The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 7, 1949, Page 6

PAGE SIX ™ SECOND GROUP OF (G FAMILIES ARRIVES IN (I"' Ballard Hadman, the lady from ‘Through a misunderstanding somewhere along the line of offi- cialdom, staff members of the 17th U.S. Coast Guard District Head- quarters here find themselves in a dilemma They had been told that no more Coast Guard personnel would be sent to Juneau until housing was assured Yet 28 men, women and children disembarked last night from the Baranof, most of them pleased and excited over the prospects of liv- ing and working in Alaska, and in Juneau This brings to 59 the number of Coast Guard staff members and their families newly arrived in Ju neau. Thirty-one reached here Au- gust 30. Juneau's city officials, of Commerce leaders and other civic-minded citizens likewise are in a dilemma. They have trie earnesily and untiringly to solve Chamber { Alaska as the sailor loves the sea,” | | iand noting native designs in the ceramics, AUTHOR VISITS TO SKETCH AND NOTE Ketchikan who paints and writes, was in the Alaska Museum here this morning sketching and noting. She had news: Harpers had just purchased the manuscript of a book she wrote—"As Loves the Sea” is the title. | The book is about trolling Southeast Alaska. “The title was chosen because in the last analysis Alaskans love inl she said. | For three weeks she had been| cruising the waters of Southeastern | Alaska in her boat, the Naiad,| doing sketches which will illustrate the book. This morning she was sketchlngE exhibits in the Museum. She spoke of plans for making glass and pottery from | material in the tailings of an old| gold mine. She also spoke of plans the Sailor | FIRE DISCOVERED ON PLANE, TURNS - BACK, LANDS OKEH | | MEDFORD, Ore., Sept. T—®— A Northwest Airlines DC-4 landed |here safely today after turning back on a Seattle-to-Honolulu flight when a warning light indicated |fire in the baggage compartment. Fire extinguishers were nsed while the plane was returning here, and on landing, baggage was removed and no evidence could be found that there had been a fire, officials said. The plane carried 11 passengers and six crewmen. Capt. R. O. Pol- hamus was in command. It turned tack when about 3%: hours out of Portland. Cargo consfSted chiefly of baby chicks and perishables. All but a few of the chicks were killed by the fumes from the fire extinguish- ers. Most of the passengers were for making jewelry and fabrics|) ., v meq back until it was over |The field will be narrowed down g;:‘ native materials in native .de- ). aoain navigator G. Geyer said. [to 15 on Saturday night, and from | asleep and did not know the plane Polhamus reported to James THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE —JUNEAU 52 BEAUTIES IN PARADE FOR TITLE OF MISS AMERICA ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Sept. 7. ~—(P—Fifty-two blondes and bru- nettes—but no redheads—today be- gin the annual battle for the Miss America crown and all that goes with it. 4 For a week the girls will com- | pete in various phases of the con- test. And the final judgment on beauty must be on the up and up —no “falsies” or padding in the bathing suits is allowed. The girls represent 45 states, four big cities, Hawaii, Puertp Rico| and Canada. Only three states— | Delaware, Idaho and Rhode Island —don't have an entry. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Wash- ington each sent an entry. The pageant opened yesterday | at 3 o'clock with a Mardi Gras parade on the boardwalk. The first preliminary contest is all set for this evening at Convention Hall. these the new Miss America will be | ALASKA DOUGIAS NEWS BABY SHOWER PARTY A baby shower party was given last Friday evening by Mrs. Mil- ford Marshall and Mrs. Val Poor honoring Mrs. James Devon. The guest list included, Mrs. Albert Fleek and Mrs. Kenneth Clem of| Juneau; Mrs. Herman Spethman, mother of Mrs. Devon; Mrs. T. F. Smith, Mrs. James Wellington, Mrs. William Dore, Mrs. Charles Werner, Mrs. Jessie Snyder, Mrs. William Riley, Mrs.,Shelly Reed, Mrs. Jay Hoskins, Mrs. Willlam Cuthbert ana uae nonored guest, Mrs. Devon, of Douglas. The evening was spent in games with Mrs. Clem and Mrs. Snyder taking all the prizes. REIDI VISITS Joe Reidi, Sr, was a visitor in Douglas over the weekend, stopping at the home of his son and wife here. TO SEATTLE Eric Anderson, carpenter at the Sealand Construction Co., Bureau of Mines building, left for Seattle 'faculty Friady evening, Sept. 8, at 8 here. There were eight children, six of them making the boat trip with Mrs. Andereon. The eldest daughter, Ruth Anne, now Mrs. Martin Borlick of Juneau, will re- main here. Richard, the oldest son, is with his father, employed | in the same company's operations at Coos Bay. They sold their home on Fifth Street here to Marcus Jensen. DOUGLAS FAMILY LEAVES Another Douglas family is en- route to make their home in the states with the departure on the Aleutian of Mrs. Gerald Ferguson and daughter Jerry Faye. They will join Mr. Perguson, formerly a Veterans’ Administra- tion official with headquarters at Juneau, now at Kimberly, Idaho. Mrs. Ferguson was very active on the Channel in Woman's Club work, Alaska Crippled Children’s CRASH ENDS CHASE; YOUTH IN HOSPITAL A 55-mile-per-nour chase through the city early this morning ended in a crash at Norway Point which sent a youth to the hospital. Police pursued the sweeding car, driven by Dallas Casperson, 19, through the city and clocked it! at 55 miles per hour. Failing to stop when signalled by police, the car attempted sto flee |and could not make the turn at Norway Point. | James Sofoulis, a passenger in | the car, was taken to St. Ann’s hos- | pital by police. He had chest and “arm bruises and possible internal | injuries. | Police arrested Casperson .and | charged him on three counts, in- Association and other civic func- tions. They sold their home here Juneau. FACULTY RECEPTION The Douglas Island Woman’s Club invites ull residents of the Douglas School District to attend a reception given for the schoeol to the Hans Jacobsen family of!| cluding driving while under, the | influence of alcoholic lquor. | Casperson was found guilty in the | City Magistrate’s Court this after- | | noon. | He was fined $70.00 and two jail sentences of 10 days each were | suspended. FROM PETELSBURG WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1949 Qut of Poclcel? lFTHE-amoun( of your insurance is. not suffi- cient, you may be “out of pocket” plenty when a loss occurs. Be prepared! careful checkup insurance made Hartford agency FORE it is too late. Have ' a of your by this BE- the housing problem, and several; % | i With her was Allen Hasselzorg, | go... NwA manager at Portland, | chosen. times thought the solution was in i . sight. h",’:s' cousin one Ki"e"“"“{ Y€ that apparently the fire warning s G I, ed ploneer Iromf, . yas faulty. He said it blinked SHIR[EY M AY TRY 1 | AGAIN TO SWIM !oclock in the high school assem-| Cecilia Cavanaugh of Petersburg bly. The guest speaker will be|is registéred at the Baranof. Mr. Keithahn, curator of the Terri- | } torial Museum. | EASTERN STARS : Home-coming dinner, Tuesday, | September 13th, 6:30 p. m. for| members, escorts and visiting mem- bers. Reservations necessary by Sat- Shattuck Agency Seward Street Juneau Phone 249 to attend to personal business. He intends to return here in two months. WEEKEND BIRTHS h Two boys were born to Douglas ! | parents over the Labor Day week-|The Douglas Altar Society will end at St. Ann’s Hospital in Ju- | meet Thursday evening at 8 o'elock. | neau. A six-pound, eight-ounce!The meeting place has been chang- boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will- | ed from the McCormick residence|urday, Sept. 10. Phone Henrietta Housing Question e o o B on, went off when CO2 extinguisher gain. ALTAR SOCIETY TO MEET Lo Now, “housing for the Coast;jgong Guard” has become, not just an! Mr: .H " to Ket- | V8S used, ‘then went on aj impersonal phrase, tut a question cmkasn mfl:;’;wwm B S The plane will return to Portland of “that nice little woman and | : |for a check as soon as the CO‘Z those darling youngsters—where | | tanks are re-filled. A fresh crew is can they find a place?” K'WANIS (I-“B T‘KES | expected to continue the flight to Anyone able to offer even tem- | Honolulu. porary help in solving the problem | UP S-Bov ADOP"ON | is asked to call Lt. Comdr. Edward P. Chester, Jr, at Blue 820. Ches-1 e pyman emotions and the de- | S Lss Dben (AT M oL | veloping of personality as related | survey for months, and still hopes|, the’ pusiness and professional | o get gvery CoWs Cuard “‘m”y'worm was the trend of Dr. J. M.| tucked happily away in and near Montgomery's talk today noon be-| el ore the ncon meeting of the Ki- | Perhaps some Juneauites will re-: . i i the Gold Room. | cognize the names of friends, or, «Human Emotions and Deve]op-‘ fne'nds-ol-vg;ends in DFhe list oxiing Personality” was the subject :‘" o b and offer at 1”5‘,of his discussion., Dr. Montgomery e g e AL | stressed the importance of the in-| Group Arriving | dividual in being oriented to the In the group which came on the:social or industrial environment in | Baranof yesterday are Warrant|which he finds himself. He was in- Officer Joseph M. McGahee, With{troduced Lty Gene Vuille, program | Mrs. McGahee and two small child- | director. i ren; Chief George A. Michaud, with| 1In the business mesting, the mat- Mrs. Michaud and their four child-!ter of-expenditures in the adoption | ren; Storekeeper and Mrs. Thomas/of the five boys by the club were Mclver, Jr, and three children; Radioman and Mrs. Homer H. Ham- | ilton and one child; Chief Albert A. Dorris and Mrs. Dorris, and Lhese! men who hope to send for their | families soon, after finding livingi{ quarters: Chief John H. Estes,| James A. Doyle, Franklin J. Moore, | G. V. Stauffer, George Taylor, Joe G. Stanton, Donald J. Kane and Robert M. Marts. Comdr. D. M. Morrison, ranking officer while Capt. N. S. Haugen is out of town, said today that “sat- isfactory, but not adequate” hous- ing has been obtained for the first; group. In all, it is estimated that| 50 housing units are needed for! Coast Guard families. As to definite information on establishment of 17th District of- fices, Commander Morrison said only that his instructions are to inform Seattle when the new Com- munity Building has been inspected and accepted by the Community Building Company, and is ready for occupancy. Builders and corporation officials expect that to be accomplished this week. Informed sources said today that it may still be possizle to obtain housing by bargeloads before winter sets in. FIRST DAY ENROLLMENT UP OVER LAST YEAR FOR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS First day enrollment figures for the high school and grade school are now complete showing an in- crease over the same figures for last year. The total enrollment for both high school and grade school for the first day enrollment shows 831 for this year against 792 for 1948 First day enrollment for the high school this year is 206 with 196 for the first day in 1948. The grade school has an increase of 10 over last year. More students are expected with final figures expected to be tabu- lated by next week, “We are forced to use every bit of available space which makes us use as class rooms some that are not fitted for that use,” said IS. S. Sears, superintendent of schools. Two hew teachers have been added this year, one in the kinder- garten and the other in speech cor- rection and art. FISH LANDINGS Landed this morning were 30,000 pounds of black cod from the Ruby (Larry Fitzpatrick) and 15,000 pounds of salmon from the Wan- derer (S. A. Stevens). PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I have disposed of my interests in the Standard Machine Shop of Juneau, and the property where located, and that I no longer will| be liable for debts of any kind against the same. ! (92 3t) ROY LUNN. discussed. With the starting of school, Stanley Baskin pointed out that it had been necessary to fur- nish the boys with new shoes and clothing. Guests present were Fred Parson, | Jr., of the CAA and Stewart S.| Makley, auditor for the Public| Housing Administration. THREE AWARDS WON IN JOURNALISM BY TWO LOCAL STUDENTS The winners in the 1948-1949 school year competition by the Quill and Scroll, National Honorary Society for High School Journalists, shows two Juneau students win- ning three of the six awards for Alaska. Miss Patricia Oakes won the news story and editorial certificates and‘ Jack Lee won the feature story| certificate. The other three awards | were in interview, column and| sports. The two students worked under Miss Emily Madsen who)| taught English and journalism in| the local high school last year. LEGION AUXILIARY T0 | MAKE GIFTS FOR VETS| Due to a small attendance at Tuesday night’s meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary a change in plans regarding nomination of officers was made. Mrs. Ernest Lincoln, presiding in the absence of Mrs. Edith Shrink, president, named a nominating committee which will report at the next meet- ing, September 20, at a special busi- ness session to be held preceding a social hour. Plans were made for a rummage sale which will be held in the Legion Dugout Thursday, Sept. 21. Members are asked to get rummage together before that date, and if desirous of having it picked up to notify Mrs. Bert Lybeck or Mrs. Olaf Bcdding. On Thursday evening, Sept. members and friends are invited to meet at the home of Mrs. W, J. Manthey, for an evening of sew- ing, making stuffed toys and other gift articles which will be sent to one of the many Veterans' Hospitals. For many years, the Auxiliary has maintained “Gift Shops” in Veterans’ Hospitals where veterans personally select Christmas gifts for their families, at no cost what- ever to the veteran. Gift wrappings are furnished by the Auxiliary and after selections have been made, the wrapping and mailing is taken care of for the hospitalized veteran. EMBLEM CLUB 30 MEET The Emblem Club will hold its first meeting of the season tomor- row night at 8 o'clock in the Elks Hall. There will be refreshments and a movie after the business meeting. REBEKAH DRILL CLUB Meeting Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p. m. in-Legion Dugout. All members asked to be present. 92 3t 4 15, NOME FAMLLY 10 BE GUESTS OF BIG CIRCUS, SEATLE SEATTLE, Sept. 7—(®—The bak- er's family from Nome, Alaska, will live on the cake that dreams are made of when the circus comes to: Seattle Friday. When Thomas N. Martin of Nome's North Pole Bakery wrote the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Show for tickets he mentioned the fact that he and his two children had never seen a circus. Arthur M. Concello, general man- ager of the show, said today the Martins' money wouldn’'t be any good for two days — they’ll be Ringling’s guests, with ringside seats and visits with the star per- formers backstage. The young Martins will be special guests of Ringling clowns. And the circus will pick up their kill at Seattle’s Olympic. Siole Over $34,000; Senlenie_d 1 Years SEATTLE, Sept. 7—(®—Ross Wor- ley, 55, former cashier of the Bothel State Bank, was sentenced today to seven years in a Federal peniten- tiary for embezzlement. Worley pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement oOf $34,944.65 over a 20-year-period. Turning down pleas of bank officials and Bothel residents for leniency, Judge Lloyd Black said Worley is not the only man in a position of trust who has been tempted. CAB Party Returns South from Alaska | SEATTLE, Sept. 7—®—A Civil Aeronautics Board field party nnsl arrived here after a one-week tour of Civil Air installations in Alaska. Don W, Myrop, Deputy CAA Ad- | ministrator, veyed needs of civil aviation in the Territory and ways in which Fed- eral budget money could be be spent. The seven-member party will make a similar tour of the Pacific Northwest this week. FROM FAIRBAN] C. W. O'Leary of Fairbanks regis- tered yesterday at the Gastineau Hotel. said the group sur-' DOVER, Eng., Sept. T—(M—{hir-| lley May France, red-eyed, string- {haired and tired, said today she will have another try at swimming the English Channel. “It beat me yesterday, but I am | sure I can get across next time,” | |sa.id the 17-year-old Somerset, | Mass., schoolgirl. | She does not know when “next time” will be, but it may he in a! year or two. | Shirley May was pulled out .of| 1 the water yesterday afternoon after she had tried courageously for 10% i hours to swim from France to Eng: iland. | She was hauled out at a point ! estimated to be six miles from her goal, a very cold, but determined - girl, She protested violently at this. | Her shouts of “No, no,” rang out | i over the waves. | | “I am very disappointed,” Shirley | | May said after a warm bath and | | shampoo to take the grease out of her hair. “It was the first five hours of the swim that beat me.” “Those awful, chopping waves| washed the grease from my should- | ers and after that, of course, I got cold quickly.” B The temperature of the water was never above the low sixties and in some frigid currents might hnve‘ been under 60 degrees, her handlers said. . “I wonder what could have haj pened if I had had a good day,” said Shirley May. “Anyway,’1 am | sure I can do it.” ' “The child was just battered be- Iyom! human endurance,” said her coach, Harry Boudakian. Chirley May was taken from the water virtually by force on orders from her father, J. Walter France, who decided that she had endured enough. The girl's immediate concern is to get home as promptly as pos- sible. The school term at Somerset started yesterday. LICENSE APPLIED FOR Jack Milton Mason and Dorothy Elizabeth Stevens, both of Juneau, have applied for a marriage license in U. S. Commissioner Gordon Gray's court. ) FROM LOS ANGELES Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Upton of Los Angeles are guests at the Baranof. FROM ANCHORAGE ' Rokert Graner of the CAA in Anchorage is a guest at the Gas- tineau Hotel. NoTICE Initiation and eats Thurs, Sept. 8, 8 pm, V. F. W. Jeep Club. 822t ARE TH! management of this bank is pledged to conserva- tive operation. The safety of depositors’ funds is our primary consideration. In addition the bank is a mem- ber of Federal Depcsit Insur- ance Corporation, which in- sures each of our depositors against loss to a maximum of $5,000. Your Deposits BUY and HOLD UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS FIRST NATIONAL BANK of JUNEAU, ALASEA MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT insURANCE CORPORATION SAFE e DEPOSITS IN THIS BANK ARE INSURED lof Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCor-} jam F. Snyder, Sunday night, Sep- tember 4, at 8 o'clock. - The boy joins a brother, William, Jr.,, 20 months old. The father is a fish- erman. A seven pound 11 ounce baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Gray Monday morning, September 5 at 8 am. The first boy for the family joins two sisters, Cathleen, 3 years old, and Char- lotte, 14 months old. I { i BOB McCORMICK OUT Robert McCormick was a pas- senger via PAA plane for Clympila, Wash., where he is to enroll at the; St. Martin’s high school, for his; Junior school term. He is the son mick. ! FURLONGS, CHArmANS, LEAVE! ‘With the burning of the Juneau Spruce Mill, several families are already enroute to the states. Leav- ing over the Alaska Highway route are Mr. and Mrs. William Chap- man and two nephews, James and Vernon. . Also planning to leave soon over the same route are Mr. and| Mrs. Riley Furlong and foy chil- dren. The Chapmans will remake their home at Coos Bay, Oregon, while the Furlongs will go to Arizona. | ANDERSON FAMILY LEAVES Mrs. Wm. C. Anderson and fam- ily are passengers on the Aleutian bound for Coos Bay, Oregon, where they will join Mr. Anderson and‘ make their home there. Mr. Ander- son is employed in a planer mill at to that of Mrs. Ralph Mortensen’s,| Power, Lillle Hooker or Alice according to the announcement. | Brown. Regular meeting follows ‘ | {at 8:00 p. m. WILDLIFE AGENT RETURNS | (1t) T. F. Smith, field agent withg the Fish and Wildlife Service, re- NOTICE turned to his home and (amlly“ Initiation and eats Thurs., Sept. Alice Brown, Secy. | here yesterday from Cold Bay|8, 8 pm., V. F. W. Jeep Club. 922t | ——- Follow the Cabs to ROSS’ OASIS in Douglas for a Good Time where he has been for several months. | i EQUALIZATION BOARD ‘ The Douglas City Board ofj Equalization is sitting this evening| and Thursday evening in the Coun- | cil Chambers to receive complaints ! on community property holders’' '49 | property assessments. The Board ' held their first meeting last eve-| ning, during which several prop- erty owners appeared. | Telephone-319 WATCH SCHOOL ZONES! ~ KIDS WILL BE KIDS tions drivers to be careful while going through school zones. you can't tell when one of them will pop out in front of your car.” in school zones dquring school hours, he warned. All school zones have been posted except the Lutheran Church on !Mam Street where a kindergarten | iis held and the Church of Christ in the Highlands division. HERE FROM SEWARD M. P. Mantu of Seward is regis- tered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM CORDOVA Coos Bay. The family, one of Douglas’ largest, will be missed | H. J. 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