The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 31, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT Assistant Cusfoms Colleclor M. S. Whittier Is fo Retire NEW YEAR WILL BEGIN RIGHT, NO THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE——JUNEAU, ALASKA pproximately 50 guests are expected lto scare the wits out of the New | Year with yells, whistles, tossed Iplancs, and flying garbage pails.| (Of course it could be that we ex- aggerate. Whistles are hard to get.) | BULLETINS[ARoUND CHUNGKING - Gen, George Max- | T “ E shall is celebrating his 65th birthday. “/‘ ]l l R ]‘ Toll IoMoRRow He was the guest of honor at a Walls of the Gold Room are being| New Year's Eve party given by With Miss-Information tested and Fresh-Shirt Fletcher is| : e Hh N s “ Generalissimo Chiang .m<| Madame going arc unrl‘\n(ll\ nR\\on'wi l(m‘)i‘ O A e CHiank | rith Mis: ; 2 today. Tonight the Rotarians will| After long Alaskan Service sy i | o[58, St e e B C pers, tradesmen, '"NHP-“S- NEW YORK—Plans for an even| Well, lello there and Happy New parlor with a gusty greeting to 1946.| g s -4 men, government employees and pro- | bigger New Year's Eve celebration | Year! & Russia said when it join- plans to drag the sidewalk ditch Today marks the end of active times Secretary of the Juneau Cham- |1 mals tomorrow—New Year's|are in full swing this afternoon in ed the Allies, nothing like timeli- yunning outside the Elks Club early duty for Assistant Collector of Cus-|ber of Commerce and has held office | DAY. More important items on the| thousands of cities and villages|ness! Slipping this column of Ju- tomorrow dawn are under Al toms Maurice S. Whittier, wh in the Territorial Chamber of Com-;day’s docket will incluude: Recov-| across the United States of America. neauisms, foggy thoughts, and|mislaid characters from the Elks Hi- voluntarily retiring after nearly 43 merce ering from tonight slurptivities, | The weatherman promises fair|frightenirz facts in at this time is|jinks party found therein will be vears of sarvice lthough planning a trip to the Priming appetities for the holiday| weather, except along the north nothing short of inspiration—nay, turned inat the Elks cloak rooms and James J. Connors, Cc x of tes very shortly, Mr. Whittier's feast and listening in on football}Atlantic seaboard and in the far llet us not be modest, let us call H‘“m not be kept more than 30 days' Customs for the Alaska District, to- | other plans for the future are princi- POWl games 4 Northwest | SRS . ;. |according to Vic Power, day expressed his regret at the term- fo. confinue ¢o resiflo. i Ju-| Of COUNG, [Che beuiwes Wikl et Friend editor (the filth of puns iS| gypyling around the Barnof this ination of his 1 y associa- with Mrs, Whittier at their taking one of |)xp|}- 363 annual days| LONDON—At least seven persons our favorite medium. In case you| end were: Pat and Red Mayo, tion with Mr % ome here. Mr. and Mrs. Whittier off, but x!\rv\ won't be alone, as ““‘huw- died and transportatior ight miss a few, we herewith make rating a delayed fifth wedding of the services of a man so v have two children: Capt. M. J. Whit- | Stores, offices—including business, | throughout most of England has|a resolution to always point them .., . ercary, postponed when Red able to the organization becau tier, A it present visiting his )r”r (,"5 Federal and Territorial will|peen tied up by that country’s worst|Cut as we go along) is ‘““"d high |0+ stuck in the Philippines on that 15 Antimmte knowlpAGAC Al the #ti- | et File Gn tefmiral o, also be locked up tight—even the|fog since 1925 The thick fog is \«41.1\ weather reports and the N‘(-\\ important occasion! Shell Simmons, tire Territory and long experience 'and Mrs. Robert Cow of ‘m\ drug stores; so if you hs e mmh!'m(,,m,.m. d by freezing weather Year Hilarities coming Hn' tonight; 1 Gife and an entourage of happy ICaEieE vtk fiashio paste, cough syrup, colic medicine or| 2 nobody is noticing us in the office oo joe Johnston, proprietor of Seir) mary. Jeats 4 Asistant Obi- | bromo-seltzer shortages at home, it/ HAMILTON FIELD, Calif.—Secre- | (@ point we're getting used to) and o “pitel: Bud Bodding and Gladys lector, Mr. Whittier made annual will behoove you to replenish your|tary of War Robert Patterson has by the time this masterpiece breaks po.veutt on engagement party; Les among the ads everybody in town \rips o all stations in Alaska. From supply before 9 o'clock this evening d % = - In fact, several of Juneau's shops| PAA FLIES THIRTY McLellan and a smooth-looking ar- catch | resumed his 'round-the-world flight. from here today for | Will be too busy pouring out the old He took off ticle whose name we didn't » journeys he gained a back- Ll::':x}mj‘:Kr‘xj:'\pulxmk :1‘\’\: iable to D have their portals barred today,|Honolulu. Patterson will confer with vear and swollering up the new, {0 gyce it wasn't offered; Captain Ray the smooth functioning of the U. § SEVEN o“ SUNDAY while staffs are busy behind the|American commanders in Japan,|iotice our column. So we're safe. A'pieore and his wife, Betty Jane; Customs Service in the Territory scenes taking inventory | China and Germany lng and happy life to us! Thank 1 yreluin Munson and Doris Ward: Sir Wiiitier, after adiving under & % Tomorrow, only bars, cabs, hotels,| st {you, Thank you, and Thank you. g the inevitable Jim Moscrip- temporary appointment at St. Mich-| Pan American Airways yesterday restaurants and such—and The Em-| pINEVILLE, Ky.—Twenty of the| In case any of you Merry cieeps Marian Jensen team acl during the Yukon River naviga-|flew the following passengers on Pu® will be doing business miners entombed last Wednesday by | (Really Royal O'Rielly is getting in- ' snong those conditioning up for tion season of 1903, received his first|trips to and from Juneau BT an underground explosion in a coal [to a rut!) heard rumors of tele- ., Now Year Festivities at the Ski permanent appointment to the Cus To Seattle—John' Williams, Ann { mine near here today were given up 'phone jamming this dawn and late o this week-end were: Tom toms Service on December 18, 1803, Miller, Alice Connalley, Dorothy An- !for dead as Harry Chief | last night, we should like to put you'geewart, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tubbs, to the port of Sitka .. He derson, James Anderson, Mae Wen- A | Engineer of the Kentucky State De- |straight. Fast is: 'Twas nothing p. ;& Rude and Betty Copstead. later served as Deputy Collector at nerstrom, Ophelia Sogn, Florence | partment of Mines and Minerals, more than a spotted-measles attack | o .ourse there's a Ict more we Skagway, from January 1, 1906, to Whitehead, Alf Monsen, Vernon ordered the main entrance to the pit |of ~date-breaking throughout the' ., 4 tell you—firinstance, who mur- June, 1908 |Kerns, Andy Baker, Rober Chris- | sealed. town. The gleeful crunching Of qu.eq Campbell, how and why; when man, Ernest Fuller, Betty McGill i New Year's Eve dates followed the y\ i is going out on the Nenana, On July 1, 1908, Mr. Whittier be-|carolyn Kirkwood, Pat McCauley, | WASHINGTON - Fres:ient Tr unexpected return from Skagway of ;.4 what happened to those three A R e R o s received by him were: Deputy Col- jh‘] Whitehorse—Florine Linse Not much is promised in the way | izing cxpon(hlum ut $160,000,000 w‘mn b od upbeallx\;z b o die Olympic Cafe — but sorry, h‘nj Jector at Ketchikan, Janusry 1 101 e Links R’ul S Benbin (‘-hd';'\: of New Year's Day skiing for local px ovide emergency relief for families ind (|r||\‘4 & on ths Soulle to Hod (h;- comes the dgadhne So Hle(h Ho and Deputy Collector at Juneau, Febru- ' Brantley and ,,I‘m‘N g 145 now addicts. A few of the hardier fof servicemen and veterans. ‘The And arvived or i Goubie (0 LA B¢ Cheerio until the next time nobody’s " b | Bra and James Brantley |¢liders were out on the slopes yes- Measure was signed aboard the | i ° 00 8 down FIanss| watching us. ary 1, 1914; Special Deputy Collec-| o Fairbanks—Leroy Glass. Presidential yacht Williamsburg, |1in's mid-town section with a couple 3 R Lordny and found conditions “tricky 2 Louis 4 the crusted slopes. The more pro- Peters and Tom Ontooguk. ficient got along all right on the From Fairbanks—George Burke. |, cyeq areas of the Second Meadow, From Seattle—Dale Johnson, Dick i}t trai] conditions were definitely Ortman, A. W. Barley, Jerry POW-|pa5ardous and more recent rains <, Winifred King, Milo Wahl, Her- | in" pove’ made things even a bit bert L. Faulkner, Clarence Stafford 'and Knute Knudsen. - tor, March 1, 1922. The title of this| last post was later changed to Assis- tant Collector, on March 4, 1523 | Mr. Whittier has served under| seven Collectors of Customs: David H. Jarvis, 1903 to 1905; C. L. Hobart, 1805-1908; John R. Willis, 1908-1913; John F. Pugh, 1913-1918; John W To Nome Don Foster, worse. ‘The ski tow is reported now work- Troy, 1919-1922; John C. McBride, ing in good shape at the Slalom hill, 1922-1933 and present Collector Con-| HOME FOR NEw YEAR'S after a week-end work party pulled nors from 1933 to date. g eERE much of the slack out of the rope. Outside of his Customs duties, Mr.! Gunnar Blomgren, Jr.. son of next thing on the ski calendar is the Whittier has long been very active Mrs. Gunnar Blomgren, of Juneau, juneay Ski Club meeting and party in numerous organizations and com- accompanied by his wife, is to ar- Friday ,“,mmm munity activities. He is one of the rive here tomorrow morning on el most prominent members of the lo- the Steamer Denali—just in time to spend New Year's Day at home. | cal Masonic Bodies and has been o S connected with the development of The young couple plan to reside STEAMER M VEMENT all the related organization, includ- here. He was recently discharged ing: Order of Easter Star, DeMolay, from the Army at Fort Monmouth, i Princess Nnnl\ hum the south, ' B 5:30 o'clock this afternoon to Skagway. Returns sailing south at 7a. m Denali from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at 7 a. m. tomo:.ow. Goes to Sitka, returning to Juneau south- bound Thursday or Friday Taku from Seattle due Wednesday afternoon Baranof due at enroute Wednesday, Rainbow Girls. He is a member of N. J. the Elks Lodge at Skagway | Mr. Whittier has been - Empire Want-ads several * bring results! PRINCESS NORAH SAILS SOUTH from westward, going due Wednesday evening or e sday morning. Seattle Friday Yukon scheduled to sail JANUARY 2 AT7 A.M. ENERITE E le Friday | Steamer Al { from Seattle \ 13th or 14th; to w(\:(\\”u(l ka scheduled to sail January 10:; due here then goes to Sitka, not AR ’%’%%’%’@ % %? BB e PO N M@%fl@%%’@%’%’%’ . HAPPY NEW VEAR T0 YOU! PAY “ Exit 1945. .. enter 1946! It's but a short trip across that ¥ stage—365 days—some long days and some short days, but whether short or long we hope that all will be happy days for you. Among the happy memories of the past year is that of our pleasant relations with the people of this com- munity. And as we say "Happy New Year” we add a word of sincere thanks for this friendship that has meant so much to us GEORGE BROTHERS T e T e I e U e WOCLOCTRETTT | versity of Toronto, University Presi- from of little eager-locking men on the end waiting for Kleenex. There will be gay goings-on in the Mansion tonight, when which anchored off Quantico, Va after encountering ice and fog on the Potomac River. | LONDON — Jawaharlal Nehru, former President of the Indian Na- tional Congress, was quoted in a Reuters dispatch from Udaipur, Raj- putana, today, as forecasting in a speech that a third World War would spring from a revolt of Asia’s mil- lions of p=ople. ! Mrs. D. Zola M. Framan arrived here yesterday from Palmer She is | Governor's a guest at the Baranof. TORONTO—Gen. Eisenhower will visit Toronto January 12 to accept an honorary degree from the Uni- dent Sydney Smith said today. M | Eisenhower is expected to accom- pany the general. London newspapers re- that a great court ban- yest and most splendid social nt since prewar days—was being planned for January 9, on the eve of the convzning of the United Nations General Assembly. Bucking- ham Palace would not confirm the reports. The newspaper accounts said the Queen, with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret R(m’\ would attend while the s host to more from the 51 LONDON- ported tod quet—the ga Homes aglow everywhere. It's New Year's, and the latch-string is out! As we are about to turn over a new, and—we hope— much brighter page for 1946, we thank you for your gen- erous support during the past -year, with the hope that Di- vine Providence will bless nited Nations. WASHINGTON—A critical short- age of physicians and surgeons in the Veterans Administration was { empk d today in a report show- your home in many unex- ling 4,658 beds are unoccupied in pected ways. Best wishes for veterans hospitals “because of in- a very Happy New Year! sufficient staff personnel.” This was an increase of 54 within a week, said TR the report by Maj. Gen. Paul R L ‘i‘ Hawley, Acting geon Gener®l HOLLYWOG:) - Movie Actress Jeanne Crain, 21, reappearing nfter a week’s ence from her home, was married at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament today to Paul Brinkman, radio u:znufacturer. Miss Crain’s mother, Mrs. Loretta Crain, had objected to the romance, and the actress’ studio said she did not attend the ceremony THE O'REILLYS Invite You to SEE THIS THING . \ 1945 OUT With Them! Music toFit Your Ankle Urge BURBLE ROOM Case Lot Grocery Plan for Your New Year's Day Dinner in the Gold Room or Bubble Room Terrace BARANOF HOTEL Liquor Store OPEN ALL DAY TOMORROW ] MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1945 GEORGE BROTHERS | IR LIQUOR STORE - Phones 92-35—2 Free Deliveries Daily i;u'gest Selection of ! Liguorsinthe City WHISKIES You Can Find Your Favorite Brand and ai a Saving Also % - o'y EACH CASE Calvert's Special, Fifth $ 4.20 $18.00 Calvert’s Reserve, Fifth 1.65 53.50 Lord Calvert, Fifth 5.40 60.00 Carstairs, Fifth 1.00 17.00 Cedarbrook, Fifth 1.00 17.00 4 Gallagher-Burton, Fifth 1.00 17.00 3 Foeur Res Fifth 1.95 57.00 Imperial, Fifth 1.00 47.00 King Blaek Label 1.50 5150 Old Hermitage, Fifth 1.00 17.00 0Old Thompson, Fifth 1.00 47.00 Paul Jones, Fifth 1.00 47.00 P. M. De Luxe, Fifth 1.00 Philadelphia, Fifth 4.50 Schenley Black Label Reserve, Fifth 4.50 - Seagram’s 5-Crown, Fifth 4.20 50.00 _ Seagram’s 7-Crown, Fifth 4.65 51.00 - Sunnybrook, Fifth 1.00 47.00 P Three Feathers, Fifth 1.25 50.00 LR Waterfill and Fraser, Fifth 1.50 52.00 l Fleishman’s Preferred, Fifth 4.30 51.00 9 Kessler Private Blend, Fifth 4.00 47.00 [ Good Old Guckenheimer, Fifth . 425 48.00 i Autegraph Bourben, Fifth 375 45.00 BRANDI E S \ CASE ‘ J. Bavet 5-Star, Califernia, Fifth 3.00 Henry Marquis, California, Fifth b ., California, Fifth 1 Terry Brandy, Imported, Spain l Metaxa Brandy, Greec, Pint ! *lum Brandy, Poland I Creme de C. l‘mmv o rand v dl’ld Orange, Fifth R Ainsette, l)el\mpc 4.50 Il Apricot, Garnier Abricotine, Fifth 160 i‘ Apricot, DeKuypers, Fifth 4 Apricot Brandy, Sunset, Fifth 5 Benedictine, Benai, Pint Benec , Benai, Fifth Black JeKuyper Liqueurs, berry, Sunset Brandy, Pint ry Cordial, D-8, Pint Ligueur, DeKuyper, ndy, Rathaus, F ndy, Sunset, | Yeliow Chartireuse, Domestic, Fifth 4 Creme de Cacao, DeKuyper, Fifth Creme de Cacao, Nuyens, Fifth { Curacao, DuBouchett, Fifth Y Orange Curacao, Jug, Nuyens % Creme de Menthe, Green, Fifth » Creme de Menthe, White, Fifth Kunmel, DeKuyper, Fifth Peppermint Schnapps, R-H. Fifth nl FASTERN BEER | - . 4.50CASE ¢ - Trommers SPECIAL . IMPORTED and DOMESTIC | RUMS . “ Your Favorite Brand at the lhglnl Price! : Bicardi, Fifths $ 4.95 vy Bicardi, Pints e 2.55 # Jamaica Rum, Red Horse, Fifth 5.95 Dagger Punch, Jamaica, Fifth 1 5.95 Goddard Gold Braid Puérto Rican Rum, 86 Proof, Fifth e - ] Goddard Gold Braid Puerto Rican an, | 126 Proof, Fifth P Havana Club Cuban, 128 Proof, Fifth - Lemon Hart Jamaica, 86 Proof, Fifth ‘% Lemon Hart, 151 Proof Rum, Fifth ... 5l Oid St. er\ West Indies, 86 Proof, Fifth . ol Ron Merito, Puerto Rican, 86 Proof, Flfth Ren Rey, Puerto Rican, 151 Proof, Fifth Vidal Rum, Puerto Rican, 85 proof, Fifth FINEST GIN SELEC'I‘IDN i Calvert’s Gin, Fifth $38 fjt 7 Seagram’s King Arthur, Fifth 3.95 § ¥ Dixie Belle Gin, Fifth 3.85 % Gilbey’s Gin, Fifth 3.85 \ Gordon’s London Dry Gin, Fifth 1.05 o' Sloe Gin, Fifth C P 4.25 X Sloe Gin, Pint 2.10 Mr. Boston London Dry, Half Gallon . 8.95 EORGE BROTHERS | 8 night . . . Until 2 a. m. Saturday Nights 1