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PAGE SIX THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA GRAND JURY ENDS |WAGE' CLAIMS SCOUT BATTALION 0DOM SPANS SESSIONS; REPORT TO DISTRICT JUDGE The Grand Jury, aiter four days in session, completed its work this| morning and was excused. Report from the Grand Jury was | handed to George W. Folta, and is| as follows: We, the Grand Jury, impaneled |, for the Regular March 1949 Term of the United States District Court for | the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One, held at Juneau, Alas-| ka, and composed of eight women | and fourteen men, beg to submity the following report: We have been in session tour da. have considereq nine cases and re turned eight True Bills and one, Not True Bill. We have examined 29 | COLLECTION BILLPASSES, (Continued irom Puye Crne) | {the destruction or defacement of|¢ fire warning posters and signs a | misdemeanor. Senators Jones and Huntley put {in a bill to appropriate $20,000 to conducting and agricultural furnish aid in maintaining annual and industrial fairs. A bill by Senators Peratrovich and MacKenzie would require physi- cal examinations of employees trans- ported into Alaska. The Committee on Education, witnesses. We also conducted three|Public Health and Morals, and Vet- We | erans’ Affairs introduced-a Health independent investigations. make the following xecummenda-|D9P5”m°m bill to establish stan- tions: dards of purity and cleanliness for 1. We strongly urge and recom- | food drugs, devices and cosmetics, mend that a Deputy United S[fl[e§‘delln“]g false advertising and adui- Marshal be stationed at Yakutat,| teration and misbranding of these Alaska, at least from June 15 to Dlouu"h and providing for enforce- October 15 of each year in order to ment. curb lawlessness that exists there | during the mmer fishing season.|its regulation, including certain| 2. The Grand Jury recommends Safety precautions and minimum that the pay of jurors be increased | requirements for emergency equip- | from the present sum to at least| ment, was introduced by Senator $10.00 a day and that actual trans- | Barr. portation expenses be paid in lieu| of mileage fees. The Grand Jury quest, a bill to regulate and control heard evidence strongly tearing out the practice of non allopathic heal- | the fact that the present fees do ing, including osteopathy, not adequately compensate for the pathy, chiropractic, and chiropody. expenses involved in connection with Jjury service and further that many A bill pertaining to aviation and! Senator Garnick's 8.B. 57 would, honor the memory of James Wick- | Jurors must pay money out of their ersham by designating August 24 as REQUIREMENTS OF ANATOBE WAIVED The National Guard Bureau has agreed to waive certain eligibility requirements for enlistment in the two proposed Scout Battalions of | the Alaska National Guard in or-| jder fully to utilize the manpower | apabilities of the native popula- tion, according to word received 'u‘ Fort Richardson. { Considered highly important {the formation of the native unit: Guard. l terior communities up the rivers, al- ‘ready has Federal approval. The| legislation by the territorial legisla- " unit. General Scowr nas aiready }.mmfld ,will have in aiding the defense of have been taken to equip the Scout units immediately upon their or- the territory. He stated that steps: to| OCEAN AND CONTINENT (Continued from #Page One) lot, came into prominence in April 1947, when he and Milton Reynold: flew around the world. ©dom and Reynolds, wealthy ball: 1o read or write will not prevent his! nlnnes the lanky, balding airman ! enlistment and membership in ”“h dew ¢ | the coasts and in some of the in-| Army also hopes for the establish-| previous ment of two infantry battalions inin 1647 by two Russian flyers. the larger towns, although enabling | Senator Lyng contributed, by re-|ture is a prerequisite of either type | Francisco at 1:50 150 DR (PST). natum- out the value the National Guard| | 55 minutes in their con: | pen manufacturer, set a record of 8 hov b will hold their monthly meet- ¢ tomorrow, Wednesday evening, at 8 oclock in the library room of the Douglas Public School. women Legislators attending the Territorial session and wives of the Legislators will- be special guests of the evening. Hostesses for the club will be Mrs. Kenneth Clem and Mrs. Thomas Marshall. Mrs. | Jay Hoskins will be in charge of { entertginment and program. | INITIATE Aerie No. 117, F. O. E, held ini- tiation ceremonies at their meeting last evening, with Jay Hoskins the candidate. Following the business meeting refreshments were enjoyed ! lat the Douglas Inn. s — ROCKY PASS WORK, 3-MILE KAKE ROAD| LEAVES ON TRIP T0 1 bow. {the announcement was made | verted A-27 attack bomber, | e Al i .x:i‘nx.f;fnu °'S“"}\">;"f* i::é:;d c““’;:) Four months later, Odom smash- | FINED FOR POACHING 16 ”“”_‘HM \‘\i‘l‘; n-mx:x'nu ahl ;:qmpl ed that record. He gircled the | Taking furs during closed season i g e e L ::“L; (:"”7“} h""”imfd"l““:“;es l“l“;i {cost Bennie Ventura of Petersburg : seconds for a speel rk which | ¢ | . The ncw cikgratan Ree ST 10N 111 stands. The flight started and | sy TIDEIAE ontelng ol skimos and Aleuts on an original|epaeq at Chicago. R P S i enlistment will now be 45 years in-| On his first attempt to set a W b’ 8 ‘;Enfor mel’mt SDD}J;- stead of 35, and a native's inability | ony distance record for light ‘;:: e th’; !"L:h nndc;Vildhfe sver: vice, pleaded guilty to the charge, according to information received it the regional office. 2,401 miles January 13 from Honclulu to Oakland, Calif. The plan to establish the two| fiying the same plane he used Scout Battalions in the smaller|today, Odom was headed for Teter- S T towns in the western and north-|poro but was forced to turn back {PRDERS BID BALANCE ern parts of Alaska, both along|on the West Coast when he ran! PAYMENT BEFORE APR. § nto storms over the Sierra Nevada ins. { Payment of the balance on & flight, however, broke the | bid made by T. C. Takohoshi and record of 2,061 miles SELICO. for purchase of the Wrangell : Lumber Mills was ordered in Dis- Odom topped his January mark | trict Court today, with payment to be made before April 5. jesterday when he passed over San The order is another development 1 in the Bank of Wrangell vs. Alaska | Asiatic Lumber Mills, Inc. case. D ol/ "LAS | 1949 DOG LICE;;S NEWS Are now due and payable. If not paid by April 1, dogs will be |picked up and disposed of. Metal own pockets while performing their Wickersham Day. !ganization, and that he has asked | TO SEATTLE SUNDAY jury service. It is likewise recom- mended ‘that witnesses receive the same rate of compensation as jur- ors. 3. The Grand Jury visited and inspected the Federal and Territor- ial Building and found that the building is over-crowded and it strongly recommends that an addi- tion to the Federal Building be con- structed to take care of the exist- ing over-crowded condition, It is al- | so recommended that due to the present over-crowded conditions of the building fire escapes be pro- vided and that public rest rooms be made available on the first floor of the building. Likewise, the Grand Judy recommends that mirrors be installeq in the elevators to prevent possible serious entering and leaving the elevators. 4. The Grand Jury visited the Federal Jail and found the building to be in good repair, clean and or- derly, and the Grand Jury extends congratulations to those in charge of both the Jail and the Federal and Territorial Building. In conclusion we wish to thank the various officers of the Federal Court for their kind cooperation and courtesy during our deliberations, ang especially United States Attor- ney P. J. Gilmore, Jr,, and his As-' ant, Stanley D. Baskin, who so atly presented the cases to the Grand Jury. We request that copies of this re- port be sent to Honorable Tom C. Clark, Attorney General of the United States, Hon. E. L. Bartlett, Delegate to Congress, ‘Washington, | D. C., Hon. Walter Myer, Fourth' Assistant Postmaster General of the United States, and to the local| newspapers. i The report is signed by Thos. A Morgan, foreman, and Lillian Ug- gen, secretary. - R REBEKAHS TO MEET The regular semi-monthly busi- ness meeting of Perseverance Re- bekah Lodge will be held Wednes- day (March 9) evening at 8 o'clock in the Odd FeXlows H'\ll injury to persons A | fittings are A till to amend the law relating to ;the Department of the Army to Senator Dawes. Senator McCutch- | eon introduced a lengthy measure to authorize temporary benefit to| employees during periods of unem- ployment caused by disability. After completing its calendar for the day, the Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. TR 7735 % A A | proposed. PAA CARRIES 23 | | sider legislative matters. Pan American Airways carried 23 g o¢ Elizabeth Peratrovich, Sec; passengers yesterday with 16 arriv-'_______ ng and 7 going south. Passengers included: 1 From Seattle: A. A. Lyon, Gladys | Knight, Marjorie Forsythe, Robert Howell, Edwin Morrow, Maude Mor- row, Ruby Rottleff, Stan Tymchyn, Thor S. Goodman, Willlam David, Mrs. Hercert Brums, Leonard Ber- lin, William Read, William Lob- ban. | To Seattle: Clarence Rhede, Rev. { and Mrs. John Dodge and infant] Larry, Ruth Dodge, Shell Simmons, | Elizabeth Lightner, Linda Lightner. ———,———— SMALL BOAT HARBOR NEWS Bud Fields’ boat, Lassie of Ju- neau; the Wilson, owned by John Willis, and the Laddie, owned by ; Kayler and Dahl with John Steph- en as skipper, all tied in at Float One over the weekend. The Laddie will be going back to Petersburg sometime today. Andy Raatikainen has bought a new Gray motor for his boat, the Astrid, and Herb Woif installing |it. Raatikainen expects to leave !m Pelican on Thursday, if the motor complete by then At the Juneau Welding and Ma- chine Shop, an anchor winch is be- \ing installed on Carl Wiedman's koat, the Helena. I CASH lor scrap lead and old tivities may start soon. Preliminary surveys by Lt. J. D. have indicated that there is| interested personnel in| aska, sufficient - —ee——— JUNEAU WOMAN'S CLUB | [ S!orlgo batteries at Vlild‘ll‘l"d 22 tr EYES EXAMINED OPTOM Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR 2= DR. D. D. MARQUARDT TEYES EXAMINED _ LENSES PRESCRIBED | ETRIST Juneau APPOINTMENTS shop or y Express, a ewing S Air express means immediate delivery to youl Simply write or wire your favorite that your merchandise be shipped by Air you in a matter of hours! Dependable serv- Ice at lowest rates by Air Express. mns“%l‘dé* Because this wonderful, Clips cooking time. hing’ you've actually tr tned this ymu' finger tips” you can’ our business house, requesting nd Alaska Coastal speeds it to “- o IMIS Mrs. Gene Estes was a passenger narcotic drugs was introduced by |assign unit instructors at once in|Sunday for Seattle where she is to order that planning for training ac- | receive medical MOTHER DIES Friends of Mr. and dental care. | She is the popular piano player at Col. | Mike's Place and will be gone from : Alexander, Officer in Charge two to six weeks. \ of National Guard Affairs in Al-| and Mrs. James |Alaska to form the Guard units | Fanning, who were Douglas resi- 1dog tags are available at Douglas City Clerk’s Office. 36 2t — .- — NOTICE TO BOAT OWNERS Mr. Jensen, the compass adjuster from Ketchikan Instrument Co., is in Juneau. Anyone wanting their compass checked or adjusted, cail | Red 440. 38 2t UP IN MEMORIALS A memorial introduced by the House transportation committee this morning asks the Secretary of War and Army Engineers to make Rocky Pass navigable with widen- ing and tlasting where necessary. It asks a seven foot depth at mean low water and asks the blasting of the sharp corner at Devil's El- Another memorial, by the roads committee, asks the Board of Road Commissioners to build a three-mile jroad from Kake tc an improved winter fishing bcat harbor. il s STORIS BACK FROM LIGHT STATION RUN From a run to Polnt Retreat, Sen- | tinel Island, and Eldred Rock, the Coast Guard Storis tied up here early this’ morning. Supplies were taken to the three light stations with machine parts for repairs also being left at Eldred Rock. Mrs. Thelma Lukesic was brought in for medical attention at St. Ann’s hospital. She s the wife of the officer in charge at the Point Retreat light. Orders have been received aboard the ship transferring Lt. j.g. Elmer M. Lipsey from the Hemlock which based at Ketchikan. The Hemlock !is returning from an extensive over- {haul in Seattle. Also aboard the ship for resumption of duty on the Storis is BM3c Frank B. Keeney. He was left in Seattle Dec. 1 for medical attention when the Storis |EMBLEM CLUB TO MEET INTERIOR, WEST Leaving Juneau today for a three or four weeks stay at Anchorage and Fairbanks was Maurice Powers, Alaska scout executive. Powers will attend two of the four sectional meetings of the Alaska Council to be held this spring. At these an- nual meetings, Alaska Council re- ports will be submitted for the ap- proval of council members, officers and executive board members for the new year will be elected, and the 1949-1950 budget will be adopted. After his return, similar meetings will be held in Ketchikan and Ju- neau. At the last of the four meet- ings, to be held in Juneau, Council President Charles G. Burdick will preside, and the recommendations of the three previous meetings will ibe incorporated with final decis- ions. The Boy Scout office will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from noon until 4 p.m. for the remainder of the month, Powers said. Mrs. Viola H. Dick, who has been serving as part-time regis- trar for the Boy Scout Council dur- ing the past six months, will main- tain these office hours for the bene- fit of local leaders and boys who may wish to get supplies or informa- tion. ———————— ON THURSDAY EVENIN4G Juneau Emblem Liuw No. 30 will hold their regular business meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Elks Hall. The awarding of the mesh bag made its trip from the East Coast to be stationed at Juneau. i Mrs. Otto V. Peterson, SK1 Peterson, entered St. yesterday for surgery. o —————— FROM GUSTAVUS wife of Ann's and gloves will be made at this meeting, so a large attendance is desired. Refreshments will be served by a committee headed by Jenny Rusher and assisted by Pat Satre, {MARGARET WHITE ON COMMITTEE NAMED BY CHAIRMAN SCOTT Hugh Scott, Chairman of the Re- publican National Committee, has announced that he has appointed Mrs. Margaret E. White, Republi- can National Committeewoman of Alaska, as Vice Chairman of the Committee of the Republican Party jon Territorial Administration. A number of other committees were also announced to study im- portant national problems. ROAD ‘NOI‘!K BEGINS FOR GUSTAVUS FIELD Reconstruction of a bridge, revis- ion of voad drainage and recon- struction for roads serving air navi- gation facilities at Gustavus has been authorized by the Civil Aero- nautics Authority. Bernie Reiten, CAA engineer sup- ervising the project at Gustavus, was in Juneau today to meet his wife, who joins him from their home in Anchorage. According to Reiten, the project is limited only to roads servicing the airpcrt. Work is being done by local help and by crews taken to the area. s o o o SIMMONS GOES SOUTH Shell Simmons, Alaska Coast}l Airlines co-manager, left yesterday |by Pan American for the states. | He will be gone for approximately ja week on company kusiness. —ee CARD OF THANXS ‘We wish to thank all our friends of both Douglas and Juneau, Alaska Native Sisterhood and Brotherhood, the St. Nicholas Choir and the Rev. J. Zlokin, who came from Sitka, for their kindness and help in the passing of our brother Jimmie Hanson; also for the many beauti- ful flowers. Archie Chase of ‘Gustavus is at the Gastineau. Corrine Sheldon, Dewey Sheldon, Dorothy Spence and ery Peyton Mr. and Mrs. F. E. James Gflorge Dalton. 1t | derits for several years, but now ' make their home in Twin Falls, Idaho, will be saddened by the news |of the death of Mrs. Will hold a Ciecial Meeting on mother, Mrs. Ray Crabtree, Thursday, Mar. 1, 1:30 pm. at the died suddenly on February 12. D.LW.C. 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