The Pioneers inducted the fol
lowing slate of officers: Charles
W. Carter, president; John W.
Meyers, vice-president; Elmer
Reed, secretary; John Reck, treas
urer; H. R. Shepard, historian;
Dean C. E. Rice, chaplain, and
Lookie MacKinnon and John Feusi,
new trustees.
Officers had nothing to an
nounce today as to details on the
Grand Igloo convention here late
next week.
OLD-TIMERS MOURN
DEATH OF R. LOWE
Oldtimers in Juneau and else
where in Alaska today were mourn
ing the death of Rufus Lowe in
Dawson, Y, T„ yesterday.
Lowe came to Juneau in 1889
and for many years was a promi
nent figure in the life of the com
munity. During his long stay here
he erected many buildings, a num
ber of them still standing on Main
Street.
In addition to his wife, the vet
eran Alaskan is survived by the
following immegiiate relatives: Mrs.
Audalie Westby and Mrs. E. Pox
hill, daughters, of Juneau; A1
Lowe, son, of California, and Billy
Lowe, son, attending high school in
Seattle.
PLANE DAMAGED BUT
PILOT IS UNINJURED
Pilot Ray Peterson had the gods
with him when he taxied in from
the field at Merrill Airport Janu
ary 21, says the Anchorage Times.
Pog was so thick that he could not
see the Russell Merrill memorial
beacon, and his Robin ship bump
ed into a corner of the base of
the beacon and was smashed to
bits. Peterson walked out of the
remnants of his plane unscratched.
