The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 15, 1941, Page 5

YANKS BEAT SENATORS IN FIRST GAME SAN DIEGO IS WINNER OVER MOVIE STARS (By Associated Press) 'Major B. B. Season Gels | Going Today | Prediction mae that Sea- | EDDIE MAYO BIG BATTER, P. C. LEAGUE (By Associated Press) The first batting average of the President Tosses Out First Ball-DiMaggio Makes Triple for Fans WASHINGTON, April 15. — The San Diego defeated Hollywood 2 to 1 yesterday in the only game played in the Pacific Coast League to win the abbreviated series, The Padres bunched four of their five hits to score both runs in the sixth inning after the Stars | son Will Be Financial ' Success-Worry (By Associated Press) Sixteen teams of the American 1941 season of the Pacific Coast League is announced today. The results show that Eddie Mayo, Los Angeles infielder, is| leading the league with .688, i e o el Yankees opened the Major Leagu€ haq tallied once in the fifth on season yesterday before President thyee successive singles. and National leagues swing into uc- | tion this afternoon for the opering Roosevelt and 32,000 sweltering fans and smothered the Washington Senators by a score of 3 to 0. | President Roosevelt tossed Out ggeramento the first ball for the ninth time gepit)e on opening day of a season dal- gan Diego ing back to 1917 when he Was As- Hollywood sistant Sectetary of the N f osxea Joe DiMaggio's triples were the gan Francisco zht of the game. * Los Angeles Ross, southpaw, allowed portland ton only three hits during .- BIGSTADIU IS PLANNED CLEVELAND, April 15.—Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science, whose campus- es adjoin, are considering the erec- tion of a joint football stadium. | The proposed 20,000-seat struc- ture would be built partially on Case land and partially on Re- serve land. Cost estimates range from $150,000 to -$200,000. ! The two schools now play their games in Shaw High School sta- dium, the Cleveland Indians’ base- | ball park or the 80,000-seat Muni- cipal stadium. All are located sev- eral miles from the schools. 1 - R { Frm— RUMMAGE SALE Lutheran Aid Rummage Sale, ' Thursday, April 17th, 10:00 A. M. Church Parlors. —adv. Try a classified ad 1o The Empire. Lieut, | Col. The Book Won N IN CHARGE _Actual ma- | chinery of the draft registration, ! induction, are in the hands of Carlton Darguseh, operations executive, Try a classiliea aa mn (’he rmpis STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS Lost Pet. 889 150 536 .250 .556 333 286 250 A consoling embrace from his wife was about the only reward Two- Ton Tony Galento got out of his bout with Buddy Baer in ‘Washington, D. C., because the boxing commission held up his share of the purse pending an examination of his left hand. Tony's seconds claimed it was broken and stopped the fight after round six. PUBLIC NUISANCE : NO. 1 KICKED OUT FROM JAIL CELL PADUCAH, Ky., April *'—Judge Rex Cornelison found a note on his desk. Signed by 13 prisoners ir) the county jail, it asked that a cellmate be “turned loose.” The petitioners reported almost impossible for us to stay in any Alaska newspaper jaii with him for he is Nuisance No. 1. ished enough without having put up with him.” removed fending risoner cne person to disturb the peaceful life some of our mers,” he observed. ——————r——— The Lauy Alaska Empire guarsn- Public| “It seems to us we are being pun-| to best custo- “it is|tees the largest daily circulation o {of the 1941 major league baseball | season. Yesterday the Yankees and Sen- {ators opened the season for those {two teams but all the others get into action today. It is expected at least 250,000 baseball fans will witness the open- ing games this afternoon and it is fore cast that the year will be a financial success but managers are ' i worrying over the prospects as some of their best players may be subject to the draft. Cinecinnati is favored to win the third straight National League title | and the Yankees and Cleveland In- dians are figured to fight it out for honors in the American League race. | |1 | ! NEW MAYOR, ‘OFFICIALS INSTALLED IN DOUGLAS Mayor Robert Bonner Jr. and Council, with two new and four old members, took over the admin- istration of ecity affairs at a meet- Judge Cornelison ordered the of-| ;o nejq Jast night to wind up bus- from jail and escorted to the city limits. | “There is no point in allowing| iness of one term and start an- other. The old Council, !l Mayor L. W. Kilburn, convening | disposal as follaws: Proposal from Paul Boholt. of Ketchikan to buy lor rent the nat and asking for price and terms. This matter was left to the ‘new Council to take up. Another letter, from the Ter- ritorial - Department of Health, asked for a quarterly report of the city’s expenditures for public health | purposes. The last communication included & statement from the Re- construction Finance Corporation headed hy‘ | tirst, had three communications for| ‘“ALASKA’’ By LESTER D. HENDERSON as to water,and, sewer bonded in- debtednesds. | The Story of Alaska in Printed Word and Picture LF) i " v e ] | ON SALE AT The Empire and Newsstands Learn About Alaska and Its Histery! Winding up unfinished business, the case of Pete Nordstrom re-| questing purchase of a lot border-| ing his property on St. Ann's Ave- | nue, was passed on to the succeed-| ing administration. The question uvf“ who is whe in jurisdiction over all school buildings and property was definitely settled in favor of the School Board . by excerpts read! from compiled school laws of the Territory. i A financial report summarizing receipts and expenditures lnvolving} $13,000, in round figures, during the| past year was read by Clerk Tuck- ett; also a yearly report of cellec- tions and outstandings from Mrs. Balog, watter collector. A more de- tailed report was promised by the committee on finance when the au- ditors report is completed. After payment of:all outstanding accounts was authorized, Mayor Kilburn con- cluded the business session Wwitn a few remarks in which hethanked the Council and townspeople for their kind support during his four years as head of civic affairs. He asked taxpayers of the town to study carefully the forthcoming reports. Oaths Adminishered ! Following reading of certificates of election signed by Mayor Kil- burn in_favor of the newly elect- ed, oath of office was administered by the City Clerk to each of the| following in’ turn: Robert Bonucr Jr., as Mayor; Erwin Hachmelster, Councilman for one-year term; Norman Rustad, Sante Degan and Carl Lindstrom, for two-year terms on the Council, and for Alfred Bon-| nett,” threesyear term as Auto Kills la_r!e Wolf FORT SCOTT, Kas., April 15.— A couple of Fort Scott men, turning home, struck an animal that scampered across the road in front of them. 1 They turned their car around| and went back, expecting to be confrohted by an angry dog own er, who might demand damages. Instead they found the body >f| a large wolf. So they took thel pelt and sold it to a fur company| for $3. | | oo —— Girl Scout Study Group Will Meet| According to announcement there will be a meeting of the Girl Scout study group tonight at 8 o'clock at| Mrs. Earl McGinty’s apartment in the Baranof. i Mrs. Charles Burdick will dis-| cuss intermediate Girl Scouts andl Mrs. McGinty will tell of Girl! | Seaut national policies. | the holdovers, comprise the new Council, ‘ Prefacing the start of his nd-‘ |mlnmrlmm with a few remarks, | Mayor Bonner told his listeners l:e asked for three things, namely, co- operation of members of the Coun- !efl, the School Board and people’ of town In general. The last men-| tioned, he said, should attend th¢' meetings and offer their opinions’ and ' suggestions for consideration at propertimes. i | * Mayor..Bdnner . then appointed the following standing commit- tees: ° “ | Whar{—Councilmen Degan, Lind-| strom'and Balog; Streets and Sew-| ers—QGair, Rustad and Degan; Fire and water—Hachmelster, Balog and | Gair; Police and Health—Rustad, Cegan and Lindstrom; Public Prop- ertles—Lindstrom, Gair and Hach-| meister; Finance — Balog, Hach- meister and Rustad. Preferring to call for applications for the various city jobs and leave final selectlons to the Council,' Bonner stated he would not use his perogative to make appoini- ments, Notice of the call for appli- cations will be posted .in three prominent places of the town. No- tice, was ' given the Committee on | blic Properties. Session ended with vote to pay judges and clernI of the recent election. e - SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET A meeting of Douglas School Board is scheduled for tomorrow evening in the school for purpose of reorganization. ——.———— SEWING CLUB PLANS TO WIND UP SEASON’S ACTIVITIES A progressive dinner to be held| on May 3 by members of the Mon- day Night Sewing Club was de- cided upon as a fitting climax to their regular activities which end- ed at a meeting with Mrs. Milton Valeson, hostess. Plans. for resumption of sewing activities were. also made with the first meeting to be held Septem- ber 8 at the home of Mrs. A. J.! Balog. - TO HOSPITAL, Mrs. - Gertrude Laughlin was again taken to St. Ann's Hospital this. morning for a féw day's treat- fae An Earfull of News!. MONET EAR CLIPS Become a Major Fashion If you're wearing your hair up and just who isn’t? You should be wearing these dashing new Monet Metal Ear Clips. There's big important ones . . . dainty little ones . . . amusing conversation pieces . . . In fact a whole thrilling col- lection, exclusive with us, all with pat- ented clip-back that won’t pinch or fall off! ] v L $1.00 &( | 200 IN JUNEAU—IT'S BEHRENDS FOR VALUES . B. M. BEHRENDS CO. QUALITY SINCE 1887 s e e e FISH BUYER TO SITKA Ken Britt, New England fish WRANGELL HOTEL MAN Jp. aandy T. Michaelson of the Wrangell buyer at Ketchikan, is a passenger on the North Coast bound for Sitka Hotel is on board the North Coast. He is bound on a tour to Sitka and Seventh Printing The Widest Selling Book on Alaska! Price $1.00 STRANGE-HOW e SINCE INVE | BEEN HERE- YEAH- AND YOU'RE GO- ING TO URPRISE HE H . Board member, With the foregoing,' ment. Mts. Glen Kirkham who en- A. J. Balog and Alex Gair Jr., tered the hospital yesterday is get- p A s __“ltnt plong well and is expected (OLISEUM-DOUGLAS home In a few days. ————— ILL AT HOME Tuesday—Wednesday. | "INVISIBLE STRIPES" 1 — iy .0. 'H.. Bliss’ and Tom Rakich, foundrymen, dre both layed off _from work due to sickness. o THECE R AREN'T Bl where he will take the place of Nels Berg, last season’s buyer mn’retum, New .England. With Britt was his wife. U SRS