The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 27, 1951, Page 2

PAGE TWO i 440 Million Cellulose Plant at Ward's Cove lo THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Annual Pelersburg Oulboard Races Juneau Starts Felding Up For Preduce 525 Tons Daily wed from Page One e ALASKA uine B S Er ATTLE r sale in other f ip products, such as venscr or eaw , it agreed to pay ousand board fee 3 a thousand icgs of h SOT DENALI July 27 UND 8.8, ALEUTIAN | Pre Sat. 28 f both Puget Sound Pulp nd Ketchikan Pulp and 1 it has not been de ruction of the this fall July Maker.” o ei® underway Vi board of ials of Ke Co. are: Directors: Francisco, chs of Puget Sou Ketchikan pl Jtte and Rob- ert H. Ev Seattle, director. and counsel of Puget Sound who holds the same positions plus the vice- presidency of Ketchikan Pulp. ctor hikan Pulp and Paper RTHBOUND . BARANOF 3] ed G. Stevenot, San n of the board i director. of the Tues. Yuly reorganization . of ¢ YARNER’S FISHING GEAR 406 S. Franklin — Phone 473 n the U. S. En- Anchorage, is stop- of Hotel. H. L. Moats fi gineers office in 3 H ping at the Freighier Service From Seattle - July 27 SAILORS’ SPLICE Hetchikan, V Petersburg Haine Letniko! angell Skagway, Heona Excumsion Inlet, ran, Tyee and Ward's Cove. From Seattle - Aug. 10 SQUARE KNOT FOR BETTER OIL SERVICE Phone &#1 | NORTIH TRANSFER Juneau, Cove, Pe! AT For Information Phones 2 and 4 Juneau H. E. GREEN, Agent | ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY All oil delivered by us flows through an accurate meter that gives you an exact printed record of the quantity of fuel you receive on each delivery. srreo “Don’t you big oil companies get together to set prices?” The question of gasoline price affects every motorist: Standard Oil Company of California re- ceives some letters along these lines: “When I drive downtown, the prices of all the major gasolines seem d it said that the major Isn’tthistrue?”’ to be about the same. I've hear: oil companies get together to set pric The answer is an unqualified NO. Oil com- panies do not get together to set prices, nor do we by agreement. But we do sou about gasoline prices Canp},—;,_/\ - o These imaginary exam- ples of set-price policy show what any gas seller.is ly up against, He must sell for enough to cover his costs and make a living, yet if he char, too much he’ll drive busi imple as that. Suppose a gas dealer were forced to sell at 2¢ a gallon more than n you shop you find not bors. Business would so gas but many products of ame kind and about the ime quality priced about alike. | st naturally tend to even ug s why — onl the stall giving full quality and service. As his competitors cut price to hold cus- his income falls. In time he e 9% wwaiiry PRICES -Lasstoe The result: better products at low cost, the benefit you always get when free com- petition is allowed to work. Note this: aside from taxes, and in spite of inflation, gasoline today costs about what it did in 1919, yet two gallons now do the work that required three then. At Chevron Gas Stations the oper- ators are completely independent. They make up their own minds about price. You occasionally see a range of gasoline prices for the same or different brands inasingle area, until competition finally forces the prices of similar products and services back to a common level, We *‘set prices’” only tions we own and oper St rd Station: pe wha to cover cost of service, yet sell in competition. 1t sta- ience shows I'd Like to Know . . . Many- people write to Standard asking ions about the Company. We answer all letters individually, but some points seem of general interest. We take this way of discussing pertinent qu them for everyone. If you have a question, we urge you to write in care of: “I'p Like 1o KNnow,” 225 Bush Street, San Francisco 20, California. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA « plans ahead to serve you better Will be Held July 28-29 . Petersburg’s Dick Kito is shown driving his speedboat, the “Widow Me challenges any other racer in Alaska at any price on July 29 at the boat races in the “shrimp capital.” T e ——— . lof comn Salmon Derby Juneau was a quiet town today as many citizens packed their fish- ing gear to enter the first day cf the Golden North Salron There was an epidemic of day leaves” from many Federal and Territorial offices. | ©ome businessmen put up “Gone iy " signs to join the migration o Tee Harber and Auke B from they put out in floating craf h “the big one.” The Coast Guard had its 83-foo atrol boat in the Gastineau Chan fisk area er ce speed nd to be on hand as a safe; ure. This moerning the cut- reported that one engine was and arrangements were made r it to return to Juneau tonight r repairs, ood weather ordered by Derby chairmen, Dr. D. D. Marquardt land Curtis Shattuck, arrived ahecad of time early in the week and was wearing thin today with increas- d|ing cloudiness and a promise of 9,1 shower:, to The annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce outboar races will be held July 28and that organization announced to | day. | Entry fee will be $1 per race, |said Mort Fryer, race chairm: Each race winner will be cligi to enter the handicap race to be held the afternoon of July 29, he | said. Trophies will be awarded for first and second place in al] ra- ces with a $100 prize going to the winner of the handicap race, ac- cording to information received. In the stock utility ¢lass are two two-lap races and | five-lap races. For the ru |there ‘are three races three and five laps. There are | three-lap races and one race in the unlimited cla: Also schedules board pc prize will race. An Hack Sunk” “Widow ceding Junior - Visitors Arrive Among those here for the event are Louis and Georze and Malcolm Moe. High- way Patrolman and Mrs. Al Lub- cke from Haines have also come to participate. Due to large numbers who failed to get Derby tickets, it will be nec- essary to sell tickets for the next | two days at the Tee Harbor and Auke Bay checking stations, Derby chairmen announced. M. P. Mullaney, Territerial Com- | missioner of Taxation, said today DOULS, | that an enforcement officer from WO, | {he Department would be on the 0 | fishing grounds to check fishermen ilor possession of the ne sport _ ifisking license. e for in- | Ljcenses can be obtained at the fs. A 850, paxation department in the Simp- for this | on building until noon tomorrow. | Madsen’s Fishing Supply and Jun- ieau Young Hardware also are sell- ing them. Arrangements have been | made to have application forms at Maker” will be run Pre-iype judges' stations. Licenses cost the b AP TS {$1 for residents, plus 25 cents if These boats are reported to be | purchased other than at the tax- the fastest in the Terrilory. |agion of White and Kito challenge any | Doy rules provide that fish en- other racer in Alaska at any price, | joreq in the contest must be “legal- according to information received \ 1o caught” This will pose a ques- from the race committee, Hon it Snis oy 1 | entered s without a the ! ense, dert ated ov race announcement said. | - A flurry of d t cales was A dance will be held thesven reported yesterday by Juneau- July The Junior Chamber | ygung, Thomas Hardware ant rce race queen i to be| nadsen's bringing the total to wed at the dance. SHe will|around 1,000, Juneau-Young the racing trophies, { Thomas Hardware will be closed to- a Coastal Allines and El-opoprow put Madsen’s is remaining Aitlines have announced €x-}open yntil 8 pm. but Wwill not be m rates ¢ he weekend. open Sunday. Over 117 awards will be given | Tuesday night in the Elks Hall to | the skillful fishermen, the top prize being a s there three of t five-lap s a rac ered seine be arded exhibit White w and Di n race featuring his y “Money Kito with hi h sal are lic- to All races are be held on one-mile triang! cot als.p of and award FROM FAIRBANKS Slack Jr. of yesterday Mrs. W. L. Fairbanks arrived on PAA and are iGn\unonu Hotel. Mr. and here sto] MIKE GOODMAN IS HERE Mike Goodman of the Whiz Fish Co. from Pelican is stopping at the | Baranof Hotel i Chiropractic Clinic | General Practice ! Colon Irrigation Fever Therapy Foot Correction P s s Hearing Aids Open Evenings by Appt. | Jacohson uph olslery Ph 997 J Dr. 6. M. Caldwell ||| "0 " uneau 3 Will continue in business Phone 477 Front & Main until further notice. FROM CHICAGO Evelyn and Adelaide Bloomfield of Chicago, Ill, are guests at the Baranof Hotel. l EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT X OPTOMETRIST Becond and Franklin PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS @ALASKA Derby. | “one- | SNRRERRRRER AR Air Search Turns Scuth To Islands (Continued from Page One) | with 10-mile visibility exeept in fog patch areas. All Clues Checked Reported clues of the misst plane so far have failed to bear any connection. They have ranged from floatir shoes. Each sh might lend a p fully examined according one! Walty “We never a clue until it is ther ed,” he said. The Colonel and his men are werking long hours under the stren- uous conditions of the search. He praised his plane crews f the | “maximum effort” and maintenance | men for their cfficiency | in servicing the aircraft | ducting routine inspections | In the first five ys of the op- |ception of {Juneau Tran: lana that Seward Street be made one-way. City Clerk C. L. Popejoy repor- ted that Harry E. Lindegard of Auke Bay had refused to pay the $15 license fee«on school busses. The Council decreed that he be required to pay the fee. This led to discus bus opcrators, with the single ex- M. Spence of the System, were al delinquent. This was referred to the police committee. Mayor Waino Hendrickson was directed to contact the Veterans Administration reg g the pro- cedure when the city ambulance v sed to take a veteran to the action arose out of the VA's 1to pay $750 for taking Axel Iverson to Ann’s ospital on June 10. St. NEWS ITEMS FROM SITHA (Special Correspendence) SITKA, July 16, — There was iittle business for the City Coun- il to comnsider at its regular Tues- eration, search planes covered more than 35,000 square miles of land and { water, logging over 700 flying hours. \New Harber Rafes Are Posiponed Until Nov. 1 After night assed i a lengthy discussion last the Juneau City Council an ordinance on operation of the small boat harbor on final reading. Immediately following, a resolution was passed to delay the effective date until Nov. 1. It brought out the ordin- ance was needed for enforcement of safety and sanitation regula- tions. Andy Barlow,. executive secre- tary of the United Trollers of Al- aska (CIO) protested against the 5-cent per foot per month overall rete for unrecerved space. He said that from 400 to 500 boats used the harbor during the winter and he feit that the boat owners had a right to a hearing before the! es went into effect. Barlow pointed out that fisher-} men paid a tax. Councilmen | ntered believed most fish- ermen would not object. Large Investment | was pointed out that the city had invested appr mately $10,- 000 in electrical equipment for| wiring of the harbor so boat ers could have that convenience.! The city also piovides garbage disposal om the area, a bormaster, and last winter pre- vided a night watchman. A check of maintenance costs of the small boat harbors shows | an average of around §10,000 yearly, except 1949 when costs ran almost $20,000., Barlow attributed the new ap- proach to the harbor due partly [to the efforts of the fishermen. The money was furnished by the | Territory from gas tax funds and the city put the job out on bid after buying the materials A rcquest by the Alaska Naticn- al Guard to moor a 40 by 62-foot har structure adjacent to the new proposed Alaska Departmend ofr Aviation hangar was referred to the harbor committee. The committee is to meet with officials of the National Guard to decide on details. A report is to be given at the council meeting next Thursday. Truck Route A letter from J. G. Shepard was read in which he protested the Carson Construction Co. using Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets as a lumber yard. /Shepard also suggested a routi for heavy ioIt po: trucks be worked out | COASTAL’ AIRLINES | 80K 2808, JUNEAU ALASKA == PHONE 613 FLIGHT SCHEDULES \j"t(.YlVE‘ JUNE I, Iflif ” 4:25 | AR SKAGWAY s KAN 40« | €= seau FLAGSTOP. STOPOVER PRIVILEGED . ON THIS ROVTE,” s el . _.* X~ ARR| Lo gt oy £,2THURSDAYS oMWY . ENCE OF STOPS VARIABLE §3-5T0P MaY BE OMITTED IF TRAFFIC | "% DOES NOT WARRANT VAL TIME VARIABLE) + third | Erickson day eveninz mee! . In response to an inquiry from the- city, a letter was received from the Land Office in Anchorage with the information that property in and adjacent to the city which had been set aside for military use during the war was still held in military reserve and could not be transierred to the city. A written protest from Arne Dorum and Rhea Black, concern- ing the unsanitary and nuisance conditions on the beach behind their Lincoln Street properties, was referred to the health offi- cer, fire chief and city supervi- sor for inspection, to be repor- ted on at the next meeting. Ordinance 140, which concerns the Sitka Public Utilities, was read and discussed. Councilman DeArmond reported that he had attended a meeting of the SPU d the previous evening presented suggested changes re- quested. A few minor changes were approved, others disapprov- ed and the amended nance P d on second reading. Orcinance 139, which set up the Community Hospital board of directors, was passed on its and final reading. City Clerk Calvin announced the transfer and deed of the crty to be known as the Dan Memorial Park was al- t completed. Ordinance 141, ies of city employees, on final reading. City Clerk Calvin also announ- ced receipt of a check for $7,320.89 had been received from the federal government as aid to i adjusting salar- was passed the puklic schools for children of ; government employees. $1,497.47 in bills was approved before council adjourned. Funeral serv for youngJohn Raymond Erickson were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Luth- eran Church with the Rev.Fred- erick Knepel officiating and fel- low - seventh grade students act- ing as pallbearers. The sen of Mr. and Mrs. of Sitka, the boy drowned at Gilmore Bay Monday evening when a skiif he was sculling overturned in ‘a squall. Young Erickson had been trolling with Ed Holmquist aboard his troller. They had run into Gilmore Bay to anchor for the night and Holmquist had taken a nap. When he awoke he missed the boy, went on deck to see where he was—and saw the skiff overturned. He immediately jump- =d overboard and swam toward the lad but was unable to reach him in time. He was then unable to swim back to his boat but managed to reach the beach where for two hours he tried to attract the at- tention of other boats that had come in to anchor for the night. He was finally spotted and picked up by Rudy Sarvella. The body was recovered by dragging on the following day. John, just under fourteen years of age, was the second son lost by the Ericksons by drowning. John was early sara M. Merculieff and Ted W. Lott were married Saturday eve- ning of last week by U. S. Com- missioner Frank Richards at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Art Frank- lin. About sixty friends were pres- ent at the double ring ceremony and the wedding reception. Art Franklin gave the bride in marriage, Christine Kennedy was maid of . honor and Robert Per- kins best man. > Assisting the hostess during the reception were Mrs. Lawrence Porter, Jean Williams, Cecelia Soxte, Mrs, I\rbert (Didrickson, and Mys. Roger Lang. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonty Merculieff cf Una- laska, is a graduate of Mt. Edge- cumbe School. The groom, son of Norman Lott of Anchorage, at- tended Sheldon Jackson Junior College until joining the Army and is now an ANS employce on the Island where they will make their home. Jean E. Carter and Kenneth M. Albright were married Mon- day evening at the bride’s James- town Bay home by U. S. Com- missioner Frank Richards. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shennett were their L n that other | and | FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1951.‘ [ After the wed- a large group of the couple for a only attendants. ding ceremony friends joined buffet supper. The bride is owner of Ernie'd Cocktail Bar and the ‘groom a painting contractor. I Marriage application made July § {7: Joe T. Turk, Sitka fisherman and Thelma Alice Sullivan, Ev- erett housewife, Dr. Graf Mooney arrived aboard the Denali last weekend, with his wife and young daughter,, as the first medical student from UW to take up residency at the Mt. umbe Oithopedic Hosplital Dr. Phillip Moore. Mrs. Phillip Moore, re- lane Thursday from a three week business and vacation trip which tock them to West Virginia, North Carolina, Wash- ington, D. C. and Chicago. Dr. Moore attended meetings of var- jous medical societies where he was invited to report on the strep- tomycin research work being done .'ut the Orthopedic Hospital. | Mrs. Nadine Lumsden and two young sons arrived by plane this week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sulser. For the past two years the Lumsdens have been living in Kodiak where he is stationed with the ACS. Mrs. Lois Pettinger arrived with her -infant son from West Virgin- ia to spend a_ few weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson. This is Mrs. Pettinger's first visit in over two years. Mrs. Gay Helland, son Gerry and daughter Toni returned early this week from a two weeks visit with relatives in Wrangell. Jane DeArmond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeArmond, returned by plane Friday from a two weeks visit with friends in Ketchikan. o Reino Sarvala, a UN exchange visitor frcm Finland, was intown this week making a survey of Mt. Edgecumbe Schools and Med- ical Center, the Pioneer Home and Sheldon Jackson Junior Col- 1e On his return through Washington, D. C., he will join six other exchange visitors for comparison of ed in their vi States and the Territories. Sarvala was guest speaker at the Lions and Rotary luncheons this week. | through Mrs. Frank Wri ly, early this week on receiving word of the serious illness of hgr father, John Kienast, in Belling- ham. Mr. Wright, daughter Pat and a friend left by plane this morn- ing to join Mrs, Wright in Se- attle. Mr. W t will return with- _ in a few day Mr. and Mrs. Roland “Wurster and young daughter left by plane this week enroute to Aurora, Ore- gon on months visit with his { parents. | a Mr. and Mrs. Ben Forbes re- turned by plane Monday from a three weeks visit with relatives in Wisconsin and Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Smith and three young children returned carly this week from a six weeks visit with relatives in the States. Mr. Smith is with he CAA on the Island. Mrs. John Townsend and three sons left by plane this week en- route to Anchorage where Mr. Townsend ~will be employed on a construction for the next two years. Mrs. Townsend picked‘up a new station wagon at Haines and drove her family up the hig}:n- way. The Townsend home in Jamestown Bay will be occupied by her father, Malfred Soley and his wife. A group of Salvation Army Girl Guides are spending 2 few days it the Girl Scout cahin at Nak- wasina Passage. Wwith the girls «re Mrs. Eric Newbould of Jun- sau, Lt. Ruth Bass and Lt. Delo- res Rivit. Cost-of-Living Differential Ban Stricken {rom Bill WASHINGTON, July 27, —@— enate Appropriations subcommit- ee has eliminated from pending leg- islation a ban on cost of living pay- ments to government employees hir- ed outside the United States. clegate Bartlett of Alaska told 1 reporter today that he was advis- 2d the provision was stricken from the Agriculture Department appro- priations bill by a unanimous vote of the subcommittee at a closed ses- sion. The House included the provision n passing the agriculture money bill. It would ban payment of cost of living differentials to residents of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico when employed by the government. It would not affect such payments to persons recruited within the Un- ited States for service elsewhere. Bartlettt, Delegate Farrington of Hawaii and Resident Commission- er Fernos-Isern of Puerto Rico, have opposed the proposal as “discrimin- ation among citizens.”