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PA Louis Rated As Confender Meet Charles E TWO WASHINGTON, April 5 —(M—Joe ouis, the aging Brown Bomber rom Detroit, is back where he was 4 years ago in the National Box- ng Association ratings. The 47-state boxing body last ight rated iie former champion s the only logical contender for szzard Charles' heavyweight crown This i3 the same place he stood n 1937 when Jimmy Braddock was hampion. Louis won the title that ear from Braddock and never mov- »d down in the rankings until he lost o Charles while trying to regain is title. Charles won Lonis’ crown n an NBA-recognized bout with Jjoe Walcott after Louis had ab- licated. With Louls back in the logical contender slot, Lee Savold, Jersey Joe Walcott and Rex Layne are listed as outstanding boxers, The only other big jump in the ratings was scored by the West Coast light-heavyweight Harry Matthews. He was moved up from the second-ranking outstanding boxer to the No. 2 contender for Joe Maxim's title. The NBA extended recognition to Maxim as the light-heavy king but noted his rating was only “condi- tional.” GLOBETROTTERS, . COLLEGE STARS IN' CLOSE GAME PHILADLEPHIA, April 5 —(®— The Harlem Globetrotters and uk College All-Stars were tied 1% times before the 'Trotters eked ~ut a 76 to 75 victory before 6,133 Lasketball fans last night. The win gave the Harlemites a 3-1 lead in the 18-game cross-gountry tour of the two teams. High individual scorer was Recce (Goose) Tatum of the Globetrot- ters, with 18 points. Don Sunderlag former Illinois star, led the Colle ians with 16. Sports Briels Tucson, Ariz. — Al Simmons de- nied reports he had resigned as coach of Cleveland Indians, he had just asked permi! leave the club to sec his doctor. New York — New York Knicks won Eastern Division title of NBA by beating Syracuse, 83-81. New York —Repetoire $13.30) won | the six furlong experimental handi- | cap No. 1 at Jamaica by three- | quarters of length over Pictus. FROM NEW YORK Timothy P, Guiney of the Nation- al Distillers Corporation of New York, is stopping at the Baranof —EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— - '40CKEY GAMES VICTORIA, B. C., April 5 —(P— Victoria meets New Westminster here tonight in the opening game of their best-of-seven champion- ship Pacific Coast Hockey league | playoff series. Victoria reached the finals by | beating Portland in four of their seven semi-final games. New West- minster downed Tacoma in four of six games, Happenings At Haines (Special Correspondence) HAINES, Alaska, March 28—The | Haines P.-T.A. met in its’ regular l‘ meeting at the school. New officers | for the coming year were elected as follows: Mrs. Ross Hevel, Presi- dent; Mrs, Irwin Howser, Vice- president; Mrs. Pete Comstock, Secretary, and Mrs. Raymond Smith, Treasurer. The out-going President, Mrs. Hans Hebert with her co-officers, were given a vote of thanks for their hard work and guidance through the second year of the P.-T.A. After the regular husiness meet- ing the group was entertained by | the Band and Baton Drill girls for 45 minutes, Then the parents and’ friends were invited to visit the rooms and meet the teachers and see the work their children were doing. Refreshments were served. ' The Baton Drill girls were called Hotel. back to demonstrate again, after NEW ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Finest Quality Rayon Prints Selected for Your Individual Taste COHAMA Sheer Rayon PRINTS 1.35 vd. Those exciting gay sheers . . . You'll be thrilled when you see them. 39” width. COHAMA Printed French Crepe l- yd' Select your favorite dress now while our fabrics are fresh and our assortment abundant. BATES “PICOLAY Permanently Embossed 39" width-1.75 vd. Yellow — Grey — White Aqua — Lavender | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA re will be a special service the evening of the second. All embers of the Church are asked put aside this date to hear Dr. ) a ten minute drill. Frank Wallace's | (1]} solo on his baritone was well re- ceived and he was asked for an en- core. The girls in the baton drill are Eleanor Strode, Mary Sue Lammers, Sharon Kay Jahn, Josephine [Thompson, Mary Lou Smith, Betsy | Ann Hakkinen, Keitsie Englund, | Bengie Howser, Ann Foster, Mary iFoster, Joan Berry and Mary Clay- m Evans. Miss Hellene Price was in Haines Home Demonstration work, but he time of her visit there were cveral other projects going on and hoped that she will be able make a return visit the last of ril. ton, ‘ ‘The American Legion is planning | 'ia benefit party for the Volunteer 1F1remen on April 7. The patty will !be held in the school and {h& public | 3 | John Demastri, better known in is invited . Haines and community as “Porcu- pine Shorty” is in St. Ann's hos- | | pital in Juneau, ‘RE(OGNIZE | Oscar Carlson has returned to Haines from Juneau where he was ‘recelvmg medical treatment, ! ‘The Auxiliary of the VFW elected‘ new officers at their last regular meeting as follows: Mrs. Earl Lam- | mers, president; Mrs, Carl Heinmil- (Continued from Page One) ise fire res committee. Greenwood said the bureau pro- ler, senior vice-president; Mrs.| John Schnable, junior flce_presi_um es to replace the two-story 67- Qent; Mrs. Charlotte Slonacker |bed hospital with a one-story 70- treasurer; Mrs. Harold ~Johnson | bed facility. secretary; Mrs, Forest Young, trus- full sprinkler system and we will | ant materials wher- | ever it is possible,” he assured Lhe‘ | Veteran Weds Girl He Found on Beach THURSDAY, APRIL 5, for; and Mrs, Allie Cortes, histor- ian. An istallation dinner will be held in April with the VFW Post tee; Ms. Altow Nelson, chaplain: | Mrs. Marge Alex, patriotic lnsu-ur": -w - FROM SITKA wedding band on finger of Anna perferms the marr George: 17, in church in Passiano, Italy, as Canon Bartolomeo D'E landing at Salerno in 1931, found Anna, then a frightened littie girl, on the beac the United States he promised her he would come back for her. A large crowd inside and outstde the ge ceremony. Fortin, ad. On returning to | made the trip to Haines via Alaska 1 ning funds for a new The Red Cross advanced course| in. first aid is being given by Carl| Heinmiller, There are ten signed| (Special Correspondence) up. Those signed .up for the course| gyTRA Alaska, April 1, — The i R""""hl Johnson, Hal JOhnson,| iy Fathers sat in meeting Tues- s , . Hazel . Michaelson day evening until almost midnight Florence Lammegs, Tom Quilliam, |, "ipeir first session with all mem- Betty Heinmiller, Charmaign Wil- |, .. .o : | bers present in some months. liard, Martha McCammond, anc o in Y Ma: % Tho | Resolution 159 was adopted, on WERIRy THemey, the request of Superintendent of Schools, T. J. Cole, authorizing the Mayor to apply for sdvance plan- hool build- Two calves about six weeks old Coastal. This is the first time live ;. stock has been flown to Haines, The et calves were for Martin Mad:sen Leonard King who has been in Juneau for medical treatment for the last month is back in Haines. otion of Kesciution 160 au- thorizes the City Clerk to apply for a $109,000 Public Worl program which will provide for the resur- facing of existing paving on down- town streets; the widening of Lin- coln Street on the Pioneer Home Ad Haines is beginning to come out i block; improvement of downtown and residential paved sidewalks; in- stallation of new drainage in the Marine, Observatory, Sew: and Barracks Streets area: laying of from under the snow and ice. All of us are scouting for the first robin. It was predicted that the first robins would be wearing snow shoes and skis. Things look a little different just now for we find that| new ers at C and D Streets. we still have some gravel under the| City approved the SI'TMs project Snow. to renew the electricai distribution system on Front and Lincoln Streets; and postponed, to gain time for consideration, a decision on a request presented by Leslie Yaw, Don McGraw, Sr., and Paul Dup- ler for city cooperation in forming a Dan Moller Memorial Park at the old C. B. Camp. The ground will be donated by Mr. Moll ter, Mrs. Ragna Congdon and is t0 be used as a City Ball Parz and recreational area. The Park is to Fred Sheldon of Juneau visited his sister, Mrs. F. F. Hakkinen and her family. It was nice to have Fred here among us again. Dr. Hugh Evans, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA. is ex- pected to pay a visit to Haines in the near future. The date for his arrival is set for April 2, but the weather conditions will govern the DID YOU KNOW there is a difference in whiskies . . . in flavor, smoothness, freedom from bite, burn and harsh- ness? That’s why we invite vou to compare Calvert Reserve and your present brand. We are confident you will choose smoother, mellower Calvert. Butif you still prefer the other brand, then that’s . the whiskey for you. Fair enough ? 11'S SMART TO SWITCH TO B M Behrends Ca QUALITY SINCE /887 Calvert CALVERT RESERVE BLENDED WHISKEY—86.8 PROOF—65% GRAIN NEUTRAL emmmie SPIRITS. CALVERT DISTILLERS CORP., NEW YORK CITY e - be controlled by a board made up Russ Clithero, Duke Mitrovich and H. A. Veatch; 2 year terms; Charles Wertman, Les Yaw and Don M:Graw, Sr; 1 year terms, Harvey Brown, Martha Cushing and Tom Tilson. Council postponed ratifization untii the next meeting. | 000 was authorized to be paid to | the City School Board from the | city school and public health fund. During the joint session with the | Public Utilities Board, friendships | were forgotten as tempers rose in the SPU in toxes and paid by ‘The Ordinance passed at the time of the purchase of the pow com- pany by the city from W. P. Mills, provided thut the SPU pay no more | than $1000 annually in taxes and that the City be charged $i500 for " | utilities. The SPU tax has remained |at $1000 but the utilities charge (o | the city has been raised more | than $2300 with an additionai $60C | charge for clerical w in adding | garbage collection charges the | utilities bills. Leslie Yaw, chairman of the SPU ‘l.’.cvflrd, stated that utilities charge | would be lowered to $1500 but tk | the garbage hill collections fee wi to | the City for Lzats, power and water. | church attended the wedding. Wirephoto. debate. Subject of controversy was ‘tfldegl'zf ;11;:;![1;}:-‘1100:;01&11;,\' t1‘1 il the difference in menies paid by | o A L, T la much needed hospifal; that (while the Ut tap Bluc Lake. Also, that the re- ture. They pointed out that consumptica of electricity had creased 23 percent in the past three years; that the ANS would pur chase city electricity if and whe: they could produce it ck the present production cost Island. bage billing w City is run on profit; that the €63 hydroelectric need of entire SPU set w a thorough shake-up. in The Sea Scout Amateur Show last night was a wonderful success with Fifteen acts were presented Dory Scudder acting as Masie Ceremonies. First prize of $15 we to The Accidentals, a music tette from Mt, Edgecumbe ¢ econd $10 t0 Edward T f the show Nordb was nd Nadja R ghter, still About man of three members each from the|new:! of the distribution ‘system | Ameri Elks, Moose gnd Legion with either | alor.; the main streets, plantied for | Day, T the Mayor or City Clerk as chair- summer, will reduce power loss & derson, Mt. E ¢ Jan- man. frcm 70 percent to 90 per lle Her The Mayor announced his ap-| 'The Board called upon f S RN pointments to ihe City Planning | Geeslin and Ted Harris of the Al Beta Sigma Phi officers. for Council as follows: 3 year terms; |to present their side of the pic- « oo+ duriy t The ity Clerk was authorized 0| e Gouneiimen stood firm ir buy adaivonal property damage| ... ¢ .0 of SPU ar and public Liability insurance; $25.-| ..« d the $600 ¢ | not unreasona nd that tax payments wer2 restricted by law 3 7“ has #uld Ris until 1966 when tie utilities boad: | A game p: to Mr.s and’ Mk, | would be retired. Other board mem- | Moose Ha't Friday ; oved ‘the |bers added these items: that the [ men and womer 8 ) their 0w vrees were considered reasonable ai | oarish, to raise money to comp! | prer on Fropt | the time they were s=t; that gar-|living quarters for Father Neveu, rollvwood has beea | kage collections had neen a head- | Who is Outside {or i |ache even when handled by pri- vate firms and ihat expectation ol reduction in charges was urreason- able. The SPU riembers Loited oul that utility rates have not oeen in- creased and at present cannot be as, under the present system of ybuying power from the ANS on the Island, the suppl: limited and additional use c{ power cannot be encouraged. That the present plan for expansion calis for the expen- diture of $2,000,00¢ for a hydro- electric plant in Herring Bay, with a tunnel to be krought through to Naknek A. B. 19 YEARS OF SERVICE IN ALASKA Year round Reduced Fares One Way 10% Reduction on Round Trip Daily Flights — Passengers, Mail and Westward Points ment as injury : prizes gen cal busine and profes- nated by I sional people. O during the evening. It was g aiding Father Nevue’s recovery. | Winners of the Americanism es-} say contest were announced this week by Mrs. Harold Jenny, chair-| Round Trip 104.50 188.10 Plus Tax Tickets and Reservations BARANOF HOTEL Phone 716 PACIFLC NORTHERN AR (Continued from Page One) but ke said that situation 15 being e 1y worked on. On her matte Mr. Truman told the news conference: U up a White' Houss: denouncing a magazine Jonathan Daniels, North tor cnd Truman “bio- ia Daniels is still or on, 12 edil But he 1e at the While House. Anchorage 63.00 113.40 course, he is the President said. Kodiak 98.00 176.40 ! e magazh Homer 80.00 144.00 Y otyear limit on the serv- ators and House membe: ouse Press Secretary Joseph Sheot said yesterday the article was , “inisleading distortion” of a pri- ation which took place vate cor some fime ag d an article about New He h: t res f by John He flnd Air Cargo ¥ r magazine, and in- end o read it . Punches on No Connections at Anchorage for all Interior S tted: Abe B s, ar or no. y ..« delivered persone after he e . out of the White House, for yecole who have written lies about 3. Winston Churchill will call »n him as a matter of course alter peak the University of Penn- ylvania May 8. —~EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY—

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