FALL UNDER TRUCK
NETS BROKEN PELVIS
FOR DALE ROFF, 20
Dale Roff. 20, Juneau youth in-j
jured when he fell beneath a truck
yesterday afternoon, was reported
“resting comfortably" at St. Ann's
hospital today.
Roff was injured on Fifth Street
between Franklin and Gold Streets
by a truck driven by George Hen- ,
drickson.
Police quoted the driver of the
truck as saying that Roff had
waved to him from the sidewalk
when he stopped on Fifth Street;
to let a car pass.
He told police he started up
again when the car had passed,
and the next thing he knew Roff j
was on the ground behind the
truck. .. ,
Roff was rushed to the hospital
where he was found to be suffering
from a fractuted pS»is.
Police Chief Bernard E. Hulk said.;
after questioning Hendrickson, that
Roff apparently tried to jump on :
the running board as the truck j
started, and slipped off.
No charges were lodged against j
Hendrickson.
Roff is the son of Mrs. Dorothy j
Stearns Roff. He has completed two
years at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, where he was ac
cepted by the school of architecture.
He was employed by Foss and Mal
colm, Architests. He Is a graduate
of Juneau High School and is a
musician In the Juneau City Band.
NEW PRESIDENT
WIELDS GAVEL AT
ROTARY LUNCHEON
With short hut heartfelt com- :
ment, President Bob Akervtck
turned over the Rotary Club gavel j
to his successor today, at the first j
luncheon meeting since the new j
club year began July 1.
Similarly, President Ellis Rey
nolds accepted the symbol of office,
in which his first act was to give
his predecessor a past president’s
pin.
Reynolds keynoted the coming
year "which,” he said, "may well
he a very difficult pne" by quoting 1
Kipling: "It takes the everlasting
pluggin of every bloomin' soul."
Other new officers and board
members were introduced. Officers
are William G, Ellis, .vice-president; !
the Rev. Samuel McPhetres, secre
tary-treasurer, and Neil Fritchpan,
assistant secretary-treasurer Other
board members are Akervick, Henry
Harmon, and Floyd Guertin.
Plans are in the making for
entertaining the Rotary district!
governor, Jim Woodford of Seattle, |
who will be in Juneau this month. :
After an overnight stay here July '
JJ1, Woodford will return the follow
ing week. An informal gathering
is being arranged for Monday eve
ning, July 24, and the district oifl
cial will be honored at the regular
Tuesday meeting July 25.
In charge of remaining programs
this month are Bob Akervick, Dr.
C. Earl Albrecht and O. F. Benecke.
Visiting Rotarians at today’s lun
cheon meeting in the Baranof Gold
Room included the Rev. Robtrt
Treat, former Juneauite now living
in Nome; the Rev. Douglas A.
Harrell and Ray G. Hall, of Ket
chjkgn, aj\d Lorin T Oldroyd and
Tf. S. Ratpielder oi ? |%ifbanlt‘*i i
Other guests wete • “Queen “ftdfe
#rta”—Robert Messersohmidt, whom
tbt notary Club jqinMy sponsored
t,o, reign over Independence Day
celebrations; Kenneth Clem and
J. T. (Tom) Petrich.
Reporting on the club’s participa
tion in Fourth of July doings, Ed
ward L. Kelthahn mentioned the
Rotary co-sponsorship of pony rides
with the Sherwood Farm.
"Besides the mileage of boys and
girls who walked around with the
youngsters,” Keithahn said, "Rotar
ians totalled 54 miles themselves."
“Pony walkers” were George
Sundborg, Peter Warner, Floyd
Guertin, Neil Fritchman, Bob Ak
ervick, Dr. James C. Ryan and
Henry Harmon.
MOOSE WOMEN TO
GIVE CARNIVAL ON
SAT., SEPTEMBER 30
A special meeting of the officers
of Juneau Chapter 439, Women of
the Moose, was called Monday eve
ning, July 10, by the Senior Regent
Beatrice Albegoff. Plans for the
carnival were discussed and it was
decided to change the date from
Oct. 7 to September 30.
The next meeting of the Women
of the Moose will be held July 20
It will be Officers Chapter Night,
with Senior Regent Albegoff act
ing as chairman. Refreshments
will be served and entertainment
will be provided by the ladies' drill
team. ,
FROM ANCHORAGE
Frederick A. Wolff of Anchor
age is stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
AKEY VISITS
J. R. Akey of Anchorage is regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel.
Sewing machines ror rent at Ttic
White Sewing Machine Center 52-t.
NO SETTLEMENT
YET IN WEEK-OLD
LOCAL STRIKES
No settlements grew out of meet
I ings last night between represent
j atives of contractors and the two
j unions involved in the local strikes
now more than a week old, spokes
men for the unions and contractors
said today.
But T. B. Erickson, executive
secretary of the Alaska Federation
of Labor and spokesman for the
striking Construction and General
Laborers, Local 1203 <AFLi, sthd
this afternoon that the situation
; looked "very favorable" for settle- i
ment between the union and ih
! dependent Juneau contractors by
tonight.
The laborers' union is seeking
recognition of a. contract in force
in Haines, Skagway, Petersburg alid
Ketchikan, he said.
The independent contractors wde
not involved in the strike, Erick
son declared.
He said "some progress” toward
settlement had been made in the
meeting last night between repre
sentatives of the union and the
Juneau Contractors and Employers
Association, the organization ag
ainst which the laborers’ called a
strike July 3.
Meanwhile, W. J. Matheny, speak
ing for the contractors involved
in the strike by the teamsters
Locals 10, said a “minimum of
progress has been made, and that’s
aU, we c$n say at this time.”
The teamsters’ walkout also
started July 3. It affected six j
constructiop firms, and ,about 12 j
drivers were off the job.'
Three independent contractors
signed a contract in force through
out the Territory. Steve Feist,
teamsters’ business agent, said yes
terday.
But he would not comment t>n
progress made toward the union’s
goal of a signed agreement with
j the contractors’ organization.
Willane Roff io
Be Married at
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Miss Willane Roff, daughter of
Mrs. Dorothy Roff of Juneau, is
engaged to be married to Mr. Fred
eric Neimann of the University of
Michigan, her mother said today.
Miss Roff, a graduate of Juneau
schools, is studying music and art
at the Ann Arbor school, following
similar studies at the Universities
of Oregon and Virginia.
Date of the marriage is indefinite,
depending on when the prospective
bridegroom gets his vacation. He is
doing research work at the univer
sity, Mrs. Roff said.
The bride-to-be is the sister of
Dale Roff, injured yesterday when
he fell under a truck on Fifth Street
between Franklin and Gold.
1i FOREST FIRES
RAGE OVER YUKON
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 11—
(#)—Sixteen forest fires were re
ported here last night to be ragillg
unchecked over 500,000 acres of
land on the Yukon River and Fair
banks area.
Smoke in the region has reduced
visibility from 75 miles to but a
quarter mile, a Bureau of Land
Management agent reported.
FROM SEWARD
Goldie Buska of the Seward San
atorium is registered at the Gasti
neau Hotel.
NATS WIN
ALL-STAR
BY 4 TO 3
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the Boston Red Sox looped a single
to right field.
When Williams’ single scored
Doby from third for the third
American run in the fifth, it gave
the Boston slugger his 10th All
Star run-batted-in, most in the
series.
After the Nationals punched
across two tallies in the second, on
Jackie Robinson’s single, Enos
Slaughter’s triple and Hank Sauer’s
fly-out, the American leaguers
scored in the third.
Pinch hitter Cass Michaels op
ened the American third with a
ground-rule two-bagger into the
centerfield bullpen and eventually
scored on George Kell's fly to cen
ter.
TRYOUTS FOR DERBY
CONTESTANTS HELD
Another trial run on the course
4n Eleventh Street was held last
night for entrants in the Soap Box
Derby contest.
With the ramp completed, the
youthful drivers were given an
opportunity to locate any faults
and weakness in their cars, and
correct them before the' final com
petition which will be held next
Sunday, July 16.
The tryouts were made on 11th
Street between A Street and Will
oughby Avenue under the super
vision of a committee of Rotariarts.
This committee, among the mem
bers of which are Ellis Reynolds,
chairman, Henry Harmon, Don
Skuse, Dr. W. Blanton and Bill
Ellis, supervises the construction of
the cars and is in charge of try
outs and races.
Although only a few cars were
taken to last night’s runs many
are still under construction and it
ks expected that there will be some
25 to 30 entries in the race.
Contestants from Haines and Sit
ka will arrive here later this week.
Each car is sponsored by some
local firm.
Reynolds says practice runs will
be made every night this week in
which there is good weather.
BPR TO RECOMMEND
REJECTION OF BIDS
FOR KENAI ROAD JOB
Estimates of six construction
firms were read at the bid open
ing this morning in the Bureau of
Public Roads office. They were for
l grading job on the Kenai River
Highway in the Chugach National
Forest.
The bids will be sent to Washing
on. D. C., with the recommenda
tion that all be rejected, according
o H. A. Stoddart, division engineer.
Kenai Construction Company of
\nchorage was low with a bid of
$478,977.40. Other bids ranged as
high as $620,961. Those bidding
were Lytle and Green of Des
Moines, Iowa; Stock and Grove.
Anchorage; Osberg Construction
Company, Keil and Peterman, and
Morrison-Knudsen, all of Seattle.
FROM PELICAN
Among Pelican residents stopping
at the Gastineau Hotel are Mrs. Joe
Ott, Martha Jacobsen and Gordor
Underhill.
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Only the most luscious
Florida beauties are
chosen for S & W Grape
fruit. These plump, t
der segments are packed
from prime fruit, picked
at the height of the sea
son. Helps breakfast
dispositions. Fine for
salads or dessert. Try
S & W Grapefruit today!
f) Another S k W Fine Food.
y ^ Grocers who know agree!
fl "SWquality is so much better"
Grocers all over the country have judged for themselves,
from comparisons made right in their own stores.
They have seen us open and compare S&W products
with any other brand on their shelves.
From their own experience, they have judged S&W
Quality best, every time.
5*W FINE FOODS... *so much better”
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BABY HALIBUTS
NET SIX MONTHS
FOR SEATTLE MEN
Four men of the Seattle halibut
schooner Mars were sentenced to
six months suspended sentences in
Sitka yesterday for possession and
! attempted sale of 33 halibut under
the five pound limit required by in
ternational law.
I The Mars entered Pelican June
25 and attempted to sell the small
fish, included in her load of 30.000
pounds caught in Area 3. A Fish
' and Wildlife Service agent filed the
I charge and confiscated the fish,
giving them to the Pioneers Home
in Sitka. They totaled some 140
pounds in weight.
Assistant District Attorney Stan
ley Baskin presented the case be
! fore the U.S. Commissioner’s court
| in the old capital. The men entered
; a plea of guilty.
Skipper of the schooner was L. P.
j Sjong. Others on board were Ches
1 ter Sjong, his son, Willie Kirkabold
!
1 ind Louis Westby. all of Seattle or
nearby points.
The law requires that halibut
must be 26 inches in length with
their heads on, or weigh five pounds
or more minus their heads and en
trails.
TWO TRAVEL PART WAY
ON PRINCESS KATHLEEN
Besides round-trip cruise mem
bers, one passenger disembarked
here from the Princess Kathleen
Saturday, and another boarded the
ship for the trip to Skagway. The
Kathleen arrived at 3 o'clock p.m.
and sailed at 11:30 p.m.
Mrs. M. E. McAuley of Hastings,
Neb., joined other Soroptimists for
the cruise after the Seattle con
vention, but disembarked here for
a month's visit with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
easier.
Boarding the Kathleen was Mtes
Sharon McGuane whose father. L.
T. McGuane is postamster of Skag
way.
M. J. Davie, or Tacoma, Wash.,
is at the Baranof Hotel.
Air Ride Revives
Child Who Fell in
Kenai Tidal Pool
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, July 11—
i.fl—ltfi—Fifteen-month-old Roxanne
! Gee was returned to her home in
Kenai yesterday, safely recovered
from her narrow brush with death.
The infant was found struggling
in a tidal pool Sunday by her
sister, Raydelle, 2. Attracted by
, the sister's scouts, a neighbor
' rescued the child and applied arti
I ficial respiration. When the child
failed to regain consciousness, she
was rushed to an Anchorage hos
pital in the private plane of Har
old H. Griffith. She revived while
in the air.
FROM MT. VERNON
C. A. Geer of Mount Vernon,
! Wash., is registered at the Baranof
Hotel.
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AT BARANOF HOTEL
A. L. Florence of Ketchikan is
: stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
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