The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 12, 1950, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT BIG RALLY OF REPUBLICANS IS SLATED TONIGHT Candidates at Election Must Complete Action o Next Month Will Be | Emergency Matfers-May Heard, Express Views | Call Up Statehood WASHINGTON, Sept. 12— (B — President Truman today gave Dem- ocratic leaders his clearance for PRESIDENT TELLS CONGRESS ABOUT ENDING SESSION | Juneau and other Southe.x Alaska [Republicans will gather er masse at the Twentieth Centur) Theater this evening’ for the firsi Congress to quit as soon as it has. big political rally held here in @ completed action on emergency mat- number of years. ters now pending. With the fall election campaign| Speaker Rayburn of Texas an- daily gathering momentum, a nuin- nounced after a White House con- ber of gandidates from other towns ferance that Mr. Truman said that are now on the road and will be he has “nothing further I intend pregpt-at tonight's rally. to submit Congress at this time.” ftin speaker will be Howard D Rayburn and the Senate Demo- Stadler of Juneau, Republican Di- cratic leader, Lucas of Illinois, visional Committeeman. Noted for agreed that Mr. Truman left the his clear-cut talks, Mr. Stabler is | decision up to Congress on whether expected to sound the keynote for | to adjourn, recess or take a holiday the Republican campaign between | under some other legislative agree- now and October 10. | ment. Senate candidate Elton Engstrom | of Juneau and House Candidates | May Quit Saturday Neither Rayburn nor Lucas would [JUNEAU VOTERS WILL CHOOSE CITY COUNCIL .AND MAGISTRATE 0CT. 3 Applications of candidates for the tsveen city posts to be filled by n municipal election October 3 are|Goodale Smith, 84, now being accepted by City Clerk C. L. Popejoy, he announced to- day. For the first time since the 1949 ‘Territorial Legislature made pro- visions for a one-year council term la full slate of six councilmen will Be chosen by city voters. Holdovers from the days when three councilmen were elected for two-year terms each year are Councilmen J. P. Christensen, George Jorgenson, and James Lar- sen. Other incumbent councilmen are Bert F. McDowell, Arthur H. Wal-} ther, and Al Zenger. None haverin dicated as yet intentions-of runmirig{ He wa$ vice-president of the First for re-election. However, candidates may file in!til 1939. the city clerk's office at the City| Hall until 5 p.m., September 27. Also to be filled at the election will be the post of City Magis- trate, now filled by F. O. Eastaugh, who was appointed to act as magis- THE DAILY ALASEA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA | WALSTEIN 6. SMITH; TERRITORY'S FIRST | TREASURER, DIES | i Death came last night to Walstein prominent Alaska banker and the Territory’s first treasurer. He died at St. Ann’s Hos- pital after more than six year's ill- ness. Mr., Smith had been a resident of Alaska for 43 years. ] ‘“The pioneer Alaska banker Was born in Columbus, O., and came to Alaska in 1907, first settling in Kat- {alla, near Cordova, where he estab- |lished a bank and operated it until 1913. In that year, the office of Terri- torial Treasurer was created, and Mr, Smith came to Juneau to fill the post. He served as treasurer from 1913 yuntil: 1936. National Bank here from 1935 un- Mr. Smith is survived by a son, Walstein D. Smith of Los Angeles, Calif., a daughter, Mrs. H. C. (Helen) Scudder of Juneau, a grandson, John T. Cass of Missoula, Mont., 8 granddaughter, Miss Merion Cass of Doris Barnes of Wrangell, M. L. say whether Congress will be able to t by Saturday night, as some tra_m when Willlam L. Paul, Jr.) New York City, anad two great- resigned a short time after he was |} grandchildren, Michael and Marcia MacSpadden, J. S. MacKinnon and | qui Waino Hendrickson of Juneau, Ed | have hoped. Locken of Petersburg, and Clyde O.| Rayburn said the tax increase bill, Peterson and Ralph Bartholomew one of the matters that must be aré ‘expected to be present to give | gotten out of the way, will go to brief talks to the assembled Re- |a Senate-House conference Thurs- day and the Senate likely will take publicans. : The doors of the Twentieth Cen- | up the $16,000,000,000 defense appro= tury will be open by 7:30 p.m., priation bill tomorrow. The Senate and there will be a showing of jmay vote today, Lucas said, on the movie ‘shorts between 7:30 and 8| McCarran anti-subversive bill. o'élock. All interested voters.of the | Statehood Bills Juneau area, regardless of party, Ducas also said he will call up are invited to attend tonight's rally. the Alaskan and Hawalian state- /Master of Ceremonies for the oc- | hood bills, but that he did not think caslon will be Howard Simmons)any action could be taken before arid there will be music by Buddy |quitting time. Hunter and his orchestra. | '*Some of the Senators tell me that these bills might require three | wéeks of debate,” he said. “If that AF“ (“ARTER G | situation develops I don't see how {we can keep the Senate in session | |to dispose of them. However, we'll Io SEV[N lo(AlS lcau them up and see what situa- \ | tion develops.” o“ WESI COAS'I' Mr. Truman has said repeatedly | be would like to get both bills en- acted in this session. Alaska Pishermen'’s Union (Ind) re- ported today it had issued charters‘mo BOYS ONE GIRl | BORN AT HOSPITAL SBEATTLE, Sept. 12 — (P — T% to seven locals in west coast ports | 1rom_ San Francisco to. Dillingham, Two boys and a girl were born yesterday at St. Ann’s Hospital. A 7-pound ‘1 ounce girl was born to Mrs. Larry Jackson of Angoon. A boy was born to Mrs. Arlowe Smith. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces. Mrs. Axel. H. Nelson also gave (Ralph Olsen, assistant secretary | of the union, said the charters were issued - to insure identification of ‘AF.U.as an independent union. 4 recently disavowed affiliation with - the International Longshore- men’s and Warehousemen's Union, WHIEH Hax' béeri ‘expelled from the cio. {/A.referendum is being conducted on’, the "breakwater measure but Olsen said it was only a “formal- ity.” The votes are to be counted Oct...6. | Charters went to locals in San o, -Portland, Seattle, Bel- Jingham and Ketchikan, Anchorage and- Dillingham, Alaska. SOROPTIMISTS ARE GIVEN SESSION TALK BY MARY HUTCHINSON ‘The Soroptimists met at luncheon Friday at the Baranof. Miss Mary Hutehinson, Associate Regional Di- rector of the Bureau of Employment Security, Department of Labor, gave ‘an'‘ffstructive review’of ‘the func- tiens, responsibilities and aims ‘of the” Employment ‘Seeurity program, a$ well as some of the difficulties in- volved in the administration of it. The two-fold programn of unemploy- ‘ment’ insurance and employment Bervice which requires the collection “8Y) tax, wudit-of payroll, processing ofclaims, disseminatfon of informa- tion « to’ workers, as to their rights and responsibilities under law, also includes the important work of em- ployment counseling, a good portion | of which begins at the high school level. Miss Hutchinson has been with | the Bureau of Employment Security since it bpeinning and prior to this was associated with various similar programs in the State of California. As Associate Regional Director, Miss Hutchinson’s territory covers five western states, Alaska and Hawaii. BB Holds the Line on Costsl ounces. PRSIV R0 o s e FUNERAL SERVICES FOR TANANA GIRL TOMORROW Funeral services,for Carol, Eliza- beth Edwin, 3, who died at St. Ann's Hospital Friday, will be held tomor- row at 2 p.m..in the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. Carol was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Edwin of Tanana, Alaska. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Walter Soboleff, and inter- ment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. YELLOW STRAND WIRE ROPE Patented and whipping, increases flexibil- it7, gives longer rops life. N&l ‘Small ‘Boat Harbor | +Phone 867 Juneau, Alaska { Bome Office Colman Bldg. attle | I birth to a boy. weighing 6 pounds, 5 | elected last year. Term of office for magistrate is one year. Mayor Waino Hedrickson has one year remaining of his present two-} Juneau year term of office, No proposals have yet been sib-" City Clerk Popejoy said. COMMITIEE MEMBERSHIP - (=55 ON STATEHOOD {Peter Gruening These are members of the Alaska Statehood Committee which approv- ed the hiring of Randolph Feltus as lobbyist for Alaska statehood: Robert Atwood, Anchorage, chair- man. W. L. Baker, Ketchikan, vice chairman. Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Juneau se- cretary. Lee Bettinger, Kodiak. Percy Ipalook, Wales. Howard Lyng, Nome. Stanley McCutcheon, Anchorage. Andrew. Nerland, Fairbanks. Frank Peratrovich, Klawock. Victor C. Rivers, Anchorage. Warren Taylor, Fairbanks. Ex-officio members: Delegate E.| L. Bartlett, Judge Anthony J. Di- mond, Gov. Ernest Gruening. TODAY'S LANDINGS One landing was made today for the Engstrom Brothers from the Tern, Tom Leite, 1,000 pounds of salmon and Jim Hickey trucked in 1,500 pounds from Auk Bay for the buyers. For E. C. Johnson, Jack Lund landed 500 pounds from the Adios while A. Robert landed 300 pounds from his 31Fg§46 for Alaska Coast Fisheries. ANCHORAGE CAA MEN HERE Charles F. Wayer and William Clayton of the CAA at Anchorage are in Juneau stopping at the Bar- mitted for decision at the elgction,{arship fund in cafe J | Cass. His wife, Alice Markley Smith died in 1937. Mr. Smith was a member of the Elks Lodge. ; mf“imds who wish may send cohtrit | 1 g joris to the Parent-Teacher sdhol Mrs. Stat] Grummett, post officé box 1013, J- neau. Memorial services for Mr. Smith will be held here later this week, and his. remains will be. shipped. squth And Bride Leave Soon for Hawaii After spending more than two weeks of their honeymoon in Al- aska, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gruen- ing plan to leave Thursday by Pan American for San Francisco, where they will have a week before sail- ing on the Lurline for their home in Hawalil. They have spent most of their visit at the Eagle River summer home of the bridegroom's parents, Gov. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening. The | couple arrived August 26 and were | honored at a cocktail party August 28, in the Governor’s House. % A buffet dinner there Friday hon- ored the bride and the bridegro 1 brother, Mr. Hunt Gruening, m}& way between their birthdays, wh th are September 6 and 11, respec'!ivé‘ly. Mr. Peter Gruening. is Uni Press correspondent in Honolulu, where he and the former Nadine Unger Roosevelt were married Jpnc 10. FROM ABERDEEN, WASH.' Charles Olsen of Aberdeen, Wash., is registered at the Baranof Hotel. FROM YAKUTAT Ed Donovan, CAA at Yakutat is anof Hotel. — e i b S peei_”al.. Now 24 Hours a Day “ Announ stopping at the Baranof Hotel. i oy { i on P U Open Every Day! Rhineback, New York. cement GOVERNOR LEAVES TO APPEAR BEFORE SENATE HEARING Gov. Ernest Gruening declined to make comment regarding his ap- pearance this week before the Sen- ate Committee on Interior and In- sular Affairs, to which he was sum- moned by Chairman Joseph C. O’- Mahoney. A1t would not be proper for me to comment now,” he told a reporter. “Whatever there is to say will be in answer to the committee’s ques- tions.” The Governor left Monday for ‘Washington, D. C., by Pan American, expecting to be gone a week unless | circumstances indicate a longer stay. Yesterday he received a tele- gram from Zeb J. Harris, president of the Young Democratic Clubs of Alaska, assuring the Governor: “We lend our support to Secretary Chap- man, Delegate Bartlett and Gover- nor Gruening on their firm stand-in repudiating this slanderous attack.” FAMILY LOSES TWO SONS WITHIN ONE MONTH IN KOREA J OCKEHNEN, Pa., Sept. 12—®— . and Mrs. Lawrence Riggle, of nearby Hyner, today reported their second son had been killed in the Korean fighting. The Riggles said they had been notified by the Defense Department’ -therdeath of their son, Gene. On ug. 22 they received word that an- other son, Karl, had been Kkilled. The boys enlisted together in Janu- ary, 1949. TRINITY GUILD MEETS Trinity Guild will resume its re- gular monthly meetings tomorrow night at 8 o’clock in the undercroft of the Episcopal Church, following the summer vacation. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs. W. M. Whitehead and Mrs. M. O. Johnson. BOY SCOUT EXECUTIVE HERE Edward K. Browne, Boy Scout Ex- ecutive . from Fairbanks is regis- tered at the Juneau Hotel. . DR. PHIL MOORE HERE Dr. Phillip Moore of Mt. Edge- cumbe, is in Juneau. He is staying | at the Baranof Hotel. FROM WRANGELL R. W. Warfree of Wrangell is stopping, at, the. Baranof Hotel. SEATTLE VISITOR H. M. Claybrook of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. FROM SEATTLE E. S. Skotheim of Seattle is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. ANCHORAGEITE HERE James A. Power of Anchorage is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. About 90 per cent of violets used for commercial purposes in the United - States are grown around ~ Country Club Drop in for refreshments . . . relax amid beautiful scenery . . . waich salmon spawning from the club room windows. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1950 bride. After temporary duty at Haines, Lieutenant Ahlstrom is back in Juneau. The family, who lived near the bridge on Douglas Island and en- joyed trips on their Steelcraft cruiser, numbers Lieutenant and Mrs. Applegate and 4-year-old Su- san. | APPLEGATE FAMILY LEAVING ON ALEUTIAN After two years' reslaence nere, the Delbert P. Applegate family will sail on the Aleutian Sunday for Seattle, where Lieutenant Applegate has been. transferred by the Alaska Communications System. He will be succeeded as officer- in-charge of the Juneau ACS sta- tion by Lt. Nels Ahlstrom, who ar- rived several weeks ago with his |COORDINATION PLANS FOR JUNEAU-DOUGLAS CIVIL DEFENSE MADE Basic plans were made at a meet- ing of the Juneau Civilian Defense Council last night for the coordin- ation of civil defense activities for Juneau and Douglas, as well as for Thane and Auk Bay. Thomas Cashen and Willlam Dore represented Douglas at the meeting. The basic plans were drawn up following authorization, from Col. J. D. Alexander, Alaska director of civil defense, for the cooperative civilian defense effort. He had met with Mayors Waino Hendrickson of Juneau and Mike Pusich of Douglas before giving the go-ahead. Tom Dyer, first vice-director of the Juneau organization, presided at the meeting, and Frank Metcalf assistant Territorial civilian defense director, gaye a report on a recent meeting of joint civil defense heads in Anchorage. Appointed captain of the Auk Bay area was William Norten. Bob Druxman will head the Fritz Cove area, and Lance Hendrickson will be captain in the Airport area, it was announced . Most of the district captains for Juneau were present at the meeting, and Dyer requested that those not attending contact C. B. Holland at the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company and submit the names of the lieutenarits they have selected. LEADERS INB. B. | ' Leaders in the American League are as follows: ' . Batting—Goodman, Boston, .361; Kell, Detroit, .345. 1 ' Runs batted in—Dropo, Boston, 139; Stephens, Boston, 137. Home runs—Rosen, Cleveland, 34; | Dropo, Beston, 33. ? Pitching—Trout, .750. No games were played yesterday in the Nationel League and leaders are unchanged. (T NEW YORKER HERE Dr. W. J. Altenburg of New York City is in Juneau. He is recistered at the Baranof Hotel. FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL CLOTHES... Insist on SANITONE Dry Cleaning! \t TAKES OUT A pyg piRt? 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