The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 2, 1934, Page 8

e 1 e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1934, NAVAL PLANE PROGRAM T0 BE REDUGED Cut in Aviation Construc-| tion Is Announced by High Command Aug. 2. — The and is disclosed WASHINGTON, Naval High Cc as havi reduction of a ‘The prese er planes t in the -oo—— CORNERSTONE OF i vhl 1913, PIONEERS' HOME IS LAID TODAY Governor and Other Offic- ials Participate in Cere- | monies at Sitka (Continued trom Page One) i be properly pro- was done, coul tected and provided for, s to provide such a home. acks buildings, then oc- identical plot of land ich the new ‘Alaska Pio- tpon neer's Home' is now being con- structed, was acquired, a Board of Trustees appointed, the necess funds provided, and such bulldu\k’ were quickly prepared for immed- ial and the same remained in use from then until the citizens of this city razed them to make way for the new Home now under construction. Large Sum Expended “The Terrttory of Alaska has collected and appropriated for the support of its pioneers, exclusive A RO nlllllllllIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIl||||I|l||IIIIIIllIIII||||||IIIIllHIIIIIIl“IIlIII lenjoy the peace, quiet and comforts | BEER! of housing, the following sums of burial will be yours, money: shall have crossed the last great 1915-1917 $ 58,000 | divide and come to the end of the 1917-1919 81,000 | trail.” 1919-1921 107,200 The Commission, Mr. Truitt ad- 1921-1923 97,355 ded, aimed to equip the new insti- 1923-1925. 98,450 |tution with everything necessary 1925-1927. 107,800 for the comfort and well being of 1927-1928 98,500 the residents. On behalf of the 1929-1931 105,000 Commission he thanked the resi- 1931-1933. 110,400 dents of Sitka for their co-opera- | 1933-1935. 135,060 tion with it. Everyone, he con- e cluded is looking forward to the Total $1,009,265 day when the project is completed “Add to the above figures the original $10,000 paid for the old barracks buildings, and the further sum of $225,000, for the new home, the cornerstone of which we have| “It is a matter in which Alaska this day come to place, and we |does and always will take pride find that the Territory of Alask‘\lthat from the very beginning of has, since the 30th day of Anril,‘!he Territorial Government, thought collected, appropriated and |was given to the care of the pio- paid out for the benefit of its aged [neers who blazed the trails and pioneers the sum of $1,245265. made for civilization. The first Commission Is Created Territorial Legislature provided for “On the 4th day of May, 1933,[2 Home for aged pioneers at Sitka. the Territorial Legislature, then in |Not once since that time has there session, passed and the Governor been any backward step. As time of Aladka approved, Chapter 131 o |Passed, ont he sTerzllcey (Has ens our 1933 Session Laws, providing |deavored to improve the Home and for the building of this new home, [its services to the pioneers as best apptopriated funds therefor: and |88 financial’ condiiynss DETiED | oreated the ‘Pioneers’ Home Buila-| “This magnificent bullding- of ing Commission’ to be compospd of which we are laying the corner- the Territorial Highway Engineer |Stone today is the latest expres- as Chairman, the Auditor, Terri- lmm of the gratitude and respect torial Treasurer, Commissioner of |the people have for those men Education, and the Attorney Gen- UEa yowss 0 {who devoted their eral. Then upon the organization ‘d( veloping the resources, establish- of that commission by Mr. William |ID8 homes and generally improving | A, Hesse, Frank A. Boyle, was duly |°4" vast frontier. The thought from the beginning has been not and the pioneers comfortably and permanently housed. No Backward Step Gov. Troy in his brief talk said: 8 etary. | cipotatiRa Ott et ) [that this institution should be re- A, 8¢ one D °’] that| .rded as charity, but that it commission, I speak largely for | ‘hould be a home where the pio- the commission, and while our neers who have served through (varied vicissitudes in the hattle against climatic and other hard- ships, could spend the evening of their lives in comfort. | Fund Started in 1927 “The Territory began accumula- tion of the funds necessary to erect and equip this building in 1927. About $225,000 have been collected since that time. This sum with work is not yet ended, I am proud to announce to all present, inter- ested or concerned, that we shall go on. The Territory of Alaska is, | and has a right to be, proud of its record in its attempts to care for its aged pioneers, and I am glad to say to the inhabitants now in the Home, ‘You Are Welcome,’ and to those that are worthy yet re- maining out of the Home, if you are in need of the shelter and pro- tection of a Home, you are wel- come and bidden to come and Federal Government through its be utilized for that purpose. “It is very appropriate that the Pioneers’ Home was located here of a Home, 50 long as you care to remain, even until the sun of your day shall have set, with the assur- ance that a decent and respectable |of this locality, and nourished by when you [the beautiful spirit of the people of Sitka who have given fine support in creating home surround- ings. The historical associations of Sitka, founded more than 130 years ago, make the location all the more appropriate. Here began the rearly foundations for the future State . It was here that the Am- erican Government accepted the transfer of the Territory from Russia. STOCK MARKET back into the doldrums Most ofs the leaders were unable move in any direction very far. Token of Regard “We wish the pioneers.to ac- cept this building as a token that | made three flights to Taku Glacier | with tourists. $87900 generously donated by the | Public Works Administration will | the people of this Territory will continue to bear their welfare al- ways in mind and to see that no need for their comfort or health shall go uncared for. Accept it not as charity, but as an earnest re-! ward for servites performed. “The people of Alaska with grati- ! tude for what you have done final- ly repay you for your service only | by carrying on the work of devel- oping the Territory you so faith- fully and efficiently began. Your | final reward will come when Al-| aska becomes populated with hun- | dreds of thousands of sturdy Am- | erican citizens with all the ad- vantages of a modern civilization. “Ploneers, who have so well built the foundation on which our great mining, fisheries and other indus- | tries stand, from which our fine cities are deriving their support, we greet you and wish you many happy years in which to enjoy. e advantages and comforts ol the home which we have buily for you.” the declines. steady. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Aug. 954, Anaconda 11%, Bendix Aviation 12% American Power and Light eral Motors 28%, Steel 35%, Warner Pictures Pound $5.03%, Nabesna bid 1, ! 1.10, Bethlehem Steel 28%. O S OCRE R EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF KETCHIKAN C. OF C. ———_—-—— | ding, Dr. SEAPLANE PATCO | dennatt, MAKES FLIGHTS'7; Yesterday afternoon the seaplane | election. Patco, of the Panhandle Air Trans- | e port Company, pilot Chet Mcles.n.,rll([] DESTROYS THREE BUILDINGS IN with tourists from the steamers| Haleakala and Yukon and one scen- ic flight over Mendenhall Glacier three business houses. Today the Patco was chartered by J. B. Warrack, of the Warrack Construction Company, and A. E. Karnes, Territorial Commissioner of Education for a special flight to Sitka. It is to return here fol- fice, and a third building. store | the Pioneer Home in Sitka with in Sitka amidst the scenic grandeur | | Troast, e T p blankets. — e ——— lowing the dedication services for Mr. Warrack, Mr. Karnes and N. L.\ Territorial Architect. ! pire office. IN DOLDRUMS; CLOSE STEADY NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—Stocks fell today. late feebly rally cancelled most of Today's close was 2.—Closing { quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 20%, Amerfcan -Can Armour B 55%, , Calumet and Hecla 3%, ONrtis-Wright 2%, Gen- International Harvester 27, Kennecott 18%, Elec- tric Auto Lite 18%, United States ask 1S SELECTED RECENTLY Members of the executive com- mittee of the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce who were recently elected are W. C. Arnold, W. C. Dibrell, J. E. Johnson, W. K. Spaul- Dr. H. 8. Hall, J. A. Talbot, W. 8, Peterson. and J. W. Men- The first four also served the preceding executive com- mittee and hold their seats by re- HYDER Fire in Hyder recently destroyed | The blaze| Harry Bennet, Beverly Hills; | apparently started in a dental of- followed by a jewelry store A general owned by Yael Rosenstein was saved by covering the roof and the side of the building next to the fire with six dozen dampened Mining Location Notices at Em- and Miss M-rguet. Any' | ‘Sarpey, Los Angeles; Mrs. Doris Hudson, {Long Beach,; Mr. and Mrs. Corson W Ide and Misses Janice, Ruth and Helen Ide, San Marino, Cal; | Mrs. D. K. Jeffris, Santa Barbara, Cal; and Mrs. E. Levreau, mng Beach. 1934 TOUR 0 LA, CHAMBER IS ON TRIP NORT Headed by President Harry L Harper and Charles P. Bayer, Field Secretary, the 1934 Alaska tour of the Los Angeles Chamber of Com- merce paid a surprise visit to Ju-, neau this morning while the Aleu- Mrs. Edgar T. Swinney and Miss i Virginia T. Swinney, Santa Mon- ica; Hamer I. Tupman, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tupman and Miss Bar- bara Ann Tupman, Bakersfield; Frank Van Camp, Terminal, Cal.; Mrs. Florence A. Wright, Beverly to A Hills; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Youns and Misses Willa K. and Neil Louise and Jack Young, Hollywood. D — HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT IS SIGNED FOR ANCHORAGE Paul Conger, Los Angeles 200- pounder, has been signed to meet Albert (The Unga Kid) Huff, of Unga, Alaska, in a six-round fight at Anchorage on Labor Day. Both boxers are saild to have had much experience In the ring, and this is the first heavyweight match in Anchorage for eight years. tian was in port. It will go as: far north as Anchorage and re-| turn south on the same vessel. “I am surprised at the wonder- | ful little city you have Rere and delighted at its evident prosper-| 5,|jty,” Mr. Harper declared. It is his first visit to the Territory, and | he, Mrs. Harper and their daugh-‘ ter, Miss Margaret Ann, are en- joying every bit of it. | Reduced By Strike There are 38 members in the party which originally numbered | more than 100. “Our ranks are reduced materially, due to the: many postponements it was found | 4, DASH- The best 5-pound Washing Powder for the money—package, 50c At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 necessary to make because of the! longshoremen's strike,” Mr. Bayer. said. “We put it off from day to day, never knmowing just when we could sail. The result was that most of those who had planned to make the trip cancelled their re- servations and made other plans ‘| for the summer.” Both Mr. Harper and Mr. Bayer '|said they hoped to have longer here on the return trin. Members of their party called on Gov. Troy tat his office during the morning,, visited the Alaska Museum and other places of interest. List of Party ! Those making the trip are: Miss Edith Alberts, Eagle Rock, Cal;| Charles B. Bayer, Los Angeles; Mrs. | H. A. Bronson, Los Angeles; Mrs. Robert S. Campbell, Beverly Hills; Miss Jean Campbell, Beverly Hills; Neil Campbell, Beverly Hills; Mrs. J. E. and Jack Dwan, Los Angeles; Mrs. E. R. Prazier, Los Angeles; Lieut. Col. Robert S. Grubbs, Brentwood Heights, Cal. Mrs. E. Hackenyos, Los An‘cles,‘ Mrs. F. M. Henchette, Santa Bar- ‘bara, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Beer == TONIGHT A COMPLETE FLOOR SHOW AT BEAUTIFUL OUR NEW LOG CABIN! oodland Garden FRANKIE MACK AND HER MELODY BOYS (The Red Hot Peppy Boys direct from Seattle’s swank st clubs.) GOLDIE HODGSON in NEW DANCES JACK HODGSON Singing “HI SAILOR” . 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