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PAGE EIGHT ™ GLACIER BAY T0 BE INVESTIGATED, | STUDIO EXHIBIT IS OVER DOU JUNEAU CHAMBER Local Body Discusses Pow-| er Development-Also Sawmill Strike lodge at Gla E was express- ed today L Ju u C mber of Commerce its regular weekly luncheon meetir in the Baranof | Hotel Gold Room. The mber also discussed po I de- velopment th a, th Juneau Spruce Corporation labor dispute, the possible Pacific Coast steam- ship strike and the coming special City Election on a bond issue for en administration building at the municipal airport President W. Burr Johnson pointed Joseph A. McLean to head |ment was {list a committee for investigating the proposed tourist accommodations | at Glacier Bay pointing out its Lenefits to the Territory from the tourists who would visit there. It | was suggested that a group of the | Chamber members make a special trip to Glacier Bay for a f hand inspection of the proposed site Wilfred Goding was appointed | to lead a committee to inquire into possible government aid for the establishment of power projects | in this area It was pointed out that present legislation excludes Oakes, Phyllis Rockney, Jack Goule, | Gladys Uggen Clifford THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE-—JUNEAU,ALASKA ™ JUNIOR ART CLASS TEEN AGERS STORM SOAP BOX PICS GLAS TEAM Juneau Teen Ag Douglas of 13-2 last nig romped on the to the tune y what developed after the ONSATURDAY P.M. baseball t art ¢ The junior ¥ heir spring Firt Wood and Gleason use starting for the Teen 1 addition to sufferin hits b 1al, the Douglas hurl- . ers were walking mer ently suaes s cuch v nve o en- TWO ARRIVE HERE 10 plete showing of w fir ed dur- . g he viner nd s JOIN SERVICE OF ANS These types of art p drawir per i ink, water- P pastels and Marvin G. Ripke, who has bee: Last fall at the opening of the With the Pine Ridge, South Dake classes there were 35 students en- t8, A of the U India d there has been ice, arrived here yesterday tc 2 in attendance throughout succeed R. Brust as Administrative entire season a student Officer of the Alaska Native from the c a replace- vice. Brust was promoted to ANS taken from the wal erintendent last year Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Albitre also ar- Students who will be exhibiting rived here this week to join ANS work are as follows Lynette Dr. Albitre has been assigned as Herbert, Joanne Erbland, Gordon bhysician at the Juneau Govern- ment Hospital FIRE IS SIGHTED IN Robards, Blanton, Mary Nordale, Dor: Robards, & |Charlie Dobtins, Carolyn Isaacs. Connte williams, Dariene Gross. PORT HOUGHTCN AREA Connie Brown, Gordonell Buckner, Al Carolyn Dav Anita Hoefpner Pilot Ray. Hinshaw, of Alaska Darlene Woodrich, Ronde Flem- ooggta] Airlines, reported to the, ming, Sandra Garvin, Larry Frei- y g porest Service yesterday that muth; and Brick Lyerson he had sighted a forest fire burning Mrs. Mary Westfall has done & ,1h of Port Houghton yesterday Alaska from Federal power assist- |SP/endid job of teaching the younger ;¢ pejjeved it to be under con- ance. set in art and the results are VeIV ., ge said that it covered an The Chamber approved the send- |EFaUIVIng. She stated today W grea of several hundred yards in Ing of a telegram to Thomas P.|C o> ‘f““l“."“‘ Lx“-"“ l:‘,“"” © all directions. The Admiralty Di- Oraham, Regional Director of the |92y until the eazy fall term of ygon of the Forest Service said National Labor Relations Board in |*%% VS icday that it will investigate the Beattle, urging him to take prompt | fire to see if any help is needed getion in forwarding his recom- - e —— mendations in the Juneau Spruc MAY LUNCHEON WILL MYSTERY FIRE dispute to the NLRB in Wash- The Juneau Volunteer Fire De- fagton, D. C. So far, Graham has | BE HELD FRIDAY BY partment answered a 1-6 fire alarm pat answered the Chamber's tele- | MEMBERS OF WS( at 12:30 p. 'm. today which was gram of last week and today, | the cause of some damage to the their message demanded an im-| ey side of a building at 321 South mediate reply | The members of the World Ser- Franklin. The fire was located in The possibility of a Pacific -vice Circle and their guests will the building wall and its cause Ooast maritime strike on June|meet for the annual May lunch- was not determined. Conisderable 18 of this year was again brought |eon to be held Frida May 14 boards had to be removed in order up for consideration of action.|at 1 o'clock in the church par- to dxtinguish the blaze Johnson said that the matter is|lors with Mesdames George Folta - being studied by the Chamber's and Fred Henning as co-chairmen Maritime Committee. There will be a short program It was pointed out today that | with Mrs. W. B. Heisel singing the proposed bond issue to sup- and Mrs. C. E. Warfield in charge port the construction of an air- of the devotions. Mesdames W. R : ® port administration building will | Booth and E. E. Engstrom will ‘“’ not cost y any money be- |g a report on the Presbyterial e Gause the bonds are revenue type |meeting held recently in Kakes fssues. It was suggested that the | The ins ion of new office “ Chamber back the issue in the will be under the auspices of tii coming special election Rev. Willis Booth at this meeting The Chamber witnessed some R short motion picture of the pro- POLICE COURT NEWS posed Lemon Creek Glacier sum- b mer skilng area which were taken| Four persons were arrested as by Malcolm Greany drunk and one for sp Three officers of the U.S.S. As-| terc City Police toria were guests at today's meet- |R. Barnesson was fined - ing. They were Captain William Captain J. G. Thwing; and Com- | mander John S. Lewis, ecutive Officer. W. E. Mitchell, Vice- President of the Seattle National | Bank of Commerce, was also a vis- | itor. | D CRUISER ASTORIA JUNEAU ALL-STARS IN GAME TONIGHT The Juneau All-Stars will meet| a team fielded by the Cruiser Asto- ria tonight at 6:30 o'clock on the | Juneau ball diamond. The Astoria squad, victors over the Wachusett | team yesterday afternoon, will be| out for a second win; and coach | “Swede” Leichty of the Astoria adds | that he may have to sleep in the| street if the All-Stars win. | M. P. Mullaney, league president, said the All-Stars will be made up of four men from each local team,| from which a captain will be elected. | In addition to fielding a well bal- anced team, the Astoria will pin a| good portion of her hopes on the| short stop ability of Bill Wallace who digs up the ground to pi them up if necessary. Servicemen will be admitted free| to the game { - PAN AMERICAN FLIES FRESH HALIBUT EAST; | MINNEAPOLIS DEBUT An Alaskan fresh halibut will make its debut in Minneapolis, Minn, this evening on the dinner table of Mrs. Maurice Swiller, sister of Harry Sperling Sperling sent his sister the hali- but via Pan American Airways, in a specially prepared box of three ply cardboard. The fish weighing 16 pounds was enclosed in a tag of ply-film and the estimated drop of temperature in 24 hours is six de- grees. The halibut left Juneau yesterday aboard PAA flight 924 and wil reach Minneapolis today time for the evening meal Harry Sperling, Jr., caught tb fish. He is working aboard the hali- but boat Tundra skippered by Pete Oswa){). - FROM FAIRBANKS W. C. White from Fairbanks i staying at the Gastineau Hotel sentenced L. Hoifheins, Commanding Officer; | Jail this afternoon by istrate William A. Holzheimer Frank Paul and David Hanson were h given suspended jail sen- tences of 30 days each. Willis Will- jams forfeited $25 bail. Willlam Winn was fined $5 for driving 25 miles per hour on Willoughby enue City Mag- the City to 30 days in SQUICK-CLEAN” WASHING every hmev...wnh this < GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHER _ Ask any woman why she bought a General Electric Wringer Washer and she’ll tell yen that the BIG G-E gets clothes really clean! Clothes aren’t just swished around in this roomy wringer washer. The “three-zone” Activator* tumbles and loosens the clothes . . . forces soap suds into every piece of washing . . . and chases out the most stubborn dirt and soil. It washes clothes quickly and thoroughly— yet is gentle with the finest fabrics. 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CANNING FISH TODAY TO PELICAN e The new Douglas Cannery has Mr. and Mrs, Charles Merila will 00r 8 ot 5 & . 1steam up today and is canning go to Pelican this week for the é(ff' ”h‘ -m“',“:y (II[HR\(";x]:"::tDAHL: and-packed king salmon from the | summer. He is a fisherman and ap box films at the ghade school | 5", River. 'Since the first of will fish out of that area. auditorium last night, Do‘n 'Skllw Miay the king salmon caught at the e local Soap Box Chairman, reposte|'.'e" Diave been taken to the Ju- CARLYLE VISITS hat the films were well worth sec. | '¢dU Cold Storage. Starting yes-| Jack Carlyle arrived on Tues- ing and Hke WEEieel i iay with a load of over 500 beau- day to visit his son Jackie, who ; play n fhi rik e ehown | (lful large kings, all king salmon has heen quite ill with the flu, tures. Shots of Mayor Hendrick.| V| De hand-packed in one-half and Mrs. Carlyle. He will Teturn Frank Maier, and the totem|P°Und tins. Hauling from the to his business headquarters at ere included in tHie ik <"|river is the Winnefred R, company Haines by plane today. Skuse said it is planned to show | artered tender, which also takes he iilms at the Rotary meeting|tN¢ fishermen their supplies HIGH SCHOOL PICNIC after they return from| | The Douglas High School will go Ketchikan and Petersburg! GRADUATION TONIGHT enmasse to the picnic grounds to- they dre scheduled to be| The Senior Cl of the Douglas Morrow morning at 8 o'clock, to {Public School will be graduated spend the day at the Auk Bay kuse urges all boys interested in|in ceremonies conducted in the Recreation Beach. the ap Box event to go to the|s hool auditorium this evening. Harry Race Drug store and com-| Graduating this year are Betty DOUGLAS CLEAN-UP WIEK plete the necessary entry blanks, | Kibby, Mae Cuthbert, Carol Ruot- Douglas Clean-Up Week will be- - - NO BALL MEETING AT ELKS TONIGHT M. P. Mullaney, head of the Gas- tineau Channel Baseball League, said today the regularly scheduled baseball meeting tonight has been| postponed due to the ball game be- | tween the Astoria team and the Ju- neau All-Stars, ) A definite date on which the| meeting will be held has not been| arranged. - - CRUISER PERSONNEL FLOCK TO GLACIER Astoria personnel have been tak- ing good advantage of the free [ jer bus trip sponsored by the 1mcal Junior Chamber of Com- erce and financed by the Juneau quor Dealers Association. The chartered bus made five ips to the glacier yesterday and is scheduled for the same number today. - LONG BEACH VISITOR Alice Wilcox from Long Calif,, is in Juneau and staying at the Gastineau Hotel. 79-Yeur - I = MUY \ POWER (0. | sala, James McCormick, Pat Balog | school teacher in Douglas, a former jof gin Monday, May 10, and continue and Herbert Bonnett. through May 23rd. Allresidents are Mrs. Elton E. Engstrom, who asked to clean their yards, paint, was also chosen as speaker last and fix up their properties in gen- r in Douglas, will . give the eral. All rubbish may be bpiled next to the street where the city truck will laul it away without charge. (May 6, 10,13,17,2°23) AN e PROCLAMATION The following proclamation on Air Mail Week has been issued: WHEREAS, May 15, 1948, marks the Thirtieth Anniversary of the inauguration of air mail service in the United States; and WHEREAS, May 8, 1948, marks | the Tenth Anniversary of the in- auguration of regularly scheduled | air mail service within Alaska; and | WHEREAS, the week of May 15- 21, 1948, has been designed by | Postal Authorities as a period in Commencement address again this year. Mrs. Engstrom is a former member of the School Board and a long time resident here. During the past several years she and her ramijly have resided in Juneau “BREEZE” OUT The third edition of the Gas- tineau Breeze®"Oldest High School Paper in Alaska” appeared on the streets this morning. This issue the Douglas High School, was dedicated to the graduation of students and contains the photos of the class. In the editorial, the schoo} chil- dren recognized the possibilities of the new Juneau-Dcuglas Recreation Beach, and gave credit (o those Which to call to the attention of sponsoring the project. the American people the importance | Brde ot of Air Mail and- Air Transport in | PRACTICE MEETING the lives of all of us; and | Edith Barras, W. M. of Nugget WHEREAS, we, in Alaska, are REALLY—FRES RIB STEAKS | SHORT RIBS FRESH—JUICY Bake or Stew—Most Flav- TENDER orful of the Beef b.85¢ | b.535¢ RELIANCE ¥ 1. 49¢[CORN ON No Limit COFFEE Perc. DURKEE'S HUNT'S,C.H.B. SCOTT or M&D TISSU NU-BORA APPLE SAUCE Fancy No. 2 Tin 15 FRESH VEGETABLES FRUITS | DELIVERY MORNING J@s§5 A, M. DELIVERY DOUGLAS DELIVERY 10 A. M. NO FUSS CATSUP - - bottle 2% ¢| SHORTENING - Ib. 41¢ We Are NOW STOCKING North Star Dairy RAW MILK SOAP - GiantPkg.79c ’PI(KlESZNo.Z%Iin569c TOMATOES |CARNATION Fancy, Exra Standard __THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1948 ever mindful of the significant role tieth Anniversary -of- Air Mail which air mail and air transpor- during the week of May 15-21, tation has played in the develop- 1948, and urge appropriate par. ment of aviation, not only for pos- | ticipation in ceremonies celebrat- tal needs, but for the public in- terest and for our national wel- fare, in that it has encouraged our air pioneers to develop aviation and air transport, so important to us economically, socially, and in terms of national security the occasion. - " INTERIOR WEATHE Temperatures were a little warm- er over the middle Yukon and Tanana Ri! valleys this morning, ranging from 40 to 47 degrées, al- NOW, Therefore, I, Lew M. Will- | though Nenana reported a low tem- iams, Acting Governor of Alaska, perature of 30 degrees around 4:30 do hereby call to the attention|a. m. Yesterday the temperatures of the people c¢f Alaska the Thir-'ranged from 52 to 60 in this area. ing Schilling ~Vanilla Baking or freczing won't destroy this pure vanilla flavor. Insure delicate, fragrant goodness in desserts by using Schilling pure Vanilla. Schilling Quality famous 66 years. THERMO-REGULATED ROAST assures uniform fine flavor in every pound. Try Schilling. You'll say “It’s the best coffee in town!"" EPT. PHONES THAT HAS NOT BEEN FROZEN — RETAINS —BEEF ALL of the Jyjce and Flavor COSTS NO MORE Try This Gallon on Your Tin Picnic s l : 1 5 pounds $1.25 SPLIT FRY CHICKENS - 95 b 10-12 Ears (0B NO MUSS Ready to Use FLUFFO E 2 rolls $1.89 DILL...Reliance COTTAGE CHEESE BEST QUALITY ... Priced with THE LOWEST SCHEDULE AFTERNOON 2:15-4:00 P, M. DELIVERY BOAT ORDERS DELIVERED ANYTIME