12 Survivors Tell
Of Men's Courage
In Ship Disaster
PORT ANGELES. Wash., Nov. 9
—/P—The master of the freighter
George Walton gave the order to
abandon his flaming ship, then
in the tradition of the sea—remain
ed aboard until the last crewman
was over the side.
Twelve survivors of the ship ex
plosion and fire some 300 miles off
the Washington coast last Tuesday
reached port here early today. They
told of the bravery of the captain
and crew when the freighter seemed
doomed and of anxious hours in
bobbing lifeboats awaiting rescue.
First Mate Harold Davis. Milwau
kie, Ore., apparently one of the
last to leave the ship himself, said
Capt. Bentsen was the last man off.
Davis said he looked back as his
lifeboat pulled away from the Wal
ton and saw Bentsen and two other
men still on the stern. The Japan
ese freighter Kenkon Maru later
rescued Bentsen and eight others
in a lifeboat.
TOO TOUGH TO DIE
PORT ANGELES, Wash., Nov. 9
Thirty survivors of the aban
doned George Walton landed here
from three rescue ships today with
stories of “two guys” who were too
tough to die and praise for a skip
per who stuck to the burning ship
until the last crewman was off.
They told how one man was
burned fatally in the fire and ex
plosion 300 miles at sea Tuesday —•
• He went up like a torch” — and
how five others perished in the
painful ordeal of the lifeboats.
The happiest men were six who
were picked up by the Coast Guard
cutter Wachusett after 35 drenched
hours in their tossing, pitching life
boat.
On the second night the six men
uit trying to row and trusted to
their sea anchor, said Marion Blair
of Portland.
“We were afraid to put out the
oars,” he said, "we were sure we
would be swamped. We never really
gave up hope, though. We were all
huddled underneath a canvas in
the boat about two in the morn
ing.
“Somebody cracked off about
catching a salmon and I stuck my
head out cf the canvas. There was
the Wachusett. We forgot all about
salmon and waved our lantern like
mad.”
The man who died in the India
bound grain ship’s engine room
fire and explosion was identified as
Gus M. Larsen of Portland, the sec
ond assistant engineer.
Dr. R. M. MacKenzie
Starts ANS Job Today
Dr. R. M. MacKenzie arrived yes
terday from Ketchikan to take over
his new duties as director of oral
health activities for the Alaska Na
tive Service. Dr. MacKenzie re
signed as a member of the Terri
torial Senate to accept employment
with the Federal Government.
Dr. MacKenzie has been in pri
vate dental practice in the Terri
tory since 1924. For the past 23
years, he has practiced in Ketchi
kan. Dr. MacKenzie’s family will
continue to reside in Ketchikan.
Legal 'Jaywalking' in Denver
Policemen urgVd pedestrians to rut across corners recently as Denver, Colo., launched a new traffic
control program at busy intersections. Under the plan, everybody crosses streets when a special “walk”
light flashes. All traffic is halted during the period. Then pedestrians wait while vehicles move, first on
one strc'et and then on other. Twenty three extra ppolicemen were on duty to help bewildered residents
get the idea. '/Pi VVirephoto.
Amateur Radio
Classes Begin
Next Week
Under the sponsorship of the Ju
neau Amateur Radio Club, a class
will be initiated for the purpose of
training members interested in be
coming radio amateurs, it was an
nounced by Leo E. Osterman today.
Classes will be held in Room 1,
Juneau High School building, from
7:30 to 9:30 p.m., on Mondays and
Wednesdays of each week. The
first meeting night will be Wednes
day, November 14.
There wiil be no charge for the
instructions, which will consist of
code practice, elementary radio
theory, and laws and regulations
pertaining to operation of amateur
stations, Osterman said.
On June 6, 1951, the Federal Com
munications Commission amended
its regulations to include a new
"Novice Class” license, which per
mits the holder to operate on cer
tain limited frequencies with a
transmitter power input not to ex
ceed 75 watts.
The current class will be con
ducted to enable the students to
pass the required examinations to
obtain this type of license. The
Commission, by permitting opera
tion of limited scope, feels that sus
tained interest in radio will result,
and that the license holders will
continue their studies to obtain
higher class amateur or commer
cial licenses.
There are no restrictions as to
age, sex, or occupation. Take a
pencil and a notebook and join the
group.
Anchorage Scene
01 Development
Board Meeting
George Sundborg, general man
ager of the Alaska Development
Board, left today for Anchorage
where speakers from all o.arts of
Alaska will attend a three-day
meeting of the board to talk about
problems confronting industry in
Alaska.
Public forums Sunday and Mon
day will hear 28 speakers from
Alaska and from Seattle and San
Francisco. Lt. Gen. William E.
Kepner, Commanding General of
the Alaska Command will tall:
Monday on, ‘ Industries and Serv
ices Essential to Defense." On Sun
days program is w. l. Arnoia,
managing director of the Alaska
1 Salmon Industry, Inc., who will use
j as his subject, “Shackles on the
; Fishing Industry.” Sundborg's talk
i is, "Shackles on Manufacturing De
velopment.”
Speakers will discuss mining, agri
culture, fishing, manufacturing, con
struction, power, investments, and
rail, water and road transportation.
Don H. Goodman, chairman of
the Alaska Development Board, will
act as moderator for Sunday’s panel
discussion concerning, “Alaska's
Dollar Shortage.” Other members
of the board. Herb Hilscher, A. Polet,
W. C. Stump and R. Boochever, will
act as moderators for Monday’s
panels. The panels will include road,
j tourist, industrial, education, power,
and transportation development
1 talks.
Dr. Novatney to Be
Guest Speaker at
DIWC Meeting Nov. 14
Dr. Dorothy Novatney, Deputy
Commissioner of Education, will be
guest speaker at the regular month
ly meeting of the Douglas Island
Woman’s Club next Wednesday eve
ning, November 14 in the apartment
of Mrs. Mae Riley.
Inasmuch as the Douglas Woman's
Club serves as a P.-T.A. for Douglas
schools, Dr. Novatney will give sug
gestions as to how the club might
be of further service to the school
and discuss some of her experiences
in the field as an Educational Sup
ervisor, a position she held prior
to becoming Deputy Commissioner.
In cooperation with the Lions
Club and the Boy and Girl Scouts,
the DIWC participated in the
-Clothes for Korea” campaign by
collecting ana Doxmg a laige suppij
of warm winter clothing.
Furthering the relief effort for
Korea, Mrs. Edwin Johnson, club
president, urges the membership to
bring their cash contribution for the
CARE packages to be sent to Korea.
Assistant hostesses will be Mrs.
Dorothy Moesh and Mrs. Gracie
Reed. The meeting will get under
way promptly at 8 o’clock.
ATTENTION
There will be a mass meeting
of the Filipino Community and Lad
ies Auxiliary Sunday the 11th at
7:30 p.m. Election of officers, and
also many important matters to be
discussed. All members are urged
to be present,
— EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY —
The Elks ...
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING
TURKEY SHOOT
Friday
Nov. 9
7 P. M.
Elks9 Hall
4
Public invited
Proceeds for Christmas Charity Fund and Children's Christmas Party
{Alaska Coastal
Carries 71
On Thursday
Alaska Coastal Airlines carried
a total of 71 passengers on Thurs
day's flights with 21 on interport,
27 arriving and 23 departing.
Arriving in Juneau from Tulse
quah: Mr. and Mrs. Smith; from
Sitka: Ellis Jersey, J. Duninocenzo,
C. R. Cranstron, Frank Benson;
from Ketchikan; T. O. Dickinson,
Dr. McKenzie; from Petersburg:
Larry Lindstrom, Glenn Boona, N.
W. Kelly, Mr. Anderson.
From Skagway: Charles Esch, S.
N. Johnson, Ted Powell, E. DeZell;
from Haines: Art Lamb, Mrs. Don
Baldwin, Bob Tilson, Don Katzeek,
Mrs. Jessie Ward, Frank Young;
From Hocnah: Cecelia Greenewald,
Doris Hemplin; from Funter Bay:
S. Pekovich, Ed Moki, F. Olson Jr.
Departing from Juneau to: Tul
sequah: F. H. Curlie; to Sitka: Tom
Nally, E. E. Gregory, K. Bowman,
John Budda, Richard Willard, Dade
Keene, George Beltz; to Wrangell:
Frank Buckner, George Rogers, Wil
liam Bateman, Lloyd Ness, Margery
Rosseau, Charles Rosseau, Mr. Bu
tare.
To Skagway: Sister Felicia; to
Haines: E. H. Weiser. Felix Toner,
Frank Riley; to Tenakee; Walter
Hellan, Tom Armstrong; to Barlow
Cove: Art Sanford; to Hoonah:
David McKinley.
Jones-Stover
Nuptials Held
On Tuesday
The First Baptist Church was the
setting for the wedding of Miss
Mary Helen Jones and CPO Harold
William Stover on Tuesday, Nov
ember S. The Rev. Jimmie Bolton
read the vows for the couple.
The bride wore a brown taffeta
gown set off by gold accessories. Her
bridal bouquet was composed of
tea roses. Mrs. Dorothy Farrell, the
bride's only attendant, wor black
accessories to accent her winter
white dress. She carried a bou
quet of red roses. CPO Jack Mat
thews was best man.
Mrs. Stover is employed as a
stenographer for the Alaska Na
I tional Guard. Her husband is a
pharmacist mate aboard the USCG
cutter Storis. Due to the departure
of the Storis, the couple’s wedding
reception will be held later. They
will reside in the Channel Apart
ments.
TRINITY GUILD
Bazaar, food sale, tea, Saturday
2 to 5 p.m. 958-3t
Merilyn Nimtz
Will Marry
Robert Swanson
Mrs. O. A. Nimtz of Kennydale,
Wn„ has announced the betrothal
of her daughter, Merilyn Ann to Mr.
Robert Swanson, son of Mrs. Severin
Swanson of Juneau. The couple
plans to be married on February 15
at the Chapel of the Flowers, Belle
vue, Wn. After their marriage the
couple will reside in Juneau.
Muss Nimtz has been employed by
the Alaska Native Service since
May and she was formerly with the
Imperial Candy Company in Seattle.
She is a graduate of Renton high
school.
Mr. Swanson was graduated from
Juneau high school and served In
the U.S. Army. He is Juneau rep
resentative for T. C. Whiteside,
Alaska merchandise broker.
Miss Nimtz plans to return to
Seattle in November where she will
be joined by Mr. Swanson in Febru
ary.
BROWNIES MEET
Brownie Troop No. 16 has been
holding meetings every Tuesday.
Many new piojects have been made.
First we made handkerchiefs. We
are starting a health scrapbook. We
have also made favors for our birth
day party. As yet we have no of
ficers but select names each meet
ing.
Marjory Kelsey and Sharon Wil
son, repprters.
ATTENTION
L. D. S. Relief Society Bazaar at
Vic Powers Store Nov. 9 and 10. 5t
CORRECTION
Due to an unfortunate oversight
our advertisement of yesterday
(Nov. 8) contained an incorrectly
priced item. The last item should
have read:
Washington — Co-Op — Cut-Up
FRYERS at 79c a pound
CASE LOT GROCERY
Caroline Hoff 1
And Carl Jensen
To Marry Tonight
Miss Caroline Hoff and Mr. Carl
Jensen will be united in holy matri
mony this evening at 8:15 o'clock
in the Cathedral of the ^Nativity.
The Rev. James H. ConweU, S. J„
will officiate at the service.
Mrs. Mary Jantzen, sister of the
groom, will be Miss Hoff's matron
of honor and Mr. Elmer Lindstrom
will be best man. Following the wed
ding, a reception will be held in the
Gold Room of the Baraonof Hotel.
Trinity Guild
To Hold Bazaar
On Saturday
The end of the Hallowe'en fes
tivities each year heralds the church
bazaars in JOneau and on Saturday
the Trinity Guild of the Episcopai
Church will hold its bazaar between
the hours of two and five in the
undercroft of the church.
Tea and homemade goodies will
be served throughout the afternoefh
For those who wish to do theii
Christmas shopping early there will
be booths featuring doll clothes,
plastic articles, needlework and
stationery. Homemade bread and
other cooked foods will also be sold
FROM SEATTLE
Owen Peugh of Seattle arrived
here yesterday from Fairbanks on
PAA and is registered at the Bara
nof Hotel.
BENSON TO CORDOVA
Labor Commissioner Henry Ben
son left Thursday for Cordova to
arbitrate In a labor dispute involv
ing the Alaska utilities and work
men. From there he goes to An
chorage and Fairbanks to work on a
new code for construction workers.
Ed Garnick leaves tomorrow to join
Benson. The two will be absent for
about three weeks.
Reduced
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Passenger Service
SOUTHBOUND
S.S. BAR AN OF
Sun. Nov. 11
Ketchikan
Seattle
S.S. DENALI
Sun. Nov. 18
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
NORTHBOUND
S.S. DF.NALI
Mon. Nov. 12
Sitka
Seward
Valdez
S.S. BARANOF
Turs. Nov. 20
Seward
Sitka
I
Freighter Service
From Seattle
November 11
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Juneau, Haines, Skagway,
Pelican
For Information
Phones 2 and 4
Juneau
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