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PAGE SIX AIR TRAFFIC FROM SEATTLE MAY BE RESUMED SAT. within a week— At lcast one day tomorrow—may permit air traffic | to flow in both dircctions between Seattle and Alaska, dtcording to word received here this afternoon Fred Dunn, Pan American World Airways District Traffic Manager today that “Seattle looks | 0 ions tomorrow.” This would mean at least a brief break between early-week snow anc “ jce, which created hazardous con- closing Pacific Northwest | nd the silver thaw which | Jother closure due tc Today aircraft was able tc cut of Bow Lake, Boeing, Bell- Yakima fields, althougl blizzard conditions had moderated Pan American officials here be- lieve that closure of the Seattle and Bow Lake fields today prob ably was due to field conditions rather than actual weather, as it| requires some time to restore & | field to usability after such a beat- ing | Seattle and nearby fields were| closed yesterday by lcy sleet and| hail following earlier snow and ice The last northbound PAA flight| to arrive at the Juneau Airport this week was Tuesday's No. 905, which overnighted at Annette Island and ham or came in here Wednesday. (Latest arrivai of airmail, too). The only Pan American activ here since then have been two “di- rect” Fairbanks-Seattle flights that overnighted here. That leaving Faitbanks Wednesday night was halted in Ketchikan until last night, and another overnighted in Ju- neau yesterday, clearing the air- port at 10 a.m. today. This flight was scheduled to arrive in Seattle late this afternoon. | At press time, cuneau PAA of- ficials had not been informed di- rectly of an attempted take-off for Alaska from the Seattle-Ta- coma Bow Lake Airport today, they assume this was a Fairbanks-bound flight not routed via Juneau. The Associated Press dispatch re- | ceived this afternoon by The Em- pire said “an Alaska-bound Pan American Airways DC-4 was halt- ed on a Boeing field runway pa_rl)‘ today because flying spray and broken ice damaged wing flaps dur- ing a takeoff run. “The 36 passengers, none injur- ed, were transferred to another PAA Jieduled to Ytave from oma Airport later this n plane Seattle-Te forenoon.” 12 ABOVE 100 HOT FOR TAXI ON CHENA Democrat Briones, ticket; dova, E. Egan, View, new filing, no ticket; Eailey, Mountain View, new filing; Democrat filing; muth, new Democrat filing; Appleton, new Democrat filing; Ed |g Baldwin, Glenn H. ticket; no ticket; Democrat, Fairbanks, new 1he climax of a 57-hour manh rear Sallis capture. Wh older brother had the death of three Nezro children. (Continued from Page One) | reelect:on; < Kenai, new fiiing, C. Chester Carlson, Democrat reelection; William Valdez, Democrat reelec- Mountain E. G. Democrat, Kay, new Armstrong. Al Linde- Tom M. no oe jion; James E. Norene, Wendell P. Karl new Democrat filing; new filing, no ticket; Irving, new filing, no Audrey Cutting, rew filing, Stanley J. McCutcheon, reelection; Jack D. Con- right, Democrat reelection. The last names mentioned are all from Anchorage. FOURTH DIVISION Senate—Warren A. Taylor, Democrat filing. For i For House — Frank Angerman, I(E GOES THROUGH Democrat reelection; Darrell L (Duke) Kniffen, new Democrat fil- ing; and George J. Miscovich, Re- _p —|1ne 4 4 W:::SEA]\S:‘)SAM‘;B";V‘"%Z nlflml publican reelection. All are from Cbeite disaster ror i DRIiarlsn | L oRBRE DL VBT Jack Fields, a taxicab driver. The temperature climbed way up to 12 degrees above zero, and weakened the Chena river ice across which winter traffic is routed. SHORTHAND, TYPING CLASSES OFFERED The front wheels of the cab 555 went through the ice. A wrecker Superintendent of Schools Ster- towed it back out to safety. The ling S. Sears today announced that machine was unhurt. registration for advanced short- “How cold does it have to get inDand and typing courses at Ju- this place?” demanded driver | heau’s night school will te held Fields. Monday in the superintendent’s 1 Al e e g office in the High Scheol from 7 to 7:30 pm. HOSP"AI. NOTES | These classes will ke 2 continu- W. John Harris, John A. Larsen ation of the courses for beginners and Alvin Larsen were admitted to St. Ann’s hospital yesterday; and | Mrs. Emmett Botelho was dmms»l sed. Davis Lewis of Wrangell was ad- mitted to the Government hospital | yesterda; and Carl and Wilfred Stevens of Stevens Village were sent from the Government hosp:tal to the Minfield Home. FROM YAKUTAT Ernest Herzog, Jr., CAA represen- tative at Yakutat, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel LEST WE FORGET The Tide of Toys ends tomorrow. o""~ aly /'/flfi[fllfl ¥ KENTUCKY' S Genvine SOUR MASH Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey BOTTLED IN BOND 100 PROOF . Distributed throughout Alaska by ODOM COMPANY last night called the Department to 232 Willoughby Ave- nue where a chimney blaze in the building was extinguished. Firemen said no damage was done by DANCE SATURDAY 21 Mangan on her Hammond Electric Organ. For a good time visit your Club.—ad vhich have iust been bt t toa close, he said. 7 o'clock au Fire A two-three aarm a Jinea owned by Norma Rogers the fire. TO ALL MOOS Be sure and come MEMBERS TO YOUR NIGHT Jan. at 10 pm, Featuring Francine 406-1t Cor- | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE--JUNEAU, ALASKA End of Manhunt unt by a posse is shown here been captured previously. The man (AP WIREPHOTO) LEGISLATIVEU.S. Bulgana | RACEIS SLOW AND LOPSIDED Ties Weaken; May OK Spain (Continued from Page One) withdraws its aemand for the rec of American Minister Den- ald R. Heath from Sofia. An American note replying to the Bulgarian recall request was order- ed delivered to the Bulgarian Gov- ernment in Sefia. It was also hand- | ed to Dr. Peter Voutov, ranking | | Bulgarian diplomat here. | The note described the demand for Heath's recall as simply the latest of a “series of indignities restrictions which have made it virtually impossible for the u.| S. diplomatic mission in Sofia tfll carry on its dutie: | ALASKA IS DRIFTING TOWARD ONE PARTY SYSTEM, GOP TOLD ANCHORAGE—Alaska Is drifting toward a one-party system, mem- bers of the Republican Club exe- cutive committee were told at al meeting of prospective primary el- | fection candidates last night at the VFW Club lounge. A number of prospective candi-| dates were screened by the execu- tive committee, Gunnard Engebreth president reported. A large number of Democrats have filed for divi- sicnal seats in the territorial legis- lature but there have been no mem- try bers of the Republican party fol- lowing suit Several Republican leaders de- clared that Alaskan voters | have results of the last elec the general public. { Another meeting of the GOP exe- cutive committee is planned within the next two weeks, Engebreth stat- ed. Deadline for filing for territor- ial office is Feb. 1 FROM PETERSBURG Peter Norman Holm of Peters- burg is registered at the Baranof | Hotel. LEST WE FORGET The Tide of Toys ends tomorrow. | Alaska Coastal offers you a new service—to speed you on your ACA agent you can reserve your seat on Pan American to the States . . . and then to any spot on the globel And now, for its patrons in Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Skagway, Haines and similar communities ACA holds a special block of seats on Pan Am. . . . givi those who buy their W%m InEs way. Through your local g them equal priorities with tickets in Juneaul as Leon Turner, nearest the camera and Wendell Whitt, lie on the ground while they are searched for weapons by officers after their capture Miss. Prison trusty (standing, center) and bloodhcund which can be seen (left) led to their "TIDE OF TOY" DRIVE in mind. Many who would make ex- | ington State veterans’ tonus have Icellent candidates, Engebreth stat- | been received in Juneau by the ed, are discouraged anc 1 that | Veterans Administration and the running for election is a waste | American Legion, it was learned of valuable time and money unless | today. |there is more interest shown by Eligible veterans may obtain & b ,‘: were wanted in connection with COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CITY PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM AT MEHINGI The parking permit sistem will e up for discussion when the City Council meets in regular session tonight at 8 o'clock in Council chambers of the City Hall. Revision of the city traffic code will also be discussed, and com- mittee reports will be heard, Mayor Waino Hendrickson said today. At the equalization board meet- s of Territorial boat-tax ssments, only three boat-owners made their appearance. All pro- tested the separate listing of ves- els’ gear in assessments. from 8 until 10 o'clock last night. s ) l ENDS HERE TOMORROW Juneau residents, who wish to contribute to the “Tide of Toys” drive, a campaign sponsored by the American Legion to gather toysjof war Bonds, and to Mrs. Myraias they do every year at this sea- for children of other nations, axc reminded that tomorrow will be the |last &y for contributions. The program is a part of the Legion’s fizht against Communism. Toys or contributions can be left | at United Food Company, Ameri- | can oe Repair, Gus George's clJ(hmg store or Spruce Delicates- | sen, { The toys will be picked up by n members, crated, and ship- ed south Monday by courtesy of Al l L the a icam:hxp Company. BONUS APPLICATIONS : ARE RECEIVED HERE Application forms for the Wash- these forms by calling at the Vet- erans Administration office on the second floor of the Goldstein Building or at the office of Bob Druxman, American Legion Post Commander, 123 Front Street. !the club that the sum of $1,333 re- | IMPORTANT MEET OF JWC IS HELD; TALKS ARE GIVEN Members of the Juneau Woman's Club, meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry Har- mon, were interested listeners when plens for the construction of the Memorial Library were outlined by B. Frank Heintzleman of the Me- morial Library Committee. He told of the purchase of the lot three sears ago and of the plans drawn and stated that subscriptions tc date for the building’ total $47,000, of which $35,000 are in Govern- ment Bonds and $10,000 in pledges. The cost of the building with some important changes in the plans has been placed at $140,000 of whick 370,000 will be Juneau's share with ’world. almost 11 million members, including more than seven million foreign membership. Mrs. Hermann described its im- portance in national affairs, the social legislation sponsored, the work accomplished with the income of per capita dues of only 25 cents, the altruistic attitude that prevails ' in all the projects of the numerous committees, and their interest in even the smaller federations. The GFWC was five years ahead of any other organization to endorse states hood for Alaska, she added. She urged the women present to tie| nation and the universe after point- ing out the necessity of coopera- tion with the department chairman who is carrying on the work. In- cluded in her talk, Mrs. Hermann gave an account of the recent GFWC board meeting which she attended in New York where reso- lutions of national importance were approved. matching funds from the Commun- ity Facilities Bureau virtually assured, and construction possibl¢ in the spring. The balance v. $23,000 to com- plete Junear’s share must be| raised, Mr. ntzleman stated, and the money may be either in cash or pledges. The speaker reminded ceived from the JWC was the sec- ond largest amount received from an organization when the first drive for funds was made, Rotary having given $2,000 and that or- ganizations are now being asked to appoint a representative to thnl Memorial Library Committee in order to increase it from thres to twelve members. The original com- mittee consists of Mr. Heintzleman, B. D. stewart and Dr. James C.!| Ryan. It was stated in connection with! a view of the building plans that | the Library would be lccated on| the north half of the lot on Main and Fourth and the proposed new City Hall on the south half, and special features included in the; present building plans were de-j scribed. PROGRAM Following the talk by Hemtz]e-“he direction of Mrs, Walker. man, the Federation program plan- alled last night to consider | ned for the day was opened Mmimade leather. shoes and bags were ar- ranged in attractive booklet form by\l,m s Nik-Nak Shop. the singing of Alaska songs, the President, Mrs. Wm. L. Paul, ind led by Mrs. Harmon with Mrs. Chester at the piano. lor three years under Mrs. Myra McDonald of Cotdova, of the Alaska Federation, Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, President of | he General Federation and Mus. ’FISHERIES ME" HERE Gustaf Ketterer, War Service De- partment Chairman of the GFWC, 1942 to 1945. Mrs, McCormick told of work done by the Alaska clubs and gave special praise to Mrs. Allan Peter- son of the Unga Club for her sale | |Rank of Fairbanks. She also gave a resume of the many projects of the JWC. Having visited the na- tion's cap’ital during the war years, she was able to give a graphic description of work done by the club leaders there and stated in closing that the War Bond quota of $15 million, assigned the Gen- eral Federation of Women's Clubs, reached the vast amount of $112 million because of the effort put forth by clubwomen all over the; country. Mrs. Mildred R. Hermann, Past President of the AFWC and at pre- sent Co-Chairman of the Division of Consumer Relations in the De- partment of American Home, GFWC, told of the first woman's club of which there is any lecmd Sorosis of New York. It was or— ganized by Jennie June Croly, a young newspaper woman, she stated, who was angered Ty not being invited to the dinner glven by the newspaper fraternity for Charles Dickens when he visited the U.S. in 1869. Twenty-one years later, with more women’s clubs in existence, a federat'on was formed which eventually became the Gen- eral Federation, an organization SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEM that is international in scope and has the largest membership in the Starring v Betty Allen v Frank Pineda "'Hottest Boogie-Woogie in Town" The Snake SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET | Mrs. i This Was | pusiness meeting, Mrs. Ken Nelson | The Territorial boat-tax is col-| followed by a talk by Mrs. Betty igsqisted members to cut and sew | lected by the city, and councmen | McCormick, War Service Chairman|in.ir own gloves. | met as the board of equalization President | Tyesday, Feb. 7 at the home of Mrs. DANCING Tonight and Saturday The program, designed in parll‘ o acquaint the many new mem- sers with Federation work, will be | continued at a future meeting with che history of the Alaska Federa- | tion. Hostesses for the luncheon which preceded the program were Thos. Parke, Mrs. - Joseph Rude, Mrs. Henry Lorenzen, Mrs. Gordon Gray and Mrs. 2 Zenger. HOME EXTENSION (LUB OF AUK BAY | STUDYING FABRICS The regular meeting of the Auk Bay Home Extension Club was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Roy Banta, Duck Creek. Mrs. Walker, Juneau Home De- | monstration Agent, presented a| talk on various types of fabrics and stressed the facts that will enable the homemaker to be a bet- ter purchasing agent. She described some of the new synthetic fibers and the use and treatment of them. | A new class in tailoring was or-| ganized to begin this week under | Samples of leather and hand- | jexhibited by Mrs. Baroumes of Ni- The special project for this meét- ing was handsewn gloves. After the | The next meeting will be on { Frank Pevrs, Auk Bay { ON ANNUAL "LOOK-SEE" ’0 week, A number of salmon industry | Is have been in Juneau this “looking over the situation” son. Don S. Davis, general superinten- dent of P. E. Harris & Company, and Harry O. Low, Harris superin- tendent at the False Pass Can- nery, were here most of the week, 1and sailed this morning on the Princess Norah. Albert Thompson, superintendent iof the Hood Bay plant of Hood ! Bay Salmon Company, reglsmed‘ Wednesday at the Baranof Hotel, | and John Likness, Chatham super- | intendent for the New England ( Fish Company, has arrived and ‘also is at the Baranof. All are from ‘Seame. { CLARK 1S CHOSEN BOARD CHAIRMAN OF TROLLERS Larry Clark of Ketchlkan has i been chosen chairman of the execu- | tive board of Local 100, United ’I\"ollers of Alaska for 1950, it was announced today. Members of the executive board meeting here yesterday also gave i their official approval of the ! unanimous re-election of Andy Barlow as executive secretary- treasurer for all branches. Chosen to the board of trustees 1 Holly arrived in port hcre yester- day afternoon returned from Eldred their interests to the Territory, the |at the Moose Club. COME: HEAR | | Francine Mangan FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1950 of the local were Oscar Davidson, Craig; B. T. Manery, Juneau; and Al Brookman, Sitka. Executive board memters pre- sent at the meeting were: David- son, Brookman, Manery and Joe Conant of Wrangell. ‘ The Coast Guard Cutter White at 4:30 o'clock. It Rock where serviced. a navigation aid wa TO MOOSE MEMBERS, FRIENDS Rest and relax Sunday evening | Ham- 12 p.m.f 406-1t | Pe Mola Public Installation of Officers Sunday. January 22 - 8:00 P°. M. Scettish Rite Temple All De Molay Friends Cordially Invited and the mond Organ. Hours 8 to Sundays.—adV. oA GRAND OLD NAME /N CANADA Available im QUARTS 4/5 QUART PINTS 1/2 PINTS 1/2 GALLONS MINIATURES CORBY'S SERVE BLENDED WHISKEY . 86 PROOF « 68.4% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS JAS. BARCLAY & CO. LIWITED * PEORIA, ILLNOIS An Ideal Table for Apartments.. and Small Houses This Console Lamp Table now featured at Juneau’s HOME BEAUTIFUL extends into full- sized dining room table seating eight. 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