JACK ZAVODSKY,
JUNEAU PIONEER,
DIES IN CHICAGO
Jack Zavodsky. pioneer resident
of Juneau, passed away February
17 at Saint Anthony’s hospital in
Chicago. Word of his death was re
ceived in Juneau by the Empire
by his niece, Ann Zavodsky, of S25
Wenonah, Oak Park, 111.
Deceased was about 86 years old
at the time of his death. He had
lived in Juneau since lie first ar
rived here on the Steamer Alki in
1896, until about 10 years ago when
he went south to make his home
with relative in Seattle and later
in Chicago. For a number of years
before leaving Juneau he was en
gaged by Juneau merchants as bus
iness house night patrolman.
The pioneer Alaskan was born in
Zavodsgy stopped by at the Empire
States when he was about 14 years
»f age with his brother Frank to
Join their father on a farm in
fcansas. They reached New York at
the time the Brooklyn Bridge was
feing constructed.
< Shortly before he left Alaska, Mr.
fcadvosky stopped by at the Empire
fffice to visit with his friend the
managing editor, also an oldtimer.
|n an exchange of reminicences he
related some of the highlights of
his earlier yee ...
1
J His brotht Frank hav . .g gone
io Chicago Jack ran >. /ay from
home and went to Wild Horse, Colo.,
where he worked as a railroad sec
tion hand. He returned to Kansas
and from there made his way west
to the Pacific Coast finally settling
|n Tacoma. There he held a variety
of jobs and learned restaurant cook
ing at the old Leland hotel. Zav
edsky became a fry cook and worked
at the Chilberg, old-time famous
J'acoma restaurant, and at the
Padgett lunchroom in the North
fern Pacific Railroad station. Pad
gett later opened a saloon and per
suaded Zavodsky to work for him
as a bartender because Zavodsky
did not then nor at any time, drink,
a desirable attribute.
Stories of the north country,
Alaska, were heard by Zavodsky:
from the many patrons of Padgett’s
business and decided him to see
what it was all about for himself.
In 1896 he boarded the old Steamer
Alki for Juneau. Arriving here he
went to work at the Circle City i
hotel, owned by George Miller and ]
Lockle MacKinnon. His first job'
was in the dining room and kitchen I
of the hotel.
On one day a man went into the
bar of the hotel and asked for a
cocktail. Miller told him to take his
drink straight but the patron in
sisted he would have a cocktail.
Jack heard him, stepped behind the
bar and asked what kind of cock
tail was preferred. “Make it any
kind,” said the patron. "Very well,
I’ll make you a mild one,” replied
Jack, as he mixed a whiskey cock
tail. Others in the place demanded
to try the new dring and Zavodsky
had introduced the cocktail to
Alaska. Miller made him the head
bartender until Jack Olds, owner
of the Occidental hotel hired him
at the then big wage of $60 per
month plus room and board. One
drink he told of concocting he called
the “Coffee Cocktail” and in it he
mixed port wine with the yoke of
an egg well shaken, and a dash of j
bitters. Zavodsky never knew' the J
taste of any of the drinks he mixed.
He just never could see any reason
lor drinking.
The old-time Juneauite made
friends with everyone, fellow old
timers, their children and theii'
grandchildren. He was a member
of the Silver Bow lodge, I.O.O.F..
.the Moose lodge and Pioneers of
Alaska, Igloo No. 6, of Juneau. He
was also a member of the Grand
Lodge of Ancient Order United
Workmen of Washington.
Surviving Mr. Zavodsky are his
brother Frank, a retired Bohem
Jan-Luthgran minister of Chicago,
two nieces, Ann and Ruth, and a 1
nephew, Alfred.
Private services were held for
him at the Chapel and burial was
in the Zavodsky pit in Woodlawn
cemetery, Chicago.
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FIRST (lyiL DEFENSE
FILM TO BE RELEASED
IN MARCH FOR PUBLIC
The first oificial Civil Defense
Administration film, “Survival Un
der Atomic Attack,” will be ready
for jublic release in March, it is
announced by th“ Territorial Of
l.re cf Civil Defense.
The second flirt, “Preparing Your
Home Against A'omic Attack,” will
be available in April, while a third.
"Fire Fighting For Householder,”
is set for release in May.
These films are part of a series
of 10 official motion pictures for
civilian defense needs. Each t ab
ject is one reel in length and will
be available for private purchase in
16mm sound, 16mm silent and
8mm. They will also be in short
ened or headline versions for both
mm sizes and in film str;ps of 48
frames.
Subject matter of each of these
pictures will parallel information
contained in each of seven book
lets now in preparation by the
Civil Defense Administration. T ie
first booklet, “Survival Under At
omic Attack,” is now available to
tire public. All of the booklets eas
ily fit into either purses or pockets.
The script on “Survival” has been
approved and United World Films.
Inc. has the picture under pro
duction. "Fire Fighting For House
holders,” being produced by Telc
tran, is In an early stage of pro
duction.
These pictures are being pro
duced by private capital and will
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“Survival under Atomic Attack"
deals with individual actions ii
case of an attack while "Fire
Fighting” explain" the hazaids oi
fire after an attack and what the
individual can Jo about the haz
ards.
Other forthcoming films in the
series to be sold and rented through
local dealers and following a sim
ilar pattern of production and
availability, arc as follows: What
You Should Know about Biological
Warfare. Emergency Action to Save
Lives, What You Should Know
About Poison Gases, This Is Civil
Defense, Civil Defense for Schools,
The Cities Must Fight, and Civil
Defense For Industry.
The addresses of the companies
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World Films, Inc., 1445 Park Ave
nue, New York, N. tY.; Teletran,
480 Lexington Avenue, New York
17, N. Y.
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Spring Formal, March 10, at the
Baranof Gold Room. 738-3t
More Combat, Service, Air
Power deeded in Alaska;
Military Is Reported Alert;
No Pear! Harbor Is Feared
(Continued from Rage One*
for defense purposes and on which
it is incurring a loss, thereby enabl
ing a proportionate reduction of
tariffs for other rail users.
Local Improvements
Other conclusions listed in t! .<
report called for improvement of
the port of Haines; maintenance
the Haines Cut-off on a year-round
basis; immediate establishment of
a cost-of-living index for the Ter
ritory; improvement of t.he Juneau,
airport for commercial use “in ac
cordance with plans approved by
the military;” Federal encourage-1
ment of Territorial industry de
velopment; indefinite continuation
of air navigational aids throughout
ihe Aleutian chain; development by
the Coast Guard of regulations to
permit handling of explosives in
ports so as not to interfere with
the construction program; and gov
ernment pursuance of a program to
encourage and develop commercial
aviation within the Territory.
One recommendation of the Task j
Force — elimination of work stop
pages — already has been impie-1
mented. Hunt recently announced
that a series of labor-management
conferences had brought about a
“no strike” pledge for the coming
construction season.
BARTLETT’S VIEWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 — m~
Delegate Lartlett (D-Alaska) des
cribed the Senate Armed Services
Freparcdi'c Subcommittee’s report
on Alas«.i defenses today as “hard
hitting and realistic.”
“II carried through Alaska would
be better defended and the develop
ment of the Territory would be
speeded,” he added.
Bartlett said he was particularly
pleased to see the committee rec
ommend continuation of Alaska
Railroad service between Seward
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"The important thing now,” he
concluded, “is for the Senate Com
mittee ar.J other interested parties
to stay n tor . this thing and see
that it’s ca’..eu out.”
§9 CARRIED ON
AlASKA COASTAL
WEDNESDAY TRIPS
Alaska Codsctal Airlines carried a
total of 69 passengers Wednesday
with four interport, 38 arriving and
27 departing.
Departing for Sitka: Max Penrod,
Fred Anderson, Nancy George,
Elizabeth DuBois, D. Mitorvitch, G.
Beacom, Reese Murray, Anna V.
Clark, Dr. Phillip, Jean Penrod,
V.indra McCrea, J. C. Jackson.
For Hconah: Robert Shuff, Julia
Lindoff; for Tenakee: Tom Arm
tron: . Bert Croover; for Peters
burg : Ed Wright; for Wrangell:
John Sivertson; for Ketchikan: Karl
Sullivan.
For Tulseo.uah: Mrs. A. F. War
ren, H. A. Adams, A. R. MacDonald:
for Skagway: Hugh Dugan; for
Pelican: Paul Larson, H. Hakala,
A. L. Foster; for Angoon: Sergi
Glass.
Arriving from Pelican: Anna
MacCousart; from Kimsham: C. J.
McRoberts, Ruth L. McRoberts;
from Haines: Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Albecker, Rene Laurin; from Skas
way: R. A. Young, C. J. Ehren
disch, Cliff Mathews.
From Tulsequah: Peter Thomp
son: from Ketchikan: Mr. and MrS.
A. R. Duncan, Mrs. Helene Keene,
Edward Peratrovich, E. L. Russell,
Neil Miller; from Petersburg: B.
Marlowe; from Hocnah: Kelly St.
Clair, David Perrin, Mrs. Lill Faw
cett, John G. Fawcett, Emma
Perrin.
From Sitka: Mr. and Mrs. P.
Nielson, M. Jacobs, Sr., G. Helland,
L. Sarvela, E. Phillips, F. Calvin,
B. Mullin, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hodgins,
A. Didrickson, Jim Burford, Dr. and
Mrs. Nevitt, H. Doran. F. Baughm.
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historian; LaDessa No dale, secre
tary; Dorothy Russell sergeant-a'.
arms, and Anna Bodding, marshal.
The Memorial Service for the
112 members of the Pioneers and
the Pioneers Auxiliary who died
during 1949 and 1950 was conduc
ted by Christine Hansen, presi
dent;; Anita Garnick. vice presi
dent; Florence Thornton, chaplain;
Amelia Gundersen, historian; Dor
othy Russell, sergeant-at-arms; La
Dessa Nordale, secretary, and Dora
M. Sweeney, speaker.
SON FOIt PETERSONS
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
•iaf c. Peterson at 5:19 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at St. Ann s
Hospital. The young man weighed
six pounds and two cunces.
GILMORE WITH PARENTS
DURING RECENT ILLNESS
OF BOTH IN' SEATTLE
United States District Attorney P.
J. Gilmore, Jr., is expected to return
to Juneau within the week from
Seattle. He went to that city two
weeks ago on business and remained
to be with iris parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Gilmore, Sr., who were
both taken ill and hospitalized.
They ere now convalescing and Mr.
Gilmore planned to be with them
until they were well enough to re
no'" to their home.
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