EPOCH - MAKING
CONCERT GIVEN BY
SILVA, SCHAPIRO
Fine Music Opens Season
Community Now Owns
Grand Piano
More than a concert solid with
master compositions, superbly per
fcrmcd, marked the event last
night in the 20th Century Theatre,
The program by two famed solo
ists—Luigi Silva, cellist, with Max
im Schapiro, concert pianist, ac
companying—was an auspicious op
ening of the 1950-51 series for tlie
new Juneau-Douglas Concert As
sociation.
Pre-season subscriptions had as
sured the success of the entire sea
son.
Moreover, they had made possible
the final payment on a note signed
by several civic-spirited citizens.
NoW the big Baldwin concert grand
piano really belongs to Juneau.
In a little ceremony before the
.program, Mrs. John McCormfck,
Association membership chairman,
asked Schapiro to destroy the note
in front of a near-capacity audi
ence. Many, in fact, most of the
‘'witnesses" had contributed # at
least a key or a pedal, in the im
aginative "encore auction” by which
some $1,500 was raised for the pi
ano October 28, 1949.
Appropriately, it was Mr. Schap
iro who tore the note to bits, for j
he and his music had given impet- j
us to the community piano project, ]
and his benefit concert provided 1
the largest single contribution to
the fund.
Besides, it is not every day that
three United Elates Senators, a
three-star general and a Gov
ernor turn piano-movers.
To dispose of that matter: After
the concert a call was made for
several men to help move the Bald
win from the temporary platform
to the permanent stage. The first
volunteers were those mentioned:
Senators Lester Hunt, Wayne Morse
and Leverett S'altonstall; Lt. Gen.
William E. Kepner and Gov. Ern
est Gruening. Oh, to have had a
camera!
Luigi Silva, Italian-born ceh*st,
proved himself a major artist. The
verities of Papa Haydn stood up
with the dissonances of the age
of the alphabet bomb; classics for
the violoncello tradition with ex
penmeuis oi uie uiuucixio.
The broad sweep and mathemat
"‘"'njjmif'jjj'j. Uie Up,
the program-openers, a Silva-ar
ranged “Chaconne” by Vitali, and
the Haydn "Adagio and Minuetto”
with four variations.
A sonata for cello and piano
is seldom heard here. The choice
of the Grieg Opus 36 was a hap
py one and characteristic in lyric
short-range themes, falling melodic
patterns and contrasting rhythms.
Among outstanding numbers were
Bloch’s profound and haunting
“Meditation Hebraique,” with more
than a hint of “El Eli;’’ and the
Schubert-Silva 'Waltzes. One of these
largely cn harmonics, was like the
froth crowning a crystal stein; an
other called up a picture of whirl
ing flounced-skirt dancers.
Popper's "Spinning Song” should
have been repeated, and doubtless
would have been demanded again
had there not been such a full pro
gram. This light bit was sheer en
chantment—surely the happy spin
ning of gossamer.
The muted “Habanera" of Ravel
was followed by several contrast
ing Roumanian dances by Bela
Bartok. One, entirely in overtones,
was so high and thinly plaintive
of line that the audience seemed
to hold its breath for a message
lrom another world.
.The genius of three Italian mu
sicians combined for the impressive
clos:ng fantasy on a theme from
“Moses”—Rossini, who composed
the opera; Paganini and Silva,
who arranged and played it. This
composition, entirely on the A
string, was as though played by a
choir of instruments.
The only encore was the mystic
“Music for a Dying Fountain," by
Lorenzo Rosellini.
Bud Schultz, popular teen-age pi
anist, had the exacting but excit
ing chore of turning the pages
for the pianist. The high basket of
autumn flowers was by courtesy of
the Juneau Florists.
On behalf of the Concert Asso
ciation, both musicians were given
Alaska ivory souvenirs. Schapiro,
whom Mayor Waino Hendrickson
previously had made an honorary
citizen of Juneau, received a desk
pen set, and Silva a delicately carv
ed good-luck billiken and key chain.
Hostesses in the foyer and at
the later reception for the artists
in the Baranof Lobby were the wo
men of the Membership Committee.
Besides Mrs. McCormick, they are
Mrs. Cecil Casler, who was in
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charge of arrangements, and Mes
dames Lee Dunlap, Bertha Elling
er, Earle Hunter, Jr.; G. E. Cleve
land, Carol Beery Davis, Henrj
Green, Henry Harmon, Jean Marsh
Edward E. Lupro, Opal Sharman
Ernest Gruelling, George Sund
1 borg, Dewey Baker, William Reedy
| Emily Dean Milice, Jake Cropiey
! Manuel Diaz, Lee Grant and Helen
j Rolf, and Misses Pearl Peterson
j Ethel Murphy and Rose Maier.
WATCHDOG SENATORS
HEAR TESTIMONY ON
LOCAL DEFENSE NEEDS
(Continued from Page One)
i
eral funds under the Federal Aid
for Highways program, Morse asked
for comparison with aid to states.
"Does the Territory fare as well?”
he asked. “Is there discrimination?
Do the states get more favorable
action than the Territory? Is
Alaska road construction very lag
gard?
"We assume that legislation is
favorable to the states, but not to
the Territory," he added.
After the hearing, he said, in
part: "In completing our inspection
and investigation of military in
stallations in Alaska—which took
us to Nome, just a short distance
from tire Russian frontier—I am
pleased to report to the American
people that they should have great
confidence in the American mili
tary establishments in Alaska.
“Our armed forces, working under
great handicaps, are doing such a
magnificent job that every Ameri
can should offer a prayer of thanks
for the heroic services of our men
in uniform in Alaska.
"However, the American people
should also recognize the great con
tributions of the Alaskan people to
America’s security and defense . .
All three Senators expressed sat
isfaction with their first trip to
Alaska.
Just before taking off. Senator
Hunt said, “I feel that our visit
was most helpful, and we will carry
home and to the full committee and
to the Congress reports which em
phasize the need of adequate de
fenses in Alaska, and the need for
closer understanding on the civilian
front.”
TWO NEW POLIO CASES
REPORTED;ANCHORAGE,
ALSO FROM FAIRBANKS
Two new cases of poliomyelitis
in Anchorage and Fairbanks were
rrcportM 'today td the AiaSka-De
partment of Health headquarters
here. They are Jean Neese, 15, of
Anchorage, and Janet Fickersen,
two and one-half months, of Ladd
Air Force base at Fairbanks. Both
were stricken yesterday, according
to the report firom AnchoSage
Health Department officials.
The two new cases bring the to
tal to 45 occurring in Alaska since
outbreak of the disease here on
August 10. There are now 18 case;
reported in both Anchorage and
Fairbanks. Next highest occurrence
was in Ketchikan where there were
six cases and two deaths. Other
cases were one at Pt. Barrow, one
in Juneau and one in Wrangell
There have been five deaths in all
PRICE OF FIR IS
TAKING NOSE DIVE
(By Associated Press)
A sharp break in Douglas fir
prices is described as the worst in
Pacific Northwest lumber industry
history. Prices began coming down
shortly after Labor Day.
The past week or so, fir prices
have been on a real toboggan. Lum
bermen at Eugene, Oregon—in the
heart of the Douglas fir country
say prices have gone down about $10
a thousand feet in the past week.
Prices at the peak for green dimen
sion lumber were at least $90 a
thousand board feet. This week
many sales have been made at $50.
One industry spokesman calls it a
nose dive on price and demand.
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FROM TENAKEE
Mrs. A. D. O’Toole of Tenakee is
at the Baranof Hotel.
DOUGLAS
NEWS
WEEKEND HOLIDAY
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pusich will be
round-trip passengers to Skagway
and return on the Princess Louise
this weekend.
DOUGLAS FIREMEN
Tick Niemi, Larry Wilcox, and
; Frank Cashen, a committee for the
Douglas firemen, are busy with
I plans for the annual fall dance to
i be held at the Eagles’ Hall in Doug
i las October 28, with music furnished
by Tick Niemi's orchestra.
MRS. SCHOPPERT LEAVES
Mrs. Robert Schoppert and daugh
ter Jackie will fly to Whitehorse
j tomorrow. They will proceed to At
j lin for a three week's visit with
| relatives. Mrs. Schoppert’s two
! younger children will remain with
their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Jack,
during their mother’s absence.
TAKU TRAVELERS
"Allemand left and a do-ce-do, j
Swing your partners and away we'
go!” That means Square Dancing! !
| Saturday night, October 21, be-1
ginning at 8 p.m., the Taku Trav- j
elers will hold forth in the Douglas j
Gym for the regular square dance !
session. Several of the local folks j
have been practicing the calls, and j
will have their first “try" at calling j
tomorrow night. It promises to he i
lots of fun, and an invitation is ex- j
tended to young*and old to attend.;
Those who enjoy looking instead of |
dancing are welcome too.
If anyone cares to become a regu
lar member they may enroll with
Rollin Emel by calling Douglas 324. |
Beginners are also welcome and:
are urged to be there promptly at]
8 in order to get the few practice
steps in.
Boys and girls of high school age I
had two or three squares last year, j
and they are again urged to get in
and join the fun.
ALASKA COASTAL HAS
92 ON THURS. FLIGHTS
Passengers carried by Alaska ■
Coastal Airlines yesterday numbered
92 with 8 on interport, 41 arriv
ing and 43 departing.
Departing for Sitka were: E. G.
Fisher, Paul Dupler, Tom Morgan, j
Mrs. L. Darlin, G. Ruff, A. Grant; i
for Tenakee: ,Tom Paddock; for’
'Fish Bay: A. Austrom, A1 Keithley; >
for Fick Cove: Lowell, Marvin and
Monty Colby; for Hoonah: Mr. and
Mrs. David Williams, Rosie James, i
j Mr. Slid Mrs. R. Hanson, Gene
j Chase.
Fcr Gustavus: Mi-, and Mrs.
James Channing, Mickey Channing ;
for Petersburg; Tom Moore; for
Ketchikan: Tom Naly, John Cox,
Alfred Owen, Mrs. Odelia Light, E.
: W. Norton, T. B. Erickson: for
Barge: A. E. Owen, Ellsworth Set
| ton.
For Tulsequah: Henry Soomus,
M. Ferguson, R. A. Walker; for
Skagway; B. Whitley, Hank Brou
.tette, Bob Martin, Mr. and Mrs. C.
R. McMickel, W. S. Schoonover,
Frederick Woeff; for Haines: Fred
! Donnelly, Mrs. Violet Knight, Jam
■ ?s Ward.
I Arriving from Skagway were:
Vfr. and Mrs. M. Reed, Brooks Han
ord, Jerry Beason, F. A. Wolf;
rem Haines: W. E. Berklund, Mb.
md Mrs. Carl Heinmiller, G. W.
Gucker, Walter Sunden.
From Ketchikan: S. E. Vermilyec,
Jack Talbot; from Petersburg: E.
.Vliitehead, L. D. McMullin, J.
Jarillo; irom Pelican: Emma Wait
men, George Osborne: from Hoo
lah: Carl and Hazel Forsen.
From Sitka: A. F. Ghiglione, Tdm
Morgan, P. Parker, Mary Gahagen,
jE. w! Hales, Kathleen Kohl, S. H.
Lorain, G. W. Rogers, Zana Pax
jton, F. Brown, Dan Doyle, Frank
Calvin, Marvin Ripke, Louise Such
omel, M. E. Hardy, J. Morgan, W.
S. Twenhofel, D. P. Scudder, Dr.
Googe, C. Washburn, H. Wade, R.
Brust.
LADIES AID BAZAAR
Lutheran Church, Saturday. 1 to
5 p.m. Food sale and needlework
for Christmas gifts. Scandinavian
bread will be served at tea. 635-3
J. Talbot of Ketchikan is stopping
at the Baranof Hotel.
IE njoy the beer
that's EXTRA PALE
and EXTRA MILD
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GEN. SCOTT, ARMY
ALASKA HEAD, TO
NEW ASSIGNMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 — <iP> —
i Maj. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer,
j who has been director of foreign
arms aid in the Defense Depart-,
ment, has been assigned temporarily
to the Infantry Center at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Maj. Gen. Stanley L. Scott, until
recently commander of the U.S.
Army In Alaska, has been appointed
to succeed Lemnitzer in the Defense
Department Nov. 1.
The Army, disclosing the shift to
day, said that Lemnitzer's perma
nent assignment will be announced
later. He is a veteran of the African
and European campaigns during
World War II.
TAKU TOASTMASTERS
HAVE VARIED PROGRAM;
SESSION IS FAST - PACED
Members of Taku Toastmasters
participated in a varied and fast
paced meeting at their regular
Thursday evening session. But El
kins presided as Toastmaster.
Charles Oldham gave his first
speech before the club and talked
for five minutes on “Breaking the
Ice.” Bill Ellis gave his seventh
speech, a simulated radio sports
cast. Gene Vuille was then called
upon for an impromptu speech and
devoted three minutes to a dis
cussion of the relative merits of
new automatic washing machines
versus the old-fashioned method.
"The Disease of Rest” was the
topic chosen by Dr. John Clem
ents for his ten minute address.
The speaking portion of the meet
ing was concluded by Wayne Rich by
who, for his fourth speech, dis
cussed "Operation Vittles,” the air
lift to Berlin.
Chief Evaluator for the evening
was Wes Overby, assisted by indi
vidual critics, Commander Hawley,
B.ll Hughes, Leo Saarela, Com
mander Morrison, Irvin Curtis, and
Grammarian Charles Burdick.
BOY SCOUT ROUND
TABLE MEETING IS
TONIGHT, DUGOOT
Scoutmasters and assistants will
meet with district commissioner
Vance M. Blackwell and scoot
executive Maurice Powers at the
American Legion Dugout tonight
at 7:30 o’clock for the first of the'
new year’s scoutmasters round
tables. i
Important items for discussion will
include relationships between the (
Cub Scout and Boy Scout branches,
and between Boy Scout troops and
the Explorers. Recommendations
will be made by the scoutmaster
group for consideration by the ad
vancement committee as to dates
for courts of honor for the rest of
the year. Troop leaders will divide
responsibility for arrangements for
these bi-monthly functions.
Some preliminary discussion will
also be given to plans for next
summer's camping program, cam
porees, and the possibility of a
winter camp for scouts and ex
plorers. Blackwell said that invi
tations to the round table meeting
had been sent to all registered
scoutmasters and assistants. Troop
committeemen and other men in
terested in the Boy Scout section
of the program are also invited.
LADIES AID BAZAAR
Lutheran Church, Saturday. 1 to
5 p.m. Pood sale and needlework
for Christmas gifts. Scandinavian
bread will be served at tea. 6353t
j Former Juneauile
Dies in Snohomish
SEATTLE, Oct. 20—(At—Frank 'h.
Nowell, of Crystal Lake, Snoho
mish County, an Alaskan pioneer,
died in a Snohomish hospital yes
terday. For many years, he operated
a photography studio in Seattle.
Nowell, born in Portsmouth, N.
H., went to Juneau in 1886. He
took with him six cows and a bull
and started the first dairy ranch in
Alaska. He later went . into the
mining business with his father,
Thomas Nowell'.
He also established the first dray
business in Alaska and ran a tele
phone line from Juneau to the Sh
iver Bow Basin. He cattle to Seat
tle in 1903.
PALMER BUSINESSMEN
ARE HERE ON HOUSING
In the light of the rapidly ex
panding Eklutna power project un
der way by the Bureau of Reclama
tion, two Palmer businessmen are
in Juneau conferring with Clinton
C. Staples, FHA Director here, on
housing projects for Palmer, which
will be project headquarters. They
are Jack E. Maze of the Matanuska
Valley Bank and John L. Sullivan,
Matanuska hotel manager.
Maze was joined here by his wife
and young son, Douglas, who flew
in from Seattle yesterday.
Sullivan reported that the valley
farmers had a good potato crop
which was sold to the armed forces.
"Palmer is booming.” he said.
VICTOR P. GUNS, ASGC
ASSISTANT MANAGER
HERE FOR BAR EXAMS
Victor P. Guns, assistant man
ager of Associated General Con
tractors in Anchorage, was a Pa
cific Northern Airlines passenger
to his home today.
Guns was in Juneau to take his
bar examinations. He is assistant
to Larry Moore, manager of Asso
ciated General Contractors in the
Territory.
POLLUTION PROBLEM AT
PALMER NOW PATCHED
A water pollution problem devel
oping at Palmer is being temporar
ily alleviated with a portable chlor
inator which has been rushed there
from Anchorage, Dr. Earl Albrecht,
Public Health Commissioner for
Alaska, said today.
Causes of the pollution are be
ing investigated and may prove
to be of a minor character that j
can be remedied quickly, Dr. Al
brecht said. At any rate an ade- !
quate water system must be estab- J
lished before certain housing pro- ■
jects at Palmer can go forward.
BIDS ARE WANTED
Proposals will be received at the
office of the postmaster until 10 j
a.m., October 31 for the hire of ■
vehicle without driver on an hourly
basis for use in collecting mail |
from drop boxes (first-class offices) :
during the fiscal year ending June j
30, 1951. Equipment to be in first- i
class condition.
Blanks on which to submit pro- ;
posals will be furnished on applica- j
tion to the postmaster.
RAINBOW GIRLS TO MEET
The Rainbow Girls will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow
night in the Scottish Rite Temple.
There will be initiation and East
ern Stars and Masons are invited
to attend.
Final plans will be made for the
Hallowe’en carnival to be held
Saturday, October 28 in the Temple.
AL LYONS HERE
Al-Lyons of Anchorage is regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel.
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JUNEAU SCHOOLS
WILL 6EI UN FLAG
Carl Weidman, Jr., president of
1 the Juneau High School student
! bcdy, will accept a United Nations
! flag which is to be presented to
i the Juneau Schools by the Men
' denhall 4-H Club in the High
j School gym at 11:30 a.m. next
Tuesday. United Nations Day. Mrs.
! Joe Kendler is the leader of the
! 4-H group.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital
yesterday were Mrs. M. J. Whittier
and Hallas Ashley. Dismissed, Mrs.
Harry Lea, James Channing, Mrs.
James Young and Verna Kuni.
CATHOLIC INFORMATION
CENTER
A special feature for Catholic
Information Center over KINY to
morrow afternoon at 4:30 p.m. will
be a transcribed talk by Monsignor
Fulton J. Sheen on Mission Sunday,
which will be October 22.
CARDINAL CLUB DOINGS
The Cardinal Club's annual Hal
lowe’en masquerade party will be
held at the Shrine of St. Terese
on Saturday evening, October 21.
Cars will leave from the Parish
Hall at 7:30 p.m. Those who have j
not yet made reservations may do
so by calling Mrs. Vern Metcalfe,
Phone 315.
MARY GAHAGAN HERE
Mary Gahagan of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs at Washington, D C.,
is in Juneau at the Baranof Hotel.
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COFFEE MAN HERE
A. V. Plumridge of the Folger
Coffee Co., from the Portland of
fice is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
FOUR FROM REGINA
Four from Regina, Canada, are
staying at the Baranof Hotel. They
are Linda Dournono, Audrey Hoga
boom, Velma Millen and Beverly
Checknit.
FROM PETERSBURG
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Britton of
Petersburg are stopping at the Bara- I
nof Hotel.
FROM CHILKOOT
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heinmiller of
Port Chilkoot are at the Baranof
Hotel.
CAA MAN HERE
Walter G. Sunden, CAA man
from Anchorage, is stopping at the
Gastineau Hotel,
FROM FAIRBANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Miller of Fair, i
banks are registered at the Baranof i
Hotel.
FROM EVERETT
William Arild Johnson of Everett, j
Wash., is registered at the Baranof !
Hotel.
SKAGWAY VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Reed of |
Skagway are registered at the Bara
nof Hotel.
FROM KLUKWAN
Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams of Kluk
wan are registered at the Ju
neau Hotel.
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