We-The Pioneers
by one Jessica Mather
Last week 1 called our col
umn a scrap of news now 1
begin to wonder whether it
will develop into a scrap pile
or a scrap-book of news as
the weeks go by. But here
goes anyway.
Before our readers begin to
think that we have a party
epidemic, lei: me say, we seem
to have been born mostly in
August, ‘though 1 think we’ve
all outgrown the frivolities.
Last Thursday afternoon the
ladies were invited to the sit
ting room for tea and cake &
for a surprise of some sort.
(Those in hospital were ser
ved refreshments upstairs.) It
surely was a surprise for Miss
f rost who was giving it for
“1 .indy’s vacation departure
and unbeknown to her Lindy
was welcoming Miss frost
back from her vacation! So
everyone was surprised in
including the ladies! It was,
in fact Miss Frost s birthday
we discovered in the midst of
the festivities. Miss Frost
madt the delicious orange
cake and this time we related
our most frightening ex peri
ence.
And Lindy is oft on her va
cation. She left last I hursday
by plane* for Seattle; and Tex
as. She plans to visit her son
and his family in EL 1‘aso
and to make a side trip to
Mexico and will he gone ap
proximately a month. Sounds
exciting and to those ot us
from the* far North very
warm! We believe she had
acquired a very chic travell
ing outfit for the trip. We will
certainly miss her while sites
gone.
Miss Helen Erost, who is
pine h hitting for Lindy, spent
her vacation visiting the In
terior villages where she liv
ed lor so. many years and
worked as a in i s s i o n a r y,
teacher and nurse.
We heard from Joe
Dloughy and he seems to he*
benefiting from the bathing
in the Hot Springs. Even so,
lu* says he’ll be happy to be*
home. And Mrs. Garner t ame*
down from the* hospital last
week and is staying in her
room on the main floor, it
had been readied for her re
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P.R. Turner
& Ed
Sitka Hotel
Barber Snop
turn.
Last Thursday Mr. Huff
was ill and was unable to at
tend the evening entertain
ment. But Mrs. Morgan car
ried on for him and gave us
renderings of the old time
times and songs at the piano.
The audience joined in on
such old time favorites as
“B i c y c 1 e Built for Two .
Afterwards Miss Jean Will
iams showed films of Nome
loaned to her by a young man
who spent bis vacation there.
Two more Pioneers arrived
last week. Mr. Jospeh B.
Mitchell, 82, arrived August
27th from Flat, Alaska where
he has lived since 1928. Mr.
Mitchell is a miner and came
to Alaska in 1898. He is of
English parentage. And Mr.
Hugo Gustafson, 68, was re
a d in i 11 e d to the 1 lome on
August 26th. He first came to
the Home in May, 1957 but
left a year later to fish at
Point Baker. Mr. Gustafson
who has fished in Alaska for
a good many years, came to
New York in 1920 and to Ala
ska in 1924 and became an
American citizen in 1934.
We certainly have been
good this week only news to
report not even a shape of
gossip!
Local Girls
Featured In
International
Magazine
Mrs. Warren Mu It man and
Mrs. Richard Johnson both ot
Alp T i a i l e r ( anut, Sitka
whose picture appears in the
August issue ot The Torch ot
Beta Sigma Phi, are members
of the Sitka Epsilon Chapter.
The picture was taken at
Spring preferential lea given
by Epsilon Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi to introduce the
new pledges to members of
the Sororitv. The highlight of
the tea was a 1920s style
show presented as I he New
l„ o o k T o d a y”. Both Mrs.
Hultman anti Mrs. Johnson
wore authentic costumes from
the “Boaring era.
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Sitka Arts & Crafts
Being Somebody
by It i e h a r d A, Gaenslen,
Pastor, Sitka Lutheran
Church
Some white men had been
entertained in an African vil
lage. When they left, they
gave the natives a sundial as
a parting gift. The black men
enjoyed the gift very much.
One day one of them said,
It is a shame to let it stand
outdoors without protection.
So they built a little hut of
branches and palm leaves, in
what happened. It could no
which ihe v placet I t he sun
dial, We know, ol course,
longer tell the time of day.
The black men did not under
stand that a sundial can tell
time only when it is in the
sunshine.
w e s in i 1 e at uie tony or
those ui(*n, but perhaps we
act just as foolishly. Do we
not neglect (aid’s Word from
which the light <>1 truth shin
es upon our way? No wonder
then, that our lives show' the
bad effects of poor lighting.
No w o n d e r that we stray
from the right path!
This story brings to mind
a modern day heresy which
is believed in and religiously
practised on all sides the be
lief that tlie goods deeds oi
men of good will produce a
life pleasing to God. If this
were so, the coming of Jesus
Christ upon the human scene
was a waste of time and a
needless shedding of blood.
If Christ’s coming is to
make any sense, it must mean
He alone is able to supply a
dimension and a light from
Beyond which can make us
the kind of people we ought
to be, the kind that God
w ants us to be.
If on the other hand, I
choose to fashion my life and
make myself into the self
styled sort of fellow that will
assure me of popularity and
success, if I work hard
enough at it, 1 w ill no doubt
become popular and success
ful. ( hie thing you can be sni’e
of though, 1 will not be a
man of faith, a child oi God.
But this is what we must
learn to bo. What word do we
have from Him whose migh
ts liand sustains the earth
and all that she contains.?
For by grace von have been
saved through faith; and this
is not your own doing, it is
the gift of God not because
of works lest any man thould
boast. For we are bis work
manship, created in Christ
| exits for good works, which
(aid prepared beforehand,
that we should walk in them
Ephesians 2:8-10.
Church School
The local Ministeral associ
ation is sponsoring a week
day Church school in the in
terest of cultivating religious
tendencies in our children.
This is a school of religion
conducted In a group of
cooperating churches of our
community. The school is not
compulsory the ehildrenenter
the school at their parents re
quest only. The course will
consider the basic principals
ol the Bible and will avoid
anything that might be called
sectarionism or denominatio
alism. Children will not miss
any of the regular work of
the public school.
The varying church groups
are in esential agreement on
basic matters of faith, they
differ only on matters, which
are generally regarded as ot
minor importance. The teae'i
ing of religion to children is
a matter of basic importance,
and it is so regarded by all
church groups.
The association has em
ployed Miss Valeria Sherard
to teach in the school. She is
a formei high school teacher,
has a Master of Religious Ed
ucation degree, and has been
working with the native
y oung people of Alaska since*
1952.
Rooms Cs equipment was
approaches! with the unde r
standing that for the coming
year, insofar as Releaseel
Time was not granted, the
WCS would operate* on a
Free Time basis. Desiring to
take advantage of the com
partively long 1st & 2nd
grade* noon hour, and on
account of the two separate
school locations for the* child
ren, two primary grade class
es will be held, Monday at
the* Presbyterian Church and
Thursday at the* Assembley of
Cod or United Pentecostal
quarters. The Junior class
(3rd & 4th graders) will be
held Monday afte*r seheieil at
the* Presby terian Church, and j
the Intermediate class (5th & ■
Rth grade‘is) yy ill meet 1 liens
day alte r school at the l.aith
e rn Church.
James McBrayer |
Wedding |
Miss June Ann Reiss, |
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
W illiam G. Reiss ot Belle- |
ville Illinois and Mr. James |
Donald McBray er, son of Dr.fi
and Mrs. B. E. McBrayer,
Mt. Edgecumbe were mar
ried August 2nd at 8 PM. at
the Union Methodist Church,
Belleville, Illinois by Rev. f
Eugene Leckrome.
Maid of honor was Miss 5
Nancy Auld of Alton, Miss e
ouri. Bridesmaids wnv Miss °
Patricia Hessey, Sandra Me- (
braver, the groom s sister a
from Mt. Edgecumbe and v
Miss Suzanne Lutz, Miss De- j
bra Hessey was flower girl t
anti Master Gary Heidenrcjch c
was ringhearer. 1
The candlelighters werrj
Stephen and Kenneth Reiss,
Best man was Robert Me
Braver, the groom’s brother, «
of Lincoln Park Michigan. *
The groomsmen were jack £
Pearson, Ronald BeVirt, and =
George Reiss Ushers were t
Edgar Hessey , Roland Heid- J
enreich, and Collin Raker l
Organist was Mrs. Caroline t
Lamp and soloist was Mrs. t
licit mi Robl).
Approximately 400 people .
attended the reception which
FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS By Clare D. Smith
Teenagers Are Full of Definite Ideas
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Jiff SHE MUST
I|| BE TWENTY
|ii| FNE OROLPER
Teenagers can be shockingly
matter-of-fact at times. This was
never so well illustrated, to me at
least, as it was recently during a
teenage discussion on a local ra
dio program. The subject; the che
mise. Or, if you prefer, the sack.
The panel consisted of four girls
and one teenage boy. What did
they think of the chemise?
The young man was emphatic.
“I don’t like it,” he said. “It
might be all right for a girl who
doesn’t have it, but I think boys
like to look at girls and there’s
nothing to look at if they’re in a
sack.”
One of the young ladies ob
served: ‘‘I think a girl who has a
good figure wants to show it off.
Women have always been proud of
their small waists. So if you have
a nice figure why hide it?”
Only one of the teenage girls
said she would like to have a che
mise-style dress. ‘‘But mother
won’t let me have one,” she added.
•‘She thinks young girls shouldn’t
try to be sophisticated. She says
teenagers look much nicer in
skirts, blouses and sweaters.”
The answer that floored me,
however, was the one from an
other of the girls. “I don’t like the
chemise,” she said. ‘‘But I sup
pose it’s all right for old women.”
‘‘What do you mean by old,” the
announcer asked?
“Oh, twenty-five 01 .ty-six,”
she said in that ma r-of-fact
teenage manner that stops adults
cold.
If you have a teenage problem you
want to discuss, or an observation to
make, address your letter to FOR AND
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was held at the Church Re
creation Room.
I he bride's gown was re
emboidered silk tulle over
white satin fashioned ns it h
bouffant skirt and chapel
train and the veil was silk
french illusion fingertip se
cured with a crown of pearls
and irridescents. The bride 3
carried a satin covered Bible
with a cascade of flowers.
The1 Bridesmaids and maid of
honor were1 identically dress- ,
ed in blue starched nylon and
carried pom-poms of daisies.
The brides Mother chose a
sheath of white lace over
charcoal silk organza with
small sequined hat and black
accessories, while the groom's
mother wore a dress of past
('I aqua embossed taffeta, full
skirted and short sleeved,
with white accessories.
The wedding trip was to
Florida and the couple are
now4 at home at 6237 south
wood. St. Louis 5, Missouri.
The groom, formerly ol
Sitka, graduated from Parks
College of Yeronaiiticai
Technology in St. Louis Iasi
spring and is currently an .
aeronautical engineer tor
S inerson Electric Co. in St.
Louis, while the bride grad -
uated From W ashington Uni
versity in St. Louis last spring
and is a Muthmatics teachers
at j o Is n Burrought M i g h
School, St. Louis.
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