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26. They Dec. 29. Newsy Nofes From Skagway Correspondence) Alaska, Jan “open; house" to a number who gathered Christmas Cheer attend Le part 29. Sheleby gave a pajama at her home Monday, Dec. The guests, Patricia Ander- son, Shirley Moe, Betty Maki and Maxine Brown spent the evening playing games and popping corn. Mrs. Sheleby served the girls a de- licious breakfast. Alaska returned Coastal on the December Alaska Raleigh Cornett to make a Juneau left on business the Al- trip to Wallace, [primary in the Skagway public left on the Alaska for Mrs. George Rapuzzi will for her during her ab- Miss teachex schools, Seattle. substitute sence Hen was born to M. and Mrs, E. R. Polk of San An- wonio, Texas, Dec. 29, at 10:30 p. m. The little girl has been named i L Margaret Ann. Mrs. Polk will S to ; g be remembered in Skagway as ; Wr. e Ados: Jeuy Margaret, the youngest daughter with him | daughter Ruth went to Seattle On of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Johnston, Mr the Mid-|the Alaska. Miss Irma Fitzpat--giq Mrs. Polk have one other rick will be in charge of their chid, a son, Edward. home while they are away ey nta Claus boat of Miss Lottie Gaffy Transportation to & humbér of Her in Skagway. on very lovely tea given at her December 20 at 6 p. m. The chil- Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 30. dren of Skagway were taken to i the boat in the City truek -with P. VanZanten in charge. Every child had a chat with Santa and received candy, fruit and nuts. (Special A daughter SKAGWAY, Will Flynn held Christmas Zve his friends his beautiful share Christmas until - time to night mass 3 on Surbrook and R. C. Sanders of ) arrived on the Al- aska to visit Mrs. Sanders’ sister, Mrs. Duncan Hukill. The Sanders are quite interested in Alaska and may make their home here. Miss Geraldine Davis entertain- ed the High School crowd at her home Monday evening, December 29. The Alaska, S the Northland Company, arrived was hostess friends at a home Mrs .IM. The Cubs enjoyed a skating par- ty at the Community Center Tues- day afternoon, Dec. 30. Mrs. A. Gutield, Mrs. B. Boynton, Mrs. T. Mason, Miss Elsie Colton and Mis. Rey Eagle served the boys cook- ies and cocoa with marshmallows. The Cubs who attended were Fred- die Boynton, Arnold Gutfeld, Mich- ael Rafierty, Terry Eagle, Roger Colton, Leslie Fairbanks, Tommy Mason, Carl Mulvihill, and Joe Judson, with Tom Tunley, the Den Chief of Den II. Jimmie Boyn- Kenneth Boynton and Terry were guests of the Cubs afternoon. Miss Gail Brimhall and Miss Helen Gregory went to Juneau by The Triangle Cleaners ton, Mason for the Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Keller An Investment . . A well-kept wardrobe is an investment in Success. Only a few people have the genius that let them ig- nore this truth. Mrs. David Byars, Jr., and her two children, Ann and David, have arrived safely in Frankfort, Ger- many, where they joined Col. By- ars. 'They left Hamilton, N. Y. on November 6 and sailed for many on the E. B. Alexander. 17 they arrived in Bremer- haven and left on the train for Frankfort, where Col. Byars met them and took them to their new home at Hoescht, nine miles from “For Better Appearance” CALL 3 0 7 which Hitler built for cross coun- try movements. They have no English, and daugh knows only the maid, her language. The Byars will be in Germany three yea and Mrs Byars plans to complete her col- lege work at the University Heidelberg. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Carroll held | open house to some 25 of their friends New Year's Eve. They en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. Art Lar- son, Mr. and Mrs. L. McGuane and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Johnston at midnight supper. Open house was held at the E. C. Bloom home New Year's Eve ANNOUNCEMENT Effective January 15, 1948 STOP-OVER PRIVILEGES and 107% ROUND TRIP DISCOUNT between Juneaun Petershurg Wrangell Ketchikan For Reservations and Information Phone 612 GLMK%&Z/ ewing Southeasten “ oW % I%ES rcecived word that their daughter, ! Frankfort on the Autobaahn road | a cook who speaks a little, but | they are doing very well with sign | of | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE M. also th Bloom's Mr. wedding anniver- to birthday Bloom's sary celebrate and fortie fire was reported Dec of the Powell Apa was quickly put out m Fire Department. A sm 31 i . ments the City one It Year's Eve dance held F.OE. Hall proved to be v huge success, but one t rties given in Sk: time The large in e New Year the New in not way for some crowd welcomed joyrully in the local award- Buwl football Day were quart O. J. Fitz- quarter, Malcolm P. VanZanten; . Olsen, R. J. Sel- Nord. Rose New Y ing am as foll er, ald 8- { Moe | e 2nd 3rd qu 4th quarter mer and F irs. J. M. Keller held New Year's Day. In they gave a dinner in Hazel Kirmse and Kirmse Their dinner guests were Mr. anud Mrs. W, Wasser, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gutfeld and son, Arncld Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Mau- e Wheaton, M A. Briggs and daughter Ell and house ing of Mrs, Mr open the eve hon J. Miss Paula Roehr and Miss Pa- tricia went to’ White- Ja h a of January number of who have been holiday or busi- 2y is happy to Mr. and Mrs. Gail zhters Sharon and rs. Orin Edwards ‘and their daughter Shirley and n David, Mrs. Edith Costner and and Mrs. H. Welch. 'mse and his mother Mrs. left for Seattle on Norah The Princess 2 brought home Skagway resid in the siates ,ness trips. welcome hom \Butd and ds | patty, Mr nts Jack K Hazel Kirms | the Princess left 2 the Prin- trip to on I Eal Johnston short e Norah for " L states. week say the Martin which for many years cut Skagway's harbor, put on skids and brought {up the streets Seventh and { Main, where it was slipped onto a | concrete Dbase recently con- | stiucted by Percy Colton. Now | the port hole windows that once d out on ships and stretches een water jace the northern !peaks of the White Pass. | | i | This past Itjen home | stood looking to was “held at home Sunday The guests were P. E. Oilsén, Mr. and Mrs. G. Villesvik, Mr. and Mrs. R. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dewar, Mrs. Mary Sheddom, and Mr. Max Kaponski, and all brought nething for the pet luck buffet supper. Gifts were exchanged and the evening Blitz Krieg A Christmas ¢ the Max Steffen evening, Dec. 28, Mr. and Mrs party Mrs. ed a number a tea at her noon, January Arnold Gutfeld entertain- cf her friends with home Friday 2. after- The Panthers are upholding their {ighting glory by winning the first basketball game of 1948 which they played Friday evening, January 2, against the Eagles. The final |sccre was 35-21 with Roy Dennis yWho was high nfan for the Pan- | thers making some spectacular long shots. Bob Seimar was high man for the Eagles. The Taxi Terrors playegga close fought game and defeated the Elks with a score of 56-52. Part of the third quarter and all of the fourth the Terrors played with only four men. Boy Schy was high man for the Elks and Ray Carder was h man ior the Terrors. Coach S who was playing with the Flis, received a beautiful plack eye from one of the Terrors when they tangled during the game. - e NOTI1uE I will not be responsible for any |ing after a delay of more than fl‘Aanmxum and it is desired all. 64th and Mrs. was spent im*playing JUNEAU. ALASKA NEWS ITEMS " FROM SITKA ‘ SPECIAL CORRESPONDECE SITKA, passenger Alaska, Jan xpected on the g arc: from Seattle, Mr rs. Lauriz Sarvela who were married in Los Angeles dur Christmas holide Mr. and Mrs. |Jack Conway, on a two weeks busi- | nes Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Carter, e months va 1 the lie Yaw, two businsss trip to t ¢ and visits with relatives Middle West; Miss Agnes L: lin, returning from a visit with r latives on the Pacific Coast during the holidays; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jernberg, former Sitka s from a mont in and pleasurce trip. During their sta; ways and Jernbe at the home of Dr Charteris. Con- guests w. C rere, the will be and Mrs Passengers leaving for the Stat aboard the Alaska are: Mrs. Char- les Whittimore and three childr for a long visit with her parents a K ath Falls, Oregon. Mrs. Dorothy Cleveland, manager of the Russian Bell gift and curio !shop, on a three months visit with on in Sacramento, Calif., ater in Tacoma, Wash. a and @ dau ip Mvmrr- doctor in ct sland Orthop: , enroute to Chicago to tend a convention of ort c spe- cialists. He will ke accompanied by is wife and infant son v will ¢isit relatives on the Pagific Coast Bruce Moore, an older son, will be guest at the Jamestown Bay home Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Richards auring the two week absence of his paresnts Mis. Winnifred Paris, clerk Fishermen’s Liquor Store, enr New Orleans to visit a dau with whem she plans to visit South Am- erica before returning to Sitka some- time in April. Miss Myrtle Price, daughter Mrs. Jessie P , to visit Mrs. Glenn Metzger and her sist Gertrude, a student at the Metro- politan Business School, in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. M red Soley, t« visit her relatives in Seattle and his scn-in-law and daughter, M and M 1 Townsen in Astoria; Dur the Sole: absence, their home on Marine Strect will be cupied by Mrs. Jessie Price at- ho at the ute to of s and Brown and infant nths visit with her Iphia. Pete Meland visit with rel will drive in the Mr. 'n"I Mrs. ar young son, on a in Towa where th car they won t winter in the Liquor Dealers Asscciation award for the Crippled Childrens Fund. Mrs. Brown will drive with them as as Towa. During the absence their will ke clesed. Charles Bennett, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bennett, to make his home with his grandpar- ents in Petersburg. Ben Forbes and Stockton Webb of Webb-Forbes Marine Repairs, left Tuesday morning aboard the Power scow Logger on a brief business trip to Juneau. They are expected to return Sunday or Monday, depend- ing on weather. Lt. Peter Van Lear left by p]anc Thursday for Fairbanks after a two weeks visit with his sister, Miss Wil- lia Van Lear. Lt. Van Lear is sta- tioned at Ladd Field with the Army | Air Corps. Ed Cushing, manager of the Sit- ka Tels ph(mc Company, left by plane Tues for Kodiak where he will spend th~ next three months completing installations of Alaska’s first Dial telephone system for Mrs. John Cushing who also owns the Sitka Telephone Company. Aboard the Totem Air Service/a practice next Thursday evening stop at 11.—Among i be _| Monday residents, [* from Ketchikan on a brief business her aunt, * ly bought the Gaylord home on Ob- servatory Street. | Tentative plans for the organiza- tion of a Sitka Chapter of the Em- lem Club were made Monday ev- ening when women signed up at a {meeting at the Elks Club rooms Mrs. John Cushing and Mrs. Gay Helland, assisted by Exalted Ruler Jchn Dolenc have been instrumental 2 g the local chapter. of the 1 Association will formed in Sitka on the near fu- Mrs; Stockton Webb is ac rizer of the group, assisted A number of women who vitally interested in the Orth- Hospital on Japonski Island hristian Carl (Chris) Lokke died evening at the Pioneers h me va al,.and was buried at Mocse Cemetery Taursday af- om. Mr. Lokke was born 1875 opedic o ay and has been a resident! nce 1910. In Octoter, 1910 > married May Carpanter of Sitka 1eral services were conducted Moose Lodge of which he was r member. e curvived by his widow and > children: Alice Wright, Mar- McGuire and Jack Lokke. L eee Eifin Cove News Nofes|m ELFIN COVE, Alaska Dec Mrs. Don Foster and M Jim Lingard were hostesses at a com- unity Christmas tree at the school on Dec 23, Christmas s were sung, the tree was up tka s 27.— cises held and games play- | 5 Jehn Dahl, , Calif., who is in San sent all the ladies 3 iful k of cards. John Matthew a former resident of the Cove sends Christmas gifts to children every ye Mrs. G. liams brought a hox of home made pop corn balls, attached to the box was a balloon which the children drew for, Vern Foster be- the lucky cne. Pinning the tail the donkey was a lot of fun. Del Wimer and Charles Hub- bard were winners. Assorted sand- tuffed celery, olives, mince, and lemon pie and coffee served. cisc Mrs. was Mr. and Mrs erved Christmas dinner uests were Mr. and ison and daughter Mrs. Don Foster sons Donnie and Williams and their Mrs. Clell Irene, Mr. and their Vern. George Marguerite Buits ¢hid‘zen dinner Christmas Eve. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. k st Swanson and Mrs. Del Wim- cr. After dinner presents were op- ened. Mrs. fried gave a Ernest Swanson their Christmas Charles Hub- Riley, Jack Mr. and Mrs. 1 as guests for ner Mr. and Mrs Bill Houch, Guy and M. Sullivan. and Mrs. Pete Brunger gave a Christmas dinner. Their guests were C. A. Mortensen, Mrs. Mar- guerite Butts and Mrs. Del Wimer. ai bard, Kiby N Don Foster 2 his boat, the Ardis, completely rebuilt by {Jim Lingard here in the Cove at |Jim's shipyard. is ing Our telephones are all in and work fine. We are really modern, getting more mcdern all the time. Yes, they are war surplus phones, jand though one phone looks as }(h(rhgh it had been around the | world al times, most of them ‘are brand new. JUNEAU CITY BAN PRACTICE THURSDA ‘The Juneau City Band will hold { Alaska | TUE SDAY, JANUARY 13, 1948 W-A-N-T A-D-S MURPHY & MURPHY INCOME property, duplex, lent condition. Net over 10 per- cent on invst. Large basement, garage. GROCERY business, r, priced right, | real money rent low. No LARGE business proof, best location, over $5,000 annually. Terms. 3-Bedroom House, Quonset Hut with 4 rooms and bath, 3 good properties Auke Bay, 2-bedroom home 7th St., Hobby Shop, curio store, large apt. house net over 10 percent, etc. APTS, and 2 Marine Runways, $7,000. Dougl: 2-bedroom ng far below cost, furn. 2 lots. 3-Bedroom house, furnacé, auto- matic hot water, elec. kitchen, | basement and garage. {3-Room home, furnished, modern, $2,250. Also 4-bedrooms, $2 250. property, fire- net income sell- compl. home new, ONE, TWO and THREE bedroom homes in Juneau and Douglas. Several Excellent Income Properties. MURPHY & MURPHY REALTORS—ACCOUNTANTS Phone 6 ver First National Sank excel- 2 FOR SALE Hickory skies, ' and 7 it. h bindings, and 1 Fly- , flexible steel runmers. 783 3t T quirl; 782 3t 2] BFDROO\( house pr n‘r\(l f sale, 940 Pike St. Ph. 179. 1 UNDERWOOD standard writer, 1 GE Console cheap. Call at 111% Street.- NEW 725. type- Radio, Seward 782 3t Phone 8 36-inch sled Red 2 3t Ladles Fur Phone 359. 2 Jackets, very cheap. 781 5t RESTAURANT equipment for sale, counters, back bar, tables, booths, and some kithcen equipment Priced right to sell. W. R. Hughs, at Baranof Hotel. 781 3t new 7 ft. plywood skiff with steering kicker and 32 hp Firestone moter; Victor Springfield; 30-3v carbine; Victor phonograph. See at 44 Village. 780 6t PRACTICALLY old Laiuiwrop Hercules Engine, 107 HP, with power take-off and high ten- &on magneto and wheel, A-1 cendition for less than half price. Emil Vienola, across Douglas Bridge. 79 tf |T WO Mar y FUR RENT Seaview, one block 759 1 me APT. fur rent. from Federal Bldg. FIRE PROO Simpson Bl NICE CLEAi also steam Rooms. sieam baths. Scandinavian | 736-t1 | | & ROOMS FOR R Down town location. Inquire at Darnell’s. 657-tf. | CLEAN steamheated rocoms, beds. 315 Goud St. A \ ylleges — Homc vone P! NICE © | week. Colonial Hmcl LEAN R()O'\lS by aay Ph. 137. 4G VESSEL ENROUTE 10 E i § L8 lA’ AN v I AN ¥ BOR i POR SEA 0 | mr)(m port its i 1H ca Native Service today enroute to Seattle first official training cruise The ship was acquired by the ANS last May, and in November i was taken to Seattle to be put in dry dock for repairs. It was es- pecially designed for service in Ala; n waters by Harold Hansen, naval architect Seattle. Capt. Benjamin See is in charge the vessel, which was taken by the Native Service for the of training the native stu- s of the Mt. Edgecumbe school at Sitk a in maritime skills and seamanship. in for [of over Following the cruise of from two | and a half to three weeks, the students will be qualified for an examination before the marine in- spector in preparation for a career in commercial shipping. The ship carries a regular créw of 21 men, and in addition to the native students has six Alaskan veterans taking the present course. Capt. See, a native Alaskan, has had 15 years’ sailing experience in | Alaskan waters, and served with 1 the Army Transport and the Mer- 'chant Marine during the war. He helds a Masters, Mates, and Pilots license, and made his first trip aboard the North Star, now owned by the Native Service. The Mt. Edgecumbe will be gone for akout three weeks, and will Juneau before returning iplane which left Tuesday morn- at 8 o'clock in the Grade School, !0 its home port at Sitka. bills contracted by any person other Week because of weather were: Bar-| members attend than myself. (748-Mar. 1) NOW OPEN The HOLLY SHOP Ladies’ Millinery Bags Gloves alentine Bidg. f Steve Feist. For COMrORT and SERVICE Dewey W. Metzdorf Vice-Pres. and Managing Director ALASKANS FEEL AT HOME at Get the NEW WASHINGTON Habit! oroLel NEW WASHINGTON bara Rands, returing to Pullman | where she is a student at Wash- ington State; ing to the University of Nevada in Reno. Both students spent the holi-| days with their parents in Sitka. Jce Bauer arrived Dec 31 aboard the Coast Guard boat, for treat- ment of an infected foot. Bauer, a| veteran of the Spanish American War, came to Alaska in 1900 aboard |the cable ship Lackne which laid Juneau and Skagway—and sent the |tirst cable communication, a report to Washington, D. C. that the job {had been completed. Mr. Bauer was in charge of the | local cable office from 1905 until 1915 when he was retired from the Army after 40 years of service. Since his retirement he has been homesteading with John Soini on one of the Islands off the Chicha- gof mine. He expects to return to bis home by plane this weekend. During his stay here he was a guest at the home of John Sarvela, Charles Kidd last week joined the staff of the First Bank of Sitka. | Stationed on Japonski Island dur- ling the War, Mr. Kidd returned |last February with his wife and young daughter to make his home; in Sitka. He was employed as clerk at the Sitka Men's store and recent- Wally Green return-| the first cable. in Alaska—between| Director Alfred Ventur announc- €s that unless there is a better at tendance Thursday night than in e, DAlE HOJEMS PARENTS, BABY GIRL LAST NIGHT _ the past, he will call off all rehears- | als until early spring, when bowling, basketball games, roller skating and other interferences will be over. Owing to poor attendance at re-| hearsals, the concert originally plan- ed for February has also been call- |ed off, much to Director Ventur’s | disappointment. | Director Ventur has just obtain- ed nearly $100 of new sclections, concert numbers and others that he expected to be placed in rehearsal but apathy on the part of the bands- men has prevented even a first run over. HOSPITAL NOTES Virginia Steadman, Richard Stern, A)vin Larson, and J. J. Schmit were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes- terday for medical treatment. Discharged were Sven Zteereberg, win. Walter Simon was transferred; from the Government Hospital to Tacoma for further treatment. He was taken to the States aboard the motor vessel Mt. Edgecumbe last night. e o Empire Wantads for Best Results Earl Knipper, and Mrs. Marshall Er—i Mr. and Mrs, Dale Hojem got just exactly what they wanted when a {Laby daughter was born to them 'at the St. Ann’s Hospital at 10:51 o'clock last night. The baby, Barbara Dale, weighed six pounds two and a half ounces at birth, and joins a 13-month old | brother, Mark Richard. Mr. and Mrs. Hojem were married in Fairbanks where he was stationed with the Army during the war. They came to Juneau from the States {about a year ago, and Hojem is em- ployed as an aircraft communicator with the CAA at the Juneau Airport. The couple are very enthusiastic about Alaska and plan to remain here. Hojem's mother, jem has been visiting with them for | the past month, and will remain for | another month before le!urmng to |her home in Olympia. Maternal grandparents are Mr. tand Mrs. James 8. Peterson of Min neapolis. -ee FROM A. Arth ANCHORAGE Ray and Sigfus J. 'sigfuson of Anchorage are stay- ing at the Hotel Juneau. Space. | 758 tf | e l eatec rooms, clean ' H 656-t1 | ST (RU!SE‘ new tires good, 1 radio, heater, lights. Call Blue en 10 am. - 3 pm. 77! $395 1936 V8 Ford Sedan; brakes, new clutch, spe motor fair, Sealed beam be bought, sold, Red Front. So. 775 1mo, WING Machines and repaired. Franklin. SPRUCE forest woud for heating, cooking or fireplace. P. O. Box 1345 or Phone 688. 168 1mo, g HUNTERS Have your guns completely cleaned and overhauled be- fore winter storage. Complete Service & repair Skies, Guns... and Tackle. DARNELL'S SPORT CENTER . s . . e . . - B | N SALE—Thiee nmmes anu 1ot ncuses in good condition and des! location. Tnquire Trevor Davis Box 576, Juneau. 472-% ANOS FOR RENT or SALE Waurlitzer Piano Alaska Dealer Ph. 143 Anderson Piano Shop 124 W 3rd. T13-t¢ At Thibodeau's Grocery: Dari- gold Milk at $6.30 case. 782 2t WANTED HOMES for five 4-week old pup- pies. Call Black 360 after 6 orclock. 783 1t ‘work. 783 3t GIRL for part time office Phone 819 after 6. WANTED: for Ph Apt 161. working 782 tf HALF-TIME clerk: stenographer. Inquire Room 106, Health De- partment, Territorial ~ Build- ing. 82 tf GIRLS, 16 to 18, to train as ush- crefle.s. See Mr. Garvin at the Capitol Theatre evenings. 1781 tf WORK Wanted: kar-Secy would like temp. or perm. position. 7 yrs. exp. Contact A, L. Ham- ilton, Gen. Del, Cit, SEWING and " alterations, Green 429, 'MISCELLANEQOUS WINTER & POND CO., lnc Compicte Photographic Supplies Developlng - Printing - Enlarging Artists’ Paints a.nd Materials Blue Prinfing Photostats |avon PRODUCTS representative, Phone Black 475. P.O. Box 7¢. 656-t1 i |BEAUTY SHOP. Permanents, etc Violet Seaberg, Green 483. GUARANTEED Realistic Permane ent, $7.50. Paper Curls, $1 up, Lola's Beauty Shop. Phone 201 315 Decker Way. LOST AND FOUND LOST: “Green | wrist watch, viein- ity Sears Roebuck. Reward. Re- | turn to John Parmenter, Ameri- can Shoe Shop. 783 3t LOST—Hana truck; finder please call 333 or 312. Reward. 77 tf oung orange tiger strip- ed cat. Shy. Prominent rings around legs. Answers to name Cedric. Reward. Green 825 or 874. 82 3t Mrs. Rekka Ho-! There’s news in the Want-Ads! B U S— Y 1 Casler’s Men's Wear Formerly SABIN'S i Stetson and Mallory Hats |§ Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shoes Skyway Luggage | § e ms oo e e