The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 5, 1950, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT JUNEAU SCHOOLS | OPEN TODAY FOR 1950-1951 TERM “All in their places, with brignt| shining faces, Juneau's school chil-| dren entered into their first day ot the 1950-51 school year this morn- ing. Registration was completed in !m| morning in both the Public and | the Parochial Schools and regular | class periods were pesumed and con- | tinued through the day Registration day was a big day for parents of the kindergarten and lower. grade students who as 15| usual each year, accompanied thei: | youngsters to school to give a help- | ing hand with the “hard words” | on the registration cards, and t meet the teachers. While figures will not be avail- | able until tomorrow Superintend- ent of the Public Schools Sterling Sears said the number of studenfs | registered this year equals that of the 1949-50 term and apparently will be greater in the grade school | and possibly in the h school. Out of town high school students | this year number four so far, all from Tee Harbor. They are John Rosalie and Margaret Maloney and Bill Ritter. Added Classrooms | For the first time the Juneau Public Schools has this year had to find classrooms outside the school building for the first grade due to the increase in student enrollment One class is being held in the soc- ial rooms of the Methodist Church and the other in the social rooms of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. Students were enrolled in the two new classes in quick time this morning and the schedule com- pleted in time for the morning walk at recess period. Three classes of the Fifth Grade were enrolled at the Willoughby Avenue School. Superintendent Sears said the usual hot lunch program will be resumed within the week and is available for stu- dents who live at a distance from the school to make this service de- sirable. All members of the teaching stef of the public school were at their desks this morning except Max Lewis, teacher for the full time art course to be offered in all grades dnd the high school this year. Mr. Lewis has advised Superintendent Bpars it was necessary for him to undergo an emergency operation r a knee injury last week. He now convalescing in a Seattle logpital and expects to arrive In Juneau near the end of September. British M The British midget submarine XE-7, designed to attack enemy shippin cruising on Chesapeake Bay, near Norfolk, Va. where it is eng Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force. 7 Wirephoto. b s i Pvt. Roy Manring (left), of Chicago and Cpl.' Roy L. Day (right), of El Paso, Tex., are two of three American soldiers who dramatically identified two North Korean prisoners as having been among a group of Red troops who shot to death 32 bound American captives. Cpl. Day’s family now live in Vallejo, Calif. (® Wirephoto. Both the public and the parochial sbhool buildings underwent a thor- ough renovation during the sum- mer months and students were wel- comed to school rooms bright with new paint, gleaming windows and desks looking shiny new with coats of fresh varnish, N NEW NATIONAL GUARD UNIT IS ORGANIZED ON PRIBILOF ISLANDS The newest unit of the Alaska ational Guard has been organized on the Pribilof Islands, Sts. George Parochial School ind Paul, with the enlistment of Total registration in the Paro- 41 men. Dr. James R, O'Malley, najor in the reserves and lving chial School at noon was 108. This figure is about the same as last year according to Sister Mary Mar- cellus, teacher in charge. Total registration last year was 137 and it is expected this figure will De reached before the end of the month when students have returned from a summer out of town. The hot lunch program will be carried out again this year as it was during the last school term and will begin next month. New equipment has been added to the lunch room to facilitate the service this year, Rey. Robert Whelan is superin- tendent of the Parochial School Sister May Marcellus besides her duties as Sister.in charge of the school program, will teach the sev- enth and eighth grades. Sister Mary Rose will teach the first and second grades; Sister Mary Bernard the fifth and sixth grades and the third and fourth grades will be un- der the directon of Sister Mary Ethel. The gymnasium has been com- pletely renovated and will be put to good use in the physical educa- tion program, including basketball. Fly to Seattle at new reduced Clipper fares | VA R 566.00 ONE WAY : $lla.80 ROUND TRIP ‘ (Plus Tax) Again Pan American cuts Alaska fares — the third time in five years! But only the fare is cut. You still get big, dependable 4- engine planes . . . fine food ... the most experienced crews and stewaxdess hospitality. For' reservations, call Pan Baranof Hotel Phone 106 LPAN AHERICAN | Worto Arwars | ®Trads Mark, Pan dmericen | World 4 Ine. | W YEARS 'WEVE FLOWN ALASKA | Jo at; H Anchorage, n Anchorage, made the trip to th2 slands with Master Sergeant Lew 3: Sessions and Sergeant First Cla: ohn M. Spencer, both =also of to perfect the organiz- ion. FROM KLEHINI RIVER Mrs. Louise Milness of Klehini River is staying at the Gastineau otel. The Sure To Make a Hit With the Teacher Smart mothers realize the importance of good grooming in the classroom . . . they insist on Sanitone cleaning. CITY DRY CLEANERS Phone 877 | son, owners of the Sitka Cold Stor- SITKA MEN HERE O. R. Rutherford and Carl Peter- | age, are in town to take degrees in the York Rite and Shrine of | the Masonic Lodge. Rutherford re- ports a very good year with more halibut being landed this season at | the Sitka plant than in previous years. Prices were the highest ever paid for salmon and halibut. The two men arrived late yesterday af- ternoon and leave Friday morning. | FROM SITEA Quinn Paxton of Sitka is o guest at the Baranof Hotel. WALT FARRELL HERE Walt Farrell of Anchorage is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. gl Submarin Identify Executioners | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA i in enemy harbors, is pictured ed in joint operations with the U. 8. GOVERNOR, A. R. C. MEN 70 DEDICATE STERLING HIGHWAY Expecting to take off for An- chorage late this afternoon on a military aircraft, Gov. Ernest Grue- ning, A. F. Ghiglione and William J. Niemi plan to participate in dedi- cation of the Sterling Highway to- morrow afternoon. At press time (3 p.m.), the ariplane from Elmen- dorf A.F. Base was expected to land here at 4 p.m. Ghiglione, chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, will serve as master of ceremonies at the dedication near the Kenzi River Bridge. Others participating will be Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner, comman- der-in-chief of U. S. armed forces in Alaska; Col. John R. Noyes, Al- aska Road Commissioner; Judge An- thony J. Dimond of Anchorage, and civic leaders of the communities served by the new road. Niemi, longtime ARC district en- gineer at Anchorage, will assist at the program. He and his family moved last weekend to Juneau, where he is to be ARC chief of op- erations. The newly completed Sterling Highway, which adds 208 miles to the previously built 38-mile road, links Seward with Homer and other points on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula, and marks important progress in Alaska road-building. FOUR BABIES ARRIVE HERE DURING WEEKEND Four babies were born at St. Ann’s Hospital over the weekend. A girl, 6 pounds 6 cunces was borh to Mrs. Robert Boochever Sunday; a girl to Mrs. Archie Brown, 7 pounds 12 ounces; a girl to Mrs. Kenneth Bowman, 8 pounds 1 ounce and a boy to Mrs. Charles Abbott, 8 pounds 7 ounces. DEWEY IS - CANDIDATE, GOVERNOR Reverses Former Decision fo Step Down - Pri- maries in Two States | (By Associated Press) Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New | York was back in the political | arena today as immediate attention | focused on primary elections in | Nevada and Utah. In Nevada, veteran Senator Pat McCarran is being challenged for the Democratic nomination by a form- | er bomber pilot. In Utah, the chief attraction is a Republican scrap for the Senate nomination. | Not unexpectedly, Dewey announc- |ed last night that he has reversed | his earlier decision and will | for a third term as Governor. He is | the best GOP vote-getter in | | | | his June 17 decision to step down. Conventions Tomorrow New York Democrats and Repub- licans meet in conventions tomorrow and Thursday to select their import- ant Senate-Governor slates for the November elections. Dewey was as- sured of nomination, probably on Thursday. The two-time Republican Presi- dential nominee said he had de- cided to run again because the De- mocrats “are morally uniit to pro- vide leadership to this state.” Septémber, final month for nom- inating, will see candidates chosen for 11 U. S. Senate and 76 House seats, plus 12 governorships. In Nevada | In Nevada today it’s a two-man race for the Democratic Senate nomination, with McCarran, chair- | man of the Senate Judiciary Com- | mittee, believed to have the edge. McCarran, 74, was opposed by George Franklin, Jr., 3%-year-old style #1480 run | the | state and party leaders have put | heavy pressure on him to change | bombing missions over Germany in World War II. In Utah In Utah, Democratic Senator El- bert D. Thomas, chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, had no opposition for renomination. Republicans chose their Senate nominee in a two-man race between Wallace F. Bennett, former Presi; dent of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Rue L. Clegg, co-author of a State Labor Law pat- terned after the Taft-Hartley Act. Korean War At a Glance (By Assoclated Press) Northern Front: Communis! drive threatens to force withdrawal of allies all along northern front Reds crack northeastern wall, pos- ing threat of twin drives on Taegu and Pusan. Naktong River Front: U. S troops take and lose strongpoint 12 miles north of Taegu. Marines and infantry advance two miles on cen- tral sector of western front: Southern Front: U. S. 25th In- fantry mops up remnants of trap- ped Reds, Air and Sea War: U. S. planes, hampering allied de- Communist transport vessels east coast. bearing Red star of Russia shot down in attack on U. N. vessels off Korea. Says body of Soviet lieutenant recovered from plane. Incident brought to attention of U. N. Lake Success: U, N.. Securlly Council prepares to take up V. S. resolution condemning North Kor- ea, after Soviet tactics blocked ac- dency. 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