The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 4, 1945, Page 2

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1945 fon the North Sea. Mr. Peltier is|months clerk for the Alaska Drug employed by the Columbia Lumberfand Jewelry Company, léft' on the ' Company. Northland, enroute to Anchorage ( where she will seek a new position. THE DAILY PAGE TWO "MAYOR PULLS ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 3 ROADS GROUP * SITKA NEWS % SITKA, Alaska, Aug. 2.—(Special it was not entered in the Derby—| npo pyoq Prundt and her twin| e corr ondence) —Sitkans have sud- and because it was a sport fish it sons, Neil and Noel, arrived on the| [ N denly rez}lscovcllvd the ;(‘)ys :.):‘.l haf?d;‘cculd not be sold commercially. | Northland from a summer’s vacation | trclling for salmon. 'or the first; Miss Ma ; IR - | with relatives in the States. Mr. M'RIAM FARDAI. et £ | time in many years cohoes and a few | rr n CmA N { : i | kings are being caught for sport artist of Los Angeles, and Russell!p.ven 'y - J o ‘Ie g Sitka Sound. Early morning and Benson, a photographer from In- - BEAUTY MODELS CAPTURED ’CHUTE!' ie Scott, a water color|pengy js the owner of the seiner| i TOBEMARRIED : evening, before and after the dianapolis, Indiana, arrived by plane Mrs. Charles Peterson returned on Lo Parsons Loses Patience with Dilatory Tactics of Council (Continued from Page One) would be up the i work very to \pas yet started mayor had no the' budget the agree he has not that's why the cluded' 'the "iteth in had submitted Civie Regarding thi 3 generally ag very Insurance kas been ving ought again: years—such luck continue, especially -since streets and sidewalks are degener fast. Also, lack of such protection is-a -bar to development of play- lots which might otherwise undertaken by setvice clubs. Mayor Parsons stated that present system of hiring to mail X nder the title Assessor ree month job each i 't work out. There tor a full-time assessor ~1eally e date and see that is put on the the Health Ordinanc just recently passed, call atary inspections and Building Code now being provides for a Fire Mar of these are new jobs well be combined duties petent the ma) any he past few is not likely to! be someone of tax 1 $321 had the 761 of exper already budget to v tc f 761; an ad al $1,000 being required also meet the bond retirement sche Principal objections t mated expenditure ¢ Councilmen Don Skus cmy-conscious Ed man Harry Lea principle, to the ‘under prot Ludget items @ that made effect would his vote: Employment of a u ties Engineer at $4800, of an As- sistant City Engineer at $900, of an added stenographer at $170 a month, and the budgeted item of $15,000 for utility appraisal Councilman Nielsen spoke piece, that he could nc how Le, could knowingly vote for budget exceeding the possible reve- nues of the city for the year. He peinted out that even at the maxi- mum 20-mill rate on the entire $12,000,000 amount of the bitterly- opposed new assessment, the could receive only $240,000 from taxes. Adding in an approximate $65,000, which the city irom sources other than year, the total revenues would st fall far short of even $321,000. That would pile another ,000 on top of the $60,000 debt—now $70,000 in bank borrowings—which was inherited by the present ad- ministration and would be illegal to pass along to the next party in power. Previcus Administrations Regarding the inherited $60,000 debt, Councilman Lea had, at the opening of the budget squabble read the closing financial state- ment of the previous city adminis- tration, which recorded a deficit of only $1,731.02 — which he pointed out could have been converted into 2 tidy penny in the bank had not the previous council voted to pur- chase the property for the new cemetery at $18,000. Lea didn't like criticism he had heard concerning the previous administration, of which he was a part. Councilman Lea neg mention, however—as t out by the mayor later—that the previous council had also con- tracted for the present administra- tion to pay Evaluator Howard S Henretta nearly $10,000, had pur- chased piling Billed to the presenf council and had left a school pa ment of $25,000 owing Other "evidence of xpend by previous administrat called upon as_ the budget discus- sion got underway. As a compara- tive figure, estimated exp for 1944-45 were listed as $280,473 Last year’s budget called for $251 - 543, Councilman budget figures on year under Former Mayor Harry Lucas’ ad- ministration. For the year 1942-43, the budget was stated by a Parsons at $175,000 and ac penditures, $228,841 At last delving into means of peeling down 000 figure, the council the need for a sixth trolman—but Police Monagle justified torily. Provisiens for streets and sev were finally adjudged too anything, after it was pointed that new sewer requirements the Goldstein Building alone his )t see ccted to pointed ns was Nielsen asked a ed pa- John isfac- questic police Chief that sa of a f city, particularly willon cost the city about $750 aud _that'Missouri, SUIT is more than a mere bathing suit when it is made silk, and draped by pin-up cham- York model received a German with the American forces in use it for a summer bathing suit. fications is apparent as (International) Maima Mérs Refired; Is OnNew Job By JAMES J. STREBIG dc it (AP Aviatwon Editor) centi The te yer NAVAL AIR STATION, Patuxeni thi r, Md—The Mars, buxom “old i of the Pacific, has quit carry- cargees tetwzen San Fran- Pear] Harbor for a teach- job in southern Maryland. new assignment, the 70-ton a training plane for giants spawned and exper- 20 cargo ships, avy, ta be A BATHING from captured enemy parachute pion Gloria Whalen. The pretty parachute from Lt. John R. B Surope, who requested that she L fills the lieutenant's speci d in New Yor Juneau Cold Storage addi- 1 coming up. The mayor t maintenance figures at, the past four years and formed that ments are on her than the re- and Boat Harbor were acknowledged a had verage the maix irs items To Dogs allowed Town Going war hould He ¢ did ir last e true picture’ concerning ° gave the vote ctic 4 the utility Mayor budget it stat ted JRM is scheduled to fly As they become Mars will have pre- engineers, radiomen k-out flights issuy an oss around 20,000 the Mars, will instead of twin esigned interior It is expected load than the 2n y > tail Regarding ticipated revenues he thou the be increased from from 1come . source unused and from ement pos- ordinance city's several selling he Mars design was conceived in the Navy sought a long- ying boat bomber. With a enge in bomber thinking, the sea- id 1e was converted to a transport. mount is budg big plane, easily the most talk- s no requirement that it be He approved Councilman , John You suggestion that quarterly even more frequent audits penditures by de ments they can be held in b receipts. Mayor Lucas he pointed out Suggested Cuts cilmen had whet- knives and just snatched his had practically the following nd e nt all law enfor in which the 1 would ass property pres: s just ther i meda-Pearl Harbor Naval Air tires with an excellent record. Just before being turned over to S in November, 1943, the Mars m: a 32-hour-17-minute test flight. Immediately after being ac- cepted by the Navy it flew non- stop from Patuxent to Natal, Brazil —4,250 miles. On one leg of the re- turn flight it carried 35,000 pounds payload. On one flight the Mars left the water with a gross load of 148500 pounds, which the Navy says is the heaviest ever lifted by wings. On a trip- between California and Hawaii it carried payload of 27,181 pounds The Mars made 136 scheduled trips. flying a total of 345,680 miles. It carried 3,000,000 pounds of war car- percentage of which 12 blood destined for Pacific areas, and 2,500 passengers. > plane made 62 trips this year ed for major In March alone ific crossings with a 2 pounds of cargo and s. The average load on 2400-mile flight was. 20966 of cargo and 23 passengers. ol After t ted their before the mayor budget, agreement been reached that cuts could be made A 8700 saving construction of a ses the Boat Harbor; all but about $300 already expended could be ved by chopping off Councilmen's s (Councilman S he ad long wanted to see them elimi- nated); slice the Public Affairs item in half to $430; eliminate propesed construction of an Irwin Street dewalk and nudge the utility isal allocation down trom to $10,000, as the mayo: already indicated that amount would cover the appraisal An additional $3,000 was listed ! ‘probable” cut, from sending |’ rchased Scoopmo- | he manufacturer |} trial period of the council by eliminating d shelter at a fer said 20 Pac al of 419, yile within the C der a sour investment City Ei J called upon for h the Scoopmobile right, that it men 90-day The Mars was not withdrawn from the Pacific because it was too ired to fly. It is likely to get a ating in the frequent any- McNa- opinion, abso- the Lea, his opinion “no value” er mara declared is lutely all work of 1 oweve that machine i to the city The mayor approve roposed cuts. He agreed to elimi- ion of the second Boat Harbor welter the Irwin Street im- vement—and declared the elimi- nation of council fee ture aves Councilman rted with s pilots, engin- of Other men will aircraft cers and navigators e given | tenance the ngine ret the i three of > NO CRUSH PHILAL and apsed yesterday, ld under three stories brick, mortar and plastey. re > > McDANIEL soUTH f A twe ( of | her FRED Fred McDaniel, for the retail department a Electric Light Power Company, left for the the Princess Louise to visit nearly before they could from the ruins. and They lifted her out—still south in|the diagnosis was ithe right thumb, “lacerations landings during crew experienced special courses in main- LPHIA—Mary Durkin's burying | ue squad dug for half an extricate con- |scious. At St. Joseph’s Hospital of Stop in Juneau of Congres- sional Party fo Be Very Brief Their departure from Ketchikan delayed, Congressmen comprising the House of Representatives Roads | Committce are now scheduled tc | arrive at Juncau Airport not before 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. At the airport, they will be met {by a delegation from the Juneau | Chamber of Commerce and will be taken for a tour of the local highway system before arriving in this city just about in time to be the dinner guests of Gov. Ernest Gruening, who {is coming from Ketchikan with Administration Chief Engineer here, will conduct the highway tour. After spending tonight at the Baranof Hotel, | party is slated to leave the airport | at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow on a hop | to Haines from where the party will head into the Interior over war- built highways of Alaska. | Roads Committee members to ar- rive here today are: Chairman, Rep. J. W. Robinson (Utah); Rep. Jen- ! nings Randolph (W. Va.); Rep. ¢ | Glenn Beall (Md.). Accompanying ' |them on their Alaska investigation |are: Thomas MacDonald, Commis- sioner of Public Roads; J. 8. Bright, |Deputy Commissioner of Public | Roads; Dan Eastwood, Chi2f In- | vestigator and Lt. Col. Roy Haffner, ' War Department Representative. Governor Gruening and his Mili- | tary Aide Ma, | will leave here for the Interior with the party. NORTH STAR, BROPHY FOSTER ALL DUE 10 ARRIVE HERE SUNDAY The Arctic-bound Alaska Native Eervice vessel North Star was delay- ed one day in departure from Seattle and now is not due in Juneau until toemerrow, the ANS office here dis- closed today. It was also revealed that U. §. Commissiot of Indian Affairs Wil- liam Brophy and ANS Director Don C. Foster yesterday conducted mem- bers of the House of Repressntatives |Interior Department Appropriations Sub-committee on an examination of Fort Raymond, Seward, which is to ke transformed into a native vo- cational school The Indian Office officials went to {Seward from Nome. They are due back in Juneau tomorrow. BEER ON HOUSE (Asscciated Press Feature) } Infantrymen of the first platoon, | Company B, 118th Infantry, were fighting house to house in Oerling- | hausen, Germany, where they came | across a barrcom well stocked with | glasses a beer. H | Fire was still heavy as Pfc. Frank | |R. I, set himself up as bartender | |out from fighting to enjoy a glass | of beer—on the house. egular working day, phe waters are Tuesday to spend two days painting otted with all types of skiffs, pleas- and photographing local scenery. Mr. |the Northland after spending five| months in the States with her hus-| re boats and small trollers, try- Benson had just completed a photo-|pangq a Navy chief who is now on| Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Fardal of Ames, Iowa, have announced the them. M. D. Williams, Public Roads the Congressional Carl F. Scheibper * ing ev variety of gear, bait and graphic series for new advertising ure, with the majority of fisher-!literature for the White Pass and men reporting many more fish 16st, Yukon Route. The artists were for- han landed. tunate in having perfect weather for Years ago, before the boom, spring|their two days work here. ha lling for kings was one of itka’s regular industries. As early| Mrs. Venetia Reid and her daugh- s February, no matter how stormy ter Mrs. Carl Hahn, with her young r cold the weather, dozens and scn, arrived by plane Thursday from rens of skiffs were working along Skagway as the house guests of Mrs. the shores of the Sound; the risher-:Maudn Wakefield. They plan to men had overnight camps consisting make their permanent home in An- f a small lean-to of boughs or a chorage where Mr. Hahn is connect- under a heavily branchedied with the Alaska railroad. pruce, a small fireplace and aj uple of tin cans for boiling cof-| Tom Tilson’s new store building . established all along the shores.|has had the plate glass windows in- financial returns were never stalled, wall shelves built, and is now eat but it was a wonderful, satis-|baving the inside paint job done. fying life, consistent with the times. The outside wall arc ready for stuc- Then came the boom. Life became |coing. At the present rate of pro- hectic. * Manpower shortage, high!gress the building should be ready wages, 10 to 12 hour working days—|for accupancy by September, as » one could afford to hand troll. planned. Now the boom has passed, the imperted defense worker has left, the! manpower shortage is less acute and| Mr. and Mrs. Chester Green and Sitka oncs more has leisure for|daughter Pat arrived from Kirkland, 1t fishing, at least. Incomes are|Wash., on the North Sea to spend a <maller; the real pleasures of living, COuple of weeks as the guests of reater |Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Fletcher. ,Mr. g |Gresn flew from Seattle and join- led tke North Sea in Juneau. The Roy Dahl and K. C. McCammon, S = # : ' Greens operate a mortuary in Kirk- A ‘”_“l.n\‘h",‘lg ““’“:f‘? :}hfin&“—:‘:\d land. There have been inumerable 4 xtt*:;l;;dhc‘;):alwl ;)) f Gb pound cocial events in honor of the Greens chunk of ambergris. Noticing the 9UFiNE thelr stay here. excitement of a flock of seagulls hov-| ering over an object at sea, the men pot Mrs. Ben Forbes whose husband 1 the boat to investigate and is a partner in the Webb-Forbes red tke object aboard. It ans- Machine Shop, arrived on the North d in all respects the encycloped- Sea with ker thrée children Carolyn, doseription of ambergris. A Jecan and Donald. They are living ample was sent to Juneau for test- in the Carl Rusher home while the |Rushers are south. | Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rands and | heir daughters Margaret and Bar- ara returned from Seattle last week aboad their cruiser the Claren- hope. While stopping Ketchikan : Rands purchased a floral and gift shop which will be managed by Althea Rands who left for Ketch-| ikan on the North Sea. Mrs. Carl Peterson returned last Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rands and week end completely recovered after family of Portland, Oregon, mad2 gix months spent in a sanitarium the return trip to Ketchikan on the in geattle. Clarenhope. i St i As a result of an ankle fracture! wrs Elizaketh DeArmond returned suffered in Ketchikan on the trip py plane Saturday from Anchorage south, Mrs. Rands is still wearing where she spent three months with a heavy plaster cast. ther daughters, Mrs. Paul Ellis and |Mrs. Howard Ettel who both had Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams and paby girls during their mother’s visit. Mrs. Larry McKecknie of Juneau prs were in port last week on a trip position at the USO. aboard their cruiser the Triton. Mrs. Jack Littlepage returned on the North Sea after an absence of five months in Seattle where her granddaughter, Jan Goudie, has been suffering from a long illness. almoest completely recovered. | Mrs. Robert Schonwald returned Last Friday evening the Naha ar- Lboat Thursday from several rived from Juneau with Mr. and wceks vacation with friends in Mrs. Tom Morgan and son Tom, Jr., Wrangell. Jack Rouo, Leslie Hogan and Mary Evelyn Morgan. 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