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PAGE EIGHT ™" DERBY IS POSTPONED FOR WEEK 31 Cohoes, 12 Kings Turn- | ed in Before Weather Cancelled Event Juneau’s An Derby, suspended Sundaj winds and rough water wh dangered small boats, will be tinued next Sunday, weathe mitting. Ecfore Derby Chairman Milo Clous> called the fishing off Sun- day, 31 cohoes and 12 kings had been turned in, and these will qualify for the prizes, he report- ed. Largest fish turned in was a 40-pound king caught by Dick Harris Imon high en- con- per- First _ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA o fgug%g]%ssmu& BETHEL TABERNACLE! Downbeat Prlirblrisher's Featl T Provokes FlyRod | Speculation By CARL L. ite Editor, Holiday Mag Despitc the nice fish take the Cutdoor Writers in their Salmon Derby conducted last urday for prizes ranging from $250 wristwatch presented by P.AA. through a grizzly bear rug and down to ivory souvenirs, the outstanding fishing event, accord- ing to a census conducted among the visiting sportsmen was the feat of Glenn Burrs, Chicago publish- er of Downbeat Magazine. ! Burrs, using a spinner and al light bamboo bait casting rod and reel with a 12 pound test line,| _ - X e took a seven pound, eleven ounce! Eyangelistic Siiioes “‘mre . cony cohoe. Such tackle, in (mum\“umm' in Bethel Tabernacle. BIEMILL As own Sat- the the lSen (apehart ‘Commitiee ArrivesHere, (Continued jrom Page One) Arthur Andrews and Mr.' Willlams; to Excursion Inlet, Jim Knudson; to Gustavus, Stanley O Smith, Raymond R. Roush and E. L. Griffin to Pelican, Mrs. F. Welshe; to Todd, E. W, Bound for Tulsequah were Radokovich, P. Mishkoff, Erickson, D Mrs. Huntley, Ed Flying to Cote and P. Keogh. Juneau from Sitka were Helen D. Case, Barbarba Gaston, John E. Paden, John C. Johnson, V. Constantino, Eliza- beth Constantino, Gordon Clith- <ro, Ruth Tisdall, R. J. Sommers, and Larry Lindstrom; ham, Dale Van Wold and Mr. and Mrs. John Likeness and three children; from Skagway, Nel Jones, Nancy Robinson, FEdith Hugent, Mrs. Ira Robinson, Lillian Williams, Katherine Parker and R. Grant. Flying here from Ketchikan were Norman Banfield and Eva Crabtree; from Wrangell, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Wisdom; from Lake Hasseloorg, E. Lupro, C. Lupro and G. “Stevens; from Hoonah, James Willls, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jackson, Marilyn Jackson, R. W. Craig and Myrna Savage. From Excursion Inlet, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dalton; from Peli- ¥a . to study conditions there. Returning this afternoon, & public banquet will ;be held for the party at 8:30 o'clock (at the Salmon Creek Country Club. { Tomorrow morning at 9:30 the Senate party will hold a public hear- ing discussing problems of pulp and also transportation. When the newsprint study in Southeast Alaska is concluded the Capehart committee will move into Anchorage and Fairbanks for a dual investization of newsprint possibili- ties and municival airport construc- tion in the two cities. Senator Capehart has been authorized to head hearings on the airports by the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Nichols. | from Chat-! TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1947 'SENATE LANDS lOUlSE IN PORT SUBCOMMITTEE | SATURDAY; SOUTH 5 IMPRESSED] BOUND THIS A. M- (Continued from Page One) \ Canadian Pncmc steamer Pnncess e —- |Louise was in Juneau this mornlng‘ various lowns \nll be enurcn in- southbound from Skagway. She ar- | formal and spontaneous. A hear- rived at 10:40, and sailed for Van- ing is scheduled here upon the couver at 11 o'clock. group’s return from the Interior,| Boarding the ship for Vancouver | September 11. jand Seattle were Mr. and Mrs. F. Senator Butler stressed that the s paurot, Miss Call, Mrs. F. C members of the commitiee are'Eekard, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Baird, | anxious that any Alaskan Who iS papy Marjory, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. | not able to say what is on Dis'priihart, and Jack Brillhart, P.| mind while the committee is here aqolphe, E. S. Peterson and J. Mee- will write them his views on the papm 1 rritory. de;iopment of the Ter SY Bound for Prince Rupert were H e’ members of the SESA 5 teru 6] R Motland Lands Committee went back aboard ' o0 " = ™ Aiand -na. 84 the Brant later last evening, at Argrivx. he d Auk Bay, for an overnight trip to ving here Saturday cvening, | Eidiyway whats they were 't 1the‘l’nncess Louise brought the fol- | lowing versons: Evelyn Aulenbacher, | breakfast ith townspeople and 5 2 % . i L Hill Barrington, Mildred Barrington hear their views this morning. The Brant was then to carry them to Kathryn Bidstrup, Charlotte J. !Schondall and two children, E. W.{ Boyce. Clnyton S, Bmugh Jewe N. Burrows, Dorothy C. Campbell ohn Clauson, Rose Ann Dorche. Elizabeth Fraser, Jessie Fraser, Mary Coulet, Irene Hallmark, Eulslie: Lariviere, Margaret Maland, Ved: Moe, Alberta Murphy, Ethel Mur- pny Joseph V. Poor, Woodrow E. Poor, Donna Jean Poor, Val. A, Poor, | Alice E. Poor. Mary Powell, Helen Schaefer, Al- lison Swanson, Henry Tonkin, Her- man R. VanderLeest, Alexandra VanderLeest, Barry Van Sandt, Hel- en Webster, Huntington Welch, Mar- ion Williamson, Joan Williamson, Gecrgia M. Larone, George R. Las« rone, Mary J. MecGarrigle, Dene Radskevitch, and Paul Mishkoff. - e FROM SKAGWAY Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Sipprell, aof Skagway, are registered at the Hotel Juneau. ————————— } Buy your Fishing Tackle NOW at DARNELL'S for the SALMON | DERBY, AUGUST 31st. Haines where the group was to| ssssssrssiizsiissssssssssssssssTesssisssssisssisTiasioisssssses ol board buses to travel over the “,7'" Haines Cutoff and Alaska High- way to Fairbanks. The group driving rain and wind a large number of fisher- men checked in Sunday. How- ever, most of those in small boats were ready to call it quits in a short time. Larger vessels and the Coast Guard were kept busy| until late at night helping the small boats back to port How- | pany, ever, no casualtics were reported.|tant Despite the can, Elsic Kelly and three chil- |dren; Tke Alhadeff, Thor Goodman |%ill Teturn to Juneau after visit- and Mrs. W. Soule; from Tenakee,| IN¢ Anchorage. : Fred Hermanson, Sam Asp, Ken- Wives of the Benators, committee neth Johnson and S. Johnson; Officials and other members of the from Hawk Inlet, Bessie Visaya. |PEfty passed through Juneau Sat- -md'x, aboard the Princess Louise From Hood Bay, Sharon, Etamoe | U742 and Charles Stevenson; from Tul- 0 Skagway to rejoin the Senators 11115 Seward Street sequah, J. E. Meehan, Phil Adolph, there for the trip through the In- S P E C l A L W. Portrais, E. Rodgers and W.. terior. | woveGerspust iy || SNOW SUITS SHIMON DERBY FOOD | =" 3. R. Hope has brought in the| 17 at $10.00 food laid out for the Salmon Day S5at 7.0 Derby spread and pounds and, to the heavier trolling gear used by! The Fox party has returned to Shipping Issue the more orthodox fishermen, in- Canada, tut Evangelist Homer| At Ketchikan, Saturday, two mem- dicates the skill and the incredible|RUEWell (picture above), of Everett, bers of the Senate Small Busines 'sport involved in boating his fish. Wash., has arrived and will con- Commmoe said they would introduce His fishing companion, Stu tinue conduciing services each'a bill in the Senate early next ses- Pritchard, travelling representa- inight, except Monday, in Bethel{sion to repeal Section 27 of the tive of the South Bend Bait Com. Tabernacle. | Jones Shipping Act in an effort to was the only other contes.! Tonizht the Evangelist is sp:ak- assure Alaska uninterrupted ocean using light tackle, He was|IN€ on the subject, “As It Was in ' shipping. Members of the Outdoor Writers|less fortunate than Burrs, taking|the Days of Noah.” Eich night The Senators, Homer Capehart, Association of America, who left nothing but a drink or two all|h2 Wwill be giving a prophetical (Chairman of the subcommittee on Juneau yesterday for Whitehorse, ' day. imeSSflS"- {newsprint, and Allen Ellender, said expressed regrets that they would| Burr's feat, however, sparked a sing adequate low-cost transportation Soloist Wesley not be here next Sunday to see!flurry of controversy and expefi- €ach evening. was necessary to develop anv new the Derby through. {mental theory among the 47 out-| Bothel Tabernacle extends a country, and the new vulp industry Sunday night, an informal re- door writers beating up the nearby! to attend could not develop here without it. {hearty invitation to | w 5 4 veption was held for them in the waters. Weather permitting, many v 'Not only are we convinced Alaska hese meetings. 1 Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel|are prepared to beat Burr's brains' Further notices o8 to the m‘e)x never will _deve}m) as it shoqld until through the courtesy of Pan Ameri- cut with the same sort of gear. Of Evangelist Rugwell's messages it has uninterrupted shipping, but can Airways and The Empire.!In fact, some of the hardier op- will be given in The Empire , we also find that the present interim | Prizes were awarded In the writ-|timists, despite their experience so B s agreement with three carriers sery- er's derby and local residents wit-(far with the hard charging sal- ing Alaska deserves full investiga- nessed the awarding of a mem- mon, are now talking about using Tnlo 0“ HIGHwAY i i i o i H H H o H H H H i H i - | Hansen will | Engagement of Alice McCormack Is Announce all i 1 pounds of weiners, ice cream, etc,| 'has been placed in cold storage Leo McCormack of places for next Sunday. The doz- Wrangell have announced the ens of buns have been distributed Mr. and Mrs, ; tion.” they said. bership in the Brotherhéod of the; Jungle Cock to a Juneau youth, Donald MacKinnon by J. Ham-| mond Brown, chief of the Outdoor Writers and also Honorary Life Prosident of the Brotherhood of) the Jungle Cock, an organization | devoted to the conservation of fish and wildlife. The youth was pr(vi sented with a casting rod, reel,! lines and plugs. i —— - LABOR SPONSORED PARTIES ATTRACT MANY JUNEAUITES Crowds Overflow Capitol Theatre and C10 Hall for | Labor Day Holiday | A crowded theatre party and nnl equally crowded dance hall were; the results yesterday of arrange- ments made for the Juneau Labor Day celebration by the combined| efforts of the AFL and CIO Cen- tral Labor Council here. The Capitol Theatre was packed to the rafters at yesterday’s mati- nes sponsored by the two labor organizations and many were turned away due to the fact that fome adults attended bringing children too small to enjoy the show. Their occupancy of seats prevented other youngsters from taking part in the free movie. At last night's dance, also sponsored jointly by the two or- ganizations, a huge crowd filled the CIO Hall to dance to music of an orchestra furnished by the local Musicians’ Union e ASK FOR DIVORCE A divorce suit has been filed in U. 8. District Court by Hazel Bur- kette against Leonard E. Burketie charging incompatibility and asking | for the custody of their one child. ‘They were married at Juneau, June 18, 1942. No property rights are | involved in the suit. e T ¥ ALL LEGION AIRES Special meeting TONIGHT at 7:30 sharp! Important. Be there. ! showers |few {lief today. fly rods. ‘That'll JAUNT TO STATES Growing acclaim fnx the trip over {the Alaska Highway to the States has beckoned three more Juneau- ites to try the drive. Evelyn Ver- non, Bob Vernon and Art Van Humteck left here by plane Sat- uday for Haines where they were to pick up their car to begin the highway jaunt. Their plans call drive via Edmonton to Colorado, whare the group will split up. The two Vernons will visit with relatives in Durango. Evelyn Vernon will return to Ju- neau from tt one month in all. Bob Vernon wiil extend his visit to Kansas. Van Humbeck will drive from Durango to Los Angeles to visit his daugh- ter, Mrs. Pete Casebloom. He will them travel the highways back north to Rimbey, Alberta, to stop over with relatives there before turning west to Vancouver, B. C. to return to Juneau, with the car, akoard a Canadian Pacific steam- er. He expects to be away ap- proximately two months, also. Evelyn Vernon has been em- ployed here by the B. M. Behrends Bank, while Bob Vernon is employ- ed aboard a tug at the Subport. Van Humbeck is a driver for the Yellow Cab Ca: N BODIES OF (RASH ‘ VICTIMS GO SOUTH be the day, brother. preionit - FAIR SKIES AT HOLIDAY FINIS (By The Associatel Press) Lebor Day vacaticners through- uul most of the nation returned ito work today with pleasant weather to cheer them. Skies were fair except in New England and the southern portion of the northeastern states, where and thunderstorms were expected throughout the day. A scattered showers were forcas for the Gulf States this afternoon High temperatures continued in the southw Los Angeles had 97 yesterday, Burbank, Calif., 107, Yuma, Ariz. 115, McAlester, Okla., 109 and Oklahoma City, 107. Okla- homa, however, expected some re- them Durango for However, throughout the rest of the nation readings were pleasant and humidity was low. The mid- west and east expected tempera- tures generally in the 80's tcday,' with more of the same on tap for tomorrow, and northern sections weren't expected to get much above the high 70's. - e LAST RITES ARE HELD HERE FOR 6. BOGGA Funeral services for Garland | Boggan, local contractor who died| The remains of William J. Aus- last week of a heart attack suf- tin and A. J. Asleson, both of fered from over-exertion, were heid whom died in the crash of a light this afternoon in the Chapel of plane at Yakutat last week, were; the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. | taken south on the Aleutian for Elks Lodge 420 conducted the rit-| bunnl in the States. ualis services, and the Rev.| Mrs. Obert Asleson, accompanizd Robert Treat ggqve the eulogy. Er- her husband’s body, which will be nest Ehler sang two solcs, and in- buried in Opheim, Montana. Aus- terment was in the Elks plot of tin's remains will be interred at Evergreen cemetery. Seattle. Pallbearers were J. T. Petrich, Albert E. Goetz, William Spain,| HERE FROM SEATTLE Don Abel, James Larsen and Os-| Registered at the Baranof Hotel car Junscn | from Seattle are the following: Bob 3 e | Arods. Jack Fay, Veda Moe, Mary ALL LEGIONNAIRE S| Powell, Nick Bez, Mr. and Mrs. Mar- | Kus Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hart, Special meeting TONIGHT at R W. Craig, A. A. Silva, 7:30 sharp! Important. Be there. Rchcrl.son and Tke Almahefl D Notice to Our Customers Due to increased costs of milk coniainers as shown below the Bottle Deposit on September 3. all milk bottles will be 15 cents, effective Breakdown Cost of Milk Bottle Cost of glass quart bottle Freight Total Co: $ .09 14 to Juneau st of Bottle All Merchanis will be required o charge for bottles, and will be allowed milk only for the amount of empties on hand. Please cooperate with him and return all your empty bottles IMMEDIATELY JUNEA Juneau Maid Ice Cream U DAIRIES, Inc. Milk Buitermilk , being gone about 3 Section 27 of the Jones Act for- bids Canadian ship to carry freight of American origin to Alaska, al- though these shins can take Ameri- can goods to any other American port. RECORD NUMBER FLY ON COASTAL PLANES SATURDAY ; 13 TRIPS Alaska Coasta that on , their planes carried ar record number of passengers, persons on all flights. There were no trips made on Sunday because of bad weathor Yesterday, however, 13 flights we: made, touching at many points throughout Southeast Alaska. Flying from Juneau to Sitka yes- terday were J. Calvin, R. Young, Hobks, H. Ewart, G. Erickson, Vina and Rober’//Ramsey, Smuck, Cleo Campbell, Balmat, Fay Niciolson, M. son, and Florence Wilson. Skagway passengers were George Rapuzzi, Barbara Phillips, Cece Cary and Harry Philli to Haines was Emma Stauffer; Petershurg, Mr. and Mrs. N. Stensland, Ronald, Patricia, Gordon and Pauline Parr, Vivian Close, Tony Wester, J. Roberts. Passengers to Ketchikan were B. Hanford, G. Almquist, Miss, Checknite and G. Duncan; to Fish Bay, Lyle Mitchell; to Taku Har- bor, R. L. Clark; to Gambier Bay, ' Walter Sinn and Larry Westcott.' Speciali meeting TONIGHT at Flymg to Hoonah were Bob 7:30 sharp! lmpurtant. Be there. ATTEND THE NO-HOST DINNER of the SENATE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE at 8:30 o'Clock TONIGHT at the SALMON CREEK COUNTRY CLUB forthcoming marriage of daugter, Alice Joan, to T/5 James Mahar of Spokane, Wash. Miss McCormack is employed in the of- fice of pensation T/5 Ma ACS. The mar in Wrangell Church of St. John, Hoch 8. Commission here, is on the staff of the ! 7 at the Rose of Lima and the Rev. M. E. ‘The wed- on October St. with J., officlating her ter and her maid-of- Cormack will have Shirley as bridesmaid twin sister Jean as honor. Tho bride-to-be was born and rzared in Wrangell and after graduation from the Wrangell High School attended the College of Notre Dame at Belmont, Cali- fornia. T/56 Mahar is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mahar of Spo- kane. He will receive his dis- charge from the Army on October 30, after which he plans tain his A. B. degree in education - from Seattle College. B 53 TR all-time 147 . TIDE TABLE SEPTEMBER 3 e High tide .. 3:15 a.m,, 16.8 feet © Low tide 9:27 am,, -0.2 feet o High tide .15:36 p.m., 16.9 feet | ® Low tide ..21:50 pm., 03 feet . o0 0000000 0 >~ Register at the Office of the Alaska Travel Bureau Lobby, Baranof Hotel, Phone 646 OR DRIVE QUT TO THE CLUB eescccce their to the needy, it is sa:d the Unemployment Com- for reservations and transportation ' and mrnngemflnu age will be performed 'more than a mile and a half thick. ding is to be formal and Miss Mc- to ob-, e 000000000, | | 1 ALL LEGIONNAIRESI Sizes 3—6 11 at $2.95 st S | TAKU LODGE | Call Mary Joyio at the Bnrnnol‘ —adv. 604- H’ S s ice cap on Greenland The is e e [ Percy’s | WILL BE CLOSED from Tuesday-Midnight until Saturday Morning fo take care of Qur ANNUAL CLEAN-UP A spic - and - span new interior, bright, gay colors, additional new equipment” will greet you Saturday. WATCH FOR OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT You'll be interested to read what we will say about new additions our Staff of Workers to and REMEMBER ‘““If It’s Percy’ It’s Perfeet’®’ So Watch for the Big Announce ment —FRIDAY -