Sears Presents
Libraries to SE
Alaska Towns
The Sears-Roebuck Foundation's
Southeast Alaska Circulating Li
brary, that had its beginning two
years ago with a conversation in
Seattle between Edward Cameron
of the Sears-Roebuck Foundation,
and B. Frank Heintzleman. Reg
ional Forester and member of the
Juneau Library Committee was of
ficially presented to the southeast
Alaska communities which it will
serve and to the library’s sponsors,
the Rotary Clubs of Ketchikan
and Juneau, by Stewart W.. Petti
grew of the Sears-Roebuck Foun
dation’s Los Angeles office, at a
banquet in the Baranof Gold Room
Tuesday night.
It was a Rotary party, presided
over by Rotary President Ellis
Reynolds. Mr. Heintzleman, Ro
tarian, was program chairman for
the meeting, arranged the banquet,
and told of the growth of the idea
for the circulating library for the
small communities in Southeast
Alaska.
With Mr. Pettigrew, western -ep
resentative of the Foundation, a
plan of operation was worked out.
Library lists were made by Juneau
and Ketchikan librarians, Mrs. Ed
na Loman and Mrs. R. E. McEl
derry, with the aid of Mrs. Bertha
Ellinger, education specialist, Al
aska Native Service, and Mrs.
Dorothy Novatney, director of ed
ucational work, Alaska Depart
ment of Education. Now 1600 books,
believed to be satisfactory and ap
propriate to their use make up
the 20 circulating libraries that
will cover 20 communities in south
east Alaska, Mr. Heintzleman ex
plained.
Boats Will Circulate Books
The libraries will becirculated by
gas boats, and the cases, which
were on display have been especial
ly designed with the double pur
pose of easy carrying and display.
Ann Colman, retired city librar
ian of Juneau, divided the 1600
books into sets for distribution.
A group of women typed the 5,000 or
more index cards. Distribution and
rotation of the library units will
be in charge of George Haen, of
the Forest Service, and will be
handled by Fish and Wildliie Ser
vice boats, by the Forest Service,
the Princeton-Hall and the Salva
tion Army boat.
“This is just a beginning and we
hope to serve ten or fifteen more
towns with as many more librar
ies," Mr. Heintzleman said.
Contribution to Culture
First speaker introduced by M{
Heintzleman was Gov. Ernest
Gruening who saw in the circul
ating library an end to isolation,
one of the problems of Alaska
and its communities.
"I know of nothing that will
contribute more to happiness and
cultural improvement than the
ability to exchange thoughts
through books,” he said and
“Thanks to Sears-Roebuck and to
Frank Heintzleman this worth
while accomplishment is under
way.”
Jack Sherman. Vice President of
Ketchikan Rotary, expressed the
pleasure of his club in taking part
in this important project.
Harry Douglas, mayor of Hoonah
and grand president of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood, predicted that
the circulating library would save
money for the men in the outly
ing towns. “Now our wives, instead
of reading Sears catalog and
spending money, can read a book
that Sears has given us.”
Appreciation from Kake
Frank Johnson, legislator and
prominent resident of Kake, ex
pressed “appreciation of the efforts
of all who are taking part in this
movement.”
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TRIANGLE
CLEANERS
“Cravenette Headquarters”
i libraries will provide a means of
taking college and secondary schools
into the villages of Alaska, that
they will prove an important ed
ucational force,” said Mrs.. Bertha
Ellinger.
The Sears-Roebuck Foundation is
a separate entity, divorced from
the commercial operation of the
company, explained Mr. Pettigrew.
"The circulating library was no
thought of Sears." Mr. Pettigrew
said, "but a development through
the aid of Mr. Heintzleman of a
need of your communities recog
nized by your own minds. You
have permitted us a privilege of
working with you.”
James C. Ryan, with Major Eric
Newbold and Mr. Heintzleman, a
member of the library board, ex
pressed deep gratitude to the Sears
Roebuck foundation for the librar
ies which he called the only form
of adult education in the outlying
communities.
Rotary President Reynolds was
proud of the part Rotary had in
the development of the circulating
libraries through the Foundation.
Visiting Rotarians at the meet
ing were: Marshall Crutcher, of
Kodiak, and George Gasser, Fair
banks.
Guest List Include
In addition to the Rotarians the
guest list at the dinner included
Mr. Pettigrew, Mr. Cameron, Gov.
Gruening, Admiral Joseph Green
pun, commander of Alaska dist
rict, U. S'. Coast Guard; Mrs. El
linger, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and
Mrs. McElderry of Ketchikan; Cy
rus Peck, in charge of the Presby
terian Mission Native Service ves
sel Princeton Hall.
Mrs. Doris Barnes, member of
the Alaska Legislature and presi
dent of the Alaska Federation of
Women’s Clubs; C. Howard Balt
zo, assistant regional director, Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Miss Ann Colman, Harry Doug
las, Mrs. Helen Monsen, Mrs. Geo.
Lingo, Daily Alaska Empire; Edna
Lomen; Dr. Dorothy Novatney.
Mrs. Jessie McCrary, in charge
of Sears-Roebuck work in Alaska;
Herbert Rowland, president Jun
eau Chamber of Commerce, Frank
G. Johnson, Claribel Rakestraw,
George Haen.
Guests of Rotarian Floyd Guer
tin at the dinner were Ben Mullen
and John Hellenthal.
Motion pictures of Alaska’s to
tems and commentary by Rotarian
Edward L. Keithahn followed the
official presentation of the circul
ating libraries to the Rotarians of
Juneau and Ketchikan, the library
board and all cooperating agencies
by Sears-Roebuck Foundation's Mr,
Pettigrew.
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He says that during the days he
was out of action he discarded
more poundage than in the foui
days he had worked out.
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JUNEAU — ALASKA
KATHERINE HOOKER
PASSES AWAY IN
EVERETT ON FEB. 22
Oi itime Juneau friends were
i saddened this week to learn of the
death of Mrs. Katherine Hooker,
pioneer Alaskan woman, on Febru
! ary 22 in Everett, Wash. Word of
I Mrs. Hooker's death was received
by friend- of the family in Juneau
! from l^r daughter, Mrs. Thomas J.
Stroebe of East Stanwood, Wash,
with whom she had been making'
her home the past year.
Mrs. Hooker died peacefully in
her sleep, in a nursing home in
Everett where she had been about
two weeks for a rest. She had been
frail in health the last several
years but was not seriously ill be
fore her death.
A native of Germany. Mrs.
Hooker came to the United States
when a young girl and came first
to Alaska in 1898, residing in Ska
way until 1904 when she moved to
Juneau. She had made her home
in this city since that year with oc
casional visits and residence in the
states until about a year ago when
she accompanied her daughter,
here on a visit, to East Stanwood
to make her home with the Stroe
bes. She had been in failing health
the past several years as the result
of a fall suffered a broken hip
from which she had never fully
recovered.
Although Mrs. Hooker would
never divulge her exact age she
was known to be in her eighties at
the time n* her death
During her long residence in Ju
neau until a short time ago she W'as
active in the community and was
famous for her talent for cooking.
Fur a time she operated a tea room
and cafe and for years was called
on as a caterer for special social
functions.
Mrs. Hooker was a Past Noble
Grand of ferserverance Rebekah
Lodge No. 2-A., a charter member
and Past President of the Pioneers
of Alaska Auxiliary, Igloo No. 6, a
member for 3G years of the North
ern "Light Presbyterian Church and
a charter member of the church
organization, the Martha Society.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Stroebe.
Fuiierai services for ivlrs. looker
were held February 24 In iNoreU,
followed by cremation.
PALMER VISITC.i
Charles W. Wilson of Palmer is
registered at the Baranof Hotel.
WAGE-HOUR SILL
DISCUSSION AT
CC MEET THURS.
Legislative matters will come up
for discussion at a regular lunch
eon meeting of the Juneau Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow noon, Herb
Rowland, president, said today.
In addition to matters previously
announced, the wage and hour bill
now before the Alaska legislature
will be discussed, he said.
BAKER HERE
Alfred Baker from Ketchikan, who
is with the Department of Health
there, is stopping at the Hotel
Juneau.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
TO MEET THURSDAY
The Women of the Moose, Chap
ter 439, will meet Thursday, March
1, at 8 p.m., in the Moose lodge
rooms for their business meeting.
Senior Regent Beatrice Albegoff
would like reports from the follow
ing committees: Publicity, child
care, ritual, hospital guild, and
membership.
HONOR MRS. MOC'.E
A 1 o’clock luncheon honoring
Mrs. Terris Moore, wife of the
University of Alaska president, was
scheduled at the Governor's House
today by Mrs. Ernest Gruening.
Seventeen guests were invited.
FROM CORDOVA
Mrs. Leona Stewart of Cordova
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
BOB ELLIS BACK
Bob Ellis of Ketchikan, tempor
ary president of the Alaska Visitors’
Association, is in Juneau for a few
days. He is to appear before the
house ways and means committee
to ask for advertising funds to pro
mote the Alaska tourist industry.
He is stopping at the Baranof Ho
tel.
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VALDLZ BANKER VISITS
FRIENDS IN JUNEAU
George Gilson, associated with his
father, J. W. Gilson, in the First
Bank of Valdez, arrived in Juneau
by Pacific Northern Sunday and
left for Seattle with Pan American
AirV'ays Wednesday. He has been
at 'he Baranof Hotel.
Snow Shoes—Sleds at Madsens.
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