The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 13, 1941, Page 2

EARTHQUAKE INPACIFIC REGISTERED Movemenlfiéried This Morning, Continued for More than One Hour TTLE, May 13—Dr. -Howard ibs, University smograph operator, quake of recorded this morning, starting and lasting for more said an earth- L §:04 o'cloc than one Hour T'he estimated distance from here between 800 and 1200 miles, prob- ably in a westerly or réction in the Pacifie D¢ a “big quake gy o 200 PAY VISIT | T0 GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL MONDAY of Washington | considerahle proportions | southerly di- | | Coombs said undoubtedly it is | Open House Held in Con-| junction with Nation- al Hospifal Day An interesting and éducitonal| a| tour of inspection as well as charming afternoon tea was enjoyed yesterday afternoon by .approxi- mately 200 pérsons who called at the Government Hospital between 2 and 4 o'clock. The -affair was held In conjunction with Natonal Hospital Day, given each year on the blr(h»‘ date of Florence 'Nightingale, pio-| neer in the nursing profession Established in 1815, the. institu- tion is a fifty-eight bed hospital. | It has a tuberculosis ward, which| was | established in ‘1980, ‘and con- | tains thirty beds. Thése -thirty beds | are the only beds the Territory | et aside for tuberculosis. The hos-| pital is modernly equipped, with an up-to-date surgery, x-ray room and | dental office and laboratory. The institution also boasts the only iso- lated maternity unit -in- the Terri- wory. Hospital Personnel Dr. E. F. Vollert is physician in charge of the hospital; Dr. Fred Langsom is assistant ahd field phy- sician; Miss Vera Lebél is. thief nurse. Staff nurses and nonsprofes- slonal nurses employéd by’ (he hos- pital include: Miss Mary Maheney, Mrs. Ruth McCormiek, - Miss .Eliz- abeth Nelson, Mrs. Lilllan Ross, Miss Clara Simons, Mrs. Margaret Sun- derland and Miss Helen Thompson. 1 . J. Pyle, associate dental su- ]wnnsm for Alaska, unit in the hospital and Dr. Langdon White is medical direetor for all| Government Hospitals in Alaska. Tea was served during the after- noon, with Mrs. Earl McGinty, Mrs. V. R. Farrell, Mrs. Fred Geeslin, Mrs, L R. White and Mrs. E. F. Vol- lert, as sponsors. Pouring and assisting during the| tea hours were Mrs. Ernest Gruen- ing, Lucas and members of the spon- foring committee. In both tuberculosis wards, an exhibit of mative art and craft was viewed with interest by the visitors auring the afternoon and many purchases were made. ——ee—— Governor Gruening's| Mrs. C. M. Hirst, Mrs, H, L maintains ! Alaska Sails For Westward Sisters Arrive for| Visit in Juneau Making their first trip to the Ter- ritory, Mrs. Clara G. Stillman and Miss Mary Gruening arrived today on the steamer Alaska to visit with their brother and sister-in-law, Gov- ernor and Mrs. Ernest Gruening. The two Juneau visitors are from New York City and during their stay In the Capital City will be guests at the Governor's House. -~ MS DART BACK ON RUN AFTER REPAIRS TRIP Installed with a new engine and completety re-bufit inside, the MS Dart, Capt. Einar Haugen, is lying at the ferry float today preparing to take Its first’trip to Petersburg and way ports after undergoing re- pairs in Seattle ' méde nécessary by a fire last November which com- pletely guttéd the boat. The vessel has been gone from Juneau for several months, getting | repairs in PeterSburg and recelving her new encine in Seattle. NETHPETRICH ARRIVES TODAY Keith Petrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pétrich, arrived today on the steamer Alaska after spending the winter attending the University of ‘Washington, ‘Yourg Petrich has completed en- trance éxaminatidns for Annapolis, and will spend the next several weeks in Juneau awaiting “returns.” ‘When the Alaska sailed for the| Westwaird at 1:30 o'clock this after- noon 25 passengers were booked from Juneau for the Westward and Lynn Canal ports. Passengers from Juneau for Sew- ard were Everett E. Smith, Al Fox, Arm Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Tucker, Jack Clark, Hawley Sterl- Ed O'Donnell, Richard Person, Pete Respvig, William McKenzie, C. A.| Bhonacker, J. L. Cavanaugh, Nancy Crumrine and Josephine Crumrine. For Haine Earl Neuru. - ROAD (OMMISSION CHIEFS LEAVE FOR Chief Engineer Ike P. Taylor flew to Fairbanks and Assistant Chief Hawley Sterling left on Alaska for the Westward, both is beginning to open up o PAT KELLY JAII.ED ping partner, Pat Kelly will have hearing in U, 8. Commissione Court Thursday at 2 charge of burglary. Kelly is accused by ley ‘home on Glacier Mile 7. Subscrive R ing, Melvin Adams, E. D. Wright,| ON BURGLARY COUNT Arrested on complaint of his trap- Highway at: For Skagway—Mr. and Mrs. (.envl l'emith ‘and C. D. Shalner. CCC TAKES OVER SEARCH FOR BODY | OF MISSING MAN No Trace Found of Micek in Gold Creek Gorge by Volunteers A thorougn searcn or Gold Creek canyon proving unavailing, volun- teer workers today turned over to a CCC crew the job of finding the body of Joseph Micek, who disap- peared here a week ago and whose Doyle, 8. M. Thompson, Mrs. Nina|ja and coat were found yesterday at the top of a steep series of falls in the basin. Under the direction of Jake Crop- ley the CCC men are to dynamite |and drag in the 20-foot-deep hole at WORK IN INIERIOR of | the Alaska Road Commission Loday; the on| road business as the working season | | | | | | o'clock on a ‘Woodrow | Bradley of breaking into the Brad- the Dally Alasxs While here, Keith will drive & truck | Empire—-the paper with the largest for PAA, paid circulation, lhv foot of the falls. Part of a log ~ Derailment (auses Spedacular Train Wreck o 'l'HE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE TUESDAY, MAY Whitlaway flashes across the®finish line six lenigths ahead of the field to win the Kentucky Derby and set a new track record of 2:01 2/5. ‘Vlore than 90,000 wntnnsed !_he race chh saw Staretor uxe nmmd money lm! Markflwit.‘e run third. Bright weather brought this huge throng to Churchill Downs as the first race of the Kentucky Derby procgram was run. saw Whirlaway wln UIe racing classic by six |en|1hs. | jam below the falls was dynamiled | yesterday. It is thought possible may have lodged behir | water ledge. - e (GAMES TODAY ‘The following are final scores of !baseball games played this after- |noon in the two major leagues as received up to time of goine to press the an uni National League Brooklyn- 4; Cincinnati 3 Philaedelphia 3; Pittsburgh 6. Amercan League Chicago 3; Boston 2. St. Louis 3; Philadelphia 7 Cleveland 2; New York 1 e The loss of insured furkeys ing the midwestern blizzard fall was so great that some panies no longer will insure last them. | Three times the London office of dur-| com- 13, 1941. ;u; 5. DONATES % 100 TRAILER AMBULANCES Thanks for Juneau Gift Isi | Received from Lon- don Committee The trailer ambulance which Juneau purchased for the town of! Helston, Cornwall, was one of 100 given to English villages throuzh the efforts of the American Trailer Ambulance Committee, according to a letter received by The Empire today from London. The letter, giving a the Committee's work, lows “Dear Sir, “The American lance Committee report ot is as Trailer would be' very grateful if you would, through the| paper. | gratitude | all generous donors who in re-| of August the | n-smml-‘ columns valuable allow us to sponse to our letter 8th, 1940, so generously ed and have enabled us to give 100 { trailer ambulances to many vil- lages and organizations. ‘Our thanks are also due to |’1(‘ American press for giving us this publicity, and to many editors for ! their invaluable cooperation. T. R. Hutton, editor hampton Press, New York State, by of your to express our " | ergetic comniittee under the chair- manship of George L. Hinman, and raised donations amounting to 29, has trafler ambulances; and this been a remarkable donation. | Juneiu Mentioned | “Other editors as far ‘apait Juneau, ‘Alaska; Olean, New York; Laredo, Texas; Carolina, with mdny others, have given trailer ampulances. The kind-| ness of an editor in Hawaii secured the aid of The William Allen White Committee, Hawaiian Chapter, Who have ‘donated 13 trafler ambulance: | and many given by private citizens has made this splendid result. ‘I feel sure that many ’\'ne‘u ans will be glad to I y letters mr daep which our Committéc pressed to our recipients. “The Mayor Blyth, Noiti berland writes: ‘Ambulanee very much needed, and the Provis fon of the trailer mbulance by the Mis: Gilmore, wiil be greatly appreciated by the abitants, and I hope you will be ic 17 convey to them our warmest thanks for their generosity. Such valuable as- sistance by our friends in America is very encouraging, and it will greatly stre determina- tion to pursue toa suc- cessful issue for berefit of all free peoples and @éerincrazics Sturdy U “Dr. Gibbs of the Dagenham Home Guard, Essex, stated in his letter: ‘I have traveled all over the world, even when the old “Flying, Bedstead” Ford M/C used to trans- port a hundred persons in the up-| per reaches of Thibet, when in' | the rainy season the water used to wash the floor, narrowly mi: ing the oil sump, and I have no ' hesitation in stating that this am- Abulancc is so constructed that it | will do eVen more than that.' “The extracts {will give your Oommittec by of More than 90,000 readers some |of the great need there has been, for trailer ambulances, and our Committee again wish to thank |our fellow citizens in America for | their generous support. | “Our Committee do wish all Am- | erican citizens to know how proud | we Americans are over here, of the| | help so generously given to aid the | suffering in this country. | “Yours very truly, | “AMY LEA PEARL, 1 “Chairman. i"NORA REYNOLDS ALBERTINI, | “Honorary Sccretary.” — e+ — 'NEW BERING SEA " CHARTISSUED BY ‘GEODETIC SURVEY A new chart covering the east- ern part of the Bering Sea has just according to an an- nouncement by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. The chart includes amendments {to the shore line and soundings in Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow, graduate of Washington State College, has been hit by Nazi | bombs. Yet he still broadeasts | nightly eyewitness accounts of the German aerial bombardment via the Columbia network. Murrow's book, “This Is London,” gives a radio reporter’s view of the “blitz.” | | | chart in the vicinity of the Alaska Peninsula and Unalaska TIslarki from recent surveys. The shorelines of Bristel Bay and Pribilof Islands also have been adjusted and some {minor amendments included - 'WOMAN TAKEN OFF GASBOAT WESTWARD FOR SANITY TeST Taken off the gasboat Westward at Whitestone Bay, a woman was brought to Juneau this morning by the Coast Guard cutter Haida for a canity hearing. The Westward was enroute to Sel- fnl~; Ambu- | Mr. | of the Bing-| the appeal made in his journal, se- | cured the valuable help of an en-| as| arid Wilson, North, from these letters idea | the southedstern portion ‘of this| | THE WEATHER “(By the U, S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 4:30 p.m., May 13: Mostly cloudy with light showers tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temperature; lowest temperature tonight about 45 degree. highest Wednesday 56 degrees; light to'gentle variable wihds. Forecast for Southeast Alaska: Mostly cloudy and local showers in north portion and partly cloudy in south portion tonight and Wednesday; warmer in south portion Wednesda: gentle to moder- ate variable winds; mostly southerly to southeasterly. Forecast of winas along the coast of ‘the Guif of Alaskas Dixon Entrance to Oape ‘Spencer: Moderate 'westerly winds; local rain; Cape Spencer to Cape Hinchinbrook: Moderate to fresh wester- ly to northwesterly winds; local rain showers; Cape Hinchinbrook to Resurrection Bay: Moderate southwesterly to westerly winds; local Resurrection Bay to Kodlik: Moderato southerly to souti- | showers; locdl Train. i westerly winds; | LOCAL DATA Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity 63 32 w 14 46 ki w 3 51 62 w 7 Weather Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Time 4:30 p.m. yesterday 1006.8 | 4:30 am. today 1011.2 Noon today 10122 | RADIO REPORTS | [ 1o Max. tempt, Lowest last 24 houts temp. 34 21 64 41 4 64 TODAY 4:30am!’ Precip tempt. 24 hours 0 Pl P 4:30am. Weather Cloudy Claudy Rain Pt. Cldy Cloudy Rain PL. Cldy Rain Rain Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy i Station Barrow Fairbanks Nome' Dawson Anchorage Bethel St. Paul Dutch Harbor Wosnesenski Kanatak } Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Prince George Edmonton Seattle ’ Portland San Francisco Cloud; Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 43 Showers "EATHEB SYNOPSIS Due to the influence &f ‘a lov pressure area in the Bering Sea, rain had faMeén during the previjus 24 hours at most stations from the Aledtian 'Islands to the Alask: Peninsula, the Kuskokwim Val- ley and the Seward Peninsula, an! at scattered points over the low- ér and central Tanaha Valley. A weak storm frontal trough had moved ‘northward ‘inito Southeast Alaska, and had caused scattercd showers 'south ‘of Sitka ‘and Petersburg. The greatest amount of precipitation during the previcus hours was 34 hundredths of an inch which was récorded at Wosnesenski. Barrow reported a tes perdture of 21 degfées this morninz which was the lowest in Alaska Mostly wloudy skies, ‘local light showers, nroderate ceilings and good visibilities prevailéd over the Juneau-Ketchikan airway this morni The Tuésday''‘morning Wweathe® chart indicated a center of low pressure of 29.15 inchés was located at 59 degrees north and 173 de grees ‘west, and a second low center of 29.71 inches was located ot 38 ‘degrees north and 126 degrees west. The frontal trough ex- tended northward from this ‘center into Southeast Alaska, and therice eastward. This low center was expected to fill and ¢ frontal trough to move slowly northward over the northern portion of Southeast Alaska. A Centér of high pressure of 30.53 inc was located at 38 degrees north and 151 degrees west, and a high crest extended northward into the Gulf of Alaska. Junean, May 14 — Sunrise 4:35 a.m. sunset 9:15 p.m Reading Roomlo NEW STRIKES THREATENING Be Established in | Dedker Building| DEFENSE PLANS | It has been felt by many ci'i-\ Production of armaments is today , threatened by two new strikes as zens 'of Juneau for & c““'fld,emble‘shipyurd disputes continued to tie- time that a reading room and Te-| ., 1nore than half a billion dollars | ereational center for men would be o th of naval construction in Bos- \a valuable ‘asset to this commun- | ton and San Francisco. ity. *Adjutant Stanley Jackson of Tyreatened walkouts are in the the Salvation Army has $ecured a pudson Motor Company at Detroit, | suitable “location in ‘the' Décker which late this afternoon was at |Building, néxtto KINY on Prank-|least temporarily postponed, but Tin Street, it 'was announced ' WBY- there is a strike on tap of some 5,- and local decorators have genet- 600 employees of the Colts Patent ously ‘donated their services in kal-'Firearms Company at Hartford, somining the prémises. Local car- Connecticut, one of the nation's ! penters ~also gave freely ‘of their|largest armament factories, and a | time " assisting ‘Adjutant Jackson in walkout by 200 carpenters working tions. The entrance Will be used as | where 'ping pong and table games| DEFENSE AREAS [when Navy boats ‘are in port. An ; 4 . As it is not possible at this time cfructed under a new liberalized pro- home or business and are not in' Rainbow Girls fo dant, writing desk, reading and| {ation ping pong table and sets, ., Liyery of home made goodics tures (scenic or patriotic) and a‘seward and Second Streets. siring to see the premises may do and Mrs. Roy H. Gillespie, an in- OFFICES l .“,IE‘“ LAst evening Mrs. Hoffman enter- A huge mallet locomotive is pictured as it overturned in San Gregorio Pass, near Banning, Cal, April 27, demolishing the tender and two laden freight cars. The engineer and fireman escaped injury, crawling orn from the cab as it rested on an tmhnkmml. A derailment caused the accident, ‘disrupting southern . erecting partitions ‘and “book on the Government's new $30,000,- shelves, 000 Ravena, Ohio, shell-loading , The room, which is a large one,] plant. has ‘been divided into three sec-, ~Wages are causing the trouble. a Jounge room, the center 4§ a |library and reading room and the "Ew HouSING back will be used for a game room| . may be played. RE@"lAflom | " ‘Tentative plans are that the, 14 room will be open every evening |from 6 till '11 pm., helidays, and attendant will be presént and all. WASHINGTON, May 13. — The |activities will ‘be conducted in ac-!President today approved of an ad- |cordance with Salvation ‘Army ditional 13 localities listed as defense | principles. (areas where houses may be con- [to purchase all new furnishings,'vision of the Federal Housng Au- { Adjutant Jackson submits the fol-|(hority Act. Anchorage and Sitka |lowing list of neécessities, some of 2re among the new areas designated. which you might have around your| use and which you might care to donate ‘to this cause: books and| (good reading material urgently| i 2 needed, flat top desk for atten-! HOId Food Sale lounge chairs, furnishings for a lounge such as overstuffed farni-| A f00d sale wil be held Saturday, ture, ‘stand lamps and tadio, regu-'M“'v 24, by the Order of Rainbow i A { Girls, assisted by the Eastern Stars. table games, small tables suitable will be on sale and the pudlic is for ‘games, carpet, large war map, i "{requested to keep the date in mind large potted plants or'ferns, Ameri- | 10 Wi e held at the Ju- can and Alaskan flags, large pic- neau Radio Shop on the corner of couple of book ‘cases. ‘Adjutant Jackson will be glad to call for any donations you might, M H ’[ l have. Please phone 254. Anyone de- ’s- o man s so'by making an appointment witn I_ h G f Adjutant Jackson. un( eon ues ; For Mrs. Gertrude E. Hoffman of Ionmw To BE Seattle, who is visiting here with Mr. v v ' m formal luncheon was given this af- o“l"s M ternoon in the Iris Room of the Bar- anof Hotel by Mrs. Gunnar Blom- gren. dovia when it sent out a request for| DeMolay bws will take over the authorities to pick up‘the passenger. City tomorrow for their annual fling - e, at seeing how the municipal wheels Subscribe for The Empire, tained her host' and hostess with dinner at the Baranof. ————————