Electra in from Fairbanks today with Dr. W. W. Council and Hugh Brewster as! passengers. 1 PAA officials said tne plane may ' not come through today, but if not today, will arrive tomorrow. ‘ CELEBRATES TENTH ! BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY Yesterday afternoon at the Gold Street home of Mr. and Mrs. James McAlister, their daughter Marilyn was ‘the incentive ‘of a party in hono, of her tenth birthday. i Cake and ice cream proved to be the main refreshment of the day, | and the afternoon was spent in playing games. . Guests for the occasion included | Jackie, Betty, and Mary Koby, An-| ka, Olga, and Bessl Dapcuvich,i George Gullufsen, Eddie Dull, Shei- | la Berry, Lorene Krause, Pat, Kath- leen, and Caroling McAlister. | Egg tests: Fresh eggs will sink when they are placed in a pan of cold water. Held in front of a can- dle flame in a dark room they will appear clear. Store salad oil in a dry, cold place. Keep coffee, tea, sugar, bak- ing powder, spices, soda, cream of tartar and cereals tightly covered in a dry., dark place. Want some juice - appetizers? haved off four day Mrs. Thurlow is standing by. Try tions: and pineapple, grapefruit and | sitka, ry and lemon cherry Aboard Elegtra i o HELPSFOR HOUSEWIVES they once did. In fact, so impressive has it become ‘Wilson, 6; Anita Louise, 10. y 1 3 g 5 o\ 00 00 00 00 & Round thv v: L “\i ana ome FHA. ACTIVITIES . JULY 2, 1938 . - . Heme Mortages Accepted for & Incurance: . Number of home . mort es ac- . cepted for in- . su as of . date 325.165 @ Asgregate value . of mortgages . $1,330,150,508 ® Multifamily and . Group Housing . Mortgages Ac- . cepted for In- . surance $ 70,210,050 @ Property Improvement Loans: ® Number of lans un- ® 00000000000 00000c02202900000600000 Number of loans . under reinstated . Title T approved . by FHA to date 107,096 o Amount of insured . notes $51,685,908 o (Under Title I of original Act, which expired April 1, ® 1937, FHA insured 1451442 e notes amounting’ to $560,603,- ® 2400 . ® 80 00 v o 0 & 00 o COPE, HOLDEN, FLYING TODAY | Marine - Airways pilot Lon Cope went out to the islands in the Bei- the following juice combina- lanca today with one passenger for Tomato and clam, tomato | Hoonah and two passengers for [ while Holden took a Forest Service charter to Glacier Bay. Oscar Osttrne flew to Hoonah with Cope and A. Pendt and Lyle Hebert went to Sitka. With Holden on the Glacier Bay trip was B. F. Heinfgleman, R. F. T. L. Thurlow, one of the navigators Howard Hughes around the world nited with his famous dad at their of international uit and grape juice, vy, apple and pine- apple, prune and orange, raspber- and grapefruit and bit of chopped grape! with a mint U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF. AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) ast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 pm. July 28: and Friday; moderate southerly winds. Weather forecast [or Southeast Alaska: Rain tonight and Friday; moderate southerly winds, except moderate to fresh over Dixon En- trance, Clarence Strait, ederick Sound, Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal. Forecast of winds along the Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Moderate to fresh southerly winds tonight and Friday from Dixon Entrance to Dry Bay and casterly winds from Yakutat to Cape Hinchinbrook. LOCAL DATA Fore: Rain tonight Tiwe Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weathes 4 p.m. yest'y 29.93 56 k] SE 15 Lt Rain 4 am. today 29.91 51 97 s 4 Lt. Rain | Noon today 29.91 56 80 s 10 Cloudy { RADIO REPORTS TODAY Max. temp. Lowest 4a.m. 4a.m. Preclp. 4a.m Station last 24 hours | temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weathe: | Atka 64 | 54 12 14 Rain | Anchorage 63 | o 5 2 | Barrow 38 | 36 6 0 Cloudy | Nome 56 50 4 0 Clouuy Bethel 0 | 48 14 0 Clear Fairbanks 76 | 56 4 03 Cloudy Dawson 80 5 54 0 s Cloudy st. Paul 52 - = & Dutch Harbor 66 | 50 52 4 0 PLCldy Kodiak 64 | 48 48 4 0 Clear Cordova 54 50 50 0 67 Rain | Juneau - 58 51 51 4 15 Rain | Sitka 56 | 51 - — 23 | Ketchikan . 56 | 52 54 4 1.16 Rain | Prince Rupert 62 | 50+ 54 10 28 Rain | Edmonton 84 56 56 4 0 Cloudy Seattle 70 | 56 56 8 0 Clear | Portland 84 | 64 64 6 0 Pt. Cldy San Francisco 66 | 58 58 6 0 Cloud New York 84 72 74 4 B Cloud Washington 90 | 70 74 4 ki Clear | WEATHFR CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY { Scattle (airport), cloudy, temperature, 58; Blaine, partly cloudy, 1 50; Victoria, partly cloudy, 52; Alert Bay, cloudy, 49; Bull Harbor, | showers, 50; Triple Island, showers 50; Langara Island, raining, 5° | Prince Rupert, cloudy, 55; Ketchikan, cloudy, 54; Craig, raining, 57; | Wrangell, cloudy, 54; Petersburg, raining, 54; Sitka, cloudy, 54; Cape sencer, cloudy, 54; Hoonah, cloudy; Hawk Inlet, raining, 50; Ten- | akee, cloudy, 64; Port Althorp, cloudy; Hood Bay, cloudy, 62; Radio- I'ville, showers; Juneau, raining, 52; Skagway, cloudy, 55; Haincs cloudy; Cape Hinchinbrook, foy prdova, cloudy, 65; Yaku- |tat, clondy, 52; Chitina, cloudy McCarthy, cloudy, 46; An- chorage, partly cloudy, 59; Por'age, cloudy, 54; Fairbanks, partly cloudy, 61; Ruby, cloudy, 58; Nenana, partly cloudy, 58; Hot Sprit partly cloudy, Tanana, clear, 50; Nenana, clear, 58; Nulato, cle 64; Kaltag, partly cloudy, 60; Flat, partly cloudy, 54; Stuyahok foggy, 50; Crooked Creek, clear. 56; Bethel, cloudy, 54; Plati- num, cloudy; Golovin, partly cloudy, 58; Solomon, clear, 54; Council, cle r | Juneau, July 29.—Sunrise, 3:43 am.; sunset, 8:28 p.m. | WEATHER SYNOPSIS | Moderately low barometric ssure continued this morning over | the Guif of Alaska and over the Tanana and upper Yukon volleys. A torm area of considerable intensity prevailed over the Aleutian while anticyclonic conditions prevailed over the Pacific Ocean from California westward to the Hawaiian and Midway islands. This gen- eral pressure distribution has been attended by heavy rains over the Aleutian Islands and light to moderate rains over the Tanana and up- per Yukon valleys and from the Prince William Sound region south- ward to the northern portion of British Columbia and by partly cloudy to cloudy weather over the West Coast S Bessey and John D. Coffman | The giraffe fights by kicking After returning from that trip| witn its hind le this afternoon, Holden is sched- ed to go to the Polaris-Taku mine | th A. B. Wing, Jack McKenzie|' and J. H. Thornicroft. S | |PREDATORY ANIMAL . CHIEF ON MISSION TO TERRITORY Stanley Young, chief of the pre- datory animal division of the Bio- logical Survey, is due to arrive in Juneau about the first of the week, according to Frank Dufresne, chief % representative of the bureau in Al- as’¢ . Mr. Young came north on the |Brown Bear as far as Ketchikan }flnd is now out with Wildlife Agent | H. R. Sarber in some of the wolf- infested regions of the Southeast. He wil come here to confer with of- ficials relative to predatory ani- mal work in the Territory and plans | spoiled by lice when it is so easy—and ly sprinkle the bushes to spend about a month in the In- Cheap—_Simply sprinkle the ' bushes terior with Frank Glaser of Fair-| mis ‘;}m“fl’ 494 Jous sopen safe. Money back if you don’t agree banks, who has charge of predatory that BUHACH is the best pro!efl?: 'm.\;mal work for the Bureau in Al- ‘Ill;fl’:tnil;m p-(!}-‘nm“l:vamtu 1 aska. Sifter Drug, 40-FOOT {Cabin Cruiser SLEEPS 6 Toilet and Galley Powered by Two 50 H. P. 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