Leivers Shows Soap
Box Derby Slides
At Joint Club Meet
A joint meeting of the Juneau
Lions and Rotary clubs was held
this noon at the Baranof Hotel at
which the program centered around
the national soapbox derby at Akron,
Ohio, and final plans for a Rotary
teachers' reception next Tuesday
evening at 8 p.m. at the Baranof Ho
tel.
• The reception will replace the
regular luncheon. It is held for the
purpose of members and their wives
to meet the school faculty.
Ellis Reynolds, in charge of to
day's program, introduced J. W
Leivers who escorted Juneau win
ner LeRoy West, Jr., to the nat
ional event, held last month.
Special guests of the luncheon
were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy West, Sr.,
and LeRoy, Jr. »
Leivers gave a detailed account
of the activities at Akron and show
ed a series of 90 colored slides with
a running commentary of Derby
Downs, various phases of the racing
and other activities. s
Phil Hale, civil engineer from El
Cajon, Calif., was a visiting Rotar
ian. Other guests were Arnold S.
Nesheim, of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, D. C.. and
Herman Kuhlman, new Juneau
teacher.
Sam Feldon Dead
In San Francisco
Sam Feldon, pioneer of Juneau,
died suddenly in San Francisco Aug.
25, it was learned today by Joe
Sprague, through a letter received
from Mrs. Feldon.
Mrs. Feldon's information was
brief and in her letter she told
Sprague she would write later.
Sprague represented Mr. Feldon in
his business interests here, follow
ing the Feldon’s departure from Ju
neau several years ago.
Mr. Feldon came to Juneau dur
ing early days and once operated
a restaurant here. At one time he
owned the Seaview Apartments and
later built the Feldon Apartments
which he sold to Joe Kendler about
five years ago. The Feldons own
other property in Juneau and in
Seattle, according to Sprague. The
deceased was a member of the Scot
tish Rite Masons.
Mrs. Feldon is at present in Darl
ington, England.
Marriage Plans
Announced Today for
Miss Messerschmidt
Marriage plans for Miss Roberta
Messerschmidt and Eugene Zinck
were announced today by the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mes
serschmidt.
The wedding will be at the Re
surrection Lutheran Church Sept. 8
at 8 p.m. with the Rev. G. H. Hill
erman officiating.
Following th^ ceremony there will
be a reception at the George Mes
serschmidt home. There have been
no invitations issued but friends
are. invited to attend both the wed
ding and the reception.
Attendants will be Miss Kather
ine Bavard, maid-of-honor, Miss
Carol Jean McDonald, bridesmaid j
and Jay Eller, best man. Geoge Mes
serschmidt, Jr., brother of the bride,
will be an usher.
Miss Messerschmidt, who was born j
and raised in Juneau, was Fourth of I
July Queen in 1950 and left a year j
ago to enter Washington State Col
lege. where she met her fiance. Mr.
Zinck is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Zinck of Seattle and lived
for ftvo years In Juneau with his I
family in 1939 and 1940. He returned
to Juneau by Pan American last
Saturday.
Following their marriage, the
young couple will leave for the
south Sunday and both will attend
college another year. The bride
groom is a senior and will complete
his course as a social welfare major:
in 1952.
To be present at the marriage of,
her granddaughter, Mrs. Stella Bates
arived from Los Angeles two weeks
ago and is visiting at the Messer
schmidt home.
Mrs. Frank Barber of Elfin Cove
is at the Gastineau Hotel.
Woman's Club Meet
Set for Wednesday
The Juneau Woman’s Club will
hold the first business meeting of
the 1951-52 club year tomorrow af
ternoon at 1:30 o’clock in the Al
aska Light Company’s penthouse.
Mrs. Don Morrison, the new presi
dent, will preside. A good attendance
is desired.
Among important matters to be
discussed will be the official visit of
the first vice president of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Oscar A. Ahlgren of Indiana
Is due to arrive in Juneau early in
October, according to word recently
received.
Korean Veteran
Killed Saturday
In Car Accident
After a year with the Marines
on the Korean fighting front, Dell
Van Brunt, brother of Mrs. George
Apostol, was killed in an automo
bile accident Saturday night near
Omak, Wash.
Mrs. Apostol, whose husband is
special assistant to J. Gerald Wil
liams, attorney general, is expect
ing to leave for the States tomor
row.
Van Brunt was 23 years of age.
He returned home from Korea
about a month ago on convalescent
leave after suffering a shrapnel
wound in the back. He was due to
enter a Bremerton military hospi
tal this week.
Besides his sister in Juneau, the
young man is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Van
Brunt of Omak and two brothers.
Author Found Dead
Frcm Bullet Wound
FLEMINGTON, N. J„ Sept. 4—
OPI— Author Louis Adamic was
found dead today in his partly
burned farmhouse, a bullet wound
in his head and a rifle across his
knees.
State police and firemen said
the kitchen of the house at Mil
ford, N. J., 10 miles west of here,
was burned out and kerosehe
soaked rags were scattered through
the rooms.
Adamic's body was found ly
ing on a couch with his head on
a pillow in an upstairs bedroom.
A foreign-make .22 caliber rffle
was resting across his knees,
firemen said.
Fire chief Walter Ellis said the
room where the body was found
was untouched by the fire.
Firemen added that Adamic was
alone on the farm when they ar
rived.
Maj. Russell Snook, executive
officer of the state police, said
in Trenton “first reports indi
cate it could be most anything—
accidental, foul play or suicide.’’
Adamic, 52, a native of Yugosla
via, was best known for his books
on the problems of the foreign born
and their children in America. One
of his better known books was
"What’s Your Name," detailing the
case histories of a number of Am
erican immigrants.
Another well-known book was
“Dinner at tije White House,”
which described an evening with
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Human Eases Credit
On Moderately
Priced Housing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—141—
President Truman has signed leg
islation casing credit regulations
on moderately-priced new houses
and permitting the government to
build housing in certain cases.
The credit relaxation provision
is designed to spur private indust
ry and to encourage the private j
construction of more homes. !
It affects mainly houses costing
$12,000 or less which now are cov
ered by “regulation X” requiring
minimum down payments and am
ortization periods. An estimated
half of all homes in the nation fall
into this group.
FROM LOS ANGELES
Ray E. Hand of Los Angeles is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Governor Gets Chow
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Governor Farl Wari'en of California sits in a mist in'; rain near Sendai. Japan and concentrates on
his dinner—Army style, while visiting the 2:j:!rd regimental combat team of the 40th Infantry Di
vision, former California National Guard unit which is training in Japan. At Warren’s right is Corp.
Marian Sheppard, San Marino, Calif. Iff) Wirephoto.
Order oi Rainbow
Installs Officers
For Fall Term
Officers for the fall term were
installed in the Order of Rainbow
for Girls last Saturday evening
at the Scottish Rite Temple. Af
ter welcoming the assembled mem
bers and friends installing Worthy
Advisor Mary Whitaker introduced
the following installing officers:
Chaplain, Lynn Sodding: Marshal,
Paula Cook: Recorder, Donna
Wood; and Musician, Page White
head.
The following officers were in
stalled: Worthy Adviser, Lois Law
rence; Worthy Associate Advisor;
Donna Mount joy; Charity, Sylvia
Davis; Faith, Norma Dee Cook;
Recorder, Marian Jackson; Chap
lain, Donna Jewett; Drill Leader,
Carol Lawrence; Confidential Ob
server, Jane Adams; Keeper of
Jewels, Ardyne Kassner; Keeper
of Paraphernalia, Patsy Kadow;
East Page, Judy D. Niemi; West
Page, Celia Niemi; Flag Bearer,
Sandra Chon; Standard Bearer,
Linda Erwin; Bible Bearer, Lorna
Dee MacKinnon.
Color Stations: Love, Virginia
Nielsen; Religion, Charlotte Co
nine; Nature, Nancy Berggren;
Immortality, Roseileen Hyckenbo
them; Fidelity, Ruth Bloomqui.st;
Service, Nancy McDowell.
Musician, Elaine Arnold; Choir
Director, Betty Lou Hukill; Organ
ist, Virginia Whitehead; Choir:
Carolyn DeVoe, Karen Jones, Joan
Patton, Page Whitehead, Earleene
Boles, Mary Grisham, Bonnie Jo
Lynch, Donna Eneberg, Marian
Glaike.
While Lois Lawrence stood be
fore the altar, "My Task" was sung
by Nancy McDowell accompanied
by Page Whitehead. Lois was then
conducted to the east, received a
corsage and was accorded Grand
jQuake Frightens
Eastern States
NEW YORK, Sept. 4—l/PI—An
earthquake shook and frightened
thousands of residents yesterday in
a three-state region near New
York, but there were no injuries
and damage apparently was lim
ited chiefly to cracked windows
and broken chinaware.
Manhattan with its skyscraper
buildings did not feel the quake,
which occured at 4:20.45 p.m., EST.
The tremor shook a long but
fairly narrow region of several
square miles from southern Con
necticut, through southern New
York state, and into northern New
Jersey.
Honors.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Lawrence
were introduced and Lois presented
her mother with a corsage and a
boutonniere to her father. Congrat
ulations and a hearty cheer were
extended to her proud and happy
parents.
Preceding the installation of the
color stations. “Oh For a Closer
Walk With God" was sung by Page
Whitehead, Donna Eneberg and
Ruth Bloomquist accompanied by
Nancy McDowell.
Lois Lawrence presided over an
addenda honoring the retiring
Worthy Advisor Mary Whitaker,
entitled Our Rainbow Garden.
Other officers assisting in this ad
denda were Mary Grisham, Bon
nie Jo Lynch, Mollie Jo MacSpad
den, Karen Jones, Nancy Berg
gren, Donna Jewett, Betty Lou
Hukill, Virginia Whitehead and
! Carol Lawrence. “In the Garden
of Tomorrow” was sung by Don
na Jewett, accompanied by Nancy
McDowell. At this time the retir
ing worthy advisor received her
past worthy advisor jewel and
flowers.
Refreshments and dancing fol
lowed the ceremonies.
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15 lnr 34 Out on
Baranof Sunday
Fifteen passengers arrived on the
Baranof southbound Sunday with
34 embarking.
Disembarking from Whittier: J.
P. Christensen, Svend Christensen,
Baxter Fetch, J. C. Finnigan, C.
B. Finnigan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Haines, Olive Halsey, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert F. Smith and two children.
From Valdez: Mr. and Mrs. C.
Conn, Ebba Schlegel.
Embarking for Seattle: Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest L. Arnold, Lucille K.
Johnson, Lynn Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. John Moesh and two child
ren: Dr. and Mrs. H. Vance, Os
car Jenson, Mrs. Wt E. Walker
and two children: David Harmon,
Mr. and Mrs. John Adams, Joan
Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Von
Roeder, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thom
as, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Key and
three children; Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford C. Campbell and two children.
For Ketchikan: Mrs. S. K. Hil
dr" Rolf Hildre. Helen Bond.
177 Carried on
Alaska Coastal
Monday Flights
Alaska Coastal Airlines carried
a total of 638 pasengers over the
holiday weekend. Monday’s traffic
included a total of 177 passengers
with 22 on interport, 38 departing
and 117 arriving.
Departing for Haines: Randy Hay
ward, Eldon Hayward, Cecile Hay
ward, Raymond Smith, Ed. Warren,
Oail Smith; for Skagway: Gail
Brimhall; for Sitka: Janice Sheriff,
Agnes Dykzeul, Neil Anderson, J.
Gillespie. H. Gray, Mrs. H. Gray, R.
Vreeland, Clayton Ireland, Reidar
Nielson, Mrs. Art Peterson, Lenora
Peterson, T. Batchelder, J. S. Evans,
Alex Marks, H. Marks, Joan Bran
don, Lillian Walker.
For Fick Cove: Gene O’Shea: for
Ketchikan: Philip Norstrom, George
Brown; for Petersburg: Mrs. Joseph
Rude, Olive Halsey; for Taku: Don
Rude; for Hoonah: Sam Knudson,
Charles Saunders, Frances Marvin;
for Pelican: James Paddock; for
Tulsequah: W. C. McLean, R. Mc
Kenzie, Mrs. F. G. Southam.
Arriving from Skagway: Vivian
Johnson, John Feero, H. Dykzeul,
George Messerschmidt, Janice Sher
iff; from Haines: Bud Berry, Mrs. J.
James, G. James, B. Jacquat, Edith
Jacquat, Dorothy Hammond. Mr.
Willis Abbot, Mary Kind. Phoebe
Hammond; from Sitka: L. Jensen,
C. Holmes, Don Seivers, L. Basketto,
M. Mitrovich, Bertha Swutto, Sheila
Massy, Sharon Massy, Mrs. Tilson,
H. Peterson.
From Petersburg: William Steear,
D. Gunderson, L. Gunderson, L.
Carlow, D. Rude, L. A. Lytle, Bill
Bodey, Shirley Reynolds, Mrs. J. R.
Reynolds; from Ketchikan: William
Stockes, George Clark, Bud Lundi;
from Wrangell: L. Frende, G. Lane,
J. Simmons, J. Ferney, G. Stromme;
from Hawk Inlet: Margaret Burke,
Ann Warner, Mrs. Chris Nelson,
Eddie Jackson, Martha Osborne,
Rose Crockett, Mr. Vincent, Mrs.
Sally Vincent, Pete Erig; from Taku:
Jessie McCrary, Ross Maynard,
Mildred Maynard; from Hasselborg:
j Beverly Kehrney, Johnny Gissberg,
; Ken Kehrney, Russ Hopkins, Walter
Fields, Tommy Ballard, Freddie
| Laurie, Chris Wyller, Fred Wyller.
From Excursion Inlet: Ed Peter
son, E. Ferrel, John Burdome, R.
Dahi, M. E. Mollan, Pete Mollan,
James Goenett, George Beaudrea;
from Hoonah: Walker Lindoff,
Philip James, Walter Jewell, William
Jack, S. Johnson; from Gustavus:
Mary Crowell, Bonnie Clark, Bonnie
Bates.
From Excursion Inlet: S. Sahani
ego. Meercedes Quinto: from Super
ior: William Paul, W. Soboleff,
George Kostromeetinoff, Marsha
Garcia, Natalie Simenoff, Andrew j
Hason; from Tenakee: Danny Ty- j
ler, Mr. and Mrs. Tyleer; from Elfin
Cove: Mrs. M. Clarke, Stephen
Johnson; from Pelican: Jerry Mich- !
lidge, K. Waiden, Donald Olson,
Harvey Cloudman; from Lake Flor
ence: Walt Hermanson, H. Swan
son, M. Hear. George Bryson, Henry
Bryson, J. D. Dunn; from Lake
Thayer: Mr. and Mrs. Bob Booch
ever; from Chatham: John Hoints,
B. H. Peal, Marie Sanders, Marie
Williams; from Angoon: Frank Ta
basco, Lyle Olson; from Hood Bay:
Florence Eakin, William Samota,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson, R.
Brown, Steve Bell. Tommy Jimmie,
Peter O. Jack; from Tulsequah:
Quon Lee, Robert Craig.
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Folkateers Dance
Tomorrow Nigh)
The Folkateers will meet for theii
first dance of the fall season on
Sept. 5 at 8:00 p.m., the Barrington
residence, 129-7th Street. All in
terested in the friendly recreation of
folk dancing are invited to attend
Arrangements are being made for
a hall for regular meetings on the
first and third Tuesdays each month,
which will be announced later.
AT THE HOTEL JUNEAU
Alex J. Ingram of Swett and
Crawford Co., of Seattle, is register
ed at the Baranof Hotel.
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