The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 29, 1951, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT | “LYBECK BELIEVES MANY ATTICS AND BASEMENTS CLEAN Thursday will see the end of street rubbish pickups, Bert Lybeck, street foreman, announced today. At present two trucks and a scoop are working northwest from Gold and Gastineau. They expect to reach the city limits on Glacier Highway by Thursday night. Cleanup-pnmmp week has been taken Seriously,” Lybeck said, “‘judg- ing My the large amount debris picked' up by the city trucks. I think ‘a! good many attics and buse- ments have been cleaned out,” he said Many store fronts around town have blossomed with fresh coats of paint 'Yards and gardens around town how evidence of manual la- bor. Some roofs are being repaired and cottages being painted. ROTARY (LUB SEES ACS ALASKA FILM. In commemoration of the 51st an- niversary of the Alaska Communi- cations System last Saturday, Capt. Mel Johnson today at Rotary club, sketched the history of ACS in Alaska and showed a film, “Invisible Ramparts” which was made last year by the Signal Corps of thej U. 8. Army. | ACS, a part of the Signal Corps, was established May 26, 1800, andj the first communication life" fan} fram Ft. Egbert on the Canadian border down the Yukon river to St. Michael. A line wes established from | Valdez to Fairbanks later, As radio tee will be Bill Ellis, B. F. Dunn !md’ Alva Blackerby. During the game a silent offering will be taken up with Jerry Williams, Dr. William Whitehead, Val Poor and Jack Burford in charge. Funds raised will go to the Salvation Army. O. R. Cleveland, chairman of the Fourth of July committee, was pres- ent and issued a call for all-out cooperation for the celebration this year together with constructive sug- gestions of how to make it the best ever. Visiting Rotarians were Larry Johnston, Bethesda-Chevy Chase architect and T. 8. Batchelder, Fair- banks coptractor. Capt. N. H. Ahlslron officer in charge of the ACS station here, was | a special guest. Other guests were | Dr. F. J. Phillips of the Seward sanitorium; Reine Sarvola, welfare | worker from Finland; Lt James Mayns~ of the Salvation Army at Klaw.k, and Ernie Parsons and | Cleveland of Juneau TWO FAMILIES SOUTH ON VACATION, MID-WEST W. A. “Bud” Elkins, wife and two children and Mrs. Urban “Pete” | Nelson and three children left early Saturday morning on the | Penguin for a vacation trip to the states. In the Elkins car they will drive to the middle west to visit relatives for the summer. Elkins, who is Wildlife Manage- ment Supervisor for the U. S. Fisn land Wildlife Service will return to Juneau in about three weeks but his family will remain in the states. Mrs. Nelwn s, the wife of the leader of Fede* Aid for the FWS. FROM MT. EDGECUMBE Dr. Beryl F. Michaelson of Mt. | Edgecumbe is at the Baranof Ho- came into use more and more sta- | 1 tiohs were established to form aj network of communications all over the Territory. The film showed the main cities and stations throughout the Terri- tory, the difficulties of maintenance under Arctic conditions, and how | the system serves both the military | and civilian population of Alaska. Dr. James Ryan reported on the softball game between the Rotary and Lions clubs to be played at 7 pm. June 11 to spotlight the be- ginning of the Salvation Army fund drive. The Kiwanis club will provide the! officials for the event. Lions are ta handle publicity; Stanley Grum- mett is to be in charge of equip- ment; Beta Sigma Phi and Soropt- intfsts will have the concessions, as- FROM CORDOVA Elizabeth Hodge of Cordova is at the Baranof Hotel. SEWARD VISITOR Elizabeth O. Reynolds of Seward is staying at the Baranof Hotel. FROM SAN FRANCISCO Mrs. Vera P. Hansel of the U. S. Public Health Service from San Francisco is a guest at the Baran- NEVADA VISITORS | Mrs. Julle M. Pollock of Reno and Mrs. P. E. Galli of Elko, Nev. are guests at the Baranof Hotel. sl.ited by Edward Keithahn and Gegil Casler; Don Skuse, the public address system, and stunts eommit- e 1 FROM SITKA Mrs. K. Taubeneck and daughter of Sitka are at the Baranof Hotel. of Hotel. 1B =" THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA ~ = TUESDAY, MAY 29, 19 WMWWHTMM YN Y s da v.-.v.fi..-.‘ min ld B VL From fhe days of Valley Forge, the War of 1812 and another with Mexico; through the War between The States and that which later brought freedom o Cuba and self- government fo the ‘people of The Philippines; in World War I, in World War II, and now in today’s tragic engagement in Korea, brave Americans have paid the su- preme sacrifice that has bought freedom and liberty for you and me. Now, as through the years, we honor the memory of America’s defenders. Through several decades this institution has kept pace with moving events. At the time when Admiral Dewey blasted the Spanish fleet at Manila; when “Teddy” Roosevelt’s Rough Riders made ‘their famous charge up Kettle Hill at San Juan, this store had been serving the community for more than ten years. Founded by C. W Young.and his brother, aided by J. C. McBride before he became Collector of Customs, thlsystnre | has a tm(lmon to uphold. _.All of us who wm)mse the present Juneau- Young~ ofganiza- tion share in the hope that service of the past.is a pledge for the future, that the whole community may work together for an improved condition of life for today and for a much better tomorrow. Juncau - Young Hardware Co., Inc. "Alaska’s Finest Hardware and Furniture Store” Serying Juneau ani Southeast Alaska SINCE 1888 —— P Post Office Box 800 - Jureau-Phone 12 All customers accounts on that date will be trans- ferred from an alphabetical to a numerical system by - districts. Meters in certain districts will be read from the 9th to 11th of May and on the same dates each month follow- ing. Bills for same will be mailed immediately and are due and payable within 10 days on May:20th. -+ Meters in other cerfain districts will be read from the 19th to 21st of May and on the same dates each month following and are due and payable within 10 days. Meters in the balance of districts will be read from the 28th to 31st of May and on the same dates each month following and are due and payable within 10 days. [OTICE-- To All Consumers of Electric Current AS IT IS OUR DESIRE TO MODERNIZE OUR EQUIPMENT IN ALL RESPECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVICE, WE THE ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. -OF JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS, ANNOUNCE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL BURROUGHS BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM ON MAY 10, 1951 Every account will have a number and it is very necessary that the numbered stub be returned to us with each remittance whether by cash or check for identifica- tion. It will be necessary for us o return all remittances received without the identification stub. Your coopera- tion in this matter is especially requested. Please DO NOT staple stubs to checks. A metered mailing system will be in operation. Bills will be in post card style, not being enclosed in envelopes. On the first reading of May 9th o 11th your bills might appear out of line as it only covers the period from April 23rd. | Merchandise and repair charges will not appear on electric current bills and will be billed monthly by statements.