The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 23, 1949, Page 8

& WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1949 A ° THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA JUNEAU WILL TAKE/CHRISTMAS CARGO|SURVEYOR, SURVEY HOLIDAY TOMORROW COMING NORTH FOR| SHIP, COMES BACK| PAGE EIGHT *¥ PWA OFFICIALS MEET ALL DAY | bas accomplished much, thus show- T b R e e e G ing its confidence in Alaska. That makes a fine impression on visitors, and has the effect that the Fed- eral government will give Juneau MORRELL TELLS KIWANIANS OF , and Alaska many things to which o“ lo(Al “EEDS‘ pr pRoGRAM the Territory long has been en-| Thanksgiving Day will ke ob- R ""E SEATTLE, Nov. 23—(P—The ven- R titled.” served in Juneau by a holidaV,| cmarrrE Nov. 23—@—When thE‘ SEATTLE, Nov. 22—(®—The ven- stores, including drug stores; Fed- eral, Territorial and City oftices closing and in fact all business ex- cept taxicab companies, dininz places and lounges. Services will be held in many churches tomorrow afternoon. Family dinners, many with in- vited guests, will be a feature of the day and several cocktail parties have also been arranged. | Navy cargo ship Sussex sails today | erable Coast and Geodetic S“Wfl'; |for Kodiak and Adak, it will carry |ship Survéyor will be back on the cver 5000 measurement tons of job next spring. ' Christmas cargo for service per-| After a season of idlesness, the| connel and their families. | faithful old campaigner will bs! It will be the annual Christmas rehabilitated and sent back into; lrun by the Navy's “Christmas|action next year, officials said to- | | Ship” to installations in Alaska. |day. ' In the holds are many surprises| The Surveyor is scheduled to re-: | as well as all the makings for a|place the Derickson, which has been | big Christmas dinner, including |adjudged too small for the rigors of The two movie theatres have|yypey cranberries, oranges, grapes, | Alaska survey work. The Surveyor PR e | candy, etc., household effects, auto- did not go north with the fleet From a sporting angle, Juneau| mobiles and for Adak a real blg‘l‘dat summer, i Flakne specifically mentioned the | parcel post zoning and rates, lomg overdue, which were extended a year ago to Alaska for the first time, creating a protective tariff so! that Alaska merchants can com- | pete with outsiders. He touched briefly on other de-| velopments such as roads, loans to homesteaders, promise of new air strips and encouragement for de- | velopment in the Aleutians. Flakne urged.that ‘Alaskans take inventory of amended Federal legis- | lation and change$ in pelicy affect- ing Alaska, and Territorial laws, “It is clear that the $70,000,000 now authorized scarcely will scratch the needs of Alaska under the Pub- |lic Works Act We hope the sum |can be increased after we have Juneau, Douglas, Auk Bay Facilities RequeS'S [shown that this five-year plan is but a beginning.” Full attention was given today| So stated Arthur D. Morrell, De- local applications for Federal | puty Commissioner of the Bureau of Community Facilities, General Services Administration, after Yess than three days of personal investi- gation into the subject. The main speaker at today’s lun- cheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club, | Morrell explained several import- ant phases of the projects which morning in the Senate Chambers, come under this bill. This is based | where Deputy Commissioner Arthur|,n a Territorial, city or town ‘ad- D. Morrell and specialist Lester|ministration repaying from 25 to Morrell P—arTy Discusses to 2id under the Alaska Putlic Works Act, in morning and afternoon conferences of the “task force” rep- resenting the Bureau of Community Facilities, General Services Admini- stration. will have no football game but| surprise—building supplies for new| Bids are out for repair work on " fans will gather tonight in the hmh; homes for Navy families. | the Surveyor, officials said. with a view toward future de-|gohoo] gym to witness the pre-| velopment. liminary opening of the basketball | “Shipping and other factors are|season "the game played between | tecoming more stabilized,” he con-|¢pe High School cagers and | i A ' NEW JOHNSON'S Crean WAX A general meeting was heid inis cluded. “The future of Alaska iS| Ajymni Marx explained provisions of the|75 percent of the cost of a fed- very -bright.” measure designed to aid commun-[erally constructed project in the ' 5 omR I' R ities in the Territory. District En- | category of facilities. oy Eg;‘i‘rll‘; r:;:fl';,’;nfi?"f;: 3:' L AR iamond ings gineer John Argetsinger and JosePl| 1, this respect, Morrell told Ki- | perculosis drive sponsored by the|® ~ WEATHER REPORT flEAMS' ” P0l/5/ff.$' e P Ror Ecrs [ | i ! (This data s for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PST.) In Juneau—Maximum 53; minimum 38. At Airport—Maximum 44; minimum 36. Diamond Earrings Diamond-Set Watches ‘ at pre-war prices T. Flakne, Alaska Branch, Interior | Department, also participated. g Individual appointments with the same five groups occupied the a:-‘ ternoon. wanians, “except in very unusuali )yp, gave an encouraging progress} . cases, it would not be fair to re-|yeport, and mentioned that three| ® quire 25 percent repayment from|.qgitional collectors had gotten|® one community—say, Juneau——and;b“y since the campaign began.|® 75 percent from another—say, AN-|mhece are Wallis George, Larry|® chorage. Parker and Ray Packard. it “So,” he continued, “along Wifll‘ Besides the speakers; guests were ® other*considerations, we must work | Lester Marx, Special Assistant to|® out a balance there. The require-|the Commissioner of Community | ® ment is that the General Services! Facilities; John G. Gorsuch, presi-|® Administration must return 50 per- | dent of the Anchorage Kiwanis|® cent of the $70,000,000 to the United | club, .and Wayne Ritchie of Ju-|® States Treasury. | peau. Meeting with the Bureau officials today were Mayor Waino Hendrick- son of Juneau, Mayor Mike Pusich of Douglas; Dr. Joseph O. Rude, William Hixson and William Nor- ton, presidents of the Juneau, Doug- las and Auk Bay School Districts, respeetively, and Felix Toner of the Auk Bay district. H While the men held their meet- ings, Miss Mary Miseczkowski, sec- retary, attended to details of estab- lishing District offices for Alaska in Juneau. FORECAST (Juneau and Vietnity) Mostly with occasional rain showers tonight and Thurs- day. Lowest temperature to- night near 39 higest Thurs- day around 45. Southeasterly winds occasionally 15 to 20 miles per hour. Choose yours now while we are still oversfocked W///////, - “Eligible projects are all those} . of this category which the IW“‘i“AIIONAl GRA“GE\. . entity can do of itself. From this o e oo FAVORS. STATEHOOD): FOR ALASKA-HAWAII - double the amount of facilities pos- sible without this act. It may amount to more than double.” SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 23—|e since Nov. 1—8.70 inches; (M—Statehood for Alaska and Ha-|e since July 1—32.58 inches. waii is favored by the National/e o =« o o o o o o This great new Johnson product re- moves dirt and grime from furniture, woodwork and kitchen equipment. Leaves a gleaming, protective finish that’s long-lasting. Contains no oil to catch dust and dirt. This amazing cream wax works faster than any other polish! You can clean and polish a big table in 80 seconds. Try new Johnson’s PRECIPITATION (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—.82 inches; since Nov. 1—11.05 inches; since July 1—47.14 inches. At Airport—.47 inches; ‘Bureau offices, which will open officially Friday morning, occupy the wing to the right of the en- trance on the first floor of the Community Building. To cover as many incorporated| Morrell pointed out that no Fed- eral agency may apply under PWA provisions. The two experts who will arrive 0000 00c 00000000000 0000000 0 towns as possible, the party will} separate for the next week or ten days, all leaving Juneau Friday. here next week will be attached Grange in resolutions adopted at to the Juneau Office until perm- anent replacements can be made. They are Mel Frazier and Joe Pat- the annual convention here. It is the first time the Grange| has endorsed Hawaiian statehood. Mrs. BAKER GUEST ‘ Ronald Hogan of Baker, Cream Wax today. JOHNSON'S Czeam WAX The Nugget Shop Come in and browse around Morrell, accompanied. by Burke | Riley, will go to Anchorage, where |ton, legal and financial experts,| Other resolutions adopted, lead- Ore, is stopping at the Baranof i a general meeting is scheduled for |respectively ers said today, call for: | Hotel. “We hope to recruit architects,| @ontinuation of existing immigra- | —— AN A TP 1 R LB s PR A i A Sunday. Marx, escorted by Lt. Comdr. Ed- engineers and members of the cler- | tjon laws with any necessary modi- | ward P. Chester, Jr., USCG, has ten Southewst Alaska communities on his itinerary, Argetsinger will go to Fairbanks. All expect to return to Juneau December 1, or that weekend. AMBULANCE DANCE IS SUCCESSFUL ONE Results of the Ambulance Bene- fit Dance were gratifying, accord-|000,000 authorized will be under )Juneau yesterday ing to Mrs. Genevieve Rusher, dance chairman. Final tabulation of receipts shows a net of $450, which will be turned over to the embulance fund. All expenses of the dance were financed by the Emblem Clus so that all receipts on the sale ot dance tickets were clear. Members of the Emblem Club wish to express their appreciation to all ticket purchasers and to the many business firms who made liberal donations and also to the Elks Lodge for use of the baliroom. Miss Betty Casperson, president of the Emblem Club, said: “We be- lieve that the ambulance benefit achieved a good start toward this community’s realization of an am- kulance and it is hoped that other organizations will carry on until the goal is reached.” ical staff up here” added Morrell,! fications “to enable the U.S. to who spoke in terms of a staff of | celect, on a selective basis, refugees in Anchorage and Fairbanks, be-| sides project engineers in the field. Five million dollars’ worth of construction under way by ncxtl spring is the immediate aim of the Bureau, and Morrell said he! hopes that sum will be brought to} $42,000,000 by the end of the 1951 fiscal year. “By the end of the third year,”} he said, “we hope the entire $70.- | jcontract. That would put us in a | fine position to obtain further funds I(or much-needed Alaska projects.” Joseph T.' Flakne, Alaska Branch | Chief, Department of the Interior, | spoke briefly to Kiwanians, afieri { the luncheon in the Baranof Gold Room. “What do I think about Alaska?” he repeated, from President Stanley 'Baskm‘s introduction. i A lot—and all good!” “Of many trips,” Flakne said,' “this one shows the greatest re-| sults of development. I'm especially ! while Flakne and |8bout 25 to 30 persons, and offices | gng displaced persons.” Continued opposition to peace-| time conscription or universal mili- | tary training. | Support of the unification pro-| gram of all armed forces. GORSUCH CONFERS ON { ANCHORAGE PROBLEMS John G. Gorsuch, president of the | Anchorage School District, came to to confer with Dr. James C. Ryan, Termofla], Commissioner of Education, on} school problems of his district. He ' plans. to return to the westward tomorrow. ‘ President of the Anchorage Ki-| wanis Club, Gorsuch was a guest at | today’s meeting of the Juneau club. 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