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P FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1948 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEATHERIZED 5 WAYS § Outsoles specially treated fo repel water, wear longer. Goodyea: Stitched with stout, hot-waxed thread. One-Piece, All Leather Insoles will not curl; insulate against dampress. Pliable Uppers of plump, selected leather, beautifuily styled and finished. All leather in vital parts. All materials, FROM FT. RICHARDSON FROM WASH 3TON, D. C. HERE FROM GUSTAVUS | Joe Fee and 'W. P.. Welch, both[ |from Ft. Richardson, are Juneau | visitors and staying at the Baranof | | Hotel. ling at the Baranof Hotel. IFIRE DEPARTMENT (), §, SUPER | WL G MO | ABANDONED censni N MIDAIR By TOM WILLIAMS i LONDON, Sept. 3.—®—The U. S'E Air Force announced tonight an | artment monthly meeting was|American ‘B-29 Superfortress taking | 4 4 % part in a mock air battle testing o< mg.ht Mo B T ‘I Britain's defenses was abandoned | gie Mdtion of the depERHEHg by its crew after developing engine | was directed to the disappearancey y., ,je over the Netherlands of the handles and broken parts of the portable water pumps at the Small Boat Harbor. This equipment was purchased by the £ i M { yth;e.rs R?d thmeth:ds i protec:;ing ! it was not certain whether this con- | b P Thae N0 Gpdatituted the Ofiine oew, A dispetoh | 5 2 from Vlissingen, the Netherlands, The resignation of Firemanlgyiq one man was believed to be [Jasaph Werner was read and BC-!se)-joufly injured. i d b s Ao A B-29 ordinarily carries a crew L. M. Olney from Washington,| Visiting from Gustavus is A. T. D. C., is a Juneau visitor and stay- | Parker, who is a guest at the |'Baranof Hotel. gDisappearances at Small Boat Harbor Reported Joe Werner Resigns The Juneau Volunteer Tire De.l | “Nobody was ever sorry he saved!” U. S. Air Force headquarters at | Wiesbaden, Germany, and the Brit- | ish Air Ministry in London both | ing a resumé of baseball activities jcf the past season. The club ex- pressed appreciation for the work City Baseball League. Secretary John ported that he had obtained the use of the Capitol Theatre for the nights of September 15 and 16 and at that time, the department would stage its annual show. The fea- ture is a hilarious detective com- Future plans and operation pro-|of 11, | cedure of the City Ball Park was |discussed by O. R. Cleveland, giv-|part in the giant air defense test Ninety Superforts were taking over Britain, which involves hun- dreds of British heavy and medium bombers and squadrons of jet fight- done by officials of the Juneau |ers. One London newspaper called to- Morrison re-|day “the most somber anniversary of our generation.” Exactly nine years ago, Britain and France declared war on Hitler's Germany, which had invaded Po- land. - eee including linings, eyelets, laces of highest quality. Special fitting features fo aid growing feet. cdy starring Franchot Tone and"HOM‘S (m Ms Janet Blair in '“I Love Trouble.” A timely and interesting short en- | ‘flfl ME MNESS titled “Smoke Eaters” will also be i chown. Thomas Conrad, age 71, passed A drill was announced by Cmefia“'“»" in St. Ann’s Hospital early Minard Mill for September 9 at,this morning after a brief illness. He 7:30 p. m. was born in Washington, Indiana, A hinch was spread in the din- {in 1877 and came to Alaska in 1917 {ing room concluded the monthly {to work on the Alaska Railroad con- affair. Istruction. He has been a resident of { Juneau since 1918 as a fisherman | i e T and prospector. { ms mnm It was known in 1929 that he had | ! jrad of East St. Louis, Tl and a| | fi ml“ IOD‘Y' {sister, Mrs. M. Keller of Indiana- L Ind. Puneral arrangements two relatives, a brother, R. P. Con- v - U.S. Savings Bonds X b o e ter Mortuary. | e U ~ Buy where you work, buy where you bank —_ e - neau this morning at 7 o'clock on {her southbound trip and sailed one Fm DopE 'hour later taking the following 121 g Outcome of fights last night were as follows: To Prince Rupert: Roy Gulbert. At New York—Tommy Bell, 148, To Vancouver: O, Taylor, W. H.| b i b - AW [} e e Ahdeon, A Youngstown, O., outpointed Doug | Ratford, 141, Brooklyn (10). [ Shiels, wife and son. To Seattle: Vicky Johnson, Ross | ™\ "wurarpury Conn—Willie Pep, | Y |A. Wheeler, Bonnie L. Wheeler, W. ised 1 H. Johnson and wife. 12, Hartford, Conn, stopped Rvertised in b s S BN L o e e B i st [ This is an oficial U. . Treasury advertisement—prepared under auspices of Treasury Department and Advertising Counell, I:'amous jiend deughter Jo_AGng Jert Jctver- \"ue') ————————————————————————————————————————— Safe, sure |day aboard the Alaska for Haines, = Hf e e -— e e T FARES — Ma azines protection for | where they disembark with their| ,'- — g heolthy fesr car to make the trip over the| ON THE BALLOT in the Oct. 12th election there will be a referendum on “the practice of fishing by means of traps should be continued or . . . should be abolished.” To abolish traps, we believe, wpuld amount to confiscation and would permanently injure the Territory of Alaska. - Traps Provide Jobs During Off Season Months | All three types of fishing gear are needed ! Alaska Highway, thence through the States to Texas, where they will make their home. They have | been residents here for over a | year, and Cochran has been an| employee of the Elks Club inE Juneau. SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS Five deer are known to have been ‘taken off Douglas Island so far, | with probably several others. Gor- don Wahto brought home a spike |buck from Mt. Jumbo (Bradley). | Another party, which included | three Douglas men, Bernie Hulk, Gene Hulk and Jim Devon, brought in two 2-pointers, one 3-pointer and one forked horn buck. The mafjority of hunters were not so successful, with the bucks reported high on the peaks. 4%. d/l/( Bz&s A eo. QUALITY SINCE /887 NEWS ON CAMPAIGN TOUR Helmi Aalto Bach, Republican A candidate to the Territorial House FISH RUN, TAKU RIVER of Representatives, is aboard the| A big run of cohoes has hit the Alaska, making the triangle run to| Taku River fishermen this week. 4 . Haines, Skagway, Sitka and return.The ARB brought in a full load| to continue Alaska’s largest industry — this morning, and returned for L. R. Cochran'more. I Here's why YOU Should VOTE to CONTINUE TRAPS: ! 1. Traps mean jobs—not just for 45 days but for six to nine months for approximately 4, people, mostly Alaskans. 2. Traps are the best means of conserving Y ~ Alaska’s salmon. V) 3. Traps pay taxes. Without thém the Territo: would have to levy additional taxes on ail other Alaska businesses and individuals. Mr. ana A I‘mmi|||||inm’|uuu’u’un'mI‘Imm|Ifiimnflmmmuummu|mmm'|mm.1|m FREE DANCE ot ' The equivalent of 4,000 men in the bility. An unstable region cannot develop a LABOR DAY V k:piling, sawmill, logging and wire nettingv y diversified economy. " salmon fishing. Of the three, only traps i Prov:lde muc}l Qfi.seaso‘l empl'oj ent, 4.1Traps, together with mobile gear, allow can- Y neries to operate efficiently. Without -traps, at least 25 large canneries would close down because they would be au‘lp‘ged of their"de- ousands of fnen pendable supply of salmon—t] would lose their jobs. P 5. Traps are vital to Alaska’s economy. Confiscate X them and you undermine the Territory's sta- JATL BIRD — A raccoon lolls in a Monroe, La., jail cell after being picked up by a police squad car. LESS U.S. LIVESTOCK | s . . s & 6 al ln P u v { lndustnes work 8ix to mne months a ’6.‘ Traps so stabilize the entire salmon industry ¢ 3 L i that they make it possibe for packers to pay | t . . fishermen maximum prices. Confiscate ‘u 3 at the year to supply and maintain traps. and you cudown s curing. M ) i Traps are vital in maintaining U. S, world ' C.1.0. HALL Traps expand the seasonal nature of || e vhom s Ao - 1 : Given Joinfl b 7 0 | 3?.‘1?{.?.'} ‘{‘J‘.I.Sif.:;lnlilhhflm u‘n‘: ;ltln; | Y Y ‘Alaska’s salmon fishing. Don’t vote any, e Central Labor Council A F.ofL. Traps represent large investments in veature | capital. Confiscate them and you disco other industries from investing in a’s future. : Traps provide healthy competition. Cont them and you establish a gear mono) in the catching of salmon. CONTINUE TRAPS! wttffifm:fl?ei yb;nt;.”a p,‘ 4 { Local 514 "COMMITTEE OF ALASKA TRAP OPERATORS o L T T : S i CATTLE ‘Alaska residents out of their jobs. 78,564,000 by o : Juneau Industrial Union Council 55,038.000 C.LO. SHEEP