The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 18, 1946, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT BUTTERLESS CITY [y tion MAY BE MEATLESS .- ts of h pre- ntative ttend. Mrs an. LOWING EASTER FOL HELEN ISAAK, VALADICTORIAN Sak o Announcement was made this | Many Commodities Arejueek by scnoor superintendent| 0 ' S \}‘m)“m Seaman that Miss Helen | - sanks was chosen Valadictorian of | NOW. A” U‘ or Jup (the Douglas High School with al—' plles Runmng l_ow ,mc;r a straight A school record. ! econd in class marks was Rich- | Juneaw's grocery and meat mar laxt: McCormick who was chosen kets, queried on current s]wr',aze:]ls(f;n‘f‘m‘un‘m for 'the, 1946 schou]! O;g‘:‘;if,?f . ;cx:,%':; ma,".:e,u"“;g::‘ Graduation exercises will be held ganm‘u milk, flour, .khnm‘mngfThumd"y_ evening May 16 in the cooking oil and sugar, today drew | c oo Symnasium. Dr. James Ry-| a gloomy picture of a butterless °- Will be speaker . for. the evening. | town about to become meatless. | Bacc:‘xlaumln services will be on Perishables are a minus commodity. | Suyey, May 12, with the Rev.| Tre report varied surprisingly in| ‘ocrt ebb as “p‘ak“ the different establishments with| D the following general averages: no | butter, almost no cocking oil (al-| FABuloUS GolD though one store reported a months' suppl of oil, the others were all out), very little flour, less than one! S'R'KE IS MADE week's supply of grapefruit, three| weeks supply of oranges and lem- I" SOUIH AFRI(A' ons (with some stores reporting, only two days' supply left and one| well-stocked merchant Joseph C. Goodwin, Associated ; Press correspondent in - Tehran, '“‘f;s g{flmanh:t l;bout 13430 a. since the Iranian government's an- "‘-low Fe °8k‘11:n tha: worl ersdm | nouncement yester that it was/® el sl runs under |imposing a strict censorship on all THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-— (ENSORSHIP COMLMINEBLAST 15 SLAPPED '3 Wi ON BY IRAN RADFORD, —V:_April 18.—Nine coal miners today were reported News "‘Blackout” Estab- lished by Government ~Protests Made \kuled in a deep shaft explosion of thc Great Valley Anthracite Cor- | poration’s mine at Macon twelve | miles northeast of here. Several | others were trapped. } B. E. Ellis, managing editor of the Radford News- Journal, said i 1R | he had been informed rescue work- ers had found nine of 12 men who were caught in the mid-morning blast and that all were dead. (Editor’s Note:—Following is the first dispatch to be received from the bed of New River, separating Montgomery and Pulaski counties. The mine manager, Cloyd Martin, was in an upper level of the mine and said the force of the explo- sion knocked him off his feet. He said that 12 men were unaccounted outgoing news dispatches.) BY JOSEPH GOODWIN TEHRAN, April 17.—(Delayed)— The Iranian government disclosed today it had invoked Article 26 of the 1932 Madrid Communications for. 2 i { ngrcf‘mcnt S Hane Pg orali Anthracite miners have been Dress. telegipns god. TAALORMER | working one day shift In this area. (The 1932 Madrid convention is e i a multilateral agreement governing | international tele communication. SABLE FISH SOLD i three weeks' worth of ora;;ggr::g\: NeWS Of 62.6 oun(eS Of‘ “The The Article in question says: | contracting government reserves the GOId Per Ton S'arfs ‘right to stop the transmission of H lany private telegram - or radio- W'Id Sfampede [telegram which. might appear dan-| |gerous to the safety of the state or |contrary to the laws of the coun- try, to public order, or to decency provided that tkey imimediately no- | Andy Frederickson's Sunset ar- rived today with 6,000 pounds of sablefish which went to the Alaska Coastal Fisheries, the Juneau Cold Storage Co. said. Frederickson reported Chathgisy Straits’ weather was terrible. Also 'n port today were Tom Ness’ Emma and Ole Westby's Oceanic. Ness, whose home is in Seattle, brought the Emma up for the halibut season and Westby brought the Oceanic, also a halibut two months' of lemons); coffee shortages ranged from three days’| supply in one store to one month’s| in another, with the average about one weeks' supply. ! One merchant said that for the; JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,| first time since he had been in busi- wApru 18.—A wild gold rush and tev-1{ ness he had to limit restaurant pur-|erish speculative buying swept chases to 30 pounds of coffee each.|Eouth Africa today with the report- | tify the office of origin of the stop- | All stores were comparatively ed rediscovered cecret of a fabulous:page of said communication or any well-stocked with canned milk and|strike in northwestern Orange Free!part théreof, except when it might sugar, with one month’s supply the state. appear dangerous to the safety of | average amount, although one store, The gold fever was fanned to epi- . the state to issue such notice. reported four month’s supply of demic proportions by announcement! The U. 5. Embassy said sugar. Supplies of shortening also var- jed greatly in different stores: two months’ worth (including lard) all the way down to none at all were| reported with 10 days’ supply the average. Eggs also varied greatly: one store had three months’ supply, nnnlh(r‘ 30 days, while a third merchant| said he already was doling out dwindling, one week's stocks to regular customers only. The meat markets id they| could take ‘care of regular cust mers cver the Easter weekend, but| could promise nothing for next week. One butcher observed that meat shortages were caused not| only by the current ILWU dack tie-up but 'also by a coast-wide packing house shortage, which had made meat scarce in Seattle. Beef veal, lamb and offals already uu~ shon this \&wk i MARTHASOCIETYTO | INSTALL OFFICERS | FRIDAY AFTERNOO! Installation of officers will take place tomorrow afternoon at the| Martha Society meeting in the par- | lors of the Northern Light Presby- terian Church, with dessert served at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. A. O. Peterson will give a| report on the meeting of the Pres- bytery at Metlakatla, which she at- tended as a delegate. Mrs. Nick Rocovich and Mrs. Harold Smith will be hostesses for the afternoon. —————e —— TWO INJURED AS | PLANE DIVES 10 | AVOID COLLISION| | WABHINGTON, April 18— Two passengers in an Eastern Airlines plane were slightly injured today when the pilot put his ship into a vertical dive to avoid colliding with an unidentified aircraft 6,000 feet above Trenton, N. J. Capt. Joseph Kelley, veteran pi- lot, told a reporter the other plane, possibly a Navy plane, was flying at the wrong altitude under Civil Aeronautics clearance. DOUGLAS . NEWS |near_ Odendaals-Rust, | capital busin | Jehannesburg | scraping a ‘unproductive soil now are gather-! {of the little village are crowded | which 'by Western Holdings, Ltd., a mining |reporting the Iranian action to the state department and was sending a firm, of deposits yielding 62 ounces of gold per ton of ore in| |early tests—about $2,170 a ton. Th usual yield herz has been locke in tke graves of two forgotten pros- |- pectors who were said to have fmm(l a rich deposit near the surracc close to the little ullam of Oden- dalls-Rust. i Speculators rushed to the area while in this s was virtually at a standstill as many joined a mad scramble to buy property in the neighborhood. (On the London Stc gold hit record higk In of trading the ma minin l\\ £50,000,000.) The area near rd se > village is ing abou 1 for property in iniscent of the wild da fornia and the Klondike . Farmers who once had difficulty | bare living from the! in nes rem- of Cali- ing option money running into mil- | lions of pounds. | Fortunes were being made and| lost within a matter of minutes as| prices fluctuated wildly. Tkre streets, with people offering $4,800 or more for tiny plots which once would have sold for $20. i Kefchikan Is Short | Of Perishables as | Strike Confinues KETCHIKAN, Alaska, April 18.— Ketchikan grocers announced yes-! terday nobody in this area need go hungary for “quite a while” although the longshore dispute has tied up Alaska ship- ping prevents the arrival of new stocks. Perishable and other scarce com- modities are nearly gone, they said, | but staples are plentiful as yet. { As for meat, it's about cleaned {out, but “chickens are still plenti- {ful,” the merchants said. RS s BN 'One of Founders 0f Chevrolet Is Suicide in South SLIDELL, Lu. april 18.—Arthur Chevrolet, one of the founders of | the Chevrolet Motor Company, com- mitted suicide by hanging himself ' DEMONSTRATION CLASSES Miss Imogene Ward, Home Dem- onstuuon Agent for the University | Extension Service is here, accom- | flnled by Harold W. Rice, Assist-' t to the Director of Agriculture of the Extension Service. They will be in Douglas next Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday evenings, April 23, 24, 25 at the Government School at 8 o'clock, to present the subject | of gardening in all phases and 16 mm. sound movies will be shown | soil | pro- | on the important subject of erosion. This film has been nounced one cf the most outsts ing educational films of re nd- ent years and will be finished off with | an instructive pictured adaptation of the principles demonstrated ir the lecturers course. All children are welcome as well as adults. Take all your gardening lems with you. Although Mr claims to be the worlds w turer; he is thoroughly pr answer all questions pertaining to) soil preparation, planting, selectior of varieties, hotbeds, flats, family greenhouses, control of garden pests etc. Miss Ward plans a lecture on the ' prob- Rice it was| boat, from Petersburg where she has been thoroughly overhauled., ——————— On the first Atlantic cable; the rate for transmission was $1 a let- ter. note of protest to the Iranian for- ign ministry. Similar action was aken by the British embassy. PR ——— Y In Thinking of EASTER THINK of THE GIFT SHOP Gifis of Distinction [ S S—— Harri Mac ¢ Shop Bldg. Phone 317 Buy-a-Case FANCY FRUITS All Are Finest Brands 2 cans 2% Sliced Pineapple . . § 2cans 2s Apple Sauce . . . . 2cans 2s Grapefruit . . . . . 3cans2% FancyPlums . . . . 2 cans 2% Fancy Cherries . . . 4 cans 2% Home Style Peaches . . lcan2% Fancy Figs . . . . 2 cans 2% Fruit Cockfail . . . 3 cans 2% Whole Peeled Apriocts . 3cans 2% Fancy Pears . . . . 24 cans, OPA Ceiling Price - $9.56 YOU SAVE 10% OUR PRICE....... $8 59 NEW DELIVERY SCHEDULE MINIMUM ORDER $2.00 1.10 1.60 39 .90 1.35 | 129 | MORNING DELIVERY CLOSES 10 A. DOUGLAS DELIVERY CLOSES 10 A. M. AFTERNOON DELIVERY CLOSES . 3P. M {in his home here, Acting Coroner H. Gautreaux of St. Tammany | Parish reported. The automobile pioneer, who had | been despondent, Gautreaux said, took his life Tuesday. | In spite of existing ete shortages you can usually find what you want JUST PHONE 16 or 24 for FREE DELIVERY UNEAU, ALASKA Juneaw’s Oldest Super Market Phone 92-95—2 Free Deliveries Daily‘ Listing of foods we can supply you by the case and many other items STOCK UP NOW—Who knows how long the present hoat tie - up will last. BUY NOW—While cur stock is complete in Juneau! Spinach, No. 27 can Tomate Juice, No. 2 can Tomato Juice, 46 oz. can Orange Juice, No.2 can Orange Juice, 46 o1. can Orange Juice, 46 o1. can Grapefruif Juice, No. 2 can Grapefruif Juice, 46 oz. can Orange Grapefruif Juice, 25 Orange Grapefruit Juice, 465 Pineapple Juice No. 2 an Tomatoes, No. 27 cans Peas, No. 2 an Cut Beans, No. 2 can Whole Kernel Corn, No. 25 Cream Style Corn, No. 2 can Sauerkrauf, No. 27 can Vegelable Cocktail Juice 25 Mixed Vegetables, No. 2 can Sliced Beeis, No. 2 can Diced Beefs, No. 2 can Diced Carrofs, No. 2 can Pork and Beans, 12 oz. can Franco-American Spaghetti We have as many asdord brands on several ifems. Come and see us. Ask us ahout the HARD- '!'O-GET ITEMS.. llaybe we can lld! you. Heinz Catsup Juneaw’s Oldest Super Market | 2Free Deliveries Daily——10:30 A. M., 2:30 P. ll. : THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1946 Most complete stock Carrot Juice, an Velvo Bathroom Tissue Oxydol Soap Powder Rice, 100 1b. bags CanadaDrySparkling Water Apricofs, No. 2 can Peaches, No. 27 can Green Gage Plums, 23 can Grapefruit, No. 2 can Fruif Cockfail, No. 27 can Pears, No. 27 can Royal Ann Cherries, 27 can Pitted Cherries, No. 1 jar Diced Peaches and Pears, 21 Maine Blueberries, can Bing Cherries, No. 27 can Whole KadofaFigs, No. 215 Peach Jam, gallon Apricot Jam, gallon Soda Crackers, 1 Ib. Soda Crackers, 21bs. - Tomato Hot Sauce Cube Sugar, 25 1b. boxes