The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 15, 1939, Page 3

WID i 1, 0L, RARE e by B|o|oglcal i Protect Bird arn States Efforts Survey in Eas The wild turk giving Day, he becoming a v fective effor the road to s are noy to save this feathcred me J to the B 3 cal Survey of the Depariment of the Interior. Onge common in vorable ter- ritory over most of th2 United States east of the Ro Mou in, and in the Southwest. the species rapidly disappeared f 1 \'wi v found its favorite haunts and is nc only in restricted ranges. What is being done t 1V restore the wild turkey was ¢ plained in a Biological Surve port. The rapid depletion in of the bird was a commor supply for the P! England is said by - s to have been caused by var- us factors, the most important of and number urce of food YOUR SAVINGS ARE INSURED, ARE INSTANTLY AVAILABLE AND EARN GREAT-. ER RETURNS WITH THE ALASKA FEDERAL Savings and Loan Assa. of Juneau TELEPHONE 3 STARTS TONIGHT AND SMILES FOOTBALL THRILLS PARTY F] i WS OF THI | which probably was the infiuence of man. Sport and Food The wild turkey is still of some importance as food for residents of certain remote as, Its greatest economic value today, however, is as an chject of sport, though it is ly insectivorous in its feeding habits nonmigratory, are wide-ranging birds, requiring a larger area on which to roam than do most resident species. Some gobblers have been known to travel |15 miles from their roosts. When pmarginal 1 and wooded areas were taken o for farms, the tur- key was driven off its best nesting Turkeys, although ands nc unds | s ived name by| and from In iy, guinea fowl were transported from the rk Conti- nent to the s. These birds were shipped via Turkey, for which country the English gave the name “turkey cocke” to the gineau fowl Named in England When the American bird was hipp=d tc England, people becamc confused and began calling this species the turkey also. The term ~ became popular and has been used American bird ever since was Benjamin Frank- the National emblem lmrnm' did not help the v's situation, Survey officials | commented. In fact, large takes by too many hunters are in great part _>sponsible for the scarcity of the wild turkey today. Drawing a lesson from the past, when man carelessly permitted other species to die out, Federal agen State governments, private crganizations and individuals are i steps to save the turkey. rtunately, attempts to restore ts habitat and to increase its popu- laticn are being made now, before th cies comes too close to the danger point. On many of its or- for the The turkey !try, however, it is already gone. | In some sections of the country, | sportsmen, finding turkey hunting | poor, have purchased lands upon l‘which to conduet wild turkey man- agement and do their hunting. Sur- plus stock may be liberated on club grounds and be hunted by members. Habits Studied Breeding and nesting studies also are being made to learn more about the turkey's habits. Wild turkeys prefer to breed in rather dense woodlands, usually near a swamp or a stream. The birds nest on the ground and remain well concealed in tangled thickets. Even during other seescos o7 tus year, the wild twkey 15 zucpi at hiding. Experte often are unable to find a flock of turkeys even when they know the birds are in a certain locality. Formerly the gobbler was |easy to approach, but experience apparently has taught it to be wary of man, for now it is suspicious and difficult to reach. That the wild turkey will ever | be as numerous as it was in the early ! days is improbable, but eertainly vi- LUBRICATION — IT'STIME TO CHANGE YOUR THINNED - OUT LUBRICANTS! CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY | B o 3w e o o RGP SR C BRISUIRERERET # ginal ranges throughout the coun-| 'GIRL DOWNSTAIRS' | OPENS TONIGHT AT CAPITOL THEATRE | Tone Star in Sophis- ticated Comedy entertainment is [ | | i screen of the C un- pitol Delightful 1 on the |fo Theatre in “The Girl Downstairs, |which presents the captivatin Franciska Gaal co-starred witl nchot Tone. The picture gives the Cc | Miss Gaal her best opportunitie and she makes the most them, endowing her performance the scullery maid with charm, an gratiating spirit of comedy and sympathetic understanding The story of Girl Down- stairs” presents a gay young mopolitan who falls lightly in love with the daughter of a wealthy old man in Switzerland. Tone is date | thario and Rita Johnson is delight- ful as the debutante. Walter Con- nolly laughs as father. In the course of events, barred from the house and pos a chauffeur in order to get in this guise he meets Katerina, gets even to take her to a county fair Thus begin complications which lead to an uproarious denouement There is no attempt at drama anywhere. The light tot evident throughout and the direc- tion by meny with the theme is to game bird |gorous efforts are being made | preserve this important With Federal, State, resources available for wild studies and management, the report concluded, the outlook for satisfac- tory return of the species is hope- ful. and private THREE FLY TO SITKA TODAY Wesley Haughland, John and Harold Foss flew to Sitka to- day with Shell Simmons in the AAT Lockheed, with Simmons scheduled to bring in passengers from Sitka, Hirst, Tenakee and {Hawk Inlet on his return. Yesterday Simmons brought in | Cyril Zuboff from Sitka, Marion Pendergrass, Mrs, E. E. Swope and |E. C. Scott from Hirst, and Ralph Mize from Hoonah. Alex Holden, returning from his first trip of the season on wheels to Polaris-Taku at Tulsequah, | brought in H. Rosberg, W. F. Gov ans and J. R. Walton. 'NEUTRALITY LAW TO HAVE SLIGHT ALASKA BEARING {No lnIerfer;(e with Reg- ular Shipping-Aircraft Procedure Changes A study by Customs officials here of the new neutrality regulations issued following passage of the re- 1vi.sed neutrality act indicate that | they will have little bearing on Al- |aska commerce. As this part of the world is not one of the war zones designated by the President, ships will continue to travel under the same restrictions as | previously, American passengers will be allowed to travel on Canadian ships as in the past. and British Columbia or the Yukon Territory will be required to fill out an additional sworn statement con- taining manifest declarations and ‘of the freight carried. e — IMS SOCIETY HAS MEETiivG 7Tue Interdenominational Mis- | sionary Soclety held a meetirs .o the Salvation Arr yester- 7 win Mrs. R. E. Lesher pre-| senting an inspiring program. Mrs. Stanley Jackson, a Biblical talk was given by Mrs. J. L. Reed, interesting paper on Japan. Next meeting of the society will be held at the Methodist Church the second Tuesday in December. e ————— 'K HOSLER DIES Jack Hosler, who has been a longtime resident of the Anchor- age section, died recently and the following old friends were pall- bearers at the last rites: William Niemi, A. F. Ghiglione, A. Wine- garten, A. Smoumela, Wells Ervin and Bert Wennerstrom. —,—— MEMBERSHIP DRIVE The Moose of Anchorage are staging a membership drive. Wo- men of the Moose are also hustling for new members with good re- sults. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, NOV. [Franciska Gaal, Franchot ex- | tremely capable as the modern Lo- | the excitable | Tone is | In| the | beautiful scullery maid. He is forced ; serious | Norman Taurog is in har-| turkey | Holten | Aircraft operating between Alaska | the name and address of consignees Singing devotionals was led by | and Mrs. Al Zenger presented an | 1939. Daily Crossword Puzzle ACROSS Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 6 ® 1 Quote 3 it 1. E n deity Flower i T Danish island Rowing implement h foods Nat saany deer s WN % f ey sirain of il musical 3 mind or it ity 4 Eoglish musi- st 48 arrow 1 god eal composer 3.1 of welght 1l Exploit 2. Flee 4. A a5 B One of o race 41 Bet | nt <5, Miner: I 17 Dineh | | Alfred E. Smith, Jr., and senior wormer Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York launches his son, Al, Jr., on = political career as he helps him file a nominating petition for the office of New York City councilman. Horace Adams, Jr. } Is New Head for | Sons of Legion Ray Taylors Now In Connecticut Of interest to friends in Juneau of Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Taylor, is the announcement of their new resi- dence at 1561 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Conn, Formerly of Juneau, Mr. Taylor | was Forest Examiner for the United | States Forest Service here before | his transfer to Fort Collins, Colo- jrado. * Also of interest is the recent adop- |tion of a siz-month-old baby girl by the Taylors, whom they have named “Melissa.” bt o 3 Norlitemen Presuded Over by Grover Winn | Informality and good fellowship marked last night’s Norlitemen dinner held in the Parlors of the {Northern Light Presbyterian Succeeding Harold Zenger, Horace Adams, Jr., was installed last night| at a meeting in the Legion Dugout as Captain of the Sons of the Le- gion, Other officers who were escorted | into their stations included: Roger | Connor, First Lieutenant; Ned Zen- | geér, Second Lieutenant; Chee Her-| mann, Secretary: J. Ta.-if, Chap- lain; C-ster Zenger, Historian; Don Zghnson, Finance Officer, and Nath- an Skinner Sergeant-at-Arms, After the ceremony apple cider and doughnuts were devoured by the group. | L —— NEWS | Church. ! Grover Winn acted as commen- BBOADCAST tator for the evening and with 1 the help of J. W. Leivers and his| | projector showed pictures, with | § JOINT FEATURE SERVICE |/ handle bar mustaches and all the | ON THE AIR! | lmmrmng of several Juneauites in | their “hey-day.” Community sing-|{ ing was led by Cash Cole, accom- panied by Stan Cox at the piano, By The Daily Alaska ;;‘i(lilmt:‘c:i:::_ecmm were sung Ly‘ Elllllire “d Km The next Norlitemen dinner will ‘ be held on December 12, when an at ottt of taes oAl ba aken as | [ HAMAES weary week L l 'JOHN GARFIELD RIS e wees || DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE some less fortunate. 7:00 9:45 p.m Empire classifieds bring results. | P COLISEUM OWNED AND, - OPERATED: By | W.0,6R08S Juneau's Greateset Show Value STARTS TONIGHT STARS IN (RIME FILM, COLISEUM Me a Criminal,” the production opening a Theatre tonight, with John Garfield and the “Dead End kids in the top roles, introduces a novel locale to film-goers. A desert | date ranch in California is the scene | of most of the exciting dramatic ac- tion of the picture. In “They Made Me a Criminal” May Robson and Gloria Dickson are the proprietors of the ranch, and John Garfield and the “Dead End” kids are their chief heipers, Garfield s hiding out there to escape punish They Made Warner Bro the Coliseum JOHN GARFIELD . /. THE "DEAD END’ KIDS CLAUDE RAINS-ANN SHERIDAN - MAY ROBSON - GLORIA DICKSON DIRECTED BY BUSBY BERKELEY - A WARNER BROS. PICTURE 'g - From a Novel by Bertram Millhauser ai Beulah Marie Dix - Music by Max Steiner ment for a murder of which he was falsely accused, and the “Dead End e kids play New York toughles who A L cn A T QON = A L s o have been sent out to the ranch to L AR NEWS be regenerated Other members of the cast include Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, Ro- bert Gileckler, John Ridgely, Bar- BALII bara Pepper and many others, Busby Ber directed from a play by Sig Herzig, based on a novel screen BY STEEL MEN LEAGUE TO START by Bertram Millhauser and Beulah — Marie Dix CLEVEL ANI) Nn\ 15. Indus- NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—The Na- trialist Tom Girder called on the tional Professional Indoor Base- steel industry to battle against any ball League with teams in eight SENSATIONAL further government interference un- cities, will begin operating Sun- til business is permitted to earn day. The league was officially fair profit. The Board Chairman of the Republic Steel Corporation said launched at a meeting last night. The former Cleveland outfield im- DIVORCE CASE business men must defend the en- mortal, Tris Speaker, is president. BE'NG HEARD terprise from further crippling re- Teams will be operated in New strictions. Girder added he work yYork, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadel- gy |of clearing up the deplorable mess phia, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincin- HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. 15 in which the country finds itself IS nati, and St. Louls. A nursemaid at the palatial Rod-]hardly begun The St. Louis team will be man- R ney Pantages home, Geraldine aged by Gabby Street—who led Graham, added details to the story the St. Louls Car ) 2 ) ‘ he St. Louis Cardinals to two Beatrice Pantages and bulomlu - - Pete Bedwel Pete Bedwell | YUKON WITH SONS W HORAGE PLANE Miss Graham was a witness for | Lo E;:xzr'xlm :;n urt‘ the late million Mrs, Al Johnson and sons Bobby Pilot Ray Peterson recently ar- i antages in his sult | apq Jimmy, sailed south on the rived in Anchorage with his new “{n“ b | steamer Yukon to spend several Stinson trimctcred plane that he e nursemaid said that the| ceers in Seattle. flew from the East. Owing to ad- "‘“"d»“’""‘ Bedwell was a guest at| apyg johnson is wife of a Pacific Verse weather canditions he made a the Pantages’ home on almost every [ alaska Airways radio operator. wide detour after reaching Alaska oc on when Pantages was away D and went to the Kuskokwim where She admitted, under cross vxulnA:I":H IN FROM CANDLE he picked up a load of passengers, ination, that she also had enter- VIA PAA PLANE TODAY ‘hen flew to Anchorage. Pilot Roy ined her own men friends there.| The Pantages family rift has re- Holm accompanied Peterson. siltedid i Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Robbins and ulted in a series of sensatlonal|gheir children, Barbara, Dick and charges and counter charges from|wendy, are due in Juneau this = each seek custod; of their two pairhanks. children on grounds that the other| Robbins operates the Aretic Circle is unfit to be a parent. Also pend- | Exploration Company dredging at For Yo ing are alienation suits totaling andle. $750,000 that Mrs. Pantages filad DU : Creomulsion relieves against her mother-in-law and a SHOE SAL N cause it goes right to the fl:: number of her husband’s friends . .1 in raval & lroublewlooeencemlldm ek varl ZEall, traveli a shoe increase secretion and ald to s MBNER, concorn arrived in Juneau on the Soothe and heal raw, tender, inflam- e Alaska and is at the Baranof Ho-|§@ bronchial mucous RODEN SAILS t Have cisa o o IN SAILS tel have tried, tell drugfl.lt to Senator Henry Roden left on - e you a hottle of mulsion with the the steamer Alaska for Yakutat to MEASLES EPIDEMIC OVER |‘m""5"’"d'fl¢ tha to like stop there briefly in connection The epidemic of measles at Tal-! (L)krmy:u“r{rgtgul’l:vay‘l‘)u:’:mn with business matters. keetna is reported over and the Today's News 1wuay—Emplre, ope for Coughs, Chest nldl,lmncllth THE BOOK ALASKA By Lester D. 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