The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 18, 1940, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1940. SEATTLE-JUNEAU AIR SERVICE IN MAY BOATS ARE = T BE USED icial Announcement Is Made by H. M. Bixhy in Tacoma TACOMA, Wash., March 18, Weekly pa senger air service between Seattle and Juneau is rt about May 15. was the information ven ctt (oday by H. M. Bix- of Pan American Airways to the Tacoma Chamber of v - Comu Alaska Develop- et i - ay : t Committe w—e 4 e Fa Pwenty-passenger flying boats will be uced, Bixby said, al Members of the newly-organized cavalry anti-tank platoon are shown hat the Civil. Aerorkus equipped truck, hauling one of the deadly 37 mm. anti-tank guns wit i MorEs Wil ‘eraiit. dhe Department has authorized similar platoons for test in each of the . £ & Cavalry Division. I \laka line a license | . 5 wrtly Bixby also -aid that eventu- pAA pllo"’ Is » daily air scrvice is CLIPPER WORK » Stuart Is fo Be on Seattle- Juneau Run Expected fo Begin in May Murray sz:(. _ Alaska Airways flier, south on the steamer Alaska to- hfi.s ANYQ};E headed for Oakland and ad- HERE SEEW flying tra with Boe- at Oakland, Cal., RELLY f @ b ? PETER FLIGHT Lit - Empire classitieds pay d ilar Pacific will por sail night titional ing in prepara- tion for the Seattle to Juneau clip- scted this spring art will get an airline ce i beam flying while in land and will likely not come north Frank Ashton-Gwatkins, diplomatic BARGAIN PRICES Tank Defenses in Washington in a machine gun- h which they are equipped. The War two horse cavalrv brigades of the First They’re Here to Soothe U. S. trouble-shooter for Great Britain, and Professor Charles Rist (right), of France, arrive in New York aboard the U. 8. liner Washington enroute to Washington, D. C. Their ONLY $25 DOWN 10 PER MONTER Buys One of until the Seattle-Juneau run is initiated. The inaugural flight da for the run will be on or about May 15 it is believed, with one of the four- motored S 42 model clippers likely 2 ON BEHRENDS to be the-equipment used. This ship AVENUE carries 32 passengers ordinarily, but 2 ON GLACIER for the long Alaska flight, extra HIGHWAY gas capacity will probably make the big boat a 26-passenger craft Among the pilots who it is be- lieved will fly the run in addition to Murray Stuart are Jerry Jones and S. E. Robbins, now flying out of Miami, and Gene Meyring, now flying on the Alaska end. -e Tongass Here Affer Mishap The steamer Toungass arrived in Juneau last night after a tedious journey from Seattle that was in- terrupted by a damaged tailshaft in British Columbia waters and dry- docking at Prince Rupert before the vessel was able to continue on its run Arriving on the Tongass were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roden and E. Engstrom Sailing this afternoon for Seattle via Sitka on the Tongass were Mrs, Thelma Meade and son Thom- as and for Sitka, Ken Edwards and Tom Tilson ACT NOW! — Prices Will Rise This Spring! CHARLES WAYNOR ADDITION PHONE 28 . R LAND FIGHTING, ~ AERIAL ACTION ON WEST FRONT Several "'Battles” Report- ed as Taking Place, 125-Mile Front { PARIS, March 18.-—Land «THE TRUCK OF VALUE. ’his test leaves no doubt about which light-duty truck is most sconomical on gasoline! We'll match a GMC against any other truck of equal power on a meas- ured-gas-mileage comparison over your routes with your loads. It will pay you to investigate GMC before you buy another truck. st e | Time payments through our own Plan ot lowest ovailable rotes cn&j"{";msx iting and aerial skirmishes is activity re- CONN‘)RS M T { ported on the Western Front late . 01‘ C @ this afternoon. A series of small “battles” have Telephone 411—JUNEAU taken place along the 125-mile front between the Vosges Mountains and Saarbruecken. { The French report tonig ‘(lw air raids were unsucc GASOLINE GMC TRUCK ht is that sful. - DIESEL wission is to soothe the irritations caused the U, S. state deparimoomt by the Allied blocksZe. b NAZIS MAKE ATTACKS ON WEST FRONT Machine Gun Forces, Back- ' ed by Artillery Fire Start Action [ PARIS, March 18- German tacks, with the largest number of & men put in to action since the war | started are reported by mili- ary quarters. i i ] | | | The attacks were made by Ger- {man machine gun forces atded by | artillery fire. | { Three sga te engagzements are | reported during t 24 hours |and casualtics in *eruel | losses” s the official statement. | D ‘ i ‘Near Record | Wolves Frighten \Dogs; Draw (rowds ! Two monster wolves, frozen grotesquely, drew crowds today be- | fore Goldstein's fu e in the | Baranof Hotel a inging dogs {that fearfully barked at the dead raiders of the woods gave onlookers a pood lauzh | ~The wolves, shot recently: from | automobile on Atlin Lake, were | flown here by Pilot L. F. Barr to-| day, the only passengers in his big m wheel pla s, male of The larger of the pair g pounds and tretch around 9': feet said. which is close to being a »cord. The | cther, the fema eighs only slightly less than' i the scales at 160 pounds Both are a beautiful golden and gray color and Goldstein plans to have them mounted to life sige. When shot at Atlin, the pair had just ulled down a half-ton moose > and tips and were beginning to feast on !heil‘t kill, 1 at- * HATCHBILL IS PASSED BY SENATE New legisléfibn Hitting 500,000 Employees Goes Over WASHINGTON, March 18—The Senate has passed legislation ex- tending the Hatch anti-politics law to an estimated half a million em- ployees of state and local gov ments. The final vote was 58 to 28 The measure now goes to the House where Speaker Bankhead said today that “he is not in favor it.” Opponents hope to pigeonhole i in the House. The measure, sponsored by Sena- carl A. Hatch of New Mexico, would apply to state employees paid partly from Federal funds and there are same political restriction of funds, American-born Ruth Elizabeth esainst political activities as now apply to Federal employees The measure caused a rp split in Democratic ranks and for tw week: iere has been a bitter de- o L““ fHane:hns; beein) G it usician, Mary Tubbs; Choir ",‘!fl S Geraldine Brostrom; Flag e, ATeasiLe. (al80 SIBELSL D Doris Meittenen; Standard visions limiting individual cam- o s B e oL paign contributions to $5,000 a year 5 employees and SpENbed of a Boreksten, Damaris political activity W a gl e e right to appeal to th May Klewenc, Patsy SRR her Johnson Pl e R, OFFICERS SELECTED FOR RAINBOW GIRIS A meeting of the Order of Rain- bew Girls was cailed last Saturday afternoon at the Scottish Rite Tem- ple for the purpose of electing and appointing Junior _officers to ex- eniplify initaitory work on April 20 {iothes Closet Fire Believed (aused by Rals F t originated in a clothes oset, poseibly from rats chew on matches, caused what was nearly a disastrous blaze yesterd: morn- | ing in Lester Meyer's residence on Willoughby Avenue, opposite Ellen’s Grocery Stere. Following the business session all| Firemen who put the blaze down | officers and members participated when called to the 2-1 box at ap-| in an Obligation Ceremony. An- oximately 9 am., said damage tc pouncement was also made that clothing and the house amounted the annual vis n of the Grand to around $300 - — Worthy Advisor of Washington and Alaska will be in Juneau from June 11 to 16. She will be accompanied by other prominent Rainbow Girls from Washington | Trinify Tea on i | \ | clude: c . { > Worthy Advisor, Beverly Leiver h A{ Worthy Associate Advisor, L« armlng ‘alr Johnscn; Charity. Astrid Variess a Hope, Norma Burford; Faith, Me The Fifth Street residence of ilyn Merritt; Recorder, Pat 1 Dean and Mrs. C. E. Rice was tf Treasurer, Sylvia Anderson; scene of an annual St. Patric lain, Betty Nordling; Drill Day Silver Tea last Saturday after- Verna Mae Gruber. snoon. Entertaining were member: Love, Dorothy Reck; Religion, of the Junior Trinity Guild. Ruth Talmadge; Nature, Merion Arrangements of daffodils cen-| Cass; Immortality Miller: tered the tea table and green mpAl Helen . Patriotism, ers lighted the rooms of the home During the afternoon Mar: Berne Ehler sang several selections Confidential Observer, Lenore and impromptu piano numbers were sen; Outer Observer, Frances Ka-'played by Mrs. Phillip Kearney. Fidelity, Shirley Davis; Mickey Crowell; Service, gory. Mary Gre RIGHT ON TIME AGAIN, SKIPPER LASKA CAN BE MIGHTY PROUD of its steamship service—good transportation in comfortable ships and regular mail schedules the year around. It’s a service i that benefits all Alaskans. And Alaska’s Canned Salmon Industry is glad that the . business it gives Alaska steamship lines makes these all year sailings possible. U.S. Children Stranded ! corn to the more than 50,000 wild ; L_IS TOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, March 18.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock tcday is 6%, American Can 113%, Anaconda 27'%, Bethlehem Steel 72 3/4, Commonwealth and Southern 1, Curtiss Wright 9'¢, | General Motors 53, International Harvester 55% Kennecott 347, New York Central 15' Nor Pacific 7%, United States 53 7/8, Pound $3.75. \ e DOW, J AVERAG The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 145.59, rails 29.86, utilities 24.04. - R Empire elassifieas pay. R '| Finnish Steam Baths WILL OPEN Friday, March 22 Under New Mana nt AR T Niemela (left), 11, and her brother .: roon SPEGIALS! Cheir father forced to leave Finland without them because of insufficient Paul (right) were stranded at outbreak of the Soviet invasion. Former Herbster, Wisc., grade school pupils, they were located by the American egation in the old Niemela homestead near bombed Kuusamo. They will be repatriated. | SPECIAL || FRESH STANDARD EGGS2™ " 63c “2Tc TEXAS PINK GRAPEFRUIT 4 Violin selections were also played by Mrs. Jack Livie, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Rice | Pouring during the tea hours were Lucretia- Botsford, Mrs. Vera mon, Mys. Helen Smith” Cass,|| =——————————— J. G. Shepard, Mrs. N, Lester || WOODBURY TOILET ocast and Mrs, C. E. Rice | Serving were Misses Lucille Fox, Marjorie Tillotson, Katherine York, Alice Johnson and Mesdames Es-| SOAP 4™ " 25¢ CAMPBELL'S TOMATO {her Metzgar and Henrietta Elliott. | S 0 “ P 4““5 for 34 Assisting with arrangements in. c the dining room were Mrs. Robert'| ~————————~ Rice, Mrs. Verne Soley and Mrs. for Bl et |NUBORA 2 49c D R. R. HERMANN CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL BOARD, SOAP POWDER HEINZ PURE CIDER VINEGAR * 19 FANCY YELLOW NEWTONS Russell R. Hermann, druggist, to-| filed for the position of School | rd Director which will be sub-'| LARGE to election the municipal | CHOCOLATE alot April 2. ECLAIRS The incumbent is Grover C. Winn. | Hermann is the first to file for the Juneau ballot. | on ALEY CORN & any office on GLOSS STARCH The City will elect, besides the y School Board member, a Mayor WITH POT HOLDER and and three Councilmen I DISH CLOTH - | LA SALLE, Ill—Airplanes were | used in dropping sacks of shelled | FRESH FRUITS AND ON THIS BO. VEGETABLE! i m e n- || DELIVERY HOURS st .| 10:30 a.m., 2 and ducks facil starvation linois 4 p.m. 20% —_—— Canadian Dscount | B. M. Behrends Bank | First National Bank i THRIFT adv, AND THANKS TO YOU WE'LL BE RUNNING REGULARLY ALL WINTER! “7 75% of all Alaska steamship revenue is dependent upon the Canned Salmon Industry. While most of the Salmon Industry’s freight and passenger traffic movesin spring, summer and fall, it is the revenue from such traffic that enables the ships to keep running in winter. This is another way in which the Canned Salmon Industry contributes to better living here! APPLES 1 28c CO-0OP | | —_— e - o mas———.. .