We-The Pioneers
by ose Jessica Mather
'1 his week I should like to
paint a word picture of one
Sourdoughs impression of
our Pioneer Home in America
as far as 1 know.
Coining up from the flag
pole to the front entrance al
most lour years ago, I had
the impression of a marvel
lously solid, dignified struct
ure and yet friendly with its
man)’, many windows. To a
long covered porch in the
front, 1 discovered later, the
benches from garden were ta
kne in winter so that we
could still enjoy the air and
the wonderful view out to
sea with the mountains in the
background.
As you enter the Home the
administrative1 office is to the
left ol the corridor, where
each month one receives one’s
Spending money and the few
of us w ho are, or nearly are
in a total eclipse, are able to
obtain the very many cases of
records for the blind which
are changed continually for
us and ven few, both old
and new. popular books have
not been recorded for our
use.
Abo the Home has a supply
of newspapers and magazines
THE BARANOF BANNER
Published weekly on
Thursdays by the
Pioneer Press
in Sitka, Alaska
Richard S. Calhoun
Editor & Publisher
Viki Ellis
Associate Editor, Womans
Editor & Advertising
Manager
History Editor
George A. Hall
Office & Plant Phone
747-3319
Subscription rates
One Year $4.50
Two Years...7.00
Three Years .9.00
Ten Cents a copy
Transit adverising rates $1.05
per column inch. Complete
Rate Card on request.
The
Photo Shop Studio
House of Pictures
Serving Sitka 34 years
films left one day will be
ready next evening.
I ’ 111 a r gi 11 g Developin g
Printing
for those who can see which
are donated to us by differ
ent organizations. This week
the ladies were given an as
sortment of late magazines
from the cub scouts which
were very gratefully accept
ed. This week, too the Sal
vation Army came around for
their annual donatio n; a
cause we are all willing to
support as well as we are
able.
After being here awhile, I
joined the Womens Club
and found when I came
home from the first meeting
at 11 P. M. that I was able to
get in! And that without
arousing the whole establish
ment. I was told then that
the doors are always open.
Then I realized this was real
ly a “Home”.
Mr. Yaw will have been
our Superintendent five years
this January. I understand
that lit' had a similar position
with Sheldon Jackson School
for over' 20 years, so one
knows that lie is qualified to
firmly but gently cope with
any and all of our personal
problems. At the present,
living here are 200 people
arid, to me, he would make a
“Sourdough” in any mans
country! I believe he has two
secretaries, Elsie Rinehart
and Virginan Gibson, who
Assist with the clerical work
and they, too, have the “Pat
ience of job . I know for my
part, 1 always manage to
Stumble in when they’re in
flie midst of a long list of
numbers. Next week 1 11 give
another viewpoint of the
Home, now for a penny
worth of news!
The Alaska Sportsman paid
a level y tribute to the
Home in their October issue,
and the sketch of Mr. Possa’s
life was most interesting as
many of us here either knew
him personally in the Interior
or know of him. Mr. Possa
and the late Charles Main
each owned a store in Fair
banks and between them you
could find anything you
wanted. The expression ‘jaw
bone rang a familiar bell,
too. because to us it means
your word will be accepted
when you have nothing else
to give.
\n editor’s note indicates
that “men who’so made the
North will be a r e g u 1 a r
monthly feature and to “we,
pioneers it will be the equi
valent of renewing many old
friendships and acquaintanc
es . it will also serve to bring
back more vividly many me
mories of the “everyday his
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Host & Hostess
of the Week
Mrs. Porters Crepes Suz
ettes and the view from the
Porter’s living room window
are a twofold joy, and both
defy description. Although
most Sitkans are accustomed
to being surrounded by bea
uty, few of us are fortunate
enough to have both Swan
Lake and the mountains see
mingly in our front yard. The
Crepe Suzettes, of course,
you can have, provided you
can cook as well as Mrs. Por
ter, for she has given us the
recipe. Light and sumptuous,
they will lend an air of ele
gence to any meal.
Eleven years ago Cecile
and Lawrence Porter came to
Sitka from Lapwai, Idaho on
an official government trans
fer with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. Still with the Bureau,
Mr. Porter is currently Ad
ministrative Assistant at the
Mt. Edgecumbe School.
As proprietor of the “The
Hobby Shop”, Mrs. Porter
gives expression to her own
extensive interest in hobbies
of the home-making kind.
Her home proves the reverse
of the old proverb, “that the
cobbler’s sons go un-shod”,
for it glows with the warmth
of many exquisite hand made
items, which are at the same
time exciting conversation
pieces. A two color quilt
made up of dozens of swatch
es, all folded and hemmed by
hand, and reversible, is made
from a pattern handed down
from Mr. Porter’s great aunt
who acquired it from a lady
who travelled across the
country in a prairie schooner.
It represents both the indust
ry and imagination of the
pioneer women a n d, of
course, Mrs. Porter’s skill and
patience. A skirt made from
hundreds of pieces of brightly
contrasted colors is an exact
replica of a Seminole skirt
while a large crocheted lace
tablecloth and a multi-colored
afghan both lend an early
American touch. Currently
Mrs. Porter is hooking a wool
rug following an Aztec pat
tern and always has some
thing on the knitting needles.
A graduate of Salem High
School in Salem Oregon. Mrs.
Porter also holds a diploma
in Hospital Housekeeping
from Michigan State College;
training which she lias put
to good use at Mt. Edge
combe where she has worked
as special diets cook, manag
ed the student dining room
and been in charge of hospit
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Mr. Porter, who has atten
ed both the Haskell Institute
in Lawrence, Kansas and the
Idaho Technical Insititute in
Pocatello, Idaho, was at one
time in the newspaper field,
working at both the linotype
and at pressts. A photogra
phy enthusiast, he has anoth
and the presses. A photogra
niind the store.”
The three Porter children,
who have all attended Sitka
Schools, are now away at
school. Alyce is a Junior at
tending the University of
Portland School of Nursing;
Julian, who has completed
his military duty, is entering
the 2nd semester of the Jr.
year at Williamette Univer
sity, Salem, Oregon and it ta
king business administration
while Lawrence, Jr. will be a
2nd semester sophmore at
Central College of Washing
ton, Ellensbnrg, Wash. His
major is industrial arts and it
is certainly evident that lie is
qualified for the field for the
Porters tell us that he made
most of their furniture while
at Sitka High, and it is, in
deed, attractive.
It is hard to belieye that
Mrs. Porter also finds time
for organization work and
teaching girl scouts. But she
does. She is the immediate
past president of the Soropto
mists and presently treasur
er of the Chamber of Com
merce for a second year.
We can’t give you a recipe
for the Porter hospitality but
here are the Crepes Suzettes:
7 eggs
1 cup flour
1 large tablespoon butter
melted
I teaspoon vanilla
4 cups milk.
1 large tablespoon sugar
Separate eggs, whip whites
first. Combine all other ingre
dients with egg yokes, add
ing butter last. Fold into
whipped egg whites. Cook as
large pan cakes, spreading
the batter thin. Sprinkle with
confectioners sugar and
fresh lemon juice and roll.
Or, if it’s a special occasion
Brandy may be used in place
of the lemon juice.
STOP LOOK AND LISTEN
This is a common sign
throughout the country
where there are railroad
crossings. The young man
who lay dying at the railroad
crossing wished he had heed
ed its warning. But regret
never calls back opportunity.
He would never have the
chance to heed its warning
again.
It is a peculiar thing how
people who ordinarily always
play it safe and who would
n’t consider gambling will
gamble with the most prec
ious thing that God has given
them. We wouldn’t consider
a world renown financier a
fool. Perhaps, as an example
Henry Ford or John D. Rock
efeller. But the Bible says, if
a man becomes rich even to
become tre richest man on
earth and lost this other pos
become the richest man on
fool.
There was once a middle
aged man returning from
South Africa to his home in
England and during his time
away he had gained great
wealth. To be able to take
his wealth with him he pur
chased a large, beautiful dia
mond worth many thousands
of dollars. One day on his
trip home he was out on the
deck of the ship admiring
this gem, only to have it slip
from his grasp and go over
board. The story says that
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for her table. Well deliver anywhere, anytime.
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