The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 22, 1950, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT COUNCILDISCUSSES SMALL SALES TAY; NO ACTION TAEN AEN A one [ neau was discussed at meeting the Cit ent sales tax he r Council veral lating petiti setting v enue from in th tax Attcrney How 1t that such terest City pointed would ing the Interest ial ask bond the bond issue districY's share meeting vote: v a$ ection M the sck Elizabeth to study at U. S. air fields under an exch Borlase, going to Lacklan Base, San Antonio, Tex 0. Gillian, Campion, {o Scott Field, Ill; and F SOCIAL SERVICE these young fol wave kept alivi 0. Audrey to cover J of the cost of con- w school equipped itorium-gymnas. more than the group sharitable causes 1 a half yea with stated tt jum. If voters that the muc ide that election reed school wil the ¢ of Ju u will be y responsible for two- s of the amount of bonds is-y sued, it % pointed out. School expenses now mills of the twenty collected propert; s here, counciln P. Christensen said, and adding the North t Pros- any more school expenses might Mil- mean that half of the city's in- iing come would have to be used for schocl expenses. Councilman Christensen said that city improvements, including the planned municipal building and fire hall, will have to be paid fo: and raising the city proper above the present rate does seem to be the answer. “I think that if the people of Juneau were sure a future ndmm-I istration could not misuse sales tax} funds—that these funds would go only for retirement of bonds—|iety of they would favor such a tax,” he!Church and the said. the ANB The ‘Council decided to let the| Walter A. matter rest and await the appear-ieral at th ance of the petitions from pxivat(l ent to the e at the club may provide that second home where ing per- son 11 find a warmth of hums friendship under whclesome Ci cumstances ' and in a properly pided environment makes the pro- ject one of lasting value. The Teen-Age Club leader point- ed out the high ty of leader: ship that had been chosen by club | members and declared their prob- !lems of discipline hi been held a minimum. Citing Wiilard Prouty as an ex ample of the high type of you ple of the community, he ex: pleasure in a growing in- terest in the club by a wider range and native residents in ved. Its p: in the community, Gordon ¢ clared, 1e best assurance of ta useful place it may hold in ti an unfortunate boy Europe. th eight take Mu ouncil | at al ature rhe speakers were introduced by Mrs, Willis R. Booth, President of the Alaska Presbyterial Society. citizens, ghting t A motion was passed to call for|eve i vered by | HOKOR, SUNDAY quested that the ur: oi ronor foi sedan instead of & | to be held at tne Doug because, he said, with a bulance due any day in rymnasium, advancement in the five Ju- the police ¢ar will no longer required for ambulance duty. “A panel truck is too top-heavy for chasing speeders,” he said. The present police vehicle will be traded in on the new c troops will be general direction M. J. Whit: hittier will be ncement com- committee- nard E. Hulk re- be a nel truck new am- the city be | a I t facing the University and out the greal ins throt gra i of juy's Scouts prop educatior ds for of Councilman Alfred Zenger gested that the property ar ance committe be thorized investigate the possibilit chasing a lot on Star playground. The lot, between East and Ken- nedy Streets on Fifth Street used at present as a playgrc sug start prompily at > public is extended itation to attend. This and some of the et elfa 1 of the honor court players in the city ed to play | prc m n programs ul school resumes n ade- | September, V er said there, he said faced A motion was passed authorizing|qu ild care, Harmon stressed| The Rev.S cPhetres is chair- the investigation. t 1 P i inz| man of the advancement commit- A motion was als: o tee, but hi ‘hedule requires him proving the app me to be in Skag today and tomor- the Juneau Resd charge of | row, so Whittier is pinch-hitting financial help in constru side- | tk Club ' quoted Highest award at tomorrow's court walks in the recently-annexed noted will be tose of e scout. Qualify- Highlands section. The sidewalks oy he fine w tha n|ing for this high honor will be are to be constructed in front of dor juneau b x Wayne PO of Post 713 and 20 houses whose owners have ag- A 1 s Chester Zenger, Advisor of Posi reed to pay two-thirds of the cost | t} i 2, G 713, if the city pays one-third Other award This % the same proportion of entation of s the cost paid by the city in all 1 his lis- | class badges merit badges tc parts of Juneau. e of the about 20 of the Channel’s 100 boy The Council passed a motion younsg | scouts and explorers. X authorizing the printing of the it vas not misplaced, when| Douglas troop 610, under the di- newly-adcpted traffic code in book- they decided to launch the club|rection of their scoutmaster, let form for the convenie sion of hostilities. | Thomas N. Cashen, will handle the drivers. Bids will be called The seven basic ubjectives of the | opening and closing ceremonies for the job. group were given, and | the court of honor. Attendance o} rt these young people have! scouts and parents will be counted and civic pro by district commissioner Vance any Elackwell, who will present the trict’s pariicipation - plaque for ion Comy will include pre- ond class and first FROM HAIN Charles E. Clayton, Haines, is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. YOU'RE O rre nsu Ky REA LN A 5&1@%“&@31&? 'S_o are the American Legion, Veterans of eign Wars, and their Auxiliaries, and all the clubs and lodges, and everyone else who wants to preserve our American form of government. How did the candidates w lzix are running for the Senate from the First Di on vote? House Res. for getting rid ¢ 0. 4, a commendation to the University of Washington the COMMUNIST professors: NOLAN——Yes ALMQUIST——No SENATE BILL 81, requiring Territorial employees to take a NON- COMMUNIST oath: o NOLAN——Yes PERATROVICH Yes ALMQUIST——No (Paid by the Committee for Jim Nolan for Senator) P IS ————————_ L 4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Arrives EXCHANGE STUDENTS — Women's RAF members arrjve in New York on the Queen \nee agreement. Left to right: Flight Officer Joyce uadron Officer Mary Goodworth, to Wash« Penfold, to Mitchel d, N. Y. | the best precentage of attendance. It is expected that there will be con- siderable rivalry among the troops dor the award. Twelve Douglas and Juneau ex- plorers will give 3-minute talks con- cerning highlights of their trip to the National Jamboree at Valley | Forge this summer. Scouts who will| | present this part of the program | include: Bob Ripke, Thorleif Snar- | ing, John Jensen, Ernie Kronquist, | Gerald Shaw, Eddie Dull, Arthur | McKinnon, Dick Klingbeil, Tommy shen, Gregory Ripke, Donald MacKinnon, and Jerry Wade. During the court’ of honor, one | representative from each of the woops will draw a number from a hat to determine which site at the Duck Creek camp will be assigned to his troop for-the Camporee (c be held there May 12-14. ! Another feature of the program will be presentation to the Ameri- can Legion’s troop 613 of the bugle which they won for the window decorating contest held . during | Scout Week in February. | | CARRIED CONCEALED WEAPON | James wuncan, 49, was arrested | late yesterday afternoon by city po- | lice and charged with being drunk | and carrying a concealead weapon. | Police said he was carrying an | unloaded. 38 caliber automatic pistol. He was sentenced to 10 days in the city jail by City Magistrate F. O. Eastaugh this’ mornng. FROM SKAGWAY A. C. Blanchard and M. V. Raf- ferty of Skagway are guests at the Baranof. | HERE FROM EDMONDS E. H. Hodge, from Edmonds, Wash,. is registered at the Baranot Hotel. | | | | | FROM CHATHAM Mrs. Harold Hansen, who is reg- istered from Chatham, Al guest at the Baranof. i i Vancouver, B.C,, is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. FROM ANCHORAGE John Holmberg, of Ancho registered at the Baranof Hotel. WASHINGTON, April 22—(P— An indication that fur coat prices are on the way up was seen today in the regort that the government’s | spring aucticn of Pribilof Island sealskin brought prices about 12.6 per cént above the average of last| iall. Fur traders regard the semi- annual government auction of Alaskan sealskins as a barometer of the fur business. 3 SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1950 Knotty White Pine Boat Cedar Edgegrain Red Cedar Shingles Also Lumber of all species ONLY dNE QUALITY - THE BEST Write Vancouver Lumber Co. (1931) Limited Vancouver, British Columbia PAS Moose Lodge Tonight & p.u. John Maragon, the former bootlack who made friends at the White House, talks with his wife as he poses for pictures on the steps of S. District Court in Washingten, D. C., upon arrival for open- the U. At to a Senate committee during the five percenter probe. (P Wirephoto. ing of his trial on charge of lying about business and financial affairs Members and Friends FROM SEATTLE Guests from Seattle registered at the Baranof are: James D. Lanham. J. F. Toner, Arthur Riehl and Ed rittenden. b d] FROM PETERSBURG Mr. and Mrs. Ed Scott, of Peters- | IIlViied 10 Afiend burg, are registered at the Gasti- neau Hotel. DAUGHTER FOR BELARDES Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Belarde of Juneau became the parents of a daughter early this morning. The child, born at St. Ann’s Hospital at 5 a. m., weighed seven pounds 15 ounces. VOTE FOR MARCUS F. JENSEN, cf Douglas. Demo. Candidate to House of Representatives, Primaries, April 25. 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