The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 10, 1942, Page 2

LR i Becihdr bc it e e dhd bl Bl ihahdbal ] PAG}; TWO Seaman Measures a Chance To Live S. seaman ma tmllfll atop a ventilator alongside the stack of a tor- the lifeboat in the fereground and cutting it from inside the sinking craft bubbles to the The sea rises relentlessly and a U. pedoed merchant ship measures his changes of getting to from its davits before it is dragged down with the ship. surface and make the white spot at left. > necticut together, but has a popu- lation of only 125,000. | IN (ANADA Vancouver Island, with an area of 12400 square miles, is almost at the meeting last night: George Hurst, O. J. Downs, Tony Chopp, Kenneth R. Allen, E. Larson and |E. R. Eaton, Sr. Another class of candidates will be initiated Octo- ber 23. Walter R. Hermanson is chairman of the Membeiship Com- mittee. Plans are now being made for a big celebration on “Moosehegrt Day” to be held October 23. kSRS D PHILLIPS ASKS FOR SIGNATURES ON ALL SCHOOL PURCHASES Juneau Public Schools and organi- zations of the schools will not in the future take responsibility for any bills contracted by students or teach- ers for the organizations, unless those bills are signed by the pur- chaser, A. B. Phillips, Superintend- ent of Schools, announces in a letter to Juneau merchants this week. Mr. Phillips points out that stu- dents and teachers often order materials for parties or school af- to Berlin, and Caanda proceeded in | fairs, or for class projects. Pay- accordance with the ultimatum. | ment of bills by the school and its Officials said that both Britain |organizations can be speeded when | and Canada are prepared to manacle | the merchant insists that the puf- | prisoners, the equivalent of the |chaser sign for the order which will number of British prisoners which | then be pnid after proper auditing. the Germans have placed-in irons. | The number was 1375. Most of the | prisoners taken in the Dieppe raid | were Canadians ; | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Late-hour celebrators are in a non- essential classification as far as R 'MOOSE DRIVE | taxicabs are concerned. IS GOING BIG, City and cab company officials, | agreeing that taxis would be used S lonly for essential transportation, The drive for new members in |gpecifically exclded use of the auto- | the Loyal Order of Moose is going mobiles for “transportation to and; big and as a result the following from night clubs, taverns and for | six instead of four were initiated entertainment purposes.” I Reprisal Threat Carried Out | When Germans Keep Silent OTTAWA, Oct. 10—With the ex- piration of the noon deadline, Can- | adian authorities issued orders to- day to start manacling German | prisoners of war in retaliation for similar action by the Germans against Canadians and Britons cap- tured at Dieppe. No word has been received by the | Swiss Consul General to whom the | Canadiani teprisal threat was de- | livered last night for transmission IF YOUR tailor found he didn’t have enm‘gh cloth to finish your suit you would be considerably provoked. But you'll be a lot more provoked if fire burns your home and you haven’t enough insurance to cover the loss. Have | you enough”? Check up now. Shattuck Agency INSURANCE—BONDS JUNEAU NOTICE ALLBILLS DUEE. 0. DAVIS, on garbage collections up to October 1st, are payable at the NORTH TRANSFER OFFICE, Third and Franklin Streets. After that date bills are payable to Albert Peterson. Signed: E. 0. DAVIS. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ‘GERMANY |S ROYAL BLUE CAB CO. AND BUS LINE ARE SOLD TODAY Beulah Lee and H..R. Mc- Leod Retire from Trans- portation Companies VIOLATING CONVENTION England Says Nazis Must Stop “Reprisal’” Man- Beulah Lee and H. R. (Heinie) a(ling Of PriSOflerS McLeod have sold the Royal Blue Cab Company and the Channel Bus LONDON, Oct. 10.—The British Line and are retiring from the officially charged that Germany's transportation business in Juneau so-called ‘“reprisal” manacling of after seven years of operation.The prisoners taken at Dieppé violates Royal Blue Cab Company was pur- the Geneva convention of humane cpased by Mr. and Mrs: Edward treatnient of chpHESs Poole and the Channel Bus Line Officlals also say that Britain \ o' oo Jones, Jgr, and Carl Pel- throughout has abidéd by the con- in, Jr. effective today vention s The Government said that an un- M POl AR RS r hi oeigl) authorized order was issueq before nal owners of the Royal Blue Cab the Dieppe raid, directing that the Company and has lived in Juneau hands of the German prisoners he [or many years. Since he sold his bound to “prevent them from de- interest to Mrs. Lee and Mr. Mc- stroying papers” but that no prison- Leod seven years ago, Mr. Pr | ers were so treated s been employed at the Alaska The order was later countermand- Juneau Gold Mining Company el, the statement said. In announcing the sale of the The Geneva convention does nol transportation companies Mrs. Lee prohibit tying prisoners’ hands, bul and Mr. McLeod commend their mere! y prescribes “humane treat- gyccessors to the public of Ju- ity neau and express appreciation of The manacling of prisoners as an act of reprisal, however, specifically violated the Geneva convention, the statement avered the splendid patronage they have received during their years of own- ership. Both the Lees and the will continue to make their Amazing (hapler of i sunean” War Revealed as FB! Rounds up 50 Aliens (Continued from Page One) nation-wide orgulll/er,ll (ux tional defense law enforcement most overnight 155,000 poiice officers ! added to their regular police duties the investigation of activities men- acing national security The FBI sent two missions to England to study police procedure | under actual wartime conditions. | Civilian Defense and Wartime Traf- fic Schools were being held long | before December 7, last year. ‘When war came, the “national po- lice system” was a going concern This has been augmented by the auxiliary police. A recent survey by |# the FBI shows that there are 175 of these auxiliary officers for every 100 regular officers in the larger McLeods homes e First Negro Marine [ ——————— — oy na- Al- citles. Most of them have had O | pioyyreq after his arrival at the | are now receiving training which is | ygrine parracks at New River, far better than the average police | N ¢, is H. P. Perry, of Charlotte, officer of World T had. "N, That’s why the FBI and its co- operating agencies have had the C., the first of his race to report for duty with the U. arines. He enlisted in Detroit, where he had enemy alien, spy, and sabotage eu- { been working after studying law at uatlon 50 well in hand. Lincoln University, THE BOSS AND RUBBER CZAR _ war produc. tion Chief Donald M. Nelson (left) confers with William M. Jef~ (en, president of the Union Pacific railroad and new rubber czar, 'BRINGING UP FATHER | WISH THAT GUY WHO LIVES DOWNSTAIRS WOULD STOP SMOKING - | CAN'T" STAND IT ANY LONGER- I'VE GOT TO GIT A SMOKE FOR MESELF~ Com. 1942. Kink Fetsures Syadicate. Inc.. World rights reerved Nelson called Jeffers’ job “one of lhe toughest,” | ington, D. C., ENLISTED MEN - MAY DANCE AT ELKS TONIGHT Enlisted men in nw Juneau area | are again invited to dance (mur_-ln‘ in the Elks Ballroom, in another! of the series of parties sponsored | by the American Women's Volun- | tary Services With the USO now backing the dances as well as the AWVS, it is hoped that a band from the | Army Post will be able to provide the music soon. The new USO panner will be used in the hall. | The band will not be here to- ht because transportation has not yet been arranged, but it is expected in time for the next The Elks Lodge donates the ball- | room for the dances, and AWVS/| members and a committee of Ju- | as sponsors and | Junior hostesses | ire Juneau girls who have mem- | bership cards in the JVH organi- | zation. The girls attend the dances cn invitation and must show their | membership cards. National JVH| rules are followed at the dances. | ‘The dances start at 8:30 p.m. Any enlisted man who would like instruction in Schottische or| other dances, is invited to come at 8 o'clock for an hour of special practice, before the crowd comes at 9 o'clock. The dance starts at 9 p.m, .. - WADE WILL LEAVE ON OFFICIAL TRIP Hugh J. Wade, director of the Department of Social Security un- der the Federal Security Agency, is scheduled to leave this week- end by plane for the south. Wade will attend a conference for executive directors in Wash- and will probably for about a month, —_————— 1 neau women, act senior hostesses. be gone itk A1 Low am., 03 High tide—2:30 p.m., 18.9 Low tide—8:54 p.m. -1.9 Tides Monday High tide—3:08 am., 17.2 Low tide—9:04 am. 08 High tide—3:06 p.n., 189 feet. | Low tide—9:36 p.m., -1.9 feet - -~ i BUY DLFENSE BONDS | feet. feet. feet. feet. feet feet ® Perfect comfort ® Centrally located Large Rooms e Splendid food | all with i | bath. Special Rates to Permanent Guests ALASKANS LIKE THE Hrtel | I NEW WASHINGTON THE M. V. BEILBY will leave Juneau for Petersburg, Port Alexander and Way Ports | EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 6 A. M. Please have all freight on City Dock | Tuesday, before 4 P. M. J. H. SAWYER and service THE ATCO LINE - Alaska Transportatien Company L ] SAILINGS FROM PIER 1 SEATTLE R 1] PASSENGERS FREIGHT REFRIGERATION L] D. B. FEMMER—AGENT PHONE 114 NIGHT 312 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1942 YOU CAN FLY JUNEAU to Anchotage = Kodiak Fairbanks Yakutat Valdez Nome Cordova Seward Bristol Bay Kuskokwim and Yukon Points Wednesday Friday Sunday * ALASKA STAR AIRLINES B;\R;\P?(gfi“%-lOTEL Phone 667 NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION .COMPANY / tment W;nshed- ing the or ination 8 ronan! g?essfl 1n Americsd Del states Navy The United S requests U h printed © movem Y‘“ of any m waters. — £op RESERVATY INsORMATION o HENBY GBE‘% 10 Frelght Phove 23 ONS AND ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES Serving Southeast Alaska———Passengers, Mail, Express SITKA TRIP—Scheduled Daily at 9:30 A. M. 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 10 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 Hoonah .. 10 Express Rate: 10 cents per pound—Minimum Charge 60¢ Round Trip Fare: Twice One-Way Fare, less 10% SCHEDULED MONDAY and THURSDAY Ketchikan Wrangell Petersburg Juneau ..$45.00 $35.00 $30.00 Petersburg .. 30.00 10.00 Wrangell .. . 20.00 Express Rate: 25¢ per pound—Minimum of $1.00 to Ketchikan Express Rate: 10¢ per pound—Minimum of 60c to Petersburg and Wrangell FOR INFORMATION ON TRIPS TO HAINES, HASSELBORG, SKAGWAY, TAKU LODGE: P"O“E Blz Above rates applicable when passenger traffic warrants Schedules and Rates Subject to Change Without Notice. 10 Weekly — Seattle - Fairbanks 5 Weekly — Fairbanks - Nome Seattle, Wash, Junesu, Alaska Whitehorse, Fairbanks, Alnn 9:00am 2:10pm 3:10pm 5:55pm. Mo. Tu. We. Fr. Su. Fairbanks, Alaska Ruby, Alas Nome, Alasl 9:00am 10:20am 11:25am Flat, Alask: Bethel, Alaska 105 MWT JUNEAU g AAHCHOBAGE YAKUTAT — CORDOVA With Connecting Service o KODIAK — KENAI PENINSULA and BRISTOL BAY Woodley Airways (ALABKA AIR LINES) ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES AGENTS PHONE 612