The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1941, Page 8

FEBRUARY ' DRY MONTH, - ALSO WARM B Lightest Precipifation in \ Juneau in Past Forfy- seven-Year Period i | | The month of February in Juneau averaged warmer and drier than | normal with the percentage of pos- sible sunshine above the 24-year | average, according to the monthly meteorological report issued today by the Juneau Weather Bureau Of- | fice. This is the third consecutive month with a mean temperature 'above the nmormal and the average precipitation less than normal The average temperature the {month was 336 degrees, as com- pared with the normal of 30.1 de- grees, The warmest February on record w that of 1912 with a mean temperature of 37.4 degrees, and the coldest was that of 1936 with a mean temperature of 15.0 degrees. The NEW EARNING POWER FOR OWNERS! Here are the great new hauling tools for your trade: the New K-Line Internationals! These trucks are new in construction, new in appearance . . . and beneath the graceful streamlined hood lies new power with unbeatable economy. The new International-buile Green Diamond Truck Engines deliver added power at lower costs than ever. Here IS new earning power Jor yourbusiness. We'reallsetto demonstrateitfor you! highest temperature last month was COWLING-DAVLIN CO. |55 degrees on the 4th, and the lowest Iwas 14 degrees on the 25th Phone : | The highest temperature on rec- |ord for any February at Juneau over a period of 46 vears was 57 degrees “m 1938, and the lowest over a sim- . |ilar period was 15 degrees below zerc in 1917, The total precipitation month was 1.56 inches, or 3.97 inches below the normal. The past month was the driest February on record at Juneau over a period of 47 years and v mene & JUNEAU RECEIVES SINCERE THANKS Bundles for Britain branch of Ju-| the message reads thanks to the Rotary Cauble, Mr. Sundborg I am proud and hap- for the neau, Alaska My grateful Club, Rev and yourself , Py o number the Territory of AIRS- (e ertost P ST i 14 "““"‘1‘, ol ’(‘{;’{ cauble, | 1923 When 13.39 in were record- S ey, |ed: The maximum amount of pre- rea rer, and Sundboeig, Secreiary, ] cipitation oceurring in r Hat f the lecal Chapter, which is spon- | _ . 0 g o Bundles for Brifain Presi- & il St ol peron Tt month %45 03 inch 71 Sonbibttions G5 hivaBasn | RI8ts 1d ¢ > tota W d m Con rafulates Contributions of $37440 have been | i Yor the month ol [ ent from the community L : as compared with a_36-year average |in purchasing the ne nounced today + Taath e e ! Grateful thanks to Juneau for its i deral Territorial ¥ 1.8 inches pport of Bundles for Britain is the 12th. At the clo; this week by H. L. Faulkner, local of SHEW ot TG RIS kb viske chairman, from Mrs. Wales Latham ftar OF Ahe: Weltier Buseatl 7 A most sincere welcome ! i 3 UNTILAPRIL Discussion of Controversial Amendments May Be Started Tomorrow First (82 i QUALITY Elheice American Jtloe ine Bovid VI Rt § WASHINGTON. March 4.—Sen- At your favorite tavern ator Gerald P. Nye, of North Da- and package store. kota, teld reporters this afternoon, | following a meeting of leaders of |the opposition to the British Aid legislation, that probably the Senate will begin consideration tomorrow of commitice amendments, thus ending the first phase of the formal debate It is the concensus of the op- ion group that the final Senate e on the bill will not likely come until the middle of next cause of anticipated lengthy dis- cussion on some of the controversial amendments wenth ne- - FACTORIES AFL Strike Stops Work . ForDefense Labor Trouble Causes Sus- pension of Construc- tion at Wright Field DAYTON, Ohio, March 4. An American Federation of Labor strik has broken out at Wright Field and the War Department formally says it is holding up work “essential to the expansion of one of our important military aircraft centers in the United States. The War Department said the strike was called as the result of resumption of work by the Penner Installation Corporation under contract for installing electric equip- ment in one building A previous AFL strike at W Field ended last January when Penner firm, using CIO labor, drew the men from the job. Today's strike affected construc- tion work totaling about $5,900.000 and halted ‘work also on the wind tunnel torque stand, aireraft radio nost laboratory, administration building and dynamometer laboratory. Jehn Reidenbach, AFL leader, calle ce. He is out of the vailable for a state- ht clear days, two tly cloudy and 18 cloudy davs luring the month. Out of a possible 5. the antount of sunsh 5 117.5 hours or 45 p 1s 14 percent above One hundred t of possible sunshine was corded on six davs of the month Prevailing wind direction for year e- he month was west, with an a Age nourly velocity of 85 miles. The maximum velocity for a sustained period of five minutes was 45 mile from the southeast on the 4th There were seven days during the month with light fog recorded two day were obse 1 dense h Milady’s Style—’-Lohdoh, 1941 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1941. shall, anxicu cf equipment already sent to Gr | Brite ‘New Red Army Chiel On Display Today The New Two-Tone Coior Combination De Luxe 3-Passenger CHEVROLET COUPE In the Beautifu! New Sunian Color! See this beautiful car yourself! | Chromium-plated decorative relief and illuminated clock on instrument panel. | Electric light in package compartment. Leatherette scuff coverings on doors and | front and rear seat heel plates. Carpet inserts in fyont floor rubber mat. Two- spoke steering wheel with horn-blowing ring. ~Stainless Steel mouldings on hood louvers, windshield, side and rear windows, and body crease line. Two leather-faced | front seat arm rests. Instrument panel ash receiver. And many other new improve- ments you must see to appreciate. 8 At Your Chevrolet Dealers You Are Assured of Satisfactory Service by Trained Personnel. General G. K. Zhukov General G. K. Zhukov, above, 1» the new chief of the Russian | army. Zhukov, former commander of the Kiev military district, which borders the Balkans, suce ceeds General K. A. Maretskov CONNORS MOTOR CO. : PHONE 511 ROTARIANS URGE | Weigh U. S. Coins—Once a Year OF WAR UP STUDY OF OFFiCE | = — o ON CARPET " space NeeD HERE Secrefary gfin}son, Gen,‘MaHer'Is IEBe Called to| Marshall Summoned Legislature’s Atfen- Before Committee fion blU"b 1 {9eg Members of the Juneau Rotary WASHINGTON, March 4—Con- Club voted today to urge that the Al resentment on the silence Legislature look into the need of ¢ Departinent on many Territorial office space in Juneau. defense program crys- ~ Propesing the motion, Keith G. when the House Mili- ' Wildes said additional space was ne- mittee voted secretly to cessary. He said Government offices etary of War Henry L. are now spread all over town, with d General George Mar- some in the Assembly Apartments. Staff, for question- Baranof Hotel, Juneau Hotel, Shat- y tuck Building and on Willoughby Avenue. Chief of Thurs of the group said they are 3 1d want specific details on' Dr- W. W. Council seconded the ming the Na- Motion, declaring that the time was {he amount &etting short for Juneau to do some- eat thing about its future. Several gov- ernment agencies have passed Ju- neau up and many persons are leav- ing town at the present time, he said, with the result that every merchant g and businessman will suffer. For Future “This is going to affect you young fellows and affect your children,” .y Dr. Council said. “Some day the Al- aska Juneau will have that gold mined out, and there won't be any- i thing left here unless we do some- i thing now.” The doctor said that putting up a new building here would require the passage of a Territorial tax bill and for that reason would be “up against a strong lobby.” Many men will oppose it because their princi- pal source of revenue is from corp- orations whese taxes would be affect- ed, he declared, adding that it was nevertheless imperative that a build- ing with additional space be con- structed at the present time. A motion by H. L. Faulkner to hold | the matter over for one week was voted down, after which the Club voted for Wildes’ motion. Movies Shown inz Member: on made on res and ferces and al As coins were checked in o> X% Once a year, U. S. coins are carefully checked in weight at the U. mint in Philadelphia. Nellie Tayloe Ress, director of the mint, is seated at right, watching Dr. H. W. Bearce, chief of the division of weights and measures, weigh the ccins. Others are, left to right, Dr. W. Prinsfield of Chestertown, Md., Charles G. Meyer of New York, Morris G, Alperin of Bostor. and Preston Delano, the last-named being U. S. comntroller of the currency. There is no substitute for Newspaper Advertisina You’ll be proud to serve fra. grant, refreshing Schilling Tea. Compare its quality! Soft frills give way to efficient serviceableness as the Englishwoman of 1941 dresses for action in the Battle of Britain. At work here in the ) s N Visitors at the meeting included | H S aniz t C latest battle dress of the Mechanized Transport Corps is one of the | ST AR e B JRep, Frank Whaley of Nome, Charles thousands of women who have taken over men’s work to free the Iath; | Johoaton of Piatibuin sod Jobn for war duty. (Central Press opera will be Novot [ Bopicrs Fic 5 R ge OO (above.).‘ ! Gillingham, in charge of Salvation ARE CLOSED | o BY BRITISH March 4 Closure tion of dozens of fac- tories engaged in some of Great Britain’s largest peace time indus- | announced by the British | Government today. T'he releases as many 750,000 men and women for arms soTLED roM DISTILLERS /, % gy NEw VOB ' SkiPatrol M_embe Makes Mountain Bivouac il ( L |Army work in Southeast Alaska. ,’m‘,.'.“!!!“"““ Whaley showed a reel of motion pic- e | tures of flying in the Arctic. Tom Morgan, recently returned | |from the States, told how the na- tional defense boom has changed the aspect of the Coast cities. 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