The Daily Alaska Empire

PLAY GROUNDS DISCUSSED BY JUNEAU LIONS

Other Important Matters Before Club at Noon Session Today

The Juneau Lions Club is heartily behind the movement for children's city playground and the organization will exert every effort to secure such a center for the school children.

This was made known by President L. D. Henderson to members present at the monthly luncheon held today in the Arcade Cafe.

R. B. Robertson was appointed to investigate possible sites at the last meeting and he reported that two or three ideal pieces of ground were available at a moderate price. One is near the edge of town and the others are located in town, both easy of access to the children.

Another committee was named today to investigate and report at the next meeting the exact costs of the properties and also to interest other civic bodies in the project.

Need of a Marine Ways

Though no definite action was taken the stressing need of adequate marine ways was taken up. It was pointed out that Juneau now is without proper means of hauling boats out of the water and is losing each month many hundreds of dollars from boats that are forced to go to Petersburg and Ketchikan for work. All of the larger halibut boats are now being taken to the towns south whenever large jobs are to be done and during the fishing season many craft of all classes are forced to make the 200-mile trip in order to undergo repairs of serious nature, and in so doing are taking thousands of dollars from Juneau each season, Warnerson, it was explained by Charles Warner. The club was on record as being behind any movement that would enable the construction of marine way facilities.

Activities

President Henderson reported on the activities of the club for February. The regular meeting dates are set for February 1 and 27. It was decided to have as guests at the February 13 luncheon Acting Scout Master Dave Ramsay and the first-class scouts of Juneau. In honor of the anniversary of the American Boy Scouts, which falls on February 10.

An explanation was heard from R. E. Robertson regarding the Lions and Chamber of Commerce bowling contest, staged a short time ago. Mr. Robertson reported that the Bowling Lions were beaten by 182 points at the finish of the 15 games played. He also explained that the Lions bowling team was composed of all second team bowlers as the first team men were out of town and no substitutes were available. He added that in four or five years, if the Lions improved, they would score over the Chamber by a safe margin.

An outline of his proposed record breaking trip by small boat from Juneau to Seattle, was made by R. L. Haines. He explained that the trip would be made at all costs and that the main object was for the adventure of the thing and to prove that a 13-foot open light boat driven by outboard motor power, could better the steamer time south if favored by fair weather. He further explained that if he were forced by stormy weather to lose several hours he would return to Juneau and start over and make the record finish if it required several attempts.

The Lions Club went on record as being behind the trip and that it would assist in every manner possible to make it a thorough success. It was brought out that such a record trip would be a world's record for such a small craft in that if successful the finish would be made in less than 60 hours and by Haines alone driving the light sea sled night and day without sleep through to destination.