The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 25, 1941, Page 7

*38 GOODWILL DELEGATES LEAVE FOR SEATTLE Darwin Meisnest, Chairman of Alaska Committee of the Seat- iber of Commerce al Manager of the Wa b} Assistant Gen Club. Seattle ve and S Chamber of been visiting vod will dele- Seattle Chamber left Juneau this the Aleutian for 1 from the ommerce ming aboard the two inter- Territorial and poke before of Com- ant fficials and 1bs, Chamber radios made the because of the in place of the from: Seattle - d me al o and over trip national annual ze1 wi tour ‘The Dally Alaska Empire has the targest paid circulation of any Al- aska newspaper. FOR RENT Juneau Liquor Store Space Will Remodel to Suit Tenant. | U. 5. NAVY ALREADY IS C(ONVOYING Merry-Go-Mld Authors Reveal Details of First Crossing (Continued from Page One) U carried S. patrol in Bermuda chief- munitions. Oil the ly of the convoy, there being about 30 of them, a number carrying air-| planes on their decks Three U. S. airplane carriers, six destroyers and three cruisers ac-| companied the convoy across Atlantic—but never within sight of the 80 B: 'h merchantmen. U. S. Warships One airplane carrier ahead of the merchantmen, another to the rear, another to the north. Each carrier was protected by two destroyers, zig-zagging constantly The carriers performed the most important part of the patrol, kee: ing their airplanes constantly scour- |ing the sky. Once a plane sighted a German| tankers| comprised the most important part| — | ating | mrums outside territorial limits. | seen THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1941. JAPBOATS - Northland Is ]6Hallbulers IN BRISTOL BAY AGAIN General Sa?s?ishermen at Work Off Coast-Flies Here with Board Japanese fishing boats are oper- in Bristol Bay this year, Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner commanding general of the Alasks Defense Command, said today on ¢ visit to Juneau. The General said one large and two small Japanese vessels had been “ground fishing,” apparently |for either crab or salmon in wa- | Alaska waters for the past two sea-| | steamed | Japanese boats have not been in sons. | The General flew here from An-| chorage last night by Army bomb-| er, acctompanied by a Medical| Board which today .examined Major William Walther and 1st Lieut. " Northbound SEATTLE, June 25.—Motorship Northland sailed for Southeast Alas- ka ports at 10 o'clock this morning with a capacity list of passengers | aboard, including the following for Juneau: Miss aura Hauge, Miss Julia Mahncke, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8, Bug- bee, Mrs. John Sorenson and baby, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kelly and baby. - KETCHIKAN MAN DIES HERE Edward Robert Ridley, 45, died vesterday at the Government Hos- pital. He was Assistant Supervisor of the CCC in Ketchikan and came originally from Metlakatla. He is survived by his wife, who is in Juneau at the present time. Funeral services will be held in the Charles W. Carter chapel to- morrow evening at 8 o’'clock with Dean C. E. Rice officiating. The remains will be shipped Ketchikan for burial. — - KEARNEYS GRANDPARENTS News has been received here that a daughter has been born to Jack Kearney, son of Mr. and Mrs to Gerald McLaughlin, who have been selected to attend the lnrnmrv School at Fort Benning, Ga. Those on the Board, all from the Medical Corps, are 1st Lieuts. Os-| Jack Kearney of Juneau. The child was born June 19 in Seat- tle, where young Kearney is now living, iy Sell, Seatfle SEATTLE, June 25. — Halibuters arriving and selling here today are | as follows: From the western banks—Kanaga, 40,000 pounds, 11% and 11 cents a pound; Ilene, 36,000 pounds, 11% and 11'% cents, From the local banks—Freyn, 20,- 000 pounds, Signe, 20,000 pounds, both selling at 12% and 11 cents; Flint, 18,000 pounds, 12 and 11 cents; Lane, 14,000 pounds, 12 and 11% cents. LOCAL AIRWAYS BUSY WITH FLIGHTS TODAY Alaska Coastal Airlines’ pilots were busy today as flights winged out of the Channel to Yakutat, Polaris-Taku and the Coast. Alex Holden made a charter flight to Yakutat to pick up several Army men and return. Pilot Shell Sim- mons made a charter to Taku River, B. C., with F. Burns and G. E. Norris and later flew to Taku Lodge with Todd Hunter and Robert Schoettler, On a flight to the Coast, Simmons carried O. Thanum to Hoonah, G. Leitman to Pelican and H. E. Gus- tofsen to Sitka. He is scheduled to return with four passengers from " |PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR BIG DERBY DAY lCom.lnuon from Page One) | Jackson, Howard Stabler. Director of Finish Line Opera- tions—Rod Darnell, * Kelly Blake, | Horace Adams, Art Uggen, John Bishop, Pete Clements. Chief Starter—Don Skuse, Hudson, Tom Dyer. Registrar — James McNaughton, Wilbur Wester, Henry Green. B. Burford, Keith Wildes. Chief Inspector—Ellis er, George Schmidt. Publicity—George Sundborg. Concessions—Dick Williams, W. M. Whitehead, Percy Reynolds, Jim nard, John Jones, Ed Shaffer, Olof ham, Tom Morgan, Jack Hayes. Decorations — Lu Liston, Young, Roy Gillespie. —— COUNCILS ENTERTAIN Dr, and Mrs. W. W. Council en- tertained a number of the Juneau friends of Darwin Meisnest and neau today, last evening between 5 and 7 u'- Lou | Clerk of Course—Harold Foss, 3. Reynolds, Bob Cowling, Lu Liston, Bill Walk- | Cooper, Elwood McClain, Los Ber- | Swanson, Charles Carter, Alex Dun- | John ’ Foster L. McGovern, who left Ju-| at a cocktail party' Faulkner, W. L. Grisham, Smmey}vlsmng Tispakent, Tater i the | evening other friends dropped in to \fsflors re Honored at“Dmner Nine guests were entertained at an informal dinner last night by Mr. and Mrs. Keith G. Wildes at their home to honor Mrs. Raymond S. Grefe and Roy Torvinen, who is call. Included in the dinner party were Mrs. Emma Perelle, Sally Ann and Gretchen Grefe, Mr. and Mrs. WECLOSEATIP.M. THURSDAY (TOMORROW) | NDERBY DAY] | DELIVERIES 9:45A. M., 11 A. M. | Mrs. Grefe Is 4 Honored at Tea Mrs. Helen Cass honored Mrs. Ray Grefe today with a small in- formal tea at the Smith home. Guests were a few intimate friends of Mrs. Grefe's. John Torvinen, Mrs. Alma Hendrick- son and Lance Hendrickson. —————— BUY DEFENSE BONDS s { BERT'S CASH GROCERY See Percy’s Cafe H Y .icar P. Moffitt, William T. Smuh ; 1% et 1o nriisn whta ?::d \:tl’n':‘h‘and Joseph_J. Swan. e o S the Coast. clock. The affair was given in the| iy 7 rushed up and sank her. The bat-| The Army party returned this| A wedks. bltamire trlo to ikt | g 10w his. return from, Yekutal, | Oolclly’; ppkfment i thé Bar-| |t took place o close to American| afternoon to Fort Bichardson, | & weeks pleattre b t9 SW Holden s slated for a trip fo Hioanah | anof, ‘ 105 — PHONE — 104 they could hear thé| Tonight two Boards will meet| is planned by Miss Anita Garnick to bring R. A. Welsh to Juneau. { ! vessels that | firing, though they never saw' the|here to examine Alaska Nationa ships. U. S. radio operators picked | Guard officers designated for pro-| 7 |un a distress message sent to Ber-|Mmotions. One Board consisting of| lin by the Nazi vessel saying mm;vm Jesse E. Graham, Capt. Wil-| was sinking ‘Ixam Walter and Capt. E. F. Vol- Submarine “Bombed” jlert will examine 2nd Lieut. Me-| On another occasion, an airplane| Laughlin, 1st Lieut. William Red-| carrier detector picked up the vi-|ling and Sergeant Joe McLean.The brations of a submarine, and sig-| other, consisting of Major Graham‘ naled it to come to the surface.|lst Lieut. Redling and Capt. Vol-| When there was no answer, U. 8. ‘lm will examine Capt Walther. destroyers immediately droppcd depth charges. After that the de- tector picked up no more vibra- ermany e S When the patrol reached" lls | tions. | meeting place ‘with the British ! | | i Three trips to the Polaris-Taku mine 1| | who left this morning on the North were made this morning. Coasl BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Speed! Action! Skill! Daring! Color! Drama! Laughs! Cheers! she | | | | | one of the long-range French sub-! marines—the largest in existence| | and manned by a Free French and British crew. It carried a small For an inspiring and thrilling sight, see America’s youth in action at the ALL-AMERICAN OAP BOX DERBY Tomorrow—2:00 o’clock—-12th Street Hill Just a bunch of kids coasting down a hill? No! Here are all the elements of a great spectacle, a thrilling contest, an inspiring exhibit of Americanism at its best. Here are drama and human interest, skill and daring, sportsman- ship and determination. Come out and watch our boys—boys of 11 to 15 years —race their own home-built Soap Box Derby cars for the local championship. Come out and look at the cars—no two alike, each the i embodiment of a boy’s hopes and ambition, hardly a one that does not show originality and ingenuity and skillful craftsmanship. : Come out and see these boys and their cars in action. Thrill to the spirit of Young America,, the very spirit of America itself—the determination to build one’s best « v« . the will to win . . . the courage to pit one’s skill against the field—with victory the goal. Later another submarine was de- tected, and warned to come to the near the Cape Verde Islands off 1 | | the African coast, it turned north, Nal's fo Move Ir90ps fmm‘ naval vessels headed home. Norway '0 Flnla“d surface. It did so and proved to be |and shortly after this, the 12 U. S. Serems S | Across Sweden ODOM-EDWARDS (0. Bubscrioe 1o the Dally Alaska | Alaska Empire--the paper with the larges | STOCKHOLM, June 25 — The pala circulation, Swedish government announced to- Distributors | + day it has agreed to permit the| passage of a German force of not| | more than one division to cross !its territory from Norway into P‘ln-] | land. The Germans will travel on the | Swedish railway. The government said the action was taken after consulting the Swedish Parliament. The communique said, however, | “Sweden will firmly pursue eflorts“ to maintain liberty and indepen- dence and stay outside warlike con- ! flicts.” | A new champion will be crowned tomorrow . . . our own i hometown champion . . . envied by every boy as winner of ‘ he 1941 All:American Soap Box Derby . . . and backed COOKMOSCHOOL | e tott Alfbmsicm Sop Box Derky - o st A"R‘us lARGE be held at Akron on August 17th. AUDIENCE TODAY If you ever have seen a Soap Box Derby, we know you'll be out there cheering. If you never have seen a | Again Miss Elizabeth Lake, West-! Derh\ , don’t miss it this time. inghouse Home Economist, held| an interested audience of over 250 women today at 2 o'clock at the| Coliseum Theatre, while she dem- onstrated the cooking and attrac- tive serving of various delicious i dishes composing a menu. Miss Lake had as a helper Murie; Hanna, a junior in the Juneau High School. Miss Lake's menu to be demon- | strated tomorrow will be: Oven meal — Jellied consumme, Canadian bacon casserole, Boston | brown bread, pineapple meringues, coffee. Economy cooker—Veal cutlets a la Swiss. Roaster dinner — Macaroni pa- poose, steamed asparagus, Dutch cherry pudding, cherry sauce. Surface = cooking—Sausages with iapples, ham with parsnips or sweet potatoes, Hollandaise sauce. | Refrigerator — Banana Bavarian cream, Tomorrow will be the last day of the cooking school and on Friday the Home Economist will give an ironing demonstration. "RATTLESNAKE JIMMY" . GAGNON PASSES ON o Yosess in NDARD PULLMANS OF THE g RARL The Empire Builder com- bines all the features that make travel enjoyable. Complete privacy in partd tioned berth sections, draw- ing rooms, compartments or bedrooms. Deep coil spring mattresses for rest- ful sleep. Spend contented hours in the Club-Observation lounge with its radio, cur- rent publications and other special services. Order light refreshments or an appe- tizer to set the stage for the pleasures of the Dining Car. For information ask: H. F. “NICK” CARTER 1400 4th Ave., Seattle THE M. E. COYLE TROPHY This year, in its eighth season, the All- symbol of the city championship, and will Ainerican Soap Box Derby—now a national and the gréatest amateur . racing event in the worldswill be the guest of his city’s sponsoring news- international = classic, paper and of Chevro{et, the national spon- 'sar, at Akron, Ohio, August 17th, where he ~ will compete for-the national championship stage competitions in 120 ‘cities in the United States and Canada. Perhaps 100,000 * boys will enter. Each city winner receives and the first prize—a four-year college BOoTH [ the M. E. Coyle Trophy (here illustrated), scholarship. P S Your fikiadsls Shiein 3 | George Vincent Gagnon, known our financial security depends on two services— a8 | “Ratilkakbnt Aeacav . i ELe i g vour bank and your insurance agent. For the safety of your cash and valuable papers, you turn to your bank; for the safety of those dollars in- vested in your property, you should see your insurance agent to make sure you have adequate dependable insurance. Shattuck Agency Seward Street THE ALL-AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY CO-SPONSORED BY .The Daily Alaska Empire and Jlnleall llotary Club Dawson gold rush days and as | “Wildcat Jimmy” in Fairbanks, died June 20 at the Pioneers’ Home at the age of 75, Gagnon, native of Canada, had been a woodcutter at Fairbanks since 1905. e T WRIST SLASHED Miss Estella Draper, Secretary to Gov. Ernest Gruenmg suffered a \Vlst cut rgqulrw Rt office, itches to-| « broke as ARl in her ik JUNEAU PHONE 249