The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 3, 1937, Page 8

A.B.PHILLIPS, 3 JUNEAU BOYS BACK FROM TRIP. SChOOl Supvrinl(*n(](’nl R(‘- turns ‘IOI]I Sllllll“(‘l‘ States Setting an example to which stu-| dents may turn for future refer- ence, A. B. Phillips, superintendent of schools, returned from the sbuth | on the this morning, | ith the for the entire! umr absolutely no work a | In ke tatement, he | ined srary of the trip n ic took his son, Bob Phil- lip: Malcolm Faulk! and John B d ich left little tir for v y sort i an excellent trip,” Mr Phillips stated, this morning, touch- ing on highlights of the jou y which extended from Seattle as u Boulder Dam and Hunt- n Beack The most outstanding event of the trip occurred in the little town of Browning Montana, where the ip found eight tribes of Indians hol potlatch convention ffair was not a publicized event, and few were nearby to observe it but e June travelers wer ble interesting motion shots of the gath- t many pictures and snap ering Also outstanding were the Grand Coulee Dam and the Boulder Dam, which almost equaled in interest the two bridges at San Francisco, Mr. Phillips reported. The four left Seattle for Coulee Dam, then went to Dry Fd“\ Washington, before proceeding Glacier National Park. They con- tinued on to Gerat Falls and Hel ena, Montana, meeting the Gove nor in the latter city, then traveled on to Yellowstone and Grand Teton Parks After visiting Pocatello, they went to Salt Lake City, Bryce yon and the Grand nyon They visited in Zion National Park before t Dam, and then headed for Califor- ria to Huntington Beach. In South- ern California they went to the top of Mount Wilsen where they stopped ot the observatory and then pro- ceeded up the coast to San Fran- sco and Seattle. While in the south with several former fmong them Mr Help visited they Juneau [riends, and Mrs. Mr, ger of the & Thy me in Santa 5 Mabel Mon- Olson ip & John iovmerly was m ard Oil Company visited Dr. H. C. Ber nd saw Mis ara Mi Elma n and neisco. Making one exception to his rec- ord of “absolutely no work,” Mr. Phillips stated that he did hire sev- for Jun=au during the t of the summer, but an- nounced that the complete school staff is not yet definite. Classes e not to commence until Septem- Ler 1. P D GLADYS ABEL BACK FROM ‘TRIP SOUTH Miss Gladys Abel, who has been vacationing in the south, is sched- uled to leave on the PAA Electra to- day for Fairbanks where she is secretary in the PAA office. Miss Abel was formerly. secretary to Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, president of ‘Iu‘ Um\erslt) of Alaska - T]lough English has been taught in the public schools of Guam for 37 years, the natives still ‘converse in their native Chamorro. LAND OTTER SKINS received from YAKUTAT Many On Hand Take Advantage of Low Prices! Come in and select your own skins and lining. COATS H. J. Yurman Any size up to 38. BEST BARGAIN EVER! FUR FACTORY 231 8. Franklin PHONE 326 —_—— . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1937. Earhart Gift Arrives Five-year-old Ann Morrissey of Medford, Mass., admires six bracclets mailed to hll .hlm' 25 lrom Bembny. lndln. by hfr lunl nan while fl ng from New Guinea to Hnwland Island. The 'lo‘e with the present expressed hone it would arrive in time for Ann's birthday, the - July 31 - SAIDIE DUNBAR !SAILURS REJECT ARRIVES ;SAILS cling to the Boulder Tyberculosis Association ]_(’(".{!(’l', (‘lllh W()I“il“ Here Briefly Arr many years, ted to t iving on the , Mrs. amer Dorothy Alexander, Mrs. Saidie Orr Dunbar, of Portland, Or n, Executive retary of the Oregon Tube: Association, and First Vice-Presi- dent of the General Federation of ° Women’s Clubs, paid a fleeting visit to Juneau, and departed this morn- ing on the a for a trip that her as far north as Nome pects to return to Juneau in * about three weeks, at which time she will remain for a week’s stay. Loaned to N. T. A. Identified with the work of the Oregon Tuberculosis Association for Dunbar has been losis Association for the work of organ- and iation, izing spon, he National Tube: perfecting th and her he Alaska trip north red by the national organiza- is tion. She attended a meeting held last night by the Territorial Tuber- cular Association, at which she ined plans for developing sep- ate units in the various towns ch she will visit, all of them functioning through the Alaska Tuberculosis Association. The work is under the auspices of, and in cooperation with the Territorial Board of Health, which took its first steps toward tuberculosis con- trol last yea the tuberculin tes the la dren in Territory. arger tow of ns Coming Back to Juneau On her trip northward Mrs. Dun- bar will go directly will then visit Anchorage, anuska colony will fly and upon from her to Seward and Fairbanks. Fairbanks return to will travel to Valdez via ardson on and will 27 when she will fly the southbound steame: visit Peters| chikan on was her north Highway, her soutibound trip to return to Juneau on August > until August to Sitka, catch mai burg her first visiting n he Wrar ret stop on there the Is First Vice-President Long Oregon has advan Presider tion the largest the world, more than parently Presidency that sured, wh vention is next May term of of tion P of ak Oregon Mrs. Dunbar was met steamer upon her arrival y by members of the Ju an’s Club, and of the Territorjal Health Office, and also by her per- o i, Mrs. J. C. Thom 105€ house g 1 will be w she returns to Juneau later month. The Juneau Woman's Cluk is making tentative plans for hex entertainment at that time of Wo promin activities at Fed ced of me WOl h ar be ar high office en he D ffice frc in nd a to the the Ger ing unopposed nd her 1s the fed Id in Ka uring her as Gene; ident she will be sence om her w Mrs. First ral Federa- which zation in the nd for election pract ANsas thre F on ork in Dunbar in when it inaugurated s for school chil- the and the Mat- She to Nome, Fairbanks the Rich- g Cordova She is due 20, and 1 and Ket- rn trip. Juneau trip club the Vic is p of ap- the as- con- City ear le the Tuberculosis Association. Welcomed Here . ABOARDALASKR e to GIO AFFILIATION endum to Be Taken Shortly on Alaska Agleemenlb SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 3.— The sa\x.oxfi Union of the Pacific has “practically unanimously” to reject the proposal for affilia- tion with the CIO, Secretary Harry Lundeberg announced this after- noon The membership feels it is not democratic,” said Lundeberg. is also announced that a ref- very I erendum will be taken shortly on Alaska agreements which expire 2 b ). He said it is not a strike vote but is in conformity with the rank and file principles We are asking a vote in con- fidence whether to try to secure improvements in agreements and it is not believed the majority will to e,” continued Lunde- berg 9 PASSENGERS ABOARD LOUISE, JUNEAU BOUND Canadian Pacific steamer Prin- cess Louise is scheduled to arrive in port at 6:30 o'clock tonight from Vancouver with a large number of tourists aboard and the following passengers booked for Juneau: Miss J. Anderson, Miss L. Bar- rows, S. S. Bourne and wife, Ted Keaton, wife and son; Sister Mary Peter and J. F. Bartholomew, the latter for Tulsequah. R “Tailor-Made Bank” Fails; $5,500 Lost SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.—John Hargrove, 39, of Portland, did not tr banks because his family had lost money in a bank failure. When he came to San Francisco a few days ago, he carried his life sav- ings of $5500 in currency in his pocket. Today he reported to police that the money was missing. His mind was a blank, he said, since he entered a downtown cafe last night. - H. R. VANDERLEEST BACK FROM STATES H. R. VanderLeest, owner of the Butler-Mauro Drug Company, re- turned o Juneau last night aboard the Dorothy Alexander, following a thre eek business trip in the outh M south as W. L. BENDER IS HERE FROM TACOMA ON VISIT W. L. Bender, of Tacoma, father of Robert W. Bender, arrived in Ju- VanderLeest traveled as far £an Prancisco. or 'h‘ Baranof and is the of his son and daughter-in- the Governor's house - JEANNE ARRIVES Capt. William Strong. today to which 5 scheduled tonight. to Juneau, but into Falr- ret trip (who now survives him. Mr. {by Bert Elstad. await the off the Princess |Anchorage May DIES SUDDENLY | Get Steamship | IN VANBUUVER Connection Now Heart Attack Takes For-| Nurthland Transporlatnon mer Juneau Insur- Company May Enter ance Man i West Alaska Route i3 | Succumbing to a sudden attack| ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 3.— of the heart, F. S. Scobee, 54, for- 1, B Fitch, representing the North- {mer resident of Juneau, died at his Jand Transportation Company of {home in Vancouver, B. C, last night, seattle, operators of the North Sea Iflfl‘mdmfl to a radio message re- and Northland on the Southeast |ceived here today by Mrs. G. V. Alaska route, said his company con- | Goss. templates operating regular steam- l Known to his host of Juneau ers from Seattle to Anchorage. \friends as Floyd, Mr. Scobee first Fitch is completing a‘survey of came to Alaska in 1933, his mission conditions at Nome, Fairbanks, being to establish the Mutual Bene- Goodnews Bay and Anchorage in in- fit Health and Accident Associa- terest of his company. tion and the United Benefit Life pitch said the Alaska Raiiroad has Insurance companies in the Terri- tor He remained here until Ap- |ril, 1935. | Previous to coming North, Mr. Scobee had been doing organiza- ition work for the same two com- FLOYD SCOBEE nect with the Northland Transpor- ard, consequently enters the western Alaska field, it panies in the State of Idaho. He t; Anchorage, unloading by barges had been connected with the two gnd tugs. Such a system would companies for seventeen years, and reduce freight rates, it is said. at the time of his death was very successfully managing their West- ern Canada branch, with headquar- ters in Vancouver, and with super- vision over three Western provinces of Canada In 1934, while in Juneau, he was married to the former Elsie Minch, Scobee was succeeded at his Juneau post SISTER IS ABOARD The name “Sister Mary Peter” the passenger list of the Princess Louise has aroused interest at St. Ann's Hospital, where the sisters are Peters the Juneau-bound traveler may be. One is a nurse from Victoria, and the other, who also comes from Vic- toria, formerly worked in the omce at St. Ann’s Hospital. The sisters at the Hospital have received no word from Victoria as to whom it will be, and so are an- ticipating the arrival of the Louise at 6:30 p.m. today. In addition to his success in in- surance work, Mr. Scobee was an ardent radio enthusiast, first ac- quiring the hobby while in Juneau, though he had formerly been con- nected with telegraphy during the earliy part of his life, while in the employ of a Middle-Western rail- road, in Illinois. At the time of his death he operated one of the most modern and complete amateur T dio stations on the Pacific Coas loted . e, wusbingien, PETERSBURG DRUG throughout the nation, who wil CQ., HEAD IS FINED, LIQUOR VIOLATION join with his many personal friends in Juneau, in all of Alaska, and many other sections, in grieving at his sudden demise. J. H. Wheeler of the Wheeler Drug AT TR LI Company of Petersburg pleaded guilty to selling liquor without Ter- ritorial strip stamps and paid a fine of $100, according to word brought SIMMONS HOPS LONE PLANE OUT to Juneau by District Attorney Wil- OF HERE TODAY ;" 5. 1"5rincs uer st B 2 ‘Wrangell and Petersburg in connec- Flying the Alaska Air Transport yj,n with liquor enforcement and Bellanca, Pilot Sheldon SIMmons o jnvestigate the specific case at made the only seaplane flight 'out petersburg. of Juneau today, taking off @t 5 . yisited all the places where li- o'clock this morning on a charter quor is being sold and found no flight with L. G. Wingard, Alaska otner violations,” Judge Holzhe mer Fisheries agent, and A. W. HaWk- gajd, “and I gave final warnings that ins, Fisheries Bureau warden' at po violation of the law is to be tol- Ketchikan. erated.” The plane caught up with 'the - e - southbound Bureau of Fisheries “Alaska” by Lester D. Henderson. flagship Brant at Wrangell, and the two officials boarded the vessel there, Simmons returning to Ju- neau with no passengers. He arrived back his hangar here at 9 o'- clock this forencon. D HIRST, JUNIOR, IS RUNNING MESSAGES Claude M. Hirst, Jr., is now one of the messengers at the radio office. He succeeds Jasper Tyler who has resigned and left for Taku to work in the canner) LABOR MEETING EMPLQYEES ALASKA JUNEAU MINE Federal Labor Union 21001, Juneau, Alaska—A. F. L ODD FELLOWS' HALL This Unon of A. J. employees, holding an ACTIVE Charter directly from the Am- erican Federation of Labor, invites ALL underground and surface employees of the A. J., who are interested in a TRUE American Federation of Labor Union, to be present at this meeting. Questlons of importance will be discussed and acted | upon. Schilling pepper w1ll season a 6 million steaks tonight FOR HOME OR BUSINESS REFRIGERATION SERVICE and REPAIRS Phone 34 Our Refrigeration Expert, JOHN HOUK, is equipped to give you Quick, Efficient Service at reasonable cost. Rice & Alilers Company refused to agree to have trains con- | tation Company steamers at Sew-| if the company | may be compelled to operate direct PRINCESS LOUISE i on wondering which of two Sister Mary | exumd the Metlakatli, Indiang Citis] | zenship Act to include Charles A. Ryan, formerly-a member of the | Tsimshian Tribe and born in Brit- |ish Columbia, but who moved to the | Annette Islands Reserve in 1923 | |and became a member of the Met- lakatla Community. Enactment of Because of poor weather condi- | this bill will extend to Mr. Ryan tions locally, the two-section Pacific | (he citizenship rights enjoyed by | Alaska Airways scheduled Eleclra‘mher members of the Metlakatla flight from here to Fairbanks was group who entered Alaska prior to called off for today. The two trans- | 1900, these rights of citizenship hav- | p plr'uut'\ 1carr\r,mg“pl('ven passen- | |ing been granted by an Act of Con- gers, are to hop for the Interior to-| gress rroved May 7, 1934. MARYE BERNE-SAILS ON ALICE ENROUTE TO NEW YORK CITY Miss Marye Berne (Mrs. Ernest | Ehler) passed through Juneau this morning aboard the Princess Alice enroute south following a short visit |in Alaska. Miss Berne, who was presented in concert last month in Juneau, will |travel to New York following her arrival in Seattle, and will continue morrow, weather permitting, ac- ' PP S L her music work in the East. cording to announcement by Juneau | She was greeted by her brother o PAA Agent Louis A. Delebecque. \ Mrs, L. F. Barr, bride of a| o oo itae Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 month, returned to Atlin Sunday | evening for a short visit with her| INDIANS CITIZENSHIP parbhis Tib. :r)ui Mirs. Clarence {:;"d;;:f: ditter B or ol RIGHT PROPOSED TO BE | Ssands, Mrs. Barr flew to .\zlm(m,g Miss Bime Rall bee:afhmfx EXTENDED TO CHAS. RYAN |in an Alaska Air Transport plane | at her former home in Skagway. 'pfloted by her husband. She ex-| 4 A bill has been introduced in thn‘ pects to remain in Atlin about two House by Delegato A, J Dlmond to weeks. e F. Bernhofer, and a large group of - The Empire classifieds Try results. for ' | v FRESHFRUITS | JUST ARRIVED! 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