The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1948, Page 2

PAGE TWO 1,500 KIDS GREETSANTA, S. S. DENAL! Sania Claus came to Juneau this worning abeard the good ship Den- ali, and 1,500 kids turned out to ee him. That dcesn't include a few hundred more children in Douglas who saw old Saint Nich- olas when he left the Christmas Ship to make a special trip to the island to pass out goodies i ger kiddies were lined up |the dock before 8 o'clock this {morning to be among the first aboard. School children were ex- |cused from classes to board the | Christmas Ship Mothers ~ took !<maller children to sit on Santa’s |lap and join in the fun | Kenneth A. Cress acted as mas- ter of ceremonies and Howard at Morgan, Seattle contractor, was {jolly old St. Nick., R. H. “Skipp Calkins, veteran marine editor of the Seattle Times, aboard for the ! Christms voyage, spark-plugg v(( the affair. Calkins is being ac- companied by his wife. With more stops planned for the ge than ever before, the mas Ship will have played hosts to thousands of Alaskan chil- dren before returning to Seattle Wherever she stops, she will be creeted by hundreds of kids who will leave the gang plank with la stocking filled with candy and | fruit 1 The Denali docked here at cne |c'cleck this morning, and left for 12:30 this afternoon, bound for | numerous stops up the coast Nincteen passengers came in aboard the ship from Seattle and Ketchikan. Included were: | From Seattle: Harry Beeler, Mrs. Jack Cunningham, Earl Gracey ¥ “'_ Mrs. L. Newmarker, M. Kochergin, From Ketchikan: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Antisquia, N. W. Binoldin, D. ; ] : i 5 | F. Drebelbis, Bishop Gleeson, J. To get a man’s slant on the ideal Christmas gift, come in | W. Gucker, Fanny Jim, M. F. 4 G it | Pewers. and see our Arrow ( Tone Ensembles. From Petersburg: Jas. Harris, The Grandrelle satin striped bre best fitting collar made . . . the Arrow. .d labeled (shrinkage limit 19 ). and Sanforiz Made just forthe and handkerchiefs that Shirts $4.50 ¢ Ties $1.50 B.M.BEARET HOME FOR HOLIDAYS nd the tmas holida family s Helen Saale the Anchorage-Palmer was to leave today Cr M LEAVES ON PAA It's Mitoga figure-fitted \irts are the harmonizing Carol Tone ties ve ensemble compleieness. Handkerchiefs 65¢ | said Okpealuk, y s we have, and how many airplanes. “1 kept tellng them I didn't 7 |know. They locked me up in a | Lathroom for a week—the others |were in a tent. All we ever had to eat was soup. | L. Lerencio. lcloth shirt has the best looking, m for next summer. Juneau, the first three to ar- : conferred with Alaska Native eivice officials, and completed de- tails of their loans which were made through the Territorial Com~ mission of Veterans' A . W.th | Norman Hale¥, director. Frank Okpealuk, 24, of Little Dio- Island, is the lad who, with was held prisoner by the | Russians for 52 days on Big Dio- mede “They asked me over “how many and over, soldiers “And not very good soup, either, Ihe added. L | Okpealuk is the most widely trav- ! three. He was in the 3 ES K I M os HERE ‘;l‘l‘)‘:)llnarl U\]zo San Fernando, Calif., ON WAY TO TAXCO {in 1946, and has also been to Santa |Fe, N. M. His Army service was for | ‘IG months in the 877th Port Com-/ ipany and he was stationed in the | Aleutians. FOR (RAFI woRK | Chm'lie Iyapana, 23, also of Little Ay mede, was a private in the 2 Qumte)masle\ Corps, and served Alaska can well be moud of its | nine months at Fort Richardson. five unofficial ambassadors going to| Francis Eben. 24, is a resident | Taxco, Mexico, if the twc young of White Mountain, near Nome. He men from Kotzebue are of a type was a T/5 in the Army, serving with the three other Eskimos who | in the Aleutians. Eben went into !were in W today en route. | the Army when he was 18. Hcellywood might be appointed,| Besides the ivory-carving and nday afternoon via Pan Am ways for her home in Chillicot ouri. Miss .,| Daniel Anderson, mechanic at who is a secretary in the Territor- ka Coastal Airlines for the past ial Employment office, plans ‘o left today aboard PAA for return to Juneau next month. He plans to spend the - holiday with his par- | HAAPALA ON WAY SOUTH attle before leaving for California John E. Haapala, Public Roads - Administration resident engineer at NO BADMINTON CLUB Anchorage, was in Juneau today | There will be no meeting tonight enrcute to Fortuna, Calif., to spend of Jn Juneau Badminton Club, ac- a 3-week leave with his family to Stanley Baskin, vice He conferred hereé with H The next meeting .will Steddart, PRA division engine \day evening, January INSURE with NORTHERN Insurance Agency TELEPHONE 57 HENRY M. HOGUE, Manager Family Group Profection OFFICES—Cowling Motor Building ® Marine ® Liability @ Casually @ Glass @ Theft @ [Robbery ® Burglary ® Fire @ Workmen's Compensation l | l though, for Messers. Okpealuk, Iya-!the hunting which all three men- r and clot ben look nice in their|!icned as their trades, Eben had s, and they speak bet-|experience in painting and car- h than many a movie star pentering, as maintenance man in speak Eskimo. the Army. ter Ei p couldn’t ould the two veterans lrum\ The other two, expeeted to ar- bue not a e today or to-|rive momentarily, are Marley P. morrow, these three will take off | Lincoln and Joseph A. Jessop, both; of Kotzebue. for Laredo, Texas, to be met there| william Spratling, who will uc-‘ company them to Taxco. | The five Eskimo veterans were| selected for training in the Sprat- I'mg workshops in Taxco, in the art|returned to Juneau yesterday. He of sil working and jewelry-mak- ' has been in the field in Anchorage ! - In six months when they have|and Fairbanks areas since October. become master craftsmen, they will! payb will remain here for the | return to Mt. Edgecumbe, to train ' winter. 20 young men from among the In- dians, Eskimos and Aleuts. A second training center is plan-| ca 1 for Kotzetue, and others willl ye be set up in a Territory-wide craft $35,000,000. NOTICE BEHRENDS will observe their R DAUB RETURNS | {‘ Deiective heating equipment sed 47,500 fires in a single W. H. Daub, chief of the Alaska ; Road Commission contract division, | and damages of more than | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU. ALASKA BOUGLAS NEWS TY PARTY COMMU The Douglas Community Christ- be held Wednes- Hall mas party will day evening in the Eagles Kenneth Clem, School Super cent, will start off the evening’s entertainment by showing a comedy film, Abbott and Costello, begin- ning at 7:15 o'clock. Immediate- ly following the show, at about 8:45 o'clock, Santa Claus is schedul- ed to arrive at the party with his candy, apples and oranges. He | will arrive earlier this year so the younger children may be re- turned home to bed Following Santa’s appearance there will be | ice cream cones for the children and a lunch, for the adults, in- termingled with community Christ- mas carols and a preview of the School operetta The community party is sponsor- | ed by the Eagles Lodge with Thom- as Cashen in charge. The several lubs and organizations and town business houses and others are putting up the necessary fi- nances and work. COOK BOOKS Mrs. Gerald Ferguson announces that the Alaska Crippled Childrens | cooks books, “Out of Alaska Kitch- ens,” are now on sale. They can purchased through any of thel Douglas Island Woman's Club | members. The entire proceeds of his book go to the Alaska Crip- led Childrens Association ARRIVE ON NORTH STAR Mrs. William Featherstone and daughter Joan arrived last week- | end on the North Star, from a| Stateside visit. The family had | been stationed at Mt. Edgecumbe | for several months prior to their | trip south, as Mr. Featherstone | is connected with the Alaska Na- | tive Service, and interested in the onstruction of the new hospital here. They are re-making their cme in the Yurman cottage, oa| ccond Street VARSHALLS HAVE A baby boy was born to Mr. Miliord Marshall this morn- it 4 o'clock am., at St. Ann’s ital in Juneau. The boy weigh- ¢ pounds and 1 ounce at birth, d has been named Guy Michael. Michael joins a sister in mil, :lle, three years othcr and baby are reported | 1. very well. The father, “Tink- | I the Staff of the Elec- tric and Power Company. O.E.S. CHRISTMAS MEETING The Nugge! Chapter, No. 2, Or- | der of Eastern Star, will hold | their annual Christinas party to- morrow night in Eagles Hall, im- | mediately lowing their regular | meeting. members and visitors | are asked ‘n take white elephant gifts or giits not more than 50 cents in value for exchange during the party. According to Worthy Matmu l:.d ith Ba this is election cfficers night for the coming ycnr. | She stresses that all members nnd‘ visiting members of the Star are welcome and that members of a Star’s family are invited to the | party following. | | WELL BABY CONFERENCE | The Douglas Well-Baby Confer- cnce will be held Tuesday after- noon in the Douglas School from 2 to 4 pm. Miss Edna Peterka, Senior Public Health Nurse, will be in charge. DOUGLAS SCHOOL YROGRAM . Rooms 1 and 3 are giving the cperetta, ‘“‘Santa Claus” Thursday night, December 23, in the Douglas schcol gym. It is directed by Miss Vollmer and Mrs. Godman. The operetta is (Jimmy and Betty who are having |a discussion about the annual visit of Santa Claus. Betty picks up !her old rag doll and while singing |it to sleep both children slumber “mlo a dream-land where they are jawakened by Santa’s fairies who |invite them to the place where Christmas trees grow. Taking character parts in the op- (eretta will be Lucille Isaak, John | Koisington, Stuart Johnson, Joe [Pcm Anne Pusich and Glen Loug- heed. i Fairies: Sharon Henkins, Bobbie {Jean Smith, Molly Estrada, Dixie Johnson, Arlene Anderson, Della Cuthbert, Gloria Hulk. Clowns: Terry Clem, Freddy| regular store hours throughout the days of Christmas week, sing as usual at 6:00 p. m. Evening Ho clo urs Tuesday — Wednesday — Thursday The store will re-open for evening shoppers, on these days, from 7:00 to 3:00 p. m. the | BABY BOY | | and | centered around | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1948 i s e heed, Jerry Lammers, Dee | 4 long-time student of the Alaskan, un m.H G.vn(‘l L?n‘l‘x‘n?xl Howard U' w. Edu(alof Ge-s ;w:nge:r: XC;(':'.L';‘[“\' mnlt Arcx:x[ fayes, Howar - hie ver Arf useum. She wili 3 . French Dells: Nancy Lou Price, | G ' ' ( | use the funds in completion of rucella Guerin, Barbara White. ran o on 'nue totem pole studles in the Wrangelt Chinese Dolls: Patricia Isaak, E next winter. She has been o Anne Maker, Jaunita Graham Toiem pole S'udy study'ng totems in Southeast Alas- nd Beatrice Loop. ka for 10 years. e — CiIRIdamAa> BASKETS PREPARED BY O.L>~ embers ¢ : Eastern Star are The second part of the program | vill consist of school choir num- | ers rendered by the various levels. SEATTLE, Dec. 20.—#—A Uni- versity of Washington educator has received a $1,000 grant to help fi- | First and Second Grade: Top - | Parade and Away in Judea. nance her studies of Alaskan totem | yeminded to tuke their donationst | Fifth and Sixth Grade: Carol of Pole lore for the Christmas baskets to the | the Shepherds; Christmas Stars; Dr. View . Garieid, audior of |Scottish Rite Temple before Wed-* ‘\nl(x “O Little Town of Bethle- | Wolf and the Raven,” and day ot this week. | hem” by Glen Lougheed — & 4 Seventh and Eighth Grades: Si- ent Night; Oh Hemlock Tree. | High School Cheir: The Waits; he Rose Tree; Cantique de Noel; dld English; Praetorious; Adam. Cliff Anderson, assisted by.G. | carsons, has made the scenery B 'Miss Etolin Coulter Is " Honored at Farewe!l Breakfast on Sunday Alaska Coastal offers you a new service—to speed you on your way. Through your local ACA agent you can reserve your seat on Pan American to the States . . . and then to any spot on the globe! 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