The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 23, 1949, Page 6

PAGE SIX Y BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA MEETING ELECT OFFICERS There were over 50 delegates at the 18th annual convention of the Associated Boards of Trade of Cen- tral British Columbia and the affil- iated Chambers of Commerce of Southeast Alaska, which met at Smithers, B. C., on August 18, 19 and 20. A. M. Patterson of Prince George presided at the sessions and Dr. L.| M. Greene of Prince Rupert was| chairman of the resolutions com- mittee. Alaskan delegates ap- pointed to the resolution committee | were Susy Winn, Juneau delegate, | L. S. Ferris and Willlam L. Baker | of the Ketchikan delegation. At the final session, plans were made for next year's meeting, which | will be at Prince George. Burns Lake, which has just completed a hotel financed by the municipality, also put in a bid for conventicn site. George Ogston of Vanderhoof was unanimously elected as president for the coming year. Joe Scott of the Prince - Rupert Chamber of Commerce was elected first vice- president Susy Winn, Susy Winn was elected vice president, a position that tradi- tionally isgiven toan Alaskan. This| is the first time that a woman has | been elected to an executive posi- tion in an Associated Boards of Trade in British Columbia. Duncan Kerr of Terrace was re- elected to the position of Secretary. | Entertained Royally The citizens of Smithers and the nearby town of Telkwa entertained the visiting delegates royally dur- Vice President second | odd year fur the same week. CATCHES OF PINKS, SOUTHEAST ALASKA CORRECTION — In the report below should be fish taken and not cases. In connection with its study of the current salmon runs in South- east Alaska, the Fish and Wildlife Service is collecting reports of the daily catch of pink salmon by each trap throughout the area. From an analysis of these records, an un- tive abundance is sought. These summarized figures are average catches per trap per fish- ing day for each region listed. These averages provide an appro-| priate measure of relatives abund- ance of pink salmon, the most important species in the area. The figures presented below are for the week ending August 20. Catches of this past week un-| doubtedly indicate a level some- what acove actuality since the de- layed opening of the fishing sea- | son has resulted in an accumula- ton of fish in many districts. How- ever, it is evident that the present level of the runs in most sections is higher than that of any recent 1 Summary for week ending August 20: Area 1. Icy Strait, west of Point Carolus, 17,100 cases, Catch re- mained at a high level, Area 2. Icy Strait, east of Point Carolus, 9,000 cases. Catch increased { during week, Area 3. North Chatham Strait, 9,000 cases. Remained constant, then increased. Area 4. South Chatham Strait, SUMMARY OFTRAP {EXPERT COMPARES |JUDGMENT WAITS | CATCH FOR BASIS | "50 FISHING RULES | ‘When Seton Thompson conducts hearings next month on proposed changes in the Alaska Commercial Fishery Regulations for 1950, he will have first-hand information on the catch this season, which is scheduled to close September 3. Thompson, who is chief of the Branch of Alaska Fisheries of the U. 8. Fish and Wildlife Service, 'nrrived from Washington, D. C, biased, objective measure of rela-;and will remain in Southeast Al- laska for the rest of the salmon fishing season. He is interested in comparisons on abundance of fish, catch, and related factors, and has a wealth of information and background on Alaska runs for use in his studies. Thompson has been here on sim- ilar work during the 1946, '47 and} '48 seasons. | The Branch of Alaska Fisheries is concerned with management and enforcement of commercial fishing in the Territory, as well as man- agement and operation of the Pribi- lof Islands. The Juneau hearing on 1950 reg- ulations will be at 10 a.m. Septem- ber 12 in the Senate Chambers, sec- ond floor of the Federal Build- : ing. Other hearings in Alaska will be held during September, starting with that at Sitka September 14, and continuing at Craig, Peters- burg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Kodiak and Anchorage. The last one will {be at Cordova October 3. Thompson plans to return to THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ONJURY'S ANSWER IN CHILKOOT CASE The advisory jury in the Port Chilkoot Case retired at 10:11 a.m today to decide upon questions given it by the court. It has Teen nearly 11 months since the suit was first filed. The jury will decide upon the facts of the case; and judgment of law will be handed down by Judge George W. Folta. ‘The jury was asked to decide whether or not the defendants en- tered into a conspiracy to obtair control .of the Port Chilkoot Com- pany in fraud of the company, its stockholders or subscribers. It was also asked to decide if K P. Gregg, who is acting as agent for the company in the suit, en- tered into a conspiracy with Rich- ard L. Merrick or Burke Edwards to obtain control of the Port Chil- koot Company in fraud of the rights of the defendants. While the case is before thel court, the Port Chilkoot Company is being managed by Col. Otto F Ohlson. He was appointed receiver April 5 by Judge George W. Folta's court here. All defendants in the suit have interest in Veterans Alaska Co- operative Company, which was or- ganized to develop the Port Chil- koot settlement, and the Port Chil- koot Company, a stock company crganized to conduct business for the more unwieldly VACCO. Defendants are: Carl Heinmiller, Steve Larsson -Homer, Martin A.| Cordes, Tresham D. Gregg Jr., Kar| 24 OUT, 55 IN ON ALASKA COASTAL MONDAY FLIGHTS On Alaska Coastal Airlines flights yesterday, there were 13 interport passengers, 24 departing Juneau and 55 arriving for a total of 92. Outgoing passengers for Skag- way were: Willlam Andrews, George Pardue, Roy Hill, C. O'Shea, C. Zenger, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kelly, John Morgan. For Haines: F. Binchus, McDonald, Roy Clayton, Jack Gucker; for Petersburg: H. L. Hudson; for Wrangell. Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, A. Hildre, For Tenakee: Sam Asp, Mrs. Joe Peterson, Jerry Peterson, Dorothy Peterson, Virginia Hockergan, Wil- bur Bell. For Annex Lake and return: Car- son Lawrence, Milt Daniels, Nor- man Banfield, Joe Werner. For Pelican: Don Milnes. For Tulsequah: John Thomas, Dr. P. W. Jaron. For Hood Bay: Art Walker, Michael Walker Margaret Scott, Helen Davis, R. E. Shoppert, Milt Soreano. For Sitka: Mr. and Mrs. Bud Phelps, Esther Howard, Donald Cook, Mary Miller, John Holzworth, Mrs. Dick Pelayo, Martin Abraham, William Jones. Incoming passengers from Sitka were: Ruth Sularz, Dr. Van Sandt, Mrs. C. W. Makl, J. Tenne- son, Frank Wright, C. O. Parks, Mrs. A. Burdick. From Fish Bay: Wally Westfall. From Hood Bay: Mrs. Jacobs, Jake Angell, Mildred Jones, Joe Carrillo, Brock Perry, R. E. Vaugh- w. C. Washington after that one, and be| A Comstock, James A. F. MacCam- | an, James Porter. From Tulsequah: John J. Cum-] back on the coast in time to con- duct the hearing in Seattle Novem- ing the three day convention, Fol- | 5000 cases. Remained constant, then |ber 7 and 8. lowing the registration on the first day, many of the visitors were tak- en on fishing trips and to the nearby golf course. A tour was taken in the afternoon around the district and a garden party and increased. Area 5. Frederick Sound, 9,300 cases. Remained fairly constant. Area 6. Sumner Strait, 4,700 cases. Increased during week. Area 7. West Coast Prince of buffet supper was held at Telkwa, | wajes Island, 2,300 cases. Remained which is located ten miles from Smithers, in the evening. The Telk- wa Hotel is owned by C. P. Buss- inger brother of Ray Peterman ot Juneau. Mr. and Mrs. Bussinger lived in Juneau many years ago and visited here last year during the Associated Boards meeting. The evening concluded with a dance at the Lake Kathlyn pavilion and a weiner roast on the shores of the lake. On Friday, following the business;d session, a cocktail party was giv-| en followed by a banquet in the| Angelican hall. A grand ball at the Elks' Hall concluded the round of entertainment. HENRY HOGUES ARE ENTERTAINED BEFORE HIGHWAY TRIP SOUTH So many friends are entertaining for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hogue prior to their departure for their new home in Tacoma that they hate to leave Juneau. “We are get- ting homesick before we . leave town,” they say. Plans of the Hogues are to leave for Hames Friday and to drive south by way of the Alcan High- way. Among those who were their hosts this week are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hermann, Miss Gertrude ‘Wetzel, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fager- son and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Power, who are entertaining at dinner Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hynes and Miss Pearl Peterson will be their dinner hosts Thurs- day, and Mrs. Scott Murphy will be hostess at a cocktail party on Thursday afterneon. Miss Ruth Bertholl And Herman Petzold: Will Wed on Sept. 17 Mrs. Mabel Bertholl today an- nounced the forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Miss Ruth Bertholl to Mr. Herman Petzoldt on Sep- tember 17. Miss Berth®ll, who is a graduate of Juneau High School, is employed at Behrends Bank. Mr. Petzoldt, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Nicol of BSeattle, is a Purity Bakery employee. PNA BRINGS 15 FROM WESTWARD Pacific Northern Airlines flights brought 15 passengers from the Westward and took out 10 as fol- lows: From Anchorage: Charles and Gretchen Rogers,, Dave Dishaw, Mrs. Jeff Snyder, jr., Betty Handy, Elmer Johnson, Anthony Balios, J. | Balios, Mrs. L. H. Doolittle. From Cordova: Don Taylor, Licos, V. Riviera, 8. Salvador, Garcia. From Yakutat: Tis. d To Anchorage: Eugene Avey, Martha Avey, Candis Lee Avey, Doran L. Ellery, H. E. Anderson, Harry Johnson, G. W. Seale, Neal F. Brown, A. A, Lyons, Trevor Da- vis. 8. P. Frederick Har- constant. Area :. North Clarence Strait, 3,100 cases. Remained fairly con- stant. Area 9. Central Clarence Strait,; 3,600 cases. Remained fairly con- stant. Area 10. Southwest Clarence Strait, 5900 cases. Increased during week. Area 11. Southeast Clarence Strait, 3,900 cases. Increased, then Area 12. Behm Canal, 6,000 cases. | Increased slightly. | Area 13. Southern District, 3400 cases. Increased, then decreased. QUAKE INSURANCE | GETS SHAKEN UP ! BY ONE COMPANY SEATTLE, Aug. 23—(#@—Sunday night’s North Pacific earthquake shook & major fi'm temporarily out of the quake insurance busi- ness. The General Insurance Company of America, a major writer of that type of insurance in the Pacific Northwest, announced it had stopped issuing the policies. Kelly Waller, the firm’'s Seattle manager, said a new schedule of increased rates will be drafted shortly and] Insurance Commissioner for proval. He said the region’s 1949 earth- quakes had convinced the firm that the prevailing rates are too low for the risk involved. He sald ‘the rates are only about one-third as much as in California. | BOAT REPAIR WORK AT JUNEAU MACHINE CO. At the Juneau Machine Co. a new cooling system and water pump were installed on the Relief (Henry Nelson). Propeller and shaft work have been completed on the Hi (Ed Kohlhase). | days. WILLIAM WAGNEL. RADIO EXECUTIVE, IN JUNEAU BRIEFLY, SITKA BOUND William J. Wagner, general man- ager of the Alaska Broadcasting Company, arrived in Juneau yes- terday from Seattle via PAA. He mond Jr., James N. Trelford, Man- | vii H. Olson, and Edward G. Koenig Jr. Port Chilkoot Terminal mings, Jane Cummings. From Lake Hasselborg: Mr. and | Company was added to this list as| Mrs. Rusher, Jack Kearney, Earl party defendant May 20. | Forsythe, Kenney Kearney, Beverly Jury members are Jack C. Gould, | Earl, Ward Johnson, Thelma Peter- Bert Bertholl, Steve Stanworth, son. Doris Hanebury, Irice B. Ryan, From Pelican: Mrs. Hazel Hermann, Earl Barcus, Roy Reams, Mrs. Ed Waltonen, Maynord Peratrovich, Lloyd V. Connell and Bob Thibodeau, Two jurors had been excused by Peterson, George Mayeda. From Hoonah: J. Flagenholme, W. Miller, R. Arnold, M. Olsen, V. conferred briefly with John Ash-|the court, when the case was car-|J. Smith, Alfred Grinde, Axel Carl- baugh, manager of the territorial|ried over after being interrupted by |son, Elsworth Seaton. network’s local station, KINY, be- fore he left for Sitka on an Alaska Coastal plane this morning. He ex- | pected to spend several days here; on his return from the coast city. | Wagner has just returned from a meeting in Los Angeles of owners| of CBS-affillated stations at which new programs were discussed, and | promotion methods decided: upo: In addition to Juneau the Alaska | Broadcasting Company' has stations | on the broadcast band at Zetchi- kan, Seward, Anchorage, and Fair- banks, and a short-wave transmit- ter at Anchorage, all of which ar> affiliated with the Columbia Broad- casting System. SISTER MARY BARBARA SENDS GREETINGS TO HER JUNEAU FRIENDS Sending greetings to all of her Juneau friends is Sister Mary Bar- bara, who was surgical nun at St. Ann'’s Hospital for many years. Sis- ter Mary Barbara is now at the hospital at Smithers, B. S. While the Associated Boards of '!\'adei convention was in - session at| Smithers, Susy Winn visited with Sister Mary Barbara. The Sister remembered the hosts of friends she had in Ju- neau and wishes to be remembered presented to the Washington State to all of them. She said that she ap- | would like to return to Juneau for a visit some day. CLAUSEN HERE BRIEFLY Carroll Clausen, assistant cash- ier of the Bank. of Petersburg, made a brief visit to Juneau, plan- ning to return home after two He cgme here on banking busi- ness, Clausen sald this morning, as {he arrived in the office of Treasurer | Henry Roden for a conference. FROM BITKA Ruth Sularz of Sitka is register- ed at the Gastineau. ien | oy AIR EXPRESS! that your erving Alr express means immediate delivery te youl Simply write or wire your favorite shop er your business house, requesting merchandise be shipped by Alr Express, and Alaska Coastal speeds it te you in @ matter of hours! Dependable serv- boulqwcumlyy»m OMSK% Southeastern SRR the Ketchikan court session. From Tenakee: Phyllis Porter, Nothing can top a a sweater. to take the place of sweaters from our St Fohe skirt as smartly as For school there is nothing cne or more of the new, colorful and attractive fall selection. Walter | CONDITIONS - OF WEATHER ALASKA PTS. Weather conditions and temper- atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 a.m. 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at Juneau, follow: Anchorage Barrow Bethel ... Cordova Dawson . Edmonton Fairbanks ... Haines 48—Cloudy Missing . 48—Rain 48—Cloudy 44—Partly Cloudy 53—Partly Cloudy 51—Clear 70—Cloudy 49--Cloudy . 52—Cloudy . 47—Clear 47—Partly Cloudy 53—Cloudy | 52—Rain . 50—Cloudy > . 52—Cloudy . 57—Partly Cloudy 51—Cloudy 55—Partly Cloudy 38—Partly Cloudy 50—Rain Annette Island Kodiak Kotzebue ........ McGrath Nome 4 Northway ... Petersburg .. Portland ... Prince George Seattle . Whitehorse ... 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