The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 25, 1950, Page 2

GE TWO Anonymous Grey Ladies Quietly Spread Good Deeds fo Hospitalized Eyes light up and smiles break through somber dark faces on the | days when the Red Cross Grey Ladies visit patients at the Gov- ernment Hospital here. There are only eight of these anonymous wo- men who faithfully spend from five to ten hours a week Vi those confined. The visiting hours are but a small part of their act- ivities. The shopping hours take equally as .much time—yarn for Mary, 10, who is learning to knit while recovering from a long ill- ness; knitting needles for Joe from the Kobuk who is learning to make ' ons, watercolors, belt buckles, desk | his own sox—and then to find a knitter who will show him how to turn the heel; magazines for grade- scool-age children to cut and paste into booklets for the smaller tots; toys for the wee ones; beads for a lass from Tanana who is making a purse for her daughter; sequins for another from Metlakatla decor- ating a blouse; twine for a Craig belt-maker who braids design belts or perhaps pick up a fancy buckle for him; crayons for Sue who is just learning to color; paper for Jane from Angoon whose sketches are good; thread for th who crochet; animal pictures for Pete from the Far North who finds he is less homesick when he draws animal pictures—the list is endless. Magazines-Books And magazines and books! There are never enough. It might be surprising that little interest shown in comics and tr: Greatest interest is ex current informative ma, as Time, Life, Newsweek, Readers Digest, Saturday Evening Post Colliers, Science Digest. Even Har- pers and Atlantic Monthly are dog- eared. The boys and men appre- ciate True, Argosy and outdoor magazines while the girls and wo- men devour Ladies Home Juornal, ‘Woman’s Home Companion, Today's Woman, Seventeen and others of that type, There are never enough needlecraft issues—even the old ones. Andrew From Shishmareff liter: ally consumes all the Erle Stanley Gardner mysteries he can put b hands on, /Hardy, the musician from Nenana, watches hopefully for a stray Cross-word puzzles are carefully worked with soft pencils, erased and passed on to another. Endless Hours Awake hours are endless for these people far from their homes and friends. Improvement chart records go up sharply when a Grey Lady writes a letter for Mary to her folks up in the Koyukuk and again when an answer is received. There was the. little three-year- old Noona who was learning to walk again. The help of a Grey Lady and a repaired walking toy, along with regular treatments, helped a good deal. Henry, from the tundra countty, didn’t care too much whether he ting | i1beard « oL Jawn Bef\‘«'r‘fl Petersburg? eyes belie stotic faces. | Said one girl in the TB ward, | “We watch for her. She knows our ' names and always brings us some- | thing we've mentioned we want. |She always brings us smiles and | laughter—God bless her!” { What One Can Do { The Red Cross has funds to sup- | ply some of the needs, but not enough, so if you have some old knitted clothing that can be un- raveled, cast-off toys, current mag- 'lazine.s and hooks, crochet hooks, i knitting needles, beads, twine, cray- picture frames, or a small radio you no longer have use for and | wish to put them where they'll do ltlm most good, you can call the Or you can leave them at the Red Cross office or at the Merit Sys- tem office across ‘the hall in the Shattuck Bldg. 165 CARRIED ON ALASKA COASTAL | SAT, SUN. TRIPS I Alaska Coastal Airlines flights for !Saturday and Sunday tarried a total |ur 165 passengers with 23 on inter- port flights, 69 departing and 73 arriving. Departing for Sitka, passengers were: Clem Pace, Clarence Weaver, Miss Elsa Bailey, Floyd Brown, D. Paxton, Z. Paxton, C. A. Bergstrom, E. G. Peterson, George Babbitt, Dorothey Nicholson, Alex Mark, Sandy Johnson, Horace Marks, Larry |Johnson, R. M. Arwine, Carl J. Baker, L. D. Huffman, Dr. Codding- }Red Cross office, Phone 883 or 531. ton, Peter Kitka, Tom Sanders, Mr. | Iprpert. Don J. Schmitt, James Wal- {ton, Clara Walton, Mrs. A. Ballon. For Barge: Shine Owens, Arvid Oberg, Roy Miner; for Hood Bay: M. D. Zamora, Betty Peterson. For Skagway: J. G. Blanchard, T. F. Hassett, Mary Robinson, Mary Sippary, W. B. Preecs, Ken Lama- reux; for Haines: Carl Heinmiller, Homer Shelley, W. J. Abbott, Charlie Hayes. Mry vand: Mrs. Salpid, Glenn Leach; for Ketchikan: |E. A. Wanamaker, Melvin Monson; for Tulsequah: Jack McRean, Wil- ;liam Burmeister, Dawn McLean, | Mary McLean. For Wrangell: Nathan Jackson; | for Idaho Inlet: Felix Najh; for Pelican: Elizabeth, Vivian and Charles Paddock. ! For Elfin Cove: Sam Paul, Jr.; | for Tenakee: Dermott O'Toole; for Excursion Inlet: Frank and David | McKinley. | For Hoonah: Sam Johnson, Mr. land Mrs. Bill Ross, Mrs. Karl Greenward, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Metz, Walter Lindoff, Bob Welch; for Angoon: Richard Willard, Bertha | Bloomer. | Arriving from Hoonah, passengers lived or not until a Grey Lady dis- | were: Evelyn Martin, Phillip John- covered that he'd like to weave.|son, Marcella Della, Rufina Della; After much searching she got a | from Hood Bay: M. Zamora, Robert loom and yarn for him. Within no | Johnson, Waverly Peterson, Mildred time he'd used up all the yarn| Janes, Joe Nekhnura. making beautiful puff-ball pillow| From Angoon: Mrs. tops and scarves. Now she’s| campbell, Fred Anderson; from searching for a market where he|Tenakee: W. H. Schwind; from can sell them. From a listless lad | Chatham: Clancy Storm, Carl Sund- he’s become bright and so gay!quist, John Ulvinen, John Johnson, that he has even put pin-up girls| Henry Oksvoll, Jerald Likness, Irv- Andrew on the wall over his bed. Quick Appreciation ‘Two girls, over-shy and reticent, took little interest in anything un- til a Grey Lady was given a small radio which she in turn took tc them. They became interested in a radio contest program on nam- ing tunes. Before long they pro- gressed to appreciation of good music and now know the names, composers and artists of the sym: phonies and concerts they hear. Newspapers from any part of Alaska are seized upon hungrily and passed along from one to an- other. Of course, anything that goes into the TB ward usually remains there and only two of the Grey Ladies visit it regularly. Their calls are anxiously awaited. If they fail to show, or are late, concern is expressed and they are | privately worried about—unknown to them. Happy Birthday One Grey Lady keeps track of birthdays with a card or cup-cake and candle for the occasion. Aunt Sally Fox, born in 1837, can’t sce, hear and moves slightly, but she responds with a slight turn of her head when a Grey Lady touches her cheek or places a rose under her nose. Aunt Sally Leighton, over a century old, sees but dimly, can’t hear or speak, but she sits up when the Grey Lady comes, awaiting the caress on her cheek and hair, smiles toothlessly, shakes her head in unspoken appreciation for the attention. She too smells the flowers brought her with an enthusiastic nodding of her head. On bedside tables are snapshots and photographs of relatives or friends, a book or several and very often a Bible. Stashed away Is their handiwork that is brought out only on request, Words of praise . are received for the most part _ guietly—ut-the gleams in bright | ing Christenson, Cora Christenson, | Morris Benson, Ed McGaard, Ruanr | Hendricks, Marvin Ebona. From Wrangell: Bud Brehon, Bill | Riley, Mr. Heiner; from Petersburg: Floyd Brown, Ralph Smith, E. Maiers, Mrs. Bugger, J. W. Warrack; | from Hasselburg: Carl Baker, L. D. Huffman. | From Skagway: H. Ashley, Mrs. H. Riewe, Harry Johnson, John | Monagle, Edmund Stewart, D. H. | Pack, J. S. Jeffrey, W. B. Prees, Miss A. Coots, Miss J. Bonfiglio. From Haines: John Monagle, Wil- | fred Graves, Bernard Murphy, Sally Wallace, Charles Hayes, T. Dickin- son, Roy Glasscock, A. Lyons, S. and P. Erig, Paul Kendall. From Sitka: G. Miller, Mrs. H. Brandt, Nick Gray, Bob Wheeler, | Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Frank Yotter, E. Engstrom, Mr. and Mrs. O. Pax- ton, Leonard Lowell, Dick Lindberg, Mrs. Hodgins, Miss Toner, Miss Stevens, S. Gill, L. Johnson, Elsie | Daily. | From Barge: Walter Powers. — RUMMAGE SALE CT DORCAS SOCIETY SET The Dorcas Society of the Sev- | enth-Day Adventist Church is hav- ‘mg their rummage sale in the church social room tomorrow, Sept- ember 26. | The sale will begin at 10 a.m. and | continue as long as things last. FROM PORTLAND | Walter Hutchinson of Portland is | stopping at the Baranof Hotel. | ABSENTEE VOTING Voter: Be sure to vote Republican ticket under absentee law before you leave for the States. Republican Club of Juneau, Al- aska, Commissioner’s Precinct. 603-1mo, (% THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALAS BOUND FOR EURO CONGRESS IN RECESS TONOV. 21 (Continued from Page 1) Federal to education, repeal of the Taft-Hartley Labor Law, compulsory health insurance, the farm plan sponsored by Secretary of Agriculture Brannan. For Defense The Senate also turned down some of the President’s pet nominations. Certainly in the fields of national defense and international affairs, President Truman could find little to complain about. Congress kept the Marshall Plan going and provided $10,000,000,000 for two years of economic aid to nations living in the shadow of the iron curtain. The Senate approved the North Atlantic Military Alliance and Congress put up $5,800,000,000 for arms aid to America’s cold war partners. House and Senate also okayed the “Point Four” plan to provide American technical help and know- how to the world’s underdeveloped areas, plus some funds to start the program going. Congress also went on record as wanting an excess profits tax. It will be considered first in the House That might give the Senate time to vote first on bills to grant state- hood to Hawaii and Alaska—pr: vided southerners don’t start a fili- buster or something approaching it. LABOR GROUPS ENDORSE TERRITORIAL CANDIDATES R. T. Harris of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 2247 (AFL) has been elected dele- gate from Juneau to attend the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor convention which is to be held in Ketchikan Oct. 23. On the basis of a questionnaire sent to all Territorial candidates for office the following were en- dorsed by the local labor groups: delegate, E. L. Bartlett; territorial commissioner of labor, Henry A Benson; treasurer, Henry Roden; senate, Frank Peratrovich; house of representatives, Amelia Gunderson, R. T. (Dick) Harris, Andrew Hope, Frank G. Johnson and W. O. Smith Concurring in these endorsements are: Ketchikan Central Labor Coun- cil (AFL); Industrial Unity Coun- cil (CIO) of Ketchikan; Sitka Cen- tral Labor Council (AFL); Alaska Nonpartisan Political Committee; Juneau Central Labor Council (AFL); Skagway Central Labor Council; and the Federation of La- borers Union of Skagway. TWO FREIGHTERS ARRIVE IN PORT Arriving last night at 7 o'clock from Seattle, the Ring Splice is un- loading general -cargo. Sailing time southbound is indefinite with calls to be made at Pelican and Sitka. The freighter Lucidor docked this morning at 2:30 o'clock from Peli- can and Sitka. A cargo of frozen fish from Juneau Cold Storage is being loaded with sailing time southbound some time late today. Frozen fish are to be loaded also at Petersburg. FROM SEATTLE Mr. end Mrs. Fred McTaggart of Seattle are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. Mrs. H. J. Hodgins of Sitka is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. HOME CAFE—DOUGLAS Closed Every Monday. «alutes with the Cunard liner Queen Elizalm(h' PE BY AIR AN Silver Star Is 12 5. E. MEN RECEVE INDUCTO!N GREETING ‘ Twelve Southesstern men have | | received greetings to report for in- | | duction into the Armed Forces, | | John McCormick, Director of Sel-| | ective Service said toda | | They are: Thor Henry Husvik| of Petersburg; John Nicholas Bav- | | ard, Juneau; Har Elie, Ketchi- | kan; Harry Rupert Lang, Metlakat- | |1a; Melbourne Alvin Booth, Met- | lakatla; and Sam Wanamaker, Sit- 1}(:\. They will leave tomor fori | Fort Richardson. H | Others called are: Richard | Hofstad, Petersburg; William E ward Young, Ketchikan; Arthur| Evans Fry, Wrangell, all of whom! have been transferred to Wuqun;.i ton state. Billy Peter Brown of Yaku‘at will report to California for immediate induction. Two who have been called but failed to report are Delmer Camp-| bell Dodds of Juneau and Bjorn} Thorikildsen of Pelican. ALASKA DELEGATE | TOURS TERRITORY | BEFORE ELECTION, Alaska Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bart- lett has no time to spare on pre-election swing through the Ter- “itory, between adjournment of Con- ress last Saturday and the general lection October 10. row | . Lew M. Williams Alaska itinerary. He flew direct to Nome, expecting to be in Fairbanks then go to Anchorage and stay in the Interior Satur- today 2nd his jay. Awarded Nenana Man for Gallaniry TOKYO, Sept. 25—A—The Silver Star for gallantry in the Korean ‘War has been awarded to Lt. Wil- liam F. Coghill of Nenana, Alaska. JOHN NEWLAND LEAVES John Newland, member of the reportorial staff of the Empire the, rast year left Sunday for Seattle planning to reside in the states. His wife preceded him several weeks ago, The Newlands regret leaving Alaska and Juneau which D S E A—The Pan American World Airways Clipper Flying Eagle exchanges in New York Harbor as both leave on scheduled trips to England. sent to the Moose Lodge by 11 am. ! on the morning of September 30. Afte? the meeting, refreshments|absorbed by industry before tite were served and games were enjoyed \ impact of the Korean crisis. | creased demands for their services, The next meeting of the chapter | both by. the armed forces and in- by the members. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1950 LOYALTY PROGRAM “OF CIVIL SERVICE IS TRIPLED BY WAR WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 — (A — | The Civil Service Commission re- | ported today that its work in con- nection with the Federal employes loyalty program has more than tripled in recent months, The increase was attributed to iheavy hiring of new emgloyes be- | cause of the Korean war and re- | armament. ! The agency said in a statement entering the job market upon gra uation in June, 5 Although there is an immediate concern that the present supply of well qualified engineers may be in- adequate, the outlook for the years ahead is still more serious. Coup- led with increased mobilization and industry demands is a sharp reduc- tion in the number of engineering graduates in prospect for the next five years or more. Estimates of the ASEE man- power committee, based on enroll- ments last spring, indicated for 1951 a graduating class of 35,000; for 1952, 25,000; and for 1953, 20,- 000. This number is below thé annual peacetime needs of the economy in filling actual engin- that it was prepared on July 1 m)eering jobs as estimated by the handle an average of 6,000 routine oyalty checks weekly, but that dur- | ing the week ended Sept. 16 it was | asked to check 21,000 prospective | new employes. | | SHORTAGE OF " ENGINEERS I [bureau of labor statistics - of the U. S. Department of Labor. In an effort to alleviate the problem of recruitment, industry is urging increased engineer enroll- ment in the nation’s colleges, ac- - cording to the manpower commis- sion. b . STAGGERING NEWS NOW PREDICTED: £op GET-UPPERS | GOLDEN, Colo—An increased | demand for engineers to fill mobil- | ization needs may result i near future. Well qualified engineers, in a | serious shortage of engineers in the le grad- ‘uating in June, had largely been CHICAGO— (® —Here is some staggering news: A committee looked into the prob- m of the congestion that results from the old custom of everybody going to work and quitting at the rsame time. The committee suggest- ,ed to Mayom Martin H. Kennelly In-{ that about 23,000 loop workers, lamong them City Hail, utility and financial firm employes, start work will be held October 5. Senior Re- | dustry, cause the manpower com-|ga half hour earlier (8 am. and gent Albegoff requests that reports | mittee of the American Society forjeave a half hour earlier (4:30 pm.) be presented by chairmen of the fol- | Engineering Education to predict a | lowing commitees: publicity, library, | Shortage. Mooseheart, Moosehaven and mem- | bership. I skilled workers have stepped back, | during the last few weeks, into the | HOME CAFE—DOUGLAS Closed Every Monday. 615-tf Large industries employing these ! market for engineering graduates,| LF. Kelly, Jr.,Is Deafl jn Seallle{ v | SEATTLE, Sept. 25 — (® — Jay | Franklin Kelly Jr., 34, of an Alaska | they have grown to consider “home” |, ining family, died here Saturday | but necessitates in the state: specialized FRED DUNN BACK Fred B. Dunn, manager of the local Pan American Airways of- fice, has returned from a few days business trip in Anchorage where he contacted agents. FROM LOS ANGELES Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Britton of Los Angeles are guests at the Bar- anof Hotel. BAZAAR TO BE HELD BY WOMEN OF MOOSE SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 The regular meeting of the Women of the Moose was held Thursday September 21, with Senior Regent Beatrice Albegoff presiding. Three candidates, Della Salisbury, Geneva Walters, and Joyce Helton, were in- itiated. It was decided that Chapter 43¢ will continue to sponsor Girl Scout Bartlett is due here briefly Sun- day, planning to go right to Ketchi- gan to start his First Division ca paign and be in Sitka October 6 for the big Democratic rally. Then the “big wind-up” in Ju- neau, where the Alaska Deleg ..zr! plans to be for election da: Bartlett is up for re-election, op- posed by Republican :mh(l.u,cl i Troop Eight through the 1950-1951 § term. An auditing committee composed »f Doris Ladely, M Robert Light and Idabelle Bryson was appointed and will meet on October 4. Plans for the observance of Moose- | neart Day, October 27, were dis- cussed. It is also planned to honor the Graduate Regents some time A letter to Secretary of Alask: ’ gave Bartle .‘.“ { Almer J. Peterson of Anchora MARRIAGE LICENSE ’ Application for a ma ense was made in the U. £ Commission- er’s office this morning by James Milton Burns and Patricia Ann Balog, both of Douglas. Miss Balog is a stenographer in the U, S. Bureau of Mines and her fiance is a bus driver for the Chan- t nel Bus Lines. | when footsteps lag; refresh at the familiar red cooler I i 615-tf | L) during the month of November. Final plans were made for the bazaar to be held Saturday, Sep- tember 30, at the Moose Hall, There will be many attractions including games, fancy work and food sales. The bazaar will open at 11 a.m., and continue through the evening. The committee will start to serve luncheon at 11:30 a.m. and the food chairman has asked for volunteers. 1t is requested that all donations be an illness of Mrs. Newland's|,fior o long illness. treatment | He was associated with the family 1 mining operations at Miller Creek, | in the Circle district. He was born in Fairbanks. 1 He is survived by his parents in Ceattle and by a er, Mrs. R. R.! Wilkinson of Miller Creek. PAA Regquesting New| Low Roundirip Fares/ Infer Alaska - Hawaii Pan American World Airways hus}, filed with the Civil Aeronautic: Board in Washington, D.C., a sched- ule for reduced round-trip fares on travel between the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, it is disclosed | by B. F. Dunn, district PAA traffic manager. | Dunn said that the new, lower| fares for travel between Juneau and Honolulu have been established in an effort to stimulate winter-season travel and further the spirit of friendly understanding that already >xists between the two large terri- tories which want to become the 49th and 50th states of the union. The new Alaska-Hawaii round- trip fares will be figured at approxi- mately one and one-half times the cost of normal, one-way fares. Usually, airline round-trip fares amount to twice the one-way fare, less 10 percent. | The new Pan American rates are set up exclusively to benefit Alaska points on Pan Am routes. Stopovers will be permitted in Seattle, but the ! 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