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PAL:[: \l/\ FREIGHT Refrigevation and Passenger SERVICE to ALASKA Regular sailings from Seattle and Tacoma, Washington For Rates and Information CONSULT Alaska Transporiatien Company GASTINEAU HOTEL P. 0. Box 61—PHONE 879 Juncau, Alaska «> @ » el AR Daily Schedules io: @ SITKA @® PETERSBURG ©® WRANGELL @ KETCHIKAN @ ICY STRAIT AREA Several Trips Each Week to: @ HAINES @ SKAGWAY @ Numerous Other Southeast Alaska Points CT18 S AT T e e e e e ey CHARTER PLANES ai JUNEAU fo 8 pasengers PLANES BASED at SITKA Phone 612 " e R ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Pelersburg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock. Hydaburg and steamers for Prince Rupert, Vancouver, and Seattle FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS 1] ] I E t } | )| SMITH HEATING and APPLIANCE (0. 209 Seward Street DAY PHONE—476 NIGHT PHONE—GREEN 840 — JUREAU PLIIMBING & m‘rmu co PLUMBING—HEATING—OIL BURNERS—SHFET METAL PHONE 787 Third and Franklin Yeour Deposiis ARE SAFE BUY and HOLD UNITED STATES AVING BONDS ! THE management of this bank is pledged to conserva- Vtive operation. The safety jof depositors’ funds is our Primary consideration. In addition, the bank is a mem- iber of Federal Deposit In- f surance Corporation, which insures cach of our devosit- ors against loss tq a maxi- mum of $5,000. DEPOSITS IN'THIS BANK ARE INSURED FIRST NATIONAL BANK of JUNEAU, ALASKA MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION e ] D & | Severn Johnson, {of 31,000 pounds of halibut on May =1 Pelican Chatter (Special Corrgspondence) PELICAN, Alaska, Juns 5.—On May 29 when word was received that | {the fishing season would begin the | "ollowing day, fifteen boats took on ce and supplies in preparation for l.e 1947 season. Other boats have seen leaving every day for the fish- ng grounds. Prior to that time fish- |armen were busy mending gear, uning up engines, and making good 1se of the new grids which have seen installed on each side of the ipproach ta the float. At a meeting of the Pelican Pro- ressive Club on May 29, presided aver by President Joe Paddock, com- mittees were named and plans were | formulated for the Fourth of July celebration. It will begin with 2 | Jance the evening of the third, and on the Fourth there will be a | parade, sports cvents, a baseball {3ame. and fireworks display with | mother dance scheduled for that =vening. The various comuittees are ioing their utmost to insure every- me of a glorious Fourth, Mrs. Carl Strom has returned from Seattle where she underwent a major | »peration at the Marine Hospital | She will accompany her husband on ‘Lheir boat Sophie IT this summer. Visitors from Ke Lchlk.in are Mrs, Fred Paddock and her three daught- 'rs who have arrived to spend the immer menths with the Jeseph dock “amily John Stearns of Seattle and Al- | fred Matson of Port Angeles have | taken over the management of the { ~ookhcuse and haye renamed it the Club Cafe. There are regular | “oarders. Suoma Jacobsen of Ju- neau. Jean Peterson of Boston, and Mrs. Lillian Stearns are cmployed ias waitresses, and Herman Giel of | Juneau is the baker The boat Cro Sound brought owned by in a load S. II with Skmpcr La ence Doig, arrived in Pelican on May bringing home three Sheldon | Jackson students, Agnes Mork and | Jean and Edith Max for the summer | | before May First Sailings FROM JUNEAU Northbound: Haines, Skagway and Sitka SAT. JUNE 21 Southbound: TUES. JUNE 24 and every other Tues. thereafter vacation. |the Joy W. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA The girls will their studies in th2 fall. resume Mr. ored Mrs. Lentz’s mother, Mrs. Ros- coe Max, with a surprise dinner party on the occasion of the latter’s |is 29. The affair w Lentz's newly-con- birthday May yiven in the structed home. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Max and fam- ily, Mrs. Alma Henrikson, Mrs. Eliza Mork, Mr. Gibson Young, and the host and hostess. Llcyd Derry of the boat Rojo has '(-unu! word that his young son been stricken with infantile ralysis in Los Angeles, Mrs. Andv Anderson has left for a month’s visit with relatives and friends in Seattle and Bellingham Mr. Anderson is employed as a fish- splitter for K. Raatikainen Walter Johnson recently landed a 100-pound halibut on light fishing tackle from a small skiff. Mrs. Muriel Jones left by plane June 2 for her home in Laramie, Wyoming, after a menth’s visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jones and grand- daughter Marilyn. While fishing off Cape Cross aboard the boat Armi.:ta, Mrs. Ray Tarte, Jr., was suddenly taken ill. Ray Tarte, Sr., brought his boat to Pelican from where Mrs. Tarte was rushed by plane into Juneau, There she undewent an cmergency ap- pendectomy. and Mrs. Fred Matson of Gustavus spent a few days in Deli- can and did painting on their boat, Mrs. Matson formerly aug™y school here. The scheol childrzn, accompanied by their teacher, A. M. Wahto, en- jeyed a vicnic on the beach on their final dav of scheol May 23. A num- of the mothers also attended and the group had a fine time. Fish landings on May 30: Dixon, 16,000 pounds of halibut, Dundas, 12,000 pounds and the Fremont, 1 000 pounds. All sold to K. Raat nen fer 16 and 14 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Field have left for Sitka on their boat the Mary Ann, where they will visit relatives. Newcomers to Pelican are Thomas J. McGrail, his wife and young son, Thomas, Jr., formerly of Pittsburgh, NOTICE PRSIy Accounts due to the CALIFORNIA GROCERY Ist are pay- able at the First National Bank, or mail to N. J. Bavard - P. “Nick"” J. BAVARD 0. Box 392. and Mrs. Wiliam Lentz hon- | Covers were laid for | |Pa. MeGrail is employed in the Pelican Cold Storage store and the | family is occupying one of the new homes on Nob Hill. Hans Enzbrunner, local carpenter, constructing a new office upstairs in the Whiz Fish Cannery Building. Mrs. Agnes Ronning has been con- fined to her home the past three weeks by illness but is slowly recov- ering. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Rossman and 20-month-cld son Don are here from Arlington, Va., for the summe months. Mr, Rossman is with the Geclogieal Survey and is mapping | the geology of this area. Louie Sor- ensen of Juneau will be here for a month assisting him, The new Whiz Fisn Oompany utility boat Golden Mist, under Mike Goodman, is in port. Goodman is superintendent of Whiz canneries t Pelican and Hood Bay. rather play piano than eat; it is n fact that he once played for 15’ hours without even stopping for! meals. “Music makes me .orgel‘ everything eise,” he says. “I spom 18 months in the Army on Attu, but never once did I long for home,| because I couvld forget m«mlmy {with my hobby.” At the present time Albert is a fisherman acard the seiner Yukon, but he hoves to go to the States and | I study music next fall. | - - --— — 41 EDITION OF 8. 0. - "SCENIC VIEW" NOW | BEING CIRCULATEP *sf Standard of | The 1947 edil! | California’s famous “Scenic View" travel promotion vrogram is now | under way. The cil company and its subsidiaries began free distribu- | {tign of 27,600,030 full-color %eel | Your West” photographs this week. i\ | .This. year a total of 54 views crl i iURSD;\’x’, jUH 12 194/ WAN"‘ ADS 'MURPHY & MURPHY | LFNA BEACH cabi spring never dr large windows overlooking magmfirrm view. In- cludes 12 it. motor boat, fishing lin ete., range, oil heater and furniture. Immediate possession. BEDROOMS—well constr. found.—Cement basement, in garage—new furniture, woed floors, furnace. good drive- hard- 3-BEDROOMS — Glacier new home, Highway, drive-in garage, furn. I SEVERAL TROLLERS. FLOATING Cannery, priced right 2 yrs. old, The trim new troller Carlina made | top tourist attractions in fifteen | | COUNTRY HOMES—Wm. Johnson, her first trip to Pelican before leay- ing for the fishing grounds. Owners Western States, British Columbia, | ;Hsv« ii and Alaska will be gnrn» Jack Carvel, ete. 24 x 24, good FOR SALE Man: brown suit, FOR SALE siz 38 long. Worn but few times. Gross Apt. C, after 5 pm. dh-tf, RESIDENCE with unequalled mar- ine and city view, fireplace, oil furnace, electric automatic hot water heater, gard space, ber- ries. lly furnished including electr: refrigeration Maytag washer, "nos and inner spring ite possession. Priced & $5,750, near Hillerest Apts. Phone Blue 323 appointment, 603-tf GOOD 6 tubr Aulup Rxdm Tablc model. Phcne 241, 603-tf DROP LEAF walnut table with five leaves. Cogswell chair and match- ing stool. Fhone Blue 380. 603-ts " SIX ROOM modern furnished house of the craft are Mr. and Mrs. Carl [away at the companies’ retail out- | SEVERAL other city homes. Graves of West Juneau. Kim Griffin observed her seventh birthday on May 31. The fire pump purchased some time ago by the city has been in- | stalled in a new building adjoining the float. Andrew Zin s for many years in the show business in Alaska and | in the States has purchased an 80 by 22 feet house at Gustavus. The house will be loated to Pelican where Andrew will convert it into a movie theatre, Our new Postmaster, Johnnie Heueisen, let it be Known that the | Pelican post office is tentatively scheduled to be advanced from fourth to a third class office. This will mean not only more pay for the postmaster but also that the town will be served four times a month with the mailboat instead of at present, every tenth day. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Torkilsen have | purchased a 24-foot cruiser and with | it plan to make life unsafe for the | many brown bears in the area. Mrs. Torkilsen, an exvert marksman, has already more than one of the mon- sters to her credit Ed Watlonen, iroller and cabinet- maker, returned Sunday from a six- week stay in Juneau. | Jce Ott has purchased the Klip- | vert Log Cabin at Sunnyside. The ,cabin was formerly known as the Senator Walker Cabin but Senator Walker sold it to Stanford Sholin who retained it for several years and then sold it to Conrad Xliopert who recently made terms with Ott for the eventual purchase of ihe vroperty. Many old Russian relics have been discovered on the prop- erty. When Albert Anderson, 22, left Pelican last week the town lost one of its most talented voung people. Albert, a native of Alaska, had never played a note on a piano until he was 16 years of age. Six months later he performed at a concert in Juneau and played Padereswski's Moonlight Sonata. He is a born musician and arranges, plays and composes any style of music from boogie wocgie to classical. At the school graduation in Peli- can, Albert plaved the Concerto” by Richard Addinsal fautlessly and received a great ova- announces the —————————————————————— for his rendition. Albert would | NORTHLAND TRANSPORTATION CO. RESUMPTION 0!' PASSBIGER SEBVICE S. S. ALASKA ACQUIRED TQ SERVE SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA CITIES We are happy to announce that we have acquired the 366-foot tugbo-electric SS “Alaska” for operation in the Southeastern Alaska route. She will make her maiden voyage in this service, sailing fror Seattle, Tuesday, June 17th—and every other Tuesday thereafter. In addition to our regular ports of call, service will be extended to include Hair and Skagway. With a capac- ity of 214 cabin ]ussengerfl the SS “Alaska” constitutes the first step in the replacement of our passenger service. “Warsaw | (lets. ! | The photegraphs are 8 by 12 inch- 1es and are printed on 12 by 15-inch |mats. On the back of 2ach mat is a { REALTORS—ACCOUNTANTS 'MURPHY & MURPHY ; \ccmmentary on the scene written | Phone 676 over rirst. Nattorel Band | | L by a well-known author. ‘The scenes were chosen from more | than 6,000 natural color photographs | cubmmcd by professional and ama- | _ |teur cameramen all over the coun- try. | Distribution will be made on a re- | jgional basis with fifteen dxfren--u‘ views available in each of seven | {areas in the West. | In the Alaska Arca the following }views will be distributed: Sitka, | 1 Mount McKinley National Park 1 | Mendenhall Glacier, all in Alask: McKenzie River, Oregon: Wallowa | Mountains, Oregon; Santa Barba Mission, California; Lake Arrow- head, California; Oak Creek Canyon, | Arizona; Waimea Canyon, Hawa Kootena Lake, British Columbia; | The Needles Drive, Black Hills, South | Dakota; San Antonio de Isleta, New | Mexico; Saguaro Cactus and Super- stition Mountain, Arizona; Harrison Lake, British Columbia; and Jack- son Hole Country, Wyoming - i ! IF YOUR MONEY IS NOT! EARNING FOUR PERCENT it wx]ll | pay you to investigate our offerings' in well chosen investments, ALAS- | !KA FINANCE CORPORATION, ! Cooper Building, 4th and Main. CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids in triplicate will be received at the Office of the Com- missioner of Education, Juneau, Al- aska, until 1Q:00 A.M. Monday, June | 30, 1947, and then publicly opened | and read, on the transportaticn of pupils on the Glacier Highway, Loop Road and Thane-Douglas Route to and from the Juneau and Douglas public schools for the school bien- nium 1947-1949 beginning Septem- ber 2nd, 1947. Specifications and bid forms may Le obtained at the Office | of the Commissioner of Educz\tmn The right is reserved to reject any ! or all bids. (Signed) JAMES C. RYAN, | Commissioner of Education. First publication, June 12, 1947. | Second publication, June 19, 1947. | Third pubhcauon June 26, 1947. | . FOR SALE HOLLYWOOD BED, complete. Ph. Blue 332, forenoons and evenings. | Will e shortwave. | 604-t3 \ er, table model. statewide stations, Daytime. Black 550. 18 ft. SURF SKIFF built last sum- | mer, used 2 months. 80 Fathoms Cohoe gillnet used one season, | like new. Inguire Douglas Gro- cery or Drug Store. 604-t3 et o o W A | MAHOGANY end-table and glass| ware. Touraine pattern. Call Black | 565. 604- t3 THREE DEUCES length 50 ft., ready for trolling or charter work. Call Red 353. 604-tf 1934 V-8 COUPE, new paint job, | needs motor work. $175 cash. Se‘M Wally Cady, Royal Blue Cabs. 604-t1 30-06 MODEL 54 Winchester rifle, like new, with case. $90. Red 353. 604-t1 | WANT TC | PIANOS WANTED electric iron. Other pment. Black 550. 2 VOLT volt equ 32 DISHWA-Hrr enu heiper at Percy's Cafc. PEDSTEAD and springs. Phone 40 after 6 pam. ELDERLY went WOMAN and to for family. of WANTED y a strong wicke chair. Red or lease—Fur- unfurnished house. | 2625, Juneau. RENT nished ‘Write WANTED- Expert ograpl Inqu Roem partment of Health. 108 Territorial De- 580~ U WANTED —Used lumlture ]12 WI loughby. Phone 788 KIRSTEN'S Beauty Shep, Phon 556, 3rd and Main. Specializin; in permanents. Open evenings b appointment. (293-3t1 TONEL Tk and Anderson Shop. 3 FOR HENT SLEEPI\(: HOO\‘K FOI‘. REN T Phone 334. 602-12 3 ROOM furnished Apt. Oil range, bath, inquire 513 Willoughby. 602-t3 ROOM—] Lm.l‘;u privileges — Home Hotel. Phone 886. OFF‘ICE 01‘ Building. in Klein 571-t1 store space Call Black 763. NICE CL AN ROOMS, by cay or week. Colonial Hotel. Ph. 187. 546-3t. ROOMS—Kitchen privileges. Homs Hotel—FPh. 886. SEAVIEW APT.—Ops oblock frop Federal Building. (37048 MISCELLANEOUS WILL TRADE a small 3 room house for a 2 bedroom Apt. or a house. Phone 518. 603-t2 HOME HAIR Stylist—Permanents— Machineless—and Cold Waves by appointment only. Violet Seaberg, Phone Green 483. 587-tf WINTER & mND CO., nc Complete Photographic Supplies Developing — Printing — Enlargim Artists’ Paints and Materials of Finest Quality Wholeule ~— Juneau —— Retad GUARAN‘J.WJ Realistic Perma pent, $7.50. Faper Curls, $1 up Lola’s beauty Shop. Phone 2C! 315 Decker Way. Sweden spent two billion dol- lars on war programs during World War II although she re- mained neutral throughout the conflict SAILING SCHEDULE Leave Steamer Seattle . BARANOF . ALEUTIAN . BARANOF . ALEUTIAN June 13 June 20 June 27 Due Juneau Westbound Due Juneau Southbouna June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 June 16 June 23 June 30 S. S. BARANOF calls at Cordova, Valdez enroute to Seward. S. S. ALEUTIAN direct to Seward from Juneau. Calls at Valdez and Cordova southbound. Both steamers call at Ketchikan southbound. H. 0. ADAMS, Agent SERVING ALASKA i PHONE 2 THE YEAR i | wanied | . 603-tf | KITCHEN \ | 603-t3 | 5 ROOM i-ouse. tS | 2B S03° gt | ) Salary $228 per month. ! — near end of Thane Highway 828—days. e 5] 603-t5 hp. OUTSOARD and new 13 ft skiff, together or separate. Phone Douglas 133, 603-t4 + ROOM furnisied nouse for sale, Just repainted inside and out. For sale immediately. 425 5th and Nelson, Green 750. 602-t2 23 ft. TROLLER, reac; w gc. cated down at small boat harbor, float No. %. No. 31B121. 602-t6 WARE, china, furniwure Red 600 before 10 am. It's gain if we have it. Lo- Call 602-t4 complete v niture, eclectiic stove, refr washing machine and electric ter heater. 406 W. 9th., Immediate pos h fur- A- Blue 212, 602-tf sale. See Art Connor Garage. 602-t12 DAVENO, %l’atx(‘nal y buggy, baby rocker. 76 'SEINER for anner, rncl:cx:, -babA‘ Phone Red 602-tf FLOOR lam od, baby bed, stool, high 602-tf ROOM l’ulm&h"d house. eled interior, $8,000. Reasonable texms. Electric kitehen, oil fur- nace. May be segn daytimes. Call Red 185. 602-ti Remod» T D 14 INTERNATIONAL Bulldoz- er, Bucyrus Erie Blade, Carcc single drum. Auke Bay Hardware 602-t1 TWS BEDROOMS, modern far- nished house, electric range, re- frigeraic washing machine, auto- matic oil furnace. Good 1937 Packard Sedan. Phone Douglas 835. 601-t1 INTERNATIONAL 12 truck, R W. Cowling Co. COMPLETELY furnished cabin fireplace, terms. Fritz Cove Road Phone 289. 599-t€ ton dump 601-t€ i ACRES with modem 5 room furnished house, city light, suit- able for chicken ranch with bzooders and incubators. Ph. 357 596-t1 50% INTEREST of the Alaskan Ho- tel of Cordova, Alaska, which in- cludes Hotel, Bar, and Liquor Store. For particulars write or see Robert Leff, Alaskan Hotel Cordova, Alaska. Box 19. Buyer to take possession immediately. 596-1 mo FOR SALE—1942 Ddége Sedan and 1940 Packard. N. C. Banfield. Ph 190 days. . 590-t1 AXMINISTER Rug, 10 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. 3 in.; Easy washer with spinner, Gen. Elec. vacuum clean- er. Phone Black 139. 589-t1 PRACTICALLY new daveno bed $75. Call between 5 and 7 pm 848 Basin Road. 585-t1 4+ ROOM furnished bouse, 2 bed- ' rooms, 1% mile Glacier Hiway. Phone 035 three rings after 5:3C p.m. 581-t1 FOR SALE—Thnice houses and lot, houses in good condition and best * location. Inquire Trevor Davis. Box 576, Juneau. 472-1. 5 /ACRES with niodern 5 room partly furnished house, electric light, 7% mile, Glacier Highway, Phone 357. 56’1-&' HARBOR CAFE NOW open 10 am. to 10 p.m. lunches .85 Dlnner New Manage- | ment. 592-t1 FULLY FURNISHED HOTEL, Ph. 187. 546-t1. SHOP BUILDING 26 x 46 ft., ce- ment floor, large lot, see owner, 142 Willonghby. 593-tf, LOST ARD FOUND LOST—In Juneau. ladys Bulova wrist watch, black cord band. Re- ward. Phone Douglas 42 or 383. 597-t2 ! {SMALL PUP, part collie, tan and Wwhite. Phone 281. 604-t3 ._,OST—Mans ruby ring. Keepsake, I please return. Reward. Phone Red 235. 604-t3 5 hp. GE single phase motor, Ph, | 525, Juneau Weld & Mach. Co. 603-tt |