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Sept. 8, 1955
The Daily Sitka Sentinel
To the Editor:
On my way to work this
morning, walking along 'Front
St., il saw a group of dogs in
front of one of the homes; the
owner of this home has a fe
male dog!
Among this gathering of
ddgs were two large dogs, one
from the house next door, and
the other a stranger. They
were circling each other and
growling — in an instant they
would have been fighting
AND. in (between them, was a
youngster albout four years
old slapping and scolding them
which didn’t help matters,
'but which shows ’how a child
has no sense of real danger.
If they had started fighting
the child would only have
represented an Obstacle to the
fighting dogs, and she could
have been seriously injured, or
maybe had her face disfigur
ed for life.
One of these dogs I know
to be perfectly gentle and a
wonderful playmate for his
young master, which doesn’t
mean a thing under the cir
cumstances of this morning.
We have had two grim warn
ings in the not-too-distant
past. When will we wake up?
Are we goinig to sacrifice a
child before we do? If this hap
pens, it could be anyone’s
child, remember that. Why
oan’t we have a city ordinance
with “teeth” in it that will
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” j
KSEW Friday 7:15 p. m.
prevent a tragedy before it
happens?
It could eliminate emibarres
sing spectacles on the street al
so; save our dog population
needless misery, such as be
ing shot and thrown on the
garbage dump to burn, or end
ing up under the Wheels of a
car or truck.
A dog we all know is one of
man’s best Ifriends IF proper
ly cared ifor and trained — or
he can become a menace IF
turned loose on the public to
forage for his own food in
many instances and to^ fight
for survival.
Why can’t we Ibe sensible
and humane and do something
about this disgraceful situa
tion and “close the barn door
before instead of after the
horse is stolen?”
Sincerely,
(signed) Velma Sarvela
MRS. PAT NEELEY
WILL LEAVE SOON
Mrs. Pat Neeley plans to
leave within a few days for
Bethel, where she will join
her hudband who is employed
at the AiNIS hospital there. Mr.
Neeley as been at Bethel since
May.
She has sold their home at
Fletcherville and. resigned1 her
position as a telephone opera
tor.
FISH LANDINGS
Sept. 8:
Four trollers sold 230 large
red at 46c, 23 small red at 28c
57 white at 30c and 441 sil
vers at 28c.
ALASKA COASTAL PLANE
PASSENGER LIST
Arriving Thursday:
Karen Haskins, James Thom
as, B. Brady, Mr. and Mrs.
Baxter Jenkins, R. F. Aitken,
John. Linda and George Cal
lahan from Juneau.
Leaving Thursday:
John Crewlson, Billie Jean
Shapotkin, Gertie Benglgren
Agnes Jvieser, Agnes Kiyutel
luk, J. G. Witherstone, C.
Johnstone, Sarah Allard. Bill
Krieghaugn, Lloyd Bremner,
Winniifred Bremner, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Wyman, S. Casey, Mr.
Dies, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Mc
Connell, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter
Jenkins, Velma Crews, Mr.
Brady, Mr. and Mrs. Callahan
Mrs. Callahan, Mr. Crosby,
Mr. Monagle, 'Sarah Allard,
John Fawcett, Calvin George
for Jiuneaai.
Emima Mayeda to Hoon-ah
Clarice and Don Forbes to
Ketchikan.
- In and Around Sitka -
REV, GAVIN CALLED BY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
At a meeting recently held
in Juneau the Alaska Presby
tery approved a call to the Rev.
William H. Gavin of Lynn,
Massachusetts to became the
pastor of the First Presbyter
ian Church of Sitka.
Mr. Gavin is a graduate of
Wheaton College, Illinois and
Gordon Theological Seminary.
Boston. He further holds a
master’s degree and iwill com
plete his (final work for a Ph.
D. before coming north. He
has had teaching experience on
the secondary and collegiate
levels as well as successful
pastorate work. He was for a
time head basketball coach at
Whitworth College, Spokane,
and later athletic director at
Gordon College.
The congregation is anticiipat
ing his arrival in Sitka with
his wife and three sons, aged
2, 10 and 13, dboait December
1.
TWO WOMEN LEAVE
FOR EAST SUNDAY
Leaving for the east coasit,
Sunday morning (by plane will
be Miss Wreatha Stillwell and
Mrs. H. J. Hodigins.
Miss iStiliwell will attend
the Triennial session of Grand
Chapter, O. E. S. at Washing
ton, D. C. on her way to Bal
timore. Maryland, to enter
the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice hospital for a physical
checkup. She also will handle
family business while east.
She is employed at the PN
school at Mt. Edgeoumbe.
Mrs. Hodigins also will at
tend the triennial sessions as
an alternate delegate and then
plans to visit her sister and
other relatives before return
ing home the end of the month
She is the wife of Dr. H. J.
Hodgins. local dentist.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
1 A memorial service for Rich
ard MCfRoberts, son of Mrs.
Ray Race, will be held at St.
Peter’s by the Sea at two o’
clock Sunday aftaernoon.
MT. EDGECUMBE
HOSPITAL ROSTER
FORMER SITKAN TELLS \
OF BIRTH OF SON
Lt. and Mrs. Alfred Law
rence, Jr., are the parents of
their first child, a daughter,
Wendy Alison, who was born
Sept. 4 in Seattle, where Lt.
Lawrence is stationed in the
armed forces.
The infant weighed six
pounds, three ounces.
She is the first grandchild
for paternal grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred F. Lawrence,
Sr., of Mt. Edgecumnibe as well
as the first greatgrandchild
for Mrs. Lawrence’s mother,
Mrs. Antionette Williams, who
is at present a patient at Mt.
Edigecumibe hospital.
TWO YOUTHS LEAVE
FOR COLLEGE TODAY
Bill Boetther and Allan Mc
Clain left this morning by
plane for Seattle enroute to
Pullman, Washington, wlfere
they will enroll at Washing- j
ton State College for their >
freshman year.
Bill is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. O. Boettcher, while
Allen is the son of Mr. and
fMrs. Cecil McClain. Both grad
uated from 'Sitka hilgih school
| with the class of 1955.
THREE DEAD, 25 HURT
WHEN PLANE CRASHES
BURBANK, Calif. </P) A twin
engine transport, in trouble aif
ter takeoff, tried to limp back
to Lockheed air terminal on
Thursday but crashed short of
the runway, kllinlg at least 3
persons and injuring about 25.
The big DC3 cut a power line
mangled a fence, struck a park
ed air force C54 —- killing a
civilian who was working on a
wing — and smashed into a
hangar.
The starboard engine explod
ed and burned but luckily the
flames were quickly quelled.
Passengers scrambled out and
fled, fearing a fire. The nose
of the DC3 was broken olff. '
The non-scheduled airliner,
operated by Skycoach was
bound for Oakland, Calif.
Listed as dead in the crash
were the pilot and copilot.
Read Sentinel Want Advta
Want Auvts. Bring Results
No patients were admitted Wednesday; Angela Redfox of
to Mt. Edgecuimibe hospital Kwigufc was discharged.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Alaskan since 1912
DOUGLAS GRAY
owner-manager, Hotel Juneau
The best Constitution that can be written
For Alaska and Alaskans
RETURNS TO JUNEAU
Mrs. Gertie Berggren of Jun
eau, who came to Sitka a
week ago for the American
Legion Auxiliary department
convention and remained for
several days to visit friends,
returned home yesterday 'by
plane.
FOR
FIRST DIVISION
Delegate
at Large
(District No. 6)
To Constitutional
Convention
VOTE
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