Charter Members
Are Honored by
Soropiimists
Founders Day at the Soroptimists
luncheon Friday brought to the
meeting a nearly full membership
turnout and several former members
of the club. Guests were Nancy
Cameron, Bernice Morgan and Lil
lian Uggen, former members, Nor
ma Weeks, Marjorie Morris, depart
ment of public welfare and Mildred
Sparks, grand president, Alaska Na
tive Sisterhood.
Nine charter members of the Ju
neau Soroptimists, for their five
years of continuous service to the
club, were presented awards of meri
Norma Johnson, Jessie Stevens,
Jessie McCrary, Edna Heaton Lo
men, Mildred Hermann, Mamie Jen
sen, Mernice Murphy, Laura Mac
Millan and Dorothy Whitney were
recipients of merit scrolls presented
by President Gertrude Wetzel.
Speaker of the day, Mrs. Helen
Shenitz, assistant curator and lib
rarian at the Territorial Museum,
was introduced by Ann DeLong,
program chairman.
A resident of Japan for sever
al years following World War II,
Mrs. Shenitz topic before the club
of women was “Women of Japan.”
And women in Japan, the Sor
optimists learned are of “less value
than cattle." To treat women as
equals, to invite them to be present
at a banquet with men, is Insulting
to men, and "this attitude is thtj
same among all classes,” Mrs. Shen
itz explained. “To extend a courtesy
to women is degrading to a man.”
She doubted that Japanese women
were as gentle, sweet or graceful as
tradition has led the world to be
lieve. They are graceful in their
native kimonas, but awkward in
foreign garments and shoes. “Since
they have had to use cunning and
shrewdness to fight the Japanese
male, they are shrewd, cunning and
smart, rather than sweet and
gentle," she remarked.
Since the occupation ol japan oy
the United States Army, "the Ameri
cans have given the Japanese wo
men their freedom so subtly that
it was accomplished before the men
of the country realized it,” the
speaker declared. "This freedom
started by the organization of wo
men’s clubs, asking Japanese women
to attend meetings. Inside of a
couple of years, the Japanese wo
men were forming clubs of their
own.”
As an afterthought, Mrs. Shenitz
mentioned the number of marriages
between Japanese women and Am
ericans. "The men were not all GI’s
either. Officers, too, married Jap
anese women. And the reason, I was
told by men who had married Jap
anese women is that "no women
in the world treat a man as well as
do the women of Japan.”
Participation in the drive of joint
service clubs to collect clothing for
Korea was announced. Warm, clean
doming will be collected to send to
Korea by Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis
and Soroptimist Clubs. The drive
will continue for the next week.
City Health Center
Mother's Classes
Start Tuesday
The Juneau Health Center an
nounces the next series of Mother’s
Classes, to start at 2 p.m., on
Tuesday, October 16. These classes
will last for six weeks and will be
held each Tuesday. The subjects
will be as follows:
October 16—“A New Life Begins,"
this class will be conducted by Miss
Bertha Bloomer, Maternal and
Child Health Nursing Consultant,
and the movie "Human Growth”
will be shown.
October 23 — "Protecting the
Mother’s Health.” This class will
include a field trip to St. Ann’s hos
pital to familiarize the expectant
mothers with the hospital plans for
care of the mother and child. ”
October 30 — “Nutrition.” This
class will discuss nutrition and food
requirements during pregnancy.
November 6 — “Babies and Bud
gets.” This class will familiarize
the new mother on things the baby
will need.
November 13 — “Care of the
Baby.” This class will serve to
demonstrate to the new mother the
early care of her baby.
November 30 — “Giving Your
Baby a Good Start in Life." This
class will discuss the emotional
aspects of raising the baby to have
a sound mind and body.
All expectant mothers, as well as
new mothers, in this area are cor
dially invited to attend these
classes. Those wishing additional
information may phone the Juneau
Health Center, 218.
Hospital Notes
Admitted to St. Ann's hospital
Friday were Mrs. Paul Demmert,
Robert Hansen Jr., Leonard Bell;
dismissed were Kathleen Whiteley,
Mr.;. Joseph Smith and baby boy;
Mrs. John K. Smith, Arthur Berg
gren, Mrs. Joe Snow, Mrs. George
Towle and baby boy; Mrs. Ed
Giovanetti.
Admitted to the Government hos
pital Friday was Joe Nelson of
Yakutat; dismissed were Selma
Smith of Yakutat and James Hous
ton of Hoonah.
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Charles Goldstein
Back from Europe
Charles Goldstein, well-known
Juneau business man, returned this
week from a tour of Europe with
his granddaughter, Miss Joan Dol
giner, and his niece, Miss Ruby
Sugarman.
Leaving Juneau the latter part of
June ,Mr. Goldstein visited in Cal
ifornia until late in August. From
Los Angeles, the party of three flew
to New York where they took a
boat for La Havre, France, They
then flew to London and toured
part of Scotland.
Flying back to France, the Riv
iera was visited. From there they
went by train to Italy. The tour
then took the party to Iran and
Israel.
“General conditions are improv
ing but living conditions are trying
in Israel because of the influx of
about 6,000 people a month into
the new nation,” Mr. Goidstein said.
The return to the United States
was made by air from Italy and
across country by plane to Los An
geles. Mr. Goldstein returned to Ju
neau via Pan American Thursday,
He said that money is cheap and
living costs arc high in those sec
tions of Europe he visited.
Reindeer Herd Started
On St. Paul Island
A nucleus of a reindeer herd was
successfully transported recently by
boat to St. Paul Island in the Prlb
ilofs from Nunivak Island, Dale
Belcher, assistant director of the
Alaska Native Service native re
sources division, said today.
The reindeer numbering 31 were
transferred from the government
owned herd under the jurisdiction
of the native service on Nunivak
to the Pish and Wildlife Service
for the purpose of giving the na
ties on St. Paul another source of
food supply.
It was necessary to "hog-tie” each
of the animals in transporting
them in smaller boats to the FWS
vessel Penguin II, for shipment to
St. Paul, Belcher said. The Pen
guin had to anchor off the island.
Nunivak Island is just north of the
mouth of the Kuskokwim River
in the Bering Sea.
RENA MARIE AMSDEN
IS WELCOMED HOME
Welcomed home on Thursday
from St. Ann’s Hospital was Rena
Marie Amsden, daughter of Master
Sergeant and Mrs. Guy Amsden.
Rena Marie who is named for her
grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Leivers,
weighed eight pounds 11 ounces at
birth and her proud grandmother
said that he is “a sweet butter
S ball.” The Amsdens also have a
son, Ralph Leivers, who is three
years old.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Territorial Representative Frank
G. Johnson, of Kake, is a guest at
the Gastineau Hotel.
FROM HOOKAH
Harry Douglas, of Hoonah, is
staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
Garden Club
Talk Tells Care
Of Dahlias, Glads
When do you dig dahlias and
glads asked a member of the Ju
neau Garden Club? And Mrs. Henry
Green had the answer in her infor
mative talk on the care and storage
of dahlia tubers and glad corms
given at the club meeting, Wednes
day, October 10. Mrs. Green also
told a • little about planting and
what fertilizers to use and insect
pests and what to do for them.
A bit of information Mrs. Green
received from the Orin Hale’s, of
Seattle, publishers of Northwest
Gardens, who recently visited Ju
eau, may prove a big help to all
who own rhododendrons. The said
that when the ground is frozen in
early spring and the sun comes
out and pulls the moisture out of
the rhododendron leaves, leaving
the plant no way to replenish this
moisture, go out and water the
leaves of the plant! So don’t think
Garden Club members crazy next
March if you see tpem out watering
the rhododendron leaves!
Grass Planting
The library committee brought
up the question of planting the
grounds with grass this late in the
year and the club decided it would
be money thrown away as the grass
would not have a chance to become
established before winter set in.
This brought up the problem of
keeping the traffic on the sidewalks
and not all over the lot, so that
when a lawn is planted it will have
a chance to grow. It was also point
ed out that traffic over the bare
I ground should be discouraged as it
would pack the soil and make it
more difficult to work. Several sug
gestions were offered and work will
proceed along those lines.
The club wants to put in a lawn
and landscape the grounds so that
all may be proud of this community
project. But it will take the co-oper
ation of all the town to make it
a success, it is said.
To Remove Annuals
Mrs. William Hixson’s Girl Scout
Troop No. 12 offered to help remove
the annuals from the Triangle Plot
on 12th Street and their offer was
gratefully accepted.
Six beautiful dish garden arrange
ments were shown featuring mosses,
rocks, driftwood, native and figur
ines. Mrs. Ray Renshaw, Mrs. Will
iam Hixson antf Mrs. William Paul,
I Sr., were the artists.
I Before the meeting, held in the
home of Mrs. E. E. Engstrom, a
dessert luncheon was served with co
hostesses Mrs. Earle Hunter and
1 Mrs. Wm. Paul assisting.
HOME ON LEAVE BEFORE
SHIPPING OUT TO AFRICA
Pfc. Jack Sorri, from Mt. Holm,
Ida., arrived in Juneau Friday for
a visit with his mother, Mrs. E. O.
Davis.
Sorri is on a 17-day leave from
his army duties. When he goes
back, he expects to be shipped to
duty in Africa.
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Bob Bartlett
Will Arrive
Here Sunday
Delegate E. L. Bartlett will ar
rive from Washington, D. C., on
Sunday via PAA. He will leave
Monday for Skagway and Haines
accompanied by Mrs. Bartlett.
Delegate Bartlett will be present
at the official opening of the An
chorage-Seward Highway at Gird
wood on Friday, October 19. In An
chorage he will Join other members
of a House subcommittee of the In
terior and Insular Affairs commit
tee, which will hold hearings in the
Territory on the Delegate’s bill for
settlement of native land claims.
Mrs. Bartlett said today that the
Delegate plants to return to Ju
neau on November '8, when the
committee is scheduled to hold a
hearing here. He plans to stay in
Alaska when the other committee
members return to the states.
First National Guard
Field Training to
Begin Today
The Alaska National Guard be
gins its first field training encamp
ment today when the 207th In
fantry Battalion (Sep) moves to
Fort Richardson for a 15-day train
ing period.
The battalion, made ijp of units
from Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Seward, will be given two weeks of
intensive training similar to that
given to regular army troops in
Alaska, National Guard headquar
ters said. The 207th will spend
much of its time firing rifles, ma
chine guns and other weapons. One
night will be spent in the field.
Lt. Col. nteorge McLaughlin, an
Anchorage attorney, commands the
207th Battalion. Maj. George Mat
son, commanding officer of Head
quarters and Headquarters Detach
ment of the Alaska National Guard,
leaves for Anchorage Saturday to
be camp commander. Lt. Harry I.
Lucas, of the Senior Instructor de
tachment, left Wednesday to ob
serve the field encampment.
The city council of Anchorage
has granted city employees special
leave with pay to attend the en
campment of the 207th Battalion,
Col. L. L. Johnson, Alaska National
Guard adjutant general, announced
today.
Local Encampment
The second national guard camp
will be held in the Montana Creek
area near Juneau from Nov. 25 to
Dec. 9 for the 208th Infantry Bat
talion (Sep). Lt. Col. Dwight W.
Dean, bnttalion commander, is in
charge of plans and preparation for
the camp.
Units from Sitka, Ketchikan,
Metlakatla, Angoon, Hoonah and
Craig will move to Juneau for this
training period. Tents, stoves and
cots are being shipped from Fort
Richardson to house the 208th dur
ing the 15-day training period.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
Flora Woodworth, of San Fran
cisco, is a guest at the Baranof.
FROM MT. EDGECUMBE
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wallace, of
Mt. Edgecumbe, are guests at the
Baranof Hotel.
Sgt. Frank Drouin
Receives Promotion
Master Sergeant Frank M. Drouin
of the Alaska Communications Sys
tem has been promoted to second
lieutenant, a rank he held in the
Officer’s Reserve Corps. He will re
; port to Fort Richardson for active
duty.
He and his wife will leave for
Haines on Sunday aboard the ferry
and drive over the Alaska High
way to Anchorage. Mrs. Drouin has
been employed by the U. S. Weather
Bureau in Juneau and has been
transferred to the Anchorage office
of the agency.
Drouin has been with the ACS
since 1947. During World War II
he was lieutenant in the U. S. Coast
Guard. Last evening, ACS personnel
honored the Drouins with a farewell
party at the VFW Jeep Club.
GLASS IS SLATED
TO REPLACE MANY METALS
TOLEDO, Ohio — (JR — Glass may
be used to replace many metals
which are being restricted for the
current mobilization program, says
Dr. George B. Watkins, director of
research for Libbey-Owens-Ford
Glass Co.
In World War II, glass was used
successfully as a substitute for
aluminum. For example, the Fed
eral Communications Commission
used it as backing for records for
its recordings file. Glass evaporator
plates in air conditioning equip
ment replaced steel plates. One
kind of glass today eliminates the
need for almost all metal framing
and cross-pieces on store doors.
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Bob Hope Returns
Again, Gl Circuit
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13—LT1— Bob
Hope next week begins his second
decade on the GI circuit and wond
ers il the army will promote him.
“I still have the same rank I had
in the last war,” Hope moaned to
day. “Chicken, first class.”
Bob cannot remember how many
shows he has put on for servicemen
in every corner and battlefield of
the world since starting out months
before Pearl Harbor. •
For instance, the notation on his
record for the summer of 1943 shows
only "English tour.”
The number of shows? Who
knows?
Hope has logged nearly 2,000,
000 miles, mostly by air, in the ten
years—and at personal sacrifice.
In 1949, he planned to spend his
first Christmas in years at home
with his wife, Dolores, and their
four children. A general wrote Bob
of the lonely Christmas in prospect
for the GI’s in Alaska. Bob, Mrs.
Hope and the two older children
went to Alaska.
“My kids never really had a
White Christmas before," comment
ed Hope.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Joe Williams, of Ketchikan, is a
guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
FROM ANCHORAGE
John Rader and Carl Gregory,
both of Anchorage, are guests at
the Gastineau Hotel.
AT THE BARANOF
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dalton, of
Sitka, are guests at the Baranof.
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