The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 3, 1948, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT NEW VESSEL IS GREETED ! L THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE » George Washington On Ihaugural Trip AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MAKES JULY 4TH PLANS with perfect vision no matter what the weather. A fathometer, which gives the exact depth of the water at all times, is in operation. The’ most modern equipment for preven- | tion and control of fire was also installed. ' The Totem Route has always been | noted for its excellent food and se: THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948 | Evergreen Cemetery on Mcmurul" “Notice is hereby given that the Day. { Commissioner of Customs, Treasury {771t was voted that all the boys and | Department, has issued an order \girls who assisted with the poppy|on May 24, 1948, authorizing the gsr\le will be guests of the Americaniname of the gas screw ALVINA M,. \Legion Auxiliary Saturday, June 5,! official number 253586, owned by at a party at the Dugout and fol- Alaska Packers Association, of [lowing the party they will also be ! which Juneau, Alaska, is the home the guests of the Auxiliary at fl‘purl to be changed to SWALLOW. vice. Varied menus offer the pa: theatre party. The party and theatre JAMES J. CONNORS, Collector.” The Ladi R hh ks Aier- sengers the delicacies of this area e Ladies Auxiliary to t e Ame i ican Legion held their regular busi- plus nationally popular «dishes. The 0 held thei ; P e room hua. beer remodeled DS meeting Tuesday evening in i salley has boen the A: L. Dugout and several busi-, L iestat s A Sk g ness matters wi ssed durir subjected to meticulous overhauling ters were discussed during| IA" “special refrigerator, _stainless S ante, teel shelves and counters and gleam-| Mrs. Bert Lybeck, poppy chairman, jof the phonos H |ing walls help the chef in preparing gave a report on the local sales and | Children’s W in the Sitka Hospi-| {food. All meals are included in the stated the sales in the Jln;oau-l)uu:-"l.n). 1 price of tickets. ‘las areas were excellent. A The Auxiliary will ccoperate with | - Alaska Trahsportation Com- plete report will be mace as Soon|the Legion mempers in obtaining pany Is an Alaska = Corporation, as the outlying creas have submitted | head stones for the graves of vet- chartered in 1935. Its general offices their reports. {erans in Juneau. Other plans dis- |are located at Pier 58 in Seattle. | i 4 5 SeX cere suggestions for the Since the company was formed it MrS: Lybeck wishes to than tm‘f:ur;n\(r?cm‘:‘Lé“l(.ll\ float'in the Folrth has operated between Puget Sound Juneau business men, other offices ot i Purnar‘ nd persons of Juneau in their outheast Alaska ports with the 2P¢ et £o wonderful assistance in making the| President Day party will be invitational. The Auxiliary voted to donate $15 to the Alaska Crippled Children’s Hospital in assistance in the pur-| chase of a phonograph. The Alaska | | Department made the presentation aph recently to the! BY (ROWD (First pub. June 3; last June 7) BLASKA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ANNOUNCES A NEW announced. that Larry vessel with chief mate, and Ro Chief been past 15 which at Nome fc Co. Horace assistant is the junior Ken Carroll chief eng in that order associated with ka boats Pilots aboard are John B. wards and T. T. Dagle ed w ‘Washir Moore R Marine Editor of the Seattle Charles e Post Int ers second mate Imer third mate Keat ng W ser assistant and Al and chiet Both have Knock steward been neer Times. ditor Chron- the f the Ketchikan Mrs, Pat s for News > NAVY BILl Baker and hikan ger Lerthing rated to give the best in ocean BY HOUSE WASHINGTON $3,686,733,250 June 3—P—Al Appropriation | Bill for the new fiscal year begin-| ning July 1, was passed today byl the House and sent to the 1ate. Passage wa. ice vote. | The measure boosts to $10,196,672,- | 250 the money voted by the Huub(“ for defense in a 24-hour period. Yes- | terday it sent the Senate a $6,509,- 939,000 money bill for the army and | the air forces. | Congress previously had voted ap- | | proximately $3,200,000,000 for air- craft procurement. 3 Both the Army and Navy Bills! were passed in the form recom- mended by the Appropriaticns Com- | mittee, which had cut budget esti- wmates for the armed services by approximately $890,000,000. | The Neyy Bill carries funds to| start work on a 65000-ton super| aircraft carrier, to be the largest| in the world, and to koost Naval| and Marine Corps uniformed per- sonnel to 552,000. > > FOREST FIRES SLOWED; WIND DYING DOWN June 3—P—! today, slowing | slightly the spread of some of the| biggest forest fires in the history of the Ontario northland. A few thundershowers were re-| ported over the 50,000,000 acres of burning or threatened = timber land, but fighters said only_ a soaking rain would quench the blazes. The latest forecast was for “hot and dry” weather, with the temperature up to 90. (omfiron;i;é, Army Construction Bill, Is | Accepled by House| TORONTO, Ont inds died dow! v WASHIN N, J 3—(M—The House accepted today a compromise Army Construction Bill {lulh”l'll-l ing $207,930; o5ts and camps | from N land to the Pacific. | The compromise now be ap- | proved by the which passed a similar bil 3 | The Army and Force would George Washington Parks, new flagship of portation Company voyage Alaska, fternoor amship Larry laska Tran making its inaugural Seattle to Southeast ay here and Ketchikan southbound. In addi- ticn to the George Washington, the thern Voyager, Sword Knot, > Hitch, and Grommet Reefer under the Totem Route Another freigh the Em- pire Consequence, recently pur- chased from the Maritime Commis- icna, will scon be put into service. Foliows Incide Passage The Gex gion, a 5,184~ he | ton ship, ] vy redecorated and | favorite um and Y hitects, and Puget the Alcoa and Dredging ke is 375 feet with a beam of 54 feet s on the George Two steam turbines can drive the it modern, up-to-a 17 knots. She will follow the A new refrigerating Inside P B the Totem tem of most medern desi to Alask: m Seattle. s installed in order to provide the During the past months every est possible facilities for ha 1 of the ship has undergone close rishatle cargo. The three passen- iiny with ideas of safety and decks, with accommodation|comfort in mind, Nothing has been 270 people, were redec by the owners travel ee passenger decks were cmpletely redecorated with each in- stateroom made spic and th atle furni- ture installed rcoms were dec- C the le from operate Lanner F nt J 1e steamship agent Church local 1 public to Bermuda run under anner. Her overall lengih Sound d a Route, mfort. During the trip, Stops are to be made at Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines and Skagway northbound and Sitka dividual R Your child will enjoy thrilling popularity as proud owner of this lovely spinet, the Acrosonic. This compact little piano has an easy touch that is re- sponsive to a young player's small fingers, and its full, mellow tone always attracts an admiring audience. The Acrosonic built by Baldwin is a revelation fo see —to hear—to play. We will be happy to show it to you and help you select a style and finish fo blend with your furniture. Come in and see it today. te permitted to spend $35.886,000 in| this coun and $122,044,350 aboard. | The actual mopey still must be sup-| plied through a separate appropri- ations measure Some of the bill include velopment Ladd F arger project Whittier the | de- . E. M. Anderson from Cleveland, Ohio, guest at the Baranof Hotel is a vsicd UPP')’ Corner Second and Seward Streels | Alaska carriers and now the Alaska | |served by the Company ie | orated in a variety of pastel shades with special emphasis placed on selecting colors which will tend to make ocean travel relaxing. An en- tively new hot water system has| been installed throughout the steamship to afford passengers fur- ther comfort. The old fixtures have been replaced. The more luxurious: rooms are equipped with twin “eds| and wrivate bath and toilet. Full carpets cover the flocr. ! Considerabie urne and money have Lee pent on the less expensive rooms so that chey are the final word in modern ocean travel. | So that passengers will be able to relax and enjoy their voyage b tween Puget Sound and Alaska, rec- | reation facilities have been provided. The various public rooms and decks | 1 been redecorated with the em-! phs on comfort and ease. One of the most imporiant things | taken into consideration during the! refitting operation was safety. All the latest maritime scientific de-| vices to insure safe passage were in-| stalled, with the latest type radio, marine radar to provide the, crew| tion of the war years when it and she| here will be a special ‘meeting of operated @ fleet of vessels for the United States government. Recently the Maritime modified its agreement Popp! al Commis- with the Girl Scouts, Boy Cub Scouts and the Auw ion y sale & huge success hes to express her appreci- ation for the wonderful cooperation ‘;J"‘ liary Tuesday evening for plction of the float plans and ¢ will also be initiation. All members are urged to attend as this {the Au Se outs and liary mem- | PASSENGER SERVICE Juneau, Alaska The Territory’s Most Comprehensive Stock of Standard Musical Instruments bers with their assistance in the making of the wreaths and in the sales. A vote of thanks also from the Auxiliary President and Mrs. Lybeck to the memters who placed the wreaths on the Veteran’s graves in portation Company is prov ; freight service to Western Alas- ka which includes Prince William Scund and the Alaska Railroad belt Ornly the Bering See ) not area is < e o v e e WEATHER REPOKT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) Temperatures for Z4-hour period ending 7:30 th. morning In Juneau-—: Maximum, 60; minimum, 43. At Airport—Maximum minimum, 38. FOREUAST (Juncau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday = with intermittent light rain. Lowest tempera- ture tonight 50, highest t morrow 56 degrees. Ter ature at the Airport at p.m. today, 58 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours endipg /.30 am. today In Juneau City since June 1, .7 since July 1, 87.88 inches At the Airpert— None; since June 1, 105 inches; Since July 1, (3.08 inches ® o 0o e 0 0 0 0 0 62; SCHENLEY INTERNATIONAL COR ©e 00 0es%se0e000000 00000 an 00 SCHENLEY known and enjoyed throughout the will be the last meeting until fall when new officers will be ‘elected land delegates will be selected for jthe American Legion Conventicn —r—— BETWEEN PUGET SOUND & S.E. ALASKA COMPLETELY redecoratedand refitted, the S. S. GEORGE WASH- INGTON, Flagship of the Totem Route Fleet, is bringing luxurious | About land in the one-halt of tne irrizaed world is in India comfort to travelers between Puget Sound and Ketchikan, Juneau, Skag- way, Haines and Sitka. DELICIOUS MEALS included in price of tickets ...ATTRACTIVE STATEROOMS ...RECREATION, dancing, games, club rooms and cocktail lounge | For fares and sailing dates call your travel agent ' J.F. CHUECH, Agent or Karl K. Katz General Passenger Agent Alaska Transportation Co. Picr 58, Seattle 1, Washington PORATION Empirs State Building - New York, U.5.A. BLENDED WHISKEY, 86 PROOF, 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS FIRST OF THE MONTH BUDGET Now is the time to stock up. Don't get caught with your cupboards empty. in and see We have a large stock of all kinds of Fine Foods. BUSTERS Let us deliver your Groc- ery, Meat and Bakery needs at no exira cost. Come our store. 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