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‘ NOTICE! 5 October 1 reasing costs of raw pplies, we will be unable o sell DOUBLE-DIP ICE CREAM CONES FOR FIVE CENTS. In the future, only SINGLE-DIP CONES CAN BE SOLD AT THIS PRICE. i’u 5. MAKES { PACT WITH ue BRAZILIANS Lend- lease Agreement Is Signed Involving JUN E AU Large Sum DAIRLIES || proon oo signed a lend-lease agreement with Brazil, the State Department an- nounces, but declines to say how much money is involved. Reports, unofficially, place the loan at be-| tween $90,000,000 and 3|lU,000.000] The lend-lease agreement was made because of Brazil's strategi- cally important proximity to Da- | kar, on the African coast. The agreement is deemed as most important so far of any Latin- | American country. | The amount involved is by Iarl | the largest made under a lend- | ! lease agreement with various Latin- | American nations. We Do NOT Patronize Montgomery Ward Co. Procter & Gamble Products Gatner & Mattern Knit Goods Carnation Milk Co. Spruce- Market, of Juneau Phone 638 According to the official German caption with this radiophoto from Berlin Gerinan infantrvmen are advancing to a no«mun rearer Ienm- PlANS NON- STOP iy 'DRAFT PROCEDURE FOR COLLEGE MEN IS OUTLINED HERE 'Student lndudlons May Be| SAMPLER ; ; + the famous sssortment of best-Jiked confections . . . here THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, OCT 1, 1941 - German Troops Deploy Around B&sleged Lemngrad grad after taking the Soviet trench in the foreground, The Reds have reiterated their determmnuon to defend the eitv to the end. JOHN PUBLIC PLAYSPLENTY ;Excise Levies E Expected lo, Raise Thirfeen Million Dollars Next Year | WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 — The| | heaviest taxes c¢f American History, {deuble those of the World War I | period, today took the first hand- ful of casn from the public pqcket- | |book. But this is only the begin- ining of the new excise levies which | became effective at midnight, giv-| ling consumers an initial if in-| (ccmplete idea of what the recently \pamd Defense Revenue Tax Bill 'is going to mean in dollars and| cents. i | Although the Treasury Depart-| |ment is counting on the excise taxes| to raise the pretty penny of a cool | three million, they say this repres-| |ents only a_small part of the whole, |xevenue program, which is expected | to raise about thirteen million dol~‘ ]ars in the year to come. | a registrant must obtain word uom‘ ‘The day of reckoning comes with his local board that he is not sched- | the new income excess profits taxes, uled for induction in the near fu-|which are already in effect and ture, it was pointed out by T(’l’-‘wmch apply to the 1941 income tax ritorial Headquarters, which said {returns. These levies are of the' that local boards would assist reg-! dclay d action variety, the payoff istrants as much as possible by of ‘which Uncle Sam has deferred | telling them approximately how until March 15. mn they may be called for military | - e e | training, BUY DEFENSE BONDS Postponement of induction should; = Radiophote “ON NEW TAX COLD? :: direet from the makers—$1.50 to $7.50. JUNEAU %UNWC[LL LABOR Affiliated with American Federation of Labor e ——— | Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Rexall Store EVERY FIRE should make you think of your own property. Have you enough DEPENDABLE ins surancé?’, You never know when it might mean either full indemnity for some loss, or a drain on your savings account. 'We want to help you understand what your insurance really means to you, Shattuck Agency Seward Street JUNEAU PHONE 249 We've Jusi Bought a New Duo-Therm Range! Shown at Boeing Field, Seatitle, Eveln N. Burleson, attractive veteran of 2400 hours in the air, who has covered the.flying field from stunting to instructing, stands beside her little two-seater “Miss Libétty” which she will fly non-stop from Vancouver, B, C., tg Tia Juaiia, Mexico, in a novel flight. made in a light, slow plane. The foaded. by about 300 pounds. M Macema, Wash,, where she is a free lance pilot, to complete arrange- me)-u [or the mp | Postponed or Deferred Says locaI Board | Are u going to college and a| iittle worried about oeing c‘med into army service before your pres- ent school term is completed? i Well, don’t worry. If you follow | the correct procedure with your! local draft board, you will either have your induction into the armed | forces postponed or deferred, de- pending on whether the course of studies you pursue is preparing you tor a vital defense industry job or not. Such was the announcement ! made today by the Territorial head- | quarters of the Selective Service }Sy:tem. here. Emphasizing the difference be- itween a postponement of induction end an actual deferment of a stu- l(!enl. Ty torial Headquarters in its j{memerandum to local boards re- ‘xtflaled the necessity of deferring) | individual students in preparation llcr occupations essential to the na- jtional defense and public welfare. Shortage Of Workers Pointing out that from time u)‘ time ii had advised local baard».! that there were shortages, or pros-| jpective shortages, in certain essen- | tial occupations and that students| who were preparing for these oc-| cupztions could be deferred, Terri-| torial Director John L. MLCOI‘mle| said: “If your local board determines, that a particular student registrant | The flight has never before been ship, when gassed up, will be over- iss Burleson flew to Seattle from lis in training and preparation to] perform a function which the na-| Army Askmg More Land On Annetfe |Air Base Wants Use of Lake Near Metlakatla for Water Supply The Annette Island army air -=-— | tional - interest requires should be| be performed, and that at the time | (oMMu“ICA‘m such student will begin to perform that function there will be a short- jage of persons qualified to perform Juneau, Alaska, To The Editor such function, it should defer such| of thesEmpire: In Mondays Empire, student. It should be clearly un- your write up on the Unel pyment derstood that it is the shortage | Compensation Commission ites in within that occupation which forms part: “The Legislature fafled to the basis' of the deferment and| confirm any dppointment zpude to not the fact that the registrant is the board by the Governef”. In a student.” ! Tuesdays issue, writing on the same’' Such deferments are granted be-‘ | subject you state: “Hardclistle is cause they are in the national in- a former member of the Commis-, terest whereas an induction is post- sion whose term expired this year. poned solely to prevent undue hard- Names of men to replace him on ship to the individual, Territorial the Commission, proposed:t6 the Headquarters pointed out. Territorial Legislature by Gov. Ern-! Short Postponements est Gruening, were all turned down! Short postponements may be‘ by the legislators.” granted to a farmer to harvest a| |that the legislators had several case, to an architect to complete a (of the next quarter The above gives the impression crop, to a lawyer to try a pending| _ | not be granted to permit a student | tarhegin & nawsterm if his induction would normally take place. prior thereto, according te Territorial | Heaglquasteps, which stated: Between Terms “If a particular student regis- anc is ordered to report for in- ducuon after the expiration of one college term and before the start of another college term, there ap- pears to be no question but that the student should be inducted as ordered, Likewise, it appears that it a particular student registrant’s induction is to cccur shortly after| the start of a college term, his in- duction should not be postponed, and, therefore, such student should not enroll for such college term or should advance his time of induc- tion by volunteering.” If it appears, however, that a stu-| dent registrant will not be ordered| to report for induction until well | into the college term it is apparent that his induction might reasonably be postponed until the end of such term, Headquarters added, saying: “If a student registrant’s local board determines that he would probably not be ordered to report for induction until after the midxe (if his college is using a quarter system), or until after the middie of the next sem- ester (if his college is using a semester system), such local board may give assurance to such student bhfit if he is ordered to report for induction during such quarter or | semester, his induction will be post- poned until the end of such qum ter or semester. Prevent Hardship ‘This proced‘ure will prevent un- usual hardship and will permit both students and colleges to make their plans in advance on a definite basis, while not interfering unduly with the smooth, efficient and im- partial operation of the Selective Service System.” i Local boards must, as one of the ' conditions precedent to granting postponement of induction to a stu- dent registrant, definitely ascer- | tain that the particular student is i ngood standing in his college or university and is enrolled therein in good faith, Territorial Head- quarters emphasized. ——- BUY DEFENSE STAMPS IS EPILEPSY INHERITED? WHAT CAUSES IT? A booklet containing the opinions of fam- ous doctors on this interesting subject will be sent FREE, while they last, to any reader writing to the Educational Divisic~, 535 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y., Dept.0_1103 Hear > | 29 CLEARLY7 'with SONOTONE Do you hear but have trouble understand- ing? Then call for full information on new AS ADVERTISED sudicle which is help- DR. RAE LILLIAN CARLSON ‘ Blomgren Blclg Phone 636 SELLS PIONEER BU Elmer Ericksson, pioneer ailor of | Anchorage, bas sold his business to the Olson brothers. ‘CAUGHT Use VapoRub to- night. By morning most misery y be gone. oN—w0 DOSING | VICKS VAPOIIIIB JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL announces NIGHT)| SCHOOL | Offering Many Courses Where Any Demand Is Shown No classes will be started unless at least ten students are enrolled All classes will meet twice each week for 10 weeks. Each meeting or sesslon will be two hours in | length. Tuition for each class is ten dollars in advance. No money will be refunded after the class starts. The following courses have been requested and will be offered if there are at least 10 people inter- ested for any one class: 1. Beginning Typing. 2. Advanced Tpying. 3. Beginning Shorthand. 4. Advanced Shorthand. 5. Public Speaking. 6. English. 7. U. S. History. 8. Latin 9. French. 10. Spanish. 11. Amateur Geology 12. Other Couses. HOW TO ENROLL: Just write a note to Night School, Box 1271, Juneau, and state which course or courses you desire. Send no money. You will be notified later if and when your class will be started. Probable Starting Date: OCTOBER 7. - 1 FLY UNITED in the STATES Fares only 5¢ a mile. 140 Ibs, baggage allowance. United offers the only sleeper planes from the Pacific Northwest totheEast. Call travel agents, hotels, Pan American Airways or Alaska Steamship Co. Or wire ahead to United’s Seattle office for reservations. UNITED Fourth Ave. at Union St. CHICAGO NEW YORK WASHINGTON Sleeper and scenic day- light Mainliners. - CALIFORNIA 4 Mainliners daily. (From Seattie) Air Lines Seattle Join the happy throngs who have purchased the new Duo-Therm Fuel Oil Range. Better Looking! Better Cooking!? Duo-Therm offers beautiful modern design, the famous dual chamber burner, a large heavy-duty oversize oven and many other features which make Duo-Therm more practical for your cooking needs. Also See the Duo-Therm Fuel-0il Heaters Oil Burners and Household Appliances Acetylene Welding Plumbing, Heating Blacksmithing llarrl Machine Shop . o CHARRI, P"“I‘“e i el 45 P. O. Box 1148 base’ wishes to acquire from the Indian - reservation on the island additionial larid for a pipe line and ‘water supply service from a lake which has been named Nold Lake, affer Col. J. C. Nold, in command of the /base, it was learned today from Claude Hirst, Alaska super- intendent of the Office of Indian Affairs,, who ‘returned last night ifter-a 10-day trip in the southern section . of Southeast Alaska. went to Metlakatla, Indian oW Aunette Island,” where -he omqued with- the mative city oungit cuncgrmng tbe granting of ha !:q. *to<the army. The council- men’ had. glready approved the ? It was Alunst n) “old home veek celebration for Hirst, he: dis- uvsfod. when he met dozens of oldiees. from his* home ‘county in \rkafisas; Who . have 'béén ‘trans- erred to Annette Island. Many of 1e boys there went to school to iirst- when he was superintendent Jf scheols at Prescott, Ark, and nany, others were sons of his boy- 100d ' friends there. Hirst said he nderstood that several Arkansas , .nitg -are’ now serving in AMska ith' the men scattered around at nnetfe “lsiand, Yakutat, Seward, iome, Sitka and Dutch Harbor. On’ his tip, Hirst visited Kake, <lawock, - Hydaburg and Ketchi- an. In Fl{sp Cny. he inspect- d Lhe«%‘d site -of th! new 250,000 "native “tubercular hospital, 4t Ssxman. Hirst declared, how- names from which to choose. The truth (which a glance at the Jour- nal will verify) is that but one name, Michael J. Haas, was sub- | mitted for that office and ‘that on the last day of the session. Mr. Haas being already a member rejected. The ‘wishes of the legislators, the Governor, which in with the other' members, by every member of the sion, requesting the re—a of Mr. Hardcastle. 3 I respectfully suggest that -you consult the reeord. o) Yours very truly, (Signed, J. V. Davis){ S ——————— MARRIED AT FAIRBANKS. Two old Alaska families were recently united at Fairbanks wifen Miss Blanche G. Burns and Ner- man Derrick Osborne were married. The bride’s parents operaga " the Burns Apartments in Fairbanks and the groom was born in Cor- dova. ever, that definite decision to lo- cate the hospital there has not been made. Sl : NOTICE ATRMALL ENVELOPES, ing air route from Seattle to Nome, on sale at J. B. Burford & Qg ads. A set of plans, and ‘in addition, Ter- ritorial Heardquarters said, “a stu- dent might be granted such an ex- tension in order to prepare for and take an examination, or to complete a college term which he started in| good zaith after ascertaining that| of the Official family, his npme was his induction would not normally | occur until a reasonable portion of such term had expired.” that a resident of Ke be To enter collede in “good faith,”| .| appointed to the Commi , was early demonstrated by a petition to Made to Order ASK FOR PRICES SEE OUR CATALOG /The Empire I | i ;wmm'".m‘flonlar Lfio mn mddnl T.Il' Mixed? Myfi mmmmmw-lwb QalvulMMandM { s the kind of bourbon”your friends will go for. mmnmug_g-) HEN OLD mll :aunrus, .| KICKED IN WITH A 'f . GIANT.ORDER! ir:m Ib/b?i' flilm j v . frim smnotiuss! ~ ndl.fid

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