The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-04
Newsy Notes
From 5kagway
Especial Correspondence


SKAGWAY, Alaska, Oct. 90
Mrs. Cecil Abrams, Mrs. William
Dewar and Mrs. Roy Eagle were
co-hostesses at a buffet supper at
the Eagle residence Sunday evening,
October first, to compliment DR..
and Mrs. p. I. Dahl who were Wis
iting friends while the Louise was
in port. Baked ham and roast
caribou were the main features of
the supper. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Self, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Willesvik, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Kopanski; Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Steffen; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wasser; Dr. and Mrs. Smithson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Rogers, Jr.;
Mrs. J. Keller; Mr.. Dewar, Mr..
Eagle, and Mr.. Abrams, and the
guests of honor. DR.. Dahl had
spent the summer as doctor at the
cannery at Chignik, and Mrs. Dahl
had joined him at Juneau to make
the trip to the states where they
will spend the winter visiting their
three sons and heir families.
three sons and their families.
A special council meeting was
called Wednesday evening, October
4, by Mayor Hooker to have the
minutes of the regular meeting of
October read and to install the
officers elected October g. Mr.
Hooker thanked the retiring Coun-
Gil for the cooperation given him,
and listed few of the things
accomplished during the year-the
purchase of a steam thawer, the
new airport, and the reassessment
of the city.
Joseph j. F. Ward, Notary Public,
installed the newly elected mayor
and cOuncilmen, and Owen P.
Flynn, who had been appointed
city clerk, magistrate, and treas
urer. Mayor Morgan Reed APP
pointed George Lingle as city street
commissioner, and DR.. H. c. An
derson, as city health officer. He
recommended that the officers of
the Volunteer Fire Department re-
ceive the following salaries-Fire
Chief, $25 month and two fore
men $40 a month. He recon-
mended that Howard c. Stabler be
reappointed as city attorney, sal
airy on fee basis. Former Mayor
Hooker suggested that a day be
set aside to dedicate the airport
and invite planes from other cities
to participate. He stated that the
Alaska Airlines had DC-3's which
might be persuaded to attend
1t was reported that Mr. Metcalf
had recommended putting in dirt
at. the Barge Ramp and that the
/, Alaska Road Commission would
probably do the work.
At a special meeting of the
Common Council of the City of
Skagway on October 8, the follow
ing committees were appointed:
Finance and taxation, Charles Cot
fey chairman, and Everett Smith;
health and police, Marvin Taylor,
! chairman, and Leland Gault; fire
and water, Lyle Orbin, chairman,
and Charles Coffey; public works
and public property, Leland Gault,
chairman, and Walter Self; schools
and Fairgrounds, Walter Self,
chairman, and Lyle Orbin; judlc-
larry and election, Everett Smith,
chairman, and Marvin Taylor Sam
uel Nelson was hired for police
and fire patrol during the winter
months beginning November first.
He is to be subject to call at any
time during the twenty-four hours.
He was hired permanently as chief
of police.
Mrs. Isabel Flynn was hired as
assistant to the City Clerk. Aswire
from Delegate Bartlett stated that
$145,0O0 had been appropriated for
the dixie project, was read.
The clerk was instructed to write
mfr. Caldwell concerning the dixie
and see what plans were made to
refill channel along side the dixie
made by Munter and Co. with the
.dragline while getting the fill for
the airport. The agreement was
that bulldozers were to refill This
channel but high water had pre-
vented, and now there is danger of
the same undermining the dixie.
The Skagway City Council went
on record as requesting support
from Haines and the Juneau Cham
Der of Commerce in asking the
Alaska Road Commission to con-
struct a road from Dyea to connect
with the Alaska Highway.
10 Anne Pribbernow celebrated
her ninth birthday Saturday after
noon, october 7, with party at
her home. The guests were Joan
and Barbara Schibi, Mary Anne
and Colleen Rafferty,, Sheila Mel