Skagway News
SKAGWAY. Alaska, Dec. 5—(Spe
cial Correspondence! — Word has
' been received by friends of the
death of Perry Hern, Skagway pio
neer and merchant for many years
^lr. Hern, who has made his home
in recent years with his son and
daughter in Anchorage passed away
in Portland, Oregon, where he hat.
been visiting his oldest sen, Perry
Hern, Jr. Mr. Hern who w'as in
his early seventies, was born ir
Wisconsin, but moved when a chile
‘to Oregon. He went to Dawson in
the rush years, then moved to
Skagway where he lived for over
40 years. In Skagway he marrie:
trillian Dorn who died in 1939, He
was a Past President of the Pio
neers of Alaska Lodge and a mem
ber of White Pass Lodge No. 113
F. and A.M. of Skagway. He is sur
vived by three children: a daugh
ter, Charlotte of Anchorage, twe
sons, Perry, Jr., of Portland, and
Bert of Anchorage, and two grand
children, Dale and Donna Hern oi
’Portland.
' The Teenagers enjoyed a formal
dance Friday evening at the schco!.
Mrs. R. Birren and Mrs. T. Cooprr
were chaperones.
The first, basketball games of the
season were played Tuesday evening
at the school gym. Between the two
games and the quarters the Pep
Band entertained the crowd. In
the first games the Panthers, school
team, defeated the Pirates, town
team, by a score of 58-29. In the
second game between the Old Men,
alumni of ten and fifteen years ago,
and the Vampires, alumni of the
past two years, the Vampires were
victorious 54-44.
- Mrs. Hans Soldin returned home
from Juneau Tuesday. Her daugh
ter, Mrs. Marvin Knorr, and Marvin
Jr., came to spend two weeks visit
ing relatives here.
Gordon Beitinger, AD 2nd class,
is home visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Beitinger, for a
month. Gordon has been in the
Navy three years with two years
service at Guam.
Two new cars for Skagway arrived
on the American boat, two more
Reasons why Skagway needs the
road to Carcross. A golden brown
Pontiac sedan for the Donald Bell
ingers and a tan Chevrolet deluxe
sedan for the Joe Martini family.
Francis Gorman, music instructor
from Haines, spent the Thanksgiv
ing holidays visiting Mr. and Mrs.
William Wasser.
*• Mrs. Joseph Sheleby gave a party
Friday afternoon to celebrate her
daughter Dolores’ eighth birthday.
The guests were Donna Bigham,
feharon and Patty Budd, Judy and
Peggy Cooper, Katherine Dennis,
Glenna Hanson, Eleanor Jackson,
Lila Johnston, Betsy Kalenkosky,
Bonnie Nelson, Bondy Patterson.
Donna Swick, Nancy Wilson, and
Flora Jean Wright. Games were
played and birthday refreshments
enjoyed. Mrs. Sheleby presented
each guest with a dime bank.
The second double header basket
ball game was played Friday eve
ning in the school gym. The Vam
pires defeated the Mission team
79-34; the Panthers beat the Pir
ates 60-49.
Mrs.' Johnnie O’Daniel gave a
party Sunday afternoon to cele
brate her son Mike’s fourth birth
day. Guests were Donna and Billie
Bigham, Mike Bird, Sylvia Boynton,
Oonald Church, Gary Hanson, Max
ine Kopanski, Janice Martini, David
Oehler, Donna Swick, Buddy and
Linda Lou True, Sharon Young,
and sister Kathie. Mrs. Kaponski,
Mrs. Young and Mrs. Bigham spent
the afternoon with Mrs. O'Daniel.
A meeting of the Democratic
party members was held at the city
hall Tuesday evening to elect dele
gates to atterfd the Sitka conven
tion of December 13. Maurice
Wheaton was chairman of the meet
ing; O. P. Flynn, secretary. Dele
gates elected were O. P. Flynn,
Maurice Wheaton, Mrs. L. T. Mc
Guane, Marvin Taylor, Kent Fuller,
Max Kopanski, Morgan Reed, Mrs.
Mary McCann and Daniel Bolin.
Mrs. W. W. Patterson and Mrs. E.
Kalenkosky were co-hostesses at a
^stork shower at Mrs. Kalenkosky’s
home Tuesday evening to compli
ment Mrs. Bob Snider. Guests were
Mrs. R. Carder, Mrs. K. Gannon,
Mrs. E. Hosford, Mrs. E. Hatiousek,
Mrs. B. Johnston, Mrs. H. Johnston,
Mrs. M. Knorr, Mrs. W. Matthews,
Miss Cecelia Selmcr, Mrs. J. Sulli
van, Mrs. D. Whelpley, Mrs. R.
Whelpley, Mrs. J. D. True and Mrs.
W. Zeisslcr. Mrs. Snider was pre
sented with many lovely gifts.
Mrs. D. D. Cox gave a party Tues
day after school to celebrate her
son Gary’s tenth'birthday. Guests
were Sharon Hermens, Sheila Nel
son, Jo Anne Pribbernow, Ellen Kay
Briggs, Nancy Hestnes, Sue Richter,
Collins Patterson, Kennie Reed,
Billy Swick, Jay Frey, David Ed
wards, Jack Young, and Danny
Cox.
(
it Roy Eagle and his son Phillip
went to Juneau Tuesday on the
Alaska Coastal. Phillip entered St.
Ann's hospital for an immediate
Olson Goes to Com
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Oscar G. Olson (right), former treasurer cf Alaska, who now is serv
ing a prison term for 'embezzlement, was escorted to Superior Court
in : tattle Dec. 1! by i\ J. Fcrch r (lift), :l?pi:'..v United Siai - Marsh?.!,
to testify in ccnncatien with a bonding company suit again th ■
tank that handled Alaska funds while Olsen was ireasur r. -Photo
from AF). ,
appendectomy. Mr. Eagle returned
to Skagway Thursday.
A meeting of the P-TA was held
Tuesday evening at the school. It
was decided to hold an evening
meeting in January on the last
Tuesday of the month. Reports
were given by health council repre
sentative and on the Teen-Age club;
also, that the Service Flag had been
placed in the Legion dance hall and
would be brought up to date imme
diately with a separate placque for
the Korean war. The attendance
award was won by the high school.
Refreshments were served by Mr .
Frey. Mrs. Young, and Mrs. H.
Johnson. A picture from the Forest
Service, "The Frying Pan and the
Fire,” was shown. Later the mem
bers went to the gym to bo enter
tained by the Pep Band..
A daughter, thoir third, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. M. Benningfield of
Haine ; Wednesday, November 23, at
6:30 a.m. at the White Pass hospital.
The baby, who weighed 7 pounds
12 ounces, has been named Mar
garet Lynn.
The birth of Margaret Lynn Den
ningfield Wednesday morning kept
her mother from being present at
a “surprise” stork shower which
was given Wednesday evening r.t
the D. D. Cox home by Mrs. D. D.
Cox and Mrs, J. L. McVey. The
guests, Mrs. W. Wasser, Mrs. K.
Lamoreoux, Mrs. N. Warner, Mrs.
M. Kepler, Mrs. J. Sheleby and Mrs.
W. Swick spent the evening play
ing canasta, and the lovely gifts
were taken to Mrs. Benningfield at
the hospital the following day.
A regular meeting of the Wo
man’s Club was held Thursday evo
ning, November 29, with Mrs. W. W.
Patterson, vice-president, presiding.
The club purchased a T.B. bond. It
was reported that a play cast was
organized and practices would be
gin early in January. A ways and
means committee was appointed,
Mrs. E. Kalenkosky, Mrs. J. Wright,
and Mrs. W. Patterson. A quilt
committee was appointed, Mrs. C.
Rapuzzi and Mrs. V. Sparks. Mr.
H. Dedman was chairman of the
program. Mrs, L. Brechbiel gave a
most interesting account of the
origin of Christmas gre lin card.;,
and slides were shown by Mrs. D d
man (Alaskan), Miss Gail Brim
liall (Ecuador and California), and
Paul Alexander (Alaskan sun sots).
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Brechbiel and Mrs. Kalenkosky.
The “White Elephant” was awarded
to Mrs. E. A. Tunley.
Mrs. Johnny O'Daniel took her
small son Mike to Juneau Thursday
for medical attention. Mike is suf
fering from a blood clot cn his hip
and will have to spend several
months in bed while treatments dis
solve it.
Mrs. R. Bloom, Mrs. E. Fairbanks
and Leslie Fairbanks left on Thurs
day’s Coastal to go to Salt Lake
City where Mrs. Bloom will have
medical attention and where it is
planned that Leslie will haVe an
eye operation.
Willie Andrews of the Vampire
basketball team suffered a sprained
angle Friday evening.
Cy Coyne who recently purchased
the property north of the Frolander
farm from Dora Ackerman has
moved to ills new home and is most
enthusiastic about the improvements
he plans to make in the near future.
A formal dance was given in (he
B.P.O. Elks' Hall Saturday evening.
The Days of ’93 program given re
cently in Juneau was repeated as
a florr show.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tift and
their two children have come from
Seward to make their home in
Skagway where he is employed as
repair man for the Alaska Tele
phone Corporation, They are liv
ing in one of the Soldin apartments.
Hans Soidin left on Monday's
Coastal to go Mayo's Clinic for
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the year, and best wishes to
you for a happy 1952!
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CARD OF THANKS
We with to thank our friends and
hose of our loved one for the many
•indnesses shown at the time of his
death, and the courtesies extended
to us, and for the donations to the
Uaska Tuberculosis Association.
Mrs. Josephine Langseth.
Ccpt. and Mrs. James B. Owings
and family.
Mr. anti Mrs. James Gleaton and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. n. Eaton and
.undy.
Mrs. Ivor Hanseth.
Andrew Langseih.
Mrs. J. C. Johnson.
Rasrr.as Langseth. S2-lt
medical attention. He plans to be
in Tacoma to spend Christmas with
his daughters, Irene and lens, who
are attending school in the state;
this winter.
Mr. and Mr . Gene Smith re
turned home Monday from a vaca
tion at Tcnakee.
Mrs. Dwight Hanson returned
home on Monday’s Coastal. Mr?.
Hanson had been visiting relative:;
in Colorado.
Tad Hilary came from Tenakee
on Monday’s Coastal to visit wiih
his three daughters, Mrs. W. Bur
field. Mrs. C. Clark and Mrs. J.
O’Daniel.
The Johnny O’Daniels have sold
their home on Seventh Street to
the Charles Burnhams and have
moved into one of the Soldin
apartments temporarily. They
plan to move info their duplex on
Ninth and Main Street as soon as
it is vacated by its present tenant: .
The Presbyterian manse Is to
have a family within its walls again
in the near future when Rev. Carl
DeMott comes with Mrs. DeMott
and their daughter, Marie, from
Petersburg to be Skagwny’s new
minister. Rev. Proudy of Juneau
lias been acting as minister for
Skagway since the John Dodge
family left in the early fall.
The Legionnaires treated the
children of Skagway to a show Mon
day evening as a pre-Christmas
gift, ‘ The Miracle of Forty Second
Street."
! Even the one? he gave the most
! trorVjia timing the Democratic dl
1 ionr.l renvefction which ended
j ridav midnight at Sitka were tak
ing Kike Mont.gle to their bosoms
r.tuv the battle was over. Words
cf ace of Mike' "opponents" were
: echoed b several, "It was a good
. .ling that Monnyle fellow was
rround - it would have been mighty
dead without him.”
Mice's philosophy for a time be
come, ' I yuh can't whip 'em, jine
'em" tf.d although he had opposed
it.'.nl, f, oytinr.g presented by Earl
i ci. ythe, before the convention was
ever Menr.'.tle was on his feet to
z.-iond 1'. r.'Vihe’s motions before
I'crrj.the could even finis fir
ing them.
Cir.cvotv. host, Jc .l'nv Cushing,
■ f I Sitka, found that his hosting
ct him into one job that was a lot
[ wor’ . Ct:: hint; has built a mod
ern • skyscraper” apartment which
looms up hrsidc the old Russian
church there as a contrast of pure
moderrinity against antiquity. He
fit ted os;; number 505 for Gov. Er
nes, Cirt’enlnf. who praised the lux
ury of the quarters to the heights
but had to lament the fact that
, the i 1 tubing was not yet connected.
Cusliii. couldn't locate the plum
: t and pitched in and did the job
himself. rote Wood's classic re
j murk en the subject will not be
! mentioned here.
The Sitka folks turned out to be
hospitality personified. The whole
town was out to make the delegates
welcome. K specially notable was the
feast provided by Sitka Democratic
ladies at the Elks Club Thursday
l ight. Turkey, ham, stuffing, sal
ad:; nn.d "the works” made tables
groan wuth the weight and dele
gates groan with delightful self
torture.
Canapes and cocktails whetted
appetites which needed little
“whetting.” Drinks were also on the
house, and honors were fairly even
ly div ldcd on tire score. But when It
came to the food assimilation de
partment, Pete Wood was voted
trencherman most likely to succeed.
Even so, Ire had a long list of like
ly contenders.
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A last minute resolution re-af
iiimirig a stand of the Democratic
party—said to be little-used by some
—was accepted by Ken Bowman's
platform and resolutions committee
and approved by the convention
for further ■ consideration at the
j Territorial convention. In short, it
In loaning partial control of pol
itical appointments closer to pre
cinct and divisional committees.
'
Earl Forsythe, who was complain
ing somewhat dejectedly that he
hadn't been able to get anything
through as Ire wanted and that cvpn
his resolution on liquor control
came out so he couldn’t even recog
nize it,, did have one final honor,
fie made the motion that the con
vention adjourn. But he even had
part of this thunder stolen from
him because at that moment sev
eral wanted to have the floor. At
the same time he forgot how to say
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- EMPIRE H AM' .Al»S PAY —
"sine die" (without day—that, is, i
without setting a day for reassemb
ling). Then someone suggested he
make it “adjourn, dine and dance."
tefcre Forsyth: motion could be ;
'nsr.cd on, rmono asked and got a j
r i; a minute recess. Anri before For
v, the could have another go at it,
Jim Finkerten, of Ketchikan, made
\ motion that Forsythe be given •
he honor of making the motion
o ndh'-urn. Forsythe had nearly
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