Skagway News—
SKAGWAY, Alaska —(Special to
the Empire)—A regular meeting of
the Common Council of the City
of Skagway wa held August 6.
The mayor reported that con
tractors would begin to grade the
streets a:; soon as Mr. Thorpe re
turned from Haines. The same
would be paid for on a yardage
basis — 40 cents per yard city
equipment or $1.90 per yard for
contractors’ trucks. The mayor
stated that the W. P. & Y. had
offered one truck and that an
other could be hired from the City
Transfer Company.
Mayor Reed also reported that
the small boat harbor had been
discussed with Mr. Metcalf, the
Territorial highway engineer, in
regard to having some work done
while the contractors were still in
town. Mr. Metcalf said that the
work would amount to about $30.
000 and would be given priority
rating as one of the first jobs on
next year’s program. It was re
ported that dirt would b" put on
the airstrip August 7—that there
W’as no gravel available; that the
City would cooperate with the
use of the grader and will attend
to the greasing of the windsock
every three months. The airstrip
will probably be blacktcpped in
1952-53.
The mayor submitted the names
of W. D. Stevenson and John Rei
delberger to fill the unexpired
terms on the Council of Charles
Coffey and Everett Smith. Coun
cilman Lyle Orbin resigned since
he plans to leave town in the near
future and William Burfield was
appointed to fill his unexpired
term.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith and
their children Gail and Brooks
have moved to Haines where Mr.
Smith will be employed in con
struction work.
A regular- meeting of the Emb
lem Club was held Friday, Aug. 10.
Six candidates for membership—
Mrs. Mae Heidelberger, Mrs. Ev
elyn Frey, Mrs. Carla Hansen,
Mrs. Hazel Haney, Mrs. Dorothy
Swick, and Mrs. Martha Whel
pley were initiated into the club.
The small aprons in whose pockets
each member put a penny for
each inch of her waist measure
ment were turned in to the Ways
and Means committee. The club
thanked the decorations commit
tee lor the beautiful llower ar
rangements at Die initiation.
Christmas plans were made for
the Cripple Children at Sitka. It
is planned to hold a Charity
Dance on September 29 to raise
funds for this Christmas project.
Admission to this dance will be
one dollar per person.
Committees were appointed for
this dance: posters—Mrs. Bea O
Daniel; decorations—Mrs. Jacquel
ine Budd, Mrs. Beverly Feero, and
Mrs. Bea O’Daniel; entertain
ment—Mrs. Juanita Stevenson;
refreshments—Mrs. Norma Fraser,
Mrs. Patty Wheaton, Mrs. Gladys
Welch, Mrs. Lorraine Fairbanks;
clean-up committee—Mrs. Marie
Hoyt, Mrs. Dorothy Sheleby, Mrs.
Dorothy Dewar, and Mrs. Evelyn
Boynton.
Mrs. Norma Fraser will be in
charge of a drill team which w:ll
start practice immediately.
Mrs. Tom Cooper was appointed
chairman of the Teen Age Activ
ities. The dime “kitty” was won
by Mrs. Hazel Haney.
The committee for entertain
ment for the evening; Mrs. Dor
othy Sheleby and Mrs. Bea O'Dan
iel had the members pin tails on
a most clever donkey wfiich had
been made by Mrs. O'Daniel. Mrs.
Mary Kopanski won the first
prize; Mrs. Juanita Stevenson the
booby prize.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Lucy Anderson, Mrs. Ger
trude Beitinger, and Mrs. Javan
Beitinger.
The Teen agers had a dance
Saturday evening, Aug. 11, at the
Elks' Club. Mrs. Marie Hoyt and
Mrs. Mae Heidelberger were chap
erones.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bigham
and their two children Billy and
Donna spent a week driving about
Whitehorse and Atlin.
A special meeting of the city
council was held Saturday eve
ning, August 11, to set the mill
rate for the city at 12 mills.
Mrs. George Burgess was hos
tess to the Mission Auxiliary
Thursday evening, Aug. 9. Guests
for the evening were Mrs. Patri
ck Elllritt of Tacoma and Sister
Mary Nieve of St. Mary’s at Bea
verton, Oregon. The meeting was
held as a party to compliment
Mrs. Virginia Schibi who will be
leaving Skagwav in the near fu
ture. Mrs. Schibi was presented
with one of Vic Sparks beautiful
paintings.
On the morning of August 8,
Miss Beatrice Summers of Van
couver, B. C. and Mr, Barton
Crow, an accountant of White
horse, Y. T., were married by the
U. S. Commissioner, Mrs. Mary j
McCann at her home. The couple
were attended by Dr. and Mrs.
Henry A. McPherson of Los Ang
eles, California. They left on the
train to make their home in
Whitehorse.
Mr.-. Mary McCann's two daugh
!tcrs, Mrs. Patricia FUfritt cf Ta
coma and Sister Mary Nieve of
St. Mary's at Beaverton, Cre; oti
, arrived on Wednesday afternoon's
Coastal to visit with their mother
for two weeks. With Mrs. Ellfritt
are licr daughters—Claire and
Theresa.
On August 17, his birthday, Jo
seph McCann of Seattle arrived
: on the plane to spend his birthday
| with hi., mother .and ^isters. The
McCann family is enjoying a real
reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Erikson oi
Tacoma, Washington arrived Sun
day morning, August 12, to visit
with Mr. Erickson's brother, Mr
Eans Soldin and his family
Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Erikson
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Soldin
and Mr. Ole Brandt, a boyhood
friend oi Mr. Erikson's in Swe
den, to Whitehorse. From there
they drove in the Soldin’s Dodge
sedan around Whitehorse and to
Atlin. Sunday and Monday they
made the trio to Ben-My-Chree.
Mrs. H. Johnston and her
granddaughter Karen Lamoreaux
were passengers on the Norah for
a three weeks' visit in Seattle.
Mrs. Lawrence of Vancouver, B
C. who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Heidelberger
for six vveks left on the Norah
to return to her home. She was
accompanied by her grandson,
Dewey McCracken, Mrs. Heidel
berger’s son, returning to Montana
for school.
Mrs. Ford who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. John Hvisdock,
left on the Norah to return to
her home in Silver Springs, Mary
land.
The Lacies’ Auxiliary to Skag
way Aeris No. 25, F.O.E. held its
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
August 14. After a short business
meeting. a game was played
with white elephant prizes, and
refreshments served by Mrs. Dor
othy Dewar and Mrs. Theo Eagle.
A meeting of the Florence Circle
of the O.E.S. was held Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Roy Eagle, with Mrs. Elizabeth
Selmer acting as chairman. Plans
w’ere made for the winter’s activ
ities. Delicious refreshments of
raspberry., shortcake and coffee
were served by the hostess,
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A party was held at the Pius X
Mission Wednesday evening, Aug.
15, to enjoy raspberry shortcake
with the Sisters of the Mission,
and plans to make it his home in
berries being presented from Mrs.
Vic Spark’s garden. Mrs. Virginia
Schibi was presented with a clever
“Bon voyage” card which had been
painted for her by Vic Sparks.
Fred Barker of Seekonk, Mass,
is in Skagway for two weeks mak
ing a Geological traverse Batho
lith across the Coast Range foi
his master's thesis at the Califor
nia Institute of Technology. He
is a former member* of Dr,
Meade's party in the Alcoa Sur
vey of 1949. He is visiting W. W.
Patterson while he is in Skagway.
Mr. Charles (Chuck) Clark com
plimented his wife by giving a sui
prise dinner party to celebrate
her birthday at the Skagway Grill
Wednesday evening, Aug. 15. A
beautifully decorated birthday cake
and individual gifts were presen
ted to Mrs. Clark by the guests—
Mrs. Jeanette Hillary, Mr. and
Mrs. W. Burfield, Bill Burfield,
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Daniel and
their children Mike and Kathie,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sheleby.
Ronnie Sheleby left on tne ivoi
ah to go to Portland, Oregon,
where he plans to visit with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Simons, former Skagway residents,
for three weeks.
Oscar Selmer underwent a ton
sillectomy recently at the Whit*
Pass Hospital.
The Ed Hosford family have
moved into their new home at 14th
and Broadway. The Gene Bird
family have moved into the Gross
house which the Hosfords had
rented previously to building theii
own home.
C. J. Roehr has purchased the
Steffins residence on Seventh St.
This is a yearly event—the lasp
the near future. This property i>
known to the old timers as the
• Hahn House.”
The Sailor’s Splice had an in
teresting cargo for Skagway.
Bill and Kennie Reed received
two sheep which had been sent
from their grandfather's home at
Driggs, Idaho. Needless to say,
the St. Martin residence at 11th
and Main, is most popular with
the children who all come ”to
feed the sheep.”
W. Matthews (Bus) received a
canary—a beautiful singer—the
gift of Hop-a-long Cassidy BUI
Boyd. The actor was quite inter
ested in Bus when he visited
Skagway and sent the canary to
help him pass away the hours
that are long while he is waiting
in hopes of being able to see out,
of one eye in a few months.
The Marvin Taylor family are
the owners of a mist grey tudor
Weather Got This Goat
When the mercury pushed up to !)1 degrees in I.os Angeles, four
year-cld Susan .lakobsen decided it was time to give her pet goat,
Abagail Snowball, some relief from the heat. She got out the hose
and both Susan and Abagail seem to be enjoying the relief, (ff1)
Wirepholo.
j Chevrolet sedan and Mr. and Mr...
Max Stelfen of an Aztec tan
\ four door Chevrolet sedan. Mr.
I and Mrs. Ed Feight received their
I blue Chevrolet pickup. There make
J a nice addition to Skagway’s col
1 lection of handsome cars. At pres
' ent there is approximately a car
| for every four persons in Skagway.
I
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. (Mac)
j Brown and their children—Stan
I ley and Maxine-; Mr. and Mrs.
, Kent Fuller and their sons Mott
i and Tony, and Mr. Max Kopan
skl left on Tuesday’s train on a
I vacation trip, taking with them
the Brown's Chevrolet Sedan and
the Fuller’s Plymouth Sedan.
From Whitehorse they drove to
1 Dawson to attend the Discovery
Day celebration. They were the
! first • Skagway cars over 'the iwr
| Highway and each car bore the
j large sign of "Tidewater to Daw
! son—via Whitehorse’’ and all mem
I tiers of the party plugged enthus
| iastically for a road connection
from Skagway to Carcross. They
returned home Monday afternoon,
Aug. 20.
The employees of the Tank
Farm and their families, and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Burnham (Mr.
Burnham is a former employee)
i save a party Sunday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Burnham to compliment Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Schibi. The Schibis
were presented with Alaska sou
venir rifts—a tray, an album, Al
aska china, and candle holders.
Miss Isabel Miller of Haines House
: visited the John Dodge family be
fore leaving on the Norah to go to
Chicago where she plans to spend
the winter studying.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson
and their three daughters, Tallinn.
Dicey and Pat, have returned home
from a visit with Mr. Johnson’s
mother in Plains, Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Cornett
! and Mr. and Mrs. Lelancl Gault left
j Monday, Aug. 13 for Bennett and
Tagish. They plan to camp for
several weeks at Golden Gate on
Taku Arm.
The Ranger 7, Forestry Serving
boat from Juneau, Curtis Bach cap
| tain, war, in port five days last
; week while three men brushed out
! the trails to Lower and Upper
I Dewey Lakes.
i The City Hall will be closed for
two weeks while Mr. and Mrs. O.
, P. Flynn and their daughter, Mery
Ellen, are on vacation. The Flynn
family have left for a motor trip
I over the highway to Fairbanks and
Anchorage with Mrs. Flynn’s sister,
; Mrs. George Burgess, Mr. Burgess
and their daughter, Rita Clare. They
i are making the trip in the Eurge-s'
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Ju i-.' Georre W. Foltn expects*
1 to be in Juneau for court sessions I
i 1 v Sept. 13, according to word re
| ii-'.vpd by.J. W. Loivers, clerk of
ij the court.
!, He has been in Anchors sc the
i V-' two months .-ittins on the thir 1
! di'. ■ i bench in the abcnce'of
■ J«<: 1 A. J. Oimcnd who was on va
cation. It had not boon expected
that he would bo in Juneau until
nfter the Ketchikan court term
which starts on Sept. 25.
After being in Juneau from Sept.
13 to 23 the court party will go
to Ketchikan where the grand jury
will convene on Sept. 25.
The Cub Scouts gave a surprise
P i Saturday afternoon at the
j C i munity Hall to compliment Rev.
i and M>;. John Dodge. Following
) the regular meeting punch and
I (■ 'kies were served by the beys,
j Tlv y presented Mr. Dodge with a
i tie pin and Mr;. Dodge with a silver
' < e.lfec , pocr..
A rir.i luck dinner was held at
lit Community Hall Sunday eve
j niiv■. August 19. as a farewe’l ges
ture to Rev. and Mrs. John Dodge
and their two children, Ruth Anne
i and Larry. The long table; were
| beautifully decorated with nrrange
, cents of sweet pens, the work of
Mrs. E A. Rasmusnn. Mr. F. D.
I Calkins was toastmaster. The Cub
j Scouts 1 ang three songs and then
i presented Rev. Dodge with an album
I containing their pictures and sir -
natures. The rhoir of the Presjty
| terian church gave a comical skit
n parody on the Dodge family ler.v
i ina Skagway in a whirl of helter
kelter packing at the last minute,
i Mrs. Dodge was presented with a
| miniature cup and saucer and Hrv
Dodge was given a purse from the
community. With these gifts was
the clever ‘bon voyage" card
signed by all present, painted by
1 Vic Sparks. A very large crowd at
j tended the dinner.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Burns and
: their tour party of 91 arrived in
! Skagway Saturday afternoon on th<
train from Whitehorse. After spend
I ing the night at the famous Puller
! House and visiting nil spots of in
j forest in Skagway they left Sun
day afternoon for Juneau on Coast
als' P.B.Y. Dr. Burns is pro :ldent
of the College of the Pacific.
Quite a number of Skagway re i
' dents made the trip to Ben-My
Chee Sunday and Monday: Mr. and
; Mrs. Hans Soldin, Mr. and Mrs
i Ole Erikson, Mr. Ole Brandt, Mrs
Anne Briggs and daughter Eller
i Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Budd, Mr.
1 and Mrs. Robert Birrens, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Bird, Mr. and Mrs. W.
j E. Feero, Mr. and Mrs. William
T.W.asser atidJMv nntLMte L, T, Mc
Gunne.
Mrs. Carl Bloomquist and small
daughter. Linda, of Juneau arrived
1 on Monday afternoon’s plane to
visit Mrs. Bloomquist’s sisters, Mrs.
Ed Hestnes and her family.
The members of the Skagway
Woman's club gave a party Mon
day evening to honor Mrs. John
Dodge. Twenty ladies spent the
evening visiting with Mrs. Dodge
and enjoying the delicious refresh
ments served by Mrs. Loren Brech
biel, Mrs. Howard Sawyer, nnd Mr.;.
A. E. Tunley. Mrs. Dodge was pro
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sented with a silver souvenir of
Skagway teaspoon from the club.
Mr. and Mrs. Meade and daugh
ters, Joan and Audrey Butler, of
Tallahassee, Florida, left Monday
evening on the I,ouise to return to
their home. This family enjoy
Skagway so much that they return
each year to spend the summer at
the Pullen House.
Mr. and Mrs, Leonard A. Schlbi
and their four children, Joan. Bar
bara, Kay and baby David, left on
the Louise to go to moke their
home in Texas. The Schtbi family
have made many friends while they
have lived in Skagway while Mr
Schlbi has been foreman at the
Tank Farm, and the community
with regret say “Bon Voyage.”
Mrs. Guthrie Linple and smal'
daughters and Mrs. Cliff Matthews
and son, Gary, visited friends in
Whitffliorse last week for severa1
days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McVey are
spending two weeks’ vacation fish
ing at Fraser.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Self and
Mr. and Mrs. William Dewar left
Tuesday morning to go to White
horse. From there they plan (o
drive to Anchorage in the Self”
Buiek sedan.
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