The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 26, 1941, Page 8

EDEN, DILL IN ANKARA FOR TALKS Conferring with Turkish fficials-Troops May Be Sent fo Aid Greece By \-\l)l IATED Forel e THl-I DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 THE”EW INTERNATIONALS! HAD A WONDERFU[ TIME Miss Juneau - Confest on Next Friday Event Will Be Held af Cap- itol Theatre-Two Re- views fo Take Place Elaborate plans have been made and formulated by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce for the an- nual contest to select some lucky girl as Miss Juneau, to represent this city at the Fairbanks Ice Car L ¢ the nival and Dog Derby this year S big event is scheduled to be held on the stage of the Capitol The ¥ tre Friday evening, immedia 1 Pre following the first show The contest this year is unc I BN MRS the direction of Mrs, Lillian e ferences gen, and a proup of probably t might hinge j or nine local girls will vie for AGILS0 Berg. o i local honors, according to last . he Greeks { formation given out by Junean s el o Chamber of Commerce officials bEy ~ga | 1be contest will be held imme- R 8 PR diately following the first show at She had a very wonderful time, Lt. Olypmia Kozick of the Army |the Capitol. No definite time has HOSPIIAL NOIES Nursing Corps tells Lt. R. DeForrest on arrival in Bostor: aboard the | been set, but persons buying tick- Army transport Hunter Liggett. Reason why, cheerfully admitted Miss ets are cautioned to be at the show at 7:30 as ticket sale will close at ut.) Kozick, was that she was the only girl among 1300 soldiers ;‘ . (’jf"“v""“v ‘\:‘ i ple month the ship and men were on maneuvers in the |7 4' and will 1 e until the ity e W SR Caribbean. The men were debarked at Boston for further (raining Ot B s in New England camns. diately following the first show mitted for medical care, Kath- and a second showing of the girls crine H is at St. Ann’s, will be made immediately after the D E MA N D IS (ITY (ouN('l 1m~w:, reel at the beginning of the Richard Young was dismissed | | second show fre Ann's today after under- Requests for cooperation will be 1ppendectomy sked nr the puhlic to retire from Lucille Benson was dismissed | the nn(ml part of Lhe MN Junean urgical care this morning at ernment Hospital Easton of Ketchikan, was lARGE FUND al admission today at the Go 1t Hospital 1e G General Marshall Testifics Before House Appro- priations Com. (Continued from Page One) $9.243.000 for the Army base, Fort ; Richardson and Elmendorf Field S P' N o B A S K E T both at Anchorage, Alaska immediate request ¥or funds WASHER by the House Appropria- tions Committee after Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall sald funds now granted would save months, possibly one year, in completion of the work In all, the pending vide $27,850.500 for bases in Al Marshall’s Testimony General Marshal testified that the ONLY S13D.93 $10.00 DOWN measures pro- aska Army’s request for $338.000000 is to -omplete housing shelter in the Nort States and Alaska. The n is immediately neci he said, ny and of vast importance, pecially in Alaska, where complete facilities must be available at the earliest possible time. Gen. Marshall said valuable time was lost last fall in housing erection in Alaska. Troops, the General de- ared, were sent to Alaska, An- chorage and Fairbanks, about a year ahead of schedule. MODEL For Natioral Guard s AW-1012 Other Army officials gave their testimeny before the House Appro- priations Committee and in the necessary facilities is listed the cost of housing the Alaska National Guard battalion and selectees at $813,750. Testimony was given that all work Alaska on and army posts must be DANCE GENTLE WASHING ACTION ALL THESE FEATURES! G-E Activator Washing Action * G-E Spin-basket Drying * Water Temperature Indicator ¢ Adjust- able Timer ¢ Automatic Cord Reel * Permanent Lubrication * Hand-modelled Control Levers * Long Life Mechanism * Quick- Emptying Pump ¢ Streamlined in air bases speeded. Beauty » G-E Warun’y Hurry 10 our store today and see e || Saturday, March 1 remarkable convenience. features of | this new G-E Spinner Washer. Or ELKS’ HALL ask for a home demonstration, | | Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Phone 616 by HOTEL and RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES—Local 871 Lillian Uggen’s Music DO YOU WANT A HOME? We Have a Good Buy for Somebody. A large house, in a good district, with 3 bed- rooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen and bath. There is an apartment in the basement that brings in $40.00 per month. heat. Oak floors and furnace all new hot water exterior five years. Automatic oil throughout. Roof, within the last Private garage. Shatu_lgk Agency Office—New Y« PHONE 249 | contest, so that those going to the \'(\(ond show will be able to see ‘4hv sam nd the winner will not | be announced until midnight - over 1adio station KINY Kekhlkan Mayor Speaks‘ Price of admission to the show wil be 65 cents for lodges, and gen- on Recreational Cen- eral admission 50 cents. No seats y will be sold for less than 50 cents fer in Armory To qualify for the title of Miss ! Juneau, girls must be at le 18 ;e years old and not over City FEngineers last night -y old, unmarried, and w mitted plans to the Juneau resident of Juneau for at 'lea Council, at the postponed mesting. | veal for the completion of the smail| Ihe judzes of e comtest boat harbor, and said that -| be seat E: ng the zudie vitations will be iss a 1ot be known to anyone e X k ned by ch ! T Ih con eted ¢ ti i include t ing of more to the pre mt ticn of more mey to low i & for small boats unbiased opinions to be handed Widen Cathoun Avenue Wi Alsc su t the Council titie of Miss Juneau will be by the were plans and| sele bea of face, beauty specific: th widening 01wn nd charm of personality Callioun Avenue in front of the| itter cor ing of ir Governor's Mansion and the u‘-‘“; gence, agreeable voice and con building of the retaining wall :|(I- fident temperament jacent to the street Th selected will tra WPA funds ammounting to $2 ‘\M to Fa a messenger of 500 will be used ir 1e project. | good-will IJ()m Junnm and while City Engineer Frank Metcalf|there will be a guest in the home said that the street for 175 feet|of one of Fairbank's leading citi- in front of the Governor's M:m-"/z-n.s, sion will be widened as much as| The girls entered in this contest 10 feet to eliminate the bottleneck(will be dr for the occasion at the curve, Iby local women's apparel shops, License Decrease { which will include Jones-Steven. Referred to the Police Commit-|Ir B. M. Behrends Co., Leota's tee was a proposed ordinance that|Channel Apparel and Devlin’s. decres the license fees on| The contest, which created con- amusement game machines that|siderable interest in Juneau last require the use of a coin to oper-|year, with Miss Sybil Godfrey ate them judged as winner, is expected 10 Ketchikan Mayor Ha Mec- | create much interest again this Cain spoke to the OCouncil on Ke year, The winner will be present chikan’s plan for a National Guard|in Fairbanks during the much- Armory and how the First City l\“)l'l)]lL‘lZ{‘d ice carnival and will vie funds to include a civic!for the title of Miss Alaska, and with recreational facilities|a possible trip to the States. for The City Fathers indicated mzuimun. of Fairbanks, as Miss Alaska, the publ they would hold a meeting at the|was given end of the week to discuss theland many Ketchikan plan and determine the|States. advisabiity of adoption of a simi- Girls entered in the Juneau con- lar plan for Juneau a trip other points in * dcuble-anchor to New York|{Myrtle Hollywood, the | valerie Pearce, . Drivers and owners everywhere are talking about the New K-Line Internationals. Talk about features—just try these new double-anchor hydraulic brakes! You geta smooth, straight- line stop every time. No grab. Less heat. New Safety! And the | - new International-built Green Diamond Engines are a new economy sensation. Come in and see these new trucks. " INTERNATIONAL | IS NOW MAKING 5 NEW TRUCKS| Cowling-Daviin Comnany of Juneau Announces Carrying Capacities Of specia Wheel- inches from 113 t s vehicle weight s are from 4,400 to 13,500 pounds. All t truck by Cowling-Davlin Co, meau Outstanding amound many im- | wes of the rortant mechanical fea new Internaticnals is t Ciamond” enzine which, in three sizes, powers the five new models Exhaustive research and an e and far-reaching testing have proved the ability of these en- jines to provide more power with improved performance and remark- ably greater fuel econcmy International alse annocunces new and highly efficient hydraulic brakes type pro proved braking ability for the various siz greatly in trueks of 1g other Allcatetl oAMICID oAb T qui adjustable s and back cushi improved st ad cab-tc- ly mec standard icns 50 vi intarchange- ]flbnily and improved load distribu- | Last year's Miss Minnie Motsch-, tion. Phyllis Jenne, | Anne Schaff, Mil- and Elaine Housel. - dred Webster ITAlAN WARSHIP BURNS AT TOBRUK The Italian cruiser San Giorgio burns in the harbor at Tobr uk Libya, which fell to the Br from Tobruk juts into the sea in the background, ish. Promontory > new “Green | program | 1941. SOME BR Straight for Smooth Stops AKES! Line COWLING)-BQVI IN CO. | | “y = ( Load Off Custfomer's Mind Charges Are .. barber shop riecessary. IN THE HOUSE INTRODUCED—H. B. 62 the Dimond bill to prevent seizure of fishing boats and gear until conviction of violators. | PASSED—S. J. M. 3, by Nor- dale, asking Congress to exempt gold mining from the excess pro-| fits tax —————— test up to this afternoon include’ Empire Cinssifind: Puy! ElKS 'I‘o HAVE LADIES' NIGHT Ketchikan Bowlers— Starts at 9 A Ladies’ Night, with free bowl- ing, free cards, free entertainment and free refreshments, will be held tor Elks and their wives following tonight’s ledge meeting. The social meeting will begin at 9 o'clock. It will be held to enter- tain members of the Ketchikan Elks bewling team now visiting in the city. Arrangements are Lecnard Holmquist. > in charge of GOES TO SITKA J. W. Gucker, broker, is a passen- ger to Sitka aboard the North Sea te call on the trade there. n series of three sponsored by Sons of Norway. Short meeting will be- "gm at 'T:15 pm. adv. by re-’ | quest, creating a Nurses' Examin- ing Board INTRODUCED—H. J. M. 13, by Davis, asking Congress to support ENTERTAINMENT : 1Affairs Tonight Will Honor | United States — - CARD PARTY Pincchle card party, March 1,| at 8 p.m. Odd Fellows Hall. First | Master Ed G. Gerth III of Oklahoma City has been kicking around the warld only 2 month or so but already he’s found a trip to the You see him in the “chair” with Barber W. l- Cochran (leflr and ')ddd) Ed G. Gerth, Jr. in attendance. Mrs McCormick " Returns After | Extended Visit | Mrs. John xBenyl McCornn well known-Juneau woman, returned here on the steamer North Sea afier an absence of 10 weeks. The Christmas holidays were spent in Walla Walla, Wash.,, with her children, and some time was spent in Portland, Oregen, with Mrs. Mae , Whitcomb, Department Secretary cf | the American Legion Auxiliary. She also visited her sister in St. Cloud, |Minn., and a brother in Chicago, Ill. While in Indianapolis, Mrs. Me- | Cormick attended the National Exec~ | utive Committee meeting of the Le- :glon Auxiliary, as alternate execu- tive committeewoman for Alaska. | Enroute to Washington, D. C., t attend the National Defense Con- ference, made up of wemen's pat- riotic organizations of the country, Mrs. MeCormick suffered a severe cold and was forced to remain in bed under care of a special nurse during the entire conference. While in the National Capital, Mrs. McCormick enjoyed a visit from Al- aska's delegate, Anthony J. Dimond, who called every day during her ill- ness. After she was able to leave her hotel, Mrs. MeCormick went to Phil- adelphia, where she was under the care of her cousin, who is a doctor in that city. NEW YORK, Feb. 26. — Closing juotation of Alaska Juneau mine, tock today is 4'%, American 87, Anaconda 24, Bethlehem Steel 79%, Commonwealth and Southern 11/16, Curtiss Wright 8 General ' Motors 43':, International Harves- ter 49%, Kennecott 34, New York Central 127, Northern Pacific 6%, Steel 59%, Pound $4.03 3/4. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are "toda: Dow Jones averages: industrials 122.39 rails 27.52, utilities 19.16. — e — Empire Classifieds Payl Can . Hurled Forth InAidDebate British legisléfion Draws ., Fire-Debate May Be Ended This Week WASHINGTON Feb. 26.—Senator A. B. Chandler of Kentucky toda) s opponents of the British Aid ticn with “trying to undermine the confidence the American peo- ple in their President.” Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, bitter opponent of the measure, angrily retorted in the Se ate debate on the bill that the Presi- dent is trying to lic.” ‘Den’t think that any Senator is serving his country by making the people lack confidence in their President,” Chandler quickly replied. Wheeler also charged that both Rocsevelt and Wiilkie were violating their campaign pledges about non- involvement in war. Opponents of the bill have agreed at an informal meeting to wind up the gencral debate this week and ¢ yoling thus start the way for on Ammdmenm next Mondm Distributed by National Grocery Co., Seattle, Wash. ) ] “flimflam the pub- « 4 4 3