The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 7, 1947, Page 2

BAGE TWOQ!, . T THE DAIL{ ALASKA EM PIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1947 e, Greece, as peasants zather i \l GR C EC an“n and wagons crowd the market ||l1u' at Komotir i, of the cxchange. and sell their produce, drink and visil. Livestock salz is a featzire 4in California Collision E e & MARKET DAY near town to trade AlASKA INTERIOR HOME CONDITIONS ARE GETTING BAD FHA Offlual Reporrs Fami- lies Living in Shacks, Un- finised Homes, Trailers | Despite the outgoing of construction workers from the Interior, housing conditions at Fairbanks and Anchorage are still tad, according to Harry I. Lucas, Chief Auditor for the Federal s Housing Administration Lucas has just returned from a one month's trip to that area and he reported that housing conditions in those two cities are getting worse instead of better. He said that the approach of win- ter is making the situation extreme- alongside the Richfiel 1 tanker Sparrows Peint near Monterey, Calif.. after - 1y serious Lucas said that some families iter Marx Fisher, had been extinguished. . & 1 i Killed. (7 Phot bave constructed a foundation for er erew were injured and one was killed hoto. Al A AR Mave " then" at rough flooring for the first floor on top of the foundation bLefore 3 { ing because of a lack of both ma- w!u. G!VE SHOW ! |terials. and labor. Then, he said, u v they have covered the flooring with building paper and have mov- Annual Movie Will Be Pre- senfed Next Wednesday and Thursday Nighis meetin f the Fire Depart- migration A Coast Guard stands by started by a collision with t he fre a fire aboard (ferward) Note hole ripped in forward deck. Tk members of b art of the building and have been forced to use that as their home due to the absence of better ac- commodations Lucas reported that some fam- ilies are living in trailers and rough shacks. He expressed con- siderable concern about how these families could survive through the winter for no rel is in sight Lucas reported that is still a boom town and that Fairbanks is just beginning to boom in its vicinity. He spent three weeks at Anchorage and one week in Fairbanks during his trip. chorage by Mrs. Lucas who went there to be with Master Sergeant and Mrs. Harry Luc: Jr., during the recent birth of their second daughter, Ann Evangeline Lucas. |Sgt. Lucas is assigned to Head- D | ;q\mrlv". Alaska Command at C g Fort Richardson. i EAGLES CITE IKE—lh\mondP McEiroy (left) of i AP 4 Frovidence, R. I, president of Fraternal Order of Eagles, presents VFW MEETS TONIGHT ' al civic award to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for Taku Post No. 5559, Veterans of Fcreign Wars, will hold its first | November meeting at 8 o'clock to- night in the Jeep Club. All mem- his war leadership and peace advocacy. John- Anchorage feel the effects of the construction ! Lucas was accompanied to An-' (OLD SNAP EXTENDING | | | | | . Sections-Fair Weather in Some Places (By The Associated Press) n chilled residents Rockies to. the Texas | A blowing storm hit | Minnesota, and there was snow jon thé ground measuring from {one to eight inches in the Cen- (tral Rockies and in sections of parts of | Nebraska, South Dakota and Min-| | nesota. | Temperatures dipped well below | freezing over many sections of the ! Midwest and into Northwest Tex- las as the-cool weather moved east- | Iward from the Rockies. The mer-| !cury registered 25 at Amarillo, Tex |early today and fell to 12 above at| Scottsbluff, Nebr.; 16 at Philip, /8. D; 17 at Denver and 18 at| | Dickinson, N. D. Generally fair temperatures about nolmal pre- vailed over the Eastern and South- ern sections and along thé Pac- ific Coast, although rain was re- mrted in Washington and Ore- R'\m also was quite general from the upper Great Lakes southward across the Ohio River and colder weather for the North Central states was forecast for tonight. Brownsville, Tex., continued to hold top honors as the country’s warmest spot, with a high yester- of 89. he first major storm of the season this afternoon found winds up to 40 miles an hour whipping the snow over the Minnesota and Northwestern Iowa countryside, grounding airplanes, slowing motor traffic, forcing some country schools to close, and inLcrrumeg‘ telephone and telegraph communi- cation. The biting wind reduced visatility to nearly zero in the Twin Cities, where by noon a four- inch snow blanket had covered the ground. The fury in the North had its counterpart in the extreme South last night when a tornado swept| through the small village of | Galiano, La., killing two persons and injuring ten others. - -e — into the basement or foundatiogs FIRST PLACE ORNONEFOR H.E.STASSEN NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—(f—Har- old E. Stassen, asserting that he is running for first place,” says that he will not accept the Republican Vice-Presidential 1948 Asked whether second place on a ticket headed by either Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower or Douglas | | MacArthur would be acceptable to ;him, the former Minnesota gover- nor replied: { “No, T am running for the Presi- | {dential nomination.” e % FR()\I FAIRBANKS Donald Fleming of Fairbanks is lre(;istered at the Baranof. | ECHOERY LS i A Try the want-ads for bargains! and Moe, who rolled her Bull Durham :PAIRS TO ESTEBETH BERPR 2 b piresint, moke j 45 seconds to win The mailboat Estebeth was haul-| & i e the of 50. Mrs. A. ed out of the water yesterday at the the $150 sec- Juneau Marine Base of Northern PHONE 6 ern dancing - of the Pama-| The first was built in Graham, as| return to service. Juneau Fire De- land in 1690. ———— - at, each Thurs- ACME DISPOSAL SERVICE 1—AFTERNOONS FOR INFORMATION evening will be set aside in| ppe gize of the average Puerto future for a special celebra- pi. 1 55 He will an- =y g mining operations use about timber of some kind. Junce next week's special occa history on within a few days. tment on tin- e ich dated back to rz:;. " ACTION, SAYS HEAD Wachatash' T e 260 million annually cubic feet of Hurray. Commercial Company. Bottom re- iinment also consisted of pairs were made, and the v dancing and a circle two was supposed to be ready today erclal giue plant We have word that our new truck will be in service by November 15th. We will endeavor to give Juneau prompt and regu- 57 OF ALASKA AIRLINES % REGULAR SUNDAY—Business MONDAY—Main to g turred i nth of October - > < MONTANA NIGHT .o’ il i 15 VOTED SUCCESS """ 5 v v WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE District. Gold. TUESDAY—Apartments and Star Hill. Main to Gold Creek. THURSDAY—Gold Creek to E. FRIDAY—Telephone Hill, Willoughby, In- dian Village and Apartments. SATURDAY—Waynor—E. to Harbor. has swiiched to If satisfied, be a : ‘ Galvert because ¥ friends for a cleane Calvert is lighier i 1 Angeles, Calif. nded Whiskey ral Spirits. | Yor k Cll‘ honor cor 1 Neut New Tell us of any complaint. your friendly advice. booster and tell your r and better Juneau. We welcome WIDE AREA Blowing Snow Storm Hits. The first cold snap of the sea- from the Panhandle i tion extending the nomination in| | [P SRR MEETS; XMAS GIFTS CERMAN BRICK FACTORY I crecied for manufa C L SGROPTIMIST CLUB | ON WAY, FRANCE The regular business meeting of the Soroptimist Club was held last evening, with the minutes of the last four meetings being read, in- cluding the minutes of the .spec- ial business session held at Edna Lomen’s apartment and the board !meeting in the Baranof “Daghouse.” Miss Isotel Hartung gave a re- port on the Alaska Crippled Chil- dren Association, and the club vot- ed to present the crippled children with a subscription to the maga- zine, “Wee Wisdom.” Henriewa Iuwor presided over the meeting, in the absence of Mrs. Scott Murphy. She reported on the Health Council which con- vened Monday night, and the Soroptimists appropriated $10 toward relieving the Council's def- licit. Dorothy Pegues was appoint- {ed permanent representative for ‘!ho club at Council meetings. { It was announced that 80 pounds of Christmas gifts have been sent {to the Soroptimist Club in France. }Tne food, soap and clothing will be distributed among needly fam- ilies, particularly where they are children. Henrietta Power read a resolu- club’s con- dolences to Mernice Murphy, widow of the late Scott Murphy. All Soroptimist members attended the memorial Mr. Murphy last Wednesday. [ services held for oF | ifuri o Main, Germany, is being tuic of Lricks 100 gicat piics of vubule i that aica. how long since you saw home? The end of the busy season is your chance for o vacation in the old country. Plan now to go by air for mony extra Juys with old friends and relatives. Daily flights (rom New York on new, four-engine Douglas luxury airliners Overnight /o Glasgow, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm. Your travel agent represents us locally. Ask him about « complete round-trip by air. Scundinaviun To the Strains of GOOD MUSIC Saturday Night at 10:00 ELKS’ HALL ADMISSION - $1.00 ~ plus tax g ARMISTICE DAY DANCE by Juneau Post No. 4 AMERICAN LEGION