The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 5, 1940, Page 8

Salmon Packers To Meel Annual Cuflingr, Quality Discussion Takes Place on March 15 vern= with can- s when 4‘:'\1))11)\— les agents gather for the eighth n cutting and March include This year's cutting wiil two session In the orning, jucg- in 1490 cans, composing 745 s representative of the 1939 ca 1 from all dis- 2ir eas of Alaska ce. Samples will be ted by approximately FOOD SPECIALS! THRIFT C0-0P THOMPSON'S MALTED MILK 49 1 pound can C 2 ibs. SEASIDE LIMA Ibs. for 23 | BEANS2 c BULK BROWN z Ibs. for 17 SUGAR C MACARONI ™™ 3" 18c v (IRY I'LI\KLB Medium size pkg. z for 299 ASPARAGUS Large Green 2 POUND GLASS JAR CRESCENT COFFEE Each | APPLES ™. s;,a_s_ RUTABAGAS 7 Ibs. for z5c THRIFT cCo-0P i \'n. 21 cans 41c Ce mmnntlnn Loose l’uk Winesap o %% We Deliver PHONE 787 | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1940 AMERICANS HELP IN FINLAND | v | b 3‘«,; Pictures show activities of a group of American volunteers in the Finnish war, engaged in ambulance service in the fighting zone stretcher work. 135 judges, following which key production men of the salmon in- dustry will inspect the samples. An attendance of approximately 500 cannery workers, superintendents, foremen, sales agents and packers are expected. Campaign Exhibit During this session, an exhibit of -the salmon industry’s national advertising campaign will be dis- played. The afternoon session will be pre- sided over by the general chair- man, Capt. F. Svensson, of Libby, McNeill and Libby. During this meeting, the chairmen of the vari- ous :¢ommittees will r the rize the species and sumn of the five quality decisio judging on eac At top, they give first aid to a wounded Finn naby, biologist of the Bureau of Fisheries. Processing, Cooling The processing and cooling of salmon and some of the quality considerations involved will outlined by D. F. Sampson, chm\- ist of the American Can Company Chairmen of the judging com- mittees who will report on the rating of samples include: Chinook and kings, Harold G. Heaton, Co- lumbia River Packers Association; sockeyes, Walter Shiel, Kelley- Clarke Company; pinks, Laurence Freeburn, Pyramid Packing Comn- pany; chums, T. J. Gavin, Gavin Bros.; cohoes, L. A. Petersen, Mc- Govern and McGovern. The ‘American Can Company will be host to those attending the cutting at a banquet to be held during the evening. E. H. Bell will ve toastmaster at the banquet. -ee - — NEGRO WITNESS CALLS SOUTH'S of salmon. Guest speakers will dis- cuss quality problems of salmon packing. Among the government officials| who will appear is John F. Harvey, chief of the Western district, U 8. Food and Drug Administration Alaska's new technological labor- atory at Ketchikan will be dis- cussed by Roger W. Harrison, tech- nologist of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. Biological investigations in Bristol Bay will be discussed and | shown in fllus'.rnuon by J. T. Bar- Schilling For finer textured cake with lasting freshness,useSchilling Baking Powder! Itis double-acting, made with pure cream of tartar. No “'baking powder taste!” For over half a century, good cooks have preferred Schilling—knowing that only successful baking is true economy. To show our unbounded faith in this CREAM OF TARTAR Bak- ing Powder, your grocer will re- turn your money at our expense, and -ui"-lso Bay for the cgaz. 'fih‘"" o sy fault whatever NOTICE! All Juneau Grocery Stores and Meat Markets, will open at 8 A. M. and close at 5 P. M. EVERY DAY, be- ginning Monday, March 11. SOLONS STOOGES Dark - skinned Communist Throws Senate Into Up- roar by Comments WASHIN(:I‘UN M.uch 5.—Husky Negro Communist Benjamin Davis of New York, threw the Senate hear- ing on anti-lynching legislation into a turmoil today, calling Southern Senators “stooy and, Vice-Presi- dent Garner evil old labor-' baiter.” Senator Van Nuys, Chairman and | o-sponsor of the bill, shouted: “That's an insult!”, and added, “You | ' have done more harm in preventing | | passage of this bill than anyone who i has appeared.” Some of Davis' remarks were struck from the record. The witness had protested against questions about freedom of specclu and the press in Russia. Earlier, John Davis, Secrétary of | , the National Negro Congress, tesi- | ' fied as to the Ku Klux Klan re- vival, including a recent demonstra- uun in Aberdeen, Washington. —————— GREAT BRITAIN ar Lower, in white outfits, they do Miss Juneau Flies Off v To falrbanks Royalty took Its firs. airplane ride today when Miss Sybil Godfr lovely 20-year-old miss of Junean | (Miss Juneau, more correctly), boarded a PAA Electra this morning and after a few short hours in the air, invaded Fairbanks to seek the Ice Carnival Queen’s crown for the Capital City of Alaska. . Miss Juneau was taken to the air- port this morning with her furs, he~ evening gowns, and her bathing suil by Chatles W. Carter of the Cham- ber of Commerce. More Chamber of Commercites met the Juneau lass at Fairbanks this afternoon and escorted her to the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- son Foster, former Juneauites. Miss Godfrey will be the house guest of Mrs. Foster (popular Bud moving out) until the big carnival is over. Mrs. Foster will be chaperone for “Miss Juneau” at Fairbanks. e Today's News Todav--Empire. DIRECT HIT ON U-BOAT BY BRITISH {Royal Air Force oreePlane Spots Submarine in Shal- low Water LONDON, March 5. — The Air Ministry reports that a Royal Air | Force plane today scored a direct | hit on a German submarine which was surprised while in shallow water, - SNOW, ICE WIND HITS SEABOARD Power Lines Are Down-| Industry Crippled in | Many Sections (By Associated Press) Wind, ice and snow welghs heav-| ily along the eastern seaboard of | the United States. Trees are cracked, also pavements. Disrupted power wires have halt- ed industry in many sections. Traffic wrecks have been caused | In Manhattan, the police have | | been forced to rope off the Gen- eral Electric Building to prevent ! pedestrians from being hit by ice) | accumulating on the roof and slip-| | ping off. | Eight hundred fire alarm boxes | and nearly 8,000 telephones in the| Bronx have becn discommimoncd ! 'NO STATUTES FOR " FINLAND'S ARMY | NEW YORK, March 5—Despiie the heroism of Finland’s little army, | oldiers aren’t heroes to the Fin- nish people For them, war holds no glory,| and when the Finns wish to im-) mortalize a national patriot in| stone or marble, they don't turn| to the war lords, according to Ed-| gar Rickard, president of the Fin- nish Relief Fund. Instead, the mon- uments of this peaceful land bear tribute to the greatness of its) poets, philosophers, workers and ar- tists. In all of Finland there is not a single statue to a warrior or sol dier. - - NURSES MEET Gastineau Channel Nurses met last night at the home of Mrs. Burr Johnson, Those present en- joyed a pleasant evening at the close of which the hostess served I refreshments. |acy . MAILROMANCE | GOVERNOR PLEADING FORROADS Urges CongTe;s fo Faften Forest Service Funds for Alaska T i | WASHINGTON, March 5—Gov.} Ernest Gruening of Alaska told| the House Roads Committee today | that efforts to increase the popu- | lation of Alaska will be hnndi-i capped until Alaska's share in the| road fund is increased Gov. Gruening said a more ade- quate system of roads and com-| munications is the need, primarny, for Alaska. The Alaska Governor urged thc committee to restore the old for-' mula under which Alaska received 9% percent of the Forest Roads Fund and said the $400,000 last year appropriated should be in- creased to $600,000. Forest Service speakers said the | reduction of the authorized $28,000,- 000 appropriation for forests roads | this year and last year by $7,000,- | 000 had "pmchcd very tightly.” DETROIT | OFFICERS INDICTED - Six in High Places Charged with Several Con- spiracies DETROIT, Mich., March 5.—Six high officials, including Sheriff Themas Wilcox and Prosecuting Atterney Duncan McFrea, have pen indicted by Judge Homer Fer- sitting as a one-man grand| guson, | Jury. The indictments charge conspu— to operate or permit the opera- ion of disorderly houses, gambling houses, handbooks and policy pames. Wilcox was taken in custody by! | coroner Albert Hughes, according | to ancient legal customs, and ar-| | raigned. A plea of innocent was ‘cnteled for him. | “I am sicker than a goat,” said | Wilcox, I my sick bed.” | COLUMBUS, Neb, March 5. | He wrote her two letters. In the| !second he proposed. She wrote him two letters. In the second she ac- cepted. That's all there was to the courtship of Mr. and Mrs. John Mielak who celebrated their golden | wedding the other day. “and ought to be back in | nevious v~ wouTe Decmon of Pan Amencln Airways to elmnnaw the Bermuda stop on eastbound flights to Europe is reporud to have been reached with ap- proval of the U. S. government, in view of seizure of U. S. mail by the British at Bermuda, Map shows old and new routes of the giant clipper planes (top). WAR DEPARTMENT %1 2. SELLS EQUIPMENT % &' i 105. A REPUBLIC Ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgari lot Empire classifieas pay. WASHINGTON, March 5. — The War Department announces the sale of 60 surplus 6-inch World 15% War guns to Brazil to supplement its defenses. Canadian Discount Senator Carter Glass of Virginia B. M. Behrends Bank was once a prmtcx\ devil.” Adv First. National Bank The Empire classifieds for ! BASKETBALL | TONIGHT March5 Students GAMES First Game at 7:30 P. M. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM Use Sixth Street Entrance ONLY! 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