Watson, Deputy Administrator for
FERA said today after his return
from making a round trip to Sitka
for the purpose of studying relief
needs.
Gov. John W. Troy is consider
ing the appointment of a com
mittee in Sitka to handle the re
lief work necessary and has under
consideration three projects sub
mitted to him by the citizens of
Sitka for approval as FERA Ad
ministrator for the Territory. The
three projects include a playground,
sewer and street repair.
Mrs. Watson accompanied lief
husband on the round trip on the
mo tor ship Northland.
BIDS FOR AIRPORT
CONSTRUCTION TO
BE OPENED TODAY
Examination of bids for the con
struction of an airfield on the
Kendler Dairy Farm, north of the
city, took place in the ofifce here
of Frank A. Metcalf, engineer, late
this afternoon.
Metcalf reported that several
bids had been presented by noon
today, the deadline. Announcement
of the awards would not be made
until tomorrow, he said.
The bids were called by Pa
cific-Alaska Airways, Inc., which Is
planning to construct an airport
here as part of its enlarged air
plane service between Juneau and
Fairbanks and Juneau and Ket
chikan, to be inaugurated next
spring.
Estimates were asked for exca
vating approximately 5,000 and
10,000 cubic yards of earth, and
also for hauling those same
amounts a distance of 1,500 feet.
MISS DOROTHY RECK IS
HOSTESS TO FRIENDS
ON NINTH BIRTHDAY
Miss Dorothy Reck, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Reck, enter
tained twenty-one young friends
on Saturday afternoon from 2
o’clock until 4 o’clock on the occa
sion of her ninth birthday. Games,
stunts and refreshments contrib
uted to the enjoyment of the after
noon.
Mrs. Reck, assisted by several
friends, organized the games1 and
served the refreshments.
