The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 2, 1940, Page 8

ABSENTEE BALLOT SYSTEM ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL \n amendment to the municipal election ordinance making provision the casting of absentee ballots was passed by the City Council last nigl nij ballots will be issued by the City Clerk any time from 15 days before the election to one day before the election. The ballots must be filled out in the Clerk’s presence and de- posited at that time. As filing for office does not begin til 10 days before the election, the ballots will be left blank. The voter write in the names of avowed prospective or declared candidates choice FOOD SPECIALS! THRIFT C0-OP STANDBY TOMATO JUICE TOWELS ’ N \ OREGON ! | SCHILLINGS ORANGE PEKOE Half Pound Package—Each 3 C 2" 25¢c NEW POTATOES 3 Ibs. z7c NUSPREAD VEGETABLE SHORT! SUNNY G RDEN SW S % ol TEXAS PINK GRAPEFRUIT ... TOMATO SOUP NATIONAL RED ASSORTED JAMS5S" ™ T5c THRIFT CO-0P We Deliver PHONE 767 A Under the new system, absentee Flectra Due Here Today Four adul wo children ar due in from Fair aboard a PAA El Murray Stug 1 Lien, Due are O. G. Olson, R. J. Voich, Mrs. J. H Okerlu: and two children - - SITKA DOUBLES POPULATION IN | PAST DECADE Historic City Is Now Fifth| Largest in Alaska | with 1,945 Sitka in the past decade hn,! almost doubled in population, ac- | cording to a preliminary an-| Jiouncement today by the Bureau of the Census which set Sitka pop- ulation on October 1, 1939, at 1,- 945 as compared to 1036 ten years earlier. Sitka is now the fifth largest city in Alaska, ranking behind Ju- neau, Ketchikan, Anchorage and| Fairbanks. Petersburg has 1,288 | people and Wrangell 1,142 | Other prelimina totals an- nounced today by Supervisor J. P. Anderson is 394 for the Mt.| McKinley Recording District S compared to 290 ten ye 2o, | and 209 for Akiak village as com- pared with 228 in the 1930 census. Women's GymClass | Is Held Here Every | Mondal -Evening; The benefits derived from super-, vised exercise are many and Ju-| neau is fortunate now in having a class for housewives or working | girls that is held every Monday | night from 7:15 until 8:15 o'clock. | Held each week in the social| rooms of the Methodist Church | an hour of exercises and tap danc- ing is given for a very nomnal charge | Several have already taken 1d- vantage of the opportunity to limber up the seldom used muscles, | and all interested are invited to attend the classes at their leisure - o SKATING SPOILED Skating on Mendenhall Lake and | Auk Lake has been ruined by the| rain and thaw, the District Ran-| ger's office reported today. WAITRESSES ANNUAL BALL BENEFIT OF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES SICK FUND———LOCAL 871 ELKS HALL TONIGHT — Saturday, March 2 Stanley Cox and His Royal Alaskans Dancing from 14ill ? Refreshments GENTLEMEN $1.00——LADIES FREE BUD NANCE—THE WINNER! In Our Typewriter Contest. 2635 Although Mr. Nance did indow typewriter in our wi window PARTS parts exactly, he was the nearest of all contestants. There were 2635 parts of the dismantled L. C. Smith | AR S i T not guess the number of We bid you watch this D Monday In Our Window We Will Assemble the Dismantled : Typewriter on Display. STOP BY and WATCH THE PROCESS! 3. 'Bb;-;—g‘lhrford & Co. “Our doorstep is worn by satistied customers” Life starts at 100, Mr prove it she wouldn't permit friends to stick day cake. insisted there be plained, “I'm starting life anew.” her long life to “three scuares a ¢ | “Haunted” by “Every time you look into a dark corner 1 a WPA worker, to his wife, Helen (left). 4, and Lorraine, 18 months, with gas, in the o 7 { 0 7 sui se J Instead, she TRIO OF THOMASES _Anyone calling for a Mister Thomas in the nation’s capitol would be sure of a good response from these three men—all occupied with the present session of congress. Left to right are: Sen. Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma Demo- 4 e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Her Two Dead Children % s 101 but crat; Sen. John Thomas, Idaho Republican who succeeded Boral and Sen. Elbert Thomas, a Democrat from Utah, ~ There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertising A COPENHAGEN FISHING BOAT ' CAUGHT A HUGE F BUT ITS NET WAS UNABLE HOLD [T/ DRAGGING THE BOAT ALONG A WAYS, THE FISH” TURNED OUT TO BE A SUBMARINE # LKNEW WE and te Ies on her birth- 1e because, she ex- She is fond of cake, and attributes H SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 19 will haunt you with the two children,” wrote Joseph Kaufelski, Then he killed himself and the two children (right), Thomas, kitchen of their Philadelphia home. Mrs. Kaufelski had sone home to her mother after a quarrel. For H er, Life Begins at 100 VBSEI: OWNER © SUES CANNERY ANEFREDI?OR Martin Alleges Breach of Confract, Wrongful Seiz- ing of Fish Boat Alleging breach of a contract under which his vessel Samson II was assertedly chartered at Hawk Inlet for the fishing season of 1938, Arthur J. Martin has filed suit in District Court against P. E. Har and Company for $2,368 which Mar- tin claims the packing firm still owes him Martin's complaint states that the boat was chartered for a price of $2,450 but that only $82 was ever paid him under the charter. In another suit filed by Martin, an accounting and $5.000 nages are sought from Joe J. Stocker, who it is alleged took possession of the amson IT as collateral security for a debt and thus deprived Martin of a means of making a living. Martin states in his complaint that it was red he was to retain possession of the boat in order that he could earn the money to repay Stocker over a two-year period - > o MCAGLEN IS SUED; SWUNG BIG HAYMAKER, HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March 2.-— One of the roughest and toughest actor of film parts, Victor McLeg- len, is harged with carrying his screen talents into real life. Musician Richard Candreva sued McLaglen for $76,442 damages as the result of something of an altercation that occurred ona Hollywood street. Candreva charged that he was considerably damaged in both body and dignity. The complaint clamed that tough guy McLaglen planted himself in front of Candreva and demanded “Who wants to Fight?” Candeva replied that he didn't know, but he certainly wasn't in the moced for fisticuffs. Whereupon the musician charged MacLaglen swung on him and landed a very fancy haymaker that knocked him down. MAJOR BOWLING Major League bowling resumes tomorrow afternoon with matches scheduled as of last Sunday for the Brunswick and the Elks Club alleys. The tournament was inter- rupted by the visit of Ketchikan Elks. e ! Try an Empire ad. SHOULD HAVE STAYED ' AWAY FROM THESE . PEACEFUL. SHORES. : THE WARS MOST EXCITING NAVAL. EPISODES, THE BURNING OF THE GRAF SPEE AND THE FIGHT ON BOARD THE PRISON SHIP ALTMARK , HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SIGHT OF LAND-~ - NEUTRAL LAND # BRITISH SOLDIERS, SEEING IMAGE'S IN THE SKY AT NIGHT, INVESTIGATED) AND FOUND THE GERMANS PROJECTING THEM ON THE CLOUDS FROM A STEREOPTICON, ® 40 L BROTHERS | 70 PUT FLOATS IN BOAT HARBOR Successful Bid Is $14,605- Work fo Be Complet- ed by July 1 Cole Brothers of Juneau last night were successful bidders for installa- | tion of mooring facilities in the Juneau small boat harbor. Their bid of $14,605.15 was substantially be-| low the only other submitted, one of | $16,940.97 by Jake Cropley Work will start as soon as a per- formance bond is arranged, probably Monday. The contract calls for the work to be completed within 120‘ days, which will put the boat harbor ! in shape for use by July 1. The City Council last night de- cided to call bids for construction | of an approach and gangway to the | seaplane float which will be installed | in the harbor shortly. The approach | will be 34 feet long and the gang-| way 55 feet long, both five feet wide. | e MISS THIBODEAU " CHOSEN AS QUEEN OF JUNIOR PROM, [Easter Motif Prevailed at i Annual School Function | Here Last Evening | Miss Cecelia Thibodeau, daugh- | ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thibodeau | and popular member of the senior class, reigned over last evening's held in the of the Juneau High annual Junior Prom nnasium er crown was placed upsn‘ her head by Ingram Varnell, presi- ! dent of the junior class, at a cere- mony performed following the grand march which was led by senior class president Frank Parsons and M Maydelle George. The lovely | queen was escorted to her throne,; by Misses Ruth Torkelson and Sid- | ney Brannen, ladies-in-waiting, and ! four attendants including Misses Isabell Parsons, Mirian Dobson, La nore Kaufmann and Dorothy Lar- on. | A beautiful bouquet of flowers| was presented her majesty and Miss Kaufmann sang “The Easter Parade” as a fashion 4 show was presented for the pleasure of Queen Cecelia. Models for the parade were Misses Betty Wilcox, Pauline Pet- rich, Bettye Kemmer, Mirian Hus- sey, Lillian Hendrickson, Jirdis Winther, Dorothy Wilms and Dor- othy Reck. “Blue Orchids” was an- other selection sung by Miss Kauf- . mann during the intermission pro-| grdm, and Alex Miller was master of ceremonies for the occasion. Wesley Barrett and his orches-! tra played for the dancers against a background depicting the Easter season. Two huge bunnies winked big red eyes as they rocked their heads back and forth, and the' orchestra pit was surrounded by a white picket fence. Colored bal- loons flanked the ceiling of the gym and punch was served from a huge Easter egg at the far end of the floor. . - Informal Tea Fefes Mrs. W.W. Coundil Prior fo Depariurei Honoring Mrs. W. W. Council be- ' fore her departure was an informal tea given this afternoon at 4 o'clock by Mrs. Katherine Gregory at her | residence on Fifth Street. ! | Presiding at the tea table, which ! was lighted by tall tapers and cent- ered with flowers in seasons, are Mrs. E. L. Bartlett and Mrs. Helen Cass. Miss Mary Claire Hellenthal is assisting the hostess during the; affair. Mrs. Council will accompany her husband, Dr. W. W. Council to Washington, D. C. Later Dr. Coun- |cil will spend some time doing re- search work at the University of | Virginia and at Columbia Univer- | sity. | | The couple will leave tomorrow on | the steamer Alaska with plans to be |away for three months. i | i {COLUMBIA LUMBE! ' | PURCHASES HOUSE | “ AT MARSHAL'S SALE, The Columbia Lumber Company, | through its attorney, R. E. Robert- son, today bought the James J. Ber- ry house at 718 East Fifth Street ‘at a Marshal's sale. | The highest bid was $1,325. Mrs. | !Lena Perelle, judgment creditor, |holds a $2857.94 mortgage against the property, which amount her at- torneys claim the purchaser should | pay in addition to the bid price. —————— | TITLE QUIETED | John Feusi today obtained clear title to the Joseph Weyerhorst prop- | erty in a decision in District Court. | | Today’s News Today—Empire Princh Sives His Pal Wesley Watson (right), 13, demonstrates his life-saving technique on Archie Bowen, Jr., 13. They were playing near their Baltimore homes when Archie took hold of a live wire and couldn’t let go. Wesley knew better than to grab him. Instead he slugged him on the jaw and knocked him loose. Archie’s hands were severely burned. 'I'ONGASS [§ HEAHDEARIMENT ISSUES 1939 REPORT DEI-AYED IN A report on 1939 health activitics of the Territorial Department of Health has been issued by Com- missioner Dr. W. W. Council Detailed reports on the work the Division of Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children, Di- vision of Public Health Engineer- ing, Division of Public Health oratories and Division Steamer Tongass, in drydock at b~ Prince Rupert for repairs, has been delayed in having needed werk Municable Disease Control done and the ship is not expected cluded. t6 leave there for Juneau until T possibly next Saturday, March 9. Agent D. B. Femmer received advices this afternoon that in ad- dition to a broken tail shaft, the 508 SENT OUT o e e Sl e Stern post ' DS YORK, sMarch d—An 80 )omflN L “’r‘l ek -v’f-“ call from the Greek ship Makis when a submerged log was SUUCK ya5 peen received here, relayed 9 the. nordiugind veysge. from the steamer Wappington. The Also on account of war enlist- pature of the trouble is not stated ments at Prince Rupert for skilled The Makis is about 500 miles off labor and lack of stock and ma- the coast terial, considerable delay resulted i ity At at the Prince Rupert shipy: but Toaay—Emplre ‘Teday's Nev R 8 : ; 15% Canadian Discount Behrends Bank National Bank men and material have beern there now and regardless of over- time the Tongass is expected to be repaired and leave there by next Saturday - - Miiwauiee receni- bole in the At- B. M 28,680 feet st It was east » The cruiser ly discovered a lantic which measured or nearly 5% miles of the Island of Haiti. Inexpensive Pint - - $3.85 AUTOMATIC Quari $5.85 Fire Extinguisher and Alarm FOR PROTECTION OF GARAGES BUSINESSES HOTELS STORES GAS AND OIL STATIONS APARTMENTS FACTORIES FARMS DAIRIES HOMES AUTOMOBILES TRUCKS BOATS ON GUARD 24 HOURS . . DAY OR NIGHT . . Whether Awake — Fsleep — Awrryl VERY EFFECTIVE ON GASOLINE, CIL 02 ELECTRIC FIRES! SEE THE JIREX MAN TODAY! SAVES LIVES AND PROPERTY TED LOWMAN "2" Room 5————Juneau Rooms Remember—“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” BASKETBALL TONIGHT March 2 BOX 1351 GAMES First Game at 7:30 P. M. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Use Sixth Street Entrance ONLY! HAIDA vs;Nl!EHNINGS JUNEAU HIGH vs. KRAUSE' See the Southeast Alaska Tourney—March 789 -