VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JUNE 3. 1927
NO. 47
The Fourth of July Committee
held another lively meeting Wed
nesday evening in the Town Hall
and worked out further details foi
the Big Celebration. Each commit
tee turned in a tentative budget
and the Parade, Program and Sports
Committees disclosed their plans.
The parade is to form at the
Spruce Mills Yard at 10 a. m. from
where it will proceed to Front
Street and up Front Street to Ness’s
corner, down past the school house
and back to the Variety Theatre
where the program will be held.
The keys of the City will here be
presented to the “Queen” and af
ter the program the awards for the
best parade entries will be announc
Local Commercial
Club Held Regular
Dinner-Meeting
Regular weekly meeting, served
generously with real strawberry
short cake an eneore of which brot
lorth a second helping.
Club approved action and adopt
ed recommendation of executive
committee to register a four fisted
complaint to Alaska Steamship Co.
for having Alameda pass up Pet
ersburg on her north bound trip.
There was also a general round
table discussion of the Fourth of
July celebration. The concensus of
opinion was that the response on
the part of the citizens of Peters
burg is going to be generous.
“DO UNTO OTHERS”
The earthquake and fire destroy
ed San Francisco; floods sweeping
thru Ohio seemingly destroyed Day
ton; earthquakes shook up and
played havoc with Tokio; hurri
canes and tidal waves sweeping over
Galveston left destruction in their
wake. Yet after the calamities
have past, these cities have arisen
to greater heights.
Today the Mississippi Valley sends
out its call for relief. Over the
mountains cries of sorrow, pain and
distress are wafted by the breeze.
Man is calling to man for humanity
Mothers and children are in pain,
and distress and sorrow and they
stretch forth their hands yrith the
plea that aid and sustenance be giv
en them.
Not ours to dodge responsibility
for the welfare of those in thai
stricken area; ours to reach into oui
pockets for our prayers and sympa
thy. Just to be sorry will and re
lieve pain; sympathy will not giv<
food and clothing and rehabilitat<
destroyed homes.
Petersburg is making effort ti
show its generosity by appointinj
a committee to raise funds for th<
Mississippi Valley Relief. Ber
Cornelius, C. Clausen and F. E
Havens are the Committee in charg
of this work under the Commercia
Club and the Bank of Petersbur
is accepting donations for the fun
also.
To date about $80. has been raii
ed and much more expected b<
tween now and Tuesday. ‘‘Inaamuc
as ye have done it unto the least c
these My children f*
i ed. From the Theatre the Band will
lead the audience up to the Band
Stand where the fire work's display
will be held.
At 1:30 the Sports will begin and
contests of all kinds will be held
throughout the afternoon. The
dance will be the big feature of the
evening and a fitting close for a big
celebration for the Committee has
hinted at a number of novelty danc
es.
I The Finance Committee is work
i
ing# hard to get donations early so
I that the various committee chair
men will know how much money
they will* be allowed.
This is your Celebration—Make!
it a good one.
NEW ELECTRICAL SHOl
WILL BE OPENED HERE
A. E. Cresas, electrician, is open
ing an electrical shop in the Had
land building, abreast of the Hogue
and Tveten Store . The shop will be
at the back end ofthe building fac
ing the approach to the Citizens
Dock. Mr. Cresas is an experienced
electrician and promises that all
work turned out from his shop will
carry a guarantee. He plans to
have a modern shop so that he can
take care of all kinds of battery
work, rebuiding and repairing radios
and rewinding magnetos ^nd d. c.
dynamos. Radio tubes will be re
juvenated 'so that the ‘whistlers’
can be eliminated.
Drill Scow Up for
Minor Repairs
The drill scow, Pacific Bridge
and Construction Company, is up on
the gridiron alongside the approach
to the Citizens Dock, for repairs.
The extreme high tides go out
with cuch velocity that the water
rushes ovet the blunt bow covering
the decks. A false bow is being
put on the scow so that the water
will travel under rather than over
the scow. With this improvement,
it is believed that the work will con
tinue uninterrupted.
Much work has been accomplish
ed during the past week in spite of
a deal of handicaps so that when
the drill scow is back on the job
the work will proceed much more
i apidly.
The contractors are asking the
cooperation of all boatmen and' urge
that the new channel indicated by
red and black spars be followed at
al times.
Ted Hungerford with the motor
. ship Reliance arrived in Petersburg
. Saturday, May 27th.
j His stay was brief, for with the
5 prevailing good weather he was
anxious to return to Protection Bay
, to get his logging outfit in readiness
j to move to Little Pyfius Bay, via
} Rocky Pass.
t During the summer the camp will
be in operation at the new location.
3 Will Barrows accompanied Mr.
1 Hungerford and returned with him
5 Sunday. Barrows has the steamer
l Sea Otter in commission and will
assist in towing the Hungerford
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JPohn Sales is still repairing the
city dock. When it is done he saya
it will be safe for democracy. But
not the Juneau kind.
Sunday School |To
Hold Picnic On
Sandy Beach
The Community Sunday School
Annual Picnic will be held next
| Sunday. June 4th, at Sandy Beach
The invitation extended by the Sun
day School Board is to the general
public and everyone is asked to pre
pare and bring well filled baskets
and spend the day in an old time
Sunday School Basket Dinner Pic
nic. Coffee and lemonade will be
furnished for all and will be pre- *
pared at the Community Church
Building at the Beach. The bell will
ring at the church at 10 a., m. and
those going will start prompty at
10:30.
Games, races and contests are be
ing arranged for a varied program
in the afternoon. Make the kiddies j
glad and let them make you glad
by joining in the Sunday School out
ing.
New Drug Store
ArrangiogStock
For Its Opening
Arrangements are about complete
for the new drug store which will
open about June 10 in the old loca
tion of the Petersburg Mercantile
Company.
Mr. I. M. Dahl and his partnei
Mr. Jalmar Skei of Sequim, Wash
are planning to put in a complete
line of drugs and all things that
a northern drug store sells, which
covers a wide field of merchandise.
They also plan to install a soda
fountain.
Mrs. Skei, who is a registered
nurse, will manage the store. Mr.
Skei is a graduate pharmacist hold-!
ing a four year degree of Montana
He is registered in Washington and |
expects to be registered as soon as j
possible . in Alaska. He has also;
had several years experience as a (
pharmacist and is looking forward
to his new wofk here.
Mr. and Mrs. Skei have tem
porarily taken Mrs. Reinjce’s apart
ments. i
S. S. Queen Breaks
Shaft Near Sitka
—
The Admiral Liner Queen, en
route south from Sitka, broke its
crankshaft and was compelled to
put in call for help. The Farragut
is reported as being alongside tak
ing off freight for transhipment
to Seattle. Tugs are expected north
shortly to tow the vessel to the ship
yards for repairs. *
Watch for the Band program in
the lffear fhture.
The older young people of the
Community Sunday School were en
tertained by Drs. Dan E. and Susie
V. Standard at a delightful even
ing party in their home, Wednes
day of this week.
Games and contests formed the
evenings entertainment. Inez Han
sen won the first prize in the musi
cal inemory contest; Alaska Jorgen
sen, the head prize in the Bible
tspellijjg contest; while Doris Parks
carried off the honors in the His
torical memory teat
Poppies Were Very
Popular During
Annual Sale
The Memorial Poppy Sale spon
sored by the local Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary, went
over big. The 500 poppies which
the organization ordered were sold
within a few hours and about 35
were reisold, the money all being
turned in to the Auxiliary. These
poppies were made by disabled
soldiers in hospitals who received
one cent for each poppy—thus en
abling^ them to in many cases, par
tially support their families. The
Auxiliary paid the $10 cost price
for the 500 poppies out of its
treaauary and so all the proceeds
from the 'sale will be sent to aid
the^ disabled veterans and their
families. This is a good cause and
the local organization wishes to ex
press its appreciation for the loyal
support given by the citizens of
Petereburg.
Much Interest
Shown in “Miss
Liberty Contest”
The contest for the Fourth of
July Queen to be kuown as “Miss
Liberty” started off with a bang on
Wednesday.
Miss Frances Miller opened the
contest with 100 votes but before
sight there were six other candi
iates on the board. Miss Ragna
Ness, Miss Ruby Rayner, Miss Al
ma Cornstad, Miss Hedvig Mjorud,
Mists Irene Runstad, and Miss Min
nie Nelson. Miss Julia Wasvick’s
same was entered on Thursday
morning and all during Thursday
the contestants votes fluctuated.
Hedvig Mjorud led with 710 votes
st the last counting on Thursday
afternoon.
Boxes have been placed in a num
ber of business houses and votes
i
may be cast at 10 cents a* vote.
These will be collected daily and
the results placed on the three'
bulletin boards on Front Street.
A great deal of interest is being
shown in the contest andthe com
mittee expects good returns. Only
a few of the business houses have
been solicited for their donations
but those who have been approach
ed have been very generous.
Several of the Batchellor groups
have hinted that they are planning
to run a “dark horse,” so it is ex
pected the running will be close and
the race exciting.
Fish shipments off the Citizens
dock this week were smaller than
usua, the Hulda disposing of a fare
of 6500 pounds at 11 % and 7%.
1520 pounds of trout and 1500
pounds of king salmon also going
south to San Juan Fish Company.
The Gorman Packing Corpora-,
tion, of Seattle, Washington, has
made application to the Federal
Power Commission for a minor
license for a project in the Chugach
has been commenced includes a di
National Forest.
The Assistant Attorney General.,
Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, is s among
those under consideration for ap
pointment as judge of the United
States District Court for Northern
Caifornia.
&
MEMORIAL DAY 'SERVICES IN 1HE
VARiElY THEATRE PROVED A RIG
SUCCESS VYIIR GOOD PRAGRAM
The local Memorial Day Services
were observed at 3:00 on Monday
afternoou in the Variety Theatre.
Many people gathered before the
program and listened to the de
lightful Band concert which was
held in front of the theatre at 2:30.
The theatre, beautifully decorat
ed with flags, bunting and flowers,
was tilled to capacity. Seats were
reserved for the Camptire Girls,
The Boy Scouts, The American Le
gion and its Auxiliary, and Mr. and
Mrs. Neil MacGregor, who served
‘Over Seas.” The following pa
triotic program waia arranged by
the American Legion Auxiliary:
2:30 Band Concert
Program 3:00 P. M. in Variety
Theatre.
Song—America, sung by Audience
led by the Band
Invocation—Mr. L. B. Cornelius
SHIP MASTERS ATTENION!
The attention' of all masters of
marine craft is called to the fact that
the channel, designated for use is on
the port side of the north entrance
to the Narrows, north bound. Cables
are strung taut from the drill scow
to the shor© and at certain stages
of the tide it is impossible for any
machine propelled craft to pass ov
er them. If hit with sufficient force
it is quite probable that the taut
lines will part thereby interfering
with the drill scow.
Judge Reed Renders
Opinion iViay 31
. .On May 31s Judge T. M. Reed, of
the U. S. District Court, rendered an
opinion on appropriation measures
passed by the last Legislature. He
upheld the legality of all of them
with the exception of the items re
lating to salary of the Secretary
of the Territory and funds for pay
ment of overtime of regular em
ployes of the Legislature. A brief
opiuiou was rendered orally from
the bench and the written opinion
handed the attorneys in he case.
NOTICE TO THOSE ENGAGED IN
ALASKA SALMON INDUSTRY
In compiling statistics of th© sal
mon catch in Alaska for the past
season, it was necessary in many
cases to write for additional inform
ation in respect to salmon purchas
ed. In some instances the inforimt
tion could not be furnished, as due
notice had not been received and
complete record was not made at
the time of the purchase.
From now on it is desired that in
connection with 'salmon purchased
from independent seiners and gill
netters record be made of the name
of the waters fished and the num
ber of salmon, by species, taken in
each, as well as the names of tho
fishing boats and the persons from
whom the fish are purchased. Form
No. 632 for reporting statistics of
the fishing industry of Alaska in the
season of 1927 and thereafter will
require this information. Copies of
Form No. 632 will be distributed
in due time.
Henry O’Malley
Commissioner.
The American's Creed—Boy Scouts
Vocal Solo—“The Marseillaise,”
Mr. Oscar Sather
Musical Reading—“We Shall Not
Sleep” Irene Runstad, with Mrs.
Duukleberger at the piano
The History of the Adoption of
the Poppy—Mrs. Mendenhall
Clarinet Solo—American Fantasy
and variations, P. E. Verney, piano
| accompaniment, Mrs. Duukleberger
Address—Dr. Dan E. Standard
Funeral Dirge—Petersburg Band
Song—Star Spangled Banner, Our
National Anthem—Audience led by
the Band.
Mr. J. A. Mendenhall, one of the
members of the local Post of the
American Legion, who served
“Over Seas” for 22 months and won
the Croix de guerne and a French
citation for bravery, acted as chair
man.
Joe Standard to be
In Town Visiting
his Parents
Joe Standard, son of Doctors
Oau H. and Susie V. Standard of
tine city, who is a sopiiomore in the
university of Oregon was recently
elected vice president of tile order
of the “U” the lettermen’s associa
tion on ihe University campus, ac
cording to the Portland Oregonian
of May 27. He was also recently
honored by being chosen treasurer
of the Junior Class for next year.
“He has been high point man in
track during the two years he has
been in school, and has been very
active in campus activities,” says
the Oregonian.
Joe plans to spend the summer in
Petersburg with his parents and will
arrive here sometime the latter part
of June. His siater, May,, who has
been attending college in Idaho, ac
companied by Dr. busie s mother,
will arrive in Petersburg about the
middle of this month.
WINS PHIPPS SCHOLARSHIP
John Wilcox, graduate of the Val
dez High school this year, was in
receipt of notice from the Alaska
i Agricultural College that he was
awarded the Phipps Scholarship in
that institution. The scholarship
was made possible through Mrs.
Phipps, wife of Senator Phipps of
Colorado and was awarded to Wil
cox in competition with students
from other high schools in Alaska.
T£ie Alaska Native Sisterhood
gill hold their regular meetings on
the first and last Wednesdays pf
each month.
A dance will be held in the Pio
neer’s Hall, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Andreanoff, President
Miss M. Adams, Secretary
Mrs. McGilton, Treasurer
/
Jack Burford of Juneau has to
wait two years for $600. for rental
of 14 typewriters by the laist Legisla
ture. No provision having been
made for payment for the use of
them, he will have to wait two
years for his money. Six hundred
dollars could buy outright several
typewriters.