Digital Bob Archive

13 June 1980 issue

MARCH 31, 1917-Neward L. Burton, partner of Judge John R. Winn in the law firm of Winn and Burton, today was appointed United States Commissioner by Judge R. W. Jennings. He will succeed John B. Marshall who has resigned after serving in the office for nearly four years.

JUNE 2, 1921-The Alaska Gastineau Mining Company closed down its mining operations at the Perseverance Mine today and the company?s big mill at Thane will shut down as soon as the ore in the bins is used up. The announcement was made by Manager George T. Jackson. Such machinery and equipment as cannot be used in the proposed pulp and paper manufacturing industry at Thane will be sold. About 400 men had been employed by the company up until May 1, when 100 were laid off. The Perseverance has been worked since 1890?s but active large scale development by the Alaska Gastineau Company began about the middle of 1912 and was designed to produce 6,000 tons of ore a day. The mill at Thane started up on March 1, 1915, and has operated continuously since then. During this period a total of 11,711,134 tons of ore were mined and milled for a gross recovery of $9,508,168. Because of increased costs of labor and supplies it is no longer profitable to operate the property.

JANUARY 2, 1922-Johnnie Harris, Juneau merchant patrolman, reports that during the past year he has found 153 doors in the business district that were left unlocked at night.

AUGUST 4, 1928-The City Council last night voted to fill in Shattuck Way, the thoroughfare between the Thomas Hardware building and the Gastineau Grocery, from Front Street to Ferry Way. Crushed rock from the Alaska Juneau mine will be used.

APRIL 30, 1929-During a special joint session this morning, the Alaska Territorial Legislature honored Carl Ben Eielson for his historic flight over the North Pole last year. Early yesterday morning Pilot Anscel Eckmann landed the Alaska-Washington Airways seaplane Juneau alongside the steamer Aleutian near Mary Island, south of Ketchikan, and took Eielson aboard. They flew to Ketchikan where Eielson attended a luncheon sponsored by the American Legion, then came to Juneau via Craig. The Lockheed Vega plane landed near the Alaska Juneau rock dump and taxied to the government dock where it was met by the Juneau City Band, a delegation from the American Legion, townspeople and many members of the legislature. There was a parade from the dock to the Capitol at Third and Seward Streets. There Eielson chatted informally with members of the legislature. Following this morning?s ceremonies, he made ready to reboard the Aleutian to continue his voyage to Seward. From there he will go on to Fairbanks to become executive vice president of Alaskan Airways.

JULY 23, 1930-At the direction of Fire Chief ?Dolly? Gray, Juneau volunteer firemen will henceforth wave a white handkerchief while driving to the scene of a fire. This will identify them to police officers and give them the right of way.

JULY 7, 1933-The Juneau Grocery, which will operate on the ?cash and carry? plan, will open tomorrow at Second and Seward Streets in the location formerly occupied by Carr?s Grocery. R. R. Brown, who has been with the United Food Company the past two years, is manager of the company and will be assisted by Elmer Lindstrom.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1934-George D. Beymer, Juneau artist, has been spending the summer at Healy on the Alaska Railroad making paintings of Mount McKinley. He is especially pleased with a large canvas showing the mountain and Muldrow Glacier, he wrote friends in Juneau. This canvas measures 7 by 11 feet and is now hanging in the dining room at Healy.

SEPTEMBER 1, 1936-Lloyd Jarman, a local boy, made his first solo flight this afternoon in the Aeronca plane belonging to the Gastineau Flying Club. He was then tossed into the waters of Gastineau Channel by friends as he stepped from the plane. ?I would rather fly than swim? he sputtered as he hauled himself back to the float. Sheldon Simmons and Jimmy Rinehart were his tutors.

MARCH 31, 1937-The Home Grocery, just beyond Gold Creek on Willoughby Avenue, is being enlarged to twice its present size. New construction will include a liquor store and warehouse. Owners John Hermle and Joseph Thibodeau have also announced that beginning tomorrow the store will operate on a cash basis. The two men also operate the American Meat Company on Front Street.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1941-The Rev. John Cauble, pastor of the Resurrection Lutheran Church for the past four years, and his family will leave about the middle of October for Longview, Washington, where he will become pastor of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He has been secretary of the Juneau Rotary Club since 1938.

JULY 3, 1942-Mary Joyce, owner of Taku Lodge, arrived last night on her river boat Mary J. and will take a load of vacationers back to the lodge with her. Arriving with her was William Lanahan who has been employed on board the Taku Chief, the river boat of the Polaris-Taku Mine.

FEBRUARY 23, 1943-The Victory Coffee Shop is being opened by Miss Ida Foss, Mrs. Anna Jensen and Mrs. John Satre on South Franklin Street in the building formerly occupied by the Totem Photo Shop and the Marble Lunch. For 20 years Miss Foss and Mrs. Jensen owned and operated Snow White Laundry but they sold the business several months ago.

JANUARY 6, 1944-Establishment of a car ferry, using a diesel-powered boat, between Prince Rupert and Haines-Skagway, and possibly between Seattle and those same ports, was urged today by Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman in a talk before the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. He pointed out that such a service will be necessary if Southeastern Alaska is to have a connection to the Alaska Highway and to maintain its tourist business.