The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-20


 of unemployment and PWA. ,,
 After Pearl Harbor, civilian de- fense was organized with everyone participating. The last year has been weaker echo of it.
 The Mayor recalled the Gold stein building fire in February of 1889 during which downtown pro- perty wasn't valued as high as it is now. It was that year that Char lie Waynor was developing the Highlands subdivision.
 The closing of the Alaska Juneau mine in 1943 was blow to the city.
 New Library
 By 1945 it was decided to do some- thinge about a new library. Frank Hentzleman, J. c. Ryan and B. D. Stewart were named as a commit tee to raise funds. Rotary took a leading part in the campaign.
 In 1946 Hendrickson found him. self mayor. It was that year that the Arctic Brotherhood Hall pro- perty was purchased by the city and a post-war planning program was adopted A gradual replacement of city equipment began when new patrol wagon. new dump trucks, street grader, pile driver and build- ing materials were obtained.
 That same year plans for the municipal airport building began to jell and a battle was on with CAA to hold the airport in Juneau.
 Bond Voted For Fire Hall
 Voters approved of a $425, ,000 bond issue for street improvements and $125,000 for new fire hall in 1948. Most of the piling in the small boat harbor had been replaced with creosote piling and new float was built back of Pete Warmers machine shop.
 Hendrickson recalled that 1949 was a big year for Juneau when the Coast Guard Headquarters building was built by public subs cription and the first municipality owned airport administration build- ing in Alaska was dedicated here.
 Material Progress
 The past three years have seen more material progress with 5is miles of new paving, more than g. 900 feet of concrete sidewalk, 2.- 500 feet of wooden fire mains re- placed with cast iron pipe and hum dreds of feet of concrete sewer pipes: establishment of the Juneau Independent School District; bigger Fourth of July celebrations; inclu- sion of the Highlands into the city; dredging of the small boat har- bor; 450 feet of concrete bottom and sidewalks in Gold Creek; sale or the AB and City Hall property to the Territory for the new Alaska Office Building; completion of the Memorial Library; passing of the sales tax for retirement of bonds; donation of the Elks ambulance; opening of the new Mendenhall Apartments; partial construction Of the new fire hall; and much private construction.
 Forward Look
 Hendrickson closed with for ward look toward new industries planned for Juneau such as the expansion in the fishing industry, construction of plywood plant, the reopening of the Juneau Spruce Mill since it's disastrous fire in le49 and stressed that the city must be prepared to meet the additional influx of people and industry.
 He referred to special bond elec- ton to be held December to fin .ance the construction of a city hall, street improvements and mod ernization of the fire department and urged that these projects be supported.
 Rod Darnell announced that childrens party would be held Dec- ember 18 and cabaret dance for Rotarians and their wives was set for New Years Eve in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 Skip MacKinnon of the Alaska Laundry and Joe Waddell of the Juneau Plumbing and Heating Co.,, were introduced as new members. Visiting Rotarians were George T. Armitage of Honolulu and D. F. Dunton of Fairbanks. Other guests were Dr. Robert Shuler of Juneau and Harold Kenny of Anchorage.