The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 12, 1949, Page 5

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1949 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA A A NOW! with ROBERT NEWTON SEE IT FROM EXTRA— THE START MARCH OF TIME | Complete Shows v PSRRI & ) “America’s New Air Power ; SPORTSCOPE NEWS | RiAIge, Sacts DISNEY CARTOON £:09—10:17 ! _MJI_HIlIIIIIII!lII!IIIlllIlIIJIIIIII|IllIlIJllIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIlfl|IlllIIIIIIIIII|III_|_IIHI"III ' FONTAINE - LANCASTER SUPERB PERFORMANCES bring you Ends Tuesday UNUSUAL EXCITEMENT B DELEGATE BARTLETT SEEKS REDUCTION OF FEDERAL TAXES HERE Shortly to return to Washington, D.C, Delegat2 E. L. (Bd:) Bart- lett has clearly in mind the next legislation he will push for the Letterment of the Territory he rep- resents. | or moditication of to lavor venture wiich now is difficult to | because of taxation,” Dele- | gate Dartlett said today. “Alaska would be especially bene- fitted by such action,” he continued, “and additional employment could be expected to follow.” This matter is one cof several which the Delegate discussed in his Labor Day address at Fairbanks, where he made the principal ad-| dress at the invitation of the Fair- | banks Central Labor Council. There, and today, Bartlett also called for a federal policy which would allow gold newly mined in the United States to command the prevailing world price. | Bartlett likewise expressed the hope that the next session of Con- gress will eliminate, or at least re- duce, high taxes levied during the war period on such items as trans- portation, furs and jewelry. And — wherever he goes in the Territory, speech-making or cther- wise, Delegate Bartlett points out the advantages to come to. Alaska by recent Congressional enactment | of the Alaska Housing Act, the| Alaska Community Facilities Act, and the Alaska Public Lands Sales! Act. | Bartlett came in yesterday on a| P.N.A. flight from Cordova. After attending the Statehood Committee meeting here week [cefore last, he had gone to Fairbanks for the Lakor Day program, then to ‘An- cherage and Seward before spend- ing a day in Cordova. He will be in Juneau only until ‘Wednesday, because he has engage- ments at Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan before returning to Washington, where the House will reconvene September 21 after a three-week rece: Delegate Bob aid today that he | regrets the fact that he must leave so soon. “I still call Juneau home,” he ccmmented, “and it gives me a deep sense of satisfaction to be back, even if my stay must be irief.” FOUR CALLS BY STORK HERE OVER WEEKEND The stork calied three times at St. Ann's Hospital over the week- end, and once at the Government Hospital. At St. Ann's Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Reynelds Young of Juneau became the parents of a baby boy at 12:45 p. m. Saturday. The baby weighed six pounds one ounce at birth. Mr. and Mrs. John Satre, Jr., of Juneau became parents of a baby boy. The child was born at 11:53 yesterday morning, and weighed seven pounds, five ounces at birth. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Paddock of Tenakee became parents of @ baby girl at 10:15 Saturday morning. The child weighed eight pounds, 12.oun- ces at birth. At the Government Hospital, a baby boy was born- Saturday to Mrs. Ella Siverly, of Juneau.’ FROM SITKA Ole Sundi of Sitka is 2 the Baranof Hotel. guest at Double-Duty Colander The newest wrinkle in picking vegetables from the backyard gar- den is to use a porcelain enameled colander. for gathering such things as beans, beets, Take it to the garden tomatoes and kohlrabi. As the vegetables are picked, shake the colander gently so that most of the dirt falls through the holes and stays in the garden. Then when the vegetables are brought to the Kkitchen, it's an easy trick to hold the colander under the dirt. The enameled colander has durable and easy to keep clean. faucet and wash away remaining a smooth glass surface which is DOUGLAS NEWS Gastineaux Lodge 124, F. and A. M., will hold a called communica- tion this evening at 7:30 for the purpose of conferring the E™A. de- | gree, is is announced. BROWNIES TO MEET The first Brownie meeting of the fall term is to be held at the home of Mrs. Eugené White, whose apart- | ment is over the Feusi and Jensen| Store, according to announcement | this morning. | All Brownies and girls of Brownie ' age, seven to ten years, are invit- | ed to be present at this meeting to | be held at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow,| Tuesday afternoon. | Also to be present are the Troop ! Committee. | DLW.C. INVITES LADIES | | The Douglas Island Woman's; | Club invites all the Douglas Island | | women to the first meeting of the | |club to be held in the Douglas High School assembly rooms at 8 s 8 & JOINT CHIEF S IN EN Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg (I. to r.) salute on arrival at Northolt Airport, London, for talks with British. o GLAND — Adm. Louis De nfeld, Gen. Omar Bradley and p. m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. | Hostesses for the evening are; Mrs. Willlam Riley and Mrs. Shelly Reed. TO ANCHORAGE b { Mrs. Gordon Wahto left yester- | lday via PNA for Anchorage where ishe will spend a ten day visit with ' | her parents and friends at her former home. 2 RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS A very satisfying number of resi- . dents of Douglas Island turned ! out to greet the new faculty of the Douglas Public Schools and to wel- come them to the community last | Friday evening at a reception spon- | | sored by the Douglas Island Wo- ! man'’s Club. Over 60 persons met the new fac- ulty and the board of directors of the public school system. Pouring during the evening were Mesdames George Matson, Robert Thorpe, Shelly Reed and Val Poor. The evening's program and recep- | tion were arranged by President of | the DI.W. Club, Mrs. Robert Wag- | ner, assisted by other members of the club. | Main program of the evening and very interesting to all present, was | an address by E. Keithahn, curator | INTERNATIONAL dan, of France, former middleweight champion, and Marilyn Buferd, “Miss America” of 1946, trade tidbits at a party in Rome. 1 Wbs s = X CHAN G E_marcel Cer- of the Territorial Museum at .lu-1 neau, who spoke on the beginning of Douglas to its present day. Members of the faculty this year are: Philip Anast, who will teach English, French and dramatics. Last year he taught at Waco, Texas. Mrs. Evelyn K. Godman is be- ginning her second year in the Douglas schools, teaching the third and fourth grades. Mrs. Pauline K. McCahill, form- EVIDENCE IS ON * OPERATION COSTS IN TRAP TAX CASE Costs of trap operations and allo- | | cations of costs continued to be the subject of direct and cross exami- erly teaching at Sacramento, Calli..lmmon in the fourth day of the will teach the Fifth and SiIXth|gohevan tax hearing in District grades and also music. | court, Mrs. Grace Milles, who has taught | 4 . Attorney Frank L. Mechem's di- for several years at Wrangell, Al- it aska, will be the Commercial and |Tect questioning of Harry O. Low| girls P. E. instructor. | today was brief, tut the line of | Martin R. Pedersen, school super- | Cfoss-examination taken by Attor- intendent, was in charge of the | D€y General J. Gerald Wllnams public schools at Valdez last year.!'Prompted {requent objections. by He was also formerly superinten- counsel and sometimes extended re- dent of the Douglas Schools from | marks by Judge George W. Folta. 1935 through 1939. He will teach; Low is superintendent of the history ‘besides his other duties. |False Pass Cannery of P. E. Harris Mrs, Olga T. Ruzic taught at and Company, which brought the Santa Rosa, Calif., last year. She suit against Tax Commissioner M. is teaching the second. and third | P. Mullaney. grades and also Art. * | 'The action asks a permanent in- Robert V. Shuff taught in the! junction restraining collection of Iowa public schools last year and the increased nshtrat tax, and an will teach mathematies and science | order declaring’ Chapter 11, S.L.A. here this year. He will also be 1949, null and void. Three partners in charge of the boys P. E. {in the Mutual Trap Company are Robert D. Wagner, who has the'in the case as intervenors for seventh and eighth grades and | plaintiff. shop, and Mrs. Etolin Wittnen,| Williams' efforts to extend ques- first grade teacher, both taught|tioning beyond the period of 1941-48, here last year, this being their|inclusive, into the 1949 season, fourth year at the Douglas schools.|eventually were discouraged by School directors are Mr. Leigh S.|Judge Folta, after frequent and ve- Grant, Leonard Johnson, Wm. Hix- | hement objections by Mechem and son, Mrs. Janet Sey and Mrs. James | co-counsel, W. C. Arnold. ‘Wellington. William J. Fronk, C.P.A, who was on the stand parts of Thursday and Friday, was recalled for further cross-examination, after having prepared break-downs of statistics as requested by the Attorney Gen- eral. | Attorneys estimate that the suit will continue at least until Wed- nesday noon. ANOTHER SHETLAND PONY FOR SHERWOODS Aboard the Square Knot, Alaska Steamship Co. freighter, when she docked last night at 7 o'clock. from Seattle, were a Shetland pony and a horse for the Sherwoods at the North Star Dairy. Other general cargo will be discharged before the freighter sails late tonight or to- morrow morning. ‘The Sherwoods have another Shetland pony on which children take rides. RESIDENTS, SEVENTH, EIGHTH STREETS MEET Residents of Seventh and Eighth Streets are ealled to a meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Mem- orial Presbyterian Church recrea- tion room. Various city officials will be present at the meeting. HELENA VISITOR E. M. Hanson of Helena, Mont., is a guest at the Baranof. SEVERAL NOTABLES ABOARD ALEUTIAN DUE HERE TUESDAY Mrs. Kermit Roocsevelt of New York City, wife of the late Gen- eral Roosevelt, is a passenger aboard the Alaska Steamship Com- pany's flagship Aleutian, due in Juneau tomorrow from Seattle westbound. Mrs. Roosevelt’s moth- er, Mrs. Joseph Willard, is accom- panying her: on this trip through the Territory. Amceng others on the Aleutian are A. H. Featherstone, Judge of the U. S. District Court of Idaho, Mrs. A. H. Featherstone, Mrs. Grant Featherstone and Mrs. H. B. Fry- berger of Wallace, Idaho, making the round trip; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd A. Martin and daughter, Edwina, 16, of Winston Salem, North Caro- lina, enroute to Little Diomede Is- land in the Bering Sea, one m:le from Soviet Russia, where the Mar-l tins have accepted teaching posts in the native school. Round trip passengers from Se- attle include Col. and Mrs. Will- iam E. McClure, W. R, Alexander senior conductor of the Great Northern Railroad and Mrs. Alex- ander; Miss Neka Corapina of Wil- bur Ellis and Company, and M. D. King, city passenger agent of the Alaska Line, and Mrs. King. WOMEN VOTERS TO MEET The Provisional League of Women Voters of Juneau will hold its first meeting of the season on TWes- day, September 13. A lunchegn is scheduled for noon and a program | is planned. } Mrs. Mildred Hermann will speak | to the league on the coming elec-} tion, the candidates, and the issues involved. Guests will be welcomed. FROM SEATTLE W. L. Eckenbery and R. Strange of the Army Transportation Service ! in Seattle are guests at the Bar- anof. L CHIL 1949 Schedule of Sailings. Connects with all Canadian Wednesday a.m. Pacific Sailings at Skagway CARO TRANSFER COMPANY Agent Juneau, Alaska CHILKOOT, HAINES, ALASKA Steve Larsson Homer Manager KOOT MOTORSHIP LINES M/V CHILKOOT JUNEAU/HAINES (Time of departure is dependent on time of tide) e e, e e T e S ) Serving— ‘ AU : :::;xs Lv. Haines .Monday. 9 am. Lv. Tee Harbor ..Tuesday 9 am. f[! 5 Friday 17 am. Saturday 9 a.m. SKAGWAY and the SKAGWAY/HAINES ALASKA HIGHWAY Lv. Haines .......Sunday am. Ly. Skagway ........Sunday pm. Wednesday p.m. ALASKA TRANSFER CO. Agent Skagway, Alaska IACTRESS WILL SUE | ELLICTT ROOSEVELT FOR DIVORCE SOOK NEW YORK, Sept. 12—(®—Act-} ress Faye Emerson Roosevelt Saia today that she plans a divorce irom Elliott Roosevelt. Mrs. Rocsevelt said she and thej san of the late President “bave; ceen separated for some time.” She added that they parted “on fric nd])l terms.” Her written statement was handed to newsmen by a represen- i tative in Mrs. Roosevelt’s presence. She said she planned the divorce when she finished her current motion picture. " Earlier, she had declined com-| ment on a New York Journal- American report of a separation. Elliott could mnot be reached for omment. SEATTLE CHAMBER ; THANKS GOVERNOR Governor Ernest Gruening re- ceived a dozen red roses tudny’ along with thanks from the Seattle | Chamber of Commerce. The note accompanying the souquet said: “In appreciation for the great help Governor Gruening has been to us in our present bat- sle” It was signed by Nat S. Rogers, President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The note referred to Governor Gruening’s speech at the Syming- ton meeting in Seattle last week, where Northwest business and po- itical figures argued generally for Pacific Coast defense and.specitic- ally for keeping the Boeing plan at Seattle. » FROM HOQUIAM, WASH Amos J. Jones of the Pasey Man- afacturing Co. in Hoquiam, Wash,, is a guest at the Baranof. Above Yes, that's the important thing! Be SURE of your brand...and you can always be SURE «..and they’re SURE , the Civil War. $ ¥ |ing tempo, its high-spirited men and % | ficts that exploded Into shattering | i —_— . " PAGE FIVE TO0"[ENTURY LAST TIMES TONITE COLOR, CONFLICT IN "HARROW' FILM AT 20TH CENTURY In the 20th Century-Fox film | version of Frank Yerby's sensational Lest-seller, “The Foxes of Harrow," moviegoers are afforded a rich slice | of one of this nation's most tumul- tuous and exciting eras—Louisiana in the brilliantly colorful, yet brooding and troubled days prior to | A-MAN-OF VIOLENCE! The film, starring Rex Harrison and Maureen O'Hara will have its | closing performances tonight at| | the 20th Century Theatre. ) |1t is said to be the most authentic | | pleture yet to reach the sqreen of ! a period unparalleled in its excit- the furious con- women, and of violence. | It is against this setting, and in this fabulous era, that “The Foxes of Harrow" is set. It tells the story of Stephen Fox, a dashing and dar- ing gam:ler, who came to New | Orleans with an indomitable dream lnf power, and of his fiery romance | with ‘the proud and beautiful Creole, Odalie. And in its telling, it recreates one of the most fan-; tastic and colorful periods of our| history. (HAPELADIES 10 i MEET ON TUESDAY The Chapeladies of the Auk Bay section will hold their first meet-: Starring B REX HARRISON MAUREEN U'HARA ing of the fall season tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 7:30 o'clock. The organization will meet at the; I JOHN M. STAHL home of Mrs. Daniel Jekill and all | Produced by HER members are requested to attend. w‘LUAM A BAC! MARRIAGE LICENSE L Harry Leroy Griffin, 23, and| DOORS OPEN Mary Jean Patterson, 21, both of 200 o, SHOW STARTS marriage license Saturday at the office of U. S. Commissioner Gor- 7:00 and 9:30 AR don Gray. INSIDE WORK And Plenty of it!! If you are a painter and want CHICAGO VISITORS | Major Joe Childers and Sgt. Earl W. 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