The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 12, 1942, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—-JUNEAU, ALASKA SWEET VALENTINE GIFTS H Sentimen To Make er Heart Beat Faster tal Gifs Norothy Gray Compacts - - 1.50—3.50 Costume Jewelry 1.00—2.95 imported Linen Handkerchiefs - 35¢—2.00 Fine Hand Bags Patent. calf; cap?, broadcloth blacks and colors, in hades and styles 3.50 - 5.00 Aris Gloves Aris Glove: referred kin, doeskin, kid A wide pig- and fabrics. range of colors 1,00 595 B Behrends Co Saybu ry House Coats SHE LIKES SAYBURY'S BEST OF ALL! Quilts, suedes, chinelles, crepes . . . all colors and sizes. 4.95-14.9 many Sizes QUALITY SINCE /887 DEFENDERS REFUSE T0 SURRENDER Reject Demands by Count- | er Aftacking Invad- ers on Islands (Continued from Page One) | a dozen times,” McDaniels said in his dispatch, “but we are still afloat and may get away tonight.” . today, the Tokyo broadcast said the Japanese wel within five and one-half miles northwest of the heart of Singapore. WARSHIPS IN ACTION TOKYO, Feb. 12—British war- ships have come into action and are aiding the defenders of Singa- 1 in th “fierce resistance” to the Japanese.” This is an official report given out by Domei. COUNTER ATTACKS LONDON, ‘Feb. 12—The British garrison at Singapore made four des, counter attacks against the Japanese besieg to military advices tonight C of regarded ful but received here the counter thrusts as having been success- the other three failed. - BUY DEFENSE is STAMPS | ular rding | D.LW.C. ON NUTRITION With Mrs. Norman Rustad pre- siding, the DIW.C. held a reg- meeting last night at the Rustad home. A comprehensive report by the library committee revealed that Club now has over 200 new books, which are being catalogued and shelved in the City Hall, and will scon be available for borrowing by the townspeople. An interesting and enlightening talk was given by Mrs. Muriel F. Merritt on nutrition, and the pre- waration of food in quantity lots.! Mrs. Merritt distributed some| timely recipes and hints in pam-| phlet form to the Club members. An article on U. S. Defense Sav- ings Bonds was read by Mrs. Bach. Numerous printed pamphlets ex- plaining all merits of the U. S. Defense Savings Bonds were issued to all present. Community the program. singing completed SHOWER FOR MRS. BONNETT Mrs. Alfred Bonnett was plea.\t‘ antly surprised yesterday afternoon | group of friends, the co-host- being Mrs. E. E. Weschen- nd Mrs. A. E. Gostz. The affair was held at the home of the latter. played. Winner of tHe first was Mrs. Bonnett and of the second, Mrs. W. R. Spain. Following re- (reshments the honorée was pre- sented with a huge valentine filled with gifts. Those invited included Mrs. Harry Lea, Mrs. Kenneth Lowe, Mrs. Spain, Mrs. F. A. J. Gallwas, Mrs. Garland Boggan, Mrs. George Get- Robert Fraser, Mrs. J. R. Guerin, Mrs. M. A. Pearce, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Alex Sey, Mrs. W. E. Cahill, Mrs. Glen Rice. PECHRERS S e G QUIET OBSERVANCE Linceln’s birthday was quietly ob- served here today by Douglas Pub- lic Schools with work as usual the order of the day. Later in the month a program will be arranged to celebrate jointly birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, it was announced this | morning. — LEAVE DOUGLAS Mrs. John Mills safled early to- day for Ketchikan where she will visit for a month with her sister) Mrs. Willlam Robertson. By plane, Earl Miller left for Sitka where he wil lwork and later be joined by mrs. Miller and baby. e .- FAIRHURST HERE Hal Fairhurst, Alaskan travel- ling man, returned from Sitka to- day. He is staying at the Baranof Hotel. T ATCHER LEAVES Thatcher, Alaska IRL TH Irl | cussion of the problem befor |“we must know ‘within' a week or shipping will be available for HEARING IS JOHN CHOVIN UNDERWAY IN PASSESAWAY WASHINGTON IN SEATTLE House Committee Told of Obstacles Confront- ing Cannerymen (Continued from Page One) Funeral Services for Form- er Well Known Alas- kan on Safurday SEATTLE, Feb. 12—Funeral ser- vices for John E. Chovin, school- tain no assurance that adequate mate of Henry Ford, and former the wellknown Alaskan, will be held transport of workers and supplies | Saturday. Chovin died yesterday. A. W. Shiels, of Bellingham, Wash., is also here representing cannery operators. Action Wanted Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Di- | John E. Chovin was a former | police chief at Fairbanks, holding office from 1908 to 1912. Later he leame to Juneau where he opened _|an electrical shop, then moved to mond joined in the tnlorma} dis- Anchorags’ whefe-he also went into = m"{the electrical business, operating EMLIRIES) -\ | for _many years before he retired sl R |and went to the States. One suggestion is the creation of | s a “War Pisheries Board” to recom- | mend steps to take care of such g i REGISTRANTS Delegate Dimond said. he had been told there would not be suf-| wn.l ANSWER ficlent transportation available to| J take care of the canneries west 9 QUBIIONS . Haris sald his company, if as- | sured - of transportation of - 1500 Procedure for Febfuary 16 tons of supplies and 125 workers, v R could produce 7,000 tons of salmon ouflmed by Sele[hve Service Here immediate Transportation Issue of Kodiak Island. at its outlying camnery, but added, 10 days if we are able to get| this.” H The Salmon Industry, Delegate be asked those men who register Diménd and Harris said, are alsa‘on February 16 for possible military Iconfronted with “prohibiive” in- service under the provisions of Lhe' | surance rates on- short térms only 'Selective Serwice Act, John L. Mc-| Only nine simple questions will| ;33 PASSENGERS ' LEAVE JUNEAU ~ ONMOTORSHIP | Thirty-three persons left Juneau |by motorship today some going to 1‘Eou!hensl ports with the remainder ticketed for Seattle. Arriving cn the vessel from an- cther Alaska port were Mrs. V. |Rogers, Fred Risley, Beatrice Tray- |is, D. P. Holden, L. Smothers, Al- bert Fortier, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bellamy, Houston Wood, C. Mor- tgan, Reginald Shuffle, John Gar- cia, Fred Marrig, Hal Fairhurst. | The following left Juneau: | Mrs, Chester Carlson, Mrs. Mad- eline A. Carr, Mary C. Garr, Emil |E. Steinbeck, Frank E. Love, Mrs. \frank E. Love, Patricia Love, E. P. | | | Bond, Walter Woody, Jack Carlyle,| % | Betty Tuttle, Harold F. Dawes, Paul Hansen, Fred Scheel, A. E. Coff- man, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Hooper, Gene Thompson, €. E. Swanson,| R. F. Poston, Mrs. John Mills, George Garski, Marvin Johnson, N. A. McEachran, Don Wright, L.| Utness, R. A. Iversen, E. S. Gull, Irl Thatcher, J. J. Hillard, Bernice | Cunningham, Kaj Louring, L. Del- ebecque. IMMUNIZATION ORDERED FOR AL ARMY MEN | i | i | 'Yellow Fever Vaccine fo Prepare Troops for | Tropics WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — All Army officers and men today were SALES SOAR | and inability to obtain lAsurance’ fat any figure for the entire sea- son. | Pointed Suggestion Committeeman Frank W. Boy- kin, of ‘Alabama, commented that if er)s'pm'm‘lon of supplies is not afforded it will be necessary to, send ships later with supplies to| keep the native workers. from starving. | “If we can send ships now, let| the people wérk and earn their own | living,” Boykin said: HERE T0 BUY BIG BOMBER Residents of Juneau Pur- chase $6,468 Worth in Three Days Juneau citizens this week got wholeheartedly behind the Terri- tory-wide campaign for the “pur-| c¢hase” through Defense Savings Bonds® of a heavy bombing plane to be named “Spirit of Alaska” when sales chalked up by the local Post Office to persons signifying their intention of participating in the drive attained the total of $6,468.50 during the first three days fo the week. According to the Defense Savings office here, reports on the cam- paign from all over Alaska indi- cated today that satisfactory pro- gress is being made in all localities. Communities throughout the “Térritory will report sales figures to the Juneau office each week, but thus far no specific figures from outlying distriots have been re- ceived. The reports of committecmen in- decnw that the bomber campaign is ‘going over with a bang, and all sections are confident the goal of $350,000 will be reached long before the March 9 deadline. If the Juneau Post Office sales for the first threé days of this week are any ecriterion; the required amount i | | | salesman, | Bres., should be reached easily by March 1 it" is satd. 3 : MCEACHRAN LEAVES N. A: McEachran, Schwabacher representative in Southeast left Juneau by motorship today to| Alaska, left Juneau today to cover Table decorations were white narcissus with blue and white candles. The afternoon was spent Alaska. Subscribe - to the Dally Alaska | continue his business in Sbutheast| Southeast ports. He is expeeted to return in a few weeks. L e A LOLA’S BEAUTY SHOP in knitting for the Red Cross and | Empire—the paper with the largest Will be closed until March 10, 1942. later two jumble word games were | "~ BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH OKAY , PNTS-IN-PARTS - | Te SARGWNT SEL \F NE CAN SNEAK DT PaSS Td' SENTRY,HE WONT SN NOTHINY ~ \E BETTER HURRKRN % UGEH Y e QUE SOARNY - ONE - TUNP * DUEL MESSAGE " AN COME BRCK QUICK Y, paid circulation —adv. l must answer, opdered immunized against yellow Cormick, *'Territorial Director of | fever, making them quickly avail- Sclective Service for Alaska, em-| phasized today. {able for service in the tropics. Registration of the individual Secretary of War Stimson an-| should require a comparatively nounced the order, explaining that short time. | hitherto only troops assigned to While it is important that regis- such areas as Panama and Puerto tration be conducted as speedily as|Rico have been so vaccinated. possible, every registrant will be All Army personnel are already given ample time to respond prop- immunized against paratyphoid,| erly to the questions on the regis- smalipox and tetanus. | tration card, which on this occasion i SREDE A will be green. White and melon| ADULT RED CROSS CLASS colored cards, respectively, were TO MEET AT TONIGHT | used for the first and second S 4 lective Service registrants for adults will No questionaires will be given| be held this evening in the Memorial | registrants when they register Feb-| Presbyterian Church at 7 o'clock, it | ruary 16, nor will they then be re-| was announced today. Due to lhel quired to undergo any physical ex-‘ importance of this work a large amination, Director McCormick em- | attendance is hoped for, phasized. —_— - Questionnaires are given to. reg-; istrants after their order numbers IIDES have been determined and reucheda' by their local boards. Physical ex- (Sun Time—February 13) aminations are given only after| High tide 0:34 m., 155 fect Low tide 6:14 a. m. 22 feet. High tide 12:23 p. m., 17.8 . Low tide 6:53 p. m., -2.6 feet. | 7 the boards have passed on the gen- | eral qualifications of registrants and have determined that they | should not be deferred for reasons| of interest to the Nation. When registered, eac hregistrant| the following nine questions: (1) Name of Registrant; (2) Place of Residence; (3) Mail- ing address (if other than Place of | Residence) ; (4) Telephone; (5) Age| in Years and Date of Birth; (6)! Place of Birth; (1) Name and Ad- dress of Person who will nlways‘ know your Address; (8) Employ-| er's Name and Address, and (9) Place of Employment or Business. After a registrant has answered all questions and signed his name to the registration card, he will be given registration certificate signed by the registrar. This cer- tificate must be in the personal possession of the registrant at all times, Director MecCormick said. | Failure to possess the certificate, or {to show it to authorized persons,! constitutes a violation of Selective Service Regulations and is con- sidered prima facie evidence of failure to register, - GOES TO FIRST Louis Delebecque, dist: sales | manager here for Pan American Airways, left by boat for Ketchi- kan today to confer with business CANADIAN PAC o TRAVEL ON A ‘ "Princess” | LINER | Juneau to Vancouver, Victoria or Seattle | | Princess Norah sails from Juneau February 11, 22—March 4 V. W. MULVIHILL | Agent, C. P. R.—Juneau, Alaska CANADIAN PACIFIC THE ATCO LINE Alaska Transportation Company | Y THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1942 i D.E. KEATING ; 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 to see: "“HER FIRST BEAU” Federal Tax—>5c¢ per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! e PP AP NOTICE!? The United States Maritime Commission has granted the Alaska Line special permission to supplement all water freight and passenger tariffs effective January 7, authorizing an emer- gency subcharge equal to 45 per cent of th rates, fares or charges, otherwise payable. INFORMATION ON SAILINGS AND ARRIVALS WILL BE FURNISHED ONLY ON REQUEST WHEN, AS AND IF AVAILABLE. FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION— CALL THE ALASKA LINE PHONE 2 H. O. ADAMS, Agent f2SERVING ALASKA THE YEAR 'ROUND NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY / rtment ited States Navy D(::b\'\shed. The Up! that nothing ecem-mg the reques d" = conveyed destination printee O, cargoes OF Tamerican movemfi:‘c“cham yessel in of any waters. L ATIONS AND JSERV R RESER e JON CALL T INFORMA' t EEN, Agen HENRY GREED e 09 ngers 1 Freight Phone % , SMART HIIE SHIPS ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES SerVing Southeast Alaska Passengers, Mail, Express SCHEDULED DAILY AT 10:00 A. M. An- Pel- Kim- Chwfha-s‘ % Hoonah goon Tenakee Todd ican shan go! tka $10 gSIS $18 $18 $18 $18 818 18 18 18 18 10 10 10 18 18 10 6 18 18 10 18 s 10 10 Hawk Inlet Juneau ...$ 8 Sitka . 18 Chichagof 18 Kimshan nah .. 10 e Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60c SCHEDULED MONDAY and THURSDAY Mxnsaln Wrangell Petersburg Kake $31.00 $20.00 $18.00 $25.00 25.00 25.00 12.50 18.00 7.50 15.00 Juneau Kake ... Petersburg Wrangell .. Kasaan ... el Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.60 FORMATION ON TRIPS TO HAINES, F A AGWAY. TAU LobGr: Phone 612 Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, Less 10% An additional charge will be made for single passengers to flag stops. P associates there. Joe Crosson, Se- attle operaticns manager, an- nounced here Monday that plans are being made to include Ketchi- kan on a Pan American rcute soon. - > CHOIR REHEARSAL FOR TRINITY CATHEDRAL TO BE HELD THIS EVENING c?t‘xmr rehearsal for Holy Trinity athedral will be held at the church this evening at 8 o'clock. All mxem- D. B. FEMMER—AGENT bers are requested to be present. e BUY DEFENSE STAMPS ® BAILINGS FROM PIER 1 BEATTLE PASSENGFRS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION e PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 () QFEERED ANTS-N-PANTS \& GONNE HENE WS HANDS FULL \WE Thal JORMAN -CNE - JOMNP -~ (T \WOULDN'T SUSPRISE ME \F T COULD QT Q0OS \0 To \ ON ¥ ONE JUNE > e ~ By BILLY DeBECK BHLLS O' FIRE Y WHAT'S KEEPWY ANTSY 2 HE SUOLLDA BEEN BRCK & WOUR BG0 - VL WOSEY OUER IO W FENCE AW WAT FER A DAY M BOOGUN GOOGUN Y CAN'T PALE FRACE SEE QNTS -W-PRNTS | MNT LEFT NET? DD Nou QWE ONE JunP w MESSAGE? Copr. 1942, King Features Syndicate, Inc, World rights reserved. /2. r_____—_—————'————v——- PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS Round-Trip Fares: 10% off twice one-way fares, when purchased in advance. Fairbanks, Alaska ....$ 76 Flat, Alaska ... 3 Golovin, Alaska Juneau, Aaska ... McGrath ..... Nome, Alaska . Nulato, Alaska . ... 121 Ophir, Alaska 39 Seattle, Wash., Whitehorse, Y. T., Can. 144 To Seattle From Seattle Monday Saturday Tuesday Sunday Thursday ‘Tuesday Friday ‘Wednesday Sunday Friday $112 83 $37 10 16 9 207 234 212 26 114 142 119 $120 To Fairbanks From Fairbanks Sunday Monday ‘Tuesday Tuesday ‘Wednesday Wednesday Friday Thursday Saturday Friday o Saturday Effective Nov. 1, 1941 L. A. DELEBECQUE—District Sales Manager v 135 So. Franklin 8t. PHONE 106 1324-4th Ave. SEATTLE $ 88