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Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Community Calendar
TUESDAY

PHS vs. Fairbanks in gymnasium at 8 pm. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION meets in Library at 8 pm. WASILLA GRANGE meets in Community hall at 8 pm. FIRE ASSOCIATION board of directors meets in lobby of Valley Theatre at 8 pm.
 Wednesday CHAMBER OF COMMERCE me cts in Lutheran basement at 12 noon. H 70 PETAL ASSOCIATION meets in Health Center at 8 pm. VALLEY SPORTSMEN meet in basement of Matanuska hotel at 8 pm. WASILLA SCOUTS meet in schoolhouse at 8 pm.
 Friday BOY SCOUTS meet in United Protestant church at 5:30 pm.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Typing Pupils Win Awards

Six typists from the commer- clal classes of Mrs. Margaret Cope of Palmer high school are we'll on their way toward being a desirable addition to any busi- ness office. The six, five girls and a boy, were given competent typing awards for reaching a speed of at least 30 words a minute, with five or less errors.
 Students who were given the award were Esther Kerttula, Don Hutchinson, Marge Mielke, Hilda Stenvall, Georgia Small and Sophie Vanderpool.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Butchers Motor Home Over Alaska Highway

MT. and Mrs. Louis Burcher returned from a trip Outside last week, motoring over the Alaska highway. Mrs. Burcher went out to seek surgical treatment at Mayo clinic, and has returned much improved in health.
 While at Mayo's, the Burchers saw LeMont Hamby, also under going treatment there. They re- ported him to be in the best of spirits, having particularly en- joyed his Christmas at home with his parents, Mrs. Hamby and his son Billy.
 Mrs. Hamby expects to return to the Valley sometime this month.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Masons Request Lodge Charter

Master masons who met at the C. L. Nelson home last Thursday voted to take steps to organize a regular lodge here, MT. Nelson reported Friday. A letter was written to the Grand Lodge re- questing that charter be grant ed, MT. Nelson said. An answer to that letter is expected before fore the next Mason and Eastern Star club meeting, which will be held in the Grange hall on Feb. 16.
 There are now AZ members of the Mason and Eastern Star clubs here. If the regular lodge charter is granted, the group will lay plans for the construc- tion of a Masonic Temple in Palmer.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Pilot Sees Cabin Blaze, Summons Fire Equipment
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buckets and tubs ready filled.
 Both firetrucks were put into immediate action and the flames were confined to the roof of the log cabin, built according to early-day specifications for Alas kan shelter. The roof was of logs, covered with hard-packed layer of dirt, in turn boarded over with thick blanks and that finally covered with tarpaper. Flames smouldered in the sev- eral thicknesses for some time, but did comparatively little dam- age elsewhere.
 The firemen reported the cabin could easily be put into livable condition again. They say the fire started when gasoline was poured over the fuel in a wood stove, to make it burn.
 Al Hagen, chairman of the board of directors of the Valley Volunteer Fire Association, ex- pressed pleasure at the co-opera- tion shown by firemen manning the two trucks and by the Wa silla volunteers, who were head ed by Walter Iceland, formerly member of the fire depart ment in Anchorage.
 MT. Hagen said both regular truckdrivers, Bill Cook and Art Yohn, reported for duty, when the alarm sounded on Tuesday. In addition, there were five vol unteers present to man the fire truck, and other members of the Association arrived at the fire in private cars.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Elite Shoe Shop
 Opens Tuesday

The Elite Shoe Shop, which is located in the old harness shop across from the Pearl White Laundry, opened for business this week. Owner R. E. Ketterer has announced that he plans complete shoe service for Valley residents.
 The shop opening has been de- layed for the past week or two, while Mr. Ketterer awaited the arrival of an ordered shoe stitcher.
 Regular g to work hours will be kept at the Elite Shoe Shop. However shoes in need of repair may be dropped through the chute in the shop door after working hours.
 MT. Ketterer has been in the Valley for the past eight months. He has been employed in shoe shops Outside, but has been working in the Shamrock bakery. in Palmer until recently.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Rink Is Ready

Several skaters got turn or two around the newly-completed ice rink beside the Palmer school, before the weekend thaw turned it into wading pool. The Palmer student council has been instrumental in preparing the rink for use. Students now are looking forward to series of winter skating parties, if the weatherman will cooperate with some appropriate winter weath- CT.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Valley Traffic Halted By Weekend Thdvs

Continued from page D heads, unless constant travel over the roadbed threatens to weaken and damage the road it. self.
 MT. King said Sundays wealth CT was perfect slide weather" but to date no slides have been reported. He said he thought it possible there would be no large scale slides on the highway this year, because of the lack of heavy snows.
 The road condition had markedly improved on Monday, with the abatement of Sundays warm, gusty winds.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04
Mary Ann Has Party

Classmates and friends of Mary Ann Mears helped her eel ebrate a recent birthday with a party last Saturday afternoon.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04

CoffeY lnsures Everything Remember? Adv,
Valley frontiersman., 1948-02-04

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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Truman Blamed For Failure In
 Rail Labor Talks

WASHINGTON, - (P) A. J. Glover, a railroad union leader, today blamed President Truman for the failure of negotiations to settle the railway labor dispute.
 Glover, president of the AFL Switchmen's Union, told a con- gressional committee that pres idential assistant John R. Steel man told union chiefs at a White House meeting on May ' that MT. Truman insisted they must accept the recommendations of an emergency board.
 Appearing before the joint com mittee on labor management rel ations, Glover said: "We think settlement could have been made in these mediatory conferences with MT. Steelman, except for the attitude of the President"
 To prevent strike by the engineers, firemen, and switch men, MT. Truman seized the rail- roads on May 10 and the govern ment got a court order against the Walkout.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Anchorage Gets Appropriation For New Airport

WASHINGTON, - (P Con struction of an $8,OOO,OOO civil ian airport at Anchorage, Alaska, was recommended today by the House Appropriations Committee.
 The House is scheduled to vote today on the measure, the defi- ciency appropriations bill carry ing the money.
 The committee said $3,OOO,0OO of the appropriation is for direct spending and $5,0OO,OOO for con- tracts. President Truman asked for $13,OOO,OOO.
 The group added that testimony indicated "the present volume of traffic at Fairbanks could not justify the request for S5,OOO,OOO for civilian airport at that point.
 However, it said, "The commit tee fully appreciates the import ance of civilian air travel in AL aSka and should conditions with respect to air travel in the Fair banks area alter to an extent that an additional airport can be more definitely justified, the committee will be glad to con- sider a request for this purpose after Congress convenes in Janu- ary.
 Civilian operations at the Ar my landing field at Fairbanks av- eraged up per day, -Take-offs and landings by principle con- mercial planes averaged 115 per month or 3.8 per day.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Flood ContrO Bills Washington-Ore. To White House

WASHINGTON, - (P) Ore gon and Washington projects would receive $4O,235,5OO under terms of the record $573,OOO,OOO appropriation bill for flood con- trol and navigation approved by the Senate yesterday and sent to the White House.
 An additional $1,038,4 400 is set aside for the Wrangell NarroWs project in Alaska and another $851, ,000is provided for two Ida ho flood control projects.
 Largest Northwest project in cluded in the bill is $22,000,000 for McNary Dam on the Columbia River.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
May Not Extend Plan Alaska Serve After June 3Oth

WASHINGTON, - (P) Sen ator MagnuSon D-Wash said to- day he has given up hope that Congress will extend the present temporary plan for steamship ser vice to Alaska.
 The law, which permits the Mar itime Commission to charter ships at dollar a year to three Seattle shipping companies, expires June 30. It was designed to give lower freight rates to the Territory at time the companies said they would need 85 per cent increase
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Russians Building Great Empire Delegate Bartlett

WASHINGTON, - (P) Dele gate Bartlett O-Alaska) said yes terday that Russia is building great industrial empire" in So- viet Russia across the Boring Strait from Alaska.
 He said in a speech prepared for the House that while Russia is making great advances" the United States is neglecting to for tify Alaska as one of its most vital outer defenses.
 Russian accomplishments in Si- beria, Bartlett said, are simply astounding" He added:
 "We do not know everything that is being done, but the record is clear that great industrial em- pire is rising across the Boring Strait and great farming areas are growing up"
 Bartlet said, "a defenseless AL aSka imperils the entire nation"
 eve are in effect making the same mistake we did before the assault by Japan" he said. "Per- haps we are compromising that mistake"
 "Then the United States did nothing at all to prepare this highly strategic area against ag- gression from Asia. Now we are doing just enough to make AL aska a more tempting prize than ever"
 Bartlett cautioned that if air bases in Alaska were seized by
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Draft Bill May Be Passed Today

WASHINGTON, - P) House leaders today announced they had given up hope of passing draft bill last night and aimed for passage today.
 House Republican leader Hal leck R-IndD told neWsmen "This bill is too important and too far reaching to be rammed through in one day"
 Halleck said he is asking the House to meet early today so the bill can be disposed of then sent to a Senate-House conference.
 Debate opened yesterday on the bill, with a plea by the chairman of the rules committee for it's defeat.
 The lead-off speaker, Rep. AL len R-IlD, told the House he is sure that arguments during the debate will convince the members "that this is not a necessary or a good bill"
 "We all want national security, Allen shouted. ."The question is, do we want national security by the American way or by coer- cion, compuIsion, regimentation and control"
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Work Begun Today On Hospital For Nome People

The materials and supplies for construction of the new hospital for Nome is aboard the second boat which sails for Nome this week.
 The information was received from Harold Foss, of the Juneau firm of architects, Foss and Nal colm, who planned the building.
 MT. Foss stated that the con- tract was let to the Carson Con- struction Company of Helena, Mont, after George Hite, local contractor, gave up the job but agreed to assist the Carson Comp any in fulfillment of it's contract.
 The hospital, completely mod ern, reinforced concrete, two-story building, will accommodate 34
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
JUMPER HITCH IN ICE FIELD 30 MILES SOUTH CAPE NOME

The MS Jumper Hitch is re- ported to be caught in solid field of ice, 30 miles due south of Cape Nome.
 Bill Wood, Alaska Steamship agent here, stated that he made an extended flight with Bill Munz and although they circled many times, the area near the vessel, he could not locate lead or open ing in the ice field.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
FLOOD WATERS EXCEEDING IN
 PACIFIC INVEST

PORTLAND, - (P) - Colum- bia River flood waters from the rockies to the Pacific are reced- ing at all river gauges today.
 The river will still flood for three weeks while inching down. ward. The danger now is that weakened levees may collapse af- ter 25 days of pounding.
 There are fl known dead in the wake of the regions greatest disaster in the 1000 mile long river valley.
 Some 6O,O00 are homeless in the US. and Canada flood zones. Damage is in the multimillions.
 Still a mystery is the exact toll in the Memorial Day destruc- ton of the flimsy-built wartime apartment homes of 18,700 at Van port, Ore. Five bodies have been recovered, but the Red Cross has
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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Russia Proposes
 Meeting Be Held In A Soviet State

WASHINGTON (P --Sov- jet Russia has accepted an Am erican proposal to hold ten-na- ton conference July 30 to ar range for free international navi- gation on the Danube River.
 In reply announced by the State Department Russia also withdrew previous opposition to Austria's taking part in the con- ference. Moscow said it is will ing to invite Australia to send representatives in a non-voting capacity.
 The Soviet note, dated June 12, said Yugoslavia advised it would be difficult to provide facilities for holding the conference at Belgrade.
 Russia proposed instead that it be held in the capital of one of the other Soviet bloc of Danube states.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-16
Mozees Visiting
 In Washington

WASHINGTON, MT. and Mrs. B. B. Mozee of Nome have called on Delegate E. L. Bartlett of Al aska while in the east on a ve- cation tour throughout the United States. MT. Mozee is United States Marshal for the Second Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
FUTURE HOTEL MEN
 LEAVING FOR COLLEGE

Two future hotel executives will leave Juneau the first of the week with the good wishes of the Baranof Hotel staff
 Arnold J. Barash, Jr., who has been at the Baranof desk this sum- mer will leave for his senior year in hotel administration at Cornell University, Ithaca, N Y. Jerry's summer in Juneau is his second season of practice credit under w. R. Hughes, Baranof manager Last summer he was with Mir Hughes at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. Jerry's father is Arnold J. Barash,
 secretary of the Washington State
 Hotel Association.
 Keith Weiss, whose mother, LOT ena Weiss, has been at the desk of the Baranof since 194l, and who was graduated from Juneau High School this year, will enter Wash- ington State College this fall in the school of hotel administration Keith has had various jobs at the Baranof for several years, likes | the business well enough to make it his life's work. He will leave l for the south next week,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
FORMER DOUGLAS
 RESIDENT E DEAD

H. Douglas Durham died August 20, in his home in Berkeley, Calif., after suffering heart attack, at the age of 37 years. He was born and raised in Douglas, where he grad uated from the high school in 1929. Since 1929, the Durhams have re- sided in Berkeley where Douglas entered and graduated from the University of California He was a member of the Alumni Association Iof that University.
 The senior Durhams and Douglas and his family both maintained their homes in Berkeley.
 For the past 10 years Douglas has been employed by the Futile Cheese Company of California where he was employed at the time of his death.
 Survivors are his widow, Claire K. Durham. two daughters, Diane Martha and Karen Iris Durham his {, mother and father, MT. and Mrs Knute Durham.
 l Funeral services were held at l the Little Chapel of the Flowers l Berkeley, on August B.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26

her home town as Port Clinton Ohio.
 Industrial Arts Henry Harmon, is one of the vet erans of the Juneau staff, having served for the past several year as principal of the high school. Ht will be serving this year as shop in lstructor.
 Languages and Library Mrs. Myrtle Phillips, served last year in the same capacity in the Juneau schools. During the past summer, Mrs. Phillips has been at tending the University of Washing ton.
 Mathematics
 Miss Marjorie Tillotson again re- turns to the Juneau High School, having served here continuously, ex- cept for one year of leave in Guate- mala, since 1880.
 Stewart Washburn, is a graduate of Middlebury College, of Middle bury, Vermont. He has also taken work at Amherst College. He gives as his home address Boston, Mass.
 Instrumental Music
 Joseph Shofner. was with the Ju- neau schools in 1946-47, and again returns as director of the Juneau IJioh Scl1ool hand
 High School Principal
 Leslie Avrit, served during the past two years as Boys Physical Instructor and Athletic Coach in the Juneau schools. He is a graduate of Oregon State College and the University of Washington, from which latter institution he re- ,eived the Master of Arts degree. Secretary To The Superintendent
 Miss Marguerite Shaw, has been employed Ey various governmental md business houses in the City of Juneau for the past several years.
 Superintendent of Schools
 Edwin Clark, is beginning his sec md year as Superintendent of the Juneau schools, He is graduate of he San Jose College and Stanford University, from which institution le holds the Master of Arts degree.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
hR.. kRs. {. l. BuT1REY.
 pAREN15 OF SON TODAY

Passing out cigars today Is Charles Buttrey of the Unemploy ment Compensation Commission who is celebrating the arrival oi a son, Charles Louis, Jr., who was horn early this morning in St Anns Hospital. Charles Jr., who is the first child of the Buttreys weighed eight pounds l5 ounces at birth.
 On hand to welcome her new grandson was Mrs. Doll Drew Mrs. Buttrey's mother, who arriy- ed from Santa Monica, Calf, last week. The paternal grandmother Mrs. Anna Buttrey, resides in Los Angeles. Mir. Buttrey is a Property and Supply clerk for the UCC.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26

Dwight Dean comes to Juneau from the University of Washington where he has just completed his Masters Degree in Education. Prior to this time, he served as a Cap tain in the Army, stationed in Alas ka. Before the war, MT. Dean was a teacher in the schools of Anchorage. Science
 A. N. (Gil) Eide, served as science teacher during the past year in the Juneau schools.
 Home Economies and Girls Physical Education Miss Regina Ann Hauser, for the
 past two years, has served as teach- CT of homemaking in the schools of
 Honokaa, Hawaii. Previous to that
 time, she was home economies in- structor at Union, Oregon. ard castleford. Idaho. Miss Hauser gives
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26

his first trip to Alaska. Already slated to be a cannerynnan, John fished in Petersburg, caught hali- but large enough to wreck his tackle. and hand-packed four cases of King salmon. He is already planning the fish stories he will have to tell his seventh grade companions when he returns to school in Portland.
 MT. and Mrs. Shiels, frequent vis- itors in Juneau, will be here for the next ten days. They are at the Baranpf Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
MRS.. SHELLS AND GRANDSON JOIN
 pAF EXECUTIVE HERE.

Mrs. Archie w. S;lieis and young John M. Shiels, arrived Wednesday night from Petersburg to join Mir. Shiels, chairman of the Beard of Directors of Pacific American Fish cries who has been in Juneau since the meeting here Saturday of can nery executives.
 John, the Shiels grandson, is on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
NICK CARTER HERE
 TO VISIT TRAVELLERS

H. F. tNick) Carter, Great North ern Railway passenger representa- tive who has been coming to Alaska for his company for many years. is in Juneau on company good- will trip.
 Always ready to assist Alaska travellers when they reach Seattle, Carter is interested in Alaskans planning trips to the states who might be Empire Builder passeng-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
MINERAL SURVEY
 IS BEING CONDUCTED

William M. Kerns oI tie Bureau of Public Mines is conducting a mineral survey at Taylor Creek on Duncan Canal near Petersburg Kerns and his crew are running a diamond drill to determine extent of lead and zinc in the area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26
JUNEAU VISITORS

Mrs, Harvey Trout and daugh- ter Miriam, of Portland, Oregon, are the house guests of MT. and Mrs. Milton Daniel in the Spickett Apartments. Mrs. Trout is the cousin of Mrs. Daniel and is the sister of Mrs. Joe Selliken, the former Fora Brown Mrs. Selliken was on the staff of the. Juneau Grade School several years ago and new resides in Portland
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26

Siberias Taiga, one of the worlds greatest forest areas, extends about 4,CC0 miles in length and from 1000 to 2.OO0 miles in width.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26

CTS.
 He will leave for SkagWay and Sitka the first of the week and plans to visit the interior and westward Alaska before returning south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-26


 The complete faculty list for tn, Juneau schools was released today by Superintendent Edwin Clark. IT releasing this list of faculty mem- bers, he said that school will open cn Sept. ', at 8:45 am, and that the first day will run the regular full schedule.
 A preliminary registration of stu dents not formerly enrolled in the Juneau schools will be held on Sep tember ? at 9 am. Elementary pupils should report to the elementary building. This registration is for all students not enrolled at the close of school last May, except for kin dergarten children, who will be en- rolled on the first school day.
 The faculty list follows:
Evening star., 1948-12-26
SQUEALING CHILD.
QUERY?

(Fron, Mrs. B. S. r., Ashton.)
In answer to a request as to what
she might try to end loud squeal-
ing by her 2-year-old. The prob
lem was solved quickly In our house
by making squealing or yelling q
privilege, only 1t must be done in
another room. Our boy must either
go on the closed-in porch or into
the bathroom and stay there until
he has finished yelling, then he can
come back with the rest OF the
family. The first few times we tried
this, the noise was terrific and long
lived, but the novelty soon wore off
and the problem vanished without
any sign Of unpleasantness for any
one.
Can any one offer any solution
to the problem of keeping an active
two-year old boy in bed for nap and
at bedtime?
Is there such q thing as a bed
harness which is strong enough and
safe to use on a child this large?