The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 3, 1945, Page 2

b Feller Refurns Ho e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA ELKS’ PER NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY The Juneau Elks Lodge, No. 420, will observe Past Exalted Rulers night next Wednesday and it will start promptly at 8 o'clock and no foolin' says Arthur (Scotty) Adams who is to preside during the initia- tion ceremonies, turning the garvel then over to PER R. E. Robertson. If any members of the local lodge ¢ visiing members, miss out on the affair, they will have only them- sclves to blame, as PER Earl Hunter, general chairman of the night, has made it clear to all women in Ju- jeau that engagements with Elks that night are definitely off and it is up to the Elk members to be USO WILL | % SITKA CELEBRATE " BIRTHDAY Banquet at 6:30 Tonight at Baranof-Dancing | . ana mes gack cawvin tett WI" FO”OW | Friday morning aboard the “Chi- ichagof’ ’'enroute to Seattle. Mrs. {Calvin plans to fly back immedi- The fourth birthday of the USO ately while Mr. Calvin will spend will be celebrated tonight starting at 6:30 o'clock with a banquet in a few weeks in Seattle on business. During their absence, their daugh- the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel to ke followed by dancing. ters, Loisann and Natasha, will be |the house guests of the Harold At the banquet, Jack Fletcher, Melbys and Elliott Fletchers. memter of the Committee of Man-| agement of the USO, will be toast-| Mrs. J. D._Lx!tlepage spent the master, and he will preside during a\‘weekend visiting in Jun(‘au“ flying cnappy program with many distinc- over Saturday and returning on been Mrs. has 1 Word that Seattle 'lett early in January to visit their ‘the University of Washington. Mr. | Peterson |Mrs. Peterson's sister, Mrs. Grace Chase, who will care for the family during her sister’s hospitalization. there Besides the brief business session and the initiation, there will be a good social session followed by ala-| Hunter refreshments with plenty of tive features. i Corp. Donald G. Williams, Juneau yeung man, now home on furlough, | veteran of three campaigns in “the South Pacific, at Tarawa, Tinian and Saipan, will make his first pub-,| Tuesday. A daughter, s Jean, weigh- ing eight pounds, was born to Mrs. Frank Bergdahl on the morning of January 27. Chief Bergdahl, stationed in the Aleutians, came |lic aprearance since his return, and NEWS % received from |be taken to the Lutheran Church.| | Carl Peterson |The Sitka Laundry and Cleaners| mpe . R. U, staff sponsored the | has reentered the Laurel Beach will clean the clothes, after which g0 dance Friday, the occasion | Sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson they will be packed in cases sup- being the fourth anniversary 0(; plied by the Columbia Lumber daughter. Lois, who is a student at Company, for shipment to the Nor- carried out in the decorations, with wegian Relief Committee: in Seattle, will return shortly with where the clothing items will be ship. repacked for shipment overseas. Girl Scouts, under the direction of Mrs. Robert Dawson, will help in repairing some of the clothing. The drive will last three weeks, and those unable to take their do- nations to the Church are asked to call the Rev. Nygaard, who will arrange to have bundles called for. At the regular weekly Rotary luncheon Tuesday, guests were Ru: Clithero as Sitka member of the Alaska Arterial Highway Associa- tion; Lt. Thomas R. Sherburne, Commanding Officer at Fort Ray; and ‘Sgt. William Carter. Lt. V. 8. Carrier was host Sunday afternoon at his home on the base to civil service workers. A potluck supper was served to about 40 guests. In charge of arrangements were Mrs. A. L. Goddard, Mrs. R. M. Johnston and Mrs. Karl Nelson. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1945 s " ? SE e, purchasea i rewruary. | CoRGressional Wrath | a ,113.42, FOB . e ©omn | Expressed on Housing {onditions,Washington (Continued from Page One) the USO. A nautical theme was| Near the Capitol Dome.” It worked, but only temporarily. The- senator from Idaho's wide open spaces still is looking for a permanent haven. On Wednesda; evening, the' | decorating commi’l.tee and gfriemls1 Rep. Jennings Randolph (D-W. 'held a pot-luck dinner at the USO | V2., chairman of the House com- before commencing the decorating. |Mittee on the District of Columbia, % | jumped Mto the fracas and called !'a meeting of the homeless congress- men, hotel and war housing offi- cials. As a result, ten of the home- less were found more or less satis- factory quarters and the hotel keep- ers agree to suspend their limited- the orchestra stand representing a Elaines’ orchestra provided | the music. On Thursday evening, Lt. George \Vandegrm. was host to his fiancee, Miss Bertha Starke, Mrs. Jane Wesley and Capt. Robert Horsley, at his home on B Street. Lt. Van- | degri{t and Miss Starke will be stay rule for members of Congress. married at the Presbyterian Church| Rep. Adolph J. Sabath, Chicago, on Sunday afternoon, with Mrs. dean of the House, who is starting |Wesley and Capt. Horsley as at- the last two of his first,forty years tendants. | in Washington and should know liv- | ing conditions, reintroduced his bill t Scores of the last two basketball to provide funds for a congressional |games, Petersburg vs. Sitka, were: | apartment building. Congressman Petersburg, 38; Sitka 25; and|Sabath had the measure up five ‘Petersburg, 19; Sitka, 14. The final |years ago, but didn't get to first {game ended in a 14 to 14 tie,|base with it. necessitating an overtime period for| The idea then, says Mr. Sabath, |the decision. | was to construct a building in which home by plane the day before, on The Literary group of the Wo-| ey e o grrrmoad | members and their official staffs USO Director | i2: y (Bl S amed 1y 1'a 30-day leave. | Chief Specialist Beb Feller, pre-war fire ball pitcher for Cleveland returned to the States after 18 months sea duty, and said he’s sure service men everywhere want baseball particularly. He's shown with his wife who met him in Scattle. (AP Wirephoto) CRAIG WOOD IS LEADING CORPUS CHRISTI OPEN Has Sub-par Score of 64 as Against Byron Nel- son’s 66 Sam Byrd, all pros, Fred Haas, amateur. favorite had a 66 Johnny Revolta had 67 - — HOSPITAL HOTES rs. Elsie Blythe mitted to St. Ann’s Hospital medical 1tion. Master John H CCLPL , has been adn 5 CHRISTI, T2x wooa sot straved ting a tou ack as be rollad in w 8kx sub-par 64, to teke yound and Tead in the $5,000 Corpus p! i o pen the a. dozeu the duration of the T ed from St. Ar champion laid down half C ving surgical attention. birdies, four of them in the last nine oursuing were Harold “Jug” ion, Leonard Dodson, Mike! and Each was a Byron Nelson as did Ky Laffcon. has been ad- for gmeier, a medical | ment to Merchant Marine ed to St.| ,, a surgery patient, | recovered. the firs 0S Arthur Tamer has been discharg. 's Hospital after re- | Baranof “Hotel. ala. |Zack Gordon, making a most novel SUARRESTSMADE. i TBY CATY POUCE 5 s . DURING JANUAR | GSO, and Sgt. William Weaver. | city police made but 51 arrests snappy program will be Lieut. War- {ren M, Caro, Margaret Clark and | Emma Nielsen, co-Presidents of the short Dave Halleck is building a fish- ing boat in the back yard of his heme on Baranof Street. With an overall length of 45 feet, 11-foot beam, and 5'%-foot draft, the boat Reservations for the affair, which will probably be finished in. time {last menth, drunkenness accounting js open to the public, closed at 2 for fall fishing. {for 10; drunk and disorderly, 18; oclock this afternoon at the USO the| | In investigation, 2; vagrancy, 10; drunk headquarters. Indications are and vagrancy, 4; speeding, 1; petit panquet tables will be well filled. {larceny, 1; o conceued men CDA TO SPONSOR | funds, 1; carrying concealed wea-| pons, 1: panhaiidling, 2. | " During the month there were 434 calls answered and investigated ang 39 complaints investigated. Six NEIGHBORHOOD persons were reported missing but all were located. Also investigated PAR"ES FR'DA wepe four complaints by the Health Department, three of prowlers, and five automobile accidents. Four Pre - lenten neighborhood Those turned over to the U. S.' game and card parties will be given Marshals office were Rofo Pabillar, ynder the auspices of the Catholic insanity charge; Andy Tweet, disor- Daughters of America next Friday derly conduct; Ronald E. Nounce, night at 8 o'clock in the homes of larceny; Hazel Coffin, disorderly Miss Bess O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. | conduct; Andrew M. Bartels, assign- Neil Moore, Dr. and Mrs. John Geyer and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Property stolen or lost during the Hellan. | menth to the extent of $1,346 was At the O'Neill ‘and Moore Homes | game parties willl be held and ‘¢ards e will be played at the other two. WERTHER HERE Those wishing to attend one of Fritz Werther is a guest of the the parties are asked to call any He is registered one of the host and hostesses to make reservations, it is announced. from Wiseman. The miracle of dry Writing ...yours with a Parker “51” by 2! /- er'H Par PRICES $12.50 AND $15.00 . . 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This pen is worth the wait! : GUARANTEED BY LIFE CONTRACT Parler's Blue Diamond on the pen ks the manufacturer's contract uncon- ditionally guaranteeing service for the ouner's life, without cost, if pen is not intentionally damaged. To cover postage, insurance and handling, there will be a small service charge of 35¢. 5802-E Foreign Newspapers—1945 TS W S T A SR O T Andrew Hope's boatyard, a | cannery tender is belng constructed for Fred Brandeis, Jr., of Angoon. The boat will be completed this summer and will work for the Pyramid Fisheries Company in Sitka. Mrs. Myrtle Cashel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hollywood, is in Juneau to be employed during the Legislative sessiun as assistant to the "Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. On the complaint of William T. Mahoney, Gladys Stanley and Bar- bara Jones, of Swan Lake Inn, were found guilty of selling liquor to minors. Appearing in the U. S. Commissioner’s. Court on January 25, each defendant’ was fined $500. To celebrate the birthday of Miss| Ila Weaver, Sunday evening, Janu- ary 28, friends gave & potluck dinner at the home of Mrs. Martha Kostrometinoff. Those present in- cluded Mrs. Charles Peterson, Mrs. Martha Kostrometinoff, Miss Helen Elliston, Miss Ila Weaver, Bob Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bal- linger, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rigling, !John Cushing and Jack Garrett. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. 'and Mrs. Leslie Grove last Sunday evening were Bernard Westover, Stanley Westover, Wayne Westover, (Elvin Rottluff, Ted Wagner and Wally Wagner. Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Goddard, celebrat- |ing Mr. Goddard's birthday Sun- 'day evening, were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hennessy, Mr. and Mrs. William Rodenberg, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Hodgins and Mr. and Mrs. | Frank Metcalf. | | T | | The Territory Construction Com-| | pany, John Cushing and Art Hicks, owners, has been awarded the con- !tract for construction of streets, sewers and a water system at |’ Hoonah. Work will bagin early in the spring Mrs, Ha(ry Sulsér was hostess at {2 baby shower for her daughter, ‘Mrs, F. E. Corcoran, Monday even- ing at the apartment of Miss Billy Jean Cook and Miss Beulah Lowe.! Those invited were Miss Yvonne| Sulser, Miss Billy Jean aCook, Miss! Beulah Lowe, Miss Doris Witt- | |meyer, s Miss Kay Herman, Miss! {Marle Trierschield, Miss Mable Fay | McNulty, Miss Anna Thompson, | Miss Millie Reid, Miss Lindy Else- | more, Miss Alexandria Trierschield, | Miss Gladys Ward, Miss Berna- ! dine McGraw, Miss Louise Holt and | Mrs. Joseph Peterson. | Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Carter were hosts at their home Tuesday even- ing for cocktails and buffet supper to celebrate the birthday of their| son, Bgt. Bill Carter, home on leave | after 32 months of service inj| 40 guests. After supper, the partyi attended the President's Ball. 1 — i Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Fletcher | were dinner hosts to a group of | friends before the President’s Ball| Tuesday evening. The guests were ) Mrs. Mary Whittimore, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rands, Miss Barbara | Rands, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peterman, ! Mr. and Mrs. Roy Avrit and Mrs,, Arnold Curtis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wortman | had as dinner guests at their home | Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Ernfe Carter, Mrs. Jack Ogan and 8gt. Bill Carter. / Miss Wilma Worther, Red Cross employee at Fort Richardson, is a aouse guest of Mr. and Mrs. Law- rence Doig. Miss Worther was for- merly on the staff of Sheldon Jackson School as a commercial teacher. Beginning this week, a clothing drive for European Relief will be conducted, with the Rev. Ernest Nygaard in charge. Clothing is to McDenald and her Europe and Africa. Present were |§| men’s Club will meet next Tues- day afterncon at the home of Mrs. E. M. Geddard. Mrs. Elizabeth De- Armond will present a book review, Mrs!” Luella ' g:ek from Oklahoma Dangel is on his way overseas and mtu»hm return Mrs. Dangel will femain with “her mother, & Mr. and: Mrs. E. M. Soley - é}'ated Soley cele Jtheir third” " ariniversary | ednesday’ evening at their l'mn:i' in the Tower Apartments. Their 8Buests included Mr. and Mrs. John | Townsend, who were best matron of honor at their ::::‘lld;::'! Mr. and Mrs. Art Franklin, Mr, and Mrs. Ward Adams, Mr. ami Mrs. L. F. Efaw, and Mrs. Eva o daughter, Har- A daughter, Bella Catherine, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces, was born to Mrs. James Imlach early Thursday morning at the home of Mrs. James Brightman, Mr. Imlach is acivil service employee on Ja- | ponski. The Bublic Utilities ' made the final *'payment this' week on the Fairbanks Morse Diesel plant that Conway Dock [Lompany Oil--- Coal Gasoline Insurance Phone 78 sWalter Ddngel, daughter of | Smith, returned lastis a ioma, where her |- sband had been stationed. Cpl. ! FROM OREGON | might obtain “suitable quarters at ‘ Rcbert Hoopel, of Astoria, Ore- 'a fair and reasonable price and not | gon, is registcred at the Gastineau|be held up and robbed.” - The | Hotel. | gentlemen from Chicago thinks the | e .way things are now, his bill may } FROM HARBOR ISLAND |have a very good chance of passing. E. A. Kohlase, of Harbor Island, | re e i) guest of the Hotel Juneau. 'All Elks! Remember, it is Feb. 1! [WHEN §N SITKA Make Your H\:adquaflers at the | SITKA HOTEL ""The Home of Hospitality” RUSS CLITHERO - ‘Manager OLUMBIA COCKTAIL BAR Newly Remodeled AND KEEP 'EM AY C(OLUMBIA COCKTAILBAR FOR THE DURATION ... Keep On Buying Bonds New Washington Hotel, Seattle While traveling is difficult . . . we'll be thinking of our friends in Alaska . . . Even if we don't see them . . . TO WIN IN 1945 - BUY MORE BONDS ... THAN BEFORE FRANK B. McCLURE, Manager