The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 29, 1939, Page 2

FHL DAILY ALASKA FMPIR[: WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1939. Wwas sent to Arizona with Tung ke would never play baseball aga Bill is r-old catche: ght who four ye ious tors feared n, Cardinals next shown near The 1ot to expect too much join the St. Loui spring nix with his favorite horse. -ye wrote the President and you m et a pleas- rprise. SCOUT CIRCUS WILL BE HELD OH DECEMBER & Com- aster treasure December 10. All taking part in the compete in 1 com- nated hun sabin 1 make s ined in pr sts in the search A knowledze of compass, Scout ure will be hunter I Scout rendezvous and entertainme ng Schedule and Douglas boys, f nd o3 re invit treasiure e code, the rid and t to the ret 12 not a reg- neigh- follows No. 612 n church, of Ann's Legion Legion Troop Tom d to attend in their Norlite Troop Presby teris Knigl Troop No. 611, St gymnasium, and American s, Dougla Scoutmaster umbu School rroop Dugcut of the Scouts ar Scout eting under the visit kly m: D i Teoop GHEETTNGS SENT e B ELKS OLD TIMERS Preop 61 E: ) 613 and Ther troops tior Jomm cast R N adis er d- 610; Billy Parrish, member of the Lodge who formerly territory ‘as a telegram to Sec- the local old timers at the Old Arrange- mesting are Wilde Commi be no ioner dmi par ents and of the ‘Scouts are c invited A rehear Thu usnal sent a M. H. Side Lodge congratulating who will honored Timers tonight The ment lodge istruct their Ke and time of will tak: at 7 rehears be the play of vening plac A dres troons participati Monday will to the pla retary place sd Night the the hands ters in of London Stage London’s air raid precaution experts, functioning for more than two their skill, staged a erman” air raid of their own and shot dow The dummy plane can be seen burning while “dead and dying” await fliers surrendered (lower picture) to make the show more realistic, !l tie Mock Raids by Nazi Warplanes KETCHIKAN TERM LEAVES COURT'S DOCKET CLEARED Coughlin, Folta, Peggy Mcleod Return Here On Northland docket was. left following adjourn- nt term ‘at Ket- » Clerk Robert here 1 The Court its Juneau A Distric ment clean by C ned md ‘orthland Deputy Clerk Peggy A U. S W. Folta. Miss the Ket- “batch- and ant had e n California before v term. Foita will be n Juneau for a while, Mrs! and children having gone to tes from Ketchikan = to the winter Reporter John Newman- is on the steamer Alaska Folta he per Ceaurt returning tonight oo Catholic Daughters Hold Initiation at Impressive Service s of the Catholic: Daughters 1 performed their initia-| work last evening in the Parish | at an impressive candlelight to which a colorful dignity was added by the new robes worn by those exemplifying the ritualls- ceremony Receiving the degrees of the order W Mesdam Katherine Dabo, Marie Murphy, Mary Sundborg, Ma- Office of Ame ory Hall the | o vorn |Possesions | 0fU.5. Buy Heavy, 38 Are Ouishadowed by Maska, Hawaii ASHINGTON,: Nov. United 'States Chamber of Com- merce reported taday that trade of Amer s territories and island pos- jsessions in 1688 surpassed. both. e yport and import business of all the Latin-American republics, Total purchases of these areas from the mainland were $327,728,000 with South America, $300,000,000 Hawaii 'led the purchase list in territories ‘with' $101,000,000, and a <ales 1ist of $96,000,000. Alaska purchased ‘one fourth of the total for purchases with a sum of $42,676.000, with sales of $56,- 045,000, i'Friends Night' ~ Celebrated by Eastern Sta rs‘ “Friends nght" ‘was C(‘Iehrat.vd las! evening at the Scottish Rite Tem- ple by the Order of Fastern Star) with ‘6ver on= hundred membe: |and’ visitors in- attendance for the occasion. Degrees were conferred upon four new members and during the even- ing thie Worthy Matron from Doug- | las @Ghapter was presented with a bouquet of flowers by special cere- mony. Music was played during rie Scott and Irene Greany During the business session, pre-|{ over by Mrs. George Shaw,| plans were made for the December 12, meeting and various announce- ments in regard to group gathering of the €. D. A. were made | The afternoon study club is sched- »d to meet December 4, at 2 0-| k at the home of Mrs. Verne Mrs. H. R. VanderLeest will >ss to members cf the even- ; group at her home next ening at 8 o'clock. Mem- bers of the sewing club will not meet | .ulll December 7, when they will r at the home of Mrs. H. L. McDonald for dessert-lungheon at| 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. i - THREE JUMEAUITES TRAVEL, SKAGWAY | iaed the intiation” work by Klondy Du- fresne, violinist. Election of officers was anncunc- ed for’ the next meeting, which is to be held on the evening of December 12. A request was also made by Worthy Matron, Miss Gladys For- rest, for all members who wish, to bring their gifts for the Christmas | Gheer baskets filled annually by the |order. Following the lodge work ! freshments were served by candle- light to the scores of members who crowded the banquet room of the Temple. Arrangements for the so- |cieil hour were made by Mrs. Blanche mlny and her committes. FUR SAlE NETS +§3,000; SEVEN Two traveling men, 8. F. Kaane and A. Van Mavern, and Terri-| torial Director of Employment Jos- eph T. Flakne, sailed for Skagway this morning on the motorship Tri- ton, chartered from J. JU Meherin. The trio expect to be back in Ju- | | | neau Fnda\ or Sncurday E BUYERS ACTIV Dealers from Fairbanks, New York at Commis- sion’s Auction Yesterday's salé:of furs seized by |the Alaska Game Commission netted $3,001.95, which is to be divided ev- enly between the Federal and Ter- ritorial Governments! Making the largest outlay for furs !yesterday was A. L. Kaye of Fair- | banks, tHough L. Ketchum of New | YOrk bought the lrgest rumiber of | | : | | STocx QuotaTions |rush. Miscellaneous experience in- skins. . Others buying were H. J. Yurman, Albert Wile, Steve Vuko- | vich, James Gillam and Robert Hen- | ning, as agent. ————e ——————— e NEW YORK, Nov. 29. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 67:, American Can 111, American Power and Light 4%, Anaconda 31%, Bethlehem Steel| 78%, Commonwealth and Southern, 1%, Curtiss Wright 9%, General Motors 53, International Harvester 58%, Kennecott 39%, New York| Central 17 , Northern Pacific 9%, United States Steel 65%, Pound $3.88% . DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: industrials 146.83, rails '32.28, utilities 25.08. ‘The market turned soft this af- ternoon after reports were pub- lished concerning the settlement of the Chrysler strike. The statement the corporation Had granted a wage |increase’ discouraged traders. e RALPH BLANCHARD DIES Ralph' Blanchard; 70; of elkirk, died recently at Whitehorse, pass- ing away in the hospital bed in his sleep, He was' one of the oldest fuel contractors for the BY.N. Company, and camé north in 98. ———— UNDERGOES OPERATION Dr. J! H. Romig of Anchorage has undéergone a sticcessful opera- tion at the Leland Stanford Mem- orial Hospital in San Francisco Jaccording to advices received in Juneau. e - $32 — FARE TO. SEATTLE — §32 'Pirst class aboard steamer Tongass; months without ai chance to: show n a “Nazi” plane (upper. picture). the end of the show. Even “Nazi” sailing south Sufiday. Get reserva- tions how. See Agent Femmer. adv. lalin-Ameman N ations| 20. — The! | He | Weather Bureau | weather station, | notified of the appointment ‘Prucha's suceessor. |age 27. BLAMES ALLIES FOR WAR RAGING | N FUROPELAND Sovief Chieffain Makes Statement in Commun- ist Newspaper | MOsSGOW; Ngu. 29.— Soviet Chieftain’ Stalin' says the Allies are responsible for the: present war. THe' declagation is made in statement published ir° Pravda, Communist new per. The statement say: “The rul- ing classes of England and France rudely declined both ~Germany cace propvsals and also attempts of the Soviet Union to attain the |earliest termination of uhe present | Wi p oo | DIMOND LEAVES - FOR FAIRBANKS ON BRIEF TRIP Will Be Back Through Ju- neat in 10 Days on Way Qutside Alaska Delegate Anthol Di- mond left Juneau today PAA Electra for Fairbanks lnlI()\Hn“ a visit of four days in the Capital hopes to fly Saturday from Fairbanks to Anchorage and to spend a week at Anchorage and Seward before catching the south- bound steamer Yukon. The Delegafe will greet new Gov. Ernest Gruening here during the Yukon’s stop in port but does not plan to remain in Juneau. He will stay several days in Ketchikan however, before returning to Wash- ington for the January session of Congress. | | | | J. B PRUCHA GIVEN TRANSFER T0 RENO STATION Juneau Weather Bureau Man Assigned to Air- port Office, States Junior Meteorologist Gil Prucha of the Juneau office of the U. S. has been trans- ferred to Reno, Nevada, where he will be in charge of the airport according to word received here by Meteorologist Howard J. Thompson. The Pruchas are now in the States on leave. He will report to his new post December 1. The office here has not been of HELP AN ALASKAN ] Telephone 713 or write The Alaska Territorial Employment Service | for this qualified worker. STORE CLERK-—F:male, single, Two years of college. For- mer school teacher. Experienced as clerk in general' merchardisz. Good as extra help during holiday season cludes waitress work and hotel ! clerking. Call for ES 03062, - \Curse of Conscience HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 29. want to swrrender,” said a mild- | eyed, middle-aged fellow who walk- | ed up to Traffic Patrolman J. E.| Armstrong. ‘'Armstrong eyed him | carefully for earmarks of the crim- inad. “What you wanted for?” he smcl‘ skeptically. | “Traffic tickets” said the man, | soberly. 1 Armstrong went with him to the police station where he paid for | five over-purking transgressions. -——— - DANGEROUS STANTON, Mich, Nov. 29. Sheriff Chris Hansen, of Montcalm County, has been a law enforce- ment officer for 23 years—but he has yet to fire a gun at a criminal. Now in his third four-year term as sheriff, Hansen reminded all and sundry that, although he has never used his gun in the line of duty, he still is mighty quick on the draw and a tolerably good| marksman. BRI b DIVORCE CAS| Suit for divorce was. filed in Distriet Court today by Paul B. Henry against Laura Henry on “ B S Empire Wanv Ads Bring Results, J grounds of drunkenness and im- proper conduct, I 'Gfld Games On Thursday CHICAGO, TIL., lege football elevens will take to the gridiron tomorrow to defend their records of being undefeated and untied The only undefeated, untied xndr unscored on team in the country, Tennessee meets Kentucky at Lex- ington, Ky. /‘The Southwest Conference cham- | pionship Texas' A. and M. squad | takes on Cowboy Jack Cruini and his University of 7 Another dozen mn]o‘ games also are on the schedule in various sec- tions of the country tomorrow where some States observe That giving Day. ior - Committees Prepare For Big Bazaar fo Be Nov. 29.—~Two col- | Held by Lutherans, The calendar Lutheran Church plans for the comin; is to be an event on Wednesday of filled bazaar Tuesday week in ms of the church. flernoon at 2 o'clock the sewing group of Aid will gath at the home of Mrs. Andrew Needles will be busy putting . last min- fancy work to be special booth next with which is next membe! the Ladies’ Gold Stree Lagergren. during the day ute stitches in on sale at a week. A committee meeting was held last night at the home of Mrs. B. F. McDowell and plans were made for a Scandinavian tea which will be a highlight of the bazaar on Tuesday afterncon. Wednesday niaht the annudl turkey dinner will be the closing event of the festival. Arrangements the for tea are in charge of Mrs. John L. Cauble, | Mrs: Milton Lagergren, Mrs. John Winthers, Mrs. Alfred Zenger, Mrs. Vietor Cuff, with- Mrs. Olaf Bodd- ing, Ladies’ Aid President, assist- ing. In charge of the dinner iz following committee: Mrs Newman, Mrs. Olaf Boddir A. Herritt, Mrs. O. Floberg Mrs. John Sunderlund. - CABIN DESTROYED Fire recently destroyed the cabin of David Atwell on his homestead on the Farmers' Road about five miles from Fairbanks. The owner was away at the time hauling hay and did not know of the blaze un- til ‘he returned and found only dying embers. M and and | Fred of the Resurrcction | the | U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Junzan and wici; beginning at 3:30 p.m., Nov. 2! clmuh occasional light rain or snow, showers tonight and Thurs- moderate southeasterly winds; lowest temperature tonight about Fm-emst for Southeast Alaska: Cloudy with occasional light rain, except light snow over the extreme northern portion tonight and Thursda, moderate southerly winds, except moderate to fresh over sounds, straits, and Lynn Canal. Forecasi or wrnzs along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska: The guif disturbance continues to weaken. The winds along the coast of the Gulf will be moderate to fresh tonight and Thursday, ng southerly from Dixon Entrance to Sitka, southeasterly to terly from Sitka to Cape Hinchinbrook, and northerly from Cape Hinchinbrook to Kodiak, LOCAL DATA Temo Humidity wina Velocity 39 86 N 7 36 86 Calm 0 36 86 SE 10 RADIO REFORTS Barometer 29.48 29.61 29.60 Lime 3:30 pm. yes 3:30 am. today Noon today Weathe Lt. Rain Cloudy Lt. Rain TODAY 3:30am. Preeip. 3:3Cam temp. 24 hours Weathar 8 0 Clear -16 0 Pt. Cldy 4 0 Clear -16 0 Clear 1 Trace Pt. Cldy 24 03 Snow 24 05 PL. Cldy 20 Trace Snow 31 Pt. Cldy 36 Cloudy Lowest temp. 8 -16 4 17 -5 24 24 20 29 33 33 34 44 41 51 Max. tempt, ’ Station las! hours, | Anchorage | Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks 8t. Paul Duteh Harbor Kodiak Cordova Junean Sitka Ketchikan Seattle Portland San Francisco 35 Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 43 | 51 WEATHER SYNOPSIS Che barometric disturbance over the northern portion of Gulf of Alaska has diminished in intensity and wag located this morning about 200 miles south of Kodiak Island, with the lowest reported central pressure of 29.10 inches. A weak low pressure area, located about 200 miles off the coast of Washington, ap- peared to be advancing northeastward. The weather has been cloudy with no important temperature changes over most of Alaska. Scattered light* rain showers have occurred over Southeast Alaska, and light snow along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. Moderate to dense fog was reported in chan- nels in Southeast Alaska this morning. Juneau, ov. 30.—Sunrise, 8:1) am, KUHN ( | prosecution’s summation. ASE 1 The court expressed the belief | that the jurors would not be affect- ed by what was called derisive or scandalous press comment on the 67 the sunset, 3:18 p.m. case. Wallace said that he would declare a mistrial if he thought the news stores in question would pre- judice the jury. The judge instructed the jury that question at issue is whether Kuhn misused funds. and not whether the Bund was willing .o condone the offense. | e NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—The Fritz Kuhn case went to the jury this afternoon after General ions Judge Wallace had delivered a long charge to the jurors. Leader Kuhn of the German Am- | erican Bund, is being tried on charges of misusing Bund funds. The court dismissed five counts | of the indictment, relieving the ac- cused of several of the larceny charges. CATHOLIC BAZAAR IS HELD TOMORROW The Catholic Bazaar will be held tomorrow in Parish Hall. Booths will be opened for customers early in the forenoon, there will be lun- Before charging the jury, Judge)cheon from 11:30 to 1 o'clock, tea Wallace denied a defense motion for l during the afternoon and dancing reopening of the trial because of the | and program in the evening. A PRACTICAL XMAS GIFT! By Lester D. Henderson Its Scenic Features, Iis Geography, History and Government Send It to Your Friends and RelativesintheStates THIS BOOK INCLUDES: Maps — Pictures — Geography — Resources — Commerce History — Government and Scenic Fealures This Book Seeks to Portray Alaska on an Exceedingly Broad Scale. PRICE $1.00 Get Yours Today at the PAILY ALASKA EMPIRE