The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 16, 1949, Page 2

PAGE TWO 7 RRCCERRETTRRRR RRRRRRRRRRARRE are you o' 'DUMPER?” (OMMIES OF CHINA PROTEST [Now Wanig:m in Unifed Nations Held by THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA l I * ALASKA HOUSING -NOW STIMULATED ' BY HUGE FUND | Needed stimulus to construction of housing in Alaska is expected to be supplied through the estab- lishment of a $10,000,000 fund for use by the Housing and Home Fi- nance Administrator for loans to | the Alaska Housing Authority. This most recent assistance is in Big Tenner TROOPS HERE InRoseBowl T0 BE UPPED, Soon Known IN ALLOWANCE By Charles D. Watkins CHICAGO, Nov. 16— (®—The| wASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—P— Western Conference representative ryoops stationed in Alaska are go- |in the 1950 Rose Bowl will be an- ing to get an increase in their liv- nounced Monday by the Big Ten|jn, allowance, Delegate | addition to the already liberalized | Nationalists basic mfim. a sure cure for what ails you Good Housekeeping 245 ovnses W5 $5.95 plus tax No more dumping the contents when you want to find some lost gadget in your handbag . . . because nothing ever gets “lost" in a Rambler. And no matter how much you store away, there's never a hint of a bulge to mar their trim tailored lines. These wonderfully wearable-classics are designed with plenty of spaciou: cOmpartments to give you a place for everything. Get your Rambler today. Genuine top grain leather in black, brown and navy. Others - $7.95 1o $12.95 B M. Rehrends Ca QUALITY SINCE /1887 pEwABIK lEASES !such quantity that it was a nuis- WHITE RIVER MINING GROUND [ B O R 2 2 R 2 2 2 2 2 29N 9 R otot) ance. Geological surveys have con- firmed the presence of copper in ] placer form. Fred Wann, who was a govern- ment surveyor in the White River area from 1909 to 1917, had long hoped to return to work the dis- { trict. Inaccessibility of the prop- Of wide interest in the mining industry, as it pertains to resump- tion of base metals production, is erty made it impossible to tap what he believes to be a vast base-metal reserve until construction of the announcement today that proper-ajacka Highway and the advent ties of the Pewabik Mining Com- pany have been leased to a group of Alaska, Seattle and California nterests. Norman C. Stines, internationally according to known mining engineer, represents the new operators in the negotia- tions, and Bob Byers and Fred ‘Wann signed on behalf of Pewabik. The transaction provides for a b0-year lease on ground in the White River area. As is usual, the terms are for a cash consideration and royalties. The Pewabik properties include 1,400 acres in Alaska and 1,200 acres adjacent’in Yukon Territory. ]0f modern air transportation. Shipping, including air, water and highway, will benefit from op- eration of the Pewabik property, Byers, as it will afford a much-needed “back haul’ ACTING GOVERNOR TO SPEAK AT ANB MEET Acting Governor Lew Williams to deliver Gov. Ernest Gruening’s annual message to the Alaska Na- According to Byers, the propased i tive Brotherhood. operations will mark the first large- scale copper mining in the Terri- tory since 1938, when Kennicott discontinued production. The new | interests already have moved in several pieces of equipment and will continue prospecting during the winter, with actual production’ ex- pected to begin by mid-simmgr, 1950. Exploratory prospecting” headed by Byers, began in August, and continued until late last month. Byers reports that native copper was found in encouraging amounts, but that the actual extent of the deposit probably will not re known for another year. Placer deposits in the River area have been known since 1909, and were given wide publicity in 1913, the year of the Chisana (Shushana) stampede. While gold was the object of the stampeders, I White ! The Brotherhood is holding its annual convention this week. Acting Governor Williams said he expects to present the message Fri- day. SAVE THE DATE Douglas Firemen's Dance. Dee. 3rd.—Adv. Plumbing Oil Burners Telephone-319 miners found that native copper was deposited on the bed-rock in will leave tomorrow for Klawock | LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 16.—(P— The new Chinese Communist re- gime in Chine has challenged the; right of Chinese Nationalist dele- | gates to keep their seats in the Un- ited Nations. The announcement yesterday ap-| parently was the first step by Mao Tze-Tung's Red “People’s Govern-‘. ment” aimed at taking over the I big power membership in the UN held by the retreating Chinese Na- j tionalists. H A Communist broadcast from Pei- ping announced that the Mao tze- Tung Government was sending a message to UN Assembly Presldent; Carlos P. Romulo declaring that| Nationalist delegates have “no right to speak for the Chinese people in | the United Nations organization.” | While formal demand was made | for ousting China’s present delega-, tion headed by Dr. T. F. Tsiang,| the Peiping broadcast said the| Central Pegple’s Government repu- | diates the legal status of the Na- tionlist delegation. Informed of the report, Tsiang! said: “I will pay no attention to this.” NATIONALIST BUSY LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 16—(Piw| Nationalist China appeared today’ to have mustered enough support to beat down any present efforts! Ly the Chinese Reds to unseat or gilence the Nationalist delegation in the United Nations. 1 A Dbitter fight was shaping up, nevertheless. Western delegates re- signed themselves to a long wrangle | and possibly a showdown in the 59-nation political committee of the General Assembly on who should speak for China. i Wife Is Bailed Out, Bakes Cake for Boy, Wails Arraignment BREMERTON, Wash,, Nov. 16— (P—It was “just like coming home from a vacation” for Mrs. Wilford } Piatt today. Mrs. Piatt rejoined her hustand| and their two children after Piatt raised her $1,000 bond on a forgery charge growing out of what she said was an attempt to “liquidate”} her over-amorous husband. Today is the eighth birthday an- niversary for Jimmy, the youngest, and Mrs. Piatt baked him a birth- day cake while daughter Sherry, 14, looked on. Mrs. Piatt, 31, is out on bond pending arraignment on a charge of forgery. She is accused of sign- ing her husband’s name in the $1,200 sale of the family automobile. She had made the $324 down payment to one of two men who were to kill her husband, she told authorities. The plot was discarded and it was agreed she would sell the auto and finance Hollis D. Scott, 23, former private detective, and herself in going east. But when she was left on the dock in Seattle with only $20 ot the automobile proceeds, and no Scott, she telephoned her husband and. told Piatt all about it in ex- piation. Police were called in, and Scott rand Wallis Mottern, 22, were| charged with grand larceny by em- | Lezzlement. BASKIN, VIRGINIA ¥ BACK FROM LONG TRIP Mrs. Stanley Baskin and her| three-year-old daughter Virginia, arrived home on the Baranof last night after two months away, most of the time spent in Texas. In Huntsville, they visited Mrs. Baskin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Hollis; and in Marshall, her sis- ter, Mrs. Mack Runnells. They stayed with Mr. Bdskin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baskin, at Martin’s Mill, Tex., and visited in Houston and other cities. MRS. Amble to the Emblem Dance. Help finance the Ambulance. Sat. Nov. 19, Elks Hall.—adv. 52-2t —— Brownié's Liquor Store Phene 103 139 So. Frankiin || ® Heafing Nights-Red 730 Harri Machine Shop, Inc FHA aids to private financing which is presently being used to| heip relieve the acute shortage of housing for civilian and military families throughout the Territory of Alaska. Both the loan fund now kteing set up and the liberalization of Fed- | eral Housing Administration in- sured mortgage financing together | with the broadening of the Federal | National Mortgage Association's activities in Alaska were authorized in the Alaska Housing Act ap- proved on April 23, 1949. This Act authorize¢ a loan fund of $15,000,000 anc iwo-thirds of this sum has been appropriated in Puklic Law 343 recently enacted. Assistance to housing activities by means of the fund will be handled by the Alaska Housing Authority, under general supervision of the Housing and Home Finance Agency., The Alaska Housing Authority | was created by the Territory of| Alaska and has offices in An-! chorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. | To the extent that adequate pri- | vate financing on reasonable terms, ' or builder sponsorship, is unn\'ml-“ able to meet the needs, the Authority is empowered under the Act to make direct loans to public | agencies, private non-profit orj limited dividend corporations, andi private corporations with certain operational restrictions during the life of the loans, and to construct housing for sale or rent. It may also make character loans up to $500 per dwelling to individuals and cooperatives for improvement, co; { version or construction of dwellings i in remote areas. | It is the general objective of this Act to encourage the development of private resources and facilities ) for rsidential building and finance in the Territory which will be ade- quate to meet the growing needs of the public financial assistance. Housing built or temporarily fi- nanced by the Alaska Housing Authority is to be converted to private financing and ownership as soon as practicable. NORAH BRING§ 25 FIVE T0 SKAGWAY The Princess Norah, on her first trip of the winter season for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Com- pany, docked last evening, bring- ing 25 passengers into Juneau from the south. Five persons embarked for Skagway. She will return at 8 am. Friday morning, sailing at 11 am. Passengers were: From Vancouver and Seattle: H.| Adams, B. Anderson, M. Bailuk, G. Bednar, Mrs. M. Brown and daugh- ter, K. Cherry, Mr. and Mrs. G.{ Dale and daughter, S. Eneberg, Mr. and Mrs. J. Franken, J. O'Connor, M. Paterson, Mrs. B. Raatikainen, M. Schollar, Mrs. A. Strong and five children, C. Van Oostam, P. Brown. For Skagway: Felix Toner, Rev. S. McPhetres, Bishop Gordon, H. E. C. A. Carroll. i [ { t Simmons, | NOTICE Hazel McLeod representative of Real Silk Hosiery Mills, the past two years has resigned and wishes to announce that Mr. L. Don Mc- Mullen will be new representative. 52-1t —adv. DINNER SALE By Missionary Society of the Memgrial Church in Church Re- creation Hall Thursday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.—ady. 52-2t | urday. These teams also will office. Commissioner K. L. (Tug) Wil- son said faculty committeemen will begin voting on their first, second and third bowl selections after Saturday's games and the poll will { be assembled Sunday. Wilson said that preparations for the game-in Pasadena, Calif., in- cluded the scouting of U.CLA. Stanford and California last Sat- e meets faces scouted this week. Staniord California and U.CLA. Southern California. DOUGLAS NEWS SENIOR BALL, NOV. 26 | The Douglas High School Class of 1950, will present its Senior Ball in the gymnasium on November 26. Lillian Uggens’ Orchestra will provide music from 10 pm. to 1 o'clock a.m. The Seniors cordially invite their Channel friends to attend this an- nual affair, which will be the last formal dance by the 1950 Class. Class Advisor, Robert Shuff, an- nounces that tickets may be ob- tained from any one of the eight Seniors. It is asked that no grade school students, except seventh and eighth graders, attend the Sericr Ball. BABY SHOWER Mrs. T. F. Smith was honored | with a Baby Shower last Saturday evening with Mrs 'm. Kerns and | Mrs. Jesse Snyder, hostesses at the latter’s apartment. Ten invited guests, the hostesses and honored guest, enjoyed o eve- ning of games and refreshmer THANKSGIVING PIES | The Douglas Women’s Club are sponsoring the Girl Scout drive for nds this year and are canvas- sing for contributions this week Another activity of the club, will be a pie sale on November 23. The sale is dated to provide special pies for Thanksgiving dinners. Any one | desiring a special kind of pie, may place their orders by calling either Douglas 12 or 18, before that date | VISITING HERE Frank Morris, is visiting in Doug- | las, coming here recently from his home in Whitehorse, Y. T. He is the brother of Mrs. Robert Schop- | pert and son of Mrs. Jimmie Jack, | both residents here. D.VF. DEPT. DANCE The Douglas Volunteer Fire De- | partment has postponed their dance date formerly announced as Nov. 26, to December 3, in order to not in-| terfere with the Senior Ball. Committee in charge of this an-| nual fall affair is Wm. Dore, Ger- | ald Cashen, Robert Anderson and | Milford Marshall, | This dance is a benefit dance, and | all proceeds over expenses will be | given to Mrs. Jack Langseth to as- sist in the purchase of an artificial | limb. Mrs. Langseth and her hus- | band Jack, are both part of the| background of the Douglas Volun- | teer Fire Department, having both been most active and generous in | Renshaw, | Davis. | L. Sorenson, of Alaska said today. But he added he does not know how much. The increase was authorized - in the new Armed Services pay in- crease law passed by the last Con- oress. It can apply to members of the uniformed services on duty out- de the continental United States or in Alaska in the form of a per diem “considering all elements of cost of living to members and their dependents.” Bartlett said he called the allow- Gordon Gray of the Army and ask- ed what is being done about the increase. Bartlett's Request “T would like to express the hope,” Bartlett wrote, “that you will au- thorize a per diem increase for those members serving in the Terri- tory in view of the increased cost of living.” Gray referred the letter to a joint conference of Army officers. Bartlett today made public a re- ply from Eugene M. Zuckert, As- sistant Secretary of Air saying that “appropriate action has been taken by the Air Force to the provisions of the law “whereby per diem allowances shall be pre- | last night. Bartlett I j with the aid.of costumed dolls. iolher civic groups in recommending I that the Methodist college for ; Alaska be kLuilt in Juneau. Pelican are guests at the B: ances to the attention of Secretary Iy Ll aranof { WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1949 NAL BAND CONCERT LANS MADE AT BETA ; siGMA i Meenivg|| CHRISTMAS CARDS are here! Final plans for the Juneau City Band Concert were made at the meeting of Beta Sigma Phi in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel; The concert will” start at 8:30 rm. Tuesday, November 22, in the 20th Century Theatre. Proceeds will o to the establishment of a music scholarship. Guest speaker at the meeting was Mrs. Claudia Kelsey, who explained ; the evolution of modern fashion voted Beta . Sigma Phi to join Next meeting will be December 6, It was announced. FROM PELICAN Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Ronning of FROM ANCHORAGE Jack Trekaskias of Anchorage is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. T G ROR A Bertha Raatikainen of Pelican is registered at the Gastineau Hotel. sEEe i - - implement” | scrited as an allowance payable to | military personnel stationad side of the continental United Stat- es and in Alaska. “The benefits therefrom become available immediately upon puklicaticn of regulations defining rates and entitlement.” Bartiett said that with the Air Force putting the section into ef- fect, he felt certain the Army and Navy would follow suit. The per diem allowances, he said, will ke particularly welcome to of- ficery and men serving in Alasks where they are compelled to pa high rents for any sort of quarters, PAN AM BRINGS 10, LEAVES WITH 25 Ten passengers came into Juneau out- | shall ) & yesterday via Pan American World | Airways, with 25 outward bound. They were: From Seattle: Paul Cliff Boldman, Kenneth Brittell, LeBelle Clancy, Evlalia Daugherty, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Raney, Ray C. M. Rohda, For Jones, Royal E. Stein, Fairbanks: Shirley Anderson, ; & Connie | | O'Reilly, Bud Williams, A. |} G. A. Gustafson, Mrs.| Ross Morricon and infant Robert. | For Annette Island: T. Hegeterg. For Seattle: Floyd ~ Gill, Joe Morgan, Forrest Thomas, Mrs. Royal O'Reilly, Danny O'Reilly, Robert Orr, Ray Waltz, E. Beard, Charles D. Peters, Carl Quisberg, T. H. Jones, Henry J. Johnson, Mrs. E. Carlson, Frank Hoover. FROM SEATTLE Charles M. Rohda of Seattle is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. E. Wood, J. James, | Doni't Forget, THIS Winter! A cold house is not a home. Sickness breeds quickly — tempers flare — everyone is uncomfortable. YOUR home may be turned into a cold house, if you put off ordering fuel, and are caught in a sudden cold snap. It’s so easy to prevent this, by having plenty of fuel on hand well in advance of the cold weather. Order early. Order NOW! PHONE 81 FOR “STREAMLINE SERVICE” When North Transfer delivers your oil, an invoice is printed by an auto- matic meter on the truck. 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