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UNITED NATIONS DAY
MARKED BY SOROPTIMISTS
An observance Of the 10th
anniversary of the founding of
#ie United Nations resulted in
a special program, presented
by Marguerite Reed, at the
Thursday luncheon of the Sor
optimist Cllub.
In a well-prepared 'talk, she
outlined the nine aims of the
United Nations as well as the
anniversary motto “United Na
tions works for you.”
No luncheon will be held
next Thursday buit an evening
meeting will be held at Ithe
home of Martha Gushing to
sort articles Ifor the disaster
closet. Time of the session is
I l>. m.
The club voted to sponsor a
shopping service for the tub
erculosis patients at Mt. Edge
oumlbe Medical Center, with
Steve Thielke as chairman.
It was reported the rum
mage and food sale of last Sat
urday was most successful.
TWO YOUTH HONOR DAY
PARTIES PLANNED
As is traditional in Sitka,
two Youth Honor Day parties
have been arranged for chil
dren and younjg people — the;
first for the pre-school group
to age 12 at the Moose Hall
and the second for teen-agers
a dancing party at the Elks
Cliulbrooms.
Both are to be held Hallow
e’en Eve. Monday, October 31.
The smailil-fry party is from 7
p. m. to 9 p. m., under the aus
pices of the Moose Lodge. Teen
age dance begins at 8 p. m.,
under the sponsorship of the
Elks Lodge and American Le
gion.
Refreshments will feature
both a)3fairs, with games and
treats as highlights for the
youngsters’ party.
Admission will be by signed
pledge card only.
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WOMEN OF MOOSE PLAN
SPECIAL CEREMONY
A special meeting is plan
ned for Sunday for members
of Women of the Moose with
Mrs. Joe Appling, deputy
grand regent for Alaska, in
charge.
First session starts at one
o’clock in the afternoon at the
Moose , Hall with registration
and a discussion of the duties
of the chairmen.
At 8 p. m. there will be an
other session with initiation,
capping ceremony, refresh
ments and entertainment.
All members are urged ta
attend and meet the visitors
from other chapters who will
be present.
GREAT ROOKS WILL
MEET THIS FRIDAY
The Great Books discussion
group will meet in the Yaw
building on the Sheldon Jack
son campus at 8 p.m. on Friday
Subject for discussion is Hom
er’s Odyssey.
Discussion leader is Mrs. Wil
liam Arthur. Mrs. Roland Wur
ster will be hosStess for the soc
ial hour. Interested persons are
cordially invited to attend.
Salesmen strike
for more money
NEW YORK (IP) Perhops the
world’s richest pickets struck
'.he world’s richest corporation
yesterday.
Eighty-lfour Cadillac sales
men, with an average income
of $17,000 a year — and some
making as much as $40,000 —
struck General Motors Corp..
which will probably net a bil
lion dollars this year — a re
cord figure for any business en
terprise.
A union spokesman said imj
proved job security and better
commission arrangements were :
at issue in the walkout.
16th child horn
to Chicago woman
only forty-one
CHICAGO m A 41 year old
grandmother gave (birth yester
day to her 16.h child in St.
Mary of Nazareth hospital.
She is Mrs. Jane Weingart,
whose husband, John, 42. is a
truck driver. The couple has!
three grandchildren and are ex i
pecting a fourth. A filth grand
child died in infancy.
Four of Mrs. Wingart’s child
ren are married. Three are high
school students and seven oth
ers attend grade school.
Three lost in Arctic
Interior Airways pilot, Law
ranee Case of Fairbanks.
A ground (party from Barter i
island, traveling in two army
type weasels owned by West
| ern Electric, reached the snow
! covered wreckage scene yester
I day and took the three men to
the Arctic coast where they
were flown back to Barter is
land, examined by an air force
| medical officer and given hot
broth and showers.
The wreckage site was about
seven milles from the shores of
Beaufort Sea, near the foot
hills of the Brooks range, in
rugged uncharted terrain.
The pilot who picked the men
up on the beach to relay them
to Barter isl&nd was Jim Mag
offin of Fairbanks, owner of
Interior Airways.
Baby tornadoes
hit in south today
by The Associated Press
Windstorms described as tor
nadoes struck in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Arkansas today
mippinlg through several build
ings. but no injuries were re
ported.
The storms followed a warn
ing from the U)S weather bur
eau in Kansas City that scatter,
ed severe thunderstorms with I
several tornadoes were likely «
in an area along the 50 miles ^
eiilher side of a line from Mon
roe, La., to 40 rniiles southeast
of Farmington, Mo.
An apparent twister hit Ham
pton. Ark., unroofing a cotton
gin 'and a house and partly un
roofing several other houses.
At i he Kelso, Ark., commun
ity, about 15 miles northwest
of McGhehee, a cotton gin was
damaged and a house was knock
ed off its foundations.
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In Mississippi, a storm de
■ scribed as a “baby tornado” die
jimolisihed a one^story brick
' building at Oiarksdale.
Ait Sibley, La., six uniles east
df Ruston, one house was de
stroyed and five others damag
ed.
CHURCH of the
NAZARENE
161 Jeff Davis Street
S. Trueman Shelton. Pastor
Sunday School .... 10:15 a.m.
Morning Worship .. 11:00 a.m.
Evening Services
(Sun. & Wed.) .... 7:45 p.m.
LISTEN TO
“SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS”
KSEW Friday 7:15 Pw m.
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS TO SEATTLE-PORTLAND
Two Flights Daily To Juneau .<
Depart SITKA: 10:00 A. M. and 2:55 P. M.
Arrive JUNEAU: 10:55 A. M. and 3:55 P. M.
Leaves 11 A. M. THURSDAYS for
Cobol, Chichagof, Pelican and Hoonah
Leaves 9:00 a. m. Tuesdays for
Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan
Leaves Friday 1:00 I*. M. for Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell
and Reservations over Pan American World Airways and
Pacific Northern Airlines
See ORVILLE PAXTON for information on new reduced fareil
SHYING SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
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Architect's sketch of new Sitka Grade School which will he dedicated at ceremonies here tonight
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With equipment and constr
uction cost in excess of ,$1,000
000 Sitka Grade School will be
formally dedicated this even
ing ail a program set for eiaht
o’clock in the multi-purpose
room of the new building.
The first addition was oc
euipied Sept. 1, 1953 and the
second ha! a to be completed
fully by tihe end of this mont .
allowing occupancy of the en
tire building. Financing was ar
ranged through the Alaska Pub
lie Works, which agency bears
half the cost — leaving the
city’s portion (currently being
paid out of Territorial Tobacco
Tax funds) just over a hai -
million, $550,234.00, to be exact
J. B. Warrack Company was
general contractor on both por
tions of the structure, witn
Larry Brandt as construction
superintendent.
Modern in every detail, the
new building consists of twenty
classrooms, including two kin
dergarten rooms; a multi-pur
pose room and cafeteria which
seats 600; a nurses quarters
and grade school library; sch
ool offices as well as storage
facilities and lavoratories.
The school is designed to ac
commodate 600 pupils — and it
was learned 549 are now enroll
ed. Fine kitchens are located
off the multi-purpose room —
which also boasts an excellent
stage with vari-colored light
ing system — which will be us
ecf as a cafeteria. It is expected
’ the cafeteria will open about
! November 1, and wil be capa
* b’le accommodating in three
Architect’s sketch of the new
Sitka Grade School as project
ed from the corner of C and
Baranof Streets.
shifts all /the pupils and staff
members who may wish to eat
lunch there should severe wea
ther cause a maximum load. I
Adjustable" height desks
furnish the school rooms where
furniture is scalled to the av
■ erage height of the grade for
which the room is designated.
A communications system ob
1 viiates the necessity of running
! from the school offices to class
rooms. By means of a two-way
communications box in the out
Photograph of the new Sitka
Grade School taken from the
corner of Baranof and A streets
er office, school authorities
can communicate with any
room; teachers also may cal-1
the office without leaving
their classrooms.
Recess periods are control
led by a clock system which
sounds bells only in those
grades dispatched to recess art
the same time. AlHin-all the
building is one of the most mod
ern specially-designed school
I structures in Alaska and one
in which no: only parents of
school children (but the whole
community may take pride.