davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
Stock Quotations

NEW YORK, Aug. 15-tRt-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 115Ss, American Tel. & Tel 1603s, Anaconda 459s, Douglas Air craft 5015, General Electric 58A General Motors 49B, Goodyear 89% Kernecott 75%. Northern Pacific 491l, Standard Oil of California 48A, Twentieth Century Fox 20 U. s. Steel 41A, Pound 2.79 15fl6 Canadian Exchange BATS. Sales today were 1,340,000 shares Averages today were as follows industrials 26427, rails 80.68, util- ities 45.02.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
21 In, 4 0ui on Baranof Monday

Twenty-one passengers arrived on the Baranof northbound Monday with four embarking
 Disembarking from Seattle: J. A. Aksdal, Irving J. Cunz, Alberta and Catherine Delebecque. Mrs. Pearl Dore, Melvin D. Graham, Josephine HaWes, Anna Heisler, Gertrude Kunz, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Mac Whinnie, Mrs. James Orme and two children, Anne Poore, Mrs. Kenneth Shudtshift, Irene c. Smolder George B. Wilcox, Miss Georgian Wilcox.
 EInbarkiilg for Seward. Haze Garland, Paul Stevens, MT. and Mrs Alfred Foster.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
Forest Fires Cast Smoke PaII Over Fairbanks Area

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 15- B-Thick smoke hung over Fair banks today as forest fires ragged through interior areas of Alaska.
 A 6,000-acre lire was blazing in stands of timber in the Goodpas- ture River area to the northeast of here. Smaller blazes are raging in the Big Delta area.
 Division of forestry officials at- tributed the outburst of fires to continued dry weather, which has made forests finder dry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
ATTENTION

There will be a meeting of the Women of the Moose, in the Moose Lodge rooms Thursday Aug. l6, at 8 pm. 886-2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
TOURISTS LEAVE AFTER WEEK IN JUNEAU

George Darnielle of Houston, Tex, who is associated with Nick Beg, was to leave here today in his own plane for the states. He and his party had been sightseeing and fishing in this area for the past week
 Tn the group were Wallace Boren of Fallon, Nev., writer of the syndi- cated column "Wally's Wagon - Robert Sample, Houston business man; and William Lawrence of Hollywood, a movie and television director.
 They had been to Nome, Fair banks, Anchorage and Cordova They said they enjoyed their Alaska trip and hoped to return again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
|Cify Accidentally !voted Dry Made Legally Wet Again

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 15- R-The blushing city commission, which accidentally voted Birming- ham dry last week, has made the town legally wet again.
 The commission had intended to outlaw only drinking of bay rum, paint remover and other skid row" substitutes for alcoholic bev- arages. City attorneys discovered. several hours too late, that the resolution covered too much ter ritory.
 A carefully drawn law which rectified the error was passed yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
Trocpship Runs
 Aground; None Hurf

WELLINGTON, N. z. Aug. 15- R-The New Zealand troopship Wahine, with 570 Korea bound troops aboard, early today struck a reef off Masela Island, 280 miles from Darwin, Australia. No casualt- ies were reported and the ship was in no danger.
 The troops will be taken to Dar- win and may possibly be flown from there to Korea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
MAKE TIMBER SURVEY

A survey of large section of timber in the Yakutat area was made yesterday from plane char tered by T. A. Morgan, president of the Columbia Lumber Company.
 Accompanying Morgan on the trip We're C. M Armstrorg, chief of the Admiralty Division of the For est Service; c. E. Hamilton, logging
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
Former Juneau Couple 10 Teach Al King Island

MT. and Mrs. Juan Munoz. former Juneau residents, left Seattle re- gently on the Alaska Native Service supply ship North Star to teach at King Island during the next school year.
 Since the islanders are at Nome on their annual pilgrimage to sell ivory carvings and for summer em- ployment, school will be started there before the return to King Is- land. MT. and Mrs. Munoz expect to reach Nome Aug. 2l.
 King Island is in Boring Strait directly south of Cape Prince of Wales.
 The supply ship, enroute south from Point Barrow, will pick up the Munoz couple and the natives about Oct. l to transport them to King Island. The North Star is on it's annual supply run to Barrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
ENDS TONIGHT

"A WHEREFORE FORGOTTEN CLASSIC, WITH A NEvER-TO-B EOpCOTrIN
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-08-15
NOTICE

Extra telephone books available at Totem Press 50 cents each.
 885-3t
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-01-01
Christmas Is Marked in Tokyo AS Usual

furniture section has been housed
in a separate building behind the
store and the modern design and
fine finish OF the furnishings at
tract those with a modernistic taste.
The fact that 40 per cent of the
furniture buyers are Americans is
silent tribute to the quality.
The president of the store. Mr..
Taxed Kosaka, has just returned
from a privately financed trip for
observation of American department
stores. Through what he learned in
the States, he plans to improve his
store and make it unique among
the many stores that line the Gin
"a. To facilitate late buyers, the
store stayed open till nine pm. on
the 23rd and till 10 pm. on the 24th
In keeping with the Christmas
spirit, the store was closed on
Christmas day although all the
other stores remained open.
Salvation Army pots were in evi-
dence as well as armless, lsgless
veterans of the Pacific War solicit
ting contributions. Their white hos
pital clothes contrasted sharply with
the gay attire of the Christmas
shoppers.
For a time the people have d IL
berately forgotten the worries that
are attendant on the disheartening
international situation and have
tried to enjoy the Christmas and
year-end holidays. With Christmas
over and the New Year soon to be
thing of the past, the people will
have to return, once again, to the
grim realities of life in postwar
Japsn.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-01-01
CHI DESPITE WAR CLOUDS, SCRIBE SAYS

in the afternoon, with street stalls,
and they sell all manner of domestic
ana American goods. They were
supposed TO have been abolished as
OF last March, they got a stay of
sentence for year and are not al
loved to operate before two. TO
One, however, no street stalls is
not such good idea One young
fellow complained that his steady
sirl had seen him from across the
!, Get on Gina walking with ano-
ther girl; IL there had been street
stalls, he said, there wouldn't have
ceen all the dire consequences. Be
III t as it may, the stalls do clutter
up the pavement which is none too
spacious.
In addition to various domestic
products, the stalls contain Ameri-
can products, both daily necessities
and luxury items. You can buy Rev.
Ion lips lick Max Factor cosmetics,
Lux and Camay toilet soap, nylon-
bristled hair brushes Cannon towel
sets, Ronson lighters, American and
Swiss watches, boxed chocolates,
bottled Xmas candies, chewing gum,
all the various candy bars and bis
cults, sugar and almost everything
you can think of. The only things
not sold on the Gina are Ameri-
can cigarettes and whisky.
The Komatsu Department Store
which 1 wrote about last year has
also enlarged its floor space and
added 80 permanent salesgirls to
its staff Although it has only two
floors, the Komatsu has a tempo
rarily- employed staff of 100 extra
girls, which means speedier service.
Mr.. Ohkubo, business manager, ex-
planned that since they couldn't, at
the present, enlarge their facilities,
they had employed more workers to
serve the buyer faster and thereby
insure faster turnover.
The Komatsu has featured
Xmas sale only and according to
Mr.. Ohkubo, sales this year are SO
per cent higher than last year-end.
AS in the Matsuzakaya textile goods
are the top selling commodity. The
customers, he added, are mostly in
the lower age group.
Gas stoves, which we're almost
non-existent last year, are selling
very we'll this year because of the
abolition of controls on the use OF
gas.
The Komatsu Department Storeo
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-01-01

improvement over last year and the
year. before when the sale of food
stuffs predominated.
Previously textiles had been STRIFE
tly controlled and what was avail
able was too expensive and of poor
quality. With controls gone, quality
has improved drastically and prices
were slowly coming down to a level
where a wage-earner could afford
a now suit. The Korean war put ?
crimp into that, and the last few
months has seen a slight rising ten
dency.
With floor space enlarged-five
stories of the building are now de-
voted to salesrooms-and increased
stocks, the Matsuzakaya has hired
100 temporary salesgirls for the
Christmas and year-end holidays
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-01-01

Previously, Mr. Abe said, the qua
lily of those who applied for jobs
was not too good but this year, APP
parently reflecting the scarcity of
jobs, there were 80 applicants for
each opening. subsequently, they
could choose the best ones, thereby
improving the service to the custo-
mers.
For Christmas and year-end pre-
sents, Mr. Abe found, the people
preferred shirts, underwear, stock
ings and towels This, in a way, was
reflection of the improved food ST.
uation With food more cheaply
and easily available, people now
have the extra energy and money
to think about clothes for them
selves and for their friends
The Gina is crowded. after two
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-01-01
By SHIG FUJITA

Despite the life-and-death strug-
gle which is going on just across
the Sea of Japan in cold bleak Ko-
rea, Christmas has come and gone
here in Tokyo just like in o.he,
years. Crowded department stores,
big four story high Santas, small
Christmas tire on tatam.-ed floof
people loaded down with gaily be
ribboned packages, children begin
their parents to buy them bicycle
or a doll-all these things were out
wardly apparent on this sixth
Christmas celebrated by the Japan
csc people who now hear talk abou.
rearmament.
Most stores had a two-fold sellns
campaign, combining the Chris mas
and year-end sales, while Komatsu
Department Store was unique anon
the larger stores. concentrating onl
on Christmas. Prices, compared with
last year, were approximately 10 to
Is per cent higher and showing
signs of maintaining an upwaro
trend, due mostly to the effects o
the Korean war.
Although prices are higher this
year. the improved quality and in
creased varieties almost make up for
the increased cost to the customers
Since textiles have been completed.
decontrolled, fabrics and ready
made-clothes flood the market and
buyers can be more choosy now
With the money situation report
eddy tight-in fact, many individual
are of the opinion that it is tighter
than last notwithstanding haa
come to the fore, even more so than
last year. All the separate business
districts, especially in the suburbs,
have big banners urging the people
to buy and all are holding raffles.
a customer getting one rattle ticket
for each hundred yen purchase
The prizes range from Y50000 in
cash, large wardrobes worth Y25,000
to soap and boxes of matches.
Out On Gina and Nihonbashi
where the emphasis has been On
Christmas, one can see the most
extravagant evidences of the ad-
vertising campaign being put on b.
the larger department stores. As il
the accompanying picture, the Ma
tsuzakaya Department Store erected
a four-story high Santa Claus on n
story high platform, Santa's head
being five stories above the ground
Including the materials, freight,
erecting costs, it is reported to have
cost the store 100000.
Mr. Abe, head OF the research
and analysis department of the Ma
tsuzakaya Store, informed me tina
of the total sales made in his sore
81 per cent consists of textiles and
clothes as compared to SIS per cent
in prewar days. This is a decided
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
COURT CASES CONTINUED
TO HEARING NEXT MARCH

On motion of the attorney for the
plaintiffs, W. c. Stump, the Court
continued the case of Charles Early
and Ray Hammer versus Harry A.
Wells and Helen E. Wells, for
March &c in Ketchikan, at the
hearing before Judge George w.
Folta in the U. S. District Court
yesterday afternoon.
The motion by Stump that the
temporary restraining order asked
against the defendants by the
plaintiffs be changed to a perm
anent order was granted by the
Court The Court also ordered that
the defendants be given two weeks
to produce documents named in a
motion by the attorney for the
plaintiffs filed January 10 and
ordered by the court to be produced
on January II, to be delivered to
the office of the Clerk of the
Court ut Ketchikan.
The case involves payment OF a
Judgment in the amount of $4,000
alleged due the plaintiffs by the
defendants, the judgment having
teen granted in the November term
of court in Ketchikan. The defen-
dants are represented by Mrs. Mild
red r. Hermann, Juneau attorney
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
SHRINERS BUSY
ON SCOUT FUND
DANCE SATURDAY

Juneau Shriners are putting in
a busy two days in preparation for
the free public dance next Satur-
day night, January 20, in the Elks
Hall, sponsored by the Shrine Club
to raise funds for the maintenance
and expansion of the Eagle River
Boy Scout Camp.
The Elks lodge is contributing to
the cause by furnishing its ballroom
for the occasion. Dancing will start
at 10 pm.
1t i. pointed out by Gene Vuille,
President of the Juneau Shrine
Club. that the funds raised in this
drive for a particular purpose IN
helping the Boy Scouts is in no way
connected, nor should it be confused
with the annual Boy Scout fund
raising campaign The annual cam
paign is for the purpose OF OBTAIN
ing funds for the normal year around
scouting program and to help defray
leadership expenses for the boys
while in camp.
The Juneau Shrine Club, for the
past few years has reimbursed the
Alaska Council for the normal camp
expense of maintenance, repair ana
expansion. However, due to the IN
crease in needed repairs ana We
essential need of the addition OF a
craft room, it is asking public sup
mort for this worthy cause. In TINS
regard. Vuille emphasizes that the
Shrine Club merely acts in a ca
pacitv of fund raising; relinquish-
ing all rights to voice as to eXpen-
ditures.
In addition to the first award TO
be made at the dance Saturday
evening, a beautiful So piece service
for 8, Mi Lady silver set, the
Thomas Hardware Company mas
donated a second award, an ultra
modern Filtron Cold Water Process
Coffee Maker. The two awards are
now on display in the show WINDOWS
of the Thomas Hardware.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
ANNUAL EXHIBIT
ARTS AND CRAFTS
BE HELD MAR. 1918

The Seventh Annual Creative Arts
and Crafts Exhibit will be held in
the Elks Hall on March Is, II and
18 according to Vance Blackwell
chairman of the house committee.
Indications are that the show will
be bigger and better than ever.
The various committee chairmen
announced by Mrs. John Willis are
as follows: Alaska Native Service
Display, Don Burrus; Ceramics,
Mrs. Leonard Holmquist; Wood
working. Gunnar Roos; Needlecraft,
Mrs. Harry Stonehouse; Textile
Painting, Mrs. E. L. Keithahn;
Paintings, Mrs Robert Thorne;
Photography, Malcolm Creamy;
Lapidary, Gil Eide; Sculpture, Max
Lewis; Leatherwork. Arnold Soren-
son; Commercial Art, Harold Sails
bury; Creative Writing, Mrs. Trevor
Davis: Plastics, Bea Shepherd;
Membership, Mrs. Richard Peter;
Publicity. E. L. Keithahn; Display
Chairman, Mrs. William Paul, Sr.
A mimeographed newsletter is in
preparation and will soon be mailed
to all members of Alaskan Arts and
Crafts. This will contain informa-
ton on the coming show. Persons
having questions should address
their inquiries TO the proper chair
men or - President Edith Willis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
.FWS AGENT ON DUTY
With LOCAL OFFICE

Robert H. Baker, Fish and WHO
life Service agent at Kotzepue, ar
rived in Juneau yesterday by Pan
American plane from California
where he has been on temporary
duty with the Sacramento Valley
Game Enforcement Division. He has
been assigned to the Juneau head
quarters office until the Alaska
Game Commission conference and
the annual meeting of FWS agents,
to be held here starting February II
Baker will work here on special
assignments for the game manage
ment division.
The FWS agent was accompanied
to Juneau by Mrs. Baker and their
two children.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
PUBLISHERS OF
MAGAZINE HAVE
MOVED TO JUNEAU

Bert and Mary Barrier, publishers
of the quarterly magazine, The Al
askan, have moved from Haines
to make their home in Juneau and
are living at SOFA Willoughby. They
have lived in Haines for the past
two years, originally coming to
Alaska in connection with the
Port Chilkoot veterans project.
Both were born and brought up
in Chicago Barrier attended Him
ois Normal School. She is from
Northwestern University, and has
followed a newspaper career. He
spent four years in the U. S.
Army in the infantry in the Pa
cific from l941 to l945. They both
plan to work here while continu-
ing to publish their magazine.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
DOUGLAS
NEWS
TEEN AGE MEETING

A group of committees represent
ing the several organizations of
Douglas will meet tomorrow, Friday
evening, in the study hall of the
Douglas Public School to discuss
ways and means of providing ac-
tivities for teen ayers of the COM
munity.
The Douglas Island Womens Club
is the sponsoring group, and has
asked each organization to send a
representative. However, all the in
terested public and parents are in
vited to be present with their ideas.
The meeting hour is set for s
o'clock, according to DIV. Club
President, Mrs. Stephen Ford.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
CASUALTIES,
KOREAN WAR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - Up =
Total announced us. combat cas-
ualties in Korea rose to 45,137 today.
The total, disclosed by the De-
partment of Defense, was based on
notifications to next of kin through
Jan. II. 1t was 2,242 more than the
figure for the previous week.
The Department listed $500 xii ed,
29,951 wounded and 8,677 missing in
action
The wounded total includes 772
who have since died Of wounds.
Total deaths reached 1903. includ
ing deaths from wounds and %
known dead among the missing in
action.
The missing figure also includes
822 men who have since returned to
American control and 103 known
prisoners of war.
Total Army casualties reached
1886, including 5,208 killed, 23,544
wounded and 8,204 missing.
Marine casualties stand at 1882,
includeing 1,116 killed, 6,008 wounded
and 208 missing.
Communicative Navy casualties
reached 1876, and Sc killed, 372
wounded and SO missing.
The Air Force total was 1853, in
GLIDING 1919 killed, 81 wounded and
197 missing.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
MRS. CHRISTENSEN IN
ST. AIMS FOR CHECKUP

Mrs. Pete Christensen was taken
to st. AIMS Hospital today Tor a
check up and some special ACTH
treatments for arthritis with winch
she has been suffering for several
years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
SENATOR SNYDER HERE

Senator Gerrit "Heinie" Snidei
arrived from his home at Wasilla
in the Third Division, by plane yes
terday for the coming session OF
the Alaska Legislature. Snider, who
served in the House in l947, de-
feated incumbent Victor G. Rivers
for the Senate seat.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
BRO INIE TROOP NEWS

Brownie Troop No. 7, VIII n eet
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Guertin
next Saturday morning at IL o'clock,
for their regular meeting. Girl
Scouts who have not yet brought
their boxes to the meeting should
do SO at this, it is announced.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
MOTHERS CLASSES
FRIDAY ARE TO Be
AT HEALTH CENTER

The second in a series OF Mothers
Glasses will be held tomorrow after
noon, January 10, a the Juneau
Public Health Center The subject
of this course will be Hygiene Of
Pregnancy, with a corresponding
movie. Mrs. Edna Kerr, Public
Health Nurse will lead the class
which will begin at 2 pm. All
interested persons are invited to
attend.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
TR0LLERS OPPOSE
INCREASED TAXES
ON MOTOR FUEL

A convention Of Southeast dele
gates of the United Trollers of AL
aska representing ESQ fishermen
ended here yesterday.
Six resolutions passed, including
one for statehood. Others were
for the elimination of fish traps;
disability compensation for owners
of undocumented vessels; to support
the Alaska Department of Fisher
les; against increased taxes on
motor fuel used by fishermen; and
for the reenactment of weights and
measures inspection 20 be enforced
by tie office Of the H:clN'ay En-
gi7.<er.
at rr-c
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
ORDER OF RAINBOW
INSTALLS OFFICERS ON
SATURDAY EVENING

The Order of Rainbow for Girls
holds public installation of newly
elected and appointed officers Sat-
urday evening at 8 o'clock in the
lodge rooms of the Scottish Rite
Temple. Parents, relatives and
friends of the girls are cordially
invited to attend the installation.
Members of the Order are re-
minded to meet in the ballroom
at 7:20 the night of the installa-
ticc for a short business meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18

Dorothy Stearns Rolf dancing
classes now enrolling-tap, Rus
sian ballet, baton twirling, aero
batic. Also stenographers relaxing
classes, boys acrobatic class, and
teen are ballet class.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
THREE FROM HAINES

Mrs. James c.. McCammond, Jr..
Mrs. Herbert Gulliford and Mrs.
Thomas Ward, all Of Haines are at
the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
MEETING, sAWMILL WORKERS

Local M271, Fri, Jan. 26, CLIO
Hall at 7:3O pm. All members are
urged to attend. 711-7t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. James Hickey was admitted
to St AIMS hospital on Tuesday
where she is confined with pneu-
monia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18

DON'T FAIL TO HEAR BILL
LEVERS PIANO RECITAL -
SHRINE CLUB BENEFIT-ELKS
HALL, SATURDAY NIGHT, Jan.
20. Tilt ,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
TAKU TRAVELLERS DANCE

The Taku Travellers, square dance
group, will meet Saturday evening
at O'Clock in the Douglas Gym.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18

DISPLAY OF AWARDS-THOM-
AS HARDWARE WINDOW -
SHRINE CLUB BENEFIT-EIKS
HALL-SATURDAY NIGHT, Jan.
20.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
FROM SKAGWAY

William M. Vance with ACS at
Skagway is stopping at the Hotel
Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18

FISH EATING CONTEST BY
COLD STORAGE EMPLOYEES
Shrine henefit,-ELKS HALL
Saturday night, JAN. 20.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
A. f, OWEN HERE

A. E. Owen of Barge is register
ed at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18

Graves The Clothing Man Las
some real buys ir mems suits. 71O-2t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-01-18
FROM HAINES

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Koenig Jr. of
Haines are stopping at the Gas
tineau Hotel