The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 21, 1939, Page 6

Treat Your Baifery ' RIGHT! - BRING IT TO QUR. BATTERY ROOM !"OHV'AN OVERHAUL AND RECHARGE If you need sulphuric acid or Edison Battery Solution, WE HAVE IT. | Alaska Eleciric Light & Power Co. ¢ *—d " I¥ cos?s so Lrrite' + [ S P Y TP PRARS ARELE FAMILY DEVLIN'S SHOE 'STORE o, 2 “Juneau’s Oldest Exclu- ~ stve Shoe Store” Seward Lou Hudson Street Manager GREEN TOP CABS—PHBIIE 678 BUY GREEN TOP RIDE COUPON BOOKS: -tilnrldrsmsm £3.00 in rides for $250 BY JOVE-SHE IS A PRETT Y LASS-MY SON MUST MEET HER IF HE HAS TO MISS A DAY AT - PLAYING CRICKET= MRS . JIGGS-I'VE LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT AND THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOUR DAUGHTER- SHE WILL BE HERE IN A MINUTE-LORD WORTHNOT TEN- DAUGHTER-DEAR- THIS IS LORD ~ WORTHNOT TEN=- A FRIEND OF YOUR FATHER'S AND MINE= YE5-YESH A JOLLY PLEASURE 1 ASSURE You- MY PARENTS 1S UNUSUAL: I ASSURE YOU=I AM VERY HONORED IN MEETING YOU- I'IIBB AGENCY .\,.fim-sy Poot of Main Street ) GAS — ’OM i Jnnean Motors 75-foot channel across the bar, while other yardage as necessary, | could be easily taken adjacent to ‘v.he airfield project with draglines. Further it is brought out that the He]d would be but nine miles from Juneau itself, by good highway, and Lhat electric power "and telephone connectlon is available. FOR FI ElD The report to ' Lee, embracing ;many other thorough investigations By ‘and resume of Juneau attractions, | concludes with the statement 'that “The airfield and channél dredging | project 1s eminently one of na- nonal importance, not only in con- junction with national defense air | bases, but also in the navigation | |of small water craft of private | citizens and of all Federal Gov-| iernmvnt agencies in Alaska.” L eee — ARCTIC’S LOFTY ~ MI. DOONERAK DEFIES SCALER POTATO: CHIPS—CANDIES 0-KE-DOKES always fresh at Glover's-Phone 324 |1, . - flAUGEN TRANSPORTATION CO. p@-nkbl b e e.ww| M- S.DART MARINE | u.s Mail Carrier GEORGE FOLTA Sheet Metal ey 2 7w : : _every Wednesday at 7 a.m. w k For PETERSBURG, KAKE, PORT PBoat Tanks MARINE NEWS_ ALASKA COMES N FOR LONG |~~~ STAY IN CITY|5 o 2oicter ® Alaska in port and scheduled to ® e sail for Skagway at 8 a. m. | The steamer Alaska docked at 3 ® tomorrow. e Baranof scheduled to arrive at o'clock this afternoon in Juneau to spend the night, bringing in 14 2:30 o'clock tomorrow morn- passengers for this city ing and sails westward at Arrivals from Seattle were San- 5 o'clock a. m. dra Clinkenbeard, Mildred Clink- Princess Louise scheduled to arrive tomorrow afternoon or enbeard, Barbara Clinkenbeard, W Gorrell, P. Nordstrom, Mrs. P evening. North Coast due Tuesday. Nordstrom, R. Phippeny, ' Joseph SCHEDULED SAILINGS F. Scott, David Williams. Tyee scheduled to sail from From Southeast Alaska ports— H. C. Dunlop, S. Zuern, J. A. Seattle 9 tonight. Columbia scheduled to sail Rasmussen, J. B. Carlyle and C. from Seattle tomorrow 9 a. V. Pollock. m. Traveling as tourists aboard the|® Princess Alice scheduled to Alaska are two large lour parties, sail from Vancouver at 9 p. one with 385, is from Miami Uni- m. tomorrow. versity at Oxford, Ohio, a botany|® Prince Geoge scheduled to sail cruise, and the other is a Christian from Vancouver July 24 at 9 Fellowship Cruise with approxi mately 100 under the leadership | p. m. Yukon scheduled to sail from of the Rev. David Waggoner, of Juneau. Seattle July 25 at 9 a. m. Princess Charlotte scheduled to Capt. 0. C. Anderson sail from Vancouver July 26 mander of the Alaska Diran is Purser. 5 FROM SITKA ARRIVE TODAY " ON NORTH SEA Taku scheduled to sail from Seattle July 28 at 9 p. m. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS Mount McKinley scheduled Nineteen passengers sailed south with the steamen;North Sea *this morning after five passengers, in- to arrive at 2 o'clock tomor- row morning, sailing south about one hour later. Prince Robert scheduled to ar- rive 6 a. m. tomorrow, sailing south 2 hours later. Prince Rupert scheduled south bound midnight Saturday. Aleutian scheduled southbound bound from Sitka, had dlsembaxkvd next Sunday. here. LOCAL SAILINGS Arrivals from Sitka were William Estebeth scheduled to scil every Bilk, Mrs. Cora M. Speanburg, Wednesday al 6 p.m. for Sit- Elizabeth Parslow, Grover Winn ka aud wayports. and Pat Rollins, Dart leaves every Wednesday Sailing to Seattle were Walter at 7 a.m. for Petersburg, Port Scott, John Peak, R. Komalarock, Alexander, Kake and way R. E. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rollins, W. C. Nance, Mrs. H. E. Green, Denny Green, Lor-| aine Hall, Mrs. Joe Williams To Ketchikan—Charles Bartlett, Deloyd Oliphant, C. W. W'nm}.rr Com. W. K. Thompson. To Petersburg—Edward Sticha, G D. McDonald, Mrs. Don Haley, ports e0eeeecc oo Marion Hale' THIRTEEN SAI Case Lot Grocery “LOWEST PRICES BY FAR" Phéne'704 ' 240'So. Frémklin Harri Machine Shop “Try Us First” Colonel Lee Indlcates His Approval of Army Airport Here (Continued from Page One) -s » bflo-cp suhscmer The Daily Alaska Empire is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the ——— — — CAPITOL THEATRE and receive 2 tickets to see: "GUN LAW" » ALEXANDER and WAY PORTS For Information Haugen Transportation Co. Red 611 Freight must be on city dock not later than 4 P. M. Tuesday ALASEA Transportation Company ® Sailings from Pier 7 Seattle Leaves. Seattle ...July 21 ..July 28 obvious that Juneau is strategically located Strawves.; Pomn. “Strawberry Point (Gustavus) has unlimited airfield possibilities”, Lee said, stressing ‘“urobstructed | approach” as the carc.nal am—uc- tion. Further MacLEAN METAL WORKS SOUTH SEWARD ST. Telephone 703 1 wlong the const, Liturn | e s—— Bay took the Colonel's and his| staff's interest. Bob MarSha“ Re'ums Af “Harbor Point (at Lituya's en- trance) forms a natural harbor of 'ef Fallufe 10 Cllmb refuge for both boats and sea- planes.” Lee said and added that| - Peak at Wiseman AT “all the way up from there, are . good beaches or flat tabl_e lands | Mount Doonerak, highest North DEPENDABLE wher? emergency,, flelds might-, e American mountain north of the b | Arctic Circle, still hasn’t been climbed Two Foro;t Service officials, ‘by man, Bob Marshall, who re- Charles Burdick and Wellman Hol- |y e here yesterday from Wise- brook, are at present at Yakutat,|yan gt the foot of the peak, doesn't surveying airfield possibilitiesthere.| {hink the mountain ever will be Juneau on Borderline | etimbed. Col. Lee's statement this morn-| Marshall, Recreational Supervisor ing that “Juneau is on the border-|for the U. S. Forest Service, got to line between rocky and preci within 2,000 feet of the top of Doo- shores and broad beache: | nerak on his latest attempt to climb imply that Juneau, with its muni-|it. There he found the going 50 |10.00/Ly. cipal attractions of schools, church- | hard in crumbling material that he{110A" s, and metropolitan ‘amusements, | was forced to lead his party of | wind its location - midway between | climbers back down to Wiseman. the soon to be constructed Fair-| Even though he didn't get to the banks Army experimental station|top of the mountain, Marshall en- and the States, would make a fine | Joyed his month’s stay at Wiseman, point for refueling and overhauling the Alaskan town he chronicled in planes ‘on flight from’the Stateshis book “Arctic Village.” He climb- to the 'Interior. E | ed a number of lesser peaks and did Juneau, in this line of thought | considerable mapping of territory' is also situated at the point where | Surrounding Wiseman. . planes would touch, either flying|, Marshall flew in from Fairbanks the “coastal” routé "via the Guif|PY,PAA yesterday. His vacation| of Alaska shores, or “inland” via =iy whgn LEFAFRE &:fvoat il Whitehorse to hlrbanks : | b TR o NORTH COAST JUNEAU BOUND ject, the Chamber report indicates EEATI‘LE July 21, — Steamer 15 miles "of water passage would be saved to the Juneau boat fleet|® North Coast sailed for Southeast Alaska ports at 10 o'clock this| which was estimated in 1936 'to include’ 412 fishing boats, 20 goy- forénoon ‘with 90 passengers, in- cluding the following booked for WATCH THIS SPACE Your Name May Appear S. S. TYEE S. S. TAKU - AT S P. M. PASSENGERS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION AGENT D. B. FEMMER Phone 114 Night: 312 is com- and Dave COLUMBIA LUMBER COHPMW ALESKA Lumber and Building Malerials PHONES 587 OR 747—JUNEAU SECURE YOUR LOAN THROUGH US To Improve and Modernize Your Home Under Title I, F. H. A. HOTEL GASTINEAU Every Effort Made for the Comfort d Guestsl GASTINEAU CAFE in gonnection AIR SERVICE INFORMATION ALASKA AIR TRANSPORT, Inc B " SEAPLARES FOR cnnnm rnqunt l"llqhh to All Poinis in Sou!lwml Alaska * AUTHORIZED, CARRIER—U. S. MAIL Pflm GIZ - DAY or lflfllfl' HANGAR AND SHOP IN‘JUNEAU - SHELL ‘SIMMONS———Chief Pilot CLITHERO — Dispatcher AIR EXPRESS SERVICE Juneau-Fairbanks Bethel-Nome ‘ (Summer Schedule—Effective June READ DOWN READ UP Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday Saturday 31 Juneau Whitehorse 1:20,Ly. Whitehorse 1:30{Ar. Fairbanks CANADI/ PACIFIC Monday and 1 Thursday ‘Thursday and Monday 8:00/Lv. Fairban] b T T e — 9°50/Lv. Ruby . 11:00/Ar. Nome Wednesday 8:00|Lv. P-lxonnll U 'l'O VANCOUVER, o 5| i s Ol L VICTORIA OR SEA1TLE " i "flm o SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS PACIFIC ALASKA 2 ATRWAYS, Ine. Princess Charlotte July 21, August 1. 11 Pring Alice Traffic Representative - LOUIS A, DELEBECQUE Fi] @essreccsoseeses000000000 i July 28 Connectlons at Vawcouver with Canadian Pacific Services: TRANSCONTINENTAL TRANS-ATLANTIC High tide—4:50 am, 151 feet Low tide—10:55 am. 06 feet. | High tide—5:18 pm., 16.6 feet | Tow tide—11:44 pm., 14 feet. e -- - SIMMONS HOPS crnment boats ‘and’ 192 pleasure, prospecting and charter craft, mak- ing an'estimated total of over 11,- 000 trips in and out of Juneau each year, = JAMES C. COGPER Orm ANt ROOM 1 ON CHARLOTTE There were fixirieen passengers from Juneau who boarded the south | bound steamer Princess Charlotte this morning, sailing at 8 o'clock for Vancouver. Those leaving were, Mr. and Mrs G. 1. Counter, Mrs, Y. Greich, Mrs, C. H. Travor, C. E. Moore, B. Cham- | ey, Mrs. P. Field, Mrs. L. Platt, E. Lindstrom, A. Stenbeck, M. Skehor and Ron Evans. 4 HALIBUTERS " SELL, SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 21. — Halibuters selling on the Seattle change today are as follos Prom the Western Banks—Spray | 25,000 pounds, 9% and 8% cents a pound. | From the local banks—Ethel S. 18000 pounds, 10% and 6 cents; Flint 13,000 pounds, 10 3-4 and 6 cents; Arne 18,000 pounds, 9 3-4 and | 6% cents; Dawn 6,000 pounds of sable for 4 3-4 cents a pound straight. PRICES AT RUPERT At Prince Rupert today 227,000 pounds of halibut were sold at 7.50 to 7.80 and 5.50 uan a pound. GAME (OMMISSION T0 BUY OUTBOARD Bids were asked today by the Alaska Game Commissian for pur-| chase of a new outboard motor of not less than 30 horsepower and with a shaft five inches longer than standard. The Commission also asked for bids on an extra propeller for the motor The bids are to"be opened Aug- ust 16 here. Merchandise is to be! delivered to the dock at Seattle. Fish Ex- |John R. Kuhn, Jr., accompanied by | Alaska trip on the Prince boat. They OFF: T0 BELL ISLE Coming in rrom Ketchikan yes~ terday evening, Shell Simmons took the Alaska Air Transport Lock- heed to Bell Island, near Ketchi- kan, again this morning, leaving at 5:30, o'clock. Inbound last night were, Don Lozzie from Ketchikan, and J. P. Williams, Mrs. Grace Ross 'and George Ross from Lake Hassel- borg. Outbound today for Bell Island were Harry Watson, Joe Crosson, Dudley Reynolds' and Mrs, Robert Bender. - e — PRINCE RUPERT CARRIES SIX DOCTORS THIS TRIP Six doctors are among the round- trip passengers making a tour on the stéamer Prince Rupert, in port last evening. Dr, John R. Kuhn, Sr,, and Dr Mrs. Kuhn, Jr, are enjoying the are dentists from Webb City, Mo. From Rochester, N. Y., Dr. Mary C. Saxe is a passenger on the Prince Rupert making the Alaskan cruise. Dr. Harry A. Miller of Clovis, N. M. is a passenger on the Prince boat, enjoying a brief sojourn in Juneau last evening while the ship wa sin port. Mrs. Miller is also mak- ing the trip with her husband. From Indianapolis, Ind., Dr. R. J. Peters and Mrs. Peters are taking the round trip cruise on the Rupert. Dr. Francis J. Fadden and Miss Helen J. Fadden are round trip pas- sengers on the Prince Ruperf mak- ing the Alaskan tour. Dr. Fadden is from Englewood, N. J., and Miss Padden is from Newport News, Va. e The Book ALASKA, Revised and Much saving in fuel, payrolls and fish cargoes is predicted as well as ayoidance of a dangerous water crossing at Taku for small boats, to Icy Straits, Chatham Straits ‘and (approximately 13,000 and advan- an- much advantage Lynn Canal, Peril Straits, ‘square miles of area) tage as well to Navy craft choring in' Auk Bay. Much Commerce Over a_million dollars in small for Ju- neau, would go through the dredged boat commerce tonnage, bar channel, it is estimated. advantages of sheltered timber tow- traction and financial saving. that the subject of airfield devel opment with tailings dredging would be “entirely feas. ible.” Main Runway way can be built in’ direct east- west line with the prevailing wind direction, 400 feet wide and 5,200 feet long with an estimated fill of 270,000 cubic yards of material. This main runway would be unob- ed distance, while a low ridge of approximately 300 feet in elevation has its summit two milés from the near end of the proposed field.' It is suggested further that a north-south runway, 200 by 3,000 feet already 'partially ‘constructed be constructed by making a fill of 66,600 yards or less, while a north- east-southeast runway 300" feet by intersect the main runway with an | yards. Dredging Estimates Estimates show that not less than 440,000 ‘cubic yards of Looking into the future erection of pylp and paper mills in the Ju- neau area, it is estimated that the age would be of considerable at- The Chamber voices the opinion from the It is suggested that a main run- "Jureau: Mrs. Elroy Fleek and children, Arne Kronquist, Mrs. Joe Kezele and baby, Mrs. J. M. Miller, Miss Margaret Osborne, Harry Ireland, Waltéf Boise, "Rollin’ Sheckles and | 54 round trip passengers. .- HOLDEN MAKES HOONAH AND KAKE ON AIR FLIGHT Alex Holdé’n ‘fiying "thé Marine Airways Fairchild, went to Hoo- '‘por this afternoén, weather per- /mitting. Holden took R. Lee, O. Thanem and James Boyle to Hoonah, then continiied on to Kake with Lee -|and Thanem yesterday. ' Today, a party of Forest Serv- - |ice men and visiting Mrs. Grace Ross and her son George will be flown to Packwood Observatory in - | windfall” Harbor to observe 'bear. nah and Kake yesterday evening, iand was to fly to Windfall Har- (i SHATTUCK BUILDING Steamer structed to the east for an unlimit-| | by Pacific Alaska’ Airways, could| estimated 1111 of 249,700 " cubic|’ material | | Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1.00. : lwould be removed in dredging & — M IBHEHBER \ THIS NUMBER - PHONE 202 20TH CENTURY MARKET * — 4,500 feet could be constructed to|#— - Open Evenings —————— T e Phone 90’1." AL THE SHOE DOCTOR Shoes, Clathing, Guns, Ammnunition 278"S0. Pranklin St. Juneau, Alaska FOR RENT CARS ~ DRIVE-IT-YOURSELF Reasonable Rates—Gas Included LLOYD REID 323 Distin Ave. Phone Blue 270 'T. McKINLEY ... Leave Seattle Due Juneau Due Juneau Northbound Southbound 12 15 18 19 21 23 2 28 July July July July July July July July 15 18 22 22 July July July July FOK OTHER INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS THE ALASKA LINE %e «ii f k”\ " ¥ "pHoNEs Ticket Office Freight Office. ship Cf\mf)'mv LASKR- "R 3 All Planes 2-Way Radio Equipped Operating: Own: Aeronautical Radlo Station: KANG HAB!NE AIRWAYS scximum Pngsmcm AIRLINE SERVICE . Authorized U. S. MAIL Carrier . 'I'UESDAY-—Sle to arrival of mail boat from Sollfll. Juneau to Hawk Inlet, 'l‘emne Todd, Sitks, Chichagof, SEAPLANE CHARTER SERYICE—ANYPLACE IN ALASKA TICKET OFFICE, BARANOF H( ONE 628 Alex Holden, Chief Pilot A. B. (Cot) ‘Hayes, Traffic : WEEKLY SAILINGS—Juneau to Seattle Ar.Juneau Lv.Juneau No.Bound So. Bound July 18 - July 3t July 26 July 28 Aug. 2 Aug § Aug. 11 .M ll‘