The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 1, 1942, Page 6

PAGE SIX Alberfa Oil Sands May Help Supply New Alcan Highway fo Terrifory The Athabaska oil sands square miles of mineral-rich sands in northeastern Alberta, C ada, may be used extens! providing surfacing material for new 1,600-mile Alcan Highw: also may help the Western World| o he to conquest of the m quantities ovide a knockout punch Axis plans for world spewing forth some rich and the largest oil known The sands provide an asphalt 10,200 1100k pavement will be needed. oil 11 he and th by 108t of of excellent guality which might comc in mighty handy for surfacing can road for which it estimated 1,300,000 barrels of SLACKS Come in Gabardine, and part wool are navy, green and br . Sizes 12 to 20. SLACK SUITS in Gabardine, and rayon . . C navy, green and bl Sizes 12 to 20. Separate Wool Jackets Anklets—Cotton and Wool Jones - Stevens Seward Street Open Evenings Until Chris! the has been the ELKS TO HAVE LADIES’ NIGHT DECEMBER 12 The first Ludxeb ngl\t opening the social season of the Elks for the winter, is announced for Sat- urday, December 12. The night is to be exclusive for the Elks and the ladies and visitors’ |gards will not be recognized, ac- alt, JOgIC (K0 - Seaen | tording to announcement made by is for surfacing airports alu¢g |yne committee. There will be special the new route, it is believed. | features besides bowling, dancing This region lies within easy reach |and card playing In| barrels of from these | addition, thousands of to mark the aska, 4 | sands plify route Gasoline for the motors of mm,. hundreds of trucks is a; large prob- lem. Although pipelines from l,l\e Alaskan coast are being construct- | ed to connect with the Alcan at| many points, it is believed that an | of BOYS Oxfords Army’s new lifeline to Al Elks are requested and practically everything the | date on the (-31..,,”;” produce would greatly sini-| many problems the new | B II A d Mine Owners inland pipeline from the Athabas | sands may also be laid to the Is ln'rodu(ed‘ road High octane gasoline, tractor fuel, | diesel fuel, coke and asphalt all| e the fmmediate products in view| Would mede Loans—Sus- and reports have it that quantities | [of each already have been recoy- | pend Obhga“ons for ered from the sands. Fians are now | & |under advisement for the construc- | Duration tion of® a $20,000,000 plant that AR would add greatly to the reserves WASHINGTON, Dec. I.flRcl\efi of the United Nations and l'ulull|rm gold mining hit by the War| |an immediate need on the Alcal| proquction Board shutdown, will be |Highway. | provided, under a bill introduced _Iby Senator Murray of Montana,| | with an allowance of suspension for {the duration of contracts held on {lode and placer mines and an au- Lhonmlmn of RFC loans up to 75| | percent of value to prevent the mines from deteriorating during the shutdown The bill also would provide for| | suspension of sment work on‘ "lccoum of the mnnpowcr shortage. - MANY TURN OUT FOR AM. LEGION MEET LAST NIGHT . At one of the best-attended Am- erican Legion meetings in a long |time, four new members were ini- ’lm!ed by Juneau Legionnaires in | the Dugout 4 They are Lieut. A. E. Murphy, |sgt. A. H. Smith, Corp. A. J. John- {ston, Corp. Herman Beba. Visitors were Lieuts. W. H. Threadgill and IB. A. McNichol, and H. H. Sutton ‘Irom the Chicago Post. Territorial Museum Curator E. L. Keithahn gave a fine talk on the| history of the Territory and on na- tive lore. Fisheries Agent L. C IM(-Millm from Funter Bay, former- {ly in charge of the St. Paul Island work in the Pribilofs, thrilled the Legionnaires and their guests with movies,. both colored and black- and-white, taken in the Pribilofs. BRSNS In early times hemp served ac !tho standard of exchange in Ken- Brown elk, moccasin type, welt oxford. Black corded sole and heel. Sizes 210 6. A W Family Shoe Store Seward St. | e - |9 { “TRIUMPH" Tuck- away ensemble lipless — designed lly to carry TRIUMPH in the "TRIUMPH,” Sheaffer presents an utterly new pen ~the ultimate in fine writing instruments. Crowning innovation is the new 14K gold Featherfouch “Sheath- Point" and large “Flo-Rite” fluid control, giving pen highest “safety” factor. Also, new lighter cap; new balance design. White Dot pen, guaranteed for life, matched with famous Fineline pencil. Take new pleasure in writing—and giving! W. A, Sheaffer Pen Company, Fort Madison, lowa, U.S.A. “’At Better Stores “TRIUMPH" requires no spe- clol fuid — use Sheaffer’s SKRIP. Quick-Drying —Non- Everywhere” ] Clogging. | seven field goals {of Alaska Fever THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA MOOS[ mo 'NEW MEMBERS OF CLEVERFOR ™ Wett ToN okt HILLCREST new members of the Alaska | rerntolial Guard are to meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Beavers Slip it Over Fal- cons Last Night-Wrong Way Kessler Shows Up Hall, it was announced today SCORES LAST NIGHT The men should bring their equipment to the meeting which Moose Defeats Hillcrest 38-28 Beavers Rout Falcons 31-18 is for the purpose of preliminary instruction, Capt. G. F. Freeburger said. ¢ The fast-stepping Moose had too | jtight a defense for their opponenu' and their edge in height gave them 1 lead which they held throughout the tussle last night at Douglas.| J. Hickey led the Moose attack with and two free| gl s A. J. FICKEN AND MRS. FICKEN TO Well Known Couple to cven sicid_goals and_two 1 Leave This Month Affer shots for points. um i he | . basket for five field gouts, au of 30 Years Residence which were scored from within a | few feet of the center lin€, to keep | After residing in Juneau for 30| the Hillcresters in the running |vears, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ficken| The second game was one of the |will leave this month for the best seen this season with the south to locate permanently. Dur- Beavers running up 18 points be-ling their residence here both Mr fore the Falcons could get organ-iand Mrs. Ficken have been active ized. It wasn't as simple as thelin civic and social affairs of the, icore shows as the lead was piled community. He has operated meat | Jp with good team play and exX-|companies in Juneau since his ar- septionally good ball handling. The |rival here in 1912 and has recently Falcons had little trouble hitting|been associated with the 20th Cen- the hoop and for some unknown |tury Meat Market reason the ball wouldn't drop| Mr. and Mrs. Ficken have sold through. | their residence on 7th and Main Every team has this kind of a|streets and their country place on ight and last night it was the|the highway to Bert McDowelly Mr. Falcon's turn. J. Mondoker led the |and Mrs. McDowell expect to move Beaver Putsch with four beautiful [into their new home soon after | shots under the basket. C. Kessler |the Fickens leave for the south. of the Beavers pulled a trick in| After spending the holldays in the third quarter that seems to be|Portland, Ore., with Mrs. Ficken's getting popular in this league. We |family, Mr. and Mrs. Ficken expect an’'t figure out if he felt sorry|to tra in th Northwest and for his opponents or just a stroke)Oregon and California until they | as the boys call|find a location where they wish to it: For no good reason he suddenly | make their home | pivoted around and, dodging half el the players on the floor, fought | nis way to his own basket where he made a beautiful shot to ring BESALOFF FUNERAL L SERVICES TOMORROW Funeral services for Sam Besa- | off, who died November 22 at St. |Ann's Hospital, have been set for | 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at| the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. | Mr. Besaloff came to = Alaska about ten years ago, and has spent several years in Juneau. His only| celative known to be in the Unit- ed States is in Anchorage or Fair-| banks. up two points for the Falcons. The | 'alcons came back in the last half but could not overcome the long | iead Coach Brescia’s team had built | up. Next Games The next games will be played in Douglas tonight with the Juneau Hi vs. the Douglas Hi ang une Bruins vs. Cheechakos in the sec- ond game. The high schools will |start play at 7:15 o'clock. On Friday night, also at Doug- las, the Sigacs clash with the St. Louis Blues and the Waves meet the Falcons. The box scores games follow of last Iflghlfi' Beavers :3 F = Saownt by B. Becker Vlasknik J. Mondoker Stienal A. Cox Leciston Kessler Knox O'Keffe . Ryan _ cconvm~owwoQ o~omOONON |l cromewo al . Walker . . Beckman . Falcone . Dorsey . Yost De Augustinis B. Shubert E. Langlie C. Kessler Bossert - sr . McDaniels . Vacuna . Hickey . Powers . . Taylor . Garcia . . Nielsen W. Matheny S s Elocouwsa Hillcrest FG =] r o=t Blum Hulse McClellan Fribush Levi - i |l oo 13 ———————— ALL SKIERS URGED T0 ATTEND FIRST SKI (LUB MEETING The Juneau Ski Club will have its first meeting of the season to- night at 8 o'clock in the City Hall. Both old and new members are urged to attend, especially new- | comers. Anyone interested in ski- ing is welcome to the opeq meet- ing During a short business session, |social and outdoor activities for the season will be discussed, after which a fine ski movie will be e PR T AR 8 shown, it is announced. Elks | MOVE TO STATES |lations in the Bizerte area, 1942 BIZERTE AIR | BASERUINED INNEW RAID [Hitler's Air Force Flees to; Safety of Sicily Island TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, XMAS CANDIES and NUTS—Now! While Stocks Are Complete. We Have a Large Selection of MIXED and FANCY CANDIES “SALTED NUTS in jars and packages. FRESH ALMONDS, BRAZIL NUTS, WALNUTS. Large paper shell PECANS. | LONDON, Dec. 1.—Bizerte air- |field has been rendered almost un- |usable by heavy Allied air bom-| | bardments and there are signs that | the German Air Force is with- drawing from Tunisia to lick its wounds at bases in Sicily, Reuters News Agency reports. | A dispatch from Allied Head- quarters in North Africa, received | late this afternoon, said that Am- erican Flying Fortresses, light and | medium bombers, battered Bizerte, |Tunis and Gabes in the greatest 24-hour assault thus far in the! |North African campaign. | An authoritative source declares| that the battle of Tunisia now is in a “critical stage.” ! WASHINGTON REPORT WASHINGTON, Dec. 1-—Allied| bombers are continuing with their | sharp attacks against enemy instal- while | forward units of the American | ground forces in Tunisia are hit-| Y o e y | Tong S A ;i cinity of Mateur Djodexda. the War| wg s < Pisot A g i A i Dbgartmbnt anndiiieed s evening he said: “Oh, that clock isn't Mr, Rivers, a former resident of > working right today—they are all|Fairbanks, is well known through- in a late communique ; out of kelter while Bill Norton is'out Alaska and served as Senator - .o fixing them up.” | from the Fourth Bivision during A — | two sessions of the Territorial Leg- SCHOOL CLOCKS OPERATEAGAIN: "CORRVERSON ' WAY T0 ANCHORAGE : pARIS REPA'RED\ with the U.S. Army Engineers, left | today to return to his headquar- “The sags. of the clocks is draw- ing to a close,” said A. B. 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