The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 3, 1940, Page 8

8 ANCHORAGE BASE FUND MEETS AXE Army TakesTe ating House as Economy Thins Program April 3. — The House Appropriations Committee rejected the Army's request | $12,734,060 with which to con- | an airbase at Anchorage, A]- WASHINGTO! has for aska Budget estimates for military post construction were cut from $29,461,- 748 to $14,590,363 | The sum of $848,404 was approwd for an airbase at Tampa, Florida. Appropriations for Schofield Bar-| racks in Hawaii, Marshall Field in| Kansas, Fort McArthur in Califor- nia, Selfridge Field in Michigan, | and March Field in California, were pproved Entirely eliminated, however, are the sums of $1,350,000 for Albrook Field in the Canal Zone. $1,200,000 for Boringuen Field in Puerto Rico, $1,800,000 for Wright Field. in Ohio, $134,000 for McCord Field in Ta- coma, and numerous large post con- struction programs were cut. six hours later. (v(‘n George Murshall Army Chleh R PR dog lying on the ground was | | I | over lhe commitwe action and indi- | cated he had hope the Senate would | restore funds to make at least a | start on the Anchorage base. “Tt is very 1mpor0,ant to start wmk without delay,” Marshall said. “The working season is very short in Al- nska and a few runways, shops and hangars will meet the immediate | need.” Captured Reported in Refal- iatory Action LONDON, April German air forces 3. —British stabbed in DOG KEEPS DEATH WATCH They say a man’s best friend is his dog. AIR RAIDED {British, Gerfigfi Air Forces% THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1940. In this cass, a dog also was the best friend of another dog. The killed by an automobile at New Orleans. His playmate, a big St. Bernard, dragged the body from the street to a grass plot and stood guard over it until it was removed and buried | building fund last month by the | activities of two club members in ! its behalf, Mrs. Harvey Iffert and Mrs. Harold Knight. Other members expressed their desire to hold sim- |ilar events for the building fund also, and plans were considered for some of these at the meeting yes- terday. WOMAN'S CLUB MEET IN BUSY SESSION HERE A number of matters of special interest formed the program for a lbus\ session of the Juneau Woman's |Club held yesterday afternoon in | Mrs. Lesher to select a slate of of- the pent house of the Alaska Elec- | ficers for the various club offices tric Light and Power Company, with | to be acted upon by the club at its Nominating Committee | Mrs. R. B. Lesher will head the nowmninating committee appointed by Scientists Aid Allies == LONDON, April 3.—Britain and| France, in their tar of “complete co-operation,” are helping each other out with scientific problems and are getting German prisoners to help them, too. A French scientific mission vis-| ited England, consulted with Brit- ish scientists, and worked out a| ystem of posling inventions ulld‘ | brisk give and take across the seas again with the Germans dropping 'bombs in a quick raid at Scapa Flow and attacking a group of Bndsh fighting ships on the high Thr' British in retaliation later in the day flew over Sylt and at- ! tacked numerous raiders. In an- nouncing this morning’s raids both sides claimed that the enemy had been driven off before any dam- age was done. Each side claimed to have suffered no losses but to have shot down or damaged at least one of lhe om»my ' busy promised in the clever invitations for a “fishing party” to be sponsored | by the Douglas (Island Woman's | Club, with the members of the local | club as honor guests, and judging | from the interested response from | those present a large number of local members will be on hand for the event, which is slated for April 12. Legislative Department Interesting reports were heard from four of the club’s departments of work, all of which have been with special work during the past month, The Mrs. a large attendance. business meeting in May. and | s 4 | May Day Festival a “Fishing Party” | The club will again sponsor its | “A Whale of a Good Time" Was|ynnya) May Day Festival for the | benefit of the children of Gastineau Channel. Mrs. J. F. Worley will head the committee in charge of this event, which is given annually as the official opening of Child Health Week, conducted under the auspices of the Territorial Department of Public Health. Social Meeting The club’s social meeting for April will be in charge of its membership departments, with Mrs, R. R. Her- mann, Chairman of Associate Mem- bership, and Mrs. E. M. Richardson, Chairman of local membership as co-chairmen. Assisted by all the club’s new members, this committee Actors’ Cl 10 ALASKA PROJECTS SUGGESTED Big Progr:r; of Harbor| Work in-Panhandle | ‘ Recommended ; WASHINGTON, April 3. — The | Senate Commerce Committee's ap- | propriation recommendments for Rivers and Harbors developments, announced yesterday as including $2,731,000 for work on the Wrangell Narrows, also include recommenda- tions for a number of other Alaska | | projects. Recommendations in Alaska, out of the total national recommenda-; tion of $231,090,150, were as fol-| lows: Metlakatla Harbor, $120,000. Meyers Chuck Harbor, $25,000. Craig Harbor, $80,000. Wrangell Harbor, $188,000. Petersburg Harbor, $80,000. | Port Alexander, $31,000. | Sitka Harbor, $109,000. Elfin Cove $308,000. Kodiak Harbor, $70,000. (M Retomménds |Approval Seattle, |Juneau Route ildren W;edr WASHINGTON, April 3.—Civil | Aeronautics Authority Examiner | Frank Meclntyre has recom- mended the approval of the ap- plication of Pacific Alaska ways, Pan American subsidi: for a new air route betv\(‘x'l\ Seattle and Juneau with an in- termediate stop at Ketchikan. The recommendation is not final, but will be subject to re- view by the Authority. Remember This ABOUT OUR FAMILY'S WHISKEY We naturally think Our Whis- key Recipe is extra rich and flavorful. But don’t go by what we say! Taste it in any good place, then if it suits your taste «+.buy a bottle! Harry E. Wilken | f The committee bill, as passed,| carries no funds, and if enacted, would simply make the projects au-| Ngah Beery, Jr., 26-year-old son of the veteran movie actor, and him- ‘“°”f""v eligible to future appro-| e o fitm player, and Maxine Jones, 22, daughter of Buck Jones, o il et movie cowboy star, are shown as they applied in Los Angeles for a i marriage license. They were married last Saturday and are honey- Dafl(iflq Jake mooning in Mexico City. ol SEAPLANES FOR BULLIT I T0 rvo st 3 mmsen. move, COAST GUARD IN RETURN, FRANCE actor-sourdough from Tenakee In- AlASKA SOUGHT P let, going on “88 or 89," came to leb, yeiok oo e o 0 s K Proposal fo o Question Him 7 tor's orders for a few weeks. % Jake, whose peregrinations Bureau Of Budgef Re(om- on A”egedl wzrlff(aife through the Klondike are some- . thing o marvel at, says he can mends Six Craft for ments ls Kille “still swing a hefty squaw to the y 5 2 hottest tune,” and he “still has a Terrltory WASHINGTON, April 3. — Pro- AT e posals made by Republicans to (‘ A tovr daver oy Taka 1A Ue P question American Ambassador Pioneers' Home for the umpteenth| Assignment of six Coast Guard Bullitt regarding alleged state- time to return to his prospect hole, |scaplanes to Alaska is being advo- | ments made on the European war, A but the doctor tells him he has caled in Congress under an item of have apparently been turned down been overworking and should take|$2,199.000 for such craft authorized |flatly as the State Department - it ‘easy ‘for a month, by the Bureau of the Budget. has given him permission to | ‘ So Jake is hatching' up a new| Three of the Alaska ships would | turn to his post in France which Y plan to go to Reno soon and und | be long range seaplanes and three is at Paris i Apackops sistevand vestaur Klondike Kate and a few of intermediate range amphibians. All 7 TR it = | slended whiskey. 86.8 proof. 75% 4 up Klondike Kate and a few of ¥ neutral spirits. Copyright 1940, The W the others” to put on an Alaskan Would be based at an Alaska air : 3 i ity S how KR | ation,, whish Bhs been aythorlsed, | | For today's news boday-read The | family/(ne. Slacdin, Schenley. b © she o £ o4 o TR o “It's simple” Jake says, “We|but for which no funds have yet Empire regularly cpen the first scene with prospec- been I‘I’Ifl'fllllfllf‘d bi Congre: tors washing gold like they did e L in the Klondike days and then we'll ideas. German scientists are being ta-| ken from French interment camps| to assist the French on scientific problems. Swedish Fate ? CANADIANS FUNDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR DEPOSIT. First National Bank. B. M. Behrends Bank STOCKHOLM, April 3.—Swed | | \lhnt “as long as the big powers Northwest Store Equipment Corporation 318 TERRY AVE., NORTH, SEATTLE, WASH. MANUFACTURERS and DISTRIBUTORS of FINE WOOD AND METAL FIXTURES FOR ALL TYPE STORES BARS, BACKBARS, SETTEES, BOOTHS, DISPLAYS, WALL FIXTURES, SHOW CASES, COUNTERS, TABLES, STOOLS, UPHOLSTERING DISTRIBUTORS OF Bastian—Blessing—-Superior Fountains, Freezers, Car- bonators, Compressors, Ice Cream Storage Cabinets, Frosted Food Cabinets, Beer and Cocktail Equipment. Bakery and Fountain Supplies, Flavors, Fruits, Toppings, Cartons. INFORMATION PLANS QUOTATIONS WHO'LL PAY for the DAMAGES Can YOU pay for the damage? Can you afford the cost of a prolonged law suit with its attendant risks of even more expense? Why take a chance? Drive carefully, and carry liability and property insurance. We would be glad to help you. In- quire about these policies today. suaTrUC TUCK AGENCY Office—New York Life Telephone 249 A Is Uncerfain | Defense Minister Skold said today !involved in a war of life or death, legislative department John McCormick, Chairm: gave an interesting report on the s vey conducted for the purpose of ascer- taining the need for a home for aged women in the Territory. Sticker Seal Contest Progress is being made in con- nection with the plans of the Ap- plied Education Department, Mrs. Harold Knight, Chairman, to hold a contest to secure an appropriate design for a sticker seal to be used on letters, packages, hotel luggage and otherwise for the purpose o publicizing Juneau. Other civic or- ganizations are quite interested in this project, Mrs. Knight stated, and are considering adding to the sum allotted by the club as a cash prize REPUDlicaN Reed Doesn't| for the best design. | Study Class . Want fo Answer Ques- A great deal of interest has been "ons on |n(0me | shown in the study class on Pan American countries, being spon- sored by the International Rela- | WASHINGTON, April 3.—Repre- sentative Daniel A. Reed, of New| is tentatively planning a no-host luncheen with a committee of club women in chi e, who wish to take this means to earn their x\llom\enu for the building fund. Details con- cerning this meeting will be an- nounced at a later date. > - CENSUS TAKERS HAVE TROUBLE; REPRESENTATIVE en’s are tions Department, according to Mrs, Harold Smith, President of the club, york, Republican, today refused to who urged all members interested answer census questions about his| in this study to join the classes income, but Census Bureau officials | which are being held every Thurs- | were undisturbed and said they | day afternoon in the pent house. would fill in the answers for him.| This is part of a program of study | The first question to which he recommended by Mrs. Alen Peter- | protested when asked, was whether son ,of Unga, Chairman of the De- .. not his salary was over $5,000 partment of International Relations 'ang whether or not he had a fifty- for the Alaska Federation. ! dollar income from other sources. Fine Arts Project Since his salary was $10.000 with So many requests have come in mileage, and other allowances fat- for a repeat performance of the tening the total, the Bureau al- “Procession of Wedding Gowns,” leady knew the answers, featured as the entertainment theme | ————— at the recent Golden Jubilee Birth- | day Party, that it will be used as | half of an evening entertainment o' own will be a one-act play, which is now | oeing rehearsed under the direction of Mrs. John Keyser. The entertain- ment will be a special project of Jack Livie, Chairman. Mrs. John ' Fov McCormick and Mrs. Thomas Haigh | PARIS, April 3—The French war will have charge of the wedding communique today said thatFrench gown procession which will feature pursuit planes have shot down in tions from the original theme, with | in a series of air battles along the appropriate incidental music, under | Western Front. It is said the Mrs. Livie's direction. | French fliers suffered no losses G. F. W. C. Honors Alaska either in men or planes, Board Meeting of the General Fed- ‘ | eration of Women’s Clubs in Janu- | ary, the Alaska Federation was pres- SURVEYOR To TAKE | ent by proxy and an interesting part | ‘ I" 0“. HERE Soo" it, when eight women who were | members of the Federation tour| The U. S. Coast and Geodetic party last summer made a special Survey ship Surveyor will call at | honoring the Alaska Federation in | tween 1,000 and 25000 barrels of | appreciation of their entertainment | fuel oil, according to a call for | by the various towns of Southeast bids posted here | Alaska. This was revealed in a news | Under the specifications the oil ‘fwm Mrs. R. R. Hermann, President | the Surveyor between April 25 and of the Alaska Federation of WOm-IJune 30. Bids will be opened April en’s Clubs. 25. Building Fund - oo |said the terms of affection in let- } River Packing Company. have a few girls in the thing, too, with a few clothes hung on ‘em and lotsa leg.” S eee — SAYS SHE DID NOT MEAN HER LOVE LETTER man in Case Involving Alaska Canner Is on Stand SEATTLE, April 3. — Deposition | from Mrs. Betty Bevans, 40, Med- ford, Oregon, hotel tobacco counter clerk read in Superior Court today, 11 80 M er Central 17%, Northern Pacific 812 United States Steel 62%, $3. Wo Joi ra ters she wrote to canneryman E. B. Hanley were not meant seriously The deposition asserted Mrs. Be- van had asked Hanley to give he: | money because she knew Mrs, Han- ley opened her letters.” wanted to hurt her,” Mrs. Be- van said, declaring she wanted the money to aid the education of her daughter. Mrs. Hanly brought action yes- terday charging Joseph E. Most and his brother E. G. Most, Hanley's | business associates, with conspiring |to gain control of Hanley’s Copper Late yesterday, Walter Humer, former Secretary to the Pleasant Creek Mining Company, near Med- ford, in which the Mosts and. Han- ley have major interests, testified that Jcseph Most said to him two| years ago that when he got through with them “Mrs. Hanley would be taking in washing and Mrs. Hef- fernan would be scrubbing office floors.” Mrs. Katherine Heffernan is Mrs. Hanley’s daughter. e L TO START AGENCY | IN GOLDEN HEART Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson, former Cordova residents and more recently of Seattle, are on their way to Fairbanks to open a credit agency in the Golden Heart City. The Andersons are guests at the Baranof Hotel and will be here for {a few days before going on into the | Interior. | Anderson will be Fairbanks rep- resentative of the Alaska Personal Service Agents, of which R. E. Rob- ertson, in Juneau, is President. e ‘When selecting pans for baking biscuits have them no more than| an inch deep, less if possible. This allows the biscuits to brown well early in May. On the same program | In Flames the Department of Fine Arts, Mrs. some interesting and novel varia- |flames several German warplanes Though lacking a delegate to the > oo !of the program was given over to| contribution of $40 to headquarters | Juneau next month to take on be- letter received by the local club:Wwould be delivered at Juneau to The sum of $25 was added to the Today’s news today in The Empire. SR on all sides when baking. i Stocx QUOTATIONS quotation of Alaska Juneau mine tock today ‘_lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII QT NEW YORK, April 3. — Closing is 6%, American Can ; 5, Anaconda 30%, Bethlehem Steel 4, Commonwealth and Southern Wright 97, General %, International Harvest- Kennecott 367%, New York 5 otors 581 Pound 54%a. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow nes averages: Industrials 149.65, | ils 31.32, utilities 25.68. e i WE THANK YOU! We wish to express our thanks and ap- preciation to the citizens of Juneau for their vote of confidence and loyal support for con- tinuance of our services as Mayor and Council- men of Juneau. Signed:— Mayor:— HARRY LUCAS. Councilmen:— RALPH BEISTLINE, HARRY LEA, G. EMIL KRAUSE. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlllIlIII|IIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII|lIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIllIIIIIlIlllllflmIIIIIIIlllIHHIIIIIIIIIIT-. G