06 Dec 1946
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Newspaper
Alaska Petersburg Press
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1946
Page
1
Forest Service loans equipment to the local Ski Club for emergency use at the ski cabin. The toboggan is treated as vital first aid gear to quickly transport injured skiers to hospital if needed, not for casual rides. Pearl Harbor Day is noted with a call for unity amid political rifts, urging a peaceful path to end poverty illness and unemployment.
Civic groups in Southeastern Alaska urge officials to amend the Jones Act to allow passenger service between American ports and to permit shipping American made goods to Alaska on Canadian boats. They argue the act should be changed to enable the vessels to serve local needs and make sense under current conditions.
City council conducts the first of three readings on a new power and light ordinance. Liquor licenses receive annual consent. The council accepts the deed for public school lots from Pacific American Fisheries. Kugh Jones resigns as city shovel operator to take a job with the Bureau of Public Roads.
Corpus Christi reports a massive gas explosion that damaged a quarter mile of business and residential areas. Two people died Raymond Redmond owner of a cleaning plant and Reverend E E Lewis pastor of the First Pentecostal church who worked in the plant. One person injured. The blast destroyed a brick building and four sheet iron structures. flames burned for five hours and were heard thirty miles away.
The Halibut Producers Cooperative hosted what was described as the largest and most enthusiastic meeting here last Tuesday evening. About 51 vessel owners and union men attended as E H Rostad of the Seattle cooperative outlined plans for expanded marketing of the primary product halibut and related vitamin products. The group noted cooperative marketing has already benefited liver and visera sales, raising producer prices from 35 cents to 1.60 per pound for halibut liver and up to 5.77 for ling cod liver, with strong interest in broader coordination among four British Columbia fishing cooperatives handling over 22 million pounds of products. Rostad will return this winter or spring to finalize Petersburg plans before the halibut season.
In Anchorage two children Didnie Kay aged 16 months and Casey aged 3 died in a Mountain View home fire as parents returned from visiting an older child. The Tudor family had recently moved from Seattle and had just completed their home.
Official reports show 26 inches of snow this season in Southeast Alaska. Between 10:30 yesterday and 10:30 today the storm dumped eight inches. The system brought snow rain and wind over the region with planes grounded since Monday.
At the monthly meeting the American Legion Auxiliary and the Legion agreed to co operate on a joint Christmas party for members and families. The event moves to the Sons of Norway Hall due to space. A potluck supper is set for December 16 followed by gifts for children and a doll clothes project after Christmas for a pre Easter sale.
A two and a half day general strike in Oakland ended when Dave Beck of the International Teamsters Union ordered workers back to work branding the action revolutionary. Police escorts for strike breakers triggered traffic jams and an estimated million dollars in wages were affected before a peace treaty stopped further escorts.
Jeannette Martin, a University of Colorado student, died after being found on the snow covered Continental Divide. Two male students, DeForrest Meehleib and David Waddington, were injured. Meehleib had a broken leg and was half frozen, while Waddington suffered a broken arm and collarbone. Waddington was located at the foot of Isobel Glacier after two days missing, and a rescue party using dogsleds and snowshoes aided his return.
Tonight and Saturday at 8 o clock the Petersburg Wasvick and Tdrwick Vets host Wrangell Legionnaires in the season opener at the high school gym. Ex army sailors and coast guard players headline the Vets lineup with fast breaks and clean ball as Wrangell counters with an aggressive roster rumored to include college experience.
Local ski enthusiasts have enjoyed a season start with a group planning winter activities. The first official Ski Club meeting is Friday at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers. Erling Thynes and Olaf Wikan reported to the ski cabin to check conditions and repair summer damage with Forest Service loans. If weather stays good, Sunday should bring many to the slope.
The Signal Corps plan allows holiday messages to be left at local stations from now until New Year’s Day but not delivered until the sender’s indicated date. Effective December 14 through New Year’s Day the Alaska Communications System and Western Union lines offer regular nightletter rates with delivery on the chosen date or the relevant holiday if none specified.
The council of foreign ministers, after over a year of talks and sharp disputes between Russia and Western powers, reported the European satellite peace treaties virtually complete. Final concessions by Molotov largely finish the agreements, with the German settlement set to be reviewed starting Monday.
Seattle AP report says Nome may rebuild its business district on higher ground after a storm. A 2000 foot beach stretch may need a breakwater with limited federal funds covering under a third of costs, delaying progress by months. Three firms have announced moves to higher ground and more are expected.
Officers for the year 1947 were elected at a Thursday night Sons and Daughters of Norway meeting. Daughters named Ann Ness as president and lists Perla Vallestad, Marie Winther, Agnes Espeseth, Marie Hammer, Edna Nelson, Ingrid Ask, Ann Lero, Agnes Olsen, Marie Grey, Lise Olsen, and Ellen Rosvold in key roles. Sons elected Thomas Lando as president with a slate including Peder Velde, Andrew Wikan, Carl Vevelstad, Sam Idem, C. H. Lang, Erick Ness, Elier Wikan, Andy Wikan, Jack Olsen, Chris Odegaard, Pete Lero, and Carl Vevelstad. Program was led by Mrs. Ann Thompson and Mrs. Ingrid Ask after the meeting with a skit enjoyed by all.
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce organizes an aerial expedition to Washington to press President Truman for government-operated shipping to restore Alaska supply routes. All Alaska cities are invited to join the December 14 flight after equipment dealer Stanley Tatum reported that the Seattle strike question is too big for Seattle to cope with.
Civilian Production Chief John D. Small predicted tighter coal use controls within days as a nationwide coal strike loomed. The government placed a general embargo on railway freight and express, threatening millions of jobs and curbing parcel post, with more orders expected to tighten the eastern and Midwest regions.
Mrs. Thomas Thompson flew to Juneau last Sunday and had an appendectomy at St. Ann's Hospital on Wednesday. She is reported to be recovering well and doing nicely.
90,000 Alaskans face starvation as maritime tieup drags on. Delegate Bartlett appeals to President Truman for immediate action and a prioritized relief system. Reef Knot to load Alaska relief goods in Portland after failed Seattle-truce efforts.
Charles Greenan directs the Christmas Seals sale funded to fight tuberculosis. The mail campaign asks supporters to remit funds promptly, with envelopes typed by Louise Preuschoff at the public school and aided by L. L. Wingard. Greenan notes better results mean improved TB hospitals and care.
Emblem Club members who worked in the Magnus Nygaard home present handmade and remade toys for a showing next week. Toys will be displayed in the Electro-Service shop window and sold on Saturday December 14 and Monday December 16. Funds support the Alaska Crippled Children's Association.
War Department announces no men will be drafted in January after volunteers decline. The decision reflects a continuing drop in enlistments as the department adjusts manpower needs.
An hour long cabinet meeting on the coal crisis adjourned with a member saying there will be no turning back in this fight. Organized labor backed Lewis and the miners’ attorneys posted government bonds for three and a half million dollars to cover the union fine. Lewis posted ten thousand dollars in cash to cover his personal fine. Federal Judge Goldsborough arranged actual collection of the fines pending appeal.
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