LARGE SHELLS TO
BURST ON FOURTH;
DISPLAY BIG ONE
Among the over 300 large shells
to be fired over the 4th of July
weekend are some of the most un
usual pyrotechnical effects ever de
vised. Larry <we need more shells i
Parker, who is superintendent of
aerial shells and bombs for the
committee, states that it is defi
nitely the finest assortment we
have ever had.
Among the daylight shells are a
great collection of flags of varidus
countries, on parachutes, several
good noisy bombs, and one huge
“mystery" shell. This shell was
opened and carefully examined by
the committee but they were unable
to recognize the contents, however,
they were able to determine that
it is a daylight shell, and that it
contains an enormous amount of
fireworks, i the shell is 30 inches
in circumference and almost 2 feet
high), and was hand-made in Ja
pan about 20 or 30 years ago. and
has long since lost all its labels
and identifying marks. Included
also in the daylight shells are sev
eral large paper birds and animals
which should prove of great in
terest, as well as a BPO banner
n»’jng tribute to the local Elks
lodge, long time supporter and
friend of the fireworks committee.
iu announce the opening of the
big show on Monday night the
committee has obtained a collect
ion of aerial salutes ranging in
size from 9 inches to 24 inches.
The 24 inch bomb is approximately
four times as loud as anything
ever used here before, and will
certainly advise anyone within a
radius of 15 or 20 miles that tne
fireworks show is about to start.
The show will be fired in the
usual order, that is, there will be
a ground piece, a group of rock
ets, and a group of shells, and
another ground piece etc. The
first two groups of shells will be
of the 12 inch size and will con
sist mainly of star shells inter
spersed with a few special effects.
The third and fourth group will
be 15 inch shells, all special ef
fects. The fifth group will be 18
inch shells, and the sixth and
seyenth group will be 24 inch shells
including flitter shells, duration
Shells and various other special
effects.
The eighth group will consist df
U 30 ir. i shells. All of the 24
and 30 inch shells on this show
were made to order and contain
some exceptionally fine examples
of the pyrotechnists art, such as
CroSettes, White Magnesium, Battle
in the Clouds, Shell of Shells,]
Spider Web, Octapus, etc. One
shell was designed by a member
of the committee which is hoped |
will produce something new ini
pyrotechnical effects. i
Thirty large shells have been j
fused together and will be fired in i
one flight to accompany the finale
of the big show. There has also
been a generous selection of shells
reserved for the show on the night
of the Fourth. I
BODIES WASHED
ASHORE MAY BE
CRASH VICTIMS
(By Associated Press)
The bodies of two women, maimed
beyond recognition, have been cast
ashore near South Haven, Mich.
Authorities hope today to estab
lish their identities from finger
prints and a wedding ring. Its
assumed the women were victims of
last Saturday's airliner crash ih
Lake Michigan in which 58 persons
were lost.
UN DELEGATES
DISCUSS UNITED
ACTION, NO. KOREA
(By Associated Press)
Delegates to the United Nations
Security Council in New York dis
cussed today the possibility of set
ting up a high-level group to co
ordinate U.N. action against North
Korea. Such a move is supported
by more than half of the 59 U.N.
members. There is no suggestion
that any military authority be
taken from General MacArthur.
now supreme commander in the
Korea-Japan area.
SHEPARDS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. (Jack) Shep
ard of Fairbanks are guests at the
Baranof Hotel.
"Mack" on New Feet Now
I). B. “Mack" Mercado (center) is shown just after ho put hew fert on the ground at Juneau after return
ing from five months in Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital. The courageous Jv.neau fisherman's lower limbs were
amputated early in January after he had been rescued following a five-day vigil in a windowless, un
healed cabin at Boat Harbor on Lynn Canal. He had walked eight miles over snow and rocks in his
bare feet after his trolling boat, the Helen M, sank in St. James Bav during a stormy December night.
From left to right above are B. H. “Jack” Manery, Juneau fisherman who discovered Mercado's sunken
trolling boat and rescued him; Mercado’s daughter Helen, 11; Mercado; Mrs. Mercado; and Andy Barlow,
executive secretary of the United Trollers of Alask a, Local 100, which campaigned early this year for
funds with which to “put Mack back on his feet.” (Empire Photo).
PEARL HARBOR CAN
FiGHT OFF ATTACK.
AUTHORITIES SAY
PEARL HARBOR, July 1 — W> —
American military authorities be
lieve Hawaii’s defenses are ade
quate to fight off another Pearl
Harbor attack.
U.S, officers concede that ground,
sea and air forces are low in num
ber. But they feel that, “under the '
present situation,” the forces are
sufficient.
They said magic-eye radar com
pletely screen Hawaii on all sides—
although radar would not necessar
ily give enough advance warning to
prevent an air attack such as the
Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese raid.
(It will be remembered that an
army sergeant picked up Japanese
planes on their way to bomb the
American base by an early radar
but his report to superiors was
pooh-poohed.)
AMERICANS ARE
TO BE EVACUATED,
KOliEA TO ALASKA
(By Associated Press)
Air shuttle service to evacuate
Americans from Korea to Alaska
will be started tomorrow by North
west Airlines.
The airline said it hoped to
evacuate 500 persons from Tokyo
within the next two months. Some
1,100 refugees from war torn Korea
are reported seeking passage back
to the United States.
Northwest planes will leave An
chorage every two or three days to
mid-July to shuttle to Tokyo and
back. The round trip takes about
42 hours.
- Regular flights will then return
the refugees to the United States
from Anchorage.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for the kindness and
sympathy shown us during the ill
ness and loss of our beloved hus
band, father and brother; also for
the many beautiful floral offerings
and especially to the B.P.O.E. foi
their impressive service.
Mrs. Mabel Schmitz,
Freddie and Lorene
Gus, Bill, Pete and
Frank Schmitz
Mrs. Ann Matt
Mrs. Mary Albright
Mrs. Dorothy Gilmore
Mrs. Elsie Hildinger
Still time to save at I. Goldstein's
All items greatly reduced!
Moose Members
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FOUR CREWMEN
MISSING FROM
B-50 PLANE CRASH
(By Associated Press)
Four crewmen are missing from
a B-50 Superfortress which took
fire over Tampa, Florida, during
the night and crashed and exploded
at MacDill Air Force base.
Eight of the crewmen aboard the
bomber escaped without serious in
jury by bailing out of the flaming
plane.
At least five of the parashooters
landed in Tampa Bay. Newsmen
trying to get details about the
crash encountered near-wartime se
curity restrictions.
QUEUILLE IS GIVEN
APPROVAL, PREMIER
OF FRENCH NATION
PARIS, July 1 — Iff) — Henri
Queuille today started putting to
gether a new French cabinet amid
indications that political bickering
over internal issues might compli
cate his task.
Queuille won his first test early
today in the National Assembly. He
was approved as premier by a vote
of 363 to 208. In his statement ol
policy asking for investiture
Queuille pleaded for unity to per
mit France to do its share in solv
ing the international crisis.
FROM ANCHORAGE
Clem C. Philip of Anchorage ii
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
REDS MOBILIZE ALL
KOREANS BETWEEN
18 - 36 YEARS OLD
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TOKYO, July 1—<ypy—The Pyong
I yang radio of North Korea an-i
I nounced today the Communists re
gime has started the mobilization
| of all Koreans between the ages of
18 and 36.
The broadcast, monitored here.i
said the order is effective today. All
men and women in the age cate
gory will be called up for the de
fense of the country, the broadcast
said. | i
WILD RUMOR OVER
DROPPING OF BOMB
TOKYO, July 1—-OP)—'Tokyo had a
wild rumor today that Okinawa,
the big U.S. air base south of
Japan, had been bombed.
It turned out that a Superfort
pilot yesterday, on a Korean bomb
ing mission, found his bomb bay
wouldn’t close and jettisoned his
bomb load near Okinawa. That’s
the Army public information office
version.
i WILDES RETURN FROM SHORT
] BUSINESS TRIP TO SEATTLE
[ Mr. and Mrs. Keith G. Wildes
I returned Wednesday by Pan Arn/r
;ican Airways from a short business
! trip to Seattle. Mr. Wildes is
i special agent for the New York
Life Insurance Company.
Miriam Diehm of Sitka is regis
' tered at the Baranof Hotel.
Troops Ready
To Fight "Like
Hell"-Twining
(Continued from Page 1)
that might take it.
It’s different, however, at Ladd
Field at Fairbanks and Elmendorf
here.
At Anti-Aircraft Guns
At both, men stand beside anti
aircraft guns. Passes are required
just to get through the gates.
At Elmendorf, where on a pre
vious trip to the Territory I saw
jets lined up almost wing to wing
along the landing strips, it is diffi
cult now to find them. They have
been dispersed and concealed so
cleverly it’s difficult to spot them
from the air unless you know where
they are.
They would be hard to knock out.
At Fort Richardson, near Elmen
dorf, another step has been taken
due to the tenseness of the interna
tional situation. Wartime instruc
tions to military dependents and
civilian employees have been re
published. Officials said it was
mainly for the benefit of newcom
ers.
Evacuation Method
The instructions include evacua
tion procedures. Dependents and
civilians would be flown out of the
danger area in the event of attack,
with hospital patients and women
with children receiving top priority.
Sounding of the post’s siren con
tinuously could mean a serious alert.
All persons are told not to telephone
but remain home and listen for in
structions by radio.
With all this, Twining has re
assured Alaskans to avoid hysteria
or alarm. The moves are largely
precautionary.
And Alaskans seem to be taking
it in stride. The Anchorage Times
reflected the general feeling when
it said editorially that “life goes its
normal course here with people in
formed but not alarmed.”
Leaflets Are Dropped
Over Red-Held Area
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AN AIRBASE IN JAPAN. July lj
—(iD—A Fifth Airforce C-46 flew ,
over Communist held portions of
Korea today dropping leaflets which,
said:
“The United Nations has appealed
to the American forces in Japan to
assist you peace loving citizens of
the Republic of Korea in your
struggle against the unprovoked j
aggression from the north. We shall
give you every support. Be stead
fast. Be calm. Be courageous. Re
sist firmly. Together we shall drive
the aggressor from your territory.”
The plane, piloted by Major An
drew Haughom of Minneapolis, met
no opposition. It was escorted by
fighter craft.
Czechs Convicted
In Treason Trial
PRAGUE, Julv 1—CAPS—'Thirteen
persons have been convicted in a
treason and terrorism trial in sou
thern Moravia and one was seu?.
enced to death. They had been
accused of connections with an
American intelligence service.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Hukill and
baby, of Skagway, are at the Bara
nof Hotel.
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We’re proud that we are able to offer you that kind of printing . . .
printing that is outstanding in every respect. . . printing that will
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printing job.
“for a better impression”
call the
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FORGOTTEN SIBERIAN
ALFALFA MAKES HAY
WITH NO SUNSHINE
WASHINGTON. July I — Of) —
Plants obtained from Russia more
than 40 years ago—but forgotten
until recently—may help the great
plains put more meat on the Ameri
can dinner table.
They are yellow-flowered alfalfas
brought to this country from Si
beria.
i The prospects were disclosed by
Dr. B. T. Shaw, deputy administra
tor of the Agriculture Department’s
research division.
He told a recent meeting of de
partment staff officers that the Si
berian alfalfa provides a basic germ
plasm for development of a legume
which would enable the great plains
to produce much more livestock.
When first brought to this coun
i try nearly half a century ago, the
alfalfa was tested at a number oi
1 experiment stations, but was aban
i doned because it was found to be
low-yielding. At that time interest
; was centered on high-yielding
1 strains.
Recently, Shaw said, plant breed
ers have become concerned more
with the possibilities of strains
which will persist under extreme
climatic conditions such as charac
i terize areas of Kansas, Nebraska,
| North and South Dakota, and Mon
tana.
"At one of the field stations in
j South Dakota,” Shaw said, “plant
| breedrs found growing some of the
Siberian alfalfas that were planted
almost half a century ago. These
plants had come through the years
of drought when they were eaten
j into the ground by livestock. De
spite this severe treatment and
j weather they have persisted and
j were able to come back when con
; ditions became more favorable.”
] Some of the seeds were sent to
Alaska for testing about the same
j time, but they too were soon forgot
I ten. Two years ago, they were found
I there growing within ten inches of
i ground permanently covered with
frost.
FROM LOS ANGELES
Harriet H. Brinkley of Los An
geles is stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
FROM PRINCE RI'fVRT
J. Cliff Giiken of Rupert Fish.
Inc., Prince Rupert, B.C., is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM BROOKLYN
Mrs. Alice Boe Aslaksen of
Brooklyn, N.Y., is registered at the
Baranof Hotel.
T. S. Batchelder of Fairbanks is
a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
HINES COMMISSIONER
IS GIVEN GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY POST FOR COAL
■
Leo H. Saarela, Alaska commis-1
sioner of mines, has been appointed
district mining supervisor for the
Geological Survey, he announced
today.
All coal permits in the Territory,1
leasing arrangements as well as
royalty payments will be under his j
direction as supervisor.
Saarela returned to his home of- i
j fice this week after an extended
‘ trip through the Interior with D. C.
Abernathy, chief of the mining:
branch of the survey office, who |
has charge of all coal leases and j
lands in the western states and J
Alaska. ' j
Mines visited during the trip in- :
eluded those in the Matanuska
field, where it was revealed that a!
new contract going into effect to
day will give Jonesville miners the
highest base wage rate of any coal1
miners in the country—$3.10 an i
hour.
After going over the Healy fields, i
Abernathy expressed satisfaction j
with the condition of mines here, |
and left for Washington yesterday.
7,300 POUNDS SALMON
LANDED THIS MORNING i
Approximately 7.300 pounds of
salmon were brought to the Juneau j
Cold Storage this morning.
The largest landing was made by!,
the Attu skippered by Peter Lundy j
and totaled 6.000 pounds.
The Pinta commanded by Walter |
Maki, landed 250 pounds, while j
the Bertie II, under Roy DeRoux, j
brought in 750 pounds.
Other landings made were by C.;
Ellis and J. B. Hickey who landed j
150 and 2»0 pounds respectively. i
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you’re not among those who will be enjoying this
extra boost to their savings at this time, why not
plan to be on hand when earnings are paid next
December 31st? Whether you can be a large
investor or a small saver, you’ll find our earnings
worthwhile. Savings insured, of course.,
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LESS than
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on Savings
Alaska Federal Savings & Loan
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or JUNEAU
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IT'S
HAPPENED!
☆
Juneau's
going to
have an
Unpolished
Whing Ding
July
r
2
3
and
4
☆
IRVING'S
4 day 4th
begins 8 p.m.
each day
☆
Whing Ding says:
"You can see
the fireworks
and all of
Juneau from
Irving's big •
windows."
☆
For a...
Whing Ding
oi a time,
Come lo
IRVING'S
On the Douglas Road
This is not a
Grand Opening,
but come and see
it now . . . and come
and see it when . . .
No one under 21 allowed
unless accompanied by
parent.