H. S. STUDENTS
RETURN FROM SE
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The 84 members of Juneau High
School's choral and band groups
returned Sunday by plane from
Ketchikan after a successful ap
pearance at the Southeast Alaska
Music Festival held there April 26,
27 and 28.
Lyle Manson, band director and
Miss Marjorie Iverson, director of
the Juneau chorus, were enthusi
astic in their praise of the Juneau
students' performance.
‘‘The plane flights, the associa
tion with students of other schools
and singing and performing in
mass groups made a distinct im
pression on our boys and girls,”
Miss Iverson said.
On Thursday, April 26, instrum
ental stlos and ensembles appeared
at Elks hall at 2 p.m. Juneau stu
dents participating were Joan Wil
liamson, Flute; Gary Hedges, trom
bone; Jack Hermle, clarinet; Doug
las Boyd, clarinet; Norman Lister,
trumpet; Sylvia Davis, French horn;
clarinet quartet composed of Jack
Hermle, Douglas Boyd, Elton Eng
strom and Jack Willet and a brass
sextet of: Norman Lister, Janet
Schultz, Sylvia Davis, George Mes
serschmidt, Gary Hedges and Lee
Nance. Walter C. Welke of the Un
iversity of Washington, was adju
dicator for this program.
In the Eagles’ hall at 8 p.m. with
Wayne S. Hertz of the Central
Washington College of Education
as adjudicator, the following Ju
neau high schcol students took
part: Donna Jewett, and Adaline
Barlow1, sopranos; Bill Orme, tenor:
Donna Mountjoy, piano; boy's
quartet of John Harris, Ray Heg
stad, Don Morrison, Bud Schultz
and girls' quartet composed of
Gladys Uggen, Donna Jewett, Nan
cy McDowell, Joan Molyneux, Ruth
Bloomquist and Heather Hollmann.
Juneau high school's madrigal
group, of sixteen boys' and girls'
voices was outstanding on this
evening program. They were: Don
na Jewett, Gladys Uggen, Adaline
Barlow, Donna Mountjoy. Joan
Williamson, Betty Lou Hukill, Mary
Nordale. Mell Cesar, Heather Holl
mann, David Clem, Ed Dull, John ]
Harris, Ray Hegstad, Bill Ormc.j
Fred Schmitz and Bud Schultz. j
A more than capacity crowd j
turned out for the performance at
the Coliseum theater on Friday
night, April 27, when all groups
from Southeast Alaska towns ap
peared in various numbers. On this
program Juneau was represented!
by the Juneau Girls' Chorus, Ju-j
neau Mixed Chorus, Juneau Boys’
Chorus and Juneau Band. The
Coliseum was filled to capacity1
with more than two blocks of a
waiting line turned away for lack!
of seating.
On Saturday night the bands and j
choruses of all schools represented
united for the grand finale of the j
music festival with Welke and'
Hertz as directors. On the final
number of this program, "Battle
Hymn of the Republic,” Don Mor
rison of Juneau and Norman Nel
son of Ketchikan, were outstand
ingly featured.
Groups from Juneau receiving
No. 1 ratings were the Boys’ Quar
tet, Girls’ Sextette and the Madri
gal singers.
Ann Henning, of Juneau, was ac
companist for the chorus.
Harold Schultz, Juneau high
school student, received a No. 1
rating for his outstanding piano
selections and has been recommen
ded for a scholarship at Central
Washington College of Education,
by Wayne Hertz.
Lyle Manson, band director, ex
pressed himself as completely satis
fied with Juneau students' per
formance. "Their instrumentation
was good,” he said, "in solos and
in groups they were well received."
* There were dances and luncheons
to entertain the visitors to Ketch
ikan and Miss Iverson and Man
son both expressed the entire
group’s appreciation for the hospi
tality extended.
Next year it is planned to hold
the music festival at Sitka and
Mt. Edgecumbe during the last
week of April.
According to musicians who at
tended last year's festival in Ju
neau and the recent one in Ketch
ikan, Juneau's High School band
was rated outstanding with a de
cided edge on the organization of
last year.
wiiliamIhearst,
PUBLISHER, MARKS
88 BIRTHDAY SUN.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 1
—UH—Publisher William Randolph
Hearst, still active in managing his
newspaper empire, marked his 88th
birthday Sunday. There was no cel
ebration of the event.
BROWNIE TROOP MEETS
Brownie Scout Troop No. 3 met
at the Elks Hall Saturday morn
ing. We made plans for our tea
which will be given May 5 at 3 p.m.
at the Elks Hall. The tea Ls given
for our mothers.
Marjorie Flint, reporter.
iSCHOOC BOND
ISSUE OVER BY
BIG MAJORITY
The additional wing to Juneau’s
school was assured by a big maj
ority with results of yesterday’s
school bond election. In tha^ city,
out of 472 ballots cast, 395 were
affirmative and 77 against; in Auk
Bay, with 32 ballots cast 21 were
lor and 11 against.
This means that a bond issue of
$200,000 will be floated to give thi
new school, to be constructed at
2th and Glacier Way. a cafeteria,
eachers’ room, office with vault
to store school records, storage
room, rifle range and added play
ipace. It is estimated that the ad
Jitional tobacco tax, passed by the
last legislature, will take care of
payments to retire the bends.
Of the original money raised for
the school, $750,000, cost of the site,
preparing the ground and archi
tect's fees amounted to $150,000.
The lowest bid on construction was
$743,657, so an alternate bid of
$578,294 was accepted, which ex
cluded the cafeteria wing. At a
meeting of the school board, the
$200,000 bond election was decided
upon in view of the fact that con
struction cf the added wing would
be less expensive 6o Guild at the
time the school construction was
being carried out and because of
the higher tobacco tax, it would
work no hardship on the taxpayers.
One-half of the cost of the
school was to have been forthcom
ing in Federal funds through the
General Services Administration,
but due to Federal retrenchment,
this was withdrawn.
The voters, by overwhelming
majority, gave their approval :n
yesterday’s election, to tfhe $200,000
additional bonds.
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INFORMATION
IS WANTED
The Governor's office would like
information regarding- the present
whereabouts of the following per
sons, believed to be in Alaska:
Herbert L. Weihs—last known ad
dress was 18814 McLaughlin Blvd.,
Halles, N. Y. . .
Charles Raimund—formerly Karl
Reimann, born November 13, 1884
or 1885, in Gelsenkirchen. Brother
of Frau Emma Messerschmidt inee
Reimann', Recklinghausen OG
(Westphalia,) Stresemannplatz 31,
British Zone, Germany.
Helene Rogers—came to Alaska in
1947 from California, believed to be
in the vicinity of Nome.
Johan August, Karfeson — ajias
Karlberg, born April- S3, 1868, Rys
sby, Sweden.
Axel Karlssotj^U*^ % Karlberg,
torn May 7, 18^8^- S^eae^. 15iese
men are brother*, flrffcowitoned re
ports that both died in 1897-98 in
a place by the name of Davsen
tprobabl* DawsoiV). last heard
from in 1890 when they wrote they
were leaving for Alaska.
Johan Fredrik Karlsson — born
on August 25, 1863, in the Parish of
Fredsberg, Province Of Skaraborg,
Sweden.
Axel Helmer Nyberg — born on
March 26, 1886, at Grangesberg, I
Sweden. ;
Johan Algot Fallman — bomi
April 11, 1892, at Talsmark. Prov
ince of Vasterbotten, Sweden. Last
heard from in February 1938 when
he worked in Nome as a miner.
Quig Speers Small McCaughey—
came to Territory just prior to 1900
Would be about 90 years old if
alive now. Born in County Antrim,
Ireland.
Giovann Xsoardi — or John Is
oardi, who ts believed to have been
in Alaska about the year 1928, com
ing frotn San Francisco.
Wilbur Storey — believed to have
been drafted in World War I from
Skagway. Had heard once that he
died in 1918 or 1919, but then heard
that someone had seen him in Al
aska in 1926.
Merrill J. Smith — last knowr.
address was General Delivery, An
chorage. Worked for Alaska Rail
road from May to June 1944 and
from December 1947 to April 1948.
Dan W. Hightower—Veteran of
World War 1. Last heard from in
1S44, allegedly working on Alcan
Highway.
Cecilia Haw'kins — (Brookhart).
Thought she might be employed Dy
Alaska Coastal Airlines but they
have no record.
Nikolas Lorenzen — should be
about 60 years of age. Relative of
Adolf Albrecht, an Estonian, but
inquiry came from Ludwigsburg,
Germany.
Hans Hammeren — born Novem
ber 30, 1883, in Loyten, Norway,
son of Johan and Anne (nee Han
sen) Hammeren.„ Married in 1918
to Karen Helene Dorothea Sten
jrsen in Oslo. Finished college in
Hamar in 1901. No knowledge of
when he might have come to Al
aska.
Thorleif Haugan — born August
22, 1883, son of Ole Haugen and
_ive (nee Hovland).
Nils Johannes Tvedt — born Oc
tober 2, 1880, in Fusa, Norway, son
of Nils Tvedt and Magdele Haldors
daughter. Finished college in Ham
oro's school in Bergen before com
ing to America.
Ernest Berggren — last heard
com in 1928. Known to have owned
property in Nenana.
Erick Christ Radtke — 43 years
of age, 6 ft. in height, 180 lbs. in
weight, dark complexion, hazel eyes,
umetimes wears mustache. First'
class carpenter. I
MARINE BRANCH OF
LIBRARY TO OPEN
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The Marine Branch of the Jit- ]
neau Public Library located in the '
Teen Age Club will open Wednes- j
day afternoon at 1:00 o’clock. Li-'
brary hours will be 1:00 to 5:30
Monday through Friday afternoons.'
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DORCAS SOCIETY MEETS
A special meeting of the Dorcas
Society will meet tonight at the •
home of Mrs. A. L. Zumwalt. Final
plans will be made for the Needle
work and Parcel Post sale to be
held soon. Watch the Empire for
further notice. All members are,
urged to be present tenigbt.
HARRY TUCKER DIES
Harry Tucker, 61-year old bach
elor, who has been working for the
P. E. Harris Co. at Hawk Inlet,'
died early this morning at St. Ann's
Hospital. He was admitted there
last Saturday. It is believed that
he has a sister in Juneau but she
has not yet been located. No fun
eral arrangements have been made.
Thebody is at the Carter Mortuary.
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WEDEMEYER
HAD WARNED
ABOUT KOREA
WASHINGTON, May I _ |jp) _
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer ad
vised President Truman nearly four
years ago that Korea was threaten
ed by a “Soviet-controlled invasion
of North Korean forces.”
This was disclosed today with re
lease of the top-secret report on
Korea that Wedemeyer submitted
to Mr. Truman September 9, 1947.
The report, with certain parts de
leted, was made public by the Senate
Armed Services Committee in ad
vance of its inquiry into the firing
of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Hearings on MacArthur’s dismis
sal from the Far Eastern commands
are to begin Thursday.
Wedemeyer advised against U. S.
removal of its forces from Korea
pointing out that the Russians domi
nated North Kc roans through Com
munists.
• There is considerable unrest in
South Korea,” the report said, "but
forces available to General Hodge
are adequate to cope with it and
to maintain order, though complete
ly inadequate, even with maximum
assistance from General MacArthur,
to meet Soviet-controlled invasion
of North Korean forces.”
General John R. Hodge then was
in command of T . S. forces occupy
ing South Korea, later withdrawn,
and General MacArthur was in
Japan as supreme commander in
the Pacific.
"A* United States withdrawal
which permitted the Soviet Union
to dominate Korea would result in
a serious political and psychological
threat to China, including Man
churia, and Japan,” Wedemeyer
said.
Wedemeyer’s report was made be
fore China fell under the control
of the Communists. He also made a
report on China. A censored version
of this already has been made pub
lic.
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NON-SKEDS
TESTIFIES
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fore the Senate Small Business'sub
committee which is inquiiing into
the effect of the CAB's policies on
irregular or non-seheduled air car
riers. .,
Heacock said “There has been a
definite clear-cut conspiracy to put
the non-scheds out of business thru
the machinery of the Civil Aero
nautics Board.”
He said that 89.2 per cent of pas
I sengr and ton miles carried by
non-scheduled carriers last year was
done by carriers disapproved by the
CAB. This disapproval, he said,
takes the form of enforcement ac
tion directed at the line’s route
type service, by denial of its indi
vidual exemption application be
cause of route-type service or by
other indications.
These carriers, he said, will ulti
mately be eliminated under the
board’s current policy.
Heacock, who also is president of
Air Transport Associates operating
from Seattle, to Anchorage and
Fairbanks, Alaska, told the subcom
mittee the non-skeds proposed a
program for the industry’s mobiliz
ation in event of war.
Stanley Weiss, president ci Stand
ard Airlines, Inc., which operate,
between San Francisco and Lof
Angeles, proposed several alterna
tive methods to solve difference,
between the board and the non
scheduled carriers.
CONCENTRATES WILL
BE HAULED AGAIN BY
RITCHIE TRANS. CO.
Hauling of base metal concen
tre te? by tire Ritchie Transporta
tion Co. from the Polaris Taku
mine at Tulsequah on the Taku
River to Taku Inlet begins about
mid-May.
The concentrates will be loaded
at Taku on barges of the Foss Tug
and Barge Co., Tacoma, until in
July when the Waterhouse Trans
portation Co., a subsidiary of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, will re
place the barge company. The Foss
company will take the concentrates
to a Tacoma smelter. In July, the
concentrates will be shipped to the
Consolidated Mining and Smelting
Co. smelter at Trail, British Colum
bia.
Thi.: is the second two-year con
tract the Ritchie Transportation
Co. has had with the mining com
pany. Concentrates will be hauled
until mid-October on the boats,
Totem and Taku Chiet If. A1 Rit
chie, owner of the transportation
company. also operates tourist
boats on the Stikine River from
Wrangell to Telegraph Creek,
British Columbia.
MAY T NAMED AS
CHILD HEALTH DAY
BY PRESJ HUMAN
Calling upon the people of each
community ot the nation and all
agencies and organizations interested
in child welfare. President Harry S.
Truman issued a proclamation nam
ing May 1, as Child Health Day.
He asked, in his proclamation that
“consideration be given in the com
ing year to carrying out the ob
jectives of the Mid-century White
House Conference on Children and
Youth, that all children may grow
in physical, mental and emotional
health, with faith in God and in
the dignity of man.”
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AT STEVENS OF COURSE
PLANE WRECK
VICTIMS SAFE;
'MOM' MISSED
ANCHORAGE, Alaska. May 1,—
'/PI—Six year-old Linda Gann says
it was "Mommy” she missed most
during an eight-day trek to civil
:zation from a plane wreck deep in
the snowbound Alaska wilderness.
Linda, her father Bert Gann, a
flying-school teacher, lG-year
old Alex Hatley, reached Anchor
lgc safely yesterday, eight days
after Gann’s light plane was forced
lown while on a flight from Mc
Grath to Anchorage.
A mail pilot brought them here
from the village of Tyonek.
All were In good physical condi
tion, despite the fact they had only
.ight clothing and their food con
.isted of a can of orange juice, a
an of potato chips, a half sand
wich, two packs of chewing gum
and a candy bar.
Missed "Mommy”
Gann said Linda took the adver.
ure "beautifully” although she
raid she missed "Mommy.” Gann
ame north from Denton, Tex., two
ears ago.
“She cried a little bit,” he said.
’The first night out she .said,'’Dad
dy, you know what? I believe I’d
rather be at home thinking about
t than here.’ ”
Gann was flying Linda to an eye
specialist here when he ran into
-ad weather and was forced to set
he plane down on Cook Inlet. The
propellor was broken when the
jlane nosed over iia the snow.
The l’adio was working and Gann
:ent out messages but when 24
lours had elapsed with no sign that
anyone had heard them, the trio
aundled up their meager posses
sions and started walking. Gann
■aid they hiked along the shore of
Hook Inlet for five days before
finding a cabin.
Meet Trapper
Last Friday Gann took a walk
along the beach and met Lawrence
Snodgrass, a trapper.
“He sure was a welcome sight,”
Gann said.
Snodgrass took them to the vil
lage of Tyonek, and a pilot on a
mail flight carried them to Anchor
age.
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JOHN RECK PASSES
AWAY AT HOSPITAL;
JUNEAU PIONEER
John Reck, one of Juneau's best
known and most prominent citizens
throughout 53 years of residence,
passed away this morning at St.
Ann’s hospital at 9:U0 o'clock.
Mr. Reck had been confined to
the hospital for the past two
months, suffering from a stroke
and complications.
He was born at Elkador, Iowa, on
April 13, 1865 and came to Junaau
in 1898. For many years he oper
tted the Carstens meat market here
land was interested in other indus
■ tries of the city. He was agent for
he Juneau Water Company and
! for many years served as President
! of the First National Bank, of Ju
neau. He was president of the Board
of Directors at the time c*. his
death.
In 1888 he was married to Miss
Marie Ann Rieck and they had
four children, all of whom survive
their father. Mrs. Reck passed away
everal years ago.
During his long and active life
in the community, Mr. Reck served
on the City Council and as Mayor.
He also served, at various times, as
president of commercial and civic
organizations and always took an
I •
I active interest in Juneau’s welfare.
He was a member of Elks Lodge,
Odd Fellows and Pioneers of Al
aska.
Surviving are three daughters and
a son, Miss Mamie Reck, of Ju
neau: Mrs. B. B. Green of Fair-^
banks, Mrs. A. R. Duncan of Ket
chikan and William Reck of Jun%
tau. Grandchildren are Mrs. Dor-'
othy Hurley and Mrs. Steve Sheldon^
of Juneau; gveat-grand children
are Bobby and Ray Hurley and
Carolee and Leslie Sheldon.
A half-brother survives at Straw
berry Point, Iowa, and two nephews
in Orel oil.
Funeial arrangements are pend
ing awaiting notification of his''
two out of town daughters ancl
uihci reluti.es. *
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, May 1 —
I The big bad wolf didn't scare a
couple of Alaskans.
Fishing for salmon. Stanley Cher
niak and Quincy Adams, spotted the
wolf swimming a channel bn Alas
ka's inland passage.
They clubbed It. Then they lassoed
it with the boat's painter aruL.
dragged it behind the outboard1'
motor boat until it drowned. ,
The day’s fishing was a success.
The fishermen collected a $50
bounty.
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