The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 15, 1950, Page 2

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1950 ] Cliff Rogers, Mr. and Mrs » Finnegan and daughter Do UGLAS | e w s y o e s Vickie Lee, Miss Esther Boguslawski, | Miss Wanda Adkins, and Mrs. Edna | NEWS | Bemis. Mrs. Dahl was presented m ka w with a blouse, and Dr. Dahl Wwith a | BT ro y piece of luggage. ! SECOND BIRTHDAY (Yt ter Bill Weir was two years Mr, and Mrs. M. B. Feero of .yu.| age Monday and enjoyed his neau came to Skagway Thursday by nd party, given by his parents, Alaska Coastal and were in town and Mrs. Wm. Weir. The birth- until Saturday. They were hunting cake was decorated in pink for a location to open a plumbing 1 bl topped with tiny biue hop. Mr. Feero is with Juneau ic cars in a room gaily deco- Plumbing and Heating. | d with balloons and spring PAGE TWO Federal judge himself, and the | 7 I judge. The scuffle concerned pay-| DEATH pE"Al" ment of $150 made by the new ovwner | of the property. FOR MURDER IS z i SOUGHT IN MSS. | e i KOSCIUSKO, Miss. March 15— ssippi, which cecuted a white man| for a negro, planped lo, seek the death penalty today for | 25-year-old Windol Whitt. Whitt and two other white men are charged with the murder in e massacre of three negro child- ren in their -home nedr here Jan.; The Veterans’' Alaska Coopera-l tive Company—shortened to Vacco | —owned 38§ acres of property near} Haines during 1948, for which they paid $105,000 the previous year. Those living in homes there are tenants of the.company. Today, as Heinmiller was on the stand, he was cross-examined by Howard Stabler, attorney for the school disfrict. Stabler insisted nu- merous times for him “to an:wer | pas the question,” after he considered Outgoing passengers on the Norah | Cake and ice cream were served| .. jnqirect answer had been made. Thursday evening were Mrs. Frank | o all his invited guests including| pying 4 Iull in questioning, Hein- | W g to Seattle; Mrs. A, E. Field, Kathy Biship, Kll‘"mller explained without a direct Larson and her three children, 1 Cashen, Kathleen and Michele 1 Ri Bridget ~ Hickey P question, about his personal taxes | Timmie, Janice, and Russell, going | I ridget ickey, USan | fo. £450 he had paid. - ; o | to visit Mrs. Larsen’s parents in| , Carol Cunningham, Arlene| .. o of these, Stabler shot atlme other two dg{en_t}:g;s ;giio:lk;: { Mr. and Mr Churchill vis- | Tacoma; Mr. and Mrs. | Hamlin and the Masters George|p. . : 8 ©% %! consecutive weeks. S o Wadh o g ‘Tunmr. 38, and Malcolm Whitt, 27, | ited the! shter, Mrs. R. A.|Rapuzzi to Wadena, Minnesota, to|: Bill and Jim Snyder, Don- | wyoure pretty good as a sea lavw- d v 2 { Smithson ithson and their | pe present at the Golden Wedding |-Id Kerns, Pat Hickey, Stany Ham- | ... "1yl say that for you.” : br r of Windol, A:l have enter- family Sat v and Sunday while| ot Mrs. Rapuzzi's parents, Mr. and | iin, Ronnie Mayo; Victor and RoY| " goinmilier explained to the judge | O “m.uaim;{, G i and their mothers. that he found that Toner n;d‘ District Attorney enry gers ides the mothers, others pre- | i 40| caid the death penalty—execution assessed cubic footage of structures | i - 1d b er v in the electric chair—woul e were Mrs. Robert Pasguan.| maines at from four to six cents Wm. Spain, Mrs. Gene ( g 3 ¥ Wes- a foot, and the Valco property at | afelder, Mrs. Gertrude BOZgan.| 95 cents a foot. | Mrs. Maurice Long. |is Many presents were received in-| 7 a tool chest from Grandma | (Special Correspondence) AG Y, Alaska, March 8— The men interested in forming an association met Friday d elected the follow- President, A. C. (Bud) ; Vice President, Gordon Secretary, Marvin Tay: irer, Edward Kalenkos fees and dues were de- and the age limit for IF WISHES WERE HORSES property would be worth- less . . . insurance protec- tion unnecessary. BUT your property IS vah:able and, unless you would chance losing this investment to disaster, in- surance is a must. Don’t be without it! Call on us for insurance advice and protection to- day. | membership "Whitt goes to trial today and! the Alaska d was in port.| Mrs. Nelson of Wadena. Mrs. For- | Churchill is Chief Engineer of the| rest Bates to Juneau to visit with Alaska Stand i By | relatives. Other passengers to Ju- - neau were the Rev. and Mrs. John | The Elks gave a most successful | Dodge, C. Brena, Mrs. Maggie Ka- | cabaret dance Saturday evening, | danaha, and A. L. Zumwalt. Mrs. February 25. The Exalted Ruler, E | Paul Smith was a passenger to A. Larson acted as Master of Cere- | Seattle. J = monies. The, following ,)Lcmllycacets t ho is visiting in Washmg-‘} ping at the Barahof Hotel. were given: a piano duet by Mrs Mrs. Gail Budd and Mrs. Law- This item gave his mother an‘ Max Kopan i Mrs. D. W.|rence McGuane who went to at-|anxious moment "until she dis-| 8 ; Ze 2 oo * d s:evnmmi, a Swedish song and|tend the installation of officers of | covered the “tools” were made of, W.S.C.S. of the Methodist Church | man, 12 ““‘f,_x‘ff:]’* ?k‘l’;"s“r’s;cfmf; dance by E. J. Fairbanks; a quar- | the Emblem Clubs of Juneau and | rubber |in Church basement, Saturday|a vengeance slaying. pros el : caid the three white men believed A tette: Mrs. Stevenson, C. J. Roehr,] Sitka returned home by Alaska R o . v;:’ negro family turned them in-on | enc C. C. Hoyt, and M. Wheaton sang, | Coastal .| INA NOW 10 YEARS OLD A " | | “Let’s H: d “You Tell | BAZAAR complaints of burglary and attempli Phone 249 e and bt Miss Ina Franklin became a year! mijing e rs- | to rape Harris’ wife. Me Your Dream”; and Mrs. Steven-| Mrs. J. D. True gave a party Fri- Filipino Ladies’ Auxiliary, Thur | Seward Street g lder Monday and celebrated her|g,, March 16, Catholic Parish |son sang “Mountain Girls’ while | day afternoon, February 10, to cele- |;in pirtnday date with thirteen of | groii_2:00 pm. to 5:00 pm—8:00, Jack Lee Bartlett of Los An- JUNEAU Mrs. E. J. Fairbanks and Mrs. M.q brate her daughter Linda Lou’s first 4 ) er classmates and friends, with a| . midnight.—adv. geles is at the Baranof Hotel. Moe did a specis e birthday. The guests were Mrs. Wil- |, ™) o borte Juncheon at thel o i | — liam Bigham and Billy and Donna; s asked in each case. ~ In today’s case, Windol Whitt charged with the murder of Vi old Ruby Nell Harris, | B. Martinsen of Seattle is stop-|daughter of negro tenant farmer | Thomas Harris. _— | Rodgers described the shooting RUMMAGE SALE | of Ruby Nell and of Frankie Thur- Short and to the hip ... often the waist- line or above! This is the coat deemed fashion-wise for Easter and for com- fort-wear on through this season. AT Be you saint and sinner in our suit of Botany Gabardine. The jacket bal masqued in button detail and the skirt permanently pleated with fluid grace. /887 QUALITY SINCE e DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST Second and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS ALASKAN (CAB (0., Inc. 2-way radio-equipped, driver- owned, insured cabs. Phone9or 7717 Additional new cabs on stand give faster and better service at all times. JOHN MAURSTAD—PreS. and Manager. RUTH MAURSTAD—Secy. and Treas. B s OB, EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED ’ Mr. and Mrs. Max Steffen gave a buffet supper Sunday evening to compliment Dr. and Mrs. D. I. Dahl. The guests, besides the guests of honor were Mr, and Mrs. William Dewar, Mr. and Mrs. William Was- ser, Mr. and Mrs. Max Kopanski, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Ackerman, Mr. and Mrs. George Vifiesvik and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Selk. The Westminster Fellowship met at the home of James Cooper Sun- day evening. Forrest Bates is adding a room to his residence on First Avenue be- tween Main and State Streets. Teams from Kluckwan played the Wharf and Mission teams Monday evening. The local teams won both games. A double header basketball game was played Tuesday evening at the school gymnasium. In the first game | the Panthers defeated the Whart team with a score of 44-34. Tom | Tunley was high point man for the Panthers with 10 points; Si Dennis for the Wharf with 12 points. In the second game the Taxi Terrors de- feated the Mission with a score of 0-34. Richard Dick was high point man for the Terrors with 18 pomnts; B. Kristovitch for the Mission with 21 points. . The Ladles’ Auxiliary to Skagway Aerie No. 25, F.O.E., held a special meeting Tuesday, February 28, to transact the business which should have been handled at the two pre- viously scheduled meetings which were .cancelled because of cold weather. Mrs, Frank Boyd was ini- tiated into the Auxiliary. The eve- ning was spent playing canasta. Delicious refresnments were served by Mrs. Dee Mason and Mrs. Aetna McVey. The Princess Norah was in port Wednesday and Thursday. Return- ing home on her were Mr, and Mrs. Don Mackay who had been visiting relatives in Seattle for several weeks; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smith who had gone to Vancouver for medical attention and to Tacoma to visit their son; and Raleigh Cor- nett who had been in Seattle for medical attention. Felix Toner and Rex Hermann came from Juneau to do some survey work on the pro- posed sewer and water systems; Hayes and Whiteley, Juneau con- tractors, came to look the ground over to place bids for the proposed airport. C. J. Keil, Hans Berg and Clif- ford Berg, representing construc- tion companies of Juneau, came to Skagway Wednesday by Alaska Coastal to see about placing bids on the airport. They returned to Ju- neau the following day. Bud Phelps arrived in Skagway on the Norah and left the follow- ing day by Alaska Coastal to go to Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Fall enter- tained with a raviola supper to cele- brate Mrs. na Bemis' birtnday Wednesday evening. The guests were Mrs. Bemis, Mr. and Mrs. Alec Boris of Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sipprell, Miss Wanda Adkins, Miss Esther Boguslawski, and = Robert Davis. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Pres- byterian chui met Wednesday *vening at the home of Mrs. Elwin Dell. Definite plans were made for 1 parcel post sale to be held in Sep- ember, and materials were ordered for an han to be made for this sale. Refreshments were served. A dinner party was givén at the White P: hospital Thursday eve- ning by the staff to compliment Dr and Mrs. P. I. Dahl. Those present were Dr. and Mrs, Dahl, Mr. and Mrs. H. Church,.Mrs. A. Larson and her three childre Timmie, Jan- nie and Ru and Mrs. Ed Hos- ford and Janet. 2 All of the equipment of the Alaska Road Commission has re- ceived a fresh coat of brilliant orange p: easily seen for quite some distance. Two basketb: ames were played Saturday evening. In the first game ‘he Wharf team defeated a team from the Tan 0-25. Roy Dennis was high man for the Wharf with 15 points; Davis for the Tanker with 10 points. In the second game the Elks de- feated a team from the Tanker 55-30. B. Carlson was high man for the Elks with 18 points; Dorman for the Tanker with 16 points. Mr. and Mrs. C. Brena have moved into the residence on Fif- eenth Street which they purchased from Albert Hall recently. The City Council has receiv following letter from George Sund- borg, Consultant, Alaska Devel ment Board, dated February o5 “It has been in my mind to write to you and make certain suggestions in connection with what we all hope will be a very substantial de- velopment in your community I hasten to say that the Alaska De- velopment Board has no “inside in- formation” on what may happen ia the Skagway area or when it may happen, although we have been in close touch with officials of the Aluminum Company of America for several years with relation tc a possible industrial development there. One thing these officials have reiterated to us is that whel they have definite plans they will announce them, and in the mean- time they hope there will be no large rush of people to Skagway. I am sure you realize that an undertak ing of the magnitude involved here is one that will take many to accomplish. Very extensive pre- liminary work for example still re- mains to be done before anything substantial in the way of construc- tion can even be begun. “The thought I would like to get across to you in this letter is that the City of Skagway should be giving some consideration now to the problems which will certainly arise if your community experiences a rapid increase in population at some time in the future. It is my understanding that you have title to various blocks and lots in the city which have come to you by virtue of tax delinquency, etc. I hope you are giving full considera- tion of the possible utilization of these to meet expanded public needs which may arise, including school, civic center, and recreational needs, and that you will not at this early stage dispose of such property to private individuals for purely specu- lative purposes. Please be assured ‘that this letter is written in a friendly spirit and in a sincere de- sire to be helpful to you. You may also be sure that just as soon as any specific information is avail- able to us for announcement r tive to Skagway development we will communicate it to you.” D. Calkins has received word of the birth of his granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Pawley February 21. Mary Elizabeth’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Pawley, and older sister, live in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Calkins is visiting with them a% present. You don’t have to send out for bulbs. Juneau Young Hardware will have a large new selection of spring planting bulbs within a few days— at less than Seattle prices. 51t PIE SOCIAL AND WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Chapel by the Lake. Friday Mar. 17 at 7:30 pm, —ady, 50-5t e of her parente, M. and Sirs.| LOWER PRICES—_LOWER PRICES_LOWER PRICES— LOWER PRICES— Glen Franklin. Those present for a| pleasant hour were Pat Isaak, Mary | Lee Cashen, Della Cuthbert, Dixie Johnson, Juanita Graham, Sharon| Ogg, Dorothy Hixon, Glenna Frank- lin, Stuart Johnson, Ellen Savikko, Ester Hinkle, Sandra Boehl and | Gloria Hulk. Ina regards her grand- mother’s arrival home during the | weekend, Mrs. Gust Wahto, as pbeing i her nicest gift received. MRS. WAHTO HOME Mrs. Gust Wahto returned home last Saturday after spending the five winter months in Seattle at the home of her daughter, Mrs Emmett Anderson and family and | visiting with other relatives and | friends in that area. | Mrs. Wahto said she felt Seattle |had a more severe winter than is | customary on the Channel. She | came home by plane and enjoyed a nice trip. ATTENTION SGUARE DANCERS Mrs. Stephen Ford, co-president | the Douglas Square dancil |group makes th: following an- | nouncement, ¢ The Douglas Square dance group will meet Friday, March 17, at 8 p.m. | ‘rather than tonight as previously| stated. Remember, its Friday, March | 17 at the Douglas Gym for square- | dancing. 'SCHOOL DISTRICT HEARING PROVIDES - VERBAL ERUPTIONS A hearing interspersed with nu- merous verbal eruptions now fore Federal Judge George Foita on a petition for order of sale of property near Haines because of non-payment of taxes, was be- | lieved to be drawing to a close this afternoon. | The hearing involves a petition brought by the Haines Independent School District against the town of Vacco and the Port Chilkoot Com- pany because following assessment | of school taxes in 1948, no payment | was made because officers of those corporations believed their taxes were too high. The Chilkat Valley Taxpayers League was formed to protest the taxes as a body, it was testified by | Carl Heinmiller, main witness for| the defense. Some half-dozen persons repre- isenting the Haines school board, the city clerk and others appeared on ‘the 'witness stand to testify as to| ‘hearings held, minutes of meetings, and other matters concerning the evaluation of the properties. . Property was evaluated through- out the area in late 1948 following formation of the school district, by Felix Toner of Juneau. Heinmiller said on the stand that protests were made at the time by Vacco resi- dents, and that they wished, to compare assessments of comparable properties, but could not do so. He called the assessing work a “gecret,” thus causing formation ot the League. An argument between one of CES— LOWER PRICES—_LOWER PRICES— LOWER PRICES— LOWER PRICE 43 lenthal, and Judge Folta broke out over discussion of a taxed piece of land sold to another party, and no longer belonging to Vacco. Hellenthal, who with R. E. Kob- ertson, are co-workers om the case, maintained the assessment board should not have assesesd this piece (of property, because it no longer belonged to the company holding rights in Vacco. “The taxpayer who no longer holds a piece of property,” Judge Folta said, “should so inform the taxing board. This protest here is a misuse of judicial powers. “No cours will hold tnar a taxing body must be infallibie” he said. Heinmiller’s attorneys, Simon Hel-| PRICES__LOWER PRICES _LOWER PRICES——LOWER PRICES—LOQWER PRI Here a verbal scuffle came up be- tween Hellenthal, who once Wus a $10.00 C.0.D. ORDERS Delivered Free Free Delivery $10.00 Order SPRING 1S COMING! (We Hope) BUT! LOWER PRICES arehere WE KNOW!! Golden Ripe — Solid Fancy Snowball Bananas - Pound 28c Cauliflower - Pound 29c FANCY IDAHO — Sized Just RIGHT | QE’CE‘/%T“ES B pouna net vag 69c Ritz Carnation Crackers large pkg. 38c | Coitage Cheese - 28c AVOSET WHIPPING . QUARTS EACH $139 PINEAPPLE GRAPEFRUIT Sli shed Tidbit: Mission o g';)uz‘..hteins s NO. 2 CAN CASE Yorile | Noleam3e | 21 3.9 VAN CAMP TUJ]V/‘ FLAKES reg. size tin 33c Shurfine (Very Good) Shurfine Mayonnaise - quarl 65 | Ripe Olives - fall tin 25¢ SWEET PICKLES Rosedale — Small . QUART JAR 49(: Campbell’s Joan-Arc—Lenten Special Tomalo Soup - canllc | Kidney Beans!all can [c BORDEN PIPPIN CHEESE ovp suarp ... pounn 63¢ CENTENNIAL FLOUR MA BSG ARINE FLOUR AT ITS BEST WANSON 251hs. 52.49-50 1bs. 3489 2 POUNDS 49(} MD TISSUE SOFT — SILKY .. 3 ROLLS 43(: —_ lZ ROLLS $169 Liguid Detergent Giant Size GLIM - - - jer3% | NU-BORA . . - 5% m_ MEATS AT THEIR BEST COLUMBIA RIVER S/ME'JTS : _.POUND 23c LAMB | SLICED VEAL LIVER | BACON | STEAKS Tender Hormel or Rath Sirloin or Shoulder G lb. 3ch. | 69clbh. 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