The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 25, 1939, Page 8

i ALBERT WILE PUBLICIZED f AT CAPITAL Juneau Postmaster Given Writeup in Washing- tons Daily News somewhat Described. inexactly, as “Mr. Farley's farthest north postmaster,” Albert Wile of Ju- writeup in the c g the| is as fol- Albert Wile of Juneau, Alaska Mr. Farley's farthest north post- ter. Mr. Wile doesn't have to with mail delive Ju- MRS. JUNEAU Xmas Is Around the Corner, But Santa Claus Has Nothing On Us! For We Have the Ideal Gift — and It's Almost RED HOT, TOO! We Offer a NEW G. E. WASHER for ONLY HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: G.E. Washer - $89.95 Your Old One $20.00 YOU PAY - - $69.95 Always a Liberal Trade In at ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND. POWER COMPANY eau gets mail only once a w ter, beginning October 1 ur or five times a week in So everybody in a town comes post people to the They'd just be loafing most of the time,’ he says Record in Boxes One out of e four people Juneau will have a rented post ce box, when Mr. Wile's office ’m)xh!\ a remodeling job and adds several hundred more boxes. It al- xx("\dx has 1780, which must be a night messenger | record for a town of that size “Juneau is about to be graduated |into a first-class post office, with net receipts of $40,000 or more an- nually; Alaska sends two or three tons of mail per steamer to the United States; Mr. Wile has nine clerks in his post office ‘He traveled 5000 miles to the postmasters’ convention which is holding forth at the Mayflower.” —~—- VISITING GIRL T0 BE GUEST OF (HAMBER DINERS Charlotte M‘hn"(. 21-year-old journalism graduate of Ann Arbor, Mich., who has been studying Al- aska with reference to the Slattery report and free lance writings, will be a guest of the Commerce tomorrow The luncheon will be held at the Baranof Hotel tomorrow noon with President Charles Carter pre- of siding, {in charge of Mrs. Peggy Fowler. Re- Juneau Chamber gq, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE WEDNESDAY OCT. 25, 1939 FORCE ENLARGED | ATTEMPT MADE - ATRADIO OFFICE. TO ALTER BILL mercial - business cc into the | ol At —stroll by Pappy's Place they will| You can not equal Juneau Radio office, two messen-| R U S w RNING e hear strains of lively tunes, getting| DUXBAK hunting gers will be on t shift in- TP . > 3 R all polished up for the Saturday clothes for comfort, Stend ot one we 1s usual avout i Administration Measure Ws dn A oy, bt ieard the expression | nignt affair in the Elks' Baliroom. | protection, fit, aad h i bR £ e purcha or- | long wear. America's time of the year . well it's Vo> Again”—the Businsss Tickets can be purchased at Per g 4 s now on the staff : A . x5 cy's, Gastineau Cafe, Brunswick leadin, make for | Teney satre 15 now on tne statt| Weathers First Try nt Frotimont Wahows Wi | L%, Sowineus Oufl Benewi| Yepig ek o assisting Gilbert Moi, vetera messenger Ingraham at Amendment Varnell continues as —_— WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. — The| Senate today rejected an amend- ment proposed for the Administra- tion’s neutrality bill, which amend- ment was designed to limit the President’s discretion in invoking nml(xulu) legislation. Senator Hiram Johnson - Cathoh( Daughters Hold Business Meet INO OVE R'I'IM[ ‘Fducation Fund EVASION, IS :Boo k keepfi?g Manipula- | tions Do Not Comply with Standards Continuing to pay the same salary now paid workers for a 44-hour week after October 24 is a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, even moved | though the employer makes a show [to strike out the discretionary lan- | of compliance through bookkeeping A meeting of the Catholic Daugh- ters of America was held last night in the Parish Hall Regular business was discussed with a social later in the evening feated in his attempt, 61 to 26 Senator | existed he would have to proclaim invocation of the law. As the bill for the occasion were Peter Bond and freshments 'rl'mu(‘d by Mrs. L. H. Metzgar Hallowe'en games were played with prizes going to Mrs. H. C. Redman vnd Miss Isabell Cashen Groups of the order meeting dur- ing the next several days includes a gathering of the sewing circle scheduled for 1:30 o'clock Thursday ternoon in the Parish Hall. Des- rt will be served and the affair will be in charge of Mrs. J. K. Mc-| Alister and Mrs. Irene Martin. A meeting of the afternoon study | club will be held Monday and will | be supervised by Mrs. Walter Hellan. {is merely authorized. Senator Lafollete proposed that the bill be amended to require national advisory election to held before Congress can dmlnn‘ an overseas Wwar. | - GOLDST4iN FUK STORE will be open evenings from 7 to 9. We have just received a large ship- ment of short jackets and coats in different kinds of furs. The prices will surprise you You are welcome to come and see | | adv Give your LivingRoom a | Handsome ’ Hepplewhite Chippendale Ao o Adam Design TODAY PACIF BUR Sanita H ALL TYPES Sheraton ON DISPLAY BILL NIEMI, Proprietor The finest built, most attracti are made by Phoenix—and Lovely fore for chairs of this quality con- struction at so low a cost. Solid mahogany except bentwood members. Interlaced webbing bottom, coil spring seat and many other features that you just don't find in chairs rogularly selling at this price. Your choice of damask, brocade, tapestry, or velvet covers, Juneau-Young Hardware Co. SAVE DOLLARS THE HOME'S TIME-SAVER On Display Now! IC BREESE OIL NING RANGE Clean, Efficient, Safe and Economiecal Guaranteed Under All Conditions Makes Home Life Pleasant and Safe SEE IT TODAY AT ry Plumbing & eating Co. PHONE 788 OF AUTOMATIC OIL INSTALLATIONS — PLUMBING and HEATING SHEET METAL WORK guage in the measure and was de- | manipulations, a|of goods for be | was raised to 30 cents an hour; General Counsel | George A. McNulty of the Wage and ! Johnson said that once | Hour Division, U. S. Department of the President found a state of war | Labor, warned in made public today. On October 24 the statutory a memorandum now stands, invocation of the law|minimum wage for all workers en- ged in interstate commerce or in for the production interstate commerce and at the same time the standard work- week, after which overtime at time | and one-half the regular rate of pay ;nm.st be paid, was reduced to 42 { hours McNulty's memorandum | points out the illegality of adopting | and one-half the a bookkeeping poses of the ov me provisions of the Wage and Hour Law and a dif- ferent rate for actual payment i “Regular Rate” Involved | “The Act requires that overtime must be paid at the rate of time ‘regular rate’ of pay at which the employee is em- ployed,” Mr. McNulty wrote. “Time { one-half must be paid upon the at which the employee is 1lly employed and paid. and not upon a fictitious rate which the em- ployer adopts solely for bookkeeping purposes.” These practices are violations of | Section 7 and as such will subject i scribed in the Act the employer to the penalties pre- McNulty wrote, - WALLACE WANTS F.D.R. TO RUN IN THIRD TERM RACE Says Country Needs Roose- velt with Things as They Are Abroad SAN FRAI\C!SCO, Cal, Oct. 25'— War abroad, said Secretary of Agri- | culture Henry Wallace, today, makes | clear the desireability of a third term for President Roosevelt. Secretary Wallace said, “Since the outbreak of war in Europe, it has become apparent that this coun- try needs talents and training of Mr. Roosevelt, not only in meeting the situation abroad, but also in the handling of domestic prob- lems.” Wallace was here today on his way to dedicate the new agricul- tural research laboratory at Al- bany, Cal, next Friday. e BLACKWELLS HERE T0 SPEND WINTER Mr. and Mrs. Vance Blackwell and | son have come to Juneau from Ket- | chikan, where he is Resident En- ! gineer for the Public Roads Admin- istration, to spend the winter. They are living in the Assembly Apart- ments. TWO SUITS FILED BY LENA PERELLE Two lawsuits against James J. Berry were filed in District Court here today by Lena Perelle. One seeks to collect a $700 promissory | The other seeks | note and interest. to foreclose on a $2500 mortgage. TR 2 E i the lives of young women fortunate rate for the pur-| the outstanding event of the club year. | Juneauites will this season step the light fantastic to a five-piece ochestra. Pappy and the Boys are the ones to furnish the good Dance Saturday tion Fund Ball. To tell the bene- fits and happiness which the money derived from these affairs do for and waterproofed. Investigate our new line which is finer than ever. Stand and Coffee Shop. Members of the club are also selling admis- sions for the big affair. | The committee in charge of ar-| rangements for the dance m.m\n | Miss Caroline D. Todd, Mrs [ raine Johnson and Mrs. Jesta merman. €nough to win the award, would take more space than can be applied to it at this time, And besides the aid that this fund gives, the public has always given clamorous applause to e an- nouncement of the dance, which is lone of Juneau's most anticipated social events. Falling at Hallow- e’en time there will be decorations in harmony with the season as well as fun makers of all descriptions. ‘The committee in charge has spared dealer about them —TODAY. The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; $1.00. j 15% Canadian Discount B. M. Behrends Bank 843 Noyes Street, Utica, Please send me your new PREE fo Name .. Our Utica line offers hunting clothes of Dux- bak quality at popular prices. Consult youe ) U@IIXba RP | UTICA-DUXBAK CORPORATION tor catalog. Address adyv. the means of nothing to make this First National Bank FOOD SPECIALS Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the CALIFORNIA GROCERY . .. BUTTER, Red Shield -- -- -- 2 Ibs. 75¢ CRISCO 3 Ib.cans 59 ¢ MATCHES, Searchlight Carton 29¢ JELLO, all flavors -- - -- Package §¢ WALDORF TISSUE 3 rlls 19¢ ‘ FRE THANKSGIVING DINNER! Get your chance today. We will be FRUITS and VEGETABLES! ORANGES - - 2 doz. 75¢ | APPLES 3 1bs. 25¢ 216 Size Eating and Cooking—Roman Beauties TOMATOES - - 2 Ibs. 25c | SQUASH Ib. 5¢ LETTUCE 2 for 25¢ CELEBY large, - 21bs. 25¢ SPINACH _Each - - I5cand 20c SPROUTS - - 21bs, 35c | CAULIFLOWER 35c, ic CRANBERRIES 21bs. 45¢ ONIONS 3 1bs. 10¢ CABBAGE - - - Ib. 5 | POTATOES - -3 Ibs. 25c Meat Department Specials — | TURKEYS - - - 1b.3% | gppp " . . .. 1. 25 BOILING HENS, Ib.2%c | LEGS OF LAMB, Ib. 35 | PORK ROAST, Lean Shoulders -- !5. 28 ¢ CALUFORNIA GROCERY TELEPHONES 478 & 371 PROMPT DELIVERY A 00 A1 B.P. O. ELKS ROLL CALL 8 P. M. TONIGHT ' IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIl“IIIIImHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW}WWWLUIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIII],llIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII =l 4