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

FAST PLANE SID E mwmn [ g w pakhi four childre vercd by sheet in foreground, removed. pilot on (he hi. could be recovered County ( pile going at 1§ 1u hour, on Sunday, March 31, at secing trip. Tie plane was a -m,,w motored four-place Pilot on Fatal 1 light hed motor of a plane, Moto - roner .Mit{clstadt has back o camera attle as the result of a sideslip. ship, owned by John C. i Cora Sterling, wown and popul ttle woman {1 who died with feur children when a monoplane she was flying crashed to carth at Seatile, | Brought by Sea-Going Stork -~ [ Josefberg and her baby, born aboard the liner in mid-Atlantic. fled from Nazi Vienna to England last year, V. % is Mrs. Malka Pictured aboard the Samaria as it docked in New York is he boy e 'fll be named Sam, first three letters of the ship's name, The Josefbergs | MHighlight of June THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1940. SLIPS AT SEATTLE; HERE IS THE END had to be ki Stevenson, of Seattle. iRt FIFTH au Ski Club Social Calender Held Saturday As occasion, for of tournament trophies to winners lof the several ski meets held ! throughout the season, one hun- dred and twenty-six “schuesspus- sers” of the Juneau Ski Club gath- Gold Room of the Bar- 1 Saturday evening for the r al banquet Kimball Teastmaster 1 Kimball, Vice-President 1b, welcomed members 'mri the “fifth annual special entertain- | as provided during the ev- | by youthful Tony Delsanto, onist ered in the ts to special guests of the Wellman Holbrook A. Chipperfield, both ted with the Forest Service Awards Made t Presentation of the various awards | were made by the club president, race not pres- | trophy, however | him, Second | the cup will be sent to place award was presented Al Schra- B first place trophy was| ven to Mac Mori, and Lars Dflhl of Tulsequah will be sent the *evw ond place award Miss Jane Vickery was pressnted pmn«u by Cora ?torung in ovder that'the victinis, the a éd ‘with block and tackle before the body of Miss Sterling. The fast’ plane c¢rashed info @ sawdust Miss Sterling was taking the children on a sight- the presentation | Erling | $¢7 NAZI SEAMEN OF COLUMBUS TAKEN ASHORE British Capifire Men Off Halian Boat Stopped at Gibraltar N FRANCISCO. £ Ger- an Consul Fritz Wi April & cidimann admits German seamen from Anzel Island. ia San Fraacisco Bay, have been removed from an Italian ship at Gibraltar crew m rs of the Hambur £ erican liner Ccl ich scuftled in the Atlantic to escape capture by a British destroyer. The Germans sailed from the immig tion station on ruary aboard motorship Fella bou ienca Italy Capt. Weidemann, 'who was Adolf Hitler’s direct superic” in War, said that the Italian ship was halted by Allied authorities at Gib-- raltar and the Nazi seamen removed as prisoners of war. he first group of members of the Columbus crew sailed fromn Francisco abcard a Japanese San vessel more than a month ago snd were removed by a British destroyer in the Pacific A third group of 16 scamen sailed from San Francisco on March 16 ard the Italian motorship Eialto. LA ¢ SOVIET LEVIES NEW LAND TOL Collective Farms Must Kick Through with More Money fo USSR April 8 viabriy and Ralph Hammer oi Wran- gell Arrested in Rocky Pass Country MOSCOW. Government today published cree affecting the amount of under cultivation on collective in relation to the amount of prod The Soviet a de- land ms l"uun(l guilty of killing a ¢ they must turn over to the govern during the closed scason and ment ing the whole c: s to bait a The decree applies to whe and wolf trap. Ralph Hammer of Wran- other grains, rice, oil-bearing plants, gell has been sentenced to rve | petatoes and vezetables. three months in jail Livestock products, such as iicat Hammer was rested at Roczy milk, eggs, butter and hides must Pass by Wildlife Agent Hosea Sar- be delivered in proportion to the e collective farms available for pas- S i ture and meadow land Formerly, deliveries to the state were assessed upon the actual num- ' LOCAL EXCHANGE ber of livestock on the colléctive farm collective farm consists of 1,000 TAKE B'G S: UMP acres of which only 800 acres are o under cultivation, the farm must deliver products on the basis of 1,- Halibut prices today took a tum- 000 acres of cultivated land. ble from their ‘high level of the If a farm has pasturage and feed | first few days of the season when |to support 500 head of cattle and four vessels g for freez- only raises 100 it must deliver prod- ing to the 04 heries ucts on the basis of 500 animals at 7 and 5 cents a pound The decree is intended to compel The 31A27. Capt. John Pademei- the collective farms to increase the 1d 1,700 pound Mable, amount of land under cultivation Capt Ole Jackson 500 and to raise more Inrs'mk pe the 31A49, Ca George, T A Mar Cap’ Ed Skarr 4,000 = MEETING WILL BE ON e - APRIL FIFTEENTH The Democratic Women’s Club meeting, scheduled for tonight, has PAUL JUDGES ON WAY T0 STATES lth first honors by Mzy. Werner,! ol been postponed until next Monday, r the women's down Hill race.| n;. ang Mrs, Paul Judge and son | April 15, it is announced by Mrs Second award went to Miss EMza-| .0 were through passengers on| William A. Holzheimer, president. beth -Ferhune. the steamer Yukon yesterday, lea - e —— Slalom awards were made to Wil- = Gnd Bl et aion, g oA "ER liam Hixsonj first place wmnpl““m‘.” Park Service at Glacier Ne- AH_EGED K" ind to Bert Caro, who placed second ltional Park: in Montaha.* The 'S ARRES'ED HERE in the race Judges had been at Fairbauks for Ralph Moreau was presented with a brief assignment with the Al-) i bl 4 the famed Moller Cup, given each ... "t moi oore e He for.| A shing Roy Erickson vear o the winner of the Moller| 100 B8 BHECE HEFLEE T TON | il a pocket knife during a skirm- race. Last year the trophy was “m“plouv el kg ish at Dave’s Beer Parlor Saturday, by Halvor, Opsal of Petersburg. | 5359 % Felix Bello has been arrested by Second place award in this con-| test was presented to Bert Caro, Consglation Prizes Conseclation awards were given Warren Eveland, who recently gave up skiing for marriage; to Curtis | Deputy Marshals on a charge of as- (OUN(Il MEETS *Erickson sulfered & slash i his THIS EVENING right cheek which required five stitches to close. DRIVER HELD AFTER PUTTING CAR IN DITCH Rented Au'bmobilel.eavcs . Road - Four Weekend Wrecks Reported E. J. Rockhill teday was a sted and given a susponded 90 days’ jail ¢ntence for reckless driving, in the feurth of a series of automobile idents which were reported o the {fice of the U. 8. Marshal he khill, driving an aute 1ed n Lleyd Reid, fa fcllow the curve of the new Salmon Creek and plunged over the bank. Neither he nor any of his three Passengers injursd | ill's sonte is suspended »d behavior and providing he for damages to the car, esti- at $100, w n_ 90 days Cab in Collision Friday a cab driven by Hussey was in collicion with the autcmebile of a Mrs. Webpr two miles out the rcad. The cab went in the ditch. Mrs. John Walmer was a passenger in the Weber car. Saturday the automobile of C. F. . Juneau barber, left the road Peterson's da after collid- ing with a Reliable Transfer truck cperated by Art Carter. John Rit- ter and Andy Anderson were pas- seneers in the truck, Saturday afternoon B. E. Feero| suffered forchead cuts when an au- temcbile in which he was a passen- ger turned over at Norway Point The automobile, driven by William was badly damaged Biddlecomb was the other c- on pays mated Jack R. Macomber, Fl( >ee BRITISH - NAZL, AIR_BATTLING MARKS SUNDAY Vicfory Claims, as Usual, Give Both Sides Theo- refical Edge (By Associated Press) At t eight airplanes are re- perted have Deen shot down Sunday in one of the heaviest days of a 1 fighting since the begin- of the, war, H Three of the planes, two British and one German, a battle over the North Sea about 90 miles north of the German naval base on the Island of Sylt. The fight ur] when a squadron of German patrol planes intercepted 24 British bombers ap- parently on their way to raid bases off the German coast. The Germans reported that two of the British planes had been shet down and the rest of the squadron routed. The British acmit the two planes but disputed man claim that none planes had been lost. The British said one German piane was shot down and another believed to have been damaged. Clearing weather brought a re-| newal of aerial fighting over the| Rhine-Moselle front in which five German planes were reported have been shot down. were destroyed in loss of the Ger- of their TAKING PICTURES OF PLANES NEAR TAKU'S GLACIERS Two seaplanes Lo()k to here today on a mutual graphic expedition. Accompanying pilets Shell Sim- mons in the Fairchild and Inspec- tor I. K. McWilliams in the CAA Stinson were well known local am-| the air photo- ateur photographers Lu Liston and| Keith Petrich. Shattuck. who will hereafter be aid-1 gyt xn(’flmg of Juneaw's nmewly ed on the trail by a compass: o eecied City Council will take pla petite Marie Stoner, the famous 8—‘!0“101“ at 8 o'clock. At that time feot skiis; and to Harry Lucas Jr., (who represented the most dashing' masculine figure of the season) a bull on skis. tion of the “sitzmark pillow” ‘was given Miss Helen Junes, and the “tin can cup” was passed on this r (o Jesta Timmerman. not least, Mrs. Joe Werner was pre- sented with the “Ski Widow's ‘Throne. a lovely rocking chair com- plete with knitting needles and red yarn, ves Dancing Enjoyed Dancing to the ausic of Wes Bar- rett and his orchestra was enjoyed after the banquet. Huge cotton snowballs, extended from the ceil- ing of the Gold Room, and ski equipment formed a pictur ting for the affair. JEFFREYS SAIL ON YUKON, PETERSBURG Deputy Life Agent Jack Jeffrey, sailed on the Yukon with +his wife yesterday to spend a few days on patrol near Petersburg. Jeffrey will work out of the Wran- gell Narrows center for about a week with Wild Life Agent Hosea Sarber. 3 >>o | j Today's news today mn The Emp‘ui' The annual presenta- | Last but | sque set- ! | Mayor Harry I. Lucas and Ceun- cilmen Ralph Beistline, Harry Lea and G. Emil Krause, all elected at“ Scott Ford, mining engineer and last Tuesday’s election, will be in-|assayer, sailed for | stalled. | terday e Princess Norah. He will go as far |as ‘San Francisco on business and expects to be away about two or three months. > (OMMANDER THOMAS WILL VISIT SITKA Commander R. E. Thomas, in charge of the naval au‘bas?can- ASS'STA"’ (URAIOR struction work at Sitka and Ko- diak, is leaving Juneau tomor- Mrs. Guila Chappell today was ToW on the steamer North Sea (o appointed Assistant Curator of the | visit the site of the Sitka project.:Alaska Historical Library and Mu- He will return on the same ship|seum. As in the case of Mrs, Josie | and go south to his Seattle office | White as Curator, this appointment this week. Lemporflly m character, Later Commander \60ING OUTSIDE .- MRS, CHAPPELL IS Thomas plans| a visit to Kodiak. e SULLIVAN LEAVING l 0" lENGTHY IRIPI Mrs, J. W. Rust, wife of - - | longtime employee of the North- Deputy Collector of Internal|ern Commercial Company at Fair- Revenue O. S. Sullivan will leavé|banks, went through on the steam- tomorrow on the steamer Alaska to|er Yukon yesterday for her first cover all of northern and western visit to the States in 32 years. fAlaska on tax matters. He w!ll‘ SRS b ¢ return to Juneau in the fall | Empire classifieds bring results. the States yes-| on the Canadian Pacific| AFTER 32 YEARS al DI geie et et ool SCOTT FORD SOUTH “shoot" Tuk Glacier and thel fo- ON BUSINESS TRIP ™ ™% os l WADES SAIL ON STEAMER YUKON | Mrs. Hugh J. Wade and children | sailed yesterday afternoon on the Yukon for Seattle. 4 \ Mrs. Wade and children will go| \Lo Portland, Ore., to visit friends |and relatives for several weeks, possibly all summer. | Mr. Wade was a passenger on | the Yukon as far as Ketchikan. .- FIREMEN HAVE RUN FOR MINOR BLAZI'. This afterncon’s 2-1 fire alarm| called firemen to.a frame dwelling | on Willoughby Avenue to the rear| of Jim Ellen’s Cash Grocery where | |a minor roof fire was extinguished. The residence was occupied by | Joe Anderson and owned by Mike | Vaggi. } - - e | SAIL ON YUKON | Traveling men Earl Thatcher and |N. A. McEachran sailed on the ;Yukon Sunday evening for Ketchi- | kan. | | B TR | Today's news today in The Empire. Wlll ESTABLISH U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BURFAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) inity, beginnir minimum tempe:s y winds Forecast for Juneau and vi tonight and Tuesday Moderate caste st for Southeast Alaska: Cloudy with light showers over the sout: pertion temperature; moderate to fresh nor.h to ea portion and moderate to fresh east to southes south portion X o oudy de Fore but in rth the tonight and Tuesday pot much chan winds over the n sterly winds -over Forecast of winas along the coast of the Guli of Alaska. From Dixoi Entrance to Cape Spehcer, moderate to fresh suth- east and easterly; from Cape Spencer to Kcdiak, moderate to fresh ¢ and northeasterly. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer ‘1cinp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 3:30 pm. yest'y 29.75 51 35 NE 16 Cloudy 3:30 am, today 29.81 46 40 12 Cloud Noun today 2990 46 38 12 Cloud RADIO REPORTS | TODAY Max. tempt, | Lo est 3:30a.m. Precip. 3:30a.m Station | te 1p. temp. 24 hours Weather Fairbanks 40 42 0 Clear Nome 27 29 0 Clear Dawson | 0 Clear Anchorage 48 0 hel 49 0 St. Paul 33 | 0 r Atka 42 | 03 Rain Duteh Harbor . 41 | 159 Cloudy Wosnesenski 13 i T Clou Kanatak 48 | 0 Cle Kodiak 40 | .02 Cloudy Ce¢rdova 54 | 0 Clear Juneau 53 | 0 Cloudy Sitka 54 | [ Cloudy Ketchikan 56 | 47 Rain Prince Rupert 55 | 26 Rain Prince George . 44 i 3 27 Rain Seattle 58 44 45 41 “loudy Portland 63 | 45 48 23 Cloudy San Francisco .. 65 56 56 23 Rain WEATHER SYNOPSIS The extensive but nearly stationary western disturbance was centered aboul 400 miles south of Dutch Harbor this morning and a trough extended from the lower portion of the Gulf o0f Alaska thence eastward across Dixon Entrance. A minor disturbance that was off the coast of Washington caused moderate to heavy rains over an area reaching from the \ to Oregon. Moderate to he ithern portion of Southeast Al- v amounts of precipitation occurrad ilsh over (e 'Af¥skdn Peninsula and Blstol Bay region. Othor- wise mild temperatures with clear to j ly cloudy w her pre- led over the rest of Alaska Juneau Apxn 9—Sunrise 5:07 a.m.. sunset 6:58 p.m GOVERNOR LEAVING FACILITIES FOR = CAPITAL TOMORROW (LIPPER PLANES Gov. Ernest Gruening will Washington tomorrow to rett Frank McKenzie, Pan-American | ajaska. according to word r Airways airport engineer, sailed for y,q,u by Acting Governor E. I K(»(;'In‘kaul on :{m- itv;;mt;; :lnk‘lg‘\, (Bob) Bartlett vesterday to make arrangements for| e S s ) ) : | The Governor and Mrs. Gruen- landing facilities at the First City ing will leave Seattle for ,i‘,‘ff \],. to take care of the Seattle to Ju-| e April 23 or 24. neau clippers. 50 Accompanying McKenzie was : ol e Enerson Bascett who will be air-| BOYLE RETURNS Territorial ~ Auditor Frank A pcrt manager at Ketchikan, Boyle returned on the steamer Y G (AR R | kon yesterday from a trip through ON BUSINESS TRIP the Third and Fourth Judicial Di- Henry Sully, of the Juneau Bakery | visions. is a passenger south on the Yukon - -+ & for Secattle on a business trip. | - Empire classifieds bring results. O R A IS B B T A e for e IT'S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR THINNED - 0UT LUBRICANTS! CONNORS MOTOR COMPANY § LUBRICATION MODERNIZING? DO NOT FAIL TO SEE BRIGGS Beauntyware FIXTURES Tub with salety bottom and seat costs no morée than ordinary recess tub. Colers only- slightly hx( 1er than white. 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