The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 31, 1941, Page 8

man of the joint United States and Canadian Defense Board, said the Chief Executive is cager to see a real survey started soon to determine | the route of the proposed highway CANADIANS T0 CONFER OVER 'SIMMONS MAKES” TRIP T0 COAST | On a flight to the Coast this THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1941 Refires fo Aluminum Drive on in Earnest from the American Northwest to of defense forces in case of an emer- ey gency. g Magnuson, Riggs and Ot- tawa Official Are fo Meet Next Week NEW YORK, July 31 Closing | pilot Alex Holden carried E. W.| . . WASHINGTON, July 31.—Repre- b m;“ ‘\','.“'(',:.[,fo;'.“. g S G LU s of Canadian National A ‘ . American Can | Ward Garret to Sitka and returned RR. Leaves Service Chairman of the Alaska Interna- | g OO ateh sl South | R ety | iondl - Hibh et TCRBBREIN,, aald Lot ot S o S R b s Bl | today that e And Griier AIAEER | ooy afotors 8D, Bubr ety (}'1"‘:_'1“’“‘ J. C. Molyneaux from Hawk I Govertior ‘Thiomas Riges, member of | oo, sar: Hennocots 8%, New| 1 | the commission, will confer next | . b torg b i | 3 DR 2 week with the Canadian Minister of | YOrk Central 13%, Northern Pa-| ynsianiment sales accounted for External Affairs regarding the con- | ©iic 7 3/4, United States Stecl| g5 percent of the 1940 business of | struction of the $25,000000 Alaska |38%, Pound $403%. 205 credit-granting furniture stotes' I highway ~DOW, SONES, AVERAGE reporting to the Department of | Yosterday after a conference with | The following are today's DoW.| oommerce, | President Roosevelt, New York's | Jones averages industrials 128.79 ik o | Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Chair- ‘rails 3061, utilities 18.60. | BUY DEFENSE STAMPS Its 3310 1'~1 owe Joe A MILLION I'LL TAKE YOU UP. ON THATL...I'VE GOT 33 FINE BREWS RIGHT HERE IN MY PACK! fHERE S GOSH...'M MELTING! b 1D GIVE A M/LLION { HOW Oy { GLASS OF BEER ! | SURE OWE YOU THAT ' AND I'VE GCT A M/LLION, JOE! FEEL { WHNOLE CASE oF UKE A MEW MAN NOW| | PABST BLUE RIBBON WHY, WE'LL BE IN COOLING CAMP IN MO TIME? A IN THE SPRING! 11533 707" THERE'S NOTHING UKE BLUE RIBSON BEER TO MAKE FRIED FISH EVEN MORE ofucroust AND FLAV 17 SURE wITH 33 Fine Brews Blended to Make ONE Great Beer! «+.IT'S SMOOTHER...IT'S TASTIER «++IT NEVER VARIES APRICOTS pound §¢ PLUMS 2 pounds 25¢ Watermelon pound 7¢ GREEN PEPPERS pound ]5¢ NEW POTATOES - - 8 pounds 25¢ CALIFORNIA DRY ONIONS - 5 pounds 28¢ CALAVOS, large - - 17c Barilett Pears — No. 1 cans 3for 35¢--12 for $1.35 STOCK QUOTATIONS OR SMOOTHNESS FINE COFFEE AND CHAMPAGNE. BLENDS 6000 FO0O! TOMATOES with Paree 2% size 2 for 25c | afternoon, pilot Shell Simmons car- | ried Paul Sorensen to Hirst, J. D.| | Littlepage to Chichagof, R. H. Can- | eron to Sitka and Miss L. Robin-| | son and Mrs. M. Bjorensen to Hoo- | asy Life | | nah. He is scheduled to return this | | afternoon with five passengers. Gene[al Passenger Agen” VANCOUVER, B. C, July 31— With a record of more than half a century of railroad service—52 years and four months to be ex- | act—George A. McNicholl (above). General Passenger Agent, Canadi- |an National Railways, Vancouver, retires to private life. under the superannuation rules of the com- pany today. Mr. McNicholl com- menced his railway work on April 1, 1889, as an apprentice with the Grand Trunk Railway at Montreal, | Quebec. | George McNicholl is not only the | dean of the railway passenger traf- | fic officials on the Pacific Coast, || We Do NOT Patronize | Montgomery Ward Co. Procter & Gamble Products Gatner & Mattern Knit Goods ‘Walt Disney Productions WHEN THE HEAT "GETS ) YOU DOWN®-IT's '2370/" \ | | A COOL, DEWY GLASS OF || | PABST BLUE RIBBON IS | WORTH A M/LLION FOR REFRESHMENT/ =y OR--LIKE JUNEAU CENTRAL LABO COUNCIL Affiliated with American Federation of Labor PROTECT Your Health! i . DRINK PASTEURIZED *"PABST BLUE RIBBON has something you're bound to enjoy: a BLEND of 33 fine brews to make ome single glass! Like the finest champagne, it's ex- pertly blended to make it SMOOTHER . . . TASTIER v+ ALWAYS THE SAME! One glass will prove that Blending 33 Fine Brews Sure Makes ONE Deli- cious Beer!"" Uncle Sam’s aluminum drive is on in earnest ‘as Jobn Q. Citizen donates old pots and pans to be used in airplane construction as part of the national defense program. Above, Nancy Mason and Jean Compo, New York models, add their aluminum contribution to a pHe growing higher each day. Pacific Railway and Steamships Canada. He is particularly well and remained at this post until known in Washington, Oregon, Cali- | 1923 when he was appointed Gen- fornia and Alaska, in addition to | eral Passenger Agent for the Can- s Canadian territory and it is|adian National Railways and; with a general feeling of regrel Steamships with headquarters at that the passenger traffic frater-| Vancouver, which position he held nity learns of Mr. McNicholl's re- | until his retirement. tirement. Successful Career | Mr. McNicholl comes by his rail- roading honestly as his father was | an engineer on the old wood-burn- ing locomotives of the Grand ‘Trunk in the early days between Montreal | and Richmond and Brockville. After more than 50 years of| sut is ome of the best known in Popular Figure McNicholl has a very inti- mate knowledge of railway and steamship passenger requirements as he has been associated with pas- senger travel on the Pacific Coast for the alst 3¢ pears. He has al-|pygines life, Mr. McNicholl looks| ways been a popular figure In|paex with satisfaction on a suc- travel circles and has a particularly | seccful career, He has always en-| Mr, wide circle of friends in both b““"‘jcycd railroad work and if he were | ness and private life. |asked for a recipe for happiness Mr. McNicholl started in the of-|in the business world he would say, fice of the general auditor, Grand |“start young, pick out a good em- Trunk Railway, Montreal, and after | ployer and serve him to the limit passing the necessary examinations|of your loyalty and ability.” required, he became apprenticed to e the company for three years, start- ing at $1250 per month, His first ODD FEllows move was to the stant Gener- | al Manager's office, William Wain- wright. In 1895 he entered the pas- senger department as clerk to the G.PA. General Traffic Manager's office,| Twelve oiiicers were installed by George B. Reeve being at the head [the Odd Fellows Lodge Tuesday of the department, and a shortinight in the Odd Fellows Hall by time later he was made secretary |Grand Master Sam Paul, installing to Mr. Reeve. Mr. Reeve retired |officer. soon after this but when the late| The officers installed were as Charles M. Hays left the company |follows: Past Grand, T. Hagerup; to head the Southern Pacific, Mr.|Noble Grand, Bert Mork; Vice Reeve was brought back into sery-|Grand, John A. McLaughlin; War- ice as Second Vice-President and |Gen. Harry Young; Conductor, M. Seneral Manager. A.' McCorckle; Chaplain, Sam Paul; Later, Mr. McNicholl was ap- Right S. Supporter, Arnold John- pointed secretary to Frank W. son; Left S. Supporter, C. H. Bomar. Moved Around In 1896 he was moved to the Enjoy it in full or club size Yotsles, bandy cans, and.on drafi | at better places everywbere. i Phone 638 THRIFT CO-0P Phone 767 2 5 TASTEWELL PEAS, No. 2cans, 2for 23¢ ALL GOOD TOMATO SAUCE, 6 for 25¢ RITZ CRACKERS, largepkg. - - 29 JELLY, All Flavors - - 10 0z. glass16c Thrift Co-Op Next fo City Hall ONE 767 Morse, Third Vice-President. As| iont, Supporter o Nove Grand, western development Was COM- | Noble Grand, C. N. Everetts; Inside nencing in a big way Mr. Morse| Guardian, Mel Marten; Outside was appointed Vice-President of Guardian. Pete Christensen. the Grand Trunk Pacific in 1905 pollowing the installation, re-, ind McNicholl retained his secre-|freshments were served, with Mrs,l taryship until 1807 when he was T. Hagerup serving. appointed Purchasing Agent for th G.T.P. with headguariers at Van-| CO!IVGI'. STAMPS BUY DEFENSE Surveys Alaska | S h Three years later Mr. McNichoil was transferred to Prince Rupert | CARA NUME | as Superintendent and, in 1913, was granted leave to make a completei, Fl.ls“lle cREA" ! survey of the passenger traffic pos- New! Different! Effectivel sibilities of Alaska und the Yukon.| A protective, naturale | The trip lasted four months and colored pow took him as far as Skagway, At-!" ;’y""""‘g?d for ’| ¢ iin, Dawson, Fairbanks, Nome, Cor- | ;,fi.‘i.‘fl::’;o:"::':;; dova and Seward. Cn returning to for hours, - Prince Rupert he was given addi-| tional dutics with the Colonization | and Industrial Department. In 1915 he was appointed Assis- tant General Freight and Passen-| ger Agent for the Grand Trunk . LARGE JAR s‘. GET IT AT ] ° Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Rexall Drug Store P stands for PEPPER Schilling ‘quality’s higher Also for, PAPRIKA tasty food beautifier! I} V's for pure VANILLA '&:a'q delicate flavor Won't bake or freeze out It captures your favorl B Schilling A7 $PICES =19 EXTRACTS 5 . Super Market SAVE 5% $20 book for §19 —— $1 book for §9,50 95--PHONES--92 Friday and Saturday SPECIALS! | ") CORN FLARES 123¢ ;IEEE!;!! VALUE Mayonnaise PACKAGE Sandwich Spread SHURFINE 5 cVALUE QUART DEAL NO. 1 '75¢ Value 1 can Sweel Potatoes 1 can Peas 1 can Hominy 1 can Tomatoes 1 can Pork and Beans 1 can Corn DEAL NO. 2 4 cans Holly $1.13 Value - Cleanser 1 Giant Nubora 3 Toilet Tissue 1 roll Wax Paper DEAL NO. 3 5 Ibs. Flour - $1.02 Value 1 pkg. Hershey 5C Chocolate HOME-GROWN VEGETABLES 11b. Powd. Sugar THE LARGEST DISPLAY IN;ALASKA jous 2 0z. Vanilla . Sweet—,—'l‘endglj—-.-— delitio . & ONIONS FRESH DAILY FRESH DAILY FRESH DAILY 85" ‘[‘1 ¥ F i i 45| H 3 {