The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-01
federal Grand Jury Starts Bridges Case Probe
Plans Started Rolling for
Biggest, Best Of July 4th

start rolling at last nights meeting
in the City Council chambers.
Get out the adjectives-stupan-
dous, colossal, thrilling. magnifi-
cent, superb! The three-day ex-
travaganza Is on the way. In gen.
eral, the big show will follow the
successful pattern of last year.
The greatest advance excitement
is in the campaigns for queen OF
the Independence Day Carnival
No one knows who will reign until
the minute the crown is brought
out at the Saturday night Corona
ton Ball.
The queen contest will continue
until midnight July /. Announce
ment Of the opening date will be
made after the committee meet
ing next Tuesday night at O'Clock
in the Council chambers.
QUEEN QUALIFICATIONS
To be- eligible for queen, girl
must be of an age from 16 to Is
years inclusive, single, and a Gas
tineau Channel resident for al
east one year. 1t is taken for
granted that she will be pretty and
charming!
All organizations planning to
enter candidates are asked to re-
port at next Tuesdays meeting
Small organizations can go to-
gether in sponsoring a young
woman for the honor.
The central committee plans tc
have fine prizes for all the girls
ir the royal court"
To help defray costs of their cam
paigns, each sponsoring organiza-
ton will be given 10 percent OF its
ticket sales.
The Rev. Leo H. Sweeney has
consented to serve as official ta5u-
lator, once the contest is under
way. He VIII check standing of con-
testants as of noon each day
although the score will not be
disclosed until the coronation.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The big Coronation Ball at the
Elks' Hall will open the celebration
Saturday, July 2.
Ball games and other sports are
tentatively scheduled tor Sunday
afternoon, with Yacht Club-spon-
sored boat races Sunday evening
and the first of two fireworks
shows Sunday night.
The fun zone on Seward street
will be open both Sunday ano
Monday.
On Monday, the Fourth of July
Will come the big parade lead by
the colors and the Juneau City
Band and in which will be many
beautiful floats. Children's sports
will occupy the afternoon, and the
second big display Of fireworks that
night will close the celebration.
EXTRA ATTRACTIONS
Announcement cannot be made
yet as to the air show-the commit
tee is trying to get pair of JET
planes. The USS Pasadena will he
in port. The Navy cruiser carries
some LOO men.
Arrangements have yet to be
completed for use of huge scows in
the bay for staging the fireworks
show. but no hitch is expected.
The fireworks committee is busy
these experts already have plan
ned the display in detail, and ma
ter.als are ordered.
WONDERFUL AWARDS
The automobile which is to be
the grand award has been ordered
and it is expected that other main
prizes will be similar to those OF
last year. At the 1913 event, the
top awards to queen contestants
were trips to Seattle and Anchor
age.
All organizations are asked to
start planning their floats for the
r.g celebration which is Just a
month away.
Booths in the Seward fun zone
will be offered to organizations
first; then, after date to be de-
cided at the next meeting. they will
bt offered to individuals.
The Moose will be in charge OF
the parade, the Elks of children's
sports and races. Joe Werner, presi-
dent of the Juneau Base. all
League has the responsibility fo1
the ball games.
Joe Sadlier of the B. M. Behrends
Bank will be treasurer again this
year.
Several "sparkplugs" of last
years event were at last nights
meeting, among them Curly Davis
Bud Nance and AL Zenger.
Among groups represented which
were not previously mentioned are
the Business and qProfessiona
womenis Club. the Central Labor
Council, the Teen Age Club, Ameri-
can Legion, senior and junior