The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 20, 1941, Page 2

PLANS FOR DEFENSEON NEW SCALE Allocation C? mmifments| Have Now Topped $51,000,000,000 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Alloca- imitment for the defense 1 cday topped fifty-one bil- ! cially stated. that pros- ve nd requests may e the total to more than fifty- billion dollars. - (LASSIFICATION OF DRAFTEES IS LOCAL PROBLER Eomplaintsbfiependenls, Employers fo Be Tak- en to Local Boards Any matter pertaining to the classification of a Selective Service | registrant must be taken up di- with' the local board with sich he is registered, Governor Ernest Gruening advised registrants, their dependents and employers to- this subject Communications on addressed to Territorial, State, or National ective Service head- quarters be referred to t proper’ local boards, he said, be- cause only local boards can act 1 the cases of individual regis- trants until they have been classi- fied, and appeal from a classifica- tion must be made through the lo- cal board of the registrant, The Governor said Any person entitled the classification of a registrant the registrant, himself, any per- son who claims to be a dependent, to appeal or any person who has filed writ- | ten evidence of the occupational necessity of the registrant—may do so within ten days after the regis- trant’s notice of classification W mailed, unless the local board has extended that time. The appeal may be made in either of the fol- lowing ways: Methods of Appeal “By filing with the local board a writfen notice of appeal. Such notice need not be in any set form, | but it must state the name of the | registrant and the name and id en- | | | tity of the appellant to show he| has the right to appeal. “By signing the ‘Appeal to Board of Appeal’ on the registrant’s ques- ticnnaire (DSS Form 40.)” Governor Gruening emphasized the provision of Selective Serv Regulations that the person makes an appeal may attach to his ce of appeal, or to the regis- 's questionnaire, a statement ying wherein he believes the local board has been in error; that he may point out any information in the registrant's file which he be- lieves has been passed over without proper consideration, and restate in full any data w. h the local board has failed or refused to include in the registrant’s file. To Protect Registrants “Selective Service Regulations,” the Governor said, “have be drafted to give every registrant tih fullest protection contemplated by the basic principle of the law which is that he shall be judged by hla neighbors. The administration of Scl(’ctiVL Service is thoroughly decentralized by law and by the regulations. The local board has primary power and Jjurisdiction “While T(‘xnlonal State and Na- | tional headquarters have sympa- thetic regard for ea(h individual registrant, these headquarters ob- viously cannot consider the case of each registrant. is the re- |struck suddenly this morning, 1 explosion who | in his home city. | the following men and their | tinations are |R. Best, | | : | | | DETROIT'S OPERATORS Tied Up-Thousands of | Workers Delayed | DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 20.—Street |car and bus operators of Detroit’s municipal transportation system leav- some 400,00 office and factory orkers to seek emergency means of getting to work. Thousands were delayed by sudden action. The object union's seeking recognition as sole barganing agent for the operators, the e (REMAINS OF VICTIMS OF SITKA EXPLOSION BEING TAKEN SOUTH Five bodies of men killed in the at Sitka last shipped to the States today for funeral re being the Alaska on services and burial, is accompanying the remains C. F. Troutte south buried R. Carlson Sitka w: The rem: of des- as follows: Courtney who is being accompanied Troutte to Salem, Ore, by Mr, ON STRIKE Transporlafi}f System Is‘f of the strike is the | Thursday | where Best’s widow and child re- side; Commodore Dewey Strode, formerly of Juneau, is being sent to Camas, Wash., where his mother, Mrs. L. A. Strode resides; the bodies of the other three men, Earl V. Rosser, Edgar A. Burkley, and Ralph J. McClure, are being sent) to Seattle where their widows re- side. GAMES TODAY The following are final scores of | ‘tdmes played this afternoon in the | !two major leagues as received to press time: National League + Pittsburgh 6; Brook Chicago 9; New York 4. up T sponsibility of the local board. Its have that intimate knowledge of the registrant, of his personal situation, and of the na- Cincinnati 2, 3; Philadelphia 0, American League defense needs of his com-| Philadelpiis 0sElged 8. munity, that must be given pri- ARSI RGO - o Bl b mary consideration in any demo- for selection or deferment before cratic formula. The local board! either State or National hcadqua\- must have .classified a registrant ters can act upon his case.” " BARNEY GOOGLE AND-SNUFFY SMITH SNUFFY SMITH GIVES ORDERS FOR TOTAL BLACKOUT WRTCH OUR STEP, BUODY WEEP MONING % DONT CLUTTER 1P THE SIDEWRLK | | | THE "BLL CLEMR” 60 MINUTES LETER THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, AUG 20, 1941. The lushmn editor dropped some pictures on the finan- cial editor's graph the other day and lo, he discov- ered that skirts and the federal reserve’s industrial 4 broduction index have had the same ups and downs. KICK THEM lODESTAR DUE 1 FROM SEATTLE ' PAA Electra Will Land Here from Fairbanks This Afternoon Due to land nere irom Boeing Field in Seattle shortly after o'clock this afternoon, a mnorth- bound Pan American Airways Sy tem Lodestar has three passengers for Juneau, four booked to the In- terior and two scheduled to leave Juneau for Fairbanks. Passengers arriving here are L. J. A. Wester, Stanley Johnsonand : |H. J. Tillman. Booked through are Reagh, Mrs. Leona Bahnke, Osborn and H. L. Ga - | Passengers leaving Juneau for Mrs. William' P, Bobby | the Interior are R. W. Wrede and Mrs. William P. Hobby, newspaper | James Woodford. editor of Houston, Tex, has been | 4 southbound Electra is due to appointed women’s editor of the Army Bureau of Public Relations. 1arr(1d G e She will interpret activities of the RANEELDUE: army for wives, sweethearts and s mothers o( men in service. Don B. Grant D e o | Arlzona Inglans are not pel- hmued to vote, although they are ARGENI'NA Lmted States citizens. | INTIMATES SHAKE - UP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug.| 20. — Argentine Foreign Office sources intimated today that they| expect some change in the Ger-| man diplomatic setup in that coun- | try. | However, they decline either to affirm or deny congressional reports | that the Reich intends to recall her Ambassador to Argentina, Ed- {mund von Thermann. — e — (ASSERTS WAR | MAY CONTINUE | THROUGH 1943 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20— | President Roosevelt asserted the present European war would continue through 1943, if neces- sary, and that Great Britain and | the United States would make a | survey of the needs of production through that year. The subject was discussed at a luncheon meeting between the President and Lord Beaverbrook, British Supply Minister, now in | ‘Washington. CHAIRM A N_A night's e ight's grist of work in hand, Sen. Tom | Connally (D-Tex.) heads for the capital early. He's the senate foreign relations committee’s new chairman. . SKIRTS HIKE ALONG WITH BUSINESS wfor | 1 | i { i { || shot FEDERAL ‘ ~ LOANTO RUSSIANS U'. 5. Ready fo Advance So-| viefs Funds for War Supply Purchase WASHINGTON, Aug..20.— Jesse Jenes, Federal Loan Administrator, caid today that he is prepared to| lend money to Russia to finance e pure e of war supplies in| this countr Jones said he believed a loan is more likely than Lend-Lease aid, once Rus runs eut of cash Yo pay for purch: . He said he dic not know how long the Soviets cash would hl)I(I mlt MISS HALYORSEN BRINGS FASHION | NEWS FOR FAL Tiered Silhoueffes, Casual Coats and Accessories.: Newly Imporfant From Miss Christine Halvorsen, owner of Halvorsen's Dress Shop, | who recently returned to Juneau from a buying trip on the West Coast, comes news of the latest angles of Fall fashions. i According to Miss Halvorsen, the Fall trend in clothes is most inter-| esting. Black is the latest fashion (mhu‘ iasm, and is being shown in for daytime and evening | wear alike. The smart new ‘cafe” | type dress is in the lead for the well ummned woman to see her through m three o'cloek on” appoint- mcms This style will have an amazing vogue this Fall and Winter, for it is short-skirted and slightly formal. Extremely important is th2 longer waistline and an elongated bodice which can be worn with or. without OUT;DEMAND MADE, IRAN: Britain, Russia Give Nofice for Expulswn of Ger- man "Tourists” LONDON, Aug. 20.—Britain has| given Iran about a week in which to answer British and Russian re- a belt. Many of these new dresses quests for the expulsion of 3,000 y.va tiered silhouettes. Some ara German tourists and technicians smooth, scme pleated, and some id to have filtered into the coun- (joreq in front. Oth try as “tourists.” ing introduced with Authoritative quarters said Brit- apron effects. ish and Russian troops are report- All theze variations are most wear- ed poised on Iran's frontiers ready able and flattering. possible direct action if the Closely following black in the color Iranian government should fail to field are RAF blue, a lovely new satisfy them. shade replacing guardsman or soldier ———————— blue, skyline blue, and all shades of brown, ranging from dark to rust. These last are perfect compliments | to the new warm earth green shades. As for hats, says Miss Halvorsen, many come in the new scoop brim, Soviets Withdrawing from Dnieper Area, Nazis dnux. The small classic turban leads \all the millinary group for both mations of Russian tanks are | counter attacking the German lines | a chic type shown in Soft felt mode’s. Also popular are tricorners, poke | bonnets, flat berets, and the favorite smartness and comfort. In the coat field, the most popular are the imported weaves moulded into the casual and sport type for any and all occasions. | Accessories blend into the perfect ensemble in an enchanting manner. Dedare Tomghi The smart under-arm bag, the cas- - ual glove, and the last word in cos- tume jewelry add perfection to mi- BERLIN, Aug. 20—German dis-|lady’s ensemble. patches tonight from the lower | —— in an attempt to cover the wit crawals of sizeable Russian units | eastward across the river. —we HUNIERS lEAVING Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, FOR {from Nile Temple in Seattle, will DEER HAUNTS be \wmdmg their way to Fairbanks here tomorrcw for the second Two groups of hunters left Ju- of Icmr scheduleld ceremonials - to neau for the deer haunts during ‘ bi mesefite‘; i 4 cufii‘ pllgrim- the night and several others went |"®, z;:{ tnieghf"lflhse “\:i:ungashrimrs [to the west end of Douglas Island |, peq five Juneau. Masons take Bhdily, Siefore dayhresks | ineir long trek over the hot sands Many hunters are planning {0 |, Mecca in the first ceremonial of | | that flares back from the pompa- Dnieper River area said large fi leave Saturday afternoon, return- |ine trip, Following the ceremonial, ing late Sunday night or Mon-|ghriners joined in a dutch lunch day morning. at the Baranof Hotel. It is claimed by hunters that| Those initiated last night were the deer are high up now and if| M. G. Metcalf, E. E. Whitse! Robert must be packed down ‘aner Jr., R. H. Stevenson and considerable distance. D. H. Andrews. ——— — BUY DEFENSE BONDS BUY DEFENSE STAMPS T GUESS \NE\E GOT ENERNTHING \WORKING » PERFECTIN, SNUFFY. "JOWVE SEEN 6 GRE®T wwmmflflflll BALLS O F'm. WSTOEER umw. ) THE 90\{5 aRE \Na\'(me SteN N 8 0 TaKE Now TO THE TWO-TAREE MORE R.R.SETION By BILLY DeBECK JES WAT'\L T PRES'DWT oF T NEWNTED STRTES QTS A 100D O THS 731ty O=/E= ONLY ONE WAY ¥ it Efi.; THE WEATHER : (By the U, S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4:30 p.m., Aug. 20: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight, partly cloudy and slightly warm- er Thursday; lowest temperatite tonight about 54 degrees, fighest Thursday 67 degrees; light to gentle varlahle winds. Forecast for Southeast Alaska: Partly cloudy to cloudy with lo- cal light showers tonight, clearing Thursday but with patches of morning fog in channels; slightly warmer Thursday; gentle to moder- ate southerly winds. Forecast of winds. along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencet: Moderate southerly winds, local showers; Cape Spencer to.Capé Hinchinbrook: maderate: southerly . to southeasterly ~winds, rain tonight showers Thursday; Cape Hinch- inbrook to. Resurrection Bay: mo lerate easterly to northeasterly winds, becoming moderate souther'y to southeasterly Thursday, rain; Resurrection’ Bay to Kodiak: modsrate northerly to. northeasterly winds becoming suuthannerly 'I'lwradny. rain. A LDCr\L DATA ‘Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4:30 p.m. yesterday 30.12 68 52 SE 3 Cloudy 4:30 am. today 30.08 56 87 S 2 Rain Noon today ... 30.09 56 92 Calm 0 " Rain RADIO REPORTS ' TODAY Max. tempt. Lowest 4:30a.m. Precip. 4:30a.n. Station last 24 hours temp. tempt. 24 hours Weather Barrow . . 46 38 38 0 Cloudy Fairbanks 75 53 53 0 Cloudy Nome .. 51 49 50 B Rain Anchorage 69 52 52 0 Pt. Cldy Bethel .. 64 51 52 02 Rain St. . Paul 56 46 49 T Foggy Atka ... 82 48 49 0 Cloudy Dutch Harbor .. 58 51 51 T Rain Wosnesenski ... 61 33 53 x Rain Cordova! z %0 54 55 . e Pt.Cldy Junean 56 56 01 Rain Sitka: ... 55 55 02 Rain Ketchikan ... 59 50 0 Cloudy Prince Rupert 56 58 0 Pt. Cldy Prince George .. 84 44 % 0 Clear Edmonton 9 42 43 0 Clear Seattle 88 58 58 (13 Cloudy Portland 83 60 61 0 Cloudy San Francisco .. 68 57 58 0 Cloudy ; WEATHER SYNOPSIS Due to the influence, 0f a low pressure center in the Gulf of Alaska a southerly flow f aibist maritime air had invaded the coast- al area from Southeast Alaska. t) the Alaska Peninsula and rain had fallen during the past 24 hou's over most of this area. Partly cloudy to cloudy. skies prevailed generally elsewhere in Alaska and light falls of rain were reported o-er the west coastal area. The greatest amount of rainfall was t wo hundredths of an inch which was recorded .at both Biorka Island and Bethel. The warmest temperature yesterday afternoon was 78 degrees which was reported at Ketchikan and, the lowest las: night 38 degrees at Barrow. Overcast: skies 'with local shower; moderately high ceilings and good visibilities' prevailed - over: tie Juneau-Ketchikan airways this morning. The Wednesday morning weather chart indicated a center of low pressure of 29.71 inches was located at 55 degrees north and 148 degrees west and the storm frontal trough extended northward and eastward from this center t> the coast of Southeast Alaska and thence < southward into lower latitudes and was expected to move © slowly northeastward during the imext 24 hours. A high pressure center .of 30.35 inches ‘was located at 38 degrees north and 138 degrees west and -a- second thigh pressure center of ‘30.45 inches was located near St. Paul Island. Juneau, August 21—Sunrise 5:31 a.m., sunset 8:30 p.m. DOUGLAS NEWS BlB.THDA'Y PABTY 1wo years has been the first to bring home here ‘a deer left in company with Bob Fleek at 2 o’clock this morning to again be the first if possible. The fifth : birthday of Normnn Mrs. Ball Honored oot v pine o soen .. A Dessert Bridge ing the afternoon by his mother ! Mrs. Henry Wood. A, large colored oalloon and individual cakes with|pinlay, who is visiting here for sev- their names scroiled in the icing eral weeks, was honored last night were given each child. Other re-iat a dessert bridge party by Mrs. [reshments including a large birth- ;Arthur Adams and Mrs. Robert Rice Mrs. Alpheus Ball, sister of Jack cay cake set with candles were served. Present were Bobby and Jimmy Sprague, David Hill, Peggy, Carol and Eddié | Cochfane, -Beth and Billy Fleek, Elton Engstrom, Jr., Johnny Jensen, Bobby Riess, Clyde Snparks, Ancevaohanmn and Dean Johnson. i, i Later in the zvenml Mrs, Wood entertained with dinner for eight. Her. .guests . included Mrs. H. R. Sprague, and two sons and. Mrs. Wilma Hill and son.. ¢ ON VACATION CRUISE Mr. .and Mrs: Edward ;Bach aud two sons Gary and Rodney, saijled Pal, for a‘veeka mmm panied by her two children, sailed far .the ‘south . this afternoon fal- lowing . Tecelpt of the. sad . yesterday of the death of her. !s!«hfl away yesterday in. thelr ‘boat, .the at the Adams home on Twelfth St. ‘There were four tables of bridge and bouquets of sweet peas and gladiolas were used as decorations. Top honors at bridge went:to Mrs. H. W. Stinchcombe, second prize was won by Mrs. Virgil Farrell, and con- solation by Mrs Earle Hunter, Mrs. Ball was presented with a guest prize. ACA SENDS OUT - FOUR FLIGHTS Alaska Coastal Al zines dispatchcd four trips to the Coast today and have two more on schedule, with pilot Shell Simmons - taking off with Don Hagerty and two other Indiafi Office officials ‘bound for Tenakee, ‘Angoon and' Sitka, and scheduled to return from Sitka with five passengers. Alex Holden flew out to make a trip fmm Hoonah to Sitka and returned to Juneau with Evelyn Ws | Wendt and E. Sommerfeld. On an- other, trip to the Codst, Holden in. Olympia,: Wash. His. death, ac-|carried Don Robunson' to Hoonah, cording..to, word received, was more | Oscar Weston to ‘Pelican and Julius or less sudden md, due to hurt Bass and H. M. Olson to Sitke He attack, daherd (Binivag AR A, wo |is scheduled to return with five Lassengers, Trips to Ralston Island, Hawk TO OCCUPY, 511‘"’“ APT. (1hlet and Hoonah are slited for = laur today. Mrs. Elizabeth Biggs the Kilburn npnrtmem.s boday to be at_home there for. his mxe, tcrma residence. in Douglas. who is vacationing south is expecwd ito return early: next montn. | - ., TO TENAKEE PEAY; John G. Johnson e this evéning on_the a' sojourn at Tennkf ‘Springs. . BAROUMESES SAIL in the states. HUNTERS our P morn i Mr. and Mrs. James Baroumes are | booked to sail on the Columbia for their six weeks planned metor tour And Scsm Returning Reurning to Junéau an the Aleu- thn are Mrs. Elizabeth Biggs, and Miss Margaret Jones, who have been o Jeave |in the States vacationing. Mrs. Biggs OFlis the mother of Minard Mill, and she has been gone about a month. Miss Jones is the sister of Mrs, Biggs, and has been away for sev- eral years. . She plans to remain in Juneau for the winter, HOSPITAI. NOTES was admitted to st. \nns fiolplhl last night for med- Several local hunters were head-!ical attention. |ing for the hills last night and this| 4 to be among the first there tcr the first deer of ‘the” m"fifli St. Ann's hospitat - | Glenward Kirkham who for the last 4ergoing an appepdectomy, —_— Delbert Butcher was o a8