The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 15, 1948, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA THURSDAY APRIL 15, 1947 lmomum this afternoon. It is sched- uled to meet tonight with the Ju- Trades Council of its dis- neau AFL Building in further negotiations pute. Some progress was made earlier JUNEAU SPRUCE AGREES Progress Is_Repor'ed in |this week in this controversy and observers hope for an early settle- ment e JUNEAU LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEET; Local Labor Nego- ADOPT NEW BY-LAWS | fiations | Veters met last night in the City | Council Chambers for their regular The Juneau Spruce Corporadion|pysis meeting. The first article agreed to recognize Local M-|on the agenda was the adoption of 232, CIO International Woodworkers|the py-laws for the organization of America, from Ketchikan, as the| © Lusiness discussed was bargaining agent for its employees memu ip and committees. After by-laws were adopted members year and one at its Edna Bay Logging Camp. The |the agresment - was reached at a con-'drew lots for the two ference this afternoon between year directors as follows: two year company and union officials directors are Mrs, Keith Roberts and The company also agreed that it Miss Lois Jund; one year directors will take back all of the men it had gre Mrs. Frank Metcalf and Mrs employed when work stopped at Ed- wilfred Johnson na Bay on April 5. These men will 1t was voted approved that be re-employed when and if the pr Evelyn Butler will be Cc JSC Juneau sawmill is re-opened cponding Secretary for the ensuing year. Also announced was that those members who have not paid their dues please remit them to Mrs. E. V. Carlso but will not be taken back any soon- er than needed at the camp. They will kave first preference over oth- érg Jor employment there James E. Fadling, of Portland| The President, Mrs. Ernest Gruen- Opégon, International President of jng, announced that the program the IWA, said that several other gcheduled for the next meeting to factors must be agreed upon before pe held April 28 will be presided negotiations can be termed success- over by Vice-President Mrs. Roy ful. Both sides were cptimistic, Avrit and the guest speaker will be however, in their hopes for an early Mayor Hendrickson who will speak 1d and amicable settlement of the dis- pute involving 80 employees at Ed- on the subject of the coming B Issues_election na Bay All members are urzed to attend Representing the IWA at this ai- this very important meeling and 1t ternoon's conference, in addition to was requested that those wrbo have Fadling, were A. W. Mackey and not paid their dues do so at that Johh E. Rahm of the Ketchikan time. Any women interested in join- IWA Local. Mackey is Chairman of ing the League of Women Voters the' Negotiating Committee and are urged to contact cne of the fol- Rahm is the Union Business Agent. lowing Board members: Mrs. Roy Representing .Juneau Spruce were Avrit, Mrs. Will Goding, Mr € Metcalf or Katherine Nordale. . -—— REBEKAH LODGE HAS MEETING WEDNESDAY The regular meeting of the Re- bekah Lodge was held last evening with good attendance. Applications for membership were read and will be voted on at a coming meeting Manager E. 8. Hawkins, attorney Norman C. Banfield and Eugene H. Card, Personnel Manager of the Coos Bay Lumber Co. Meet With NLRB Earlier today, Juneau Spruce re- presentatives conferred with attor- ney Howard Hilbun of the National Labor Relations Board office in Se- attle. He -conferred this afternoon with members of Local 1-16, CIO International Longshoremen and arehousémen’s - Union, Hilbun is investigating JSC charges against the ILWU of unfair labor practices His flnq{ngs are not made available immediately. The. Juneau sawmill has been closed since Saturday in a dispute Between the company and the union dver -the jurisdiction ot barge load- ing. Local M-271, of the IWA in Juneau, has voted to respect the TLWU picket lines. *Contractors' Meeting In the wage dispute between local contracters and carpenters, the Ju- neau. Contractors and Employers Association held a meeting of its The committee for the social mee! ing were delegated and is as iol- : Betty Bennett, Etta Bringdale, aret Burke, Daisy Burrell, Mar- rite Dudley, The bazaar which is to during the latter part of was brought before the discussion. The officers meeting will be held Wednesday at the home of Rebecca Feero Mrs. Lottie Spickett was back and all were glad to hear she had such a wchderful vacation The District Deputy President Mary Ross resigned because of her ake Liace year for lodge mously for Peggy Mclvor to fill the vacancy. Mrs. McIvor will go to the| Grand Lodge in Walla Walla, Wash.,, the iatter part of June. the Odd Fellows after the regular Odd Fellows meeting next Tuesday nigh: to serve the refreshments and | also to enjoy the entertainment to be given by the men | HERE FROM ANCHORAGE and Fred W. Rack- Anchorage, are staying at the 1 John Goetz ner, both from lin Juneau and | Baranof Hotel. | | i | As seen in Town & Country Treasurer. | health, and the Lodge voted unani-| ‘Wrangell Baskefeers Told Not Good Risk For Lloyds of London Alaska, April 15— Although Lloyds of London is re- puted to insure almost anything, they drew the line when asked to insure two basketball teams which will play here Friday in commemor- ation of the Stikine River gold rush days I said they could provide coverage for the attending erowd but they could not see their way clear to write up policies for one hour’s play *between the bearded Stikine Stampede®s and the equally bearded All-Stars of 1922 Players who will have neither played nor in more than 20 years, Mrs. Doris Barnes, insurance agent WRANGELL, ds in Wrangell, was asked to inform|to come here because of the Cana- | tion clinic will be held at the Lloyds as to the precautions taken! to keep the crowd away from par-| ticipants in the heralded game. Between halves, George Case and his cast will perform the “Shootin Dan McGrew” with beards and costumes. of Siillogit BABY GIRL FOR WI A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wise at 9:21 o'clock last night, weighing seven pounds and iour ounces. The new arrival s the first child of the Wises Wise is a former driver for the Yellow Cab, gnd is now preparing his toat for the seasonal fishing The parental grandparents are Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Johnasson of Bellingham, Wash., and Mr. Mrs. Bert Maynard of Otis Orch- ards, Wash. e MAN HIT BY TIRE william Spain was hit by a tire and wheel yesterday afternoon and sukject, ohnson replied to simuarllflu and staying at the Gastineau was knocked unconscious for ten minutes. The tire fell off the ar cf-a truck driven by James Stott as it made a turn on Wil- loughby Avenue. Spain, who re- ceived a black eye and a bloody nose from the encounter, was treated by Dr. C. C. Carter. e — GRONROOS MAKES TRIP Harold R. Gronroos, Territorial Veterans Representative for the U. S. Laber Department, left here today to attend the annual con- ference of the Veterans Employ- ment Service in Detroit, Michigan. The meetings will deal with full mployment for veterans. Gron- will absent until after be May 1 -eo HELD FOR $500 BAIL Leonard Johnson was turned over to the U. 8. Marshal's office yes- terday by City Police for trial on a disorderly conduct charge. He was arraigned by U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray who set bond at | $500. R DIVORCE GRANTED On a cross complaint, Helen E. | Martin was granted a divorce in U. | 8. District Court here frem Rob- The Rebekahs are to meet with|ert D. Martin. e CASE DISMISSED | An old suit by John Marks \dg.\ms' the Juneau Packing Co., | was dismissed in U. S. District ;Ccurz here today .- POLICE COURT NEWS | Ollie Koskey was fined $25 on a drunk charge this morning by Mayor W. E, Hendrickson, acting as City Magistrate. take the floor| practiced | Chambgr's committee for the con- vention, expressed fear that the | MERCHANTS AR ASKED TO TAKE CANADIAN MONEY Juneau Chamber of Com- merce Makes Prepara- tions, Canadian Meet The proposed Juneau convention of the Association of Boards of Trade of Central British Columbia for a list of local business oppor- tunities. which it can publish. The DB said that it gets requests for information from persons having 1$10,000 to $50,000 to invest. The Chamber’s reply will be read at next weex’s meeting and anyone, having desirable information, is asked to contact the Secretary. R. F. Lewis, President of the Ju- |neau Water Co. and a member ot zhe Chamber, was welcomed to the meeting. -He is making his annual {visit here from San Francisco. Mart Bole= office manager of the Juneau Qpnlco: Corporation was welcomed as a new member. 7 Guests were Harry V. Williams, Ketchikan accountant, and the Rev. came up for discussion today at l!u"‘u M; Stocker; of Seattle, an exe- Juneay Chamber of Commerce, The cytive of the Presbyterian Church convention had * been {entatively scheduled for Juneau sometime this summer. will Goding, a member of . the Canadian visitors might not be able dian shortage of U. S, dollars. He recommended that Juneau make concessions to this difficulty where resible. All merchants will be asked to ac- pt Canadian money at face value | and hotels will be requested to give | reductions in rentals, sald Goding. He cdeclared that some promises, along these lines, have already been made, Alaska USCG District W. Burr Johnson, Chamber Presi- dent, teld the Chamber today that efiorts will be made to secure the|pyn, reation of an Alaska District head- juarters of the U. S. Coast Guard for Juneau when and if such a dis- trict is established. Johnson predict- ed that Juneau will get this head- pointed to the U. 8. Government Dock in Juneau which is partly owned by the Coast, Guard. He said this would make an ideal location. for Wn.shlngton and Alaska o IMMUNIZATION CLINIC WILL BE HELD APRIL 21 The regular monthly immuniza- Health Center, 318 Main Street, at 10 a. m. Wednesday, April 21. Dr. C. C. Carter, City Health Officer, will cfficiate. Children over six months of age who have not been immunized against smallpox, diphtheria and whooping cough are invited to - tend with their parents. - - HERE . FROM SEATTwd M. M. Stocker, I. J. Cunz, Mrs. Ruby Erickson and Howard E. Hil- from Seattle, are in Juneau and registered at the Baranof Hotel B PORTLAND VISTOR J. E. Fadling from Portland, and quarters if an effort is made. He|regon, is staying at the Baranof Hotel. e KETCHIKAN VISITORS J. E. Rahm and A. W. Mackey, Answering floor discussion on the|p. ik from Ketchikan, are in Ju- eff from Ketchikan by stating, that we will match Ketchikan's mil- lion aollar establishment or increase l 1 the ante. Lieutenant Commander Edward ' P. Chester, Jr., declared that the establishment of an Alaska District | has already been recommended and needs only Congressional appropria- tions for completion. He suggested writing letters to the U. 8. Cham- ber of Commerce and to the Com- mandant of the Coast Guard 1 Washington, D. C. Suppe-t On Land Problems The U. S. Chamber of Commerce is now considering Alaska’s public land problems according to word received here today by the Juneau Chamber. David J. Guy, Manager of atural Resources Department he U. S. Chamber, told the Ju- neau group that his organization is now discussing the possibility of in- cluding Alaska in its policy for the 48 states Guy also told Juneau that"SJR 162 has a good chance of passing the U. S. Senate but probably needs more push to get through the House ‘of Representatives. He said he did not know of any organized oppesi- tion to the measure which would take away the power of the Secre- (tary of the Interior to create hiige !land reservations. | Other Chamber Business President Johnson answered a question from Trevor Davis on the proposed Oliver Inlet Canal. He was informed that the Chamber of Com- imerce will do anything possible to securt construction of this project. |The Army Engineers are scheduled to hold a hearing in Juneau on the matter, A letter was received from the Alaska Development Board asking COMPARE and you'll know it "By adding one tin of milk or wmrfo one +in of soup. plaid and pique ond spring-right in Miron yarn-dyed worsted . . . a suit fora gress-up spring. B Behiends Ca QUALITY SINCE 1887 g md Baranof Hotels. | where he operated a barber MOOSE LODGE T0 ' HOLD LAST RITES " "FOR CARL LIND | | Last rites for Carl Lind, who pass- ed away Tuesday afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital, ‘will be held to- 'morrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock in the Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The Moose Lodge of which Lind was a member, will have charge of the services and all members of the Loyal Order of the Moose are ‘requested to meet at 2 o'clock at the Lodge Rooms and will march | to the Chapel in ‘body. Carl Lind was born in Swed- en in 1895 and came to America when still a young man. In 1937 he went to Port Alexander, Alaska, shop. In 1940 he moved to Juneau and has owned a barber chair in the He is survived by two brothers, Andrew and Otto Lind of Monroe, Wash,, and a sister, Mrs. Charlie Dahl of Elma, Wash., also a nephew john Lind of Seattle. Interment will be in the Mocse Plot in the Evergreen Cemetery. T STOCK GUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 15—(P—Clos- | ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 82!'3, Anaconda 36%, Curtiss- Wright 8%, International Harvest- er 91%, Kennecott 56, New York Central 15, Northern Pacific 20%%, “U. 8. Steel 76%, Pound $4.03%;. Sales today were 1,850,000 shar I Averages today are as follow: | industrials 180.24, rails 5550, util- ities 33.63. o Lyle M. Harbo from Yakutat is staying at the Gastineau Hotel. WATCH THIS SPACE TOMORROW For An Important Announcement GROCERY ( Bakeries WE SPECIALIZE IN SPECIAL Clj'i‘s ARNATION CHOICE BAKERY | FOODS The Best from Both Couniry Style Cream Style F New York Tavern since that time, | fineau Hotel COTTAGE CHEESE IFROZEN . . 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Gilbert from Portland, Oregon, is staying at the Gas-| SEATTLE, April 15.—(®—Work is scheduled to start imniediately on a $384,000 reconversion job on 11 rail cars for the Alaska Railroad at Pu- and Dredging e Jack Koby, from Pelican City, is | get Sound Bridge at the Gastineau Hotel. Company. The Triangle Cleaners A Stand-Out . . <+« the man who is on the way OUT usually shows it. So dces the man who is on the way UP. Appearance DOES count, *For Better Appearance” CALL 3 0 7 PHONES FRESH FRUITS VEGETABLES Always at Their Finest at Bert’s FRESH..by Air Express' BABY FOODS We take pride in a very extensive stock Whatever success we have aftained has been based upon good service and good merchandise fairly priced! This will continue to be our policy! DELIVERY SCHEDULE MORNING 1Q:15 A. M. AFTERNOON. 2:15.4:00 PP. M. DELIVERY DELIVERY DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A. M. BOAT ORDERS DELIVERED ANYTIME