The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 22, 1942, Page 2

to accept a position in the Terri Employment Service, it wa MRS. ROBERT RICETO UNTIL END OF TERM 7 ¢ it m formet is ove the boys’ athletic pre handled by Mr. I for the re Mrs. Robert Rice will take the ot the vear, Mr. Phillip position of seventh grade teacher .oi.q in the Junean Public Schools for s 5 the remainder of the year to re- place Arlie Dahl who has resigned: Baskethall Northern Division Championship Skagway High VS. Juneau High * Thursday and Friday Evenings 7:30 o'Clock HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM (Use Sixth Street Entrance) * High School Students - 25c and 5¢ Adulls - - - - 45cand5c THOSE IN THE KNOW, ASK FOR The PRESTIGE of a Great \ame . . . the Team Baftles THE DALY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Skagway Hoop|SeatfleC.ofC. Investigales J. H. 5. Tonight Nine [ynnaal' Basket- eers Arrive for Prep Title Series: Nine Skagway basketball plmyers, determined to wrench'the Northern Division High School chimplonshipi from Juneau High School and the: a crack at the Southeas kle the Crimson Bears in the 1 gym tonight before a| { capacity crowd { | The Skagway squad, headed by| Rea;bns' for Raise in Afas: kan Shipping Cosls A{e Quilined - The wsuficntinn for a 45 per senger rates on Alaska steamship lines was reviewed this noon before a meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in a letter from Foster | L. McGovern, assistant general| manager of the Seattle Chamber! of Commerce. | titl | The series, the winner to be eli-!organization made a thorough cang| gible for the Southeast competi-|vass of the situation. Their reply |tion in Petersburg or Ketchikan, (to the local group was as follaws: {will be’ for the best two out of| This letter is in answer to your - games. If either team wins inquiry ‘Wwith reference to the an- oth tonight and tomorrow, the|nounced increase of 45 per cent in | third game will not be played. m-};’;: flt‘*‘em;t anc:e&:ssemng;t. ::szes §o; T | . ¥our T ions only ;)mu.,' v).v_ skagwnyan.? will play i ks Btednastily QARG bul‘ {Douglas High in the "Island gym. The Skagway boys run slightly,"he rates apply to the other Am-! iAmall«:r than L‘he opponents they’ll erfean llnes_w Alaska as well. P ttors have| | This question was: byought-up for| {meet tonight, but the visitors have| j..ciion ot the eeting “of the | |had plenty of experience this sea- | apomber’s Alaska Committee last {Harry Lee and Don Beitinger. Jr., Northern Commercial Comp- | | With an overflow crowd expect-|any, Chairman; M. Dederer, Seattic | ed to witness' the games, school|Fur Exchange; and A. W. Wittig, authorities today began construc-|Sheépard- Foint Packing Company, tion of extra bledchers to ‘accom- |SO you see that is was representa- ! modate the spectators; Game time |tive of Seattle and Alaska business is 7:30 o'clock with the p,eumm_!nnd industry. We met with Mr. | & | MeKinstry of the Alaska Steamship |ary game between the Juneau High | Company, who is the top executive fand Douglas High reserve teams. | when Mr. Baker , General Manager | Tomorrow night, the preliminary| d4nd Mr. Bogle, Vice-President. are| |game will be between the Juneau' & B | p out of the city. Mr. Peterson, in| | freshmen and a combined seven h-| charge of passenger traffic, also |eighth grade team from Douglas. |participated In the conference. We | Admisson prices are 30 cents for|giscussed the matter at great length | ihigh school students, 50 cents for{and found that the principal causes | | adults for the increase in operating ex-| penses, which brought about the 45 per cent surcharge, were as follows: 1. The companies must now carry | war risk insurance on the hulls in addition to regular maritime in- S e, i m lBS surance. This is a very heayy | |charge. The new rates were invest- | igated' and approved by the insur- BUYING FOOD |ance divisio nof the Maritime Com- | AP Feature Service mission. | Ratencrase cent increase in freight and pas-| the basis of the information which: we had, that the expenses of the operating companies are tremen- ‘dously increased and that if the |ships are to be maintained in the |service there must be additional | revenue. It will be our purpase to |follow the matter through and to endeavor to see that the burden whichy will fall upon the shippers and Alaskans, is ds light as possible. | The committee was thoraughly of the opinion that the companies are acting in good faith. No solution has been suggested |yet as to compensation for the! many delays caused by ‘the vessels| | being ordered into the nearest port| | |by the Navy and kept there until conditions are considered safe. This| e —3— il i8 a very substantial cost. .| It took a veteran of 85 years to I think it is necessary to ap-[Show the youngsters{ how to bowl proach this problem with the last night and Ben Leaming was premis that this country is at war{Just the man who could dé it. and that normal conditions no| The picneer BP.O.E. member led longer- prevail. We are going to:scoring in the Old Timers’ bowling have to adjust ourselves changed situation and undoubtedly. we will have to pay more for manyl Ben leéining Conquest in Oldtim- > eérs Bowling lodge meeting. On his team were John Reck, 80, and Paul Bloed- Coach Gerald Ryan, arrived on| Agked by the Juneau chamber to serviees. vhom. 63, opposed by Jack White, the Estebeth last night nnd“nveumfile the rate increase, a | 1 shall he glad to advise you {171, Walter Bathe, 67, and Bert bunked with friends and relatives.|special committee of the Seattle(y information which I receive|Loomis, 68. ¥ bearing on this subject which I| Bathe and Bloedhorn both® trun- know is vital to you. M]m high scores down the mapla, Please extend my kindest regards | pyt the seventh frame brought to the members of the Juneau {Leaming a mighty strike—with the Chamber. {use of his bowling machine, which WSS TS removed the necessity of swinging |the ball—and brought his team out [fn‘front in"the final,“200 to" 28%. o -5 | Reck surprifed all by “his Southpdw | delivery. A | 'Rooters packed the sidelines and idid their stuff. A | “Score by frames: son in the Skagway City League| + | Y B 3 Y Reck— Jand with Whitehorse teams :::“::go;?gdngsp:l;lt c:!:::fll:.}e;! j” mu A el e B b R Starting line-up for the Skag-|gteamship companies to ascertain| | Bloedhorn— | wayans, including three seniors,|the: justification for the rate lin- : s :Lzomss 46 56 61 77 93 99 107 126: {will be Bob Selmer, John Hannan, ¢ a make constructive rec- = L re g & ¥ Leathing— | Merle Sipprell, Silas Dennis and or,::,’:nd';‘:i;fw . i s o tm»hgm@vtm: F Ll 1 21110 M 6 |Tick Olsen. Othérs on the squad|Chamber might do. The committee| 7 gl R {are Robert Combs, Donald Tanner, was composed of Volney Richmond,| The communique said 625 wound- Total 290 ed were admitted to hespitals while | a hundred others were treated at White— first aid posts, but the beleaguered 0 5 14 23 38 43 49 58 59 ited = with shooting down five| —_— bembers and damaging one fighter. | FILIPINOS HERE PROVE IDENTITY BY LAPEL BADGES Red, white and blue identifica- | tion buttors, bearing’ - the . word “Philippines” are being worn in the lapels of Juneau Filipinos, who obtained them from the office of | the Resident Filipino Commission- | er in Washington, D. C. All Filipinos in the United States ., C.G. MEN PROMOTED Several Coast Guard officers in this district have just been pro- moted, according to announcer t by Coast Guard headquarters. Pay- master Louis J. Armstrong of the Ketchikan office has been promot- ed from chief pay clerk to lieuten- ant. Chief Boastswain W. C. Gill, who was on the cutter was promoted to Lieutenant, jg. and assigned to duty at Sitka as Captain of the Port. Chief ' Machinist E. E. Sticn of the Bonham was proimnoted Lieutenant, jg. e - To Pin Win '85-Year-Old Elk's Scores, to the|match which followed the regular | island colony today cheered the|Bathe— arrival of powerfully gunned Hur-| 9 18 24 37 556 64 73 92 108 126 ricane pursuit fighters when 30| Loomis— Japanese warplanes again rourrd} 6 11 18 24 40 53 56 64 81 89 over Singapore. | —_ Royal Air Force fliers are cred- | Total 282 Bonham, i advanlage of a POPULAR “STRAIGHT BOURBG, $\~\\§\ U BOTTLED-IN-BOND PRICE 2. The companies must ‘gmfiy | Here are a few good rules when|death and dismemberment insur- | shcpping for food on a | budget: Read the labels; they in- | dicate the volume, quantity and | quality for comparison with other brands and other size packings. | Check the weights on home scales |and be sure to ask for and get ad- | justments every = time you are | limited | ance in the amount of $5,000 bn each member of the crew. i 3. Wages are tremendously in- tcreased for unlicensed men and licensed officers due to the payment of war bonuses, the amounts of Which were préscribed by the Mori- | time War Emergency Board. Fur-| thermore, they are retroactive to | and “its " territories ‘will" recelve the | buttons to prcvide a ready means of identification and prevent them {from being mistaken for Japanese.| Filipino nationals also are re-| quested to apply for identification TIDES (Sun time, January 23) Low tide—0:09 arh., 23 feet. High tide—6:40 a.m. 146 feet. papers, to be issued by the Resi- dent Commissionérs to all Filipincs who can prove they were born in Low tide—12:59 p.m., 3.6 feet. High tide—6:58 pm., 12.I feet. | JOHN A. LARSON as a paid-up subscriber to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to present this coupon this evening atithe box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: f "“BLONDIE GOES LATIN" ' Federal Tax——éc-'per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! MPARY el Sailt, Yol i NOTICE! " | | | The United States Maritime Commission has granted the | Alaska Line special permission to supplement all water freight and passenger fariffs effective January'7, authorizing an emer- | gency subcharge equal to 45 per cent of th rates, fares or charges otherwise payable. A “INFORMATION ON SAILINGS AND ARRIVALS WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY ON REQUES | WHEN, AS AND IF AVAILABLE. | | ! FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION— CALL THE ALASKA LINE | PHONE 2, - H. 0. ADAMS, Agent " SERVING ALASKA THE YEAR 'ROUND NORTHLAND TR:X‘N SPORTATION COMPANY e of Norm\and e jon Company ry e e e e e e ««.That’s what you get in famous Old Crow Great Name AMONG AMERICA’S GREAT WHISKIES When buying bourbon ask for 0ld Crow Distributed by NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY Seattle, Washington THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU FORECASTS FOR TONIGHT ONLY: Southeast Alaska: Partly cloudy with showers creasing temperatures tonight except mostly cloudy light rain north of Frederick Sound. Juneau and vicinity: Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain to- light; lowest temperature tonight about 36 degrees January 23—Sunrise 9:22 a.m, sunset 4:58 p.m Lowest temperature since 4:30 am. today until 11:30 a.m., 35. RADIO REPORTS | Precipitation in and slowly de- and occasional Max. temp. | Lowest excess of Station last 24 hours temp. .09 inches Anchorage 38 1 31 Atka 28 | 23 Atfu 32 25 Bethel 29 25 Dutch Harbor 35 217 Fairbanks 9 | 2 Juneau 45 34 . Ketchikan 46 42 41 Kodiak . 39 32 Nome 21 Sitka 37 There is no substitute for nefibéfiei advertising! :shorl-weighmd, Watch for quan- | | December 7. | 4. Frequent delays in ship opem-l tion due to the vessels being ordered by the Navy into the nearest port. This has varied from a few days| to several weeks. This expense however is not included in the 45/ per cent increase in tariff, The U. S. Maritime Commission .|made. a careful examination of all of the figures presented by the steamship. companies and our com-! mittee assumed that the public in| ,(ferest had careful consideration. ;| Our committee, realizing that the 45, per cent ingrease would have, to be born in the main by the Alask- ans, sought some plan under which some relief might be brought. Mr. Baker and Mr. Bogle arrived ,in Washington this Monday to discuss the ‘matter with the Army, Navy, and Maritime Commission officials. We decided that the best coopera- Mon we could give would be to in- struct Mr. J. J. Underwood, Manager of this Chamber)s Washington of- fice, to contact these men and, fcting in the public interest and 15 a representative of Alaska and Seattle business men, work with Mr. Baker and Mr, Bogle in an ef- loft to find a-solution to the prob- lem. This action was recommended %o our Board of Trustees and ap- proved. Mr. Underwood was so instrueted and is in-touch with the ibeve officials ‘of the company. I kniow of‘two or. three plans which | tity offérings on items like soap, sugar; potatoes, etc. U. S. advises buying graded canned foods (A, B, and C). All are perfectly good |food; Grade C is entirely satisfac- |tory in soups, sauces, stews. Eva- porated or dried milk can be used in cooking in place of bottled fresh milk. Oleomargarine can be used as a butter substitute. DAN BATES, TROOP | LEADER 613, PLANS OVERNIGHT HIKE Boy Scout Troop No. 613, at a meeting in the American Legion Dugout, met, the'new troop leades; Dan Bates. the Philippines. P 5 The pins were distributed by of- ficers of the Juneau Filipino com- It's Healthy, Tool P i | BRUNSWICK JOIN. THE FUN— Trinity Senior Guild Meeting Is On Tomorrow Members of the Trinity Senior Guild will meet tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Harry Lea. All members are requested to at- tend and’ take their knitting or sewing. ORGANIZATION OF FIRST AID CHIEFS IS NOW STARTED BOWLING ALLEYS "THE ATCO LINE Alaska Transportation Company fab € gt ° At a meeting last night at the Territorial Building, /Dr. Courtnéy|| SATLINGS FROM PIER 7 Smith started organization of First SEATTLE Aid Posts with a Captain or Chief assigned to each post. The Captain or Chief will be as- PASSENGERS FREIGHT sist by three stretcher bearers, REFRIGERA and , three women instructed in !G. TN first aid. Bates announced an over-night hike for Saturday and Sunday. Before the meeting closed the boys enjoyed games and a general good time. ‘iave been suggested but I don’t feel at. liberty- to tell you of them as they may not be the proper answer to the situation. Our committee was convinced, on, g e D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 Problems in first aid as well as transportation of the injured were among the subjects discussed last night. About 20 persons attended ~_ BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH HOWDY, LATTLE FAWN - T SRUNG ME & NMESSAGE TROM ANTS- N- PANTS — FROM T LOOKS OF \T NO'RE GONNG QBETA STAND ON YORE W\R\D To RIDDLE OUT THEM ARSNNINE PITCHERS ANTS- WN-PANTS A N0 BRNG Uw £ NESSAGE, /[ QNMSELF te, Inc, World si s reserved the meeting, Dr. Smith said. By BILLY DeBECK /' PALE FACE WaT W OSE! 3 ¢l owis I\ POMNS LETTER ALONG - ANTS- IN-PRY a&m\s\afi N/ WHCH MBKE HI TR ANANT NE BUEEALO. KICK W %& TELLMORE L BETWEEN ENES WNJUN 80N ERIEN, /7 /§ = JeS SN SO BOWL | "ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska- Passengers, Mail, Express SCHEDULED DAILY AT 10:00 A. M. Hawk Anx; Pel- Kim- Chicha- i Inlet Hoonah goon Tenakee Todd ican shan gof Sitka o $10 $18 $10 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 18 18 10 18 18 10 10 10 18 10 18 10 5 Kimshan 18 10 18 10 18 10 Pelican ... 10 18 18 Todd .. 18 10 10 2 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 Juneau K $31.00 $20.00 $18.00 $25.00 Kake .. 5. 25.00 25.00 12.50 Petersburg 18.00 18.00 .50 ‘Wrangel) . 15.00 15.00 Kasaan .. X FORMATION ON TRIPS TO HAINES, F AR NSUNG, SRAGWAY, TAKU LODGE: Phone 612 Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, Less 10% An additional charge will be made for single passengers to flag stops. . ! MWMWM Round-Trip Fares: 10% off twice one-way fares, when purchased Bethel Fairbanks, Alaska ......$ 76 Flat, Alaska ....... 31 § 56 Golovin, Alaska 67 sl18 Juneau, Aaska .. 82 132 McGrath ......... 4“4 18 $120 Nome, Alaska. . 74 126 149 $112 Nulato, Alaska ... 121 50 99 127 83 $37 Ophir, Alaska — 39 48 12 125 10 116, § 88 Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. 236 170 217 95 207 234 212 Whitehorse, Y. T., Can. 144 75 125 26 114 142 119 $120 To Seattle From Seattle To Fairbanks From Fairbanks Monday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Sunday ‘Tuesday ‘Tuesday Thursday ‘Tuesday ‘Wednesday ‘Wednesday Friday . Wednesday Friday Thursday Sunday Priday Saturday Friday Saturday Effective Nov. 1, 1941 L. A, DELEBECQUE—District Sales Manager PHONE 106 SEATTLE 135 So. Franklin St. Paa / 1324-4th Ave. jr il g~