BILL REDUCING
PROPERTY TAX ON
BOATS IS VETOED
House Bill No. 93, providing foi
reduction of property tax on com
mercial boats has been vetoed by
Gov. Gruening when he transmitted
the bill unsigned to Secretary of
Alaska Lew M. Williams.
In his letter of transmittal to the
secretary. Gov. Gruening said:
"I am transmitting unsigned, and
thereby vetoed, House Bill No. 93, a
bill to amend Section 3 of Chapter
10 SLA 1949, as amended by Chap
ter 88 SLA 1949, relating to the
property tax.
Purpose Twofold
“My purpose in vetoing House Bill
No. 93 is twofold. First, I do not be
lieve it proper to legislate on the
subject while it is before the courts.
Second, it has not been shown that
commercial boat owners as a class
should be singled out for relief of
the nature proposed.
“After enactment of the 1949
property tax (Chapter 10), the 1949
Legislature gave to such boat own
ers preferential treatment by provid
ing, at the owner's election, an alter
native method of computing his
property tax liability. In other
words, if he found that his tax com
puted on a tonnage basis were less
than that levied under the uniform
1% assessment to which other tax
payers were subject, he could elect
to follow the tonnage formula. The
present measure proposes to reduce
by 50", his tax liability under the
tonnage method of computation.
Shifts Burden
“It is my view that further prefer
ential treatment of this nature
shifts the burden of taxation to
other groups to the extent that the
benefitting group is relieved. For
that reason I am vetoing House Bill
No. 93.”
JULY 25 DEADLINE
FOR VET TRAINING
UNDER Gl BILL
Neil Fritchman, with the Veterans |
Administration here, returned this ;
week from Anchorage where he was
doing advisory \vo#k for veterans
on educational benefits so all those
interested can enter mailing before
the July 25 deadline under the GI
bill.
• Those in training before July 25
must continue uninterrupted and
no new entrances into training will
be taken taken after that date un
less enlistment occurred between
October 5, 1945, and October 6, 1946,”
Fritchman said.
NATIONAL GUARD
UNITS FOR JAPAN;
LEAVE THURSDAY
WASHINGTON, March 27 —OPl—
Secretary of Defense Marshall said
today two National Guard Divis
ions will leave for Japan this week,
probably on Thursday.
The 40th Division, drawn from
California, will leave from the west
coast. The 45th, from Oklahoma,
will sail from New Orleans.
The decision to send these divis
ions to Japan to build up the U. S.
garrison there was announced sev
eral weeks ago, but the departure
time had net been made known.
The t.vo divisions were brought
into the Federal service last fall.
ATTENTION KEBEKAHS!
All members requested to attend
Minnie Field Funeral at IOOF
Hall. Wednesday afternoon.
There will also be a regular Lodge
Social Meeting Wednesday night—
8:00 o’clock.
Berna West, Noble Grand
FROM SEATTLE
R. E. Van Dyne of Seattle is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
• TIDE TABLE
• March 28
• High tide 4:41 a.m. 17.2 ft.
• Low tide 11:32 a.m. -0.6 ft.
• High tide 5:49 p.m. 13.1 ft.
• Low tide 11:30 p.m. 4.6 ft.
Mrs. Ellen Knauff
Gives Self Up io
Immigration Men
NEW YORK. March 27 —(.ft—
Mrs. Ellen Knauff. 36, German-born
j war bride barred from citizenship
I by a special immigration board in
j Washington, surrendered to immi
gration officials today.
Edward J. Shaughnessy, district
director of immigration, said she
would be taken to Ellis Island, where
she previously was held almost two
years while trying to enter the U. S.
Shaugnessy said her parole had
been revoked .She will be detained
at the Ellis Island Immigration sta
tion pending final disposition of
her case.
The special board in Washington
yesterday ordered her barred from
the country after hearing testimony
she was a former Czechoslovak spy.
Mrs. Knauff said she would appeal
the decision.
SEARCH PRESSED
DISAPPEARANCE
OF YOUNG MOTHER
—
RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 27 —
(.4*1— Search was intensified today
for a pretty young mother because
of fears that she may have been
kidnaped by her husband’s slayer.
Mrs. Doris Trask Cook. 18, has
not been seen since the body of her
18-year-old husband, Richard Cook j
was found on a lonely road yester- .
day. Their eight-month-old baby j
was playing happily on a blanket.
near the body of the father, who
had been shot to death, when the |
tragedy was discovered.
Police continued to question Sgt.
Lawrence J. Walker, 20. a Negro J
of March Air Force Base here who |
was booked on suspicion of carry- j
ing a concealed weapon. He carried
a stolen .45 caliber pistol, police j
said.
Sheriff's Captain Don Schrader j
said bumper bolts found at the j
scene of the tragedy matched those j
On Walker’s car. Cook’s auto, found'
near his body, had a dented and
torn fender, as though another \
machine had sideswiped it and ]
forced it off the road.
The slain man’s father, Harold
Cook, ,said his son, dauphler-in-law,
Doris, also 18 and!their bfcbyj born
last duly, left his home at the little
town of Nauvo about 10:60 a.m. yes
terday. They were headed for Los
Angeles, where young Cook does!
maintenance work at an aluminum'
company plant.
14 MINFIEID HOME
CHILDREN TO ATTEND
MISS FIELD FUNERAL
Fourteen of the older children
from the Minfield Home will be
brought to Juneau tomorrow to at
tend the funeral of Minnie Field
who had been a mother to them for
many years. James Rolison is ar
ranging transportation.
The funeral will be at the Odd
Fellows hall at 2 o'clock with the
Rebekah ritualist service. Miss Field
was a Past Noble Grand of the local
lodge.
Miss Field requested that no
flowers be sent but that instead do
nations be made to the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association,
Box 1539.
(HARTER IS PRESENTED
TO DOUGLAS CUB PACK
The charter for Boy Scout Cub
Pack No. 310 was presented to Elwin
B. Dell, committee chairman for the
pack, by Ken Ubbelohde, field exe
cutive, at a meeting of the pack
I Monday night at Douglas. The pack
is sponsored by the Douglas Com
munity Methodist Church.
Other awards presented were to
Allen Gray, one year service star,
George Bonnett, denner's strip, and
Joe Poor, bear badge. Registration
certificates were given to committee
members E. B. Dell, Val Poor, F.
M. Cunningham, cubmaster, Mal
colm E. Hardy and registered den
mothers. Mrs. Douglas Gray and
Mrs. R. F Shuman. Den mothers
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working with the pack but not re
gistered are Mrs. W. S. Yeargain
and Mrs. Val Poor.
Cubmaster Hardy presented re
gistration certificates to the 16 cub
scouts. The honor flag awarded to
the den with the greatest percentage
of parent participation went to Den
3. Theme of the meeting dealt with
customs of foreign countries. Each
of the three dens gave a skit dealing
with a foreign country.
ROTARY SEES SOAP
BOX DERBY FILM
Milt Daniel, chairman of the soap
box derby committee, showed a
short colored movie he took at last
year’s championship derby at Akron,
Ohio, when the Juneau Rotary Club
met this noon at the Burnnof hotel.
! Rules for this year’s contest are
available at Connor's Motors, he
said, and called for volunteers to
work on the coming event.
President Ellis Reynolds announc
ed that nominations for new officers
will take place at a board meeting
tonight and further nominations
will be entertained from the floor
next Tuesday. Election is scheduled
for April 10.
Alfred Coon of Sitka was a visit
ing Rotarian and Harry Forehand
of Seattle was a guest.
WHITEHORSE TO BE
CAPITAL CITY, Y. T.
Whitehorse is to be the Capital
City of the Yukon Territory, moving
south from Dawson. The transfer is
to be made just as soon as possible.
Plans have been completed for the
construction of a new Federal build
ing at Whitehorse and provisions
must be made as quickly as possible
for additional housing accommoda
tions for Federal officials now resi
dents of Dawson.
ALASKA COASTAL HAS
43 ON MONDAY TRIPS
Traveling on Alaska Coastal Air
lines flights Monday was a total of
43 passengers with 21 departing,
18 arriving and four on interport.
Departing for Sitka: Juanita Gal
lup, Katherine McLeod, Ben Did
rickson, Bob DeArmond, Harold
Wilson, David Williams, Charles H.
Jones, Cecliz Soxie, Dr. Wheatley,
Mrs. Skipton; for Petersburg: Jerry
Bcason, Larry Lindstrom.
For Ketchikan: Gordon Smith,
Sfc. Fred C. Dawley. C. F. Wyller,
E. Cowan, Harold E. Kessner; for
Hawk Inlet: Lorenzo Tilloren; for
Skagway: Mavis Irene Soldin, Mr.
Cox; for Pelican: Mrs. R. C.
Kendall.
Arriving from Pelican: John
Enge: from Hoonah: Hilda Schoon
over: from Petersburg: Isabelle Wil
liams, John Hansen, Dick Kuwata,
Norman Nauska, Rev. Haffie,
Harold Jones; from Sitka: F. Deg
nan, H. Bradshaw, Mrs. R. Murray,
Albert Frank, W. Riley, Glenna
Hughes, Alfred Alexander, Marvin
Atkinson, Mabel Rouze; from Fickj
Cove: A1 Smith.
THREE ARRIVEON
ELLIS AIRLINES
Arriving on Ellis Airlines today
were three passengers, while two
w. re carried on interport.
From Ketchikan: A. J. Spilsbury,
George Williams, William Smith.
WSCS MEETS
The WSCS of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday evening
at 8 o’clock in the home of Mrs. C.
Turner, No. 5, MacKinnon Apts. All
members are urged to attend.
ATTENTION REBEKAIIS!
All members requested to attend
Minnie Field Funeral at IOOF
Hall, Wednesday afternoon.
There will also be a regular Lodge
Social Meeting Wednesday night—
8:00 o’clock.
Berna West, Noble Grand
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PRICE DISCUSSION
FOR ALL RETAILERS
Juneau merchants who wish to
hear explained their obligations un
der the General Ceiling Price Regu
lations, are urged to attend a public
meeting at the high school this
Thursday evening at 7:30. The
meeting will be held in the thit d
floor study hall, Room 33.
I All retail merchants will receive
■ through the mail this week a copj
of the reguation, and this meeting
will explain in fuller detail the re
quirements and give merchants a
chance to answer questions.
Regulation 9, which this discus
sion will cover, applies only to
those engaged in the retail business
All other types of businesses are
still covered under the General
Price Freeze of January 26 and
specific regulations for individual
businesses, such as restaurants,
laundries, and other types of serv
ices will be explained later,
EXCLUSIVE GUIDE
LISTS JUNEAU FIRM
During the past week Buck Weav
er of the Harbor Leather Co. here
has received over 200 airmail in
quiries and many orders for the
unusual leather products that he
makes here.
Among the orders was one for six
pairs of buckskin gloves from the
editorial staff of The Tourist Shop
per, published in Pelham, N. Y. The
publication is a shopping guide for
tourists listing and describing 500
of the most unusual, interesting,
and reliable places in the United
States for travelers to buy while
away from home.
The guide, Buck discovered, was
the result of five years personal
investigation and listings cannot be
bought. Investigators visited his
shop here last summer as tourists,
he learned.
One order, with money attached,
was for a buckskin shirt, jacket
and pair of gloves.
Among some of the unusual
leathers is hair seal made up into
luggage, which the tanner reports
is the "toughest leather ever.”
Double bottoms for both suitcases
and brief cases further strengthen
the pieces. The leather grain has an
attractive crinkle common to hair
seals and sea lions.
—
A search is being made in the
Ketchikan area for an overdue fish
ing vessel from Tacoma, 17th U. S.
Coast Guard headquarters said here
today. The troiler Grampus departed
from Tacoma February 15 bound
for Ketchikan and had not arrived.
Two persons were reported to have
been aboard.
—
The monthly business meeting of
the Alaskan Potters has been called
one week early as urgent business
concerning vacating the A. B. Hall
must be attended to at once.
All members are urged to attend
this meeting, which will be held at
8 o’clock Wednesday, March 28, at
the club rooms in the A. B. Hall.
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Most fathers whose children
are young, have a special prob
lem. This is clearly seen if we
compare the situation of a
father whose youngest child is,
say, under 10 years of age with
another whose children are
grown.
As a rule, the father of a 5
year-old needs more life insur
ance until the child has com
pleted his education than would
be needed thereafter. But he
may feel that the additional
amount of protection is more
than he can afford on a regu
lar Life or Endowment plan of
insurance.
Moreover, he realizes that
the protection for his growing
family should be in the form
of a fixed monthly income for
living expenses, so that his wife
will know what she will have
to spend each month.
The New York Life’s Family
Income policy offers a very
practical solution to this prob
lem. Let me tell you about it.
Call, telephone or write
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Keith G. Wildes
Member Million Dollar Round
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FHA Housing
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Over a million dollars in FHA
insured housing for three towns in
Alaska lias been committed recently,
Clinton C. Staples, Federal Housing
Administration Director here, an-'
nounced today.
Construction will begin on 48
apartment units in Valdez as soon
as weather permits, Staples said. j
These are primarily for the use of,
the Alaska Road Commission per- ;
sonnel and should be completed for
i fall occupancy. There will be nine
one-story concrete block buildings
With two detached open face garages
for 24 cars, a laundry and rnain
I tenance buildings. All are two
! bedroom apartments. There w’ill be
a total of 216 rooms in the project
which will be constructed by the
Brady-Swalling Co. of Anchorage,
which has recently completed the
large Turnagain Arms apartment
building in Anchorage and has two
more large apartments under con
struction. The commitment for the
Valdez project is approximately
$550,000.
Lloyd T. Swanson, owner of the
telephone company in Petersburg,
has been given a commitment for
$203,900 for the construction of two.
story reinforced concrete building
there to house the telephone ex
change on the ground floor, Staples
said. There will be 20 three-room
apartments on the top floor. Provi
sion is also made for a six-car
garage. Earl W. Morrison of Seattle
is the architect but the contractor
has not yet been announced.
Anchorage will get 25 two and!
three bedroom frame single family
dwellings in Rogers Park to run
around $355,000. The contractor on
this job has not been announced.
THIRTY FLY WITH
PAN AMERICAN MON.
Thirty travelers were flown by
Pan American World Airways
yesterday with nine each arriving
from Seattle and Fairbanks, ten
flying to Seattle and one each to
Annette and Ketchikan.
From Seattle: John Putnam, Kirk
Jones, Harriet, Karen, Dick and
Heidi Olsen; Kathleen, John and
Gordon Tracy.
From Fairbanks: Harry Deland,
W. B. Reedy, J. B. Scrogg, R. P.
Hood, Beverly Notti, Mrs. Mary Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Morris and
son Ronald.
To Seattle: Mrs. R. Murray,
James Houston, Barbara Cofitts, Ed
Chester, J. Herdlick, Joseph Guy,
Harry Bullion, Jack Noonah, F.
Kusenko.
To Annette: Marilyn Morrow.
To Ketchikan: John Wanberg.
BROWNIES MEET
The Second Grade Brownies met
at the Lutheran Church Saturday
nnd got their cookies to distribute.
New officers were elected as follows:
Joanne Cowling, president, Lesley
Sheldon, vice president, Sandra Jen
sen, reporter.
FROM GEORGIA
Lt. Lynn W. Ellis, Jr., of Camp
Gordon, Georgia, has arrived here
on PNA from Anchorage and is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
HOSPIIM NOTES
Four patients admitted to Ft.
Ann’s Hospital last night were
Richard Grosse, Mrs. Karl Karlson,
Mrs. Norbert Ottke, G. Edward
Each, Mrs. Manuel Camilon.
Discharged were Ed Peyton and
Joe Steffen.
At the Government Hospital Jim
my John of Juneau was admitted
yesterday and James Houston of
Hconah was discharged.
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19 YEARS OF SERVICE IN ALASKA
Year ’round ileduccil Fares
One Way Round Trip
Anchorage 63.00 113.40
Kodiak 98.00 176.40
Homer 80.00 144.00
Naknek A. B. 104.50 188.10
Plus Tax
10',; Reduction on Round Trip
Daily Flights — Passengers, Mail
and Air Cargo
Connections at Anchorage for all Interior
and Westward Points
Tickets and Reservations
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HAWAii GOVERNOR
NOMINATED TO TERR.
SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON, March 27 ——
President Truman has nominated
Gov Ingram M. Stainback of Ha
waii to be an Associate Ju tice of
the Territory's Supreme Court.
Stainback’s resignation gov
ernor, effective April 30, w.: ac
cepted yesterday by Mr. Truman.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Privates Dick Kuwata, Norman
Nauska and John W. Hanson, Jr.,
all of Petersburg, are stopping at
the Gastineau Hotel enroute back
to Ft. Richardson after a short
leave from the Army.
FROM SALT LAKE
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Butler and
two children from Salt Lake City
are stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
Butler is here on temporary tram -
ifr with the surface water branch
of the U. S. Geological Survey.
TO SHOW FILM, KIWANIS
An interesting and educational
film on the oil industry titled
“Twenty-four Hoi"-; .f Progress”
will be shown at a regular meeting
of the Kiwanis Club at the Baranof
Hotel tomorrow, Ed Hinke, secre
tary, announced, today.
StAllLE VISITOR
John E. Putnam of Seattle came
in on Pan American Airways yester
day and is slopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
F. Kirk Jones of the Washington
Laboratories, Inc., Seattle, is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
Mrs. Martha Ulrich and daughter
Marianne of Seattle are guests at
I the Hotel Juneau.
AT THE BARANOF
James B. Scroggs of Seattle has
arrived here from Fairbanks via
PAA and is stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
FROM NEW J'.RSEV
William E. Haines of Ft. 'T -
mouth, N. J.. is at the Baranof
Hotel.
Tar Bombs Hurled
U. S. Embassy Bldg.
BUENOS AIRES, March 27 —f.^P!—
Tar bombs were hurled twice last
night at a downtown bank building
in which the United States embassy
has several offices. The bombers es
caped police arrest.
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