The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 16, 1940, Page 8

| for the fiscal year beginning July 1 sreatly Concerned t Roosevelt's letter on th PRESIDENT GOES Presid AIR Anchorage project said in part action of the House and strongly BASE iN ALASKA recommend that the project in ques- tion be restored to the bill by the § at least to such an exten: as will provide a ‘minimum install- ment at this time toward the pro- posed operating base. Lefter to Appropriations Chairman Urges Fund Suggested by the Chief Executive as the absolute minimum nec 1y For Anchorage to get the Anchorage project under way, was $1,981500 in cash, plus authority to make contracts for con- President tion up to two million dollars o sought by the War Depa: apparently with the Pr : al re additio Y of a power- |dent’s approval, were additi ) | fur for @ smaller ation " | Fairbanks, Alaska, already started .| for the purpose of training aviation 1 for cold weather service.| e the President made no re- ference to reported establishment ident, | DY Soviet Russia of air bases in Si- | 8 near Alaska, the War Depart- | otme id he m the Pr reatly conce: al of the House to al- 60 for the proposed An- ment was said to be in possession of | a has prepar- a- information that Rus: ed such bases. It was said expla tion will be given by the Army h command at the forthcoming Sen Committee hearings that the pro- | posed Anchor ase is in line witi a general defense policy of the Uni- ted States amid a war-harrassed world and carries no implication of national unfriendliness toward Sov- iet Russia | Importance Admitted The House Appropriations Com- mittee in reporting on the Anchor- | age project, said: | submit it to hi; mmitte n the House-passed Ar ation bill, which carrie for the military establishment T SALE OF ICE 251b. cake 25¢ 20TH CENTURY MARKET position that an air base for mili- tary operations is not needed in Al- aska That area unquestionably is BENEFIT DANCE Given by SONS OF NORWAY IN THE ELKS" HALL SATURDAY-—MAY 18 Relief for the People of Norway MUSIC BY ALBERT PETERSON BAND SONS OF NORWAY CHEST TO BE AWARDED DURING DANCE On Display at Juneau-Young Hardware Co.'s Window EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT HIGH TYPE Private Secretary Eastern State Governor. 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Rumblings in Balkans is Echo of Massed Armies Nearby COUNCIL TOMORROW The Juneau City Council will meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in regu- lar session. Further discussion of | the liquor closing hours ordinance is expected. R. 6. MAYNARD NAMED ALASKA WELFARE HEAD Nome Dequarshal Will| Succeed William Kirk as Director : Russell G. Nome has been appointed Djrector of the Territorial Department Welfare, succeeding William B.| Kirk, the Territorial Board an- | nounced today, Maynard, Chief Deputy Marshal| in the Second Division, is now in Seattle, having passed through Ju- | neau a week ago with prisoners for | | institutions Outside. The new Di-| rector is 30 years old, is married| and has a mother and sister in Nome. Kirk resigned due to ill health.{ He had been Director since lhoi formation of the Department inj{ 1937. e Keep the pancake griddle bright and shiny by cleaning it thor- oughly after using with steel wool or a wire-mesh pot cleaner. A smooth, well cleaned griddle bakes better pancakes. Maynard of of Publc| THIS WHISKEY IS | Maynard will be here in about} a week and it is likely he will have | to return to Nome to close up his affairs there, before taking active charge of the Department of Pub- lic Welfare. Map shows possible new scene for war in Europe, where tension is continually mounting as massing of troops and defensive alliance plans are rushed. Arrows show how N d, while Allies head north to meet them from Salonika in "“Che Committee does not take the | - Greece, If Italy enters the war she will probably attack Yugosla first. Allies are ‘prepared to rush them aid from troops massed in the Near East under Ge striking through neighboring Bulgaria Maxime Weygand Royal Dignity Not Immune for Nazi Air Attack - & N A granhic demonstration that even roval dignity is not immune to modern aerial attacks is the above ex- " clusive Radiophoto showing Norway's King Haakon scurrying for shelter during a Nazi bombing raid on a i Norse town. The king is second from left, followed by Prince Olaf and preceded by aides. Behind prince’s | head is a bomb-pocked roof of a house. Though hiding, the king still defies the Germans. S S S e MRS | =5 % | have been compieted and shail [ate exercises Sunday at the Mem- not be wholly withc” aviation pro-.orial Presbyterian Church with Stanley Jackson as speaker. ce to the Sta of great strategic imports defense of continental Unite but it is unwilling to be rushed intc | tection in that far northwestern |Capt a course which it feeis has not been area.” | starting at 7:30 o'clock, the pro- et i X |gram will be open to the public. thoroughly studied. | “A considerably lesser amount has been ormally suggested to the committee to get the project under way or established on a more mod- est scale. It is felt, however, that the entire question should be thorough- ly canvassed by the general staff be- fore any commitment is made. “In the interim the naval air sta- tion being built on Kodiak Island, some {wo hundred miles south and west of Besides the regular speaker for| i the occasion, numbers from the| Girls' Glee Club will be presented. Members of the graduating class 'Government School | . i Be Sunday Evening :: arles Gamble and George Guer- !rrom the Juneau-Douglas Govern- 0 | E - - Anchorage, probably will ment School will have baccalaure- ! ' = ——; HARRY WATSON | The first class to be graduated oo —-'—_--li i HOW’S YOUR | AIR? ' If you are working in a “KITCHEN FOG” of Grease Steam Odors let us explain how this can be eliminated with a Ventilating Fan RICE & AHLERS CO. PHONE 34 e SCHILLING COFFEE OF COURSE/ IS WITHDRAWN Secrefary of Miners’ Asso-| | diation Out of Aud- f ifor Race | | | | | ! | | asking that his petition of | candidacy be withdrawn was re- | ceived today by the office of the Territorial Auditor. Watson had filed as an Inde- pendent for Auditor. The Demo- cratic nominee is the incumben’, Frank A. Boyle, and the Republi- can candidate, A. H. Humpheries of Fairbanks. Before leaving Juneau recently| ‘ln accept a position as Secretary | |of the Alaska Miners' Association | | at Fairbanks, Watson announced | |he would withdraw from politics. | | He was Secretary to Gov. John W. Troy and to Gov. George A. Parks. ! MARY ACTON'S " ALASKA GUIDE T ISSUED TobaY The 1940 edition of “The Alaska qulde"' a colorful 16-page Iolderi | advertising Juneau's tourist attrac- | | tions, came off the press !odayi |and is being distributed by Mary | Acton, owner and editor. i The guide will be placed on all | | | E { ' : A telegram from Harry G. Wat- g | son ! ! | e ) HEY! WHAT FIRES THE ENTHUSIASM OF COFFEE LOVERS? fee satisfaction! The reason? It's 2 matche less blend of the world’s choice coffees, skilfully blended to bring out delicious . full flavor and strength. | about 50,000 readers. 1 Text of the guide figuratively takes the traveler in hand as the :boa'. comes up Gastineaa Chan- Two Coffees Percolator and Drip Bulgaria and Hungary resist a Nazi march, : 8 g : ‘ ) LARGE BEAVER Trappers Report Excep- | tricts is reported | Game Commission by trappers leav- |ing the creeks. The season closed boats coming to Juneau, reaching nel, pointing out the varius scen- 1 | | | | | | | | ! ]lc and civic attractions. Sections are titled “Juneau, the vapital of SATK{ AND XRK ; ON ANOTHER LEG OF ALASKA TRIP Home-made Boat Arrives in Anacortes—Averages 8 Knots on Voyage Turkey's forces would assist Allies Alaska,” “Be Sure To See,” “Around the Town with Mary Acton,” “Fish- ing-Hunting-Sports” and “Churches, Fraternities and Clubs.” - CATCH REPORTED FROM WESTWARD SCRENLEY'S ot S | STRAIG R HT | :“ WHISKEY ANACORTES, Wash, May 16— Paul Satko, owner and captain of the | much publicized Ark, arrived herc |last night in his home-made vessel | from LaConner. Accompanied by his | daughter Hazel, Satko made the trip in one hour and forty minutes, aver- | | aging eight knots an hour. | tioal Season—Price Best in Years An exceptional catch of ‘beaver Mrs. Satko and the other six| .“'m“ I/EOMFAN" ildren arrived in Anacortes by| 'GOE. ¥ A ' : |in Bristol Bay, the Lower Kuskok-:‘i]:lwmobm " s LAWRENCESURG, INDIANA T It’s Easy to Be ATTRACTIVE? wim, Copper River and Susitna dis- to the Alaska May 10. | Almc:t every trapper reports al limit catch of 10 beaver. | Prices now are the best in many | years, with No. 1 blanket beaver| bringing as high as $30. i There is no open season on beav- er in Southeast Alaska this year. Ce— We can't all be beautiful, but | it's easy to be attractive. We HAppY MISIAKE | can help you make the most | of your charms. Why not call us for an appointmeni today? GARDEN CITY, Kan., April 12— Dale Jones was puzzled when some- one apparently stole his car, drove | it a short way, and then brought! it back operating more smoothly than before. He learned an auto- mobile mechanic had taken it by | mistake and had made repairs upon it. The ROYAL Beauty Salon ANN EARLY SMITH, Owner-Operator | PHONE 723 B ETHEL POWELL, Hair Stylist > Daily Empire classitieds pay. One Hundred Years Of Wood Preservation By the PRESSURE PROCESS The year 1938 marked the 100th Anniversary in the science of preservation of timbers by the pressure process using COAL TAR CREOSOTE or ZINC CHLORIDE We operate the iwo largest ireating plants in the West and maintain large stocks of piling. We are fully equipped at both planis to incise, frame to blueprints and pressure treat with Zinc Chloride-Chromated Zinc Chloride-Creosote —Creosote Petroleum Mixiure WEST COAST WOOD PRESERVING (0. + West Seattle - Eagle Harbor 1118 Fourth Ave. : x SEATTLE Office & ol 4 EL 3602 Plemts \"1 “