The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 8, 1939, Page 6

GRACIOUS -AREN'T HERE ANYTHING BUT BANKS TO £ HERE ? RIPPING IDEA- TO HAVE OLIR PLANS ALL SET FOR THE DAY LIKE THIS- __THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1939. By GEORGE McMANUS | MARINE NE\/\/ S | THIRTY ARRIVE ABOARD YUKON; THIRTEEN SAlL terday evenin Sleamer |aku Juneau Bound ( STEAMER MOVEMENTS ‘ . ND rday morning SCHEDULED SAILINGS duled to sail November 10 at NORTHBOY cheduled to wer Novem- o sail from November 11 at 9 a ! 1 to sail from Se- November 14 at 9 p. m SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS h C cheduled to arrive o'clock southbound Ce%000s0cec000ccc000000e ®seeeecseessneseesence s LOCAL SAILIN Estebet 'v scheduled o sgil every ¢ al 6 p.m. for Sit- rts Dart leaves every Wednesday at 7 a.m. for Petersburg, Port Alexander, Kake and way ports. o6 e e 020000 TIDES TOMORROW 11. feet 185 feet -20 feet. 166 feet. 4:52 a.m 11:01 a.m 5:32 p.m 11:50 p.m - Higl HOSPlTAL NOTES admitted to morning for Maxwell was Hospital this ttention Hermanson was a surgi- from St. Ann's Mrs. H cal dismissal today Hospital A major operation was performed this morning at the Government Hospital on Margaret Perrin Answers To News 1.Q. Test 1 tual nd Because Turkey signed a mu- assistance pact with Britain nce. d Gort, British commander. land is a German island Sea; Bosporus is a part nnel to the Black Sea; inki is the capital of Fintand. 4. Nazi U-boat captain who_per- formed the “remarkable exploit” of of the ch sinking the British battleship Royal Oak in its own harbor at Scapa Flow. 5. Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop. 6. In Hungary. 7. Joseph Grew, U. S. Ambassador to Japan. 8. (1) Turkish foreign minister, (2) Finnish president. 9. The drunken pedestrian, 10. India. Scotches Rumors of Divorce Luise Rainer with photographers Europe and the target of ships mews photographers, e actress, s from Rainer ).: tche reports of a planned divorce der such rumors. Miss REV. A BUCCT oF ST FERNANDO DECORATED HIS CEILING WITHAN YEP- NOTHING LIKE HAVING THINGS ALL LAID OUT-50 YO KNOW JUST WHAT YOLI'RE GOIN' T UBA ISSUED A STAMR PICTURING MONUMENT TO INVADING SOLDIERS! AMERICAN FLAGMADE oF STAMPS / U.S SenaToR MEAD oF NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING “PHILATELISTS/ U. S. Senator James Mead of New York, problems, (Membu‘ Committee Post Ru.)d: and Post Offi spending the evenings poring over his collection of some His collection is unique in the fact that a large percenta sre autographed by post office cler received a letter addressed: “Lovable Jim.” not content with p, s) enjoys 000 stamps. of his letters ks all over A)u nation. He once Odd Isn't It I | | News Nofes | From Sitka | | SITKA, Alaska, (Special Corres pondence)—Over sixty local men are | now employed at the Sitka naval air station. The contractors have ex- | perienced no difficulty in "c‘ump‘ men or the jobs on the Japonski | Island project, it was annoqunced | | recently by officers in charge. | | Before the winter is over and lhol |main construction begins in the| | spring, over 35 acres of ground must | be cleared, leveled and prepared for | | the later stage of construction. Ac- | tivity on the station so far has been | confined to clearing the site, some rock work, and the building of a temporary warehouse and tool rooms | for the contractors. | | ‘ The problém of housing the 200 men and their families who will be | | and | doing fine. | 1874, died October 21. A baby boy has been born to Mr and Mrs. W. H. Elwell. The mother the baby, a 7%-pounder, are The Women's Missionary Sogiety the Presbyterian Church netted from the rummage sale held at the Preshyterian chapel inithe dian village.” The society plang to use the money for a fund to pur- - chase a piano for the church. One was admitted and three died at the Pioneers’ Home during the past week, according to E. J. Cronin, bookkeeper. Paul Hoff. admitted to the Hume Cctober 18, was gorn April 17, 1873, in Norway and came to Alaska in | 1900, residing in Nome and Council since that time. John Palander, born in Austria in He came to Alaska in 1898 and worked as a miner in various sections of the Territory until he came to the Home September 20, 1938, John Martinsen died at the Home October 21, He was a native of Norway, born March 24, 1867, and came to Alaska in 1918 and resided GET YOUR HAT- DEAR- adv COME - COME -~ CHILDREN-YOLS ARE GOING SHOPPING WITH WS- Mrs. Andrew Olson ,the Rev. Stubb officiating. Miss Evelyn Olson was bridesmaid and Mr. Merlyn Alley of Valliant, Oklahoma, was best man. The ushers were all officers from Sand Point. A reception was held in the Mir- ror Room of the New Washington Hotel, and the couple left immed- iately afterwards on a wedding trip to Valliant, Oklahoma, where Mr. Reynolds’ parents reside. They will make their home in San Diego, Cal. Sitka carpenters have received their American Federation of Labor charter and a meeting was held to enable as many qualified tradesmen as possible to enroll as charter mem- bers. The carpenters applied for the charter recently as all workers on the Naval Air Station will soon be required to be union members. New officers for the Alaska Na- tive Brotherhood and Sisterhood were installed Cctober 30 in the A. N. B, Hall, with William L. Paul, territorial executive officer, admin- istering the oaths to the local of- ficers. e CLUB MEET i - | Business meeting of the Juneau Woman's Club, Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 2 pm, tric Light and Power Co. MRS, C. C. RULAFORD, Secretary. " JAMES ¢. COOPER C.P.A. Business Counselor Shattuck Bldg. Phone 182 Are You Tired of Ordinary Food? Drop in at the Newly Renovated BRUNSWICK CAFE WHERE YOU'LL FIND Chinese and American Dishes at Their Best! Special Breakfasts, Lunches, Pent House, Alaska Elec- & GREEN TOP CABS—PHONE 678 BUY GREEN TOP RIDE COUPON BOOKS: 98.25 in rides for $5.00 $3.00 In rides for $2.50 ST 1S R RO ~ FAMILY SHOE STORE “Juneau's Oldest Exclus- sive Shoe Store” Seward Lou Hudson Street S i o+ SANITARY PLUMBING and HEATING COMPANY W. J. NIEMI, Owner “Let your plumbing worry be our worry.” Phone 788. Treat Your Battery RIGHT! | ERING IT TO OUR BATTERY ROOM FOR AN OVERHAUL AND RECHARGE If you need sulphuric acld or Edisun Battery Solution, WE HAVE IT. Alaska Electric I.lghl & Power Co. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Harri Machine Shop “Try Us First” [ — PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL WORK or WELDING HAUGEN TRANSPORTATION CO. M. S. DART U. S. Mail Carrier Leaves Ferry Slip, Juneaun, every Wednesday at 7 a.m, For PETERSBURG, KARE, PORT ALEXANDER and WAY PORTS For Information Haugen Transportation Co. Red 611 Freight must be on city dock not later than 4 P. M. Tuesday | brought to Sitka within the next|in the Unga section, working as a | few months was presented to busi- | fisherman, until coming to the Home ———— CALL £ | ness men of Sitka when Oscar I.| Hall, general superintendent of con- | spoke before a Cham- | \h«l of Commerce meeting. | | In addition to the 200 men with | families who are expected to come, | | there will be about 300 single men | | who will be housed in the camp| | ship, City of Victoria, which will be brought here within a few weeks. | | But so far no living facilities have | been provided for those who come | with their families. | The Chamber of Commerce has | appointed a committee consisting of‘ | Dan Moller and Clarence Rands to! | look into the problem of housing | the new families and to report back | at the next meeting if possible. Superintendent Hall said that the problem of housing the men has | ‘be(-n put squarely before the busi- | | ness men of Sitka and that some | adequate solution must be found or | else it will be necessary for the con- | tractors to build homes on the island | for the newcomers. Lieut. Commander J. C. Cronin of Sitka Naval Air Station, an- | nounced at the Chamber of Com- merce meeting that there was little | doubt but that the navy men who come after the station is completed will be able to use the same houses that are vacated by the workers who are leaving. Miss Norma Jane Sorsline, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gorsline, vas married October 7 to Mr. Wells Booth McCurdy, son of a prominent Seattle physician. The ceremony took place in the Plymouth Congre- gational Church, Seattle, in the presence of a few intimate friends and close relatives, The wedding was followed by a reception given by the Maothers' Club of Medina School, where the bride, as principal, has been teach- ing since leaving Sitka two years ago. Mrs. McCurdy formerly taught at the Sitka Territorial School where she had the first and second ‘ grades, June 29, 1939. He is survived by two brothers in Norway. Edward Overend born in New York City, May 6, 1862, died October 24. He came to Alaska in 1894 and worked at Dawson and all the camps of the North. Miss Irene Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Peterson, was married to Ensign Thomas. C. Reynolds, B. P. 46 of Sand Point lying Squadron, Thursday, Ou,ober‘ 26, in Seattle. | The ceremony was at v..\\e home of % Canad:an Discount B. M. Behrends Bank. adv. 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