The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1946, Page 8

Mcr EIGHT | | | | NEW BOY SCOUT TROOP ‘Trlnny |made and wa: | terday. Itrict Committee to or |new Troops and a Se THE DAILY ALASKA Y‘\/IPIRF JUI\EAU AL ASK/\ WILL BE SPONSORED BY HOLY TRINITY CHURCH The call of Ja: Ryan, Dis- trict Chairma y Scouts of America, for new Scout Units was answered this week by the Holy Church. A reque sponsoring of District R Troop tive Committ t a meeting yes- It is the plan of the Dis- e two A Mike Cub Pack is to be org: one a ly under the sponsorship of the Alaska Native Brotherhood Local happy ma KTMENT OF COM JUNEAU, ALASKA WEATHER BULLETIN DED AT 4:30 A. M., 120TH MERIDIAN TiME | which springs up rapidly after the DATA FOR 24 HOURS The new sponsors have selected a Scoutmaster and Assistant Scout- master and will begin practice soon on the Rally. las, 613, 614 and 712 of Juneau ule v busy organizing Le”ms for Lhe " G SURVEY IN ALASKA will receive a large ribbon for flag. of winning teams of each event| r|will receive ribbons. timers will be appointed by the - District Committee. and hh staff wish every| Jery Merry Christmas and|Aleutian Islands and the Arctic, . prospe: Mike’s will be closed all day Christ- |ren, as usual RCE, WEATHER Bl'fil-:.!l' 18 JEANNETTE STEWART MAKES BOTANICAL Troop 610 of Doug-| Al Individual members! Returns Here After Five Months on Arctic Shores of Desolate Waste Judges and | MERRY CHRISTMAS! To the eye cf a patanist, the Year. [shores of Alaska are not the bar- desolate wastes most people adv. 459-t1|think them to be. From the first —— |of June until October, the low- ands, hills and mountains of the | Aleutians and the Arctic coast are |covered with a dense vegetation New TU[:SDAY DECEMBER 24, I946 WHY? Bec.\use Petri Wine has a delightful, distinctive flavor all its own . Eecause Petri Wme is made from grapes which come from the rich, lush California soil . Because Petri Wine has many years of wine- making skill and experience behind it . .. That's why you should enjoy Petri Wine today and every day! *Holiday Greetings from The ! emp TODAY |snow melts. Proof of this was | s 3 Lowest 4:30am. 24hrs Weather at | brought back in & collection of | System of the Flying Clippers.. . to | Station 24 hrs temp. temp. Precip. 4:30am. |plant specimens and field notes all of Alaska. With more L‘“I‘P“" | Anchorage 22 19 22 08 Cloudy v,'uhmed by Jeannette Stewart dur- e Hq[ymllmly Barrow -26 -30, 48 0 Cloudy ling a five month botanical survey now serving the Territory . . . Bethel 33 26 27 06 Snow I|made of the stations visited by the more Alaskans can enjoy H\'[ug Cordova 33 | 14 ;:1 35 Rumfl and Snow |North Star, the Alaska Native Ser-| : ERui s Dawson -12 -21 -22 09 Snow | vice supply ship. | Clipper travel during the Holiday [m”l” A[”myy Edmonton 33 14 28 0 Cloudy Due (r:pthe short growing season, | = ’ & 3 - < Fairbanks 9 -8 -8 04 Cloudy difficulty of access and high cost; Season and throuchout 1947. EThe System a///e’%mjy Clippers Haines 32 29 31 o1 Rain |of transportation, few botanists Havre 39 0 |mave the opportunity to make an Juneau 38 37 37 A7 Cloudy extensive survey of the Arctic reg-| Juneau Airport 35 36 37 16 Light Rain jons in one season. The North Ketchikan 43 40 43 7 Rain | Star’s annual voyage to the Far| FT T 20 e e e T e o T K L e T ¢ otzebue 10 4 10 05 Snow |tions in the Aleutians which are R Los Angeles 3 located between Kodiak and Adak McGrath 12 7 7 06 Snow and those stations of the coast Nome 27 22 24 08 Snow north to Point Barrow, including Northway 8 2 -8 Trace Snew | Little Diomede Island, King Island, Alaskan Cab and Petersburg 38 B 4 Rain |St. Lawrence Island and Nunivak N Portland 43 30 0 Fog Island, provided an unusual oppor- Ch k C b Prince George 34 2 24 18 Cloudy tunity for botanical exploration ot . . " . ecker Cab Company Princo Fapers 8 | % @ 6 Drise | inese remote ana ' Petri took time to bring you good wine! _ll b 1 t - ¢ :{‘a:ll? ;; J[; ~J 73 g‘zjn The enthusiasm and assistance M Sitka g 9 3¢ | o i i Wil e G OSEd Chrlstmas DaY, fTOHl Whitehorse 2 F 3 12 Snow :’(:u:2‘2"2';5“;2?“":l:tvi‘:n;"w‘;;e ::)Zt COPR. 1946, PETRI WINE CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Yakutat 38 29 33 20 Cloudy gratifying to Miss Stewart in g § ¥ %; 6a.m.to6p.m. We will open again 4 at 6 o'clock Christmas night. § 2t B Y Wishing our pairons: % A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year FRED CROWELL-Owner Checker Cab Phone 9 ORVILLE WAGNER-Alaskan Cab . . . Phone 777 again 4 Christmas Greetings S= And thanks you for the past year's business New Friends and Old Are Invited to Our OPEN HOUSE on CHRISTMAS EVE and again on NEW YEAR'S EVE After 6 p. m. Your First Prink is ON THE HOUSE! GEORGE SALQ, Proprietor W’&i@’@&%’m E%%WW FREE SHOW Saturday - December 28th “MR. BUGS GOES TO TOWN" at the COLISEUM in Douglas COMPLIMENTS of MR. and MRS. MARCUS JENSEN MR. and MRS. VAL A. POOR —(4:30 a. m. yesterday lo4 30 a. m. today) WEATHER SYNOPSIS: A ridge of high pressure extends from the Ak scuthwest over Vancouver Island and thence southeastward over the| There is also a high pressure area over northern Canada a low pressure trough extending from the northern Gulf of Alaska Rain or snow has fallen along the coast from V\m(u\e Island to the Gulf of areas of southwestern 2 da Fort Good Hope Temperatures over Southeast Alaska con- United States. with southes Alaska, Canada. 8 with the lowest temperature reported district of the Mackenzie. A% tinued MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING WEDNESDAY EVE- | waters of Southeast Alaska—southerly winds of de waters, Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Intermit- NING: 15 to 25 miles pe —westerly to southw tent rain with patc! There is a low p: of Alaska, filling and rem: astward with a second low center over western Alaska. over western Alaska and Temperatures were coldest orthern Car above normal. MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN Reports from Marine Stations at 10:30 A. M. Today WIND Height of Waves Station Weather Temp. Dir.and Vel. (Sea Condition) A& Cape Spencer Cloudy 39 25 2 feet = Eldred Rock Cloudy 41 21 2 feet N Point Retreat Cloud;” 34 2 Calm Five Finger Light Rain 41 10 1 feet Lincoln Rock Rain 42 6 1 foot Guard Island Cloudy 42 16 1 foot Cape Decision Drizzle 43 WsSwW 25 2 feet The pr The erly winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour. 94 inches in the northern Gulf | carrying out her botanical study. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Oliver, teach- ‘ers at Atka, were particularly help- ful in the collecting of specimens near Atka. For their generous interest and official aid in advancing scientific knowledge of Alaska’s Arctic flora Miss Stewart gives much credit to Alaska’s delegate, E. L. Bartlett, | Don Foster, Superintendent of the | Alaska Native Service; J. J. Licht- |enwalner, Shipping Agent of the eattle Office, Fred Geeslin, stant Superintendent of the Alaska Native Service. Miss Stewart also praised the personnel of the North Star for their kind cooperation during the |time she conducted her shore in- vestigations and for their expert |handling of the ship during diffi- cult Arectic conditions. e BARAV()F GUESTS and Lu-Ei’s Photo Shop AMY LOU BLOOD — ECKLEY GUERIN Among the out-of-town guest registering at the Barancf yeste: were Anthony Zorich of Ketchikan, J.K. Johnson of Ketchikan, George | SHIPMENT OF Nationally Advertised “ROADMASTER” BICYCLES BOYS' and GIRLS’ MODELS ol .. - TRICYCLES IN ALL SIZES MANY PRICES DARNELL’S SPORT CENTER Phone 829 Bernardi of Sitka, and Anne Petryk | of Whilehorso | ANNOUNCING RECEIPT OF SHIPMENT Corey Coffee Makers and Glassware Replacemenis Pin Up Lamps Bed Lamps Ironing Pads Egg Cookers Boitle Warmers Botile Sterilizers Automatic Electric Irens Alarm Clocks Kitchen Clocks Door Chimes Space Heaters Heat Pads Any of the ahove will make lasting and useful Giftsfor Christmas ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Petershurg and Wrangell With connections to €raig, Klawock, Hydaburg and steamers for Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Seattle FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 Regular Service from Seattle and Tacoma FREIGHT . . . . PASSENGERS REFRIGERATION ALASKA TRANSPORTATION CO. Gastinean Hotel Phone 879 J. F. (Jim) CHURCH, Agent %WMHWWHM