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Evening star., 1937-12-02
Defense Slipped.

A CERTAIN player of our acquaint-
ance when on defense has a
particularly irritating habit of over
taking his partners tricks. After
obtaining the lead, he will founder
around with no idea Of what to return,
whereas, II he had simply allowed his
partner to remain on lead, the ensuing
play would undoubtedly work out to
the best advantage Of the SIDE This
"overtaker" happened to be defending
in the East position in rubber bridge
game recently when he was granted an
opportunity to make his favorite play.
And, while on this particular occasion
East would have been correct in
making the overtake play. he Of course
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West made the conventional, and in
this case what should have been the
winning opening lead Of the jack of
diamonds. All East needed to do was
to overtake. For once in his life he
had had an opportunity to make his
favorite play, since one glance ut
dummy's strong heart suit should have
indicated to him that probably the
only way to defeat the contract would
be for him to get In and lead q club
through declarer's hand. II he had
overtaken the first trick, he would
surely have gotten in on the next Of
that suit. Instead, however, he played
low.
Declarer, Of course, realized that It
would probably prove fatal for East to
obtain the lead, 30 he allowed the Jack
Of diamonds to hold, won the second
lead and led . small heart toward
dummy. When the king held the trick,
he returned to his hand with Q trump
and led another heart. This time
West was forced to Jump in with his
ace and, in desperate hope that his
partner could run the third round, he
returned . heart. Declarer then drew
East's remaining trumps and was able
to discard all but one Of his clubs on
dummy's heart suit.
Here was one situation where lust q
little sound common sense would have
saved the day.
Evening star., 1937-12-02
Winning Contract

By THE FOUR ACES.
David Burnstine. Merwin D. Maier,
Oswald Jacoby. Howard echenken,
worlds leading team OF -four, inventors
Of the system that has beaten every
other system In existence.O
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
RAMsTADs ON YUKON

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe RamStad pass
ed through Juneau for Seattle on
the Yukon this morning. They are
we'll known Fairbanksans. -
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
CHANNEL BUS
COMP ANY SOLD
BY ". H. BACON
Two Drivers, Tom Cole and
Forest Fennessy, Pur-
chase Business

After five years in operation of
the Channel Bus Line, which COM
pany he founded shortly after his
arrival in Juneau, Walter H. Bacon
has disposed of the company TO
Tom Cole and Forest FennesSy who
will continue to operate the bus
line in the same manner as here
tofore
Announcement of the transaction
stated that the purchase involved
all the equipment, franchise and
good will of the business. Equip
ment listed includes four passenger
buses, shop and Juneau Depot, as
well as confectionery.
Both the new owners are en-
tirely familiar with the operation
of the bus. line, having been en-
ployed as drivers for the company
for. the past two years or more.
Both are long time residents of
Gastineau Channel Mr.. Cole hav-
ing been here since childhood
Having completed severing his
connection with the Channel Bus
Line, Mr.. Bacon took passage from
juneau aboard the southbound
steamer Yukon. intending to re-
main in the States until shortly
after the first of the year, on
pleasure and business. After his
trip he will return to Juneau, to
engage in business, the nature Of
which he did not disclose. u
Mr. Bacon plans to spend the
holiday season with his parents in
Seattle. He will then journey
further south to Los Angeles, where
he will visit his brother, Ed Bacon,
who was in Juneau the past sum-
mer
Coming to Juneau little more
than five years ago, Mr., Bacon
founded the Channel Bus Line by
putting into operation on the run
ia five passenger Studebaker auto
mobile. The business Immediately
met with public favor and has
grown steadily to the present flour
ishing state.
Mr. Bacon, before coming to Ju-
neau was engaged in the grocery
business in the States for two
years. Before that he had been a
resident of Anchorage, Alaska, en-
ployed by the Alaska Railroad.
Before boarding the steamer Mr.
Bacon expressed the opinion that
! the new owners Of the bus line
would no doubt be entirely success
full in their venture, stating that
both are amply qualified.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
KAY KENNEDY
HEADED OUT

Kay Kennedy, effervescent and
attractive, young lady who follows
her nose for news wherever things
are breaking, is a through passenger
for Seattle on the Yukon, after a
summer in Bristol Bay, surveying
the Japanese fishing invasion and
in Goodnews Bay, watching the
platinum fields develop.
Miss Kennedy, who would rather
write than sit at a Thanksgiving
table, is going back to South Dako-
ia to visit her mother.
But I'll be back as soon as pos
sible" Kay let it be understood.
This country gets you"
And she will--if she says SO. Kay
is that way.
She has a host of friends from
one end of the Territory to the other,
and has walked the trails that hard
ened men have found tough going.
She is Alaskan, through an d
through
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22

the past month to clearing the will
derness about the bottom of the
big HILL" to grading out a sweep
ing landing slope and approach
and to the construction of sturdy
timber takeoff
Work on the jump has followed
plans drawn by Dan Moller, the
leading influence in local skiing as
well as a Forest Service staff mem
Der. In preparing his plans, Mr..
Moller gave greatest consideration
to beginning jumpers, locating the
takeoff close to the slope and run
cut to allow for short distance leaps
The takeoff platform stands at an
elevation of about sixty feet above
the clearing below, while the land
ing slope is long enough to permit
jumps up to approximately one
hundred feet The approach, which
leads directly off the regular ski
trail as it swings down along the
hill, has been so pitched as to limit
the hazard Of jumping" the
hill.
1t is anticipated that the new hill
will do much to develop interest
in the art of soaring aloft on the.
wooden runners, especially among
the younger skiers. Also, the wide
olao,iY,u holo,t, tho l,ill u,ilI ollo,r
ample room for large crowd of
spectators to witness the jumping
spectacles, while it has been so
planned as to allow long, sweeping
run up to a branch barricade, al
lowing the leapers to come to an
easy halt. The take-off platform
was so installed that it may be
moved to or away from the landing
ball, the final position to be determ-
ined through use, the only practical
means for exact locating. Work on
the jump is nov in the final stage
and should be completed within. the
next two weeks.
OF more interest than the jump,
to the ordinary run OF mountain
sliders, is the stretch of new trail
constructed by a CCC crew last
spring. Opening from the highway
about six hundred feet south of the
old ski trail start, the new stretch
curves along up the hillside to
join the Min trail just above the
steep slope of the Jump hill" Civ
ing an easier course up the grade
and eliminating the climbing of the
big HILL
The new trail will also prove a
boon to skiing tyros, in that they
may now make their way out of the
woods without risking the abrupt
descent Of the old course, which
through two years has proved a real
hazard to the inexperienced. Cut
ting the new stretch of trail has in
volved a great amount of work,
construction of several log bridges
and considerable rock excavation
being necessary. but will doubtless
bring forth the blessings of many
snow-riding noyioes.
To those who choose the thrill
of high-speeding down the steep
slopes, the old trail down the noun
tain is still available. Not only
available, but in much improved
condition. The ride down the steep
pitch now gives out into the wide
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
Quartz Property
May Be Mined in
Open CutManner
Famous Big Quartz Deposit
on Sewad Peninsula
WILDE Worked

Jerry Calvin, genial Seward Pen
insula mining man lifted himself on
his elbow in his berth this morning
on the steamer Yukon and smiled
when asked about his Bluff quartz
mine near Bluff, short distance
west of Nome.
Sure, we have big thing there
he smiled. The ore body is an i'm
mense thing, shows values-and Joe
Sullivan took out $175,00o from the
Boring Sea floor just in front of
our property this yearl'
The Bluff quartz mine was To-
Gated in 1900, is composed of rotten
quartz, and when Calvin brings in
a steam shovel and mill next sea-
son, it will probably be the only open
cut quartz mine in Alaska
1.-The stuff is rotten all the way
down, Calvin said, land working
big bulldozer on the property this
summer, we cut two big crosscuts
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300 feet long, 10 feet deep and IL
feet wide
Calvin explained that four shafts
of 100 foot depth have been sunk
in past operations on the 40 claim
block. Each hole is vertical and
has shown values The two assayed
showed all the way from SIS to $40
a ton
The two shafts assayed will be
connected by a 300 foot drift next
summer. A steamshovel will be
brought in and 300 to 500 ton mill
will be erected if present plans go
through.
Twelve other cuts in addition to
the two made this summer have
been run from 200 to 500 feet across
the holdings The ore body itself,
composed of decomposed quartz, is
300 feet wide.
Calvin will go to New York on
arrival in Seattle, whence he will
return to supervise work of crew
left at the property
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
IMPROVED HILL
AND TRAIL SET
FOR SKI TROOP
CCC Crew Softens Landings
for Jumpers-Makes
Climb Easier

Wide open spaces are ahead for
Gastineau Channel ski ju mpers
when they cut loose from Mother
Earth this winter. No more tree
branches to duck, and below an
unbroken expanse of snow the size
OF a football field, upon which
they can fall where they may.
The lads with the hickory wings
ON their feet will have the Forest
Service and the CCC to thank for
what should prove a jumpers para
disc, after the narrow, makeshift
slope upon which they were forced
to perform last winter
Under direction of w j. McDon-
aid. Forest Inspector, CCC crew
of about ten members has devoted
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22

clearing made for the jumpers and
from there makes its way to the
highway along greatly straighten-
ed and consistently graded course.
Topping off all the work done dur
ing the summer on the trail by the
Forest Service Is the stretch of
car-packing ground filled in along
the highway at the trail entrance.
No longer will the highway to Doug
las be choked by the cars of noun
tain-bent skierS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
LIEUTENANT MORRIS
TEMPORARILY HERE
FOR SALVATION ARMY

Lieutenant Margaret Morris of
the Salvation Army, who was to
have spent the winter in Canada
following transfer from Juneau, has
returned here to take charge of
Salvation Army work in Juneau
until a new leader is appointed.
Her return was neceSsitated by
the departure of Adjutant and Mrs.
George Tanner for British Column
bia. Miss Morris had gone only as
far south as Wrangell when she
was asked to return here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
FAIRBANKS AVIATOR
HONEYMOONS ABOARD
YUKON ON WAY SOUTH

Percy Hubbard, popular Fairbanks
aviator who crashed his ship in a
tailspin near Fairbanks last year
and smashed an ankle badly, is
going outside to have further treat
mept.
Just before leaving Fairbanks,
Hubbard was married to Lucille
Lavery, of that city. They are max
ing Percy's hospital trip their
honeymoon. How long they will re-
main outside, they do not know
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
MARY NORDNES Is
HONORED AT PARTY

For Miss Mary Nordnes, who left
on the Yukon for a six-week trip
in the south, handkerchief shower
and going away party, were given
by Mrs. John Hahn, Friday even
ing.
The affair assembled Miss Eta
Mae Kolasa, Miss Gladys Brewis
Miss Blanche Thorgerson, Miss Mil
dred Apland, Miss Marie Potter,
Mrs. Harold Brown, and Mrs. Harry
Sporting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22

A new British chemical process
Tor rendering wool non-shrinkable
has attracted considerable atten-
ton. Chemicals utilized by the pro-
cess are said to cost IS cents per
hundred pounds of dry wool, and
little special equipment is required.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22
It's a Girl :

A radiogram received by The Em-
pire from the Ketchikan Chonicle
says baby girl was born Saturday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Anderson of
Juneau. The Andersons own the
boat Hiawatha.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-11-22

Some 100000 boxes of Braziliar
oranges were shipped to Canada
during the 1887 season. The peal
of the Brazilian orange season has
passed and no further shipment to
Canada is contemplated at the pres
ent time, according to reports fron,
Rio de Janeiro.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10

BE. entirely appropriate to any
occasion whether one sits or rises,
walks, or lies down. Gods words
are the words to be laid up in the
heart and in the soul, to be taught
to our children, to be the constant
and normal subject of conversation.
III. Testifies to the Community
tvv. 20, 2D.
We may not, as did the pious
Jew, fasten little container bear
ing Gods word on our doorpost, but
we may make the home itself and
the life of its inhabitants an effective
testimony for God before our neigh
bors It is obvious that the home
either speaks for or against God.
A profession of faith in him, an
outward reputation for adherence to
religious principles which does not
vitality touch our dealings with one
another and with the community in
which we live-these clearly testify
not for God but against him. On
the other hand, who can estimate
the value of a sweet and orderly
Christian home Whether it be on
a dusty city street, or on a quiet
country lane, it is light that can
not be hid.
~. Serves the Nation (vv. 22-25).
God promised that if Israel dill
gently kept his commandments,
loved him and walked in his ways,
they would be a nation that would
overcome and dispossess their enc
mics, and prosper in every good
purpose.
Statesmen clearly see that the
home is the unit of society. 1t was
established upon the earth before
the nation, in fact, before the
church. No nation can ever really
prosper without homes of the high
est type. Governments therefore en-
courage the building Of suitable
houses, plan for pleasant surround
ings, establish schools, and favor
the building of churches.
But a house without God is not
really a home, even though it stand
in the midst of a garden. Neither
the school teacher, nor the pastor of
q church can take the place Of a
God-fearing father, and of a mother
who not only knows God but who
can tenderly lead the steps of trust
ing childhood in the paths of right
eousness. Our lesson title is right:
"A Nation Needs Religious Homes"
or, better, America Needs Chris
tan Homes"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10
First White Settlement
Founded in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is woven into the his
tory of North America. The first
white settlement north Of the Gulf
of Mexico was established within its
borders at Port Royal (now Annapo-
lis Royal in 1904. The province
was, for $50 years, the theater of
recurring warfare between British
and French forces and the arena
where issues of grave importance to
future generations of America were
decided. There are ruins of old
forts and blockhouses everywhere.
Two decades of ruthless privateer-
ing gave every mile of shore line
its record and traditions, notes
writer in the Los Angeles Times.
Nova Scotia is a place where
beauty has had time to grow, where
memories have gathered, giving
depth and meaning to the lives of
it's people. The races that settled
the province have preserved many
Of their national traits down the cen
turtles. The Acadians have pre-
served the habits of their French
ancestors and are q contact with
the long ago. The Hanoverians
are typical seafaring folk, indus
trious, rugged and wholesome. The
Highland Scotch, cherishing the
Gaelic of their forefathers, are a
warm-hearted, hospitable and self
mastered people. The English Nova
Scotians are quietly friendly.
The original inhabitants, Micmac
Indians, are colorful folk on their
reservations. Each year, on st.
AIMS day, they have an annual
gathering at Mission island in Cape
Breton when a special procession
and services are held.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10
Channel Islands Part of
Old Duchv of Normandy

The Channel islands - Jersey,
Guernsey, Attorney, Sark, and a
number of smaller ones-are part Of
the old Duchy of Normandy, over
which William the Conqueror ruled.
The Channel islands came under
Norman rule in the Tenth century.
In 1865 William overthrow the reign
ing British house by the battle Of
Hastings, and the Norman dukes be-
came kings of England. Wars in
France in the next century and a
half lost them the Norman main
land domains, but not the Channel
islands.
To the islanders the English king
Is not king but duke, having still the
title Of duke of Normandy, says q
writer in the Cleveland Plain Deal
or. The islands are administered
according to their own laws and
customs, and acts Of the imperial
parliament are not binding upon
them unless they are specially in
cluded.
Jersey has a separate legal ex-
istence. Its affairs are administered
by lieutenant governor appointed
by the crown. Guernsey, Attorney
and Sark are under one lieutenant
governor, but Guernsey and Alder
ney have governments of their own,
while Sark is a dependency of
Guernsey. There are local legisla-
tive bodies called the states.
The language spoken is a dialect
Of Norman-French, which varies
from one island to another. There
are many curious survivals of feu-
dial customs and ceremonies of gov
eminent, which are proudly and
carefully observed. The islands
have their own flag, the flag of Nor
mandy, with three lions in white
and scarlet.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10

the subject proper. The third
chapter of Job will be under dis
cussion this coming week.
Mrs. Grace Jones had as her CO.
hostess young lady here from
Des Moines. After the social
period vote of thanks was passed
to the co-hostess and also to Mrs.
Thomas.
The group will meet next We'd
nesday with Mrs. Evelyn Wagner,
BIT N. st. Adams st.
Several courtesies have been ex-
tended visitors by members of our
club recently. They are Mr.. Erwin
Hisbon, Miss Vivian Atkins, Mr..
and Mrs. John Atkins, Mr.. Lewis
of Chicago, and Mrs. Dan Wagner
of Grand Forks, N. D.
The reporter wishes to say that
hereafter our news will appear
more regularly.
The Misses Helen M. Scott,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
L. Scott, 1906 9Th Ave. NJ, Lillian
Tyler, 1929 4th Ave. S., and Helen
Waters of Anoka motored to Chi
cago by bus last Friday evening
for Labor Day weekend. All three
girls report a most enjoyable trip.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10

Home! The very word stirs our
hearts and quickens the most pre-
cious of memories. Toward its COM
forting threshold turns the one who
has borne the heat and the labor Of
the day. Within it's portals are those
who gladly give themselves In sac
rifcial service that it may indeed
be a haven of rest and comfort.
The inroads Of modern life and
of our so-caHed civilization are do
ing much to break down home life.
ALI too frequently home has be-
come the place to which one goes
when there is nowhere else to go;
a place to sleep, and sometimes to
eat; an address for mail; a tele-
phone number. How fortunate 1t
Is that this should be so, but how
often it is true.
Shall we then abandon the effort
really to maintain true home-one
that is in touch with God, and there
fore ready to serve man? No; for
now as never before we need the
influence of a home life empowered
by the worship Of the true God and
guided by his Word. None Of us,
who are engaged in the determined
effort to maintain such a home In
the midst of the driving intensity Of
present day living, speaks too easily
on this subject. We know the diff
culties; we have heavy-heartedly
tasted failure; but we also know the
sweetness Of victory. By Gods
grace we press on.
In his dealings with Israel God
presents to us an example Of what
a cody home may be, and what
it will accomplish for the commu-
nifty and for the nation. Such a
home
I. Worships the True God WV. 4, 81.
This is ''the first and great COM
mandment'' of the law, according
to our Lord Jesus. (Matt. 22:36,37)
It is an important part of the Scrip
ture repeated twice daily by all Or
thodox Jews. In its context, in Deu-
teronomy 6, it is clearly associated
with the home. It is there that he
who is the lone Lord" is to be
loved, which means far more than
that he is vaguely recognized or
distantly respected. This then Is
the foundation for a real home
loving God with all thy soul and
with all thy might"
III. Honors Gods Word WV. 10, 49,.
Loving God and his Word Is not
a matter for theological speculation
or for sanctimonious discussion in
some dark cloister. Thank God
the Christian faith is at its best in
the ordinary affairs Of life. It finds
its proper place in the tender rela-
tionship of parent and child. Its
teachings are pure. delightful, SIM
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-09-10
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH
NEWS

Those who missed last Sundays
services missed a great spiritual
feast. The pastor, who just closed
a two weeks revival in Duluth,
preached a soul stirring sermon
Sunday morning, and at the eve
ming services we had good old
fashioned covenant meeting. On
next Monday night we will begin a
week of prayer leading up to two
week Revival beginning Sept. 10th.
Rev. Reynolds of Omaha, Nebraska,
will conduct the services. We are
expecting a great spiritual awak-
ening during Rev. Reynolds stay
here. The annual picnic held at
Phalen Park on Labor Day was
well attended. Mrs. Pearl Combs
and Mrs. Henrietta Simmons, in
charge of the food, were pleasing
team to see work. We would like
to see them in charge at our next
picnic.
The Mission Circle which drama
tized some of the workings of the
Iowa Assn. on the 9Th Sunday
night in August is well represented
at the National Convention at Los
Angeles this week in the person OF
Mrs. Matte Simmons.
We are sorry that we failed to
mention as one of the Messengers
to the Iowa Assn, Rev. l. h.
Brown. Mrs. Arlee Blakey, the
writer of this column, is vacation
ing this month in Yankton, South
Dakota, the home of her husband,
Mr.. Isaac Blakey.