The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-30

sTTKA. Alaska. June 2S.-tSpecia Ccrrespondence) Fourth of Jul, preparations are about complete witt the finance committee working on s1 .o0O goal for prizes and the follow ing event scheduled:
 Tuesday evening marine events, in cluding a seine pulling contest, lol rclling, halibut batting and troll E ing boat race, followed by fret dance at the USO.
 Wednesday, 10 a. m. children parade starts the day with prizes fo' the best costumes, best decorated ve hicle and best dressed pet. Immed' iately following will be chiidren' races, treasure hunt, etc. At o'clock the ball games will be started with the Coast Guard vs. Town lead ing off with a soft ball match Mex will be the Rotary vs. Beta Sorority scrt ball game. The final game vii le played by the Moose against tho Giks.
 Ti.e ball teams have been throwing taunts and brick bats at one another with no words barred and enough Let's have been offered and taken lc finance-a good sized modern war Large crowds of spectators are eX- pected to cheer and boo. z Tire Sitka Women's Club has com- n1eted arrangements for serving re- fIeshments in their club room adJa- cent to the ball park on the Fourth s iIamburgers, hot dogs, beans, spag- . hotti, potato salad, pies and cake will 1 ha served. beginning at eleven a. m and lasting until the food gives out Mrs. Elliott Fletcher, president, is ir charge of arrangements and food is being contributed by all mem- Lers.
 At the regular Councl meeting Tuesday evening Walt Welch report cd that in order to start the radio station a fund of S6,O0O for construc- ten was required by the EGG Welchs estimated construction cost was given as 5000 or less, which sum included the cost of obtaining {. construction permit. Council de- tided to postpone action until more accurate and detailed estimate could Lc obtained.
 Contract for the construction of a seaplane float went to Orville Pax ten, lowest bidder, for the sum of s5l0.
 A resolution, requesting that the territorial insane asylum be estab- lished at Goddard Hot Springs, was passed.
 Councilman Pete Haugen was ap- pointed city representative on the USC membership committee.
 Leave of absence was granted to Councilman Frank Price for the cannery season.
 Women making a house-to-house subscription drive for the Playground Fund collected an estimated S250 which with the sums pledged bS 5 various local organizations. bring the drive to a successful conclusion Johnny Neal, 11-year-old son oi MT. and Mrs. Glenn Neal of Port Angeles, is in the Pioneer Home hos 2 pital as the result of an accident which occurred in Kalinin Bay last Sunday.
 Sitting on the deck of the Bill , Neal, his uncle's boat, polishing spoons, Johnny saw another trollel approaching, and trying to prevent Z bad bump. put his leg out to hold eff the second boat. Losing his bal - anca, he had his leg crushed betWeer the beats. Johnny is recovering sat- islactorily and is eager to be back fishing
 Walking the waterfront is an ex- fil9rating experience these days. The oannery is in readiness for the first run of fishfi with newly tarred seine nets hanging from every available space. The trollers. have suddenly fclnd the salmon and when forced tc come to town for supplies, rush about frenziedly to get back to the business of trolling in the shortest possible time.
 The two boat building sheds or
 either side of the cannery are hum.
 ming with activity. In the Howart
 [. others yard John Townsend :; tuna boat is progressing and is ex.
 pceted to be launched by the enc
 of the summer. Ross Aliens trollel
 is being repaired; Mark Jacobs sein, F hoat is in for repair and practical,
 ready for the water; Leo Higley.
 runabout is being overhauled.
 In Andrew Hopes boat yard Rich.
 ard Peters new seiner, the La
 Verne II, a V-bottomed 42-foot joE
 with 140 hp Chrysler engine, de
 signed by the Payton Brothers o
 Long Beach, will be ready to launcl
 as soon as the propeller arrives anS