BONDING OF
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require that labor be returned to
the place of recruitment — was
sent to the Judiciary Committee
for an overhaul after it was pointed
out that the bill was not properly
drawn. Carlson said he did not re
member who drew up the bill.
Rep. Amelia Gundersen this
morning demanded that a press re
lease be made by the Civilian De
fense Committee on a recent closed
door session on civilian defense.
"That was supposed to be a secret
session,” said Rep. Wilbur, chair
man of the committee. "How much
authority do I have to release the
material?”
“There wasn’t anything said dur
ing the secret session that you can’t
read in any current magazine,”
commented Rep. Franklin. ”1 never
sat in a secret meeting in which so
little information of a secret nature
was disclosed,” added Rep. Stepo
vich.
Tuesday Afternoon
The House knocked five more
bills off its calendar during a long
afternoon session yesterday — three
of them permanently and two tem
porily.
House Bill 59, which overhauls
the laws relating to general relief
assistance, and H. B. 53, redefining
the duties of the Welfare Depart
ment, were sent to the Judiciary
Committee after Rep. McCutcheon
discovered defects in their con
struction.
Another measure, H. B. 22, setting
up standards for slaughterhouses in
the Territory, although it was not
on the current House calendar, was
withdrawn by its author. Rep. Ame
lia Gundersen.
In requesting permission to with
draw the bill, Rep. Gundersen said
the Commissioner of Agriculture has
adopted certain regulations to take
care of the matter, making a law
unnecessary.
Without a dissenting vote the
1 House transferred some $7,500 in
the Territorial Accountancy Fund
to the General Fund. Rep. Frank
lin explained that the special fund
had been set up to take care of ad
ministrative costs of the Territorial
j Board of Accountancy but that the
' board would henceforth be taken
care of in the general appropria
tions bill.
The House also passed H. B. 46,
providing for Welfare Department
licensing and supervision of board
ing homes, foster homes, nurseries
and institutions caring for children,
but not until there had been con
siderable argument.
Rep. Metcalfe objected to the bill
on the grounds that the standards
to be required should be spelled
out in the bill itself instead of being
left for the Welfare Department to
set up in the form of regulations.
Henry Harmon, director cf Public
Welfare, gave a summary of the
proposed rules and regulations and
the reasons they arc nece sary. He
said he believes every institution
presently caring for children in,
Alaska can qualify under the pro
posed standards without difficulty.
Rep Doris Earnes — co-au.hor of :
the bill with Rep. Gundersen — told
the House she has rece'ved letters
approving the measure fr m organ
izations in all parts of the Terri
tory.
Going Too Far
Rep. Mike Stepovich contended,
on the other hand, that nurseries
and children’s homes are getting
along very well without Welfare
Department supervision and that
increasing the regulatory power of
government bureaus results in re
striction of the liber lie.: of individ
uals.
The vote on passage of the bill
was 21-3, with Laws, Madsen and
Stepovich opposed.
In a budget-balancing mood, the
House then voted down H. B. 28,
appropriating $150,000 to "provide
assistance in the purchase, con
struction, repair and operation of
such facilities which will improve
and protect community health.”
A third of this amount, it was
pointed out, was for assistance to
small hospitals. The other $100,000.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht told the House,
would be matched with Federal
funds to provide $200,000 for the
construction of health centers and
other facilities.
Appropriations Frozen
“We won’t have $150,000 for the
purposes of this bill and it will suf
fer the same fate as similar appro
priations in 1947 and 1949,” said
I Rep. Franklin, He pointed out that
1 the appropriations of those two
' Legislatures are still on the books
and were “frozen” because of lack
of funds.
“There’s no use piling up more
appropriations when we haven’t the
money to unfreeze the appropria
tions previously made,” Franklin
contended.
He painted a sad picture of the
Territory’s financial condition and
said there is a $2,000,000 deficiency
in the current biennium, that bud
get requests exceed anticipated rev
enues for the next biennium by
$2,000,000, and that the Board of
Education has increased its re
quest by another $1,200,000, making
a total probable deficit of $5,200,000.
Foolish Approach
“It’s a foolish approach to econ
omy to turn down matching funds
when you can get $100,000 free,”
asserted Rep. McCutcheon.
“You can match yourself to
death,” countered Rep. Alden Wil
bur. "It is also foolish to make an
appropriation if you can’t send
along the money to make it worth
while.”
The bill failed to pass on a vote
of 11-13. Voting for the bill were
Carlson, Conright, Degnan, Hope,
Johnson, Kay, McCutcheon, Met- ,
calfe, Pollard, Scavenius and Egan. '
Opposed to the bill were Barnes,
Franklin, Gasser, Gundersen, Hen
drickson, Laws, Locken, MacKinnon,1
Madsen, Miscovich, Stepovich, Wells
and Wilbur.
KIRCHHQFER TO LEAVE
JUNEAU AFTER47 YEARS
E. J. Kirchofer, resident of Juneau
for 47 years, and 24 years of that
time with the Alaska Juneau Gold
Mining Company, accompanied by
Mrs. Kirchofer, is leaving for the
south on the Baranof next Sunday.
They will eventually go to Newberg,
Oregon, to the home of their son
Curtis R. Kirchofer.
Kirchofer is one of two of the
original charter members of the
Loyal Order of Moose now living.
He has a wide circle of friends
who will regret his leaving but wish
him a long life in his new sur
roundings.
SENATORS OKAY
3 MEMORIALS
IN QUIET DAY
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member of the public welfare board,
argued that a fifth member was
advisable to break any deadlocks
which might stalemate a four-mem
ber board.
The annexation bill, by Rep. Jack
Scavenius (D-Anchorage), would al
low elections to be called upon pe
tition by 30 per cent of the resi
dents of an area involved. The law
now requires a majority. The elec
tion could be carried by 55 per cent
of the voters participating in the
area (if a majority in the city also
vote for it). The present require
ment is for a two-thirds vote.
The bill previously passed the
House.
32 ESCAPE DEATH
IN CRASH LANDING;
2 OF CREW PRAISED
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 28.—UP1—A
veteran pilot who skilfully crash
landed his crippled mid-continent
airlines plane yesterday is credited
with saving the lives of 29 pas
sengers and three crew members
aboard.
Capt. Paul C. Walters, 43, of
Kansas City, was hospitalized with
undetermined back injuries, but not
before he and hostess Cecilia Litell
herded everyone to safety. The
craft was consumed in flame sec
onds afterwards.
Co-pilot Forrest Hull, 28, of Kan
sas City, and four passengers, all
Tulsans, were also hositalized, but
none was seriously injured.
The two-engine Convair had just
taken them off from Municial Air
port for Houston, Tex., when a
motor quit and caught fire, pas
sengers said.
BETA SIGMA PHI
Spring Formal March 10 at the
Baranof Gold Room. 738-3t
WEEKLY WELL BABY
HEALTH CONFERENCE
SET FOR TOMORROW
The weekly Well Baby and Child
Health Conference will be held as
scheduled at the Juneau Public
Health Center, 318 Main Street,
Thursday afternoon, from 1 p. m. to
3:30 p. m.
Mothers are invited to bring their
babies and preschool children in
to have them checked and to dis
cuss any problems in child care with
the Public Health Nurse.
For further information and ap
pointments the mothers may phone
218.
INVESTIGATION GOING
FORWARD ON SIMPSON
STORE WINDOW STEAL
Juneau City Police, in cooperation
with the U. S. Marshal's office,
are continuing investigations of a
display window robbery at Simp
son's jewelry store early Sunday
morning, Assistant Cjhief Fiank
Cavanaugh said today.
Descriptions of 28 watches and
several rings taken from the win
dow have been sent out to police
officers throughout Alaska and the
states. All possible clues are being
run down. Estimated value of the
articles stolen is around $1,500. The
robbery has all the earmarks of a
professional operator, police said.
KIWAHIS HOLDS
INFORMAL MEET
At an informal roundtable pro
gram at the Juneau Kiwanis Club
today, each member gave a bit of
information on his background and
how he happened to come to
Alaska. Ed Hinke was in charge
of the program.
Guests were James Nolan and
Frank Heintzleman.
TAXES DUE
The second half-year Juneau In
dependent School District taxes will
be delinquent after today, City Clerk
C. L. Popejoy said today.
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YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE BECAUSE IT’S HAPPENED TO YOU
U
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NEIGHBORS
Probably you’ve never thought of
yourself as a maker of history.
But you are. And here is how you, as
a citizen of the United States, are
creating the greatest success in all
history. *■
Remember back in 1941 when the S
Defense Bonds you were buying sud
denly had to become War Bonds? How
you and your neighbors pitched in to
buy them in ever-increasing numbers,
to back our fighting men and to help
achieve the victory of World War II?
After V-J Day, when those bonds
became Savings Bonds, you continued
to buy them because you had learned
how regular saving could build secu
rity and contentment for yourself and
those you love.
The face of the land has undergone
some dramatic changes in those years
since V-J Day. Now the landscape is
dotted with new homes that Savings
Bonds built. Thousands upon thou
sands of new automobiles travel the
highways—Savings Bonds cars, bought
with the product of individual thrift.
On the farms, Bond-purchased equip
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ment has helped produce bumper crops
and prosperous years. Everywhere in
America, man’s urge to get into busi
ness for himself has become a bright
reality. So has the ambition of loving
parents to send their children through
college. Time and time again, Savings
Bonds have made those dreams and
many others come true.
You KNOW they’ve come true, be
cause it’s happened to you or to
some of your own friends.
And this is only the beginning of the
story. Even after accomplishing so
much, millions of American families
still enjoy the financial security of
owning more than fifty billion dollars—
fifty thousand million dollars in
Savings Bonds. More than at the peak
of war-time Bond holdings!
How much money is that? It’s enough
to build a new $10,000 mortgage-free
home for every family in San Francisco
—and Sacramento—and Salt Lake
City—and Denver—and Kansas City—
and St. Louis—and Indianapolis—and
Cincinnati—and Pittsburgh—and
New York City-—and the whole state t
of Texas! I
And every week, everywhere in Amer
ica, new millions of dollars are ,
added to the total—as crisp new
Savings Bonds are typed up with your
name on them.
Kind of a king-size success story, isn’t
it? Your success story because you
and tlte millions of your neighbors are
living it right now. Your own faith in
America—your own desire for the
warmth of family security and in
dependence—have made the story
of United States Savings Bonds
the thrift miracle of all time.
for your security, anti your'
country’s too, save now - through reyular
purchase qf f,S. Savings Bonds
The U. S. Government Joes nei pay for this aJoertiung. The Treaty try Department thanks,
for their patriotic donation, the MvcrUsing Council and
DOUGLAS
NEWS
HOME NURSING COMPLETED
The Red Cross Home Nursing
Classes under the Civilian Defense
! Program, completed its 24-hour
standard course on Monday night,
February 26, under the supervision
■ of the Red Cross instructress, Mrs.
! L. W. Richards, R. N.
j At the conclusion of the class
period, a social hour was held with
Mrs. Richard Shuman and Mrs.
Val Poor in charge.
A lovely gift was presented to
Mrs. Richards in appreciation by
the class of 13.
j The following students have com
1 pleted the course and are now
eligible for the Red Cross Home
Nursing Pin and certificate Mrs.
Betty Cunningham, Mrs. Alma
Cuthbert, Mrs. Francis Fleek, Miss
Betty1" Mae Gildersleeve, Mrs. Vir
ginia Gleaton, Mrs. Dorothy Gray,
Mrs. Evelyn Henkins, Mrs. Mamie
Jensen, Mrs. Alice Poor, Mrs. Grade
Reed, Mrs. Tillie Riley, Mrs. Beryl
Shuman and Mrs. Perry Tyvold.
F. D. MEETING
A special meeting of the Douglas
Volunteer Fire Department will be
held tomorrow night. March 1. in
the Fire Hall, at which all mem
bers are requested to be present.
There will be business in relation
to taking on the job of rebuilding
the cannery buildlings—and a
course in Red Cross First Aid. Meet
ing starts at 8 o’clock.
IMMUNIZATION SHOTS
Children in the Douglas Public
Schools are receiving immunizaztion
shots this week under the direction
of the Public Health Department.
WIFE OF COACH ARRIVES
Mis. Robert Isaac arrived on the
Baranof to join her husband,
who is coach and teacher in the
Douglsa Public Schools. The couple
have residence in the Schlegel
home on Fifth Street.
APPENDECTOMY
Dale Henkins, 7-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clancy Henkins, en
tered St. Anne's Hospital Monday
and underwent a appendectomy
operation. He is reported as doing
very well.
BOY FOR DIETZ FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dietz are the
parents of a baby boy born on
Monday evening, February 20. at
10:40 o’clock in St. Anne's Hospital
in Juneau.
The young son weighed 6 pounds
and 8 ounces at birth and at home
will join two sisters and a brother:
Patricia, 6; Lucinda, 5, and
Charles, 2.
IS HOME
Mrs. Stephen Ford returned home
from St. Anne’s Hospital this morn
ing where she has been confined
for several days for rest and care.
TAKU TRAVELERS SATURDAY
SQUARE DANCE GROUP
The Taku Travelers Square Dance
Group will travel again this Satur
day evening in the Douglas School
Gymnasium. William B. Cuthbert is
in charge of the evening’s program
which includes numbers to be
danced at the coming Spring Festi
val. This dance program is for
all persons of the Community and
is a means of providing good re
creation as well as meeting your
fellow townspeople. Practice calling
begins at 7:30 with the dance
scheduled for 8 o’clock
(LAY URGES
REARMING OF
WEST EUROPE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—(A*)—
Lucius D. Clay, former U. S. com
mander in Germany, said today
that sufficient Western European
defense forces can be assembled in
a year to make Russian aggression
“seem unprofitable.”
But to do this, the retired general
said, the present course of re-arm
: ing Western Europe and suppying
American ground troops to the
I North Atlantic defense force must
be pursued “full speed ahead.”
Clay appeared before the Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Serv
ices Committees. He urged that
American troops be sent to Europe
“without limitations” for the defense
force being assembled by Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
He sharply disputed the testi
mony of former President Herbert
Hoover yesterday that to send
troops before the Europeans them
selves were fully prepared would
be to invite a massacre.
“I do not subscribe to the theory
that the Russians are supermen or
super-fighters, or that Gen. Eisen
hower, given a reasonable number
of men. would be overwhelmed and
massacred,” he said.
Clay had many face-to-face deal
ings with the Russian leaders while
commander of U. S. forces in Ger
many and military governor of the
U. S. zone—including operation of
the Berlin air lift. He now is serv
ing as a top assistant In the office
of defense mobilization.
The joint chiefs of staff have
announced plans to send four more
divisions to Europe to join the two
already there.
“I am convinced," Clay said, “that
forces can be ready in a year that
will make aggression seem unprofit
able if we pursue the present course
full speed ahead.”
Clay said the Russians will start
a war when they feel they are
ready, and not before.
MRS. D0N0K0E HAS
PASSED ON IN (AUF.
Word that her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Donohoe had passed on last Sunday
in Atherton, Calif., has been re
ceived in Juneau by Mrs. Earle
Hunter, Sr. Mrs. Donohoe was 70
years of age. She had been in ill
health the past several years. A
former pioneer Cordova resident,
Mrs. Donohoe and her husband left
Alaska about 20 years ago to make
their home in Atherton. Mr. Dono
hoe died several years ago. He
was a prominent Alaskan attorney
and was active in Democratic poli
tics. For years he was Democratic
National Committeeman for Alaska.
Mrs. Donohoe, who before her
marriage was Rosalie Miller, first
came to Alaska from the family
home in Medford. Ore., in 1900 to
visit with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Hunter,
Sr., in Juneau. It was in this city
that she first met Mr. Donohoe who
was a young attorney here. Later
they w-ere married in California and
returned to Alaska going to Valdez.
From Valdez they went to Cordova
where Mr. Donohoe was interested
in the townsite when it was first es
tablished. and they made their
home there until he retired and
they moved to California.
The Donohoes had two children,
a daughter Ruth, and a son Thomas
M.. who passed on several years ago.
Ruth Donohoe was with her mother
at the time she passed on.
Mrs. Donohoe is survived by her
daughter Ruth, two sisters, Mrs.
Hunter of Juneau and Mrs. William
Britt of Sacramento, and a brother
Floyd Miller of Los Angeles; three
grandsons, the son of the late
Thomas M. Donohoe. She was the
aunt of Earle Hunter Jr., of Juneau.
Services for Mrs. Donohoe were
held in Atherton.
PARKS WILL SPEND
MONTH IN HONOLULU
George A. Parks was a south
bound passenger from Juneau this
week on Pan American World Air
ways clipper and left Seattle last
night by the Pan Am air route
on a month's visit in Honolulu.
Parks will be joined in Honolulu
by his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Compton of
Salt Lake City, Utah, who are
leaving San Francisco this week for
the Islands to enjoy a vacation visit
with him there.
STORY HOUR THURSDAY
Edna Lomen announces that the
usual story hour will be held to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock in
the Juneau Public Library.
—EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY—
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
BASKETBALL TITLE
PLAYOFF NEXT WEEK
The Southeast Alaska basketball
title playoff between Juneau and. !
Ketchikan High Schools is cancelled '
for this week, according to Coach
Arnold Soley of the Juneau High
School. No reason was given for
the cancellation in the advices re
ceived from Ketchikan.
The two or three game series will
be played next week with the first
game scheduled for either Monday
or Tuesday. The first day of play
was not known at press time this
afternoon.
Fast breaking and long passing
made the winning combination for
Ketchikan High School in taking
the southern division title from
Petersburg High School in the
crucial three-game series played in
Ketchikan on February 15, 16 and
17, according to Bob Corbin of the
Ketchikan Chronicle. Spark plugs
of the Kayhi team are Gary Emard
and Frank Murkowski.
Among other Ketchikan players
that are scheduled here for the
Southeast Alaska title games are
Nelson, J. Tucker, Simpson, Rich,
Statter, Maddox, Housholder, Bue
and P. Tucker.
“From watching the boys play it
would seem that Kayhi has a
chance to make good not only this
year b,pt at least two years to
come. Two juniors, five sophomores
and at least one promising looking
freshman help comprise this year's
squad,” according to Corbin.
Juneau High School won the
Southeast Alaska championship in
1950 from Ketchikan High School
and went on to win the All-Alaska
title by defeating the Seward Sea
Hawks. Ketchikan and Juneau also
played for the Southeast Alaska title
in 1948 when Kayhi won and went
on to deieet Fairbanks for All-*
Alaska.
i SNOW FALLS
- S'AN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28.—1^—
Snow sifted down over many parts
of San Francisco today.
The higher elevations, such as
Twin Peaks, were whitened, and
slush formed on the streets.
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ROBERT SECRIST JR.
HAS BIRTHDAY DINNER
Robert Secrist, Jr. was the hon
ored guest at a birthday dinner
given for him Sunday by his par
ents at their home on the Thane
Trail. The young man celebrated
his sixteenth birthday yesterday.
Guests invited for the dinner
were' Belinda Clark, Dale Hiller- .
man and Gene Barber.
SWEETBRIER LEAVES
The U. S. Coast Guard cutter
Sweetbrier left this morning for her
regular station at Ketchikan and
was to do aids to navigation work
enroute, CG headquarters says.
Ernest Mynar of Seattle is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
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