The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 17, 1938, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 17, 1938. BILLY MEYERS DIES SATURDAY AFTER STROKE Colorful Juneau Pioneer Passes After 40 Years in Northland School Bus Crash Menaces Fourteen Students Broadcast from Juneau on Jan. 1 i Far Sections Regarding Is Heard in East Letters Are Received from Glen Wald, formerly attached to the post office in Juneau and later transferred to the Philadelphia post got the broadcast in his home at 4427 Chestnut St., Philadelphia In a letter to the Daily Alaska Empire. Wald and his wife write Imagine our surprise to hear a broadcast direct from Juneau, the National Broadcasting System and our station KYW. Realizing that we had the voice fA n our home, we listened very intently to the New Year's program Three Other Pickups Three letters of appreciation have been received by the Juneau Cham- ber of Commerce, coming from Lau- rel Springs, N. J.; Detroit, Mich.; and New York City, respectively From Laurel Springs, ner writes: “Your New gram of 19: Year pro- was very much enjoyed The children’s songs were especially receptive. We hope that they en- joyed their plum pudding. This is just a voice from many thousands of miles a Jbut at this distance we can still wish you a happy New year.” nk Dufresne to the sportsmen of America, giving facts about Alaska’s wnting and fishing. Those of us who have been there agree that it is well named the Sportsman’s Paradise.” Dawsonite Hears It Frank C. Munro, formerly of Daw- son, writes from New York City “Have just finished listening (o your New Year's broadcast via your local station, and I want to tell you I en- joyed it very much. I lived in Daw- son from 1901 to 13:G and believe me when you just listen to a bunch of Alaskans again you realize that i Alaska Greetings The reception was as clear as : : local broadcast. Fred money is not everything and that that of our Want Dufresne On Afr xcf&f,- ]?n“:;":;\ul«xt(x rln‘x:‘dnon' n?-"jix | The Alaska grecung adcast Ordway missed his calling—he was| George R. O'Neill of Detroit writes :]‘“‘1 wmfi?‘}fw:’io ‘;‘::\Lp("fif‘l“('l:)“l']i\ touched a drop of liquor. Today éI:um Juneau last New Yea after- meant to be a radio announcer—| ‘T listened with p}t-:ls\lxc Saturday 2 ‘h.- l'url‘gh“‘m(i 5 iy lw‘u‘-l e friends throughout the Territory are [noon was heard and appreciated ac- roses to him. 4 January 1, to the first tadio broad- WHA © B REE B8 B e death : cording to letters reaching here in| “Mr. Harry Watson's our fellows is greater. . regretting the Saturday of greetings cast from Alaska to the people o 1t g S e 4 that you broi William Meyers, popularly known as lthe 10 days' mail received on the on behalf of Gov. John W. Troy,|the States. The reception Was o LR o of B Billy, who died at the age of 72 |Princess Norah. The broadcast was from the Alaskan people came in'and I think our friend Fred Ot ; o m l_\ gk 2ly Ala 8 v years, at 11 p. m. Saturday in St made from KINY south over the true Alaskan spirit and not only ranked with the nation’s best orin Ameri i o Ann's Hospital ; ignal Corps, United States Army, imbedded in our hearts, but in the nouncers in putting over an enter- 3 _ radiotelephone and picked up at hearts of many people, who, we have taining program. I trust that at TId has more area in national Living in Juneau for over 40 years, Meyers has been ill for the past two years, and was admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital last week following a stroke. no known rela- attle listened to the ing System pro- future date we may be favored radio talk from Commis with forests than any other state in the icner Union, learned, also gram a the National Broadcast- o IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIHII!IHIllIIIIIIHliII|IIIIINIIIIHIIIIIII|lIillll|IIIIIIII|!‘lli!||IIIIIIIIIII|||||IIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIiIilihIlllllIIiII‘IllIHlll|IIIIIlIlIIIIIHIIIIIlIIIHhfl He is survived by tives. Meyers worked as bar-keeper here for Jack and Jim McCluskey, in the Germania saloon in the early 1900's where he was a colorful fi- gure and the friend of scores of prospectors. Later he worked for several years for the Bureau of Public Roads, drivin, tractor, and of more recent years he has been tending to his property on Willough- by Avenue Funeral services will be an- Fourtcen students were injured when this school bus hit a stump at Elma, Washington. nounced shortly from the Charles 19, star fostbali player and one of those hurt, point; to the side of the bus which was caved in. W. Carter 'Vlm(unl\ - - S LTI Joe Dougherty, freshments were also served in the NEw GULD BDAT ;.mnml along both sides of Caribou I'h banquet room | Creek T Ju"“ DEMUIa The new presiding officers of the ground is veritably virgin, § Rainbow are: Edithbelle Heller, |having only been worked aboyt 20 Worthy Advisor; Katherine Torkel- R FA'RBANKS 120 by the Salcha Mining Co., <en, Worthy Associate Advisor; Jane Fu \\hu primitive methods. This early al" nw I s Blomgren, Charity; Phyllis Jenne, company had a rather ancient imi- |Hope; Mildred Webster, Faith; Laz- ltation of a modern dragline in a ‘1vn(- Sln-zm-x. Recol Elaine w.unk!u el And boxes angement son, Chaplum Barbara Herman, rl .nmnuxun ately 60,000 yards ()( dirt | This dredge will raise to 14 the Mort Stevens (omlu(le@ number of dredges operating in the Deal ‘for Big Dredge |12 Tanens diiic on Caribou Creek o Nu Cowhoys, |Drill Leader. | The presiding officers of the De- Installation of New Officers Mplsg ot Slitie Jmms, Maser Held at S co ' [ N Sh ouncilor 1 exander Senior : p Councilor; Herman Porter, Junior Rite Temple T SAVE by SPLURGING at this Store-wide Event! ALL LOW PRICED! Counciior; Forrest Bates, Recorder; Smart Clothes for NOW . . . for SPRING IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM Elwin Messer, Senior Deacon; Peter % s o i PR Wamner, Junior Deacon; Shelby St 8oId dredse will be gomng, Bargain-hunters at heart, this is THE event of the year for ALL T ],f.ffp room of the Scottish, Tucker, Senior Steward; David Rel- (iring to Mort Stevens, well known Nn Hurses smart, thrift-wise women! Greatly reduced, you'll see fashion- ite Temple was Lhe scene on Sat- schl, Junior Steward; Harold Zen- ;. ..~ i e iy urday night of one of the most col- ger, Standard Bearer; Donald Wil- (1o Gostinean py st oo ’ right clothes you'll wear for months to come . . . orful gatherings ever assembled in cox, Marshal; Claude Hirst ux«n.\p.u.r(un;n to. Pairh: e . . = the Temple, when over 150 mem- moner and Harry Watkins, BEre il i dhat vahihed hromicil wrltes cl’"et bers of the Order of Rainbow for nel business trip to !‘h(’ S“m“ ”“"m‘v‘ A oo Hore At s which he concluded transactions| r F 'o we rs & E ve n_ gether with Masons, & with Walter JORDSON for & New iX=| oo o o0 00 0 b e ’ The young ladies for the most part toibA TRiL 16 oh Olsibou Dreak and Mrs. Dan Ralston, have re = were dressed in white, while seve Dhe CR AR CrEE: gronnd. ed \‘\ d m..‘l ‘Qw weather ,u}d l!)lf‘ - - of the officers wore dresses of color 85 miles feoni. Balshatis: hi time is perfect, but the Casper, n r 'e s a r'ce symbolic of the hues of tie Rain-| Wyoming cowboys are absent drilled for the past two years witn bow. Officers of the DeMolay were Irill sheet resulls that have as-' ‘Al tiie cowboys here ride in au- C clothed in ritualistic robes of the sured Stevens of the worth of hi tomobiles and we haven't seen a s order while the members wore con- ELKS cuNTEST property. HOke: Sice. S MElRdHC To T ventional black. The big new dredge will be taken 0% Wrote ] = o Past Masier voununur, Peter Mel- in over a winter tractor trail and e r » seth conducted the installation. The Conductors were the only assembled in time for the ner's, I in Idaho ’ p ' L ceremonies for the DeMolay, follow- team to top 1500 Saturd: night 2t operations, it is hoped. S ns 1d Montana the largest gross - ed by the installation of the Rain- the Elks Club bowling alieys, with holdings represent about 15 miles of area of any national forest bow Girls with retiring Worthy Ad- Garland Boggan leading the train — -— — visor, Alberta Porter, serving as in- with a 589 total and a single o H o “ s e D l‘ e s s e s stalling officer. She was assisted game high, by Past Worthy Advisor Sylvia Berg, ers badly. as Installing Marshal. | Mail Clerk Bob One of the features of the even- only Railroader » was the e 530 ing was the exercise “Pledge to Loy- bracket in the Switchmen-Mail to end in th alty” to the new Worthy Advisor, Clerk’'s match ‘The latter won Edithbelle Heller as presented by ten'three games straight members of the Rainbow order. Tonight's games are Big Four Sprays of flowers, representing the games, with Canadian Pacific colors of the Rainbow, were pre-| matched against the Reading trio, sented Miss Heller during this cere- Union Pacific Santa Fe, and against £ mony. ;S()ulln‘l'n Pacific 14&.!1;}\( Baltimore On behalf of the members of the and Ohio. Rainbow Girls, Mrs. Ed Sweeney, CONDUCTORS to beat the Telegraphi- Rupe W Smocks Rayon Pajamas Gowns of Rayon or Flannelette Neva-Rip Slips in Silk 95¢c Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star,| Boggan 153 204 232— 589 D 2 presented the retiring Worthy Ad-|Hollmann 144 191 149— 484 On’t fOI’( ot fl,,e " 2 d Ray visor, Alberta Porter, with a Past|Benedict 120 171 201— 492 J s qet toqelher an °n Dinner in the Parish Hall, MONDAY EVENING Worthy Advisor’s pin, as a token of | appreciation for her work dunnu Totals 417 566 582—1565 her term of office. Mrs. N. Lester| TELEGRAPHERS Troast, Past Mother Advisor of the Hutchings 133 146 Wool and Satin Skirts Rainbow, also presented retiring |Walmer 169 148 AT i . Mother Advisor, Mrs. May God-| Sterling 166 186 7P. M. Kick Plaits or Flares 9 5 frey, with an emblematic pin of the —_——— — et 1 Grand Cross of Colors. M. S. Whit-| Totals 468 480 4461394 Beqular ecnn will bG held s t rs and Blo“ s 2 L tier, a member of the Advisory Board | SWITCHMEN immediately after the dinner. wea e se of the Rainbow since its organiza- Redling 159 169 125— 453 8 tion, was also presented with a Kyler 125 167 179— 471 M. E. MONAGLE, ER D similar pin of the Grand Cross of | Bloedhorn *162 152 152—*456 Grcmd Knlqht ne ot o ayon resses Colors. At the presentation of lhm new Advisory Board, Miss Margaret| Totals 436 488 456—1380 o Some Part Wool Harris rendered a solo, ';ump One| MAIL CLERKS | T 3 - Is Looking To You.' | Din Bowl 162 162 162—"486 After the installation ceremonies | Rupe 151 192 214— 557 TAKE LIFE EASY the members and guests repaired to' Whitehead the ball room of the Temple where | BT 0%, 4 By e a dance was given to the music of | Totals 446 501 526—1473 Clarence Rand's Orchestra. Re-' *—Average score .Did not bDWl 133 147 150— 430 One Lot of $3.95 Dresses One Lot of $6.95 Dresses BELOW One Lot of $9.95 Dresses COST Balance of DRESSES, COATS and SUITS . . . HALF PRICE 3 Groups Hats $1, $1.95, $2.95 FAR NOW ANNOUNCING NQW ; My Return to Juneau from the States—and EXPRESSING A WELCOME ALIKE to old and new patrons. ALLAMAE BEAUTY SHOP 401 Goldstein Bldg. GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINES No oiling—No greasing. The famous G.E. permadrive mechanism coupled with the G.E. longlife motor will give you years of service. Liberal Terms and Trade-in Allowance LESSEN LABOR IN THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN HOMES. Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. - Hy o < O @ C 7] | FEATURING —— Latest Hair Styling All Beauty Work 0000000000000 000000000000 0000 RO i