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

PAGE EIGHT ° BOTH FEET OF 'MACK' MERCADO ARE AMPUTATED D. B. “Mack” Mercado, whose life was spared in the accident which took his fishing partner to death, has lost the feet which carried him to shelter, and to rescue. After consultation with other Ju- neau doctors, his attending phys- cian, Dr. "Joseph O. Rude, ampu- tated both feet this morning. He and Dr. John Clements performed the operation in the surgery of St Hospital, Dr. John Gibson aesthetist. At noon, his was reported “good.” 1 was four inches above the spot considered best { E eable stumps. When taken to t hospital ten days ago, jercado’s leg); were black to six ir above the ankle- joint Considering the effects of shock and exposure and the results walking barefoot nearly two hours on icy rocks and barnacles, Mer- cado’s condition has been “remark- ably good” and it was believed that both feet could be saved “When we realized it would be necessary to amputate,” said Dr. Rudeé today, “we planned to take off one foot today and the other or Mail Patty Grover, 8, of Camden, N. J., of thousands of cards and letters mother, Mrs. Dorothea Grover, wife valid happy. Call smiles happily as she reads one that have come to her since her of an unemployed welder wrote a Camden newspaper that extra Christmas cards would make the in- Patty, who has suffered from asthma most of her life, has piled on her bed bundles of letters and cards and some of the gifts that have come with them to P Wirephoto. her home at 921 Howard Street. next week. “However, Mercado requested that they both be amputated at the same time and, as his condition was excellent, we were able to 7o 0. i “Mack has had several wiccd Vie tk.’arll_sl‘uslon: and wiil _’_‘F(d“lmml'_ € The ski tow on the Douglas ski “elgve . ;"9 i‘!‘"*_ ”““i; ]b “”‘(‘;5 slope will be running tomorrow, med up. No ofiers need be made ;) payjor, Junca Ski Club presi- now, but it is reassuring to know ... .o.ounced today. that a number of persons wm,]‘ The tow w:ll not be in operation Type O blood have volunteered.” . e 3 unday, he said, but it will run Mercado, owner of the troller day Monday. 31A464, and his partner were on —qp.°o tow lengthened 200 feet board the vessel when it sunk Dec- TR ¢ 2 2 before the start of the season, makes ember 7 in a storm in St. James Fossible ns from Wik top of the Bay, about 30 miles north of | o P Juneau. 1 Mack was able to reach shore and make his painful way through the storm to a beach cabin, wheré he was found five days later by B. H. (Jack) Manery and a rescue party. When taken to the hospital Dec- ember 13, Mack's greatest suffer- ing was from his badly frozen feet. His partner, Andy Haffner, is be- lieved to have drowned in the ac- cident. The search for him has been abandoned, and memorial services have been held. The plight of “Filipino Mack,” who is a great favorite among the fishing fraternity, has touched the hearts of fellow fishermen and waterfront businessmen, They have lifted the 40-foot trol- ler, brought in by a Coast Guard cutter, and are donating their time and skill to restoring its seaworthi- ness, | In final preparation for Mack’s “homecoming,” they plan a big caulking party. BB SSSSEEISS S BRI IOLOCNLONO0EY | An excelient “‘fili-in’’ gift SKI TOW ON DOUGLAS lane at the second cabin on Douglas wccording to Dean Williams, chief irstructor for the Juneau Ski Club. He reported that ski instruction énthusiastically by be- SLOPE TO OPERATE TOMORROW, MOMDAY land. re than last n y at flood-lit ners were on truction in vergreen Bowl, | artists. Tre next night ski lesson for be- n s set for Tuesday evening 0, he said. FOUR GRANDCHILDREN | | For Mr. and Mrs. Charles W., Carter, this Christmas is an especi- | ally memorable one, as it is the| first one in 17 years that all three | daughters have been able to share. Even w White at horse, Mrs. Charles A. | close for the C. W. CARTER REUNION WITH THREE DAUGHTERS, Carter has not been long away from home, as they left Los Angeles late Tuesday night. She and her daugh-| ters, Adrienne, 12, and Candi, 4, arrived yesterday ty P.A.A. The other daughters of Charles W. Carters are Mrs. Lavina Linehan and Mrs. Nora Tisdale, both of Juneau. Important to the Christ- mas celebration are their children, Sara Jane Linehan and Ted Tis- aale. POST OFFICE BATTLES PARCEL POST LOAD Post office officials here, battling the stacks of Christmas parcels which arrived by sea, announced today that all those parcels which arrived by ship should be delivered by tomorrow noon. Hopes were expressed by Mra. Crystal Jenne, Juneau postmaster, that even the latest-arriving air parcel post could be sorted by the Christmas-rushed post office em- ployees and delivered to Juneau 1esidents before the parcel windows holidays at 8 p.m. tomorrow. She said that late-arriving air pareel post is posing a problem for the post office, since first come first delfvered is the law foliowed n delivering parcel post. “The greatest effort is being made o sort and del fore Christma she said. The “gun” in a television tube shoots no tullets, but rather “fires” h the unscheduled stop’a stream of electrons upon a self- | contained screen. An aftractive gift box of extra-fresh Totem Chocolates goes well with those big presents. An exira gift that brings EXTRA happiness. PERCY'S Famous Totem Chocolates, in Ketchikan, are made shipped super - fresh to PERCY’S. TOTEM candy is GOOD candy. Candy-Filled Stockings, Cornucopias and Santa’s Bools A S S DD OO RO ROROOOREY " THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA PREVIEW TONIGHT, visible to the public. Judging will begin about 6 p.m. tomorrow. Five handsome prizes have been STOLEN CAR FOUND BY HIGHWAY PATROL {l EYES EXAMINED' DR. D. D. MARQUARDT LENSES PRESCRIBED the | ver all parcels te-| donated for the Chamter of Com- nierce residential contest by Ju- neau-Young Hardware, Home Beau- JUDGING SATURDAY FOR DECORATIONS Three expeditions will set out in the next 24 hours “on grand tour,” with the purpose of looking at Christmas trees, colored lights and other festive ornamentation of the Yule season. Two parties making the rounds tomorrow comprise the official judges in the annual Christmas Decoration Contest sponsored by the Juneau Chamber of Commeice. The other trek, (first, chronolo- tiful, Light Company, Thogas Hardware and Parsons Electric Company. MASTERS MAY LOSE LICENSES IF SHIPS 60 NEAR SHANGHA! WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—(®—The gically) will be by two Empire re- Government warned American .\hip‘ porters. They will set out early this | captains today that they may lose evening to preview outdoor deco.‘!thflr licenses if they take their rations in residential districts for ships into Shanghai waters. readers of the Saturday paper. The State Department announced | that this warning has twice been| | given to the skipper of the Is brantsen Line’s Flying Arrow. | The most recent warning was, from American officials at Fusan, | orea, on Dec. 20. A general warning was issued by the United States on December 17 | to all shipping companies and ship . i r | masters. This said the port of effectiveness is the chief require- | gpanohai and its approaches “con- e 4 | stitute a zone of danger” which is “A display need not be elabo-|extremely hazardous to shipping be- | rate,” said the Rev. Booth today. cquse of the Chinese Nationalist | | 3 “Originality and eye appeal N | oeronts to close the et !can-ymg out the Christmas theme, it with or without anything commer- | | Some time after tomorrow noon, | | which is the deadline for business | | tirms to have decorations in x;:lncrmi ! three judges will inspect the down: town area. They are Dr. Claytor L. Polley, Dr. J. W. Gibson and | the Rev. Willis R. Booth. According to the Rev. Booth, | Alaska Highway Patrol. A car, taken from in front of the Uvall D. Moody residence on Gun Club Road near Glacier Highway Becond and Franklin OPTOMETRIST Juneau PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949 | : was recovered this morning by the Moody tdld patrolmen he judg-{ ed from the amount of snow in his car’s tire tracks that it had been taken at about midnight last night It was found in a snow bank near Norway Point. Highway patrolmen said the car appeared to be un- damaged. Ancient Indian rulers in Mexico used to carry rare orchids in their hands, as a mark of rank, when they appeared in public. Plumbing ® -Heafing Oil Burners Telephone-319 Harri Machine Shop, Inc. Nights-Hed 730 A Very Merry Christmas and The Happiest of New Years Is the sincere wish of all of us who have had real cial, will count strongly. Effective- | ness is the basis of judzing. Decora- R A | I_ ROA DS A R E tions may be either window dis- | plays or exterior arrangements.” E GIVEN pRloRlIY OH The contest is open te ail com- | mercial firms in Juneau. Prizes| ( l p | will be $35, $20 and $10. | OA ] RODUCHON A longer “line of march” will take | { the other three judges — O. F.| wWASHINGTON, Dec. 23—(®—| Benecke, Bjarne Olsen and Joseph | pecause railroads are running short | A. McLean—through residential scc- | of oal, the government today gave tions of Juneau and the Highlands. | them first call on coal produced from the mines usually supplying | them. 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