The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 11, 1950, Page 8

*of the International President H. C. PAGE EIGHT LIONS GAVEL TAKEN BY JERRY WILLIAMS; INTL. PRES. DUE SAT. J. Gerald Williams was installed President of the Juneau Lions Club at a regular luncheon meeting today at the Baranof Hotel. Milton Fur- ness and Alva Blackerby were in- stalling officers. Other officers in- stalled were Oscar Elisen, third vice president; Arthur Hedges, board member; and Homer Hamilton, lion tamer. Blackerby reviewed the duties of the various offices. Les Avrit was nemed new publicity chairman. Plans were taken up for the visit Petry, Jr., of Carrizo Springs, Texas. Petry is due to arrive here from Se- attle - Saturday afternoon. A ban- quet will be held in his honor that night. Guests today were E. A. Jackson of Steamboat Springs, Colo., M. M. Flint of the Bureau of Public Roads; Lyle Manson, new Juneau band in- structor, Lt. Ahlstrom of ACS, John ‘Weisgerber of the Forest Service and Dick Shuff of Juneau. MAINE VOTES TODAY; 7 STATE PRIMARIES SET FOR TOMORROW (By Associated Press) Maine votes today in a preview of November's general election, and Re- publicans look for a sweep of the Governorship and three House seats. From seven primaries tomorrow, including one in Washington State, will' emerge major party candidates for five Senate and 41 House posts and Six Governorships. ucw Frederick G. Paine, Repub- mhng reelgction in Maine, is ted an almost sure winner over hh Democr-uc opponent, Earl S. QGrant, Portland educator. beep a long ‘drought for the Democrats in Maine. They haven't wah & major office there since 1834. {New “Hampshire's bitter Republi- can’ ‘Senatorial primary tops the Ists of tomorTow's primaries in na- dqnd interest. tor Tobey, who has lined ;l‘p consistently with the Senate's sell- s;;:: mp‘;\bucm Liberals, is being hard by « Wesley Powell. young vnr veteran and former Ad- (nistrative -/ Assistant to Senator (R-NH) HELD MARSHAL WIS 1 ERD, \)bilm JURG, ‘South Africa, H— (B —Field Marshal Jan fistiah Smuts died tonight at his hqme: at Irene near Pretoria. He 'was 80 years old. ¥ ADMIRAL ZEUSLER * NORTH ON ALASKA . STEAM BUSINESS ‘Admiral F, A. Zeusier, executive assistant 'to the- president of ' the Alaska Steamship Company, arrived Sundasy from Ketchikan on Alaska Cqastal Airlines. He will return to Ketchikan tomorrow, make a trip through the Territory visiting com- ‘pany ‘agents and business associates and stop in ‘Juneau on his. way south. Mrs. Zeusler is making the Alaska ‘trip aboard the Denali, now in Ket- ¢hikan, MRS. MARTIN ON VISIT _ Mrs. Mildred Martin left yester- gay for Ketchikan and the states on.a visit with friends and relatives. She will visit with members of her family in Ketchikdn and continue south to various points in the Pac- ific ‘'Northwest, returning here in SRR SRR R RIE IR SO LM e e SR R gy S LR SR S o 51 {ANN COLEMAN BREAKS FIRST- GROUND, LIBR. ! (Continued from Page 1) “I DON'T KNOW" SAYS MRS. HERMANN ABOUT FELTUS (Continued from Page Ome) among them Gov. Ernest Gruening, Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson, Mrs. bers, Architect Harold Foss, Pho- tographer J. Malcolm Greany, and these organization presidents, listed here with the names: of their groups: Representatives Robert - Boochever, .Chamber ot Commerce; J. Gerald Williams, Lions Club; - Ellis Reynolds, ,Ro- tary; Stanley Baskin, Wallis George, Elks Club; and Ar- nold Francis, Moose Lodge. Representing -~ women's ., groups were Dr. Grace Field, Soroptimist Club; Mrs. Kate: Smith, Business and Professional = Women; Frances Paul, Juneau .-Woman's erican Women’s Voluntary Serv- ices; Mrs. Marian Hedges, Emblem Club; Mrs. Kolia Albigoff, Women of the Moose; Mrs, Glenn Leach, Catholic Daughters of America; Mrs, Jean Marsh, Beta Sigma Phi, and Mrs. Betty McCormick Veter- ans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. An interesting aside was from Mrs. Lomen. She mentioned that the first person to obtain a library card is still using it, a circumstance that pertains to several of the early patrons. Among these are Mrs. Gertrude Nelson Naylor bearer of Card No. 1; Mayor Hendrickson, No. 3, and James McNaughton, No. 98, Besides the many 'oecasional users of the library, 9,000 have obtained cards. TENAKEE DROWNINGS, PETERSBURG DEATH, The weekend brought two cases for investigation by the U. S. Mar-| shal’s office. Bodies of two native women and Edna Lomen, several Council mem- | Kiwanis; y Club; Mrs, Ernest Gruening, Am- more ‘than | MARSHAL INVESTIGATES | Detcoi Committee, Mrs. Hermann said she believed his reports were made di- rectly to Mr. Bartlett. She had not received any such reports herself, nor had she seen any addressed to the Statehood Committee. been employed in March, but that she had not met ‘thé man until {the close of the Statehdod Hearings in Washington last April. At that time, Mr. Feltus was introduced to | the Committee members present and magde a very fayorable impres- sion di,that group; Mss. Hermann describes Feltas as; a wefl ispoken, affable young mant-persongble and apparently wefl suitéd for his work. At that time, Robeft Atwood of Anchorage, Chairman of the State- hood Committee and Chairman ex- officio of its executive committee, is sald to have issued a press release announcing Mr. Feltus’ employment as lobbyist for the passage of the Statehood bill. YANKS GO TO WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 — (B — The New York Yankees zoomed past into first place in the steaming American League race by sweeping . a doubleheader from { Washington . today, 5-1 and 6-2. ators with three singles to capture the opener while veteran Ed Lopat came through with a {job in the windup. | "The double win moved the Yanks a half game in front of Detroit Mrs. Hermann said that Feltus had |. i s Rookie Ed Ford stopped the Sen. drawn Spirit of St. Louis. | fine relieil an overturned skiff were found on | the beach near the Superior Packing Company cannery in Tenakee Inlet and a search is under way by can- nery workers and fishermen for the body of their companion. The two women, identified as Vir- ginia P. Grant and Mrs. Sarah Jackson, were said to have left Tenakee in a skiff with a man com- panion, John Satko. The drowning occurred Saturday. The women’s remains were brought here yesterday by the fishing ves- sel President Coolidge .and taken to the Charles W..Carter Mortuary. Acting Marshal Walter Hellan went to Petersburg this morning to investigate the death of a man-iden- tified as Paul Hock. His body, which had been shot, was found yesterday at 2 p.m. in a cabin on the highway eight miles from Petersburg. Hock, 40, white, was reportedly a newcomer who had been living in the cabin near a road construction camp. Authorities estimated that he had been dead approximately 24 hours when found. Hellan will assist Deputy Marshal Smith in the investigation. MINISTERIAL ASSN. ELECTS 3 OFFICERS The Juneau-Douglas Ministerial Association . met, Mongday ,morning and -elected. the. folloyi % an:ars Preésident, Rev. Walter, Vice Presldexm Rev. , SamupL.p/lc- Phetres Secretnry-fimmr Lieut- enant. N. Steinig. The Rev. L. Porter was appointed to inquire into the possibilities of conducting an institute of train- ing for Sunday school teachers. The | Rev. Soboleff presented the Morn- ing Thought radio program covering ‘the rethainder of ‘the’ year. SEATTLEITE HERE William T. Lowe of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel about a month. Memo TO: AIR EXPRESS SHIPPERS You can help speed your ship- ments by our office, bringing packages to not later than 5 in the afternoon of the day before our scheduled flights. We make two frips daily to Sitka, Haines and Skagway. Be Sharp! Get your ‘ship- ment on the morning flight. Bring your shipment o us the dav before. 418t %“ o ‘ Coas (RIRLINES ewiing Southeas [ and a game and half ahead of Boston. Both the Tigers and Red Sox were idle today. | Lopat, who relieved erratic Tom- |my- Byrne in the fifth inning of |'the second game, gave up only two hits in 4 and two third innings. A three-run Yankee splurge ofi Sandalio Consuegra in the second inning proved to be all that the Yanks needed in the second con- test, (OUNTRY CLUB HAS "THROWN KEY AWAY The New Country Club is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the key thrown in the creek, Tom George, proprietor of the Club, announced today. “Salmon are still coming up the creek for spawning,” George said. “With a beautiful waterfall nearby and a good view overlooking the channel, this is an ideal spot for that dinner that only the Club can serve.” FEERO ON BUSINESS TRIP TO PETERSBURG B. E, Feero, senior member of the Juneau Plumbing and Heating Co., firm, left yesterday via Alaska Coastal Airlines for Petersburg. His firm was given the contract to. install the plumbing and the heating plant in the new Petersburg school..building and; Feero will ins-, Rect. the progress made by his crew! of three workmen. on the job. He expects, to return here Wednesday. with the W’*“*wfiy: - portable typewrite %, . “Our Doorstep Is Worn REMINGTON J.B. Burford Co. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 15 SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK COSHOCTON, Ohlo. Sept. 11— —The Spirit of St. Louis, erack passenger train of the Pennsylvania | Railroad, ploughed into a troop train stalled in thick fog early io- ay. Twenty-five. ' soldiers, all mem- bers of the Pennsylvania ‘National Guard, were killed. Approximately 60 other- Guards- men, en route to Camp Atterbury, Ind., to enter Pederal service, were | injured. Railroad officials said “We won't have anything on cause of the wreck until after an lnvesugavon is made.” Most of the dead and injured were in an old-fashioned coach on the end of the 20-car troop train Some were sleeping, others were being awakened for breakfast when | the crash occurred at 5:15 a,m. Pile of Rubbish The rear coach looked like a pile of tin cans and rubbish after it| had been rammed, Its roof, ’m‘ feet long, was compressed into 10 | feet. Four hours after the accident | workmen with acetylene torches still ~ were removing bodies frcm thl wreckage. Each was tenderly | ;>covered with an Army blanket, fon'the ground as a heavy rain fell “The troop train had stopped, ap- parently due to mechanical troubles at 5:10 am. a mile east of West Lafayette. - That town is 7 miles west of Coshocton, | Flares Put Out | Red flares were put out, a train| crew member said; but. they ap- | parently were not visible to zhe’ engineer of the approaching diesel- | The crash came five minutes after the troop train halted. The worst casualties were among members of Battery B of 109th| Field Artillery of Pennsylvania's 28th National Guard Division. Most of them were from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and vicinity. The two diesel locomotives of the 17-car “Spirit” toppled over an embankment, LATE CASUALTY LlS‘l‘ COSHOCTON, Ohio, Sepl 1l~(M —Thirty-two persons were killed early today when a passenger train | crashed into the rear of a, stalled |troop train in the fog, Cogoner |Wlmam E. Phaadt reported. The coroner said the figure was “at least 32 and' possibly 'more.” He placed the injured at 40 or,50, | Fort Hayes at Columbus said it had compiled a list of 27 seldier dead and 61 injured, 20 of them critically. “The total dead might be ‘even more,” Major George L. Ford ox- plained. “We are compiling the military casualties,'and some civ- ilians may also have been killed.” | The passenger train, the Spirit| of St. Louis of the Pennsylvania Railroad, collided with another Pennsylvania train carrying Penn-| sylvania National Guardsmen to Camp Atterbury, Ind. No passen- gers on “The Spirit” were reported seriously hurt, FROM CORDOVA Robert Chabot of Cordova is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. SEATTLE VISITOR Bud Johnson of Seattle is regis- tered at'-the Baranof Hotel. Students! Parents! Here's an aid to higher grades! It's the finest portable made — the All New ington Personal with exclusive features that give you top ty) mg rformance. Come - in an e MIRACLE TAB - SIMPLII’IED RIBBON CHANGER — AND MORE! You'll quickly see why it's the portable that any student would love to own. Cartying case included. r by Satisfied Customers” HARVEY D. GIBSON, FAMOUS BANI(ER DIES IN BOSTON BOSTON, Sept. 11—{P—Harvey D. Gibson, 68, internationally known New York banker died today at the New England Baptist Hospital after a brief illness. He was President of the Manufac- turers Trust Co., New York, since 1931. Gibson, who started out as an em- ploy of the Amerioan Express Com- pany, rose to become a leading bank- corporations. He held, decorations from several } foreign countries for his work in Europe with the American Red Cross during both world wars. BOOCHEVER NOW HAS FINAL POSSESSION OF TENNIS TROPHY Bob Boochever regained the Ju- | neau Men'’s Tennis Championship in the final match at the Evergreen Bowl when he defeated Will Reedy, | defending champion, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1. Boochever scored con- sistently with forcing shots to | Reedy’s backhand which he followed l to the net for easy placements. With his victory, Boochever gained perm- anent possession of the trophy do- nated from city recréation funds, He had previously won the ftitle in 1947 and 1948. STEAMSHIP ALASKA IS STUDENTS' SHIP The steamship Alaska sailing southbound yesterday .carried five young people of Juneau to Seattle enroute to attend colleges on the | west _coast. Betty Tapley will enroll at MAls College, California, Alice Tanaka and Joan Wiggins will attend Ore- | gon State College at Corvallis, Nat | Moore will enter the University of Washington, and Loretta Keithahn | will attend Washington State Col- lege at Pullman. All are entering their freshman scmesters. FROM SEATTLE Richard Cased, Seattle, is stop- |ping at the Baranof Hotel. Everything but the price ta "Six"... plus the BIG-car roomil Size Brakes. yet you save all the way. You rugged "Lifeguar er and director of numerous big' R AIN AIDS AS/PAATAKES 0VER AOA 2,000 TROOPS, FIGHT BLALZE Elmendorf FForce Base Threatened for Time- Acreage in Waste ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 11— M—A light rain aided tiring fire- |nghters late yesterday in their battle | against brush -and forest. fires threatening adjacent Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richard- son. Six-hundreths of an inch of rain fell during.a 90-minute period. Officers directing more than 2,000 troops said the fall “saved the day.” Increasing cloudiness and dimin- ishing winds were forecast by the Weather Bureau. Although the moisture gave fire- fighters a respite in their two- day-old battle, constant patrolling of the burned area still was re- quired to prevent new outbreaks. Several thousand acres of timber and brush land has been devastated by the flames which caused untold property damage but caused no loss of life. Numerous troops, released to the fire front after cancellation of scheduled maneuvers against an im- aginary enemy, were overcome by 2d for a time to engulf the Air Base Hospital, several barracks buildings and numerous homes of enlisted and officers’ families. Latest reports, | however, indicated all spared. At the height of the blaze, plans | were made to evacuate the 350 patients and staff members of the e D e e ’ :li'l-bl.-—— had been I MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1950 ROUTES ON SEPT. 25 Pan American World Airways will begin service September 25 over the transatlantic routes now operated by American Overseas Airlines, John Doolin, acting district PAA sales manager announced. 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