Rev. Samuel Davis
Of Hydaburg, 87,
Died Last Friday
The Rev. Samuel Girard Davis, of
Hydaburg, died at 5 o’clock last
Friday afternoon. He was 87 years
old.
The members of the Alaska Na
tive Brotherhood will remember
him as their Grand President and
member of their Executive Commit
tee since 1927. Before that time,
he was one of the organizers of
the Hydaburg camp (1921 > upon
his return from the convention held
in Wrangell ir. 1920 where he went
as an observer with Alexander Peele
and George Haldane.
His middle name "Girard" testifies
that he is the grandson of the
famous Stephen Girard, the eccen
tric philanthropist of Philadelphia,
Pa., where a school by that naYne
commemorates his name.
Among his personal friends was
Jack London, a friendship that be
gan when both men marched with
Cox's Army on that army's trek
from Oakland, California toward
Washington, D .C. On this occasion,
when London saw that the army
was petering out, he took Sam by
the hand and said, “Come on, boy,
it is time for us to depart.”
Davis had a venturing mind as
shown by the fact that he was al
ways in the van of every progres
sive movement. Where he could not
present in person, he would write on
his old Remington typewriter No. 7,
given to him by the late Judge
Jamas Wickersham, one of his close
friends.
Samuel Girard Davis was for
many years a lay preacher and
then was ordained by the Presby
terian Church and served at Kasaan
and Hydaburg. He lived a full life
and is remembered by a host of
friends.
30 Arrive, 8 Leave
On Denali Monday
Arriving on the Denali Monday
were 30 passengers with eight em
barking for the westward. Master
of the ship is Capt. Carl Nilsen
with John Vogler, purser.
Disembarking from Seattle: Mr.
and Mrs. H. O. Alter, Amos J.
Alter, George Castro, Mr. and Mrs.
F. F. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Featherstone and two daugh
ters; Clancy Henkins, Thomas I.
Honda, Annie M. Hearn, Valerie
Jean, Grace N. Knudson, Richard
Labaya, Wilfred I. Maedo, Mr. and
Mrs. K. G. Merritt, John McCor
mick, Christ Olsen, Newta M.
Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sey, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Toste and daughter.
From Ketchikan: Harold Kess
ner, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Rose.
Embarking for Seward: Wallace
Pearson, S. C. McAfee, G. H. Tous
ley, Kirk Tousley, Patricia Bates, A.
A. Clough.
For Sitka: David Barclay, M. E.
Monagle.
I
Resignation
Demanded of
Iran Premier
TEHRAN, Iran, Dec. 11—(^—Op
position deputies made a bold bid |
today to topple the government of
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh as
a nationalist mob battered on the !
Parliament (Majlis) gates, shout
ing for the blood of the aged Pre- j
mier’s opponents.
But the frail Premier, in a two
and a half hour speech defending
his regime, said he would stay in
office unless and until the Majlis
voted him out. The session ended
after his speech.
Inside the packed building several
persons were injured as supporters
and opponents of the government
fought briefly with fists and feet,
delaying the Parliament session.
Attack Premier
When the Majlis chamber finally
was cleared of press and public
and the session opened, opposition
deputies at once leaped to verb
ally attack the Premier, whose oil
nationalization program ejected the
British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil
Company and ended Iran's chief
revenues from oil production.
Yelling at the top of their lungs,
the opposition accused Mossadegh
of leading Iran into terror and ruin
and demanded that he resign.
The crowd outside, realizing that
the eight-month-old government
was at stake, raced for radio loud
speakers to hear the broadcast of
the session.
Demand Resignation
Opposition leader Jamal Imami,
who had been threatened with death
fcy demonstrators previously for his i
attacks on the Mossadegh govern- j
ment, joined with three other op
position deputies in demanding
Mossadegh's resignation.
He called the Premier a dictator,
an ambitious politician and other
names, amid a tumultous uproar.
Mossadegh then replied that he
would remain in power. Pounding
I the table, as he appealed to Ir
| anians to forget their lost oil income
i for now and tighten their belts
J to hold out to the bitter end against
] the British.
“If we cannot benefit from the
oil, at least coming generations
will,” Mossadegh said. With British
technicians ousted from the Ab
adan refinery, the vast oil instal
lations have been practically shut
down. Iran’s economy has been
based largely on her oil.
RESIGNS TO TAKE JOB
WITH RECORD SHOP
Miss Betty Hammand, formerly
with the wildlife management di
vision of the Fish and Wildlife
Service, has resigned to work at
j the recently opened Record Shop, j
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Community Events
TODAY
At 7:30 p.m.—uouoieneader basket
ball in high school gym.
At 8 p.m.—Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF Hall.
At 8:45 p.m.—Community Night for
Adults at Teen Age club with
square dancing.
December 12
At noon—Kiwanis club meets at
Baranof.
At 7:30 p.m—Scottish Rite degree
work, 10th to 13th degrees.
At 8 p.m.—Elks Lodge.
At 8 p.m.—Alaska Potters meet in
club rooms.
At 8 p.m.—VFW Auxiliary meets at
home of Elsie Brunette, 229
Franklin.
At 8 p.m— Rebekah Lodge meets in
IOOF hall.
December 13
At noon—Chamber of Commerce
meets at Baranof Hotel.
At 8 p.m.—Taku Post, VFW meets
* in Jeep Club.
At 8:45 p.m—Juneau Singers re
hearsal in high school music
room, Sixth Street entrance.
December 14
At 1:30 p.m.—World Service Circle
meets, in NLP church parlors.
At G:30 p.m.—Scottish Rite dinner
followed by regular meeting and
conferring 14th degree.
At 8 p.m.—Swinging Squares dance
for 7th, 8th and 9th grades at
Parish Hall.
At 8 p.m.—Moose lodge meets.
December 15
At 3:30 p.m—Juneau Singers dress
rehearsal at 20th Century The
atre.
At 8:30 p.m—Circle Eight Square
Dancers meet in Parish Hall.
December 16
At 2:30 p.m —Christmas concert by
Juneau Singers at 20th Century
Theatre.
Al I .OxJ p.Ui.
School program.
December 17
At noon—Lions Club meets in Bar
anof Hotel, Children’s Christmas
party.
At 7 p.m.—Badminton club meets
in high school gym.
At 8 p.m.—American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah Past Noble
Grand’s Christmas party at home
of Mrs. Fred Schindler.
December 18
At noon— Rotary club meets at
Baranof.
December 19
At 8 p.m.—Christmas operetta “The
Shepherd's Christmas" by com
bined youth choirs at Methodist
church.
PERSONNEL COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS ‘RETIREMENTS’
The Juneau Federal Personnel
Council will discuss “Social Security
versus the Civil Service Retirement
System” at its meeting Wednesday
at 3 p.m. in the Goldstein building.
A panel discussion on the sub
ject will be led by James Browne,
regional director of Social Security;
and Mrs. Elizabeth Nordling, rep
resenting federal employees. Walter
C. Sharpies, of the Alaska Road
Commission, will act as moderator.
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Holiday Specials
Hats for all
occasions
Prices now
10.95
8.95
0.95
2.50
1.50
... BOTH stores...
The Cotton Shop Stevens Store
233 Seward Street 124 Seward Street
Telephone Contract
Given Electric Smith
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 11—
Electric Smith, Inc., Spokane, has
received the Alaska district engineer
award of contract for the construc
tion of telephone installations at
Ft. Richardson. The firm bid in
at $373,907 under a field of eight
competitors which included: New
berry and Pacific Electric Corpo
ration of California, United Con
tractor of Seattle, and three An
chorage firms: City Electric, Re
liable Services and Wiggins Con
struction.
PNA Gets in Monday;
But No Flight Out
Pacific Northern Airlines flight,
from Anchorage arrived yesterday
with 16 passengers but did not get
out yesterday.
From Ancnorage: H. Porus, C. A.
Carrol. A. R. MacLean, D. Abbey,
H. Rodle, S. W. Smith, Paul Ro6
siter, D. Peckham, W. B. Hansen,
M. Monagle.
From Cordova: R. Espy.
From Yakutat: Delbert Brown,
Clem Simmons, Earl Fleming, Har
ry Brenner.
From Gustavus: Joe Hansen.
NORTHERN LIGHT CHURCH
PRESENTS JUNIOR CHOIR
The Northern Light Presbyterian
Church Sunday School will present
the junior choir in the annual
Chr(stmas program at 7:30 p.hl.
on December 16 in the church
auditorium.
The choir will furnish background
music for the Nativity Scene and
the playlet “Why the Chimes Rang.”
Mrs. Roland Burrows is choir di
rector. Sunday School teachers are
assisting in the program. The public
is invited to this service.
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Two Lives Lost
in Dawson Blaze
DAWSON, Y.T, Dec. 11 — <01 —
Two persons were burned to death
here yesterday when fire destroyed
Dawson’s largest department store.
The blaze, which broke out about
3 a.m., in the Northern Commercial
Co., building, took the lives of Mrs.
Likeas Sellars and Robert Arm
strong two of the 10 occupants of
the staff apartments on the second
floor.
Origin of the fire has not yet
been established.
Many volnnteers turned out to
assist firemen who, although unable
to save the main store and ware
houses, were successful in saving
historic Pioneer Hall.
Walter Hansen of the Enterprise
Engine and Machinery Co. of Se
attle is at the Baraner Hotel.
NEW YORK—yP)—Chicl'.e-i raising
has become such a big business
these days that production of 80.000
! broilers a week is not too difficult
an accomplishment. One farm near
Salisbury, Md.. can turn out that
many from a “plant" comprising 18
chicken houses, with the broiler
houses measuring 48 by 620 feet.
.., that is ALL we have left
BUT we are offering ALL of tlie
Men’s-and Boy’s clothing that we
jLw*”.*— 2-2 Price
50% Off
on all purchases
December 22 is our LAST DAY of busi
ness . • • You have ONLY 11 days to take
advantage of these GREAT SAVINGS!
HU RSI Y-M UR R Y—-H U R R Y
CLOTHING STORE
177 to 179 S. Franklin
Juneau - Alaska