The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1950, Page 8

PACE EIGHT GO TO HIS MOTHER, NEAR SPOKANE The remains of Mr. and Mrs Marvin B. Ross, burned to death Sunday when their cabin on the| Glacier 'Highway was destroyed by | flames, will be shipped to Millwood, Wash.,, a small community outside { Spokane, where Mr. Ross’ mother lives. The cabin caught fire from an undetermined cause sometime be- fore 9 am. when it was first dis- covered. Aid was impossible because of the furnace-like heat which en-| veloped the area. The large log structure sat some 50 feet back in a grove of trees off the road It was believed the fire i gotten a roaring start by stove backfire while the couple were asleep. Mrs. Ross had mentioned several times at her work in the Governor's office that “the stove backfired again this morning, and 1 had to cook breakfast on the hot- plate.” Floyd Guertin, commissioner of veterans’ affairs for the Territor; through whom the Rosses had purchased their home, contacted a friend in Spokane, of the tragedy, who in turn notified Mrs. J. D. R0sS the mother of Marvin, known here as “Bud.” y have v oil The home, which the couple hac been redecorating and changing in the interior, was insured for $9,000 The Rosses had paid $5,500 on the contract to the Veterans’ Afiairs Administration. Mr. Ross was an Army veteran of World War IL The mother notified her bank in Spokane to contact a bank in Ju- neau to act as administrator for the couple’s estate. Their car, lef. the morning of the tragedy in front of the Baranof Hotel and now under custody of U.S. Commissioner Gor- don Gray, will become a part of the estate. ROSS REMAINS WILL '§8 ;000 DAMAGE | $8,000. No one was injured. DONEBY FIRE IN! GRAND APARTMENTS Flames gutted a third-floor flat in the Grand Apartments, 139 South Franklin Street, this morn- causing damage estimated at ing Firemen said the blaze evidently! started in a bedroom. It was con- fined to the northeast end of upper floor of the apartment building. Firemen donned smoke masks to nter the building. First alarm was turned in by Mrs. Roscoe Max, a guest at the Gas- tineau Hotel, when she saw smoke pouring from the building. An un- dentified passerby turned in an slarm from an outside alarm box nearly the same moment, fire- said, and turned off the fur- in the apartment building. The fire was brought under con- rol within a half hour after the rst alarm sounded at 9:45 am. oor panels in the apartment had »een broken by the heat, and the kitchen and bedroom were charred. Occupants of the building said the lamaged apartment was sub-let by vr. and Mrs. M. Willlam Krasil- to Francine Allen. Mr. and \irs. Krasilovsky are in Anchorage. fe is Judge George W. Folta's law lerk. Fire Chief A. Minard Mill said wge to the building from fire, oke and water would probably anount to $8,000. The building is owned by W. D. Gross. All clear was sounded at 10:45 um PAN AM REGULAR, DELAYED FLIGHTS CARRY 56 PERSONS The couple were married in Ko- diak, where Mrs. Ross worked for the Bank of Kodiak. She came from New York state. Mr. Ross’ grandparents on his mother's side ance owned the Spokane Interna- tional Railway, connecting Spokane and Nelson, B.C. Their name was Taber. A brother of Mr. Ross, Jaek, is flying to his mother’s side from Ar- lington, Va., where he is stationed as a captain jn the Army Transpor- tation Corps, the wire to Guertin said. Slightly more than a week ago, Mr. Ross was notified of the death of a sister, with whom the mother lived in Millwood. The three child- ren had attended private schools in the east, it was understood here. Nothing could be learned here concerning the family of Mrs. RosS, | widely known here ‘as Shirley. |land. E. L. Griffin boarded at An- | Besides passengers carried to other points, 40 persons arrived here yesterday via Pan American World Airways, and 16 passengers | left on two southbound flights. On the flight which got a late start from Scattle Sunday atter- noon and had to overnight at An- nette were Cliff Collins, Mrs. C. O. Congdon and young Jimmy; Ivy Deland, Peter Jaron, Delores Moore, F. J. Parsons, Mr, and Mrs. Lynn Winters, E. K. Lipp and Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers. Arriving from Seattle yesterday were Mr. Berge, R. C. Caldwell, A., F. Colner, Lawrence Dorre, Pelei Haugen, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hayes| and David, Bonnie and Baby Ar-| thur; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McOad- |don, E. L. McVey, Robert Sheldon, Mr, and Mrs. Gene Smith, Joe and Betty Smith, and J. K. Suther-| FROM WHITEHORSE | nette. Arriving from Fairbanks were kens and Bud S. Seltenreich. ©eattle-bound Pan American pas- sengers were George Sundborg, Mr and Mrs. Ross K. McCune with| Ross Jr, and young Mary; Leo-| nard Palmer, Peggy Penrod, Wrea- thea Sitlwell, E. J. Culbert, Helen Forrest, Norman Kelly, 1. Miller, Germaine Charles, E. A. Kaich, T. Evans and L. J. Evans, Guatemalans Play Wrong Song at Wrong Time, But All's Well GUATEMALA, Guai2mala, Feb. 28—(M—The strains of the Star Spangled Banner have soothed dip- lomatic tempers. U.S. Ambassador Richard C. Patterson said he is will- ing to forget what he called an nsult to the American flag at the Central American and Caribbean Olympic Games Saturday. Patterson protested to Foreign Minister Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo oecause the Guatemalan band played a Puerto Rican folk song nstead of the U.S. National Anthem Saturday when Puerto Rican ath- letes presented the American ffg. Puerto Rico is a U.S. Territory. Yesterday a Puerto Rican athlete won first prize in the broad jump at the games and the band made imends by playing the Star Spang- ed Banner. Patterson stood smil- ngly at attention. ORME, MILL ARE NAMED T0 MANAGE SALMON DERBY Jimmie Orme and Minard Mill have been appointed co-chairmen ot the Golden North Salmon Derby by Jack O’Connor, President of lerritorial Sportsmen, Inc. Orme and Mill will have complete charge of this annual salt water sporis fishing classic. O’Connor states, “The Territorial Sportsmen,’ Inc., is very fortunate in having two such outstandin2 local businessmen and sportsmen run the derby. Keith Wildes and Sim MacKinnon did a wonderful job as co-chairmen for the 1946 derby, but the boys are going to try and better their record in 1950,” according to O’Connor. Co-chairman Orme and Mill are already busy organizing committees and making plans for the derby which will be July 28, 29 and 30. Last year’s co-chairmen, Keith Wildes and Sim MacKinnon, are advising and actively assisting the 1950 co-chairmen. Orme and Mill said today that the 1950 derby will be conducted en- tirely by volunteer workers as it was last year. A minimum of ex- penses will be incurred, and net profits will be used by the Terri- Lou and Hank Jacquot of White- |H. W. Gibbs, Mrs. George Schmidt, | torial Sportsmen, Inc. for improve- horse are registered at the Gasti- | Charles Clasby, J. L. Jean, Fred!ment of sport fishing and hunting neau Hotel. Lappi, Harold Dimmick, Les Wil-| fo in the Juneau area. | their THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Dinner Honors Members of Pub_liq Welfare Gov. and Mrs. Gruening were hosts last evening at dinner at the Governor’'s House and had as guests about 25 members of the Department of Public Wel- fare from various Alaska districts, and the Board of Public Welfare which is meeting this week on public health matters. The Gov- ernor is chairman of the board and other members, representing their assigned districts are the Rev, Ed- zar Gallant of Skagway, First Di- vision: Mrs, Frhnces Longeley, Nome, Second Division; Mrs. Rob- ert Atwood Anchorage, Third Divi- sion and Dr. George Skarland, Un- iversity of Alaska, Fourth Division. Social workers, who were also zuests last night, health business were, from the Ket- chikan district office: Mrs. Elsie domsted and Mrs. Phoebe Ann Virgin; Juneau office: Henry Har- non, Miss Sadie .Billis, Mrs. Alice 3. Schnee, Miss Erma Wainner; Anchorage: Miss Nan Blaha, Miss Ruth Cameron, Miss Nancy Cam- sron; Fairbanks: Mrs. Pauline Beasley, Miss Margaret Olsen; Nome: Miss Eileen Uttech. Other guests were Dr. and Mrs.| E. C. Albrecht, Mrs. Henry Harmon, Paul Schnee and Mr. and Mis. Lew Williams. K WELFARE BOARD STUDIES POLICIES FOR COMING YEAR Recommendations and dons by 12 social service workers ittached to the Alaska Department »f Public Welfare are under con- sideration by the welfare board npow meeting the Federal Building. Henry A. Harmon, director of ‘he department, said the social workers sat in joint session with .he five-person board yesterday, the first time that all workers were able (0 assemble at one time when the board was in session. e Gov. Ernest Gruening is sitting with the board as chairman. The session, studying policy matters for the ensuing year, is expected to last through mid-week. Harmon said that because such good representation of social work- ers was present, that a hea txhy program would be forthcoming, with policies formed to take &ll problems under consideration. Members of the board are: Mrs. Evangeline Atwood, Anchor- age; Mrs. Frances Longeley, Nome; Dr. Ivar Skarland, College, and the Rev. G. Edgar Gallant, Skagway. 1 SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN'S r spring... it's the wing-sleeved by Very short, neat 'n’ sleek . . . that's the look for Spring 1950 .. . that’s this Jaunty Junior beauty in fabulous pure worsted. Targets for attention are the loose, winged sleeves falling gracefully from the unseamed shoulder that widens into triangular buttened-back cuffs. Pointed, vanishing collar, scalloped pockets. As it Appears in GLAMOUR @ Exclusive with us even s coat and who met; during the past week with their| director, Henry Harmon, on public| sugges- | RESIDENT FISHERMEN NEED YEAR-ROUND WORK, BPW HEARS Yehr-around employment for re- | sident fishermen was discussed be- fore the Business and Professional Women'’s Club yesterday by C. L. | Anderson, Director of the Alaska Department of Fisheries. Anderson spoke .of the work his department was doing in the devel- orment of shrimp, black and troll salmon fisheries—fisheries which require the investment of only a small amount of capital, a small boat, and which are taken part in mainly by Alaskan residents. These are areas in which neither the Fish and Wildlife Service nor the Alaska salmon industries are con-! ducting research; therefore, work is not being duplicated. i In 1946, last year for which fig- ures are available, the value of Al- aska’s fisheries amounted to $75.- 000,000 and furnished employment to 28,000 people. Most of this wealth was spent outside. If year-around ! employment was provided to fisher- men, more of this wealth would re- | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 195 main within the Territory, Ander-!life Service in activities such a; son said. The control ana management of Alaska’s fisheries, at the present time is under the federal govern- ment. The Department of Fisher- jes, created by the last session of the Legislature, was set up to provide a nucleus of experienced men ready to take over Alaska’s fisheries when statehood is at- tained. The progress the department makes, according to Anderson, will depend upon the finances of the Territory, and the speed with which statehood is obtained. In addition ® research, the department has co- operated with the Fish and Wild- the furnishing of enforcemen, agents when the enforcement di vision’s funds were cut and th putting up of a fish ladder a| Falls ‘Creek near Petersburg, make an excellent stream availabl for spawning salmon. ! Anderson stressed the desirability of a road from Juneau connecting with the Alcan Highway. He pointy ed out that such a road would pro. vide an outlet for Alaska’s fisheries to midwestern markets through the use of refrigerated trucks. Anderson ended his talk by giv. ing a recipe for fermented fish— a Christmas delicacy. — R i | | i Back "Again! We are happy to announce the re-purchase of the Triangle Cleaners, effective March First. Tomorrow morning we are back again fo give our Friends, both old and new, the finest in Dry Cleaning. A ToMr. and Mrs. for their constant service and unfailing good cére best WE ASSURE YOU of the uimost care and personal attention fo every detail; of quality dry cleaning that needs no FANCY NAME! Yours "for better appearance” .- ROD and HERMIA DARNELL PHONE A.R. Duncan’ will, our sin- wishes.