The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 1, 1947, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA HEAT WAVE New Attempt SUPERFORTS PAGE EIGHT ~ FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 194 NAVY TASK UNIT ALASKA HWY. 10 VISIT JUNEAU FROM SMALL YACHT auGUsT 2210 25 LAND OPENS|near (€ conte BAY Little Fleef Consists of Sub- To SET”_ E RS Tragic Ending_for Summer;i SOME AREAS Europe Mk'S. FROM IOKYO marine Tender and Cruise from Seatfle in | 4 Submarines 25-Foot Sloop | Init, commanded by PETERSBURG, Alaska, Aug. SHAFFER’S 49-Phone-13 SANITARY MEAT CO. !vouue MAunnowm( (Conttnued from Page ) s | Tropicaleo—rm_BIowing Up U. S. Will S—p;d Proceeds Finish 7,000-Mile, One- Stop Trip, with 160 federally withdrawn land along the highway would be made available in South-Hail Stones ~ of German Exports fo y ppell, USN, con- ne tender and ing in Alaskan cities of | Juneau this | The subma ender USS Nereus, com! i by Captain H. B. Dodge serves as flagship for the task unit the submarines USS ed by Commander S Cabezon, com- by Commander O. R. Cole, Caimon, commanded by nmander N. D. Gage, and the Boarfish, commanded by Com- J. H. Turner ry of thees ships while ar BPW HOSTESSES AT NAVY DANCE SATURDAY EVE Road the enlisted men of tk Destroyers, USS Lofb ‘Thomason. The dance is the Elks Club y the City of J All Juneau girls are asked to as- sist in entertaining the almost 500 Navy men visiting the city this weekend. The dance will be- gin at 9:30 music will stop at midnight. Music will be furnished by Buddy Hunt- er's orches Mrs. John Geyer Fire Alaska Fire Commission sites. p. m. and the' gman and [to the public, for development of |;;_a its mineral, timber and other re- rources, as rapidly as military re- quirements would permit.” The department said a few ad- jacent installations, such as the vanol pipeline and refinery fac- ilities, will remain withdrawn for the time being. Land management Bureau offi- cials said surveys and land exam- inations of the area already have been started. Some acreages are being reserved as administrative sites for Territorial or federal agencies These, and the areas first to be disposed under the small tracts act and other public lands laws, are as follows Locations Unavailable Gardiner Creek, 480 acres, the Alaska Road Commission admin- istrative site and smail tracts Ju n with Northway access road, 160 acres, Alaskan Fire Con- S administrative site of 3 1,070 acres nd recreational area: n, 3,840 acres, site small Ji Comi Alaska ission small Catl tracts al Rapids, 160 acres, small Johnson River, 36 a Commission site. Robertson River, 540 acres, small Alaska ana River north of Johnson , 685 acres, small tracts. Buena Vista, 10 acres, Alaska Conrtol Service site Buffalo Center, 5440 acres, Control and the Road Gu na Junction, 150 tracts. The Bureau said applications inquiries should be addressed to District Land Offices at An- chorage and Fairbanks, Alaska ML B BABIES SIX TO ONE acres, vacation cruise mg Thursday when Jack M. Ca- | hill, Seattle. drowned near mouth of Leconte Bay. George H. Beck, also of Seattle, and Cahill came into Petersburg Tuesday evening in the Jorjak, a 25 foot sioop with auxiliary en- gine, The two boys, age 23 and 24, had made a lewsurely trip up the coast and were ready to start home soon, tneir month’s vacation near an end. They left Petersburg about 11 o'cloex Thurs morning and went ont to, Leconte. Beck was at the tiller of the little craft as they started into the bay, but after fraveling about a mile the ice was 50 bad he turred around and came back. Just at the entrance to the bay, young Cahill took over the tiller ard Beck went below and lay down on his bunk. Shortly after- ward at 5 o'clock in the afterncon, he felt a terrific bump which knccked hum cut of his bunk, sent the companiorway stairs crashing oown and toppled everything from galley shelves. .He rushed up to tne deck and found the little ship hard on a reef and no sign of his shipmate. In a matter of seconds e saw the noncho-clad Cahill in tae cold waters nearby and tossed him two ife preservers but inakle to sav: him The Jorjak stayed aground on the reef until the incoming tide refloated it five hours later. ing the time it was aground, Beck Adove repeatedly in an effort to find the bodv of his companion but was unsu. 1. Immediate- ly he was -ble to start his boat, be came to Petersburg and report- ed the tragedy to the Coast Guard. The local boat went to the scene of the accident and tried to find the body but the search was un- through | | Southeast Alaska had a tragic end- the | | Dur- ' Beat Crops (By The Associated Press) A month of stifling calm for much |of the nation, July beat a tempestu- ous retreat this (Friday) morning |from some areas, leaving hail dam- age in West Virginia and an area spanning the Maine-Canada bound- |ary, and with a tropical storm blow- |ing up from the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the eastern half of the |country enjoyed cooler weather; |the Weather Bureau said the drop |was as much as 25 degrees in some ;placcs. Farther west, the heat spell (was unbroken. At l.as Vegas, :Vev., the mercury reached 112 degrees. | Telephone and electric service was ‘dismp!.ed at Huntington, W. Va., by (hail stones described as twice the size of walnuts. Maine's Aroostook County potato lerop took a beating from hail and ,wind: a half-hour “twister” that {brought the hail yesterday lift- 'ed roofs from two houses and two |barns, and littered the streets of |Fort Kent, Canadian border town, witi trees. | The New Orleans Weather Bureau warned of a tropical storm moving northwestward from a position about 90 miles east of Tampico, Mexico. It was expected to pass inland about noon, probably into northern Mexico. Shower areas tonight may be the s | Carolinas, Dakotas,, Florida, Arizona and Minnesota. .o BRITISH WARSHIP 10 BE HERE FOUR DAYS The Briiissh warshijp HMS Kenya will spend four days in Juneau instead of two days as originally scheduled when she visits here the latter part of this month. The change was announced today by Acting Governor Lew M. Williams, !following the receipt of advice Buy Needed Imporis RETREATSIN ToOpenUp ONFLIGHT ! | | BERLIN, Aug. attempt to open European markets to free trade, the American mili- tary government will spend mil- lions of dollars in Europe buying goods from Germany's neighbors, authoritative sources declared to- day. The dollars will come from the sale of Germany's exports under the ' American-British bi-zonal im- port-export plan, according to these sources. Goods will be bought wherever they can be found, wheth- er in western European countries or those dominated by Russia. This program has been Initiated already in the signing and nego- tiating of trade agreements with Czechoslovakia, Switzerland and Italy. It is intended to refute frequent Soviet charges that Ameri- ca is trying to drain Europe of dollars. SON BORN LAST NIGHT T0 ROBERT COWLINGS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cowling are the parents of a’ baby boy born last evening in St. Ann's hos- pital. Their new son, who tipped the scales at eight pounds, four ounces, has been named Donald Robert. Donald Robert joins a sister, Joanne, who is four years old. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Whittier are the maternal grandparents, and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cowling the paternal grandparents. Mr. Cowling is the proprietor of Cowling Motor Company. e e 0 T0 BEGIN WORK ON FEDERAL BUILDING 1—A—In a I)o]dl , Personflboard WASHINGTON, Aug. 1—P— Seven B-29 Superfortresses with 160 persons aboard flew over down-l town Washington at noon (11 a.; m. Eastern Standard Time) today,| and headed for mnearby Andrews; Field and the finish of a one-/ (stop T,000-mile flight from Tokyo.| |The planes had spent 31 hours' and 24 minutes in the air. ‘The flight time included 48 min-' utes used in a rendezvous over| Martinsburg, W. Va, and circling| 'Andres Field, while escorts landed first. { The one tardy plane on the 7,000 ,mile flight, commanded by Capt.' William J. Webster of Lubbock, . Texas., is enroute here after being held up seven hours at Anchor- age because of engine trouble that developed on the Tokyo-Anchorage leg. | 5 IR Miss Tremel Given - Honors by Shower | A bridal shower honoring Miss | Josephine Tremel was given last evening by Mrs. Barbara Garrett. |the sister of the bride-to-be, and Mrs. Beulah Lee, at the home of the latter. Miss Tremel is to be married to Mr. John Weiss of | Bremerton, Wash., the latter part of the month. The couple will be married in Bremerton and make their home there. Miss Tremel has (been an employee of the Unem- | ployment Compensation Commis- sion for several years. | Cards were played during the ;evening and Miss Tremel was | high scorer and Mrs. Jean Ray {low scorer. Yellow roses set off | by matching tapers formed the | centerpiece on the refreshment Meat at Iis Best — at Lower Prices OUR NEW 1947 INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY TRUCK—PURCHASED FROM R. W. COWLING COMPANY NOW == owre 3 DAILY DELIVERIES 10AM —2PM.—4P.M. 2:00 p. m. delivery 1o Douglas ‘e are Resuming Sanitary Meat Values For the Weel: End BEEF ROASTS - - Ib. 65 Cencer-cut Chucks from Choice Grade-A Steers VEAL ROASTS - - 1b. §5¢ Flaversome Shoulder Cuts PORIC ROASTS - - Ib. §5¢ Delicious Shoulder Cuts from the British Naval.JStaff in | Washington, D. C. ! Because of the change in plans, the Kenya will omit a proposed {visit to Sitka and will only visit |Juneau on its tour of Alaskan wat- lers. The ship carries a crew of {600 men. She will arrive Satur- |table. Many lovely presents were Mrs, Crystal Jenne, Juneau post-|given to the bride-to-be. master, said today that work will] Those attending the affair were begin Monday on cleaning and re-' Mesdames Dave Carlson, Larry pairing the Juneau Federal Build-|McKechnie, Gudman Jenson, Gus ing. The work will be done by Ted | Gissterg, Bill Ray, Walter Sinn, Pilips of Portland, Ore, who was Gene Lockridge and the Misses low bidder for the contract. Pilips Esther Commet and Juanita Mec- |day evening, August 23, and will and his wife are at the Baranof |Crait. |leave Wednesday, August 27. The Hotel. Local labor is to be used| icommanding officer is Captain on the job, which will be com-| Lennox Boswell. pleted within 125 days. R OVER DEATHS HERE <= e o o+ w ® o WEATHER REPORT Temperarure for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock This Morning At Awpcrt—Maximum, 57; minimum, 51. At Awrport—Maximum, 57; minimrm, 51 WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with an occassional very light rain shower. Slightly warmer with tem- perature from 50 to 60 de- grees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today) In Juneau — .51 inches; since July 1, 3.84 inches. At Airport — .13 inches; Honors Mother With Tea Party There were 28 babies born in Ju- neau during the month of July as lagainst 5 deaths, according to sta- Mrs. John Geyer gave an inform- | tistics released this morning by al tea yesterday afternoon in U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray. honor of her mother, Mrs. Irma L. The statistics also showed Diedrich of St. Petersburg, Florida, marriage licenses issued and 14 who is visiting here for two marriages performed during the months. About 25 guests called month | during the tea hours at the Gey-| e | er residence on Distin Avenue McVEYS GO SOUTH Mrs. John Geyer was assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Lauder McVey | her mother-in-law, Mrs. A. M. sailed on the Princess Louise. They | Geyer. lare enrcute to Tallahassee, Flori- 47 e da, where Mrs. McVey's parents FLIES TO FAIRBANKS Tes In September, Mr. McVey | Mrs Pavline Washington, Direc- 'will enter the University of Florida | tor of the Alaska Merit Service, which is located in Tallahassee and | flew to Fairhanks yesterdzy via Pan |will major n Business Administra- | American Airways. She will visit|uon. McVov is a graduate of Ju- with her twin s rs, Mary Eliza- | neau High School, Class of '42. beth and Jean Eleanor Shaw. | i — .- —— I Cape Horn was originally since July 1, 2.71 inches. Read the want-ads for hargains! ed Hoorn after a Dutch seaport. ® © @ AR 8 8 AUGUST 1 to 15 Blouses Re-Upholstering Specials! 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