The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-05

ShA(1 w "A y, hldShd, N'i VII -
Tom Nelson, Resident Engineer
ana Mr.. Lomen, his assistant, cam
to Skag way THURSDAY March Il
from WhitehoIse on tank iain
business. They returned to White
horse the following Tuesday.
Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Scnibi entertained MI
Nelson. Mr.. Lomen, Mr.. and Mrs
M. V. Rafferty,, Mr.. and Mrs. For
rest Bates ana Mr.. ana Mis-. Frank
lin l.. Calkins at dinner at TIC
Tank Farm.
A regular meeting of the Cham
Ter of Commerce was held Tues
DAY evening, March Is, in the din
ing room OF the Derby Inn. The
President, William Feero, Jr., intro
duced the guests. Miss Bills of the
Welfare Department, Jun u;
Captain Guy Hughes OF the Prln-
cess Norah, and Harry Beal, the
Purser of the Norah. Barney An
derson. reported that a census of
the City had been taken and that
the population was now TO- Mr..
Carroll stated that Mr.. Metcalf had
informed him that before work was
10 begin on the Dyea Road by the
Alaska Road Commission work
would be done on the small boat
harbor.
The President read two letters
from the Associated Boards OF
Trade of Central British COLUMBIA,
Office Of the Secretary Terrace,
B. c. TIE letters were in regards
to the Jones Act, that the Depart
ment of External Affairs in Canada
make diplomatic overtures to the
United states Department OF State
with request that the bill presented
by E. l.. Bartlett allowing pasSen-
gers to travel en- Canadian vessels
between interports in Alaska be
allowed. The secretary was in
structed to answer the letters with
thanks for the endeavor made. A
letter was written to Mayor Walno
Hendrickson of Juneau thanking
him Tor the work ne was doing in
the Legislature for small towns in
Alaska
Mr.. Wilhelm gave a brief resume
of the Juneau Chamber of Com
merce opinion on the leasing OF
lands to veterans.
The Chamber was informed that
the R.OTC., University of Wash
ineton would be in town for several
days the coming week. A commit
tee was appointed to meet the
R.O.T.C. Marvin Taylor, Chairman
M. A. Moe, Barney Anderson, and
- MaIloWe.
Captain Hughes gave very in
te4esting talk stating that this sum-
mer he would be returning as the
skipper of the new Princess Kath-
leen. He invited the public to visit
the ship upon its maiden voyage.
Miss Bills and Mr.. Beal also gave
short talks.
Miss Patricia Carroll entertained
Joyce REEVE, Marilyn Boyd and
Mavis Soldin at a pajama party
Fridy evening at her home.
The Alaska Standard was in port
Friday, March Is.
The Tanker Mission Santa Ynez
was in port Saturday, March 10.
A game party was given in the
Community Center by the MEM
bers OF the Woman's Club Saturday
evening, March 10. Three beautiful
cakes, special prizes, were won by
Mrs. F. L. Salkins, William Was
ser and William Bigham.
Forrest H. MCGOWAN, ConStruc-
ton Engineer, and A. F. Ghiglione,
Assistant Construction Engineer,
Alaska Road Commission, were in
Skagway Monday, March 81, in
specting the Dyea Road and look
ing over the small boat harbor pro-
ject. They left for Haines Tuesday
by Alaska Coastal. Mr.. MCGOWAN
will be stationed at Haines to super
wise the Haines-Skagway District
The members of the American
Legion in Skagway gave banquet
at the Derby Inn Tuesday eve
ming, March % Forty-two legion
naires, wives and mothers of le-