The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 1, 1938, Page 2

0o Advance Showing Fail Raincoats These rain will 8ee you througt! B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. “Juneau's Leading Department Store” Leaders Meet Republic & 5 \lembers of the executive committee of the National Republican Commit, ee are pictured at Washington getting their heads together over a knott] sroblem. Left to right, they are: Henry P. Fletcher, former chairman Chairman John DaM. Hamilton, and Franklvn Waltman. OLD CAG, BUT IT WORKS—_if the heat's past, the 100 mark a was in St. Louis when Mrs. J. W. Schaper (left) and Mrs, William J. Barnett tried the traditional frying of €ggs on a manhole cover. Mrs. Schaper brought salt. flo‘l'Ol»lS'l'l MUST LISTEN, LOOK AND ST THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1938. “Dimond-Minded” - Says Meherin of Cumin_g_ Election Juneau Business Man Back from Trip Through Terri- tory—Finds Alaska Good Everywhere at the Westward and | in the Interior people aré “Dimond- | minded,” according to J. J. Meherin who arrived in Juneau on the Mt. McKinley Saturday night after a month’s trip through the Territory. | “People were talking ‘Dimond’ enthusiastically, Teady to follow Jim Farley's advice and send him back | to ‘Congress,” Meherin said. | “Next to the approaching elec-| tion, T found the interest of people| centered in the trips that Postmas- ter General Farley and Secretary | Ickes are making to Alaska this summer. The feeling is that out of them will come important things | for the Territory.” With Egrle C. Clifford, Meherin left Anchorage July 5 in a chartered Star Airways plane, covered Bristol Perfect Girlg Are Fast Sellers of Air Tickets ST. PAUL, Minn, Aug. 1 plané tickets sell faster if the is a pretty girl. Speed and low fares are part of the formula, too, but the third in- gredient—pretty girls with a smile in their voice—made it elick ‘Leslie B. Farrington, general tr fi¢ manager for Northwest Airlir started it. Now he's enthusiastic about it. “Make no mistake,” he says. “Thi Air eller plan of using girls in the ticket offices is not an outgrowth of hostess service. These gir are young business women, trained es- pecially for the work they have “ to wear it. Even his brother Harry's ‘é(;rigtln Has Suml(;y Suit ; But Never Time to Wear I By HUBBARD KEAVY LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 1.— Aviation's newest and strangest | hero—Douglas Groce Corrigan, un- employed airplane welder—always dresses the part. He wore the clotheés an his un- expected flight to Ireland that he always wears, rain or shine, work or wedding. He owns a good suit, but he just never finds an occasion wedding wasn't for Douglas to put on serge. “I really important enough his blue believe he wore his | checkered pants and his leather jacket to Harry's wedding,” says the Rev. S. Fraser Langford, Doug- las’ uncle. “But, my goodness, we're 50 used to seeing him in that outfit, we didn't pay any attention to him.” Douglas doesn't have any hobbies, except flying. He's an omniverous der — of books about aviation. !land got around the airports where Silent Doug and his “clipper” are 4o | known, the reactions were varied. He's a great talker, 400—aboul one pilot said Doug ought to have e his head examined. Others said Laughed at Crack-Up “incredible” and “astonishing. U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU | THE WEATHER : (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) | Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 3:30 p.m., Aug. 1: | Rain tonight and Tuesday; moderate southerly wi Weather forecast for Southeast Alaska: Rain tonight and Tues- | day; moderate southerly winds, except freésh over Dixon Entrance, | Clarence Strait, Frederick Sound, Chatham Strait, and Lynn Canal. | Forecast of winds along the Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Fresh southerly winds tonight and Tuesday from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook, except fresh to strong tonight from Yakataga to Cape Hinchinbrook. Bay, the Kuskokwim, Nome, Candle and all of the towns along the Yu- | kon and Tanana up to Fort Yukon & trip of over 4,000 miles. There was no “weather permit- ting” about their journey, the tra- velers said. Beautiful flying weather | prevailed throughout their trip. “The weather was too good,” ac- cording to Meherin, “Clear sunny weather in the mining districts re- sulted in a dangerous shortage of | | water, and mining operators were hoping for rain.” In the fur districts conditions were good, and traders were pleased by the slight advance in beaver and muskrat. | 'Ten days were spent on the 4,000- I mile trip. Clifford flew back fo Ju- | neau by Pacific Alaska Airways | July 24 and Meherin took the M. McKinley from Seward last week. Meherin, who is president of the Baranof Hotel Corporation, said | that he found & lot of interest wherever he went in Junecau's new | hotel | In addition to his business inter- | ests in Juneau, Meherin is whole-| sale representative for Hills Bro- | thers' Coffee, Consolidated Dairy | Products, National Biscuit Com- pany, J. A. McGregor Company and Alaska Distributors. Clifford is Zellerbach Paper Com- pany representative, and handles Dunham, Carrigan and Hayden, of | San Francisco, Sherwin Willams MISS OPAL HISER Paint Company and Bowles Plumb- | 4 |t supply. [ Legs help sell tickets Both Clifford and Meherin win|t© do. They weren't hired to keep | remain in Juneau for about a week | PAssengers happy but o sell before leaving on the yacht ann‘fickt‘ts_“ to cover Sotitheast Alaska ‘towns. Last fall, he says, several comie- | PR R |1y girls were put behind the ticket i |counter in Northwest's Chicago of- \HULDEN FLIES | fice. They “produced.” Now, as fast y " l@s girls can be trained here — it 5 o takes six to eight weeks—they are | being sent to other ticket offices. | Farrington says a new profession for women is being opened up. Alex Holdex took the Marine Air-| L estimate 85 per cent of our ways Bellanca out today on a char- ter trip to Hoonah for the Icy Straits Packing Company. Saturday afternoon, Alonzo Cope brought in five passengers from Sit- ka in the Bellanca. They were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chamberlin, Mrs. Verne Soley, Lyle Hebert, Bill sefling will be done by our women over |traffic representatives the |counter and by teleph “As for the future, as far as the girls are concerned. They are breaking into a new field for 'women, and that means endless | possibilities as the system expands.” Douglas is a great kidder. Al- ways laughing. Why, nothing both- ers him. Gratious, he ‘even laughed about the time three years ago he But one said, “He’ll get that job now. I don’t think he was any more foolthardy than Lindbergh was. That flight took courage and that's what |big trees and smashed it up some. . work for two months, | ! | ;map of California. The bookcase is Pacific Sea Foods, A. S. Day and | 5900. | ‘huge Boyal Alr Force plane may skim across the toad, wi Smith. ‘ Saturday evening Alex Holden | took the Fairchild 71 to the Polaris- ‘Taku mine with S. Preznik, B. Wing, and C. Densdale. Suriday,'‘Cope went to the mine with the Fairchild to bring in A Sintlair and another man, While Cope was on the mine trip, | Holden yesterday went to Chat-| ham on a charter trip, bringing in} Osear Bergseth and Mrs. Andy Gun- dersoh. 5 | ————,— } MRS. WINGARD VISITS Mrs: L. L. Wingard, of Petersburg, is visiting here as‘a house guest of Mrs. Georgia Gallagher, at her resi- dence in the Assembly Apartments. Mrs. Wingard plans to return to her home the latter part of the week. g s * OV'T ON RUPERT Three passéngers ‘safled south Sunday mofning on the’ Canadian National Prince Rupert, as follows: For Seattle—Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sutton; Fotr Prince Rupert—E. B. Wing. * —— e MRS. SOLEY RETLRNS Mrs. Vern Soley, who has been visiting in Sitka, returned aboard the Marine Aifways. Male traffic representatives say men clients delight in being served by an attractive, efficient girl. Women find it reassuring to talk was caught in a storm in Virginia| aviation needs.” in the old crate. He plopped the| ' Silent Doug, who used to get $35 machine right down between two 'a week and who has been out of may 'very He laughed and said like, “Boy, I'll better be careful of job he's always wanted in one of this baby or she ain't going tolthe giant air liners—so new and last.” That was his only cr;\ck-up.‘[trim and modern — that he's al- | In Douglas’ room there’s a ven- erable brass bed, a folding card ta- | ble—which Mr. Langford to as “the boy's desk'—a dresser | |and a small bookcase. Not even a | ‘Former Juneau | Douglas sits on his bed when he works at his desk. He may worship | M M' & You have to give a fellow credit for trying, especially when he does referred it the hard way. — .- ¢ | Got a few scratches. lwnys admired. Lindbergh, but there is no evidence | |of his devotion—mot a picture of | | Lindy in sight. Corrigan helped to | build the Spirit of St. Louis—as a machinist's helper—in San Diego 11 Eugene De Rusette, former well- ! years ago. known painter of Juneau and Doug- Plane Cost $310—Plus las, is reported missing according | On the dresser are a picture of to the following appearing in a re- Douglas’ sister, Evelyn, who gave cent Valdez Miner: birth to a daughter the day the FEugene De Rusette, a painter at | fiyer landed in Ireland, a baby Dayville, where he had a contract picture of Douglas, a topographical to paint the buildings of the North jammed full of books—about flying Sons, is missing, and it is feared and navigation. that he is drowned, Mr. De Ru- Corrigan’s outstanding character- sette spent the night on one of the istic is his determination. Folks told cannery boat and was missing next him that the 1929 Curtiss-Robin, morning. One sock and his hat which he bought in New York were found on deck. sjeven years ago for $310, wasn't fit A vigorous search was made by to fly. cannery employees, but no trace He said, “Shucks, I'll fix that.” could be found eof the missing And he took 13 days to ferry the man. antique from New York to Cali- TReports to the effect that he had fornia. He tinkeréd with the plane, becn seen in town that night were after taking it apart and putting it traced down but found to be in- back together again. Then he de- accurate . sided its 90 - horsepower engine Mr. De Rusette came to Valdez wasn’'t powerful emough. So he ly in the spring in company bought two used Wright engines, with a companion and the men did took the best parts of each and considerable painting about town. made one good engine. Total cost of repairs and overhauling, $590. All together, the plane set him back CLOU?O‘BJENlékxulgEROUS Corrigan was and probably is determined to be a transport pilot. A discovery of the c¢loud berry He's told friends he'd rather fly a was made yesterday by Mrs. P. big plane than do anything. Hammer and Mrs. Wilmar Georg- Tank Reprizeed Passengers sen while out walking. This berry Mr. Langford, a Baptist minister is common in the northern part who used to be a newspaperman, of the Scandinavian ‘tountries, be- “traded” rides in his little yawl for ing more plentiful in the rainy rides in his nephew's airplane. weather. In Finland, this berry is Douglas learned practical naviga- known as the lakkoja, in Sweden, something possibly come back to step into the | to members of their own sex about |flying. And to top it off, the girls |have shown they can handle ob- tion from his uncle and theoretical navigation from books. The trade deal ended when Doug put an ex-, as juardrun and in Norway as moltta berj. ‘The cloud berry is an exception- streperous customers with finesse. Different types are chosen for various séctions. It takes one type of girl, Farrington says, to handle a metropolitan office, and quite anothér to work in smaller cities tra gas tank in the cabin, which ally good berry, needing very little took up the passenger’s place. sugar and is eaten like straw- “Silent Doug” is five feet six berries or raspberries, and also inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has makes very good jam or jelly. These blue eyes and wavy brown hair. berries are now on display in the He is of Irish and German descent New Ideal Shop on“South Franklin a plane piloted by Alonzo Cope of | |and vacation areas; while in the | wést, thie young women selected for selling jobs are athletic, out- |door types. SVENSSON GOES SOUTH Oapt. Fred Svensson, of the Sal- /mon Department of Libby, McNeill |and Libby, is a southbound pas- | senger aboard the Mt. McKinley. |He' has visited all canneries in | Alaska during the tour just ending. —— - MANVILLE RETURNS | ‘M. v. Manville, who has been to | theé ' Westward, returned to his Ju- |neau home aboard the Mt. Mc- [Kinley. | AT B S, —mostly Irish. His forebears came from the north of Ireland. He sold papers to pay his way through high school. His parents died when he was young. His father was killed by a freight engine in New York; his mother died of grief a iew months later. He got a job making deliveries after school: It was dull, so he quit{ when he heard that a ‘company, building metal monoplanes, might :ake on some hands. Sure enough, he got & job in the Ryan plant. He helped bolt the gas tanks onto many planes, including the one jestined for Lindbergh. From the day Lindbergh fléw to Paris, Doug was a goner. Street. CAMPBELLS TO LEAVE TOMORROW Mrs. Joe Campbell and two daughters; Ann and Josephine, will leave tomorrow for the south on the Princess Charlotte. Before re- turning to Seattle where they will make ‘their home, the Campbells will visit in Portland ‘with Mrs. Campbell's father and brother, Ann will enroll in school this year ' as a freshman either in college or business school, and” Josephine will enroll as a junior in high scheol. — e Acted Like Lindy He dressed like Lindbergh, acted —— |like him. To escape attention, he Ty feven flew noh-stop to Néw York ¢ |when the crowds were giving huz- zahs to five big-name flyers Who had just flown around the world. And he stood for clean living. His uncle says Doug always has been that way. Doesn't smoke ‘or drink or swear. Occasionally, he attends his uncle’s church and he always takes part in the famliy’s home Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office. ‘GUCKER RETURNS J. W. Gucker, with his head- 'quarters in Juneau, arrived on the MéKinley from a business trip to the Westward and Interior. — e GOES TO KETCHIKAN Attorney R. E. Robertson left on the Mt. McKinley for Ketchikan on a professional’ trip. ——————— BREWSTER FOR SEATTLE Hiigh Brewster, Aeronadtical In- devotions. He never has spent a cent fool- ishly. And he even started himself so he would have extra money to put into Mis airplane. For Tunch, he frequently ‘drank only half of Ihis pint of milk and ate only half his sandwich so he’d havé some left for supper. AN ‘the time, he was aiming for one thing: to fly, and fly well, so he ‘conid iand & job @s & co-pilot on a big transport. His Goal’s in Sight When word of the flight to Ire- spector, 1éft aboard the Mt. Mc- Kinley for Seattle to ‘attend air ‘conferences. ———— TYLER, Eex, “The rise and fall of the stock market is re- flected in the way people drive, says Capt. Walter ElHott of the Texas highway ‘patrol. “Not only traffic violations but other 1aw violations increase when the market is on the rise,” he says. “When the market is falling, peo- ple quiet down again. I don't kmow why 1t 1s, but 1t is what I find.” LOCAL DATA Timae Barometer Temp, Humidity Wind Velocity Weathea [5:30 pm. yest'y ... 3007 52 94 SE 11 Lt.Rain 13:30 am. today .. 30.01 50 98 s 6 Lt. Rain | Noon today 2992 52 48 SE 15 Lt. Rain { RADIO REPORTS | | TODAY Max. temp. | Lowest 4a.m. 4a.m. Preclp. 4am | station last24hours | temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weather | Atka 50 l 46 50 4 25 Rain | Anchorage 72 52 A - - | Barrow 42 34 31 18 9 Clondy | Nome 52 48 48 14 29 Cloudy | Bethel 58 48 48 22 20 Rain | Pairbanks 62 | 50 50 14 53 Rain Dawson 66 | 56 56 4 23 Rain St. Paul 52 L 2 L & Dutch Harbor K 45 16 0 0 Cloudy Kodiak 4 52 54 6 0 Olear Cordova 56 52 52 10 16 Ratn | Junean 55 | 49 50 6 a8 Rain Sitka 61 | 53 — - 15 Ketchikan 58 | 52 54 0 06 Cloudy | Prince Rupert 64 50 50 [] 10 Cloudy | Edmonton 4 | 48 48 4 28 Pt.Cldy Seattle % | 56 56 6 0 Cloudy | Portland 80 58 58 4 0 Clear | San Francisco kL | 56 56 10 0 Clear New York ... 36 72 74 14 13 Cloudy Washington 92 | 6 78 8 0 Clear | | WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TODAY | Seattle (airport), cloudy, temperature, 56; Blaine, cloudy, 52; Vic- toria, cloudy, 57; Alert Bay, foggy, 49; Bull Harbor, cloudy, 52; Triple Island, cloudy® Langara Island, ¢loudy, 54; Prince Rupert, clon- dy, 52; Ketchikan, misting, 54; Craig, showers, 58; Wrangell, raining, 52; Petersburg, misting, 52; Sitka, cloudy, 53; Hoonah, cloudy; Hawk Inlet, raining, 50; Port Althorp, misting; Radioville raining, 52; Ju- neau, raining, 51; Skagway, cloudy, 54; Haines, cloudy; Yakutat, rain- ing, 53; Cape Hinchinbrook, raining, 52; Cape St. Elias, missing; Cor- dova, clear, 67; Chitina, raining, 54; McCarthy, raining, 48; Anchor- age, partly cloudy, 61; Portage, cloudy, 51; Fairbanks, raining, 50; Hot Springs, raining, 48; Tanana, raining, 51; Ruby, raining, 49; Nulato, cloudy, 62; Kaltag, cloudy, 52; McGrath, raining, 54; Flat, cloudy, 46; Bethel, misting, 52; Platinum, cloudy; Golovin, cloudy, 50; Selomon, cloudy, 48; Council, cloudy, 47; Nome, cloudy, 48. Juneau, August 2.—Sunrise, 3:52 am.; sunset, 8:19 p.m. WEATHER SYNOPSIS Low barometric pressure prevailed this morning from the Seward Peninsula southeast ward across the Gulf of Alaska to Southeast Al- aska and eastward from Nome to the Hudson Bay region and north- ward to the Arctic Ocean, the lowest reported pressures at 3 a.m. being 29.41 inches at Aklavik and 29.44 inches at Dawson. High barometric pressure prevailed from the Aleutian Islands southeastward over the North Pacific Ocean, the crest being 30.64 inches over the Pacific Ocean at latitude 64 degrees and longitude 162 degrees. This general pres- sure distribution has been attended by precipitation over most of Al- aska and northwestern Canada and. by generally fair weather over the Pacific Northwest states. NOTICE! 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