VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JULY I, 1927
J
NO. 51
“The Show” To Open Sunday
Afternoon With Good Program
The new show house being con
structed by Neil MacGreggor while
not fully completed, will be opened
to the public and will give its first
pictures at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.
Plans and specifications for thit
new building were made by G. C.
Field, architect of Seattle. Work
and construction of the building has
been under the supervision of Ed
Nelson, local contractor.
The building is built especially
for a show house and its construc
tion and materials is one of which
any town Iuay ho proud. .With a
seating capacity of six hundred, one
need not fear that any portion of
the building will give way at any
time.
The heating system is an Oil-o
matic system with air vents running
to various parts of the building
permitting a complete change of air
every ten minutes. The heat is
under control of automatic device
so that a certain degree of temper
ature will be maintained at all
times. The system was purchased in
Seattle from the Brewer and Cohen
Company, while the Fryer Machine
Works of Petersburg, local agents
for this heating system are doing
the installation work.
The Campbell Electrical Company
of Seattle has been installing the
electric lighting system and fixtures
Over five thousand feet of conduit
was used throughout the building
so that fire hazard from defective
wiring wil be eliminated.
The extension room where the
machines will be operated is cover
ed with double plasterboard and al
r so covered with heavy galvanized
iron, with automatic trap doors for
use in event lire broke out in the
film room, it would be automatic
and immediately confined to that
room alone.
The stage will have ample room
to accommodate a goodly sized
show with two dressing rooms for
those on the stage. Two dressing
and rest rooms are off the foyer for
the use of patrons of the show.
The machines to be used are the
Simplex using two squat lights and
.transformation color machine.
Metro-Goldwyn, United Artists and
First National pictures will be
shown as will also the Metro-Gold
wyn-Hearst news Features. These
news . features are guaranteed by
the company to be not more than
30 days old and transportation ser
vice permitting, will be shown soon
er. Kinograms will also be shown,
these being educational and great
er feature pictures.
The seats are upholstered, spring
seats especially made for THE
SHOW giving the occupant of every
seat an unobstructed vision of the
screen. Seats for the gallery will
be of the same quality as on the
main floor, but for the present will
not be ready for occupancy.
The building itself is a mark in
the growth and development of the
town and the faith of its owner in
its future development. Petersburg
may well be proud of THE SHOW
as being the best and most modern
show house in the Territor,-none
excepted.
Anchorage Company
Seeks Light Franchise
Own City
In a proposal made to the city
council last night by the Anchorage
Light and Power Co. if finally ac
cepted, Anchorage within two years
will have a hydroelectric plant cap
able of supplying all demands for
electricity in the city, as well as
making available ample power for
the inaugeratlon of industries here
that are sure to follow assurance of
a supply of cheap power.
Under the proposal made to the
city, which was presented by Frank
I. Reed, president of the Anchorage
Light and Power Co, the corporation
is willing to contract to supply the
city with electricity to be sold by
the city for light’** commercial
and domestic uses and for electri
city used by the municip lity for its
own streets and lighting purposes,
at the following rates*
Lighting, 6 cents per kilowatt
hour.
Industrial and commercial p wer,
4 cents per kilowatt hour.
' All municipal purposes, 4 cents
per kilowatt hour.
Domestic power, including powo«*
for heating, cooking and hot water
heating, 2 % cents per kilowatt
hour.
In presenting the proposal to the
city council, Reed said the users of
electricity In Anchorage would be
saved about $15,000 a. year, as com
pared with the present rate paid to
the Alaska Railroad for electricity,
based on the present rate charged
users of the; city.
Reed s&i^l the Inaugeratlon of
cheap ptiwer here will without
doutyt be followed by the coming of
so badly needed to build
Herring Reduction
at Port Armstrong
The steamer “Lake Miraflores",
equipped last year by Stanley Hiller
as a floating reduction plant, ha.;.
been taken over by John Nicholas
and associates under an arrange
ment with the creditors of Stanley
Hiller, Inc., along lines previously
mentioned in these columns, and
arrived at Port Armstrong, Alaska,
about the end of May. H. E. Nich
olas, a well known canneryman of
San Pedro, went up in charge of the
vessel and will remain through the
season while John Nicholas went
north from Seattle early this month
and also expects to stay through
the season. Six purse-seine boats
panied the vessel.
The outfit will operate in t he re
duction of herring and will also
pack SOME Scotch-cure, and it is
expected that it will remain in Port
Armstrong. Mr. Nicholas estimates
the reduction capacity at about
13 tonS per hour, and expects to
make a cured pack of about 5,000
barrels, which will be marked thru
the Caw Packing Company of Seat
tle. John Wollan is head curer,
with three trained gibbers, a coop
er and a number of extra hands for
gibbing.—Pacific Fisherman.
up a city andt stated that negotia
tions are already under way for a
pulp project that will bring at least
200 new and permanent citizens to
the city, provided cheap power is
available, and declared this is only
one of many other projects that will
come with the establishment of a
hydro-electric plant. —Anchorage
Daily Times.
Independence Day
Official Programme
9:00 A. M. Parade Formation
10.00 A. M. Parade Headed by
Band from Variety Theatre
11:30 Patriotic Exercises at
Variety Theatre
Band
Song by Audience—“Star Spangl
ed Banner.”
Presentation of Keys to the
Queen.
» Clarinet Solo*—“Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp,” Patrick E. Verney (by re
quest).
Reading of the Declaration of In
dependence ---
Violin Solo, C. Buker
Vocal Solo —Quartet
Presentation of prizes parade floats
Selection py Band.
Song “America” by Audience.
Men’s Throe Mile Race—
1st Prize $15.00; 2nd $10.00,
3rd $5.00. ,
Boys Marathon—
1st Prize $10.00 2nd $5.00;
3rd $2.50.
Men’s 100 Yard Dash—
Prize $5.00.
Obstacle Race—
Prize $3.00.
Rope Climbing Contest—
Prize $5.00.
Shot Put—
Prize $5.00.
Boys' 50 Yard Dash—
16 and under Prize $3.00
12 and under $2.50
8 and under $2.00
Bicycle Race, Free for all—
1st Prize $5.00; 2nd $3.00.
Three Legged Race, Boys—
Sack Race—$3.00.
Shoe Race—$3.00.
Pie Eating Contest—$2.00.
Women’s Nail Driving Contest
Prize $3.00.
Women’s Egg Relay Race—
Prize $3.00.
Women’s 50 Yard Dash—
Prize $3.00.
Girls’ 50 Yard Dash—
16 and under $2.50.
12 and under $2.00.
8 and under, 25 yd. $2.00.
Potato Race
Prize $2.50.
BOAT RACES At 4 P. M.
Work Boat Race Around Soukoi
Islands. Limitation 125 H. P.
Prizes—$50.00; $25.00; $10.0C
Speed Boat Race, Free for all—
Prizes—$50.00; $25.00; $10.0C
Outboard Motor Race, 2% H.P.
Limitation—
Prizes, 50 gate, and 25 gals. Gas
Free For All Outboard Motor Rac<
Prizes, 50 gals, and 25 gals. Gas
Outboard Motor, Flat and Rount
Bottoms—
Prizes, 50 gal. and 25 gal. gas.
The German cruiser Emden is ii
Juneau this week and will remaii
for several days. ■,
Frances Miller Will
Be Miss Liberty Queen
Tne closing hours of the Miss Li
berty Queen Contest was watched
with interest by the several sup
porters of the various candidates
and their friends. At a late hour
Miss Cornstad’s supporters voted in
a block of votes putting her in a
safe margin. However, a few min
utes before the polls closed, the
Mayor of West Petersburg, Cy Catt,
came along wih the votes of the
supporters of Miss Miller but they
were sealed in an envelope and not
opened until after midnight.. When
the envelopes were opened a block
of over three thousand votes were
found to have been put in th box by
the genial mayor of West Peters
burg and this gave Frances Miller
a lead of over 2,000 votes.
A large crowd was awaiting for
final returns and when it was put
on the board a rousing cheer was
given the Queen by all.
Additional Fourth of
July Donations
A list of the subscribers to the
4th of July Fund was published
last week and will not again be re
published this week. The follow
ing contributed to the fund this
week:
Grande Cafe $10.00
New England Fish Co. 25.00
Standard Oil 25.00
Mary Allen 6.00
Mrs. Reinke 10.00
Varieiy Theatre 10.00
Arctic Club 10.00
Paul Owens 10.00
John Sales 2.50
Chester Holm 10.00
John Holten 6.00
Ed Walwick 2.00
Brennan’s 15.00
Cannery Crew 200.00
Combination Liberty Queen
Supporters 300.70
AlaskaNative Sisterhood 14.00
Cash in box 6.50
Total 335.20
STANDING OF .CANDIDATES
Frances Miller. . 5989
3907
1803
545
482
358
100
45
45
36
13,310
•• ** ••
795.80
535.20
$1331.00
l Alma Cornstad
Hedvig Mjorud
1 Ruby Rayner
Ragna Ness
1 Anna Mathisen
Julia Wasvick
Irene Runstad
* Minnie Nelson
5 Etta Jaekson
I
Total
Deposited in Bank
u
a -
Cash total
Musical Program By Band And
Local Talent A Big Success
Under the leadership of Conduct
or Patrick E. Verney, local musi
cians have developed a band that
is a credit to Petersburg. Regular
hours of practice have been held all
spring so that the boys have de
veloped a repertoire and a well bal
enced organization, with the mater
ial at hand. The first concert of
the year was given at the Variety
Theatre this week, with the assist
ance of other local talent, vocal
and instrumental that was most
pleasing to the audience and enter
taining to all.
Petersburg has for several years
spasmodically tried to develop an
organization but indifference on the
part of the members of the band
itself and also on the part of the
citizens of the town did not permit
the growth of the organization.
This year much more interest in
practice has been shown and with
the able leadership of Mr. Verney
so much progress has been made
that with the active support and
cooperation of the citizens of the
town, the band will develop into
a permanent part of the civic af
fairs of Petersburg.
Other towns have succeded in
having such organizations because
the musicians themselves were will
ing to learn and pay to learn; and
the good citizens of these towns
were willing to and did give every
support possible. And because of
this sacrifice on the part of those
interested, success has followed.
It is to be hoped that Petersburg
will benefit by and through the ef
forts of these musicians who are
doing their be3t to bring music to
Petersburg.
Te following very entertaining
and pleasing program was rendered
by the Band Monday night:
PROGRAM
March—“OFFICER OF THE DAY” . . R. B. Hall
Band Ensemble
Piano Solo—“LOVE DREAMS” reverie A. L. Brown
Miss Henrietta Dahl
Trio—“ONE FLEETING HOUR” . Dorothy Lee
Buker, Verney, Sutphen, Accompanist. Miss Allen
Selection by the Band
Clarinet Solo—“DREAMLAND,” Serenade . . Cox
P. Verney, Accompanist Mrs. William Dunkleberger
Vocal Solo—“JUST A’WEARIN’ FOR YOU” Bond
Mrs. M. Enge, — Accompanist, Miss Mary Allen
Piano Solo (A)—“THE ROSARY” . . E. Nevier
(B) “ARAGONAISE- (LE CID) Massenet
Miss Ruby Rayner
Medley Overture “GALA DAYS” . . A. M. Laurens
Band Ensemble
Vocal Solo—“THE NOMAD” . . Bertrand Hamblen
O. Sather. — Accompanist, Mrs. J. A. Mendenhall
Violin Solo—“THE SOUVENIR” F. Drdla
C. Buker, — Accompanist, Miss Mary Allen
Piano Solo—“LUSTSPIEL” Overture . . . Suppi
(B) “MAJESTY OF THE DEEP” Hammer
E. L. Lien
Violin and Clarinet Duet—
(A) “WHEN I’M GONE YOU’LL SOON FORGET”
(B) “ROSE MARIE” .R. Kriml
C. Buker and P. E. Verney, — Miss Mary Allen,
Accompanist
Marcfi, “TENTH REGIMENT” Hall
Band Ensemble
Farewell Picnic For
Miss Bennington
A very enjoyable “salmon bake"
was given in honor of Miss Edith
Bennington last Sunday at “Bum's
Retreat,” the summer home of the
Ohmer family. Some of the party
went down on the “Charles T” in
the morning; the rest following in
Ohmer’s speedboat “Jim” later in
the day.
The picnic was given as a fare
well to Miss Bennington, who has
resigned her position as pharmicist
in the Wheeler Drug Store. Miss
Bennington plana to make an ex
tended visit with relatives and
friends in Washington, Montana,
Minnesota and Oregon before en
tering school in Poftland in the fall.
She will take with her, when she
leaves Petersburg, the well wishes
of her many friends who regret
that the call of her ambitions must
take her from, Petersburg.
Hans and Ole Peterson were fined
$175.00 each and costs for illegally
trolling on Sunday, by Commission
er Boyle at Juneau.
New Addition For
Our School To Be
Constructed Soon
. .A special meeting of the City
Council was called on Monday even
ing to discuss plans for the addition
of the school building. The Coun
cil decided that a wooden structure
would be built at the back of and
joining the present school building
Two rooms are to be completed
before the opening of school this
fall.
Plans for the addition are to be
submitted a the next regular meet
ing of the Council by Oscar Sather,
at the request of the Council.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
IS APPOINTED
Announcement from the office, of
the United States District Attorney
is to the effect that George W. Foi
ta has been appointed assistant
district attorney in place of Mr
Hart resigned. Mr. Folta for sever
al a lyears was court reporter in
the dictrict court.