The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 15, 1940, Page 8

ANCE TICKET SALE FOR s“Gone With the Wind”® THE BARANOF HOTEL LOUNGE ROOM SEATS GO ON SALE TUESDAY, June 18th 10 A. M. TO 12 NOON ——— 1P.M. TO 4 P. M. 7:30 P.M. TO 9 P. M. ADVY MARSHALTO Brifish, INVESTIGATE Italians WATERFALL Fighting Mahoney Is fo Look Info ;i Seteon riaian ',;’m‘?'{:‘.','.’: T[OUbIe-UniO" InSiS'S ish troops on -the Egyptian-Libyan on Agreement frontier, after repeated Royal,Air Force bombings of enemy positions today ntuated the danger of 4 Egypt itself being drawn into the | U. § Marshal William T. Mahoney | war operations | left Juncau on the steamer Baranof | British troops are reported to for Ketchikan to investigate re-|have captured the Ttalian forts of ports of violence in labor difficul- | Capruzzo and Maddelena, ties at a salmon cannery at Water- - —— - fall | o RIFLE RANGE WILL KETCHIKAN, Ala S 16, BE USED SUNDAY IN Ancwering yesterday’s charge by the Canned Salmon Industry that pERRY pRA("(l"GS “mob tactics” had been used and a threat made to “meet force with | = - force” at Waterfall and Noyes Is.| 'The Juncau Rifle and Pistoi Club | land. Lawrence Meyers, represen- Will hold a practice session tomor- tative of the Sailors Union of the|roW at the Mendenhall Rifle Range, B wived from. Cralg: it was announced this morning We have used mass pickets only| The session will be for practice | X prepartory to Camp Perry team when forced to do 5o by the pack- Here are important buildings and views of Paris. mated that when the Germans entered the city late Thursday afternoon, the nd shuttered windows. left; Le Bourget airdrome, lower left, and air raid shelter, lower right. STIRRING FLAG the main part, were bhe DAY SERVICES ARE HELD HERE eliminations and all citizens of the United States are welcome to try for the squad Cars will leave from in front of the Feedral Building at 9 o'clock morning. | ers. -We stand willing and ready to carry on negotiations at any time, but are going to continue the picket lines until such time as we have agresments signed.” Authorities still have taken no OMOITOW - 0 [ action here on the Indust re- X 3 | quest for issuance of warrants BUILDING PERMIT | charging tresspass. | s, 3 Y A building permit has been issued |to Oscar Yehring to build a ssom Empire cx u.s.vflcdfi bring results. .\ddmnn at 944 West Eleventh Street. A DRAMATIC LEAGUE | FOR JUNEAU | Everyone interested in taking part in, or direcling stage plays — singing — [ music — etc., PLEASE CALL AT | ELKS HALL - JUNE 20—9:30P. M. A0 - Did You Know that = YouCan LEARNTO = FLY Right Here in - JUNEAU? with the ALASKA SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, INC. - [ ] WHERE YOU RECEIVE the same basic train- ing you would receive anywhere in the UNITED STATES. THAT WE OPERATE ONLY U. S. Govern- ment licensed instructors and planes. THAT COURSES OR FLYING TIME taken here is good anywhere in the U. S. or its Possessions. THAT WE GIVE ALL TYPES OF COURSES whether you wish to fly privately or commercially. THAT ALL COURSES are sold either for cash or on the monthly payment plan. WHY DON'T YOU QUIT putting off till to- morrow that which you want to do today? DROP OUT TO THE AIRPORT and look over the various courses. You will be obli- gated in no way. ' «\Ahsh School of Aeronautics, Inc. Juneau, Alaska NO ADMISSION | ew [1940 probably would go down | “there by | Governor said, European Aggressors, Urges Preparedness Citizens of Juneau rededicated themselves to the principles of de- mocracy at stirring Flag Day ser- vices performed last evening in the Elks Hall here. In the address of the day, Gov ictures show U, TWO GIRL FLIERS | Ernest Gruening described the flag las a “living and growing symbol of a great idea and great He spoke of the challenges from abroad to the kind of life and liberty represented by the Ameri- can flag, and said that the year in history alongside the dates of pre- ideal.” vious great crises of mankind. Speaking of the war in Europe, the Governor said: “It is a death struggle between two ideals—ours and theirs” (the dictatorships’) and declared that is no room in the world for two systems so utterly’ anti- thetic.” If the time has up sacrifices simil, come to offer to those made former Americans in Wwinning [and perpetuating our liberties, the the American peo- ple will not flinch. A duty and obligation which rests upon us at all times is to make our democracy in America | work, he said, declaring that “pa- | triotism should not be mobilized only in time of outside danger.” The Governor's address, which | was broadcast, followed the Elks flag ritual, in which Acting Exali- |ed Ruler Norman Banfield descrio- |ed the hisiory of the flag. Exalt- |ed Ruler Howard Simmons opened the session and Esquire Ray Ward llnuk part in the ritual. The audi- | ence sang “America” and “The Star ;pr\mtl(‘(l Banner.” LEAVE TODAY ON ALASKA AR TRIP Governor’s Kddress Hits Alma Hafflin, Marjorie Mc- Quinn Take Off from Williamsport AMSPORT, WILL Pa., June 15 Two girl fliers, employed by the Lockhaven airplane factory, left here today con a projected 8,000~ mile vacation trip by air to Al- aska Alma Hefflin, owner of the plane and jorie McQuinn aimed for Anchorage via Toledo, Milwaukee and Spokane. > - FAULKNER TO SPEAK AT FLAG LUNCHEON OF FED. EMPLOYEES H. L. Faulkner will be the speak- er at a special Flag Day luncheon of the N National Federation of Fed- eral Employees at the Baranof Ho- tel next Wednesday noon. - DYER IN TOWN R. L. Dyer, Personnel Manager for Siems-Drake Puget Sound on the Sitka airbase construction pro- ject, interviewed applicants for employment in Juneau today at the office of the Alaska Territorial Em- | ployment Service, He expects to fly to Sitka over the weekend, -o> - YOUNG HIRST HOME ide M. Hirst Jr, who has been attending college in Arkansas, returned on the Denali yesterday to spend the summer in Juneau C visiting his parents, Mr. and Mirs. Claude M. Hirst. - Subscripe to The Daily Alaska Em- pire — the paper with the largest guaranteed circulation, ELKS DANCE SATURDAY - | June 15 ELKS HALL Musnc hy WES BARRETT and His Royal Alaskans ADMISSION $1.00 Public Invited? Great Paris, the third largest ci S. Embassy, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1940. Paris, French Capifal, Now in Hands of Germany the world, had a pe nopu upper left; Arc de Triomphe, Baseball Today The puv'l of games the two following are scores this afternoon in (mlml League Cincinnati 6; Bhockigii11 Chicago 11; Boston 5. Louis 14; Philadelphia 1 New York 12; Pittsburgh 1 American League Beston 5; Chicago 2 Washington 1; Detroit > FOURTH OF JuLY CELEBRATION 1S BEING ARRANGED Patriotic Parade fo Feature Day - Events Are Outlined Plans for a great Fourth of July celebration in Junau are being forwarded by a civic commiltee headed by Mayor Harry I. Lucas. At a City Hall meeting this weck, a representative group which gath- St 11 ered in answer to the Mayor's call decided unanimously to have a celebration, which will feature a patriotic parade in which it is ex- pected every organization in Ju- neau will be represented. Soldiers will be here from Chil- koot Barracks and a squadron of | ticipate. Mucking Contest The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company is expected to hold its an- nual mucking cont at PFiremen's |Park. A baseball game is planned |for tne afternoon and a rifle com- | | petition between Chiikoot Barracks scldiers and members of the Ju-| neau Rifle and Pistol Club. A | smoker will be heid the night of the | third. Alaska iricgate /uthony J. Di- mond has n vited |rator of th- - | A band is Lo organized to take part in the cclebration. | - 'FEMININE AN 1ERS BACK FROM, “t00<" CREEK E Four Juneau feminine anglers of the rod and reel, returned to town today aboard Mary Joyce's com- ,muting boat, the Mary J., after three days of fishing at Taku River Lodge. Making up the party were Mrs. C. D. Beale, Mrs. Alex Holden, Mrs. J. J. Meherin and Mrs. R. |H. Williams. The women declared they “all got their limits,” fishing for the mos tpart at Moose Creek. Several of the largest fish are on ;displny at the Baranof Cigar Stand. | - o> MAIL CONTRACT Bids for carrying mail between Juneau and Douglas are being sought by the local Postoffice. Ten- ders will be received up to June 27. 4 et - — i NASI RETURNS Kaarlo W. Nasi, Sanitary Engineer ;of the Department of Health, re- ! turned on the steamer Baranof yes- l(erdny from a routine inspection trip to. the Westward, ion had dwindled to about 2,000,000 and the people, for | Navy planes will be invited to par- | to be the| | DITION| s soaord opulation of 5,000,000 but it is esti- center; anti-aireraft defense, upper Diggingup B.B. Talent Is Hard Job NEW ORLEANS, June 15.—He's 50 wild he can hardly hit the back-| stop, ht there's a pitcher who some day w.l pich and win a Werld Series game. | The speaker, at the 1924 St. Louls | spring training camp, was Branch | Ricke He was talking about a rookie pitcher wnose wildness had the hitters jittery about stepping up to the plate, had them grumb- ling about such a hurler getting| a big league trial, Six years later the same pi',cher! ics in a World Series contest. His| hut out {name was Wild Bill Hallhan, Wid Matthews, canny ivory hunt- er for the Cardinals, tells that story as an illustration of his point that baseball scouting is a com- plicated nccupation, Takes Real Judgment “You can’t judge 'em,” says Mat- thews, “solely on record or appear- | ances “I don’t know what Rickey saw | unless it was just a big, loose-| jointed boy with a free delivery. He must have known Hallahan’s faults were faults that could be corrected. It just goes to show| that the best major league | prospects aren’'t necessarily leading | the Class AA ](‘agll?fl——bh(‘v may be down in a Class D loo) Rogers Hornsby, who batted 256 | fo Deniscis, Tex., and then set all kinds of records in the majors,| is anower favorite example used | |by Matthews. On the other side |of the ledger, Wid points to the scores of sensational minor leag- uers who turn out to be No. 1/ | floperoos when they move up-| | stairs, What de scouts look at, then, lfv not at the records? l Just this, says Matthews: “The prospect must have the |right temperament, intelligence and physical makeup. He must be a clean liver—dissipators don’t help a club any. “On the physical side, he must have good body control, coordina- tion. His hands should be big, Ihe should be well-proportioned. | “of course you check on whether he can run, throw or hit. And if| he’s a pitcher he'd better have some sembiance of a good fast ball or a curve—or both. He may. get along without them in the minors, maybe win 25 games. But you can bet your life he won't do it in the big time.” Brides Gef Best - Chance on Farms | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 15.— If you want opportunities, marry a farm youth, Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, administrative director of| the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation,| advised girls in a matrimonial mood. “Opportunities are greater on the farm than in a small city apart- | ment,” she contends. - “Individual effort counfs a lot more there.” A farmer’s wife, she says, has advantages that a professional | man's: mate -does mot have, ¥ 4 | the freshman. | were U. S. GIVES PROMISE OF DOUBLE AID So Long as Allies Resist, U. S. Will Send Planes and Munitions, Says FDR WASHINGTON, June 15—Presi-| dent Roosevelt declared in his me: sage to Premier Reynaud of Fran that “so long as the Allied govern- ments resist” Hitler, this govern- ment will redouble its efforts to send them airplanes, artillery and munitions. He cautioned Reynaud to real- ize tht his promises of help “carry with them no implications of mili- tary commitments, that only Con- gress can make such commit- ments.” - Plenty of Athletics At Michigan State EAST LANSING, Mich., June 15 —More than 500 men participated in varsity and freshman athletics at Michigan State College during the past year, according to figures announced by Athletic Director Ralph H. Young. There were 213 competing in intercollegiate athlet- ics under the Spartan banner while 298 freshmen were enrolled. Athletes reported for 10 different sports. A total of 128 participated in the six months track program, 61 for the varsity team and 68 for Football stood sec- ond on the list with 121 and base- ball was third with 113. Freshman teams were maintained in six sports. LIFE SAVER AT 3 McPHERSON, Kan., June 15. — Three-year-old sister, Marian, fell into a small tub of water while she and Marlene were alone in a m. Marlene held Marian’s drip- ping head above water until her mother came to the rescue, NURSE THROUGH Mrs. Clara H. Gaddie, Field Nurse from Yakutat, was a through pas sener on the steamer heading for a vacation outside. - e About 8,540,000 men lost lives in the first World War. At Gettysburg, bloodiest battle of the Civil War, about 7,000 men slain. - e Subscribe to- The Daily Alaska their the Philadelphia Athlet-| Empire—the paper with the largest | paid circulation, Baranof | MOOSE CONSECRATE FLAG AT SERVICES A talk on the history of the flag was made last night by Orlando Godfrey at a Flag Day program in which the Loyal Order of Moose entertained the Women of the | Moose at the Moose Hall. The audience sang “America,” “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America.” The pledge of allegiance was also delivered Refreshments were served later. e MRS. 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