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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-11
PILLOW 10 POST
 WITH IDA LUpIN0
 AT 10TH CENTURY

It is a new Ida Lupino who cavorts across the silver screen in Warner Bros latest comedy TO- nance. Pillow To Post, at the 20th Century for tonight only
 Co-starred with Sydney Green street and William Prince, the new Ida is just as welcome as the old, but in an entirely different sort of way For lovely Ida Lupino has turned from dramatic roles to light comedy. Ske is not at all in the mood of "The Sea Wolf The Hary Way or Tn Our Time" She is gay, n-loving and plenty goofy all in wonderful lovable way.
 The film also marks distinct departure in characterization for both William Prince, most recently seen in the dramatic role of It. Jacobs in Objective, Burma" and Sydney Greenstreet, widely acknow- ledged as an ace screen menace.
 Featuring Stuart Erwin, Ruth Donnelly, Johnny Mitchell and Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra in supporting roles, Pillow To Post" is the hilarious story of a cute travelling saleswoman uda Lu pinc) and of her eyebrow lift ing but entirely innocent adventure in soldier packed army town.
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4. Dv0RAk DANCES IN WESTERN FILM AS |CApIT0L'S FEATURE

Five dances which were universal ly popular in the growing America of the 1870s are featured in the Jules Levey frontier western "Abil- enc Town" which is showing for the last times tonight at the Capi- tai Theatre tonight.
 They were directed by Sammy Lee, who had charge of the color ful dance hall sequences in the film. Before the production start ed. Lee did two months research, assembling a ~choreographic history of the great plains of the west. Ann Dvorak, who co-stars in the film with Randolph Scott, performs these dances with the assistance of Q chorus of potential pin-up girls.
 Others in this highly interesting western action production are Rhonda Fleming and Edgar Buch- anan.
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through an agreement reached by tEc Department of Health and the Alaska Native Service in coopera- tion with the Department of h. terior. The Department of Health will provide an orthopedic surgeon and four nurses for therapeutic treatment at the new hospital and the other members of the staff will be made up of ANS personnel
 Care for ;he crippled children at the Alice Island hospital will cost s5.75 per day while the cost of maintaining the children in the Oothopedic Hospital in Seattle av- craze around S9 per diem.
 The Alaska Association plans to care for as many of the children as space allows here in the Terri tory hencetorth while any possible overflow will still be handled through the present channels. Sur vey taken last summer in the An chorage area alone when the or thopedic clinic was conducted re- vealad l34 children suffering from blindness, 72 from deafness, and 42 from impeachment of speech.
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GIRL SCOUTS ARE TO HAVE WATERFR0N! NOW

A waterfront supervisor is must for the Girl Scout camp for 1947 according to plans made at the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors for the Scout Council which was held last night at the Methodist church chapel.
 Mrs. c, c. Carter, camp com mittee chairman is lining up per sonnel for the camp and has re- ceived an assurance that Mrs. Fer ol Onstatt will return this year as director, serving here. at Ketchikan and at one or more other Alaskan towns.
 A waterfront supervisor will in- struct in swimming. direct aquatic sport and give the campers full time beach activity.
 The Mariner troop is making plans which will be put into eff feet when the weather permits for establishing a day and troop camp ing spot for the Gastineau Chan mel Girl Scouts. The buildings se- cured from the army will be used
 Other routine reports and fur ther discussion of camping plans occupied the remainder of the meeting time.
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MID WEEK DEv0TI0NALS AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
 STARTlMG TOMORROW

Beginning tomorrow night at 7;30 o'clock. the Lutheran Church will begin holding series of mid week devotional services which will continue through the Easter sea- son.
 Since tomorrow is one week be- fore Ash Wednesday, the evenings meditation will be upon "The Meaning and Spirit of Lent an introduction to the theme for the Lenten season, "The Way of the Cross"
 A cordial invitation is extended to all interested persons to take part in these services.
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KNOW YOUR LEGISLATOR Today:
 VICTOR {. RIVERS

Of French-English descent, Vic tor c. Rivers was born in Seattle Wash. on January Is, 1905 Leav- ing there in July of that same year the family moved to Dawson, Y. T. where they resided until the death of Mrs. Rivers in 1912. Shortly thereafter Victor, together with his brother and sister, was taken out side.
 The boys remained in the States but short time when they were sent for by their father, who had become assistant superintendent of the Yukon Gold Company located in the boom town Of Iditarod Alaska. It was tare that Victor received his elementary schooling through the eighth grade, which was the educational height of that frontier town, Consequently he was returned to Seattle for completion of his studies at the Franklin High School.
 Majors
 Leaning towards tEe profession ot his maternal grandfather, a we'll known French architect and build CT, MT. Rivers then attended the University of Washington for two years, finishing at the Northwest ern University in Evanston, Illin- ois. Majoring in structure and de- sign, he obtained a degree as Bach elor of Civil Engineering.
 His first job was in the Chicago
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vALENTINk.J DAY TEA E EVENT SATURDAY,
 HOLY TRINITY GUILD

At the regular monthly meet ing of the Holy Trinity Guild at the Futile home in Douglas Fri day evening, plans were completed for the annual Valentines Day Tea to be held in the Holy Trinity Par ish Hall on Saturday afternoon, February 15, from 2:30 until 5 o'clock
 President Mrs. Jack .Guerin ap- pointed Mrs. M. o. Johnson as chairman of the Tea and Mrs, Johnson in turn made the follow ing departmental appointments: Mrs. J. o. Kirkham in charge of the pouring table, Mrs. Frank Pearce in charge of hostesses, Mrs. Edna Policy in charge of wait resses, and Mrs. Alice Brown in charge of the kitchen crew.
 The public is cordially invited to attend this silver tea which has been a yearly event of Trinity Guild for many years.
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engineering department of the Commonwealth Edison and 1nsull Company, where he was employed until the stock market crash of ls29- 1880 heralded the depression. Seeing no immediate financial fu- ture in the States, Victor returned north where he assisted in pulp survey in Southeast Alaska. When that was completed, he was accept cd by the Alaska Road Commis- sion as assistant engineer and sur veyor at Fairbanks.
 Married In Valdez
 In July, 1881, he motored to Valdez on the Richardson Highway to meet his bride-to-hs, Miss Edna Rose Johnstone, whom he had met in 1927 while attending the Uni versity of Washington. They were married in that picturesque city and returned to Fairbanks, where they resided for ten years, and where their son, Keith, was born.
 Later MT Rivers went into en- gineering construction and in 1887 was the construction engineer in charge of the Mckinley Park Ho- tel project, for the Interior Depart ment. During the time he lived in the Fourth Division he ran for Senator on the Democratic ticket, and was elected to serve in the 1887 and 1889 legislatures.
 With War Dept.
 Entering the employment of the War Department in l94o, Victor Rivers spent five years in the U. $. Army in charge of engineering and design for the Alaskan Department at Fort Richardcon. He did eXten- sive traveling throughout the Third Iivision and shared largely in the design and building Of many garri- sons, hangars, hospitals and aI fields.
 IIlOl u bA4G OdtlJANRh CA SiAS "eA his family had moved to Anchor age where they purchased a home. After the termination of the War Department construction program, MT Rivers opened his own engin- eering and design office in An chorage. It is from here that many present and postwar build ing plans have been, and are being, formulated.
 Having established residence re- ouirements, it was not long before MT. Rivers decided to run for the Territorial Senate - this time from the Third Division. He was elect ed and is now Senator from that division for the 1947-49 term. His only desire is to serve the people of Alaska by aiding in the passage of sound, progressive legislation.
 Mrs. Rivers is expected to join the Senator in Juneau before tEe end of the Eighteenth Session.
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ACC ASSOCIATION IS FORMED HERE;
 GUILDS ARE NEXT
Permanent Officers Will Be Elected at Meeting
 on Friday Evening

The new Juneau Douglas Chap ter of the Alaska Crippled Chil- drens' Association formed last Sat urday under the sponsorship of the BPW Club became the 10th active chapter formed within the Terri tory Plans for the future pro- gram of the new organization were discussed at a no-host luncheon which took place in the Gold Room of the Baranof and attended by 28 representatives from various civic groups and clubs, Mrs. Irma Burlington, President of the Bgsi- ness and Professional Womens Club, presided over the meeting.
 Temporary officers were elected by the newly formed board of l5 directors to serve until the regular election takes place. Betty McCor- mick, BPW representative, was selected as chairman, and Dr. John IF. Clements and Frank Hermann, Representing the Kiwanis and Lions, respectively, were elected as the vice chairmen. Temporary secre- taries elected were Mrs. Emal John- son of the Health Council and Mrs. Felix Toner of the Catholic Daughters of America. Chamber of Commerce representative Norman Banfield was elected treasurer.
 Directors
 Directors who will serve on the board of the new Juneau-Douglas chapter are the following: Mrs. Francis Paul of the Tuberculosis Association; Mrs. Jessie McCrary of the Sorcptomists; Mrs. Edith Walker of the American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Mayme Johnson of the Health Council.
 Mrs. Dorothy Greene, AWVS; Bob Ackercich, Rotary: Mrs. D. w. Her ron, Juneau Woman's Club; Waino Hendrickson, representing the City of Juneau; Mrs. Jake Cropley, ANS; and Mrs. Mayme Jensen and Mrs. Jack Carlyle, representing the City of Douglas
 Others attending from the De- partment of Health were Gertrude Wetzel and Mrs. Maghnild Bogue; from the Soroptomists, Isobelle Hartung; from the ANS, Leonard Allen. and from the Veterans Ad- ministration, Dr. H. c. Harris. Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Rice of Douglas were also present as was Mrs. Me Alister of the GOA.
 Permanent officers for the or ganization will be elected at a meeting to be held Friday night in the City Hall at 8 o'clock and all groups of the city, not previously represented or contacted, as well as any individuals interested, are invited to attend this meeting.
 The association plans to form guilds within the various groups under a central program directed by the Juneau-Douglas Chapter. Memberships will be $l per person and this will he turned over to the Association. Every dollar given by the Association will be matched through the Children's Bureau oI the Association for Crippled Chll- dren with an equal amount from the Federal government.
 400 Handicapped
 During the course Of the luncn- con discussions revealed that there are over 400 handicapped children throughout the Territory. These children, up to the age Of 2l, are eligible for care at the new Ortho- pedic Hospital on Japonski Island
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ANCHORAGE FOLK HERE

Staying at the Baranof Hotel, at least one of them sleeping on a cot for lack of beds, are the fol- lowing from Anchorage. MT. and Mrs. Henry ONeill, Miss Helen Class of the American Red Cross at Fort Richardson; Chester s. Bartholomew, B. Putnam, both with CAA and Fred G. Powell.
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CHIMNEY SWEEP

MEMPHIS, ,1 enu instead of drawing, Mrs. Alma Carson's stove flue hcwled
 Mrs. Carson aired out the smoke, put out the fire, and dragged out a cat.
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EMBLEM CLUB MEMBERS

Calling the attention of Emblem Club members to make reservations for 1 o'clock luncheon on Satur-
 day at Mrs. Charmaine Gross by calling Mrs. Marion Hedges at ll2 not later than Thursday. 499-t2
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06
w. J. Merchants
Backing Frozen
Food Plant Here
Discuss Summer Closing At
Meeting OF Directors
Here Tuesday Night

At meeting of the board OF
directors O. the West Jefferson
Merchants Association on Tues
day night the group voted to back
the proposed frozen foods plant
project to be discussed this morn
ing at the community building
At the last meeting of the group
they voted to ask that the plan
formerly sponsored by REA be
completed or the payments re-
funded.
There was a discussion of san
ltary garbage cans and due to the
financial condition of the town
the merchants agreed to buy the
proper containers for the street
The president, Amos Wagner
Jr., agreed to look after this
Other ways and means of inn
proving the sanitary conditions
of the town were discussed and
are to be followed up.
Closing on Wednesday after
noon was also discussed and a
Continued on Page Five)
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County Schools Reopen After
Being Closed For Two Weeks
Because OF Continued Snow
Delay Will Cause Closings To
Be Slightly Later; At
tendance Is Off

Ashe county schools were re-
opened yesterday after an en-
forced two-weeks holiday because
of snow and extreme cold wealth
err which kept It from melting,
While some of the roads are still
impossible, the rising tempera-
ture and the sunshine, yesterday
did much to melt the snow away.
Highway forces are also at work
clearing roads that are still block
ed by snow drifts.
Much of the nine and one-half
inches of snow which fell here
on Wednesday two weeks ago and
caused the schools to close, was
still on the ground, but most of
the roads were clear, however.
B. H. Duncan, superintendent
of schools, said that this delay
would make the schools little
later in closing in the spring, but
that this was anticipated by the
early opening last fall.
Attendance was slightly off on
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Contract Let To
Rebuild Glendale
Jefferson Road
West Jefferson WarrenSVille
Highway Is Also Expected
To Be Rebuilt Soon

According to information re-
ceived here from reliable sources
the contract was let this week
by the State Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission for the
construction of SO miles of high
way Is from Glendale Springs to
Jefferson.
w. E. Graham and Sons, OF
Cleveland, was the low bidding
firm for $186,858. The contract
was for grading, structures and
surfacing
Rebuilding of this link will not
only mean great improvement
in travel for Ashe county people
but others as well, as it includes
a section of the highway which
crosses the state in practically
North-South direction.
Contract is expected to be let
on the West Jefferson-Buffalo-
Warrensville highway in the near
future. This highway will cross
the railroad and follow Jefferson
avenue across the hill to Smetn-
port, thus doing away with many
of the curves characteristic of the
old section of the road going by
the w. E. Vannoy Manufacturing
plant.
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A she Teachers
Will Meet Wed.
At Court house
Officers Will Be Named And
Delegates To State Con-
ventiOn Chosen

The countrywide meeting OF
teachers of the Ashe county unit
of the NCEA has again been post
poned and will be held on Wed
nesday, March IL, Mrs. Gertrude
Vaught, presi%}znt, stated this
week.
The meeting was to have been
held on March 5, but was post
poned because Of bad weather.
Officers will be named and mat
tiers of vital interest to the teach
ers taken up. Mrs. Vaught also
stated that amendments to the
State constitution will be voted
on and delegates to the State
convention, which will be held
in Asheville, March 81, % and
%, will be chosen.
The meeting will open at l:3C
o'clock at the courthouse in JEFF
ferson and all teachers are urged
to attend.
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Group Meets Today
To Discuss Frozen
Food Plant Plans
James COad, COmpany's Re-
presentive And Ex-GOV.
BrOughtOn Coming

w. B. Austin, member of the
State Board of Agriculture, who
along with others has been in
terested for some time in secur-
ing a frozen foods locker plant
has announced a meeting this
morning to be held at 11:OO
o'clock at the community build
ing to discuss plans for going
ahead on the project.
At this time former Governor
Broughton and James E. Coad,
vice-president and treasurer of
Southern Frozen Food Lockers,
Inc. will be present to discuss the
possibilities with all interested
citizens.
This company has already es-
tablished plants in Twenty-Five
cities and towns in North Car
DINA and is now preparing to
build a plant in Boone, it was
learned.
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Mayor Will Be
Named Friday

The board of aldermen of
the town of West Jefferson,
will name mayor at the reg
ular meeting on Friday night,
Carl F. Coward, Mayor Pro-
tenn, announced yesterday.
Coward has been serving as
mayor this week filling the
vacancy left last Saturday by
the resignation of Mayor C. o.
Parsons.
Coward presided over the
mayors court on Monday
morning.
AT the meeting on Friday
night other matters pertaining
to the town will be discussed.
Members of the board of al
dermen in addition to Col
ward are Glenn B. GRAPHICAL,
Russell w. Barr, John Hardin
and ID. E. Blackburn.
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Red Cross Campaign Fund Drive Now Underway
Total OF $761.OO
Is Reported On
Quota Of $2330.
More Is Needed; Support
Urged So That The Drive
Can Be Closed

Reports yesterday afternoon
showed that total of $76l.00 had
been raised on the Red Cross
Campaign Fund Drive now UNI
derWay in which the county has
a quota of $2330.
while initial gifts have con-
tributed almost third of our
quota we still have much more
to raise and l hope that all Of
those who have not sent in their
contributions viii do so at once"
drive chairman, H. D. QueSsen-
berry, said.
County workers are also urged
to make their collections as early
as possible.
The schools are not conducting
a drive as usual but will make
their own collections and these
will be called for next week, it
was stated. This was delayed a
week because of weather condi-
tons.
The work of the Red Cross
must go on, in disasters, in the
assistance to veterans and men
still in service, so we hope the
response will be good" Mrs. w,
C. Vannoy, chapter chairman
said. Attention was again called
to the fact by Mrs. Vannoy that
sixty-five per cent of the funds
raised would remain in the local
chapter. Contributions reported
so far include the following:
w. E. Vannoy Mfg. Co., $4,000.
w. C. Vannoy, w. J. Parts Co,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed M. Anderson,
Burgess Furniture Store, $4,000
each.
Parker's Store, c. & H. Service
Station, Bare-Little and Co.,
Rhodes Furniture Co., Cash
Wholesale Grocery, Duncan Mo-
tor Co, Carolina Briar, Ray Hard
ware Co., w. L. Tomlinson.
Northwestern Bank, $500 each.
Parker Tie Co., C. F. P. Chew
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Senate Passes
Wild Life Bill:
Considers Funds
Joint Appropriations Body
Faces Teachers Pay Prob
lem; Drys Active
By Staff Writer

Raleigh - Especially Bills to
create the State Wildlife Re-
sources commission and to out
law manufacture, sale and use
of fireworks passed final legs
lative readings Tuesday, while
dry forces presented arguments
before a committee for state
wide liquor referendum.
Passage of the wildlife bill was
completed by the senate. The
anti-fireworks measure, proposed
by Sen. Weathers of Cleveland
was passed in the house.
Study Milk Production
The house joint agriculture
committee voted favorable on
joint resolution authorizing the
governor to appoint a 17-member
commission to study production
processing and distribution OF
milk in North Carolina.
The commission would be di-
rected to meet with the governor
within so days of the resolution
ratification, and its final report
would be drawn in time for
presentation to the 1949 assembly
The resolution was introduced
after official charges were made
here that some milk sold in the
state had been Watered or other
wise adulterated. The charges
led to grand jury action in Neck
lenburg county.
Considers Appropriations
BY making rapid progress IN
consideration of the biennial ap-
preparations bill, the joint appro-
priation committee cleared the
way for consideration soon of a
highly controversial issue OF sal
ary increases for teachers ana
other state employees.
The cor. Nit voted Increased
appropriations totaling $466, 48o
for 10 state institutions and
agencies, and approved without
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Group To Meet
To Make Plans
For Tournament
Athletic Association Will Hold
Meeting On Monday,
March II

Herbert GRAPHICAL, president of
the Ashe County High School
Athletic Association, announced
this week that the final meeting
of the association would be held
at the West Jefferson school on
Monday evening, March II at 1880
to make plans for the annual
tournament scheduled to open
March "a.
Due to the inclement weather
and the fact that schools have
been closed there is much of the
schedule to be completed, Mr..
GRAPHICAL said.
Some Of the games are expect
ed to be made up within the next
few weeks provided the weather
permits.
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Farm Planning
Meetings Held

H. D. Quessenberry, county
agent, announced this week that
some of the farm planning meet
ings, scheduled for last week, had
to be postponed because of the
severe winter weather and roads
blocked by snow drifts.
He pointed out, however, that
meetings that were held were
we'll attended.
The following schedule is an
nOunced for next week:
Monday, March 10, RivervieW
school; Tuesday, March II, Orion
Baptist hurch; Wednesday,
March IL, Chestnut Hill Baptist
church, Friday, March IA, Pres
byterian church. Graham.
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Ed Anderson At
Senate Hearing
In Washington In Regard To
Relief OF Newsprint
Shortage

Ed NJ. Anderson, publisher Of
The Skyland Post and The Allie
ghany News and three other
weekly newspapers in Western
North Carolina, is teStifying this
week at special meeting of the
Senate subcommittee on news
print and paper shortages in
Washington, D. c., with Chair
man Homer E. Capehart, (R), In
diana, presiding. At the invita-
ton of the Senate committee, Mr..
Anderson is the first witness.
While it was originally plan
ned to start the subcommittee
hearing with a study Of the over
all newspaper situation. it was
decided that the opening days
of the hearings would be deVot-
ed exclusively to the specific
neWsprint shortage and every eff
fort is being made to relieve the
crisis which is endangering the
publication Of the smaller news
papers of America.
Because of his expert knoWl-
edge of the neWsprint situation
after serving during the war
years on the War production
board in the paper and newsprint
field, Mr.. Anderson was asked to
testify first. Chairman of the
Legislative committee of the Ma
tional Editorial association and
of the N. E. A. neWsprint COM
Continued on Page ~
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Rev. W. 2. Boyle
To Speak Tonight


Rev. w. p. Boyle, pastor of
the West Jefferson Presbyterian
church, will speak to the mem
bers Of the Rotary club at the
regular meeting tonight at the
community building. Rev. Mr..
Boyle will speak on Youth of
Today" Herman Hare will be
in charge Of the program.
A motion picture pertaining to
the dairy industry entitled John
Martin and Son was shown the
Rotarians last Thursday by Har-
vey Payne. J. Lester SegraVes
was in charge Of the program.