The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 26, 1944, Page 6

PAGESIX % SITKA NEWS % - ,frienas were invwec w0 Ine cere- Mrs. John H. Peterson left on mony Mrs. George Laiblin was last week’s boat with her daugh- matron of honor and C. H. Weston,| ter, Mrs. James Robarts, who has|U.S.N. was best man. After the| been visiting relatives in Sitka for church service, a reception was past several weeks. Thep plan held by Mrs. Anna Dennard at her to stop a week in Seattle visiting home. Mrs. Laiblin was co-hostess, Mrs. Hinton Miller, another |assisted by Mrs. Paul Jacobi, Mrs. daughter, after which they will pro-|C. J. Mills, and Mrs. Gertie Berg- ceed to Mrs. Robarts' home in Santa jgren, mother of the bride. California, for an indefinite On her return trip Mrs.| 1 will make a longer visit in Seat before returning to her the Two baby showers were given this week. The first on August 21, for Mrs. John Townsend by Mrs. Ed home in Sitka, where she is the Loidhammer and Mrs. Carl Rusher, proprietress of the John Peterson at the latter's home. The second was in honor of Mrs. James O’Brien |at the home of Mrs. Paul Morgan. Co-hostesses with Mrs. Morgan were Mrs, Carl Nelson and Mrs, Walter Rottluff Rosa Pete! | On Friday of last week Mrs. Rob- ert Hagen was, hostess to the Beta Sigma Phi sorority. The evening was spent playing bridge, which 1s pledges current study project./ On Sunday, August 20, two birth- — | parties were given. The first was a surprise chicken dinner for Mrs. Bill Haddon at her home in Jamestown Bay, given by her neighbors. The second was given }by Mrs. Francis Roach for her hus- |band. Mr. and Mrs. Al Boyd have re-| turned to their home in the Brady | Division after several months visit- the Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cole and their infant son have returned from a summer’s visit in South Dakota Mr. Cole is superintendent of the Territorial school Mrs. Frank Calvin, Larry Calvin and Mrs. Jack Littlepage returncd ing in the States. |last week from a three weeks' visit e | with Mrs. Littlepage’s daughter, Littlepage, - formerly civil|Mrs. Jack Goudy in Chicagof. service engineer on the base, has been appointed manager of the| Sitka Public Utilities by the Utili-|August 26, the Elks are having an} ties Board, to fill the vacancy cre- informal dance at the club rooms ated by the resignation of Claude|for members of the club. O. Rhodes | Jack At 9 o'clock Saturday evening,} Tom Webster, former bookkeeper for the Columbia Lumber Co., and his wife left for Juneau by plane. Mr. Webster will be employed in the Juneau office of the company. The Princeton-Hall, motorship built in 1941 by subscriptions from all over the U. S.; by native labor in a native's boat yard, has been returned to the Sheldon Jackson School by the Navy. The boat was| Mrs. L. Stainbrook, and her three purchased by the Navy in January children, Laura, Steve and Célleen, 1942, and has been serving as flag-’retumed by boat last week after ship of the local patrol fleet. The spending several weeks visiting mn boat will now return to its intended | the statés. use as transportation—bringing na-| tive children ‘to Sitka to attend| Sheldon Jackson School until June Mrs Mpyrtle Clithero, manager of the Kneeland Hotel in Olympia, and then returning them to their| Washington, is visiting her son, scattered homes. The boat is also|Russ Clithero, 'manager of the| used as a floating mission, visiting |Sitka Hotel. i all small settlements that are with-| out a resident pastor. At present| Mrs. Frank Oja left last week for | the Princeton-Hall is making a New Orleans, Louisana, to visit her | cruise of all Southeastern Alaska|daughter, Mrs. Daisy Woods, who missions with Dr. Benjamin Judd |returned recently from Europe on of Cincinnati, Ohio, as passenger, the Gripsholm. Mrs. Annette Penfield, aunt of| Cora Mae Mills, daughter of Mr.! Fred Bsley, has come to Sitka in- and Mrs. C. J. Mills, left for the | tending to settle permanently. Mrs. |States to take a commercial coursc.| Penfield is a practical nurse and|Also entering school in the States| above the|is Miss Nancy Fulton who left by| |boat last week. is located in rooms Bazaar. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Husted ot| Mark Groper, former employee Great Falls, Montana, are regis- |of Clarence Rands, contractor, with tered at the Sitka Hotel. {his wife and two daughters, Mild- red and Mary, left for the States Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Knight had 'last week. Also leaving last .week as dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and were Mrs, A. E. Broderick, former Mrs. Dolence and Arlene Dolence.|employee on the base; Joe Mina-| {han, former employee of the Col- Miss Ann Howe left for the umbia Lumber Co.,; Mr. and Mrs.| States on last week's boat. Miss Gordon Nettrau, and Earl Finch, Howe has for the past year and a|son of Mrs. Andy Lorentzen who half been secretary of the local will return to school in Seattie USO. She plans to spend some time visiting friends enroute to| R. H. Dawson, who has been in ed by a sister. They will then go to Santa Cruz, California, to visit their sister, Miss Freda Davis. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis of Metlakatla. Mrs. Elaine Herrington and daughter Carol are visiting friends in Juneau. Mrs. Bruce Bower and children, Lorna and Robert, arrived by boat last week. Mr. Bower is the new hardware clerk at the Sitka Cold Storage Store. Mrs. Charles Johnstone and in- fant daughter have left for Seattle, where Mr. Johnstone is stationed at present. Mrs. C. S. Gominger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Bredvik, and daughter Sharon Lee, have return- ed to Seattle after spending the summer here. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Winchell are vacationing in Warm Springs. Mr. Winchell is an employee of the Silver Foam. The City Council at its last meeting on Tuesday, named Clar- ence Rands to succeed Phil John- son, who resigned, as Councilman. The council voted to add to the prospective city float, the C. B. and the Victoria floats which the Navy gave to the city recently. They also decided to close the city office- on Saturday afternoons. Miss Sara Fernald, principal of the Sitka Grammar School, return- ed to Sitka this week. Miss Fer- nald left for the States at the close of school, first visiting her family| in Monmouth, Ill. She then at- tended the National Education As- sociation meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she was appointed Alaska Director—then proceeded (o a 3 day N.E. A. convention in Washington, D. C. During the summer Miss Fernald visited Mrs. C. O. Fleming, the former Ruth Niles who taught in Sitka for sev- eral years, in Wheeling, W. Va. Miss Fernald has taken an apart- ment in the Sears Building for the | winter. George E. Leighton, C.A.A. en- gineer, arrived in Sitka last week on a tour of inspection. Mr. Leigh- ton has been visiting all C.A:A. stations throughout Alaska, start- ing in Anchorage last February. He was in Sitka during 1942 and ’43 with Seims-Drake at the Naval Air Station. J. H. McGrath has purchased |“Mac's” from Hugh L. McKenzie. Mr. McGrath formerly ran the !Anchor Cafe and the Fishermen’s Cafe. He will continue to serve the hamburgers for which Mac's Place is famous, The body of Kelly Brown, 45, of Kake, was found floating near .the ANB Float Tuesday morning. There were no evidences of foul play. Brown was a member of {the crew of the seiner Three Sis- ters. He leaves a wife and five |children in Kake, where the body will be shipped for interment. John E. Manders, Republican candidate for Delegate to Con- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA SERVICE TRADESMEN AT MEETING OF OPA ice tradesmen met with Mrs. Mildred {R. Hermann, Alaska Director, and other Territorial OPA officials Thursday evening for a general dis- | cussion of Revised Maximum Price | Regulation 165, effective in Alaska on September 1. This will regulate ceiling prices on such essential con- | sumer services as laundering; clean- ing, pressing and alteration of éloth- ing; auto and boat repair and rental; | shoe .repair; repair of electrical ap- | pliances—to mention only a few. During the meeting the pricing | NEW BATTLE Approximately forty Juneau serv- | AREA Now DESIGNATED | Eisenhower Warns Alsace- Lorraine Residents of Future Operations STAFF HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITION- SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1944 in fierce fighting~ “against Rus, manian army formations.” " The radio announced that the German troops are engaged in a general retreat from Rumania while defending against numerous Soviet attacks. The German Legation at Buchar- est has been cordoned off by Ru- manian troops and police forces. Berlin added that “under these cir- cumstances there exists no possi- bility of direct communications with Germany by the envoy or his staff.” RUMANIANS ATTACKING NAZI ARMY LONDON, Aug. 26.—A broadcast from the headquarters of a German command in Bucharest, Rumanian capital, said that they are engaged ported that it had received an OWI dispatch which said that King Mihai and his new pro-Allied government The Geneva paper Lasuisse, re- | has moved to Chisinau, occupied by the Red Army, because of the situa- tion in Bucharest. —————-——— WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Presi- dent Roosevelt said he has been in private communication with Wendell L. Willkie but did not know of any plans for an immediate meeting but he might see his former GOP foe. The President cut off further questioning at today’s press confer- | ence on the subject of Willkie. In New York, Willkie said, “Once 1 again I have no comment.” and filing requirements of RMPR |ARY FORCES, Aug. 26. — Head- 165 were explained in detail. A|quarters has warned the people of service seller is now limited to his|Alsace-Lorraine and Luxembourgh | own or his cloest competitor’s March |hat they are now in real military ":::2 SP:::: rg;’fl;:‘eors“:;n::g;ce t: operations, and that soon their | statement showing these prices must :5;:‘&”2,,;“?%0?:: o:)r;e '_:‘:hse:;:i,:; be prepared and the duplicate filed | geaqquarters” has b Yfoath with the local War Price and Ra- . D SALCERE (O tioning Board not later than Octn-‘mg the order in French and Ger- man. gz;t;ni!xfeglfl:ci?‘;msl()e:‘:iizm;fi:mnzf Flsenhower declared “the elimin- sold in March 1942 by a business or(“m" Q.r 10 Genan, Saventh \ATey its competitor an application must|°S @ fighting entity has been de- | be submitted for the OPA to set ceil- | ¢/d°d by the battle in France.” ing prices, it was explained. | He urged the people in those If a service establishment does €8s to take precautions and make not file before October 1, the OPA |Preparations for the nearing day will then automatically have the of liberation. | power to set prices for the de-{ The order said, “The handful of linquent firm, Mrs. Hermann stated. (German divisions north of the It was also pointed out that any Seine can, at best, fight only a service seller who was unable to series of delaying actions on thelrl attend the meeting or any indi- retreat to Germany.” viduals supplying services on a side- line basis in their homes (such as clothing alteration, film developing, etc.) are required to comply with the regulation. Such sellers are urg- ed to call at the OPA office and secure copies of a manual, showing them how to comply with' the new | regulation. | —_— PARSONS ELECTRIC CO. JUNEAU. e Solicits the business of friends in Sitka Electric Service and Repairs ‘Westinghouse Representative NOTICE OF SALE | NOTICK of sale at public auction | ¥ is hereby given of the personal prop- erty of the estate of ALFRED BLACKBURN, deceased. Said prop- | erty consists of an oil range, tables, dishes, cooking utensils and miscel- laneous restaurant equipment lo- |cated in the Goldstein Cabins on Franklin Street opposite the I. Gold- stein Store. The sale will be held | at 2:00 P. M. on Saturday, Sep-: tember 2, 1944 at the location in the | Goldstein Cabins, and will be sold | |to the highest cash bidder. | The right is reserved to reject any | and all bids that are not ed | satisfactory. | Dated at Jyneau, Alaska, this 24th day of August, 1944. FELIX GRAY, U. S. Commissioner and Ex- officio Administrator. First publication, Aug. 24, 1944, Last publication, Sept. 1, 1944. WHEN IN SITKA Make Your Headquarlers af the i44d SITKA HOTEL "The Home of Hospitality"” | Conway Dock Company 0il === Coal | Gasoline Insurance Phone78 While traveling is difficult . . . we'll be thinking of our friends in Alaska. . . Even if we don't see them . . . A Keep 0n Buying Bonds TO WIN THIS YEAR BUY MORE BONDS ... THAN BEFORE New Washington Hotel, Seattle FRANK B. McCLURE, Manager BUSY UNTIL New York, where she will report for reassignment. Ed Morrow, an employee of Er- nie's, is in Petersburg for a brief vacation.» Mrs. George Laiblin gave a sur-i prise shower at the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna Dennard, on August 18, for Miss Leonora Olsen. Miss Olsen, a graduate of Juneau High School, was married to Con-| rad H. Goodrich, US.N., of Casper, Wyoming, August 22, at the Lu- theran church. Only |the states the past month for med- |ical treatment, returned last week. Accompanying Mr. Dawson home |was his son, David. Another son, |in Anchorage recently. Philip A. Johnson, until recently manager of the First Bank of Sitka, left by plane for Fairbanks to enter the bank there as Vice President jand Assistant Cashier. Miss Evelyn Brown, for the past 'two years appearing with the Army band as vocalist, left for Compleie Home Rule for Alaska JOHN g MANDERS Sliets Your Vote for Delegate to Congress ELECT A REPUB ... A REPUB LICANTO . . . LICAN CONGRESS Vote for Alaska Complete Home Rule for Alaska | Harold, was inducted into the army | gress, was in Sitka this week on his political tour of the territory. Mr. Manders is an attorney of An- chorage. d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ‘Washington PETITION OF INDIANS OF KLAWOCK, ALASKA NOTICE OF HEARING In the matter of the petition of the Indians of Klawock, pursuant to i the provisions of Sec. 201.21b of the | Regulations for Protection of the Commercial Fisheries of Alaska, intimate Ketchikan where she will be join- (1944, for a hearing upon the claims | | of the said Indians. | Notice *is hereby given that a hearing in the above-described pro- | ceeding is assigned to be held on September 20, 1944, at 11 am,, in the Federal School House at Kla- wock, Alaska, and that pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 201.21b of the Regulations for Protection of the Commercial Fisheries of Alaska, 1944 (8 F. R. 2890), promulgated by the Department of the Interior, any interested parties desiring to appear in oppostion to such ¢laim shall have an opportunity to be heard. In the aforesaid petition the In- dians of Klawock assert a present claim to the exclusive use and oc- cupancy of lands and waters de- scribed as follows: 1. The western shore of Prince of Wales Island from Point Baker on the north to Waterfall on the south; the shores of all islands to the sea- ward including Baker Island, Suemez Island, and Kuiu Island south of Point Ellis on the west shore and south of Three Mile Arm on the east shore; and the names of the large islands in this area are Baker Island, | Suemez Island, San Fernando Island, Lulu Island, Noyes Island, St. Joseph ‘Island group, Anguella group, Tim- bered Island, Coronation Island, Spanish Island, Warren Island, Hazy | Island, and Kosciusko Island. 2. The waters and submerged lands for a distance of three thou- sand (3,000) feet from said shores; 3. The lakes and streams empty- ing into said waters; and 4. The unpatented lands drained thereby. Dated Washington, D. C., July 26, 1944, Sgd. OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, First publication, Aug. 21, 1944, Last publication, Aug. 26, 1944. Assistant Secretary. RUSS CLITHERO - -:- Manager Open 5 P..M. DINE OUT AT MOY’S to Midnight COLUMBIA COCKTAIL BAR Newly AND KEEP ‘EM DA COLUMBIA COCKTAIL BAR ARMISTICE DAY Wood has a job to do reason you can't buy all of the lumber prod- ‘f"li’c,is you want today . . . But we're plan- ning even GREATER production for post- war Alaska’s build- ing needs . . . SITKA—JUNEAU—ANCHORAGE