The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 19, 1947, Page 2

E 13 v L] . ¥ 1 PAGE TWO rhythmic pastel sheers put the soft pedal on color \ to keep you lcoking calm, and 3 symphonically composed in a Joseph Halpert or Capri Ori = Joseph Halpert or | ! New Colors: —Gold —Toast —Pink Champaene —Frozen Daiquiri —Wild Strawberry —Bride’s Blue ,B. (/M Bzé’zsnc/i fol TAKU HARBOR CREW, BOATS, REACH PLANT Although nu .almon will be canned at Libby, McNeill and Lib- by’s Taku Harbor cannery this sea- son, the plant is to be used as a tender base for company traps in this area and the relatively small crew that is to base there this season is now nearly all on the ground Following a vanguard of 24 can- netymen who ed: in Juneau by plane on Friday and transferred out to Taku Harbor, three tenders ved at the plant over the week- 1d., Veteran Superintendent of the Taku Harbor cannery, Al Min- rd was among the plane arrivals and will again direct the work there, despite his announced retire- ment at the close of the 1946 son rriving at the cannery Satur- y was the tender Willard B, un- der Capt. Leo Heiter and with 11 aboard including crewmen and shore personnel The power scow Marten, captain- ed by Carl Davidson and the ten- der North Star docked from the South on Sunday. The Marten brought nine and the North Star 15 men, including boat crews. A few local residents have joined the men from the south to complcic the personnel Gearing up of traps to be tena- ed from Taku Harkor is getting under way promptly and the famil- iar tenders have commenced their Tractors Capori Original WESTERN TRACTOR MANU F CELEBRATION OF 'I'M AN AMERICAN DAY'INN. Y. CITY NEW YORK, crowd estimated t 000 gathered in Central Park yes terday to ceiebrate “I Am An Am- erican Day” and hear read a me sage from General Douglas Mac- Arthur urging preservation of “our heritage of freedoms. “God grant that these may never arbitrarily be curtailed MacArthur said, ‘nor fail to form the cornerstcne to our individual and nation: deveiopment — that they may ever mark our country as a shining symbol of human lib- erty and progress to inspire in the May 19.—P—A police at 300,- ireedoms hearts of opposed peoples of all iands that longing similar to be tree .- — N. L. COUPLE (LUB T0 PICNIC MAY 21 Tae Coupie Club of the North- n Light Presbyterian Church will 10ld their regular meeting Wed- nesday evening in the form of a picnic which will be held “rain or shine,” it is announced. Members QUALITY SINCE /887 summer round of frequent calls in are requested to be at the church, to Juneau. Fish taken by traps ready to leave at 6 o'clock, and normally allocated to th Taku transportation for those without Harbor plant will be packed this cars will be {urnished by the mem- season at Lib Chatham can- bers who have autos. nery r » i LB % The food committee is composed of Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Harris, Mr and Mrs. W. W. Tuttle and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Secrist. Mr. and Mrs, Lee Hunsaker and the Rev. and Mrs. Willis R. Booth are in charge of the entertathment for the evening. - - JWC INSTALLATION BANQUET TOMORROW NIGHT AT BARANOF The Juneau Woman's Club will hold their annual installation ban- quet tomorrow night at 7 o'clock| ' in the Baranof Hotel Gold Room, with Mrs. M. O. Johnson as the installing officer. There will be musical entertain- ment, and Mrs. Mildred R. Her- mann will give a report on the club's financing of their club house, prior to the “burning of the| mortgage.” The affair is to be formal, the announcement stated. SIS S SR HAGERSTOWN — ) — Leland Shugar said his tiger-striped cat, 14 years old and mother of more than 100 kittens, made up for a slack in production by getting a mouse to keep her one new-born kitten company. When discovered by Shugar, all three—mother, kit- ten and mouse—were closely snug- gled in a basket. GARDENAID Plow - Harrow - Cultivator - Disc — Snow Plow - Grader POWERFUL ECONOMICAL DEPENDABLE VERSATILE LIGHTWEIGHT EASY TO OPERATE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Direct Factory Dealer (ontracts Now Being Made i wnte for Infermation to: ACTURING CORPORATION Tractor $225.00 FOB Olympia Olympia, Washington Implements THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— JUNEAU, ALASKA A ver; woueasiul program ana Sourt of Awards for the Douglas irl Scouts and Brownie Troop was held yesterday afternoon at the Jcuglas Hizh School —Assembly. Many parents, together with a fine representative group from the Ju- neau Scout Council, enjoyed the program, which was as follows: Processional “Girl Scouts Togeth- :r—Girl Scouts and Brownies. Pledge of Allegiance — Scouts, Brownies and audience. Girl Scouts Laws and Promise. Piano duet—“Chopsicks"—Mar !ilyn Isaak and Terry Snethen. . Recitation—“The House By the Side of the Road"—Aleda Werner, Brownie Promise and Brownie Songs. Piano Solo — “Missouri Waltz"— Louise Grant. Girl Scout members of Glee Club singing “The Rosary” and “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life.” Address and Awards — Commis- sioner Mrs. Scott Murphy. Taps—Brownies and Girl Scouts. During her address, Mrs, Murphy Council who were attending, so that | Douglas parents, who had not had an opportunity to meet these wo- men before, would become ac- quainted with those in Scout work. Mrs. C. C. Carter, Camp Chair- !man, talked for a few minuteg about the camp this year. She par- will, be an excellent. waterfront di- rector, Mrs. Julia Marshall, togive the girls instructions which they heretofore have not had. As she said, if they do not go “all out” for it, this same instruction may not be iorthcoming in the future. She also said there was room for more re- servations for camp, and any of the girls not yet signed up could do so this week. Following the awards Judy Niemi of the Brownie Troop presented a ’going away gift to the Brownie | Leader, Miss E. Lancaster, and | wished her bon voyage. Miss Lan- | caster has done very 1line work with { the Brownie Troop, in making and presenting a Marionette show, “Hansel and Gretel.” The marion- ettes were also on display yester- day. Upon completion of the program {the Girl Scouts and Brownies serv- , ed cookies and punch, and the work {on display was viewed by those pre- . Girl Scouts Committees were | 8 , Charlotte Co- ‘mnv, Peggy Parsons, Louise Grant, Marline Chor; Entertainment, Dar- varner, Bev- lene Buchanan, Aleda erly Black, Beth Fleek; Refresh- ments, Gencva Parsons, Bennie Garrett, Caroline Haro, Virginis McCulloch; Clean-up, Terry Sne-| {hen, Gloria Anderson, Marilyn | !Tsaak, Mary Cuthbert. | Thanks are extended to Mr. Sea- introduced n:embers of the Junean ticularly stressed the 1act that there X man for use of the school, and to' Franklin who is operating mining 2ll who participated in making this | property in that vicinity. The fam- Court of Awards a success. COLORED SLIDE SHOWING About 30 people enjoyed the ex- ily has made their home with Grandmother Wahto sihce their ar- rival here in January. cellent ‘showing of colored slides NORKEN ANUKEWS WINS Saturday night at the home Marcus Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Ray | Nevin of’ showed these pictures, and|graquaiior: exercises held Thurs: ALL AWARDS, DOUGLAS HI At the Douglas High School made explanations for the h""em;nlghl, Miss Noreen Patricia An- ,of a very appreciative audience, as they went along. Cake and coiffee were served by the ladies, were enjoyed after the eats, |Hy Seaman at the piano. | Thanks were expressed ing: these s EAGLES MEET TONIGHT | Douglas Fagles will meet meeting in theik. Eagles Hall members and those interested the organization are urged to at- tend. OES iNlT‘lATlON TUESDAY Nuggett Chapter No. 2, Order of Eastern Star meet Tuesday eve- ring at 8 o'clock in the Eagles Hall. A class of new members will be initiated and there will be bal- ting on candidates and refresh- accoscing to announcement. ments, FROM U OF ALASKA Gordon Wahto returned by PAA on Friday from the University of Alaska where he is taking a pre- medical course. He is visiting b math Mrs. Gust Wahto and re- s and encs this week and plans on sperding the summer va- cation by commercial fishing. Dick McCormick and Frank and Harry Cashen arrived yesterday with several Juneau students also home for the vacation, WALTERS FAMILY GUESTS Mrs. C. E. Walters, her three children and a {riend, Miss Betty Jane Cozian of Skagway, arrived yesterd: via Alaska Coastal Air- lines. Mrs. Walters has been visit- ing her parents Mr. and Mrs. W, Feero at Skagway for several months and will now settle in her Douglas home until their new home is built in Petersburg where Mr. Walters is in the airlines business. Miss Cozian whose home is at Skagw will spend a two weeks visit here as houseguest of the Walters. SEATTLE AND RETURN V. Estes made a round trip to Seattle and returned on Saturday, to see his mother who was report- ed ill. His mother is much improved and plans to join her son and fam- ily here in June. Estes and wife are the popular musicians at Mikes Place. LEAVE FOR FAIRBANKS M! Glenn Franklin and two daughters left on Thursday last week f Fa banks, to join Mr. | | | { SICKS' SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO. Since 1878 E. G. Sick, Pres. Washington's Oldest Industrial Institution At Your Frie by ODOM & OR BEPAIRING Phone 799 for Peady Mix Concrete Chimney Blocks Building Blocks AR WHETHER YOU ARE BUILDING For Real Refreshment ndly Tavern Distributed Threughout Alaska COMPANY make it Permanent USE CONCRETE . w l ALL NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE | DELIVERY Drain and Sewer Pipe | ) 00O and music and singing peing pr to the * Nevins for their kindness, in show- were as follows: selected by P. E. All which |drews was .given all the awards it | was pessible for a gjudent to receite | this year, and % also honored by ented with her diploma with py her mother, Mrs. Kathleen An- Board Director. by Miss Andrews drews, School Awards won | Club as the “most outstanding girl” | during the past four years; a swea- ter by P. E. Club for three letters this earned; chosen by the High School evening at 8 o'clock for a regular facu Outstanding Seni her nams be en- y as m requires in graved on the school Honor Plaque; and valedictorian, @ Territorial % Scholarship at the University of | Alaska. 4 | The three members cf the gradu- ation class were Noreen Andrews, John Lincoln Asp and Leonard Harju. Keyes}améd To High Post By President 19.—(P— WASHINGTON, May President Truman has appointed Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes to be United States High Commissioner on the Allied Council for Aus- tria, effective at once. - General Keyes will replace Gen- eral Mark Clark, ,who has been assigned to a new command in this country. Keyes is in command of U. 8. Armer Forces and is now acting as High Commissioner. No Sen- ate confirmaticn of his appoint- ment is required. | Presidehmolher Still Gravely il GRANDVIEW, Mo., May 19.—(P— President Truman's gravely ill mo- ther went through another day without noticeable improvement. Fresidentiat Press Secretary, Charles G. Ross told a news con-| ference that 94-year-cld Mrs. Mar- tha E. Truman's condition was “about the same” as last night when she began slipping after a Sunday morning rally. U.S. OCCUPATION Straits Times Aispateh ce~t reporting ment it “American | As evidence, Correspondent Rich-| stone-throv ing personnel. required ers night against elusive” Japanese change heart. | He said an American officer! supervising lakor commented "1(‘5! not what the bezgars do. what they don't do and the they don’t do it IS RESENTED BY JAPS, IS REPORT “Slowly Growing Hostil- ity Is Claim by Singa- 1cor pore Newspaper GSINGAPORE, May 19, today publ hed of hardening and y" by the Japanese against occupation.” d Hughes at trains reported carrying Amer American draw down as ‘“blackout brickbat attacks. Hughes cited other ev train to cutrains #—The o!found in Duke's apartment. Tokyo correspon- | — resent- ! slowly growing hostil- the He said military police passeng- protection” dence of | what he called the “intangible and It's | way ! For / especially Kayser is creating enchanting new fab- . ric gloves, hosiery, underthings, lingerie. 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T AR Yardoiler Watping Barge In-Service Craft Aircraft Rescue Buoy Boat Plane Refuelers Line Handling Boat ——— at KETCHIKAN 3 Motor Launches 1 , 1 Motor Sailer 2 Rearming Boats 1 tifications must accompany their orders. 1947 will be filled without regard to priorities if a residual stock exists. Payment in full is to be made within ten (10) days of notification of award. Property is to be removed at the purchaser’s expense wi‘thin 20 (twenty) ST IIIIIIIII!iIHIIIIIIIIlINIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIiIiHIIII!IIIIIIHIII!II Fixed Price SALE of Used Surplus BOATS To be Offered Concurrently to Priority Claimants and Non-Pricrity Purchasers, May 26 thru June 9, 1947. —————————— 3t SEWARD | 14 Motor Launches 3 Tugs 3 Power Barges _.‘: Barges —— at KODIAK T3 O e LD e DO 4 Sub Chasers All orders are to be addressed to: War Assets Administration Region No, 37, Box 2466, Anchorage, Alaska HOW TO BUY is a concurrent offering to both priority and non-priority claimants, during the period beginning May 26 and ending June 9, 1947. All orders re- ceived by 5:00 p.m. June 9 will be filled in the following sequence: (1) Fed- ; (2) Certified Veterans of World War 1I; (3) Federal Works Agency (buying under Public Law 697) ; (4) Territorial and Local Govern- (5) Eligible Non-Profit Institutions; (6) Non-Priority Purchasers. t of 197 (ten percent) should accompany each order. Veterans’ cer- All orders received after June 9, WAR ASSETS REPRESENTATIVES - will be stationed at Seward, Kodiak and Ketchikan during the sale to certify Veterans for purchase and to answer all inquiries. l%IHIIIIIIIlII||IIII|HIHIII|I|IIII||II'IIII|||IIIIIIIIII|IIHIII||||I||IIII|III|IIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIHIIIIIIIIII!I""HHHI WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION Personnel Boat Rearmers Picket Boats Skiffs Salvage Boat Dorys Row Boats Motor Boat Diving Barge with Diving Equipment Harbor Fire Boat ] [+ T *ss W g