The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 1, 1944, Page 6

PAGESIR " CHAMBERMEETING | ENHANCED TODAY | BY CONTESTANTS Today's Chamber of Commerce| meeting was enhanced by a bevy of | ten feminine “super-salesmen,” con- | testants for the Miss Liberty crowa | during the Fifth War Loan Drive, | who -vere asked as guests for the occasion | Also present at the luncheon in, the Baranof Gold Room were Mrs.| John McCormick, and Mrs. Scott| Murphy. The latter will handle pub- | licity in regard to the Miss Liberty contest Speaking briefly in regard to rules | of the contest, Mrs. McCormick | stated that all Series E bonds sold | from today until July 1, will count| in the competition, although lhe} booths will not be open until June! 12, when the drive officially begins All votes are counted at maturity value, that is, purchasers of an| $18.75 bond will be giving 25 votes to the girl whose name appears on their ballot. Any girl who drops out | of the contest before July 1, will| not be able to give her bond profits to another contestant, the votes she has received will be frozen | The contest will close July 1, at| which time the five top saleswomen will be selected as Miss Liberty and| the Four Freedoms—Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear, Free-| dom of Speech and Freedom cf Worship. | Guest speaker at today's meeting was J. P. Anderson, well known| botanist and former ownef of the Juneau Florists, who is writinz aj manual on the flora of Alaska. | Beside Dr. Anderson, other guests | introduced at the luncheon inchided George Burwell, with the Bitrrough’s | Adding Machine Co., from Seattle; | Mrs. McCormick, Mrs. Murphy and | the following Miss Liberty contest-| ants: Lois Allen, Marie Bonnett, Ruth Kunnas, Kathleen MeAlister, | Mary McCormick, Betty Mill, Beuy} Nordling, Lila Sinclair, and Joyce Smith. Miss Irene Rasmussen, an- other of the contestants, was out of town and not able to be present. —— HUGHIE DOOGAN HERE Hughie Doogan, former Empire newsboy, arrived in Juneau today from Skagway, where he has been for nearly eight months, and will| remain here for about a month visiting his old cronies. —_———— ROBERT, WIFE HERE Mr. and Mrs. George O. Robert are registered at the Baranof from | BICYCLE RIDERS ARE WARNED OF TRAFFIC RULES Chief of Police John Monagle | today issued rules to bicycle riders| on Juneau streets, and recommends a careful observance of them. Bicycles are classified as vehicles when ridden on the streets, roads, or alleys of the city of Juneau, and | riders are required to comply wita| all rules of traffic defined in Or- dinance No. 202, In addition to au- tomobile traffic rules, bicycle rid- ers are required to observe the fol- | lowing special instructions: 1. Dismount and walk through- out congested traffic. 2—Ride close | to right hand edge of road or street. 3—After dark, bicycles shall be| equipped with a white headlight and red tail light or reflector. 4— Signals shall be given for turn or stop in the same manner as given by car drivers. 5—Do not hitch t) other vehicles. 6.—~Do not carry another person | on bicycle. 7—~When in a group| ride single file. 8—Do not ride on the sidewalks. 9.—Do not zigzag on the streets, or cut corners. 10.—! Parking shall be allowed only at| the curb and with the bicycle in an upright position. Offenders will have their bicycles | impounded, and are subject to a| fine, Chief Monagle warned. TWO MEMBERS OF CITY POLICE FORCE RESIGN Two members of the City Police | Force, Jack MgcDaniel and Roy | Eaton, have resigned igccording to announcement today. .. McDaniel - will " fish' ‘during _the | summer and Eaton, well known Al- aska diver, has been employed by the canneries to do diving at the | fish trap operations this season. | \ B MATTSONS HERE { Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Mattson are here fom Skagway are are staying at the .Gastineau Hotel. ¥ - MADGE MUCHMORE LEAVES Miss Madge Muchmore, Alaska Bible House secretary, left this morning for Walla Walla, Wash- ington, where she will be for the next several months. While there | she will visit other bible houses, | and attend summer school. - !letter of the rules. defeat with a smile, feeling that "MAJOR HOFFMAN DAY" DEDICATED FOR TOMORROW Tomorrow will be “Major Hoff- man Day” at the Juneau Ball Park when the Dodgers and Wildcats mets at 6:30 o'clock for the third game of the present season. Major Arthur J. Hoffman, who has been prominent in athletic ac- tivities in Juneau during the past two years, has been transferred, and local fans and members of all teams are taking the opportunity to show their appreciation by dedicating to- morrow as “Major Hoffman Day.” Ma jor Hoffman, according to sport fans, has been active in all sports, usually in capacity of manager, coach, or captain. “In tennis, bowling, basketball, footall, softball and baseball, the Major left no tricks untried and was always conscious of how sports- manship was the underlying factor | in the success of any competitive game. A brilliant executive of high position in his Army work, did not suggest a superiority complex with his teammates. On the playing field he was one of the boys and never asked favors because of his major- ity. His philosophy underlined the spirit of the game rather than the He accepted nothing had been lost if the game was played well,” said one prom- inent sportsman today. gy S B SOFTBALL LEAGUE. _ OPENING TONIGHT| The Softball league opens the season’s schedule tonight, the first game starting at 6:15 o'clock be- tween the City Team and Pah Am- erican Airways, instead of the Duck Creek team, which has dropped out. The second game will start at 17:40 o'clock and will see the Sig- nacs from the Signal Corps opposing the Finance Office team. — 'TWO FLIGHTS TODAY FOR PAN AMERICAN A Pan American plane left this afternoon for Whitehorse with the following passengers: W. W. Beatty, Ruth J. Guyll, Earl Bangle, and THE DAILY ALASIEA EMPIRE— J.P. Anderson Returns Here J. P. Anderson, oldtime resident of Juneau, is here gathering further material for a-book he is writing {on the flora of Alaska. | A portion of Mr. Anderson’s work was recently published in the quart- | erly publication of the Iowa State| College and two more articles will | be printed in the July and January | issues. This comprises about a third | of his work and will be revised for | |incorporation in a volume to be published within several years. The | book will be illustrated with hun- dreds of hand drawings executed | by the author to give the reader a | better understanding of the work.| Anderson possesses a cpllection |comprised of 10,000 Alaskan plants, the largest in the world with the exception of the national collection | in Washington. He has traveled as far north as Point Barrow and as |far west as Dutch Harbor to find | | the various specimens. | The horticulturist says there are| 27 species of orchids in the Terri- | |tory, many of which are in and| |around Juneau. The best known | is commonly called “wild hyacinth.” | “Cannibal” Plants There are also four “cannibal”| | plants that destroy any insect com- |ing in contact with them. One of these is the “Alpine violet” which has a sticky coating tHat acts as fly- ! paper on any unfértunate bug jchancing to light upon it while two | plants of the “Sundew” species are covered with glandular hairs in which“insects are easily enmeshed. ! Mr. Anderson has found no plants lin Alaska which are poisonous to the touch, sueh as ivy which does not; grow here. However, there are | many that are inedible. There has beén some loss of stock at Straw- | berry Point and dt the dairies be- cause of “water hemlock” eaten by | the herds. Delphinium is also pois- | onous to cattle and has caused many | deaths. There are 150 different | species of grasses in Alaska, though, | so the stock may have a varied diet. | For fifty years Mr. Anderson has been gathering specimens and in- | tends to spend the emtire summer in the Territory in the hope of | adding new plants to his collection. He will be in Juneau for a short ;period and then will continue to 'other points in Alaska and the | Yukon. While here, he is a guest at | |Arnold H. Miller. The latter. Will| the Juneau Hotel. He has appeared | | continue to Seattle. at the Rotary Club and Chamber of Frank Morley Weir, of the Wal- lace and Tierman Company of | Newark, New Jersey, is registered | A second flight was made to Fair- | Commerce meetings. | banks today with Sam Maloff, Hugh | —_——-——— | J. Wade, Maurice S. Butler and| John Kaer, of Wrangell, is in town | and a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. | announcing our THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 19 CHANGE-OF-NAME For the purpose of calling special attention to changing our name from LEOTA'S to YVONNE'S—We are staging a GALA SALE. It is to open June 1 and will continue for one entire week. SALE Four Amazing LdW Price Groups! A WIDE SELECTION OF ALL STYLES PRINTS . . . SOLID COLOR . . HALSO JUMPER STYLES .. MANY JERSEYS FOR CASH ONLY No Refunds, Exchanges ALL SALES FINAL SIZES 9 TO 42 at the Baranof. | Mildred Hermann as passengers. Kodiak. e e e e A e e [ CASE LOT GRO = We extend a cordial invitation to our friends and former customers, as well as newcomers in the Gastinéau Channel area to visit us in.our riewly - renovated, modern quarters. Re-opening in our same location with a new and better food service, complete in every detail and streamlined to offer prompt and friendly” MARSHALL and VIVIAN ERWIN announce the re-opening of the on Thursday June lst help with all your daily food needs. COME IN OR TELEPHONE 704, For your convenience we will maintain a morning and afternoon deliveryin ' Juneau, and a daily morning delivery to Douglas CPEORT WL