The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1941, Page 2

2 TAX BiiL IN SHAPE IN SENATE Adtion Takes > This Afternoon Clearing Field for Passage TON ‘Dimond, !ég.!an Are Behind Schedule Ryan, a lefense administratc end Anthony J. Dimond Delegate to Congress, are flyir hin »dule in their return the rritory, it was learned today. | According to information at the | Governor's office, Ryan and Di- id spent the night in Minneap- cl 1 night and | plasined to leave there this morning the next lap of their trip here. Ryan's plane. abqut a month route to New York and D. C, to consult wih Guardia, Civilian De- James aska be- Doy riale nnesota, last 5 The |ago, en killed the | Washington i-breaking | Fic d have prevented | fense chief. m- |arms for ‘Alaska home their | panies ( Lepi noon guard com property income in order to = The amendment Wi a voice vote and cled W for final action on the fax measure The Senate approved by a 35 to 32 vote a levy of §5 a year for the use ¢f automobiles Ll EEDO pAA p!.AN:. KU SEATTLE IS DUE 70 LAND HERETODAY PAA Lodestar is his after- | weather | | = INFRARCE IS THREAT Northbound, a sitting in Prince noon waiting for imp: before continuing on to Juneau and the Interior. Passengers booked for Juneau are T. A. Davies. Sam Asp Mrs. Ray Stevens, Arthur Bradley Schoelten and Capi. A Monson. ‘Throug I rs 1o Fairbanks R Tucker Kenneth O to leave June the ship's mers, Mrs Ann Hamby After arriving from the southlat: a southbound Lode ris Tune ed by Unidentified Assassin ‘ VICHY, Sept. 5.—Mounting ter- rorism held the threat of civil strife today, as in Ge sccupied the outbreak a new Ladd, laimed ind r are 1 Glitton, former turned against his it died in a hospital result of an unidentified bullet. death was another in a se- ies of shooting attacks which both French and German authorities have been striving to stop. Since the first outbreak, when Laval and Deat were wounded in Versailles on August 21, the toll of the violence has been raised fo three dead and at least six wound- ed 2. Fassengers booked w for Fairbanks upon ' party. ( irivel are R. J. Som- S. J. Hermanson and g t wic yesterday scheduled to leave ternoon Doh 1 and gengers arriving in Juneal morning on the planc 8 n and Joe Kendle leaving au ar Keith Jeron Wwillard Featty and R« krout. A southbound leave here yestei nzau waiting fo ARMY EXATINATIONS A Dboarc ficers tonight meet to 1. J. Whittier | post and Joseph A. McLian, as to their | Ninir R passer Shae « Patty n thi are P Mr y sen- and Civilians Wanted “t. ForPost Exchange Ju f a se ski b tar still ither Formalio mittee will | sonnel - volunteer com- o assist in per- admir for Army nges wroughout the Area was announ | & | | of ci jon exai B Corps ex- em- e > ¢ La who reec fcati mployment and will erview ittee in for ap- Shattuck, e BEATTY TO LEAVE Dy, Willard educali tain, while McLean seeks a first | markets, vegetable markets, serv- Reopening of Douglas Schools is Department system of A. M., meeting of teachers to make!caple, all employees of post who have not previously registered 3:45 special bus will leave for co W qualifications for promotion in the|,q, . headquarters of Ma National Guard. it was announced|j,. General Irnest D. Peek, Com- | Francisco, Cal. i ancy, both in headquarters/ 3 :‘ft‘;::;:n’l 9 Members of the committée will i . S “inlerview civilian applicants for GALAS ’% icc staVions, restaurants, barber » ;xnom laundries, and tailor shops Formation of the committee was ccheduled for next Monday morning [new War for Beginning of the 1941-42 term|centralized administration and co- and according to announcementordination of operation of post ex- tentative arrangen of clas anges be civilians, It was at 10:30 A. M., enroliment of puj ned blormbat who are expected to be har B vhoanoie are expected to do so Saturday bo-; ‘_ : tween hours of 9 A. M. to 3:30 P M, |Plicants is Ct After Monday the follov »d- | Shattuck Acc venience of highway pupils An increased attendance o year is bein; f tcday by Major m. Whitticr | ging General of the Ninth | employment at such post exchange PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO i considered necessary to decentral- e by Supt. Calvin Pool schedule|changes. The new regulations pro- that time; 1 o'clock to 3 P. M.rec R ule will be in effect: From g anticipated v Affairs e pa preliminary s is candidate fo: grade of ¢P-|Goe Avea, at the Presidio of San | activities as general stores, meat REOPEN HERE MONDAY ze personnel activities under the the day will be as follows; 8:30|yjde that, in so far as is practi- ular class work. High School pupils M. to Noon; 12: 0 3:35 P w |staxr, headed for national capi- |tal. Beatty ha in the Ter- s |ritory during past several Mr. 5. Jack Warner C‘“'!months inspecting Indian schools. barked on the Cheechaks Wednes- b 3 day for 8 couple "l“ day's hunting| mps, HARMON SOUTHBOUND cruise with gxpe];ta ot ’k ;;Lu.m- Mrs. Vera B. Harmon, social ing tomorrow. ext week BTREY| ive ‘warker din the Bureau of planned to go to Tenakee for an . &y {Indian Affairs officc iere, left extended vacati | B } i g e tE I fly on leave (o visit in Co- LEAVING FOR SKAGWAY | lwmbus, © Mr. and Mrs. Oirin Edwards are | 2 planning to leave Skag bound FAIRHURST BACK to spend Hal Fairhurst of the Seattle s, Ed- Hardware Company returned to Ju- Mr. and Mrs. W. E. heau from Sitka today and is stay- ing at the Gastineau Hotel the o > a couple of ¥ wards par Feero. BARNEY GOOGLE AND-SNUFFY SMITH THIS LETTER S FROM {OUR WIEE, SHIFFY - MNP~ \T'S BRU NEWS ~ ; TYE \NTEREST ON NOLR WORTGAGE i \S DUE TH\S WEEK, — POOR OV GRAL SENS SHE WONT WENE B RODF OVER HER HERD 0L DOWT SEND HER k3= Sy NooN, T SWOW- (TS B SCANDAL To T WOODPECKERS T WEN WNCLE SBWS METOL SUPS Renegade CommunistKill- e, G THURSDRN i “TAROWGH THAT CEMQLE'S JAPANESE TROOPS ENTER SAIGON civilian in an attempt to secure Yapanese cycle troops roll over a bridge in Saigon, French Indo-Chin agreed to cecupation of Indo-China by the Japanese. aft ON he Vichy French government limson MashalAifend iy Hianewvers General George C. Marshall (extreme left) and Secrelary of War Henry L. Stimson are pictured as they went into conference with officers of the Ninth Army Ccrps at Fort L Lew Wash. General Marshail and Secretary Stimson were spectators of the major mancuvers cf the mechanized forces. Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt and Major General Kenyon A. Joyce are standing next to General Marshall. praised the leaders for the way the seldiers are beiny (rained for thei AGENCY T0 DISTRIBUTE CONTRACTS WASHINGTON, Sept. 5—A new federal agency has set out to en- list even the smallest industrial| plants in the national arnmment} manufacturing drive, it was an-| nounced this evening by President Roosevelt as he revealed the crea- | tion of a division of contract dis- tribution in the Office of Produc- tion Management, headed by Floyd Odlum, New York financier, The White House statement said | the new agency has been formed to further the ‘“determined drive | cn the part of the administration! to help smaller business units of the country to obtain their fair share of defense orders and to pre- t, so far as is possible the dis= |1ocation of industry and the unem- | ployment of workers in plants where production has been cur- ir job. Stimson NO ‘CREEP’ IS A PEEP—_mio a Pine Camp, N. Y., stream scoots a peep, the army’s new, four-man reconnaissance car that's not to be confused with the larger jeep which is for com- manding officers. Peeps mount machine guns. tailed by shortages of priorities material.” | LR e KAKE FAMILY HERE Thomas Skeek and family, prom- inent Kake natives, were in Ju- {neau today, visiting and shopping. | Skeek reported he has just com- pleted & successful fishing season. | ————— | TRAVELING MAN HERE Traveling man gren, representing the neau on the Denali. | ping at the Baranof Hotel. D i | | | | FROM ANCHORAGE Mrs, S. J. Hermanson of Phone 648. Chiropodist Dr, Steves. |the Denali last night and —ady. | staying at the Baranof Hotel | ATTENTION EASTERN STARS Charles S. Ber-| Stated meetings Juneau Chnptm‘ | b Diana No. 7, Tuesday, Sept. 9. 8 p.m., pr Sportswear Company arrived in Ju- He is stop-| ip.m. | ceded by homecoming dinner, Au stars and escorts or Mr. Jack Messer. An- | STEP to Health with Better Feet, , chorage arrived from the south on, adv. HELEN WEBSTER, Worthy Matron. SRl e S BUY DEFENSE BONDS | invited For reservations call Mrs, Talmage 234 MILLION 15 VALUE OF Huge Increases in Canned Fish and Gold Shown Over Year Ago Products of a total value of $23,- were experted to the States from Alaska during the month of August, it was reported today in the monthly summary of shipments by the Department of Commerce, James J. Connors, Collector cf Cus- toms. This cor 565,7 »d with products val- 39 exported from the wing August of last year. jowinz big increases were 10n and gold. Total value nned salmon sent to the mute testimony of the bumper run of salmon in Alaska this sum- mer. Total value of gold exported in August was $2,323,778, as compared to $1,760.368 in August of last year. Again last month, a huge increase over a year ago was shown in the exports of fish oil. In August fish oil from Alaska valued at $282,807 was sent to the States, compared with a value of $93359 for the oil sent out the same month a year ago. Following is the list of exports and their values: Fish: Fresh and frozen cept shallfish) : Halibut Salmon Other Salmon, canned Cured or preserved (ex- cept shallfish) : Cod Herring Salmon Shellfish: Clam Crabs Shrimp Fish products: Meal 0il Other fish products Furs and furskins: Beaver Fox: Black and silver Blue Red White Fur-seal skins Hair-seal skins Marten Mink Muskrat Otter All other Live animals . Wool, unmanufactured Wocd, timber and lumber Ore, matte and regulus: Copper Lead Antimony ore Platinum Stone, including marble Trophies, specimens, cur- ios, ete. “All other articles ....... (ex- $ 81640 94,049 6,401 19,944,722 140 13,651 216,648 290 1,839 4,585 82,587 282,807 19,160 8,305 310 70 518 134 2 141 141 236 11,982 150 547 350 ; 14,570 60 220 | 6,260 1,266 129,509 16,160 | 967 3,742 Total value of products of Alaska Value of United States products returned $20,944,079 292,224 Total value of shipments of merchandise Gold Silver $21,236,303 2,323,718 5,710 $23,565,791 | *—Items included in “all other arti- cles: Reindeer Hides Beaver Castors . Paintings Ivory Spruce Oars e $ 1,442 350 969, 874 Dinner Tonight Is . Get-Together Party, This evening four women wh'v' | lived together prior to their mar- riages are having, with their hus- bands, a get-together difner ia {the Iris Room of the Baranof He- |tel. In the party will be Mr. and | Mrs. Stan Grummett, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Blackwell, Mr. and Mis. {Dewey Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. {Ralph Mize. Today also marks the Mize's seventh wedding anniver- sal THE ROOF'S LEAKING \NORSE'N ENER — SHE'S HAD THE MWSERY W\ HER BRCK SO 8RO SHE CANT LOOK W \NOQDPILE \N T FRACE - AN T CROWS HRNE SUST QBONT RUWED THE UEGETABLE GORDEN LAST NGHT SHE — “TURAT QWN'T AL - SWE SPNS SHE OWES A 4518 GROCERN BW\- AN T4 FEED STORE \WON'T SEND HER NO MORE GROWW MASH FOR TH LITTLE CHICKS TILL SHE PANS 1P & 3 NMONTHS BRCK BILL SN - @ BETTER GET SONMEONE E\SE O FINSH \T, SNNEEY — \1'S BREARIN NN HEART Bv BILLY DeBECK (By the U. 8. W ather Bureau) U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU FORECASTS: Jun€au and vicinity: Partly cludy tonight and Saturday; in- creasing temperature Saturday, lo sest temperature tonight about 48 defrgix‘;ees, highest Saturday about 6! degrees, light to gentle variable wifids. Southeast Alaska: Clear or partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; somewhat warmer in north portio: Saturday; gentle to moderate southerly, winds. ~ Wind and weather along the Gilf of Alaska tonight and Saturday: Dizxon Entrance to Cape Spencer: moderate westerly to southwest- erly winds, partly cloudy; Cape S encer to Cape Hinchinbrook: mod- erate southwesterly winds, partly cloudy; Cape Hinchinbrook to Res- urrection Bay: moderate easterly to southeasterly winds, partly cloudy; Resurrection Bay to Kodiak: moderate to fresh southeasterly winds, local rain. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity 4:30 p.m, yesterday 29.93 54 8 SE 12 4:30 am. today 30.06 51 95 s 4 Noon today 30.14 51 97 SE 8 RADIO REPORTS Weather Overcast Showers Rain TODAY 4:30am. Precip. tempt. 24 hours 0 o Max. tempt. last 24 hours 32 67 . 55 68 63 4:30am. Weather Qvercast Pt. Cldy Clear Pt. Cldy Overca. Lowest temp. 28 36 38 32 50 36 48 48 51 49 50 49 Station Barrow Fairbanks Nome Dawson Anchorage Bethel St. Paul Atka Dutch Harbor Cordova Juneau Sitka . .......... Ketchikan . Prince Rupert Prince George Edmonton ... | Seattle ... | } Overcast Showers Rain Overcast Showers Pt.Cldy Overcast Pt. Cldy Overcast, Pt. Cldy Overcast Overcast Clear 49, 41 45 60 63 60 WEATHER SYNOPSIS Juneau, September 6—Sunrise 6106 a'm. Sunset 7:45 p.m. Relatively moist maritime air was moving inland over Southeast Alaska this morning and rain bhad fallen during the past 24 hours at most stations from Ketehikan t> Cordova and rain continued fo fall this morning in the vicinity o Juneau. Due to the influence of a low pressure center nmear Atk, rain had fallen from the Aleu- tian Islands to the Alaska Peninsula and the Bering Sea. Clear fo partly cloudy skies prevailed gencrally elsewhere over Alaska. The greatest amount of rainfall was 5. hundredths of an inch, which was reported at Dutch Harbor. The highest temperature yesterday afternoon was 67 degrees recordei at Fairbanks and the lowest last night 28 degrees at Barrow. Most!y overcast: skies with moderate ceilings and good visibilities exczpt for local fog patches near Petersburg and local rain near Juneau, prevailed over the Juneau- Ketchikan airway this morning. The Friday morning weather chart indicated relatively low pres- sure to the northeast of Alaska axd a second low center of 29.40 inches was located at 52 degrees north and 176 degrees west and was expected to move about 400 miles eastward during the next 24 hours. A high pressure center of 3045 inches was located at 41 degrees north and 151 degrees west and a high crest extended northeastward into the Gulf of Alaska. MEDIATION, | R.R. STRIKE IS FAILURE Union Refufiny Arbitra- tion - Issue Now Goes Direct fo President _ | Portland San Francisco cuntil at least 30 days after the Fact Finding Board makes a report. R STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Sept. 5— Closing quotation of the Alaska Juneau {mine stock today is 4%, American |Can 82%, Anaconda 28%, Bethle- hem Steel 69, Commonwealth and Southern %, Curtis Wright 10, In- ternational Harvester 54%, Kenne- cott 37%, New York Central 121/2, | Northern Pacific 7!, United States | steel 57. DOW, JONES AVERAGES T ¢ | The following are today's Dow, c|Jones averages: industrials '127.17, CHICAGO, Ill. Sept. 5—Mediation | rails 20.75, utilities 18.67. in the wage dispute between the Nation’s major railroads and thexr{ 1,250,000 employees has ended in al failure, less than three hours after| the employees had given a general| strike authorization to the 19 var-| ious unions. | In announcing attempts to rea.ch‘ an amicable- settlement has ended, | the National Railway Mediation Board disclosed that the offer for| arbitration was 'rejected - by the unions. o 2 This brings the controversy direct up. to President Roosevelt who has authority o appoint, an. emergency| Fact Finding.Board. | save with || Insured Safety EARNINGS On Savings Accounts ® Accounts Government In- sured up to $5,000. ® Money available at any time. ® Start an account with §1 or more. Current 4% Rate Alaska Federal