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THI:. DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1941. THE WEATHER (By the U; S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Junean and vicinity, beginning at 4:30 p.m., June 5: Partly cioudy and not much chayze lowest temperature toniz c pes; light to gentle variab 2 £ Foizcast for o Par clo and net much ;. gentle southeasterly recast of winas along the coast of the Gulf of Alasks Entrance to Cape Spencer Moderate southeasterly winds, ape Spencer to Cips Hinchinbrook: Moderate east- 1 fain; Cape I rook to Resurrection Bay: Mod- teriy winds, local Resurrection Bay to Kodiak Moederate variable winds local sno rers . LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Veloeity Weatha 30 pan. yest y 10230 7 (i . W Cloudy a.m. today 1023.4 54 93 3 1 Cloudy am. today . 10105 68 a6 6 Pt. Cldy RADIO REPORTS | TODAY Max. tempt Lovest 4:30am. Precip. 4:30am Station teup. tempt. 24 hours Weathor Barrow : | 29 30 Fog Fairbanks 48 49 Nome | 7 wson Anchorage Bethel Paul i Dutch Harbor t Cloudy Wosnesenski i 0 (o3} Kdnata Cordova Cloudy K | Pt. Cluy Prince Rupert | Prince George | 05 Seattle 2 | i 2 o Clou¢ | 0 Pt.ClL | 8 53 WEATHER SYNOPSIS A weak storm frontal trough had moved into the central portion of Alaska this morning and had caused scattered light rain showers from the northern portion of Sou‘heast Alaska to the Al and Kuskokwim Valley, Due to tie infilence of a se storm frontal trough extending of. the coast of the If of Alas attered light rain had fallen from V)h Aleutian Islands to t Kenaj Peninsula. The greatest a o of precipitation during the previous 24 hours was 21 hundred hs 0[ an inch which was recorded Portland . San Franciss 2 | LEXING \ Francisco .. 7 noonshix from ’ witehec Surrcunded by representatives of the American republics, with members of their families President Roosevelt broadeast his radio declaration (i ‘ from Washington, D. C., that the U. S. would resist Nazi attempts at world conquest. He spoke from the historic East Room of the White umner in Heuse with its famous erystal chandaliers. o6, bl e shooting ¢ " President Warns of Dangers fo Hamlsphere JAKU ARRIVES ATLANTIC OCEAN ] iR RINIDAD AMEIHHCL”‘ by President Rooseveit war specch proclaimirg a state of unlimited emergency and declaring the control or occupation by ¢ of the islands of the Atlantic would jeopardize the ultimate safety of the United States. Arrows nds referred to by the President and approximate distances from the U. § to these islands, athwart main seas communication routes. bird until it was ready to fly. Mal- oim Greany of the Game Commis- ¢ cn assisted East with the motion pieturc Gur ker Dean Ernest Patty, rom the Interior, former head of the College of University of Alaska iid 2} of the vice are slow- ly clo m management of old mines n Territory with higher wages and oth- MR but said the indus- to keep operating in Visiing Newspaper Man it o difficullies, especially for the reason of national defe Shows Movies of Rep- Dean Paity pointed out the use g of the rritory’s mines in case of tiles and Eagles ncy on the Pacific Coast g p ships from coming to the Territor ere are approxi- Squirming snakes and nesting mately 1,200 high powered tractors eagles were seen at the Junean jn Alaska, he said, which m Chamber of Commerce meeting to- | caeity be concentrated in several Ben East, wildlife editor for g for hauling supplies on the n of Michigan nNewspapers, ppter route from Seattle. showing of colored motion Fracter Conveys for the member Thus, Patty said, in case the Pa- ast, recently arrived in Juneau cific fleet was withdrawn from the on the Gi Commission boat Ceastal waters and an emergency Brown Bear, is onh his way to pho- :iopped coastal shipping to the Ter- tograph Alaska wildhife, and is vis- ritory a fleet of at least 400 trac iting the Territory for the first tors could haul supplies Trom the The n paper edits a States to Alaska through British cly page of cutdoor activities for Columbia. Sleds would be used in eight papers in the Booth chain winter and wagons during the sum- n the middle west, and tou th mer months. States cn a lecture trip during th The mininz man also pointed out at with the shortage of high grade laining the lored movie eel eded in the Territory by of nes ¢ by defense industries ! much of the serapped high ble to } ade steel in the Territory could talk peinted out that 700,000 hunt- | f ed after remilling if hauled ing licenses are issued in Michigan fth Territory. He said that annually, approximately ten time k haul on the Alaska Rail- as many as the stable population rem Fairbanks to Seward wa of Alaska. More than a million fish- practically empty as is th ermen are issued lice annually ship 1 The empty cargo he said. The speaker told of | could used for te tie mistakes Michigan has made in teel to mills, he game and forest con: APM Mentioned that 30 years ago tl e Chamber President Curt jon acres of white pine for v stat t % ctate, now there are only the Fcur Vencmous Snakes mem nt meeting Thag lecturer spoke on the four American Peace Mobilization veno ;m« sna the States and statement follows expiaiged their actions and appear- | “There appears to have been some ances. P.ctures of eagle life illustrat- misundetstanding regarding the ed the growth of a newly hatched |presence of (wo Chamber officers at the 1 soring | ner whatever. The Chamber has nof given, nor hds it been asked for, any uppc bilization. an v the giving notice of the cuntemplat,ed; meeting. Your President retary attended in‘the belief that ui is the what ity. Their presence at the meeting should that € |< rts of this particular peace group. ! meet an Peace Mobilization. The Juneau| cmber of Commerce is not spon- ‘I‘wo H.v ]'o y this movement in any man- i % TAKU lODGE Mrs. Anna B o de beside the ma Two passengers flew out of Gas-| weiled as the Golc 1 FROM SEATTLE - = | Sml(hbnnnd. xhr steamer Taku Capt. Chris L. Ross | Eric Swordmaker, docke | mer’s dock shortly after midnight pridging last night with {hree passengers ang hip from Seattle and sailed five houv later with four p: ers hooked for Seattle from Juneau, | Passengers arriving from Ses | were Mr, and Mrs. Melvin Frede ick and Sam T. King. Passeng sailing for Seattle were Mrs. A, f | Goetz and two children and L |ella Robinson. | — e Ernest Ehlers io Enfertain Tonight For Anniversary To help them celebrate their eleventh wedding anniversary, the ! Ernest Ehlers have g group of friends for an eve tonight at their home in the F« | bee Apartment :d the war “is approaching the brink of the Western Hemisphere itself” in-his The Ehlers were married 11 azi forces |years ago today aft the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. This the first time that their anniversary has been on the same day of the we Thursday, as their wedding da — e, meeting last week of the Ameri-| o t to the American Peace Mo- t week the Chamber received msigned communication from American Peace Mobilization tineau Channel today at pilot Dean Goodwin made a flight to Mary | Joyce’s Taku Lodge with Mr. and and Sec-|Mrs. Raymond Hayden. ‘ Pilot Alex Holden made a trip to the Coast early this morning| and is scheduled to retimn with| | four passengers this afternoon. M E. E. Bromley was bound for Hoo-| nah, O. B. Twedt to Chichagof,| and George Martin, Emil Nelson | When I was called upon at the|and Jim Harrison for Hirst. ! ine I made the statement m‘,l Shell Simmons made a flight to > duty of good citizens to know is going on in their commun- 1 not be construed to mean; they are in sympathy with the " . . ] while I appreciated being called up-|Sitka with Mrs. B. Smith, Luke on, I had come to listen and to learn,| McNasti and Phyllis Phillips. Later| not to talk, and that was the only|today Simmons is scheduled to fly* hat start 1t 1 made. i five p'\ssngeh to Kelchii-m - T still feel it my duty asl g an American citizen to know what i 5 g on in Juneau, it may be| t if similar organizations are ed here, I wll be present at oth er such mestings as the one las B week. | The following are final scores of | “If there is any doubt in anyone’s | baseball games played this after- about the attitude of your|noon in the American League: | it may be put at rest. 1| Philadelphia 9; Chicago 3. | know T speak for them all when I| Boston 14; Cleveland 1. t n er itself is less important than the ore; hat while we all would welcome| New York 4; Detroit 5. nd te the war, we feel that peace | AN v A FIREMEN MEET TONI rvation of liberty and democ- The regular monthly meeti the Juneau Fire Department Guests introduced were Harry|start at 8 o'clock tonight in Maxwell of Fullerton, Cal, Virgill Firemen’s Club in the F Hes h of the U. S. Forest Service Routine business will be ur at Sitka, E. R. Crouch of the Fish NP~ and ton Peters Ty Nort} Erne: neau pilot staying at the Baranof Hotel. wildlife Service in Washing- | HERE FROM SITKA D. C., and D. M. McDonald of| Virgil Heath of Sitka airived in| sburg. { Juneau last nisht by plane and s | registered at the Baranof Hotel. | - oo - i N. C. MAN HERE KINGS UNLOADED T A large catch of net caughl kings| AL L e U aveling man, IPDrW‘"lmg the were unloaded at the Juncau Cold iern Commercial — Company, Storage this morning as the Eifin| st Whitehead returned to Ju- 71 sold 30,000 pounds and the Sam-| from Skagway yesterday wiln gon sold 6,000 pounds. Shell Simmons. Whitehead POMRLS™ S BUY DEFENSE § >es pes BUY DEFENSE BONDS BUY DEFENSE BONDS Mme. a shopping tour in is being chamberlain. sisted here by explanati ! ter explain the father Oidest Gold Star Mothcv )4, America’s oldest Gold Star Mother, stands “A Compassionate Mother,” which was un- h onducted annual ceremonies in Forest fore departing for Cuba with former King Carol of Rumania, arch’s companion-in-exile, goes on ‘muda, as pictured. Mme. Lupescu M. Ernest Urdareanu, the former king's The two recently arrived in Bermuda from at Anchorage. Temperatures were slightly cooler ‘yesterday over tne 0 orn portion of Alaska but we » warmer over the Yukon aad Tanana Valleys where Fairbanks r pogted 78 d s which was the maximum temperature. B oken to overcast clouds moder: 1 ceilings and good visibilit es prevailed over the Juneau-Kei- n airway this morning. » Thursday morning weataer chart indicated a low pressure center of 2940 inches was located at 52 degrees north and 163 de- grees west. The storm frontal trough extended from this centor northeastward and then southwarl along the Gulf of Alaska shore- line and thence south southwestvard into lower latituc nd was expected to weaken and move slowly northeastward during X 24 hours. A second low center of 29.06 inches was degrees north and 172 degrees east and was expected to move abou 800 miles eastward during the next 24 hours. Relatively low pros- sure prevailed over the interior of Alaska. A band of high extended along latiture 33 degrees north with th inches located at 33 degrees north and 140 deg Jun , June 6 — Sunrise 3:57 a.m, sunset 9 y #inl ALMOST $5,000 Juneau High S&h\m. ¥l Zon FROM ALASKA'S | Shorthand Studenis ! H # BIRTHDAY BAL!S Win Many Awaids t Announcements came today from Report on 1941 Infantile we Gregs Shorthand compuny of i’ 2 the many awards won by Juneau Para|y515 Drive Made e School shortnand studer Those receiving awards for taking by Governor 60 words per minute include Jean ——— Hudon, Bettye Kemmer, Maydelle The 38 Alagka communities which George, Lanore Kaufmann, Betly held President’s Birthday Balls Mill and Betty Nelson. this year raised a total of $499438 Pauline Petrich and Betty Mi'l to combat infantile paralysis, ac- reccived awards for taking 80 words cording to a report issued today Per minute and Isabel Parsons and by Gov. Ernest Gruening. iBob Satre received awards for 100 Of the total, $2497.20 went to| Words per minute. the National Foundation, $1,72695 Isabel Parsons was given a bronz: to the Territorial Department of pin for taking 100 words per minute Health to be matched by Federal| With the least errors. funds and $770.23 retained by 10-| The outstanding award of the cal communities. group was received by Marjo | Net receipts at Juneau were the Snell for doing shor(lm_nd at :!1 |largest, $1035.78. Other leading| rate of 120 words per minute. Miss communities were: Fairbanks, $717.-| Snell received L‘fld Pl 93; Anchorage, §70245; Ketchikan, NS $498.06; Kpdiak naval base, $300.- F H t (55 Norme: an; sic. swvnsa; wo- [0SSES F1OSHS ak, $162.25; Seward, $149.94; Tal- . | keetna, $99.76; Petersburg,” $95.20; D P t f Valdez, $B( Inner ar y or | - ——————— ¢ H | TWO HALIBUTERS SELL I.eonard Be rl k n | | . | h.{?,fpfe-‘ g‘“ Johansen of the| yn honor of Leonars: Berlin, wiw alibufer . Fane unloaded 1,700 yeyurned recently after being in the pounds of fish and the 31-A-34 un- Antarctic with the Byrd Expedition, B s bounds at the Cold Sto:- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foss enter- age dock this morning, both sell- tained last evening with a small ing to E. E. Engsttom at prices dinner party at their home in the of 9.and 7 gents per. pound. Fifth Avenue Apartments. 0 i e Now Cook Electrically The modern ELECTRIC RANGE has simplified the art of cooking. And mod- ern electric cookery is at its best on a GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGE . . . EQUIPPED WITH “HI- SPEED CALROD.” REMEMBER: Genuine “CALROD” is found only on General Electric Ranges Prices start at $89.95—TERMS ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT and POWER CO. L ou v PHONE 616 i