The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 26, 1946, Page 2

PAGL TWO i i ! aR Beoltiers Whether you turn sportsman or home-handyman in & your spare time, you'll want a few of these smartly patterned T-Shirts to team with your sportshirts and slacks. They're well designed in a new variety of stripes and partterns. (We have 'em in spirited solid shades, t00.) Knit to fit from fine cotton yarns in famous Wilson i Brothers style. | 9 .m.BEHREn%% The Pacilic and AD is the largest WHA!.E OF A ‘I’ b ’ decpist of the occans, and with K dependent seas has an area of | ak ntire bout land surface of the globe. { BRIDGETOWN, N. S, i A 64-foot whale was washed k5 7 ishore at Hampton Beach during 2| The British took possession of istorm last Sunday. Newfoundland in 1583 o - ) (. . ] HOMECGMING DANCE SPONSORED BY THE V.F. W.OF U. S. ELKS' HALL—SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 27 Admission $1.20—including tax PUBLIC CORDIALLY INVITED Alaskans Say, "MAKE MINE RELIANCE" Vacuum-Packed for Full Flavor RELIANCE PURE FOODS INATIONAL GROCERY CO. » 1000 Fourth Ave. So, + Seattie, Wash. — s ) - ) ) s SPRING IS HERE £ Siorage Vault Give Yours Furs and Fur Coats Protection Through the Summer CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & C0. *Come and See Us in Our New Building PHONE 102 .!....--.---_-_----__---__-_ 100,000 miles—equal to the | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—]UNLAU ALASKA FRIDAY, APRIL 26, I946 (CUB SCOUTS AIR MEET T0 BE BIG EVENT MON. EVE o air meet comes off this Monday eve- ning the Evergreen bowl. All menth the cubs have been making model airplanes, air socks, 1 air fields, and possibly some surprises in the way of air gear, and will put on the first real air how of the season. The Rotarian Cub Scouting Com- mittee will be on hand to decide made the best models, to judge { st distances, and to do the me with the kites, and the gh- ders Den mothers and dads will be busy heiping the cubbers “get off he ground” and every cub will have something to show for the menth of air cubbing At the Den chief’s meeting today with cubmaster Bob Treat, an air battle brtween the reds and the whites w.s planned. Every cub will have his paper gliding plane, and will be ir. the battle until he is hit by an opposing paper plane (No | practice in school rooms, either!) and then he bhas to crash and stay hed” until only players from side remain “aloft.” ncement badges will be awarded If any cub has not paid his fifty jcent registration fee as yet, this is the dead line; Anchorage cubs !are cut to “get us” and we have be red this month, or idrop from the toppers we This alsu includes den mothers and commit- teemen. Next menth, the word is out, that the cubs go on an over- night father-son hike. BOUGLAS . NEWS { NEW CHURCH | Anncuncement was made this week that beginning on Sunday April 28, Methodist Church Ser- vices and Sunday School classes rill be held in Douglas. Until more spacious rocms can be found or a buildinz erected, services will be ! held in homes of members. | Services Sunday will be at the home of Mrs. Leigh S. Grant. Nur- sery clas of the sunday schwol will be beld at the adjoining home {cf Mrs. A. L. Conine. The Rev. Robert Treat will give chapel ser- | vices from 10 am. to 10:25 am }whi: h will be followed by a half 1 ho of Sunday schcol. The min- SERVICES ister’s sermon will be “New Begin- | nings. ] Sunday Se¢h classes will be up- aer the. direétion of Miss Ruth { Breoks. She will be assisted by the | fcllowing teachers: Mrs. A. L. Co- nine, pre-school; Mrs. Thomas Jen- en, primary: Mrs. L. 8. Grant, Juniors; 1nd Miss Brooks will teach | adult classes. MRS. WARNER, SQUTH Mrs. Jack = Warner and two { daughters Aleda and Toni, left this morning on the Princess Louise, for Washington State where they will spend the summer months. They will visit during the summer 2t the {urm of Mr. Warner’s par- s whn live on the outskirts of Blaine, Wash. This will be Mrs. Warner's first visit out of Alaska for ten years and her youngest daughter, Toni's first trip. Mrs. J. G. Johnson, mother of Mrs. Warner, planned to make the trip also and had steamer reserva- s, but became 11l yesterday orning, so will make the trip at 1 later date and join them. JUNIOR PROM TONIGHT Juniors of the Douglas High School, Ncoreen Andrews, Jack Penrod, Bill Fitzgerald and Leonard-| Harju are all ready for a big crowd this evening at their annual Junior Prom which is ‘heing heid in the High School gymnasium be- ginning at 10 o'clock. The Juniors want all to come and help make it a big affair. A GO BOUTH rs. John Ellman and Norman DeRcux and two sons, left on this | morning’s Princess liner for Sum- ner, Wash.,, .nccompanying the body of Mrs. DeRoux who is to be bur- ied there. The DeRoux children will make their home with Mrs. Eliman, at Sumnet RAY MU!PIW RETURNS WITH ARMY DISCHARGE r g Among the first of the local men to arrive home after serving with the Occupation Forces in Japan is Cpl. Ray Murphy, who came in yes- terday via PAA from Seattle. Murphy a former contractor with the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, has bzen in the army about two and one-half yeurs, and ent the last nine months with the Occupation Forces in Okayama. H= recently received his discharge at Fort Lewis, Wash. Mighty happy to be back home again, he is busy lookinz up old friends, and looking the town over. {Mrs. Murphy ‘is taking a few days vacation from the Sears Roebuck Office to celebrate her husband’s return. s DR R FROM ILLINOIS M. C. Strenger, of Lake Forest, 111, is staying at the Gastineau, of the Cub| A4 KILLED IN (RASH OF TRAINS (Continued jrom Page One) cident in its history and also the most tragic in the Chicago State's Attorney Lee Daniels Du Page County said a warrant charging manslaughter had been issued for W. W. Blaine, 68, Gales- burg, Ill, engineer of the Exposi- tion Flyer. . No. Evidence of Laxity Daniels said the action was taken to insure Blaine’s appearance an inquest later into the deaths Daniels said he had interviewed members of the train crews and found no evidence of laxity. Daniels said that Blaine, than 43 years a railroad man, told him that just- before the collision fireman E. H. Crayton warned him he was going to strike the Ad- vance Flyer. He said Crayton ap- parently jumped before the crash and was killed. Blaine, however, stayed at his throttle as the train sped toward the stalled Advance Flyer. Blaine suffered cuts on the head and was taken to an Aurora Hospital. Danfels quoted the engineer saying “we were going too fast’ and thav his train was traveling 85 miles an hour when he noticed the first of two warning sign The engineer applied the br at once, Daniels said Blaine rel: ed, but “it was too late. How came out alive, I'll never know.’ E—— STEAMER MOVEMENTS Freighter Vlcrona. from the west schedulec to arrive 9 tonight to dis- charge freight carried westward during the strike. Tongass sailed from 10 o'cioc'z last night. Northern Voyager scheduled sail from Seattle tomorrow. Princess Louise scheduled to sail frcm Vancouver May 1. Square Sennett scheduled to sail from Seattle May 4. Sword Knot scheduled from Seattle May 4. Sailing of passenger ships Bar- anof and North Sea unannounced. — e TWO FROM SITKA Helen Hager and C. B. Hager, residents of Sitka, are guests at the Baranof during their visit hm» of for more Seattle at to to sail their investigation of the worst ac-| area, | A GOOD TRAVEI.ING‘ COMPANION! ..the beer with the <} % hlgh I’Q.(lf Quenches!) Dependable 'VALIDATION OF HALIBUT FISHING LICENSES GIVEN Halibut fishing licenses for areas and 2 be dated threz days before th opening date, May 1, of the season and those for areas| 3 and 4, five days previous to May the coast of Alaska yesterd from western Montana to a low cer center located near St. Paul Island is expected to move into the Gulf of © Alaska by Saturday. Rain has faller stations from northern Califernia t | Territory and Southeast Alaska. Rai !tian Islands and the west coast of ! continue below freezing over the Tan: temperatures were reported as high as MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN lh‘pcrls from Marine Stati Weather Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Pt. Cloudy Station Cape Decision Cape Spencer Eldred Rock Five Finger Light Guard Island Lincoln Reock Peint Retreat MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING SATURDAY AFTER- Protected waters of Southeast Alaska--soutehrly winds 20 to 30 OCutside waters, Dixon Entrance to Sitka and Sumner Strait—southerly to scuthwesterly winds 25 to 30 miles per hour NOON: miles per hcur—rain backing to southerly to southeasterly showers. Outside rain. Low pressure center—29.35 inches Lew pressure center—28.65 inches—57 ing into the Gulf of Alaska tonight. =N DISTRIBUTED DAILY FLIGHTS TO ANCHORAGE Connecting with more than 100 other points in Alaska served with passengers and express service. Comfortable Inexpensive 10% Reduction on Roundirip Fares Good for One Year LASKA AIALINE Phone 667-0ffice Baranof Hotel 1 i morning has moved eastward and extends Temp. waters, Sitka to Yakutat— per hour becoming scutheasterly winds 15 to 20 miles per hour tonight— ACME BREWERIES + San Francisco by West Coast Distributors, Seattle, Wash. | according to an announcemant this morning from James J. Con- nors, Collectors of Customs. Applicants for validation must apply at the Customs Office on the first floor of the Federal Building. e e -, | | ANCHORAGE VISITORS | Robert Gill and William E. Gey-| nts of Anchorage, are in! ser, res: town. ihey are stopping at the! Baranof. 5. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU | % ‘. JUNEAU, ALASKA | WEATHER BULLETIN R DATA FOR 24 HOURS ENDED AT 4:30 A. M., 120TH MERIDIAN TIME | Max. témp. TODAY i A last Lowest 4 30am. 24 hrs. Weather at | - Station 24 hrs. ‘temp. temp. Precip. 4:30am. | Anchorage 44 22 2 0 Clear | Barrow 2 i Bethel 37 01 Snow | Cordova 48 0 Pt. Cloudy ! Dawson 52 0 Cloudy | , Edmonton i 0 Cloudy | 1 Fairba 50 0 Clear | » Haines 51 47 Rain | s Tunean 10 25 Pt. Cloudy | ,' Juneau Airport 43 46 Pt. Cloudy ! Ketchikan 47 Cloudy Ko 33 12 Snow = : &> | BIG SHIPMENT Nome, 35 Cloudy | 23 Northway 48 Pt. Cloudy Petersburg 48 Rain | " Portland 52 Pt. Cloudy - Prince George 67 Pt. Cloudy | Y Prince Rupert 51 Cloudy & 1 Francisco 0 Pt. Cloudy : . 3 attle i ( ka 52 37 10 Rain Whitehorse 47 32 05 Snow and Fog Yakutat 44 36 Trace Showers (4:30 a. m. yesterday to 4:30 a. m. today) WEATHER SYNOPSIS: The low trough which was reported along iter in the Bering Straits. A low 1 during the past 24 hours at most 0 the southern portion of Yukon n or snow has fallen over the Aleu- Alaska. Night time temperatures ana and Yukon valleys but day nme s 50 degrees yesterday Vegetables Letiuce . . Celery . . Cabbage Tomatoes . . Parsnips . . Turnips Bunch Carrofs . . Green Peppers Onions . . Pofaloes . . Apples Oranges . . Grapefruit ALSQ—-— Hills Coffee ons at 12:30 P. M. Today WIND Height of Waves Dir.and Vel. (Sea Condition) S 6 1 foot SSE 28 foot SSE 20 feet SswW 20 foot SSE 10 feot s 6 foot SW 5 Zero 4 43 40 41 43 42 42 1 3 - winds by Saturd: variable wi afternoon—rain under 15 miles ds —56 degrees north 119 de; s west. degrees nerth 170 degrees west mov- SALAD DRESSING | SANDWICH SPREAD FROZEN STRAWBERRIES | Black Pepper GOLDEN RIPE Bananas THIS IS NOT FICTION We Actually Have | the Goods! NEW DELIVERY SCHEDULE MINIMUM ORDER $2.00 MORNING DELIVERY CLOSES DOUGLAS DELIVERY CLOSES ... AFTERNOON DELIVERY CLOSES ASI'I GROC! Y EXCLUSIVELY IN ALASKA