The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1951, Page 8

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PAGE EIGHT TWO IN HOSPITAL, CAR DEMOLISHED, | IN6 A. M. (RASH Jim Young and Colleen Magorty | are in St. Ann's hospital and Ray | Hurley's 1949 Mercury sedan is de- | molished as a result of an automo- | bile accident at 6 o'clock this morn- | ing on the Douglas Island side of the Channel bridge 3 (Gene) D'Cafango, driver of a Farwest Cab, saw the speeding ; car ahead of him fail to make thr‘ turn into the bridge and t plunge. He immediately cal the cab radiophone for the ambu- | lance, notified Juneau City police, the Alaska Highway Patrol, Dr. J O. Rude, and Red Hollow The Mercury hit the gt cracked it, hurtled over to hit gangway to a beach cabin on pilin landing on its top 160 measured feet from where it left the road. It land- ed in about four feet of water Red Hollow owner of the cab, arrived on the scene almost immec jately. He and Gene wrapped the two victims in blankets and tried to stop bleeding from the cuts sustained The girl walked away from the wreck and insisted that she wanted to be taken how AT bleeding badly, d Police said that Yuu five-inch gash on his head and \h(\ feared he might have broken bones | He was loaded into the ambulance | while Holloway took Miss Magoriy | to the hospital Police said that the quick action | of the cab drivers probably saved Young’s life. Highway Patrolman John Mon- | agle measured the distance frc where the car left the road to where it landed and found it to be 16C feet. In its flight, the car had sailed | over a rowboat moored between | the approach to the bridge. | A wrecker from the Cowling Mot~ | or Co. retrieved the smashed sedan from four feet of water. It appe to be a complete loss. Ray Hurley,| of the Juneau-Douglas Telephnno Co. and owner of the cag, said that | he had loaned it to Young while he i on was here installing the new Dougias | dial telephone system. He said lll('! car was insured. Miss Magorty is the 15-year-old | daughter of Mrs. Susie Tyree who | is employed at the Alaska Laundry | here. Young is with the Stromberg- | Carlson Co., a telephone equipment company. Attending physicians reported | Young was in fair condition but| weak' from loss of blood and Miss | Magorty had received only cuts and bruises. and was not in .@a. serious condition. | ersburg: sen; from Tenakee G. Smith from Baranof: | hovic | els is expected in 1951, but that 'Dnvo Graham, Mfi C. Humphry; for Hawk Inlet: Dave Graham; for Fish Bay: Bill Ferris, Cliff Joseph; for Haines: Alfred Rodriguez; for Haines: A. E. Peterson, E. Howson, C. E. Russell. For Pelican: Joe Sadlier; for Pet- H. B. Crewson, Frank Luhr; for Ketchikan: R. F. Shu- man, Bruce Casperson, M. Bobby Dapcovich, Hamon. Arriving from N Smith, C. Stockley:s burg: Vincent W. Speer lmm., | E. Farley. . From Kimshani [ Mr, and Mrs.' McRoberts; from Chichagof: B.' Martine; from Skagway: Roy Eagle, A. C. Blanchard, Merle Sipprell, Frank Wilcox, Oscar..Selmer, Gene L. T. McGuane, Bruce Boyn- William Burfield, Robert Ber- , Mrs. William Beitinger, M. M. P. Taylor, Donald Beit- William Beitinger, J. Growne m Wasser, Bob Bean; from’ Haines: Hal Fairhurst From Sitka: F. Martin, Major C. Badger, C. Anderson, rker, W. Kirkness, E. Martin- Chatham: Harold Han-| Mr. and Mrs. | Mrs. Ba- A. N. Gay; son from from Fish Bay: from Tulsequah: Thomas W. Mat- hien, Archie McGillivray, Malcolm Ferguson, John W. Turcott. . DOZEN OUT ON PNA; BUT ONlY THREE IN The Pacific Northern Airlines arrival register was“down to three yesterday while a dozen flew to lln westward in addition to 18 go- ing through to Cordova. | Froem Anchorage: W. E. Hutch- inson, Ray Clock. | From Cordova: Grant Lowry. To Anchorage: A. Gregor W. Norton, H. A. Olsen, D. Dishaw, Vincent Speer, J. L. Con-! nors, H. C. Chandler, C. Roman. (‘ | | To Cordova: J. Brown, Lt. Cmdr. Larsen, Frank “ Swartzbacker, L. Rollins. R SQUEEZE ON CORN SUPPLIES EXPECTED Sod 1§ DES MOINES. —(#—The Iowa| production and marketing admin- istration says that aitotal/U.' 8. corn | supply of about 3,990,000,000 bush- heavy feeding operations and in- dustrial needs may put a real squeeze on corn s@pplies to de- velop. % FROM KETCHIRAN E. B. Whitmarsh of the Polar, Fisheries. at KetcBIRAR™IS™"at " the Baranof Hotel. i | 169 CARRIED ON ALASKA COASTAL | THURS. FLIGHTS A total of 169 passengers were | carried on Alaska Coastal Airlines flights Thursday including 80 high school students traveling to the Ketchikan music festival on three flights of the PBY. There were 18 passengers on interport, 27 depart- ing and 44 arriving. Departing for Hoonah: Albert Greenwald, M. Avalind, Mrs. Jacob White; for Tulsequah: R. Spack, R. A. Custer. For Sitka: E. H. Hodge, Evelyn Roe, Mrs. Gould, Mr. Lowenbe New Scripto BALL PEN Visible Ink Supply Writes 100,0d0 Words Only 25¢ JUNEAU DRUG CO. Box 1151 — Phone 33 *1 think you'll itke Schlitz best,t00” SCHLITZ has a distinctive flavor all ité own." So many people prefer the taste of Schlitz te that of any other beer that they have made Schlitz the largest-selling beer in the world. The Beer that made Milwaukee Famous & » THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ", 7777 Symington Approved| | e 8 AsHead of RFChy ] Senale Ba_lLklng Com. WASHINGTON, April 27 —iP— The Senate Banking Committee| voted today to approve the flomin- | ation of W. Stuart Symington to e the new hecad of the Recon- struction Finance Corporation. | The vote followed a two hour, | open hearing at which Symington | told the committee he would take the job “beholden” to no one and FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1951 AVAILABLE | with President Truman’s promise lof “a free hand” to run the agency | as best he can. | —EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— | SAVE 20% REDUCED WINTER ROUND-TRIP FARES A\ GIVING THE RIDER HIS HEAD _When young O. Odgers tried to put his mount over a hurdle in Sydney, Australia, Royal Easter Show, horse balked and Odgers went on. 4 MEAT BLOCKS 4 - FOR SALE f at $23.00 each They're used, but in good condition 20th CENTURY EPEB MARKET Passenger Service Northbound S.8. DENALI S.S. BARANOF Mon. Apr. 30 Tues. May 8 Sitka Seward Sitka Valdez Southbound S.S. BARANOF S.8. DENALI | Sun. Apr. 29 Sun. May 6 | Ketchikan Petersburg | Seattle Wrangell Ketchikan Seattle There is no substitute ior Newspaper Advertising! Freighter Service et B - From Seattle ; SAILOR’S SPLICE BUY |'l'! TRY IT? ‘ S April 27 ’ | YOU'LL ALWAYS MAKE THIS Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, | CHOICE KENTUCKY BOURBON Juneau, Hawk Inlet, Todd and Hood Bay For Information Phones 2 and 4 pepests Box 1405 Capitol Typewriter Company E. E. Lupro, Jr. Juneau, Alaska H. E. GREEN, Agent “Uniformly Fine Since 1869” KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 86 PROOE o NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPCRATION « NEW YORK N. Y. These Ads Tell a Useful Story, Indeed!? Where to Shop conveniently Where to Buy Wisely How to Save Time e o o andMoney OVERSHOES U. S. Rubber For Boys and Men Were $2.35 and $2.95 SPECIAL Only $4.95 SO REMEMBER: The money you spend in JUNEAU ing JUNEAU give YOU a part, also, in BUILDING Juneau. S°n’ T Clothing Store 177 to 179 So. Franklin Street Taxi Service Is Fine When You Phene Number 9 Insist enn The Best and call Farwesl” This Coupon is Good for 10c as part of your Cab Fare on SATURDAY and SUNDAY Don't tell anybody . . .. . . It pays to advertise in THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE with the Merchants who are Build- only 15 minutes from Juneau fo an inviting place to eat Yow’ll enjoy your drive to the Airport N POLLY"’S COFFEE SHOP = AIrport ==== BILL Flower's, of course! She'll appreciate this token of friendship and thoughtful remembrance. Local Delivery Service — Telegraph Delivery Service Juneau Florists 311 SEWARD — PHONE 311

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