The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1942, Page 2

FEMMER IS MOVING T0 NEW STAND Incidentally, He Is Terning His Transfer Over fo Whitely, Graham | | U. 8. Fleet | After being in business for nearly Dave Towmer has hoen\ frow his o'd and well | known Jocation o the Femuer Dok on Willoughby Avenue to i jiow Jo- { cation on South Fratiklin stice, in the Connors Motdr Company: build ing. Proper ound the Femmer Dock location, as weil as the dock Itself, has been taken over as Gov- ernment projects which has neces- | sitated Femmer moving. The transferring businass as well | cale of oil and feed will be | at the new loc 27 years, foreed to move as the carr la tior Incide Femmer day, August 1 and feed bus over to Stanwi with the moving, | 1ces that on Mon- | the entire iransfer | ss will be turned | d P. Whitely and | Wayne S. Graham, bath well known | to Juneau residents. The two men | have been employed by Femmer for:| several years and they should be competent for their new joh Both Graham and Whitely cipress 2 sincere wish that all customers will aue to patronize Fenmmer's sfer and the old one number of 114 will he the e in the new location and a nous will bring a Fen r truck Dave Fr T lo 1901. For B 1€ em- ployed by Charles Goldstein of Gold- stein’s Emporium and then was con- nected with the B. M. Behiends Company for one year. Since 1907 Femmer's ‘frucking company has been of great service Junean 1 in Juneau. Starting with a horse and | wagon, called the Pony Express, Femmer by his attention to busi- ness has steadily increased his serv- | ice to its present size. Besides the transfer business, Pemmier has been agent for the Alaska Transporta- tion Company for a number of years. For the duration he has given up the agency. Femmer is not retiring from busi- | ness but only turning it over to others to continue. He is going to make Juneau his home; where he and Mrs. Femmer have-lived fur the greater part of their lives and raised family of five children. .t SMART FISHING KANSAS CITY, Aug. 15—Guido Smith counts his day well spent. He went fishing and caught two fish and a tire — the latter in pretty good shape and the right size for his car. ——————— BUY DEFENSE BONDS HALIBUT RECEIPTS REPORTED i The records of the International | Fisheries Commission show that for | the period from April 16 to July 31, | 11942, the following amounts of hali but have been landed in the Pacifi Coast ports: | Area 2 Area 3 | 13947439 12,336,373 l 8,883,684 251,144 Total 31,023 12,587,517 | These figures have been corrected | to date but are subject to further orrections. The figures for Area 2 nclude some halibut which has been | landed under permit since the clos- ure of the regular fishing season in that area In 1941 the landings from April 1| to July 31 amounted to: { Area 2 Area 3 | U. 8, Fleet 13,087,922 13/963;642 | (,nxu’flan Fleet. 10,601,597 665»905 Canadian Fleet Total ....23,669,519 14'030,54‘7 For the month of July, 1942 the {ollowing amounts of halibut were landed: Area 3 5,012,681 217,899 Area 2 825437 642,863 U. 8. Fleet Canadian Fleet | Total ...... 1468300 5230,580 | Acknowledgment is made of the !acsistance given by the Department | of Fi-hieries, Canada, by the United | States Fish and Wildlife Service, and by the Canadian and United States Customs in-the compilation lof these tctalx NATIS SHOOT FIVE DUTCH IN REPRISAL Hostages Executed After German Troop Train Wrecked LONDON, Aug .15.—Netherlands government sources reported today i that five Dutch hostages have been shot by the Germans in reprisal for | wrecking of a Nazi troop train a week ago. The Germans had threatened to |start executions among the 1,600 hostages unless the persons who wrecked the train surrendered by yesterday. The midnight report of the slay- ings is taken here as an indication that the surrenders were not made. | One-third of Canada’s population mnah-cmadlnn, is Rl | Crossword Puzzle B _Anac ACROSS 31 Wil animal . High mountain 32. Root out Song bird of 34 Cause udia 85. Contlnue . Copy doggedly . Not prn'esshnnl 28, P-rz of a curve vt i i > Bublication America ¥ . Headplece . Deyoured Watchrul current: ubbi. o . Pers 5 Twelv. . Mut 0. n . Sca 4 in timber . Brougnt Into issiul rexions B row 63. Dutch cfty | 7 // HJEEE SEEELES Ao S, (<) A JA | s [ Solution Of Yesterday’s Puzzle DOWN 1. Note of Guido's . Father of modern engraving . European native . Cavity Device for treating cloth . God of war | Poker stake One who excels at anything . Protective wall or railing . Dirge 23, Rivgr flatboat . Fenlinine name . Withers . Something found . Enjoyed 33, Salutation | Disease of the skin Geometrical corollaries Annual or | periodical Long narrow inlet New Zealand tribe or clan . Revolved . Incinerate . Anger Take on cargo 49 Real estate held in absolute independence . Labyrinth fll - Jaris a1 1 1% ¢ 'ard Tate. A. N.Dunlop was a pass- THE DAILY ALASKA FMPIRE—}UNEAU“ALASKA ADIOS STILL BEING TAKEN FOR ARMY MEN| Collection of radies from, Juneau residents who have one to spare for | the boys in the armed forces is still being made by the American Wom-~ en's Voluntary Services here, Mrs. | Ernest Gruening announced today. Mrs. Gruening said, however, that Saved Rabbll at Midway the loan of a piano has been offered | y Mrs. Gerald McLaughlin (Elaine Housel) and that tlhe piano is to be | installed in the recreation building at the camp for the use of the boys. Radios are still needed, however, and it is hoped that enough will | be collected that the boys will be able to, install one in each hut to| help entertain them this winter. Mrs. Gruening also reported that | the men at the camp here would appreciate the loan of a washing machine if anyone in Juneau hns' one to spare. With a washing ma- | cline, they can take care of many | of their own things, instead of pay- ing laundry tolls out of their small | salaries. Navy ship is also being fasked by | Murs. Gruening. While on duby, the | ships cannot use radios, so that a | A phenograph for some men on a | | records, ! phonograph with some would be hlzhly welcome. INDIA RIOTS CONTINUE AS i MANY I(Il_l,EDi Heavy Fines,_l)eath Penal-' " fies Discussed—Police | Fire on Crowds j BOMBAY, Aug. 15. — Application | of severe penalties, including death, | and collective fines, are reported . under consideration by the British | to put down a wave of destruction | by riotous Indian followers of Mo- | handes K. Gandhi, jailed after he| sponsored a non- vlolent mdepend—; ence drive. At Dacca, the police fired on an | {unruly crowd, killing five and in- | juring four. | JAPS MAKE NEW THRUST IN KIANGSI Enemy Aflac._kflug Railway Line Recaptured by Chi- nese Counteraltacks CHUNGKING, Aug. 15. — The Japanese have started a new drive to close the 50-mile gap in the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway front, whlch counter-attacking Chinese re- | captured six weeks ago. Enemy infantry and cavalry have thrust west from Shangjao in east- ern Kiangsi Province toward: Heng- feng, the report says. ALASKA COASTAL MAKES SCHEDULE, CHARTER FLIGHTS Passengers from Juneau to Sitka with Alaska Coastal Airlines yes- terday afternoon were William F.|H Whyman and Axel Olson; for, Chichagof, O. B. Tvete and Clarence Knight. % Arriving here with ACA yesterday were from Chichagof, Jack Little- page; from Sitka, H. J. Pace and Harry F. Bauseman; from Todd, Starr H. Calvert; from Taku Har- bor, Florence Williams; from: Hawk Inlet, F. Berge, A. H. Lillie and Valeriano P. Sabado. Leaving today for Sitka with ACA were J. Dunnigan, Mrs. E. B. Clayton, J. H. Engelman and Rich~ ard Rochelle and for Todd, Leon- enger for Todd and Hood Bay. ilude: 85 v A MAKES BUSINESS TRIP J. J. Meherin, prominent local businessman, left last night for a short business trip to Wrangell, | e The silk industry is generally be- lieved to have started in China ivlllageg to service men in the con- tinental United States and Alaska. TONY SIMIN lDIES FROM GUN WOUNDS Tony Simin, longtime Douglas iresident and storekeeper, died in ‘s( Ann’s ‘Hospital in Juneau lasf | night as a result of wounds received ! Thursday night when he was ruth- lessly shot down by a holdup man| {in his store. Officers are holding William Pad- | dy, 31-year-old native in connection | with the shooting but no charge has been filed Officers reported yesterday that Simin had identified Paddy as his |assallant as he lay on his death bed {in the hospital. The veteran store- !keeper was shot two times, one ! bullet passing through both lungs land the other grazing his skull. |~ Although Paddy denies any con- | nection with the shooting, and also ‘denics even being in Douglas Thurs- 3 ‘day night, several witnesses have testified seeing him in Douglas on | the night of the shooting. | Although the gun with which | Simin was shot, a 38 caliber re- | volver, has not been found, officers | reported finding a holster for such |a weapon in Paddy’s belongings. § | Authorities describe the shooting T. L, J. Saxon, U. S. sailor from Columbia, Miss., had his ship tor- | pedoed under him in the battle of Midway arid lost ali of his posces- \ sions, but he did save Midway, his pet rabbit. Here Saxon, wearing all the clothes he owns personally, has Midway peering out of the gas | mask bag in which the rabbit stayed while Saxon floated with him in | the Pacific awaiting rescue. They the in San Francisco. U. S. Navy | Service Men Inside Confinental Sfafes | May Be Given Vole WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—Mem- It is understood, however, that for | bers of the Senate Elections Com- reasons of military security and nilttee: appear ready to junk the|because of the Administrative bur-| controversial poll tax clause in the|den to the War and Navy Depart-| interest of swift passage of the ments, they oppose granting thtb bill to permit members of the|vote to servicemen serving outside | Armed forces to vote by absentee|the United States proper. muom as long as they have reé-| 'Members indicated that the Sen- |mained in the continental United|ate committee would Slstem : g | | Alaska provision Senator Claude Pepper urged the | SPee £ % | SrETimead committée to adopt his amendment removing the poll tax requirements, HE’S MAYOR' Now which prevail in six southern states | | CHAPEL HILL, N. C.,, Aug. 10,—1 { as a voting prerequisite, for sol- dfers, sailors, marines and coast guardsmen. 'Bob Madry, University of North ‘The House already has passed a | Carolina athletic publicity director, | bill extending absentee voting pri- |is now serving as Mayor of the city e | BUY DEFENSE BONDS JUST ARRIVED Possibly Our l.asl Consignment RADIO-PH_ON.DGBAPH COMBINATIONS for the Duration See these beautiful Console Models with Automatic Record Changer for twelve 10- inch or Ten 12-inch records—Permanent Point Sapphire Needle, good for thousands of rec- ord playings without changing needle- Seven G-E Pre-Tested Tubes, including Rec- tifier—Builtin Beam-a-Scope—All in a cabi- net of matched American Inut Veener and Priced at Only $169.50 If contemplating purchasing a new set this fall, we suggest you drop in and see the above model at The Alaska Electric Light remove the| 4,000 years ago. | Bartlett, 1as one of the most cold-blooded acts |of crime staged. They said that | Paddy was sober when arrested later | Thursday evening by Juneau city police in a Juneau bar. Simin, about 50 years of age, had been a resident of Douglas since 1914, and was a naturalized citizen. Peter, whom Simin mentioned when making an oral will. A coroner’s inquest may be held | His only known survivor is a brother, | in the case soon to legally establish | how Simin met his death. TwelveOut ForWestin Star Plane Passengers Line plane, piloted by Larry Fla- hard, and Jim Hamilton, co-pilot, were John E. Campbell, Lucius R. | Nunamaker, Charles E. Boyer and! |Mrs. A. Nanling for Valdez; Dr. E. J. Sullivan, Kodiak and Percy D Peggy Davis, Robert A. Schild, Mrs. George' 'Holltigsworth and Harold Hollingsworth for chorage. Service JUNEAU 1o Yakutat—Cordova Anchorage—Kodiak Nome—Bristol Bay Kuskokwim and Yukon River Points Phone or Call for Informa- tion or Reservations ALASKA Star Air Lines VERA CLIFFORD Juneau Agent PHONE 667 THE ATCO LINE Alaska Transportation Company & SAILINGS FROM PIER 7 D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 THE M. V. 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