The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 29, 1944, Page 6

PAGE SIX HIRST TO INTRODUCE - FOSTER T0 CHAMBER AT MEET TOMORROW Claude M. Hirst, retiring General | Superintendent of the Alaska Office of Indian Affairs, a member of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce for the past eight years, tomorrow will | introduce the new superintendent, Donald C. Foster, formerly of Ne- vada, to the Chamber. Foster, who arrived here early this Air Mail fo Armed Forces Is Explained regular air mail has been raised from 6 to 8 cents but Acting master Lilllan G. Mill says, “The rate of six cents per half ounce will continue to apply to air mail sent to or by members of our arm- ed forces overseas. This rate will week with his wife and children, will assume the duties of General} Superintendent on Saturday, and| Hirst plans to leave for his new E nment in the Great Lakes area | next week, so the program will be | both a welcome and farewell for the { two Indian Office executives. also apply to air mail sent to or by dress is an AP.O. or Fleet Post sttle, Wash, or AP.O., care of the postmaster, Minneapolis, Minn.” Meanwhile it was announced that Fishermen's Day at the Chamber will be on April 13 instead of 6 the later date being more convenient | for the fishermen | - j INCREASE IN FORCE, | JUNEAU FCC OFFICE - » Howard F. Barkley has recently ! | to take up dutles as In- | spector for the Federal Communica- | tions Commission in the Juneau office under directon of thé present | Inspector-in-Charge Herbert H. Ar- | lowe. Mr. Barkley has been transe ! ferred from the Buffalo, New York, office of the commission and has| also served the commission at the | Millis, Mass., Frequency Monitoring | tion. Before joining the commis- } served as Assistant Engineer the Housatonic Water Works yany &f Great Barrington, Mass. He has al:f served in the Radio D partment of the General Electric Laboratories at Schenectady, N. Y. | He is a uate of the New York | University, College of Engineering. | For the present he is staying at the | Juneau Hotel Miss Jeannette Nourse is also 9} new arrival in Juneau, transferred ! to this office from the Seattle of- | fice of the commission and has en- | tered upon her duties as clerk and | stenographer after having been em- | ployed with the commission more than three years. CONGRESSMAY POSTPONE ITS EASTER RECESS WASHINGTON, March 20.—Sen-|Tevenue basis, unless Congress de-| ate Democratic leader Barkley today indicated that Congress may have to postpone before it starts the scheduled Easter Friday in order to avoid having the service vote bill caught in a pos- sible squeeze to kil its legislation Such a situation could develop if the President elects to let the mea- | sure become a law without his sig- nature, as some belleve he might| do. Barkley said that he was not informed of the President’s inten- tions. | e | Woman Tenant Stamps Out| Blaze with Shoe as It Gets Underway SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.—A firebug, believed by the police to be the same man who yesterday morn- ing sent 22 persons to death in the flaming New Amsterdam Hotel, struck early today at an apartment house in another part of the city. Quick action by Nellie Berry, a woman tenant, coming in at a late hour, prevented the flames from do- ing more than slight damage ‘There have been eleven other in- cendiary fires here in two days and double police patrols are cruising the | t streets overnight. e Berry, riding up to her artment at 1 o'clock this morning ed flames spreading from news- scattered along the second and against the stairway and | recess until | topped the elevator, jerked | t and beat the fire into ien hurried to her third | got a of water | ed the remainirz embers. —— - ——— e - YOUTHFULVICTIM OF NEPHRITIS HAS | | PASSED AWAY/ DALLAS, Texas, March 29 —Billy Meers aged 4, victim of chronic nephritis, whose case had received nationwide attention last January died today despite continuous plas- ma transfusions, equivalent to two pints of blood daily. weak today to receive fusion. Billy received a total of 352 of blood as shown by ho records. This is believed to be largest amount ever prescribed for a victim of this disease e Judson Brown was discharged the from the Government Hospital yes-| terday. He was {ry,‘ T0 KEEP ALL ALASKA R.R. IN SERVICE Ickes IssuésWSrt'atemenI in Connection with Whit- tier Development WASHINGTON, March 29. — In- terior Secretary Harold L. Ickes de- clared it is the “settled pollcy” of the Interior Department to continue in operation the entiré length of the Alaska Railroad at least “until such {time as-a good system of roads can be built in Alaska connecting the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage.” | The railroad, Ickes said, was built to serve all ‘of central Alaska and to “sever rail connections between the Kenai Peninsula and the Inter- jor would be a step backward.” | Ickes said he is issuing the state-| ment in answer to inquiries arising | out of the military development of | the port of Whittier and its postwar possibilities “The city of Seward is the natural outlet for the Kenai Peninsula, which includes a substantial amount of land more favorable to agricul- tural development than almost any other part of Alaska, and the de- | partment considers the extengion of {highways to.link this district with Seward would be one of the most | desirable postwar projects. “Of course, in the long run, it would have to justify itself on a cides to make up possible defici! {but as the situation now stands, it is the desire of the department to keep every mile of the Alaska Rail- road in service.” Sl s EASTERN STARS HOLD INITIATION Three candidates were last night at a meeting of the Or- der of Eastern Star held at the Scottish Rite Temple. Candidates were Mrs. Howard ase, Mrs. Leonard Berlin and Miss Lila Sinclair. Mrs. Wilbar ster affiliated from the lodge at Langford, South Dakotd. Following the lodge work, refresh- = ments were served in the banquet| room. Mrs. K. G. Merritt was chair- man of the committee in charge. PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR UNITED NATIONS RELIEF WASHINGTON, March 29.—Presi- dent Roosevelt today signed a bill authorizing United States participa- tion in activities of the United Na- tions Relief Rehabilitation Admin- istration to the extent of $1,350,- 000,000. Congress still has to make the specific appropriation for the funds | l | | | is greeted with Have a “Coke” that refreshes,—has become a | There has been a question arising| over air mail postage. The rate on! members of such forces whose ad- . Office, care of the postmaster, So—' initiated | ...or how to celebrate a victory at home Returning home with a captured Japanese sword, the husky Marine BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY JUNEAU COLD STORAGE CO. IELKS TO HAVE " INITIATION IN HONOR OF PERS | At the regular meeting of the _{Flks tonight a class will be ini- tiated called the Past Exalted Rul- jers’ class in honor of the former heads of tht Juneau lodge. All {members and visitors are asked to jattend by Exalted Ruler Floyd Fa- |gerson. —— - o o o o WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. Bureau) Temp. Tuesday, March 28 Maximum 42; Minimum 33 Rain 138 e o 0 0 0 0 o | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ~ ° ENCYCLOPEDIA SET IS PRESENTED 70 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The Juneau Grade School is the| recipient of a set of Britta nior encyclopedias, consisting of 11 |volumes and one handy reference ! Look, presented by Sears Roebuck | and Company. The gift has been placed in the school library and is a valuable acditon for member |of the upper classes to use as a r ference. gyt RAINBOW BREAKFAST Come to the Rainbow Breakfast,| 12 to 2 pm, Palm Sunday, April| 2, Masonic Temple. 65 cents. | adv, — el Empire Classifieds Pay! To All Elks! | | | nica Ju- | | | | Class. Refreshments. i | | | | h I Open Evenings l PHONE 318 ) S S e S S RO SR RS C S INPESRES L S L S S i S TONIGHT We are honoring the PAST EXALTED RULERS of Juneau Lodge of Elks, No. 420, by an initiation of a class to be known as the Past Exalted Rulers’ It is earnestly requested that you attend the lodge on his occasion. Visitors Welcome. Fraternally yours, N. LLOYD FAGERSON, Exalted Ruler. DO SOMETHING LOVELY For Your HAIR for Easter ... A COLD WAVE LG RIB BEAUTY sALON COOPER BUILDING Opposite Federal Building Speaker of that body. (Paid Advertisement) for the which a call is placed will answer the call. - Vo ", It's the kind of celebration he wel- comes most. At home or abroad Coca-Cola stands for the pause § symbol of the American way of life. Coca-Cola called *Coke”, I's natural for popular names to acquite friendly abbrevias tions. That's why you heac ience for residents of that section. TWO OFFICES -- YELLOW CAB (0. VOTE FOR James Candidate for TERRITORIAL SENATE Democratic Primary APRIL 25,1944 - e Four Termsinthe House of Rem‘eséntatives e Speaker of the House in 1943 Session ® He has won his spurs for the Senate "1 have served through four stormy se ssions in the House; the last term as I believe the experience thus gained qualifies me for the position I now seek—that of Territorial Senator representing the people of the First Division. I am proud of my record of legislative service, and I know that the residents of the First Division will look well into the record before casting their ballots in the Primary Election on April 25." VOTE FOR JIM DAVIS -=APRIL 235 A NEW TRANSPORTATION SERVICE GASTINEAU CHANNEL AREA We are pleased to announce the inauguration of a new transportation plan which is not only in the interest of providing better taxi service for the residents of Gastineau Channel, but in'the more‘imperiani interest of sav- ing - on tires, gasoline and wear - in the furtherance of the war effort. WE NOW HAVE IN OPERATION 24 HOURS A DAY, TWO DIS- PATCHING STANDS - the main stand on Front Street, downtown, and a branch stand at the small boat harbor. Taxis dispatches from either sta- tion will return to the stand nearest the point at which the passenger dis- embarks. Similarly, a taxi stationed at the stand nearest the point from You can get a taxi from either stand simply by calling either 22 or 1. A direct telephone line connects both offices. We are sure that the estab- ' lishing of the branch office at the small boat harbor will prove a conven- --= Open All the Time BE SAFE IN AN INSURED CAB! ¢The Thinking Fellow Calls a Yellow” HARBOR CAB (0. «‘ m“ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1944