The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 25, 1941, Page 2

HAIDADOCKS ' FROMSOUTH: " ISRE-ARMED | Coast Guard Boat Returns | fo Juneaufter Three —Has New Guns With a depth-bomb throwing Y- |gun and a new 3 inch gun mounted in the stern, the Coast Guard Cut- er Haida pulled into Juneau at 3 clock this afternoon returning to her base after a three months' ab- sence for complete re-armament. Commanded by Executive Officer |H. W. Stinchcomb, the vessel has | been in drydock for two months and 'bas hag its hull chipped and paint- ed, Thirty-four additional men have been added to the crew of the Haida, bringing its. comple:nent up to 135 men and officers. . Commander R. C. Jewell, former commander-of the Haida has been transferred to the Norfolk Distren ‘and will be replaced by Commande. |N. H. Leslie, who will arrive in Ju- {neau in Aumgust. Stinchcomb is tem- I porarily in -charge. . | The .vessel stopped .in Ketchikan {on its way to Juneau and will be ED: “This Hills Bros. Coffee certainly hits the spot!” JOE: “Yes sirree...it’s one coffee that al- ways makes me want a secoad cup.” It is abundance of flavor and aroma that makes Hills Bros. Coffee so popular with critical people. And they will tell you that The Coviect Gaind simplifies coffee- making. Hills Bros. Coffee is one coffee that can be successfully used “as is"—yes, without reorindino—in any kind of coffee-maker. At Auxiliary Ora Wilson,, vice president. of the | International Mine, Mill .and; Smel- | ter. Worksrs, was guesk speaker last evening at.a mgeting of the Juneau Tagies Auxfllary . held at Union Hall. Mr. Wilson is here from union | | FOR MAKING PERFECT COFFEE JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAN: THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE . Good Neighbors Get Together NEw T AXES FRIDAY, APRIL 25 1941. ARELISTED FOR REVENUE Experts N&:va Sug- gestions fo Raise Huge Amount of Cash THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Juneau and vicinify, beginning at 4:39 p.m., April Occasional rain, and not much change in temperature tonight d Saturday; lowest temperature tonight akout 45 degrees, highest Sati- urday 50 degrees; gentle southeasterly winds. Forecast for Southeas{ Alaska: Occasiopal light rain and not much change in temperature tonight and Saturday, except mostly eloudy with light rain beginning late tonight south portion; moder- ate southeasterly winds except modzrate to fresh in Lynn Canal Forecast of winas along the coast of the Gulf of Alaskar Dixon Entrabce to Cape Spencer: Fresh southeasterly winds; rain; Cape Spencer to Cape Hinchinbropk: Fresh to strong southeasterly winds; rain; Cape Hinchinbrook to Resurrection Bay: Fresh tostrong northeasterly winds; Rain; Resurrection Bay to Kodiak: Fresh strong souwtheasterly winds shifting to moderate to fresh southerly to Paraguay, are picture Child Bridg 11, and Son headquagters, at Denver, Speaking on the Auxiliarys. in the | | states, Mr, Wilson stressed the im- | portance -of. the women's.group to the union, & | | Plans were ajso completed .during | the evening for the,Bam Dance, an | cvent of May. 4. The affair will be | 1t Union, Hall and will be infermal. All planning to attend are requested ‘ to wear appropriate gingham frocks | and qverails, | The nex? meeting of the Auxiliary | vas announced for May 8. | e .o The Covrect Grind is guaranteed to produce best resulis u DRIP {7 GLASS MAKER (& PERCOLATOR Q or po1 j if directions on side of Hills Bros Coffee can are followed QUARANTINED 1‘ | Chief Forest Ranger Josiah M., Wyckoff of the U, S. Forest Service — !is confined to his home here with a case of the meas | Subscribe. for The EZmpire. Green Oniens, Radishes . 4 bynches 15¢ JUICE ORANGES . . 2dpgen for 53c TEXAS PINK GRAPEFRUIT . 4for 29¢ | NEW POTATOES . . 6 pounds for 25c | ASPARAGUS . . . 2 pounds for 29¢c E-G—-G-—S SPECIAL “A” LARGE CO-0P 2 dozen 69¢ EVERGLADE CORN-ON-THE-CO B, large No, 2% tins . . 21or48c SEA BLOWN PEAS, lender, sweel, seive 1, No. 2 tin . 3 tins for §5¢ BRADSHAW'S HONEY, No. §tins . . . . . . . 86 L.&H. GRAPEFRUIT No.2tins . . . . . . :. lfe Del #ionte CREAM STYLE CORN, No. 2tins . . 4fer58c MARSHMALLOWS, cellophane bags . . . . . .. I8 NESTLE MORSELS for making T oll House Cookies . . pkyg. 10c WALLA WALLA SPINACH, No. 2%21ins . . . . 2for3%c SALADOIL . . . Gallon cans $1.35, Gresham—351 oz, jar DILL PICKLES - - 43¢ Ripe and Ragged—No. 2Y; tins APRICOTS - - 2for 53¢ FREE! Large Bars IVORY SOAP each 10c 2 pkgs. 33c T PSP VL n - - SWEET CREAM @ e SPECIAL DEAL with Marmalade Jar e 20TH CENTURY GROCERY PHONE 603 L v PHONE:603 .. id Dr. Wesley Iiost, newly appointed U v d s they were entertained at a banquet at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria. Mrl. Jmn; Jose Soler, wife of the Paraguayan minister to ‘Washington, United States minister to winds tonight and moderate t0 fresh southeasterly winds Saturday; | WASHINGTON, April 25.— The i occasional rain. House Ways and Means Committee said Congressional tax experts have suggested a levy of excise taxes on LOCAL DA’I.‘A. beverages, foods, automobiles and Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity =~ Weathe: insurance premiums in connection 4:30 pm. yesterday 30.27 45.1 b i SE 11 Cloudy with plans to raise three and one-|{ 4:30 a.n. teday 30.15 47.1 3 SE 6 Cloudy half billion dollars of new revenue.| Noon today ... 30.11 50 69 S 6 Cloudy Other levise proposed include a Icng list of excise taxes like 5 cents EADIO REPORTS T cocoa and also ‘:np(:‘\\::ir?n i Max. tempt. Lowest 4:30am. Precip. 4:30am The tax on insurance premiums Station last 24 hours temp. temp, 24 hours Weather is proposed to cover new life, fire| BAarrtOW ... 8 -4 -4 K Cloudy and casualty insurange. Fairbanks 40 21 21 10 Cloudy The tax list includes $15 each an-|{ Nome .. 36 28 27 0 4 Pt Clay nually on use of automobiles, yachts| Dawson 51 32 32 0 Cioudy and airplanes; one cent levy on elec- Anchorage . 49 38 38 15 Cloudy tric light bulbs, and 5 percent on the Bethel SRR 3 35 35 0 Cloudy sale price of slot machines and other| St. Paul . 44 28 31 i Snow comn operated devices. Atka : .4 | 30 36 0 It is also suggested that second| Dutch Harbor .. 42 35 35 04 class postage be put on a paying| Wosnesenski ... 47 37 38 .08 besis exclusive of country free de-| Kanatak 44 40 40 81 livery, This latter tax is estimated| Kodiak 48 | 8 - 6 to produce $78,000,000 in revenue and i Cordova 43 40 43 141 the other taxes listde $661,000,000.| Juneau 49 | “ 47 A3 &1 - { Ketchikan 58 | 31 30 0 g 4 VE Prince George .. 69 27 29 0 Arm vessel Edmonton 58 34 34 0 Seattle . 67 43 46 0 Portland n | 41 42 0 | San Francisco .. 66 | 48 50 0 Cloudy WEATHER SYNOPSIS A new low pressure area whi:h had moved northward to ne: the Alaska Peninsula was causing a flow of warm, moist, mar: time air over the southern portion of Alaska this morning, and relatively cool, continental air continued over the northern and northwestern portions, Rain or siow had fallen during the prev ous 24 hours from the northern portion of Southeast Alaska to (! Tanana Valley, and along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska to th Aleutian Islands and the Bering S:a, and was falling this mo ing from Juneau to the Aleutian Islands, and at some points in ti Anchors Here From Yakufat Anchored like an isolationist in| the middle of Gastineau Channel, the U. 8. Army Engineers’ vessel Cava- | The greatest amoun’ of pr Here is the first picture to be taken of Nancy McCarter, 11-year-cld child bride of Fairfax, Va., and her baby, a son born recently. The baby weighed seven pounds. i wvoungest to give bi8h to a child in Virginia, is the wife of 22 year- Photo by the Alexandria. V. Nancy McCarter and sox McCarter, old Donald McCarter. EX-Mrs Astor Ts a Bride . a., Gazette believed to be the i | Bocth, U, 8. Army engineers who |naugh arrived in Juneau last night frem Yakutat, returning south from | a rcutine inspecticn of all air bases | {and projects in Alaska, | | commanded by Captain Roe Dyke- | man, the vessel will leave for Haines | tomorrow morning to take aboard | Colcnel B. C. Dunn and Major D. P. | flew through Juneau several weeks | ago on an inspection tour. | After taking aboard the two Army | officers, the Cavanaugh will sail for | the South and return to Seattle in | about a week. { R ST | ' ALASKA TEXTBOOK " COMMISSION WILL j MEET IN JUNEAU Alaska educators and representa- | tives of publishing concerns are enroute to Juneau for the quad- ! riennial meeting of the Territorial | Textbook Commission to be held Kefchikan Man fo Assume | here next week. | | Commission members are Com- | missioner of Education James Ry- an, due from Ketchikan on the | steamer Yukon; Juneau Superin-| | tendent of Schools A. B. Phillips,| |and Fairbanks Superintendent W.! H. Bloom, due Monday by plane. Booksellers' representatives to be ' JOSEPH BAILEY IS Bering Sea. itation was 144 inche which was reported at Cordova. The lowest temperature i four degrees which was recorded at Barrow this mornin skies with light rain, moderately 1w ceiling and good the north portion, and scattered «louds with good ceilir bility over the south portion, prev.ued o the Juneat airway this morning. The Friday morning weaih>r chari indicated of low pressure of 2898 in was located at 53 and 159 degrees west. The f{roatal portion of the storm exte ed northeastward and castward t, 54 degrees north and 145 grees west, and thence southwari into a secend low center dev ing at 40 degrees north and 144 dogrees west. to move northward over the coastil area oi the Gulf of Alask the new low center will deepen and move about 600 miles northw during the next 24 hours. A high center of 30.23 inches wa: cated at 45 degrees north and 133 degiwees west, and a high extended northward into Southeast Alaska, Juneay, April 26—Sunrise 5:19 am., sunset 8:3¢ p.m. , At Ship Ceremony NAMED SKAGWAY CUSTOMS DEPUTY George Miller's Old Post May 7 Collector of Customs James J. Con- nors today announced the appoint- ment of Joseph Bailey of Ketchi- Lytle Hull and Mrs. Helen H. Astor In a surprise.ceremony, Mrs. Helen wife of Vincent Astor, the millionaire, marries Lytle Hu The coyiple plan to return to New York honeymoon, 8. C. Huntington Astor, divorced at Garnett, er a short ; Looking for Kentucky's - finest boulbon.?f' Then .+ look for this signature.... The prize bourbon of a master distiller, the late Colonel E. H. Taylor, Je.,and byhim proudly signed. | present, are Lyle Ashcraft of D.|<2%8SDep: pty Ol F Ouy 1 ,in Charge at the port of Skagway. {c' Heath and Company, who ar-|""=,yev”win spcceed veteran Cus- rived by piane yesterday, and "'|toms ‘man George G, Miller who re- H. Beers of the MacMillan Com-|4ieq for age last September. pany, who with Mrs. Beers is on’ The new Deputy Collector has the -Yukon. | been employed by the New England .. o RS Fish Company. Recently he took an pllo's mi mo | examination to qualify for the Skag- ‘way position, which he will assume FLIGHTS 10 COAST 3 T me s soomouret ™) oo pok ome e Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox speaks at the commissioning cere- ‘moni n Brooklyn Navy Yard as | the United States adds to her fleet the 35,000-ton North Carolina, mightiest battleship afloat. The U. 8. now has 16 huge battleships, Pilol, Dean Goodwin of the Joeal | MRS, JEWELL RETURNING sirways carried four passengers 10 Mrs Homer Jewell, wife of the | Hirst this afternoon and is sched- psistant Executive Officer of the {uled to return with two DaS$en- Alaska Game Commission, is a Ju- gers from Hirst and one from Chi- peay passenger on the Princess chagof. Passengers to Hirst Wwere youise due tanight. Paul M. Sorensen, Leslie Frink, W. 2 UEEE SRR OO ARR ARR AT OASRL R SRR OATEA O PHONE 374 In a flight to Sitka, Shell Sim~l mons carried A. E. Glover, Vern| Joyer amd W. A. Chipperfield - to erlvt:afi:;d ui; \:]‘I.\oz‘l s:-o return with DAILY TRIPS . COAL——WO00D LUMBER —— GROCERIES PHONE 374 "SHORTY" WHITFIELD Demasanan 20 2. cormeie ot GEESLIN LEAVES Fred Geeslin, Office of - Indian Affairs Chief Clerk, is enroute to Seaftle to confer with Purchasing Agent J. M. Ummel and several officials from the Washington of- fice with regard to purchasingand shipping arrangements for the Al- aska service. e RETURNING FROM SEATTLE VACATION Elmer Lindstrcm, Carl Jenson and Kinky Bayery are due to arrive here this evening on the Canadian Pa- cific Princess Louise. They have spent the past three weeks yacation- ing in Seattle. - et —— PLANE FROM FAIRBANKS Late today PAA officials an- nounced that an Electra will land here this afternoon from Fairbanks with Frank Schultz, Mr. and Mrs. 8. K. Harrod, J. G. Harrod and J. S. Judah. . J]