The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 5, 1942, Page 3

. Mineral Produdion from Alaska Mines During '41 Valued at $26,193,000 » MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1942 DEANNA ‘““NICE IN with Fanchot Tone and Walter Brennan L 3 S ALSO: Latest News and Travelogue DEANNA DURBIN | > | NOW STARRING, NOwW! CAPITOL SCREEN DURBIN | ‘Nice Girl’ Furnishes Sing-| | GIRL’ | Show Place of Juneau 1 i Good Enterfainment Deanna Durbin in “Nice Girl” opened Sunday at the Capitol iTheaLre and is a most pleasing | feature with stuff to make it a highly interest- | ing show for both young and old. | Whether Deanna is a “nice” girl | or not, the audience is not left in (Continued from Page One) perhaps less than they affected comparable work in regions that were not so remote and that were more directly affected by the war. As a result of these conditions come of the Alaskan developments were stimulated and some handi- capped. Expectation of difficulty in obtaining supplies doubtless de- terred some operators from under- taking projects and led to curtail- ment of plans, but on the other hand the impetus of demands caused by the war undoubtedly stimulated the undertaking of ex- plorations that otherwise would not have been considered. High Levels Maintained Prices of mineral products were naintained at high levels through- out 1941 but were essentially the same as those in the preceding year. Thus the unit price of gold, silver (which qualified for purchase under the Government arrange- ment for that metal produced from domestic ores), limerock were the same during the two years. Copper and lead were a fraction of a cent a pound high- er in 1941 than in 1940, tin was about two cents a pound higher, and mercury about eight cents a antimony, coal,and | ‘(he dark very long, although the story hasg the townspeople, in| which the scenes are laid, wonder- ing for a long time. That | ing is maturing may be noted by | reference to the cast of associates | assembled for her this time. Fran- | chot Tone plays a city man of whom the small town girl becomes enamoured, although she recovers | from this emotion and resumes her ;romunce with the small town beau mand on the labor market to sup-| pl) the needed personnel for mnmfl | of the large defense and emergency ‘pro]ecls that were in progress‘ throughout the Territory. The nor-| mal effect of such a demand was increased by the extremely high Benchley plays | with his flair for comedy tinctured now and again with seriousness. | All members of the cast have their opportunities and contribute their shares to the whole in a manner |to distribute interest and empha- rates of pay set for jobs under‘ g A L |those projects, which obviously Sis with profit to the enterprise, tended to divert men from jobs|® Ccharacteristic of the Pasternak method. Miss Durbin sings five songs in the film which ends with a patrio- like mining, which, although pay- ing high wages, attempted to main- | | tain more normal rates. 8 \tic sequence in which Miss Durbin Water Shortage % S Throughout most of interior Al- i:)"rf nmg;‘k 1§,°“__ Ame]"“ to a aska, which embraces the larger pany of soldiers in the aviation corps. placer-gold districts, the open sea-| son of 1941 was marked by exceed- |ingly small rainfall, so that most of the camps suffered a severe jof gold was $20.67 a fine ounce, | whereas during and after that year shortage of water for many of the|it has been $35. On the basis of | important mining processes. Owing |quantity, therefore, the amount of |to this shortage many of the [gold produced in 1941 was exceed- smaller mines were forced to sus-|€d not only in 1940 but also in pend work for considerable periods. | IEECh of the 13 years from 1905 to At the larger plants, or at those 11917, inclusive. The total value of using extensive mechanical equip-the gold produced in Alaska from | ment by which the lack of normal;the beginning of recorded mining flow of water under natural con- ditions could be partly offset, op-‘ erations were less seriously cur- | tailed. As the distribution of areas | of deficient rainfall was not uni- form, operators in many places re- | ported an unusually dry season, | whereas a few seemed to have had at $585,182,000. BACK WAGES FOR WORKERS -HELD BY er and Good Cast with | il | | enough back-stage | the star’s talent for act-| |played by Robert Stack. Robert the girl's father |in 1880 to the present is estimated | pound higher. Apparently, pla num was the only metal entering reasonably normal supplies. The in significant amounts into the Al-|length of working season at most askan mineral production whose | of the placer camps, whose actiyi- unit price was lower in 1941 than ties are rather sharply determined in 1940, and it was about $2 an by the “break-up” in the spring ounce less. and the “freeze-up” in the fall, ap- Labor Disputes | pears to have been somewhat long- Unquestionably, the output of | er than usual, as good weather was minerals from Alaska mines in 1941 | prolonged rather late in the fall. would have been much greater had Gold some of the operations not been The gold produced from Alaska curtajled through interruptions mines in 1941 is estimated to have caused by labor disputes. In one of been / worth $24,068,000, which, the principal placer mines of the|though about $2,000,000 less than Territory, work was suspended for the value of the production in a month and a half pending the 1940, was greater than for any settlement of such dispute. Short-!other year in the entire history of age of skilled workers handicapped 'Alaska mining. In this comparison operation on some of the proper- with the earlier years it should be tles. This shortage was brought realized that in all the years pre- about, in part at least, by the de- cedlng 1934 the estahlished price Reamwmwiny To Whom It May Concern THE STAR CAB is solely owned and operated by DON LOZZIE If you are tired of waiting 10, 15 or 20 minutes for taxis, TRY OUR SERVICE. Excellent Equipment 2 De Sotos and 1 Brand New Plymouth Prompt and Courteous Service STAR CAB Now Located Next to Bailey’s Cocktail Bar . BRINGING UP FATHER THANK GOODNE: THE PIANO 1S AEE R AGSIE CANT TARE A SINGING B | LABOR DEPARTMENT| Negotiations over back wages owed employees of the Turpin Logging Company at Hope, Alaska, are being |carried on by the Territorial De- partment of Labor, Michael J. Haas, Commissioner, said today. More than $1,000 in back wage collectons, made by the department for workers who submitted com- | plaints against various employers, are held in the Juneau office, Haas said. Complaint filers failed to leave sufficient forwarding addresses, but may have their money by notifying the commission. The commission has collected more than $18,000 in back wages for | Alaskans since it was organized in August, 1941. Junior Guild fo Elect Officers Mrs. W. M. Whitehead will en- tertain members of the Junior Guild of Trinity Cathedral at din- |ner tomorrow evening at 6:30 o’- clock, preceding a business meet- ing. Co-hostesses with Mrs. White- head will be Mrs. James Ryan, Mrs. Vic Power, Mrs. Burr Johnson, Mrs. Allan Rowland, and Mrs. Amby Frederick. Annual election of officers will be the principle business to be taken up at the meeting. €. D. A, SEAMSTRESSES WILL MEET THURSDAY The business meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America, previously announced for - tomor- row night, will not be held until Tuesday, January 13, it was an- {nounced today. However, the C.D.A. will hold its regular sewing meeting at 1:30 o'- clock Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs, George Gullufsen. All members are urged to 'tend to their knitting. RED ADVANCE 'REPORTED IN| KERCH AREA (Correspondent for Soviet | | Army Journal Says | | Enemy Refreating | 5—The radio to- nighl broadcast a dispatch from | |the Soviet Army newspaper, Red | |Star, declaring Soviet forces in the |Crimea have advanced about 45 | miles. | The Army paper’s correspondent | wn the Crimean front reported: ‘Having dislodged the Facists in | |the Ketch' area by a violent blow, | we now are putting the Fascists to| flight with Red Army troops fol- | lowing close on the enemy’s heels.” | ————— | JORGENSON JOINS | CONNORS MOTOR (0. | AS SHOP FOREMAN George Jorgenson, for many years | in business for himself in Juneau as | operator of Jorgenson Motors, has joined Connors Motor Company as' shop foreman, Herb Waugh, owner of the shop, announced today. | On its way to Juneau for in- stallation under Jorgenson is new equipment that will enable Con- nors Motors to give the best pos- sible service in the way of dutomo- | |bile rejuvenation, Waugh said. Be- cause of the difficulty attached to new car deliveries during the war| emergency, Waugh is purchaslng equipment that will enable auto-| moblie owners to keep their present cars in the best possible condition. | Dealers in Chevrolet, Pontiac,, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac and GMC Trucks, the Connors Co. will continue to sell these cars, when {they can get delivery, and to give complete automobile repair and re- building at all times. | Waugh, who came to Juneau 3 years ago for B. M. Behrends Bank and was later office manager of ‘Behrend's store and in the Juneau {Cold Storage Company, was in the |automobile business in Spokane be- {fore he came to Juneau. Jorgen- json Motors was dealer in Juneau for Old.smoblle and Willys Wealhermen WIII Meet, Anchorag Claude Brown mecoarologl.st with the Weather Bureau here, and John Cummings, newly appointed| liason officer for the bureau in Al-| aska, left here by plane this morn- ing, bound for Anchorage. At the Westward defense cily, the two will meet with officials from Army, Navy and Civil Aero-| nautics Administration in a von-i ference regarding close cooperation between these agencies in handling weather reports. Brown expected to return to Jun- eau late this week, while Cummings| is due to visit other Weather Bur-| eau stations throughout the Ter- ritory before coming back here. Senfence Suspended In Child Desertion, Anna Ouellette, 17-year old girl charged with deserting her year- old baby, was given a one-year sus- pended sentence today by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray. Gray said he suspended the sen- tence on the girl on her promise to make her home with her cousin Mrs. Chris Jorgenson, here in Jun- eau. U. 5. ENGINEER ON WAY SOUTH L. L. Donlin, Public Buildings Administration engnieer, who sup- erintended the construction of an addition to the Federal Building at Anchorage, is enroute to the States with Mrs. Donlin, They visited here yesterday. Donlin has been transferred to the P.B.A. district office at San Francisco. ” —————— ELI TANNER TO WEST Eli Tanner has left for Yakutat where he will be employed on a government project there. MOSCOW, Jan. Doug Ford (5), University of Washington center, grabs the ball on the rebound in the Huskies’ game with New York University. Sol Glol- ower (8) of NYU is on his neck. Jim Coward (16) The Huskies wen, 72-38, hnmfln‘ the Violets their first defeat this season and setting a new all-time l‘lle score for Madison Squn" Garden, New York City. | (25) of NYU can only gape. (ralg Woman Stabs Hubby Mrs. Beth Frank, native woman, is being held at Craig today, charged with having stabbed her husband there yesterday, accord- ing to a wire received at the U. S. Marshal’s office here from J. T. Brown, U. S. Commissioner. Brown said the woman would be /held pending the outcome of the sla.bbmg wound Frank received in | his* left side. Brown also asked |pervnission to send Frank to a hos- pital, declaring no doctor or nurse |are"at Cmig now. .- 'DOUGLAS NATIVE IS ACCUSED OF BEATING WOMAN David James, Douglas native, de- ferred entering a plea and was being held in the Federal Jail here under a $250 bond late today, after {he was arraigned before U. S. Com-| missioner Felix Gray “on a charge of assault and battery. Complaint on which James was| arrested was signed by Charles| Tuckett, Douglas city marshal James is accused of having shruck Mrs. Jack Marshall, native woman, | over the head .and injured her, early this morning. i A plea will be entered, by James tomorrow morning;, after he has consulted=an attorney, it was de- clared, e HOME NURSING (LASS T0 RESUME MEETINGS FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS For the first meeting since be- fore the Christmas holidays the Home Nursing Class will be held in the Juneau Public Health Cen- ter in the Territorial Building to- morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced today by Miss Jane Hibbard, instructor. R HOBGOODS LEAVE James L. Hobgood, former su- perintendent of the Government school in Douglas, accompanied by his wife and children, has left for the south enroute to a farm in Arkansas. S e - GOES TO SEATTLE Emmett Connors has left for the south on a brief business trip. NEW COMEDY PACKS MUSIC, DANCING, WIT “Dancing on a Dime” Outstanding Musicale Now at 20th Century Gay new and colorful tunes dances make “Dancing on a Dime,” | | which opened yesterday at the 20th { Century Theatre, one of the out- {standing screen musicals of the |season. A large and brilliant cast, aided by a good story which in- corporates the music and dances ’ls part of the play, combine 1o tainment. | Grace McDonald and Robert ) | Paige play the leading roles. Miss |McDonald is a newcomer to the |screen, making her debut tures after several years of star- |ring in musical comedy on Broad- way. She is charming and talent- jed and a welcome addition to pic- | tures. Lillian Cornell, Eddie Quillan and Frank Jenks. The new songs “Manana” “I Hear “Dancing on a Dime,” |Sort of Person” and No. 1." Almost every modern dance |is seen in one new form or another |including the “Dime Dance,” de- signed for crowded dance floors. .- ALL OWNERS OF * SMALL BOATST0 | AID IN DEFENSE All owners of small vessels are eligible for volunteer service in the jJuneau Marine Defense Unit and may register with Harold Aase at the Swanson Brothers Grocery, 432 South Franklin Street, the M.D.U. Music, " “Lovable and Lester TwoDueto WedTuesday execuuve committee announced to-| day. K :o;:f:::esh:x:; n::;“;: ‘f:;‘ The committee held its first & & At meeting yesterday and outlined A & i Rtiitie nel al dBals tiree SR tentative plans for its blackout and tomorrow, it was learned today from U. S. Commissioner Felix emergency services. Gray. | Size of the boats makes no dif- One of the wedding licesnes will|ference, the committee announced, g0 to Jack Prancis Long and Sara declaring that every vessel and Lucindy Wheaton, miner at the Al- every owner, captain, fisherman or Is| | make the picture tops in enter- { | in pic- | Other members of the cast | 'include Virginia Dale, Peter Hayes, William Frawley, | introduced are ! “Debutante | aska Juneau, and Margaret Zub-'Crew member is needed for the vi- tal waterfront defense work. 1(OURT TERM T0 . OPEN TUESDAY off. DR. WESTON RETURNS " FROM INTERIOR TRIP Dr. John Weston, Tuberculosis| | Clinician with the Territorial De-| partment of Health, returned re-| pleting an extensive trip through the Interior and coastal cities, ! helding tuberculosis - clinics, During his absence Dr. Weston conducted clinics at Cordova, Sew- lard, Anchorage, Palmer, Fairbanks and Fort Yukon, ... —— { GOING TO SEWARD | In Juneau today was E. Norgord- {en, divisional supervisor with the |Forest Service at Seward, who is returning there with his wife and |children following a leave in the | States. — e e - HOLIDAYS END Zaida Carlson, daughter of Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, returned to Juneau Saturday after spending the Christmas holidays in Ketchi- kan, ——.—— BACK TO WORK Jesta Young, clerk in the Terri- torial Liquor License Commission office, returned to Juneau Satur- day after spending her vacation with her young son in Ketchikan, —— s VETERAN PILOT VISITS Jack Hewson, well known airlines pilot, visited in Junean yesterday on his way to the States. Hewson, former flier in Cordova, Valdez, Fairbanks and other Interior and coastal cities, now is located at An- chorage, ———re e ATLIN VISITOR SAILS SOUTH Mrs. Mildred Hodges, a business woman from Atlin, B. C., who spent the holidays in Juneau, left recently for the South: — .- BANK OFFICIAL HERE vas a Juneau visitor yesterday. He ls en route to the States. MEFASOI 1S HERE-SIR- | THINK NOT-THE | DARE SAY MRS. JIGGS IS READY FOR HER SINGING . LESSON 2 GUESS PIANO 1S ALL OUT OF TUNE- SO | THERE' I_L BE NO LESSON TODAY- THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE - cently from Fairbanks after com-| Winfield Ervin, President of the' First National Bank of Anchonge.' The first Juneau session of the | Federal District Court in 1942 will | officially open tomorrow at 2 p.m, it was announced here today. Saturday of this week has been |set as motion day when a court calendar will be tentatively ar- {ranged for the setting of cases. Between now and Saturday, equity cases, divorce actions and other issues not requiring jury delibera- |tions will be heard. The grand jury is called to meet is called for the following Tues- day, January 20. Judge George Alexander will call ing before court for tomorrow, is "announced. HEALTH COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT A constitution for the Gastineau Public Health Council will be con- isidered at a meeting of the group at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Ter- ritorial Department of Health of- fices in the Territorial Building. Mrs. Mildred Hermann, local at- torney, will speak to the council tonight on the subject of slum| clearance. next Tuesday, while the petit jury, a calendar of all civil actions pend- | it | Where the Better Big Pictures Pliy [ 20 ENTURY AGAIN TONIGHT | | | | COLISEUM “SOUTH OF SUEZ” SHIPPING ORDERS | " FORDURATION OF WAR RECEVED v Instructions received at the Cu toms Service office here today stips ulated that all merchant ships of 1,000 tons or over must be painted in “approved non-reflecting” immediately and for the dunth of the war. | Already in effect so far as most ! Alaska boats are concerned, the oy 'der declares’ that all vessels |coastal or foreign trade of the heavier tonnage must have all “@X= terior ships' identification and dia« tinguishing marks removed, includsy ,ing the painting out of the nam4 ‘and hailing port.” The order further set out masters of vessels must report | Navy t directors before cl !from any port of call, to special instructions regarding ing, radio silence, ships’ lights zigzag courses. The masters also instructed to cooperate fi the local defense authorities in port, regarding lighting of ship, docking and placement of |vessel to lessen danger in case air raid. ‘Former Juneau 4 Teacher Visits i Mrs. Josephine Tupper, f Juneau teacher, who has tmchmg in the Fairbanks Pul ks«:hools for the past six years, ited in Juneau yesterday. . Tupper first came to Alaska {1915 but now plans to mike permanent home in the !ulfl.. ——o——— ! IN SITKA JAIL ' ‘ Randal Bennett, civilian wi at the Japonski Island naval a base, is in jail in Sitka today a charge of drunken and lconducl according to a wire Icelved at the U. 8. Marshal's off! here today. | [] Speedy & Efficient HAULING OF ALL KIND | DAILY DELIVERY SERVICE ON THE GLACIER HIGHWAY Dependable‘: Prompt & Highway Delivery . - At the Empire Printing Company . H. R. "SHORTY" WHITFIELD, Owner %