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| ' PAGE TWO = g i RECENT ORDER " HITS PLANES AND STEAMERS, Bona Fide Alaskans May Buy Ticket North-None | Known to Be Stranded | SEATTLE, WMay 20—~The recent Alaska travel ban applies to air-| lines and Canadian ships as well| as American vessels. A Certification {office to determine who are bona , § y \ \ \ \ DY SLACK SUITS PLAY X STUR | they ities ¢ referred to defense author- Advises received are that Gen- information. No information regard- | ing any Alaskans stranded in the States could be found here. et Rl ALASKA COASTAL MAKES SEVERAL ~TRIPS 10 SITRA Arriving here fiom Sitka with Al- | aska Coastal Airlines yesterday af-| ternoon were David K. Brown, Roy Davies, Max Brink, R. R. Miller, | Loren Hancock, Billy Martin, Char- ley Peterson, R. Hared and A 'E. Burke | Leaving here for Sitka. late yes- i'm'dav were Capt., Charles W. Carr, {Lt. Jobn R. Roberts, H, C. Mauze, | (Joe Shrewsbury, Joe Sagla, Mrs. A Grotten. ! Passengers with ACA for Bitka| this morning were Mrs. B. Irwin, | Baxter C. Pelch, E. Van Ermen, A. Einstoss, Amby -Frederick and Capt. | William Snouffer Returning here on this morning’s {plane were M. N. Carmine, -David E. Olsen, James H Susan Elstead A second irip to Sitka with pas: | {sengers and alr mail is on the| books for ‘this afternoon it Mitchell and | } 'SPECIAL DRIVE SET IN | ~ DOUGLAS TOMORROW tul cott print | Residents of Douglas who have 3 ¢ |nct. yet signed pledges during the ¥ tat can |War Bond Voluntary Pledge Cam- Nide ct I A | paign, may do $o tomorrow when ! a special Pledge Day . will be held | lin that city, according to an an-| | nouncement made today by Mfs. John McCormick, chairman of the Voluntary Pledge Campaign. | Mrs. W. E. Cahill, Douglas rep- | | resentative of the Committee, will | |have a special table in the City !Hall in Douglas between 2 B ‘7:, and // h § {(pm. and betweeh 7 and 9 pm. to- | morrow in order that any resident | who has not been reached by the Pledze Drive Committee may sign. | RAINBOWS WILL e HAVE MOTHER- | Martha Society - DAUGHTER PARTY | Rainbow for Girls, it was decided will hold al, hoig a Mother-Daughter Ban- R M Behrends QGALITY SINCE /887 P BRI B A 5 o B S i i i i i A S o B S g A B R S 0 - AT L P > B I o 1 P P o b e i S s S N s ettt e e e e e e SITKA CHURCH IN SUIT OVER TITLE T0 PROPERTY THERE The Martha Society The Lutheran Church Corpora- | goodie sale on May 29, not May 20 quet for members here, on May 23 tion of Sitka has filed suit in U.|as previously announced 1,,, the Scobbiab Rit Temale' | - - §. District Court here against John | Mrs. A. J. Ficken will be in charge | piointed as committee. chair H. Peterson, W. P. M:lls and others, | o 2 sale. the plac o | o ¥ ol s st s 9 2 of the sale, the place of which Will fpien for the dinner are Brna Meier, asking for a decree quieting title to{he announced later. {food committee; Anna Lois Davis, | a plot of land in Sitka ; < OSS Y i ; . 8, | le o1t P nda o e oblrch. allekes 1t the: com ‘t]xtt.“xf.unnmn\. and Alfreda Fleek,| plaint that it holds title to the MRS, YARBROUGH decorations land, and that the defendants also VISIT IN KETCHIKAN AL U ill,‘.’..-l(yt:‘:w,.:ll;mn 1"?;”‘ were claim an interast in the property Mrs. E. T. Yarbrough, the form- |\ A0 0 ot “'; i Shipeon, | without any rights. R. L. Jernberg er Edythe Young, left late yes- H00¢ Helson and B‘;‘”?v“"cd"‘“‘fle‘; and M. E. Monagle are attorneys terday afternoon for Ketchikan fo| o' MeeHnE . was a ]’;’“”‘ early for the phintiff. visit for a week or ten days With|\y. " Bond Rally. At &‘::‘“““"'e‘ e el ler relatives in_the First City, the | iy ity served as ushers Bartholomew, Spaeth and Mac- CITY FROM TAKU win nuc | with Bud Bodding, pilot with the| Al N. Minard, Superintendent of | Ellis Air Transport | Mr .Bodding arrived here with the Libby, McNeill and Libby can- nery at Taku, arrived in Juneau on GAMES TODAY The following are final scores of Major League baseball gamos | five passengers late yesterday and had two other passengers, in addi- a tender from the cannery last tion to Mrs. Yarbrough, on the rc-|played this afternoon as received evening and is spending a few day urn trip up to press time: in the city on busine: for his >+ National League plant Coal supplies the essential in-| St. .Louis 1; Brooklyn 0 Mi. Minard is staying at the gredients for many of the plastics| Cincinnati 10; Philadelphia 3 Baranof Hotel while in Juneau used today in air construction.! Pittsburgh 3; Boston 4. -y - A | American League Gauze is said to have been first Mrs Franklin - D. Roosevelt's| Philadelphia_$; Detroit 3 made in Gaza, in Palestine; hence father called her “Little Nell” H~| New York 4; Chicago 1 its name. died when she was nine years old BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH SNUFEY SMITH'S 1 SRAY, WSS BROWN - 1S THIS MOUR NANE Boston-Cleveland postponed. *KEEP 'EM HAPPY CLUB N THE TIUE WILLAWS UMEEP 'EN WAPPY " LOWSE BISHOP Qe 2 ANNA PHILLPS JUNE STEVENS MARY CONNORS ETHEL SMITH ue EONA GEORGE HELEN RUTLAND ANN N\GON *—7 JACKIE. RICHARDSON MARGARET GRACY BELLE TIPPETTS \ ALICE BELL JERNNE CARY STELLA ERROL VERA COHEN EUZABETH CASE VIOLET WALL SARAH O TOOLE VIRGINIA SPENCE DIANA ROWELL JESS\E OLSEN MARGE MUELLER PRUUINE STARK JANE MURKRAY PEGGY. MS GOWAN MARIAN MARTIN SALLY BROOMELL b KITTY MG KEEVER MARIE WILLARD GRACE BROWN HLE SMTH BOBBIE HARRIS MADELINE GRLTON SADIE DUNN MICKEY LOEW KATHERINE KELLY 00T WILSON "HONEY CHILE” BROWN 1942, King Peatures Sygd |fall, and invade the Caucasus. This |erman. needs a | gency, AIR FORCE 10 INVADE CAUCASUS Hifler Reporfed o Be Plan- ning Great Para- chute Attack LONDON, May 20-—Hitler is be- mea. Indications are Hitler is prepar- eral Buckner's office has complete|ing to hurl powerful air forces in an|complete, it is aftempt to hop the Kerch Strait where his troops were halted ndication is contained in unofficial reports from Beriln, made by Air |Commander Baron von Richthofen chorage during the first two weeks MANY REGISTER WITH SELECTIVE SERVICE TODAY| Four hundred and. thirty-one {men between the ages of 45 and 64| $22,799.00, {inclusive had registered in Juneau| $21,075.00 as |proper at 3 o'clock this afternoon,|against its quota at the fourth registration held un- der the present Selective Service ysten. Reglstration 8 o'clock began at | Henry Moy, Raymond Tucker, Roy|thls morning and continues until May 1 to May 16 Peratrivich, Mrs. L. G. MeNeill, Joe {8 9'clock tonight with posts in the An MecMillan, Eugene Grotten, Janine €Ity proper at the City Hall and F the American Legion Dugout. Registration clerks were kept bus- ily occupied at both posts filling out cards from the opening hour on: throughout the day. Posts on Glacier Highway are Lynch’s and McLoughlin's grocery store and in Douglas at the City Hall, Mrs. George Cietchel is reg- istering men at. Thane Within a short time question- naires,wiil be mailed out to all reg- the tests. These persons should re- fstrants to be followed by occupa- tional questionnaires, according to the Selective Service heads. PRIORITY RATINGS ARE EXTENDED FOR ALASKA FISHERMEN B.: D. Stewart, Commissioner of Mines, announced, today that he has been informed that Alaska fishermen may utilize preference tating P-100 (A-10), to get materials for. maintenance, repairs and oper- ating supplies. This is the same rating to placer operators, railroads, cemmunications and various gov- crnmental units. Stewart said that in case higher rating replace capital equipment in c of a breakdown or andiher emer- fishermen may use form PD-1A for making a specific re- quest for the item needed to the War Production Board in Wash- ington.. The latter form may be used only for a purpose definitely connected with the war effort, Preference rating P-100 would be used to secure parts for motors, fuel and other supplies. The special form PD-1A woudd be used to replace capital equipment such as motors. FUNERAL IS SET FOR HERBERT WHITFIELD TOMORROW P. M, Funeral services for Herbert (Shorty) Whitfield, who died Sun- day night will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow (Thursday) n the Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary Dean C. E. Rice will give the eulogy. Interment will be in the Pign- cers Plot of Evergreen Cemetery, Pallbearers will be Felix Gray J. L. Gray, Fred Henning, Ludwig Nelson, Wellman Holbrook and Nor- man Cook to Boy S(ou;sTlave . Birthday Party At the Troop meeting of Troop 513 held last night in the home f Earl Hunter, the birthday of Dale Roft was celebrated as paii of the meeting. During. investiture services, . thrae boys took the rank of Tenderfool Scout a fish-| se | until patent had been issued on it - By BILLY DeBECK LONG DISTANCE - AUILO, SNUFEFY - TS \S PRIATE PETERSON DOWN \N FORT SENNNG, GEORG\A - VLL-COME UP THERE AN WNOCK NOUR BLOCK OFF, \& Nau GNE HONEN CHILE'S NAME TO AN O THEN DURN NANKEE BOYS LUP NO'TY % THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 'WAR BOND BOOM SEEN IN ALASKA FOR MAY SALES | Responding to the nation’s cali !for ome billion dollars of monthly |revenue from the sale of War Sa ings Bonds by July, Alaskans du | ing the first two weeks of the cur- rent month have purchased nearly 75 percent of the quota of $350,- 000,00 set for May, in Series E Jonds alone. ! According to an announcement made today in Juneau by the War | savings Staff, purchases of Serles | |through the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco—are as yet in- believed they will ipproximate at least $30,000.00 for VICTORY MAY COME THIS YEAR Cordell Hull Séys Massive, Production at Home | Encouraging | WASHINGTON, May 20—Secre-| 0 A ) fide Alaska residents may be set|lieved. according to advices regeived |E Bonds in 19 communiffes during|tary of State Cordell Hull indicated ; A : up in Seattle. Meantime ;{u:scnumn here today, to be massing 100000ithe period May 1 through May |today in a press conference that he | ble keer y - |who can prove they arc Alaska barachutists in a mighfy airborne 16, have amounted to $258017.50.!sees in the home front the grounds e i Spun essier |tesidents . are ' permitted (o get|inVasion of the Causasus from the|and while sales of Series F and|for hope that a victory for the 3 w forful 1l | tickots. If there is any q”(.,\“,,“‘nnmv torn Kerch Isthmus in. Cri-|G Bonds—which are reported|ppjted Naticns might come sooner than expected, at the carliest, this! year He was asked by newsmen wheth er developments in recent weeks | the same period. A | + on the hcme and foreign front Juneau Third e | encouraged him to believe in an Outstanding in the Territory is| the record set by the city of An- |of May, with sales totalling $92,700, actual purchase price. Anchorage’ [quota for the month was $50,000. Second in the ffeld is Fairbanks, ‘wn.h purchases as of May 16 of 1$40.388.50, against a quota of $50,- | 1000.00 for the month, while Juneau stands third with sales of $20.473.75, | lagainst a quota of $47.500 for the| |month. Ketchikan, with a quota of | |$50,00000 for May, is in fourth| place as of May 16, with sales of and Sitkn had sold| of the same date, of $30,000.00 for! | the month | A complete breakdown of the | first two weeks' sales, together with | the monthly quotas, follows Monthly quotas| early victory, | In reply he pointed out that the | powers and facilities of the United States have been developing on a| more and more massive scale and | that not only counter-offensive op- erations, but an outright offensive war is the only natural result, | He suggested that calculations o(: the duration of the war should be | made in the light of those facts. | N \ REDUCTION IS orageso210000 - ss0.00000| Statement Issued by Alas- ‘airbanks 4038850 50,000.00 ] i fiinens wswo| ka, Northland Lines Ketchikan 50,000.00 | o A ’ | | Sitka 30,000.00 | | ; | Petersburg 15,000.00 | Juneau genis | Kodiak 30,000,00 joriets | { Cordova 37:2233“1 Rediiction m‘ m'mh‘, rates, nlu'x'-! Seward 15100000 | tive a5 of May 11, was announcec Nome 20,000.00 | today by the Northland Transpor- Valdez 750000 | tation Company and the Alaska Skagway 4.500.00 | Steamship Company Wrangell 7.50000| In a joint statement, Horace O Palmer 7.500.00 ! Adams, of the Alaska Steamship Haines 2.500.00 | Copmany, and Henry Green, of Lh g 1,500.00 | Northland Transportation Company Ana 1,500.00 Hydaburg {to the new rates, as follows Metlakatla 56.25 2,500.00} Dairy products are veduced from % & —| 28% cents a foot to 27'% cents; eggs $258,017.50 $350,000.00 from 41% cents to 40 cents a foot TS e | fruits and vegetables (hardy) 28 {to 27% cents, (perishables) 36': to (MINING ASSESSMENT |25 contss poiatees andt onions 50 cents to 45 a hundred SUSPENSION ACT IS [icunas: wran 52 to 45 conts hundred pou ; d hay 52 to FURTHER EXPLAINED 5,"cccis " i pouncs | —_— | A new classification has been ! Territorial Commissioner of|made on certain groceries, previous |Mines B. D. Stewart today further|ly listed as geuneral merchandice jexplained the Congressional Act|taking in food ite: which is al which provides for the suspension of ' yequetion ot 2 cents a foot |annual assessment working on min-|\ on top of the reduction howev-| |ing claims in Alaska. er, there is the regular surcharg The law formerly required that on the re- on each mining claim iocated, and |not less than $100 worth of labor | must have been made each year, or improvements amounting to that | much should be made each year. | The new act suspends this pro- cedure from July 1, 1941 to July 1, 1943, providing that every claim- |ant of any such mining claim shall | file before July 1, 1942, and July 1, | 1043, a notice of his desire to hold| |the claim under the agt. | This notice must be filed in the| joffice where the location notice or | certificate is recorded. The new act also provides that such suspension of assessment work shall not apply to more than six| {lode mining claims held by the |same person, nor to more than 12 1):::]0 mining claims held by the lsame partnership, association or corporation. 'SMALL CLINIC HELD " FOR IMMUNIZATIONS | Few children reported this morn- ing to the immunization clinic in the Public Health Center, when five children were inoculated ag- aints whooping cough three against | diphtheria, one for smallpox and |three for typhoid. 'lage charges at Seattle and Juneau R | gave out some of the particulars a assessed of 20 percent duced rates, plus the regular wharf- .. - ENSIGN LINDENMEYER IS APPOINTED PORT CAPTAIN, WRANGELL News was received in Juneau to-| day that Ensign Fred Lindemeyer | has arrived in Wrangell, where he| has been appointed Port Captain. | Ensign Lindemeyer, former bas- ketball coach of Juneau High School, resigned his teaching posi- tion here earlier in the year to join the United Siates Coast Guard. - > C. OF C. TOMORROW Juneau Chamber of Commerce Iwill have its regular weekly meet- ing tomorrow at noon in the Gold | Room of the Baranof Hotel. Routine business will be taken up. A pro- gram is being arranged. TIDES TOMORROW High tide 5:02 a. m., 139 feet. Low tide 11 a. m., L7 feel Following the immunization clinics, tuberculin tests were offered {to the public and 57 reported for| the tests, These persons should re-| turn to the Public Health Center! between 10 and 12 o'clock on Friday | 50 that the results of the tests may | be read. | e @ 0000000000 . WEATHER REPOR’ | ® Temperature, Tuesday, May 19 Maximum 67, Minimum 50 e e 0000000000 | High tide 6:20 p. m. 127 fget. Empire Clas; TABLETS LG HYPERACID | § STOMACHS $3 : 3 f;:— MONEY BACK GUARANTEE size Butler-Mauro Drug Co. The Rexall Store S SEATTLE ® Perfe¢t comfort i ® Centrally located Large Rooms @ Splendid food sll with and service bath. Special Rates to Permanent Guests ALASKANS LIKE THE FREIGHT RATE e 1s a pai FFederal Tax—5¢ per Person WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! l D T e NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ) WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1942 L e e e U J. C. THOMAS -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: "MODEL WIFE" HITE SHIPS - - - Hawk An- Pel- Kim- Chicha- Inlet Hoonah goon Tenakee Todd ican shan gof Sitka Juneau .. $ 8 $10 $18 $10 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 Sitka ... 18 18 18 10 18 18 0 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 ¥ Ho?)nnh . 10 AEE Express. Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60¢ SCHEDULED MONDAY and THURSDAY Ketchikan Kasaan Wrangell Petersburg Kake Juneau $31.00 $31.00 $20.00 $18.00 $25.00 Kake ® . 26.00 25.00 25.00 12.50 Petersburg .. 18.00 18.00 7.50 Wrangell 15.00 15.00 Kasaan .. 10.00 Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.6¢ FOR INFORMATION ON TRIPS TO HAINES, HASSELBURG, SKAGWAY, TAKU,LODGE: 7 Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, Less 10% An additional charge will be made for single passengers to flag stops. ANNOUNCED NOW ok COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska———Passengers, Mail, Express SCHEDULED DAILY AT 10:00 A. M. B i -t el - o e i e i 2y PAN AMERICAN Ys Seatltle ALLOWANCE EI PO S S S S S K 5 POUNDS BAGGAGE "FECTIVE MAY 23 $95.00SEATTLESILN $2.00 FAIRBANKS 14750 Phone 612 ) { N \ { y \ \ \ § N § N N N N \ \ N L N N N \ § \ \ \ \ 4\ \ { N \ N \ \ ) { { N i 4 N \ \ ) ; Princess Louise sails from Juneau v June 1, 12, 23 V. W. MULVIHILL Agent, C. P. R—Juncau, Alaska CANADIAN PACIFIC BUY DEFENSE STAMPS For An Ideal Gift To Friends Outside or Alaskans in the South Send a Subscription to THE ALASKA WOMAN P. O. Box 284, Juneau, Alaska $1.50 a year Plus 5% U. S. Tax : A : L. A. DELEBECQUEDistrict Sales Manager i 185 So. Franklin St. PHONE 106 $ | ot e e oo Pl SR P B St | e s ey NN TRAVEL ON A : PACIFIC "PPincess” THE . LINER ' Juneau to Vancouver, A T C “ Victoria or Seattle L l N E A‘: Alaska Transportation Company BAILINGS FROM PIER 7 SEATTLE PASSENGERS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION . D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 ‘The Dauy Alaska =mplre nas the | largest paid circulation of any Al- | {

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