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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-06-18
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given; that Simon Hellenthal has petitioned to be ap- pointed administrator of the estate of Johannes Hellenthal, known as Jack or John A. Hellenthal, de- ceased; and the court has set Sat urday the 30th day of June 1945, at 10 o'clock of the forenoon of said day as the date and time for hear ing said petition At which time any person interested may contest the petition on the ground of irconi- petency of the petitioner or assert his own right to the administration and pray that letters be issued to him. s.
 Dated June 18, 1945.
 fSEAL) FELIX GRAY, Commissioner tor Juneau Precinct Publish June l8 to 28, inclusive.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Beginning this morning, the Douglas Bible Church is holding a week of Bible School studies, under the direction of the Rev. Peter Nickels. All children are welcome including all ages School begins at 9:30 a. m to 12 noon, then from 1 pm. to 3:30 pm. The trans portation problem for the Highway children is taken care of by the Rev. Nickels. He makes a g o'clock trip with the mission car for child
 ren. so they may attend the school.
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COUPLE WE'D

Leonard c. Pete and Leone John son, both giving their home address as Ely, Minnesota, were wed here last Friday in the Memorial Pres byterian Church by the Rev. Walter A. Soboleff. Witnesses to the cere- mony were Genevieve Soboleff and Harriet Roberts,
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O'Connor, R. J. Freidlander and w. 2, w Donovan. s,
 From Wrangell: Mrs. B. McNeil1,1 U 4l Miss R. McNeill, E. Levin, Esther Miller and w. F. Johnston.
 Leaving late Saturday night for Skagway were the following: Imo- gene Ward, A. R. Bowen, John Hoyt, Tom Pierce, Lorine Bunting, M. Moe, Mrs. M. Moe, Maureen Marinoff and Shirley Moe.
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WARNING

Any person or persons caught breaking street light bulbs or other wise destroying city property of the town of Douglas, Alaska, will be convicted and punished to the full extent of the law.
 Signed A. J. BALOG,
 City Marshall
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NOTICE

All dogs must be licensed by the City Dog Tags by July 1st, 1945. Dog licenses are available at the office of the City Clerk. Any dog not so licensed by July 1st, will be disposed of immediately.
 CITY CLERK.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETS

Due to lack of quorum, the City Council meeting scheduled for last Friday evening was cancelled and postponed until this evening It will meet in the Council Chambers.
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KIBBY AT ANCHORAGE

Ralph Kibby, 1945 Douglas High School graduate, left yesterday by steamer for Anchorage, where he will take further physical examina- tion and be inducted into the U. S. Army Ralph is 18 years of age and the only son of MT. and Mrs. Mel Kibby of Douglas.
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.
 J. D. Littlepagc left by plane on Tuesday enroute to Washington, D c. to attend to personal and city business. He plans to stop eff in Seattle to visit with his family be- fore returning to Sitka.
 Seth Donald Mills, CMB, eldest son of MT. and Mrs. c. J. Mills, was married to Phyllis Corrine Woke of the WAVES, in Seattle on June 4. The groom was granted IS days leave before Icing sent to Shoemaker Calf, for reassignment. The bride is from Toledo, Ohio.
 At this weeks Rotary lunchon, Dan Moller and Dr. H. J. Hodgins were appointed to run the Fish Derby The club decided to sponsor Achieve nant Week of the All Clubs and ar range for prizes this season.
 Guests at the luncheon were Brooks Hanford, who gave a report on the District Rotary Convention held in Seattle; Robert Gaylord chairman of the Playground equip
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GO WEST

Harry Worobec and Alec Demos left last week for the Westward, where they will work on defense projects for the summer.
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representative or the NOrUAern C0m- mercial Company.
 Ole Sunde has moved his transfer cffice into the space vacated by the Service Transfer in the Oja Build ing.
 Mrs. Ken Nordby was hostess al 8 surprise baby shower for Mrs Charles Whittimore last week. wher a group of friends called at the Whittimore home in Jamestown Bay with a rocking horse. The ladies spent the afternoon sewing
 Miss Laura Adams and Mrs. Del bert Dixon were hoStesseS at a Stork shower for Mrs. Walter Dangel last week at the teachers quarters at Sheldon Jackson school. A basket crib filled with baby gifts was pre- scented to Mrs. Dangel.
 At tEe USO last Saturday evening Mrs. Maxine Troutte was hostess at a birthday dinner for Corporal Will liam Fletcher. The table was laid for ten guests who later attended the Moose Club for dancing.
 Celebrating their twentieth and eighth wedding anniversaries respec- lively, MT. and Mrs. Verne Hunkins and MT. and Mrs. Ed Morke were dinner guests to a group of friends at the Sitka Cafe last Saturday ev- ening. Places were laid for twelve.
 Pete Haugen, proprietor of the Marine Supply Company, was out for the first time Thursday, after be- ing confined to his home for several days. He was stricken suddenly some days ago, losing consciousness for an unknown period while he was alone.
 Len Peterson, manager of the Cold Storage Company was struck by ill., ness suddenly this afternoon and was taken to his home. His condi- tions not considered serious.
 The Elks Club held their public Flag Day services at the USO this evening with a large crowd in at tendance. The impressive ceremony
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NOTICE:

Not responsible for any debts contracted only personally by our selves.
 MIR. & MRS CHAS. JOHNSON,
 Tenakee, Alaska
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DOUGLAS
 NEWS
o. E. s. MEETING TUESDAY

o. E. s. MEETING TUESDAY
 Nugget Chapter No. 2, Order of Eastern Star will hold regular meeting in the Eagles Hall, Tues day evening, June 19 at 8 o'clock. There will be refreshments.
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was highlighted by the reading of the flags history by Mrs E. M. God dard and display of all the flags used during the growth of our coun- try. Also a talk by the Rev. Arthur N. Billy on the meaning of the flag.
 A floral bell in four parts, which was a part of the ceremony, will | be on display in one of the windows of Calvin's Store Tie bell was made by J. H. Gilpatrick. ! The American Legion was repre- sented at the ceremony by special committee.
 Tie Shamrock, Pyramid Fisheries cannery tender, left for Tenakee on Monday with Frank Wrig.t, Jr., and Howard Bradshaw aboard, to pick up MT. and Mrs. Jim Wright, their two young sons, Freddie and Eddie and Jack Crillon, who brought the Ten nison yacht from Seattle to Tena- kee. The Shamrock returned to Sitka late Tuesday night.
 MT. and Mrs. Jim Wright and sons formerly of Seattle, plan to make their permanent home in Sitka.
 Frank Wright, Jr., expects his wife and daughter Patricia on the next North Sea to spend the summer here. It will be their second season in Sitka.
 A community work party meeting at the school play grounds Wednes- day evening prepared the ball dia- mond for the summers playing and did further work on the play equip ment, getting up bars and complet- ing the preliminary work for swings and slides.
 Summer guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Wally Simms at their home in Jamestown Bay are MT. and Mrs. Ernest Simms and Mrs. Mable Hutchinson.
 MT. and Mrs. Cal McGraw and in fant son returned on the Northland to make their home in Sitka, after an absence of some years. Cal Me Graw is employed on the new Tilson building with his father, Jess Mc- Graw.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Wittmeyer left on the Northland to make their home in the States after having lived in Sitka for about eight years. MT. Wittmeyer has been a shop instruc- tor in the Sheldon Jackson school. They plan to visit their six grown children who are living in the States before choosing a permanent home.
 Miss Doris Wittreyer, assistant manager and buyer for Comics Eress Shop will remain in Sitka and has taken an apartment in the Pcterman Court.
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the city floats; Police Chief Jack Krepps was instructed to see that the floats were cleaned up and that notices be posted warning boat own
 CTS to remove all personal property
 from same.
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MILLS HERE

MILLS HERE David V. Mills, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft representative from East Hartford, Connecticut, is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
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ment committee; Ernie Whitehead representative of the Northern Com mercial Company.
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Ole Sunde has moved his transfer cffice into the space vacated by the Service Transfer in the Oja Build ing.
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MT. and Mrs. Cal McGraw and in fant son returned on the Northland
 to make their home in Sitka, after an absence of some years. Cal Me
 Graw is employed on the new Tilson
 building with his father, Jess Mc- Graw.
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The E1ks Club held their public Flag Day services at the USO this evening with large crowd in at tendance. The impressive ceremony
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Summer guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Wally Simms at their home in Jamestown Bay are MT and Mrs. Ernest Simms and Mrs Mahle Hutchinson.
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Frank Wright, Jr., expects his wife and daughter Patricia on the next North Sea to spend the summer here. It will be their second season in Sitka.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-04-24

CTS Association. The five major res- taurants which were closed by the strike have re-opened, with strik- ing workers back on the job.
 Disclosure of the dispute settle ment was made here today by Mike Haas, Consolidation Commissioner for the Department of Labor, who has returned from the Interior City after serving as mediator.
 The strike lasted six days. In ad- dition to the five establishments closed, one other continued to oper- ate behind a picket line. Other restaurants met the union demands as soon as the strike was called
 According to the settlement reach ed, all restaurant operators have signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the union, to be pre- Sented to the War Labor Board for approval. The agreement contains small additional gains for the work CTS over the prevailing contract. It also clarifies provisions concerning split shifts, short shifts and vaca- tions. The union dropped it's de- mand for a 40-hour week wage base
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WILDLIFE CHIEFS
 COMPLETE JAUNT

Completing a combination patrol trip aboard the Wildlife vessel Grizzly Bear, on which they have been absent from their Juneau headquarters for 10 days, Frank T Hynes, Alaska Director for the Fish and Wildlife Service, and Jack iO'Connor, Game Management Su- lpervisor, have arrived back in Ju- lneau.
 On their trip, the officials talked to fishermen at Petersburg and Wrangell and stopped at Ketchikan to meet Charles Kellogg, Assistant Chief Biologist for the Division of Fur Research of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Mir Kellogg, ar irving from his Chicago office, was taken aboard the Grizzly Bear as far as Petersburg, where he re- mained for an examination of the operation of the Experimental Fur Station.
 MT. Kellogg plans to continue north to Juneau in a few days Enroute, he will visit privately operated fur farms in order to secure first-hand knowledge of fur bearing problems and to offer what suggestions he can.
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partment for the next two years.
 Following completion of the staff conferences, the members will re- main for several days to meet the members of the Board of Public Welfare, which is converting in Ju- neau Friday, April 27. Members of the board who will be in attend ance include Gov. Ernest Gruening, Chairman; Howard Lyng, Nome Mrs. Clara McCutcheon, Anchorage and Mrs. Clifford Smith, Fair banks.
 Childrens' Aid Program
 Together with representatives of the Federal Agencies, the Terri torial Board will perfect arrange ments for the administration of the new Aid to Dependent Children's program, passed by the recent ses- sion of the Legislature. This pro- gram will permit Federal partici- patton and will replace the former Mothers Pension Program, which was repealed by the new act. Con- mencing July l, the new program will be administered without regard to race, creed or color, and will, therefore, include those children who may be eligible, of the Eskimo, Aleut or Indian races. The old Mothers Pension Law expressly discriminated against such chill dren.
 Also to come in for general plan ming will be the newly amended juvenile Code Act, which also re- moves racial discrimination fea- lures. 2
 During the staff conference and board meeting, representatives of several other Federal Agencies will participate, including representa- tives of the Alaska Native Service, and U. S. and Territorial Public Health Services.
 Extension of Territorial respon- abilities in the field of public well fare and the making available of services is primary purpose, said Director Maynard, of having the staff and members of the board together at this time.
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DEPUTY DISTRICT. GOVERNOR ROTARY. ADDRESSES CLUB
Tells of Aims of Rofdrians Harmon Tells of
 Teen-age Week

At the weekly Rotary Club meet ing held this noon in the Colo Room of the Baranof Hotel, with President Jack Fletcher presiding Deputy District Governor of Ro- tary, Ralph Bartholomew, who is conducting a goodwill tour among the different Rotary Clubs in Southeast Alaska for the District 10l Governor William Shannon o1 Seattle, was the guest of honor. He expressed the points and views of the District Governor very aptly in a short speech before the Rotarians Rotary has two things in mind at all times-club fellowship and Com munity Service, he said. The latter point was stressed as each Rotarian for personal as well as civic reason wishes to make the city within which he resides the most comfort able and pleasing to see. AS for the development of fellowship among Rotarians each individual should strive for perfection in his business and personal makeup so that fellow Rotarians are able to express pride in that individual. In summing up his talk, MT. Bartholomew pointed out the work of Rotary Clubs in Petersburg and Sitka.
 Henry Harmon, in tune with MT Bartholomew's speech, told of the coming Boys and Girls teen-age pro- gram of character building activities for the general welfare of boys and girls and to emphasize the need for instilling in boys and girls the love of country.
 Theodore w. Law, President of the Alaska Airlines, informed mem bers of the further development of this Airlines in bringing in new Douglas DC-3 and Lode Star equipment in approximately 10 days. This equipment will furnish travel facilities for q passengers, with hostesses, six days a week between Juneau and Anchorage and in direct connection with Pan American $ north and south bound planes.
 Visiting Rotarians today were: A. M. Spaeth, Hugo Schmolok, Ralph A. Bartholomew, Reputy District Governor, all of Ketchikan.
 Guests at the meeting were: Rob- ert Jernberg, Assistant District Att torney from f-etchikan; Keith Rob- erts, Office of Indian Affairs, Land Division; Raymond w. Slough, Dir ector of Alaska Office of Civil Aeronautics from Anchorage: Char les R. Dick, Sydney Smith, Sector Traffic Manager for Pan Ameri- can; J. V. Roscoe, Assistant Sector Manager for Pan American: Theo- idore w. Law, President of the Alas ka Air Lines, and w. E. Stump Ketchikan Attorney.
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CAB MEETING TO
 START TOMORROW

Raymond w. Slough, Director of Alaska Office of Civil Aeronautics Board; Burleigh Putnam and Robert J. Bartoo, also with the Civil Aero nautics Board in Anchorage, have arrived in Juneau to attend the Civil Aeronautics Board meeting which will be held in the House Chambers in the Federal Building starting to- morrow at 10 a. m.
 This meeting has been called to consider the possibilities of classify ing the different airlineS service in the Territory taking into considera- tion the difference in regulation which might be approved and ap- piled to each type. The Board will also consider the providing for regu- ular dependable air service for the future
 Hearings will also be held on the application certificate by the Post master General for regular air mail service between Juneau and Skag- way.
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GRADE SCHOOL E TO
 GIVE PAGEANT FRIDAY

The Juneau Grade School will present the pageant, Our Land of Freedom consisting of dances, music and story, in the Juneau High School Auditorium, Friday evening, starting at 7:30 o'clock.
 Every grade will be represented in the pageant.
 A matinee will be given Thurs day afternoon for the benefit of the High School students.
 Last year, when similar per- formance was given by the graders, over 250 persons were turned away and the auditorium was filled to standing room only"
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mittee today as it approved for making it the United States policy to go into neutral countries, regard less of treaties, pursue and capture |enemy war criminals.
 The resolution was introduced by Representative King, Democrat California, and must be approved by both branches of Congress.
 It does not have the force of a law but serves merely as Con- gressional expression of the Gov |ernment.
 Previously, Allied Government, under the signatures of Truman, Churchill and Stalin, warned the Germans against further atrocities and declared that ruthless pursuit and punishment await those who mistraat Allied prisoners.
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DEPT. W0RkER50F PUBLIC WELFARE
 MEETING IN CITY
Conference Is Discussinq Wide Program for
 Next Two Years

Meeting here for the first time in more than two years were Pro- feSsional workers of the Depart ment of Public Welfare attending a seven-day staff meeting, with Representatives of the Department and the U. s. Childrens Bureau and Federal Social Security Board. The conference got under way Monday in the Central offices of the department, it is announced by Russell G. Maynard, Director.
 Those attending included the following: Mrs. Azilie Aaron, Re- gional Representative, Bureau of Public Assistance, Social Security Board, with headquarters at San Francisco: Miss Bess Williams, Re- gional Consultant of the U. s. Children's Bureau, Department of Labor, with headquarters at San Francisco: Miss Elizabeth Hanson, CWS worker in Ketchikan: Miss Hazel Forde, CWS worker in Juneau; Miss Delphina Morris, CWS worker in Anchorage; Miss Ernestine Zollman, CWS worker in Fairbanks; Miss Helen Waters, CWS worker in the Central Office, and Miss Alice Brandebury, Super visor of the Division of Social Ser vice for the Department, with head quarters in Juneau.
 Conference Issues
 The conference will be concerned with the general policies of the various public welfare programs of the department, staff activities, so- cial planning, existing and new programs as made available by the recent session of the Territorial Legislature, and continuing overall principles and policies in carrying out the responsibilities of the De-
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SABLE FISH RECEIPTS

Docking at the Juneau Colo Storage plant today and unloading fish were the following boats:
 The Dixon, Emil Samuel Is n skipper; 5000 pounds of sable fish purchased by the Alaska Coast Fisheries at ceiling prices.
 The Emma. Tom Ness, skipper 1l,000 pounds sable fish.
 The Arden, Olaf Larson, skipper l4,000 pounds of sable fish.
 The Defiance, Frank Olson, skip per; 5000 pounds of sable fish.
 Catches of the latter three boats the Emma, Alden and Defiance were purchased by E. E. Engstrom buyer for Sebastian Stewart, at ceiling prices.
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GOVT. DR0p50NE CHARGE AGAINST
 FOUR FISHERMEN
Court UphoIds Defense Motion to Force Election
 Trial Near End

Dismissal of one charge against Kurt Nordgren, Richard Harris Harold Stolpe and Oscar Burman resulted just before noon today here in U. S. District Court, when Judge George F. Alexander upheld a mo- ton by defense counsel Howard D Stabler. that the prosecution elect on which of the two alleged fish law violations the case would be present. ed to the jury.
 The Court ruled that the two charges were both based on only one alleged criminal action, and there for only one offense should be charged. Government Attorneys Robert L. Jernberg and Robert L. Tollefson elected to prosecute on the second of the two counts of the in- formation brought against the four defendants-that of fishing during the Sunday closed period. The court ordered that all evidence and testimony relating to the dismissed charge be stricken.
 The defense motion was entered at the conclusion of defense testi- mony, which occupied all this morn- ing's Court session. The Government had rested it's case late yesterday afternoon, at which time Attorney Stabler had entered the same mo- tion, but at that time it was de- nied
 Other defense motions, for in- structed verdicts of acquittal be- cause of insufficient evidence, were denied
 . The prosecution called three wit nesses in it's case yesterday. J. Steele Culbertson, Fisheries Manage ment Supervisor of the Fish and Wildlife Service was first to take the stand. He was followed by Gif- ford Close. Patrol Agent and captain of the Fish and Wildlife Service Pa trol vessel Auklet
 Close testified to having come up- on the four defendants upon their seine boat Gordon D., with their seine pursed alongside the vessel, containing salmon, on the morning of August 27, 1944, Sunday, in the closed waters of the Sumner Straits District. John L. Grover, engineer of the Auklet, was the third Govern ment witness. He confirmed the testimony of Captain Close.
 The four co-defendants presented their testimony this morning, with Nordern, master of the seine boat first to take the stand. The de- fense admitted that the seine was in the water at the time charged but contended that it had gone over board by accident and that it was being retrieved at the time the Wild life Agent appeared. that it was not being used in the process of fishing
 Closing arguments by counsel were scheduled for the Court session this afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock Twelve jurors to hear the case were speedily selected when the trial op- ened yesterday afternoon. Selected to sit on the trial jury were:
 Edna Radonich, Lockie McKin- non, Mabel Lybeck, Charles o. Sa- bin, Charles E. Steele, Laura A. Tay- Tor, Archie Radalet, Bertha Jahoda Rose M. McMullen. Mrs. Mary Holmquist, Bert F Mcdowell, Mrs Nell Kilburn.
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CHICAGO, April 24.-His pitching is just as good as Manager Jimmy Dykes expected, but = the hitting Of Chicago's undefeated White Sox al- most has made rotund James swal- low his inevitable cigar in pleasant surprise.
 The American League pace-setters, off to the best White Sox' start in a quarter century with five straight wins, have belted out GA hits, for an average of 13 per game, and have chalked up 1852 team percentage at the plate.