The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 9, 1941, Page 2

PAGE TWO_ Rainbows fo Have Christmas Party A Christma a tree and be the the next meeting Rainbow Girls the regular day afternoon. Initiation of . new members. will also t at that time Plans for the party were at Saturday's meeting pleted Rainbew Girls will take is chairman s party complete trimmings, will th evening of the Order o. was decided at ering Satur- 11 the ure of held ake place com- and part the arrange- the Daily with the Al la: Subscribe to Empire—the paper circulation IT'S FUN TO PLAY THE GUITAR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE —jUNEAU, ALASKA DO NOT USE TELEPHONES IN EMERGENCY Positive instructions today by the management of the Juneau and Douglas Telephcne Com- pany, were for patrons or others net to usec telephones when a blackout is im progress. The company operates sterage batteries during blackout and it is impossible to maintain any sort of a service when general use takes. place, Use telephone only in case of absolute nece: y, serious illness, sudden sickness or fire. > BLACKOUT HYSTERIA A DANGER False Rumb;s May Be Worst Enemy of Defense Preparations Here GOVERNMENT TAKESOVER JAP ASSETS Treasuryfip‘l. Agents Block Removal of Secur- ities from Nippon Firms WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Secre- tary Morgenthau announced today that Treasury agents had taken cus- tody of the premises of Japanese banking. .and . business enterprises throughout the United States Treasury personnel who included, | among others, bank examiners, cus Senior Guild Will Members of the Senior Trinity Prevent. the access of all persons to iced as actual facts re- Guiq will meet as usual next Fri- ) the premises of such enterprises and Japanese planes just Westlqay afternoon at 2 o'clock in the|to Drevent the destruction or re- Island were headed |pariors of the Holy Trinity Cathe- {moval of their books, records and on a Ten minu blackout s 10:40 o’clock a dime a dozen all over neau as reason for the sud- den shutting off of the Gastineau Channel area lights. And after the emergen- nal sounded here night, rumors | Ju-| t st to th to the at a dime a dozen, most of rumors were overpriced, it was proved by news reports today | Surmises 1 ported f Douglas here, Japanese gunboats sighted|gra; it was announced today. Mus. near Admiralty Island, Seattle being | g M. Polley will be hostess for the bombed, San Francisco captured by | secasion. parachute troops and many more The meeting will be devoted m‘i | wild stories which had no rmmda-;.,’vewmg on repair work in prepara- | {ton In fact |tion for the Christmas activities. | | Defense leaders in the city an i) T federal and territorial officials were today unanimous in pointing out the danger of telling or heeding| these unfounded reports. Above all,| Sl st suntisn cHOLY if real danger exists, our best| een cancelled unl "1 defense will bo @ calm attitude,|it Was announced today. The or- lswift action to perform our de- | ganization planned to hold a busi-| | fense duties and the avoldance of |ness session tomorrow, but -be-] lal hysteria, they declared. {cause of possible blackouts, the | o Wl B | meeting - bas been cancelled. An- Jorse an jombs A guitar will bring | happy days— fun — travel you — profit. this ‘‘Road o dappiness’’ with your friends. Guitars Make Ideal Christmas Gifts Sec Our Large Assortment PRICES FROM $8.00 UP ALASKA MUSIC SUPPLY 122 Second Street e e o i R I T Start now fto travel REBEKAHS CANCEL MEETS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE| Meetings of the Rebekahs havu; to the impossible | will be made later, according | Edith Tucker, secretary of group. Admitting that it is |not to be alarmed at the prospects |of a bombing of our city, the de- {fense chiefs declared that much | i:nnr«' injury may be caused by 2| AUK BAY TO HOLD SOCIAL hysterical, stampeding groun Of| The Auk Bay Improvement Club | citizens than would occur if resi- { will hold a basket social followed by idonu keep their heads, remain!a bingo game in the PAA building | where they are or speedily and at Auk Bay on Wednesday evening, | quietly go to a safer shelter. Above | December 10, at 7:30 o'clock ! they pointed out, false rumors, All residents of the community are | may prove a more dangerous ene- | cordially ‘invited to attend. |my than Japanese planes if ——— with lare allowed to have free rein HERE'S WINDOW COATING 4 With Juneau householders and Insured Safety [ o merchants searching for easy meth- 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 Savings and Loan Assn. of Juneav S they this line, Gov statement: “The most useful service that svery man, woman and child in our Alaska community can render is| ot T s s g | One large package of lamp black- “There is no occasion for alarm. iy “ooo tokage of vello and one- A major tactic of the enemy is the|, i¢ package of wall size. ‘war of nerves,” It is a deliberate PR {part of enemy strategy to try to SHOW REMAINS OPEN o lo» create alarm, to Capitol Theatre motion picture stimulate hysteria. 3 | programs. will, be shown as sched- “There Is not the slighest occa-|ed, despite possibility of further sion for either. To succumb to any|yiackouts, Charles Beale, Manager, |of these is to play the onomy'slmid today. poming: All windows and doors have been | False Reports curtained to prevent any light from “Pay no attention to any TUmor. | heing visible outside the theatre, he {Do not spread any report nunless:qded. it is a piece of official, authenti- cated news. Nine out of ten re»‘ | ports given currency at such times |aged |as these are without toundqum.} “On Sunday, December 7, the very | Others are likely to be an exageera- |same day that news of war came, a Ition. Still others if true are of no|Juneau blackout was organized. | particular significance. “It was carried out perfectly; “Qur Nation is umited as never Without a hitch; without a slip. | before in history, Ours is but one|Before the night was many hours common determination: Victory by|older we found that this practice K. O. We are strong enough to|blackout was to become a real| | crush our cnemy or any combina-|blackout. The experience secured { tion of enemies. ja few hours earlier stood us in “In doing this job everyone has, admirable stead. or will have, a part to play. It is| “Now everybody should go about essential that our duties be per-|his business and be ready to respond formed promptly, efficiently, devo-|instantly to any call to service. y, cheerfully. In order to per- - “Thereis nothing to worry about. orm these duties, ana to keep alert, | First and foremost keep calm.” it is more than ever essential to| ST o g TN A keep calm and self-controlled. ATTENTION REBEKAHS Praises Defense Set-Up There will be no Rebekah meet- “As far as Juneau and our other{ings until further notice. Alaska communities are, concerned | EDITH TUCKER, | Alaska Electric Light and Power Company today suggested the fol- ‘lowmg mixture, which gives a dense, | in good hands and capably man- | nationals other property. The Secretary arranged the pre- cautionary measure through tele- grams yesterday to the presidents of all Federal Reserve banks whom he requested to obtain the coopera- tion of lecal police wherever neces- Block Removal Secretary Morgentrau said the presence of Treasury Depar ment personnel has forestalled num |erous attempts to remove securities jand other valuable documents from | the premises of Japanese enter- cisco, Japanese nationals were pre- vented from removing from a Jap | nouncement of the next meeting lanese company securities estimated | at having value of $40,000 more. The Secretary supplemented his announcement by stating that any person destroying, secreting or alter ing any record, paper or other docu- ment relating in any way to any property or transaction in which any blocked national, including a na- tional of Japan or a person acting for or on behalf of such a national has any interest is exposing himself a or |to griminal prosecution, to a fine of | Vin | $10,000, and to imprisonment for ten years. Any person alding in abet- ;Hng‘ advising or conspiring in the this morning issued the| o 00t g their windows, the |destruction secreting or alteration of | any such document is similarly sub- | ject to these criminal penalties. Banking accounts of all Japanese in Alaska have been blocked and steps taken to prevent the removal of securities from safe deposit boxes. ST L CORDOVA GOES ON WAR EMERGENCY CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. 9.—This city is on a war emergency basis. More than 100 armed deputized men are taking shifts in every 24 hours as guards of oil tanks, water works, power plants, docks and the railroad. An appeal has been made to Gov. Gruening for troops but meanwhile citizens arve guards. The Signal Corps, ‘U. S. Army is on the alert now for 24 hours daily. > EASTERN STAR MEETING CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT ‘The usual Tuesday night meeting of the Order of Eastern Star has been canelled by Mrs. Helén Web- ster, Worthy Matron, for tonight. Future meetings will be held as scheduled. i The Daliy Aiaska Empire has the largest paid circulation of any Al- the civilian defense organization is'adv Sccretary. aska newspaper. sary to carry out these igstructions, | that !, prises. In one instance in San Fran-; No explanation of BASIS; ON GUARD of (OLUMBIA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 19 41 DAVE RAMSAY as a paid-up subscriber to The Daily Alaska Empire is invited to present this coupon this evening at the box office of the—— CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO tickets 16 see: "MEN OF BOYS TOWN" Federal Tax—>5c¢ per Person ———WATCH THIS SPACE. Your Name May Appear! PUSUSSSISSSUN [ e " RETURNS | moored at s, | {turn here was made by ship's of- ficers. Passengers were permitted to re- will not be made public, on e | . ON McKINLEY After remaining blacked-out nrl \ brought 23 persons here from Ko- | son, P. E. Bertholl, M. M. Daniloff, the Westward, the steamer Colum- p Fillier, R. E. Fowler, J. Peacock, miles from this port when it re-|lor, Sharon Day, Beverly Pow Mrs. H. L. McDonald, William Rum—‘; Because regulations an- account of the war, until fur- e | | port overnight, the steamer Mount | [ L -7 o) diak and Seward | “ . Vessel'Which Left Juneau | S. R. Duke, Joe.Green, C. B. Peter- |bia returned to Juneau today and G. W. Presnall, B. Wood | | ceived wireless instructions to re-|Mrs. B. Howard, Evelyn Baker, H | sey l 1 1 i nounced by the Army, move- ther notice, °! b4 | Steamer Brings 23 Pas-| | Disembarking were Mrs. D. Story, | | for Westward Yesterday sen, Mr. and Mis. G. H, Mead, J.| the Government dock Leaving were T. Odeogard, Ger-| Bak |C. Timmerman, Mrs. Howard Day, | | Martin Lynch, L. J. Putman, Earl | s’ = 31 DEPART ments of steamers, sailing o o o o sengers Here - Spends | McKinley sailed south this morning ! Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Weeks, Bob Is Ordered Back e 1G. Melquist, C. F. Wyller, Mr. and ‘he vessel left Juneau at 6 o'cleck man Abilo, Buel Smelcer, Thomas the ship's re-|Mrs. Ralph Lomen, T. C. Whiteside {D. McGinty, Dwight M. Thomas, | SHIP NEWS dates from Seattle or arrivals e | F 0 R SOUTH Night in Local Blackout | "with 31 passengers. The vessel | Weeks, Carl Anderson, R. V. John- Ordered to abandon its trip to/nps Max Sherrod, J. J. Coogan, L. esterday morning and was 90 F. Buxton, F. L. Fiske, Leonard Tt {Ray Verrall, H. J. Wilson, Mr. and | main aboard the vessel today. The Alaska Steamship COmpany gam Baker, P, J Sweeney, Leonard | |office here said it had not beenim maylor, Mr. and M Jackson {informed how long the Columbia|Marsh, G. R. Watkins, Mrs. E. M |would remain in port or where it | powers, Mrs. Dollie Dick. | would go if it sailed | - The following p: Subscribe to The Empire. \‘mally ticketed for ] |Seward from Seattle |the Columbia Byron Hall, Timm, Harvey engers, origi- Whittier and are aboard TRAVELON A "“Princess” LINER Juneau to Vancouver, | Benedict Kaiser, Al-| RASaASS SN Timm, Wilbur | SN Timm, Mr. and Mrs. William | Boyce, N M. Bower, K. C. Cop-| g pess, Mrs. M. S. Dunlop, wUmn-m-.‘ Follis, Lola N. Follis, Woodrow Fol- lis, Jr., Claude Grimm, Mrs. Clara Hickok, Arthur Hovland, Julianne | Hovland, Alfred RAILWAY STEAMSHIDS COMMUNICATIONS HOTELS g Victoria or Seattle SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS PRINCESS NORAH December 7, 17--January 1 | | Harley, Freida Ingram.| Mrs. E. Keller, Charles Lawson,| Alvin MacClellan, Ned Nelson, | i . W. MULVIHILL Thomas Manderson, Flossie O'Neal, | Yoo\, A0 ! G. E. Stott, Mrs. C. R. Smith, Alan | 8860%:. C. P. R-—Juncau, Alaska [Smith, Paul O. Tavis, stetla Un- CANADIAN PAcu-‘lc l jwin, Mis. L. J. Wood, Mis. S.| { Windler, Louis E. Wick, Mrs. Paul-| |ine Williams, Jack Cox, Geor Crissel, Harold Cox, James Mar-| | chetti, | ! - TIDES (Sun time, December Low tide—5:14 a.m., 143 High tide—11:17 a.m. 2 Low tide—4:57 pm., Low tide—11:37 pm., D HOME NU > CLASS CANCELLED TONIGHT The Home Nursing class, sponsor- ed by the American Women's Vol- juntary Services, which was sched- | led to meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Juneau Health Center, has been postponed until further notice | according to an announcement madc |} S 5. TYEE today. Arrangements are being made | { S- S. TONGASS {at the Health Center for blackout precautions so that classes may be held in the near future. R RAYBAN goggies cut haze and eliminate glare from sun, snow \water, — Dr. Carison, Blomgren 10) feet. feet 136 feet. 20 feet. Alaska Transportation Company - BAILINGS FROM PIER 17 SBEATTLE EVERY THURSDAY 1000 A. M. Dec. 4 Dec. 12 PASSENGERS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION L] D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 B KNOW, SNUFEY - THRT \NJUN ¢ AWT & S0 HOWMBRE - T GWE H B HAND WTY WS BRGGAGE OUER TO Td' QUARTERMASTERS AN — N N SR AWAAL-E WOULDNT AR WETCH ME 'SOQ\QTIN WIE T IARMNT - OH!/S0 YOU'RE LOQKIN' FER THAT GUY - TQO? WELL-LET ME KNOW IF YOL LOCATE HIM — | QUGHT TO ARREST YOuU FOR ING | BY GOLLY- MAGGIE WENT JUT IN MY CAR TO LOOK | FER SIR VON PLATTER | WHO BORROWED HER | CAR-NOW YWWE GOT TO GO OUT AND LOOK FER BOTH OF THEM- < “TUEN HE SRNS “LUGH QN HE OPENS 1P THET NELLER G\APSTONE BRG O W\S AN HOES THIS ROL\ OF TSt - WHICH WAY DID HE GO? Building. adv. | By BILLY DeBECK WE NO CHIEE - 4 WE BRANE * ANTS-IN-PANTS \NHAT e CRLLUM NOY 2 OKAN, SARGE - WL\ BE RIGHT PROLD TO WAKE ROOM FER TW' CHIEE W AN TENT QE'D STERL Tw LACES OUTTA YOUR ’ SHOES T\ I THINK THAT'S HE SAID-THANKS™= It WHAT AILS HIM -~ AN' DROVE AWAY- D LIKE TO GIT A-HOLD OF HiM AND GIVE HIM_ A TAP ON TH' HEAD- WHEN HE WAS, QUITE: YOLING~ Due Juneau Northbound Leave Seattle Due Juneau Southbound Sat. Dec. Sat. Dec. Mon. Dec. Wed. Dec Sat. Dec. Mon. Mon. Mon. Steamer MT. McKINLEY ... YUKON ... BARANOF ALASKA COLUMBIA . DENALI McKINLEY YUKON Tues. Dec. Fri. Dec. Sun. | Dee Tues. Dec. Tues. Dec. 16 Tues. Dec. 16 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Sat Tues Thur. Sat Sat. sat. Dec. Dec. 22 Connects with S. S. Lakina at Seward for Dutch Harbor and Way Ports. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING PORTS OF CALL AND RESERVATIONS CALL THE ALASKA LINE PHONE 2 H, 0. ADAMS, Agent SERVINGI ALASKA THE"YEAR 'ROUND NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY AlL!NGS-—-!UNEAU to SEATTLE Leave AT Jun. geattle JEEKLY S b Lyv.Jun. sB mbe A1, goRciLt North- Jand pee. 5 g pec. 11 North oy sea PO 8 N(‘\'(h e ' goast HENRY ‘2’ Freight Ehone Dec. 12 Dec. 49 Agent assengers 109 REEN, P L T §ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska———Passengers, Mail, Express SCHEDULED DAILY AT 10;00 A. M. Hawk An- Pel- Kim- Chicha- Inlet Hoonah goon Tenakece Todd ican shan gof Sitka Juneau ...$ 8 $10 $18 $10 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 Sitka ... 18 18 18 10 18 18 10 10 Chichagof 18 10, 18 10 18 10 5 Kimshan 18 10 18 10 18 10 Pelican 18 10 18 18 Todd ....... 18 18 10 10 Tenakee .. 10 10 10 Angoon .. 18 18 Hoonah .. 10 Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60¢c SCHEDULED MONDAY and THURSDAY Ketchikan . Kasaan Wrangell Petersburg Kake $31.00 $31.00 $20.00 $18.00 $25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 12.50 18.00 18.00 7.50 15.00 15.00 . 10.00 ICAN AIRWAYS Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.00 FOR INFORMATION ON TRIPS TO HAINES, HASSELBURG, SKAGWAY, TAKU LODGE: Pllone 612 Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, Less 10% An additional charge will be made for single passengers to flag stops. ! | | | | | 5 ) \ i y Juneau Kake Petersburg . Wrangell .. Kasaan .. Round-Trip Fares: 10% off twice one-way fares, when purchased in advance. Fairbanks, Alaska Flat, Alaska ... Golovin, Alaska Juneau, Aaska McGrath $120 Nome, Alas| 149 $112 Nulato, Alaska .. 127 83 Ophir, Alaska 125 10 Seattle, Wash.. US.A. 236 95 207 To Seattle From Seattle Tuesday Sunday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Sunday Friday Effective Nov. 1, 1941. 26 114 To Fairbanks Sunday ‘Tuesday ‘Wednesday Friday Saturday $ 37 116 $ 88 234 212 142 119 -$120 From Fairbanks Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday L. A. DELEBECQUE—District Sales Manager 135 €o. Franklin St. 1324-4th Ave. PHONE 106 SEATTLE -