The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1949, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1949 TRIAL OPENS IN JSC SUIT FOR MILLION Examine Jurors in Mill Company’s Suit Against Int. Longshoremen Of more than local interest is the case which opened today in Dis- trict Court—that of the Juneau Spruce Corporation vs. the Inter- national Longshoremen’s and Ware- housemen’s Union (CIO) and tie ILWU Local 16. The case, delayed from its sched- uled opening this. morning, w barely started in this afternoon’ court session, with examination (,x prospective jurors. Juneau Spruce seeks $1, u‘aouu damages as a result of longshore- men’s picketing the mill and refus- ing to handle lumber tor the com-| pany. The corporation is represented by the Juneau firm of Faulkner, Ban- field and Boochever, with Norman Banfield arguing the case. Asto- ciated with tham for this trial Manley Strayer of Portland, Ore. Attorneys Willlam L. Paul, and Henry Roden also will have associate counsel for the defendants | —George Anderson of San Francis- co, member of a law firm consist- ently identified with the ILWU in m | Pacific Coast disputes. According to Attorney Paul, the evidence will follow lines similar| to thcse of the recent NLRB hear: ing. PR L S MUD, MORE MUD PLAGUES WORKERS IN BUILDING PIT Workmen in the excavation pit for the new Community Building were back to fighting mud again today after yesterday’s hard rains filled the pit with water and muck. In spite of knee deep water In some places, the crew of carpenters and excavators were hard at work in the drizzle this morning with| sews and hammers, jackhammers and shovels. Forms for column and wall footings are under construc- tion in the pit. Sixteen column footings with steel reinforcements are to be poured, according |FLYING SAUCERS Jr.,| to Art| TAKEN SERIOUSLY NOW BY AIR FORCE 0. April 27.—#—The the DAYTON, | Air Force is . taking seriously | reports of flying | ten Journal Herald reports. | The newspaper attributed its | story to a report in the files of the technical intclligence section of the Air Materiel Command at near- by Wright Field. The Journal Herald reported the Air Force based its conclusion on some 240 domestic and foreign re- ports of the flying discs. Intelli- gence section officers were quoted as saying 30 per cent of the re- ports dealt with conventional aerial objects such as weather and cos- mic ray research balloons. Commonplace answers are to be found in another 30 per cent, while 40 per cent of the reports still are in the mystery column. cers, the Day-| GILLNETTERS ARE TO FISH; PRICES LATER ASTORIA, April 27—#— Gill- netters plan to fish when the com- mercial salmon season opens Sun- day and keep price negotiations go- ing at the same time. Henry Niemela, secretary of the Fishermen's Union, said packers have agreed to make prices retro- active if there is any upward re- vision of the current offer. The unicn has asked 27 cents a pound for chinocks and bluebacks, and 19% for steelheads. Packers have offered 20 cents for the first two species and 14 for steelhead. Niemela estimated 1,000 boats 1d be on the river between here at the start m. (PST) we and Vancouver, Wash,, of the season at 6 p. HOUSE DEBATING LABOR MEASURE, I-H SUBSIIIUIE (By Associated Press) House continues its debate repeal of the Taft-Hartley Lakor Law. A vote is ‘expected to- moirow on the Wood bill which reen intrcduced as a substitute the admin'stration's Taft- ley repeal bill. The Wood e would repeal the Taft- Act tco, but it would then \\‘n back into law much of tae aft-Hartley features. Before a vote is taken, Ni nern rats will try to tie a civil | rights amendment to the Wood labs bill. Congressman Anthony Cavalcante of Pennsylvania says he will propese to make it an unfair labor practice for either an em- ployer or union to discriminate against a worker because of race, creed or color. Any smendment in it would have a difficult time getting Southern sup- port, but the amendment itself | weuld have (he same \muhle The over or H 1 D BIDS REJE(IED BY FWS ONBOAITS T0 BE BUILT, BOUGHT SEATTLE, April 27—®— The bill with that| i Sunday. TWO NATIVE BOYS BURNED T DEATH, ANCHORAGE FIRE ANCHORAGL, April 27.—B— Two Native boys died early tod: in a fire that destroyed their 12 by 14 foot tarpaper shack home outside the city limits. The victims were Theodore Kout- chak, 7, and James, 2, sons of Mr.! and Mrs. Richard K hak. Four other children, from one to 11 years of age, were saved by an uncle, George Toshavik, 18. He sutiered burns in carrying them to safety. Toshavik and another uncle, Os- car Koutchak, were tak ng care of the children. while the parents were in the city. Military firemen found the dead children cn a bed, with arms about | each other. The fire cause was | unknown. WESTERN (HAMBERS PLAN JUNEAU VISIT Three West Coast Chamber of | Commerce groups will come to Ju- neau during May to extend good will greetings from Puget Sound business men. To insure a warm welcome for Chamber delegates, the Juneau jChamber of Commerce will make i i SALVATION ARMY LIFE-SAVING UNIT: AWARDED BADGES At a recent ceremony held the Willoughby hall, the girls of the Salvation Army life-saving unit Jearned during the year. Those hav- ing passed rank tests were: Fayetta Willard, Lena Johnson, Lonita Dill, Katherine Vavolis, Phoebe Hammond, Margaret Jacobs, Merle| Jack, Jean Vavolis, Beverly Jack, Elsie Johanson and Shirley Vavolis Proficiency ~badges were given out for tests passed in per- sonal health, homemaking, Bible ond cooking and these were awarded five of the girls. Thi group of girls known as the Sunbeams meet each week under the- supervision of their leader Miss Martha Newbould who offers them a well-rounded and interest- ing program promoting better cit-| | izenship. As an Easter project the girls made Sunshine baskets for all the patients in the Government hos- pital which were filled with candy and personally delivered by the girls. i SCOUTING BOOKS ADDED T0 CITY LIBRARY SHEI.VES added at the City Library is a group of books on the Girl Scouts. These books are in the general reference class and are for the use of the Girl Scouts and fv: enyone else who is interested in Recently : tion. The bocks are: Toplofty, Trocp Financing, Program Committee ABC, Primer for Girl Scouts, Skip to My Lou, Arts and Crafts, Its Fun to Design, Brave Girls, Estab- lished Camptcok, Games for Gir Scouts, Book of Ceremcnies for Girl Scouts, Troop Dramatics for ! Girl Scouts, Dramatized Ballads, Ditty Bag, Sing High Sing Low, Promenade All, Shanty Ludge, The Brownies. 1 were awarded the badges they had . | 1 also | ! knowmg more about the orgnmu-‘ o Brook | Jacobsen of Pelican ecity. +The Glacier Bay recently went to Seattle for installation of the latest equipment which includes NURSING Io BE the new style automatic pilot and I SSED KI“ hydraulically operated halibut v i reported bad W gurdies. The crew eather for most of the voyage | with the boat tying in at Ketchikan because of a heavy rain squall. Two ice bergs were sighted yes-!| 'KUPPENHEIMER k SINCE 1876 Public Health Nursing in the schools will be discussed over sta-, ion KINY tomorrow (Thursday) ot 5 pm. by health educators and ' terday and one this morning. medical authorities of the Ameri-| The boat leaves for Pelican to- can Medical Assoclation on the |DiBht'to unload a cargo of furni- program, “Guardians of Your|luse for the Jacobsens. i AR Health,” This will he the fourth in mo radio serles on Public Health ) i 'RECORD SNOW FALL Miss Edna Peterka, Senior Public | Health Nurse at the Juneau Health SE‘I‘ A"’ A" AGE Center, will appear the same eve- (HOR ring at 7 p.m. as guest on thc\ Teen Age program “Twenty Ques- | ANCHORAGE. Alas.{a. April 27— ions,” to answer questions on pub- | (p—A new record for snowfall was lic health nursing in your COm-|set today when the weather bureau munity. u'eported one-tenth of an inch had R o | fallen, raising the winter’s total to 104.3 inches. GlAflER BAY, NEW BOM TIES UP FROM SEATTLE The hing Loat, Kuppenbeimer Trojan Weave e0sccsscssssscccee The old mark, tied before today's| snow, was set in the winter of | 1919-20. Very little snow fell in the main newiy conswucted halibut part of town. At Merrill Field, the Glacier Bay, skip- where the weather tureau red by Sivert Anderson tied up|instruments, there was a t he City Float this morning Llanket over planes and runw nom Seattle having left there last | The bureau said there was a po: riday. The boat is ownéd cy Louis | bmty of more snow tonight. white the longest wearing, best crease-holding suit ever made lr YOU'RE A MAN who gives his clothing hard wear, you can't choose a more appropriate suit than a Kuppenheimer Trojan Weave. These rich PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDULE ALSO FREQUENT FREIGHTER SERVICE For turther information contact H. E. GREEN, Agent — Phone 2 SOUTHBOUND NGRTHBOUND S.S. Alaska | S.S.Baranof | S.S. Dengdli | S.S. Baranof May 5 | Mays May 1 looking, shine-resistant worsteds take hard knocks in their stride, and come up smiling. Single or double breasted in styles to flatter your figure. May 3 for | for Petershury | Wrangell Ketchikan Ketchikan cattle Seattle for Haines Skagway Sitka Kodiak Seldovia Seward for Seward an investment in good appearance FRED HBEENNING Complete Qutfitter Se-wma AU laska Bateman, construction foreman. He | said he hoped to be able to begin | the cement work by the first of next week. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceplans tomorrow for playing hosts says it has rejected all bids on|to the visitors. Portland and Seattle | the censtruction of a 93-foot wood- | Chambters of Commerce will both| en exploratory fishing vessel. be here May 24. A similar group!| Happy landing? ————e J-High Graduation Exerdjgs May 20/ Graduation exercises will be held at Juneau High School May 20, with Baccalaureate Sunday, May 15, High School Principal Leslie Avrit said today. Senior examinations are sched- uled for May 16-17-18, with other classes taking final examinations May 19-20-23. School will close May 25 for the summer. Speakers for commencement ceremonies have not been chosen as yet, Avrit said. Seniors will meet to name the Baccalaureate speaker, and according to high school tra- ition, the high ranking student in the senior class will make the com- mencement address. BOATS SAILING SOON FOR FISHING BANKS Iced and baited this morning at the Cold Storage Co. dock, the Gordon D. owned by Olaf Aase, the Viking owned by John Sun- derland, the Arctic owned by Law- rence Swanson, the Julia D. by Ike Puustinen, the Saga owned by Arnt Nelson, and the Avona: owned by Axel Nelson will be leaving for their first trips of the season to the fishing banks. The six boats are expected to go to Area 2 this afternoon 1 in that area. From Cape Flat- tery to Cape Spencer is Area 2. or to-| morrow as the season cpens May | | Also rejected, as too low, were bids for the purchase of the 100- foot tuna fisherman Washington, | row idle at the Government locks. An officials of the Service said a vessel of the type wanted could any of the bids. New bids cn both projects will be called soon, he said. Binds on construction ranged from $210,000 to $416,000. Offers for the old boat were between $70,- 000 and 390000 2 e - PROVISIONAL LEAG. OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETS AT LUNCHEON The Provisional League of Women Voters met in the Terrace Room of the Hotel Baranof on Tuesday for luncheon. H Miss Alice Brandebury of the Public Welfare Drepartment dis- Cussed city participation in the program of child welfare and the | need for such services in the city of Juneau as well as in the Ter- ritory. A “Question and Answer” period | followed. The topic was education! |in Alaska, particularly in Juneau. | This discussion was a part of the “Know Your Town" survey under- teken by the League as a part of itz program. Mrs. Leslie B. Avrit, Acting President, thanked Miss Lynde Fales for her services as secretary to the League for the past year |and also welcomed the newly elected | officers. o .P%’/A s"/'/(/)f 1\ “//4'0/2.5‘ with that clear clean now be built at a cost lower than’ from Tacoma plans to make the trip May 31. Also at the tomorrow noon Chamber meeting at the Baranof, additional discussion will be carried on concerning the providing rental housing. Preliminary planning for support cf the biggest and best Salmon Derby in Alaska, July 29-30-31, is also on the agenda. s B RHODE ENROUTE HOME Word from Clarence J. Rhode, Alaska director of the U. S. Fish returned to Fairbanks from Point Barrow, and would be in Anchor- age by today. 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