The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 3, 1951, Page 8

h4 I ™ e —— ¢ PAGE EIGHT . - o C.CSTAPLES, PETRICH DESIGNATED|PASSENGER AND FHA DIRECTOR, "ACTING COLLECTOR PiLOT INJURED RESIGNS JULY 27 BY- U.S. TREASURER| FAIRBANKS CRASH Julian T. Petrich, Assistant Col- !lector of Customs, has been desiz- | nated as Acting Collector of Cus-|The pilot and a passenger were crit- his resignation effective July 27. toms by Secretary of the Treasury e He and Mrs. Staples plan to leave; der, succeeding James J. Con- | the following day for the states. Nof nors, #wfio has been Collector for | successor has been announced .. |Alaska since July 12, 1933 and who | When' he accepted the directofi/dsfghed- effective «as of June 30, ship he agreed to remain in the f951. The designation. of Mr.. Pet- position for two years which are|rich was made pending the ap- up August 1, he said. He has nni ointment. by the President of a deiinite plans at present he says,| .uccesspr to® Mr. Connors. but has had several offers from private ‘enterprise which he is con. sidering. 9 P In accepting Staples’ resignation, FHA Zone Commissioner M. Joseph Cassidy wrote, “It is with regret that I accept your resignation. have performed an outstanding operation in getting muchly needed heusing for Alaska. You and your staff have surmounted all the ob- stacles encountered in negotiating the projects and getting them un- der construction.” Tom first came to the Territory | Over $60,000,000 ‘in FHA insured|jn j915 as a member of the crew housing has been committed 1o | of the old Coast and Geodetic Sur- | Alaska during the past two years. /yey Str. EXPLOF in the capa-, The Mendenhall Apartments here | ity of Ship's W This vessel is one of the many projects acgy'carme 1o Alask e S complished under FHA “in the T Biet thd Aidis Taird coastiing Bh ritory. 1917 he was in the employ of the E. 'J. Peterson, construction exX-|seneral Land Office, Interior De- aminer in'the local "”’Fe' and Al- partment, in Juneau until he en- bert MeGee, inspector in "he_ AD- | Jisted in the armed forces for serv- chorage office, have also resigned |jce during World War I. Follow- efiective July 6. ing discharge from the Army, Pet- Paul Sutton, chief underwriter|ncn was employed for 3% years in here is transferring to the same |, .jyjjan capacity by the Quarter- position in thq Helena Mont. FHA |yaster Corps of the War Depart- office. ment at Fort Lewis, Washington, Mr. apd Mrs. Thomas Eden Who | owing which he transferred te have been with the local office are | 1o customs Service. leaving to go into private business B in the states about Afigust 11. He has been active in .?merlcnn Selwin Kessler, Fairbanks in- Legion affairs and for 23_yeflrs Hie siajes, GRE infis‘eptember. |time he also published The Alaska Legionnaire. He is a mem- | ber of the Juneau Rotar ans. Two children werc born in Jun- In leau to Mr. and Mrs. Petrich, both Sitka June 28 gn a charge of dis- jof whom were raised here and orderly conduct and was sentenced graduated from the local high to six months in Federal jail. He |qchool. Their son, Keith, is a pilot | is pow seryipg time in Juneau but|for Pan American Airways and is | this morning filed notice of appeal | presently on their Alaska run, and with U. 8. Distriet Attorney Pat-|their daughter, Mrs. Paul E. Coke, rick J. Gimore, Jr. is presently living in Jamestown, | California, with her two children, secretary- | while her husband is in Korea in tréasurer Ot the -Alaska EI ic | the U. S. Army Air Forces. Light and Power Co. of Junegu,| The Tom Petrich’s live on Glacier arrived here BSaturday - on . the| Highway, near the airport, where Princess Louise from her home ln‘mey have a lovely home and flower f.os Gatos, California, Ehe is hgre garden. on'a’ combined business and ‘pléa- ' dure trip. . B ; C. C. Staples, first Territorial Director for the Federal Housing Administration, today announced Petrich, who is known as “Tom” 4] Ris! fxbends throughout the Ter- rftoty,“jined the Customs Service in Juneau on May 16, 1922, since which time he has been in the | jocal district headquarters office | acting in various capacities until | his -appointment as Assistant Col- | lector of Customs early in 1946 | when he succeeded Mr. Maurice S. | Whittier upon his retirement from | that office. Here's Hoping Everybody has a Bang - up Good Time Tomorrow July 4th APPEALS SENTENCE _William John, of Sitka, pleaded guilty in Commissioper’s Court in CITY DRY CLEANERS Phone 877 Miss M. M. Corbus, —EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY— Nylon: Y Slips Rayon: Strapless Slips . . . Rayon Slips $5.95 $2.95 $2.95 "FABRIC GLOVES o Price Fine Selections While They Last No‘ -B.gf,unds, Approvals or Exchanges. “ALL SALES FOR CASH FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 3 —® | ently stalled after taking off from | $5.00 25 COATS SLACKS - Sale Starts Thursday, July Sth ........ S THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASRKA ™ ically injured yesterday in a pla! | into power lines crash in downtown Fairbanks. aterfront | George Gilbertson, owner of Gilbertson was the pilot cf the Fairbanks hotel, and Arthur Ander e I son, manager of a bar here, were hospitalized after the plane crashed on the Chena river bank near the i Cushman street bridge. | Witnesses sald the plane appal- | alonz Fairbanks'| Stinson V SPEND THE FOURTH AT MIKE'S PLACE IN DOUGLAS WERE SORRY... The Organ Did Not Come - —EMPIRE WANT AUS PAV— THE ALASKA LINE SEATTLE Y& - | the Chena river flats and plunged | ALASKA PORTS Passenger Service SOOUTHBOUND S.S. DENALI | 8.8. BARANOF Sun. July 8 Fri. July 13 Ketchikan Petersburg Seattle Ketchikan Seattle r e AND sn S NORTHBOUND S.8. ALEUTIAN S.S. ALASKA We'll have fo present Mon. July 9 Sat. July 14 Cordova Seward | Valdez Valdez | Seward Cordova | a' a laler Dal Sitka e Freighter Service From Seattle July 10 SQUARE KNOT Metlakatia, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau, Excursion Inlet, Pelican, Sitka, Hood Bay, Tyee, Hydaburg. Rodney Sayder ON HIS HAMMOND ORGAN And While We Regret the Unavoidable Circumstances That Make This Anncuncemeit Necessary, We Repeat the Invilationfo. .. For Information Phones 2 and 4 ; Juneau 1 H. E. GREEN, Agent | Come Over and Enjoy Mike's Traditional Hospitality and Famous Sieak Dinners STEAMSHIP COMPANY , To celebrate the successful first year " of our re-opening and to serve our customers well at the start of our Second Year in business, we otter the tollowing SENSATIONAL SALE VALUES 200 DRESSES = $10.00 - $20.00 - $25.00 ' 30 SUITS onsaleat V4 off Cotton Play Togs SUITS - SHORTS SHIRTS - SKIRTS at Vi off NYLON HOSE Ingluding Bryn Maur - Munsingwear Laros and Holeproof 15 Denier 1.35 ASSORTMENT OF HATS ‘15 Price Exceptional Values ‘While They Last STORE HOURS DURING THE SALE - 10:00 A.M. {0 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1951