NETTLETON TWINS TO
APPEAR HERE OCT. 26
Anticipated as one of this
year's most interesting events,
duo-pianists Jeanne and Joan
ne Netitlaton wifi appear here
on Wednesday, October 26 at
the Sheldon Jackson Auditor
ium in the opening concert of
the sixJth season of the Alaska
Music Trail.
The Nettleton Twins, who
have been for the last five
years under the management of
the impresario Soli Rurok, are
the first duo-piano team whose
work together dates from early
childhood — a circumstance
which undoubtedly contribut
ed to the unique coordination
of their ensemble.
Identical twins, looking, act
ing and dressing aiike, and
who as babies had to be label
ed (for months to avoid any
passible mix-up, they began
their piano lessons at five, and
at six made their first stage
presentation on two pianos.
Rorn in Winfield, Kansas,
raised in Topeka, Kansas,
and graduated from the Kan
sas City Conservatory of Mu
sic as co-valedictorians of the]
diass — the twins fere usner
ed onto the American musi
cal scene by a much acclaimed
New York Town Hall debut in
1950.
Wrote the New York Her
ald Tribune: “Identically beau
tiful to look at, each df the
girls possesses an extraordinar
ily fine technique; buit that is
not alii. The touch and style
are perfectly matched, bright
in tone, exhilarating in gener
al pacing with control and
ease. The NettlOton Twins are
a bright, gay and accomplish
ed addition to the ranks of duo
the
pianists!”
In a sdimdliar vein
New York Times echoed:
Their teamwork is exem
plary but even more important
and more rare is their flexibil
ity which lends subtlety to
their interpretations ••••■•
It was the famous pianist,
Artur Hulbenstein, who, upon
attending one of their concerts
libelled them “terrific” and
said: “They are absolutely
wonderful Kansas is going t°
be puit on the map of the mus
ical world by the Nettfleton
Twins .”
SEATTLE (JP) Notices of in
tention to wed were filed yes
terday by A'lvin K. .Truitt, 2d,
San Diego, Calif- and Frances
E. HdGiywood, 20. Klawock,
Alaska*
LAWRENCE WID MARK, SR.
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY
On the occasion of his 65th
birthday, Lawrence Widmark,
Sr. was comiplimenited at a sur
prise hirthday dinner arrang
ed by Mrs. Widimark at their
home on Friday evening.
Following dinner the eve
ning was sipent in conversation
Air. Widmark received a num
ber of birthday remembrances
Guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Llyod Brenner Mrs. Wel
ion Carle, Mrs. Lawrence Wid
mark, Jr. David Howard, Sr.,
Lester Young, Alfred Widimark
Jr., Lawrence Widmark III
and Thomas John Widmark.
GUILD MEETING
THIS EVENING
St. Peter’s Guild will meet
Tutsday evening, tonight, at
the rectory at 8 p. m. with
Mrs. Frank Cashel as hostess.
Members are reminded to
bring articles for Point Hope.
All members are urged to at
tend as a new program will be
started.
BETA SIGMA PHI
METING TONIGHT
A regular meeting of Beta
Sigma Phi sorority will be
held at 8:15 p.m. this evening,
at the home of Miss Margaret
Hilton in Cathedral Apart
ments.
Gil Nettings
in'g team to watch, while Ted
Williams oif Boston certainly is
the outstanding player in the
game today.
Sitka basketball conference
teams, free of SJS domination
last year for the first time in
many seasons, will launch the
1955-56 campaign in fear that
the dreaded Goliath of Baran- j
olf basketball will again be str-:
ong enough to slay them. The
oft-champion Blue and Gold,
which had one of the rare poor ;
seasons in its long history, are
making big plans for the com- 1
ing campaign and the picture
is bright, what with John Bor
hridge taking the reins for the
first time after an absence of
several seasons. A guy with a
splendid personality and one
who loves 'basketball, Bohbridge
should do well. Breathing hard
and certainly on the rise once
more are the TihoSber Wolves of
Sitka. New coach Bill Marsh
inherits a young team and after
one gruelling season a year
* ago, the Wolves will have to be
■ waltdhed. At Edgecumbe, Bill
I Patterson must rebuild after
graduation ttok Sts toll at the
Island school last spring but
Patterson shouldn’t lose much
sleep since material on the car
dimall and gold campus is plent
I ifiul. Sdtbans, who will never
forget the manner in which the
Wolves thrilled the territory
by upsetting Juneau two years
ago, are hoping' for another
such year.
Local enthusiasts will get a
preview of what is to come as
the annual SJS-Alumni game
will' be staged in mid-Novem
ber with the Lions’ Tournament
following on December 1 when
the Timber Wolves and SJS
square of)f in the opening ses
sion.
Sitka ANB, perremial champs
in the Baranof Stronghold, willll
begin the long march that may
lead them back to the Gold
Medal tournament for the 10th
consecutive year as they play
an ear)Iy home and home series
with the Ketchikan Rockets
early in November.
| iSiltka Totems, a newly organ
ized team under the sponsor
ship of local merchants, should
be one of the finest teams, not
counting the ANB tribe, since
Bob Rowland last led the Sitka
Columbians to a third place
finish in the 1952 Gold Medal.
Hopes are high that the Totems
will make the trek to Juneau
to compete in the tournament
in Me February.
Few Siitkans know who “The
Seeinlg Eye” is. He did a marvel
ous job of reporting the results
olf the local Junior Baseball
program last summer.-:—
Not many people realize that
Herb Didricfeson is one of the
greatest ever to don bsaketball
togs. Herb wouldn’t have had
any trouble breaking into the
lineup of any college team in
the nation.The outstand
ing player in college basketball
ranks today is the champion
San Francisco Dons’ gilfted cen
ter. Bill Russell. A graceful
player at 6-10, Russell1 first
thrilled over-flow crowds at
the Christmas Holiday All
Collegdl tourney in Oklahoma
City and then proceeded to over
shadow LaSalle’s highly tout
ed Tom Gola in the national
finialls ........ Haven’t heard
anything lately on the all gdrfl
All American Red Heads bas
ketfoaliil team, whether they
' plan to come here or not. They
should be brought up here by
| all means. They must be beau
tiful. since most red heads are
especially i)f they claim legal
residence near Oklahomia City
...... Bob K owl ana, lormer j
Sitka Columbian ace is now do
ing graduate work towards his
Masters degree at Harding Col
lege in Searcy, Ark.Bun
rcy Donnelly, Willis Osbak
ken, Butch Burke and Billy
Boettcher, members of Sitka’s
1954 Alaska champions are all
students at Washington State
College and reportedly doing
quite we®. Johnny Abell, is
fifth man on the 1954 squad is
at Oregon State . Bob
Syngke, Bdlgecainibe’s gifted
center of a year ago is a phy
sical education major at Spring
fidld College in Springfield,
Mass. . Had several nice
visits with old “Poosh ’Em Up”
Tony Herman and he is doing
quite well. One df the real nice
guys around town, Tony is un
doubtedly the igreatest & most
colorful baseball player ever to
don the catching tools. Local
basketball fans will miss his
raffing unless he comes out of
retirement.The great-1
! basketbaill city in the country,
and that includes the old U. S.,
is Sitka. The writer witnessed
many state tournaments and
saw crowds of 300 in field
houses built to accommodate
L4,000. Crowd enthusiasm was ]
nothing to brag about either..
.Learn a fact a day: Few
Americans know that George
Washington was born in Texas
but moved to Virginia when a
small boy because he couildn’t
Hating*
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'Till Christmas
AND
Vi's Apparel Shop
Is Receiving
items Suitable For
Gift Giving
For Men
Jackets
Slacks
Shirts
Coats
Ties
Sox.
For Women
Lingerie
Blouses
Jackets
Skirts
Suits
Etc.
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
CONVENIENT CONNECTIONS TO SEATTLE-PORTLAND
Two Flights Doily 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 P. M. for Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell
and Reservations over Pan American World Airways and
Pacific Northern Airlines
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