NEW! ITEMS
FROM SITKA
The financial report was pre
sented at the Council meeting Tues
day evening by City Clerk Frank
Calvin. It showed $22,249.49 in the
general account and estimated rev
enue during the remainder of the
year at $26,700. Of the $45,986 in
the sales tax account, $25,000 was
authorized to be deposited in the
Community Hospital account as
provided by ordinance. The last
k quarterly sales tax collections of
the sales tax showed $16,151:51.
For the same period last year there
was $18,160.81. ,
Council decided the Hospital fund
should be invested in government
bonds to draw interest and the
city clerk was asked to get infor
mation as to the feasibility bf
such a step.
A communication from M. E.
Monagle Informed of the purchase
« of two lots, 8 and 9, at Monastery
and C Streets across from the
Carpenters Hall, for $900. These
lots were acquired for the Forest
Service in exchange for its prop
erty needed as addition to the
school site.
A report from the school board
showed $19,888 had been received
from the Territorial Tobacco Tax
from which the balance owed the
city for the purchase of the Adolph
Thompson property for a school
site ($15,500) had been paid off.
Mayor Doyle reported on his re
cent trip to Juneau with City Clerk
Calvin and School Superintendent
T. J. Cole to confer with govern
ment officials on municipal build
ing projects. He reported that the
SPU hydroelectric project was cfc
nied as being too costly; the Com
\ munity Hospital building unlikely
and the school building merely pos
sible if cut down to a more reason
able figure.
The Mayor appointed J. H. Gil
patrick and Russ Clithero to act
with him in considering wage in
creases for city employees.
Passed unanimously was a motion
to apply to the Department of
Labor for self insurance under the
Workmen’s Compensation Act.
Council authorized rental of
space In the city warehouse to the
Fisfy and Wildlife S'ervice on a
month to month plan.
Purchase of a scoopmoblle at a
cost of $3500 was authorized; bills
of $2477.75 were authorized paid.
The North Star arrived this week
with the following passengers from
the States: Mrs. M. V. Andrick
and young daughter Ellene; Dr.
and Mrs. Parvin Murray and
daughter Enid; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Peratrovich; Mr. and Mrs. Olin
Beery enroute t6 Angoon to teach;
James Welch and two sons, Jimmy
and Michael; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Ripley and sons Justin and Greg
ory; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bartlett
and young sons John and James,
from a brief vacation Outside; Mrs.
Roger Lang and young daughter
Valerie; Mrs. Henry Langfelt; Mrs.
M. Hillman; Sylvia Andersen; Mr.
and Mrs. Wendell Abell, Laura and
John Abell Miss Georgia Smith;
Miss Bertha Tiber; Elias Didrick
son, on a months vacation from
attending Western Washington at
Bellingham and Lower Columbia at
Longview; Elliott Jones.
Leaving aboard the North Star
for northern ports were: Fourteen
Mt. Edgecumbe School students for
brief visits with families in the
north; seven discharged patients
from the San and Orthopedic e,n
route to their homes; ANS em
ployees Mrs. Robert Suler, Hazel
Ivy, Caroline Breidig, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack JBsrtlett and two young sons,
transferred to a northern station;
two well known visitors from the
States making a round trip—Dr.
Mary Sherman, assistant to the
head orthopedic surgeon at Chicago
University Hospital on her second
visit to Alaska to study bone TB;
Amos Berg, famous writer, photog
rapher and lecturer, returning after
an absence of four years during
which time he made a series of
movies of children in devastated
areas in Europe.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Baines of the Mt. Edgecumbe ANS
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COVERING LODE, PLACER
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P. 0. Box 1991 Juneau Phone 374
last Sunday afternoon was a son,
third child, named Ronald Earl.
He was born at the SJS Commiiti
| ity Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl Prtetson this
| week received an annodWeement of
| the birth of their first grandchild,
Gregory Caryl, AOgust 10 at Bal
timore, Maryland, to Lt. and Mrs. I
E. C. Pettenger.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Veatch have
announced the birth of their adopt
ed son, Harold Acy, born in Seattle
this week and weighing six pounus'
thirteen ounces. The lad is ex- j
pected to arrive in Sitka next week,
accompanied by Mrs. Veatch'sl
mother, Mrs. Garrison Turner of
San Anselmo, Calif.
St. Michaels Cathedral was the
scene of a formal candlelight wed
ding ceremony last Sunday evening,
performed by Father Michael Os
sorgin when Doris Marie Lindquist
became the bride of James Arthur
Goddard. Nick Lindquist gave his
daughter in marriage; the brides
sister, Mrs. William Wyres was
matron of honor and Mrs. John I
Ihde, and Miss Nina Elliott were
bridesmaids. George Skannis was
best man and the four crownbearers
were Art Franklin, Bill Hollywood,
Bill Lindquist and George Ander
sen.
Several hundred friends attended
the wedding reception at Commun
ity House after the ceremony. Mrs.
Frank Cashel cut the wedding cake
Mrs; A. P. Franklin, : Mrs. Jessie
Price, Mrs. '.John Hollywood and
Mrs. William Walton presided at
the coffee table. Assisting with
the serving were Mrs. William
Hollywood, Mrs. Louise Elliott, Mrs.
Nick Kasakan, Mrs. Merle Enloe
and Miss Clara Lindquist. Miss
Beverley Fox had charge of the
guest book.
During the evening a group from
Father Ossorgin’s Choir gave sev
eral selections.
The couple left Wednesday to
visit relatives in Seattle and the
groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A1
Goddard at Spanway, Washington
then continue to Santa Barbara
where he will enroll in the Brooks
Institute of Photography.
Barton A. Sollars and Carol A.
Johannessen this week applied for
a marriage license.
The Christian Science Society
has bought the five cabins built by
Neill Andersen some years ago on
Lake and Etolin Streets.
For the third time, the home
owned by the R. N. Shackelfords
in Fletcherville, was damaged by
fire—this time not seriously. Some
years ago, when the home was
owned by the Ed Baldwins, the
building was almost completely de
stroyed by fire. Later, when owned
by Mike Lewis, again damage by
fire was rather severe. This time
damage was approximately $75,
caused by a defective oil stove.
Mrs. Bernhard Beckerson was
honor guest at a surprise stork
shower given by Mrs. Charles Peter
son and Mrs. Dormand McGraw
Friday evening last week at the
Peterson apartment. After opening
I the gifts from the twenty some
| guests, games were played and re
freshments served.
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Miss Roberta Volz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Volz, re
turned last weekend from a visit
with relatives in Washington and
Oregon. With Miss Volz was her
grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Orr of
r.ugene, Oregon, who plans to re
main for some weeks.
New arrivals in Sitka this week
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dupler and
infant daughter, Dianne. Mr. Du
pler plans to take his bar exam
ination this fall and practice in
Sitka. Temporarily, they are in the
H. T. Doran apartment while the
Dorans are vacationing in the
States.
Returning to the Mt. Edgecumbe
Medical Center after an absence of
two years was Dr. Andy Wheler,
his wife and two children. Dr.
Wheler has been in private practice
at Absarkee, Montana.
Mrs. W. E. Conglon arrived by
plane last weekend from Mystic,
Conn., to visit her brother, Dan
Moller who has been ill at his
home on D Street since his return
from Europe some weeks ago.
Mrs. Wallace oreen and Infant
son, Robert Glenn, arrived by plane
last Weekend to visit her husbands
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Green
of Mt. Edgecumbe. Wallifce Green
is radio technician for CAA at the
Woody |sland station near Kodiak.
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Kathleen Cushing who spent the
past month v^ith her father, Ed
Cushing, who is in Kodiak'on busi
ness for the Telephone Company,
returned on the Denali last week
end.
Miss Mary Minglln resigned as
occupational therapist at the San
and left by plane Tuesday for her
home in Winslow, Washington.
Postmistress Mrs. Lydia Tilson
left this week to visit her daughter
Lydia Ann who is a student at
Washington State College. She
plans to return this week.
CALIFORNIA VISITORS
B. J. Lammer of 'tfui Nuys, C. F.
Walmer of Arcadia, Calif., and
Marcia A. Herman of Los Angeles
are guests of the Baranof Hotel.
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