The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 28, 1947, Page 2

PAGE TWO sucle Knit Suits . . Mcrem—two-piece comes in blue and whit or yellow and white. Nannette Toddler Dresses . . . ;i Made of a fine cetton, w lace trimming. $2.50 10 $3.95 Thayer Buggies . . . Nothing finer to push y s for this week These are special pr only. $35.00 and $40.00 Thayer Toddlers . . . with detachable handle. Well 'made, Special pric $9.00 Baby Blankets . . . in all-wool, satin binding, pink or blue, size 42 x 60. $7.20 Beacon Blanket . . . Heavy cotton, cotton binding, wash- able, pink or blue, 36 x 50. $2.25 ashable with our baby in. B. d/m ,Bzé)tfncé Co QUALITY ADAK TASK FORCE WILLIWAW DUE IN SEATTLE TUESDAY SEATTLE, April 28 bers of Task Force W from more than six maneuvers, on Adak Is- the Aleutians, will doc! attle Port of Embarkation w aboard the Army Trans- Victory. waw was one of three maneuver forces designed to test men and equipment. The were Ta Force Frigid anks, Alaska, and Task Force Frost at Camp McCoy, Wis. In general the men withstood e better than the equip- dispatch from Williwaw adq ters reported. We must improve the capabil- ities of our equipment to better the condition of the "fighting men,’ said Col. Joseph D. Rainey. Task Force commander. - -ees — © 6 e 0 6 0 o o o WEATHER REPORT Temperatures foo 24-Hour Period Ending 7:ou 0'Clock This Morning. In Juneau—Maximum, 47; minimum, 42 At Airport minimum, 42 Maximum, 49 WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau aad Viewity) v . . . . . . . . . . . ° . e Cloudy with rain showers ® and southeasterly winds near e 15 mph. tonight and Tues- ® day. Little change in tem- ® perature . v . . . . . . . L4 ° PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours enditg 7:30 awm. today) In Juneau — .22 inches since April 687 inches; since July 1, 8535 inches At Airport — 07 inches: since April 1, 350 inches since July 1, 53.58 inches @00 eee000es S0 0000000000 e ,® ® 8 e ®» o o —————— Buy it through Empire want-ads! SINCE /887 'BPW MEMBERS 10 GREET VISITORS FROM FAIRBANK HALIBUT DISPUTE 15 IN DEADLOCK SEATTLE, April 28—@— Tne quested to meet at the Baranof Deep Sea Fishermen's Union and Hotel lounge, tomorrow afternoon the Fishing Vessel Owners' Associa- Letween 5 and 5:30 o'clock to ticn remained deadlocked over the meet Margaret Berge, president distritution of cateh shares to- of the Fairbanks BPW. and Ger- day, but Commissioner Albin H. trude Garnet, a member of the Peterson of the Federal Concilia- Fairbanks club. tion Service said he would try to - get the Union and the Association together in an effort to end the| ispute Flying to Juneau from Polaris- The deadlock has kept the hali- | Taku Mines at Tulsequah, B. C. but boats in port, although the, Over the weekend were Frank Mac- North Pacific halibut fishery will| Pherson, manager and G. R. Grieff open May 1 on the Albatross and of Vancouver, B. C. stockholder. Portlock banks off Alaska. | They are registered at tZe Baranof SR LA Hotel. IN i i BABY DAUGHTER FOR | mouevo scaks waxix MR" MRS. GE”E wooD'lhf‘ Toledo Scales Company at Se- FROM TULSEQUAH |attle, arrived in Juneau yesterday 4 b E is istered at the Bar- Deborah Tiee - Wool; < thes gixth | Y. Al And I AeE 5 anof Hotel generation of the maternal side| of the family to be born in Aldska.‘ i T .m‘A.NK Tk :lc‘lg(‘f vllzx\ STUX;l:fiB fl;ms:)}i:]n.i Lt. Col. Tony C. Frank, Graves weighing,.1_pounds and .6 ounces;| Resistrationg MEces « Tor Alaskd Ehe 15 the dsnghise. af i pod | om Port REERRoN, artlved i Mirs. Eugene Wood, and the first Jux!enu by air over the weekend, grandchild for Mr. and Mis. :]nu lls registered at the Baranof otel. John Olson, who are very happy over the event Ry S & Both the baby and her mother,| _ SALESMAN AT BARANOF the former Pat Olson, ave doing! Three salesmen registered at the well, according to the grandmother, | Baranof Hotel over the weekend. The proud and happy father is|They are B, Martinsen and H. with PAA here | Matthews of Seattle, and Tl - Thatcher from. Ketchikan. FINED 850 > Clarence L. Langston was fined COUPLE FROM PELICAN $50 at Sitka, Saturday, by U. S Mr. and Mrs. John Heuneisen Commissioncr Ernest Dennis. Lang- | from Pelican City arrived in Ju- on pleaded guilty to a charge of neau last night on the Alaska, and ialsifying an affidavit for a vesi-|are at the Baranof Hotel dent hunting and fishing Ii He was arrested by U. S. Fish Wildlife Agent Jack Likens, { - “ ALASKANS AT STINEAU Registering as guests of the Gas- L d = tineau Hotel over the weekend FORFEIT BAI {\V\‘l‘l‘ Jack and Fred Crisp of Two men forfeited bail of $25 Ketchikan, Alvin Steen of Ancho: cach today in City Court after be- | age, W. Whipple and James Liva of ing arrested over the weekend by Pelican City and Gus Brann of City Police on charges of being| Annex Creek. | drunk. They were John A. Grado 'und John Houts. D e - Read tie wame-ads for bargains! THE DAILY ALASKA BUSINESS IS STARTED AT VFW SESSION | | 1 e | (Continueu jrom Paye Oniz; Encampment are Wasilla, Nenar . | [Fairbanks, Anchorage, Ketchika | Juneau, Seward and Sitka. VF /members have also registered ! non-visiting delegates irom N | York, . California, Texas, Orego: ‘and Washington This afternoon a bridge-tea | visiting ladies was held at Governor’s House by the Taku Po:t | Auxiliary. | Tomoerrow morning, there wiil be a business session and in the o ternoon, officers will be elected and the encampment will end. The big social event will be Tuc | day evening, the banquet and da: lat the Salmoa Creek Country Ch | Parade Tonight | Tonight the big event will ! the parade. Marshal of thc ay Joseph Shoi- |ner anncunces the parade will form at 7:15 c¢clock on Seco |Street, and will move at 7:30 oclock sharp down Fran (from Second, to Front, along Fro: to Main, up Main to Fourth, alc |Fourth passing the reviewing |stand, during which time all e {are expected to lock left, to Sew- ard and down Seward to Second, to Franklin, where the parade will | disband. Marshal Shofner announces the following order for the parad which will be led by the Color Guard and Juneau City Band: Posts from Anchorage, Fai banks, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Metla alta, Nenana, Seward, Sitka, W silla. Juneau American Legion P No 4, Boy Scouts, Girl Scou Filipino Community, Juneau Pc No. 5557, VFW, and the Junecau Volunteer Fire Department SUNDAY SESSIONS Cpening sessicn of the Encamp- ment was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Elks Hall, as a General Assembly. Acting Gov- ernor Lew M. Williams was in duced, and gave an addres: | welcome. § The Acting Governor stressed the part of veterans in the build- ing of the Territory, saying: “It 1is young men who will ‘make |Alaska, as they did the rest of the nation. Williams stated that the ‘Terri- tory had much to offer, but'smhat, unfortunately, there are dfaw- backs. Foremost among these the present time he placed the Lalanced budget Painting the b ghter side of the* picture, he spo the interes of private concerns in develop- Jment of the pulp and lumber; in- dustry in Alaska, and of expand- ing plants at Wrangell, Anchor- age and Juneau. i He brought in the growth of ‘agriculture, as is projected in .‘Haines Veteran Cooperative. And 'revealing that Alaska is becoming spot in the general de- | fense plans of the nation, he point- led out the building of permanent | military bases, such as at Anchor jage and Fairbanks. Vets’ Loan Plan Williams went on to the Veter- jans' Loan plan in the Territory, |which he said is enabling the Ifinance of new business enter- | prises under ex-servicemen. “Vet- ;ernns in Alaska,” concluded the | Acting Governor, “are makihg good 'under the loan program.” | Mayor Waino Hendrickson ex- tended the warm welcome of the tpeople of Juneau to the delegates to the VFW Encampment. M. D. Willlams, Past Depart- ment Commander: of VFW, Fair- ;bnnks, alsc spoke briefly. He itold of the development of the | Alaskan Department, starting with/| |two posts at Anchorage and Fair- (banks in 1945, and adding Juneau, Ketchikan and Nenana. Thanked By Linccin Ernest E. Lincoln, manager of |the Veterans’ Administration Of- fice in Juneau, thanked the VFW/ and other service organizations for their assistance in providing money to send Veterans' chscks |by airmail, and described how it was used. He told also of the efforts by {the Veterans' Administration to iestabnsh an itinerant contact ser- vice for aiding Veterans in solving |their problems. And finally, Lin- {coln extended an invitation' to |the delegates to take their prob- lems and questions over to his of- fice for discussion. “We want to know what you are thinking,” he |said. | Memorial Service At 17:30 o'clock yesterday eve- ining, the Elks Hall filled again for the Memorial Service for departed | comrades. The ritual was conduct- ed by the officers of the Alaskan Department, and the official VFW quartette sang. Members of the quarteite are Mrs. Rhea Smith, Mrs. Pat Mayo. {Larry Parker and Bill Forbes. They were accompanied by Miss Dorianne Barnes at the piano. The Rev. Willis' R. Booth, of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, was guest speaker on the | memorial program. Basing his talk on a -challenge to the living to take up the torch of those who have fallen, the Rev. Booth told of the crosses at the graves in _| Wednesday night at 8 o'clock _lccmpleted at this .the Baranof Hotel, with about , ke the first of the coming events| . water! foreign countries, each one a per- LIONS CLUB HEARS their homes a fit place for their oved ones to live” he said. “The literty, decency, peace and good-| Ray H. Branfuman, Senior Vice will. Commander of the VFW and the| to say ‘T'm sorry. The American|organization spoke to the Lions people have within their reach the Club at thewr noon luncheon today “They gave their lives to make BRANNAMAN TALK fallen *give us a torch, which is - ‘It is easier to fight a war than|hext Commander-In-Chief of that power to establish a worid peace.'cn Alasi strategic position in That power, the only answer to| the next war. “II we throw away | the world's peace problem, is the our arms, w2 are opening ourselves | Christian answer, All others have|to aggression,” the Denver, Color- | already failed.” ado guest sai i - | Harvey J. , Alaska Depart- mental Comma of the VFW I ! FOR 'GIRESCOUTS | &t.20..0% o evins « saod En | Lion's Basket £ncial Committee | that staged the Basket Sccial in| Douglas: last Saturday, reported a | successful affair, clearing expenses and entertaining with the fish pond, games, singing and dancing | evening. Lions wives Mathe Phelps and Warfield took first, se ond and third place respectively tor making the most attractive boxes. Mrs. Bud Emil had the honor of the most expensive box—s$6.25. Lion special thanks to all Lions Charles ‘Smith, Finance Driv Chairman of the Cirl Scout A ciation, has announced there w. Le a meeting of the Associati the City Council Chambers. Plans for the drive for funds are to be time, and all members of the G. S. Council and Association are urged to attend Plans for coming activities for! Girl Scouts made a busy session| at the luncheon business meeting of the Girl Scout Council, he! e M Saturday 4n the Gold Room off2nd to Mis. Val Poor and Mis 50 James Wellington for their woik | of arranging tie fish pond and oth- decorations Lion Jim Beall reports progre: of special interest to Girl Scouts;on the Fouith of July celebration | will be held Sunday afternoon, | Which is being jointly sponsored May 11, it was announced by Mus. | PY the city's service clu ., L. Keithahn, Chairman in| Dorlanne Sares presented a se- charge of ram and arrange-|lection of piano solos which she ments for this event. An inter-;entitled * to Remember,” i esting program has been planned,|cluding a sclection of Irving Be and a large number of Scouts|lin by that name. are due to receive the coveted Licn Churck Chevillion, of the awards at this time. 1 Anchorage Lions Ciub, reported on Mrs. C. C. Carter, Chairman of!the plans ot that Club to enter- the Camp Committee, told of camp’ tain at. the forthcoming Lions! plans for the summer. Two direct-; Cohvention in Anchorage in June. ors have been secured for the camp., Lion Smoky Furness report she stated, one of whom will have;back to the Club from his trip to! charge of the swimming and other|the States including a meeting at ont activities. the East Stanwood Lions Ciub, | The directors will arrive in Ju- Wash. & near June 11, and it is planned| to h a preliminary training conference for Senior Counselors for three days prior to camp cpen- attendance. ’ The Court of Awards, which will ®¥ R RETURNS FROM SOUTH Mrs. Vern Lee returned by PAA plane over the weekend, from a ing June 15. Senior Counselors : SCIOTS coven weeks trip in the States dur- are urgently needed, Mrs. Carter g 3 _ urge: < ing which she spent some time at explained, and she issued a plea {the Mayo Minn. On relatives in Mo larly enjoyed old grandfather Clinic in return she v and pa visit ‘\'.lVEA for women who would find it Ll i possible to spend a week or ten days at camp this summer, to get in touch with her. Previous ex-; petience in this line of work is not nece Mrs. Carter Charles Smith will be the Fi- - FROM WASHINGTON STATE 7e McReynolds stated ance Director this year, it was: Mis. Gec may be some time before every announced by Scout Commission- | SCn from Kirkland, Wash., ey ir MY . ,v,A,'“‘,,","‘\ e er, Mrs. Scott Murphy, and will teved at au Hotel ov Snbiessaty waitiog— Sl g have cha of the drive for funds, the W - Jerry Nocnan and Bill Lofholm, son-Knudsc which will be held ne: Mrs. Robert Boc or was man of the committee in representing the Mo rge of the luncheon arrar Cempany at Anchor ments Saturday, one of the most air over the weekend and a enjoyable and interesting affairs the Baranof Hotel the Council has had in recent o - - months. Several visitors and new Wher u pay workers 'were introduced at this not get the FINE cetin, S. DEPARTME JUNEAU, ALASKA WEATHER BULLETI DATA FOR 24 EOURS ENDED AT 4:30 A. M., 120TH MERIDIAN TIME Max. temp. | TODAY last | Lowest 4:30 am. Z4hrs. Weather at Station 24 hrs.* temn. temy Precip. 4:30 a.m. Anchoraze 51 26 37 0 Barrow 10 -8 iy Trace Fog Bethel 417 28 33 Trace Pt. Cloudy Cordova 47 30 43 15 Rain 50 28 28 Clear 79 46 46 0 49 27 32 0 Clear 49 39 42 25 Rain 80 48 48 0 Pt. Cloudy | 49 39 12 A1 Rain { Ketchil 50 43 43 66 Rain {- Kodiak 39 35 38 05 Drizzle ! Kotzebue - 34 18 19 Trace Cloudy -Los Angeles 7 50 Trace Cloudy McGrath 46 34 Trace Clear Nome 4 38 22 Trace Clear Northway ... 47 25 25 0 Clear * Petersburg " 44 42 44 82 Rain Portland £ 61 £0 51 0 Cloudy Prince George 65 50 31 0 Pt. Cloudy Prince Rupert 52 41 44 Rain Seattle ¥ 63 48 43 0 Cloudy Sitka 7 4 47 24 Cloudy ‘Whitehorse 47 33 3 02 Cloudy Yakutat 45 38 40 .83 Rain *—(4:30 a. m. yesterday to 4:30 a. m. tcday) WEATHER SYNOPSIS: A huge area of low pressure covers all of | Canada, Alaska and the northeastern portion of the Pacific Ocean. The southern portion of the Pacific and all of the United States is covered by a ridze of high pressure. An intense storm, the third in a serie lies in the northern Gulf of Als A bringing win as_high as 40 miles per hour to sf along the eastern and northern | gulf per Rain has continued to fall during the past 24 hours over all | of Southeast Alaska, the northern gulf coast and alang the Pacific | Coast as far south as the State of Washington. Small amounts of rain | or snow have been reported by a fe ations in the interior of Canada. | At practically all other stations in Canada, Alaska proper and in the States partly cloudy skies have been reported. Warm daytime tempera- tures have been reported in the States and Canada but nighttime tem- peratures have been only slightly above freezing. Daytime temperatures | over all excent the extreme northern portion of Alaska ranged in the high forties yesterday and [ell to slightly below freezing during the night. The maximum temperature at Tanana yesterday was 45 degrees but the temperature fell to approximately 30 degrees during the night. MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN Reports frem Marine Stwauons at 1:30 P. M. today A WIND Helght of Waves | Station Weather Temp. Dir‘and Vel. (Sea Condition) Cape Spencer Cloudy 43 ESE 20 3 feet Eldred Rock Drizzle 42 Calm Smooth Point Retreat Rain 44 SSE 8 1 foot Five Finger Light Drizzle 46 -SSE 31 5 feet Lincoln Rock Drizzle 44 SSE 22 3 feet Guard Tsland Rain 44 SE 32 4> feet Cape Decision Cloudy 45 W 8 1 foot MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING TUESDAY EVE- NING: Lynn Canal and Taku Inlet—light southerly winds slowly increasing to 15 to 256 miles per hour by noon Tuesday. Icy Strait and Cross Sound — easterly winds 25 to 35 miles per hour decreasing to 15 to 25 miles per hour Tuesday. Remainder of the protected waters of Southeast Alaska-— southerly winds 15 to 25 miles per hour decreasing to 10 to 20 miles per || hour tonight, Outside waters, Dixon Entrance to Yakutat—southerly to southwesterly winds 25 to 35 miles per hour slewly decreasing to near 20 miles per hour by the end of the period. Cloudy with rain showers. | | | ! 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