The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 22, 1940, Page 8

Sandion BRITISH NAVY . " TAKING OVER ' Is Given FRENCH FLEET i To Strike . WASHINGTON, June 22.—Eng- has taken over bulk of the French f{leet inta authoriia- fevpmin tive sources revealed today. Naval experts expressed the opin- jon that most of the v have only a short term of reserve value as immediate usefulness will be limited to the amount of munitions and spare parts aboard as the fac- tories are in German hands Marine Cooks and Stew- ards Union May Walk- out on July 1 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 22 - " The CIO Maritime Federation of the Pacific has gr d strike sanc- v to the Marine Cooks and Stew- v'SIToRS DAY ds Union to become effective on 5,000 members, ha roximately been negotiating with shipowners for (AMP SU“DAY nine months to obtain a new agree- ment 3 Executive Board of the Mari- Visitors' Day will be held tomor- time Federation said that the strike row at the Girl Scout camp at sanction was given because it was Eagle River and all parents and apparent that no peaceful settle-|friends of the girls are invited to ment could be reached. call during the afternoon DUy A special program has been BASEBAll ON planned by the director, Miss Mar- ret Johnson, and will be held at 3 o'clock. >s SIX BECOME NEW The second half oi the Gastineau HE E opens cfficially tomorrow—if it does i not rain e were naturalized and one Douglas and the Moose are sched- | repatriated in District Court today uled to meet in the second halp op- | Those naturalized were Mary ener, at six o'clock Afric Stanworth, Croatian; Marko g Mg Dapcevich, native of Yugoslavia; FORESTER RETURNS Erik A. Kvarnstrom, native of The Forest Service vessel For-|gweqen; Beclau Sakieff (Bill Sa- ester returned yesterday from Sitka, | gorf) native of Russia, and Dante Warm Springs Bay and way poirts, | gondi. native of Brazil bringing District Ranger W. Miss Minnie Ethel Lea was re- Chippertield and Assistant Fores- | poiated. She lost her citizenship ter William N. Parke, who has been ho when she married Harry L THE Knowles Is ~ OnLast Trip [ . A. Knowles, one of the most |popular and hustling traveling men rcgularly calling on the trade in |Alaska, is now on his last trip to the Territory. Mr. Knowles ‘is representative of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co., manufacturers of Chesterfield Cig- rettes especially as well as popu- lar brands of smoking tobacco, Vel- vet and Granger. Mr. Knowles, being a married man, is away from home nearly seven months of the year as he makes two trips to Alaska each year. He re- grets the change as he says there is not a better bunch of dealers and residents anywhere in the na- tion to meet and he is sorry his dutis will take him to another sec- tion. £ SID ROOD HERE ' FROM REINDEER WORK IN NORTH Forage Gooi,— Wolves Bad | ‘During Winter, Says | Superinfendent | Unusually good forage conditions in the north this year helped com- pensate for the loss of reindeer to wolves, according to J. Sidney Rood, ! Acting Reindeer Superintendent, who arrived here from Nome yes- |terday for an indefinite stay. | ring came early on the reindeer ranges, the season being about a jmonth advanced, Rood said. Wolv have been doing great damage ex- planning recreational development | .5 gince been naturalized {2ept on the 22 ranges where herd- in the Division oo —— iing has been established BRANT DUE TOMORROW DIVORCE GRANTED i Rm;! is m?lgmfi ;m- the reindeer The motorship Brant is due hers A divorce was granted today in|"®Cef oo sl ""‘"“h‘j tomorrow with Acting Alaska Agent District Court to Karl E. Kerlson | el trom g&';:};:;""%,;‘zfl;?w,,‘l Clarence Olson and the Burean of from Annie Karlson on L!ll‘mv’.":" i Jvu\hl et tan B whily Fisheries personnel from Seattle. of desertion. dltoiiten. ba the Bikhnis e, — [ R How Much Is Your Camera Worth? Well, it's worth someone else, too may manage to take it without your knowledge. A Camera in- surance policy would quickly re- imburse you if your camera were stolen or damaged or destroyed fire or other cause. Doesn't t much. Phone for details. that much to someone who WHAT YOU SHAVER © bea, GO, M. A SHATTUCK AGENCY Office—New York Life Telephone 249 S e U U Did You Know that YouCan LEARN TO 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. Alaska School of Aeronautics, Inc. Box 2187 Juneau, Alaska illlflllfllmmmllmlllflllllIllllIINIIIIII|IIIllllllIIIllllllIllllIIIIIIIIIII!HIIII“I_IIII PUBLICDEB IS GOING UP WASHINGTON, June 22 The Senate has approved and sent to the White House the bill to increase the national public debt limit by four billion dollars to forty-nine bil- lion dollars. D BERLIN, June 22—The German High Command announces that one half million French soldiers have surrendered in the Alsace Loraine area. & - DY ASHINGTON, June 22. — The \S(‘nate Naval Affairs Committee has voted unanimously to summon Col. | Frank Knox, new Navy Secretary- | designate, to learn his views on the question of keeping the United States out of war, | e Duncan Robertson Enroute to Juneau Eailing on the motorship North- | land, Duncan Robertson, son of Mr. | and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, is enroute | here for the summer months. He | just completed his second year in medical school at George Washing- ton University in Washington, D. C. Sylvia Berg Hom Berg Home ~ From University Miss Sylvia Berg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Berg, will arrive this evening on the Princess Alice. (has been attending the University | Trevor Davis, Martin Holst, Jake| zations or activities in which they She | DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1940, CLIPPERON 6 Halibufers WAYSOUTH Sel, Seaffle . WITHMALL selling here today are as follows: From the western banks: Radio, | 40,000 pounds, 10%; and 9% cents a pound; Harmony, 40,000 pounds, 10%s and 9% cents. From the local banks — Meldon, 19,000 pounds, Ethel S, 19,000 pounds, both at 10 and 9': cents; President, President Aboard ! for First Flight s v sana Ik s Alitak, 14,000 pounds, 10's and 9': With Gov. Ernest Gruening as a'cents. passenger, the Alaska Clipper flew | - -es — south from Juneau today, mrrymg} 720 pounds of airmail to Sr'aule;FuND on the first southbound flight FOR ("’Y'S 4'"1 |Governor, Totem Pole for ing The big Sikorsky plane flew yes-| erday evening from its “thick weather” moorage at Norway Point to its regular berth at Auk Bay. STARTS MONDAY It took off at 10 o'clock this morn- ing and passed over Juneau five minutes later. Crosson Flies On Passengers who came north with he Clipper returned today, with he exception of W. A. Castleton, who continued on to Nome on busi- 1ess, and Joe Crosson, General Man- —_— ager of Pacific Alaska Airways,| Solicitation of funds for staging who is taking the first States air- Juneau's patriotic Fourth of July mail on te Fairbanksby PAA Elcc- celebration will begin Monday, it tra today. was decided at a meeting of Com- The Governor will go only as far mittees at the City Council cham- 15 Seattle and plans to return here bers this afternoon, All money will | sy Clipper on Monda be turned in to J. F. Mullen, Treis- Plans for CeTéBrafion Are Furthered at Meet- ing Today the Totem For President urer. Another “passenger” on the Clip-| Mayor Harry I. Lucas, Michael per today was a seven-foot totem ' j pLynch of the Army Finance De- pole carved by students of Wranzeli Lieut.-Commander Jariment, and et e O Institute as a gift for President j Sinpson MacKinnon of the 13th l;"'w(‘a,” B;‘k'R,U)":_""'Mi',""'l'l Roosevelt. It is inscribed Naval District were appointed &' 20¢ ”l"c :‘,"l‘;,'\ t tod “This Kiksadi totem pole pre- | yocoption committee of contact oi- | 1cAYe O the sie O "_;‘“”; ((‘ ented to the Great White Father, | yoo " ror (he service men whe will |10F # l‘man‘h survey ‘,l. P 'IJ )‘_fl’- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, by the =) 5o oniation dova, ‘{dldm AHH{!‘H»_’ ‘j"f st Indian students of Wrangell Insti- |~ ;01 0® 2% 5l ) T inted | Panks. They will return here July tute, June, 1940. Carved by August'p oo eponioa 10 by plane - Martin, Lincoln Wallace, Vi"lnl" Alford ' John Bradford Post of Dr. Buck represents the American Peele, David Huston, Loomis Bean, e ATaaBloan . TATIOH: ‘whe! mithors Public Health Association and the Arnold Austin and John Ross.” o e T T " |other two are associated with the - lzed to arrange a procram. COM-:qouyorig) Department of Health. lectia mander George Gullufsen will ap- | g 3 g - RULES FOR BOA'I' point committees at Monday's Le- e glon meeting. D KETCHIKAN ALIEN MEASURE PROVES SUCCESS, IS CLAIM Mayor McCain Furnishes Information for Ju- | neau Council Ketchikan's much discussed n]lcn; registration ordinance has resulted | in the listing of 100 aliens and has| “done a vast amount of good, par- ticularly in c talizing public sen- timent,” Mayor Harry G. McCain :Z::“{gor l:k;(e ;Lil:t'm?fa:m:m:c:;of Keluhikz_m informed the Juneau| , | City oCuncil in a letter read at last agree among themselves as to what night's Council meeting. re*.:ula‘lxons should apply. The Coun- Juneau had requested McCain for | cll will meet next week for fur-|cormation on the Ketchikan ordi- ther discussion of the problem. Inance. The requirements are not Those heard last night included grastic, McCain said. They are sim- W. Wilson, John Winther, Os-|ply that ‘all aliens must register car Oberg, Olaf Winther, Willlam ' their names, date of arrival, manner J. Markle, Arnot Hendrickson, of entry, where they have lived in Henry Sully, Capt. J. M, @lark. the States and subversive organi- HARBOR WILL BE DRAWN UP HERE Vessel Owners Heard by Council - Ready for Use July 1 Boats mooring in the Juncau small boat harbor will be segre ed according to size, with all hali- but boats at one float, all trollers |at another and pleasure craft at a third | But few definite rules for use of the harbor were decided upon by the Juneau City Council at a | Mrs. Cropley and Bert Alstead. Tax Favored Most of the boat owners advo- cated that boats be taxed by th: City take part. | None of those registering, of course, admits any subversive work, McCain said, but the ordinance puts them | according to tonnage to help|on mnotice and has a tendency to| pay the costs of the harbor. straighten “the wobbly.” | Angle mooring and end-on moor-| McCain’s letter was referred to I‘.hn: ing met with the disfavor of the|Police Committee of the local Coun- | boatmen, who said vessels wers|cil. more accessible and more securc 10 POLICE FORCE It was suggested that no re- strictions be drawn up until after| B. H. Mannery last night was ap- |pointed a City Polic: Patrolman, boat owners have had ar oppor-| tunity to try the harbor and learn bringing the staff back to the size| it was a year ago. The force now how the tides run there. The Council raised the pay of Harbormaster Paul Jensen from| o oo =55 "o fef, Assistant Chief and three patrolmen. A new pa "5l wagen it tu be pur- $40 to $75 per month. chased, the City Councl decided. Gridiron Altered Changes in the plan fcr the The manner . prrch will be dis- cussed next week. gridiron now under construction LR e were authorized. Six feet of the grid is to have a deck three feet HOFFMAN Bi» LOW P ON SCHOG!. PAINTING below the piling caps, so that scows can be accommodated. The remain- ing 100 feet of grid will be con- structed according to previous plans. Repairs on the City Wharf were authorized, at an estimated cost| Ed Hoffman submit! < = 't Lid |of $1,699.45. Jack Cropley startec|of $2476.66 for waterp: [y and | work today on the piling, capping|painting the exterior of i two Ju- | of Washington as a sophomore. p - TRUCK FIRE CALLS FIREMEN O! EARLY 67 | was fighting blazing gasoline under the hood of the PAA truck. | Firemen declared a gasoline line d broken and the engine had ight fire. Brewer had the fire remen climbed out of beds at|much as the estimate, | o'clock this morning to an-| b {swer an alarm to Fifth and Gold |FIVE FLOWN OUT Streets where PAul Brewer, of PAA, | |and decking repairs, City float re- | pairs, recently completed, cost $1,- 1188.87, which is almost twice as neau school buildings. .Bids were openad at last night's City Council meeting. One other bid was submitted, that of Carl Collen and Max Mielke for $2,607.40. TYEE BRINGS ONE PASSENGER > WITH AMUNDSENTODAY Five passengers flew out to the |islands today with pilot John | Amundsen. Eiler Hansen flew to Sitka, Mrs. | A. E. Johnston and Mike Johnstone to Sitka also, Mrs. Josephine Wright | 'practically out when firemen ar- rived, and damage was not great. DIAMOND T TRUCKS ONE YEAR GUARANTEE OR 100,000 MILES DUTCH'S ECONOMY GARAGE | i mend e sommer win AND WRECKING YARD ¥ e SIS SO S S S SO 5t | | | f 1 to Sitka, and 8. T. Johnson to Hirst. The steamer Tyee was in port briefly this afternoon en route to| Sitka before returning through here | southbound. Martin Borlick, Jr., was the only inbound passenger, while Mr. and| | Mrs, G. W. Hill and Mabel Hoopes | will sail for Seattle via Sitka. D JOHN DOOLIN ENROUTE John Doolin, who has been at- tending school in the States, is re- turning here on the steamer Colum- G Empire classifieds bring vesults. Because enrollment, is being closed, today, The camp will be combined with Selmer Empire cuselicds 'CCC CREWHOUSE HERE_CLOSING; NO ENROLLEES SEATTLE, .]ux’)(: 22, — “‘““""‘“”}loca| camp '0 Be Combin_ ed with that at Mon- fana Creek of the decline in CCC the Juneau crewhouse it was announced that at Montana Creek dur- the slack season. Lyl 'HOLTE RESIGNS FOREST SERVICE FOR CAA POST Holte, Junior Clerk in office of the District Ranger here, resigned today to become Field | Clerl thor intendent V. E. Rowley. Holte had been in CCC and For- est Service work for two and one- half years, Juneau. Ketchikan and Petersburg. for the Civil Aeronautics Au- ity, under Construction Super- in in the last half year Previously he served - eee DOCTORS TO MAKE SURVEY OF HEALTH ‘Here as Guest of MIS.‘E.’P. Jenne Miss Opal Lewis, Public Healtn Nurse |rived on the Prince Rupert and is visiting here as the house guest ol from Santa Rosa, Cal., ar- C. P. Jenne. Miss Lewis ex: |pects to remain here indefinitely a > < o5 lesults FOREST SERVICE CHIEF ENGINEER 10 VISIT NORTH T. M. Norcross fo Be Met af Ketchikan by Re- gional Forester Regional Forester' B. Frank Heintzleman left on the vessel For- ester this afternoon for Ketchi- kan to meet T. M. Norcross, Chief Engineer of the U. S. Forest Ser-| Regional Engineer Arthur E. Glo- ver left on the North Sea last night. He will join the party at| | Ketchikan, They will visit South-| | east Alaska ports on the Forester.! Later they will go to the Westwa Norcross, who was last here 11923, is primarily interested in! road and trail work. | J. W, Club Building ' Fund Is Swelled by | Tea Given Friday | For the benefit of the building ! fund of the Juncau Woman's Club, ' a unique birthday tea was given yesterday afternoon between 2 and 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs, Stan- ‘lvv Jackson. Hostesses were Mrs. son and Mrs. R. B, Lesher, guest of honor. Between 40 and 45 women called and left pennies in small banks found at the individual tables, The ‘rmu:, were to represent the guess the ‘vxrh person had relative to Mrs. Lesher’s age. the afternoon vocal were sung by Mrs. Henry Harmon, accompanied at the piano | by Mrs. William Markle. Presiding at the tea table, which was centered with a huge birthday surrounded by wild flowers, Mesdames Ray G. Day, John Jlark, E. M. Richardson and A M. Ge, | ce- | During Servi were Mesdames J. C Molyneaux, C. C. Rulaford, C. Reed and Tom Parke. D | | Subscripe to Tie Daily Alaska Em- pire —the paper with the largest guaranteed circulation, Big Lefiion Piciiic : To Be Held Sunday At Skfifirs' Cabin All Legion members and families, as well as Lezion Auxili- ary members will be gu:sts of the 40-8 tomorrow at a wicnic to be held at the Skaters' cabin. Races, rifle matcnes and other outdoor activities will feature ihe affair and all refreshments will be furnished. The advanced crew ai.! leave al 10 o'clock and at 12 o'clock noon their vice, who is enroute here from |cars will leave the Dugout with Washington to spend three weeks|those plauning to attend, in Alaska. e ZAMORA VERDICT UPHEID The Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict of the local Court convicting Miguel Zamora of arson in connection with th> burning of the home of John Siva at Peters- burg. Zamora is now in McNeil's Island penitentiary serving a sen- tence of 20 years. EQUIPMENT MEN HERE Corey Brayton and G. B. 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