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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
FAIR OPENS WITH BRIGHT
 FLOWER SHOW
Riddles Parade and Pub IieDanee Are to Feature
 Tomonow's Program

With a brilliant display of autum- nal flowers stealing the show the Southeast Alaska Fair opened it's doors this afternoon for its annual exhibition of agriculture and art
 The Fair will be open again to- morrow afternoon and evening with kiddies' parade slated for 3 o'clock and a free public dance and special entertainment to be held in the evening. All children in costume will be admitted to the fair tomorrow afternoon free and prizes for the boys and girls wear ing the best blackface- character costumes and historical garb will be awarded.
 The floral display, although per- haps smaller than in past years, reflects the long, sunny summer which benefited local flower grow CTS. Judges c. c. Carnegie, Mrs. Fred Geeslin and Mrs. Frank Du- fresne were compiling the awards this afternoon. Especially eye ! catching are the colorful displays of varied snapdragons, the bright, warm splashes of fall blooms such as the single dahlias and hybrid cactus dahlias, banks of French marigolds and the alluring collec- tion of many brightly-hued asters. Tall, profusely tinted rows of glad iolus line one side of the exhibition room.
 Vegetable and fruit displays even including a basket of apples grown at Eagle River-were being completed this afternoon. Radishes half the size of mans fist indicate the fertility of Juneau gardens.
 Judging in two divisions was comple leted and prize ribbons awarded this afternoon. They are as. follows:
 Home Cooking Exhibit
 White bread-Mrs Adelaide Col len, first prize, Veda Hansen, second prize; nut bread-Mrs. Bob DuPree, first, Mrs. Grover Vim, second; i; wholewheat bread Mrs. August Aalto, first, Mrs. Adelaide Collen, second; plain rolls-Mrs Adelaide Collen, first, Veda Hansen, second; sweet rolls-Mrs. Sidney Thompson, first, Mrs. August Aalto, second; wholewheat rolls-Adelaide Collen. first, (no second); sugar cookies Mrs. Alice Brown, first, (no second) i; icebox cookies-Mrs. Cecil Rulaford, first and second: drop cookies-Mrs Sidney Thompson first, Mrs. George Fitz, second.
 Exhibit judges-Mrs. Frank Boyle, Mrs. Floyd Fagerson, Fanny L. Rob- | inson.
 Art and Amateur Photography
 Best original painting Joyce Smith; crayon sketch-Joyce Smith, first, c. R. Bach, second prize; black and white portrait Pat Radalet, first and second pictorial photo graph = Marjorie Tillotson: scenic photograph Marjorie Tillotsen, first, Pat Radalet, second tinted photograph-Pat Radalet, first and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
COAST GUARD
 OFFICER HAS
 VARIED CAREER
Lieut.. Comdr. ToIIdksen New Cydne Captain, Re-
 visiting Capital City

Lieut.. Comdr. L. B. Tollaksen newly appointed captain of the Coast Guard cutter Cyane and for mer Coast Guard aide to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, ar rived in Juneau today on his first visit to the Capital City since ht was a member of the armed forces which escorted President Harding cn his Alaskan cruise in 1923.
 Commander Tollaksen, who as- sumed command of the Cyane at Ketchikan two weeks ago, is nc stranger to Alaskan waters, how. ever, having seen sea duty since 1c17 when he first shipped aboard the Forrest T. Crosby, Washington Tug & Barge Company tug which piled between Seattle and Tenakee His father, Capt. Mike Tollaksen one of the first of the sturdy, in dependent tug shippers in the rcugh-and-ready days when Pori Townsend was booming seaport | furnished much of the material which Author Norman Reilly Raint employed as background in the famed "Tugboat Annie" stories anc motion pictures.
 Here With Harding
 It was as a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Washington that Commander Tollaksen, then a cadet officer, made the presiden- tial voyage to Juneau. He was one of a cadet company aboard the Eagle 57, Navy Reserve training ship.
 After two years at the University Tollaksen passed entrance examin- ations to the Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn, and was graduated in 1927. Since then, he has seen duty with the Boring Sea Patrol in 1928-32 aboard the cutters Chelan and Tahoe, following the sea duty with five years in Wash ington as assistant communications officer.
 Aide To Morgentlfau
 While in Washington, Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
Signal Corps
 EnIistn,ents
 Now Sought
Created and h. crease in Strength Make
 Addition Necessary

Due to vacancies created and in ereases in strength allocated, the Alaska Communication System is again able to enlist a certain num- Der of qualified radio operators, amateur or student operators.
 In certain instances, any out standing young men who are high school graduates and who already qualified typists and have a desire CT inclination towards learning radio operating are eligible to en- list. Any operators or young men in the above category that may be interested may obtain further in formation at the Signal Corps Radio office in the Federal Build ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
Sharon Lee Snow Has Birthday Celebration

As a celebration on her second birthday, little Sharon Lee Snow was given a party yesterday after noon in her home by her mother, Mrs. Joe Snow Twelve children and their mothers attended and enjoyed refreshments of ice cream and cake and favors of toys at each place.
 In the party were Gail and Gary Baldwin, Chris Lindquist, Loreen and Freddy Smith, Jackie Johoda Sandy Stewart, Dale and Jackie Smith, Carol Peterson, Janice Jor- genson, Mike Brown and their mothers. Also attending was the great-grandmother of the child Mrs. Anna Snow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26

 Products For 1942

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 26.-"It seems to me that with governmental regulation of new car production Tn force. two factors have gained great lv increased importance in the eyes of prospective buyers says Charles l.. Jacobson, vice-president in charge of sales of the Chrysler Sales Divi- sion, Chrysler Corporation.
 "These factors are long life and economical operation. Owing to the requirements of the defense pro- gram. there is likely to be shortage of new cars while the present emer- gency exists. For that reason, any one contemplating the purchase of 1942 model will feel that he may l be buying a car to last for the dura- ticn.' What this duration may be, nobody can predict, but there are indications that it will be longer than the average life of a car in the hands of its original owner under normal manufacturing conditions. Consequently the buyer will want to be sure that his vehicle is going to run long time and that it will entail minimum of expense for re- pairs and maintenance.
 Economical operation is an abso- lute necessity with the amount of gasoline available for personal trans 1 portation likely to be reduced. In l the past, many owners have not been particularly concerned about fuel and oil consumption. These things i have been relatively inexpensive in this country, and man who could afford car at all felt that he could afford to keep it running, so long as its fuel consumption was not ob- viously excessive. Under conditions that exist today in some sections of the country and that may spread to others, however, it isn't ques- | tion of being willing and able to buy i fuel in whatever amount your car requires. There is going to be just so much gasoline available at any price and if one wishes to get the fullest use of his car he must con- serve it.
 q am happy to say that in our 1922 line, our engineers and design CTS have taken full cognizance of these facts. A notable contribution to the longevity and efficiency of our new cars is an extension of the use of our own Superfinishing process. We have been using this process of bearing finishing for several years and our experience with it has con- vinced us that it is superior to any i other. We have no 'roughed' bear i ings on our 1942 line. We find that 1 Chrysler cars with Superfinished parts are commanding premium ! in the used car market, because pur- chasers realize that an engine so constructed will have many thou sands of miles Of efficient, econ- omical and trouble-free life remain ing even after it has travelled dis tance greater than that formerly considered a fair lifetime for a motor car. Our original claim for Superfinish to the effect that an engine so treated virtually never would wear out has been vindicated by experience. At least we have found upon taking down engines after many thousands of miles of travel that they revealed no meas urable wear"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
BELIEVE SITE FOR HOSPITAL NOW LOCATED
Dimond Reports Indian 0f. flee Officials Inspect
 Land at Saxman

Selection of a site for the $250,- GOO rative tubercular hospital tc be built near Ketchikan was be- iieved imminent today, following the return of Delegate Anthony J Djmond from an inspection trip to the First City.
 While Dimond was in Ketchikan, three Office of Indian Affairs of f!ciaJs--Claude Hirst, superintend- ent for Alaska; Dr. L. R. White, medical director for Alaska, and Earl McGinty, superintendent of construction = inspected several acres of land at Saxman, three miles south of Ketchikan. the Dele gate said. @ A
 Although no decision to purchase the Saxman tract has been an- nounced as yet, informed sources indicated that the inspecting com mittee found the location suitable for construction of the hospital, which will be the first tuberculosis sanatorium in the Territory. Funds for establishment of the hospital were allocated from Congressional appropriations during the past Con- gressional session.
 Dimond, who returned to Juneau or the Coast Guard cutter Cyane, plans to remain here until favor able weather conditions permit him to leave for Washington, D. C.. via Seattle, in an airplane piloted Ly James J. Ryan, assistant civil ian defense coordinator of Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26

2,212 passengers from foreign coun . tries brought to Alaska during 1940
 In the entire United States and outlying possessions, a total of Ill., 5O5 planes from foreign countries arrived during the 1941 fiscal year or an increase of PIT percent over the 8,996 planes from foreign lands registered by the Customs Service in 1940. This was larger increase than for any of the proceeding Il years for which data are available
 Near Washington Total
 The figures also showed that ar rival of foreign planes in Alaska is coming close to the number ol foreign air arrivals in the state ci Washington. The Evergreen State recorded 1850 foreign planes dur ing the year, bearing 4,428 passen- gers.
 For the tenth consecutive year the number of passengers entering the United States by airplane ex- ceeded those for the previous year the total for 1941 (98,598), being 2o.9 percent greater than for the previous year. Forty-five percent of these airplane passengers arrived in the Florida customs district most of them (44,186) at the port of Miami the terminus of the lines to the West Indies and South America.
 Large gains over the previous year, both in the number of planes and passengers, were report ed at Burlington, Vt, Brownsville, Tex, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ju- neau and Fairbanks, Alaska, and New York City. The gain in traf- fic at the latter point was due to the discontinuance of Newark, N. J., as the terminus for planes from foreign countries.
 Down Mexico Way
 Airplane traffic along the MeXi- can Border exhibited a particular ly noteworthy increase during the past year although three-fourths of the planes and more than four fifths of the passengers arrived al the single port of Brownsville, Tex
 The Pacific Clipper traffic also recorded notable gains as shown by the arrivals at Honolulu.
 Alaska statistics on air travel are particularly interesting as they show the constantly growing popu- larity of this method of travel Comparative figures for the past ten fiscal years are as follows: Number airplanes No. of passengers
 arriving from arriving from
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
NANCY NORTH, JOHN SECREST
 MARRIED HERE

Miss Nancy Stuart North and John Wesley Secrest were married at l2.0l o'clock this morning by United States Commissioner Felix Gray in his home at Douglas. The ceremony was witnessed by Creigh- ton Diener, the best men, and Rich ard Westlake.
 Mrs. Secrest came to Juneau about the first of September and has been employed at Guy Smiths Drug Store since then.
 Secrest is native Juneauite, the son of the well known c. B. Secrest. He returned to Juneau about five months ago, and is now employed by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company.
 The couple will make their home in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
SURVIVORS
 OF LIB BY
 BOAT SEEN
NdvyPldne Sights Two Men on Raft Near Puerto
 Rico Coast, Is Report

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Puer- to Rican news bureau today reported receiving dispatch from San Juan that a U. S. Navy plane has sighted persons believed to be two survivors of the frei2hter Ethel Shakel, on a raft about ITS miles southeast of San Juan.
 This is the first intimation that the disabled ship had sunk, although she sent out distress calls the night she foundered when hit by storm of near hurricane force.
 The Shakel was formerly the Lib by Maine, of Seattle, cannery vessel for Libby, McNeill and Libby inter ests. She was commanded by Capt. Hans Bierd, of Seattle, and manned by 27 officers and men. all of whom shipped out of Seattle last month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
(otoANU15 TO Hlh

CHARLESTON, s. C.. Sept. 26.- A loud report from the vicinity of the tire of an automobile in the center of the business district brought the machine to a sudden stop and the driver bounding to the pavement. But the loud noise had been caused by the snapping of a cocoanut shell under the wheel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26

Morgenthau requested the Coast Guard to appoint an aide for the first time in history of the service. Tollaksen won the coveted post and accompanied the Secretary and Mrs. Morgenthau on their visit to Portugal, Spain and France in 1885. Returning from Europe, he studied at Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology to earn a bachelor of science degree in radio engineering, after which he was transferred to the Cutter Fancy, based at Honolulu, as navigation and executive officer.
 Commander Tollaksen, who was accompanied by his wife and their young son, will return to Ketchikan tomorrow on the Cyane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

northerly flow of moist air from the North Facli" p the Berng sea- mas "A hours all of southeast Alaska and at points m the berg Aleutian Islands Ske5 remained generally couoy III prevailed gen The greatest amount o anlaA 52 inch Ketchkan The hgh yesterday afternoon was to de- gees lowest temperature last night was 23 degrees with considerable fog and low ceilings vsibities prevailed the Keikan arway
 weather indicated the center Tn slowly filling and the associated with also nearly stationary and somewhat low Southeast Alaska 3036 inches located at 9 rising the Gulf Alaska.
 Juneau, September = 6:52 m, sunset GAS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
THE WEATHER
(By the U s. Weather Bureau) U S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU

U s. DEPAKTMENT UF CUMnLnOr WHETHER "o1''1h0 FORECASTS:
 Intermittent light rain tonight and Sat urday slightly temperature tonight about o degrees highest Saturday gentle to moderate
 
 Occasional light rain tonight and saturday partly slightly cooler tongnt gentle mostly nohwestery except mooeae northery Lynn Canal Saturday
 along of Alaska tonight and Sat- moderate to fresh westerly 10 cloudy Spencer to cape Hnch westerly to southwestery wnd mostly moderate to fresh outhwesterly cloudy Bay to kodaK: feSn outhwestery tonight partly cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
RoMER IN PORT

The freighter Romer, out of Seattle, arrived in Juneau this afternoon to discharge freight at Irving's Wharf The vessel will be here until sometime tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26

There are nearly 100000 French prisoners held by the Germans in occupied France, Germany, Poland, Austria and Czechoslovakia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
$ foreign countries

second; collection of mounted snap shots George Fitz, first, c. R. Bach, second.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26
63% INCREASE IN FOREIGN
 PLANE TRIPS

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-26

BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-03
New Senator Charged With
 Old Bribery
North Dakota Senator $ Seat Threatened by
 Accusations

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. - James Mulloy, former North Dakota State official, today testified that U. S.. Senator William Langer of North Dakota paid total of $l,700 to two individuals to obtain the influence of the Federal Judge before whom the Senator was tried in 1885, part of the money going to the judges son.
 Mulloy, former Secretary of the North Dakota Industrial Securities Commission, gave the testimony at the opening of the Senate Elections Committee hearings into the fitness of Langer to hold office as Senator.
 Replying to questions by former Senator Robert Burke of Nebraska, attorney for the committee, who is opposing seating of Langer, Mulloy said the money was paid to c. N, Leedom, former United States Mar shal for South Dakota. and to Gale Wyman, son of Federal District Judge Lee Wyman.
 The judge presided at the retrial of Langer on a charge of conspiracy to obstruct the orderly operation of an act of Congress. The jury disagreed and Langer was acquitted at a third trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-03
Kid Ayiaiionists Model
 46 Planes in Big Meet
 Saturday;Awards Made

Bullet consistently dove ground ward.
 Flying Stork
 Other Rotary planes included a "stork" model with a pay load of infants, entered by Dr. w. M. Whitehead; a flying casket en- tered by Mortician Charles Garter; flying paint brush entered by Lu Liston; a flying soap-box car en- tered by Highway Patrolman Dan Ralston; a winged beer barrel en- tered by Dr. w w. Council; and a selfstyled amphibian, with one wheel and one pontoon, entered by Hank Harmon, manual training teacher.
 Lending a professional acmos- phere to the meeting were the three judges, Dean Goodwin, of Alaska Coastal Airways; Clark Bassett, airport manager of Pan Ameri- can Airways: and Woody Barnett, aviation instructor. The trio of airmen carefully inspected all planes before and after flights clocked the flight times and bert aeronautical eyes toward take-offs and landings.
 Only one plane in the gasoline engine division was entered in the meet Built by Lynn Forrest, it was called the Phantom and was award ed the .22 calibre rifle first prize in that division. Taken to the PAA airport for flight, it lost wheel shortly after the take-off an d crashed, smashing it's propeller.
 Harrington Glider Wins
 The flights at the fair building started with the glider class, with Jackie Harrington's Betsy plane winning the first prize, boxing gloves. A glider built by the sweep stakes winner, Joe Peterson, scored in this class also, taking the trout creel offered for second place
 Among planes with Wingspreads under 12 inches, job turned out by little Donnie Wingerson won the first prize Star drag salmon reel. A plane by Bill Baman won the tackle box offered as second prize.
 Among planes with wingspreads between 12 and 20 inches, Bell Air Cobra model built by Carl Kerr had orc good straight flight out into the middle Of the dance
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-03
Oregon State Puts If Over
 Idaho, 33-0

CORVALLIS, Ore. Nov 3.-Ore- gon came out of the football dol drums last Saturday afternoon and dropped hard on the Uniyersilv of Idaho. holding the latter score less, s3 to o.
 The vandaL threatened only twice during the game, when near the end of the first half the y pushed to Oregon States l1-yard line and near the end of the final period when they reached the tyo- yard line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-11-03
SOUTHEAST ALASKA BUSINESS REFLECTS GOOD PAST SUMMER
Many New Fishing Boats Being Built, Old Ones Re-
 paired, Says Whittier

Towns throughout Southeast AL aska are generally showing the effect of the past good fishing season, it was declared here today by M. s. Whittier, assistant col iector of customs, who arrived in Juneau Saturday morning following about a months inspection trip to Customs Service offices in this dis trict.
 All over the Southeast section of the Territory, new fishing boats are being designed, old ones are being repaired, transfers in boat ownership are being recorded and mortgages on the boats are being paid off and cancelled, whittier said.
 At Hyder. he remarked, much optimism is being shown following the first successful season of tungs- ten mining operations by the Scott interests of San Francisco. The Scott people spent approximately $120,000 in getting out ore during the summer, it was reported, and have about $50,O00 worth of ore now ready for shipment Operations of the tungsten mine are now closed for the winter
 Verne cke Death A Blow
 People at Hyder were much en- couraged recently when the Bradley mining interests sent Livingston Wernecke there to investigate tung-. sten . . properties, Whittier said, be- lieving that rapid development of the high grade. tungsten orc found over a large area on the Ame"i2an side of the border there would be forthcoming il the Bradley people took over the claims. Tragic death of Wernecke in a plane crash was blow to their hopes.
 Prince Rupert, B. C., Whittier said is just as congcsted in all lines of business as are all the busy Alaska towns. About 900 men are employed in Grydock work alone there, he declared, with number of ships being built for the Canad- ian government. Extensive hcus- ing accommodations are being con- structed for these workers and for army and navy personnel stationed here, he reported.
 Paving In Ketchikan
 At Ketchikan, Whittier reported seeing work progressing rapidly in 2 city project to pave all down town streets At Wrangell, he visited the new federal building an praised 1t as one of the finest buildings of it's size in the Territory, especially the attractive and well arranged interior"
 Customs business was especially neavy during the past summer, Whittier said, with expectations of increased business again next sum- ner. Whittier said Southeast AL aska cities generally are feeling the loss of their young men. who either enlisted in the army or have been drafted recently. Most of the cities are staging drives similar to that being conducted by the Empire here for recreational facilities for the boys at training camps, he said