The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 5, 1941, Page 5

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1941 ~ ( U.S. BOARD P OR ierms to c¢h women treat with contempt any French Mothers embarrass demonstrating to demand milk for witl children HARBORING n-oceupicd zone French women are being THE DAILY ALASKA® EMPIRE JLINF/\U ALASKA PAGE FIVE WOMEN MAKE TROUBLE, CONQUERORS WILL TELL YOU fallen RA German 1 Germans. RECOMMENDS WAGE BOOST Captain of Molorshlp Tri- Ninefeen Railroad Broth- erhoods Win Demands for Pay Increases WASHINGTON, Nov. includ 350,00 brothe hour crease emplc hood: ntial Emergel mended wage 1,550,000 T ing a 7 ) men rhoods 13 ' percent in the and a nine-cent percent average in- 5. The ncy Board today increases for the ailroad workers, raise for operating per five for the 800,000 nonsoperating vees of the 14 other brother- Employces of the Railway Express Agenc; & @ Wwag hour The wage cost of the Strong Anti-German Dem-l y also were r ge increase o hoard increases, would be abo reported inc ecommended for f 7' cents per its overall luding vacation out 1214 percent present. railroad labor costs. ———————— FinnsAre Arrested, Helsinki onstrations Reported fo Have Been Staged NEW YORK Nn\' have been arrested result of demonstrations wone | Helsin! anti-C terday This up from heard ing Sy BBO asserted that denounced land i Soldiers Promoted | first class and four Two rSons ki the nan announcement was picked | the BBO r the Nati tem station by s fighting ag: German, 5—Twenty- strong yes- adio station and onal Broadcast- here “angry .-rowds whom Fin- ainst Russia. - Juneau, Kelchlkan privates privates in each of the Juneau and Ketchikan companies of the United States National Gua: rd, now at Chil- koot Barracks, have been promoted .to the rating of corporals, learned here today. June ;au men promoted are: it was Pri- vate First Class Creighton E. Diener, Private First Class Max M. Lewis, Privat vin B. Ramse Smith Kelc son, VanGilder, Dailey Private Kenneth L. Spangler and 3hd was blowing at the rate of six private Oscar P. Fawcett, e J Larson, ey and hikan men n N. LaHaie, Private Al- Private William S. Private William H. promoted: Pri- Puvau- Ernest M. Eichorn, concentration |rain before sundown and predict- F crews in the pamphlets by camps. them severe to do with resist.” ONEER JUNEAU ' RESIDENT FOUND DEAD IN ROOM { ton Came fo Alaska in Days of 98 | Ed Jones, recently captain of the motorship Triton and pioneer Ju- neau resident, was found dead in his room at the Eureka Apartments on Willoughby Avenue this atfernoon. A deliveryman calling at the apartment made the discovery of the body. Friends said Jones had been severely ill for’ the, past few weeks with a cold. Death appeared to be from natural causes. Jones, a member of the Pioneers of Alaska and Lodge 420 of the Orders of Elks, first came to Alaska in 1898. He was accompanied by his brother, George, who died here about 1900. Jones worked as a fisherman for some time and later was employed by Charles Goldstetin, Juneau fur merchant. For the past two years he has been captain of the Triton, Juneau charter boat. He was about 70 years old. He is survived by his mother and | a brother, both of Kansas City, Mo., his birthplace. - New Clerkfor ForesIServueg The Admiralty Division office of the Forest Service added a new| face to its office staff today when | (the Columbia brought Miss Mary | >Mdhdnc% to Juneau from Ketchi- |kan as clerk in the office of Sup- ervisor Harold Smith. Originally from Bangor, Main, Miss Mahaney has been working in the Forest Service office in Ket- | chikan for the pasl several months (CITY HALL STORM PORCH IN PLACE; NO FREEZE-UP DUE Winter was officially recognized at the Juneau City Hall today when the storm porch was erected around the front entrance to the building, regular winter procedure at the municipal building. Meantime, Weather Bureau ob- servers here today were almost cer- tain that the snow would turn tc ed that there will most certainly be no freeze-up as the result of the present weather. condition. The wind storm which whipped the Gastineau Channel area last night reached its top velocity about Iblowing at the rate of 24 miles vate First Class Robert J. Tomlin- anate Fum Class John F' per hour here, according to weath- , Private Theodore R. ©F © 3:20 a.m., when a north wind was harts. But by 7 am. today the wind had switched to the south miles per hour. military court. “The temper of the Czech women has had much the | night, |lic is invited, according to an an- nouncement made today by Arthur in charge of the' THE PRINTING of clandestine newspapers and Bel en brought jail sentences from a German In London, Czech officials say: seven an woi strong will of our people to Turkey Gobble Turkey Gobble November Wednesday the pub- on 12 and (Scotty) Adams, event, and aided by a hustling com- mittee The Gobble will start immediate- ly after the short lodge session and will take place in the Elks ballroom. There will be plenty of turkeys and the proceeds will 30 for the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas cheer baskets usually distributed to needy families. Everybody is asked to keep date oan and attend, - > 'YANKEE PILOT PRAISED FOR DARING RAID Up Dump and Blasts Truck Convoy 5 LONDON, Nnv. The pilot of an American engineering squadron of the Royal Air Force teday was credited with blowing up an ammunition dump and sheoting up a convoy of Ger- man army trucks on the Es- taples-Boulogne road in a series of quick sorties over northern France after dawn this morn- ing, the Air Ministry announced. The American’s name was announced as Pilot Officer J. 3. Lrowley of omand Calif. Hudsons Celebrate Second Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hudson cele- brated their second wedding an- niversary last night with a party in their home on Fifth and Har- iis streets for 16 guests. A large ~hite and silver anniversary cake lecorated with candles was the zenterpiece for the table when re- [reshments were served. During the evening, court whist was played by those present, and irst prize was won by Mrs. Wil- iam Hixson. Sécond prize was taken by Robert Cowling and con- solation by Mrs. Carl Danielson. FORNANCE IN PORT, RETURNS THURSDAY Chilkoot Barracks tender Cap- ‘ain James Fornance arrived in port from the barracks at 4:30 ‘esterday afternoon, remains in port today and is scheduled to sail again for the military post on Lynn Canal tomorrow morning. the |78, Anaconda 26" SNIPING by a Russian girl named “Olga” kill- ed 14 officers and men in occupied territory She had captured the pistol she a Serbian girl has been “Chetnil girls dynamited German Russians say. In Yugoslvaia erilla band of used leading He sings more than 1,000 songs on the air each year! That's the record of radio’s homespun star, Singin’ Sam, shown above in the | music room of his Indiana home as he looks over sheet music for his next program. - Sam sings four songs a day, five days a week—and has been doing it over the air for the past 12 ve~=< DRAFT QUOTA | »’Oakland Cal., Fl|er Blows! Iwo Dlvor(e ! Local Board Lacks Suffi- BASKEIBA“- (ases Filed Two divorce actions were filed in deral District Court here today rank George Wilson asked di- from Agnes Viola Wilson on desertion. The couple June 1938, at vorce grounds of were married Skagway. Elvi Stone asked divorce from Lewis Leonard Stone on ground of incompatibility. The Stone were married in Juneau October 21, 1937. 25 25, D |ALL PAN AMERICAN PLANES STAY PUT Two . Pan American Lodestars southbound at Juneau and another northbound at Prince George held to the ground today awaiting more tavorable flying conditions. An Electra which hopped fron [Fairbanks to Whitehorse yesterda remained at the Yukon Territor: town waiting for weather to clea: before conlinuing the - trip. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Nuv. 5. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2., American Can Bethlehem Steel 62%, Commonwealth and Southern 5/16, Curtiss Wright 8%, Interna- tional Harvester 49%, Kennecott 34%, New York Central 11, Northern Pacific 6%, United States Steel 53%, Pound $4.04. DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today’s Dow. Jones averages: Industrials, 119.85; rails, 29.13; utilities, 16.60. .- BUY DEFENSE STAMPS 'BRINGING UP FATHER LIKE THIS - AND GO OUT ON A IT’S EAININ TS - G CA AN GHT AFTER ALL-1GUESS OF T} AH-MR. JIGGS-WILL YOU LEND ME AN LIMBRELLA? |- | HAVEN'T ONE AT HOME ANDWII¢§TE TO GO OLIT OUT ONE- | carried on by to number Three shops PRESIDENT DEMANDING QUICK MOVE Wants Neutréfiiy Legisla- | tion Passed Without Any Amendments WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 ministration and Legislative ers today reported after a House conference that President Rocsevelt believes Congress shouid enact the pending neutrality vision measure in its present form rather than delay it by tacking on amendments designed to curtail defense st} Ac- lead- White CITY CAN'TS FILL SECOND cient A-1 Men to Sup- -ply Army’s Demands Juneau's list of eligible Selective Service registrants will be more han exhausted with the departure of the city's second draft quota, the Juneau Local Selective Service Board announced today. No one knows what will be done f the Alaska Defense Command should jsue an order for a third guota. Every A-1 registrant from Juneau will be in the Army when he men of the second quota are nducted. So far, there are 100 A-1 men egistered with the local board who jave not been called to active ervice, However, the first draft all for 79 men fell far short of ulfillment, many registrants being ejected. Of the 100 remaining e“"a approximately 50 of them| gibles, nust be used to take the place of he rejected men. This total may ncrease, depending still further| 1pon reports from draft boards in he States where some men Wwho egistered here and later moved| way have been transferred The | otal of rejections of Juneau men ransferred to the States has not )een received as yet. Thus, after filling the vacancies| n the first quota, the Juneau soard will be left with 50 men, 19 f whom are in the States, with shich to fill its second quota of 1. How the deficiency will be made P not been figured out. The second quota men all have een mailed instructions to report or preliminary physical examina- ons, with this examination ex- ected to decrease the number of ligibles still more. E OPERA FIRST AFTER Copr. 1941, Kiny Features Syndicate. Inc . 20,000. wemen had a contest to see who could cut down most telephone poles along way in one night WRECKING activities behind Japanese lines is Chinese feminine querillas said In North China peasant Japanese-held rail- The winner chopped down 36. FUND FOR OUR BOYS IN ARMY JUST GIVE AS YOU CAN FOR HELPING. MEN FROM JUNEAU AT CHILKOOT BARRACKS TO HAVE BETTER RE CR EATION FACILITIES ... Contributions of $35 in the past two days have brought the Empire fund for recreational facilities at Chilkoot Barracks up to $748.25. Meantime, the city-wide drive for furds of the combination Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce committee has been making good headway, it is understood 'from ,\llcn Shattuck, chairman of the mber committee. A report on [ ]1‘ ctions will probably be made at the Chamber luncheon tomorrow noen. it is believed. Contributions of cays are as follows: American Legion B. M. Br»hrvnd\ Bank the past two PRACTICETO MACK'S B.B. TEAM STILL DRAWSBIG Athletics Get Best of Pat- ronage During Past Sea- son - A. P. Figures NEW YORK, Nov. 5 Mack, for whom the gods haven't his great turned the Coynie timancial smiled too -often since teams of a decade ago, attendance corner with ih.\ Philadelphia Athletics . during the past ses survey by the Assaciated Press discloses \ Unofficial figures assembled since the end of the season show that 1641629 persons saw the Athletics in their 1941 home games in cori- trast to 432,145 a year a gain of 200.484 Chat rise |drop of 213, felub Ameri The National League played 5.02068) spectators last season compared with 4,848,300 in for a gain of 181,389, while American League figures w 220,519 1941 and ,4(«701 1940, st 41”"1'\‘1 son, a & g0 was made despite a the entire ejght- rague |5 in Louis' increase Cardinals showed 2817,590. Attend- ance at Detroit dropped from 1,112,693 in 1940, when the Tigers |won the American League flag, to {712,257 this season - .. lIEUT (0L. WAMPLER HERE ON WAY SOUTH; GOING ON FURLOUGH Lieut. Col. Bert S. Wampler, Post Commander at Chilkoot Bar- racks for the past year, accom- panied by Mrs, Wampler, arrived on the barrack tender Fornance yesterday afternoon. The coupl2 will leave for the south on the | the first availablec Indianapolis steamer Ind., to enrouie 10 visit their daughter Lieut. Col lough and during Chilkoot Barracks, Lieut. Col. Jesse E. Graham, who has been assizned to. o pernianenf station with the 207th Infantry enior cer, will Post Warran Bond "has a fus from npler is on his absence line of i assume command at the Officer Hamilton been ' permanent 'y 297th Infantt also sighed with. the Flwood McClain, of the Na- tional - Bank, returned to Juneau aboard the Columbia this morning after being on a six weeks’ vacaticn and bu Inm\ trip in the State: oo ribe L Daily Empire—the paper with the paid circulation, to Alaskh larg BUY D Fly for Pleasure Hunt or fish, near and far, in your own plane or in one which you have rented. Learn the Modern Sport! Aviation is not expensive. There’s more pleasure per dollar in flying. ‘for ense It's Easy At Alaska School of Aecronaatics, Inc. P. 0. Box 2187 Phone thh 769 JUNEAU art l’lenarm Your Prnu(e l fi B e HERMITAGE BRAND KENTUCKY BOU IRBON BE STARTED \=% Candidates?b?Team Posi- tions fo Register at Em- pire Office Again Practice for Gastineau Channel Basketball League competition will begin next week following regis- tration of players at The Empire, Jack Fowler, league president, an- nounced today. | Regular practice sessions will be scheduled for all players as soon registration is completed. Fowl- er said, with the playing season cheduled to open about Decem- ber 1. | All persons interested in com- |peting in the league may register at The Empire from 9 am. to 6 {p.m. daily, Name, address, previ- |ous playing experience and posi- |tion are the only details required ‘[or assignment to one of the regu- |lar squads. With a group of about 40 play- ‘crs already in condition as the “result of semi-weekly practice seh- sions which have been held, the Juneau High School gymnu~ sium for the past two months and with many more, expected to res- ister for the regular season, Fowl- ]er anticipates a strong league th's { year. | BUY DEFENSE STAMPS By GEORGE McMANUS M GOING TO THE OPERA-ILL [ BRING IT RIGHT BACK JUST AS SOON AS | GET TO THE THEATRE OR IF YOI WOLILD | | ON YOLIR RATHER-VLL GO THE HAVE YOU FALLEN § TO AND COME E SHOW HEA LATELY" World righ i Distributed by NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY | Seattle, Washington STRAIGH'I \\'nm\n 93 Proof « National Distillers Products Corp.,, N. Y. HAULING OF ALL KIND . Speedy n Efficient Delivery Prompt Dependable DAILY DELIVERY SERVICE ON THE GLACIER HIGHWAY | Be Econo:nical Save Time and Money by Letting Us Pick-up and Deliver for You. DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE Delivered Every Day Highway Delivery PHONE 374--=Juneau At the Empire Printing Company H. 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