The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 3, 1942, Page 6

PAGE SIX nection with the hearing is a long EN one. He is preparing a statement | | which the Empire expects to pub- REPORTS 0 SHIP RATES Attorney General Says Un- fair for Alaska to Bear Cost It is unfair and unreasonable to expect the people of Alaska to carry the entire burden of the sur- charge on freight and passenger traffic between the States and Al aska, if the imposition of it is found necessary by the Maritime Commission.” This was the con- clusion of Attorney General Henry Roden, who has just returned from attending the rate hearing held in Seattle Mr. Roden explained that the |lish in full within a few days.. May Reduce Surcharge When asked what he believes the |result of the hearings might be, | Mr. Roden said that some surcharge probably - will be permitted to be | imposed by the transportation com- | panies, but not in the amount asked, which is 45 per cent ‘ The consensus, he said, is that ways and means will be found to, have the nation as a whole assume the burden if the Maritime Com- | | mission finds that the carriers are, |entitled to an increased rate to | meet war conditions | The carriers strongly urged, said | Mr. Roden, that the surcharge was Inot intended to yield any addi- | tional revenue, but was to be ap- ‘plwd simply for the purpose of absorbing extra-ordinary operating costs incurred by the companies on account of war conditions. The Attorney General said that | while exact figures for these extra | costs cannot be given at this time, | they are quite large | Mr. Roden said that he believed that a limited amount of fishing How Axis Hopes to Knock out Britiéh Em:;'ire THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASK e DOUGLAS FAREWELL PARTIES GIVEN FOR MR. AND MRS. RIEDI| With Mrs. James Sey and Mrs. Arne Shudshift, the hostesses, about a dozen firends of Mrs. Joe Riedi assembled at the home of the lat- ter last evening to give her a bon voyage before she leaves with Mr. Riedi and Son Joe to establish resi- dence south. Pinochle and bridge | afforded the pastime of the eve- ning. Mrs. Riedi was presented with a fine handbag for a going- away gift. On Friday evening about twenty | of Mr. Riedi’s friends gathered at his home to bid farewell before he leaves. - ; AASENS IN CALIFORNIA Word just received here by friends of Rev. and Mrs. O. A. Aasen who resided in Douglas for a time tells of their residence now in Santa Monica, California where Rev. Aasen has charge of two mis- TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1942 Young crows can eat their own weight in food in a day. Scales of a tarpon may meas- ure more than four inches across. PRIZE VALUE | for Active Sports! complete story to be told in con- T TR TR Here is how the Axis strategists hope to knock out the British Empire and win the war. The fall of Singapore means that this plan has passed the primary stages. With Singapore knocked out, possibility of of Axis attack somewhere in India is now acute. | ground for fifth columnists. M would be allowed in Bristol Bay this year. He said, however, that as in the past, cannery boats would not. be allowed to lay over at any port for the entire season. They will have to keep on the move, he said. The Attorney General said also that the general opinion among of- ficial sources is that the Alaska highway from the States will be started soon, and will be built in- land - e STOCK QUCTATIONS NEW YORK, March 3. — Closing quotation ‘of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 2, American Can 61%, | Anaconda 27%, Bethlehem Steel 61%, Commonwealth and Southern | %, Curtiss Wright 7%, International | Harvester 48z, Kennecott 33%, New | York Central 9, Pound $4.04. | DOW, JONES AVERAGES | The following are today's Dow, | Jones averages: Industrials, 106.97; | | rails, 27.48; utilities, 13.57. i | e iR Wi, | BUY DEFENSE BONDS Higher than High —— in America! AMEHICA—where a hundred and thirty million people are r meeting the test proving that there is no ceiling on the oppor- tunities of this nation, on its ability to fight for the principles India, one of the richest countries in raw materials, is fertile the Japanese drive west from Burma, the Germans could meet them by eoming from Libya and Bulgaria. | GOODS HARD MAJ.TALLEY T0 PURCHASE, JONES FINDS President, Juneau - Young Hardware Company, Ends Buying Trip Hardwarec supplies and fur- niture are becoming increasingly ‘dimculr to obtain from wholesalers |in the States, John W. Jones, President of the Juneau-Young | Hardware Company, said today up- {on returning from a five-week buy- (ing trip to Pacific Coast cities. ROTARIANS Army ManW;rns Against, Spreading Military Information 3 Major B. B. Talley, U. S. En-| gineers, now in Juneau for a brief | visit, addressed members of Juneau | Rotary Club at a noon luncheon to-! day in Percy’s Cafe. Major Talley told the Rotarians “we are in a position of defending { Jones said he visited five job- Alaska. We should not underesti- | |bers before he was able to fill his mate the Japanese or the Germans. |orders for nails. Rubber hose was We are facing a danger far greater | difficult to purchase in sufficient than we faced in 1918 { quantity and will be impossible to In emphasizing CiOSE-_llpDEd atti- |obtain before long, he predicted.. tude for all Alaska residents con-| | Also affected by the drive to con- 4%, Japanese receive all clip- | | serve materials for the war effort pings concerning military move- \is the furniture supply. Furniture ments from all newspapers and also ;Iaclorlcs are overworked now try- have listening posts to gather vital |ing to supply army cantonments information carried on the air. {with beds, chairs and other equip- Major Talley said that the with- | ment and civilian dealers, conse- holding of military information in quently, have to shop around to the United States is not being done 1fill their meeds. because military officials don’t want | Attends Furniture Show the American people to know what | is going on. Rather, he said, it is Juneau man went to Seattle by because the army doesn't dare to re- steamer and then made most of lease any information which might the rest of the trip by air. .He find its way to the enemy. : flew to California, ‘where he at- , Rod Damell, Rotary Club Presi- tended the anhual furniture show 1235 Was welcomed back fo the cluh in San Francisco, then went to and presided. He returned to Juneau from the States last night. Los Angeles to make further pur- Dean Allen was a visitor from chases. In Portland, the Joneses juneau High School and Ed Blake, visited relatives and then spent also was a visitor. ' some time in Seattle. 1 The club accepted delivery of a Sunday Driving $500 Defense Savings Bonds which Jones said one of the most strik- had been purchased earlier. Other ing *signs of the times could be business included the appointment observed on Sundays on the high- Of Charles W. Carter to investigate ways. The number of “Sunday Accompanied by Mrs. Jones, the the Rotary Club Conference which drivers” has decreased tremendous-, Will be held in Vancouver in May. ly, he said, because civilians are' T R Iy remaining at home to conserve rub- | ber tires. More and more the ten- | dency is to use the family automo- En bile only for business and in ‘many | emy Lands neighborhoods where he visited e } Jones found that the men of the More Tro | community drive to work in one l | automobile, both to save the other cars and to avoid the traffic jams | which occur daily in the defense;A' zamboanga cities. BINOCULARS ARE |Baton Peninsula Quie WANTED BY NAVY; | While Japs Extend Oc- | JUST MAKE LOAN| cvolion Area | WASHINGTON, March 3—With | Following a precedent established | japanese naval units shelling sev- | in the First World War, the Navy|eral ports in the Philippines, the is asking for the loan of binocu- War Department reports today the! lars which meet service requhe-‘ landing of troops from a convoy of sions, Shampoo and Fingerwave $1.25 Special reduction this week on e While here he was pastor the Lutheran church. Holeproof Nylon $1.50 per pair (A limited supply) “Say It With Flowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists SILK HOSE at §1.25 - $1.35 FAMILY | SHOE STORE Seward Street SIGRID'S i ! HERBEX TREATMENTS -3 SMART, COMFORTABLE SPORT SHOES Sporty low heel Star Brands . . . the pets of “smart young things” so envied by elders that everyone's wearing them . . . gad in great comfort and grand style. $3.501 $5.00 The two are just to give you an idea . . . stop in our store and see our large selection. Family Shoe Store SEWARD STREET Holeproof Mercerized Cotton Hose $1.00 - SL.15 Also Ribbed Lisle and Rayon Hose at SLO0- $LIS FAMILY | SHOE STORE Seward Street HALVORSEN'S Liquidation Sale! Stock Must Be Completely Disposed of by upon which it was built, on its hope and faith in the future. We are still in the Winter of the War. But we know that Spring will return—to America . . . toJuneau . . . and most of all, to our hearts. ments from patriotic citizens who now possess them, the Thirteenth Naval District has announced. Two sizes of binoculars only will meet’ the Navy's specifications. Six by thirty binoculars, used for sight- four transports escorted by a cruiser at Zamboanga on the southwest tip | of Mindanao Island. 1 There was virtually no ground or | air activity at MacArthur's position on Batan Peninsula, but the Japan- ese apparently are attempting to ex- 6:00 P. M. MARCH 4 THE time will come when you can shake off the ice and grime and dirt of that Winter. Once again Spring will come and you'll throw back your shoulders and feel how good it is to be alive . . . you'll smile a greeting to the bus driver on your way to work . . . youll buy your Best Girl the first violets of the season . . . all because the sky is “higher than high” in America! Daily Alaska Empire tend their occupation of the south- | ern islands of the Philippine group. | ing ships and large objects at in- termediate or long distances, are wanted for ordinary navigational purposes. Seveh by fifty glasses, used for sighting aircraft and distinguis 3IMISS lEFEBvRE ships at extreme distances, are alsoy desired. Because of the difficulty “AMED HOSTBS of obtaining spaie parts for num- erous types of binoculars, the Navy will accept the loan only of Zeiss| Auora Lefebvre, on the staff of or Bausch and Lomb glasses. the Baranof Hotel Coffee Shop for They should be sent, carefully|the past several weeks, has been ap- | packed, to the Naval Observatory, pointed hostess to succeed Mrs.' Washington, D. C. Each instru- i Patrick Killeen, Les Teagle, man-' ment should be accompanied by an|ager, announced today. identification tag, bearing the name Miss Lefebvre will handle lunch- and address of the sender, Theieon and dinner appointments for | Navy will then pay $1 for each set |the Iris Room and the Gold Room of binoculars accepted for use, and |as well as her coffee shop duties. will return them to their owners| Mrs. Killeen is going south with at the end of hostilities if the|her husband, a driver for the Royal glasses are still in use, Blue Cab Company, tomorrow. | FINAL CUT IN PRICES EFFECTIVE NOW Take Advantage of the Many Offered. " EVERYTHING MUST GO-BUY NOW! No Credit No Alterations No Relurhs