The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 22, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO As seenin MSCALL'S CLAUDIA . .. trim Vitality stip-on in dull black kid with and vamp. Carefree Cuban hecl ... restful Vinpoise Feature, SAILFORD... chic Vital. ity gadabout in new Tof. fee Tan cAlf (antiquec) Clever stirched accent < casual Walking heel :"“_“’G‘n““;“:_”':‘::‘n:::"txl“:"": | nas been tested satisfactorily i IMOGENE . flactering elas- Y 2 o winds of near-hurricane for ticize A’x’x;yl “‘:k‘:fi Joe Morton tells you about the i s i le rl‘“l pert Suolict Beel. In o | bt batrol, el fink 'l the he airship (K-2) destined brown suede, black gabarding by “pv‘ ._ | typical patrol use, is econstructed or crushied kid, Sadre cons U. S. Navy screen against pos- trasting trim, sible eneries, which operates for dull,\ in close cooperation \\-‘m: cut of the old dirigible hase, | the fleet. It houses a fully- RS/ it equipped radio station—also car- rier pigeons — and has ite: By JOE MORTON B iy for mapping the position of each elasticized gabardine saddle | : PRACTICE, TRAINING FOR HUNTING OF After the Hindenburg went ]N C. and Sunnyvale. el Furtt up in flames, Lakehurst nearly went out of the news. Now it is the center of some of the T ’extendmg operations is a new ex- | peditionary-type mooring mast, tel- escopic and carried by truck, which ! AP’ Peatuwe Service Writer of the 30 to 50 ships noted in a UN(lE SAM'S NAVY KEEPS GUARD IN COASTAL WATERS WITH BLIMP PATROL; WHALES, SHARKS TARGETS FOR SUBMARINES . g | DA @55 SAN SABA SUNK day’s flight. The crew of eight LAKEHURST, N. J—Each morn- (g, pilots, radio men, riggers and ing of the year, not long Aafter mechanje—all act as observers | daybreak, early risers in this New The et tro1 oA Bk Jersey pineland region glance au- G MOWEHL LRSI} D LAV | tomalically "of the dkies, thepr at 2mple Hving Gusrters I0Pfthe full $.S. HERBERT L. PRATT SUNK thelr ‘watbhes, and muse aloud: °TeV: &re able to make 76 miles ki :_..' P | “Time for the blimp patrol.” an hour, and.. 'whh development Soon, two, sometimes three or °f the expeditionary mast, no ® uss MINNESOTA MINED four, compact streamlined cragt IONE®r are hangar bould. Thcy ® ‘; nose out towards the Atlantic. At DOId soffe 400,000 cubic - feet of | & nightfall they return, each with a !fting helium. i S ® log showing operations over some Such a blimp can come to rest Ky 12,000 square miles. ,on the surface of the water; pici § The blimps, tendons in the pow- 4P supplies, fuel and water bal- "} ® rful Navy air arm, have been last; and change crews while rid- ':‘ ‘looking for submarines.” ing at anchor, They can refuel S ATLANTIC i During the World War — Gey- {Tom a passing ship which need CAPE CHARLES ; OCEAN {many sent half a dozen U-boats to Not slow down, opening the pos- H | American coastal waters to tov- sibility of 'still closer actioh with H ® |pedo merchantment, lay mines, and the fleet. \ : ® otherwise harry shipping, in hove e : . part of the U. 8. fleet would be WHY THE NAME BLIMP? : g ithdrawn from Europe. In six 4 bt : ths exactly 100 ships were de. AS the airship grew out of its ! PY infancy, craft fell into one of od, 4mong them the cruiser royes U585, san Diego. | three general classifications ac- SHIE’S SUNK | cording to structure; those ¥ i IN WORLD WAR i the present war the United yiphou¢ metal reinforcements Vinliy | Slittes at peace, has her guard UD. yere called non-rigid or limp. ik wuede ipece | Bimp crews, trained by intensive " qhe first successful | British During the Werld War Ge ‘:,“ ,_“'f'\ ,a('m: ‘h:d‘;d“m maneuvers, are ready for ac- non-rigids were the B-Jimp ”i.m“ ceastal waters shg above, deinty bow. Also in Ricd | tion. o foidy \ type. English sailors promptly | ships. Browa. | The blimp (mon-rigid airship),’ Joined the name “blimp”—and ‘ of the area, whether hovering motionless or jygye, | all of the Atlantic Coast. ;cruising at a speed up to 65 knots an hour, serves the Navy best at | reconnaissance. Its crew has time ito search minutely for the oil smears rising inevitably behind la U-boat several weeks from its | base, and to watch for the tell-tale | white wake of a submarine. Under | certain conditions the submerged THE NAVY'S NEWEST The blimpK-3, most advanced airship of nan U-boats slipped quietly into the Am- 2.2} APPROXIMATE AREA NOW UNDER PATROL made them a graveyard for many Teday the Navy's blimp patrql stands careful guard over much scon will have sufficient bases to make secure nearly lcraft itself may be spotted—some |have been sighted 90 feet down. | For the present-day patrol, whales and sharks—far smaller than submarines—afford common | practice targets. Miniature depth !bombs may be dropped for prac- tice; full-size depth bombs lie in the racks. The - gas-filled craft sauntering from Lakehurst's Naval Air Sta- tion today scout northward and southward along the coast, each assigned to part of an “inshore” bélt. This generally is the stretch 6.95 in gtoek as illustrated | i / jof water lying within the 100- |fathom curve, the area where zgm i a Icoa.sml shipping is concentrated {and where submarines might be expected to lurk. Qaflz/ry S/INCE /18587 o el It was with the AT i . |making this “inshore belt” secure B = that Congress authorized con- v b e e s s oo s re eSS | istion of 48 lighter-than-air NOTICE TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS The Revenue Act of 1941, which was placed in effect on October 5, imposes a tax oi 6 per cent on amounts paid by subscribers for Jocal telephone service, The Juneau & Douglas Teleph'me Company is required to collect this tax and therefore the proper amount will be added to the recular charge made by the company on all bills paid AFTER OCTOBER 10TH Total with Tax Added $2.38 craft for patrol purposes. Five ot these are being delivered to l..ake- hurst at the rate of one a month' |funds for 21 others havs been al-| |located. Actually on patrol duty are four ships, the rest are peing used in greatly-expanded train- ing operations. E ) Regular Rate Less Discount . 2.50 ’KM 291 The Navy's program for making 3.50 325 344 |secure all vulnerable coastal wa- i 3'7: 3: ters also requires construction of ;fig fis 508 three air stations to supplement Subscribers using in excess of $5.00 per month will be notified of the adjusted athount. JUNEAU & DOUGLAS TELEPHONE COMPANY S e | '| COWLING-DAVLIN Weymouth, Mass., Elizabeth City, e = LR S e | ¥ ENTERPRISE FUND ‘E | Daily Alaska E i COMPANY Juneau, Alaska { DODGE and PLYMOUTH | wHEN I F Nc e UareS 4!l Coal Choice—General Haul- {Na e ke % ing — Storage and Crating as a subscription to it r : to pro 1 1cil ‘ 2 ties for Juneau men at Chilk 2atyd | CALL US! Clip the ahove o A vyour - Juneau Transfer subscription at the offi 2 D Ala e or . 4 at a Juneau bauk. Phone 48-Night Phohe 481 Ms type, is backbone of the nation’s intention of the base here. These are at South! submarine” patrol. Construction of similar craft has been authorized. Tough cotton fabric bag, treated with synthetic rubber, holds | 400,000 cu. ft. of helium. | AI.A APPOINTS CHAIRMEN FOR Group Chafiges Legion to Membership Drive- ' Activities Planned Chairman of committees Were announced last mght at a regular meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary held in the Dugout. The chairman are for the most part ap- polnted and are assisted by one |or two other members on their ! committees. Committees and their chairmen for the year 1941-42 were 'announced as follows: ' past President Parley, Esther Gullufsen; Americanism, Myrtle |Neate; Rehabilitation, Wanda Mar- tin; Child Wellare, Dollie Stewart; Mempership, Mabel Lybeck; Poppy, Ann Day; Legislative, Esther Gull- ufsen; National News, Ethel Jobn- lson; Junior Activities, Dorothy ;Manthey; Publicity and Radio, " BARNEY GOOGLE AND: bNU 'F¥ SMITH T GOT W, SNUFFY ¥ 1L TELLED \ A & LOGS OF MEMORY - ¢ xc oW B‘(SOQE&ERQ TAST YUE RECNERED / T ot SHVUONS W 0N WY/ oy G000 10EE: S ) NEWULAT hie SHPMATES AND CORRY o C(OMING YEAR ! Sheelor and Air-cooled engine Pneumatic-tired lafding wheel enables craft to taxi itself, Stewart; Parliamentarian, tution and By-Laws, Mildred Community Serwice ivities, Marie Oswa War . Orphans, Dollie Censt R. Hermann; and Unit of Aileene Olson; Colonial Study, Carol Davis; Music, Ethel Johnson; Pan American Study, Bee Parsons; | Naticnal Defense, Lucille Stone-| house; Red Cross sewing, Ann Day; Red Cross knitting, Dorothy Man- they; Flaz Committee, Agnes Kiefer. An executive Committee was elected during the evening, and the members are Dollie t, Edith Bess Nordling. Other business taken up included the challenging of the Legion to a membership drive, which is to end on Armistice Day, November 11 The winning team of the drive will be given a party by the losing team.| Members of the Legion Auxili were asked to attend the address being given by Miss Aleta Brownlee tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on Child Welfare, The talk will be given in the Dugout, and is being spon: d by the League of Wo-| men’s Voters A report was given by Mrs. Day, chairman of the Red Cros® sewing, on the hospital gowns the group is makir d members were asked ' ByBILLY DeBECK SPEED: Up to 75 mp.h. RANGE: 2,000 miles. ARMAMENT: Machine guns, depth bombs, housed in con- trol cabin, CREW: Eight men—pilot ra- dio operators, riggers and me- chanic. LENGTH: 246 feet. to meet in Mrs. Day’s home on Friday at 10 o'clock in the morning for a day of sewing on the gowns. The knitting group, of which Mrs. Manthey is chairman, has taken charge of the Red Cross yarn, and hopes for a large number of knit- ters: i National Defense chairman Mrs. Stonehouse and Mrs. Charles Bur- qaick were chosen by tiie group to represent the Auxiliary at the Na- al Defense Dinner whieh is by the Juneau Wo- ! man’s (,lll\) The dinner will take place on Wednesday, October 29. Plans for a rummage sale were also made by the organization, and| | the sale date was chosen for Octo-} ber 29, 1t will take place at the Dugout, | ——.——— i ATTENTION MASONS Called Communication Mt. Ju-| neau Lodge tomorrow afternoon at: 1:15 for the purpose of conduct-| ing the funeral service of our Iate‘ Brother Olgat L. Anderson. | J. W. LEIVERS, Secretary. [ —_—————— | Subscribe to the Daily Alaska} Empire—the paper with the largest paid circulation. ] adv. | X WUZ T8 ONLEST UG To DO,GOOGLE - NOW,E GOT SUNTHW 5| | TER TH' VARMINTS < TO LOOK ®&T 'and Mrs. Foresman, Mr. and Mrs.| 'Hugh Wade, Mr. and MIs. RUSSEl | | m———— THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU FORECASTS: Juneau and vicinity: Mostly cloudy with intermittent light rain and not much change in temperatare tonight and Thursday: lowe: temperature tonight about 36 degrees, highest Thursday 43 degreos gentle variable winds, mostly northwesterday. Southeast Alaska: Mostly cloudy with intermitten light rain 4 snow in the mountains tonight and Thursday; not much change i temperaturé; moderate southeasterly to easterly winds south of Five Finger and moderate northerly to northeastetly winds in portion but moderate to fresh northerly winds in Chatham Lynn Canal and Taku Inlet, Wind and weather along the Gulf of Allfik:\ tonight and Thurs.: Dixon Entrancé to Cape Spencer: fresh 'to moderate southwe esterly to westerly winds, local rain south of Sitka and moderate to fresh southeasterly to easterly winds, lozal raili Sitka t0 Cape Spencer tonight, bBecomihg ‘modérate ‘to f¥:sh easterly to southeasterly local shower$ over entire area Thiirsday; Cape Spencer to Caj chinbrook: moderate to fresh eastarly to northeasterly wind: cloudy with rain or snow near Cape Spencer; Cape Hinchin: 1 north Strait Resurrection Bay: moderate northeasterly winds, fair; Resurrection Bay to Kodiak: moderate northerly winds, fair. LOCAL D'ATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity ~ Weather 4:30 pm. yesterday 30.13 41 o1 w 10 Showers 4:30 a.m. today 30.11 39 97 SE 4 Rain Noon today 30.08 34 Lid w 8 Rain RADIO REPORTS | TODAY Max. tempt. | Lowest 4:30a.m. Precip. 4:30am Station last 24 hours | temp. tempt. 24 hours Weathe Barrow 12 10 1o 3 3 Fairbanks 26 22 2 06 . Nome 42 40 40 03 Anchorage 29 | 17 21 0 Bethel 40 | 33 33 05 ] St. Paul 46 41 41 01 ] Atka 46 | 4 46 0 Dutch Harbor .. 44 41 41 01 Wosnesenski 49 | % 43 0 Kanatak 44 | 40 40 0 Clear Cordova 42 29 30 0 Clear Juneau 19 3 39 48 Rain Sitka 51 | 44 46 122 Rain » Ketchikan 50 | 46 50 1.05 Prince Rupert 54 45 53 54 Seattle 59 42 41 0 San Fraficisco . 58 | 45 48 02 Clear WE:\TEIIER SYNOPSIS Cold moist air had penetratei the northern portion of Sout east Alaska and show had fallen during the past 24 hours at - téred points north of Icy Straits a i1d Gastineau Channel. Cool mois! maritimée air was invading the in erior of Alaska this morning with loeal stiow or rain from Barrow t) the Bering Sea and the Tanana Valley. 'Warmer moist maritime ar continued over the southern por- tioh of Sdutheast Alaska and in c nnection with a weak low cente in the Gulf of Alaska had brougit rain over the central and southern portion of Southeast Ala ka. Clear or partly cloudy skie prevailed from the Alaska Range t Cordova and the Alaska Penin- sula. The greatest amount of ra nfall was 1.05 inchmes which wa recorded at Ketchikan. The highes: temperature yesterday afternoon was 50 degrees at Ketchikan ahd t e lowest last night 10 degrees at Barrow. Overcast skies, moderately low ceilings, fair visibilities and light rain prevailed over the Juneiu-Ketchikan airway this mornin The Wednesday morning weath>r chart indicated a center of lov préssure of 29.76 inches was loca‘ed at 54 degrees north and 138 de- grees west and was expected to s.owly fill during the next 24 hourn but remain almost stationary. A second low center was located ‘o the west of Attu and appeared t> be moving eastward A pressure center of 30.30 inches was located at 48 degrees north a 170 degrees west and a high crest extended over the Bristol Bay area and east-northeastward over the interior of Alaska. Juneau, October 23—Sunrise 7:51 a.m., sunset 5:33 pm S » n higi Gruenings Entertain DEFENSE WALK Child Welfare Staff, .. woxra. e, oc 2 mc la Junta Safety Council recently , . Miss Aleta Brownlee and the sponsored a “walk to school” move- members of the Child Welfare staff ment and gave these reasons: were guests of Governor and MIs.| 1 1t conserves. gasoline for Gruening last night at a dinner |defense program. party in the Governor's Mansion. Present for the occasion were the It conserves automobiles staff members Miss Eleanor Oman,| ‘he defense program. Miss Evelyn Graham, John Cowgill, 3. Walking is healthful. George Luden and K. .R. Foresman,' 4, Walking is safe. the for Maynard, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Ram-| - sey, and Stewart Morrison. 1 .- — ANSELECTS At a recent meeting of the local| members of the Alaska Native| Sisterhood the following members were elected to office for the en-| suing year: | President, Mrs. Margaret Wana- maker; Vice-President, Mrs. Sally Hopkins; Secretary, Mrs. Marge Cropley; Treasurer, Mrs. Bessie | Miller; Sergeant - at - Arms, Mrs. Katharine Adams. Plans were made for an active year of meetings. AVIATION ARE YOU PREPARED? NOW, as never before, op- portunities in AVIATION await trained pilots. Men, properly trained, can gain higher rating and pay in armed forces of the United States and in Com- l EARNINGS On Savings Accounts ® Accounts Govexnment In- sured up to $5,000. ® Money available at any time. ® Start an account with S1 or more. Curren 4% Bate mercial Aviation. | Applications for a number of students are being ac- cepted today for flight training. ] Prépare Today CONSULT Il Alaska Federal Alaska Scheolof | || Savings and Loan Aeronautics, Inc. ! Assn. of Juneav P. 0. Box 2187 Phone Black 760 | | Phone 1 JUNEAU