The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 27, 1950, Page 6

PAGE SIX VFW WILL HOLD BUSINESS MEETS OVER WEEKEND The fifth Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment opened this morning with a program at CIO hall, and will be followed by busi- ness sessions over Sunday. Scheduled for this afternoon are a Council Administration meeting the men at CIO hall while the wo- men’s Auxiliary will hold business sessions at the penthouse of the Alaska Light and Power Company. Tomorr morning, from 10 to 11 am., the male delegation will meet again at CIO hall for com- mittee reports and then join the Auxiliary at a no-host breakfast at Mirror Cafe. In the afternoon both divisions will have business meetings from 2 to 5 p.m., with a Cootie Dinner winding up the day| at the Country Club at 8 o'clock Main order of business for Mon- day will start at 10 a.m., when election of new officers takes place, followed by installation of the new officers in ‘the afternoon and cocktail party from 5 to 7 at the Jeep Club for delegates, the Auxil- iary and invited guests. COPENHAGEN - POTTER WEDDING T0 BE HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON A romance which blossomed after they met at the Tip-Topper Club in San Francisco, will reach a climax tomorrow when Miss Gen- evieve Carolyn Copenhagen of San Francisco, becomes the bride of Robert Marion Potter, Alaska Road Commission accountant. The ceremony will take place at the home of Sidney Lundwall, Ninth and Indian Streets. The Tip-Topper Club is an or- ganization membership which is limited to women six feet and taller and men over six feet four inches tall. Miss Copenhagen is scheduled to arrive here today from San Fran-' cisco. The Rev. A. B. Morgan will officiate at the ceremony tomorrow, and Mr. Lundwall will be bést man. The bride will be given away by Mr. Donald Miller, and Mrs. Miller will be matron of hon-§ or. The couple will honeymoon at Taku Lodge and will make their home in Juneau. CONCILIATOR IS.IN FAIRBANKS T0 TRY FOR SOME WATTS al ;VISITING OFFICER GETS 39-LB. KING ON FIRST TRIP [ Compared to the Missouri bass (and other smaller fish which dec- jorate a certain recreation room in| ! Washington, D. C., the 39-pound | big, thinks Col. Edward Condon. The first time he went fishing lon his first trip to Alaska, Col. |Condon caught the big fellow yes- | o terday off trip with lisbury Point, “Skip” MacKinnon on a |it mounted, as his first Alaska trophy. Col. Condon, who came from Missouri, is an ardent fisher- man and hunter | | Chief administrative officer of| the Nationui Guard Bureau, Col | Condon is accompanying Maj. Gen. | Kenneth F. Cramer, National Guard Chief, on his Alaska tour of In-| spection | Others in the party mentloned ‘the big one that got away” from | the géneral, but General Cramer | would have none of that. “I don't| talk about any fish I don't catch,” he said Others in the fishing party were Maj. Robert S. Walker, Jr., and| Capt. Willlam R. McColl, pilots of | the C-47 which brought the mili- tary party here, and M/Sgt. H. L Lucas of Juneau. NEW MEMBERS, NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED | BY SOROPTIMISTS Two new members were initiated | into the Juneau Soroptimists Club| and officers for the new year were, installed at an evening Friday, at the home of Mrs. nice Morgan. Initiation of Nancy Campbell and | Olive Tower was conducted by membership chairman, Anita Gar- nick. Presiding officer at the impress- ive candlelight installation cere- mony was Mildred K. Maynard and Mamie Jensen was installing officer, New president of the group is Gertrude Wetzel, who replaces Mrs. Alice Thorne, and Mrs. Thorne takes the place of Laura McMillan, | immediate past president member | of the Board of Directors. Anita | Garnick is a member of the board, replacing Jessie Stevens. Mabel Rouze was made treasurer replacing Aline Warner; Grace Field, corres- | ponding secretary succeeding Mar-| tha Neubold; Alice Schnee, rec- ording secretary, succeeding Lois Jund; Bernice Morgan, Vice Pres-| ident, succeeding Gertrude Wetzel Mrs. Thorne, president of the group during the past year, told of her apprectation of the cooper- ation of Soroptimist members and| was given the thanks of the groupf for her excellent guidance. New members and old were in- | Ber- | | FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 27— —Albin L. Peterson, a government conciliator from Seattle, arrived here yesterday to meet with op- posing factions in the 6-day-old electricians’ strike which has ren- dered this city two-thirds powerless. He talked with officials of Local 1550, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL) and the Fairbanks Exploration Company, which is in charge of the main power plant. A union shop is sought. No joint meeting has been sched- uled as yet. Some sections of Fairbanks have been blacked out daily during the peak evening hours. SON FOR DIXONS Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Dixon of Juneau became the parents of a son early this morning at St. Ann’s hos- pital. The child was born at 8:05 am. LADRONE ISLAND IS HANDED OVER T0 COMMUNISTS HONG KONG, May 27—#—The Chinese Nationalists handed the Wanshan (Ladrone) Island to the Communists today, the Royal Brit- ish Navy reports. A spokesman said evacuation ot the blockade base 40 miles south- west of Hong Kong was completed by Nationalist warships at 8 a.m. spired by the talk given by Norma Johnson on the meaning of the; Soroptimist pledge, a talk so well presented and beautifully done that members hope to hear her fre- quently. BILL SIGNED TO LET LEGISLATURE SET ELECTION PAYMENTS WASHINGTON, May 27— (®— President Truman has signed a bill to authorize the Alaska legislature to decide how much to pay election judges and . clerks and newspapcrs: which publish election notices. The legislature also will be permitted to fix fees for polling places. ‘The bill provides for compensa- tion paid to judges and clerks of| general elections in Alaska should | the Territorial legislature so de- | termine. Fees to newspapers for| publishing notices of elections, fees| for posting election notices and charges for rental of proper polling | places would also be determined by | the legislature. | For 44 years general ol(-clmn! clerks and judges have been paid| $5 for all services rendered in connection with such elections as| compared with fees of $15 a day paid judges and clerks in primary elections through Territorial law | and appropriations, MRS. GRAVES TO LEAVE SUNDAY ON ALEUTIAN Mrs. Mary Louise Graves, who taught at the Minifield Home this winter, will be among the passen- gers boarding the Aleutian ilor king salmon is going to look pretty | ab- followed by a business meeting for| . ;4 the Hyak. He plans to have| meeting | & TOEING THE MAR toe at cigar of Charles Coburn in Hollywood marking Mr. Co THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ° RAINIERS WINNERS BY19104 By JIM HUBBART (Associated Press Sportswriter) Horace Greeley's advice and came west as a not-so-young man, he may have brought with him to Seattle the pitching standout of | the season in the Pacific Coast | League. | The goose-egg king, Jim (The CINCH FOR KIDS AS WEBSTER OUTDONE WASHINGTON, May They ran out of jawbreaking words four times during the 23rd annual National Spelling Bee yesterday and the affair wound up in a two-way raw, The co-champions: Diana Rey- nard, 12, of East Cleveland, Ohio, and Colquitt Dean, 14, of College Park, Ga All told; Diana spelled 48 wor Colquitt 49, before the supply r out. Each was given $500 and a trip to New York. Jim Bernhard of Lanier Junior High School, Hous- ton, Texas, who was next, pulled down a $300 prize, while Nancy acLaren of Tewksbury, Ma: won $100. The Scripps-Howard chain, which sponsors the bee along with other newspapers from coast to coast had prepared 615 of the toughest words they could find for the 50 contestants. Normally, a supply like this is far more than is needed. But this time it was dif With only minor pauses, ing dragged on for Almost hours. Not only Diana and Col- quitt, but practically everybody else, refused to falter. When the first stock of brain teasers began running low, an of- ficial started digging into the dic- tionary. Three tim with extras. They were tough, words like heli- otaxis, ectogenous, profl al- kalescent, alluvial, ossific radiant, resiliency, heterogenous tessellated, ichthyology. But it was no use. The word hunter couldn't find words as fa. as the kids could spell 'em, First time in spelling bee history tha n declared. SPELL HELIPOTAXIS! 27— —! he came up; the spellers outspelled Webster, he | STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS Pacific Coast League w 37 33 29 . 31 28 . 28 22 22 | Pet 627 579 527 517 500 483 .393 373 | san Diego | Hollywood | Oakland s Los Angeles . | Portland | San Francisco | Seattle | Sacramento Yesterday's Results San Diego 4, Hollywood 0. Portland 8, Los Angeles 1. Seattle 19, San Francisco 4. Oakland 2, Sacramento 1 (13 in- nings). | Arm) Wilson, had the San Fran- ! francisco Seals flapping their tlip- | pers and rolling over dead as the | Rainiers went on a run-making orgy | to win, 19-4. | Wilson allowed only one hit, a | scratch single that took a bad hop over third baseman’s Tony York's 5 head in the fifth, until Manager K — Charlotte Greenwood aims a }Richards lifted him at the end ot at motion picture performers’ party | the seventh to give him a rest. burn’s 60th year in show business. | He got credit for his sixth con- | secutive win after five hard-luck I | defeats at the start of the season : ME"DE“HA“. 4'“ | andllzmo_sw;i his l;t,erst sh;wut szrir:g ! o innings. Before Sacramento ! (luB plA"s MEEIJgot one run off him last Sunday he had hurled 31 innings of score- | The Mendenhall 4-H club for |less ball. :"g;d“\.;“ l;\zld s 2’;?'"‘]:"' ;xe;t‘i:g “fl’t“ Roy Helser cranked the Portland the home of Mis. Joo Kendler on | peeeres S R "'t:“"m;‘éshl‘:‘_ ‘Rh)’\lz:l gz‘?::;c:g;i:_t:‘hcld college in Oregon flew down tary of the ci who urges tllnb?flii{.y:?;gt l::ck":;:ayhfi) l:;ntl:llaszre]: iull members attend the meeting. Southpaw Al Olsen exploded the s STUDENTS | myth that Hollywood eats left |v oF A::;::'\::ERE By Cag handed pitchers alive by shutting out the Twinks 4-0. Three University c- Alaska stu- | At Sacramento, George Bam- dents drove to Juneau following ! berger and Bill Evans of the Solons the close of school this webk. | were embroiled in a 13-inning duel oy were Susan Williams, Join |that ended when George Metkovitch and Bob Gibbs. ‘SmgIPd home Artie Wilson from Leaving Fairbanks Wednesday}'semnd to give the Oaks a 2-1 noon, they arrived in Juneau last | triumph. night reporting the road good | condition except for spots where | construction is being done, but! dded they experienced no difii- | culty. Chiang Sels High "Bail’ on Formosans Wishing fo Leave ' (By Associated Press) | Chiang Kai-Shek’s Formosan gov- | | ernment announced it is making it | tough for Chinese seeking exit per—; | mits. Hundreds upon hundreds have | applied for permits to leave this| ! invasion-threatened island. The| ) government told businessmen wish- ing to pull out that they must put| up $875 to guarantee their return. LIf they are not back in two months, he government takes the money. When P. Rapier Richards heeded l i f American League Pet 142 621 595 563 ) 548 333 296 267 New York . Detroit Boston .. Cleveland ‘Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago 8 Yesterday’s Results New York 2, Philadelphia 0 (night) Detroit 11, St. Louis 2 (twilight) Detroit at St. Louis (night) post- poned, rain. Cleveland 2, Chicago 1 (night). Only games scheduled. National League Brooklyn ... Philadelphia St. Louis . Boston Chicago Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati TR B Yesterday’s Results Brooklyn 5, Boston 1 (night) Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 0 (night) Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 4 (night). Philadelphia 3, New York 2 (night) GOLF TOURNEY ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 27—M—Frank Stranahan ot To- ledo, Ohio, won his second Britisk Amateur Golf Championship within three years when he overwhelmed Dick Chapman of Pinehurst, N.C. 8 and 6 in today's 36-hole final. B.B.S:ARS Stars of major league baseball games Friday are: Batting — Roy Smalley, Cubs — hit home run with bases loaded for 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh. Pitching—Robin Roberts, Phillies —struck out 11 Giants in earning his sixth victory, 3-2. CAA MAN S. H. Brown of the Civil Aero- nautics Administration, Anchorage, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. For faster, closer shaves, comfort, too Get GLIDER Brushless Shaving Cream SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1950 WIL GAMES | Final scores of WIL games last night are: Tacoma 6, Wenatchee 1. Spokane 5, Victoria 3. Tri-City 3, Salem 1. Yakima at Vancouver, rain, 32 TRAVELERS BY PACIFIC NORTHERN In flights yesterday, Pacific Nor- thern Airlines brought 13 passen- gers to Juneau and carried 19 out- bound. . Arriving were B. E. Feero and Agnes Milton from Yakutat; Wili- iam A, Wood, C. R. Goodman, Jo Dinneen, Rollo J. CcKinney, Merle Strickland and Harold Parks, Cor- dova, and K. F. Goodson, R. E. Marsh, Cora Hanson, George Tap- ley and Harold Schultz, from An- chorage, Westbound, Nellie and Lena Hen- ty went to Yakutat; Duke Wager,| Mr.and Mrs. Harold Clemence and Ruben Becbe, to Cordova, and these persons to Anchorage: Chris Berg, T. F. Smith, R. Dellagenese, | John Holton, W. A. Mahoney, G. R. Jackson and seven Alaska Packers’ men for Kodiak. IATDG Ypwsuny) 32[duro) anox serjddng Surpeojey UOTJIUNWWY PAPRC’ - PURK UOISIIAI] SO MING-WOISN)) LJunuSely eysey ayj je Jwoy,, dOHS NN9 S.UINNINS AT GASTINEAU Newly registered at the Gnsllnenul Hotel are George H. Nyman, Mau-, rice LeCompte, M. C. 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