DELINQUENT CITY
TAX ROLL TO BE
PUBLISHED SOON
The Juneau City Council held a
discussion meeting last night and
refrained from making any major
decisions due to the absence of
Councilmen George Jorgenson and
Bert McDowell.
A 1 w Lid h McLean and Kris
tan of $3,235.81 on workmens com
pensation liability was accepted.
Other bidders were Northern In
surance Co., $4.294 78; Juneau In
surance Agency, $4,294.53; Shattuck
Agency, 84,310.66: and Alaska Per
sonal Service Agents, $4,836.80.
These were based on city payroll.
Delinquent Tax Roll
The delinquent tax roll on real
estate and personal property for
1949-50 was presented by the City
Clerk and approved for publication
four times before foreclosure oa
August 15.
Fire Chief Minard Mill’s request
to increase the Juneau Volunteer
Fire Department by six men was
readily approved. A discussion of
fire hazards followed which led to
the appointment of Bert Lybeck
as temporary building inspector.
It was' decided that steps would
he taken to do something about
buildings that are fire hazards.
There was a lengthy discussion
on the city sales tax and exemp
tions during which it war pointed
out that the tax would pay off
$125,000 worth of bonds on the fire
station within seven years, although
there was a ten-year maturity
schedule on them.
There was also discussion regard
ing a new police pa rol car that
would give economical operation
and finally decided to investigate
the matter further.
JOINT BID HANDED
IN FOR ALASKA JOB
SEATTLE, June 15 —JPI—Haddock
Engineers, Ltd. Associates and Wy
att and Kipper Engineering, Inc.,
both of Seattle, have - submitted a
joint bid of $5,827,000 on construc
tion of a heating and power plant
and certain other facilities at Whit
tier, Alaska, the Army's Alaska Dis
trict Engineering office announced
today.
The joint bid was the only one
entered on the big job. The project,
for which the government’s esti
mate was $3,708,036, is to be complet
ed by June, 1953. There were no
bids on an alternate proposal under
which the work would be completed
by the fall of 1952.
JACK & JILL IJAY Ni’RiSERY
Pre school children accepted for
daily care. Nutritious meals served.
Facilities for afternoon naps. En
closed yard for safe outdoor play.
Full time nurse in attendance, rate
$2.50 per day. Phone 982, Mrs. L.
M. Dunlap. 824-12t
Passenger Service
Southbound
S.S. DENALI S.S. BARANOV
Fri. June 15 Sun. June 21
Wrangell Ketchikan
Ketchikan Seattle
Seattle
Northbound
S.S. ALASKA S.S. BARAN'OF
Sat. June 16 Tues. June 19
Seward Valdez Seward
Cordova Sitka Valdez
Freighter Service
From Seattle
June 22
FLEMISH KNOT
Ketchikan, \\ rang 11, Petersburg,
Scow Bay, Juneau, Iiaincs, Skag
way, Lenitkof Co/e, Excursion
Inlet, Piilicaii, Todd
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For Information
Phones 2 and 4
Juneau
H. E. GREEN, Agent
Homers in Cupid's league
Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh's home run swatter, and Nancy Chaffee,
California tennis star, wear happv smiles in a New York rest
aurant where they announced their engagement at a private party.
They indicated they will wed after the end of the major league
season. Nancy goes to London where she will compete in the Wim
bledon tennis championships. (AP Wirephoto)
JUNEAU MAN NOW
OWNER OF MERCURY
.
Albin Erickson, Juneau man. is
now the owner of the Juneau Vol
unteer Fire Department’s new Mer
cury. the award made last night at
the 20th Century Theatre. If he had
not reported, the car would have
gone to A. Sorenson with Gus Peter
son the next in line. The Mercury
is at the Juneau Motor company.
AT THE GASTINF.AU
James A, Ward of Haines is stop
ping at the Gastineau Hotel.
I _
FROM BREMERTON
Ruth Matson from Bremerton.
Wash, is at the Baranof Hotel.
False Propaganda
Generating Fear,
Asserts MacArlhtr
By Associated Press
San Antonio and Dallas are on
General MacArthur's Texas-touring
schedule today, after a mild turnout
for him in Houston. The general
complained in Houston last night
against what he said was a prevail
ing feeling of fear generated by false
propaganda that we are weak and
must compromise. About 20,003 per
sons showed up for MacArthur's
speech in Rice Stadium, which holds
three times that many.
i Ai STEVENS of Course!
BLOSSOM GIRL '/
as seen in SEVENTEEN
You'll look fresh as a flower, feel cool as a fern
in this Vicky Vaughn Junior to wear from now on.
Frosty eyelet embroidery traces the scalloped
edge of the jumper-like bodice and adds delight*
ful emphasis to whimsical hip pockets. Petal-soft
Sanforized* Avondale Marlin Chambray in these
garden-bright colors: Rose, chartreuse, violet or
brown. Sizes 9 to 15.
*
corvow shop
223 Seward Street
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JOYCE HOPE FOR
QUEEN ON JULY 4;
HAS 3 SPONSORS
Joyce Hope is the latest candidate
for queen during the July 4th cel
ebration according to announce
ment made today. Miss Hope is
ponsored by Moose Lodge No. 700
with co-sponsors, Women of the
Moose and the Filipino Community
of JuneaUj
Miss Hope received her diploma
at the graduating exercises of the
Juneau High School last month
and is now in the office of McLean
and Kristan. She was chief major
ette of the Juneau High School
band during the past year.
St. Peter Resigns,
Coroner^ Assistant
By Associated Press
It was downright unnerving at
times when anyone called th<
morgue in Washington, D. C., and :
voice said "St. Peter speaking.” Bti
no more. Thiriy-six-year old Joscpl
St. Peter says hels resigning as .
coroner’s assistant to take an elec
trician’s job. *
WEATHERMAN HERE
Harry C. Carle with the Weather
Bureau at Anchorage Is stopping
at the Hotel Juneau.
The Nazi commander at the '■
| Battle of the Bulge in December.
1944. was General von Rundstedt.
BONES OF FIRST
AMERICANS TO BE
HUNTED IN ARCTIC
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 15 —
T- Four Harvard scientists plan
to search Alaska’s Arctic wastes for
the bones of the first American.
They leave June 28 for two months
,t point Barrow to look for archaeo
logical remains which may date
hock to the first inhabitants of the
I western hemisphere.
Wilbert K. Carter of Big Tim
ber, Mont., will direct the expedi
i n He is a teaching Fellow- in An
thropology.
His companions will be Charles I.
Shade, Memphis, Tenn., also a
teaching Fellow; and two graduate
students, H. Thomas Cain, Burling
on. Wash., and Robert W. Tanner,
Houston, Tex.
The Peabody Museum anthropo
gists are sponsored by the Office
f Naval Research.
Many authorities believe the fore
unners of the American Indian
•me to this continent from Siberia
■v a nns ace across the Bering Sea.
A Peabody Museum expedition in
'<• H reported no migration, had
come across the Aleutian Islands
i stgeway. *
Scientists now believe tlv> first
'irrrican arrived by a route farther
nor’h and landed on the northern
hores ef Alaska.
Death Valley is the lowest land
surface in the western hemisphere.
The name of the country Ecuador
is Spanish for "equator.”
94 CARRIED ON
ALASKA COASTAL
THURSDAY TRIPS
Traveling on Alaska Coastal Air
lines flights were a total of 94 pas
sengers with 7 on interport, 59 de
parting and 28 arriving.
Departing for Taku Lodge: Mr.
and Mrs. M. Drexier, Kathy and
Tony Drexier; for Hoonah: J. E
Lake, C. C. Fincher, Jack Brown,
Jack Joseph, James Willie, Mrs. F
Wright, Helen Houston; for Peters
burg: Vern Metcalfe, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Porter, A1 Abelson, Mr. Mc
Clellan, Mr. Killingsworth, Clar
ence Johnson.
For Ketchikan: Eliz Vandal, M.
M. Flint, C. D. Payne, Maj. E. G.
Kline, Capt. S. C. Hansen, Capt. R.
L. Gaforty, Mr. Carpenter: for Sit
ka: B. Stugill, William Wyres, R.
Shuler, Mrs. L. Larsen, Mrs. Syd
ney Seims and three children; E.
C. Baker, Howard Sawyer, Miss
Underwood, Tom Nally, Texdon
Foxhill, Mrs. Edna Bcmis.
For Hcod Bay: John Beach: for
Skagway: Howard Hayes, FI. A.
Baker, Mrs. Edna Rapuzzi, Fenton
Dennis; for Haines: Zalmain Gross,
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Schwamin and
'-on; for Excursion Inlet: Mrs. Gil
bert Mills; for Hawk Inlet: T.
Conrad; for Gustavus; J. Chase;
for Pelican: C. G. Cockburn.
Fcr Chatham: Nicholas Neville;
for Tenakee: Betty Stevenson, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Dennison; for Peli
can: John Ecltind; for Hoonah:
Christine Heller, Robert Greenwald.
Arriving from Pelican: Conrad
Lee. C. G. Cockburn: from Excur
sion Inlet: Orea Jones, F. Bins
chus; from Skagway: Bob Thibo
deau, Howard Hayes; from Haines:
Tom Ward; from Sitka: Mr. White
ly. Dr. Nevitt, Mrs. J. Tyrrel, J.
| Akey, L. Lindstrom, Mr. and Mrs.
C. Franks, D. Howard, W. Howard;
from Hood Bay: John H. Beach.
From Ketchikan: John Branston,
C. D. Swanson, W. F. Gillie; from
Wrangell: J. Nolan; from Peters
burg: T. C. Whiteside, L. Kuyken
dall, Mrs. Limogi, Timothy Casey,
J. E. Lahe, C. C Fincher; from
Hoonah: A1 Martin.
PACIFIC NORTHERN
! CARRIES 35 THURS.
Eleven travelers arrived here on
Pacific Northern Airlines yesterday
and 24 flew to the westward.
From Anchorage: Harry Carle,
Cpt. Dale Stuart, W. D. Burke, J.
White, A. Gunderson, Curtis Green,
H. P. Andresen, W. Boedecker, M.
Dishaw, L. L. West, A. Johnson.
To Anchorage: Hebert Jespersen,
A. Seamon, George Gates, Viola
Durgin, Ernest Hoppe, Mrs. How
ard Robinson.
To Cordova: Cliff Andersen, W.
Hedberg, Robert Swe, A. Hansen,
Carl Hebert, C. Parker, D. Bailey,
H. Mundt, Sallie Maynard, Robert
Parker, Clyde Everson, Wilma Pe
ters, Rita Ludtke.
To Yakutat: Mrs. J. Welsh, R.
Sutton, George Ramos.
PAIR FALL IN DRINK
Johnny Watson and Feter Mack
slipped off the vessel New Annie
tied up in the small boat harbor
this morning about 315. They
were retrieved by Willis George who
happened to be going hy at the
time, police reported today.
ENEMY CASUALTIES
PUT AT 1,143,361
WASHINGTON, June 15 —yp—
The Army today estimated enemy
casualties in Korea at 1,143,361 thru
June 7.
The total, which included both
combat and non-battle losses, was
28,250 more than the adjusted fig
ure reported through June 2.
The Army estimates placed North
Korean casualties at 588,091, and
Chinese Red losses at 555,270.
The only exact figures on enemy
losses were in the category of pris
oners of war, totalling 161.361. Of
tins number, 15,270 were Chinese
Reds and the remainder North
Koreans.
Enemy battle losses were put at
827,000 and non-battle casualties at
155,000.
Five Generations
Cheer When 55 Year
Older Gets Diploma
By Associated Press
At San Pedro Calif., Clarence
Gasser finally got through junior
college. He’s 55 years old, and made
it cn the GI Bill of Rights. Gasser,
a veteran of both World Wars, re
ceded his diploma to the cheers of
five generations. Present were his
mother, wife, daughter, grand
daughter and great grandson.
•Harry H. White of Anchorage is
'stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
LAMPS H
AT SPECIAL
CLOSE-OUT PRICES
We’ll share with you a
large assortment of lovely
lamps ... styles for every
room in your home. Includ
ed are:
Beautify
Your
Home
With
Beautiful
Lamps
i
TABLE LAMPS
MANTLE LAMPS
DESK LAMPS
BRIDGE LAMPS
FLOOR LAMPS
BOUDOIR LAMPS
and many others on display with and without shades.
SPECIAL SAVINGS, too, as these are priced from $1 up
The response to our Lamp Sale Announcement was so grati
fying that we have decided to repeat it. This offer is good
for a limited time, and we have a large assortment of lamps
still left from which to choose. We invite you to come in and
inspect them.
Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.