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I. A. MACHINISTS Neels Monday
LOCAL 514
IN THE A. F. OF L HALL
8 P. N.
American Motorists Now
Know that a War Is On;
Average Citizen Gets Hit
(Continued from Page One)
automobile and delivery truck,
suburbanites, fanners, factory
workers who live miles from
their places of business, and
scores or other groups will have
to rearrange their lives com
pletely if they are to meet the
emergency that will be caused
by a vast lack in private trans
port.
The first blow felt is the result
of the ban on tire sales and sub
sequently the rationing on such a
restricted basis that only cars,
trucks and buses deemed vitaily
necessary to the health and safety
of the nation will be able to get
rubber on which to roll.
The second curtailment will NOT
be felt until later but if this war I
does drag out for a couple of years
or more, it will put the kiss of
death on motor transportation as I
we think of it today. That is the
slash and possibly the complete j
blackout of new car production.j
The number of cars coming off
uie assembly lines has been de -1
dining steadily since August. The j
January total is to be about 25
percent of normal output—one new!
car for each four buyers. Later!
quotas are yet to be set, but the |
AAA and other organizations al- i
ready are warning their members!
that a complete halt in new car j
production is NOT to be unex
pected.
However, because of the re
serve of used ears and because
many a family bus could be
nursed along for almost any
conceivable “duration,” this
possibility is not considered as
seriously as the strict rationing
order on tires.
Tire stocks consist of between
seven and eight million new tires.
On a basis of annual production j
of 48,000,000 in this country, that's
about two months’ supply. The
stock of retreads and rebuilt tires
is an unknown quantity, but gov
ernment guessers think it can’t
possibly be greater than the new
tire stock pile. It is thought cer
tain here that when rationing
really gets under way, the re
treads and the use of rubber for
retreading also will come under
the government bans.
This doesn't mean that under
rationing, anyone can get tires in
the next few months. This possi
ble four months’ supply may have
t? do for a year or more. John Q.
Public may learn what it means
to do without his full quota of
transportation even before he feels
the pinch of that staggering new
income tax. And that is hardly
more than weeks away.
(Tomorrow: Federal tax revenues
get a flat tire too.)
NOTICE
AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing
air route from Seattle to Nome, on
sale at J. B. Burford Si Co. ad*.
E.G.W. MORRIS
FOUND DEAD IN
SHOP THIS A. M.
E. G. W. Morris, 54-year-old boat
builder and house contractor who
had made his home in Juneau for
the last 25 years, was found dead
in his boat house and shop on 9th
Street this morning at 6 o’clock by
Jack Warner, a neighbor.
Warner, who had last seen Mor
ris on Saturday evening and felt
surprised at not seeing him at any
time Sunday, broke a window in
the shop early this morning and
discovered his neighbor dead, ly
ing on his bed completely clothed.
An autopsy performed this af
i ternoon by Dr. W. P. Blanton de
termined that death came some
time Sunday from blood poison
ing caused by an infection in his
i foot.
The well known Juneau resident
| is survived by his wife, Eva Mor
| ris. who resides in Seattle. Funer
| al arrangements are awaiting re
i sponse to word sent to her. Mr.
j Morris was a member of the Ma
j sonic Lodge.
SERVICES HELD
IN SEATTLE FOR
MRS. CHRISTIE
Funeral services for Mrs. Flossie
S. Christie, wife of Harvey Chris
tie, well known Juneau fisherman,
were held at the Johnson & Ham
ilton Funeral Parlors in Seattle
Friday, friends here learned today.
Mrs. Christie had been ill for
! some time and died January 13.
She had been residing in Seattle
for the past several months.
Christie, owner of the salmon
| trolling boat Terry C., is in Seat
! tie at present.
JIMMY CLAIRE WITH
R. C. A. F. IN CANADA
Jimmy Claire, formerly of Ju
neau and Sitka, is now studying
aviation with the RCAP at Man
ning Depot in Edmonton, Alberta,
according to word received by
friends here.
Claire worked at the School of
Aeronautics here for a time before
I leaving Alaska to get into active
flying. He is a grandson of G. H.
: Kirkpatrick, of Sitka. At the end
j of his letter Claire added the slo
i gan of the present Pacific war,
J “Remember Pearl Harbor.”
• • •
I The Daily Alaska Empire nas the
| largest paid circulation of any Al
laska newspaper.
ROBERT TAYLOR
MAKES HIT AS
"BILLYTHE KID"
Capitol Theatre Feature
Shows Natural Beauty ot
West in Technicolor
All the natural beauty of the i
early West, breath-taking in its !
scenic wonder, came to the Capitol j
Theatre screen Sunday with the j
opening of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s
Technicolor production of "Billy
the Kid," with Robert Taylor star
ring in the title role.
The story deals with a youthful
adventuror who first joins up with
an unscrupulous gang in an early
day cattle war, then swings to the
side of the persecuted ranchers. The
picture is a series of exciting high
lights leading up to Billy's dra
matic sacrifice of his own life to
save that of the sweetheart of the
girl he loves.
Taylor is brilliant in his hard
riding. fast-shooting portrayal of
the title role, while Brian Donlevy
j is a dominant figure as the ranch i
| foreman who turns the tide of i
1 Billy's fate. Mary Howard is the j
I girl in the story, and Ian Hunter,
Gene Lockhart and Lon Chaney, j
Jr., head an outstanding supporting
i cast.
David Miller directed the picture,
filmed almost entirely on pictur
esque locations of the Old West, I
land Leonard Smith and William V.
| Skall are deserving of credit for,
' their fascinating photography.
OFFICE WOMEN
MAKE DEBUT IN
SLACK OUTFITS
!
Slacks of brown, slacks of green, j
slacks of corduroy and slacks of!
gabardine, in fact slacks of many i
colors and materials made their
appearance at the Territorial Build
ing this morning when the women
Employees of the Unemployment
Compensation Commission, the De
partment of Public Welfare and the,
Social Security offices appeared
for the first time ^n the practical1
costume recently approved by the
Deparmtent heads.
While the change from dresses to
slacks was not quite 100 per cent,
it was made by the majority ot the
young women in the offices and'
some of those who did not comply,
apologetically said they would as
soon as suitable slacks could be;
obtained.
Permission to wear the practical!
costume was granted lust week ufter,
the women employees had signed u I
petition asking that in the name:
of economy on silk stockings they!
be allowed to discard dresses for!
working hours in favor of tailored
slack suits.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Don Williams was admitted toi
St. Ann’s Hospita! Saturday night |
for surgical treatment.
Mrs. J. W. Chard entered St. I
Ann’s Hospital Saturday evening
for surgical treatment.
On Sunday Mrs. Lizzie Peterson
entered St. Ann’s Hospital for med
ical care.
John Maurstad is a patient at
St. Ann’s Hospital receiving treat
ment for a fractured ankle. He
entered the hospital Saturday.
Jack Regan entered St. Ann$
Hospital on Sunday to receive med
ical treatment.
Oscar Vienola, who has been a
surgical patient at St. Ann's Hospi
tal was dismissed today. He is
an employee of the Alaska Juneau
Mine.
Warner Kumi, an employee of the
Alaska Juneau Mine, who has been
a surgical patient at St. Ann’s Hos
pital, left the hospital today.
Salma Marks entered the Govern
ment Hospital today to receive
medical care.
STROMBERGS SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stromberg
has left for the south and expect
to be gone for several weeks. He is
a well knpwn carpenter.
Subscribe to The Empire.
BRINGING DP. FATHEB
CERTAINLY ISA
SWELL PIRE - I
WONDER WHERE
HE GOT THOSE
WHERE THE BETTER BIG PICTURES PLAY!
VMmtm
iVOH
PLAYING
TALL
DARKw
LATE WOULD NEWS
with Cesar Romero—Virginia
C.ilmore—Milton Berle
COLISEUM —--NOW-“BRIGHAM YOUNG*;
NOVEL PARTY
IS GIVEN HERE;
BIGSUCCESS
Many Enjoy "Telephone'
Card” Affair Held by
Legion Auxiliary
With eight different groups par-!
I ticipating, a novel "telephone card
| party” given by the American le-1
Igion Auxiliary on Saturday evening
was pronounced a tremendous sue- ■
cess by all taking part.
Those winning grand prizes for
the evening were, at bridge, Mrs. j
C. B. Holland and B. D Stewart,
and at pinochle, Mrs. C. C. Cam- 1
ogie and Casey Hildre.
Tables were played at various'
homes with the results being tele-1
phoned at the end of the games. I
Mrs. Tom Morgan was hostess for
three tables of bridge at her resi
dence where prize winners were
Inez Hoglns and Ralph Voght. Mrs.
Martin Lavenik was assisted in the
party at her home by Mrs. T. J. I
Petrich, Mrs. Prank Metcalf and
Mrs. A. W. Stewart. Lance Hend-1
rickson was the prize winner.
At the Trevor Davis home, Mrs. I
Davis was assisted in a combined
bridge, pinochle and Chinese;
checker party by Mrs. Olof Bodding,
Mrs. C. C. Carnegie and Mrs. Wamo I
Hendrickson. In bridge the women's!
prizes were won by Mrs. Courtney
Smith, first and Mrs. Alma Hend-1
rickson, second. Men winning in
bridge were, Ernest Oberg and O. B.
Schmidt. Pinochle winners were
Mrs. C. C. Carnegie and Billy Carl
son. Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Rude won
the award in Chinese checkers.
Mrs. Ray G. Day was assisted
in the bridge party given at her
home by Mrs. Edith Sheelor and
Mrs. Albert Tucker. Those winning
awards were Mrs. C. B. Holland and
B. D. Stewart.
At the J. E. Neate residence, Mrs. I
Neate and Mrs. A1 Zenger were!
hostesses. Pinochle was the game1
of the evening at this party and
prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Rulaford.
MORE PARTIES
Both bridge and pinochle were
played at the Harry Stonehouse
residence with Mrs. Stonehouse and
Mrs. E. L. Gruber as hostesses. Mrs.
Leo Jewett and James Denis held
high scores at bridge while the
high scores in pinochle were held
by Fern Lammers and George Mes-!
serschmidt.
Mrs. Homer Nordling was assisted
by Mrs. E. M. Polly in the party
held at the Nordling residence and
bridge prizes were won by Mrs.
John Newman and Alex ^ey. Those
winning at pinochle were Anna
Winn and George Gullerfson.
At the W. J. Manthey residence,
Mrs. Manthey was assisted by Mrs.
Bert Lybeck and Mrs. Bert Keifer.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Nora Tis
dale and Casey Hildre.
Novelty added to the fun of the
evening which was thoroughly en
joyed by those attending. Mrs.
Marion Hendrickson, President of
the American Legion Auxiliary, ex
pressed her great appreciation to
all those who so generously con
tributed to the success of the party.
TWO DIVORCES
ARE GRANTED;
TWODISMISSED
Two divorces were granted and
two other divorce actions dismissed
in Federal District Court here Sat
urday.
Myra Gertrude Miller was
granted a divorce from Dale V.
Miller and Arline G. Edwurds was
granted a divorce from Glenn A.
Edwards.
Divorce suits dismissed by the
court were those or Alvina Peterson |
1 versus Albert Petersen and Eleanor
( DeRoux versus Norman DeRoux.
FIREMEN TO MEET
Members of the Juneuu Volunteer
Fire Department will hold a first
aid meeting at the Fire Hall here
tonight, starting at 7:30 p. m.
WITH WEATHER BUREAU
A new member of the office staff
at the Weather Bureau office here
today is Mrs. Corine Greenhow.
who is doing speciul woix lor the
bureau.
GOVERNOR
WILL FLY
TO HEARING
Grueniog Expects to Be
Gone Three Weeks ~
on Trip to Capital 1
Gov. Ernest Omening will fly
south tomorrow, weather permit
ting enroute to Washington, D.
to attend the U. S. Maritime Com
mission hearing on increased
freight and passenger rates of Al
aska ship lines and also to attend
to a number of other matters per
taining to the Territory, he de
clared today.
The hearing on the ship rates hie
been postponed until Friday, Jaff»
uary 23, the Governor said. TtiK
hearing was orginally set for Wed
nesday, January 21.
Gov. and Mrs. Ernest GruenlM
were aboard a plane. this moil
ing which headed south out «f
Juneau but was forced to turn back
because of weather difficulties after
having reached Taku River. Tf|d
Gruenings expect to be away about
| three weeks on their trip to the
I capital. *
5.0. TANKER
T0RPE0DED
BY U-BOAT
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rent wave of U-boat activity along
I the Atlantic Coast also were tank
ers. The llrst was sunk Wednesday
and the second Thursday.
Another submarine victim was a
Panamanian freighter, which tags
disclosed upon the arrival at gh
I eastern Canadian port of seven
members of the crew of 37. One of
the seven survivors died shortly
after reaching the Canadian poet.
Survivors of the freighter said
enemy submarines "are almost M
thick as catfish" in western At
lantic waters. ■
.*
North Dakota had the lowflpt
death rate in the nation In 1MQ,
according to the census, with
deaths per thousand population, M
compared with 10.8 tor the natlqp,
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER'.
FOR SALE
Sealed bids will be received tar
the Regional Forester, Juneau, Ai
aska, up to and including Febru
ary 17, 1942, for all the merchant'
able dead timber, standing or dowb.
and all the live timber marked it
designated for cutting, on an arga
totaling approximately 65 acres, on
the southwest shore of Hoonah
Sound south of Pick Cove, Chicha
gof Island, Tongass National For
est, Alaska, estimated to be 1,375,
000 feet B.M., more or less, of Sitka
spruce and western hemlock saw
timber, and 5,000 linear feet, more
or less, of piling. No bid of low
than (1.50 per M feet B.M. for
spruce sawtlmber, $1.00 tor
hemlock sawtlmber, and lc wr
linear foot for piling up to and
including 95 feet in length, and
l'ic per linear foot for piling over
95 feet in length, will be cons id
ered. $500.00 must be deposited wl$h
each bid, to be applied on Me
! purchase price, refunded, or de
! tained in part as liquidated dajft
| ages, according to the conditlafeg
of sale. Primary manufacture ot$
side of the Territory of Alaska tof
any part of the timber is subj^gt
to the consent of the Regional Pot
ester. The right is reserved to in
ject any or all bids received. Ha
fore bids are submitted, full ill
formation concerning the timbdr,
the conditions of sale, and the sub
mission of bids, should be obtained
from the Regional Forester, Juneau,
Alaska.
Publication dates, Jan. 19, Feb. dt,
1942.
Sally Weds Her Buckaroo
I
With nary a kl-yi-yippy or an ostrich plume, Sally Rand, the fan
dancer, became the bride of Thurkel James (“Turk") Greenough,
rodeo rider, in the Parish House of Grace Episcopal Church In
Glendora, Cal. Buckaroos from Hollywood and the wide open spaces
crowded the liall as Sally and her bronco-bustin' bridegroom, having
bucked off a process server on the wav to the ceremony, recited their
vows. (Above) The bride and bridegroom are shown cutting their
wedding rake.
FOUR MOVE TO
PIONEERS' HOME
Pour Alaska pioneers have been1
admitted to the Alaska Pioneers’
Home in Sitka since the first of j
the year, it was announced today.
They are John Alfred Benson,
Petersburg fisherman; Walter G.
Dygert, Sitka cannery man; Tom
Sampson and John Saari, both
Sitka laborers.
PIONEER DIES
James Meece. Anchorage miner,
died last week at the Alaska Pio
neers' Home in Sitka, it was an
nounced here today. Meece was an
early stampeeder into the 40-Mile
district when he first came to Al
aska in 1898 He was 85 years old,
WOLFE BACK
Raymond Wolfe, credit agent for
the Office of Indian Affairs In
Alaska, returned here today from
Sitkft.
GOES TO PETERSBURG
Lance Hendrickson, senior ad
ministrative assistant for the Al
aska Game Commission, left Juneau
by steamer today for a business trip
to Petersburg,
KIRMSES SOUTHBOUND
Mrs. Hazel Kirmse, proprietor of
the Russian Bell gSl shop in Sitka,
has passed through Juneau on her
way to Seattle. She is accompanied
by her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kirmse.
CLAUDIE KEARNEY LEAVES
Claudie Kearney of the telephone
office, is southbound for a visit
in the States.
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MRS. BENSON HERE
Mrs. George Benson was an ar
rival in Juneau last night from
Sitka.
SITKA NURSE HERE
Christine C. Sorrill, field nurse
at Sitka for the Office of Indian
Affairs, arrived in Juneau today.
Miss Sorrill will remain here dur
ing the court term, acting as wit
ness in a Sitka case, it was under
stood.
Wolverine Grid Star Enlists
Davey Nelson and Lieut. Ray W. Brown
Football star at the University of Michigan, Davey Nelson, speedy
halfback, has enlisted in the navy flying corps. Nelson is shown left,
in Detroit, talking with Lieut. Ray W. Brown.
20TH CENTURY
FILM FEATURES
CESAR ROMERO
Virginia Gilmore Takes
Feminine Lead in 'Tall,
Dark and Handsome'
Wow! That's a perfect one
word description for “Tall, Dark
and Handsome,” gay new film
from 20th Century-Pox which Is
at the 20th Century Theatre. It’s
a picture that has laughs, excite
ment, romance, grand music und a
top-notch featured cast headed by
Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore,
Milton Berle and Charlotte Green
wood.
Things start happening with the
rapidity of Tommy-gun fire when
the dapper, big-shot gangster, Ce
sar Romero (who hasn't the heart
to kill), is attracted to comely Vir
ginia Gilmore, a department store
nursemaid. Posing as a “father,"
Cesar induces Virginia to take a
job as nursemaid in his palatial
home.
Cesar is taken for a “ride” . . .
but lives to watch his own funeral!
All the men he has "rubber out”
come to life and in a madcap finish.
he gets his adversary put behind
bars.
The entire cast, which also
features Stanley “Stash” Clem
ents, Sheldon Leonard, Frank Jenksl
and Barnett l'arker, turns in effec- I
tive. convincing performances un
der H. Bruce Humberstone's expert
direction.
i Social Meeting,
Woman's Club,
Is On Tomorrow
j Tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock,
the Juneau Woman’s Club will
meet in the Methodist Church
| Parlors for their monthly social
meeting, a luncheon given by the
Department of Legislation. George
Poita will give an address on the
| subject, “Laws of Alaska as They
I Pertain to Women and Children.”
A playet called “Better City
Campaign" will be presented by
members of the club, and com
imunity singing will complete the
| program.
I
Lutheran Council
Elects Officers
The following men were installed
I yesterday as the Church Council
members for Resurrection Lutheran
Church for this year:
Bert Alstead, Roald Copstead, E
O. Jacobson, J. A. Krugness, I.
Mnrtin, Bert McDowell, John Reck,
| Dr. J. O. Rude and A. M. Uggen.
Immediately following the wor
ship service, at which these men
were installed, a council meeting
was held and the following officers
were elected:
President, the Rev. G. Herbert
Hillerman, the pastor, ex-offlcio;
j Vice-President, Dr. J. O. Rude;
Secretary, Bert McDowell; Treasur
er, John Reck; Financial Secretary,
! A. M. Uggen.
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Ralph Savorys Are
I Parents of Girl Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Savory are
| the parents of a baby girl named
j Diane Lillian, who was born in
j Seattle on January 13, according
j to announcements received by
, friends in Juneau. The young lady
! weighed seven pounds.
Mr. Savory, a pilot for Pan Am
erican Airways, was based in Al
aska for a number of years before
being transferred to Seattle.
R. L. JERNBERG ARRIVES
To attend the present term of
Court, R. L. Jemberg, City attorney
of Sitka, arrived in Juneau Sun
day. Mr. Jemberg, who opened his
law office in the defense city oyer
I a year ago, was for many years a
resident of Juneau. He expects to
i remain here for about a week.
j HOWARD LYNG GOES SOUTH
Howard Lyng has left for the
south after visiting here for sev
eral weeks.