The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 1, 1940, Page 8

FOUR SHIPS SENTDOWN, SEA RAIDS Germans Continue Warfare Against British-French Craft Is Also Sunk LONDON, Feb. 1.—German raids on the North Sea shipping con-| today latest sinkings added to the the British steamer Royal engers with thirteen p crew members reported miss- The Royal Crown was at- azi aircraft early this Bank Crest, was re- are miss- not say of a e British the loss steamer of one life, vet details reports did was the victim submarine or aircraft ported but as nd first whet mine, f The High Wave, a British craft,' by the had sunk sho:rtly before noon a German plane. Owners of vessel reported that there been no loss of life. The French coastal steamer Hon- fleuraise went down off the coast of France today, also the victim of German planes. The number of casualties is unknown - l Stock Qu .m\nom NEW YORK Fep. 1. —Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock at the first session this month is 6%, American Can 114';, Amer- ican Power and Light 37, Bethle- hem Steel 73’4, Commonwealth and Southern 1%, Curtiss Wright 10 General Motors 52%, International | Harvester 537, Kennecott 35's, New York Central 15%, Northern Pacific 8',. United States Steel 567, Pound $3.98. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 145.2 rails 3058 utilities 24.61. B Tndnys News 7 oaay—Empire iormal, and the percentage of ls% shine slightly below the according to the monthly c d' D' ' | logical report issued today anadian PISCOUM | ;,c0u weatner Burcau B. M. Behrends Bank The average temperature Adv. flrst Nnuonnl Bank ln\on(h was 32.8 degre | MEN WHO ARE LEADING BATTLE FOR ALLIES o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB e 1940. These five French and British wartime leaders were pictured somewherz in France when the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor was conferred upon Viscount Gort, British commander in France, and upon Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside, British Impe al Alphonse J. Georges of the French Army, Winston Caurchill, nd Gen. Gort. Ironside; Genel Allied Armies, — January Was Driest Month InThreeYears Warmer, Though Less Sun- | The month of January in June _| averaged warmer and P ———— e BEAUTY AT A BARGAIN! a }VU"J(IEY[ rays get ex- n otir shop by that make your ‘hair lovely . . THE R()Y AL Beauty Salon PHONE 723 ANN EARLY SMITH—Owner-Operator ETHEL POWELL—Hair-Stylist i drier shine than Usual, Is Bureau Report au than sun- normal meteoro- by the office for the , as compared o ) 1 warmest January on !The mercury reached with a normal of 27.7 degrees. The record was that of 1926 with an average tem- perature of 39.6 degrees and the coldest was that of 1909 with an average temperature of 13.8 degrees its highest point last month on the 29th when a temperature of 48 degrees registered. The lowest tempera- ture last month was 14 degrees on the 15th. The highest temperature on record for any January at Ju- neau over a period of 45 years was 54 degrees in 1935 and the lowest January temperature over a simi- lar period was 15 degrees below | zero in 1916. was Driest Month The total precipitauon for the month was 4.01 inches, or 3.17 inch- es below the normal. It was the| least monthly precipitation in Ju- neau since February, 1937. The wet- test January on record over a period of 48 years was that of 1891 when! 2051 inches were recorded and the driest was that of 1907 when 048 inch was recorded. The maximum amount of precipitation to occur within a 24-hour ‘period last month was 105 inches on the 28th-29th The total snowfall (unmelted) for tthe month was 16.0 inch as ('nm—‘ pared with a 36-year averaze of| 28.8 inches. of snow on the ground at any time last month in the vicinity of the Federal and Territorial Building was 34 inches on the 12th. At the close | of the month there on the' ground in the vicinity tthe Weather Bureau office. 44 Hours Sunshine There were 26 cloudy days, 4 partly cloudy, and 1 clear day last month. OQut of a possible 224.1 hours, the amount of sunshine re- ceived was 44.1 hours, or 20 per- cent, which is 4 percent below the 22-year , average. The prevailing wind direction for January was from the west, with |an average hourly velocity of 6.7 miles. The maximum - velocity for a sustained period of 5 minutes was | 26 mfles from the southeast on the 2nd. Was no Snow of —— Alaska Electric Light & Power ALL WHITE BEAUTY ACTIVATOR WASHING ACTION L] QUIET WASHING ACTION B PERMADRIVE MECHANISM L] GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTOR L] NO OILING REQUIRED h“' G. E. Washers as low as $359.95 Eleclflc Light & Power The maximum depth | British Admiralty Chief; POLES ARE SHOTDOWN M (lAIM Germans Exfermmahng Race in Western Prov- inces, Charge Made ROME, Feb. sies to Italy and the Vatican charged that Nazi Police have shot 15,000 Polish leade in that part of western Poland an nexed by Germany The officials of the two Embas- sies declare in written that the Germans, through executions and deportations, exterminating the Polish popula- tiens remaining in the western Provinces. It's Phoney, But {Tomorrow's Groundhog Day Tomorrow, February dlemas Day, a feast day so old as |to antedate the Christian era, for {the ancient Romans selected the day to burn candles to their god- |dess Februa, mother Mars. Su- perstition has it that “If Candlemas be fair and clear There’ll be two winters in the year.” Out of this traditional belief has grown the legend of the groundhog, also widely known as the woodchuck. This little animal is supposed to waken from his long winter sleep on Candlemas morning and crawl out mass | | is Can- of his burrow to view the weather. If he sees his shawod, the story sa; he will go back for another six weeks or so of sleep, for the winter has, a long way to go before ziving place to spring. If, on the other hand, the sky is dull so that he casts no shadow, then it is said he will remain up and spring will come early. Hasn't Much Chance As a matter of fact, on February 2 in the northern United States the woodchuck is apt to have a couple of feet of snow and ice over the opening of his burrow, and would have to do some tall digging before he would have a chance to cast a shadow. Not wishing to do injustice to any amateur, tthe Weather Bureau in- vestigated Mr. Groundhog's claim to accuracy as a forecaster. Unfor- tunately, it appears that the cloudi- ness or clearness of February 2| shows no constant relation to the | weather of the following six weeks; | and Mr. Groundhog must be de-| nounced as a false prophet as weu} |as a pest. — ALBN SENTENCED FOR VIOLATION OF ALASKA GAME LAW. statements | Gen, | | | aff Chief. Left to right, Gen. Maurice Gamelin, commanding ilm Career Ahead? 1—Poland’s Em-!| |#% rs. Whitrey, Ts Mrs. Elizabeth Altemus (Liz) [Whitney, wife of John Hay (Jock) Whitney, New York sportsman, ready to bend a will- ing ear to the movie moguls who are trying to get her to try a ~.screen career? DOG IS HERO Feb. 1. WINCHESTER, Ky., MIr. and Mrs. John Hackett and their | four children slept soundly while fire slowly ate its way across the roof of their home. Outside, neighbors turned in a fire alarm and sought to awaken the family by shouting to them. In- siide, “Tuckey,” a bull terrier, was veard barking loudly. Finally, the dog dashed upstairs,! jumped on the bed of one of the children, and began scratching her ‘ace with his paws. The girl quickly awakened other members of the family and all es-| caped without injury just before the roof caved in. BRSNS e Cathay is the old name for China. "GH IN ON ' HIGHWAY AT - START, PLEA lSoutheast Alaska Should, | Not Lose Opportunity, Stuart Warns [ Every effort should be made by communities of Southeast Alaska to connect the Panhandle with the International Highway as soon as possible, Walter T. Stuart of Ket- chikan urged at today's Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “Regardless of what we think about it, the International Highway is probably going through,” Stuar said. | Southeast Alaska shoula | He said being working now for connecting roads, so that two or three years of traffic will not be lost. Stuart is Manager of the Ketchi- kan Public Utilities and President of the Ketchikan Chamber of Com- merce. Cther speakers today were the Rev. George Beck of Ketchikan, Dr.| Milo Fritz of Ketchikan, R. E. Rob- | ertson and Tom Dyer. SLATTERY REPORTT0 ~ BEREVISED Departmenfif—lnierior Re-| news Refugee Colon- ization Proposal | The Slattery Report on Alaskan development is being revised and brought up to date by the Depart- ment of the Interior, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce was informed | ! this week in a letter from AcLing Secretary E. K. Burlew. Burlew renewed by his letter a | controversy which was believed si- lenced for good by a letter from him last November. ' Special Visas The Acting Secretary suggests| that special visas for travel to Al-| aska might be granted to immi- grants who, “in addition to meet- ing standards now applied to im- migrants generally, met additional special qualifications as to skill, capital or training.” Such visas would permit entry into Alaska prior to the time when the im- migrants would be allowed to enter! the United States proper, Burley wrote, This he described as “not a radi- cal departure from existing na- . tional immigration policies or in| any way discriminatory against Alaska.” Special Consideration In fact, Burlew wrote, it is an- other effort by the Department of the Interior to secure special leg- islative consideration for Alaska's special needs. He saild that misrepresentation of the Slattery report was com- ing not from those who' are for | the aims it sets forth, but by those who are opposed. The Chamber has also received a resolution adopted by the Val- dez Chamber of Commerce Oppos- ing the Slattery report and en- dorsing the Juneau brief which was prepared in answer to it. e CYANE COMES IN FROM KETCHIKAN Lieut, F. K. Johnson brought his ,Coast Guard patrol boat Cyane in from Ketchikan this morning on a routine cruise of Southeast Al- aska waters, The Cyane is expected to leave port tomorrow morning, proceed- ing to Skagway and Haines before turning back to the home port. PR S i ! Today's News Today—Empire. FINNISH THE SONS OF NORWAY ARE SPONSORING A BENEFIT CARD PARTY FOR THE FINNISH RELIEF IN THE 0DD FELLOWS'HALL SATURDAY ——FEB.3 8:30 P. M. John Hill, an dln'n was sen- | tenced in U. S. Commissioner’s court at Eagle to six months in| the Federal jail at Fairbanks for | | violation of Alaska game laws. | Hill was arrested on Sam Creek, | near Woodchopper, by Alaska | Wildlife Agents Sam White and Peter McMuilen, who made @ plane patrol of the distric i e e i Jonathan Williams was the first |head of the United States Mili- tary Academy at West Point, in 1802, PINOCHLE —— BRIDGE — WHIST WILL BE PRIZES and REFRESHMENTS Real Finnish Money and Sh‘npl to Be Given with the First Prizes! Admission 50c e ittt d | RELIEF PLAYED ‘(lly Coundil Is | the |discussion of the direction in which iing Firemen's Ball and the pur- Prince Liechtenstein Stockholm reports indicate that among volunteers that have arrived | in Helsinki to fight for the Finns | Is Prince Ferdinand von und zu Liechtenstein, 39. The prince’s home is now in Somerset, England. | He once was reported engaged to Ina Claire, American actress, Challengedfo Spelling Duel Mulvihill Says His Boys| Can Spell and Fight | Fire, Too Fire Chief V. W. Mulvihill, speak- ing for the loyal members of the department, today issued a chal- 1lenge to a spelling bee with the City Council. Mayor Harry I. Lucas had mld‘ KINY he would not accept for the | Council until Mulvihill challenged. | Mulvihill did, and tonight at the! monthly Fire Department meeting, | smoke-eaters will pick their | best spellers to go up against “any- | cne the City Fathers want to pick” | for a contest over the air next Wed-'| nesday night at 9:15 o’clock. More important business to come before the firemen tonight is the firemen efforts will the matter of Arena project. Firemen will also discuss the com- be applied in Juneau's Sports chasing of new fire fighting equip- ment before sitting down to the reg- ular feed after the meeting. ST R During the middle ages a choir | boy was frequently elected “Boy Bishop” on St. Nicholas Day, De-| cember 6. l Fights for mland GRAND JURY l | - RETURNS 3 INDICTMENTS One Secret - Two Juneau Men Charged with Felonies hree indictments, one of (1 et were returned by this morning then went b Jury 1 was cha to the delin- quency Orvis cha 1ar of a minor Finzel of Juneau W ¢ ged with assault with aiter | to commit robbery. THRIFT CO-OP | FOOD SPECIALS Hollywood Assorted | EXTRACTS | FLAVORING—2 oz. bottle 3 for 4Ge DAILY DOUBLE GRANULATED BORAX Washington Packed 40 oz. vackage ol 2™ ¢ | 2 2o, | zfor 49 PEA\UT BUTTER Bulk SUNNY GARDEN SWEET PEAS No. 2 tins LARGE JUICY GRAPEFRUIT NU-BORA WASH- ING POWDER 32 or. package CUBE 1b. phe. SUGAR Z 25 FRESH SNOWBALL 1b. for COOKIES l 296 DINTY MOORE BEEF STEW—1 Ib, 8 oz. can HOLLYWOOD GELATIN DESSERT 6 pkgs. for zsc Cherry, Raspberry, Lemon, Lime Fresh Fruits and Vegeiables in Season THRIFT cCo-0P PHONE 767 WHAT'S YOUR IDEA OF PERMANENT COFFEE SATISFACTION? SCHILLING COFFEE A wave of pleasure follows every satisfying sip of Schilling Coffec! The reason? It’s a matchless blend of the world’s choice cof- fees, skilfully roasted to bring out delicious flavor and strength. 1-» Cofees— Percolator and Drip Important! 1 NOTICE IMPORTANT MEETING LB.E.W. (B--462) A. F. of L. Hall SATURDAY,FEB.3 7:30 P. M. ¥ i