The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 16, 1940, Page 2

THE: DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, DEC. BOMB SHELTER ON FAMILY PLAN The latest mode in British bomb shelt refuge, divided off into separate compartments. designed by the Ministry of Home Security, is a family street Each resident has a key and a private entrance. The wall was left off this demonstration shelter to give an idea of what life is like during a raid. Note that it is couipped with radio, alarm clock and tea service. AMERI(AN CHILDREN GLAD TO BE BA(K IN U.s. ] Carrying over 1300 Americans from the war-torn Far East, the liner Washington had 509 children aboard when it docked at San Fran Department. This (mup of 0. The Americans returned to the United States upon advice of the State ungsters, shown abn.lrd the liner, seemed lupp\ to be back in America. FundsSoughIlorGreeks Get Those Down through the centuries the picturesque Evzones, colorful fighting Packages, Post Offic Postmaster Albert Wile issued a | statement today saying that as hun- dreds of parcels are arriving here ) now, recipients are requested to call |as sdon as they receive notices the packages are here. | “Cocperation of all patrons of the | Postoffice is sought,” says Wile, “as the. staff is handling packages in the usual efficient manner and prempt delivery will facilitate dis- | tribution of the Christmas mail and igive room for receipt of the next | assignment. There will be no ser- | \‘vice on Christmas day except spec- | { | ial delivery packages. “Furthermore, the office will be |open until 8 c'clock tonight and to- i \morrnw night for the receipt of | Christmas packages going to the States. The Princess Norah will | be the last steamer to carry Christ- was parcels for delivery in the | States before the big day. | - > HosriTaL NoTES J. Perles was a medical dismissal today from St. Ann’s Hospital. After receiving medical care, A. T. Hallick was dismissed from St. | Ann’s Hospital today. J. M. Rhodes of Tenakee was ad- mitted to St..Ann's today for medi- cal treatment. men of Greece, have defended their motherland against invasion. Today they are battling again for their homeland against a foe with armed forces. Their initial successes have stirred the world. In America, the Greek War Relief Commission is seeking $10,000,000 to aid Greek war victims. Ted Stephanos of San Francisco, wearing | his Evzone uniform, is pictured as the center of attraction for a quin- tette of comely Greek-American lassies MU!" Joan Agnost, Esther Tsavnas, Frances Chicos, Antonia Theo- desapoulos and Auna Panos. Alotment for the eleven Western States | is ”M ‘Headquarters are in the Marshall Square Building, San Lilly Fawcett was a medical ad- Alfred Cropley the Government Hospital today and is receiving medical attention. Annie Brown was a medica) djs- Imissal today from the Government Hospital, (left to right): Virginia |at the Postoffice and get them just, mission to the Government Hospital was admitted to KNUDSEN APPEALS FOR WORK Declares In(Tustry Must Speed Up Production of Machine Tools WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — An tools and their employees to speed up production in view of the “ter- rible urgency of the situation” has been sent out by William Knudsen, Chief of the Defense Commission. The former General Motors Presi- dent wrote the industry it is im- perative to obtain machine tools swiftly for production of airplanes, anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, torpedo boats, destroyers and tanks. the country than soldiers and sailors because without munitions, the lat- ter are helpless. | ey \CONFISCATED FUR AUCTION IS SET FOR JANUARY 1 Game Commission fo Sell| 29 lots to Highest Cash Bidders A sale of confiscated furs has been lannounced by the Alaska Game | Commission for 1:30 o'clock January 15 in the west wing basement stor- jage room of the Federal Building | here. { Articles may be examined January |14 from 1 to 4:30 o'clock in the | afternoon and on January 15 from 8:30 to 12:30 o'clock at the game | commission office. | Lots of furs offered for sale to the { highest bidders for cash are as fol-- !lows: 2 heaver; 3 beaver; 1 cross | fox and 1 red fox; 7 mink and 6 | weasel; 1 mink; 1 mink and 1 otter; | 2 mink; 1 beaver; 2 mink; 2 beaver; | 4 beaver; 4 beaver; 4 beaver; 1 beav- |er; 1 beaver; 1 mink; 4 mink; 1 | mink; 3 beaver; 3 beaver; 5 mink {and 1 otter; 2 beaver; 1 mink; 11 | otter, 12 mink. 14 red fox, 3 lynx | 2 wolverine and 16 beaver; 26 beav- | er; 146 beaver; 1 blue fox; 1 beaver; | 1 mink. — e iRed Cross Sends' | . First Allotment Of Clothing South | The first allotment of garments to be sent from the Juneau Red Cross to refugees in England went |south today aboard the stemmer| Yukon. Included in the lot were 85 shirts| \made by the women’s clubs and| | Presbyterian Church workers; 15 | bathrobes, finished by the Sev- |enth-Day Adventist Dorcas Society ‘and 20 layettes, completed by the ;Red Cross group workers. | Individual workers knitted boo-! :ues for the inside of the lay-| |ettes, a number of which were| |done by Sister Mary Modeste of | St. Ann's Hospital. Sweathers, mit- tens, caps, stockings and shawls are being finished and those hav- ing any completed are requested to contact Mrs. J. C. Thomas. SWARTZ FUNERAL T0 BE HELD TOMORROW Last ites for Richard R, Swartz, mine employee who was killed in a blast on December 11, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock frem the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Rev. John L. Caubie will de- liver the eulogy and interment will be in Evergreen Cemel.ery MOOSE WOMEN DO RED CROSS SEWING There will be a meeting of the Red Cross Union of the Women of the Moose tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bessie Reeder. All members are ured to attend as there is considerable sewing to be completed. Chapelédles fo Hold Annual Xmas Party The annual Christmas party of the Chapeladies will he held tomor- row evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Fritz Cove home of Mrs. H. L. Aronld. All members are extended an invitation to attend. B SHELL FLIES IN | | | | | Shell Simmons flew in from the islands this morning with Pete Maralch from Hirst and Russell Clithero from Sitka. appeal to manufacturers of machine He told employees of the industry | they were even more important to | | ning at the Du | Davenport |mer Mytle Moe, |Delma Hanson and Miss Pearl Pei- 1940. (Ii's Your Move; Everybody Else Did It Yesterday Yesterday was moving day abouts. Among the movers: Dr. and Mrs. Courtney Smith moved into the Charles W. Hawkes- worth home, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Ramsey moved into the Henning Apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wildes moved into their new home in the Seater Tract. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chipperfield moved into the Wildes' former home at 104 West Ninth Street Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forrest mov- ed into the former Herbert Wend- | ling home at Auk Bay. Mr. and Mrs, Herbert Wendling meved into the former Dave Dishaw home on the Fritz Cove Road Mr. and Mrs. George Sundborg meved from Fritz Cove to the Fosbee Apartments. Mrs. Guila Chappell plans to move |this week to the Chipperfields’ for- | mer apartment in the Feldon -o | Edward Sweeneys | Hosts at Party’ Twelve In(’nd& of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sweeney were entertained ISaturday evening at their m:denm‘ |on Pranklin Street | Bridge was played for the occas- | ion and honors were given Mr. and er Harry Jenson, high; and Mrs. Burr Johnson and Robert Davlin, \secoud i 'Harold McKinley To Visit Parents‘ Harold 'Macr MnKmley safl?dw |south on the steamer Yukon en-| route to Minneapolis to spend| Christmas with his parents, Mc- Kinley has been employed with the Bartholomae Oil Corporation at Teller for the past several months| and visited briefly in Juneau be-| fore continuing to the States. 'LIARS’ CONTEST ATTRACTS (ROWD T0 JIGGS DINNER Liars vied at the American Le-{ gion Jiggs Dinner Saturday eve-| gout, but today no- body was able to tell who should be awarded the prize for telling the biggest and best lie. The dinner, arranged by Dave| and Frank Metcalf, brought out a large crowd. Tonight the Legion will hold ite! regular weekly meenng 'Many Attend Shrine Dance On Saiurday The ba]lroom of the Scottish Rite Temple was crowded Saturday eve- ning for the Shrine dance and music was provided by Lillian Ug- gen and her orchestra. Dancing was | enjoyed between 10 and 1 o'clock. Several dinners and cocktail par- ties preceded the affair. - 'Luncheon-Shower For Mrs. Phillips For Mrs. A. B. Phillips, the for- a luncheon and shower was given Saturday after- nocn in the Irish room of the Bar- anof Hotel. Co-hostesses were Miss here- erson. Covers were laid for eight at a table centered with a bouquet of smilax and offset by lighted tapers. TWO INSURANCE FIRMS REGISTER | Two insurance firms have bene added by Insurance Commissjoner Frank A. Boyle to the list of those qualified to do business in the Ter- ritory of Alaska. The Sentinel Fire Insurance Com- pany, a Massachusetts corporation, has named the Shattuck Agency of Juneau as Alaska agent, The Fidelity and Guarantee Fire Corporation, a Maryland corpora- ticn, named R. E. Robertson as agent. - e Norlitemen Dinner Reservations End Reservations for the Norltiemen dinner tomorrow night at 6:30 o'- clock in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will end this evening and may be made by calling 373. Charles Burdick will . be guest $peaker and Norlitemen Boy Scouts will be specinl guests. Tony Del- Santa will ziva several accordion selections and Teresa White will ac- |arrive at 1 o'clock tomorrow after- | New York Central 137, company the community singing. The Rev. John A. Glasse will be toastmaster and highlighting the menu will be the serving of the much discussed Matanuska potatoes. ——————— Empire Classifieds Pay! Surprlse Is Given Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark were given a surprise last Saturday night at their Salmon Creek home when a party of friends arrived and took over the residence. The evening was spent in dancing, playing Chinese checkers and pin- ochle and late in the evening re- freshments were served Those in the party surprising the Clarks were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crowell, Mr, and Mrs. Hans Neil- sen, Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Burns, Mr, and ‘Mrs. Leroy West. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Goddard, and Mrs. L. Nunamaker, Mr. Mrs. W. Patrucie, Mr. and Carl Collen Mrs, A. Waltonen, Mrs, onen, Mrs. Mina Cheaey Mabel Nance. Messrs. Oscar Jensen, John Co- vich, Lester Rink, Fred Arnold, D. Paul, John Fegerlein, Charles Boyer, Tom George Jr. - Lale News 0f Steamers Steamer North Coast is sched-| uled to arrive in port at 5 o'clock | | tomorrow morning, Sitka bound. | Steamer Baranof is scheduled fo]w Mr. and Mrs. T. Per- Mrs. Inoon and sails westward at 4 o'- c]ock in the anemoon STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Dec. 16. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5's, American Can| 87'%, Anaconda 26%, Bethlehem Steel 87, Commonweauth and Southern 3/4, Curtiss Wright 87%,| General Motors, 50, International Harvester 53%, Kennecott 35%, Northern Steel Pacific 6%, United States 68%. Pound $4.04. Dow, Jones Averages The following are today's Dow. Jones avtrages: industrials 131.07, rails 27.62, utilities 21.93. SATURDAY PRICES Alaska Juneau mine stock closed | at 5'% last Saturday, American Can 87 3/4, Bethlehem Steel 88' Commonwealth and Southern 13/16, Curtiss Wright 9, General Motors 50%, International Harvester 547/8, Kennecott 35%, New York Central| 13 7/8, Northern Pacific 6'2, Unit- ed States Steel 69 3/4, Pound, $4.03%. - - FROM ORTHOPEDIC Jimmie Nilima, who has been patient at the Orthopedic Hospi: tal in Seattle, is being brought here by the Office of Indian Affairs! on the steamer North Coast en- route to his home at Fairbanks. e TO SKAGWAY District Ranger W. A. Chipper- field will go to Skagway tomorrow on the Forest Service vessel For ester. > — MARRIED AT ANGOON Charlie J. James and Mrs. An- nie Johnson, both of Angoon, were married at Angoon December 10, according to a certificate received by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray.| ot A MRS. GILWEE SAILS Mrs. John Gilwee sailed south on the steamer Yukon for Seattle. > %, AT GASTINEAU Traveling man C. A. Shonacker, merchandise broker, the Gasuneau Hotel. - CHADWICK HERE R. H. Chadwick, Kodiak mer- chant, is registered at the Bar- anof Hotel, coming in from the Westward on the Yukon. ik e ALASKA STEAM MAN SOUTH Alex McDonald, agent' for the Alaska Steamship Company in An- chorage, is a southbound passenger on the Yukon this morning. is a guest at - — CHISHOLM SOUTH J. J. Chisholm, West Coast grocery man from Anchorage, is southbound aboard the Yukon. < 4 e OLSEN SOUTH ON VACATION TRIP Bjarney Olsen, architect for H. B. Foss, was a southbound pas- senger today on the steamer Yu- son. He plans to spend a month in Seattle with relative i A NOTICE On and after this date, Dec. 16 1940, I will not be responsible for any debts unless authorized by me. adv, CARL ELMER CARLSON. e gt s X TAGGART VISITS HERE Sam Taggart, pioneer lumber and mining man, came in on the Yukon from the Westward and is a guest at the Baranof Hotel, planning to stop over a few days here on his THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT DF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, snow or light lowest Mostly slightly est Tuesday with very Tuesday cloudy warmer 36 southeasterly winds, in sounds and straits Tuesday beginning at 4:30 p.m., Dee. rain tonight and Tuesd emperature tonight about 28 high- gentle to moderate variable winds Forecast for Southeast Alaska: ticn and rain in central and south warmer in south portion and on Tuesday in north portion; becoming moderate to fresh and Light rain or snow in north por- portions tonight and Tuesday; inareasing fresh to strong in central and south portions, but fresh to strong northerly in Lynn Canal Forecast of winas along winds: casterly to southeasterly winds; Bay: rain; fresh to Kodiak; rain; fresh to strong to strong northeasterly the coast of the Guif of Alaska: Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer: Cape Spencer to Cape Hin:hinbrook Cape Hinchinbrook rain; fresh to strong southeasterly rai fresh to strong to Resurrection winds: Resurrection Bay easterly to northeasterly winds. LOCAL DATA Time 4:30 p.m. 4:30 am Noon yesterday 29.96 today 29.77 today 62 343 311 33.3 Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity ‘Weather Cloudy Light Fog Cloudy SE 10 NE 4 w 3 91 99 87 RADIO REPORTS Max. tempt. ‘ last 24 hours -21 -24 -6 Station Barrow Fairbanks Nome Dawson Anchorage ‘Bethel St. Paul Dutch Harbor Wosnesenski . Kanatak Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Prince George Seattle Portland San Francisco 40 Rain was falling to the Aleutian Islands, elsewhere over Alaska except Barrow. Rain or snow from the Alaska Range and Cor greatest amount of precipitation was continuel relatively cold over Cordova. Temperatures aska, Point Barrow having report:d minus Mostly visibilities were reportel this morning over low ceilings lizht banks, minus 24 degrees. and good Ketchikan airway except local tween Juneau and Five Finger Lovest temp. this morning and partly cloudy clear had fallen TODAY 4:30am. Precip temp. =26 -24 -12 4:30a Cloudy Clear Rain Rain Foggy Cloudy Cloudy Cleay Clear 5 ar Rain few stations Cordova to cloudy i skies from Nunivak Island during the previous 24 hours dova to the Aleutian Islands. The 84 inch which was recorded at most of Al- 26 degrees and Fair- overcast skies with high ceilings the Juneau- visibilities be- pat a from to and poor The Monday morning weather chart indicated a low pressure area (29.12 inches) west, and a of 986 millibars and 134 degrees (28.88 inches) at low pressure center of 963 north and 160 degrees west. millibars (30.56 inches) was high pressure area was centered region of the United States. Juneau, December W second 36 degrees nortl millib s A high pressure locat>d south of Barrow, 17—Sunrise 9:43 am., at 46 low center of 137 degrees west, (28.44 inches) center degrees north 978 millibars and a third at 45 degrees 5 1 1 as centered of about 10 and a secor over .the northern Rocky .Mountair sunset 4:05 p.m John Halms South On Mt. McKinley John Halm, office manager of the Columbia Lumber Co., and Mrs. | Halm, secretary at the Shattuck Ag- |ency, are sailing south on the Mount | McKinley to spend Christmas in the States and to see the Rose Bowl |game at Pasadena. They are being accompanied as |far as Seattle by Mrs. Halm's ter, Mrs. Pearl Everett. Stan Grummefts Sail for South Stan Grummett, insurance agent, Mrs. Grummett and their young son Michael, sailed south on the steamer Yukon. They will spend Christmas in Se- attle with relatives and then con- for the Nebraska-Stanford game at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl AL i BUILDING PERMIT A permit for $17G) in plumbing work on the old Mullen house, Main Street, which Mr. and Mrs. Rod Darnell are remodeling, has been issued to the Harri Machine Shop. ————— Kangeroos are vegetaxians STEWARTS SOUTH Commissioner of Mines and Mrs, B. D. Stewart left on the Yukon to spend Christmas with their chil- dren in Seattle. They will retuin early in January, [ VALLAT SOUTH B. W. Vallat, mining man from the Nome district, visited Ju A1 friends while the Yukon was in port He is on his way south for the win- ter. m— tinue to California to be present | AI1RMAN_AImost a young- ster «in aviation, Willy Messer- schmitt, 42, is largely respon- sible for German’s air might. He's been building airplanes since early in 1923, way south. —l OUT FROM NOME George Hellerich, Nome mining man, is a through passenger on the Yukon this morning, going cut for the winter. BADIOPHOT 0 harbor after a terrifio. encounter raider near scene of the Graf Spee Sea Raider Ballle Wounds from Buenos Aires shows bridge of the big armed British merchantman Carnaryon Castle which Timped into Montevideo with an unidentified German sea battle, Circle shows worst damage. More than a dozen hits were scored in the runing fight. The Nazi warship, however, was reported to have fled in flames.