The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-15


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 MT. and Mrs. M. B. Feero of Ju- neau came to Skagway Thursday by Alaska Coastal and were in town until Saturday They were hunting for a location to open plumbing shop. MT. Feero is with Juneau Plumbing and Heating.
 Outgoing passengers on the Ncrah Thursday evening were Mrs. Frank Wilcox going to Seattle; Mrs. A. E. Larson and her three children, Timmie, Janice, and Russell, going to visit Mrs. Larsen's parents in Tacoma; MT. and Mrs. George Rapuzzi to Wadena, Minnesota, to be present at the Golden Wedding of Mrs. Rapuzzi's parents, MT. and Mrs. Nelson of Wadena Mrs. For rest Bates to Juneau to visit with relatives. Other passengers to Ju- neau were the Rev. and Mrs. John Dodge, c. Brena, Mrs. Maggie Ka- danaha, anu A. L. Zumwalt Mrs. Paul Smith was passenger to Seattle.
 Mrs. Gail Budd and Mrs. Law renee McGuane who went to at tend the installation of officers of the Emblem Clubs of Juneau and Sitka returned home by Alaska Coastal.
 Mrs. J. D. True gave party Fri day afternoon, February 10. to cele- brate her daughter Linda Lou's first birthday. The guests were Mrs. Will liam Bigham and Billy and Donna; Mrs. H. Church, Mrs. A. Larson and her three children, Timmie, Jan nie and Russell, and Mrs. Ed Hos ford and Janet.
 All of the equipment of the Alaska Road Commission has re- ceived a fresh coat of brilliant orange paint-easily seen for quite some distance.
 Two basketball games were played Saturday evening. In the first game she Wharf team defeated a team from the Tanker 50-25. Roy Dennis was high man for the Wharf with 15 points; Davis for the Tanker with 10 points.
 In the second game the Elks de- feated a team from the Tanker 55-30. B. Carlson was high man for the Elks with 18 points; Dorman for the Tanker with Is points.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Brena have moved into the residence on Eff teenth Street which they purchased from Albert Hall recently.
 The City Council has received the following letter from George Slnd- borg, Consultant, Alaska Develop ment Board, dated February g:
 Tt has been in my mind to write to you and make certain suggestions in connection with what we all hope will be very substantial de- velopment in your community hasten to say that the Alaska De- velopment Board has no inside in- formation" on what may happen in the Skagway area or when it may happen, although we have been in close touch with officials of the Aluminium Company of America for several years with relation to a possible industrial development there. One thing these officials have reiterated to us is that when they have definite plans they will announce them. and in the mean time they hope there will be no large rush of people to Skagway. I am sure you realize that an undertak- ing of the magnitude involved here is one that will take many years to accomplish. Very extensive pre- liminary work for example still re- mains to be done before anything substantial in the way of consruc- ton can even be begun.
 "The thought I would like to get across to you in this letter is that the City of Skagway should be giving some consideration now to the problems which will certainly arise if your community experiences a rapid increase in population at some time in the future It is my understanding that you have title to various blocks and lots in the city which have come to you by virtue of tax delinquency, etc. I hope you are giving full considera- tion of the possible utilization of these to meet expanded public needs which may arise, including school, civic center, and recreational needs, and that you will not at this early stage dispose of such property to private individuals for purely specu-